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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
SETTLERS FIGHTING FOR LIFE

Over 600 Penned In By Fire at Grams
Marsis and Battling to subdue II,
Flares-Wonaen Are Frantic Wit
Frisht-Ali Business Houses at lib
bins Closed and the Men All o..
Fighting the Fire-Day Is Dark As
Night and the Heat From Flsme1
Oppressive.
Duluth. MINI. sept y-Forest tire
which have been raging for sesora
days threaten Hibhing. the largest an
most prosperous town in the Mcsabr
range. The flames have been rctin-
closer constantly. Every place Of bns
ness Is closed and The men are al ou.
fighting the flames. A Telegram frar
H.bbins says.
The FIRE is very near the Great
Northern spur ca this side of Brook.
Ign. a suburb OF Eihbing ana Oh
wind is blowing in our direction
The city has an available hose ort
and every man we can find is frltu
the fire They have established
pipe line ami insuned two pumps Tr.
Sky IS clearing OF smoke s1nrwha
now. but we are threatened on Cd.
north"
In response to an appeal the Du'rf
IRE department has some Go the scene
while the Mcsaba railroad has train
in readiness az Hibbins 90 take Oh.
people away.
Smoke from the forest fires whlc.
surround the town ualkes Hibhlnr 8
dark that the electric lights have o.
turned On there in the day o. euaa
the citizens 20 see their way aho.
The smoke is suaing and the ben
very oppressive. Unless the wia
changes Coieraine and Bovey viii
safe.
According TO late advices from thes
towns the situation looked serious. ha-
the wind Is now blowing the fre la al
opposite direction from the towns. I'll
schools and business houses are al
closed and everyone Is prepared o.
fee.
Grand Marais. Ninn-. On the mort
shore. IS on the verge OF the fire T.
women are weeping with fright.
the worst part OF the s.tuauouais thct
there is no avenue OF escape open. AMI
over Go settlers are fighting for tlct
lives al J. Smith county attornrr
OF Hennepin county. who has been
camping beyond Grand Marais. wa
burned ont at his camp and with his
party escaped 70 Grand Marais in
launch. Settlers are walking into
Grand Marais smoke hegrimed. bum
ed and exhausted. with packs o. their
most valuable belongings on their
backs and their families dragging be-
hind them
When Mr. Smith left the fate O.
Grand Marais was In doubt The citl-
zens were loath 90 leave their homes
and belongings without making
fight for them. so many of them re.
NAMED behind
Mr.. Smith says that an cast winl
would bring On the destruction OF
Grand Marais in an hour and no power
can save the town. II a fire comes be-
fore a boat gets there. the fate OF the
population viii be in doubt.
There has been 10 rain in part Of
the fire-stricken country for fourteen
weeks.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
FOR POLICE JIISTlcE

To the voters OF the city OF Fredericks-
burg.
! take this means to announce that |
am a candidate for the Office Of Police
Justice Of the city Of fredericksburg at
the election TO be held on Tuesday, the
Bird day OF November, 1908. II the
voters OF the city of Fredericksburg see
fit TO elect me TO this Office 1t VIII be my
endeavor to administer the law fairly
and impaFtially to the best OF my ability.
Vim. X. Goodrich.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
VIRGINIA kUR Il CARRIERS NETT

The 9th annual convention az the
state Rural Letter Carriers Associate M
Net Tuesday az Lyuchburx. President A
: Clover. q Viewers lave. "a the cha p.
sitA about 100 members present Ai.
lfesses were made by Congressman Ger
~ GLASS and Postmaster Roy Csbeu oi
richmond. The district organizers frC %
~ oi the congressional districts save th.
FIRST and second report good conditic ls
prevailing
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
SttK7 REFUSES TO MsLT
BYARS AGAIN

