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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-27
ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCROFULA.

There aredozens OF remedies recommended Tor
Scrofun, some Of them no doubt being able 10
afford temporary relief, but s. 8. 6. is absolutely
the only remedy which completely cures 1t,
Scrofula is one of the most Obstinate deep-seSted
blood diseases, and is beyond the reach oil the
many so-called purifiers and tones because some
thing more than mere tonic is required. D. D. ..
lie, and never fails to cure Scrofula, because IL
~ d;sessa inns nsrmanently eliminating every
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-27

For OF Ger information, address
JNO. D. POTTS,
A.G. P. A, Richmond, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-27

June Is, 1881 No. D. no, !. 10.
KISun Daily. Daily.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-27

Connections At Fredericksburg with X. +.
& p. K. r., and Weems Steamboat Co. Al
Orange with Southern and Chesapeake q
Ohio K. K.
The only line to the Chancellonyille and
Wilderness Battleheds
Eastern Standard Time. Daily eKceptSun.
day. w. h. RICHARDS, Gen Manager
Strain No. 2 leaves Orange the 4th Monday
In each month at 3 p. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-27
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

Beginning Tuesday. May 30th, steamers
Potomac aud sue will leave Pier 9. Light
Street, Baltimore, every Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday. at Z. N. for Alexandria and
Washington, calling at all of the usual land
lngs. Returning will leave eth street Wharf.
Washington, at =. NJ, Tuesday. Thursday
and sunday, going as far as Leonardtown on
these evenings. Will leave Leonardtown at
A. NJ. kinsale at l2;O p. NJ, Miller's at p.
NJ. GrasOn's ate p. VI. and Bacons at r. NJ.
Monday. Wednesday and Friday. arriving in
Baltimore early the following morning.
Freight received daily in Baltimore.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
MARRIAGE INJURIOUS TO MAN.
Speech Before the Woman's Congress
Hitherto Unreported.

The National Congress of Women
Lady Betty-which assembled in Lon
don, has not yet disturbed the gayety
of nations.
This is the more surprising seeing that
several of the, delegates are in favor of
total abstinence i'm every direction
cept in the direction of dress.
1t is understood that the renorts Of the
proceedings which have been published
in the newspapers are not genuine The
following account of one of the meetings
has been supplied by a moderate dele
gate who advocates the retention of man,
though in a position of secondary inn
portance.
Miss Lavina Biggsbury (Ohio) presided
and read "a paper ON 'The Use and
Abuse of Man"
THE BRAIN" said the president, sis the
capital of man; beauty is the capitaI of
woman Hear, hear. In this our sex
has altogether the advantage. for no
arm, however rich, can buy brains. while
woman may easily and inexpensivelv inn
prove her appearance. cloud cheers.
1t is waste of time, of money and of
energy to cultivate the brain of woman
beyond a certain limit. (Mwmursl. But
no amount of money, however large it
may be, no time, however considerable;
no energy, however great, is illspent
which isfdevoted to the embellishing the
surface of woman. 0ound and proIong-
ed cheering). Ladies' we are adj sup
posed to have a heart and man judges
our heart by our face. Uproarious
laughter). Look after the face, then.
and the heart will look after itself.
Much cheering). Let man monopoIilze
passion; for us there is fashion Man
may rule the world with force; we rule
man with fiounces and furbelows. with
false hair, false complications, false hearts
and false to voices. (Vociferous cheers.
Several of the younger delegates she'd
tears, while some of the elder seized the
opportunity provided by the commotion
to dab another layer of powder on their
cheeks). | will mot trespass upon time
further. (Cries of Go on, go on). But
i'm one sentence ] will describe the use
and abuse of man. THE attention was
SO concentrated that a pin would have
been heard falD. The use and abuse of
man is marriage. Vigorous cheeringl
A little marriage goes a long way; it
occasionally goes as far as the divorce
court. (Seyeral ladies here were under
stood to be strongly opposed to divorced
Take my advice, continue along the roaI
which your sisters have travelled, genera
ton after generation-use man and abuse
him afterward" (The president resun-
ed her seat amid loud and prolonged
cheering.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
SALE OF THE OLD HAND PRESS.


