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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
GyroscOpe Cars.


Those who have been expecting soon to
be riding on gyroscope railways Of tile kind
invented by Louis Brennan OF England win
be disappointed by the Electric Railway
Journals declaration that the Brennan car
is Of no more practical value in the trans
portation field than the smaller gyroscope
which can be bought for a few cents az
any toy store. There are those who have
never enthused greatly over any Of the
many monoral projects. all OF which have
been widely heralded as about To revolt
tionize the transportation industry and as
desirable substitutes for ordinary two-ral
track construction. But of them all that
which depends upon a large flywheeI or on
several flywheels, carried on the car, as the
only protection against the derailment Of
the car and the death OF all the passenger.
is about the most impracticable. Some
dangers exist in all means Of transportation.
but they are at least minimized In the
railways Of the ordinary construction.
where N the machinery breaks down and a
has to be made the car is In a state
OF stable equilibrium. Consequently the
new car OF Mr.. Brennan is not looked upon
in any other way than as a magnlfied toy
so far as the practical requirements OF
transportation are concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Independent telephone interests have
subscribed a fighting fund of 100000 to do
battle against the giant Bell telephone in
terests wherever the latter attempts TO
wipe out competition.
This statement was made in New York
by d. A. Wilson of New York, promi-
nently identified with the independent in
t~erests, as he testified before the state In
quiry into telephone and telegraph COM
panies.
THE Bell company continued MI
Wilson, 'deteriorates the Independent COM
panies by buying a company here ana
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

or six magnetic batteries. each battery be-
ing immersed in wire coil. A similar box
Is used as the receiver, each instrument
being attached TO an ordinary telephone
transmitter and receiver. 1t is the plan of
those back OF the inventor to establish in
various cities transmitting and receiving
stations, and negotiations already are I'M
der way to organize a company with a
new invention.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

the service of the telephone has been per-
fected and adopted for overhead wires
where electrical conditions arc unstable.
There is every hope that In the near future
we shall be able to talk over distances
that have seemed impossible within the
limits of commercial practicability. When
Prof. Pupln's invention was first an
nounced it was said that it could be made
available for transatlantic cable service,
but this was found 70 be iinpacticable, as
his strengthening coils must be put into tho
lines at Intervals Of a few miles, which,
OF course, would be impossible with sub
marine cables of length. Its adaptation
for overhead wires is practical. however,
and gives promise, as Mr.. Vail has said,
of making the telephone still more wonder
full and useful.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
MeaaurinE HoIes.

One OF the employees Of a Chicago finn
dealing In perforated metal TO be used In
flour mills has devised a simple measuring
device for readily matchi1g samples brought
In by customers. A taperlng needle, which
is pushed into one Of the perforations az
far as It Will go. carries a brush that passes
q series OF electric contact-pieces. The lat
ter are connected to a set OF solenoids. and
when the circuit Is closed. by pressing .,
button. one OF the solsnoids operates 10 un-I
cover a number indicating the correct si3e
OF the hola
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Telephone Development.

The wonderful telephone has not yet
reached the full extent of its development,
says a writer in Leslie's Weekly. The
statement was recently made that before
long New York would be in telephone
communication with San Francisco, This
is not a fanciful idea, for we have the au-
thorIty of Theodore N. Vail, president OF
the American Telephone and Telegraph
company, that the invention of Prof,
Pupin of Columbia college for improving
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

TnuEht ID Outriderr.

In the other schools of Marking a num-
Der of foreigners are employed. One If the
government high schools has three Amer
lean teachers, and others are conducted by
Germans and Japanese. The commercial
academy has several foreign professors,
among them an American, who has charge
of the classes in banking and commerce,
There are foreign instructors in the naval
and military schools, and also in the in
dustrial schools and those where the mod
ern languages are taught. The naval col
lege here has been in existence for ten
years or more, and IL now has about a
dozer professors, including three foraign-
ers. 1t has several hundred students, who
are educated somewhat after the same
methods as our cadets at Annapolis. dhey
live at the college and receive pay for go
ing to school.
The most of the teachers in the military
academy are Chinese who ave been
trained in modern tactics. Some have been
educated abroad. The viceroy has an army
of about $4,000 troops, and among these
are 1900 who have been drilled after the
modern system. The army is largely Off
cered by Chinese who have been educated
in foreign military academies. 1t is armed
with modern guns and the foreign military
attaches say that it would prove an ef-
fective force in time of war.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Thcr WnnI the ncn1.

