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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
HYPATIA'S OPEN MEETING.

Saturday afternoon, April E, from 5
to 7 o'clock, Hypatia will entertain at
the home of Mrs. d. B. Hamilton on
Jordan street The entertainment will
combine intellectual and social features.
Prof. VIM. Woodward. assistant direc-
tor, Tulane University, will give talk
on the history of art, with exhibition OF
special features. Serving of refresh
ments will close the evening.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

Policeman and Maude Chapman Black
mer, on Wednesday evening, April 5
1907. at $50 O'Clock, St, Marks Epis-
copal church. Shreveport, La
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

WELLMAN HEADQUARTERS
For paints, wall paper and glass; tor
painting, paper-hanging anad signs. All
orders given prompt attention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
RADICAL AND EXTREME

Changes During April Averaging Very
Cold east Of the Rockies-Warmer
Than Usual on tie Pacific Slope,-A
Generally Cold and Backward Month.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
FOR SALE
Jersey Cattle, Berkssiire Hogs.
Plymouth RoEks, Wyan.
dottes and }Leghorns.

We are heaaqr tarters for the above
breeds. We havee. choice lot of young
cockerels and can prlease the mosS fas-
tidious Eggs for hatchilisg s2.oo p9s. IS,
$1,000 per hundred. Addr(ess Caddo
Downs Poultry and Stock Go. Ltd, s.
Q. Hollingsworth, Manager, Shreve-
port, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
COTTON MARKET.

Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, March 80, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

The following invitation is acknowl-
edgrd with pleasure: ''The honor of
your presence is requested at the mar
rage ceremony of Herman Alexander
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

ard Dreyfuss, Beattie Johnson, Andrew
Queries, Ike Turner, Arthur Hawkins,
George Garmony, Clarence Erickson,
Ralph Eglin, Morton Jackson, Alan
Reed
Reception committee, to meet trains ::
Mr.. Burns, principal TeNarkana Annex
public school, chairman; Levi Hulsizer,
Will Dickinson; Archie Johnson, Mar
tin Grosjean, Ards Mills, Frank Pol
lard, Fred Dalzell, Henry Calm, Irving
Shusinger. Randolph Mayer, Edward
Tanner, Emile Hutcfens, Sayle Benson,
John Moncure, Ben Levy, Vivian Fran
KEEL Lorraine Andrews, Justin Queries,
Percy Elliott, Harold Sour, John Butler,
Fisher Stille, Fred Cunningham, Gordon
NanHoose Members of this committee
are requested to meet Mr.. Burns Mon
day afternoon at 3 80 o'clock at the cen
trail high school.
Officers Of the Louisiana State Public
School Teachers Association: President,
c. A. Ives, Minden; vice president, Mrs.
L. c. McVoy, Natchitoches vice presi-
dent, [, J. Vaughan, New Roads; treas
urer, D. B. Showalter, Donaldsonville ;
secretary, Nicholas Bauer, New Orleans.
Executive committee 7. H. Harris, J.
B. Aswell c. E. Byrd, E. L. Stephens,
J. E keeney, c. J. Brown, L. J. Allie
man. Legislative committee: Warren
Easton, Col T. D. Boyd. William Goss,
&c. l. Roy. L. NJ. Favrot.
Honor roll of the central high school
for the week ending March %: Sadie
Mannheim, Carrie Billingsley, Zadie Bill
Kingsley, Bessie Gilmer, Flora Herold
Alan Reed, Hester Norton, Mary Nor
ton. Sallie Parnell, Stella Cameron, ia
ME Thurmond, Ben Levy, Ella Blower
Bessie Quinn, Ida Sloss, Nellie Sim
mons, Hazel Cummings. Feve Hunt
Lizzie May Durkee, Allie Ford, George
Garmony, Mabel Melton, Bethel Earls,
Randolph Mayer, Annie Leigh Frierson
Helen Hanlbrick, Lila Mcdowell, Ger
trude Boney.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
"Crumbs of Comfort"

and appetizing crumbs too, are those
falling from Our superior Bread and
Cake There's a home relish about
the taste of both that appeals to all low
ers of good Bread and Cake. Better re-
plenish that Cake-box now and you'll
then acquire the habit of calling on us
for all your Bread-stuffs. Being best
quality it is cheaper in the long run.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
LAWSON ON ADVERTISING
Tells the Story Of His Famous $50, 900
Pink.

