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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
VA SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1906
FAUQUIER
DsaIh Reception Scho'I Closing. Etc.
Morrisyill., "a, Nav Sth, BOG

MOI ill~Nl IT,, H., MAY Ntlf lJVD.
The farmers in this section are taking
advantage of the good weather, aud are
busy with their crops Many OF them
have finished planting corn Spring has
given n new he0uty t. our usual beauti-
iul surroundings here and has also
brought "A fresh joy 10 our hearts. so
that now We feel that II is indeed u
pleasure To- live.
Many were gileyod u i,w days ago by
the death oi Mrs Anne Walker in her
eighty seventh year The funeral services
were conducted by Nv Mr.. Brooks at
the home Of her relative. Mr. Helm. aud
the remains Inferred ia the family bury
ing ground
Mr. VIII Crlt'rndcn. promising young
awycro of rh.s community. has gone to
Kansas City. Mo. To enter upon the
practice oi MS profession. We predict
tpr him ~urtr--iul career.
Miss R.b,e,u Crittcnden j. absent for
a few months in Washington. where she
is receiving instructions IN music.
Mr.. John B. Jones has just departed
for trip to Richmond ~ the represen-
tative from Oak Lodge, /. o. o. f., to
thr Grand Lodge Of the State.
The home OF Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Wc'ch of this place, was on Thursday
evening, May 3, the scene of Il very enjoy
able reception given in honor OF the
young ladies who have been SO active IN
securing means ior the repair Of the par
sonage The prizes were presented with
a few appropriate remarks by Dr. Chap
man.
DR.. Chapman has been teaching school
during the past winter in North Carolina
aud il now ON visit to the home OF his
parents, in this county.
Mrs. h. Lewis Paulett. oi Farmville,
il visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T..
r. Jones.
The closing exercises oi Grove Public
school. taught by Miss Martha Ierkle.
was an occasion of interest to the peO-
pie oi this community. Miss Irrkle ia an
efficient and successful teacher aud has
many friends in this section. The fol
lowing program was rendered:
Song 10y the school; Welcome, recita-
ton. by Nena Oder; \ Ghost, recitation,
by Rebecca Humphrey; A Toothsome
Birthday Dinner. recitation, 10y holland
Brown; Does IL Pay? dialogue; An Hum
Die Mind, recitation. 10y Ruby Curtis;
Spring. recitation. by Mae Bell; Song
Teaching Public School. by Nena oder;
Behind the Curtain, dialogue; Do tNow,
recitation. hy Ageliue Oder; 4 Happy
Family. recitation 10y ANA Bell; Check
mate, Dialogue; Little Charlie. recitation,
10y Rrbccca Humphrey; The Curiew
Must Not Ring Tonight, recitation, by
Ethel Embrey; Santa Claus, dialogue
Macs Opinion, recitation, 10y Mac
Bell; Busy Bees, recitation, by An
ME Monroe Ruth Embrey. Nena Oder
and Ruby Curtis; Good Night. recitation.
by Ruth Embrey; Song 10y school
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
STAFFORD
A Straw Ridc-Ohsr Notes and Pc S1nalS.
Ruby. Va, May $. 1906.

