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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16

BRYAN ON RAILROAD WAR
Corporations Would Rather Look to


Congress Than TO Legislatures.
Buffalo, n. Y. March l4.-William
J. Bryan spent an hour here on his
way from Beaver. Pa. to Binghamton.
A reporter asked Mr.. Bryan:
what Is your opinion of the pro-
posed conference between President
Roosevelt and the railroad presi-
dents?"
Mr. Bryan replied. The Republican
leaders seem to think that nothing
can be done in the regulation Of rail
roads without the consent OF the rail-
road managers. The important part Of
that announcement. however. Is that
the railroad managers want the super
vision OF the railroads transferred to
the federal government. that they may
avoid state legislation. and this con-
tradicts the presidents theory that the
corporations favor state rights as a
means Of avoiding federal control.
The great corporations would much
rather risk control by congress. which
Is far away from the people, than by
state legislatures. which are close to
the people"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
STOCKS BROKE BADLY
Sensational Decline in Values in
New York Market.
CAUSED BY FURRY IN MONEY

w 49,
Greatest Losers, As the Brokers
Had Plenty Of Time to Prepare For
the Decline.
New York, March 1.-THE most
sensational decline In prices for sew
eral years occurred on the stock mar
ket Except that money rates were
higher and that the tone on the foreign
exchanges was unfayorable. there was
no news to account for the break in
prices. The market opened weak, un-
der the influence OF lower prices for
Americans abroad and the drop In con-
soils to the lowest price since 1886. At
frst the downward movement was
gradual and the selling did not appear
to be OF an urgent character. but as
soon as the rate for call money got
above 6 per cent. heavy blocks OF
stock were offered for sale, appar-
emily without regard to price, and the
downward trend OF quotations became
precipitate. Breaks of from One-half to
a point between sales were frequent
and the buying power was so limited
that II seemed TO be difficult In some
OF the weaker features to execute sell
ing orders. II was noticed that weak
ness centered in Reading. the Harri-
man railroads and the Hill stocks, and
the weakness OF the latter was closely
associated in the minds Of the profes-
sional traders with the departure fol
Europe OF J. Plerpont Morgan.
The drop in Reading was as rapid
and as sensational as was the sharp
upward movement in the same stock a
week ago, but there was no more news
to account for the movement than
there was for the former one. After
the decline had reached It's full mo-
mentum about midday there was a
rally. followed by another break. which
in turn was succeeded by renewal OF
the rally. but the better tone did not
hold. and Just before the close there
was a final slump with the list gen.
orally weak and prices at or near the
lowest
Inquiry after the close Of the mar.
ket developed nothing to show that
any of the stock exchange houses was
In trouble 1t was said that brokers
had plenty of time to prepare for the
situation by calling on their customers
for margins, and that the losses shown
at the low figures were suffered by
those who had held on to their stock
and not by the brokers. Over 100000
shares were traded in.
At the low prices the more import.
ant declines were as follows: Read
ing. f2h; Union Pacific, 11A; Great
Northern, II; Northern Pacific, IL;
Amalgamated Copper, III; Chicago g.
Northwestern. 7A; Canadian Pacific,
TX; ST. Paul. Z; Sugar, s; Baltimore
& Ohio, 57s; Atchison. 5ls; Southern
Pacific, 81; Colorado Southwestern,
Az; Pennsylvania, S9s.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
Mr.. MARYE'S LETTER
He Writes Of the Rappshannoek and the loynss
Brothers.