Pink.
New York. Oct 10. - Thomas W
Lawson. OF Bostcn. at a dinner given
IN his honor by the Sphinx club at the
Waltorf-Astoria. told how he had
originated the Lawson pink. This was
his story:
Let me tell you about the Lawson
pink ] went into the florists shop and
Jaw that pink and said. How much?
The man said $4,000 and I said I'd
take IT, and put II in my buttonhole
and walked out The next day It with
cred Ike all pinks. but the story OF II
went around the world
Il got at least 100000 worth Of
advertising out OF that fool transac-
ton Of $4,000 Moreover. I love flow.
ers. All fools do. and every fool that's
raised a flower sends me his best ex-
detrimental effort. He never takes any
money for H. No fool ever takes an
other FOOLS money.
When / paid $4,000 for that pink
l agreed to spend $4,000 within the
next three weeks advertising the fact
that / had paid $4,000 for It. the
florist to have a third Of the profits. |
got back my original capital and
profit Of $4,000, and gave the florist
back the flower again"
Mr.. Lawson told the story to illus
trate the vail of advertising.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
MRS. CHADWICK DYING
Sank Wreeker In Ohio Prison Hs,
Heart Trouble.

Heart Trouble.
columbus, o., Oct. lO.-Mrs. Cassie
chadwick, the woman whose fnan.
eial transactions ruined several men
IN ohio and who is serving a lO-year
term in the Ohio penitentiary for
wreck,ng the First National bank of
Oberiin. o., is dying in the woman's
ward at the prison hospital. She had
several sinking spells and her heart
action became so weak that restora-
ives were repeatedly applied by the
prison physician. DR.. A. G. HeImicl,
who admits that her condition Is criti-
cal and that she is likely TO die sud-
denly.
Mrs Chadwick. when she came IN
the penitentiary In January, 1906. was
apparently In good health. She tmme-
diateiy began sending out to an expen-
sive restaurant in the city for her
meals and ordered the richest food
that money could procure. She had a
good appetite and was not apparently
worried by the disgrace OF prison life
she soon began to suffer with indiges-
ton, and finally the prison authorities
forbade her buying meals outside the
penitentiary.
she was put to the light work Of
sewing on buttons, but even thts
proved too much for her, and she was
nnally allowed 70 sit In her room and
do practically nothing.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
THE TRICKY OIL TRUST
Faxed Liquidation to Comply
With Ohio Courts Order.
HEAVY LENDER CT MONEY

