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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Week Of Prayer Services tuesday Night.

The second series of the Week of Prayer
services were held Tuesday night at the
Christian church. Owing 10 inclement
weather, only "a small congregation was
present. Rev. J. II. Light, of the Metho-
dist church, presided. Rey.G +. Hender-
lite delivered the address of the evening
on THE Gospel Of Gods Son Mr.
Henderlite is a pleasant speaker, and
pleased those who had braved the
weather in order TO hear him. Rev. K.
A. Williams, of the Baptist church,
assistsd i'm the eXercises.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
SURPRISE PARTY

The young ladies and gentlemen OF
Massaponax neighbOrhoo1 in Spotsyl-
vania county, gave Miss Bertha Nussey
a delightful surprise party Monday even
ing OF Christmas week. Among those
present were Misses Eva Downey, Carrie
Cannon. Julia Clarke, Bessie Clarke, Fay
Price. nellie Morris, Verna Clarke; Carl
Cox, Arthur Fletcher, Joe MISSY, Judd
Clarke. Harry Beasley, of Baltimore; Al
vim Smith, Ernest Morris and Harry Nc
Wb;rt Starlight.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
II. WALLACE GARNER & CO.,
2. .. Building. Fredericksburg. Va.
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds OF North Carolina
aud Virginia Lumber, dressed and
addressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash,
Doors, and Blinds. Lime. Cement,
Calcine Plaster, Plsstering 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
Varnish 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
Wire Clay Pipe. E. ID. COLE.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
cHAS. W. SMITH
n, Is Taking Christian Science Treatment Now
In Washington.

Charles W. Smith. CT Warrenton,
formerly manager ofthe Richmond Horse
Show and Virginia State Fair and Nor
folk Horse Show, receiving serious injuries
60 his spine at the latter, has been taken
srom Richmond to Washington. Mr..
Smith was paralyzed from the waist
Snwn bnt his friends believe that ne is
slowly regaining sensation in his limbs,
and that intimately he may recover the
use Of them. Mr.. Smith has been taking
tbe Christian Science treatment and
.aad;og it's literature. He is OF the opin-
ION that he has been benefited by the
treatment , and will continue it while in
Washington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
JAMES A. TURNER WILL TRAVEL
FOR SHOE MANUFACTURERS

Mr.. James A. Turner has been 'ngaged
by Messrs. Wingo, Elicit & Crump, OF Rich
mond, the largest manufacturers and
iobbers in the South, as travelling sales
man for Piedmont and Tidewater Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Turner has had thirty years
experience 10 the shoe business aud Is
recognized as frst-class salesman. We
wish him much success. He has entered
On hiS dnfiac
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
A HOLIDAY BLAZE

During the holidays there was a grand
fireworks display in the burning OF five
hay stacks on the farm OF Mr.. Tom
Frazier, in Spotsylvsnia county. The
children were displaying skyrockets,
when the wind took the sparks in that
direction. ".
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
REV. D. F. COLEMAN
Transferred TO Manchester Rev. Joseph Penig
VIII Succeed Him Here.

Rev. Father d. F. Coleman has been
transferred to the church OF the Sacred
Heart. at Manchester He will preach
there next Sunday and will move to
Manchester next week.
Rev. Father Joseph Perrig, who has
been assistant pastor at the Holy Cross
church at Lynchburg, will succeed Father
Coleman here in charge of st. Mary's
Catholic church. Father Perrig will
arrive here next week.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
NATIONAL BANK
List Of Officers Chosen For Ensuing Year.

The following officers and directors OF
the National Bank Of Fredericksburg
have been elected for the ensuing year
j. Stansbury Wallace, President; J. A.
Taylor. Cashier; Hugh d. Scott. Book
keeper; Geo. A. Scott, General Assistant;
J. Stansbury Ficklen, Runner; Judge A.
W. Wallace, Capt G. W. Wallace, j.
Stansbury Wallace, II. l.. Wallace and
Hugh ID. Scott, Directors.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
MISS RlXeY A BRIDE
congessmsas Daughter Surprises Friends by
Marrying TWtman.

