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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-29
BALLOON LOST IN SEA
Two Persons Perished When Aerl'
Craft Was 9wept Away.

Craft Was Swept Away.
Bremen. Germany. June 27.-One OF
the four balloons which ascended at
Paris Saturday fell into the North
Sea near the island OF JUST, OF the
East Frislan group.
A violent storm prevailed and the
aerial craft was carried rapidly out 10
sea. Two persons we're aboard her.
A rescue boat was sent out as soon
as possible. but returned, having re-
covered only an empty ballast bag
marked "R. G.. BIO"
The other three balloons made land
ings ON the East Frisian coast.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-29
MONUMENT TO JOHN W. DANIEL

No Virginian in the past quarter of q
century has been more admired or be-
loved than John w. Daniel. His elo-
quence. his charming personality, his
devotion to his State, won and held the
warm friendship of his people. His
long and honorable record in the
United States Senate compelled the re-
spect of the country. In the closing
years of his life no candidate dared dis
pute his right to his seat in the Senate,
and he was reelected without dissent
ing vote. His old comrade-in-arm in
the Confederate Army, Sir Moses
Ezekiel, the sculptor, whose long resi-
dence in Rome has not weakened his
love for Virginia, has agreed TO model
statue of Daniel to be erected in his
home city, Lynchburg. To erect the
monument $4,000 is required, and his
friends have decided to invite contribu-
tions from the admirers of the late
Senator. They will make no organized
campaign for the money, nor will they
solicit funds; and this is as Senator
Daniel himself would have wished. No
contributions Of more than 500 will be
accepted, as this is intended to be a
voluntary popular tribute to favorite
son Of Virginia. Baltimore Sun.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-29

State of Ohio. City of Toledo, Lucas
County. So.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm of F. J..
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use Of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day
of December, A. ID. 1886.
(Seal.) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-29

II is announced that Harry NJ.
Darnall, OF Roanoke, will be can
didate for Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts to succeed Capt. s. r. Dom
ahoe, of Fairfax, who viii not be
candidate.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-29

Your Normal School Fredecksburg
Virginia. for Virginia homes.
buildings equipment and modern in respect Large faculty
practical experience and Observation
Graduates issued Virginia teachers cerha
Free tuition granted students who expect 70 teach
Expenses cost First begins Sept 70 1911
For information write H. RUSSELL, President
" Fredericksburg, Virginia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-29
JUNE SPECIALS

double the business this June that we did last June We
this
will
this IL will be greatly to
often possible and especially this month OF
through
We have lust succeeded closing Of fine
mpoed White Checked c kind which We have ff
puto sal az, .- - IVY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-29

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
THE END IN SIGHT.

Colonel GoethaIs has definitely stated
before the house committee on COM
merce that the Panama canal will be
completed by September, 1913. The
probabilities are that the great work
will be practically completed some
months before that time, for the col
onel has shown himself to be a con-
sentative as well as eminently efficient
engineer He further stated that the
cost will be $3.50, 000, 900, including all
appurtenances. His appearance before
the committee was for the purpose of
urging the enactment of legislation fix
ing the shipping tolls which will gov
ern the passage of vessels through the
canal. He asserts that this is essential
as the shipping interests of the world
demand at least IS months advance
notice of the rates, which certainly
seems reasonable enough when one
considers the amount of readjustment
of traffic that will inevitably result
from the opening of the canal. Incl
dentally, it is noticeable that less is
heard at present of the amount of ex-
cavation accomplished and more about
the material to be used in the locks
and other construction. For example,
word comes from Pittsburg that ship
ments of steel plates and fabricated
material and castings are now going
out to the Panama canal on contracts
at the rate of 10000 tons a MONTH
Manchester Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
VALUE OF A HOBBY.

Men as diverse as Caleb Gushing, the
lawyer and diplomat, and Charles OAR
win, the scientist, have made fiction
reading their hobby, and have found 1t
a source of profit as well as pleasure,
for it served to keep them in touch with
humanity, as well as to impart f1exi-
bility to their imagination. The hobby
of Charles the Great was clocks, and
his experience with clocks tended to
broaden his philosophy. IF 1 cannot
make all my clocks keep time togeth-
err" he is said to have observed in his
old age, "how can I expect to make
all the people in my dominions think
alike?"
Benjamin Franklin, a printer by
trade, had different hobbies at different
periods of his life. He combined them
ingeniously, using his hobby of kite
flying, when he was a boy devoted to
swimming. to draw him through the
water, and when he was man inter
ested in scientific research employing a
kite to bring down electricity from the
clouds
The successful business man who has
no harmless hobby often deteriorates
in later life, falling a victim to drudge
ry or pleasures of the table. Andrew
Carnegie and John d. Rockefeller are
fortunate in their hobbies of education
and general philanthropy, which con-
fer benefits upon themselves as well as
upon the community at large.-Mil-
waukee Wisconsin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
FpOA O7HER PENS
PSYCHOLOGICAL.

