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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-30
Tines shIns For s1O3.

Washington. Aug. 2S.-Three Span
ish ships captured by Admiral Dewey
I'm Manila bay May I. 1898. were sold
bv the navy department for Slo3.
These ships were advertised at several
Asiatic ports. the total cost Of adver-
Using being S2S. and the navy de-
partment is quite well satisfied that
the bids were sufficient to cover the
expense of advertising The three
ships are the Albany. Manieno AMI
Nindanao They have been stripped
Of everything movable. and are sim
plv old hulks. practically useless for
any purpose of the navy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-30
DISPLAY FLAGS in Honor Of Bryan.

New York. Aug. 2S.-Acting Mayor
MCGOWAN said that it was his desire
that all citizens should hang out
American flags in honor Of Mr. Bryan
on his arrival on Thursday. The act
ing mayor said that even if people
did not sympathize with Mr.. Bryan's
views he believed that all the visitors
to the city would regard the display
of flags as a tribute to their section
NJ thq country
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-30
Mob After White Man.

Aiken. Ga. Aug 2S.-Shorifi Ra'
burn. of Aiken county, has ben no
tilted that a mob is being formed near
Graniteyillc. where Mrs. bryant says
she was criminally assaulted by a
white man named Barton on Saturday
The mob planned to take Barton from
the Aiken Jail Sheriff Raburn he's
taken precautions against the attack
of mob
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-30
preferred Death to insanity.

Muskegon. Mich. Aug 2S.-Haunt-
ed by the fear that she would become
hopelessly insane. Mrs. II. ID. Hatch.
a prominent matron of Hart. poured
benzine on her clothes applied a
match and died a fey hours later. Mrs.
Hatch had recently returned from the
Travers City asylum. where she had
been receiving treatment.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-30
WHITNER { SACREY
Undortakers and Embalmers

No. 7l9 Main St., Freder.
icksburg, Va Phone SO.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
office. Telegraph and telephone
orders receive prompt atten-
ton. Open day and night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-30
BRYAN sPURNs RAILROAD FAVOR
Declines chas. S. MeIIen's Offer of His
Private Car As "Unwise."

New Haven. Conn, Aug. 2S.-Wil
liam ]. Bryan has declined the Offer
Of Charles S. Mellen, president of the
New Haven road. of his private cal
for Mr.. Bryan's trip from New YOrb
to this city. In his letter Mr.. Bryan
says:
Il do not think it would be wise to
accept favOrs from the railroad. Let
me pay my fare and ride as | usu.
ally do"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

Attention. called to G. M. Dahls
advertisement IN this issue. He Ger
tainly is making some dne offers and
the dollar saver can get busy II ne Is
looking for bargains
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13
- 90 q. sG ~ ~ RI
#'Ho, We GoBBLERs!

Mandan Roest Desires to Hold Joint
caehinnation With the Bismarck
Flock. ~ .,:.. \.
The following communication has
been received from the Most High
Flopdoodle of the Mandan Roost of
Gobblers and is self explanatory: w
To the Gobblers of Bismarck, Greet.
ing: We note with joy that you have
now organized and count so many OF
your prominent citizens In your roost.
May the good, work go on; may you
thrive and prosper and grow; may
you meet with success in your efforts
to spread the joyful tidings. :. :.
Would it not be well to hold a joint
meeting at some convenient, date and
compare experiences, and advise as
to the best way to bring enlighten'
ment to the world at large? !.
: 4Sss Yours fraternaliy, ~ 49,,
Mandan Roost Of Gobblers No: /,
+ P. D. O., s. @. U. I. R. T., etc., etc
By the Most High Flopdoodle.
Austin Logan has just killed some
nice corn fed beef and will sell 1t by
the chunk or by the quarter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
$50 900 worth Of property at Mason
City, IA.
James sheehan, who in the early
sos was one OF the greatest frst base.
men h the West, Is dead at Beloit,
Wis. 8.s
Orders have been issued at the war
DEPARTMENT assigning General BALDWIN
to the command Of the department at
Dakota.
Representative Nicholas LongWorth
has so far recovered from his recent
attack of tdnsilttis as Ia be able to
take 4 short drive,
Captain Dan AZ McDonald. one 81
the pioneer Iunbarmsn and riyerrnen
Of the Northwest, Isl dead at LA Crosse,
Wis, aged seventy four
The formal opening OF the James.
town Va expedition has been set
sor April 26, 1907. instead 81 May i s,
1907, as originally planned,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13
PERsO NAL

