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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
LANCASTER.
Newsy Notes From the Northern Neck.
,orre.oondenoe Of The Free Lance }

Correspondence Of The Free Lance }
Lancaster. Va. Sept. Both. 30
Miss May Sloan continues very III at
the home OF Thos II. Pinckard. Her
brother arrived here from New York
Wednesday.
The Lawson Ball Camp will give an
excursion to Baltimore next Tuesday.
October 3rd. A great crowd will doubt
less go with them
Prof. Jas. ID. Hughlett left Wednes'
day to open his school AZ TosheS, In
Pittsylvania county.
Mr. b H. Robinson is in Richmond,
on professional business.
Rev Joseph IT, Amiss will hold 4lh
quarterly meeting in this circuit at
Rehoboth Church next Saturday aud
Sunday Rev. j. O Babcock has an
excellent report to make
Mr. Arthur Hutchinson is in New
York this week on business.
Miss Lula Bass. Of Richmond, ar
rived yesterday. and viii open her
school at White Marsh
Rev NJ Burwell and family, who
have been on two months vacation IN
Fluvanna county. are expected home
newt week
Miss Lizzie II Pan. who has been
visiting her many friends IN Lancaster
returned to her home IN Amherst, yes
terday
Sam Docks Keystone show l. billed
10 exhibit here October 6fh
Rev q Rosser James, Of White
Stone. is with Rev Mr. Burch in re-
vival work in Richmond county. III 3
week
The Kumarnock Agricultural Fair Is
advertised for the s and 10 Of No
vember. The fair at Heathsville this
week was right well attended by our
people.
a great revival Is in progress at
Bethany Methodist Church. The pas
tor. Rev J W 5 Robins is hsrpy IN
his work
Thos a Pinckard. Lancaster g
candidate for the House returned home
today from Richmond city, whittier he
Rad bren called on business
Radiator
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Letter From WT, NildS.
Ninde Store, Va sept p.

Ninde Store, Va sept p.
Messrs. Rowlett & GOolrick, Agents
Georgia Home Insurance Co, Fred
ericksburg. Va
Gentlemen Your check paying in
full my policy held in your company
was received today Accept my thanks
for the prompt and satisfactory settle
ment YOU made me. This p5licy had
only been issued few weeks before
my fire. and was destroyed with the
building. Yet You paid the full amount
Of the policy. and put me- to no trouble
beyond signing a receipt such treat
ment is indeed gratifying
Very truly yours,
J. g. Ninde.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Special Excursions to Niagara Falls

Personally conducted excursion to
Niagara Falls will leave Washington on
Thursdays. October 9th and 10th, 1899,
at s a. IN
Round trip from Fredericksburg $l2 !;
children between 8 and IL years Of age
one have this rate.
Tickets good to return on any regular
train except the limited express trains
and to stop Of returning at Buffalo.
Rochester. Oanandsigua AMI Watkins
Glen. Limit for the round trip ten
days. oc3-2t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
HEADQUARTERS for Building Materials,

keep all kinds Of North Carolina and n
sinta l.umbcr, dressed and undrcsscd, Shin
slrs. Laths, sash. Doors and Blinds. Lime,
Dement, Calcine Plaster, flasteung hair'
building and Paving Brick. I'm ana iron
Kocnnr cut and " ire Nails al Kinds Ready
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint. Llnseed on,
Turpentine. Dryer Narnish and Lewis, " hite
Lead. Paint Brushes OF q kinds, W mao"
Ulass and Putty, Farm Wagans, hOaI arts
aad Buggles. t. H. WIN
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
ouAr Sig Hnndraa Matriculates.

Charlottesville, Va Oct l.-More
than 800 men have matriculated at the
University of Virginia-the largest
number in 40 years. Always after this
date at least 100 men enter, so that the
{ tai this session will in all probability
reach 700
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Richmond, fredericksburg q
Potomac Railroad.
Schedule in effect May 2lst, lSg

