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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
WILL YOU GET SOME OF
THESE WHILE THEY LAST?

MEMS SUIT CASES, 81 %
useful and handy Suit and ShirtCas
n inches long, II wide, ; deep, brass
spring lock and clasps, leather capped
corners, two straps on inside, only 81 %
each.
CURTAIN RODS, Zoe
A bright brass Extension Curtain Rod,
with knobbed ends and brass screw
brackets, will fit a window from %
inches TO II inches wide. Might well
sell for % cents. Our price while they
last, 10 cents.
BOYS JACKETS, loo
Light and dark coIors. sizes { to II
years, turn over collar. We may sell
you two for - cents.
CHILD'S BLOUSE, 25c
Light Percale with double sailor col
lar, ruiiIed edge to collar. cuffs and front.
sizes to 10 years. While they last at
- cents each.
80 CENT CORSET
II you have not seen the Corsets sold
at this store for 30 cents. you have no
idea how much Corset value you can buy
for that price All new stock and new
styles
> CENT ORGANIZES
You may have seen plenty of > cent
Lawns, but never did any one make
sheer fine goods in such beautiful designs
as these TO cell for > cents a yard. The
quantity is limited.
RIBBONSl RIBBONSl
Never such a season for lovely ribbons,
and never such little prices. Rich. soft
Taffeta Ribbons at &c, &c, &c, Sc. Toe.
3t inch wide Neck and Sash Ribbon nj
only 12hc yard.
prise Store. Next to Post Office.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
Death OF Nc. Joseph Pembsr.on

Mr. Joseph Pembeton. son OF Postmas-
ter Pemberton, at Matthias Point. died in
Washington Sunday OF typhoid fever.
aged - years. This is the third child
Mr.. Pemberton has lost recently and he
il now very ILL.,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
Revival Services Al Zoar.

Rev. Decatur Edwards, the pastor, as
sisted by Rev. A. j. Hall, of Culpeper,
viii commence n series of revival services
at Zoar church, in Spotsylvania next
Sunday, which will continue during the
week. Services will be held each day at
ii "a. IN. and p. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
Annroacliing Marriage.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Bragdon an
nounce the approaching marriage of
their daughter, Miss Nellie Moore Brag-
don. TO Mr.. William C. Mills. of Cam
bridge, Md. an officer of the Weems Line
Steamers, which will take place at their
home on lower Main street at 10 A. NJ.
Tuesday, July Doth.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
Mr. 0igges and the Bowling Green Post
office

Mr.. W. c. Digges, of Bowling Green
who is an applicant for the position o
Postmaster there, was in the city yes
terday. On being asked what his chances
are he replied, Il am still on praying
svround -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
Taken TO tie IinsnlraI.

Mr.. James May Woltz, who was ad-
judged a lunatic by commission here
Saturday, was taken to the hospital at
stanton yesterday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
Death Of Caroline Physician.

DIR. l.. C. Pollard, a physician. residing
near Point Eastern, in Caroline county,
died Tuesday Of paralysis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
A Close Vote

Latest returns, Hon. r. G.. Southall
Of Amelia, for Congress from the Fourth
district secures a majority OF 1O4 over
l.assiter
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24

EW SrEARNs Enterprise Store, Next to Post Office.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FRHDHRIcksBURd AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lance Reporters.

Dr X Nelson Goodrich has returned
from Virginia Beach.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26

The teams su0ceos. ar6 nevertheless
part OF the team> Harvard won ~
esfi4e xftom Yale and rshnsyaGA1lA
went through the season with very
Few tefeats. The CAmbridge mSn'
lost their one game with Princeton.
ana, while their title to first placS
may not be quite clelr. in their mose
important series they did better thar
anybody else. ''k sss ss'ss
AllAmerica college baseball teams
are now in order and the following IL
submitted as the best to be found in
the Eastern colleges: Clarkson. Har-
ward, pitcher; Green. Princeton. CATCH
er; Pearson. Princeton. iirst base: Col
lier, Pennsylvania. second base;S Or
bin, Pennsylvania, shortstop; Guerra
sey, Yale, third base; Brown. Prince
ton. left field Barnwell, Yale. center
field; Meier, Princeton, right field.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Earty Baseball,

