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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE REFUSES TO ADJOURN
Legislature Will Probably Remain in
Session Until January

A proposition to adjourned Saturday
WAS voted down by the huuse Wednes.
day, thus indicating It's determination
20 remain until the session OF he new
Legislature begins January II.
la the senate n favorable report was
made 10y the courts Of justice committee
on the bill creating bureau OF insurance,
which was recently recommitted. The
senate having declined to create the com
mission, the recOmmittal WAS for the
purpose Of retaining the statutes EN-.
bO1ied in the bill.
The senate passed a resolution proyid-
ing for the appointment OF a committee
of ten, five from each branch, represent
ing each Of the geographical grand diyis.
ions Of the State, tn inspect sites for the
new State Normal Sch iOl, TO establish
which rec 1mmendation is now pending.
The senate passed bill restoring to
sheriifs emOlnments allowed them ndr or
law repealed two years ago. Here
after they are to receive 81 per day for
each day 4 attendance to the sessions Of
circuit courts, and allowance for deput e,
in the discretion Of the court, not t. eX-
ceed - daily.
The bill exempting undertahers from
jury service was passed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

Japan will not stand alone In re-
sissing the eDcroachments OF Russia
Oh China stands ready to aid her;
and for this reason and the further
fact that the United States will use
iss influence for peace, war may be
averted. The Japanese minister at
S.. Petersburgis firmly OF the opinion
that Russia desires peaceable set
Element OF all difference, which, II true
shows that peace will be maintained
as Japan does not desire conflict.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
LEAKE BILL DEFEATED.
County Treasurer Bills Passed BY
Both Houses-Public Roads Bill.

The senate defeated the bill requiring
grand iuries hereafter 10 investigate ali
elections, primaries, and conventions.
The bill was designed "a an adjunct tn
the Barksdale pure election law.
Its defeat was encOmpassed by Sena-
tor Mcllwaine, Of Petersburg who offered
AN amendment requiring all candidates
in elections 10 appear and testify before
grand juries. This aroused a storm Of
pro test, and the bill, as a whole, wac
pronounced by many gratuitous insult
to the maj Jrity of Virginia communities
II was the, withdrawn by Mr. Ncllwaine,
with the statement that his sole object
In Ofe ing II WAS 10 call attention To The
absolute absurdity OF the measures
Two companion bills. setting firth the
rights and duties of retiring county
t'essurers, passed both branches. They
provide that outgoing officials shall i'm
mediately deliver 10 their successors all
books, money, and tax tickets in their
p possession, but that they shall be allowed
one year in which 10 collect such taIee
as they have already accounted for to
the auditor
PUBLIC ROADS BILL REPORT.
The report of the conference committee
on points of difference between the two
branches OF the Emnndson bill, designed
to improve the public roads Of the State
and keep them 10 repair, wa defeated q,
and there will scarcely be any road legls .
lation AZ this session.
The house agreed 10 th' j)'nt rrsolu
ton from the senate appointing a com
mittee Of five members Of each body to
select asite for the State Normal School
it il proposed 20 establish.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

II the president is denied the priv
ilege OF entering the United States
Senate and discussing great public
questions In person, he can send
messages, which is the next thing to
10. and Mr.. Roosevelt Is exercising
his full privilege in this respect in
reference to Panama. He has just
sent In another long one.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
Accused of Robbins Postoffce

What may prove an important arrest
was made by Deputy Uaited States Mar
sbal Bendit, when he put under arrest
Joseph Anderson, charged with rObbing
the postolTice at Vet Point. He was
committed TO jail in Richmond in default
of bail, and will be tried January -.
Anderson was recently released sfu r
serving a fiye.year sentence at Atlanta.
He is believed TO be one Of q gang OF safs-
crackers which hss been opera icg in
tidewater Districts
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
OUR NATIONAL LIFE.

