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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20

FieidisE and "Tom Jone..-

Notwithstanding the good prices he
'eceived for his books, Fielding was
always more or less in difficulties from
his reckless mode of living. TON
Jones'" however. was nearly being sac
rihced In one of his impecunious fits
for the sum Of f2j. The publisher for
turatcly asked for n day to consider II
he could risk such a sum. and Fielding
in the meantime met Thomson, the
poet. 20 whom he told the transaction
Thomson scorncd the idea Of Fielding
parting with his brains for such a sum
and offered to get him better terms.
but Fielding felt himself partly plcdg-
cd. Never did author wait more anx-
iously Oh publisher hoping to be ac-
ceptcd than did Fielding hoping to be
refused. lie was refused,
Joyfully he carried his manuscript TO
Thomson to fulfil his promise. The
poet introduced Fielding TO Andrew
Miller. who handed the book over to
his wife To read. She discerned its
merits ana advised her husband to
keep it. Over a pleasant dinner given
by Miller 10 Fielding and Thomson the
bargain was made which secured
Fielding. TO his great delight, 1000 for
the story. Miller is said To have clear
cd ElS.OOO by tom Jones'" out of
which he paid Fielding from time TO
time various sums to the amount OF
G2.O00. boqueathing him also a hand
some legacy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
The Structure of Ferns.

When lowering plants usually make
seed, that is generally the last effort
for plant life The seed is the beginning
of the life Of the new plant. Ferns.
however. only produce spores for re.
productive purposes. These spores ger
inmate and 20 through the same proc.
css subsequently that flowers 20
through in the production Of seeds. The
spores expand when the terminating
time comes aud form n fiat. green mem
brane. What are then really the flowers
appear on this membrane. As a general
rule after these fern flowers have ma.
turod the membrane dries up and dis.
appears. In one family Of ferns. how
ever. natives Of New Holland. named
platycorium this green blade is perma.
ncnt and continues To enlarge, becom-
ing really portion of the plant Every
year Il new blade is formed which
spreads over the old ones The large
plant is Of totally different character.
having the fronds OF ordinary ferns.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
Habits of The Wildcat.

To say that dog can whip his
weight i'm Wildcats" is 10 pay about the
highest tribute to his strength. courage
and activity. and there are very few
dogs that would care to earn such a
tribute if they understood all it implied.
Not that wildcat is of a specially ag-
Srcssive disposition. On the contrary.
he would sooner mind his own business
any time than fight. SO anxious is he
as n rule To keep out of trouble that he
has often been accused Of cowardice,
but he has on so many occasions given
evidence of the most desperate cour-
age that il Is doubtful If the accusation
is fair one. When wounded or at bay,
he is perhaps as dangerous as any crea.
ture of his size.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20

For lillct of beef. cut two pounds
into round slices half an inch thick
and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Fry
in two ounces of butter seven minutes
nj the most and brush over each piece
with glaze. Place a border of mashed
potatoes on dish, lay the fillets on it
with alternate slices OF baked tomato
and the fried beef fat. Also have a
piece of maitre dhotel butter on each
tillet. Fill the center with nicely cook
ed vegetables and pour around a little
good beef gravy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
A Remarkable Sentence.

The Latin sentence. "Sator arepo ten
ct opera rotas," which is. it must be
admitted, pretty bad Latin. is a curios-
ity nevertheless. II can be freely trans.
lated as IL cease from my work; the
sower will wear away his wheels" Its
line oddities are these:
II spells the same backward as for
ward.
The first letter OF each word spells
the first word.
The same may be said Of the second.
third, fourth and fifth letters.
The last letters. read backward. spell
the first word. the next to the last the
second word, and so on throughout
There are just as many letters in
each word as there are words in the
sentence.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
A Corn Cure.