fIo WINS W Afl@ O@NN~ts@"~N ~ WV w.
Brothers.
Washington, March IL, 1907.
To The Free Lance:
Fredericksburg owes a debt OF graft
tude to her representative, Hon VIM. A.
Jones, as well as to her Senators. My
particular reference is 10 their admirable
work in securing appropriations for sur
veys and improvements OF navigation
upon the RappahannocS river.
What fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
county "want" to do Is to put the coun-
ty thOroughfares upon a business basis.
Reading the yearly agitation and dis
cussion in The Free Lance, would almost
coerce the conviction that the roads had
no basis to work upon. This, it re-
auires no prophet to forecast, you are
not going to do effectively aud perma.
nently until you bond the county. II
the bonds run twenty-five years, the
eounty's pro rata of the congressional
appropriatiOn-ior Federal aid In this
behalf is certainly coming: is in the air
now-will serve to redeem the bonds.
But am talking at this writing OF
water: not of land wonder il the folks
along the river know what q potent
friend they have in their superintendent,
Tully A. Joynes. am just back from
visit to his family The has me over, once
or twice every winter, to read Shake
speare and have good time generality;
and the water his family drinks is Rap
pahannock river water.
II the Pennsylvania K. K. would orly
give Mr.. Joynes scope and verge tLe
river would soon have up to date
wharves.
Anyhow, you watch him for the next
five years las have for more than thir-
ty), and you viii see what manner OF
man be is. He is now the best steam
boat man east OF the Mississippi river,
according to the Penn. r, r., aud be has
the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
down az fine as the Ten Commandments.
His younger brother, Goodwin g.
Joynes, superintendent OF schools, Acco-
mac county, is as progressive as Tully.
His classification OF grades is being
adopted throughout the South. He will
be State superintendent as surely as he
lives. You would not believe any county
had such school buildings and equipment
as Accomac, unless you actually visited
the county. -.
There is nothing In this prosaic world
as surprising as plainiacts. For instance,
/ asked Mr.. Joynes which OF the routes
OF his thirty steamers was the most prof
liable, and bis reply was, the Pocomoke
river.
Can you realize, as cold verify, that
the most remuneratiye patent ever got
ten out was simply attaching an elastic
eord to an india-rubber ball?
A. s. Marye.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
so SOOTHING
It's Influence has Been
Felt by so Many Fred
ericksburg Readers.

After suffering from Itching Piles,
From Eczema or any itchiness OF the
skin,
Makes one feel grateful to the remedy.
Doan's Ointment has soothed hun
dreds.
Daniel Moffett, farmer and County
Supervisor, living at Orlean, Ve., says:
"If Doan's Ointment was not In my
opinion a sure cure for eczema or skin
trouble would be the last resident OF
the County to publicly endorse the prep
aration. ] had this irritating complaint
for some time and every effort | made
to stop it was in vain. Outlines the
part affected was raw and sore and kept
me continually in misery. A few ep-
plications OF Doan's Ointment allayed
the irritation and certainly in q very
short time, considering the nature OF the
symptoms, the sore dried up. Relief was
90 quickly given and has proved to be
90 permanent that it 10 almost beyond
belief Should occurrences take place !
now knew what to use. !"
Plenty more proof like this from Fred
ericksburg people. Call at Goolrick' g
Modern Pharmacy and ask what
customers report.
Forsale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
FREAKS or FIGURES

Put down the number Of your living
brothers.
Double the number.
Ado three.
Multiply result by i've.
Add number of living sisters.
Multiply result by ten.
Add number OF dead brothers and sis
ters.
Subtract $50 from result.
The right-hand figure will be the num-
ber OF deaths.
The middle figure will be the number oi
living sisters.
The left-hand figure will be the number
OF living brothers.
Strange freak OF figures, isn't it?-
Dixie Home.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
CILBERT'S THREE rs.
Responsible Reliable
Reasonable.

Clothes MUST be made to order to be
correct. Order your clothes by nail II 1t
is not convenient for you to visit my es-
tablishment in Washington. Ny GUS
toners are not confined exclusively to
this city; q great many OF them are scat
tered throughout the u. s.
am RESPONSIBLE for every gar
ment made in my establishment. there
fore, it is to my interest to have them
correct in every detail.
| use RELIABLE fabrics In up-to-date
patterns, and make them into garment.
that are correct in style, perfect In fit and
REASONABLE in price.
Spring and Summer Styles are now
ready. Write for samples, style booklet,
and directions for measuring. They are
yours for the asking: ,r
T. f. GILBERT,
Importer and TailQy S1S Z St.. w.,
Washington, D, aSm
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16

There is scarcely any condition OF
Ill health that is not benefited by the
occasional use OF RIPANS Tabule.
For sale by druggists. The Five
cent packet 10 enough for an ordi
nary occasicn. The family bottle, 90
osnts, contains supply for year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
chspped Hands.

