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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
Harry corbett to Referee.

San Francisco, March 81 Harry
CoTbett has been chosen by the repre-
sentatives of Terry McGovern and
Young CoTbett as the referee of the
fight at the Mechanics Pavilion next
Tuesday night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
new hapiS Ere Gun

Cleveland. March PA test OF the
/ machine firing guns. the invention of
Dr. :. y. Mclean. OF this city was
made in the presence of General Mel
son 4. Miles and General Joe Wheeler
IN this city yesterday. General Miles
was present as the president - the
board OF Qualifications The MCLEAN
gun shoots p times with one pnu CT
the trigger. 4 circular plate fitted 10
the side of the weapon feeds the car
tridges. Gas generated by the first
explosion sets the plate AUTOMATICALLY
In motion. The gun can also be used
as machine gun. General Wheeler
thinks well of the new frearm and
General Miles was quoted as SAVING
that II was an Interesting experiment
and the gun an important invention.
Charged With Bank Wreckino.
Huntingdon, Pa. March 27.-SamueI
r. Sypher, a member of the Hunting
don bar was arrested here yesterday
on complaint OF Special Bank Examin-
err Walter E. Mason. on the charge Of
being jointly connected with Vice Pres
ident George n. White. who is nov,
held on the charge of wrecking the
National Bank of South Pennsylvania
at Hyndman Bedford county. The two
are accused of making false entries in
a report OF the condition of the bank
forwarded to the comptroller of 4 /,
treasury. Mr.. Spyker was a director
of the defunct bank and also its attor-
ney. He furnished So 900 bail for a
hearing at Harrisburg on Tuesday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
Throw hHGy Your Truss mi Be HAPPY

Don't wear "a truss any longer. IS b. can no-ifieely
rure YOU. without cutting pain. Nn ,i.t.ntflr
rom business - vast, OF valuable time.
- II sou ARE suffering from the vices and errors 90
rruth. AMI troubled with nervous def,ilffv
loss 81 memory htShfulne-S. ro1fu-ion OF ideas
ir.tlu-he dizziness alp tat on Of the heart weak
back. turk circles around the eyes pimplez ON ne
ice lor- ~ sleep. tired feeling morning. cvfl fore
DO ilng~ tul. stupid. aversion 20 society amhi.
ton, hnd taste in the mouth, drains and night
losses. deposits in urin- frequent uruntfou accom-
panied With slight burning. kidney troubles or auv
ii-eu~- of the ccuito urinary organs. wcnk hnck
bone palms. rrrS. hair loose. throat vnrico
cer. want OF confidence. imp"tcucy. lack 81 energy
aud Strcnta. manhood and vitality estored
ON need help. We can cure you y used fO
examiuntlOn. diagnosis, ana treatment.
We prefer personal Interview. hut BE- Won cannot
come To- us. write aud We riial promptly reply
giving you clear instructions 10y mail under sea "a
cover. that VIII put YOU on the high road 20 health
aud happiness.
Hour--lo m. 20 -. > p ma. 60 .. Tuesday
and saturday tin y. m. sunday. 10 . m t. p
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

short Line to Principal Cities OF Ia.
south aud Southwe est. Florida, Cuba. Texas
O9'iIornia and Mexico. reaching the Cap
SCHEDULE IN KFFECi Jan. n. i03
TRAINS LEAVE KIcHMOSu-NAIN STINK
srArIOS-DAUT.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-31
Will REFUND BONDSI
Secretary Shaw Will Receive Them
TO Amount of $500, 900, 900.
NETS INVESTOR 2 - PER CENT.