1t was on those rural fields in the
heyday of baseball that the sport. if
less refined. was more picturesque.
That the game was vocal goes with
the saying. Not far away from the
truth was the country captain who
described his team as men who can't
bat much or field much. but first
rate takers" To dispute the umpire
on every close decision was orthodox
duty-a fashion not yet outIived-and
it made the rural ball game forensic
as well as spectacular.
The country umpire, who was
usually selected by the home team,
merits his specific picture. In the
earlier days OF the sport he was cho-
sen for knowledge or the rules sim
ply because the opposing bucol:c
mines had so little knowledge them
selves. Later technical lore become
somewhat secondary as a credential
and in the ideal rural umpire was
sought kind of Boanerges-a Son
of Thunder. believing out his decis-
ions until the welkin echoed. and
able on the one hand either to pla.
cate the crowd by good temper or to
daunt it with strong speech. That is
to say, the umpire Of the time and
place had to own no middle terms of
personal temperament, but be either
extremely crisp or superlatively good.
natured and tactful.-Outing.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Veteran Turfman Gone.

'.The great Judge is going to hang
out my number pretty soon." These
were the last words of Sam Bryant.
the veteran turfman. who died at his
home in Louisville last week. and it
would have been impossible for him
to have uttered, no matter what he
said. a more characteristic sentence.
His whole life interest was in the
turf, and for over fifty years he had
been familiar to every man and boy
connected with racing in America. NO
man was more Straightforward or
Outspoken in his speech, but he leaves
behind him host of friends. and few.
if any, enemies.
Sam Bryant was we'll over the allot-
ted three score years and ten. yet ne
was a man of marvellous Vigor and
activity. Hundreds of stories are told
that illustrate his vitality and robust
ness during the past FIVE or ten years.
But nothing so well demonstrated his
determination and activity as his trip
to Chicago. all the way from Louis
Vile, to see the fifteenth runnin" nf
the American Derby at Washington
Park.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Good Out Of Evil.

Notwithstanding the patent fact
that the pubic is becoming nauseated
with the embarrassing and confusing
legal mazes into which baseball has
been thrust as result of the fierce
Major league contest, there is no sign
of abatement in the legal warfare.
While the St. Louis clubs injunction
suit is slumbering in the Missouri
Supreme court, and the Mcclure case
is pending in the United States court
in Philadelphia. the Lajoie case is be-
ing enlarged by contempt proceedings
just brought by the Philadelphia club.
To top it all the Worcester club OF
the Eastern league is seeking to en-
join outfielder Smoot from playing
with the ST. Louis National league
club. This case is interesting from
the fact that the Eastern league con-
tracts last year were provided with
a one-year option clause similar to
the National league option clause
which the Pennsylvania Supreme
ing.
Temporarily harmful though all this
litigation may be, yet it is not alto
gether undesirable. 1t is a part OF
the war whicn will eventually reshape
baseball; and the net result of the
lawing and arguing will probably be
some sort of a good and binding base
ball contract. At any rate, when the
magnates get done with lawyers and
courts they will have better knowl-
edge of the status of the baseball bus
mess, and a clearer perception of its
limitations and their own duties
toward it, than ever before. Do what
the magnates will, they cannot kill
the game itself. The only question is
how much harm they will do them
selves by their furious endeavors to
kill each other off. Financial losses
and multiplicity of law suits will end
war quicker and better than anything
else; SO go ahead with sicking on
tn legal dogs of war, Messrs. Mag
nates.-Sporting Life.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Amelia sunmerviIIe Growing.

There is a rumor current on the
Rialto, whispered furtively on every
corner, accompanied by wise nodding
of heads, and, like all proper rumors.
believed implicitly by every one.
especially her dearest friends. This
is that Amelia Summerville is taking
on weight at rate that may make
necessary revival of "AdoniS, 50
that once more she can be a merry
little mountain maid. In days of yora,
when she seemed in danger of weigh
ing at least ton. Miss Summervill2,
like the true heroine she is, got next
to fat-banishing cure and came back
to Broadway sylph. Lillian Rus
sell. Fay Templeton and other prom
inent members of the Embonpoint
club. gaZed with envy and then begged
for the secret. But Amelia's heart
has grown as hard as her flesh ana
not word would she divulge. From
that day to this she has successfully
defied the scales, but at last her
pride has had a fall, and the cruel
news has reached us that she is full
80 pounds heavier than she was on
May /.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Theatrical Gossip.