An old hand press for sale--old, but
in perfect order, and able to do GOOD
work yet.-Georgia Exchange.
They're sellin' of the old handDress-
that's what the papers say
The press the editors have pulled uh-
til their locks were gray;
The press the ''Old Subscriber loved IN
days that are no more
That printed all the country news from
Jimks to Jones's store
They're sellin' of the old handpress: the
office boy is old
The last of all it's editors has Joined the
heavenly fold;
No more twill welcome "Major Green
and family to town, -
Or tell us of the melon crop from BILL
vile up to Brown.
They're sellin' of the old handpress.
Full many breezy day,
When they came to whip the edltor
we've seen him blaze away
With his double-barreled shotgun-tll
they fed in deep distress
From the buckshot as they rattleOd
around the old handpress!
1t looks so lonely and so forlorn! On
heartless auctioneer,
Be careful when you cry 1T out to read
its title clear!
For though they have it UP for sale |
do not love it less,
For the editor has whaled me on the
old handpress!
Fl. L. STANTON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
A MOTHER TELLS HOW SHE
SAVED HER LITTLE DAUGH-
TIERS LIFE

/ am the mother of eight children and
have had great deal of experience with
medicines. Last summer my little daugh-
ter had the dysentery in its worst form.
We thought she would die. | tried every
thing could think of, but nothing seem
ed to do her any good. / saw by an adj
yertisement in our paper that Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was highly recommended and
sent and got bottle at once. 1t proved
to be one of the very best medicines we
ever had in the house. 1t saved my
little daughters life. am anxious for
every mother to know what an excellent
medicine it is. Had / known it at first
it would have saved a great deal of
anxiety and my little daughter much
suffering Yours truly, Mrs. Geo. f.
Burdick, Liberty, r. 1. For sale every
where. Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Co., and
II. L. Hicks, Druggists, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
STORY OF A SLAVE.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George d. Williams,
of Manchester Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: MY
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles of Electric Bit
tiers she is wonderfully improved and
able to do her own work" This supreme
remedy for female diseases quickly cures
nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy,
headache. backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medicine
is a godsend to the weak, sickfy, rum
down people. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only 90 cents. Sold by all druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
BEFORE BABY rs BORN"
A Valuable Little Book of Interest
to All Women Sent Free.

Every woman looks forward with feel
ings Of joy Understandable to the
one great event in her life, COM
pared with which all others pale into in
significance. How proud she will feel
when her babe nestles on her breast
how sweet the name of 'Motherf" And
vet, her anticipation of this event is
clouded with dread of the pain and dam
ger of the ordeal, SO that it is irnpossi-
BILE to avoid the feeling of foreboding
which creeps over her. The danger
and suffering attendant upon being q
mother can be entirely prevented, SO
that the coming of the little stranger
need not be looked forward to with fear.
Every woman who reads this, can obtain
free valuable little book entitled BE
fore Baby is Born" by sending her adj
dress to the Bradfield Regulator Co.,
Atlanta, Ga. This book contains price
less information for all women, and no
one should fail to send for it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
DON'T LOOK AT YOUR WATCH
1t is Bad Banners to Snap Your Watcf
in Church.
(Tattler in AsheviIle Citizen.)

| never hear the swapping of a watch
lid I'M church without feeling uncom-
Portable and wishing somebody would
take the snapper from the building and
give him talking to that he would
not forget in a hurry. This is undouht-
eddy the day of the short sermon, but
there is no call for a man to exhibit his
lack of breeding by timing the preacher
and closing his watch with a click that
startles those in the pews about him
and causes the preacher to fall with
heart-chilling tumble from the dizzy
heights of eloquence ON which he was
busy carving his name. 1t doesn't mat
ter if it is one of the most fashionable
churches, where old-time religion would
not be recognized if it came in at the
door, marched down the aisle and took
sea in the pulpit-a minister is a min
lister, and as such he is entitled to re-
spect. Surely man ought to sit pa
tiently through an hours service with
out making an exhibit of himself IF
were a preacher and some of the con-
gregation should do the snap watch act
(Which would be most likely | should
make mental note of the fact, and at
the end of the service / should cast up
the total snaps and preach a sub-sermon
from the text 'Thou fool" / should
say that however many idiots there
might be in the congregation only so
many had made their present known
that the church was built for purposes
of worship and not for exhibitions of bad
manners; that there was no Stirring tied
to the persons who had taken the trou.
BILE TO watch their watches so closely
and they might have retired at amy stage
of the service; and, finally, that the
best goods do not always come in the
smallest packages. Watermelons take
up more space than diamonds, and are
decidedly preferable when it comes to
eating. But to be brief: The watch
snapper makes of himself a nuisance,
and he ought 10 be suppressed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
LEMONS AS MEDICINE.

