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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
STAFFORD
Remarkable Explosion Interesting Court order
Dated 1871 Other Notes and Personals

stafford. e. H.. Va. June ;, 1900.
Nrs Rosa B. Curti, aud Miss Daisy
Callahan ano visiting friends IN Washing
tom.
Mr. r. " Rerrcy paid 4 visit To Wash
metm Thursday.
Mrs. r. e.. Barlow. OF Williamsburg,
is visiting thr family oi Chas. W Barlow.
MIR and Mrs. John X. Garrison. oi
Washington. spent Wednesday visiting
the family of Thos j. Waller.
Whist one oi our popular physlcians
was paving call at the Residence ni
Alexander Scgar OH Arkendale, the
family VA. sitting in the Kitchen talking.
an explosion was heard in the kitchen.
iu Investigation was had 10y Mrs Segar
when 10 was discovered that the pot al
gr.ru I-.a~ and new potatoes which had
been ,ct to boil had exploded ON the
stove The ceiling of the Kitchen was
covered hy "a mass of exploded peas and
uotntor> The cause has not yet been
a~crrjainrd TiS supposed that the soil
of Arkendalr. which during drouth
cracks open. as does the -Oll Oi volcanic
sections, had 80 mnpregnatrd the peas
and tomatoes ~ 10 cause them To eN-
plodr when brought into contract with
intense heat
Mr. AQuilh Clos. OF Newport NeWs,
who has hen visiting friends AT linrrl-
~ouville. returned home today.
Mss Suicr. OF Washington. Is visiting
Mrs Alice y Waller at "Wayside.
Court order. February court. l19l. or
,lrrrd that the commissioners appointed
To- receive the tobaccO levied for the pur-
r1-. of building the new courthouse.
du pay 10 the undcrtakers then'-
of What they have received and
make report thereof to court. This
~ tlo present courthouse. which Is enct-
rd uunu % portion ui TWO acnrs oi land
which war uuyryod tn thp county Tor
That purpo-. b., William Fitlhugh and
Col William Garunl 10 l173. The old
,uurthou~,. then iu Use stood about 100
wards east OF the present building
Nh r. West has purcha7.d "A new sci
of crolurt and says he'll MAINTAIN the
standard against ali comers.
M and Mrs Boswell Alsup. Of Rich
moud. an. i-iting the family OF l.. ;.
Moon.
Mr. and Mr~ FLOYD Lunsiord. OF Coax
lrv. visited friends here this week
Mr. Ino. lRrbl Waller. spent "a portion
of this w,4.k iu lower Stafford.
C. +. Blackburn has purchased saw
mil. and loratcd it near Garrisonville.
Scribhler.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
Richmond. Va. June }. 1907


jim Vaughan, Jack Vaughan and Ed-
ward Woods are said to be members ola
gang who have systematically hIqek
mailed visitors to Forest HM Park nor
years. A. W. Kcineg, 81 this city, was
Yietimised IN the park, and last night he
Went out with y friend disguised ~ a
woman and took a seat In an obscure
place, Three men appeared; one tried
TO kiss the lady, and charged the couple
with disorderly conduct. Koiner shot
Vaughan, while the supposed lady
smashed Woods in the mouth. Vaughan
is badly hurt. He and WOODS were ar
rested, Vaughan going to jail, while
Woods gave bail. The work is said 70
have been going on for some time 4
warrant is ont for Jack Vaughan
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
CROSSES OF HONOR

The Confederate veterans of Orange
county will hold reunion at Orange e.
II. ou Thursday. October 9TH, and thr
survivors OF the Thirteenth Virginia Reg
imcut will be- presented with trusscs OF
Honor by the t. u. CthaFtrg oi Orange.
Survivors ap. requested to send uumr~
and adduasea ga Miss Mabel Moore.
Prrsidrutl u. g.. Ounw.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
SUES THE RAILROAD

Joseph VI. RuIs %, Nert Virginia. "a
postal ,erk has brought suit 100 tho l..
) Cinult Court la Richmond iur S25.uoO
against the Washiugton.Southen Rail
way. Burr alewr- that be- was thrown
from a ear near Quantico and that his
collar bone was broken. shoulder di~lo-
Gated. three ribs broken. and boz WAS
paralyzrd ON his leit side
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
SNAKE IN GRAND STAND

1t the kesWick Horse Show last week
a snake in the grand stand caused "a
stampede early in the day, but Dr. l.. ;.
Ricketts,. Ot Orange. went 10 the Rescue
and killed the mo0asin II measured
more than three feet in ienY,h, and the
doctor was voted u hero.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
fer Over Sixty NsaU,

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
Eve cents bottle. Be sure and ask
for "Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
Buy Your Cloth
From Headquarters
WOOLEN MILL STORE
Bradford Building.
100000 lbs. of Wool
wanted. Baltimore
prices paid for
good Wool.
MELVILLE WOODEN co.
Attention! Attention |!