Schedule in effect May Dist. 1899
TRAINS LRAVE FREDEkICkSBU ho
Leave Nortnwsrd
5 Il A. VI. daily.
glGA. NJ. Daily except sunday. iocal. Co
QuanticO only.
IU.l A. Nj. sundays only.
1 rs \. vi daily CAcopt sunday
I.3s /. NJ. daily except SUNDAY. Does no'
stop between Fredericksburg ana QuanIco.
vs. T. N. dauy.
Leave Southwark.
OBS \. VI. daily. stops only FL MILFORD
boswell and Ashland, week days. Ma al
lpcAl stops sundays.
I34s Z. NJ. daily except sunday. Macs all
local stops. .s......,,f,.
I.y7P. NJ. Daily except sunday. stops only
al Milford. boswell. Ashland and Glen Aiicn.
b.SOP. NJ. Daily stops ouly AT Dos"eii ana
Ashland.
ga p. NJ. Dai.y mEkes all ioca4 stops.
Fredericksburg ana Richmond Accomooa-
ton. Daily except sunday.
Makes al lOca. stops.
leaves FredcricksOurg ~ 500 \. " Ar.
rlyes Richmond 50 4. NJ. Leaves hlcumoho
sttP NJ. Arrives FredcricksourS q 81 Z. VI.
W. p. Taylor Traihc Manager.
T. I. ID. Myers. frcsidenl.
- y. Z. COX, Agent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Reamy MUIR.

At noon Saturday, Mr.. Jacob S
MUIR and Miss Emma Reamy. both OF
this city, were married at the brides
home Rev j. p. Stump performed the
ceremony.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
sept29-cctS

The President has appointed Job
Barnard, Of District of Columbia to be
associate justice Of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia, and Thos
H. Anderson of the District Of Column
bia, to be United States attorney FIR
the District Of Columbia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02

Owing to the failure of the crops in
the province Of Santa Clara, Cuba,
many families in the country district
around Trinidad, it is said, are ssarv
ing Il is added that all the cats and
dogs there, and even iguanas and
snakes, have been eaten.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02

Old fashions in dress may be revived
but no old-fashioned medicine can re.
place Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by NJ NJ.
LeWia Druggist
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Dewey Celebration. Washington October
End and 3rd.

Round trip tickets will be sold Sep
/ mber Both ard October list, good to
return until October 7th, at 81. 70
On October Ist and 2nd round trip
tickets will be sold good tore turn until
October 4th, at 81 90
Tickets good going only on date OF
sale. and for continuous passage IN
each direction.
G. @. Cox, Agent.
sept23-cct3
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
FOR SALE.

Lotsl Farms! Milling Property
Two lots on Prince EdwPrd street between
Amelia snd Lewis one corner Hanover ana
Ice Avenue: two on Willis street :,
- % corner Caroline and Hawke; one on
corner of Hawke and Sophia two on Caro-
line between Hawke ana Pitt two on sophia
between Hawke and Pitt one on West slCS
of washington Avenue; four on east side OF
Washington Avenue. Fine Milling Property
I'm Spofsylvania county. Farms of sll sizes IN
sdioining counties. For prices and terms
aDUly 10
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Death of Mrs. John S. Jet.

Mrs Virginia F. Jett, a highly es-
teemed lady, died here yesterday morn
ing at II O'Clock. at the home Of her
husband, Mr. John S. Jet, aged Sc
years This is an unusually sad death
in view Of the fact that only few
weeks ago one Of her daughters died and
another daughter, Mrs Alex Shelton,
Of Stafford is on a bed Of sickness and
not expected to live. The deceased
leaves a husband and seven children TO
mourn their loss Funeral services will
be held this afternoon at 4 O'Clock In
Falmouth Baptist Church.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
GIVE ME- a CHANCE

To estimate and do any
kind Of building or repair work you
want done either in town or country.
All work entrusted to me will be done
in a thoroughly satisfactory manner
and in quickest time possible. Plans
and specifications furnished for any
building work.
&. p. STEARNS,
Contractor and Builder.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Party VIII Leave Wednesday tor TIP OF
Inspection West.

Commissioner Of Agriculture O. "
Koiner was in the city yesterday IN
conference with Mr. b I. Spencer
and others in reference to the proposed
trip 70 Nebraska TO inspect the sugar
beet culture and factories Mr. kOiner
aud several other prominent gentlemen
will start from Washington on the jour.
ney Wednesday and on their return
Mr.. Koiner will publish an official
bulletin giving full details Of the in
spection and special information in re-
gard 20 cultivatinR the beets, which
will. il the plans Of those interested in
the movement are carried out. be an
important industry in this section.
The Commissioner called on his form
er colleague in the Legislature, Osp'.
VI b. Rowe. at "Brompton. during
the afternoon. and returned t. Rich.
mond on the evening train.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
Frost and Ice in Shenandoah.

