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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
Not PeddIers, But Here to Stay

and we are prepared 10 protect your
homes, barns and the lives OF your lam
lilies from any damage by lightning. We
handle only the best goods and guaran-
tee all work and give a policy OF 5000
on each building against any damage by
lightning. Our experience for nine years
over the same counties has proven that
we give absolute protection. All orders
given our statesmen viii receive prompt
attention and erected by skilled work
men.
Virginia Lightning Conductor Co.
Office and wareroOm 9l3 +. street,
Jacobs Yard, fredericksburg, Va. W.
y Smitten. Mgr. J. W. Jones, Asst Mgr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14

A New Hampshire hunter mistook
a man for a bear, with the usual re-
suits. In some cases such n mistake
is not so remarkable after all.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
WANTS DOLLAR DONATIONS

Chairman Griggs, OF the Democratic
Congressional Committee. has sent out
10000 circulars to as many persons ask-
ing them for contribution OF 81 to de
fray the expenses OF the coming Congress
sional campaign.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14

The first issue OF the Caroline Echo,
published weekly at Bowling Green,
has been received. J. p. Darlington
is the editor We wish it success.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14

Hearst is angry with the Bryan
reception managers in New York and
has quit in disgust. The gentleman
is never pleased except with himself.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
| WILLIAMS ELECTED HEAD
OF NEW ROAD

81 the meeting oi the Board of plrcc-
tors of the Augusta and Florida Il K.
hcld 10 Augusta, Ga John SHELTON VII
liam-. OF Richmond, was elected presl-
dent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
MINERS WANTED.

Steady employment will be given to
20 machine men ton air-drills) at $1.35,
and to 100 laborers at $1.1O, under
ground, at the Arminius Mines near
Mineral. Virginia. m24 ION
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
GENERAL NEWS

HnliuQ is said To- have been renewed at
'hc Naval Academy at Annnpuli-- aud
several cndct- are -aid To bee ll"tcd for
dismissal.
VIM Loeb. Jr. SECRETARY To President
Roosevelt is b.ing sued for S1o. 600
damages Toy Nadnge Done, - jewish
writer. on charge ot false arrest
Congressman and Mrs Lpngworih
arrived ia New York ON the Steamer 81.
Paul Saturday night and were CONVEYED
ON the yacht Sylph To Sagamonc Hill.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14

The most notable address oil the
year TO our mind was that Of Justice
Brewer, Of the United States Supreme
court, delivered on Thursday before
the Virginia Bar Association, in
which this eminent iurist invoked
against the colonial policy Of this
country and the tendency towards
Capitalization of power at Washing
ton. 1t sounds a note OF warning
which the country will do well to
heed. The address willcreate interest
all over the country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
WANTED

To sublet the fredericksburg to King
George Mail Route Apply at once to G.
C.. Baker, care Of s. Kann. Sons 4 Co.,
Washington, d. G.. or +. b. Rawlett,
King George, Va
% ~
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
Sale at Public Auction
or
HIGHLY DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE

Situate near Spotsylvania Court House,
Virginia.
Ry direction of "a d,,rt-. OF date August
Z. 1906. in tle chanory cause Of Jctt ct
mis- W Iett. admtX., 81 ais depending
In tine circuit Court OF Spotsylyanla
county. Virginia. the undersigned special
commissioners Will oii"r for snlc AT pub
Hc auction AT the front door of the
Courthousc OF Spotsylvania county, Nlr-
,riufa an
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
TIE SOUTH AND MONEY
SCANDALS

