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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
What Girls Should Read.

After she has left school for good
every girl should make a point of be-
coming really familiar with all the IA
NOUS old authors. She should know
all the standard works well, from the
plays Of Shakespeare TO SCOTS Waver-
lev novels. and the earlier In her life
she can begin on this delightful task
the better, but just at first, when she
begins to read with real interest and
intelligence, born Of her literature work
at school, 1t is perhaps better for her
to take up just one or two works OF
the more modern writers and to gain
general II incomplete knowledge OF
many writers whose works have been
prominent instead Of keeping consist
entity to one style of writing for the
last century and more. When first
starting In TO read with really serious
intent II will be found easier to shift
about from history to poetry and from
a writer Of century ago, with his long
discussions, somewhat whimsical Ideas
and personal theories on all subjects
thrown In The commencement or MID
die of a chapter, with apparently no re-
gard to the thread Of the story, to the
terse. quick, energetic style OF the writ
err Of modern historical novels, who Is
apparently very much afraid OF losing
for moment the absorbed interest OF
the reader.
Scott, Thackeray, Dickens, George
Eliot-every girl must be able to look
Intelligent when these names are men
toned. and there is probably no girl
of fourteen who has not read some
works Of each Of these famous writer's.
"Ivanhoe" and "Kenilworth" are per-
hans most interesting to begin on, and
after them must follow the rest OF the
Waverley novels, while, II she has not
already read them in school, another
summer must not pass by until Scotts
most famous poetical works have been
read, "The Lady Of the Lake" The
Law of the Last Minstrel and Mar
mion." VANITY Fair" as Thackeray's
most famous character study, should
be read first, while, because Of its ex'
cellent history of the times AID the
well known people living then, Henry
Esmond" is all important Dickens Is
SO well known that 1t is hard to Sc
lect any one book to begin with, but
David Copperield" shows Dickens
style to perfection, and after reading
II IT Is hard to pick up anything else
before becoming acquainted with more
of his inimitable characters. "Silas
Manner gives a good picture of the
country and the times that seem to
have appealed most to George Eliot,
and no girl could read his history and
not feel sympathy for the old weaver
OF Raveloe and the little girl Eppie who
brought sunshine to his old age.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
MURDERED BY R0BBER
Woman Killed by Bullet Intended for
Her Husband.

Her Husband.
Altoona, Pa, Dec. Z. - A murder
was committed near the site Of the
Altoona new reservoir, the victim
being a Slavish woman, Mary Stab,
wife of Peter Stab, a laborer employ
ed on the construction Of the reser'
voir. Mrs. Stab. with her husband
three small children and a boarder
occupied shanty near the work.
The woman was awakened by a
noise in her room, and saw a man
ransacking a trunk. She quietly nudg
ed her husband. who, as soon as he
saw the intruder, started to spring
out of bed. Fearing for his safety
Mrs. Stab clutched at her husband
and tried to hold him. Instantly there
was a fash and the woman fell back
dead, having been shot through the
brain by the bullet, that was evident
ly intended for her husband. The
burglar ran out, leaving his footmarks
In the snow, which. however, were
lost when he reached the road leading
through the woods.
A small sum of money was taken
from the trunk. Stab describes the
murderer as a small man, who wore
a mask.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Three Men Had Narrow Escapes.

Warren. Pa, Dec. 7. - Three en-
ployes at the Allegheny foundry were
overcome by gas and narrowly escap-
ed death. A. B. Marsh went into a
tank car to grind a valve and was
soon overcome. David Harding went
to the rescue through the manhole OF
the tank and became unconscious. IS.
B Hessell lowered himself into the
tank to assist the others and also sue
cumbed to the fumes. Other employees
by means OF ropes rescued the three
men. who revived after reaching the
open air. A natural gas burner had
been placed in the-tank to dry 1t, and
unnotlced the fame had been blown
cut.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
ROOSEVELT AND THIRD TERM
Telling Callers More Frankly That
He Will Not Run Again.

