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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
COZ. WILLARD AND TIE MANN
BILL

Lieutenant-Govetnor Joseph +.
Willard has answered the open letter
oi Rev. Dir. James Cannon. .Ir.. adj
dressed to all the candidates OrGov-
eruor. requesting an answer rs to
their attitude upon the Mann liquor
bill Mr.. Wizards reply is straight
forward and manly, aud leaves no
doubt as To his attitude as 10 the
at issue He declares
that he is in favor 0f the rigid CON
troll oi the liquor traffic. hut he
states that he objects to the Mann
bill because. there being no appeal
from the trial court upon appIca-
tions for license to sell liquor. the
construction placed by the Circuit
Court Judges upon the act have been
81 nj variance that il does not OPP
crate uniformly throughout th"
State: because the Democratic party
has always been opposed to Sumptu-
arv laws: because prohibition does
not prohibit. and ii the Whisky
traffic must exist. the State should
REGULATE the sale So as 10 mimmlzr
the evils and derive from the sale a
proper revenue.
Mr.. Wizards declaration makes
he issue between himself and Judge
Mann clear cut and we'll defined. al-
though Judge Mann has not as yet
made reply TO the circular letter OF
Mr.. Cannon. nevertheless il Is 10 Ice
presumed that his views upon the
Question are mo- less radical than are
embodied i'm the bill which bears his
name. and whatever the effect OF Mr.
Wizards uttcraucc. it is safe 10 say
that hc will be- admired 10y iricndand
Toe for the manly mamerin which me-
has come ont and declared himself
iu this particular
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
The Late Chas. v. Melon.

Mr.. Charles W. Melton, OF Richmond.
who was killed on April | ] at the Loco-
motive Works by the fall OF q smoke
stack from an engine upon which he was
working. was a young man Of twenty
three. and leaves a widow, one small
child, little Herbert Melton, his mother
and father. two brothers, Arthur c. and
Writ !. Melton. and two sisters. Mrs
Martha J. Blair aad Miss Louise Melton
Mr. Melton wasa Bapiist and belonged
go Winn's Baptist church, In Hanover
county. He married the daughter nj MT
Samuel G. Anderson. OF Whites. Caroline
county, April 2jth, 1903. and had ~
sided in Richmond until his death
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
JOHN PAUL JONES,
Mrs. GOOlrick Asks D. A. r. Congress to Endorse
fredericksburg as Place For Burial Of bis
Remains.

Mrs. Jno. r. Goodrich. Regent OF the j.
4. K. Chapter OF this city. hasmtroduo'd
u resolution To- the National Congress. d.
\. Z. NJ Washington urging thcG0yern-
ment 10 bWg John Paul Jones 40 this
place. The resolution also contains the
thanks Of onr people aud fhe National
Congress 10 Gen. Horace Porter ipr nls
successful and patriotic work in finding
the remains OF the first admiral. Mrs.
Goodrich : resolutions are endorsed lay
the ul Virginia delegation and mauy
Others. Philadelphia Annapolis and
Washington each advocate that it,
particular place be- selected as the place
ior intrrmcnt For thar reason there j.
much division on the subject
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
Easter. Eee Hunt.

I'm Easter-egg hunt under the auspices
OF the Woman missionary Society of fbe
Baptist church will be held in the ward
at Mr.. J. =. Rowe's home on Monday,
April "a. beginning at 1 p. n. Five cents
admission will hecharged, and each child
entitled to find two eggs. lee cream,
cake. lemonade, candies. eue., will be for
sale. and a pleasant outingisaniicipgtqd
4 committee OF ladies will receive the
children. Grown people a. well rs chill
dren aTe invited. If the day is cold and
rainy the entertainment wall be post
pOned till the next bright afternoon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
MONEY FOR JAMESTOWN
Gen. Lee Cordially Received by Legislature Of
New York.

\ bill was introduced in the New York
State Senats. Wednesday 10 comply with
the request Of Gen Fitzhugh Lee, presi-
dent oi the jamestown Exposition Com
pany. II provides for the appointment
hy the Governer Of . commission Ofseven
to represent the STATE al fljr exposition.
This commission is dinA'ted IA provide
for State building and exhibit. costing
not over $1jO.OOO and to report ~. -
timated expense 10 the Legislature IN
Ianuurv IUO6
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
DlSTASTEFUL TO MARTIN
Personalities in Prssen, Campaign DeplOred by
VIRGINIA Senator.

