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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

There is a place called Kakortok in
Greenland. which was cOlonized centu-
res ago by Norwegiaus. but which is
now deserted heap Of ruins. Among
the relics discovered there were the
pipes living in what was evidently ca
thedral and attendant dwelling houses.
From the position Of these pipes 1t is
certain that they were employed for
conveying some fluid to the apartments
of these several buildings. and on max
ing a searching examination the dis
coverers found that the pipes were
connected to a natural hot water spring
Of volcanic origin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
LorHAM's MONEY LENDERS.
Capital Turned over Rapidly ~ the
stock Exchange.

At the extreme south side OF the
New York Stock Exchange Is n bat
tered post with the word "Loaps"
painted on IL In big letters. Around
Its base on stormy market days bro
kers howl and shout themselves bOarse
OF voice aud red as 10 face in their ef
forts to borrow money or To lend II Mt
the best prevailing rates.
Every day around the loan post from
49, 10000 TO $JO.OOOOOO Is loaned To
needy stockholders to tide over their
deals or TO complete big transactions
already under way. On very busy
day or at n panicky season the scram-
BILE about the loan post takes on the
appearance OF an active Irish fair. Ev-
cry dollar thus loaned on the floor Of
the exchange is secured by collateral
security considered gilt edged by the
man with the money.
These money lenders OF the exchange
turn capital over rapidly. Most OF the
money Is loaned on call" says n cor
ItHlouutul VI Ailf I nANNhiN Afi'l'. f' -
which means that the lender may call
II in at any time. and seldom Is II
loaned in this way for longer than thir-
~ to sixty days. The rate Of interest
changes often. but 1t Is usually on an
ascending scale. In panic times 1t has
been known to go as high as 30 and 90
per cent. Russell Sage. who has been
lending money for sixty years. Is the
largest private money lender In the
United States Mr. Sage for his mon
ey asks only the ruling rate.
]. =. MOrgan's idea Of lending money
in Wall street Is TO lend II when the
other money brokers are plnchng aud
squeezing and threatening collapse TO
the market Frequently lie sends one
OF his partners to the floor Of the ex-
change when either bulls or bears are
I'm a demOralized condition with the
announcement that he has $l0,OOO,OOO
or SIS 900. 900 to lend at the legal rate.
As the legal rate" is frequently from
3 to 10 per cent below the rate the 9th
er private lenders are charging. the
effect OF his partners appearance on
the floor Of the exchange with state
ment OF that tenor Is electrical. and the
rate comes tumbllng down.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

Russian reports say that the sea Of
Aral has been steadily rising since
1891. The sea level is now four feet
above that Of 1874. The line Of rail-
road from Ovenburg to Tashkend had
to be changed in order to avoid being
overflowed. Instead OF sinking three
inches a year, as German geographers
had computed, the sea has been rising
at the rate of four inches a year for
the last ten years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

Pavements Of glass. which have sat
isfactorily withstood the test OF actual
use in Zurich. Geneva. Lyons and 9th
or Swiss and French cities. are now to
be tried in Paris on the Rue Tranchet.
in the rear OF the Madeleine.
The glass used for paving is not or
binary glass. II is prepared specially,
and yet 1t is cheap, as 1t is made Of old
bottles. etc, remelted. The glass is
ground TO powder. strongly heated un-
I'll It assumes a pasty consistence and
pressed into molds. The blocks Of this
"devitrifed" glass have all the hard
ness and durability OF ordinary glass
without its fragiity.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

In handbook for travellers in the
Sudan issued by the Egyptian govern
ment, referring to the currency, 1t Is
quantity observed that "in Tue more
undressed parts Of the country beads
and bracelets are current.
In the section on shooting there is a
pleasant reference to the sporting tour
list. who is warned that only crocodiles
may be shot at from steamers, and
even this practice is deprecated as be-
ing more dangerous to the riyerain
population than the crocodile
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

1t is pointed out that in walking or
running the arms and legs produce a
balancing" like that of the reciprocal
ing and revolving parts Of a locomo-
tive. The movements Of the legs react
upon the trunk and tend to rotate 1t in
alternate directions about a vertical
axis. but the swinging of the arms,
each in unison with the opposite leg
produces an opposing mechanical cou'
pie. the effect OF which is to rotate the
trunk in the other direction. thus bal
ancing. in part at least, the rotating
action Of the legs.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

Lord Rosebery. according to T. p.
O'Connor, lives the life OF great
feudal lord on his estates. He has a
host Of retainers, splendid equlpages,
and everywhere his coronet Is In evil
dence. He travels from one OF his
great houses to another with positions
as IL railways had not been invented.
The Liberal leader is a great noble.
and the people like him all the better
for being apart from them in the pomp
and circumstance of his private life.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

