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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
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ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
One Brother Kills Another.

Bernard Roe. of Matthews county. shot
and instantly killed his little brother. Ar
thur, Tuesday. The shooting was ac-
cldental. Bernard Roe aged II. was
cleaning an old rusty pistol getting it
ready Tor Christmas. lie did not know
the pistol was loaded and Just rs his lit.
tie brother Arthur entered the room from
school he pulled the trigger to see if it
would snap. The ball took effect in the
temple causing instantdeat The mother
aud family are grieved beyond expression.
bernard and Arthur are the sons of
Broeddus Roe, deceased, of Gwyno's Is
land. MIR. Roe died in 1899. leaving n
vile aud eight OF nine small children.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years bymillions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pains.
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. IL will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggists in every part OF the world.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
Kodel pxsnepsia curn

Digests all classes of food, tones and
strengthens the stomach aud digestive
organs. Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion.
stomach Troubles, aad makes rich red
blood. health and strength. KodoI re.
builds wornout tissues puri6es, strength.
ems and sweetens the stomach. Gov. G.
w Atkinson. OF W. Va, says: have
nsed q number OF bottles OF Kodol and
have found IL to be very effective and
indeed, powerful remedy for stomach
ailments recommend Il to my friends
ID. c. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
co. coMlNa no AMsRlcA
Nearly COCO WIN Settle IN Colorado,
New Mexico ard Texas.

Nearly e,cc0 VIII Settle IN Colorado,
New Mexico ard Texas.
Denver. Colo. Dec. 19.-Nearly 5000
Roers, it is said, are preparing to
trek" to America and will settle In
Colorado. New Mexico and Texas.
The representative of this movement
is General Samuel Pearson, late quar-
termaster general of the South Afri-
can Republic, whose headquarters are
In New York. Colorado friends of the
Beers have been in communication
with General Pearson in regard to
suitable lands for the settlers. and
General NJ. De VilIiers, who is now
looking over the lands. has expressed
himself as very favorably impressed
with this state.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
What ina Namn2

Every thing il in the name when il
comes TO Witch Hazel Salve. + {. De-
Witt 4 Co. OF Chicago, discovered, some
years ago, how TO make a salve from
Witch Hazel that Is specific for Piles
For blind, bleeding, itching and protrud
ing Piles, eczema, cuts. burns. bruises
and all skin diseases DeWitt's Salve has
no equal. This has given rise to hume
rous worthless commercials Ask for
DeWitts-the genuine. d. c. Bowman
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23

Preliminary work has begun on the
hotel IN Norfolk TO contain 400 rooms
aud cost 100000. The builiing viii be
OF brick and steel The style will be an
adaptation OF Italian Renaissance. eight
stories high. The Williams syndicate will
be the ON ners
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23

While dressing a smaIlfrying size chick
en-, lady OF Louisa County found a doll
baby nearly two inches in length in the
gizzard OF the fowl. IL is not known
how long the doll had remained within
the chicken.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23

Two weddings were solemnized In
Northumberland county Wednesday. la
Smithland Baptist church, Miss Bette z.
Bssye became the bride OF Rufus Smith.
Rev. DIR. G. W Beale performed the cere.
mony At the Methodist parsonage near
Lillian, Rev. Mr.. Wallace united in mar
riage Miss Edna Haynie aud MIR. Eugene
Jones.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23

Maj ]. r. Purcell Of Prince William.
at the field trials in Mecklenburg
county last week won the All
Age Stakes worth about $500. with
his pointer. Gov Spotswood. In this
contest were entered many of the best
pointers and settlers in Vireinia and
from other sections Of the country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
Magnetic Spring Discovered in cIou.
caster

A wonderful spring has been disco gered
az Guinea, Gloucester County. While
boring for a well, water with magnetic
properties was discovered 600 feet under
the ground. Anything made of iron or
steel dipped in the water becomes a mag
net. The fact was discovered by a tin
dipper clinging TO the discharge pipe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
Col. Newhouse Amused The HOUSE,


