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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

To remove a troublesome corn or bu
mon: First soak the corn or bunion in
warm water To soften it.. then pare il
down as closely as possible without
drawing blood and apply Chamberlain :
Pail Balm twice daily; rubbing vigorously
Tor five minutes at each application. A
corn plaster should be worn for "a few
days, to protect L from the shoe. As a
general liniment for sprains, bruises.
lameness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is
unequaled. For sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis
druggist
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r J CHENEY * CO., Props Toledo. q. .
-, we the undersigned. have known J
Cheney for the last I 3 wears. aud be,ie,a him
perfectly honorable In AL business transac-
uons ana financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by their firms
W EST a = KUAN. " hoiesaie Druggists. Toledo
- = AIDING, ktNNAN * MAEVIS, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Haifs Catarrh euro e. taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood aud mucons snr-
faces 81 the system. Price zoe, per bottlc.
>old ~ al Druggists. Testimonials free
Hairs Family pills are the best.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
For Over Sixty Yeara.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years hvmillons
OF mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, soitens the gums, allays all pains.
cures wind collie, and Ia the best remedy v
Tor DiarrhOea. 1t will relieve the moor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold hv
druggists In every part Of the world
twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and
ask Tor "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
A Village Blacksmith Saved His Little Sons
Life.

Mr. II. II. Black, the welI-known win.
age blacksmith at Grahamsville, Sullivan
Co., n. Y. says; Our little son, ) wears
old, has always been subject to cropp.
aud so bad have the attacks been that
we have feared many times that be
would die. We have had the doctor and
used many medicines, but Chamberlain e
Cough Remedy Is now one sole reliance
1t seems to dissolve the tough mucus
and by giving frequent doses when the
crOupy symptoms appear we have found
that the dreaded Group is cured before IL
gets settled. There is no danger ia civ.
this remedy for it contains no opiums or
other injurious drug and be given aseon-
fidently TO babe as to an adult. For
sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

Mrs julia NJ Thomas, widow of ex-
Lieut.. Gov. and Judge II W. Thomas
died at her home at Fairfax c. II. Satur
day. aged eighty-two years. She was q
sister OF james W Jackson, who was kill
ed at the Marshall House in Alexandrie
Va on the morning OF May %. 1861
while trying to get possession Of a Con.
Iederate flag which Col Ellsworth had
hauled down from a aflagpoie on the hotel
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
Eastern Shore Produce EXCHANGE
DECLARES Dividend Of 10 Per Cent

The directors of the Eastern Shore of
Virginia Produce Exchange have declared
a dividend Of 20 per cent. for the current
year, 80 per cent. in stock and 20 Der
cent. cash The exchange il cornbina-
tion of about 800 farmers of Accomac
and Northampton, and was organized
three years ago for hepurpose of fdeaIing
IN Irish and sweet potatoes, berries. peas
and other truck. This season over SOC.
600 packages have been handled. agere-
eating "A business OF over 81 ,OOO. 600.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
Infants and Children's
WEARABLES S.

Infants Sacques and Short Kmonas made fdasy han-
mel IN light blue pink and white; finished with cuffs and
aydOwn collar; edged with silk crohcet edge Price 0Eo
Infants Long Kimonas, made Of daisy flannel in light QOn
blue, pink white and stripes at See and UOU
Infants Short Kmona oacquos made of white cashmere
trimmed with of white light blue and pink and q 90
finished with silk stitched hem. Special at V1'UO
Infants Sacques, made of fine white cashmere
brodered in white, light blue and pink made with 90
lay down collar and turn-back cufs-at ...... .UO
Chidrens and Misses Outing Flannel Gowns made with
0iI % @ and p9n o 4sss om o eo cut ~ 5O
Chdrens skirts made of outing flannel in all white On
and stripes of light blue and pink sizes years-at AUU
Infants Long Petcoas made of white outing annel fin
shed with cambria waists; finished with deep 06n
hens and others have silk crochet edgesat 39c and AU2
Infants and Children's Department Second Floor
:. KAHN, SONS & co.
and Market Space WASHINGTON. Dc
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
Death In Ouantieo

