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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
HIS Various Vacations.

One Of the old time darkies on being
asked how ne was making out repnso
In this fashion: T..
even, sub. times is mighty tgn' "io
mo huf manages ter make Twin by
sloin' little plowin'. little votin' en-
= little aptizin'r-Atlanta Constitu-
ton
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

It's what people don't know about a
popular man that makes him popular
Chicago News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
Too Familiar.

1t was the O'Clock rush hour, and
the Sixth avenue elevated station at
One Hundred and Sixteenth street was
packed with an impatient crowd trying
to escape 10 their homes.
In the thick Of 1t was a clOaked fig
ure, apparently that Of a plCmp little
girl Of eleven or twelve. She was hay
ing hard struggle in the crush, and a
big. good natured man behind her just
~ s.-e-,yis--hands on her shoulders to help
Wit lila
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
LIQUORS. CIGARS. GROCERIES.

Mrs. j. q. Monroe
Commerce ST., Fredericksburg, Va, keep
the largest and most varied stock Of
Wines and Liquors in the city. She can
furnish you Whiskey atprices from $1.40
to 81 per gallon. 1t includes Star A.,
Kentucky Rye, Live Oak, Lord Balti-
more, King Lear, Jefferson Co. Rye, Wig
wan, Indian Hill and many Others.
Wines Of every description. Apple
Brandy $3.50 to 81 per gallon. A full
line ofCigars and Tobacco, Groceries, etc.
MRS. j. +. MONROE,
313 Commerce St., fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

sh.u nix disappeareC> - police
on< appealed to for aid asked how
he nZApe identified. "Oh," was the
answer. etliat's easy. He doesn't wear
the ribbon Of the Legion of Honor"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

- commemorate
monument near Wheeling. We
{,ene. told by letters written at that pc
bat "there were sometimes TWEEN
Nv painted four horse coaches
" daily. The cattle and sheep
Wer out Of sight. and canvas
4 Aagons were drawn by six to
- TSes."
81 as . Teat road, which eventually
cogto the hands of the states
''uays !. which il runs, the government
-tlxfended no less a sum than S7,000000.
! Within a mile of il on either side the
country was wilderness. but on the
highway itself the traffic was as dense
as in the main street OF large town.
Ten miles an hour was the usual speed
for coaches. From Baltimore to Wheel
ing ran lines OF freight wagons, which
carried ten tons, drawn by twelve
horses and with wheels ten feet in di-
nmeter.-Pearson's Magazine.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

Mr.. Nugget-Oh, what's the matter
with you? You're forever finding fault.
Mrs. Nagget (sweetly) = Well. that
equalizes things. You're forever losing
one.
Mr.. Nagget-Losing one?
Mrs. Nagget-Yes, your temper. Sure
ly that's fault. - Catholic Standard
and Times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

The bill for an injunetion against the
Beef Trust to be filed il the Circuit Court
at Chicago is nearly completed.
! The General Education Board made
Contributions iadsa GsNgia educational
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

NJ. q. WILLIS.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
Hi styles, Hi feathers.

10 COOK nice s-ilngs as soiiing Oft log,
especially when you buy one Of those fine
Cook Stoves from X. l. STONE. Have
you seen the Dewey Cook Stove, , MY Zee e
is grand. Have you seen the AZ them;
and Good LuckS lust take s,se i0 Ranges and
Also take look at tnG can show you the
our Albright s ,,,sGe. win not name any
finest that that. arr but ] will guarantee to be
prices ne ,1,sn anyone. | am a born stove
cnea , and practical in all its branches.
haven't got thebusiness to learn, especially
whenI have been working attic 2Syears.
My prices will knock the persimmons of
the trees Many dollar will be saved if
you call atR. L. STOWE s. the Oldest
stove house in the city, 2o3 Commerce
street.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
A. tAe -, shrill, but quite ma

A. .ho -, shrill- but quite ma
away. member YrI 30 Violently
ventien from RictPin the crowd
counths a mass.big fellow q pair
voters 81 Richm(s.
at Warsaw Mays a woman, he
mine the sentimes an opening for
Oons1,euI,33 laughing throng
ssssinc ed dismay.-New
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
ROqal Velvet.