Col s NJ Newhouse of Culpeper. il
always ready to convulse the House
with laughter with some sparks Of fine
wit. Wednesday he was defending the
report OF the Conference Committee on
Adjournment, OF which he was a member
and the question of low railroad fare
was injected. In mement Col. New
house turned the point and started a
roar Of laughter. He said on the night
before he had been to the Bostock shows
with his old friend, Colonel Green, Of
Fauquier. He had suggested that he aud
Colonel Green ride an elephant, when the
latter called his attention to the consti-
tntional inhibition against Legislators
taking Tree rides. On this account he
said. they did not ride, and when he got
tais lar the House broke out and the
member joined in and resumed his seat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23

The sentences OF % convicts have been
commuted by Gov. Montague. They
have been confined IN the couuty jailsanr-
ing the period that the penitentiary has
been quarantined against sections OF the
STATE in which smallpox existed. and in
some eases az much as 90 days will be
taken from their terms.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
DOGGBTT 3 SCOTT.


Phone ia. 1902 Main street.
Regular prices. each article bearing it's
own profit, is our style ofdoing business
Cutters often cut themselves. We sell all
kinds OF groceries, canned goods, etc.
New nuts, candies, raisins, currants, cit
ron. dates, figs, prunes, evaporattd
apples, peaches, etc. Apple butter, peach
butter, jellies and mince meat In , ID.
buckets and loose. Pure old fashion dark
buekwheat flour, hominy. hominy
grits, Force, rolled oats, etc. Sweet cider
and apples, pure apple vinegar pig feet,
fresh tripe, sausage, pudding, hogs head
cheese, corn beef, etc
2o5 COMMERCE STREET.
Leather. shoe nails, cobbler setts,
thread, wax, etc. Lime, seine Irvine, corn,
oats, feed and hay.
Our prices are as low as anywhere In
the city. quality considered. Goods de.
livered promptly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
USEFUL AND ACCEPTABLE
GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

Hundreds useful articles that will
atons Christmas
acceptable from this elegant line
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-23
Quality, Not Quantity

Circulation is not always n matter of figures. r
Any newspaper can print thousands of copies and IS
= give them away. but the fellow who won't pay fora :
81 newspaper won't buy much from the advertisers In Z
"a that paper
ElNsN'WWNWNsWyNSgMNMMMMMHME
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NOT DAZZLED BY PARIS

the throne, but has been true to the in
terests of his able uncle.
Ras Mangascia, the natural son Of the
late King John. on the other hand, is
known to be dominated with the idea
that he should, by rights, be emperor,
and that some day he viii sit on the
throne of Abyssinia But Menelik seems
to hold all the reins of influence in his
hands. and 1t is not believed in Abyssinia
that Ras Mangascia Will ever have the
slightest chance Of becoming emperor.
Ras Makonnen is tall and thin. but
very digniied in carriage, light brown
in color and with the darkest and bright
est OF eyes. He is very religious, after
the Coptic faith, Is full of courage. and
his strict moraIitv is said to astonish
his own people not little He was
perfectly devoted to hts wife, a fact that
was looked upon in that land of rather
loose morality as q phenomenon. His
wife died seven years ago; whether he
has married again cannot be said with
the information at hand. but as late as
1888 he refused to take another wife in
spite Of the iRsistence of the empress.
who wished him to marry one OF her
nieces, daughter Of her brother. the Ras
Ollie
He introduced the fashion Of eating
with knives and forks In his country and
has adopted other usages OF polite So
ciety which, to some extent. should
reconcile the French 10 his lack of an
probation OF their great city
The evening times., 1902-07-24
The KICKER

