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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-24
TILE CoMMON PEoPLE

Mr.. Bryan ia his New York speech,
among other things. said: That
among the common people he classed
the farmer who has enough money
to keep him out of the poor house
and not enough to tempt broken
down no6lemen to come over here
aud marry into them. II is too true
that too many of our American girls
OF the new rich are tempted by the
glamour and glitter OF a title to
marry some broken-down nobleman.
who needs the Americangir money,
while she thinks, but, alasl too often
vainly thinks, she needs the title
How grand In The eyes of some gid
dy, foolish girl, with more money
than brains, to be called duchess.
princess or countess; little does she
think that all this does not bring
happiness, does not make home.
a real home. She should remember
the results OF some of these mar
riages-a young life wrecked; instead
oil happiness, agony. Ayoung Amer
lean, honest, industrious, sober, OF
good moral character, is much to be
preferred over these broken-down
scions OF nobility. They are gener-
ally dissipated and dissslute. with
out character and without any of
the elements and attributes which 20
to make life worth living. Let our
American girls stay at home and try
to make some American home happy
and bright.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-24
FARMER GoRED TO DEATH

John F. Kidwell, aged ninety years
a well known farmer, while diving a
herd OF steers out OF a pasture, was at
tackled by one OF them, knocked down.
trampled on and gored to death, In Lon,
doun county. A wife and son suryiye
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-24
DEATHS

Mrs. Bell, widow OF W. II. Bell died
Saturday night at her home in King VIII
liam county.
Mrs Robert l.. Bruce died at her
home, "Mediock," in the Green Springs
nelgnoorhood, Louisa county, Sunday
Mrs khoda 8. Smith, widow OF W. II.
smith, HE'D Friday at her home near
Catharpin, Prince William county, from
paralysis. aged eighty years. She Is sur-
sived by Tour daughters and four sons.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-24

We print everything from a book TO
a. VISITING card on the power presses of
tne Free Lance. Send us your orders.
The Free Lauce.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-24

Paymaster Henry A. Wise, of Warren
ton, son OF Surgeon Wise, has resigned
as member Of the pay corps of the
navy
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
No Turkeys in Paradise.

Tie man who originated the saying,
AS poor as Jobs turkey" was badly
off both in Ibis Biblical lore and his
ornithology, says the American Farm.
err The word turkey is not mentioned
in the Bible, because that bird was
unknown either in Asia or Europe at
the time Of these writings and for
many centuries thereafter. Job, Of
course, never owned a turkey and
when Satan conspired to destroy his
llocks, there was no loss in this line,
as there were none here. The tur-
ley is native CT North America and
was never heard OF until this country
began to be settled by Europeans. The
proverb above quoted originated in
fiction, Judge Halliburton, author OF
Sam Slick" being responsible for it
According to the veracious Sam
Slick" Jobs turkey was SO poor that
it had only one feather in it's tail and
was obliged to lean against fence
to gobble. The phrase caught on and
has been usr1 ever since, many people
imagining that job really owned the
poverty stricken gobbler.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
GETTING Around a Difficulty.

An instructor in a certain boys
school is noted among his pupils for
his difficult examination questions. One
Of the youthful students, after strug-
Cling over a particular strenuous list
Of questions in geography came upon
the following query, which completely
stumped him:
Name twelve animals of the polar
regions"
The youngster scratched his head,
thought hard for many minutes and
finally, under the spell of a sudden
inspiration, wrote:
six seals, and six polar bears"
The professor was SO pleased with
his pupils cleverness that he marked
his paper 100 percent.-Lippincott's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

