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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
KING GEORGE NOTES

King George c. H., Va, Dec. II, 1903.
Miss Page Morris, ofWashington, who
has been visiting Miss Marie Doherty
has returned.
Miss Bessie Mason, Of Colonial Beach
with her friend, Miss Rust, of Alexandria,
WHO have been visiting relatives IN the
county, have returned.
Miss Abbie White, student at treder-
icksburg College. spent thanksgiving
with her mother, Mrs. Sally White.
Mr.. Holmes Turner. who has been
spending few days with his parents,
Rev. b. T. and Mrs Turner, has return
ed To resume his studies at Fredericks-
burg College
Mr. ID. Writ Washington, who holds n
high position with the Interstate Com
merce Commission, Washington. has re-
turned after visit to his sister. Mrs. 1.
Withers Boggs.
Mr. Joshua A. Daley has been assigned
az assistant keeper to the Matthias Point
lighthouse.
Hon. Robert ). Spilman, OF Westmore-
land county, was in our village recently.
Mr.. F. W. Payne is loading several
barges with railroad ties, at Colonial
Beach. to be taken to Boston.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
vpEDERIoKsBURG, VA THURSDAY, DECEMBER IA,
KING GEORGE
The Oyaermen-A Floating Bar-Shipmshis ol
Con-Protsctine The Oystsrs-PsrsOnals. Etc.


Mrs. Davis. OF Salisbury, who has been
visiting the family OF her son. Mr. Chas
+. Davis. at Dido. returned on Tuesday
accompanied by Mr. Davis, who Will re-
turn ON Saturday.
Mr.. McQunn, nephew Of Mr. L. li.
PembertOn. who was taken III upon ms
arrival at Matthias two weeks ago, Is
now improving under the care OF Dr.
Carutbers.
The cold weather drove quite num-
Der OF oystermen down the river. bound
for the Eastern Shore. The police
steamer is watching here at the Macho-
doc constantly To enfore thecull law ana
stops the "shoveling by process 80 de-
pleting Of stocks for another SEASON..
Anew housebOat with saloon iordrinks
and fitted up nicely as "A dwelling was
towed To the mouth oi the Machodoc
some days ago. with probabilities oi "a
liberal patronage. the calm weather Tor
several days, preventing much dredging
We notice the upper Machod0c Il one
of the creeks To be- dredged by the /. ).
Government and trust work VIII begin
next week.
Corn il pretty we'll housed throughout
the Neck. aud considerable shipments
have been made 10 the city. Capt. l..
Redman carrying 800 bushels, and
Can't ] Redman, Schooner Robinson,
over 1000. last week, and both have
more than enough 10 load again lorneXt
trip.
Thanksgiving is over and still there are
some large nocks Of turkeys lett Indicating
a provident provision for the holidays,
when our work is supposed to be in bet
ter shape and We can rest awhile after
dinner
The rain was beneficial To wheat
and in LAYING dust. but not sufficient to
bring up the streams i)r winter very
important matter.
Mr.. Frank Owens returned home on
Wednesday with his bride. daughter ol
Rev. W. ". Owens. they having been
married in Washington Tuesday We
extend congratulations. THIS beng the
only single daughter left, Mr. Otis Owens
and family have moved To the home
place. and Rev. W. W. Owens will con
tinue his home with them mt Litchiield.
Whilst rabbits are scarce IN this section
and seldom seen. several have been caueub
in traps set near holes for muskrats ana
polecats, and an opOssum was caught ~
a trap the following night after pole
eat was shot in it Probably his ollac-
tories were not very arute.
Miss Rose Quesenberry, Who went 10
Washington about week ago, has fe-
turned. Enterprise
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
CULPEPER
Deaths-A Soldiers Graye-COincidsnce super
visOrs Stop the Killing Of Parirldsss-Sass oil
Fine Farms-PerSOnals.
Steyensburg. Va. Dee. o, 1908.

