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Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

have done this summer. will not be very easily scared out.
 Intelligent Opinions on Imperial Soils.
 The San Diego Union publishes few interviews which express very em- phatic opinions in favor of the fer tilIty of the soils of the Imperial Set dement's. It says:
 IL happens that several of the best known county officers have been in the imperial country in the past few weeks, including Supervisors Jasper and Swallow. Auditor Shaffer. Sur yeyor Ward and Superintendent Bald win of the county schools Mir. Jas per Mir. Swallow. Mir. Shaffer and Mir. Ward have returned All Of them have been on the lookout for the alkali lands, as reported in the dis patches from Washington. None of them have found 1t. only in very small quantities. In several instances they found few acres of it. and while they doubt not that the ground may contain alkali. they are of the opinion that the amount is so small as to be en- tirely harmless so far as the raising of crops Is concerned.
 Supervisor Swallow and County Auditor Shaffer returned from a week s trip to the Yuha oil well and Flowing Wells and Imperial. yesterday. They were four days mak- ing the trip from the well to Flowing Wells and return. They had heard of the Washington report as to alkali ana they took particular pains to investi- gate. Tn these four days we heard of three acres of alkali.' said Mir. Shaffer One man told Us that he knew of two acres in one place and one in another. where the presence of alkali was such as would prevent the raising of crops, and that was all. l have seen soil full of alkali and believe that can tell 1t without any trouble. do not say that there is no alkal in the Imperial country, but don't believe that there is enough tc interfere with the raising of crops ] think the government is doing this section an injustice in sending out the reports"
 In the Imperial country they found a comparatively small acreage devoted 10 crops. although there Is plenty or preparation for a big business in that line as soon as the water is more gen erally distributed. They talked with one man who was cultivatiug l500 acres and which was nearly ready for the seed They saw six crews at work making ditches for the water distribu- ton. There is plenty doing in the way of preparation. Some disappointment is expressed by the farmers at the tardy arrival of water at some of the places. A fact which impressed Mir. Shafrer was that tn starting out in the morning for the days journey they were able to see their destination. The country is almost as level as q house floor.
 County Surveyor Jones. who has just returned from two weeks trip into the Imperial country. Is inclined to take very little stock in the reports about alkall there. In the first place he does not believe alkall Is to be found in such quantities as the reports indicate. He Is confident that the
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

Tt ls a mighty good thing to be able to feel young while growing old.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

County Surveyor Jones. who has just returned from two weeks trip into the Imperial country. Is inclined to take very little stock in the reports about alkall there. In the first place, he does not believe alkall Is 10 be found in such quantities as the reports indicate. He is confident that the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
T,rLev-Tbe Final Catastrophe.


A strong sultan could still place in
the field an army Of 100000 of the
bravest soldiers in the world, defend
his coasts and ports with torpedo boats
and even in defeat iniiict terrible blows
upon his conqueror. It is true that the
advent Of a strong sultan is most i'm
probable. the race of Gilman appear
ing at last to be worn out, but sultan
weak as a MerOvingian is quite prob
able. and a strong mayor Of the palace
or grand vizier would be even more
dangerous because replaceable. rul-
er of Turkey who threw/all caution TO
the winds summoned every Osmanli to
his standard. stopped all payments ex-
cept for munitions of war and fought
as the mahdi fought at Omdurman
would. to begin WITH shatter all Euro
pean alliances. might hold In check for
three years any single European pow
er and might while being defeated
cause an explosion such as Europe has
not had to face since the spahis threat
ened Vienna. The Sick Man will be-
queath nothing. ard the whole western
world desires his heritage. The catas-
trophe may not come just yet, for the
strange being who now occupies the
throne of Turkey and who will neither
yield nor fight seems irremOyable. But
il cannot be put off forever, and every
blow such as the one VI. Delcasse re-
Gently delivered brings us nearer to its
occurrence. If history affords us any
guidance, the Turk will die biting hard.
London Spectator.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 5 1902
CHOICE MISCELLANY


