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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
AGNEW'S VIEWS
Ths Republican Party Of the Ststs-Roosevet
and Slemp.

Former Chairman OF Virginia Repub-
hcan State Committee Park Agnew. OF
Alexandria, said Monday in an interview
In Washington that so far a. he was ad-
vised, Representative Slemp will have no
opposition in his plan TO take the Nir-
ginia delegation to the next Republican
National Convention in his vest pocket.
Il have no information that would
lead me to believe that Slemp will have
any opposition to the carrying out OF
his plans, said he. He and the Office
holders are about all that Is left of the
Virginia Republican party. and of course
that settles the matter. | would not 70
to the convention pledged to Roosevelt
or his choice, even for the place. II MIR
Roosevelt is nominated predict biz
defeat.
II understand that Col. Slemp will not
likely be a candidate for denomination.
and that the plan is to nominate Bascom
Slemp. But Louis Summers has "a be-
In his bonnet. and Senator Noel is out for
the place, 80 there is no telling what will
happen"
Mr.. Agnew is about the only Repubh-
eau except Senator Foraker who has
spoken out loud in weeks
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
THE CLAhSMAk" At SHOW
Thomas Dixon. In Speech. Outlines His Mission.


Thomas Dixon's Southern compapy
IN THE Clansman," has opened an en-
gagement at the Academy OF Music, Nor
folk, for the period of the Jame stown Ex-
position. The author received a fiatter-
ing reception from the audience on the
opening night at the end of the third act
and spoke in part as follows:
'"The ships which landed at James
town 800 years ago brought with them
the negro slave and planted with this
colony the dragons which in later years
produced the Civil War. This republic
is great today, not by reason ofour area
or our census roll, but because OF the
race of pioneer white freeman who set
tied this continent. On the preservation
OF the purity OF this racial stock depends
our future.
THE peanut politician or the milksop
philanthropist who breaches social
equality of the negro and Aryan is today
q deadly foe to the peace of this nation.
i am lifting my voice in sole protest
against this threatening degradation of
our racial stock. The prejudice would
excite is the kind that will save the
negro from opprobrium and the white
race from a degraded mongrelism. As a
standing challenge to my critics, offer
$1,000 reward for the discovery OF a
single historical error In The Clans
man -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
RATE DECISION GRATIFYING.

The decision Of the Corporation
Commission. IN which the commits
sion prescribes a fat rate OF two
cents per mile for all the large rail
roads in the State and three and
three and one-half cent rate for the
branch lines and smaller roads, will
be hailed with satisfaction 10y the
travelling public. and there will be
few who, after reading the full de
cision, won't say that the ruling OF
the commission is fair 10 the rail-
roads and to the people. We have
contended that Virginia should be
given the benefit and advantage OF
a lower rate OF transportation, be
lieving that a reduction in the pres
ent rates, which are in many cases
excessive, could be accomplished
without injury to the railroads and
without any resultant depreciation
of railroad securities. We should
have preferred to have seen the roads
AntulctlNCr lstht Nlt lDli tUNlNt III
putting a two-cent rate into effect.
but as they failed TO do so. and IL
has been done by the commission.
hope for their own benefit that the
railroads will accept the inevitable
with good grace and refrain from
further fighting the reduction in the
highercourts. Such a fight would have
but one ending and would only serve
to arouse dangerous autagouism
to the roads. As said 10y the Corpora
ton Commission. it il more than
probable that the increase OF travel
will make up entirely for the reduc-
ton in rates, and that the revenue of
the roads from passenger traffic will
be increased rather than decreased
In the same decision the commission
declines 10 reduce freight rates.
though classifying them 10 advau-
tage Of shippers, thus showing a dis
position to do no injustice TO the
railroads in this State. Taken as
whole the decision is gratifying and
will, we venture to say. give general
satisfaction.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
A WARNING TO VOTERS

Attorney General Anderson has
made public the following statement.
ANY male citizen OF the State who on
or before the 9TH OF May, 1907. shall
have paid his State poll-tax for the year
1906. for the year 1905 and for the year
1904, or for such of said years a. he may
have been assessable with such taxes
and who Is otherwise qualified by resi-
dence, etc, will he entitled to vote in the
general election 10 be held on Tuesday.
the 9th Of November. ] 9O7; and unless
he be a veteran OF the C,vil War. he must
have paid all of such L., or before the 9Th
day OF May, 1907"
Citizens who are not qualified to
vote in the fall elections will not be
qualified vote in the primary. De
hnquents who fail TO pay their poll
taxes on or before May 9TH cannot
vote either in the primary OF in the
regular election.
The abovefrom the Times Dispatch
is a very clear statement of what il
required in order to vote
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
EmbrOiderieS and LaCes

