davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
PRESIDENTS VISIT TO RICHMOND

Arrangements for the reception to be
piyen President Roosevelt on his arrival
in Richmond October Is have been COM
pleted.
Members OF the City Council and mill
tarv escort will meet the President at
Byrd street station. Luncheon will be-
served in the Masonic Temple, aiterwhlch
the President and his party will be shown
the points OF interest in the city.
Mr.. Roosevelt will speak from stand
in the Capitol Square in the afternoon.
He will receive citizens informally at the
Jefferson Hotel which will be headquar-
ters for the Presidential party until q
o'clock. Mr.. Roosevelt will proceed on
dis Southern tour AT Z p. NJ. The party
will arrive in Richmond about noonirom
Washington. remaining seven hours.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
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.
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
tive cents bottle. Be sure and ask
for MRS Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
TO BUILD NEW JEFFERSON

The contract for rebuilding the Jeifer.
son Hotel has been let to j. T. Wilson, oi
Richmond, The work will begin at
once and will be completed with a year.
The cost will he something over hall a
million, and the hotel, when completed.
will far surpass the beauty OF the old
jefferson.
The building will he ten stories high
on the Main street side. Upon the rool
there will he two sun parlors, which will
be used az dining rooms. The hall,
which will be on the second story, Will
accommodate about l,200 and will be
equipped with a stage.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26

When Indigestion becomes chronic it Is
dangerous. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will
cure indigestion and all trouble resulting
therefrom. thus preventing Catarrh ol
the stomach. Dr. NewbrOugh, Of League.
W. Va. says: "To those suffering from
indigestion or sour stomach | would say
there is no better remedy than kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. have prescribed It ior
a number of my patients with good
success" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. Sold by b. e. Bowman.
The point OF view depends on which
.il. nf the fence YOU ore located.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
A Laxatiye Cough Syrup.

"Acoh horcough nearly always produces
constipation-the water all runs To the
eyes. nose and throat instead OF passing
ont OF the system through the liver and
kidneys. For the want Of moisture the
bowels become dryaud hard kennedys
Laxative Honey and Tar is the original
Laxative Cough Syrup. 1t meets and
corrects the above conditions, lay acting
as "A pleasant cathartic on the bowels
.expels all colds from the system and cures
all coughs. groups. whOoplng cough.
LaGrippe. bronchitis. etc. D.C.Bowman.
There is "A good deal ot energy spent in
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
COST TO Different CANDIDATES
The statements in the order OF their
amounts for the candidates in the Demo
Relle yue. near Markham, Fauq

Belle Vue. near Markham, fauquler
ronntv was the scene OF d pretty home
reddino Wednesday, when Miss Poca-
hontas Boiling Smith became the pfiee inie
Of George Carroll Todd, Rev. PmlhP
Thompson officiating. The bride Is a
Ianohter of Archibald Magill Smith.
Tbe bridegroom is from Smithheld, Va,
hnt resides in New York. Miss Reuby
Iaouelin Smith was maid OF honor.
Iohn Robinson Todd, best man. Misses
Franees Wrenn Todd. Amelia Chauncy
Williams. Mary Boiling Turnerand Fred
.'r;cLo Braun. were bridesmaids. Alter
tbe ceremony MIR. and Mrs. Todd lett ioI
a Northern trir.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
Numerous and Worthless.

Everything is in the name when ii
comes to Witch Hazel Salye. L. &.
Dewitt 4 Co. OF Chicago discovered some
wears ago how to make IA salye from
Witch Hazel that is IA specific for Piles,
For bleeding. itching and protriNlng
Piles eczema. cuts, burns, bruises and
all skin diseases DeNitts Salye has no
equal. This has given rise To numerous
worthless counterfeits. Ask Tor Dewitt 5
the genuine. Sold by d. {. Bowman
The man who really leads the simple
life is usually too busy to waste any tine
tnlking abOnt II.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26

Miss Flora Cameron, daughter oi Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Cameron. oi Rlrli-
mond. who's engagement 10 MIR. George
Vim has been announced, made her de
but two years ago in Richmond. She is
now mt her fathers beautiful country
home. cameron Lodge Orange county,
near Gordonsyile. Miss Cameron =
mother was Miss IIaXall, II Virginia
beauty of her daY.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26

Mothers. be- careful of the health ot
vour children. Look out for Coughs
Colds. Group and WhoopingCough: otoP
Them in time-One Minute Cough Cure II
fine best remedy Harmless and pleasant
Contains no opiates. Sold by y. T..
Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
Ma IInpIeasant Effects.

