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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
DELAWARE HARMONY MEETING
Effort Made to Bring About Union Of
Republicans.

Dover Del. Nov. 5.-The meeting
called by United States Senator Frank
Alice. with the view of harmonizing
the factions OF the Republican party
IN Delaware for the presidential cam
palgn of 1894. was attended only By
Union lAddicks) Republicans not a
Regular Republican putting IN an ap-
pearance i'm response to the call Thera
were 1855 men in the gathering Sena
tor Alice. who presided, presented
letter from j. Edward Addlcks. in
which the latter said. DO not permit
the loyalty OF my friends 20 ME. and
their wish TO crafty any ambition
may have. to initiate against haI,
monIous organization and union OF
the factions Of the party"
Further efforts will be made 70 bring
about a union OF the factions. and the
meeting adopted propositions 10 be
offered 10 the Regular Republicans
These propositions offer to abide by
all party rules of the Regulars II they
viii consent to one Republican party
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
ALMOST A LYNcHlNG
pittsburq Negro Shot Watcher at Polls
Without Provocation.

pittehuro pa. Nov. 4.-Hugh Arm
stead q nesro. narrowly escaped lynch
ing for the probable fatal shooting ol
patricl, Butler a watcher at the polls
in the jail voting precinct. The SHOOT
inc had no connection with politics
Rurler.s account Of the affair Is mar
40 with sevcrai companions were
nlavlrllv can.osting for the possession
of a cane which belonged 10 Butler
and IN the scuGc Armsfoai was struck
r.. ~. cane es : Gae ..,gfin~. WIN
ont other provocation Armstead drew
a revolver and fred. Armstead claims
that one OF the crowd hit him in tn
mouth with his fist and in return n
shot Other witnesses OF the shootlns
sav Armstead had no proVocatloh
whatever for using his revolver. Ihe
hnllct pierced Buffers liver. and phy
sicians cay he cannot recover.
After the shooting Armstead ran
along Ross street. Fifth avenhe ano
cmith6eld street TO the MOncHganeia
river followed BY an excited crowd o.
zoo or more men. VINO kept mp a con
tinuaI cry of lynch him. When th'
negro was finally captured the police
had a desperate fight with the crowd u
protect their prisoner and eyentuaiN
oot him safely into an engine house
and later took him to jail.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
DROPPED $4,000 IN HARsoF
Messenger Boy Threw q Bag of Gold
From Ferryboat

4 lG.year-old messenger boy for tbe
hanking firm ii Bolognesi, fairfield a
Co. New York, carelps,Iy tossed bag
containing SO 900 in gold from the decs
Of the Ellis leland ferry boat to Police
man Meyer. who was on the pier To e.
cort the lad to his employers Office. Tb'
messengers sim was bad aud thv So ,0Ot
disappeared iu the water, having only ,
trail Of bubbles Twelve fishermen wer'
soon at woris tryiag to recover IL, ex
pscting large reward. George Pinker
ton brought up the treasure, lie received
$40 FOR his troubls. aud the Others re-
c.iy,d the bankers thauks.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
uous.keeper'scIub In Fairfax c ounty

The October meeting of the Woodlawn
Farmers and Housekeepers' Club wa
held at "Huntley." the home OF Harry
Pierson, Saturday and was we'll attend
ed. Many questions pertaining to prac'
teal farming were discussed.
The housekespers' session was especial
" pleasant and improving new-styl'
recipe book with wonderfully convent
enr index was shown by member OF tn
club. and met the needs OF the house
Keepers who examined ils merits.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
Wants Union with Canada.

st. Johns. y. r. Nov. 5.--A sensa.
tlon has been created here by the
formation by Former Premier Sir vii
liam Whteway and Former Attorney
General Donald Morrison Of a political
party which will appeal 10 the coun.
try next year on a policy having IN
view union with Canada. The new
party viii also oppose the present
Bond ministry and the regular oppo-
ton. led by Alfred MOrine.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
ARE.YoU GOING soUTH7
Iov Winter Tourist Rates via Sea-
board Air Line Railway.

