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The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

SECRETARY Fred Mason, of the National
Association Of Retail Grocers, of St Paul,
Minnesota, In speech at Atlanta, Ga,
last week, said:
II Wish to insist that the only way to
educate The public up to your system of
FAIRNESS and honesty, where they won't
nei'eve you would take the advantage of
thsm, y By free use OF advertising space
10 The newspapers. Newspapers are the
oest friends the retail grocers have. Take
teso Into Jour confidence and entertain
sns "porssrs at your meetings, your din
hsrs' ana other entertainments
III. Mason Is evidently very sensible
mAn.-Punta Gorda Herald.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

A Rollins College professor relates a
serious tusse with the sylables OF the
names OF our esteemed postmaster and
his VIII and the Rollins President:
Mn. Whiteman- Allow me to intro
ducs DR.. Blackman; Mr.. Whiteman, DR..
Blackman."
This recalls an old story on contradic-
ZION tn names concerning Editor Black
man OF Miami, who is also clergyman.
He went to town in Lake county to
sdi'y the white men, and learned that a
negro minister, Rev. Whiteman, was there
preaching TO the black men-Sanford
Chronicle.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
THE GOOD ROADS BILL

The Good Roads bill introduced hy
Senator MacWilliams ia the Legislature
the other day seems tD about cover all
the available ground in sight nt present.
Ii provides for the absorption OF all the
internal improvement funds now in the
STATE treasury, the appropriation Oi "A
large part of the revenue from swamp
and overfiowcd lands, the Indian War
Claims fund, and any money that may be-.
hereafter received from the National GOV.
eminent for road construction.
The trustees of the State internal i'm
provement fund are to become the State
Commissioners of Good Roads.
This bill is about the best solution Of
the good roads problem, and it ought to
pass. But we have no hope for it AZ this
time. The public mind is not Yet ripe for
such broad step in the right direction.
The good roads question in one of great
Importance to Florida, where good roads
are the exception instead of the rule All
the people, the rich and poor, the urhdu
and rural, arr pretty we'll agreed as to
the manifold advantages to bc derived
from a system Of good roads.
But they differ widely rs To the best
methods OF obtaining them Whenever
an attempt tn secure National aid for
better roads is made, the ghost OF the
old States Rights Bugbear, which WAS
born OF chattel slavery and dicl with ii,
rises up and cries "a Paternalism Then
those who still grope amid the cohWchs
OF a long dead past emerge from their
musty shells and bury the effort under
an avalanche of blind prejudice and incV-
cusable ignorance.
When the question of State and to good
roads is broached, the opposition takes
on another hue. This time the cry Is
Inequality OF Taxation and Distribution
OF Benefits. Let each county build its
own roads, says many wise men.
At first blush, this idea looks good, but
1t does not always pan out. Many OF
the the counties in Florida are controlled
by political rings, and thesc rings usually
dwell about the county seat Then the
remote parts of the county, which often
contribute The largest portion of revenue.
receive the smallest portion OF the public
benefits to be derived from the system.
1t Is always hard to break up politi-
cal ring. No matter how corrupt il NAV
be, 1t generally finds ways and means to
hold it's grip upon the throat of the tax
payer. 1t cOerces the dependent, cnjolos
the weak, rewards the strong, and with
the lash OF party feAlty compels the ODE
d'ence oil the timid Few. indeed. are the
those who have the moral courage To
put public duty above party fealty.
There are times, however, when for
bearance ceases to be IA yirtue-vhqn
conditions arise that justify revolution.
1t 10 then that the petitions scamper for
the 'ence, aud the wise ones get down on
the side OF the people, and the Rule or
kuin element passes into oblivion.
That time IL near at hand in Florida
The tide Is already rising, and when the
hood time is reached, there win be. at
east' something resembling an equal dis
tribution q psbic benefits.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
atty Alarmed

y. l.. Burha@", II student at law. in
Gr~ncyillc, :. e., had been troubled for
lodr cor five years with a continuous
cough which he says greatly alarmed
him, causing him to fear that hc was in
the hrst stages ol consumption Mr..
Burbagc. having seen Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy advertised, concluded 10
Try it. Now read what h, says of it.
Il soon lclt remarkable change aud
alter using two bottles OF thctwcnty-tive
cent size, was permanently cured. Sold
10y all druggists
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