The marriage Tuesday afternoon OF
VIM. A. Dearmont. the well-known turf
man and steeplechase rider OF White
Post. Clarke county, aud Miss Sallie
Rixey, daughter of Hon. John +. Rixey,
member of Congress from the Eighth
district, OF Culpeper county, was solem-
nizsd at 1870 o'clock at the Presbyterian
manse at Strasburg, Rev. A. {. Link
officiating. The bride and groom left
for Washington, Philadelphia, and New
York on their wedding trip. They are
10 make their home at beaumont Hall,
the old home place in CLARKE county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
SALE OF DELINQUENT ~

The annual sale OF real estate for de
linauent taxes due the State and city
took place in front of the Courthouse
Monday, conducted by City Treasurer
r. T. Knox. There were Onlya few pieces
of property on which taxes had not been
paid and most OF these were bought In
nv the State
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES

Wednesday night, Jan. 9th, Methodist
church. speaker Rev. DIR. r. j. McBryde.
Subject, THE Christian Ministry"
Thursday night, Jan. 10th, ST. Georges
church. Speaker, Rev. Dr. j. ". ROsebro.
Subject. Missions. Home and Foreign. F"
Friday night, Jan. 18th, Presbyterian
church. Speaker, Rev K. Aubrey Viii
liams. Subject, Christian Institutions. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
C. G. 6 G. NATIONAL BANK
Officers Elected for 1907

The stockholders of the Conway, Cor
don and Garnett National Bauk have
elected the following officers for the year
1907: p. V. d. Conway, president;
Charles Herndon vice president; A. Ran
dolph Howard, cashier; Geo. ". Shep-
herd, Jr., assistant cashier; Jno. NJ. W.
Green, assistant cashier. The above con
stitute the board of directors.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
FRESH HERRING

Apropos OF the unreasonable weather,
II NAV be stated that the fish dealers IN
market this morning displayed a bounti-
iul supply of fresh herring. They were
quoted at so cents a dozen.-Alexandria
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
MRS. JAMES POWELL DEAD

Mrs. Nora Powell, wife OF Mr. James
Powell, died at her home on the Boule-
ward, Wednesday morning, from stom-
ach trouble, aged % years. She is sur
vived by her mother, husband, three
children and sister, Mrs. william Lee, OF
SDOtaylyanla
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
DEATH IN STAFFORD

Mrs Sarah Callahan, widow OF Thos.
Callahan. died near Stafford G. H., Mon
day night at 10 o'clock, aged 81 years.
She ia survived by two sons and one
daughter, Messrs. Lutte and Daniel Gal
lahsn and Mary Annie Woodland.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
BRANNAN
FESTIVAL AT OLD ANDREW CHAPEL

An oyster supper will be given at old
Andrew Chapel. near Brooke, in Stat
ford, on the night OF January 10, com
mencing at Z O'Clock. Refreshments OF
all kinds will be sold. This is for good
cause. Come one, come all.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
GAME SEASON ClOSEDIN STAFFORD

At regular meeting OF the Board OF
Supervisors OF Stafford county, held at
the court house Monday. January 9TH, it
was unanimously decided to close the now
open season for shooting partridges
and wild turkeys from the above date.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
FELL AND SEVERELY SHOCKED

Mrs. Charles Hilleary fell on the pay e.
ment, near corner of Amelia and Charles
street. Tuesday about noon She was
carried home and is suffering from the
seve shock. DR.. W. j. Chewing is at
tending her.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
POTOMAC, FREDERICKSBURG
AND PIEDMONT RAILROAD


Connect.ons at Fredericksburg with K. 2. P.
r. r. and Maryland. Delaware and virginia Kali
way Co. At Orange with southern X. H. ano
Chesapeake 4 Ohio K. r.
The only line 10 the Charlottesville and VII
derness Bsttlenelds.
HAstorn Standard Time. Daily exceptSunday.
WI RICHARDS. Gen. Manager.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
CARD PARTY

Mrs. w. D. Carter entertained a num-
Der ofladies a. bridge whist tn 'sday even
ing from 4 TO 6. at her home on Princess
Anne street. At the conclusion Of the
game refreshments were served
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
rApMS, FARMSl

List your land at once. Third edition
of my catalogue goes to press January
18th. sell more land than any three
real estate firms iu this part OF the State.
A. C. Garrison, Guiney's. Va.
The reliable real estate man.
daoOE-1 m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
oysters. COnfectiOnerieS, groceries.

