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The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

One of the most imposing architec-
tural ornaments in the world will be
the naval arch to be built at the Bat
iery in New York city to commemorate
the famous deeds of the American
navy. 1t will be visible for many
miles out at sea. The arch, not includ-
ing the statues on its top. will be 125
teet in height. The width will be the
same, thus giving it an extremely mas
sive effect. The piers will be decorated
with large groups of statuary standing
on elaborate pedestals These srou,,s
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
THE EXPLOSIVE ADHEREs TO THE 1RoNcLADs HULL

lies when the war began. England
could have given every family $4,000
without spending any more than she
has paid for fighting. The Beer repub-
lies, whose combined population is less
than that of Detroit or Milwaukee.
have given the British empire the
most costly war 1t has ever had in its
whole history in the same space of
time. England has just borrowed
$300,000,0O to pay mere installment
OF the cost of the Boer war. The Cri-
mean war of three years increased the
national debt by $195, 100000. The Boer
war has lasted year and a half. In
that time England has had to borrow
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
II .Staggers Humanity.

When the English budget was intro
duced somebody said that every Boe,
killed had cost $4,000. The British
have certainly not killed 10000 Beers.
1t Is doubtful whether they have killed
5,ooO II it has cost them $3.50, 900 900
to Kill 10000 Beers, that is 5000 per
boer If only 5000 have been dis
posed of. the butchers bill amounts to
$4,000 apiece. There We're less than
10000 Boer families in the two repub-
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

Shoes for Gsese-spectacles for Cows.
Cows wearing spectacles and geese
wearing shoes are not common, but
they exist. In Bohemia, when geese
are to be driven for long distance to
a market. they are made to walk re-
peatedly over patches of tar mixed
with sand. This forms a hard crust
on their feet, which enables them to
walk for great distances without be-
coming sore-footed. In one section of
the Russian steppes are to be found
10000 cows wearing spectacles. In that
region the snow lies white on the
ground for six months of the year, and
the cattle pick scanty living from
the tufts of grass which grow below it.
The sun shines so dazzlingly upon the
white surface that the animals form
erly suffered from snow-blindness.
Then it occurred to some humane per-
son to try smoked glasses for the cat
tie. The experiment proved success,
and large orders were given for the
strange spectacles.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
NAVAL ARCH.

phies. In the interior of the great
opening each side will contain five
inches cut into the base of the arch.
The inches are to be filled eventually
with the statues of naval heroes. The
enterprise of building the naval arch
was undertaken by the Naval Academy
Alumni association. A number Of
wealthy New Workers have pledged
themselves to contribute $5O0,000. A
general solicitation for funds will be
commenced soon. People throughout
the country to be ask to contribute.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

success, the invention having been sub
mitted to their inspection.
Sheckler is wellknown electrical
engineer and has worked for two years
on his invention. Its utilization all de-
pends on the success of the submarine
boat. The device is a steel box two
feet square, highly magnetized, filled
with powerful explosives. The box is
attached to the top of a submarine
vessel in such manner that it can be
released when under a steel battleship.
and by magnetism the box will imme-
diately adhere to the armor OF that
vessel. Its discharge is regulated from
the submarine boat by electric wires.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
nr,t,,h shipping rhreatened.

The danger threatened to British
shipping by foreign competition is
the subject Of investigation on the part
of the British Chamber of Shipping. At
recent meeting resolution was
passed urging British ship owners to
induce every firm to take at least two
boys as apprentices in each vessel. to
provide suitable accommodation for
them apart from the crew and to give
as much care as possible to their train
ing. At present there are not enough
British seamen to man the ships, and
unless England adopts the training
methods of other nations the compe-
tition bids fair to rapidly become
more strenuous.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
PRINCE LuITpoLD, OF BAVARIA.

PRINCE LUITPOLD. OF BAVARIA.
died and crazy Otto became King. Luit-
pold was formally declared regent and
has since performed all the functions OF
a sovereign.
The Bavarian regent has seen some
fighting. In the war of 1866 he COM
manded the troops of Bavaria and at
Helmstadt made gallant defense. In
the Franco-Prussian war he received
the iron cross for gallantry at Ville-
pion and 1t was he who. on behalf of
the various rulers of the sovereign
states of Germany. rendered the crown
of the German empire to William of
Prussia. The most intimate friend of
Luitpold is Franz Joseph. of Austria.
and they spend much time together.
despite their advanced years, in stalk
ing the chamois on the Tyrolean Alps.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

more than she ever borrowed in any
two years of any other war in her
history. Moreover she has spent more
than we spent in our civil war in the
same length of time Our most expen-
sive year was the fiscal year 1855, when
we had over million soldiers under
arms. The cost of the war for the year
was $570,SS7 377.89. England has paid
over $750,00O 900 for year and a half
of Boer fighting and expects to pay
billion before the job is over.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
Encland,s Drink RllI.

