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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
THE JUDICIARY AND POLITICAL
FIGHTS.

We trust that the primary held in
Newport News to name candidate
to be elected Judge by the next Leg
islature will be the last OF its kind in
this State. Judge Barham. who was
reelected by large majority. should
never have consented TO it and the
Democrats OF the city should never
have ordered il. Judge Barham. the
Judge OF the Corporation court, was
placed in the position of having TO
enter pull and haul political fight
to secure reelection, or rather en-
dorsement, because the Legislature
has the final say in the matter. II
there were Others DESTROYS of succeed
ing Judge Barham. they could have
gone before the Legislature and sub
United their claims and they could
have backed these claims by petitions
from the voters. but it is distasteful
to see these Judges entering into a
scramble at the polls in order to hold
these positions. Besides the princi-
pal OF the thing is all wrong. since a
Judge should be as far removed from
political obligations as possible and
from any suspicion that his actions
are influenced by political motives.
He can't remove himself from these
things if he enters into "A fight at the
polls, and his motives and actions.
because OF such contests, will sooner
or later be criticized.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
THE EXPOSITION
Shb Thousand People There Thursday.

North Carolina Day at the Exposition,
Thursday was the biggest in point Of at
tendance that the fair has had.
Gov. Glenn was proud Of the showing
oi his state. 1t was estimated that co.
600 people entered the grounds during
the day.
When Gov Glenn arrived he was
eheered to the echo. Gov. swanson, too,
was greeted enthusiastically. Exposition
President Tucker and Gov. Swanson
made warm addresses of welcome.
Gov. Glenn spoke glowingly of the part
North Carolina has played IN the history
oil the nation and reviewed the parade OF
the North Carolina and other troops.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

NaJor ScHefai !. =. y Goblin.
der General John a. Wiley. OF Frank
lin. Of the Second brigade. is senior
hriCadier Whether General Wiley viii
be appointed by Governor Stuart or
not General Goblin IS unable 90 say
Until Governor Stuart acts. however.
General Wiley will be acting major
general.
General Goblin forwarded his resigna-
ton as commander OF the glsrd to
Governor Smart on dr,sdav. with
the request that it take eject on Mon
day. August 49,
General Goblin reluctantly relin-
quishes his connection with the state
soidiery. and To his credit is very large
ly due the hiEh efficiency tho guard has
attained ia recent years
General Goblin. on account OF his ad-
vancing age. and his recent illness.
feels that he has given sufficient OF his
time 70 be able 90 retire with the hou-
OTIS due him Under the new law Cen
eral Goblin would have been retired for
age within a few months.
John =. :. Gcb'l. who has been M ior
general Of the Pennsylvania National
Guard since April 4. 1906. when he sue.
ceedod Major General Miller. was
born at Sunbury. Pa. on Jacuary 2s.
1881 He attended the public schools
Of his native town. and served a a
printers apprentice IN the Office of
tho Suubury American During MS
apprenticeship he pursued his Eng.
fish education and studied law. lie
was admitted 20 the bar in 1883
He enlisted az once upon the firing
on Fort sumter in Company c. nth
Pennsylvania regiment he was elect
ed first lieutenant, and upon the reor.
sanization OF the regiment as the 47th
PENNSYLVANIA he was commissioned
captain
Captain Goblin was favorably men.
TONED for gallantry az Pocotaligo. He
was promoted major for gslIsntry
at Sabin's Crossroads and Pleasant
Hill When the division 70 which Can
tain Goblin was attached was trans.
ferred 10 the Shenandoah valley he
commanded his regiment as Iouten.
ant colonel and colonel. receiving high
praise from his superior officers. At
the end OF fhe war be was hrevetted
brigadier general for gallantry and
meritorious conduct
Upon his returr ~ his native state
ne located .r Lebanon and resumed
the practice &C law. III 1856 he was
unanimously elected commander OF the
Pennsylvania department of the C.
A r.. and save the department one of
the best administrations IL ever en-
joycd.
In 1854 he was elected colonel Of
the Eighth regiment y. G. p. and
was promoted 90 hrigadior general.
commanding the Third brigade. in
1855. Gencr0i Goblin was elected com.
manderin-chief Ct the Grand Army of
the Republic ON August %. 1897. and
on september IS he assumed com
mand
General Goblin was reapDointed com
mander OF the Third brigade in 1895.
and in 1898. when Republican nominee
for lieutenant governor he was an
pointed by President Mckinley a brig
adler general in the volunteer army
in the wor wiki Spain. After that
General Goblin resumed command Of
the Third brigade. and held ii until
made major general last year.
Last May Governor Stuart reappoint-
ed General Goblin as major general of
the state guard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
HANOVER SCHOOL