Mrs. r. A. Maddox died last Wednes-
day at her home in Quantieo, in the 65th
year OF her age. She leaves a husband,
one sister and four daughters, with many
friends, TO mourn their loss. Thefuneral
services were conducted by Capt. ]. p
woody, OF this city, on November 2Ist.
1902.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
Voters Must Show Ts. Recent,

Treasurer Philips, Of Richmond. is cali
ing the attention Of the citizens of Rich
mona to the fact that they must paw
their taxes In order 10 vote. Many neo-
pie heretofore have over looked their
taxes, but such an oversight now NAV
cost the delinquents their votes. Those
who apply for registration January /
1904, must show receipts for taxes for
three years prior To that date.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's cure biliousDess, constipation and
headache. They are easy to take and
pleasant in effect. For sale by NJ. NJ
Lewis, Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

Efforts are being made to have the thick
ly settled part of Chincoteague Island .Ac-
comac County, Incorporated in a town.
The population of the proposed limits i
iully 900 The island is making won.
derful strides in Improvement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

The remains OF Charles Withers. who
had been living in Philadelphia, for the
lastiour ortiye years, and who died there
Nov II. were taken to the Northern Neck
and laid to rest in the cemetery at Totus-
KEY Church.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

Capt. John T. Richardson, OF Nacha-
prague, Accomac County, is dead. aged
10 years. He is said to have built the
first dead-rise bateau and was the de-
signer OF many Of the celebrated sailing
skiffz
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

The friends Of Hon. John F. Ryan. Speak.
er of the Hodse. are beginning to talk OF
him as possible candidate for Governor
in the next election.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

The Episcopal High School football
team Saturday, on their own grounds.
defeated the team OF Locust Dale Acad-
emy OF Madison county by a score of "a
IN =
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
charIottesviIIe's Public evIIding

Assistant Secretary Taylor has selected
a site in Charlottesville, Va, for the
United States public building, to cost
$1,000
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

Edgar d. Fletcher has sold his farm
the Glebe, near BlOxom. Accomac Coun-
ty. containing about $50 acres. for $40.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE nav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if il fails
to cure. +. W. Groves signature is on
each box. 25e
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-27

stops the Cough and works of the Cola.
Laxative Brcmo-Q -Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No Cure, no PAY
Price % cents.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
Woman's Eton Jacket.

Eton jackets fill definite need ana
orc exceedingly fashionable both for
suits and separate wraps. The smart
model pictured in the large drawing IS
shown in etamine, in black, with bands
of taffeta, stitched with corticelli SILK
and small silk buttons, and makes part
of q costume, but the same material,
cloth and silk, are all used for general
wraps. while all suitings are appro-
priate when packet and skirt are made
to match. -,
The back is seamless and fits with
nerfect smoothness. The fronts are
pointed and extend slightly below the
waist line. At the neck is a square col
lar that adds greatly to the effect, but
which can be omitted when a plain
finish is preferred, or it is desirable to
reduce either weight or warmth. The
sleeves are in coat style, slightly far
ing at the wrists.
To cut this jacket in the medium
size four yards of material twenty-one
inches wide, three and five-cighth yards
twenty-seven inches wide, one and
seven-eighth yards -forty-four inches
wide, or one and three-quarter yards
fifty inches wide will be required, with
three-eighth yard less in any width
when collar is omitted. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
E,,,ous Cradle Songs.

Perhaps the best-knnwn cradle song
in English-spealiing countries Is Lucy
Iarcom's "Rock-a-bye, baby, ~ ne
tree-top," though Eugene Fields cnliu
verses and the songs of Robert Louis
Stevenson are likely to be as generally
adopted by another generation. 50
far they have been impermanent'y
coupled with tunes that are not sui'!-
ciently simple, flowing, or musical, to
be taken up by the people. GO to
sleep, my baby darling" familiarly
known as Emmet's Lullaby, is perhaps
the most commonly sung in America
of any late song of similar character.
Barnbys Nov the day is over,
though generally associated with hymn
collections, is, in fact, a lullaby only
second to the same composers Sweet
ond Low" Sir Arthur S. Sullivans
20 hush thee, my babie!' is another
nerfect cradle melody. The best music
If this character lately produced is
tbe Dream" music in Humperdincks
"Hansel und Gretel," which sooner OF
later is sure to be detached from the
work itself. and absorbed into >ne
ranks of atfectionatcly held cradle
songs.-Harper' BaZar
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
A QUESTION OF MONTHS
FOR MARCoNrS MARVELLOUS lNvEN-
TlON TO BE IN OPERATION.

