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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-17
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ON PRESIDENT
New York World Answers His
Panama Message.
QUESTIONS HIS vERAcITf

Declares He Cannot Muzzle the World
and Raises the Cry Of Les Majesty.
Says the President Grossly L.
bells the United States, 5esmirches
Congress, 8ulldozes Judges and AS
sails the Integrity of the Courts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-17
ssbssrivtiss sl.ss Per Year, IN Advance
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 1908.
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
AT HOME

There is no need for citizens OF
fredericksburg to go away from
home to make their purchases. Tais
Is true OF all seasons Of the year, bus
It applies with peculiar force to she
Christmas or holiday season, when
uoFy4Fyshants at home have made
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-17
SCHWAB AGAINST
LOWER TARIFF
DisagTees With Carnegle's Views
on Steel Industry.
COST OF PRODUCTION HIGHER

Declares II Costs S21.50 TO Make a
Ton of Steel Rails. az Compared to
si2 a Ton Nine Years Ago-Says
"Open Hearth" Process Will Sup
plant Bessemer, and That Within
Ten Years the "open Hearth" VIII
Be Superseded BY Electric Method.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-16
Gives Caller Stock.

No. You shall have the stock"
 And I'll remember you I'll buy you a pearl pin out of the first divi. dcnd. If you want, when you get start ed I'll show you how to catch frogs for canning. There's a peculiar way of getting hold of them by due hind leg. NInety-Gve per cent. l can't help but dwell on it."
 'Ycs; it's a good thing" replied the major as he showed the folded check into his vest pocket in a careless way. You will be in tonOrrow?'
 Sure, Mike. If l was a Frenchman I'd kiss you for luck, but as I'm not we'll shake hands and I'll say tN-ta. Tomorrow! Ninety-fve per cent! Whoopm
 When he had gone the major walked up and down to calm his raging heart It didn't seem possible, He couldn't credit bis good luck Then at last he took the check from his pocket and looked at it to see what bank 1t was drawn on. His eyes opened wide, and he uttered a moan and staggered to a seat.
 It was drawn in favor of "A, Suck er," mdorscd by Another Sucker and signed by Uncle Rube,'
 Then the light went out, and the grand promoter bowed his head and knew the bitterness of the green per slmmOn. NJ. QUAD.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-16
sIOO ROwnrd sIOO

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that ther. is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarth Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires con stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy ing the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in do- ing it's work. The prCprietors have SO much faith in it's curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address F.J. CHENEY & Co.,, Tole- do, Ohio.
 Sold by Drugglsty, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for consi~ patton.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-16
THEGRANDPR0MOTER
Another Good Thing Comes His
 Way With Money to Invest.
NOT EASY AS HE LOOKED.

Caller Wanted Profit of or 10 Per
 Cent on Rls lnvostmont-eavo the
 Major a Bogus Check That Mado
 Him Moan.
 Ecopyrlght, 1908. by T. c. McClure.l
 Major Crofoot, grand promoter, had been figuring, and he was bit lonely Be owed his laudlady, his laundress, his tailor and dozen different men who had taken chances and loaned him a dollar Be also owed for office rent and a gas bill. and the last shovel of coal had been fed Into the stove. As assets be had the sum of l9 cents In cash. He was wondering how to make nothing go Into something and leave something over when there came a knock at his door He made no reply, md 1t was repeated. It wasn't the
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-16

How disseminated l am this mominGl Just ns you knocked I was malilEg up the Incorporation papers for my last and best scheme. It's one tharll lay over all others. was saving 1t to be. gin the year on"
 Good! Good! What ls 1t? By George. old fellow. if you put me on 10 something good you shan't lose by |"
 You know what dellcacies turtle soup and turtle steak are consldered?
 "I do"
 And you know the high price rroEs' legs bringi"
 "Yes."
 "well, that's the basis of the Great Western Banquet company, just organ lzed. We are going to rent nine square miles of Lake st. Clair flats and raise our frogs and turtles and can them on the spot They will be canned In cham. pagne, and the labels on the. cans will be handsome enough to frame and hang In any ones parlor Three turtle steaks and two dozen frogs legs in every can. Killing and canning takes place every day. We shall control the market of the world No banquet com plete without our goods The Emperor William wrltes"-
 "I don't care cuss what the Elm perOr William writes. but want some Of that stock" interrupted the caller "What dividends do you figure onT'
 "Wen. last night l was figuring on a straight 100 per cent. but this morning thought I ought to make a little al- lowancc Many turtles die of home sickness. you know. and certain per cent of tho frogs are bound to jump the wire fences and get away To be very safe and conservative have put the dividends at % per cent think that Is a rather neat figure, don't you"
 Great Great Scott, I've been lend, Ing money at per cent"
 How how much were you thinking of invostlug| asked the major in a voice that trcmbIcd in spite of himself
 "Twenty thousand dollars, perhaps "
 The majors knees grew weak and wabbly. and he had to sit down, and there was C lump In hIs throat as he asked:
 And you-you will pay something down to secure the stock"
 "A hundred dollars Here's check I'll lndorse over to you, and I'll come In tomorrow and pay the balance and get the stock. By George, but I'm in luck! Just think of my getting hold of something paying 95 per cent diyi- dends! You won't let Morgan buy the whole thing up and freeze me out, will you?"
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-16
Elcht Mandolins in Ouo