They regulate the Liver, Stomach,
Bowels, Kidneys and Blood as prepared
by DR.. ii. Motley, in his Lemon Elixir,
a pleasant lemon drink. 1t cures bill
BUSINESS, constipation, indigestion, head
ache, malaria, kidney disease, fevers,
chills, heart failure, nervous prostration.
and all other diseases caused by torpid
or diseased liver and kidneys. 1t is an
established fact that demons, when COM
bined properly with other liver tonics,
produce the most desirable results upon
the stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys and
blood. Sold by druggists. soc. and 81
bottles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
MoZLEY,s LENNON ELIxIR

/ fully indorse it for nervous prostra-
ton, headache, indigestion and constipa-
ton, having used it with almost satisfac-
tory results, after all other remedies had
failed. j w. ROLLO.
West End, Atlanta, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
DULY FEED MAN AND sTEED.T

Feed your nerves, also, if you would
have them strong. The blood is the
feeder and sustainer of the whole ner-
yous system. Men and women who are
nervous are so because their nerves are
starved. When they make their blood
rich and pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla
their nervousness disappears because
the nerves are properly fed. Hoods
Sarsaparilla never disappoints.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

curry and potash seemed to add fuel to the
Lwful flame which was devouring me. / wal
advised by friends who had seen wonderful
cures made by it, to try Swift's Specific. VIZ
my breast--hope for health and happiness.
again. improved from the start, and com
plete and perfect cure was the result S. S. s
is the only blood remedy which reaches des
perate cases. MRS. T. w. LEE,
Montgomery, Ala.
OF the many blood remedies, S. S. s.
is the only one which can reach deep
seated, violent cases. 1t never fails to
cure perfectly and permanently the
most-desperate cases which are beyond
the reach of other remedies
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its pleas
ant taste and prompt and permanent
cures, have made it great favorite with
the people everywhere. For sale every
where. Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co., and
FL. L. Hicks, Druggists, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

faint. The little one was
unequal to the struggle,
and its life was yielded
mp to the fearful poison.
For six long years / suf-
fered untold misery. !
was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to
foot, and no language
can express my feelings
of woe during those long
years. | had the best
medical treatment. Sew
eral physicians success.
sively treated me, but all
81.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

Irritating stings, bites, scratches,
wounds and cuts soothed and healed by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve-a sure
and safe application for tortured flesh.
Beware of counterfeits. Bobbitt. Wynne
& Co., w. II. King & Co., Adams u
Move. VIM. Simpson. Druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
MozLEY's LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me of sick and nervous headache,
/ had been subject to all my life.
MRS. n. A. MCINTYRE.
Spring Place, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
MozLEY's LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me of long-standing case of
chiIls and fever, by using two bottles.
j. G. STANLEY.
Engineer e. T. V. and Ga. r. r.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

The average man lis usually too busy
making mistakes of his own to profit
by the mistakes of others.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
Sacrificed to
Blood Poison.

Those who have never had Blood Poi
son can not know what desperate con
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable to cure, is communicated from
one generation to another, inaicting iti
faint upon countless innocent ones.
Some years ago was inoculated with poison
by a nurse who infected my babe with blood
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
MoZLEY's LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me OF case of heart disease and
indigestion of four years standing
tried dozen different medicines. None
but Lemon Elixir done me any good.
TULES DIET1L,
Cor. Habersham and st. Tomas SITS.
Savannah, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

You should hunt up a dental college II
you want, to hear a tirst-class college
yell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

Hoods Pills cure constipation. Price
25c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27
MoZLEY's LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me of Indigestion and nervous
prostration. got more relief, and at
once, from Lemon Elixir than all other
medicines. G. SPEIGHTS.
Indian Springs, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-27

An agreeable person is one who lways
agrees with you.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-03
DETECTIVE EARS AT THE PHONE.
Shorthand Reports Of Conversations Taken Ofi In
lhe Central Station.

