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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21
Lea Broken DURING Initiation.

Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 20.-Goyernor
elect A. c. Shallenberger is confined
to his room at the Lincoln hotel and
is suffering from a fractured leg. lie
was injured while being initiated as
n member of the Shriners.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21
Children Bun Down BY Train

Shamokin. Pa. Nov. 20. - Martha
Kress and Celia Oshinsky, ten-year-oli
school children, were run down by a
Philadelphia & Reading Railway train
at crossing here. the former being
killed and the latter sustaining the
loss OF a foot and a crushed ckull.
She will die.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21
CONTRACTS FOR ARM0R

Order For 10000 Tons Divided Be-
tween Three Companies.
Washington, Nov. 20.-Contracts for
about 10000 tons of steel armor for
the battleships Florida and Utah were
awarded by the secretary of the navy.
The Bethlehem, Carnegie and Midvale
companies are each given a contract
for about one-third Of the armor. The
amount involved in the three contracts
is s3.97O,303, divided as follows Beth
lehem Steel company, $l,324,5O2; Car
negie Steel company, s1.SSS,O95, and
Midvale Steel company, sI312,7O6.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21
AnuNIsrRArRIx,s NOTICE.

All persons having claims against the
estate OF Jas. o. Lee, deceased, will pre-
sent them properly authenticated to M
for payment. And all persons owing hi'
estate will please come forward and set
tie. Mrs. Lucy A. Lee.
Administrator OF Jas. o. Lee, dec'd
Nov. 8, 1908. inoyI-w41
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21
81 90 REWARD

Will be given for Information that Will
lead to the conviction OF any one caught
hunting on the farms OF l.. W. Landram,
B. t. Hall, s. W. Burgess, 4. +. Morri-
son, G. Fl. Morrison, NJ. B. Rowe: j. \.
bowman. o31l1m-s1t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21

Try Kodol today on our gusrant tee.
Take 1t for little while, as that is j
you will need to take. Kodol dige It
what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. 1t is sold by II. N. Lewis and
w. L. Bond
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21

Cascaweet is for babies and children,
and is especially good for the Ills so COM
mon in cold weather. Look for the In
gradients on the bottle. Contains no
harmful drugs. Sold by M. M. Lewis
and W. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are
unequaled In cases OF weak back, back
ache, inflammation OF the bladder, rheu'
matte pains. Antiseptic aud act prompt
ly. Sold by N. NJ. Lewis and W. L.
Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21
A. q. Bolts q Co.
Fire, Life and Accident
Insurance Agents
Office 8l2 Commerce St,o.t

Represents sixteen lrsG class oon
panies. Betes low ~ tbe lowest, snf
losses pvosnni'v efips'sf nrt r~'T
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-21
THE ELECTIONS.

weeks ago the whole country
red up and excited over the
tial election, but now all is
I'd quiet. The presidential
kressional elections are over
people have resumed their
his is a great country OF
e work ourselves up In a
excitement over the cleo
e listen to the so-called ora
b predict direful results IL
bdidates are not elected, and
country will go to the ever
tow-wows, unless their ticket
kThe election occurs, the re-
y - inted, the country goes
& usual as IL no election had
occurred. So different are we
q some other countries where
= election is followed by revo-
%. Our people are for law and
81 They bow submissively to
vslIand wishes OF the majority.
Y whatever the result they go
'ut their business, wish we'll OF the
iors, express sympathy for the
quished and shout '1oDg live the
oblic."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17
DemoraIizing to Children.

One of the chief features OF the
American Playground Congress
held in New York last week was
the spirited attack of young
Cincinnati woman, Miss Maud
Summers, on the comic sections
of Sunday newspapers. Miss
Summers, one of the best known
story tellers for children in tins
country, was vigorously applaud"
ed when she declared that in
these papers emphasis was
placed on deceit, on cunning aad
on disrespect for gray hairs.
1.-THE comic supplement OF the
Sunday newspapers is lowering
the standard of literary appre-
ciation," said she, and debaslng
the morals of the children of this
country. It teaches children to
laugh when boys throw water
from an upper window upon an
apple woman or outwit an old OF
Iinfrm man. Humor has its place
lin the literature of childhood, and
it would be we'll if gifted writers
for children could be found cap
able of substituting genuine tur
for the coarse vulgar type now 81
prominent. American Press
Persistent advertising is
mighty good business tonic.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17
The Badge of Honesty

