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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
SCANDAL

4 womau-to a holy father went
Confession Of sin was her intent,
And 10 her misdemeanors, great and
small.
She faithfully rehearsed them all,
And chiefest in her catalogue OF sin
She owned that she n tale-bearer had
been,
And borne q bit of scandal upand down
To all the loug-tongued gossips OF the
town.
The holy father, iGrh other sin,
Granted the absOlutiOn asked Of him;
But while for all the rest he pardon gave
lie told her this oiiense was very grave,
And to do fit penance she must go
Out by the wayside where the thristlos
grow
And gather the largest, ripest one,
Scatter the seeds, and when this was
done
She mast come back again another day
To tell him his commands she did obey.
The woman. thinking this a penance
light,
Fastened to DO his will that very night;
Feeling right glad she had escaped so
we'll
Next day but one she went the priest to
tell.
The priest sat still and heard her story
through,
Then said, There's something still for
you to do.
Those little thistle seeds which you have
sOwn
bid you go, regather every one"
The woman said, "But, father, twould
be in vain
To try to gather up those seeds again;
The winds have scattered them both
far and wide,
Over the meadowed vale and mountain
side
The father answered, Now, I hope from
this,
The lesson have taught you will not
miss;
You cannot gather back the scattered
seed,
Which far and wide will grow to nox-
ious weeds;
Nor can the mischief once by scandal
sown
By any penance be again undone."
Montreal Witness.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
LOVING CUP FOR BATTLESAlP

Acting for the society of Colonial
Danes for the STATE of Mississippi. Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams, Friday
at the Navy Department, presented M
trust to Acting Secretary of the NAY
Newberry a magnificent silver loyingcup
intended for the big battleship Mississippi
now being constructed o. the nav =. IT,
cup. which stauds on its ebony podes tn
about two feet in height, has been I mpo-
rariy placed in the large reception roo D
adjoining the private office OF the SecI
tary of the Navy, but as soon a. the bat
tleship Mississippi is completed it will be-
turned over 10 her captain and placed
in the ships salon.
Representative Williams made an clo-
quent address in presenting the lo' ne
Gun. A response was made by Ac ~
Secretary Newberry. and Admiral Georeo
Dewey, who was present at the core
mony, also made a short address.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
Letter 10 KENMORE SHOE 60
Fredarichshurg. Va.

Dear Sirs: Mr--Presidcnt of a.
cottOn-mili AT Mon. : Che don want
% see his name in priut-had two offers
of 800 gallons of paint. 81 30 end$l.25
Took the 81 %; and got skinned He'd
have got thrcc-quGrtcrs skinned il be- d
taken the other.
The $l.3O was ,ulLgallou; the Sl25
was Is per cent short. The iu'-measure
paint was adulterated 10 per cent;
The short-measure paint was adulterated
- per cent. besides benziue in the oil.
don't know how much.
Deyoe lead-aud-zlnc wasn't sold in the
town then.
1t don't pay to monkey with paint.
DevOe costs less than any OF EN-; not
by the gallon, OF course; by the house and
year. That's how to reckon it, Go by
the name Yours truly
81 i W DEyOE 4 Co
New York
p. S.. Willard Adams sells our paint
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
LOCAL MARKETS

Corrected by Simon Hirsh q Bro
Wheat, S5to 30; corn, 80 to 80; meal
81 soto 81 IS; oats, 40 to As; hens, s to
10; duo ks, II to 70; dressed chickens,
0 to 10; turkeys, live, II to 10; I'M
drewn, 10 10 1G; drawn, 10 10 II; live
CHI, kens. s to 10; hens, 8 to 10;
ducks, 8 to 10; spring chickens, 20 to
% per pound; eggs, 124 to 10; lard,
10 TO II; butter, 10 to %; hams, Il
to II; sweet potatoes, soc 10 100; Irish
potatoes. zoe to SOC; apples, per
bushel, 81 10 1875; beef to 81;
pork, 6 to z; veal, Al to 5; lambs,
$3.50 to $3.50; hides, green, 6 to s.,
dry. 10 to 10. sailed, No. /, 8 to 10;
calf skins No /, $1.10 per skin; baled
hay, SO to $13 per ton; leaf sunac,
So to 60 per 100 Early Rose seed 20
tatoes, 81 to $1.25.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
CAMPS FOR MILITIA
State Soldiers Invited TO Take Part
in The Army ManeuveTS.
SOUTHERN CAMP At CHICKAMAUCk

