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AnIndIgnnnt Messenger Boy.

fnncgan, a rhlladclphla messenger
boy, is thus quoted in the Philadel-
phia Record: "Jist tell de great Amer!-
can publick dat us messenger boys o
Philadelphia is goin ter hold a indls-
nation mectin ter express our sympathy
fer der British an ter say were AZ n
de Beers We're trough Wild de Beers
since de mugs wot got up dat mcctln
Mt de 'Cadcmy o. Music got slob from
New York fer 10 carry de message to
Kruger Say. wots dc matter with us,
anyway? Amt We on de mapF Are
we counted ont aforc We gifts into dc
ring? why, say, seen dis New York
mugs plxturc I'm de papers, an say, ne
looks like a Willie boy all right all
right. James Francis Smith lac calls
hissclf. Wouldn't dat jolt youf James
Francis Smith Hully gee! Why ]
bet he wouldn't know Boer from a
fried egg. Desc here mugs Is jist
a-queerin dcre own town, OATS wot
deere adding Krugcrll say TO James
Francis Smith, You cum from Phila-
delpha, don't youY An James Fran
els Smith'll say: not on yer tintypes
Dey couldn't git no Kids dcrc wot WIZ
ny enough fer dis job I'm from Ne"
York, OATS wot James Francis
SmIthl say. Anyhow, we're trough
wild de- whole push. De Beers has lost
our support, an you kin quote me as
sayin IT, An dat goes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10

making an extra effort to free
er months.
'quently on the back of the neck,
'atal. Boils are regarded by some
Ie pain and inconvenience under
1 is too thick anyway, and this is
S diseased-is full of poison-and
gives warning of serious internal
Many an old sore, running ulcer,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Schedule in Effect April 10, Il


Train, leave Washington, L. o.
s.0l A. M.-Daily-for Danville, Charlotte
and wav stations, connecting at Calverton
for Warrenton, at Manassas for Strssburg
and Harrisonburg daily and Staunton week
DAYS at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and
western daily for Roanoke and points
Southwest and with @. q o. 4. Z. daily for
Natural Bridge and Lexington.
Ills A. M.-Dally-THk UNITED
SIeepers New York and Washington to
Jacksonville, via Savannah, uniting at Bal
isbury with Pullman Sleeper for Ashe-
VILE and Hot Springs, N. o., Knox
vile. Chattanooga and Memphis,
Tenn, and at Charlotte with Pull
man Sleeper for Augusta and at columbia,
with sleeper for Charleston, Pullman
9leeper New York to New Orleans, connect
inc NJ Charlotte with sleeper for Birmingham
Solid train washington to New Orleans
without chCage. Dining car service.
1880 A. M.SDaily- Local for Charlottes-
Vile, connecting at Calverton for Warren
4:O1 P. M.-Local for strasburg and Har.
risonburg daily except Sunday.
4.3O P. M.daily, local for Charlottesville,
connecting at Calverton for Warrenton.
$50 P. M. daily New York and Florida
Express Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cans,
New York and Washington to Port Tampa,
via Jacksonville, connecting at Jacksonville
with drawing room sleeping car for LSt.
Hngnstine and Miami; and TO Au-
gns3a via Columbia with connection for
Aiken. Through coach to Jacksonville. Din
ing Gar service.
1880 p. M. daily, washington ana
s.,attanooga Limited via Lync cnh WIN IN
MsmSnis and New Orleans through Bristol.
TS-o2oS[ coach to Memphis. Parl0r
and Observation Car between Radford, Va,
and Alfalfa. Ala. Dining Car service.
il,.45 PM: daily, WASHINGTON AND
SOUTH VESTlBULED LIN
TIED" composed OF Pullman VeSti6uled
Sleepers, Dining Cars and Day coaches, fqil'
man sleepers, New York to Nashville,
Tann. via Asheyille, Knoxville and Chat
tsnooSa: New York to Memphis, via Birm-
inoham' New York to New Orleans via At
lanta and Montgomery. Pullman, Librar
and Observation Car between New YORK an('
washington and Macon. Vestibuled Day
Coach, Washington to New Orleans Dining
Oar service.
EXCURSION. Through Sleeper on this train
eyery Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from Washington to San Francisco with
ont change. Leave Richmond at l.0OP p. M.
Trains on the Narrow Gauge reach Orange
daily ct 1910 A. NJ
Trains on the Southern Railway pass
Orange DAILY ~ follow:
SOUTH BOUND
il:l0 A. NJ. 2S5 P. n. 7.45 p. ID.
NORTH BOUND
li:l0 A. N. $50 p. M. 6:37 A. NJ.
For rates, map folders and Sleeping Oar
' General Agent 7O6 18th Bt. N. W.
WARRINGTON, D. U.
PRANK g. CANNON, Srd Vice Pres and
General Manager.
JIM. OULP, w: a. IOhn,
Tratjc Manager. 9en'l Passenger Agent
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PHOTOGRAPHERS Mt the Exposition.


