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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
The WSSDs Steamboat Co,
SUMNER ARRANG BMRNT 1922
BALTIMoRE. FREDERICKSBURG AMI
RAPPAHANNOCY RIvER ROUTE.

On and after Tuesday. July 18th, steamers
Richmond. Lancaster and Essex Will
leave Piers Light street, Baltimore. every
Tuesday and Friday at 4:30 p. m, for Fred
ericksburg and all wharves on the river,
Returning, will leave Fredericksburg At 2:S
p, m. tide permitting) Monday, and Thurs.
day, Leedstown at 43O a. M, Tuesday and
Friday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore Wednesday, at 400 p. M,
for TappahannOck and all wharves below,
except Bay Port. Returning will leave Tap
pahannock at $50 a. M, on Thursday for
Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore at $50 p. m, Thursday for
Tappahannock and all wharves below es cept
Bay Port. Millenbeck and Merry Point. Re-
turning will leave TappahannOck al
a. m Monday for Baltimore.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
A Severe Summary.

"Its wonderful" said the man with
the solemn air Of erudition, what a
difference a slight matter Will make IN
the worlds estimate of a man."
at isn't so In literature" was the an
swer. "a man must have merit
there
"Not necessarily. II he gets his spell
ing wrong-that's plain ignorance. But
II he gets his facts and logic all twist
ed - that's originality" - Washington
Star
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
He HedGed.

She-To think that you once declared
that you would love me as long as you
livedl And now, hardly year married
and you care nothing at all about mel
He-But you see when told you
would love you as long as l lived
wasn't feeling very well. and I really
didn't tAiaf 4 xaa|a W. IaP RastoI
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
Nailed Down.

One Of the severest punishments a
refractory soldier can experience Is 70
be mailed down" in a tent. 1t Is SAID
that a Turkish bath is a frigid analr
as compared with a perfectly close
tent under a hot sun, and after an
hour or two of that sort Of sweating
the most rebellious soldier will readily
promise to be good.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
DIR. PIERCES
FAVORITE
PRESCRIPTION

to be the greatest Of all medicines for the
cure Of diseases and disorders Of the organs
distinctly feminine 1t Ia the only prepare
ton of its kind devised by regularly
graduated physicisn-an experienced and
skilled specialist in the diseases Of women.
1t is safe medicine in any condition Of
the system. II contains ne whisky, alco-
hol, opium or other narcotic, and therefore,
does not cause 9 craving for stimulsnts. II
!. sold BY medicine dealers everywhere,
and any dealer who hasn't II can get II.
Don't take substitute. No counterfeit is
as good as the genuine and the druggist
who says something else Is just as good
as DR.. Pierce'S" is either mistaken or is
trying to deceive you for his own selfish
benefit Such a man is not to be trusted.
He is trihng with your most priceless
possession-your heaith-maybe your life
itself See that you get what you ask for.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
NORFOLK ROUTE.

m. noon Friday. stopping at all landings
Will leave Norfolk ats p. m Saturday FOR
Tappahannock. calling at all landings.
No freight received Tor outgoing steamer
after p. ~, on sailing dsvs
Freight received for all gtations on Pc
tomac, Fredericksburg, q Piedmont K. Z.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
A Cipch.

Wealthy families In China who have
marriageable daughters whom they de-
sire to keep at home advertise for de-
sirabie sons in-law. The son-in-law
thus secured does not take his bride
away, but merely hangs up his traps
In his wife's home and becomes one oil
the family.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
Son Of An Ohio Merchant Cured o.
Chronic piarrhoea.

Chronic Diarrnoea.
NY son has been troubled for yeara
With chronic diarrhoea. Sometime
ago persuaded him to take some OF
Ohsmberlain's Oolic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. After using two
bottles Of the 25.cent size he was cured,
I give this testimonial. hoping some
one similarly afflicted may read 1t and
be bepefited-Thomas o. Bower Glen
coe. o. For sale by M. M. Lewis,
Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14

The length of the Grand canal from
Tien-tsin to Hang Chow, In China, Is
ESQ miles. 1t connects great ports with
rich coal regions.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
Little
Pimples Turn
to Cancer.

