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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
TUESDAY. AUGUST li,., 1874,


all the real and personal property conveyed
by the deed of trust Of January LIST, lssi from
ssfd Rama hammock Electric Light ana rover
Co. TO Jno. G. Mason, as trustee. (Which ~ VI
record In the Clerks ONCE OF the Corpofaton
Court of Fredericksburg located at ana near
Frede ricksburg, Va. and described In sald
deed as all the estate, real and personal anu
mixed, of whatever nature and DESCRIPTION
owned by said Electric Light ana rover 20,
Land, Buildings, Electric Light Plant, steam
Pant Water Power, Machinery, Enginee, BOIL
ers. WaterW heels, Dynamo. Electric Machines,
Electric Lamps,and other electric apparatus
Poles. Lines, Wires. together with all aud
singular the privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging and all privileges ana iran
chjses, corporate or otherwise. OF SAID hlec-
trio Company. -. .a
lights OF 200 candle power, and one lncan-
descent of 800 lights of 10 candle power, "A
lamps and about miles of lines. The plant
IS now in operation lighting sala elIs
TERMS OF SALE-Cash sufficient 70 pay
the costs of suit and expense OF executing
the trust and 20 pay the principal and inter.
est OF the indebi edness secured under said
forms as the Electric Light and Power Co.
may indicate on day of ssle or In absence OF
such indication upon IL months credit well
secured.
49, ~ ST. GEO. r. FITzHUGH.
WIN. A. LITTLE,
Special Commissioners.
VIRGINIA In the Corporation Court VI the
City OF Fredericksburg.
The Pennsylvania Co., &c, et- ais. Plaintiffs,
Rappahannock Electric L. & p.
Co, ct. als......,.......,''. s''..Defendants,
I. James p. Corbin, Clerk Of the said court,
do certify that the bond required OF the
Special Commissioners by the decree render
cd in said cause on the Sch day OF July, 1893,
has been duly given.
Given under my hand as Clerk of-the said
court, this l1th day OF July, 1899.
JAMESP. CORDTN. Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20

English capitalists have absorbed the
most desirable investments in Cuba, ac-
cording TO a report to the War Depart
ment
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20
PUBLIC SALE
OF THE
Rappahannock Electric
Light & Power Com
pany's Plant and
Property,

at and near Fredericksburg, Va.
The undersigned Special Commissioners or
the Corporation Court Of Fredericksburg, IN
STYLE Of the Pennsylvania Company for In
snrance on Lives and Granting Annnities
and Caroline ID. Willis VS.. happahannock
Electric Light and Power Company and
others. will in pursuance OF tne olreetions oi
10 sale at public auction, In front OF the kx,
change Hotel. In Fredericksburg, Va, at j
.s.loclx ID N on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-20

The Bee Hive.
30 Main Street.
(sebree's Old Stand).
A few prices TO boom business dur
ing the dull season.
Prunes &c. pound.
Maccaroni Sc.
Plain and Mixed Candy 70. H.
Large box Lye So
Lump Starch &c. ID.
Alabaster Starch, with Blueing and
Wax &c. package.
Corn Search 40.
Large boxes Matches &C. dozen - dozen
for 25c.)
Wooden Wash Boards Sc
Clothes Pins lc. dozen
Oobblor's Shoe Nails 30 box.
Ink &C. bottle
Envelopes 30 package
Paper and 40. quire.
Armour's Key Soap ? for BE-
Our Favorite Soap, II bars for 900.
This an old we'll seasoned soap and
only limited quantity in stock and
cannot be sold again at the price.
Special bargains in
SHOES, BOOTS,
Tinware. Dry Goods, Notions, Etc.
Country merchants will do well 70
get our figures to the trade before buy
ing
Don't forget the place,
CHAMBERS
(Sebrees Old Stand.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
A Famous Hospital Dog.

