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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Cuipeper Gun Club Organizes

The Culprper Gun Club has perfected its
ORGANISATION BY electing the following
officers: DIR. A. 5. Rlxey, president; DR.. r.
W. Palmer, vice president; Z Z White
stone. treasurer; Thomas Il Miller. cor.
responding secretary. and Lewis White
stone, press representative.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
New stamps Unsatlsfaetory.

Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden has announced that the 2-cent
postage stamps Of the new series is IN
satisfactory in appearance, and a new
design has been ordered. The Issuance
OF the present stamp will be continued
until the new design il out
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Newport News After rriss Yards.

Two citizens of Newport News have
offered the Trigg Shipbnilding Company
OF Richmond, IA site OF 90 acres, inclnd-
ing 400 feet OF water front and hall
mile Of railroad if the plant is removed
there. II the offer is accepted the new
shiPyard will be about three miles above
the plant of the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock Company. The prop
erty ID valued at $4,000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Last CoIored Office holder In North
Carolina

With the passing of Postmaster Wick
at Wilson, N. c., North Carolins will be
freed OF colored Office holders for the tirst
time since the Reconstruction period
Wick is now the last remaining colored
ofiice-hoder in the State. and the Presi-
dent, it issaii. has determined to appoint
the candidate OF Senator Pritchard, a
white man, to succeed him.-Savannah
News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
The pvsL,c SCHOOLS
Reeommensstons For charses q,
The Present. School lssxS-Thev
Were Prepares end Subunlttcd
BY MIR. Ene~or lucaS, OF
Stafford
Stafford

Stafford.
Mr.. Joseph " Southan. State Super
intendent of Public Instruction. has al
dressed y general letter 70 the County
and Uty Sup rintendeuts ui PuuH.
Schools, reQuestieg them 70 recon mend
in writing such changes in the statutes
rs they may deem Wise and eNpcdieut.
after reviewiug the 1901 edition oi school
laws
Superintendent james Ashby. of Stat
ford county Inferred his letter to Mr.
Enever Lucas. ticrk If tLe County school
Board. and That gentleman. IN "a car, fully
prepared paper. which giNes eVidcuce Of
much research aud study. submitted 10
MIR Ashby. smong other sugg, stions. the
following:
That some provision 10 made Tor a
substitute Tor the superintendent ia the
event oil the latter protrnrtci ahseucc
or sickness. in case his services should be-
needed
The appointment oi school Trust. ~ hv
the Judge of the Circuit Conrf. as there
VIII be no County Court after January
1st. 1904
Change the time for the annual meeiins
OF the County School Board Co the fourth
Moniay in July. nj " hich time the BOARD
Oi Supervisors meet. and the two bod les
can confer as t. appropriatiuf,s etc.
State definitely whether school huild-
ings can be us,si for any other purposes
than for school use. and II Sd designate
specifically such purposes
Don { change school boots every four
years. hut U.s. them fer -iX or eight years.
Provide better protection for property
donated TO the county tor school pur-
poses.
Boards 81 districts hnrderiur on en-.
other state may IN their discretion give
children living in that State. near thc
school houses the same advantages as
those living within this State. IN the ia.
terest 1T general .ducntion
The time Tor taking the school ccr~ns
should be changed from luue and July
10 the period between F-h LIT au3 june
LIST
MIR Lucas cites instances aud inu-tra.
tons aud gives stToag rcasou- for an ~
his recommendations
The paper l. an able one and copies
Will be forwarded t. rhe Superintendent
ot Public Instruction at Richmond. ans
q Senator q VI NaHaca and fnn 81 X
Lowry 10 bee laid before th~ proper com
mittees OF the Senate aud House. rrsn.c.
lively.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Transient RATES
n. iooa
RADICAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDED


We are glad that the Fredericks-
burg business men saw fit. at the
regular meeting of the Association
held a night or two since. TO forward
a memorial to the legislature in re-
gard to the road question. While
this particular document may not
accomplish much towards bringing
about action looking to the better
ment Of our highways, yet the reccp-
tion OF such papers from Business
M-n's Associations in all parts Of
the State will of necessity have in
huence with members of the Le-is'a-
ture, and the continued agitation Of
the question may result in some
good. 1t is useless to cry over split
milk, but we cannot help regrettiug
that the Constitutional Convention
saw fit to lOp of five cents from the
tax rate since the money lost TO the
Commonwealth by this reduction
could have been expended on the
roads, thus benefitlng the property
holder a great deal more than he j.
helped by the saving of "a few dollars
in taxation. The reduction was
penny wise and pound foolish, but il
has been accomplished and We must
cast around for other means Of rails
ing the necessary money. Leaving
the State out of the question there
are a great many counties amply
able to stand bond issue for the
purpose OF road Improvement. A
large number OF them are at present
expanding from two to ethousand
dollars per year on their roads, AMI
the money in most instances. for th.
good it Is doing. might as well De-
thrown away. So it does seem chat
the part of wisdom would be To ox-
pend this amount in meeting the in
terest on a bonded debt and using
the proceeds OF the bonds i'm making
roads OF permanent durability The
average farmer. Ike the average man
In town, cries out against any prop
osition to increase taxation. and Vet
taxation OF moderate increase should
be welcomed as God send when Tho
result means good roads or good
streets. No county or city can pros
per without them, and the c1mmu-
nifty, being it country or city, thar
carelessly allows its thorouyhfareS
OF travel to remain in the horrible
condition OF some in this section Of
Virginia cannot by any law OF rea-
son or logic expect prosperity TO
dwell in its midst.
This, road question Is paramount
in Virginia, and the farmer, whose
property is injured because of its
non-settlement, who is inconvenienced
and annoyed in travelling from plac.
TO place and who sees himself cut of
as it We're in winter time. should
arouse himself to the necessity of
solving the question and awaken to
the necessity Of action in the prem
ises. Optimistic though we are in
regard to Virginia and especially
this section, we believe, before our
dreams are realized, that some radi-
cal improvement must take place in
the road condition.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

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
orr ear to the ground listening for
s6me sound from the people OF this
section Why delay this important
matter3
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Over Eighty Years Old and Never
Used Medicine.

Mr. Fayetre kamey, who lives near
SpeTry vile, Rappahannock county, and
who Is over so years old, has never had
the headache. toothache, backache, ear
ache, and has never spent, during his
long lille, Toe for medirine. He - re-
markabiy hale and hearty Blue Ridge
Gufda
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
To Address University STUDENT.

Hon John W. Foster, of Washington.
VIII deliver a course IF lectures to the
students OF the Law School OF the Uni
versity ct Virginia about the middle 81
March on the subject OF Diplomacy. ;,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Stole Church ReII.

Ed Williams, colored, was held for the
grand jury at Suffolk on the charge Of
breaking into Nansemond County Bap-
list Church and stealing four lamps and
the church hell.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
THE COLLEGE sRsE-sALLTEAa
The Schedule ofGames for the Com
ing Season


Mr.. r {. W,lfori. Jr. Manager o..
fredericksburg Colle-e B,-c iiau ream
announces the folloviu- schedule iu part
for the as pa of 1908.
April 3rd.-Handoiph Mace College a,
Ashland.
April 4th Richmond College at Rich.
mond.
April 9th Mary land Agricultural col
lege at Fc drricArhurg.
April sth.-iirosVn : { DIVERSITY school
at Frederick burg
Aprl Observation-Disclosures COLLEGE
at Fred-ricS-hurr
April 25th University OF Nirciaia at
Charlottesville
May 2nd -Gallaudet Coli ge at Fred.
ericS sburg.
May An Locust Dale Academy "a,
Frederick ~hurr
May 9th.-Gailauiet COLLEGE at Wash
ington
Most ~ last year team will play THE
season, among huu D. shorty
George Frrdericksbura' = strong catch ,r
also Z cd deal ~ new maferial ll.
captain and team ar. work. ing hard and
expect To put on the Il % oL, Il -he l.u,.si
teams in this section 90 tine state
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

The House Committee Ola Educa-
ton Will decide Tuesday as to who
shall manage the'afiairs OF the Uni
versiry OF Virginia, the people or the
Faculty aud Alumni As the people
Own the restitution there should be
little question as 20 " ho should man
are il.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

