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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
Estimnte &C WORLDS Aee.

one OF the ways OF reckoning the age
OF the world is that adopted hy Pro
fessor Jolly OF computing how iOng a
time must have elapsed for the sea.
which was al first fresh. La become
CHARGED with an the >ait 90 now con-
tains. Guided hV tac amount OF chlo-
ride of sodium. oiler,Vis, common salt.
which. according TO Sir John Murray.
the sea contains. Professor Jolly con
cludod that the earth WAS >0.0Oo.O'O TO
h"VoVuo years old says the London
Telegraph. pr Dubois has reported im
this matter Co Che Academy of Sci
encCS az Amsterdam. aud De is led To
dispute Sir John Murray's estimate Of
the amount of sodium carried 20 the
sea Icy rivers. the outcome OF his cx-
animation hcirg 90 reduce the age OF
the oceans of the world To about "a
Coo.oo0 years This agrees fairly well
with Professor Sollas' calculation that
the deposition OF the geological strata.
which began rs soon as there was SEA
and land has taken some 5000 COO
years. y million or two more or less
Goes not matter. Professor GEORGE
Darwin win not accept less than So
@epoo years since the earth threw of
the moon as a needless incumhrancc.
and she had become revolving on her
own axis long before.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14

Aside from Che presidents S,.lsr, ana
tue expense Of Keeping the White
House I'm repair. Sc costs the govern.
ment only about $4,000 a wear to oner.
ate the establishment or this .an,onnf
S'N'~" Is expended Ia the salaries Of
the thirty mcu on the executive nav
roll SAYS the Worlds Work These
ransc from the secretary To tho p~.,.i
uent. with "a salary of - uaO a year
""Wn 4" messengers and ,loorkc,u,iss
nose pay is in some instances Der
maps one tenth that sum. The remain.
ihs >l'.tso dcfrays an the other ex.
ponSes- the replacing OF vermont Ollie,
Iurnitur~ typewriter repairs. station.
'erN and feed for the half dozen horScs
IN the White House stables. Of coul.,
the executive office has the benefit or
many economies beyond the reach or
the thrifty merchant. For instance. ain
Official mail is frankcd SaNinr approx-
hnatr'> so "A day. Special telegraph
anu cable rates are also secured.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
The rrlnI OF The r,,

Tho trial OF the pyN. a curious me-.
di"val custom which survives ais am
official institution i'm Eugliud. w.s
held recently. when the coins mintod
during the reign of King Edward were
for the first time tested. II is held i'm
"oid~m.ths' hall. and Formerly the So,
erei-n in person presided. but since
1870 the rcmembranccr has been CHIEF
OF the court Hc administered the sne.
ciai oath us,d on such occasions to fhc
jury. composed of members OF She
'oidSmitn> company. After thnt a
representative rf the royal mint pro.
uuccd the pyN. or cl~kct. containing
samples of an coins Of -o,d and silver
mintci annually. The coins were t.k-
en lndi~cflmiuateiv from ,a,h ~iou..
rey weight ~cnt io tine Bank of En-
land. The trial h~icd two cop thr,,
DAYS. for. iu addition 80 the coinage of
the United Nns1om. than CO.. several
OF the colonies was also e.Imitt,.! tor
examination.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
Lexington. Va.

ID. ttn year state Military. Scientific and
4, . iliiral school Thorough Courses In Cen
Tt,' anu Applied Chemistry. Electricity anal
.ln-- 'onier- degrees on graduates iii
ASAdemic Course, also degrees of Bachelor "a
fence n technical Courses. an cxpcu-s4
'. .-.in- st3t .lnS ana incidentalS. prov ided
,-ir 'i 5000 per anuun, a. an avera ~, for
t'f i"uF years, exclusive ~ outnt. For infor
mas i'A address GEN SCOTT cHlPP. Sunt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14

lt Is with JOY ! tell you what kodol did
Tor me. was troubled with my stomach
Tor several months. Upon being advised
TO Use kodol. did so and words cannot
tell the good it has done me. A neighbol
had dyspepsia SO that he had tri,d every.
thing | told him To Use Kodol. Words of
gratitude have come to me from him be
cause recommended it."-Geo. ". Fry.
Viola. la Health and strength. Of mind
ana body depend on the stomach. and
normal activity OF the digestive organs
hodoi, the great reconstructive tonic
lures all stomach aud bowel troubles. in
ilges ton. dyspepsia. kodol digests any
soodtood youeat. Take a dose after meals
D. g. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14