The Louisville Heard has been
looking back over our past history
aud comparing our present status
with that of other nations, and has
come TO the conclusion that our
rapid progress and the advanced po-
sition we now hold among the ma
tions OF the earth is because of our
courage and well-developed combat
iyeness. Whether the Herald is alto
gether right in its conclusions may
be doubted by many, but that it
makes some strong points in main
tanning it's position cannot he de-
MED. The Herald starts out with
the assertion that the secret OF Amer
lean success is the dauntless courage
OF our national life. The nation that
refuses TO fight for it's life is sure to
lose It. England grew to be the
mightiest nation of the earth through
three centuries of warfare. England,
no longer fighting nation, is decay
ing. In Eastern Europe and in the
remote East OF Asia, she has substl-
tuted concession and withdrawal Tor
the resolution and aggression OF two
centuries She has lost the trade OF
China through failure to throw, at
the right moment, her immense sea
power against Russia.
The European coalition against
Japan, in 1896, was formidable. But
neither Pitt nor Wellington in the
battle for empire ever stopped to
count on the strength OF ioemen.
The arrest of Japanese development
after the mikado's victory over Chi
ma was the beginning o: the end OF
British imperial supremacy. Portu-
gal was, at the beginning OF the last
century, as remote and as weak, rela-
lively, as Japan; but England. in
her defense, faced the great military
power which would have destroyed
commercial and industrial Britain.
The national courage OF America
has never, from the beginning, failed
to manifest itself. 1t took courage
TOR thirteen poor, struggling colonies
to fight for the right against the
most powerful kingdom on earth;
courage to face that kingdom a
second time courage to fight Mexico
under the power OF an unfriendly Eu-
rope; courage to suppress the most
gigantic revolution ever undertaken
against a government; courage to
fight against an ancient and power
full sovereignty, enjoying the friend
ship OF the most powerful monarchies
on earth. But America never stops
to reckon risks when the national life
and national right call for fight.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
Or. Dsbney Resigns to Go to Gin
cinnati

DR.. Charles W. Dabney has resigned as
PRECEDENT Of the University of tennessee,
to accept the presidency the University
OF Cincinnati. The resignation isen ctive
Sept mber lst next, when he will take
charge at Cincinnati. His acceptance, it
is stated. was conditioned on an income
of $3.50 900 per snuum for the Cincinnati
institution
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

The United States is probably far
ahead OF any other country in it's
railroad mileage. 1t is said Europe
has four and q half miles OF railroad
for every ten thousand people. The
United States has twenty-five miles
30 that number OF inhabitants.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
JAPAN HAS RUsslA's REPLY
Urgency Meeting Of Cabinet Called
To Consider IA

urgency McoA'nU " NdDh'oh Ns'SS
To Consider u.
London. Jan. There are two indi-
cations that nothing definite has de
veloped In the Far Eastern crisis, and
nothing is likely TO develop until the
end OF the week.
The first OF these indications, &C
cordlug to the Toxic correspondent u
the Daily Telegraph, is that an urgency
meeting Of the Japanese cabinet has
been called for today, and the second
is that the members OF the British cab
met have been notified 10 assemble on
Saturday
The meeting OF the japanese cabinet
has almost certainly been called foT
the purpose OF considering the reply
OF Russia to the last japanese note
and It is equally certain that the meet
ing OF the British cabinet will be foI
the purpose OF discussing the attitude
OF Great Britain in the light Of toe
Russian reply.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Where Information Can be Obtained

Where information Can be Obtained
President Roosevelt. in his annual mes.
sage, stated that for the last fiscal year
there had been %, 566 persons appointed
through competitive examinations un.
der Civil Service rules. This was 1852
more than for any previous year, and
forty per cent OF all who passed the ex-
aminations. There will be Post Office
examination in this city the first Wednes-
day or Saturday after May 1. There
will be examinations in several places In
this state for Railway Mail Clerks, Stenog-
raphers, and many other positions dur
ing March and April The Columbian
Correspondence College OF Washington,
D. c., has issued an announcement Civ.
ing the dates and places for holding ex.
aminations, the age limits. physical
qualifications, education required, and
full information about the various posi-
tons In the Government Civil Service,
and it will be sent free to ell who write
for II.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

Some fellow complains that al
though all classes OF freight have
been reduced in the carriage price
within the last twelve years, the price
for carrying the United States mail
remains the same. 1t may be brought
GUS in the many postal investiga-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
GENERAL LoNesTReET BURIED
Thousands Paid Tribute 10 Memory Of
Famous Confederate.