At Lawrenceville. Brunswick County.
Senator Martin spoke twice "Wednesday.
His utteranres We're substantially tte
same AZ i'm his first speeches, except that
the personalities IN the campaign had
been forced upon hin and were very
distasteful.
II want the vote OF no man ho said
who believes me to have been faithless
or enetficIent.
Senator Martin viii make an address
at Bedford Monday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
KING GEORGE
School CloSine-Other Notes And Personals.

lpnluru, a.. ApIll ZuIh
Some oi the public schools OF King
Grorgr hayrclo-rd for the session and "a
number of others will Close NEXT week
with interesting exercises. such az rrcia-
tiOu-. Dialogues. addresses. Ac
The icr Monday aud Tuesday and
heavy lro~t- ac thought 10 have dam
aged the iluit and early vegetables
Mr. Henry a. Mason ol Cleveland.
near here. has advertised certain oi his
desirable personal effects for sale at pub
rauctiou. and 10 j. reported that he and
his family will return 10 Georgia to To-
side Mr. Mason is native oi King
Gcorpohut n.~ilrd loo Grnrgia mp 10 "a
h'N years ago. when be- purchased
Cleveland. th' old Mason homr~trad.aud
erected there handsome modern man-
sion.
Mn IT, W. jenkins coutcmpiatrs mpy-
me tu Wa~hiugim Their. has bccn for
mon' than "a Year past. nuunpnvdcnird
exodus of country pruplr tu tl- cities.
II is Wmord that wharf will Doe
cn,trd 100 Fair View Landing ou tbr
Potomac
Miss NrIlir Washington student at
Hannah Npu Academy Md.. hu~arii,rd
boo King Gcorr to spend Easter at beer
home.
Mr.. ONru r.'d oi Washington is ou
20 visit tu hrr parents hrr. She is no.
compauri ht hcr I.itlc SON. Morris
Mr.. Eu-tuor Newton. ui Eagles Nest.
bats hreu vere iIl for week. past
Mrs. W W Brown oi Pine Ill., wife
J.. 4
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

TN the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court OF th,
Icnuuty oi King George on the lNthday Of April
iiai3
James r. Baldefsol and AfYia 4. Baldersol
hi- wife Russell " MhkfrsoH aHd Wm. i. WIKI
erson. the last two infants hy Mittle y. Wker
SON their next friend. and Mitfie -. Nilker-uu co.
her own right. plaintiffs.
against
a. T. Olive aud Mary + Olive hi- wife John p
Wilker-on and Su~nn +. Wilker~on bis wife Geo
g. WUker-On and iOula Nilker-ou bis wife de-
PENDANTS
The object ~ this -uit j. to make partition 81
ihe nal estate 81 Isaac NilkersOn. decreased.
among his dayirfss either ln Kind or by sale
said real estate II known as Cherry Hill." living
On King George county and containing ~ afres.
mora or less and bounded by the lands " John
r. King james II. Thompson and Nnton 4.
Mckerron and Mn. lnez Durham aud q. y. Olive.
An au AFFIDAVIT having been made and hird
that the defendants George y. WilkersOn and
Ioula Nilker~on bis wife ARE not residents ~ the
state Of Virginia. if Is ordered thar they do ap-
pear here within fifteen DAYS after due publica-
ton hereof and Do what may be- neres~ary TO
protect their Interest n this -nit. And IL Il FIR
Their ordered that copy boz published One a
Ws.k Tor four weeks IN The fredericksburg Fr4
Lance and shat Q fopy boz posted az the front
door 81 the courthpnse 81 this county on the first
dav of the next term OF the Ciiruif court.
4 cOpv-re-te.
r. T.. HUNTER Clerk.
G.. II. Ashton. =. V.
spr22-Siv
Parties leaving Getty foran extended
stay can have The Free Lance sent to
their address at reasonable rates.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
NEGRO VICE COMMANDER
He Lacked Three Votes Of Election 70 Read Of
EAR.

Department OF Virginia and North
Carolina. Grand Army Of the Republic.
held its annual encampmenf at the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Hampton We'd
nesday. About 100 delegates w@r in
attendance.
Charles II. Osborne. Of PhOeb1s, Va.
was elected commander. and Isaac
Powell. (cOlOredl. OF Newber1i. \. e..
senior vice commander.
There was a hot fight between Os-
borne and Powell for office of comman-
der the NEGRO losing by only three votes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
For a COIOred Postmaster.