Germany now SURPRISES France IL
the export OF kid gloves.
Many severe cases Of burns from,
eelluloid have been reported.
Every one Of the large automobile
factories is Tar behind its orders.
The transfer system is NOT used bv
any street railway in Great Britain.
The German Atlantic Telegraph com
pany mas decided TOT lay n second Ca
BILE
The authorities of Baltimore county.
Nd furnish antitoxins to the poor
without cost
During last year 72Oo0O0o pounds Of
butter arrived in Europe over the
Transsiberian railway.
The state OF New Jersey is about Ia
build n sanitarium for INDECENT suffer
ers from consumption.
Tho British have lost 30.GlG men I'm
the Boer war exclusive of the wounded
who died after returning.
Only 5000 conscripts have Joined
their regiments out Of the 5000 called
up in Finland Tor service.
Poachers using small explosive bombs
have killed a great number Of salmon
IN the river Dee. England.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14

The ClaycSmorc hoei at Enfield
England. has tried novel experiment
In allowing It's pupils to keep dogs. 4
Kennel club has h-.en formed. or which
a master is president srl the.l,oy dog
owners are members. Lath ~ is re-.
sponsiule FOR his own dog and for the
state of it's kennel Buildings suitable
Tor this purpose were opened by the
Countess OF Warwicl some years ago.
or Tho Srccr~s Of tho experiment the
head master SAYS. 1t has been found
that tho caro- OF dogs is "a sound means
of moral discipline 90 tho youth OF
mankind. while thoroughly agreeable
TO hoyiSh inclinations Every ono
knows how dearly the English hoy
likes To keep a dog. and under proper
supervision tho possession OF such n
pet tends To- make him kind TO al ami.
mails. while IL also enables him to en-.
JOY tho open air and I'm the most sousi.
ble and natural manner to learn q
great deal OF the common laws OF M
tire and the ways Of animal life"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
Special Seashore E,cursions

on Friday and Saturday of each
week until September the 18th in
elusive, round trip tickets will be sold
rom fredericksburg to Atlantic City.
Tape May. Ocean City and Sea isle CITY
\. J., VIA L. K. r. OF b. K .. at rate OF
$50.
Tickets good going only on date of
sale stop over at Philadelphia in either
direction within limit; final limit for re-
turn leaving destination Tuesday fol-
lowing date of sale.
c. c. Cox. Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14

l. Is estimated Tint fully $4,000 oo1
q: the people al the United Stale. ar
living under laws or local ordiu.u
which prohibit liquor selling. Th,
more than onc-third OF the eutir. p.i,-
ulation of the republic. Tho states
winch have enacted prohibition laws
are Kansas, Maine. New Hampshire.
North Dakota and Vermont. To ken
i1cky 90 out OF 40 counties have rra-
hi'nory laws. In California 10 cities
ami towns are under prohibition. The
states whore liquor selling q least re-
''rigted are Oregon. Montana and Col
"rado.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
Volcanic IslrnS-

Java and. indeed. most OF tho Other
Islands of tho eastern arclnpclaco a~o
largely volcanic. being nearly am az
'hem submarine uphcaV9ls. duc to vol.
canic action. krakaioa. Java's mon.
arch mountain. gave magnificent dis
play OF its powers in lsS3. $4,000 pcr-
sons living round and near IL losine
their lvos.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
Special Excursions to Niagara Falls.

Will leave Washington via b. so. R.R..
J. \ K. Ry.. and l.. v X. r $40 "A. m
August 2nd and 10th. September 18th
aud October 9th, and J.Ol J. m August
3uth: and via T.. r. r. 500 a m Aug !
and 2lst. September 4th and 18th and
October 2nd and 10Th The fare for the
round trip viii be 81 .6Ofrom Fredericks-
burg, Va. Full Information upon ap-
phcation. c. c. COX, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
WOOdlaUn Seminary
Aud Musical Institute

Gordonsvilie, Va. Boarding school for
girls Primary. intermediate. academic.
music and art departments Competent
ana conscientious instructors in every
department. Thorough work. Location
beautiful and healthirl Expenses very
IA oderate Circulars upon application
I lease address EDGAR STINSON, NJ. :.
Principal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-14
6 MA..4-

Laxative BrOmo-Quinine Tablet.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
President Retire. Genera, Smith.