hNliNs H. MbN ''t l"'''s
Mrs. II. VI. Patton aud daughter, Miss
Bessie were GUESTS ui relatives near ON
willie last week
Miss Julia Lirher, oi Washington. is
visiting relatives in the county.
Mrs Harvey Mitchell, uf Ruby. who
lcit two weeks ago to visit relatives Is
Baltimore. is now very ill thcn
Misses Hope and Ethel Duilcy, OF near
Stafford Store, spent u few days with
relatives near Roscville last week.
Mr. j C. Cooper. of Ruby. gave lew
of his friends delightful straw ride re-
Gently. They were Misses Atiilla +.
Cooper aud Yirginn Rohc,, oi Ruby;
Messrs II Ellsworth Naples. ui Balti-
more: W /. Cromwell. of Roanoke and
Iausiord Iarke, OF Richmond. Alter a
pleasant moonlight ridroi five miles over
smooth roads they called ON friends aud
were treated ID delightful rrpIst of ice
cream and cake and last. but not least.
course oi instrumental and voolmusic.
Miss Flossir l.. Green lett last week for
Washington via. Manassas. where she
will spend "A few days.
Mr. NJ II. Holmes. OF Toluca, lost "a
fine yearIiug mule colt last week, from
effects oi being kicked hy horse
Mrs. Catherine IIrrndun, OF near stat
ford Store, j. very sick. d. T. j. Payne
i- attending her.
Miss Octavia Kendall Rob. ~ is visiting
relatives in Spot-ylyania.
Miss Bessie Ball, oi Stafford e. H., is
visiting relatives near Ruby.
Misses l. Blanche and Ocie Green. were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs II
VI. Patton. Of Tackrtts Mil, last Sunday.
Mr.. K. Foster. oi Manassas, Is spend-
ing some time with Mrs Amy Weldon,
OF Beiilir Mills.
Mis- Pauline Brdwcll has returned
after two.we.ks visit to relatives near
Heliiair Mills
Mir. Tyler iurri~ou ci Ruby. i- paint
ing Mr. VIM HrHn'- hou-e
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
For Over Sixty Nahra

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
mas been used for over sixty years by
millions Of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
1t soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pains, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists in
every part of the world. Twenty
five cents bottle. Be sure and ash
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup and take no other
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
COLONIAL BEACH CANDIDATES

At a meeting OF citizens OF Colonial
Beach, to select names to be placed upon
the official ballot for Mayor and Coun-
ciImen in June, Hon. George Mason pre-
sided and Edward Geese was secretary.
MFR. f. Griffith Walker was chosen as
candidate for Mayor, over Gale Sherman.
The following Were named as candi-
dates for Council:
DR.. F. F. Ninde, F. W. Renshaw, II. W.
B. VILLAINS, L. Kissner, Louis 'Hartig,
John W. Taylor, F. w. Walcott, Geo.
W. Staples, Geo. W. Slant, NJ. Walter
DeAtley. Gale Sherman, J. W. Miller, NJ.
X. Jackson, John l. Martin, Capt Il. S.
Randall, Daniel Pfel.
Only six councilmen are TO be elected.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
SCIATICA CURED AFTER TWENTY
YEARS OF TORTURE.

For more than twenty years Mr. j. b.
Massey, OF 1922 Clinton St, Minneapolis,
Mimi, was tortured by sciatica. The
pain and suffering which he endured
during this time is beyond comprehen-
sion. Nothing gave him any permanent
relief until he used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. One application OF that liniment
relieved the pain and made sleep and
rest possible, and less than one bottle
has effected a permanent cure. II
troubled with sciatica or rheumatism
why not try a 25-cent bottle OF Pain
Balm and see for yourself how quickly it
relieves the pain. For sale by NJ. NJ.
Lewis Drug Store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
REnuCEn RATES.

General Assembly Presbyterian Church,
Greenville, S. c., May 17th-26th, 1906.
On account of the above, Southern
Railway has authorized very low
round trip rates from ali points on its
lines to Greenyille and return, dates OF
sale May IA, 10 and 16, final limit ior
return May 81, 1906. These tickets can
be extended to June 10, 1906. upon de
posit and payment OF fee OF fifty cents
each.
For further information call on nearest
coupon ticket agent, or communicate
with l.. s. Brown, Gen. Aet., Washing
ton. ID. &.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12

NOT IF As RICH As ROCKEFELLEK.
Ii YOU had all the wealth Of Rockefeller,
the Standard oil magnate, you could
not buy better medicine for bowel
complaints than Chamberlain's COlic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The
most eminent physician cannOt prescribe
better preparation for collie and
diarrhoea, both for children and adults.
The Uniform success Of this remedy has
shown it to be superior to all Others.
1t never fails, and when reduced with
water and sweetened, is pleasant To
take. Every family should be supplied
with it, Sold 10y ". NJ. Lewis Drug
Store
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12

The following officers were elected
by the Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows;
Grand master, K. f. Chase, Clintwood;
deputy grand master, c. c. Vaughn,
Franklin; grand secretary, I. Wiley
Davis, Richmond; grand treasurer, J. W.
Ferguson, Richmond; grand warden, j.
C.. Noel, OF Lee county. Seven ballots
were necessary to elect grand warden,
there being five candidates. Thirty-fye
orphans from the home at Lynchburg
gave a concert this afternoon, eliciting
much applause.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
IT is DANGEROUS TO NEGLECT A
COLD.

