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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
CAROLINE
Death of Miss Matte PWey-S. S. Picnic
Church Notes Congressman Jones to tee'
ture, Etc

Ne'Nf
Pieader's Fork, Va, June II, 1906.
The Sunday school picnic held MT ProV-
;dcnce BAPTIST church on the lth instant
vas a decided success. Every one EN-,
;oved the day. There was II large crowd
In attendance. The Sunday school cllll
dren received ample attention and Ger
tninlv manifested their appeclallon.
Comrade Oscar Gresham spent the daN
with us.
We learn with regret that Lawyer j
II. Deiarnett, is exceedingly Ill.
Our protracted meeting VIII BEGIN 1T
Prevalence on the first Sunday III Au-
gnst The Rev. Joseph W. Hart VIII rs
sist the pastor and do the preaching,
There will be- lawn party at MI. Ter
mon church ON July lth, when the non
VIM A. Jones will lecture on japan
and our Islands of the Sea. Dinner
and refreshments will be served'bN the
ladies at reasonable prices, proceeds To-
be- used for the benefit OF the chur'h'
4 gloom has fallen over thls sectiol III
consequence of the death oi Miss Mat'F
| Pavev. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. lhoihas
Pnvev. She had been sick Tor several
yrnrS with consumption. ne emu '"'''
ON the Sth instant At $40 \. NJ" sur
rounded by the entire family Her
mineral was conducted 10y her pastor
Rev. j. F. Bilingsley, from her nome
The remains were placed IN loN'H
raskat covered with white figured plush
and borne to the family cemetery under
a wealth OF fragrant flowers M"'.'
died rs she lived. in the triumphs oil ialth
Ne have never knownn more beautl'u'
Christian lie She is survived 10y her
narents. six brothers and three sisters.
The Rev. j. +. Billingsley contlnueS L"
an his appointments, though he has been
in bal health for some time.
We regret To notice the moral d'srner.
alton Wlich is induced by the sole ol
poisonous drugs known commonly ~
/ bitters, tOnics, Sc, more r'nous IMAM
iouor. aud this under the protection o,l
our government. and the most asto"-h
ing thing about 1t Is that Christian poo
ple tproiesscdlyl are selling it.
l'' b. = !.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
WANT si,45O,OOO FOR EXPOSITION

Failing to secure consent OF Speaker
T. ,nnon for consideration of the bill
a contemplating 81 ,450. 000for the James
tn rr Tercentennial Exposition, the
friends OF that measure have been at
work in the Senate, and Senator Daniel
will offer an amendment TO the sundry
civil bin carrying the amount namec.
Mr.. Daniel has canyassed the ) II ste,
and has pledges from more than sixty
senators to vote for the appropriation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16

~ the name ~ the Commonwealth of
hNirgirl In the Clerks office ot the
nCircmit Court oi the County OF Spotsyl-
wanna ON the nth day ~ June. l9OG
Louis Scke, Jr., plaintifi, against }. j.
Drehcr, defendant.
At Law and Ipon an Attachment
and Garni-hment
The object Of this suit is To recover OF
the defendant the sim of $1,000 Tor al
lcgod libel by the defendant of the plain
tid and tu have applied and subjected to
the PAYMENT of the said $1,000. five no
gotiahle notes for the sum OF Sl.OOO
each drawn hy y. Louis Selke, Jr, and
Theodore f. Baily payable to the order
of i. J. Dfeher. which said notes have
been attached and garnishoed in the pos
session OF the Conway. Gordon and Tar
nett National Bank. Fredcricksburg. Va.
And an affidavit having been made and
nied that the defendant, j. j. Dreher, Is
NOT n resident of the State of Virginia, 1t
Is ordered that be- DO appear here within
fifteen DAYS after due publication hereof,
and DO what may be- necessary 10 pro-
tect his interest i'm this suit And II Is
further ordered that u copy thereof he
published once a week FOR four weeks IN
The Free Lance. and that "A copy be
posted at thu front door of the court
house OF this county on or before TIE.
next succeeding rule day after the entry
OF this suit
Ieste:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
IGNORED BY RAILROADS
Virginia Two-csntTste Law Went Into Effect
June IA.

