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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
THE WAR IN AFRICA.
How the Beers Bamed the British.

The widely known newspaper CORE
spondent, Julian Ralph, is serving in
South Africa as the special correspon-
dent of the London Daily Mail. In a
recent letter to that paper from Modder
River he says:
British defeats all the hands of the
Beers are due to the fact that the meth
DDS Of modern warfare have been brought
to a pause by the demonstrated power
Of the new weapons. To-day the essen
tial qualities Of the army twenty years
ago are no longer the supreme neces-
saries OF success The man behind the
guns stands more supreme than ever.
"Dig a trench, line it with good shots,
supported by modern artillery, and no
enemy can advance in the face of them
They may be outhanked or starved, but
while their ammunition holds out none
can oust them. for they can fill the
whole plain over a radius Of at least
4 900 yards with such whitening blast
of shrapnel and rife bullets that no
troops can stand in the open before it
THE Beers at Magersfontein demon
strsted the fact that. given plain field
of grass, modern magazine rifles, and
quick firing small cannon, the whole
German army itself could not dislodge
the G5, 900 men Of the two Boer repub.
lies in frontal attack on those grass
edged trenches. No $4,000 British
could have beaten the Is, 900 Beers al
Magersfontein except at such sacrifice Of
life ss no commander would require Oh
could be pardoned for occasioning.
"For frontal attack the old military
manuals declared that the attacking
force must be three times that of the
defending force. To-day. with new
weapons, it is said that ten men mus
attack ono.
lone Of the most formidable new
conditions Of the war which we are eI
pariencing is that we never, or next Il
never, see the foe. There are men il
our army who have never seen a Boe
in battle. l know Of officers who hav,
seen only one or two in one battle am
five or six in another.
"Our men at their own trenches upoi
the veldt have fred hours at time a
the noise or fame from the enemy
enches, but they could not see tn
trenches At Modder river there wer
whole battalions of ours that did no
know at the end Of the day whether th
enemy was north or south OF the river
"a European army, fighting unde
European rules, Is clumsy weapon
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

against the Boer who OPP 'se' u7 WIN
weapons which render one man as good
~ ten. and all ten invisible We re-
member the old saying that an army
moves anon its stcm lch. We piraphrAse
II. The modern army must fight upon
It's stomach Ii the German army gu
in A trench that could net be turned
all the world could advance and he
slaughtered, but not all the world cor III
oust the Germans from that trench
Commenting on the above the Rich
mond Times says: II is simpis ply.
,icll ard natural impOssiDlllty ftr me
British t. fight the Beers IN open Nif-
fare in the field 50 long A. they are
behind rocks or rifle pits ON me nill'
The Beers will kill every glishmin in
that approaches them in military oFoer,
never mind how many they nay be.
Fox that sort Of war it l. absolutely
essential that the English shall have
bodies OF picked marksmen who can
rctnrn the sort Of fire from couce-lment
that they have to receive This Will
make battle matter Of long dnra-
ii0n, depending upon the shill ana
endurance Of the marksmsn rather than
upon strategical and tactical moves.
Meantime. the large bodies viii have
b. be ordered to operate upon the com
munications Of the opponent and inter
fere with his supplies Of food, which
reduces war 10 a game of stary,-out.
The English seem to have learned
this lesson, ard we need not expect
much more fighting in Africa Of the
old sort Lord Roberts will probably
direct all his efforts toward planting
bodies Of his men in the enemy terri
tory at points where, while protecting
their own communicat 'ons, they can
threaten those Of the Boers. and in this
sort of game his immense superiority
in forces ought 10 count heavily IN his
favor The defence Of Ladysmlth,
Kimberley, and Mafeking shows that
tits Just as impossible for the Beers to
drive the British from fortified posi-
tious as it is Cor the British 70 drive
the Beers from such positions Men
cannot be attacked now who have
shelter and are armed with the modern
rlAAs As we remarked before. nothing
tut the cowariice Of the Spaliards
slv. a an army from destruction when If
assaulted their fortified lines It SAN
/ tiagO
The lesson Of the South African war
is that the Improvements in firearms
have made war well nigh impossible
The attacking power will now be de
stroyed unless its armies outnumber the
other side two or three TO one
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

our yards as If pleading for food
Oar roads, which were in such good
condition last fall, are now in deplor-
able condition. in consequence OF the
continuous hauling over them
There are several pushing timber men
IN this region. and few months hence
viii disclose cleared country. Mr.
James Stubs. Of Middlesex, is travel.
ing through this section, buying
timber
NJ, Skinner, Of Maryland, has
bought the Avis tract Of 500 acres, and
has many hands employed in getting
piling. and expects to put up a saw
mill in short time
NJ Wm b Sanders, of White Stone,
a bright young attorney. was q welcome
guest at Plain View week ago De-
llyed in his journey from HeAthsville
court. the rain, the darkness, the bad
road and broken harness, compelled him
TO stop where his agreeable company
and fine singing were much appreciated
Cleaner
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
You can't
HWS rszFz q 3 3
Dodge Then

