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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
SOME OF GREENE couNrYs CITIZENS
(For The FREE LANcE.)

(For The FREE LANcE)
Greene county tho, in compass small,
! Her people are both big and all:
1 Children, women, men and ALL
In this category fall.
White and eolored, rich and poor,
Good and evil high and low,
Weak and strong, fast and slow
All on the git and bound to go.
only name few Of those
Who over the average human goes;
And trust that | will not disclose
4 name or item 20 gender woes.
Champ Powell's the biggest man in
Greene.
No better fellow is ever seen;
Measure sixty inches and eighteen,
Weighs $50 or half between.
Duval Horn is next in line
And must possess a silver mine;
Drinks the best champagne and wine,
And weighs about two ninty-nine.
Doctor r. b. Pennington
And Mrs Jimmie Catterton,
With old man EnOch Dickerson,
viii weigh about half ton.
Mr.. Edgar Marshall and sister Mat
And Russell Early and little Nat,
Mrs. Blakey and Tommy jennings fat
Would make a ton,and over that
Mr.. Ely Wood and son Know
And Charlie Kennady also.
With a mountain man, Harry Snow
Would make a feature in a show.
Mrs Lucy Parrot and Lizzie will
Two yards Of alapaea fill,
And Mrs Stephens, OF Stanardsville,
Requires larger measure still
j. Fill Dulaney who tips the scales
At two and eighty and never fails
To find and make the best Of sales
For his crop and best OF hay in bales.
Chastine Miller and Shiflet Ned,
Moustache Dickerson and Jimmie Red
And big Jim Piper, II he amt dead,
Would ill a two-horse wagon bed.
II Layton Blakey, col0red man,
And Jimmie Williams, of equal brand,
With LOuis Moten, in a circle stand,
Would lIl tobacco hogshead band
Now this is for THE LANCE that's FREE,
And | will ever grateful be
To those who kindly think Of me-
Tho old and cripple, still |. c.
Another man, Geo. W. Graves,
A giant in his younger days,
Has gotten rich by what he saves,
And all his land with plenty waves.
|. T. G..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life,
of 10Y. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them also Old, Running and Fever Sores
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands
ChiIblains. Best Pile cure on earth
Drives out Paines and Aches. Only 25
cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
NJ. NJ Lewis, Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
A Powder Min Rxplosion

Removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are mighty
dangerous. Don't dynamite the delicate
machinery Of your body with calomel.
croton oil OF aloes pills, when DR.. King 3
New Life Pills, which are gentle as sum
mer breeze, do the work perfectly. Cures
Headache, Constipation. Only 20 cents
nj N. NJ. Lewis drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Schedule In effect Jan. Il. 1901.
All trains arrive at and depart from Penn
sylvania Passenger Station.
Sol a. m.-Daily-fOr Danviile, Charlotte
and WAY statiOns, connecting at CalyertOn
for WarrentOn, at Manassas for Strasburg
and HarrisOnburg daily and StauntOn week
days at Lynchbarg with the norfolk ana
Western daily for Roanoke and points South,
west and with G. x y. X. X. daily iorNaturai
Bridge and Lexington: ,,,,s,
FAST MAIL carries Pullman Sieepers. New
York and Washington TO Jacksonville, Via
Savannah. uniting at Salisbury with Pull
man Sleeper for Asheville and Hot springs,
y. c., Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis,
Tenn, and at Charlotte with Pullman Sleep
er for Augusta and at Danville with Sleeper
for Birmingham; and at Columbia, with
eleeper for Charleston, Pullman Sleeper New
York TO New Orleans. Solid train washing
ton To New Orleans without change, connects
at Lynchburg daily for Natural Bridge and
Lexington, Va Dining ear service.
1857 A. M:-Daily-Loeal for Sharlottes-
VIZ a.6i p. M.@Iocai for Strasburg and Har-
risonburg daily except sunday.
4:3O r. NJ daily, local for Charlottesville,
eonneeting at CalyertOn for Warrent0n.
GAS p A.. week day. New York and Florida
Limited. Composite Cafe and Smoking CSr.
Dining Car Compartment and Drawing-room,
SIeeping Cars and Library aud Observation
Cars. New York and Washington TO 81 Au-
S1sfine and Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping
car New York and Washington to Aiken and
xuznsta Steam heated and electric lighted.
Connecting at Columbia with Parior Car Tor
Charleston and at NaycrOss win Tarlor N"r
i"a a.tSP Nd daily New York and Florida Ex-
press Pullman Buffet Sleeping lars, New
YORK and Washington to Fort Iampa, wa
iark sonyilIe. and to Augusta Via Columbia
with connection for Aiken, ana ihursdays
New York TO Thomasyille, Ga. Through
1901 .. m. daily, Washington and Chatta-
noOga Limited. via Lynchburg, Win Sleepers;
New York and Warrington , 70 MeHRh,s RhroaSS aoi,
coach TO Memphis Parior and Ooserv "a, a
ton Car between bradford. Va, and Alfalfa,
Ala ioas p'n1ng M o"r ds,Iy ssly awAsHINGToN AND
SOUTH WESTERN, vESTIBULED LIMIT
ED," composed OF Dining Cars and pay,
Coaches Pullman Vestlbuiee Sleepers, New
York to Nashville, Tenn, via Ashyille, Knox
willie and Chattanooga; New York to Mem
phis, via Birmingham; New York 10 New Or
leans. via Atlanta and Montgomery, Pull
man, Library aad Observation car betweeE
. New York and Washington and Macon. Din
coach To Jacksonville. Sunset Personally
Conducted Tourist Sleeper on this train every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, washing
ton to San Francisco without change Con-
neetion leaves Richmond at i1.OO p. m Din
frains on the Narrow Guage reach Orange
daily Mt 1910 a. M,
Trims on the SOuthern Railway pass
Orange DAILY as follows:
9OUTH BOUND
IL a. m. 235 p. M, 7;4s p. m.
"o"' : & Pa n m' GAO o. m, 5:s7 .. m.
For rates, map folders and sleeping ear
space apply 70 nearest Southern Railway
fEASKs CANNON. Bird v. Pres. Gen.
Mgr, \. ii. HAaDwicK. General Passenger
= " SWishiN0T0S. D. G.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

Mrs. G. +. Van DuesOn, OF Kilburn.
Wis. was afflicted with stomach trouble
and constipation for a long time. She
says, Il have tried many preparations
but none have done me the good that
Chamberlain,s Stomach and Liver Tabs
let's have" These Tablets are for sale at
NJ NJ Lewis's drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

The following property was sold at
the March term OF Loudoun county
court: 4 small farm Of the estate OF
Edward Morrison at $30.50 per acre,
to G. +. Ahalt and 153 acres Of the es-
tate Of j. G. Barnes for SO per acre.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
held
The tenor Of his way

Inc TENOR Oh nlS way
which may account for some Of the con
fusion.
Sir Walter Raleigh said
II she seem not chaste to me,
What care how chaste she be?
This is totally changed in meaning
when it reappears in the form;
II she be not fair 10 me,
What care how fair she be?
John Pomiret said nothing about
Kissing the hand that gave the blow.
What he did write was:
We bear it calmly though a ponderous
And still adore the hand that gave the
blow.
Two common errors are TO be found in
variants on Middleton's "All is not gold
that glisteneth."
IL would seem to he almost impossible
to go astray from the little prayer in
the New England Primer. but it is
done every day. In the 1777 reprint OF
this book, in which it first APPEARED, the
FIRST lines read:
Now lay me down to take my sleep,
pray the Lord, etc.
In the 1884 edition is read:
Now lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord, etc.
In the 1914 edition it was changed 40
as to read:
Now lay me down to sleep,
pray Thee, Lord, etc.
Pope said: Speed the going mot
the parting) guest" The tongue is not
an "unruly member" but an "unrlly
evil" You make assurance double
sure" and not doubly sure.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

u % Hayen. Mis-. Ethel Baftholo-
....Ms S ea,De Charlie parmlee ios 'p'
inrr q htr mind by suddenly saying
boos to ~ IN the street. Iier mother
etstilIed tia Or smypion q aefartf'
o,e..f Nts her .l4oehier'e obstinate -
h,s,,, Il, wear a1ft6lnk bit 'lA dres,e<
ar 4ar.nIet win dontf|e<9. ai1ef ~
l1Is, ends !1 1nee IS MI tie n'e1E't1
b.8n IA ne eelnt.t - f.|> N'9 81
t|.1it N'fte
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