Last year England spent on drink
s667 ,607, ,215. an average of $20.79 pei
head of population; Scotland expended
s71, ,529, ,305. an average of $16.5S a head
and Ireland $65,S22,070. an average OF
$1440 head.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

Stock exchange Seat Sells f,r S5s.0OO.
1t is said that s5S,OOO was paid for
seat in the stock exchange in New
York Monday. The prediction is
made that if the present activity in
stocks continues, 100000 will be paid
for single seat.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
orie,nal Europ,,n Lan1u.,,,.

1t is said by philologists that there
are thirteen original European lam
guages, the Greek, Latin, German, S,a-
vonic, Welsh, Biscayan. Irish. Albani-
an, Tartarian, Illyrian. Jazygian
Chaucin and Finnic.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

enclosed in walled enclosure meas
uring 220 by 200 feet The temple
stands in the middle and is 60 feet by
90 1t contains more terra Gotta OBJ
jects than have been discovered hith-
erto in Germany. They are votive Of
ferings, about 100 being whole figur-
ines representing goddesses. Small
bronze statuettes OF Mars, Jupiter and
Mercury have also been found.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10
6G)ILL DESTROY "
" The IRONCLAD.

S. Sheckler of Welsville, Ohio, has
invented and applied for patent on a
device to destroy ironclad battleships,
which Secretary Of the Navy Long and
President Mckinley believe will be
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

The Pennsylvania railroad is re-
ported to have over 2s,0O0 Individual
shareholders who must be notified of
the new stock allotment and receive
subscription warrants.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

which unwind from reel on top o.
that vessel
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

The straw plating industry If Eng.
land gives employment to about 5O,-
600 women and 1000 to 5000 men.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

At Naundorf in the Hunsdick near
the Rhine, a Roman temple has been
The Dolores star., 1901-05-10

.Tolstoi has now been exiled as many
times as Aguinaldo died.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
PRICE, 3 CENTS
ROYAL ssx"rs SS,;'ss
" ABsOLUrEw PURE
Makes the foCd more delicious and wholesome
Smashing EN- Up.

President Roosevelt shows every dis
position to break the army and navy
rings which have so long ruled in Wash
ington and to scatter their component
parts to the four winds on active duty
The individuals who have fastened TO
bOom-proof jobs and enscOnced- them
selves in the clubs as social and political
powers will be required to earn their
salaries. The ensuing CONSERVATION
will be very much like that following the
invasion Of a rats nest long undisturbed
but the President is strong and active
enough to go right abe ad and the people
will be with him. The army and navy
departments are the two stagnant and
abscure spots in the government. No
better work can be done than to put
fresh blood and life and ideas into them
and to turn them inside out. The dis
patch OF Crowninshield to the European
station and the jumping OF an unusual
" efficient ordnance officer over the
head of twenty eight seniors make a
good beginning in the merciless smash
ing Of the rings.-Richmond New.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
KING GEORGE
Notes and Personals
Correspondence Of Tur FREE LAycr1

Correspondence Of THE FREE lANcED
King George e. H., Va. Oct. 81, 1901
Miss Meta Pollock, who has been
spending the summer in Washington. il
visiting her sister. Mrs H. Knox Gore,
Mt Echo Dell.
Miss Elsie Snowden, daughter OF Mr..
Hubert Sn0wden, of Alexandria, who
has been visiting Miss Martha e. Grymes
and other relatives, has returned.
Mrs. John G.. Pollard and Miss Nir-
ginia Dickinson are visiting friends in
Washington.
Mr. Lloyd Washington, prominent in
business circles Of Chicago, is visiting his
brother. Col Il. j Washington, at
"Campbellton," Westmoreland county.
Mr.. 6. Ogle Tayloe, of "Ferneaux, is
visiting his cousins, Messrs. T l.. and F.
5. Hunter, in Washington.
Miss IIassie Coghill, OF Lothian, is
visiting friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. Howard Cliff has completed nice
and convenient addition to the +. f..
rectory near the Courthouse.
Commonwealth Attorney ". A. Rose
is having a stable and cOach-house
erected on his recent purchase.
Mrs. Vim. J. CrOxton, of Edna King
and Queen county, is visiting her friends
and relatives in the county.
The board Of supervisors, OF this coun-
ty, will meet at the Clerks office on Mon
day the II tn day Of November next.
Mr.. VIM. Male, cashier OF the National
Bank at rbanna, who has been a guest
of Mr.. Isaac f. Iooe, OF "Lauderdale, -
has returned.
Mr.. John Taylor Thornton, of Belle
Grove was in our village one day last
week on business, driving his team OF
blacks.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
Letter frcm companion,s 5 Husband

