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4 HARD NUT
The Jury Tn the Gibson Suit Could
 Not Crack the Shell.

Another "hung jury" was docket. ed in the circuit court Tuesday. This time the ZIP" could not agree on verdict in the Gibson-Triplett suit.
 Judge Jones on behalf of the de fendant and Attorneys Austin & Taylor for the plan tiff labored faith fully for one whole day to make he dispute plain to the jurors and con- vince them that each was right, but both were unsucces sfnl in their ef- forts. After remaining out several hours, they returned with the same monotonous song, We cant agree on verdict "
 Ex Jailor Gibson sued ex Sheriff TripIett for $750, which he claims was a balance of salary due him when jailor.
 The jury was discharged after their failure to agree.
 The jury stood ten for Triplett and two for Gibson.
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TO MONTICELLO.

This Wednesday, morning the following named persons went to Monticello, where they will attend an.annual meeting.of the Little Rock Conference of the Woman's Home Mission Society of the Methodist church, South: Rev. J. F. Carr, who will preach the opening serm Il; Mesdames Hattie Reeves, Nora Me- Lellan, R. H. M. Mills. and Fannie Hardison, of Stephens; Miss Annielie Hinemon; Master James Loving, and Mir. $. c. Alexander.
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ONE YEAR EACH,

Today Henry Boyd, a young negro man. plead guilty to a charge o grand larceny in the circuit court and sentenced to one year in the Ar kansas penitentiary.
 Several months ago Boyd broke into room over Wiley Jones' sa- loon and stole a number of suits, shirts, etc., from John Mullins, He left the city but was later captured at Little Rock.
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Mir. Arthur Vernon, late of the Vernon Company, has accepted the agencies for the Union Casualty Accident Insurance Company and the Oliver Typewriter. Our best wishes are for his success.
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PISTOL TROUBLE.

William McNeill, colored, is on tri- al in the circuit court today. He is charged with grand larceny or steal ing q pistol from Mr. Guy spelIman, of Swan Lake. McNeill is being rep resented by Judge o, c. Porter and the State by Prosecuting Attorney " B Sorrells. The ease will be de- cided by a jury
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Rnad Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersign- ed will present g petition to the County Court of Jefferson County, Arkansas. on the first day of it's July term, 1889. to opeu and create a new road as follows Beginning on Oak street and 20th avenue running south through lot No. in the northeast r of sec fion f6 township 6, south of range 9, vest thence east along the line between lots one and eight, section 16, to where said east and west lines intersect with the Monticello road.
 tSigned) MAGGIE MCCORD HILL,
 and others
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The Alumni Association of tie Branch Normal College held an in- teresting meeting a t the college last night. Orations and q debate to- gether with several musical num- bers made up the evenings pleasure. A large crowd attended.
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Mr. J. R. Mccormick has opened up q butcher shop at Nc. 320 Main street, where he would be glad to see his friends and public in general. Mir. McCormick keeps noehing but Chicago meat. " hich he buys direct from Nelson Morris x @o. me
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Invitations have been issued for a swell cotiIlion to be given at the hume of Miss Fife Barrow next Wednesday night. Miss Fife is an entertainer of no slight ability and the affair will doubtless be a most brilliant one.
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BluffTtyLumber @. manufactur CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes doors, blinds, and all kinds of interior and exteriCr finish Everything at reasonable prices.
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William McNeill, the negro who was arraigned in the circuit court this morning on charge of grand laceny, plead guilty and was also sentenced to one year iL the peniten- tiarY.
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Miss Josie Sutton is in the city the guest of Miss Minnie Turrentlne. She is enroute to her home at Warren rom Arkadelphia.
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Mir. $. W. Culpepper left this after noon for Sherrill. where he will spend q week hunting.
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Warming Order.

