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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15
TO TOMATO GROWERS.

Those desiring to grow tomatoes for
Roberts Bros. for the season 1905, will
call at Hotel Dannehl and sign contract
Mt once. Roberts Bros. MO I'm
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

Give your absent relative or friend a
paid-up subscription to The Free Lance
Tor one year for present. 1t would be
appropriate and pleasing.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

comes from the varnish In Devoe's
Varnish Floor Paint; costs 8 cents
more a quart though. j. Willard
Adams.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15
CELEBRATING JEFFERSON'S
BIRTHDAY.

Thomas JeilersOn's birthday was
appropriately celebrated at the unl-
versity OF Virginia onThursday by the
inauguration of DIR. Alderman as the
first president OF that historic instr
tuition. Ii is fitting that the ann
versarv of the birth of Jefferson. who
regarded as one OF his greatest pub
lie beneiactionS the foundation OF \lr-
cinia's university. should mark the
beginning of "A new era OF progress
in its history.
Thomas Jefferson and the inlver-
sity OF Virginia areso linked together
i'm the hearts and affections OF Viz
ginia peoplcthat tospeak OF One Is to
give thought tothe other We know
Jefferson as statesman, as President
of the United States, as diplomat. az
author of the Declaration OF indie
pendence and the Virginia Statute OF
Religious Liberty, and as the holder
OF many posts OF public trusts; but
to Nirginians the most enduring
monument he has erected toh isname
and fame is the university which he
founded at Charlottesville, and he
himself. with all his great achieve
mcntS. was content that upon his
tomb should appear that he was the
author of the Declaration OF Indie
pendence and the Virginia Statute OF
Religious Liberty and the founder OF
the University of Virginia. This l.
indeed record OF a glorious trinity
OF achievements under which the
ashes OF Jefferson may well rest M
peace, and no doubt today his spirit
pronomces a benediction upon those
who are seeking To pcrpetuate ana
promote the institution he founded.
An effort is ON loot to promote the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

An effort is ON loot to promote the
leather trust and "A charter has been
granted company in New Jersey.
with "A capital stock of 100000
To do the work. Wemay expect soon
ofeel the shoe pinch.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

While the Car OF Russia is a pris-
oner in his own palace our Presi-
dent roams the country and
meets immense crowds OF warm
hearted Southern people and not "A
discordant or ill-tmed word is heard.
He in now among the Texans and In
dams and enjoying himself hugely.
We have great country la great
people. and our President is all
right.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

DR.. GLADDEN.. who objected to re-
ceiving the Rockefeller gift to the
missionary board OF the Congrega-
tiOnalists. is showing his teeth be-
cause the committee to whom the
matter was referred agreed to take
the gift. An appeal, however. Is
taken to higher authority. But the
doctor does not wait for he final de-
cision. but anticipates it and declares
hencefOrth no discrimination is to be
made. The pirate and train rObber
can bring their booty tOthe treasury
of the board and it will be received
with thanks. The doctors hair
seems to stand on ends when the
matter is brought mp in his presence.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

4 marriage license was issued IN Balti-
more Wednesday to Robert j. Hammock
and Bessie K. Rogers. both OF Burgess
Store, Northumberland county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

it is said that an effort will be- made TO
bring together all the candidates for
state Offices at a general meeting in
Richmond. The two candidates Tor Sen
atOr will also be- included
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15

Gov. Montague will speak at Mccklcn-
burg court ON Monday. Senator Martin
will be at southampton court ON that
DIV
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
True Them

