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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
FIRST DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
Gail FOR Convention 10 Nominste Csn.
didste for congress-NiH Neet AZ
csPe Charles Sept lSlh.

Ia otcdieuce TO the wishes oi the mem
pcrs ~ the Congressional Committee ri
the flrst District oi y i-ginia. 81 exp pressed
"a their letters u me the Republicans of
the tirst District arr hereby called II A.
stmoie in District Convention at Cane
tharleS. a on THURSDAY. September
18th. 1902 At - A. for toe purpose of
nominating candidate for Congress and
transacung such other business a. NAV
properly come before such Convention
ileieSates and alternates may be ele,t
60 ey mass meetings Cr deieEatei county
Conventions a. the Republican county OF
rSy committees may elect.
lne number 10 L. elected j. a. riven
On TIE annexed schedule. based upon the
vote Tor lreSitent ia 1900
AccomSr. Delegates. 1 Alternates.
caroline 9 delegates. 8 alternateS. ESseN
: delegates. = alternates. Gloucester. .
de.e-Stes. / alternate, King and Queen.
$ te.eSsre>- alternate>. Lancaster. 3
de'sS ites- = a alternate Mathews. 1 del
e-ate. / alternate Nidiit>-v 3 delegates.
alterlate>. Nurtnumirrla.t dtte.
gates. = slteruate>- Richmond delegates.
= altcrlates. >potsyivauiu delegates.
= alternareS. u eSrmOreiaud. 3 delegates
= airernates. Northampton delegate.
aiteruateS, Frederick ~burs - dele
gates. I alternate.
I l. L Dunn. Chairman.
Bowling Green Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
NATIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Booker Washington President Of The Orssai.
ration

The National Negro Business League
was IN session in Richmond Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday. Ii was tbs
nrSt meeting OF theleague ever held in the
south. Booker T. Washington. the ne.
gro educator. and president Of the Tus
kegee (Ala-l Normal and Industrial In
sttuuon. who il president Of the leapue
delivered an address The organization
Booker I. Washington said. has huf one
object. and that l. 10 develop indust-i,I
ana commercial enterprises among the
coiored people and encourage them TO
habits Of thrift. He said those takiuo.
part IN the programme are men who had
Quit up business which reflect cre.litup
themselves. have given them a standing
ia the community IN which they live. aud
ave made them respected both by the
Z lacks and whites.
ashington and other members of the
league say that there is no politics in the
meeting. and the new constitution az
y irginia. and the convention which
framed II, Were not referred TO.
The second days session was given up
TO the discussion of industrial subjects
ana was without special incident. The
subjects on which papers Were read were
he Negro as Silk Operative 81 nder.
taxing and Embalming The Hair
boOis business. The Commission Ner-
chant, The Furniture and Hardware
business, The Peoples Mercantile As
sociation, The Dry Goods business -
and Catering Booker Washington
the president presided
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
The Oyster Season To Open Monday.

Next Monday, Sept. LIST, the greatest in
dustry IN Iidewater Virginia will have
ITS annual fall opening. and it i
said there will be more oystermen Of
every class and description in the race for
the bivalves than has ever been known
before. These are busy times among
these people Just now Their canoes are
being overhauled and painted. their
tongs put in shape, and everything
made ready for sunrise Sept. LIST. The
oystermen, as a class, are hard work
ing, Industrious people and deserve all
they get from the industry. Catching
oysters is no fun, and lots OF muscularexer.
else, as well as severe punishment from
elements, are parts and parcel OF the
oysterman's daily life. Planted stock il
scarce and good oysters will be in big
demand
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Public Schools BEGIN
MONDAY, Sept. LIST.
Mothers, Attention!

lou have children going o. school this
session. No doubt YOU VIII n,,,d To ~
p"nlSh their wearing appar, Vacation
days have wora what the, had threat
bar,. and YOU want Your child 10 look az
neat m her school appearance ns Vour
next door neighbours. Here is an oppor.
tunitN To help You at a saving. we've
gone over our entire stock aud gotten
out ali the Remnants. short pieces Ne.
81 ln'ss floods. Apron stun. Jottons.
SHIRT Waist Materials and small lots at
Hosiery ENDS of Hair Ribbon. &c. and
teese are To be found on table marked m
plain figures much less than actual value
We clean house to make ready for Fall
stock You buy ueedlul things AT y great
saving See Hurry in this matter Quar-.
Titles and lots are very limited and Won O
have 60 scc them quick
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
SsnsiOr Narilu on The Political Situation

