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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
BIGGEST EAR so FAR

The finest ear OF corn We have seen this
year was grown on "Snowden," the
handsome estate OF Mr.. Frank b. Guest.
near the city. 1t was of the yellow
variety and measures 15h inches.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
Football

Fredericksburg College defeated the
team Of Medical College Of Virginia. Of
Richmond, ON Athletic grounds here
SntnrdAy. Score lG tn d
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
IN CHARGE OF The
MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL

Miss Helen W. Barney has charge of
the Mary Washington Hospital in the
absence Of Miss Parker. who is in New
1orA for "a -hor; time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
POTOMAC, FREDERICKSBURG
AND PIEDMONT RAlLRQIi
I'M TABLl No. Is.
In eject ., A. N. March I. 1905.

CONNEXIONS At Fr-ceri~sshurg With r. p A y
+. n. and Maryland. Deiawere and Virginia Rsi,.
vay Co. A. Orange vith southern h Y n,S
hes1p@ake Ohio n. r.
The only line 10 ths Chanceliorsviiio sad VII.
ferness BRttlenslds
aasssrn standard Time. iaiy ercsyt fa1-sy
". n RICHARDS. Gen. AAaa~sr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
MARRIED IN WASHINGTON

Edgar l.. Payne, Of Psrtlows, ord Miss
ln'z 5. Edenton. Of Gstewood, Spotsyl-
vania county, were married in Washing
ton Saturday by Rev. w. g. McNeil.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
ENTERTAINMENT ATsHADY GROVE

There will be an entertainment for the
benefit of Shady Grove building fund on
the night OF the 21st OF October consist
ing of recitations, music, singing, phono-
graph and a lecture by DIR. Ray on
Ghosts" Admission 20 cents. Come
one, come all. I'd
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
MISS ELIZABETH HURKAMP
HAS TYPHOID FEVER

Miss Elizabeth Hurkamp is i'll with ty-
phoid fever at the private hospital OF DR..
Frye In Washington. Her sister. Miss
Jennie Hurkamp, is with her.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22

NOTICE-TEACHERS WANTED.
Wanted, two teachers for upper and
lower rooms of Andrews graded school
Salary $50 and $50 respectively. Apply
to II. W. Dew, Superintendent, Youngs,
Va. o17llw
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
PIGS For SALE.

Boscobel raised pigs four, five and six
weeks old. Poland-China and Berk-
shire crossed. Price So per pair.
c. III. Hurkamp,
BoscObel Farm,
o22ilt fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22

AT Boscobel. n two year old steer. The
owner can get same by paying costs Of
keep and this ad. c. ii. Hurkamp,
olJ-Zt fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

l keep all kinds OF North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber. dressed and
addressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash,
Doors, and Blinds, Lime, Cement,
Calcine Plaster, Plastering Hair.
Building and Paving Brick. Tin and
Iron Roofing, Cut and Wire Nails, all
kinds Ready Mixed Paints and Dry
Paint, Linseed Oil. Turpentine, Dryer
Harnish and Lewis's White Lead,
Paint Brushes of all kinds, Window
Glass and Putty, Builders Hardware
of all kinds, Tar Roofing, Sheathing
Paper and fine Brick.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
fire Clay Pipe. (. d. Cole.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22

Hon. c. C. Taliaisrro and Deputy Sheriff
George y. Parker have been appointed to
represent the Orange Confederate Vet
Grams at the Grand Camp In Norfolk
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
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DO YOU NEED MONEY

To buy or build n home farm or S
make improvements? You can own
and occupy your own home or farm
and pay for same in small monthly S
payments which is less than rent.
We make loans anywhere from ST.
600 to $1,000 at D per cent. No s
additional security. Themost liberal
plan ever offered Write at once for
full information and application s
blank. l.. III. BROWN, Silver Spring.
Md. representing the Southern
States Trust Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
REV. DE-. M'BRYDE At HOSPITAL

nv DE- K J. McBrsie has N, to
th' Mary Washington lio-ritalflr treat
mont
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
NRANAa0gNSHNa&MGAA " ~ -