Seaboard Air Line Railway an
nounces special WINTER TOURIST
rates 10 all the principal points in
Florida and the Southwest. Tickets
ON saIe October 18th TO April 30th,
returning until May 81, 1904.
The Seahoard offers most at
.tractive schedule. fast trains with
Pnllman's latest and most improved
Drawing Room Sleeping Cars; Dining
Car Service south Of Hamlet
Information as to rates, tickets,
etc. cheerfnlly furnished on applica
tion to the undersigned. H.S.Leard'
Dist. Pass'g'r Agent, Richmond, va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
A STRONG, VIGOROUS MAN
Is Liable to Break DOWn-Pe-ru-na is
Sure to Restore.

n TONIC is q medicine that gives tone
n to some part OF the system. There
"a are different kinds Of tonlcs, but
the tonic most needed in this country,
where catarrh is so prevalent, Is a
tonic that operates on the mucous mem-
branes.
Peruna is q tonic to the mucous mem
branes Of the whole body. 1t gives tone
to the capillary circulation which con-
stitutes these delicate membranes.
Peruna is a specific in its operation
upon the mucous membrane. Il h a
tonic that strikes at the root Of oil ca
tarrhal affections. 1t gives tone 10 the
minute blood vessels and the terminal
nerve hbres. Catarrh cannot exist long
where Peruna il used intelligently.
Peruna seeks out catarrh in all the hid
den parts OF the body.
Paul Landrum writing from Atlanta,
Ca, says:
"In January last began the use OF
your Peruna and Manalin for what was
termed organic heart trouble. At that
time could scarcely walk 10 nay place
Of business without stopping 20 rest and
on arrival felt completely exhausted.
Had severe pains in my heart and general
dizziness. After using the first bottle OF
Peruna began TO improve and today
feel that am a sound man and | work
fourteen hours a day without any bad
feeling. Paul Landrum.
A. NJ. Ikerd, an employee Of the c. b.
& @. r. r., West burlington. H., writes;
81 had catarrh OF the stomach and
small intestines for a number OF years.
! went to number OF doctors and got
no relief. Finally one of my doctors
sent me to Chicago and l met the same
fate. They said thoy could do nothing
for me, that had cancer OF the stomsch
and there was no cure. / almost thought
the same, for my breath was something
awful. 1 could hardly stand it, it was
so offensive. l could not eat anything
without great misery, and l gradually
grew worse.
"Tinally got one Of your books, and
concluded would try Peruna, and thank
God, I found a relief and a cure Tor that
dreadful disease. took five bottles OF
Peruna and two OF Manalin, and now
feel like a new man. There IS nothing
better than Peruns, and keep bottle
in nv house all the time."-A. NJ. Ikerd.
If YOU do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use Of Peruma,
write al once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement Of your case and he will
be pleased 70 give you his valuable sd-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Ssnitariun, Columbus,
| Ohio.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years by millions
OF mothers for their children while teeth
ing. with perfect 'uccess. IL soothes the
chiId. softens tn gums, allays all pains,
cures wind collie, and Is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold BY
Druqgists in every part oil the world
Twenty-Five cents q bottle. Be sure and
ssk for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
grrup." and taks no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
nh. Prn.nnrous South

An optimistic citizen OF Chattanooga
interviewed by the Times of that city,
estimates that tho South this year viii
receive S5jnO 900 For its cotton crop
5000. 600, 900 for its lumber and SlOO,-
900 900 for its cOtton.seed OIL product
ain addition 20 these" he continues
"there is the pig iron industry, snga'
and rice. so that the combihed industries
II the South for this year VIII not miss
the mark at 81 600, 100000. This l.
beyond any doubt rho banner year in the
history Of the South. "
The south, too, will produce a large
rorn crop aud considerable tobacco The
,ruck garden, fruit and melon Industry
has bfen unusu' lly pToiitab'e. Southern
cotton mi Il ard othsrmanufactnrn n2 in-
dustrlfs are nourishing, and the outlook
il in every way the best. Nearly all the
southern cities are growing rapidly, and
western produce is being shipped to
southern seaports for shipment abroad
The South. Indeed, has every reason to
he encouraged. Its resources give prom
$50 OF the greateft development, and de
ante itA much discussed problems and al
nnpropilious liticsl past, IL VIII ye'
roach the high destiny to which its al
vantages entitle II Nashville American
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
Th, neat Remedy For croup.
From the AtchisOn, Kan, Daily
Globe.

