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Evening star., 1901-04-09


really had any hostility toward the friars,
as is proven by the fact that the people in
the parish are anxious for their return
In the matter of the priestly morality
Santiago Paya, provincial OF the Domini-
cans, said:
"one Of the proofs of the morality of the
clergymen and Of the orders lies in the
character of the Filipinos themselves Ev-
erybody will admit that the Filipinos as a
whole, are moral and religious, and they
have had no teacher other than the mem
bers Of the order to teach them-not only
in religious but secular matters; and If
they were an immoral set how could they
have brought these people to this state?'
The same witness, speaking Of the cause
Of native hostility, said:
LAS a matter of fact, among the mass
of people this hatred does not exist 1t
does exist among the Katipunans and here
and there among the better class, but the
whole reason OF the hatred of this class
against the priests lies in the fact that
they were the bulwarks of Spain's sover-
eighty in the islands, and these people rec
ognizing their loyalty to- their government
say that in order to break down the SOW
ereignty of Spain 1t was necessary to cast
odium upon the religious orders and have
them possibly expelled from the country" I"
do you think any feeling exists against
them because Of the immortality Of its
members?' he was asked.
of immortality on the part of priest ex-
cept in the case of revenge. When the pro-
vincia1 makes a visit they do not say a
word. AS soon as they have any little
trouble with the parish priest then thew
will present a lot of testimony and report
charges against the parish priest"
The Friars' Political Duties.
Rev. Juan Villegas, head Of the Francis
cans, thus gave summary OF the political
duties of the priest: "He was inspector
of primary schools; president Of the health
board and board OF charities; president Of
the board Of urban taxation (this was es-
tablished lately; inspector of taxation: /:
previously he was the actual president, but
lately honorary president. Of the board Of
public works.
HE certified to the correctness Of the
cedulas-seeing that they conformed to the
entries In the parish books. They did not
have civil registration here and SO thew
had to depend upon the books of the parish
priest These books were sent In for the
purpose of this cedula taxation, but were
not received by the authorities unless
vised by the priest.
"He was president OF the board OF sta
tistics, because he was the only person
who had any education. He was asked to
do this work SO that better results could
be obtained. It was against the will of
the parish priest to dt, this. but he could
only do as he was told. II they refused.
they were told that they were unpatriotic
and not Spaniards. # they had declined
they would have been removed from their
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
The Invention of Powder.

ut occurred to an alchemist one day
that 1t would be a fine thing TO take
sulphur, saltpeter and dried toads,
pound them ali to a powder and sub
lime them together In an .alembic,
which he carefully luted and set on
the furnace to heat" says Harvey
Sutherland In Ainslee's. HE poked
up the fire and waited around, think
ing what he would do with his money
If this should turn out TO be the pow
der of reduction that would turn base
metals into gold, when bang went the
alembic, and the windows blew out
and the door ripped off Its hinges and
fell down, blam! The alchemist scuf-
fed out from under the ruins Of the
furnace, shook a redhOt coal or two
out of his shoe and the ashes off him.
self and wondered what had struck
him. He tried 1t again and again and
each time with the same result and
then 1t dawned upon him that he had
discovered a fair article of blasting
powder. Since then about all that has
been done to his recipe has been TO put
In a little better article Of charcoal,
say that of willow twigs, instead Of
toasted toads."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
Mr.. BranIsnn,. Advancement.

Mr. Frank NJ. BranIgan. who was re-
Gently appointed to the responsible po-
sition OF treasurer OF the provisional
government Of the Philippine Islands
at a salary Of $4,000 per annum. Is well
known In Washington, where he has n
legion OF friends. lie has had re-
markable career In the government
service, and his rapid advancement IL
due to his natural ability and thorough
consclentiousness and attention to duty.
After short service I'm the treasury
department In subordinate clerical
capacity he was appointed disbursing
clerk at the department Of Justice. His
success I'm that Office resulted In his
transfer to the office Of disbursing
clerk Of the state department ut n time
when the affairs Of that office were In
a complicated condition. He was the
dlsbursIng officer OF the Paris peace
commission. and on the organization
OF the present Philippine commission
he was placed In charge OF the dis
bursement OF the funds Of that body
That he performed the duties Of that
Office I'm a highly satisfactory manner
is indicated by his present appoint
ment as treasurer OF the Philippines
Washington Star.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
pnLlnr Fun nt 1. Znngwill.

