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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
How to Prevent Group.

We have two childre who are subject
10 attacks Of Group. Whenever an
attacks IL coming on my wife gives
them Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and 1t always prevents the attack. II
is household necessity in this county
and no matter what else we run out of
IL, would not do to be without Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy. More Of it
is sold here than Of all other cough
medicines combined j. NJ. Nickle, Of
Nickle Bros. merchants, Nickleville,
Pa For sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis, Drug
gist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such q general revival Of trade at M. M.
Lewis drug store as their giving away
to their many customers Of 80 many
free trial bottles DIR. Kings New Dis.
covery for consumption. Their trade
lie simply enormous in this very valua'
BILE remedy. from the fact that 1t al
ways cures and never disappoints.
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis.
Group and all throat and lung diseases
are quickly cured. You can test 1t be-
fore buying by getting trial bottle
free. Large size SOC. and SIC Every
bottle warranted.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

1--WE do not claim" says the Port
land (Me. } Advertiser. Ito be the big
gest printers and publishers in the
world. but we do claim to have the
biggest devil in this county In our
office. He is Robert Blanchard. OF
Hinsdale, N. H., and when he is in
good trim weighs 400 pounds. but he is
q little thin this summer and now
weighs $50 pounds. He is only 10
years old, and holds the medal for the
champion heavy weight bicyclist, hav.
sng gained considerable notoriety in
this line
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well ss women, and all feel
the results In loss Of appetite. poisons
In the blood. backache. nervousness,
headache and tired. listless. rundown
feeling. Bus there's no need to feel
like that Listen to ]. W. Gardner,
Idsyilie, Ind. he says: Electric Bit
ters are Just the thing for man when
he IL all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies. IL did more
10 give me new strengths ana COCA
sppetite than anything could take.
I ~ now eat anything and have new
lsase on life. I" Only 80 cents, at IA. ID.
LeWis' Drug Store. Every bottle
guaranteed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
The WSSN)s Steamboat Co,
SUMNER ARRANG EMENT 1899
BALTIMORE, FREDERICKsBU re AND
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER ROUTE.

on and after Tuesday. July 18th, steamers
Richmond, Lancaster and Essex will
leave Pier2, Light Street, Baltimore, every
Tuesday and Friday al $50 p. m., for Fred
ericksburg and all wharyes on the river
Returning, will leave Fredericksburg at 2:S
p, N. tide permlttlng.) Monday, and Thurs
day, LeedstOwn at 40 q N, Tuesday and
Friday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore Wednesday, at 40 p. m.
for MAYORS and all wharyes below. except
Bay Port. Returning Will leave Mayors al
$40 a. M, on Thursday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore at 40 p. IN, Thursday FOR
TappahannOck and all wharyes below except
Bay Port Milenbeck and Merry Point. Re-
turning will leave TappahannOck al
"A. N. Monday for Baltimore.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

Gov Sadler. of Nevada. who has
just had the Gubernatorisl fight de-
ciGed in his favor by the State Su-
preme Court, is credited with having
said that he owes his majority to the
fact that he signed the bill legalizing
nrize. fights In his State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
OLD WEATHER SIGNS.
Sayings Sailors. Travellers and Farmers
Have Believed for Years
st. Louis Globe Democrat