In this age of wealth. when men
struggle for the dollar with oft
times little regard Tor the means 10y
which they receive it, when ScruplcN
are flung to the winds and corrup-
ton is rampant in the land. it Is 70
freshing to note that none Oi the
tremendous money scandals, few oil
the municipalgraft scandals and lew
of the various forms of financial
scandal have tainted tine southern
States. We do not know nor We do
claim to be- better than other people.
There is no PharaSaical cant 10 be-
heard among our people. hut the
fact remains that the southern sec
ton of this greatcouutryo ours has
escaped the appalling corruption ol
other communities and sections. a.
exempifed by thcinsurancescaudals
etc. Ii may bee that this is i'm some
measure due To the fact that there is
not the same amount OF wealth IN
the South. and in a measure also 10
the fact that Southern people have
never given themselves up To the
wild pursuit of riches, which is char
acteristic OF our more commercial
countrymcn in other sections. We
know OF no more beautiful desrrip-
ton OF the Southern people than
that given 10y Senator Iloar when he
said:
They have some qualities which /
cannot claim in an equal degree for
the people among whom | myself
dwell They have AN aptne>~ for
command. which makes the South
ern gentleman, wherever he goes.
not "a peer only, but prince. They
have love for home, they have. the
best of them. and the most OF them,
Inherited from the great race from
which they came the sense of duty
and the instinct of honor. a. no
other people ON the face of the earth.
They have above all. and giving
value to all. that supreme and
superb consistency which. without r.
gard to personal ambition and
without yielding to the temptation
of wealth, without getting tired. and
without getting diverted AN pursue
great object. in and ont year after
year, and generation after genera
ton
And Jas. q Blain" once said of
Southern statesmen
"Throughout the long period oil
their domination the Southern
leaders guarded the treasury with
rigid and increasing vigilance
against any attempt mt eNtraVa-
gance and everyform ofcorruptiou
Handsome tributes are these com
ing as they did from pure men Of a
different political faith from that Of
the vast majority OF the Southern
people We sincerely hope in the
passage Of time no period will roll
around which will bring "a change of
conditions in this fair Dixie land oi
ours. so far rs concerns the allegiance
of our people to principle. honor and
right. rather than to the gods Of
mammon. Wealth does not always
bring happiness and never can and
never will bring that peace Of mind
and enjoyment Of life which flow
from "A pure heart and an honest
life.
The most notable address oil the
year to our mind was that Of Justice
Brewer, Of the United States Supreme
court, delivered on Thursday before
the Virginia Bar Association, in
which this eminent jurist invoked
against the colonial policy Of this
country and the tendency towards
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
HAVE THE FREE LANCE SENT TO

II u IIIL NH I14lt'VI1 'I1'' -
YOU.
Frcdericksburgers who leave the city
for the summer can have The Free Lance
sent to them, 40 they can keep informed
OF affairs here during their absence. Adj
dresses can be changed as often as de
sired. Send your order to the Office.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
GREEN FEMALE SEMINARY
BowIlNG GGErN, vs.

Bovine GREEN, vs.
Thorough training. Pleasant
home. lIcalthful location Mod
eratecOst.
II YOU have n girl TO educate write
for Catalogue.
T. H. PHELPS. A. NJ. Pr.
Bowling Green. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
General Hardware.

Barb Wire, Guns, Pistols, Razors,
Knives, etc, will be sold at reduced
prices to suit the TIRES, Money can
be saved by purchasing at Scott's
hardware store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14

for Harness Foulniahd sporting
Tandem Jumping Park Thoroughbrd Heavy pratt ana D g
nnters Thoroughbred
asses % for Fine Brass Band attendance
Entries August 10 i'oo ''
vate boxes seats address the secretary
w COLDER DAVIS Pres c. W. SMITH, Mgr. F d GASKNS Sec
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14

Contractor and Builder Fredericks-
Bug, Va. Fully equipped for all
kind of work in the building line.
Business ofIice-Room II, Enterprise
building.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
DR.. II. M. ECkenrOde
DENTIST
Odice-Over Goolrick's Drug Store,
Main Street.
W. S. EMBREY

Successor to Embrey & Bergman J
Dealer in Railroad Cross Ties. Cedar
Posts, Spokes ard Hoops. Keeps
constantly on hand a large supply OF
Baled Hay and Mill Feed. ONCE near
Railroad Depot, Fredericksburg, Va
40 AGENT for Page Wie Penee Or
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
Come in early for your Fall Costume. and be
come in consequence the arbiter OF
fashion in your community.

All purchases amounting to over - will be
delivered free OF transportation charges.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14

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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

In all feeding materials there are Dor
tons which cannot be digested, and
even when digested much is not assima
lated. The characteristics of the ant.
mails have some influence in digestion,
and the consequence is that the farmer
can convert but a portion of any kind
of food into salable products; but the
otherwise be Of no value. A ton of
clover, valued at $40, when used for
food, Is added to the profit by the
farmer, but as much as 50 may come
back to che farmer in the manure; and
a ton of c0tton-seed meal, costing $50,
may return as much as SIS to the
manure after producing milk, meat and
butter, the value depending, however,
on the prices of fertilizer materials.
The reason of this gain to the farmer
is that the larger proportion of these
feeding stuffs consist of fat and starch.
which create fat on the bodies of the
animals and provide warmth, but fat
and starch are derived from the atmos-
anu lOl llOin lHt Sui HtlCe
real value-the nitrogen and mineral
matter Cor the larger portion) goes
into the manure heap. Both linseed
meal and cottcn-seed meal may be used
on the soil as fertilizers, even at 500
per ton, but it is better to first feed
them to live stock, so as to derive tho
benefit from the oil and starch. which
are of no value to the soil or as plant
foods. BY feeding all food materials
to animals, they are passed through the
body, after being masticated, which not
only reduces the coarsest to a fine
condition, but the process of digestion
renders the foods more acceptable to
plants. In some cases the results NAV
not be immediate, but the farmer finds
his soils become more fertile every year
and his crops larger
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
M|aTXe Hart

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81 dreaded the approach Of every month,
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months became regular and natural and am
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very grateful for what Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound has done for me. "
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women.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkhams
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or irregularities, displacements or ul-
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Those Eleven Lost Days.

