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The citizen., 1901-02-22

ments before.
That's why I wanted to hear your
story and also why | didn't hear it--be-
cause I've lost the little head ever had
over your Miss Norwood"
And so it's you" exclaimed Jim.
"Well, never"
'You seem to enjoy being mysterious"
l replied, annoyed at another such re-
mark from him. "Is that connected with
story which | am not To be allowed to
hcar?"
III walk along with you. suppose
you ought to know" We turned into
Twentieth street. what | told you be-
fore was simply this: Ethel Norwood is
the most unSrateful girl in the world.
We've always known each other, went
to school together in the beginning, and
all that. | never cared for any other
girl. Well, last summer She told me that
she was engaged to Tom Camp. Know
him? He lives in Boston and visited
some people here last spring. If there
ever was a villain in these commonplace
times, he is one. told Ethel so. and
she dared me to prove it. | was in col
lege with him, and | proved something
about him even to 'her satisfaction. She
broke her engagement and told me she
never could be grateful enough to me.
She continued TO treat me as though |
We're the one thing necessary to her hap
piness until | became convinced that |
had only to declare myself to receive my
reward for saving her from that fellow
| spoke last night, and she turned me
down without asking for time to consider
even: said She liked me, though, and
hp1 yrbt F,,sn L.,
| tried TO feel sorry for Jim and say
something appropriate. but couldn't
think of anything.
But the worst of it was that when |
asked her if there was any one else she
said, We'll, no; not exactly Aud then
she went on and told me that she was
very much ashamed of herself. but she
believed she was half in love with some
one she didn't even know; saw him every
day and looked forward to meeting him.
and Il lot of that sort of stuff | was
disgustcd and told her SO and that the
fellow was probably some one not worthy
of tying her shoes. She said she wasn't
afraid us long as she had me to rescue
her, Then | left. feeling pretty sore.
And now it turns out to be you, and you
tell me the same thing
My feelings were indeScribahe.
"Theres only one thing for you to do
be good fellow. jim" | said
"Well, ! won't do it," said Jim en-
phatically.
Very we'll; just as YOU feel about it.
We probably have other mutual ac-
quaintances." | replied nonchalantly.
"Iou, being an old family friend, could
so easily take me to call. but of course if
you don't want to-
"Oh, suppose I'll have to-" groaned
Baxter. "She'd make me anyway on
some pretext or other after seeing us to-
gethcr."
With this ungracious consent | was
satisfied. Inside of a week | had met
her If | had thought her charming on
the street, | found her in her own home
utterly bewitching. | am waiting for a
decent and reasonable length of time to
elapse before telling her what she can
see if she isn't blind. | am not blind
either, and yet | try to remember how
mistaken Jim was about her feeling for
him and not let myself be too sure
| am sure, though, that she never
looked at Baxter the way she looks at
me sometimes when | meet her on the
avenue and turn to walk back with her.
Chicago News.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
German Teachers.

The German man is often teacher
by the grace Of God" and when he brings
all his patience, pedagogical training and
innate sympathy with children to bear
upon his task of teaching he is undoubt-
edly a success. have been told by edu-
cational authorities in Germany-men, of
course; the German women are not
authorities-that women have neither the
ability nor the necessary knowledge to
rank with men in the teaching profession,
and one often looks in vain for women
teachers in the schools until one pene-
trates into the needlework classes. This
practice OF having men teachers in girls
schools has probably largely influenced
the girls answers. German men have
conspired to discourage in every way fe-
male aspirations beyond the four walls
of her own home and to exalt as the
ideal of womanhood the meek and doclle
housewife. Review.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

