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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-20
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

BEGINNING Tuesday, June 5, steamers Nor
thumberland and Potomac will leave per
Light Street, Baltimore, every Iues1s by
Thursday and Saturday at 2. NJ FOR Alex
aDdria and Washington. calling at all OF the
usual landings. Beginning Thursday June .,
will leave eth Street Wharf. Washington, AZ
{P. 81. Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday,golng
as far as Leonardtown on these evenings.
Will leave Leonardtown at Is A. NJ, kinsale az
II NJ, Miller's at 4 p. NJ, Grason's AZ I. NJ.
and Bacon's at P. NJ, Monday, WEDNESDAY
and Friday, arriving in Baltimore early the
following morning. Freight received daily
in Baltimore.
20 Freight received for out going steamers
after 4 p. m. on sailing days.
HENRY WILLIAMS. Manager,
Baltimore, Nd
W.D. SCOTT, Agent,
AZ Fredericksburg, Va
KEY COMPTON, Agent,
at Norfolk, Va
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents,
at Washington. d. {
WILLIAM NJ. REARDON, Agent,
at Alexandria, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-20
Fall Schedule.
WssHls Steamboat Co.
BALTIMORE, FREDERICKSBURG AMI
RAPPAHAENOCK RIVER RoUTF.

NORFOLK AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER
ROUTE.
On and after Friday September 18th, steamers
Richmond, Lancaster and Essex. Will lesVe
Pier Light Street. Baltimore. every TUESDAY
and Friday at 4:sO D. m. for FredericksOurg
and Ali wbarves on the river. Returning.
will leave Fredericksburg at 20 p m. ttlae
permitting.) Monday and Thursday, LEEDS
town at 4:3O q. IN, Tuesday and FRIDAY iof
Baltimore. ,,..-.,..,-
Leave baltimore wednesday and Thursday.
at $50 D. M, for Tappahannoek and al
wharves below, except Bay Port. Return
ing win leave Tappahannoek at SUI a. H. on
Monday aud Thursday for Baltimore
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-20
An Autumn Hat.

For wear the red hat Of erin and
tulle. fastened with dull gold buckle,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-20
NORFOLK ROUTE

No freight received for outgoing steamers
after p. IN. on sailing days.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
A Republican Institution.

While the system of rural free delivery
has attracted more attention and been ex-
tended more widely throughout the country
under the present administration, 1t Is by no
means product of the past four tyears,
although it owes Its origin in this country
to the republican party. When John
Wanamaker was postmaster general 1t was
inaugurated and tried in about forty select
ed villages and proved a decided success.
A subsequent democratic administration
however, with that blind policy of chang
ing every thing established by Its predeces
sor, order ed 1t dropped, but was compelled
by congress to re-establish it during the
last year of that term In 1895. Since
March 4, 1897, nearly 100, 900 homes In the
United States have been brought in close
touch with the worlds affairs through the
medium of free rural delivery, and its success
is beyond dispute. The democratic party
which processes so much sOlicitude for the
farmer deprived him of the same advantages
which are enjoyed by his city brother
through mere party opposition, which,
however, was but in harmony with those
other democratic reforms which have al.
ways proved disastrous for the agricultural
class. In this single instance the farmer
is quick to discern which is his real friend
and that it is to his interest to continue that
party power in which has. done the most
for him. Where the democracy has prom
'sed the republican party has performed
and election day will show that. the farmer
appreciates the difference. Grand Rapids
Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
Langstaff. Brewster

Mr.. Edwin Brewster and Miss Gertrude
Langstaff, both of this city, were married
Wednesday evening at the home of the
brides aunt, Miss Mary Weltop, 900 North
Washington street, Rev. r. o. Cooper Off :
ciating. The house was very prettily
trimmed with cut flowers, the prevailing
colors being pink and white. A bower had
been constructed of cut flowers, asparagus,
and Easter lilies and just as the clock.
which had been given the pair for one OF
their wedding presents, was striking eight
they took their places In the bower where
the pretty ring service of the Episcopal
church was performed. The bride wore
dress of white French lawn and carried
pink roses. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster
are well known In the city where they have
lived for years, the bride having been for
nearly two years member of the high
school class Of '99, and the groom being at
present clark for I..G. Curry. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brewster left this morning for a ten
days trip, after which they will be at home
at 900 North Washington street.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
Durand Rural Free Delivery Route.

