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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
Tn. Good Cid Wny.

A severe cold OF attack OF la grippe
is like fire, the sooner you combat
II the better your chances are to over
mower il. But few mothers in this
ACE are willing to do the necessary
work required 20 give good old
fashioned reliable treatment as would
be administered by their grand
mothers, backed by Boschee's German
Svrnp. which was always literally
nsed in connection with the home
treatment of colds and is still in
greater household favor than any
know remedy. But even without
the application of the old.fashioned
aids German Syrup will cure severe
cold in quick time. 1t will cure colds
in children or grown people. It re-
lieves the congested organs, allays tbs
irritation and effectively stops the
cough. Any child will take it. 1t is
invaluable in a household OF children.
Trial size bottle, 25c; regular size, 75c
For Sale by N. x. Goolrick.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
Davis Letter Of Acceptance.

Hon Henry q. Davis, in letter to the
committee which notified him OF his nom
nation for the Ylcl Presidency, DISCUSSES
the campaign issnts.
some of the principal points 10 the let
ter are the following
The public mind is being disil illusiOned
OF the pretension of the Republican party
that the material prosperity of the coun.
try depends upon ia own aseenuency.
Thoughtful and patriotic people are
becoming more and more distrnstiul 0i
tue heady and personal element of the
present Administration. They demand
that the present mssteriul extravaganza
in the expenditure OF the money dra~n
by taxation from the industry Ut the Peo'
pie shall cease.
The Democratic party stands for
wise. conservative aud gradual change
in the tariff laws which will equHlizs tax
alton and make honest competition pos
sible
IL is estimated that there are in the
United States between 200 and 300 com.
binations of capital and corporate inter
ests known IA trusts, which have grown
u y IN ino ihut itn 1fdIS hhHSt NVP"Dii
can rule Some OF them are 80 ndueted
az 10 be pernicious and harmful 10 the
general interest.
AlllOYers OF their country must tdeprtcate
the rehabilitation by the Republican par
" OF disappearing race issue.
Several me bers OF the Cabinet and
other officials OF the Government, for
saking their duties and the departments
az Washington, are spending TIL ir time
in making speeches and using all the In.
fuence and power OF their official posi-
tions to elect their chief.
The late Democratic convention and
its candidate for President hAv. given
signal exhibition OF q mutual respect and
confidence almost unprecedented in our
political history, aud our party has re
ceiyed new inspiration sn0 hope in its
appeal to the people.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06

ORANGE.
Notes, Personals, Etc.

Orange, Va, Oct lat, 1904
Commonwealth Attorney lee j
Graves and his good wife have Leen vel
coined visitors Al the Fra leTs recently
Our popular friend L2e was on hia way
To Orange court " here he reeeiy' tayOr-
able yerdicts from the jury for all OF his
clients. lt was the first visit OF Mrs.
Graves among the numerous fri' nds and
relatives Of her husband ia this section,
and che made a fine impression and easily
won the esteem Of all,
Everybody il hard at it just now The
corn crop, quite a good one, Ii about all
cot. and wheat seeding is rapidly going
on.
Miss Irvine Hogan, a popular Chicago
girl, who has been Summering az Mr.. L.
5. Casey =. left Wednesday for her home
to be present az maid Of honor to her
sister, who mAFries a prominent
Chicagoan next week.
Miss Dora Barron, belle OF Charlotte,
n. C.. has been on q visit to relatives
about Somerset.
Among the happy reunions OF last
Orange court WA that pleasure OF Uncle
Tom Graves and your representative at
court, W. h. Bradley. lt tieklee us all 20
zee those two chums tickle each other
Long may they live to diffuse sunshine
and happiness
The sweet patato crop ia unusually
fiue in our section Mrs Emma Coleman
stands first on the list Of producers.
We hear that at Clagett's eAle old time
horses brought big money, while Irish
potatoes brought only ten cents per
bushel
DIR. Voolfolk aud party returned few
days since from pleasant inspection OF
the st Louis exposition. While fstigued
by the trip the party was pleased with
the sights, etc.
Mr.. Estes. of Thorn Hill, is painting
his store and dwelling.
Mr.. Gap Burrus il handsomely adding
20 and renOystinT his dwelling at La
hore.
Our schools are billed 20 open Monday
week with promises OF good results
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
Dsnusrln High Heels.

