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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-30

"Miss Ginx." began young Cayboy
cor may ! call you Gnevra"-
call me what YOU like" she said
with a bright smile
well. ike Gin" he whispered.
And then he realized as She turned
her phiz from him that he had blum
dered.-Chicago Tribune
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-30
THE GIFT
OF A
TAINTED
ANCESTRY.

reach disease that has been transmitted
through generations OF been lurking in
The blood since birth.
:. ). :. clc8nscs the blood of all scrolu-
lous matter and tuberculsr deposits, and
when rich. pure. Notwithstanding blood
Is again flowing IN the veins there Is 4
gradual disappearance of all the danger
ous symptoms of Scrofuls: strength
returns. and a complete cure is effected.
:. ). s. contains no strong minerals TO
further brcaS down and derauee the svs-
TEN. but car be taken bv the very old. as
well as the middle
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a ~ effects. or the least
delicate constitution.
II Won have any signs Of Scrofuia. or
vour children are stunted or slow of
growth, pale aud s-cklv. write MS. and o,r
physicians will advise You free of charge
THE Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta. Ca.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-30

the general physical health.
Two years ago my daughters health began
10 tailn writes Mrs. Dan Hail Of R-nsfferf
Green Co. Wis Everything that could bel
thought Of was done 70 help her bsit ii wa. OF mo-
use. When she began 70 complain She WIS
quite stout; weighed f7o-thc fiictu-r af ,c,sf
health. until about the age of fourteen then I'M
SIX months she was 80 run down her weight v--s
bnt 10 felt I could NOT give her uu as She
Wss the only child had. and must saw Do
tor, that ouly for your Favoritc Prostitution
my daughter would have been IN her gave fo.
day When she had taken orc-haif bottle NE
natural function was estahiizhed ana W. h.,,,-,,
another one. making only two battles IN an aud
she completely recovered Since then she Is -.
well can be-
The Common Sense Medical Adviser.
1908 pages, IN paper covers, is sent free
on receipt OF 81 one-cent stamps to paw
expense of mailing o9ly. Address DR.
r V. Pierce, Buffalo, y. y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

bama. He was educated at the school in the village of Glennviile, then Barbour. now Russell, County. where he spent his life until he was 19 years of age. It was intended that he should have the benefit of a collegiate course, and to that end he was thoroughly prepared but hnsfl- cial reverses prevented his father carry ing out his intentions. He commenced the battle of life in his sixteenth year, and has been pretty constantly engaged ever since. Saving enough from the pro- ceeds of two or three years hard labor in a store to meet his expenses while engaged in studying law. he went. Jan uary l. 1858, to Montgomery. to become student in the law office of Watts. Judge & Jackson, then one of the fore most law firms in the South. In the sum- mer of 1859 he was admitted to the bar, taking advantage of special statute, not being at the time of the required age. He entered upon the practice of his pro- fession with fair prospects of success. and was doing moderately well when the war broke out and during the next four years he was soldier in the Confederate army.
 Raised by a Whig father. he imbibsd
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toned 10 a corset it is better on than off.
 The dire backache and the lassitude which follow sea bathing can frequently be traced to the fact that the bather takes of her support and then takes the most violent exercise of her life, battling with the waves of the deep sea. There come bathing corsets this year in many shades of pink and blue. yellow and fiorid goods.
 The bathing dress of the season can he made of flanneI-lf you like nahnel It IS always fashionable. This material now comes with a smooth surface, sort Of mercerized finish and is the best ot all bathing stuffs. if you can wear such a heavy garment.
 Flannel you must remember. absorps the water and becomes like lead after & few minutes in the waves. It is good for the practical swimmer who stays under water But for the girl who disports in the waves awhile. then comes ashore and races on the sand, il is not so good. for 1t Is too heavy. For those who have rheumatism or kindred ailments or who are reducing. it Is the stun ideal and for the long distance swimmer. 70
 There is a cashmere which comes this year for bathing suits. It is light yet firm and has been shrunken It is very soft and will answer also for sand suit.
 A sand suit is one in which the wearer lies on the shore, digs in the beach. and does everything but go into the water.
 Washable silk is the ideal sand suit material and can be eXquisitely made up.
 The bathing dress has knickerbockers under 1t. but 1t is not considered just the proper thing to have them show.
 beautiful effects. Many. of them are trim med with a very light weight serge of quite Q different color to make a sharp contrast.
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ing around for the condiments Williams eye fell upon a very ornate looking salt receptacle, and with quick stride he crossed the room and took possession or it. Then he made good use of It.
 "l like plenty of salt on everything l eat" he said, as he worked the small glass bottle vigorously and the white substance spread itself over the sand wich, which was of the club variety Then he tore into 1t.
 Just taste this and see if you think 1t has anything peculiar about it, he said to several of his friends.
 They all agreed that there was cer- tainy something the matter with the sandwich. Just then the waiter came hurrying with a salt shaker and another containing pepper
 Heres 8 the salt and pepper, but this sandwich tastes mighty funny.
 The waiter took a look around, and then there came a strong exclamation from him. "Ach. Gott! You haf pudt schaik on it."
 It was only too true. The little glass bottle that Goode had taken in his haste contained chalk for the billiard players to sprinkle on their hands. He was revived with the aid of a stomach pump and st!mulants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