II YOU ever took DeWitt's Little Early
Risers for biliOusness or constipation
Won know what pin pleasure il. These
famous little pills cleanse the liyerand rid
fine system Of all bile without producing
unpleasant eiiect.-Sold by. d. {. Bow
man.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
Best For Children.

Most people overestimate their sorrowS
and undervalue their Joys.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
MELVILLE WOOLEN co.
FOrYOurFOOt' Sake
Lend us Your Ears.

II you ask your feet what kind OF a
shoe they want, they will beg for our
Douglas Shoe for Men and Drew
Selby Shoe for Women, the most COM
Portable shoes that are made for ten
der feet.
Every pain from corn or bunion
is but the foot's cry for mercy. Why
not listeng Why crowd your feet
into ill-6tting and hurtful shoesg Ii
will not be necessary II We shoe you.
We carry all the popular feathers,
such as Patent Colt, Wei Kid and
Russia Calf. made up in all the new
straight aud swing lasts, made to fit.
Our shoes are
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
"DUE TO CARpUI

and nothing eIse, IS my baby girl, now
two weeks DID," writes Mrs. J. P.
West, Of Webster City, Iowa. "She
is a fine, healthy babe and We arc
both doing nicely"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
Always SucceSSfuI.

There is IA good deal ot energy spent in
this world trying not To do 1t.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-26
WRITE US A LETTER

freely and franlsiy, telling US alb your
troubles. We will send free advice Gin
plain sealed enveiope). Address: La
dies Advisory Dept. The Chattanooga
Medicine Co, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
THE RAILROAD FIREMAN.
Building u Fire In a Locomotive Is
Not an Easy Cob

10
Not an Easy. COB.
Tie average citizen manages to set
the house iii an uproar every time he
has to make q fire in the heater, but
his Job is a trif1e in comparison with
what railroad fireman faces when a
new fire has to be built in locomo-
tive AS starter about 200 pounds Of
wood are necessary to fire up the or
binary engine. The wood used is old
railroad ties cut into convenient blocks.
When the IRE box has been lined with
wood it Is urenched with oil, and the
match is applied
AS soon us the fire gains Roadway
forced draft is applied, the operation
necessary being performed in the
roundhouse. where all apparatus for
quickly producing high temperature is
at hand. When Il good bed Of blazing
wood has been produced the fireman
gets busy With his shovel. placing coal
in even layers over the flames. This
part Of the work is hard on the back,
and the aggrieved individual whose
woes are evident to the whole block
when he laborS With the heater would
go down and out in the first minute at
1t. Under the forced draft it is only Il
few minutes before the coal has been
reduced to sheet Of enbers at white
heat, and by this time there is enough
steam pressure generated to permit Of
the locomotive being moved under its
own power.
Continuous resort to the shovel on
the part Of the fireman does the rest.
1t is only about once month that Il
new fire is built IN locomotive Willie
i'll service. The balance Of the time the
fire is kept aiight by being banked
when the iron horse is not on the road
Philadelphia Record
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
CHRISTMAS DAY.
Why the Festival IL Celebrated on
Dee. 25.

Why the Festival Is Celebrated on
Dec. 25.
There are no definite illusions in the
writings Of any Of the disciples Of
Christ as to the date Of his birth. nor
has there ever been produced proof Of
any character as to the exact period in
the year when Christ was born. There
are, very true, occasional references to
the event in the Scriptures indicating
that the Nativity occurred i'll the win
ter season.
The institution Of the anniversary
dates back to the second century OF
Christendom, and it has been since
uniformly celebrated by nearly all
branches of the Christian churcl, with
appropriate rcjoicings and ceremonies
The frequent and somewhat heated
controversies. however. relative to the
date Of Chrsts birth early In the
fourth century led Pope Julius T. to
order thorough investigation Of the
subject ly the learned theologians and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
The Girdle OF Old.