The Churchman law providing for a
rate of 2 cents mile on all railroads in
the State went into effect Thursday, but
the new statute has beer completely
ignored by the railroads.
The attorneys for the roads are a unit
in declaring that the law is unconstitu-
tional. Them matter probably will be taken
before the corporation commission and
then into the courts for final decision.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
FATAL EXPLOSION ON STEAMER
Nine i<i;ef 7rd Many injured On the
psyrrfrrd Il Liverpool.

re-" fNlN 90 A-'NNi RS~'s
Iivor"o1' lonc l5.-Fiye men were
mefepGy lul.a. fear died from the Of
facte Of thoir injuries and about Al
Others were hurt as the result Of a
terrific explosion on the British steam
ship Eavorora. ol the international
Navigator company The cause OF TIE
explosion IS rot known.
The vessel. which is commanded by
CAPTAIN Nielsen. arrived here from
Philadelphia June 2. landed her pas
honecrs and proceeded 10 Huskisson
dock in order to unload The steve
doros were in the act of looscning the
steamers matches. when suddenly a
most violent explosion occurred.
il blow of the matches, rent the
docks and hurled dead and wounded
men in all directions. Several bodies
were dismembercd and the deck re-
semhled the floor of n charnol house.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
TO APPOINT HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONER

GOV Swanson will shortly appoint a
State Highway Commissioner. W ho VIII
take Office ON July LIST. Among the can
didate- arr IT, T.. Beck. T.. 81. Gcorgc
Wilson aud Jackson Bolton. all assist
ant city engineers of Richmond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
FOR PETERSBURG

The City Council has made an appro-
priation OF 1921 ,564 ,43 for the different
departments OF the city for the next
flscal year Among the appropriations
made was $40, 900 for roadways, sewers
and sidewalks. The Council fixed the
tax rate at 81. 40 on 800 value.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16

Steady employment will be given To-
20 machine men lou airdriII-) az Sl35.
and 10 100 nhonrs AT SllO, under
ground. AT the Arminius Mines n'dr
Mineral. Virginia. m2i lim
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
DIAMOND MERCHANTS sWlNDLEp
they Lost 100000 In Gems BY New
Scheme.

They Lost 100000 In Gems BY New
Scheme.
New York. June TO- Several Maiden
Lane diamond merchants recently have
been the victims OF a 100000 gem swim
ila. according 90 a statement made by
an attorney representing one of the We
tins in the Tombs police court The
announcement was made during tn
,rraignment of Conrad Schickcrline.
who said he was a manufacturing jew
eler. and who had been arrested on
charge of stealing $1,000 The con-
rlainant against Schickerline is Gus
taye A. EdelhoG a member OF the
bankrupt jewelry firm Of Edelhoh
Brothers. Edelhon claims that his firm
was forced into insolvency by losses
sustained through the alleged swindle.
According to the complaint against
Schickerling. the prisoner went 10 Ed
elhon on January q and said he wanted
a lot of diamonds TO complete
lorgnette chain ordered by a I~)mineni
banker Ct this city. EdelhOn agreed 10
supply the gems and procured them
on a memorandum lie alleges that
schickerling did not settle with him.
and when pressed for payment admit
ted that he had pawned the gems for
$4,000. It cost Edelhoff $4,000 90 redeem
them, and they were then returned to
the dealer who held Edelhoh's memo
randum. EdelhOn's counsel said he IS
certain that many other diamond deal
ers have been victimized in the same
way. and that the aggregated losses
will exceed 100000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16

Canada is getting to be such a
prosperous country because OF Amer
lean money, industry and skill that
have gone there that we will have to
tack her on to the United States
right soon and thus bring "Our PEG
pie back home.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
Observation-Disclosures
Throwing of Bomb Causes Outbreak
in Bialystok, Russia.
Observation-Disclosures

