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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

said of her that her upper eyelidS dropped over
mere than half the iris. 50 as TO give the eyes
languid expression She had a peculiar trick Of
LOOKING steadily sideways at thora with whom she
ccnveTsed, and this peculiarly invariably excited
disfrust IN those who observed II
The propensity of some folks, after they have
iined in restaurants to take dozen toothpicks
instead OF one OF two Is Of TO small account TO
the prOpTietOrS OF the establishments. When a
score or two Of patrons 50 supply themselves It
dinIinishes the profits OF one or two meals The
Is true Of the disposition OF frequenters OF
similar places 10 load up With matches
a remarkable contrast to the map Of precious
stones which lately astoni=hed Paris Is the ravss
map on tiles put up AZ York station by an Eng
lish company. 1t Is made OF white tiles, the
lines being marked in black and burnt sienna
Il Is about SIX feet square, and each tile Is eight
inches square The company intends TO have sim
lar maps At all important stations on its own
system.
The Australian coasting steamer Kayeruka,
while going from Eden to Sydney, travelling at
full speed struck a reef at Noruya head. There
being rockets On the ship the captain tied
life line to some pigs. which formed part OF the
cargo and had the animals put overheard The
pigs sVam to the shore taking the line with
them. and BY establishing communication every
soul on board rescued
curious viii case IS being tried in Buda-
pest. Hungary 4 poor misshapen fellow named
AudreaS Iungokvicz. who had been beggar for
nearly forty years died recently. aged eighty
four When MS wreIched apartments were search
ed Government bends worth 100000 were found
The old man left a VIII bequeathing this money
to the city of Pressburg for the founding OF a
Hungarian university Nov his relatives are con-
testing the will
II the North Pole Is not discovered during the
coming summer 1t viii not be the tauit of num-
eTOus enthusiasts who bound to penetrate
the seas OF ice in the Arctic region and then
take to the land and travel Is far as possible.
The fates OF other intrepid spirits hold no fears
for Others OF the same Tx. The North Pole seems
be q sort OF will-o'-the-yYisp but that doszn't
prevent scientists, seekers after fame and hon
orabie adyenturists from following in the Baks
Of the TOO many who have given up their lives in
searches for IT
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Orange Notes-psrsonals, Etc.

Correspondence of The Free Lance.)
Burr Hill, Va, March 30, 1901.
Wheat and grass crops are looking well
since the rains.
There is yet a great deal of sickness in
the county.
Mrs. John Sanders continues critically
i'll.
Mr.. John B. Coleman, who has been
quite sick for some time, has gone TO
Philadelphia for medical treatment.
We are sorry to learn Of the illness OF
Mr.. Roland Mason, who is visiting his
parents, near Locust Grove, and hope be
may soon recover.
Miss Mayme MCMILLAN, an attractive
young teacher in the family Of Mr.. W. e.
Reynolds, at Parker, was a recent guest
of Miss Mollie S. Payne.
Mr.. John T. Rhoads left yesterday for
Cripple Creek, Va, where he will engage
in railroading Mr.. Jim McCord will run
his farm this year.
Miss Emma Eillman is on visit to her
sister, near Lignum, Culpeper county.
The public school here, which was
taught by MIR. W. Robinson finder, closed
yesterday. Three prizes were awarded,
the successful pupils being Miss May
Rhoades, Miss Vera Bartley and Master
Percy Archer. Mr.. Tinder left with the
good wishes of the many friends he made
while in our midst. Hope.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
sPoTsYLvANIA.
List OF Writings Admitted To Record

