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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08
Communicated.
Money IN cornstalks.
To The Free Lance

To The Free Lance:
notice that some Of the energetic
business men Of Fredericksburg have
proposed that steps be taken to secure
the location Of cellulose factory in
their city. In the half dozen adjacent
counties 1t is estimated that there are
about one hundred and fifty thousand
acres planted in corn each year, and
that each acre will yield, at least, one
ton Of stalks, At three dollars per ton,
these stalks would be worth nearly half
q million of dollars, a very handsome
sum Of money for distribution through
these counties for product said to be
nearly worthless They could be cut,
baled, and transported 10 the factory at
time when there is considerable leis.
ure on the farm, and without much
expense. II the waste strings from the
wheat threshing should be saved they
would come Ia handy for tieing the
bundles Of stalks for transportation, and
would save considerable expense. A
fair days work for one man would be
to cut and bind two acres Of stalks, and
it possibly could be done at an expense
Of fifty cents or twenty-five cents per
ton. Taking large area, the average
distance OF the haul may be placed at
fifteen miles, which could be made and
return in one day. II the grower uses
his own team and does his own hauling
he will have little expense, except extra
feed for team. II he hires the driver 1t
will probably ccs., at least, fifty cents
per day The load would probably
average one ton per team. or course.
II the value OF the team time be added
the cost of hauling will be considerable,
otherwise one dollar will cover the ex
pense of cutting, baling and transpor-
tation, including extra feed for team,
leaving two dollars per ton as net re-
ceipt. Those who have the misfortune
to be so situated as to be compelled to
use water or railroad transportation
could not reasonably expect to pay less
than one dollar per ton for 1t, and this,
added to the cost CT cutting and loading
on cars or boat, would wipeout a large
percentage Of the value Of the stalks.
1t will be noticed, however, that q
company prefers the entire plant, minus
the ears, and that the stalks must be
clean and dry. Where farmers prefer
1t, the company will furnish transpor-
tation, at the growers expense, where
ever sufficient stalks acoumuI te at Q
given point, and all the stalks will te
inspected at that time. Under such an
arrangement the grower will run
heavy risk Of having his baled stalks
ruined by a spell of rainy weather while
awaiting transportation, and will moi
only lose his stalks, but his time and
labor as we'll.
Il might be we'll to seek other means
Of securing the :" money in constalks .
than selling them off the farms. Tax
ing the whole plant, except the ears,
three tons will contain nearly as much
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08
LANCASTER.
Narrow Escape From Fire sickness-Per-
sonals, Etc, Etc.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance }
Lancaster. Va, March 2nd, 1900.

Correspondence Of The Free Lance.
Lancaster, Va, March Pad, 1900.
This month has fully exemplified its
usual lion.like aud lamb-like qualities.
Boisterous, whimsical March; we Will
rejoice when it has passed when farm
ing operations can he parsued with
more satisfaction Labor is very hard
to secure in this section.
Much brush burning has been done
around here.
Mr. Carroll Gresham fred the stubble
in his front field one windy day last
week, and much damage was threaten
ed TO his fencing but the timely aid
of his brother Philip. and Of Mr. Chas.
McNeal arrested the flames ere much
damage was done.
We are confronted again with the
nuisance known as the hawk.
The house keepers complaints in re-
gard to minks are really serious mat
ter.
We have not seen a partridge since
the blizzard of 80 few robins and
red birds have made their appearance.
The wife OF Sheriff James Chowning
takes delight in the culture Of flowers.
She has no pit but keeps them during
the severe weather in her upstairs
hall, with two large lamps burning
near them
The great heart Of Nature will be
throbbing in silent praise to the Givei
Of all blessings ere long
There is new house Of worship
near Miskimmon These are the Faith
healers and like the Quakers, all are
preachers.
Many of US are regretting the contin'
ued indisposition Of Col Richard Ly
ell. of Richmond county. We can but
recall his noble, stalwart form, hii
kindly, genial countenance. his chival
rous bearing, and his earnest prayer
at Marvin Grove Oamp-meetings.
Have any Of those who love to go u
Camp Marvin. noticed the touching
lines Of Rev. Mr.. Crocker to his depart
ed wife, published in the Virginia Oit
izen? They were worthy Of each 9th
ers kindred spirits.
Miss Nellie Chiffon, Of Kilmarnock
spent few days last week with he
friends, Misses Lizzie and Mary Snead
Of "Farmville. d"
Miss Mary Gresham returned to'da!
to her home, after a months delightful
soiourn with her Tappahannock an'
other Essex friends. Cleaner.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08
PRICE 3 CENTS.

