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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

Il had bad ease Of piles, says q.
F. Carter, Of Atlanta, Ga, ''and con
suited physician who advised me TO
try a box Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. | purchased a box and Was
entirely cured. IL : splendid for
piles. giving relief instantly, and /
heartily recommend Il 20 all q Ter
ers. DeWnt's Witch Hazel lSaIve Is
uneaual!ed for it, healing qualities.
Eczema and other skin diseases, also
sores cuts. burns and wounds Of every
Kind are quickly cured by il. Sold by
ID. G. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
When the Sap Rises

Weak lungs should be careful Coughs
and colds are dangerous then One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds and gives strength 20 the lungs
Mrs. q +. Fenner. Of Marion. Ind,
says. Il suffered with a cough until /
run down in weight from l4s 20 "
pounds. tried a number Of remedies
TO DO avail until | used One Minute
Cough Cure. -Four bottles Of this
wonderful remedy cured me entirely
OF the cough, strengthened my lungs
and restored me 20 normal weight,
health and strength" Sold by ID. q.
Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
3 Cents

Eight cents a pound is
what a young woman paid tor
twelve pounds Of flesh.
She was thin and weak and
paid one dollar for a bottle OF
SCOTS Emulsion, and by tax
ing regular doses had gained
twelve pounds in weight before
the bottle was finished.
Eight cents a pound Is
cheap for such valuable ma
terial. Some pay more, some
less, some get nothing for
their money. You get your
moneys worth when you buy
SCOTS Emulsion.
We viii send yoa a little
free.
EeTT & BOVINE, CHEMISTS,
4o9 Pearl Street, New YORK
soc. and sI.oo; all druggists
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
MRS. wIGGs" WAS RIGHT
Charge Against Hsr Oisnissee The
Ols Lady Wants Peace

Mrs. Wigs. Of the Cgbbage Patch,
who N private life answers 10 the name
OF Mrs. Mary Bass. uss dismissed by
Judae MeCsnn in the Police Court, where
soc made her appearance TO answer the
charge OF thro wing the contents Of sslop
Jar on Mrs Emily Smith, slso OF Louis
vile
Mrs. Smith claimed that her dreSs was
ruined. her pride shattered and that her
philanrhropie impulses received = shock.
Ia disnissiug Mrs Bass, the court said.
ia brief.
This prosecuting witness came to
Mrs. Wiggs house without Invitation.
The defendant has beea brought into
great notoristy 81 the result OF sliterary
production. and has been terribly annoy
sd. Her home has been INVADED snd the
peace and qulet Of her life continually
disturbed. I think that she has had
great proyOeation, and | think | ought
20 dismiss her OF the charge On general
principles. "
Mr~. Bsss testimony was given in her
characteristics manner. She said:
"For many nonrhs-yesrs-IVe been
continually interrupted. Hobo after
hobo comes 10 my house order 'em down
and away from my place whenever see
them. They come by drOves, walk
around the yard. open the doors. When
they rouse me sud | come TO the door TO
ace what they want. look upon not 8
single face know. Thee e they stand sad
look st each other 10 a foolish way.
After a while one will say:
Well, We read the book.
well I will say. then II that's al,
you can git
And | N axe EN- git.
A she left the courtroom Mrs Wiggs
said
Now, maybe, III be able - spend ny
Old age in pescs, and maybe my trees u
rrOw out where al them memorials
T-ouyenirsl has been pulled Os. and
maybe my yard won't be full OF strange
people every Sunday, and can move
downstairs. where used TO live.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
BREATHE HEALING AIR.
Hyemsi Destroys Germs ef Catsrrh
and Cures the Disease Mensy
Back IL IL Fails.

The first days use OF Hyomei will
show A decided improvement, and IN
short time there will be no further
trouble with eatarrh. It's good effects
are quickly gained, aud the benefit IS
permanent.
You take no risk in buying HyOmeL
The complete outfit cOsrs bat one dot
lar, and IL, after using, you can say
that IL did not give satisfaction. b. y.
GOolriek will return your money.
You have the promise OF one OF the
nost reliable drug firms In this see
ton that Hyomai will eost you absO-
lutely nothing II you can say, 1T did
not help" You are TO use IL entirely
AZ his risk, with the understanding
that your money will be retained
without question or argument II you
are not satisfied with Hyomei- II
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03


