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FerOvsr Sixty Years.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
While teething, with perfect success
II soothes the child, softens the gums,
ailavs all pains, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
II viii relieve the poor litilc sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists in
nverv part Of the world. Twenty
fve cent. bottle. BE sure and ASK
for "Mrs. Winslows Soothing
svrnp." and take 40 other.
When the average man makes a ms
take Inc tries to Justify himself by refer
-, +o his rood intentions.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04
GREEN FEMALE SEMINARY

BowLING GREEN, Va.
Thorough training. Pleasant
home. lIcalthful location. Mod
eratecOst.
II Won have n girl to educate write
for Catalogue.
II. II. PHELPS, A. NJ, Pr,
Bowling Green, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04
p. hCRACKEN, BRO. q CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS and LIQUOR DEALERS.

offer Teu Thousand Gallons PURE RYE and
UuiEfuN Nli-hil $ from the iolloslug well
knoWa Ii-tilrrrs Grait a co.. ~ ohio. Booze
County Ni-filiulr Co., 81 krnturky MOntics 10
Di.illery. oi NarJ band. aud ". ;. Gray. Of
prnu-Y wanna.
Agents fr Reryucr & Engles Lager Beer.
rhry also offer STAPLE aud Fancy GrOcerles,
Agricultural Implements seeds. duano and
.lsfut
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04

\ modern fnancier is "A youth oi to-day
who can marry and make his latl erin
law take care of them both.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04

4 man who has no bad habits has the
worse one of Dragging about it to tho
rest of the family.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04
WHlTNER & SACREY
Undertakers end Embalnlerr

No. 7l9 Nam St., Freder.
icksiugg, Va Phone SO.
Across rom Exchange Hotel
and next TO 'Western Union
office. Telegraph and telephone
orders receive prompt atton
ION. Open lay and night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04

Some men arc kept so busy criticising
Others that they have no time To accom-
pli-h any thing themselves.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04
MRS. ]. T. MONROE.

ll coromerce ~. Fredercksburs. Vs
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-04

It, so hard for some men to save
money when single that they don't think
il worth while trying after they marry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13

was mandatory upon the company to re-
move its poles and wires. The company
has not confined itself. however in this
work. to the prescribed area. but has re-
moved a great deal Of its overhead con-
struction in other portions Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Altogether the work
done to this end is shown in the following
summary:
Wires removed from alleys within the
prescribed area, 1.:'Si miles; from streets
within the prescribed area 40 miles: from
alleys outside OF the prescribed area, 6l6
miles; from streets outside the prescribed
area, 669 miles. Poles removed from alleys
inside the prescribed area 2i2: from streets
outside the prescribed area so; from streets
outside the prescribed area. 30.
1t will be seen from this that the COM
pany has removed more poles and taken
down more overhe al wires from streets
outside the prescribed area than they have
within that area
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NEW ARMY HOSPITAL
BIDS OPENED FOR LABOR AND
MATERIAL REQUIRED.

Capt. Harry L. Pettus of the quarter
masters department. who is acting as
depot quartermaster in this city during
the absence in Cuba of Capt A. w. Butt,
has opened bids for labor and material
required for the erection and completion
of the Walter Reed Army General Hospital.
to be built on the newly acquired military
reservation on Brightwod avenue nearly
opposite Battle cemetery, in accordance
with drawings prepared by Marsh & Peter,
architects of this city: There were large
number of bids for the different items of
construction and they are being ana
lyzed by the depot quartermaster with
view to the most advantageous distribution
of the contracts. In that work the acting
depot quartermaster is having the assist
ance of Mr.. f. A. Keys. a civil engineer in
the office of the supervising architect of the
treasury. who has been designated to SUI
perintend the construction of the hospital
building.
The following bids were received for the
construction of the building complete. in
Guiding the entire mechanical equipment:
Henry Smith & Sons. $l9T 020. time, fifteen
months; Thompson-Starret Company of
this city, SI24.1CO, time, ten months; Cramp
& Co, S207 1913. time. fourteen months; the
Noel Construction Company of this city.
s242, COO time, twelve months; Ambrose B.
Stannard of New Yok city, S232 time
fourteen months. and w. II. McCray of
this city, $232 rs, time, fourteen months.
Separate bids were made for the entire
building, exclusive OF the mechanical equip
ment, follows: The Brennan Construc-
ton Company of this cite, $780, 767, time
fifteen months; Richardson & Burgess. Inc,
of this city, s1I3G6S, time. fifteen months;
Pavarin < Wyne of this city, S1ts9 800
time, fifteen months; Herman Prcbst. $685.
TIC. time. fifteen months: Cramp & Co..
Sl54.S43, time, fourteen months; the Noel
Construction Company. $iS6O33 time
twelve months; Charles McCaul Co. of this
city. s165.S50 time. sixteen months: Am
brose B. Stannard. s1I7,113. time, fourteen
months, and w. H. McCray, SIT, 2Sj, time,
fourteen months.
All of the bids are made with the I'M
derstanding that the work is to be done
under the eight-hour law
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REGISTERED 1,757 MOTORS.
Secretary of Automobile Board Sub
mits Annual Report.