Wireless Telesraphy Facts Obtained In
Interesting Interview With the Bril-
liant Young Inventor - Messages May
| Be Transmitted from Ocean to Ocean.
Garrett P. Serviss, the, writer on
scientific subjects, had an interview
with Mr.. Marconi, and made doubly
clear the conviction that he was not
deceived about those signals trans
mltted from England to Newfound-
| land.
so there Is no question about the
result of the Newfoundland expert
ments?" None"
"And we may expect to see your sys-
tenn of transatlantic signalling in com.
mercial operation soon?" 81 hope so.
am going to England to arrange for
it as soon as can get away"
Can you say how long time will
elapse before actual messages may be
transmitted across the ocean," mo,
not exactly. But probably it will not
be long. 1t may take three or four
months to make the preliminary ar
rangements."
Where, will your stations be
placed?" in Nova Scotia and at Cape
Cod. on this side; in England and
probably in Belgium. on the other
side"
How about transmitting such mes
sages from and to points at distance
from the seacoast; do you think that
can be done?" 81 think so, but more
experiments must first be tried. We
90 not yet know all the data of the
problem. But l think eventually it
can be DONE"
You mean that when the system
is perfected message might be sent,
for instance, from St. Petersburg or
some point in the heart of Europe di-
rect through the air to New York
without being interrupted and with
out the use of any relays" "Yes, I
think it possible that that may be
done"
How about the transcontinental
business? Do you intend to try to send
messages, say, from New York to San
Francisco" "Oh, cannot say yet as
to that. We have not yet gone far
enough with our experiments. But l
think it might be done; l do not see
any impossibility in it."
$50 you think you could send
message from the Atlantic to
the Pacific?' Yes, but 1t would re-
or:re more power than over the ocean
just how much more I am not pre-
pared to say"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

with woke and cuffs of twine-colored
lace. over white, and makes part OF
costume.
The lining is snugly fitted and closes
at the centre front and on it are al
ranged the various parts Of the waist.
Both front and back are laid vertical
pleats that are stitched with corticelli
silk near their edges, and arranged to
give tapering effect. The closing Is
effected invisibly beneath the inner
pleat on the left front. Pointed tabs
arc attached beneath the edges of both
inner tucks and are held in place by
small silk buttons. The sleeves show
one of the latest designs, and are
tucked to give snug upper portion,
while they fall free and form puffs at
the elbows, with deep pointed cuffs be-
low. At the neck is stock that
matches the yoke and closes with it at
the left shoulder seam.
To cut this waist in the medium size
four yards of material twenty-one
inches wide, three and q half yards
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

rIillionaires' Sons and Their Allowances.
1t is useless 10 try to conceal from
Croesus, .Jr, that he will be rich, anf,
knowing that, his impulse toward WORK
is. unless work is part Oh his lnDorn
nature. rather feeble one The power
possessed by all the young OF protect
ing their immature brains by refusing
TO learn too much is more steadily eH-
ertcd than usual, and the young Croe-
sus seldom becomes scholar, more
rarely thinker. most rarely Of all
man in whom the dominant habit is
reflection. And then comes, more
pressing than all, the question whether
il is better to keep the lad OF such vast
expectations short of money, so that
he NAV value T. more even than other
men do, or to ,ccustom him from the
first to it's possession, so that 1t may
never be to him an unexpected luxury.
Is the boys allowance at school or
college to be that OF other boys OF
the same age, or is it to be more, much
b u, re- so that he shall always feel tina.
Is ra.i of his destiny to be richer
than his neighbors? We are told ny
those who know more of the subject
than we can pretend to do that this
question is very earnestly discussed
between very rich parents anu the
tutors they employ. that there are Vlo-
lent differences of opinion on the sub
iect, and that in practice it is settled.
not by any appeal to principle or
rule, but according to a sort of tradl-
tion prevailing in each house.-London
| Snecta for
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
The Salvation ARMY.
tinel