Oarruthers-Jones Shoe Co.,. plaintiff vs. Clary $ Brown, defendants. The defendant, G. H. Brown, is warned to appear iu this court within thirty days and answer the com p!aint of the plaintiff Carruthers-Jon Shoe Go. W. D. VANCE, J. r.
 June 2, 1899. 94
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A large box of fresh fish will be received by Reap Bros. Friday. Your orders will receive careful at- tentiOn. Main street.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Harrison, of Rison, passed through the city today en route to Little Rock where they will make their future home.
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1 CROPS, \ SUMMARY FOX ENDING
 JUNE 6. AINs CONTINUE.
| Cotton is Generally Report by
 
 |Countits'

pent of Agriculture,
 Crop Bulletin Of the s1reau, Arkansas Sec
 ending June }:
 early in the week re- York, and all crops are } spd badly in need Of qbe stand of cotton is .r. but the plant looks some sections, where ,. poor, on account of srms and through de- Dtton, has been plowed nIanted instead. Re-
 to the condition of erally it has good col snd is fair. Wheat in is nearly ready to har- localities cutting has 5up. Rust did some a rule there will be rhe cat crop is good Ons, having been bene- aias, in others it is
 Potatoes promise a
 localities where not lged by bugs. Fruit 1rop off in most sec
 others there is prom eld.
 F BY COUNTIES.
 eoIn Go Jas, H. Flaw generally are up with at considerably in the
 to the recent rains. lg fairly well, but the rally bad. Some cot :
 pIowed up and corn d, Corn is now about by and promises a good
 digging will com 5th.
 Drew Co.,: J. T. 75 rains the first of Eh the ground already excessive rains of the has further added to sble crop conditions. @ grass to con tend with @ Of labor, which will Ese the stand of cotton poor oyer many fields. ps it appears now, is 
 Jefferson Co.,: J. M. aeavY rains the first of Rrtered materially with props. Crops are very
 growing well. Oats 9 for harvest. Unless seh dry weather, some ncrop wll be lost. Corn @ grassy and the yield Ionoke Co.,; W. J. Ether dry and warmer. '|ens are improving and N more favorable.
 Cleveland Co.,: s. A, Ep Is bad on account of M Cotton badly in the |eat being cut Oats will
 Pastures and range
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! THE TAILOR

'AD'ose on a Charge of Ind Larceny.
 ae tailor, who has been \ Of Mr. Allie Strauss 'Ps shop on East Second ae past several months,
 'pls morning upor a E out by Mr. Strauss 5 With grand larceny. \ claims LaMoon stole Plng shop a $35 coat, esn brought there for
 says LaMoon was S Ss0aked' it. When an sled LaMoon a pawn Rand on him. He is in
 aVait,ng trial,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30
FREDERICKSBURG VA. IHURS
grip last fall. we are glad 10 learn ha'

grip last fall. we are glad 90 learn mas
entirely recovered
Since tho " backbone OF winter Is
broken -" the Trinity Aid Society VIII
reorganize. and for this purpose met on
Friday 24th. at the rectcry Lancaster
village.
The fire fend still is busy among US.
Last night the store house and barn ol
Mr.. T Treakle. near Millenbeck, were
DESTROYED We have not learned par
ticulars, except that he was partially
insured
Mr.. James McKenney has Ju-t started
store keeping near White Marsh
Church
Miss Lu Ball. Of Midway, called last
Monday to see Miss Mary Norma Ores
ham, Of Plain View She continued
down to Bay View IN the afternoon to
see her gran dmother, Mrs. Louise Ball,
who has been an invalid for several
months
This lady, the mother Of Capt. Thos.
Ball and Mr.. Warner Bell, has been.
for one Of her years. remarkably ener-
gitic In physique, as tall and hand
some A. were the Boman Matr5ns OF
old.
We have Just learned that Jooge
Ewell adjourned court this morning
The odor Of the fresh painted walls
made several sick, besides the Judge.
Cleaner
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30