Miss W. +. Schooler Principal. will re-
open on Monday, Sept. 9th, at Freder-
icksburg, Va.
English Branches, Higher Mathematics
and Science taught, also Latin. French
and German.
The past session has been the most
successful in the history of this school
aud the pupils have attained a high
standard of honor as well az scholar
ship.
Terms payable quarterly, in advance.
For further Information address.
Miss W. +. Schoolcr,
fredericksburg, Va.
i4l2m, seod I'm.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

OLD Orchard. Ne. Aug. i6.-Nearly
Tnehalf Of Old Orchards summer no
tel section along the shore front was
swept by FIRE. the loss probably
amounting to fully half a million dol
lars. The Hotel Fiske. one OF the
finest on the beach. valued az So. coo.
the Hotel Emerson. valued AZ $4,000.
with its furnishings. the Hotel Al
berta. the Lawrence house and a half
dozen smaller hotels. together with
about 30 cottages. were destroyed
within two hours. All the buildings
are Of wooden construction. and be-
fore the flames. famed by southwest
breeze. were an easy prey The Old
Orchard FIRE department. was utterly
unable to handle the blaze. and the
firemen from Portland. Biddefori and
Sscom. who responded TO calls for as
sistance. were hampered for some
time after their arrival by difficulty
with the hose couplings.
At 1880 O'Clock. in spite Of all ef-
forts. the FIRE was still spreading 20
the eastward. and seemed likely To Be-
stopped only when ii had exhausted
the material on which it could feed
in that direction
The fire was discovered about s
O'Clock in the upper part Of the Olym-
pia hotel annex. which was occupied
mainly by servants employed in the
Hotel Emerson. II is supposed that
an upset lamp was the origin of the
blaze Adjoining buildings containing
stores located along the boardwalk.
beside the Boston & Maine Railroad
tracks. soon caught fire. and from this
the flames jumped the tracks and com
municated with the Alberta hotel and
several other large buildings near the
shore. An area OF about SO acres along
the beach was soon blazing In this
area were located some OF the mos
popular of the hotels. all OF which
were ai!ed TO overlooking with sum
mer guests Many valuable summer
cottages were also located in this dis
trict. and these. too. were swept by
the fire. Most of the guests managed
to save considerable quantity of their
personal effects.
From the Hotel Emerson the fire
leaped across the main avenue lead
ing from the railroad station to the
shore and attacked the Hotel Sea
shore. This big structure. one of the
oldest and best known OF the guest
houses here. was soon tn flames and
was totally destroyed. A considerable
gap of vacant land between this and
other buildings TO the west. however.
served 10 cut OF the further spread
OF the ccnhsgration in that direction
The Old Orchard house and other
buildings on the edge OF the camp
ground plateau overlooking the beach
were saved.
The bowling alleys and restaurant
owned by Thomas L. Cleaves. Nor
gan's drug store. McDonald's drug
store and several stores located along
the boardwalk near the railroad sta
ton were also destroyed. The cen
trail Offices of the New England Tele-
graph and Telephone company and the
Postal and Western Union telegraph
companies We're destroyed. The FIRE
was under control at midnight
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
LOCAL MARKETS
corrected by simon Hirsh &

tCorrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Rrol
Wheat. so to 80; corn. 60 60 81. n cal
$l.6O TO <l.75; oats. - To- 30.
hens. live, o To 10; spring chicken.
- To 10; eggs, - to iG: lard. 10 Ia
II; ducks, live 10 To IL; butter. IL
to 20; hams, IA 70 Is. Irish potatoes
60 to 90; vesl. ~ To 3: lambs.
$3.50 to 81 90: hides. green, \ TO 10:
dry. - to 10, sa'ted, No. 1. 9 To 10,
call skins M l. $l1O per skin: baled
hay, So to $lT per ton; leaf sumac, IL
To 80 per 100, hogs, live weight, ;
to 5kc.; beef. live weight. ~ To 3kc.:
pork, to ~; turkeys. live, II; wool.
market firm. PC 70 - per 10.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS
George r. Gather, Of Baltimore, Non
mated For Governor.

