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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19
The Civil Service Examinations Here.

Three applicants took the civil service
examination at the Public School Build
ing here before Messrs \. Il. Yates and
r. j. Mcdonnell for the position of Sub
stitute Clerk and Carriers in the City
Post Office. There were Mr.. George
Downing Jr. J. g. Hefiin and Warren
W. Lee, the last colored man The
report of the standing has been sent on
to the department in Washington and
it will be several weeks before it will be
known who is successful
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19
Medical Association To Meet.

The Rappahannock Valley Medical
Association will meet here Thursd ay
night June Goth at 1870 O'Clock as the
guest of DR.. W. Jefferies Chewing at the
residence of his father DR.. George II.
Chewing. on Hanover street.
DIR 4. Il. Stands. OF Washington, will
read paper on an interesting subject.
Among other prominent physicians from
a distance who will be present are DR..
Hugh NJ. Taylor and DR.. NJ. ID. Hoge, Jr..
OF Richmond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19

Nr. Armstrong Of Stafford SufierlngA Terrible
SUSPENSE.

Mr. Lewis Armstrong of Stafford has
gone to Richmond and is ut the Pasteur
Institute taking the treatment forrabies
4 mad dog passed through this place
recently. Later a calf acted queerly and
in catching it some OF the roth from ite
mouth came in contact with cut on Mr.
Armstrong; hand
The calf aftcrward died and showed
signs OF hydrophobia MIR Armstrong
fears his blood became inoculated and il
taking the treatment as a precautiOn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG AND
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.

Connections a. freicr'r k -hurc with a.. T..
a a. g. r. nnd W.a-tf- Steamboat 60. At
OrRng- WITH southern 4 Rand Chesapeake q
Onto * 70.
The only linc To- the Chanccllor~vilc aud
Wiiirrue~s Hutticfiriis
Eastern STANDARD Time Daily except sun
DAY. ". r. RICH ARDS. Gru. Manager.
Train 40. > lcavs- ornugr thc tth Monday
n each month nt @ L.. N
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19
Mr.. B. p. Willis Selected.

Mr. b. Willis, Superintendent of Schools
of this city, has been selected by State
Superintendent. j. W. Southall to deliver
an address on the need of Compulsory
Education before a meeting of the School
Superintendents OF the State which will
assemble at the University OF Virginia in
Charlottesville in July.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19
<. g. HEFLIN,

ARCHiTE CT and BUILO Err
will furnish plans and specifications
and take contracts for all kinds of
building work. All work guaranteed
to be satisfactory A sample of my
work is the Enterprise Building. Cor
respoudence solicited.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19

I'm insure my life tomorrow -
That Is good
but how do You know there * going
to Ice amy tomorrow Tor Won?
II i the policy in force today that
j. going to- protect the widows and
orphans of tomorrow.
Sonnet ims.-hctw e.n two days
your to-morroW- viii ail pass
into yesterdays.
The Mutual Life
RoWlett Sc Coolriek, H9ts
fredericksburg. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19

More than three times ms many OF the
Mccormick Machines sold in Spotsylva-
nia. Caroline. King George and Stafford
counties than of other machines. Simply
ask your neiehbor who is using a Nc
Cormick his opinion as to good work,
strength, durability, easy running and
it's general advantages over all other
machines, and you will decide in favor of
the Mccormick.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-19

Mowers and Rakes The o 1909
Binder the durable repair Rlsr
throughout The longest life, the moohest hpltes draft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
why ne was netected.

The soul of n rajah who had been
released from the cares of this world
and an uncOngenial wife presented
himself Mt the gates of paradise.
Have you been in purgatory yet 90
demanded Brahma.
NO. but l have been married"
ENTER then. 1t is the same thing"
At this moment another soul arrived.
who begged Brahma to allow him also
TO enter.
>'Softly, softly. Have you been in
purgatOry yet?"
''No, but neither has that other feI,
low. He died the same day did,
Very true, but he had been mar
ried"
Married, indeed! Why, have been
married three times"
Away. then. to the lower regions -
said BrRhma sternly. Paradise is not
made for imbeciles"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
A Mans Success

Ever think what success" in life
means to man? That he work like
a dog as long as he lives and send his
wife abroad and his children away to
school. Then when he dies he must
leave competence for his loved
Ones" in order that they may CON
tinue to live without work, Ever hear
of a mans loved ones being criticised
for failure to do their duty toward
him? But from the time the boy is
eight years old to the time the man
is lettering with old age he never picks
up book, newspaper or magazine
without seeing something with refer
ence to his duty. But did you ever
hear of any one owing a duty to man
or boy ?-Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
A Masp,s Nest.