New Bonds viii Sc Issued In tx
change For SIS Of 1eoa-19ts and As
of 1907 at = Premium Of 2 Per
Cent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21
Arp'S Letter,

Il ish der ~komp'ny." That Jonas was an
uncle of Israel Jonas, whom all Atlanta
knows, and who is now prominent in New
York commercial circles.
With great reverence do I recall our
own Judah =. Benjamin, our Secretary
of war, and on whom Mr.. Davis leaned
for counsel more than upon any member
Of his cabinet. He was a very great
man, or he could not have gone to Eng
land and worked his way, unaided, to
the very top Of the English bar, and
within eight years be appointed queens
counsel over the most learned members
Of the profession. l have not forgotten
the perfect loneliness of the JeWess Re
becca in Scott's story Of Vanhoe. You
may find broken vows and separations
and Opponents in fact and in fiction, but
not among the Jews. They are in every
town and city and are more of an eX-
ample than a menace to our people and
our institutions. Their names are found
responding to every charity, and l no
ticed that the University fund was ma
terially aided by their libarality, and |
could not help wondering how much our
Christian people would have given TO aid
some great Jewish school or charity.
would Tx. to write more about these
Hebrews, for, as ST. Paul said to the
Romans, with them was committed the
oracles CT God But | am not well to-
day. and must defer to q more prOpit!ous
season.
In my last letter I made a mistake
that must be corrected. l said that
there were but ten months until Julius
Caesar and Augustus Caesar put in two
more and named them July and August.
Somehow | have had that impression all
my mature life, and, strange to say, L
was corrected a few days ago by my good
friend Gassett, Il mulatto merchant OF
our town, who is well educated ana a
student of ancient history. He wrote me
q respectful letter and said that Numa
a Roman emperor, who reignod Two
hundred and fifty years before the Cae-
sars. put in January and February TOR
the two months, and the Caesars only
changed the name of Quantities. ana
Sixties (the fifth and sixth ito July and
August. So | made the correction with
pleasure and give the credit to friend
Gassett. BILL Ar.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

ness, dating Jack to the early fall, he
longs for the time to come when he can
get out among his vegetables and his
flowers.
a trio Of rustic excurters to the town
We're seen at the ~self-invited task of
plucking roses, when he FASTENED out to
assist them. eve jest want a ''soove-
nire' or two they meckly pleaded.
HIS OWN LANDSCAPE ARTIST.
He is his own landscape artist and
makes his garden a thing of beauty as
Wen as a source of supply for the family
table. \ terrace of fine roses a~lternates
with one Of swift growing ''Kentucky
Wonders" and a bunch Of lilies on tulips
usually forms a head or tail piece for Il
lettuce bed.
He prides himself on his success with
vegetables and affrms he distanced all
competitors in 4 tomato contest with
neighbors last year, and his Strawberries
were the largest that the soil and eli
mate can make. His energy and activity
are even moving traits With his interest
and as he expresses it, when his
choler begins to rise he goes into the
garden or to the woodpile," and a case of
rigors such as the aroma of a too earnest
swine pen or some Northern Islander pro
duceS is escaped.
Mr.. Smiths home is noted for its hos
p~itality, and every one of the large
household seems to know how to deal out
those dear little civilities that cost SO
little and which go SO far to sweetening
existence and make for noblcr things.
The big lawn carefully staked off and
1.-THE full paraphernalia for tennis, the
freedom of the use of which is accorded
to the young people of the town at all
times. attcsts q thoughtfulness and IN
selfishness that is manifested not alone
in this but in many years.
Several of the daughters are accomp-
lished musicians and like talents are no
ticeably developing among the grand
daughters. The two daughters who are
still with the old people. Miss Marian
and Mrs. Brumby. are apt as entertainers
and no important function in the town is
thought complete without their skill and
guiding hands.
Major Smith is an elder in the Presby-
terrain church, but his piety is not of what
is known as the "straight-laced" type.
He cites the fact that. having reared SO
large a family, and not one of them
| bringing d;scredit on the name, argue
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

