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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-22
The Blue Andalusian.@

This interesting bird is one that is
little known to the general run OF
poultry, although one Of the oldest Of
our standard breeds, especially in this
line in the Middle West, though it is
fairly we'll known in the East, in Can
ada and on the Pacific Coast. 1t is a
very handsome, stylish bird, gentle,
hardy and layer Of wonderfully large
eggs. A man in Nebraska claims he
has pullet which laid 2S6 eggs in one
year; another declares he exhibited
eggs at show in Colorado where the
dozen Of eggs he showed weighed
thirty-six ounces. We cannot vouch
foc these stories, yet we have no reason
to doubt their truth. A man exhibited
eggs one year at an egg-contest at Chi
cago where dozen weighed thirty-two
ounces in the presence Of the show
officers, and were so accredited. Out
Of the dozens there exhibited they
easily took first prize over Minorcas,
Brahmas and what not. So much for
the utility side Of the question.
Their chief attraction from the point
of view of beauty is their color, which
is a leader blue-about the color OF
smoke from tobacco. However, simply
blue color does not make an Andalu-
sian. You will often run across blue
hens in a nondescript fock-but they
are not Andalusians. The true Anda-
lusian is distinguished by the lacings,
which means that each feather has
a blue background, and on the edge
of each feather there must be an edge
of darker blue. Without this >edging
Gacing the bird, however blue. is ab-
solutely mo good."-Inland Poultry
Journal.
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Milk Fever.

The Department of Agriculture has
recently issued Circular No. 45, of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, entitled
'N1ilk Fever; It's Simple. and Success
full Treatment" It gives'55a complete
description of the astonishingly suc'
cessful results obtained in the treat
ment Of. this heretofore extremely
fatal malady by the injection of H.
tered atmospheric air into the udder.
Milk fever affects we'll nourished,
heavy milking cows in all the large
dairy districts Of this country, and is
characterized by the complete paral-
ysis Of the animal shortly after calv'
ing. AS it attacks the best milking
cows in the. herd and at q time when
the milk flow is the heaviest, the dis
ease is one which. has caused very Sc
we're losses in our dairy industry. II
is, therefore, of the greatest import
ance that every milk producer ac-
quaint himself with the present ex-
timely successful Treatment and
should provide himself with a suit
able apparatus for injecting sterile air
through each teat until the udder IS
we'll distended. This air treatment is
by far the most simple and practl-
cable. as we'll as the most efiicaclous
and harmless one ever used, and has
reduced the mortality from the dis
ease to almost nothing. 1t Is easy OF
manipulation, requires but little time,
and is readily accomplished by means
Of the apparatus suggested By the
bureau. Up to within recent times
most stringent measures were resort
ed to by every careful dairyman to
prevent the disease in his herd. How
ever, since the air treatment has so
greatly reduced, and even in some
cases obliterated, the mortality, pre-
vention is no longer such an import
ant problem. and therefore preventive
measures, such as starving. blOad let
ting, etc, which have severe and
| lasting effect upon the animals. should
| be abandoned. The most recent pre-
ventive treatment suggested is in line
with the favorable results obtained by
! the injection Of air into the udder. 1t
consists in allowing the susceptible
COW to retain in the udder for tWe:l-
| ty-four hours following calving all the
milk except the small quantity ~
quired by the calf. The distentiou Of
the udder naturally follows as in the
air treatment and acts as preventive
{ q gainst milk fever.
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depth than the original in order to
tighten it for transportation purposes.
Scientific American.

Gunnery practice at Newport has
frightened away the fish.
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THE FLAMING0
and ITS
QUEER NEST.
X 4 X - =.
y. -
By Water L. Beasley.
By Water L. Beasley.,

FTER considerable diff
Guilty, Professor Frank NJ.
Chapman, of the Depart
ment Of Ornithology Of the
American Museum of Nat
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-22
Foul Pastures.

But it is in the pastures that shrubs
and bushes most abound. Especially
is this the case where only cattle are
kept. When there were sheep on
nearly every farm there were not
nearly as many bushes as now, and for
this purpose it might be found profit
able if more sheep were kept. Unless
a pasture is overstocked. cattle will
pay little attention to the browsing
Of bushes.
Where bushes abound to any extent
they should be mown or cut every
summer, and August has been con-
sidered a good time for this Kind Of
work. 1t is not to be expected that
one cutting is going to exterminate
them, but it will give them a good set
back, and if the practice is continued
very year it will not be long besore
they will be practically destroyed. In
pastures thickly set with bushes An
CORA goats would often prove the best
exterminators.
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wtERHAPS 4sthe widest
~ horses in North America
} ares the "breomtails." = as
II the nondescript little pom
&} les ranging the four corners
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
KING GEORGE.
Notes, Personals, Etc.