Wash your hands with warm water. dry
with towel and apply Chamberlain
Sslve just before going to bed, and q
speedy cure is certain. This salye is also
Invaluable for sore nipples, itching piles
and skin diseases. For sale by NJ. Nj
Lewis drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
Spring Stock

IN few da s for your in
spectiOn. Without any
blow or bluster, we an
nounce to you that the
stock is larger than last
year, as we expect TO do
more business; that the
styles will please you
better, az we know what
you lie better than we
did a year ago; that the
prices are as low, as big
ger buying means better
buying. So we will be
pleased to show all the
latest novelties in foot
wear to all who favor US
with their presence.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
Monday, April l, 1907,

that being court day, the land in said
deed OF trust set forth, containing 15O
acres, situated in Spotsylvania county,
Va, on or near the Gordon road. about
FIVE miles from fredericksburg, Va, ad-
Joining the lands of Misses Mary and
Annie Murphy and Mr.. John Murphy,
and is the same land devised to the said
Thomas ]. Murphy by his father, Thomas
Murphy by will probsted before Spotsyl.
yania county court August /, 1898, e8d
recorded in will book B. B., page 3.
Terms OF Sale-Cash, unless otherwise
made known on day OF sale.
This property is well timbered.
Alvin t. Embrey,
m2w4w Trustee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
1t soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays ali pains, cures wind collie, and
Is ths best remedy for Diarrhoea.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists In
every part Of the world. Twenty
FIVE cents bottle. Be sure and ask
for "Mrs. Windows Soothing
Hyrup.n and take no other
Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs
Act. June 30th, 1906. Serial Number
1898.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
THE WINDY MONTH

of March is here. This is
the month OF all months
when the antiquated
merchant OF city, town
or hamlet blows about
the greatest stock and
the lowest prices on
earth. when the papers
are full OF heart-rending
tales OF buyers securing
markets OF the earth
without Pearline or
Sspolio" for unheard Of
bargains, when stories
Of great depression in
financial circles have en-
abled some merchants to
rush to the rescue OF
some great wholesale
house and by using a
few dollars of instant
cash saved the whole
saler from going to the
wall. Truly, March is a
month OF wind. We
don't use any in our
business. We will open
Our new
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16

II you live out of town and wish to
make a deposit, it is not essential that
you make the deposit in person-send it
by mail. Our system is simple, effective,
and does not necessitate q single visit to
this bank.
Deposits may be made with or with
out a pass book, for we always return q
duplicate slip for deposits not entered in
the pass book.
Write us for details.
Assuring safety to your funds is part
of the good we do-paying 3 per cent.
compound interest is more good. $l.00
or more will start al account.
PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK
Savings Department,
Richmond, Va.
Capital ...........-.-...... $3OO,0OO.OO
Surplus and Profits. 81 100000
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
PUBLICSALE
OF
Valuable Timber Land

near Fredericksburg; in Spotsylvania
county.
Pursuant to the provisions OF deed
Of trust from Thomas j. Murphy to the
undersigned, dated January 2, 1906,
and duly recorded in the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court, of Spotsylvania coun-
ty, Virginia, in deed book A. IT,, P. pol,
default having been made in the pay
ment OF the note therein secured. and be-
ing so requested by the holder OF the said
note, the undersigned trustee will offer
for sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at 1890 O'Clock NJ. at
Spotsylvania courthouse. before the
front door of the courthouse, on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16

fsuccessor to Embrey 3 Bergman ]
Dasier IN Railroad Gross Ties, Cedar
Posts spokes and Hoops Keeps
sonsts snfIv on hand q large supply OF
RsIsd Eav and Mil Feed. Once near
% Rsiiread Depot, fredericksburg, Va.
Also Agent for Page wire sence oo'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
The "Averaee Man.

