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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
CHELsEA'S NOTED BUNS.
All London Used 10 visit Mrs. Hands
Good Friday.

ON Good Friday.
However religious Observancos may
change I'm England. the eating Of hot
cross buns on Good Friday is not likely
TO die out. Still. enthusiasm in this
particular has considerably declined
since the days w-cn Mrs. Hands kept
tie Chelsea Bun House at the corner
Of Jews row. NOW Pimlico road. So
many people were in the habit of flock
ing there on Good Friday i'm order t.
eat hot cross buns that on one occasion
10000 persons assembled there. and
zoo was taken i'm the day for buns
alone. After this the Inhabitants Of
Chelsea protested against the noise and
disturbance this caused. and Mrs
Hands. fearing to be restrained 10y the
law. issued in 1893 quaint proclama.
ton. stating how. "dcsirous. therefore
OF tcsufying her regard and obedicnc,
20 those laws 10y which she is happil,
protected. she is determined. though
MUCH To- her loss. not To sell cross buns
on that day TO any person whatever
but chelsea buns as usual"
This Mrs. Hands was something Of
character i'm her own way The royal
family and many Of the aristocracy
used To- visit her i'm the morning. and
Queen Charlotte even presented her
with silver half gallon mug contain
ing > guingas. The house remained i'm
the possession Of her family for some
time. as SIR Richard Phillips. writing q
few years before its destruction, men
tons After admitting that for upward
otthirty years lac had never passed ia,
house without filling his pockets. he
goes ON TO say. These buns have az
iorded competency and even wealth
to four generations Of the same family.
and it is singular that their delicate
flavor. lightucss and richness have nev
er been successfully initiated" When
RanelaSh was closed. the Bun House
declined in popularity. though as late
as $50 $1,000 buns were sold on Good
Friday alouc.-Loudon Chronicle.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
The Canary Is n Little Pir

The canary is always regarded as n
small eater, just as the pig is notorious
for its gluttony. People with small ap
petites are often twitted for not eatin,
more than enough to feed a canary
and this led man who was a tiny eat
er TO watch the yellow bird and report.
He found that canary that weighed
24I grains ate just thirty-two times lis
own weight in month; that is. il ate
rather more than its own weight on al
average every day. Anyone who watch
es the little bird will notice that il is nj
ways eating. Now, says the investiga
tor. pig doesn't eat its own weight ev
cry day, glutton as it is. Hence h,
thinks that the canary deserves to b,
classed as little pig.-London An
swers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
POWERFUL VOICES.
Some Historic Shri~lscrS Who Ante
dated the Famous Stcntor.

'NAaf AAANARINf " no An1N-
dated the Famous Stcntor.
The question has often been asked.
who was the most loud voiced man
Of historyf" The answer usually Is
that il was Steutor. of whom Homer
says his voice was as loud as that Of
fifty other men combined and from
which we get the phrase "stentorian
voiced" But we have record Of two
historic "shriekers" anterior to Homer
We read where Simeon and Levi fought
against the twelve men OF the city Of
Sarton and that Levi behoaded one
man with his own sword. In chapter
IS verse Il. Of the book referred 10 the
story Is related in the following words.
And the sons OF Jacob seeing that
they could not prevail over the twelve.
Simeon gave a loud and tremendous
shrek. and the eleven remaining men
were stunned by the awful Shrek"
In chapter 80. same book. verse 10
we find the following account of the
battles of the sons OF Jacob with the
inhabitants OF the city OF Gaash. II
seems as though the battle was both in
the front and in the rear and that the
warriors on the wall were throwing
spears and hurting stones upon the
sons of Jacob. What next occurred. as
related in chapter and verse above
cited. is recorded I'm these words:
And Judah. seeing that the men OF
Gaash were getting too heavy for
them, gave piercing and tremendous
shrek. and all the men OF Gaash were
terrified at Judah's cry. and men fell
from the wall at the sound of his pow
erfIl shrek, and all those that were
without as well as those within the
city were greatly afraid Of their lives.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
Ran without Legs.