Congressman Slemp has fused 20 meet
hon. J. Cloyd Byars. Democratic con.
OCCASIONAL nominee ia the Ninth District.
% JOINT deba at Lebanon. The two
met Monday at Joaesville. aud Slerau's
refusal Is slgniiicent % the statement Of
ars, who declared from the stump
that has opponent wocld never meet Il.
again.
byass then che 'lepged both Slemp and
Auney- Upon their .siussl to Join I'm 10
discussion, Byers spoke 70 about 400
people ia tbs courthouse, while Slemp's
digestion, including himself. Tom Muucv
Of Bland county, and others, headed by
brass baud, spoke 10 suother crowd 70
D wow
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
DELEGATES TO
FARMERS CONVENTION

Gov. Swanson has named amo =
others the following delegates q, lie
Formers National Congress. which " I'D
meet in Madison, Wis sept. path:
NestmoreIaud Davis. Lesshurr: J
hoge Tyler. R1dilrd. ". T.. Tribaerr.
SpotSylvs1ia. pr. Clas L. GravA. p.
Caroline, j. A. Downing Fauquier: J =.
Jackson, Richmond. e. e. faliaisrr1.
Nra-ra
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
CAMPAIGN OPENS
Hoa W. A. Jones and M. Geo. N Wise addge. s
Voters Of eIoucsstss.

large crowd assembled at Gloucester
z. IL. Monday. At II O'Clock the courr.
house was turned over to the political
speakers. Judge L. L Montague. o,
Hampton, Democratic elector for the
First District, made strong speech on
the Democratic issues. He was followed
by hr. Geo. n. Wise. of Newport News.
Republican candidate for Congress. He
spoke on State issues and the Republl-
can platform.
Hon. w. A. Jones. Of Warsaw, follow.
ed Mr.. Wise.
Mr.. Jones repelled every argument of
Ar. Wise In a speech which was fire.
Saentiy and enthusiastically applauded
5y the large attendance. Hon. j. Boyd
Sears, OF Mathews. also made a fine
epeech.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
BsWAEE OF APPLE SEEDS

An unusual cause of appendicitis " B.
'scovered Rt Jhe Mary land Hospital
Mrs Mary Zimmerman 20 wears old. ~ as
-1nsfiug with An acute ca-s aud The Dr.
ration revealed two apple seed. IN "a.
appendix. Iui-. the physicians say. T. a.
Uncommon irritant 90 the malads. ~. Il.
-imOre sun
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
WHEN WILL WE HAVE RAIL
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS HERE9

1t was generally understood in
fredericksburg shat after the Wash
ington-Southern line had completed
double tracking and otherwise i'm
proving their railroad bed, that ex-
tensive improvements would bemade
on its station and track facilities in
fredericksburg. The work on the
line has been completed for cOnsid-
cradle time, and still the trains are
running through this place on a
single track, and the depot is more
obsolete, inconvenient and smaller
than number OF the way stations
along the line. OF course, we under
stand that she recent stringency IN
the money market may reasonably
have caused this delay, bus we are
informed that no considerable strin-
gency exists at the present time, and
the passenger traffic and freight at
this point certainly justify improved
facilities, and that at as early a date
as possible.
fredericksburg is making rapid
progress in other respects, and in the
near future, with granolithic side.
walks, paved streets, the new gov
eminent building, the public school
building and the normal school, (.
will present very modern and up
to-date appearance. 1t will, there.
fore, be unfortunate for the stranger
to be allowed to get HIS first impress
sion OF our town from the present de
pot and its surroundings.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
Live Stock MarL.t.

PITTSBURG Union stock Yards)-
"a lie nrn' choice. S6mC 25.
prime. S5.6506.gO. SHEEP staaGv
lambs slow prime wethers. 5Of,
sou, cuils and common, seas. lambs
S4Wo.SS veal calves $S1S25. HOG
nnlsher prime hcavies and medium
sszo1 30, heavy Workers S7TSn
20; light Workers. $s.5OG6eO. nigs
tS.IouG, roughs. s5G6. 'e@'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
ATTENTION, COMRADES

There VIII be a meeting in the Court
mouse az bowiiag Green on Ssptemi
IL. ~ ] , n. of the Caroline e. c. v. II.
business before the meeting vii De T. ao
point delegates % Roanoke and perfect
arrangements Tor the reunion on "a,
ltth- To make chs success we iav;t.
a.. public spirited citizens 10 meet will
with us and contribute toward makinc
tAe 18th one 90 the hspp.est days Of ths
year.
How good IL IS 10 meet together and
renew our friendship
G. T. Smith.
Commander T. q O. Y
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
The FISH QUESTION

