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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
a Womzn's Meeting

Quite nice little Audienc5 assembled
Wednesday afternoon IN the MaeeAbe-s
Hail 70 hear Fikvi tall on the Higher
Physical Life Of Woman by Mrs Z a.
Bradshaw. who comes from Washing.
ton. snd who. IN her remarks stroTe 20
incuicste some principles Tor the advance
nenr Of woman . interests along the line
Of hssithiul physicai perfection IL b. 10
be hoped that many wili profit uy ihe
suggestions offered, tending 70 make
homes brighter and happier. and lives
more rounded 70 the fullest excellence.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL.
Preparations Being MADE For He
eeiving Legislative Committee.

At meeting Of the Normal school
committee. Capt. T. MeCrscken- chair
man. presiding. the visit Of tie LegIsia
tive COMMITTEES 70 this city 10 examine
sites wAs discussed. committee wac
apDuinted. composed of st. George &.
tifzhugh. Capt 7. MeCraeken. Col + d.
Cole. b. II Wallace. Judge A T. Embrey
aHd A. + Rove. 10 pnrpars iist Oi sites
TO be- submitied, aud other matters IN
connection with the coming Witt OF the
Legislative COMMITTEES were discussed.
Another meeting Rili be bed later an0
plans perfected Tor receiving ana enter
tanning the COMMITTEES on the occasion Of
lie visit 10 fredericksburg
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
a.r.i.t cartenniaI Program

Friday night, 2znd. s o'ciOek.-Sub'
iect. The BaUtists and the Future. Rev.
WIN. Z. Hatcher, ID. ID.
sunday morning. oath. 10 o'clock
A mas meeting for and in the interest Of
the sundaF srhoOl Addresses BY Rev. j.
" Pitcher, DID Rev. Andrew brosddUs
and Rev. W. r. Dnnaway- D d.
Sunday night, oath. ; 0'ci0ck.-A mass
meeting in the interest OF the 3. ! 2 u.
and the sunbeam Society Addresses BY
Am. Ellyson. Rev. L. ]. Haley, D. D..
and Rev. z W. Winfrey, D. d.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23

Mrs Nm. smith u Brooke station.
daughter Of the late Col Wm Brown,
formerly owner Of Belle Plains and one
Of the largest land OWDers Ut Stafford.
died at her home Thursday night Of pa
rslvsis. "a e. 81 Yesrs. She = survived
nv = children. TWO sons and three dsugh-
ters Funeral from New Hope church.
SATURDAY AT 1 D n Rev Z. L. Potter
viii conduct the service.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
Art;rsle Pupsr-hansins ard Painting

For first-elass work, artistically ex-
..outed. in papering. paper-hanging
and All work ia paint and oils. call on
G. WooicOtt. Ny patrons are my ref
ereDees. and my prices are as low as
consistent with iirst-elass work Esti
mates and prices cheerfuily furnished.
Nv work is that of one who has de-
voted years TO study Of the same.
and il not the work OF a cheap dauber,
tit only for painting fences and barns
a9atf G. WO0lcOrt & Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
A Chance Fer a BARGAIN

a store-bOuse for rent and stock Of
goods for sale az Delos. Caroline CO..
Va. Amount OF stock about SGo0.
which consists II dry goods. hats,
shoes. etc. For information and teIIns
call on or write !. l. Ell. Milford, "a.
23a4t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
NEAOauARTERS F0R suilDihe
MATERIALS.

keep al kinds OF North Carolina and
virginia Lumber. dressed and unuresse1.
shingles. Larhs. Sssh. Doors, and Blinds
ZINE. Cement. Caffeine Plaster Plasrerlne
Hair. Building and Paving brlck. Iln
and iron RoOffng. Cur and Wire Naiis al
lind. Ready Mixed Paints and Dry Paint.
I5nseed Oil. TurpenTiRe, Dryer farnlsh
and l,ewis's White Lead, Paint Brushes
"A All kinds. Window Glass and Putty.
RuiIders' Hardware Of al kinds. Tar
Roofing. shsathing Paper and fine Brick.
Keeu large stock Of sewer Pipe and
Efrs Clay PiDa. e. y sOlh-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
Small SOY AND 4 MATCH