II you ever have the opportunity to
witness a balloon race, do so by all
means, says Williamsport (Pa.) Grit.
A horse or automobile race is not. in the
same class, and even the human race is
quite tame along side of II. The excite
ment Is not confined to the competitors.
The spectators share 1t, and they feel
as the balloonist does that 1t is a race
against time and space, with death as a
competitor with a possible chance Of
winning. The balloon racer is unques-
tionably above other racing men. He
goes over a course in which ordinarily
no obstacles can be placed, and he usu-
ally has the track to himself.
Above Is q picture of a recent balloon
race showing the balloons ready to
start. There are about a dozen OF. them,
and each n is tugging at the ropes
which hold 1t captive. One almost fan
cles the great canvas spheres r anil
mate beings and are 6 to be Off at
the crack Of the pistol, like a trained
track horse. The spectators are stand
Ing about, sizing up the racers and the
men who will race them. The balloons
are really the racers of the aerial track,
and the daring ~bnlloouists are the jock
rys who will guide them over the course.
When all was IN readiness, at a CIV
en- signal the balloons were simultane-
ously released, and shot UP Into the air
with a loud swish. A mighty shout
arose from the assembled spectators.
For a few moments the racers seemed
and then the racer floating the red
and white coiors forged a bit ahead. A
shout Of frenzied delight arose from
its p%artisans- Evidently the applause
reached the ears Of the man guiding
It, for the balloon shot ahead another
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
WHAT wArn1wAYs DEVELOP.

1A ErwEEN May and December, 1906, thirty
four million tons Of ore was shipped from
the Lake Superior mines to Lake Erie ports,
- This trafAc greatly exceeds the total passing
through the Euez Canal Facilities for
80 handling the mountain OF freight have
rpoWn With its growth. One railroad has constructed
Two dockA located 1t Buffalo and Erie. that unload
100000 tsns Of ore during the season OF navigation.
Ihe depth or water ct these docks Is sufficient for the
ASgest boats Massive electric ynnchinery unloads the
- and then puts on board a/Feturn cargo OF coal At
m BuRalo dock 500 tons OF ore an hour is transferred
~ maohiuery directly from = skip to q train that runs
along he face OF the dock, and storage bins are at band
that hold 2ta0oo tons each
Up to four pears ago 9 steel bucket holding a ton was
lowersd Into i vessel and filed by shovelers. Now self
AniAg baskets, each Of I've 70 ten tons capacity, are used,
and - shoyelers ars needed. The deep lake channels
Have brought about the big ships, and these in turn
have expended the methods Of louding and unloading.
Economic gains ae large and added to every year. Let
no one undertake to deal with river Improvement on the
besis ofs the conarncscs on the present unimproved river
channeis. Big vessels, with assured depth OF water, Gre
~ condttions u their own They have never failed IN
this respect, ana viii not work differently on the main
Gtrsaaus 0f tho Afhsissippt VaiIey.-st Louis Globe
OoaDocTak
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

fifty feet as a result of some manipu-
lation. For some minutes b balloons
appeared to hold the positions attained
,at the start, and then the red and
green n%oticeably gained on the red and
white. The two by this time were far
ahead Of the Others and 1t was evil
dent to all that Of the two balloons
in the lead would win the race, and the
betting became wildly enthusiastic.
Farther and farther up into space they
arose.. Now they would appear to be
going inland, and again as they entered
a higher current Of air they would ap-
pear to be going seward at a fright
full pace, and one would hear a groan
Of dismay from the spectators. Soon
the two became mere specks in the sky,
and 1t was no longer possible to learn
which was In the lead The anxious
spectators learned the result Of the race
by telegraph two hours later, the red
and white having Travelled the greatest
distance by far in the specified time.
There was not a hitch or accident In
the race. In spite Of the danger which
Is certainly always present with such
sport, balloon racing is rapidly growing
in popularity.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
MYSTERY or
CENTURY, %