On the occasion of Major Screws's cleo tion to the vice-Presidency of the Ma tional Editorial Association. in session at Hot Springs, Ark. hie associates on The Advertiser take advantage of his ab- sence to present picture of him In the columns of this paper. and to reproduce from the Memorial Record of Alabama, g the sketch below, , r
 The National Editorial Association is an organization made up of elected dele gates from all the State Press Associa- tions in the Union. It is, therefore. a thoroughly representative body. and an honor at its hands is one of the greatest possible to members of the newspaper profession. An election to the vice-Presi- dency is usually followed in due course by promotion to the Presidency.
 Herewith is given the sketch mentioned;
 William Wallace Screws editor of The Montgomery Advertiser. was born Feb ruary 18th, lS39 in Barbour County, Ala.
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THE NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
 HONORS MAJ. w. w. SCREWS OF MONTGOMERY Y
He Elected Vice President of the Organization Sketch of His Life and His Work in the Newspaper World.

his political inclinations. and cast his first vote for Bell and Everett. He was one of the few young lawyers of ths State who were opposed to the policy of secession; but like all Southern men he entered the Confederate service, and remained in it until the close. He went
 with the first troops to Pensacola, and participated with them in the capture of the navy yard and fortss except Fort Pickens. Afterward he was connected
 with Hiliard's legion. which consisted of four. infantry battalions, one of cavai- ", and one of artillery. After hard service in Kentucky and Tennessee-in- ciuding the battle of Chickamauga--the infantry battaiions were thrown into the 5sth and soth regiments. In the former hel was First Lieutenant of Company F. His command was sent to the relief of General -Longstreet at Knoxville, and from that point to Virginia. where he re- maincd. participating in all the trials and dangers Of the eventful period from April 1884, to the surrender at the Appomattox. , .'Returning to Montgomery with the expectation of, re-entering the practice of
 law, he was given position on the. editorial stat of The Advertiser. In.
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LES MISERABLES"
STORY OF ITS FIR ST PUBLICATION 1 SsSsfsSSs<s<&F<<x<&<kmx

