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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-07
NOTICE mo- PICKLE GROWERs

~ IVT1 to FIOhIlE UtOW EKS
since our contracts were printed show
ing advanced prices over what we paid
last year, we have made another ad-
vance in the price of pickles. We have
led in prices for the past IA years and
farmers will do we'll to consult us when
they are ready to contract.
Farmers who signed with us before this
advance will get full benefit of the higher
price.
Alart < Mcclure,
II. b. Lane, Supt. l25-6t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-07
E. d. COLE, Agent.

fredericksburg, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
Beauty at Zenith at Forty.
From the Bohemian.


There is beauty quite apart from
youth-the beauty of the mature woman.
Some there are that maintain that beauty
does not reach its zenith under the age
of thirty-five or forty. In a measure
this is borne out by the events Of the
ANTIQUE past which may likewise be par
alleled with Instances of our own day.
Helen of Troy appeared on the scene at
the age of forty. Cleopatra was past
thirty when she met Antony. Aspasia
married to Pericles when she was thiSty-
six. was figure brilliant in her world for
thirty years after. When Diane de Poic-I
tiers was past thirty-six she won the
heart of Henry II, and he but half her
age Anne of Austria was thirty-eight
when described as the most beautiful
woman of Europe. Mile. Mar was herald
ed as the greatest of beauties at forty
five and Mime. Recamier was at her best
between the ages of thirty five and fifty
Nine. de Maintenon was forty-three when
united to Louis, and Catherine of Russia
thirty-three when she took seat on the
throne which she occupied for thirty
five years. All these women were WORLD
famed for their beauty and gave the
lie direct to that toothless old saw which
buzzes the power of sweet sixteen. The
dew of youth and complexion of roses
it must be admitted sometimes combine in
a face that is unmoving. irresponsive.
utterly lacking in that expression which
goes to the making of perfectly nodded
ViSage, E'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
Intellectually and Sports.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

a.
This appears to be the season for asfes
newal of the perennial discussion of the
scandalously large salaries paid to vaude-
vile performers. base ball players and
other popular heroes and heroines. while
scholarship and modest worth go unre-
warded. These things are always regatds
ed as evidence of the degeneracy of the
age-and doubtless they have been so sre-
garded in every age since time began
So far as can be learned from recorded
history. there never was an age wien
learning or philosophy, or accomplish
ment in science. art or letters, by and fpr
itself, commanded large recompense. The
rewards of intellectual endeavor are
larger today than in any previous perf9d.
Yet 1t is true that the best-equipped cpl
lege professor may not receive in year
as much as a concert hall singer or, q
skillful pitcher" can command In a week.
Those who are concerned about the
higher education are particularly grieYAd
by this inequality, The overpaid pail
player is even a greater offense to them
than the overpaid vaudeville artist" and
they lament the decline Of the scholastic
spirit that makes the college athlete!,a
more important person than the 'honor
man." The former can probably get a
profitable engagement to play ball, npc
who will promise living salary to the
yaledictorian? This is all sad enoughS
but nobody can truthfully point toliia
time when conditions were essentially DIFF
ferent or when the scholar. purely as a
scholar. was not compelled. accorolnsi
to the classic motto. to CULTIVATE Hlerai
ture on a little oatmeal :.
The truth Is that the ball player, Tor
example, is not overpaid-if the manager
knows his business. Like any other
"star" he is paid in proportion to what
he can draw" If people did not want
to see him play and would not pay for
the sight, he would not command the'
salary he does. 1t is Just so with 1nes
popuIar tenor. OF course. his price Is ao-
surd: but he draws it. and more, and he
has only a few years in which to reap MS
harvest And these so-called vaudeville
artists" whose preposterously high earn
ings are paraded by their press agents.
theirs is a most precarious popularity, and
when it wanes the pay declines still more
rapidly.
Besides is not the vaudeville stage wide
open to the intellectuals. If they have any
thing to contribute that people care 20
hear? 1t occupies today something or the
place held in a former generation by inc
lyceum. and we think no worse OF Elmer
son and Wendell Phillips and Edwards
Everett and the rest because they went
transforming around the country to earn
the money they could not earn by litera-
ture Very few of our American linen OF
letters" ever made much out OF their
hooks alone The most prosperous or
them, if they could not get an once,
traded upon a personal turn In the
lecture room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
HAHN'S STORE.

than can be obtained elsewhere, and we
can do this, since we own our three build
ings and are not obliged to pay rents.
washington is an ideal place for these
visitors to shop, for the Cit merchants
have long been obliged to keep on hand
stock to satisfy persons from all parts
of the United States and also from Eu-
rope. For our part. outside of the offer
of the Chamber of Commerce about re-
funding travelling expenses, 1 think that
those who come here and buy their shoes
of us will save enough to pay expenses
and stay a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
JOKES BY THE COLUMN.
Sent Out by Package, They Go The
Rounds of Buyers. M.
From the New York Herald.


