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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27
Southern Railway

B.-Foowing schedule figures published as
Information. and ARE not guaranteed.
Schedule effective Sept. 9TH. 1905.
Trains leave Washington from Pennsylvania
Station.
I.s5 a. m. Daily--Loc6i for Harnsonburg, War
renton, Danyille and way stations.
10.5l q. m. dsily-Washington and Florida
Limited. Through coaches and sleeper 20 Co
lumbie. Savannah and JacksOnyille. Dining
.ar service.
ilI5a. N. Daiiy-United States Fas, Mail
first-clsss coaches and drawing-room. sleeper ~
Sew Orleans. Diningcar service.
40l p. m. Week Days-Localf for Harhsouburs
and way stations on Manassas Branch.
46s y. m. Daily-Loeal for warrsnton and
'harostesy,ile.
prc=s- First-cass coach TO Atlanta. Sleeper 10
Columbus, ia, Mondays. Wednesdays, FL
fays sunset Route Tourist sleeper. Mashingt,
~ san Francisco.
press First class zach and seepers % colum-
Sla Savannah, Jacksonville. Sleeper 20 Al
1urta and Port Tampa. Lining car = Ia carrie
1900 y. N. DAILY YORK ana hen'ghis
Limited (yia ynehburgl-First-cla ass coach and
sleeping car to Roanoke, Knoxville, ChAtth-
aoo1n Birm, .gham and Memphis Sleeper "
New Orleans. Diningear service.
1913 p. m. Dali -washlnston ana s'oth s
observation cars 20 Atlanta and Macon: sfepers
40 Nashville, Atlanta, Macon, Birmingham.
sew Orleans Dining car service.
Trains leave Richmond for the South a. fol-
COWS: Daily. A. m. 1890 ,. m. ll.30 y. m. week
flaws y. m. 1890 p. m. and ll.30 y. NJ. make
connection az Danyille for all points south Pull
man sleeper. Trains arrive Richmond 6.5s "A. m,
g.35 y. IA. $50 =. m. daily, $40 a. M week days.
Through trains from che south arrive. v ash
Agton 6.l2 n. m. $50 a. m. $50 am. Il.O5 a m,
400 .. m and $3.50 .. m. and $50 y. n. daily.
HRrrisOnbUFg ll.65 a. m. week days aud
9.2O .. m. daily. From Charlottesville. $40 a.
m aud I.ynehhurg $40 .. m. daily.
Tickets. seeI ingcar reservations, and detailed
Information can be had at ticket Office. 705 18th
a.; bil Pa. ave and Pennsylgania station.
Baggage checked through from hotels and res-
fancee.
Phone $3.50 - p. X. X. Cab service
II. b. 81 ENCER, General Manager.
r. n. HARDWlCk, Pass. Traffic Mgr
". II. TAYLOE, Gen. Pass Agent
L. 4. BROWN. General Agent.
Washington. ID
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27

Phemix, Ariz., oct -. Alleging III
fraction of the antitrust law. maintain
ing of combinations in restraint OF
trade and arbitrary fixing Of prices.
the federal grand jury here returned
indictments against the Peoples Ice
and Fuel company and Il. w. Lount,
representing two ice concerns: III" 'e-
mund Lumber company, the Chamber
lain Lumber company. the Valley Lum
Der company, IL. w. Rider ana II. l.
Demund. all lumber dealers; i. &
Hurley and ). J. Trlbolet and the
Phenix Wholesale Meat and Produce
company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27
Best $3.50 Shoe

ON earth. and you can rest
assured that whatever our
price may he you'll get the
best shoes for your money 10
be- had anywhere. Styles and
feathers Of an kinds. aud a
fit for every foot step into
or shoes and scciiyou won't
SAY so. too.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27

indianapolis. oct. *. - William j.
Bryan when asked for an expression
on the political situation in New York
Is quoted rs saying: Il am for Hearst.
| think he is making a brave fight, and
hope he will win. | am not familiar
with thr details Of the local situation
I'm New York and don't care to discuss
lle politics of that state at any length"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27
Undertakers and Embalmers

ICARRY THE LARGEST AND MOST CON .
PLETE STOCK OF
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27

Omaha. Ncb.. oct pa grand jury
mere found indictments against thirty
coal dealers. members Of the Omahn
Coal Exchange. on charges of violating
the antitrust laws. The names of those
indicted are withheld.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27
70 ISOLATE JOHN D,
William J. Bryan'S Plan For
Furnishing MOnOpOliSt.
CALLS HIS MONEY TAINTED
Keep Il, You Stole II From the Peo-
ple," Nebraskan Advises Churches to
Say to Standard Oil Msgnate Offer
ing Gifts.