gentry, and the people to thorough,
understand political affairs and thus
by such preparation lay the foUnda'
items OF constitutional government.
Let the ministers and officials N the
capital and the provinces give thor
ough attention to these matters and
exert themselves to secure success.
In a few years, when the system
shall have been roughly outlined, we
can, after due consideration of the
circumstances, colate and compare
the methods OF other nations and
adopt satisfactory form of constitu-
tional government as we'll as fix a
date for putting it into operation.
That date will depend upon the rate
Of progress being made and will be
proclaimed accordingly to the en-
pire.
Let all the Tatar Generals, Vice
roys and Governors of the provinces
instruct the literary classes and the
common people to arouse themselves
to earnest efforts in behalf of educa
ton, in the hope that every one may
come to understand the real meaning
of patriotism and comprehend those
principles by which the nation is to
be united for the promotion of civiilZa-
ton, that private interests are not
to be pursued to the injury Of the
public welfare. that petty jealousies
must not be allowed to defeat nation
al policies and that respect for au-
thority is the perseryative Of peace.
Thus we may hope that the people
will accumulate the stores Of wisdom
needed for the establishment Of a
constitutional form of government.
Let this be published abroad for the
information of all Respect this.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
ANTI TUBERCULOSIS CLUBS.
Organizations Formed in Numerous
New Enuland Towns.

!
One of the results Of the distress
4 ing prevalence of consumption is the
! adoption of different means for en-
| tightening the public concerning the
precautions which should be taker
to prevent it. A great deal of free
literature on the subject is disseminat
ed in some localities, and in New
| York Gf not in other cities) free
| lectures are given with the same CD
! ject in view. Still another method Of
campaigning is reported from Mas
sachusetts. At recent meeting OF
| the state medical society, or, rather
of certain committees Of that body
! special attention was given various
kinds of work being done in the Bay
! State, such as cattle inspection
school and factory inspection and
scrutiny of crowded tenement houses
One OF the plans now followed in Mas
| sachIsetts is to organize special So
cieties in small cities and large towns
whose members should spread the
anti-tuberculosis gospel
According to an official report, pre-
scented at the meeting, these clubs
help forward the education of the
people and promote an enlightened
permanent advance. They support
lectures, exhibitions, tuberculosis
classes. where close instruction is aiv-
On to tu5ercolsis patients. end dis
trict nurses who carry the instruc'
ton to the homes CT the afflicted.
They strengthen the hands of the doc
tors in enforcing necessary precau-
tons.
In small places it is better that
these societies Or clubs should en-
brace tie whole community, so that
all may work together tremendously.
In larger places smaller local clubs
are often of service In some places
enlightened clergymen have enlisted
their congregations in this work, to
great advantage.
1t is especially important that
these societies should be under the
guidance of physicians. for there is
always tendency for movements OF
this sort to so to extremes, and many
people, when the dangers of contag-
ion are pointed out to them, exaS-
gerate those dangers and advocate
needlessly stringent measures against
them 1t is also evident that the eff
forts of these societies, to be effec-
tive, must be agreeable to the doc
tors, for without their cooperation
the sick cannot be reached.-New
York Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

j some time. But, search as I would
there were no signs Of any one being
dragged along,
| Suddenly an idea struck me; the
| footprints seemed very deep l made
one or two beside them; mine were
not nearly so deep What did this
point to? The maker Of them had been
heavily laden. There could be no
| doubt OF 1t, the villain had taken of
his own shoes and put on those of the
arrested man; then he had carried him
across the garden and thrown him
through the window unconscious, pour
ing a glass of the drugged wine down
his throat; then he had robbed the
dead man and departed
Search as l might l could find no
more traces and the matter became
more pulling. The burglar seemed
either to have flown away or to be still
in the house
When reached my lodging and
thought the matter over there was
only one possible conclusion. The
murderer must still be in the village,
and some Of the stolen property must
be still hidden in the house or grounds.
About ten l cautiously crept into
the garden and scaled a tree which
stood in direct line with the old
mans bedroom.
Presently l saw the light in one of
the bottom rooms go out and soon af-
ter the old man himself came up to
bed. First he very carefully drew the
window curtains together, which shut
me out from view.
| cautiously descended and began to
climb up the creeper which covered
the house, and was as thick as mans
wrist in some places.
My heart beat violently as reared
his window, the stem of the creeper
was getting thinner and one false step
might ruin all, but | reached it at
last, and, by bending under the win
dow, had fine view. The first thing
that surprised me was that he had not
begun to undress; but greater was in
store, for after walking across the
room and locking the door he touched
board in the wall-which was of
panneled oakland it sprang open, re-
vealing a small, secret chamber. 1t
might have been Aladdin's cave. for it
glittered and shone, even in the pale
light. 1t contained the stolen proper
ty!
watched with great interest for tho
~ 0~% l~.,k ~
admit that it almost staggered me.
The old man fumbled with his beard
for some time, when it suddenly fell
oil, revealing the face of a man about
forty; then the wig followed suit, and
the metamorphosis was complete 1t
was young man IN disguise. The
mystery was solved-New York Mail.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
Good Cheer at the Table.