"Have you ever noticed said an up
town physician the other day. the
number Of young men who are nursing
sore chins? Some have swellings on
one side only; the majority have them
on both sides. Not one IN City OF those
young fellows knows what is the mat
ter with him. Most of them imagine
that their blood is ont Of order and 20
dosing themselves. but the disease still
stays DO You see this| Aud The man
Of medicine pulled a small bulldog pipe
out of his coat pocket and placed il In
his mouth. Il put the pipe TO the right
side, and note where il rests. | turn II
TO the left. and see where it rests. The
bowl almost invariably comes in con
tact with the skin just at the forward
bend of the chin, and the heat OF the
lighted tobacco acts like poutice and
draws to a head whatever impurities
may be in the vicinity | have treated
some twenty cases. and as soon as the
short style dhudcen was abandoned
for the straight stem variety the trou-
BILE ceased. think that am the origi-
nal discoyerer of the malady and have
called it 'pipe-osis chinnitis. '-Phila-
delphia Record.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
Something About Alfalfa.

Alfalfa Is comparatively new plant
In this country, but in Asia 1t was
known and cultivated before the dates
of the most ancient history. 1t grew
in abundance in Assyria and Persia
and at an early day found its way to
southern Europe, and thence with the
Spanish conquerers to Mexico and Pc
ru. IL was grown to some extent but
not appreciated. In the eastern states
long before it was recognized as of ma
terial value anywhere in this country.
In portions of South America 1t has es-
capped from the fields and grows wild
over large areas. 1t is now grown
largely in all the arid and semiard
regions Of the world and is everywhere
recognized as the most valuable forage
plant known for all sections where
rainfall is scant. But II is by no means
confined to arid sections. but is grown
and esteemed where rainfall Is abun-
'dant. Its most perfect development,
however, seems TO be where 1t can get
sufficient moisture by means OF It's
long taproot and does not have to de-
pend upon rains.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
Pension Money.

Uncle Sam sends pension money all
over the world. Every country IS rep
resented and nearly every inhabited
island of the sea. United States pen
sioners are on the island of Comoro.
near the coast of South Africa; on the
SEYCHELLES island. in the Indian ocean,
in Sierra Leone. near Liberia, aud on
the island of Mauitus. In Great
Britain there are SO of Uncle Sans
pensioners. In Ireland 42T receive 500
GOO annually. England has 32S who
get S46.5OO. Scotland has lO2, with
$1,000. while 13 in Wales receive ST.
400. In Germany there are go wards
of the United States. who draw $9o,-
900. France has -, who get $4,000;
Russia. o. who receive S1.400 Norway,
II. drawing $500. and Denmark. 81
receiving $3.50. Down in Spain
pensioners get $50 and Portugal has
6. who take SSi6. So it goes into Italy,
with 80. drawing $500; over to Tur-
key. where { receive $1,000, and down
into Africa. where - are paid $1,000
On this continent. in Canada, Mexico
and South America, there are many
more in proportion. Every community
holds them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
PubIic Shirt.

When Representative Lawrence OF
assachusetts was with the river and
harbor committee last summer on the
trip to the Pacific coast. he made a
speech at Whatcom, Wash. where the
people are working earnestly for an
appropriation to deepen a waterway
called Swinomish slough. An address
Of welcome was made by the mayor.
and Mr.. Lawrence responded. He call
ed attention to the public spirit of n cit
izen of Portland. Or. who was such
an enthusiast in promoting the con
struction of jetties at the mouth OF the
Columbia river that he had named his
girl baby "Jetty Columbia" Mr.. Law
renee said he hoped hat there might be
a similar display of public spirit al
Whatcom. He felt sure that if some
citizen would have the nerve and patrl
otism and self sacrifice to name a boy
baby "Swinomish Slough il could not
fail to impress the committee. Mr.
Lawrence recently received this tele
gram: "a boy has been named Swine
mish Slough. per your suggestion. Pho
tograph will be sent by mall
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08

