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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
CANDIDATES. CARD

To the Voters Of the 18th Congressional
District Of Virginia:
Having been nominated as the candi.
date OF the Republican party FOR repre-
sentative in Congress for the Sth Con
gressionRl district of Virginia, / hereby
announce my candidacy to the voters OF
the district, and earnestly solicit the
votes Of all who believe that the welfare
81 the country demands the election oi
". IL. Taft for president, aud the cleo
ton of Congress in sympathy with him.
Respectfully,
= J. W. Grcgg
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
FOR POLICE JUSTICE

To the voters Of the city OF Fredericks-
burg.
take this means to announce that /
am n candidate Tor she Office % Pol,ce
justice Oh the city o. Frederick sburS at
the election 70 he held on Tuesday. the
Ord day of November. 1908. Ii the
voters OIL the city Of Fredericksburg See
ht 20 elect me to this Office Il win b. NV
endeavor To administer the law fairlv
and impsrtiAlly 20 the best Of my ability.
VIM K. Goolrick.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
REMOVAL NOTICE

We take this means of informing our
customers and the trade generally that
W. have moved our grain, feed, hay and
i-rtlnzer business 10 our new warehouse.
opposite the Park. on Commerce street.
where We viii be pleased TO greet all
Boulware 4 Son,
Ccmmerce ST., (Oppo Park Frederick
burg. Va o141m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
LOCAL MARKETS
Corrected by simon Hirsh 4 Bro

tOoteeeOeo Dy simon Hirsh 4 Bro.
Wheat 90 to 81; old corn, 10 to so. new
corn, 90; meal. 81 SO to 81 80: oatss
% TO 90; old hens. 8 90 10: spring
chickens 10 to IL cts. Der pound.
eggs, p to 25; lard, 10 10
II; ducks, live 10 tn IL; turkeys. drawn,
II TO 10; turkeys. undrawn, 10 TO
-; turkeys, live. IL to II; butter.
10 to %; hams, ID to 10, Irish DO
tatoes, so to 60 sweet potatoes
% to 60; lambs, $3.50 to 800;
hides, green, { to Al; dry sailed,
> to 81; dry hides. 81 to z; cal,
skins No. 1, f1.1O per skin; baled
hay, IA TO SIT per ton; leaf sumac, 7C
to 15 per 100, hogs, live weight, {
60 5he.; beef. live weight, to &c
pork, 64 to z; wool, 16 to Is Ter 10.
veal, 81 to 8.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
INJURED WHILE MAKING ARREST

Mr.: VIM. Billlngsley, constable at Colo
nal Beach, while attempting to arrest
three men from off the boat, was cut
over the heart by mulatto; the negroes
afterwards escaped TO the country. Mr.
bilfngsley has been In bed, but Is now
better aud expects 20 be out soon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

As administrator OF Geo. Mccall. de-
ceased, ! shall sell at public auction 10
the highest bidder on November 9th.
dvOo, at III O'Clock a. IN, at Stafford
Court House, Va. nice lot OF carpenter
tools and chest, beds, bedding, cupboard.
taoses. chairs. garden tools. shot gun.
watch and many small articles. Terms:
cash; +. 3. Moore,
l2o-5t. -' Wv u.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
NOTICE

Having qualified "a administrator on
the estate OF Mordecai Fletcher, d. cd. ell
parties having claims against the said
estate please bring them forward for
settlement. All parties indebted to said
estate come forward and settle.
o24l4t Willie l.. Sullivan, Admr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
HARvEsTs CROP Al AGE or ia

Elijah Jones, negro of Rappahan-
mock county, who claims the distinction
OF being the Oldest man in Virginia. and
whose age by the most reliable inlorma-
ton obtainable is ia years. is sim
hardy, having recently assisted ia har:
vssting a crop OF corn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29

In the Urited States Court at Lynch
burg judge Clarence J. Campbell.
OF Amhers,s who was charged with con
tempt OF eoert in disregarding referee
Ia bankr1btcy IN a certain case in which
Judge Cfmpbell was a trustee, was ac-
Quilted q any wrong In connection with
the matts and was discharged by Judge
&cPQyeilA
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
GASOLINE ENGINES SAVE LABOR

