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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
Notice TO the Citizens OF Caroline
County.


AT a mass-meeting OF the citizens OF
Bowling Green held 10 the courthouse
April the 26th, the undersigned were ap
pointed a committee to invite the eiti-
gems Of Caroline county and adjoining
counties 10 meet here at the courthouse
Monday. May the 9th, TO consider the
advisability Of perpetuRting the time
honured custom OF meeting OF the court
house on the second Monday OF each
month
The Board Of Supervisors meets on
that day: the Pension Board meets on
that day; the School Trustees meet on
that day.
Caroline County Confederate Camp will
meet on that day and speeches will be
made.
Commission merchants will be here
from the cities, a. well as the other mer
chants and business men who have been
accustomed to attend on county court
days. Last, but not least. the usual con'
tingency of horse and cattle dealers aud
traders will be here. The public IL ear
nesty requested 10 meet at the rurt-
house on Monday, May the 9th
Respectfully,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
Fer Sale Cheap.

One new Osborne Wheat Binder, one
new 3 Horse Disc. VIII exchange for
cows. A. o. Mays,
Chatham, near fredericksburg, Va.
ap30.6w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
Miners Wanted.

Steady Employment will be given
10 % machine men ION air drills) at
$1.35, and 10 100 laborers at $l.25, un-
derground, at the Arminius Mines,
near Mineral, Va. ass-w0m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
10 TO o.

fredericksburg College Shuts Out
Browns University Team.
The game OF base ball was witnessed
by large crowd at the athletic grounds
Monday evening, when Browns Uni
versity School and fredericksburg Col
lege crossed bats. Fredericksburg shut
out the visiting team, as will be seen by
the appended score.
The next game will be with Randolph
Macon College. when the championship
game will be played here. 1t 10 hoped
that the attendance will be large on that
occasion, as a splendid game is expected.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05

Cam setions as Fredericksburg wish Re- +.
a \. X. Il, and Weems SbeAmDOab 20. A.
0rs5ss With SOUTHERN z and Chesapeake
Ohio r. X. a.,
The only iDs 90 she ChAnesllorsvule ana
wilder aess Batsiencids.
Eater standard Time. Daily eIceptSun'
osy W RICHARDS. Gen. Manager
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
Sale of Property.

MIR. f W. Jones has sold house and
lot on lower Princess Anne street TO Mr.
r. II. Powell for $500, cash.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
ELECTION FRAUD CHARGED.
DRY" Faction at Basic City Will
Test its LEGALITY in Court.

Voters Of Basic City, representing the
"dry" party, have filed in the Circuit
Court of Augusta county a complaint
against the local option election held IN
Basic City April 20. and ssks to have the
election set aside as nnll and void
The complaint charges that the elec-
ton was fraudulent and illegal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
KING ARTHUR u.
Dark Bay. i6 Hands, 1850 lbs, BY
LonqfeIloW.

Dam Belle knight, by KnighthoOd, by
Imported Knight OF st George. This
grand thoroughbred stallion will make
the season of 1904 at Boscobel Farm.
Terms. $500 the season. Book Is now
open. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-05
Eaos For Matching .

From my high-elass (ringlet strain
Barred Plymouth Rock, Sl.50 setting
per Is. Satisfaction guaranteed. Rcbt
". Harris. APT I'm
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

of all those who had never paid this trib-
ute to his kingdom.
A huge canvas tank was placed in the
bow of the boat on the lower deck and
piling forward there to see the fun were
most of the second-class passengers.
Directly three o'clock. or six bells, was
sounded, out Of the narrow stairway
leading down below came a strange and
motley crew.
One huge fellow, dressed in suit of
white, with an immense gingham apron
and great cap on his head, came out
brandishing razor, but such razor,
each part must have been fully three feet
long, the blade was broad and CORY and
more fearful looking weapon l never
saw.
With him were two assistants. One
carried large pail and long handled
brush. The pail was filled with some
white mixture.
The other assistant had mammoth
bottle of some fiery red fluid.
These three went quickly to work to
prepare for operations, an old bench was
placed on one side of the tank and
a small platform erected near 1t.
Suddenly arose a shout and with
bound Father Neptune was before us.
would have known him anywhere. A
great long beard Of what appeared to be
tangled sea werst, flowing mop of red
dish hair surmounted by a glittering
crown that surely stood a good foot
high.
He wore long black slicker and high
boots and in hie hand great pair Of
binoculars.
These he used great deal and seemed
to be quite proud Of, though to the critical
eye they strangely resembled couple
of wine bottles dashed together.
Upon this trip he was accompanied by
Mrs. Neptune, or Mother Neptune, sup
pose she should be called.
This august dame was most coquet-
tishly CARRIED in flowing robe of light
blue muslin, great chains hung round her
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