This Is one OF the fast growing lines of
our store. We have Just received over
1000 yards OF Embroidery and G.5OO
yards of Val and Torchon Lace of the
newest and most up-to-date pattern and
nave a greater bargain to offer YOU than
ever before
Hamburgs in wide width at l.. Ham
burg in wide widths. a great value "a.
tamburgs. extra value. many patterns.
over - inches wide. only Zoe: Val Laces
IN every style. We haven't space and
time to give description or quote prices. but
70 lily appreciate the many good things ~,
nave Tor you Is TO come and see for yourself
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
c. F. TOWSON FOR SHERIFF OF
STAFFORD.

We. the voters az Stafford county. t~l
ing the Importance oi S.icrtinl. good aut
efficient officers to iill TN. positions NTH
coming Fall election. earnestly url-,. ou'
esteemed friend. T. r Tow-un. To- l.,.ois
a candidate for sheriff rfStafiori county
pledgiug him our iAthi % support;
Mr.. Tow-'u l. nn hpu,,t and r,.~,lsit.
man aud "" hclir,r iu many WAYS ~iifet
hir h- position.
william Manning. L l.. Tyson. O-,.a
H.rry. James A-hhy. : 4 Sn~iiing- J
K CHARTERS. " T Towsnn. + Mnll.r
t. 4 Rs,.d L. 4. Cooper. W \. 81, ling
A. Nelson &. e. Snellings. Vim + herr,
~ r. Berry. ". 4. Cliff. r. I Emhr,,
G.. ". Truslow. J ;. Skidror-. NJ &
Tru-low. Luther Gray Tho~ VIII.
Walker Sre'ling-. :. h. Tru~low. Z. 70
T. gland. bani-l Snellings. Arthur Sn.a
lnl- J West. James T.. Bow ter. W
1. pollard. !. W Brummet Cord
Montague. Edward West. W 4 Gr.cnlaw
C. r. Sn-lling-. J. W. Brooks. John
Humphreys. & t. Botts.C ". Robertson
Wesley Payne. e. !. CHARTERS. r. a.
Randall. J. l.. GoLien. ; T. Young.
WANTED
Man and wiz. good farmer. 10y ~,
year. white or colored. II &. Dow. ol,
Pollock farm. apps. 3Om.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
RAILROADS TO FIGHT ORDER
Appt@@ 20 the Courts Against Reduction Of
Rates.

1t Is said that the railroads will put ND
a, vigorous fight against the two cent
decision. This contest may last four
months, while II Is hardly probable that
IL VIII end until the case reaches the
United States Supreme Court The ap-
PEAL win suspend the Judgment Il the
commission until ilLasl adjudication.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
AMERICAN JkCKIES WIN
Alsbams's Crew Won First Int>rns
tional Boat Race.

Norfolk. Va. April 3o.-Thc first OF
the international boat races between
the crews OF warships gathered on the
jamestown Exposition grounds In
Hampton Roads was rowcd between
boat crews from the British armored
cruiser RoNburgh and the American
battleships Alabama and Niryiri1.
The Britishers were LEFT far behind
after holding the lead for the first irl
yards. and the Alabama jackics won
from the Nirginias crew by scant a.
yards after a bow and bow struggle
over the mile course. II is estimate
that over $4,000 changed hands over
the result OF the race.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
NOTICE.

fredericksburg, Va, April 10, 1907.
The annual meeting ofthe stock holders
OF the Potomac. fredericksburg 4 Pied
mont Railroad Company. at which an
election Tor director and officers will be
held, will take place at the Company's
Office IN fredericksburg on MAY 9TH at
twelve O'Clock. l.. Harry Richards.
aSOl2W President
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02

Judge Grimsley has, ON application
OF the board OF supervisors, ordered
a bond issue for Culpeper Now let
the old county do the rest and Join
the progress procession" which is
80 rapidly growing in this State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
WANTED

Man and wife. good farmer, 10y the
year. white or coiored II G.. Dow. old
Pollock farm apps. 3Om2
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02