Excursion rates on account ~
Worlds Fair. st. Louis, No via z
r B&O or y. & y.
season tickets on sale daily, eom-
meueing April 2jth; final limit De-
cember Is, 1894, $3.50.
Sixtv-day excursion tickets on sale
daily. commencing April 18th, limit
sixty days, including date Of issue.
Anal limit not 10 exceed December ID,
1904. SIS o..
Fiftsen-day excursion tickets on
saIe daily. commencing April 18th;
limit fifteen days, including date OF
sale, $500.
ON certain specified dates. to be an
nouuced later. special coach exeur-
sion tickets will be sold at rate OF
sf7. 90: limit ten days. including date
Of issue, and good only in coaches on
spseified trains These tickets will
not bee good ia sleeping, perioror din
ing ears.
C.. C. Cox, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

does not hesitate 20 Orecommend hOdOl
Cure 70 his friends and
customers. Indigestion causes more
III health than anything else. Ii de-
ranges the stomach. and brings on all
manner OF disease Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat, cures in-
digestion. dyspepsia and all stomach
disorders. KodOl il not only a perfect
digestanr but a tissue building tonic
A. we'll. Renewed health, perfect
strength and increased vitality follow
it, Use.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
InAeE. VI ApriI Il. 10

Confusion ss to Court oay-oesth of
Mr.. Norman Graystt-Gsn. Brady,
Formerly Of Colonial Beach, Passes
Away in Jersey City.
King George, Co, Va, April 29'h. 1904.
IL seems difficult 10 Hx upon 8 date for
holding the courts OF this county. The
irst term under the new system. which
was held in NaFrh cane IN Tuesday, and
now we learn that The day has been
changed again 90 first Thursday. These
changes bring confusion and ork no lit
tie ircOuyeuience and trouble TO our
people. Professor ~Winf.' who - our
local oracle in sll Psychological and
NEUROLOGICAL matters. general referee IN
All controversies which occur on the
field Of sport. and the court OF last resort
for all iadirial questions, say that the
main point to be observed in this matter
is to tx upoa day easily remembered
BY all the people, and to this end be
wisely though irreversatly, suggests that
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
PHYSICAL 2@f
HOUSE-CLEANING any
A Thorough Cleansing Of the System
Now Is the Surest Protection Against
Sprins and Summer Sickness.

No good house keeper ever neglects Spring cleaning
With pentv soap and water hard sc-bbing and scour
ing, sunlight and air she gets rid OF all rubbish
musty odors, germs and microbes, and the dust and
dirt that have accumulated during the long winter
months But when the house has been put ii order
and the premises cleared of all old pluuder and trash
the great majority Of house keepers feel that Spring
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
IieLat. ta WorId's Fair.

No the illogical faucet is Of any 's'Ie
without the eternal fountain.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

The fellow who refuses 20 mind bis
own business soou Eads that be hssh {
apy 10 mind
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

The troubl. With the average man who
poses a. the archiect Of biz own fortune
i that be revises the plans too often
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
ana chiIarsn

MANY man only succeeds in fOOling
binsslf when be tres 20 fool others
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

Give the reins TO sppetite..snd you give
wings TO happiness.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

You cannot prove the reality Of your
religion BY its racket
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
Curr For PiEas.

The social rsfOrmer generally wears
maguifyinz glasses ia his searrh tor vice.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

Lots OF people 20 in for philanthropy.
but draw the line 81 their poor relations
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
RIPANS

There 4 scarcely any onditiOn OF III
health that is not benefited by the oeca-
.ional use of a RI'PA'N'S TsbuIe. For
sale by Druggists The F1ve-Cent packet
il enough for an ordinary oeeasiOn. The
family bottle, 80 esats, contains . supply
flF a VaRP
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
DOn'tRunChanCeS

OF purchasing your liquor any
where and everywhere, but al
ways 90 where you are sure Of get
TING the best and purest goods
Adulterated goods are not tir TO
use. We are doing the largest
business in fredericksburg, be-
cause w never misreprrsent our
goods and always give you your
moneys worth in quality and
measure. We have the largest
assortment OF
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03

5. S. S. IS not only the best Of al
It builds you up, improves the a
and keeps the system in a healt
vegetable, and can be taken by the
Eul effects. S. S. S. is a blood pur
indispensable in Physical house
for medical advice. III
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
THE eELL.BuoY.