There is sound philosophy in the
custom Of civilization to make a meal
of ceremony. For if the ceremonial
aspect be observed properly-if it be
forbidden to make the home meal the
occasion for the home-sTumbling-
then amid talk and laughter will eat
ing be slow, as it should be, and
mastication thorough. So when at
the family dinner table appear only
pleasant faces: when conversation IS
merry. and when from one to
the other of the diners is bearing
as courtly as if each were company"
then does indeed good digestion wait
on appetite, and health on both. -
DR.. Edward Curtis, in Mature and
Health"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
.TT TENT THY FATHERS
FLOCkS.

.,,,o the wee lambs broose.
mInaaeh' lies blue in shadow.
locIh reezes tell thy name
~ the ferny meadow.
n,ther left me, pur lone N lad
'' E, H. warn ssm x's to ' 5smfsrs ma
tn s',s sD eyes, soft an CHEEKY ;,
:, sss s: a. s5svs ev ss p 'tnsfF m.
vnsa ane holy splendor' !
-. font thy fathers fiochA
I bu ..,,s Donald's laddie. /
nsan';yh r c,ai my scanty plaidie.
. veel try to gain 2 star
n@s We. sweet lips. my dearle. H-s
Gy veel try to clasp the cios'
"a on kirk O. Mary, po,emian
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
The Pattern Eqq.

See what got!" cried Bobby, a
city bred boy, as he came running
from a chicken coop, holding in his
hand a china egg.
'Oh, go put it back" exclaimed
Mabel, his six-year-old sister. That's
the egg the hen measures by."-From
Judge.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

The three largest German cities arc
Berlin, with population Of over a.
100000 Hamburg, with 100000, and
Munich, with about $4,000.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

A judgment summons case In the
Blackpool County (Wales) Court was
dismissed recently because the plan
tiff could not tell whether the man
who appeared in court was the defen-
dant or his twin brother
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
!. By The
lie Of a Bootlace.

a
Hs, "a heen a murder, with e1.
a ,ohbery. was wired for, and
"a to attend. The Local a ol lnspee,
so 81 me that they had arrested
snsnicion and that the evil
=. very black against him.
-. nurdered man was very eccen-
..r,cter, aged about fifty. with
E..ptiou Of an extremely oio
rho waited on him, he lived
heine a confirmed woman-hater'
aid man" burst in, have you
Md him." Mould
~ INSPECTOR shrugged his should
he is eighty years of age; 1t Is
,esible for him to kill a man IN
,r.me: besides, there are signs OF a
druggle. No, we have not ar
a him"
n lie morning the old servant, as
II usual custom, took his master
,,m water. He knocked twice,
aading there was no response.
M the door, intending to stand
RI inside. An awful sight met his
The master was dead, and ne
evidently fought hard with some
ufhl assailant.
= ,ls library there was q rather
10 man Of the mechanic class;
~ lying unconscious.
4lrs was nothing to be got out
II yet, though. so l went and
I'D the garden. I found foot
= leading to a window which had
: freed, and closely examined
Then went back and measured
mgted mans boots; they correS-
6a exactly with the footprir
lmy case; what do you thin.
5&e.' | replied. "By the by, !
u like to have ali interview with
11ested man"
1nd him an ordinary type of the
Il class British workmen. Some
Ethe moment l set eyes on him l
~ that he was innocent. He swora
\ had no knowledge of the
9r Of how he entered the room.
ksl" | said, you must tell me
q6ing you know. I shall possibly
~ to arrive at some conclusion"
lnov very little, sir. l was walk
lloas the road in front Of the
sAen, without a seconds warn
! received severe blow on the
Remember nothing more"
kaf seems strange to me-" said.
net Of your footprints right
MiAs garden"
footprints, sir. What do you
aim that he had been traced
garden, and he looked rath-
NED; then he looked down at
and blurted out:
sone one has taken my boots
at them on differently"
er | said.
- e.,
lnem In a bow-now they are
'ed knot. See!"-and he held
ier my inspection. He was
g; they were tied in knot
Ds sure you tied them differ
liaquired.
we could swear it in a law
t down in my note book; it
.ut IN his favor. Another
impressed me was, where
Y put the stolen property
.Al.sn suddenly after partak-
orusged vine? The spoil
se been in that room. It
~. = ! had examined it.
r, VINE the man had been 81
a.ing: now he said: Look
70 'front.' Of the house the
n long, was WALKING m
time, and when I received
! vas right in front of the
~ e1amine that grass and see
any signs Of fall on the
. any one has been dragged
e ! feel sure that | was
. mat spot into Il e house.
g and examine it," | said,
p. " his intelligence; "and
aearted." 10 o0n
! the front of the bouse and
~ .alched the grass. Soon
where it looked disar-
getting out my lens
m.hed It. Yes, there was
=. = me fallen man; a little
vas tAe mark Of another
-aa evidently stood there
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