Mr.. Roosevelt's speech at James
town was just what unexpected from
an American president.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
Mems Shades and Children
Shoe Department

We have the largest stock and best A.
sortmeut we have ever carried for this
season and our prices are lower. our
purchase has been we'll made aud You will
find 10 TO Your advantage To- try III when
i'm search of good up-to-date shoe that
will wear TO your entire satisfaction
Mems kolt Skin in plain and
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
Shirts and NeCkWear

Here Is where we have something eS-
peciaily attractive for the mon We can
save you money on the correct styles. and
quality unsurpassed
COAT SHlRTS-that j. So convenient
and such demand can be found here IN
the pretty, neat stripes. figures and solids
REGULAR STYLE SHlNTS-iu so
many varieties, style. tit. qualities last.
but not least. the price. sub bargains
never offered before.
NECkWEAR-in wash goods. the four
n-hand. Compare our l5cgoodS with the
poe kind bought elsewhere. 4 full line Of
silk ties in all the newest aud prettiest
styles. We wish YOU to examine them.
the price will do the rest
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02

We have bought very heavy and have
"A bigger value To offer you in this line than
ever before. We have arranged this line
up stairs and you will find many useful
articles at half price. The blue and white
Enamelware. Galvanized and Tinware
Everything need in this line at big saw
ing Of money
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
Never So Popular at Such Price Concessions Before

I ream Serge. GOc grade.a vi :
Cream Serge. Soc grade "A wi :
Cream Serge, 81 grade. Tor .
Cream Serge, Sl.25 grade.
fOr..................................Sl.
Cream Imperial Serge. SI25
grade. "a yard for...........SI.
Cream Imperial Serge. 81 80
grade. "A yard for........SI.
I ream White Panama, GOc
grade. "a yard fOr.............. !.
Cream White Sicilinn Mo-
hair, l. 10 inches Wile. zoe
grade....................... :
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-02
THE ADVANTAGE

THE ADVANTAGE
Ia placing your order now for your
family Potomac roe herring Is clearly set
forth In W. l.. Brannan's advertisement
In another column.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

There is Il remarkable misapprehen-
sion. particularly among many per
SONS of the more intelligent class of
our people. says the Dietetic and lily
gicnic Gazette. as to the food value of
the fats and oils. The muscle or red
meat is a valuable source of proteid.
but the excessive consumption of pro
ted invites various diseases which fig
urc very prominently in the causes IF
death. The Fats and oils increase our
resistance against cold and some of
the causes of disease. The health T."
many so called scrofulous childrc
would be improved by teaching them
to eat more fat. Fats in abundance
constitute a very essential part Of the
dietary of the t~uberculous patient. A
larger proportion of the fatty elements
Of foods would go a long way in add
ing To the robustness of many persons
and saving them from the subsequent
development of tuberculosis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

heard her sing In Paris, he became con-
vinced that the time had come for her
to make her debut in America.
Miss Farrar Is twenty four years of
age and has been regarded as n vocal
wonder since childhood. She made her
debut In Melrose, Mass, In 1894, and
In 1893. when she was sixteen, she
sang before President and Mrs. Nc
Klnley Mt the service in Washington
on receipt of the news of the battle of
Manila Bay. A short time afterward
Nine. Melba heard her sing and called
her 1.-THE coming Jenny Lind of Ameri-
ca" She is one of the most beautiful
women on the operate stage and while
singing in the Royal Berlin Opera Is
said to have won the heart Of the Ger
man crown prince. The story is that
he even contemplated marrying her
and FORGETTING his succession to the
crown. At any rate, the singer, though
she entertained Il p%latonic affection for
the prince, would not take the chance
OF her good name being injured by fur
thcr relations with him and cut the
friendship short, thus allaying the fears
Of Emperor William that his son would
disgrace the imperial family 10y a I'M
Ion with a person not of noble birth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Won Zeppelin
And His AirShip
BloQest DirigihIe Balloon Ever Constructed
end Successfully Used - Sixteen Sep
arate Envelopes For Gas-Carries
Nine People With Ease.