After Explosions Christians Attacked
Jews, Killing Many, and Sacked
Their Stores 49, Military Unable to
Restore Order.
Bialystok Russia, June IA jew
lsh anarchist threw bomb among the
Corpus Christi procession which was IN
uroprcss here. and killed or wounded
many persons In consequence the
Christians attacked and maasacred the
Jews and demolished their shops Hun
dreds of persons were killed wounded.
The bomb was thrown from the bal
cony OF a house in AleXandroy street
4 Russian clergyman named Fedoroh
was anon gthose Killed by the explo-
sion.
Immediately after the explosion Jews
BEGAN to fire with revolvers from the
windows of the house into the crowd.
Soldiers surrounded the house and fired
two yolleys into the windows. Mean
while the enraecd Christians attacked
the Jewish stores in AleNandroV ana
Suraz streets. dcmolishN the fixtures
and windows and throwing the goods
into the cutters. and beating and MUIR
lering the Jews. \ crowd Of Jews fed
To the railroad station pursued by the
mob. which Killed many Of them there.
Three Jews were thrown from second
story windows of the railroad station
building.
The Jews are fleeing from Bialy-
siok 10 the ncivhboring forests AMI
mobs are pursuing them. Detachmenis
pf dragons have been sent cut TO pro
tcct the Jews.
Jews cr..yins here on railway
trains have been dragged ont OF the
cars and nany of them have been
murdered. Troops have cleared the
railway station.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16

Delaware has elected it's other Uni
ted States Senator, which Mr.. Ad-
dicks has been holding back so lorg
because he could not be elected. The
new senator is Col. Henry \. Dupont,
who is regarded as a good man.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG Union Stock Yardsl-
CATTLE FIRM choice. S5.G5W5.SO;
prime. S5A0d5.s0. HOGS steady; me-
dlums heavy Workers.. light Workers
and plrs. sG.5On670; roughs. S5.JOG
$50. SHEEP steady; prime wethgts,
S5.S0G6; culls and common. sJgt
lambs, si50H7; veal calves, S707.2b.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
LEASED TO WASHINGTON
CAPITALISTS

The Charlottesville city council has
voted to lease the city gas plant for a
period Of twenty years to Washington
couitalists
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16

Congress has SO much before 1t
that night sessions will soon be re-
sorted to and business will be rushed
through. There are several impor-
tant matters that cannot be laid
aside. and at present members are
wide apart on their provisions and
must get together
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
rIRSrCI.ASS ROARn

For nice comfortable lodging and
meals come to 314 Commerce street.
Meals Doc, lodging 25c. Board by-the
week or month. Mrs. J. F. Monioe,
fredericksburg, Va
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16

The petition made to the Leglsla-
ture in 1888 by Cen. Mercer's widow
SHOWS that it VAS the intention OF
the general to start a village en- the
Rappahannock river just below Fred
ericksburg, and her desire was to
carry out his wishes. We do not
know what action the Legislature
took upon the petition. but We tim
it is quite sure that the erection OF
the village was never attempted by
Mrs Mercer. There is not now the
least sign that shows village ever
existed in that locality and we have
no tradition to that effect. Quite
likely Gen. MERGERS idea OF "a village
on the Stafford side OF the river was
not beyond a tobacco warehouse,
which was very rcmunerative mt that
period.
GOV. Swanson : efforts to prevent
lvnching in this State are commend
able and all goodcitizens wlllendorse
his action. There can be no excuse
for lynching in Virginia, as has been
repeatedly demonstrated in many
parts of the State. We have now no
delays in courts in the way oil post
ponement OF trials to eXasperate the
people and pile up costs that they
have topay. whichhave been given as
thecauses for resorting TO lynching.
Special grand iuries are promptly
convened. speedy trial follows II IN
dictment is found. and if guilt Is
proven the prisoner is given but a
short time to prepare for his doom
Let mob law cease and let the courts
have jurisdiction in allcases OF crime
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Hides and TalIOW.
Highest Market Prices
JOHN G. HURKAMP co.
w. s. EMBREY

[Successor to Embrey & Bergman
Dealer In Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps
constantly on hand large supply OF
Baled Hay and Mill Feed. Office near
Railroad Depot, Fredericksburg, Va.
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-16

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
THE pREAMERS

You count them as an idle class,
You call them of the lesser breed.
Who mid your roaring interests pass
With none to give them hint or heed.
But dreamers. dreaming as they go,
They are the first, the pioneers;
They plant the seeds that swell and
Into the grandeur of the years.
They are the salt of earth, in fact,
The dream is father of the act!
Utility. with giant hand.
Lays hold of substance with it's
A new force trembles through the land,
new creation springs to light.
But back of 1t the dreamer dreams,
And what utility hath wrought
Through all the tides of time but
streams
From out the dreamer's busy thought.
The builder builds, the dreamer lays
The broad foundations of the days.
The grand achievements of the years,
The march OF commerce, swift and
true;
The message that fulfllment hears,
The marvels that the times imbue-
o, mock the dreamer not! he sleeps
Upon the roaring rim of things
But it is through his dream that sweeps
The thought from which the deed up
springs
He deals in fancy''s plant clay,
He dreams the darkness into day.
He dreams, and men catch up the fire;
He dreams, and down the grooves of
time
To broader beauty worlds aspire,
To higher uses nations climb.
He dreams, and something of Mis- hope,
Some light that flashes from his star,
Throws the iron engines leveA ope,
Bids the world builders buil0 afar.
The dreamers. dreaming faith makes
fact,
They are the fathers of the actl
Baltimore Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
Reform,s rhorny Path

