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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
GIRL HURLED TO DEATH
Ih0wn from Auto Wrecked by Pole Across Road

Known from Auto Wrecked by Pole Across Road
Miss May Bushnell, n beautiful young
woman of Winchester, was thrown
from an automobile near BerryviIle
Tuesday night and killed. She was in a
gasoline runabout with Miss Camilla
rutherford and Jack Hardesty, OF Win
chester, when the automobile struck a
telegraph pole stretched across the road
Miss Bushnell was seated on Miss
Rutherford's lap. The automobile was
going at high speed. Miss Bushnelrs
skull was fractured. She was taken To
a hospital in Berryville, where she died
IA few hours later.
Two young men Were arrested and are
in Berryville jail charged with PLACING
the obstruction in the road and causina,
Miss Bushnelfs death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
MISS JULIA JACKSON
CHRISTIAN H0NORED

The Senate OF Georgia took a recess OF
five minutes Tuesday that members
might meet Miss Julia Jackson Chris
tisn, of Charlotte, \. c., a granddaugh.
ter OF Stonewall Jackson. The introduc.
tiOns were made by President Akin. oi
{ he SENATE
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10

New York is rapidly realizing that
1t is not so puch different from the
rest of the country after all, and The
New York Times may turn it's atten-
tion from alleged lawlessness in North
Carolina to actual lawlessness and
crime in New York CITY.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
NEW LIVERY STABLE

have opened livery stable on Com.
merce street, opposite the park, where |
am prepared to serve the public with
teams Of all kinds. Orders will have
prompt attention. Phone 234.
iy3O-b1m Il. G. Hildrup.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
EXPOSITION COMPLETE

The Jamestown Exposition Is declared
20 be practically complete In a state
ment ISSUED by Director General Barr,
who asks for the project the support OF
the country at large.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10

When the next Democratic Nation
al Convention convenes We hope vii
lie Hearst will he found ''on the out
side looking in
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10

Gov. Swanson seems to have pur-
sued the diplomatic course with the
railroad companies to good effect.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
FOR SALE

l will be at Bowling Green Monday
August 18th, with a fine lot Of horses
and mules to sell or trade forgood cattle
Come one, come all and look at them.
do-ot b. l. Goo
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10

An Ohian declares Foraker is far
from being call in, and he might
have added farther still from being
in the White House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10

1t is nearly time for Mr. Roosevelt
to get busy unless he wants these
Southern governors to monopolize
all the limelight.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
HOTTEST AUGUST DAY

Thursday, according to the weather
man, vas the hottest August day this
year and ~ hot ~ the hottest day 10
July Friday was eioee second. II not
hotter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
WOOD WANTED.

900 cords of pine and poplar wood.
Highest cash price paid.
The Virginia Excelsior Co., Inc,
=, fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
BREAD. BREAD. BREAD.

Mothers Bread. Grandma's Bread. Rive
Bread, Graham Bread, Plain White
Bread, Cream Bread, Pullman Bread AZ
Brannan's. See our ad. elsewhere.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
w. l.. BRANNAN.

Insurance Keeps the Wolf from the Door
in this very important respect. II fire
comes your way aud YOU have such "A
strong policy rs we write. backed by mil
lions oicapital and surplus, there almost
immediate provision for setting up IN
business or Housekeeping again. IL will
give NJ great pleasure To give you i'll
formation.
John w. Allison, Jr., q Co.
Fire Insurance Agents.
fredericksburg. Nirginia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10
SOUTHERN GIVES N
Railway and Alabama Officials
Reach Agreement.
A VICTORY FOR The STATE

Two and one-Hsf Cent Passenger
Rate to Be Put Into Effect and Other
Laws Observed Until Test Case Is
Decided.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-10

liu25-2m.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
MAIL ORDER EVIL
ITy RISE 10 RoT THE RESULT OF
LEGITIMATE DEMAND.
DUE ENTIRELY TO GREED
And II Feeds Upon the Prosperity
Of the Country Towns-A
Menace to ths
Nation.

copyrighted, 1906, by Alfred g. Clar%J
AS the years so by We are more
than ever brought face to face with
the vital question Of trading at home.
During the past decade the habit Of
buying goods abroad has grown to
such proportions that the country
merchant may well feel alarmed at
the probable outcome unless something
is done to forestall the great calamity
which will surely result therefrom.
Trade conditions % years ago were
satisfactory. At that time catalogue
houses were entirely unknown and
country merchants were 'monarchs Of
all they surveyed so to speak. in the
lines represented. and the people were
prosperous and happy Perhaps not
so much because they generally had
money enough to meet their wants,
but because of the contcntment that
prevailed throughout the country at
that time. The farmers raised good
crops, generally, and received good
prices for what they had to sell. They
sold their surplus stun to the local
merchant and bought what they
wanted; and this was the height Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
a Fish Story.