the famous Kentucky Whisky, posi-,
lively the best for family use. One
quality, one price--s4 per gallon. JEFF
ferson County, at the price, has no
equal-s2 per gallon. For sale only by
MRS. ]. F. MONROE,
o26Iy Fredericksburg, Va:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

NDAY, June ID, at - MNTE
time. L
ced in sealed envelopes. In an
ostofiices. thus: "2l-Richmond, "
I the twenty, sign your name and
per, fold it up and place it in n
this envelope. Write us "A note
d a solution to our problem, and,
Oney order and sealed envelope
the larger envelope to "TlIE
and placed on file until June ID,
itizens will be asked to open all
were received and name the win
ublished in THE FREE LANCE'S
the well-known Main street mer-
on exhibition in one Of his splen-
'homases" may see that We mean
4 fine instrument.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

- ~ tnat time
Bek RIyERtRoUTE.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
AND RAPPAHANN0CK
zER ROUTE.

AND RAPPAHANN0CK
yER ROUTE.
- nes,iay. March rs, steamers
Master and Essex viii leave Pier
Itfeet, baltimore. every Tuesday
~ ~ 4:t0 p n Tor fredericksburg
hafgcs on the river. Returning viii
3exickstarR a. ? ? m (tidc per-
s.e< and Thursday. Leed=tOwn
n 2ne{ and Friday for Balti-
p5Ftment win have Is e.. 3 a Tnps Al
Men must be had for the Ss,ng
navy in increasing numbery for
aiiiiculty indicated shouldkday
bmet by lowering the
hlifeations for recrnitss ''
to have the best ships
want men to match tho
b men sea ME must be
sting, and sea pay
ow Of competition
Is. Far better rails
bed2 nc standard
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
HNTaY.

your country is en-
nov and then by some
! governmental routine. Away
ob in the Philippines we are deliver
ing mail in canoe-like boats, and on
the other hand. a contract was let
1sSt week for carrying the mail in
by dogsleds. The successful
as Oscar Fish, and his route
zen Eagle and Valdez, dis
Ala miles. He makes two
98lth, and receives nearly
or So, 900 a year. Only
re carried on each "Trip,
pally aade up ofletters,
Is. Postoffice Depart
falls say that the sum paid
- very reasonable when it is
Pnsidered that be makes the trip by
og-sledge, and that he has the most
angerous route Of any mail-earrier
the world. He has several time
Pen given up for dead by residents
- md Eagle, but so far he
managed to reach the end
although sometimes
iGpallSEery much
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Gen. Guevarra. the Filipino command
err in Samar, and 700 other revolutionists
have surrendered.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

We could put out ~ many OF our NJ,
81 80 Shoes at 80 as other houses do. but w
prefer the other way-Four times az many Al
Twice the profit This makes things lively
and increases our profit one-third by the in
creased volume 1t makes us go to bed early
and the algrm clock does the rest
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

The Grand Army of the Republic en-
campment, however. prevented her from
attending the conference.
II Is not generally known that Mrs.
Mussey is the only woman dean of a law
college in the world. That title she
holds in the Washington College of Law.
OF which she was one of the founders.
Mrs. Mussey is a past president of the
Legion of Loyal Women and of the La
dies Auxiliary TO the Union Veterans
League and Is the national counselor of
the latter.
Mrs Mussey has been practicing law
in the District of Columbia for some
years. She Is a member of the bar OF
the United States Supreme Court. the
Supreme Court of the District. and the
Court OF Claims. She succeeded her hus-
band, the late Gen. Delevan Mussey, as
counsel for the American Red Cross So
ciety, of which Miss Clara Barton is
president, and numbers among her
clients several foreign legations With
all her executive and legal ability Mrs.
Mussey is still womanly in manner and
department.
The veterans and other visitors to the
thirty-sixth annual encampment OF the
Grand Army need have no fear that they
will not spend a delightful week. They
will have as their hostesses some of the
most patriotic. generous hearted and
wholly charming women that the coun-
try affords. This in itself is more than
sufficient guarantee to the boys in
blue"
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
WHAT THE WOVEN vAsH6So7on 0r o. PLAN FOR c. A. R.