i
Mrs. D. D. Fa1ck returned today
from two-months visit to. relatives
in Chicago. .5
Charles Murrell returned yesterday
from Jamestown, feeling fine and in
good health. s:z:s
George Dolan went to st. Paul to.
day for a short visit. .s@s f5.3s y. ss
G. 7. Langley Of Dickinson, is city
visitor. NJ d.
George M. Robinson is down from
Coleharbor buying goods from the
local wholesalers. e. Z.
S George w. Wolbert has returned
from his eastern trip feeling finer
than silk t5t 55=asSs sss 81 y MI;
1 Miss Miriam Bentley is on the sick
list and Miss Larson is teaching In
her stead. r ....sz...: .S
E Judge e. +. Burke of Valley City
was here between trains today. r. 4,
Joe d. Mills, the veteran insurance
solicitor of Grand Forks is with us
today. IL, 81 IS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13
DEDICATED | ] !
The Episcopal R||ectOry Ap
prOIpIf'iat|ely Opened
With BenedictiOn

very unusual event took place
last evening attthe new rectory OF ST.
Georges Episcopal church when the.
building was formally blessed and
dedicated at the benediction service
conducted by the Very Rev. H. L.
Burleson, Dean of Gethsemane
cathedral, Fargo, acting for the Rt.s
Rev. Cameron d. Mann, bishop OF
this diocese, Bishop Mann being at
this time Id New York City. During
the course of this service the Dean
took occasion to compliment the Ven.
|Archdeacon o. F. Jones upon his
courage and perseverance In under
taking and carrying to successful.
completion the construction Of SO
handsome rectroy, and TO con.
graduate the members OF the parish
and the community In general upon
their good fortune In possessing 50.
beautiful building in SO favorable
location. ,sy &. s>.9S ss.
After the service was completed
r ~ = - Es
reception was given to Dean Burleson:
and Archdeacon and Mrs. Jones un-..
der the auspices Of the ladies Of the
parish. A large number were present
at the service and reception and the
occasion was one that was thoroughly
enjoyed by ali. The rooms were
tastefElly decorated and dainty re.
|freshments were served, Mrs. Jewell
and Mrs. Durham presiding at the
refreshment table. The event con-.
stituted 4 happy climax to the efforts
d Archdeaeon Jones in his difi1cult
task Six months ago few could have,
been found who would have been viii.
ing to prophesy that It could be SO
successfully carried out and the
|ATehdeacon Is to be heartily con.
graduated upon his success.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

Smoke the peer
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

know their wishes In the next few
days. II was found inexpedient to
hold a meeting of the stockholders
last evening and one will probably be
held this evening in the First Nation
a14bank block.
Warn, and Comfortable Tomorrow
night, Professor AIlcEwen begins q
four nights engagement. The profess
sor's reputation as a hypnotist is such
that it oVershadows his reputation as
q sleight- ofihand performer, and vet he
stands in the front rank as an ex-
ploiter Of legerde While hypno-
tism attracts many with its inexplica-
bile mystery, perhaps many do not
care either to Investigate or under
stand it; but when 1t comes to
ht-of-hand, there is not one In a
hundred but that enjoy having their
senses deceived, and seeing the laws
of nature apparently set aside and
overcome. To these we say go and
see McEwen. The program IS a long
one, and one that you will enjoy. It
viii interest, amuse and ibewilder you
And you will go home wondering at
the marvellous training Of the hand
that makes it excel In quickness over
the eye. That makes it possible to
deceive the senses and compels one
almost to believe what reason tells
him is; deception. That is what Mo
Owen does, and his: work Is done 30
easily, SO smoothly that 1t is almost
impossible to believe that any de-
|ception can: exist. Don't forget that
you will see not only an exhibition Of
hypnotism, but one of the best pro.
grams in the way OF magic, that was
ever produced in this city. Prof. Nc
Owen has hypnotised the Atheneum
management into putting two extra
stoves in the building and, no matter
how cold It may be outside, the in
terror will be warm and comfortable.
- +
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13
WITNESSES DISAPPEAR.
Get Out of Ohio to Avoid Testifyina In
81 ~ Bridge Trust Suit. 80

Columbus, O., Feb. 13.--Attorney
General El.is is having much trouble
to get witnesses to testify in the
bridge trust hearing. Many who are
wanted are declared to be absent from
the state and others say they will in.
crinainate themselves If they 60 on
the stand. One Of the most important
Witnesses went West just before the
announcement that the hearing would
begin and others are now in CaIifor.
nia..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13
CATS co evEa AN ENHANCEMENT.

