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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
MAY CAST OUT NEGRO VOTERS
Moveme, on Foot to cate eli VT te" Pstj
In Virginia.

The Republican city central committee
OF Richmond decided 70 hold a mass
meeting Of the party at Sanger Hall on
the night of the 24th, at which time dele
yates and alternates are to be elected to
the convent on in Manchester To decide
upon the position Richmond shall take
on the question Of eliminating he negro
vote from Republican ranks. Tue ques-
ton was generally discussed by the mem-
bers present, among whom were four ne
grOes.
1t is held that by relnquish'nE the
negro vote, which, since the general dis
franchisement under Iha constitution
amounts t. little, hundreds OF white
vot that are now landed by the Demo-
Gratis " ould come into the bpubl can
camp. 1t is al that mary vi te
voters are Democrats simply Un ac cunt
Of their ah,ipathy to tie cololed man.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
LEG CUT OFF, HE DIES

VIM. Dodd, white laborer at Anna
hurg the Portner estate near Manassas,
had rs leg cut off Thursday by a corn
cutter He died that night. The ma
chine, which was being operated by two
men. ran over a slight depression and
threw Dodd off in front OF the blade,
which severed his leg below the knee.
The men who were with him, instead
of stopping the flow of blood at once,
carried him to his home, nearly two miles
distant, and sent for doctor. by the
time the physician arrived, Dodd was ex.
haust d from loss OF blood and died
about midnight. He leaves a We a1d
five smoll children.
It's pleasure to make Wishes-and
that is about all the satisfaction the
most OF Us get ont OF them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18

You can't get even with a physician
by returning his calls.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
LYkCHBURG ABAND0NS
HORSE SHOW

The brildng aud grouud-oi ic Lydch-
burg Horse Show AS~uciatlOn have been
sold The building Will be- raz a.
The association was organized 10 l9O2.
and IL gave four annual exhibitions h,-
forr the stockholders. now nearly a year
ago. decided that they would not At
temptinrthrr eNhIhltllns
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
WOOIen Mill Store
BRADFORD BUILDING
Stocking
Yarn
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Desirable Real Estate

Desirable Real Estate
BY virtue of certain decree of the
Circlit Court of Spot-ylyania county,
y irginia, entered on August 9TH, 1906,
300 the chlncery cause therein depending,
under the style of jas. 4. Ware vs.. Ware
pt ais. tho undersigned will offer for sale
ut public auction. 10 the highest bidder,
at Spotsylyania G.. H.. Virginia, on
Monday, October /, 1906,
at - NJ. the following described real
estate to-Nit Ffty-iiye acres of land,
more or less. situate in Livingston dis
trirt. Spotsylyania county, acquired by
Cato Ware. deceased. in his life time as
follows Forty-iive acres. mors or less.
from Dudley Ware and wife by deed of
record in the clerks office OF SpOtsyl-
yania county, in deed book " ", page
3~i. and the residue thereof from j. =.
TURNKEY by deed recorded in said office
in deed book 4 NJ page III, upon the
following terms tO-Wit. Terms-All
Cash.
Now is "A good time 10 purchase both
pine and OAK timber. ~ the land is said
to be- timberpd
Thos. Stokeley Coleman,
Special Commissioner.
Spotsylvania, Va.
Aug. Both. 1906
In the clerk = office OF the Circuit Court
oi the county of Spotsylvania Ware, j.
T.. plaintiff. against Ware, ct ais, de
.ondant- l.T. 4. Harris. clerk Of the said
court. do cet Ciiy that the bond required
of the special commissioner 10y the de-
cree rendered in said cause on the 9TH
day OF August. 1906. has been duly
given Given under my hand as clerk OF
the said court this Both day Of August,
1906.
'srplwiw Z. L. Harris, Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
OYSTER SEASON OPENS

Til, oyster season opened ON the Rap
pahannuck Saturday. sept mhrr 10Th.
The authorities have comparatively but
lit lle trouble with the oysterm,n on the
Rappaha mock.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
EXPENSE OF ARRESTING CRIMINALS

Attorney General Anderson has pre-
pared an opinion in regard to - ction
6G7 of the Code, OF interest to st Gte
officers. 1t n latas to the expense incur
red in the arrest or detention OF criminals
outside the State, and rules that expenses
in connestion Herewith must be
paid out OF the general fu d. The bills
should be sent to the Audit r, who will
resent them to the Governor for bis Ok.
and they will then be paid by the treas
nrar
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18

