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Valuable Mineral and Timber Land
Offered at Private Sale.

We offer, at private SALE the 32S acres
of valuable mineral and timber land,
known as the washington tract, sit
uated in Spotsylvania county, Va, near
Parker Station, on the p. +. 4 p K. X 4,
and adjoining the Randolph Gold Mines,
property formerly owned by Lorman
Chancellor, deceased.
Proximity to railroad, lOcationimmed-
lately on the Mineral Belt; though I'M
developed, the fact OF its adjoining the
Randolph Gold Mines, az well rs much
valuable timber thereon. makes this de-
sirable property.
Offers are solicited, as property Is for
sale for partition.
A. Bernard Chancellor
Mrs +. C.. Buchanan,
Owners.
By Lee J. Graves Attorney,
ian2O-w4w Spotsylvania, Va.
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DIAMOND MguAL FOR casio
Atlantic City Hero cuest Of Clover
Club In Philadelphia.

Atlantic City Hero cuest Of Clover
Club In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Jan. l9-Captain Mark
Caste. OF tue schooner yacht Alberta,
received the first public recognition
Of his heroism in rescging the passen-
gers and crew of the stranded steam
ship Cherokee of Brigartine Beach,
north of Atlantic City. on Sunday last
The captain was the guest Of honor at
the oath annual dinner Of the Glover
Club. Philadelphia famous dining or
ganizati0n. He was given a handsome
diamond studded medal, suitably in
tcribed. the presentation speech being
made by Colonel A. X Mcclure, presi-
dent of the club. who proclaimed Cap
tain Caste as one Of the heroes Of mod
ern times.
General Nelson A. Miles, a member
OF the club pinned the medal on the
breast Of Captain Casio. at the same
time delivering an address in which
he paid tribute to Casiro's bravery.
Captain Casio accepted his honor
modestly saying.his crew were equally
to be commended for their work on
behalf OF the distressed men and WON
en- on the Cherokee and were worthy
Of whatever recognition might be &C
corded TO him.
A member of the club suggested
that a subscription be taken up FOR
the members of Captain Castos crew.
The subscription was started by John
W. Gates. Of New York, and by the
time the dinner came to an end more
than $500 had beer ohtained
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
VIRGINIA STUDENTS
VISIT THE PRESIDENT

Dean Crawford and the students and
faculty-of the Virginia Theological Semi
nary, located near Alexandria. Were re-
ceived by President Roosevelt Wednesday
in the east room of the White House.
President Roosevelt extended TO each OF
the callers cordial personal greeting
and then addressed them briefly. urging
them "to try to make things a little bet
ter in this great country OF ours
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n. n. MUTUAL FIRE ASSN,
IRNINGTON VA

or the .o'lowing Agents:
T. VI. Arrest. Hague; d. Irving Coax
ley. Edgehil, Rev W. ". Owens. Ber
thaville, ". j. Parker. Mt Landing; L.
K Bagby, Stevensville: W. H. Ryland
Urbanna; r. II. Bland, Bayport; X. H.
Norris, New Ipton; Dr. c. d. Marchant
Harmony Village; A. +. Segar, Locklies;
H. F. Rock, Mundy Point; l.. W. Head
ley. Callao; j. g. Rice. Heathsvile; r. b
Broun. Brouns Store; d. Allan, Rehoboth
Church.
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TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR

Hon. II. St. George Tucker president
OF Jamestown Exposition, who has been
in Europe for the purpose OF interesting
foreign government, in the exposition,
has written friends thatit is his intention
to be a candidate for Governor OF Vir-
ginia at the end of the administration OF
GoyernOr-Elect Swanson.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
FOR SALE.

Two first-class, thoroughbred Perch
eron Stations. Will sell cheap for Cash
or will sell on very easy terms to a club
for good notes. These stations are
guaranteed to be all right, and properly
handled will pay for themselves the first
season.
X. II. Thayer,
Lunette, Va
Reference: Mr. NJ. b. Rowe.
i1S-3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
MISS RIxEY'S RECEPTION

Miss Rixey, daughter OF Representative
Rixey, received in Washington Tuesday
afternoon in honor OF her guest, Miss
Dibrell. The pretty parlors OF the Rixey
home on Farragut Square were thronged
for several hours with ladies and gentle
men representing the official and pro-
iessional circles.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
LOCAL MARKETS

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro
Wheat. 80 to so; corn, as TO 50; neal
81 80 to Il 80; oats, AZ to 45; hens, 8 70
10; ducks. II to IL; dressed chickens
9 to 10; turkeys, live, If to II; un.
drawn, II TO 1G; drawn, 10 to II; live
chickens. 30 0; hens, 5 to Q: ducks, {
to 8; eggs. 16 to II; lard,
10 TO II; butter, Is to Is; hams, Ia
to II; sweet potatoes, SOC to Coo; Irish
potatoes. zoe to Csc; apples, per
bushel, 80 to f1O0; beef 3 to 81;
pork, * to 8; veal, Al to 5; lambs,
S2.5O to $3.50; hides, green, to 6,
dry to 10, salted, to s; baled hay,
$40 to $13 per ton; leaf sumac, s. to
60 per 100.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
TO REFLECT SENATOR
MARTIN TUESDAY