The average man lives and dies
comparatively poor. He has not the
faculty for accumulatlng money; you
could not pass laws enough to make
him rich financially. The excep-
tional man is made to make money;
money seems to stick to his fingers,
and you could not keep him poor.
The life history of the man who has
lived an unsullied life and died
poor is one of uneventfulness. He
is generally generous-hearted, and
never aspires to enrich himself. All
he asks is decent living, worthilv
earned-a roof-tree and food and
clothing for his family. Out of his
modest earnings he will probably
save enough to pay for his modest
home-seldom more. He gives his
children a common school education
and starts them out into the world
with God bless you" for their
dover. He is honorable in his deal
.ings; he pays his debts; he works
hard and spends little for luxuries.
He seldom complains Of his lot, and
never knowingly commits a crime
against the state or humanity. He
loves much and laughs more. He
may put by few dollars for his old
age, but oftener not. When he dies
men say of him. He was an honest
man and a good citizen. We shall
miss him." There is nothing start
ling in the story; nothing in tito ex-
plot; just the story of an average
man-one of the salts of theearth. We
all know or knew him and his kind
He has lived according to his light
and his being has served its pur-
pose. No man is ever a failure who
has left behind him the influence OF
usefulness and strong integrity.-Ex
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
Mrs. Tabor. widow of Colorado's

Mrs. Tabor, widow of Colorado's
spectacular senator, is reported to be
in a fair way to retrieve the fortune
of her ungrateful husband, who in
his days of prosperity set her aside
for younger and handsomer
woman. At present she is living in
a small hut in the mountains near
the matchless claim which gave
Tabor millions in the early days.
Here she has lived ever since his
death, clinging to this claim, which
once more is turning out ore at q
rate which bids fair to make her q
very rich woman. She was never
known to speak harshly Of the man
who treated her so cruelty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
Negro Mammy's Love for "Miss."

Ray Stannard Baker tells the fol-
lowing story in his June article on
the Negro in The american Magazine:
"The mass of colored people still
maintain, as I have said, a more or
less intimate connection with white
families-frequently a very beauti-
full and sympathetic relationship
like that. of the old mammies or
nurses. To one who has heard SO
much of racial hatred as | have
since I have been down here, a little
incident that l observed the other
day comes with charm hardly
describable. | saw carriage stop
in front of a home. The expected
daughter had arrived-a very pretty
girl indeed. She stepped out eager
ly. Her father was half way down
to the gate; but ahead of him was a
very old Negro woman in the clean
est of clean starched dresses.
Honey she said eagerly.
"'Mammy!' exclaimed the girl,
and the two rushed into each others
arms, clasping and kissing-the
white girl and the old black woman.
81 thought to myself: There's no
Negro problem there: that's just
plain human love!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29

A Washington dispatch to the
Denver News says: Justice Har-
Ian of the United States supreme
court, aged "A, made home run
and won the game in a baseball con-
test at the annual shad bake given
by the Washington Bar association
at Marshall Hall, Md, yesterday.
When Justice Harlan went to the
bat the score was a tie, and the UNI
pire had called two strikes and
three balls. 1t was critical and
exciting moment, when Justice Har-
Ian smashed the sphere wicked
swat squarely on the nose and drove
it to deep center. He started around
the bases, and his leg work was
really marvellous. The ball was lost
in the tall grass, and before it was
recovered Justice Harlan had reach
ed the home plate, where he stood
slipping mint julep, which had
been prepared hurriedly for the
agile Kentuckian as reward for
lining out a four base hit and show
ing the younger element how to get
around the bases"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
tuberculosis Test.


The tuberculin test was recently
applied to the cattle on the Marden
farm near Farley, and the result
was given out last Monday. It
showed that eight out ofevery ten
in the herd were afflicted with tuber-
culosis. Several of the herd have
died. 1t is more than likely that
there are numerous other herds in
this state that are as badly afflicted.
The farmers are talking good bit
about this condition of the stock,
but unfortunately the state law is in
'such q condition, that very little if
any money can be appropriated to
pay for cattle confiscated. -Monti-
cello Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
Advertising Confidence Games.