A clergyman has introduced in the
Massachusetts, Legislature a blu to per-
nit fishing on Sunday, The measure
has received a favorable committee re-
port.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG And
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.
Schedule for 1901

Connections at Fredericksburg with H., +.
PR r., and Weems Steamboat Go. Al
Orange with southern and Chesapeake
Ohio K. X.
The only line TO the Charlottesville ana
Wilderness Battlehelds.
Eastern Standard Time. Daily except sun
day. W. II. RICHARDS. ten Mahdgef'
Train No. leaves Orange the 4th Monday
In each month at L. NJ.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19
MANY Miaquotations

Quotations are dangerous things to
trihe with, says W. II. Garrison, in the
Junior Munsey, and il is not an exag-
geration to say that "misquotation' il
the besetting sin of even the educated
people. who would iain use the thoughts
and words Of Others to embellish or to
aid their own ideas.
4 few Illustrations Of everyday errors
will be more convincing thanm many pages
Of generalities.
Water, water, everywhere,
And not n drop to drink,
passes current. but Coleridge wrote:
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.
The usual quotation from Moore is;
Twas ever thus from childhood shOur.
What the poet said in his sigh was;
Oh ever thus. etc.
One Of the most hackneyed and stub
horn errors is in these lines:
The best lnid plans ol inlcehhu Ihen
Gang aft agley.
The word ''plans" should he ''schemes,
to reproduce exactly what Burns said.
Butler made perfectly understandable
statement when he said:
lie that complies against his will
Is Of his own opinion still,
Bnt in the usual form
4 man convinced against his viii
Ii of the same opinion still
il il nauseous. The same author wrote 4;
Look before you ere You leap,
which is certainly better and more pre-
cise advise than the usual Look before
you leap.
Comparisons are odorous and not
"odious.
A bone Of contention lies in this line
in Grny's Elegy:
Kept the noiseless tenor Of their way.
For noiseless, the practical mind, sub
stitutes "even," and for kept the
word held is often used. Bishop
Porteus wrote.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

For other Information, address
JOHN ID. POTTS,
z. A. Richmond, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

Time marked daily except sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars ON Nos. ana iOr
Cincinnati and Louisville.
TRAINS FOR OLD POINT AND NORFOLK.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-19

Additional trains leave boswell 100 a. m.
and Z 20 D. m except Sunda for Richmond.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-20
SOUTH SEA W47ITEBAYY.
Queer Ilttls Ffsh That Is Eaten Raw
 by CAioherS

Queer Iltle Ffsh That Is Eaten Raw
 by Casohers-
 For few days in each year and al ways in the month of September the South Sea people have a treat in the way of fish-a small stream runner, smaller than the Thames whitebait and better favored. The natural hs tory of the fish is obscure. It seems to be the fry of some fish, for when taken many have the yelk sac still at tached to them. The first that is known of it is when schools appear in .he mouths of the rivers. The river mouths at all seaso1.s of the tide seem fairly alive with the multitudes of fish not an inch long, but all swimming and leaping under the impulse of the instinct to ascend the fresh water streams. Then they are caught sim ply by sinking a piece of cloth in the water and lifting it by it's four corners at once. A square of cloth six feet each way will hold at an ordinary draft half a bushel of the fish, which the Samoans and many other islanders know under the name "inanga." Dur ing the few days they are running they are t; ken by millions without di- minishing the school in the least, says writer in Forest and Home Enor- nous numbers of them are known to pass up the streams, but once past the bar at the river mouth they disappear from sight and all knowledge. Even in the height of their run they are not seen in the streams above the mouth, yet they are never seen run ming back to sea. The run lasts for not mere than a week or ten days ir any one stream, and on the island ot Upolu seems to begin in the eastern streams earlier than in those down i'll the west. Apia harbor has two streams debouching into it. Not more than half mile separates the two, yet the school begins to run in the Naisingano three days before it makes it's appear ance in the Mulivai, which lies to the west. In native cookery they are wrapped in banana leaves and steamed for a short time. But the catchers eat them raw with great ayidity.-Chieaga News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-20
STREET CAR PROBLEM.
Hamburs's Method of DeslIins with Over
 crowded Street Cars.