George r. Gather, Of Baltimore, Nom.
mated For Governor.
Baltimore, Aug. 15.-The Republican
state convention assembled at the
Maryland theatre. In this city, to nom.
mate candidates for governor, comp
troiler, attorney general and clerk of
the court of appeals. Before the dele
gates met formally It appeared Ger.
tain that George r. Graither. of Balti.
more. would be named for the COVER.
norship since Phillips Lee Goldsbor.
ough. the only other man mentioned
Tor the place. refused to permit his
name to go before the convention.
After a short recess the convention
reassembled. when the following nomi
nations were made:
Governor-George r. Gather, OF
Baltimore.
Attorney generai-Hammond Urner
OF Frederick.
cqmptroller-James II. Baker. O,
Kent county.
Clerk OF the court of appeals
Thomas Parran. OF Calvert county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
Auction SAILS OF Two Good Work Horses And
Spring Wagon

| will sell on Saturday, August the | 9Th.
at II o'clock m. in front of the auction
room of James Roach in Fredericks-
burg, Va, two good work horses and
one spring wagon; terms cash.
Herman StOhn,
fredericksburg, Va, August 18th, 1907.
al3l3t.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
NEW LIVERY STABLE

| have opened u 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 attehtion. Phone 234.
iy30-blm "a. Hndrnn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
EXPOSITION MAY OPEN SUNDAYS

The plan OF Director GeDeral Barr.
with the permission Of the government.
70 open the gates of the Jamestown Ex-
position 10 visitors on Sunday. with all
amusements and pay attractions closed
d meeting with ministerial and general
approval.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

Princeton. n j., Aus. 16.-Rumors
that former President Cleveland is i'll
at his home in this place are untrue.
according 10 his physician. Mr.. CIeye-
land went driving. and apparently was
as well as usual
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
CATION NOMINATED

Hon. J. r. Cation, of Alexandria. will
be declared the Democratic nominee for
the House OF Delegates from Alexandria
city aud county. This win make Mr..
Cations fourth consecutive term.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
communication sv Wire Cut on

Bidde.ord Ne. Aug. 16.-Communi-
cation with Old Orchard was cut OF
both by telephone and telegraph at
midnight II is reported here that
three men were killed by dynamite
used IN blowing up buildings TO stop
the progress OF the flames
The Boston G Maine Railroad sta
ton was blown up by dynamite % ar
rest the FIRE in that direction.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
Live Stock Marke,s

PITTSBURG Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE: Choice. $650Q 6.s5: prime.
t6;5OQ6.SO HOGS active and higher:
gradee. $7.O5G710; roughs. 4.50Q36 81.
SHEEP steady: prime wethers, $500
$780, evils end common s2n3. -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

Nearly Frozen to Death In Ice House.
Youngstown. O.. Aug. 16. - John
Smith was nearly frozen TO death with
the temperature at SO degrees in the
shade In some manner Smith became
locked in an ice house. and was not
discovered for several hours.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
BREAD. BREAD RREAD

Mothers Bread, Grandma's Bread. Rive
Bread, Graham Bread, Plain White
bread, Cream Bread, Pullman Bread nt
brannan's. See our I'D. elsewhere.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

Mrs. u. +. Freddy, of Gordonsville.
was injured by the accidental discharge
of a rifle In the hands of her cousin, lad
OF IA years, the ball penetrating her
right beg.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
WOOD WANTED

800 cords of pine and poplar wood.
Highest cash price paid.
The Virginia Excelsior Co, Inc,
fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
TAkE NnTICE

| have for collection bills due the firm
OF Cain 4 Co. and all persons owing the
said firm will please come forward and
settle with me. J. Conway Chichester.
al 5s6t-a1 nat
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

The President has refused TO inter
fere in the telegraph strike. Probably
because he was asked to.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

The Free Lance Is prepared to do all
kinds OF job printing In first-clAss stys
1T moderate prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
CEN. GOBLIN RESIGNS
Will Quit Pennsylvania National
Guard On August l9.
WILEY NAY SUCCEED HIM