The work of the executive committee
Is general and therefore OF more inn
portance than that Of the subcommit-
tees. To its four officers falls the bur-
den of the work of entertaining the en-
campment visitors. Mrs. Mussey tas
only been furnished with 81 900 60 cover
the needs of all of the subcommittee.
Individual and combined efforts are be-
ing made TO raise additional and Deces-
sary funds.
One OF the principal means by whcl.
this is 10 be done will be the lawn fete
10 be given on the 10th and 10th OF Au-
gust in the Sherman block at the ter
minus of the Fourteenth Street car line.
The different organizations will COM
bine 10 make the lawn party success
and many new and interesting features
will be introduced by way of entertain
ment
That the work Of the women's organi-
cations has been carried on successfully
so far is due in a great measure TO the
splendid management OF their affairs by
hrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. chairman oil
the wOmen's auxiliary committee. Mrs.
Aussey possesses executive ability of
the highest order and was actively en-
gagged IN the relief work for the Spanish
War Veterans.
She is member of the Red Cross So
ciety and WAS elected a delegate to the
Red Cross conference that
was held in st. Petersburg last May.
Her acceptance of the chairmanship OF
The women's auxiliary committee for
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
HOW TO REACH
THE NORTH POLE

Captain Bernier, the Canadian ex-
plorer, is evidently a man who believes
in up-to-date methods. AS he proceeds
to the north pole he will introduce the
Marconi system of wireless telegraphy
among the polar bears and icebergs. and
signal hacl. to the world an account Of
his expedition from day to day. He will
also do away with the old cache which
sometimes cached things so securely
that they could never be found, and
make regular guide posts OF his food
stations. These are to be 'long metal
lie tubes. sharpened at one end and hol-
low with an opening in the other end"
and they are to be stuck in the ice and
bear flags. Each will be within human
eye-skot of its next neighbor, and they
will cover the distance of $50 miles from
the ships last port to the middle Of the
pole.
The $50 miles is an assumption, and
probably the captains scheme will not
look the same on ice that it does on pa
per. but his ingenuity is praiseworthy,
and it suggests that all that is necessary
to catch the pole now is capital. II
some of our great captains of industry
would bring about a merger OF all the
polar expeditions, and place them on a
billion dollar basis, the grand problem
Of discovery could certainly be solved
unless the difficulties it presents are su-
perhuman. Captain Bernier's line of
communications could be extended far
southwark, strong and commodious sta
tions could be built at short intervals,
abundant supplies of food and clothing
could be kept at them, automobiles
could be employed to annihilate space,
and the bears. pipe line of petroleum
would solve the fuel problem, and IL
there were any particularly bad stretches
of massed ice and snow the telegraph
might be supplemented with tube rail-
way.
The demands on physical endurance
would be thus reduced TO minimum.
and unless all nature is on the warpath
up there the. trick could be done But
it is far other water than
that of polar seas which has fascina-
tion for these captains who are not of
Bernier's class.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
CONTINUED from Third page.J


Hall The national president of the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re
public. Mrs. Emma Wall. will hold her
receptions from TO 8 O'Clock, and
will be assisted by her staff and all
past national officers who are in the
city.
From until . O'Clock the national
president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones, assisted by
her whole staff and such past national
officers who are in the city. viii receive
the commander-in-c chief and his staff
and all visiting veterans and ladies.
At O'Clock Mrs. L. 5. Grant. chair
man of the reception committee, assist
ed by Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. chair
man OF the womens auxiliary commit
tee, and all the national officers OF al
the women's orders, and the members
of the executive committee, win take
their places in line for the grand recep-
tion II is thought that this will be the
most gorgeous affair that has ever been
given at a national encampment.
The duties OF the committee on halls
are restricted TO the selection and en-
gaging of halls in which organizations
may meet for business and pleasure
The chairman and vice chairman of this
committee are, respectively Mrs. NJ.
Z s. Dsyis and Mrs. J. d. Croissant.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

police captain was present with a
squad of men in uniform, and a rounds
man was in command of ten mounted
men.
The foreign nobleman's first impress
sions of Greater New York proper were
formed amid the somewhat dingy and
rambling buildings and streets around
the foot of Thirty fourth Street.
Later the prince met the committee
of Cinnamon in the parlors of the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel. and said to them
Il am glad to see my countrymen
looking SO well and so prosperous. You
are living in beautiful country, but
| hope that you will all return to China
some day to spend the rest of your days
in quiet and luxury"
Prince Chen was visibly impressed by
the manner of his entertainment at the
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