"Trout protection! Nonsense" said
"a gunner of local cminrncc, Trout
are amply able to protect themselves,
Look at their dcpredatIons among
ducks, for example. and you win agree
with me that It's the birds that need
protection. It's a common thing for O
truu. to jump from the water seize a
duck bv the neck, drcg the unfortunate
fowl into the depths sufficiently to
leave It's feet sticking In thu air, where
II can get no purchase upon the uni.
verse. aud thus drown H. Then the
trout picks the feathers from the bird,
eats II at It's leisure and swims away
out Of the jurisdiction Of the courts.
Arc there any fishermen" None? Too
bad This would be match for one
OF their Rsh stories"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
flEyT 70 CROSS PACIFIC.
sid..Wncei Steamer Aroused mueh
Interest in Japan.

Il saw tho first steamship fYinE the
American flag that ever eros irl The
Pacific ocean enter the haebor OF
Hnngkork," said Frederick r. Stcr.
ling. merchant of lIJDrkuug
That vessel was the Colorado, and
Il landed In HonEkoug in 1869. II was
tho first dag Of January, AMI there was
a big crowd OF people of all nationaIt.
ties to see her Being a sidc.whcclcr
Of the oldfashioned tyr" she was a
curiosity At the request Of Isaac j..
Allen. the American consul general.
tho ship gave an excursion around the
island on which the city Is situated. |
was among the 1909 on board, II
was a gala day Whistles blew, people
shouted and numerous small sailing
boats ana tugs escorted us
AS remember now, the vessel be.
longcd to the Pacific Mail Limo and
sailed from San Francisco. She made
the trip Of 5000 miles in 30 days. and
when she arrived was in perfect trim
and good order Everybody realized
that IL means the beginning OF the
T-ca, Development Of the PacIliI."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
The Estln,ahln EamllY.

"Roynolds," said Millionaire Banks
30 his valet. 50 'rouad to the house
OF that little girl whom | ran down
with the auto this morning and ex.
tend TO the family my sincere regrets
and sympathy Also give them this
$50 b!IL understand that they arc
very poor and In want"
Accordingly the yaict obeycd When
ne returned his master net him at
ihc door
"W"ll. REYNOLDS"
Tho father wished mo to say slr.
that he hoped you wouldn't take the
affair too much to heart rs for the
family. they all feel very grateful TO
ypu SIR, and couldn't bring themselves
20 accept your very kind offer"
"A most cs'lmabIo family! Yet |
wonder Why they didn't accept the
money"
Tho father said such matters
should be arranged through his law.
ycg, a.r."-Juigc
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10

ton And right here is whore the good
town proposition comes to him with
great force. He knows he can send
his children to the village school at c
great deal less expense than to send
hem away to college, and that in
most cases better results are OBJ.
tanned.
II the farmer seriously desires all
these good things he must OF necessi.
ty help to build them. Let him under.
stand that he Is one OF the maia
spokes in the great wheel OF com.
mcrce in his vicinity and that he can
illafford to send abroad to purchase
even the smallest item OF merchan.
disc, though II may seem to him that
hs is saving few cents by doing so.
Il seems that II could be easily
pointed out to him that II there was
no town near him and he had to drive
20 or 80 miles to take his produce to
market and haul his groceries tho
same distance home, he could easily
see that his land would greatly depre.
ciate in value and the disadvantages
he would encounter on every hand
would be very disastrous to his time
and he would gladly spend his money
at home TO divert this calamity.
One of the most potent levers with
which to control trade in country 10.
calitics Is the liberal use of printers
ink, coupled with intelligence in ad.
yertsing the wares of the merchant.
The catalogue houses employ the best
talent obtainable to write their adyer.
tiscments and spend large sums OF
money In this way. Besides adyertis.
Ing judiclously they advertise on a
large scale and consequently get the
business. The old saying that You
must fight the devil with fire" will APP
pix in this case. The home merchant
must advertise He must do more than
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10

