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mate consumed In the country costs -, oo0, 600
annually, so II is well worth while to develop
its cultivation AS, however, the Argentine
Republic becomes Anglicized IL demands tea
instead OF mate, regardless of the advice Of
physicians. who claim that mate Is the more
wholesome beverage
The collection of ferns Is very large, from
the innumerable varieties Of the dainty maiden
hair to the tree fern.
The cactus in number and variety almost
equals the fern One very rare variety from
the region of the Andes is always shown TO
Visitors. 1t is particularly ugly, with It's long
stiff stalks in spiny ridges.
Among the water lilies, the Victoria regia,
with its enormous pads, is a great curiosity
to foreigners, though 1t abounds IN the north
ern provinces of the republic, and is called
irupe by the Guarani Indians. il is also said
TO have leaf so thick and strong that II will
bear the weight of baby several months old.
There is only one large plant growing al aire
libre" in this garden, and 1t is the pride OF the
pond.
The representative, nora OF the Old World
deserves extended space, Europe almost sug-
gesting Worlds fair. with here a bit of Spain
or Italy, there OF Norway, and still farther on
a glimpse OF Germany. Asia is not more in
teresting, but more unusual than Europe
There is, of course, the bamboo with It's sug
gestion of marvellous tales. and from the north
a bush covered with lovely white flowers. a
sort of spirea. Among the Japanese trees is
the ginltgo. with It's small and graceful fan
shaped leaves
Africa Is chiefly conspicuous for palms OF
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Carried Upward Head Downward.
tangled in the ropes of the basket.
Simmons cast of the balloon, swung
loose and upward. When the bag
reached a height OF about 20 feet the
spectators beheld young Neff whisked
of the ground and carried upward,
head downward.
There was a concerted yell of con-
sternation from the crowd below,
which caused Simmons to peer over
the edge of the basket.
When he saw the dangling lad he
made instant preparations to cut loose
the parachute. 1t was the work Of
seconds to adjust the parachute, and
In It Simmons leaped from the bal
loon, believing the boy would have a
better chance for his life alone.
Simmons descended safely, but the
balloon, relieved Of the weight of the
man, shot upward at increased speed
until it became a speck and the boy
appeared but a slight, dark object,
scarcely discernible.
Each moment the onlookers ex-
pected to behold the lad come plung-
ing TO his death. The great crowd
stood transfixed, the gaze OF all fas
tened upon the balloon and its dang
ling boy.
Young Neff, however, had had the
presence of mind to cling to the ropes,
which had entangled his feet, and, in
sheer terror, continued to hang on as
the balloon sailed away.
The bag had been inflated with or
binary coal gas and was not very
large, and Simmons had planned not
TO go high. The balloon, within a
half hour, descended in a field not far
away, wither large part of the crowd
rushed, expected to find Neff dead.
The lad was found to be somewhat
bruised and so thoroughly frightened
as to be incapable of speech for fully
half an hour and then he merely said
he was so scared he just had to hang
to the rope"
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many kiads. with an occasional roy
al cedar towering above. Where
bit OF the great Sahara Is pointed
out. IL requires q stretch OF the
Imagination TO see more than the
GASES.
Australia 10 extensively represent
ed. There are so different varieties
OF eucalyptus In this section and the
saltbushes are no longer allowed in
the main part of the garden; though
the gardeners still seem proud OF
the ugly, scraggy bushes. They