Howell quotes Us familiar Il French
provcrb III a quite sa ceinturc' tHe
has given up his girdlc}. which init
mated as much rs if he had become
bankrupt or had all his estate forfeit
cd, it being the ancient law of France
that when any man upon some offense
had the penalty of contiScation inflict-
Cd upon him ''he used before the tribu-
nal to give up his girdle, implying
thereby that the Eirdle held everything
that belonged to I mans estate. as his
budget Of money and writings, the
keys Of his house, With his sword. dag
ger and Gloves The fact that tue gin
die was used rs purse had much to
do Will, its Importance in general ap-
probation. We have an English prov
CRIB contirmatory Of this appreciation.
1t is said ''Ungirt. unblest.' and that
it was in very common use is clear
from the frequency with which the
phrase occurs in old out Of the way
literature Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
The HAIR coMB.
1t Was In Remote Times Used In
Religious Ceremonies.

1t would be curious to know what
tached to the simple act Of comhing
the hair We learn from old church
records that the hair Of the priest or
bishop Was comDeu several times dur
ing services by one Of the inferior cler-
gy, but what such 4 queer proceeding
signiiied no one knows. The comb is
also mentioned as one Of the imple-
ments used during high mass. but only
when sung by :, bishop. Mass combs
OF the precious metals arc still reckon
CT as the most valuable possessions of
some European churches, though they
are Of no use III modern ceremonies.
Besides the gold and silver combs. the
poorer churches had them Of ivory.
iron, horn and even wood. Combs espe-
cially known to ;ntquarians arc those
Of st. Ncot, st. Dunstan and st. Nal
achi;:s. That formerly belonging TO st.
Thomas. the martyr Of Canterbury, is
still kept in the church at Thetford
that of st. Cuthbcrt, the woman hat
err at Durham cathedral.
From sundry references i'll old leg
ends to the use OF the comb III divina-
tons and from its appearance in COM
binations with pagan emblems on rude
ly sculptured stones in many Of the old
countries. it seems probable that it
was widely known pagan device and
one that was highly venerated.-Lon-
don Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
Flowers of Good Cheer.

Although DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
never practiced medicine, those who
knew him intimately say that he
checrcd more sinking invalids. cured
more sick people and did more good,
even from medical standpoint. than
many Of his young physician friends.
Tie secret Of his power lay in his over
flowing cheerfulncss and kindness Of
heart. He scattered flowers Of good
cheer wherever he went. With him
optimism was creed. "Alirth is Gods
medicine he declared. Everybody
ought to battle in it. Grim care mo-
roseness. anxiety-all the rust Of life
ought to be secured off by the oil Of
mirth.''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
LIFE INSURANCE.
Set Fully Acquainted With the
Terms of Your Policy


What the average purchaser Of life
insurance doesn't know about the
thing lie is purchasing would fill good
sized book printed With very narrow
margins. says m Insurance expert.
For instance. | talked not long since
with 4 man who fancied lie was in
surcd for $4,000 on the fifteen year
endowment: plan. That is he thought
he had to make payments for fifteen
ycars-which was true--and that at
the end Of that time he could get So
coo in cash or take part III cash and
part i'll paid up insurance, which, rs
1t turned out. was not true. The rata
he was paying was SO very low for
what he said he was getting that
asked TO see his policy, and when I
looked ut it found, just as he might
have found on a brief examinations
that while he was insured for life, with
only fifteen yearly payments. he could
not get the $4,000 or any part Of it
for good many years more. No in
surancc company in the world will
permit the fooling Of Il patron like this
II it can help it. and yet to attribute
such a mistaken idea to fraudulent
mlsrcpTescntat ton on the part Of an
unworthy agent would not always be
fair. Many men who take insurance,
and especially those who do not decide
TO 50 in until they have looked at it Il
long time. 90 in finally With a rush.
They don't give the agent time to tell
theEi what they are getting. and often
don't find out for years attcrward.
Another thing that many insured per-
sons do not know is that 4 rebate on
the first payment, arranged between
'hc insured and tle agent. sometimes
Philadelphia Record
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
Betting For q Friend.

A gentleman was requested by lady
to put her 4 tenner on certain horse
il he fancicd it. Now, he did not
fancy the animal nor back it and was
great!y surprised 70 see it win. OF
course he was pleased, but his salts
faction was interrupted by the rehec-
ton that the lady would doubtless
imagine that her tenncr had been III
vested. The trainer inquired the price
20 TO l. Though poor man, lie was
land is. should say-so kindly and
scrupulous that he would not disal-
point his friend, and sent her E2GO,
which he could exceedingly i'll afford
Doubtless 10 this day she has no
knowledge Of the truth London Sport
ing News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
CHILDREN in THE HOME.
They Bring Anxiety, but Very Much
More Comfort.


