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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-30
A GOOD IDEA.

a great deal of the legislation
proposed by "reformers' is, in the
estimation of practical and hard
headed men, impractical and incap-
able of enforcement, but once in
while they hit on something that
has real merit. A Minnesota tenn
perance society proposes a law es-
tablishing a home for inebriates,
where they can be we'll taken care
of and scientifically treated for the
cure of what has come to be recog-
nized as a disease. No expense is
to be spared in the building or
maintenance of this asylum, and
the money to pay for it all is to be
obtained by taxing licensed places
in the state. We heartily approve
of such law. In almost every
community there are men who are
utterly incapable of resisting the
appetite for strong drink. OF course
the law prohibits the sale of liquor
to such persons. or the procure
ment OF liquor tor them, but they
get it, and the law is utterly incap-
able of obtaining the necessary ev-
idence to punish the liquor sellers
who furnish the liquor to keep
them intoxicated. Now, if these
men could be committed to some
state institution, where their inhrm-
ity could be treated from a scien-
tific standpoint, some of them could
be restored to position of useful
ness to society. If the cost of
maintaining such All institution
could be assessed upon the liquor
dealers of the state, that would be
what some people call making
one hand wash the other. "-Et.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-30
VOTE FOR CHARLES q. SHAFFER,
AS the Democratic Candidate
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE.

Dear Sir The Democrats of the
and Brar Creek townships Berwick and w Berwick
representation in the Is
represented? We the Democratic
believe that entities this
the Democratic
between and will determine whether entitled
such recognition If nominated elected will be
a in all the duties of the Office
obligations
administration
have asked for County office before both opponents
held good County offices fair
for your consideration support Respectfully yours
CHARLES A SHAFFER.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
10 Toa Opsn YOur Mouth

LaSe a young bird and gulp down what
ever food or medicine may be offered you
Or. do You want % know something Of the
composition and character Of that which
you take into your stomach whether IS
food OF medicine2
Mos, intelligent and sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or a. medicine.
Dr. Pierce believes they have q perfect
right 70 Insist upon such knowledge. SO he
publishes: ~A<aadcaS, and on each bottle
wrapper. what slSrrsaislnes are made Of
and Vcxi hes c1hdcr~@in This he feels
he can wSS1NfOrd 70 do becalse ia moro
the Ingredients oI which h.s medicines
are made are Stua Id ard underStood the
plorE vii thelr superlor curative virtues
- 2lII1cI1ted-
For the cure % woman's peculiar weak
neSSes. irregularities and arrangements.
giving rise 70 frequent headaches. back
ache. dragging-down pain OF distress In
lower abdominal OF pelvic region. accom-
panied, Outlines. with = facilitating.
pelvic. catarrhal drain and kindred symp-
toms Of weakness, Or. Pierce'S Favorite
Prescription il n most efficient remedy.
IL s equally effective in curing painful
periods. IN giving strength 20 nursing
mothers and In preparing the system OF
the cNpcctant mother for baby'S coming
t--> tfiltllhL chii0ulttn safe ana COM
p0ratVeiy painless The -FavOrite Pre-
scription = a most potent. strengthening
tonic % the general system and TO the
organs distinctly feminine I'm particular
10 j. also a soothing and invigoratinR
ucrvine and cures nervous exhaustion
nervous proStration. neuralgia, hysteria
Spl>mS. chOrea OF 81. NituS'S dance and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
tNu0ant upon functional and organic dis
eases OF the distinctly feminine organs
\ host % medical authorities Of all the
several schools Of practice. recommend
each 90 tho several ingredients OF which
-Favorite Prescription is made for the
cure ~ the diseases for which Il IL claimed
to Do q cure. You may read what they
say f'r yourself BY sending a postal card
request for free booklet Of extracts
from tho leading authorities, 20 DR.. II. "
Pierce. Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
sutute. Buffalo. y. Y, and IL will come q
you ~ return post
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
ATTIRE MILE UP N AIR
Shot From Cannon Illusion Be-
comes a Real Tragedy.
DESCENT A LONG TORTURE
as Aeronaut Shot Out Of Cannon HOLD
Ing Parachute. His Clothing Caught
Fire and He Flosted to the Earth
All Ablaxe.