A good lady, a neighbor and friend,
bought one OF my books and expressed
her pleasure at it's perusal, but found
enc fault that did not harmonic with her
Hebrew feelings, for she is a JeWeSS. In
two places she found a sportiVe anecdote
that reflected upon some Of her people,
but they were too good to be suppressed,
and would have been told on Gentlles as
well. My respect for the Jews has been
too often expressed in my letters to be
Questioned. 1t is not mere respect, but
1t is wonder and admiration. | rejoice
with them that the ages of persecution
have passed, and that they can now WOr-
ship God according to their conscience
and the faith of their fathers. Their
ancestors appeared at the very dawn OF
creation. They have been broken up and
scattered time and again, but have pre-
served their sacred literature and Gus
tens and religion, and have outlived
every nation that oppressed them. 1hey
have had no king nor ruler nor political
mead, and have been scattered among all
"limes and peoples, but have never lost
their nationality nor mixed their blood
with any other people. They have Tor
centuries struggled against the Egyp-
tdns, Syrians and Romans, and survived
'AI-I all 1ucy were III ldlcI tcIlui Z
prescribed by the Catholics Of Spain, the
PIotestants of Norway, while their per
secutors sang the songs of the PsalmlstS
and taught the wisdom of their prophets.
We rejoice that their deliverance from
persecution came along with that Of our
own when We proclaimed religious hD-
erty and civil equality to all who made
America their home. / have long admir-
ed that people, who have eXcelled IN
domestic virtue, in obedience to law,
whose children honor and obey their
parents. Rarely among them are found
'olElcts or criminals or drunkardS or
suicides, or divorced men or women.
Ihelr names seldom appear on the dock
''S OF the courts. And yet they are pa
'iols when patriots are wanted. KOS
rluSko had no Drawer troops than the
IoIlSh Jews who followed his banner, and
H l mad TO name the most faithful SOL
"'f ever saw in our civil war | would
name jonas of our Town Of Rome, a Jew
"no never shirked a duty or avoided Z
"atlie or loitered on q march. We have
NOT forgotten how he came to time after
a Iohg days march from the Chicahominy
W hapldan, and when the colonel said,
MT Jonas, where is your cOmpany?' the
''eu soldier came to q salute and sad.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

their heads are touched with snow;
Their forms are bent With weight OF
years and some with weight OF woe;
But their shields are just as s~potless and
their souls are just as true
AS when they charged at Gettysburg the
bristling ranks Of blue,
They are coming out to visit us, these old
and grizzled men,
And well give them such q welcome as
will make them young again.
We are going to take our boys along
that they for once may see
The men who in the wilderness fought
under princely Lee
And then the men Of Shiloh, who, mid
canister and she'll,
In pity paused to drop a tear when Sgd
ney Johnston fell.
And S~henandoah's heroes, too, who, with
d rebel yell,
Had Stonewall Jackson ordered, would
have stormed the gates OF hell!
And who shall write an epic Of those
lays OF fire and blood.
Nor name the dauntles warriors OF For
rest and of Hood;
OF Morgan, the bold raider; OF that dash
ing cavalier
JtD stuart, Vi yOIIS ItIltII, LIE Ii
mortal ~cannoneer,
And all those knights OF chivalry who
rest in peace profound
In graves which jealous Fame bath bless
ed and marked as holy ground.
The puny wars which nations wage on
nations OF today
Are but the minicry OF war-the games
which children play
When gagged BY that Titanic strife when
Southern valor hurled
It's thunderbolts against a foe whose
ally was the world.
Then avalanche met avalanche, and loss
was reckoned then
BY squadrons and Whole regiments, and
not by single men.
The world, grown old, had never seen,
and never moro may see,
A host like that whose sabers flashed
about the flag OF Lee.
And when the shrines for which they
fought have crumbled into dust
Aye, when this great republic shall have
persisted, which il must.
When Truth shall wake her silent harp
to songs Of mighty wars.
Their names and deeds viii blossom with
the splendor of the stars.
1t was not ours to wear with them tie
hallowed cloth Of gray.
Nor share with them the stress of march.
the horrors OF the fray.
It was not ours to hunger and to thirst
on war--s~ept plain
And biycuac on the battlefield mid ranks
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

Or frightened panther parts the seas
OF he2ther-broOm.
Here quail and robin loud rejoice,
And limpid, l~ucious, liquid voice
The thrush's acclaim;
The catbird signs 'mong laurel leaves,
And eaglets chirp meath granite-caves,
Soft touch the flames
That still in love and memory weave'
The simple name.
All, m~atchless Nantabala water!
The pride Of J~unaluska's daughter,
Preserve thy fame,
Who. with her warrior, silent went
To thy green banks and ~listless leant
On Natures arm;
Or bound and breathless all expent
In Cupid's charm.
Then ever cease bright, flowing mede
To sing the health of race or creed
In varied sound;
Concenter al they vocal trains
And pour thy soul in melting strains
Upon the ground.
The noble red mans dust contains
In grave or mound'
May Providence both kind and deep
Full wary all they tenants keep
That swim, or fly, or run;
Thy trees retain their princely shape,
Each rosy vale and knightly steep
Be guard by flaming han,
And all thy balmy banks escape
The ravages of man.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