Mr.. Kruger's new abode Is called
Oranjelust. 1t is separated from the
highroad by an iron trellis, and 1t
stands In small garden planted with
bushes and with a piece OF rockwork
in the center. All around tulips have
been planted In such a way that their
blooms will reproduce the "Vlerkleur."
or Transvaal flag. just under Dom
Paurs window.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
How Is Thls9

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured 10y
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transae-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o. WALDlNG, KINNAN x MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
iNk directly upon the blood and mucouse sur
faces Of the system. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

Professor John ]. McCook OF Trinity
college, who, like Josiah Flynt. is an
expert on the ways and habits OF
tramps, has lately called attention tc
the interesting fact that the health OF
the average hobo is better than that OF
the average citizen Of conventional re-
speciality and that he lives to a
greater age in spite OF his irregular
habits and not infrequent hardships-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

Beginning Tuesday. December 24th,
Steamer Potomac viii leave Pier ., Light
Street, Baltimore, Tuesday and Saturday, at
q D. m, for the Potomac river, calling at
Miher's, Brome's BaeOn's, GrasOn's, lie Wis
eta, Bundick's, Cowart's. Walnutl Point,
Coan, Kinsale, Mundy's Point, Lodge,
Adams, Piney Point, AbelPs, Leonardt0wn'
j. Coburn's, Towards and Stones. On Tues
day only for Lancaster, BushwOod, River
aide, Liverpool Point. Glymont, Alexandria
and Washington.
Besprning, will leave 9TH Street han,
n eshington, at 4 y. m. Thursday, calling at
ali the above mentioned wharyes, leaving
Leonaydtown at a. m. Monday ana FRI
day Kinsale at 2 m, Miler'e at p. m,
Grason's at d. IN. and Bacon's at y. me-
arriving In Baltimore early Tuesday ana
Saturday mornings
Freight received daily at Pier . Light
street.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager, Baltimore.
WILLIAM ID. SCOTT. Agent, Fredericksburg.
KEY COMPTON. Agent, Norfolk, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
For The Complexion.

The complexion always suffers from
biIiousness or constipation. Unless the
bowels are kept open the impurities from
the body appear in the form OF unsightly
ERUPTION. DE Wits Little Early Risers
keep the liver and bowels in healthy con-
dition and remove the cause OF such trou-
bles. C. E. Hooper, Albany, Ca, says:
II took De Wits Little Early Risers for
biliousness. They were just what l
needed. am feeling better now than In
years" Never grippe or distress. Safe
thorough and gentle. The very best pills.
d. G. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

Sometimes the jokes of one genera
ton become the sober facts OF the
next. Years ago Bret Harte satirized
an attempt to buy st. Thomas, and
Thomas Mast made pictures OF Uncle
Sam on board a warship shooting the
Spaniard of the island Of Cuba. Both
Jokes have materialized.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
To FIJI Them Out.

Mrs. Borden-I notice you got new
suit of clothes today.
The Boarder-Yes; but they're too
loose.
well. you can send them back and
get that altered
"I've got better scheme. I'm going
to look up a good boarding house. -
Philadelphia Record.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
BALTIMORE, FREDERICKSBURG AND
RBPPAHANEOCK RIVER ROUTE.
NORFOLK AND RAPPAHANNOCK
RIVER ROUTE.

On and after Tuesday, March Is. steamers
Calvert. Lancaster and Essex will leave Pier
?, Light street, Baltimore, every Tuesday
ana az wharVes on the river. Returning will
kave Fredericksburg at . mi (tide PEE
mitting) Monday and Thursday. LeedstOwn
at 4:SO m Tuesday and Friday for Balti-
more
Leave Baltimore Wednesday and Thurs
lay az 4:3O p m for Tappahannock and all
wharves below. except Bay Port. Returning
win leave Tappahannock at s a IN on Mon
day and a IN Wednesday and Thursday for
Baltimore.
steamers from TappahannOck Wednesday
viii not call at wharves ia CurritOman river.
Win not call at Bay Port on either day.
No freight received for outgoing steamers
after N m sailing days.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

Mrs. lnnocent-What did you enjoy
most about your fishing trip, dearE
Mr.. InnOcent-I got most excited
when | was reeling in, my love.
Mrs. Innocent bursting into tears)-
And tO-tO-think you promised me
YOU wouldn't drink a drOp!-Harlem
ffa
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
Inexperienced.

Mrs. wedderly-I wonder why 1t Is
that single men are always the most
anxious to go to war?
Wedderly-I suppose it's because
they don't know what war really Is.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
Advertising Results.

"Did you get your lost dog back
when you advertisedT'
"No. but l got three better ones."-
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29
NORFOLK ROUTE.