Hamburs's Method of DeAIing with Over
 crowded Street Cars.
 The overcrowded street ear nuisance is dealt with in positive way in Ham, burg, according to the statement Of an American who recently returned from abroad He says that in that city man has to think twice before giving Up his seat to woman, as he may be put off the car for his politeness. The Hamburg trolley cars, it is stated, will seat, according to size, 20 or 2S persons-10 to Ii on each side. In addition, four persons are allowed on the front and five on the rear plat form. When the car is full the con- ductor hangs out sign "Besetz," which means occupied" The con- ductor is forbidden to take on another passenger until some one leaves the car. Sometimes, while the conductor is in front collecting fares, a woman will step on car which is already filled. As there is no conductor op hand to prevent her, the woman goes inside, and any man who offers her a seat steps out to the platform. When the conductor returns to his post on the rear platform he asks the man to leave the car, the reason being that the car being Occupied he has for feited his seat If the man refuses to leave he is put off The policeman on the streets are instructed to watch the cars, and if they find that a con- ductor carries even one more than the proper number the conductor is fined 72 cents, which amount goes to a char ity fund of the street car company Argonaut
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-20
DisSipatiOn of Mrs. Sage.

When Mrs. Russell Sage made her appearance at the dinner Of the May flower society one evening recently it was matter of comment, says the New York Times. She is not woman who gets away from her home after the evening shadows fall, as a rule. But she and Uncle Russell renewed their youth. and not only sat cut the dinner, but through the long speech making that followed. This is the one evening of dissipation that Mrs. Sage allows herself during year. She en- ters into it's enjoyment with all the Zest of her younger associates in this organization of Puritan descendants, and makes the most of this red-lctter evening of her year. Mrs. Sage told a friend that she feared she was talk ing life altogether too easily now, and is really becoming lazy, because on some mornings she does not have her breakfast until o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-20
s.om municaIIng from. a Balloon.
4 new method has been discovert

A HtW HetHUU Ha5 DVCH UIsCOVeTed whereby balloonists may communicate while at an altitude of over 6,000 feet with those on the ground. The meth od consists of a huge drum placed some fifty feet below the ear which IS beaten by electricity The dots and dashes of the Morse telegraphic code have been adopted with complete sue cess. This will prove great advan- tage in warfare. Hitherto balloons have been limited to an ascension of LOGO to 1,5oo feet, on account of their telegraphic wires, and have thus been unable to escape tie range of fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-20
General Offices IF Pine St.,

This Company does life ar m It has the of It has onehaf Of life It's diton uo considered Dues 4tle 0 af You prom and enJoV during life whal \ ptt perfect a classes. Write 5To@F
 Active and Reliable Wanted Every Co re solicited lnvP* *gaton nvited and IuoraIa
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

The Spokesman-Review says: A few
days ago Congressman Burton. chairman
of the river and harbor committee of the
house, telegraphed acceptance of the in.
vitation of the Lewiston Commercial club
to have his committee visit this point and
make the trip from Lewiston to The
Dalles in specially chartered boat as
guests of the club. Today the club re-
ceivel letter from Congressman Burton,
stating that the entire party, including
engineers and assistants, would number
40. The committee will come west in
July, and several may go to Alaska.
Chairman Burton states that it is his
purpose to personally make a detailed
examination of the Columbia and Snake
rivers from Cello to Lewiston, his special
party numbering about twelve. The COM
nercial club hopes to secure the presence
here ofthe entire party, and plans for
charterng the steamer and other details
of entertainment are now in progress.
Inquiry has been made by Mr.. Burton
| as to the time necessary to make exam.
nation of the Clearwater and trip over
the Clearwater Short Line may be made
upon the committees visit here. Mr..
Burton estimates the date of arrival OF
the committee here Ju,y IS. The COM
mittee comprises the following congress
men:
| Burton, of Ohio; Acheson, Pennsyl.
vania; Alexander, New York; Ball, Texas
Bankhead. Alabama; Berry, Kentucky
Bishop, Michigan; Catchings, Mississippi
Davidson, Wisconsin, Dovener. Yves,
| Virginia; Lawrence, Massachusetts,, Les
ter, Georgia; Mccullough, Arkansas
Morris, Minnesota; Reeves, Illinois
Sparkinan, Florida, and Tongue, Oregon
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
In Clearwater County.