4 list OF writings and alterations adj
mitted to record in the Clerks Office Of
the County OF Spotsylvania county
since the March term Of said court. 1901:
Account of sales of John H. Fisher,
with ]. Z. H. Crismond, trustee.
Benjamin r. Webb's heirs to Betty NJ.
Webb deed for land
r. r. billiard and wife to W. q. Dillarl,
deed for land
J. p. IL. Crismond, Clerk, ta. A. T..
Rowe, deed for land
NJ 4. Alscp to John Crump, deed for
land.
Lee J. Graves, attorney, etc, to Lewis
TerriIl, deed for land.
Warlield Goats and wife TO John Hart
man, trustee, deed OF trust on land.
NJ. IL. Dickinson and wife to Thomas
NJ. Mastin, deed for land.
j. j. Broaddus and wife to ;. Il. Jor-
dan, deed for land.
: Il. Jordan to Lee J. Graves. trustee,
deed of trust ON land
r. T. billiard to $ Hunter, Jr.. deedfor
land.
Plat and survey and division OF Jane
q. Quisenberry's land
lee j. Graves, attorney, etc, to X. v,
Graves, deed for land.
W. W. Seay and wife to j. +. II. Girls
mond trustee, deed Of trust ON land.
Joseph Moore and wife to T. b. Walker,
deed for land.
W IL Massey to Eliinh Lawrence, deed
for land
John c. Segar and wife to Sallie Hart,
deed for land
II. W. Coleman and wife to c. r. Cole
man, deed for land.
J. b. Falk and wife TO C.. l.. Baker, deed
for land
John r. Brown and wife to Lee J.
Graves. trustee, deed Of trust on land
William II. Cook to Thomas Cook. deed
for land
Ira p. Turnkey, attorney etc, to Emma
Lewis, deed for land.
Emma Stanard toJohn 7. Brown, deed
for land
&C. Williams and wife to Lee J. Graves,
trustee, deed Of trust on land.
J. Richardson and wife to Lee j. Graves,
trustee, deed of trust on land.
Bartlett Fort and wife TO LeeJ. Graves,
trustee, deed of trust on land.
Lee J. Graves, attorney, etc, to Barnett
Voolfolk, deed for land.
b. Voolfolk to Lee ]. Graves, trustee,
deed for land.
Gloster Burrows to Lee J. Graves,
trustee, deed OF trust on land.
4. Ellis and wife to W. d. Carter, trus-
tee. deed OF trust on land.
Amasa Hemenger and wife to T. c.
Pulliam, deed for land.
J. c. Powell and Others to \. Z. Nor
rison, deed for land.
II. c. Pulliam and Others to Lee }.
Graves, trustee, deed Of trust on land.
l.. Hoff and husband tod. o. Chewning,
deed for land.
A. d. Straughan, trustee, to NJ. Lacy,
deed for land.
+. W. Coleman vs.. Minor Chew, lis
pendens.
B. W. Wilson and wife to b. =. Willis,
trustee deed of trust on land.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Undue Case in Jurisprudence.

A suit in the Superior Court Of North
Carolina against the SeabOard Air Line
Railway has developed the most novel
accident known To the annals Of iuris-
prudence The vestibuled train from
Atlanta was bowling along toward
Raleigh on a down grade at the rate OF
fifty miles per hour at 10 O'Clock in the
morning. Mr. William Warrington was
on his way to a wild-turkey blind which
he had baited. lie had his double-bar-
relied breechloading gun on his shoulder,
two cartridges being in the chambers.
On reaching the railroad track, which
was on an embankment about ten feet
high at this place, Mr. Warrington heard
the train in the distance, and stopped on
the side OF the track about fifty feet
away to view the train as it passed by.
lie could not see over the embankment
to the other side of the track Along
side the embankment on both sides OF the
track are the usual bitches, which were
filed with water. Mr.. Watlington was
standing on the north side of the track
with his gun on his shoulder. On the
other side were a number of cattle graz
ing which Mr. Watlington could not see.
Just a few seconds before the train
swept by these cattle commenced to
stPaggle across the track To the side on
which Mr. Warrington was standing
The boyines all got safely across except
one Jersey bull. He was caught on the
cow-catcher and hurled away with terri
ble velocity, and as misfortune would
have it, he struck Mr. WatlingtOn about
midships and knocked him down into the
ditch, the bull on top of him. The bull
was stunned and struggled butcould not
get up, and the water was drowning
both man and beast The engineer, who
was watching the cattle, had not seen
Mr. Warrington, and when the fireman
told him what had happened he stopped
the train and hurried back and got there
in time to get Mr.. Watlington and the
bull out of the ditch before they were
drowned. Striking Mr. Watlington and
knocking him into the water, saved the
life of the bull, and the water saved the
blow by the bullfro killing WatlingtOn.
Further examination showed that when
the bull struck Mr. WatlingtOn the shock
knocked the gun some distance and when
it struck the ground it was discharged
and killed one of the cows, and wounded
another so badly that it had to be killed.
The gun was not injured. On these facts
Judge Brown held that the railroad COM
pany was not liable in damages to Mr..
Warrington. Since the trial the owner OF
the two cows has sued Mr.. Warrington
and recovered one hundred dollars in full
of damages for their killing. Mr. Wat
lington says the ending Of this lawsuit
bangs blue sheep That he was knocked
down by a Jersey bull, which was hurled
at him by the train, and nearly drowned,
and his gun was discharged and killed
two cows, and he gets 10 damages and
is compelled to pay one hundred dollars
for the luxury of being the principal in
the most celebrated case in the history
of accident to animals and man by rail-
road trains.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Communicated.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Prom a coioIed Man.

