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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

Mrs. c. Il. 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
Chamberlaiu's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's have" These Tablets are for sale at
NJ. NJ. Lewis's drug store. Price, %
ents. Samplss free.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

senator IleCato has declined tobecome
q candidate for delegate to the Consti-
tutional Convention from Accomac
Hon. S. VI. Mathews, member OF the
House from Accomae county, has also
declined to be a candidate. Rumor has
il that DR.. Frank Fletcher, president Of
the Board Of Fisheries. may be eandi-
date.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05
A GOOD OVERSIGHT.

lDdHNhit IcHlnucfJ
The Richmond Dispatches proof reader
in reading the telegram announcing the
completion Of the big steel combine let it
appear as " The Big Steal Deal" Wheth-
er accidental or intentional the amend
ment Is a good one.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

There have been executions Of Chinese
Statesmen 1T pekin. at the demand OF
the powers and with the Emperor's as
sent for the murder OF foreigners
Next comes the question OF the in
IDENTITIES 1t has been decided not to
ask gor m0rc heads The seizure Of land
Tor infpre legation quarters IN Pekin
cIeates some scandal II is by no lpeans
certain that Fei,in viii ever again be the
Eulero residence
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

THELondonnewspapersareh herald
mg it abroadithat DE Wet. iu his
iauaticiSm, is reported as dementcd.
1t is said that bc hogs everybody
England could we'll wish that the
aoggng mania would possess some
OF her generals in South Africa.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05
RossER cRITIolsEs LEE.
Charges the Greateot Of Cen erals with ssri-
ous Blunders

Gen. Thomas l.. Rosser is engaged in
writing for publication series u letters
on "The,Battle OF Gettysburg The Gen
eral severely criticises Gen Lee, and says:
Lee viii be held responsible at the bar
OF history for his fatal blunder"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05
STATE or ONO, CITY or ToLEDol 80
IrcAg COTNTY -

Lucas COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is
senior partner Of the firm of +. j. CHENEY x
Co., doing business In the city OF Toledo,
County aud State aforesaid, and that said
firm viii pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF Ca
TARRH that cannOt be cured by the use OF
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed IN my
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. ID. 1856
fl A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IA taken Internally, and
aets directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for Testimonials
FL. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

JUDGE BLACKSTONE has placed Old
Pomton the free list but his decision
may yet get Whitfield out OF the
realm OF legal techuicalities. and his
toric Old Point may have tocontrib-
ute her mite to educate the "nigger
in the woodpile-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05
THE VALUE or TIME.
HN~.konoeaA

4 Missouri Judge has hit upon an eff
fective way forgetting tramps to leave
town. He sentences all brought before
him to 30 days work on the streets and
gives them an hour to get their tools.
That hour sees them well on their way.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05
A PETTY THIEF.

The gentleman who stole n freight
train in Illinois the other day came to
grief. His methods are crude; he should
have gobbled the whole road and then
he would have been respected by all.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

UNITED STATES Senator's yesterday
took bracersfor the coming strenuous
life
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

Is not Mrs. Nationrathcr inconsist-
emit? Her iavorite drink seems to
be whiskey smashes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

The Gubernatorial contest Is get
ting up steam. And somebody is
going to get scalded.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

HANNA may have lost his grip on
Congress but he had an unsuitable
cinch ON that Presidential carriage
seat in the parade.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

VIneISIA-
In the Clerks office 0i the Circuit court OF
Westmoreland county. In vacation Feb. -,
1901.
Mildred Coates, complainant,
against
8 Coates Deniendant.
IN CHANCERY.
The object Of this suit Il to obtain for the
complalnant limited divorce from the de-
PENDANT, together with allowance for alimony
and To restrain and enIOin the said +. ;.
Coates and al Others, his agents and attor-
neys, and especially W. Is. Coates, from sell
in9 or otherwise interfering with the estate
al the said +. S.COates until the further order
81 the court. .
IL appearing from an affidavit filed that +:
\ Coates Is a nonresident OF the state OF
Virginia. Therefore, Il II ordered that pc
appear here within fifteen days after the
due publication Of this order, and do what
Il necessary to protect his interests IN this
suit Testc;
J. WARREN HUT, Clerk.
A copy-Teste: -.
j. WARREN HuTT, Clerk.
Ilevan 4 Rose. ID. q.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

IT WOULD seem to be Montague
against the feld-and his friendsseem
to have unwisely put him in this un-
desirable position.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

CRITICISM Of Gen Il. L. Lees mill
tary tactics comes In very goodtaste
from Gen, Bosser who distinguished
himself by playing hide-and-seek with
Ayerill in the mountains Of West Nir-
ginia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