The children Of the family-one is
apt to look on them as burdens both
ers and expenses
When the baby comes, be it ever so
welcome. the mother has more work to
do AS it grows into childhood and on
to maturity it is more aud more care,
worry and expense.
And SO the little children those inno-
cent trespassers. are borne with us pa
tiently as possible until they grow to
successful manhood or wolnanhood.
Few stop to think deeply ABOUT this,
or it would be plainly seen how erro-
neous the impression.
The children Of the family, instead
of being burdens, are burden bearers
small saviors who are daily means Of
grace, and who lead the world worn
parents once more into the paths Of in
nocence and peace
baby's tiny hand clasped around
his mothers finger has stil!ed heart
throbs Of sorrow AMI Of bitter trouble;
4 baby's arms around his fathers neck
have brought to the mans weary brain
a renewal Of that love which is all
that makes life livable.-Philadelph
Telegraph
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
The paAsin. Of Ciaiyulry

When gallantry prevailed in the
south no woman was allowed to carry
home !: bundle Of any kind If any
gentleman caught one in the acj of luz
ging a purchase from some shop to her
domicilc lie felt in duty bound to lip
his hat make low obeisance and he;
the privilege Of acting as her express
man. This common courtesy was &C
copied of all men in the spirit in which
a queen would allow a vassal to serv
her. Nowadays southern women. like
their northern sisters. tote their owl,
packages York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
WONDERFUL INSECTS.
The Marvellous Ways OF Various
! Species OF Ants.

Ihc Marvellous Ways OF Various
Species OF Ants.
Lieutenant Colonel Sykes saw at Poo
nan ants carrying out grain to dry in
| the sun. DR.. Lincecum in Texas found
| ants which planted 4 certain seed bear
ing grass, reaped it aud carried the
grain into their cells. where they strip
ped it Of chan and packed it away.
The paper relating this was read by
Darwin before the Linnaean society.
Another observer has told lis Of ants
which grow mushrooms
The foraging ants Of Brazil and
western equatorial Africa arc terrible
| creatures. Elephants and gorillus fly
before them; the python takes care not
to indulge in 4 meal till he has salts
fed himself that there are none OF
them about. They have q "lcsured
class much larger creatures, which :lc-
company their march, 'like s,lbaltern
officers in marching regiment" they
are not fighters, however. One curious
conjecture as to their function has
been made. They arc indigcstiblc. and
birds spare the whole army lest they
should get hold Of one OF these tough.
morscls. This, 1t must be allowed
looks q little too strange.
Slaves the ants certainly have. but
they do not make slave raids; the lar
vac Of the inferior race are carried off
| and hatched out. The browning mar
vel. however. is that the British slave
owning ant, and lie alone makes his
slaves fight for him-Lonuon Specta-
tor. ..m...
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
a Suuuestion.

The leading article in the February
Suggestion fChicago). magazine Of
the New Psychology for thinkers, dis
cnsses Christian Science theories, and
the author asserts that ali healing is
the result of natural law of suggestion,
operating through the subjective (psy
chic) faculties, and that Mrs. Eddy's
theories are unscientfic: this issue
Will appeal to those who take an inter
est in psychic matters, drngless heal
Ing. nature cure. will power, mental
science, personal magnetism, thought
force. mentality. advanced thought
ana the doctrine that health, happiness
and success depend wholly upon nst
'Ira laws and may be obtained through
the application Of inherent forces at
the command Of all. A complete ex-
pose Of the methods used by Anna Eva
Fay in her alleged mind reading feats
IS promised in this number: $1.O0 per
year; 1920 Drexei Blvd. Chicago
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
a LONG LOST CITY.
TnunErn. the site Of the Modern
Town OF Grenada. In Greece.