King George e. H., Va, Feb 9Th, 1904.
The county school hoard met at the
Court House on the 2Gth instant, and
made final settlement with the OutgO.
ing treasurer.
The board OF supervisors will meet at
the Court House on the ljih day OF
March next.
Mr. Horace Ashton. son OF the late Mr.
Bnrdette Ashton. Of this county, and "a
nephew Of Mra. +. e. Ftzhugh, of Bed.
ford, has been sent 10 Japan. ~ the spe-
cial artist oi "loller'S Weekly 10 take
sketches OF the war between the MODgo-
lian and Muscovite.
Mr. John Il. Pollock, Jr, Of IlobsOn,
has gone TO Washington on u business
trip.
Mrs. l. A. Ratcliii,, Of Idlcwili, who
ha been visiting in fredericksburg, has
returned.
Mr. Harry Staples, son Of Mr. Silas
Staples. il in Washington visiting his
sister. Mrs. Grimsley. where he il being
treated for an injury to his hip joint re
ceiyed from fall
Mr. John T.. Wech left this week on a
business trip To Washington and Balti-
more.
MIR Nathaniel Staples, son Of Mr.. Siiss
Staples, OF our village has gone to Phila-
delphia, where he has gotten situation.
MIR Writ Washington, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, who has been a
guest OF Mr.. Frank Taylor, at Hayes,
has returned to Washington.
Mr.. Ruggles Ratcliffe, sOn Of Mr. Henry
Ratclffs has gone TO Philsdel phis, where
be has obtained "A situation.
Mr Carey Caldwell. OF White Sulphur
Springs, u civil engineer, ia visiting Mr
Paul Hoblay at the Methodist parson'
age
Mrs. W W. Brown il visiting her
brother. DR.. +. f. Ninde, at Colonial
Beach
Sir Howard Gift il erecting for the 7.
T.. rectory a new stable and granary.
Mrs. Ada H. Robb who has been spend
ing "A part OF the winter with her sister,
Mrs r. f. Stuart, at Cedar Grove, il
visiting her son, Mr.. W. W. Randolph,
in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs John H. Rawlings, who
have been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Jackson at Colonial Beach, have returned.
Mr.. L b. Blake representing a large
aholesale house of Baltimore, Md, spent
sunday, the 18th, 10 our village. His
old friends were glad TO meet him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
OPIUM. WHISKEY AND
ALL DRUG HABITS
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without pain OF the loss Of an hoar from
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your nervous system to lis normal c0ndl-
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the beginning of treatment, LEANlNG
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DOSE. You will soon be convinced and
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will be cured. -
Mr.. r. NJ. Brown, Of DeQueen, Ark,
saws: cover seven years ago was cured
of the opium habit by your medicine, and
have continued in the very best OF health
since"
DIR. w. NJ. Tunstall, OF LOvingstOn, Va,
SAYS: 81 am glad to say that | firmly be-
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even so much as wanted drink In any
form since | took your eradlcator, now
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Mrs. Virginia Townsend, OF Shreveport,
Ia. writes: "NO more opium. l nave
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
NEGRO AND WIFE BURNED
The End Of a Mississippi Tragedy
Which Cost Eight Lives.