Washington. Dec. IA rumor was
current about town that President
Roosevelt intended to make his long
expected anti-third term declaration
to the members OF the Republican ma
tional commltte. This rumor proved
later to be unfounded.
President Roosevelt has been very
-Esapk for the last week in telling al
his callers VINO Fas2tloned a thirdterm
that he would not be again candi-
date. This has not been his practice
in the past. For long time all visit
ors to the White House who expressed
a hope that Mr.. Roosevelt would be a
candidate to succeed himself were met
with pleasant and polite evasions. Now
Mr.. Roosevelt is saying definitely to a
good many persons that he will not be
a candidate for third term.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
SILK MILL STRIKE SETTLED
Arbitrator Gives Employees Shorter
Day and Better Pay.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. Right Rev.
Monsignor Coffey, of Carbonate, ar
bitrator in the settlement of the silk
workers strike, which caused idleness
during the summer months for 5000
operatives in the mills Of Lackawan-
ma Valley, made his award, giving the
employees a shorter working day, as
we'll as a slight increase in wages.
The arbitrator awards a 55-hour
week, decides against the closed shop,
and also against the check-off sys-
TEN, unless the employee makes writ
ten assignment, grants S per cent.
increase to all employees in the weav'
ing mills, and 121z to Is per cent to
employees in the worsted plant The
award is to continue for three years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10

The blow which knocked out Corbett
was revelation TO the prfze fighters.
From the earliest days Of the ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the Jaw,
the temple or tho iugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown In 10 worry and
weary the fighter, but II a scientific man
had told one Of the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was the region Of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DIR. Piorce Is bringing
hope TO the public a parallel fact; that
thd sSQmaA Is the most vulnerable organ
out OF \he prke ring as well as in It. We
protect bur .hte&S, threats, feet and lungs,
but thelNJiHlNb\we arc utterly lndlffer-
ent 10, until dlseAsAhnds the solar plexus
and knocks us out. Make your stomach
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cures weak stomach indigestion, or
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pure blood and other diseases Of the Or
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The "GOlden Medical Discovery" has
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surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
matter where located or what stage 1t
may have reached. In Nasal Catarrn IL
is well TO cleanse tho passages with DR..
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the discovery as a constitutional rem
edy. Why the "Golden Medical Discov-
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stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain TO you II you will
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their curative properties. 1t Is mailed
free on request. Address DIR. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo. N. Y. This booklet gives all the
ingredients entering into DR.. Pierce's
medicines from which II Will be seen that
they contain not n drop Of alcohol, sure,
triple-rehned glycerine being used Instead.
DIR. Pierce's great thousand-page Illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
will he sent free, paper-bound, for Il ono
cent stamps, or cloth bound for 81 stamps
Address DIR. Pierce as above.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
pIttsburu Bank Closed.

Pittsburg, Dec THE Fort Pitt
National bank, of this city, failed to
open for business, the following no
tlce appearing on the door Of the in
stltution: CLOSED by order of the
comptroller of the currency. John
B. Cunningham, examiner"
The last statement Of the condition
of the Fort Pitt at the closing OF
business December showed its re-
sources to be s5.523,14S, and individ-
ual deposits subject to check Of near
ly $1,000 900. The Fort Pitt is the
first Plttsburg bank to go under as the
result of the financial stringency.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10

exactly how the workers and theli
families lived, and as the best means
Of finding out she lived while in the
tropics in the same kind OF house
that q worklngman's wife calls hel
home, ate the same kind Of food and
attended the same places Of amuse
ment that the men attend.
The question of the entertainment Of
10000 laborers, all but 5000 Of whom
are foreigners, Is more important thar
might be considered at first glance
The government has done much to en-
able the canal laborers to enjoy them
selves nights and Sundays. Free Sun
day excursions are given on the watel
at the expense of the nation
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
BOND ISSUE CUT
CorteIyou to Award Only $685.
100000 Panama Bonds.
AVERAGE PRICE is 1903
AlIotments Of Bonds viii Be Con-
fined to Small subscriptions From
$4,000 Down to $2o-onIy $751;
100000 Debt Certificates Issued.