Acting Secretary Oliver Saturday took
a step OF great interest to the National
Gnardsmcu OF the country when he sent
ont a circular letter to the Governors al
the various States having organized
militia forces inviting them 10 havesome
part ct these troops go into summer
camps with the troops OF the rgulaf
army. go.
The pending Army Appropriation hiiI
contains an item of 100000 to deiray
the expenses OF these Joint cncampmcnts
'Fhc camps will he open from August ]
To September 10. The militia from Nlr
ginia. North Carolina South Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mississippi
aud Tennessee VIII eucamp at thlcka-
mauga National Park. Ga.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
PLAN SEVEN-MILE TRESTLE

II objections on the part OF navigation
interests do not hold up the project, she
Norfolk aud Southern Railway viii
build across Albemarle Sound a treati'
that will be- over seyel miles in length
At present a ferry steamer takes pa.
sengers across the sound from Edento
the terminus of the road, To Macl''es Fer
-. The railroad iisJres that it could
run trains across in One-quarter the time
and could handle great quantities o.
freight that cannot be taken on th,
small steamers
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
WARSRlP AGROUND IN YORK RlyEb

Tho bat,lc,hip Rhode Island comm.e
stoned april Il, stranded Saturday of
York Spit. IN Chesapeake Bay THE SECS
$50, passed ia the capos from the Boston
Navy ward and was en- rout" To- York
town, Va. The bie ship was entering
the mouth OF York river when she struck
nose first on sand bar. The ship mott
tied the wireless station and asked .
aid. The tugs Uuca-, Hercules and no
hawk Were rushed 10 her assista ce.
She attempted 10 enter the York river
before day break and was out Of th,
channel
The battlcship was loa,cd Sundal
night. The big war,hip was drawn of
the bar by the four powerful naval tugs
the lincas. Wahneta, Hercules and Mo
hawk. The L. ). cruiser Minneapolis
was also on hand.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
SOFT CRABS

Crabs are shedding in these waters in
large quantities now, but prices are 70
low in the cities that it does not pay to
catch them. L. b. Pruitt, OF Merry
Point, shipped 13 dozen on April 10Th
for which he got 15cts, after expenses
were paid, and his son, l.. b. Pruitt,
shipped about double that number on
which he realized nothing after the
freight was paid. However, prices are
little as the crabs get larger
Virginia Citizen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
ASKS S5O,OOO,OOO
FOR COCO R0A1S

representative Hearst. of N'W York,
introduced % hilioppropriating s5O.OOO.-
OpO toward the building of good roads
for the purpose of extending the postal
service aud lcsscuing the dependence OBJ
thr agricultural and industrial interests
ou railroads. Whom country road i-
built for distance oi lO mites or moro
che Government is to pay hall the cost.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
For further information write the
n. n. MUTUAL FIRE ASSN,
IRVlNGTON, va,

or the following Agents:
T. NJ. Arrest, Hague; p. Irving Coax
ley. Edgehill Rev. W. W. Owens, Bertha
vile; Thos r. Jackson, Montross; r. \.
Connolly, Newland; W. J. Parker, Mt.
Landing; l. r. Bagby Steyensvile; v.
II. Ryland, Urbanna; h. II. Bland, Bay
port; r. II. Norris, New Upton; Dr. c. d.
Marchant, Harmony Village, A. L. Segar,
Localics; r F. Rock, Mundy Point; l..
W. Headley, Callao; f. ". Eichelberger,
Heathsville; j G. Rice, Heathsville K. b.
Broun, Brouns Store; d. Allan, Reho-
both Church; W. H. Jefferson, White
Stone.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

A. administrator 81 thc estate OF VII
ton + CarrcaI. d'rn~ed. notice is given
all plrtio- indebted to tn. said estate o.
romo forward nnd settle .ame and amy
parties having r.am- against th sand
estate will present Same duly Wth.rtl-
Gated to mc ipr -ott'.m-nt
mS-3w it " taru0al, Aimr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
WILL COL. SLEMP RETIRE?