Fle Nirclu'a Citizen. owned by Fish
Commissioner Les. combats the idea TIA,
a. prevailing scarcity OF ti-h IA Nirgi, Ia
" .tc's = due 20 the ravacee oi the iarti
hi works That paper states what
WI 10 gratifying 20 the public 90 learn.
tho tlis scarcity = periodical. and =
cie to the migratory habits ~ the n-h.
and - i.i De- only temporary. Ii has &C.
CURED here before aud in other places -
Petersburg lrdex-Appeal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
10 TEST RsDISTRICTIEc LAW

Profit Green. member OF the state e
ecuiive committee from Floyd COUNTY
viii bring before yhs Supreme Court Is,
Appeal- the coustitutiouaHty % the &c,
~ Jhe legislature % l9OT-S- cutting of
I oyd county from the Fifth congr.s-
siOnRi district
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
LOCAL MARKETS
lCOrrseted By Simon Hir.h 4 Bro.

VOO9F'-Isl o. SIMON dirab I Bro
wheat, so so corn 80 o.
s., neal. Sl.s5 - Il 90. osts
- 10 ooi old hens. 9 % 10; sprina
chickens - % l3 cts per pound:
eggs, Is 20 10: lard IL to
II; ducks, 1--we lOtolI; turkeys drawn
IA 20 Is: turkeys. undrswn IA -
II; turkeys. 1--we, n 70 u. but,s,
10 to 25, hsms, II % ID. Irish 20.
tatoes, 30 e. go sweet potatca-
50 20 20; lambs. F26O - 5000;
hides, green, to ~; cry sal-ed
. To 81; dry hides, 81 e. Z: cal
skins No. l, sl.lO per skin; bale6
hay. ia % SiT pe, con; leaf sumRc. "a
70 % per 100. hogs live weight !
to 5bc.; beef, i've weight. 3 to IL
pork, ~ 70 Z, wool, 10 10 Is psr 10
veal, 5lt to 6.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
KOARnING HnIIsE

Mrs. J. F. Monroe, BIB Commerce
street, has opened q first-class boarding
house and IL prepared to furnished nice
rooms, meals and snacks at all hours
from 6:3O A. N. to 7;30 P. NJ. Also take
Ooardess by day, week or month. Prices
reasonable and accommodation first
class
Special private room for ladies.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
FAIR CROP OF CORN
ar'cuisud Department Gives Out s.ptsmss
Report.

The condition Of corn on Sept. l wa.
19.4 per cent. OF normal: spring wheat
when harvested 77.6 per cent; oats. 90. :
per cent. says the crop report Issued by
the Department Of Agriculture.
Other crops Sept i. average condition:
Potatoes, 1871; tobacco, $40; apples.
DAB; hay. preliminary estimate of Yield
per erre, 81 tons. A total production
o. % ,l33. 900 tons Of hoy Il thus lndi-
csted. - compared with SO ,077, 900 in
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
PATRIOTIC SONS IN SESSION

The state camp. Patriotic some Of
America. met Tussday in P1rtsmau;h
stare President h. " Bunch of Lrncf.
uurE. presiding. Tie state camp l.
working 20 purchase Tor Drrse-vati 10
the Old Lee hou.e. "Stratfo-d. in Vet
mo-eland county. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
LEASE FARM

Practical, successful farmer. with good
teams and Implements, wants to lease
good farm from party ~ho viii apyreci-
ate good tenant. Address Farmer, care
Free Lance, fredericksburg. lOs3
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
GASOLINE ENGINES SAVE LARnR

On account oil the scarcity of labofers
sou are perhaps going to buy a Gasoline
Engine, the greatest OF al labor savers
But don't experiment. Buy a "FAIR-
BANks-MORSE." Agents Wanted.
Write for Catalogues.
A. J. Huff. Richmond, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
FOR SALE

An Ohio Enstlage Cutter with carrier
in good condition. VIII cut 40 or more
tons per day. VII sell cheap.
N. B. Rowf, FredericksbIre. Va.
sape1o 3tlaugI him
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
FOR SALE.