Although Leo, the dog belonging to
the Women and Chidren's hospital.
Cork, was Irish, his fame was almost
as great in England as in his own
country. and his death will be re-
gretted by those of both nations who
are interested in benevolent move
ments. His history will bear COM
parison with that OF any dog of public
fame. OF dignified demeanor, he was
always to be seen on the streets with
his Alpine barrel slung round his
neck, bent on errands of mercy as i'm
rortant as those of the great monas-
terry dogs. He gathered over $4,000
for the hospital. Leo won the proud
distinction of carrying off the cup
offered by the Prince of Wales to the
dog who collected the largest amount
for hospital, and he was also known
to the Princess of Wales, who fire.
quently petted him. He is succeeded
in his benevolent exertions by his eld-
est son, Leo. London Telegraph.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
A Hero of the Revolution.

General William Moultrie was one
of the heroes of the Revolution. He
was born in England in 1871 and died
in Charleston, s. c., Sept 81, 1906.
His father, who was a Scotch physi-
clan, decided to emigrate to this
country when the future general was
but two years old. He passed his
early life in South Carolina, which
was then infested by Indians and
wild beasts. He always had love of
military life, and when in 176l the
Cherokee Indians threatened South
Carolina he was appointed captain of
n militia regiment. In this war he
gained knowledge of military affairs
that was of the greatest use to him in
the struggle of the colonies against
England. One of the earliest patriots
to boldly come out for the independ-
ence of the colonies, he was at the be-
ginning of the war appointed to com
mand one of the militia regiments and
was member of the Continental Con-
gress of 1775. When early in June,
l776, the British naval and land forces
hurried to Charleston, Moultr:e hastily
finished the fort on Sullivan island at
the entrance to Charleston harbor and
gave the English commanders, Sir
Henry Clinton and Admiral Sir Feter
Parker, so much trouble that they
abandoned the siege. During the
Revolution General Moultrie was
usually in command of the military
operations in the south, and so able
was he that once when he was cap
tured the British vainly made every
possible offer of money and land to
induce him to join their side. When
the war was over, he was elected gov
ernor of South Carolina and wrote
valuable book of memoirs. Trenton
IN. j. American.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
Hans Christian And .rsen,

= Have you ever read the story of
the ''Ugly Duckling" l am sure you
have, for every boy or girl who has
read Andersen's fairy tales must have
come across the one of the ungainly
luckling that finally proved to be a
viii swan and went sailing away
with its own kind after the common
barnyard ducks had made fun of it in
all manner of ways because it was
such big and ugly duckling. Hans
Christian Andersen is said to have
found the story in his own experience
for he was an ''ugly duckling" in his
youth. He was born at Odessa, in
Denmark, April 2, 1905. His father
was poor shoemaker and died when
Hans was nine years old, leaving the
family destitute. Hans was taken in
to home by kindly lady, but soon
found work in a factory. Instead OF
learning trade he tried to amuse his
fellow workmen by reciting dramatic
pieces. This was not pleasing to the
other workmen or their employer, so
young Hans went home and began to
write tragedies that nobody cared to
read. At IA years of age he deter
mined to become an actor. The man
ager of the Copenhagen theatre would
not engage him, SO Hans went to work
with carpenter. He wasn't good
carpenter and was soon out of work
agail. Then he went to the Royal
conservatory and was instructed as
singer for the stage. Soon his voice
failed him and he was advised to learn
trade in his native town. But Hans
wasn't good at learning trades and de-
termined to become a scholar instead.
Through friend who had faith in his
talents he secured free admission into
the Royal college. Already he had
written poem, "The Dying Infant"
which had attracted attention, and
soon after entering the college he
wrote his first book, ga journey on
Foot to Amack. +" This gained him
great fame, and he wrote book after
book, each of which was successful.
In spite of his literary success, Hans
Andersen seemed not to save money.
He travelled much and was generous
two ways of disposing of money.
When, in 1874, it was reported that
Hans, "the old story-teller." as he
was called, was without .neans,
the children of America raised
large sum of money and sent
it to him ns Christmas present, to-
gether with copy OF PICTURESQUE
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