Fourteen PEOPLE Injured in Wreck on
8 =ss. Wisconsin Central.
Milwaukee, FEB Il. Twenty 1--WE
persons on Wisconsin Central limit
ed Train narrowly escaped death or.
serious injury when a broken wheel
ON the engine threw six Of the eight
coaches in the train over fifteen-foos
entertainment. i. $.4s .sl. 5@5#sS.
Thirteen passengers were slightly
bruised and the cook in the dining car
vas injured. possibly fatally It waG
necessary to cut him out of the wreck.
age.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

Faunce Moving =. Faunce Is
moving his stock to the new location
on Fourth street and when fully set.
tied will have snug quarters in the
two store rooms. /;
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13
TEE: CITY
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cold
or south portion tonight, Rising
temperature Wednesday. Max. s be.
low, Min. IL below. iHs
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

Drill Tonigh ~ living to the fact
that the hall viii be In use Friday
night, Company a. will drill tonight.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

Got II Good Harry Cook the sec
ond cook in one Of the local hotels.
Eho SO brutally beat and misused one
Of the dining room girls. was given
thirty days IN Jail and q fine Of $50
by Justice Gilbert today.
Attention is called to G. M. Dahls
i advertisement IN this issue. He. Ger
tainly is making some fne offers and
! the dollar saver can get busy II ne Is
looking for bargains.
S a DoMie Apostle Miller Of
Zion CITY, Iils., the town founded by
Dowie, was in the city yesterday dis
l tributing tracts and literature tend.
ing to make converts to Dowieism.
He was In close commune ation with
several parties and It may he there
will be some removals from here to
the home Of the new sect IN Illinois.
+. Irrigation Fiilngs Recent applica,
lions for permits to appropriate water
! made to the state engineer are those
of Thomas d cGregor and Charles
) shafer both 81 Mckenzie county,
Uonsid erahle interest ii irrigation
matters Is being shown In the west.
ern half of the state and other filings
I are to be made soon.
y Third Annisersar, MIR. Il and Mrs
4 r. p. Young celebrated the third an
I niversary OF their marriage Saturday
evening BY having 4 few friends with
4 them. The evening was pleasantly
] spent with the new puzzle game, and
[ other diversions after which refresh
D ments were served. The host and
hostess were presented with fine
leather chair as a reminder of the
occasion.
Oh, For Mani The bachelor
girls over On SIKH street have been
having all kinds Of trouble with their
water pipes and last night they afroze
p up and bust, I, flooding the house u
good shape. That was q trying time int;
6
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

to female sbachelorhood and for once
in their lives they realized what a
blessing itawould be to have man
around. They should have routed
out the gallant man bachelors across
the street, who no doubt would have
been glad to rush to the rescue!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-13

