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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Mall eso Thief confesses.

St. Louis, oct "a telegram was
received here by the superintendent
of a well-known detective agency from
the agency superintendent in Denver,
TO the effect that A. W. Hammond,
alias T. II. Crosby, who was arrested
there on Friday. has confessed to the
robbery Of a mail pouch at Springfield
Junction. ILL.,. on April 10 last and will
not be brought here for trial on the
charge Of fraudulently securing money
from the Lincoln Trust company. The
telegram says Hammond also con
fessed to crooked deeds at Asbury
Park. n. J.. and Germontown. Pa
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
q Popular Domestic Service

While the kitchen has no attraction for
girls who have their living to make,
there is one department oidomestic work
which remains popular with them. Girls
have no objection to becoming nursery
maids. The schools Tor training of infants
nurses are fall aud crowded Yet the
nurse hos less liberty than the cook and
loses more sleep. The compensation 10
in more pleasant surroundings and in
her closer relations with the family
which employs her She grows fond oi
her charge and the baby's mother re-
ceives her with sppreciative kindness.
In short, she enjoys home life which
other domestics lack. To reinves the
position OF cook with like attractions
seems TO be the problem Of the hour.
Now that many kinds OF employment
are open to women the question of max
ing the cooks position desirable Ia up
TO all housekeepers.- baltimore Sun.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08

Princeton. n. j., oct 5.-Before the
students in Marquand Chapel the Rev
DR.. Henry Vandyke preached ser
mon on the text Turn ye not aside
He severely scored corruption in mod
ern politics, and pointed to tht
Prophet Samuel as the cleanest OF
politicians Dr. Vandyke said: "rhC
general tendency in politics is to gel
there any way you can, and too Otter
the end iustifes the means. You
know well that success in this field
of public affairs is not possible to the
scrupulors. In public life you must
bend your principles to conciliate tho
bad people whose vote you need.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Hon Graham cIsYtor Dead

Hon. Graham Claytor. State Senator
from Bedford county, died suddenly ~
his home Monday oI heart disease. since
his election 10 the Virginia Senate Hon
Graham ClRytOr had been actively i1en
titled with most oi the important lrgis
latiOn before the General Assembly. Mr.
Claytor wa- candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress Ia 1907
from the Sixth Virginia district but wa
defeated by Mr. Carter Glass after Il
spirited contest. Two books that at
tracted considerable local notice wer-
written by MIR. Claytor, aud some year,
ago he was a frequent contributor to
monthly magazines Mr. Cleytor wa
born in Bedford county about 30 year,
ago. lie il survived by his widow, wh,
was Miss Marian Bell Of Bedford City
and several children. Mcilenry Clay tor
owner and editor OF the Roanoke VA
Times, il one Of his surviving brothers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
FREDERICKSBURG, w., THURSDAY OCTOBER g. 1903.
ANARCHISTS RoUT SOCIALISTS
Clash at Barre. VI, Results IN Two
Men Beinu Shot. Orc Fatally.

Nc, Beino Shot. Ore Fatally.
p,rro W 0ct one man diving.
onofbor suffering from a serious. but
rot necessarily fatal bullet wound.
and third under arrest. charged
with firing the shots. IS the outcome
of tho laf,ri clash befwoen the An.
archi.te and so,iali,fs of this city.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
To Fatten Oysters.

In his annual report the L. ; Commits
siOner Of Fish and Fisheries says: Th'
experiments which have been carried oI
for several years at Lynnhayen, Va. T.
perfect method by which oysters caI
be iattened and improved in flavor ane
food value are meeting with encouraging
success. Means have been found 10 sup
ply proper food and in asystematic man
ner. and il il believed In another season
il can be demonstrated that oysters cai
be fattened for market by simple econo
mical means. This will make the indus
try far more profitable than the present
method OF allowing the oysters 70 grow
under natural conditions. which il Away
uncertain and often will not give th'
beat results.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08