their ambition, hence the contentment
that prevailed.
But In after years, when cities
grew nnd trade expanded, the mer-
chants of these cities not being con-
tent with conditions of trade, devised
plans by which they might reach out
for more business. Advertising In the
newspapers being n cheap way OF
putting the merits of their goods be-
fore the people this plan appealed to
them and it was adopted. At first they
operated on a small scale; then, as
the merchant saw the opportunity for
making It pay, he added to his adyer.
Using fund. And so It has continued
until to-day millions of dollars are
annually sent to mail order houses by
the people of the United States.
The best and most effective way to
throttle the catalogue house has been
q question uppermost In the minds OF
country merchants for several years
past; some advocating one plan and
some another. There are several plans
which might be presented to induce
the farmer to buy at home. In the
first place his pride might be appealed
to. There are very few farmers WIG
| own their own farms but that would
be interested In building up his own
locality. He realizes the fact that II
| his farm is to be valuable 1t must be
| farmed in the most scientific manner
ard all buildings, fences. etc, must be
Kept up in the best possible shape,
and above all the farm must be To-
Gated not too far from some good
town, for we all know that farm land
brings & much better price when near
| TO some good town or village. II is
not hard to get the farmer to realize
this for II he ever sold any farm land
or tried to sell any. he knows this tn
DO a fact Well, then. after he has
realized this fact, the thing for him
to do is to patronize his home mer'
chants and business men. so they may
be able to build ana maintain a good
town.
Public schools are much better In
the towns than in the country for the
reason that where the population ia
most deD-e, there IS more taxable
property TO the amc unit of territory
covered. hence there is more money
collected for school purposes, and as
a result more and batter teachers are
employed. All this Is OF the highest
Importance to the farmer, as most
farmers who are of any Importance In
their profession are interested in Civ
ins tbe.5 boys and girls a good ednca
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10

say: Come to Smiths 10 trade.
cheapest place on earth" He must
describe his merchandise as he would
in private conversation over the coun.
ter TO n customer, and then quote the
price. This will nearly always act as
clincher and will at least put him
on standing with the catalogue
house In fact 1t will give him an ad'
vantage over the catalogue house, FOR
in almost every case he can sell tho
same grade of merchandise cheaper
than the catalogue house can sell 1t.
This is not mere theory hut state.
ment of fact. for the reason that the
country merchants business Is oper.
ated at a very much less expense than
that of the mall order merchant.
There are a thousand and one items
OF expense which the city merchant
has to meet that are entirely unknown
to the country merchant.
The time is rapidly approaching
when people who patronlze mail order
houses will be looked upon as soon.
ers" by the solid and influential citi.
zens OF all commonwealth and will
suffer ostracism at their hands.
Cities and towns are built by com.
bined efforts OF the residents thereof;
not by foreign capital. SO too are our
churches and schoolhouses built It
may be true that In many instances
sa1.ern capital has been employed to
make improvements In the west, but
always with good round interest to
the lender OF the money. No one ever
heard OF case where an eastern man
or firm contributed TO western enter.
prise for the fun OF the thing. Nor
did you ever hear of case where any
mail order or catalogue house ever
contributed to any church building
fund. Nor yet did they ever build or
help to build any OF our schoolhouses.
You never heard OF a case OF this Kind
and you never will. All these eastern
sharks care for Is your dollar, and
you know II, and when thcr have got.
ten THAT they have no more use for
you. Thrn why should you patronize
them? You can 60 20 your home mer.
chant any day in the year and II you
are short of change, he viii extend
you credit. II you are sick and I'M
able to work the home merchant viii
see that your family is provisloned
until you get on your feet again He
wlll do oil OF this and at the same
time furnish the same grade OF goods
at the same or even at less price.
win the catalogue merchant Go this!
/! p. BELL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10

The revision of the great Korean
cyclopcdla called Munhon Pigo. which
was ordered by the government some
months ago, is now completed. and 1t
consists OF an edition OF 20 volumes,
which will be published at an expense
of 1850 ycn.--Korean Daily News.
A fruit tree In the back yard ia
worth two family trees In glass case
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
MORE BOXES OF GOLD
And Many Greenbacks.

325 boxes OF Gold and GreenLaclts
will be sent 10 persons who write the
most interesting and truthful letters
OF experience on the following topics:
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coffee drinking and by changing from
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.. Give name and account Of one or
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3. DO you know any one who has
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4. Did you set such person right
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i. Have you ever found a better
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This contest is confined to those who
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Bc honest and truthful. don't write
poetry or fanciful letters, just plain,
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Contest will close June list, 1907,
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Ltd. Their decisions will be fair and
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Every friend Of Postum Is urged to
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Talk this subject over with your
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10

The Casey BILL to 80 amend the stat.
utes by which the salaries of the police
In Kansas City are now fixed as TO
make mandatory upon the municipal
assembly there increases aggrcgating
100000, was defeated in the house. 1t
lacked but three votes, however, hay-
Ing received sixty-nlne, Of securing
sufficient number to pass It.
The house committee on criminal
Jurisprudence reported favorably on
the substitut, prepared by Attorney
General Hadley for the senate bill COW
ering defects In the law relating to
race tracks. The measure passed at
the regular session was without an
emergency clause. That was placed
upon II this time, and other dehclen-
Giles In It. TO make II cover the finding
of the supreme court In the Oldham
case, which came from Kansas City,
were corrected by Gen. HGdley.
The house defeated the Barker bill.
which provides that the sale of pat
ent medicine. by whatsoever name
called, which will produce intoxlcation,
shall be deemed a sale of intoxicating
liquors, unless the bottle containing 1t
bears an Internal revenue stamp that
Il docs not contain such percentage
OF alcohol as TO make its sale unlaw-
ful without an internal revenue II.
cense.
The Swezoa bill passed the house by
a vote OF i0e to 90. The measure pro-
yldes that It shall be unlawful for per
sins or corporations engaged in the
manufacture, as wholesalers, o; dis.
tilted. malt or intoxicating liquors to
engage. directly or indirectly in their
retail sale as a dramshop keeper.
The hcuye passed an appropriation
bin carrying $50, 2s0 Wednesday. $50.
600 of which Is for the payment oil
members of the assembly. $4,000 for
contingent expenses and $3.50 fol
postage. This item for postage. &c
each member $50, wac incorporated
into the bill before the opinion Of At
torEey General Hadley that It coult
not I've paid under the constitution wa!
received By the house.
The Ncyes bill. seeking 10 TX the te.
epncns rates OF Kansas City and 81
Iossph. was passed In the house by |
gote II 81 TO is.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
Tax for Liquors.