The work Of the Salvation Army IN
the United States may be a surprise
tn those who have little knowledge
of their project nor realized what
benefit is given by the hard-worklns
exhorters who are seen of an evening
preaching in the streets to the casual
listeners. Small enough seems the re.
ward in contrast to their lab s, but
the following statistics will show the
Importance ard extension of their In
luence: Seven hundred and thirty
two corps and outposts, $4,000 annual
conversions, $500 officers, $4,000 week
" circulation War Cry, in English, Ger
man, Scandinavian and Chinese, l90
social relief institutions, 545 ofhcers
and employees in charge, S25O,OOO an
nually spent in poor relief, 1900 night
ly Accommodated for poor, 2,oOO,c0o
beds annual accommodation, &C work
ingmen's hotels, women's hotels,
"a food depots, "a industrial homes for
the unemployed, 8 farm colonies, 1900
acres colonized, 240 colonists, en-
ployment bureaus, 13 secondhand
stores, 10 rescue homes for fallen
women, 450 accommodation, 1000 fal'
len women cared for each year, "a
slum settlements, so officers in charge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
COSTLY SODA FOUNTAINS.
Some Of Onyx Worth $4,000 or SEQ, ,0Oo
-InprOypmrnts I'm Thpm


improvements In Them.
1.-The great majority of the finer
soda fountains of today" said soda
fountain manufacturer, 'are built OF
Mexican onyx. Some run in cost up
to $4,000 or $4,000.
"a $4,000 soda fountain would be
made Of the finest materials and would
be of great size. 1t might have 80
draft tubes and hundred syrup cans.
Very beautiful onyx fountains Of
tie dimensions more commonly used,
say with 10 syrups and three draught
tubes can be bought for from $3.50 to
Sl2C0. In fact, handsome onyx
fountain can be bought for 5000.
But everybody wants an onyx
fountain. There are yet purchasers
who prefer one of marble. A marble
fountain with onyx trimmings could
be had at say $3.50. An Old style
marble fountain might BE- hal for 500.
Fifty years ago or theyeabouts soda
water was drawn from a silver tube
rising out OF the counter Then came
the first visible soda fountains. small
marble boxes placed on the counter.
From these developed the elaborate
and often costly fountains of marble
that preceded the onyx fountain of
the present.
Beautiful and costly marble was
brought from all parts of the earth
to be used in the construction OF soda
fountains. But now the fashion is
onyx, with a canopy or superstruc-
ture Of wood.
Along with lis great development
in beauty has come corresponding
improvement in the soda fountains
working parts. The contemporaneous
fountain is far more convenient and
efficient in operation than its old time
predecessor.
LAS to the consumption of soda
water, it is far greater now than ever
before. This is due in very consid-
cradle measure to the widespread i'll
PRODUCTION of ice cream soda. 1t
would probably not be unreasonable
to say that where ice cream soda is
sold at low price the sale OF soda
water has been, within 10 years, quail
rupled.
''At the same time some share OF |
The increase must be attributed to the
Far greater variety and attractiveness
ii the soda water and other beverages
now supplied at the soda water coun-
,er; to the great Improvement in the
made possible by i'm
proved fountains, and to the vast i'm
in all the appliances and
Utensils used about the fountain.
'Wc export some soda fountains. In
act, We have been sending some IN |
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
Il saw the man that did it,