Such figures may seem incredible to
those who have had no opportunity OF
verifying the remarkable capacity OF
trained joke writer's. Conviction came ia
the writer when he was serving as cub
editor a magazine that uses jokes
and skts as filters"
One day he found in his manuscript
basket an ordinary envelope only partly
filed with something which. despite its
small size. was half an inch in thickness.
The mysterious contents proved to he
a package or deck of some fifty neat!lit-
tie oblong papers. each of which CON
tanned a joke. Surprised at so MANY
coming from one man. he was informed
that this man sent in Il package like
that every week or two. apparently al
ways had done so, apparently always
would do
This was something of shock to the
cub editor. but it was as nothing when
| the fact dawned on him hat this remark
| able output was merely the share allotted
| to one magazine and mat this same man
| was sending out similar packages with
similar regularity to dozens of other
magazines. TO say nothing Of the news
papers! Perhaps he was syndicate?
No, there was only one Of him. Then
| the cub editor fell to multiplying for the
yearly output. got into five or six figures
| and gave it up.
Incidentally as time went on, the cub
editor learned from experience that prac-
| tically all acceptable jokes are found in
these little packages or decks. each joke
| separate unto itself for convenience in
| handling, and that only the amateur
| crowds his gems of wit upon the same
sheet of paper. Furthermore. the profess
sional has made study of jokes. knows
how to present his point is generally
| honest and always polite and therefore
| far less prone to serving up jokes alreday
| published. AS to prices. Mr.. OConnell-
who may be taken as authority, summar-
| ICES conditions as follows:
while the joke writer's have never
| had a union, the papers have never shown
| any disposition to cut down the prices.
| For the last sixteen years the rates have
| been either remained stationary or have
| been raised. In the early eighties things
| were different. Then one of the leading
| comic papers paid only 81 a column. Now
one would receive SIS for the same amount
of work. One pays $50 for a joke; two
pay 81; most pay 81; few go is low as
| 80 cents. :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
Hahn & Co.'s Establishments Pro
vide for Both the Belle and
the Farmer.

William Hahn & Co., with shoe stores
on the corner of 18th and K streets, 1911
1916 Pennsylvania avenue northwest and
233 Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
started in business in 1876 and has grown
steadily because it has aimed to give
more value for the money than could
be obtained elsewhere, as member of
the firm expresses it. 1t employs sixty
five persons in it's sales departments and
hundreds in the factories in which it has
interests.
The firm caters to all classes carrying
not only full stock of farmers boots,
but also the most delicate evening Slip
pers for the foot of the society belle.
Way to Save Money.
A member of the firm says, I'VE keep
our prices lower, considering the quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
Only a Dodge.

Thaddeus Stevens Houlgate. the insur-
ance expert, was relating in Chicago some
oddities of insurance
And then" said Mr.. Houlgate, there
was that case of the general store man
in Duluth. This mans store burnt down,
and, because his stock was so heavy, the
company disputed his claim.
Il remember one item in his stock list
-17.5OO mourning hatbands
when 1 came to this item l thumped
it with my pencil and said to the store
keeper severely:
Look here. this is unreasonable. Why
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

ping weeks will be repaid by a walk
through the store, which extends from
the avenue to E street, and will see there
large holiday stock of pianos, more than
200 having been placed in the warerooms,
so that the company feels itself in posi-
ton to satisfy any customers.
Since the Smith Company manufactures
its pianos it can give them at manufac-
turer's prices and with the manufacture
er's guarantee.
An unusually large stock of pianos is
carried in the store, not only to be sold
at retail and to the retail trade but to
be held as distributing center for neigh
boring states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
Elaborate Establishment Where
Manufacturers Prices and Guar
antees May Be Obtained.