Did you ever try to dodge the
rain-drops ? Did not succeed
very well, did your It's just
as useless to try to escape from
the germs of consumption. You
can't do it. They are about us
on every hand and we are con-
stantIy taking them into our
lungs.
Then why don't we all have
this disease {? Simply because
these germs cannot gain a foot
hold in a strong throat and
lungs. It's when these are
weak that the germs master.
The body must be we'll supplied
with fat. The danger comes
when the blood is poor and the
BODY is thin. If your cough does
not yield, and your throat and
lungs feel raw and sore, you
should not delay another day.
Take
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
Potomac River seiners.

The fisheries on the Potomac river
below this city are making preparations
for the fishing season which will begin
soon. The river will soon be netted
with seines Of all descriptions for the
purpose Of catching herring and shad.
A very small portion Of the inhabit.
ants OF the city know Of the amount Of
fishing done on the Potomac by various
companies and Of the manner and meth
Cd Of catching the fish. The
fshiug for shad and herring
will commence about the lst Of March
and will continue probably until the
middle Of May
The fish are caught by seines, trap
nets and drift nets. The seines are the
principal means Of hauling in the fish.
A seine is long net averaging from
ID TO 30 feet in width and from one
half to two miles in length. When
these seines are used one end is fastened
to a large boat OF twenty 10 forty oars
which leaves the fishing shore and is
rowed up stream and around in a
semi. circle, returning to the starting
point Here with the assistance Of the
current Of the stream the ends are
drawn slowly in by a windless operat-
ed by horse or steam power. The i'm.
mense loop becomes smaller and
smaller and finally the seine is drawn
on shore and the catch Of fish is emp
tied out
The trap nets are very interesting
also, and In thosc nets are caught great
quantities of fish. They are stationary
and are so cleyerly erected that the fish
are led into them and cannot find their
way out. They come in contact with
single net, and in following it are
led into an enclosure They follow the
walls and 90 still further into a second
enclosure, and here the walls are con-
structed so that it happens that fish
rarely escapes liz all there are 49O
trap nets on the river, Of which 375 are
on the Virginia side and the remainder
on the Maryland shore.
The seine nearest the bay is situated
on the Virginia shore at Aqua Greek,
and it is GOO fathoms long This one
fishery employs about twenty-five men.
The fishery adj accent to this is the Gums
fishery, managed by Ballinger & Git
son. They use 800 fAthoms Of seine,
employ twenty-five men, and have three
horses to furnish the power for their
yindlass. The Stoney Point is next in
line toward Washington, and is man
aged by Ballinger e. Gibson. They
wind 500 fathOms Of net over their
windlass and employ forty men.
The next fishery is noted as beipg
nearly the largest seine fishery in the
world. They have 1, 800 fathoms Of net
and their windlass is operated by steam
In their employ are eighty men. All
of the fisheries described thus far are
on the Virginia side of the Potomac.
The fishery nearest the bay on the
Maryland side is located at Chapman s
Point. and is managed by George A
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
FOR THE PAHIEs.

There is no better medicine for the
babies than Chamberlain Cough Re-
medy. Its pleasant taste and prompt
and effectusl cures make IL favorite
with mothers and small children. It
quickly cures their coughs and colds.
preventing pneumonia or other serious
consequences. 1t also cures Group and
has been used in tens Of thousands
of cases without a single failure so far
as we have been able to learn. 1t not
only cures Group, but when given as
soon as the croupy cough appears. will
prevent the attack In cases OF whoop-
ing cough it liquefies the tough mucus,
making it easier to expectorate, and
lessons the severity and frequency Of
the paroIysms of coughing, thus de.
priving that disease Of all dangerous
consequences. For sale by M. M. Lewis.
Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
SCOTS
Emulsion

of cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites at once. 1t will heal the
inflamed membranes and greatly
strengthen them as we'll. The
digestion becomes stronger, the
appetite better and the weight
increases. The whole body be-
comes well fortified and the
germs of consumption cannot
gain a fOothold.
It's this nourishing, sustain
ing and strengthening Power
of SCOTS EMULSION that
has made it of such value in
all wasting and exhausting
diseases.
soe and sI.oo, I'll druggists
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Gale, Of Baltimore. He employs forty
men and uses $50 fathoms of net.
lie operates entirely for shad and
herring, and salts more herring than
any fishery on the river. Heron &
Lindsay are the two controllers of the
fishery situated at Bar Landing on the
Maryland shore. They use here 800
fathoms Of net, and at Moxley's point
they control fishery where they have
300 fathoms Of seine. Henry and Geo.
Raum control fisheries at Tulip Hill
and Tent Landing, Maryland. respec.
lively. which fish with 375 fathoms of
seine and employ twenty-five men -
Alexandria Gazette.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
Beware Of ointments for catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering is through the mucous
snrfaces. such articles should never be used
excent on prescriptions from repuIao p'J-
sic ans. as the damage they Will do is -fold
10 tho sood you can possibly derive from
them Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured oy
~ 4 Chs ney & Co., Toledo, D contains no
mercury. and is taken internally, acting dl-
rectiy upon the blood ana mucous surfaces OF
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh cure
he sure Y, Il get the genuine. IL IS taken iu
ternally, aud made In Toledo, OHIO, Dy r. %
Chenoy x Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle
Hall's Family Pills are the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Hon. S VI. Newhouse. Of Culpeper.
sets forth his position on the proposed
dispensary law for the town Of Culpeper
in the following card addressed to the
Culpeper Exponent: Il recognize the
{. ct that Influential Democrats aud
friends have taken position, for and
against. regarding the proposition to
do away with the liquor traffic Of the
town Of Oulpeper, so far as it apple to
bar-rooms and the retailers OF ardent
spirits, and to substitute therefor a dis
pensary. | wish to inform the voters
Of the town Of Culpeper, and also OF the
couuty Of Oulpaper, that | am opposed
to dispensaries, not only in the town OF
Oulpapar, bat in any town or city OF the
Comm lnwealth Of Virginia, and that l
will not support, no give my vote for,
such legislation which is in my opin-
ion. only monopoly Of the whlskey
trafii 2. and Will not tend to advance the
morals Of the youth. nor increase the
progress or growth Of the Church, and
will believe. greatly decrease the
revenues. not only Of the county, but
f the State at large.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
Has Moved Ills TonsoriaI ParIOr

Mr.. Charles Lawson has moved his Tonsorial
Parior from upper Commerce street 70 the
ONCE lately occupied by the Free Lance,
where he Is prepared 70 90 All rors 9 saGn e.
Tlrassinc ia the most artistic manner. X
shop Is large and commodious, always 600
evei, Ia this most oppressive WeatSer; Neat.
ness and the latest style of Wosk III % one
of the chief features OF this estaolishnent.
give mes CALL CHARLES LAws0s.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, March 81 1t is be.
lieyed that after General Ois has de.
liyefed his next blow the insurgent
army, as an organization, will have
ceased to exist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Manila, April Present indications
denote insurgent government in peril
ous condition; its army defeated, die.
coursged and scattered. Insurgents re-
turning to their homes Otis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, April 4 The War De-
partment officials are fully convinced
that the backbone Of the insurroction is
broken, and that the main body Of
troops will surrender.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
A YEAR OF LAUNDERING.

Some Prophecies OF the Administration Con
tTasted Win Facts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, March II, 1899 The
off ni.ial. believe that the climax to the
rebellion in the Philippines) may &c
cur at any hour The indications are
that hostilities may eud within a very
short time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

From Files f the New York Tribune
and the New York Evening Post
for 1899 and 1900
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

THE FACTS, FEBRUARY, l9UO'
Fighting still progressing in all parts
of Luzon; no universal surrender; !;
Aeuinaldo not yet located no decrease
in the weekly mortality list; losses in
the American army since August q.
ls9S-deaths, 1885; wounded. l,95l !;
still nothing to prove that the Filipi-
nos are tired of war, as reported by
General Otis April 30 {; the hatred OF the
Fllipinos for their corquerors increased
nv a year of bloodshed and the devasta-
ton Of their country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Manila, Nov. p Indications are
that insurgent force south of Manila
disintegrating and troops going TO
their homes. Reports from southern
islands favorable. Otls
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, April 10 General Otis
has already indicated that his present
army is suili'ient for the pnrpose he
has in view.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Manila. Nov. "a Claims to govern
ment by insurgents can be made no
longer under any fiction. Their gen.
erals and troops in small bands scatter
ed through the provinces acting as
banditti or dispersed. Otls
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Manila, Jan. 3d. 1900 1t is believed
that the insurgents are widely dis
persed. The country is now covered by
troops and our forces occupy Santa
Cruz. JUS
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, April 20 General Otis
has replied to General Alger that the
estimate # 30. coo men to constitute his
army agrees with his own calcnla-
tions " lie adds that he expects very
soon to report 4 decided improvement
IN the situation
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, Nv. 30 Altogether the
news from both army and naval sources
today is highly encouraging to the oifi-
cials here as indicating the practical
end of the insurrection in Northern
LuzOn.
Washington, Dec II -Ofganizsd re-
bellion no lJnger exists, and our troops
are actively pursuing rob- e. bands.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Manila, Nov l8.-Indications are
that insurgent troops widely scatter
oh Otis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24
Interests