senator T. :. Martin in an interview in
tae Post says.
The campaign in Virginia this wear
VIII be tame one. The registration un-
der the new Cons titution will practically
elminate the negroes. and. consequently
there viii De little lett Of the Republican
voting strength. In Judge Rhea's dis
trict, IN the southwest section of the
state. there are many white Republicans
OF influence and rc~pectahiiity. but they
are not numerous enough 70 prevent
Judge khea receiving good Democratic
majority. All over the state the cam.
paiSn viii be- onc-sid4d lr- result i al
ready iorcgone conclusion and while
there viii be considerable speaking on
the part Of the Democratic canf;dare.
the latter VIII have no opposition.
Have You seen President Roosevelt
statement that Ae wants Republican can.
lllates Tor congress nominated in every
district in Virginia
have. was the reply. "and think
the Republicans oI irginiA are better az.
luanted with the conditions lie their
state than the III, >iient There was Il
time when the Republicans could have
M lde an aggressive tight with advantage
60 themselves. Now. however. the Dem
orrats are united. No serious issues dis
rupt them and they win vote solillv for
ne party candidate. IL does not make
any difference how many candidates the
republicans nominate We will carry.
the state
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28

A SMART "Alec" employed as a
teacher in a Southern school gave
the following problem 20 one of his
classes recently
- per cent Of As money equals 10 Ter
cent of Bis. and . per cent Of R'sequals 1
per cent of C's. n 3pcr cent Of Is money
equals $500. how much has each e''
What a lot of foolish stun is being
taught IN our public schools. They
call 1t arithmetic but Ne call it stun.
nothing but stun Our teachers
had better be- trying To teach the
children something OF value to them
In after life rather than this rot.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Virginia Lady Found Dead on Railroad Track
10 Maryland

Miss Lydia +. Brown. Of Waterford
Loldoun county, an inmate of the Sben.
hard and Enoch Pratt Hospital near
baltimore was found dead Monday living
oetween the tracks Of the Maryland ard
iennsylvania railroad near the hospital
Miss Brown bore cash over her eve.
ana one OF her arms was broken 1t is
tnousht mat she was struck by train.
Miss Brown was partially deranged, but
WAS allowed the privilege of roam;n.~
around the grounds. The deceased wa
81 years old
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
THE COAL SIrU ArION.


Doubtless, the prospects of "a speedy
settlement of the coal miners strike
are very vague.
For weeks this war between capi-
tai and labor has been wared with
all the energy that the combatantS
can control ~ one time e Was purely
local affair. being miSundertand-
inc between parties representing
small portion oi the United States
hut now With winter getting nearer
and the price Of coal soaring higher
and higher ana the prospects for am
early solution Of tie problem b,,-on-
Ing - and ie>S. the whole question
changes and the matter becomes one
Tor national Interference and action.
II i not our purpose 70 discuss the
causes beading up 10 the strike Tor
that i matter, the discussion Of
which l. now out OF tile question.
What the Country wants now Is
coal and 1t wants it at reasonable
prices.
Senator Hanna l. quoted as having
said tina; he Will have no more TO do
with the trouble because the coal OBJ
orators are 50 stubborn that it is
impossible to get them 70 even CON
fer with the miners.
Now every man. having a we'll ba-
laneed mind, knows that the poor
miners have a right e. be heard.
Theycertainly have grievances. They
are human beings and should be
treated as such.
But rs We have said that Is not the
real question now before the people
of this Country.
We must have coal or many preci-
Gus souls will soon suffer from the
cold blasts of winter
How are We TO get what we need?
Russell Sage says
Circumstances have placed Mr.
Morgan in position where the pub
lie welfare makes it obligatory for
him TO act Under the circumstances
think it is not right for him to re-
main silent"
Now Mr.. Sage is well informed as TO
Morgan's business connections and
the extent OF his influence. The min
ers have been taught that when Nor
gan returned TO America the trou-
ble would be ended They had faith
in their teachings and are ready to
TO follow him.
He can speak and every coal op-
orator will hearken 10 his words.
Everybody knows this. 1t Therefore
becomes the duty OF J. Pierpont
Morgan to relieve the situation and
to do SO at once
AS a citizen, he owes this tosocietv
in general
VIII he do il? The record Of his
words and deeds since reaching New
York from Europe do not point iav-
orably to such action on his part.
1t IL an outrage on free citizenship
Tor one man to be permitted TO cause
hunger and freezing and then go I'M
punished.
The people OF this Country are
getting very tired. Indeed they are
exceedingly restless.
They must have relief. They pro-
pose to get it. Those in authority
have the power to grant it. VIII
they act.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Kew Sam Small was Drunk snd Could m,
Finish Temperance Soeech