Everybody's Magazine for October has
been received from the Ridgeway- -Thayei
Company in New York In its most con
spIcuous article, "1he Madness OF hucl
Money" Alfred Henry Lewis daringly
depicts the iollies OF the new rich. WIN
Payne contributes a character sketch OF
Chicago, incidental to the Tooth anniyer-
sary of the settlement OF the city. A
study Of the strange personally OF La
bouchere is entitled "Labby." Heroes
Of the Hour" tells the story OF men who
have risen to heroic heights during The
past year. In the fifth OF "A series ol
Significant AutObiOgraphes' the ex-
perience OF bank cashier IL given Other
good articles and six clever stories CON-
nl.fe fhia desirable issue.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
catarrh Cannot be cursd

with LOCAL APPLICA lions, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca.
tarrh is blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly On the
blood and mucus SUI faces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not quack medicine. It was
precribed by one Of the best physicians in
this country for years and is a regular
prescription. It's composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the bes
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
ton of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wondert'b results In curing
Catarrh. Send for to Esm0nials, free.
+. j. Cheney q Co. Props, Toledo 0
UallsFamily Pills are the osst.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
TRIED SUICIDE AT NIAGARA
saloonkecper Attempted TO Throw
Himself over the Falls.

Niagara Falls, \. Y, oct. John
Phillips. So years Of age, a saloon.
keeper at Lciccstcrshire. attempted
suicide by throwing himself over
Niagara Falls. Ho is now under ar
rest. Phillips wadod into the rapids.
The water was above hts knees. when
he slipped and fcll and his body was
swept towards the brink. $50 feet dis
tant He n0atcd head first towards
the falls and was carried 80 or Az
feet. when his body was caught by a
counter current and carried in toward
shore.
In the mean time a woman who was
with him screamed for help. Several
men ran down stream to spot where
q big log extended into the river \
man named Arnold. a friend OF Phil
lips. crawlcd out as far as he could
on this log. and when Phillips was
swont lnshore by the eddy he man
aged TO catch his clothing. A liyins
chain was formed and Arnold and his
burden were drawn to shore.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Floating Bar Rooms.

IL il said that certain enterprising per
sons have converted fishing arks anchor
ed in Hunting creek into liquor dis-
pensaries for the purpose OF stacking
the thirst OF individuals who DO most Of
their drinking on Sunday. The custom.
ere. il ia alleged, go TO the arks In small
boats. These floating bar rooms are
within the police jurisdiction Of this city
and the owners may be compelled to
raise anchor and drop farther south
tI.~o,Jrfa Eozatta
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Boston Cinnamon Preparing for Fight.

Boston. Oct. 5.-The police arrested
Guey Tong as he was attempting to
smueele a package Of 300 3S-calibre
cartridges into building alleged to be
the headquarters of local highbinders
The police connect Guey Tong's move
ments with the feud between the gam
blers Of Chinatown and the so-called
reform element, which resulted Fri
day night in the murder of one China
man and the wounding Of a second
II Is believed that both parties are
preparing for desperate fight and the
police are seeking to disarm those sus
pected OF being involved in the feud.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
SHOT FOR REFUSING TO DRINK
John Hudson Used Pistol When
Friends Refused Whisky.

Media, Pa, Oct. 5.-sJohn Hudson, Of
this place, shot four persons at his
home here BECAUSE they refused TO
drink with him. None Of them was
fatally injured. Hudson had been
drinking. and when he arrived home
he found several friends there. lie
took a bottle Of whisky from one ol
his pockets and invited all present te
have a drink. They refused and Hud
son became greatly ineensed- Ht
drew revolver from his pocket and
fred It point blank at the company
Mrs John Hudson was struck in the
cheek. Miss Rebecca Hudson received
a bullet in the shoulder, Charles T
Farley received a bullet wound in the
temple and Mrs. Farley was bit In the
neck. Hudson was arrested after q
struggle with the police.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Good Roads Association.

At Herndon, Fairfax county, on Sat
urday was organized the Dranesyille
District Good Roads Association, with
W. Il. Miller, Of Herndon, president; DR.
+. l.. Detwiler, Mathew Middleton, MaA
Weihle, Il. l.. jenkins, vice presidents,
George +. Buell., secretary; DR.. II. Il
Hutchinson, treasurer; directors. + Dyer
Conrad Shear, Thomas Thornton, X. j.
Harrison and W. l.. Palmer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
woMAN's HEEL KILLED HIM
Fat Bather Trod On Conductors Toe
POISONING His Blood.