Gregory NJ. Tsilka, husband of the wo-
man held captive with Miss Ellen NJ.
Stone 10y Bulgarian brigands in a letter
dated Salonica, Turkey, October I, and
received Monday by the Rev. Howard A.
II. Briggs, pastor Of Waverly Congrega-
tional Church, Jersey City Heights, says:
"My Dear Briggs On Tuesday the LIST,
week ago, large party OF us were
travelling from Bonsko to Diumajo. On
our way we found ourselves surrounded
by band OF men, about thirty in num-
Der, all armed with the latest rifles. They
demanded our surrender, and then made
us climb up a thick forest, stopping here
and there to examine the place. After
an hour or more we we're ordered TO sit
down.
"Then they chose Miss Stone, an Ameri-
can missionary, and my vile, and taking
two OF our horses they went further in
while they kept us, the rest, till the next
morning so that we could not go and re-
port to the government. Just at the
time, before the taking OF the ladies. we
had to witness a most terrible thing.
They had captured at the same time-a
little before or after, we don't know-a
Turk, and while they tied his hands back,
they were Leating him with the backs OF
their rifles, and finally, taking his own
knife, they stabbed him seven times and
he fell dead
"For long time we had to wait and
hear nothing. Oh, the agony and the
sleepless nights that we have spent wait
ing and watching with no answer.
Finally we gotta letter telling US that the
reason of their capture was to get money.
They demanded more than 100000. 1t
is a very large sum and it seems impossi-
BILE to get it, | am confident that our
friends in America will do all in their
power. Pray for us. When my wife gets
free you shall have long story of her
experiences God grant her freedom.
Il would have written sooner, but |
have been in the hands Of the govern
ment, being examined and deross-examined
almost every day. Many people have
suffered terribly. Some have been beaten
to death with the hope that before they
died they would tell where the mission
aries are. The inhabitants all around
the place where they were captured are
in prison or have run away and deserted
their homes. Your friend,
GREGORY VI. TsILKA."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
0RBUGE
saw Min Burned POLITICAL The Late J. W
Row other Notes, ETC.

Correspondence of The FREE LANcE)
l'nionville, Va, Oct. 30, 1901.
Messrs. Hughes 4 Childress, OF this
place. who are engaged in the lumber bust
ness. had their saw mill destroyed by fire
Monday night. The entire outfit, with
the exception of the engine aud boiler
was consumed, resulting in a loss OF sew
eral hundred dollars The fire was sup
posed to be accidental. No insurance.
They will replace the mill at once.as they
have large contracts for saving before
them.
The Executive Committee of the Taylor
District. Republican Club, in meeting
Oct. 26. passed the following resolution
We hereby endorse our State ticket and
platform adopted at the Roanoke Con
vention. Aug. II, 1901, and further that
we endorse the candidacy of II. {. Macon
ier the Legislature from this county, ana
pledge our unqualified support OF both
the State and county ticket, and that OF
our club. to secure the election OF our
candidates. The secretary OF the club
was authorized to present copies OF the
resolution 20 Hon. r. c. Macon, and to
the Orange Observer and The FREE
LANCE. OF fredericksburg, republication.
Mr. Sanford Row, who came to visit
his father, J. W. Row. who was very ILL.,
and whose death occurred on Oct. II,
1901. has returned TO his home at Dan
ielson. Conn. The host of friends OF the
late j. W. Row regret and lament his
death. and being a man of genial and re-
fined manners he will be greatly missed
among us. His widow, who is a dangh
ter of the late Lawrence Sanford, OF this
county, will remain for the present at
her home in this place.
Mrs. Mary Smith, of Caroline county
and sister of the late }. W. Row, Ii
spending some time with Mrs. Row, at
this place.
Rev. f r. Perry, of Gordonsyille, Va.
preached very acceptably here last Sun
day. His many old friends were de
lighted to see and hear him again.
Y
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Schedule corrected to June /. 1901.