In the new army and i'm their schools
the Chinese are now using many Japanese
and drillmasters. These will
not last, for most of them are inefficient,
and this is especially so of the teachers
The Japanese are artificial and in the
modern sciences and school methods are
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
smaIl Dol, soI.s. Prohlem.

Captain Tom Grasselii Is the father OF
three sons, c. A.. H., Tom, jr, and Henry.
But Tom Is hardly ever known by his own
name. Everybody calls him Buddy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

there, thus breaking up the chain. There
are 3,OOO, 900 telephones in New York. New
Jersey and Connecticut that cannot enter
New York City because there is no indie
pendent company here"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

at best but skillful imitators. The Chinese
are now employing them because Of the
similarity of the two languages and more
especially on account of their c~heapness.
Their work is not proving good, and these
people, who measure everything by re-
suits, will soon come TO appreciate this,
and will be ready to pay for better trained
brains.
Speaking of the Chinese wanting the best,
DIR. r.. C. Beebe. the head of the great
Methodist hospital and school at Marking,
tells me of an incident which occurred this
week In relation to one of his patients.
Said he:
pared to pay for them. For instance, I
have q one-eyed patient who broke his
glass eye the other day. and, as / was
going to Shanghai, he asked me to buy
him a new one. l did so and / have it
here With this the doctor ooened a
box and showed me a false eye.
II got this eye in Shanghai and it cost
me s1.5C. When 1 showed It to my patient,
he said: That eye is too cheap for me-.
It is made by tire Japanese and win break
easily. There are other eyes made by
the English which cost 81 and find they
are cheaper in the end. ! wish you would
send back that $3.50 eye and order me a 81
eye That man was working for 81 silver
or $40 gold per month; nevertheless ne
was willing to pay $3.50 extra for a good
eye rather than q second-class one"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

tiVes were chopping up silver lngots ana
weighing the chunks to pay their large
bills. and all retail transactions were In
cash. little round copper coins with a
hole in the center, of which it took 1000
to equal the value of one of our dollars.
At that time / carried about ten pounds
Of coins with me on my donkey, as 1 rode
up to the city. Today my cab fare was
paid with a Chinese banknote of the prov
inoe of Hupeh, lying 400 miles up the
river, and the change l got in return was
in silver coins fresh from the mint.
China's Ancient Capital.
Such things seem strange in this town
of the ages. Marking is one of the old
cities of history. 1t was in existence 600
years when Jesus Christ was a baby, and
it's municipal hair was gray with double
that age when Mohammed, as a boy, was
playing on the sands OF Arabia. The wall
which now surrounds it was built a cen
fury before Shakespeare wrote the "Mer-
chant of Venice" and it's mighty porce-
lain tower. which cost $4,000, 600, was
erected fifteen generations ago, when one
of the most progressive monarchs of
China had his capital here. That tower
was made of the finest porcelain slabs
and It blazed out under the sun, rising tC
a iGlSAN iIolAy NhoN Va Nhp
ington monument. 1t had nine stories
and a spiral staircase within led from tho
ground to the summit. About each story
was a gallery, rooted with green tiles
and from the corners Of the roofs hung
bells which tinkled when swayed by thu
wind. Upon its top was a mass Of iror
as big as a haystack. This was plated
with gold, and could be seen for miles W
and down the Yangtse-Kiang valley.
OF this mighty tower the basin is al
that remains. 1t has been placed upon
foundation Of marble and now lies som
distance away from the mighty monumen
which it covered. The tower itself wa
destroyed during the TAPPING rebellion, be
cause the insurgents thought 1t was af
fecting the spirits of the air and bringin.
bad luck. Its materials were taken TO
other buildings and the foreigners carrie
away all that was left. Today the yer
foundation is gone, and the Chinese vic
eroy, who has made his capital here, ha
an arsenal for making modern guns on it
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Nnnking,a NntI9nnl ExpoaitIon.

Tuang Fang, the viceroy of Marking, rules
something like sO,0OO,OOo people. He has
under him three large provinces. and he
is making reforms in all. One Of his latest
idea is to hold a national exposition at his
capital. For this purpose he has laid out a
large public garden and park In which
buildings will be erected and a permanent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
NEW NHnkinr.