Cancer often results from an I'm
purity In the blood, inherited from
generations back Few people are en-
.Irely free from some faint In the blood,
and Il is impossible to tell when 1t will
break out in the form Of dreaded Can
,er. What has appeared r. be a mere
pimple or scratch has developed into
The most malignant Cancer.
"I had severe Cancer which was a. hrsl
,rcn1N
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

Beginning Saturday. December I'D, steamer
Potomac will leave Pier p. Light
Street, Baltimore, every Tuesday, and Satur-
day, at 5 p. NJ for the Pot mac ercalling
al Nil er's. Bromos, Bac0n's, Grason 5,
Lewisetta. Bundick's, COwart's Walnut Point
Coan. KiDsale. Mundy's Point lodge, Adams
Piney Point, Abelrs, LeOnardtOwn,Cobur 8,
Towards and stones. on Tuesday only for
Lancaster. Bushwood. Riverside, Liverpool
Point, GlymOnt, Alexandria and Washington
ketu ming, will leave eth Street Wharf,
Washington. at F. NJ. Thursday, calling al
all the above mentioned wharyes, leaving
LeOnardtOwn at q A. NJ Monday and Friday
Kinsaie at II NJ. Nj ler's at ?. NJ. Grason 5
Mt p. VI and Bacon's at p. NJ, arriving In
Baltimore early TUESDAY and Saturday morn
ings.
Freight received daily at Pier 9. Light
Street
HENRY WILLIAMS. Agent,
at Baltimore, Nd
51gPHRNSOE & BRO, Agents,
at Washington. ID. 9
KEY COMPTON, Agent,
at Norfolk, Va
~. d. SCOTT, Agent,
NJ fredericksburg. W
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14

Time marked daily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on Nos. and 3
for Cincinnati and Louisville.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14

Connections at Fredericksburg with &. Y.
& P. Z. R., and Weems Steamboat Co. At
Orange with Southern and Chesapeake d
Ohio Z. Z.
The only line to the Charlottesville and
Wilderness Battlefelds.
Eastern Standard Time. Daily exceptSun-
day. W. II. RICHARDS, Gen'l Manager.
Strain No. 2 leaves Orange the 4th Monday
In each month at 3 p. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14


soon pass away. ! was
treated by several able
physicians, but IN spite
OF their efforts the Cam
cersp.ead until my con-
ditlon became alarming.
After many months OF
treatment and growing
steadily worse, l d O.
CT ded 10 try s. 8. 8.
which was 20 strongly
recommended. The first
bottle produced an i'm.
provement. / continued
the medicine, an d In
four months ths last III
tie soAb dropped OF.
Ten years have elapsed
.isease has returned"
r. =. WILLIAMS,
Ifl1ahurO MiGa
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14

It ia dangerous to experiment with
Cancer. The disease is beyond the skill
Of physicians. S. S. g. is the only cure,
because it is the only remedy which
goes deep enough to reach Cancer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14

Freight received daily at Pier 9, Light
Street.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
We Have Got Them at Last.

Having bought at my trip North last week coed
price Mems Calf Boots, hand sewed worth 81 90,
Boots at 81 90; Ladies' Oxford Ties, worth 81 90 al
Misses Oxfords from 81 90 to 40 cents; Child's 90
reasonable offer refused for any goods Come ap'
convinced.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-14
Railroads.

Schedule for 1895.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20
AN UNCONSCIOUS ALLY.

have always bad large number oil
friendsof my own sex. Lest this should
lead people to give me an undjs amount
of credit for amiability and swee ness
Of disposition, l may as well state at
once that l haysa manageable brother.
Being possessed also of q fair amount
of brains, I was never foI moment
deceived az to the nature Of the afec-
ton lavished upon me by most of my
female friende. But when my deares.
chum, The girl l really thought loved
me for myself alsne, told me sho was
engaged to be married to my brother,
Fred, my. grief and anger knew no
bounds. AZ
had gone over to stay all night with
Maude, and had laid awake till 8 a. m.
exchanging condolences. and all the
time the sneak never said word about
Fred. At last I dropped of to sleep
and was just in The midst Of glorious
dream, in which l was leading the CO.
illion with q magnificent man with
soulful eyes and bank account in seven
figures, when Maud suddenly threw
her arms about lay neck, entirely shut
ting off my wind and soaring me almost
into nervous prostitution, and with
burst of tears confessed that she had
been keeping secret from me for two
days, and that we were to be really,
truly sisters, not just sisters in alice
ton, as heretofore, etc
managed to wrigele out from under
Maud's arm, and then 1 sat up in bed
and said things. I don't remember
exactly what they were, but they must
have been pretty bad, for Fred didn't
speak to me for week (of course Maud
had to tell him), and Maud herself went
around looking like suffering martyr
whenever we chaLced to be under the
same roof.
I was convinced that was the most
miserable girl in the world after that,
and the worst of it was that everybody,
including Maud herself, thought that I
was only mad because she was engaged
first, an impuiation which need not
say was unjust.
I'm sure L could not see what Maud
had done that was so wonderful any
way. Fred is anything but brilliant,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20
THE LADIES' BIRTHDAY AL
MANAC.