Empty WhiskeY Barrel Did the Rest
Three smsil novs were stsnniuE near =
gniskev barre Oh COmmefce street to-
daT which nsd brrn iusr emitted.
ignted match was dropped iuto % by
one OF them Immediately there Wa q
terrific explosion The noise was heard
several blocks away and re nRTrfi vs.
tossed fifteen ieet IN the az. The at ~ %
"a tn povs they were 90 dead run
iowu Princes Anne street There va
considerable e1citemenf and su no luu
people gathered
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
.aoo. 600 eaunss Of Wool Wantea

/ viii pay the highest cash price i0I
wool delivered ct the mill during the
coming season See NE before making
sale. John C. Melville. Manager Of the
Melville W0Olen Mills Co.. Frede7irks
burg "a. mchs Gm
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
FEELS INTEREST IN HIS OLD
HOME

Former Spotsyivanisn in Western
City 7rizes News From F1is Native
County
Mr. " b T0mpsins formerly % ,Dot
syiyRnia county. now 60 brs Moiurs
Iowa. has recovered from = spell IF il-
ness In renewing his subscription b.
writes
81 pr'zs the paper highly. lt gives me-
~ IRON tbe old home that would
rot get otherwise. sometimes am sal
dened bg seeing lae death % some old
comrades with whom 1 -erye1 iu the War
between rhe States. and then again -ornr
ore of nv oid trends ~ nv noy hou1
JAYS. bar again / am GLADE ened nv -
ing nrw- Of the younger generation
prosperity Everything i'm The OH
state d. oi interest 60 ne bnt especially
10 the county oi Spofzy vani8 al@0 sru-
inc stafford and some oi rne adjoining
r0unTiez
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
OPERA HOUsE FOR RENT

The Opera House. now under the
management OF Goldsmith / Hirsh,
i for rent or lease. Possession given
Nav ut. 1904 For terms apply 70
David Hirsh. manager Hall Co.
a22 ier s1W
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23

Concessions az F'sedSr1ckscurE win z. p.
A 4 e And Nsems STEAMBOAT GO. As
orange vita southern K and Caesepesks a
OHIO z 2
lac only nns 20 the CAanreilO-sFils arc
Wilderness BastienelcE.
ENst@Yn standard Zine. Daily sxceVES11-
a. WI. RICHARDS. fieu S~nnEer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23

Wholesale Dealers Flour Br@n shipstun osf BAY
Commeroe street.
~
any oss place.
'---f B0ulwars bon. CoEn pree ~
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG AND
PIEDMONT RAILROAD

Timetable No. II.
In ..is--t At q u. February ssh 1904
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23

" ID. DUkE. T. " CULP. ". p TAYLOR
ts-n. Sau Asst Geu Nan Trsf 4su
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
Shorten the Feeding Period.

In grading up the herd the farmer
should have one object in view if he
is trying to produce profitable beef
That one aim should be to produce
an animal that will mature in short
time and be of conformation that
will yield the largest possible amount
of high-priced cuts. This is a great
item in the matter of profits, as the
less time required to get an animal
ready for market, the less feed will
be used and the less money paid out
for care, which must always be fig
ured as having some marketable
value. The work of more than hun
dred years in scientific breeding has
been to produce an animal that would
mature rapidly. In grading up this
should be kept fully in mind. Also at
time of putting such cattle into the
feed lot the fact should not be forgot
ten that the herdsman is dealing with
cattle that have been bred up to be
fattened in short instead of long
time. A good many herdsmen that
have been accustomed to feeding the
oldfashioned steer make the mistake
Of feeding the improved steer for too
long a time, and so both over-fnish
him and lose valuable time and feed.
Beyond a certain point every pound
Of feed put into the steer is so much
money thrown away. The professional
feeder must watch this matter and
turn off his animals as soon as they
are ready to go to the slaughter pens,
and at once put in new lot of ami
mails to be fed. In this way it is per.
fectly easy to feed to ripeness three
punches of cattle in the same time It
took to feed two of the scrub variety.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
Feeding the Chicks.