Doddsville. Miss, Feb. 8. - Luther
Holbert and his wife. negroes, were
burned at the stake here by mob OF
over 1000 persons. for the killing OF
James Easuand, a prominent white
planter. and John Carr, a negro, on
Wednesday. at the Eastland planta'
ton. two miles from this city
The burning of Bolbert and his wife
closes a tragedy which has cost eight
lives. has engaged 200 men and two
packs OF bloodhounds in a four-days'
chase across four counties and has
stirred this section of Mississippi to
a frenzy.
Following are the dead: Luther Hol'
bert and wife, negroes. burned at the
stake by mob; James Eastland, white
planter. killed by Holbert; John Carr.
a negro. killed by Holbert; three un'
known negroes, killed by posses. and
a negro named Winters.
The killing of Eastlake. Carr and
Winters occurred Wednesday at East
lakes plantation. Holbert and Win
ters were in Carr's cabin, when East
lake entered and ordered Holbert to
leave the plantation, who opened fire.
Posses were formed at Greenyille.
Tttaben. Cleveland and other points.
and the pursuit OF Holbert and his
wife was begun with horses and blood
hounds. The chase which was begun
Wednesday morning was continued
and Holbert and his wife, worn out
by travelling over 100 miles on loot
through cane brakes and swamps,
we're found asleep in a heavy belt OF
timber three miles east OF Sheppards'
town. and captured by a posse with
out a shot being fired.
The two negroes were brought TO
Doddsyllle. and were burned at the
stake by a large mob almost in the
shadow of the negro church here.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
BY MISS FLORENCE WORtEN
New York, Nov. 18th, l.O3.
3l4 ". 41th -.

'Paine's Celery Compound has been
worth A thousand dollars 70 me.
would certainly not take that run ana
Give back the benefit have receiver
from your remedy
Last Spring the strain ot my pr"leS
sional duties lett me u nervous wit"A.
went home. and iOr weeks was nnr7''
NV nv mother as an absolute inNahd.
MY digestion was very wras, @nI
suffered a. mes from neuralg" Ous
Doctor said il was all due % my weaken
ed nerves. bui h. Was not Abe e. maAe
me any better. u
A GIRL friend who heard OF my Illness
sent me a bottle ii paine's Ctler! Tom
Mound. with such "a cheerful, hopeiui
letter, telling what it had done t'r her.
that WAS encouraged u give II aserlous
trial ,
Il took iour bottles. and by the end OF
Summer | was well-abrolutely well.
My neuralgia was gone, and it has never
returned. -
And can eat any kind Of food with
out fear.
Not since was child have | telt
such buoysnt health aud spirits. our
doctor sAw me before returned To the
city and be was astonisbed
Il am happy to seud you this new
photograph as proof Of the n,ht /
have received from Paine's celery Com
pound. ...,, aoonrN
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WESTM0RELAND.
a SociabIe-O Grove and Leeds
town to be Connected by Phone
Personals, Etc.
Oak Groye. VI ~. 8. l9OI.

HerSonalS, etc.
oak Grove, Va Feb. g., 1904
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hungeriord gave a
very pleasant sOciable last night at theiI
/ home. Blenheim, which was much en-
/ joyed by each one present. Delightful
refreshments were served in abundance
A plan is being promulgated 70 con
meet this town with LeedstOwn by tele
phone. and we earnestly hope il may be-
carried ont, a. such line would be a
great convenience To all persons residing
in that portion Of WestmOreand as well
to those at Oak Grove.
We are glad 10 state that Mrs Latane
has fully recovered her health
Mrs Hoffman, Of Ohio, has been very
sick at the home Of Mr.. W. W. Stiff, but
il able 10 sit up little. She came with
her sister, Mrs. Lane to spend Christmas
here, expecting to return to the West
soon after the holidays, but the Ice
blockade has Lept them both here.
The public school taught by Miss Bes.
sic Taylor has been closed for a week
and more. on account OF the sickness OF
Miss Taylor.
DIR. Whiting, who has taken entire
charge of DR. Washingtons practice, has
been very successful in several pneumonia
cases
Mics Janet Latene has returned to Es-
sex county.
Mr. Connaly, assisted by scolored man,
was here this week repairing the tele-
phone line, which had been injured by
the recent storms.
Two colporters from North Carolina
are canyasing this neighborhOOd.
Mrs. Alexander il icebound at her
fathers home here. Her husband il in
Washington
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
nnO TT TODAY -