Is on every wrapper of Doctor Pierce'a
Golden Medical Discovery because full
list Of the ingredients composing it is
printed there in plain English. Forty
years OF experience has proven its superior
worth as blood purifier and invigorat,
Ing tonic for the cure of stomach disorders
and all liver ills. 1t builds up the run
down system as no other tonic can in
which alcohol is used. The active medic
inal principles of native roots such as
Golden Seal and Queens root, Stone and
Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black
Cherrybark are extracted and preserved
by the use of chemically pure, triple
refined glycerine. Send to DR.. r. V. Pierce
at Buffalo, N. Y, for free booklet which
quotes extracts from well-recognized med
lcal authorities such as DIS. BarthoIow,
King, Scuddey, Coe, Ellingwood and a
host OF otheEs, showing that these roots
can be depended upon for their curative
action ID all weak states of the stomach,
accompanied by indigestion or dyspepsia
Us we'll S iDAll bilious or liver complaints
and in Nfwasting diseases" where there
- soST - hOSh yin ~ oNuuA AOiI1LlllS OOHu
OF tbestrength and system.
i The nGolden Medical Discovery makes
rich, pure blood and SO invigorates and
regulates the stomach liver and bowels,
and through them. -lbe whole SYSTEM.
Thus all skin affections, blotches, pimples
and eruptions as we'll as scrofulous swell
lings and old open running sores or ulcers
are cured and healed. In treating old
running sores, or ulcers, it is we'll to in
sure their healing to apply to them DIR.
Pierce's All-Healing Salve. Ifyour drug.
gist don't happen to have this Salve in
stock, send tifty-four cents in postage
stamps to Worlds Dispensary Medical AS.
ISOLATION, DR.. R.V. Pierce, Pres, Buffalo
n. Y, and large box of the nAll -Healing
Salye will reach you by return post.
You can't afford to accept secret nos.
trum as substitute for this non-alcoholic
medicine OF KNOWN COMPOSITION, not
even though the urgent dealer may
thereby make little bigger profit.
DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels
Bugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take
0s candy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17

plain statement of the facts in
the case, as here given.
Il wish to say further that
any insinuation or report that
my wounds were self-intlicted,
or that the facts are otherwise
than as stated above, are ma
liciously false.
Very truly,
Il. G. MCKOWEN."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17
Let the People Rule..An Appeal to DemO.
Gratis.

Let the People Rule..An Appeal to Demo.
Gratis
There are no secrets in this
campaign. Strictly practicing
what he breaches, Mr.. Bryan
would not win the victory with
tainted money paying the cleo
ton expenses.
Not a dollar is to be accepted
which requires any promise,
either expressed or implied, 9th
er than for honest, impartial gov
eminent.
Mr.. Bryan will enter the White
House absolutely free from en-
tangling alliances, free to serve
| all classes Of honest citizens
alike, or he will not enter it atall.
Hence the course is plain.
The campaign of Bryan and Kern
must be conducted by the peo-
pie.
The people must pay the nee
essary campaign expenses if
they want public servants who
will serve their interests.
Special interests and favored
classes having secured Swollen
fortunes by purchasing favors
in the past with millions contri-
buted to control elections, stand
ready to give millions more for
continued favors. But that class
never gives dollar unless it
buys a pledge.
Mr.. Bryan says, from March
4th, 1909, Let the People Rule"
This can come only if the peo,
pie pay their own bills, and con-
troll their own elections.
Beware of the trusts bearing
) gifts.
That policy of the favored few
buying mortgage on the Gov
eminent meant that the candi,
date for President knew a few
: people only in an entire State.
: Bryan says, 1--WE will take the
| cause of Peoples Rule home to
the people in every county"
You can serve the grand cause
of popular. government through
l the columns of your paper. 1t
4 reaches the tireside of the patri-
] OF who loves his country for his
country's good; as distinguished
, from the greedy possessor OF
l swollen fortunes who loves his
/. country only for his country's
e goods.
4 Please carry this letter in bold
type at the masthead of youl
paper, asking every one who
: favors Government by the people
L to pay you, at once, as many dol
y lars as he can spare to aid th'
81 Campaign for Bryan, Kern, ant
Peoples Rule. You forward
these gifts OF honest hearts AM
~ homes every week to the Treas
o urer of the Democratic Nationa
e Commute, with the name of eacI
IS contributor and amounts given
- The Treasurer will forward yo1
. a certificate like the copy enclos
u ed for each one, asking you I
le deliver these certificates.
,e Once more, you should be
~ part of the Great Organizatio
. bearing the Lamp of Light t
every nook and corner OF FIRE
I'll America.
at Our Country is for the People
10 it's Government must be by tn
!, People. Sincerely,
Il NORMAN e. MACK, Charma
n Democratic National COMMITTEE
u M. G. WETMoRE, Chairma
a National Finance Committee.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17