Thunder on Sunday is considered by
the weather wise the sign Of the death
Of great man on Monday the death Of
a woman on Tuesday If in early sum-
mer it foretells an abundance OF grain
on Wednesday, warfare is threatened
on Thursday, an abundance OF sheep
and corn the farmer may reckon upon :
on Friday, some great man will be
murdered on Saturday q general pesti.
leuce and great mortality.
Friday weather shows what may be
expected on the followin Sunday !;
that is il it rains on Friday noon, then
it will rain on Sundly but If Friday
be clear. then Sunday will be fine az
well
The twelve days Immediately follow
ing Christmas denote the weather for
the coming twelve months one day for
month The day Of the month the
first snow.storm appears indicates the
number Of snow storms the winter will
bring For example, tie first snow
storm comes on November 29th-lookOut
then for twenty-nine snowstorms
There is an old saying-which origi-
mated pei haps for the benefit Of school.
children-that there is only one Satur-
day In the year without sun during some
portion Of the day
A gale moderating At sunset, will in
crease before midnight, but II il mode
rates after midnight the weather will
improve.
No weather is Ill.
II the wind Is still.
IL the full moon shall rise red expect
wind.
The sharper the blast The sooner it is
past
A light yellow sky at sunset presages
wind
When you see northern lights you may
expect cold weather.
Hay weather is thought 10 prog
nosnicate frost in winter, snow in
spring, fair weather in summer. and
rain in autumn.
Storms that clear in the night will
be followed by a rain-storm.
Three foggy morning will surely be
followed by rain storm.
II the ice on the tree melts and runs
Of, rain will come next; while II
the wind cracks off the ice snow will
follow.
When the leaves Of trees show their
underside there will be rain.
When the perfume Of flowers or the
odor Of fruit is unusually noticed rain
may be expected
When the sky is full Of stars expect
rain.
If Il cat washes herself calmly and
smoothly the weather will be fair II
she washes against the grain" take
your macintosh with you. 1t she lies
with her back to the fire there will be
squall
Oats with their tails up aud hair ap-
parently electrified indicate approach.
ing wind
II pigs are restless there will be
windy weather Pigs can see the
wind
The direction in which loon flies in
the morning will be the direction Of
the wind the next day
MAgpies flying three or four together
and uttering harsh cries predict windy
weather
Flocks Of crows signify cold sum
mer.
When the owl nests look out for
storm
When the swallows fly low rain will
come soon when they fly high expect
fDe weather.
II the rooster crows at night he will |
get up with a we, head. "
Six weeks from the time the first |
katydid is heard there will be frost.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

Beginning Tuesday May 10th, steamer
Potomac and Sue will leave Pier 2. Ligh
Street, baltimore, every Tuesday, Thursday
Washington, calling at all of the usual land
ings. Returning will leave 9TH street Wharf
Washington. at z. NJ, Tuesday Thursday
and Sunday, going as far as Leonardtown on
these evenings. VIII leave LeOnardtown Al
q A. NJ. Kinsale at 1870 p. NJ. Miller's ats r.
w., GrasOn's att = VI. and Bacon's at p. NJ,
MONDAY. Wednesday and Friday, arriving in
Baltimore early the following morning.
Freight received daily in Baltimore.
freight received daily at Pier Q. Light
Street
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
rsttor, sait-Rneum ana EcTsl,a

The intense itching and smsrttng in
cident TO these diseases, is instantly
allayed by applying Ohamberlain'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, 1899-10-05

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.
Lewis, Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
Liquor Dealers.
p. McCracken, Bro. & Co.,

GROCERs AND LIQUOR DEALERS.
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE
and BOURBON WHISTLES, from the fol-
lowing we'll known distilleries Graft & Co.
OF Ohio; Boone County Distilling Co., Of
Kentucky Monticello Distillery, OF Mary.
land, and w. +. Gray, Of Pennsylvania.
b. Agents for Bergner & Engle's Lager Beer
They also offer Staple and Fancy Grocerie,
Agricultural Implements Seeds, Guano, and
Cement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

the coming of new and precious baby
into the world first feel, is that they may
rot themselves be able to 20 safely
through the trying ordeal, and secondly
comes the fear that the darling little
babv's life or health or general we'll
being may somehow be sacrificed
But there is no real need Of apprehen-
sion in either direction II any woman
who is expecting to become a mother
will follow the example Of Mrs Orrin
Stiles, OF Downing. Dunn Co., Wis, the
most perfect confidence may be felt IN
the happy outcome Of this critical period,
both for the mother and the child.
81 have been intending 10 write to you ever
since my baby was born" says Mrs. Stiles IN
an interesting letter TO Or Pierce Of Buf
faio y. y " In regard 10 what your Favorite
Prescription has done for me. cannot praise
IL enough for have not been az well Tor hre
years rs I now am In July last had a baby
boy weight 10 lbs. was sick onlya short time.
aud since got up have not had one sex day.
I have not had any womb trouble since got up
! was not only surprised myself but all of my
friends here are surprised 20 see me - well.
The properties Of this grand Pre-
scription " and what il has accomplished
for thousands of women, are more fully
described in one chapter OF the Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser by r. v
Pierce, NJ. D., a splendid thousand-pag:
illustrated volume Il will be sent free
paper-bound, for n one-cent stamps 70
pay the cost Of mailing only; or, cloth
bound for 81 stamps.
The Favorite Prescription il entirely free
from alcohol. unlike nearly all other proprietary
medicines for women, which merely give tenn
porary stimulation and are likely 10 induce a
morbid. unhealthy craving. The Favorite
Prescription gives energy and nerye-tone that
Is real, healthy aud permanent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
ScrOfu1a to
Consumption.