Rural free delivery of mail will be CON-
menced on the route out of Durand on the
14th inst, with Chas. Haskin, of that vii
lage, as carrier. The length of the route is
22 miles and there are 2O2 houses on the
same. Special Agent Robards states that he
considers this one of the best routes in the
state.
The route is as follows: West from Du-
rand on the section line between sections
10, II, Is, Vernon, 13, IA, Is, Shiawasse,
and sections 10, 40, 21, Vernon, %, 23, "a,
Shiawassee, to section 21 south between
section 81 and 90 to the Grand River Road,
northwest on the Grand River Road to the
section line between sections 20 and 21,
north on the section line two miles and a
half, east one mile between sections and
3, south one mile between sections and
10, east one mile between sections 10 and
Is, northeast into Shiawassee village,
thence southeast to the section line between
sections 13 and IA, south on the section line
one half mile, thence southeast across sec
tions 13 and "a Shiawassee to section 10
Vernon, southeast across section 10 and the
northeast corner of section 80 to section 30,
south on the section line three-quarters of a
mile, east on the section line between sec
tions 99-2s, 1898, two miles, north on the
section line between sections 27-22, 1920,
two miles into Durand village.
The petition for this route was sent to
Congressman Fordney in February last and
contained the signatures of large number
of farmers residing along the same, the
work of securing the signatures being done
by committee representing two:farmers'
Clubs
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04

reckless ones threatened personal violence
to barrlcade the roads and to r0tten-egg the
carriers; in fact, the Indignation was SC
great at the beginning that a large force
was sent from Washington to Carroll coun-
ty to meet any emergency that might be
caused by the fierce antag0nism of the peo-
pie. Therefore, when the p0stmaster-gen-
eral, at the close of the fret three months
of the experiment, received an invitation
from the citizens of Carroll county to visit
them and accept testimonial of their graft
tude and congratulations upon the new sys-
tenn, which he had literally forced upon
them, he was very glad to 20, and last
night at the neat little hotel at Westmin-
ster, the county seat, he mot and was en-
tertain ed by seventy-fve or eighty of the
leading gentlemen of the county, who are
now the strongest supporters and advocates
of the new system. AS one of them de-
clared, they would fight ten thousand times
more fercely to keep 1t than they did to
prevent its introduction. In fact it was
declared at the dinner that, If two candl-
dates were running for Office, one for and
the other against free rural delivery, the
latter would not get vote
The postmaster general congratulated
himself and his associates, .as swell as the
people of Carroll county, upon the remark
able success Of the experiment, and the
latter were assured by almost every speaker
that their county would have permanent
place in history as the actual birthplace of
the rural delivery service.
Commencing today the special agents OF
the department in charge of this branch
of the postal service will try the experiment
of Carroll county in several other states and
establish models for the education of the
public generally. These object lessons are
to be introduced In Onondaga county, New
York; Fairfield county, Connecticut; Wash
ington county. Pennsylvania; and Delaware
county, Indiana.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
Dark Room

Many people say, why do you have q
dark roomy 1t is because the Optician
of today has to be in full knowledge of
the diseased condition of the eye, and
in order to make correct diagnosis he
is obligedrto have dark room Reti-
noscopy examination of the eye is a
science also in the correction of all
errors of refraction. Permit me to call
your attention to the illiterate and
ignorant patients who can neither read
nor write, or the child who has not yet
learned its letters, and yet suffers from
convergent .strabismus brought on by
hypermetropia. With my retinoscope I
can locate and accurately measure the
principal meridians of the eye without
asking single question, but without a
dark room the work could not be
accomplished. No charge for examin-
alton.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
North vernon Farmers Club