There is a young woman in the en-
ploy Of the telephone company at its
central exchange says the Kansas city
Star, who * said 20 be an eavesdrop-
per. She Is stenographer, and her
duty Is 10 sit a desk In the central Of
flee and take down i'm shorthand all
that passes over any telephone line that
is TO be Investigated. She sits all day
with a trumpet at her ear, and she
hears both sides of any conversation
that H. held over any wire with which
II is desirable that she he cut in." This
is done only at the request or the sub
scriber whose telephone is investigated.
While the stenographer or telephone
detective is making report OF the in
YesllgaAnn= =ea=anY- one telephone line
she hears nothing that is said on other
lines. She sits at a desk apart. and ev-
cry word that she hears is jotted down
in stenographic characters and then
copied by her on the typewriter. This
full report Of the conversation is then
submitted 10 the manager of the tele-
phone company and by him to the sub
scrber who has asked for 1t. IL the
typewriter report conveys any infor-
nation 20 the subscriber he acts on II
according 20 his own ideas and the mat
ter Is a secret between him and the
telephone manager. The telephone Is IN
such a case private detective.
The telephone company is often called
upon to produce verbatim reports OF
conversations over "A subscribers tele-
phone, so the young woman stenog-
rapher. who is an eavesdropper by en-
ployment, is kept quite busy. There are
subscribers whose telephones are un-
accountably i'm almost constant use:
there are others whose wires are used
for purposes not exactly legitimate.
These men apply 10 the telephone man
ager for "A report OF a days or number
of successive days conversations. The
telephone company uses it's discretion
about giving the Information asked.
While Smith. however may get re-
port OF the conversation on the tele-
phone for which he pays, the company
viii not tell him what passes over
Jones' telephone
\ young married man with n tele-
phone in his little home one day had a
solemn and earnest conversation with
the telephone manager. His telephone
at home. said The married man, had
been very busy for several days. and he
cuufdn't account for IL; neither could
MS young Nllt. lue IeCcHbiy Ncuu'h
man entertained. however very dark
suspicion. The young woman with the
receiver and the pencil and pad went
To work one morning on his case.
The result was most alarming TO the
young married man. The typewriter
showed that as soon as her husband left
home in tho morning the wife called
up "A downtown office and began a con-
versation with one who had been very
attentive to her before she married.
That night the wife was confronted by
ar angry spouse. There followed do
nestle settlement" of fierce intensity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-03

out with many choice selections from
the poet recited by Miss Hamlin while.
by way OF illustration. Miss Myrtle
Whiting of Franklin. Mass, sang with
exquisite effect the following songs OF
Burns: "BOnny Doom" Green Grow
the Rushes O." my Nannie's Ava,
MY Loves Like the Red. Red Rose,
whistle and IN Come 60 You, MY
Lad" Flow Gently. Sweet Alton
AUD Lang Syne."
Several club reports must be deferred
until another week because Of lack or
sUapp.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-03
Asthma Can Be Cured.

J. r. Niblo, ex7school superintendent
of Rochester, Pa, says: 81 have been a
great sufferer from asthma for years, but
/ have had splendid winter. owing TO
the surprising efficacy Of Brazilian
Balm" lady in Cincinnati. who had
suffered with asthma foi IL years, could
not lie down; was perfectly cured with
Brazilian Balm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-03
THERE IS A Glass OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use OF coffee.
Recently there has been placed In all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN-O. made OF pure grains,
that takes the place OF coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives IL without
distress. and but few can tell IL from
coffee, Ii does not cost over Il as much.
Childfen may drink IL with great BEN
cht. l5cts. and 25cts. per package. Try
H. Ask for GEAIN-O
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-03
he Misses Bell
Complexion and Hair. Specialists,

he brilliant ompexons
leaders
good
W MISSES BELL,
eCed with the
nave answered the question They prepared
ee' ave preparations Tor improving the complexion the hair
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-03

