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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
REORGANIZATION.

meeting was held Friday evening in
Odd Fellows and Pythians Hall for the
purpose Of To organizing Stonewall
Lodge No. l, Sons of Sobriety. Tenn
porary officers were chosen and he meet
ing adjourned to meet at the call Of the
president pro TEN one night during the
coming week. Thirty members were
enrolled and obligated, and many have
signihed their intention Of joining at an
early date. Mr.. George \. Mills il the
president pro TEN, with W. j. McCalley
secretary
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
a Correction.

In The Free Lance of Thursday, March
9th, among the items OF list of writings
in Spotsylvanis, it was stated that G
W. Perry end wife had given a deed of
trust on land to f. W Smith. trustee
This is a mistake, and we regret that it
should have been made 1t should have
read: sc. W Perry and wife to J III.
Crabtree. deed for 174A acres of land -
Mr.. Perry is an enterprising citizen and
business man and has ample means to
meet all his obligations
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
EVERY HURCHorinstjtntioD srnnor,,

tNtRf CHURCH or institution supported
by voluntary contribution will be given
a liberal quantity Of Longman \ Marti-
nez Pure Paints whenever they paint.
NoIE: Have done so for twenty-seven
years. Sales Tens OF millions of gallons:
painted nearly two million houses under
guarantee to repaint ii not satisfactory
The paint wears for periods up TO eight
teen years. Linseed Oil must be added
10 the paint done in two minutes.)
Actual cost then'about 81 - IA gallon.
Samples free. Sold by our Agent. +. ID.
Cole. Fredericksburg. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
Receive Their Commission.

Capt. f. II. Revere, First Lieut.. +. NJ.
Larkin, and Second Lieut.. A. G. Billings
ley, the officers of the Washington Guards
recently elected, have received their com
missions from Gov. Montague, all having
successfully passed the examination.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
Mr.. M. c. Han Returns Hom.

Mr.. NJ. c. Hall, who was taken i'll in
Montgomery, Ala, where he was visit
ing relatives, was brought home Mon
day. He was quite sick, but stood the
TRIP iairly well He was accompanied
oy Mrs Hall, Mr.. S. S. bradford and
Miss Lula Braxton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
Get YourTomato Seed

Parties who have made contracts with
Roberts Bros. to raise tomatoes the com
ing season will call at Hotel Daunehl and
get their seed. Those who have not
made contracts and desire to do so will
also call at Hotel Dannehl and sign same
before the number of acres required are
taken
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10

Connections At fredericksburg with r.
=. Y. T., and Weems steamboat Co. Al
Orange With Southern K y and Chesapeake a
Ohio x. r.
The only line TO the Charlottesville and
wilderness Battleficlds
Eastern STANDARD Time. Daily ercent SIM
usy. W. Il. RICHARDS zen Nanap.,
Train 40. leaves Orange She s.h Mondny
In each month A. 3 I. NJ
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
Pickle Growers, Notice.

The Richardson Picking Company will
contract with reliable farmers for the
season ofl9O3 to grow small cucumbers
burr cucumbers and melons Liberal
terms
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
Card of Thanka

We wish to extend thanks to our many
new acquaintance for their Kindness tc
us in our sad bereavement.
l.. G. Jones and Daughter
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
HEADQUARTERS FOR BuIIDiN6
MATERIALS.

keep all kinds of North Carolina and
Virginia Lumber, dressed and undressed,
Shingles, Laths, Sash, Doors, and Blinds,
Lime, Cement, Calcine Plaster, Plasterine
Hair, Building and Paving Brick, Tin
and Iron Roofing, Cut and Wire Nails, all
kinds Ready-Mixed Paints and Dry Paint,
Linseed Oil, Turpentine, Dryer Varnish
and Lewis's White Lead, Paint Brushes
of all kinds, Window Glass and Putty,
Builders Hardware of all kinds, Tar
Roofing and Sheathing Paper.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe.
3. o. COLE
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
STEAM Err TOURIST.
Will Resume Her Regular Schedule
FRIDAY

The Steamer Tourist will leave Nor
folk Tuesday after thorough overhaul
ing and will arrive at Tappahennock
Wednesday. She will make her trim
Thursday to this city and on Friday re
sumo her regnlRr schcr nle
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
Helm Wanted.