The collapse of Rev Sam Small tom
perance lecturer and evangelist. who w.
to speak for the no license local ont;nn
party at Brattleboro. VI. Monday p;a,br
was due by MIR. Small's own admissinn 80
lntoXieation. MIR. Small says: II was
drunk. | have no excuse to Offer
lie often says in his speeches that ha
finds his craving for drink to be intense
at times '''e
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Death In Stafford

Miss Matte GriEsby. daughter of Mr..
George " Grigshy, died at her home
near brooke OF typhoid fever last week
aged Is years. Her funeral was held
riday evening. Rev. c. L. Potter officiat
ing: Inis Is the second death in the fam
liy ia the past two months Mrs. Grigs-
by, the mother of the deceased. is very
sick with the same fever.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Seventh District Republicans

The Republican Congressional Com
mittee OF the Seventh Virginia district
WI meet at Iuray Saturday, August 30
To fix time and place for holding n dis.
trict convention which will determine
whether the Republicans will have a can
uiiate Tor Congress this fall. A large ma
l1flty OF the committee have written the
CHAIRMAN personal letters stating they
ueneNe nomination for Congress would
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Republicans OF Tenth District Decide To
Nominate

The Republicans of the Tenth Congress
ional district announce that in Difference
TO the wishes of the Administration and
the National Republican Congressional
committee, the committee for the Tenth
Congressional district OF Virginia has
been called TO meet in stanton Saturday
August 30 for the purpose of calling a
convention TO nominate candidate for
Congress"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Betting Clerk Dismissed

Lorenzo &. Narfeld. clerk in the III
VISION oil book keeping OF the Treasury
Department, at Washington. was diSm;:
seq by Secretary Shaw, because of n
complaint filed by 10 per cent. money
lender: The complaint was accompan;ed
10y circular, detailing plan to heat
the races
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Tappahannnck Fair

We are indebted to the officers of the
lidewater Agricultural and Stock Asso-
citation for complimentary ticket to the
next Fair to be held at Tappahannock
sept. Bird, 4th and 5th. A number from
this section will attend.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
DEATHS.

Col }. {. Watson died Monday at his
nome at Abingdon, aged thirty eight
years. He was member of Gov Mon
tague's staff. widow and two child
rem survive him.
Ex-Gov. George Hoadly, Of Ohio. died
at Watkins. \. Y. Tuesday, aged seven.
i{,s'X years. lie was Democrat and an
able lawyer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
LOmax Confesses

In Alexandria Jno Lomax. eolored mn
der So ltence Of death. confessed his as
sault on Miss Costenbader in Westmore.
land county. but said he did not succeed
In accomplishing his purpose. He will be
at MOntross Sept. 9th.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28
Out OF Reach.

Coal has been advanced in New York
to Sl2 per ton. Last win ter il was sold
To the poor by the peddlers at Gets per
pal, now IL is selling at 20cts per pail.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28

A Horse show and Race Meet and
Tournament. viii he hcll at Fairfax 4
N sept - and Sth
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-28

Doubtless, the prospects of speedy
settlement of the coal miners strike
are very va.-l,a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13
belonged Elsewhere.

That II is possible to have too goot
appetite seems TO be one OF the
trails of Il story told by friend e
the Washington correspondent Of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Il am very fond of roasted ears OF
corn" said he. "and eat IL whenever
can get II. Some time ago, while ! was
In restaurant in Texas, the waiter
put plateful on the table. and | just
helped myself.
when | had consumed the third,
noticed that man across the table
was eyiug me most curiously looked
ut him and told him that / considered
roasted corn one of the most nutritious
and paatable things man gould eat
Then | helped myself to fourth eal
and devoured il with relish.
when | reached my hand into the
dish for the fifth. the fellow across the
table couldn't stand it any longer.
Say, pard,' said he, don't you thinb
YOU could save about dollar and &
quarter day if you was to board at q
livery stable ?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13