A certain congressman has smart
granddaughter. whose clever sayings
are the delight Of her parents. The 9th
er day she came TO her grandfather
with her face all smiles.
Grandpa" she said. II saw some
thing this morning running across tn,
kitchen floor without any legs. Whai
do think it was:"
Mr.. Congressman studied for awhile
and gave up. What was it?" he asked
Water" said the youngster trium
phantly.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
p nCCracke n, B o. s. Co
DISTRIBUTORS.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA.
MHIsKEY. nRANnY. wINE-

In case goods. The finest assortment
in the city. Murphy Pure Malt Whiskey;
The Eagles Rye Whiskey, s years old;
the Delaware Valley Rye, 6 years old;
the |. {. L. Whiskey, 10 years old; the
AANA Monogram Old Rye; the Triumph
Celery Rye. fine goods; Rock and Rye, the
best made; John Gibson's Sons & Co.'S.
Old Whisky, made on the Monongahela
river. In addition | still keep in stock the
other leading brands previously adver
tised. Imported Wines and other brands
OF the best on the market. With thanks
Tor your liberal patronage in the past,
hope to merit continuance of same. 2O9
Commerce st. J. T. HARRIS. at old
Racket Harris stand. p. ) Fine line of
Tobacco and Cigars.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
Proceeding with Caution.

"Are you sure that your arguments
IRE calculated TO impress people with
your punctilious principlesY
II don't want to. impress 'em too
strongly with my punctliousness." an
swered Senator Sorghum. IF any
body is willing to sell out. don't want
him to feel scared about making a
proposition. Washington Star.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
Just m Way She Had.

Softleigh-That how'd Miss Giggles
WEAKLY laughed at me lawst evening
doncher know.
Miss Cutting--Oh. well, you shouldn't
notice. She often laughs at nothing
Chicago News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
Weekend Tickets, Season 1902.

Commencing Saturday, June It'll. aud
unless otherwise ordered, continuing
until September 9th inclusive, round
trip tickets will be sold to Richmond
and intermediate stations. Saturdays
only. good to return until the following
Monday, inclusive at one fare rate.
C. C.. Cox. Agent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16

Walls have ears. and the paper hang
er doesn't cover them either.-Philadel.
phia Bulletin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
LIQUORS. CIGARS. GROCERIES.

LIQUORS, CIGARS, GROCERIES.
Mrs j. r. Monroe.
Commerce ST., fredericksburg, Va, keep
The largest and most varied stock OF
Wines and Liquors in the city. She can
furnish you Whiskey at prices from 81 40
to 81 per gallon. 1t includes Star 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
Prandy $3.50 to 81 per gallon. A full
inc ofCigars and Tobacco, Groceries, etc.
MRS. j. +. MONROE,
3l3 Commerce St, fredericksburg, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-16
18th
- G. 1sK~

This has been our banner YEA, .,a 49,.
have done more business than ever before W.
have the confidence OF the people. aud aproof
OF ~ - the Increase OF our trade. Pure
goods. honest value and full measure ara -.
cause OF Our stock l. the largest purest
and best selected In the State aud We can
satisfy the wants Of every body
Our Canada Rye at $500 Is the finest
,nedical ni-key on the market. Farmers
oeught, lenderloin Rye. Kentucky Club Rye
King 81 KENTUCKY Rye. White Rye and col.
onel Rye, all as 5000 per gallon. have no
equal. Blue Ribbon. ~ .9c, Apple blossom.
20 per gal. Apple Brandies 5000 and
$500, Peach. blackberry. California French
AND Glnger Brandies. Kidney Gin, New Eng
'@h' ana jamaica RUNS, Wines and Beers
A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE yorr
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

The Specimen Proved to Have Been
Already Classified.


New York Times. IA the stogic nan
stood at the end ~ the bar nc chucklcd
To himself and blew clouds of smoke
until the mixer had serious thoughts Of
sending In call for the fire depart
ment. Fortunately. the brokers' clerk
| ana the meek man came In together,
ana the oracle let II out.
Got laugh on that college profess
| sor up my way. His regular graft II
anatomy, you know: but he makes n
iide issue or zoology In generaI-'specil-
~ insects ana bugs. Reg'lar bur hunt
er-one OF these fellcrs that chase but
ternies ana such with young fish net,
ana impnles specimens on big-hcadcd
pin, ana, MS though that wasn't bad
enough, insults tho por creatures by
writing unpr0nouncenble names under
EN-.
wei. ne was returning from church
with his FAMILY last sunday when he
discovered q new ana singular insect
on the front doorstep. lie was natural
ly mighty pleased. and. forming his
handkerchief into net, he ponnccd
down upon ana succeeded In capturing
H.
Bring In tho microscope, children,
says ne. an tel your ma 10 hurry
want her 10 look ~ H. I'm sure u be-
longs tn 'he bemiptcra class, ana IL n
new specimen. Here, charlie put your
eye To the glass ana tell me what you
see
On, IN. amt u splendid! It's got
iohr wings, eight eyes. and don't II
sparkle! ltod ana green and yellow
on. us getting away, amt it?'
Then II isn't dead cried the pro-
lessor, In ecstacy. He's no near-sight-
ed that n" passes his 'ext-door neigh
nor on the street without knowing him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