my breast by the explosion and |
twined around my body. My |
first thought was to telephone
for help, but finding myself too
weak, called to my little girl, the
only occupant of the house at the
time, the other members of my
family being absent in Baton
Rouge. | had her ring up
Messrs. D. M. Pipes and b.
Tombs and request them to come
at once, as [ was sick. The lat
ter came at once, and about the
time he reached the front door
nv cOlOred man servant arrived
at the rear. | dispatched the
negro at once for Mr.. Steve
Jones and DR.. Thedford of the
Insane Asylum. Both arrived
in due time, and also Mr.. Pipes.
The latter arrived first and at
once set to work to assist me in
extracting the ball. This being
accomplished, the wire was next
drawn from my body, which it
d had entered two or three inches
from the place where the bullet
| had taken effect. On the arrival
of the dawn MessrS. Pipes and
Jones made an examination OF
nv premises, with the result
that at a distance Of about a hun
dred yards in the direction my
assailants ran after the shooting
they found the fence had beer
cut, and just beyond a large
white handkerchief, stained will
blood, and near by they als'
found a part of a pad OF pre-
scription blanks with the nam'
of a physician printed thereon
also an empty envelope address
; ed in ink to "Mr. R, Drug.
Jackson, La "
Mr.. Pipes had before discoV
cred a metal kettle near the step
! where the explosion had occur
red, also some fragments OF ston
and other rubbish. Both KEITH
= and steps showed signs OF pc"
:. der burn, and it is supposed tn
: stones were used to weigh dow
~ the kettle, so as to make the e1
- plosion the more effective. A
II ter hearing that the charge ha
. been made, or the belief had bee
e expressed that my wounds ia
! been self-inhicted, | sent for ID
70 E. L. Irwin of Clinton and ha
him to make an eXamlnatlol
: After making the examination h
V gave it as his opinion that coul
:, not have shot myself witho'
some trace of gunpoWder haVln
=, been left on nay person or clot
% ing, and he failed to find al
= such evidence in either one cas
or the other. He further asser
20 ed no sane man would have sh
= himself in 50 vital a part. !
C. dispose of this charge the mo
v. effectually, I drew on. the cloth
~ | wore at the time OF ben
;, wounded, in the presence
v. Sheriff Hubbs, and he found t
y, bullet and wire marks in t
ID clothes correspondent exact
- with the wounds on my body.
,s- "I am willing to meet
IN. charges and accusations u
, a could be supported by reasona'
de evidence, but | know OF no me-
ed cd of meeting innuendoes ana
he situations that have been clr'
ito lated against me other than b.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17

warning, post-marked jackson
and bearing date of the day pre-
Vious and evidently penned in a
way to conceal the identity of the
writer. The letter was worded
as follows:
WARNING.
" DR.. and others of the
gang have worked and put F. up
to take your life.
He is bloodthirsty.
He is doing dirty work.
He is desperate tool.
Or they will put a bomb un-
der your house within thirty
days.
I remember the obligation. "
"This letter I showed to re-
sponsible parties at the time of
it's receipt, and besides this
warning, other friends came to
me and cautioned me to be On
my guard. Indeed, about the
same time | understand many
others entertained apprehension
for my personal safety, owing,
possibly, to the bitter feeling
which they knew to exist against
me in certain quarters, partly
because of political differences
and partly because Of q number
of anonymous letters which had
been received by many persons
| in the town, which letters L was
suspected of having sent, on nc
better ground than a real or fan
! cied resemblance between my
penmanship and that Of some Of
| the letters. But more OF this al
another time. My present bust
ness is to deal with the incidents
bearing on the attempt made or
nv life. On the night of that at
tempt my time was mainly occu
pied at the bedside of a patient
whom [ left shortly after O clocl
on the morning of the Sd inst
Returning home, [ was prepar
inc to retire when / heard
noise in my back yard. Takin!
my pistol, passed out Of m,
front door, and going directly t
a solid plank gate in the fenc
which separates my front froI
: my back yard. | opened the gate
which swinging back, left /
plain view in the walk before m
i. the tall figure of a man, with plE
T. tol in hand, about ten or httee
feet from me. He at once fire
upon me and [ returned the fir'
but without effect. The man II
treated, while [ pursued hi
- some fifteen feet, when anothe
man came into sight. Both sh'
at me and | fired my remalnln
e shot at them. In this exchans
s of shots [ was wounded, the ba
S striking about one inch below tt
G left nipple and imbedding itse
q against a rib. Perhaps it wou
IS have been fatal, but it's fore
IS was impaired by a heavy suspe
n der buckle which it struck. Z
is it was, was knocked to n
l. knees. My assailants then IL
n off in a northerly directlo
is through my orchard, while | I
ID turned to my house, intending
re-enter the same by the re
he door. On reaching the steps Il
lg feet came in contact with a WI
e. which | seized and pulled violel
lg " to clear my way. A flash {
is CURED which lighted up ever
to thing around for a moment, b
er after that [ was no longer &C
IN scious, and when | came to n
or self was about five feet Ire
ce the steps, on my back a
I'd against the wall Of a brick o
rs building, feeling greatly oppre
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15
NEW POULTRY BOOK.