/ From the AtcnlsOn, MIL, lilia
Globe.
This il the season when the woman
who knows the best remedies for
Group il in demand in every neighbor
hood. One OF he most terrible things
IN the world is to be awakened ln t'r
middle of the night by a whoop from
one of the children. The croup rem
edies are alu ost as sure to be lost, n
case of Group, as n revolver J
sure to be lost in case Of burglars
There used to be an oldfashioned
remedy for Group, known rs hive
syrup and tolu. but some modern
mothers say that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is better and doe
not cost so much. II causes the
patient to throw mp the phlegm
quicker and gives relief IN shorter
time. Give this remedy as soon as
the croupy cough appears a-d il will
prevent the attack. 1t never fails and
is pleasant and safe 10 take. For sale
by NJ. NJ. Lewis, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
wsnts a Substitute For County cour,
Oay.

Most Of our Virginia counties are try
ipu to arrange some means by which our
people will continue 20 meet at the coun-
Nv seats once q month on eur old county
court days, so as to keep up the time
honored custom. Can't tais county do
tho same thing1 Can't we organize some
thing like monthly stock sale on the
4th Thursday sothaf every oae who has
ssork OF any Kind can bring It here on
that dsy and sell or tradc7- Nadison
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
OFFICER on MAINE KILLED
Lieutenant Bseeher Fractured ~
eLun Nv plunne Of 40 Feet.

Newport r. t. NOV 4.--Lieulenani
Albert l Bcooher ordnance officer Of
the hatdeship Nalne. iell from ne for
ward turrot 10 the handling room. a
distance or 40 feet. and war fatally
injured. He died an hour later with
out rceaining consciousness. AT the
time of the accident the battleshiD
was oil Gay Head en- route for
Menemsha Blight 10 engage in target
practice. Lieutenant Beecher vas ex'
amining articles Of ordnance. when he
lost his balance and pitched head fore
most through the the turret TO the
handling room. His skull was frac-
urcd and he was unconscious when
picked up.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
Three Negroes Are on Henrioo's
Grand Jury.

Great interest Is felt in the approach
irg session OF the grand jury Of Henrico
county. 1t is believed that the jury. Fil
90 into an investigation oi the elieg, q
irands and irregularities incident TO she
late primary. The personnel OF the jury
has been announced 1t may beasignii
cant fact that three negroes are amonp
this twelve.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
For a Bad Cold.

II you have a bad cold you need a
good reliable medicine like Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to loosen and
and relieve il, and to allay the irrita-
and Inflammation Of the throat and
lungs. For sale by NJ. N. Lewis, drug
gist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

Independence OF the isthmus Pro
claimed at Panama.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS sECsoT

Army and Navy officers Are lmpr'S
once and Government Of Three Con
suls and . Cabinet Is TO Be Or
ganized.
Panama. Colombia Nov 4--The IN
dependence OF the lsthmus was pro
claimed at 6 D. IN. yesterday. A large
and enthusiastic crowd OF all Dolitica'
parties assembled and marched to the
HEADQUARTERS OF the government troops
where Generals Tovar and Amaya
were imprisoned in the name oil the
republic of Panama. The enthusiasm
was immense, and at least SOOO oil Tue
men in the gathering were armed
The battalion of Colombian troops
at Panama fayors the movement
which is also thought to meet with the
approval Of at least two oil the gov
eminent transports now here
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
JUST WHAT YOU NEED.
Chamberlain's Stomach And Liver
Tablets

Chamberlain 3 Stomach Ana Liver
Tablets.
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite. ~
When you have a bad taste in the
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are constipated
p When you have headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite,
clanse and invigorate your stomach
and regulate your liver and bowels.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
NJ. NJ. Lewis, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

Hon. Frank Dunn, Alderman TweG-Fonrh District writes
from zs7 East Fifty.Eighth Street. New York City;
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen: "There remedy for brOkeHdown system
that eecfuaIy restore health as PeTuna
oVerworked suffer from The consequences OF
cold few doses OF Peruua up again quickly than
anything tried find especially valuable ior caIa'rn
cafarrh OF me soah ana
had the least symptoms of il since
Very truly,
FRANK DUNN Alderman 24fh Dist, NJ y City
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

Forsick headache try Chamberlain
stomach and Liver Tablets; they will
ward off the attack II taken in time.
For sale by NM. Lewis, druggist. !
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-28
BRIGHT BITS.