NJ. Millcrand, the minister OF com
merce. has issued the regulations un
der which photographers may pursue
their art or pastime within the pre-
cincts Of the exhibition. The use Oh
hand cameras will be permitted at all
times free Of charge or restriction, but
the use of apparatus standing on trl'
nod will only be allowed up to !
o'clock. In addition, this class Of pho
tographers must obtain written per
mission from the commissioner general
and pay tax, which has been fixed AT
% francs for one day or 1000 francs
for the period of the exhibition. Pho-
tographers, however are all subject to
the following regulation: mo exhibit
may be photographed without the writ
ten authorization Of the exhibitor. The
Interested persons must also obtain
from the foreign commissioner gen
erals or conccssionnaires authorization
to reproduce their palaces or pavilions.
They assume all responsibility for re-
productions they may make and guar
antee the administrators Of the cxhi.
bition against all claims. London
Standard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
Preserved the surveyors' :

Preserved the SurVeyors' stakes.
There Is n humorous side 10 the Tor
eign troubles in China.
The chief engineers Of the railway
that is being built through Shangtung
province by the Germans complained
TO taotol, or local governor that the
pcople pulled up and carried of the
stakes that his surveyors had driven
into the ground to guide the construc-
zion gangs I'm grading the right OF way
so that he had been compelled to do the
work over three or four times. The
taotoi promised that the mischief
should stop and said that he would
give the matter his personal attention.
The surveyors went over the line again
and marked it out carefully with wood
en- pegs. When they came back few
weeks later, they were Disguised 10
find that every one of the markers FOR
miles had disappeared. The chief cngl'
neer I'm the heat Of his wrath rushed
TO the taotoi to make complaint, ant
the latter. with smile that was child
like and bland, attempted TO sooth(
him, saying:
"The stakes are all right, every one
of them. had my men 90 out an
take them all up and keep them safcl
until you returned, and | have 70
them tied up In bundles for you
Chicago Record.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
Railroads.

Potomac, Fredericksburg
AN0PIEDMONT RAILROAD
Schedule for 1900.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10

For osnsr information, address
JEO. d. POTTS,
A. g.. P. A., Richmond Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
These un@eieUme v.si.oio usually appear in the $

even cancer, is the result OF a neglected boil.
Keep the blood pure, and it will keep the
skin clear of all the irritating impurities that
cause these painful, disfguring diseases
S s. S cures boils and carbunclcs easily
and permanently by reinforcing, purifying and
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
p. McCracken, Bro. & Co.,
-WKoLIsALE AED RIIAIL-

GROCERs AND LIQUOR DEALERS.
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE
and BOURBON WHISTLES, from the fol-
lowing we'll known distilleries: Graft q 70.
Of Ohio; Boone County Distilling Co., oil
Kentucky Monticello Distillery, OF Mary
and, and w. 4. Gray, OF Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bergner q Engle' Lager Beer
They also offer Staple and Fancy Groceries
Agricultural Implements, Seeds, Guano, and
lament
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
An Epidemic Of whooping Cough,

Last winter during an epidemic Of
whooping cough my children contracted
the disease, having severe coughing
spells. We mad used Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy very successfully for
Group and naturally turned to 1t at that
time and found it relieved the cough
and effected complete cure john E.
Clifford, Proprietor Norwood House
Norwood. N. Y. This remedy Is for sale
BY M. M. Lewis Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
Getting Around the Conditions.