Any one predisposed to Scrofuls can
never be healthy and vigorous. This
faint IN the blood naturally drifts into
Consumption. Being such adeep-seated
blood disease, Swift's Specific 10 the
only known cure for Scrofuls, because
1t is the only remedy which can reach
the disease.
sorofula appeared on the head Of my little
Trandchild when only Is months old. Shortly
after breaking ont IL spread rapidly all over
her body. The scabs on the sores would peel
of on the slightest touch, and the odor that
would arise made the at RzRGAN
II j ! D !! 4: !: !!
mosphere Of the room tHS&k#A
tckeping and unbeeraele;
The disease next attacked Rf8 M
the eyes, and we feared she
would lose her sight En- syM - ~
inept physicians from the IN
surrounding country were - NJ
consulted, but could do A ~
nothing 70 relieve the liz ~ IA
tie in6osent, aud gave Il VHASSyfN22
a. their opinion mat the @&<<<Ekn
case was hopeless and i'm ~As2k3AnA
possible to save the childs syesight. II was
then that We decided TO try 6wifts Specino
That medicine at once made . speedy and com
plete cure. She IS now young lady. and has
never had sign Of the disease 70 return.
MRS. RUTH BERKELEY.
6alinA, Kan.
Scrofula Is an obstinate blood disease,
and is beyond the reach OF the average
blood medicine. Swift's Specific
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
Contractors.
A. MASON GARNER.
Contractor and Builder,

orincees Anne a.. Opposite Tyler's Foundry
E-Gusransees all work in his line 70 be done
promptly and in nrst-elass p'snpo' 81 roof
bottom prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
ELK RUN Wf1ISKEY.

This celebrated brand Of KENTUCKY
PURE RYE WHISKEY. guaranteed 100
proof and years old at 81 per ga lion is for
Iale by Mrs. J. f. Monroe, Commerce
rreet, Fredericksburg Va. For flavor il
las no superior st the price. 1t is smooth,
pleasant TO drink, and there is not head
ache in gallon. Come and try it. and Won
will buy no other.
mch25-6m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
WBSTMORELAND.

County court Rain Does Much Damage
oysters Scarce other Items Of Interest
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
SAVE HE BABYl"

The first instinct OF
the mother heart is
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

AddltlOnaI tTdInb IeANb DUtWtII : n WsdHO
5:45 p. NJ, except Sundays fer Richmond.
For Of DER information, address
JNO. d. POTTS,
A. g. 2. A, Richmond, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
NORFOLK ROUTE

Will leave TappahannOck for Norfolk at Il
m. noon Friday. stopping at all landi0gs
Will leave Norfolk at p. IN Saturday for
TapTahannOck. calling al dll landings.
No freight received Tor outgoing steamers
after .. m, on sailing davs.
Freight received for all stations on Po-
tomso Fredericksburg & Piedmont &. Z.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

Time marked daily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on Nos. and
for Cincinnati and Louisville.
Parlor Car on No 10 Clifton Forge.
TRAINS FOR OLD POINT AND
NORFOLK.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

to preserve
her little one.
It's life and
health take
precedence
even over her
o W n. 7 h e
common dread
which women
who are look
ing forward TO
praciotta i,aIv
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

Sept. IS 1899. No. 8. No. /. No. 3
Ex-Sun Daily. Daily.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
4 Puzzler for the Negro.

