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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
An Arkansas Wedding.

There happened to be large audi
ence present, but Squire Vance told
them to stand up, and then proceeded
with the ceremony in this wise
Fellow w-Citizeus-T yer man and
this yer woman have appeared before
the court to be hitched in the legal
bands of wedlock If any galoot in the
mob knows anything that might block
the game if tuck to higher court, let
him now toot his bazOo or else keep his
jaw to himself now and forevermore
All in favor of my proceedins as au-
thorized by law, say L. , "
Everybody said Il. "
CONTRARY, No. "
Nobody said NO
"The motions carried unanimously,
an the court rules that there haint
nothing to prevent the trying of the
case
Now" said Squire Vance, grip
your fins. "
The candidates joined hands.
amos Peabody, do you solemnly
swear that ye'll freeze 30 Mandy for
ever and provide for her, and treat her
square and white, according to the
rules and regulations set down to gov
ern sich cases in the laws of the United
States. 80 help you God?"
Eyes, sir; do. sir. "
"That fixes the end Of your bar
gain.
Mandy Thomas, do you solemnly
swear that you'll hang on to Amos for
all comm time; that you'll nuss him
in sickness and be square to him in
welness that yen always be to him a
good, true, loving, honest, up-and.up
wife, under the penalties prescribed by
the laws for the punishment of such
offenses2 Do you swear this, so help
you God?"
~ swear will
Then by the power in me vested as
justice of the peace in and for this pre-
cinct, pronounce you, Amos Peabody
husband, and you. Mandy Thomas
wife, and legalize ye to remain sich
now and forevermore an yen stand
committed till the fees and cost in the
case are paid in full. and may God
have mercy on your souls and bless this
union with His loftiest blessins "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
Will Il Paw {

Will the Siberian railway pay 1t
is to be 1852 miles long, between
Vlsdivostock and st. Petersburg, or
1881 miles between Vlsdivostock and
Riga. Owing to the great distance,
the London Economist thinks the
charge per hundredweight of 1l2
pounds can hardly be less than from
So to 50 so But the water rate from
Chinese ports to Europe is now much
less than that, so that, in the Econo-
mist's opinion, there is little proba-
bility that the railway, when com.
pleted, will compete destructively
with shipping engaged in the Eastern
trade. Ia time it will pay, however,
by the development of agriculture
and mining. Freights that concen =
trate much value in little space aud
passengers are likely, according to
other authorities. to prefer the faster
rout, by land.-Bsltimore Sun.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
Nerroes Back From Africa.

Partly as a result of fear on ac-
count of the alleged prosecutions by
the white people Of the South, and
partly from spirit Of adventure,
Cate Shack and Harley Kirtley, both
colored, recently got their families
together and set sail for Liberia.
They gathered together all the money
they could, went to England, and
thence took boat to Liberia.
But the supposed Paradise of the
colored man in Africa, according TO
their story of their experiences, was
worse than the Desert of Sahara.
The reception they got surprised
them. Instead of being welcomed with
open arms and offered plenty of work,
they were looked down upon, and,
although willing to earn their bread,
were refused chance.
They have returned to Boston.
They say the negro has absolutely no
chance to earn a living in Liberia.
All the wealth OF the country is now
in the hands of few persons. Though
Shack and Kirtley were expert farm.
ers, they were not given any kind of
farmwork.
Broken hearted and despondent,
the men of the families sppes led to
the captain Of an Elder Dempster
Line steamer to give them passage to
England. They told him of the trials
and sufferings they endured. They
said they had spent what money they
had, the savings of almost lifetime,
and they were willing to do anything
on the ship if they could get passage
to Eoglsrd.
The kind-bearted Captain believed
their story, and they were taken to
England. At Bristol, England, they
found Capt. E. A. Evans, of the
steamer Etolia, and he brought the
marty tO BOSTON.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
800 Reward. 800.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased "a
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure In all It's
stages and that IS Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known T.
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con
stitutional disease. requires constitutional
treatment. Hal's Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature In doing
its work. The prOprietOrs have so much faith
i'm its curative powers. that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any case that II fails 10
cure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address. +. J CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, ,5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20