Woodstock. Va. Oct. TINS SEQ
ton was visited by killing Frost iss'
night. and the Governments termome-
Ter fell to 2s degrees. Ice formed In
exposed vessels an eighth OF an inch
thick
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02

DIR. Thomas Turnbull, Jr. of Alle'
eheny. Pa, last week purchased the
"Melrose Castle" farm in Fauquier
county, Va. He will take from his
stock farm in Pennsylvania a large
lot Of registered stock and turn the
..Melrose CASTLE farm into stock
and dairy farm.
The Filipinos delivered over on Sat-
urday fourteen American prisoners. but
Lieutenant Gilmore and his men were
not included. The Americans say they
were well treated while prisoners. living
in comfortable houses and boing pro-
vided with servants, wine and money
allowance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
S. Sydney Bradford,
Death Of a Promising Young Man.

The only licensed Peal Estate Agent IN
Fredericksburg, Va. Us street.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
The Bee Hive.
80 Main Street.
(Sebree's Old Stand

A few prices 10 boom business dur
ing the dull season.
Prunes 70. pound.
MaccarOni Sc.
Plain and Mixed Dandy 70. ID.
Large box Lye Sc
Lump Starch 40. 10.
Alabaster Starch, with Blueing and
Wax &c. package.
Corn Search 4o
Large boxes Matches 9c dozen 3 dozen
for 25c
Wooden Wash Boards So
Clothes Pins lc dozen
Oobbler's Shoe Nails Be- box
Ink &C. bottle
Envelopes Be package
Paper and 40. quire
Armour's Key Soap Tor DC.
Our Favorite Soap ~ bars for zoe.
This an old we'll seasoned soap and
only limited quantity in stock and
cannot be sold again At the price
Special bargains in
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02

". ". Dllard. recently connected
with the Democrat. has been spending
the week ~ his mother home, Centre
Gross. He expects 20 leave tomorrow
for Fredericksburg, where his services
have been engaged by b J. Marshall,
wholesale grocer Of Fredericksburg He
leaves followed by the best wishes of
number Of friends, who feel certain #
his success -Tidew ter Democrat Sept
%
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02

Dewey Celebration. Washington October
End and 3rd
Round trip tickets will be sold at one
fare rate, a so. for the 10 a M. 10 3S
A m and 81 p ID trains OCTOBER Bid
6 q. Cox Agent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02

\ mass meeting Of the members Of
the Baptist church was held Sunday
afternoon at four O'Clock. and the fol-
lowing committee appointed to take
into consideration the adyisability Of
buying or building a parsonage. and
report to the church Messrs. + ID
Cole. NJ g. Willis. B lowering II.
". Willenbucher. 5 Quinn. f 7
BAker. J 2 Rowe
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02

Very truly yours,
J. Q. Ninde.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-02
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.

Radiator
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
TO y A SMILE.

There is no truth IN the report that
Lieut.. Hobson Is writing a book, to DO
entitled Women / Have Kissed
New York Tribune.
what frauds these beggars are! Z
Just met a blind one who said: Please
give me a few pennies. pretty lady!''
Perhaps he only said that so You
would be sure to believe he was
blind!"-Lustige Batter.
Tommy: What's an heirloom.
auntie?" His old-maid aunt: "Oh.
that's a jewel or something that's been
in the family years and years." Tom
my: "Auntie, is your engagement ring
an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Weekly.
Disguised: What makes you think
you were defeated by fraud?" II paid
for 1863 votes in the Second precinct
and the books show that I got a total
Of only 155 there. Our election system
is simply misunderstanding Leader.
Mrs. Bacon (getting ready to 90
ou0: II can't see when Mr.. Perman
gets time to do any literary work; hs
and his wife are always on the co.
Mr.. Bacon: "Wcll, I understand he
finds time to do his writing while his
wife is putting on her hat."--Yonksrs
Statesman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
An -EconomicaI rail.