: IL Asp0blican newspapers and many
Z - Democratic (so-called)
0sted much space in a sys-
wse 100 70 belittls Vim. X. Hearst
u y sl1na*ion Of the American people.
H 1914 However, Is not only man
q noss tAaa ordinary mental strength.
oes = eAaa a great moral courage and
saseeee hoaoaty and broad patriotism.
be ~ tosssd the decietful Administru-
non q Warrington to come out from its
cover and panctue the iron sides OF the
criminal Ooal Trust, end he is l. ssping up
~ crusade ct . rate that " i'll ultima tely
compsl Attorney General Knox to shoot
or abaadoa hi guns.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

Advertising IL not a reckless gamble
II y . force as powerful and subtle in the
commercial world as electricity is in the
physical world.
Its proper and direct uss offers a sure
road 10 success, and well established
and wsllcirculated local newspaper offers
ons OF the safest and cheapest mediums
between the merchant and Ills customers
to Be found in any method.
Money spent for advertising is not an
expense. 1t 10 an investment. tits worth
while to bear this in mind.-St. Augustine
Record.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
Gro. when Doctor. Fail.

Mrs Frank ChasSon, Patterson. La,
writes, June Sth 1901: II had malaria
fever i'll very bad form. was under treat
ment lay doctors hut as soon as | stop
ped taking their medicine the fever would
return. | used sample bottle OF Her
hinc found it helped me Then bought
two bottles, which completely cured me
| feel grateful to you for furnishing such
II splendid medicine, and can honestly
rcommcnd it to those suffering from
malnria, H. it will surely cure them.
flerbnc, IOc II bottle ut DR.. J. VI. Jones
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

Bone papers are against the magnif-
cat project oigood highwaysconnecting
Jacksonville with Tampa, Miami, and
Pensacola. They ask:
What good would they be?
What farmer weuld want To drive
from Tampa to Jacksonville"
Then, we must assume such people, II
they have no children, opposing schools;
II nOn-churh members, opposing church
building, and 80 on. Some people just
can't bear the thought OF progress. any
way.-Tempa Tribune.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

Mr.. Joseph Pominville, Of Saltwater,
Mimi, after having spent over $1,000
with the best doctors for stomach
trouble, without relief, was advised by
his druggist. MIR. Alex Richard, To try IA
box of Chamberlain Stomoch and Liver
Tablets. He did so, and is a well man
today. If troubled with Indigestion,
bad taste i'm the mouth, lack OF appetite
or constipation, give these tablets a
trial, and you are certain To be- more
than pleased with the result. For sale
at - cents per box at all druggists.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

A newspaper correspondent polled the
Lsgtslature the other day on the yet IT.
mott senatorial race. According to the
straw vote, the House stood; Stockton
~; TaliajerrO, 8; nOn-cOmmittai, 10. In
ths 6soats: Stockton, IL; Tahaierro, I f;
n0n-c0mmittal, Ii. Those who were non
conmittAl are supposed to be for Gov.
Jsnnings. This would give Stockton "a
Jsnnings 81, and Taliaferro13 Happily
Sor Florida, the present Legislature does
not elsct Senator Taliaierro's successor.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
A Farmer Strais htened Out.

A man living on n farm near here
came i'll short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. handed
him bottle OF Chamberlain Pain Balm
and told him TO Use il freely and If not
satisfied after using it h. need not pay Il
cent for it, says {. T. Ruyder, OF ratten
Mills, n Y. a few days later he walked
into the store as straight AZ Il string and
handed me a dollar saying, give me
another bottle of Chamberlain Pain
Balm wal it in the house all the
time for it cured me. For sale 10y all
druggists.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

Ths orange blossom, hitherto regarded
nhdspnsabIs at weddings as wreaths
TOT ~ BRIDE, b no longer In favor among
W fashionable set. 1t has given place to
h',ss o. ~ valley, which are now all the
~. Oranes buds always were inconve-
Aiset ana ungfacsiul, but bride We not
looked on - . bride unless her veil was
eaaght mp with . spray Of waxen imita-
toas. Thsn che was permitted to carry
. bouQust oi white roses. Now all this
= eAaAGed, and the modish bride carries q
0a4ea His Of the valley, with gardenia
= somewhere. Her veil 10 trimmed
oD1ural lilies, with orange blossoms
$3.50 0tiyVly.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

Clcvelnndt popularity with the X. pub
licans and their prompt indor@mrnt
every suggestion OF his candidacy "uyh'
to Be sufAcient evidence OF his lac. 81 trn
Democratic principle. II there Were not
NINETY. nine other good reasons why h
should be ut once put outside the pale Of
even respectful consideration a. n posi-
be Democratic candidate for anything.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

Min Alice Roosevelt, it il said, il a
home iancier, and bets her spare change
on horse racing. She will soon earn her
ttls 70 conspicuous place In the" 400"
and ere long she will throw herself away
on some penniIess sion OF mor' ibund
European mobility
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
NOTICE.