upon the manuscript And in tons that was not free from dryness. he zaid3 "No--it is impossible."
 f ell added. as if in joke (but beneath the pleasantly the feeling of his wound- ed pride was manifest), Suppose t was | only blank paper? I have given you my | signature--that is enough"
 | Notwithstanding his secrecy. the truth came out after Lacrix's return to France. The most important journals in Europe @ought the privilege of printing Les Miserables" as serial. Hugo refused with much emphasis, thus ending tss- crotx's hopes of securing in this wayff ffha large sum needed for the first payf9ent. All was In readiness: publis antictp4ttpp was aroused. The printers were ready for the first installment. Lacrofx verified the condition of his exchequer, and re- coiled in dismay. It was empty. Ha went to an old friend of his family. the banker Oppenheim, who gave him e sound dressing down.
 But when he left the finsncier Lacreiu was in exuitation. He had his capital Oppenheip, who was Q very intelligent man. believed, with all the rest of the world, in the success of'sLes Miserabiee." And then, he had demanded as the price of his assistance the handling of all the pecuniary matters connected with the en- terprise. The public reception of the book met all expectations There was no reed of getting the newspapers, to mention 1t. Everybody in Europe who held a pen used 1t to praise this romance The editions rained upon each other: demands for the rights of translation poured in. Laeroix was called at same time to England. Germany and Austria. He went to Lon don. where a leading publisher asked him abruptly: What do you ask for the right to publish Les Miserables' in Eng lish?'
 Three thousand pounds sterling-sey- enty-five thousand francs"
 Take this check-we agree
 There was some talk of interdietinR 'Ies Miserables'' on French soil. Having written to Hugo about it. Lacroix re- ceived Q thunderous letter in reply in which he said of Napoleon H.:
 Tt is despotism. He will act accord- ing to his fancy. We can do nothing about it except to make him sorry for iE later. You must stay and spread 1t abroad that if Bonaparte persecutes Les Miserables' literature within tue coil- fines of Franco being closed to me I wilt again take up the war of Napoleon le Petit and of Les Chatiments. This i'd alarm the forces of persecution and t0 give them pause"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Days Work of a Forester.

An attractive feature of the April Atlantic is MT. Paul G. Houston's papse on The Days Work of Forester Among the newer sciences forestry is conspicu- ous for it's singular union of practical utility and aesthetic charm. Mir. Hcus- ton, who is a practical forester. has writ ten with authority on this subject. while his paper has peculiar distinction hN virtue of his quick sense of the inti- macies of Nature and its wealth of poetic allusion. Forestry. he says, is really the science of conservative iuna- bering.' and he details at length and most interestingly. the needs of our forests. the policy of the Bureau. the methods of survey. and the manner of working and living among the foresters By the intelligent handling of oul. forests. the ruthless slashing and rough destruction which now characterizes American numbering will cease, and our forests will be cultivated to produce per- petual woodland
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April, 1865. the Federal authorities issued an order forbidding the publication of this journal which embargo was not raised until about July 18th, and the first paper that was issued after this appeared July 20th, Major Screws has been con stantly associated with the paper ever since, being part of the time sole owner. and now editor and President of the stock company. which took its ownership some time ago.
 Throughout his whole course as editor he has advocated such measures us he conceived were for the best interests of the State. He had fearlessly opposed all propositions looking to the repudiation of any portion of the State debt. and has cont ended that the value of the property of the people depended upon the main tenance of the States credit and honor. He has often taken positions regarded as unpopular. and, which 1t was contended. could not but result in great financial loss to his paper; but in the end his judgment has invariably been vindicated and his policy triumphant, In 1878 and 1880 he was elected Secretary of State. He declined to serve longer on the com
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MONTGOMERY THEATRE
 WILL CLOSE THIS WEEK
"Hello, Bill," Farce Comedy, Monday Night ana Will Probably Close Season at
 This Playhouse.

which was ratded He discovered, e " supposed. that nothing would save nun from serving out 8 sentence of sixty I'M in jail. and in order to keep his b!44e III vantage of the circumstance tha4 M morning after the ratd. the newepQu494 announced that gentlemen bearMf N name had been appointed to the C0le4N5K ordered to join the United States fofcee then engaged in the 6panish- AmericnH war. He showed the paragraph to ninl bride pretending that he was the man meant and bidding her fond farewell hastened away, as she supposed to CubB, and as he supposed to serve a senteuee in prison He escaped; however, with & fine, but having paid his fine, he found ik his namesake should return from Cuna. m order to keep his bride blinded az to the true. condd ton of affairs. When the an nouncement of the expected return of tbe Colonel (now a General and & hero0 was made through the newspapers recep- ton was prepared for the bogus GeylerNi by his friends la the quiet little peaAtde town where his bride awaited him. au4 to complicste matters the real Generst. seeing by the papers that he was to te thus honored, also made his way to the same town fin time for the reception ct course all sorts of complications, too uu- merous to mention grew out of thts. and although the story ir always wildly
 