indianapolis, oct y. - william j.
Bryan. during his second days tour
through Indiana. delivered speech at
Wabash. in which he referred to John
u. Rockefeller.
I'ntil recently, he said, the churches
had been willing TO accept money
without asking questions about it, but
one of the denominations had been
stirred to its very depths by Il contro
ycgsy as 10 whether it should accept
money from Mr. Rockefeller
81 believe" he continued, that II
the churches and charitable societies
would stand up and say TO Mr.. tocke
Teller: Keep your money. You stole II
from the public. We will not accept
it, they would come near to making
him feel how lonesome a man can be
I'm this world who has nothing bur
money and no conscience back Of IT,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27
P. M'CRACKEN. BRO. Q CO.
WHOLESALE AND RKTAIL-

WHOLESALE AND RkTAlb-
GROCERS and LIQUOR DEALERS.
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE and
BOURBON WHISTLES from the following w u
known distilleries, Graft 4 Co.. OF Onto. Boo ne
County Dstilling Co.. oi kentucky. Monte Ito
Distillery. OF Maryland. and ". =. Crap. II
Pennry lyania.
Agents for Bergucr Engle's Lager Beer.
They also offer staple and Fancy Groceries,
Agricultural Implements. Seeds. Gusno ard
rempDt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-27
w. s. EMBREY

w. s. EMBREY
[Successor to Embrey e. Bergman.
Dealer in Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps
constantly on hand a 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, 1906-10-27
It's Time For
Fall Footwear

Don't You feel the cold now
through the solcs OF your
SHOES? You should be- equip
ped with winter shoes. Ndat
store will do it best II you
have $500 to spend for win
ter shoes come right here, Tor
we believe we have the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
Facts and Proof.

Hulett, Wyo.. Dec. 4th Especially
An ounce of fact is worth a ton of
theory and 1t is evidence founded on
facts that backs up every box of
Dodd's Kidney Pills. The evidence Of
people who know what they do. Mrs.
May Taber, highly esteemed resident
Of Hulett, says:
81 know Dodd's Kidney Pills are a
valuable medicine because | have
used them. / took seven boxes and
they cured me Of a severe attack Of
Kidney Trouble. They relieved me
from the first dose, and when had
finished the last box l had no pain
and my Kidneys are now acting prop
erly."
Dodd's Kidney Pills are now recog-
nized all over the world as the great
est Kidney Remedy science has ever
produced. They cure Rheumatism,
Dropsy, Govt, Lumbago. Diabetes.
Urinary and Bladder Troubles.
Bright's Disease, and all disorders
arising from any form Of Kidney Dis
ease.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
Eskimo Folklore.

The most striking feature OF Eskimo
folklore is its thoroughly human char
acter. In a strict sense of the term,
the bulk of Eskimo tradition is not
mythology, but hero tales, which re-
fleet with remarkable f%aithfulness the
social condition and religious beliefs
of the people. They treat of visits to
fabulous tribes, of murder and revenge,
of mercy and recompense, Of feats of
shamanism and of witchcraft. The SUI
%pernatural enters into them, but only
as it enters into the everyday life of
the people to whom witches, guardian
spirits of shamans, giants and dwarfs
are existing realities. In this sense
most Of the Eskimo tales are true tales
taken from life, and show a great
lack of imaginative power. Setting
aside this group of hero tales, there
remain only a few entirely disconnect-
ed myths. One of them tells how a
woman was mutilated by her father,
who cut OF her finger joints one after
the other. From these joints original
ed the sea mammals, and the woman
became their mistress. Another myth
tells of the origin of the sun and
moon, who in the beginning were hui
man beings, a brother n a sister, and
who we're taken up to the sky.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
This Man Has famed Fish.