Il saw the man that did it"
looked strangely at him, wonder;
ing if he was not losing his wits.
Il saw him, but not till after the
shot" Steve went on. Il was up 20
the house last night. I went there to
ask Brant Durivage to listen to rae
for a minute, though l don't expect
he'd have done X: Just as l. was en-.
tering the garden, for knew Ifwould
find him in the library with the win
dow up, heard sharp cry, and. the
next moment there passed little man
carrying in one hard box. This Is
as true as gospel, doctor! He. never
saw me though l could have touched
him while he was passing; but 81
would not because l thought he had
finished Durivage. -
Morgan then went ON and described
the man with a minuteness that as
tonished me. He did it so well 4
thought l could see him before me,
and at the end of his story he declared
his intention of repeating his adven
ture to no one else, not even in the
interests of justice. &
"'If he gets we'll, he'll marry An-
ME" said Morgan, savagely, "and Il
he dies, let him rot without being
avenged"
| watched Durivage,. closely for ten
days. / could see that the secret
poison was at work, and the case was
a queer study that opened up to me
a new field for investigation. During
those ten days the wounded NAH
seemed to suffer a thousand deaths.
On the afternoon of the eleventh
day was hurried over to the house
by the butler, who said that Duriyage
was writing on the wall before his
cot. At the foot of the stair we were
met by the nurse, who with blanched
face cried that all was over.
Bounding up the flight two steps
at time, rushed into the bedroom
and found Durivage lying on his face
on the floor.
You should have seen and heard
him." said the frightened servant!
He awcke and called at the top of
his voice for pencil. l ran and got
him one, thrusting it into his hand
when l came back AS his fingers
closed on it he laughed like a fiend,
and rising in bed, wrote what you see
On the wall yonder, and then fell back
and writhed till he pitched out upon
the floor.
Before this was at the cot and with
burning eyes was loolling-nay star.
ns-at the writing on the wall i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02
The Writing on the Wall.
By Thomas c. Harhaugh.
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Brant Durivage was in the neigh
borhood of 40 when he came back to
the home Of his ancestors. He was
bachelor, very tall, and dark Of
feature. He had been abroad 10 years,
and as |, young physician, had but
lately settled in the adjoining town.
I had never seen him. 1 had heard,
however, that he had visited many
countries, civilized and savage, ant
had concluded that he was tired of
roughing it and glad for chance to
settle down beneath the roof of his
fathers
His old acquaintances did not see
much of him after he came home. He
nodded to his former friends, or
passed them by without so much as
a bow. Not long after his coming
home we learned that he was courting
Annie Kimball, the prettiest girl Of
the neighborhood, already engaged, as
we believed, to Steve Morgan, young
man of steady habits. but without a
tithe Of the wealth possessed by Brant
Durivage.
Old Kimball, Annie's father, was
dissipated, and, just then, financially
embarrassed, and the truth is that he
sold his child to Brant Durivage. fore
ing her 10 break her engagement with
young Morgan, who denounced the
bargain ir bitter language whenever
he could II Id anybody to listen to him.
At times he swore that he would get
even" with the man who had come be-
tween him and Annie
For several weeks matters drifted
along quietly. If Durivage heard of
Morgans hot words and threats, he
said nothing. He seemed perfectly
contented with the conquest he had
won, the wedding day had been set,
and Annie had become resigned to the
fate from which there seemed no es-
cape.
Steve Morgan had given up his
trade, but not his daily habit of ours
ing Brant Durivage He had lost
flesh, and his eyes had a wolfish, |
look. In common with 9th
ers, fully expected tragedy of some
kind, and went SO far as to share my
opinion win the constable, who nol-
led approvingly.
The tragedy came, but not in the
manner expected. At ten o'clock on
he night before the day set apart for
he wedding man whom l knew to
)e Brant Durivage's factotum, threw
open my office door, and rushing in,
startled me with the intelligence that
lis master had just been shot
Thinking Immediately of Steve !
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-02

braid has silk sheen, which is charm
ing in combination with the chiffon.
One pale blue hat, for instance, is
made Of layers upon layers, rows upon
rows, whatever.way one wishes to de-
scribe it, of chiffon. The rim is formed
of one lot of these soft layers like
rich fakey puff paste, and the crown
is of more layers, until one wonders
where there is room inside for the
head. Each one Of the many layers is
edged with the mohair braid. That is
all there is to the hat. A hat like that
requires very little trimming, large
pink rose or many little ones inside
the rim on top and more underneath it,
next the face, and there is as pretty
hat as may be. One must be sure not
to forget the foliage with the flowers,
for foliage plays an important part in
all trimmings nowadays.