Edward Murphy, Jr.. formerly United States senator, was telling a number of friends In the Hoffman a story about colored vagrant who lives in Troy. This happy -go-lucky son of the south is favorite with every one, and his only virtue is his kindness to his wife. She was taken i'll some time ago. and, while the "darky" had no money to pay for physician, he per suaded local doctor to visit his wife and prescribe for her. He succeeded in getting the medicine from a dis pensary all right, but one thing both cred him. The doctor told him he must make his wife some chicken broth and feed her certain amount every fifteen minutes. Trouble is doc," said the colored man, ''I ain't got no pusson so make the broth and feed her" The doctor said shortly: Feed her vour- self, you lazy fellow You have never done a stroke of work in your life. and you haven't anything else to do." The "darky'' scratched his grizzled head in a puzzled way, and said slowly. .Yas. sah. Yas, sah. Oats right. But if I has to feed her ebery fifteen minutes how am going to get de chickens. Oats what I don't Enow."-Ney York 1IlpuLes -~-ss isse-a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
LoNpoN,s TUNNELS
striking Examples of Ignorance and Con
 tempt for Hygienic Science.

striking Examples of Ignorance and Con
 tempt for Hygienic Science.
 could more striking example be exhibited of the ignorance and con tempt. by hygienic science than is shown by the condition of the tunnels or the metropolitan railways of Lon- don! Probably in no other city ill the world would the characteristics of the atmosphere of the tunnel between say Praed street and Kings Cross he tol efated for one single week; a great part Of the existence of this filthy attribute of the subterranean railway system of London may be charged to the inner fectlons of the steam locomotive saws the Engineering Magazine. This in dlctment could be heightened. but enough has been stated to prove that although we cannot fail to gratefully recognize the influence that George Ste phenson's invention has exerted in am eilorating the conditions of the life of the industrious masses, it still in it's hlgh state of development possesses fundamental defects of very serious nature. The benefcent science of electricity graciously offers us a means for tractive and propulsion work, to move our trainloads of passengers or or merchandise, by which, in addition to the removal of all the serious disad- yantages to great degree inseparably associated with steam locomotive trac- tton and already enumerated, We ob- tain qualifications that have made the sometimes irksome necessity of travel ing real pleasure, if not liberal edu- cation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27

FOR SALE CHEAP-Jersey eew with young axe. 2g4
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
Never Box Nor Pull the Ears.

The reason a blow on the ear may do irreparable injury is that the air, being driven suddenly and violently against the drum of the ear, might rupture the membrane and cause in- curable deafness. The ears should never be pulled or meddled with in any way except to wash them in the gentlest manner, the orifice being cleansed with fold of the washclotb rolled into a little cone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
c A S To E Y A. Besrs the 1 The < l lou Have Always Bought Signature sf &1XHsAzzm
A QUEENS CHARITY.
Portugars Sovereign Has Taken Great
 Interest in Hospitals.

PortugaI's Sovereign Has Taken Great
 Interest in Hospitals.
 We hear less about Portugal thau about Spain at any time, and of late have heard less than usual. The queen of Portugal is a sovereign deserving long mark for her interest in hosp4.als and hygiene, and also in the welfare Of the children of poverty. At Alcantara she founded, in 1893, a dispensary PS- culiarly for meeting the demands of childish invalids, as pleasantly sit uated as possible, and spaciously planned, combining diet-kitchen, consultation rooms. surgical halls and much of the departmental work of a hospital. Almost every day she her self goes to the establishment and takes a personal share in the labors of charity-now waiting in the kitchen distributions, and again assisting in the surgery. Several well known wom- en of her court are equally practical. The general charge of it is committed to a religious order, a favorite of the queens, but the eminent Portuguese physician, Dr. Silva Carvalho, heads the staff of medical workers. In one year (1S95) there were given in the build ing, S,559 consultations, 63.7O4 rations from the diet-kitchen, 32,521 bandages, 76,4S0 prescriptions and 470 vaceina- tions. The milk and vegetables are furnished gratis by the queen, and the medical supplies are also defrayed by her. Fifteen hundred babies were treated in one twelvemonth. It is said there is not any royal charity of the sort in Europe so efficiently managed, with the additional active cooperation of the founder.-Harper's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
Too Few.

She-I understand the railroads in the United States give employment to about S00,000 persons He-That can not include the people it keeps busy trying to open car windows.-Yonkers Statesmen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
e A 5 TEBR IA. Bear. tba 7T The kiad You Have Always Bnggfu signature of &xH::1Alz<l
My Days.