Gold medals have been granted by the
jamestown exposition to the F. G. Smith
Piano Company, 1925 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, for the general excellence
of the Bradbury and Webster pianos
made by the company. The company had
an artistic exhibition at the tercentennial
this summer, and it was visited by
thousands of persons from all over the
United States.
Visitors to Washington during the shop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

should you have had 1880 mourning hat
bands in stock? What possibility was
there that death would create in a single
small shop like yours demand for 1900
mourning hatbands?' -
THE storekeeper smiled at me IN
condesccnding way and replied:
~ didn't keep those hathands for men
who grieved for the death of relatives or
friends, but for men who went into
mourning for the grease on their hats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
GLASSWARE

PUNCH SETS of finest crystal
glass; brilliant cut-glass design,
and comprising 12-in. bowl on
stand, with IL nickel
$ ssss: e q" %. i: s." Sc! $1.oS
PUNCH BOWLS Of finest crys-
tai glass in cut-glass
s;, s::s 5: ss:. ; s;s $.oS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
Lest We Forget.
From the Watonga Herald.

In the good old kaffir corn days OF
Blaine county. when Uncle John Dillon.
the Geary banker, and County Clerk
Tyler hauled cedar posts to Ell Reno and
Oklahoma City and sold them to buy
bread for their families. they would go
to hear a good old preacher. who was a
post hauler with them. This good old
brother in his prayers would thank God
for His goodness to Them and one season.
when he was especially thankful for a
good crop raised. but not forgetful of the
past, he said: Dear Lord. lest in days
to come we forget. we thank Thee, o God,
for the cedar in the canons." ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
LACE CURTAINS and RUGS

Lace CURTAINS and RUGS
$3.50 WHITE IRISH POINT
Lace Curtains. full 31s yds. long, so
In. wide; all-over rat-
s ssss With e s sss1 so $6.40
NOTTINGHAM LACE CUR
TA1NS, II and IA pt., white or
ecru; 31s yds. long, so
in. wide. Choice of O. ~
20 20 attractive patterns $3.50
BOBINET LACE BED SETS.
consisting of spread and bolster
roll. with deep ruftie and honiton
lace edge; large me- d 70
dallion center. sPE- N4Sn
CIAL CUT PRICE. NV
TAPESTRY TABLE COVERS.
gobelin or mereerized effects; 81
r. e. er ssSs1I! Rsfts fS $2.O8
ADMINISTER FLOOR RUGS,
made by Alex. Smith
& Sons; size q by "a d III
inches. S P E CIAL :"
CUT PRICE. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
IF You Want to Be Loved

Don't contradict people rudely, even II
you are sure you are right. ~
Don't be inqustive about the affairs
of even your most intimate friend. =,
Don't underrate anything because you
don't happen to possess it. ~
Don't believe that everybody else IN
the world is happier than you are,y savs
Home Chat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

TOYS and GAMES
$3.50 DOLL SWING, automatic,
il selG gsr sn sP Ea5TitG Sl.OO
$l.OO MILK WAGONS, complete
with milk cans; 0 in.
wagon; painted cream 0OC
color. SPECIAL. Wv
FINCH, complete. with deck
of 152 good quality 30
cards. SPECIAL CUT SIC.
L 1NlSE
BOYS VELOCIPEDES. for
those 81 to 81 years of age; steel
wheels; adjust b e 90
seat; leathered COW em
cred. SPECIAL.... ~ wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
UMBRELLAS

no. FOR Good Quality Union
V6C Taffeta U m b r e las, in
plain and tapped edges;
made on steel rod; paragon frame;
sizes for men and women. A good
range of fancy and plain handles
of natural wood. A very special
value at this price.
l.OS ard $500 ' Umbrellas.
mems and women's
sizes. These are all silk, yarn
dyed taffeta; some have plain and
some silk tape edges, and cases to
match. Among the women's UNI
brellas are some in red, some blues
and greens. Mostly plain box
wood handles. few sterling silver
and rolled gold handles in the lot.
CT 40 FOR GOOD Quality
eoge Umbrellas, steel
rods and paragon frames, cases to
match; these are in sizes for men
and women. Handles are sterling
silver knobs. burnt ivory, plain and
trimmed natural wood. plain and
S'lver-trimmed gun metal, I'm
usual quality for the price.
q no FOR Umbrellas of the
w.t. 30 same KINDS that are
sold in the exclusive
stores for from $500 to $3.50. All
silk taffeta, close-rolline kind.
Range of handles in the Women's
umbrellas are long sterling silver
and pearl. long rolled gold and
pearl, plain sterling silver, 5 and &
inches long. Handles on mems
umbrellas are heavy cape horn and
heavy sterling silver. All of these
will stand engraving. A holiday
special at the price quoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