As the result of the hearing given to
representatives OF the distileries by
the ways and means committee Of the
house Thursday night, substitute will
be reported for the bill introduced, pro.
posing to tax distilled liquors 10 cents
a gallon. This substitute win recon.
mend a material reduction, providing
tina, the tax be 21a cents per gallon on
whisky, and that vlnous liquors and
dcnatured alcohol be exempted from
the tax.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
Missouri
Legislature
Pass Cooper Enabling Act.

BY a vote Of l2l to IL the house
Thursday afternoon passed Senator
Coopcr's enabling act, with the adop
ton of one slight amendment, which
It IS believed, will be acceptable TO the
senate, to which 1t must be returned
The first test OF strength came when
Representative Harris offered an
amendment, to which Representative
Cross offered n substitute. The sub
stitute was adopted by a vote OF 10
to GO. showing all the members pres,
ent but seven. This indicated sufli'
Client number to pass the bill, but u
being required, though 1t gave no indl'
cation OF the practically unanimous
vote which followed when the meas.
ure as amended by the substitute was
put upon it's final passage for the
adoption OF the bill. 1t came as a sur
prise 10 even the friends of the bill.
Pemberton Bill lS Amended.
For the purpose of making 1t more
nearly conform to the senate bill, that
It might at least have a chance OF
passage. though there Is abundant rca'
son to believe that the obsequies may
as well be ordered, the Pemberton bill,
sent to eugrossment few days ago,
was rcconsidered in the house Thurs.
day, occupying practically the entire
session. that 1t might be subjected TO
amendment
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
House Bill Passed Senate.

The first house bill to get through
the senate passed late Thursday AZ
ternocn. II was the Crossley bill pro
viding that cities OF the third class
shall have the right TO vote franchises
for lighting purposes by majority in.
stead OF by the two.thirds. as Is now
the law The measure only remained
passed a few moments, rs Senator Me-
David urged that 1t be reconsidertd,
as it was establishing most danger.
Gus precedent. This action was taken
and the bill was called back and laid
on the table until Friday
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10

II sometimes happens that other
people have as good an opinion CT
man AZ he has OF himself-aftcr he 10
HpuI
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-10
To Adjourn May II.

Governor Folk stated Monday that
he believed the Legislature would com.
pletc its work and adjourn May II, one
week from next Saturday. Many of
the members concur In this belief.
The governor said that he would not
send any further communications to
the legislature involving Legislation
He will, however, send a commnnlca
ton relative TO the claim Missouri is
supposed TO have against the govern
ment, estimated at about S2500.000,
part Of which is said to be war claims
and part land claims. The message
Will empower the committees on APP
preparations to examine into the mat.
ter. and discover what. II any, grounds
exist to show the validity OF these
claims and what steps should be taken
toward collecting them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17

will compete in the hunter and park
hack classes. Mrs. Allen Potts. of
Gotham. Va, has entered her hunter,
freight, in several classes Mr.-anl
Mrs. Julian Morris. of Eeswick. have
entered their hunters, David Gray and
Majesty, in the more important hunter
classes, and their thoroughbred horse
Sarnia is an entry In the saddle olasses.
The Keswick Hunt Club also has a
hunt team entered.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Hurkamp. Of
fredericksburg. has entered the chest
nut mare Geneseo In the hunter
classes.
Mr.. U. d. Benner. OF warrenton
enters King Edward and Bellair Girl
in the qualified hunter classes. DR.. c.
Shirley Carter, also OF Warrenton, who
never misses the National, has entered
a horse suitable to become hunter.
Miss l. j. Fletcher. OF Gallatin, Tenn.
has entered her imported hackneys In
the harness horse classes. Mr.. w. II.
Whitridge. of Baltimore. will send a
trotting bred stallion.
While financial conditions have
somewhat affected the entries, there
is assurance of good show. So far
as known only n few will go from,
this city.