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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
WHITE ACCEPTS
Rt.tx Presidency VIII Pay Over $1,000.

Itisnow STATED that William Henry
White. of Norfolk, has unotticially &c
cepted the position Of president OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg aud Potomac
Railway. He is said to have told the
committe of notification that he Will &C
cept and make his residencein Richmond
but his letter Of acceptance has not yet
been received.
Some doubt exists as to the salary
attaching to the presidency OF the road.
An effort uas made to allow the direc-
tors to fix it at $4,000, but they were
6nslly instructed not to go over $4,000,
The WashingtOn-Southern, the ROAD
from Quantico to Alexandria, supple
ments the latter sum however, by add
ing thirty per cent. OF what the r. + x r.
pays. so, altogether, the place commands
something like Sll, 700.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
A COMING WEDDING

4 marriage OF much interest IL an
nonnced to take place at the Seventh
street Christian Church, Richmond, on
January 9th. when Mr.. Thomas Shep-
herd. a prosperous fnancler ana her-
chant of Fredericksburg. will lead to the
altar Miss Irving Withers Wright an
Orange child by birth. but Richmond
belle by adoption.-Lahore Letter III
Times Dispatch
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
OLD RESIDENCE BURNED
Family ESCAPED in Night clothss-So insurance

lakewood. the residence ol WI lleV.
tor /. Moncure. near Nlde"a'I' Wae
burned to the ground Sunday morning
2.3O. Mr. Moncure and three sisters
escaped from the house in their night AZ
tire Everything was burned. The fire
is supposed To have caught from ~ de
fectiye flue No insurance. il was one
Of the oldest residences III the county ana
was formerly owned 10y Traverse Mon
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
JUDGE CHICHESTER
CHAMPION HOG RAISER
Mas One Which Weighs 9l4 Pounds.

Judge K. H. l. Chichester il the cham
pion hog raiser OF this section. II j. a
Stafford hog aud of the Berkshire breed,
being nearly three wears old. II was
driven on the scales Friday and brought
down the weights AT OIL pounds. u
will not be- killed until some time IN Jan
uary, when it is expected to weigh 600
mounds
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
II Pays to Buy The Best
Oysters, ConiectlOneries, Groceries.

have always a stock OF the finest
Rappshannock river oysters. am pre-
pared to furnish same in shell or by
measure. Special prices made to church
festivals. Measure and quality guaran-
teed. also handle fish, game, groceries
and confectioneries. Call and see me or
send your orders. Deliveries made to
any portion of this city free. Charles j.
Stoffregen, Main ST., near railroad
tracks. NIL Am
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
EMMETT Jones
Breaks into a Saloon Dies the Next Day.

Emmett Jones. who was sent on to tie
grand jury in the Poh,e Court oi Alex.
andria THURSDAY. ON the charge OF break
ing into the saloon OF \ j beavers \ Co..
and stealing whisky and money her ,n''
suddenly i'll IN the city jail Thur-dat
night und died AZ the Alexandria Hos
pital an hour later. Jones was twenty
eight years old aud WAS % carpenter
by occupation lie was - natiV" oi
fredericksburg. hut had resided m Alex
andria since h. WIS boy. In The Police
Court be- declined 10 make Is staten nj,
but officers say that hr subsequently
confessed. and said he WAS under the in
iluence OF liquor at the time of th" burg
larry. IL WAS supposed that Jones had
swallowed poison. aud thu all physician
was summoned The doctor. alter rN.
aiming JONES. Thought he was u victim
of acute kidney disease.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
RICHMOND MAN FOUND DEAD

Joseph S. Montgomery, "A prominent
business man Of Richmond. was found
dead Thursday afternoon in n field ON
his farm in Henrico county, by his part
ner, Frank l.. Butler, who had beer
searching for him.
The body was taken to Richmond.
Coroner Deas said that the body was
in good condition, and that it showed
40 marks of violence. He would not
venture an opinion as to the probable
cause until after theinquest, but he found
nothing to indicate either murder or sell
destruction at the preliminary examina
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
OYSTER DINNER IN CAROLINE

The Ladies Aid Society OF Bethesda
church. Caroline county, will give an
oyster dinner at the home of Mr.. F. b.
Toombs Friday, December 2Sth. Be
sides oysters, meats and all deleacies OF
the season will be served. Candies,
bananas and other fruits and sweets
will be sold. Popular prices Every.
body invited. Dinner begins at "
o,ciock d1Sl4t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
PROFITABLE TURKEY RAISING
VIVA, County Can Beat This From Stafford