~,oo,oi s,vore ont a complaint asalhss
Nv r,o+bar in Odessa. The woman was
arrested and preparations started LUZ
the trial. - ,r,
This, however, was too WIFI PRIV
ceeding for McolaL and, fearing ue'ee-
+,on she procured money from fancy
| Rosdorhney, n woman living IN 81. re
tersburg with whom she had protesseo
tto fnll in love, and fled to Helslnfors'
Finland. leaving a letter for M. 70
biedonosteff, telling him that hilai oe-
yotion prevented her appearance against
her mother. The procurator was
cha grfned. but ordered the officials 10
proceed with the case. The mother pro
duced evidence that NicOlai was a glri'
The p%rocurator was enraged.
From H%elsinfors Nicolai soon fled to
Antwerp, Belgium, changing her name
! TO Nicolai Konstantinevltch. AT At
werp a banker, NJ. Citizens, sent her to
c+be United States. Arrived In Chicago,
Medal was presented to Charles Hen.
| rotin, Belgian consul, who
her to the Russian consul, and, after
taking out naturalization papers, Nj
colai eventually became secretary to
Baron S~chlippenbach. Russian consul.
The life Of De, Raylan in Chicago
was disclosed after her death In Phoe-
nix. She smoked and drank hard, used
profane language and Travelled with a
rapid set Of young men. She married
her first wife when 20 years dc
Nine years later. the wife obtained a
divorce, and then married Francis p
Bradchulis, De Raylan's business part
ner. Nicolai at once went to New York
and married Anna Davidson, an act
ress, who brought suit to get posses
sion Of the estate after De Raylan's
death and sought to establish that D.
Raglan was a man. Letters discovered
in the strong wooden chest in whicl
the dairy was found indicate that Mrs
Anna De Raglan knew Nicolai's III
secret.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

fdence men and thieves. OF such a
type was the old farmers wife whose
story Is told in the Minneapolis Jour
nal. The ways Of the city were a mys-
terry to the good lady, and she. resolved
to be armed for every emergency,
The farmer and his wife were set
ting OF for an event In their lives. a
visit to st. Paul. They had been eau
toned repeatedly by their friends to
beware Of sharpersL They replied that
they would keep their eyes open. and
started with a ervou determination
70 look out for confidence tricks.
On the way the old farmer rot OF
at q junction to buy some lunch, n
the train went on without him. It
was a terrible mishap. The last he
saw Of his wife she was craning ont
OF the car window. shouting something
reproachful at him. which he could
not hear On account Of the noise or the
train.
It happened that an express came
along a few minutes Later. The farmer
boarded It and got to st. Paul nearly
an hour earlier than his wife.
He was waiting for her at the sta
ton when b arrived. He ran ND to
her and seized her valise.
well, Sarah" he said, I'm glad to
see ye again. I didn't know but we
was separated forever"
t""No, We don't. Mr.. Sharper" she
cried. Il left my husband at the juno
tioo. Don't be coming any OF yer con-
fidence games on me, or Til call a
policeman"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
VII
{

Not since the time of the puzzling
Cheyalier d'Eon, in the eighteenth cen
tury, has there come to public
such a sex riddle as has been presented
In the case Of Nicolai de Raglan, VINO
masqueraded eighteen years as a man
and was found to be a woman only
after her death in Phoenix, Ariz., last
December. A diary and a undie OF
correspondence, in the office OF the chi
cago public administrator, reveal an
amazing story.
De Raglan. 1t appears, was started
on her career of deception In an at
tempt to %blackInail her mother, al
whom she was incensed because the
paternity of the girl was kept a secret
De Raglan adopted male attire ana
tried to prove that she had been mas
uueraded as q girl by her mother IN
violation of the laws Of Russia, which
provide heavy punishment for such an
offense. A feature Of the story Is the
fact that De Raglan interested the Late
NJ. Constantine Petrovitch Pobiedonost'
Ell, procurator Of the holy synod, in
hsr case, and prevailed on him to start
suit against her mother.
The diary, which covers the period
betwet n 1855 and 1892, shows that the
real family name Of De Raglan was
Taletsk. The first entries depict bel
as a school girl 10 years old, about tt
graduate from a seminary at kiev
Russia. At this time the girls mother
suddenly acquires wealth to tht
amount Of 100000 rubles (about S125,
eOo), and Nicolai, the only name b!
which De Raglan is known to have beef
called, discovers that the money ha'
been settled on her parent as trustee
by a member Of the nobility, to be con
served in the snerests of Nicolai. Th,
girl becomes curt6us q to the reason
tor the settlement and suspects tina
the unknown .nobleman is her father
but fails to drag Information on tn
point from her mother. Then come
the inspiration that resulted in eighteel
years Of pseudo-mascullnity for D
Raylan.
In Russia he law makes 1t a Grim
punishable by Imprisonment for an
person to gain entrance for a boy int
= girls school and also. under the mill
tary statutes, makes 1t a serious Grim
tor a mother to hide the sex of q NAL
child Young De Raglan, according t
the journal, schemed to blackmail he
own mother by aid Of these laws, an
to this end took into her confidence he
French governess, Louise Ratune. Tw'
years were spent in preparing for tn
assumption Of the male disguise. and il
1891 Louise Ratone wrote to the lat
NJ. Pobiedonosteff, procurator Of th
holy synod, telling In detail the allege
facts in the case. The churchman ii
sisted On starting criminal proceeding
against the mother. At his instanc
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
Ruttr'R Rival.