VIII leave Tappahannock for Norfolk at ,
D m Friday, stopping at all landings. VIII
leave Norfolk at 6 . m on Saturday. calling
1T all ndings.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-29

diamond DYES True to name and
DIhNiOiND ~ LO color. Nothing can
| equal them.
The Washington times., 1902-08-03

gold fever they were too impatient to
wait Tor suitable weather, and sought 10
ascend the pass even while snowstorm
was in progress. Utterly unable to make
the slightest headway against the fear
ful rush of wind. they fell in their
tracks exhausted from the struggle. and
We're speedily buried in the snow. At
the foot of the stairway stands mass
of humanity, each individual with his
pack upon his back patiently waiting
TO obtain a place in the single breasted
line that is moving slowly up the wall
of ice. The women who are daring
enough to attempt the ascent must don
mems clothes. for 1t would be suicide
to risk the climb clad in skirts
Each person must leave the bulk of
his load at the foot of the pass, run
ming the chance of not finding 1t upon
his return, ard make a small pack
which he straps upon his back. Thus
equipped and with the aid of stout
stick he takes his place In the line.
Slowly the unbroken line moves upward,
step by step. The stairway is scarcely
three-fourths of mile in length, yet
it requires the better part OF day to
ascend it. Steep? Why. it almost seems
perpendicular wall. Each step taken is
slow and measured. for the traveller
must be extremely careful OF his foot
hold. Were he to fall there would be
great danger of his starting an ava
lanche that would sweep the scores OF
men behind him to certain destruction.
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jority of the early gold seekers were
far out of their reach. and they were
compelled to build boats and proceed in
this way.
But since the completion of the rail-
road. Bennett has decreased considera-
bly, In size. while White Horse, Just
below the famous rapids OF that name
has grcwn steadily The White Horse
Rapids are a mile in length and are
not a any point over 100 feet in width
The channel is exceedingly rocky. and
the current races through it at the rate
of fifteen miles an hour. In the early
days hundreds of gold hunters lost their
lives while attempting TO run these ra-
pids, and today the hillside opposit.
bears the appearance of a prosperous
graveyard.
White Horse is the terminus of the
White Pass and Yukon Railroad. Here
the traveller leaves he train and boarls
a fairly large and comfortable steamer
of the same company. During the re-
mainder of the journey we traverse the
same route as the string of gold seek-
ers.
About a day and a half after leaving
White Horse the steamer approaches
large town. $50 miles from Skagway.
nestled in deep pocket in the noun
into the Yukon. This is Dawson City.
the metropolis of the Klondike.
Yalise in hand, the traveller walks up
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.up HERE SNOW AND ICE AMI

twenty eight miles In length. From
Dyea it follows the course OF the Dyea
River to semi circular clearing in the
forest. called Sheep Camp. Nearly the
whole of this stage of the journey is
made by wadding in the waist deep. ley
waters Of the stream, as the banks on
either side are usually too steep to be
traversed. During the early days of the
rush to the Klondike-ls97 and 1895
men entered upon this fearful journey
with absolutely no conception of what
hardships lay before them.
Sheep Camp serves as a resting place
for the travellers before making the final
effort to reach the summit OF the pass.
four miles farther on. In the rush days
the camp presented a scene which for
picturesqueness. novelty, and for SUI
fering as well, could not, in all proba-
blity, be equaled the world over. Sew
eral thousand men and even a number
OF women were encamped in the clear
ing. Many had tents: more did not.
being content 10 sleep on the ground
under a ''lean-to." This latter consisted
OF a piece of canvas, generally about
six feet long by four wide. one side of
which was secured to the trunk of a
fallen tree or a couple OF stakes. and
the other fastened fiat upon the ground
with pegs. Under this the gold seeker
wrapped himself in his blanket
and. provided he could keep warm
enough, secured his sleep.
The Washington times., 1902-08-03

the long main street OF the town In
search of a hotel. On either side of
him are frame and log houses of all de-
scriptions. Farther away. toward the
foot OF the towering mountains, are
hundreds of tents. looming snowy white
against the dark woods beyond. Barr
rooms. gambling parlors, and dance
halls are on every hand. Churches and
schools are also not lacking. There are
several fairly comfortable hotels. and
the traveller only has to decide which
shall be his home during his sojourn n
Dawson.
While less progressive than the coast
towns, Dawson is gradually assuming
civilized appearance. Many OF the
newer houses are neat in design and TIE
streets. which were formerly knee-de-o
with mud In summer. have been drain
ed. While the saloon and gambling hall
still exert great power. they no longer
rule. The town is taking on an air %
civilization.
But the hard work of the gold seeker
is nothing like over wheE he reaches
Dawson City; indeed. 1t is just begun.
The Klondike district lies to the south
east OF the city, and principally along
the course of the Bonanza and Cldorado
creeks. The trip to the mines involves
physical eXertion and endurance In
nearly as great degree as the ascent
Of White Pass and the subsequent part
of the journey. Sincerely yours,
THOMAS EDWIN GRANT.
The Washington times., 1902-08-03