All trains arrive at and depart from Penn
sylvania Passenger station, W ashington, ID. {.
sol a. m.-Daily-fOr Danville, charlotte
and way stations, eonnectlng at SalNt,r1on ,r,,.il
for WaFrentOn, at Manassas for Strasburg
and HarrisOnburg daily and StauntOn week
days at Lynchburg with the NouOlk ana
Western daily for Roanoke and points south
west and with C. x o. X. X. ualiy IOf Ndtura
Bridge and Lexington ~ - - ,, ,,,.e,
11.15a. m.-Daily-THE DNIIEDS STA lhS
FAST MAIL carries Pullman Sleepers. New
York and Washington TO Jacksonville, via
Savannah, uniting at Salisbury with run
man Sleeper for Asheville and Hot springs,
n. C., Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis
Tenn, and at Charlotte with fullmam sleep
pr for Augusta and at Danviue with Sleeper
for Birmingham; and at Columbia with
sleeper for Charleston, Pullman Sleeper New
York TO New Orleans Solid train Washing
ton to New Orleans without change, connects
at Lynchburg daily for Natural Bridge ana
Lexington, Va. Dining car service.
11.37 A. M-Daily-LOcal Tor CharlOttes-
vile connecting at Calverton for WaTrentOn.
4.Ol F. M-LOcal for Strasburg and Har-
visonburg daily except sunday: an,
4:3O =. NJ. daily, local for " Chari9ttesVille'
$50 D. IN. daily, Washington and Chatta-
nOoga Limited. via Lynchburg, with Sieepers,
New York and Washington to Memphis ana
coach to Memphis. Parlor and Obserya-
sion Car between RadiOTd, Va, and Alfalfa,
Ala. Dining Car service.
press Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars, New
York and Washington TO Port Tampa, via
Jacksonville. and TO Augusta via Columbia
with connection for Aiken. Through cOach
Washington to Jacksonville. Sunset Person
ally Conducted Tourist Sleeper on this train
leaving washington every Monday, Nedhes-
day and Friday, Washington TO san fran
cisco without change -.,.,.
IO:45 o. m. daily, WASHINGTON AND
SOUTH WESTERN, VESTIBULED LIMIT
ED" The only exclusively Pullman train be
tween Washington and the South Com
Dosed OF Dining Cars and Day Coaches,
Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, New YORK
TO Nashville, Tenn, Ashyille, Knox
Vile and Chattanooga; New York TO Mem
nhis. via Birmingham; New York 90 New Or-
leans. via Atlanta and Montgomery, Pull
man. Library and Observation car between
New York and Washington apdMaeOn. Club
ear Washington to Atlanta. Dining Gar
service.
Connection leaves Richmond at 11.OO p m.
Dining Car service.
Trains on the Narrow Guage reach Orange
daily at 1O:4O a. IN.
Trains the Southern Railway pass
Orange DAILY as follows:
SOUTH BOUND
IL a. IN. 2.35 p. m, 7:4S p. m.
NORTH BOUND
IL a. m $40 D. m, 5:37 a. m.
For Yates map folders and sleeping car
space apply to nearest Southern kail"ay
FRANK s. CANNON, Bird V. p. & G. NJ,
S. II. HARDWICK, Gen. Passenger Agent.
l.. 3. BROWN, General Agent,
WASHINGTON, ID. C.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
cEOlgosz Hanged in Ehgy.