Two farm hands wanted at once
Farm close TO Fredericksburg, Va Ap
ply at once.
Jno. W. Allison, Jr
fredericksburg Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
TO CURE coLDIN ONE oAy

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if il fails
to cure. Z. w. GrVes signature is on
each box. 25c.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG AND
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.

Schedule 'or 1903.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-10

Owing to a severe cold Rev. W. [
Smith was unable to fill his pulpit Sun
day. Mr. John f. Coleman, of the Thee
logical Seminary near Alexandria, preach
ed Sunday morning and evening at 81
Georges church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
THE MAGAZINES

Pearson's for July contains fine de-
scription, with illustrations Of the Grand
Canyon. OF the Colorado, which is twelve
miles wide and 5000 feet deep. a veritable
"Gap In the World as reads the title.
There is an interesting illustrated paper
on CLAN Fisheries Of the Mississippi
by Antoinette Van Hoesen. The clans
are utilized chiefly for the mother-of-
pearl within the shells, which Is converted
into buttons. . Mr.. Blakelee'sy paper on
fencing as "the sport of President Roose-
i. yelt' Is a good introduction to the art
and interesting is the Illustrated paper on
Carl Hagenbecks animal hunting expe-
ditions turnout the earth, by Raymond
Blathwayt. The fiction is excellent,
notably Mr., Vernede's illustrated 1.-THE
Maid, the Motor and the Man. NEW
York: The Pearson Publishing Col
Frank Leslie's contains an Interesting
and valuable account OF the expedition
undertaken by Eugene Andre thru the
heart of Venezuela, q region heretofore
little known, dra ined by the Caura river
a tributary of the Orinoco. The expedf-
ton was scientific and It brought back
many new species Of orchids, birds, mini
illustrated. A notable paper is that by
Judge Henry Shute, entitled IA Few
Real Boys the f1rst Of series OF the
Judges "reminiscences Of boys. Lawrence
Perry tells about the traffic in wild
beasts,san in IA Border Judge and his
Court Mr., Olson tells how Judge
Parker dealt out justice in the federal
court for the western district OF Arkan-
sas. There are several very good stories,
of which .t,Fne Girl and the Editor and
1.-THE Parsons Horse" are Conspicuous in
interest and there Is an interesting sketch
of Viola Alien New York: 14l-f47
Fifth ayenuel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
sPEcuLATlNe IN TITLES
Golfers.

Over.speculation in the title market
seems to be waning, like over-specula ton
in Wall street. The Thaw-Yarmouth
marriage was a useful object lesson, like
the Morgan undigested securities. The
press, the public and the brothers Of the
Pittsburg bride showed a tendency to
examine the real nature Of the aristocratic
stock disposed Of in the American mar
ket.
The general decision was that the earl
was listed too high. He might be worth
something, but he was not worth the price
for which he was offered-a pretty Ameri-
can girl with a generous income Of her
own. The. title was good, the prospects
for a, still higher title were excellent, but
the other part of the property, the BRIDE
groom himself, was put down by the ex-
aminers at low figure. Still, II she
conducts her investment with executive
skill, Miss Thaw may come out with a
balance on the right side Of the ledger.
All she needs to do is to reorganize her
husband, and almost any wide-awake
Pittsburg heiress is capable of that.
She probably likes the earl. A mans
attention is attracted to a woman because
she has violet eyes or a delicate profile,
and aftersa while he loves her for q hun
dred other reasons. A girls attention is
focused on q youth because he is called
Lord Something, and her interest is grad
ually changed by nature into love. Let us
not be discouraged Many an American
girl who puts her money into mediocre
foreign nobleman manages her affairs with
such dexterity that she is never forced to
repent OF her investment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
The Janitor's Cows.