The female wasp spends the winter
In torpid condition, and when spring
arrives she hunts up some sort of
sheltered spot appropriate for n nest
Having selected the retreat. she pro-
ceeds to lay within it the foundation
of a home. For this object earth will
not serve her turn. The substance of
which the walls and chambers of the
house are to be composed must be
none other than the finest paper. made
of wood pulp, mixed with sort OF
sizing. worked to a paste and finely
spread in sheets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
Jury Is Hung.

Magistrate Johnson's court was oc-
cupied all day yesterday with a suit
on account of Summers q Co. against
j. W. Russell. The case was tried be-
fore jury of six men. II. NJ. Schriver
representing the plaintiff and Lu-
dolph Il Reynolds the defendant. The
jury hung and finally reported dis
agreement. II is claimed that five of
the jurors were for the plaintiff. but
one. who was aggrieved over not be-
ing able to get out of town as early
as he had hoped, stood out for the
defendant. The amount sued for was
but $l9.23 and the court costs now
amount to nearly that sum. TO say
nothing of the lawyers fees. An
other trial will be held in few days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
PERSONAL POINTS

Prof. {. y Wendell is i'm Rockford.
George Grogan is visiting relatives
al Waterloo. Iowa.
Judge Adams was in Muscatine ON
legal business today.
Judge f. ID. Ramsay. of Morrison,
was in the city today.
Mrs. j. 5. Mccullough and Miss NJ.
Peterson. delegates to the presbytery
meeting. left for their home AT Full
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Childs and fam
lily left last evening for Winona,
Mimi. where they will make their flu
ture home.
Misses Ida and Anna Stemmer and
Hilda Grotewohl, who have been Wis
ting with Miss Grace Hall. returned
to their home at Elkader, Iowa. this
morning.
Miss :. l.. McKinstry. Miss IL. Field
and John Norton. who were attend
ing the Rock river presbytery meet
ing, returned 10 their homes mt
Princeton this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs II. b. Sudlow have re-
west. They were accompanied home
bv their son, George, who has come
from his ranch in Montana for a
short visit.
Mrs Margaret Applegate, who for
several years has been a resident of
the city, and who for the past year
has made her home with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Elizabeth Terry. has de
parted for Seattle. Wash. 10 visit her
son.
Circuit Clerk George Gamble. Sher-
iff l.. +. Cralle and County Clerk II.
Il. Hubbard yesterday attended the
republican county convention of Mer-
Ger county. held at Aledo. Today the
two former were in Morrison, where
the republican convention of White
side county was TO he held this after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
UNIONISM GROWING
365, 900 Wage Farmers Join Diff
ferent Organizations
During Year.
C. F. OEILLEY GIVES STATISTICS
Says Employment of Children in
Factories Will Be stopped
Eventually.

Charles F. Ceilley, of st. Louis, or
ganizer of the Amalgamated Wood
workers International Union of
America, has been in the city for the
past week and during that time has
created quite an interest among the
factory woodworkers as result OF
his efforts. At the mass meeting
held Tuesday evening at Turner hall
Il number made ont application to
become members of the union here.
He win hold another mass meeting
tomorrow evening at the same place.
Organizer Ceilley states that he was
down in the southern states all of
last winter and found that the wage
earners are beginning to realize their
condition and To join the different
trades unions, as they know that
therein lies their only hope, and only
through organization can they eX-
pect to better their condition. get
better wages and shorter hours.
Workingmen Must Follow suit.
Mr.. Ceilley contends: IF the cap
italists have Il right TO organize and
band themselves, then the working
men must do the same, and the soon
er they do organize the sooner they
will begin to realize some of the ben
efits. During the last year $4,000
wage earmers joined the different
unions and we expect to gain about
100000 more this year, and it is only
Il matter of time when every man and
woman that works for living will
be organized and getting wages. and
the children will he going to school
instead of working in the factories
as they now do in some of the fac
tories here in this city"
Organizer Ceilley is stopping at the
Rock Island house and will leave here
the last of the week for Kansas City.
Mo, where he will address a large
mass meeting. His. subject tomor-
row evening will he why We Organ
ize."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
PHILIPPINE SOLDIERS
VISITING IN THE CITY