100 600 seiDe-cAught Potomac herring
caught at Whitewater, packed ia barrels
or unpaeked. at MOncure & FitzhDgh's
fish house, near free bridge. sens In
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
FLIES DISAPPEAR

when you use Fly Ribbon. New thing.
but the best thing out. Price. sc, at.opr
store only. W. L Brannan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
BLAcKsNITHNG 4 noasEsHoEING

( The shop known as the II / Oswald
wheelwright and blacksmith shop will
hereafter be conducted by W =. Johnson.
location opposite A. + Jacobs wagon
yard We build wagons, carts and bug
gies 90 order Repairing in all branches.
BiacNsmithing and horseshoeing ia gen.
eral No work held over 30 days after
completed Terms cash
slim W. :. Johnson. Mgr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
FOR SALE

One ten-horse Frick traction engine. IN
hrst-ciass condition, equipped with
Gould balanced valve aud Manuel OH
pump. TT Morr,so,,
sug27 I'm Freder,cksbnro VI
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-10
SPONSOR AND MAID

Mrs John r. Saunders, oi Saluds. Md.
oiese1 county. has been appointed sp1n.
s0Y Tor the First District TO the me-tin
oi b q Grand Camp. United Confederate
beterans. at Charlottesville, Oct. POPS
Miss Louise Benson, OF Newport News.
viii De- maid % honor 70 Mrs.. Saunders
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
HEIR TO MILLIONS a BURGLAR.
Allowance of $500 Month from His
Mother Insufficient for Him.

Chlcago-Once more the police
force have their clutches on Edward
Fake, the sporting burglar" whose
rother, in San Francisco. is
wealthy widow.
Although heir to fortune Of So
100000, and receiving an allowance
of $500 a month from his mother,
young Fake cannot forego the ex-
citement attending the life of a bur-
gIar He has been sent once to
Pontiac reformatory and once to
Joliet penitentiary, on a charge Of
committing numerous buTglaries
il towns along the north shore.
Dandy Eddie" as he is some
times called by his accomplices, is a
pal of george Stafford, who is said
to have assisted in robbing the homes
of residents Of Highland Park and
Wilmette
The two burglars used up-to-date
methods in going about their work
Of robbing house,. They dashed
around the suburbs in an autOmo-
bile. wore good clothes, and after
TObbing a house were able to lean
back in their auto and drive away
without exciting suspicion. Their
hauls in the north shore suburbs are
said to have been large and have en-
abled them to live in style in Chicago.
The prisoners are accused of hav-
ing looted the homes Of the follow
ing persons: George D. Epson. Mrs.
Leslie Gates, Robert Hill and Ar
thur E. SouthwoTth, all or whom re-
side in Wilmette. Seemingly this
little suburb has a fascination for
Fake. Three years ago, when he
first fell into the hands O. the Chi
cago police, he was arrested for rob
bing a residence in that suburb.
Fake is well educated and at one
time moved in the most exclusive
circles in San Francisco. He be-
came involved in some trouble in his
native city and came to Chicago,
where he began associating with
criminals and in a short time be-
came an expert burglar.
TOO much wine, women and song,
said Fake nOchalantly, in his cell at
the county Jail. 4 have tastes that
are a little bit in advance of MY in
come. | am allowed $500 a month
by my mother, but that wouldn't
buy me the necessities o. life, let
alone any of the luxuries. like to
nave an automobile at my disposal,
,IaDrv oF oood clothes and 0Ipnfv of
cash
Chicago is warm burg and 1t
takes money to keep up your end
here. The easiest way to get hold
of money is to take it when you find
1C lying around. Race horses took
a great deal OF my money, and l took
money belonging to other people.
am not really bad at heart. Just
careless, that's ALL
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
IAN TEARS OUT
WOMAN : TONGUE.
Tied to Horse By a Mob
and Dragged to His
Death.
A TERRIBLE REVENGE
Francesca Vergani, Who just Re-
turned to His Home in Padua
From America, Adopted Fiendish
Method to Punish His FatherIesS
Sweetheart.
Sweetheart.