Mr. Richard Pratt. of Stafford, sold
ii turkeys raised from one turkey men
last week. They weighed, dressed : Ii
pounds and brought him S;'4 10 IN cash
4 colored man, WashingtonJon soid
IN turkeys raised from one hen that soid
for S34. Both lots OF turkeys were sold
TO NJ. b. ROwe's market store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
II. WALLACE GARNER & CO.,
p. q. Building Fredericksburg, Va.
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds OF North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and
addressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash,
Doors, and Blinds. Lime, Cement,
%alcine Plaster. Plastering Hair,
Building and Paving Brick. Tin and
lron Roofing, Cut and Wire Nails, all
kinds Ready Mixed Paints and Dry
Paint. Linseed Oil Turpentine, Dryer
Vsrnish and Lewis's White Lead,
Paint Brushes of all kinds, Window
Glass and Putty, Builders Hardware
OF all kinds, Tar Roofing, Sheathing
Paper and fine Brick.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. +. ID. COLE'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
PUBLIC BUILDING SITE
final Consideration Given and Purchase C'oseu
on January H. 1907.

Washington, u. C., Dee II, l9oo'
To The Free Lance
Notice is hereby given that final con
sideratlon will be given aud selection
made OF "A site for the United States GoE-
ernm4ut building t. be erected at red
srirksburg. Virginia. aud purchase
,n.rnnf closed ON the fourteenth day al
January. nineteen hundred ana seven
Persons desiring To submit lur''lol
statements in writing relative 10 anl
ol the sites offered are informed tha'
their communications will be gwen con
=, ieration If on file before the date
na,nsd l. NJ. Shaw,
Secretary of Treasury.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
SUCCESSFUL CHRISTMAS SALE

The ladies Of the Junior Auxiliary Of
st. Georges Episcopal church held a
Christmas sale in the parish house Fri
day evening Fancy articles and refresh
ments were sold AT reasonable prices and
the sum OF twenty-five dollars was
r.aliza1
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
MASONIC OFFICERS ELECTED

Officers of Masonic Lodge. No. {, Wen
elected Friday night ~ follows pr. j
p. Stiff. W. NJ; G.. r Howard, ;. VII.
T.. Timberlake. J "; VI. II. Johnston
treasurer; ;. B. Quinn, secretary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
NOTICE,

hereby give notice that all parties
having claims against c. l.. Straughan's
estate will please bring accounts for
ward at once, and all parties Indebted
to the estate will please come forward
and settle same at once.
Mrs. l.. P. Stra lghan,
Administrative for c. L. st 'sughan
d4-w4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
SHOT A HANDSOME WILD TURKEY

Mr.. W. p Jones, of King George, killed
a handsome wild turkey gobbler Friday
which weighed Is pounds and had q
beard six inches long.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
SUMMER WEATHER;
CHRISTMAS CROWDS
Many People Buying Christmas Supplies.

Saturday was like spring There was
hardly a cloud in the sky and the Their
mometer registered 40 in the shade at IL
O'Clock. The country people were here
and the stores crowded with customers.
The stocks of our merchants are large
and varied and there is no reason for
our people sending away to buy any
thing. One Of the secrets OF building up
a city is to patronize aud encourage
home enterprises
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
BAZAAR AND FESTIVAL AT BROOKE

The Epworth League. of the Brooke
NJ = church. South, held bazaar and
festival at Brooke Station Saturday
niobt and realized the net sum OF So2.Gl.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
TO WED

Mr. Allen d. Latane. editor oI lhe
Tidewater Democrat, at TappaaannocA,
and Miss Emma Cauthorn. daughter OF
R Thomas Csuthorn, OF Essex VIII oe
married Dee. 10Th.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
DR.. T. S. DUNAWAy'S BOOK

Anyone wishing one of DR.. Dunaway $
books. Personal Memoirs, Sermons and
Addresses, can get same by calling on
y. +. Eastbnrn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18

Connexions st fredericksburg with X. =. p.
K. r. and Maryland. Delaware aud Nirsinie Kali.
way Co At Orange With Southern K. X. and
Chesapeake 4 Ohio K K.
The only line 70 the Chsncellorsvtle aud VII
derness Bsttlenslds.
R.s,ern STANDARD Time. DAILY eIceptSundsJ.
WI RICHARDS. Gen. Manager
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
WANTED

WANTED
A Young man, married or single a.
working manager on my farm just ont
side fredericksburg. Writ promptly,
giving references, experience ana "aee =,
expected, to F. b. Guest, "Sh9wIsn; .
fredericksburg, Va, uecio-''
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
WANTED.