Stevcnsburg, Va. Dee. ., 1909.
Miss Edna Stout, whom / have hereto
fore referred tO as n hightOned, intelli-
gent lady. - years old. reared IN Wash
ington. died on last Sunday In her ma
tive city and was buried near here Tues
day. She was employed in the Printing
and Engraving department, and her as
socrates sent a lovely floral tribute To
her memory.
A singular coincidence happ nd at the
time OF Mr.. r. q. Walkers death. A
message was sent To his son IN Greens
vile. :. C.. aud was handed him ly n
liveryinan. Later message cam" Tor
the livery man and was handed - HIM
by Mr. Walker In less than an hour :
time each of these two men ncriNrd Il
telegram and each was info med of the
death oi his father and cach 30 X the
same train To go 10 tbe burial oi bls
father
visited the graves of two brothers
TO-DAY, which were side by side. They
died within three weeks OF each other,
and benutifu batthhag mnde OF arti-
fetal flowers with n gilded stan was
sent by neph ws in Washington. and Is
now floating over the graves.
Our Board Of Supervisors has passed
AN order that no more partridges are to
be killed after Dec lst So shooting
has been stopped
| twisted my back n week ago and
have been housed mp for week.
Mr.. Stewart McNeigh, superintendent
of a c. 4 q. Div, was visiting his parents
here last week.
Mr. II. |. Stouts family will move to
Washington soon.
Mr.. Rudasill. OF Inlet. has sold his
farm Of $50 acres for S7.jOO.00 TO Mr..
Brucknell. Of Pennsylvania.
The magni MT estate oi the late
Thomas Beck kham, oNued at one time bN
Hon. John Minor Bntts was sold last
week To Mr. Bird, OF Pennsylvania, Tor
$27. 10000.
The widow of the late Richard Clarke
lies critically III at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs T. \. Chewnlng
I've received some Oi the fiuest letters
from some 81 my friends and relatives It
has ever been my fortune To read. God
bless them all, is the prayerof
r. r. Covington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
REnIICED RATES

TO all winter resorts via Seaboard AR
Line. the Florida Short Line.
The Seaboard begs to announce that
they have on sale round trip tickets TO
all Southern resorts at greatly reduced
rates. Two daily trains without change
Of cars. and each train having Gale car,
Pullman sleeping car, and the Seaboard s
exceptionally comfortable high back
coaches. This is the shortest line to
Florida by many miles. For winter
tourist books, schedules, or any informa..
ton. call or write to any Seaboard
agent or A. S. Leard, d. p. A.; W. NJ.
Taylor, C. T. A., $50 East Main street
Richmond. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14

MISS ALICE SEES GIFTS
Costly Presents Are Opened At The White nou,s

Miss Alice Roosevelt gifts from soyer
eigns OF the Orient have been received al
the White House.
There We're p boxes, and it took an
immense express van To convey them
from the custom house at Georgetown.
Nothing in known about the duty the
Presidents daughter had to pay on the
beautiful trophies Of her trip to Japan
and other Oriental countries. Some oi
the gifts Were given her by the Empires
Dowager Of China, the MikadO OF Japan
and the Emperor OF Korea.
Miss Roosevelt IL now reyelng in the joy
ful task OF overlooking the costly silks,
embrOideries and carvings aud Other
things beautiful enough to delight any
feminine heart
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
ROLL OF HONOR

For public white school No. ,. Aqma
district, Stafford county, iOr Second
month ending Dee. Sth, 1903: Dan and
Ned Ditch, Hugh Grigsby, Paul and
Howard Jones, John aud George Stone.
John and Arthur Wnker BERTHE, Ethel
and May Dent, Ethel, Nellie, Edith and
Rena Jones, Lucy, Leila. Nora and So
rena Payne Number enrolled, 81; aver
age daily Attendance, 2G.T George
Raincs, teacher.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
DISTANCE A GIRL DANCES

A young man fond Of dancing recently
took a pedometer with him tOa ball and
found that in the course OF the evening
he had covered thirteen and half miles.
The average length Of a waltz was hall
a mile. OF a polka three-quarters OF a
mile, Of galop or schottlsche a miie'
and OF lanciers a quarter of mile. A
girl usually dances more than man ana
is calculated to cover more than sixteen
miles in a single evening. ng.-Chicago jour
nal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
100000 AMUSEMENT PARK

The Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company will
exIend 100000 on the park which II
proposes Ia establish at Fourmile Run
between Washington Alexandria.
The resort will be opened to the public
next spring.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
BOOT CREASE 500 AN OUNCE
Alaska Party Found Ambsrgris And Didn't Know
lis Value.

George Schaer, who has returned from
Alaska, has discovered that he and
his companions CREASED their boots, oars,
masts and everything else that needed it
with ambergrls worth $50 an ounce and
threw away more than they used in the
belief that it was ordinary grease.
Schaer saved five ounces in a pickle
bottle for future use The bottle was
dropped into his bag and forgotten.
Yesterday curiosity to know what the
stuff was led Schaer TO show it TO a
druggist, who offered $73 for the con-
tents OF the bottle
Schaer says he and his companions
found the stuff in quantities in Arctic
waters. but never dreamed of its value
other than as a good lubricant.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
For Over Sixty Years.