brCther.in law in letter published
last week IN the Chamberlain Demo
crat:
Before the war started our regi-
ment bad eight hundred and fifty
men. Now We have two hundred
and seventy on the firing line and
one company, "a, in Manila doing
guard duty. They have about fifty
men there, so you see that we have
only three hundred men left on duty
now. There is 10 doubt the volun
teers are imposed upon, for there are
regulars who have seen little or no
fighting at all. DO not think Gen.
Otis can keep the volunteers here
much longer
FORGET THEY ARE HUMAN.
Private Charles r. Wyland, Com
pany c. First Washington, writes
his sister in letter published in the
Portland Oregonisn:
This war Is something terrible.
You see sights you can hardly be-
leve, and H life IS hardly worth a
thought have seen shell from
our artillery strike a bunch of Fiji
pinos, and then they would 90 scat.
teripg though the air, legs, arms,
and heads, all disconnected. And
such sights actually make our boys
laugh aud yell; That shot was
a peach" A white man seems to
forget that be is human"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
Bismarck Iron Nerve

was the result of his splendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous ener-
gy are not found in those whose S'om.
ach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are ont
of order II you want these qualities
and the success they bring, use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power Of brain and body. Only
25c. at Nj. M. Lewis Drug Store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20

Major Howard writes. in letter
published last week in the Aberdeen
News that only four hundred men
fit for duty are left for the regiment.
Capt. Euglesby writes the Water
town Kampeskisn of last week that
only ten men are left iu Company II.
fit for duty. The correspondent OF
Flaudreau Herald. writing from the
tren hes a. C .lumpt,in letter pub
llsned last week ,ssys that only eight
cen meu are left for duty in Com.
pany |
IMPOSED UPON.
Privale Johh b. May writes his
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
Tetter, salt -Rheum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting in
cident to these diseases, is instantly
allayed by applying Chamberlain's Eye
and Skin Ointment. Many very bad
cases have been permanently cured by
it, 1t is equally efficient for itching
piles and favorate remedy for sore
nipples, chapped hand, chilblains,
frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 25cts.
per box. For sale by NJ. M. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20

privals JOhh B. May writes his
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20

A Rose In Every Garden.
Theresa rose in every. garden an
there's not drop o. dew
But is falling on flower in that gar
den's green for you;
And for oil the storms Of trouble there 8
a living sky Of blue,
And the world moves ID the music II
the moning
Then kiss your hand to sorrow, and
wave her far away,
rhe winters ne'er SO weary but twill
drift into the May
The darkest night is dreaming Of the
glory Of the day,
And the world moves 10 the music Of
the morning
Atlanta Constitution.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20

Il nave used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in my family for years and al
wavs with good results saws Mr.. W..
b. Cooper Of FL Rio. Cal. ''For small
children we find II especially effective "
For sale by NJ. M. Lewis. Druggist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
ADVICE FROM CANADA.
Tells How to Get Better Roads
at Small Expense.

A thorough believer in good roads
is A. W. Campbell, provincial instructor
in road making for Ontario. On ac-
count of the thinly settled condition
Of most parts of the country he finds
the roads in rather bad condition and
the system of caring for them in some
instances rather primitive. He advises
to do away with the payment of taxes
by labor on the roads. This same
method of payment in labor has been
found unsatisfactory in many parts of
the United States. He would levy rate
OF assessment on the township.
For road purposes the township needs
to be divided into four or five div1-
sions and the money apportioned equal
ly among them. A road commissioner
will be appointed who should advise
and consult with the town council The
council would lay down the general
plan, including the width and depth
of the roads, character of drainage,
etc. No road should be narrower than
IS feet. Important roads should be
at least "a feet wide. All the direct
work of construction, which is hauling
gravel, ditching, bridge building and
drainage, will be done by contract SUI
pervised by the commissioner. Repair
ing Will be done by the day under the
direction of the commission, who would
also have the care of road making ma
chimes and full power to employ or
discharge men without interference by
the council. Finally Mr. Campbell ad-
vises work should be commenced with
a definite end in view and continued
from year to year if necessary until
the entire road, system is brought to
proper standard. = Orange Judd
Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
VALUABLE FORMULAS
Funsicides for the Destrucfsoa
Of Insects and scabs.