4 wealthy Rhode ls.~ul mua shn, aud
ki'ei his negro farm L-li Sd. ,-use oi lie
impueeuce ami threats. Thus d e. the
race question breaS ont va n new and I'M
expected plac-.-NHs'iugrou Post.
And YET We have not heard any
great mutterinss from the Sew York
sun. Possibly this afflir was too
close to home.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

The Presidents Southern policy picked
up n nail in it's hoof and is now limpins
News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

The Fiity-Seyerth Congress is on
the home-seretch. In few DAYS
Speaker Henderson will retire to the
shades of private lie and later, in
the midsto "Cannonading, the bat
tiefields park bill will pass the House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

Heavy Weight Suits Reduced 25 DER
-enf at GOldsmith's.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

Had Senator Clayton been Il mem
beroiC Congress rather than the State
Legislature, in al probability es-
Gaping gas would not have had such
"a bad effect on him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

the Investigation into the affairs Of the
Postot1lce department 1T Is known that
the inspectors making the investigation
are about to begin probing into reasons
for the change made In the style Of
letter boxes two or three years ago.
Prior to the change the, street letter
boxes were made OF a sheet-lron. ~ a
bill was passed about three years
ago requiring that the boxes be
made of cast-eron. At the same
time a change was made In the style OF
satchel used by letter carriers. and the
lsatchels formerly = used were n thrown
away and new ones substituted. There
are between 10000 and 100, coo letter boxes
in the cities and towns Of the United
States. The cost Of a box is about s.. So
The new boxes and satchels cost the gov
eminent about $375, 900. u VA
Z It lis understood that a great many let
tiers have recently been received at the
Department urging that this matter be
Investigated, and limiting that certain
people In high places had greatly bene-
fitted by the change In both boxes and
Asatchels. I heard a prominent man in
Washington suggest a month ago that
an Investigation OF these changes would
probably yield interesting results, Moth
Ing said above concerning letter boxes
and carriers satchels has reference to
rural free delivery. It has been very,
broadly limited that unless the govern
ment Is able to succeed in hushing up
the investigation soon. the rural free
delivery system will be found the most
productive field the investigators have
found. They have done a great deal OF
work In that field, and have made a
partial report. They found some things
which were incoract HIT &reDOrted moth
ing which was very startling, though
they may have kept back much. i It Is
not known that q great deal Of public
pressure is being brought to bear on the
Department to probe further into the
rural delivery syst tenn, II there Is not.
1T will end soon. Nothing will be- done
In the way OF fighting unless a
Jealous public force thoroughness.
s}f ~ Z. 81. 81 If IFS w. p, H M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
IENLARGING SHOPS
AT CLIFTON I I FORGE &
The Town Council lis COnsid;
5etring Question Of Build 3 il Z
ing a Town Hall.
Especial to Thve TfTImes-D lspatoh.

Especial to The TIN Dispatch.
G CLIFTON, FORGE, A.. 4 April Il -=Ss
Work has begun on the ehlar cement on
the chesapeake and Ohio shops at this
place. John P. Petty john. Of Ign chhurg,S
Va, Is the contractor. The shops. when
all the proposed improvements are COM
pleted, will be among the largest on the
entire system. and 8 will greatly facili-g
B tate in getting out the immense lot 4 OF
repair work for the two eastern divis-al
ions. IT is supposed that twill require
several months to complete the present
contract. and q large force d of hands
are now employed in making excavh-SEj
lions for the erection OF large build
ing and other work included in the con-
tract, 5'35 MI All s33 }}..lgss
The Town Council has under consid-s
GRAFTON the erection Of a building for sns
city hall. treasurer's office and b other
needed Offices The town now owns al
4 lot on Commercial Avenue between Main
and Ridgeway Streets. and In case the
Council builds. the building will be located
there. The erection of this building will
1 fill a long felt want and will great ly I'm NJ
prove that section Of tho town. s ssE8
The Montgomery Presby terry Will con-
vene In the Presbyt erlanl Church hero 30
L the 2sth. instant. Rev. Q. Nv, NJ oDonald Ii
Of iron Gate, the retiring mod tor, will
preael, the opening sermon. 3i
News has reached here that western
capitalists are In the vicinity OF Coving-a
ton making Investigations looking for
ward to the prospecting for oil and gas
Many indications point to these miner nla
existing In several localities in the counrs,
ty, and II reports are true the capitalists
have leased several large tracts OF land.
first baseball game u the season
will be played hero Monday evening when
clifton Forge and Iron Gate will cross
bats. lsi 55. K vi a a So
Miss Julia Z. Ryle, OF CoVington and Z
Rev. Robert Dabney Carson will be mar
red at the Failing Spring Preshytertails Z
Church on next Wednesday. April lb:s
1908. at 5;ao o'clock. They viii reside IN
Deerfleld Va sii Is XII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
Those Wild II. Onions.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
y Slr.-Re referring to some communication
In regard to gettng rid OF the wild onions
In the Capitol Square grass, I think Col
tonel Richardson said that he tried having
the onions pulled up and II was n failure.
It may have been, but my experience was
thatfit Is the only way to get rid of them.
Our yard was full OF onions and I had
made an iron rod three feet long, flatten-
ed out at the end. 7 drove,it down as
deep as the onions grow. all round the
patch OF onions ::at!l the onions
could be pulled up roots and all;
then burned the onions to keep
them from sprouting again, In two
years there was not an onion In the yard.
do 1t In early spring and SOW grass seed
in the place tho onions came out Of IT
you will get the seed out Of the ground,
you can soon get rid OF the onions. It's
tedious, but effective
JAMES FRANKLIN. Jr.
Lynchburg. April 9th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
-,-..l..
TRUCKING
.MOT lI'jl- }, Il,
The Northern Neck Possesses a Num-
/ Der Of Men Who are Especially NJ
ted For the Success They Have
S3s Made il Spite Of Obstacles.
Especial to The Times.Dispatch