The senate and house will meet in joint
session next Tuesday for the purpose OF
electing a L. S. senator to succeed Senator
Martin. The term is for six years, begin
ming March 1, 1901
The Joint session will be mere iOrmali-
ty. the reelection ex-senator Martin being
a foregone conclusion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20

Senator Tnlman introduced a resolu-
ton in the L. S. Senate demanding the
appointment of a committee OF five TO
investigate the Mrs. Morris incident.
Only S Senators voted for the resolution
1t was laid on the table by vote OF 81
to votes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
vaRDAMAN THRAsHeo CONVICT
Governor Of Mississippi Asks Legisla'
f.tre 10 Probe Convict system.

~ e ~ 0gN NAffFANA I(~NNN'fF
Jackson Miss. Jan Ex-Governor
Varlaman In recent message to the
legislature charged that body TO make
a thorough investigation Of the state
convict system. Rumor. that Governor
Varlaman had recently thrashed a
convict an the executive mansion, re-
suited in an interview with the gov
ernor. in which ne admitted that he
had whipped the convict who. while
shining The governors shoes. had made
an impudcnt remark. The governor
said be kicked the convict, then taxi
Ing a broom. had eivon him sound
thrashing This act is 70 be inyesti-
gated by The legislative committee.
which was appointed on the governors
recommendation The affair and its
publicity have created a sensation.
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Rnn 70 Raise 7r.cident's Salary.
WASHINGTON. JAZZ 49, - representa-
dive Su'2cr. 0f New York. introduced d
bill 10 .nOeace me presld MS sal@!y
to 100000 and the vice presidents
salary to $1,000.
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FOR RENT

The Charlottesville Farm. in SpOtsyl-
vania Co., Va This farm is 10 miles
west or Fredericksburg, on the Orange
c. II. road. Good brick house, produc-
tive land and large orchard. Moderate
tent.
Chas NJ. Wyeth,
202 n. Calvert ST.,
dec3O-1m Baltimore, Md
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
BIGlLQIf DatIGSSENATE
Refuses to Tell Who Gave him IN
formation About Panama.
GAYS He WILL srARVE FIRST

Magazine Writer Declares to Give
Names Would re to Violate Conf
dence and Subject Them to Embar-
rassment
WASHINGTON. Jan. l9--Poultney Bige-
low. the magazine writer. whose ar
raignment Of the management of 18TH
milan canal affairs ia an article pub
lished i'm thr Independent which was
denounced ty Secretary of War Tart
proved 20 be- combinations witness
before tho senate committee on inter-
ocean canals. and involved The commit
tee i'm controversy which continued
through two executive sessions and
mus, De considered again before action
can be- taken The REGAL iuancy Of
the witness was shown as the result of
a statement made hy him that many
eminent engineers had declined to ac-
,ept employment of the government
because of physical conditions on the
isihmus. The committee demanded the
name. of such engineers and Mr. Big
Glow declined 90 give Thorn on the
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
COMMITTEE SHOULDKlLL THIS
BILL.

So far as we know the State OF Viz
ginia has never shirked a response
bility or thrown aside burden
which she has assumed when either
legal or moral considerations dictate
that it should be carried or worked
out in the light of human wisdom.
We do not. therefore. believe that
the bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Camm Patteson for the re-
distribution of public school funds.
so as to make the negroes pay for
their own education, will ever come
up before the Legislature for discus
sion, but that it will die,as it should.
in committee. The passage of such
a bill would mean that there would
be no free school education for the
negro in Virginia, because the tax
the negroes now pay for school pur-
poses would be absolutely made
auate for the most restricted kind OF
school system. We are not pre-
pared to say that education such as
negroes receive at public schools is i'll
every case beneficial, and in some in
stances it may be positively detri-
= mental, but there have been many
instances where the education begun
in the free schools has been the
means OF making useful and intelh-
gent citizens of negroes, and if there
were no other incentive for the white
people OF Virginia to continue to
carry out the Obligations they have
assumed in educating the negro, this
fact ought to be sufficient. To
abandon our present course in this
matter would be regarded at the
North as pure oppression of a help
less race. We can deprive the ne
gro of the right to vote and explain
it to any man who has given the
question unbiased and unprecedented
thought, that we do it for the pres
ervation OF good government; but
we could never give a reasonable
account of an arbitrary act to close
the avenue to a higher and better ex-
istence to all negroes who dwell
within our borders, and such an act
would lend color to the charge that
we deprived the negro of his right to
vote through spirit OF oppression
and not to purify politics and pre-
serve our institutions.
A strong arraignment it would be
indeed, if it could be said that we
had made education the test OF
mans right to vote and then had de-
prived certain of our people ofall OPP
portunity to secure an education.
The South has demanded the right
to settle the negro problem in her
own way, and right thinking people
have conceded the justice OF this
demand, and this is all the greater
reason why Virginia, the leader of
Southern thought and sentiment,
should deal with the question justly.
Ifroad bills continue to be intro
duced in the Legislature it will be
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20