\. b. Burtsfield was in the city to-
day accompanied by his brother. C..
l.. Burtsfeld, greeting former com
rades of Company \. with which he
served through the Spanish-American
war. Nat as he is generally known.
and his brother have just returned
from the Philippines. They enlisted
three years ago, soon after the for
mer was discharged from his term
of service i'm Porto Rico, and have
spent two years in the Pacific islands.
The term for which they enlisted has
expired and they have been mustered
out. Their home is at Amboy, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
WOMEN NAME OFFICERS:
PREsBYTERY SESSION ENDS

The annual spring meeting of the
Rock river presbytery concluded with
joint service of the presbytery and
it's auxiliary. the Woman's Mission
airy society. at Broadway Presbyter-
ian church last evening. Mrs. Il. Y.
George, of Elmwood. delivered an adj
dress and the Memorial Christian
choir furnished Il nice musical pro-
gram.
The presbytery adopted a recon-
incubation that the young people pro-
vide for the support of Miss Edith
jerks. who has been sent as mis-
sionary to India.
The home missions committee or
ganized by eIecting Rev. II. Il. John
ston. of Edgington, chairman. and DIR.
j. W. Stewart. of this city. secretary.
Rev. Graham Lee. home on furlough
from his missionary duties ut Korea,
was elected principal ministerial
commissioner 10 the general assem-
bly,. with Rev. Carey Moore, of Full
ton. as alternate. and James Logan.
of Seaton, Mercer county, lay dele
CATER.
The following officers were elected
by the W oman missionary Society
Prcsident-Mrs. III. VI. Mills. Rock
Island.
Vice Prcsidents-Mrs. +. c. Sick
les. Dixon; Mrs. II. II. Johnston. Edg-
ington: Mrs. =. y. Gamble, Woodhull;
Mrs. J. w. Stewart, Rock Island; Mrs.
l.. \. Slaymaker, Newton. and Mrs.
l.. Smith, Morrison.
Corresponding Secretary-NIrs. l..
G. Pritchard. Woodruff.
Recording Secretary-Miss NJ. KEEL
ley. Milan.
Secretary of Literature-Mrs. VI.
j. Plean. Newton.
Secretary of Young Peoples Work
Miss Fannie Cleland. Rock Island.
Treasurer-Mrs. +. w. Payne. Nor
rison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
The Hor.e ana the stage.

Once upon a time in u melodramatic
theatrical performance the leading man
took a fiery, unframed steed on the
stage. After the horse heard some Of
the lines delivered by several of the
actors he began kicking the flats and
wings to pieces. sending them up
among the flies
Help, helpT cried the leading man.
"Nay. nay~ answered the manager.
1.-The horse shows great discernment.
He is trying to elevate the stage"
MoraI.-We should not scorn the
most humble effort in good cause
New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
HERE TO HELP LAND
NEW FACTORIES FOR CITY

Luis jackson, industrial commits
sioner for the c.. NJ. & st. p. road, is
in the tri-cities looking up desirable
locations adjacent to his line for fac
tories that he is in position 70 bring
This way.
Mr.. jackson says this locality is
destined TO become the greatest We
hicle manufacturing center in the
world. Moline already leads in the
manufacture of plows, and he be-
lieves. with the natural advantages
afforded here, and little get-up on
the part of the people themselves.
the tri-cities i'm "a few years should
make big strides i'm the matter of new
enterprises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
Court House SQUARE Flowers.

The members of Sheriff Cradles
staff were busiIy engaged this morn
ing laying out flower beds on the
south side of the court house. Two
geranium beds are to be added to the
other attractive features the sheriff
has taken it upon himself to adorn
the county grounds with. They will
be oval in shape and located on each
side of the walk leading TO the south
entrance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10

The dedication of the Beth Israel
Jewish synagogue at the corner of
Third avenue and Twenty-second
street has been postponed. April 20.
the date previously set, has been
found too early for the furniture to
be gotten in place. No date has been
definitely arranged, for it is not
known when the furniture will he de-
livered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
woohmcn Auditors Here.

