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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Small Attendance at Court Wells Going
Dry Fishing Go improvements
Religious Etc, ETC.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance. }


Heethsyille. Va August IA.
The excessive heat and drought Of the
past ten days diminished greatly the
attendance at County court on yester-
day, aud many who were present wore
wilted and weary looks on account OF
the weather Had the crowd been larger
the lemonade aud ioe.cream yenders
would have done a thriving business
as it was the dry air aud heat enlivened
their trade considerably.
The promise for corn here for next
year was fine up TO the beginning OF the
past week Since then IL has been di-
minished by one.half for want OF rain
at the critical stage
A water famine seems impending,
most Of the wells being nearly dry. The
we'll digger is in demand deepening ex'
isiing wells and digging new ones.
The fishing interests flourish Ia the
county, the weekly catch by the differ
ent steamers being higher than for years
past. There is also more and better
hook and line fishing on Wicomico river
than has been known for long time
before.
The mofqnito, having lat ly become a
subject OF investigation in scientific
circles, has put itself much In evidence
here this summer, and Is probably
quadrupled in numbers. Complaints OF
ITS annoyance are very general.
Mr. Lee Burgess has a new store ready
for occupancy. The Methodist Protestant
parsonage has been completed, and Mr..
H. Lewis is erecting harness and shoe
shop. A new aud larger public school
house is also In contemplation. These
improvements will give to Burgess
Store, with its various former buildings,
quite the air Of village.
Mr William Hudnall, OF Hacks Neck,
had the misfortune last week TO lose two
very valuable young horses. Ii Is sup
posed they ate some poisonous growth
while grazing at night.
The efficient teaching force in our
public schools has suffered depletion
lately by matrimony, and further
losses are probable from the same cause.
The graded school at this place will lose
number Of promising pupils, who will
20 off TO college.
The unprecedented heat and dust has
abated bus little the summer activity
here in religious meetings. Rev. Q. N.
Belts and Rev DR.. G. W Beale have
recently had interesting meetings, fol.
lowed by bsptiziDgs at Smithland and
Fair6elds churches. Rev. Il. s. Monds
assisted the former and Rev. Walter
Rhodes the latter. Rev. W. K. Wright
is holding daily services this week at
Bethany church Rev A. d. Reynolds
is doing likewise at Providence, and the
congregation at Kilmarnock is hearing
with great delight. their old pastor,
Rev. Wayland +. Dunaway, Of Middle'
burg.
Coan church is erecting, under the
supervision Of W. r. Olaughton. Thos
1. Bird and Joseph B. Lewis, a small
building on the shore Of Ooan river for
use on bsptismal occasions.
@. W. B.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
rnrhiuh Rad Wintsr Wheat.

It now appears probable that by the
time for planting early fall wheat
Commissioner Of Agriculture George
". Koiner will have on hand On article
that will revolutionize wheat farming
in Virginia. This is what Secretary
Of Agriculture Of the United States
thinks of the variety Of wheat that
Commissioner Koiner has requested and
that will in all probability be sent to
him.
The Turkish red winter wheat has q
record. 1t was discovered several years
ago In Iowa by the present Secretary
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture who was OF that time
Commissioner of Agriculture in that
State. Mr.. Wilson found that this
variety would yield larger number
of bushels to the acre than any other
wheat he had ever seen, so he immediate.
ly took steps to have the variety regis
tered and carefully watched it's prog.
ress. The Turkish red winter wheat
has already averaged 30 bushels to the
acre.
The United States Department. Of
Agriculture has found this new variety
of wheat very popular and the demand
from all sections Of the country has been
great.
Oongressmen with Influence at the
national capital are obtaining this va
riety Of wheat upon application from
their constituents and 1t is not unlikely
that the Virginia congressman will
soon receive applications from various
sections Of this State
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
culurad Baptists to Meet.