The following formulas for prepar
ing insecticides and fungicides for the
destruction of insects, scab, etc, have
been found very satisfactory and are
highly recommended by those who have
given them trial:
For destroying the codling moth,
eanker worm, curculio and leaf insects
of various kinds that infest apple,
peach, plum, ETC., mix pound of lon
don purple or paris green in a half
pail of water, stirring until every lump
and particle of dry material is thor
oughly Incorporated; then dilute with
200 gallons of water for the first spray
ing. For the second spraying increase
the amount of water by the addition Of
40 gallons. If third spraying is re-
quired add still another 40 gallons OF
water. The foliage is more easily in~
jured as the season progresses, there
fore the necessity of diluting the ma
terial used at each subsequent applica-
ton. Apply after the bloom falls and
at intervals of ten days thereafter.
For leaf scab with which orchard
lists have had so much trouble and
have so faithfully labored to destroy,
and mildew on grapevines, grape rot
and other fungus diseases, the follow
ing has proved efficient: Dissolve six
pounds of sulphate of copper in hot
water in a wooden vessel. Slack four
pounds of fresh lime in another YES
sci and strain out all the coarser ma
terial. Dilute the lime with so to rs
gallons of water and then add the sui
plate of copper. This is for use on
| plants in leaf. Copper sulphate solu-
ton, which should be used only on
plants in early spring before leaves
appear, is made by dissolving one
pound of sulphate of copper in 25 gall
Ions of water to be used in this form.
A combination mixture for both in
sects and fungi is made by putting
london purple or paris green in bar
rel with Bordeaux mixture. The bark
louise yields to the following: One
pound of common soap dissolved in
one gallon of hot water; add two gall
Ions of kerosene and churn, with a
force pump if you have one, or by stir
ring until the kerosene and soapsuds
are thoroughly mixed. If the work
has been done right the emulsion will
have the appearance of very thick
cream, and the oil Will remain incor-
porated with the soap and water Di-
lutte with 80 to IS gallons of water
when using. Any of the mixtures will
prove very destructive to the pests If
applied properly. They should be APP
piled with force pump with a spray
nozzle
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS.
If Sincerely Made They Are a Help to
Right Character, Although
Sometimes Broken.

New Years resolutions are SO often
made the target for cheap jokes by
cheap critics as to create the impress
sion that such resolutions are never
kept and never ought to be made. The
criticism is unjust, its logic is false,
its effect pernicious. A recent preacher
brought out the true idea in 4 sermon
upon Peters pledge of devotion to his
master, even though all others should
desert Him. Simon did not yield to
temptation because of his earnest as
surance, but in spite of it. It had been
said that hell was paved with good res
olutions. If that was true it was GER
tainly the best thing about that place.
We must resolve before we do. Right
resolutions sincerely made are help to
right character, even if by distress of
opposing. forces some of them are not
kept. Peters faith did not finally fail,
and very likely he had more faith and
more strength because he failed once
and so learned his weak point. 1t is a
good thing, then, with the thoughtful-
ness belonging to the outlook OF new
year, to desire and decide and declare
that we will live truer, nobler lives.
Making the resolve, not lightly or
boastfully, but seriously and expecting
the Divine help, we shall succeed in part
if not in full. He whom we call Mas
ter and Lord is praying for US that our
faith fail not. The man who resolved
and failed and tried again became
strong man. What he wrote to his
brethren in the first century was doubt
less an echo of his own experience, and
it will be fulfilled even to the TWEEN
tieth century: "After we have suf-
fered awhile, God will make you per
feet, stablish, strengthen, settle you p
Congregationalist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28