Hattie Williams will remain the
Rogers Bros leading lady for next
season.
Nine. Janauschek's condition gives
little hope of her ever being much
improved.
Eddie Foy will have a prominent
role in next seasons production of
"Bluebeard."
The De Arville sisters have signed
with Reilly & Woods big show for
next season.
Sandow says he has quit posing and
is going to teach physical culture
from this on.
Eugene Cowles, it is intimated. is
to devote his entire next season to
the concert stage.
When Virginia Harmed appears iu
the title role of Iris" next season,
Hilda Spong will be in her company.
Miss Bertha Creighton will star
next year in a comedy by Grace Liv-
ingston Furniss, entitled "A Colonial
Girl"
1t seems pretty certain that Col.
Cody is going to give up the show
business, for he has had his Samso-
nian Jocks shorn.
1t is announced that Edna May will
not visit Australia at present, but will
return to this country early next sea-
son and appear in new musical COM
edy.
E. S. Willard has engaged Miss
Maude Fealy, who was first seen in
this country as the slave girl, Eunice,
in Quo Vadis," couple of years ago,
| for his American tour, which is to be-
gin next October.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
A Plav-f,eader's Humor.

Henry w. Savage, the president and
managing director of the Castle
Square opera company has a play
reader who is a bit of wag in his
way and decidedly original in his
criticisms of the manuscripts which
are submitted to him. Some days ago
there was placed on his desk new
translation of Helevy's La Tenta-
ton" (The Temptation), made by a
well-known writer of comic opera IL
brettos 1t was read in due course,
and a couple of mornings afterward
Mr.. Savage found the following note
waiting for him when he came to the
office:
Dear Mr.. Savage-By not leading
you into Temptation. l shall deliver
you from evil. Yours B. c. NJ.
The author still has the manuscript.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
RraiseworthY idea.

The action of the National Cycling
association in starting fund for
riders injured in cycle racing, is look
ed upon as commendable feature OF
that interesting sport. Riding as fast
as their times show, the speed mer-
chants are liable to accident at any
time Following gasoline motors
around saucer-lile tracks at the rate
of forty miles an hour is not only a
thrilling sight, but one that is danger
Gus in the extreme. The bursting of
a tire, the breaking OF a chain, loss
of nerve on the part of tae steersman
might result in tumble. which would
mean at least an enforced vacation
for the riders who earn their living
at this game. Should they be laid
up for few weeks in the hospital, it
is some satisfaction to Know that a
weekly allowance is forthcoming from
the riders fund Tae fund is support
ed by benefit meets held at frequent
intervals and from percentages donat-
ed by promoters at various tracks.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
The Automobile and the Horse.

The million advantages Of the auto
mobile over the horse is a never-fail-
ing topic of the enthusiastic auto
mobilist, says the Louisville Courier
Journal. Automobiles, you are con-
stantly told. don't scare, don't get
sick and die. don't run away, don't
draw the flies on hot day don't slip
and break their legs, don't need the
attention OF tae Humane society, and
don't do many, many disaSreeable and
unpleasant things of which horses are
guilty. either in summer or winter,
or poth. This, from the heart of the
blue grass region, BODIES i'll for odd
boss"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
T,..is is = Fact.

Charley Dryden tells a good story
on Roy Thomas, the former Orange
A. c. fielder. One day Thomas treat
ed his wife and two little girls to
game. They sat, much impressed. for
a time. Roy drew pass and stole
second. He slid twenty feet on his
back in cloud of dust and gravel,
and rose PhoeniX-like from the gloom
safely on the bag. Everybody ap-
plauded but the littlest Thomas maid
en-. She gaZed in disgust at her
dilapidated father and said: "Oh,
dear, how clumsy my papa isl
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
More Legal Fighting.

President Fart of the Chicago
league club, has concluded to also
take a hand in t1e spreading legal
scrap After slumbering a whole year
or more over the American leagues
alleged violation of the contract under
which Comiskey was permitted to es-
tablish his club in Chicago under the
rules of the old National Agreement,
Mr.. Hart has suddenly awakened He
claims that the contract is good and
enforceable and proposes to submit
it to court of justice for decision.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
An Absurd RIunder.