At the Mascot tbere is the most won deriul musical instrument ever brought to Skagway. It has quality of eigh- MandOlinS in oue with Piano accom- paniment There is a string of eight new airs. It makes a full evenings entertainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-16
PREMIUM" BRAND BUTTER

By far the best butter we have ever had and 1t Is gaining favor with our patrons everyday. Try pound brick,
 Frye & Bruhn Go
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-16

The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited accommodations Steam heat and every thing modern
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
PARAGRAPHS
FOR READING
IN BOUDOIR

Miss Geraldine FarraF, the beautiful
American opera singer. while at Ber-
lin, aroused 50 much enthusiasm that
ct her farewell concert a crowd of Ger
man women stormed the platform, and
attendants had to rescue her from
these admirers by force.
The Queen Of Norway takes a great
interest in bOokbinding. The collecting
hobbies.
Turkish women do not come into con-
troll Of their private fortunes until after
marriage. They can then dispose Of
one-third of it without the husband s
consent
Physical drill is being enthusiastically
adopted by the women Of Bohemia. and
at a fete recently held at Prague no
fewer than 2,4O0 women and girls took
part in an Indian club display.
Among other amu5ements at some
social gatherings is Cinderella Com
petition" a pair OF embroidered Turkish
Slippers being presented 10 the lady
guest who is found 10 be wearing the
Smallest shoe.
All classes have succumbed 10 the
diabolo craze. The children of the
Prince and Princess Of Wales are not,
saws runor, the only members OF the
English royal family who indulge IN the
game; aud other celebrities are ike
wise among its Votaries-
More than 250 women are employed
bv the United States PostOffice as rural
letter carriers, and nearly 1000 act as
substitutes.
For the first time in history Chinese
ladv students are proceeding TO various
foreign countries 10 complete their edu-
cation with Western knowledge. Each
such student is a graduate Of a Chinese
college
not long since 10 a pottery. noticing q
fine model Of a dogs head, was IN
formed that IL Was the woTK OF a 1T
tie son Of ore OF the foremen. Soon
afterWard her majesty sent for the boy,
promising that he should be properly
trained, has sent him 10 an art school
at her own expense
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Empire frOCR

The new empire frock is very pretty
and graceful indeed, and OF most unim-
peaehable nodesty, despite its inevitable
reminder OF old extremes
The decolletage Is by no means 50
low as the decolletage Of empire times.
Very aften It is finished with the
tlBiest white frili OF tuIle. and cres-
cent Of embroidery in fine crystal beads
and bugles outlining the front Of the
deeolletage, the tips reaching the
shoulders the widest part of the cres-
cent in the middle part Of the front.
The same arrangement adorns the
back Usually a short. loose sleeve Of
satin opened up the outside, with an
undersleeve Of tuIle lIgntly embroidered
in crystals. Is chosen,
The short waist is very frequently
defined by cTescents Ike those defining
the dec0lIetage. the tips Of the back ana
front crescents meeting al the sides
under the arms.
The skirts are usually unframed and
are cut so that they are drawn tightly
across the front but ripple IN soft
folds at the sides
The general effect is one Of great sim
plcitv and cleVerness OF line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

TO BUSY TO MARRY

We have become accustomed to the
plants OF business men. who excuse
themselves from embarking upon mat
rimony by the plea that they have no
time to look after a wife.
Now that women are occupying them
selves IN public and business life, the
boot seems TO be on the other foot, as
the following letter shows:
There seems to he a growing distaste
for marriage among our better educated
women Of today" writes an enthusiastic
woman worker. 81, myself, am unmar-
RED although / do not base my opinions
upon my own experience.
Marriage is such a hindTance to q
really busy woman. She has really not
the time 10 bring up A family or chill
dren, and look after the management
OF a home
.'Of course, there is the kind OF a
woman who is born 10 be a wife and
mother, who is very valuable to the
state. But the woman Of intellect needs
a different scope for her powers.
That is why ! haven't married, and
the reason why I think other women Of
my temperament should follow my ex-
ample
There Is a general idea among young
men that IL a woman Is unmarried IL
is because she has never had a pro-
pOsal But that is certainly not the
case
The reason why girls remain single
are many From an early axe I have
been intensely interested in the welfare
OF my own sex / had no time, like the
ordinary girl, TO dream Of the wonders
Of matFimony and 10 imagine that every
man who spoke 10 me was a DrOspec-
tive husband.
AS time weat on. and I stTH re-
manned single, st was limited 10 me by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
COIOred Collars the Mode