signed many plates in the copper-plate
engraving, which superseded the old and
very beautiful wood-cuts. According
to Edward Almack. to whose delightful
work | am indebted for much informa-
ton. the earliest English book-plate is
one of Cardinal Wolsey's. drawn and
colored by hand: executed somewhere
between 1914 and 1880. 1t still exists in
the book he once owned, and which is
known to have belonged later to Henry
VIII.
German ex libris are always armorial,
while French and English are varied; in
the latter We find Jacobean, Rocco,
Chippendale. and the later Georgian. or
the wreath-and-ribbon style; different
~ the design may be, the fashion of its
execution differs as much. One finds
among book-plates woodcuts, wood en-
cravings. etchings, copper-plate line en-
cravings, steel engravings mezzotint,
stipple and aquatint. The field for the
collector Is SO large that boundaries are
necessary II he intends to insist on any
thing like order; he may collect any one
of the styles have enumerated, or he
may limit himself to the designs of one
artist, Again he may gather only the
book-plates of poets, of barristers. Of
artists. or royalties. or. very sensibly,
only those Of the members of one fam
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
THE HOUSES OF MANcHURIA
Are All Alike in Four Respects, as Far
as Circumstances Will
Permit.

From the dwelling of the rich banker
to the hut of the savage, says the au-
thor of The Long White Mountain"
all houses in Manchuria are alike in
four respects, so far as circumstances
will admit First. all face the south,
because that is the quarter from which
good influences come, and it has the
incidental advantage of keeping the
cruel north wind at the back Second
ly, Manchurian houses are all one
stored. Thirdly, the front of the house
is filled with movable window frames,
with lattice panes of paper, not glass
AS the summer advances the paper
can be torn away and the house ven
tilated; and then. when winter returns,
the paper Is very inexpensive to re-
place. Fourthly. built up against the
wall. there is k'ang running the
length of the interior, and communi-
eating between room and room.
The k'ang is a platform about two
and a half feet high and five feet
broad, made of brick. Inside Is a fiue
carried four or five times up and down
the whole length Of the k'ang. At one
end is boiler In which the family din
ner Is cooked.
Outside in the yard is a chimney ten
or II feet high. which creates a draft
through the fiue. Thus all the smoke
and heat of the kitchen fire pass back
ward and forward through the k'ang,
warm 1t thoroughly and finally emerge
through the chimney. The top OF the
k'ang is covered with mating made Of
strips of bamboo or the riDd OF the
tall mlllet.
The convenience and economy OF the
k'ang are marvellous. Throughout the
day it serves as place on which to sit
and talk At meal-times It is the dining
room. The food is served on small ia
bles foot high, round which the fam
lily squats.
In the evening the beds are unrolled,
and it forms the general sleeping-place
In the cold weather. with the thermome-
ter below zero outside and below freez-
ing-point even within, a nice warm
k'ang makes a most agreeable bed on
which to sleep.
It is wonderful how little fuel Is re-
quired to heat 1t. A boy lights a wisp
Of straw and stuffs II in a hole at the
foot CT the k'ang. It seems impossible
so insignificant a fire can affect the
great mass of brickwork. But in about
half an hour a gentle glow pervades the
top Of the k'ang. and all night long II re-
mains delightfully."- warm.
II in ignorance We ever ordered more
fuel for the k'ang. We only made it in
sufferably> hot. Occasionally in inns we
found hangs so scorching by reason of
several series of dinners having been
cooked or because our beds were too
near the boiler that we were compelled
to sleep on the floor or on tables, or else
to lay quantity of straw under our bed
ding to mitigate the heat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

