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ing away until nearly midnight Sunday is
no exception 10 the rule
The Immediate cutting OF a wheat field
AFTER IL once begins to ripen is necessary
II IL Is TO be saved. This is why so MANY
Thousand extra men are needed. farmer
with four good horses. his gang plough and
drill Will plant from 200 to 800 acres 81
grain In the fall. but TO handle this grain
when ripened requires ten horses and seven
men, or six men more than are usually
FOUND with the average farmer. Naturally,
these men and teams have TO be imported
the workers
Last year over half a million dollars was
paid out to these extra helpers. but Kan
sas reaped a crop of ninety million bush
profit.
Hard Work Required.
The work to be done in a harvest field Is
extremely tiresome and soon tells unon
the tenderfoot. There is no protection
from the suns rays, which often reach the
10 mark, moving down the harvesters as
their machines cut the yellow grain. The
men who come to the wheat belt directly
from the cities and who have been used to
inside work are first set to driving binders
rms pays Sl.50 per day, and as they be-
come more hardened to the rays of the
sun they are promoted to the carrying Of
puholes and shocking wheat or oats and
later given the job of hauling feeding a
thresher and such Those who are unused
10 the harvest field generally break down
me second or third day. Even il not sun
SIuSk' running about through the rough
s,uopIe carrying heavy bundles tells on
thein seriously. The work OF the harvest
Ianus is wei worth the price paid. Ii all
utpehus, however. upon previous field ex-
peflence, and this Is why so many Kan
Sas farm girls can do more work with a
city. ' ''' '''0
Every class Of men imaginable goes to
Ndnsas during the harvesting season 10
Work IN the wheat fields. College men anx-
!ous 10 earn a little extra money in vaca-
ION ufhe; men from big city offices. who
Mlsh 10 improve upon their financial condi-
tIoH ana at the same time take on tan.
lramps day laborers and others ,nfx gn
the motley gang that crowd the passenpor
ana freight trains running into the wheat
belt the first few weeks of June Tho bor
vest hand can save from S75 to sI25 during
the harvesting season.
Belore Mr.. Blaine improved rpon tho
laoor system in the wheat belt Of Eansos
ana the southwest there was much trouhIa
every harvest from strikes and inability 10
secure sufficient numbers of workmen-
ENcn last year an attempt was made 10
I0Dn Union Of harvest men, but Mr.
blalne headed II Off by his Importation az
INe thousand laborers from eastern cities
ne mas an unremunerative task. exc.pt
that IT Is gaining him desired political
prestige. He has saved thousands OF dol
lars annually to the wheat growers IN am
plying plenty of labor.
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rightful and duly constituted King of Spain
Among the dozens of royal personages
that will witness the ceremony-the Duke
of Connaught, Prince Albert of Prussia,
the Archduke Frederick the Duke of Ge-
noa, Prince Christian of Denmark, the
Crown Prince of Sweden, the Grand Duke
Alexis the Duke of Oporto, the Prince
Nicholas Of Greece-there will be none who
can take so peculiar and personal an inter-
est in the proceedings DR.. Jabez L. M.
Curry of Virginia. who will be present as
the minister plenipotentiary and envoy ex-
traordnary from the United States of Amer
lea. DIR. Curry is persona gratssima at
the court of Madrid, for it was he, just six
teen years ago next Sunday, who served
as one Of the official witnesses at the birth
of Alphonso.
DR.. L. M. Curry's Story.
The narrative of his experiences when he
first landed in Spain as the minister from
this country is one of interest He stepped
ashore just an hour before the death of
King Alphonso XII and participated in the
solemn functions attending his funeral
About two months later" he continues ct
received, as did all other foreign represen-
tatives, notice to be prepared to be pres
ent al the birth of an heir to the throne
day later another official notice came to
me. brought by a royal equerry. This was
very important-looking document in a.