The Ladies' Birthday Almanac for
1900, is being distributed in our city
this week. The publication il 30 difsf-
emit from the cheap patent medicine
almanac, that il has become very popu'
lar, and now has . circulation OF h.
600, 900 copies, annually. Astronomer
Bradford's accurate calculations show
ing ths time the sun rises and sets,
Moons phases, sclipses, &C., DsVos's
celebrated weather forecasts for every
day in the year, indicated By unique
system Of patent weather signals.
practical garden and iarn hints foe
each month and birthday proverbs for
every day, are ameng the best feature.
All holidays and fixed and noVable
festivals are prominently shown. In
fact, the editor Of this little almanac.
who We understand is q successful
newspaper man Ct long experience. he .
given the public q book that will Do
found valuable in any homo. Our read
ers who have not received copy OF the
1900 edition, can GET it Of their mel
chant, OF by sending their address -
The Ladisa' Birthday Almanac, Chatsa-
ooga, Tenn.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20
LABOR'S CROWN.

''In the sweat of thy face shalt thou ca
bread"
(These words are what Jehovah said)
Man must obey!
Nor why nor wherefore should he ask
The Master giyeth him the task,
He points the way
What though to honest labor bound,
No happiness more true is found,
Than duty done;
Though freigh!ed with the weight Of
care,
What though the cross be hard to bear,
The goal is wonl
What recks it that the form be bent,
In days Of honest labor spent,
It is no bar;
The wound is not lothesome sign
Inflicted in the battles line,
But honor's scar.
The rich mans lot is pleasure cast
Bespeaks the servitor at last
Yea, Mammom's slave;
Though save to duty and to right
Upon the toiler's brow we sight
Contentment's wave.
10 him the shining hosts Of heaven
Orion, Leo, and the seven
Are natures lights.
He has no very in their swing,
No trouble do their movements bring,
No sleepless nights.
Neck not this hero with vain cries
Though care be writ about his eyes
A trust to guard
Who Yields the hoe or bears The he'd
Obeys the mandate of his God
And reaps reward.
R. 3. LARKIN.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

could hardly overlook it, and he left
early, to mammals distress aud my
secret joy.
After that I began to meet Psrceyal
every time I went out Of the house. No
matter whether I walked or drove or
rSde a wheel, was sure to encounter
him before long, and he would escort
me on my way, leaving me always on
our return at the end Of the street
leading to our home.
Since your brother, who il your
guardian, dislikes me so. ! cannst go
to your home" he would say regret
fully, and L would ii III ~ s-ammer
an apology. "Rut r'u s' yeu in
spite of him." Perc',r' - ~ I'D WITH
n citing glance. sr'. - Uld 60 hs-as
in tie seventh heaven.
At last, after three wssLs e IT, sur
reptitious courtship PercsVal could
stand it no longer.
"Bo my wife, Resamsnd," he cried
one day, "Never mind what they say
at home; 1 must have you'll never
know what love was before"
Poor boy, he had never known the
bliss Of trying for what he wanted
Before this it had always dropped into
Lis lap.
But I couldn't trust him even then,
"Oh, no." I said timidly. II dare not,
Fred would kill nae. If ne thought OF
such thing"
"Lst him try" said Parseval valiant
ly, "Ill have you in spite Of him. See,
here is the minister On his porch, Rosa
mond. Come, darling, be will give ne
the right to claim you from your
brother"
And before knew what WAS about
I found myself in the minister's parlor
being married in bicycle skirt and
pink cotton shirt waist.
Zen minutes later walked into Freds
Office, leaving Psrcsval waiting outside
looking little pale about the gills, but
| with combativs CLEAN in his eye
erred" remarked cooily ,as 1 looked
my brother square in the face. Il want
to thank you for what you've done for
| me. I'm Mrs. Peresval Jones, BY your
leave"
Then q smile OF incrsdnlons relief
spread over his face.
"Goshl,' he calculated. ITO think
that the fellow actually wanted your
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