The North Vernon Farmers Club met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cole,
Wednesday afternoon, May Q.
The meeting was called to order by Pres
ident and was opened by singing by the
club. Devotional exercises were led by A.
Reed, after which the following program
was rendered:
Recitation, "The Dude" by Arthur Ath.
erton. Mrs. Atherton gave us fine paper,
"Only Woman," which required a great
deal of thought and was we'll received.
Recitation: "a Dolls Pocket" by Ellis
Dallas.
Question for Discussions: (Which is the
more beneficial. the Grange or Farmers
Club?" The discussion was led by p.
Kline, he being member of both organiza.
tions. He said the Farmers Club stands
first, socially, and educationally about the
same. But for cooperative buying and in
insurance the Grange was ahead. Bert
Potter thought there should be no antagon.
ism between them as they were both work
ing for the same object. j. j. Patchell ar
gued that the Club is preferable as it In.
cludes the whole family-the Grange none
under 16 years OF age. AAnd the wholesale
rates are in reach of the club as we'll.
"Long live the club"
Fred Curtis favored the company with
instrumental music with mouth organ ac-
compartment and willingly responded to
an encore. Recitation: A. :" The Old Mar
and JIM" by Mrs. Ida Marks.
Question box, led by l.. G. .!Smedley
"ls the outlook for wheat any better thar
last yearp' 1t was othought no better
"When Is the best time to roll oats?" Or
sandy soil, when sown. On lclay, after
they are up.
The club then listened to recitation by
Miss Stella Davenport,r "The Bicycle
Ride" Nina Kenyon gave Little Flo'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04

Miss Garnet Louanna Warner, Teacher
Of piano-forte, harmony and composition,
pupil of Mrs. Elsa Won Grave-Jonas of the
Ann Arbor Conservatory of Music, will
take limited number of pupils at very
reasonable rate, at Owosso from June 1s to
Sept. "a. Those desirous of taking lessons,
address at once for terms, etc., Miss Gar
net Louanna Warner, $50 East Ann st.,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
Boards Plans Endorsed.

The meeting of the voters of the Union
Schools District, held In the' Armory last
Friday:night was not largely attended but
performed the necessary acts to ensure the
erection Of high school building which
will be credit to the city, the building be-
ing along the lines mentioned in the last
issue of this paper and of an appearance as
closely like that of the cut which also ap-
peared in last weeks TIMES as Is possible
to make 1t. That the meeting was not more
largely attended was due not to any in
difference or opposition to the plans but
rather from the general feeling of satisfac-
ton with them and also the feeling that
there would be no opposition worth men,
tioning to the propositions of the board.
The meeting was called to order by DR..
A. M. Hume, president of the board, who
made brief explanation of the objects OF
the meeting and the steps which would be
necessary to fulfill all the technical require
ments of the law relating to the matter.
Mayor Morris Osburn then offered re-
solution to the effect that the school board
be authorized to erect a two story school
building to take the place of the old Central
school. The plans of the proposed new
building were discussed at some length,
Architect Holister being ready to explain
the various points connected with the erec-
tion of the building as planned. A few OBJ
da N, noIlarp
to be constructed in the main room OF the
high school but 1t was explained that this
was not intended to ever be used for regular
school purposes and that 1t was not built &c
that 1t could be anyway, also that the ap-
pearauce of the building was improved
many times over by such a plan while the
added cost was quite inconsiderable. The
proposition was carried by a vote of sixty
seven for 1t to nine against 1t.
The next resolution proposed authorized
the board to raise sum not to exceed $50,
600 by bond for the erection of the building,
the bonds to be paid at the rate of 81, 900
per year beginning with January 1, 1907,
and 81, 900 every year thereafter until the
entire mount should be paid. After an
other discussion which showed that the
board had taken into consideration not only
the maturity of the few outstanding district
bonds but also the city bonds as we'll the
proposition was voted on. The polls were
kept open for the full legal time and when
the ballots were counted 1t was found that
there was but one vote against the PROPOSE
tion out of a total of ffty-nine.
The amount voted by the district at this
meeting places, with the insurance, total
amount of $74,5OO at the disposal Of the
board for the erection of the new building
and while 1t may yet find 1t possible to save
considerable of the sum thus voted, at any
rate Owosso is assured of having one OF the
most conveniently arranged and attractive
high school buildings In the state. The
architect expects to have plans ready for
bids by the 18th of the present month and
1t Is hoped that the building may be ready
for occupancy nearly In time for the begin
ming OF the next school year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
S.A||iSOn & Son.
@ JEWELERS. ~
ll5 North Washington t., OWosso.
Letter" Report of committee.
Program for next meeting:

Letter." Report of committee.
Program for next meeting:
Recitati0ns-Pearl Vincent, Bert Ather-
ton, Nelson Dallas, Earl Kenyon.
Select Reading-J. o. Marks, Bert Reed,
Eugene Vincent. r. Go0dale.
Question-What good grade of sheep is
likely to return the greatest profit to the
farmer for the next few years? j. G. Cur
It's, leader.
Paper-J. j. Patched.
Question box-Orla Kenyon.
Instrumental music-Irma Perry.
Vocal music-Mr. and Mrs. f. Owen and
the club.
The rext meeting will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Biackmore.
June 9.
The meeting adjourned after which re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. IDA COOLING, Cor Sec'y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
All the Same.

Whatever the condition Of the weather,
and however congenial or otherwise, all the
same we will have the Ills that flesh is heir
to. 1t is In the changes OF temperature
that rheumatism and neuralgia develop to
their worst forms. In like manner sc'atica
and lumbago come In painful and perplex-
ing forms. Sprains and bruises, soreness
and stiffness also disable and unit men for
business, but all the same, ". Jacobs OIL Is
al ways handy and always ready to meet all
these Ills with the surety of a prompt and
perfect cure.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04
F.. B. Holman,
ORTlCIAN,
IIo West Exchange St., Owosso.
Bicycles.

If you wish to buy Bicycles,
or Bicycle Supplies, it will pay
you to call and examine our stock.
We have large assortment to
select from, and prices to suit all.
"You run No Risk when you
Buy Bicycles of G. A. Johnson"
Bicycles Sundries, Second Hand
Wheels, wheels to Rent, and
General Repairing. Second hand
wheels taken in part payment for
New Ones. Headquarters for
Morgan & Wright Tires.
A Beautiful Pocket Knife Free
With Each Wheel.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-13
Chr 8ismarfk Tribnne.
THE / TRIBUNE.
By M. III. JEWELL.

THE DAILY TRIBUNE.
Published every afternoon, except Sum
day, at Bismarck, North Dakota, is deliv-
cred by carrier to all parts Of the city at
so cents per MONTH or SIS per year. The
duly sent to any address In the United
States and Canada, postage prepaid, Sc per
year; IS for six months; $3.50 for three
months.
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Eight pages. containing IL ummary OF
the news OF the week-local and foreign
particular attention being paid to state
news. Sent 10 any address, postage paid,
for S1.0o for one year SO cents for six
months; % cents for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune Is the oldest news
paper in the state-establfshed June IL,
1877 1t has a wide circulation and is a
desirable advertising medium. Being pub
iished ut the capital of the state It makes
a feature Of state news, OF q semi-ofhcial
character. and is therefore particularly in
teresting to all who desire to keep the run
OF state af~fairs--political, social and busi-
ness.
Our special northwestern agent is Mr..
D. r. McGintis, 40 Germania Life Build
Ing. st. q
Our special New York agent Is Mr.. D. g.
McConn, y Times Bldg. New York City.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-13
FOR THE ~LEG1sLATuRE.

The OrIN.
The coming session Of the legisla-
tnre viii not be void OF interest by any
means. Many important measures
viii be presented and an entire new
apportionment Of the state made. The
game law will be amended, the bank
ing law, and the revenue and taxation
Laws will each receive attention; pro-
Inhibition, divorce, Office tenure and cleo
Mon laws will be subjects Of much
strife and the appropriation bills VIII
be discussed with universal interest at
this session owing to the condition Of
the states finances. As usual the
Bismarck Tribune will cover the news
completely, and fairly. a special rate
ID the state at large will be made for
the daily edition. It will be sent,
postage paid, from now until after
the session closes for ST. It will cost
no more to begin now than the first Of
the year Send address to Tribune,
Bismarck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-13