The who travels has pleasant time good many
OF who home imagine He suffers from ndges
the food The
glare of the sunlight it ckers through the window while
the train is rushing along bad the particularly when
The travelling passenger agent of
railroad 81 think that Rpans Ibues have helped
while have had considerable trouble with them for the
using the Taus they feel wonderfully better
Your medicine certainly blessing and can't recommend too
highly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-03

The Fmbreoso club ~ this city Ohe
Youngest child OF the Rhode Island
state Federation OF Womcn's ciubs)
has certainly cause FOR much self
congratulatiou when retrospective
glance reveals the large results accom-
plished anu the prestige gainer since
the organization of the club. less than
two years ago. Wednesday. March %
marked milestone in the clubs his
tory. when large and thoroughly reu-
resentative audience nll'd the spacious
rooms ~ tn upe-presidenL Mrs. Th0s.
w. Aidrich. va Broadway.
The magnet which attracted not on
ly every member of the Embre0so club
but many OF their dear i've hundred
friends was Miss Grace Winlfred
JOY, whose rlDutation ~ an artist par
excellence" Ia her chosen profession =
now estabnsa beyond peradventure
Preceding Ma Joys appearance the
plano solo. "Epis1de 1. Bal BOrowski." T"
was well rendered b. Miss Mabel Earle
Williams. AlN.0.in solo. Hungarian
DarCe." by 4 chez was also delight
fully executed by Mis- Virginia Ander-
son. At this lolnt Miss joy appeared
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
On Revenue Law.

The following letter from Collector Of
Internal Revenue Frank Howbert to the
president Of the Denver stock exchange
will be OF interest to various stockholders
says the evening Times:
Replying to your inquiry Of this date,
you are advised that some time ago the
commissioner OF internal revenue made
the following rulings with reference to
the point raised by you:
New certificates OF stock issued to
ao!dcr in lieu OF a number OF certificates
and remaining in his name and owner
ship, do not require stamps. Only that
portion OF certificate Of stock which is
sold or transferred must pay revenue tax.
"For illustrations: A owns certificate
Of one hundred shares OF stock; he trans
fers fifty shares to B, there are two Ger
tificates of fifty shares each issued in
lieu of the one hundred share certificate
fifty shares going to A and fifty shares
to be. The tax imposed is Oh the transfer
to B. There Is no tax on AS transfer to
himself"
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
nRs. ncMuDpLE.s LETTER.
Crystal, Colorado, Mar. 2, 1899

Crystal. Colorado, Mar. 2, 1899
Mrsfnun EDIrUR:-Shurs an its very
sthormy its been the pasht wake an wid
all tn trooble OF doin' th' bys waishin'
an kapin' little Moike wid tn shno
brushed of.
Tn nick toi party wuz . blumin sncsis
az Mlsthur Shorsy sez to this soFs,sty
leader. Misther Bob Wroight wux kon-
spicuous by not bein' prisint, an Misthur
Garrett ~ fuornishs Ould K0uzin Jack
music dhrawed pardner AZ sthayed to
homo.
Moike do be worritln GUIDE bit aboot
tn Germou Admiral az be afthar Oderin'
insoolt to tn flag an Misrher Dooie at
Manila. Moike do be sayin he hope thot
Doois be greater foighter than his ould
frind M,sther Sullivan, an how he would
nivir be sorprized divil bit il the big
American swiped th' spalpane won juhst
foor luck.
An Oi sphoss its trooble tn ould wash
woman'll be sfther hav,n atore long bein
AZ Saint PaShrik's Day in tn mornin' do
be a comm. Moike always bo afther
dhrinkin' whin thot day comes an yer
frind always do be remonsthratin wild
him.
Thish weather remoinds Moike oy tn
sphring ,tshnowed six wakos in tn month
oy April fule, m il loike as two pods o.
won pea a. tn wintor Tommie O'Billigan
wint to Cristid Butte iviry mornin' sfore
breakfahst for q dhrink.
MRS. McMUDDLB.