Washington. Dec. THE secretary
of the treasury has accepted bids FOL
the Panama canal bonds to tho
amount Of s25.OOO.O00. The average
price OF all the bids accepted is los.
Under the terms OF the law and the
secretary's acceptance of these bids
the allotments of bonds to indiyld'
uals and institutions will be confined
to the small subscriptions from $4,000
down to $40.
The amount OF bids from individuals
and institutions which 1t has been pos
sible to accept will not be large. Tho
remainder Of the acceptances will be
of national banks The bids accepted
have come from every section Of the
country. and are mostly in small
amounts.
Secretary Cortelyou further an
nounces that the notices OF accept
ances will be prepared and mailed to
the successful bidders with the least
possible delay. The notices will state
that payments for the bonds will be
expected to be made at the treasury
OF the United States or at some sub.
treasury. as indicated in the bid OF
the subscriber, within 10 days from
the receipt OF the notice by the sub
scriber.
The Offering OF Panama canal bonds
was largely over-subscrlbed, but the
Improvement in business conditions,
following the announcement OF re-
cent measures Of relief by the treas
ury department. is regarded by the
secretary as warranting him in lin
ting the issue at this time to half
the amount. namely. $25.0O0O0O. This
is almost exactly the amount Of the
disbursements from the general fund
from the treasury that have been
made during the year on the Panama
canal account.
The allotments OF the per cent. GER
tifcates will not, the secretary says,
exceed sl5.0O0.0O0 These have been
confined 10 national banks throughout
the country which we're in position TO
take out at once additional circulation,
this being a measure designed to AFFORD
Immediate relief, inasmuch as a con-
siderable time would necessarily elapse
before the Panama canal bonds could
be put on the market.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Rice Hall, at Washburn college, To
peka, Kan, was destroyed by fire
causing a loss of 100000.
DR.. John Fay, prominent physi
clan and the oldest in Altoona, Pa
died after a long illness, aged n
years.
B. w. Swensen killed his former
wife. shot her husband and then com
mitted suicide near Smithyilie, Tex.
The Keystone block at Scranton,
Pa, occupied by several tenants. was
destroyed by FIRE, entailing a loss Of
s65. 900.
-Raffasle Gallacco, aged 10 years,
was smothered to death by a caye-ln
at the Wooddale Quarries at Whining
ton. Del.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Hsnsman pleads Not Guilty

New York, Dec. John Il. Hege
man, president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company, pleaded not
guilty before Supreme Court Justice
Bowling to three indictments, charg
ing him with perjury IN making sworn
statements to the state insurance de
partment relative to loans and trans
fers of collateral by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company. His trial
was get down for December 16,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Ferret Dist,Irbs Court.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Dec. IA fer
ret crawled up the leg Of Lawyer
Charles Morschauser while the attor
ney was addressing a jury in Judge
Phillips court A woman stenog
rapher saw It, screamed and hoped
on a table. While the court called
vainly for order, lawyers and wit
nesses and clerks cornered the ferret
and caught it. It was the property
of a farmer witness.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Hxstsrlcal On Witness stand

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 7-Weeping
Historically and crying almost at the
top Of her voice. that she was not the
murderess of street car conductor Fred
Kistenmaker, Mrs. Nellie Osborn, who
took the stand in her own defense, was
taken from supreme court by court
attendants, after she had been CUES
toned for a short timesbe her own at
torney. Her counsel had asked her
about her quarrel with Kistenmaker
on the night Of the murder. She re-
piled: Il cant tell anything against
that man. l loved him too much"
The case was adjourned until Monday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
STEAMER BURNED
Crew Had Narrow Escape From Burn
ina Vessel.

Baltimore, Dec. THE steamer St
Marys, of the Maryland. Delaware &
Virginia Railroad company, was burn.
ed at Hallowing point on the Patux-
seat-Giysr. in soSteetn Maryland, and
Thomas A. Thompson, a axASs
waiter. was burned to death, his body
being found on the deck. The only
passenger on the steamer was the
wife Of Assistant Purser Groton.
The remainder of the crew OF 2S, in
GLIDING Captain James Gourley. her
master, made narrow escapes from
the flames, some of them jumping
overheard in their night clothes.
The st. Marys was stranded on
bar when the fire broke out She had
gone ashore there Wednesday night
in a gale that wrought havoc with the
bay shipping. The vessel was valued
at 10000, and is fully covered by in
surance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Pastor Abducted By Freight Train.

