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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
NEW SHORT STORIES
Tom Dunn and the Lord.

There recently came 10 these shores
democratic young freshman In the per
son Of the Earl of Clonmel. He had mt
first rough time of It, for pneumonia
got him In It's clutches and gave him a
grievous time before he was able to
appear again in the halls of the Wal
dorf- Astoria, where he staid. Once up
and about he made the best Of good
times Of II apparently, for everybody
liked him and he seemingly liked ev-
eryb0dy. lie went hither and y0n, and
the other day he sailed for home, ap-
parently we'll satisfied with what he
had seen and done 0he latter princi-
pally being I'm the line Of horscllcsh)
willie In the United States. Being dem
Ocratic by nature. II fell out quite natu-
rally that Lord ClOnmel should be en-
tertalncd at dinner by the Democratic
club, and so I'm the course Of events one
evening the earl found himself com
fortably seated I'm private dining
room Of the club. At his elbow sat eX-
Sheriff Tom Dunn. The cX-sheriff sur
veyed the earl thoughtfully and In ST.
lence for awhile, and then he assayed
speech. "'Tis wonderful country.
America, is 1t notT" quericd he, turning
to Clonmcl. 1T IS" assentcd the guest
of the evening. 1T is So went on
Dunn drcamily, "for here am | seated
at Lord Clonmcl's elbow In America,
and, sure, II was in the old country |
couldn't get near enough To him To
shoot him with n gun."-New York
Tribune.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09

The London Chronicle says the an
nouncement that the king Of Italy will
be the guest of King Edward VII this
year recalls the visit paid by his grand
father, Victor Emmanuel, when he was
king of Sardinia, to Queen Victoria.
The king used to tell his friends for
many and many a year afterward lit
tie stories to illustrate Queen Vic
toria's friendly and homely spirit.
When his leave taking Of the queen
and the prince consort was formally
over and he was in his apartment on
the point of departure, the queen
knocked on the door and ran in alone
for a last handshake with her gruff
but greatly delighted guest.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
wox,nr Picture. For the Blind.

The newest moving picture machine
Is for the blind. 1t IS a clnematograph
In which pass under the fingers of the
blind a series Of reliefs representing
the same object in different positions
the branch of tree, a bird or any 9th
er object. This conveys the same I'm
preston to the blind that the moving
pictures do to one who can see. The
scheme has been tried with success by
DR.. Dussard of the Psychological insti-
tute of Paris, who also has devised an
electric vibration which gives to the
incurably deaf the motion Of musical
rhythm. For those not entirely deaf
he has invented gradual ampliier of
sounds" which supplements the organs
OF hearing and in some cases improves
them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
Hay LOzenges.

Hay lozenges are the popular confec-
tionery among army horses in the Phil
ippines and South Africa. The food, or
rather the form Of it, is n Yankee in
vention, called into existence by the
circumstance Of war in a country lack
ing good roads. Hay put up 10 the or
binary bale cannot be transported on
horseback, because Of its weight and
bulk. 1t Is therefore compressed by
powerful machinery into disks a foot
or 18 inches in diameter and two inches
thick The disks are packed into rolls,
like the lozcngcs the train boys sell,
and hung in sllngs from the horses
back, one on each side. A single lOz-
enge, when broken up and opened out
makes a meal for a horse or mule and
will cure him Of that hungry feeling as
quickly as mangerful Of fresh hay.
The compactness Of the new bale also
means great saving In freight
Youths Companion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09

81 PREFER SOMETHING BETWEEN TIE TWO. %
observing that 1t was n nice question
whether the Engllshman or the
Frenchman was to be named the pick
Of humanity. AS for me-" he added,
CHANGING from right to left as he spoke,
Il prefer something between the
twO."-New York Mail and Express.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09

at is with a good deal of pleaure and
satisfaction that | recommend Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy," SAYS Druggist A. W. Sawtele, of
Hartford, Conn. "A lady customer, see
ing the remedy exposed for sale on my
show case. said to me: Il really believe
that medicine saved my life the past
summer while at the shore, and she be-
came so enthusiastic over its merits that
at once made up my mind to recon-
mend it in the future. Recently gentle
man came into my store so overcome
with collie pains that he sank at once to
the flour. gave him dose OF this rem
edy which helped him. ! repeated the
dose and in fifteen minutes he left my
store smilingly informing me that he felt
as well as ever" Sold by NJ. Nj. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
rboueb, m. PRAYERS Were Long.