The Tilghman Family Has q Letter
He Wrote to Their Ancestor.

New York Sun: The death Of the
Mnrchioncss dc Ia Rosiere, In Paris, has
recalled TO some New Workers en inter-
esting incident In the early history OF
the Tiighman family Of which the mar
chlonesa was the last To bear the name.
When Lafayette. Baron de kalb and
their party came to America to enlist
with the American patriots who were
lighting Tor the cause OF liberty, they
Drought. besides their credentials from
lhe French government, n personal let
ted Issued by William Carmichael, sec
retary OF the American delegation who
went to Paris to ask for the aid of the
French, to Tench Tilghman. who was
an aidc-de-camp of Gon. George Wash
ington. The letter IL still preserved by
the family and Is kept In a safe deposit
vault downtown. II reads as follows
Dear Sir: Permit me Ia put you in
mind OF an old friend by introducing to
your particular notice the Marquis de
Lafayette and the Baron dc Kalb, IA
well ms the Colonels LATER and Valfeit.
The first Of the first connections and
fortune In France. The latter all off,
GERS Of the first consideration here In
their different ranks. ] beg you to In
troduce them to the gallantest of our
countrymen. who. ] hope, wan no ex-
ample to inspirit them to act to deserve
the continuance OF the admiration of
Europe which they now have. IL such
should be wanted. see In the marquis
an example too striking not be fol-
lowed, young noblcman with n clear
fortune OF Gl5.O00 sterling year pre-
ierring every danger In search Of glory
TO the tranquil pleasures such connec-
tions and such fortune could give him,
with the example OF almost all his pre-
hccesSors who fell In battle To deter
him.
me public viii instruct you In our
news. The loss OF our common friend mt
Chester distrcsses me. hope from
your knowledge of mo you do not re-
quirc more testimonies to my past SEN
timcnts which my present situation will
confirm. although absent In this time Of
canger and glory. ! understand your
brother Dick was we'll week or two
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
UNIQUE VILLAGE
A Place in Hungary Where Every
body Must Play Chess.

Poarson's Weekly. There In In Hun
gary village probably unique among
III" worlds townships. In that Il not
only encourages chess as n pastlmo. hut
insists that the king Of games shnll he
played by every man. woman. and child
In the place.
II IL just ns necessary In this out-of-
tho. world spot for the inhabitants To
be proficient chess players as It Is for
ih"m to bc able To read. write. and
cipher. Prizes are given To the rchool
children for proficiency In chess. Prob
lens arc given tn the scholars that they
are expected to take home and work out
In their spare hours In addition TO their
other tasks.
Hungary has long been famous for
her chess players, Indeed. this little
village has. as can be well understood
turned out more than one player who
hns been considered NJ to rank with
such giants as Lasker, Steinitz. and
Tschigorin.
Every Christmas n great tournament
Is held In the village. and the burgo-
master gives prizes for the best Juvenile
nnd adult players.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
A COINCIDENCE.
II Happened In Church and Caused
Much Merriment.