Standard Last Year Leaned over
sS2.ooo.ooo TO Other Interests"
May Call On William c. Rockefeller
to Explain.
New York. Oct lO-The method
through which the Standard oil Trust
liouidated the company in order to
comply with the order OF the Ohio
courts was further unfolded when
Wesley II. Tilford. treasurer Of the
Standard Oil company Of New Jersey.
was recaiied TO the witness stand in
the federal suit against the so-called
trust Statements compiled from stock
books Of the various subsidiary COM
panies during the period OF the trust
liquidation were placed on the record.
and from these transcripts ard nom
Mr. Tilford. the governments counsel.
Frank B. Kellogg. says that the gov
O nments charge that only a pseudo
liquidation was effected and that the
trust continued Its operations as an
entity and under the same control as
at the time OF its inception in 1852.
has been proved
MIR. Kellogg was able to devotion
that the liquidating trustees and their
associates nuIidatcd only enough
tr'ist certificates 20 give them a ma
jority OF the stocks Of the 20 subsidf.
airy companies. and that they voted
these stocks rs Individuals and main
tained a constant control over the in
tegral companies. The dividends de-
clared on the stocks Of these compa-
MES were paid directly TO those holders
who had liquidated their trust certif-
Gates and 20 the trustees who held the
stocks against the unliQuidated certifi-
Gates OF the trust MIR. Kellogg show
Cd that the trustees and one or two as
sociates were the only certificate hold
ers who Equidated their shares in the
old Standard Oil Trust
Mr.. Tllford testified that the cross
town pipe line under Central Park.
whose ownership has caused consider
able porpleNity 10 the federal counsel
when Il did not appear on the books
of the Standard 81 company Of New
York after 1906. was still owned BY
the New York company.
A>NAtN-r7 erS@AA NAAIu 10 AAu OUT
the reasons for the large loans.
amounting to several millions. given
TO P. S. Trainor by the Southern Pipe
Line company over a period OF several
years. Efforts 20 ascertain the nature
OF these loans by the federal counsel
az previous hearing. developed 10th
ing of moment.
That the Standard oil company OF
New York was a lender OF millions OF
Its surplus funds was testified 10 bv
Mr. 1iiford. From a statement Of the
company II was developed that OVER
SS2.Ooo.ooo was loaned last yesr TO IN
terests other than the Standard"
What these interests were and the na-
ture OF the loans. Mr. TIford was IN
able 10 say. Alr. KeIlocg said he would
call William c.. Rockefeller. the treas
urer Of the company. TO throw light on
these loans
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
SPURNS A MILLION
Mrs. Hartje Declines Husbands
Offer TO Settle Case.
NADINE is PROSPEROUS
u Is said the Former coaehman OF.
ferec Letters to Mrs. HartJs For
Certain Sum, and When Refused
Sold Them to Mr.. HsrtJe.

Pittsburg. Pa. Oct 10-~Biack.
malt" is now the cry OF Mrs. Hartje
and her attorneys In the unsavory
divorce suit. which has furnished
enough sensations for half a dozen
cases.
II is now charged by the woman
and her friends that the Nadine let.
ters. upon which Hartje largely bases
bis hope that the superior court will
recren the case were offered to Mrs.
Hartje for substantial consid esation
and were refused. Then he sold them
to the other side.
Nadine had testified both WAYS. and
his constant change of front has made
his testimony worthless and debarred
him as witness. Nevertheless. the
letters ne claims 10 have written TO
him by Mrs. Hartje are now the hus-
hands long suit.
Over In Ireland Tom Nadine. the
coachman. is laughing al the Pittsburg
people and spending a lot OF some
ones money. Marked copies of the
Down Recorder have reached Pitts
burg. addressed In Madness fearful
fist" Copies were received by John
5. Scott. Mrs. Hartje's attorney (per-
haps by Mrs. Hartje) and Augustus
Hartje. The paragraph is marked un-
der the headline: "Balynahinch. Sep
TENDER 2s~:
Mr.. T. Nadine. one Of the principal
figures in a Yankee divorce case.
Hartje VS. Mrs. Hartje. has purchased
Mr.. II. A Milligan's public house. in
Railway street. at the handsome figure
Of G525 (s2625). On Wednesday he
bought from Mr.. A. Morrow. Crossgar.
the mare Lisburn Lass. with hackney
car and harness complete. for e1tO
ts550l- On Thursday he secured a fine
hackney turnout at New Castle. at a
high price. and II is rumored that he
has purchased from the railway com
pany the sole right to use their car
stand here"
Augustus Hartje. who had offered
his wife 5000. 600 not to contest his
suit II Is now stated. has Increased
his offer to an even million. and this.
too. has been declined by Mrs. Hartje.
who insists upon fighting her husband
AZ every step. come what will.
The offer is regarded by Mrs Hartje
and her father. John F. Scott. as a la
mentable confession OF weakness. II
Hartje had his case won. as he now
claims" said Mr.. Scott. why does he
want 20 hand out $500 900 or s1.OOO. 900?
Lot him keep his money. He will
have use for every cent OF It."
Mrs. Hartje's side express contempt
Tor the sensational new evidence which
her husbands attorneys have given
wide publicity. and say that the action
Is taken only for the purpose OF trying
TO force her to settle. The action. how
ever. has held up the superior court
decision on Hartjes appeal and thus
STAYED on the suit Of Mrs. Hartje.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
Boy Clicked to Desth win Shoe s,rInc