Twenty-Five years ago Joseph T..
Whiting, who played last week ut the
opera house, played in Cleveland at
the old Academy Of Music. He played
In Henry V" and portrayed the same
character then as In Mansheld's pro-
duction last week, Mr.. Whiting tells
a story Of an occurrence n quarter Of
a century ago at the Weddell House
as follows:
81 was learning n new part. The
lines were long, and after the perform
ance one evening | went up to my
room to learn them. | rocked back
and forth In a chair, mumbling the
words. There were many such ex-
presslOns rs oh, Lord, 4 pray TO you,
etc, In the part. Next morning the
clerk said to me: Mr.. Whiting, the
man In the next room asked who you
were. When l told him, he said that
you delivered the longest prayers be
fore going to bed that he ever before
heard" Leader.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Ruaal.. Head on New Money.

Bufale. Head on New Money.
Secretary Gage few days ago re-
ouested the Smithsonian officials to ar
range to furnish the bureau of en-
craving and printing with a picture Of
the head of a huge bison which Is
central figure in the natural history
hall of the National museum, the OBJ
ject being to use 1t on the third OF
new series of bank notes that is being
issued 10y the department. The 81 note
of this series, which is the handsomest
from an artistic standpoint ever issued
by the government. has as the central
figure an American eagle. The So note
of the same series has an Indian head
while the so note now being made
will. in addition TO other changes, bear
as central figure the head Of an Ameri-
can buffalo.
1t was the intention to have one or
our war vessels embellish this note, but
for some reason the subject was chang
cd. The case holding the group of buf-
falo from which the photograph was
made is not much smaller than an or
binary tenement house and contains n
herd of five Of the finest specimens or
the vanishing bison in existence. The
bull whose head viii embellish the $40
note is said by DR.. F. w. True, execu-
tive curator Of the National museum.
to be the largest animal ever captured
on the Missouri Yellowstone divide. II
weighs Mt least 1000 pounds his verti-
cal height at shoulders being six feet
In making the photograph the huge
glass, which was in two pieces, had TO
be removed, and 1t will be replaced
with as large a single plate glass rs IS
made. This only illustrates the great
care taken by the treasury department
to secure, both in portrature and fig
ure. the best models to be procured, all
portraits being made from the best
likenesses of the subject In existence
Chicago Tribune.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
Hetveen the Two.

At brilliant dinner many years
ago I'm this city the guests of honor
were n leading Engllshman and a
leading Frenchman. The late William
NJ. Evarts presided. with one Of them
on his right and the other ON his left
and began his postprandial talk by
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
P. McCracken, Bro. & Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

GROCERS AND LIQUOR DEALERS.
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE ~ ara
BOTRBON WHISKIES, from the following
we'll known distlleries, Graft x Co, Ot Ohio
Roone County Distilllng Co., oi hentncky
Monticello Distillery. Of Maryland, ana W. T.
Gray. Of Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bergner n Engle's Lager seer
They also offer staple and Fancy Groceries,
Agricultural Implements, Seeds, Euano, ana
Cement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
spring Schedule.
Weems Steamboat 60.
BALTIMORE, FREDERICKSBURG ANl
RAPPAHANNOCk RIVER ROUTE.
NORFOLK AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER
ROVTE


ROUTE.
ON and after Tuesday. March 26th steam
ers Richmond Lancaster and Essex willleaNe
pier , Light street, Baltimore, every lucS-
day and FTidav at 4,3O p. m, Tor fe,eIl'A~-
burg and all Wh0rves On the river; return
ing. will leave Fredericksburg at $50 p NJ
tide permittingl. Monday ana ihufsual
LsedstOwn at 4.3o a. m, tuesday anu H.
DAY for Baltimore
Leave Baltimore Wednesday and Thursday
at 4:3O D. IN. for TappahannOck and AL
Mharyes below. except Bay rort. return
ing will leave TappahannOck AT 500 a. M
ON Monday and Thursday for baltimore
NORFOLK ROUTE.
VIII leave TappahannOck for Norfolk a. !,
y. IN. Friday. stopping at all landings hl
leave Norfolk at q p. nm saturday Tor rap
pahsnnOck. calling at all landings.
HENRY WILLIAMS. Manager.
Baltimore, Nd.
W.D. SCOTT. Agent.
ut Fredericksburg, Va.
at Norfolk, Va.
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
beginning Tuesday, March 26, Steamers
northumberland and POTOMAC VIII leaNe iler
o. Light street, Baltimore, every Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday. at . y. m Tor Alex
andria and Washington. calling at all Oh the
usual landings. beginning Thursday, Mareh
2S will leave 9TH Street Wharf, Washington,
AT u. m Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday.
going aS far a. LeOnardtOwn on these even
ings. VIII leave LeOnardt0wn AT % q. IN.
Kinsale at , m. Miller at . D. M irtSvh :
at Is .. m, and BacOn's at p. IN, MonHtA
Wednesday and Friday, arriving IN BaIti
more early the following morning. Freight
received daily in Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent, Baltic,
STEPHENSON & BRO. Agents,
at Washington. d. {.
WILLIAM NJ. REARDON. Agent.
at Alexandria, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09