The heavy arrivals of Spring and
Summer Goods have been steadily
coming in since April 1st. We have
been compelled to seek warehouse
room to help hold the enormous sup
ply. Such heavy buying from first
hands for spot cash enables us to
place before you the best lines of
goods ever offered for the prices. To
attempt to tell you Of just one half
Of what We have would consume this
whole paper.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
MADE HIS ESCAPE

Ennis Dawson. colorcd struck and
knocked Lena Jackson down Sauria,
evening for -omr unknown ruu-r. while
she WIS iu charge oi Dr j. Gaurtt
King * children. Dawson Wa~ so hotlN
pursued hl tine officers. after thr matter
was reported that hr lrit thrriy Every
effort will be- made to arrest him
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
LIKES Mr.. DICGES' LETTER

have read in The Free Lance Of the
25th the letter Of Mr.. W. c. Digges, Of
Bovling Green, and think it contains
more accurate and valuable information
obout the schools Of this county, and
makes wiser suggestions in reference to
them. than is contained in all the great
speeches and good talks" OF May Cam
paieners and candidates foG ofee n.
!. q in Weekly News
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08

Their. is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
n local disease and prescribed local rene
dies. and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
le "A constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional trPatmeat.
halls GaMrFh DHle, IAanaAetlpe4 by 7,
]. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspooniul. 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any ease il fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address: f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
FRANK GOULD TO LIGHT ASHLAND

The town council OF Ashland has ac-
cepicd the bid OF Frank j Gould for
lighting that town Mr Gould viii have
ample electric works IN conuellon with
his proposed new lines ga Ashland and
ON to TideWNteg iu nruish both light
aud poWe, ga tuwns along The route.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
EGGS IN COLD STORAGE

Six hundred ,A1usaBd eases oi eggs
have been pat m cold storage in Chicago
and - pFoportiOnate amount Ia all other
cities to prevent them from falling below
the cost Of production as they did in
former years during the months OF April
and Nav.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
ARRESTED FOR SELLING LIQUOR

John Johnson, cOloed was arrested
hy Officer Hall Monday afternoon,
charged with selling liquor without "a
license and selling on sunday The ease
will come up Tuesday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08