A bicycle rider writes to The Jour-
a ls7tto inquire whether janitors Of the
public schools have any special privileges
In regard to bicycle paths. 1--WE have mo-
ticed this summer" he writes, that the
ianitor Of the futile school, in Southeast
Minneapolis. leads his COWS, morning and
evening. on the Talmadge avenue bicycle
path, and also ties them on the same, SO
that bicycle riders often have to dis
mount to pass the big animals on the
path"
SO far as we know, the legislature Of the
state, in the pursuance Of liberal policy
OF encouragement Of education, has never
conferred special privileges upon school
janitors as to where they may pasture
their cows, nor has It given them the
special use OF bicycle paths as means
Of getting to the pasture. Neither do We
md III the statutes any grant!of aiyprivi-
1ege to permit said cows to repose on
bicycle paths. Nothing of the sort can
be found In the city ordinances and the
janitorial contracts Of the board OF edu-
cation contain no concessions as to cows.
Tho janitor has probably conferred the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
Books and Authors
INSPIRATIONS cARE.TAl<.Nc

The late Philip James Bailey, who lived
into his eighties, wrote comparatively
little poetry aside from his "Festus,"
which, in spite OF the severe criticism of
some people who do not appreciate what
is good in poetry, has readers yet. Bal
ley's "Festus" was first published in 1888
or 1899. The first edition appeared in
thin volume. and Bailey. on looking over
1t, was seized again with the divine af
Hiatus and entered upon the work Of add
Ing to and altering the text, 80 that when
a second edition appeared, after three
years, readers found that the poets ma
turer thought had doubled the length of
sFestus Not satisfied with such copi-
Gus revision, Bailey effected several other
revisions, so that, when he was 80 years
old, the poem was three times as long
as it was: when 1t first appeared, and it
continued to grow, SO that the last edi-
tion shows that the original text has been
revised almost. out sight. Of course, If
Bailey had not been a gentleman of'inde-
pendent means, he could not have taken
the time for al this publishing and re-
vision. On general aesthetic principles a
poet, who is described by Mr.. Bailey as
an UNDERWATER to. God, ought to fol-
low him in his sedulous revision of each
line he writes. Bailey, who deemed him
self inspired, yet worked his hardest on
revision and the polishing process.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
Porto Rico's Prosperity.

Natural trade tendencies seem to be
working out prosperity for Porto Rico. A
short time ago the Ponce branch of the
Porto Rico board of trade issued an appeal
for protection to the coffee interests Of
the island. But altho Porto Rico coffee
was unknown to Americans before annex
alton the consumption Of Porto Rico cof-
fee in the United States is growing rap
idly. Once there is liking for the island s
coffee here, the industry should rapidly
revive.
From January to June this year more
than 100000 worth Of coffee was ex-
ported from Porto Rico to the United
States, as compared with only 81, 00o
worth in the same period Of last year.
There is also an excellent tendency to-
wards Investigation Of agriculture. Amer
lean capitals going into oranges, twenty
times as many of which were exported
this year as last. & Experiments made by
the department of agriculture show that
sea, island cotton can be successfully
grown in Porto Rico. The little island IT,
already, under American rule the most
prosperous OF the West Indies, and will
soon be more so.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
Some Improvement,