Il Z
Secretary noot brought from Oyster
Bay the case of Gen. Jacob H. Smith,
tried by court-martial at Manila, on
account of orders issued to Major Wal
Ter. General Smith was found guilty
Of the charges by the court and sem
fenced to be admonished by the re-
viewing authority. The President has
SO ndmonlshed General Smith and re-
tired him under the law which pro-
vides that officers having reached the
age of sixty-two years may be retired
at will by the President.
Following Ii the text OF the Presi-
denis review Of the case:
THE findings and sentence Of the
court are approved. am well aware
Of the danger and great difficulty Of
the task our army has had in the
Philippine island and Of the well nigh
intolerable prOvOcations 1t has received
from the cruelty. treachefy and total
disregnrd Of the rules and customs Of
civilized warfare on the part OF Its
foes. also heartily approve the en-
pl0yment OF the sterhest measures nee
essary to put a stop no such atrocities
and to bring this war to a close. 1t
would be culpable to show weakness
In dealing with such foes, or to fail
to ME all legitimate and honorable
methods to overcome them.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
THE SETTER HALF.

One of the finest books about the
irrigated West is "The Conquest Of
Arid America" 1t is now entirely out
Of print, but, fortunately permission
was given to reprint The best portion
Of 1t In tifty-pnge pamphlet, called
"The Better. Half of the United States.'
Every western man ought to read this
and send 1t to eastern friends. For q
copy with other literature about the
sunny San Luis valley, send four cent?
IN stamps to Zeph. Clias. Felt; 1O2 Bos-
ton building, Denver, Coiorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
A Trip to Cripple Creek over the Flor
enke 4 Cripple Creek Railroad.

Turned inside out, upside down, in
loop. under the bears den. over the
eagles nest, through small crevices,
crooks and turns in the massive rocks
and returned in the original package
feeling better than ever before.
The grandest mountain scenery in
the world. Greatly reduced rates now
in effect. Trains connect with the
Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad at
Canon City and Florence. L.. X. Ford,
vice president and traffic manager.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
os,sssess|s .se.s. D4,ss

y 4o4ys ~ yeno.
" A II sss reaAsso
70 a1vSlt ssnt sldlGee1s paane
UniIesxdty. iWAf III srset e11sa.
tioue anstttp q ~ Wsst, whisaF
appS lnsy1h ef III -
per. 1hd1b o6 or i6k11ss W. alhy
haws Oecestcn % lsok - \ eualaos ~
their apAs aufing IT, eu1ntnG yGas
would do we'll - correspond With ~
President, who will seaA thsm atcntar
logue free Of charge, ~ well = III
particulars regarding terms. conrDes
OF studies. etc
There II thorough preparatory
school in connection with the Upiver-
sisy, In which students Of al grades
will have every opportunity Of pre-
pairing themselves for higher studies.
The Commercial Coursa intended for
young men preparing for business.
may be finished In one or two years,
according to the ability OF the student.
ST. EDWARDS HALL, for boys nm
der thirteen. IL an unique department
OF the Institution. The higher courses
are thorough In every respect, and
students will md every opportunity
OF perfecting themselves In any line
Of work they may choose to select.
Thoroughness In class work, exact
pess in the care Of students, and DE-
votion to the best interests Of all. are
the Distinguishing characteristics Of
Notre Dame University
Ffty-eight years of active work In
the cause of education have made this
Institution famous all over the counr
try.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Defiance Starch Is put up 1s ounces
In package. 10 cents. One-third more
starch for same Inouey.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
SPECIAL Low RATE Excursions.

To New York City and Atlantic City,
$500 for the Round Trip,
via the Lake Shore X Michigan
Southern Railway. on July 17th and
31st: also August 7th and 14th. Re-
turn limit twelve days. Tickets good
by boat between Cleveland and Buf-
falo and Albany and New York. II
desired. Stop at Niagara Falls and
ChautauQua. Full information on ap-
plication at City Ticket Office. $50
Clark. St.. or to c. F. Day. Chief
A. @. r. a. Chicago. .-a--.-.-
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

ma" my dear. say '.mnma.p What Dc
you want? Little Giil-Did you see unele's .
new Panamarna?
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Here's 'Housekeeper botherinR me
again" said the correspondence editor
She wants to know how to keep Jars Of
preserves from getting moldy on the
top" That's easy" replied the snake
editor. "Tell her to turn them upside
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Fiss's Cure cannot DO TOO highly spoken - =
. cough cure.--J. W. o lIRIkH. IL Third AvA.
H.. Minneapolis Nina. Jun q 1904
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

