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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
FOR SALE

! 20 H. =. Geiser Engine mounted /
No. ! Geiser Sawmill. Combined
Holting and Lathe Saving Machine
! q IA. p. Geiser Engine mounted /
u h. =. Vooper Engine mounted. /
" h. p Aultman Taylor Engine with.
ont boiler. l - h. p. Fauquhnr
Engine mounted. I 10 h. p. Nacle
Engine without boiler. 10 IA. T..
GeiSer Traction Engine. I Salem
Sawmill. No. .. l Fauquhar Saw
mill. Several good 2nd Hand Insert
Ell Tooth Circular Saws. also saw
CramdrillS. Saw Tables. Beltine
l'ulleys. etc. Machinery and SUP
plies, Oils, Packing. Brass Goods.
etc.
frank K. Tyler,
IOli Main St. FrcdericEsbury Na
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
Monday, Aug. 5, 1907,

at IL o'clock sharp. (bcing court dnN).
the following real estate. to-Wit. All
that certain tract or parcel of land stu
ate IN SpotsylNania county. adjoining ON
the south the land OF Jno. B. smith. ON
the east the land of Richard Pritchctt.
ON the north the land of Ino. b. Smith.
ana on the west 10y land of JOS. Bvos
ana Is the same land conveyed said Rob
'rt iaNior by .Ino. B. Smith by deed re-
corded m the Clerk : office of said cnuntv
III Decd Book \ II. page 2i1. and is
same land mentioned and REFERRED Ia in
ct ais. W.
Terms of Sal,-All cash. or ot IN. On
non oi the purchaser onc-half cash and
the balance secured by the purchaser :
bond and retention of title until IN. ON
TIRE purchase money is paid.
7. StOkclcy Coleman.
Special Commissioner, SpOtsylvania e.
H.. Va.
In the Clerk : office OF the Circuit court
oi the county of Spotsylvania. Cole
man, y. H., assignee. plaintiff. against
Taylor. Robert. et. ais, defendants. |.
i. \. Harris clerk Of said court. do cer-
THY that the bond required of the Sp,cial
commissioner 10y the ds.r- rendered in
said cause ON the Bird day OF June. 1907
has been duly given. Given under my
hand a. clerk of the said court this 18th
day of June, 1907.
+. \. HARRIS, Clerk.
ilSw4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

T" the Voters of Comtland District.
SpntsNlvania County:
Fellow titizcns-At the solicitation of
n number of voters hereby announce
myself a candidate for the oilic,. of snt..r-
visor Tor COurtland district and respect
iullN ask your support. Should it h.
your plcsisur, tO clsVt me | promise Ia
reward your confidence 10y u faithful dis
charge of the duties OF said office accord
ing to the best Of my ability.
Very respectfully.
Robt \. Blanton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
GEN. HUMPHREY ON RETIRED LIST

Upon his own application, Brig Gen.
y; r. humphrey, Quartermaster-( General
OF the Army, has been placed on the re-
tired list with the rank of major, and
MAJOR james b. Aleshire, assistant quar-
.erma|ter-generai. has been appointed to
be quartermaster-gener
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Judge John T. Goolrick. trustee, sold
at public auction Friday. in front OF the
premises. the lot and dwelling on Com
merce St. owned by the late Richard
shelton. to J. J. Garner for $3.50. Mr..
James Roach was the auetioneer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

Use kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
Contains no opitatcs. IL drives the cold
out Oi the SYSTEM by gently moving the
bowels. Contains Honey and Tar and
tastes nearly as good a. maple syrup.
Children like Il. Sold by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

To the voters of Chancellor District.
Spotsylvania county
| announce myself "a candidate for
Supervisor ior Chancellor District and
II elcctcl will serve the pcnplc to the h,st
Of my ability.
Yours truly.
till d. j. l.. Flippo.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

WVI ilS TUTIUW-.
One meal ticket, donated by Hotel
Lawrence, SJ-Stearns
One caddy tobacco, toy the club. So
Bradford
One quart Old Commercial whiskey, by
+. 1. Anthony, sl-Quinton.
One dozen photographs. by II. L. Cook
S1-ti polrick.
One box cigars, Hotel Lawrence, 81 30
-Stcarns.
one gun-cleaner, by Iefever Arms Co,
5Oc -tioOlrick
Three quarts Old Fucher whiskey, 10y
+. A. Saunders Sons. $3.75-G Goolrick
One cake, 10y New York Bakery, So
Goodrich.
One case Iiver-Tone. by Vaughan Rob
erfsrn Drug Co. SJ-Guolrirk
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

kodol will nouriSh aud strengthen
Your digestive organs and furnish the
natural digestive juices foryuur stomach.
Ii VIII make YOU well. kodol digcsts
what yOu eat. Sold bv NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
TO THE VOTERS OF STAFFORD
COIiNTY

desire To announce my candidacy for
the position of treasurer Oi Stafford conn
ty in the election in November. solicit
your support and promise il elected to
faithfully perform the duties of the Office.
sl-ltd W ID. Kcamy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
VIRGINIA NEWS

