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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26

harcofs OF into tue sra ts-conpuled Al
iSo.oooooO tons. Sod wash reduces by
10 % - per cent the productivity Of
upezud farms and Increases channel
cutting and bar building I'm the rivers
Tue annual loss 10 the farms alcpa- (
SSoo0oo.0oo. aud large losses follow
the rouliuy OF the waters and the al
ninished navigation Of the streams.
Broad plans should be adopted pro
viding for a system OF waterway i'm
provement extending to all uses OF the
waters and benefits 10 he derived from,
their control
Under the heading National Efh.
cheney" the report says;
Since IA" greatest of our national
assets Is the health and vigOr OF the
American people. our efficiency mus,
depend on national vitality even more
than on the resources Of the minerals
lands. forests and waters
Our annual mortality from tuhcr-
culoSiS is about i5O.OOO stopping
three-fourths OF the loss OF life from
this cause and from typhoid and other
prevalent and preNentsble diseases
would Increase our average length 81
life over fifteen years.
IF We count the value OF each life
lost AT only Si.7Oo and reckon tue aver
age earning lost ny illness as S7,u per
year for grown men. We ind that the
economic gain from mitigation - pre-
Ncu;abic disease In the Iuifed states
would exceed Si.5OoooO.Oen year nv
addition. We would decrease suffering
aud increase happiness and content
ment among the people
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
Paid Anyhew.

The late William Weihs Of Pitts
burg was one OF the notable leaders OF
labor" said a Pittsburg banker, IAN
honest and Just man.
1T was Weihe who during the terri
Die Homestead strike saved the lives
OF 800 Pinkertons. with his earnest elo-
quence persuading the enraged strikers
not to XIII these men whom they had
In their power.
"Weihe was always ready OF spssc h.
Once on winter afternoon be and !
were walking. An alarm of fire sound.
ed The engines tore past Us. and
soon we came upon a church burning
furiously.
"'lt's good job at this season that
II Isn't a factory said l.
Yes said weihe doubtfully Only
one man Is put out Of work by this
nre, ana he draws hts money"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
AN ISLAND OF QUIET.
Tss Going Dosvnto~n In Madeira Is an
Exciting Event.

Exciting Event.
Madeira is populated. Vet is ON. OF
the Guietest a. well AZ one Of the most
beautiful places in the world Al
though the roads are paved with round
beach stones. Their. * nothing to re-
mind one OF the fact. because. a. la
Nid &. falrchild. agricultural explorer
az the department OF agriculture. ~
plains IN the National Geographi,.
Magazine. there are uo horses OF loit
ius wheels.
All vehicles In Madeira are on run
ners. lf you go calling II Is I'm a hul-
lock sledSe with canopy top and CON
Portable seats. II you move a bank
safe or steam boiler Il Is carried on
stone boat" or sledge OF poles. and
you may have To get forty oxen 10 pull
H. IL You are Ia villa on the hillside
and want Ia get downtown You take a
ru' ning car and slide down over the
cobnlestoncs
Two strong men. each holding a
Guide rope. pull your car over I bag
OF grease 10 grease the runners and
then give you a running shove and
jump each on n runner behind as the
ar shoots down az a hrcakneck pace
over the cobblcstoncs.
The men yell hens and dogs scam.
per. foot passengers cling close 10 the
wall Of the narrow street. the runners
ret hot aud fli the air with odor OF
burning wood as you shoot round sharp
corners down the busy thoroughfare.
past gorgeous masses OF towering
crcepers which hang over the walls OF
the private villas that border your
road
But. oh, the change when YOU get 10
the bottom, You are obliged either 10
walk or take caro-. drawn by slow
moving buli0cks. squeaking and sip
ping over The Sfonex
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
ORIGIN OF The HORSE.
The Modern Animsl . Cross a=.-sser
Two Ancient Breads.