Chester. Pa, oct. robert Por
ter. OF sharon Hill, died here as the
result of an operation he underwent
on Thursday, when his leg was am
putated. While in bathing at Atlantic
CITY last summer a woman Of large
huld stepped on his big toe, which
became sore.
Blood poisoning set in and 1t was
found necessary 20 amputate the toe
about three weeks ago. The member
became worse instead Of better and
was amputated above the knee on
Thursday.
Mr.. Porter was a passenger con
ductor on the Pennsylvania railroad
having been in the employ OF the
company for 80 years. lie was 8
years old.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
wnman Awardea ZOO pamaaes.

London. Oct 5.-Miss Mary Archer
formerly Of Milwaukee, who sued thf
Sacred Heart Convent for damages foT
dismissal from the order and incar
ceration in an asylum on the ground
OF insanity, and also for remuneration
for II years services, has been award
cd $4,000 damages. $4,000 for wages and
$4,000 for wrongful dismissal after her
liberation from the asylum. The YER
dict of the jury was cheered in court
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08

indianapolis. Oct. 5.-George b.
Williamson. Of Chicago. and Martin
Welch. Of GAINESVILLE. Wis, clerks in
the auditors department Of the Cen
tral Union Telephone Company, com
mitted suicide by shooting themselves
through the head The two were
brought here from Chicago by the COM
pany four months ago and were close
friends. They killed themselves at
their separate boarding houses. The
officials are investigating in the belief
that the two friends planned the dou-
bic suicide. Williamson's suicide Is
thought to have been the result OF
disappointment in love affair.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Ran a Ten Penny Nail Through His
Hand.

While opening box, j. @. Mount,
of Three Mile Bay, n. Y, ran ten
penny nail through the fleshy part
of lis hand. II thought at once OF
all tNe pain and soreness this would
cause me, "he says, "and immediately
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
occasionally afterwards. To my sur
prise it removed all pain and soreness
aud the injured parts were soon
healed" For sale by M. Nj. Lewis
druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Uirnlnia Cattle for Export.

John II. Whitemore, OF Lexington, solo
to Myers 4 Houseman, of Baltimore, for.
ty head OF shorthorn highgrade csttle
that averaged $40 pounds each, the
heaviest weighing $50 lbs. They wer,
put on board of vessel in Baltimore for
London.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
rrxIna to rdaKe al aepIe corasI

Trying 70 daKe an apple Corner.
Salem. y. T., oct 5.-F0rcign deal.
ers and commission men are appar-
emily trying 10 corner the apple mar
ket in South Jersey. Last year the
same tactics were used. when they
paid 81 per barrel This year they
offer $50 20 s.. One agent has
bought 1900 barrels and put them in
cold storage here. anticipating a rise
I'm the market.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
GEN. BUTLER WOUNDED
Rock Thrown Into Train Almost
Cuts or His Ear.

Gen. VI. e. Butler. former United States
Senator from South Carolina. while go
ing south Monday on "a Seaboard All
Line train. was strIck on the head when
near Richmond with stone thrown
through the Pullman window and sev
erely wounded Ills scalp was cut and
one Of his ears was nearly severed.
Glen. Butler had his wounds dressed on
the train lie telegraphed for his family
physician 10 meet him when he reached
his home in South Carolina. No other
passenger was injured though Mirs y
Il. Winston, of Glen Allen, narrowly
missed being struck
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Me and l..
From the New York Press.

The frequent misuse OF the pronours
81" and "Me" is not confined to the ig-
norant alone. People eoieducation, grad
yates OF universities who boast OF their
culture, are often ss badly tangled up as
the aged darkey who, trying to teach his
children the Bible from memory, came to
the passage where Christ says, BE ofgood
cheer; II il I; be not afraid" This is the
way he delivered IT, Brace mp. boys; it's
me: don't git skeered." There was once
a rspping at O cabin door in the wild
woods. "Who's there2' cried the inmate,
reaching for his gun, and a voice called
haek at il l." "Who In the blazes il
~? / don't know you" "It's ME; lei
me ipr' "Ohl Certainly; come right IN
aud quit your fovlin''
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Richmond Horse.Show. 1903

For this occasion tickets to Richmond
and return, including one admission to
the Horse Show, will be sold Oct. 18th
to 18th inclusive, at rate OF one fare for
the round trip, plus 80 cents admisssion
Final limit for return, Oct. 18th, 1903
Continuous passage In each direction.
Il G. G. Cox, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