Judge Waddill has reappOinted Clerk
Il. z. ". Garnett L. 5. commissioner at
Alexandria.
Judge Waddill sentenced Bernard
Branon. Indicated for breaking open a
mail box in Culpeper county. tn serve ff-
teen days in Jail in Alexandria
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

To the Voters Of Sputsylvania and
Fredericksburg.
| hereby announce myself as a canii
date Tor the House of Delegates from,
tins Legislative District. suht,t to "A
Drmocfatlc primary. and respectfully
solicit your support. II nominated and
el'vt~d, shall de- my best to advance
the interests of both county and city
during my term of office.
Respectfully.
{. O'Conor Gonlrick.
May \, 1907. If
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
CAPTURE RICHMOND PRIZES
fredeTicksbmRers Successful in Fourth Of Iuly
Shoot

The annual Fourth of July shoot of
the Richmond Gun Club in Richmond
Thursday WAS a succe~s, thirty -four par
ucipants taking part ia the program.
Mr.. Franklin Stearns won high anna
teur average, also the S15 Parker gun in
special event.
In the list of winners were several
Frederirk shurger. rs fnilnNs.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
till d.

The best remedy for backache. weak
Kidneys. Inflammation of the bladder il
D"Witt's = Kidney aud BLADDER Pills Their
action is prompt and ~urc \ week : tr,slt-
ment ior Doe. Sold 10y NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

To the Voters of HARDWOOD District.
stafford County
hereby announce myself q candidate
Tor the office OF SUPERVISOR and ask
your support. Respectfully.
nOVl j. ". Hall.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
POLITICAL

ID. III. Pitts and DIR. Thomas NJ. Dunn
have been renominated for the House Of
Delegates from Albemarle.
At the Democratic primary election IN
Accomac the following nominations were
made: Senator, Il. T. Gunter; House Of
Delegates, Jno. X. Rev.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

DeNitt's Little Early Risers. Small
sure, safe pills Sold by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
PUBLIC SALE
OF
SP0TSYLVANIA LAND

Pursuant To "a de,ree OF the Cincuit
court al Spotsylvania. entered June 3rd.
1900 M The chaucerv cause therein pend
my oi Crow ~. Oliver. the undersigned
special commissioner. having given the
bond required by said decree. viii offer
for sale at public auction, ON
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
Beautiful Shoe
Makes a Woman Attractive

Ladies know what a stylish, we'll
shod foot means. A swell shoe tones
up the entire costume and stamps
the wearer as being well dressed. We
keep our fingers on the pulse of every
dependable source of shoe supply in
the country. We gather in the
worthy styles as soon as produced;
we mark them in plain figures at
live and let live prices and guaran-
tee every pair to be as represented.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
KING GEORGE COURT
Small Crowd Large DOcket.--Farm-
erS Busy and Crops Thrifty.
REPUBLICANS HOLD A MEETING

Reoreanize County Committee. Elect DeIees stes.
and Endorse M. II. G. chesIey- for House Of
Delegates.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

" His'A.'l Nt n n 10 = Et CC-rf-TtfE
go.ug on in al foo5s-gascs aad frt,l
unur- arc freed. Unless these s-axre
ana oaur7 are carried away. they will
attack otrcr foods-hasteninr thor
decay and toinung them. Tie only
o. ii-eratHr thar does carry them OF Is
Dee pdarlcss. tic Refrigerator that
Breafh.s --e
As soon as the fouincss anpears-a
cuIied pure current OF air hreafhed in
from t1e zee chamber vhisks thea, .t,,
- an exhaust vent aud forces them c,-t
Nothing remains ian thcN Nd cofnrarf-
ment bat pure. chilled drvair. tnat 60.
tainS NO odpr or moistrle AID kccns
your food Tor davs ionter than the
cFlinarF reirigcrator.
You viii want ono cf these v~o,tle-f.,i
ood-Saving rctrigcrafors as soon as YOU
see them.
Come in and examine then, ard -.
ccivc a copy of the booklet. ~ vofnan's
ldea;' it's free. and IL describes the
discovery Of the 4 Eefrigerator that
Hrcathcs and how II saves enough II,
the ice and foods 20 pay FOR itself in
one Season. They are made with solid
oak cases. highly polished and lined
with either Seamless Porcelain. White
Enamel OF Zinc.
IL viii pay You 20 see the Odoriess.
They are moderately priced. too.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09
p. h'CRACKEN. BRO. q co.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS aud LIQUOR DEALERS
Oner Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE and
BOT hbON WHISTLES from the following we'd
known di-tiilerir-. Gfaft A Co. of Ohio. BOc ne
county Distilins Co, % Kentucky. Noutlcf 40
Distiil-ry. Of Maryland. and W =. cray q
Peun-y ivania-
Agents for Bersner Ensie'. Laser Beer.
They also oTer staple and Fancy arocerie-
Agricultural Implements. Seeds. Grsao And
mens
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