Breakfast was ready when we got 1t
safely under cover, and notwithstand-
ing our impending doom, we fell upon
the ham and fried potatoes and pan
cakes, and enjoyed our mealimmensely
Girls" said auntie, when the last
potato and the last crimpy brown bat
ter-cake had vanished, Il don't want
to dampen your spirits, but there ism t
a chip left, and how we're going to
cook dinner I don't see"
NETT" said Dora (who was just three
months older than y, ''we'H cook
dinner by the fireplace"
''Dora,'' I said, you're gifted. That's
what we will, and imagine we're our
own great-grandmothers and great
aunts-how loyely!"
.'Wen, you'll have to help, miss, and L
doubt if you think it so lovely before
you get through returned Dora.
you'll be baked beautiful brown.
We took an inventory of our stores to
see what there was we could cook by
the fireplace.
s'There's a sparerib, for one thing,
announced Dora. wen hang it up by
a string in front of the fire"
potatoes we can boil by hanging the
kettIeon the hook and chain,' said Aunt
Laura.
"And the sweet potatoes we can roast
in the ashes" added.
s'And bake corn in skillet in the hot
GOALS finished Dora.
"Goody,'' said I, ''that's fine enough
dinner for blizzardy day like this. OF
course, nobody'n come"
But somebody did come, as they usu-
ally do when you think they won't;
and who of all persons but Rev. Cyrus
Melton! Dora fairly squirmed when
Aunt Laura brought him right into the
sitting-room, for, of course, she
couldn't take him anywhere else, unless
she wanted to freeze him. So in he
came, smiling placidly, and there was
the rib cooking in front of the. fire with
a skillet set under to catch the gravy,
and there was Dora with her face like
hollyhock, turning a great hoecake
in another skillet, and there was L
prodding in the ashes with a long fork
to dig out the sweet potatoes! Not that
it mattered much about me; but some
folks were beginning to observe that
Rev. Cyrus was trifle more attentive
to Dora than the fact of her being one
of his flock warranted, and 1 knew that
in her eyes he was about as near state
of perfection as mortal man needed
to be.
He was just riding out, he ex-
planned, to see old Mrs. Hawkins, who
was sick, and had been delayed a lit
tie by the blizzard and been on the
road quite awhile; he had brought
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
SIDE VIEW
A PRUNING BOAT.

or four men with pruning knives and
saws cut the surplus limbs from
two rows of trees at the same time, and
throw them on the boat, to which a pair
of horses is hitched. When big brush
heap is made the branches are drawn
away to the fire and consumed. This
assists in Kidding the orchard of in
sects and disease germs, and saves the
work of collecting the prdnings after
an orchard has been trimmed. The boat
may also be used as a barn-yard ma
nure-sled, and for hauling hay and
corn-fodder to the feeding-yards.=
Joel Shoemaker, in Farm and Fireside.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
GROWING cRANBERRfEs.
No Other Crop Brings Quite as Pron4-
able Results with an Equal
Amount of Labor.

At a recent meeting of Canadian fruit
growers the question of growing cram
berries was discussed anu one Of
the leading growers offered some testi-
mony from which the following is di-
gested. The land for planting cram
berries should be worked up and sand
ed, the sand to be from three to six
inches deep. The irrigation is inn
portant-in fact, is essential to cram
berry growing. The land should al
ways be kept damp. Before the frost
comes the patch should be flooded and
kept so until the first of May. The ber-
ries do not thrive well when exposed
to the winters frost. If long spell
of dry weather takes place in summer.
irrigation should be repeated. One
speaker said:
Il grow the Cherry Bell variety and
I realized $500 net for what 1 grew on
one acre last year. 1 would like to
know if there is anything else one
would put an acre to that would bring
the same returns. Sand will correct
all weeds. I now have Is acres under
cultivation, and all my neighbors have
taken up the industry, although thew
laughed at me when I started mine.
I can recommend the cultivation Of
cranberries as a profitable business.
from the experience I have had.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28