grow prodigiously in this soil, and
thrive In any. The Australian variety
has a thicker. more succulent leaf
than the others.
Besides the sections mentioneAs
there Is one for industrial and me-
dicinal plants. the section OF fruit
trees, and still another section de-
voted to the various methods of re-
production, whether by seed, graft
ing, or budding
There are also two Conservatives.
One of them Is beautiful and almost
new. The older one was awarded a
premium In the Paris exposition OF
1889. both for its artistic construc-
ton and for the excellent arrange
ment for heating and ventilating its
three divisions, which are kept at
temperature Of Is deg, Is deg, and
IL dog, respectively. The substan-
ital bsilAtng 10 an inheritance from
the departnent u agriculture. which
formerly occupied this plot of
ground. n ssatains the residence
of the airostef. Various Ofnces, and
a small nssoum.
Agricultural explorers who have
visited the NEST famous botanical
gardens Of both tho Old and the
New worlds have written of this
ono in words OF highest praise and
appreciation.
Buenos Aires has reason TO be
proud of its botanical garden, not
only because Il Is one of the richest
and most varied In the world, but be-
cause of the persistent effort made
here TO cultivate to the utmost the
plants and trees indigenous to the
country.
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palo borracho drunken stick with a shape
less swelled trunk, covered with thorns, and
having small, irregular branches. 1t is, how
ever, very useful, as 1t furnishes species of
vegetable silk.
In the TERRA del Fuego lection, or subsec-
ton, there is a most lovely araucaria, "a fine
dark green, except the tips of the branches,
which are of softer, lighter color The leaves
really seem sort of developed thorn.
or all the Argentine trees, the ombu is the
most remarkable, with fits thick soft bark, its
spongy wood its dense foliage. and long cus-
tiers OF white blossoms 1t is of rapid growth
and attains enormous size. The soil here
is too rich for It; so, In self-defense, its i'm
mense roots after few years, seek the sur
face. The older trees have numerous little
tender branches that spring directly from this
surface root and grow straight up through the
thick branches, trying to reach the light There
is one in the garden, eight years old, with
height of so feet and a diameter of three. At
about two feet above the ground the trunk di-
vides into two smaller trunks, each sending off
long straight branches. It's roots are just be-
ginning to appear. 1t is an ideal tree for
chidren's playground, with possibilities for
climbing about and even for keeping house
among its hospitable branches
The section of acclimatization is very inter-
esting. Here may be seen the result of assidu-
Gus efforts to cultivate various exotic as well
indigenous plants. One very notable success
has been that of the cultivation OF the yerba
mate of Paraguay. After a number of fruit
less efforts M. Thays succeeded by the follow
ing method: The seeds wero placed in water
almost boiling hot; every six hours the hot wa
ter was renewed. This was kept up for four
days; then the seeds, three I'm number, were
pressed out of their little sheath and planted
in special soil, covered to a certain depth
and kept constantly moist Six months time
and even a year in some instances, was need
ed for the sprouting When the plants grew
to be 2h inches high they were placed in sep
arate pots; when IL inches. they were planted
In the garden. where some of them have now
reached height of IL feet. What is particular
ly promising is that the seed from these plants
Will grow without any special preparation.
There has been some discussion as 30 whether
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The Last Man Ashore.