Mrs.Wm. A Hunter. dsughter.in-lsw Of
Congressman W. Godfrey Hunter. died in
Louisville, Ky, Sunday night from dh
fused sarcoma. caused by cancerUus
growth, due to the wearing Of high.he J.
ed shoes. This growth appeared about
IA months ago and spread rapidly, ne.
eessItating the smputstion OF the right
leo This proved OF no avail, ss the
noison had affected the whole body.
Mrs. Hunter was only "a years OF age
and vas a social fAyorite.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
OYSTERS.
Some Interesting Facts About the
Popular BiValSos.

Delaware bay has apparently wrested
the oyster championship for production
from Chesapeake bay therein the oyster
grounds cover over 220 square miles.
engages over 900 Vessels and employs
over Z 900 men. Every acre Of Delaware
oysters ia estimated to pay an annual
profit OF 500.
The total output OF oysters OF the
whole world il stimAted at 30 256, 961
bushels. worth about $40, BAL ,65l; 20,
79S. .3S7 OF these bushels and $40. .63S,.
$50 of this value belongs 20 the United
States.
Nineteen States aud Canada have,
within few years, boosted the oyster
industry from something over five bill
lion biyslyes annually to a production
OF over twelve billion. At an average
retail price OF one hall cent per oyster,
1t will be seen that it probably costs us
at lee st $50, 900, 900 per year to indulge
in the luscious sea fruit.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
ONLY ONE $4,000 BILL.
How Many OF Each Denomination
Are In Circulation.

There is only one $4,000 bill in circn
lation. Oaly few persons have II IN
that specimen OF the engrsyers srt rtcircu.
late. The same may be said of the two
s. 900 bills.
it Is great relief To hear that there
are not less than "a 6S3 bills Of the ST..
900 kind in circulation, although even
thatrespectable number seems picay unish
considering the eighty or more millions
inhRbitipg this country. The demand
for $500 bills is evidently not so great,
Al figures show that there sIe only l9,
3SS of them being HANDED around, fewer
by far than bills OF the 81 900 denomina
tion. The largest number OF bills In circu.
lation IL OF so variety. OF which there
are ~. j44 00l nearly l2 times the mum
Der OF bills OF all other denomination
taken together. The figures are as fol-
lows.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
to.YEAR.OLD TRAIN WREckER
Girl Placed Bolt Nut On the Track
Just For Fun"

Roanoke. Va. Oct 4-Detectiyes ar
rested Gussie Loving. i0-year-old
white girl. at her home near Dunlow.
" Va. charged with wrecking a Nor.
folk and Western passenger train at
that point Sunday. The train was
wrecked by striking a bolt nut placed
on the rail. The engine and baggage
and mail ear we're deralled and went
down an embankment The engineer,
fireman and mail clerk were all in
iured more or less, but none OF the
passengers were hurt When arrested
the girl admitted her guilt, and said
she put the nut on the track lust for
fun. to see The train mash it"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
For Over Sixty Yaara.

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over sixty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
1t soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pains, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea'
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists In
every part OF the world. Twenty
five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask
for MRS. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
Turns Money Over to National Dem :
ocratic Committee.

The Executive Committee of the gold
Democratic National Committee has in
structed it's treasurer, John =. Frenzel,
to turn over the remainder OF the organ
nations funds to Geo. +. Peabody,
treasurer of the Democratic National
COMMITTEE. This action is equivalent TO
dissolution Of the gold Democratic or
ganiz .tion. The amount is said to be
Sl0 O0O
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
Crusade Against Crimplns

Assistant District Attorney Hugh Cor
don Miller, of Norfolk, appeared before
U. s. Commissioner Shields in New York
to make application for the removal to
Norfolk for trial OF Vance Mccarthy, un'
der indictment there for aiding and har'
boring deserters from the navy. The
proceedings were continued.
The authorities intend to conduct q
crusade against "crimping" and "shang.
haing" in Norfolk, where, it is said, a
gaUg has successfully operated for some
time
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06
Wo,Id,s FaIr Repays Ssoo,ooo.