A report that Representative Slemp
will retire from Congress and use his
influence to have the nomination rs his
successor go to Bascom Slemp, his son,
is being circulated The report is that
the fight over the reappointment Of
Brown Allen to the marshalship Of the
Western District of Nirginiais responsible
for the retirement OF Col Slemp.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
VISITED MOUNT VERNON

President and Mrs Roosevelt accom-
panied by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler
president Of Columbia University. AMI
his daughter. visited Mount Vernon.
Saturday, going down ou the naval
va.If Sylrh
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
THE RATE Bill

The President is loath to split
with his old party friends even on
the railroad rate bill. his pet scheme,
and has agreed to amendments that
the advocates of the bill think will
rob il of some of its best features.
The Democrats, most of whom have
been supporting the President, are
not well pleased with the present pO-
sition OF Mr.. Roosevelt, notwith-
standing he says the Republican
members are coming to his view, in
stead of his yielding any essential
point. The Democrats do not agree
with the President in this and will OPP
pose the Allison Amendment which
he has accepted.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
FIRE At VIRGINIA BEACH

Fire at Virginia Beach Sunday dr-
s;roycd the Norfolk and Southern Ru-
way freight depot aud it's contents, thc
passenger station. and u box ear and its
contents The 6nthrcatencd go destroy
other buildings. and doubtless would
have done so had not attaches Of th"
Princess Anne Hotel and the occupants
~ cnffnnns turned ont ID fight The lnm.-.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

Judge r. T. W. Duke, of Charlottesville
has accepted the editorship OF the Vir-
ginia Law Register, published by the
Niche Publishing Company OF thatcity.
The editor will be assisted by a corps
of competent law students.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

We are told that prices for food in
San Francisco "have quadrupled and
rents are impossible" OF course, the
speculator and extortioner are to be
found everywhere, and the suffering
aud needy become their prey.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
REDUCED RATES.

General Assembly Presbyterian Church,
Greenvlle, S. C., May 17th-2Gth, 1906.
On account OF the above, Southern
Railway has authorized very low
round trip rates from all points on its
lines to Greenville and return, dates Of
sale May If, u and 16, fual limit for
return May 81, 1906 These tickets can
be extended to June -, 1906, upon de
post and payment OF fee OF fifty cents
each
For further information call on nearest
coupon ticket agent, or communicate
with l.. S. Brown, Gen. Agt, washing
Inn u O
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

The question of religious freedom
has been considered for several days
by the German Reichstag, and a bill
has been passed granting religious
freedom throughout the empire to
everyone, irrespective of creed"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
SHOT WIFE DEAD ON THE STREET

Thaddeus Burch, who went to Long
Branch, n. j., from Virginia in search OF
his wife, who left him some time ago,
met the woman on the street Sunday
night, and after a few words shot her
dead. lie was arrested, and declared his
love for his wife impelled the deed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
$500 F0R ysSUWUs SUFFERERS

TIL. State department has cat..i
81. 300 tu the Italian Red Gross iur tlr
relief of the sufferers al the recent Nr-l-
wins outbreak. The money was -uh-
scrihrd by ciiizens in Massachusetts hD-
lore the san Francisco disaster
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
$4,000 SUIT OVER CHICKENS

Growing out Of quarrel between
neighbors in Brightwood Park, Wash
iugton, started by chickens which would
not stay upon the premises Of their
owner, suit for $4,000 was instituted
in the District Supreme Court at Wash
ington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
HELP WANTED MALE

BOOKBINDERs WANTED TO WORK IN
OPEN SHOP IN NEW YORK. sHEEPB00k
COVERERS. sTAMPERS, GOLD LAYERS.
ELLIS MACHINE HACKERS. EXTRA FINISH
Frs. APPRENTICES. NEW YORK SCALE
WAGES. STEADY WORK. p. o. BOX 1896
Nrw YORK q
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

Corporal James Tanner, Commander
n-Chief Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public. says. according to statistics com
piled 10y himself, the veterans were dying
at the rate Of 5000 q month
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
FIRsT-CIASS ROARD

For nice comfortable lodging and
meals come TO 314 Commerce Street.
Meals Doe, lodging 25c. Board by the
week or month Mrs. ]. F. Monroe,
fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

The ladies of the Mary GUSTS Lee
Chapter, Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, who purchased the house in
which Gen. Stonewall Jackson lived
in Lexington prior to the Civil war,
and converted it into the StOnewall
Jackson Memorial Hospital, could
hardly have put it to u better use
1t is in perfect harmony with the
we'll known benevolent trait in the
life of the great general. His last
utterances were in reference to food
for the hungry and rest for the
weary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