Chilkoot Pass Is the one great bar
rier to traffic over the Dyea trail. 1t
stands, a silent, fearful menace, direct
ly in the path OF the traveller. Yet. with
the exercise of extreme caution. in suit
able weather the ascent of the stair
way" as the steepest part OF the pass
Is called, may. in nine cases out of ten.
be made in safety. But notwithstand-
ing this fact. IL Is an exceedingly peril
Gus journey. The Chilkoot Stairway is
$500 feet high, with an incline of con
siderably over As degrees. In winter,
and, in fact. practically all the year
round, II is covered with snow many
feet deep. Where the trail ascends. the
snow has been packed down until 1t has
hardened into ice. In this the never
ending procession of gold hunters has
worn steps. thus forming q long, slip
perry, frightfully steer stairway to the
summit of the pass.
Frequently it is necessary for travel
ers to wait two weeks or more for a
suitable day to ascend the stairway, for
II is certain death 10 attempt the climb
while a snow storm or a high wind is
raging. Although the weather may be
delightful down in the valley when the
start is made. upon the higher attitudes
of the pass furious and binding snow
storms frequently bear down upon the
traveller with the velocity of an express
train. In this way scores of men met
their death during the first months of
the rush to the Klondike. Fired with the
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the station. When at length We reach
its shelter we are content to rema in
within and watch the raging storm from
the windows. Ere twenty minutes has
elapsed. however. the snow has ceased
as suddenly as It began. and once more
the sun shines bright and clear Such
weather is almost constantly expert
enced here at the summit of the pass.
Soon we board the train and resume
our journey. Our course skirts the
shores of Lakes Linderman and Ben
nett. and Watson River. and finally cuts
across country to the large and pros
porous town OF White Horse. on the
Fifty Mile River. Just below the ia
nous White Horse Rapids. The dis
tsnce between White Pass and White
Horse is ninety miles. during the first
ten or twelve of which we make grad
ual descent TO the low country
When Lake Bennett is reached we
behold one of ;he most curious and in
teresting sights of the trip. 1t is here
that the Skagway and Dyea trails con-
verge. The trail from Dyea over Chill
koot Pass and down the other side of
the Coast Range to Lake Bennett is
The Washington times., 1902-08-03
The Rush for Tickets.


On April 3. 1898. such a slide actually
occurred. and about seventy persons
We're killed. As a result the pass was
crowds were far greater than they are
row and IL is a miracle that more lives
were not lost.
But the place is greatly changed
from what it was in the early days.
The pass was far more rugged and
dangerous than now. Scores OF men who
lad iiockcd to the Klondike when they
reached the stairway turned around,
without an effort to climb 1t, and re-
turned home, convinced that IL was next
to impossible to scale the pass In safe
ty. Others attempted the climb, but
after going 4 few hundred feet. utterly
lost their nerve and turned back. In
those days the Indians charged thirty
eight cents per pound to pack goods to
the summit.
The descent of the other side of the
pass from the summit to Crater Lake
covers a distance of about 1900 feet
vertically and scarcely as much hori-
zontally. Eighteen miles beyond Is the
little town of Bennett, at the head of
the lake of that name. In the rush days
Bennett was the largest camp to be
seen on the entire trip to Dawson.
Here the traveller could, if he possessed
the funds. embark upon a rude little
steamer, and, save for a portage of
two miles at White Horse RAPIDS. be
conveyed the remainder OF the distance
to Dawson City. However. as the ma
The Washington times., 1902-08-03
Bobbing In and Out.

wrings them cut we'll puts them on
again and goes out and sits in the
sun until he is pretty thoroughly dry.
Then he goes on about his business,
Just as contented as the rich mans
son who has his bathing suit of fine
texture and design.
Another OF the most amusing scenes
connected with the public Bathing Beach
in summer is the colony Of small boys.
who, for some reason b. other. are pro-
hibited from entering the inclosure set
apart for the regular bathers. The kids
are largely newsboys. who adjourn to
the beach just without the fence which
incloses the bathing place. Rolling up
their pants as high above their knees
as they Will go, and tucking their papers
under one arm, so as 10 hold them high
above the water, these youngsters wade
in as fer as they can safely go without
getting their clothing wet. Then they
walk about and shout to their comrades
on shore to join them. After they have
been in a few minutes the majority of
them manage to get the bottoms of their
trousers legs wet That makes them
careless. Then they begin TO splash the
water with their hands. and finally wind
up by throwing it on some OF the other
kids near them.
But all is not comical at the beach.
The queer little youngsters occupy but