The annua! report of H. NJ. Woodward
secretary of the automobile board which
was presented to the Commissioners yester-
day, showed that at the end of the fiscal
year, June 30. 1906 there were1 ,151 motor
vehicles of all kinds registered in his office,
and that permits had been issued to 2,377
operators from the date of the first exam
itation, held on August II. 1903. Sum-
mariEing the business transacted, Secretary
Woodward opened his report with the fol-
lowing statement: There Were twenty four
meetings held during the year tthe first
and third Fridays III each month";. SO ap-
plicants We're examined. ST3 recommended
and given permits to operate motor We
hicles, q rejected as not competent; sos
motor vehicles We're assigned identificati ton
identification numbers had been assigned
and 50 motor vehicles from different states
were registered during the year.
The automobile board calls attention to
the difficulties encountered in keeping an
accurate list of motor vehicle owners.
caused by frequent transference of assigned
numbers, and it is recommended that a
plan be authorized whereby the board may
require the return of Identification numbers
and labels whenever a machine is sold. A
similar rule is desired to prevent chauffeurs
transferring their permits, and the board
urges that the Commissioners enact a regu-
lation which will require the payment OF
fee of 81 for registration and assignment
of a number for each motor vehicle, and
a fee of 81 for the issuance of permit
to each operator or chauffeur.
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sive addition has been built in the rear
which extends to the top Of the house.
In the new portion provision has been
made for a large dining room which will
be of the principal features of the
first floor. The residence. which adjons
on the east the home of Mrs. Townsend,
has the advantage of overlooking the lawn
about the house. AS the home of Mrs. u.
S. Grant for a number of years in the
closing part of her lie the house is we'll
known and the changes which have been
made by the direction of Mr.. L. Norris,
architect, will add to it's usefulness and
comfort as place of residence.
New Real Estate Company.
A new real estate company has been
formed under the name of Hewlett, Horner.
Watts & Company, with offices at GOA F
street northwest. 1t IS the purpose of the
company to engage in a general real es-
tate business, including loans, insurance,
rents, sales and investments.
The senior member of the firm Mr.. Hew-
lett. was formerly a justice of the peace.
Increased Business Facilities.
Among the changes that are being made
In upper 9th street and in the adjoining
section of H street are notably those which
are designed to furnish additional facilities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
Preservation Of Timber

From the Hartford Times
Telephone poles nearly always decay at
or Just below the ground line. The upper
portion of the pole. permanently In the
air. rapidly drying after rain, is practically
always dry and is rarely found decayed.
The butt of the pole deeply buried IN the
ground, is in permanently damp condi-
ton, but oxygen being excluded il is seldom
badly affected Close to the ground line
the soil retains the moisture and keeps the
wood constantly damp where 1t is ex-
posed to the air and to the heat Of the
sun, which is just what its little vegetable
enemies like: but If the albumen in the
wood can be rendered unfit for food the
wood tissues offer practically no support
to fungi. Timber preservation amounts,
then to poisoning the food supply of the
destructive agencies.
Preservation of timber is attempted in
three ways-by seasoning either natural
or artificial; by outward mechanical means,
such as charring in fire or the applications
of antiseptics the surface of the stick,
and by impregnating the wood with anti
septics. OF these the last is by far the
most important. The most perfect meth
od-which Is also the most expensive-ls
the injection of dead oil of coal tar into
the whole fiber Of the pole.
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Electric Power Con,rany.