digestible protein as one ton Of good
clover hay, and as much digestible fat,
while there will be three times as much
digestible carbohydrates. One half ton
OF corn stover combined with the same
amount OF cowpea hay, will be equivk-
lent in feeding value to one ton Of
clover hay, except that it will only con.
tain about two-thirds the amount of fat
which may be obtained by adding q
little sofa bean meal. or the beans. Ac.
cording to the feeding tables one hun.
dred pounds Of stover will feed q thou.
sand pound OK, at rest for about four days,
except that there is q deficiency Of one.
fifth OF one pound Of digestible proteine
per day. A ton Of 2. 24O pounds would
feed the same OK eighty.nine days, and
II no proteine were added, the animal
would be in better condition than nine.
tenths Of the farm animals seen in the
spring Of the year. It would appear
that the money in cornstalks 4" could
be more profitably extracted by using
cattle as the factory, and returning the
refuse to the land, instead of giving the
stalks away, and then buying the
ground refuse for feed. at a high price.
Saving and feeding It's stalks In winter
and turning out the stock In the spring
and summer to grazs the luxuriant sedge
and hen.grass would give, at least, as
much profit aud as fLe beef as our
fathers were used TO In the palmy days
Of agriculture that we hear so much
about, and Of which Henry A. Wise once
said:
The landlord skins the tenant, the
tenant the land, until all are poor to-
gether. The sedge patches outshine the
sun. Inattention has scared the bo0nm
OF mother earth. Instead Of cattle on
a thousand hills, they chase the stump.
toiled steer through the sedge patches
to procure q tough beefsteak. "
II the farmer does not want to keep
the cornstalks to feed to cattle along
with his beet pulp when the beet sugar
factory gets to running, he can still find
a better use for them than to carry them
of the farm. Analyses Of corn stovef
give 25 pounds Of nitrogen, 30 pounds
Of potash. and pounds Of phosphoui
acid to each long ton. AT the low
estimate Of l2 cents per pound for the
nitrogen and cents per pound for the
potash and phosphoui acid. we have .
total value Of 81 "A worth Of fertilizing
elements alone in each ton Of corn
stoyer, and the decaying matter will
furnish to the soil large amount Of
humus, which is needed more than the
elements mentioned above. Cutting
down and letting the stalk lie would
seem much more profitable than to sell
to cellulose factory.
For 3 man to be anxious to sell one
dollar gold pieces for silver fifty-cent
pieces, would probably result In sending
him to lunatic asylum II he could
stay clear Of the poor house for a short
while yet he would not be more foolish
than those who would sell the coarse
provender off the farm for less than
half Of its fersilizing value. A cellu.
lose factory might be good thing for
the merchant and laboring classes for
awhile, but it would be in my humble
opinion bad thing for the land and
its owners In time to come.
No doubt there Is money In corn.
stalk" but it is not for the farmer
where he sells them in the rough,
The Sattler.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08
THE LEGISLATURES WORK.

Speaker Saunders Gave Out SATURDAY an
Interesting Summary OF Some OF the Ne"
Legislation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08
Cold Steel or Death.

There Is but one small chance to
save your life. and that is through sn
operation, " was the awful prospect SO
before Mrs. I. B. Hunt, Of Lime Ridge,
Wis, By her doctor after vainly trying
TO cure her Of frightful case Of stom-
sch trouble and yellow jaundice. BE
didn't count on the marvellous power
Of Electric Bitters 10 cure stomach and
Liver troubles, bat she heard Of it, took
seven bottles. was wholly cured. avoid
ed surgeons knife, now weighs more
and feels better than ever. It's POSI-
lively guaranteed to cure Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles, and never
disappoints. Price 800. OF N. M. Lewis'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08