Town OF Grenada. In Greece.
Grenada is the name OF the modern
city in Eoeotin. Greece. which occupies
the site Of the ancient city Of Tanagra
The old town was 4 rich and luxurious
PLACE. greatly renowned for the cock.
fights that We're given there. 1t had
the honor OF being the birthplace OF
Corinna. the great poetess of the fifth
century before Christ, and perpetuated
her memory by II majestic tomb. on
which she was represented five time:
crowned in remembrance Of the five
victories which she had gained in tho
lyrical contests with Pindar Despite
this comparative celebrity it appeared
destined to the eternal sleep of forget
fulness when after more than twenty
two centuries Of silence chance drew
to it the attention Of archaeologists.
In 1870 the inha bitants of the neigh
boring villages While digging in their
fields exposed to view some tomhs
which the French have assigned to the
nineteenth century before the Chris
tan era. The discovery Of these first
sepulchers was the cause Of excava-
tons, during which quantity Of other
tombs were discovered all situated
along the roads which led from the
walls Of Tanagra i'll the direction OF
Thebes, Chalcis, Harnia and Platae.
Among this mass OF tombs belonging
to several centuries the most interest
attaches to those of the fourth century
before the Christian era on account Of
their contents. 1t was in these articE.
larly that the statuettes known today
under the name Of "Tauagra fgurines"
were for the most part discovered
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
tx-conyict induced Government
TO Employ Him.
TO TRAP A CONGRESSMAN
Rcddoch Said Representative Kitchen
Was Obtaining Money From Felons
for His Influence in Securing Par
dons.-He Exposed Himself.
lEy Associated r.ress.l

JACKSON. MISS. Jan. 21.--M Y.
Reddoch former postmaster at Yazoc
City who served a term in the Nash
vile prison fer enlightenment Of post
Office funds. was arraigned here today
Gu a charge 81 subcrnatior Of perjury.
History Of the Case.
RcIdoch While a prisoner in the peni-
ttntiary. claimed to have seen a letter
from Ccael essman Kitchin. Of North
Carolina. 70 another convict named
w. r. McRrCwn. in which according
tc Rrd,lcch. the congressman agreed
to have him rardoned for $3.50. Red
dcch further alleged that McBrcwn
sent the money to IIitchin.
Sherman's Affidavit.
.ttLCr Rrt,doch got cut OF the peni-
to the ,lepa1 tmeut with an alleged aft,
davit from i A. Sherman. who vas
ron,missary clerk at the prison at the
time. who CeDcsed in his affidavit that
y" saw McBrown put the money in
the envelope addressed to Congress
man kitcf:n and mail the same.
Reddoch Story Untrue.
Reddoch was afterward employed
IT, work up the case BY the department
OF justice. so it is alleged, but an in
restigation proved shat Reddoch's
story was untrue that Congressman
1<ltcrin he'd never written tc 7McBrown
and that MrBrown had nc> CT sent hin,
money. Eeddoch worked for two
months ~ tho Iiitchir case ana it is
ALLEGED after he had received five or
SIX Kindred collars that he s.cl,l thr
story 70 . newspaper the Sunday be
fore the November election
Held in 5000 Bail
'e'tdGc.. vas bound over toGar in
The sum of s3.r1o to appear before
Commissioner GtSeleS:. in this city on
February End lie VAS arrested or,
atti!avi's sworn out by Postoffice IN
spectcrs Robert f. NJ Fulton. of st.
Louis and w. \. Greeraway. CT Nash
Vile Tenn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
The English Face.

An American woman not long since
returned from abroad was heard TO say
that what chiefly struck her in this
English faces she met during her
walks was their resigned expression
They didn't look sad. and they
didn't nsoa happy" she explained. hut
they one ana ali had the air OF await.
Ing the worst and being prepared for
II. And that" she added vindctiyel:.
is the only state of mind possible
with the English climate. New York
Tribune
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22

historians Of TINT period, which re-
suited in an agreement upon Dec. %,
and that decision seemed to have 50
settled all disputes that that date was
universally accepted except by the
Greek church. While this date was
never changed. the reckoning OF it is
made according to the Gregorian cal
endar which was adopted in the latter
part Of the sixteenth century. and I'm.
on which computations Of time in near.
" all civilized nations have since rest.
ed.-American Queen
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
Decided in Gen. AIoer's Favor

FF'N -N"SVTITItU F'TPSS.l
NASHVILLE. TENN. Pan. 21.-The
case OF General Russell a. Alger. ir
connection with his purchase sevcra
Years ago Of $4,000 acres Of land il
FRANKLIN county. this State. was decid
ed IN General Ayers favor today b,
inc State Supreme Court This is the
case in which General Ayers agent
Who was sent 70 Tennessee to examine
fhc lands. is alleged to have beer
Dribcd u