he struggled, the hoary monarch held
him with grip Of steel.
Young man." the hoarse voice stern
ly said, prepare to meet thy fate"
The man fairly blanched, he had not
seen the previous performances and had
no idea as to what was taking place.
With heavy tread the barber advanced
and pulling a large handkerchief from
his pocket started to blindfold. Ever
sham. This was too much, with roar
Of rage he broke from his prosecutors
and dashed for the stairway, the burly
queen was directly in his path. however,
and there was no escaping those out
stretched arms.
Holding the struggling man tight to
her breast she carriedhim, swaying gent
ly, as II embracing huge baby. Adj
vancing amid hysterical shouts of laugh
ter she placed him, head down, in the
tank.
A madden man was never seen than
this erstwhile lamb as he clambered
dripping from the water and made his
way below.
Mother Neptune stood for a moment
by the tank after disposing of her VIC
tim, but IL was a moment too long-such
an opportunity was not to be lost, and
in she went; a shattered illusion, curls
went floating in one direction. the splen-
did crown in another, while from the
depths rose close cropped head and
heavy and alas unmistakbable mascu-
line voice shouted anathemas upon the
tormentors.
Down with the tyrant, in with the
old man of the seal" a perfect tumult Of
voices now and gales of laughter as sew
eraI sturdy fellows rushed at Father
Neptune. But with long run and a
high jump, into the tank he went to
join his leige lady.
Bedlam had let loose, all we're in now.
the barber diving from the bulky head.
razor in hand, splashed into their midst
and showered all those still standing by.
Tired with laughing, 6renched with
sousing sent "accldently" cross the
decks, one after another made his way
below.
Not often does It fall to the lot OF COM
mon mortals to be entertained at the
court Of reigning king. and It is safe to
say that none of those present on TINS
jovial occasion will ever forget their
sojourn with the king of the watsrs--
old Father Neptune
ANNA II. CLARK
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

whenever decision was rendered that
did not meet with their approval.
Times have changed and. according TO
President James A. Hart Of the Chi
cago National league club, umpires OF
to-day have sinecure, II there is
anything of the kind in baseball.
Their life is easy compared to that
OF any other active participant 10
baseball" said Mr.. Hart. THE UNI
pire is without worries Of any kind.
At least he should be, SO far as the
game is concerned. He draws from
$500 to $3.50 a month from the league.
with 50 day expenses, beside his rail-
road fare. He works one and half
to two hours, and all he has to do Is
10 stand up and make his decision. He
Is king of the field-no one Is allowed
to differ with him, and when they at
tempt such tactics he Is authorized to
drive the troublesome individual from
the field. With the positive backing
Of the president of the league and the
cooperation of the club presidents and
managers, the umpire Of to-day Ger.
tainly has a great job. Umpires to be
successful must be trained up just as
the ball player Is. He must begin at
the bottom and work up through the
minor leagues to the majors. College
and amateur games are his start, then
the minors Peculiarities of voice and
manner are his stock in trade and the
fans like him the better for it. Roast
ing the umpire has absolutely no effect
on him, and the mounting kind of q
player generally gets the worst OF il
on decisions. The single system CT
umpires is better than the double. !
do not favor the latter, for do not
think 1t good. The more umpires
there are the more places there are to
lay blame. The single system has the
advantage in greater GENERALIZATION OF
authority. Umpiring, not only in the
big leagues but all over the country. is
generally improving. think. The
days of rowdyism have passed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

South Carolina. "Old Hickory" az
Gibson is known by many of the older
generation of turf followers, takes
great pride in his age, and never
wearies of relating racing reminis-
cences of his early life. But his voice
is cracked and his eyesight is almost
gone. Gibson had retired from the
turf at the time that Billy" Lakeland
was making his debut on thorough
bred and was old enough to be the
grandfather Of children before the re-
nowned Snapper" Garrison ever
achieved international fame in the sad
die. During the days that Lakeland
was riding, Gibson was serving as q
soldier on the western frontier against
Indians. There are records slowed
away in many turf closets that will
show the part Gibson took in the
meetings at the Rapides course IN All
exandria, La; Glasgow course in Ken
lucky. Newmarket course in Peters,
burg, Va; Prudhomme course in
Natchitoches, La; Chattahoochee
course in Columbus. Ca; Nashville
course in Nashville, Washington
course in Charleston, Congaree course
in Columbia, s. c.; Herring course IN
Baltimore, and many more tracks. The
most noted race that Gibson ever par
ticipated in is possibly the memorable
match race between Gen. Andrew
Jackson's Truxon and Irving's Plow-
boy. Every section Of the south was
on hand, and feeling ran high. The
contest was for $1,000 a side. two-mile
heats, and Gibson finished first with
Truxton, but the claim of foul, which
was not allowed, is said to have
caused the duel that followed between
Jackson and Gen. Dickinson. After
his retirement from the turf Gibson
followed Gen. Jackson in war and was
In the battle of New Orleans. He
knew Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett
and many other pioneers, with whom
he was associated.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
IEX.LlbT2lS