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
II soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pains, cures wind collie, and
Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
II will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists In
every part OF the world. Twenty
Ave cents a bottle. Be sure and ask
for "Mrs. Winslow's 80 'thine
SYRUP" and take no other
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
What About RubberS
For the Family?

One Of these days it will begin TO
snow and by morning tln earth will be
covered with beautiful white mantle.
Its beauty, however, will be marred by
the dreadful thought that you have neg.
Iected to buy Rubbers for yourself and
for the children. Why not fit ont the
family today? We've an oyershoe to sell
that don't get smooth on the soles the
first week you wear them. lt il the
"Banigan," manufactured by the Joseph
Banigan Rubber Co., for which we have
the agency. We have the largest
stock Of Rubbers in town and take par
tieular pride in that department. We
are going to offer To the trade this sea
son a brand of Ruhhers with the reputa-
ton of being the best goods manuiac-
tured in tlis country at the same price
you will have to pay for the inferior kind.
You can find at our store anything you
want in the Rubber Shoe line with rea-
sonable and right price attached.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
HOLIDAY RATES

HuLlDA IA 4 Ds7'
Account Christmas Holidays Southern
Rwy. will sell round trip tickets at LOW
RATES between all points east oil the
Mississippi and south Of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers asfollows: For teachers
and students of school and colleges, upon
presentation and surrender ofcertlhcates
signed bv Superintendents, Principals or
Presidents of the various institutions oi
learning. December II to "a, inclusive,
final limit January \, 1906; for use OF the
general public December %, 23, p, %,
30 and 81 1908, and January |, 1906,
final limit January 4. 1906; tickets limit
ed to continuous passage in each direc-
ton.
For further information, call on near
est Southern Rwy. ticket agent.
l.. S. Brown. General Agent,
Southern Rwy., Washington, ID. &,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
REDUCED RATES
Via Seaboard Air Line Accounted Christ
mas and New Year Holidays.

Y ia SeaDOdTu All l4llle hNtpuhoD' N''' ~
mas and New Year Holidays.
The Seaboard begs to announce that,
az usual. they will sell tickets at all sta.
tions on their system at rate OF one and
one-third fares, plus twenty-five cents,
for the round trip; tickets sold to all
points south OF the Ohio and Potomac
rivers. and east Of the Mississippi river.
Tickets will be sold on advanced dates,
with extended limits, on presentation
and surrender OF certificates, stating that
holder is teacher or student OF some
school or college For all information
as to selling dates, limits, etc, call on
any Seaboard agent, or
W. NJ. Taylor, c. T. 4.
II. s. Ieard, C. p. A., $50 East Main
street. Richmond, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
WALDIYG, BIYNAN & MARVIN,

" IIVI'"tII| IT W-- I0tTf IVI'NTf y
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimon
ials sent free Price - cents per bottle
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured 10y Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY X CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known +.
J. Cheney for the last II years, and be-
lieye him perfectly honorable in all busi-
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by his
firm
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14

Mr. Thomas Atkinson OF Richmond II
buildind a fine brick house at his country
place. near GOrdonsville, and Mr.. George
linn of Montpelier is having brick
house erected near Somerset. Both viii
he costly buildings.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
MARRIAGE IN HIGH
COLORED SOCIETY

On Sunday, November 18th, the home
of Mrs. Lucy f. Smith, OF Berea, STAFFORD
county. was the scene of a pretty wed
ding when her daughter, Miss Rosa b.
Smith. became the bride OF Hunter Brown,
of Stafford, Rev. C.. s. Lucas, Of Fred
ericksburg. officiating. Prayer was Of
iered by Rev. d. Lawson, OF Stafford.
The bride entered the parlOr on the arm
Of her brother, Mr.. James +. Smith, who
gave her away. She was gowned in
cream silk over white lace and carried a
large bunch of white ehrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids were Misses Mamie
Rootes and Helen Turner, OF Falmouth,
0owned i'm blue cashmere, trimmed IN
blue satin ribbon, and Miss Mary b. Dor
sey. of Alexandria, dressed in white or
candle over pink chiffon. The ushers
were Moses Smith, ofStafford, and Frank
Watson. OF Alexandria; best man, Robt-
l.. Adkins. of Alexandria. The wedding
march was beautifully rendered by MISS
Laura NJ. Dorsey, of Alexandria. Many
other friends were present. Alter the
ceremony a sumptuOus wedding dinner
was served. After spending a pleasant
evening with the bride and groom, Mrs.
Sarah Williams, Mrs. Precilla Long and
Lewis GRAY returned TO Falmouth. The
guests from away boarded the night
train for their homes in Alexandria.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14