TO PREVENT proof Of the theft
Chicago negro swallowed a $1,000
diamond. As the law does not pro-
vide for the use of emotics the prose
cution may have to nolle prosequi.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

WmH wheat crop of 2.Go0000
tons the Argentine country should
have dough enough TO keep the wolf
from the door
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

So THE Virginia saw-mills have cut
their way into the lumber combine
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05
INK-spuTs FROM EXCHANGES

IN DOUBT AS TO WHICH J. T.
(Richmond News.) nf
u. r. " is about as far as one can get
now in writing to the next State chair
man OF the Democratic party.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

CONGRESS- has padded the River
and Harbor bin through
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

HAD China persisted in her stub
bornness against the Powers she
would have seen a vivid demonstra-
.tion of the difference between fire.
crackers and H0tchkiss shells.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05

WnlrELAw REID has stacked " Mod
ern Journalism. - Ii this does not
give him full satisfaction he might
run up against the Virginia Consti-
tuti0ual Convention dilemma.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
dIpAihi for B'cycles.

The New York statutes authorizing
the construction and maintenance of
side paths fo- the use of bicycles along
public roads and streets and for use
of such paths by persons riding bicy-
cles have been declared constitutional
by the supreme court. appellate divi-
sion, IN the case of Ryan VS.. Preston,
and he'd not TO impose an additional
burden on the highway, and not to be
use of the highway for which the
abutting owner is entitled to compen-
sation. The court said that the regu-
lation combining the bicycles to the
use of such paths no more imposed an
additional burden upon the use of the
highway as affecting the right of an
abutting owner, than would statute
requiring all vehicles going in either
direction to keep to the right. 1t was
objected that the bicycle paths would
interfere with the custom of hitching
horses, but the court said that no case
had been cited establishing the abso-
lutte right of obstructing travel upon a
highway by hitching horses.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

edges of the sciences. It is easy to
gain access to them, for they are al
ways at my service, and | admit them
to my compay, and dismiss them from
it whenever / please. They are never
troublesome, but Immediately answer
every question ask them. Some relate
to me the events Of the past ages,
while others reveal to me the secrets
of nature. Some teach me how to live.
and others how to die. Some, by their
vivacity, drive away my cares and ex-
hilarate my spirits, while others give
fortitude to my mind, and teach me
the important lesson how to restrain
my desires, and to depend wholly on
myself. They open 20 me, In short, the
various avenues Of all the arts and
sciences and upon their information
/ safely rely n all emergencies.-Pe.
trarch.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

credited with a desire to close the
Casino, and thus, by wiping out the
stain which his father had laid upon
it, restore the prestige of the ancient
House of Grimaldi. The Princess (who
was the Duchess of Richelieu, nee Mile.
Heine) was also anxious to range her
self among the crowned heads OF
Europe But Prince Albert looked from
his palace across the Bay Of Hercules
toward the gilded minarets of the Ca
sine, and found himself powerless.
Theoretically Prince Albert Is as alb
solute a monarch as the Gar; prac-
tically he is as impotent as the de-
posed African king, and is held just
as much in bondage. The Principally
of Monaco is entirely governed and
controlled by the bank, and IL Prince
Albert were to attempt to break the
contract 1t might cost him his
CROWN" Financially such a step would
be much against his interests. seeing
that. In addition to the $250,000 which
he receives from the concession, he
gets revenue upon 5000 shares, and
on this his average profit amounts to
100000 per annum. Altogether the In
come of the Prince OF Monaco cannot
be less than the comfortable revenue OF
$3.50, 900 year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

% In number, by two little girls at
play in a garden of the village of Lud-
uington, near Goole, in Lincolnshire.
IL Is fine marshy country that con-
ceals excellently well any secret com
mitted to-its keeping. Here these lit
Tie girls found one of the guineas lying
on the grass and called their mother.
The soil was dug up. when about fifty
We're discovered At this very pleas
ant point in the story. the inevitable
marplot of all children's best devices
swoors down in the shape of the police
and the law. claiming the guineas as
treasure trove" for the crown. The
guineas were in fine state of pres9r-
walton. Their date is 1874 and later,
and no doubt they must have belonged
20 some former owner of the house,
pulled down las. year, which stood in
the garden where the little girls found
the guineas of which the hard law de-
spo.ed them.-Ccuntry Life.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
The caslsr