The first day of the two days race
meeting oi the Culpeper Horse Show and
Racing Association opened July 4th.
with a large attendance Among the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

lOOl Nam 81. Frcderickshnrr. N
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-09

In special events Frrdrricksburgers
won ~ follows:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-19
CALEDONIA COUNTY
WEST BURKE.

Ira Nadeau and niece of Lynn, Mass,
are in town.
Mrs. John Shebotte was taken quite ill
Thursday night.
Mrs. Martha HENDERSON of Worcester,
Mass, is in town.
Miss Myrtle Alexander is visiting her
aunt In Bloomington.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alba Craig Tuesday, Aug. 10.
DR.. X. II. Burke returned from Brattle-
boro Friday with a new automobile.
Ransom Bradley and daughter of Con-
cord, n. H., are visiting relatives in town.
The V. l. S. voted to have their fair the
first week in December; date not settled.
Mr.. and Mrs, Herbert Nickerson of
Kirby visited at DR.. Laviolette's last week.
Mrs. G.. II. Wright, who is in poor
health, has been much worse the past
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Woodruff Of Wash
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.
coSrrNUEp FROM PAGE FIVE.
TROY.


Mrs. ID. H. Buck has sold her place 10
Nelson Martin for 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Edmunds are camp
ing at Salem pond for week.
Mrs. Louisa Mscomber OF Laconia, ~ H.
has been visiting relatives here
ur and Mrs. Smith sisco Of North Troy
spent Sunday with relatives In town.
M,s Amanda Mitchell is at westfield to
spend a few weeks with her niece, Mrs. D.
G. Woodwork.
Mrs. b. c. Philips and daughter Doris are
here from Montgomery to spend fe"
weeks in their old home.
DEF. $. Gray returned from Burlington
Thursday, Miss Nellie Davis having passed
a successful operation at the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Powell OF Richford
and MIR. and Mrs. Ira Bishop of Fairfax
have been visiting Mrs. ID. II. Buck.
Mrs. Marina Miles and daughter Flor
ence and Mrs. Julia Prince and daughter,
Mrs. Belle Downey, all OF Hardwick, have
been spending a week in town.
MISS Pearl bullaru anu buthet "aiAeh
were married at Newport Wednesday even
ing, August Z. Mr.. and Mrs. Warren have
been visiting here and packing their goods
They will go TO housekeeping in Newport
Mrs. Wsrren's father, J. U. Billiard, is to
live with them.
News has been received Of the death by
apoplexy of William Stevens at his home
at Bolton, Aug. 9. Mr.. Stevens was the son
OF George Stevens and spent his childhood
here where he had many friends. Mr.
Stevens was here four weeks ago to attend
the funeral OF his uncle, c. P. Stevens
Mr.. Stevens was connected with his father
Geo. Stevens, in the lumber business al
Bolton. His age was AZ years and he il
survived by wife, son and daughter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-19