The matter Of supplies for the lsthmlan
Canal can be settled very easily by
awarding all contracts TO the highest
bidders: this in accordance with the
Shaw theory that the NOR. you pay Tor
ANYTHING, the happier ond better of you
are.-Puck.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
For Over 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
Itsoo hes the child, softens the gums,
allavs all p ms, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy FOR Dia. rho9a
Ii will relieve the poor little suffere'
Immediately. Sold by Druggists II.
every part of the world. Twenty
five cents bottle. Be sure and ash
for MRS. Winslow's Soothing
Svrup.n and take no other
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18

Optimism is a success builder; pessi-
mism an achievement killer. No matter
- you have lost your properly, your
health. your reputation even, there IL al
ways hope for the man who keeps a firm
faith in himself.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
THAT'S IT

Here's the tribute
That we're OWN
This old worlds
The hes, one goin'
Stormy sky,
Or heavens Of hluc.
Better world
We never knew,
Atlanta Cons titGtiOr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24

worldwide renown. especially as COM
mander of cavalry, after years of peace
full occupation as lawyer, planter and
legislator. was appointed major general
of volunteers By President Mckinley, Il
few days after the outbreak of the
Spanish war he Immediately showed
that his old intepidity and ability had
not been diminished by years. In corn
mand of the AFFAIR OF Las Guasimas,
which practically opened the Santiago
campaign he pushed on with the troops
to San Juan and reports from the field
told of his restless activity. climbing
trees like a youngster to get a good
point of observation, and pressing on
with the campaign to the surrender.
Later. In the Philippines. his cavalry
brigade was engaged in score OF fights,
where Its leader was as active as its
youngest officer. Made brigadier gem
eral in June. 1860, he was retired with
that rank on September 10. 1861 his
sixty-fourth birthday.
Since that time General Wheeler has
travelled abroad and been prominent in
social fields and as an authority upon
matters arising out of the new additions
to the territory of the United States 1t
was rumored three years ago that the
veteran would marry the widow of
George w, Childs. who. like himself. Is
now a resident of Washington.
General Wheeler has several daughters.
One of his sons, young naval cadet,
was drowned at Montauk Point while
the fever camps were established there
for the soldiers returning from Cuba
after the war. An older son Is in the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
The Cattle Quarantine.
! The Tlmes-Dispatch:

Editor OF The Tlmes-Dispatch:
Slr.--In your paper of the goth instant,
you very kindly published an order from
this office concerning tho movement OF
quarantine cattle from the Union Stock
Yards. Richmond. Va, but you made
mistake as to the date this order goes
into effect, or, perhaps I made the mis-
take while giving you the matter. How
ever 1t should have been MARCH ], 1908,
that said order goes into effect, though
in your paper of the Goth instonst the date
was May LIST. Kindly correct this at once
IL you please, 70 allow cattle from the
Guaranteed district to be driven through
the non-quarantned area until May list
would be in direct violation OF both State
and Federal quarantine laws.
The order should read as follows, Wig:
On, and after. the first of March, 1906.
no cattle from the Guaranteed area of
this or other States, shall BIO allowed to
be driven to the local slaughter house In
tho city of Richmond. Va All cattle Ship
ped to Richmond, Va, from the quaran-
tined area, must be placed in the qunran-
tine pens at the Richmond Union Stocks
Yards, ms required by the State and Fed
eral quarantine authorities, said cattle to
be moved and slaughtered only according
to the State and Federal law governing
the movement of qnnrnntined cattle.
by order OF the Board OF Control of Vir-
g!ns. J. G., .FERNEYHOUGH,
State Veterinarian.
Blacksburg, Va, January ed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
Federal Matters.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
4 WASHINGTON, D. c.. January 3d.
Rural carriers appointed:
Virginia-Bedford City. route 2, Jacob
N. Roser. carrier; Clinton yaughan,~ sub
stitute.
North Carolina-Brevard. route !, Will
liam H. Grogan. Jr.. carrier: Walter A.
Welt substitute. Elkin, route !, John
A. somers, carrier. william Whitaker,
substitute; Saluda, route ]. Arthur G.
HILL carrier. John Stone. substitute.
Patents issued Virginia-John 3.
Nfosley, Danvlle. screen; Edward w.
Turner, Swansboro. churn.
North Carollna-Evander Edge, Ruskin,
haulage system; Robert g. King, Beau
fort. druggists prescription file; Joseph
w. Page. Charlotte, measuring device;
Green r. Starnes, Charlotte, dumping
wagon.
Postmasters appointed:
yirginia-Bryant, Nelson county. John
r.. Higginbotham, vice j. II. Harvey,
removeda Lochleven. Nuremberg county,
Robert e. Gee, vice NJ. r. Gee, resigned;
Wood, Scott county, Lee n Mcdonnell,
vice George G. Bevins, removed.
oNrth Carolina-Liledoun Alexander
county, John w. Watts, vice Joseph II
Moore, resigned; Motor, Polk county
William N. Ownsbey, vice ], y, Pear
son, resigned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY "a, 1906
To iensthen thy life lessen thy
meals; eat to live, not live to eat.
Ben Franklin.
The Tail system.