Prince Charles granted thirty years
concession to a company with capital
OF 100000 to carry on the gambling
business.
Pere Blanc, who was a man OF the
french bourgeois type, simple in his
habits, but clever and strong headed in
nnance, died on July 9th, 1877, leaving
fortune of nearly 35,oO0,000; and
tnis Notwithstanding the immense
sums that were spent during his re-
variable career upon his several
gambling establishments.
The Casino was carried on for the
Blanc family by Count Bertora (who
asplred to marry the old mans widow
until the original concession expired,
Al 1883. In October of that year he
was successful In concluding another
tnirty years contract with Prince
Charles for a consideration of $3.50, 900
per annum from the profits of the
gambling and 5000 shares in the new
company which 1t was then decided to
form.
The statutes of this the existing
company are dated December IA, 1882;
sney were approved and signed by
.rince Charles on March Is. 1888; and
N them are embodied all the con-
unions OF the original concession, GER
.ain notifications being made to meet
'ne requirements demanded by the new
management:
a Close Corporation with 08.OOO.oO0
Capital.
The capital of the concern was fixed
AZ *o,OOO,0O0. divided into 10000 shares
VI $l0O each, to bear fixed interest
al the rate Of 5 per cent, or IS per an.
mum, payable after the half-yearly
meeting in November and dividend
upon the profits Of the gambling OF the
year-the amount to be divided by the
directors at the annual meeting In
april A clause was inserted In the
statutes to the effect that, in order to
We able to take part In these meetings,
SHAREHOLDER must own at least 200
VI me shares. or $4,000 worth of the
Sasino stock; and, when the allotment
was made, good care was taken that
my members and friends Of the Blanc
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Kings .standonnshness."

The prediction that the king would
follow the example Of his ancestor,
Henry w., daily finds fresh co9firma-
ton. Since his accession he has devel-
nped a "standoffishness' towards his
old intimates. which is little short of
startling. limitations that he will not
In the future dine or sup with sub
ject have caused endless heartburn
ings. "Favorite" is 10 be an unknown
word in his court, according to present
calculation.--Lo cable.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
HELD uP BY GYPsIEs.

hnnchmen Cause Numerous Arrests
as "a Result.
Anaconda, Mont, June 16.--While c..
A. Meyers and William Butler were re-
turning to their ranch they were held
up by eighteen or twenty women and
robbed of everything of value they had
on them. After their hold-up they con-
tinued on their way home. but on their
return to the city they had warrants
sworn out for the arrest of a number
or gypsy women who were brought to
town and arraigned before Justice
Quants court and sent to the county
Jail in default of bonds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

The object of this article Is 70 snow
AZ demoralizing effect of gambling.
The craving to get something without
honest hard work can never be the
trne foundation on which to build a
.uccessful career. Gaming is seen in
q. most vivid phase at Monte Carlo.
NJ thinking man can witness tie play
there without realizing the utter
smntiness and folly of it. Even mathe-
m.t,cal statistics show that every
ulayer must sooner or later lose his
ali II he continues to gamble, and with
bis losings his self--espect also goes
ID.
Five million dollars per anIum, or
nearly so, have been realized during
the past few years from the gambling
tables at Monte Carlo. Let 1t be stat
id briefly how the gambling tables
were taken there. Francois Blanc was
father to the schemes which have COM
pletely transformed this natural
beauty spot OF the Riviera into an
.sArthly paradise, AID centralized in
the picturesque little principally all
the luxuries and comforts. as well as
all the vices that belong to mankind
at the beginning of the twentieth CEN
fury. But there were gambling tables
at Monte Carlo long before Pere Blanc
arrived. AS far back as 1853 the late
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
DEATH RUE TO NEGLECT.
N Pins His Faith to a Christian

Man Pins HIS Faith to a Christian
Science Healer.
West Superior, Wis.,, June 16.-Chas.
l.. Catlin of this city died at Minneap-
oils yesterday as the result of blood
poisoning. Catlin was strong believ-
er in the Christian science faith and a
prominent member OF that sect In this
city. He had no physician during his
illness and was attended by Christian
science healer. He had been sick only
a week. His death Is supposed to
having received treatment from reg
ular physician.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
OLD SPORT REMARRIEs.
Peter Napoleon Campana Weds His
Divorced Wife.

Racine, Wis. June is. Peter Ma
poleon Campana, known to the sport
ing fraternity throughout the United
States as "Old Sport" was united In
marriage to his divorced wife by Judge
Slosson of Kenosha after overcoming
many obstacles. Campana had mar
ried the woman twenty years ago, and
three years ago she obtained a divorce.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
EDsALL ACCEPTS.
VIII BE Bishop CoadjutOr of Mime.
sofia

ST. Paul, June 16.-Bishop Edsall Of
North Dakota has consented to be
bishop ccadjutor Of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of Minnesota. His
letter of reply was received yesterday
by the committee Of clergymen and
laymen appointed from the diocesan
council who recently elected Bishop
Edsall at Winona.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Agreeable Friends.