The time-worn injunction, "never
put off till tomorrow what You can
do today" is now generally present
ed in this form: DO it to day J"
That is the terse advice we want to
give you about that hacking cough
or demoralizing cold with which you
have been struggling for several days,
perhaps weeks. Take some reliable
remedy for it to-day-and let that
remedy be DR.. Boschee's German
Syrup, which has been in use for over
thirty five years. A few doses of it
will undoubtedly relieve your cough
or cold, and its continued use for a
few DAYS will cure you completely.
No matter how feep-seated your
cough, even il dread consumption has
attacked your lungs, German Syrup
will surely effect cure-as it has
done before in thousands of appar-
emily hopeless cases of lung trouble.
New trial bottles, 25c regular size,
7jc. Goolrick's Modern Pharmacy,
gO1 Main St., Fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
FaEoeaioxseUao, Va, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY -. 1904

armies, the inhabitants were advised To
leave the city, and almost the entire
population without a murmur aban-
doned their homes.
History presents no instance Ci apeO-
pie exhibiting purer and more nhseilsh
patriotism, or higher spirit OiiOrtltude
aud courage than was eynced 10y the
citizens Oi Fredericksburg They cheer
fully incurred great hardships ana priVa.
tionr, nnd suTTendered their homes AID
property TO destruction rather than
yield them into tue hands Of the enemies
OF their e. untry
General ee says further in his report:
That at | O'Clock on the mOfniug OF
December lth, 1862, the Cohied,rate
troops withdrew from the city oi Fred
ericksburg To the adjacent heights aud
soon afterwards one hundred ani ilty
pieces Of artillery opened furious lire
upon the city
This bombardment was kept up for
many hours. until nearly every house IN
the city WAS mutilated, aud very many
burned or batiered 10 pieces, and their
contents destroyed.
Fredericksburg suffered more
during the war in actual destruction OF
property, and in the desolation of it's
homes. and in the tribulatiOn Oi lis peo-
pie, than all the other cities aud towns
in the State. and yet the Genera Assem-.
bly, has never appropriated u dollar Oi
the public money for the establishment
of any State institution in her midst.
Add that, notwithstanding the fact that
her people to-day are the descendants
and peers Of those who gave lustre TO
her history and that OF Virginia IN the
past. aud whose misfortune IL - now
that their poverty iorblds them t. CON
pete on terms Of equality win their
richer n-ighbors for the iaVors which the
State has To confer.
T. McCracken,
". :. Embrey,
NJ S Chancellor,
W r. Bradley,
Geo W. Wroten,
Y. y Brent,
VI. q. Willis. Mayor.
r.. H. Cole,
St Geo. X Fitzhugb
Alvin I. Embrey,
; J. Quinn,
II II Wallace,
Il p Willis, supt. Of schools,
A. F. Rowe,
Committee.
This report has been printed in attrae-
tive form and copy furnished - each
member of the Legislative Committee,
and 10 each member of both branches Of
the General Assembly.
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lroouois Theatre to Reopen.

Chicago. Feb. S.-A contract has
been let for refitting and redecorating
the Iroouois theatre, in which 672 lives
were lost. on December 30 last 1t has
been uncertain whether the lroquois
would open again as a playhouse but
the letting of the contract for repairs
indicates that the theatre will be re-
opened to the public as a place OF
amusement. The cost OF the repairs
will be about $4,000, and the manage
ment hope to reopen the house In the
early spring It is said the name OF the
theatre will be changed to the North
west "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
Local Option Election Asked BY
Liquor Men.

The situation at Basic City regarding
the local option election, which is order
ed for April 25th is rather novel, owing
TO the fact that the whiskey people ask-
ed { n the election. They f.ared that the
local option people would ask fJr an
election. so they got forty voters to sign
the petition, and Capt. Thomas 5 Doyle
mode the required oath that they repre-
srnted ons-fOurth OF the legal voters
The liquor men, it ia said, had prepared
things in advance by paying the capita
tion tax of enough men to sign the pc
tition. and the election will probably be
inyaliIsted by challenging the votes OF
the men whose tax's were paid by Mr..
Holiday, as the law says the cspitation
tax must be paid in person
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
NUGGETS OF NEWS

william J. Bryan addressed an an
dience OF over 5000 people at Nashville
Tenn. on Moral Issues"
Cornell University. at Ithaca y. Y,
has dropped lO6 students as a result OF
the mid-year examinations.
James Abeel. accused Of trying to
marry Miss Eleanor Anderson, was
he'd in $4,000 bail at New York.
The government has arranged for
carly tests OF New York harboI OF the
four wireless telegraph systems
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
PUBLIC ROADS AGAIN.