How often do we hear it remarked:
ITS only a cold,' and a few days later
learn that the man is on his back with
pneumonia. This is of such common
occurrence that cold, however slight,
should not be disregarded Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy counteracts any
tendency OF acold to esultinpneumoHia,
and has gained its great popularity and
extensive sale by its prompt cures OF
this most common aiment. 1t always
cures and is pleasant to take. For sale
by NJ. NJ. Lewis Drug Store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
Mr.. TUCKER TO MAKE ADDRESS

The faculty and graduating class OF
the University College of Medicine, Rich
mond. have issued invitation to their
commencement exercises, which will be
held in the Academy OF Music Thursday
evening, May 18th, at $40 o'clock.
The address Of the occasion will be
delivered by Hon. II. St George Tucker.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12

Senator A. p. German, OF Maryland,
is dying at his home of q complica-
ton OF diseases. He has been a promi-
nent figure in national politics for many
wears. Until the beginning OF his present
sickness he was the Democratic leader in
the U. s. Senate.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12
SORE NIPPLES

A cure may be effected by applying
Chamberlain Salve as soon az the child
is done nursing Wipe it eff with
a soft cloth before allowing the child to
nurse. Many trained nurses use this
salve with the best results. Price 25
cents per box. Sold by NJ, NJ. Lewis
Drug Store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12


Digestion furnishes nutrition for the
nerve centers. Properly digested food
furnishes these reservoirs Of life with
vitality which leads to strong, steady
nerves. and thus nourishes life.
Peruna is in great favor among
women.especially those who have voca-
tions that are trying TO the nerves.
Peruna furnishes the lasting vigor
for the nerves that such people need.
Thousands Of testimonials from
women in all parts of the United States
are being received every year. Such
unsolicited evidence surely proves that
Poruna is without an equal as a nerve
tonic and a vital inyigorator.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12

N|SOOOTONS'~~~ - - - - - - - - - - -
IN recent letter to The Peruna Mcdi-
Il cine Co., Miss Julia Marlowe, of New
York City, writes the following:
s-s-s-s-.-s-s-s-s-s-s-s--s :
: "Iani glad 70 write my endorse :
! 11enf of the great remedy. Pernna, q,
las n nerve tonic. ! DO so most .
! heartily. "--Juiia dIaTIOWe. =
S-s-s-S-s-S-s-ss-s-s-s-s-s 49, - -
Nervousness is very common among
women. This condition is due to anemic
nerve centers. The nerve ccnters are
the reservoirs of nervous vitality. These
centers become bloodless for want Of
proper nutrition.
Thisi is especially true in the spring
season. Every spring host of inyalids
are produced as the direct re,ult Of weak
nerves.
This can be easily ohviated by using
Perrna. Peuna strikes at the root of the
difficulty by correcting the digestion.
REVISED FORNULA-"F3r a mum
from "a multitude of grateful friends ur
tive quality. have been experimenting
OF time. and now ieel eratifed To announ
incorporated such quality ia the medicl
it, wel-knoWu beneficial character.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12

The man who never made a success OF
anything in his life always wonders why
other men do not heed his advice.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12

Buy a bottle 0f Peruna to-day.
II you do not receive all the beHe-
its from Peruna 11at you expected,
write 10 DR.. $. b. Hartman, Coivn1-
bus, Ohio.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-12

y of years requests have come - me
ug that pe-ruua be given a slight iaXe-
ith laxative addition iorquitea .treth
to the friends oi Peruna that | have
which. in my opiuioncau oult enhance
s B. HARTMAN. N. D.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29
UNITED STATES REGULATION.
Flowing BY Cooperative Traction
Engines
BY @. ]. Blanchard.