The Woodmen board of auditors,
consisting of F. w. PARROT. of Clay
Center. kas.. J.. NJ. Bort, of Beloit,
Wis. +. NJ. Carrier. of Lansing, Mich,
John Denison. of ClariOn> Iowa, and
f. u. Thomas, of Columbus, Ohio. met
at the Woodmen head office this
for semi-annual examination
of the accounts of the society. They
will remain in session about one
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10

First Suburbanite-I hear that neigh.
Dor of yours adopted that hired girl of
family.
Second Suburbanite-Yes, and now
his adopted daughter wants to stay In
the parlor and play the piano all day
and let her mother do the homework.
Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
Brief Naval Message.

One of the briefest naval dispatches
ever penned was Captain Walton's
message to his chief, Admiral Byng.
after the defeat Of the Spanish fleet
off Cape Passaro in Ills, and it ran
thus:
Sir-I have taken and burnt as per mar
gin. going for Syracuse, and am. sir. your
obedient servant. j. WALTON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
Authorization.

doesn't 1t make you the least bit en-
vious to see what elegant furniture
Mrs. Eyehy is putting into her house
next doOr?"
''Not bit. My husband says it will
be sold by the sheriff within six months
and I'll be there to buy."-Chieago
Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
DIR" LESTER SUICIDES
WITH CARBOLIC ACID

Oliver Lester, we'll known in this
city. suicided by drinking carbolic
acid Yesterday mt his home i'm Della
van. near Peoria He was 50 years
of age He was famiIiarly known as
Doc" Lester and for great many
years has travelled through the coun-
try by wagon as sales agent for Mo
line manufacturing concerns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
April Showers
Bring May
Flowers

Is a saying that has long been
accepted as true. And it in all
probability is the truth, for the re-
freshing showers and the warm
sunshine nourish the little shoots
Until the flowers make their ap-
pearanCe. In a somewhat similar
manner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
IN SOCIAL WORLD

Mcsdames George and James Price
entertained ut progressive euchre this
afternoon at their home. 1901 Second
avenue.
Mrs. II. +. Sweeney was hostess at
a thimble party yesterday afternoon.
Mrs +. u. Goldsmith entertained a
number of the delegates to the Rock
river presbytery meeting at dinner
at her home, 7O7 Twenty-third street.
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
CITY TAKES A HAND
Mayor and Chief of Police Locate
Barges of Rival Sand
Companies.
THEY HAD GOTTEN INTO A DISPUTE
Short Distance Apart on the Leyee-.
History Of the Con-
troversy.

Mayor Knox and Chief of Police
Darnell took a hand in the sand bust
ness this morning and there was Il
general shutting of barges and land
ings ON the IeVee. When they had
finished the rival sand companies and
the ferry dock were placed. presum-
ably for the season.
The interference of the city officers
was rendered necessary by the re-
fusal of the Tropp-Darnng company
to remove to give the Rock Island
Sand & Gravel company the space al
lotted by the committee 100 feet be
low the ferry landing. This place
had been assigned by the committee
under the impression that there was
to he but one company and the room
left was insufficient for another land
ing barge unless the space of the
Empire Coal company was encroac CHI
ed upon.
Changes Necessary.
of course the city had no right to
make monopoly of the sand in
dustry. so il was necessary 10 make
some charges. The ferry dock was
moved mp stream about 20 feet and
tho Rock Island Sand x Gravel com
pany was allotted a place 50 feet be-
low instead of 100 feet. The Tropp-
Darling barge was then dropped q
short distance down stream. The
distance between the barges of the
two companies is still not so great
that rocks cannot be thrown from
one 70 the other. if the competition
ever reaches that stage. During the
day the Rock Island company un-
loaded from a barge above the ferry
dock while the landing barge was be
ing put in place.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-25
GLOVER HAY FOR sows.
Recommended n mn Excellent sup
elemental Feed.