huge envelope, tied with ribbons of the
royal color and bearing the seal of the lord
chamberlain. On the third day came from
the royal palace messenger accompa MED
by a guard of soldiers, to tell me / was
wanted at once. The previous message had
instructed me to wear court dress at the
time of my visit, and l remember how alb
surd l thought 1t was to appear in full
evening outfit at breakfast time for NV
final summons had arrived while I was
Still at coffee. But swallow tail Is the
only court dress an American diplomat can
wear, so L put mine on and accompanied
the royal messenger back to the palace"
Mr. Curry then relates how he was con-
Quoted to the queens bed chamber. where
the ambassadors and ministers of foreign
governments and the high court officials
were all assembled. The room was a large
one, and across one end heavy curtains had
been drawn to hide the royal bed After
the group of diplomats had been waiting
for some time courtier appeared from he
hind the curtains and cried out In a loud
tone, Long live the king,' He announced
that the heir to the throne was a how
Soon after lady in waiting appeared. bear
ing huge silver platter in her arms on
which lay the baby king amid laces and
frills.
The diplomats formed in a semi-circ1e
and the court lady bearing the infant mon
arch marched around the line to permit the
officials to gaze upon the child. She had
ster set up a lusty howl, and she heat
hasty retreat behind the curtain. DR.
Curry said that this incident did not occur
until after the infant had passed before his
eyes, and he had performed his dutv &C
witness at the first public appearance Of
the monarch who will soon become the
King of Spain, Alphonso Kill
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least bit bronzed by HIS out-ofdoor ex-
ercises, and brown eyes that are both clear
and expressive. His hair is auburn and
curly; his features are good though the
upper lip is slightly too prominent-and en-
it a dark fringe of down is now making its
appearance.
This is the king whose ceremonial will
precede that of his royal brother of Eng
land by something more than a month. He
will succeed to a title fully as old as that
which is to be assumed by Edward VII, and
will rule over land quite as famous as
England herself.
The Coming Ceremonial.
There will be no coronation, of course, for
there has been none in Spain for hundreds
of years. The ceremony will resemble in
many ways that which marked the coming
of age of the young Queen Of Holland. The
crown Of the realm, a circle of gold, richly
decorated with jewels and precious stones,
adorned with eight leaves and closed with
four arches will be borne before the young
king in the procession, and placed on a
cushion beside him when he takes his seat
on the throne. the royal scepter in hand.
Then he will take oath to observe the con-
stitutiOn, and the president of the senate
while all the thousands there stand uncov
cred, will proclaim that Alphonso XIII is the
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He Delivered the Goods.
g Milwaukee Sentinel.


Last Sunday evening a well-known East
Slider told his wife that he guessed he'd
stay home while she went dutifully to
church, but as soon as she was aboard the
car he went down town and, among other
things, bought a nice box Of candy for his
wife to pay her for not making a kick"
when he wanted to stay away from church
When she arrived home from meeting she
discovered him very interested in a book
that she had been reading. Immediately an
argument ensued as to who was to have it.
Naturally each insisted that the other take
1t, but both had string tied to the propo-
sition. Finally the husband said
I'm tell you what I'll do. I'll buy the
book from you. What'll You take for it?''
The wife thought moment, trying to
make 1t hard one, and then exclaimed:
"A box of candy, delivered immediatelyp'
The foxy husband raised a newspaper
and handed out the box. serenely took the
book and calmly resumed its perusal The
wife nearly swooned
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ALP H 0 n S 0 Kill.
The Latest Recruit to the
Youthful POtentates.
SPANS NEW KING
WHAT WILL HIS FUTURE MEAN
FOR THE WORLD.
His Mothers Care Has Given Her
Country a Healthy Youth With
Fine Attachments.
SPANS NEW KING
Copyright, 1902, by LangdOn Ballinger.)

Copyright, 1902, by LangdOn Ballnger.)
Written for The Evening Star.
Born under an unlucky star. to the I'M
easiest crown in Europe, Alphonso the XIII
is about to come officially to his own. The
tall, slim, nervous looking man. who writes
after his name the unluckest of all the
numbers in the records of Spain, comes of
age week from yesterday, when he will
assume in his own person those ancient
rights and privileges to which he was born
sixteen years ago. Then the only unmar-
ried king in Europe and the youngest king
in the world will sit on the throne in Mad
rid.
The southeastern peninsular of the con-
tinent of Europe has produced its full
have helped rule the world. In the last
sixty-nine years. counting AlphonsO in the
ranks of the interesting little company,
Spain and Portugal between them have
seen two queens in tiny short dresses and
two kings in Eton jackets. Modern his
tory numbers thirty-six such small mon
archs, Brazil, Greece, France, England,
Scotland, Sweden and Austria, each con-
tributing to the total of twenty-five royal
girls, most Of whom lived unhappy lives,
and many of whom met untimely or vio-
lent deaths.