A story published m a magazine
for the cure u month Is intended
to illustrate the value of kicking
against the picks, aud 1t sounds
remarkably as If 1t might have
been founded On fact. At any
rate, the moral : worth pondering
over.
The part;cula2 kick in question
concerned heat n New York
apartment house. The subject of
apartment houses : of some pres
ent interest to Washington. con
| sidering the numbsT of such struc-
lures that are godEg up, and the
peculiar methods followed IN some
other cities IN making the tenants
comfortable. IN \ ew York and
/ Chicago the rule Is 5hat no fire
shall be EuiIt IN the furnace of mrv
apartment house uEm a certain
date. no matter what pranks tie
thermometer may play IN the
meantime. in tie stc > here eited
the date was the fifteenth Of No
vember. which seems rather iateI
for New York climate. The hero
Snd heroine Of the taIe, a Young
couple new TO apanmcnt-house
life, notified the agent that II was
cold. ard got no satisfaction. They
went to a hotel and stayed until
the weather moderated, aud took
the bill on: CT the rent. Tie maa
Of the house, beng 4 lawyer, was
competent 10 Ieok up the legal as
poets Of the ease, and WIS certain
of being within his rights. He
was quite ready far a lawsuit and
said 50. The agent eaved IN. The
next year when that tenant needed |
heat IN his rooms he got It.
Tbs fable teaches that when ore /
is certain Of being right i Is best. +
fer the sake Of precedent TO 20 !
ahead, especially If cne Is without
responsibilities 10 compiicate mat
ters- One reason Why ths English
man has things as ne likes them Is
that he growls until he IS salts
fed. The American IS II too much
of a hurry to make himself INTO |
All animated London fog, and he Is
frequently imposed on.
The evening times., 1902-07-24

As illustrating the benefeent eff
fects already realized, l mention;
l. The improvement in the railway
mail service.
This Is a service in which intei!i-
gence and trained experience are OF
the utmost value, but which could not
be secured In the service generally he
fore It's classification because Of the
frequent and forced changes which
occurred and the discomfort, fear, and
lack Of discipline resulting therefrom.
Of course, there was a high per cent
of errors and ali unsatisfactory ser
wee. Almost Immediately after the
classification when ruthless changes
ceased, there came improvement with
a decreasing per cent Of errors. This
Improvement has continued until now
the service Is a marvel of efficiency,
with an error rate reduced almost TO
nothing Appointment through the
competitive test, and the stable tenure
secured under the civil service rules
have made such result possible.
2 The civil service law and rules,
as interpreted and administered, have
put vitality into he statutes passed
IN the interest of the soldiers Of the
civil war, which before were practi-
eally dead Ietter, and have made 1t
possible IN very large measure for
these veterans to secure and enjoy the
rights and privileges in the civil ser
vice, which Congress intended they
should have and enjoy.
j. The selection of superintendents
of construction of public buildings BY
competitive examination under the
The evening times., 1902-07-24
DRINKING IN HOT WEATHER

Each individual may. by the exercise
Of little thought and discretion, do a
great deal to lessen the Inconvenience
due 10 exceptional heat, says the Ian
Get" The difficulty iE TO persuade per
sons TO alter their habits for a season
which in this country Is of but short du-
ration Yet the very fact that great heat
is quite exceptional, that therefore we
are not accustomed to 1t, makes Il all
the more necessary 10 take proper meas
Ures. The healthy and strong may be
only inconFenienced. but the feeble and
aged may be seriously injured.
Obviously the first precaution is so TO
plan our appointments and business as
70 ALLOW plenty OF time 10 walk slowly
from place TO place People who live in
hot climates do not rece about as we arr
in the habit Of doing in England. Also.
the hotter the climate the more general
IS the abstinence from alcoholic drinks
The thoughtiess EngIishman, however.
PUSHES about with just as much energy
and Iapidity during the very hot weather
as during the more temperate periods of
the year. AS q natural result he is soon
overwhelmed with thirst and therefore
resorts 10 mineral waters with 4 dash
OF alcohol. or il this is too expensive he
viii take a glass Of beer served In a
tepid condition and then ct once hurry
hack 10 his business. This only Increases
the perspiratioH from which he was al
ready suffering. IN time, especially II
the drinks are repeated. reaction, head
ache and general. lassitude ensue. Such
a regime IS as inefacacious as il is in
furious
First Ct all We should strive to keep
cool By moving slowly. then we must
endure thirst and abstain from drink
while physically active Il Is only
when We have reached a comparatively
cool place and can sit and rest for a while
that we may venture 70 quench our
thirst But then we come face TO face
with this great grievance, that there are
hardly any suitable summer drinks IN
this country and that there is g stIII
greater lack Of cool places where the
mess OF the people can rest while taking
such light Tefreshment. In the center
Of Paris. where land is as valuable as
IN London. the workman Insists on a
chair and table placed Ia the shade and
IN the open air before he will consume
9 STiak IL tho cheapest Of cahaTets For
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The Harrington plan to encourage
literary genius IN HocsieTIand.