II was now nearly half a minute
past this big steamboats, sailing
time and she hadn't started yet.
Usually she got away on the stroke
Of the minute. The cause of the
trouble was clear.
Up the gangplank which had been
held that half minute for him came
a man, a tolerably big and stalwart
sort of man. who had not heard or
had not needed the warning given
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LAD CAUGHT IN ROPE.
Is CARRIED INTO SKY
BALLOON, WITH BOY DANGLING
HEAD DOWN, SAILS TO
GREAT HEIGHT.

Syracuse, Ind. = When his foot
caught in the ropes of balloon just
as 1t shot upward here the other day,
Quinter Neff, IL years old, was carried
into the air until the balloon became
a mere speck in the sky, while thou
sands OF persons, attracted to the
harvest jubilee here, gasped with hor-
ror.
William II. Simmons, the aeronaut,
who was scheduled to make the ascen-
sion, had made all ready, but did not
notice the boys feet had become en-
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whose ashes were recently brought home from
Chile, and received with such pomp and cere-
mony by his appreciative countrymen
The entire area is triangular in form and Is
divided into IA different sections each plainly
marked and devoted to the fora of distinct
region.
The three pronounced styles of gardening,
which, in comparatively small area might
have produced an inharmonious effect or at
least lack of unity, are so charmingly blend
ed as to give, instead, the fine delight of variety
The Garden Louis XIV. is, of course, the
most pretentious bit; the finished coquette,"
some one calls 1t, with it's statues and foun-
tains and it's well-trimmed borders of box 1t
must not be inferred that the French garden
is superficial Except as this is the usual char
acteristic of gsrdens), for there is, both in this
and in the Roman garden, whole history
written for those who know how to read 1t.
To one not bent special study and whose
knowledge of the art of gardening, past and
present is limited, and who prefers quiet
walk to dress parade, the English garden,
1t is called. appeals most strongly.
Not only are the two Americas royalty rep
resented, but Europe, ASIA Africa and
Australia as we'll These sections are separat
ed by beautiful walks with exquisite curves
and turns; here q magnificent tree. there a
towering shrub, everything in accordance with
an artistic taste.
In the South American section, particularly
of the Argentine Republic. the collection is
wonderfully complete, and exceedingly varied
and interesting from the Anthurium of the
north to the Fagus Antarcticus of the south
The tipa, species of acacia, is chief of the
ornamental trees; when properly cared for. It
grows into beautiful shapely tree. The leaf
is much like that of the locust, and the bios
SONS, though of the same form as the locust
are a brilliant yellow instead Of white. The
fame of this tree has gone abroad. One Of Rio
Janeiro's most beautiful avenues is, in part,
adorned by tipas. France, too, now boasts
some fine specimens. 1t grows in any soil.
and it's bark contains an insect poison that
renders II invulnerable to these enemies
The quebracho (ax-breaker) is leguminous
tree also, and is the most valuable and costly
OF the Argentine woods. It's color is dark,
rich red and It is so hard and heavy that it
seems like iron. II is much used for all kinds
of posts, also in tanning, and is highly priced
by shipbuilders as the water does not in
jure it.
Several varieties of the algarrobo grow here.
In one province--5an Luis-not only are the
cattle fed-on the long pods but the poorer
people find them a nourishing food.
The jacaranda is another ornamental tree
much admired for its fern-like foliage and
beautiful purple-bue flowers.
The mahogany tree is native of the prov
ince of Buenos Aires and there several
fine specimens in the garden, with the char
acteristic bifurcated leaf. The blossoms appear
in December: they are white, and in form
something like a small magnolia bloom.
The naracatia, from one of the northern
provinces, attains great size and is OF unusual
service to the people. The ptth Is edible and
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is cooked and served In
many ways. The bark is
made into casks and bar
rels. AS the tree sometimes
has a diameter of more
than a meter, one length of
bark serves for a cask.
The paradise tree and the
ceiba are great favorites;
the former, on account of
its rich purple flowers, the
latter on account of it's bril-
liant red ones. This is said
to have been the favorite
tree OF Rosas.
There is a beautiful large
tree from Misiones, the cell
It's tala, whose delicate
leaves are very like smilax,
just a shade darker and
thicker. The really ugly
tree of the garden. Is the
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The Man-You don't know how
beautiful you arei
The Girl-Look here, I've a mirror,
and I've known other men. What ]
don't know is. how rich you are. Dc
you want to talk business?
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III WING out inc DOauti-
full avenue of Santa Fe, Z
that practically begins
at the Plaza San Martin,
and after a due western
extension OF some 500
yards. bends to the north
west and follows roughly
the course of the La Pla-
ia for a distance of three
miles (4o squares), the en-
trance to the Botanical
garden of Buenos Aires is
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Hard Work for the Daughter.

In New England weekly newspa-
per there appeared not long ago the
following advertisement:
"A stone mason or his daughter
may receive one quarters music les
sons in exchange for work on a cell
lar"-Youth's Companion.
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Country husbands are better trained
than town husbands. Ever see n
town husband carry a baby on the
street?
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-01

this manner OF
termination is a
modern idea or a
rediscovery Of the
process used by
the Jesuits, the
secret of which
they carried away
with them when
xpelle d from
their possessions
In Paraguay. The
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-17

St Louis Mo April l5.-The high.
est price paid for cash wheat IA 81
Louis in thirty-one years was record.
ed when sales Of No red were made
AZ Sli7U $50 Largely as a conse-
quence Of these market conditions the
Hour industry has almost ceased 10.
cally. several mills being shut down.
while others are running half time
Export business. usually OF some mo-
ment here. has dwindled to practically
nothing. Prices have risen steadily.
the best grades Of -four going TO 81
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Southern Railway