Gainesville. Ga. Jan. 7.-Thousands
Of Georgian citizens former comrades
Of General James Longstreet. who
fought at his side and under his com
mand during the Civil War. state Off
cials and private citizens gathered to
pay tribute to his memory. as his re-
mains were consigned to their last
resting place.
The funeral services were held In
the large courtroom OF the county
building. and the rites OF the Catholic
church were conducted by Right Rev.
Benjamin J. Kelly. bishop OF Sayan-
nah. himself a soldier under General
LOngstreet from 1861 to 1864.
The procession to Alta Vista ceme-
terry. where the interment was made,
was delayed by the difficulty in han
ding the immense crowd that had
been unable to gain admittance to the
courtroom. The escort included large
number OF military organizations,
camps of Confederate veterans, Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, officials and
citizens. A volley was fred over the
grave by a detachment from the Can.
der Horse Guards. taps were sounded
and the grave was closed.
II G. Baker died at his home, near
Gordonsyille Wednesday
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
RUSSIANS LAND IN coREA
japanese Railway Refuses to Trans

Japanese Railway Refuses TO Trans
port Legation Guard 10 Seoul.
Seoul, Jan. IA Russian legation
guard OF 80 has been landed at Cha
mulpo. but the japanese railway has
refused to transport It to Seoul. II is
reported preparations have been made
for the emperor Of Corea to find an
asylum in the French legation In the
event OF serious trouble. II is expected
that France and Germany will send
marines here to guard their legations.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

Prince Cupid has been arrested and
spent a night in the lookup in Wash
ington. But the young ladies need
not be unnecessarily alarmed. 1t is
not the Cupid that plays such Inn
portant parts in love matters. 1t is
Jonah K. Kalanianoale, from Ha-
wall, who is known as Prince Cupid.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

It is said that a man who was
worth $4,000 fifty years ago was
relatively weather. than the man to-
day who owns five millions. Fifty
years ago we had few millionaires,
while today we have hundreds OF
khom
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

The new chaplain Of the United
States Senate appeared in bis robe
Monday morning, when he opened
the session With prayer. This is
something new In that body.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
Death of Ruth Cleveland

Ruth Cleveland, daughter OF former
President Grover Cleveland, died at the
Cleveland home at Princeton, \. j.,
Thursday, Of diphtheria Ruth was ihe
eldest child She was born In New York
October, 1891.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

The country will sympathize with
ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland In
the death OF their lovely daughter
Ruth, who has fallen a victim OF
diphtheria. She was twelve years OF
age and the bright sunshine OF the
hOtna
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

Mr.. Olney thinks Cleveland is the
man for the Democrats in the next
election. He may find it difficult to
make the Democratic masses who do
the voting think so, and it would be
we'll for the leaders to consult the
voters.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09

The Senate Committee reports In
favor OF the confirmation OF General
Wood. The president will, no doubt,
smile over this hard-iought victory.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
WORK OF COLD SNAP.
Spinach Crop Around Norfolk Ruined
and Other Crops Damaged.

Thousands of dollars OF damage has
been done TO the truck crops OF Norfolk
county by the cold weather OF the past
week. The spinach crop, the principal
winter revenue producer, is irretriesably
ruined, it is feared. Other crops Jared as
badly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
Stove Exploded .

Mrs q p Savage, of Portsmouth, was
seriously injured By the explosion of the
waterback Of n range in her kitchen.
The exposition was terrific. The kitchen
was wrecked and the range was blown
through the roof
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
SEVENTEEN DIE IN TRAIN CRASH
Rock Island Express and Cattle Tralr
Wrecked BY Carelessness.

WTcCkcu bJ NdTcleooHebs'
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 7-Seyenteen per-
sons were killed and 81 injured in the
Rock Island passenger wreck at Will
lard. Most Of the injured are in hos
pitfalls in Topeka. The doctors an
nouuce that all will recover with the
exception of Mrs. NJ. A. Hill, Of Green's
burg, Kan.
1t is thought that carelessness Of
trainmen caused the wreck. Instruct
ed to meet a special cattle train at
Willard, the engineer and conductor OF
the Inflated passenger, noting that a
freight train stood on the side track at
Willard, rushed through, thinking that
the cars they had seen were those
which they had been instructed to
pass.
Upon seeing at Willard a freight
train on the siding Engineer Benjamin.
threw open the throttle and under the
impetus of full steam the passenger
train leaped into the darkness and
crashed along at rate which the pas
sengers declare to have been fully 65
miles an hour.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-09
why NOT SUBSCRIBE?