FOOTWEAR
CHILDREN'S LEGGINS Of
astrakhan, corduroy or white
bearskin. Choice of pearl or brass
buttons. Many colors to
select from. Regularly no
S125. SPECIAL CUT VOC
PRICE, CHOICE.
wOMEN'S FUR TRIMMED
Juliettes. the famous Dolgeville
make; black and colors; all sizes;
also Felt Slippers in no
black or red. Choice, a vac
pair.
FUR-TRIMMED JULIETrES
for infants. misses or children; red
only: priced according to size:
Infants'-SiZes to 6, SOC.
Infants'-Sizes to s, 75c
Children's-Sizes S1s to II. Sc.
Misses'-SiZes 11lA to ., 95c.
wOMEN'S HAND CROCHET
SLIPPERS in fast colors; best
Peerless lambs wool 40
soles; all colors and VAC
black; all sizes at, a pair
Second Floors. Kann, Sons &
Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

FUR SETS and COATS
RUSSIAN COMFY. NOVELTY
SETS, from soft brown fur; large
muff with loose
s 6; 5:n n rs ;;! s7 :n zf SIPS
GENUINE CARACAL PAW
SETS, from choicest skins; large
size fiat pillow muff and new
effect in long throw
So So 1T , 5Ss'a. with T PIE 81.
GENUINE BLACK LYNX SETS
made from soft fluffy fur; large
square pillow muff and long
throw scarf; both
S ; S9;5P 3 T seEs s =: $500
BLACK BROADCLOTH COATS.
fur lined; 40 in. long with sable
cconey deer. shawl collar: lined in
Fl sHAS s's - S;:''s@ sP fSs: $l0.75
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clothes. Between 5 and o'clock the
different watches have supper, which
consists usually of cold meat, stewed
fruit, milk, tea, sugar and molasses,
Biscuits and butter are served at each
meal. Then comes a little quiet study
until all hands turn into their ham
mocks at o'clock.
While in a foreign port the routine Is
very similar, The boys are required to
practice constantly in all the duties Of
active seamanship. Three times a day
they are sent over the masthead, and
soon become as agile as monkeys in
flying up the rigging and in sending
up and squaring the royal yards. In the
morning and in the afternoon they
have swimming If possible.
Each Of the two classes is divided in
to watches Each watch is under the
command Of a petty officer, called
bos'ns mate, who himself Is under the
orders of the officer Of the ships deck.
The watches are still further subdi-
vGed into parts Of the ship, or divis-
ions. The boys are then known by the
terms forecastlemen, foretopmen main
topmen or mizzentopmen.
The captain of the top is in COM
mand of each division and the differ
ent tops report alternately to the sail
maker or boatswain for instruction In
sailmaking or seamanship
On a summer cruise all boys who
have not misbehaved are allowed shore
leave Only one-half their number
however, may be absent at time.
They are never permitted to remain
on shore over night except when this
becomes necessary in visiting an INLAND
city. Frequently in a foreign port thu
boys Of the st. Mary's have a chance
to meet those Of rival scholarships ant
boat races and other sports are ar
ranged.
The st. Marys was built in 1874 TO,
the purpose of chasing slavers, and a
one time was the fastest sailing shil
in the United States navy. She hat
been through good many stirring ex
periences in the sixty-three years o
her history,
In the Mexican War she cruised of
Panama to protect the railroad acros
the ist1mus During the Civil War sh
was sent in 1855 down the South Amer
lean coast to protect certain american
merchantmen.
For the last thirty-four years, how
ever, the government has devoted tn
vessel entirely to educational purposes
and she is the school and home 0
New York boys who are fred with am
bition to become officers in the Amer
lean merchant service.
1t is probable that the cruise Of 100
will be made in a new ship built b
} the Board of Education with the mos
} modern and complete equipment 70
teaching navigation. The ST. Mary's
a sailing vessel only. The moder
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approach vessel, go under her, and
fix the wood screw into her bottom, I'M
til thought him sufficiently expert to
put my design into operation.
Il found, agreeable to my expecta-
| tons, that 1t required many trials to
make person of common ingenuity a
sl1ilful operator; the first / employed
was very ingenious and made himself
master Of the business, but was TAX
ed sick In the campaign of 1776 at New
York before he had opportunity to
make use of his skill, and never re-
covered his health sufficiently after
wards"
In the summer of 1916, when Admiral
Howe lay with a formidable British
feet in New York Bay little below
the Narrows, Bushnell attempted to de-
stroy one of his ships, the Eagle. of
Ga guns The operator whom the inven-
tor selected to make the experiment
He had had little experience with the
Turtle and was therefore inexpert. Lee,
however. successfully navigated the
Turtle under the Eagle. He attempted
to fix the wooden screw into her bot
tom, but struck as he supposed a bar
of iron, which passed from the rudder
hinge and was spiked under the ships
quarter.
Bushnell said that had Lee moved
a few inches, which he might have
done, without rowing, I have no doubt
but he would have fixed the screw; or,
if the ship were sheathed with copper,
he might easily have pierced it; but
not being we'll skilled in the manage
ment Of the vessel, in attempting to
move to another place, he lost the ship;
after seeking fora some time he rowed
some distance and rose to the surface
of the water, but found daylight had
advanced SO far that he burst not re-
new the attempt"
On his return from the Eagle, Lee
passed near Governors Island, which
was then occupied by the British. Be-
ing in haste and thinking he was dis
covered by the enemy, he cast off the
magazine, supposing that it retarded
his movement. After an hour, the time
the mechanism was set to run, the
magazine exploded with great violence,
to the CONSERVATION of the enemy.
Two subsequent attempts were made
with the Turtle against the British
shipping. In one of these the operator
succeeded in getting his vessel under
meath British ship, but the tide ran
50 strong the Turtle was swept away
Finally the British sunk an american
boat which had the Turtle on board
The inventor afterward recovered his
vessel, but did nothing further with It.
His health was poor, and he was un-
able to obtain money and assistance
with which to prosecute his expert
ments.
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TOM JoHNsoN's MONEY.
The Cleveland Experiment Not I'm
known In Other American Cities.