telephone There seems to be no work
whatever for the people. Many Of the
people ar starving.
The military official who made trip
through Cuba states that he saw several
families Of FIVE to eight people who
had not had a mOuthful Of food for
two or three days and he also states
that he saw one woman lying in bed
dying Of starvation. The relief stores
on hand had been ordered distributed
only to those who could show certifi-
ate Of having gone TO work.
Food is very badly needed at Carta-
Rena. Before the war the municipality
had a population nf $500 people The
death rate has been enormous reaching
ten or twelve daily. At persent the
deaths are about forty month. The
first meat seen in the town for over a
year was that brought by the United
States troops as portion Of their rations
while passing through the district.
The salaries OF the mayor and city
clerk have not been paid in forty
months. There was no doctor in the
pla'e when the town was visited.
During the recommendation 1852
people died in the town Of starvation.
The present postmas ter has held his
position twenty years. when he was
first appointed Cartagena was post
Office Of the first class. Ii is now an
Office Of the fourth class. Only about
tween letters are mailed and received
each week The town has three mails
week
There is a great deal of brigandage
along the western boundary Of the prov
ince and it is especially prevalent
along the the Yaguaramas and Corral
lilo districts.
The country between Cartagena anC
Santa Domingo is fine grazing regior
during the dry season, but the lanC
gets very boggy when the spring rain
commence.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by lo~al applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
only ole way to cure deafness, and That is
bv constitutional remedies Deafness is
csused by an naamed condt on OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachan Iahe
When this tube gets inhamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed deafness IS the re-
suit. and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to It's nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever nine cases out OF ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but al nf'amed
condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give one Hundred Dollars Tor
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Haus 'aiaHh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo ID.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
HALLS FauilY Pills are the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30

State ticket-ought not hastily and 10.
considerably to take action 50 impor-
tant. AZ 1t was. and Ia spite Of the
fact that many OF the votes against the
/ proposition were cast by proxies, unin
structed upon that subject, II received
$50 votes
THE Legislature Of Virginia has
always contained men Of high order
of character and ability, and many Of
the Senators from this State have been
most distinguished for wisdom and
public and privete virtue And yet it
cannot be successfully denied that l4O
men assembled at tho State Capital,
subjected to the powerful and insidious
influence Of corporations and combina-
tions Of corporations, controlling hun
dreds of millions Of money, and en-
ploying hundreds Of thousands Of
trained agents and professional men
have not the resisting force OF half a
million Of voters each intrenched in
the fortress Of his own home and the
affections Of his own household, whose
sole protection is his freeman's vote.
II this refug9-the people-should ever
fail then, indeed, must the republic
be despaired Of, but not until then.
In the light Of recent events 1t can
not be gainsaid that Legislative elec-
tions are q prolific source Of legislative
corruption. That in many recent and
well. known instances they have result
ed in prolonged deadlocks and entailed
great cost upon the unfortunate COM
monwealths where they nave existed,
is an additional argument against the
present method Of eIecting United
States Senators Within "a few days
pas: the Legislatures Of Delaware and
Utah, after frittering away their entire
terms in Duitless efforts to elect United
States Senators. have adjourned finally
and TOR two years to come each Of those
States will be deprived Of one-half Of
its representation in the Senate. The
indications all are that the legisla
tive deadlock in Pennsylvania will not
be broken. aud that it also will lose a
Senator for at least two years.
CALL FOR A MEETING.
"To the Democratic Party Of Nir-
ginia this note Of admonition and
warning is sounded Upon it has been
laid the solemn responsibility OF the
government Of our beloved Common
wealth in the visible future, and th'
election of the next United States Sena
tor 10 be chosen from this State. Will
the people Of Virginia it il the whit
man. burden which he ma" not re
fuse to lift, aud, therefore, with view
to carrying into practical effect tn
principles herein set forth. this addres
is now issued.
ITO such Democrats as hold 10 thu
principle that the people are fulll
capable of choosing their Senators, anC
who are willing to unit with rs in al
effort to secure to them that cherished
right. the invitation is hereby extend
ed to assemble in the city of RichmonC
on Thursday, the II tn day Of May, 1899
for the purpose of adopting such meas
ures as may be deemed best to promote
the election of Senators Of the United
States by the direct vote of the people
and until that result is accomplished
the selection of party Senatorial candi
dates by some popular method. -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30

Nv wife has used Chamberlain 8
Pain Balm for Rheumatism with great
relief and | can, recommend IL as a
splendid liniment for rheumatism and
other household use for which we have
found il valuable. W. ]. Cuyler, Red
Greek, n. Y.
Mr. Cuyler is one of the leading mer-
chants of this village and one Of the
most prominent men Of this vicinity -
W. G Phippin. Editor Red Greek
Herald. For sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis, drug
Qist
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30
SUPPORTED BY BRYAN.