Middletown, ~ Y, Dec. IA
preacher riding on the bumpers Of a
freight train yelling and waving his
arms attracted the train crew near
here. Brakemen hurried to him "A
hobo clergyman" they exclaimed. But
he explained be was the Rev. Tabor
Knox. of Warwick, N. Y, and started
to climb over the train alta crossing,
when it started and Kidnapped him.
He walked home on the ties.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
nistilIlnn company Asslans.

Reading, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Miller
Pure Rye Distilling company, located
at Womelsdorf, made an assignment
to Charles A. Schwenk, Of Miners
Vile, for the benefit Of all creditors
This action was taken by Vice Presi'
dent Bernard Fee and Secretary Mar
tin ]. Filbert, the latter OF Womels'
dorf. The assignment is the outcome
Of the disclosures following the sui
eide Of President and General Mana
ger Nagle. at his home at Womels'
dorf, and is made in order to prevent
any creditor securing a preference.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10

Stockholm, Dec. IA bulletin Is
sued by the physicians in attendance
upon King Oscar showed that no es
sertial change In the monarch's con
dition had taken place, except thai
mis- strength again was decreasing
His temperature was 1886 and his
pulse 80 and fairly strong, but ir
regular.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
r.ddv e.,r Rout. the Goat In Lodu.

Kingston, N. Y. Dec. THE lodge
goat suffered fearful setback in pub
lie favor. The Teddy bear dislodged
it, at least with the Ulster county
grange. The grange hasn't been sat
isfied with the goat as part Of its
machinery of initiation for a long
time. The Teddy bear, which has now
been adopted, is easier to keep and
equally as terrifying to new members.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Shark From Pipe IqnIted Powder

Greensburg. Pa, Dec. -Four min
ers were seriously injured at Aroma
Pa, near here, by the explosion OF
three cars of powder in the home Of
the men. One of the miners was fill
ing his powder flask. when a sparh
from hts pipe fell into the can, caus
ing the explosion. The house was
completely wrecked.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Paint Old Carpets.

II you have an old floor and cannot
afford n carpet try painting it. The
floor must be thoroughly cleaned, all
rough places smoothed with a carpen-
ter's plane and the cracks between the
boards filed in with patent filler. Give
the floor a coat Of really mixed cream
paint, and when dry give a second
coat. When thoroughly dry, and you
should wait for several days, give 1t a
coating Of oak oil stain. The material
for this work is not very expensive,
and when completed you have a good
imitation Of hardwood floor.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Fruit Cookies.

One cup Of butter worked to a cream
with two cups Of granulated sugar
Add three well beaten eggs, one tea
spoonful Of baking soda dissolved In
two tablespoonfuls Of sour milk, one
teaspoonful each of cloves and CHINA
mon, ground; one-half teaspOonful OF
nutmeg, one cup Of ralsins, stoned and
chopped; one cup Of nuts, chopped
enough -four to make dough that can
be rolled out. Roll thin, bake In q
quick oven, brushing over before bak'
ing with an egg beaten with a table
spoonful Of sugar.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Murderer. and sarsarians Barred.

Murderers and BarSarians Barred.
A feast answering tee purpose OF
our Thanksgiving day was held by
the ancient Greeks in honor Of Deme'
ter, the deity who owned the earth In
their eyes. The rallying point for this
feast, which lasted nine days, was al
Athens. All except murderers and
barbarians took part in it. The fruits
OF the earth which seemed to please
the Greeks most were barley, mint,
pomegranates and poppy seeds. In
addition to eating and drinking more
than ordinarily, grand torchlight pro
cesson along the sacred way" to
Eleusina was the chief attraction.
The sacred way seems to have been to
the ancient Greek what Fifth avenue
Ia to the modern New Yorker.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
WOnlan'SWOrl
MISS GERTRUDE BEEKS.
Girl Sent to Panama by Secretary Taft
to Investigate Social Conditions.

When Secretary Taft wanted to find
out exactly how things were going In
the homes Of the 5000 American work.
ers who are digging the Panama canal
he sent woman to find out.
The woman who went TO the lsthmus
Mt the request Of the secretary was
Miss Gertrude Beeks, secretary OF the
welfare department OF the National
Civic federation.
Miss Beeks went TO Panama not to
do social stunts, but to find out facts
pertaining to the question Of life In
the canal zone She wanted TO know
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Small Bank In Kansas Falls.