The eleven days from Sept. 3 to 13
inclusive are memorable for having
once been entirely omitted from the
calendar of the Anglo-Saxon world.
The Gregorian calendar was not
adopted by the British empire until
1751, lOsig after most other nations of
the civilized world had conformed with
ii. In that year an act of parliament
prescribed that the next year, 1852,
should begin on Jan. 1 instead of on
March %, as had previously been the
rule, and that in the following Septem-
Der these eleven days should be dropped
from the calendar, the day following
Sept. 2 being known as Sept. IA. Stir
ring times those were, too, in which
days were not lightly spared from
year, with Give conquering india and
Washington beginning the conquest of
the Ohio valley.
But the procession of the equinoxes
took no note of trifies like these, which
could be accomplished as well under
one calendarial style as another. 1t
may be observed that while Gregory
dropped only ten days from 1852 eleven
days had to go from 1852 and Russia
would have to drop thirteen from 1906
to square her dates with the rest of the
world.-New York Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
African Manfoc.

The native food of the Malunda
country, in southern Africa, comprises
manioc, and that alone. 1t is a plant
particularly adapted to wet, marshy
soil, says the author of In Remotest
Barotseland.' 1t takes two years to
arrive at maturity, and while growing
requires very little attention.
The root when full-grown is about
the size, and has very much the ap-
pearance of German sausage, al
though at times it grows much larger.
One shrub has several roots, and the
extraction of two or three in no way
impairs the growth of the remainder.
When newly dug it tastes like a
chestnut, and the digestion of the pro-
verbal ostrich can alone assimilate ii
raw; but when soaked in water for a
few days until partly decomposed.
dried on the roofs of the huts aud
stamped, IL forms a delightfully."- white
soft meal, far whittier and purer than
the best flour. Then it Is beaten into
a thick paste and eaten with little
fiavoring, composed of a locust or a
caterpillar which the natives seek IN
decayed trees.
Another way of eating this native
luxury is by baking the roots, after
soaking them, and eating it as you
would banana. Taken as whole, ii
forms the best all-the-year-round ma
tive food; but l should advise all In.
tending consumers TO abstain from any
other food for three or four days be-
fore giving 1t prolonged trial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
women A.tronomer. stnrtle world.

Women Astronomers Startfe World.
Being proposed to in balloon, is the
latest adventure of a woman astrono-
mer, writes Dewey Sheldon Beebe in
Technical World Magazine. And the
women astronomers of to-day have dis
covered more new stars than the men
of science have been able to find in sew
eral centuries. But women in astronom-
ical work are not the product of new
world conditions alone. for they have
been identified with every important
advance in that science From the time
when the young and beautiful Hypatia
! OF Alexandria gave her life martyr
to science, tragedy of the fifth CEN
fury to the daring capture of Dorothea
klumpke while making a balloon voy
age under the auspices of the Paris
Observatory, n romance of the TWEEN
tieth century. the story of women and
astronomy is record of achievement
charged with sacrifice and devotion.
Woman's natural carefulness, system,
caution, accuracy, and love of detail.
have made her Indispensable in COM
pleting our knowledge of the constitu-
ton and distribution of the stars. She
has achieved greater success, has met
with more courteous recognition, and
now occupies more prominent place
| in astronomy than in any other branch
of scientific activity. She has added
greatly to our knowledge of the stars.
rot only through her untiring efforts
and discoveries. but by the inspiration
of her example and the stimulus of her
| devotion
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Haunting Notes.


There was peculiar sound from the
direction of the woods as the member
of the Birdlovers' Society sat in the
window of her friends country home
one summer afternoon.
She quickly took her small BIRD
Guide" from her eyer-present bag, and
rapidly turned the leaves. At last she
paused with smile of satisfaction,
and listened, with her finger between
two leaves of the little book, till the
sound came agair.
When it was repeated an expression
of doubt fitted across her features, but
still she was hopeful.
'You probs bly, know many of the
bird notes, living so near the woods
and in such a quiet spot" she said to
her friend. Can you tell me what
bird that is?"
That" said her friend. briefly, ais
our goat. We shall have to move him
farther or"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
COFFEE IMPORTERS
Publish a Book About Conee.