Theatrical folk in London are
smiling at the blunder of which Mrs.
James Brown Potter was the victim.
Ashtoon & Boor, theatrical agents, re-
ceived a letter from the Princess Ba-
riatinsky in Paris. stating that the
Grand Duchess Michael of Russia was
desirous of engaging the services of
Mrs Potter for July 20.
The agents communicated with
Mrs. Potter, who replied that she
YVES willing to go to Paris to recite
for the Princess Bariatinsky, although
Mrs. Potter observed that July 20 was
a curious time for the grand duchess
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
The "PresidentiaI Fever"

Two United States senators were
talking over old times a few days
aAp when conversation drifted to the
late Senator Zack Chandler of Michi-
gan Senator Chandler was under
estimated, l think, said one. That
is, he was bigger and better man
than most of his acquaintance gave
him credit for being. One day sug-
gested to him that l should like to see
him president. No, no. said Zack
with emphasis. 4 hope | shall never
contract the presidential fever. 1t ia
sure death. Men recover from the
smallpox, cholera and yellow fever,
but they never get over the presi.
dental fever"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26

MIA court would not have ruled the
way it did.
The race in the American league IS
still close one and is by no means
decided, though the White SoX have
a nice lead. II Griffith is out of the
game for the season. as Chicago re-
ports would indicate, it will be a
hard blow for Comiskey, as there is
no question that the grouchy little
Chicago manager-captain is one pf
the greatest baseball generals in the
world and is in a class by himself
when it comes to keeping up good feel
ing in his team.
The National league is going along
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
cIeveland's Move Endorsed.

Lajoie has made Cleveland great
ball town once more. 10000 people at
tending the game in that city in four
days last week. Boston and Balti-
more being the visiting attractions.
The raise in price has not affected
Cleveland. In fact, one popularity of
this Western city is that 50-cent ball
is always patronized better than 25-
cent ball. The extra attendance has
paid Lajoie's salary already, and will
prove the best kind of an investment
for the Cleveland club, both at home
and on tae road-BostOn Globe.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Must Win Her Way.

The father of Ian Malcolm, M. p,
who has just married Miss Joanne
Langtry, recently succeeded to the
valuable Scotch estates of Poltalloch
on the death of Lord Malcolm. The
Scotchmen in the neighborhood con-
slider themselves to be very goo1
Judges of beauty and character. BE
she bath guild and bonny she'll be a
fitting mate for him as will be Pol
talloch himself one day said an old
friends Of the young NJ. P. But
Langtry is just fiippant bit name
in the sound O. it, Evidently the
future mistress of the old Argyle
shire house will have to win her
kingdom if she is to reign in the
hearts of her husbands henchmen
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Whist.

The Hamilton club trophy, which
has been contested for at the Ameri-
can Whist league congress. was won
by the Cleveland team, in the finals.
beat the American Whist club of Bos-
ton by the score of l6 to -. The
American Whist league challenge
trophy was won by the Philadelphia
Whist club. who beat the Baltimore
cub by four tricks. The play for
the Milwaukee trophy resulted in d
tie between the Knickerbocker club of
New York and the team of sea Gate,
Coney Island.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26

steaAIly, DrOokya being ~ - 01us
prise IL that raco. With : bunch thae
looked inferior. Hanlon has worked.
ON them until they are now second IN
the race and playing = great game.
st. Louis IL another team that has
braced up somewhat.
The Michigan state league had sew.
eral bad days last week, and In the
early part looked to be about to give
UP the ghost. Things have shaped
little better since then, and the league
has fair prospects OF pulling through
the season in safety. 1t would occa'
sion no surprise, however, II the
Fourth of July should at least see
some changes made in the circuit.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
HIT THE SOLAR PLExus.
How an Elk Won a Fight With Saw
ace and Hungry Cougar.

The cougar does not leap upon its
big game nor drop upon 1t out OF tree
TONS but sneaks close or lies in wait
upon the level and goes from cover
in straight rush like the tiger or
the hunting leopard. 1t endeavors TO
seize upon the lower throat or shout
der with it's teeth and to twist the
uuarry's head against this purchase
in it's powerful torearms until the
neck is broken. Failing in this at
tempt, yet making good its catch-ho!d,
the cougar will-to put 1t modernly-
go in and finish in any old style. IL
will usually finish once tooth and claw
are engaged, but sometimes it fails
and even gets the worst of an en-
counter.
Felix Michaud. most reliable free
trapper of the old regime, once told
me he had watched lion stalking
bull elk. It was Teton mountain
cougar of the big variety. 1t went
from cover in headlong rush, but
missed its neck stroke as the bull
lunged ahead catching him at the
noint of the shoulder and going un-
der his belly. Both animals were
bowled over in a miX-up OF hair, hoofs,
claws and horns. In brief struggle,
as they rolled over together. the cou-
gar was thrown into the air as il
hoisted by spring trap by con-
vulsive kick from the bulls hind leg.
The maddened elk gained its legs and
chased its enemy off the field. An
unlocked for punch in the wind had
taken the sand out of pussy
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Condensed Dispatches