BY all odds the smartest linen collars
are the colored ones. Those in light
blue, pink, gray, and leaf green are
particularly novel. They are usually
single-fOld and are not tapped, and are
scailoped and embroidered along the up
per edge. The lower one, where the
buttonholes for fastening are placed. Is
plain, The embroidery is in cotton, Usu-
ally pure white, and the collars are
worn with white wool Of duck. linen. or
French flannel waists. Where the coll
lar is provided with a full pleated frill
down the front, the edges of the frill
are ususaiiy in color. and the color and
cuffs, to be really smart, must match
these edges. Where there is so much
frill some bits of color in the waist itself
or in the tie Will give the note for the
collar and jabot color combination
Harper's Bazaar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Lace GpOuIette DrOperieS

Very pretty and graceful are the lace
draperies OF epaulette shape which re-
place the sleeve in its ordinary form
for ball and dinner dresses. The lace
employed for the purpose is from six
TO eight inches broad. Gathered closely
over the shoulders, il falls in fun folds
over the top Of the arm.
Th5 widely opened armhole has become
generally observed fashion, bit is
more suited for day than evening wear
and is often a rather displeasing feature
with a low bodice. The lace drapery
just described replaces it advantageous
y, and still preserves the broad APP
pearance across the shoulders, which
has ben one Of the characteristics of
this winters fashions. For young girls
the same sort of drapery is made Of
Greek or point d'esprit net. with a mar
row, selw-colored crimped fringe as edg-
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
How 10 WeQr COIOrS

I'hs auburn-haired woman looks best
IN the browns that shade into the tones
Of her hair or in the rich. dark greens,
Tire yelioW-haired girl can wear red.
The greene. too, are delightful on her
also certain yellows and blacks White
IS less becoming
Blues, particularly the pale and cold
blues, are best adapted to brunettes
whose color Is warm
The woman whose hair is dull and
whose complexion and eyes lack bril-
hRncy may still be attractive If she
wears fT0Cks that haTmsniZe with her
eyes and hair. Usually dull finished ma
teri4ls In browns, blacks ana certain
shades Of blues that match the eyes are
kindest 10 her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

my friends and so forth that 1 was on
the Shelf
''On the shelf!-with my heart burn
ing fo~ the welfare of my fellow-women,
TO whom / was deyoting my life! To
imply that / was desolate, uncaTed-for,
and uncaring was ludicrous.
And that Is why / have remained
single. Ny reason is that I haven't the
time or inclination for matFimony when
there are so many more important
duties to perform"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Simple platds
and
eas both and Goth shown exceedingly attractive
S
banding but both these
be
yards
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Band VIII Give Dance.

The Naval Gun Factory Band will
give its fifth dance of the season az
National Rifles ArmOry Hall Monday
next, January q, $50 2. m. Music by
band Of 80 pieces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Editor EVOman's Inquiry Column:
Seeing an article in The Times re-
Gently about dreless cookers, would you
please let me know how the food is pre-
pared. Is II cooked before placing in the
cooker, or is IL cooked by the cooker?
K n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Old English Shilling.

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
VIII you please tell me through the
Inquiry Column the value OF an old
English shilling of 1873. Also if a Scent
stamp of 1862 is Of any value? L. NJ.
Write 10 the Numismatic Bank, Of
Boston, Mass. They probably are worth
something.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Short. CrispY Crusts-

One Of the tasty distinctions OF our
pieG-The dough in the crusts are never
heavy or sogEy- At all hotels, cafes
and lunch rooms. Connecticut Pie Com
pauy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Food is brought 10 the boiling point or
baking point before being placed in the
hreless cooker. This cooker is so con-
strueted that 1t retains the heat of the
food and II is kept hot and thus thor
olIahIV cooked
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Best Oil Heaters, Miller, SIS.
c. A. Muddiman, p & G streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

This Cold, Damp Weather Brings on a
cold. go will break it up. 25c. All
druggists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

This Is Grippe Weather-Take "o9."
and prevent it. All druggists, 25c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Is il true that an American boy dis
covered wireless telegraph before Mar
conf! c. A. 2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

There have been three issues.
The first issue was In 1888; Sl9S, COO 00d
per cent Spanish war loan, all sold at
par and accrued interest.
The second issue was in 1906: 500 Oo0-
600 Panama control bonds. 3 per cent.
average S1o4.056: lowest price, sos. Ss7.
The third issue. Recent issue Of $50
eJ.ooO Panama control bonds. Treasury
has not yet made the figures public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Hold the cats head over the vapor Of
a spoonful of turpentine in a pint OF
boiling water, Repeat this two or three
times daily until the cat Is cured
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
LOCAL MENTION.