There comes voice from out the sea,
A vibrant clang along the wave.
Az Thor's huge hammer heedlesgly
Had smote the rim Of heavens coacavo
a distant, deep ana soiemn knell.
Now clear, now faint upon the gale:
Now like agfar-off minister bell,
Now like an echoed drowning wall.
Thus might some peal sound fltfuuy
From sunk Atlantis buried towers.
Or from the lone Sargasso sea rs :.
Some ghostly carack mark the hours.
It holds the myst'ry Of the sea-
OF lost armadas, where they lie; Zig
Where swelling breasted galleons be.
Their golden boards piled cank'ring BY
The hollow throats of guns long mute
Their lost reverberations pour
Across the tempest's frenzied flute.
The breakers intermittent roar.
The long swell lifts beneath the moon
The derelict's fell menace. where G&
The. liners drowning clamor soon ~
Swells the far sound upon the air.
The solemn knelling Of the sea
Hath all these voices blent, and more.
And its whole soul full cea easelessly -
Into deep utt'rance seems to pour.
There comes a voice from out the sea.
But tell me what it says to thee.
And will tell thee what thou art.
Il. A. Waverly. in Youths Companion.
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17

her father. She spent thousands upon
it and, in so doing, she gave the work.
men of that little New England village
such boom of prosperity that her
bounty IS talked about to this day, says
a writer in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Detroit Free Press says Miss
Gould believes in charity. She does not
care s'hether it is organized or not Nor
does she care whether the recipients are
old enough to advertise her good deeds
or not.
Near her lovely home on the Hudson
she has built home for little crippled
boys. She calls it Woody Crest. Sh.
built the house, filled it with little Grip
pies, hired the best teachers for them
and now supports them in comfort.
These .::ttle boys are taught the USE
full crafts, ard, whea they leave Woody
Crest they are expert wood ca:vers. ex-
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17

seen to this day hanging In the dock Of
the crown court at Lancaster castle, in
England. The prisoners left hand was
thrust into the holdfast dthere locked,
while the jailer seized the red-hot iron
and pressed it with might and main on
the malefactor's thumb, thus marking
him for life, and preventing honest men
from giving him employment on his re-
lease.
Prisoners appearing in this courl were
invariably compelled to hold up their
left hands, in order that the jury might
see whether there was a previous con-
'viction against them. 1t, is 100 years
ago since this barbarous punishment
with the branding iron was meted out
in Lancaster castle.-N. Y. Herald.
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
THE MEASURING OUTFIT.

was for the purchase of meal for the
poor, while the remainder was set aside
to be divided among each years four
conspicuous brides-the oldest, the
youngest, the tallest and the shortest
who were married in St.. Cyrus Parish
church. ;.va7i-
The administration Of the fund is In
the hands of the parish minister, and
unhappy at times is his task, such are
the jealousies which arise among the
competitors, for there is keen rivalry
for these legacies, which amount to
hardly more than $50 each; but that is
quite an important sum in so remote and
simple village. All St. Cyrus turns out
on bride Measuring Day." and the &C.
casion is made holiday.
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
THE LITTLE HEART.

A little Heart hid a thought of spite q
Deep in its innocent white away;
And 1t whispered when it knelt to pray:
"Nobody knows. for it's hid from sight.
But the little Heart was wide awake.
And the silence spoke to it and said:
20 dear little Heart, the thought Is red,
Like a danger sign for ssSety's sake
The little Heart heard, but needed not:
And it nursed the thought, and kept 1t
warm .....,..
Safe from the tempest of inward storm
And thought: 'In the morn twill BE for
got.'' , .4 -s'1.,s.- ..
But the blue sky wept: the sun was sad;
And the roses hung their dainty heads.
Dropping tears ON the vio1et beds;
And the little Heart was far from glad.
So the ugly thought was thrown away,
And a lovely one came in its place:
Then smiles arose in each flower face
The sun came out. and the Heart was gay.
Eta Wallace Miller. in Youths Com
panion. ~
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17