The Colored National Baptist OonVen'
tion. representing 1900 900 members,
will hold its twentieth annual session in
Richmond, September 18th, lSth. l4th'
18th and 10Th. On Sunday 10th, in the
afternoon, a large missionary mass
meeting will be held, and the Exposi'
tion building has been rendered them
free Of charge for the occasion.
This convention is supporting fourteen
missionaries in Africa one in Cuba and
has a publishing house in Nashville,
Tenn. furnishing Sunday.schools lit
erature for nearly 10. 900 Suuday-schools,
supporting Sunday schools mission
aries, and cooperating with the colored
Baptist Of virginiain missionary work.
The convention will be address BY
Gov. Tyler, Mayor Taylor, and some Of
the leading white divlnes Of Richmond
Il is expected that there will be at least
1O. coo colored people visiting Richmond
during the convention week.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
Younc William as a Terror.


A dispatch to the New York Herald,
dated Chicago. says;
william ]. Bryan is trying to sup'
uress william J. Bryan, Jr. The latter
seems now suppressed. Since the
Bryan family came to Chicago there
has been too much publicity Of young
BRYAN. His father has clipped his
wings. Mr.. Bryan said last night;
''This notoriety that William has
achieved since his coming to Chicago Is
dlstasteful to his mother and myself.
aud we wish that in future the papers
would discontinue celebrating the not
able achievements Of my offspripgs "
William ]. Bryan Jr., under the new
order Of things. wears meek and chas'
tened expression and bears himself with
restraint and dignity agonizing TO
him
He has not had an opportunity to fall
out of a window recently, or to ride
avasn the Lincoln Park elephant,
or run the elevator up through the roof.
His mother has kept him continually
by her side, and nos once has he been
permitted toroam more than q few feet
away.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
NIAGARA rALLs EXCURSIONS.
Low-Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
psny has selected the following dates
for Its popular ten day excursions to
Niagara Falls from Philadelphia.
Baltimore, and Washington, July 20.
August 9 and 23. September 8 and 20.
and October and IS. On these dates
the special train will leave Washington
at 8 90 A. NJ, Baltimore Q. 05 A. n.
This year the excursions frcsn Phils
adelphia will be run by two routes.
Those on July 20. August 9,September
8, October and Is, going via Har.
rlsburg and the pioturefque valley OF
the SusquehaHna as heretofore, special
train leaving Philadelphia at 8. 10 A.
M. excursions OF August 2S and Sep
tenber 20, running via Trenton,
Manunka Chunk, and the Delaware
Valley, leaving Philadelphia on special
train ct 500 A. M.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclusive
Of limited express trains, within ten
days, will be sold at $40 90 from Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and
all points on the Delaware Division
al. 25 from Atlantic City $500 from
Lancaster; IS 80 from Altoona and
Harrisburg; SO 90 from sunbury and
Wilkesbarre 1910 from Williamsport,
and at proportionate rates from other
points, including Trenton. Nj. Holly.
palmyra, New Brunswick, and prin.
oipal intermediate stations. A stop
over will be allowed at Buffalo. Roohes-
ter, Oanandaigua. and Watkins within
the limit returning on the excursions
Of July 90, August 8, September Q,
October and lS.
For the excursions Of August % and
September 20, stop.over will be allowed
at Buffalo on return trip within limit
| Of ticket
The special trains Of Pullman par
lor cars and day coaches viii be run
with each excursion running through
TO Niagara Falls. An extra charge
will be made for parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist, agent and
chapsron will accompany each ezcur'
sion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time OF
connecting trains, and further infer
me4ion apply to nearest ticket agent, /,
or address Geo. ". Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphis. 1yl4.w6t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
VIRGINIA S LEE.

On thy brow In rapt vision have
Razed tonight, 9,
o man. serene and calm, amid the DARK
amid the bright
OF battles A woman knelt betore
thee and her weeping
Found but these words amid her blind'
ing tears;
"Ah Hope Of all who love me. ana
by my shrine their watch are
keeping
Despite their haunting fears;
Above thee, in the dim Air, still are
trembling the hands that held
the future And one bears
The viotor's wreath - but one
wreath resembling the crown OF
thorDs martyred Saviour wears.
Thou art the man Of men-Nlrginia' :
Lee
And she who weeping kneels-is Liberty
Richmond News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
Board Of Fisheries.