EpF0ERIoKsgRe VA SATURDAY,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, Nov. 9-The War De-
partment definitely located Aguinaldo
TODAY.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Manila. April %. Believe insur'
gents tired Of war Otls.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

soc. and sr.oo, III druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Manila, May s. Signs Of insurgents
weakness more apparent daily. Otis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-24

Washington, Oct 6.-Admiral Dewey
expressed the greatest satisfac-
ton at the information contained In
the latest Manila advices TO the effect
that the insurgents were in straits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-21
RAILROADS.
UTAsHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND
w MOUNT VERNON RAILWAY.
In Effect July Is. 1900.

FOB WARRINGTON.
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streets, also stops at King and washington
and King and Payne streets, week day.
at 8 55, 6 20, 6 SO, 20 (express), A
7 66. 8 20 (express), 30, 8 90, 80,
10 90. 10 35. ii Oh, IL AZ q. m. Tex
pressJ, IL 25, 90. 06 (express), I %
90, 2 40, 8 OF (express). 3 IL, 40,
10, 4 36 (expressl, co. 8 81 (express),
45, O5, 6 80, 100. z is (expressl
40, s 10, 915, 8 As, 10 15 and IL 10
p. m.
Leave Alexandris for Four Mile Bun, only,
at IL SO D. m and II 35 q. m.
Sundays 90, 8 is, 8 90, 8 45, 10 70
10 As, II 10, IL As a. M, 12 Is, II 40,
/ Is. 40, 2 Is, 45, 3 10, As, %,
4 40. 5 Is, 5 As, 10, 40, Z 10 2 40,
15, 8 40, 8 Is, 8 As, 10 10 and IL 10
p. N.
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IL 30 a. No., ~ 90 noon, ~ 30, 90.
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7 80, 8 ~ and 10 OF p m.
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p. N.
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ton st Arlington Junction.
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IL AZ a. IN, o., 1 AZ, 81, 81, 5 80,
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Junction with all trains arriving in Alexsn-
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Baggage checked and carried on the fol.
lowing trains for Washington from Alexsn.
dris week days, 8 30 and 10 80 q. m, 1 25,
3 ~ and 05 m.
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Parcels carried on all trains.
Freight carried daily. morning and oven.
ing, in each direction. No freight accepted
unless delivered at the station at least 30
minutes before the departure OF the freight
trains.
@. E. ABBOT, J. CoLvIN,
President. Superintendent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-21
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close st &c
8. NJ. and 10, 90, s so and z 55 p. n
Open at 8 90 a. NJ, IL 90 m.snd A 30 o
m. On Sundays Northern nails close at &c
p. m. and 30 m.
Southern mails via Charlottesville, close
ut z 90 and 10 30 q. m. and 40 and
755 p. M Open at 8 90 g. IN. and 2 80
and 4:30 p. m.
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IL 30 8. m. and 2 so and 80 p. m. Open
st 8 q. m and and p. IN.
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snd 40 p. m. Open at i p. m.
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2 20 a. m. and p. IN. Open st 8 90 q. m,
and 30 p. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio nails close at 9 As
p. m. and SO p. m. Open at 8 90 q. no. and
4 BOP m.
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a. m, and / Is, 2 so, 6 90 and z SO .. m.
Open at 8 90 8. m, IL 90 m. and 8 O0 and
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q 90 p. m
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ct 8 30 o. N.
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and 80 p. N. Sunday collection 90 o.,
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-21
Is 1T RIGHT

For an Editor to Recommend Pat
tent Medicines?
From Sylvan Valley News, Brevsrd,
NC.
II may be a question whether the
editor OF newspaper has the right to
publicly recommend any Of the various
proprietary medicine which food the
market, yet as preventive OF suffering
we feel it duty to say good word for
hsmberlain's Collie, Cholera aud DiaI-
rhoea Remedy. We have known and
used this medicine in our family for
twenty years and have always found it
reliable. In many cases dose of this
remedy would save hours of suffering
while physician is awaited. We do
not believe in depending implicitly on
any medicine for cure, but We do be-
lieve that ifs bottle of CDsmberls in's
Disrrhoes Remedy were kept on hand
and administered at the inception OF sn
attack much suffering might be avoided
and in very many cases the presence OF
q physician would not be required. Al
least this has been our experience dur
ing the past twenty years, For sale by
all druggists.