Getting Around the tonditio"s'
The University of California holds in
trust fund the interest Of which must
be used each year for the purchase Of
medal to be presented to the most
advanced student. This year the in
terest happened to amount to as much
as 1910, and the regents Of the uni
versity were ut first puzzled to know
how to put such large sum into one
gold medal. The conditions under
which the trust is held would not per-
NIT of giving the fortunate student a
500 medal and the balance in cash, as
was proposed so 1t was decided to In
close the medal in case into which
the surplus gold should be so worked
that 1t could be easily taken out and
disposed of as the holder might see ut.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
BAEsefsE
ROiIS

Mr.. r. NJ Pratt. Cave, s. c. writes :
"Tor twenty wears was sorcly
afflicted with boils and carbunolcs
caused by ihpure blood. II is impos
sible TO describe my suffering part OF
lifetime being unable to work or sleep.
Several doctoIstreatcd me. and tried
all the so-callcd blood remedies. but
nothing seemed to do me any good
During the summer Of 1873 was per
suadcA To try s S. \, and after taking
several bottles was entirely cured. and
have had no return Of these painful
pests up 10 the present time
and any information or advice "
whatever for this service. Send
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
Dangerous
CarhUnCfeS

idding the system of all accumulated waste matter.
and herbs which act directly the blood and all poson matter
and driven by this powerful purely vegetable medicine
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
THURSDAY
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

In all the London clubs tipping is
strictly prohibited
According to the Zurich Post there
are as many as GO.OOO Germans in
Milan
The eyictions in Ireland Of the past
year were only 454. the lowest in 80
years.
The water of the Modlcr river has
been analysed and pronounced to be Of
excellent quality.
The Bank of France last year dis
counted IN Paris .. 1O1 $50 separate bills
for less than 100 francs each.
Roumania is TO have three new rail
way lines constructed mt a cost of SlG,-
5I6.OOO. exclusive of rolling stock.
The British empire is 40 times larger
than the German empire and lG times
larger than all the French dominions.
The old time mittS are coming into
Fashionable, .vor again abroad be-
cause Of the number of rings now
worn.
The British war Office declined the
services of General X. Garibaldi for
South Africa on the simple ground of
his nationality.
Montana is said TO have mined SiO,-
100000 worth of copper last year. This
beats the gold or silver record of any
state In the Union.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
WnpKINn WOnEN.

WORKING W01EN.
Women are women after all. Mistress
and maid are alike in physical makeup
roth are women. Both are subject to the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
Senator Tillman's views.

Washington, March LIN discussing
the Hawaiian government bill Senator
Tillman argued that his amendment
substituting the suffrage provisions of
the constitution of South Carolina was
in all senses a better provision than
that offered by the committee reporting
the bill Mr.. Tillman said:
"The people of South Carolina in
their constitution have done their level
best to prevent the niggers from voting.
What now ask you to do to give the
Kankaks and Portuguese of the Hawa-
ian islands the same power of suffrage
as we in South Carolina have given the
niggers."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Increase of Exports Over Imports
Still Continues.
WHEAT SUPPLIES HOLD OUT.

New York, March 5.-The rise of cot
ton to ga cents, the highest point
since January, 1898, has done much to
stimulate business, drawing from
southern plantations and country
towns more than double the quantity
marketed last year, distributing mil
hons to producers whose purchases OF
supplies are thus increased and swell
ling beyond all expectation, the pur-
fhase of export. But the markets both
for goods and for cotton have been
Affected all over the world, and the
country will reap some benefit in
larger excess of merchandise exports
pver imports. The market for goods
has been pushed to greater activity
though they have risen only three per
cent since the year began, while the
material has risen over % per cent.
The small rise in wheat last week,
although the price is quite low, sutficed
to call from the farms such receipts, A.
IO5, 661 bushels against >, 1876, 437 bushels
last year, as to indicate that supplies
are not nearly exhausted. Though eX-
ports run behind last years, which
were almost unequalled, they have al
ready exceeded in eight months those
Of most full years, and the exports of
rorn in fOur weeks 1774645 bushels,
against 10, O51, O53 bushels last year, ex-
plain much of the difficulty, corn rising
three-quarters of cent during the
week, while wheat declined IA cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
Both Governments Refused Cash.