The bank president called one day
on Governor John G.. Mccullough of
Vermont, says the Salt Lake Tribune.
Governor" he said, II want to rec
ommend to your notice Sebastian Sutro.
This young man would fill a place Of
trust with discretion and integrity"
He is a good man, eh?" the governor
asked.
He is one Of the best men," said
the bank president, solemnly, Moral,
high minded, generous to "a fault
ed the bank president.
This fervid praise" he said, ire
minds me of a case wherein I appeared
III San Francisco"
He laughed again. Then he went on:
1T was a will case. We We're trying
to break the will of an elderly gentle
man who, ignoring his relations, had
left the bulk of his property to a total
stranger. 1t was part of our case to
prove that the dead man had been &C.
centric, irregular, cruel, dissipated, and,
after we had proved this point, the de-
tense summoned a witness in rebuttal.
The first question put to the de-
fense's witness was, What do you
know about the character of the de-
ceased?' And the man answered, in
words like these:
HE was a man without blame, be-
loved and respected by men, pure in all
his thoughts, and
But I interrupted the witness.
Where I said, did you learn all
that?"
"I got it, the man answered, from
the tombstone"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
VII WE FOLLOW SOUTH DA-
KOTA?

Well. we suppose the question as to
what the house will do on the divorce
question win be pretty web decided to-
night by the action Of the committee.
The session is a good deal over half
over and none of the important mat
ters which the legislature will have to
pass upon have yet been advanced any
where toward settlement. The conse-
quence will be, we are afraid, that
those measures of most vital import
ance to the people viii receive too lit
tie attention and wifi be hurried
through to ratification without proper
consideration 1T Is true that in the
first part Of the session OF the legisla-
ture most of the work has to be done
by the committees. but in this body the
committees seem to be taking up most
Of their time on bills of the most trif-
ling character. This question of
amending the divorce law is of as vital
Importance to the people of the whole
state as any before the legislature and
1t has been before 1t in one shape or
another almost ever since the conven-
ing OF the body, yet it seems TO be
about as far from settling it as in the
beginning. There is great diversity of
opinion among the members as to what
should be done. These shades of opin-
ion run all the way from granting a
wide open door for divorces to re-
stricting them to the biblical causes
Indications are that it will be impossi-
BILE for those of the latter class to
carry their point. The result will
probably be a compromise with the
other faction by which laxer divorce
laws will be put on u statute books.
Those advocating s~tricter laws will be
forced, we are afraid, to content them
selves with curbing, as far as possible.
the efforts of the other to make our
state q rival of South Dakota in the
loose divorce business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

A preacher at the conclusion of ont
Of his sermon said: Let all in the house
who are paying the debts stand up"
Instantly every man, woman and child
with exception, rose to their .ae-.
The preacher seated them and said:
Now every man not paying his jeois
stand up" The exception noted, 4
careworn. hungry looking individual,
clothed in his last summers suit slow
ly assumed a perpendicular position.
How is 1t my friend" asked the min
lister. that you are the only mar not
able to G his obligations" Il am
running a newspaper" he meekly ans
wered. and the brethren here who stood
up are my subscribers, and
Let Us pray" exclaimed the minis
t~er.-Joplin News Herald
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

With ali it's attending horrors, the
Slocum disaster is likely to bring some
good to the people. Tt has opened the
eyes Of the public to the dangers that
passengers by steamer are subjected TO
each day n mas caused congress TO
take UP the matter of their better pro-
lection, with the result that thousands
of lives will be eaved in the nex few
years through the fearful los of life
on that occasion. It was a fearful
experience and 2 sad occurrence beyond
comparison, but still it may be that
much good may come out of it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

We see that Mr.. Winborne, chairman
of the judiciary committee Of the SEN
ate has introduced a bill to authorize
the railroad commission to ESTABLISH
stations ON railroads within two miles
of depots where no public roads run 20
h stations" We hope the intent and
purpose of this measure will be ex-
planned TO the legislators before they
are called upon to vote upon it's pas
sage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

Greene and Gaynor had better be
moving further from the American Dor
der. It begins 70 look as il Uncle Sam
will get them after all. Wonder if they
are not beginning to envy ex-Cap5aln
Carter, who "a gotten through with
his little inconvenience because OF the
partnership between the three?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

to enter into such treaties, then II
seems to me hat 1t is better not to
attempt to make them. rather than to
make the attempt in such shape that
they shall accomplish literally moth
ing whatever when made
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. S. NJ. Cullom,
Chairman Committee on Foreign
Relations. United States Senate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