Observations Of 1.-THE Virginia Citizen.
For many years our State debt was
a barrier TO immigration OF a desirable
kind This has been satisfactorily nd
justed, aud the bug a boo" isdisappear-
ing. The Homestead laws are still being
used TO some extent as argument for non
residents not investing here; but nothing
now retards us 80 much as the bad roads
Of our State. Enough money has been
paid by citizens and expended carelessly
To have put our roads in much better
shape. II seems almost impossible to
get road funds into hands that will in
telligently and judiciOusly eXpend it.
Until we do we will continue to throw
good dollars in mud holes that swallow
up everything coming 10 their way.
There il no system about the work done
on our county roads. az q rule In some
sections nothing is ever done 10 repair
the roads in the summer, the time when
it ought 10 be done. They are not at
tended To until crops are housed, and
then they are put in such shape "a TO
provide Jack Frost with a carnival sll
winter. The road Overseer ought to be
heavily mulcted who will turn up and
churn up road beds as late as September
In many instances this is indiscreetly
done as late a. October and November -
Virginia Citizen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
ABOUT PENSIONS.
Some Of the Figures in that Depart
rnent of the Government.

The cost of pensions to date is over
81. 900, 900, 900, and there were in the
past year nearly million ben,iiciaries.
New pensions were added in that time
to the number of 40,046 and 4 4Ol were
restored. The loss by death during the
same period was 40,907 and 6,4Sl from
other causes. This makes net loss OF
nearly 1900 names for the year The
pension roll at the close OF the y'ar con
tained 72S, 722 soldiers, 267 lS0 willows
or dependents, and & Il army NURSES
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
Mardi Gras.

New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola,
February 10. 16, 1904. One first class
limited fare plus 25c for the round trip
Tickets will be on sale Februsrs 9th to
18th. inclusive, limit for returning not
later than February Goth. except that
upon payment Of fee OF fifty cents, final
limit until March 5th, will be granted.
D. G. C. Cox, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11

WOMEN SUFFER- NO MORE
Philadelphia. Pa, Sept -. 1903 Il had
sick headaches ami was so .un down
that often lrlt that lii' was not worn,
living had awful pains in my head
and could not ,lecp any length oi time
friend told me about Paine's Celery
thought would try IT,
and had not taken half of the first bot
tic before obtained relief and bes an
TO get well. continued TO take yonr ~
valuable remedy. and it was not long be
foro I WAS cured. | feel that ! would NOT
be alive today but for Paiae's trlrFy
Compound
SSCLARA FOSTER. 1906 \ llthst.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
a LARGE MAN.
He Lived in Rockbridee County and
Weighed Ais Pounds.

John H. Petty, aged ffty-three years,
il dead at his home near ROckbridge
Alum Springs He wss the largest man
in Rock kbridge county, measuring six feet
and three inches in height, and weighed
4l5 pounds. He leaves vile and siI
grown children.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
Vol. 10, No. 7
Tired and Strong and These Thankful Women Send Their P" for
PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND.
When Nerves Burned Oot By
Strain of Toll and Care
II Gave New Nerve Force.

When the pace Of modern He hri burn, =,
ei up all thu nerve force Isl l1NS ~
THIS NERVES THEMSELVES nhlesr
new force Is sUpplied.
This ia a scientific fact LIT II ihro"
it's light upon these letters, written 10y
men and women in all walks oi NE ~
YOU read how Paine's Celery Compou."a'
saved and helped thsm whcu nerN 'o' i'ls
burdened life and utter nervous r''s''"
tion threatened.
at HAS BEEN WORTH a
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO NE
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
FIVE CHILDREN IN ONE YEAR

Shenandoah Farmer Recently Had
Triple Blessing, Before Twas
Twins.
Mrs. William Lineweaver, Of Shenan-
doah county, has presented her husband
with five children during the last year.
Twins were born to them early in 1903,
and th,ss were followed by I iplets a
short time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Line weaver were mar
ried nine years ago, during which period
thirteen children have been born to the
coupl., OF whom seven are living.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11

State Senator Sale, of Norfolk, may be
a candidate Tor Congress from the Second
district to succeed Hon II l.. Maynard,
Of Portsmouth. Mr.. Maynard has served
two terms and Is a candidate Tor athlrd.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11

"Enerey, Confidence and Health
simply matters Of gooG vital force
-froi + +. Phelps. " y. l.. l.. d. Of
Dartmouth University y-Famous Dis
cover OF PGine's Celery Compound.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11

Some Of the Reasons and Induce
ments in Favor OF fredericksburg
As the Place.