In the brave old DAYS of boodling
they took currency and coin of the
realm. Even then the corruptibles had
their standards of honor. One of the
ST Louis bribees, receiving $4,000 to
vote for an interest which he had been
paid $4,000 to vote against, returned
the $25,000. He explained that he
could not earn it. With the shifting
of the methods and the medium of
influence" came a change in the
moral codes of its votaries. The out
cast bride became a fec.
Fees still figure in the ethics. But
nowadays jobs and favors. and even
votes have "a disproportionate emil
hence. The arithmetic of the benef1-
ciary is peculiar. He will sell out, or
break a public promise, for a salary
given to some other member of his
family, or for support for another
public Office. Instead of getting the
money "f. o. b." he gets, or expects,
the thing which the money will buy
(the job or the off1ce). They aren't
the same. of course-in his remark
able lexicon.
Do not believe that this psychology
hausted until one has considered the
relative large number of leg workers
and small fry devotees of the interests
who do their service for nothing. Pre-
Sumably. there is a certain moral and
intellectual intoxication for these alb
normal ones in the mere friendly nod
of men who represent dividends and a
lot of money.-Kansas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
GAME LAW APPRoPRIAr1oN.

Professor Dyche's plea to the Iegis-
larure that a sufficient sum of money
be appropriated to permit of a rigid
enforcement of the fish and game laws
and also provide for the development
of the fish and game department INFO
a most useful agency should not fail
on deaf ears. Most of the money that
would be needed for the purpose of this
department comes annually from the
fees that the Kansas hunters have to
I ~ for the privilege of indulging il
their favorite sport. 1t was the original
purpose that all of the money so COL
lected should be turned over to the
fish and game department. During the
past couple of years when the, legls-
lature failed to make the necessary
routine appropriation of these funds to
the game department a surplus of some
$4,000 has accumulated from these
fees. And there seems to be senti-
ment among some of the legislators
that a portion of this money should DE
turned into the general revenue fund
AS a matter of fact all of it could be
put to excellent use by Professor
Dyche. He has pointed the way where
in the fish and game department can
be made of some real value to the peo-
pie of Kansas. He has suggested that
farmers who have the necessary facili-
ties-as most of them have-shouId es-
tablish fish ponds. A general activity
along this line would result in the pro-
duction of much fish in Kansas before
long. There would be a ready market
for all of it that the farmers having
the ponds could not use. Not only
would big supply of fresh fish have
a tendency to reduce the cost of nv-
ing with many people, but it would
| also afford them a welcome change in
diet
Many farmers are enthusiastic over
these suggestions. They would be de-
lighted to establish such ponds. But
they have got to have fish to plant il.
them. And they can hardly be expect
ed to hatch fish out of hens eggs.
| There is only one way for them to get
tie fish they want and that is from
the stat fish hatcheries. The present
hatcheries are altogether too small 10
reise all the fish for which there is a
demand. Professor Dyche has made
plans to increase the size of the hatch
cries, if he is allowed the necessary
money. This necessary money is al
ready in the hands of the state 1t was
fish and game department. And il
should be devoted to that purpose.
Professor Dyche should also have suf-
ficient money to enforce the fish and
I game laws. AS he says they are not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
HYHAWKER JOTS