sSl58#& Especial to The TimeS-Dispatch.)
5EI5IIEl;.AtTHsVILLE,Y VA. April Many Of
our boys and young men here In the
!, Northern Neck, who have been reared on
farms, when they are choosing their life's
work often ask the question; Does farm
ing pay? This question has often been
asked and often thought OF by all classes
81 ne ple. The only way to find an an
swer to thls}all important question is to
study and follow the ways Of successful
and methodlcal farmers who are doing
the kind of work that you would like to
do, and use their Ideas and methods which
are better than yours.
The Northern Neck possesses q number
OF mon who are especially noted for the
success they have made. In spite of adj
verse conditions. Many people call their
success luck, but II we examine closely
their work we will find that they have a
great deal OF method In their operations.
"A short account of the methods Of these
farmers will probably be Of some good to
those Interested In agriculture. n 8t5}
Those who have been the most success
full are not always the ones who own tho
largest number Of acres. but those who
cultivate a small area and cultivate the
crop lIIloly uIQ lIoi o"to ny ,3i J. ot3 SOlHe
years past the farmers Of the Northern
Neck have been considering and discuss
Ing the ACCESSIBILITY of changing their
mode Of operations and adopting the
Intensive" system which means the cul-
tvaton Of a small area of land thorough
4 ". Many things have happened to make
this necessary, chief among these being
the scarcity Of labor, They also think
that the cultivation Of a small area will
enable the farmer not only to practice
such thoroughness as will Increase the
Weld per acre, but will enable him to
divide his farm into more flslds than
heretofore. and thus rest the worn-out
soil. grow grass. and raise cattle and
sheep more extensively,
Soon after the close of the Civil War
Mr., DUNCAN, then young man full Of
strength and yigor begans t. farm for q
living, his only possession being n fine
yoke az oxen. IIe started on a farm where
the land was poot and only grew chen
grass'. and broom straw. He believed
that in time with proper treatment he
could make 1t fertile farm, After a
few Years of hard work Mr., Dungun
was able to buy this farm, on which he
heear' 10 work on shares and at his death
1whieh occurred Just a few months ago.
he owned one Of the most FERTILE farms
In his neighborhood. ne made y bus"
mess to have to sell eacft s5sRlg or the year
n number of fat hogs ana peet cattle. lie
believed that IN casle anu hogs no found
the most profitable market for a goodly
portion, of the products OF his farm AS
~ successful corn grow sr there were none
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
that the fair grounds would be nted to
tho colored people, who will hol Id ~ IA lrl