FN'Nf~''N NAaA-
In Nlssen fur Ale Professor Koenlg
discusses in some detail tue origin Of
the horse 81 today. lie finds that the
horse or neolithic tunes was not sp,.
officially distinct from the horse OF the
present While there Is no doubt that
the horse OF that period was used by
man Ter food. there seems 10 lie no con
elusive evidence As TO whether II WIS
domeSticated or not. His own opinion
however. Is that II was probably do
mestica;ed
The horse Of that time was closel,
allied 10 the tarPan or semlwlid horS,
that lived Ia southern Russia up 10 a
century ago. This was a hog named -"
short legged. large headed beast. IL
seems probable that the domesticatel
horses OF the Germans OF Caesars time
were derived from this breed
The Egyptians had horses IS early
as 1900 +. e. These were long named
more Ike the Arab horses. and came
from Assyria Where the Assyrians
obtained them Il unknown, but IL WAS
probably from southern Asia. where.
this long named breed has been devel-
oped In all probability AZ ;he result 81
hong continued demonstration. The.
modern horse is n cross between these.
two breeds. with further mixture OF
the Arab horse. This Arab horse. too
was itself n descendant of the earlier
long named horse.
The origin OF the long named horse Is
matter OF doubt, but Professor Ko,
mig thinks 1t may have been from an
extinct Indian species.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
DEAFNESS CANNOT RE cIIREp

DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portions OF the ear
There Is only way to cure deafness, and
that II DO constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused by an infsmsd condi
tlon OF the mucous lining Of the Eustach.
ain Tube. When this tube IL inhsmed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing. and when II IL entirely closed
Deafness Il this result, and unless the IN.
hamation can be taken out and this tcbt
restored to It's normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases oui
OF ten are caused by Catarrh. which IL
nothing but an infamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness icsused BY catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars fres.
+. J. CHENEY 4 co Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Balls Family P!Ils for constipa-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
NEW SHORT srokIEs

Mrs. lack Gardner at luncheon In
Boston ecmplainei Of the customs
laws
They are 80 severn" she said. 80
complex aud confusing. that. With the
best viii IN the wOrld.yaoe gets tan
sled up In tbcm-0ne fnnocently ex-
cites suspicion
Mrs. Gardner smiled.
Through pure forgetfulness." she
said. many an Innocent person seems
gdilty OF smuggling whtn quite as In
nocent really as Mrs. Bromheld Corey
cf Beacon street
Mrs Corey. you know. was shop
PING one day. and after making pur
chase at certain counter she absent
ly walked OF with an umbrella Bu,
the umbrella owner. a red haired WON
an. soon overlook her and rather tartly
got her property back.
As Mrs Corey. blushing and
ashamed. walked on she remembered
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
Women Who Marry at Thirty five.

y German doctor lays 1t down as a
Well established fact based ON close
observation that women who do not
marry until thlrty-fye or thereabout
invariably achieve matrimonial sue
cess Why women OF this particular
age should make more successful mar.
riages than Those who fail victims to
loves young dream Is fairly obvious.
When young woman marries be-
tween thirty and forty she either does
so for companionship. choosing her
mate accordingly. or from need, in
which case she also chooses with a
certain amount Of care. She has no
Wild dreams OF unalloyed bIiss.-Lon-
don Lady's Pictorial.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26

that they were almost without umbrei.
las at home. The weather had an un-
settled look. and then and there she
bought four umbrellas-one FOR her
self aud three for the children. Aud
she told the salesman she would carry
them home with her since II looked
Ike rain.
Mrs. Corey. riding home in an elee-
tric car. with the umbrellas beside her.
happened to look up from her evening
paper and found the eyes OF the red
haired woman Fixed upon her.
1 see you've had a successful after
noon was the auburn haired ones
only observation -Boston Herald
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26

A great many people have kidney and
bladder trouble, mainly due to neglect
OF the occasional pains In the back, slight
rheumatic pains, urinary disorders. etc.
Delay In such casee IL dangerous. Take
DeWitts Kidney and Blsdder Pills.
They are for weak back, backache. rheu
matte pains and all kidney and bladder
trouble. Soothing and antiseptic. and
act promptly. Don't fall to get DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills. Accept no
substitute. Regular size SOC. Sold by
Goolrick's Modern Pharmacy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
PRUDENCE