Baynesyillc, Va, March 30, 1901.
have been subscriber to your valua
bic paper for ten years, and | have iOunt
you fair to all classes.
have seen several communication
through your paper from various gentle
men concerning the proposed COnstitu
tiOnal Convention. Some. | see, favor
the wholesale Acknowledgement Of tn,
negro vote, while Others favor making
it an educational qualification.
believe there should be some restric
ton put on the ballot, allowing only
those to vote who have the interest ol
the State mt heart.
In the first place shall say that the
colored man is not as politically crazy
AZ he was ten years ago. They have
begun to divide their votes ~ other
races do, and those who have not changed
their views are very conservative about
the matter. They have learned that this
is a white mans country and that he
will run it, allowing the c0lOred man TO
own property, live peacefully. and be
protected AZ long AZ he behaves himself
We have a great many good colored citi-
zens who own property and pay their
taxes to the State We have, too, great
many who are worthless and whose
condition we are ashamed Cf, but we ap-
peal to the lawmakers Of Virginia not to
set us back with them. As for myself !
favora tax qualification, that il, any man
may vote who pays taxes on $500 worth
of property, or require every voter to pay
his capitation taxes six months before
the election. II the suffrage is made an
educational qualification it will shut out
the tax paying and best colored citizens,
letting in the ones who pay nothing and
care nothing for the Government under
which they live. think it unfair to re-
quire more Of one man than of another,
he he white or black. Every man has an
equal chance To get an education and
own property. II he fails to do go, it is
no fault of the Government
As TO the division OF the school iunds, |
have nothing to say. leave that matter
in the hands of our best Virginia people,
who know just what we need. They
have always been fair to us, and believe
they will continue to be so ii let alone.
The South is the home of the colored man,
and it goes without saying that the
Southern white man is his best friend.
Yours, for the good of the country,
W. II. Johnson.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
CURRENT TOPICS

The Beers derailed and plundered a
freight train ner johannesburg.
Extensive frauds have been discovered
in the disposition of commissary stores
at Manila.
A piece of Queen Yictoria's wedding
cake was recently sold in London at
auction for $55.
1t is said about 5000, 1000 will be ex.
pended upon the Capitol at Washington
during the Congressional recess.
Noah Ruby celebrated his one hundred
and twenty-ninth birthday anniversary
at New Brunswick, N. j., Monday.
A Berlin estimate says that 245 for
eigners and 10000 native Christians
were killed in the Boxer troubles in
China
In Georgia the negroes have become
nuisance in the cities because Of their
avoidance Of work and their proneness TO
crime.
Alarge sum Of prize money will shortly
be ready for distribution among the Of
ficers and crews which manned the Cuban
blockading squadron.
No man has ever reigned over an en-
pire 80 vast as King Edwards. His
Majesty rules over one continent, 100
peninsulas, 500 promontories, 1000
lakes, 1000 rivers, and 10000 islands.
No other sovereign in the world has so
many physicians as has the Gar They
number twenty-seven, and are allselected
from among the medical celebrities OF
Russia. There is first a physician-in-
chief; then come ten honorary surgeons,
two oculists, chiropodist and honorary
ehiropodist, two court physicians and
three specialists for the Czarina.
Paris claims to be the best governed
city in the world. Ii is not easy TO gov
ern well, whether it il ones self or acity.
As to expense, in general way 1t may
be said that Paris pays higher rate per
citizen for municipal Government than
any other city in the world. The munic-
ipal debt of Paris is about $350,000,-
900.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Government Wedding Gifts