If a merchant expects to be in the
Christmas goods business-he reaches
for sales by advertising-telling
buyers what they want. Tt is difficult
to purchase Christmas presents-and
buyers frequently see some articles
described in an advertisement which
attracts their attention and results in
a sale. Suggestion is as well made
through the columns OF a paper and
by a clerk over the counter-and the
advertisement in the paper has the adj.
ditional advantage of bringing people
into a store. The merchant who
gets in a stock of Christmas goods. and
then fails to tell what he has-by
means of an establishments not up
to date and will find himself after the
holidays with a lot of goods on hand
which he wonders why he didn't sell.
The reason is that nobody knew that
he had first class line of holiday
goods. He told nobody. The live
merchant run a special ad-not to let
people know that he is still in bus
mess but to tell them what he has
suitable for Christmas. Advertising
must be timely and systematic--and
such advertising will sell goods. The
Tribune has the ad Writers-have the
merchants who r in the holiday
goods business in Bismarck the goods
to sell-worth talking about and de.
scribing briefly in print?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-13
BRYAN ON HIs DEFEAT.

In am article entitled 1.-THE Elec-
ton Of 1900 III the December North
American Review, Mr.. Bryan at
tempts to give reasons for his de-
feat, says the 81. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat. One is the alleged use Of
money AS the popular plurality is
over 100000, the largest on record,
the so-caLed colonization and pur-
chase of votes" must have been con-
Quoted on a colossal scale. A ma
iority Of 1877 electoral votes would look
like foolish prodigality in buying.
Shifting the point Of view, Mr. Bryan
remarks that sthe fear of a change is
merely a political expression of the
conservatism which, to a greater or
less extent, exists in every person
1t is certainly true that a majority Of
The American people prefer existing
prosperity to am uncertain chase after
something better. Common sense
would be a better name than nse
yatism for this feeling. Every time
a practical man RAJ against the por-
tentous phrase, Void If Bryan is
elected. he realized the attitude that
mad been taken by men of the coolest
business Judgment, and that even q
grain of doubt can disturb the great
currents OF national trade.
Mr.. Bryan denies that the republic
can party has had anything to do with
prosperous conditions. But from the
day of the election there was a great
upward bound in the markets. The
sweeping nature Of the defeat was re-
fected in an unexpected degree Of gem
eral actiyily, and the wave is still
mounting and spreading. The boom
instantly followed q great republican
victory, and it is vain to dispute its
cause. It was not due to good crops
o. the increased production OF gold,
but To the assurance OF continued re
publican control OF all departments
OF the government, and a most en-
phatie ~reassertion of the principle
that an American dollar must be he
equivalent Of 100 cents everywhere
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-13
SOME PRAIRIE
DEAD

DEAD HOPES.
/ shall have treasures from far dis
tant isles,
When my ship shall come I'M:
Treasures Of Hope and freight Of
sunny smiles,
When my ship shall come in.
What no, my lads. Faith, Effort and
Good Hope!
Fling out the sail and heave We forth
the rope!!5
Good cheer, my lads! What Of the
tempest's din?
Steer true, my lads! The battle we
shall win,
And my ship shall come in!
Who has upon the deep no argosies
That someday shall come in?
Who has no Hopes upon the storm
dashed seas
That someday shall come in?
Who builds no signal fire along the
ShOre!
Who prays not, in the storms un-
eeasing roar,
That Fortune may God-speed his craft
and save
His freight Of Hope from rock and
\ reef and wave,
That his ship may come in?
Yet, All! The ships set forth, upon the
sea
That never shall come in!
The Hopes, with flashing sails, for you
and me,
That never shall come in!
The sad-eyed ones who watch above
the wave,
Ger the vast deep Of Life which is the
grave
For countless throbbing hopes! The
trembling lips
That CULVER. when they would well
come the ships
That never shall come in!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-13

Senator Hansbrough secured the
passage in the senate Of his bill which
came over fr6m the last session, ex-
tending the benefits OF the soldiers adj
ditional homestead law to such sol
diers as served in the United States
army during the Philippine Insured
ton. It is discovered that a large
number OF soldiers served in the vol
unteer army from the western states
who have land interests which will be
perfected by this legislation, and an
effort will be made to secure consid-
GRAFTON of the bill in the house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-13

An Indian, Afraid-of-Cloud, got a
divorce in South Dakota from his
wife, who rejoiced in the expressive
cognomen of Mrs. Iron-Nail-Face. He
deserved the decree. Any man, In
dian or white, who is tied UP to an
Iron-Nail-Face, deserves all the con-
%sideration the courts can give him.