Public attention is just now being
directed to the advertising of GER
tain speculative enterprises which
are nothing less than confidence
games. These advertisements are
to be found in nearly all the papers
and the promises held out are so
obviously deceptive that the bust
ness managers of the papers cannot
be held guiltless.
Take, for instance, an advertise
ment which appeared in the New
York Sun recently in which trust
company offered for sale limited"
block of stock in an Alaskan gold
mine. Dividends of twenty-five
per cent are assured from the first
years operation on the company's
entire capitalization and thereafter
as high as, and possibly more than
fifty per cent per annum."
If paper published personal no.
tices informing would-be confidence
men where they could obtain coun-
terfeit money it would scarcely par
ticipate more fully in purpose to
defraud. Mining is a legitimate in
dustry even though the element Of
chance enters into it, but if it is ad-
vertised at all the advertisement
ought to state the facts. A COM
pany which can assure twenty-five
per cent dividends from the first
year does not have to buy newspa-
per space to secure stock holders.
It does not have to dispose Of its
stock at half price to people so far
away from the mine that they can
not investigate. The same is true
of stock in oil wells and gas wells.
Stock which is advertised with great
promises and sold remote from the
place where the field Of operation is
especially when "the price is to
be advanced in the near future"
usually partakes of the nature of a
lottery and should be so advertised.
Such advertisements should read;
"The Grand Digging in the Slim
Chance Mine will take place soon
and few more tickets can be Sc.
cured at ten dollars each. If pay,
ing ore is struck the purchaser may
get their money back with interest
If not they will receive large re,
turn in experience" Or "The Great
Hopes Oil Well will be sunk short
ly. Persons desiring tickets in this
lottery can apply to agents
who will receive their commission
on sales whether oil is struck or not.
Such advertisements might no
! draw as many flies into the spider
web but they would be more homes
than the advertisements which d
appear in reputable papsss Com
. moner. e8s4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
Payment No Evidence Of Guilt.

Effort to settle civil suit for
damages is not an evidence of guilt
of criminal offense which may be
the basis Of the action for damages.
In effect that was the decision of
the supreme court in the case of
James Nugent, against whom Nellie
Bremen brought suit for damages
and against whom she brought
criminal proceedings. In the course
of the criminal trial a prosecuting
witness was allowed to bring out
the fact that Nugent had offered a
sum of money to dismiss the suit
for damages. This he did in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
Tariff-Made Millionaires.

MIR. NJ. E. Ingalls, former presi-
dent of the Big Four railroad sys-
tenn, could not have chosen better
place than Boston to make the state
ment: II am not in favor of taxing
for destruction, but the question is
whether we have not too many mil
lionares for the good ofthe republic.
| believe that one of the greatest
causes of the production Of large and
illegal fortunes is the tariff"
Boston, for some time now the
center of strife between the tariff re-
visionists and the ''standpatters, y
should have no difficulty in seeing
the truth of Mr.. Ingalls, assertion.
1t long has been plain to the people
of the west that the tariff has out
lived its original purpose-be that
good or bad-and that for at least
two congresses it has been making
mill lionaresY at the expense of the
consumers Of the whole country.
The infant industries" that the
tariff was intended to nourish until
they could stand and walk unaided
have grown to be industrial giants;
yet they are still feeding on tariff
pap, furnished mainly by the people
of tho United States.
There is a rapidly spreading pub
lie sentiment that itawould be vastly
advantageous to the nation if we had
fewer tariff made millionares, and
freer access to the worlds markets.
The American consumer has grown
tired of high prices. due to a pro-
tective schedule that even its father,
in the so-called Buffalo platform, "
declared to be no longer needed to
maintain the country's prosperity.
Stand pat" means stand still.
The American people favor progress
And the time is close at hand when
the only "standpatter" in the land
will be the tariff-made millionaire.
The Valve World, Chicago, III.