It costs $1.54 q year 10 postage to
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will send The Free Lance a year direct
rom this Office three times q week, save
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List your farms with A. c. Garrison,
real estate and locating agent, Guiney's,
Caroline county, Va. oeeo-lm
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11
1E Ctfkis,rtAN thhtnhaa at

oonstantinople, Turkey, ant
Yokahoma, Japan, have long uset
the Longman & Martinez Paint
for painting their churches.
Liberal contributions of l.. &
NJ, Paint will be given for such
purpose wherevera church is 10.
Gated
+. M. scofeld, Harris Springs
S. g., writes, II painted our old
homestead with L. & M. twenty
six years ago. Not painted since /;
looks better than houses painted
in the last four years" "
w. B. Barr, Charleston, w. Va,
writes, painted Frankenburg
Block with L. & NJ. shows better
than auy buildings here have ever
done; stands out as though var
and actual cost of paint
was less than s1.20 per gallon.
Wears and covers like gold.
These Celebrated Paints are
sold by The Penn Drug Store.
"Most praised where best
known" The best advertisement
of Rheumacide is the hundreds Of |
wonderful cures it has made. |
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11

Mrs. Moses Harris.
ontbe night Of the 4th of May
Mrs. Moses Harris passed away at
the home Of her devoted daughter,
Mrs. John NJ. Mays. So short had
been her illness that many OF her
friends knew nothing of it, and
we're greatly shocked when ,s,, the sad q
t;dings g reached them. This, good
Christian woman had spent her
lcno life in constant devotion to
her aged husband and affectionate
children, Mrs. D. T. Mathis, Mrs;
!. NJ. Mavs and Measrs David and
Walter Harris, who survive her.
Mrs. Harris descended from the
swearingeps S. who were among the
nioneer Settlers in Edge6eld and
have always taken an active ano
prominent part IN the affairs OF
The county. Although she had
reached an age when she coulc
not mingle with the people in pup. Il ;
lie functions she will be greatly
missed, for there went out from hel
life a bene6cent influence ina
was a blessing to all about her
The interment took place at Horn
Creek on Thursday afternoon
| her pastor, Rev. P. B. Lanham
officiating at the funeral.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11
5 ()I''I I . 5
EM(JL SION

SCOTS Emulsion IS the
means of life and of the en-
joyment of life of thousands OF
men, women and CHI -dren.
To the men SCOTS Emul-
sion gives the flesh and
strength so necessary for the
cure of consumption and the
repairing of body losses from
any wasting disease.
For women SCOTS Emul-
sion does this and more. 1t is
a most sustaining food and
tonic for the special trials that
women have to bear.
To children SCOTS Emul-
sion gives food and strength
for growth Of flesh and bone
and blood. For pale girls,
for thin and sicklyboys Scott's
Emulsion is a great help.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
4oe-4I5 Pearl Street, New York,
: soc. and $t.oo; all druggists,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11
Disastrous Wrecks,


Carelossness is responsible for
many railway wreck and the
same causes are making human
wrecks of sufferers :rom Throat
and Lung troubles, But since the
advent of DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, even The worst cases can be
cured, and hol eless resignation is
no longer necessary. Mrs. Lois
Cragg ofDorehester, Mass, is one
If many whose life was saved by
Dr.. Kings New Discovery. This
great remedy is guaranteed fol
all Throat and Lung dis ases by
TIE Penn Drug Store. Price Soc
and ST 90. Trial bottles free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11
Letter to M. A, Taylor.