milk. He is good horseman, and a
remarkable marksman. He under
stands that the man who can shoot
straight and without excitement
makes, nowadays, the best soldier
but cannot understand the need of a
taxgatherer. He is, in fact, the back
woodsman of last century in the
United States, come to life again in
Africa.
At the first hint Of gray in the East
ern sky, at the first crow of the cock,
the farm household is up and stirring,
and breakfast, with the usual strong
coffee tho Boer loves, is over by the
time the sun rises. The men are out
and about at once, looking after just
the same chores as on an American
farm in the West, save those who are
off TO replenish the larder by shooting
q springbok, a hartebeest or some such
species Of deer. The women have
plenty of work about the house. The
genuine old Boer farm furnishes it
self every necessary to its occupants
The furniture is often made by the
farmer, or he has great, unwieldy,
carved chests and bureaus which have
come to him from his ancestors. He
can make his own shoes. His women
dress and weave his own sleeps wool
and make their and his clothes from
it. There is almost nothing he needs
to buy He does not care a rap for
neckties or collars or store clothes,
and full beard is fashionable. All
he really has to buy is farming imple-
ments, and of these he prefers the
primitive sort, though enterprising
agents have introduced such things as
moving and other machinery.
During the day he works leisurely,
content to make living out of the
ground. He dimes heartily at noon
and sups heartily at evening. His day
hardly differs from that of any farmer
in any country, only, if he sings at
his work, it is likely to be psalm
that he sings. He smokes a great
deal while he goes about-a habit de-
rived from his forebears in Holland.
He is fortunate in having no winter
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

cooking for themselves the food they
have brought along. The congrega-
ton gathers, during this time, day
and evening. Their neighbors meet
between whiles and gossip and per-
haps transact little business. They
would not belong to the human family
if, of course, the lads and lasses did
not walk and talk and court and ex-
change vows. These are the great
outings, the picnics, of the year, and
small tradesmen and peddlers are on
hand with knickknacks and trumpery
to sell to the young folks, so that,
outside the services, the meeting is a
kind of fair. Sometimes also there
may be wrestling match or jumping
match between young men, in which
all, old and young, will take a deep
interest.
So the Boer farmer and hunter rur-
sues his even way, as his people have
ever done. and if what he considers
the accursed gold had never been
found in his land, he might so pursue
it to the end of the chapter. 1t is to
be feared, however, that foreign
capital and railroads and telegraphs
and lightning-rod agents have broken
up his idyllic life forever, or, rather,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
Transports For Horses and Mules.

One of the most serious matters in
che transportation of an army is the
carrying of the animals. The ques.
ton of water and food on the voyage
across the Pacific is an important one,
and the transport division has now
eleven ships which are fitted up as
cattle transports. These ships sail
from San Francisco, Seattle and
Tacoma for the Philippines. They
have already transported thousands
of cavalry. They are especially fitted
up for the purpose with ventilators,
so that the horses away down in the
bowels of the ship have plenty of air.
They have hospitals for the sick, i2
which the animals have beds of straw
and places where they can be taken
about for moderate exercise. Each
ship has condensers, which make six
gallons of water day for eacn animal
carried, so as to not disturb the tanks
kept full for emergencies. Each ship
carries 2200 tons of hay, 100 tons OF
oats, or in all 5000 tons offorage, and
also 400, ZOO feet of lumber. 1t car
ries a veterinary surgeon and stable
nen. Washington Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

out hymn tunes OH of Sunday. Just
before the sun goes down, at time
which varies very little all the year
round, the Boer calls his family to-
gether, and they have household
prayers and pious singing. No lights
are needed, or if one is, it is an old
fashioned lanthorn, or, more likely, a
rush dip, floating in cup of home
made tallow. Ere the daylight has
fairly gone the farmer has bolted the
door and everybody is in bed.
He has no amusements, according
to European or American lights.
Knowing nothing of theatres or pic
ture galleries, he does not want them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

He hardly ever reads anything save
the Bible, and that is sacred duty,
and with stammering and difficulty.
The hunt is his chief sport, for big or
little game, and there is keen rivalry
in the display of trophies. Also he
has one favorite sport of much the
same kind-the shooting matches.
Three OF four times day he goes
to Nachtmaal, which is equivalent to
the Scotch Fast Day or Lords Supper.
In the little market square of the
nearest little burg there will stand a
modest whitewashed building like a
barn. This is the church for the dis
trict, and here at stated periods the
farmers gather from all about. They
don't take their families to hotels,
though some may stay with friends,
but drive the two or three days Jour
ney in the big white -canvassed wagon,
drawn by from twelve to sixteen fat,
white horned oxen. They make camp
near the town in a meadow probably
by the stream, and live in and under
the wagon during the Nachtmaal,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
Testing the Faith of Man.