New York Christian Advocate: Co
inclhences OF a ludicrous character are
liable 10 occur on the most solemn or-
caslJns. An an Illustration. We recall
that the Rev C. R!-Moses Of Virginia.
Baptist preacher of considerable re-
nown. once spent a Sunday In Rich
mond soon after he had visited the
beautiful regions around Mountain lake
In Gilca county, Virginia. Being in
vltei by one Of the city pastors IN
preach, toward the close OF the sermon
he gave ms an illustration n vivid de-
scrlptiOn Of the wonderful landscape
scenes which he had Just behcld. and as
he closed called ON the choir to sing
something of their own selection. They
struck up the old hymn beginning.
There In land Of pure delight" but
when they reached the fourth stanza
these words confronted them:
Could we but stand where Moses stood,
And view the landscape DER.
They tried To sing. but broke down.
The congregation followed their ex-
ample, and the service closed In gen
cral merriment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Prince Henry. OF Prussia. recently re-
covered an old relic Of his family In a
singular manner. On board German
wafship n cabin hoy according Ia the
Koinische Zeitung) showed him watch
belonging to Queen Louise. the princes
great grandmother, together with q
document attesting It's authenticity
Fleeing from the French troops In 1906
the queen had stayed with ancestors OF
the boys family. and had given them
the watch. which the boy respectfully
presented 10 the prince. Prince Henry
accepted II. and. besides making q
money payment. has had the hoy ad'
mitted TO the Hamburg School OF Navi-
RatiOn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
Coed Old Times.

People who talk Of she good old times
should read these facts. compiled By
Popular Mechanics" In the good old
tines
There was not public library In the
United States.
Almost all the furniture was import
ed from England.
An old copper mine In Connecticut
was used as prison.
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats.
Virginia contained Q nth Of the
whole population of the country.
A man who jeered at the preacher
or criticised the sermon was fined.
Two stage coaches bore all the travel
between New York and Boston.
A day laborer considered himself we'll
paid with shillings day.
The whipping post and pillory were
still standing In New York and Bos-
ton.
Trousers we're fastened with pegs or
laces.
The church collection was taken In
bag mt the end OF pole. with Q bell
attached to arouse the sleepy contrtbu-
tors.-Washington Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14


Recent disturbancss b. voooanfe
eruption IN the island Of lGartinlo1D ~
Guatemala bring out IN full mtHDuto
the sympathy of the reoidonto q ~
cyclone district of tho Southwest Tie
cyclone Ia by far the worst form AZ
disaster that visits this country. coon-
Ing at unexpected times and doaIinH
death and destruction In wtdssproo1
manner. tt
When the summer days bring vaves
OF heat across the stretches Of hot rod.
then the residents OF the prairie Wet
begin to cast their eyes To the wind
ward. They are watching the f0rmak
tion OF the clouds. and he who cOuI
not distinguish n cyclone bank from
any other In indeed tendeffoot. Then
the cry OF warning In carried across TIE
plains. and the members OF every fam
lily make for their cyclone cellars
These cellars differ In various commuu-
tiles. The popular cyclone cellar on
the plains OF Western Kansas. whore
cyclones fow years ago were almost Z
daily occurrence, are ordinary sod
houses. built low and strong.
In the Russian communities Of Kan
sas these cyclones houses serve ~ the
family residence the year around. They
are about seven feet high, and built es-
septionally strong. The roofs are slant
Ing, and the houses are set to the wind.
that In. the ends are faced toward the
east and west.
In Oklahoma every farmhouse Il
backed up by a cave, hole dug into
the ground. and covered by an earthen
roof. Some farmers have gone % fer
In protecting themselves against cy-
clones that they have q small cannon
loaded with salt and buckshot, which
is fred into the whirling clouds 10 they
approach. This has been known to
turn the course Of n storm. Il n q
common event to dismiss school on the
plains OF Oklahoma when q hank Of
clouds begins to arise In the southwest.
These wind and rain storms are becom-
Ing more uncommon every day. and Il
is believed that the planting OF trees
and the settlement Of the barren cod
has had much ~ DO with w. Before
Oklahoma was thoroughly wen settled
dozens Of cyclones were reported every
d?y In the hot months. The writer was
In the Newkirk one day In the early
period OF that towns existence, and
saw seven cyclones form In the after
noon. All OF them followed the course
OF the Arkansas river. and "etruck" In
the Usage Indian reservation, far to the
westward.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

M. Leon Bourgeois. who has been
elected president Of the new chamber
OF deputies. defeating M. Deschanel
who has held the position for -four
years. has had great deal OF political
experiences. He was born In Paris In
1861 and entered politics In 1887, and
became . member of tbs chamber Of
deputies the following year. Since
then he has been in various cabinets
and in the crisis Of 1895 IVES premier
sAd nlnIslsr cf foreign aGalp. HI
al6e1 VII mueA - BE fAms by hi
ssaonoe - heAl q ~ vrench delsgs-
~ = ~ uagne pnAsp cnn11reaos.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
Sleep-WalkinG.