In May, 1904. an arrangement was made
with the Potomac Electric Power Company
whereby it agreed to remove all it's poles
and wires on the streets. practically within
the fire limits, since which time the COM
pany has taken down 46 poles ana removed
approximately thirty miles of wire. This
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TO SELECT STYLE OF SHEDS.
Umbrella Type Considered for New
Union Station.

Replying to a recent request of the Dis
trct Commissioners. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, by it's third vice presi-
dent, Samuel Rea. has stated that it will
send a representative to confer with the
Commissioners concerning the type of train
sheds to be used at the new union station.
A. c. Shand. chief engineer of the Pennsyl-
vania system, will represent the road at
the conference. the question to be discussed
being whether the umbrella sheds pro-
posed by the railroad Will be better adapted
to secure the comfort of the travelling
public than the wholly inclosed sheds now
in use in most of the large railroad ter
minals throughout the country. The chief
argument in favor of the umbrella sheds
is that they will present no obstruction to
free ventilation. The date of the confer
ence has not yet been settled.
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L

past six years, stating that since 1900 the
electrical department, in the work of plac-
ing the District fire alarm, police patrol
and telephone wires underground, has re-
moved approximately $50 poles and 400
miles Of overhead wires. It has laid about
So miles of cable and constructed 10 miles
of conduits OF this cable approximately so
miles is drawn into conduits belonging to
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, Is miles Into conduits belonging
to the District of Columbia and one mile
into conduits belonging to the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. OF the
416 fre-alarm boxes IN service, 191 Of them
are connected underground, or about 10
per cent. OF the 263 patrol boxes in serv-
ice 126 are connected underground, or about
Al per cent. OF the 20 fire department COM
panies 81 are connected underground. OF
the IL police stations, are connected un-
derground. There are 20 school houses
connected to the underground system. and
25 miscellaneous buildings.
c. and P. Telephone Work.
Since the passage OF the act Of Congress
requiring the removal OF telephone poles
and wires, approved June 20. 1902. the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany has reported great amount of
work done toward removing poles. This
act defines certain limits within which 1t
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is more than 80 per cent of the amount of
wires on the streets at that time. On
March g. 1905. Congress passed an act re-
quiring the removal of the telegraph poles
and wires within the fire limits of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Since that time the
Western Union Telegraph Company has re-
moved So poles and 256 miles of wires. The
Postal Telegraph Gable Company Is now
making arrangements for the removal of
the larger portion of its poles and wires.
The above work done by the Western Union
Telegraph Company is in excess of that
agreed upon between the Commissioners
and the company for the first years work,
the company having gone beyond the limits
agreed upon in its underground work. AS
soon as the viaducts leading from the
Union station are completed so that cables
may be drawn in the conduits now being
built In those structures. the Western
Union Telegraph Company will remove the
remaining portion of its main lines within
the fire limits. 1t is expected that this lat
ter work will be begun during the summer
of 1907.
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Important Artery Of Travel.

Another addition to the bridge accommo-
Hsssons OF the city, and perhaps the most
tobspicuous one for two reasons-namely,
Sfs material used and the large amount
Hpended, is what Is known as the Con-
seheut avenue bridge. While this extends
erssss Rock creek. yet 1t is the rayine
Bnhet than the body OF water that re.
ssd such series OF graceful arches that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13

for business enterprises Of various kinds.
The houses on the corner of 9th and H
streets are being changed into buildings
suitable for business and Office uses. On
the Opposite corner. which is the southeast
corner of those streets, store building, to
be used as a dry goods and a general fancy
goods store, is being fitted up by w. j.
McGinness.
On the north side of H street, west of
9th street, the Biggs Heating Company Is
fast completing it's new manufacturing es-
tablishment, which will employ large
number of people. The two buildings adj
joining on the west side have been pur-
Chased by the E,lks, who will very soon be-
gin the removal of the present houses and
erect their permanent hall and headquarters
ON the site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
Onlv London Humor Genuine.