Many people have asked, on seeing
the healthy-growing well-feathered
young chicks, what food we were US
ing. The winters experience, il
which variety of grains were used
says Cooper Curtice of the Rhode Is
land Agricultural College, indicates
that it is not SO much what the food
is as how the food is supplied, pro-
Viding there are plenty of starchy,
albuminous, and green matters. In
nature, small seeds, insects and grass
furnish food for chickens. These are
most abundant in the spring and sum-
mer months, and it is at this time
that the chickens thrive. To secure
the best results, foods Stimulating both
the composition and the mechanical
character of these should be supplied.
For instance, in the summer the tips
of grasses are young and tender and
easily broken by the chickens. For
green stuff to be easily assimilable,
some plant should be supplied which
may also be easily broken. We have
found hanging head of lettuce in
the brooder by string to exactly fur
nish the desired want and be greedily.
even crafty, eaten by the chickens.
We have found that sitting the crack
ed corn, scraps, and cracked wheat
through sieves, so as to remove both
the meal and larger pieces, gives fav-
orable results. Millet seeds, broken
rice, rolled oats, and other things of
this character were greedily eaten and
well digested. For meat for the
Youngest chickens, we have given the
sterile eggs boiled hard and ground
through sausage machine. While
it is preferable, if one has time, to
chop the egg fine and mix it with
bran, or even feed it little at a time
to the chickens, we found it satisfac
tory to mix it with the bran until it
was crumbly and feed it in bulk;
sufficient quantity being given for the
number of chickens in the brOoder.
Mixing the eggs with cracker did not
succeed with us as well for very
young chicks, although it is fed by
others apparently without harm. As
the chickens grew older meat scraps
were substituted. These were usually
sifted, added to the grain ration, and
strewn upon the floor of the brooder.
Boiled liver and animal meal was also
used, but there was very little diff
ference in the gain of the different
chickens when fed upon tbs animal
meal, meat scraps, or egg.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

ate prices from the consumer. what
vCu!G happen to the non-trust produc.
ccs? How would they escape the con.
sequences of competition in the inflow
CT lower-Friced commodities from for.
eiSn mills and factories? They would
not, of course, escape it; any school
boy can see that, provided he wishes
TO see it. Judge Parker, being Dem
ocrat, does rot want to see it, Ha
wants to smash the tariff; that IS il
he lees.
Exactly the same blind adherence
to a partisan idea is shown in the
proposition to withhold all tariff bene
fits from manufacturers who sell to
foreign consumers at lower prices than
those maintained in the domestic mar
ket. 1t IS characteristic Democratic
proposition to smash the tariff and
abolish protection because an amount
not exceeding one per cent of the to-
tai of manufactured products, not four
per cent of the manufactured exports
of the United States, is disposed of in
foreign markets at reduced prices. In
order to- deprive few manufacturers
of the privilege of disposing of their
surplus production abroad at the best
prices cbtainable-a bargain counter
privilege which is exercised more ca
less in every known branch of trade
it is seriously proposed to take
away all tariff protection from the
thousands of industrial producers
whose yearly output reaches the enor.
nous total Of $4,000, 100000. That is
the Democratic idea of valid excuse
for attacking the tariff. That is
Judge Parker's idea. We think him
sufficiently explicit alike to satisfy
Democrats and to warn Republicans.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
One Secret of Carneuie's Success,

Business rivals of Andrew Carne-
gle were at one time helpless to ac-
count for his ability to undersell them
in whatever market they turned to.
They sent experts quietly to look over
his work and report. Mr.. Carnegie, it
IS said, heard of their presence. He
invited them to an inspection, with
himself as guide, and at last offered
to show them the secret of his sue
cess. He took them into room lined
with books and reports, where doz-
en- clerks were at work on documents
and figures. This room represented
an expenditure of $4,000 a year. 1T
is worth that" said Mr. Carnegie,
for a business man to know at any
moment all the details of his busi-
aess. ."-World's Work.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17