Beaten by a Frenchman in the dis.
coyery Of a substitute for butter, the
American has now far outstripped his
scientific rival across the sea in turning
that discovery to commercial uses. One
result is that American manufacturers
are shipping hundreds Of tons Of cleo
margarine back to the land Of its OIL
gin every year, and are selling it there
cheaper than the Frenchmen them
selves can make it. Chicago Is now the
center of the ol~eomargarine industry OF
the world.-TechnicaI World Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

Suddenly a young man the worse for
liquor, halts. stares at her, mumbles
q curse and frightens her into a run.
As she ices this shadow across her
path, the brute whips ont a revolver
andshres at her. The third bullet
strikes down the terrified woman and
q drops into the arms OF I panerby.
The shooter was q youth who says he
mistook Mr1 Humelhagen for q woman
who had rejected him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

dent to the Pennsylvania Seighteen-hour flyer" will soon
err or later compel decisive action for the protection OF
xhe traveller. 1t were far better that the action should Do
taken with the cooperation and assistance OF the rail-
ways than IL 1t were hastily imposed upon, them by the
compelling force OF an outraged, and possibly Illogical
and ilI-informed, public opinion. But something must
be done that is a conclusion from which there is no
possible escape-Chicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

When the jury acquitted Judge William C. Loving Of III murder of rheo.
d0e Estes, at Houston, Va, 1t vas upon the runcto ground 81 .ynsan.
" aNnougn IN reahty 1T was a vndcaHon Of the "unwritten law" Il
the grounds OF defense 1T resembld te Thaw case in New YORK ad - /.
hat this precedent may have some effect when the later case cones
up for a new rim in he fall Ss
N those Who n think upon these two remarkable murders the fact is i'm
pressed tnat drink as at the bottom OF both. It " a drink and atendant
dissfp eaa Una ta placeds Stanford White within reach Of he fatal bullet It
vas or .k ma Mmated Harry Thaw and nerved his arm FOR te deed +.
q anns AZ. IN iea Evelyn Thaw to q condition of easy conquest MI.
LOVING vas more o. lessa addicted to drinking, and when Young Este. 60
ne TOO Mucn liquor It started the scandal that ended in the whhkv.oeLa
Judge Loving shooting the victim, as In the White case without = chsn@
for his lii. M = NAN
Judge Loving IS a free man. but the blight OF murder shall remain A.,
ever upon ms soL ~ daughter will live to- be tormented hy te a.. tha.
hT story causeot ne death of a man innocent of the specific crmns snss.d
surrey aur.gs - ~ aye. nn .u % these to ira Aies there is 4 solemn lamon 49,
s - nnm . n1 49, 1a. .n g. .s minds 9 American young men and women. Il q
ue - - - N1mu mat nas beent taught in records OF blood ali fhreu.h -
- - 80 g an = dsstA-KanAs uy Journat
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

q the same time BY relatives from I'm
nois M relatives from Vermont. Cou-
an John from the praaries grew rest,
- AFTER Z day or two, and finally own
ed he felt shut In and smothered.
These hills! these htllsl Living IN Z
hole, call Il" he said. NOW / like
70 see . neighbor coming when he's ten
miles Oh. and get some = and feel
Ing OF the size Of this good. big old
world Of ours. I want roomr
Cousin Eliza. from the Green Noun.
tains, made no remarks, but she short.
eaed her yisit By several days, and adj
mitted b reason, a tribe shamefaced.
y, ON p morning Of her departure.
The fact IL, Eben," she owned. satsA
70 fat round here l just csuldn.t stand
It any longer. I'm downright homestck
for q hill !.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
utter silence.