Friends OF Magnus NJ. Robinson, col
ored. in this city and vicinity. are writing
letters and using their influence tO secure
his appointment as postmaster at Alex
andria. 1t is expected that Booker
Washington will be asked to use his in
flnence with the President to secure Robin
sons Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

t.....,;,..,.,.l ,l,,t tb.. ,olJ weather
m killing OH crop, mas caused " ''''' '.
over Slo".W" lIi NOTION county "''''.'
a. r., r,i..... anil "a - U,,,i.
WIS, '''t' ,'''I' ,, V.I,..l,., ,,r-an.
"''' ''''i '''' gu II r',.l.,' .....I.,
"Sr d. i H. '''l III.
IVY NV l W. w. '''''''
Mr. Richard I.vi. died suddenly Wnl-
n.sdov nm nj. home I'm Culpcprr county
NJ. Lewis wa, ~urc,~~iul Himrr aud az
.nu. rim. p,pp.~rut,d Culprrer in th. leg
'''' '''''
lin. "Wednesday DESTROYED rll. nr.a.
b,t.Jat Nv, Alexandria TbehofIr.u.
lind IA ro,,,.an,I ,,n.or.u.din 1881
l'nt La. u.yr, l...n .u,,,..Slnl. anda thr
n,..,f rl,.. ar,. .,,,- orrupi.d b., ln't 0n.
fml,
GOV. Montague hts granted stay ni
execution in thr cnS'. of VIM. Harrison
sentenced 90 hang 900 lnn'Wril yesterday
for the murder Oi Mimic thompson
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

The 1000 strikers in Porto Rico
are very riotous and disorderly. To
show their contempt for National
authority. some of the bOldeSt ones
tore a United States FLAG hoiSted
near by. They will have to answer
for such conduct as that.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

The highest bridge in the world is
now under construction over the
Zambesi river Just below Victoria
Falls. Ii will be four hundred feet
above the water in the river. and
CONSTRUCTED OF steel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

A London coroner expressed his
surprise that so many persons died
suddenly after eating cheese and
now the cheese men are down on him
for injuring their business.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

1t is said that a professor in Chica-
go has found a new organ of taste
That's nothing. The ladies find new
organs OF taste every year when
spring hats come about.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
POLITICAL.

GOV. Montague spoke at Danville
Friday night and will speak at Etaunton
Monday.
4 business mems Meeting will he held
in honor of Senator Martin mt the Acad-
envy OF Music, Richmond, Saturday night
The call is made by a list of men who
ARE prominent representatives Of every
line OF business.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

The Russian naval officers say that
Admiral Rojestvensky can he relied
upon to protect his ships. Certainly,
from nm attack OF fishing vessels. at
any rate.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

The beef trust does not meet You
ON the highway going To market and
rob YOU, but it meets You at the
market and takes your last penny.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

The Richmond city ordinance max
ing it unlawful for city employees to
serve on political committees has
been declared unconstitutional by
Judge Witt. Anappeal will betaken
to the Court OF Appeals. which will
more than likely affirm the decision.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
To Elect School Superintendent.

The State Board ni Education in Rich
m0nd April 9th Villrl,ri about eighty
school Superintendent There nn com
tr-t- Don Gloucester. Hanover. King
Grorpe. Lancaster Madison. Northamp-
ton. Omng-. Snnl.lINmIl and Oihrr-.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

You are liar, is an uglyxname
for one preacher to call another in II
representative religious body. But
that was reported OF one OF the mem
bers OF the Presbytery Of New Castle.
Del, Tuesday. The Master did NOT
use such language when on earth.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
No Gloss Carriaee Paint MAde

will wear No long as Devoe's No Others
are as heavy bodied. because Devoe's
weigh to 3 ounces more to the pint.
Sold by j. Willard Adams.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
WHERE SHALL THE GREAT
ADMIRAL BE BURIED?