Says buy to-day a bottiS ~
Gowan's Preparation and be-
prepared Tor the first ~ mp
toms Of Group. Pneumonia.
Colds. Coughs-for G0wan's
prevents and cures. Ii l.
external. %; so. 500. &
All drugsists-hsve II irs
your home. Be ready anat
then no regrst-no excuse. !
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26

Always have Ksansdys Laxative
Cough Syrup handy. especially for the
children. Ii tastes nearly as good "a
maple sugar. II cures the colo By gu
ly moving the bowels through its laxa-
tive principle. and at the same time 1t Il
soothing for throat irritation, thereby
stopping the cough. There ie nothing
as good Sold by Goolrick's Modern
Pharmacy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26

jones Yes. our household nov rep
reScnts the United kiardom smith
liow's THAI. Jones WHY. Nnu s.r.
am English. my wife Is lli.h. m,
nurse Is Scotch. and The baby walls
London EXPRESS
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26

You know as well rs anyone when
you need something to regulate your
system. II your bowels ara sluggish,
your food distresses you. your kidneys
pain, take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
res: 1T always relieves. 35 cents. Tea
or Tablets.
W. L. BOND.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26

?, PisrtShf Street, as follows. wessissr y--,nfr.
eSuanfth End. I'LL Trek. u hire stone Irving
han elna, Aonass q. Water View haalton's
ops al ief-. Ware aud eiiuft's 80 return trip
l., for lknd. North End Mi C--Ak Whits -tons
'ek. Afoint. Otfoman, Nors1 HurhAG UrnannA
'ealton LAY fort. -oafps bu~ier's. Wares. Well
ylofs hianJheiG. sr'sf's Lay e.. = u ee1s-
ireenla Port Royal Port Con~s, 81, unnn.
o. ksOul
r NORTH Whit Stone. Burhan's. Burtou's, wbsAl-
nth f. in Creek. White Stone. Irvirgton w.ems'
nan. 4 Point. Burhan's. Burton'5 Moaaskon
arps. pahannock- (Aso stopping at Bowlr's
Port odrn tFip)
shurg ffitimore Md aud Intermediate landings
tide alfathcr permitting Ratchfi.'s hop Yard
Port y. Greenlaws. wilmont. Saunders' I4~ds-
edstowhcl a m next morning leaves Leeds
ysrteF eaoheld MAYORS Hole $40 = IN TAppa-
=, Waeowiei's 5. Sharpe, Bay Port " heslt1n's,
hanna . ~, BurhaE's. Milienbeek Merry Point
MS. VIZ. lrVington, White stone Mi Greek. North
IhannoS seAther psrmitting) 1880 = m, Monday,
~. stns sioilows: Welliord's " ares, Bowlers,
ms, Niew Aonaskon, Urbanna 'Burtcn's
a : tnsn's. Merry Point. Irvinston. Wssms'.
,. Thy and Thursday. monday and Friday.
ay, tday. Friday and SATURDAY.
me as eoted above from fredericksburg
EORFoLK
.ther lifting. Saturday p m, stopping nj " Ill.
rps, Hort, Whealtons, Water View. Aonaakon
IS, Afeck, Merry Point, Ottoman's. MosaaIs
one. Areek. North End. Westland
ave ~ Monday 5p. m. weath.r psrzaitting.
at lanf as above, except Merry Point Ostoinsn's
y at fers. Wares aud Wexford rsssrn trip to-
light viot be received 10 Norfolk after .. m or.
times hich boats may be exp...sed 10 .y,,,.s ana
ves, btsir arrival or departara At The ttns sSo,er
ne comp hold itses raspOAsibls for any eslsY or.
eiroInJ
more NJ p. m on selling dayn
ger fredericksburg, Va.
Ian. x EUgDoCE. a.. ~ v.n Is.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
Maryland, Deiawarand VirSlnts RAW
company, Rappannock River Lin4
Schedule in Es necember 81 lanA