Bridgeport Conn. Oct IO.-Nine-
year-old Philip Mastriano. whose body
was found, covered with a woman 5
skirt. In a dense thicket in the east.
ern part OF the city. near the Trum-
bull town line, was murdered. 1t is as
serted. following the autopsy perform
ed on the chIld's body by Medical Ex-
aminer Downs. The police say that
the boy was maltreated shamefully
and afterwards choked to death with
shoe string. Superintendent OF Pc
lice Birmingham declares that the in
dicauons point TO the slayer OF the
boy being a tramp Of the class known
as the shoe string" men.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
Southern Railway

\. B.-FonoWing schedule figures published 4,
Information. and are not guaranteed.
Schedule elective sept 2gth Is07
Trains leave Washington IRON Pennsylvania
station
III, 100 a m Daily-Loeal Tor warrenton DON.
sos a Daily-Locai tor HarrisoaA,frr n,
- , 800 = m. b@iiy-united SsAtes Fast Mail
t1r~ttiaSr ccarile-s q paving room sleeper a.,
vice '
u.oo A. m. dafy-washinrtop and ri,-,.,.
Limited. Through coaches and siset,er 10 ~,
anmoiA. savannah and Jacksonviie. Dining
4oi D. N. Week Days-Iocai for H.rri-ort.,,-..
and way stations on Manassas Branch
$50 m Daily-Iocai Tor warreuton aud
Charlottesville.
e-is p. IN. Dany-New Yort ed A;l.n,. h.,-
press-Firs- class cOa,a 60 Atlanta sleeper To-
81 'nta. Ca. Mondays Wednesdays FRIDAYS
S sun Route Tourist sleeper. Washington 70
ssop. m Daily-New York ana FLORIDA Ex-
press First class coach and sie.suer 81 Co,nn,
oa and Augusta Dining a Ia carte.
lois ?. m Daily-NeW York aud Nemnhle
tAmlted tvia i.ynchuur9l First class coach and
eeepine car 10 Roanoke, Knoxville Chatt.-
nooga birmingham aud Memphis; Sleeper 10
New Orleans Diniug-car service
iiuo P m. Daily-NeN York and New Orleans
lmited-Ah Pullman trains, club aud oh=ervA-
10 cars TO New Orleans. sleeper . AabVuie
atlanta. Birmingham. Ne~ Orleans Dinlng-eaf
Trains leave Richmond for the south "a fol
owe Daily, a. ~. Ills a. M. u.s0 D. ~. week
days p M, makes connections at Danviile for
all points South. Pullman slsefer. Trai,ss
arrive Richmond $50 a m. S.S p. M aud 8 Is
D. m daily, SO a. m. week days
Through trains from the South arrive Wash
lnEton rs a. NJ S.4S a. m. 9.Os a. m daily: 30
p ~ S4s p. m. il3o p. m. and n .40p. m. daily
har1sonourg i2-3S y. m. week days and 920 y
M daily From Charlottesville. SIG a. m and
S.45 D.
ilckets, eleeping-car reservations and detailed
Information can be had a. ticket OfIiee. -O5 18th
-, OIL Pa ave and Pennsylvania station
naEgeee checked through from hotels aud resi-
Phone $3.50 Tor P. r. r. Cab service
G. II. ACKERr, V. 4. and Gen Man
=. ii. HARDNICK, Pass. Trafac Mgr
W H. TAYLOE, Gen, Pass. Agent
l.. ;. BROWN. General Agent
Washington. d. O.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12

70 the Voters Of Stafford and King

10 the Voters Of Stafford and King
George Counties.
AZ the solicitation of many friends. aud
1rheVlng that my past experience in the
legislature will enable me To- b. nore
Snieient IN my services to my people than
nave heretofore leen. aurounc,, nav
candidacy Tor the Legislature from the
legislative district composed of the cnun.
Ties 81 Stafford and King George. subject
e. the action Of the Democrats of said
district IN a primary election, should one
oe necessary pledge myself. il elected
To devote my best Efforts to the promo
ton OF the interests ~ my constituents.
T. 4. l.. NOucure
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ILL
Alarm 10 Felt for Francis joseph Ov
Ina to His Aoe.