Alphonso's own grandmother, Isabella II,
was one of these, into whose life has come
80 much of sorrow, though she bids more
than fair to live to see sitting on the
throne of her ancestors the frail and sickly
boy, of whom it was openly predicted six
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teen years ago that he would never rule
the people TO whom he had been born.
Isabella came to the throne when child
of three and actually took up the reins of
government ten years later. Her troubles
then began: to be steadily continued
throughout her life. first by her mother,
Maria Cristina. trying to force her to
marry man she did not love- then by the
enmity of her mother after the little queen
had been welded to her cousin, Francisco
de Assist, then by the uprising of the pop
mace against Maria, before which that
self-willed matron fled into France and
then. dozen years later, by a similar out
break of the mercurial Spanish temper fore
Ing Isabella herself to follow her mother,
Indicating two years later in favor of her
son. Alphonso XII, father of the present
king.
In the meantime, across the line In Por-
tUgal Queen Maria, whose father, Dom
Pedro ". had given her the throne when
she was but a slip of a child, not yet seven,
was trying against an Unaffected people
and a hostile ministry TO hold the power
for herself. while over in Brazil her brother,
Pedro, one of the most charming of young
men. was doing his childish best to satisfy
the demands of a rebellious people. Maria
of Portugal died of Encouragement it is
said. Pedro of Brazil. driven from his
kingdom. died of a broken heart.
Infant Rulers in 1888.
When. in 1893, Isabella was Queen Of
Spain at the age of three, and Maria was
Queen of Portugal at the age Of seven, and
Pedro was Emperor of Brazil at the mature
age of eight, Greece was in the rule of
boy not yet out of his teens. Prince Ohio
OF Bavaria. He sat on the throne at
Athens during twenty-nine years of al
most constant disaffection and turbulence,
and then, in 1862 was expelled. only to be
succeeded by another young man of eigh-
teen. Prince George of Denmark the
brother of Queen Alexandra of England.
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sumed the reins of government when only
boys. The present Emperor of Austria was
eighteen when. in 1913, he was proclaimed.
Charles XII of Sweden was fifteen, Louis
TX of France eleven. Louis XIII nine
Louis XIV and Louis XIV each five. Louis
XVI was sixteen when he began the reign
that was to end in deposition and death
on the scaffod; Louis XVII, who became
rightful king when eight years old, was
dead two years later. On the other hand,
Louis XIV, lie Grand" wore the diadem
of French royalty for scventy-two years,
the longest reign in history.
To this company of hoy rulers Alphonso
XIII of Spain is now to be added. The
regency of Queen Christina is almost over
and the mother who, through storms of un-
popularity and opposition, has preserved
the throne for her boy, will move Aaway
from the great palace at Madrid to her
country home in the Pradox. There is to
be hereafter not even the suspicion that
she is influencing the government.
Alphonso is the Thirteenth.
1t was the will of Christina that gave to
Alfonso the unlucky XIII. The combined
superstitions of superstitious Spain was
opposed to the numeral. Ministers and
statesmen pleaded that this shadow should
be withheld from the young king. But the
queen was unmoved in her determination
to prolong in the child the honorable name
of the father. who had died before his long
hoped-for son had come to gladden. his
heart- Christina also wished to compH-
ment, through the numeral, Alphonso's god
father. Pope Leo XIII. Since his hou-
ness has so marvelously withstood its ma
1gnant influence" she said, II have faith
that my son also will be able to with
stand 1T"
If an almost perfect education can helm
the young monarch In this he will be for
tunate and happy as even a mother-iove
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No Sensation Intended.
W York Mail and Express.

From the New York Mail and Express.
Among the printed and posted regulations
of one of the New York public schools are
these instructions for the fire drill of the
pupils:
Fire drill-(A) 3 bells-To the sidewa TX
and return, with clothing.
"(B) bells-To the yard and return
without clothing"
AS a matter Of fact, this performance is
not as sensational as this principals am
biguity might suggest, for the clothing re-
ferred to is only the outer wraps and hats
of the children.