Has there been a session Of the leg
islature of North Carolina from the
time whereof the memory of man u II
meth not to the contrary in which there
was not introduced a bill to regulate
fishing i'm Cape Fear river?' This
subject seems to be one Of the moss
back StandbyS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

The Washington Post is OF the opin-
the beef trust case a not had more
effect Is that the butchers have rot
read the decision of the supreme court
ON the question. We are rather inclined
to think that it is because Ogden Ar
a stiff upper lip and go ON gouging the
people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

What has become of our p~rotectorate
over Santo Domingo? We suppose the
president Is too busy preparing the
programme for the Inauguration to
bother with such small matters just
now.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

One of the demands of the Russian
factory hands striking is for an in
crease of pay 10 10 cents an hour
The employers say as this is an ad-
vance Of three or -four times what they
are now paying they cannot think Of
acceding to the demand.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

Kuropatkin says he has a plan Tor
winning q victory just as soon as he
gets through with these of the war tx-
perts in ST. Petersburg. II he is in any
SOFT of & hurry he should follow The
example of Dewey in Manila bay and
cut the wires of the t-gans-Siberian
telegraph line. -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

The weather a is trying hard to
we had about ten days ago, but he has
failed so far even with the aid OF the
hedgehog.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

Car Nicholas may have declared in
favor of he Zemsky Tabor, but that
does not give the Russian masses mucn
hope OF securing the reforms they de-
mand.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

An exchange says Chicago In going
after her dance halls with both feet. II
they are as large as the feet OF the
dance hall habitues the latter are n a
bad way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

A Pittsburg book maker" left an es-
tate OF two million dollars, and It'll
there are some men who wish to put &
stop to betting ON horse races.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

Hereafter peddlers in Sou h Carolina
will be careful how they insult respec-
table women. That fellow got exactly
what he deserved the other day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

Wonder what effect the war between
the president and the senate will have
in the progress made in the construc-
ton of the Peace Palace at The
Hague?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17

The following is President Roose-
velt's letter to Senator Cullom on the
arbitration treaties amendment:
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

man entered who could hardly
have been less than six feet six inches
in height with the chest and limbs
of a Hercules. His dress was rich
with a richness which would, in Eng
land, be looked upon as akin to bad
taste. Heavy bands of Astrakhan
were SlaShed across the sleeves and
fronts of his blebreasted coat
while the deep blue cloak which was
thrown over his shoulders was lined
with fiame-colored silk, and secured at
the neck with a brooch which consist
ed of a single flaming beryl. Boots
which extended halfway up to his
calves, and which were trimmed at the
tops with rich brown fur, completed
the impression of barbaric opulence
which was suggested by his whole ap-
pearance. He carried broad-brimm-
ed hat in his hand, while he wore
acroos the upper part of his face ex-
tending down past the cheek-bones, a
black wizard mask, which he had ap-
parently adjusted that very moment,
for his hand was still raised to it as
he entered From the lower part of
the face he appeared to be man of
strong character. with a thick hanging
lip. and a long, straight chin, sugges-
tive Of resolution pushed to the length
of obstinacy.
''You had my note?" he asked, with
a deep harsh voice and a strongly
marked German accent. 81 told you
that / would call" He looked from
one to the other of us. as if uncertain
which to address.
pray take a seat" said Holmes.
This is my friend and colleague, DR..
Watson, who is occasionally good
enough to help me in my cases. Whom
have / the honor to address,
You may address me as the Count
Won Kramm, Bohemian nobleman.
| understand that this! gentleman,
your friend, is a man of honor and
discretion, whom | may trust with a
matter of the most extreme import
ance. If not | should much prefer
to communicate with YOU alone.'
l rose to go, but Holmes caught
me by the wrist and pushed me back
into my chair "It is both. or none,''
said he. you may say before this
gentleman anything which you may
say to me-"
The count shrugged his broad
shoulders "Then | must begin" said
Continued on Page Two.)
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