/ have friends whose society is ex-
tremely agreeable to me; they are of
all ages and of every country. They
have distinguished themselves both in
the cabinet and in the field, and OBJ
tanned high honors for their knowl-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
sHARPNOsE DEAD.
Chiefs Taking on VIII BE Condu.
Give to Peace.

Cheyenne, Wyo., June 16-Sharpnose,
chief of the northern Arapahoes Of the
Wind River reservation, Is dead. He
was the war leader OF his tribe. and
urged going on the warpats at the
slightest provocation. He was the
leader of the recent rebellion against
the Indian agent at Fort Washable,
and his death undoubtedly will have a
qquieting effect on the Arapahoes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

Minister to The Hague Has Asked to
Be Relieved.

Washington, June 16. - It was init
mated at the state department that
Stanford Newell would not continue to
serve as minister to the Netherlands
from the United States. 1t is stated
that the climate and surroundings at
The Hague are not altogether congen-
ial to Mr.. Newell, and that he longs
for return to his old friends and as
sociates at st. Paul, although the adj
ministration is 10th to accept his res
ignation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
GYszFaaa 1zs7 q
IEM71e STORY o. G
1ASVMONTE CARLO l.sE;A

. family should be permitted to take up
this number. so that the control of the
concern should remain In the hands of
their little coterie. Some years ago,
however, all that was changed; and the
paternal Blanc Bertora administration
gave place to another CT a very differ
ent character, with two Paris bankers
at its lead.
Five thcHsand shares were, as al
ready stated, given to the Prince OF
Monaco; Prince. Radziwi!l took 4.sCO:
Prince Roland Bonaparte. 1900; NJ. Ed
mcnd Blanc, 4,200; M. CANT lie Blanc.
1000; Count Bertora, 1000; the Wag-
atha family, related to the Blancs.
1000. Then the bank in Nice. which
had always financed the Casino. got a
large number, and several politicians
and Paris journalists who Helped to
assist the affair were favored with the
paper. Altogether about taf the
shares We're distributed in this way,
the rest were offered to the public.
"A Cambi "a. Entsr,r,e That Rue, "A
r'nC. psilly.
AS Pere Blanc remarked: "He who
breaks the bank to-day will be brok n
ty the bank tomorrow" The winner
at Monte Carlo returns to make little
more; the loser returns TO try to get
his money back again. And so, in the
end, the bank wins
Let us now proceed to the debit side
of the Casino account. To take the
items OF expenditure in the order given
upon the balance-sheet, of a recent
year, we note first the S250,000 paid
annually to the Prince of Monaco, un-
der the contract, for the concession to
carry on the gambling business in the
principality. When Prince Albert
came to the throne" in 1889, he was
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
,aurdercd III. wife.

yillisca, Iowa, June 16.-Mrs. Ida M.
Thiele was stabbed three times with
fatal result on the streets Of this city
yesterday afternoon by her husband.
with whom she had not lived for four
years. Thiele had just returned here.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
New FIourinc Mill for staples.

Staples, Mimi, June ia deal was
closed with william F. Ahlbrecht &c
Co. of Glencoe, Mimi, for the erection
of a $4,000 Touring mill, with ca.
pacity of 100 barrels. Work will COM
mence Immediately.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Dakota Ranch Sold.

Kimbau, S. d., June 16.-The Ochsner
Hardware company of this city has
Just sold it's 470-acre farm one mile
east Of town to Illinois investors for
something like $500. This is a very
fine ranch.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Rr,kem.n KILLED.

Fox Lake, Wis. June Is. - Peter
Buske. a brakeman, fell between two
cars of a freight train and was In
stantly killed. His home is In Bipon.
Wis.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Drowned while Bathing.

Baskerville Iowa, June ia young
man named George Lush was acct
dentally drowned at this place while
bathing. He was twenty years old and
a student in the public schools.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

La Crosse. Wis, June TO- - Charles
Eber, an engineer on the chicago q
Northwestern, died from excessive
heat. He lived at GAINESVILLE. This Is
the first death from heat.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Pettigrew wants a Ranch.

Miller, s. D., June Is. - Ex-senator
Psttigrew and son were in town yestsr-
day. The ex-senator Is looking for Q
cattle ranch for his son and VIII prob
ably buy one here.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Th. work Of Lightning.

Hastings. Mimi. June 16.--The dwell
ing of Myron Perkins was burned by
lightning yesterday afternoon. III. d.
Murch of Marshan lost his stock barn
by lightning and team was burned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20
Now Dnnk mt ChnmberIain.

KimS..ll. s. D.. June 16 - Case q
whitbecs. bankers, OF which firm A. c.
whitbeck OF this city Is a member,
will open a third bank In Chamberlain
about Aug. 1.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

One of the most cruel stories that we
have read for long while is that OF
the remarkable find Of guineas, some
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-20

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and many
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