The majority Of the inhabitants OF
Abyssinia are Of the Caucasian race
and are we'll formed and handsome.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
sRAEvaTYrGNa q s.sT~ssssE'ss,.. GA Ia
YW0RInL 0MU0TlNGY
2 -S>

Already over thirty-threc per cent
Of the American people reside IN
cities, and the proportion is rapidly
increasing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
He Remembered.

"POp!"
Yes, my son."
What kind of wood do they use
most in tanning?"
well, when l went to school.
my boy, they used birch. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

New York city's fire alarm equip
ment is the most antiquated Of any
in the large cities II the world.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

The coal companies Of India nave
advanced prices nearly 10 per cent
w.thiA twelve months.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

The tramps in kentucky are found
not to be altogether without financial
value when they are put up at the
auction block to be sold for what they
are worth.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

Recorder Golf of New York, has
affirmed the unwritten law that a man
commits no offerse when he gives a
kiss and takes kiss on his neigh
boris door steps.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

Says the Pittsburg Dispatch: Fur
Their testimony concerning the land
operations out West suggests that II
there IS any public land left it should
be locked up during the nighttime.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

Harmony is no more essential to
success In music than in business.
maintains The Circle. In order to get
the best results from any business
every one connected with it, from
the manager to the Office boy. must
work harmOniously.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

Determined to have an education.
at Evansville. Ind, rather unique
case lately came up before the circuit
court, in which Miss Bessie Robb
brought suit against her father,
wealthy citizen, to give her an allow
anCe of $1,000 annually, for three
years, for the purpose Of completing
her education.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16

Health, one Of the big English au-
thorities (Sir Michael Foster), puts
it, does not exist. 1t is like happi-
ness Each has goal or limit, which
while seemingly attainable, eludes
perfect possession. The body consists
of number of mechanisms which
have the closest and most exact 70
lations, and as they approximate to
harmony there is health, but when
disordered there is i'll health.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-25
PLAT RESIDENCE LOTS.
j. f. Eikelberner is Dividing Small
Tract on Wenatchee Avenue.