W. W. Woodward has sold 100 acres
of his former home in Middlesex. iuclud
ing the buildings. 10 Mrs ". y Sheckel-
ford for -, 200. and 2jO acres, n part Oh
Wood Grove" to T. A. Jones, Tor -
300.
The Baptists will build a church near
Sampsons wharf. in Northumberland
county. the land for which ha@ been
donated. Wayland f. Dnnawsy will
be the pastor.
The new Alton NJ f. church. in Hack >
Neck. Lancaster county, will be dciica
ted on the fourth Sunday in October
Services AZ ! ] IN. and , 30 p m DiG
ner served on the grounds
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
special Excursions to Niagara Fails

will leave Washington via b. K o. X. r.,
P.&R. r. r. and l.. V. R. X. at $40
a. m. September 11th and 25th and
October 9th; spd via +. 4 r., Buffalo
and N. Y. c. x II. r r. X. ut 800 q. m,
September 18th, and October End and
re Roupd triafrom Erederieksburx 81 !,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Seven Children Ate Poisoned Bread

New Orleans. Oct 5.-seven little
orphans in St. John Beechman's female
colored orphan asylum ate bread
smeared with poisonous paste which
was intended to kill rats. Two of the
children are dead and the rest are In
the hospital very i'll.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08

For pleasant physic take Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Easy to take. Pleasant In effect.
For sale by M. NJ. Lewis, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Gained Forty Pounds In Thirty Days

For several months our younger
brother had been troubled with
indigestion. He tried several rem
edies but got no benefit from them.
We purchased some of Chamberlain's
Stornech and Liver Tablets and he
commenced taking them. Inside OF
thirty days he had gained forty
pounds in flesh. He is now fully re-
covered. We have good trade on
the Tablets.-HoLLEY Bros, Mer-
chants, Long Branch, Mo. For sale
by M. NJ. Lewis, druggist.
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RARE BARGAIN. For saie--one q tina
- ,',,i,rnv.d farms in the State. For partic0-
80 uo. address ". III. Culpepper. Camilla Ga.
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Painful Plies Become Painless at
Once and Are Cured in Short Time.

1t almost pays to have the piles 50
great is the feeling Of relief when PSra~
mid Pile Cure is applied. They are in the
form OF suppositories and reach the al
fcctrd parts at once and the ,1in ceases
and 4 mild feeling Of ease ana comfort
takes it's place. The healing process De-
gins Immediately and continues as long
as the cure is administered until the
sufferer Is perfectly and completely well.
How much more sensible is this method
than the barbar0us torture inflicted by
the knife and instruments? How much
more satisfactory to be able TO admins
ter simple effective remedy in the pri-
humiliation of an examination and opera
ton IN the physicians chair.
Pyramid Pile Cure cures piles to stay
cured Thousands and thousands OF sCf-
ferers the country over have found this
out through the testimony Of their friends
and others. and the sale of this remedy is
increasing enormously every week and
month 1t is certainly glorious thing
10 be able 60 make great numbers OF peo-
pie happy and nothing will cause hap
pinees SO much or do it so quickly as
relief from pain and the cure OF dreadful
disease. The proprietors Of Pyramid Pile
cure therefore. have great feeling Of
qualification and happiness themselves
when the letters from former sufferers
come pouring in on them telling of the
wonderful cures and rejoicing and giving
thanks for their dsliverancc from this
terrible disease.
Pyramid Pile Cure is for sale by all
druggists at so cents a package or will
be sent at once in plain wrapper on re-
ceipt of price by Pyramid Drug Company,
Marshall. Mich.
Write for free booklet on the nature
treatment and cure Of piles
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GERMAN TROOPS MAssAcRED.
Hottentota Rise Against the Kaiser's
Garrison in Africa.