1t is not generally known that the
Government gives from 10000 to sl2,-
600 ($50,OO0 to $60,00O) a year in
wedding presents to young ladies who
have been in the postal and telegraphic
services for a number OF years and
leave to get married. The telegraph
estimates this year provide for only
sc. 500 ($32, 500 for wedding gratui-
ties, as against g, 800 ($37 500 voted
last year. Mr.. Henniker-IIeatan, Mp,
has put down a question for Thursday
in the House as to why the reduction has
been made-is it solely because the Post
master-G General anticipates fewer maria
ges ?-London Telegr aph, March 13.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
STAFFORD.
Constitutional Convention Political Notes
Fruit Prospects Farming
Items, Etc, Etc.
Pleasant View. Stafford Co., Va,
Auril | II 1DOl

Pleasant View, Stafford Co., Va,
April lst, 1901.
TO THE FREE LANCE:
As see so much written pro and con
about the Constitutional Convention |
thought it might not be amiss for me to
contribute my mite for what it il worth.
consider change in our organic law
very necessary and important, and II isa
far-reaching and very serious matter
and should he dealt with with care and
prudence. And do hope that the peo-
ple will see To it and select our best aud
most competent men for that purpose.
We need no rattle-brained, pOt-house
politician in that Convention; we need
no ultra-partisan, in that Convention.
We need intelligent men Of high moral
and Christian standing, with broad and
conservative views. As Stafford and
King George are linked together, can
only speak for my own county, and |
regret to say we haven't any too much
good timber in our county suitable for
that purpose. owing 10 the fact that
many of the talented young men, AZ
soon ~ the shell gets hard on them.
leave for some seaport town. So II
leaves us with very little material suit
able for ship-building-or Constitution
building. Ii is is true we have our noble
and genial Dan, and our talented and
conservative Tom, but when this ia said
nearly all has been said. know OF but
one other who could fill the bill and |
know to my certain knowledge that he
declines to accept or hold any office
whatever. therefore he il entirely out OF
the race. Now King George may have
more and better timber, but leave that
for her people 10 decide.
am n true-blue, unadulterated Demo-
crat from principles, because ! think the
principles OF Democracy strictly ad-
hered to are best for the good OF all
am truly sorry To see so much bicker-
ing. cross-fring. contention and strife
going on among the -Gubernatorial as
pirants and their friends. This should
not be, and if they will persist in it |
warn them that it will be an entering
wedge for n Republican Governor to he
elected. Stop it, gentlemen; by allmeans
stop it.; it seems to me that the party
here in Virginia won't keep good thing
when they have I, hut deliberately hand
it over to their political adversaries.
Peach and apple trees are building out
slowly end surely and seem TO be all
right up to date, but may yet get nipped
in the bud. Persimmon buds have not
startedyet. BY the way, see that John
McWhirt is grubbing his up, which |
think is a good idea for they are very
much in the way of progressive farmer.
They hinder the plow, the harrow, the
reaper and the mower.
Wheat is looking fairly well consider
ing the unfavorable winter. Plowingior
corn is well under way, and some few
have seeded oats. Farm work is well
up to date generally.
Much sickness has prevailed in this
vicinity, but the general health is now
improving.
Your scribe has been confined most all
the winter with a severe attack OF grip
and heart disease, but is now able to he
out, alive and wide awake.
]. W. s.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
PRICE, 3 CENTS
LINES

Written on a visit to the grave Of Col
Thomas b. French at Newport News, Va.
Sleep on dear friend Of my youth,
Press lightly on his breast oh earth.
Spread softly violet Ger this bed,
Shed sweet perfume above his head
Whisper to thepassing breeze
To gently touch the waving trees,
And softly blow the falling leaves,
Like garlands that fairy weayes.
And tell the birds that come around
And perch upon this sacred mound,
To let their sweetest notes be heard
The warbling Of each passing bird.
For him a requiem sweetly sing,
And send aloft on angel wing,
That as the cloudlets pass along,
May heed the burden Of their song.
And send the rain in gentle showers,
Like dew-drops on this bed of flowers;
May no discordant sound come near
The one so calmly sleeping here.
A tenderer heart, now still and cold,
Was ne'er encased in earthly mold;
No brayer spirit, now at rest,
Fer dwelt on earth, among the best.
A lifelong friend-I knew him we'll
No pen or tongue can ever tell
His deeds of kindness, deeds Of love,
Unknown to all, save Him above.
This lonely grave I'm 10th to leave,
And linger till approaching eve
Its heightened shadows east around,
To bid me leave this haIlowed ground.
Sleep on, the last loud trump will sound
TOawake. the dust beneath this mound;
In glory may his soul arise
To meet the Savior in the skies.
A Lifelong Friend.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