Another semi IN onthly payment OF $780,
900 on 81, 600. 900 government loan wes
made Saturday by the management OF
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The
total amount paid up TO date is 81, ,4Os.-
10.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06

The output Of gold and silver in the
United States last year declined. while
that OF the rest OF the world increased.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-06

Parties leaving the city for an extend
ed stay can have 1HE FREE LANCE nail
ed 20 their address for any length OF time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
AUTHORSHIP OF Il BOOK
IS NOW IN DISPUTE
A Writer and Her Divorced Hus-
band Questioning as to Who
Did the Work.

LONDON, March 5.-A question that Is
to be decided in the law courts IS: who
wrote a book entitled 1.-The British Empire;
or, Rule Britannica" There are two
claimants to the authorship. Mr. Twenty
man is one and Mrs. Twentyman the other.
The latter sought an injunction in the
Chancery Court to restrain Mr. Twenty
man from further publishing the book Mrs.
Twentyman has secured a divorce from her
husband. who published the volume, and
the decree nisi has been made absolute
Her counsel stated that she was a lady of
considerable literary and journalistic ex-
perience and ability. and as the result of
much study and research on the subject of
the lost tribes of Israel, she evolved the
materials for the book.
While the parties were living together
Mr. Twentyman had on many occasions
seen her at work on the manuscript and
expressed his admiration of il. When they
parted the manuscript was left in Mr.
Twentyman's possession, and subsequently,
he published the work, with an introduce
ton of his own, and with forty pages which
he added at the end. This statement was
met by Mr.. Twentymans counsel, with a
distinct denial. which induced Mr.. Justice
Byrne 10 remark that there was perjury
on one side or the other. So no injunction
was granted. and the authorship of THE
British Empire" will remain in doubt until
the trial of the action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
ENGLAND REFUSED TO BE
HELD UP ON MAIL RATES
Australian Letters Now Being
Shipped as Ordinary Freight
by the Pound.

LONDON, March 5.-The difficulty ex-
perienced in arranging for the transmits
sion of mails form Australia TO England
has been temporarily settled in an ex-
traordnary manner.
The great steamship companies having
refused to tender In consequence of the
conditions imposed by the federal govern
ment with regard to the exclusive employ
ment of white labor, an extension Of time
was granted, but only two tenders were re-
ceived. and they were of such a stagger-
ing nature that the federal government
has decided in future TO snip their mails
to this country at 'poundage rate" like
ordinary merchandise. This means that the
steamers carrying them can take their own
time on the voyage, for there Will be no
fines for late arrivals or even obligations for
regular sailings. This latest development
is not calculated to soothe the feelings of
the commercial classes of this country. Sir
Philip Fysh, the federal postmaster general,
thinks that this does not matter, since Eng
lish merchants are in no hurry TO get their
letters.
A contrary opinion, however, prevails in
the city. where a gentleman prominently
associated with the Australian trade char
acterized the decision grotesque.
"While it is true" he said, that the
cable has largely supplanted the post as a
medium of important commercial corre-
spondence. the delay consequent upon treat
ing letters like so many sacks OF flour Is
fence, and the pinch is likely to be felt no.
where sooner than in Australia itself whose
trade with other parts of Europe is likely
to suffer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
THREAT OF RUSSIAN
INVASION RIDICULED
India Armed and Prepared to De
fend Her Frontier in Case
of War.

BOMBAY, March 5.-The Russian threat
OF a concentration on the frontier OF Turke-
stan is ridiculed here. The native popula-
ton, whose sympathies are universally with
the japanese. laugh at the suggestion Of a
movement towards India. One unexpected
revelation of the war is the extraordinary
aversion of the natives to Russia. 1t is
thought that this is perhaps partly due
to their intense delight at an Asiatic power
successfully assailing a mighty European
foe.
The governments attitude is one of calm
preparedness The Indian army is always
on a war footing, and the only precautions
taken have been the accumulation OF stores
and the selection of troops for the first
mobilization should it be necessary. The
point of concentration would probably be
Chaman. where the Kandahar Railway
material was recently overhauled, but
active movements are considered improb-
able.
BY a curious coincidence the Russian
Colonel Korniloff is now at Quetta. Lord
Kitchener is inspecting all the great mill
tary centers. His injured leg is still trouble
some, and he walks with sticks At Secun-
derabad he refused carriage, and insisted
on mounting a horse with the aid OF pair
of stems
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
ROYAL PERSONAGES
LEARN TO BE PRINTERS
Prince of Wales, at the Graphic
Office, Learns to Set
Up Type.