Beaufort West. Cape colony November
Att is reported here that tho German
garrison at Wormoaa in German South
vest Africa. has been annihilated by the
Hottentots. Warmbad Is a mission sta
tion in Great Namaqualand South Africa.
about IS miles east of the mouth and
% miles north of the Orange river.
Capetown. November 2.-The German
consul here confirms the rumor Of native
rebellion in Damaraand. n country OF
Southwest Africa, a9fming 4 part of the
German possessions Jhere. a German
non-eommlssioncd officer commanding ae
Warmbad was killed and the chief OF the
rebels has been shot down. Other rumors
10 the effect that a commanding officer
and another body Of troops have been
Nilled Indicates q greater disaster.
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PORTS ARE CLOSED BY
SAN DOMINGO.
United States Minister Disregards
the Blockade and the Situation
Is angerous-Arrival OF
Foreign Ships Anxious
iy Awaited.

Santo Domingo. November 1.-THE Dom
inican government has issued . decree an
nouncing that the northern ports Of the
republic are closed 10 maritime COM
merce.
The political situation is unchanged.
The arrival Of foreign war ships is anx-
iously expected
The clyde Line steamer Cherokee. which
returned here from Macori, where she
went to see United States Minister Pow
ell, after having been prevented from
entering Puerto Plata, on the north coast.
by a Dominican war ship, has been or
dered to SANTANA. TO await there the ar
rival OF Foreign war ships. The situa-
ton Is dangerous.
The government intends to prevent yes
sells from entering the northern ports,
but Minister Powell has declared the
blockade non-effective. The German con-
sui has protested against the action Of
the Dominican government In closing
the ports.
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ACRE DISPUTE is SETTLED.
Treaty Between Brazil and Bolivia To
Be Published.

Rio Janeiro November 3.--The Acre dis
pute has been settled. The treaty on the
subject viii be signed this week ana Wiz
be published after ii receives the ap-
proval Of congress.
The principal points which were under
consideration in the Acre dispute was
whether the territory beyond the tenth
degree Of latitude shall become Brazilian
territory. Brazil 70 pay Bolivia SIS 0oo 600
and allow Bolivia the right to send Acre
products to brazilian ports on the ANA
zon river
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--~~X bfce$&z between EidlQenHOO0 ana
~ - womanhood, should have
every care Parents are
often TO blame for endan-
gering their daughters health by allow
ing them TO overwork, allowing them to
attend parties and other places OF amuse-
ment and the indulgence Of other habits
which tend to excite the nervous system.
There should be a good understanding
both OIL the parents part and that of the
Young girl and we can heartily recon-
mend book called the Common Sense
Medical Adviser" edited and published
by DR.. r v Pierce, at Buffalo, n. Y,
which can be obtained BY sending Il one
cent stamps for the cloth bound, or II
one-cent stamps for copy Of the paper
edition, which will be sent by express
or mail The Young girl and the young
woman at this time IN her life is weight
ed down BY periodical disabilities which
become hard TO bear. What is needed
is a tonic for the wo,nanlY system.
Something over a third Of Il century
ago, Or. r. V Pierce, the specialist in
woman diseases, of the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, n Y,
hit upon certain roots herbs and bark9,
which, made into q liquid tonic, gave
relief and strength to the womanly
system. During the past thirty-six years
this vegetable compound has sold more
largely than any other medicine intended
only for woinau's diseases II is called
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Few
women in the United States have not
heard of its splendid remedial qualities,
for il is Prescription that can always
be depended upon when women suffer
Cupid has no place i'll girls heart if
she is nervous ana irritable, feels dragged
down, worn ont for no reason that She
can think OF, in such cases the body is
not sound The nervousness and other
symptoms are telegraphed all over the
body by the nerves, which is the tele-
graphic system OF Tie human BODY, be-
cause the weak spot demands attention
The weak back, dizzy spells and black
circles about the eyes are only symptoms.
Go to the source of the trouble and cor
rect the irregularity. Stop the drains on
the womaniy system and the other svrnp-
toms will disappear. This can be done
easily and intelligently. So sure of it is
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
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FEVER TAKES A NEW START.

Laredo, Tex. November 6.-Yellow f.
yer conditions during the past twenty
four hours. as indicated by the Official
reports, are not so favorable as yester-
day
The official bulletin tonight shows new
cases. eighteen; deaths four; total num-
Der Of cases to date. Sol: total deaths to
date. slXtY-siX
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Yellow Fever at Laredo.

Laredo. Tex. November 7.-UTnfavor-
able weather conditions continue to pre-
vail and the end Of the yellow fever
scourge IS not yet in sight The official
20. deaths 2, total number cases to date
III. total deaths 70 date 60.