Reforms are always difficult to start
with" said Governor Folk of Missouri
according to the New York Tribune.
New Years. resolutions are no ex-
ception to the rule.
Il know a young man who decided
on New Years day that he was giving
too many of his evenings to the club.
Accordingly he resolved that through
out 1906 he would go to the club only
twice a month. And that night he
proceeded to put the resolution in
force.
Amy he said to his wife at dinner,
I know that since our marriage / have
been too constant a frequenter of the
club, and / am aware that this has
caused you deal OF silent wretched-
ness. My DEAR 1 am sorry am going
to turn over new leaf. And will begin
tonight
"The young woman's eyes shone Her
face lighted with joy.
"'Oh, Harold she cried, how happy
you have made mel Uncle Jim wants
me to go to the theater with him to-
night, and you can stay home and mind
the baby"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
BY OLD sHAMoNc

Barberry and sweet fern overspread the
And overhead the winsome wind wen
singing down to sea.
Down by the black water. by the cedar
once we sat a summer morn, my own
true love and me.
Brown head by golden head. knee fast
And only God was there beside. and the
chats and the bumbly bee.
Narrow the bed for Golden Head they
dug In the shinglety sand;i
Wide a bed for Brown Head, the whole
OF the sea and the land
Wild water and wallaby trail, this is the
road / go;
Afar and afar by sun and star. and
home for the drifted snowl
Now by the cedar brook the thinkers
fiddle and flee
All the way to Bamber, sby the berry
cabins three.
Soft snow and sea cloud oVerlie the lea,
And overhead the winter wind comes
mourning In from sea.
still runs the black water, by the cedar
Golden Head, Golden Head. remember
wherever you bel
E. Richardson, in Eyerybody's
Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
STORES AND SHOPS ABLooM

In the upper story windows Of a
prominent shop in Broadway. near
Fourth, have been arranged a series Of
boxes in which are blooming plants
and vines. At almost no cost these are
kept bright and colorful all tho time.
The gay blossoms make a delightful bit
o. color In the grim business thorough
fare. and attract attention and favor
able comment from all beholders.
The little that this one firm is doing
to enhance the beauty of this already
charming city could and should be done
by every merchant in the downtown
region. The cost would be too small to
mention; the trouble would be prac-
tically nil The broad windowsllls of
the upper stories on both sides of the
thoroughfares should be--Htted with
boxes, and gay but inexpensive flowers
and vines should be planted in them. A
few minutes care night and morning
and the trick is done.
And think of the gorgeous effect-the
beauty-the novelty-and the advertise
menti
Los Angeles is known the world over
for It's floral beauty. So famed is II
that strangers come here expecting to
find roses blooming in all the cutters
and lilies adorning every corner. Natu-
rally, until they penetrate the residence
districts, they are disappointed. And
many never do go out into these
regions.
Yet 1t would be so easily and mex
pensively possible to transform the
whole business section into a garden of
beauty, and yet not sacrifice an inch of
needful room. The window box garden
solves the problem. Think what a
wondrous avenue of beauty Broadway
would be If all its shopkeepers emulated
this one thoughtful and progressive
firm, and transformed the blank and
ugly fronts Of stores and Office build
ings into hanging gardens of chroma-
tic harmony. Think of the furore it
would arouse among strangers. And
these gardens would bloom every day
in the year; in the winter when the
east is bleak and cold and snowbound.
They would be best of all.
Why not? Who will be the next one
to turn downtown Los Angeles into a
bower of bloom?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW

The national congress which under
took the framing of a uniform Ameri-
can divorce law has just completed its
session at Philadelphia. The degree OF
national interest in the subject was
shown by the large number of dele
gates, most of the states being repre-
sented. The general divorce law
adopted is practically only recon-
mendation to the legislatures of the
several states. 1t embodies the aver
age popular sentiment, however, and
hope is entertained that it will result
In a radical reform of the present
wretched mass of divorce legislation.
The present range of causes for di-
vorce in the United States extends all
the way from zero to about everything
conceivable. By zero is meant no di-
vorce for any cause whatever, which is
that respect. The uniform law pro-
posed by the congress, covering "dt-
vorce from bed and board" reduces the
statutory causes to seven. They are
adultery, sentence of two years for
crime, extreme cruelty endangering life
or health, desertion for two years,
habitual drunkenness for two years,
hopeless insanity of the husband.
While that proposition differs widely
from statutory divorce causes in most
of the states it is interesting to note
that it agrees closely with the divorce
law of California. In this state we
have only six specific causes for di-
vorce-namely, adultery, cruelty, deser-
ton one year, felony. habitual drunk
enness one year, neglect one year.
Next to South Carolina, which per-
present state divorce laws cause in
New York, with only one cause. That
is adultery, which is recognized as a
primary cause by every state and ter
ritory in the Union. In practice, how
ever, the matrimonial yoke is more
easily slipped in New York than would
be suspected from the stringent law.
When the yoke gals the New Yorker
unbearably it is only necessary for him
or her to migrate to Idaho, Nebraska,
Nevada, South Dakota or Texas, for a
brief residence of six months. That
sojourn qualities for bringing an action
for divorce in either OF these states.
The incongruity and direct conflict OF
present state divorce laws cause in
Vulnerable cases of technical bigamy
and illegitimacy. A uniform divorce
law, adopted by the legislatures of all
the states, is SO obviously desirable
that 1t is hoped the work of the con-
gress VIII be indorsed generally.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18

is a question: Of shape and pretty faces
and nimble feet There is no recruiting
ground for a grand opera chorus; no
Incentive to learn score after score
when one may flash beauteous counte-
nance and slender ankles and get twice
the money for picking up few bars OF
roundescript Jingle The chorus Is ex-
tinct.
Hence, with dearth Of soloists and
an absence of chorister material, M.
Lambardi faced a serious problem when
he set out to give Los Angeles grand
opera company problem that would
daunt an average man. hat he did so
well Is the marvel of the musical age.
And he has done well. He has
brought here soloists of much merit,
some of them exceedingly strong. He
has gathered together q bunch of chorus
people with fair voices. He has organ
lied an orchestra that does better at
every performance. And he is giving
Los Angeles good opera-not Conrled-
at-home opera, nor Savage opera,
but good, average performances, gener-
ally well sung, sometimes sensationally
fine. And what more does one want?
In some respects-and the easiest
emedied-Lambardi is blamable. His
scenery is generally poor; a good artist
and a few pots of aint would do won
ders there at small expense. His cos
tunes need the hand of a seamstress,
and particularly of one who knows the
principles of color harmonies He should
eliminate, anachronistic wardrobe and
properties His chorus needs rehearsal
and then rehearsal. IL should be in
structed in the first rudiments of stage
presence, and be told to eliminate the
semaphoric gestures And his prompters
should be slain with q huge budgeon,
quickly and at once. These minor de-
fects become glaring with their con-
tinuance, and they should be done away
with. His orchestra should spend the
day previous to an opera in familiariz-
ing itself with the score.
OF soloists, Lambardi may we'll
boast Adaberto is akin to- greatness;
Tromben is almost splendid; Orelli is
both good and bad Antola, Canetti,
Lombardi, Campiflore, Million and some
others are delicious treats. They alone
are worth the price"-they deserve
packed houses every night. They make
up for the other defici ncies in them
selves, and are we'll worthy to carry the
heat and burden of the night. 1t will
be long ere Los Angeles hears again
so large and so capable a company OF
artists
The performances are improving
steadily in musical, scenic and ensemble
effects, and that is an excellent sign.
The selection of operas is also steadily
becoming more closely akin to popular
demand and taste, which makes for
healthier box off1ce-the final arbiter of
success. The public is manifesting a
growing interest in the company and
its work, and is really waking up to It's
opportunity, which is rare enough In
these slipshod times of art to hear the
masterpieces of music, well given, by
good soloists, iI1>fairly meritorious set
tings and in the most superb temple of
Thespis on the continent