rare when obtained. The book-plates
collector occasionally sets himself to &C
quire examples of plates in every style
. of every age. and one noted collector has
about 10000; many of these, to the great
credit of his taste and judgment, in their
original books. Germany appears to
have been the first home of "bibliothe-
kzeichen,' as it was of wood-engrav-
ing also. for the earlist known plates are
the Brandenburg. the Won Zell and the
Hans Tigler. which all date from about
1910. In the sixteenth century of course,
Albrecht Durer is well known to have
been a designer of ex libris, and follow
ing him the famous brothers Beham de-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

were lathered we'll with the flour and
water mixture in the pail, then over his
head was poured the red bottled stuff
tomota catsup, 1t appeared to be. The
poor wretch gasping and struggling was
now scraped good with the wooden razor,
then seized End thrown with bounce
and splash into the tank.
One after another were victims
brought in. Some were the subjects of
much advice and warning from Father
Neptune, and to some were given double
doses OF lather and shampoo.
Flour paste-tomato catsup and splash
ing baths with the full power of the fire
hose turned upon one, are trife rapid
for the taste of the gilded youth.
But now the simple deck hand or the
unwary passenger is not enough-in
goes one CT the under officers, uniform.
brass buttons and all. That was goingit
little strong. however, and a reprimand
was sent below.
Suddenly there appeared, walking
sedately toward, young man we'll
"
He was travelling around the world as
a finish to his education and, although
accompanied by tutor who filled the
double duty of friend and mentor, he
was always anxious to investigate every
thing for himself.
This inquiring turn OF mind had al
ready led him into disaster in the smok-
ing room where he had insisted upon
learning to play bridge and poker.
AS soon as his mild, pleasant counten-
ance appeared at the turn of the pass
age, the same thought struck every one.
1t was pity, but it was too good q
chance to miss.
Mr.. Eversham, for that was his name.
had been taking his afternoon nap, he
was as regular as baby about his hours.
and had just come out.
Father Neptune walked gravely up to
the astonished youth and taking him
by the hand led him forward and onto
the platform. AS he turned to face the
deck he saw the laughter-stricken crowd
looking down upon him and woke to
the sense that something was about to
happen. 1t was in vain, however. that
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
Polieemen,s cast-off Clothes.

Strange as It may seem. a lot OF
money is made out of pollcemen's
cast-ofi uniforms. Quantities are
bought by African traders and export
ed to various parts Of the Ozark con-
tinent," where they are exchanged for
palm-cdl, ivory, skins and other mer-
chandise. 1t is by no means an I'M
common sight to see a swarthy savage
dressed in the uniform of a London
policeman. and wearing the regulation
helmet Of the forcA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

lily: indeed. the collector of eA. libris has
a merry choice
A word to the accompanying illus
trations. They are designed by Charles
e. Dawson. the well-known poster ar
fist: the Raymond Needham plate is a
picture Of the old Revolution house near
Chesterfield. England; 1t is cut on wood,
and is the plate of the witty writer
known as ''Marjoribanks. In another
specimen st. Cecilia looks down from a
flame Of life which rises from the book
of knowledge. Under 1t Miss Marie C.
Tomalin has herself written favorite
phrase from the "Rheingold." A charm
ing ex libris shows little boy studying
an.old sun-dial. and is the more pleasing
as II was designed for very devoted
mother.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

neck. and her streaming curls were
crowned with diadem no less gorgeous
than that Of her lord. The lady was
about six feet tall and CORRESPONDENCE
brood and had, somewhat thoughtlessly.
/ thought, donned a huge pair Of mems
boots for this occasion. She also ap-
pearad to be somewhat awkward In man
aging her train, but on the whole Moth
sr Neptune is a specimen Of the populat
strenuous woman.
Here also came the timekeeper,
dressed In black with large clock hang
ny from his neck.
Fast and furious the fun began, a
whimpering cabin boy was elected from
the stairway. The barber caught him,
threw him on the bench and began his
hoyried work. First his head and face
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
EmancInatinn