great emaciation. She was so low the
April following that none of our neigh
bors thought she could live but few
months. In May, Mr.. G. r. Adams, Of
this place, who had taken Pe-ru-na, told
me if anything would help her Pe-ru-na
would. Her improvement was very
rapid during the third bottle. 1 feel
that Pe-ru-na saved her life. My daugh-
ter's name is Mrs. l.. Keene,n
A slight cough, which, without ves--
tige Of doubt, would soon disappear
with the use Of Pe-ru-na, becomes
chronic bronchitis, which requires q
persistent use Of Pe-ru-na for some time,
| see a great many cases of consumption
each year due directly to neglect Of
coughs, colds, etc., which, il Pe-ru-na
had been kept in the house and used &C.
eoFding to directions, would have been
prevented.
Send to the Pe.ru-na Medicine Com.
pany, Columbus, o., for DR.. Hartman's
latest free book on chronic catarrh, la
grippe, consumption, coughs, colds, etc.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

OF the time 10 was madly joyful and
talked about Maud as if she was several
degrees higher than tho seraphim. II
was enough to make st. Bernard dog
laugh just to see him.
I also found further consolation in
the fact that his state Of mind inter-
fered with Fred's appetite, that I got
all the extra pudding and things that
had always fallen to his share. Erred
was always a greedy thing), and then
Perceval Jones came from abroad.
Perceval was millionaire's son, With
face too beautiful for words and o
taste for Ibsen.
Of course this made him desirable
beyond most other men, but I must say
the way the girls Of Archerville made
different kinds of fools Of themselves
about him was enough to disgust even
woman's rights advocate with hsl
sex.
1 need hardly say that was smart
enough to treat Mr.. Jones with marked
GOODNESS. The first time / met him my
behavior seemed to puzzle the pamper'
ed youth. The second time he ap.
peared distinctly grateful. On the
third he asked permission to call, and
went home at peace with all the world,
even Fred.
For FIVE consecutive afternoons after
I sat by the tea table in the back draw
ing room, attired in my best gown,
expecting Perceval-in vain.
On the sixth he came.
"What a delightful SURPRISE" I said
gushingly. I was a triAe nervous
from waiting so long.
"Ah, thanks" he remarked, looking
disappointed.
And then mamma came in, and il
spite OF my previous..warnlngs, finished
things by treating Mr.; Jones as il h
Albert Edward or Mark Hanna or a
least royal duke. Mamma never could
raa;aI a rillionaire
Our visitor took his leave in less thar
half an hour, and knew that unless
adopted desperate measures Percsva
Jones was lost to me forever.
ButI'm not ono to give up easily, ant
after thinking hard thinks all night
finally hit On plan and went to slssI
at daybreak and slept till noon as swsef
ly and as innocsntly az child
Early in the afternoon I tslephonet
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20
TALK IT UP.

II you want anything to succeed, you
must talk it up. Leave the talking
down to those who don't want it to
succeed. There will always be enough
OF that sort of folks, and it isn't wisdom
to join hands with your enemies in
ovorihrowing your own cause. People
can make success OF almost anything
by talking it up. and they can make a
failure of almost anything by talking
it down. Do you want your b usiness
to succeed? Talk it up DO you want
your Sunday school to grow and thrive?
Talk it up! Do you want your young
folks society TO prosper? Talk it up
Do you want your church in all its de-
partments 10 flourish and be an instru-
ment of largest service to the communi-
ty? Talk 1t up! II there be any merit in
those or other things in which you are
interested, talk them upl And you can
do this without talking anything or
anybody else down, Be = "talker up
and not "talker down." be worker
and not croaker!-Rev I. P. Codding
ten.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

Roxs Tyler, Vice President Of the
Illinois Woman's Alliance, speaks in
high praise Of Pe-ru-na to restore tired
nerves and weak body. In letter writ
ten to DR.. Hartman from 910 East Goth
street, Chicago, ILL.,, she says the fol-
lowing:
"During the past year I gradually
lost flesh and strength until l was un'
able to perform my work properly. I
tried different remedies, and finally Pc
ru-na was suggested to me. 1t gave me
new life and restored my strength. 1
cannot speak too highly of It,"
Mrs. Arthur L. Hamilton, wife Of
Colonel Hamilton, Of the Seventh Regi-
ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20
AN EFFECTIVE SERMON.
A Trumpet Blast That Drove The Poo
pie 10 Repentance.