Steamers ave Baltimore. Pie
tina: Sunday II noon, for Westial
ton, Weems. Nillenbeck. Durham :
Sharp's, rappahennock. Stops a
Leave Tuesday Also .. 10, for
lrvington. Weems' Miilenh,ck \
AcnaskpB. Water Nia~. Whaaltol
lords, rappahanpock, SAylor'.
town, SauDners'. Wilmont Greenl
Hop Yard. katelins's. Frederl ksoI
Wednssday 1870 p m. Tor Nor
tn =, sharp's. Tappahannock.
Friday 4.SO .. NJ. for North +
Aillenheck, Moran's, Ottoman.
W ater View, Vibrations, sharp's,
wares Neliiord's aud Ray Port q
Steamers lcsve fredericksburg
every IhursdaJ 81 Z D. m, tide !.
hay Mount. Port Conway. Port
town. steamer stays at i.eedsto'
town At 1 ~ m. Lay tons, Carter
hammock 1880 - Ia, Welliord's. W,
Water 'ssw, honsskon. UrbAnna
go ,. m, Ottoman's. N0rans. "
End 5;aO p. m. Wcstlaud.
Steamer viii leave Tarrahann,
tuesday. Thursday and E-iiay. :
sharp, Bay Port, Wh-a.lons
bushahs. hillenbsck, tac-a =
White Stone. NIL Greek, North En-
ruesday and Friday only. q
Arriving in Baltimore, Tuesday. "
The Friday steamer Is same as
fAPPAHANNOCg
leave TspphannOck, weather
lords Wares. Bowler's Sharp's
urbanna. Bartol's, Burhan's. a
"eems. irvington, White Stone.
Returning, steamer will leave \
ior TappahanDock. stopping at lal
Moran and Ray Port. stopping at
Baltimore on Tuesdays. Freight ,
sailing days.
This timetable shows the Tina,
ospart from the several wharves. b
10 not guaranteed, nor does the con
any consequences arising tberesroln
frs.ght received at baltimore q
w. d. Scott, Agel
WILLARD THOhsOp. Gen. Man
Ss'timors. Nd. Dee. IS. 1909
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-26
fAPPAHANNOCg
w. ID. Scott Ar

WILLARD THokson. Gen. Man.
Ss'timOrs. Nd. Dee. IS. 1909
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-28
GOOD ROADS MOVE
IS NOT LACG|NC
On the Contrary County Com
missioners Take Steps
to Expedite


You NAV think that the good roads
proposition is tagging, said Chair.
man h. J OberhOlzer of the board
of county commissioners today, but
the fact is uhe commissioners and
the chamber OF commerce committee
are quite active In the matter.
The commissioners have decided
not to walt for petitions 10 be signed
by the voters OF the county asking
for a bond election to vote S200,000
for the construction OF sixty miles
OF macadamized roads, but will com
mence next week TO lay out districts
under the new good roads law which
Will enable the actual construction
work TO commence much sooner
Districts are 10 be laid out along the
Santa Fe line north and south
through tiae county taking in Orlan.
10, Mulhall. L.awrie. Seward and
Waterloo The railroad and the
property owners along these districts
are required to pay three fourths the
cost OF the building Of good roads
and the other fourth is borne By the
county at large. cities included
Guthrie will pay the greater part Of
The blanket one fourth tax on the
county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-28
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION OUTLINED
Session VIII Be Most ImpOI'
tant Since Creation Of That
Body In 1905