Intimate Friend-But don't you find
that the married state restricts your
freedom Of action.
New Bride-I should say not. It's
just the contrary. Jack and have
found out that we both IKE onions,
and We just eat all Of them we want
Chicago Tribune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
How the Count Felt.

The war between Russia and Japan
has given rise to many "reminiscences
on the part of those who have met
socially the representatives OF both
nations. A Philadelphia society girl,
who has just returned from a visit to
Washington, tells an amusing story
of her introduction at semi-official
reception to one of the attaches of the
Russian legation. "Of course, didn't
catch his name" she said, in telling
the story. 1T seemed a mile long, and
twice as hard to pronounce. 1t
sounded like bottle of whisky with
q count in fount of 1t. Well, when
was introduced to him I said. ir
ocular sort OF waye Count Bot
tle-of- Whisky. how do you do-slyT
He looked at me quizzically, and then
remarked: 'Bully-govitch.' And maybe
l didn't feel cheap!"-Philadelphia
Record.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS
There has been q radical change in
regard to umpiring In the major

leagues In the
last five years.
and to-day the life
Of the "arbitra-
tor" Is o bed OF
roses compared
with what II was
q few years ago.
Umpire batting"
was then recog-
niZed AZ one Of
the worst features
Of the game. but
1t was almost i'm
possible to govern
the players, who
a S s aulte d the
league fl c ial
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

or turfman. Aston
Gibson. who once
piloted the blue
blooded thorough
breds belonging to
Gen. Jackson. is
living in retire
ment at Calera.
Ala. Last Fourth
of July he cele-
brated his 10th
birthday, for 1t
was on July 4,
17SS, that he first
saw the light OF
day at a little vii
lage in the Fair
field district of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

every keen Slec-
tor Of books Ras his
library label" flor
so the German
ZANE has it). yet
many an eager col
lector Of these
same labels has no
collection Of books,
which seems to me
q distorted taste
indeed-for the la
bel and the book
belong to each 9th
or, and should be
collected together
to be really inter-
esting and most
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
A Fair Prnnositinn

"Mydaughter is absolutely too young
to marry snorted old Goldrick.
WELL" replied the detected sutton.
what would you say to my taking her
marriage dowry now and waiting q
feW years for the girl?"-Tit-Bits.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
Strictly in II

you say Mrs. Gossip is in busi-
nessY"
Yes"
Il never knew that. what business
Is IT."
Her neighbors' generally."-Hous-
ton Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
Altar the Play.

He-Do you believe in evolution?
She-Yes, indeed! Isn't It inspiring
to think there is nothing but so cents
between man and the Oysterl-Harper's
Bazaar.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
Tha Wrong Kind.

81 didn't know your friend Dubbs
was literary man."
els he?"
Yes, I heard some one refer to him
as Q bookmaker. Chicago American.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
ABOUT BOOK PLATES
BONE STRANGE FACTS IN RE.
4 GARD TO THEM.
Ancient and Modern Library Labels
That Are Interesting-what the
Different Collectors Are
Looking For.

About book-plates have noticed q
strange fact. namely, that while almost
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21

Old enough to be the great-grand-
father of any living American jockey
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-21
When Old Father Neptune
Pays His Visit to a Ship
His Presence May BE Expected When the
Vessel Crosses the Equator

49, ANGO PANGO. Island Of Tut
NJ vi willa-We crossed the equa-
tor in the Pacific about three
IN O'Clock on perfect cloud
ENl less day. Early in the morn
N@ ing untoward sounds gave
evidence Of approaching
demonstrations.
Its me to the galley!" was the cry
that met my ears as ventured along the
after deck.
Here was the prospective victim, evil
IDENTIFY. A young sailor lad doubtless on
his first long voyage.
Father Neptune was expected to board
the ship and take part in the initiation