A plant which thrives in the arid re-
gion Of the west is the greasewood, the
young plants Of which have a milky
sap and the old wood resinous gum
known to be soluble In certain hydro
carbon solvents Of rubber. From the
young greasewood sap two inventors
have discovered a method Of making
artificial india rubber. BY this proc
ess they are enabled to obtain a gum
my mass Of brown color, highly hex-
IDLE, elastic. combustible and seems to
possess the characteristics of india
rubber. except that II has rather a bal
samic odor. differing from the odor or
commercial rubber. The gum can be
vulcanized by the addition of a guam
tity of sulphur in the same manner as
the india rubber of commerce.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
The Last Heard OF II

my little boy took the Group one
night and soon grew so bad you could
hear him breathe all over the house,
says F. d. Reynolds, Mansfield, o. 'We
feared he would die, but few doses OF
One Minute Cough Cure quickly relieved
him and be went to sleep. That's the
last we heard of the Group. Now isn't a
cough cure like that valuable7" One Mn
ute Cough Cure is absolutely safe and
acts Immediately For coughs, colds,
Group, grip, bronchitis and all other
throat and lung troubles It is a certain
cure. Very. pleasant to take. The little
ones like It. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
Growing Pecans.

It Is the fashion now in Georgia to
set pecan groves. The trees have been
found to grow and thrive well in that
climate, and they have varieties which
bear nuts as much larger than the or
binary wild nut which we used to
know as the improved chestnut is
better than the small wild nut. Trees
planted fifteen to twenty years ago
are producing profitable crops. and
hundreds of acres have been set to
them within the last ten years. while
planting is going on now at a greater
rate than ever before. One man near
Columbus. Ga. Is about TO set eighty
acres, and it may not be long before
we see them coming by the carload for
OR Christmas mt trade.-American
Cultivator.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08

TO THE SUFFERING PUBLIC It is with feeling of extreme graft
ude nkuess and humane desire TO benefit others that write out
INV own experience in the usoof Edward Phelps wonderful prepare
cn called Panes Celery Compound Owing to fall from horse several
years ago. invalid and last entered hospital
patient operated by famous New York surgeon
The surgical operation successful but nervous prOstaOn followed
summer Newport with the best medical attendance failed to restore
nerves condition absolutely unable to digest any solid
food this condition digestive organs combined with insomnia
deepest depression tenderness and soreness he
region my stomach with dull headache and extreme weakness created
feeling of hopossness, from which was unable to rise
was this melancholy mind that CHANGED to Boston
LAWYER who said to me- Il almost the condition that in and
after spending hundreds dollars without receiving benefit was induced
by friend give Pane Celery Compound trial. which did and cured
completely when everything else had failed
rather pca about trying prepared medicine but ordered
bottle my druggist and began take according directions hut
my surprise slept sOund and did wake in the morning with tho
usual dull headache Then developed appetite for solid food and soon
was digest dinner without unpleasant sensations en-
now completely restored health after about two months use the Compound
sympatng deeply with all who may suffering did, take this method
reaching after writing personal letters particular friends
hope that others may benefited have been by the
of Painet Celery Compound, am
Very truly yours.
382 Newbuy st. MRS FRAhOES L. BEhShAhD3
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
HINTS FOR FARMERS
clover ns an Orchard mulch.


Considerable publicity has been CIV
en- to the remarks Of w. r. Macoun OF
the experiment station at Ottawa.
Canada. made at the American pomo-
logical meeting in discussing the reno
vation of apple orchards. Mr.. Macouh
stated that the practice at the expert
mental farm had been TO grow clover
En- the orchard throughout the year.
AS the clover reached the blossonllhs
stage II was cut and allowed TO remain
on the ground. The last growth OF the
clover In the autumn was not moved
but permitted to stand as a cover dur
ing winter. This system is In ehec'
combination Of green manuring ana
mulcbing 1t differs from the ordinary
cultivation ana cover crop system III
that cultivation is left out OF the pro-
gramme.
rather too wide application OF Mr.
Macoun's remarks has been made. lie
was careful to state that this practice
pertained to their own orchard ana
was the outgrowth OF peculiar soil ana
climatic conditions. The subsoil of this
orchard is cold and impervious. The
region in which II is situated is rarely
visited with protracted droughts. The
object in growing the clover is to
aerate the SOIL draw out Its surplus
moisture and protect the trees from
the effect of severe freezing in winter
Undoubtedly the clover mulching plan
may be applied quite widely. believe
that It can be practiced with adyan-
tage in many of the colder apple grow
ing regions, but do not think ii would
be the best plan to follow in sections
where rainfall during the growing sea
son was at all uncertain. In such sec
lions cultivation is essential.
The particular region described by
Mr.. Macoun is not commercial fruit
section. Apples are grown In an anna
teur way. and fruit Of fine quality Is
produced. but no large areas are de-
voted 10 the industry.-Professor John
Craig, Cornell University.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
A Young scoteh chsmplon