The proposition to hang all con-
demned persons at Richmond is very
satisfactory to the rest OF the State
hint how about Richmond?
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
FARM FOREMAN WANTED.

A steady, working, married man TO
live on the place. Comfortable home,
good wages. Apply to Alvin T.Embrey,
Fredericksburg. Va. jan11 l3w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
FOR RENT.

The store, dwelling and big brick ware
house in rear, now occupied by II. He.-
mig as bakery on Commerce st. Pos
session given January /, 1906. b.
Goldsmith. nOv6s2t u
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
MONEY TO LOAN.

Money to loan on improved city or
country real estate. Apply to Goodrich
&.Goolrick, Attorneys at Law, Brad
ford Building, Fredericksburg.
jan10 l2w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
For Rent

Star Building, on north side Of Com
merce street, adjoining the Johnston &
Pearson's Drug Store.
Alvin p. Embrey.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20

Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes, of New York,
was arrested at the White House while
trying to see President Roosevelt.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20

Ifroad bills continue to be intro
duced in the Legislature it will be
hard to select one good one in the
CONSEQUENT chaos and confusion Incl
dent on the introduction of so
many. All OF the various roads bill
patrons should get together and
agree on q bill such as the situation
REQUIRES.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-20
NOT SWIFT, But SAFE-and a sure
winner in the race Of legitimate
comnaf;fioa
THE NORTHERN NECK MUTUAL
FIRE ASSOCIATION,
OF lrvingtOn, Va.
InsureS Farm and Village Property
for About One-half OF the Cost Of Old
Line Companies.

Chartered by the Virginia Legislature
March 18th, lS9G. Reports annually To
Auditor Of Public Accounts Now carries
over 4 MILLION AND-A-iIALF DOL
LARS insurance in the Northern Neck
and counties south Of the Rappahan-
mock Territory embraces King George,
Stafford, Essex, King and Queen, Mid
dlcsex. Mathews, Gloucester, Lancaster,
Northumberland, Richmond and West
moreland counties only.
Losses paid before maturity and never
yet a law suit.
Takes all kinds Of insurable property
Except saw-mills and proyenderl under
two classes-Perierrcd and Hazardous
but the insured in one class are not as
Sessahe for losses in the other.
OFFICERS:
Judge j G. Ewell. President: Ara 5.
Rice. Vice President; W. Med. Lee, Secre-
tary: DR.. ". J Newbill, Treasurer; Rev.
E.)W Claybrook. Thos. NJ. Arrest and
John \. Palmer. Directors
For further information write the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14
HER JOY WAS sHoRTLlVED
Delightful Dream Of Bliss Rudely In
terrupted by the Morning
Alarm Clock.

"Oh. thank you" exclaims the de
lighted vile. as her husband hands
her large bunch of money and tells
her TO 90 right down town and buy
everything she likes.
Don't mention II" replies the hus-
band. Il want you to have everything
your heart desires in the way OF
dresses and bonnets this summer.
realize that have not been as gener-
GUS as | should have been, and
hope may be able to make up for IL
now. Here. take this double handful
Of gold S2O-pieces, too. Look out
there! You're dropping them
But the double handful Of gold
twenties fell to the floor and went
jingling here and there and the hus.
band laughed merrily until
B-r-r-r-r-r-r-rl
1t was the alarm clock. and she
heard the voice of her husband say.
ing:
"Ill be late to work again today.
Say, lend me half a dollar. won't you?
haven't got carfare and lunch money
this morning"
II is such distressing occurrences
as this that make women wish they
had married the squint-eyed. freckled
boy who afterwards left home and
became a plutocrat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14

Not all the boiling is in Vermont.
The following is from Kansas paper:
every body bolts everybody. No
body is for anybody" observes Bent
Murdock. "The old soldiers have
bolted the supreme court for turning
down Comrade Ben Simpson for su.
preme court reporter and appointing
an 'embryOtic would be lawyer OF
doubtful politics to the place. The
law says old soldiers shall have the
preference. Hoch has bolted Stubs,
Doley, Miller and all the other Re-
pubicans who in any way made it pos
,ible for him to be governor. The
Methodist preachers and the Prohibit
ionsts have bolted Hoch. Topeka has
bolted Indian Curtis. The town does
not drop on its knees and kow tow TO
this great and good man any more.
Two hundred Republican newspapers
refuse to support the Republican tick.
ct. Stubs says the machine threatens
to smash the Republican ticket If the
500, 600 a year graft is not handed
back TO it. Hoch declares he will vote
for no man who drinks and as three or
four candidates on the state ticket are
moderate drinkers, Hook, of course,
bolts his own ticket. Ard what love
ly time we are all having anyhow"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14
pope Receives Mgr. o,conneiI.