=. n.-FoaovinE schedule ngurss pubrsAss 81
nforAsuon. and sre nos guaranteed
sohedule enoctve Jan 17th. 1859.
Trains sevs Washington fron New Usion
$50 a. N. Daily-bocal tor warrsasos. Dan.
Vile. and way stations
7.so q. m. DAily-Local for Hnrrfsonburx Va
?. 90 o. n. Dsily-United States Eass Mall
Eirss-eiass coaches and drawing-roosa. sleeper 20
fsv orisAna. pining car service.
limited. Through coaches and sleeper 10 Co.
snnbia. Savannah and JaeksonviiIs sleeper
70 Augusta aud Aiken. Dining car service Tom
lat 20 California tri-weekly.
AS p. m Week Days-Loeal for Hsrrfsoaburr
and uay stenons on Manassas Branch.
- m Dsily-Locsl for Wsrrsntos and
1910 >. N. Dsiy-Nsv York and nsmohrs
Limited (via Lynchburgl-First class coach and
sieeDing ear 10 Roanoke. Knoxville Chatte.
sooge. Birmingham and AemphisI sIsepsr ts
res Orleans Dtninecar service.
LiEi>sd-An Pullman trains. club and observe
uon cars 20 New 0rleansi sleeper - AsbviIle.
taentss New Orleans Sleeper 10 chariotts.
Dininx-car service.
rAfoagh trains IRON the South arrive wash.
infson as .. m. CSC q. m. i24O p. m +.
asns, sss ,; ;. M a. and le.So 2; m daily. Har-
daily. s1on chsriottssvills. $40 . N, SIS D.
Ticksss. slsspinsczr re~srv as:ons. ana dss.il.a
Information can be had al ticket pf1cs. f0s lstn
-. sps % ny and New Union Station
tsxesss soscksd through tros hessis and reE
=. H. kcKERr. v. p. snd Gen. Ma.
9k. HARDWlCk. Pnss Trsnae AEr
W.. rAYkOn. Gen. Pass. Axant
- 2. efeWE. Q>ssr.l Azset
Fsss,asss, > t.
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ment here. Mr.. Roosevelt asks in this
message that he be met az the pier by
his special train and conveyed direct
70 the ranch Of Sir Alfred Pease. on
the Athi river. where he will be Sir
Alfred's guest for the FIRST fortnight's
stay in the protectorate.
The steamer Admiral is expected
here at daybreak OF April 21. At pres.
eat the monsoon Is blowing vigorously.
There has been a sudden outbreak
OF smallpox at Nairobi. Forty deaths
have occurred in the quarantine camp.
and three cases are reported from Ju
ia ranch. the property OF George Nc
MILAN. who will be MI Roosevelt's
host during a portion OF his stay in
this section
Major Louis l.. Seaman has return.
ed here from 4 hunting trip up coun-
try. He says the game is excellent
and the prospects good Major Sea
man IS about to leave for Uganda on
an elephant hunting expedition.
Three lions have been interfering
with the night work at the Makindu
station. on the railroad Il is believed
that the plans OF the Roosevelt party
contemplate Kermit Roosevelt spend
ing a night az this station.
The local police authorities have
taken measures 20 strengthen some OF
the outstations on the northern boun-
dairy Of kenya province. where the in
habitants OF the wilderness country
north OF the protectorate have been
showing signs OF unrest.
number OF Continental business
firms have forwarded various presents.
including champagne. ammunition.
books. etc. TO Mr.. Roosevelt here. II
IS not believed that Mr.. Roosevelt viii
accept any OF these offerings.
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Philadelphia. April Is. Oswald
Roberts. an actor from Liverpool. Eng,
who has been playing the part OF the
heavy villain in the Sheriff OF Angel
Gulch." was found dead IN his room IN
a hotel here with a bullet in his brain
II is believed that he committed sui
eide. lie had little to say to other
members Of the company and none OF
them knew why he took his life.
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The Object OF this suit is 10 subject the
effects and estate 90 the said G. f. Black
burn IN the county of stafford. Va. to
the lien oi Judgment duly docket.,d in
said court on the lien docket thereof ia
iavor OF the plaintiffs for the sum of
S24s.cS and cost OF protest. 81 2G. with
interest from the 2Sth day 81 December.
zoos, until paid. and cost. $6.6S
and whereas affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendants L r.
Blackburn and Mary e. Blackburn. his
wife, are not residents Of the STATE 81
Virginia, IL is ordered that they do ap-
par here within fifteen DAYS after due
publication hereof and do what may be
necessary TO protect their interest in this
suit And it j. further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once a week for
Tour weeks in The Free Lance newspaper.
and that "a copy be posted at the front
door Of the courthouse Of this court on
or before the next succeeding rule day of
the court.
Teste:
c. A. Bryan. Clerk.
q. b Wallace. p a.
4 Copy-Teste:
m2I-w4w c. A. Bryan. Clerk.
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Missouri May Vote on Prohibition.
Jefferson City. Mo. April 15-The
lower branch of the Missouri leglsla-
ture passed by a vote OF SO to 81 a
resolution TO submit a prohibition con-
sututional amendment to the vote Of
the people at the regular election In
November. 1910
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-17