ST. Petersburg, Oct Is The ses.
sion Of the douIaa which convened to.
day promises 10 be marked by legis-
latlon OF highly important char
aeter The session In fact will be
the most important since the crea-
tion Of the parliamentary body in
1905. Though number of eagerly
desired reforms. such as the law on
inviolability Of person and the re-
form of the local self administration
have been deferred for tactical foa-
sons. the program prepared for the
session comprises number of meas
ures of high Importance. headed by
the consolidation OF rural holdings
bill, the creation of local law courts.
the responsibility OF officials before
The ordnart courts, the inheritance
aud income tax measures and the
bill for universal primary education.
One of the first resolutions the
douma win be asked to take Is the
extension of Russia's military admin.
isiration TO Finland. bringing It's
nearest province, Vihorg, under di-
rect control of 81 Petersburg. Other
measures that will receive early at
tention include one for the reorgan
ization of fishery rights on interior
lakes and rivers and the measure
for normal hours OF labor for hand
workers. providing for a twelve hour
day, with two hours deducted for
meals and three hours for school at.
tendance for employees OF school age
The upper house will be busy with
the all important agrarlan law for
the dissolution Of peasant communes,
spring session. the several measures
on religious federation. and the bill
reducing the long list OF civic and
religious holidays The agrarian
law. 1t Is expected. will be adopted
without trouble The federation bills
will probably be passed In a modified
form. but the proposal for the reduc-
ton OF holidays seems doomed 10
failure. as the whole weight OF the
Orthodox hierarchy IS being thrown
against II
The consolidation Of rural holdings
BILL which Is next on the program.
will be pushed through as quickly as
possible. The bin is regarded as
one Of the most important on The
agenda. The peasant holdings are
at present often split up and scat.
tered in small areas over the lands
belonging 10 private owners or the
state. preventing economical work.
ing The bill authorizes the consol-
idation OF these areas By exchange
with owners OF adjacent lands.
Financial measures, including the
inheritance aud income tax bills. and
the measure for the reform of the
local courts will round out the big
work OF the session In addition
there are several hundred minor bills
awaiting discussion
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-28
WALSH At LIBERTY
PENDING APPEAL
Court Refuses to Cancel Bond
of Convicted Chicago
Banker

Chicago. Oct 28 John Il Walsh.
convicted Of mlEapplIcailon Of funds
Of the Chicago National bauk. may re-.
nain At llbefty undes bond pending
the attempt 10 appeal his case To the
supreme court, according to the decl
sion Of Judge Grosscup today deny
ing the motion Of the Governments at
torneys to cancel Walsh's ball and
femars i,iin 10 jail The Government
attorneys argued that Walsh. with o
sentence OF five years confronting
aim had plenty OF money at bis com.
'mand. ronld well afford to leave The
country. reilnbursing his bondsmen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-28
FIGHTER JOHNSON
NOW IN NEW YORK
Says He is There to Meet
Jeffries and Sign Articles
For a Fight

New York. Oct 2S-sl am glad to
get back to New York. have come
all the way from San Francisco to
meet Jeffries aud sign articles for
fight, and am willing TO make
match under any fair conditions said
Jack Johnson. the negro heavyweight,
who arrived here today
4 want to fight Jeffries. despite the
malicious stories that i am not sin.
cere. and the sooner | can sign the
better | like It, / will do all in my
power to bring about the match
viii give jeff much of his own way.
lie ecan make the terms Of the battle
winner take all Is per cent to the win
rer and 25 pei cent to the loser. OF so
and 5o-I'il take Il any way
Johnsona manager called at JEFF
fries. hotel this morning. but Jeffries
and his manager were out. johnson
expressed surprise that Jeffries should
not have remained to meet him, know
ing that he would arrive in town to-
dav
Johnson's manager and Berger met
this afternoon and arranged fos :
meeting of Jeffries and Johnson to-
morrow Afternoon V discuss fight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-28
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
WILL HAVE BANQUET
Directors Feel Good Over Past
Work and Future
Expectations