Chief Engineer W.. T. Manning, of
the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road, has
invented IA new rail that experts say
has many points OF interest to railroad
owners, the principal one being its eco
nomical feature. 1t Is well known that
rails wear rapidly on curves, and
where these are short and traffic heavy,
the cost of renewal is very large. Man
ming has evolved a section, which, he
asserts, will reduce the cost 81 1-2 per
cent. He adds materially TO the life of
the rail by placing additional metal i'll
the head and on the side pom which
the wear comes.
On the 9TH of May last, during dry
weather, a man In the town of Staples.
Todd county, carelessly set n fire which
spread half a mile into a neighbours
field, where 1t fatally burned q woman
who was trying to say a team. and
severely burned a boy who tried to
protect her. Under our fire warden
law, which Furnishes people for care
lcssness in causing forest and prairie
fires that injure or endanger others,
the chairman of the town board, acting
as fire warden, had the offender arrest
ed. and he was made to pay a fine OF
500 and costs. It is this fire warden
law that Representative B~rusletten. OF
Goodhue county, has introduced a bill
TO repeal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
CAT VERSUS COYOTE.
A Lively scrimmage an the Sage Hrush
Country In which the Cat Won.

From the Idaho Daily Statesman:
A Boise gentleman passing over the
sag brush plains neal Meridian the
other day was treated t o an exhibi-
ton that was as strange as 1t wa
interesting. 1t was a battle between
a cat and a coyote. 1t was early morn
ing, and plainly the nights prowling
over the prairie had Melted the coyote
nothing in the way of a good, square
feed. When first seen he was stealth
lily gliding about, his nose to the
ground, searching. as they always are,
for something to appease his insatiate
appetite. He stopped and was sur
veying the surroundings from a slight
knoll. when there appeared on the
scene a great tomcat, a burly fellow.
who also seemed on a quest for break
fast-some toothsome morsel, as a
%cottontail or a young grouse. When
Tom hove in sight the coyote smiled
q satisfied smile. All things come to
the patient, he must have thought;
and at once he prepared to take unto
Aiio lbnCA Stil Tie bOuitiNo Ahht haSAAS
provided. Tom had not at first seen
the coyote; in fact, was not aware
that a foe was near until the first
charge, when the coyote sprang at
him. But, quick as a flash, he parted
the first thrust, then squared for ac-
tion. With back up and fur on end.
the cat stood his ground for the sec
ond onslaught. Ruflan-like, the coy
ote plunged into the battle intent on
bearing down his antagonist with brute
force alone, and this probably saved
the day for Tom. This time Tom got
in a left swinging blow on the coy
ote's Jaw, getting first blood; then jab-
bed with the right, bringing the coyote
to a stand. The coyote went to his
corner under a sage brush, bleeding.
IL the second round, the coyote sprang
into the fight much as in the first and
with about the same result to him.
The cat uppercut him as he rushed "a,
then, swinging, mauled him with left
and right until the air was full OF
brown-gray hair. The round was
furious throughout, with honors clear
ly for Tom. The coyote might have
been counted out II the gophers that
watched the bout had counted. He de-
liberated long before coming in for
the third round, but his belly ruled
his mind, and to the scratch he came,
slowly this time. Tom was ready and
rushed the fight. He crowded the coy
ote and backed him over the knoll.
planting a left or a right whenever
and wherever he pleased. Finally.
after much sparring, Tom got IA q
deadly knockout blow. The fight was
his, but he took no mean advantage.
When the coyote was down he stood
over him, giving more than the limit
Of time for him to come up, but CAMS
latranis had enough. He skunk away
to his sage brush, and Felis domestica.
his back still up, with his head over
his shoulder, to see that he was not
made the victim OF treachery. sided
off to continue his hunt for q nice
young ~cotton-tail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Deserved Rcbnke.

A story is told OF the way in which a
Massachusetts, clergyman. long ago
dead, once reproved a young man In
words both apt and singing. The
young man, with a heartlessness which
nothing could excuse, whispered to .
friend a comment upon a poor GRIP
pie who was near him in a crowd.
You'll find his case in the Bible" he
whispered, none too softly. I'm the
twenty-sixth chapter Of Proverbs It
says, The legs OF the lame are not
equal" The clergyman heard. and
bending the gaze of a pair cf piercing
eyes upon the whisperer. he said clear
ly, You would do we'll to remember
the last clause OF that same verse.
young man, it reads, SO is a parable In
the mouth of fools.'"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02