There is a plan on foot among the
colored people of Omaha to restore the
Lincoln car. built at the opening of
the civil war, to its original condition
and place it 10 apublic building, where
ID will be kept permanently. The Union
Pacfio Railroad Company bought the
car soon after the war and used 1t in
the Far West as pay car, 1t being es-
pecially desirable for this purpose, as IL
had within it's sides, concealed by mp.
holstering and mahogany. half-inch
boiler plates. They were placed there
az a protection to prevent President
Lincoln from being shot while at the
front, where he frequently went In his
armored car.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08
How's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be curtd Dy
NM F. F.J.CHENEY * CO.. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +; )
Ch sney, for the last Is years, and believe him
uer.e ,ty honorab 4 all business transac
tlons, and ilnnac ally able TO carry cut any
obligatiOn made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, 10
ledO. O. ,,,,,.
Druggists, Toledo, q.
liars Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price l5c per bottle.
Sold by all druggists Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08

1t has been suggested by the citizens
Of Only that the Onancock and Drum
mondtown Electric Railway Light and
Power Company adopt car route in
Guiding that point. IL is said that o
liberal amount of stock would be taken
there if the advantage is offered
The adjourned quarterly conference
for Accomac circuit, Methodist Prot
estant church. will convene at Lee
mont. Wednesday afternoon. March
14,h. There are matters Of vital I'M
portance to be attended to.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08
KING GEORGE.
A Relic OF Past Ages Discovered Brass
Shoe.

Correspondence Of The Free Lance
Comorn, Va, March 6lh, 1900.
Master Charlie Sorrell. son Of Mrs.
william Sorrell, Of this neighborhood,
recently found in an old field or body
Of woods near this place. brass shoe,
which is a most remarkable aud unique
curiosity, and the original use and
purpose Of which cannot be explained
By ANYBODY who has examined it, This
wonderful shoe is perfect in shape com
posed entirely Of brass, and is three
and a half inches long and about one
and a half inches wide. The vamp and
quarters are connected by seam ex'
tending from the sole on one side to the
sole on the other side, representing two
rows Of delic lte stitching. The shoe
is laced up with string" made OF
flne brass wire twisted together so as
to form cord. and each hole through
which the "string" passes is neatly
flushed with brass eyelet. The sole
slightly projects, somewhat after the
fashion Of the old-time psnitentiary
stitch.down, "and the top is ornament
ed by a row of imitation wire stitch
ing. When found the shoe was filled
with what may have been wood, but
now approaching a state Of pstrifaction.
The superior workmanship and artistic
hnishings seem to contradict the theory
Of its antiquity advanced by some per
sons. that it Is relic Of Indian in
genuity. 1t bears many evidences OF ex
tremly ancient origin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-08


The ap. ropriations at this session
for public institutions have been large,
but necessary Every lunatic asylum is
full to oveif wing and provision had
to be made for the accommodation Of the
unfortunate who are now viinly knock.
ing for admission at their doors
Some Of the institutions Of learning
needed small additional appropriations
to make improvements which would
enable them to increase the Effective
ness Of their work. These Increases
have beer cheerfully allowed.
A large member Of special pension
bills, providing for enquiry by the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

been laggard in the race of life.
In the establishment of the South
the people of the town see ample
cause for gratific alon. An institu-
tion of this kind, SO anspiciously
begun, can not fail To de- great
to be mea sured by dollars aud GEMS.
Its salutary influence will permeate
every artery OF the social, MORAL
ana commercial life OF the 4 IN
munity. IL will be like The dawn II
a new era. the rising OF another sun
whose bene6cent RAYS will fill all,
young and old, with hope an am
OitiOn.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