that the fair grounds would be rented to
tho colored people, who will Elold Z a. IA lr
some time in October, II
tx An effort is being: made to induce Ger
man immigration to the Northern Neck.
We have more to offer thee Industrious
Immigrant than other sections OF $% the
country. The land here Is fertile and
the variety Of crops and fruits8Which can
Il be profitably cultivated Is as large as In
any section Of the country. Our. lands
arc chea per than lands in the " estern5
and Northern States, where the majority
! OF these immigrants settle The German
Is the best Of all the foreign labor im-
ported to this country. He Is 8econo a.
and when he ma kes money he improves
his farm and takes great In terest In al
enterprises that tend to build up his
neighborhood Il, a ; 4i55
Z. Mrs. Adams and son Mr. Wm, Adams a. as
and Miss Josephine 81 eshields OF Wash
tington are spending some time here.
* Mr. -. j. Brambe spent g. few days IN
the Monumental CT ty' recently.
q Mr.. John "A. Palmer, of IS nlarnock IS
in fillmore receiyingI surgica Y attention
for his eyes. &; # #
q. w. Beale who has h been spending
some time In King George has returned
home. n III a ljg
w. H Hanison Of NIisklmon is spending
this week In Washington visiting friends. y
u G. Lower OF solon1on's Island, y Mo. IS
building a disappearing house at Walnut
Point, northumberland county
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
GLAD FEAST !. ]! s | |
OF EASTER !, !. $ / ] R.
Queen Of Church Festivals.
Celebrated To- Day.
FLOWERS q ND NJ; MUSIC L J.
All Viii. Be Beautiful and Joyo''u's:-M1any
Easter Sermons Viii Be
Preached from Rich
mond PulPits. Il
Queen Of Church Festivals
FLOWERS q Nd NJ MUSIC I'l.l-|:'l|

TO the Christian world the beautiful
Easter-tIde is OF all festivals the queen,
bearing each year to the children OF that
universal church. the center OF which
stands the Lord Jesus. the glad &c
OF an immortal life.
l8 1t Is becoming. then, that t, day should
be- as It will be. the browning event in
the years life among those denomina-
lions which have SGT apart Easter as q
day commemorative OF the resurrection
of Christ and all that It means to men,
All Will be happy and Joyous; sweet music
will food the houses Of worship. some
OF which have been hushed and still during
the past few days; the bells and the
chimes will ring forth again IN joyful
alIeluas, ana the choicest flowers OF a
rpringtimc just breaking will make bright
and fragrant the churches, where men
will gather to glorIfy the risen Christ.
From many pulplts the glad tidings OF
tho day will 80 forth In sermons. the
burden of which WILDE the spirit Of the
Fl eyent.rRt 8 E BssS g8 s z
THE SPIRIT or EASTER. #
The beauty and the power Of Easter
I'D In the great message of5ian everast7
ing hope that It carries wlthiSlt to the
hgartiof all men, z am the Resurrection
md the Life. To this man may 7 urn IN
his darkest hour and find comfort, It IS
lie supreme truth In all Christianity. and
it Is the truth that the Easter morn
braathes upon the world. Angels and
y men bow down in reverence on thls DAY,
and with glad acclaim voice the retraln,
"Christ Is risen" IL,
# In Il the celebration Of this great and
I. browning festival all lis beautiful and
5Es1yous. The sadness and the solemnlty
VIM has characterized the services! OF ina
ps y n weel--Iioly Week--durlng which
NJ Ne commenlorated successfully the pas
sion Of Christ and His death upon ne
cross, Is no more. All Is now peace and
y happiness; all Is now glad alleluia.
a No moro appropriate means could be
sc cured of embodying the spirit Of the
Easter-tlde than In the Two 4forms-f1o w-
Gus and music In the churches ro-day
oNs{sssS many of them both Of these forms
WHY employed, Beautiful Easter flow
ers, ing into bloom under the warm
trest an Incoming sprlng-lilies, hya.
dclptha, s5Ss5lets. all lovely and fragrant
asles,, or the music too much cannot be
said. For weeks past choirs have been
training for this occasion, and to-day they
Will Gomez forth with the Joyous Easter
music. Many beautiful and attractive
4 programmes have been arranged
The sermons will all be In keeping with
the remainder of the services But one
b subject will there be, and THAT. Christ
CATHOLICS AND IsPIs coPA1, us, !.
f Anlang the Cath les and the Ep!s opa,