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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-09

Sheriff WIN. y. Helm, made report Of
the number Of prisoners confined IN jail
The following parties the Judge Of this
court doth appoint for Shiloh Nagisterial
District: Wm. II. King and Frank :.
Fitzhugh; for Rappahannock District,
Edward TaylOe and Hezel ian Potts,
and in Potomac District, Alexander Pratt
and Robert G. Grymes, commissioners,
with the supervisors OF each respective
MsgisteriaI District. to divide into pre-
cincts all OF the county roads in their
said several districts and To allOt the
hands to work the same
Frank Taylor, justice OF the peace, or
der entered that Secretary OF the Com
mon wealth furnish the same with copy
of the Code II lss7 and acopy OF Mayor =
Guide, which il ordered.
The following accounts against the
wealth were allowed and certl-
fed TO the Auditor OF Public Accounts:J
b. King. constable, 1925; William Me
Daniel. Justice ofpeace, 81; Z. l.. Hunter,
clerk. 81 50; II II. Hunter. iailor- : 40.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-09
KING GEORGE COURT.
Farmers 6usy-Bet Little Court Bus
mess Land Sale Court Proceed %
inns Etc

The farmers Of King George are busy
This was evidenced by the few people
who attended court Thursday. IL was
a beautiful day and all along the road
from this city could be seen plowe run
ming. brush piles burning. corn planting
etc In many places the corn planted m
the past ten days is pceping out OF the
gtognd. and is Of line color and with
N I'm weather will grow vigorously
Owners Of orchards report apples hall p
crop. peaches, pears and cherries a iulI
crop. The prospects Tor a blackberry
crop wa never better.
Judge Chichester had but little before
court. but Clerk Ned Hunter wa busy "a
usual. ever ready TO serve those who
wanted information.
Hon Alvin T Embrey. a. special com
missioner. sold u tract e land contain'n-
a acres. near " -. Jenkins line, 10 u.
n Chinn. for $23j. There WAS "A very
large display Of harvesting machines
made by agents and some were sold.
Those resent from this city were.
Messrs. N ; Chancellor, \. T. Emhrey
e. Howard Harrison. {. D. Foster, l. ;.
Shepherd. Elton Alrich. ". J. Demsey
and representatives OF the newspapers Of
This citV
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-09

At the Thursday nights session OF the
Conference Of American Congress OF
Mothers. at Detroit Mrs. X. W Barrett
Of Alexandria. responded TO one OF the
toaets at the luncheon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-09
VIRGINIA NEWS

GOV Montague Was IRE orator at the
Confederate Memorial Day Exercises in
Norfolk Thursday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-09

NOTIOIk IUITsudl
There is talk in Richmond oil Delegate
William II. Boaz. Of Albem8rle, a. the
next Democratic candidate for state
Treasurer.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
CARE OF FINE CHINA.

1t is one thing to have valuable
china and glass and quite another
matter to keep it. 1'he choice old
china which has descended from q
past: generation will never be duplicat-
ed in the next. Mothers of other days
had more time. They did not live In
an electric age, but stayed at home
and cared for their egg shell china
themselves. Much can be done by
proper care, however, even In this
thoughtless age. Some persons have
the taps in their buffers pantry pad
ded that their china may escape be-
ing Clipped. With glass, the extremes
of heat and cold are to be avoided. A
dish will break of itself II taken from
a cold closet into a heated dining
room. Cut glass always should be
washed in tepid water, with the best
soap, and a stiff brush will be found
useful. Shot never should be used to
clean decanters OF carafes, as it is sure
to scratch the glass. Potato Feelings
if put In the bottles will clease them
thoroughly if they are washed with
tepid water the morning after the peel
ings have been put in.-New York
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
CONSIDER YOUR GUEST.