A lighthouse ut the south cape OF
COrmosa was built In a part of the
island inhabited solely by savages and
had, i'm consequence, to be fortified
The lantern was protected by steel re.
volvlng screens, and on the gallery OF
the tower which was Of cast iron, q
machine gun was mounted on racers.
Round the base of the tower was
built wrought iron refuge, or fort
communicating by bullet proof pas
sages with all the rooms in the keepers
dwelling houses.
Both fort and tower were fitted with
suitable accommodation for the STAFF
in a case of siege. had water tanks IL
the basement and were supplied witt
a stock of provisions.
The station was further protected 10y
a loophole wall and a dry ditch flank
ed 10y two small towers. or caponnieres
armed with eighteen FOUNDER cannon
Engineering.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13

The man who had been kicked by q
mule and was quoted as saying he
considered the source" was speaking
Of il afterward TO some of the other
fellows
Il wouldn't care" he said. "if there
hadn't been 50 much fuss made over
it. as if il was a bright thing for any
body 10 say but the honest truth is
that I never said anything OF the kind
When you're kicked by Il mule, you're
not IN frame of mind for consider
ing things. What | really said was,
You d,rncd old beast, If had u gun
ana you were somebody Clse's AUle
and il wasn't against tie law u sdoot
inside the corpora ion I'd Low y III
derned old mead Off. dern you" Chi.
cage Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13
Thin PEOPLE.
We Advocate vlHSl As a Means To Regain
Normal Weight.
A decline weight generally roretell,

A decline weight generally foretells
a serious illness
Take our advice and keep an eve on
your weight. lf yaH ind il Is falling off,
take our advice again and take VINOL.
The reason we recommend VINOL is
that We know what it contains. We have
investigated its merits. We thoroughly
endorse this great tonic rebuider.
SO sure are VIC of the satisfaction it
will give that wa unhesitatiugly offer to
refund the cost of NINOL to anyone
who is pot satisfied with the results OBJ
tanned by its USE
Please read tire letter that we print
herewith, that bears on the subject and
which we know VIII interest you. 1t
comes from Mrs. w. b. Genner of Lake
wood, New York.
"My normal weight is l75 lbs. When
began taking NINOL ! weighed not
over 100 lbs Everyone thought | was
going TO die with consumption. AS a
last resort decided TO try VINOL and,
TO the establishment Of all, | began at
once to get better. have taken in all
not over two bottles as yet, but have
gained in flesh over twenty pounds and
more than tha i'm strength"
Please cali oI MS and let us tell you
more about what NiNOL will do.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
some rare rabie Furnishing-.


Dinner tables are not quite complete
ly set without conversation plates. The
loye.cst come in rich colored, hand
painted royal Vienna plates, some with
portraits Of great beauties, others with
romantic scenes artistlcally rendered,
With gold borders around the rims.
Among the pretty things seen in rich
glassware is mayonnaise set This
consists Of salad bowl of rich cut
glass with a sterling silver ladle. Some
sets come In three pieces, showing the
bowl, ladle ana plate to set the bowl
on. Thcse-spts are a valuable addition
TO the housewives cupboard.
1t is particularly noticeable in the
china shops that the old fashioned
white china with alt is becoming pop.
ular. These sets are almost duplicates
Of the Old fashioned "tca sets" Of our
grandmothors early days and come in
the old fashioned shapes, made Of fine,
clear ware. OF course this ware Is
costly, and therefore the woman who
has retained as family heirloom her
grandmOther's set is fortunate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13
GENERAL HARRISON GRAY OTIS.

sition grounds and to issue therefrom
special editions of the papers that en-
ter the scheme. General Otis says
'days could be set apart for each paper,
to be known as Los Angeles Times
day. ST. Louis Republic day. for eX-
amples, the matrices to be set in the
home offices at Chicago, Boston. st.
Louis, etc, and forwarded TO the man
ayers of the undertaking at ST. Louis.
The generals idea is TO open he doors
to not only the journals Of this coun
try, but to the whole world.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13
\ Den In thc Attlc.