To cure corns get little gutta percha
tissue from druggist. cut 1t into strips
and then wind a piece round the corn
which must first be moistened with Oil
See that the edges OF the tissue are as
even as possible, and when you hays
end with spirits of turpentine. This
will cause II to stick firmly II you
press 1t down. With a feather dipped
in turpentine touch the edges OF the It's
sue. and they will unite. Leave for
four days, then take of the dressing
and you will be able to remove the
corn with the back of penknife.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20

Billiousness isacondition characterized
by disturbance OF the digestive organs.
The stomach is debilitated, the liver tor
pid, the bowels constipated. There is a
loathing of food, pain in the bowels, dir
illness, coated tongue and vomiting, first
OF the undigestived or partly digested
food and then OF bile Chamberlain's
stomach and Liver Tablets allay the dis
turbance of the stomach and create q
healthy appetite. They also tone up the
liver to a healthy action and regulateths
bowels. Try them and you are certain
to be much pleased with the result. Fol-
sale by NJ. NJ Lewis, druggist
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
swallowing AbIIit,c. Of sn.r..

The jaws OF the chicken snake. says
a Texan, are hung on hinges that can
be taken apart or displaced for the
time being, as the case may be. and an
entire Texas cottontail rabbit can be
persuaded to enter. head and all, with
little effort, and the body, being made
OF india rubberlike material and very
stretchable, the kicking little animal
soon finds Judgment in the stomach.
His snakeship then carefully resets
his jaws so that his mouth assumes
its normal size and blissfully reposes
for the succeeding six hours. The
powerful gastric juice does the bal
ance, and 30 Texan can testify that he
ever heard n chicken snake suffering
from indigestion or chronic dyspepsia
The capture and digestion OF chickens.
song birds, turkey eggs and rats con-
stitute simple pastime to the chicken
snake and do not call for six hour
layoff in feeding time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
Her Good nnsines. Head

"You say she is a good business wo-
manT
"Oh. splendid. Incompatible. She lets
absolutely nothing drive business out
of her head. Why. just before Harold
started for Europe he proposed to her
by letter and asked her to telegraph
her answer"
"Wellf"
well, most people would have tele-
graphed Yes or No. but she had
enough of a business head to wire. 1T
affords me great pleasure to say yes to
you thus preventing the telegraph
company from getting any advantage
of her in charging for ten word mes-
sage."-Brooklyn Eagle.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
Cures For sleenIes.,e.s.

Horace in his satires recommended
swimming the Tiber three times! Sir
Thomas Browne was accustomed to
repeat some verses of a certain hymn.
Franklin took an air bath, Sir John Sin
clair counted, while Sir John Rennie
when engaged upon any public works
never went TO sleep until his head had
been combed and gently rubbed by a
soft hand.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
WHAT MOVED THE DOG7
4 Remarkable Story of Canine In
teliiEence and Affection.

ana AGcctiOn.
Among the tales told of the Intelli-
gence and affection Of our canine
friends by Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton I'm her
book, "Our Devoted Friend, the Dog"
Is the story Of Dan. a deerhound owned
by Mr.. l.. c. Meachamp of Homer. Ia.
Mr.. Meachamp was one day going on
n squirrel hunt and. not wishing Dan
to accompany him, tied the dog to n
post by rope. Dan whined and beg
sed, but finding his master obdurate he
ut last lay down quietly before his
kennel.
Ii was growing dusk and time for
the hunter TO return. when Mrs. Mea-
champ was suddenly disturbed by the
whining and barking of the dog. who
had been quiet all day up to that time.
She spoke TO the dog, but instead Of
being pacified at this attention he re-
doubled his exertiOns and broke the
rope which held him. Then he bounded
away, over the fence and into the
woods.
He was gone perhaps half an hour
when he came running back. pantinc
and almost breathless, with his mas
ter's hat In his mouth.
Mrs. Meachamp became at once
alarmed, and, calling her son, they set
of to find the missing man, Dan all
the time bounding ahead and lending
the way. At length they came upon
Mr.. Meachamp lying helpless in the
woods, where he had fallen into little
ditch and broken his leg.
The accident happened. as nearly as
could be reckoned. at the moment
when the dog began to show his un
easiness. That he should have had
knowledge of the accident seems in
credible, but his master firmly be
lieves that he did know it and that II
was because he knew it that he was 50
anxious to get away.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
No sympathy There,

81 am going to marry your daughter,
sir" said the positive young man to
the father.
"Weli. you don't need to come to me
for sympathy" replied the father. Il
have troubles of my own."-Ohio State
Journal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
To Make an Impression.