On account Of the scarcity OF iaborers
you are perhaps going to buy a Gasoline
Engine, the greatest OF all labor savers.
But don't experiment. Buy a PAIR
BANkS-MORSE." Agents Wanted.
Write for Catalogue.
A. J. Hun. Richmond. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
VIRGINIA SENT S3,s65

Although some OF the Virginia contri-
buttons TO the Democratic national cam
paign fund were sent direct to Treasurer
lidder, $3,365 was sent to Chicago
Democratic headquarters.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
FOR SALE

a fine Aberdeen Angus bull, six months
old, subject 10 registration. Or will
trade Tor good mule colt.
u David Irving Jaynes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29

send your Job printing 20 The Free
Lance. Prompt service and low prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29
WHlTNER { SACREY
Undertakers and Embalmers

No. 719 Main St, Freder-
lcksburg, Va. Phone 90.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
office. Telegraph and tele-
phone orders receive prompt
attention. Open day and
night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-29

A copy-Teste:
Z. A. Bryan, Clerk.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

nelghbors TO, the north OF us will get
decided advantage of Us in case We
leave them with such means OF sery-
Ing and satisfying the patrons OF tho
banks, OF restoring confidence and
maintaining credit, II goes without
saying that even 'TeXans close TO the
border might feel inclined TO skip
across and deposit their cash IN an
oklahoma bank, whore II Is made alb
solutely secure, especially such de-
posits as are not In active use, Hike
private and crust funds. We will be
az disadvantage until We make pro-
visions OF safety equal 20 those made
by our neighbor. This argument
appeals strongly 10 us; but II Is by
no means the strongest argument in
favor OF a method that will tend 10
prevent hoarding-that very bad
habit that has kept millions OF dol
lars out OF circulation in this coun-
try, and that now threatens 10 hide
away even moro. ar,
IL would hardly be considered
proper to congratulate Governor
Campbell upon a mere rumor, but a
little can be hazarded at this point
tao great Importance OF
the task that It is proposed TO un-
dertake. This Is one matter that,
as the News sees It, would, fADy
justify a special session OF the legls-
laturc, and the News stands ready to
heartily the timely call
which the governor is said TO DO
ready TO make.-Dallas News,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
FAIR PLAY FOR THE RAILROADS

An interesting and rather aston
ishing array OF statistics is gwen by
Logan G. Mcpherson In the North
American Review for November. He
points out with clearness that
must surprise all those citizens who
are In the habit OF blaming the rail-
roads for all their Ills, that figures
that will not lie are saying a lot Of
good things for railway corpora
lions. The United States census,
the reports OF the interstate com
merce commission and the records OF
the year book Of the department of
agriculture are placed side by side
for the purpose OF telling just what
they really mean. Taking the good
American dollar as the unit OF meas
urs OF yalue. Il is found, among
other things, that the net returns to
the railroads OF this country for the
year 1905 (;616,341,B75) We're less
than one-thlrd the net returns TO the
country's manufacturers, with neafry
the same total capitalization, ana
less than one-fourth the net returns
to the farmers OF the nation.
II II be claimed that the low net
return to the railroads is because OF
their inflated capitalization, the re-
ply Is made that the present total
capitalization, including all initiation,
is only about $4,000 mile, Ear
less than that OF the roads OF anS
other country as shown by the Pres
indeut and authorities. And to make
its profits the railroads have 10
spend more money than either man
ufacturers or farmers Truth telling
again shows here that to get one dos
lar back in net returns It costs man
ufacturers s6,62 OF capital, farmers
$9.44 and railroads S22.40
All deductions show that while tho
administration OF the railroads is far
more economical than that of either
manufacturers or agriculture, the re.
turns to capital are far less, ane
this means that the prices for the
railroads product-transportation
rates are relatively lower than the
prices for the other products COM
pared. Again, interstate commerce
commission figures show the aver
age railway rate per ton per mile for
1905 have been decrease OF SIS
per cent over the ten-year period be-
tween 1890 and 1899.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

Turkey allows no telegram to be
sent until examined Officially at Con
stantinoplc, 1t prohibits telephones
and looks on electricity with suspi-
cion. 1t is pertinently suggested by
The women patients in hospital
for the insane in st, Louis were TAX
on on a shopping tour of the business
district there couple OF days before
Christmas, The most careful obscr
ers could not detect any difference
in their conduct from that OF the
other shoppers.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