DR.. Rudolph Fastenrath, Of Appen-
zell. Switzerland, has what are prob
ably the most unusual tame pets in
the world. They r fish; and they
are not merely tame in the sense that
they will come to the surface and take
food from his hands. That would be
nothing new. DR.. Fastenrath's fish
come to him when he is in the water,
and they swim around him, allowing
him to touch them and stroke them.
His queer achievement had its be-
ginning n day when he noticed that
there was a great swarm Of fish near
A cliff Just in front of his house. Every
day these fish were seen in the same
place by him and he decided to try to
tame them.
So he selected a sunny day when the
water was warm and sat down in it,
holding a big piece Of bread in each
hand under water. The fab would not
approach, however. He repeated the
process that evening and again next
day, sitting perfectls motonlesa as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

Sleep, as a factor in physical econo-
mics, raisks in Importance with respir-
alton and digestion. Those who live
normally, who throughout all ordinary
exigencies maintain a natural attitude
toward life, its strains and RESPONSE
bilties, may expect to enjoy a full
measure of this restorative function
How much one needs is not to be de-
termined by dogmatic rules or prece-
dents, nor does each one require the
same amount under every condition or
circumstance. There must be enough,
daily n weekly, and Of suitable char
acter, to restore the balance OF neural
energy reduced by whatsoever of IA
tigue follows upon daily activities,
otherwise the sensorium resents this
deprivation in one way or another.
In these whose lives are full of re-
heated and emphatic demands upon
them for concentration of attention,
the habit of taking short maps is found
to be most refreshing and invigorating.
Many physicians, some lawyers and
other professional men who peruse
literary work find it satisfactory tot
secure a brief sleep some time during
the day, often in the middle Of opera
ions, when an opportunity offers.
When to sleep is again a matter Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

An in leresting story is that of what
is known as the Prescott Fund" of
Prince Williams parish, now parts OF
Hampton and Beaufort counties, South
Carolina It seems that in the early
part of the last century an old woman
who liv I'd alone in an isolated portion
of what was then Beaufort District
was on her deathbed, and sent for a
lawyer TO draw her will to dispose of
the little hut and the few acres Of land
she had.
After she had designated to whom
these we're to go the lawyer told her
that to avoid any legal trouble over
her viii she should insert a clause dis
posing of whatever else she might
have ol erlooked. She therefore desig-
mated that If there should be found
anythirg else belonging to her undis-
posed uf that it should be taken in
charge Of by a certain prominent citi-
zen of G~illisonville a trustee for the
use of the white poor Of Prince VIII
liam's l,arish. Then she died.
Whel, the old woman's household eff
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
Arithmetic in Days Of Old.

Those of you who hate to study
arithmetic might growl if you had
been a little Roman boy back in the
days of Caesar or earlier when our
Arabic numbers were not used. I'm
agine, for instance, writing So
LXXXVIII, and then adding long col
umns of such numbers. No wonder
boys counted on their fingers and
grown-up men had to go to a teacher
of arithmetic or public calculator to
have their accounts made out.
Counting no the fingers was a reg
ular system for the young Romans.
They would make eighteen move
ments with the left hand for the num-
bers below one hundred, and eighteen
with the right hand for those above.
Two kinds Of counting machines,
called an abacus, were also used. One
was a board strewn with sand on
which geometrical figures were drawn.
The other was a frame with balls
moved In grooves to represent figures.
with a special continuance for doing
fractions. AS teachers were not very
patient in those days, arithmetic
might be said to have been learned
less by rule than by ferrule.
The great Horace, whose works all
Of you who study Latin will read.
wrote that his f-ellow-teacher was a
man of many blows. After all, it is
pretty fine to be a twentieth century
American, is it not?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

~"Speaiting of queer things, the
clock in our Office cut a curious caper
the othur night" said an old news
paper an. ~and l was just thinking
of the romantic possibilities of the
Happening. Lately the clock has not
been working well. In fact, it has
refused 70 run for some S and
repair Nurk has failed to put it in any
thing lilse decent shape. On the par
ticular night | have in mind it was
absolutely dead, and. I believe, had
been perfectly still for several days.
Along about the closing up time there
was a nudden fiutter in the clocks
machinery ~, and then the funny thing
began t. happen. The clock began to
tick pre- eisely like a telegraph instru-
ment. 1t was a call from some point.
'Gee!' sarieked a man near me who
had SOME knowledge of ~telegraphy.
There's something doing. Hear that
-"Singapore"-bet you Rojestvensky
tas bumped up against Togo's fleet in
the China sea- The clock kept on
calling. 1t kept on spelling 'Singa-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
Acting Proverbs.