orphans tagging at his heels, as he
gathered them here and there
/ remember when he first came to
advocate the establishment of orphans
homes. Travelling over the State as
editor, and being a keen observer, he
knew the crying need of orphans
homes. He urged the people contin-
ually to carry out the provisions of
the State constitution which called for
zone or more orphan homes where
destitute orphans may be cared for,
and educated and taught some busi-
ness or trade There was a great
need for these homes at that time-in
the early seventies, it was "far cry"
however to most people, and received
little attention.
1t was about this time that the
MaSons had some property at oxford
which was Il kind of white elephant
on their hands. At one of the ses-
sions of the Grand Lodge he urged
some of the leading Masons to use the
property for founding an orphans
home. His proposition was generally
regarded as a shimerical and imprac-
teal scheme. But he persisted, and
the question presented itself to those
with whom he labored, as to who
should take charge of the project, and
how it should be supported. Mr. Mills
said he would undertake the work if
no one else would, and rely upon the
people for support. The Grand Lodge
thereuoon, by resolution agreed to
give five hundred dollars per year and
turn over the ST. Johns property at
Oxford, to start an orphans home for
INDECENT orphans. Mr.. Mills was
elected superintendent. He quit the
work he had been engaged in and
ook charge of the oxford Orphan
ASYLUM He started in a very small
way with half a dozen children. but
the project soon developed into a very
great enterprise.
After some years of work a Oxford
there sprang up some friction between
the superintendent and the officers of
the Grand Lodge. and Mr.. Mills re-
signed. He then urged his own de-
nomination to establish and maintain
an orphanage. In this he was opposed
by many leading Baptists as well as
those outside of his own denomlna-
ton. who thought that one orphan
home was as much as the people
would support, even with the aid CIV
Continued on Page Five.)
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

that?" His eyes sparkled, and he
sent up a great blue triumphant cloud
from his cigarette.
THE paper was made in Bohemia,
/ said.
Precisely. And the man who wrote
the note is German. Do you note
the peculiar construction of the sent
ence-"This account of you we have
from all quarters received A French
man or Russian could not have writ
ten that 1t is the German who is so
mains, therefore, to discover what Is
wanted by this German who writes
upon Bohemian paper, and prefers
wearing a mask to showing his face.
And here he comes, if l am not mis-
taken, to resolve all our doubts"
AS he spoke there was the sharp
sound of horses hoofs and grating
wheels against the curb, followed by
a sharn pull at the bell. Holmes
whistled.
"a pair, by the sound" said he.
eyes" he continued, glancing out of
the window. "a nice little broug-
ham and a paid of beauties. A hun
dred and fifty guineas apiece. There's
money in this case. Watson, if there
is nothing else"
Il think that had Detter go,
Holmes"
mot a bit, doctor. Stay where
you are. l am lost without my Bos-
well. And this promises to be inter
esting. 1t would be a pity to miss
it,"
"But your client"
"Never mind him. / may want your
help, and so may he. Here he comes.
Sit down in that armchair, doctor,
and give us your best attention.
"A slow and heavy step, which had
been heard upon the stairs and in the
passage, paused Immediately outside
the door. Then there was loud and
authoritative tap.
"Come in!' said Holmes.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