Mack Gretchen has noticed that
many a struggling man is given advice,
when what he really needs is assist
ance.
Some boys never appear to grow up
into men, says Tom Thompson. They
stay boys until they get to be 35 or 40
and then turn into old women.
The Blue Mound Sun has discover
ed that one trouble with the young
ladies is that so few of them have
anything fit to wear in the kitchen.
It occurs to the Winfield Courier
that persons who contemplate walk
ing to California for the Panama ex-
position in 1915 should start early and
avoid the rush.
A e-without-its-thorn thought
from the Dalton Enterprise: Babies
are the links that bind mothers to
heaven and also keep them home
when they want to go shopping.
A quip might almost be evolved
from the announcement that the
Atchison coal mine is to be reopened,
writes Charlie Blakesley, and he con-
tinues: But Atchison is very touchy
on the subject of it's coal mine and
each reference to it is received as af-
fably as jovial slap on boil"
A retort courteous as related by the
Lindsborg News: A few nights ago at
the Wonderland couple of nice
young ladies found occasion to re-
mark: IF those 'hayseeds' would
have sense enough to get out of the
way we could see much better" The
young men Immediately stepped aside
and politely asked the ladies to step
forward where they could show their
false hair and paint to better advan-
tage.
A Manhattan woman had wild
time of it in trying to change her
clothes the other day when the
house was filled with plum bers, re-
lates the Mercury. She thought the
plumbers were all busy in the bath
room SO she locked the door and be-
gan dressing in the bed room into
which the bathroom door opens. But
she hadn't much more than started
when one of the plumbers wanted out
so she unlocked the door and made a
dash for the closet. Taking up the
terrified in few minutes to find that
a pair of mans legs were dangling
from a trap door leading from the
closet to the loft above; one of the
plumbers had been up in the loft to
see to the ventilator pipe that sticks
up through the roof and he was then
in the act of descending. Grabbing
her clothes the woman began looking
for a private corner in the house, but
had little luck because all the rest
of the rooms in the front of the house
opened upon one another with big
double doors She finally reached the
kitchen and was just catching her
breath from her hundred yard sprint
when the delivery boy popped in with
the groceries. She finally finished
dressing In the pantry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record
It's also the early worm that gets
on the fish hook.
Some people lay something by for.
a rainy day, and then pray for rain.
A fellow doesn't always go broke
from being down on his own re-
sources.
Woman is the light of mans life,
either as a beacon or a danger signal.
Blobbs-"How do you know the
Johnsons are English?'' Joax-.They
drop their his
Every woman lives to congratulate
herself that there was some. one man
she didn't marry.
When a man has more money than.
he knows what to do with. that isn't
the only thing he doesn't know.
They were talking about game.
'What is your favorite bird?" asked
Flubdub. "a swallow" replied Guz-
zler dryly.
When man is known as a con-
firmed bachelor it means that a great
many girls have assisted at his con-
firmation-
Wigg-"Flubdub complains of a
frost bitten ear I wonder how it hap
pened." Wagg-"I believe a Boston
girl once whispered in it "
Wigwag-"I wonder why it Is that
some men seem born to command, and
yet never quite fulfill our expecta-
tions?" Maybe they get
married"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
VOTING LOVE.

Young love, all rainbows in the lane,
scs TTnsned Py the noneys IS vanes'
A sweeter thing his arm entWlnes.
All. redder lips than any rosel
All, sweeter breath than any bee
Sucks from the heart of any flower!
All, bosom like the Summer sea!
A fairy creature made of dew
And moonrise and the songs OF nlIos'
And laughter like the running brook,
And little soft, heart-broken words.
Haunted as marble in the moon,
Her whiteness lies on young love .
breast,
And living frankincense and myrrh
her lips that on his lips are pressed
Her eyes are lost within his eyes.
Death IS not OF still stiiier r. than these twain
mat smile as in magic sleep.
heard him say as they went by
.. Two human flowers in the dew:
barring all, God, If you should die.
You know, that moment die, too
1 heard her say: 'I could not live
An hour without you heard her say:
MY nre is in your hands to keep,
To keep or just to throw away"
The world was made. the stars above
Move in their orbits, to this end:
That you and I should meet and love-"
1 heard her say: And God Himself
has US in keeping, heart to heart:
NJ ~ IAlS sreal DOCK our names are Wr wiz, ;,
The Book of Those That Never Part"
How strange it is.' heard him say:
How stranger and yet again, How
strangei
To meet at last, and know this love
OF ours can never fade or change"
How strange to think that you are mine,
Each little hair of your dear head.
And no one elses in the world
How strange it isr' the woman said.
1 stand aside to let them pass;
My Autumn face they never see:
Their eyes are on the rising sun,
But It's the setting sun for me.
For me no wild rose in the lane,
But only sad autumnal flowers,
And falling shadows and old signs,
And melancholy drift of hours!
Richard LIE Caffeine. in Town Topics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l


A man who shaves himself is rather
bOastful of the fact.
When it comes TO dividing the blame,
We are all Socialists.
Did you ever loaf around home all
day without eating too much?
Women seem to fuss with other
women just for the excitement.
Every pretty girl frequently re-
marks that she would like to change
her looks.
Hes closer than the next second"
said Count MCGOWAN the other morn
ing about a stingy neighbor.
1t is generally believed around this
office that sharp knife is good
deal rarer than a day in June.
When a man says he is trying to
avoid trouble, it generally means that
he is trying to get out of trouble.
And there is no doubt that the aver
age woman can catch a man without
wearing those trouser skirts to facil-
itate her stride.
Americans occasionally make fun
of other countries, but we notice that
a cIairvoyant can still make a living
in this country.
Amusements of different kinds are
numerous, but We note with regret
that murder trials continue to draw
pretty good crowds.
The life of a farmer isn't as indie
pendent as it is cracked W to be, if
said farmer happens to be the owner
of q ''breachy'' cow.
Until there is more definite expla-
nation as to how some people make
a living, there will remain doubts that
the age of miracles has past.
Say what you please about loving
your enemies, but the facts are you
lose confidence in a man who goes out
of his way to compliment his enemies.
An employee who has held his job
down a long time, and keeps his
mouth shut always shares honors
with his boss in the public estimation.
Possibly you are not the only one
who thinks you can make a strong
argument; the man who agrees with
you may entertain the same opinion.
After hearing some women talk
about Lent, one comes to the conclu-
sion that it must be a season set aside
for them to get their corset covers
made.
You may have observed how a man
with two umbrellas will manage to
have both of them at the wrong end
of the line when a rain comes up
suddenly.
Women have so much sympathy
for poor dumb brutes that we wonder
they don't order a days supply of
provisions at a time, to make it easier
for the delivery horses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many friendships are spoiled by too
close intimacy.
A man is likely to be ideal in wo-
mans eye until she marries him.
X \
If you are on the good side of the
office boys work loses much of its ter
rors.
< \
Many grown-ups are also like chill :
dren in that they think they're entitled
to extra recompense for doing what's
right.
X X =
When a girl coy1y confesses to being
"over eighteen she is at once set down
as being considerably over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