ington, ID. C., were in town calling on
friends last week.
Mrs. ID. Q. Woodruff of st. Johnsbury
was In town Thursday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Cynthia Way.
Ed. Craig and friend of Barton Landing
spent Wednesday at tie home OF his
brother, Alba Craig.
Miss Emily Packer of Hartford, Conn,
is visiting relatives and friends In this
town and Newark.
Mrs. L. NJ. Hall and Granddaughter
from Toronto, Can, visited her sister, Mrs.
II. L. Walter, last week.
Miss Myrtle Aldrich and her friend,
Miss Euuice French of Providence,'R *. l.,
are at wfloughby lake for few days.
Simon Bartlett, who has been visiting
| for several weeks in Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island, returned home Wednesday.
Warren Wright OF Plsinfield and Mrs.
May Pike OF Coventry visited their par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Wright, last
| week.
Mrs. E. Z. Dickerman and daughter
| Matte have returned after several weeks
absence in New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts.
A. l.. Aldrich, who was reported as
being at his home on account of illness,
is gaining very slowly. 1t will be some
time before he can resume work.
We understand that AIvah Brockway
has sold his business to Harley Chappell
We shall be very sorry to have Mr.. and
Mrs. Brockway leave our village.
| SHEFFIELD.
Mrs. Don Petrey is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blake.
w. j. Smith, with a gang of men, II
doing the haying on the Will Sherburne
place.
Miss Laura Buell. OF Lyndonville, who
has been visiting at Roy Brooks, has re-
turned to her home.
Miss Helen Simpson, who has beer
working for Mrs. P. Drown, has returned
to Mrs. Fl. V. browns in Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. n. Remission are in Bar
ton this week with Mrs. j. G. King. MI
Remission will work for Warner Willie
during the fair.
Mrs. A. o. Gray and Miss Mary Blak
will work at Barton during the fair TO
Mr.. Hubbard in the boarding house, an
o. II. JenDess and Roy Brooks will wor
for Warner Wiley.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
A Bad Mix.

Mr.. Gladstone, speaking of Mr..
Parnell on one occasion, made use
of the oft quoted phrase Marching
through rapine to the dismember-
ment of the empire" On the same
day there was horse race in which
the winners were respectively We
racity, Tyrone and Lobster. These
facts were cabled to New Zealand
together in the usual shorthand
style of the cable. The result was
that next day the New Zealand pa
pers contained the following ex-
traordinary paragraph: ''Mr. Glad
stone denounced Mr.. Parnell as
marching through rapine to the dis
memberment of the empire and said
that the Irish leader had the verac-
ity of Tyrone lobster"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
A Raw z 40.

A raw egg is one of the most nu-
tritious of foods and may be taken
very easily if the yolk is not broken.
A little nutmeg grated upon the
egg, few drops of lemon juice add
ed, some chopped parsley sprinkled
over it or some salt and dash of
cayenne pepper vary the flavor and
tend to make it more palatable
when not taken as a medicine.
The white of a raw egg turned
over a burn or scald is most sooth-
ing and cooling 1t can be applied
quickly and will prevent infamma-
ton, besides relieving the singing
pain.
One of the best remedies in case
of bowel troubles is a partly beaten
raw egg taken at one swallow. 1t
is healing to the infamed stomach
and intestines and will relieve the
feeling of distress. Four eggs tax
en- in this manner in twenty-four
hours will form the best kind of
nourishment as well as medicine for
the patient.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
Tested His Friends.

An Irishman who died in the
early part of the nineteenth century
in one of the outlying parishes Of
London undertook to test the deyo-
ton of his friends and acquaint-
ances by making out a list Of 400
of them, who were requested by
written invitation to attend his flu
neral, which was held at Z o'clock
one cold winter morning in the
parish church. Only twenty-nine
persons appeared. When his will
was opened, it was found that, hav-
ing no natural heirs, he ordered his
fortune to be divided among the
persons who attended bis funeral
London Mail.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
Iona Distance Views,

A young man whose eyes had
been troubling him consulted an oc-
ulist. ''What you want to do" said
the specialist, 'is to take a trip
every day on the ferry or in New
Jersey, Long Island-any place
where you can see long distances.
Look up and down the river, across
fields or if the worst comes to the
worst go to the top of skyscraper
and sean the horizon from that
point. The idea is to get distance.
You use your eyes great deal and
always at close range. You can't
use them any other way in town.
Even when not reading or writing
the vision is limited by small rooms
and narrow streets. No matter in
what direction you look there is a
blank wall not far away to shut off
sight. New York Sun.
q Vwr .,~Sw
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
Women of Yexza.

The women of the island of Yez-
20, whence it is supposed came the
original inhabitants of Japan, have
a very peculiar custom of making
up their faces to look as though
they have mustaches. These wom-
en- are called Anus, and upon the
upper lip of each Ainu belle is tat
tooed something that resembles a
long, flowing mustache. To pos
sess an artistically tattooed orna-
ment of this kind marks a woman
as especially attractive, and her
chances of making a good matri-
monial alliance are very small if
she is not thus adorned. AS mat
ter Of fact, the men of the island
choose their spouses more for the
beauty of this tattooed design than
the grace of form or charm of fea-
ture,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
a LACK OF IDEAS
Why II ls That Animals Are Not Ca
pabie of Laughter.