All Ablaxe.
Newark. n. J.. July Sailing 1000
feet In the air. with the eyes OF cheer.
ing thousands upon him. Eugene RAY
mond. young aeronaut involun-
tarily played the part OF hui
man skyrockot at Belleville. a suburb
OF this city. His clothing was ablazc
his skin was blistered. his hair an
eyebrows had been burned OF and b.
was banging to the bar Of a swayins
parachute that threatened to catch firy
at any time. Unaware OF his predica
ment the spectators commented al
miringly upon his clever descent.
He IL now In the Passsic general
hospital. swsthed In lint and bRndages
and full OF wonder at his own deliver
ance.
Raymond in his business under
takes a perilOus branch Of the para
chute-leaping industry. Instead OF
ascending clinging to a parachute at
tached TO hotair balloon and releas
able by the pulling OF a string. he goes
up in n sheet iron tube fashioned Il
represent the barrel OF a cannon. This
tube Is suspended from the balloon.
The aeronaut climbs into the sheet
iron receptacle head first. with a fold
cd parachute in his hands. AT the
closed end Of the make believe cannon
there is a powerful spring This. wher
touched propels him from the muzzl,
with force enough to clear As tho
seronaut strikes the air and begins "a
descend the parachute opens-if every
thing goes without n hitch.
To add 10 the realism OF the feat
there Is quantity OF hashlight DOW
der placed ~ the muzzle OF the sheet
iron receptacle when the aeronaut is
ready to cut loose he pulls a strinE
and fires the powder. Then he releases
the spring and is shot out into the view
OF the gaping thousands beneath.
The Hashlight powder was defective.
and instead OF dissolvinE In a pun OF
smoke II caught fire. Raymond did
not know this, and released the spring.
He shot out through a mass OF white
hot powder that stuck 10 his nimsy
acrobsrs clothing and set him ali
ablaze.
For some hundreds OF feet ne
dropped like a bullet before the para
chute opened. His fight famed the
flames. They mounted from his wais;
TO his head. scared his face. wiped Oh
his eyebrows and hair. climbed up his
arms TO his tense hands clasping the
parachute bar and played about the
ropes and the himsy parachute proper.
II was up to Raymond to hang on
and burn or drop and be dashed 70
pieces He hung on. The pain was
excruciating. but the knowledge that
he was mile or so In the air nerved
his :rms and strengthened his deter
mination. His only hope was to keep
hold Of the handle bars until he reach
ed the surface OF the earth and his
chief fear was that the sparks would
set fire 10 the parachute.
When 10 feet above the ground over a
vacant lot at Centre and Miller streets
Nutley. Raymond let 20. He was near
the residence OF II. T. Winfield. who
FASTENED 90 his assistance and sum-
moned an ambulance from Passaic.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Co
Rappahannock River Line
Schedule in Effect Nav 1st. 100
FREDERICKSBURG



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Msol Bowler sharp, Bay
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D "a ling days
w. d. Scott, Agent fredericksburg Va
WILLARD THOMSON, GEM r. MURDOCH Gen Fri { pa. A.,
Baltimore Nd, May
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
HOW THE ELKS GROW
$4,000 New Members Received
During the Year.
MEMBERSHIP is 254,5S2

Philadelphia Is Magni6eently Deco
rated For Session OF the Grand
Lodge - Secretary Issues His Re-
port.
Philadelphia. July i6. The asa
grand lodge session of the Benevolent
and Protective Order Of Elks was for
mally opened at the Grand Opera
House. when the visiting delegat.. and
members or the organization wcrt well
coined TO the city on behalf OF the
Elks' reunion committee by Daniel J.
Shearn. Congressman J. Hampton
Moore made the address OF welcome
on behalf of Philadelphia lodge. No. ,
and Mayor Reyburn greeted the dele
gates on behalf of the municipality.
Governor Edwin $. Stuart welcomed
the Elks to the state OF Pennsylvania
Grand Exalted Ruler Judge Henry
4. Melvin responded TO the welcomes.
The reception accorded the Eiks. he
said. by the city OF Philadelphia. by
the state of Pennsylvania and by the
citizens within its borders. was such as
none could anticipate. In his own
stricken city OF san Francisco he had
heard OF Philadelphia as ultra conscrv.
ativcness-a slow town-but no longer
could ne believe the stories. The dec
orations electrical diplays. court OF
honor and the general arrangements
made fer the entertainment of visitors.
he declared as magnificent. and par
ticuiarly did he dwell upon the beau
tics Of the decorations. which he said
surpassed anything OF the Kind he had
ever seen. The Elks. he said. appre
ciatei the generosity OF the citizens OF
Philadelphia. and while here they
would Try TO show by their conduct
that they deserve the reception.
The FIRST large entertainment for the
visitors was given at the park on the
Delaware where about 1900 guests sat
down TO a sea food dinner. They were
also taken along the river in steamers
10 view League Island and big indus
trial plants along the water front
Grand Secretary Fred Robinson is
sued his statistical and financial re-
Port. In which IL was shown that - geo
members were received into the order
during the year There were IS new
lodges Instituted. and the total mem
bersh,p is now 25i $50 The largest
lodge Is brooklyn. No %. which has
-. 4i0 members. New York is second.
and New Orleans. Philadelphia and
Chicago follow.
The feature OF tho days events was
the singing OF Aud Lang Syne"
around the city hall by hundreds OF
members Of the organization.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18