Henry watterson Of the Louisville
courier-Journal has surrendered TO
the tide OF Democratic sentiment In
favor OF Bryan. In late issue OF
HIS paper he says: 't
The practical and sensible thing
for Democrats to do now Is to close
ranks and keep step to the drum
beats OF destiny, which announce the
third coming OF man from Nebras-
ka. II Is idle TO further dispute his
leadership II he wilma, all will be
forgotten; II he loses, may the Lord
have mercy upon hImr The Courier
journal has,ln the past had no re-
serves. and has done It's duty as Il
saw It. AS to the future casting
never lingering look behind, Il
viii do it's hornswoggledst---
angels can do no more"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

II a movement started by women
voters of Colorado succeeds two wo-
men will be included in the Colorado
delegation when the next Democratic
convention convencs and one will be
Mrs Ruth Bryan Leayltt, eldest
daughter of William j. Bryan. Some
advocate Mrs, Leayitts election as a
delegate Mrs. Leavitt has been a
resident of Denver five years and Is
president OF the Jane Jefferson club
OF that city. She is now in Europe
with her mother.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
EXCHANGE COMMENTS.


ktkk* k&ktk
Trade is not booming as 1t did be-
fore the panic. This can be seen
with half an eye. 1t would be folly
to deny it. On the other hand, II
would be quite as foolish TO insist
that the setback has stopped the
wheels, There is no longer a roar
ing, needless, onward rush; but there
is steady volume of wholesale and
retail business that will compare
favorably with the business of so
berer years when the tide of pros
perity was not in so large part made
up of speculative foam. There has
been a showdown; but no stoppage.
The business of the country is right
ing itself as fast as could be expected
and facing the new situation with
courage ana confidence, -Philadelp-
hia Record.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
THURSDAY. JAN. 2, 1908
BRYAN TO SUCCEED ROOSEVELT.

The Atlanta Constitution under
the above heading has an editorial,
the conclusion OF which Is.
There is a large independent vote
which might, In great measure, have
gone TO Roosevelt next year, anti
third term sentiment TO the contrary
Notwithstanding, which must per-
force, go now wholly to Mr.. Bryan
as the original exponent OF many OF
those policies which Mr.. Roosevelt.
quick to catch the public trend, has
sought to bring into play. In addi-
ton TO the foregoing. there are GER
tain well-cstabllshed Democratic pol
lcics. notable among thom tariff
revision that will strike at the root
Of present evils, In connection with
which no relief can be expected from
Republican sources, The growth OF
these IN national favor and the fact
that the Democracy stands for all
those reforms which are now most
in popular demand, can mean only
one thing and that II Democratic
success And II Is foregone con-
clusIon that Democratic success
means President Bryan"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

In a recent address IN New York
city Francis Il. Lucpp commissioner
OF indian affairs, took occasion 20
reply TO some OF the criticisms that
have been made regarding the treat
ment OF the Indians BY his bureau.
lie outlined the present policy OF the
government as that OF absorbing the
Indian into the white mans CIV.
llzaton, thus reversing the old POI
ley OF assisting him In his ardent
desire OF keeping as separate from
the white man as he possibly could,
He expressed the opinion that the
final solution OF the problem would
be reached by intermarrlage. lie de-
scribed the success or the govern
ment In making the Indian work;
even the Utes, he SAID, were now
working on the railroads and help
Ing to build up the country OF which
they were a part The commission
er said 1t was true that about SIS
per cent OF the Indians that went
to indian schools. such as Carlisle
and others and went back to the
reservations sooner or later revert
ed TO the blanket. But their chill
dren started away ahead OF where
their parents did, so that the school
ing was by no means wasted.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

The mail order house, OF Chicago,
Kansas City, 81. Louis and other
large cities do not build your
churches and scohols, pave your
streets, pay your taxes, keep your
poor, or give you q dollar when you
need IT, n there is spark OF loca,
patriotism in your makeup, do not
patronize them. Foreign printing
houses do not boost your town. OK
plot the merits OF your country or
work for your interests three hun
dred and slxty-flye days in the year.
Your local paper does, Common
horse sense tells YOU your duty as
a man and a citizen.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
VIII he a Biz Time,