An attic room wi h its sloping cell.
ing and irregular walls. can be con
verted into the most charming little
den" Imaginable The dormer win
dows seem just made for broad. low
window seat aud it's pile of downy
pillows. The odd chairs and bits of fur
niture that appear SO out Of place in
other parts OF The modern house often
lit into this quantity shaped room quite
as though they had been purchased for
that very purpose. and the bric-a-hrac
and novelties in the way OF pictures
and plaster casts that have been mark.
ed down 20 such ridiculously low
prices since thp holidays bake il pos
siblc to Ct UP one Of these retreats
very atuucuycly ut very small cost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13

The Balkan mountains have been
the homes and haunts Of many brig
ands through centuries of Bulgarian
history. In the sixteenth century a
national movement against the oppres
sion of Turkey fell into the hands Of
brigand chiefs. They were known by
the name Of Haidutin. They were rep.
resented as friends of the poor, the pro,
tectorS of the weak. the allies OF Chris.
tians and the foes Of the Mohanmc.
dams. In legends and in songs their
names and fame were perpetuated
They increased from the ranks of the
avengers and the worthless. once
identified with them a brigand's safety
consisted in continuing with them. The
Turks blocked the way TO return TO the
ranks Of common citizenship Nillag.
ers often welcomed them rs deliverers
from their oppressors. -Leslie's Week
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13

The alleged supernatural powers of
the seventh son III seventh son are
merely an illustration Of the IN steal
powers of that number. which has
somehow cqulht the imagination Of
mankind The seventh day and thu
seventh or jubilee year # the Jews is
a case IN point. but there are also tie
seven wisc men. the seven wonders OF
the weird. che seven lamps of archi-
lecture, the seven sleepers, the seven
sisters and the seven senses. the last
being I'm obvious concession to super
stitiCn Indeed. from the seven church
es to the seven deadly sins the mum
Der for good or i'll holds the arithmet-
zeal record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13
DcInifion Of n Bore.

you call So-aHd-so bore What Is
a 'boreT" asked Bishop Sclwyn. 1t is
man who will persist in talking
about himself when you want TO talk
about yourself" or. we may add, in
telling stories when you want TO be
telling them. Colcridgc says he used
to be much amused with Tobin and
Goodwin. "Tobn would poster me with
stories Ct Godwins dulluess, and up-
on his departure Goodwin would drop
in just to say that Tohin was more
dull than ever"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13
A Win Ride.

A peasant was recently gathering
dry wood in n forest near Kastamuni
when bear suddenly appeared before
him. The frightened man sought ref
uge in the branches Of tree. which
broke and the peasant fell ut the feet
of the bear Bruia was quite overcome
with surprise. so much SO that the
peasant. who preserved his presence
OF mind. was instantly astr,de the
beast. using his ears as bride. The
bear tried Intellectually TO throw him
and then. starting on wild run, issu-
ed from the forest and approached a
village. The rider shouted loudly r
help. and i'm few minutes the whole
population turned out armed witt
guns and sCythes. \ crack shot free
a bullet into the bears head. and tut
peasant was able TO leave his noun
unhurt. = Kastamuni turkey Official
Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13

Herbert Gladstone willie set single
man was addressing a woman's suf
frage meeting in Leeds one afternoon,
and he paid graceful compliment to
the eloquencc Of the ladies who had al
dressed the meeting. He CALAMITY re.
marked on the great pleasure which il
gives the other sex TO listen 10 women
talking
Pausing for a moment after this Oh.
servation. Mr.. Gladstone. like his audi
ence, was thrown into an unexpected
state of merrimcnt by male voice
which proceeded from the back of the
hall and proclaimed in the broadcast
Yorkshire dialect. Eth, lad, thou'rt
moan wed yet, see'st" - London
Truth. 4
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-13

When master workman I'm fur
mandatory is cutting up skins. he is
literally cutting money. Skins once
PASSED for frontier money, but their
value Is now much greater than In the
early days, and Il would be less costly
10 cut garment 4 zen dollar bills
than TO cut IL fro skins.
The cutting is an interesting
feature of the wCra To prepare n
mink or sable. for example, the skin
must be slashed into strings, narrow
pieces more on less irregular in shape,
which are afterward sewed together.
There may be II thousand pieces i'm a
single cloak, the new and beautiful
skins being literally cut TO pieces be-
fore they are manufactured. The OBJ
ject of this is to lengthen the skins
The sable, for example say two feet
in length. will be drawn out to four
feet and all its markings preserved. so
that il looks like very long. but well
proportional. skin. The original skin
is SO cut to pieces that ii may all he
matched again in the elongated
shape. Worlds Work.