Biliousness is a condition characterized
by disturbance of the digestive organs
The stomach is debilitated, the liver tor
pid, the bowels constipated. There is a
lOathing OF food, pains in the bowels
dizziness, coated tongue and vomiting,
first of the undigested or partly digested
food and then of bile. Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver Tablets allay the dis
turbances of the stomach and create a
healthy appetite. They also tone up the
liver to a healthy action and regulate the
bowels. Try them and you are certain
to be much pleased with the result For
sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
Beware Of a Cough.

A cough is not a disease but a symp-
tom. Consumptionand bronchitis, which
are the most dangerous and fatal dis
eases. have for their first indication per
sistent cough, and if properly treated as
soon as this cough appears are easily
cured. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
proven wonderfully successful, and gained
it's wide reputation and extensive sale by
it's success in curing the diseases which
cause coughing. lift is not beneficial 1t
win not cost you cent. For sale by
NJ. M. Lewis.
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Hedrick,

Hedrick, Aug. 13-Wm. Dixon re.
turned Saturday from a few weeks
stay in Oklahoma
Mr.. and Mrs. Suite, of Newton have
arrived and will soon be at home in
the Ritter property near the normal
building. Mr.. Suite has purchased
the drug business OF F. L. Connolly.
Chas. Wiley. of Competine, was on
business in Hedrick Saturday.
Miss Winifred Roop returned Satur
day evening from few days visit
at Fairfield.
p Engeldinger Sundayed with his
family at Sigourney.
Three of the Sunday school classes
of the Baptist church enjoyed a days
outing last Friday on Skunk river.
Parties are contemplating erecting
"a large sales barn in Hedrick.
Inspector Sweeney, of Des Moines
is here to inspect the two new rural
routes.
A. c. Brady, of Richland, was in
Hedrick Friday night.
The new gas lights are being put uI
in the Baptist church.
Mrs. /. j. Van Nostrand returned Sat
urday from few days stay at the
parental home near Delta.
Miss Rhoda Wilson returned Satur
day from weeks stay at Sigourney
attending institute.
The school board at their meeting
few evenings since reelected Miss
Ella Darner to her old place as in
structcr at the normal building.
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on where DR.. Sarbaugh of Wright
was summoned and reported nothing
serious.
Fred Garrett is visiting in Nebraska.
Frank Moore spent Sunday in Os-
kaloosa.
There is to be an ice cream social
on Fairview lawn Tuesday evening,
August 8, given by Grant Deck of
Beacon.
N. B. Holloway and wife of Eddy
vile spent Thursday at Cedar.
Miss Matte Mitchell visited at her
home near Mt. Pleasant last week.
Mrs. S. e. Garret of Fremont and
Lib Howard of Moravia, visited at
Isaac Carrots Tuesday,.
Mrs. Casio and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas,
Witt visited at the Alfred Stranberg
home in Ottumwa last Sunday.
Mrs. Grin and Mrs. VIM. Garrett
spent Wednesday at Henry Moore's.
There was surprise on Eb Steele
Thursday night. About fifty relatives
and friends were present all report
fine time.
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day, but they nearly all went in the
hole, as the crowd was not composed of
the money-spending class. The sa-
looms, however, did a great deal of
business.
Mrs. John Renfrew and children of
Oskaloosa spent Sunday with Sigour-
ney relatives
HI. A. Seamans and family of Law
renee, Kansas, are visiting friends and
relatives here. They were called to
Sisourney on account of the serious
illness of Mrs. James.
A marriage license as issued yester-
day to John Klockenteger and Myrtle
Hays. They were united in marriage
by j. NJ Adams
Deputy Sheriff Moore and Clark Bar
rett went to Oskaloosa today on bust
ness.
George Meyers house, southwest of
town, was broken into yesterday. His
revolver and ammunition and some
valuable souvenir coins were taken
and the house ransacked.
/ 1t is estimated that there were 49,.
1000 to $4,000 people in Sigourney yes
| terday
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but who has been employed in Osceola
for the past few years, is spending a
few days visiting his family of Chari-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Kirk have de-
parted for New York city where they
expect to take a steamer for an eX-
tended pleasure trip through Europe.
Burn Graves has secured the posi-
ton of driver for w. e. Lewis grocery
wagon and began his duties on Mon
day.
Threshing is in full blast in Lucas
county and all over the country the
familiar click Of the machine may be
heard. AS the threshing progresses
the farmers begin to take q more
hopeful view of the crop situation.
The hay, which is nearly all put up,
has been running from one to three
tons to the acre. Fall wheat has turn
ed out with an average of about TWEEN
ty-fve bushels to the acre. Oats are
running from fifteen to thirty bushels.
Barley is a better yield than for many
previous years Early corn that was
thought to be entirely ruined, is full
ing up. the pastures and meadows are
Efreshening and late corn and potatoes
are doing line. The only thing that
has been lost will be early potatoes
and a slight decrease in the yield OF
early corn.
Miss Nettie ST. John and father. S
B. st. John, have returned to theil
home in Des Moines, where after a
few days visit with old friends in
Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs T. o. Mckinley, of Rus
sell, we're transacting business and
visiting old friends in Charlton or
Tuesday.
Ira Bennett has departed for Ottum
wa where he has secured employment
He expects to move his family to that
place to live next week
The paper hat seems to have come
to Charlton to stay during warm wea
Their at least. They are being worr
more and more by the young ladies
each day and now nearly every one
who wishes to appear correctly dress
ed is in possession of a paper hat
They are made of tissue paper in vari
Gus shades and are light and comfort
able, pretty and easily made which
will no doubt make it permanent
fashion for outdoor wear.
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Amador.