Notice - hereby given tp ulI concerned
that Francis NJ Mvrh- and John oscar
Ball, committee of tn" person aud estate. OF
the ndj judged luUHtiC AuUut EnlI Will uu-
ply to the Honorable J. L., MrCrorv.
County Judg" OF \url~in county. Florida.
on the first "Wednesday Of June. rui fur an
order Of sale of the north llNy feet Of The cast
~ feet Of Lot one, and thu east -, feet of
south unc-hAlf - ut Lot tWu. block ly,o.
hodg"man'> recorded plan OF baN Iouu. Sit
uate In the county OF \uluNiu and STATE, OF
Florida, known rs the Fountain civ Hotel
belonging to said Iuuutlr.
Francis VI. Weeks.
J. Oscar Bail.
Committee, Of said tuualic.
This April 80. \. D.. NO.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
First pub. May l6; last pub. June I}l
NOTICE OF APPLICATION fOR TAN DEED
Under Section y OF Chapter 1855.
Of

Motto" l. hereby given that ". G.. prPn>,.
purchaser Of Tax Certificate 40. tlg.. Jatrd
the IN day al \uNvmb,r. \. a.. fNn hu~
htcd said certificate I'm my uilir,. and has
made application for tax decd to i>,uc iu
accordance with law. said cert iiCutr. en-
braces the following described property
situated In Nulu>iu county. FlUTidn. town.
Lot Blk IaNvga trmoHd. rhc said land
being assessed at the date of the Issuance. Of
said certificate In the name ul Mary Brndlr,. .
Mess said certificate shall De redeemed
according To law, tuN decd Will issue there
on On tn" lIth day Of June. y H.. lHatl
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 10Th day Of May. \. H.. Hsr!.
tScall SAN T. l.. JuNpA<
clerk Circuit Court, Nolu~laCouutN. Florida
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
SPRING Ailments,

There il an aching and tired feeling
the liver bowels and Kidneys become
sluggish and inactive the digestion i'm
paired with little OF NO appetite. no am
hitlon for anything, and Il FEELING that
the whole mind and body needs toning
up. The trouble IL, that during winter
there has been an accumulation OF waste
matter III the system. llcrhinc will re
move It, secure to the >rCrtiun> Il right
exit, and hy its tonic effect. fully restore
the wasted TISSUES and give strength in
place ni weakness. IUc ut J. NJ Jones
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
o111Qtion 81 80 per Year in Advance.
1oo1l1e Nvtscss l0c per Line Each Time.
Saturday, May %, 1903.
o. thing that ought to be favorable
49, Richard Olnsy boom 10 the fact Of
0suvee Cevsland's opposition to II.

A exchange speaks OF "ths two-iold
nisnioe Of the Newspaper reporter" We
yseasd themiGaion Of the average reporter
- . sort Of thne-iold object breakfast,
dinner and supper. When 1t comes to the
BID, BE- can sleep on the exchange table.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

- fA>n~ Who Live ON re1ao.
Dr.. Bcryin, Pana, III, writes: Il have
used BaIlard's Snow Eminent; always
recommend it to my friends, as ! am
confdeut there is no better made. it ~
a dandy for burns" Those who live on
farms are especially liable to many acct
dental cuts. burns and bruises, which
heal rapidly when Billiards. Snow Llni-
ment is applied Ii should always be
kept in the house for cases OF emergency.
25c. SOC. and 81 90 at DR.. j. NJ. Jones.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
tFirNt pub. MAY H.: last Jun. l..I
Notice of Application for Tax Deed Undei
section y OF Chapter 1855, Laws OF Florida

Notice T. hereby given that J. " johnson.
purchaser OI Tax Certificate No. Iuuu dated
the Srd day 81 Julv, \ y, Il.n, ha, til-d IN III
crTtiilcat" In my Office. and has made !lpt,ii-
cation for taN d"vd to- issue i'm uccur,iuu,,.
with law. said certificate embraces "a.
inll""lhR described property situated iu
NoluSin county, Florida. to-wit: Loi 2.
Blk h, Port prangv. Tn, said land being
assessed AT The dat, OF th, issuance uf such
certificate In th" name OF Iuu. johnson.
Mess said crrttrvut- shall hrrydrrm-d uc-
CuTdlug 10 Law, tax deed MIL issue thereon
"n III" l'th day 81 jun, \, H.; pt;.
witness my official ~iLua,ur and ~,ni
his The 10Th dny oi Man. \. H.. 1855
t~"hl' SAN J. T.. JORDAN
clerk circuit tuur, NuIu~iu County,. Florida
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