Barr McCuteheor says that he does
not thing the Legislature is quite com
petent to Judge Of literature. Mrs.
Catherwood thinks that it would be a
step toward Government recognition
Of literary workers, which she con-
siders desirable, and Gen. Lew Wal
lace Is afraid that II will lead to
quarrels and heartburnings. James
Whitcomb Riley is unquaIifedly IN
favor Of the plan.
Five hundred dollars is not much,
from the point of view of big State.
but Il would be good deal IN the
eyes Of budding talent. It probably
would encourage literature, but the
question Is, as Mr. Ade suggests,
whether it wilI do to encourage In
diana any further IN that line
Already a considerable share of our
popular books are raised on the banks
Of the Wabash far away, and if
anything is done to stimulate the alb
normal book-producing capacity of
the Hoosier, the rest Of the country
may be forced to give up literature
altogether and go to raising squashes.
Mr. Harrington is doing quite enough
when he branches eut as a legislator
IN addition to being an author and a
without starting a scheme
like this to protect an alleged infant
The nfant which he is
vainly trying to pl, eure as IN need Of
fostering care and encouragement was
walking around with its cradle on It's
head some time ago, and nobody
knows that better than Mr.. Tarking-
ton himself.
The evening times., 1902-07-24

The London Times" says that the
Paris newspapers express their aston
ishmert that the military display and
the brilliancy and beauty OF that capital
seem to make no impression whatever
upon the famous Abyssinian General
Ras Makonnen, who is row there The
sights which, 1t was expected. would
arouse his admiration seem to bore
him and he says he Is going to get
away 10 Switzerland among the quiet
of the mountains.
Ras Makonnen is the Abyssinian gen
erai and provincial governor who is
nearest to the Emperor Menelik in fam
ily, political, and military relations He
was sent to Europe to represent the
Emperor at the coronation of King Ed
ward and he is now on q tour through
sczne of the countries Of the white
races He is a remarkable man. who In
power and influence is second in Abys-
sinia only to the Emperor himself
If the Parisians knew more of the
characteristics and history Of the man
they would not be at all surprised that
he has failed TO go into Taptures over
the wonderful things he has seen in
Paris In the first place. he is not quite
unaacustorned to European spectacles
Emperor MeneIik sent him 10 Italy as
his plenipotentiary in 1889 to sign the
additional clauses that had been added
to the treaty UeeialH-
The mother Of Ras Makonnen was the
sister of the present emperor. If Meme
iik should die he would be the strongest
candidate for the throne. He Is regard
er as more likely than any other man TO
some day occupy the position which
Menellk now holds. His great influence
is due 10 the perfect confidence that the
emperor reposes in him, UrIike some
of the other rass or generals, he has
nsvar set himself I'D as a claimant for
The evening times., 1902-07-24
What Has Been Accomplished
By the Civil Service Law
By LYMAN Chief Appointments Treasury Dep

tom houses, and embraced within its
operations IN all about 14,C00 places.
From time to time extensions have
been made until now, after nearly
twenty years, practically the limit of
proper application has been reached,
and the whole executive service cover
ed with the exception of fourth-class
postmasters.
The accomplishment Of THIS result
within the comparatively short time
stated Is beyond the most sanguine
expectation Of the early and steadfast
friends ot the reform movement, and
IS matter OF most profound satisfac-
ton to them.
?. Every one now comedies that
the law has been a success, but all
do not agree as TO the measure Of
success. The number is now exceed
ingly small who look for the repeal
or any serious modification Of the law
or the appointive system established
under it. In the early days of the
laws operations there were evil
prophets and active enemies who did
their best to bring about = failure.
Fortunately their efforts were vain.
;. What remains to be done Is to
cover the comparatively few places
now uncovered and to more perfectly
adjust the administrative needs of the
service to which it applies, The more
perfect this adjustment becomes, on
the basis of regulation and improve
ment and not on the basis of hamper
ing and irritating restriction, the
more benefcent and helpful viii be
the results.
The evening times., 1902-07-24
TWO WONDERFUL TYPEwRITERs.