Mr.. Zangwlll. as he has already said.
has no Christian name-Only another
name. II appears that he Is also unpro'
yided with birthday and Is therefore
In danger OF escaping our daily compli-
ment TO famous men. Mr.. Zangwill as
sures us that he has no idea Of the day
or the month Of his birth. He Is quite
willing. however. that we should choose
a nice roomy day. when he Is In no
danger Of being jostled by bigger men.
and mark that MS his birthday lie adds
that the day selected will thencefor
ward be duly observed by him to the
end Of his natural life. We are faced
by a serious responsibility. But we
hope to face 1t brayely. Mr. Zangwill
must certainly have n birthday. That
he should not be born Is intolerable.-
London Chronicle.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25

There were two horses, one Of them
blind, belonging to a country doctor
out west, who for IS years drove them
on his rounds Of visiting, generally
Harvesting them together.
One evening the doctor took out his
blind horse alone and drove him until
late. On his return he put the horse
into a stall next to that OF his mate,
there being a tight board partition be-
tween them from floor to ceiling. Then
he threw some ears Of corn into the
Manager and went indoors
BY and by the doctor was startled by
curious sounds from the table. and he
took a lantern and went to see what
was the matter. AS he drew near he
heard the two mates calling and an
swerlng each other In cheerful tones,
and when he looked into the stable
there was the blind horse pushing ears
OF corn to his friend through big knot
hole In the partition. The two old
chums were having a brotherly chat
and enjoying 1t all the more because
they were going halves In something
good to eat.-St Nicholas.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
FOR THE CHILDREN
A Chinese Kindergarten Game.


zone bright spring afternoon Chi
nese official and his little boy called at
our home, on Fllial Piety lane, I'm Pc
king. Father and son were dressed ex-
actly allke-boots Of black velvet, trou-
sers Of blue silk over which hung a long
garment also of blue silk, waistcoat OF
blue brocade and skullcap Of black
satin. In every respect, even to the dig
nifty Of his bearing, the child was
vast pocket edition Of his father.
SHE boy carried n tao Of books,
which | recognized as The Fifteen
Magic Blocks Now, tao Is two or
more volumes OF book wrapped In a
single cover The one that the boy had
contained two volumes. On the inside
Of the cover was n depression three
inches square, snugly fitted with the
10 blocks. These blocks are made va
rlously Of lead, wood or pasteboard.
"All the blocks are In pairs. except
one, which is a rhombold, and all are
exactly proportional, the sides being
either half an inch. an inch and half
or two Inches In length.
1.-THE blocks Of Chinese children are
not used rs In our kindergartens, sim
ply TO famllIarlze the child with geo
metric figures. The more specific pur-
pose Of the 10 magical blocks is 10 pic
ture scenes OF history and myth that
will have q moral and intellectual eff
feet on the budding brain. OF course
Chinese children build houses. bridges
and wagons just as ours do. but prlma-
rly their blocks are intended for edu-
cation.
"rhe first picture my child visitor
built for me that afternoon was drag
on horse. asked him TO tell me about
It. The little fellow explained that this
was the dragon horse Of Flu Hsi. Flu
Hsi was the original ancestor of the
Chinese people, and he saw this animal
emerge from the depths Of the Meng
river. On the back OF the dragon horse
Flu Hsl described a map containing -
spots These - spots represented the
male and female principles Of nature.
and out OF them the ancient sage used
to construct what are known as the
eight diagrams. "-Isaac T. Headland
I'm Ainslee's.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
The Best Remedy for Rheumatism
QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN.

All who use Chamberlain's Pain Palm
for rheumatism are delighted with the
quick relief from pain which it affords.
When speaking OF this Mr.. d. N. Sinks.
of Troy, Ohio, says: "Some time ago
had severe attack oirheumatism in my
arm and shoulder. l tried numerous
remedies but got no relief until was
recommended by Messrs Geo. +. Par
SONS & Co., druggist of this place, to try
Chamberlain's Pain Palm. They recon-
mended it so highly that ! bought a
bottle. was soon relieved of all pain.
have since recommended this liniment
to many of my friends, who agreed
with me that it is the best remedy for
muscular rheumatism in the market. Z"
For sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
nlnck Hawk and the Lieutenant.