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Writing His Last Words.
the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Albert Bigelow Paine, the poet who wrote
"You Ought to Be in Kansas When the
Sunhowers Blow" has been called the
champion long distance stammerer Of the
earth. One day, when he had spent the
greater part Of a minute in asking friend
what time it was, the friend after telling
him, remarked:
'"If you ever intend to become famous by
your last words you would better write
them out"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. asked Paine.
Because" replied his friend, eff you
were to attempt to say them you'd never
live long enough to finish the sentence
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plots, strife and suspicion, ending in her
execution before her nineteenth birthday.
Small Kings in Scotland.

Small Kings in Scotland.
Five Of the seven "potentates in pima
fores" who sat upon the ancient Stone of
Scone in the neighboring kingdom of Scot
land met untimely deaths. James 1, who
began to rule when twelve, was murdered
when forty-three, and his son, James II,
was accidently killed when thirty, having
worn the crown of his father twenty-t three
years. The third James, coming to the
throne at the age of nine, was murdered
when forty-fve; the fourth, who began to
rule when fifteen, was slain in battle when
forty-one; the fifth. only sixteen months,
when his little head was first weighed down
by the crown, wars dead at thirty, while
James VI, under whom the two kingdoms
We're at last united, was the only one of
al the line of whom it may be said that
ne lived out the natural span of life. He
came to the throne when only a month
more than one year old and died when fifty
nine.
His mother, the Inflated Marie Stuart,
found in her portion all the sorrow that
has come to be associated with the lives
of infant monarchs. She was crowned
eight days after her BIRTH she was widow
at eighteen. When twenty-three she mar
r1ed Darnley, Boutwell, when twenty-five,
and through all these years her hopes
were constantly disappointed and her plans
turned to naught. Forced to abdicate the
throne that was hers by right, she was
On the continent eight kings have as
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could wish. Since he could lisp he has
been in the hands of tutors, the wisest
men of Spain. He knows Latin, the root
of all the romance languages; Spanish, the
tongue of his people; French, the glib me-
dunn of European diplomacy; German, the
language to which his mother was born in
Austria, and English, which even the Span
lard realizes has become the language of
commerce and advancement He has stud
led religion as thoroughly as though he
were to take orders and has been schooled
fully in geography, history, mathematics,
literature, chemistry, physics and drawing.
He plays so well the piano that what
was once task has become as much of a
recreation as the riding or bicycling or ten
mis- playing or photographing, in which the
boy king has found his pleasures.
Though he does not believe in war hold
ing that the powers of a country can best
be maintained by extension through pur-
chase; by the care of trade, rather than by
the force of arms, Alphonso yet delights in
military exercise. He handles the saber
sword. revolver and gun with rare dex-
terty, and three days in the week he
spends the whole afternoon on the drill
ground. He is a strict discipline rian, too
and possessed of a tact that would do
CT edit to a much older head. One after
noon he looked in vain for the officer in
command of royal guard then on duty.
AT last, calling adjutant, he asked the
name of the missing man.
1T is Capt. NJ, your majesty came
the answer.
Convey my compliments to Capt. NJ"
replied the king, land say that, though
often think of him, l have not had the
pleasure of seeing him for long time
Talk of His Marriage.
Alphonso XIII has also been trained espe-
cially of late years, in the duties of govern
ment. He has attended cabinet meetings,
and efforts nave been made to bring him
into closer and closer touch with his people.
His visits to the hospitals. barracks, con-
certs and theaters have become more and
more frequent, and not long ago, when he
was seen to be present at bull fight, he
was enthusiastically cheered by the pop
ulace yet further evidence of the posi-
ton he has now assumed comes in the
rumors which show that, in spite of his
youth the subject of his marriage is al
ready under discussion.
The future Queen of Spain must, of
course, belong to the Roman Catholic
Church. French and Austrian princesses
have been mentioned in this connection,
though there are many who hold that an
Austrian alliance would never be popular
In Spain. The national vote, were such a
thing to be taken, would in all probability
be given to the Princess Louise dOrleans.
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the younger sister of the present Queen Of
Portugal.
Owing to the great care with which his
mother has surrounded him. Alphonso has
grown from a delicate child to a healthy,
slightly built has a fresh complexion, the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
JUMPED TO HIS DEATH.