Prince Chen. on landing on American
soil from the st. Paul
The incoming steamer was met down
the bay by the Chinese minister. WI
Ting-fang who boarded the st. Paul
from the cutter Hudson. The United
States was represented by the Assistant
Secretary of State, Mr.. II. H. D. Peirce.
1t was like reading a page out of a
book of travel to witness the reception
that was solemnly arranged and car
ried out for the prince on the st. Paul.
4 The revenue cutter Hudson had taken
Minister WI and Assistant Secretary OF
State Peirce. representing the Govern
ment. out to the vessel. The prince
awaited their arrival in the seclusion
of his cabin
When he stepped on deck his suite
and the reception committee formed
semi-circle behind him and made a vari-
| coiored background for the distinguished
Celestial.
His highness wore a cap with a dome
of red, ornamented with dark red
bulb that looked like the globe OF an
incandescent light. His jacket was OF
yellow, with collars and cuffs OF warm
red. His shirt was of blue, and he wore
black shoes.
His conversation was conducted
through Sir Liang Chen, the new min
lister, who graduated from Yale in 1888,
and whose pronunciation OF English is
excellent. Prince Chen's eyes are dark
and expressive, and they beamed with
interest in his surroundings. He
laughed aloud twice as he was talking
with his visitors on board the St Paul
''I am sorry" said the prince, through
his Interpreter; Il had intended to make
longer stay in the United States, but
a miscalculation at Paris has made me
so late that l must hurry across the
continent in order to get to Vancouver
in time for my steamer.
People have been very kind to me
on the way over, and in the little while
have been here. can understand now
why the Dowager Empress desired me
to convey to the American people her
thanks for the way in which the pres
ent minister, WI Ting-f fang, had been
received during his stay here
On the Italian Line pier the Hudson
and its distinguished cargo was greeted
by a group of men, of whom the Chinese
vice consul at New York, Lock Wing.
was the leader. Mr.. James b. Reynolds.
the secretary of Mayor Low, of New
York, and several leading Chinese |
merchants, were there. Prince Chen is
travelling as an individual and hence |
the reception was not as formal and |
ceremonious as it would have been had |
he come TO this shore as an authorized |
representative of his own country.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

of advice. The carriage was driven
slowly at his request. He told the
Cinnamon TO live in peace with the
Americans and to improve their indus
tries
After the last carriage in the process
sion had passed the joss house the de-
monstration took another form and the
silence was followed by the roar and
rattle of thousands of frecrackers.
On his departure from New York
Prince Chen did not visit Niagara Falls
as had been planned. but went TO Nom
treai. taking train there direct for Van
couver.
The hope has been expressed by the
Prince that he will be able to again
visit the United States during the st.
Louis Exposition.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

"Millionaires' Club the night of his
arrival.
Before retiring he said to Minister
WI that America is beautiful coun-
try-a great country
And he had then only seen the inside
of one steamship, one hotel, and one
exclusive club.
Prince Chen was the guest of the
President. the Monday following his ar
rival. The U. S. S. sylph conveyed the
party from New York city to Oyster
Bay. where they lunched with Mr.
Roosevelt. The prince was presented by
Mr.. Peirce. when the distinguished ORR
entail took occasion to express appre-
citation for the temperate part played by
the Americans in the recent Boxer trou-
bies in China.
Sir Liang, acting as interpreter. trans
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