known In Other American Cities.
Most Unexpectedly the Collector Of
Internal Revenue has decided that a
form Of currency in Use n Cleveland
and known as TON Johnson's money
Is strictly lawful 1t appeared to many
to be nothing more than State bank
issue of currency, and as such taxable
at 10 per cent. per annum under the
Federal statue of 40 years ago. This
law was passed to put the old State
bank issues out of circulation and pave
the way for the national bank curren-
cy. But Johnson seems to have been
as adroit as he was original In his
methods, and 1t is predicted that the
country will soon have a lot of curren-
| cy available for banking purposes that
is now in the pockets of the people.
| The scheme is this. When man de-
thereof in the Johnson savings bank he
gets negotiable receipt bearing inter-
est. This Is a sort Of compound of
check, deposit certificate and coupon
bend It acknowledges the debt Of five
dollars and instead Of coupons contains
a lot of dates and figures showing how
much interest is due at the first of
each month for FIVE years. The holder
may assign it to anyone for its face
value and interest (present worth, as
fnanciers say, and it may be redeemed
a. the bank whenever desired. 1t is
simply certificate of deposit made
negotiable and differs from ordinary
savings bank transactions in that
there is no deposit book, no notice nee
essary of intention to withdraw. If
the bank is sound the notes are worth
face value and are much more
/ convenient for abe depositor than
the bank book system, though
perhaps not as conducive to
saving. In case of loss the bank Is
notified and a new note issued under
bond, as the notes must be transferred
by signature, though this may happier
a dozen times, In other words, this i:
interest-bearing currency.
| OF course this does not add to thu
actual amount of money in circulation
as every note is covered with cash, bu
lit practically amounts to this, for thu
Thank reinvests the money in bondl
and mortgages. The actual aid in cir
culation would depend, of course, OIL
the facility with which they would pas
current, and the statement is that the,
are very popular in Cleveland and else
where. But the greatest gain come
from the fact that the notes can b
procured at department stores an,
| elsewhere and men and women cal
easily buy them, They do so insteat
of carrying the currency around. il
their pockets. 1t is estimated that tn
average man now carries In his pook
cts three times as much money as h
did 20 years ago and banks have Ion
wished that they had the use of al
that is adoat. Tom Johnson seems t
have found a system that well-nigI
solves this problem.-Philadelph In
Quirer.