His Last omeial Act As Commander
Was &c Attend the Annual Rife
Practice Now In Progress at Mount
Gretns. Pa.
Mount Grctua. Pa. Aug. l6.-The last
Official national guard event which
Major General J. 2. 5 Goblin attended
in his official capacity as the COM
mander OF the Pennsylvania National
Iuard was the annual rifle practice now
In progress az the state range al Mount
Grctna. General Goblin came here and
was the guest OF the officers now at
Camp Frank p. Roebling Jr. Briga-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

Mr.. Waldorf Astor. ~ England. form
erfs, Miss Mamie Langhorne, ~ Alhe-
marie county. Va. Is the mother 81 n fire
soo. horn ut the Aston home, Cliyedsn,
near London.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
FIRE SWEEPS TOWN
Old Orchard. Me-. Nearly Wiped
Out By Flames.
THREE LIVES REPORTED LOST

Many Hotels and Summer COTTAGES In
Suins-euildings Blown Up With
Dynamite In Effort to Check Flames.
Communication BY Wire Cut on.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17
HlrSh'S RebuildingSale

All goods must be sold on account of remod-
eing our Annex and Millinery Departments
Must have the room and prices have been cut
IN HALF on all Summer Goods Ladies'
White Suits, Waists, Skirts, Underwear,
White Goods and Laces Underwear at 19c,
;}Sc 80 and $l.39. Parasols from 79c. and
up. Laces &c and 1Oc. Hats 25c., worth
81 and $3.50. Wrappers 69c. Many other
good bargains space will not allow mention
ing at
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-17

iu25-2n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21

Tired and nervous women find help In Hoods Sarsaparilla. It enriches the blood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Weeds Worth Money.

.'Recently the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States department of agri- culture has been giving it's attention to the weed,' writes E. B. Clark in The Technical World magazine for May. 'To- day it is telling the farmer that that which he has been looking upon as a pest has it's uses and that it may profit him to consider the weeds. It Is not a matter of common knowledge that some of the weeds fnfesting the land will produce the crude drugs which today, in large part, are obtained by impor- tation from abroad. Alice Henkel, an assistant of the governments plant in- dustry bureau, says that the roots, leaves and flowers of several of the weed species regarded as plaques in the United States are gathered, prepared and cured in Eu- rope and not only for useful cornmodi- ties there, but supply to considerable extent the demands of foreign lands.
 '"There are weeds in this country against which extermnation laws have been passed which hold in their leaves, stems or roots medicinal properties which have Il. value in the work of preserving the health of the nation. It is possible In ridding land of weeds in order that crops may be grown, to make Of the uprooted pests a source of income. More over it is possible to maintain upon land given over as worthless for crop growing purposes, a weed plantation which after the harvest, will prove itself to be not less profitable than some of the titled fields
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21

proving the park before 1t is opened. II will have not only sidewalks. water, gag. electricity and all other usual municipal improvements but the streets are also being paved with Bermudas asphalt, the same as Washington City. The streets, by the way, will be called roads, after the English custom, the principal one being known as Cliff Road
 The developers of Mountain Terrace are well known in the real estate world, be- ing R. Brinkley Snowden and T. O. Vinton of Memphis, Robert Jemison, Ji., and Hill Ferguson of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21

the time of the recent discovery.
 By the new method of making bronze plated objects the secret of which Is jealously guarded by Messrs. Monge and Arzano. 1t is possible to metallize even so delicate thing as lace, or rose in full bloom.
 "The inventors have established fac tory for the purpose of producing their goods, their object being to place hand somely finished metallized objects on the market. in every particular equal to, but at one-eghth the cost of, cast bronze and to immutably fix the forms nature gives to her products such as flowers, leaves, fruits insects, and the like. These the most skillful in the art have here tofore only furnished fair limitations of by covering the object, through electroiysis' with an exceedingly thin but dense coat ing of brass, which transforms the natu- ral object into bronze.
 "While the secret of metallizhng is not disclosed, no hesitancy is observed with regard to the length of time the objects to be metallized are retained in what is known as the bath. The length of time varies according to the character of the object, and the complication of its detail, from twenty-four to seventy-two hours. The subjects selected for metallizing are generally well known works of famous artists, objects for decorative purposes. and artistic objects, such as ash and card receivers and picture frames.
 The finished articles, which resembles In weight, texture and color real bronze, are entirely different from any manufac- ture now on the market, as they are declared to be chemically pure copper and not mixture or composition"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
No More Dollars for Dimes.