Amarillo is Desuring herself az
this time, getting ready for the big
jubilee TO be pulled OFF there on
Jan. 8, 10 and H. The new stree,
ears will run, the fattened calf will
be killed, the feast will be spread,
flags will float in the January
breeze, the latchstrin5 will hang out
and the glad hand will be on every
side, and Hereford will be a part OF
the whole works. The railroads are
also interested in the three days Jul
bllee, offering a fare of one and one
fiftthh ,1Sr fbe round trip spesdNe
will .So,m67eogIdn't keep us away swithc
a resiRepta of sharp shooiGw.b Gort
Ing i VA have to walk.-piIertfordr
Democrattd vgdsr en-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
Let Governor Call the Special Session

Let Governor Call the Special Session
The News Is very much pleased
over the current rumor that Cover
nor Campbell has about decided to
call the legislature together, looking
to the enactment of law providing
for the insurance of deposits In
banks. The News has been
greatly encouraged since it be-
gan to contend for this means of
restoring and maintaining conf
dence. 1t has won the approval of
many of its contemporaries and of
many leading thinkers, including
some of the great bankers of the
country, The action OF the Oklaho-
ma legislature has been especially
gratifying, the more so because ii
renders it necessary for congress,
willingly or unwilingly, to take
some action in the premises, and
makes 1t absolutely imperative for
Texas and adjoining states TO protect
their own banking institutions by
proceeding to make them equally Sc
cure with those of Oklahoma.
It must be clear to every intelll-
gent person that these progressive
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02


1t is said that the railroad COM
panies doing business in Missouri
have about decided not to contest
the state 2-eent fare law, because
they are now confident that the re-
duction OF traffic shown by their iIg-
ures since the law went into effect
will satisfy abe courts that 1t is In
equitable and confiscatory. A Mis-
souri, Pacific official said the receipts
OF the road declined 80 per cent in
the last ninety days, and a Wabash
man said that the combined loss TO
all the roads in passenger traffic
alone was SO, 10000. 3"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

The exports OF copper and grain
from July and OF cotton from Sep
TENDER /, we're valued at S2$1OO0,-
900, or the recent gold import
movement from Europe there has
been sent to this country $SL55O,-
900, so there stlll remains u bal
ance OF more than. Sl55,O0O,OOO in
favor OF the United States, The
movement Is by no means over, how
ever, American products are stlll
going to Europe in large quantities
and will swell the total far beyonc
present figures.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

The railroad commission OF Geor-
sia, in reply to several inquiries
which have recently been addressed
to that body. has construed It's re-
cent order In regard 70 the issue OF
railroad passes in Georgia. In elucl-
dating it is stated that It was not
the purpose OF the commission nor
has that board the authority, TO pro-
hiblt newspapers or any other party,
from entering into contracts with
railroads. The purpose Of the order
was to prevent the railroads from Is
suing any transportation except up
on dollar for dollar basis, II a
newspaper or any one else. desires
to contract with newspaper to do
work for railroad, to be paid for
In Advertising, such party has per-
feet right to do so, but the order or
the commission prevents the rail-
roads from giving transportation up
on this or any other basis In excess
of the value Of the consideration Civ
en- in return.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
VI. ueHb
sBIINKTNG THE SEAS

AW
Rail and electric roads are shrink
ing. the land, but in an even greater
proportion are modern inventions
and improvements shrinking the
seas. 50.
Admiral Evans fleet, which a few
years ago would have been lost for
weeks, is now, the New York Amer
isan notes, in daily touch by wire
less. The old lookout in the crows
nest is too shOrtsighted to be of use
in these days when ship can pick
up ship a days run distant. The
ships of Admiral Evans ring each
other up by telephone, and the old
flutterlng flags and semaphores are
already archaic.
The huge liner, as regular as an
express train. smashes through the
seas at twenty-five knots an hour. A
foreign destroyer has done frac-
ton over thirty-seven knots or for
ty-four miles an hour, a respectable
speed for a good train.
The time is coming when the
''trackless ocean" will be no longer
heard of; the stranger in his fifty
knot yacht will soon be able 10 call
up an ocean cop and ask his way.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

A Panhandle Hog Man.