-Boy-"Polly, want a cracker?"
Bird-"Fire, nut or Georgia ?"-Judge
The trouble about never offending
people is that it leaves most of them
unconscious Of your existence-Puck
81 like man. she remarked, "who
says exactly what he thinks" about
somebody else of course" suggested
her chum.-Chicago Evening Post.
See what a big opal George gave
me for an engagement ring" Don't
you consider it unlucky?" ''weH. not
so unlucky as a small diamond
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak Dinners
ready, John" Mr.. Crlmsonbeak--'Wait
till l change my overalls." Never
mind taking them off, John; you've got
duck to carve. "-Yonkers Statesman
-Hostess-"won't you sing some
thing for us, Miss Screecher?" Miss
"Why-er-most of the
guests have gone home, have they not %
Hostess-"Yes; but some of them seem
inclined to stay here all ght."-Judge.
First Billionaire-"Did you max.
anything on that airship merger?'
Second Billionaire-"Oh, nothing to
speak of. Only $4,000, OOO." First Bill
lionaire-"Oh, well, every fifty million
counts, you know. "-ChicagoS Daily
News.
To what do you attribute your
longevity?' asked the reporter. my
which?" queried the oldest inhabitant.
Your longevity" repeated the report
er. Never had it. AS far as l can re-
member amt never had no such COM
plant. Pick.
IA Virginia woman has thirteen
sons, each Of whom is six feet tall"
Il should think she'd feel supersti-
tious about it,"
We'll. guess she doesn't feel SUPER
stitious enough to want another
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II guess you were right about Grim
die having made a lot of money in
the last few years"
What new light have YOU had on
the subject"
He has begun to kick about the
size of his aXess'-Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Borem-"I can't imagine whv
she was out when l called" Miss Pert
why. didn't you just tell me she
knew you were coming ?"-Philadelp
Ledger.
-Elsie-"You know. Dorothy. Bobby
is our first cousin" Dorothy ION whom
Bobby has made an unfavorable i'm
pression)-"Is he? Well, I hope he's
our last, that's all!"-Punch.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle CDem.) says
According to contemporary the
Panama canal treaty is deader than a
smelt,' and 1t must be admitted that il
has smelt dead for some time"
The Washington Post qnd) saws
Castro has succeeded in accommodating
a floating debt to foreign Powers of
S450O0,0O0, That man missed his call
ms when he did not go into Wall
street"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer DEM
says: The man who foresaw the two
minute trotter twenty-five years ago.
now comes OUT with lie claim that one
minute ana nifty seconds marks the
limit Of speed IN this class. II seems
= fairly safe assertion just al present.
but who can really tell?"
The indianapolis News 0ndJ says
1.-THE innocent swede who dropped In
for a friendly cali AZ oyster Bay and
was searched and hustled or on :
train hy The secret Eeryice officers may
have his own noii0ns since bis eE-
perienec about the equality and free
dom eEisung in fhin country"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-28
Personal.

The final inventory of the estate
OF the late Daniel L. Walls OF Mil
waukee has just been completed and
shows that the -decedent left property
valued at $7,3SO,O55.
For the first time in his life VIII
liam Butler Yeats, the distinguished
Irish poet, viii pay a visit to the Unit
ed States this fall He contemplates
a tour of all the principal cities.
Harry Ziegler. resident of Phila-
delphia and a member of the life-sav-
ing guard at Atlantic City, saved fifty
two lives during the six weeks Of the
season at that resort. ziegler is a
strong and daring swimmer.
king Alfonso of Spain recently dis
tinguished himself by shooting fero-
cious bull stampeded from a herd that
was being driven through the streets
of Madrid. The incident is given pub
licity i'll Spain as illustrating the young
monarchs courage and craftsmanship
and his ability to defend himself If at
tackled by assassins.
Bishop Potter of New York is ex-
periencing much difficulty in raising
the great sums necessary for the con-
struction of the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine. Many clergymen and lay
men of the diocese regard the project
as medieval and a decided waste of
money. SO strong is this feeling that
the bishop has been much disappoint-
ed at lack of contributions. Rich par
ishionerS seem to have closed their
pooketbooks for a time at least.
Dennis R. Creedon, a well-known
resident of East Orange, N. j., who
owns property valued at nearly $780,
900 and who receives d good income
from it every year, works every day
as a motorman of an Orange trolley
car at a salary of $1.90 a day. Mr..
Creedon does not do this because he
needs the money; he does it because his
physicians advise him to take up
some such occupation in the open air.
Creedon lives in a handsome residence.
Col. Sir Francis Aylmer Graves
Sawl, who died the other day, enjoyed
a baronetcy of curious origin His
grandfather owned a picture which
King William w. desired to purchase.
His majesty was politely informed that
the picture was not for sale, but if
the owner were thought worthy of the
dignity of a baronet he would respect
fully ask his majesty to accept the
picture as a gift. The baronetcy was
duly conferred and the picture chang
ed hands.
They say" in New York that the
Countess of Shaftesbury was a great
disappointment to number of those
who made her temporary acquaintance
during the yacht races. Apparently
her ladyship took delight in forgetting
from day to day the persons who had
been presented to her. She remem-
bered few of the military set, but as
rule her memory was distressingly
perhaps intentionally-bad. Alto
gether the countess is set down as
about the haughtiest proposition that
New York has had for years.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-28
why the Captain Declined.