otherwise, before the liquidation is termi
mated, those remaining shall continue to act:
provided that said vacancies may be filled at
another such general meeting of the stock
holders, after notice, above provided.
ARTICLE XII. The charter of this cor
puration nav be modified, amended al
tered, or this corporation may be dissolved.
and commissioners liquidators appointed
as above provided, at a general meeting of
the stockholders convened for that purpose
after thirty days notice of said meeting by
publication. once a week, in newspaper
published in the parish of Lafayette, with
the assent of three fourths of the stock actu-
allv issued by said company.
ARTICLE XIII. The capital stock of
this corporation may be increased de-
creased in the manner provided by law
ARTICLE XIV No stakeholder of this
corporation shall ever be held liable or re
sponsible for its contracts faults in any
further sum than the unpaid balance due on
the shares of stock owned by him, shall
any mere informally in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null or
Exposing stockholder to any liability be
ond the amount of his stock.
The undersigned, first above named APP
pcarers, have and do take and subscribe for
the whole capital stock IF this corporation,
as follows:
NAME OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NUMBER
OF SHARES.
Isaac Roos, of Opelousas p. o., La, eigh-
''-'>. ) ; OENAOuSho
p. o., La, eighteen (IS) shares; Gordon A.
Sandoz, of Opelousas p. o., La, eighteen
(S) shares: +. +. Coping, of Opelousas p
O., La, two ~ shares; E. Lee Gil, of Ope-
l"usas =. o., La, two (2) shares; Isadore
Isaacs, OF Opeleusas, P. o., La, two (2)
shares.
Which said amount of stock hereinabove
stated have this day been entered on the
transfer book of this corporation and paid
by said subscribers to the secretary and
treasurer: certificates of stock to be issued in
due course.
Thus done and passed at the parish of St.
Landry, State of Louisiana, on the date,
month and year first above written in pres
ence of Messrs. Thos. p. Bowden and Dave
Jacobs. competent witnesses who sign with
appearers and me, notary, after due reading.
All erasures aud interlienations approved be-
fore signing.
ISAAC ROOs, Opelousas, La,
J. J. PERRODIN.
GORDON a. SANDoZ,
f. LEE GIL,
T. +. COPING,
ISIDORE ISAACS.
w. ]. SANDoz, Notary Public.
Witnesses:-ihos. p. Bowden, Dave
Jacobs.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20
THE PHIZlPP/NE PRESS.

We are indebted TO Mr.. S. F. B.
Morse, Assistant Passenger Agent
aud Traffic Manager of the South
ern Pacific Compan for c,py OF
Freedom, an American Newspaper
published at Manila, p. L. OF
course, Freedom is strong advo-
cate Of expansion and supports the
policy Of the administration. but
il is decided, bold and fearless in
it's utterancrs. Though bitterly
denouncing the anti expansionisis
in the States j, severely condemns
the abuses committed by some of
the American soldiers in the Philip
pines. In the copy which has been
sent US by Mr.. Morse appears an
editorial in which the killing OF an
s'unknown Filipino" is reprobated
in unmistakable terms. There is
much good to be hoped from free
and untrammeled press in the Phi
! liPpines. From that source alone
will the American people receive
authentic information, as it is well
known that little credence will be
| placed in the official reports which
are no doubt doctoren to subserve
the sinister purposes of the imperia-
lists.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

Our irascible contemporary, the
Independent Observer, again be
trays symptoms Of an unfortunate
temper The decision of the In
dustrial School board is not at all
to Its liking and for that reason
Lafayette is assailed with a few
abortive attempts at sarcasm. La
fayette, however, is not alone in
this matter. The New Iberia com
mittee has also incurred the dis
pleasure of the luminous writer in
the Observer who has hurled several
dictionaries at the estimable men,
bers of that body. The New
Iberia committee is accused #
having employed "ante bellum
methods" and Lafayette is said to
be 'sunder" an ..ante bullum"
trance. The Independent Observer,
is, in it's own mind, the only real
advocate of progress and enlighten-
men, this side Of the Mississippi.
1t is pitiable state to be in and
W. are sincerely sorry for our con-
frcre We very much fear that our
friend is afflicted with the disease
known as .'chronic kicking" or he
thinks that he is about century
ahead Of his generation. In either
case he is in an unenviable predica-
ment.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20
TEXTILE INSTR UCTON.