Through his friend, Elliot Danforth,
formerly State Treasurer of New York,
Judge Parker has authorized a state
melt Of his views concerning ques-
tionS that are to enter into the ma
tional campaign of 1904 Restrained
by his judicial dignity from the ex-
preston of his political sentiments in
public speeches or in open letters,
Judge Parker has maintained a reserve
that by some peOple-notably his op-
ponents in the race for the Democrat
ic nomination-has been construed to
indicate neutral state of mind and a
lack of the positive assertion which
is regarded as essential in an aspirant
for the Presidency. Grounds for this
criticism disappear in the light of the
Danforth declaration. Certainly no
fault can be found, on the score Of
vagueness, with the candidates posi-
tion regarding the tariff He is a
Democrat and he would therefore lend
his aid in the ripping up of the Ding
ley tariff. That much is clear from
Mr.. Danforth's authorized exposition:
"In conversation recently had with
him at Esopus, Judge Parker made it
clear to me that the question of taxa
tion, now, as always, is of vital i'm
portance to the people, and that the
great mass of American producers and
consumers demand revision of the
tariff that will equalize the burden of
taxation and distribute equitably its
benefits.
"He assured me that he is in favor
of reducing customs duties wherever
they shelter the trusts and wherever
they enable lawless capital to wiring
extortionate prices from the consumer.
Judge Parker told me that he regard
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
The End of All Armies.

We may really be on the verge of
the millennium, for M. Emile Guarini
has come to the conclusion that it
will soon be possible to destroy armies
by lightning. Receiving shock from
a wireless telegraph apparatus through
an umbrella, he experimental with a
Ruhmkorff coil, and found that shocks
could be transmitted through the air
with moderate currents. He con-
cludes that the energy of 1000 horse
power, at 100000 volts, could be con-
centrated by aRtennae SO as to de-
stroy life at a distance of twelve
miles. The present difficulty, which
he believes will be soon overcome, is
that of controlling and directing the
electric waves.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
Speak No Words of Love.

When Dyak of Borneo makes love
he helps the girl, in the hardest por-
tion of her daily toll. If she smiles
upon him, no matter how sweetly, ne
does not Immediately respond, but
waits until the next dark night. Then
he steals to her house and wakens
her as she lies asleep beside her pa
rents. The parents, if they approve,
make no sign, but sleep on-or pre-
tend to. If the girl accepts she rises
and takes from her lover the betel and
sweetmeats he has brought her. That
seals their betrothal and he departs
as he came, neither speaking nor be-
ing spoken to.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
The German War on ouacks.

The German police have begun
systematic campaign against quacKs
and quack medicines. They estimate
that in ten years the population has
increased 5S per cent, regular medlcal
men 76 per cent, and quacks 1,567 pei
cent There are more women quacks
than men. Nearly 80 per cent OF the
men cited to appear at the police bu
reau have been in Jail, of the women
Is per cent. More than 100 samples
of quack medicines were analysed by
the police, and over so per cent were
of absolutely no medicinal value.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
CairY-Rreed Steers.

The attempt that is frequently made
to make beef out of dairy steers
should be abandoned, except where an
animal has passed his usefulness ana
has to be turned off, or where COW
or calf is Improbable to keep Tor
some reason. A good many farmers
have been fooled by their own expert
ments in this matter. They have fed
such steers and have kept an account
of the gains made and have seen that
in many instances {. dairy animal will
make as rapid gains as beef animal.
If that were the only test to be made
we would have nothing to say against
trying to make beef with dairy blood.
At some of cur stations dairy steers
and beef steers have been fed side
by side and the dairy steer has COM
pared favorably with the animal at
his side. The difference came when
the animal was marketed. Then the
dairy steer was found to have put an
immense amount of fat on the lnteS-
tines, where it could be of little COM
mercial value, and to have a great
abundance of low priced cuts. The
beef steer, on the other hand, was
found to have put much of his added
fat into the high-priced cuts, and at
time Of being cut up for meat fur
nished a very large proportion of
these high-priced cuts. This differ
ence was SO great that it amounted to
considerable sum of money. The
buyers of cattle understand this and
make due allowance. Sometimes they
make more than a fair deduction, as
they do not seem to care to encourage
the making of beef from dairy blood.
1t will not in the main pay any farmer
to try to raise beeves from dairy cows.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
WEAKNESS OF STRONG MEN.
No One Absolutely Free from All Man.
ner of Defect.