strument or crack in one of his own
high-power lenses, would not be more
disturbing than a strong emotion In
a nature such as his And yet there
was but one woman to him, and that
woman was the late Irene Adler, of
dubious and questionable memory.
had seen little of Holmes
lately. My marriage had drifted Us
away from each other. My own COM
plete happiness, and the home-cen-
tered interests which rise up around
the man who first finds himself mas
ter of his own establishment, were
sufficient to absorb all my attention;
while Holmes who loathed every form
of society with his whole Bohemian
soul, remained in our lodgings in Ba-
ker street buried among his old books,
and alternating from week to week be-
tween cocaine and ambition, the drow-
sineSS of the drug, and the fierce en-
ergy of his own keen nature. He was
still, as ever, deeply attracted by the
study of crime, and occupied his i'm
mense faculties and extraordinary
powers of observation in following out
those clues, and clearing up those
MYSTERIES which had been abandoned
as hopeless by the official police. From
time to time / heard some vague &C
count of his doings; of his summons
to Odessa in the case OF the IrepOft
murder, of his clearing up of the sin
gular tragedy of the Atkinson broth
ers at Trincomafee, and finally of the
mission which he had accomplished so
delicately and successfully for the
reigning family of Holland Beyond
these signs of his activity, however,
which | merely shared, with all the
readers of the daily press, l knew lit
tie of my former friend and COM
panion.
One night-it was on the goth of
March, 1851 was returning from
a journey to a patient (for | had now
returned to civil practice), when my
way led me through Baker street. AS
/ passed the well-remembered door,
which must always be associated in
my mind with ny wooing, and with
the dark incidents of the Study in
Scarlet, / was seized with a keen de-
sire to see Holmes again and to know
how he was employing his extraordt-
nary powers. His rooms were brill
liantly lit, and, even as 1 looked up.
l saw his tall, spare figure pass twice
in dark silhouette against the blind
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

To Sherlock Holmes she is always
the woman. / have seldom heard him
mention her under any other name.
In his eyes she eclipses and predomi-
mates the whole of her sex. 1t was
not that he felt any emotion akin to
love for Irene Adler. All emotions,
and that one particularly were abhor-
rent to his cold, precise, but admira-
bly, balanced mind. He was, l take 1T,
the most perfect reasoning and OBJ
serving machine that the world has
seen; but as a lover he would have
placed himself in a false position. He
never spoke of the softer passions
save with a gibe and a sneer. They
were admirable things for the obser-
ver-excellent for drawing the veil
from mems motives and actions. But
for the trained reasoner to admit such
intrusions into his own delicate apd
finely adjusted temperament was TO
introduce a distractinE factor which
might throw a doubt upon all MS
mental results. Grit in a sensitive in
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

He was pacing the room swiftly, eag-
erly, with his head sunk upon his
chest and his hands clasped behind
him. To me, who knew his every
mood and habit, his attitude and man
ner told their own story. He was at
work again. He had risen out of
his drug created dreams and was hot
upon the scent of some new problem.
| rang the bell and was shown up to
the chamber which formerly been in
part my own.
His manner was not effusive. 1t
seldom was; but he was glad, l think,
to see me- With hardly word spo-
ken, but with kindly eye, he waved
me to an armchair, threw across his
case Of cigars, and indicated spirit
case and a gasogene in the corner.
Then he stood before the fire, and
looked me over in his singular intro
spective fashion.
"Wedlock suits YOU" he remarked.
II think Watson, that you have put
on seven and a half pounds since
saw you"
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

cigarette. and throwing himself down
into an armchair. "You see, but you
do not observe. The distinction Is
clear. For example, you have fire.
quently, seen the steps which lead up
from the hall to this ROOM"
Frequently
Glow often?"
"Well, some hundreds of times"
"Then how many are there?"
"How many? / don't know"
"Quite so! You have not observed
And yet you have seen. That is just
my point. Now, l know that there
are seventeen steps, because | have
both seen and observed. By-the-way
since you are interested in these little
problems, and since you are good
enough to chronicle one or two of my
trifing experiences, you may be in
terested in this" He threw over a
sheet of thick, pink-tinted note-paper
which had been lying open upon the
table. 1T came by the last post,
said he. Read it aloud
The note was undated, and without