W. \. DcPuss. Plaintiff
W. r.. White. defendant
TO W. r.. White. defendant md MI uth hers
" HON II may concern: THkr notice that "a
writ OF yarn iShmrnt has been issued i'm the
above named case, and that your property
In the hands OF r X. Blount has been Elru-
ished. Now. unless Nuu appear before t..
VI. Wallace, "a Iu>tic" Of the Peace IA md
FOR the seventh District pf NolU~it County,
Florida. ON or before lulVG lH8 Judgement
Will h" entered against Nou.
W. \. bErNS~. FlntuIiu.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

When you want pleasant physic try
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's They are easy to take and pleasant
in effect. For sale by all druggists.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

NOTICE OF FINAL. pISCiI NI,,,E To
~ " h"m II May Concern. \utic. is
hereby given that after >lN months puhIi.u-
tion OF this motto" shall apply lp th' li-u-
orahlr J. Lee Met rurN, TIA, cuuuIN jude. Df
Nuiu>in county. Florida. for uuul iI-,Lur.,
a. Executor 81 the ~otuIv " Ihu~. g. ~t,-f-.
and that | shall uU TIA, lIth U!t OF D,Iph,r.
l.+C. present my "CvpUut~ aud Neuel,f- fsI
hnhl approval aud apply Tor disChurgr.
tHAS- \. STEELE. EN,'r NI.r.-uII.
aytona, Fla. March Il. i.sEi
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

The get something for-nothnIg fellow
Is always the fellow who tries To give
nothing for something.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

You cannot lift yourself up 10y pushing
down Others
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

The copous rains this month have
practically insured a good orange crop.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23

Pursuing high ideal, Is more profitable
than at hing a low one.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-05-23
LEGAL NOTICES
First pub. May Ia; last June ~
Notice of earn q h m o MT.

Justice Court, eth District,
NoluS ia County. Florida.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06
POLITICAL.

Says the Hampton Monitor; "Why
throwing four of the Peninsula
counties into the First District
should be considered inimical to
Mr.. Jones we are at a loss to under
stand" And everybody else is in
the same state of mind. But even if
it should be shown that Mr.. Jones
has reason for his opposition to the
necessary changes in district lines,
there is no reason why his interests
should outweigh those of thousands
of other citizens entitled to as much
consideration as the First District
Congressman Newport Nescs Press.
Several negroes, who may be re-
garded as representing to some extent
the most enlightened portion of their
race, called on President Roosevelt
to submit novel proposition. These
men have been watching the course
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06
lCommun icated.l
THE SCHOOLS OF VIRGINIA.

AS we look back we can see the
progress the old State has made in
her public school system, which has
been supported by the most practi-
cally educated men of the South.
But things are being drawn to a
crisis. Favoritism is taking the
place of education, and that is the
cause of many a child's being clothed
in ignorance.
Let me ask the question: Why are
so many children illiterate? Because
the patrons do not teach their chill
dren to obey the rules of the teacher?
This leads to still further answer
Patrons like to outline the discip-
line instead of permitting the teacher
to do so. If the school laws of Vir-
ginia were stricter, and education
more compulsory, that germ, favorit-
ism. would be destroyed.
During the past century the State
of Virginia has not produced any
leader of really national reputation
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06
HICKS FORECASTS FOR MARCH.

From about Tuesday the 3rd to
Friday the 9th there are reasons to
expect very decided storm period.
A marked change to warmer and
falling barometer will lead rapidly
into cioudiness, with general rain and
thunder storms in the South. Sharp
change to cold will bring up the
rear of these storms.
The 9th and 10Th are central days
of a reactionary perturbation; an
electrical crisis is annually TO be
looked for about the 10th to 18th
of March. 18th to Goth, time of
exceedingly unsettled weather, with
probability of many heavy and some
dangerous storms. The barometer
and hygrometer will prove faithful
monitors at this, as we'll as at all
times Of violent storms and changes.
Indications point to storms on or
about the 18th, which will barely
subside before the entrance to re.
dictionary storm conditions due 21st
and 22nd, with much unpleasant
weather attending.
The last general storm period in
March is central on the 27th, cover
ing the 25th to 30th. The moon is
on the celestial equator. AS we ap-
proach these days it will turn phe-
nominally warm for the season, the
barometer will fall to low and dan
gerous readings, and anywhere from
Friday the S7th to Monday the 30th
it will be wise to keep an eye on the
gathering storm indications. Very
warm, humid weather, with greatly
depressed barometer, will presage
violence and danger, especially in all
central to southern parts of the
country. The month, in every prob
ability, will reach its close in the
midst of the cold wave at the end of
these storms.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06
Chean Hot Bed.