Recommended n mn Excellent Sup
elemental Feed.
In answer TO n correspondent W. A.
Henry says In The Breeders Gazette:
Shorts as we now get them from the
millers are a ground over bran often
containing the sweepings of the mill
and other foreign material. Instead Sc
cure heavy aoury middlings. For brood
sows try a mixture of one part corn.
one part foury middlings and one part
bran. all by weight. Add water TO the
mixture and feed as a warm slop dur
ing cold weather Oats are very high
priced at this time, but II on hand scat
ter limited amount thinly In n clean
place, or, better yet. on the feeding
floor where the sows can pick the
grains up one at time. Feed the sows
so that they are little hungry when
all is eaten, lest they get too fat. A
pound and n half of the mixture noted
should be sufficient for each hundred
pounds OF animal. live weight. Feed
the finer parts of the hay-that which
will be ratified easily of the coarser
stems-or run all through the feed cut
ter. Put some OF this hay material into
the swill barrel and allow 1t to soak
twelve hours along with the meal for
the hogs. The purpose OF the clover
hay is to furnish bulk or volume to the
feed. The digestive tract Of all animals
must be well distended to work nor
mally, and while water In the swill
effects this for swine, II is not the best
plan to use too much water. but to put
In material which will stay In the in
testines longer. as will moistened clio
yer haV
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-25
E0l1ER' = crops

Corn planted a little thicker than one
would for grain and then fed out, stalk
and corn together, without husking, is
getting 60 be popular crop in many
sections. says II. b. Terry in Practical
Farmer. They call this fodder corn. II
has been spoken of as corn hay. There
are many places where grass does not
do very well, where the hay crop is not
large per acre, and still the land will
grow large crops OF corn. Corn hay is
an important crop in these sections.
Why? Because one can easily grow
two or three times as many tons of dry
feed per acre as he would get from
grass land Now the corn binder has
come into general use it will have near
ly as much feeding value as a ton made
from grass. In many cases there will
certainly be a large gain by growing
corn hay. particularly on land where
grass does not do very well on account
Of the character OF the soil and because
dry weather often prevails. Corn will
stand dry weather better than grass,
especially ON the dark prairie soils.
Fodder corn is particularly valuable
NAOP III NhC iOA III sly AAOlu hlllItSVlV
TO Maine, where the land is locked in
frost practically all winter and the con
ditions are favorable for out of door
feeding. 1t can be fed to sheep. young
stock, beef cattle, horses, etc, but is
not so suitable for the dairy, as they
must be fed in the barn where they can
be kept warm.
AIsilSe and Glover Hay For Lambs.
Results of feeding experiments ut the
Montana experiment station place al
sille first as a forage crop for fattening
lambs, red clover second and alfalfa
third. The differences between them,
however, were slight, and it is pointed
out that the range of growth and use
fulness of alsike are not so wide as al
falfa and red clover, the yield per acre
is less, and it is more difficult to cut
and cure when seeded alone. 1t sue
ceeds, however, in some places where
the other two do not, particularly in
! the more moist situations, and has at
tanned considerable favor in some por-
| tons of Montana. Clover proved much
| more valuable for fattening lambs than
hay made from seeding a mixture OF
wheat, barley, oats and peas and cut.
ting and curing in the milk stage
Breeders Gazette
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-25
Read 1t In His Newspaper.

George Schaub, well known German
citizen of New Lebanon, Ohio, is u constant
reader of the Dayton Volkszeitung. He
knows that his paper aims to advertise only
the best in its columns, and when he saw
Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised therein
for lame back, he did not hesitate in buying
q bottle of it for his wife, who for eight
weeks had suffered with the most terrible
pains in her back and could get nc relief He
says: after using the Pain Balm for few
days my wife said To me, i feel as though
born anew and before using the entire con
tents of the bottle the unbearable pains had
entirely vanished and she could again take
up her household duties" He is very thank
full and hopes that all suffering likewise will
hear of her wonderful recovery. This valu-
able liniment is for sale by J. G. AVIS.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-25
A FEW
WORDS ABOUT
JOBPRINTINC

Ii used to be that the quality of
Job Printing did not amount to
much, so far as success in business
was concerned. Any business man
or woman could get along fairly we'll
without it. But We live in another
and altogether different era.
Today it is necessary for business
people to have neat stationery if they
intend to occupy a prominent place
among their competitors.
When You see piece of job print.
ing crowded and the type jammed
too close together, with dirty. looking
ink aud finger marks smeared over
it, on low grade of paper, it doesn't
speak well for the firm which uses it.
In fact, you don't have the same
opinion of that place as you have of
the man whose stationery is clearly
printed with good ink on the best
grade of paper.
The quality of stationery reflects
the standing of ones business. IT is
therefore a duty You owe to yourself
to have good printing.