George Aylor butchered hog Morday
which weighed 59l pounds.-Madlson
News
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14

Leet S. Moore, a wealthy real estate
man. who went to Richmond four years
ago and invested largely, died at the
Retreat for Sick Tuesday, aged sixty.five
wears. The body was taken to Pitts
burg for burial.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-14
RAWLINGS 9 SON,

kno.s old standn oommses strsst FIsdsIsk.burs,va.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-14

curved the he seemed to have borne The
yoke and persecution of his race for CEN
turtles. A large Hebrew book lay open
before him, as if the very leaves spoke
to him and revealed the powers and
splendors of the Almighty. Although he
was poor. we boys always revered him
for his age and ancient learning.
Then we seated ourselves upon a large
wooden bench, which creaked under us.
Moses, who sat next to me, pricked my
feet with a pin under the table. This
made me howl, and | vowed hat when
we were dismissed l would repay him
with interest.
'Sha!" said rabbi, In his deep, govern
ing voice, IF you promise to be good |
will tell you a story afterward.'
This made us quiet soon enough, for
we always delighted in the stories Of
cur past glories. Yet I must say that
perhaps we thought 0 OF the COM
ing story than of u prayer. Then, in
the Hebrew ~sing-song, we began to re-
cite a psalm with real vigor. Our heads
shook. orr feet swung, and, to complete
! the noise, the bench creaked terribly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-14

Il had to work from daybreak until
night. and my food was coarse brown
bread. l slept in the stable among the
foul straw in the winter, and in the at
tic in the summer. If | did not please
my master l could be logged to death.
Who cared? My place would soon be
filed. Thus l passed some time, for
this was a sort of preparation TO enter
the army.
"At last | succeeded in escaping, and
| fed to this free country. Oh, you
who are yet young, take pride in this
land of freedom. If she does not re-
quire you to die for her, then live for
her and make her glorious!"
The sun was already declining ana
silence reigned in the room.
And your wife, your wife!' we re-
minded him. For answer ne handed us
a newspaper. This is what we read:
Esther, the daughter of Rabbi Ben
Era. died at Villain. All feel her loss,
for she was like a grandmother to the
whole community. She had lived a lifs
Of un~selilshiness and ~self-saeritlce. She
was an anasl Of the sick and the poor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-14

Wnen we had finished Rabbi Joseph
began as follows:
you know it is sometimes a relief
to tell all that lies upon ones heart. .
He cleared his voice and gathered
courage.
Il had wealthy parents and received
a good education. My youth passed
away happily. for | knew no cares.
When | was % years old | married
Esther, a good and beautiful maiden.
She was the daughter of Rabbi Ben
Era. AS pure as a lily was her soul.
oh, Father. keep it within thy care!'
Here he lifted up his hands and his
voice was full of passion, while two
tears ran down his cheeks and lost
themselves within the ring,ets of his
beard.
We boys put our arms upon n an
others shoulders and seemed TO nestle
closer to the speaker.
mot long" he concluded. was my
home to be the source Of comfort for
tie posr and hunasies for the car is
sued an edict expalling the Hebrews Of
the villages. had to 20 where all my
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-14
A GHETTO STORY.
BY MARY

We trudged our way through the
narrow Ghetto streets on the afternoon
of a sultry day until we reached our Che
der, which was a dingy apartment in
a tenement house. We were very rest.
less and boisterous. but u Rabbi Jo-
seph did not check our noise as he gen
orally did. His thoughts seemed too far
away. | looked at him closely, for his
preoccupied air always made me won
der what his past life had been.
He was about 60 years of age. Pow
erty must have been his constant com
panion, because burrows of care were
on his broad wrinkled forehead. His
eyes peered out of their sockets as il
they implored pity. and were now and
then raised in prayer to the Heavenly
Father. Qn the side OF his ears hu:S
two earlo&ks, according to orienta.
fashion, Ms beard was long anC
hoary. His Aonlders were SO bent an,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-14