From the Illustrated London News.
All the best humor that exists In our
language is Cockney humor. Chaucer was
a Cockney; he had his house close to the
Abbey. Dickens was Cockney; he said
he could not think without the London
streets. The London taverns heard always
the quaintest conversation, whether 1t was
Ben Jonson's at the Mermaid or Sam
Johnsons at the Cock Even IN our time
1t may be noted that the most vital and
genuine humor Is still written about Lon
don.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
PROGRESS GRATIFYING
MR.. MACFARLAND DISCUSSES RE-
MovAL OF OVERHEAD WIRES.
Electrical Engineer Shows Disposal OF
400 Miles of the Wires
Since 1900.

Commissioner Macfarland has expressed
himself as highly gratified at the progress
made in removing overhead wires and poles
from the streets and avenues of the city, a
matter which he has given special atten-
ton ever since he came into Office, in the
interest Of the beauty of the city, and also
of safety and speed in the operation of the
fire department at fires.
Mr. w. C. Allen, the electrical engineer,
who has supervised the removal Of the Dis
trict and the private corporation wires. re-
ported yesterday what had been done in the
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Empire Adaptations.

4
Among the models already prepared for
visiting or afternoon gowns there are many
adapted to the empire style. in spite of this
mode having been in fashion so long. A
gown of a cherry brandy tint with green
stripes displays Vatican pleats giving
breadth to the long skirt. was worn under
one of the short, wide boleros which was
heightened by short-pleated basque On
the back the pleats OF the skirt were re-
peated and the waist encircied by scarf
belt in pompadour ribbon. A waistcoat and
small revers in ecru cloth with points in
green velvet turned back appear in front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
In Bright Shades.

Bright colors are the rule; few dark
gowns to be seen; an occasional black.
| dark blue an odd shade Of red meets the
eye. but the light mauves. grays and tans
and whites. in all the various shades Of
white SO far reign supreme.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20
For County Commissioner
B BROWN STOUT,
For County Superintendent,
CYRFS e. WEBB
M Distiet Ohicers

Shark district President Board
Education, al. w. Fittro; COM
missioner Board of Education, Sid
lsy Fidd
Goal rict=Pr President, R. T.
Mason; commissioner, George Fro
I1yer Justice of the Peace, John
Flynn and Harry Gordon; Con-
table g. W. Waldo.
Clay district-President, Harry
inbotham commissioner, A.
Hess.
Eagle district-Pres. B of E., W.
H. Hess; commissioner, tSilas
Stark.
Grant dfstriet-President, D. l.
Nutter.
sardis district-President, TelA,
pie Smith; commissioner, Claude
Robinson.
Simpson disfrict-President, W..
~. Ash; commissioner, J. w. Nor
rs; Justice Of Peace, George n.
HOLMAN; constable, James NJ
Criss.
Tenmile district-President of
Board of Education, J. T. Young;
commissioner, John w. Williams;
constable, f. NJ. DAWSON and j. B.
Swentzel.
Union district-President Board
OF Education, D. D. Underwood /;
commissioner, W. J. Law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

And there is more than a possible
ity of RiIeY's being thrown. Ihey
saw Tom Horrors friends are az Ii
going to knife him. Tom hlInselI !!
said Riley would be defeated by as
LEASH ten thousand.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

JefTersonian Democrats wrote Mr..
Riley's platform and the other sort
of Democrats nominated him
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20
heart talk with the voters.

And there was no mistake, when
Riblett was nominated. 1t was a
blow to Democratic hopes, If such
hopes ever existed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Every new tax law was unanlin-
ously recommended by the Tax
Commission. They received the
sanction of Henry G. Davis and
.John II. Holt, and yet Democratic
conventions denounce these laws
and idolize Davis and Holt. What
do YOU thing of it any way?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Our good friend Riley IL beng
deluded by some Harrison county
Democratic politicians and their
fiunkies. They know he has no pos
sible show in this county but they
have an object in view IN deallng
with him, which some are pleased
to call mercenary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

convention was to put quietus on
Toms political ambition, But they
will vet hear from Tom
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20
LABOR CANDIDATES.