Black Hawk and the Lieutenant.
Black Hawk was an Indian chief.
ruler Of the Sacs and Foxes who lived
In the northwestern part OF Illinois
many years ago. In 1892 Black Hawk
led his tribe In war against the white
settlers to resist the attempt OF the
United States government to move his
people to n reservation west Of the
Mississippi river. The United States
sent many soldiers into Illinois to over
come the red men. and several battles
were fought. Among the soldiers from
Illinois was n young man over @ feet
tall and as awkward as he was tall.
He was Abraham Lincoln, afterward
president OF the United States. In
the forces OF the white men was n
young lieutenant from the state OF
Mississippi. lie was only % years old.
but was bright and alert. No sooner
had the old chief Black Hawk seen
this young officer than he took q de-
clded liking TO him, and the lieutenant
also rejolced In the friendship Of the
Indian. Black Hawk was captured
and taken TO Washington to be shown
the strength Of the white men and
later was sent back TO his people, who
had been removed to the reservation
prepared for them. The friendship
between the old chief and the young
lieutenant continued through all these
trials until Black Hawk died. That
young lieutenant was Jefferson Davis,
afterward president Of the govern
ment formed by the seeding southern
states.-Chicago Record.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
Lullaby.

song for the baby. sweet little Bo-peep;
Come, wee Willie Wrinkle, and sing her to sleep.
Come. toss her high up and trot her low down;
This Is the road to Blinkepeeptown.
Come. press down her eyelids and sing In her ear
The wonderful songs that in dreamland we hear.
The chime Of the waters. the drone OF the bees,
The tales that the blossoms are telling the breeze
For, spite Of her growing and cooling, see
The baby is sleepy as sleepy can be.
Down dutter the eyelids, dear little Bo-peep;
Now whlstl Willie Wrinkle. she's gone fast q
sleep.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
The Beat Blood Purifier.

The blood is constantly being purified
by the lungs, liver and kidneys. Keep
these organs in a healthy condition and
the bowels regular and you will have no
need OF a blood purifier. For this pur-
pose there is nothing equal TO Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, one
dose of them will doyou more good than
a dollar bottle Of the best blood purifier.
Price 20 cents. Samples free at NJ. NJ.
Lewis's drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
Caught a Dreadful Cold.

Marion Kooke, manager for I. NJ.
Thompson, a large importer OF fine milf
merry at 1868 Milwaukee Avenue, Chica-
go, says: "During the late severe weather
/ caught dreadful cold which kept me
awake mt night and made me unfit to at
tend my to work during heday. One OF
my milliners was taking Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for a severe cold at that
time. which seemed to relieve her so
quickly that bought some for myself.
1t acted like magic and | began to inn
prove at once. ! am now entirely well
and feel very pleased to acknowledged
its merits" For sale by M. M. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25

with his certificate of election in his
hand, on the 4th Of April and informed
Mayor Farley that he was excused
from further service. Ii Is alleged that
this move was made TO prevent Mayor
Farley from granting certain privileges
to the Pennsylvania company I'm the
closing hours of his administration. 1t
was a coup d'etat so thoroughly John
sonlan as to create little surprise.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
CIercIand.s New Mayor.

After n few years Of comparative re-
tirement from the field OF public af-
fairs Tom l.. Johnson Of Ohio is once
more IN the game. Recently elected
mayor Of Cleveland after an exciting
and sensational campaign, he has as
sumed control of the office in highly
dramatic fashion. 1t has been the GUS
tom for mayors elect of Cleveland to
take office on the 10th of April. Mr..
Johnson walked into the mayors office,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25

EMPIRES FREDERICK OF GERMANY.
Ing opportunities. She has not only
aided In the building and management
of hospitals, schools and churches, but
she has also been the patron Of art and
science. She paints portraits and land
scapes, and there Is bust OF the En-
press Augusta craven by her 40 years
ago. To her scientific knowledge OF
gardening are due the floral arrange
ments around the new palace at Wild
park, near Potsdam.
The Illustration Is from n rare por-
trait made Of the empress about the
time OF her marriage to Crown Prince
Frederick. Her recent pictures show n
sweet faced lady, with snow white
hair. The dowager empress Is the first
born Of the late Queen Victoria and Is
consequently the eldest sister OF King
Edward VII Of Great Britain.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
arnve and Active.

Marie ID. Parsons OF Fireplace, N. Y,
was only 10 years old when, seeing a
man and child swept off n pleasure
boat by the boom and observing that
the child chung to the man so that the
latter could make no Roadway. she
sprang into a small boat and reached
the spot Just In time to save these two
lives
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
A sonRIess BIRD.

Birds without song belong to Fla.
wall. In Honolulu one sees a bird
about the size OF our robin. an indie
pendent sort of fellow that walks about
like a chicken, and 1t has no song.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25

Although the Empress Frederick of
Germany has chung TO English modes
Of thought and life, the Germans look
upon her as n model German wife and
mother. 1t Is claimed that to her the
women OF Prussia owe much for their
improved intellectual and social condi-
ton and the betterment Of wage earn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
p. MCCracken, Bro. & Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS AND LIQUOR DEALERS.

Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE and
BOURBON WHISTLES, from the following
well known dlstillerles, Graft Co., of ONO
Boone County Distilling Co., OF Kentucky
Monticello Distillery, Of Maryland, and W. +.
Gray, Of Pennsylvania
Agents for Bergner 4 Engle'a Lager Beer.
They also offer Staple and Fancy Groceries;
Agricultural Implements, Seeds, Guano' ana
Cement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
Spring Schedule.
Weems Steamboat Go.
BALTIMORE. FREDERICKSBURG AND
RAPPAHANN0CK RIVER ROUTE.
NORFOLK AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER
ROUTE.

NORFOLK AND RAPPAHANNOCk XIV Ef'
ROUTE.
On and after Tuesday. March 26th steam
ers Richmond, Lancaster and Essex VIII leave
pier ?. Light street. Baltimore, every. Tues
day and FRIDAY at 4:3O y. m, Tor Federicks-
burg and all Wharves'On the river. Return
ing. viii leave Fredericksburg at 2:3O p. m,
(tide permtting). Monday and Thursday
Leedstown at 1870 a. m, Tuesday and Fri
Leave baltimore Wednesday aud Thursday
AT 43O D. m, for TappahannOck and all
Wharves below, except Bay port Return
ing viii leave TappahannOck at 500 a. M,
on Monday and Thursday for Baltimore.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
win leave TappahannOck for Norfolk at l
D. m. Friday stopping NJ all landings. VIII
leave Norfolk ut q y. m Saturday for Tap
pahannoek, calling at all landings,
HENRY WILLIAMS. Manager.
Baltimore, Md.
w.D. SCOTT, Agent,
at fredericksburg Va.
KEY COMPTON, Agent,
at Norfolk, Va.
POTOMAC RIVER OUTE.
Beginning Tuesday, March 26. Steamers
Northumberland and Potomac will leave pier
., Light street, Baltimore, every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, at . p. IN. for Alex
andria and Washington, calling at all OF the
usual landings. Beginning Thursday, March
-, VIII leave dth street W MARI, denlhS toh'
at p. m. Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday,
going ~ far ~ LeOnarltOwn on these even
ings. viii leave LeOnardtOwn at o a. m,
Kinsale at / , m, Miller at = p. m. GrasOn's
at 8 p. m. and BacOn's AT Z p. IN, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, arriving In Balti-
more early the following morning. Freight
received daily In Baltimore
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent, BALTIC,
STEPHENSON X BRO, Agents,
at Washington, ID. c.
WILLIAM NJ REARDON. Agent.
at Alexandria, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
LIQUORS, CIGARS, GROCERIES.
Mrs. j. E. Monroe,

Commerce St, fredericksburg, Va, keeps
the largest and most varied stock of
Wines and Liquors in the city. She can
furnish you Whiskey at prices from 81 40
to 81 per gallon. 1t includes Star \,
Kentucky Rye, Live Oak, Lord Balti-
more. King Lear, JefiersonCo. Rye, Wig
wan, Indian Hill and many Others.
Wines of every description. Apple
Brandy $3.50 to 81 per gallon. A full
line of Cigars and Tobacco, Groceries, etc.
MRS. J. f. MONROE,
313 Commerce St, fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25

Caused by over
work No, caused
by undernourish-
ment. Work rarely
causes COLLAPSE. II
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The Glory of Man is strength.

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The young man stood before the
great steel magnate. A moment
later the latter looked up.
He stared at the rough clothing,
the muddier shoes and the unkempt
hair of the youth.
"Well?" he said.
The youth retained his presence of
mind He wanted a job, because he
needed it.
''Sir," he said, 81 have come
He got no further. A smile trad
lated the magnets face.
That all right" he said, 1.-The
job is yours I was afraid you
might be one of those worthless
college graduates.
And when the youth, the valedic-
torian of his class and the pride of
the university, again faced his mir
ror he winked expressively at his
own reflection. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Hampson-"I hear your engage
ment with Miss Minks is broken off?
How S that?"
Hill-"'Well you see, that beast of
a parrot of hers was always yelling
oh, Charlie you shouldu t. "
Hampson-"But what difference
did that make? Your engagement
was not a secret
Hill-''No and my name isn't
Charlie. Glasgow Evening Times.
Didn't Want knowledge. "A
gentleman one day saw a boy peel
ing the bark from one of his choice
trees with Ratchet. The gentle
men tried to catch the boy but the
latter was to quick for him, so the
farmer changed his tactics. ''Come
here, my little son. he said, in a
soft, fiute-like voice, with counter
feited friendliness, come here to me
a minute. want to tell you some
thing" ''Not yet, !" replied the re-
cipient. Little boys like me don't.
need to know everything Glasgow
Evening Times.