have always a stock of the finest
Rappahannock river oysters. am pre-
pared to furnish same in shell or by
measure. Special prices made TO church
festivals. Measure and quality guaran-
teed. also handle fish. game, groceries
aud confectioneries. Call and see me or
send your orders. Deliveries made to
any portion of this city free. Charles j..
Stoffregen, Main ST., near railroad
tracks NIL 3m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10

HORSES FOR SALE
One pair OF frst-class draught horses
and one light draught mare.
dec27 -e2wl2w Nj. Is. Rowe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10

WANTED.
Low grade lumber at the Oxford Box
Factory, Fredericksburg, Va. 1t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10
FIRST-CLASS BOARD

For nice comfortable lodging aud
meals come to 314 Commerce street.
Meals 25c., lodging 25c. Board by the
week or month. Mrs. J. F. Monroe,
Fredericksburg, Va
feb27-l1yr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10

Wisdom and economy will lead you
here when you wish to buy thoroughly
good piano and feel that the price is the
next to the most essential point and
then quality. Just now we have TO offer
the largest assortment OF high grade
pianos ever exhibited in this city. We
have several car loads in stock now and
more coming every day. We are getting
these pianos to sell by "Xmas' and we
are going to sell them.
You are the one that will profit 10y our
efforts If you purchase now.
Stieff and other high grade pianos.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-10

.ec25-1m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Screaming Signs.
From the Portland Oregonian.

Mr. Baxter in the last number Of the
Century tries to allure his readers to high
er and better things in the way Of outdoor
advertisements. The Springfield Republican
commenting on his missionary efforts, re-
marks that there Is such thing as trying
too hard to be seen, especially If many peo-
pie try at once. This seems to be very
much the case with street advertisements
and those mammoth billboards which GER
tain firms believe to be more picturesque
than natural scenery. What is more rest
full to q theatergoer than to let his delight
ed gaze roam over an array of whisky and
soap advertisements on the curtain after
the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet?'
Is not the sequence most soothing to the
soul? Soap and Juliet. beer and Mercutio,
breakfast food and Romeo-what-could be
choice between a theater which displayed q
DEVILS crazy quilt of advertisements on the
curtain and one that did not which Of the
twain would be patronize? The simple fact
taste to those who see them do not pay.
Many persons resent the DETACHMENT Of a
beautiful view by a screaming signboard;
dozens of people after gazing for doleful
half hour on the weird commercial decora,
lions Of theater curtain have vowed never
to patronize one Of the firms which have
contributed to their agony. Billboards upon
the landscape are very well when they hide
nothing more beautiful than themselves:
otherwise they are nuisance. In general,
along a railroad they are WEAKNESS to the
souls Of travellers and result In positive
loss Of trade to those who erect them. Let
ters become illegible when they are too
large. modest street sign Is easier to
read and in the long run attracts more at
tention than one that stares in shameless
hugeness. The proposal to tax all offensive
street and landscape billboards out Of exist
ence may seem harsh to those who profit
by them, but 1t is measure which would
not only improve the morals and promote
the enjoyment Of the public, but would
actually increase the value OF real estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Crows Enemies of Quail.
From Forest and Stream.


The greatest enemies to quail are crows,
the shrewdest birds known. Crows are
ravenous egg eaters and destroy the quail
nests. These black-winsed demons are
multiplying more rapidly than any other
bird. All sportsmen should make war
upon these vicious egg eaters. They can
be poisoned with corn soaked in a solu-
ton of strychnine. They will, however.
soon become suspicious of the grains of
corn discolored by the strychnine, and II
will then be necessary to open small
flap in the soft part of each grain and
drop enough strychnine in the hole to
kill a crow: then close the flap and press
1t down so as to make IL appear as
nearly as possible like the original grain.
This corn should be dropped in places
where the crows congresate. and out OF
reach OF other birds.
It takes a ft-fying hawk to catch
fulI-grown Virginia quail, but when the
birds are weakened by continuous snow
storms the hawks simply feast upon
them. BY Offering 80 cents each for hawk
heads the Rapidan game preserve has re-
duced this evfl by about seventy scalps.
Hawks can be trapped by putting
chicken under wire netting where II
can be easily seen by the hawks and
placing steel traps on the ground around
the wire cage. The hawk becomes so in
tent upon catching the chicken that he
Is sure to step upon one OF the traps.
Use q black chicken IL snow Is on the
ground. and a white one when the wire
crate can be placed In the held-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Canterbury Cathedral crumbling.