There lives in Pickens county, one OF
the mountain counties ofSouth Carolina,
a woman 26 years old who has IA child
rem and one grandchild. The woman
was married when IL years old and
when she was just the age when
many women are just marrying she was
the mother of If children, all OF whom
are alive. One Of these children married
early like her mother and has on9 child.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Caught a Dreadful Cola.

Marion Kooke, manager for I. Nj.
Thompson, large importer of fine milli-
merry at 1868 Milwaukee Avenue, Chica-
go. says: During the late severe weather
/ caught a dreadful cold which kept me
awake at night and made me unfit to at
tend my to work during the day; One OF
my miliners was taking Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy for n severe cold at that
time, which seemed to relieve her so
quickly that bought some for myself.
1t acted like magic and / began to inn
prove at once. | am now entirely well
and feel very pleased to acknowledged
its merits" For sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
An Elastic Joke
Exchange.)

A Missouri editor stated in his paper
recently that he had been kissed by one
of the most beautiful married women in
town, and promised to tell her name in
the first issue OF his paper in next month.
In the two weeks following his circula-
tion doubled but when he named his
wife he had to leave town.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women. and all lee
the results in loss of appetite, poisons in
the blood backaehe, nervousness, head
aehe and tired, listless, rundown feeling
But there's no need to feel like that
Listen to j W. Gardner, Idaville, Ind
He says: Electric Bitters are just the
thing for man when he is all run
down, and don't care whether he lives
or dies. It did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than any
thing | could take. | can now eat any
thing and have a new lease on life. , Only
80 cents, at NJ. NJ. Lewis, Drug Store
Every hottie guaranteed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

The steamer, Cristobal Colon, which
was sunk in the channel at the entrance
TO San Juan harbor by the Spaniards in
the earlier days in the war with Spain,
and which had ever since been serious
menace to navigation, was blown uplast
week. thus widening the passage to the
harbor by forty feet. The work was'ione
under contract for $4,000
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Are.,,mon,al rrOm ola England.

II consider Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy the best in the world for bronchi7
tisu saws Mr.. William Savory, Of War
rington. England. "It has saved my
wiie's lie. she having been martyr to
bronchitis for over six years, being most
of the time confined to her bed. She is
now quite we'll" Sold by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit G. b. Steadmans
of Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. it
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen :
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts,
Bruises. Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns,
skin Eruptions Best Pilecure on earth;
% cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
Inv NJ. NJ. Lewis, Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

Probably the smallest monarch in the
world reigns over the lIindo Vassal,
State of Bhopaul and governs a people
more than n million souls. The dwarf is
a woman, Pjihan-Begum by name, but
although she is about 80 years old, she
does not appeal larger than child OF
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made il DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is sugar-coated
globule of health, that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power They re
wonderful in building up the health. Only
25c. Der box. Sold by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

II troubled by weak digestion, loss of
appetite, or constipation, try "a few doses
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Every box warranted. For
sale by NJ NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Yain ssgrsts.

''Alas, said easy Thomns Platt--
His voice was far from steady;
"How little did ever think W
I'd live to long for Teddy"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

Col John s. Mosby in magazine ar
ticIe made public in New York predicts
that the South viii become the dominant
section OF the nation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

For other Information, address
JOHN ID. POTTS,
L. A.. Richmond, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04
Vol IL. No. 20
C., & @. 10 E0T S7R!NcS

CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, CHICAGO ST
LOUIS AND THE WEST.
THE SHORTEST AMI QUICKEST RoUTE To
THE WEST.
The most direct and popular route 10 old
Point and Norfolk.
TRAINS LEAVE BOSWELL, VA.
January l. 1901.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

Additional trains leave boswell 200 a. m.
and 20 u. m. except Sunda ' for Richmond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-04

Time marked daily except sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars ON Nos ana Tor
Cincinnati and Louisville
TRAINS FOR OLD POINT AND NoRTOLK.