 has the merit of making the audieuee. laugh immoderately from the rise of the' curtain until It's final fall. Thomss |. Grady as William Fuller, whose iudtscr<- ton caused all the trouble, was extrenle- Iy funny His seeming dfstress at the painfully awkward situation in which has was constantly finding himself. wss se- rious and realistic, and of coswse this made 1t effective; but at times the utker impossibilities of the story were such 1as to make the most earnest and patnsfak- ing efforts at realism unavailiug. warfen W. Ashley as Christopher Cutting airr contributed in no small way to the efferf- fveness of many Of the situations. Of tn& ladies in the cast t may be said that they are all decidedly attractive. whtfe Miss Ruth Holt and Justina Wayne. sIppp whom the burden of the acting fallt. were capable and adequate. Miss Wayne Is a petite blonde of very pronouuued type. while Miss Holt Is a rather tall ana handsome brunette.
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the little wreath which has found its way into this goods.
 It Is very interesting to note the silks that come for shirt waists. They are called fancy silks and by that simple name many of the most elegant of the seasons goods are found.
 The uncertain figure with gros grain background is the favorite The wide weave ottoman silk also makes up we'll and all the corded silks. Moire and Miroir effects are more than charming. and all of these wear better than taffeta; SO much better that one loses ones liking for the taffeta, which sllts so easily.
 Yet whole taffeta dresses are being made up for spring wear. A leather colored taffeta, in a dark shade, was made up in very fashionable design, with little frill around the waist, and with skirt with three ruffles around the foot, one above the other, each a little mar rower than the one below it.
 The skirt was very long and the wearer somehow had a quaint style, as though the gown were borrowed from an old trunk stored away to grow rusty and duty in the days when seal brown and brown silks of all hues were worn.
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pletion of his second term. although he could have easily secured the nomina- tion without opposition. When the Farmers' Alliance first appeared in the South, Major Screws gave warning through The Advertiser that It was covertly . political machine. and would degeneratel into . third party, with the inevitable result of dividing tho Democ- raoy itself. For this the paper was uerctlessly assaiied. It was boycotfed by order of the Alliance oficials, and merchants and others were warned against giving 1t their patronage. Time has proven the position taken by The Advertiser with relation to the Alliance movement to have been unassailably cor rect. and consequently that journal Is .en- toying greater degree ofpopularity than ever before.
 Major Screws for he obtained that title by appointment on the stan or Major General Hotsclaw of the State troops, has friends. in every portion of the State, friends whose friendship Is rendered more intense because of the dis perate efforts made to break down his in fiuence by. the secret political organisa- tions that have sought to obtain control
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
CHERRY MOTHER.
Pessimistic Woman Exhales a Mental
 and Moral Poison.
Good Housekeeping.