Low grade lumber at the Oxford Box
Factory, fredericksburg, Va. IL
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT
Christmas Hald,, Excursion Rates, Season 1906

NOIP- Ho 7 u1lNV u - z - :.
day. 18th, from 26o to ~, 10 rise, Is
unusual for this season.
Christmas Holiday Excursion Rates, Season 1905
TO Richmond, Washington and inter
mediate points; points on Southern Ry
In Virginia via Alexandria or Washing
ton. and points on A. c. J.. K T.. 3. A:
l.. Ry.. Southern Ry., c. 4 .. Ry., and
MN. Ry., via Richmond, at one and
one third first class fares plus 25c.
Tickets on sale December 20, II, y,
% "a. %. 30, 81 and January LIST, re-
turn limit January 9TH, 1907.
W. 2. Taylor,
tA3I Traffic Manager.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18

Wisdom and economy will lead you
here when you wish to buy a thoroughly
good piano and feel that the price Is the
next to the most essential point and
then quality. just now We have to offer
the largest assortment of high grade
pianos ever exhibited in this city We
have several ear loads in stock now and
more coming every day. We are getting
these pianos 70 sell by "Amas ana we
are going TO sell them.
You arr the one that will profit by our
efforts if you purchase now.
Stiff and other high grade pianos.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
The
Unprecedented
Business

we have received this Nmas
season has greatly taxed
our stock andiOrces. We are
encouraged, however, to go
ON to greater things and are
prepared to make this, the
last week before the holi-
days, the greatest week in
our business experience.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18

Plum Puddings,
Mince Meats,
Layer Raisins,
Assorted Nuts,
Plain Candies,
French Candies,
Chocolate Candies
Florida Oranges,
Malaga Grapes,
Figs,
Dates,
Apples,
Grape Fruit,
Cranberries,
Fancy Cheese,
Gelatines.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18

After Christmas Taloress want be away while
have decided reduce prices NOW all Suits give
fittings FREE until Christmas SO don't have to wait but
buy these Suits We every Suit sold by closing
time Xmas Eve night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-18
POTOMAC, FREDERICKSBURG
AND PIEDMONT RAILROAD

TINH TABLR No. IS.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29
THE oETTYBURo GUN.
4 Piece Of Rhode Island Artillery
Which Performed Coed Serv-
ice in War.

The state Of Rhode Island has now
rs a treasured relic q cannon which
belonged TO Battery B, First r. |. L.
A.. and resolution is before the
general assembly authorizing the ap.
preparation Of $500 for the erection OF
a tablet on the Gettysburg battlefield
to mark the place where the gun was
last In action On the tablet will be
placed the name OF Alfred G. Gard.
ner, whose hand placed the shot in
the muszle and scaled II with his
blood"
The battery better known as Haz.
Yards belonged to the Artillery bri.
gade, Second corps, with It's captain
commanding the brigade and Lieut..
T. Frederick Brown commanding the
battery. At Gettysburg the battery
lost one officer and six men killed
and one officer and is men wounded.
and the FIVE batteries Of the BRIGADE
were so shattered that they had to be
consolidated into three. During the
iercest Of the fight William Jones was
No. ! and Alfred G. Gardner No. at
the piece Gardner was in the act Of
taking the shot from No. 5. over the
wheel, when he was struck By
rebel she'll which tore on his arm
and shoulder end then struck the muz.
zle Of the grs and exploded. instant.
~ killing Jones. Gardner lived for a
very few minutes. Sergt Albert
Straight was in command OF the
piece, and ran TO Gardner. who took
from his pocket his Bible, and. hand.
ing it TO Sergt Straight. said. Give
this TO my wife. and tell her | died
happy" Sergt Straight then turned
to the sun and tried TO force down
he shot which Gardner had placed in
the muzzle but owing to the bruised
condition It would not go down in
spite Of Serg, Straight's pounding It
with an Ak. As the gun cooled Il
sripped the shot in the muzzle as in
/ wise.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29