ROME. Aug. l4.-Pope Plus y. re-
celyed in private audience Mgr. Dennis
O'Connell. rector OF the Catholic uni
versity Ia Washington. To Mgr. O'Con-
nell the pontiff expressed great pleas
ure at the news Of the prosperity Of
the university and urged him to con
tinue with the programme he has fol
lowed hitherto. The pope inquired ar
fectlonately for Cardinal Gibbons and
gave Mgr. O'Connell a cordial message
for him. The pope said his interest In
the scholastic question in America had
been enhanced by the recent Catholic
convention at Cleveland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14
eoNAPARTE HITS BEEF MEN.
Tells Navy Ynrd Contractor 20 supply
Fit Meat or Forfeit Contracts.

Tells Navy Yard Contractor TO supply
Fit Meat or Forfeit Contracts.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE meat
contractor for the New York navy
yard, against whom complaint recently
was made, will be allowed to furnish
meat on probation FOR awhile to de-
termIne whether he will fulfill the
terms of his bid. II he fails, to do so
Secretary Bonaparte will cancel the
contract
The contractors at Norfolk have writ
ten Secretary Bonaparte protesting
against the publication Of reports that
their supplies were unsatisfactory.
They acknowledged In the letter, how
ever, that their meats have been re
jected four times, and Secretary Bona
parte thinks this is sufficient TO war
rantan investigation.
Orders have been issued to every Of
ficer whose duty it Is to inspect sup
plies received by navy yards or on
board ships to make such inspection
rigid and reject all that are not up to
specifications and report all such to the
department.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14
Policeman Get. Zig Fortune.

NEW YORK, Aug. l4.-Pollce Ser
geant William ]. Ennis of the East
Flfty-frst street station, is receiving
congratulations from all his fellow
policemen. The sergeant has received
word that to him, his brother and sis
ter has been left fortune of $500, 900
by an uncle who died I'm Australia.
Sergeant Ennis has received the news
from his brother Louis. who. with his
sister Matilda, lives in Boston. The
sergeant has applied for leave of alb
sencc in order that he may look after
his share of the fortune
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14
CALLS MAS. EsAc CRAZY.
Lunncy Proceedings Begun Against
Presidents Female AnnOyer.

Presidents Female AnnOyer.
OYSTER BAY. y. Y. Aug l4-Lun-
acy proceedings We're instituted against
Mrs. Ash l.. Esac, or Elizabeth Case
who created disturbance during the
church service attended by President
Roosevelt. Should Mrs. Case remain
within the jurisdiction OF Nassau
county officers until Wednesday she
will be taken before Judge Jackson at
Mineola for commitment us an insane
person.
Mrs Case was examined by DR. Fow-
Ter Of Oyster Bay and DR.. Seaman
OF Glen Cove. who were formally con
stltuted examiners IN lunacy by George
Hoffman. county overseer OF the poor.
The result Of the examination was the
drafting OF n report that Mrs. Case
Is mentally incompetent 10 be AT large
According to the legal procedure neces-
sary this report will be presented TO
Judge Jackson, sitting at Mineola, Who
will issue an order requiring the pres
ence OF Mrs. Case before the court.
This order cannot be served until
Wednesday. and as there are no
charges of any character against Mrs
Case there is nothing TO prevent her
taking leave Of oyster Bay and Mas
sau county before she is served with
the lunacy papers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14
Retain. ran-AmerIcnn Presidency.

RIO DE JANEIRO. Aug. 1I.-At the
an-American conference the report on
reorganization of the bureau OF Amer
lean republics was unanimously adopt
ed except for the Peruvian amendment
declaring that no maps be published
or authorized by the bureau without
the approval of the bordering coun-
tries" which was sent to the commit
tee. The Ecuadorlan amendment elm
mating the American secretary Of state
as president of the bureaus governing
board was defeated after a lively dis
cusslon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-14
Trnin Kills Enur BoNs.

ELIZABETH, n. j., Aug. 1I.-Four
boys, all under nine years of age, were
killed by train on the Broad street
bridge of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The bodies have not yet been identified.
The boys were returning from Il ball
game aud were crossing the bridge
when they were run down by train No,
l24. bound from Philadelphia for Jer-
sey City The bs.ies of two of the
boys fell into the street among crowd
of shoppers.