Probably every one has wondered,
says Professor Kranberger of Wen
ma, why animals always have a seri-
Gus aspect, even when they are evil
IDENTIFY pleased. When dog wags
his tail with pleasure, he comes as
near laughing as it is possible for
him to come, but his countenance,
except for the CLEAN of JOY in his
eyes, is no more suggestive of laugh
ter than if he were suffering an ag-
ony of pain. Neither are his quick,
sharp banks, which usually accom-
pany the wagging of the tail, even
remotely analogous to laughter.
And as for the so called laugh" of
the hyena-that, of course, is pure
ly metaphorical.
Man is the only animal that
laughs. Why?
To understand the reason for this
it will be necessary first to under
stand what causes laughter.
'"The sudden perception of an
unexpected incongruity," says Her
bert Spencer.
But this does not go far enough.
Brutes are capable of perceiving in
congruities. The incongruity must
be between an object or event and
the idea which we have formed of it.
So, for instance, what can be
more mirth provoking to a boy than
to see the wind blow the hat from
the head of dignifed man and the
latter go scurrying after, making
frantic but vain attempts to recap
ture it?
A million horses or dogs or mon
keys might look on and never feel
amused, whereas there is probably
not lad in all creation that would
not laugh with glee-not, forsooth,
because the horses, dogs and apes
are wiser, but because the boy sees
the double incongruity between the
runaway hat and the idea of the
proper use of hats and between the
idea of what is becoming to dignity
and the sudden lapse from that
standard by the dignifed man.
What, it may be asked, is to pre-
vent any of the other animals from
seeing the incongruities?
Simply this-that man is the only
animal that has ideas. Ideas are
formed by reason and can be grasp
ed only by reason, and, as it is only
by comparison with ideas that the
incongruity in question arises, lack
of reason forever precludes animals
from enjoying laugh.-New York
World.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
Modified His Remark.

From the Georgia legislature of
the days before the war comes a
story of the effect of parliamentary
procedure James Hamilton Coop
er was speaking and made remark
able statement of fact. A modest
legislator exclaimed half under his
breath, ''Whew, what a laundering
lie" Cooper suspended his speech,
having overheard the remark, and
challenged the offender to a duel.
A court Of honor was arranged,
which resulted in Cooper giving
permission to the luckless wight to
modify his remark. The correction
was made in this manner: "Mr.
Speaker, in an inadvertent moment
| referred to a remark made by the
honorable gentleman as "a thunder
ing lie.' | desire to withdraw that
statement and in lieu thereof will
say, TT is Illuminating enlarge
ment of elongated veracity.'" Thus
sugar coated the speech gave no oc-
casion for duel.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-29
QUEER ACTlONS OF WATCH.
In Some Way Timspisess Are InssU-
sneed by Wearers,

at does not look reasonable to
believe that the personality of the
| wcarer would have anything to do
| with the running of watch" said
matchmaker, "but / recently had
an experience which satisfied me
that in some mysterious way the
watch and its owner become in part
at least identified.
IAN engineer employed in a
large manufacturing establishment
bought a watch from me about
three years ago. 1t was good
watch, too, and he paid high price
more, indeed, than a man in his
line could have been expected to
pay. Three months after he brought
back the watch, saying that it would
not keep time. | gave him another,
put the watch in my drawer and
regulated and set it after | had
looked it over, and for three weeks
that watch didn't vary ten seconds
day. | returned it when the engi-
neer called, and in less than
month he came back again with the
same complaint. | examined most
carefully every part of the mechan-
ism. Everything was right, and the
watch kept excellent time, and yet
few weeks later here it was again,
the engineer as mad as a wet hen
and intimating that had sold him
a bad watch.
II was completely puzzled by the
antics Of the watch, for | knew the
man well enough to be convinced
that he would not complain with
out cause, so | suspected that there
must be something in the way he
handled or wore the watch that
made the trouble. He told me that
his brother was night engineer in
the establishment where he worked
by day. They lived in the same
room. Each had paid half the price
of the watch, and each carried it,
one by day and the other by night.
| didn't see that that would make
any difference in the runEing of
the watch, but as / couldn't find
anything the matter with it I gave
him cheap watch and told him to
wear the good watch himself or let
his brother wear it, no matter
which.
"Six months after | met the en-
gineer and asked him about the
watch. 1t ran all right, he said,
ever since his brother quit wearing
it. then asked him to let his
brother wear it for few months,
and after a little irregularity at first
the watch still kept good time. Of
course one case like that doesn't
prove anything, but l have heard of
others, so am more than half con-
WINGED that in some queer way
watch is influenced by the wearer."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.