In this each player may take a part,
or, if thought preferable, the company
may divide themselves into actors and
spectators. The actors then each fix
upon a proverb. which is to be repre-
sented by each one of them Individual
ly. There is to be no connection be-
tween them in any way. Each one in
turn has simply to act before the rest
of the company the proverb he has
selected. The first player might, for
instance, come into the room holding
a cup in his hand. Then, by the way
of acting his proverb, he might repeat
edly make an appearance Of attempt
ing to drink out of the cup, but being
prevented each time by the cup slip
ping out of his hand. Thus, in dumb
show. illustrating the proverb,
"There's many a slip twixt the cup
and the lip" If really good acting be
thrown into the game, it may be made
exceedingly interesting.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
VITAL IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP

opinion. Early rising is by common
consent a salutary custom. especially
when the day comes early, not other
wise. 1t is agreed that more sleep La
required in winter than in summer
The best sleep is had during the hours
of darkness
The mind is clearest in the early
morning and those who can utilize this
period for intellectual work are capa~
BILE of turning out the best. The sleep
ing room should be cool. abundant air
being always admitted. This should
not be interpreted to near that the
room may safely remain intensely
cold. In the modern treatment of tu-
berculosis fresh air is recognized to
be i~mperatiyely needed all day and all
night.
Artificial heat can and should be
supplied along with the fresh air till
the temperature Of the room be at or
neal so OF So degrees Fahrenheit, for
some even go degrees Fahrenheit
Above this no one In health is likely
to sleep in perfect comfort. Babies
and invalids need a heat of from so
degrees Fahrenheit to 20 degrees Fab
renheit. even more at times. yet all re-
quire the fresh air, or fullest ventiIa-
ton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
SISTERS RUN SUCCESSFUL PAPER

Among the many gifted women In
editorial chairs few are more promi-
nent In the public eye than Misses
Virgins and Susanna Clay, says Mat
tie Butler In the Memphis Appeal, the
sister editors Of the successful and
popular county weekly at Huntsville,
Ala This paper, the Democrat, es-
tablished eighty-hve years ago by
their father, continues with increased
prosperity In the hands Of the Clay
Sisters.
Twas the fall of 1888 when Miss
Virginia Clay left the schooIroom to
become typesetter at the printers
case as an apprentice and two years
later, when her father was stricken
with paralysis, from which he never
recovered, this determined girl took
editorial charge Of the Democrat, then
IL it's siKty-hfth year. inexperienced
but melted by duty and stern neces-
stty, assisted by little Susanna. who
began to set type under her instruc-
lion, she sent the paper on its week
" visits for twenty years. Only two
-ssues Of the paper failed to appear
after her fathers illness and only
one issue not strictly on time. when
the publication was held over till
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

Thursday In order to insert a legal
advertisement sent from Montgom-
cry.
These girls. working side by side,
for nearly twenty years, watching
over each other with a never-failing
confidence and inspiration Of love,
started In with the same old Washing
ton press in use sixty years. the same
~old-fashioned cases and imposing
stone and mailing table in use for the
same length Of time, made their owl
cfice fires. splitting and carrying the
kindling to do it with, cleaned up
office, brought water from the public
hydrant to wash the type, rolled while
the FRESHMAN worked the press till
hands were bIistered by the unusual
exercise; yet these gifted women re-
port political conventions, express in
teIligent, logical opinions ON affairs
Of state. write county news, as well as
write on social functions with touches
Of sparkling beauty and wit. They
composed patriotic songs to popular
airs, arranged the Democratic plat
form into a campaign song for Cleve-
lands second administration and sup
ported Joseph F. Johnson for COVER
nor with a will and a vim against
great opposition.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
COMPOSITION OF PERFECT PUN.
Sense and Thought Should Fit Togeth-
er In Anatgonistic Identity.

Sense and Thought Should Fit Togeth-
er in Anateonistle Identity.
A perfect pun makes good sense
both ways; the edges meet with a
click like the blades of a sharp pair
OF shears. Sometimes the very
thoughts fit tight together in antago-
nistic identity, as when the mar said
OF the temperance exhorter that he
would be a good fellow If he would
only let drink alone; or when Disraeli
0f 1t was he) wrote to the youth who
had sent him a first novel: Il thank
you very much; l shall lose no time in
reading it," or as when a man seeing
a poor piece of carpentry said: THAT
chicken coop looks as If some man had
made it himself" Exquisite perverse
h~teralness of thought And the same
absolute punning, the very self-de-
struction Of a proposition, was the old
death thrust at a poor poet by the
friend who said: His poetry will be
read when Shakespeare and Homer
are forgotten" 1t was a fine, double
edged blade Of speech until some crude
FELLOW, Heine, l think. sharpened it to
a wire edge by adding. land not till
then" a banality that dulled its per
lection forever.-Atlantic Monthly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
A rrick.