Candle sets, which are to be had In
choice po~rcelains, are particularly con-
venient for a guest chamber. Each
comprises a china tray, a candlestick,
match safe, pitcher and tumbler, all
Of quaint shapes and exquisite decora-
lions. The guest in a strange room
who finds one of the sets on a stand
conveniently near her bed will not fail
to appreciate the attention. For a
year or two it has been a within with
hostesses in country houses to recall
a charming old custom by handing to
their guests trays with lighted can
dies at the foot of the stairs when
they retire to their rooms for the
night. The pitchers Of ice water pre-
cede them, as they are awkward to
carry.-Newark Advertiser.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
Fire Signals,

Az . meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder 90. No. I, held OF July 0.
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and o Code Of Signals was
adopted In order 70 faoilisste the loos-
tion Of Ares In the future. The town
was divided 90 follows:
District No. ALI that portion OF
Asvn bounded north BY Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion OF
town bounded by Bellevue street ON
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the zorth and
east.
DISTRICT No. 3-Theportion of town
lying west of Union street, and south
Of Bellevue street, with the corpora
zion line as the south and west boun.
dairy.
District No. -The portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by COZ
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district in which the
fire Ia located, followed by rapid
alarm, same to be repestsd until gen
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm DO
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
Id alarm, and receat.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
MEAT E

Now the next day, good madame, II
you are an economical h~ousekeeper
and an ingenious cook, you will use
the remaining cold meat from yester-
days dinner by making an old-fash"
toned English cottage pie, or a jolly
meat and potato pie. For the first
dish, mince a pound of cold meat n
mix with a sliced onion previously
friend with dripping. Season with
salt and pepper and place in a pie dish
with a little water. Cover this even
ly with a deep cover of mashed pota-
toes, smoothed over, and topped by a
few pieces of butter. Put in a mod
erately hot over for about forty-fve
minutes or so. For the second recipe,
butter a pie dish and line with mash
ed potatoes. Put in pieces of cold
meat sprinkled with flour, salt and
pepper, another layer Of potatoes and
meat, and finally covered with pota-
toes and Drowned in the oven.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
RECIPES.

Date Gems.-Separate two eggs; add
to the beaten yolks one cupful of
milk; pour this over n and one-half
cupfuls of entire wheat flour and one
tablespoonful Of melted butter; beat
well, then add one cupful of chopped
dates, two te%aspoonfuls Of baking
powder; stir in half a cup of boiled
rice and the whites of the eggs beaten
stiff; bake in creased gem pans half
an hour.
Artichoke au Naturel.-The French
claim that the only way to serve the
true artichoke is to soak it in cold
water for two hours. and boil it an
hour, then eat it by pulling off each
leaf with the fingers and dipping the
base of the leaf in melted butter.
Carrot Pudding.-Chop very fine
suet to measure one cupful; add one
cupful Of scraped and grated carrot
and the same of grated raw potatoes;
add half a cupful of milk, two cupfuls
of -four, one cupful each of raisins and
currants, two level ~teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, n teaspoon OF Gin.
namon and a good pinch Of cloves;
turn into a buttered mould and steam
three hours; serve with a hard or soft
sauce.
Orange Jelly.-Soak half a box Of
gelatine in half a cupful of cold water
one hour; then add n cupful of boil
ing water, juice of n lemon, one cup
of sugar and n pint Of orange juice;
stir one minute over the fire; strain,
turn into a mould; stand in a cool
place until serving.
PURGE of Salmon.-Remove skin and
bones from half of a pound of salmon
and chop it fine; cook one quart of
milk, half a small onion and a sprig
of parsley for ten minutes; melt one
tablespoon of butter; add one table
spoon of -four; stir until smooth; add
a little of the hot milk to this and
pour all back into the double boiler;
stir until thickened; add the salmon,
salt, pepper and cayenne to season;
rub through a fine strainer.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
CARE OF SHEETS.

Torn or discolored sheets should
never be allowed. All thrifty house
wives turn their sheets once, whether
they be made with double-width cotton
or with a centre seam. They should
not be always folded lengthWays, as
in this way much of the wear and tear
Of the mangling falls on the seams.
Sheets should be at least three yards
long, and should have a three-1nch
seam at each end, for they wear more
evenly than when one end is always at
the bottom. For sheets that are Joined
in the centre nothing narrower than
a forty-inch cloth should be used,
while one measuring forty-two or for
ty-fve inches is preferable.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

Owners of property are growing less
numerous in Massachusetts each year
in proportion to the population of the
state. In 1890 there were 271,7 07 per-
sons assessed for property, against
43O,383 for poll tax only. In 1902
there were 331,S5f property owners,
against 598.056 without property. The
former were nearly 10000 less than in
1900, and the latter nearly $4,000 in
excess of the. number existing two
years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