.x.hooiru,ds
meh' ooVe'l '"N'' "''A'u 'O' ''"V0' D"NS
Other Notes.
,t
l'"iii'' l'''' ".' ' ''''' .''
Tine educational rilN hrId 900 Idppa-
hauuors Wednesday, though mot at
tended n> % lnrgr gathering un account
oi tur illu. Mas otherwise 90 ~urcr~0.
Can't Edward IT, Edu th' division
>rpp,uut,uicut oi schools. called thr
meeting to ORDER lu 90 very appropriate
aidn~~. uul l,lt aloe lddu~- ol NrIDour
to.iui-,' T. IT, B " uGht. WH" 900 hi~
usual happy ~tNb. mot only assured thr
orators ul thr day t.at they Nrn indeed
welcome hy thr town md county. hnt in
am entertaining manner covered ih'
ground oi thr rduraiioidl needs "l 'i'
day. ami emphasized iur necessity "l THE
Development of a.l tir faculties "l inai-
tur moral. thr MENTAL tuI thr physical.
judge Wright sand that this WAS meet
mg iu U hch ali oi thr prupir could come
tu.othrt and work lAunouluu~iN. TOR
that WAS meeting ire. ui politics, as
politics and schools were divorced. lie
pud ID handsome compliment io liir l,-
malc teacher ami drplo'ed 'I' N'i'''''
salary paid hrr Md c\phNs'd "- hi'
views th1t Sc Na~ UNJUST q" pay ll' mare
rrarher- mor than thr i'in'"r 'r"'I''IS'
My views said jhr JudS'' "''. we
want better pay l'I tue ''"' ''''''
want mnr months SESSIONS. we """'
better school huudihs-. We want 'io-'I
Inspection hy tho~'. 900 ANT thoIli ana we
want tllc best ~riiool nihorf~. Hon D.
TaNior ElAS1u being introduced Toy
~uut Baird. as thr Chairman of thr
State prmo,miirpartN mi ihr iuiunr
liruteuantNoNrfu"i oi Nu-Hiil il %
most practical aud earliest uHihI"I iH
dn-~>rd thr conventions lhrlr WA" h"
attempt 400 oUtuH. hui straight .i'i-
wand m-iur-~ NlrN oi tur cIuCiiinlal
situation. aul ihc nord oi tIr p"op.r d'-
ue every tiun4 within turlr po"ri to in-
ur,,, tlr -.uutIou Quoin. irom Tier
l..ri Smuorr hr said. Education is ihr
,.n.ni.tr Development ui complete h'-
ur H-ua- eloquent boz hl~ apu~tropIr
D.. G.u. Robert T.. l.,,. uud to Ih'ma~
l.....r~nu. lfl quoted .r1m rarh ul tu"~r
brilliant -flI~ ul Virginia. to show lhhi
t1n strongly favored tine h,~t public
school, lmoug thr many Things hr
said WAS. -Ilr u'm of a.i rdurailon is
ability to discover OH" right the
moral character to choo-, thr righi 9ud
fh,,.ill power to adhrn. with ~feadia-i
rurro-.. ro fhcnghl when thr choice is
made Nothing could hc mor' cumpn.
h.m.i,. and iti-ali uuc Mr. LutSou
...rt.,it,l, in, touch withthrrducutioual
...,. n. .nohrof the public school a.
m. t,-i- of "a finished education. and
sand tnl. when thr primary course was
,,..,i..t..i ;f could NOT Doe made mp iu "a
higher Institution of learning lie said
that hr hand -..pu lmug mrn giycupthrlr
effort, to Obtains dW-hed course at
.nll...o. h..au~. thpy bad neglected their
"3J''''Iml,'' ....i f..,, &C., HoI.r, i
lee in sariug that the best way To- pro-
mote thrWr'iar of tine south WAS to
provide am oppO. 'WnltF ior cduratioul Tor
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08

4 man in Chattanooga wAs recently
fined $50 for sRor,ng in church The
magistrate held that the act constituted
a AleAch al the peace He had heen
arrested ON charge nj the pastor, who
testified that the Noise disturbed the
cbnurppatinu
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
Our Underwear Department


We have the newest and most
attractive designs for the spring sea
son. This is fast growing depart
ment with us, and you will be pleased
to see the new selections. Anything
you wish in Laces or Embroideries
don't fail TO try us.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08

Most people are more anNious to shar.
their troubles with others than their
good luck.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
ESSEX

Educational Rally 4 Splendid Meeting Capt.
Baird. Judge Wright. Mr.. tIYSOn and DR..
Frazer the speakers Educational Improve
ment Society Taxes Raised for School Funds
Other Notes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY,


Two hundred and twelfth session be-
rims September 4th, 1908. TwOcOurses:
N. Collegiate Course. leading to the de-
grees OF B. 4. and NJ. A.; ~, Normal
Course. Tuition free and board at re-
duced rates. Buildings renovated and
newly equipped, lighted with electricity
and supplied with pure artesian water.
Send iorcatalogue. LYON q. TYLER,
my16-w2m President, NJ. a, LII. ID.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08

There are times when "A man dOesn't I
want things to come his way-hills, for
example
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-08

n man calls on a woman she Is
when be comes or goes.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

]. A. Wheelock, editor Of the Pioneer
Press, who is in Redlands, California,
writes that a Mrs. Preston, an, aged
resident of Redlands, but native of
Dumfries, Scotland, declares that the
grave of John Paul Jones, for which
Ambassador Porter has been searching
in the old cemeteries of Paris, is really
located at Dumfries, Scotland.
When Mrs. Preston read of the
quest of Ambassador Porter, she i'm
mediately wrote to him to tell him
where the grave of John Paul Jones
was.
She well remembered it, for it is
marked with a stone which bears the
sinister inscription: John Paul Jones,
the black pirate"
Her story is that his mother caused
his remains to be transported from
Paris and buried among the graves of
his kindred in his native village. Be
cause John Paul Jones had not even
spared his native village during his
raids on the coast towns of the Brit
ish isles. the villagers vented their
wrath on his memory by inscribing the
epithet Of THE Black Pirate" on his
tombstone.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
News Of the Spring Hats.