Alarm is Felt for Francis Joseph o~.
Ing to His Age.
Vienna. Oct 1O.-Emperor Francis
Joseph. who has been 81 OF bronchial
catarrh since the beginning of this
month, is still confined to his apart.
ments at Schoenbrunn Castle. on the
outskirts of Vienna, and his condition
was pronounced by the attending phy.
sicians TO be unsatisfactory. In view
OF the advanced age OF the emperor
king-he was born In 1880 and has
been on the throne for SO years
there is considerable uneasiness re.
garding his health. Three prominent
physicians held a consultation over
the imperial patient and at its con-
clusion they guarded their expressions
with reserve, simply declaring that the
utmost care was necessary.
An Official bulletin declares that the
emperer's catarrh is better. but his
coughing is worse and he win be com.
PEELED to take better care Of himself.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12

Pleas Formally Entered 20 lndlct
ments. Thereby Waving All Dila
tory Tactics and Assuring a Speedy
Trial.
Harrisburg. Pa. Oct. 10.-The trials
OF the IA men under indictment In the
capitol prosecutions will begin on
Monday. January "a. 1908. that date
having been fixed by the Dauphin
county court. Counsel for the de
tense Immediately entered pleas OF
not guilty to the S2 indictments and
renewed the bail OF the defendants
for the time fixed before the trials
Most OF the defendants were In Har.
risburg when the cases were called
up by District Attorney Weiss. but
none of them appeared In court The
action OF the defense In enterine
pleas at this time assures a speedy
trial. as no demurrer to indictments
or other dilatory tactics can be
adopted.
After the cases were called up. At
torney General Todd. who is in charge
OF the prosecutions. was formal,
admitted TO the Dauphin county bar.
Then followed conference between
the lawyers on both sides. at which
1t was agreed TO go to trial on Jan
usry 27. after which President Judge
kunkel directed that the defendant
be arraigned at that time. The date
agreed upon win necessitate several
regular courts being heard by one
judge simultaneously with the capitol
prosecutions
The defendants are John II. Sander
son. Philadelphia. contractor for fur
nishings; Joseph NJ. Huston. Phila
delphia. architect; James NJ. Shuma
ker. YOUNGSTOWN. former superintend
ent of grounds and buildings: WI
liam p. Snyder. Spring City. former
auditor general; William I. Mathues
Media. former state treasurer: Con
gresham IL Burd Cassel. Marietta
contractor for metallic furniture:
Frank Irvine. Norristown, TRAVELLING
auditor; Stanford b. Lewis. Philadel
phia, Illusions assistant: George F
Payne. Philadelphia. member OF firm
that built the capitol: Charles @. Wet
ter. Philadelphia. Payne's partner:
Charles F. Kinsman, John G. Med
erer. George X. Storm. and Wallis
Boileau. of Philadelphia. members of
the company which manufactured the
lighting fixtures.
All Of these defendants. with the
exception OF Wetter. are charged with
conspiracy to defraud the state. The
charge against Wetter is obtaining
money under false pretense by pre-
senting fictitious bills.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
ROUTED LIQUOR ORATORS
saiVatlonists With Drums Break up
Artificial Option MEETING.