Children in the Paola (kanD public
schools have established correspond
ence with children in the Edinburgh
Scotland public schools, and the let
tiers which pass between them contain
much that is amusing. For example
one Scoivs boy is very indignant al
the mistaken ideas which are held OF
his people. He says: "Many people
even in England, think that our male
sex dress in kits, but they are quite
wrong for there is hardly a man in
Edinburgh or anywhere in the middle
and south Of Scotland who wears kits
II also is thought that the language OF
the Scotch is bad English, but 1t is
quite the reverse, for the English is
bad. broken Scotch"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
saved him From rortare.

There is no more agonizing trouble
than piles. The constant itching and
burning make life intolerable No posi-
ton Is comfortable The torture is un.
ceasing. de Wits Witch Hazel Salve
cures piles at once. For skin diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, all kinds OF wounds
IL Is unequalled. ]. S. Gerall, st. Paul,
Ark, says: "From 1865 | suffered with
the protruding, bleeding Piles and could
find nothing to help me until ! used DE
Wits Witch Hazel Salye. A few boxes
completely cured me" Beware OF
counterieits Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08

Farming is now a better business
than it ever was because farmers are
better farmers than they ever were.
Science has furnished the knowledge
how and art the means by which hard
drudgery may be converted into
healthful exercise and healthful exer-
else into pleasant recreation. And yet
there are farmers who still claim an
interest In the curse Of Adam and re-
fuse to accept redemption because then
they would not have enough to grum-
BILE about.--Farm and Ranch.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08

A farm should, first of all. produce
everything that can be consumed. then
crops to be sold. and the less OF the
latter the better. Stock should be kept
sufficient to consume all food products,
and the corn. oats, hay. etc.. should be
marketed "on the hoof." Why sell
cattle or hogs to feeders when they
may be fed at home? - Farm and
Ranch
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08

The average yield per acre OF corn
In this country for 1901 is the lowest
on record-two bushels less than that
of 1881, long the record breaker for
low average. The average for last
year was put at sixteen bushels, and
the average for that of 1900 was TWEEN
ry-five bushels.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
To Give Commands In Chinese.

The greatest danger from colds and la
grippe is their resulting in pneumonia II
reasonable care Is used, however, and
Chanhrri..s - Cough Remedy taken, all
danger viii be avoided. II will cure a
cold or an attack OLA grippe In lesa time
than any other treatment. tits pleasant
and saje to take. For sale by NJ M.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08

In 1900 Texas produced less corn
than Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska. Missou-
ri, Kansas and Indiana and more than
any other of the states. The farm
value of Texas corn for 1901 is put al
$3S. 522, 56S.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
LIQUORS, CIGARS, GROCERIES,.

Mrs j r. Monroe,
Commerce St, Fredericksburg, Va, keeps
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
Brandy $3.50 to 81 per gallon. A full
line OF Cigars and Tobacco, Groceries, etc
MRS. J. +. MONROE,
313 Commerce St.. fredericksburg, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
SORES AND
ULCERS