]. E. Eikelberner is having a small
tract of three and one half acres in
the Suburban Home addition plated
into residence lots and will soon have
them on the market for sale. The
tract is located on Wenatchee avenue
north, just beyond the city limits
and is set out to fruit trees. The
lots are to be large and will prove
inviting for the home builder. They
will have a frontage of IS Ito feet
and will be 321 6-1O feet deep. The
location is most attractive and the
fact that they have well advanced
orchards on them will be an added
inducement to purchasers. The tract
is cut into six lots and the price of
these has not yet been made public
but will shortly as it will be but a
few days before they are ready to be
thrown on the market.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Henry Grass was called to Leav-
enworth Saturday to prosecute the
case against Lloyd Bevel, who was
charged with conducting a game OF
draw poker in one of the saloons OF
that town. Bevel was bound over to-
the next term of the Superior court,
and his bond was fixed at $1,000.
Pink Brown of Leavenworth, who
had threatened to kill his wife, was
placed upder 5000 bonds to keep the
peace for six months.
N. Ament and his mother, Mrs.
Carrie Ament, leave this afternoon
for their old home at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Mr.. Ament will probably re-
turn during the summer for he has
interests here that will require his
attention.
John Sacks, the Vulcan tmerch-
ant, was in town yesterday on
business.
S. G.. Sheets of Rosenfelt, North
Dakota, is in the valley for the pur-
pose of looking over the fruit lands
of this locality. He is thinking of
taking up his residence here perma-
nently
1. M. Butler of Chelan is a visitor
in the city today.
Lumber is being hauled for two
new houses which are to he built by
Bower & Nowlan on Chelan avenue
north. The buildings will cost close
to $4,000 each.
Several car loads of negroes have
been shipped through here the past
week bound for the coast. They were
brought directly from Alabama, and
it is reported that they are to be
used on section work by the Great
Northern railroad. 1t is understood
that the Great Northern proposes
to replace all white section crews
with negroes and Japs. The reason
given is that white labor is too hard
to obtain and the Japs and negroes
are also cheaper.
Fred Crollard went over to Seat
tie yesterday and will spend several
days in that city attending to bust
ness matters.
Lewis Wetsel came down from
Waterville today.
0. S. Sampson, head of the Leav-
enworth Mercantile firm, was a Wis
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-25
CITY COMPELS MARRIAGE
Result of QuizOtic Ordinance Passed
by Council in Iowa Town.

A dispatch from Fort Dodge, Ia,
to the Chicago Inter-Ocean says:
Single blesedness was formally
outlawed here this afternoon when
the city council passed an ordinance
by unanimous vote requiring that all
bachelors and spinsters between a
prescribed age must marry within
sixty days or pay penalty. The Or
dinance reads as follows:
THAT all able-bodied persons be-
tween the ages of % and As years,
whose mental and physical propen-
stiles and capabilities are normal and
who are not now married, shall be
required to marry within sixty days.
Any person or persons failing to COM
ply with the provisions of this Or
dinance shall be fined not less than
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-25

We are in receipt of commune
cation from the Pr. in which they
want us to give our opinion as to
what President Roosevelt should do
after his present term of office ex-
pires. Just what in the world the
P.-I. thinks We want to bother our
gray matter about what Teddy shall
do as soon as he gets done holding
down that fifty thousand dollar job
is frazier to us. We have troubles
of our own now trying to dig up
enough filthy lucre to pay our taxes,
to take on any more load Our ad-
vice would be for him to come to
Douglas county and buy wheat
ranch and put Kermit to work raising
wheat to help pay our dod gasted
high taxes. There it -Waterville
Press
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-25

SO nor more than 500, according
to the criminal negligence Of the per-
son or persons unmarried"
The unusual ordinance was passed
in response to special message
from Mayor s. ]. Bennett. who de-
clared that it was reflection upon
Fort Dodge to be the home of SO
many unmarried people of marriage
able age.
Speaking Of the city councils &C
ton tonight, Mayor Bennett said:
IF there are any who desire to es-
cape the penalties provided l will be
at my office all day to perform the
ceremonies free of charge or can be
reached by telephone at my residence
at any hour of the night. The or
dinance represents the most enlight-
ened thought of the day and is a
precedent which will be widely fol-
lowed before the end of the preseh
decade"
A later dispatch says:
What with performing the mar
riage ceremonies of those who desire
to escape the penalties of the new
Fort Dodge ordinance aimed at mar
riagable people who refuse to marry
and answer the kilograms and letters
of expostulations which he is receiv-
ing from bachelors and spinsters in
all parts of the country, Mayor Ben
nett expresses fear that duties are
liable to be sadly neglected.
The must marry" ordinance was
passed Wednesday night. Thursday
to the utter disgust of the Fort
Dodge clergy-the mayor performed
10 marriage ceremonie and yesterday
IA.
The Fort Dodge ministerial asso-
citation threatens to pass resolutions
alleging that the sacred character OF
the marriage relation is being vitiat-
ed by such spectacles.