French & Potter. OF New York, and
on October II, 1905, the complete model
was accepted by the commission and
forwarded to the foundry OF the Cor
ham MANUFACTURING company. at
Providence. The company expects to
be able TO turn the casting cut OF its
foundry the latter part OF May.
The pedestal will be made Of NAM
moth piece Of granite On the west
side Of the pedestal will be an in
scription bearing the record, both mill
tary and civil, OF Gen Deyens. Tie
south side will bear an inscription, with
the list Of organizations from Worces-
ter county, which participated in the
war, and on the north side will be a
list of towns of Worcester county and
the number OF men furnished by each
during the war
The total subscriptions to the Devens
statue fund 10 date are approximately
$4,000, coming from individuals and
towns.
Gen. Charles nevens was descended
from revolutionary ancestors and was
born in Charleston, Mass, in 1899. lie
was a lawyer with a large practice.
and had held several public offices.
When the Ciyil war broke cut he went
90 the front as a major, and by la,-
lantry on a number Of battlehe.ds, L.
ing wounded several times, he was
made major general before hostil.
tiles ceased He served afterward as
commander-in-ohief Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic, and also as command
er OF the Military Order OF the Loya
Legion Of Massachusetts,. He resume.
the practice OF his profession after thi
war, and IN 1867 was made q superior
court Judge and in 1873 one OF tht
judges Of the supreme court OF III,
Bay state President Hayes made hin
attorney general Of the United States
in 1877, and he served four years, aft
erward returning 10 the bench in Mass
achusetts. lie presided In 1856 al tn
two hundred and hftieth anniversar,
Of Harvard university. OF which he wa
a graduate in 1888. Gen. Deyens die
in 1891. He had a high reputation G
a brilliant public speaker.
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The saadow Of the Past.

She laid her face against her
mothers breast and sobbed.
MY poor child, what Is III" the 81.
der lady asked. Has Reginald been
cruel to your"
No, mamma" the bride replied. eft
is not that, II is all on account Of a
terrible discovery. l."
All" the fond mother exclalme l.
then he did not tell you before it was
too late! Oh. my poor child. on.
the monster! There's a dark paca In
his life! All. how can a man h. s.,
base? How"
He found the photograph Of M 81.
ting in blsia." the stricken en- On.
terrupted, that you had taken for a
baby food advertisement"
Then they sat there dunb with
grIef.-Royal Magazine.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29
GEN. DEVENs' STATUE.
Monument 10 Civil War Hero to Be
Unveiled in Worcester, Mass,
on July A.

Plans for the erection OF the Gen,
Charles Devens statue. which is to be
placed in front OF the county court
house in Lincoln square, at Worcester,
Mass, are rapidly being completed by
the Devens statue commission. July
I has been selected as the date for
the unwilling OF the statue and its
formal transfer from the commission
TO the county. The only reason for
change in the date will be the non
completion OF the casting in time for
the exercises to take place on indie
pendence day.
The first active move for the Devors
statue was the passage OF the act by
the legislature on February Is, 1902, au-
thorizing the Deyens memorial statue
commission to collect funds from indl-
divuals and towns in Worcester coun-
~ tor the purpose OF erecting memo
rial to the county's soldier-statesman
jurist
In November, 1903. the commission
accepted the sketch of the complete
statue as submitted by the sculptors
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29

Armies and nayies are expensive;
We need farmers more than We need
soldiers; We need merchant ships
more than We need battleships The
civil war demonstrated that II does
not take long 10 make firstclass
fighting man Of the American citizen
and there are 100000 such ready
TO fight in a quarrel with stranger.
The only power that is at all likely to
give us serious trouble is Japan. and
che will not undertake II until she
shall think herself strong enough 70
order all the other white folks out Of
Der neightDrhood. That will be gener.
ations hence and need give US no con.
oern. Cur business Is to make money,
no, to engage In war. We have - i'm.
mense territory right here in the re.
public that Is yet virEin and the de-
manA 10 for IAboTers, rot soldierG
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29
snilnrs for Our Navy.

A writer in tho Sailors Magazine, in
speaking Of the naval recruiting sta
ton at Seattle says: Out OF the al
most 500 men examined here since
June e, less than a dozen sought to be
one Of the men behind the guns be.
cause they were penniless, could not
find suitable work. and sought the
navy as a last resort. A fair percent
age OF the men who enlisted made
their debu, into the navy by opening
bank accounts with Uncle Sam, the
sums ranging from $500 down to a few
loose dollars"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29
JUST LIKE JIM.
How Simple Hearted Mother Thought
She Sent Pair OF Socks 70 Her
Boy by Telegraph.