A million acres win be added to the
cultiyatable area Of the country during
the next three years, under the various
government irrigation projects. Most
OF this acreage is raw land upon which
the plow has never turned a furrow.
Thousands Of new settlers will be To-
Gated there and for several years the
principal work will be clearing, level
ing. and blowing, TO prepare the land
10 receive the water.
Over vast stretches the sage brush
Is the only vegetation. In other places
the bunch grass makes a tough sod,
unyielding and hard to break. The
subiugatlon TO agriculture OF this new
empire has attracted the attention Of
the manufacturers OF implements and
machinery. They see In this work a
virgin field for the products OF their
factories. AS most OF the settlers go
ing upon this land are not In af-
fluent circumstances, and as feed for
stock will be scarce and costly, any
proposition which will eliminate the
necessity for the purchase Of horses.
plows and forage will naturally prove
interesting.
It has occurred to the writer that in
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29

men than he In the service, but he
stuck TO them through thick and thin
and they appreciate I" The fire.
quency with which men state this as
q reason for success Is significant.
10 shows that the man OF the hour Is
the faithful man, the man who makes
his employers interests his own and
whose loyalty never wavers.
Associated more or less with all
these requisites and overshadowlng
them all Is hard work. For this" said
President James j. Hin Of the Great
Northern Railroad Company, "there Is
no substitute" You may be lacking
In ability, In personality or some
other way and still succeed; but II you
have not the capacity for hard work
you are doomed to failure.
Study the lives Of great men ana
You viii see In nlnety-nlne cases out OF
hundred, their achievements are due
to the possession OF this capacity.
William p. Corey, the president of
the United States Steel Corporation.
attributes his first success TO mot be.
ing afraid to do 50 worth OF work for
81" When a laborer he wheeled so
much more iron than the other work
men that he was soon made foreman
over them. The words "hard work"
come nearer to holding the key to sue
cess than volumes OF advice.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29
DISK PLow DRAWN BY TRACTION ENGINE

every one OF these projects there is an
excellent opportunity for the use Of
powerful traction engines, accom-
panied by gang plows and harrows.
These engines could be purchased and
managed by number Of settlers or
they could be operated by one man
who would contract to do the work.
Up in the Northwest Territories a
Michigan man is preparing to intro
duce this method of custom blowing
and cultivating. He is building plow
which will turn nine burrows, each
fourteen inches wide, and with trac-
ton engine which he has designed
will pillow 33 acres per day. He has
already contracted for 1900 acres at
SO per acre for blowing, and expects
to close arrangements for a much
larger area.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29
Cream Separator on lhe Farm.


Il has been only few years since
the manufacturers Of separators
brought out hand machines with the
definite purposes Of making them pop
ular and selling them In large num-
bers, says the Farmers Wife In a
well considered editorial. From that
time to this they have gained friends,
and now 1t is rare to hear anyone say
anything against them, and when this
does happen one may be sure It comes
from some person who has been In
jured by their use, and this is never
the man who provides.
The hand separator has so many
advantages over the creamery sepa-
rator that the whole creamery bust.
ness is being revolutlonized and re-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29