conclusiyely that the chances for harm
coming out of such innocent amuse-
ments as social card playing and dancing
are too remote to bear them out when
not unreasonably INDUCED in, and Mrs.
Smith, a believer along the same line,
often performs at the piano for a pleas
ant little exhibition Of the light fan
tastlc" by the young people
FAVORITE WITH MINISTER'S.
Major Smith seems a universal f@avorite
among the preachers who serve the peo-
pie of the town, and they often pay him
visits to have some of the sunshine of
his nature infused into their own lives,
his rare philosophy as a burnisher of
their thoughts and his remincences to
inspire their own research. His whole
life tenor is such q m8tter-of-fact lump
OF cheerfulness as to verify the saying,
"CheeerfulneSs makes every dish q feast,
and that it is which crowns a welcome"
Major Smith was one of a family of
ten children, his wife was one OF q
family OF ten children, and they have a
family of ten children, all living. There
are tWenty-one OF the grandchildren. The
Oldest Srandchild, Charles Henry Smith, is
Major Smiths namesake and has the
same birthday. He is with the Wcsting-
house engine works at Auburn, N. Y.
The youngest g~randchild, Charles VIII
liam Young, is also his namesake.
Mrs. Smith, who was originally Miss
Octavia Hutchins, sister of Judge w. l..
Iiutchins, of Lawrenceville, is q woman
of rare good sense and most impressive
personality, and her will, while never
obtrusive, is like the magician's wan(
in the house. Now, Charlie" will put
the Major up to some ~goOd-natured sally
and at the same time have a never doubt
ed meaning.
Yes, l am in one corner now, my wife
in the other, and the children and grand
children are stirring around in the space
between u.s." said the Major the other
Gay.
My wife was born the year the stars
fell" with q twinkle of mischief in his
eye, he continued-"they fell because she
was born"
And then Mrs. Smith was ready with q
retort equally as bright.
W have been in three wars, you
knoW-the nncivil war, the Spanish war
and the family war. And the last one
| is not over yet"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.
The Great Gathering in New Orleans in
May.

The Confederate Veterans now have
their eyes turned in the direction of New
Orleans. This paper has already printed
the orders from General Julian 5. Carr
to the North Carolina camps The fol-
lowing poem. written by Mr.. w. L. San
ford, of Dallas, Texas, upon the occasion
OF the reunion there last year, is adapt
ed to New Orleans, Will be enjoyed by
every old soldier and all admire their
bravery:
We are going down to New Orleans #
our lives are spared till May
To see the veteran army that immortal
lied the gray.
Twill be an inspiration and a priceless
boon, we know,
To cheer the marching columns that some
40 years ago
In dazzling deeds Of valor gave a death
less theme for song
And taught mankind the lesson how to
suffer and be strong.
Their brows are deeply furrowed and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

Speaking about his readiness to defend
any Northern slGr, she said, Charlie
thinks he must settle this whole business
himself. He had a chance ito rub it in
on some Northern guests We had; but
these were lovely people and they found
out some things they didn know about
matters down here. The truth is, those
Northern guests went away harmed to
the full With their Southern hosts. And
then, two of the Majors sons have North
Crn wives.
DEVOTED TO HOME AND WIFE.
Major Smiths devotion to his home, his
wife, his children and grandchildren is
something beautiful to behold. He writes
a letter every week to each one of his
sons, one OF whom is in Rome, another
in Mexico, another in New York and an
other III Florida. His youngest daughter,
whom he has SO often referred to in his
letters as Jessie Mrs. w. w. Young,
is the recipient of his parental offices and
attentions. He viii go to her home, two
blocks up the street, and look after and
entertain her little children after sup
per just ito relieve her of the burden
and Mary Lou and Caroline pulling at
g~randpa's cOat-tails in the home or on
a pretty day on the lawn is q cOmnOn
sight, and William, his namesake, the
youngest, newest apple of his eye
Lolds out his hands and is always ready
for a leap to ~grandpa's arms. He fell in
a ditch, the town being without street
lights, one night last summer while car
rying his daughter a bucket of berries.
Up to his last illness he always went
to the postofice for his own mail, carry
ing his lantern if after night.
Major Smith has no set plan for his
work as q writer. He usually undertakes
the task before him when - notion
seizes him and can write as We'll with
children playing about his knee or per-
sens talking in the room as when he
is alone in his library. His library con-
Sists Of q thousand volumes, embracing
many Biographical, historical and literary
works, with those of most all the poets.
His favorite cyclopedia is the Interna-
ti0nal, because of its absence Of sectional
bias. He recently carried back to an
agent. awaiting his decision, a set of so
called histories because he said they eX-
tolled old John Brown and belittlei John
c. Calhoun. He has no toleraton for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