"When man has to shovel Il dollar bill into the furnace every time he wants a dimes worth of power, he may be par doned for harboring a germ or two of dis content with the present stage of indus trial evolution,' says Charles Frederick Carter, writing in The Technical World Magazine for May. Yet modern steam power plant will only deliver at the crank shaft from ten to twelve per cent Of the potential energy contained in the coal burned under it's boilers. If 1t is small plant, the results are likely 10 be the former figure or less; If 1t is a very large plant conducted with unusual skill, the latter may be approximated. Corliss and quadruple expansion engines, reed water heatrs and kindred accessories, and finally the steam turbine have resulted from endeavors to reduce this excessive waste of heat. Altogether they have only served to accentuate the necessity of finding something more efficient than steam to perform the functions of the worlds prime mover.
 Recent developments would seem to n- dcate that a clue to this much needed improvement has been discovered. At least 1t looks suspicious to find a gas en- zine plant of 40.OO0 horse power. another of 3i ,5C0 horse power, and still another of 21. 800 horse power in the United States, one of 3l,500 horse power in Johannesburg, South Africa, and goodness knows how
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21

the mound has been made smooth and turfed and Q neat iron fence enclosed the spot. The memorial boulder is of gray Alabama granite and Is about five feet square. Upon the side facing the roadway the following inscription is cut:
 Here fell brave men In defense of their homes, April 2. 1865: Col. William T. Minter. Rev. Arthur M. Small Robert N. Philpot, and other valiant soldiers. They fought and fell-they served us well.''
 The spot which marks the struggle of the volunteers of the defense of Selma is now marked for all time and the story, which is locked In the endurance of the granite boulder should be told to every chlll of Selma who in future passes 1t by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Lincoln Among the Wounded.

In the last weeks Of the Civll war President Lincoln joined the army before Richmond His bodyguard on that oc- casion was Captain John s. Barnes, who Is writing some very unusual reninis- cences for Appeton's Magazine. Inci- dentaIly he describes Lineons great tenderness of heart.
 "On the train" he says, "to which cars filled with our wounded men had been attached, MT. Lincoln looked worn and haggard He remarked that he had seen enough Of the horrors of war. that he hoped this was the beginning of the end and that there would be no more bloodshed or ruin Of homes. Indeed. then and many times after did he deiterate the same hope with grave earnestness.
 Il related to him an incident of that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Rural Delivery.

Washington, April .--(Speclal) )-Rural free delivery routes have been ordered established as follows: June 1, Adams vile, Jefferson county. route ?. popula- ton 510. families 1o5; June r, Notasulga. Macon county. route 3, population 800, families 105; Three Notch, Bullock coun- ty. route l, popula tlon 590, families, 190.
 Rural free delivery carries appointed: l: Bremen. route 1, James Johnson, carrier; Pinkney A. Lynch, substitute. Brundfge, route ?, James M. Address, carrier; Ed gar P. Williams, substitute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
To MetaIlize Plants,

After nearly six years Of laborous re- search and experiments. H. Monge and C. Arzano of Brussels, have perfected the art of metallzng flowers and other ob- jects for decorative purposes" says The Technical World magazine. "The first attempt at metallizing objects was known to the. industrial world as long ago as 1861, but all efforts to metallize fruits,
 flowers, etc., have been futile up to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21

many smaller ones in successful opera ton all over the world. And when one finds the same type of engine that Is as- sembled ia these great plants humbly doing the churnlng at a rural creamery, driving automobiles and motor boats and running everything else that can be run and saving money for it's owner whenever ii turns q wheel suspicion almost deepens into conviction"
 This is the introduction 10 fine article on producer gas, the fuel that Is, m sense. new. and the author tells of won derful things it's use IS accomplishing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21

After nine months of incessant can nonadlng'-as the golf players at the Country club call the blastlng-the Mountain Terrace people are getting their park in shape, and will throw 1t open 10 the public probably the middle of May. This picture shows one of the finishing gangs now at work.
 The electric car line to the park was completed several months ago, and cars will be put in operation within the next few weeks.
 The making of Mountain Terrace is said