The opinions Of various famous type
writing authors about their typewriters
have been professedly collected by an
English man OF letters, who reports Mr.
KipIing's remarks in part as follows:
4 can do poems on this machine
without the trouble of thought. Have
you seen my latest contribution regard
ing the colonial representatives at the
coronation:
Since thy house to my house none lesser can
bring
Than thy house to my house--king counseling
king.
Aad my house to thy house none greater can
send.
Than thy house to my house-friend counselinr
friend
That is a fair specimen Of what can
90 with my new beauty. I just start
the cam action at the first line, pull
open the throttle valve, and go out for
walk round rockingham. When
come back I nnd a poem of any desired
length completed. and the machine
flushed and happy. waiting modestIy for
my applause"
And Mr.. s. II. Crockett, author OF THE
Dark o. the Moon says: "All my
typewrIters are early rIsers. They are
at their best about a. m, and in the
afternoon they are practically no use to
The evening times., 1902-07-24

civil service rules has wrought re-
form in that service the value of
which can hardly be overestimated.
The former practice was, when a
building was to be erected, to appoint
some local architect or builder as
superintendent of its construction.
and when the building was finished
he went out of the service, and what
ever ite had gained of knowledge and
experience that would have been of
value was lost to the service. This
expensive process was repeated with
every building. But that was not the
worst. Nearly all the scandals that
have occurred in public building con-
struction have been traceable to this
practice. Now superntendents of
construction are appointed BY com
pe:itive examination, without regard
to locality, as permanent officers. and
are assigned according TO their ca
pacity as their services are needed.
As they increase IN knowledge and ex-
perienee the service Is the gamer, and
the prospect OF promotion from small
buildings to large ones Is an incentive
to honest and faithful work. Public
building construction has ceased to be
local spoils, ard Las become a service
conducted on business principles, and
the one thing that has contributed
more than all others to this end IS the
selection of superintendents of CON
struction by competitive examination
and their appointment as permanent
officers.
Many other Illustrations might be
given, but these three viii suffice fer
the present purpose.
The evening times., 1902-07-24

the wsalthier classes there are Iuxu-
rious cafes we'll shaded from the sun.
the windows removed, and the ground
kept cool by constant watering. Here,
rest and a fresher atmosphere can be
enjoyed. together with q great variety
Of pleasant iced drinks that contain lit
tle or no alcohol. Why are We in Eng
land so much behind other nations in
this respect? In Germany the town
workman has In summer time numer-
Gus beer gardens where there are shade
and fresh air.
In due measure with the comforts and
luxuries provided do we find decrease
in the prevalence Of drunkenness.
Drunkards abound IN our public houses,
they are almost never seen in a French
cafe, even though absinthe be served al
every other table All that has been
said in favor Of temperance and against
strong alcoholic drinks is doubly appro-
more than ever Is a really good tenn
perance drink urgently needed Light
lager beer Is. We believe, yearly more
and more appreciated in England This
is truly g temperate drink well suited
foF hot weather. AS We have already
shown by careful analyses. beer of the
Munich type contains as much nutri-
ment with only half The alcohol that is
to be found In typical high-class Eng
Hsh beerg- Then Il must be Kept cool
namely. at about 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
which is better than being iced
There IS also a larger demand Tor
lemon squash" or simple lemon Juice
with plain water and sugar, and this is
a good symptom. for these are the sort
Of drinks that viii do no harm duriaz
the hot weather. Tea Is likewise taking
the place of strong drinks, and the hot
ter IL IS the more refreshing the after
sffecJ-a TACT which is at last being rec
0gnized.