lated the princes remarks into Eng
lish:
mfr. President: His highness directs
me to thank your exceIlency for the
honor you have accorded him in re-
ceiving him today. His highness /,
greatly pleased to avail himself OF this
opportunity to discharge his present
duty in conveying his august sovereign s
best wishes to your excellency, as he
has been especially instructed.
"The services rendered by the United
States troops in the preservation of our
imperial palaces and the friendly at
titude shown to China during her late
crisis by this great country, of whose
Government your exceIlency is the
Chief Executive, have won the profound
gratitude of his majesty's government
and the Chinese people. The continued
friendly course in which the United
States has taken the lead in our more
recent negotiations cannot fail to draw
/ the two countries closer together.
His highness wishes to express his
majesty's governments earnest desire
that the day is not distant when the two
countries whose shores are washed by
the Pacific will increase their CONNER
oial intercourse, as well as their friend
ly relations for the mutual benefit Of
the people OF the two nations
Prince Chen saw so much in the three
days of his stay in New York that when
he departed thence for Montreal. en-
route to Vancouver. he was just those
three days behind in his diary.
1.-THE prince WIFI have to write about
all day." said one of the secretaries in
his suite, "and then he will not have
time to put down all OF his impressions
of New York. The princes diary of his
progress through the different countries
is the most important part OF his work
now, for 1t will be his report TO the En-
peror and the Empress Dowager of what
he has seen. 1t is the one thing that
the prince does not leave to his secre-
taries."
The Princes visit to his countrymen
on the last day of his stay in the me-
tropolis. was most notable in the an
nails of Chinatown. There an elaborate
reception had been prepared. and the
streets were gayly decorated with Chi
nese and American flags and colored
lanterns. The Chinese merchants lined
up on the sidewalks with Long Yam
Hing, known as the mayor of China
town, at their head. Large strings
of frecrackers and other fireworks were
strung across the streets. There was
no cheering. Many of the Cinnamon
standing on balconies executed kow
tow
The members of the Chinese Six Com
panies and of the Chinese Merchants
Association stood together in a long
line extending from the beginning of
Mott Street way past the joss house.
Many of them wore jackets as gorgeous |
as any in the princes wardrobe. except, |
perhaps, his yellow one.
There were some old men in the long
line of admirers, and to them prin
cipally the prince addressed his words
The Washington times., 1902-08-17


r Prince Cheng. head of the Chinese
i foreign office, who has been cir
cling the globe since the Boxer
rebellion as the representative of his
sovereign on various missions-some
pleasant. some otherwise-and who ar
rived in the United States on the ocean
greyhound ST. Paul on Saturday, August
9, is now scurrying across country ly
fast train in order to make the passage
over sea to his native land by the yes
sci which sails from Vancouver to-
morrow august 1s).
His brief sojourn of four DAYS in the
land which represents the highest and
most aggressive form of Western civili-
zation and progress, have been eventful
to the representative of the Oldest and
most stagnant civilization in the world
Every moment of his visit has been
occupied with function or sightsee-
ing.
Prince Chen was accompanied from
England by Sir Liang Chen Tung, X. c.
NJ. G., the new minister 10 the United
States, who has been appointed to sue
ceed WI Ting-fang. present minister;
Wong Kai Kah, secretary to Prince
Chen; Tong Wei Chi, Pond SEE Chi,
Capt. Woo Yung Fo, Yang Lang Hsuen,
Lew She Hsun, Yao Hsing Nam, Yang
). Ii Ping, Ii Yao San, Wang Peh Fong,
members of the princes suite.
The prince, who is but twenty
years of age, speaks no English. He is
compelled to express himself through an
interpreter. and depends mainly upon a
member of his suite Wong Kai Kah
Mr.. Wong, who is Prince Chen's secre-
tary, is graduate of Yale University,
class of 1883.
A trifle taller than the average China
man, the prince has mobile. intelli-
gent countenance. The sobriety nat
ural TO his race, is transformed, in his
disposition, to almost jovial nature.
which wrinkles in his eyes merrily at
every occasion. He is well muscled, but
not at all bulky
The passengers on the st. Paul on the
trip over from England found the prince
very sociable. He spent great deal of
his time playing ping-pong with the
ladies.
1t was on the mission to Germany, TO
expiate the killing of the German am |
bassador to China by the Boxers, as the |
personal representative of the Emperor
OF China to carry expressions of his sor- |
row and regret at the incident that
Prince Chen began his globe-trotting |