Ten per cent Of the worlds popula-
tion In more or less somnambulistic, /"
said n physician. "and every one, at
one time or another, has done . little
sleepwalking. ! myself. when lad. got
up. dressed. took my books. and went
to school on n summer night. my father
following close behind to eco that ]
should come to no harm.
'Blonde persons are more apt 70 be
somnambulists than dark folk. and IN
cold climates there II more somnanlbu-
lism than In warm ones. In certain
Greenland villages. havo been told.
the hut doors are locked from without
by watchman In order that thoee
within may not come forth In their
sleep, and maybe freeze To death. But
In Egypt and such like hot lands such
precaution Ia unnecessary. y."-Philadel-
Dhia Record.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
|;:!|||'||||l'k:;;l y
s,suo,cs .u IN. u,..

During the trial OF q street railway
damage suit In one OF the circuit
branches Of the supreme court OF the
District Of Columbia few days ago an
important eyewitness of the accident
took the stand In the person of An
elderly colored man. The plaintiff
had been injured while the car was at
q street crossing. and one OF the attor-
neys was endeavoring to elicit from
the witness Just where the latter was
standing at the moment the plnin,.ff
was struck by the car.
AS I understand you" remarked the
attorney. after n number OF questions
had been asked. you were stan ling ut
the street corner diagonally opposite
the point where the accident occurred" /"
mo, sir, ! wasn't" declared the w.t.
ness. II guess ! was standing kinder
sort er on the bias from the spot
Washington Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Charles Burdett Hart. United States
minister to Colombia. who IN now en-
ioying q vacation at home. describes
himself as a reformed newspaper man.
The reform seems to be only skin deep.
an whenever he abandons diplomacy.
he will resume writing. He was for
many yesrs Washington correspond
eut and was afterward editor Of an In
portant newspaper In whssliuG. W, w.
He ia an excellent spaaish scholar ~
he has accumulated . Woo1eyeu1 y
bsary rslstlps 70 ~ sspshllo - g
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Professor jacques Loebs theory that
electricity Is the stan Of life has been
pei .ccted and methods have been ar
ranged In accordance with the Idea
that the body Is nothing but human
battery.
Nevertheless, science has not yet
reached the point Of eliminating all the
Ills to which fish In heir. and with he
grtt mother notes that one OF tic
child. en- Is ailing.
what seems to be the mattcr!" asks
tho ilther.
i can't quite make out" replies the
anxious mother. but I am inclined To
Think that his voltage IL low"
possibly" suggests the father, "ho
needs to bc Jared to the extent Of u
few nmperes."
1T may be-" the mother admits.
'al.i yet | am not at all certain that
the trouble IL not due to the fact that
his voltage Is too high"
Hove you tried tha ohm-am .neter?"
asia the Enthusiastically Eagle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

A student in the New England Con-
servatory OF Music says that out Of 96
in this year's graduating class only 20
passed the final examinations. thereby
ontitiing them to diplomas. This only
goes TO show" says the Boston Journal.
that the increasing regidity Of exam
inntion papers which has been 70 no.
ticabie In the professional schools Of
late In extending to the institutions OF
art and music m we'll"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

II has been decided by the president
that no Information In respect to ap-
pointments will be made public from
Oyster Bay. All appointments, as hero
tofore. will be announced from WASH
ington and information concerning ap-
pointments will be given out by tho
various departments there.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
You Want Facts.
! Present Them to You in
the Letters of My
Former Patients
You Do Not Pay Me One
Cent Until You Are
Cured.

present bo the readers Of this paper
a few testimonial letters and nanee of
former patients whom have cured of
rupture. believing that the afflicted
would rathor correspond with some one
who has been cured than rend what
might say about myself You can more
fully Investigate and convince yourself
NJ 20 the merits Of my treatment. You
might doubt any statements I might
make, but you cannot help but believe
the statements Of those have cured.
l will ask you to write 20 any or all
OF them. II you are satisfied with
what they say about my reliability
and methods Of treatment, write to me
or cali and see me. Remember that In
all cases ] guarantee n cure and do not
accept one cent Of money until you are
we'll. Consultation by mail or in per-
son IN entirely free. will be pleased
TO correspond with you regarding your
case.