Disquieting in the extreme is the condi-
ton of the external stonework OF Canter-
bury Cathedral The dean and chapter
have just spent $4,000 upon the absolutely
necessary repairs Of three faces Of the
angel steeple-the more familiar BELL
Harry tower" The remaining face (the
easD was thought to be in much better
condition than the others, but a careful
examination shows a far more serious state
of decay, and instead Of spending $1,000
less upon 1t, as had been hoped, E1OOO
more will be needed to replace the old skin
with a new one. Nor Is this all. Five
years ago large quantities of decayed stone
were removed from the western towers but
the operation has recently had to be re-
peated still more drastically." The pin
nacles of the nave and some other portions
of the fabric are in equally unhappy case
so that when the central tower is COM
pleted the dean and chapter will have to
provide an enormous sum of money for
further repairs. Indeed. we gather from
the deans letter that the expenditure upon
these other portions will amount to nearly
f32.OO0 altogether to be spent in preventing
the external stonework Of the cathedral
from crumbllng away.
The whole Of this terrible destruction to
one of the noblest Of the worlds monu-
ments has been caused by coal smoke. In
no small measure Canterbury lives by its
cathedral yet, despite the deans generous
defense of the corporation, the city does
little or nothing to prevent the mischief.
The whole Of the smoke which Its factories
produce could be consumed for far less
than 1t will cost to make good It's ravages,
yet the town council has In the past been
content to let things slide. People do not
go to Canterbury to see q brand-new angel
steeple, new western towers, new PIN
nacles. The ancient craftsmanship, the his
tOric stones which have looked over the
city and around which the jackdaws have
wheeled for 50 many centuries. will soon
have vanished, replaced by brand-new work
which, imperatively necessary as 1t is. has
no lessons for the student, no appeal to the
Imagination. No man can prevent the raw
ages Of time, but the rapid disintegration
caused by smoke can be and ought to be
prevented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02


Darwin's theory Of bees and blue flow-
ers," or the evolution Of 'the largest and
most brilliant flowers" by the preference
for these OF pollen distributing bees, Is
challenged by Mr.. g. w. Bulman in the
current Nineteenth Century. Darwh's view
was thus expressed In his 'tOrigin Of Spe-
cies':
eve may safely conclude that If insects
had never existed on the face Of the world
the vegetation would not have been decked
with beautiful flowers bur would have pro-
duced only such poor flowers as are now
borne by our frs, oak, nut and ash trees,
by the grasses, by spinach, decks and
nettles."
Mr.. Bulman adduces evidence that bees.
far from resorting for pollen and nectar to
flowers tinged with blue, as averred by
Lord Avebury, exhibit no especial PREFER
ence for them, or for yellow, orange. green,
black or white flowers; but win readily iade
their hip pockets with honey from flowers
quite desp0iled of petals and color. The In
conspicuous blooms OF the lime tree, the
holly, the willow. the currant and the
ivy are alike thronged with murmurous
wings. The instinct OF the azure lowing
bees appears, after all. to be strictly COM
mercial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
The Elocution Teacher.

From McClure6.
Just about that time, too. the elocution
teacher came to our town. lot of people
learned from him how to talk like dry
cistern. won't be sure, but I think he
was the first to start the fashion Of saying
.I-ther'' and ''thurfore," two pronuncia-
lions which confer distinction upon any
discourse, think even more so than dis
remember" -There was something SO
dressed up about "disremember." So much
more refined than "fergit.'1 You remember
the elocutiOn teacher and his plug hat, and
his ginger-colored whiskers dyed Grape
black up to within an eighth Of an inch OF
the roots. You remember his explosives
and effusives his gutturals and pectorals.
his orotunds and orals, his ''Ho! Ha! Hee!
Hoo!' his wavings and weavings OF hands,
from the shoulder always; never from the
elbows" You remember his:
'.Rrrrrrr-ouse h-ye Ro-MUNS! H-rrrrrr-
rouse We sul-LAVESf his:
ssNn-thy lover lives-ah, CUR-few
SHALLLL-lillll not ha-rrrrringngng to-
NIGHTTTT-t! and his
.Hea-ea-ear the sledgeeswiththeirbellllils.
sEE-eelver belElllls!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
The Meaning Of "caliber.v