oyster Bay. l. /. July 16.-Presidcnt
Roosevelt spent Sunday night in the
open on the Sound shore at Iloyd's
Neck. With him were his sons and
three OF their boy cousins. For years
the president has made it practice
to spend a night either In the woods
or on the shore with his boys. and the
night picnic, as il is called. has grown
20 be for them a real climax OF delight
In the summer vacation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Twenty DAYS For Attended Suicide

Paterson. y. j.. July i6.-Sophia
Stahlman has been sent 10 Jail by the
recorder for 20 days because she
jumped into the Passaic river with the
evident intention OF drowning herself
after she had quarreled with her hus.
band. The water was low and soon she
began to feel herself slip down in the
mud. She called for help. and two po-
licemen got a ladder and soon had her
out OF the mud.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18

IIackensack. y. J., July 16.-Theo
philus Burton went To sleep and snor.
ed TO uproariously in the Mt Olive
Baptist church that the preachers ser
mon could not be heard. Deacon Aus.
tin poked him in the ribs A string of
oaths was the result and the police
was called. Burton. who is a negro
coachman of Paterson. N J.. was fined
80 and sent to jail for so days.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Takes Poison; Husband Asleep.

Mishawaka. Ind. July l6-Mrs John
Duschcin. aged p years. committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
throwing herself upon a bed where her
husband lay asleep. and expired before
he awoke. The couple had been mar
ried only few weeks. The brides &C
ton was prompted by reading a sen
sational story depicting the suicide Of
a young girl after leaving the altar
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Jailcd. Then DlNorcrd.

Atlantic city. y. j. July lG-Vlce
Chancellor Leaning handed down a
decision granting an absolute divorce
10 Mrs. Bertha c. Sterncr from her
husband. Guy n. Sterncr. Both the
young people are from Pottsville and
their marital troubles began last fall
when Mrs. Steiner had her husband
arrested as he was about 20 leave tho
town. He was kept In Jail at Mays
Landing for over two months until
relatives finally baIled him out.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Coffin Too Big For House or Hearse

Newark. y. j.. July 16.-At the flu
neral of Mrs. Margaret McMahon 70
men carried the body to the grave be
cause a hearse large enough to re
ceive II does not exist To get the cof-
fin In the house a window easement
was removed and 16 inches of the brick
wall was torn out. Mrs. Mcmahon
weighed 500 pounds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18

Washington. July i6.-Whlle he was
trying to move s1.125. 600 In paper
money James r. Brown. treasury do
partment clerk. let II fall on his leg.
the thigh bone. Brown was
completely buried under the money
and other clerks dug him out He Is
recovering after several weeks In the
hospital
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Human Brick. once Musician. Is Los,

Pittsburg. July ia brick is lost
somewhere between Boston and this
city. The brick is made out OF the
ashes OF Herman Unger. musician.
who killed himself In Boston recently.
He left a will that he should be Gre
mated and made into brick, which
was done. The remains were to be
shipped to a friend here. They haven't
arrived
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Commercial Travellers In sessIon.

Detroit. July l6.-The International
Federation of Commercial Travellers
organizations. which represents nearly
100000 travelling men. opened its an
nual convention here. Aside from In
surance matters. the chief interest in
the convention will center about the
Interests OF the travelling men.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Approves Public School Rifle Practice.

Oyster Bay. L. l.. July l6.-President
Roosevelt has put his hearty approval
on public school rife practice. In a
letter Of congratulation to Ambrose
Scharfenberg. OF Brooklyn. winner OF
the shooting trophy OF the public
school athletic league. he takes occa-
sion TO encourage the system of rife
practice inaugurated ~ General
George B. wyngate. retired.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Leo TolstoI Reported DEAD.