AZ a meeting Of the directors of
he Guthrie chamber OF commerce
asst evening arrangements We're
made for a booster banquet Of the
members at the Hotel lone next
Wednesday evening Guthrie mer-
,hants will deliver address on "Guth-
les Future and the officers OF the
'hambcr of commerce will review
what has been accomplished during
he short life Of the organization and
outline their plans for the future
rhe object of the meeting is to bring
he Individual merchant and prop
arty owner closer together that they
may pull together in securing the
many factory propositions now
knocking at Guthries door
The directors endorsed the petition
ior the amendment of article g. sec.
tion 3, of the state constitution which
relates to foreign railroad compa-
nies operating in the state and re-
stricts them from acquiring any
roads now doing business under a
state charter without first lncorporat
ing under the Oklahoma laws. II
was the sense Of The meeting that
any effort to defeat the amendment
would constitute blow aimed at
beneficial business aud that the
movement for the amendment should
receive bhe support Of the business
community
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-28
WttMs AND EMANUEL TO GO

Sulphur Okla. Oct 2s sui.
phnr's mayor. Hon G. 3 Emanuel
and the citys leading aldermen, Hon
George " Weems. have become rlv~t
candidates for the Democratic nom
ination for state senator from this
district which Is composed of Muir
ray Carter and Love counties
Yes. I'm a candidate fof the stale
senate" said Mayor Emanuel before
leaving for the Dallas fair = made
my medicine al the Democratic
meeting in Oklahoma city when It
became known that our present sen
ator. Clint Graham. Of Marietta
would become a candidate FOR cor
poration commissioner"
Yes. I'm a candidate Is all that
could be drawn from Councilman
Weem5
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-28
GROUNDS UNKNOWN;
HUSBAND IN CUBA
Legal Proceedings Have Been
Conducted Quietly and
With Dispatch

New York. Oct. 2S. Society has
Iheard with sincere regret that Mrs.
John Jacob Astor. the beautiful and
queenly leader of the 400, is suing
her distinguished husband for di-
vorce.
The legal proceedings have been
conducted quietly and with dispatch
The case is now in the hands of the
referee, G. H. Young, of 776 William
street Exactly what Is the basis Of
the action has not been learned
Mrs. Astor returned from Europe
on October Is. She travelled incog-
nito. MIR. Astor is now on ibis
yacht. the Nourmahal, In Cuban wa
ters. having sailed on October II,
three days before his wife's arrival
home
Mrs. Astor did not 20 to her re.
Gently remodeled city mansion at
Fifth avenue and Sixty-iifth street
nor TO her beautifu' e0untry seat at
Rhinebeek sic went to the hame
of her devoted friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Guinness, No. 20 Washing
ton square west She left there
Sunday morning to visit friends In
tie country.
Mr. Astors att6rnoy IN the pro
reedings n Lewis Cass Ledyard.
who was the law partner OF the late
leader OF The bar, James c. Garter
There is no other family in New
York whose disagreement could
eause such genuine regret in the SO.
cial as we'll as IN the business world.
Both Mrs Astor and her husband,
besides the rights as members OF
two famous families in America,
have won personal distinction in
many fields
The present head OF The renowned
house Of Astor, as finrncier, inventor,
soldier and sportsman holds a lofty
position In the respect of the public
as we'll as OF his friends.
His wife, .who succeeded the late
Mrs William Astor as recognized
leader of New York society, has won,
besides he social triumphs of Eng
land and America, an enyiable repu-
tdiiuU lOT iltT WISE CUdilltS dUu HCl
persistent phlanthropic efforts.
With a firm. though gentle hand
she has upheld the standards OF so
cietf in accordance with her own
high ideals. And although the king
OF England has been her guest at
her London home in Mayfair, al
though the flower Of the British no
biity has welcomed her with hon
ors, she has always found time to
devote her truest efforts to the care
OF her own home and OF her children.
Her son, William Vincent Astor, Is
now II years old AID her little daugh-
ter Alice Is
A Phiadelphlan by birth, she was
Miss Alice Alva l.. Willing, daugh-
ter OF Edward s. Willing, and de-
scendant of the Willings and Burtons
who were prominent In early Amer
lean history
She was married to John Jacob
Astor on February II, 1891