The Shreveport Times says that
in view Of the growth of the cotton
manufacturing industry it Will be-
come necessary to establish textile
and technical schools The Times
suggests that Shreveport would be
the ideal location FIR an in stitutit:n
of this kind and ;nat tue States OF
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansa :
combine their forces toward is es-
Enlistment and maintenance.
We are informed that il is the
intention Of the directors of the
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
School, which is to be located here,
to include in the curriculum of til t
institution branch where textile
work will be taught. Or course,
we have no idea that il viii De es
tablished on very elaborate scale,
but it can be made adequate to
featuring industry will for some 20
come be in its iuclpienc, in Louis
lana.
AS the future OF the cotton pro-
ducing sections of Louisiana 40
doubt greatly depends upon the
successful introduction" of cotton
mills the wisdom of providing for
a textile department in the Indus
trial School is clearly apparent.
The scope of our inform alton
regarding what shoul and snouId
not be embraced in the curriculum
of an industrial institute is neces-
sarily limited and we no not assume
to be competent to offer counsel in
this IN tier TO men wno are immeas
urably better informed than we, but
we wish merely to express the
hope that instruction in cotton
weaving will be made feature of
the school,
The success which has just
crowned the efforts Of our citizens
has perhaps rendered US little OPP
timistic, but we can not but think
that it is probable that Lafayette
will have cotton factory before
many years have gone by. Then it
can be. easily seen how profita bic a
textile department will be to this
community in particular.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

Watts--Don't you think a lawyer
requires better education than a
a physician7 Pot,s-To be sure.
1t takes 4 good deal more skill to
separate a man from his money than
from his ife.-Indianapolis Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

So far there seems to be dearth
of senatorial timber. Lafayette is
entitled to one of the senators and
ought to assert its claims.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

DR.. w. H. Dalrymple, secretary
of the Louisiana Agricultural Socie-
ty and Stock Breeders Association,
has sent The Gazette an invitation
to attend the annua! meeting Of
these two organizations which will
be held at Arcadia on Jan. "a, IS,
90. The program Is replete with
interesting subjects which will be
discussed by the most scient.fi': and
practical agriculturists and stock
raisers in the State.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

Warmoth's undlsPuted control
of the 'Lily White" convention is
worth many thousand white votes
to the Democratic party.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

There is nothing surprising in the
announcement that Don Caffrey. Jr,
will not support Heard.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20
THE GAZETTE.
aENEvoLENT ASSOCIATIONS.

CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA,
BRANCH NO. 7o2 meets Est and sd sun
days after high mass, at Home Fire Co. hall.
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
meets Est Saturday of each month, at court
house, 10 a. m.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20
4 LITTLE AUDAC/OU.S

When you ask the opponents of
the Democratic party in this State
to give a reason why they oppose
the election of Mr.. Heard, they tell
you IN a dramatic way that 1t is
Fosterism they are fighting and not
Democracy. This is all bosh.
These same gentlemen who pretend
to be opposed to Mr. Heard's cleo
tion on account of the alleged in
reference of Gov. Foster are going
to support some one for chief ex-
ecutive who will be selected by
Warmoth and Herwig. Admitting
for the sake Of argument that Gov.
Foster did dictate Mr.. Heard's
nomination does that justify any
Democrat to turn the State over to
Warmoth and Herwig?
II is brazen audacity for a motley
crowd, composed of Republicans,
sugar-teats, Popul:sts and chronic
kickers,. marshaled under the leader
ship OF Warmoth, to arrogate to
and to pretend to be engaged IN a
movement to restore to the people
their constitutional rights.
During the eight years of Gov.
Fosters administration the affairs
of the State have been admi, istered
honestly and economically and
through legal means the electorate
has been placed into the hands of
the white race where it properly be-
longs. Warmoth> and his lieuten-
ants may call this Fosterism If they
choose, but it is exactly what the
white people want. 1t isn't Foster
ism, but pure white Democratic
government, administered unoer
Murphy J. Foster, a brainy Demo-
crat. 1t is what the people will
enjoy under William w. Heard,
who will be elected next April.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

The St. Martin Messenger is adj
vocating the nomination of Mr.. T..
J. Liable for senator. Mr.. Liable
is young man of ability and
energy He has lots Of backbone
and being honest and sound Dem
ocrat, he would made very credit
able senator.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

In Withdrawing from the Republi
can committee Mr.. James Wilkin-
son has written letter which will
make excellent campaign ma serial.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

If you can find a weak spot in
your hands in the pocket and take
the printed guarantee you'll find
there, to the dealers. He'll give
you another pair or The money
hack. Suit youself. Isn't that
fair.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

Even the dusky Demas calls it
s'Fosterism. By this term the
sex-seuator" no doubt desires to
convey the full meaning of that
policy which put an end to his poll
teal career. The elimination of
State, is, in the opinion Of the Re-
publicans, one Of the evils Of
EOSterism.