Amador, Aug. 14-Mr. and Mrs,
John Lawhead and daughter, Myrl,l left
Monday on an overland trip to Illinois
for a months visit with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Laura Clearinghouse has gone
to Washington for brief visit with
her sister.
Miss Pearl Robson returned last
week to her home in Leando. She
was accompanied by her cousin,
Clara Day, who will make few
weeks visit with her grandmother.
Grace Clearinghouse who has been
ill the past few weeks is reported bet
ter.
Miss Glennie Clearinghouse returned
recently from Kentucky where she
had been the past few months visiting
her aunt.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Russell Chapel on Saturday night.
Russell Wellman of los Willard
street, spent Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baker of Bel
KNAPP spent Sunday at F. L. Bakers.
Miss Maude Wellman left Monday
for Barlow, Florida, for an extended
visit with her cousin, Mrs. Della vii.
son.
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The wagon was somewhat damaged.
The horses broke loose from the wag-
on and were caught near the home of
John Edwards. One of the horses was
considerably bruised.
In honor of Grandma Ingrin, of Dan.
vlne, who is guest of her son, J. T.
lngrim. Mrs. ]. T. Ingrim entertained
at dinner Wednesday Mrs. Stypes, Mrs.
d. Evans. Mrs. lamar Conner, Mrs :.
James Taylor Mrs. Newly and Mrs
Calvin Cooper.
Friday sparks from an engine set
fire to the timber north of the city
All available aid was called out A
message was sent to Salem to watch
for the fire and send help. We have
not learned the amount of damage
done. Saturday afternoon a spark
from an engine started fire in the
valley just south 2of town. Considera-
BILE extent of pastures and fences was
burned.
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1t isn't the Cooks Fault,
II isn't your Grocer's Fault,

that the bulk coffee you just
purchased turns out to be differ
ent from the same kind" bought
before. Coffee purchased in
bulk is sure to vary.
The sealed package in which
LION COFFEE is sold insures
uniform favor and strength. 1t
also keeps the coffee fresh and
insures absolute purity.
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Cedar.