Franklin Matthews of this city is
a member of the class Of 'SS at Cor
nell, and at commencement at Ithaca
the other day he responded for his
class, which was celebrating it's TWEEN
ty-year reunion at the almuni luncheon
says the New York Times. He told
a story of retired navy captain who
was asked to fire an old cannon in
order to bring to the surface of a
lake the body of a young man who
had been drowned. The captain nut
on his uniform, marched solemnly to
the edge of the lake, and fired the
cannon. Then he marched back home.
In the meantime a body had come to
the surface, but 1t was not that of
the young man. The captain was in
duced to return. Again he fired the
cannon. This time he waited to see
the result. Soon there was a ripple
and another body came UP; another
ripple and another body came to the
surface.
There" said the captain, take your
He waited on shore while the search
ers went out for the bodies. They
came back and reported that neither
was the body that was wanted. Would
nj ne nre the cannon once more?
No" said the captain. mo. by
gum. Do you think I'm going to SET
up In opposition to judgment day?"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-28
Foot Bali Days.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
The football days have come again. the
sladdest of the year:
One side OF Willie's nose is gone. and
Tom has lost an ear:
Heaped on the field, the PLAYERS iah
and punch and claw and tear.
They knock the breath from those he
meath and gouge without care.
They break each others arms and LEGS
and pull joints out of place.
Ana here and there Is one who GETS
his teeth kicked from his face
The freshman and the sophomore. be.
smeared with CRIME and mud
Go CALAMITY to get the ball and quit All
bathed in blood;
The senior knocks the Junior down and
kicks him in the chest
The high school boy is carried home
and gently laid to rest.
While here and there a crowded stand
collapsts meath It's weight.
And forty people get more than thev
paid for az the gate.
o. brave. o, happy. careless davst
How deep the mothers JOY
What time she thinks OF an the thinps
they're doing 10 her hoy
How proud she is 90 know that he is
on the team. how sweet
hlh face appears % her since d Is only
bloody meat
With honest pride abe lays awsv IA.
hmputafel faF
And puts bic eye lu alcohol 90 be q
souvenir.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-28
cause of Goodness.

When Gen. Fitzhugh Lee went home
after the war with Spain and the evac-
uation of Havana he made calls on
all his neighbors, as a matter of
course, and was received with mark
ed GOODNESS by the old chap who had
served under him during the rebellion.
says the Philadelphia Times. Lee
tried his best to warm the old friend
and neighbor up, and finally felt inn
PEELED to inquire what the matter
was.
General, I allow as how we've al
ways been friends?' asked the veteran
in return.
Yes, we have" replied Lee, and
there's nothing in the world l would
not do for you"
We'll there's just one thing 1 allow
you can do for me, and that is to send
me word half an hour afore you're
ready to die, so that l make haste to
shuttle off ahead of you.''
'Why?" asked Lee, his anna cement
increasing. what under heaven is your
reason for watning to die before me"
I'm mighty anxious" was the reply,
ito hear what in the h Gen. Ju-bal
EARLY says when he sees you a-comin
in the golden gate in a blue uniform. "