brethren went. into the gloomy ghettos
Of a few large, overcrowded cities. AZ
Wilma suffered the woes of my people
| gave myself up to teaching by dag
and | studied by night.
One evening when / was at my
studies in my humble dwelling | felt
comforted that the Russians could not,
at least, take my Esther from me.
Then, with a tremendous crash, the
doors were suddenly thrown open, and
two drunken officers entered. They
thrust my wife away, and. selling ms
by the collar. they dragged me into the
cold. snowy streets. l heard the
scre2ms and shrieks Of Esther. OH
can hear them yet. They echo dry
and hollow within my heart.
Il was placed upon a wagon, on
which | found many of my miserable
brethren. We afterward found out that
the army wanted Soldiers, and this is
how 1t got them. After q few days
journey we arrived at a village inhab-
tied by peasants. Each man was given
10 a peasant who did with him as h.
liked.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-14
ASSAIL THEIR LEADER.
Representative LIZ mar Made Attack
on j. S. Williams.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 14.-The"wash-
ing of Democratic linen for the amuse-
ment of Republicans" as Mr.. Williams,
the minority leader, put it, occupied the
attention of the house for more than
four hours. The result accomplished
was a def thrown at the minority lead
er by Representative Lamar (Fla) and
another by Representative Shackleford
(Mo).
The complaint of both resulted from
the failure of Mr.. Williams to recon-
mend their appointment as members
of the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce. Both made long speech
es, in which Mr.. Williams leadership
was assailed from many points. Mr..
Williams replied to Mr.. Lamar mt some
length and briefly to Mr.. Shackleford.
His defense was that last session the
Democrats on this committee were di-
vided, and he deemed it necessary for
the good of the party and the country
that a united minority report should be
made on the subject of railroad rate
legislation. At times there was high
ttuNltH III llt uCDdtt. MI bhiit NHH
particularly bitter in his criticism and
openly declared that his heretofore per-
sonal Friendship for Mr.. Williams was
forever at an end unless the criticism
of himself We're retracted. He, how
ever, would recognize Mr.. Williams as
the party leader.
Mr.. Shackleford denounced all bosses
opI ,nlna.l Isp,.aIe ,,tt,atr tNIn,n,,I
n of party leadership in the house.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-14
SECRETARY I@ONAPARTE
QUOTED NAPOLEON.
Made Interesting Address Before
the Navy League at Capital
Calls Upon Militia.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Secretary
OF the Navy B%onaparte made an inter-
esting address before a joint gathering
of the Navy league and the Associa-
ton of Naval Militia of the United
States, both of which organization
are holding conventions here.
In this address Secretary Bonaparte
spoke of the personnel of the navy and
urged the development of a public SEN
timent favorable to the navy. He said
1t was encouraging to him to appear
before such a gathering, land" he
added, "it is a time when the secre-
tary of the navy needs friends and en-
enlargement. We want your aid for
various reasons and to various ends
He said the national legislators ought
to be impressed with the idea that they
should be as liberal to the navy as they
can be without fear of popular disap-
prevail.
He called upon the members of the
naval militia to assist in popularizing
the navy. The department, he said,
did not want the navy filled with peo-
pit VIII 30 lllO II WIN Az WIZ AhoL
they are to have a good time. A very
wide misconception, he said, exists
among very many people as to the
navy, and this is voiced by certain
newspapers. For instance" he said,
1.-THE question is raised, is our navy
too larger The important question is,
is not our navy too small for national
safety p"
He declared that the navy must be
reckoned with as a fighting organiZa-
ton. In the next few years this coun-
try may have fewer ships on its regis
try, but he said there would be no re-
duction in the quality of the ships of
the several classes.
Secretary Bonaparte recalled the
words of Napoleon l., that "a man is
not a soldier" and paraphrased them
by saying that likewise a maj is not a
sailor, meaning, as he explained, that
not all men, no matter how good other
wise. were naturally adapted to a sail
or's life.
He made an eloquent plea for the de-
velopment of a public sentiment that
NOulu tuuSe peOplS W ioON WIN hoiol
upon the sailors uniform and would no
longer permit the country's defenders
to be turned away from entertainments
in public houses and in places of
amusement because they wore the sail
or's blue suit. His expressions on this
point We're greeted with great applause.
The delegates to the league were re-
ceived at the White House by Presi-
dent Roosevelt during the afternoon,
when there was handed to the presi-
dent a copy of a resolution adopted by
the league having in view the r%estora-
ton of the old frigate Constitution as
nearly as possible to her original con
dition and her preservation as a sourc
of patriotic inspiration and as a monu-
ment to the gallant men who fought
with her.