More HousekeepeTs Insist on Having
sehaeidsr's malt" Bread
every day. Try a loaf tOmorrow-it
viii CONVINCE you that you're doing
yourself an injustice IN not having Malt
Bread Oh your table. As delicious and
satisfying as it's 1ure and nCurishing
Any grocer can supply task yours. SC
loaf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Andrew Carnegie.

Editor WOman's Inquiry Column:
Please give me the address of Andrew
Carnegie through the Inquiry column OF
your paper. L. II. ".
The address OF Andrew Carnegie Is
5 West Fifty-first street, New York
city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

After washing, anoint wet skin with Satin
skin cream. The skin abs0rbs n8uriShment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Distemper Cure.

Editor WOman's Inquiry Column:
Please publish a good remedy for dis
temper in a valuable cat, and oblige,
]. II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Wireless Telegraphv.

No: there are many in use ar the
present time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Bible Of 1916.

Editor WOman's Inquiry Column:
Please inform me II an old Bible OF
lsl6 is OF any value.
MRS. NJ. Z. r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Old Stamps.

Editor WOman's Inquiry Column:
Kindly publish where 1 can find out
the value Of old stamps, and Cblige.
A READER.
Write to the Numismatic Bank,
Boston, Mass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column;
is there d premium on a 5-Cent piece of
1873 which has ''E Pluribus Unum' be-
low the Y. instead OF cents below itf
ii there is a. premium would you please
state the amount and place where same
could be gotten and oblige, READER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
TURN ABOUT.

He led a widow TO the altar"
And / suppose she led him away
from itT'-Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
OF. lars Mixed Mustard. 1oc;

Navy Beans. sc OF; Hominy &c; lbs
BuCkwheat, 25c; Vermont Syrup, 19c. J.
/. d. Pyles stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Editor woman's inquiry column:

How would / go about looking up an
Inheritance / understand YOU give in
formation on these questions. The time
was about forty years ago when the
party died in the West. MRS. ID.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Bond Issues.
H. Woman's Inauirv Column:

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Kindly inform me through your coll
umns how many United States bond is
sues there have been since Cieveland's
Administrat ton.
What has been the lowest price sold
for?
What has been the average price OF
each Issue? A READER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Fireless Cooking.
8 Inquiry Column.

There is no premium on such a coin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

Specialists in Sea Foods.
Phra. Oyster & Chop House. 513 18th NV.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Coin Premium.

Consult any attorney.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-02-07
rlany SIeepless Nights, Owing to a
Persistent Cough. Relief Found
at Last.

"For several winters past my wife
h As been troubled with a most persis.
tent and disagreeagle cough, which in
variably extended over period of sew.
eral weeks and caused her many sleep
less nights writes Will j. Hayner,
editor OF the Burley, Colo, Bulletin.
"Various remedys were tried each year,
with no beneficial results. In Novem.
ber last the cough again put in its ap-
pearance and my wife, acting on the
suggestion of friend, purchased bot
tie of Champerlain's Cough Remedy.
The result was indeed marvellous. AZ.
ter three doses the cough entirely dis.
appeared and has not manifested itselI
since" For sale by Otto o. Krogstad
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-02-07
Save rloney by Buying Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

You will pay just as mucn for bot
tie of Chamberain's Cough Remedy as
for any of the other cough medicines,
bnt you save money IN buying it. Th
saving is in what you get, not in what
you pay. The sure to-cure.you quality
is in every bottle of this remedy and
you get good results when You take it.
Neglected colds often develop serions
conditions, and when You buy a cough
getting one that will cure your cold.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy always
cures. Price 25 aud 30 cents bottle.
For sale by Otto o. Krogstad
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-02-07

January 4, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 6, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States by act
of August 4, 1892, Cassins r. Mead of SPRING
field, county of Lane, state of Oregon, has
this day filed in this Office his sworn state
ment No. 1855, for the purchase of the neL of
section s, in township 19 s. range W, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought /
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish his
claim to SAID land before the County Clerk OF
Benton county, at Corvallis, Oregon, OH Satur-
day, the 2lst day of March. 1908.
He names as witnesses:
4. j. earns of Alsea, Or; W. Z. Allen, Guy
Frink of Philomath, Or Marvin L. Hammitt
OF Eugene, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this Office on or before said Dist
day OF March, 1908.
AIeERNoN s. DRESSER, Register,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-02-07

WANTED-Good small dairy ranch
on river, for cash or income bearing
Portland property. Inquire at this