LONDON, March 5.-The Prince and
Princess of Wales had a novel experience
last week They received an hours training
newspaper.
The Graphic has recently transferred it's
quarters from the Strand to a new building
in Tails street E. c. Thither their Royal
Highnesses went in quite an informal way
and witnessed all the processes of prepar-
ing an illustrated journal.
They saw type set from copy" and
forms locked up The royal visitors were
especially interested in the nickeling of
plates which were immersed in various
baths to give them the hardness necessary
to print a large number of copies. The
prince was surprised TO learn that plate
so treated would produce 5000 impressions
without showing any sign of wear.
In the composing room their Royal High
nesses were shown some tons of literary
matter-serial and short stories and arti-
cIes-ready to be used at moments notice.
1t was, perhaps, the strangest looking lit
erature'' the visitors had ever seen, con-
sSting. as ii did, of stacks of type which
the prince, who had obviously neglected
the art of reading backward, failed to de-
cipher
Finally the machine room was reached,
and here the princess became quite a prac-
teal "printeress." for her Royal Highness
started the machines the run which
will produce this weeks Graphic. The ma
chimes are electrically driven.
Upon an deliberately carved oak pedestal
there a switch with a silver handle
fashioned as an emblematic figure. The
princess moved the handle, and Immediately
all the eight machines commenced printing
at a speed of $500 copies of the paper each
per hour. Meanwhile the prince walked
from machine to the other, expressin &
his interest and admiration
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
NIHILISTS PREPARED
TO STRIKE THEIR BLOW
Defeat of the Cars Forces in
Asia Means Trouble at
Home.

ROME, March 5.-All accounts show that
the disconnected elements in Russia are
resolved to take full advantage of the war
in the far East.
Private news has been received from the
Central Revolutionary committee In switz-
erland, which is in communication with the
committee in Russia and other parts OF
Europe. and everything is prepared for an
outbreak in the Cars Empire which will
have far-reaching effects. At the present
time the Revolutionists are divided into
two parties-Anarchists and Socialists.
These two forces will. Of necessity, small
gamate in order to accomplish their de-
signs. They recognize, however, that the
present moment is not propitious. The op-
portunity will come when heavy defeats
and the long continuance OF the war ne
cessitates fresh reinforcements being sent
to the East and the burden is felt more
heavily by the people Meanwhile an active
propaganda is being carried TO prepare
the way for the great revolt.
A general notice has been sent by the
revolutionary leaders to the discontented
elements Of all districts that the news OF
a decisive defeat In the far East Is to be
the signal for a general upheaval.
There is reason TO believe that attempts
will shortly be made on the continent TO
organize in the interests of Russia a wave
of anti-British feeling. There IS also likely
10 be another movement 20 involve Germany
to the extent of representing her as in
clined TO give support TO Russia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
"CURSED" BY A SECRET
THAT FOLLOWED HIM
Death Of Lord Strathmore, of Gla-
mis- Castle, Who Was Pur-
sued by Wrath.
NO CLEW TO MYSTERY

SOUTHAMPTON, England. March s.
News has been received at CLAIMS Castle,
+ orfarshire of the death of the Earl of
Strathmore at Bordighera, Italy, in his
eightieth year.
CLAIMS Castle, the home of the Strath-
more family, is associated with one of the
wierdest legends in the history of Scotland.
1t is said to be the home of a mysterious
secret which is known only to the head of
the family. to his heir. and to one other
persona secret so grim and terrible as to
affect the whole lives of those who learn it
and make them different from other men.
No clew to the mystery has ever been
given by any one of its three depositaries,
but many popular beliefs are current con-
corning it.
According to one account there is con-
cealed chamber in the castle habited by a
strange, half-human creature of fearful
aspect and incredible age. the incarnate en-
bodiment of the curse which rests upon the
family
Another story is that the room holds the
bones of band of prisoners who In Scot
lands stormy days were immured and
starved TO death.
On one occasion during the absence of
Lord and Lady Strathmore some members
of a house party resolved TO probe the
mystery 10 the bottom. They made tour
of the rooms, and hung a towel or hand
kerchief out of every window they could
discover But when they walked around the
castle they one easement from which
no signal flew. The most careful search
within the rambling building failed to re-
veal where the window was or how there
could be any apartment to which it could
give light.
Not long ago young medical man who
was staying at the castle by invitation of
the owner, found in his room trapdoor
leading to a winding passage which ended
at a freshly plastered wall. He indented
the plaster with his finger. then smoothed
il as best he could, returned to his room and
said nothing.
Next morning he received a note from
Lord Strathmore inclosng a check for his
services and informing him that carriage
was in readiness to take him to the railway
station at the earliest hour convenient to
himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
HOW THE POLICE MUST
ROUGH 1T IN AFRICA
Men in the Service Are Constantly
Finding Fault with the
Service.