Picture hats and these tiny little
lirs that Paris has whimsically in
ted all the world shall wear are
e by side.
ouch funny little affairs some of
II are-regular little polo caps, or
tch bonnets, that are only tiny
Plogies for hats. yet are wonder
" attractive and most becoming.
Few swisses are embroidered and
lted in all sorts of designs, the
ker idea being perhaps prettiest
sll.
\ new treatment for the tiny lace
Is that face some of the prettiest
the spring hats is running them
N the outer edge TO the inner and
! again in a sort of point. which is
led in by other frills. which get
brter and shorter as the space de-
bases.
Linen hats are exquisite. with every
a new way of trimming-or Of
kking-them, springing up.
"A white chip hat. edged with a row
light blue braid and trimmed with
be velvet ribbon. is one OF the sim
Fst, prettiest things imaginable.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
In the Sprinp.

Lowndes, Mo-. April 10th.-Mrs. H.
C. Harry Of this place, says:-
For years l was In very bad health.
Every spring would get SO low that
was unable to do my own work.
seemed to be worse in the spring than
any other time Of the year. was
very weak and miserable and had
much pain in my back and head.
saw Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised
last spring and began treatment of
them and they have certainly done me
more good than anything have ever
used.
81 was all right last spring and felt
better than l have for over ten years.
l am fifty years Of age and am strong
er to-day than l have been for many
years and give Dodd's kidney Pills
credit for the wonderful improve
ment."
The statement of Mrs. Harry is only
one of a great many where Dodd's
Kidney Pills have proven themselves
to be the very best spring medicine.
They are unsurpassed as tonic and
are the only medicine used in thou
sands of families.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
POLITICAL EVILS OF WAR.
Population and Dishonesty lnvariable
Accompanime rts

Peeulation and Dishonesty invariable
Accomplishments.
The political evils of war are al
most as weighty as the moral. writes
Charles j. Bullock in the Atlantic.
Probably no government in modern
times has been able to carry on a
serious contest that has not been at
tended with extravaganza and dis
honesty; at any rate, the United
States has never been able to do so.
From the time that the soldiers suf-
fered needlessly at Valley Forge on
account of inefficient supply service
and dishonest contractors, down to
the purchase of army transports and
"embalmed" beef in 1898, profusion
and peculation have invariably at
tended our military operations. This
evil, however. usually outlasts a war,
because loose end irregular methods
of conducting public business are not
speedily reformed. After the civil
war Washington was still infested by
swindling contractors who found not
few choice pickings; and the Shiny
trail of the corruptionists led up to
the doors of Congress and some of
the executive departments.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
WHY OLIVES ARE PIckLED.
California Joke on Tenderfeet From
the East.

81 have Just returned from Califor-
nia," said the traveller, and for your
information, in case you ever wander
thither, let me post you on one of the
merry little jests which the inhabi-
tants love to ring in on the innocent
tenderfoot.
About the first thing they'll run you
up against the California ripe olive.
Ever eat them? You can hardly get
them here because they won't stand
shipment. And they're mighty good.
Most real olive eaters prefer them
to the ordinary green picked olive.
The ripe olives are picked also, you
understand, and come out of the brine
well " I'll you--..r<S l,....l- t-crur-~.
you'll like them better fresh. Just
stroll out to the orchard with me and
we'll have one
Then they will lead you out to one
of their long lanes Of olive trees. 1
pause to remark that you don't know
what olive green and olive brown
mean until you've seen those colors in
that slim, graceful little tree.
There are the fresh olives all right,
hanging among the gray leaves and
looking mighty tempting. You pick
one with the confidence of the easy
mark and bite into it.
WneW! bltter. 1 can TASTE II yet
It's all the Quinine and rhubarb and
wormwood in the world. combined in a
nasty, haunting bitterness that hangs
to you until you have eaten two meals.
1t is an oily bitterness that gets into
the corners and crannies of your
mouth and won't be washed out.
when you recover a little they e1-
plain that the brine takes out the bit
terness, and that's why olives are
picked"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
Condolences in legislation.