Mr.. Fargone-My dear friend, am
in despair. That girls heart is as hard
as steel. can make no impression on
It'll
Friend-You don't go at it in the
right way. Try diamonds. They are
harder than steel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20

The beggar doesn't have TO be weigh
ed in the balance to be found wanting.
philadelphia Record.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
A Hnra Domestic Knot.

I'm in a deuce of a fix. My wife's
got the telephone craze"
"Wellf'
IF 1 put one in. she'll swear Pm
sweet on the telephone GIRL"
Certainly"
"And if don't, she'll say it's because
I'm afraid the thing'll expose my du-
plicity."-Baltimore News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20

Among the few great joys OF life is
staying In bed fifteen minutes after we
know we ought to get up.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
Candidates Cards.
TO THE VOTERS
OF THE CITY OF
FREDERICKSBURG.

hereby announce myself n candidate
Tor the office of MAYOR OF the city at the
election TO be held May -, 1902, and re-
spectfully solicit your support Being
unanimously elected to the position by
your City Council nearly two years ago,
have since discharged the duties of the
office 60 the best of my ability. II again
elected | promise the same fidelity in the
future that has characterized my present
administration.
Respectfully,
mh4u NJ g. WILLIS.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20

Borem Q1:57 p. m.)-When l was a
child, my nurse made me afraid of the
dark.
Miss Cutting-Oh. that accounts for
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20

Borem-Accounts for what?
Miss Cutting-You are waiting till
daylight so you can so home.-Cbicago
NQUS
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-02
LOOK 10 THE COMING LEGISLATURE.

LOoK TO THE COMING LEGISLATURE.
Nebraska republicans cannot exercise
too great care in the selection Of candi-
dates for the coming legislature. Upon
the legislature of 1908 will devolve the
duty Of graphing with many vital ques-
tons that concern the future prosperity
Of this state. The coming legislature
will have no United States senators to
elect and will therefore be expected to
devote all its time and attention to the
essential work Of legislation.
Most important Of all will be the re-
vision Of the constitution, either by the
submission of separate amendments or
by the calling of a constitutional con.
vention in case no special session to
submit amendments is called within the
next sixty days.
Next in Importance, II not equally or
more important, is the solution of the
tax problem. Tax reform will be one
Of the main issues in the coming cam
paign and every man nominated for the
Legislature will have to take a positive
stand in favor of equal taxation of all
classes of property in conformity with
the spirit and letter of the constitution.
1t may be expected that the corporate
interests will endeavor to secure the
nomination of legislative candidates who
can be induced to follow in the foot.
steps Of former legislatures that be.
trayed the people into the hands of the
corporations. In making nominations,
republicans should therefore bear in
mind that candidates who are not known
to be upright and trustworthy will in
vite defeat at the polls.
Party lines cannot be held tight in a
campaign in which local interests over.
shadow national issues. The opinions
of candidates for the Legislature on Gu.
ban reciprocity and on government for
the Philippines will be of much less
moment to the rank and file of tax.
paying citizens than their views and in
tentiOns on tax reform, and legislation
that will put a stop to the farming out
of public funds for, private gain.
Unless republicans take special care tC
nominate for the coming legislature IN
their respective districts men OF sturdy
character and sterling integrity, they
will run the risk of surrendering the
control of the coming Legislature to theil
political opponents.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-02
Personal NOTES.