difference in yield of 80 bushels per
acre of potatoes will scarcely attract
attention as they lie in their places on
the ground after digging.
In the personal experience of the
writer these statements have been
abundantly verified. On one occasion
a field was planted to early potatoes.
there being applied 700 pounds per
acre of a high grade complete fertilizer
costing $40 per ton. AS was the GUS
tom under such circumstances, some
rows were left unfertiliZed for COM
parison. At harvest time the work.
men were instructed to dig fertilized
and unfertilized rows, leaving the no
tatoes in their rows side by side for
examination. When ready. the writer
inspected them carefully, and while
there was a slight difference obserya.
Die the verdict rendered as the result
OF inspection only was mot enough in
crease to pay cost of fertilizer" Press
ed with work the impulse was to have
the potatoes picked up without further
care but a wiser thought prevailed
and definite area was laid off and the
potatoes from 1t carefully measured
when to the surprise of all the yield Of
the tertilized rows exceeded that of the
unfertilized by 6212 bushels per acre.
This occurred in August, and these
potatoes had a ready market at 90
cents per bushel. The value of the in.
crease was So6,25 per acre. The cost
OF the fertilizer was $14 per acre. and
IL " Is allowed as the cost of applying
the same the total expense ON account
OF fertilizer was $18 per acre, leaving
S4o.2o as net profit. And yet we were
on the point of turning away from
this experiment, saying "the fertilizer
does not pay"
After some experience in experimen.
tai work farmers come to know thai
Judging by the eye' is entirely nm.
trustworthy.-J. L. Stone, New York.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
CAULlFLOWER CULTURE.
Some Quite Novel Experience From
Long Island Growers.

The general impression is that cauli-
flower cannot be successfully grown
on sandy soils, and fer the best results
ii should be grown on 4 lively loan.
Experience has proved to the Long
Island growers most conclusiVely that
1t is not the character of soil, but its
condition, that inSures success. The
caulihower, in common with all other
plants, does not feed upon soil, but up
on the elements of plant growth con-
tanned in the soil, and these can be
furnished by the light as well as by
the heavy soils. Then the question
arises, Can II be grown without the
aid of commercial fertilizer? Yes, but
| should prefer under some circum-
stances its use. For instance, the caull-
flower has Il decided thirst for salt, an
element that can only be furnished by
the use of chemicals. On saline coasts
the atmosphere will furnish that TO a
considerable extent, but not sufficient
for its need. which on Long Island is
satisfied 10y the salts used in the COM
mereial fertilizers.
Last season was one of vicsSitudes
with this crop and showed in Il few
instances the value of salt Let me
state an instance. one of our best
farmers had a field in which he was
to grow caultlowcr the past year COM
pletely flooded by remarkably high
tide, the first in the history Of the farm.
When the time for setting the plants
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The citizen., 1901-02-22

Napoleon was filled with fury at his
brother for the results of Vittoria. but he
instructed his ministers to say that "a
somewhat brisk engagement with the
English took place at Vittoria in which
both sides lost equally. The French ar
mics, however, carried out the movements
in which they were engaged. but the
enemy seized about 100 guns which
were left without ns at Vittoria, and
it is these that the English are trying to
pass off as artillery captured on the bat
tlefeld."
One Of the most important captures o
the battle was mass of documents fror
the archives of Madrid, including
great part Of Napoleon's secret CORE
spondence-an invaluable addition to his
tory.
Napier's summing up of the results
the battle reads:
"Joseph's reign was over; the crow
had fallen from his head And, aft
years of tolls and combats. which b
been rather admired than understood,
English general emerging from the cha
of the peninsula struggle, stood on tn
summit of the Pyrenees recognized COZ
queror. From these lofty pinnacles the
clangor of his trumpets pealed clear and
loud. and the splendor of his genius ap-
peared as a flaming beacon to warning
nations. Crane in Lippin-
cott's
The citizen., 1901-02-22
DON'T LOOK FOR FLAWS.

Don't look for flaws as you GO through life;
And even when you find them
1t is wise and kind to be somewhat blind
And look for the virtue behind them.
For the cloudiest night has hint of the light
Somewhere in its shadow hiding;
II is better far to hunt for a star
Than the spots on the sun abiding.
The current of life runs every way
To the bosom OF Gods great ocean;
Don't set your force 'gainst the rivers course
And think to alter its motion.
Don't waste curse on the universe;
Remember it lived before you.
Don't butt at the storm with your puny form,
But bend and let it fly o'er you.
The world will never adjust itself
To suit your whim to the letter;
Some things must go wrong your whole life
long,
And the sooner you know it the better.
1t IS folly to fight with the infinite,
And go under at last in the wrcstle;
1he wiser man shapes into Gods plan,
And the water shapes into the vessel.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Progressive Age.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
A Sore Expression.

mo. Sweet girl graduate is a sore ex-
preston for me-"
"Why should it bc?'
'Thc sweetest one of them ever saw
was my landlady's daughter She used
TO collect the board bills. Temper! The
late Mrs. Xantippe was an angel com
pared to her. And sarcasm That girls
tongue would make a man want to hus-
tie off somewhere and pawn his only suit
of clothes. She never had any sympathy
for man. She'd have taken the very
socks his mother knit him for board.
And yet you never saw a sweeter high
school graduate than she was. And
what do you suppose the subject of her
essay was?"
"Well. WHAT"
1.-THE Sweetness, Gentleness and
Broad Charity Of True Womanhood! ~
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
SUNSET.