That pure-food bill in the United
States senate has had about as hard a
struggle as had the measures of Will
berforce in the British house of COM
mons for the abolishing Of the British
slave trade. On Feb. 10, 1906, Wilber-
force moved, without entering into
any argument" for a bill to abolish
the slave trade after a limited time,
and for a committee to consider its
propriety. He had been introducing
such bill almost every year for If
teen years. although his twelve resolu-
tons against the traffic were carried
in 1889 without division. But year
after year the bill came to wreck,
either in the house of lords or the
commons, suffering defeat in 1896 be-
cause several of its supporters had
gone to see a new comic opera. 1t
was doomed to disaster again in 1905.
but finally triumphed in 1907.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14

Most of the diamond fields of the
world lie in British territory. People
generally will be surprised, however,
by the declaration of Canadian &C.
ologist that a new and undiscovered
diamond field lies in Canada, some
where between the great lakes and
Hudson bay. Men of science will not
be so much surprised. Diamonds have
been found in Michigan and elsewhere.
in the terminal moraines of vanished
glaciers. Evidently the diamonds were
carried to the spot by the glaciers and
their origin evidently was in a dia-
mond field somewhere in the north,
whence they were torn by the ice
sheets. The theory is perfect; all
that remains to be found is the birth.
place Of the diamonds.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
HER JOURNEY TO MANILA.


ter From Philippines.
The wife of an army officer who re-
Gently went to the Philippines writes
glowing account of the journey, and.
instead of discomforts, which one is
| supposed to encounter, seems to have
found the experience altogether novel
and interesting. Honolulu she de-
scribes as wonderfully picturesque
place, with its cocoanut palms, flower
ing trees and shrubs and hedges OF
night-blooming cereus. The sea bath
ing is excellent and the hotel as goC'i
as any in Washington. In Guam, she
writes, the tropical growth is marvel
GUS, but there are few flowers. Thew
ride from the landing to the town. u
station of marines, in a carabao cart,
which she declares to be not swift.
means of locomotion, but safe and COOL
for the liver" and adds: THE drive
from the dock is the most beautiful
have ever seen; following the shore
line is an avenue covered and shaded
by immense cocoanut palms and he
yond a tangle of tropical growth. Tho
natives were without garments. save
from their hips down, the women wear
ing trailing skirts in an effort to equal
ize their clothing"
She describes the passage through
the San Bernardino straits, through
reputed to be dangerous one, as
very delightful-mountains as large as
the Alleghenies sloping up from the
waters edge and green to their very
tops. They wound in and out among
the islands a day and a half. and so
close to land that they could distin-
guish natives on the shore.
Like most others, she finds life in
Manila very fascinating, but admits
that her first introduction to native
bed was not calculated to make them
lifelong friends. 1t has a cane-seat bot
tom, where springs usually set; on
that is spread thin pad and then a
straw mat, or one made of palm leaves,
upon which is laid the usual sheets,
etc. She says the civil government peo-
pie would like to have the entire army
evacuate the islands, but that, in her
opinion, the army will be needed for
some time, and cites in that connection
the fact that the priests take the school
boys from the Luneta before THE Star
Spangled Banner" is played, which is
done at the close of every concert, and
that the Spanish native element also
leaves.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
When wampum Was Currency.

A curious old document showing
hq shells in the shape of wampum
deteriorated its currency on Manhat-
tan island is found among the minutes
The account reads: Whereas, we see
and for some time have seen the de.
cOe and depreciation of the loose
wampum, among which is found much
unpierced and only half-finished, made
of stone. glass. bone. shells. horn. nay
even of wood and broken; therefore.
we have resolved that henceforth no
loose wampum shall be current unless
strung upon wire. Trade wampum
shall pass as good pay as heretofore
at the rate of six white or three black
beads for one silver e cents). Done,
resolved and decided this Both of May.
1850. at our meeting in Fort Amster.
dam, New Netherlands"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-14
disputed Rents Paid to sultan.

In Turkey the sultan Is the supreme
landlord. II tenant has a dispute
with his immediate landlord, he can
pay his rent to the sultan until the
dispute is settled. and in the mean
while the tenant cannot be put out
of the possession Of his house or farm.
Owners of the soil in Turkey are.
therefore. always anxious to keep on
good terms with their tenants; for
when rent is paid to the sultan 1t Is a
matter of some difficulty and danger
for the rightful recipients Of 1t to en-.
force their claim to the money.