Frankfort, KY, March 1.-Republi-
can Auditor Sweeney, to test the matter
as to whether he or Democratic Audi
tor Coulter is to be recognized by the
state repositories, made out warrant
aud had it presented at one of the banks
of the city. The bank refused payment
and this action foreshadows similar
action on the part of other banks.
Pending the controversy neither of
the factions in the contest over the
state government will be recognized.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09

Washington, March 3.-Consul Ma
hin, at Reichenburg, reports wholesale
movements toward the formation of in
dustral trusts in Austria, though Aus
tria has no protective tariff except on
a very few articles, cigars and tobacco,
for instances, the traffic in which is a
government monopoly. Some of the
combinations noted are among the hat
makers, paper factories, sugarmakers
shoe factories, knit goods and gas
plants; the common object being to in
crease profits by reducing expenses of
production.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
Rape for Hogs.

Rape Is a most wonderful plant for
hogs. 1t can be sown from early
spring to the first of August. In eight
weeks after the early sowing 1t will
do to turn in to, and then you can have
rape for pasture till into December,
writes a contributor to Michigan Farm
or. Hogs do not need rings in their
noses while feeding on rape, or at
least this is my experiences. Very little
roofing has been done all summer for
us in our rape fields. 1t Is most ex-
cellent to turn brood sows into after
weaving the pigs. No attention need
be given to them all summer only to
see that they have shade and water.
The rape is composed of so much wa
ter that 1t almost furnishes enough
water. We have kept fourteen large
brood sows in patch Of an acre and
half ever since the spring pigs were
weaned and they have been unable to
keep it eaten down. They were poor
when turned in and they thrived right
along all summer without anything but
rape and water. One SOW raised five
nice pigs with no feed but rape. We
now have thirty-three brood sows in
this patch sleeking up the last rape Oh
the season. 1t is best to have two or
three small lots sown, so that hogs can
be changed from one to the other.
Don't feed 1t off too close while the
weather is warm and the ground too
dry, for it won't come on very salts
factorily afterwards.
We nearly killed one patch in that
way this last summer. 1t should be
six or eight inches high before turning
into. If turned into when too small,
before 1t has sufficient root, the hogs
will pull good deal Of it up. If your
land Is rich and free from weeds 1t
will be best sown broadcast at five
pounds of seed to the acre. A good way
to do is to pillow the ground early and
drag it frequently till ready to sow.
This will make a fine, firm seed bed
and rid the ground Of weeds that
would otherwise bother. 1t is claimed,
however, that better results can be had
by drilling in rows about 20 inches
apart anu AAOWS'SA ehAS
may be, it would take a great deal
more work and trouble. l don't see
how much more could grow on the land
than did for me sown broadcast One
man told me that his hogs would not
eat it. must say that he either sowed
the wrong kind of rape or he had some
very peculiar hogs. Our hogs seemed
to like it better than clover, for they
had both clover and rape to run into
at the same time, and they could be
seen most in the rape. Rape, If prop
erly sown and properly pastured, will
certainly solve the problem of cheap
pork, for spring pigs, continually kept
in it from weaving time till December,
will make good sized hogs with very
little grain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
The Saucy Russians.

st. Petersburg, March 1.-The news
papers here are bewailing General
Cronje's defeat and virulently abusing
Great Britain. They declare that the
Transvaal has fully demonstrated its
right to complete political independence
with an outlet to the sea. They sug-
gest that the best help for the Beers
would be to create a diversion against
Great Britain elsewhere and maintain
that it is the duty of Europe to inter
vene and lend the most infamous of all
the wars England has ever waged for
predatory purposes"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09

To the Farmers Review: The time
is at haad when the ducks should be-
gin their steady laying. II they are
not giving you an average of two
thirds the number of eggs as you have
ducks, you had best coax them little.
If impossible to furnish green cut bone
and fresh meat scraps for them, pro-
cure some of the many excellent meat
meals that are on the market, and feed
according to directions given on the
package. Increase the amount of their
feed. Perhaps the better way to do
this is to give them an extra neal per
day. Give them ground feed, made
bulky with the addition of clean clover
or fodder shatterings, and let corn
meal be the minimum ingredient with
wheat bran the largest. Cabbage
scraps, chopped potatoes, beets or
turnips, all fed raw, will be greatly rel
ished by the ducks. Keep powdered
charcoal and grit of some kind within
easy reach of them, and provide them
enough warm water to drink. II one
has a good swimming hole for them 1t
is a good thing for the setting and
Matching time, as the eggs will hatch
better and produce stronger ducklings
as a result of the exercise.
Keep the ducks penned until 3 o'clock
else some of the eggs will not be found
Very few lay after 9 o'clock until they
make nests for themselves later in the
season II is not safe to set the first
dozen. eggs each duck lays; they sell
dom hatch. But after that, IL the
ducks are vigorous. healthy birds. they
should hatch excellently well, better
than hens eggs, but not quite 50 wei
as turkey eggs. has been OR expert
snce with them Secure good large
brakes. one to each five ducks. Latel
you may reduce the number 70 one
drake to seven ducks. but never les'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
A Kansas Trust.