"HE biggest airship that yer
scared into the empyrean is
Count Won Zeppelin's latest
model, which recently made
two successful trial trips In German
atmosphere. This vessel is as big as an
ocean steamship and speedier than the
average OF such craft. She can sail
from eighteen to thirty miles an hour.
The length Of the vessel is 43O feet aud
the diameter about forty feet She car
ries two Daimler motors Of eighty-hve
horsepower each. by far the greatest
horsepower ever applied to an airship.
The hydrogen gas supply that buoys
her up Is calculated to hast for 100
hours. Thus If conditions are favora-
bic this ship may fly Ave days, or long
enough to cross the ocean from Liver
pool to New York, at the speed Of a
fast steamship.
In the construction Of this ship Count
Won Zeppelin followed his former plan
OF inclosing his gas bags in a long
cylinder Of aluminium plates, each bag
or balloon in its separate compart-
ment, independent of all the others.
There are sixteen of these balloons In
the 430 foot cylinder. If one should be-
come punctured and collapse the 9TH
ers will keep the ship afloat. Several
Of the balloons, in fact, might be put
out Of commission without making the
airship useless. This Ia what may be
called an armored cruiser of the air,
the armor being the aluminium plates.
It Is designed by the count primarily
for use in warfare and ia therefore a
new type of German war vessel,
though not just yet attached to the i'm
perial navy or army.
The old count, now in his sixty-ninth
year, is undoubtedly the boldest and
most persistent experimenter in aerial
navigation now living. His expert
ments all have been upon a very large
scale. lie has spent his own private
fortune. the kaiser has contributed to
his expense funds, and certain German
capitalists who believe more or less in
the ultimate success of his experiments
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

HENEhAlS tASilLLo AND GUERRA.
would come into their share. if not
more than thci share, under American
control. They have been disappointed
because more Moderates have not been
turned out in the cold. They think
Governor Magoon Is too slow In max
ing places IN the public service for
them. Meetings Of protest have been
held by Liberals and eX-insurgents.
Prominent among them are Generals
Iona del Castillo and Faustino Guerra,
the latter being generally known by
the nickname of Vino Guerra. General
Guerra was one Of the foremost Of the
insurgent leaders In the recent insur-
yection.
He was born about thirty five years
ago In Finar del Rio province and be.
longs to a. we'll known family. He has
been engaged in farming and us Il to-
bacco broker. lie fought under Maceo
In the final Cuban war for freedom
from Spain and was Il colonel ut the
conclusion of peace. On the conStitu-
ton of Cuba as "A republic he was
CHOSEN a member of congress-. being
re collected in 1904. He WAS a leader OF
the Nationalist and later OF the I.iber-
ais. In the late iuSurrection he held
his forces we'll in hand and co-operated
With the Americans when intervention
by this country came.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

"Why does Il woma button her gar
ments on the left Sidei" The question
is discussed in the London Tailor and
Cutter by several correspondents. one
of whom advances this theory: For
ladies to have the ~huttonholcs in the
right side of their garments has its
origin i'll the times when it was neces-
sary for a lady when going out at night
to have 4 gentleman escort, who sup
his right or sword arm at liberty,
Thus the lady's left hand would he free
to faSten or unfasten her cloak at her
OWL pleasure and without inconven-
fence"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
n T HILL.
Where Fortunes Were Made and
Spent In a Day.

Where Fortunes Were Made and
Spent In a Day.
When Daily had acquired the proper
ties surrounding the Anaconda. he
Op,red up the Butte hill. One must
have a vivid imagination to picture to
himself the growth Of Butte from that
time on during Marcus Days life.
Fortunes We're made and spent in a
day. An army of men descended into
the mines daily to strip them Of their
treasure, huge forests We're despoiled
of their timber to stull and shore up
the excavations and protect the earth
above, for these copper veins are often
100 feet wide. Immense smokestacks
began to vOmit their clouds Of slnudge
from scores of furnaces scattered over
the hill; the moan and Flank of huge
pumps could be heard in the depths
forcing the water to the surface; the
pound of hammers and the steady i'm
pact of drills sounded everywhere,
while the earth trembled and beloved
with distant underground explosions.
Great hollows, like cathedral naves,
were scooped out, where the treasure
had lain in the rock ribbed earth.
Horses and mules were b%lindfolded
and lowered into the mines-where
their hides. like the gray boards of the
old miners, soon took on the greeniah
color of the copper which saturates ev-
erything below the surface. The Butte
hill soon became Il vertiable under
ground city.-C. p. Connolly in Nc
Clure'S Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
PEOPLE OF BRITTANY,