Sores and Ulcers never become chronic
unless the blood is in poor condition. IS
sluggish, weak and unable TO throw OIL
the poisons that accumulate in It. The
system must be relieved of the unhealthy
matter through the sore, and great danger
to life would follow should it heal before
the blood has been made pure and healthy
and all impurities eliminated from the sys-
tenn. SIS. begins the cure by first cleans
ing and iuvigorating the blood, building
up the general health and removing from
the system a CONSTANT DRAIN
o fife n ,motter UPON TIE SYSTEM.
When this has been accomplished the dis
charge gradually ceases, and the sore or
ulcer heals. 1t is the tendency OF these old
indolent sores 20 grow worse and worse,
and eventually to destroy the bones. Local
applications, while soothing and to some
extent alleviate pain, cannot reach the seat
of the trouble. S. S. S. does, and no matter
how apparently hopeless your condition,
even though your constitution has broken
down, it will bring relief when nothing
else can. 1t supplies the rich, pure blood
necessary to heal the sore and nourish
the dcbilitated, diseased body.
Mr.. J Il Talbert, Lock Box as Winona, Miss,
saws: "Six years ago my leg from the knee TO
the foot was one solid sore. Several physicians
treated me and made two trips TO lIo; Springs,
hut found no relief. wasinduced 10 try 5 IS,
aud It made a complete cure. have been per
fecliy we'll man ever since
50 a. an is the only purely veg
ENWNWN etable blood purifier
% ~ " known - contains no
h AAMk ID poisonous minerals to
10 CO. ~ ruin the digestion and
add to, rather than relieve your suffer
irgs. If your flesh does not heal readily
when scratched, bruised or cut, your blood
is in bad condition, and any ordinary sore
Is apt to become chronic.
Send for our free book and write our
physicians about your case. We make no
charge for this service.
TAe SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLAaTA, Ca
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
p McCrackt n, Bro. & Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE and
BOURBON WHISTLES. from the following
well known dlstIlleries, Graft 4 Cor OF ONO
Boone County Dietllllng Co., OF kentnck{,
Monticello Disfillery, OF Maryland, and W. n.
Gray, Of Pennsylvania
Agents for Bergner 4 Engle's Lager Beer.
They also offer Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Agricultural implements. Seeds, Huano, and
Cement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-08
a Bloodhound's sagacity.

Had the instinct of a dumb brute not
been ignored and the supposed superb
ority of human intelligence trusted the
fate of Ella Maud Cropsey of Eliza
beth City. n. c., would have been
known in few days instead of re-
naming for thirry-seven days a secret.
A bloodhound. one Of the best trained
Of that extraordinary species the world
over, in the presence of a thousand
persons led the way from the Cropsey
house out to the road and down to a
pier 600 feet away. then to the edge of
the pier.
1t was near this pier that Nell Crop
sey's body came to the surface.
through natural causes. thirty
days after the dog had unerringly
shown where she had gone.
In those thirty-seyen days detectives
had followed innumerable clews lead
ing to twenty different cities, the po-
lice chiefs OF hundred towns worked
on the case, and in the end the sagac-
ity Of the bloodhound, a descendant
Of famous dogs employed to hunt rum
away slaves, proved to be right, while
the manifold workings OF hundreds OF
human minds were wrong.
To Give Commands In Chinese.
The British war Office is doing all in
its power to encourage the study Of
Chinese in the army. II Is considered
impossible to continue the training Of
regiments Ike the Chinese regiment Of
infantry unless the English n. G. O.'s
are able to instruct the men IN their
own tongue The secretary Of state for
war is offering rewards as an encour-
agement 10 proficiency ia the Chinese
language London Mail
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-05-22
KENTUCKY ROSEBUD
In THE TOLLS

A fellow named Archie Winters,
who is supposed to be Kentucky Rose
bud, the colored boxer, is registered
at Hotel De Hendee, on Broad street.
Archie is a slick boy but Constable
Frank Lore pinched him this week
and this morning the clever ring ar
tist appeared before Mayor Hampton
at City Hall.
The Rosebud" is alleged, and the
allegation evidently is not false, to
have robbed 2. t. Hustled, of Herring
Row, on Saturday afternoon last.
The fellow was seen by Horace Candy
to come out of the residence of Mr..
Hustled. This evidence with the fact
that the colored boxer had a coat and
pair of trousers on which were iden-
titled by Mr.. Hustled as his own,
proved conclusively that the man was
guilty.
The articles missed by Mr.. Hustled
were; One coat, one pair trousers,
one silk handkerchief, one piece of
tobacco. one knife and one harmonica.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-05-22
Was DiSorderIy.

Charged with using profane Ian
guage and being disorderly person,
a man giving his name as Thomas III.
Shields, from Patterson, was arrested
Tuesday by constable Robert Bath.
For several days this man has been
making himself nuisance in North
Brldgeton and warrant sworn out
for his arrest before Justice of the
Peace, caused the apprehension of
SAID accused man. He is in Jail
awaiting hearing tomorrow even
ing, at the Sheriff S office.