The Ranch is in receipt of Progress
sive Poultry Culture, a neat and COM
prehensive work by DR.. A. A. Brigham
and issued by The Torch Press, OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The author states
that sit was commenced in New Eng
land, continued in Maryland and COM
pleted in the Black Hills of South Da-
kota. DR.. Brigham has resided in sew
eral states and was professor of ag-
riculture in Japan, and his book re-
fleets the results of wide range OF
personal observation with the subject.
The whole domain of poultry culture
is covered in a style that is easy to
comprehend and, while thorough, is
not too technical.
The first chapter treats of the basic
factors of the business, beginning with
the man in charge. The principles of
breeding, inheritance and environment
are then developed. Incubation, brood
ing and growing poultry are we'll con-
sidered Foods and feeding, parasites
and diseases follow in their natural
succession. Marketing, housing and
fencing, exhibiting and methods of
management complete the work,
which is we'll illustrated.
Copies of Progressive Poultry Cul-
ture may be obtained by addressing
The Ranch and enclosing the price,
$3.50.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15

Mr.. John Allen of Waterman, Kitsap
County, called at The Ranch office re-
Gently. He states that he will start a
poultry ranch at Waterman. He has
foundation stock already and will add
from four to six hundred chickens in
the spring. He says that the poultry
business in Kitsap county is growing
very rapidly, and many very large
ranches have been developed. MI.
Allen will make a speciality of Barred
Rocks, which he finds prove good
market birds and good layers.
In seven months after Mr.. Allen be-
gan he had so per cent. egg pro-
duction from his Barred Rocks and
during December he had from 60 to 70
per cent. production.
A dairy business will also be de
veloped in connection with the pou-
try business.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15
SEATTLE POULTRY SHOW.

The poultry industry has grown 10
one of immense Importance. A large
proportion of it is conducted on
moderate scale, but it extends here,
there and everywhere, from the city
lot to the rural home and the extens-
i've range. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture elevates the busl-
ness very high in its scale OF figures
for the year, placing the poultry and
egg products at more than $500, 100000.
If sold at Seattle prices they might
yield $1,000, 10000, 10000. The poultry in
dustry of the Pacific Northwest will
soon contribute largely to its annual
income. To foster it several success
full poultry shows have been held about
this state. The Annual Show OF the
Seattle Poultry Association will be
held in the north half of the Central
Building, now in process OF construc-
ton on Third avenue and Marion
street, January 20 to 25 More than
1000 birds of 81 or So varieties have
been entered in the chicken de-
partment, besides a goodly number in
those of ducks, geese, guinea fowls,
turkeys, etc.. etc. The judge is w. q.
Denny, the well known poultry au-
thority of Rochester, N. Y, who acted
as judge of the poultry exhibits at the
Pan-American exposition.
This association has as president,
N. Anderson; vice-president, H. H. Col
lier; secretary, G. E. Demming; treas
urer, J. l.. Anderson; superintendent,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15