God sits upon the mountains As a robe
The clouds enwr'p him, and the sun. abashed,
Slips at his back away Dependent mau,
What hast thou done with tins. thy latest day.
Now passing from thee? What have been its
deeds?
And sum thy thoughts as deeds, for such they
are,
Shaping thy being fer its final part
Among the immortalities. Hast Scared thy soul
Or fashioned it toward beauty since the dawn?
Mrs. Rebecca Lauck Turner in Methodist Maya.
zine
The citizen., 1901-02-22
Following Instructions.

Young Sammie Spender is carrying
out his governors wishes faithfully. isn't
he?"
Flows that?"
why. the old gentleman left instruc-
tions in his will that after his death his
dust was to be scattered to the winds."-
The citizen., 1901-02-22
A Bit of Goas,p

"He told her he would give all he had
N the world to make her happy" said
Miss Cayenne.
"And what did she do?'
"She married him and held him strict
ly to his promise. Washington Star.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

"My husband has had dyspepsia dread
fully lately. He has been such a suffer-
err"
~ am sorry 70 hear it. had no idea
that you were without a cook. sesfe!i
The citizen., 1901-02-22
NECTAR.

In a golden bowl brew
Leaf of rose and violet dew.
And the essences of things
Natal to Pierian springs
(Dird song, brook song, breeze a.blow).
Sweets that in dream gardens grow;
Spray that leaped the harbor bar
Amorous of the twilight star;
Bubbles Of delight that float
From a seraph's liquid note;
Bloom from joys low bending bough,
Cupid, drop kiss-and now,
Sweetheart, here's health to thee;
Drink the draft, sweetheart, with mel
Clarence Urmy in East and West
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
Republicans Will Fight

That the Republican party of Virginia
intends to make fight for delegates to
the Constitutional Convention is more
than probable. The Richmond News
Washington correspondent secured in
formation from a prominent Republican,
who gave as his authority Hon Park
Agnew, that the party in thier State
would make fight for delegates TO the
Constitutional Convention. The final
determination in the matter, however,
will be reached at the meeting Of the
Republican State Executive Committee
and the Republican State Committee to
he held in Richmond to-day The gen
tleman who gave the information further
said "We do not intend TO allow the
Democrats to disiranchise q single citizen
without fight. | think that we will
show wonderful strength il it is finally de-
termined to make the fight. We intend
to make politics lively in Virginia here
after. We have kept quiet too long"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
GENERAL NEWS
PlilC's

The Boer leaders are discussing peace
proposals. but are also storing mp ammu
milton.
The Cuban Committee on Foreign Re
latiOns unanimously iavOrs the rejection
Of the Platt amendment
Fighting continues in South Africa.
DE Wet is still defiant. No terms except
independence will satisfy him.
Ii il said that Andrew Carnegie will re-
tire from active business life with an in
come of at least $l0,000.000 n year.
Simpsons bounty for destroying the
Spanish ships at Santiago may exceed
Dewey's by over $4,000. Schley's share
is small.
The records in Washington show that
there were 2, S00,OO ehlistments ON the
Union side during the war of lS6l-61.
out of which there were l20,OOO deser-
tons.
The expenses in connection with Queen
Victoria's funeral. amounted To t33 900,
of which sum u 900 was expended for
the housing and entertainment offoreign
guests.
The number OF federal pensioners now
on the roll il 994 900. Twenty years
ago there were 25O,000. About $4,000
pensioners died last year. and 10000
names were added to the roll.
10000 persons viewed the remains OF
x-President Harrison in indianapolis,
Indiana, Saturday. The funeral Sunday
was attended by an immense throng in
Guiding many distinguished men.
Andrew Carnegie proposes 10 give
s.. 200, 600 to New York city TO estab-
lish G5 free libraries for the special
benefit Of the masses Of the people" And
81 900, 900 for n library at st. Louis.
Mo.
The stamps for the Pan-American Ex-
position, popularity known as the Buffalo
Exposition, are being printed ut the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing. but
will not be placed on sale until the expo
sitiOn opens The series IL said 10 be the
finest ever issued anywhere.
The duel between Count Boni de Cas-
teIlane, husband of Anna Gould, and De
Rodays. editor of Figaro, was fought in
France Saturday. The weapons used
were pistols and the distance was
twenty-five PAGES. DE Rodays was
wounded. The Count was not struck.
General Mariana Trias, commander OF
the insurgent forces in Manila, with
twenty officers, two thousand men and
one hundred and ninteen rifles. has sur
rendered to Col. Baldwin, of the Fourth
Infantry. The officers took the oath of
allegiance and have been given their lib
erty. Additional surrendersa are promised.
A year ago last Thursday the gold
standard law passed by Congress went
into effect. At that time the gold in the
Treasury amounted TO $416,21S, 200
Now the gold in the Treasury has reach
Q the enormous sum of 1882, 913,023,
breaking ali records to this date. The
prospect is that the gold holdings viii
continue to increase mt the rate of prob
ably five million dollars month until
the new revenue law goes into effect
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
TUESDAY........MARCH 10, 1901.
Weather for ecGSt for Fred
erickSburg and Vicinity.
Rain Tuesday, SoGrm'T
southeast 9oi11dS.