More and more the evidence ac-
cumulates to convict the Panhandle
country of being the best place on
earth to raise hogs, Even at ruling
prices OF $425 to $3.50, the Panban-
die hog raiser has a big margin OF
profit where the corn-fed hogs OF
Oklahoma may he losing money for
the raiser, or barely paying the COS,
OF production.
one OF the shippers on the market
last week vas j.. j. Gillespie, who
brought in four carloads of hogs from
Carson county, Mr.. Gillespie was
delayed some weeks by his inability
10 get cars TO ship his hogs from
Panhandle City, so he drove them
from his ranch to Claude, sixteen
miles away, and shipped from that
point. lie says he started in the
hog business six years ago with two
sows and boar, and this year he
had 1873 brood sows that averaged
eight pigs each. The shipment this
week makes a total of $50 head he
has marketed this year, besides sup
plying his ranch with all the pork
and BACON used, and some for his
neighbogs. These hogs,ghe says, cost
him next 70 nothing, apd the profit
was a good one, TheH.run on two
sections, where he has 400 acres OF
karfir corn, 90 acres of alfalfa and
n few hundred acres OF wheat, fur
nlshing pasturage and feed for these
hogs and his other stock. He holds
the upper Panhandle country to be
the best in the world for hog rails
ing, and says he has never heard OF
a sick hog there, If he had time,
Mr. Gillespie says he would write a
book on hog raising in the Panhan-
die that would put the western
farmers in a scramble to get there.
Mr. Gillespie has just sold his g.
600 acre ranch in Carson county for
$40 an acre, It cost him 81 an acre
a few years ago. Kansas parties
were the buyers who will put 1t on
the market in small farms.-Fort
Worth Farmer and Breeder. ~,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

shaving brush, hair brush. comb,
Whlsk broom, shoe brush, TOOTH
brush, sewing implement package.
two towels, black shoe polish, rus
set shoe polish and cake OF soap.
The st, Louis Globe-Democrat recalls
that veterans OF the clwl war remem-
Der that they started OF with forty
pound knapsacks and wound up with
one blanket and dog tent.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

That piratical spectators have
brought about an unreasonins pre-
JUDGE against The railroads the WRIT
er comedies, but he urges the ne
cesslty for fair play II the nations
general health and prosperity are 70
be assured, and suggests the wlsdOs
and good sense OF readiusting pops
ular impressions TO lit the Facts thar
the figures here quoted unmdaN-
ably demonstrate. ~, -.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

In New York the courts have up
Seld the rights OF tenant to break
4 lease where the janitress Of an
apartment house was an cayesdrop-
Der on the telephone. What Is want
ed now is a decision telling how to
make the punishment fit the crime
In the case OF eavesdroppers who are
not mattresses. Such a hint from
\ judicial source would meet long
telt want.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

II is estimated that Uncle Sans
income next year will be only sS7s,-
i23.10t. The fact 10 naturally wor-
rying Chairman Tawney OF the ap-
preparations committee Of the house.
or course. the amount Is larger than
ever before, but what are a few hun
dred extra millions in times Ike
these7
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

The Illinois state board OF health
grows classical in the last piece OF
smallpox literature Il puts out. There
is 3 cut OF q woman's foot covered
with ulcers made by the dread dis
case. and beneath It this line from
shakespeare's Trollus and Cresslda,
"Nay. her foot speaks"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

George Fitch says that II there is
anything greener than a country boy
In a city II is city boy trying to
make himself comfortable in a small
town. a1e nrH
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

Chancellor Day is appropriately re-
ferred TO by western newspaper as
1.-The man with the hair-trigger ton
que and long-range mouth" He has
just come out for Hughes for Pres
ident and thereby administered the
latter's boom the worst jolt 1t has
yet received
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

The farmers OF the entire Pan.
handle are getting ready to attenG
the Farmers congress, As we nov
see II, the great meeting on Jan. :,
40 and II will mark the beginning
OF the new agricultural era OF the
Panhandle.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

on finishing his work without yio-
lent objection, such as John Sharp
Williams encountered in organizing
the minority, he Is quoted as hay
ing said; Il suppose there are a lot
OF fellows up there that would like
to lick me, but they never will" He
said this defIantly but he added in
a quietcr voice, 40, sir, they never
will. I'm too swift on foot"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02

President Woodrow Wilson Of
Princeton says that only 10 per cent
OF the American people ever think,
The Omaha Bee suggests that he
should take vacation and mingle
Tor time with other people than
college students.