Zion City is reported to be in a pit
liable condition. The divisions and
dissensions among the leaders have
brought want and ruin to the people
and hundreds are reported on the
eve of starvation. Dowie is confined
to his bed, and report says he will
hardly recover from his relapse. The
paths of deceivers do not lead to
Deace.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

England seems to be getting out
OF patience with the Sultan of Turkey
and will not longer tolerate his inso-
lence. We are told that an official
of the foreign office declared Wednes-
day that "unless Turkey quickly
withdraws her troops from Tabah,
Great Britain will take action which
will bring the Sultan to his senses. -
That declaration is plain enough for
the dreamy monarch to understand.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08

The Free Lance is prepared to do all
kinds OF job printing in first-class style
at moderate prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
Northern Neck Mutual Fire ASS

Judge J G. Ew,l. Pros.
W. McD Lee. See ty.
Chartered by the Virginia legislature
March 4th. 1896 Now carries over a
MILLION AND-A-HALF DOLLARS in
surance in the Northern Neck and coun-
ties south OF the Rappahannock. Tori
tory embraces King George, Stafford,
Essex, King and Queen, Middlesox, NATL
ews, Gloucester. Lancaster, Northumber-
land. Richmond and Wcstmorelnnd conn
ties only.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
plRlHE0UN ,lOlG ~

T-uArron st1re IT, formed at lioNl
ing 6ro.u. taroIuaco.u,y Va, tm 18th
day ni April. 1906. itu 4top toward inn
proving th, horses ODD Caroline county
Ih.campauy De- made up oi lG of fhe
nadiug business men 81 county. and has
oi IL. T. Reynolds & Co., OF
llautiugt .u. pa. handsome black stall
iou. years o'd aud weighing 1000
pounds irr tho sum oi three lsou+and
dollars. SO 600 The pcrchorou horse h.
the lradiug draft horse of tho world, and
Dr. having tLc opportunity NOW 90 breed
f, hr best horse in cNi-t'nc wc hope
all that arn interested in Breeding mnns
skill ca'l and sore Black Duke. -cc his yle
and action. iDr style and action hr IL IN
surpassed 90 bis class For further par
ticuAr-. pedigree, etc., address j. r.
Blaufuu. Secntufy. McDuif. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
THE PROPER WAY

GLOW do you find business
He asked of the rising
Young merchant. He answered:
by good Advertising
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
TUESDAY. NAY $. 1906.
LEROME AND REBORN.

Vim. II. Jerome, district attorney
of New York, who along with COY
ernor Folk. of Missouri, has been re-
garded as reformer of things politi-
cal and official. who fought out sue
cessiully and single handed a most
remarkable political battle recently
i'm New York. which resulted in his
reelection Is district attorney. has
demonstrated for the second time
since his election that he is a delu-
sion. He was expected to strike at
fraud and corruption in high places.
to 90 after corruptioniSts iearlessly
and persistcntly as Folk had done in
st. Louis. No sooner however is the
election over than Mr.. Jerome b,-
gins to 90 back on the platform
which elected him. His first oilrnse
was to publicly state that in his
opinion misrepresentation OF trust
funds by insurance officials is not
larceny. and day or two ago he de-
clared in an argument before the
grand Jury called To investigate the
conduct OF Insurance officials that in
his opinion the Jury ought not TO III
diet until it had been judicially de-
termincd 10y the Supreme court that
the said Interpretations were
criminal oflcnscs, in spite OF the fact
that two Judges. O'Sullivan and
Con, had expressed he opinion that
indictments ought to be had. Mr..
jerome gives rs his reason for his
suggestions that the stain to tie
reputation of the insurance officials
caused 10y Indictment even in the
event Of acQuittal can neverbe wiped
out. Who ever heard OF such an ut |
terance coming from an officer OF The
law. and who would have believed |
that Jerome, the purifier and reform
er, would have had one kind OF JUS
tice for the poor offender and another
for the rich? The usual way TO pro-
ceed in criminal cases is to indict |
whenever the evidence iustiiies the
belief that conviction will follow, and |
not wait for the opinion OF the high
est court in the State to make con-
yiction certain The poor offender
has never been so favored 10y law Of
fcials anywhere, and the wealthy
and influential cannot reasonably |
ask any such indulgence. Mr.. Je-
rome has killed himself rs a reformer
even in the eyes of those who took
him seriously.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA

1t may be possible that the people
of the South did misunderstood Rev.
Mr.. Shcrman's march over his faith
er's line as he raided through
Georgia. But it seems they are not
the only ones that did not under
stand it, President Roosevelt among
them. If the gentleman had under
taken the trip in company with a
number of friends, or even old sol
diers of his fathers command, they
would have met with a cordial greet
ing by the citizens of the state, but
they could not relish the Federal sol
diers, who would remind them so
wildly Of the raid. made forty-one
years ago, so destructive to their
property and so humiliatiug to
them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-08
VETERANS DYING 5000 A MONTH

p. 81. willard Adams sells our paint
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
L A Grand Fall Opening

Every be thoroughly we wiun
women Tailored Suits Skirts
be no mddeman's THE difference will o you
Come look bought
Below we give list of Introductory spealhy
values eout
from the start
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

Broadcloth Suits; neatly tailored
hip Jackets; skirts very full pleat-
ed models of the latest fall de-
sign; they are strictly man-tailored
and exceIlendy finished; worth
thirty dollars everywhere-aS a
leader for Monday and next week
only, Sl8.85.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11
Southern Methodists in Conference.

The Methodist Episcopal church.
south. is now in conference at Biz
mingham. Ala. Sunday every Protest
amt church in the city and suburbs
was filed by the visiting ministers.
and every church was crowded
one of the features of the day was
the address in the afternoon al the
First Methods, Episcopal church by
NJ Natsumoto. Of Kobe Japan, on
conditions in that country. with espe-
cial reference To the missionary and
schoo! work being done in the islands
by the churches of the United States.
Mr. Matsumoto is at the head Of one
IF the department Methodist schools in
Kobe.
Among the speakers were Bishop u.
Il. Hendrix Archbishop f. Z. Hoss.
Bishop J. :. Key. and Bishop II. c.
Morrison.
Bishop &. d. Galloway dedicated the
new Mount Vernon church at North
Birmingham and raised about $500
during the meeting for the br.tIin"
fund
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11

Banner about freights being shippe
from Jacksonville through Ocala to 81
Petersburg for less than the same ar
ticle is charged for to Ocala proper
the haul 10 Oeala being part of tn,
! through haul to st. Petersburg. / vii
say that this method. of rate-makins
has not been established by the Flor.
ida railroad commission All of the
rates made by the commission are
based upon mileage, whether To Ocala
To Jacksonville. TO Tampa, to ST. Pc
tersburg, or any other points in the
state. and apply in any direction; but
the railroads are permitted. under the
law. To meet competition. whether
water or otherwise, and il has been
held in numerous decisions i'm the
United States courts that it was not
unjust discrimination, but that it was
perfectly legitimate and proper that
they should meet rates made at com
|petitiVe points.
So that, fellow citizens. Mr.. Harris.
in order to prevent the railroads from
constructing their rates in this man
ner, ought TO set to work To reorgan-
lie the United States supreme court
for they have placed the stamp of APP
prevail upon this system. and unless
Mr. Harris can have it changed. / am
sure l do not know what We are going
TO do about il.
Mr.. Harris is So worked up about
what people have to pay to the rail-
roads, that it seems to me. he would
have been helping to cultivate public
sentiment which has been growing up
in other parts of this country in favor
of demanding that congress amend the
act TO regulate commerce so that the
interstate commerce commission would
have power to relieve the people Of
the burdens of which he has been
complaining.
(Mr. Burr then devoted a large part
of his speech to telling of the powers
of the Interstate railroad commission
and how the president and congress
its powers and believed that they
would be successful in doing so, and
when this was done the people would
receive even more substantial relief.
He ended his speech with some ex-
temperaneous remarks and took occa-
sion TO throw the editor of this paper
very beautiful bouquet for the posi-
ton he occupies as a writer and the
respect in which. he is held by his fell
low members of the state press. Mr..
Burr ended his speech by saying that
if anybody had any question to ask
he would be pleased to attempt to re-
ply to them, and a great many ques-
tons were propounded and cOllOquy
ensued which lasted until after IL
O'Clock. when the meeting finally adj
journed.)
NOTE.-Mr. Burr's speech contained
about twenty-five typewriter pages.
and of course it is impossible for us
to print it entire in our paper. but
we have given faithfully the main fea-
lures.