pert leather burners, experts In many
things which crippled boys can do.
Woody Crest is known far a.ad wide
and the neighbors seeing the boys ou:
for an airing of an afternoon say:
Here come Helen's babies" Her lat
est charity is to give 100000 for the
building of another big home for girls
and boys.
Il like Helen Could" said member
of a political club, because she does not
put on airs"
Il like her because she does not
argue" said another.
Il like her because she does not try
to outdress u.s." said third. And SO
each one had a word of commentator.
Miss Gould is far from aggressive.
She allows her dear friend, Mrs. Russeii
Sage, to go ahead and she follows. I'VE
are making up bags for the soldiers in
the Philippines" Mrs. Sage will an
nounce, "and put a jackn1fe in each.
One by one the different members
present will tell what they will place in
the bags, one sewing companion, one
Wien all have finished Mrs. Sage will
say: "And Miss Helen Gould commits
sions me to say that she will place
purse in each bag, containing gold
piece"
And, later in the Philippines, each SOL
dier of the hundred or more who receive
those bags will be gladdened by purse
and gold piece.
"That is Helen Gould's way" the
ladies will whisper.
Just where Miss Gould benefactions
have taken her no one knows. She loves
to present large and valuable articles TO
the government and, during the Spanish
war she attempted to give a warsh1p.
And the government has, in all possible
cases, accepted these gifts, declining
certain ones when it. was unconstltu-
tional to accept.
Helen Goulds smallest charity Is q
flower charity. She owns an immense
hothouse at Tarrytown and the flowers
from this great glass series of structures
are sent to the poor. do you give those
to the poor of your neighborhood! :!
asked visiting stranger.
NO. said Miss Gould, smiling, but
to those who are in need. And all of my
friends are in need-of my good wishes,
daily" she added with that curious look
which her friends call "the Jay Gould
expression"
Is Helen Gould pretty or is she not?
This is a question which is often
asked. In reply it can be said that Helen
Gould has very sweet face. tits good,
pleasant face, rather serious but very
nice. She is good looking distinctly and
might be called pretty. Her dress, while
cootly, is rather plain, though she wears
the finest of goWuA
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17

dred yards away from the house, and
the boys had a boat in which they took
a row each day. One day, while they
were out rowing, Georges hat dropped
into the water, and in trying to reach
1t he lost his balance and was precipi-
tated into the stream. He could not
swim, and the other boys set up great
cry for help, but, were so excited that
they could do nothing themselves.
George soon disappeared beneath the
water, but as the stream was of no
great depth at that point he almost in
stantly reappeared at the surface. Then
the two boys in the boat saw some-
thing resembling a dog seize their
drowning companion by the collar of
the coat, so as to keep his head above
the water, and make for the shore,
which he soon gained, never relaxing
his hold on the boy till he had him
safely on terra firma. Then he bound
ed a few feet away and vigorously
shook himself 1t was Carlo!
George was badly scared and some
what the worse for being strangled,
but he soon recovered. The other boys
hastily rowed to the shore. In their
Joy to see Carlo, William and George
almost forgot their adventure. Carlo
was a hero, but they could not unravel
the mystery surrounding his appear
ance upon the scene. He had leather
strap around his neck, as if he had
been led by it.
They went to the house and related
their adventure. Mr.. Raymond told
them that he had seen tramp passing
by au hour or two before, leading the
dos, and going in the direction of the
river. Then they believed that he had
beer stolen, and this belief was con-
frmed next day, when they had letter
from their father, saying that Carlo
was missing, and that tramp had been
seen few miles away with dog an
swering his description. What If the
tramp had not stolen Carlo!-F. M. Bev-
erly, in Orange Judd Farmer.
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
BRIDE MEASURING DAY.
Queer Holiday Observed OEce Yeas
in Kincardineshire, q Quaint
ScOttish Village.

Measuring brides for, legacies is the
remarkable ceremony which annually
takes place in st. Cyrus, a quaint little
village in Kincardineshire, Scotland, on
the brink of the German ocean; and
here is a picture Of the primitive meas
uring machine which has decided the
fortunes Of scores of matrimonial cardi-
dates. r.,
More than so years ago native Of the
village, who had been paymaster gen.
eral of the Indian army, bequeathed a
sum of money the interest OF which was,
for all time coming, to be disbursed In
five equal parts every year. One part
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
CARLO, THE DOG HERO.
Broke Away from Tramp Who Had
Stolen Him and Saved His Mas
ter from Drowning.