The Republican party has always
been the friend of the laboring man.
It's policies ever make things
better for him and 1T does nos over
look him and his best interests in
the selection of candidates. In
this county the Republican party
has not forgotten him in the pres
emit campaign. On the other hand
the Democrats have given him no
consideration, whatever, as their
nominees for the Legislature show.
One is lawyer and the other is
wealthy land owner. The Har-
rison County Herald sizes M the
sSiifriation to a nicely in the follow
ing leading editorial:
teThe Democrats in selecting cam
didates for county offices, seem to
have ignored the interest Of the la
boring man in making up their
ticket. a..
son the contrary the Republicans
have as their candidates for the leg
islature two men who all their iiVeS
have been identified with the inter
est of the Iaboring man.
EsAfr. Hart is Al practical machlnrst
a5 has -nent MANY years of his
life ut the bench perfecting himself
in the practical details OF his occu-
pation. And today there - not
machine in use in his large WORKS
that he cannot take charge OF and
do Ms good work Us the most skilled
mechanic. -
esAIr. Riblett is a blacksmith who
- to be found today at the anvil
where he has been for years, IN
Working at his trade, and has the
reputation of being skilled and
honest workman.
egThese men are capable OF repre-
senting the county intelligently a.
Charleston. and it is certain thai
the interest of the daily totler WI
receive every attention at then
hands."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Even ethe true and actual value
of property at lest has been. endorsed
Sv tI1e Democrats. Read the DEM
ocratic platform Of this cou 1l39
They turned another sorner asl I
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20
$500 SKIRTS, $3.50

New styles, $500 Skirts, good
quality, beautiful colorings, all sizes
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Mr.. Hubbard's sf9eeeas vas q con
vineing one. Hetold straisgllt5 facts
in a plain way END tss 4 P Fsa!1 70
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Hard times P4S g stimes
e ~aSes b ,n 'n as m! SAYS.
they fail to show rs how. hard times
and good times, can be ~ s. the
same time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Riley would, not have received
that nomination except to defeat
Tom Honor. Owen Mckinney
ana the Wheeling crowd did not
want Tom. They said 50 them
seIys The main r purpose q fhe
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Tho News said all the time Cap
tain Dovener would defeat Mr.. Hub
bard because the big corporations
would see to that. But, now that
Mr.. Hubbard is tl.p nominee over
CAPTAIN Dovener. that paper re-
pudiates its own statements by try
ling to persuade the people that Mr.
Hubbard is the choice of those cor
porations. Consistency thou arr
something.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

party may be honest enough but II
lacks sense.
What has the Democratic clique
ever done for Harrison county any
Wonder if Riley knew Robinson
opposed his nomination?
Is it some of Riley's money they
are after2
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Mr.. Riley wants this district to
send him to congress because when
he was attorney general of the state
the salary of that Office was lower
than it IS now. According to that
argument the Republican attorney
wears before him ought 10 be asking
to be sent instead of Mr.. Riley ask
ling. for that officials salary was
even much lower that Mr.. Riley's.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

Tybe county schools are doing
nicely. State Superintendent Mil
Ter ~ the recent teachers institute
here stated that County SuPerin-
tendent Ogden was one of five of the
best county superintendents in u
state and he praised the schools o! ot
THE county very highly. He VIII
1Te,fire from his office with clean
record and Cyrus E. Webb will sue,
coed him and continue the good
work. bringing it to an even high
er state Of perfection. Attacks on
ogden but weaken White.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

As has been said the Democratic
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20

We wonder il Chairman Robinson
would have entered into the CAM
4paign with zeal for Tom Hornor.
He probably would as Tom was he
fayorite. Riley did not even get
Chairman Robinson's vote in the
convention and John Patton would
not LET any Of the Harrison county