to female orhood and for once
in their lives they realized what a
blessing IT would be to have man
around. They should have routed
out the gallant man bachelors across
the street, who no doubt would have
been glad to rush to the rescue!
Condensed Office Eioider-Note in
Minneapolis Journal OF 30 years ago
last Sunday: Frank i. Mead has
been admitted as member Of the
Dakota legislature from Merton coun-
ty, which has been detached from
Burleigh county, OF which Mandan Is
the county seat. Frank lis having a
regular boom. Besides being chief
clerk in the house and member from
Morton county, the new county pro
poses to make him register OF deeds
and county clerk. Frank IS a regular
condensed Office holder. .s555
Surprised--A very pleasant surprise
party took place last evening at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Nc
Donald. It was given In honor OF
Miss: Catherine Ryan by a number OF
her friends and acquaint ances. Miss
Ryan entertained with cards, after
which refreshments were served by
Mrs. Mcdonald. Then all contributed
their best stories and anecdotes, the
affair Terminating by presenting Miss
Rgan with a handsome china sugar
|sboWl and creamer. The occasion at
forded all present a very delightful
evening.
Church Crowded The usual large
crowd attended the revival services
lin the Presbyterian church last even
Ing and the usual great interest was
shown. Reys. Stanton Magin and
Harris have been untiring in this
work and IL great good does not fol-
low these meetings It will be the
fault OF the people and not Of the
ministers mentioned They have
been ably seconded by the members
OF their churches and as result all
three churches viii be strengthened
and spiritually revived by the great
awakening now going on. M
-.
Pleased With Rfsnarc 1--The Very
Reverend =. =. Burleson, Dean of the
thsemane Cathedral, Fargo, was in
town yesterday for the purpose Of
conducting the Benediction seryice ct
sst. GEORGES rectory. This was the
Deans hrst visit 20 this city and after
visiting the capitol and other points
OF interest he expressed himself as
a tIl;E and location Of the town. Dur
Ing bis stay he Was the guest Of 4 Mt II
and ~ r.. Z s atkinson Mr. and
Mrs; Fellows and Ven. Arch
deacon and Mrs. 81 8. n Jones g
--------
Band En- D OUT he First Regiment sll
band g the state militia has arranged
lts itinerary forz its series q concerts
throughout the state and VIII give So 2
lconcere IN this city March l6 under
me auspices q Company a After
the concert the band viii play for 9
a.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-01-03
Jacksonville and Deand Fla Wednesday, January g. 1906

he seen on the apricOtS, though none
on the Dlums or peaches. | have been
lately experimenting with a prepara-
ton of very pure ground lime made
which is claimed to stick better than
common lime. The price is So per
ton. and it seems to stick well to the
leaves. though not enough rain has
fallen to give thorough test, and |
will report on 1T later.
Common rock lime sticks well and
will certainly do for the Mexican
weevil which is hardly distinguish
able from the other two in size. ap-
pearance and method of work. | feel
confident that the same application
made about the time the first signs
appear and another in . or even 4
weeks will insure a fair or full crop.
There are machines now made that
spray 6 or more rows of potatoes at
one time, which would answer per
fectIy for cotton. thus covering 80 or
more acres day.
As preventive to the corn worm,
lime slaked with carbOlic acid water
and applied with dust spray when
corn is in taSsel, or even with Il large
pepper box, shaking little on the
silk as fast as one could walk would
deter the moth from laying its eggs.
know from actual experience
years ago that the lettuce green
worm moth will not go near a plant
with lime alone on it. One more sug-
gestion and | am done. About 30
years ago near Hitchcock. where
weevils eat everything in the shape
of grain, | saw in an old Frenchman'S S
barn Il pile of - or more bushels of
corn i'm the shuck and noticing that
ii looked rather white. | asked him
the cause He told me that the pile
was two years old, some left over.
and that when storing it 'he always
scattered air Slaked lime thinly all
| over it as it was being piled up. He
claimed to have practiced it for
years and never had weevilS. Sur
| prised. | closely examined. but could
see no sign of one. Now if the lime
| was well sprinkled with carbOlic
| acid water, the smell would surely re
main a long time, and with the lime
almost certainly preserve the corn.
! | hope some one will test it thorough
| ly this season.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-01-03
Parcels Post.

Here is some more literature on the
subject taken from various exchanges.
The first is from the Rural New
Yorker:
The Postmaster Generals report is
a great disappointment to friends of
Il parcels post. Last year Il SuggeS-
ton was made to give some improve
ment on rural routes but even that
seems to be killed this year.
To establish Il domestic parcel post
i'm this country where distances are
so great and uniform rate of postage
is so firmly established as a sound
principle of postal administration,
would probably involve either high
rate of postage or temporary dehclt
II the effort to compete with the
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-01-03