George Mantelli, said to be a dia.
mond merchant from Auckland, New
Zealand. was in Cincinnati, o., few
days ago. He has been on trip
around the world, having visited the
South African diamond fields on his
journey. He says that new process
is being invented in Auckland by
which the Australian diamond can be
cut. 1t is customary to cut diamonds
with diamond dust, as everybody
knows, but the Australian white dia
mond has proved itself impervious to
ordinary diamond dust, and as it is sc
hard it cannot be cut, its immense
beauty as a precious stone remains
dormant. The Auckland inventor has
found a rock that is harder than tho
Australian diamond, and is succeed
ing in crushing the hard stone by
means of the still harder one. With
the dust of the Australian diamond
he is to polish and cut the stone itself.
This story will be believed by those
who believe such stofies.-Tbe Jew
eler's Circular.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

You will hear divers answers as to
what kind of people the Beers are.
The more short-sighted and intolerant
travellers may say that the Beers are a
dirty lot who don't use table napkins,
an illiterate set of brutes who never
heard of Kipling, an utterly unrefined
people whose knowledge of art is nil
in short, a backward, stupid, unpro-
gressive, half civilized set who are too
thick headed to know they are stand
ing in the path of that Juggernaut car,
civilization, and must i'll the end be
crushed beneath it's wheels.
1t is mistake to take Paul Kruger
and his surrounding politicians as
types of the Boer. Also it is a mis-
take to take the dweller in the towns
as typical. To unearth the real Boer
one must seek the wide and solitary
veldt, the hidden valleys, the distant
hills, and there, on his farm, draw him
out and study him. Your true Boer
despises the town. He is essentially
an agriculturist and hunter. He is
extremely conservative, and with
strangers brusque and taciturn, but if
he finds you are harmless he can be
very hospitable. He does not drink
deep. He is religious, with gloomy,
stern religion which makes him be-
lieve, as did the Covenanters, as much
in the Old Testament as in the New.
He is moral. He does not believe in
divorce laws. He marries early in
life, and is convinced the highest
blessing is an abundance of children.
He is sturdily built, us rule, thanks
to his way of life, which is the same
as that of lis father and his ancestors
for many generations an open air
life, with lots of beef and cabbage and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

The wiseacres say he would do we'll
to be somewhat more modest and take
a less conspicuous place in the galaxy,
as there are two tribes not more than
fifteen miles from the capital whose
Dattos, or chiefs, are very powerful
and who are not on very friendly
terms with the Sultan.
The Dattos WELD the most absolute
power imaginable among their fol-
lowers, who seem more like slaves
than independent members of the
community. The Datto is always
accompanied by sword bearer, who
has two or more large swords or huge
knives thrust in his girdle. Another,
and generally one of the younger fol-
lowers, carries the silver box contain
ing the beetle root and lime. These
substances they roll up in wad and
chew continually, much to the harm
of their teeth, which get coal black,
and their gums, which turn a bright
ted.
A third follower in the retinue car
ries the umbrella. A fourth, and the
most powerful and long haired man of
the lot, takes the part of the beast of
burden and carries the Datto himself
about on his shoulders.
IL the lower left hand section of the
Sultan's flag are two implements of
warfare. The upper one, white in color
on the red body of the flag, repre-
sents one of the borongs, or huge
knives almost universally carried in
peace as well as in war, while the
lower, also white in color in the flag,
is section cf spearhead, which i'm
plement is only used in fighting and
in the chase.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
Wash Your Hands.

1t has recently been claimed that
cases of infection that could be &C.
counted for in no ther way have been
explained by the fingers as vehicle.
In handling money. especially of Pa
per, doc knobs, banisters, car straps
and hundred things that everyone
must frequently touch there are
chances innumerable of picking UP
germs OF typhoid, scarlatina, diphth
eria, smallpox, etc. Yet some per.
sons actually put such things in their
mouths. if not too large. Before eat
ing or touching that which is eaten,
the hands should be immediatel ely and
scrupulously washed. We hear much
about general cleanliness as "next tc
godliness 1t may be added that
here in particular 1t is also ahead o.
health and safety. The Jews made
no mistake in that Except they
washed they ate not" 1t is n sani.
tary ordinance as we'll as an ordinance
of good manners.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
Indiana,a Rabbit Farms.