1Nf't-IoSdl Optlon meeting.
Wilmington. Del. Oct IO.-When
the anti-local option campaign opened
here with several speakers at Filth
and Shipley streets. the men were met
with an unlocked for argument In the
way OF a Salvation Army corps. who
with drums. tambourines and horns
made such a noise that the speakers
Tor the liquor interests were complete.
iy drowned out
Singing religious hymns with vigor.
aided by the big bass drum. the Sal.
Vadonists proved formidable foes.
When a telling point would be made
by the orator for liquor II would be
lost in the pounding Of the drum and
the rattle Of the tambourine.
The Salvationists had the alcoholic
arguers siienced when the police in.
terfered. Captain Kane told the street
worshipers that they must not make
unnecessary noise, but that they
could conduct their meeting If they did
SO quietly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
onsIauaht on LIQUOR rratfn.

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, Oct 10. - A pas
sionate onslaught upon the liquor traf-
tc featured the sessions OF the con.
vention of the Brethren church o.
pennsylvania. now in session in this
city Following the adjournment OF
the Sunday school branch Rev. w. H.
Beachler, of Myersdale, delivered an
address that fairly sizzled. Unre-
hitting agitation. he declared. is the
weapon OF christian people against the
liquor traffic, agitation In the home.
In the Sunday school. in the church.
the press and the ballot box The re
sultant pounding, he said, will make a
noise that will put even hell in com
motion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Rev. Marcellus Blair, of Eldorado.
ran, was found dead in a sleeping car
at Cincinnati, o.
Millersburg Female College, at Mil
lersburg, KY. was destroyed by fire.
entailing a loss of $4,000.
J. f. Riddiek. associate Justice of
the Arkansas supreme court, died at
Little Rock. of typhoid fever.
The Atchison, Topeka& Santa Fe
railroad company has contracted for
sl,5O0,OOO worth OF Ohio wood rail-
road ties, to be deliered from Hawaii
during the next Eve years.
The Pennsylvania board of grounds
and buildings awarded N contract 10
the York Bridge company, for ths
construction of bridge across the
Susquehanna river at Jersey Shore
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12

To the Voters of CORTLAND District
Spotsylvania County:
Fellow Citizens-At the solicitation of
a number of voters | hereby announce
myself a candidate for the office of super-
visor Tor CORTLAND district and respect
luily ask your support. Should it be
your pleasure to elect me | promise to
reward your confidence by faithful dis
siisifgs ol the duties of said Office accord
ing To The best of my ability.
Very respectfully,
RObt. A. Blanton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
CHICAGO WINS FIRST GAME
Defeats Cesroit, TO I. In secon
Game Of Worlds Serlae

Defeats Detroit, to I. In Second
Game Of Worlds Series.
Chicago. Oct l0.-The Chicago Ma
uonal League team defeated the De.
troit pennant winners of the American
League In the second game OF the ser
les for the worlds championship. The
score was to 1. Slow pitching and
several slight accidents caused the
contest to drag out over two hours.
the delays trying the patience of the
big crowd which again filled almost
every inch of seating room. The score
by innings;
r. II. E.
Chicago 30 0 . 10000 x-s 81
Detroit 80 0 o 0 90 0 O-I 10 2
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12

To the Voters OF Livingston District
At the request OF many friends. here
Dy announce myself "a candidate for "
election Tor the office OF Supervisor Nov.
>, 1907
1hanklng you for your kind favor con-
ierred upon me in the past, and asking
LOT your support in the coming election.
i promise II reelected, TO discharge the
uutles oi the office impartially, to the
oest oil my ability, withoutfear or favor.
Respectfully,
VI W. l.. Waite.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12

To I'll" voters of Spotsylvania county.
At the request of good many of my
friends, hereby announce myself a can
lldate Tor reelection for the Office of
Treasurer. Thanking YOU for the Kind
support and confidence of the past and
promising If eleCtcd To Discharge the
duties OF the office impartially 10 theb,~t
oi my ability. Respectfully.
~ VI. g. nillnrh
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12

To the Voters OF Stafford County:
l most respectfully announce that lam
a candidate Tor the oilic. of rount, tr,,os
urer, election Nov 9th. I fcel that INV
experience rs commissioner OF revenue
has qualified me fully for the position
and II II Il your pleasure 10 sl,~.t me. |
promise faithful and impartial dis
charge of theduties attending said office
I'll d. " C.akL.,