II see there's q pess!mistic prophSt ou,
West who says all the rivers IN this
country will dry up in the course q
time so will he. thank heaven.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Ny fellow men deceive me oft,
I'm sometimes glad they do:
This world would be fearful place
II all they said were true.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Stops tho Cough aud
Works or tho Cold
Laxative Brono Quinine Tablets Prics 26c
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

do you never consider" asked Rev
x Horter, that even prison has its
"and ! can't help thinkin' and iongin' fur
it, For whnt?' THE outside"
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Don't you know that Defiance Starch
besides being absolutely superior to
any other, is put up ~ ounces In pack
age and sells at same prices Is 12-ouncs
packages of other kinds? ~
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

One of the greatest pleasures in life is
TO be found In counting the money we
expect to make
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

FRS PsrmansnslyCurcd No6ss tr nssvousnsss af1ss
hsst days nee Of DR.. khns'a Great Nerve Rsstsres.
sssd for FREE e2.00 trial bottle aud trsa&sss.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Halle Cstafrh Csrs
h 0 constitutional cure. Price, IA
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

III. 6Iultu, 68CT6tdTy Oh war hOOt
writes as follows: IAN examination Of
the evidence has satisfied me that the
conviction was just and that the rea-
sons stated for the very light sentence
Imposed are sustained by the facts.
General Smith. in his conversation
with Major Waller, was guilty Of In
temperate, Incenslderate and violent
expressions. which, II accepted literal
", would groasiy Violate the humans
rules governing American armies In the
field and II allowed would have
brought lasting dskgraee upon the mill
tary service OF the United States. For
tunately they were not taken literally
and were not followed. No women or
children or helpless persona, nop-c0m-
batants or prisoners were put to death
In pursuance Of them. An examine
ton of the record and proceedings upon
the frialtof Major Waller, which imme-
diately preceded that Of General
Smith. shows that the INSTRUCTIONS In
question bore no relation to the acts
for which Major Waller was tried and
were not alleged by him as justifica.
tl0n for those acts. Major Waller was
tried for causing certain natives, who
had acted az bearers or guides OF one
Of his expeditions. to be put to death
for treachery without proper trial; and
lie defended his action not upon the
ground Of any orders received from
General Smith, but upon the ground
that as commanding onicer he was
Justified b. the laws Of war"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-29

ather than as the regular practice Of
the entire American armyi The resig.
nation of Secretary Root and the recall
Of Gen. Chaffee should be sternly de.
manded by every ''anti" in the land,
for they are clearly guilty OF the OF
tense Of trying to make our soldiers
appear less black than the "antis' have
painted them.
But peace will come in spite Of all
hopes to the contrary. The latest as
surances of it will be received with de
rision by that feeble and weary little
band of men who are clinging so des
perately to the tail Of the world in the
curious delusion that they are staying
the march of events; but this will be
merely a diverting incident of the pro
ceedings. AS matter of fact, there
has been for six months or more, az
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-29
PguCe h The Philippines.

The news which came from the Phil
ippines yesterday afternoon was so oP-s
portune an answer to the latest whoop
of the forlorn "antis" that they must
suspect conspiracy between Gen. Chat
fee and Secretary Root in sending It,
While they were going through their
familiar performance of hanging their
heads in shame" over batch of TN
verified charges of inhuman conduct
against American soldiers a 3ear or
two ago---a variety of news which SO
encourages them that they are entirely
unable to conceal the delight which it
gives them Gen. Chaffee cabled from
Manila that Gen. Guevara has uncondi
tionally surrendered to Rrig-Gen. Bel
at Samar with the entire ms Urgent for
ce of the provinces of Laguna and Ba
tangas," that Gen. Bell says he is conf
dent of his ability to 'quell the insur
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Negros ane
capture all those in the field wht
have not yet surrendered, but Malva
has ordered the complete surrender O
every insurgent to the nearest Amer
can force That was sad news for tn
g-our-heads-in-shane insurrecGior
lists in the United States but sadder fo
lowed in these sentences:
Gen. Wheaton reporting to the d
vision headquarters, says that all resist
ance in, his department has ended, AM
that the surrenders just announce
mean that the ports will be opened, an
that the Filipinos in the detention
camps can be allowed to return to thei
homes in time to plant the crops. TIL
pie of Manila are delighted at tn
prospect of a resumption Of trade wit
the pacifed provinces and are anxiou
to show Gems. Chaffee Wheaton an
Bell their appreciation of the fact tha
the insurrection is really over.
Think of it! The people at peac
and delighted because Of il! Lagun
and Batangas we're the only province
in northern | uzon which were mair
tanning organized resis.anse to Anne
rican authority. With the island c
Samar they have for several month
been the only provinces in which any
thing like an in jurrectlon existed, al
the others being at peace. TIL
cable message which says tn at tn
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-29