There are 356 sitting members Of the
national house OF representatives. OF this
number all but twenty-three are, or have
been, married.
II King Alfonso wishes to switch on his
people gradually from bull fighting to
horse racing. he should import an Ameri-
can Wild West show.
Charles Francis Adams, OF Boston, will
speak before students of the University
OF Chicago on June II. on Shall Crom-
we'll Have a Monument"
DR.. Henry Lummis. OF the Lawrence
university, Appleton, Wis, has just celeA
brated his 77th birthday and is the Oldest
instructor in the institution. He Is a
native OF New Jersey and a graduate OF
Wesleyan.
Unless the mosquitoes of New Jersey
form a community of INTEREST and incor-
porate. the state will attack their bills with
relentless vigor. The state is determined
to crush one class of bioOdsuckers who
cannot kick back.
According to handisaps Just issued by
Secretary Herbert Of the National Polo
association, Kingdom Could the 14-year-
old son Of George Gould, is one of the best
polo players in thu country, outclassing
his father. who is lfeekoned a good hand
Among Mexicans the opinion is general
that should RresidSnt Diaz cease the rout-
inc Of his work ne would die. At $3.50
every morning General Diaz goes to his
ONCE and works until about 1880 p. m. Al
4:SO he goes back again and scarcely ever
leaves before IL. and often not until mid
night
Representative Babcock OF Wisconsin
shaved on his 1Ixuriant black beard the
other morning and the doorkeepers refused
to admit him to the floor Of the house until
he had been identified. Mr.. Babeock had
not been shaved before in fifteen years
and ss he WALKED down the aisle toward
his seat the members looked searchingly al
him. many failing TO recognize their col
league because Of the absence Of his whis'
kers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-02

lines can production and distribution be
economically combined. A year or two
ago, notes that paper, an effort was
made by an association Of dried fruit
producers in California to market their
VI products. 1t was a failure. The
producers Of one sort Of dried fruit
might be never 90 well combined, but
dried fruits compete with each other
and It would be almost as easy to COM
bine all the cotton producers or all the
wheat producers as to combine all the
producers of all sorts Of dried fruit
The association which tried to get along
without the jobbers found the business
taken by rivals whom It was an advan-
tage to the jobbers to serve. 1t Is only
where competition can be suppressed
that the consumer or the retailer can be
compelled to deal directly with the par
ties that control production"
Undoubtedly there will always be a
large field for the middleman, but the
fact that it has been considerably con-
tracted and that the process of elm
mating the middleman is still going on
warrants the belief that in the future
the field will become very much smaller
than it is at present. This is a phase
Of the development Of combinations to
which little attention has been given,
but it is manifestly important In its
bearing upon business and the relations
Of producer and consumer. Under ordi-
nary conditions. wherever the middle
man could be eliminated both the con-
sumner and producer should be benefited,
but it is by no mean certain that this
will be the case under existing condi-
lions. The saving effected by the combi-
nations in eliminating the middleman
does not appear to be Of any advantage
to the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-02
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY AHEAD.
Soil and shop and Counting Room
Forecast a Bumper Year.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Present conditions and indications are
favorable to the continuance OF good times.
No visible clouds, are in the sky. There
are elements in the situation that dis
tinctly improve the outlook. Crop. pros
poets for 1902 are excellent throughout the
country. The time for harvesting small
grain is near and a bountiful yield seems
assured. Corn lie IN nne shape and IL all
proceeds well the crop will go far toward
making up the corn dencit of. last year.
After June 80 the government VIII cease to
collect all war taxes imposed In 1898, an
event which will relieve the. money market,
as we'll as many prominent lines OF busl-
ness, for the taxes must be paid In cash
and tends to pile up money in the treas
ury. The government revenue for the fiscal
year will exceed expenditures by at least
$40, 900, 900. Our foreign commerce since
July / last has not been a record-breaker,
but the trade balance in our favor, never
theless, will be about $500, 900, 900. Exports
Of minerals and manufactures have been
we'll maintained. The iron barometer con-
tinues at the highest notch, with more than
enough orders to keep the mills busy for
the next year. Reduction OF the public
debt is steady, railway profits are undi-
minished, and the. volume Of domestic com-
merce Is
The insurrection in the Philippines has
almost disappeared. Moreover, the world
at large promises TO be unusually peaceful
during the coming year. In South Africa
serious hostilities are. apparently at an
end, a fact reflected in an advance OF more
than 2 per cent in British consols in IL
last month. Peace with the Beers will set
in motion again the largest productive gold
mines. and the repair of the ravages Of
war will tend to quicken the tide OF bust
ness, 1t has just been stated that within
the last three weeks $40. 100000 In British
consols has been bought for American &C
count. an item showing confidence in peace
prospects as we'll as. an American surplus
for investment. BY the end OF a year or
two the Rand mines should be adding $780,
600, 900 to the worlds yearly output Of gold.
sending up the aggregate to the highest
figures. Here is a general situation cal
culated to inspire business men with as
surances Of prosperity for a period. whose
end is not in sight nor foreshadowed by
any known circumstance.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-02
REFLECTIONS ON NOISE.
Primitive Way of Welcoming the
Stranger within Our Gates.
Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun.
Why does man express sentiments of
friendship and hospitality through the me-
dunn OF noise? Is the custom q survival OF
prehistoric days. a relic Of barbarlsmP A
friendly nation sends over a prince Of the
blood royal. A squadron of our warshlps
meets him at sea and at once proceeds 10
make the welkin ring with the thunder of
artillery. Another nation commissions some
Of its leading men to bring US a message of
cordial regard. No sooner are the visitors
within sight OF our shores than apprecIa-
ton Of the honor bestowed upon us is ex-
pressed in noise. Cannon roar and bugIes
blare. and an ear-spiiting din voices the
popular welcome. 1t is a custom among
some savag tribes to rub noses as an ex-
preston Of friendship. Civilized people re-
gard such practices as ridiculous. But, as
a matter OF common sense, is nose-rubbing
more ridiculous than noise-making as a
method Of expressing emotion? Each
seems to be a very primitive way Of well
coming the stranger within our gates. Old
people wonder why at Christmas or on the
Fourth OF July the youngsters celebrate
with hrecrackers and torpedoes. Isn't that
custom quite as sensible as the adults way
Of expressing hospitality with a series OF
explosions? What is there in noise that
makes 1t so fascinating to mankind?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-02
TWENTY PER CENT THr LIMIT.