South Carolina is certainly Improving:
1t has got to such a point thatsat prejudice
exists against murder. At least James
alleges that he cannot have a fair trial
in Columbia because Of the prejudice that
there exists. After a while, In some parts
of the south, offenses against negroes will
be recognized as, crimes, and the time is
coming, perhaps, when the killing Of
negro will be considered murder. In
deed, the revelations as to the horrors of
the peonage system which has existed in
Alabama under an unconstitutional state
law. will probably have the effect Of re-
yiving some of the old-time southern sym
pathy for the negro. It is good to see
the interest that Is being taken In the
work Of the federal grand jury by the
people of Alabama as whole, tho here
and there the old habit Of rejecting every
untoward fact as an assault on the south
has cropped out.
Such awful atrocities as the lynching.
in Belleville, ILL.,, a week ago, and that;
awful tragedy at Wilmington, Del, last
night, serve to remind US, however, that,
primarily, the. crime of negotiating is
racial rather than sectional. A writer
in Harper's Weekly argues thatsnuch Of
the race hatred and friction now so evil
dent in the south is due chiefly to what
he calls "the new negro crime" the crime
of negro men against white women. He
argues that II it could be suppressed, a
| friendly relation of the races could be
lre-established.i 1t is maintained that this
crime is due largely to the negroes new
idea Of equality, it being unknown in. slave
| times, or even during the civil war, when
| the women were at the mercy Of the
slaves. It is this crime which makes the
south hysterical on the race question, and
| it is no wonder when, except In cities,
women have become so fearful that they
1dare not go abroad or remain at home
without protection. Congressman Bank
head of Mississippi says that since his
state has virtually disfranchised the ne
gro there has not been a single instance
of the. 'negro's new crime" there.
It is. said, too, that since disfranchise-
ment in Alabama, there has been an APP
preciable: decrease in the number Of out
RACES. If this is true, it will be Il credit
for the new system against the debit OF
that natural injustice to an inferior race
kept in an inferior political status which
shows itself in such crimes as Those 81
the peonage system.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
A Righteous Judge.

In these days of much hating of courts
in the administration Of Justice and a
corresponding increase of lawlessness in
note the career of Judge Isaac c. Parker
late Of the United States district court for
the western district of Arkansas, as set
forth in Frank Leslie's for July.
Judge Parker, who presided there from
May, 1875, to September, 1896, made a
record of sentencing 172 criminals to
DEATH Of whom 80 were hanged When
Parker arrived at Fort Smith, where
court was held, Arkansas was in state
Of anarchy thru the Brooks Baxter feud
and the neighboring Indian Territory was
the refuge Of all the thieves and muir
derers in that region. The court at Fort
Smith had jurisdiction over all the whites
a jurisdiction Of $4,000 square miles, law
less territory thruout.
Parker went into his work with strong
business determination and started with
eighteen murder cases and of ninety-one
criminal cases tried at his first term.
there were 4S convictions, including lar
ceny, murder, assault, whisky selling II,
violation of law and manslaughter.
Parker banished sentiment, sympathy and
politics from the court. He denounced
the sentimentality of the women who
carry cakes and jelly into jail for
deep-dyed criminals. He became a terror
to the lawless, who found they had to
deal with judge who could not be turned
aside from his purpose Of doing equal
and exact Justice, which alone is the
guaranty of security In charging the
grand jury in 1895, Judge Parker said:
you are to teach the people, every
where, a wholesome lesson, and that. is
that they must rely upon the law and
upon it's enforcement for their protection
and not upon mob violence; not upon that
spirit that causes people to degenerate
into a mob and become criminals them
selves In an effort to seek protection.
Sometimes you will find that good men
are involved in things of that kind. I,
is because they have lost all confidence
in courts and juries. You say to com
muntty that as surely as a crime Is com
mitted so surely will the party who has
committed it be brought to merited JUS
tice, as the law prescribes that punish.
mept. and in you won't find any mobs
in that community. There are no MODS
in the counties OF this state (Arkansas,
which are in this jurisdiction. And it j.
a rare exception that mob violence exist.
in the Indian country
i The juries rarely failed to sustain hin
because he laid bare the crime unde1
Il consideration in all its hideousness ant
menace to society and left the jury witt
a distinct impression that they as Jurors
/ had great moral duty to perform il
defense Of the public. He infused hi!
i own law-abiding spirit thruout his Inn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23