Iy ND one side and down the other
of the row we gave the trees such
coat that it was hard to find Speck
of green. peaches about the size OF
marbles and leaves, all as white as
snow. The coal tar had strongly i'm
pre"nated the white-waSh. Well, L
never went near the trees again for
they showed white Il long time,
though | have forgotten whether we
bad much rain, and when the peaches
riDened not a worm was to be found
i'm any of them. That was my last
wear at Hitchcock; my health having
failed | moved to Galveston and took
no further interest in horticulture for
several years.
When | moved here five years ago
there was no complaint of worms, but
last wear and this have proved that
they have come to stay, and from the
many letters | have received, things
seem to be Just as bad everywhere
else. and it is now getting to be ques-
tiou of spray or no marketable fruit.
SO last spring | concluded to try the
bluff again. but thinking that cold
wafer paint would make the wash ad
here better. | mixed five gallons of it
in 30 gallons of water and then added
few chunks of rock lime. as the
wash did not look white enough. Hav
ing no coal tar | poured into the mix
ture about = to 3 tablespOOnsful of
'creoleum," which we happened to
have. carboIic acid or coal tar dis
injecting preparation. which mixes
perfectly with water and gives a very
strong odor. With this | sprayed all
them quite white. but nothing like
the trees at Hitchcock. In fact |
aimed to cover the fruit mainly. AZ
ter that | did nothing, but kept close
watch until the peaches and apricOts
were he size of Il hOckOry nut and
then gave all the trees a second dose
| though | saw no sign of puncture,
| while last year at that time the gum
was OOZing from nearly all the fruit
in many places. | find now that |
made two blunderS. the first WAS in
not leaving few trees to see whether
Il second spraying was necessary, and
| the second in being so afraid my
| bluff would not work alone that | ad-
ded two pounds of arsenate of lead to
the barrel. Consequently | am all
in the dark as to what actually did
|
all be settled definitely next season.
| Now, that was positively all | did,
and nobody could have been more
surprised than |, for nearly all the
fruit in and around Lampasas this
season was ruined by the worms. One
important lesson learned is that it is
IL waste of labor to spray against
those two worms at any time before
|
| cord grape, or marble. As to
| whether arsenate of lead did any
good is a question, but l don't be
lieve it did. 1t was simply matter
| of appealing to the weevifS eye and
nose. The wash adhered remarkably
well, even to the leaves. though we
had heavy and frequent rains, and
when ripe traces of the white could
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-01-03
Protection Against Worms.

Are Won troubled with wOrmy peach
es and plums? If so, you would De
very glad to know of satisfactory
remedy. Mr.. HI. NJ. StringfelloW
wrote TO Farm and Ranch an account
of his own experience which certainly
is encouraging. He apologies for
giving it at this time of year, but
saws that so many are inquiring about
if now. that he will publish it this fall.
Our readers. who need the infOrma-
tion. can file it away for use next
spring.
As the knowledge can benefit no
body until spring, | had thought
would wait until it was time to be
gin operatiOns and then tell all about
nv success in keeping worms out
of my peaches and plums this season.
but AS the people seem so anxious to
know | will not tell just how 1t was
done. Unfortunately, l cannot say
positively as to all the details, Tor,
NOT expecting to be so entirely sue
cessful. | kept no record ana hlade
several blunders. as L VIII explain
further on. However, all that can be
determined exactly by experiments
next season. As | said before, my
peaches and plums were so wormy
last year that had hard work to get
the few crates of sound fruit l sent to
the Worlds Fair. Consequently, IL
looks like | ought to have had at least
some worms this season After the
blossoms dropped last spring L kept
close watch, especially on the pluIns'
which both the curculiO and Dlum
gOuger seem to attack first, and up to
the time they were the size OF a
small marble | could detect no sign
of the half moon cut of the former,
or the round puncture of the gouGer.
While almost identical in appearance,
they make different shaped inciSlons
for depOSiting their eggs, and the
gOuger worm makes straight Tor Ihe
seed as soon as he can travel, while
the curculiO prefers to burroW around
through the meat. We have great
many more gOu@erS than curcuno as Is
shown by the fruit hanging on until
ripe. while those with curcullO drOl
off when they begin to color Finally
| saw on Il Burbank plum what looked
like a gOuger'S work, and concluded
to begin my defense, which was to be
entirely in the nature of a bluff, fol
had frequently tried poisoning al
Hitchcock without success. L had
there a row of about twenty peach
trees for home use which bore full
every season, but the worms regular
ly got all the fruit, until it occurred to
me to try the bluff, so L gave coal
of coal tar to the inside of a 5O-gallo1
barrel and dropped in about peck
as near as | can remember, of strong
rock lime. This | Slaked with water
and then filled the barrel. Keeping
it well stirred l poured it with
bucket through a cheesecloth strain
er into my 5O-gallon spray barrel
with good force pump. Driving slow