Marking lies on a creek five miles back
of the Yangtse-Klang. 1t was made an
open port in 1899, and now has an annual
trade OF 100000 taos. A lively foreign
settlement is rising along the banks of
the river, and modern buildings have been
constructed all the way from there to the
city. ] found two dozen cabs and many
tinrickshas at the wharves. and. as I
landed, heard the steam whistle Of the
engine on the new railroad, which has just
been completed, Joining the river with Nan
king.
Shortly after we entered the walls of
the city Or. Garrett, the president of the
Presbyterian Theological seminary, who
was with me, began to point out the new
school buildings. erected by the Chinese
government and. off In the distance, he
showed me tho smokestack Of a modern
mint, which is now coming money for the
viceroy, When l was there last the ma
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

RIGADIER General Daniel II.
Rucker, retired, Is not only the
oldest officer of the United
States army now living. but also
the oldest man that has ever
been in the military service Of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Why He HesItntel.

When the late o. o. Howard WAS a
brigadier general In the civil war. 80
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

earnest was he in his religious efforts
that in a short time he had converted
every man in the brigade, all but one
hardened old teamster. Going to his com
mander one day this man said earnestly:
General Howard, I'm lonesome. Every
man in the camp has been converted ex-
cept me. I'd like mighty well to be a
Christian, just to be in with the other
boys. / suppose it's the RICH thing, too
but 1 don't see how / can manage IT,"
The man shook his head mournfully,
''Why. my good man." said the general,
II see no difficulty in the way OF IT, II
you will Just surrender your W Will
and ask for guidance"
That just 1t, general" responded the
would-be convert. IF I'm converted VINO
in blazes is goin' to drive them mules'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Huge Fighting Fund.

the gas from pouring from above should
also be provided.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Copyright, 1909. by Frank G. Carpenter)
$500 CAME to Marking in a big river
steamer. The city lies on the
IRI Yangtse, 200 miles west Of
- Shanghai, and about 400 miles
hQkN9oH east of HRnkow. II is famous
SS as the old capital OF China, but
to use a favorite expression Of William T.
stead, ut now has God Almighty's boots
on and is tramping ahead along the paths
of modern progress. One OF the best of
the new railroads now connects 1t with
Shanghai, another is building toward Pc
king and Tientsin. and others have been
projected to Canton and Hankow.
The changes in the place were apparent
on landing. When / visited the city four
teen years ago ] had to show a Chinese
passport before / got off the boat. The
port is now free to everyone, and / was
able to go as I pleased. Then I rode
from the river to the town on a donkey,
and we climbed uphill and down, half
swimming the pools and wading in mud
al the way. My trip Of today was made
in a carriage over a we'll macadamized
road, shaded with willows. The road slopes
from the center. and is perfectly drained
IT is about six miles in length. and is one
of the thirty miles of paved highway which
the city has built within the last three OF
four years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

At the death Of the Duke Of Wellington
the whole diplomatic corps was invited to
the funeral at ST. Paul's. The French am
bassador. on receiving his invitation, was
very much upset He hurried off to his
OF Russia, Baron Brunnow, and
connded to him the difficulty in which he
placed. THE queen" he said, Eek
poets us to go TO st. Paul's 20 the funeral
OF the Duke OF Wellington. How can l
20, considering the injuries which the duke
inflicted on my country What shall /
Baron n listened graveiy to
his colleagues exposition and then replied
"As the duke Is dead" he said, II think
you can safely go TO the funeral, II you
were asked 10 attend his resurrection, /
should say refuse thu invitGtiIh"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
MireIess ,Phonen Coming.