ADMIRAL BE BURIED
Fredericksburg will not make ANY
unseemIy contest or controversy rs
to where the remains of John Paul
Jones shall be- Inferred. II has been
suggested that hc should be- buried
nj Arlington. We think not. Nr-
Uneton has been especially ST aside
and dedicated for the burial place OF
soldiers and sailors Oi the. war ol
1861 and of the Spanish wan.
That cemetery has NO historic aSNo-
citation or connection with the Rcvo-
mtionarv war. We do not know oi
one Revolutionary hero buried there.
The Washington Post SAYS that
John Paul Jones. whilchr may have
lived in fredericksburg. belonged 10
the United States. So did Washing
ton. Jefferson. Madison. the two
Adams. Andrew Jackson, indeed. all
the presidents from Washington To
Mckinley. Nct all oi them were
buried at their old homes. 50 II
should he with the remains ol John
Poul ZONES. His first and only home
in America was FrederickSburg he
never had any other home i'm Amer
len but Fredericksburg. Here his
brother. William. lived and died
and here me- j. buried-thc only
brother or member OF hi> family vino
ever lived i'm America. The will OF
that brother j. of record rn inns
county. From here John PoulJonc~
went forth a. a lieutenant IN the
Continental navy The claims OF
Fredericksburg for the last resting
place of this immortal hero cannot
be denied. 1t i the only proper and
appropriate place for his burial We
trust the authorities will 50 direct
1t is right and Just that it should be-
50.
The figures that fairly brighten are
the figures figured out by Frederick.
the first figurer in figures otthe coal
production. who is called Seward
He tells Us that the output at coal
in this country has nearly doubled '
itself every decade since 1850. The
daily output now is estimated al L. /
600. 900 tons. Now multiply that I
by BIB working days in the ycarand /
we have the enormous output oi
313.OOO. 900. and if We estimate the T
price paid to the operators 1t Will 20 I
$500. 600. 900. And Yet they tell H. /
our coal deposits are ineXhauNtlble. /
II the remains OF John Paul Jones
are not brought to Fredericksburg
they should be- Inferred in Washing
ton. the National capital His Amer
lean home was i'm Fredericksburg.
and ii has the first claim But he
served the country. whose authorl-
ties have recovered the remains and
will superintend their burial and will
no doubt select Washington as the
place
The Governor says in the settle
ment between the State and Federal
government. the State cot only five
dollars. The auditor says it got 81
700. 900. five dollars in money and
the balance i'm State bonds. The
Governor must have not considered
the bonds very valuable. il they We're
Virginia bonds.
The President has gone after the
wolf while the wolf is AT the door OF
thousands OF his fellow citizens.
brought there by high protective
tariff, crushing trusts. grinding mo-
nOpolies and oppressive combina-
lions. Mr.. President. let your wolf |
90 and chase away the wolf that is
after Us.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

How is thefruit crop2 Let us wait
until winter is over and then see.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

Mr.. Richard lewis died suddenly Wool
nc~day at his home iu Culpcper county.
one time represented CuIpeperin tho leg
i>uturp
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
0rgandies, 25C. Yard.

Think OrlcindhS selling IT, ,Ncrhui quality and m
u inches wide White background with m blown clusters au
n- Such coo pink bue and lavender predominant together win
be- green iolinge TT SPECIAL Ar 25c. YARD
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22

The President has gone after the
wolf while the wolf is at the door OF
thousands OF his fellow citizens.
brought there by high protective
tariff. crushing trusts. grinding mo-
nOpolies and oppressive combina-
lions. Mr.. President. let your vol
go and chase away the wolf that is
after Us.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
Imported Dimities, Csc. Yard.
Canvas VOiles, l5C. Yard.

Ac1o u> ls-iv fabric that washes wonderfully we'll This
ollie is - inches Wide and shown shades o blue also pink
gn.u white and other c,- Worth OR SPECIAL PRICE Is
lJ.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
Silk Ginghams, Csc. Yard.

Tl" ARE half lk and an shown m number color combination
'l as pink blue and Others
ne Nd. nNA Nurlh ~ ocnle lnId SIIlIAL VI .ul.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-07
Growth Of the Churches.

Despite the clatter about outworn
creeds and the anxious look on the
faces of amateur diagnosticians as
they sit up with the church and feel
its pulse, the statistics are still on the
side of the church. They show 1t
vital, not moribund. The figures for
practically every denomination show a
percentage of growth during 1904
larger than the increase in popula-
ton. There is not such a drift away
from traditional theology as many
would have the world believe. The
average person is not as determined
to break away from the faith of the
fathers as is currently represented.
The truth is the pulpit always has
taken far more interest in theological
puzzles than the pews, and there can
be mighty churning of the doctrinal
waters without the church rank and
file becoming disturbed.-New York
Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-07
Cost of Rural Free Delivery.