What does Henrico want with more
.jail room? To provide ample and better
accommodations for a lot of lazy, petty
/ criminals who are entertained at the
public expense. A negro woman has q
fuss" with negro man and he "cusses
her. She takes out warrant for his
arrest the warrant is served. the case
is heard by a Justice of the peace, the
negro is convicted and fined. he has no
money with which to pay, and he is sent
to Jail in default.
The justice gets fee OF fifty cents
for issuing the warrant, the constable
gets fee Of eighty cents for serving
it. and making arrest, and also a fee
of thirty cents for each witness sum
moned. Each witness gets a fee of fifty
cents for attendance, and the justice gets
another fee of fifty cents for trying tho
case. The prisoner is then confined in
Jail for n term, and during his i'm
prisonment. the sheriff gets twenty-five
cents day for his keep.
AS the negro has no money, the State
pays the costs of arrest, of trial, and
of confinement in Jail. Tho negro enjoys
his rest at the States expense, and in
many cases. doubtless is sorry when his
holiday is ended If so, all that he has
to do is to abuse another woman, or
trespass upon the tracks OF railroad,
or commit some like oftense against the
peace and dignity of the State in order
to return through the same process to his
comfortable bed and board in the sherif's
hotel
No wonder Henrico needs more Jail
room, and when the new jail shall have
been built and more comfortable quar-
/ tiers provided, the run of custom will be
I ccrrespondingly increased.
The whole wretched system should be
thoroughly and radically reformed. 1t is
"A burdensomc expense upon the State,
and SO far from being deterrent, is an
incentive 10 crime and to fraud. The
fee system should be abolished and the
jail which is q rendezvous for lazy
criminals a'Gf a school of vice should be
converted INTO worl-house. At least
there should be some system of working
the "tal birds for the public benefit.
that the state must be compensated in
part for the cost of punishment, and that
some sort of refcrinatory influence may
be excited over the convict We should
have system of punishment which
Furnishes and reforms.
The Jail system IS not only intolerably
expensive, but puts a premium upon
crime and hardens the convict In crime.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24

Southern soldier Is no less deserving OF
the governments consideration than is
the Northern. 1t takes one more step
toward ohliterating the once bitter differ
ence bequeathed to lis by the Civil War.
Equally worthy in the sight of the new
nation are Federal and ConfedcrAtes.
This is the sentiment of Mr.. Princes
measure, and sound and healing scn-
timent II Is. Some of us will live no
doubt, to see this principle SO extended
as to wipe out from our national adj
minlstration the last vestiges Of sectional
discrimination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
.SPOONER DEFENDS
THE PRESIDENT
Wisconsin Senator Champions
Mr.. Roosevelt's Attitude in
Foreign Affairs.
lBy Associated Press.1


WASHINGTON, January 23.--For moro
than three hours to-day Mr.. Spooner oc-
cupied the tlmo OF tho Senate in cx-
PLANTATION and defense of tho course OF
the administration relative to tho Mo-
roccan conference at Algeciras, Spain.
and In connection with Santo Domingo.
Tho speech was In the main response
to tho speeches Of Mr.. Bacon and Mr..
Tillman, and Its purpose was to justify
the Presidents act in both the matters
under discussion. There were frequent
by Mr.. Tillman. and sharp
exchanges OF repartec between him and
Mr.. Spooner. Onco or twice Mr.. Spooner
showed that he was annoyed. and once
he made serious protest against Mr..
Tillman's imputatlon that his appear
ance In the case was that OF special
advocate for the administration. There
were also Interruptions by Messrs. Ba-
con, Morgan and other senators.
In the Moroccan matter Mr.. Spooner
contended that the President had mere
ly followed precedents In appointing del
egates, and said that II he had failed to
do so he would have been guilty OF dere-
LECTION OF duty, while In the case OF Santo
Domingo he asserted that the President
had made no effort to carry the treaty
between Santo Domingo and the United
States into effect in advance OF Its ratl-
fication BIZ the Senate.
Mr.. Culberson followed Mr.. Spooner
with q brief speech In which he said
that the President had taken complete
jurisdiction OF the subject matter OF tho
Dominican treaty. thus usurping the
powers OF the Senate. The Senate al
iourned until Tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
IGNORE
MERIT SYSTEM
Statement of Virginia Republi-
cans Indicates That Mr.. Noel
Will Succeed Colonel Allen.
(From Our Regular Corresnnndent ,