Czolgosz was hanged in effigy at Hemp
stead L. l., with elaborate ceremonial,
amid misses. .cat-calls and groans. Moses A.
Baldwin, of Post No. Al, G. AR, marched
with the elaborately-constructed elfigy
to Smiths Hollow, where it was swung
up into tree, and many pistol shots
were fired at it, Rockets, Roman candles
and red fire were burned, and under the
swinging efiigy fire of tar barrels was
started. Then amid the cheers OF the
thousand or more persons who had gath
cred, the efIigy was cutdown and allowed
to fall into the fire, where it was
consumed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02

Mrs. Beatrice Hampton Gordon, grand
daughter of General Wade Hampton, was
found in an attic with her baby, Ray
mond, starving in New York. Mrs. Cor
don told pitiful story. She said: MY
father was Horace Hampton, General
Hampton's eldest son, and my mother,
Tenia Hendricks, of indianapolis. l be-
came infatuated with the stage and
Joined travelling company. Father re-
fused to forgive me. remained on the
stage till mother died four years ago.
She left me a small fortune, but my
brother-in-law prevented my getting it.
Two years ago | married professional
man who was kind tc me in my illness.
But it isa weary story Of dissipation and
abuse He left me. Later, | took him
back. Then he leftme again. Since then
| have been struggling with my baby to
make a living, but it has been too hard
for me. cannot beg. cannot let my
baby starve. l am ashamed to appeal
to friends"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02

To remove n troublesome corn or
bunion: First soak the corn or bunlon IN
warm water to soften it, then pare 1t
down as closely as possible without
drawing blood and apply Chamberlain 5
Pain Balm twice daily; rubbing vigor-
ously for five minutes at each application.
A corn plaster should be worn for lew
days. TO protect it from the shoe. As a
general liniment for sprains, bruises,
lameness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is
unequaled For sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
Gold, Goldl

Why go to Alaska to hunt gold when
Spotsylvania, Orange, Louisa and some
other counties OF Virginia are genuine
Klondikes? The only trouble is to find
the true mineral veins can do that for
you, giving exact width and course oi
each gold vein, which does away with
costly prospecting, as you sink on true
veins at once. ! guarantee my work.
For further information address
JAMES d. WEST,
Port Deposit, Nd.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
A Desperate Woman.
Richmond News.l

In the matter of desperate physical
courage no man who eyer lived has ex-
celled the feat of the woman who dropped
over Niagara Falls in barrel the other
day. She had purpose. She is forty
odd years old and widow and wanted
to acquire money to pay off mortgage
on some property she owns and to
provide for a comfortable old age. Her
plan is to secure an engagement in some
museum at a large salary.
We hope she will succeed. Certainly
nobody ever deserved success better.
Presumably she has no trade or pro-
fession by which to earn an honest living
and her scheme has the merit OF entire
honesty, audacity and courage. DELHI
erately she staked her life and challenged
death for the fulfllment of a worthy
purpose. Her plan is not to be COM
mended for general imitation, although
we do not doubt that many other
women would be glad to go over
Niagara to escape the pangs OF depend
ence or deprivation or slow starvation
of soul or body which they endure, but
it demands some admiration.
We would not call the woman a fool.
She was playing for high stake with
little to lose, from her point OF view, and
she took desperate chances and won,
almost by a miracle. The fools who
have appeared in the stransaction are
the men who want to marry the heroine.
There are said to be many of them.
Some, nodoubt, are idle fellows anxious
to share the prospective profits but the
majority probably are just plain asses
craving breath Of nOtoriety or merely
to be freakish. The man who marries a
strange woman who is not afraid to go
over Niagara Falls takes chances rather
more dangerous than she took and with
out any glory. Between a female OF
that kind in aft ofiealousy, iorinstance,
and she bear bereft Of her whelps,
prudent men would call for the bear
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02
Roll Of Honor.

White public school No. 8, Rappahan
mock district, King George county, foI
first month, ending Oct. %, 1901: Oliver
B. Minor. Flossie B. Harris, Sallie n
Farmer, Josephine Farmer, Ruth b.
Farmer, Daisie Farmer, Blanche jenkins,
Margaret jenkins, Minnie B. Mason, Eula
May Mason, Susie McCarty, Alice Me
Carly, Lola NJ. Peyton, Jeannette Pey-
ton, Lynn Peyton, Emma Peyton. Edna
Peyton, Cora NJ. Sorrell, Lizzie Sorrell
Number pupils enrolled, 23; average daily
attendance, 49,
Miss MAMIE s. ROGERS, Teacher.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-02

At a recent meeting of the Negro Bap-
tist Educational Society of Georgia, the
Rev. Silas X. Floyd gave some very
wholesome advice to the men of his race.
He said: What has the negeo race 10
gain by opposing white people in any
thing. We ought to seek co operation
with them along all lines; for we have
everything to lose and nothing to gain
by standing apart from them. Any man
who tells the negroes that they can get
along without help from white people is
an enemy 20 his race. !"