In 1897, when the rural service was
started on probation, $4,000 was
deemed sufficient for its trial. Dur
ing the fiscal year that ended June
80, 1904, nearly S13,OOO,OOO was ex-
pended for rural free delivery. For
the fiscal year upon which we have
now entered 2O,S16,GOO has been APP
propriated for the continuance and ex-
tension of the rural mail service.
There we're 24,566 rural routes in eX-
istence at the end of the fiscal year
on June 80 last, 9,446 ne wroutes hav.
ing been put into operation during the
fiscal year. On Oct. l, 1904, there
were 27,135 routes established, and
the service was being extended at the
rate of about 800 routes a month";
Worlds Work.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-07
EMPEROR is LIBERAL.
But VIII Not Yield to Demands Of the
Zemstvo.

While Emperor Nicholas manifesto
on Russian reforms. coupled with the
government note OF warning on the
same subject, leaves no doubt that 1t
is the firm intention of the emperor to
maintain unimpaired the autocratic
principle which no observer here ever
imagined he would relinquish, and not
yield to the zemstvos' demand for
national legislature, the programme
Of reforms outlined is broad one, and
II It had not been preceded by the
agitation Of the las, month, probably
would have been accepted with univer
sal acclaim in Russia as extremely
liberal
The raising of the peasants to an
equality with other citizens of the
empire is alone practically second
only to the emancipation of the serfs,
but hardly less important are the
guarantees which the manifesto d.
reefs to be Incorporated in the laws
for the protection of the personal lib
critics of the people against the abuses
of administrative arbitrariness.
The measures taken under the state
OF siege are no longer permissible, ex.
cept in cases of crimes against the
state. The increase of the independ.
ence and scope of the doumas and the
zemstvos, as well as the creation of
smaller zemstvos units, the definite
protection of the Jews, Armenians and
other unorthodox sects, and the re-
vision of the press laws. are all on the
line of the zemstvo demand. The ex'
tremists, Of course, are not satisfied
and many of the moderate liberals are
disappointed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-07
HOTEL SOLELY FOR CHILDREN.
Unique Hostelry Recently Established
at London.

Now that the Countess Pauett has
given her patronage to the Children's
hotel in London, many OF England's
fashionable babies will become the
proud tenants of select suites in this
new and extraordinary institution.
The new London hotel is under the
control Of the Nordland Institute of
Nurses and is furnished throughout
to suit the peculiar needs of its fastid-
ious little inmates, whose parents.
finding 1t necessary to run down TO
shooting preserves or across to the
continent, prefer a select place of this
kind to the doubtful care of their home
servants. Each baby or child has its
own student nurse in its own suite
and the prices run from $12 a week
upward. No children over years of
age are accepted, but babies in the
feeding bottle stage may become hon
ored guests and have suites as high
as 500 a week. The furniture suits
the age Of the guest.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-07
Faithful In Arduous Task,

Miss Alice M. Robertson, who has
just been appointed postmistress at
Muskogee, the most important town
in the Indian territory, is the grand
daughter of Rev. DIR. Worcester, a pio-
neer missionary among the Cherokees
before their removal from Georgia to
the Indian territory. For several years
she has been supervisor of Creek
schools, position which the circum-
stances Of her early life peculiarly At.
ted her. Many of the schools are in
remote and almost inaccessible por-
tons of the Creek nation, reached
only by long drives over roads so bad
that she has several times been
thrown out of her buggy. She has had
to ford dangerous streams, sometimes
getting into swimming water, and has
had to depend upon the most print
tive accommodations for food and
shelter.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-07
BeIated Receipt for a Slave.

In looking over his morning mail
this morning, ]. r. Ratekin, a Shenan-
doah, Ia, scotsman, received letter
from a man at Wabbenska, Ark, con-
tanning as an enclosure receipt dat
ed back sixty-six years ago for a slave
girl. The receipt was also a warranty
and read as follows:
Received, Sept. 8, 1882, Of John
Roberts, $576 in full for the purchase
of negro girl named Charlotte Said
girl is about IA or 10 years OF age, and
| warrant her TO be sound in body and
mind and a slave for life. will also
defend all claims against said girl
Joseph w. Hill."-New York World.