Letter to M. "A, Taylor.
Dear Sir: Mr.. N. Avery. Delphi
N. Y. bad two houses exactly alike,
and pair ed them; one peyoe lead;
and-zinc; The other barytes:ann
zinc, He paid same price for both
paints.
He used six gallons of lead-and
zinc, IL gallons harytes-and-zinc
He paid $IS for painting lead
and-zinc, $36 for painting barytes,
and-zinc.
The total cost Of the lead@and
zinc job was s27; the total cost o.
the barytes-and zinc job was $54
He didn't know be was buying
barytes; the dealer told him tha
paint was as good as Devoe.
Affair example of how it general
ly comes-out, when you buy "some
thing Just as good" Better. 90 by
the name the name; and that
is Devoe.
Yours truly,
T. w, DEyoE,
10 New York,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11

We want the housewives tc know
that they can get Cheese Sand
wiches, Butter Thin Biscuits, Five
O'Clock Teas, Social Teas and other
nice crackers at
The PENN DRUG STORE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11

Ault, according 10 the
I'D specifications on file il
ofit e of Clerk of Court ol
/ Edgefeld County AID in the otfice
of B. F. Smith Fire Proof Con-
struction Co., Washington, D. G.
Bids will be received on June
9Th, 1904, at noon.
The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
A deposit of two hundred dol
lars cash will be required as a for
felt if the bidder should be award
ed the work and fail to enter a
contract and give boud for the per-
formance of the work according
to plans and specifications. Work
will be required to he completed
within five months from date of
contract, and successful bidder
will he required to give a good
bond in q equal to amount of bid
for faithful performance Of the
work according to plans and spe,i-
fcations.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11
Not A Sick Day Since.

Not a DICK LAY Since.
II was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. tried all sorts of
medicines, none Of which relieved
me. One day [ saw an ad. of your
Electric Bitters and determined
to try that. After taking a few
doses | felt relieved, and soon
thereafter was entirely cured, and
have not seen sick day since.
Neighbors of mihe have been cur
ed of Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Liver and Kidney troubles and
General Debility" This is what B.
F. Bass, of Fremont, N. C. writes.
Only SOC, at The Penn Drug Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11
.AIDulL
hannineSS O

nu five little children. May
tod comfort the bereaved widow
and prove to be father to the
fatherless. The interment took
Mace in our village cemetery 5n
Wednesday afternoon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11
Joined the Heavenly Host.

At the home of her sister,
Mrs. James T. Minis, Miss
Robbie Hill breathed her last on
the afternoon of May the 3rd. For
The past four or five years she had
been a victim of incurable Ills
and for some months, as with
waning strength l-er suffering be-
came more acute, life was indeed a
burden to her. Throughout the
Years and months of trying, tedl-
GUS and torturous illness Miss
Robbie manifested Christian for
titude to a degree that is seldom
seen. Hers was singularly beau
[tiful life-beautifuI in person:a!il,, |!
/ gty, beautiful in mind, beautiful
/ IN n character, beautiful in her de-
votion to every duty. beautiful IN
| copsecration to the cause and ser
vice Of Him whom she made he1
examplar. The world is better hy
reason of this Jealous Christian
! woman having lived in it, and
many lives have been strengthen
ed aud frightened through her
i Christ-like walk and conversati N
Day after day, hight after night
for weeks and months. loved ones
| miniotered to Miss Robbie in ten
! derest devotion and with :, !.
ence that was stribingly beau
and competent physicians :
led 70 eyery conceivable mea. tc
restore her, but all to no effect
for Death had laid his icy hands
upon her. In her demise, however
death had 10 sting and The grave
won no victory, for one must be-
,, , lieve: kpoTing the life of the de-
ceased and the teaching of the
Holy Book. tbat as soon rs hel
spotless spirit abandoned the stab:
srnacle not made with hands
mit.istering angels waited it in
to the presence of the God o
Hosts. She died as she lived
trusting Him who laid down hi
life that she might. have life eter
nal.
The mortal remains were ialt
to rest in the Blocker r-Hughe
burial ground baside the festlnI
. place of father, mother, sister
brother. The Rev. Marvin Auld
pastor of the deceased, conducte'
he funeral.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11

Photographs in latest Spring
and Summer styles on the new
and beautiful cards are on exhl-
bition at the gallery-eall and
see them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-11

Buy your boy a suit of the cele-
brated Jane Hopkins boys cloth
Ing, fit and wear guaranteed, Sl.2o
to $500. J. NJ. COBB.