Emporia, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE State
Bank of Admire, at Admire, Lyon
county, with deposits of sI25,OOO, clos
ed its doors. 1t had S2S.0O0 in the
failed National Bank Of Commerce OF
Kansas City.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10

Girls nowadays seldom care to get
married before they are twenty-five.
They are willing to get engaged, and
many girls say that the ideal life Is
to live at home, have some business to
occupy their time and a fance to
spend his money on their amusement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Shaver q HUSBAND Gets zen Years

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 7.-Knidsu How
rilso, a Hungarian woman on trial
here for numbering her husband BY
setting him afire while he slept, with
drew her plea of not guilty and plead
ed guilty to second degree murder
She was sentenced to 10 years in the
penltentiary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Guarantee
All OF our
LIQUORS

are guaranteed under the
Pure Food Law, and if YOU
are a Judge OF pure liquors
you will agree with us that
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Others.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
ArroIrted sv cOvernor Stokes.

Trenton, N. j.. Dec. 7.-Governor
Stokes appointed former state Senator
Edward s. Lee, County clerk Of ATTAIN
tic county, to succeed Louis Scott de-
reaeed
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10

Washington, Dec. z. - Secretary
Root has gone to Clinton. N. Y, where
he will attend the wedding OF his son.
Elihu Root, Jr, to Miss Aida stry'
kerr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Man Frozen to Death.

Piainfield, Conn, Dec. 7.-Westerly
Boswell. OF Eastford. As years old, was
found frozen to death by the roadside
in Ashford.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10

+ Kenneay,s Laxative Cough Syrup
causes free yet genfl1 HcriUn of the
bowels through which the cold Is forced
|ouf Of the system. Children like il. Con-
fAios no opiatce nor narcotics. Sold bY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
Inxantivn oenlus.

) People gifted Eitssst s6css mag
nation are Sometimes tic possessors
Of str3nge powers Of invention. All
so2fs Of quaint ideas come to them
wh h would not occur TO the ordinary
M and these ideas they must per
fqe work out with something ma
tdal.
/ denies has been aednod ss ''tho ca
paelxf for taxing in1aiss PAM 2 PEI
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
MARYLAND. Delaware and Virginia Railway
Rappahannock River Line.

RappahannOCk River Llue
Schedule in Effect Sept s, 1907.
BALTIMORE TAPPAHANNOCk ., 5nosdav and Fri
hi Stone rViDgton Nees
Njenk Durham Burton
Water Bowler Ware, Wexford
Navrs Leedstown Saunders
Hay Mount Hop Yard bscn
BALTIMORE Snndan noon
wednesday, o m Tor Westand Mill Creek White stone
,eton Wms Durham Urbanna Whaton SHARP
sTappahannock uh..u.s rarLed
FREDERICKSBURG ~
"a M Tuesday Friday toe anu
ALI Westano
Marry Point An Friday
will leave Norfolk hanes1S anu
Arriving at feokspurs "o"'
afternoon
Fares1 meals and state room e6ra TTMORE
FREDERICKSBURG TAPPAhANNOEokoo .,so I'D weather
Leave Fredericksburg aud Thursday 200 m nde ara w
n,inr for Ra Port Conway Port Roy u,
law WlToont Saunders layton Carter bandnec
Wexford Ware Bow sharp v n
Ubanna 1880 p Duss
Nienbeck Ottoman, Moran, "eem eO" ~
stone lCeekNo End $50 ?. m Westand
Wednesday and Saturday mornings BALTIMORE
TAPPAHANNOCK 49, 100 - uo,aar "wednesday
Leave Tappahannock permitting 73O Monnay
and Thnrsdsy stopping Bowler Sharp
fbanna Anenteck, Mms
White Stone Mn Greek. North sWestand
sMondays only. wednesdays only:
Thursday and n1ay mornings
Freight roceie Baltimore until p m on sahng DAYS.
W.D. Scott, Agent, Fredericksburg va.
WILLARD THOMSON Nan. T. MURDoCh uen' FL" A" 40"
ore Sent 8.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-12-10
TRADE IMPROVING
restoration Of Confidence
Shown BY Dun's.
STEEL BUSINESS TAGGING

Tonnage Of New Contracts Is Small,
But Improvement Is Looked For
After January Retail Trade Good
and Collections Prompt.