My Days. Good days and bad aays. glad days and sad days; Days when all is mournful, and days when all is bright; Days have happy heart, and dance and go a-singing, And days I've naught but trouble from the morning till the night. Up days and down days, wise days and silly days; Days l lose my playthings, and days l bump my head; Days know my lessons, and jolly times are plentiful, And days l cry for nothing, and get sent up to bed. Big days and little days; young days and old days; Days that come and days that go, d long and passing train; And days when I am grown up, like days when 1 am little, Will still be sad or happy, full of sunshine or of rain. Days, days. and more days; my life time will be full of them; And to make the sunshine brighter, and the darkness seem iess drear- To make more bright than dark days, more glad days than sorry days, I've a stout heart to welcome them, and a hearty voice to cheer.
 Eva Loyett.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
MAN AND SNAKE.

H. Rider Haggard tells, in Long mans. little story which he evidently considers mere dramatic, but which is so full of horror for any lover of anil mals that it can only cause condemna- tion of the brutal instinct of sport"
 Once. many years ago, I was riding in search of small game upon the veldt in the Transvaal, when hare jumped up before me. Halting the horse, I shot at it from the saddle, and with the second barrel broke one of it's hind legs and injured the other. Springing from my horse, without reloading the gun, I ran to catch it; but I saw with chagrin that it would reach the hole for which it was heating before I could overtake it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27

Now as the cobra had gone, ] thought I might as well secure the hare, which all this time, petrified with terror, had been crouching by the hole So once again I bent forward. It heard me, and tried to run away, out was evidently too weak.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27

Presently it came to the hole, but without boiling, sat quite still upon the hither side. Thinking that it was dy ing, I crept up cautiously and stretched out my hand to seize it. The next instant I received one of the sharpest shocks I ever experienced; for on the other side of the hole, within four feet of my face, like some child of evil magic, there rose up suddenly the larg- est cobra that have ever seen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27

The reptile, which appeared to me to be about six feet long, stood upon his coiled tail, pufed out his horrible and deadly hood, licked his tongue and spat at me.
 There was no reason why he should not have struck me also, since for the moment I was too paralyzed to move. Recovering myself, sprang backward and began searching in my pocket for a cartridge, when the great snake, with single swift movement, van ished into the hole.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
Officers Don't Like It.

Officers of the regular army are greatly disturbed over a clause in the army bill. It provides that mo officer * shall be detailed as a bar tender" in connection with post can teens. It is said that the military af- fairs committee of the senate was urged to strike out the word bartender" on the ground that it was an insult to officers to intimate that he could serve in that capacity. Now that the objec- tionable phrase has been enacted into law there is much indignation.
 S A S TIC, R TIA.
 5ears the 4 The nf You Have AIWagS BOught Signature st AxHrzNzzzU
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27
 HELP WANTED

MTANTED--Golered man, sober and trust
 w worthy, to prepare for travelling. Sal- ary to begin. Enclose stamped envelope. John Card, 356 Dearborn, Chicago. 2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27

Then it looked, first back at me and next at the burrow down which the snake had vs ished; and seeming final ly to decide dat the mercies of a cobra are greater than the mercies of man. it uttered a scream and followed the reptile into the hole.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-27

l stood by and listened. Presently from under the earth came the sound of rush and seuffie, followed by an- other pitiful scream. Then all was still.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
NEWS FOR MICH|GANDERS.
A Whole Regiment of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
A Grand Jury is Listening To Complaints
Entered Against Alleged Fraudulent
Legislation by the Last Legislature
"A Newaygo Man kidnapped.
kidnapped and Beaten.

Farm Crawford, of Sheridan town
ship, Newaygo county, worthy citi-
zen, is alleged to have been decoyed
from home on the evening of the 18th
by Frank Downing and his wife, living
near Kalamazoo, who, it is said, took
Crawford under preteXt of guide,
drove to an unfrcquented spot, when
Downing tried to chloroform Crawford,
who jumped from the carriage. Down
ing is charged with firing six shots at
him, but one taking effect. He then
caught Crawford and is said to have
pummeled him most to death, forcing
him to admit that he had assaulted his
wife before marriage. He then, it is
alleged, bound Crawford and drove to
Fremont, telling the officer he had n
prisoner. Downing was arrested and
brought to Ncwaygo. The case is
shrouded in mystery.