Padua, Ita,y.-C0Uing from his
ncme in Boston, determined on
vengeance Francesca Verganl
tore out the tongue Of MS
former sweetheart in a village near
here, and in a few minutes a mob
tied him to the heels of n horse and
yelled IN frenzied delight as he was
dragged to death.
Vergani disguised himself as an
itinerant dentist to carry out his plot
against the young woman. He went
to Boston six years ago with her
promise TO be his wife. He was TO
return here to wed her and then go
back to America A year ago. the
girl wearied of waiting. was married
to a man who had been Verganis
rival, md she sent news of the we'd
ding to her old sweetheart. Vergani
at once began to plan revenge.
He arrived her three weeks ago,
and asserting he had been graduated
as a dentist in Boston, he began to
practice through the small tow is.
He rode in a wagon, using it as an
operating place He went to the vii
Iage MonseIice and attracted a large
crowd. He offered TO extract a few
teeth free and seeing his former
sweetheart in the crowd, induced her
to take q seat in the wagon. He ad-
dressed the crowd, saying he was
about to perform one of the most
delicate operations known to dem
tistTy
He turned and bent over the young
woman who had identified him
through MS disguise. With a pair
o. fOrceps he tore out her tongue,
then, turning to the crowd he un-
masked himself and shouted he had
won the revenge he desired. The
crowd pulled him from the wagon,
bound him hand and foot, tied him to
the morse and whipped up the brute
which dragged him through the
streets. The horse was urged two
miles, the body being battered al
most to shapelessLess.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26

THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
clared in the midst of scenes of wild
JubilatIon at the startling innOva-
ton, which everywhere was greeted
with strong approval.
This chauge-the most amazing
feature of the rebellion and probably
unequaied for its radicalism in Tur-
kish history-was attended by the
gathering of vast crowds OF curious
men in the principle thOToughfares
of every town. who cheered loudly
every unveiled woman. Every
where are heard expressions OF
praise for the relief from the mono
ny OF the dark, ugly covering which
has hidden the now smiling faces Of
the Turkish women from the world.
The Ottoman Empire seems shak-
en- to the core and utterly renovated
by the new order of affairs, and that
mystery formerly surrounding Tur-
kish Womankind has vanished. 1t
is believed a daring refOrmeT soon
will attempt the introduction OF
European clothes, instead Of the bag
gy trousers for the liberated women,
and a general belief exists this move,
too, would be received With acclaim
by the many new-idea Turks.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
FUNGUS IN STOMACH KILLS HER
Grows from Pinhead to COcOanut
Size, Causing Agony to Girl.

LOndon.-Sprouting from a grain
of oats or barley, a fungus caused
the death of a girl fifteen years old
in Sheffield, and an autopsy revealed
that the fungus had grown in the
stomach to the size of a cocoanut
The growth had sent out roots which
had invaded all the surrounding or
gans, and the girl died in agony.
The case is held to be one of the
strangest in medical Cc1rds in this
country. About a month ago the
girl complained O. pains in her stOm-
ach, and a dozen physicians differed
II their diagonsis. As it turned out,
ali were wrong. The girl gradually
grew worse, each day adding to her
suffering, until she died. The au-
topsy was performed and four doc
tors testified to what was found.
The doctors said that when a grain
OF oats or barley was eaten a tiny
vegetable parasite known as ray fun
gus, was growing Oh it. This para
site was not kp'ed by being eaten.
Instead, it thrived and grew until the
size OF a cOcoanut it killed the girl.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
ID lzEEiSsa e 81 islszE
SOCIAL WAR IN
NEWPORT SET.
Vanderbilt Divorce Case Splits the
PiU.ocratic Colony at Newport
Into Factions.