Rockford has signed third baseman
Havel.
The Terre Club has released Cy
Swain.
The Newark club has released
catcher Clarke.
The Davenport club has signed
pitcher Ed Hughes of Chicago
Toledo has signed catcher Frank
Sebastian of Albion college.
The Des Moines club has secured
third baseman Burg from Omaha.
Nashville has released Pitcher Guy
Sample, and Memphis has signed him.
Shortstop Arthur Ball, late of
Minneapolis, has signed with Peoria.
Bobby Scanlon, the Syracuse uni
versity pitcher, has signed with Ilion.
Des Moines has signed a Chicago
second baseman named John Gala
han.
Birmin CHAM has purchased the re-
lease of outfielder Uhler from Little
Rock.
John P. Keefe of Pittsburg, has
been appointed Southern League
umpire.
First baseman Stephan has been
elected captain of the 1903 Notre
Dame team.
Pitcher Cook, formerly of ST Paul,
has signed with the Milwaukee A. A..
club.
Pitcher John Kennedy has been re-.
leased and pitcher James Pierce sign.
ed by Ilion.
Wallace Catch, Cincinnati pitcher
of some local note, has been signed
| by Spokane.
Memphis has exchanged first base.
man Lauzon for first baseman Laro.
que of Birmingham.
Concord has signed Outfielder Pull
sifer, of Bates college, and Pitcher
Patch of Fall River.
George ]. Costello, '03. of Syracuse,
has been elected captain of Cornell's
| Varsity baseball team
Carleton Huiskamp of st. Louis, has
been elected captain of next years
Phillips Andover baseball team.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26

29 wanna An0ener Oeroy NSCes
u n editorial the New York Trib-
Une says:
;sThe western turfmen made the
&astern owners look cheap In the rich
Amegican Derby in Chicago. From
the Atlantic coast Heno, Pentecost.
Arsenal anu Hermis were sent to the
shores Of Lake Michigan to compete
with the fastest runners of the wes.
Our eastern colts were smitten MP
and thigh, not one of them getting
even place at Washington park
Now the leading men OF the New
York turf asks their good friends on
the further side of the Alleghanles 10
send Wyeth, Lucien Appleby, ana
Aladdin, the three placed horses IN
the American Derpy, to snun tne
salty air of Long Island and to show
their PAGES against Keno and Pente-
cost, Arsenal and Hermis in the
course of a coming meeting. If the
western owners will take up the
gage of battle which the east throws
down in a chivairic spirit of honor
able challenge, without the slightest
touch of jealousy or i'll feeling. excit-
ing races will be seen, and now
hearty a welcome the visitors from
Chicago will receive here!
eastern owners of fast colts took
a great deal OF trouble and spent
much money to champion the orr
famine of the empire state in the turf
tournament in Chicago. They were
greeted cordially and treated with
generous hospitality. They have no
fault to find, no complaint to make (;
but they are ardently desirous OF
return matca. Why. then. should not
the western cna mpicns be brought
here to meet our eastern flyers on
Long Island?"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Tribute to American Women.

Baron Oppenheim, a German, who
has been travelling and observing il
this country for several months, was
asked what he thought of American
women That is a delicate subjec1.
especially as | am not leaving the
country and might get into trouble
discussing it. ] can only regret that
your American girls refuse to emil
crate to my country. The American
woman is truly product of your
climate, all vigor and freshness and a
gentle aggressiveness that makes her
a delightful contrast to the mononto-
nous sameness and less vivacious sis.
ter across the sea-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-26
Prominent Baseball Veteran.

In the retirement of Roger Con-
nor from active play. after twenty
four years OF continuous service, the
Connecticut league is not shorn alto.
gether of famous veterans. There
still remain to it Jerry Denny, and
the toughest old hickory OF them
all, James H. ORourke, who has
played professionally for thirty-two
years and is still one of the best
catchers in the fast Connecticut
league Upon what meat doth this,
our Orator feed" that he remains
so youthful?