The Women Mostly Bald and the Men
Mostly Drunkards.
"The women, not the men, 90 bald in
Brittany" said a barber. ''They go
bald where it shows ~most-above the
ears. Women, quite bald above the
ears, are as common in Brittany as
baldheaded men are with us.
Brittany is a granite strewn, hilly,
well wooded country in northwestern
France, overlooking the sea. 1t is New
Hampshire. with the sea added. The
Breton peasants speak q language
which resembles Welsh. They hate
strangers, and they wear a peculiar
costume.
This costume is what causes the
baldheaded woman. One part Of It, the
Golf, or headdress. a cap Of white linen.
requires that the hair be drawn back
very taut from the temples. Drawn
back thus, as taut as It will go, it be-
gins to disappear at the age Of twenty
FIVE, and by the time she is ~thirty-1ve
or forty the Breton peasant woman
looks as If she were the victim of some
horrible disease, for, from her temples
to we'll behind her ears, she is as bald
as an egg
1.-The men, on the contrary, are never
bald. For II reason, they work bare
headed. For another. they belong to
the low. animal type Of man that pre-
serves q head of thick. coarse hair to
the end. They are a nasty lot. the men
Of Brittany-drunk every day or two.
putting all the work on their wives,
shouting ribald insults In the Breton
tongue at tourists."-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
,OCNT VON ZEPPELIN AND HIS AIRSHIP.

COUNT Won ZEPPELIN AND HIS AIRsHIP.
have added their cash to the cause,
which has consumed several hundred
thousand dollars.
Ferdinand von Zeppelin. in addition
to being Il German nobleman. is a sol
der Of distinction. He rose to the
rank Of lieutenant general in the Ger
man army and for years has Deer chief
military adviser to the king of Wurt-
tembcrg. In the Franco-rrussian war
he won fame as the first PrusSian Of
ficer who crossed the frontier into
France. He was Il noted leader of
scouts. Prior to that he had served his
fatherlanu in the United States during
the civil war as Il military attache, and
1t was in this country in 1864 that he
made his first balloon ascensionS. Bal
looms were used by our government to
some extent in making military OBJ
%servations. The count went up sever
III times. and that gave him Il taste
for aerial experimenting rs to the
uses of balloons or airships in war.
During the past ten years Count Won
Zeppelin has done little more than
build airShips and finance propositions
for building better ones, The present
ship is his third model. The first was
bought by his government. The sec.
ond he destroyed. selling the material
for junk. Model No. 3, which flew
around and over the Bodensee. the
lake between Switzerland and Baden,
CARRYING nine OorsoDS IN yts tu., an,
riages. was eight months in building.
Work began last February. At times
200 workmen were employed day and
night.
The ship was built In u long hall ex-
tending out owe the waters of the Bo-
densee. The floor Of the hall was SO
constructed rs to float outside when
the ship was ready for launching and
float back when It was desired to re-
turn the monster to Its mansion. The
vessel went up about a thousand feet
n made Il circuit Of the lake, crossed
twice and returned to the starting
point. gracefully alighting upon the
platform. This programme was repeat
ed the next day with even greater sue
cess. The first trial was Of two hours
duration II the second OF four hours,
The propellers. rudders and motors
worked smoothly on each trial.
In general shape the aluminium CYL
'nder inclostng the balloons resembles a
monster torpedo flying through the air.
1t has an advantage in cutting the air
In being sharp pointed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Brother Gardner
And LiInekiln Club
His Words Of Advice to Fellow Mem
bers-Tels a Story About
Builder Shindig.

copyright, 1906, by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndicate.1
Y YHEN the routine business
M had been disposed Of al
v " the last regular meeting Of
the Limekiln club Brother
Gardner arose in his seat and said:
II hain't feelin' bout things as
would like to feel. rs got de feelin'
on me dat de culld people OBJ dis ken.
try am gwine to smash in spite OBJ all
dat kin be said OF dun. Ebery day
when I walks out I cum home wild an
achin' heart Ebery time l pick up q
paper and sot down to read l am made
to wonder what has got into de Guild
race dat it am actin so.
Il was In a feed stoh de odder even.
In to buy some con fur my chickens.
I has bin acquainted wild dat feed stoh
man fur ten years, and we like each
odder. He has nebber cotched me fill.
in my pockets wild con when his back