THE Norfolk Virginian-Pilot resus-
citates a thought which THE FREE
LANCE expressed some time ago
though possibly not so forcibly-
when it says:
And when the negro has been "ele-
waited" TO this plane and taught Ia par
rot aelause of the Constitution, WHERE
IN WILL HE BE ANY LESS DANGER
Gus AND OBJECTIONABLE AS \
VOTER THAN HE Is AT PRESENT?
And il the whites have divided in the
Ineantime-as it. is predicted they will
divide-will not the negro be a greater
power in politics and more serious
menace to the political, mOraland indus
trial well-being of the State. than in his
present condition of political isolation.
ostracism and impotence?
This is a strong argument fOrsome
other than simply an educational
qualification as a prerequisite TO the
right of franchise. If no other than
an educational one be adopted as we
have before said it will not be many
years ere new suffrage restriction
will come up for discussion, and at a
time. in all likelihood, when the
whites are not so nearly unanimous
upon the question.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
Government Will Redeem Stamps


The Treasury sareactiyeIy maxi
ing preparations to carry into effect the
war revenue reduction act which becomes
operative on July LIST, 1901, aMd with +
view to giving the public iniosnotiah Tie
Internal Revenue Bureau has issnedthe
following.
"All documentary and proprietary
revenue stamps in the hands ofpurchasers
on and after July LIST, 1901, will be re-
deemed by the Government under the
provisions Of the act Of May 18th,
1901.
"Sucb stamps should be presented Tor
redemption by the owners thereof, TO the
collector of Internal revenue from whom
they were purchased, who will supply
the applicant for the preparation OF his
claim. 1t is probable that regulations
win be prepared and issued providing for
the redemption Of printed documentary
stamps without requiring the destruction
81 the checks or drafts on which they are
imprinted
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
Election Of Senators.
fCbesapeake Wntchmnn.)

chesapeake Waterman
Within the past few years twenty seven
states have declared in favor oi the cleo
ton Of Senators by popular vote. The
fifth article Of the Constitution OF the
United States provides that Congress, ON
the application Of two-thirds OF the sew
eral States. shall calf-a convention for
preparing amendments to the Constitu-
ton. Twenty-n inc States will have Ia
act before it will be mandatory upon
Congress to call convention to amend
the Constitution. and "a twenty
have already expressed themselves fayor'
ably, it ought not to he very difficult
matter to get two more in line. When
Constitutional methods are adopted to
secure the change in the election of L. ).
Senator's we cannot object. but we are
opposed 20 any action that has ten
dency To undermine the fundamental
principles Of the Constitution.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
CHINA.

The situation at Pekin is critical. Min
lister COnger says ratification Of the Man
churian Treaty would cause n crisis in
the negotiations there.
The final order has been sent to Gen.
Chaffee for the evacuation of China by
the American troops, leaving only a le-
CATION guard of 80 men. The troops
will be removed from China by the last
of April.
All the powers, it is said, including the
United States, Austria and Italy, pro-
test against China's yielding Manchuria
to Russia, but none of them says it will
back China with force If she resists pres
sure.
A dispatch states that Russian troops
have taken possession of the railway sid
ing at Tien-Tsin, which was in dispute
between them and the British. General
Barrow, who had command of the Brit
ish at the point over which the dispute
arose. had received achievements and
seemed ready to fight When the Rus
slams took the aggressive, Barrow hest
tated to act in the absence Of instructions
from headquarters. Barrow consulted
the British Minister at Pekin, and that
officer advised moderate course. The
Russians advanced with loaded rifles
ready for an encounter should fighting he
necessary and the British, fearful of pre-
cipitating conflict which might be the
opening Of a gigantic struggle, retreated
from their position which the Russians
at once occupied.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