Representative hlCSdu VI NldSsdCuu-
sets is Of the opinion that a tariff con-
cession of 20 per cent is all that can
be lone for Cuba and he stated that
he had no sympathy with the loose talk
that has been going about concerning
the inadequacy of this amount of tariff
reduction. Twenty per cent means
1900, 600 for Cuba, said, Mr., Mccall.
At the same rate per capita 1t would
mean a trade concession of $250,O0O, 900
for England or $450,O0O,OO0 for the
United States. He thought a concession
of that amount was something worth
working for. He characterized as alb
surd the talk about doing away with
the differential duty on refined sugar,
saying that as a matter Of fact the mar
gin between the amount of the differen-
tial and the cost of refining is not more
than about 20 per cent in such cost.
This Mr.. Mccall thought could not be
considered very heavy protection, when
we lake into account the high rates of
duty now laid upon most Of our i'm
ports.
Admitting the accuracy of Mr. Nc
Calls figures, the question is what pro
portion Of the $8,O00,0O0 would go to
Cuba. A few days ago a statement
was made to the senate committee by a
gentleman who had Investigated condi-
| tions in Cuba that a large number of
sugar plantations in the island are
| owned by Americans. 1t is highly prob
| able that officials OF the Sugar trust are
among these owners, in fact constitute
a majority Of them. The president, OF
| the trust has admitted that he invested
In Cuban sugar lands and it is alto
gether likely that others In the trust
have done SO. These men would gel
a share and probably the largest share
of the $4,000, 900 which Mr.. Mccall says
the 20 per cent tariff reduction would
give Cuba. That all Of it would not gi
TO the island is absolutely certain. We
think there is no doubt that the sugar
crop of Cuba is very largely controlled
nv the trust and that that corporation
has put itself in position to practically
control in the future the Cuban. sugar
industry. In regard to the Islands othel
staple product, tobacco, there has Jus
been Incorporated in New Jersey a $50
OOO, 900 company to take over severa
important tobacco interests In Cuba
The new company is organized n ID
interest Of the Consolidated Iopacc'
company, commonly known as the trust
which now controls most OF the tobacc'
manufacturing business Of the Unite'
states and is preparing to control
large part Of the Cuban tobacco In
dustry. j.,
1t is perfectly evident that Cuba l
to be exploited by the Sugar and 10
bacco trusts and it is these which WI
chiefly profit from any tariff concession
ON Cuban products. The people OF Cuo'
would be benefited very little II at al
by the proposed 20 per cent reduction