Niagara is getting down to work
A horsepower of $4,000 is now being
developed, and in 10 years, Il" is said,
this will be increased by l,90O, 600.
This will be the greatest combination
of the grand and the useful ON the
nlanet.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
A DovTrY Question:

Crawford-"T expect to get my
daughters well married by giving them
a good education"
CrabshaW-"I think you'd succeed
hettSv Il you gave them the money the
education would cost.a-lysM Yegg
ssss Essa
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
Town Residences For Sale

In q desirable neighborhood in Ope-
lousas, with an entire square Of land.
we'll shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
cedars, peoans, etc., about 9 squares
from the Courthouse, 8 squares from
High School, q squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House il two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, four
dreplacss, out-buildings, etc., all up.-
der good fence. Will be sold cheap for
cash, on part cash and balances on time
10 mla ApvJ~ as thia oaas. u
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

President James of the Northwest
ern university says that school boys
study too much American History and
too little of that of the Old World,
says The R bsf19delphta Inquirer. Con-
sidering the great ignorance of the
average American concerning his own
country, this statement is no less than
amazing.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
opRLousAs. ! LouzsrANA

Death duties in England form quite
an important part of the revenues Of
that nation, the chancellor of the ex-
chequer having collected over 100000
700 from that source alone last year.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

One of the Russian railway COM
panies has built a special Pullman
car, containing lu%xuriously fitted din
Ing, smoking. sitting and sleeping
compartments for the sole use Of hon.
symeop eeusleR
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
REMOVING INK STAINS.

Ink stains a be removed from
white linen by oxalic acid, chlorinated
soda. or lemon and salt. The material
should then be laid in the sun ana
wet from time to time with lemon
mice and washed in warm water. The
application should be repeated II nee
assary.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

The Chicago Chronicle remarks that
one CT the most important results of
the convention Of Illinois teachers ap-
pears to have been the adoption of a
resolution fayorlng the nisspeIling In
all documents which tho association
controls of the words although. cata-
logue, deealogue, demagogue, peda-
gogue, prologue, program, though,
thorough. thoroughfare, through and
throughout. Most of the graduates of
the schools controlled by these people
can and 10 misspell all these words,
and a great many bthers besides.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

The ignorant peasants OF Central
Russia believe that rain Ii the nersplra.
ton of the SKY caused By iss being se
ueag TIE bot syn
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
WONDERFUL OLD FOLKS
MENTIONED LAST YEAR

Thirtq-five Hundred Persons in the United States Who
Passed the Hundred Year Limit IN 1eoz-'"sFogS
Expectancy Of Life Increasing Everywhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

HarTy-"Can't yol think Of anything
chat would make you happy. Han.
rietgH
Hagristtxest : wish ] wsge d little
9iri again. ID play WITH She pa0@ dolls
maaa aa
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16

1t il evident that the Missouri uni
Fersity should rank with the highest
educational Institutes Of the land. as
witness the following. A visitor the
other day propounded this question to
a lower grade class: what Is the axis
of the earth?" "An imaginary line
passing from one pole to the other, ON
which the earth reyolves," proudly
answered a pupil. YES" said the
examiner, well pleased, land could you
hang e bonnet on it," "Yes, sir" I'm
deed! And what kind of a bonnet?:"
IAN imaginary bonnet, sir" The wis.,
ltor asked no more questions that day.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16