Topeka, March live of the largest
creamery companies in Kansas and Ok.
ahoma, representing one-fourth of the
dairy interests of this territory, have
been consolidated under the name of
the Continental Creamery Company
with headquarters at Topeka. The
consolidated company starts out with,
nine creameries and 107 skimmingl
stations. 1t is expected that this num-
Der will be increased so that in tho
near future one-half of the creamery
business of this territory will! be hand
led through the consolidated company.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
National Charities Conference.

New York, March 5.-The National
Conference of Clarifies and Correction
will meet in Topeka, May 1924. in
stead of May 1922, as heretofore an
nounced The Republican state
convention is to meet in Topeka May
16 and II, which would interfere. The
effects of the Topeka conference are
already being felt in advance. A
movement has been started to organize
a Kansas State Conference of Charities
and Correction, with the probability
that Prof. +. w. Blackmar of the State
university will be made president.
They do things promptly in Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
National Editorial Association.

New Orleans, March 5.-The Ma
tional Editorial association confirmed
the resolution adopted at New York by
the American Publishers association
A committee was appointed to go to
Washington and cooperate with their
committee. The convention closed on
Saturday. About eighty of the dele
gates will visit California.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
than this II you wish to have eggs to

than this II you wish to have eggs to
hatch.
Set the eggs as early as possible
and as many eggs at one time as you
can, for the ducklings grow so fast that
two or three days will cause a decid-
ed difference In the size OF the pirds
at marketing time. The market Tor
young ducks In the last few years mas
gone down with a rush, in a weeks
time falling from 10 cents per pound 10
cents per pound, In 'S8. To get good
pay for time, expense and bother, one
should market the ducks not later
than the first week in June, and as
much earlier than this as possible
Don't keep your early and late ducks
entire until the late are of market size,
for by doing this you will. perhaps, not
have cent of profit, but as soon as
your early flock, If not more than
twenty-five in number, is ready to sell,
market them without delay; then SEND
the next set as soon as ready. VI
course, 1t is more bother, time and ex-
pense accordingly to make so many
sales, but the not having all your ducks
early is your misfortune, and to walt
until all are ready will make the mat
ter worse in two ways. The price Will
go down and the ducks will not gain
so fast, yet will eat just as much, for
their feathers will grow into duck
feathers, cease to be baby feathers.
AS they grow older they are more
easily frightened, and a fright lasts
them longer, thus not only causing
stoppage in their own gains, but IN
those younger as well, If their yards
adjoin. Keep the different aged duck
lings in separate pens so they may De
fed separately and differently, for when
almost ready to market they are best
finished off on corn meal alone. BE
careful to gather the eggs before they
chill, do not wash them, and set them
under hens that have warm nests. DO
not give more than nine to a hen In
early spring.
EMMA CLEARwATERS.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09
PhantOms of Horses,

Ladysmith, March 5.-The once-dash-
ing cavalry brigade has practically
ceased to exist. At the beginning OF
the year we had $500 horses and 1850
mules. Before the end of January we
could only feed 1, 100 horses, the Others
had either been converted into joints,
soups and sausages, or had been left to
forage for themselves. These poor,
emaciated animals-mere phantoms Of
horses-were among the most painful
sights Of the seige.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-03-09

Wheeling, w. Va, March 5.-A com.
bination of iron and steel industries
with 81 900, 900, 900 capital, will be COM
pleted within six months from April 1.
1t will include the American Tin Plate
company, the National Steel Company,
the American Hoop and Wire Company
the National Steel Sheet Company now
forming, and other immense concerns;
In fact the scheme takes in about every
hing outside of the Carnegie interests