There has been much discussion as
TO Coffee and Postum late,y, so much
in fact that some of the coffee import
ers and rOasters have taken to type to
promote the sale of their wares and
check IL possible the rapid growth of
the use of Postum Food Coffee.
In the coffee importers book a chap
ter is headed Coffee as n Medicine, F"
and advocates its use as such.
Here is an admission Of The truth,
most important to all interested.
Every physician knows, and every
thoughtful person should know, that
habitual use of any medicine of the
drug-stimulant type OF coffee or whisky
quickly causes irritation of the tissues
and organs stimulated and finally sets
up disease in the great majority of
cases IL persisted in. 1t may show in
any one Of the many organs of the body
and in the great majority OF cases can
be directly traced TO coffee in a most
unmistakable way by leaving off the
dCllfe lIIlldnt- SS-diiu uoihS Oo-
tum Food Coffee for a matter of 10
days. If the result is relief from nerv-
Gus trouble, dyspepsia, bowel complaint,
heart failure, weak eyes, or any other
malady set up by poisoned nervous
system, you have your answer with the
accuracy of demonstration in maths-
mates.
There's q reason" for Postum.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

While no woman is entlreiy free from
periodical suffering, it does not seem to
be the plan of nature that women
should suffer SO severely. This is a
severe strain on a woman's Vitality.
When pain exists something is wrong
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whole female organism.
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Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Inherited.

Vincent was altogether 700 garrulous
In school to please his teachers. Such
punlshments as the institution allowed
to be melted out were tried without any
apparent effect upon the boy, until at
last the head master decided to mention
the lads faults upon his monthly re-
port.
So the next report to his father had
these words:
Vincent talks great deal"
Back came the report by mail, duly
signed, but with this written in red
Ink under the comment:
You ought 10 hear his mother"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
lNS0M MIA CURED
Or. Williams Pink Pills Restored
Wrecked Nerves to Normal Con-
dition and Good Health Followed.

Tie sufferer from sleeplessness too Of
ten resorts to habit-forming drugs in
order to secure the coveted rest. But
sleep obtained by the use of opiates is
not refreshing and the benefit is but
temporary at best.
Mrs. H. A. Fletcher, of so Blodcet
street, Manchester, n. H., is living evil
dence of the truth of this statement
She says: 81 received a shock of an
apoplectic character. 1t was so severe
that the sight of my right eye was af-
fected, causing me to see objects double.
/ was confined to my bed about four
weeks, at one time being told by the doc
tor that could not get well. When 1
could leave my bed was i'll such her.
vous state that / could not sleep at night.
would get up and sit ON a chair until
completely tired out and then go back to
bed and sleep from exhaustion.
81 had been under the doctors care
for six weeks when my sister, Mrs.
Loveland, of Everett, persuaded me to
try Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. 1 began taking the pills with
the result that / soon experienced relief
One night soon after taking them lay
awake only short time and the next
night 1 rested well. From that time
slept well every night and soon got well
and strong. / have recommended DIR.
Williams Pink Pills number of times,
and my niece has taken them for weak
nerves and poor blood and found them
very beneficial"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have cured
many severe nervous troubles, headache,
neuralgia and sciatica as well as diseases
of the blood such asan8mia, Rheumatism,
pale and sallow compilations and many
forms of weakness All druggists sell
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, or they will be
sent by mail postpaid, on receipt of price,
so cents per box, six boxes for 81. 80. by
the DIR. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

One of the oldest, safest and most IA
vorably known remedies in the world to-
day is Brandreth's Pills-a blood purifier
and laxative. Being purely vegetable they
can be used by old or young with perfect
safety and while other remedies require
increased doses and finally cease acting
altogether, with Brandreth's Pills the
same dose always has the same effect no
matter how long they are taken. One or
two pills taken each night for while is
the best thing known for any one troubled
with constipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia
or any trouble arising from an impure
state of the blood.
Brandreth's Pills have been in use for
over century end are sold in every drug
and medicine store, plain or sugar coated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Tine Peppery Kind.

The Rev. Amos Fletcher was a keen
and accomplished naturalist His spe'
cialty was a quite remarkable knowl.
edge of different classes of fungi.
His enthusiasm. however. was but In
differently appreciated by certain mem
bers of his parish, and one day, when
calling upon one of them. old Miss
Locke, he was considerably emDarras
sed when she reminded him of the exact
length of time that had elapsed since
he last paid her visit.
He began to make excuse for the de-
lay. when she cut him short.
"If l was a toa lstool." she began
with grim irony. you'd have been tc
see me long agow
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

81 want to get an alarm clock said
the customer.
Here's one of silver plate for S1O,'
said the clerk.
TOO high"
'well, here's one made of nickel fol
So"
TOO high yet"
Here's one made of gun metal fol
81"
Gun metal? That sounds all right
want it for my 12-year-old boy. an6
If it sounds anything like gun wher
it goes off in the morning [ guess its
what 1 want."-Yonkers Statesman.