hind YOU" said one of the two rob
bers who held up an express messen-
ger on a train near St. Louis the other
day. McRoberts. the messenger,
obeyed, continues the newspaper story
of the affair." IAN instant later the
second robber tied his wrists securely
together. Not content with this they
tied his feet at the ankles, and while
he was prone on the floor they stuffed
a handkerchief into his mouth" Ire
mendous kissing from the gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Ready for a Bargain.-Pat (readins
sign nsr9 a fo 73c oP2MWhat will
Judge
Randall-What do you do when you
meet an irresistible talker? Roscrs-I
introduce him to immovable bore
Life.
AS Others See Observation-Disclosures
mum, amt eaten nouthin' but dry bread
for a week. Stout lady (who is trying to
reduce .weight)-Graci I wish 1 had
your will power.-HaTper's Bazaar.
No LOST am sorry, Mrs. Mahaffy to
hear of the loss of your husband
Don't We be sorry for me, ma am. Sure,
it's no loss to get thousand dollars in
surance for S0-cent husband. "-Savan-
nah News.
On Bargain Day.-Gentleman - Err
where can find the silk counter? Floor
walker-Third battle to the right-Judge
DO you think genius and insanity al
Of the % but Re rs ra seen h
give the faintest CLEAN of genius Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Tall sophoniore-OF Frat is making all
kinds of money, writing jokes. Flat
he leads his cIass.-Chlcago News.
JOhnny-Crandpap do lions go to heaVenI
Grandpa.aNo, Johnny. Iohnny.eWell. do
why do you ask? -Johnny-wel. sup
pose lion eats a minister?-Life.
A Weakling.-"Yes,'' said the woman. Il
believe we should have the VOTE Wild
huzzas rent the air. And" she
tinued, II also believe a wife should vote
the way her husband advises her is best"
Here shriekS of "Hussyi" and groans of
derision drowned out her further speech
Life.
"Oh, my dear, what a pretty coy little
home you have!' exclaimed caller to an
East End lady, the other day. IT should
think you'd be perfectly happy in such
beautiful place this" Il am beamed
the hostess. ut really is a sweet place. 4
Sometimes I actually feel like giving up
my club work and living in it for
while!'-Boston Traveller.
Dissatisfied Patron-Gentle disposition.
dog he meets. I've been swindled! Dog
Merchant-You didn't ought to keep dogs
at all, mister. The animals you ought
to keep wiz your temperament is silk
worms Punch.
your wife has received some sudden
shock. What has happened?' II don't
know, doctor. ] came home early last
night "Ah, that presumably accounts
for il. Washington Herald. -
'In three months from now said the
man, cheerfully. Il expect to own my
cynical friend, rs your wife expecting
to be away?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
Mr. Miller was short.

Henry Miller dropped in at the St.
Regis a couple of days ago, and, being
hungry. ordered rather an elaborate
luncheon When the check was pre-
scented he found he was in financial
straits. He had but s1.45, which sum
was considerably less than the amount
of the bill.
why, I haven't enough money to
settle.'' said Mr.. Miller to the waiter.
''IlI get the head waiter" said the
man who had served the actor
The head waiter came over, and Mr..
Miller explained that his financial en-
barrass1nent was only temporary Tha
head waiter did not seem pleased.
What is your name?" he asked
Henry Miller"
Are you Miller, the transfer MANI"
NO
What is your business, please?"
I'm an actor"
"Oh," said the head waiter. I'm
sorry, but I'll have to insist on pay
ment now."-New York Telegraph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

worth the paper they are written on
unless they can be enforced. And he
also points out that the men who pay
the hunting licenses are not generally
among the violators of the game laws.
The better these laws are enforced,
the better will be the hunting in Kan
sas during the open seasons. The
hunters pay their fees for this purpose.
The legislature should not deny them
their right.