London. July 16.-The Daily Tele-
graph prints a dispatch from St Pc
tersburg that there is an unconfirmed
rumor there that Count Leo Tolstoi is
dead.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Dropped Dead When Told Of Murder.

Norfolk. Va. July 16.-John Cooke.
~ years old. on being told that his
friend. Henry Walker, had been shot
and killed here, dropped dead.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Southern Railway

y B.-foiioWinE schedule figures published a.
Information aud ar not Guaranteed.
schedule effective MAY 18th 1897
I'@i"S i'AF" washington from Pennsylvania
station
90" = M haiiy-L"csl for Warrenton Dan
N'i'f hn Nhf stations.
sos a. CD uAily--Local for Harrizonbure Va
"'' a H- bally uited states Fast Mail
~ ,...-- c'' .e- a 81 drawing room. sleeper to
NV pri"nuS. Dining ear service.
il.np a. m. daily-W ashingtOn and Florida
iAnit''- Through coaches and sleeper To Co
~ .',a S"N~"nHh and Jacksonville Dining
4ol p m. Week Days-Local for Harrisonburg
Ahd way stations on Manassas Branch
40 m. Daily Local for Warrenton and
charlottesville For StrasburS week DAYS
"ls p. m baiy-New YOrb ~. Atlanta p l.
ffts-- iir-t class coa,n to Atlanta. Sleeper 10
columbus. Ga. Mondays. Wednesdays Fridavr.
Sun-st Route Tourist sleeper. Washington to
$50 D.. m. Daily--New York and Florida Rx.
press First class coach and sleeper TO Column
"ia and Augusta Dining car la carte
lol5 2. m. Daily-New York and Memphis
Limited tvia Lynchburgl-First class coach and
sleeping car 20 Roanoke Knoxville Cbatta-
Noufa. birmingham and Memphis. sleeper TO
NeN orleans bluing-c6r service
ii,po p m. baily-New York aud New Orleans
iamited-Ah Pullman trains. clab and observa-
ton cars IN New Orleans: sleeper h AshviI,e
service.
Trains leave Richmond Tor the south as fol-
oN-' DAILY, IN. Ills "a. m. 30 d. m week
days p. H., makes connections at Danviile Tor
at points South Pullman sleeper Trains
Srtife ~, , shmond S.so a. m. IS p m. and Sis
.. M daily. : o. a. week days.
through trains from the south arrive Wash
lnkton 80 ~ m. S45 n. m. 9.05 n. m daily; 2 10
T. n 80 J. m. III 10 y. m, and II .4Op. m daily
harri-onhurs - D. m week DAYS and 3 20 n
pa. H"iiy. Prom Charlottesville. SIG a m and
80 T.. M From strasburg sic a. M week DAYS
iicket-, Sieepingcar reservations and detailed
inform alton can be had AZ ticket ofice 70s Isth
- OIL IA ave and Pennsylvania Station
sasEase checked through from hotels and re-i-
Phone $3.50 tor p. r. r. Cab aervtee
q ". ACkERT. V. r. and Gen Man
;. II, HARDWICk. Pas. Trafnc Nrr.
W. H. TAlLOE. Gen. Pass AGENT
L. :. BROWN. General Agent
Washington. ID. G.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
RIPANS,

There is scarcely any condition of
III health that is not benefited by the
occasional use of a RIPANS Tabule.
For sale by druggists. The Five
cent packet IA enough for an ordI
nary occasion. The family bottle. 60
cents. contains supply for year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
ALVIN +. EAIBREY.
Special Commissioner

lu flc Clerk oilir,. uf IA. Cir.uit court
OBJ fu. county ui stafford. kalmhach.
r.am'u against Richards h.irS defend
ANTS. ]. e. 4. Bryan. clerk Of the said
court d' certify that th" bond required
"i fnr special commissioner hv tn, d.,r-,
ru.lrr~l iu said cau~. ON ia. 18th dnv of
july. 1907 has l--u duly given. Giy,.n
under mv hand as clerk Of Tin. said court
this Hth day nf July. 1907.
4. 4. Bryan. Clerk
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
WHITNER { SACREY