Cedar, Aug. 14-V. Brubaker and
wife visited at Tracey Saturday and
Sunday
The M. e. Missionary meeting and
thank offering was held at Mrs Ernie
Lyons Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. J. G. McCord and son Frank
of Moravia have been visiting friends
and relatives here.
A crowd OF young people spent
Tuesday at Skunk river picnicing.
Those who went are Alice and Net
Lloyd, Winnie and Blanche Garrett,
Made Roals. Mabel Linsley Willie
Witt, Lou oBals, AL Mccartney, Frank
oMore, Ben Bradley, of Cedar, also
Mile Heinzman and George Alexan-
der of Fremont, and Herv Hanna OF
Oskaloosa.
Henry Grover, the man who was
hurt by buggy shaft Sunday even
ing was taken to the home of E. Ly-
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Dahloneaa.

Dahlonega, Aug IA nine pound
boy was born to Ralph McClung and
wife Aug. 8.
Justice Kitterman mas bought prop
erty In Ottumwa and will move soon.
Miss Laura Huff, of Mackinaw, Ill.
is visiting at the home of her uncle, H
l.. Trout.
Milton Giltner has purchased so
acres of the Asiel Giltner farm.
Daniel Wise and wife visited at the
Alexander McConkey home near Com.
petine one day last week.
Several cattle buyers were in this
neighborhood on business last week.
Mike Ryan returned home Satur.
day after two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Tarwell coun.
ty, III. a..
A. J. Rogers was in this vicinity on
business a couple days last week.
Flora and Jennie Schertz left last
week for months visit in the east,
they will spend a week at Buffalo.
Louie Denny is spending couple of
weeks at Ida Grove with his uncle. Sam
Denny. -
The following delegates were select.
ed to attend the democratic county
convention from Dahlonega township:
VIM. Marketing, Vim. Lowenberg, Jr
G. e. kitterman was chosen town
ship comitteeman.
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Salem.

Saien1.
Salem, Aug. 14.-Miss Hunter, of
Peoria, ILL.,, is a guest at the w. H.
Bliss home.
Miss Winlfred Triplett enjoyed Wis.
it from Tuesday until Thursday of last
week with her sister, Mrs. John Dilts,
of Primrose
Robert Graves and family, of Hills.
boro, passed through Salem Tuesday
enroute to Mt. Pleasant.
Arthur Hunnicutt arrived home from
Oklahoma Wednesday. He failed to
receive some of Uncle Sans land.
Mrs. Martha Hobson and Mrs. Maria
Cooper transacted business at the
county seat Wednesday.
Miss Myrtle Shocks spent several
days last week with Mt. Pleasant
friends.
Ed. Craig, of Marshalltown, is visit.
ing Mrs. Ben James
Harry Wilmeth, Herbert Rodman.
Misses Maud Steffey and Maud Haw-
kins We're a merry party who enjoyed
a pleasure drive to Mt. Pleasant Wed.
nesday evening.
George Frame, who has been visit
ing his mother. Mrs. Bell Frame, has
gone to Lake Minnetonka, MINI. where
he will remain few days. Aug. 18th
he will return to his employment as
station agent at Carrollton, Mo.
Miss Grace Bell arrived home Fri.
day morning from Oklahoma.
After attending normal institute the
past two weeks Miss Elma Cough came
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Crew have moved
into rooms in Mrs. Laura Rogers resi-.
dence.
Quarterly conference of Salem
charge will convene at Salem, Aug. %.
Miss Clara Cooper is a guest of her
friend, Mrs. Harry Carson, of Birming-
ham.
Mrs. Frank Hawkins and little Mer-
rill returned to their home at Keokuk
Wednesday.
Miss Winifred Brooks spent Sunday
with home folks at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs l.. r. Crew and son Mac, left
Saturday for Prairie City. ILL.,, where
they will spend a month with her pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Seely.
Whittier college and our public
schools will open September 18th.
Last week A. Davidson went as a
delegate to the republican convention
at Cedar Rapids.
Attorney Griggs from Ft. Madison
will soon be resident at Mrs Matte
Mcdonald property.
Misses Margaret and Lydia Sinclair
Went TO Burlington today to visit their
grandmother.
T. O. Walker, station agent at La.
Crew. was an over. Sunday guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. E. Hoyt.
Friday, in front of the creamery,
| Antony Pitman's team became fright
ened and ran away. In front of Mrs.
Elvira Bells residence, Mr. Pitnlan
and little son were thrown from the
wagon and received some painful
bruises, although not seriansly injured.
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prakeviIle.

Drakeville, Aug. 14.-Mrs. A. Brown
left the latter part of last week for a
visit with relatives in Centerville
VIM. Newkirk and wife of this place
and D. l.. Newkirk and family of Kan
sas spent Friday with the formers son,
Ed, and family, east Of town.