Carlo was Frank McMillan's dog, and
a fine specimen of the canine he was.
Mr. Mcmillan had brought him from
Scotland. He was Scotch collie, and
was only a few months old when he
landed in America. Carlo was favorite
with the whole family, especially
with the two boys, William and George,
who had not yet reached their teens.
They delighted to speak of Carlo as "a
gift from Uncle George, Of old Scot
land"
The pup was strong and healthy, and
soon developed into large, muscular
dog. His intelligence seemed to be
above that of the average. No pains
were spared to teach him, and as a
result his training almost equaled that
of a performing dog. Mr.. Mcmillan
lived near a river, and the boys great
est delight was to throw sticks and
other small objects that would float
into the water, and have the dog swim
In and bring them to the shore.
When Carlo was about two years old
these boys went to visit their Uncle
Harry. who lived about 30 miles dis
tant. When on the point of starting
they each extended hand to Carlo,
and he in return extended his paw to
shake" as intelligently as human
being would have done. The boys
charged their parents to keep him
company" while they were gone.
Now it was midsummer, and as Mr..
Raymond had a son between the ages
of William and George. they spent a
great deal of their time in outdoor
sports. The river was only a few hun
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
WI HO is the most famous woman in
w this country? You will not have

w this country? You will not have
to think before you answer.
Helen Miller Could"
Born less than IS years ago, very
quiet in her manner, devoted to no fad,
taking up no special profession, Miss
Gould is still the most prominent Amer
lean woman of her day, and probably
the most prominent young woman in
:he world.
From her earliest childhood Helen
Gould has been called "little' Helen.
AS a small girl she was tiny, and even
now she is only five feet six. When her
father died IL years ago she was very
slight and, it seemed to her friends,
shorter than she is now. She was dark,
very silent, very uE.demonstrative, not
dressy, and in no way obtrusive. No
ore thought that, at that age, she would
syer become great philanthropic fig
ure in the worlds work.
One of the first deeds was the erec-
ton of beautiful memorial chapel to
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
!, BRANDING THE THUMB.
How Malefactors Were Branded ~
England for Committing
Minor OHenses. ta@

Those good old days." How simple
and direct were their methods in all
things relating to the preservation OF
the social system, especially that part
relating to the punitive, some hundred
years or more ago! If you don't believe
it, look at the picture of the holdfast
with hand in position that secured a
malefactor condemned to have the for
ever disgracing IN" brand on his thumb,
and near it hangs the terrible branding
instrument. These articles are to b.
Williston graphic., 1904-03-17
A CITY OF PIGEONS.
Vulnerable FlOcks of Gray White
Birds Of This Species.

Constantinople is sometimes called
the City of Dogs; but it might be called
as we'll the City of Pigeons, ftI the
pretty gray white birds are there In in
Vulnerable f1ocks.
They are protected and fed by the
Turks, who hold them and the spider in
great veneration. The reason they give
is this: When Mohamet, the great
prophet, was fleeing to Mecca he found
one day that his enemies were in close
pursuit, so he hid in a cavern on the
road to Medina. After he got IN a pair
of doves Immediately built their nests
and laid two eggs at the mouth Of the
cave and a spider flung his web across
it. When the pursuers came along they
stopped, but seeing the nest. with the
eggs and the spiders web, they said:
mo human being has been here" and
on they went. This accounts for the
Turks veneration for the dove and ten
derness for the spider, which they never
kill.
These doves have a great kindness
for the mosques, where they form great
garlands of black aid white along the
cornices and about the platforms of the
minarets. One reason for this may be
that in the courtyards Of the mosques
there are always fountains and trees,
while the imams, or priests, keep bag
of corn or millet seed on hind to feed
them. Many of the sultans, as we'll as
private individuals, have left money In
their wills for the maintenance of these
holy birds. One mosque in particular,
built by Sultan Bayezid H., is generally
called "Pigeon Mosque" or account Of
the specially large number of birds that
make their homes there. The tradition
about this is that when the mosque was
building poor widow wished to help.
She had no money, but she had pair
of pigeons, so she gave these, the best
she had. The sultan was so pleased with
the gift that he decreed that no one
should disturb the birds and their de-
scendants. and so they have increased
and multiplied beyond calculation.
These pigeons know stranger, and as
soon as they see one enter the court
J dlu OO"A IuCy Co"C, q ACoIASAOu
whirlwind, with a sound like the roar
of a cataract, ready for the corn which
they have learned to expect. A Turkish
imam stands under the archway with
a basket of corn, which he sells to the
visitor for a few cents, just as the chill
dren here buy peanuts to feed the ami
mails at the circus or zoo.
At the mosque of Eyoub, which the
Turks consider too sacred for Chris
tians to enter, there is in the courtyard
the fountain called Pigeon fountain.
Close to the fountain is a beautiful
plane tree, which is something like our
buttonball, and when it is hot day the
pigeons leave the roofs and minarets
and settle under the thick leaves of the
tree until 1t looks as though there were
more pigeons than leaves. An old, gray
woman is employed to feed these birds.
Milwaukee Sentinel