A reader of the Progress writes
the following: Many of us cannot
afford glass for our early plants and
If my friends will try the following
they will find them very satisfactory.
The frames are made of 1x2 inch
strips, three feet apart, length to
suit your bed, four or five feet is a
good size. Cover with good un-
bleached, four quarter muslin, and
paint several coats with the follow
ing mixture: Two thoroughly beaten
eggs to each pint of linseed oil.
These frames being SO light should
be fastened down with screw-eye and
hook at each end. If these frames
are first covered with wire netting
they will not sag and last much
longer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06

of events during the last year which
has resulted directly from Mr.. Roose-
velt's appointment of negroes tc
Federal offices in the face of great
opposition. The denupciation of
the President by Southern Demo
Gratis of high standing, which cul-
minated Thursday night when several
negroes attended the White House
reception, has also attracted the
thoughtful attention of the men who
called at the White House this morn
ing. The Presidents callers were
Bishop A. Walters aud William
Pledger of Georgia, who are leading
officers in the Afro American Coun-
ell, one of the largest negro organiza-
tions in the United States. They
told Mr.. Roosevelt that they pro-
posed to bring about movement
through which the President shall be
relieved Of much Of the embarrass-
ment which the race question is
causing him. They believe the
President is being imposed on by
many negroes as a result of his
policy of treating the black race
fairly, and that unworthy members
of the race are taking advantage of a
charitable disposition on the part of
the President to further selfish ends.
They said that the negroes are seek
ing to gain undue prominence, and
they ought to be satisfied not to at
tain positions of trust and RESPONSE
bility in large numbers until they
are indisputably fitted to fill them.
They are not at all in sympathy with
the scramble for office that is being
displayed by mem mbers Of their race
in many Southern States.-N. Y.
Sun Republican,.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06

except her military men like Lee,
jackson, ct ais, that were educated
at West Points public school out
side of the South. Except these
what men born during the last GEN.
tury have we produced who would
for an instant compare with Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
Marshall and others of that heroic
age of American history Not one.
These men, born English subjects,
knew the relation of church and
State. They fitted the day and the
schools of the time. But times
have indeed changed. The great
political and educational prophet
Jefferson saw it, and seeing tried
bard to save his people, but they
would not heed. SWAMP.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06
READ 1T THROUGH.
'Twou,d Spoil This story to Tell It In the


'Twouid Spoil This Story to Tell It In the
Headlines.
To use an eighteenth century phrase. this
ie an "o'er true tale" Having happened IN a
small Virginia town In the winter Of 1909, It
Is q story very much OF the present. Up to q
short time ago Mrs. John e. Harmon, of
Meffa Station, Va. had no personal knowl-
edge OF the curative properties of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. "Last, January" she
says. "my baby took a dreadful cold and at
one time feared she would have pneumonia,
but one OF my neighbors told me how this
remedy had cured her little boy and began
giving 1t TO my baby at once and It soon cured
her. 4 heartily thank the manufacturers OF
Chamberlains Cough Remedy for placing so
great cure within my reach. cannot rec
ommend 1t too highly or say too much In its
favor. I hope all who read tins will try II
and be convinced as / was"
For sale by Messick s. Long. IrvIngton; W.
A. Dameron s. Bro, weems; @. w. Sanders &
Son, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-06
Some Road Talk.

Just to give the objectors an illus
tration, farmer who doesn't live
over ten miles from this city informs
Us that he lost the sale of over 100
cords of wood this winter simply
because the roads were 60 bad that he
could not haul over them.-Fre9er
icksburQ Star.
And now Warwick county is ask
ing for permission to float bonds for
road improvements. Thus one by
one the counties of Virginia are
awaking to the need for good roads.
Like the Indians of old, we have our
ear to the ground listening for some
sound from che people of this section.
Why delay this important matter?-
Fredericksburg Free Lance.