The slaughter of birds tor the en-
bellishment Of women's hats has been
no widely condemned that the extent
of the Practice is fairly realized. It
is not so generally gnown that every
year about twenty thousand young
birds of other species, are killed to
supply the down for powder-pufs. Men
need not be too harsh In their criti-
cisms Of these sacrifices to fashion,
for sport is even a grimmer destroyer.
In the big game season that recently
ended. hunters in Maine killed 10000
deer and many moose and caribou-to
say nothing Of nine luckless human
victims of shooting accidents.
The Washington Star has the fol-
lowing: The fact has become general
" recognized throughout the world
that Washington Ii the centre Of
American scientific enterprise and the
exponent of its highest achievements.
Here are gathered the governments
remarkable collections. Here labor
the men who are bringing the stand
ard of public work to a high point.
Here are the bureaus which, In vari-
osls directions, are contributing mate
rally to the scientific education of the
people and to their practical welfare.
1t is, therefore. most appropriate that
washington should be the meeting
place for such an eminentfy represent
ative body as the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Science.
The way In which America received
It's name Is related by q writer in the
National Geographic Magazine. "In
1907 Martin Waldseemuller, also
known AS Hylacomyius of SC. Die, In
the Vogges, edited 9 book called Cos
mographiaa Introductio.' in which he
gave a translation of Amerigo Yes
pucci's description Of his voyages.
That was just the time when Amer
igo's fame filled the world. while Co
lumbus' disgrace overshadowed his
merit. and evidently his name had new
or reached the quiet villages in the
vosges when Amerigo trumpeted forth
his own glory. So Hylaconlylus pro
posed that since the new continent
was, after al, not q part Of the Indies,
no naue would suit 1t better than that
OF his famous explorer. Am.rigo. The
book was read FAR and wide. AMI so
quickly was the proposition accepted
that when. later onssthe true discov-
erer was known, the MANS waa AIfeady
rooted too deeply in general use to
BIZ abolished. ana was even extended
70 the north part Of the continent,
while Hylacomylus had only meant
Il for Anerigo's special stage. the
crescent South America
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16


he removed with his family to Illinois.
Many OLD WOMEN.
Al various times during the year at
tention was drawn to remarkable old
ladies, the more notable Of whom form
exceptionally interesting links with the
past. In 1894 Mrs. Fannie Epstein
was born In the Russian city OF Kovno.
This aged woman, who has celebrated
her 108th birthday. is still living in Chi
eago. making her home with a daugh-
ter eighty-eight years old. Her mother,
born at the close OF the seventeenth
century, lived to the age Of 108.
Hiss Margaret Carpenter. 10S years
old, was stil living in Philadelphia in
February. She was cheerful and spry,
notwithstanding q sad love romance
which cast Q shadow over her life.
Eyes. ! have lived a long whiIe,' she
said, when askedfor her "reminiscences.
II suppose 1t Is because I have always
worked hard and eaten good, plain
food. Ny home here is as good as any
! could have on this earth. but I want
60 10 TO 8 better home. and doubtless
] viii pretty soon. ] want to meet my
maatAaazk Tamaas rho d. msry,
2g5 &sfReT#@S HMM <4&s
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
Lending Money.

Years ago 1 read that young man
should be satisfied with low and safe
rate of interest and take the advice OF
those mere experienced-to not know
it all. l have been very fortunate in
not losing money lent to friends. Fre-
quently give small sums to old
friends who are now deadbeats and
wish to borrow for few hours or
days. I never get ouch sums back and
never expect to when let 1t 30. But
whenever have lent $50, more or less.
to friend and expected 1t back 1t has
come. I think this Is due to my use
of a discriminating judgment before
lending. Once 1t cost me good deal
over a thousand dollars cash to dis
obey my better judgment and go into
a side.line business with friend l
did not get the counsel of those to
whom should have gone. and l re-
fused to follow my own feelings. ]
was "roped" in by talk.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
Questions.

Questions.
Can you report something which
was fine In theory but fizzle In prac-
tice?
What is your remedy for serious
trouble due to foolish sport?
What have you learned by expensive
experience?
What do you want to know which
you would be willing others should
know?
Are you willing to join us In build
ing lighthouse thoughts on life's dan
gerous rocks?
Are little errors the sources OF big
mistakes?
Can you recall laughable laugh
last event?
Have you record OF a fakir's funny
reasoning?
How could the accidents you know
about have been prevented?
Have you spoken to stranger while
thinking him an acquaintance?
Have you been injured while watch
ing to see II some other person would
get injured?
Can you think of a good Illustration
of profitable politeness?
Old or new or both. What are two
or three of the difficulties you have
to contend with in your work?
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
Tn. Man Himself Studies.