clio, Bill, this is the train dis
patcher's office; better slow
down a bit; there's a washout
about a mile ahead"
"All right, Tom; glad YOU
called up; III put on the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

viceroy has planned an athletic park, eheio
school meets win be held once a year, p
the various Teams viii compete in sprint
ing jumping, pole v~aufting and other eth
letic sports. Several such events have al
ready been held, and they were witnessed
by thousands OF Chinese OF all classes.
G~O-educatiOh an China.
Among the new school movements going
on here is the beginning OF a co-educa-
tional system. His eXoellency, Tuan Fang,
The viceroy, believes thai boys and girls
should he educated together and he hus
established such a school in his palace, II
has now about fifty pupils, taken from the
children Of high class families. The lidtt
ones range in age from 10 to IA. and Tres
are being educated, as il were, under tie
Viceroy's eye. Their course covers fonr
years. after which they win go to the high
schools outside. 1t is a combination of ;he
Chinese classics and the studies of our pub
Tic schools. The most of the teachers are
Chinese, the professor of Chinese Iterat Ire
being a Marking girl. The instructor Of
knitting comes from Japan. The male
teachers are Chinese and foreigners.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-16
One Of the
ESSer7ffdIr

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one OF the products Of that class. Of
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iaetured by the California Iis syrup Co
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-16
CAROLINE
Entertainments and Personals

Bowling Green. Va, Jan. 18th, 1909.
The Helping Hand Society of calvary
church gave a supper I'm thu SUNDAY
school room oi the church on Monday
night Quite number came and got
supper during the evening and ai'er
every body WAS served, guessing C. n
test was engaged in and Mr.. Leiper
Robinson was awarded the priz-. About
SIG was realized
Mrs. T. b. Gill left Tuesday for Rich
mond TO spend several weeks with rpla-
tives.
Miss Carrie Watts left Tuesday for her
nome IN Norfolk. after spending a week
at the home OF Mr.. A. B Chandler.
Mrs. Clarence Campbell has returned
TO her home In Richmond, after "A visit of
several weeks to her father. Mr.. D T..
SmoOt
Mrs. Clarence Wright. OF Ashland. wac
here Monday TO attend the funeral OF her
uncle. Mr. A. \. Samuel
Mr. u. W. Jones. oi your city. ho has
the contract for moving the warehouse
oil Boyd A Coghill at Milford. has about
completed the Job
Miss Ruth Barlow, who wno operated
on Thursday at st. Luke's, ia u chmond
Is getting along nicely.
Mr.. Harry COghill. 81 Milford. has a.
cepteu a position IN Richmond
Bowling Green Chapter T.. u. & will
have birthday party ON the night of
January 18th, at the courthouse An
admission OF Zoe. will be charged and the
public ie cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Reginald Bruce. Of Richmond has
accepted a position with Abbitt 4 Co
Mr.. and Mrs Charlie Cary have r.
turned to their home In Suffolk, after a
visit to her mother. Mrs. Is. G. Blythe
Miss Blythe has also returned to her
home in Norfolk.
Mr. Frank Richerson. OF Spa ia. spent
portion Of this week ia town.
Mrs v agner. who has been spending
the holidays at her old home 80 Bald
more returned Monday 70 resume her
duties as b0usekeeper at the Lawn
Miss Annie Whiteis spending some time
with relatives In Richmond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-16
FARMERS INSTITUTES
Commissions VIII Address Ten AudIencss In
Tno DAYS.

Farmers Institutes will be held on
Thursday and Friday OF next week al
ten points on the southern Railway.
when there will be addresses by Com.
missioner OF Agriculture Koiner and
Others. The Southern Railway Company
has provided a special exhibit train.
which will leave Danville on the morning
OF the 2lst, making five stops that day
and hve On hefollowing Col. M. Y. Rich
ards. land and Industrial agent OF the
Southern, will be one Of the speakers. Mr..
hoiner Will also have the as.istanc. of
an expert tobacco man from the L 5
Department OF Agriculture, IN Washing
ton, There will be specialists in corn
raising and poseto- growing, with new
Illustrations as to raising potatoes on
high land In sections OF Virginia where
the crop has hitherto been considered
impracticable. The trip will end at
Stuarts. on the night OF Jan. the 22nd.
The following week Mr.. Koiner Will
hold series Of Institutes in Tide water
Virginia. His plan now il to spsnd most
oi the month OF February in local and
county institutes In different parts OF the
state, this being a time OF the year when
the farmers can most readily spare the
time from their work To attend these
gatherings.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-16
Hayes Farm.