UST VI DSiSNk.
Those who are seeking through
study of superior men to make them
selves at least less inferior are often
puzzled and baffled by the discovery
of characteristics that seem absolute
II incompatible with greatness. There
is hardly a great man whose life is at
all accurately known in whom there
was not q weakness that would de-
stroy an ordinary man-sometimes
mental weakness, as utter lack of
judgment sometimes moral weak
ness; again, physical weakness.
But is there on record single case
of a great man who had not through
his character a certain toughness of
fiber which made him free from the
common weakness of whining and
rushing about for refuge at the first
black lift of adEersity? Is not that
fundamental sense of insecurity, or
inability to stand alone, the great en-
emy we all have to fight? Is it not
the enemy that drives some to the
false courage of drink, others to stink
and crawl along the byways of indi-
rection and crime, many, many others
to resign the guidance OF their 6esti-
nies to some master or masters with
hardly an effort to thing or do for
themselves es?-Saturday Evening Post
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
Poultry Culture in Denmark.

Poultry culture has assumed large
proportions in Denmark during recent
years. In 1871 only $4,000 dozen OF
eggs were exported, but the next year
II jumped up to 555 600 dozen, and in
1873 it made another great gain,
100000 dozen being exported that
year. In 1895 the Danish Cooperative
Egg Export association was organized,
and the next year the eggs exported
amounted to 20,379 600 dozen. In 1902,
the last year for which we have sta
tistics, there were exported 35,967, 900
dozen. The producers of these eggs
are mostly small farmers with only
two or three acres of land.
The breeds most popular in Den
marx are said to be the Brown Leg
borns,s Spanish Minorcas and the An
dalusians. Plymouth Rocks, and Wy
andOttes have been introduced there,
and are growing in favor. Langshans
and Orpingtons are also beginning to
draw attention Brahmas and Co.
chins are not popular, being consid-
cred too coarse and too often
''broody."
Mechanical incubators and brooders
are being used, but the most popular
hrooder is said to be the turkey. Few
people, however, make a speciality of
poultry farming, and there are few
large poultry establishments in the
kingdom. Egg production is carried
on as a side issue.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
a Request from Toxic.

H. Kobayahsi, of Toxic, Japan, has
addressed a note to the village I'm
provement Society of South Orange,
N. J., which runs about like this:
The honorable of the South Oranges
are asked in what way do they rid
themselves of him the much trouble
some mosquito? How do they ap-
proach him in his house among the
reeds and marshes, so as to remove
him effectually from the dangers that
he does to the people of good minds
whose skins he much puncture? All
this l would like so much to know"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
"Stunnped" the Head Waiter,

Jesse Lewisohn was dining at the
most fashionable restaurant in the
metropolis with a western millionaire
who is very fond of joking. The lat
ter summoned the head waiter and
said:
81 presume everything in this place
is the best that money can buy?"
Most assuredly, sir" replied the
waiter, with dignity that might have
aroused the envy of a United States
senator.
well, that's all right, but when
you run short, what substitute do you
use for terrapin?"
For once in his life that head wal
ter was |'left at the post" and never
tried for an answer.-New York
Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-06-17
WHY HE WAS NOT DISTURBED.
cIergyman's Explanation Disconnected
WouId-Be joker.

clergyman explanation DlSCOnCefted
WouId-Be Joker.
A clergyman who was travelling
stopped at hotel much frequented by
wags and jokers
The host, not being used to having a
clergyman at his table, looked at him
with surprise; the guests used all theil
raillery of wit upon him without elicit
ing remark.
The clergyman ate his dinner quiet
ly, apparently without observing the
gibes and sneers of his neighbors.
One of them at last, in despair of his
forbearance, said to him: well, |
wonder at your patience! Have you
not heard all that has been said to
you?"
"Oh, yes; but l am used to it. Do
you know who l am?"
mo, sir"
We'll, will inform you. l am chap
lain of lunatic asylum. Such re.
marks have no effect upon me."-Short
Stories.