Young Man Fell Under Freight Train Here and
was kilIed-Was Frying TO Beard
Train While IN Motion.
So al

Three young men came here from Rich
mOnd Friday night. on a freight train
ostcnsibly TO 20 To- Daniels saw min in
Orange county. for employment but it il
thoueht really for a lark They were
litzbugh Niugheld Is years old son of
sir. +. ". Wingiield Of Richmond and
two young Charles Edwards
and y. b. southland OF the same city.
They lett here early saturday morning
and proceeded about l3 miles up the
Narrow Gauge H. X. where NingGeld
refused To- go farther aud the party came
hack here ON the Narrow Gauge train
saturday evening They loitered around
abe depot Tor some time and when a.
passenger train passed Wingield at
tempted to board II, but it was going
tooiast for him. In a short tine u freight
train came along az a good rate Di speed
aud the party prepared 20 CT On. Mr.
l.eacOck at the depot seeing them and
thinking they intended jumping the train
waved them back. hut Ningiieid said Ia
'ii~ -pmponinus Il cHn junpit come on.
BE nude the attempt was thrown under
the WHEELS oi ear and was ieariully
mangled having his legs and one arm
cut on. The accident pcciirci Between
the depot and Alart a McGuire' >. pickle
factory Or J. T. Tompkips was sum
moncd but Ningfcld died almost in
stantly.
coroner Jury with Capt :. J Quinn
| Acting i0r0ucr. was summoned. com
/ posed of Alessr- W d. Timlrrlnkc. T.
ia. Edinger. e.. !. Dearborn J. ". smith
/ :. j Rowe and George \. Downing anC
they rendered "a verdict in accordanc,
with the above statement The hodN
was taken IN charge 10y the II. r. Go.
and sent to Wheelcr's undertaking estab
Ashment and prepared for burial Il
was sent IL Richmond an train No. >;
early sunday morning Edwanls am,
! Nouthurd returned TO their home of
/ Saturday night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
The Republicans aud The Congressional Nom
nations.

The republicans seem determined to
nominate good men for Congress this
wear In the Eighth district. besides Hon
N. X. Lowry. Stafiord's delegate in the
legislature. they are talking of Mr.. VIM
Dupont. memher OF the wealthy Du-
pont family az Delaware. who is now n
resident az Virginia and owner Of the
handsome M utp-lierr estate. President
Madison Old home. in Orange county
la the First district Mr.. Absalom Waller
is prominently mentioned for the nomi-
nation. whilst in the Richmond district
Mr.. Sneed will probably he the nominee
and in the Norfolk Petersburg and other
districts a number OF candidates are be
ing discussed
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

Mics BERTHA Clark Stonglc. Of George
town. Delaware who has been visiting
her brother Mr. Dhas Stengle. of this
city leaves Tor home this evening Miss
~tcngle isa-plendid vocalist and her solo
he Men of Naliilee' rendered 10y her 40
swectiy IN the BAPTIST church ON sunday
morning was much enjoyed by the large
audience present
Mr. and Airs T.. VI. Coleman. oi Caro-
lime county. lost their infant daughter
20 few days ago. lntermcut at tbe iamii,
hurying ground al the home oi Mr. g. D.
collins
Mr. aud Mrs " 4 Bell returned YES
terlay from 'r week trip Co New York
and Atlantic city.
shoe salc-man wanted. See AL
rlseW here
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
THE TAPPAIiANNOcK NORMAL CLOSED
Tie School Was Most Successful Ouc.

The Normal school which has been in
progress at Tappahannoeks since July lst
closed Saturday. Professor Stubbs. the
conductor. in his address btfDre the school
said that nOwh here had he ever conducted
more sueasslul normal The rest Of
the faculty expressed themselves in n sim
liar manner. IF ID tI
The spelling bee which took place in
the court house ON Thursday evening
was an interesting feature. There were
thirteen c0ntestants. One by one drop.
ped out until only two were left to fight
Tor the honor. and it was a lively contest
between Miss Sue Mitchell az Essex coun
ty. and Mr.. William Gresham. of King
and Queen. MIR Gresham finally won
The medal was presented by IudxC
Thomas +. BIakey. tt e