On many western ranches enough
small and unstable vegetables go to
waste each fall to carry a good-sized
flock of poultry through the winter by
supplying a very essential part Of the
ration, green food. Take the cabbages
which are too small to cut, the small
potatoes which are unstable, the Gull
sugar beets and the other small root
crops and store them away in pits
out of doors or in the dugout, bringing
them in to feed during the early days
of winter at the time when the poultry
sadly miss the green food. 1t is not
difficult to save cabbage for a long
time into the winter. In preparing
vegetables for the table during the
winter save the refuse for the fowls.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15

In selecting a site for the poultry
house the one thing to be avoided is
dampness. Damp houses and swampy
yards are responsible for a goodly
share of the ills that affiict poultry.
South hill sides are capital places for
poultry-houses, as usually good sun
light and good drainage can be readily
provided
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15

No fowl over 2 years old should be
kept in the poultry yard except for
some special reason. An extra good
mother or finely feathered bird that
is desirable as a breeder may be kept
longer. But ordinary hens and cocks
should be fattened for the market at
the end of the second year
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15

A. F. Hunt. 1t has reduced its mem
bership fee from SO to $3.50, and hopes
to receive a large accession to its
membership, which is about 80 at
present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
BEECHER BRONSON

hast the wtn
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
Bageing Big Game

THURSDAY last / started at six A. NJ. IN a gharrN
with four mules and two Somal shikarees, and
killed two wildebeest bulls and two kongon1,-
hartbeest, big antelope. nearly as big as elk,-and
was back at the house by thirty. Each dropped
at the first shot at four hundred to SIX hundred
wards: but all except one needed finishing sho1
When | found the long range one has to shoot on
these plains / hopeless of success; but am
really having extraordinary successfully, cannot
understand. In fact, they tell me no one has been
out here who has touched it.
On FRIDAY / went out with the same party at the
same hour. / lighted cigarette before leaving the
house and before it was burned out L had jumped
out of the gharry and shot splendid big wldebeest
bull standing four feet two inches, weighing about
six hundred pounds, and with horns twenty-five
inches wide of herd of about seventy, dropping
him at the first shot at five hundred yards AS ran
ND on him with the two Somah shikarees. he rose
ran one hundred yards, and again fell. Anxious to
photo him alive on toward him. when he rose
and charged u.s. and had to give him another shot
Then got a good photo of him, with head still up
and plenty of war in his eyes,-if the photo only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

'5'f SOFT Level almost as a floor, with scarcely
:. cover Tor predatory men or beasts. here the
-. local types OF the antelope family, etc, find
-F. sanctuary from their enemies than among the
1DAt's and junges of the rolling uplands. Here
= Mons hyenas. etc md fat if not easy picking.
1s @Te no less than SIX big hon dens the farm,
- - ohe OF which Twelve lions have been killed
-F las' Year. Since / have been here the nearest
sI'1 Boer farmer living five miles away, has
o1ss al night
- .IS pace Is the wonder alike of the countryside
~ visitors. IL fact. Iuia Farm is the second
~ 80 town IN British East Africa, embracing
"a g.! thousand acres fenced with wire on three
- ana on one 10y the Athi River The cattle.
-, - morse, ostrich growing. and agricultural de
-, --SN'S employ nearly four hundred people.
~: natives. unclad or skinclad savages The
- -eTaslnen are armed with spears their wool
WIN red clay TIL II bangles in little ringlets
,,st NeH necks, the house servants, shikarees,
In, semen are S0mais-tail handsome, clad in
a.. M, y, linen nightgowns and red fez caps.-all
nun Nohammedans
hrr--4eSs me large farm house filed with every
q - llnzatlon, there are within the compound
i7sl1s1' building; bachelors mess which is COM
isr srs SAu even as handsome as a club, its main
Css-e-. WIN head and SKIN trophies; four sets of
vs,L III married members of the farm staff;
ta1-,nal54- q store, granary, a stable for
sores - of- oel.' corrals which nightly hold
5oker-. 0aVue milk cows ponies. mules, and
"a, Quarters f. 81, l,,,-.1:-. - .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

fla FARM. NAIRoel BRITIsH
East AFRICA
WE arrived a, Jula Farm
w after a thirt -fiye-mile
drive from Nairobi be-
tlnd four Abyssiniar mules
which galloped nearly al the
Fey at the rafting pace Of ten
niles an hour. The last nine
lilies Of the drive wild game was
&at'ered as thick over the Athi
FAn as / ever saw cattle on the
most crowded range In fact,
ms vast plain. sevente miles in
tagth by an average of ten in
''eadth. is black with game of