What do his ~ncighbors know and think
OF him? How does he pass away his
tine? What are his diversions? Has
he little peculiarities, and what are they?
These and like questions are ones that
arise in the average mind in regard to
the man who has risen into general no.
tlce. Whenever one dWells in the public
eye. from whatever cause, such is the
worlds. curiosity that unless the every
day personality as observed in the home
and surroundings is known there is with
d large mass a desire unSatisfied. Major
Smith has touched much up0n this line
that has made his multitude of readers
familiar in a way with his home and
family matters, but there is much left
that is worthy Of being said and | shah
in this article essay to pursue a path dis
linctly my own.
About the home life of Major Charles
ii. Smith, known as Bill Arp, because Of
a writer under that nom de plume, there
a writer under that non de plume, there
is much that is interesting. Having
been his nearest %neighbor (our houses
frCnt each other across the street, for
fifteen years. l have had some chance to
know something of him as he is at home.
i III ICiItS " MS wi dDOuI TIE Jus
ir his shirt sleeves, "pursuing," as he
puts ii, his garden or yard, plucking a
rose, watering the grass plot or Hover
bed, tying up a vine or amusing some one
Of his grandchildren, so fond of tiocking
around him, are quite familiar ones &c
my eyes. And then to know him and his
lovely family in their ever hospitablc
home is one of the esteemed privileges
with which chance has favored me.
The home fronts with q gentle slope
toward sunrise touching down on Erwin
street, one of Cartersviile's prominent
residence streets, and it has the appear
ance of q great, airy, elegant country
home set down in the center of town.
There are about ? acres in the place and
most of it is in the front, forming ar
extensive lawn with a natural grove OF
large oaks and an occasional pine furnish
ing q refreshing shade in summer. The
house is of the old-fashiOned type, Quilt
when people regarded comfort more han
style in architecture. and is ~sandwiched
between a pretty garden plot and a large
and thrifty strawberry bed. The premises
as a whole bear a look grandly inviting
Major Smith is very fond of his garden
and seemingly much better from his i'll
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-21

q comrades slain:
Twas not our fate to hear the jeers and
face the ~yictor's frown
When Christ at Appornattox wept and
pulled the curtain down;
But we'll We know the story from Fort
Sumter to the end,
And on our hearts Is laid the charge to
honor and defend
The cause for which they struggled and
for which they bravely blcd,
To love and aid the living and to rover
ence the dead.
To wrcathe the sacred mounds whore
sleep those loyal hearts. and true.
And while the thread or life holds out.
please Cod, these things wen do,
Upon our walls three pictures hang-the
faces of three
immortal gods OF warfare-Stonewali
Jackson. Johnston. Lee.
We placed them with the purpose tina.
our little ones may grow
To learn the truth and love the men
who IN the long ago
Surrendered all save honor in a grand
unequal fight
For homes and country and for what they
still believe is right.
SO were going down to New Orleans.
those fast-thining ranks 10 meet.
Which, only when outnumberel thrice.
stacked arms in proud defeat.
The sun is fast declining, and the march
IS nearly Ger,
And now and then there comes a sound
from yonder mystic shore.
Ii is Deaths bugIe calling il some weary
form in gray
Lets hasten on TO cheer them for the
last time. while We may.
w. l. Sanford. in Dallas (TcIasJ News.