The State Board Of Fisheries met last
week at the Atlantic Hotel. Norfolk
The board elected IS Oyster Inspector
e. O. Madison, for Surry District, and
II. K. Swami, for Norfolk District, the
latter to fill the vacancy created BY the
killing Of Charles J. Cannon BY Norfolk
Police. Captain M. II. Prince. They In
struoted DR.. Frank Fletcher, president,
and s. r. Miller. secretary Of she board,
10 purchase for the purpose Of pasrolling
the James river such boat, whether
steamer or sail, as they may deem most
suitable. The board adjourned to mees
next month In Newport News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applicatiOns,as as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way TO cure deafness, and that Is by con
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infamed condition Of the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound OF imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the retult, and unless the inam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will bo
DESTROYED forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Desfness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh cure, send
for circular, Tree.
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Halls family Pills are the best.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
$1,000 Men Stop Work During O. P
Huntington's Funeral.

Every wheel aud stroke Of commerce
throughout the great Southern Pacific
svstem of railroads and steamship lines
was stopped for seven minutes at the
time Of the burial Of o. p Huntington
in New York Friday. AT the exact
moment when the clock struck II in
New York every hammer In ell the
shops ceased changing; engines paused
upon the rails and steamships foated
lifelessly upon the water. During the
short suspension of business 90. 900 men
in oil sections of the United States re-
msined idle.
W. @. Neimyer, Of the Southern Pa
ciflc. said that this was the first time
in the history of American railroads
that there had been a total suspension
of business on any system as a mark oi
respect to the memory Of any man.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21

..Oolonel Jones'" the blind Colonel
Jones, who figured 80 extensively dur
ing the readjustment- Malone period 10
VirQinia and who is engaged In rail-
road enterprises in California, has come
East 10 open the Republican cem.
paign In New Jerssy next week. His
iirst speech will be reply, he says, 90
the letter Of acceptance Of william Jen.
nings Bryan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
srheduls in Eject June II. 1900

Snheduls IN Eject June IL. lsOO
All trains arrive at and depart from
Pennsylvania Passenger Station
s.01 K M-Daily-for Dsnvills, Charlotte
and vay stations, connecting at Calverton
for Warrenton, ct Manassas for strasburg
and Harrison burg daily and Stsunton week
dsvs at Lvnchburg. with the Norfolk and
Western daily for Roanoke and points
gouthwest and with G. q .. K. K. daily for
Natural Bridge and Lexington. .,.
Ii.1b A. M-Dally-TB UNITED
aTITEs FAST MAIL carries Pullman
Siasners New York and Washington to
IscLsonviIIe. via Savannah, uniting a. Sal
sshrrv With Pullman Sleeper FOR Asoe-
yiIIa and Hot Springs, n. O.. Knox
villa. Chattanooga and Mempnis,
Tenn. and at Charlotte with Puu-
man Sleeper for Augusta end birmingham;
and at Columbis with sleeper tOr Chasles
tom. Pullman Sleeper New YORK 70 New
0risans. Solid train Washington to New
Orleans without chGags, connects at Lynch
bnrg daily for Natural Bridge and Lexing-
ton and week days for East Radford, Va
D5 III A M-Daily-Local for CharlOttes-
willie. connecting at Calyerton for warren
ton. e.-..L-.... .,,s VA
y,sonburg daily except Sunday.
zso P IN. daily, local for Charlottesville,
.a-osctin0 AZ Cslyerton for Warrent0n.
a.SS p NJ daily New York and Florida
Rxpress Pullman Buffet Sleeping Oais,
New York and Washington 70 Port Iampa,
via Jacksonville, and 70 augusta wa
Columbia with connection for Aiken.
Throngb coach to Jacksonville. DINING Gar
service. IL r.,-... .nN
cnettanooxa Limited, via Lynch burg, with
sIsepers. New York and Washington to
Memphis and New Orleans through Bristol.
Through coach to Memphis; Parlor
and observation Car between ksdIord' Va''
and Alfalfa, Ala. Dining Car service.
I0.45 PM: daily, WASHINGTON AHD
sOGiTH. WESTERN, VESTIBULED LIN.
ITED." composed Of Pullman Vestbuled
SIeerers. Dining Cars and Day Coaches, Pull
man SIeepers, New York 70 Nashville,
Tenn. via Asheville, Knoxville and Chat
tsnooga: New York to Memphis, via Blrm-
inohana' New York to New Orleans, via At
isy9fa and Montgomery. Pullman, Library
and Observation car between New York and
Washington and Macon. Vestibuled Day
Coach, Washington TO New Orleans Dining
20 snnsst Personally Conducted Tourists
Kxonrsion. Through Sleeper on this train
every Monday, wednesday and Friday
rom Washington 70 Ban Francisco with
ant change. Leave Richmond at HOOP. NJ
TrsinT on the Narrow Gauge r5ach Orange
Tyains on ths Southern Railway pss
Orange DAILY a. follows
SOUTH BOUED- =,
EORTH BOUND :.
ii:lO A. NJ. $40 2. NJ. 6:37 A. h
Por rates, map folders and Steering ca
snacs apply to nearest Southern Railway
Agent, or
PRANK g.GANNON. .srd V. Pres & gsn.Ng
i. AL. OULP, Traffic Man sger.
w. A. TURk, General Passenger Agent.
T. q. BROWN, General Agent,
WASHINGTON, ID. o
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
Newspaper Over 1000 Years Old