Associates Reported to Have Melted
9 Profit Of 100000.
Chicago. April lS.-James A. Pat
ten. so-called wheat king OF the
world. announced his intention Of get.
ting out OF the present market and
closing out his long line OF wheat.
Coupled with the announcement
Patten made the prediction that after
he was ont Of the market wheat would
go even higher than Il is now selling
He reiterated his former declarations
that he was not operating a corner"
and said he did not intend to put the
cereal up any higher. He declared he
had kept 1t up TO a high figure to pre-
vent exporters from getting hold OF 1t
and shipping II abroad.
Il have been accused with having
100000 bushels OF wheat" said Pat
ten. Il have never had 10000 600 bush
els. and have kept the wheat from
going out of this country. because I
knew We did NOT have more than we
could use ourselves.
i am going Co. sell my wheat. The
/ millers viii take every bushel OF Il.
and within thirty days Il Will be selling
FOR more than II Is now
4 am not IN a corner. am selling
wheat every day. ! know a lot OF PEG
pie are sore. but 10 is merely the old
law OF supply and demand ! was mere
ly fortunate enough 10 see II sooner
than they did and have taken ad-
vantage Of the situation To this will
| plead guilty ! am a grain merchant
/ II | think tho stock OF certain grain
viii be short ! have a right TO buy Il.
That is the basic rule OF commerce.
the foundation principle OF mcr
| chant"
Il Is said in Chicago that Patten is
in complete control of the May situa-
tion. and he and his associates are re-.
/ ported 20 have Melted a profit OF not
less than $1,000 600 So complete IS
his control Of the situation that specu.
lative interest has shifted toward the
new crop and most Of the present
trading IS in July and September
wheat
May wheat sold at 81 %. a new high
record. while July sold az S11Si4 A
sharp break followed. May closing AZ
Sl27S and July at Sll74
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ANDREWS GETS SIX YEARS
Former Atlantic City OHieial sentene.
ed For Embezzlement

Atlantic City. April IS. Former
Deputy City Comptroller John An
drews was sentenced to six years In
prison on his plea OF guilty TO steal
ing $4,000 OF the city's funds An
drews had made good his shortage and
disappeared before the embezzlement
was discovered. On being brought back
political influence was exerted in his
behalf. but failed TO save him.
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HURT IN LEAP FROM FIRE
Joseph oszzau' Jumps From Window
OF Burninq Hotel

F'' ~s'--'''' NNII7Po Y TvITI WIUuOW
Of Burning Hotel.
Asheyille. y. c.. April I5.-Leaping
from third-story window OF Kenil.
worth inn, OF which he is proprietor
and which was badly damaged by nre.
former State Senator Joseph NJ. Gaz.
zsm. OF Philadelphia. was dangerously
hurt.
Chief Bernard. OF the Asheville FIRE
department. lost his eyebrows IN the
flames while carrying a sufIocated wo.
man guest downstairs.
The fire originated IN the kitchen
and spread rapidly. There were about
seventy-five guests In the hotel at the
time, but they were aroused by the
bell boys and the night clerks.
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British Cruiser IA, Accident,

London. April 15.-There are ru-
mors. coming from Plymouth. that the
British cruiser Argyle has met with an
accident The admiralty has no knowl.
edge Of the matter and the rumor can.
not be confirmed
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-17
Prepared Sunday School Lessons.

Chicago. April IA cycle Of sun
day school lesson studies for all Pro
testant churches extending from 1910
to 1917 was completed at the final
meeting Of the international Sunday
school lesson committee held here
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MAY 10th.

1909. that being the first
day OF the MAY term Of court,
all that certain tract or parcel Of
land lying in Falmouth district. in the
county of Stafford, known a. the Lowery
place, containing by estimation about
one hundred acres, however the same
VIII be sold in gross and not by the acre.
being thu same tract Of land devised bv
Richard Z Monteith to his daughter.
EmHa l. Chinn. AMI her children. Their.
Is small dwelling house on this tract
OF land. with some cleared land and th.
remainder l. in young timber
& p Wallace.
Special Commissioner
In the Jerks Office uf the Circuit Court
OF the county Of stafford. Chinn. plain
TIN, agai II Chinn q ais, Defendants. In
chancery
l. Z. A. Bryan. clerk OF the said court.
do certify that the bond required Of the
special commissioner by the deere nm
dered in said cause on the 3lst dav Of
Aarch, 1909, has been duly given.
Given under my hand a. CLERK 90 th,
said court this LIST day Of April. 1909.
{. A. Rryau, Clerk.
lap3- WV
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Woman Manages Coal Boat Enninen.

woman Manages Coal Boat Engines
Harrisburg. Pa. April l5.-Mrs Nil
Ter Ross. of New Cumberland. who Ia.
managed coal fleet in the Susque
hanna river since March l. is $50 ou
OF pocket by the departure of her en-
gineer Mrs Ross has taken charge 81
the engines and pumps
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NIAGARA Ice Jam Movina

Niagara Falls. y Y. April l5.-The
ice jam in the Niagara river below the
rails has begun to move toward Lake
Ontario. The river is turbulent. but all
danger IS believed TO have passed.