All who have to do with firearms know
that the word ''caliber" refers to the diam
eter Of the bore Of a shooting piece. Thus
a pistol Of .22-caliber means one in which
the bullet il twenty-five one-hundredths
OF an inch in diameter, while .45-caliber
means one with diameter Of forty five one
hundredths. There Is. however. a more ex-
tended use Of the word. which Is understood
by comparatively few people outside OF
army and navy circles and gunmakers "a
.60-caliber 6-inch gun" says a naval
man means one that IL fifty times six
inches, or twenty-five feet long. the length
being given In terms of the dIametersof the
bore. In the same way .4b pistol means
one the barrel Of which 70 ten times the
diameter. or four and q half inches long.
This nomenclature In found convenient be-
cause the shooting qualities OF piec >e-
pend In some measure on the ratio of its
length to its diameter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
How to Obtain Sailors.
.ondon Nautical Magazine.

From the London Nautical Magazine.
The Marquis of Graham, who is learning
ship construction and engineering in one of
the shipyards on the Clyde, thinks that the
most probable way to obtain the services
of all-British crews is for nautical schools
to be established at or near all the principal
seaports, the boys learning in these schools
to remain on shore and to be taught the
three RS" but their principal instruction
to be seamanship. They should be sent
regularly on a voyage in a sailing training
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Must Have the Ticket.

"Tm sorry,' told him. but fear you'll
have to cut out the surprise part OF it. 1t
will be necessary for you to fetch the
ticket. Just tell. her that you're going to
get the sunburst out and that will be sur
prise enough, won't ttT
.sWeu, he talked and argued and begged
until I was tired OF listening to him, but
I was next to his game, and had no right.
as say, to let him redeem the sunburst
without the ticket, knowing that the ticket
had not been lost.
when told him this for the twentieth
time he went away as mad as q parcel OF
hornets. took look ct the sunburst as
soon as he went out and found as had
suspected that 1t was worth about four
times what 1t was In for.
well. he hadn't been gone more than
twenty minutes before j was summoned
to the phone by his wife.
HAS my husband been 1t your place
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-25
Why colds are pnnnstoua.

Because you have contracted ordln.
any colds and recovered from them
without treatment Of any kind. do not
for @ moment imagine that colds are
not dangerous. Everyone knows that
pneumonia and chronic catarrh have
their origin In a common cold Con
sumption Is not caused by cold but
the cold prepares the system for tho
reception and development Of the
germs that would not otherwise have
found Judgment II Is the same with
all infectious diseases Dlphthorla.
scarlet fever. measles and whooplng
cough are much more likely TO be
contracted when the child has cold
You will see from this that more real
danger turks In cold than In ans
other of the common ailments. tn,
easiest and quickest way to cure o
cold rs to take Chnmbcrlain's Cough
Remedy. The many remarkable cures
effected by this preparation have mad,
it staple article OF trade over a larg,
part OF the world.
For sale by John Boydcn q Son.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-25
Land Sale at Gooding, Idaho
Nov. ID, 1907.

The opening for entry Of TO-
oooacres of land, under the Carey
Act, by the Idaho Irrigation
Company, is now definitely set
for NovI4. For this occasion
the railroad will sell rouud-trip
tickets TO Gooding at rate Of ?
cents per mile in each direction,
Tickets on sale Nov. roth to
18TH inclusive. Final return
limit Of tickets Nov, 2Oth.
Furthur particulars see agent.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-25
NOTICE.


UNITED 7INll- ''N'' w W.
SAIL l.NNl '''' , J., Ivy. VI
y" Whom u May ''n''ih'
Nptira De- hereby given that tho
state Of tuh has iilrd in this of
fee lists of lands, selected by tho
-nid state, under No" 'ih section OF
the Act of Congress, approved july
TO- 1891, ~ indemnity school Lhnu7'
~ follows;
Lot. o. 8. aud We SOL -oc. ~, z I
AZ. tStatr lIl, &. I. Bi 81;
-t. nwi, -wi net, uri4 nrit see.
o.. T.I.N. RI T.. met -rr. ~, ~
RE. Estate lI3 &. L. 10; lot 4,
set, Swit:wts set: swi4 metz see.
4u nos u=E = f. NJ tStnt,
lV''l'
Comic. Of said lists. .o FAR ~ they
r..f,t.. ,..,i.l tr,,t- lac b,-rrlptIv,
SUBDIVISIONS nave p''u '"u'Plcu'