the shooting that seemed TO "a rec6s.
sary, and my own notion was that any
OF us who got out whole would b
mighty lucky. The Spanish aim may
be bad, but there were many OF VI
who wished 1t worse.
Bullets were dropping all around.
and so were men, and / had spotted
one Spaniard who seemed to be re-
sponsible for a lot of 1t. Well, ! was
just getting a good bead on him when
1t happened.
There was a sudden shock that
didn't seem to strike any place In par
ticular on my head, but all over 1t.
My teeth ground together and my
eyes tried to get out of their sockets
and escape. and no wonder, for my
head was full of flames. Then every
thing went black, and I felt myself
falling.
That's the end of me-" ! thought to
myself before / lapsed into total
Darkness; and, as I remember 1t, !
didn't care q snap.
After that / rolled down the hill.
II might have been any length OF time
for all I knew, when consciousness be
gan to return. / wondered what world
l was in, and reckoned that I ought
to have a pair Of wings Of n ! or
another on my shoulders. 1t was some
thing Of a surprise to me to find they
were not there, but ! had felt that
bullet go through my head, and
couldn't figure what right l had to be
alive.
AS o as I found / could move
felt around for the bullet hole, but
couldn't find 1t. While / was search
ing and getting pretty mad about tt
not being able to find an escaped col
lar button is nothing to not being able
to find a mortal wound in your head
a couple Of fellows came along. picked
me up, and poured some water over
me.
LOOK out" / said; "itIl get into my
BRAIN" and / explained about the
wound.
They explored, and they couldn't
find any hole, either, and that made
me madden than ever, for a bullet
that goes clean through q man with
out leaving any opening to show for
1t is robbing him of the glory OF dy-
ing for his country.
All the time my head was feeling
like the inside of a mince pie, but
finally crawled back to the firing line,
and there they told me what had hap
pened.
The chap on my left, in rising to
fire, got a Mauser bullet through his
heart, and in falling swung his gun
with great force over in my direction.
The butt caught me just behind the
ear and knocked me completely out.
have a lump there now like the end OF
a squash.
But it's a greet thing TO have had
the experience of being shot dead
without compelling your family to go
into mourning.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Busls stops a Stampede.


A stampede of 500 cavalry horses
through the streets OF San An
tonic the other day caused a panic,
and sent the blood Of the frontiersmen
jumping through their veins as it has
not jumped since the days when Texas
was a republic. The mounts of the
First Texas cavalry broke away from
a corral at Fort San Houston, on Gov
eminent hill, about three miles from
the Alamo. Some of the horses had
been in service for years, but the ma
jority of them were cow ponies" that
had never been drilled. Across the
prairie ground they dashed. following
a dun mare with flowing name. Two
cavalrymen attempted TO round up the
herd. On went the flying steeds across
the parade and into the drill ground
they ~galloped, when suddenly there
came from the direction of the Off
GERS houses a bugie call. Chargers
which had often responded TO this call
insensibly slackened their speed. Again
rang out a call.
4 III ia aha " $500
stampeded horses continued their
fight, while the other two-thirds
turned squarely at right angles. The
bugler repeated columns right" and
the two-thirds again turned at right
angles, and galloped back in the direc-
ton from which they came. Once
more the hugle rang nut. The plung-
ing mass took form and steadied its
gait. Again the bugle sounded. The
battalion broke the gallop, went into
a trot, and wheeled into the parade
ground. The bugler sounded Halt"
and tat part OF the stampede was
W
But the dun pony and her followers
from the ranges continued their mad
flight through San Antonio. Every
thing movable in the way Of the
horses was overturned and demol-
ished. Pedestrians fed in every direc-
ton. while many carriage horses
Joined the horses OF the plains. Over
the bridge few the wild stceds. One
horse dashed its head against a tele-
graph pole, and the dun mare lost a
follower. Another's fore legs went
through a basement hole in the side
walk and the unfortunate horse was
quickly trampled to death. A saloon
was reached, and one of the COW
ponies was forced through its doors
by the pushing horses as they eontin-
ued. A railroad train came rushing
along. With q bound the dun mare
cleared the track in front Of the loco
motive, but soyeral of her companions
were hurled to death in an eadeGycr to
follow.
The horses were divided Only to
come together again VIXEN the train
dashed by, and resumed their fight
toward the prairies, Out into the mes
quite and sagebrrsh the dun mare led
them, and soon nothiugewa seen but
q cloud of dust.
The trail Of the s~ta1rcGe was as
plain as the path OF 4 cyclone. No
lives were lest, but properly damage
was very heavy. Squads Of cavalty-
men started out ard succeeded in rop-
Ing in all bus thirty oftae oow ponies.
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