SNa
Try this trick when you have some
friends to dine with you:
A boy. Tom by name. tried it, and
his friends thought him very clever.
Just when dinner was nearly over
Bridget quietly announced that the
grocer must have forgotten to bring
the nuts and raisins. The company
were all more or less disappointed, but
Tom, the host, seemed very angry at
this omission. Impatiently he said to
Bridget, Fetch me the dish in which
the nuts and raisins should have been
served"
Pretending to be very much an
moved, he hourished his napkin Wig
orously over the empty dish. Then
carefully lifting the napkin, much to
the surprise of all, the dish was re-
vealed full of nuts and raisins.
This is how Tom managed the
trick. He had gotten Bridget to sew
two napkins together all around the
edges and to slit one across the mid
die. The space between the napkins
made a bag, into which Tom had slip
ped the nuts and raisins. He held the
bag between his knees, with another
napkin over his lap. While he was
~gesticulating in apparent disappoint-
ment, he had quickly changed nap
kins. The trick was a clever hit of
homemade sleight of hand, and all
shouted at Toms cleverness.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

pore. At least that's what the man
said. It's a hunchi' he shrieked again
directly, and unless we get busy
around here we viii just about get
the life scooped out Of US by missing
the biggest naval engagement in his
tory Don't get excited. old man.,
said a quiet fellow over in the corner.
and just keep your eye on the clock
The pictures of the battle win be
flashed in a few minutes and you
viii be able to see Rojestvensky and
his crowd hustling for the bottom
It's funny, isn't it?' said the quiet
man after awhile. ON what thin pegs
we sometimes hang a tale? Here's
an old. WORKOUT clock. with a tele-
graphic connection, and in some way
the wires get mixed. the machinery
is jostled a little and begins to click
and Immediately the romantic mind
begins to c~onjure up things | vas
just wondering how many of the yarns
about the wars progress In the Far
East, the losses in ships and men.
have been taken from dead clocksi
Many, / dare say"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

long as he could. After about a week
a few Of the smallest fish ventured to
dart at him and snatch bits of the
w~ater-soaked bread. Gradually others
did the same, and at last all the fish
had become SO confident that big and
little les would swim u, to his hands
and take the bread.
By the end Of the past GUNNER the
fish had become so tame thai they
would swim up to the doctor the
moment he entered the water. They
glided around between his hand and
did not even wriggle when he touched
them, so that finally he managed to
stroke them without frightening them
In the least.
Every day through the warm
weather the doctor could be seer in
the water with from 100 to $50 of his
queer pets swimming all around him
and darling at his hands and face in
play.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

Ho attn light ahead Ger the level plain.
IN a tfbbon of light it les
And IT nav be wet with the driving rain,
or dry to the drifting skies;
But it lures me on to the lands afar,
Through the arch Of the azure day,
To the purple twilight's swinging star,
AS / tide on the long white way.
And Tn out on the long white way once
mbre,
The Iath to the skies of blue.
OF my broken prison. the open door,
To things that are strange and new.
I can see the light on its level track,
In the sun of a vanished day;
And thu singing cities call me back.
From the end Of the long white way.
Ho. straight ahead from the harbor's
mouth,
In a furry of foam. it lies:
A ships white wake TO the burning SOUTH
With its blazing sapphire skies.
She has dipped her flag to the fortress
grim,
She has dropped the hand meath the
Ana she's on on the long white way.
And she's out on the long white way once
In the salt of the ocean breeze.
The long white ride to a distant shore.
on the backs of the long white seas:
Where the wind-whippsd pillows smok-
ing crests
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

fects were examined for distribution
as she had directed, a quantity of gold
and silver coins, said to amount to
about $4,000. we're found under her
mattress. 1t has always been believed
that this money had been given to the
old woman to keep by horse thieves,
who either had died or been run out
of the country and had been afraid to
return to get it.
About the early part OF the last cen
fury there were several gangs of horse
thieves that operated along the coast
from Virginia to Florida, and it was
from the hanging of some of these men
by a mob, headed by a man named
Lynch, in Virginia, that the term
lynch law" is said to have been de-
rived. Mrs. Prescott lived in a very
isolated part of the district, and it has
always been believed that these
thieves used to make her house their
stopping place and gave her the money
to keep and that she was afraid to
tell of its possession eve on her death
he'd.