'In the Fifty second Congress, the
Hon. William J. Bryan, then a Repre-
sentative from the State Of Nebraska
introduced and earnestly supported
resolution to accomplish this great re-
form, and within the past few weeks
the National Chairman Of the Demo-
cratic Party, himself United States
Senator. has said: i am in favor OF the
election Of Senators by the direct vote
of the people. have changed my
views upon this subject within the
last year or two The whole people
cannot be debauched by money or other
wise. It is safest to put all the power
we csn IL their hands.
"The doom Of this relic OF darH
past, of the age when the people were
not trusted with the custody OF thell
own rights and liberties, is already
written. The question Of the hour is
Shall the Democrats of Virginia refuse
to participate in a great movement des
tined to restore to the people where
rightly belongs the right to elect thei
Senators as they now do their Repre-
sentatiyes and their Governors.
I'm South Carolina, Georgia, Ilinoi
and other States the people, despairinI
of any action of the Senate itself, haV
discovered a remedy for the evil, an
have not hesitated to apply it. The
have adopted Senatorial primary sys
TENS. by means of which they virtual
elect their Senators. In no single in
stance where such primaries have bee
resorted to has the result been dlsaE
pointing to them OF course the trusts
the rings, and the political bosses haV
opposed bat whenever and wherevf
the people have once taken this pow'
into their own hands they never ha'
been known to relinquish it.
ct is vain and misleading to sa
that this question has been decided 0
the party organization in Virginia
Nothing is ever decided which Is ~
decided right, or which is decide
against the irresistible course OF event.
II is true that resolution providin
for Senatorial primaries failed OF pa
sage at the Roanoke convention Of lS9
but it is also true that it was not col
sidered until a late hour in the delibe
ations Of that body, and until many
> it's members had departed for the
homes
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30
AN ENCOURAGING VOTE.

1.-The principal argument urged
against its passage was not directed
against its merits. but was based upon
the contention that the convention
not having been called for that, but, on
the contrary for an entirely different
purpose, namely, the nomination of .
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30
Many Dying Of Starvation.

At present no taxes can be collected
in Oartsgena, Cuba. as there is no cur
rency Of any account in the municipal
itv. The town has no telegraph or
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30

ular rights approved the judgment oi
Washington. Madison, Randolph,
Mason and Blair. who cast the infu-
ence and vote Of Virginia against
the election cf Senators by the Legis
latures, and oyer whose better judg-
ment that provision was incorpor ated
IN the Federal Constitution The SEN
timent Of the great virginians' Of that
day. without regard TO party. approved
the election Of Senators by the people.
and it may be affirmed without hesita.
uon that confidence in and reliance NJ
on the people TO govern themselves is
inherent in the plan upon which God
built Virginia manhood
SERIES OF HDEOUs SCANDALS.
"It is not to be denied that the Sem
ate Of the nited State contains states.
men Of high ability and character bat
il must be- conceded that the average
intellectual and moral stature Of its
members is growing less and less,
while the intellectual cultivation Of the
masses OF the people attains daily higher
and higher stages Who does not know
that.in many Of the States the influence
Of great corporations is more potent in
the election OF Senators than the sem
timents Of the mass Of voters And how
often have the Legislatures chosen those
who were scarcely known to the peo pie
and defeated those whose election the
people had deoreed The Senatorial
elections and contests Of the past and
passing year in Ohio. New York, Penn
sylvania, Delaware. West Virginia,
Wisconsin. Nebraska. Utah. Nevada
California, Maryland, and Montana
present q close series Of hideous scan
dals such as shock the moral sense OF
the country, while at the same time
furnishing new and indisputable testi
mony against the wisdom Of plan
capable of such decoration and abuse
"But this question has now passed
beyond the argumentative stage. Up
or It the minds Of the people are firmly
made up. The House Of Representa-
tives Of. the United States has repeated
ly and by an almost unanimous vote
passed resolutions 70 amend the Con-
stitution go rs TO give the people the
right to choose their Senators, but the
Senate has as often stihed those reso'
lutions in committee, not daring 10 dis
Gu them in open session, we'll know
ing that 10 do go would be to sign the
death warrant Of many Of its members
aspiring 70 reelection. This sullen
and defiant silence on the part Of the
beneiiciaries OF the vicious system Is IL
itself a convincing argument that the
remedy has been too long delay ed
Many Of the states Of the Union have
through their Legislatures, called upon
Congress 10 submit to the people Of the
States an amendment to the Oonsti
tation. giving to them the right tC
elect their Senators by direct vote In
California, more than nine-tenths OF
the voters Of the State. at a recent pop
ular election, voted in favor ef a change
and within the past few weeks the
Legislatures Of North Carolina and
Missouri unanimously passed resolu-
tions instructing their Senators to sup
port resolution to so amend the Con-
stitutiOn.
,.rr1,,rr nv ppvAN
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30
The WsSH)s Steamboat Co.
SPRING ARRAEG EMRNT. 1899
BALTIMORE, FREDERICKSBU U RG AND
KAPPAHANNOCK RIVER ROUTE.