MIR Randolph Harrison and State Scna-
tor Garter Glass are having n hot fight
for delegate from ,.ynchhurg.
Judge Il. r. Wexford. Jr. has declined
To become To- candidate for the Constitu-
tional Convention from Richmond city
Judge j. W. q. Blackstone. Of AccO-
mae has announced himself candidate
for delegate To the Constitutional Con
ycntiOn.
SO far Mr.. John 5. Barbour il the
only announced candidate to represent
Cupeper county in the Constitutional
Convention.
1t il said the people Of King and Queen
county are in favor Of Mr. &. H. Jones
~ their delegate To the Constitutional
Convention.
No Democrat Of Louisa should vote
for any county official for the tonyen-
ton 4 moment thought will convince
any man not foOl.-louisa News.
II il said that some very able lawyers
who expect To have seats IN thecOnstitn-
tonal convention are giving nearly all
their time 20 the examination and the
study Of the organic laws Of other
States.
The Democrats of Louisa will meet nj
their respective precincts ON April 9TH.
10 elect delegates 10 a convention whlch
will meet at Louisa &. II. on the day
iollwing. to inmate a candidate Tor the
Constitutional Convention.
The Joint Democratic Committees Oi
Hanover aud King William will meet at
Hanover Courthouse next Wednesday for
the purpose Of fixing date for the nomi-
nation oi floating delegate for the
Constitutional Convention The delegate
IL conceded To King William. and those
most favorably mentioned for the honor
are Judge Roger Gregory and Common
wealth's Attorney Herbert !. Lewis.
There are numbers Of men among the
farmers aud business men who are equal
iy IA well fitted To revise Constitution
a&any. The more practical reasoning
introduced into the Convention the better.
besides when itcOmes down 10 the ground
floor the farmers and business men are
the foundation upon which the state
stands. They pay the bulk oi the taxes,
own the greater part OF the visible prop
erty and contribute two To one 10 the
Keeping Of the wheels in motion. They
deserve and should have representation
in the Convention. Roanoke Times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

We SINCERELY hope that there will be
found somewhere in Virginia a leader
equal 20 the task of drawing up a suit
able franchise article for the new COnsti-
tuition, and of presenting il to the Con
vention with irresistible elOquenee and
i0rce.-RichmOnd Dispatch.
We thought it was generally under
stood that Senator Daniel had been
for some time devoting his attention
to this subject, and that when the
Convention met, whether the Senator
were a member OF it or not, his draft
would be submitted to the body. Ii
this be true all will agree that it will
come as near running the Supreme
Court gauntlet as is possible for a
restrictive suffrage provision to do.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

BEFORE the Committee of the City
Council decides upon whatmanner of
paving is best for our streets we hope
they will invite discussion through
the press about the best system and
what the wishes of our citizens are.
Let us hear from the people, anyway,
on the merits and demerits ofgranite
spalls and vitrified brick.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
xarylana's New Ballot Law.

1t is not pretended that the proposed
new Maryland election law is not in the
interest Of the Democratic party. 1t es-
tablshes in effect an educational qualif-
cation, and the Democratic party Is the
marty which represents the intelligence Of
'1 State, broadly speaking. The pro-
D6zed new ballot will be without
party emblem, the names of all can
dideIfs for any Office are to be placed
n one column, and the supervisors
are permitted to arrange these as may
seem to them best. The voter is required
to place a cross-mark opposite the name
OF the candidate for whom he wishes to
cast his ballot.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

Star-chamber methods will be used in
the investigation by the Senate Com
mittee Military Affairs of the charges
brought by Major Il. L. Hawks against
high officers of the government who are
alleged to have been connected with a
scheme to control the output of hemp
from the Philippine Island. The officers
accused are former Assistant Secretary
of War George d. Meikleiohn, Adjutant-
General C0rbin, Acknowledgment
General Heistand, former Assistant At
torney General Boyd, and Governor
Allen, Of Porto Rico.