There are four large rabbit farms in
indiana. The largest one is located
at Wabash and covers sixty acres.
The bunnies are fed on hay, and they
consume about $50 pounds of green
grass day. Their pelts are in great
demand and the meat Is edible.
Moreover, they sell as pets. From
their hair the finest crush hats are
made. Hares are easily handled and
are preferable to skunks, and there is
no danger of on "off" year. About
1000, 900 hares are raised IN year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
A Bushranger's IS Ar,nor.

The accompanying illustration is 9
photograph of the armor used by Nee
Kelly, the notorious Australian bush
ranger. Kelly, having been in his
more peaceful days blacksmith, says
the London Strand, manufactured
armor for himself and comrades from
old boiler-plates. and to such good
purpose did these protective coverings
serve them that for two years the gang
detied all the efforts of the police o:
Victoria to capture them. They were
at last surprised, and many of them
shot whilst drinking at hotel; not
however, until 100000 had beer
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
Proved n Horses Friend.

A very ordinary looking farm horse
harne's.d to an old wagon stood by
the curb, and on the board that served
for seat lay small dog OF such
MIXED blood that no guess can be
made as to his breed, saws the Bur-
lington Free Press.
AS II delivery wagon passed on the
opposi side OF the street large red
app,e fell o.. Be ore it stopped roll
ing the dog bounded across the street,
picked it up with his teeth, and with
tail magglng, rushed back to the
horse, in front of wnich he stood op
his hind legs while the apple was
taken from his mouth.
AS the horse munched the apple he
made the peculiar little noise that
horses make when petted, and doggis
replied with thro,ty little barks which
plainly told what a pleasure it had
been to go after that apple. Then he
went back to his nap on the Wagon
seat
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

Am erica" This pleased the ole
gentleman very much, especially as y
reached him on his 10th birthday
August 4, 1875, the venerable man
died in Copenhagen, and all the world
mourned his loss. The day OF his
funeral was made one OF nationa'
mourning, and the king and other
members of the royal family of Den
mark, with the minister's and chic.
officers of the kingdom, attended hi,
funeral. Thus the ''ugly duckling"
died, loved and venerated by all.-
Chicago Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

Ipresume there have from time tc
time been exhibited specimens of the
Manila insurgents flag by returned
soldiers who captured them in battle.
These have golden-c colored stars on the
white field, representing the chief
tribes engaged in the uprising against
our forces, while the rising sun in the
,~ntre stands for the rising of the
young republic as presaged by Aguin-
ado.
There are two stripes forming the
rest of the flag, the upper blue and
;he lower red.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

tWhatever induced you to marry
me, anyway, if I am so distasteful te
you?" he asked fiercely.
II think it was the advertisements,
she said.
"The what?"
''The advertisements. The house
hold bargains. you know. I though,
it would be SO lovely to go to the de
partment stores and buy icepicks TO,
nine cents. real eight.cent dippers foi
only one cent, and all that sort O.
thing. OF course had no use TO,
that sort of stuff when single."-
Furniture Worker.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
A sULU suLTANA's WORK.
The Rulers Mother Has NJ ade Flag
With Her Own Hands.

rhe Rulers Mother Has Made FLAG
With Her Own Hands.
The Sultana Dowager, as we might
call the mother of the reigning Sultan
of the Sulu Archipelago Of the Philip
pine group, writes the Manila corre-
spondent of the New York Times, has
shown an unexpected practical side of
her character lately by actually max
ing with her own hands copy of the
royal standard of Sulu.
The flag is red and the field carry.
ing the five stars is blue. These
two colors appear in very many diff
ferent shades. The four small stars
in the blue field are the four principal
tribes of Sulu, while the central and
largest star is for the Sultan him
self,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14

no frost, no snow, only the dry sea-
son, when his cattle suffer, and the
rainy season, when the rivers and
ponds are flooded.
His house and barns are low aud
roomy-simply furnished as to the
house rooms. The great featherbed
is usually the most noticeable feature,
unless, perhaps. he glories in little
harm moninm for his danrhte, 10 pick