On and after Friday, March 10th, steamers
Richmond. westmorelsnd and Essex will
leave Pier ,, l. ght street, Baltimore, every
Tuesday and Friday at iaO +. m, for Fred
ericksburg and all wharyes on the river.
Returning, will leave Fredericksburg at zsD
p. N. tide permitting,) Monday and Thurs
day, LeedstOWnat 43O a M, Tuesday and
Friday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore Wednesday, al 40 p. M,
for Naylsrs and all wharyef below, except
Bay Port. Returning will leave MAYORS At
so a. m., on Thursday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore at 40 p. m. Thursday,fo
Tappahannock and all wharyes below, except
Bay Port, Mlllenbeck and Merry Point, he
turning will leave Tappabannock at a. IN.
Monday. for Baltimore.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
VIII leave Tappahannock for Norfolk at "
m. noon Friday stopping at all landings.
Will leave Norfolk at p. m. Saturday Tor
Tappahannock, calling at all landings.
No freight received for outgoing steamers
after p. m, on sailing days.
Freight received for all stations on Po-
tomac, Fredericksburg & Piedmont r. 4.
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
Beginning Tuesday. December 9Th,
Street, Baltimore. at 6p. m. Tuesday and
Saturday for the Potomac River, calling az
Mnler's Brome's ,Bacon's, ,Grason s, Lewisetta,
Buudicks, COWart's, Walnut Point, ,Coan, Kin
sale, Mundy's Point, Lodge. Adams, Piney
Point, Abelrs, Leonard.0wn, Coburn's, How
ards and stones. On Tuesday only for Ian
caster, Bushwood, Riverside, Liverpool Point,
GlymCnt, Alexandria and Washington.
Returning, will leave Tth Street Wharf,
Washington, at 4 p. N. Thursday, calling
at all of the above mentioned wharyee,
4 leaving Leonardtown a. n. Monday.
and Friday. Kinsale, IL M, Millert
D. m. rason's at p. m, Bacon's at p. m,
arriving in Baltimore early Tuesday
and Saturday mornings.
! Street.
at Baltimore, Md
STEPHENSON BRO, Agents,
at Washington. ID. G
KEY COMPTON, Agent,
at Norfolk, Va
W. D. SCOTT, Agent,
ct Fredericksburg. Va.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-24
cover Crops.


Where a heterogeneous fertilizer b Nos
desired, rye is a good cover crop 1t 10
also useful on very light sandy soils
and on very hard, lumpy soils, where
other crops are not easily grown. A
few years of rye may improve such
soils sufficiently to permit the use Of
other crops. Turnips have been recon-
mended for use on hard, dry land,
where other crops do not start readily.
Rape may serve a useful purpose as 8
cover crop. Corn sown thickly 11a to 2
months before frost is said to make a
good winter cover for orchards, though
quickly killed by cold weather. Buck
wheat is good for the same purpose, If
sown so as to reach its full height but
not to produce seed before winter
Among other plants Of more or less
value as cover crops are oats, wheat
barley, millet and spurry.