pie 10 Repentance.
A prominent Methodist churshnan
recently told the following story OF old
Peter Cartwright, the famous preacher
and circuit rider Of many years ago:
The exhorter was holding . camp
meeting in Ohio. There was great
number of campers on the field. and the
eccentric speaker addressed vast con-
courses at every service, but be thought
too few were being converted. he felt
that something should be done to stir
the sinners TO repentance, so he pre-
pared o strong sermon on the second
coming Of Christ. he told how the
world would 60 on in its ain and wick
ednesr, and ct lust Gabriel would sound
his trumpet and time would come to an
end. He described the horrors Of the
lost and the joys Of those who we're
saved. The sermon grew in itensity,
and he brought his people up to a
grand climax when suddenly the sound
Of s.tismpst smste the ears Of the
anxious throng.
There was . great sensation, and
many fell upon their knees in terror
and began to repent and pray. Women
screamed and strong men groaned;
pandemonium was let loose for . few
minutes. After the terror had somewhat
ceased the preacher called 70 man up
q tree and be descended with long
tin horn in his hand. The speaker then
turned in fierce wrath and upbraided
the people. He cried out ia stsntorian
tones that il man with . tin horn up
q tree could frightsn them 30, how
would it be in the last great end when
Gabriel's trumpet sounded the knsll Of
the world. The sermon had great
effect upon the vast audience, and
many hundred hocked to the front aud
were convsrtes.-Nsw York Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields TO treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which il
agreesLly aromatic. 1t is received
through the nostrils cleansss and heals
the whole surface over which it diffusss
iesslf. A remedy for Nasal Catarrh
which 10 dryiag or exciting to the
diseased membrane Should not be
used. Cream Balm il recognized rs
a specific. Price so cents ct druggists
or by mail. A cold in the head in-
mediatsly disappears when Cream Balm
is used. Ely Brothers. IS Warren ST.,
New York. '.gl Fl
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20
DANISH WEST INDIES FOR SALE

The Danish government has made
another effort TO sell the Danish West
Indies to tho United States. The
proposition was laid before the State
Department by representative Of the
Danish government and the matter il
now under consideration. The Ameri-
can embassy in Lcndon is assisting in
the negotiations. The price asked for
the islands is 100000.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

MIb' Ooi' hsnAison' SAM Tor som
time, and am enjoying better health
than ! have for some years, attribute
the change to Pe:ru-na, and recommend
Pe-ru-na to every woman, believing it
70 be especially beneficial to them"
Catarrh Of the lungs is, ordinarily,
known % eonsumpttonj also called
tuberculosis. In these cases the catarrh
has usually found its way into the lungs
by the gradual extension Of the disease
sFem the threat through the bronchial
tubes, Consumption is the natural
of all cases of neglected
chronic catarrh. Every one who is
afflicted with chronic catsrrh ia liable
10 b attacked with consumption at any
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

Asa cure for rhsumatiam Chamber
lains Pain Balm 10 gaining q wide
reputation. D. D. Johnston, OF Rich
mond, Ind, has BEEN troubled with
that ailment since 1852. In speaking
Of it no says: ~ never found anything
that would relieve me until l used
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t acts
like magic with me. My foot wss
swollen and paining me very mueh,
but one good application OF Pain Balm
relieved me. For sale by B. 81. Gerrsll,
Druggist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

time. In the first stages of the disease
Pe-ru-na is q sure cure; in the later
stages Of the disease Pe-ru-na can be
relied upon to produce great benefit, and
in large per cent. Of cases produce
permanent cure. All those afflicted with
this dread disease should begin at once
treatment with Pe-ru-na,
Mrs. II. A. Tyner, -Four Oaks, N. O.,
says: "In January 1898, my daughter
was taken sick with pain in her chest
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

Ny SON has been troubled for ytMs
with chronic diarrhosa. Sometime ago
] persuaded him to take some of CHAM
bsrlam's Collie, Cholera and DiarrAoes
Remedy. After using two bottles o.
the 25-cent size he was cured. / give
shis testimonial, hoping some one SINH.
larry afflicted may read IL and be benz.
4 ted.--Thomss @. Bower, Glencoe, u.
Fer sals by D. u, 0ossvll. Druggist
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-20

and right shoulder
blade. A cough soon
developed, whic h
neither Of our resi-
dent phi ysicians
seemed able to re-
m owe, She had
every symptom Of
consumption - sup
preston of menses,
night sWeats and