IN King George county, Virginia. the
home of the late J. j. Sale, who was All.
ways at pains to keep it up to the very
highest state OF productiveness In less
than two hours driveOf Fredericksburv
contains a5s acres of the finest land
more or less, lays level and easy for cul.
tvation, well fenced. well watered, nice
proportion OF wood land. Excellent
dwelling On an elevation commanding a
grand view over the adjacent valley
tirstclass barn, stable and other out
houses. Wheat crop now growing there
on. About one mile from the Rappahan-
mock river with right of way to landing
thereon. A Sew miles from the Potomac
river. less than half hours drive from
wharf at which stops Baltimore and
Norfolk boats regularly, as well as sail
vessels, Sc. Ideal grain, grass and stock
iarm, On the main road. In a splendid
healthfui section and neighborhood.
with schools and churches conveniently
near. The very place for "a progressive
EO-ahead farmer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-16
THE CAUSE or C0lDS
Good Advice Regarding the Prevention Of couahs
and Colds.

IL people would only properly fortify
and strengthen their system, ABOUT gs
per cent OF coughs. colds and pneumonia
might be avoided. These troubles are
simply the result oi weakness, which
produces a catarrhal condition OF the
mucous membrane, which Is an internal
SKIN oi the body. When this skin Il
weakened,i IT becomes injected with germs
which are carried through the system by
the blood. These parasites attack and
break these delicate tissues and set nm a
soreness which produces what Is in reali.
~ an external scro.uls.
The only thing that will cure coughs
and colds and prevent pneumonia IL a
medication which is absorbed and carried
by the blood go that the diseased mem.
Drane Is disiniected, cleaned. soothed
and healed
We have IA remedy which We honestly
believe infali ble and unsurpassable for
Tor the prevention aud cure OF coughs.
colds and all cstarral conditions. III r.
the prescription of a famous physician.
who has an enYiable reputation of 40
years OF cures gained through the use OF
tnis medicine. We promise to either
elect cure In every case or make no
cnarge Tor the medicine. We urge every
oody 10 fredericksburg who has need
oi such a medicine to try Rexal Mucu.
Tone
II stands TO reason that we could not
anord to make such statements and give
our own personsnal guarantee To this
remedy II we were not absolutely posi-
tive that we could substan tiate our claim
Ia every particular, and we see no ason
why anyone should hesitate to accept
our ofier and try it. We have two sizes
OF Rexall Mucu-Tons. Prices zoe and
Sl.OO. Sometimes a 5Oe bottle IL suf-
ncient Tor cure. As a general thing, the
most chronic case Is cured with an with
an average OF three large bottles. Re
member, she medicine will cost you
nothing II you are not satisfied in every
particular. NJ. M. Lewis. Main St Fred
ericksburg. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-16
FREDERICKSBURG, va, SATURDAY JANUARY 1e 1eoo
WASHINGTON PLAYERS
JOIN FREDERICKSBURG

The manager e the Fredericksburg
baseball team has signed up three Wash
lngton ball tOsseTs-- Columbus stewart
Hope talroner and IA Davis. Tn. tri,
are well known
stewart and faiconer were two Of the
best players IN the lndrp. ndence League
last year. The former playing third aud
the latter first base on the Gurley team
which hnisEei second. They also PLAYED
win Brlghtwood team. winners OF the
suburban League peunRnt last season.
10: Davis Is a pitcher. and was credit
ed ~ith being the ouly amateur In Mash.
ington who could master the suitban
successfully. He first came into promi.
nenee while playing with the Business
hixh school nine. After leaving this
school be Joined the Gu-ley team. In the
Independence League. where he won
nearly every game In which he pitched
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-16
Inloes Farm,

in Caroline county, Virginia, containing
about two hundred and thirty two and
onefourth acres of land, wei wooded
Near Moss Neck, Va, schools and
churches near at hand A few hours
drive from fredericksburg, and not many
miles from Rappahannock river and rail
road.
TERMS-An cash. or one-third cash.
the balance in one. two and three years
secured by deed of trust on land
H. LEWIS WALLACE.
Special Commissioner
In the Clerks office of the Circuit court
of King George county, Virginia. Sale
VS. Conway, Rowe. et ais |, +. l.. Hun
ter, clerk of said court, do certify that
bond required of the special commission
er by decree of said court in the suit of
Sale vs.. Conway, Rowe, ct ais, entered
on the 9th day OF January, 1909, has
been duly executed Given under my
hand as clerk OF the Circuit court OF King
George county, Virginia, this 7th day Of
January, 1909.
f. l.. HUNTER, Clerk.
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