insurgents in Batangas and Laguna
have surrendered says also: "The lack
of news from the island of Samar is |
due to defective cable. 1t is believed,
however, that the American commander
there received yesterday the surrender
Of all the insurgents in Sanar, unless
I the planned proceedings were altered" !"
If that piece of optimism is verified,
the final blow will descend upon the
anti neads which hang so low in
shame, for the entire archipelago will
be at peace and the policy of Mckinley
and Roosevelt and Root and Taft will
have succeeded. American sovereign
ty will be supreme, aud if there be
anything harder than that for an 'anti"
to bear it has not yet been discovered,
But even this was not all the news
that Gen. Chaffee sent yesterday. Strong
proof of completely between him and
Secretary Root is to be found in another
message which the War Department,
in violation of its habittlal habit of
: suppression" gave out Immediately
an act that in itself is suspicious. In
) this message Gen Chaffee said:
r With reference to my telegram OF
s3d ult., reporting attack by Moros
: Reconnaissance under Forsyth, March
E IS, soldier, Twenty-seventh Regiment
I United States Infantry murdered b
/ Moros, vicinity Parang Paralg. Marcf
20. two soldiers. Twenty seventh Ike
giment, United States Infantry, having
t 5ae gun, were ap. .Jroached with sem
d blance of friendship by six Moros, Aea1
Malabang Rifle seized; one soldier
killed, other severely wounded, but es
n capped. Murder without provocatior
r or justification in any way" Murder
e ers known demand has been made fol
e their surrenner. Thus far dattos re
n fused to deliver them My belief a
S the present time is that large major
d ity of dattos will not support those i'm
It )licated in the murders.
What is that but an effort to arouse
e sympathy for American soldiers who
a may lose control of themselves in the
IS presencen OF the mutilated bodies o
J. their murdered companions and com
; NIT human acts in retaliation? What
If is that but an insidious effort by Gen
S Chafee and Secretary Root to induce
= the American people to condone often
Il ses of this kind by their own soldiers
e and to view such offenses as isolated
e outbreaks of uncomfortable indignation
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-29

President Roosevelt remarked at Char
lesion few days ago, 1far more war
fare abolt the Philippines in this coun-
try than warfare in the Philippines
themselves
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-10-10
DECLINES THIN OFFER
Mitchell Noih the Presiden; His
Proposal i Not Accepted.
WOULD BE OF NO USE
President Mitchell in Secret Confer.
enee at New York, Supposed 10
De With Some Railway on
cials-Siriker Killed.

Washington. Oct 9.-Presidont
Mitchell. Of the coal miners union.
has refused 10 comply with the ap-
peal Of President Roosevelt to call
The strike on. pending an lnvestiga.
ton and action by the congress. HIS
letter 10 the president says the respon.
Elb'iity for the continuance OF the
strike should be placed upon those
who have refused arbitration. Mitch.
ell adds that the district presidents
concur fully tn his views. He goes on
10 say.
II Is unnecessary In THIS letter 10
refer 20 tie malicious assault made
upon as IN response Of tho coal oper.
ators We feel confident you must
have been impressed with the fair.
ness of our proposition and insincer
ity OF those who maligned u.s. Hay
ins ln mind our experience with coal
operators 10 the past We have no rea.
Elg OBJ feel any degree OF confidence In
their willingness to do Us justice in
the future and inasmuch as they have
refused 70 accept the decision Of the
tribunal selected by you. and inEs-
much as there is mo- law through
which you could enforce the finding
Of tho commission you suggest. We re-.
fpectmlIy decline 90 advise our people
10 return to work. simply upon the
hope The coal operators might be IN.
duced or be forced to comply with the
recommendation OF your commission
As stated above. We believe We went
more than half way In our proposal AZ
Washington and we do not feel We
should boz asked 20 make further sacri.
fees"
30 comment was mldo concerning
the letter Ol Mitchell by officials AZ
the white House although % can be
said the president has not exhausted
an efforts lu bringing about the end
of strike NofIIHe can be learned as
to the future Intentions OF the prcsi.
dent ia th.s matter