! It is estimated that the total foreign
commerce of the United States for the
year ending with June 80 will be about
s2,425, 100000, the largest in s'oir history,
tho the balance Of trade Is smaller
than in recent years and the imports are
responsible for making the years trade
the largest in history. These figures will
be found satisfactory or not, according to
the point Of view. Those. who sets great
store by the so-called favorable balance
of trade viii, declare that tbs q bad sign,
to have the excess Of exports over imports
fall even to s42o,ooo,ooo. Those who re-
gard the excess Of exports over: imports as
being merely payment Of our debts abroad
will take the decreasing excess as good
sign that our debts are diminishing, and
that we are now beginning to import more
because the foreign world owes us more
than It used to.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
!, Statistics Of our; trade with Cuba co,

s Statistics Of our trade with Cuba con-
tinue toSgive force TO the demand for
reciprocity with that country. Tho
Cuban exports to the United States con-
tinue to g, increase, and we now take abou,
$50, 100000 OF the. island, S sse4, ooo, 900 OF
exports, our exports to Cubasare decreas-
ing.5Fhe 20 and 40 per cent reductions
offered American rprod duets in the treat,
OF reciprocity would soon give our man.
ufacturers control Of the Islands trade
but now France, pain and Germany are
enlarging their exports Cuba while ours
decline. sI, n g: q So 9, =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
LITERARY. NOTES.

The Baker & Taylor Company, 1887
e Seventeenth street.. New York. have
published 'The Body Beautiful" by Nan
nette Margruder Pratt who, an intelli.
gent believer in physical culture per-
ceives rightly that it embraces much more
than :calisthenics; it is rather the whole
science Of living, getting the bestsout OF
life IN the right way, by proper eating, and
drinking, sleeping, bathing, exercising to
keep every organ of the body in good
working order. She does not believe in
any attenuated diet. She, In a most
persuasive way, offers recommendations
as to making the body beautiful, which,
so far as women are concerned, cannot be
accomplished by women thru the tight
lacing and disfiguring strait corset and i'm
prudent eating. The book is Illustrated:
For sale in Minneapolis by N. Mccarthy:
The Gospel Trumpet Publishing COM
I,any, Moundsviile, Wa, has published
a volume entitled what Shall Do to Be
Saved?" with illustrations, by e. e. By
rum, who makes his appeals from the
standpoint of what is called the sold
fashioned" gospel: basis, and has not been
at all convinced that the Bible Is an ag-
gregatfon of fables and frauds which mod
ern science has annihilated. -
The Neale Publishing company. Wash
ington, D. c., has published a story en-
titled "Claris," by Leo st. Clair, who
draws upon his imagination very c1everlY
for narrative Of the polar trip of s. A,
Andree and his companions Strinberg and
FraenkeI, as he thinks 1t might have been.
He makes them reach the pole and de-
scend a black chasm, such as Americas
Symmes describes in his Polar vision, and
land in an delectable region where there
is no gravitation. They find a magnificent
palace and a throng OF men and beautiful
women and the Kings daughter loves one
Of the explorers and the story suddenly
ends. The Polar paradise is fully de-
scribed but at present Andree has not
himself reported. Price 75 cents.
David Belasco, the drarnatist, very sen
sibiy replied to somebody who urged him
to hurry UP and complete a play he was
writing: II can't write plays with both
hands; must take time for what / do i
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mediate environage and influenced his
whole enormous judicial district of $4,000
square miles to the conviction that at
Fort Smith there was at last a judge
who charged strictly according ssto evil
dence and would Ietkno guilty mans escape
II The could prevent: It. His PRESCRIPTION
for the disease OF mob lawlessness Is the
only effective one. In such states as
Kentucky. where whole communities are
disgraced by lawless a6ts, the rcstora-
ton of public confidence In courts and
juries will end the rule Of assassins.
'feudists and mob lawlessness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23

The refinement Of our civilization is
greatly superior to that Of. the ancient
Romans. We can boast q former mayor
of New York who is proud of having
eaten 81 pounds Of beefsteak at a meal.
and last night in trying to Guido him a
professional gourmand ate 81 pounds of
steak, 100 clans, 50 oysters, two loaves
of bread, a bunch of asparagus and ten
crabs. ~ 81
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SOCIETY.


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