bag of oats for his horse, and had
come up through the side lane and
taken the liberty to put the animal
in our barn to eat his oats, while he
himself ran in to see how we all Jared
this Indictment day, etc, etc. I slid
out while he was thus discoursing and
rushed to the parlor with very for
lorn hope of finding a stray stick or
two left over there. making a fire
and getting him into the parlor while
we finished the dinner. The hope died
as pol1ed my head into the arctic des-
olation of our best room. It was on
the east side, where the spitefu1 wind
had been battering at it all night,
searching out a hundred crevices
about windows and door to hurl the
fine, powdery snow through. There
were drifts, varying in size, on the pi-
ano, on the chairs, and dainty white
powdering all over the carpet, which
the wind had pulled in under the door.
You could fairly feel the gale whisk-
ing about your ears. There wasn't
a scrap of wood nor chip in the
wood box. Relinquishing a wild idea
of chopping up parlor chair or two
to make a fire of, I scooted back to
the sitting-room chilled to the bone.
Dora, putting as bold a face upon
the situation as possible, was bringing
in dishes from the dining-room and
setting the table right under the eyes
of the minister, who was chatting
away as serenely as if he hadn't
driven us all frantic by his i1l-timed
call. Aunt Laura had levied on her
cellar goodies and produced preserved
ounces, apple jelly. picked peaches
and chow-chow, so the dinner wasn't
so frightful. The only thing I was
ashamed of was the corn cakes; they
We're so big and clumsy, and Dora had
crumbled the edges in turning them.
But that good man seemed to think
we had a banquet, and even the corn
cakes didn't go begging SO far as he
was concerned.
We all made merry over. our predic-
ament as we told him how it hap
pened, and he joked about it, too. but
shook his head little, and said it
oughtn't to go on that way. He pro-
ceeded upon his errand soon after din
ner, and we went about our work with
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28

that will stay, and one that is easily
and cheaply made of common mate
rails. Take two pieces of oak, four by
four inches, sawed, or two seasoned
oak poles, that will span the branch
over which it is desired to construct
the water gap, and as shown CO.
fasten them securely together with
pieces of thick oak plank, leaving
space for the supporters, A and b,
which are arranged in a lock-fashion
as shown; nail plank or fat poles to
the supporters which the water is to
run again; that is, on the top side,
making the gate or device to serve the
purpose of a fence in the water. The
supporters should be about ten feet
long and the down-ends rest in the
bed of the branch or creek.
The device is made at the workshop
or anywhere and is easily moved
from place to place; it is set in the
branch, as indicated in the illustra-
ton, the supporters being sharp SO as
to sink into the ground or mud.
When the rain comes and the branch
becomes swollen and swift, bringing
logs and brush down against the
device it would seem that it would
have to go, but It does not; the hard
er the pressure of the water the more
rigid it becomes and the greater it's
stability. The water oftentimes rises
above it and all rubbish, etc, is car
ried over it. It will keep all large
stock, such as cattle, horses and mules,
out of the fields which it is desired to
protect, but pigs can get under it
unless the planks are nailed near the
bed of the branch. The supporters a
and B are poles four or five inches in
diameter; they are fastened together
CD by cleat being nailed across, which
makes them secure.-Farmers' Voice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
DURABLE WATER GATE
Description of one That Is Easily ana
Very CheapIy Made of Common
Materials.

Farmers whose lands are cut up
with branches or large creeks expert
ence a great deal of trouble with wa
ter gaps. Every heavy rain washes
the gate, or whatever may be used
for the purpose, out of its place and
carries it down the stream. The
stock then have access to fields of
corn and wheat and hence consider
able damage is done the crops and the
stock, too. When building a water
gate the paramount idea should be to
construct one that will stay where it
is placed, let the rains come as heav-
lily and as often as they may.
The accompanying illustration gives
a fair idea of such water gate, one