what is the cause of criminal care
lessness?' Two years ago a man ask
ed me the above question. He had
been having trouble and I have been
thinking about the subject ever since.
1t may be due to ignorance. Some
claim that people are not as good nor
as bad as they appear to be-if we
knew more we would be better. But
we will know more II we are any good
and have our goal in The right place.
The idea that experience is dear
school but fools will learn In no other.
might be revised to read: 1t is a
wise man who learns by experience;
fools never learn. Though man is
not to be blamed for being born ig-
norant, he can be blamed for re-
naming ignorant, and continued or
repeated carelessness may be called
criminal.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
soERs GET THEIR BIBLES.
Many Volumes Taken by British Sol
diers BEING Sent Back.

d'ers Being Sent Back.
Couside: able progress is being made
witt. the work in connection with the
collection and return of Boer family
Bibles found by British officers and
mec in deserted farm houses In the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony
IN the course Of the recent war. The
Bibles are being received at the Lon
don Headquarters of the Society Of
Friends, which was requested by Lord
Roberts to undertake the work Of col
lection and return. AS the volumes
are received they are registered and
then placed in a strong room.
Many of the Bibles are OF consider
able intrinsic value. apart from the
genealogical and sentimental value
they possess for their Boer owners.
Some of them contain family records
dating back well over a hundred years.
and, owing to the nomadic life led by
the early Boer settlers. it would be I'm
possible to replace these records from
any other source.
DESCRIPTIONS OF the books received.
or which are known as the result of
correspondence to be in England, are
being circulated broadcast through
out South Africa. with the result that
many of the Bibles have already been
claimed, and, the claims having been
verified. have been restored to their
rightful owners.
South Africa. published In London.
recently printed some photographs OF
Boer Bibles showing the elaborate
character Of the records they contain.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
AMERICAN INVENTOR MAY MAKE TURBINE
ENGINES FOR cUNARD STEAMERS.

America may wrest a new Industry
from England-the building of turbine
engines for ocean steamships. Already
the Cunard company has appointed a
commission to examine the American
invention, and Lord Inverclyde and a
number of other notable men interest
ed in that company will come to
America and test for themselves the
value of the western turbine engine.
There are at present only two builders
of marine turbines In the English
speaking world-C. A. Parsons Of Eng
land and C. G. Curtis of New York.
and to these two men German. British
and American steamship owners have
turned, with the object OF procuring
faster ocean greyhounds.s In regard to
Mr.. Curtis 1t is said that while he has
but one turbine In service-a yacht
17S feet long. commissioned in April.
1902, and in continuous service since
tnat time-not one cent has been spent
In repairs Of the turbine. which appar-
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
Health HeIp, Money Making.

began talking with a man soon
after we left the morning train, and
some remark brought up the subject
of his health.
He said: II have not been feeling
well for three weeks"
your health is generally good. isn't
it,"
Yes, l am usually as strong as an
OK, but have been working too hard
and l wish my vacation came to-day
In place of month from to-day"
How to take care of yourself while
you overwork is a pretty good subject
to study"
"Yes. should say 1t was. I sleep
pretty well. although I dreamt last
night that l was cashier in bank
and was taking an inventory OF the
stock when the papers in the safe
caught fire."
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
Ancient H,oh,sod Dirk,

A few days ago there was found
In a field ON the farm of Crafgton. near
Causewayhead, Scotland. q Highland
dirk in fair state OF preservation. On
the blade are engraved the letters,
&C. c." and the date 1712. boar's
head appearing below. As this Is the
Champbells crest. the owner of the
weapon may have been one OF the clan
named Colin. 1t was very probable
that the dirk belonged to soldier in
the Duke of Argyli's army. which
fought at Sherifrmuir in 1715, and
that 1t was dropped or thrown away at
Craigton, as the left wing of the Roy
alists was being driven back upon
Stirling.
The Lamar register., 1903-10-14
Sunday Recreation.

Statistics say that Monday is the
careless day of the week and the day
for mistakes and accidents. This
must be due to people using Sunday to
get untuned rather than to become
better tuned. How is it with the vio-
lin and strings? Is 1t better to loosen
the strings when not in use or should
the instrument be kept all the time
in tune? may select Sunday for
a subject in order to learn how to
use the day to my prott. l heard
Moody say that he had learned by ex-
perience that he could not preach
seven days a week and keep free from
headaches. The teacher and preacher
live the longest Of any class OF work
ers, SO the hint from Mr.. Moody Is
worth remembering. What DO you
know about Sunday recreation?