Charley, dear, said young Mrs. Tor.
kins, els is true that money talksr"
II suppose SO"
~You must be very fond Of silence.
After losing your money at the races
you 60 to the ball game and lose your
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

A man OF somewhat caustic Wit who
had been dining s~umptuously at the
table OF a richie declared to !
friend on his homeward way that he
felt . new and strange sensation about
his heart
II it isn't indigestion" ventured!
the friend. = think It must b grauL.
tude.n
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

there snt anything to manage on. 1t consists In being quite cheerful and
smiling IL a lastyears gown and a madeover hat The best management In
he world Is In making life worth living to yourself and to your family. A
car never do this by assuming a downtrodden air about spending 'her
husband, money" Hs##
Many a woman thinks her husband stngy when he is only reasonable
and q a mar gives in tic his wies pleading for money % furnish the
house or send the children away to school when all his better Judgment tells
him te money should b laid by or a rainy day. I now women who are
mean in money matters an men who have lived narrow, pttfuf lives because
their wives wereo the skinftnt disposition. Lack of money cal come as
near dwarhng a life IS any other thing. except a narrow mind nd a narrow
creed. But W need lot be hope@ly bound in shadows, even though we be
women custom shackled and seemingly at the mercy # some selfish. close
listed man.. /
of mind. I know women who have private incomes to apply a 8 they like,
who travel and see and hear III that Is to be seen m heard, and who are
not happier o brighter or much better informed than the writer of these
lines, who has never In her life been free from poverty, who has seldom been
u 81 her native State, who las never seen hi ocean or he capital Oft III
United States but who Is nevertheless a denken OF the world-a child O +e
universe, whose lanterns are the noon and Mars"-Juuet ". Stranss IN
Chicago Journal
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
SECOND WIFE MUST BE DUMB.

Widower, says No. 4 Kept Her
Tongue Going Every Hour.
A twelve months trial Of life as a
widower has proved unsatisfactory to
Roger Manchester and he is looking for
a second wife, but the requirement. is
such as to. make the search difficult,
says the Pine Ridge Is. d. correspond
emit Of the New York World. His first
wife was an interminable talker, and,
be says, her chatter was continuous
from the time she arose ! n the morning
until bedtime.
Manchester says the woman he seeks,
and he Will take no other, must be
without the power Of speech, but she
may have her hearing; he would pre-
fer her that way. He began his search
two months ago and has even travelled
all over the State in his quest. Dumb
women, he says, are not at all plenti-
ful. He wrote to several matrimonial
agencies setting forth his needs and
begging them to send him at once the
names and addresses of as nan dumb
women OF marriageable 6 as they
had listed, 30 that he might place him
self. In communication with them and
make a choice.
At the time they received his letter
the matrimonial agencies bad no dumb
women listed, but they have promised
to make q diligent effort to supply him
with the names Of some. and he is
nov waiting with as much patience as
be can command, to hear from them
further.
Manchester Is a reticent man, some
where in the forties IL well to do and
ID fairly attn active In physical aspect
and In manners. He admires good
looks in 4 woman and he says he hopes
the woman he weds may be cotnely.
He likes 4 sweet sunny temper also,
and he expresses the hope that his
second wife may be- Of q sweet, sunny
temper.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22
WOMEN AND THEIR HUSBANDS MONEY.

Women are always telling a tale Of woe about
the tragedy of not having any money they can
call their own and being obliged to ask for 1t
from husbands who treat them like beggars.
After r~eviewing the matter dlspassionately, l con-
fess to a sneaking sympathy with the men. Where
does the money come from for the incessant de-
mands Of life Just now I am desperately turn
ing over in my mind various schemes by which
living expenses may be lightened. Truth compels
me to state that I have not hit upon any. I
know that ! have conveyed to my readers the
idea that I am economical and thrifty. Far from
lei ! am one of those pig-headed idealists Who
are always working themselves to death and hav-
ing nothing to show for 1t. Plenty of people with
less to live on dress better and make more show
In the world.
Whenever I hear q woman boast OF being q.
good manager I always take It with a grain Of
salt, Good management comes In mainly when
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-22

spirited to act In the interest Of the Community at criti-
cal times. Instead, they daliied with faction and 20
were overwhelmed with disgrace In municipal affairs
long after they had had abundant proof that the Schmitz
regime was unreliable and INSCRIPTIONS. In the riot Of
bribery which has been a logical result Of their lack Of
public spirit they have had their well-meritsd punish
ment.
Here is a lesson for every American municipality. No
citizen OF any Of them can afford to shape his course In
political matters in response to any but the best mo-
tiyes. II he elects boodiers to power TREY are his bood-
lers and his is the shame when their evil doings are e1-
posed. There are plenty OF worthy and efficient men to
hold all the public offices. To choose any other kind
OF public officers is to drag ONES citizenship In tbs DUST
Chicago News.