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. January 2s.-
The statement is made by several prom
inent Virginia Republicans here TODAY
that the President will appoint State
Senator Noel to the position OF marshal
OF the Western Virginia District, now
held by Colonel S. Brown Allen. 1t is
said that Representative Slemp is back
ing Mr.. Noel, who is Ninth District
man, and very close to the representa-
tives. If the announcement be correct
1t Will cause much wonder In Virginia.
as the Department Of Justice stated re-
Gently that the office of Colonel Allen
showed affairs in better condition than
they We're in the office of any marshal
in the country except in that Of an
Office in New York State.
Tho ousting Of Allen. If he is ousted,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
THIS DAY INHlsTORY
January 24th.

1s05-French soldiers sold ut public auc-
ton the cargoes of English fnanufac-
tured goods which they had confis-
Gated at Amsterdam.
1S12-Daniel Mcdonald died at Canajo-
harie, aged 1O2. He was native Of
Ireland, born In the reign OF Queen
Anne, and had seen four monarchs on
tho English throne.
1s3s-Joseph Gouge. q Revolutionary SOL
der. died, aged los.
1s41-AIatthias Denman. an enterprisng
Western pioneer, and In early lie
one Of tho first owners of the land
on which Cincinnati now stands, died
mt Springfield. N. j., aged ninety
one.
a1842-Mr. Adams presents to the Senate
petition signed by citizens of Hnver-
hill, Mass for the adoption Of meas
ures peaceably to dissolve the Union.
and moves Its reference to a select
committee with instructions to re-
port the reasons why the prayer
should not be granted. Mr.. Gilmer
offers resolution OF censure upon
Mr.. Adams for presenting such pc
ttion. Mr.. Marshall offers a substi-
tute, declaring Mr.. Adams's action
the deepest ind!gntty to the House and
the people. A violent debate ensues,
WIKI llle y. ICSOhdSApAASi oiA = N''A"'sAS
18th, are laid on tho table, and tho
reception of tho petition refused
1s54-The American ship Oneida left
Shanghai, China. with 100000 pounds
of tea, consigned to New York.
1s51-The Confederates seized the United
States arsenal at Augusta, Ga.
1e72-The first Liberal Republican mass
meeting held at Jefferson City, Mo.
1s74--A band OF Cuban negroes burned
three plantations In the Trinidad VAL
ley and carried off all the slaves.
tesi-General "ChineseH Gordon reached
Cairo on his way to take command
of the Egyptian forces at IShartoum.
1sa4-The Democratic income tax. later
declared unconstitutional. was report
ed fnvorably to the House at Wash
ngton, Bonrke Cochran voting with
the Republicans against 1t,
19o4-F'reedom secured for Colonel Arthur
Lynch. commander OF Irish Brigade
in Boer War, through indirect appeal
10 King Edward by President Roose-
welt; Lynch serving time for treason.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
The Confederate Dead.

The bill to provide suitable marking
for Confederate graves in Northern
prison cemeteries has been favorably re-
ported by committee, and now seems
certain 10 pass. This Is well. 1t is
fitting that the Confederate dead who lie
beyond the caro- OF their own people
Should receive this recognition from a.
reunited nation,
Thirty thopsend southerncrs died while
prisoners OK war and We're buried in
Northern cemeteries. The old war-prisons
have for thu most part been wiped away,
ard the prison cemeteries have been al
most wholly neglected. It WAS nobodys
business to take care OF them, and no.
eady has done 1t. The very Enclosures
nave became dilapidated and the head
boards have long since rotted away.
Nearly seven thousand OF these prison
dead axe to-day unknown. The need of
regular attention has Tor long time
been distressingly apparent.
The provisions OF this measure VIII
cost same saoo,eo0 10 execute but the
passage of ii Will haye Significance
drleult to estimate In terms Of COM
neEce, II recognizes Southern dead as
praaeF slbtecta for national care. 1t
wholly G!setrdg tha once popular v!aw
that Confederate soliers were dis.
creditRble rebels worthy only OF the fate
shat cpatou has fixed for those who take
Il Land against their country. 1t states
as plainly as language can state, that
! In the eyea OF rejo!ned people, the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
MIR. Rockefeller on Living