Newport. r. IA Newport social
war due TO friends of Alfred Wander
bit and his former wife, Mrs. Elsie
French Vanderbilt, taking sides as
a result of the divorce mas been start
ed, ana a big split in their large cir
Gle Of friends has resulted. Some
take Mrs. VanderDilt's side Of the
case, and others lean to Mr.. Wander
Dilt. There VIII be an interesting
rivalry between the two sets during
the Sumner here and during the
Winter in New York
On the -casion OF the charity
bazaar at MIR. Vanderbilt's farm at
Portsmouth for St. Mary's Church,
a prominent woman in the cottage
colony found her name among those
present. She forthwith sought the
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
PLANTS HAVE INTELLIGENCE.
Darwin to Assert Old Thesis at His
Fathers jubilee.

LondOn.-Francis Darwin presl-
dent OF the British Association meet
ing on the occasion of the jubilee OF
his father announcement OF his
famous theories, reIterates in his in
augural address the contention thaN
plants are endowed with intelligence,
for which he was criticised by con-
scientists years ago.
Darwin illustrates mis- theory chef
ly by climbing plants to the influence
OF light, deducting therefrom thas
plants have memory and so DEVELOP
habits. He will particularly describe
the hop and bryOny plants, showing
that their intelligence and memroy
are hardly less than those of the low
est animals.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Flower Cure for Flies.

The confectioner's shop was quite
free OF flies, though all the cakes and
sweetmeats were uncovered. That
mlgnonette, said he, lis what keeps
the flies away. We have it in pots
all over the place. The odor is un-
pleasant to flies they won't
come near US. sot the idea from
the south. Tne4e the butchers and
contectioners always have mignonetta
growing in their shops, and they can
expose their wares without any fear
OF flies attacks.
Its a good idea. One sprig Of
mlgnonette in my window keeps il
quite ty free. New York World.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
FARMS FOR PICKLE MARKET.
Young Miss Expects to Realize 500
from Her One Acre of Cucumbers.

PiercetOn, Ind.-''I don't know
that l am champion, but I have yet
10 learn of any other person of my
sex in the State that is growing so
many cUCumbeTs for pickles" said
Miss Anna Rawlings of Piercetown.
Mssi Rawlings is seventeen years old
and has indomitable pluck and de-
termination. Her father is cultivat-
ing a farm east of town and raising
stun for a canning company Miss
Anna has leased one of the acres
which she has planted in cucumbers.
She declined the offer of assist
aTce from ner father and IS doing
the cultivating herself. She will al
so market her product unaided, re-
Ceiving 70 cents a bushel for the
pickles. She expects to realize near
iy SlOO for her labors.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
100000, 900 FEET OF RAIN.
Census Taker Of Natural Resources
Talks on Annual Downfall.

Washington, ID. Gust about
2OO,OOU,OO0 cubic feet of water falls
from the heavens annually through
out this country" said Lr. w. }.
Magee, Chief OF the Bureau OF SOlIs.
and one of the men who are making
census OF the natural resources OF
this country.
If water can be used once for
power, then for irrigation, again for
power, snC later as a highway it will
have served its purpose well, he SAID.
1t is the essence OF the wIOle work
of waCer conservation and utilization
now in progress.
The census OF natural resources
Is expected to develop a vast fund OF
information and to show in a con-
crete and emphatic way the value OF
elements OF which little account is
taken. IL Will be the basis from
which scientific work will be carried
forward, uesigned to show how best
to utilize all the resources.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
TURKISH WOMEN'S
FACES BARE NOW.
Veil Commanded by Koran Thrown
Aside by Many Thousands of
Women in Turkey.

Berlin. Germany Urged on by men
actively promot -g the political up
heayaI in the Ottoman empire, nun
dTeds OF thousands of Turkish wOm-
en-, despatche received here relate.
nave torn OF the traditions veil com
manded Dy the Koran and to-day
are showing themselves triumphant
ly in the streets with entirely uncOv-
cred faces. All the women apparent
Iy are delighted with the new-fOund
freedom, which originated in Mon
astir, the cradle of the recent reyolu-
t1On, and was caused by the prOcla-
nation of a Moslem priest from the
mosque canceling the KOran's COM
mandment.
We will neIp to make the world
beautiful by this act, the priest de-