LONDON. March Sin a letter just re-
ceived from Engiishman who joined the
Johannesburg mounted police, the writer
states that he was glad to get away from
johannesburg as the food and accommoda-
ton for the men in the fort were simply
execrable. He had to sleep in room with
twenty other men and no sheets or pillows
were provided, only army blankets. Men
were tramping in and out all night and the
electric light was hardly ever extinguished.
He adds: 1T is on par with every 9TH
er government department in this wretched
place, where everything seems to be thor
oughly rotten.
Mail advices from Cape Town give pitiful
pictures of the crowds OF unemployed APP
plying for work and food tickets.
Among the thousands who cannot get en-
ployment is an ex-captain in the army, who
was staff officer to several generals
throughout the war. including General
French. Another. the son of a canon I'm an
English cathedral city, came out TO the war
with the yeomanry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
MUTSUHITO, EMPEROR
OF JAPAN, 4 WONDERFUL.
SELF-SACRIFICING NAN

CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 1. PART 81
lines that make him no unworthy example
for certain rulers of the West. If he be-
gan by being an imitatOT, he has long since
ceased to mimic and is fairly TO be re-
garded as man of strong, original charac-
ter. There is little OF the traditional Orient
al laziness about his imperial Highness,
for he is up at in the morning exercis-
ing on one of his horses. riding being his
favorite pastime as II is that of his con-
sort The imperial stables said to ac-
commodate about three thousand animals
a little fact which indicates the almost
fnestimable wealth of the Emperor, who,
I'm addition TO his annual allowance of
4So,ocO. possesses enormous estates and
the accumulated riches of his ancestors.
But there is no trace of barbaric splenor
In his daily life, his tastes being simple to
q degree, and no part of his days Is given
TO self-indulgence. for he resembles the
Kaiser in the zest with which he enters into
constantly I'm touch with his ministers and
the court officials He Is a great reader Of
books and newspapers, and is credited with
happy gift fer the writing of poetry q
competitor with her husband
HIS SOCIAL INFLUENCE.
Whatever may be Mutsuhitos precise
share in the regeneration OF Japan, there
can be no doubt as TO his unique services
To japanese womankind.
Hs has raised the women of his country
to something approaching the dignity Of the
sex in the Western world. This, moreover,
although the Emperor is still exempt from
the laws Of marriage which have been i'm
posed upon his subjects. His consOrt who
IS eighteen months his senior, is the first
Empress of Japan who has been admitted
10 her husbands table, and being as re-
ponsive TO his ideals of progress as the
Emperor himself, she has proved a worthy
helpmeet in promoting those social reforms
which entitle modern Japan to rank with
any OF the most civilized nations OF the
world.
There Is, however. much confusion among
English readers as 10 the japanese royal
family, and this IS not surprising IN view
OF the contradictory statements that have
been made from time 10 time. The Empress
IS mother 10 none of the children of her
husband. and the significance OF the rejoic-
ings when. nearly three years ago. a son
was born &c the prince imperial were hardly
appreciated in England. The Emperor may.
II he choose, elevate any woman who bears
him a child 10 be a cOnsOrt: but Prince
Yoshihito. the heir apparent. who Is now
I'm his twenty-hfth year, was formally mar
ried 20 Princess Sadako in May OF 1900
and the little Prince Hirohito. born In April
OF 1901. Is thus In the direct succession ac-
cording to even European ideas.
There IS a growing feeling in Japan that
the sovereign should conform 10 the same
marriage code the common people but
OF course. IL IS only because tho Mlkados
OF the past have been under no such obliga-
ton that for something Ike 2OOO years the
dynasty has held the throne either nominal
l. or actually.