Un3eFtskers and Embalmers
No. 7l9 Main St.. Freder-
'ckst urg, Va Phone 90.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
office. Telegraph and telephone
orders receive prompt atten.
non Open dav and night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-18
Saturday. August 10. 1907,

l-.IHf'. fii. ~'Nu' Harry lightuer. la
fIfuuutu. Virginia. AT 1880 O'Clock u.
n- NiiDr iof sale at puhlio auction To- ID.
highest ni'idrt % certain tract uf land in
stafford county. Virginia. about sixteen
miles iram Frt.rick~hury. ON IN. north
slide ni tle Richards Ferry rpad. adinin-
u- tnr 'aud oi Edward Jn>,phi and
others. assessed at $50 acres. hut hv
Hf.fia. SURVEY containing 81 arr,- ~
~f nut DOB th' r'-nri oi the said chan.rry
tu~" tur said land l.-ug bounded ON
t..' 'l-t hy Obs, .Io-.phi land. and on tn.
south ny th' iaud ui W : Embr.v and
Others
Towns ui Sai'.-pue-th cash. halau,,.
f ftt" 'qunl annual in~talmentS BEARING
interest ir'u dat"ut the >al,. tho Deferred
iaft urff~ evidenced hy purchasers bond
uua ~.rur-l hv diesel of trust or it'll. w.
-.rr'-i. or all cash at the option of th.
ha~.r
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-30
JOE MURPHY WASN'T THERE
And the kerry Cow" without the
Actor Murphy Loses Much
Strength.

That grand old play. embodying a
sweet story of old Ireland. "The Ker-
~ Cow" was seen at the Park opera
house last night. But somehow 1t
was not the Kerry Cow" of old for
Joseph Murphy who played the part
Dan O'Hare. the kerry gov (the coun-
ty blacksmith) for more than thirty
years was missing from the cast and
so long had Joe Murphy and "the
Kerry Cow" been associated togeth-
er that 1t is hard to get reconclled
to the fact that Joe has quit the stage
and somebody else is playing Dan o.
Hara.
Allen Doone, the young Irishman,
who has taken Murphy's place is al
right but it will take time to make
him an ideal Dan O'Hara. as was his
distinguished predecessor who made
fortune out of the play and re-
tired last year. over seventy years
of age, the richest actor in Ameri-
ca. Doone is a mighty handsome
young man he possesses u voice of
silver bell. He is an actor of far more
than ordinary ability. He has evi-
IDENTITY given the character of the
noble hearted, quick witted black
smith careful study and his delinea-
tion of the character was very good
indeed. In the humorous scenes. the
merry pictures of the play Allen
Doono shines we believe above Joe
Murphy but in the several dramatic
situations and pathetic scenes of the
story he is by no means as strong as
the old actor. He was at his best
in the love making scenes. Doone
is not as big man as Murphy and
therefore does not show up as well
as the blacksmith in the smtthy scene
of the third act.
Several of the members of the old
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-30
MESA COUNTY GIRL
Young Miss Turner of DeBequc Fig
ures in Pretty Romance
Outwits Them.

Harry NJ. Roeschlaub. of Littleton.
and Miss Media Leroy Turner, of this
county. were married in Glenwood
yesterday and thereby hangs a pretty
tale. II is related as follows by the
Glenwood Avalanche:
Rolling towards Denver this morn
ing were two happy young people.
They were on Colorado Midland train
No. which left here last night, while
rolling along behind on train No. on
the Denver and Rio Grande was an
angry uncle, chasing the pair.
Last Thursday, Harry NJ Roesch-
laub of Littleton walked into the
county clerks Office here and secur-
ed a marriage license. The name
of the lady which went into the docu-
ment was Miss Media Leroy Turner.
who lived with relatives at DeBeque
in Mesa county.
There were obstacles evidently. in
the course of the love that ran be-
tween the two. Possibly 1t took
the young man seceral days to in
duee the maiden to come with him;
possibly 1t took some days for an op-
portunity to arise.
At any rate the twain landed i'll
Glenwood Syringe yesterday. and
sought Rev Hiram Bulls of the To-
cal Episcopal church. and in a short
while Mr.. and Mrs. Roeschlaub went
into the world. Down to the Midland
depot they hustled. catching the east
bound train, and laughing at the
world over their escape.
Soon afterward, Uncle got busy. He
was very busy when he found what
had happened. and telephone and
telegraph wires in all directions were
kept busy, until Uncle discovered |
which direction the birds had taken,
and then he. too. flew eastward. but,
like Lochinvar's rival, he came some |
time behind the ceremony. Just why
Uncle should object is not known.
for he kept his reasons to himself.