On Sunday last the members of the
B!ble class conducted by Mr.. John d.
Rockefeller. Jr., at the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church. New York. discussed
the question whether or not n man had
q right to lie in personal affairs where
lie would do no harm to any one, and
perhaps prove q benefaction to others
Some ono asked II It was not better
for physician TO tell mother that her
child was not dead when ii was dead, IL
IL would be the means OF saving tho
mothers life.
But is there not n medium course2"
replied cir. Rockefeller. Could rot the
physician Withhold part of the truth,
II the child was dying and the knowledge
thereof would tend to work harm 10 the
mother could no, the physician iustldab!y
state the case so that the mother would
rot be hurt and yet the physician not
ile?"
Another masr.p>r Of tho class gave 9
lersnusl family instance OF All uutrnth
told by . phyaictan, with good resulting.
"Br,," said AZ, Rockefeller. III
physician lies TO his patient, does Il not
follow that lie cannot be entirely se!ted
Va t-IltkNRII
rs 1t not better that life saould be
sacriactd than that C. physician should
shake. the confidence OF all his patlopts?
Is II not gq!!ig back on 4 truthful God
60 lie ct alI?"
~ am LETT With the firm belief" said
Mr.. Rockefeller. that thers can be no
such thing ms aeposaary he"
Mr.. Rockefeller ,pa!d be renchad this
conclusion atser loag study of the cues
ton, and. rs he SAID. he could do no
setterttan 70 auotn TrpmhuIl to his class
With TFuynhall, he said, he agreed that
IT war better TO remain in rrlsam than
utter lie and escape
That 50 high ground. Bat after ALL
Il IS hard 70 make an inYnfIahls rule
Men have been known to tell patriotic
sizes ard Helfrsacr!hcipg lies 10 shield
others. and sometimes man must either
He like a clever fellow or hetray sacred
trust; and does not nr. Rockefeller know
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24

. la
that chivalrous man will lie in order
TO save the character of an honorable
woman2
What Is lie, anyway 1t is that
which deceivcs, and half truth is aomc-
times the worst sort of n lie, Mr.. Rookie
fcllcr. Somebody has said that lying is
wilfully dcceiving him who has the right
to know the truth Has a neddlesomo
woman or malicious man the right to
hold one UP and make him deliver his
secrets?
We are not controvcrtlng Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter. He is preaching n doctrine that is
wholesome and that is much needed in
society, in business, and especially in
Wall Street. But questions will arise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
wlv Virginia Lands Are Cheap.

Editor of the Tmes-Dispatch:
Sir.-Thc Breeders Gazette. published
at Chicago, one of the best stock and
farm publications in this country, con-
tains the following query and answer, IN
regard to the cheapness Of Virginia
~. w. B. McCook, Neb.. asks what Is
tho matter with Virginia lands that are
offered at from $40 TO $40 per acre.
The matter with the lands offered at
pleted in fertility. by decades OF I'm, I'M
stock. They are poor to q nran used
to the fat prairies of the West. They
are readily improved and good farming,
patiently persisted in, usually pays as
we'll there as anywhere. 1t is q region OF
good climate. good water. near to mark
cts and filled with good people. What
It needs Is a knowledge of farm manures.
of leEurnes clovers and cover crops.
What II needs is a race Of persistent tn
lers of the soil, imbued with love OF the
soil itself. and filed with fervent desire
to nourish It"
The farmers of Virginia are now con-
fronted with n condition the like of which
thew never before experienced. l refer TO
the scarcity of labor. which. in my hum
BILE opinion. is going to prove blessing
in disguise. -
either have to decrease his acreage, d.
versify his crops, and make his land
rich in the manner suggested by the
Gazette or abandon the farm altogether.
welcome the day when we are TO have
Intensive instead Of extensive farming IN
Virginia. 1t is not so much the shortage
of labor with which we are suffering as
1t is our failure to ADOPT modern Ideas
~ 'l'e ''''0''' = ~ 80 c. F. B.
Walkers Ford, Va, Jany. %, 1906.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
NO EIGHT-HOUR LAW
FOR PANAMA CANAL
(By Associated Press.l

(By Associated Prcssl
WASHINGTON, January 23.--The eight
hour law cannot be abrogated for work
on the Panama Canal, and canal com
missioners cannot receive additional COM
pensation besides their salaries as COM
missioners. These two changes in the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill now
under consideration In the House We're
the net results OF to-day's session. When
the session ended about half of the bill
had been considered. 1t will be laid
aside Tomorrow when the statehood bill
is to be brought in and have the right OF
way until disposed Of.
The House adjourned until tomorrow.