The Kin Pan Of Pekin has been pub.
Iished continuously for over 900 years.
Il began ss a monthly, became a week
", in 1861, and since the beginning Of
the century has been daily. II is now
quite mp 20 date, publishing three edi'
tions day, and to ssfe.gusrd the pur'
chaser, each edition is printed on diff
ferent colored paper.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
So 800. Washington TO the seashore and Re-
turn $500 via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Tickets on sale for ell trains Fridays
and Saturdays to September 20 At
iantic Oity, Cape May. Ocean Oity and
Sea Isle Olty, MI, good to return IN
Gil Tuesday following day Of sale
Tickets good via Delaware Bridge Route
to Atlantic City.
iYl0-eep6.t-tk
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
$40. washington 70 Niagara Fails and Re-
fnrn $40. via PennsYlYania Railroad.

On Thursdays. July 26, August 9 and
90. September 6 and 20. and October 4
and IS, personally conducted excursions
will leave Washington by special train
at 8 90 a. M, arriving Niagara Falls
IL :O5 D. m. Tickets limited 20 ten
DAYS and allow stop over returning ai
Buffalo, Rochester and Watkins.
ivf4.w-ookl2
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21

Connections at Fredericksburg Win X r.
A r r. and Weenls Steam boat Co At
Orange with Southern and Chs5apsske q
Ohio &. K.
The only line to the Chancellorsviils and
Wilderness Bat.lshelds.
Kastern Standard Time. Daily exoepteun'
dsv. w. u. RICHARDS, GEM Manager
FTraIn No. 2 leaves Orange the 4th noncsy
IN zach month st 3 o. N.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
know when and how to use IT, >
LEFT THE CITY HASTILY.

Two New York lawyers. Herman But
teriield and +. A. Loomis, put in sp'
pearance one morning last week with
the object Of hayinR the Green Turtle
Club indicted by the grand jury for its
81 600 offer for Miss Jewett's head The
same night they left hurriedly by trair,
and were lucky 90 get away alive.
Soon after their arrival Butteriield
ana Loomis went to the Henmen Build
ing and consulted prominent lawyers as
TO the legal status of the case. They
were told unhesitatingly that the
Louisiana laws fully cover the case,
sections 3. act 8, Of special sessions OF
l870in regard to conspiracy was enough,
but then they told the fasteners that
there was not a grand jury south OF the
Mason and Dixon line who would in
dict an organic ,tion for such an act in
regard to NEGRO lover" J" The men,
Angered at this went TO the hotel, took
buggy, and started in the direction of
the Green Turtle Clubhouse
PREPARATIONS AT THE CLUB.
The fact that the lawyers were here
quickly spread throughout the city,
aud q1iet tip YVES give the club that
they were 10 be visited Aforty footrope
was secured, OF each end Of which a ring
was fastened. aud a moose formed This
significant apparatus was coiled up in
the back room Of the clubhouse and half
dozen well.built young men were place
TO guard it aud await developments.
The men in the buggy arrived in the
neighborhood and drove slowly past the
club Tney made no move 30 leave their
seats. and when they saw the members
in the club they whipped up and quick
ly drove away. Had they gotten out'
they would quickly have swung to one
the rafters. The men next returned TO
the hotel, packed up their things, and
left on the first Louisville and Nash
Vile train.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
ANOTHER DEFI.