Good Housekeeping.
 Physical health. education, refinement. and a host of other desirable factors in the family, all fall under a deep shadow if the mother is gloomy and ressimistic. mothers attitude toward life influences her children and perhaps her sons more than her daughters. To be bright and cheery becomes the duty of motherhood. Does if ever occur the chronic fault finder that perhaps as her boys hears his mothers house he feels little pang of dread because of the gloomy spirit he knows he will find there? Maybe his heart longs for a whole-souled cheeriness and brightness, such as some other boys mother he knows of possesses maybe this same heart aches for real home life, where his own nature could the more readily expand and flower. Oh, the dark homes throughout the land. just for want of little seIf-control and thoughtful ness on the part of the mothers inhabiting them!
 There is no use denying a fact which we all know; the spirit of the home fol- lows that of the mother: if she is lively. go will her household be; if she Is pess mistic the poison will sooner or later eat its way into every member of the family. especially into the masculine portion of it! Why? Because the mothers atti- tude toward life influences her sons faith in women. If men cannot find the sun shine of life in their feminine companions on the road to eternity where are they to look for it? Not to other men, surely, for others are. like themselves, on the search for a complement to their own nature, a woman's bright, cheerful soul, ready to impart courage and comfort. When they find such a one, be she mother. sister, sweetheart or friend, they will pour out he very best of their own souls at her feet. But if the first wo- man they meet the mother be an element of ever overhanging gloom, it may mean a poisoning of the masculine physical vigor at it's source.
 Take care oh mothers. lest you make your home and your very personal vicinity a spheer less pleasant than the street corners, questionable braces of amuse- ment or the gilded, optimistic halls of sin! Remember. there are no scoldings, fauit-findjngs and indifference there; only enticings, cheerfulpess bright faces and plea sant words.
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of the States affairs. He is in vigorous body and mental health. and still labors daily and necessarily on his editorial work, with which one-half of his life has been identified. When MT. Cleveland was defeated in 1888, Major Screws did not lower his standard. but, day or two after the result of the election was known. declared again in MT. Cleveland's s favor. and asserted that he would be the candidate. and tariff reform the issue. In 1892. How true these prognostications were time has proven. He Is sincere in his convictions. strong In his attachments. and stands by his friends under any and all circumstances.
 Major Screws was married in April, 1867, to Miss Emily F. Holt of Augusta, Ga.l whose father. Judge William H. Holt. was for more than a quarter of century judge of the Superior Court of the State. To their marrige were born four children-three sons and one daught- ere At his home in Montgomery. as well as throughout the State. Major Screws is greatly esteemed. and if he had sought higher positions could easily have had them
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THE BATHING SUIT OF 1902.
Cashmere is the Newest Material, but
 Flannel and Serge Will Be Worn.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 The bathing girl will be found very near the water this season. By her gown you can see that she is sea girl of the practical order and will feel the waves when she goes out to swim.
 Her dress is on the utility style. made of non-shrinkable. non-fadable. non-hurt- able material. and it Is constructed on free and easy lines that make corset unnecessary.
 Though. .epeak king of eorsetS. it may be said that .thc bathing corset is good thin= II is made of plain white canNas with 2 few bones in lt and good stout lace at the hack which may or may not he tied tightly It holds ID tbe figure, supports the back and. if ons is acous-
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The Potters.

When Sir Charles Potter was one even ing in America ha was entertained by his kinsman Bishop Potter. The late William NJ. Evarts was one ofsthe guests, and was called on for a toast. Mir. Ev- arts said:
 When I think of Sir Charles Potter who is on my right; Roy. Ebapham Pot ter. who Is fin my front; Bishop Potter, who is on my left. and Mir. James Pot ter who is behind me. I am reminded of q young minister who was called from the country one Sunday to fill the pulpit ef distinguished divine in New York. who was shseut. The voting minister was evidently much embarrassed by the s,irroundtnss WheH at prayer he sald |
 oh. Lord. do helr us te remember that Thou art the clay and %e are the potters. '
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Talcum Powder as a Sauce.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
 There is certainly something the mat fer with the sandwich" remarked Col enel WiIlfanl Goode the other evening while he was eating pit of pheasant ana ttr9=t-1n 2 well known billiard hall The sandwich had been placed on a table for him at point of vantage from which he couId witness the seN era1 champion ship games then in progress. In glanc-
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Shirt Waist Silks.

The newest challies are At to rank with the louisine prints and are extreme ly decorative in all ways They are n1or~ subdued in tone Ina the louisines and not always so fowery. though tr ger tain grades of rhsllies 1t iS hard ts tell chalhes from the empire stuffs. even to
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Summed Up.

Cassel's Journal
 A writer in a foreign newspaper is dis dainful of Uncle Sam because the latter can boast no pedigree to speak of. He remarks:
 "rhe United States Is not a nation bne an aggroupment fOrtuitous and colossal, established on a semi-cOntinent of fabu- lous natural wealth. without histofir roots, without traditions. without inter- nal reststanceS or external obstacles, which developed byond measure with aEs the exuberance of elementary organisms.
 An American. on reading the above eh- served with a puz@led slr that it Nas somethlnaAto be ah ihatG