During the war, says the Hartwell
lGaD sun, when the militia were
about Savannah, an old lady who had
a lG.year-old son down there, went to
the depot at Greensboro with pair
u wool socks which she wanted sent
to her bold soldier boy by telegraph.
Some men were walking about the de.
pot. One Of them told her to walk
into the Office and he would hang the
socks on the wire and in a few min.
utcs she would hear from Jim. The
msn pulled OF his dirty. well.worn
socks, and putting on the new ones
hung the old ones on the wire. AMI
went in and told the old lady Jim
had received the socks and sent back
the old ones. which were hanging on
the wire. The delighted old lady
raised her Spectacles, saw the old
socks, and requested the man TO take
them down, remarking in a voice full
Of pride and tenderness:
Jus like Jim-he always WIZ q
keeriul, sayin' boy, and he has sem
his old socks back for his nanny L
darn 'em-God bless him" And II
turn, We say God bless all such limo
cent tender.hearted mothers as J!m's
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29

Calling attention 20 the fidelity OF
The telegraph operators In san Fran.
cisco. where they kept their heads
and stuck 20 their keys tin driven out
ly ;he flames. the New York sun has
this % say: Fix the eyes Of the
community on a man in official place
and lie will scorn his own safety. Give
the obscure man something to DO tina,
calls for greater activity than usua.
and he will seldom fail 10 come up TO
vha; is expected Of him. Exceptional.
~ daring deeds done by our fremen
and policemen are often the result Of
the spirit Of the service. though ii is
possibly less so in their case than IN
That OF the soldier or the sailor who
Is Of emulation all compact, 1t In
wolves no reflection on the soldier, the
sailor or those who. In other ranks
q life. practice the military virtues Of
discipline and obedience 10 say that
the man who. in great peril goes on
doing his ordinary duty, with no hope
Of applause. honors or individual dis.
tinc,ion. is as heroic as any hero
Tha; is why We ask you to take OF
your hat to the telegraph operators In
San Francisco"
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On the Funny Side.

''Had to laugh the other day" said
the landlord Of the PettyvIllc tavern.
The Mastadon Ministries car WAS
turned over by a switch engine, Just as
Il was to be hooked onto the train for
Allegash. Says /. BY heck! That's the
first time | ever seen show ever te-
fore It got started
That's just the way said Il an1 the
editor OF the Plalndealer though, It
was so youmerous that he wrote a
piece about II for the paper!"-Puck.
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What Money Is Doing.

"heN Moueg Aa nOluk.
There are even in these days a good
many families In the United States
who find Il possible to do a certain
amount Of moderately high thinking
and still cultivate some OF the graces
Of life. They may be obliged TO live
simply, says Scribner's, and yet may
not need TO use up all their vitality
In manual labor. True, they must
walk when others ride. they must take
thought to their apparel. that II be
presentab,e at small cost, and when
they entertain their friends they must
Z II simply. But they have time TO
s" ad books and they have money to
educate their children. Of;ener than
not they are persons whose family
traditions incline them to fastilious.
ness in social matters, They and their
foretears have been accustomed not
only TO wellbred but interesting poo
pie and have kept in touch with what
was going on in the world; in short,
they have a taste for the best society.
Twenty-Five years ago there was no
reason why they shouldn't maintain
their inherited or acquired right to It,
but the tendency on the part Of GER
tain Of their fellow citizens 10 what
has been characterized as the habit
Of getting rich" has changed all that
Il Is no, only that the accumulation
Of colossal fortunes restricts he tinan
cial chances Of the moderately ambi'
tious majority, but 1t depriyes them
of some innocent and Legitimate com.
forts and pleasures TO which they
think themselves reasonably entitled
by increasing SO tremendously the cost
Of living with the standard OF luxury
Is raised in proportion. This 10 be
sure, is an old cry, but to the impe.
cunious majority it does not cease to
be a live issue.
Yet one cannot find FAULT with the
people who have made money for
wanting TO spend it, one cannot be
surprised II their ideas are crude and
II they fail TO appreciate a refined sim.
plicity Most Of us spend all the /.
money We can afford and We should .
not thank anyone who should presume .
70 dictate to us as to what We ought ,
to buy with It. The Very rich do no,
in the least intend to make life hard .
for the rest Of the world. In fact,
from their kind.hearted desire 10 give |
pleasure We get some sinsularly bad T.
results. such as, for instance, the poor .
cir, with rich tastes, who, although .
she need not always be Lily Bart, /
yet is always In an unnatural and de.
moralizing position; and the young
man who gees 20 the dogs in his effort
10 keep up the pace with his rich
mates.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-29

Some Of the London newspapers are
arguing over the number Of statues
with top hats there are in existence
One Is a statue OF the late President
Kruger that never reached Pretoria
and lies in yard at Durham. Mrs.
Kruger stipulated that the top Of the
hat should be left open so as to hold
ralnwater for the birds.