ing is reduced from taking the tenl
cans to the creamery every day to
taking two cans of cream every other
day, or three cans twice a week.
The hand separator allows the
dairyman to feed the skim milk to
calves or pigs within a few minutes
Of the time it is drawn from the udder
and before the natural animal heat
leaves it. This saves warming the
milk and allows it's use when it is per-
fectly sweet and fresh.
The hand separator saves hauling
skim milk from the creamery to the
farm, and it also saves the dairyman
from the risk of getting milk from dis
eased cows to feed to his young stock.
This Is not great risk, to be sure
but 1t is worth considering. Tuber-
culous cows are frequently found In
this country, and probably there Is
hardly a creamery among the patrons
Of which no COWS suffering from
this disease could be found. If the
| dairyman is sure Of his own COWS,
the hand separator saves him from
the risk Of getting tuberculous milk
from the mixture in the milk vat at
the creamery, from which he gets his
skim milk when he delivers the whole
milk.
The saving in work is large item.
Instead of ten cans to care for ano
keep clean and free from germs, there
are only two. This saves labor and
the investment of money in utensils.
At the low price at which hand sepa-
lrators are sold, one will pay for itself
time and again before it wears out
on the various items Of economy men
ltioned above.
There is another item. The hand
separator is rapidly bringing about
the Capitalization Of the creamery In
dustry. Cream gathered from hand
separators is now transported as faI
as 200 miles to the central creamery
and here it Is made into butter al
much less cost than would be possible
IN the local creamery with limited
field in which to operate. This allows
the creamery to pay better price fol
butter fat and gives the dairymar
more money from his cows.
The man who keeps as few as f1vC
cows will find it to his advantage Il
, buy a hand separator, especially If b.
makes butter on the farm. for IN sucl
case the saving in work is mucl
greater than where creamery takel
, THE cream.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29
TO DOUBLE AMERICAS
COTTON CROP.
Startling Results Of Patient Experiments by
Government Agrioulturists.
more like the old upland cotton than Il
Is Ike Egyptian or Sea Island.
SEEDS OF NEW TYPES.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL
neurtmsut OF Agriculture.

more like the old upland cotton than Il
Is Ike Egyptian or Sea Island.
SEEDS OF NEW TYPES.
The parent types from which It has
been evolved are listed and carded In
the departments collection, and each
year as the fresh crops come In from
the improved fields their output is
carded for comparison. These new
types have now reached a point where
the department feels justified In send
Ing out the new seed to the farmers.
And II the farmers will take a little
trouble and spend pre- "tically no
money at all, they viii be abe to keep
up the improved strains 50 that In a
few years the American cotton crop
will have been doubled in value with
out necessarily expanding by a single
acre.
It has been tedious work, and has
been carried on systematically.
''ScOre cards" such as are used In
judging at stock shows are kept. The
records of the individual plants are
known, the shape and opening quail.
ties Of the boil, the date of maturing,
the length and firmness of the cotton
fiber and the degree to which the
parent plant may be depended upon to
transmit its desirable qualities to its
progeny. The work has been done in
the open field and not in the care
fully tended plots of the experiment
stations. Thousands Of plants have
been destroyed each year, and only
the best types kept. These have
again been weeded out the following
year, and only the best of the breed
have been kept The farmers who
have been cooperating with the de-
paTtment In the work have been as a
rule careful, enthusiastic and pains.
taking under the direction Of the ex-
perts sent into the field by the depart
ment, and slowly but surely the length
Of the staple and other desirable quail
ties in the new cotton have increased,
till the department now feels it has a
new and fixed type that can be de-
pended on to perpetuate its desirable
qualities.
One thing that has been carefully
observed is to keep growing the new
types on the ground where they will
be cultivated commercially. There
are several new strains adapted to
slightly different conditions of soil
and climate. It has been found in
the case of wheat, for example, that
strain may be improved In one To-
cality, and that by moving it to new
surroundings it shows little, if any,
improvement over the local type. This
error has been avoided with the new
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29

cotton, and the department not only
knows the seed that will give best
results, but the condition of soil and
climate that are best suited to the re-
Quirements of each strain.
IF FARMERS WILL HELP.
The farmers at large can help great
ly in keeping up the work that has
been given a practical start by the de-
partment. There are simple methods
of seed selection that will insure a
steady improvement in each successive
crop, and that will prevent the crops
from deteriorating. The selection Of
seed takes a little care and intelli
gence, but it is not deeply abstruse
work, and the department has reduced
it to simple directions that are easy
for any planter to follow.
The cotton belt" so called, in the
United States is clearly defined Cot.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-29
odeled because Of these handy little

modelled because of these handy little
machines.
1t is hard to find a place to begin to
enumerate their advantages. In the
item Of travelling to the creamery
there is a great saving. Where the
dairy owner has one of these ma
chimes, he need not go to the cream
cry more than three times a week in
the warm weather and twice in a
week during the colder months.
When cream only instead OF the
whole milk is delivered to the cream
cry, the item Of hauling is reduced to
It's lowest limits. Say ten cans of milk
day is the product of a given dairy.
Where hand separator Is used, haul.