Then DR.. o. L. Dozier, supreme COM
mander Of the Regents Of the White
Shield. Of Birmingham, Ala, issued a
"defi" to the Boston Joan Of Are, in
which he said,
"It gives me pleasure to inform you
that the regents Of the Write Shield are
very substantial body Of organized
patriots, who are ready to receive you
and your Ethiopian escort and extend
such other service as would be appro'
pirate to express our contempt for one
with a white skin and black heart.
and at the same time to add another hue
of darker shade to that Of Hades So
come on, fair Joan Of Arc, and don't be
too modest about the number Of black
crusaders you bring with You. Ten
thousand are not enough TO tax our hos
pitality in furnishing sleeping accom-
modations in orr Potter's Field In
conclusion let me state that as we raise
large crops Of cotton in this section, we
have an abundant supply Of rope on
hand for every emergency, and well
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
A COFFIN FOR MISS JEwETT

After the departure Of the lawyers,
the Green Turtle Club held meeting
and resolved that q cofiiu should be
bought A committee Of twelve was
appointed to carry the coffin TO Bos'
ton and present it to Miss Jewett in
person.
This will be done II transportation
can be secured for the party. II not
the coffin will be filled with the dunn
my Miss Jewett and be buried with
dna ceremony in the court Of the club.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
Railroads.
NSzW 3 NorfoIkSlsWesten
NrN NsGs cchsdule in Eject
Schedule in Eject
May 81 1900. z,,a1
RICH MQNp,onsNHO

STREET STATlQN.r,
o'O0 A. NJ, NORFOLK LlMlI TED. At
riyeS Norfolk li.s0 A. NJ. stops only al tet-
ersburg. Wavcrly. and suffolk. second CLASS
tickets not accepted on this train. ,opss
o.OS A.. N. THE CHICAGO EMPRESS;
for Iynchburg. Roanoke, C0lum1us, ".o ,I
Chicago. BuGet Parlor car PetcrsourS !"
Roanoke. Pullman sleeper koanoks 70 Do.s
umbus: also. for Bristol. hnoANlue' anu
ChattanoOga Pullman Sleeper hoahoAe 10
h nONville. ,., ,.i,.os
ais p. NJ. Ocean Shore Limited. Arrives
Mort X 5.;5 p. VI stops only ar feleIsouts
Waverly. and suffolk Second class teNets
not good on this train Through coach 10
6eSO p, VI For suffolk. Norfolk. and in
teTmediate stations. Arrives at NoiiOik NJ
l0:fO Z. NJ. ,,
a.fO p. NJ, For Lynchburg and Roanoke
Connects at LyuchuTg with V ashington ana
CHATTANOOGA Limited Pu man sleepers
IVnchhurg to Memphis and New orleans
CAFE. parlor. and Observation cars hadtord
10 Affala. Ala. Pullman sleeper between
Richmond ana Lynchhurg, and berths ready
for occur ancy al e@D I, NJ Also' "i"'"u
sleeper Petersburg and hoanohe' .,,..-,-
Trains arrive Richmond from LynCnoe,I1s ~
al the West daily at 80 A. NJ. ana 80, -, Z; N :
from Norfolk and the East at ll:lU u M'' ll't-
A. NJ. and $50 p. VI.
Office: S}s Main street. ,,-,n
CITY Passenger and Ticket Age0t.
g H. BOSLRY. District Pass sengcr Agent.
W. B BRNIiI. General Passenger Aktut.
General once: Roanoke, Va. my"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
HEALTH IS DELICATE.

Miss Jewett wanted very much to go
to Ratcliffse. But her health was too
delicate. SO she went South. to Holllns
College, in Virginia where she remained
several months but her health gave
way again and she returned to the
North.
The reply Of the Green Turtle Club,
of New Orleaus, Offering q reward Of
81, 900 for Miss Jewett 8 scalp, was taken
In earnest by many who could not see q
Joke il it were served in limelight ard
plainly stencilled wit and humor.