The board of county commissioners of
Clearwater county is still in session and
is still wrestling with the question of
officers. S. G. Gamer resigned as county
assessor Tuesday and the board wired in
the name Of Clarence Waller, OF Ahsahka
who will probably be confirmed. Mr..
Waller is we'll known in Lewiston, where,
for nearly year, he was clerk at the
Hotel de France. He has been for some
time past bookkeeper for Mclean Bros.
at Ahsahka The commissioners Of
Clearwater county have appointed A. T..
Merchant as expert accountant to act
with the appointees of Nez Perce aud
Shoshone counties in apportioning the
Indebtedness to be assumed by the new
county.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

Ketchum is under sentence for an as
sault upon railroad train, with intent to
commit felony.
With these facts staring him in the
face, he is the same bold, stoical Tom
ketchum, who in times past undertook,
single handed, the holding up of more
than one passenger and express train
when the odds were all against him. On
numerous occasions he has cut and shot
his way to freedom and liberty when
surrounded by officers of the law. AS he
stands on the very brink Of eternity ne
talks with indifference about his check
cred career of holdups and murders. He
has been the leader in many noted train
robberies in Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico, and although he boasts of taking
the life of many fellow being, yet he
was tried, convicted and will forfeit his
life for train robbery.
When informed that Judge Mills had
signed the death warrant, Ketchum only
laughed and said: 81 don't care
damn about the hanging, only it seems
funny to hang man tor such tritling
thing as an assault upon train, and
pass so many murders"
The crime for which Ketchum is to
hang was committed at Folsom, New
Mexico, August IS, 1899 Single ehanded
he held up Colorado and Southern pas
senger train. He ordered the engineer
and fireman to uncouple the engine and
leave the train, but just at that moment
the conductor and mail agent opened fire
on him, which he promptly returned.
| He received the contents of double
barreled shot gun in his arm, but quickly
changing the rifle to his left shoulder Ne
succeeded in wounding both the conduc-
tor and mail agent. He then escaped in
the darkness but was found the next day
by freight crew about one hundred
yards from the scene of the battle. He
was weak from the loss of blood, vet on
the approach he reached for his gun and
held them at bay until at last he grew SO
faint that he dropped his rifle and was
captured. He was taken on board the
train to Las Vegas, where he was tried
for assault upon United States mai
agent and sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary. Then in September, 1900
he was tried in the district court on tn,
more serious charge Of assault upon ;
railroad train with intent to commit
felony. He was also convicted on thi
charge and given the extreme penalty
the death sentence.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
Pierce City Gold.

F. d. Hastie, just out from Pierce, was
seen by TELLER reporter at Oro6no
yesterday. He is very enthusiastic over
the showings~ made in the Pierce gold
belt. The recent clean up made by
Gaffney and Pond on the Ozark is caus-
ing considerable excitement. From nine
tons of ore the proprietors of the Ozark
cleaned up 22H ounces and they have IS
tons now on the dump equally as val
liable. The Ozark is located about one
and one half miles from Pierce and is a
free milling proposition.
Mr.. HASTE was present in Pierce when
Frank Gaffney made clean up on his
placer. He got ten ounces as the result
of three weeks run. This placer is
located in the townsite Of Pierce, aud the
gold was taken not a rod from the Main
street. The Pierce district is forging to
the front as mining camp. There are
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
Fire at Peck.

The town of Peck suffered severe FIRE
Monday night II. K. Crawford's general
merchandise store and William Skey's
hardware store were totally destroyed.
The fire originated in Crawford's store
and was caused by the explosion Of
gasoline lamp. Crawford's loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 ana $6 900 is covered by
insurance. Skey's loss is about 5000
with no insurance. Mr.. Skey is unfor-
tunate. His old policy had just expired
and new one had just been written and
was to have been ready for signature
yesterday, but the store burned Monday
night without dollar of insurance. MIR.
Skey will not rebuild, but it is understood
that Mr.. Crawford will at once rebuild
and continue in business.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
Shorty Now Proprietor.

David Ingle, better known as "Shorty
the barber" has leased the Gaut barber
shop for the summer, and as sole pro-
prietor, will continue to conduct the
same to the satisfaction Of all his old
friends and es many new ones as good
work and fair treatment will justify. Mr..
lngle has been so long employed at the
basement barber shop that to see him at
the helm will occasion neither surprise
nor disappointment.