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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

GEORGE WILKES 5l9. .2:22
Champion stallion, 1S6S-71
Sire OF S3 2:30 performers
dams OF 1873 2:30 performers
BELLE PATCHEN, 2:3Ox.
Dam of
|. Baron Wilkes. ...2:1S
(Sire OF 120 IN 2:30).
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

Ths Free Lance 10 prepared TO DO all
kinds Of Job printing in tirst-clAss styls
81 mofsrAts prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02
ODIe VINO Object liquid Medicines Should Buy Peruna
His Grace

Viii max" one season in Freti-
ericksburg and the surrounding
cuunii-s
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

ELECTIONEER. 125............
Champion sire of Champions
Sire Of1G0in 2:3O list,
inclndfnO
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02
Se- Svss Ssxt, Teara

Nothing pays larger dividends than =
little common sens.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02
Good Health at ScVeuty-Seycn


Mr.. J. II. Prince. r. r. .. Cattaraugus,
y. Y, writes: - am not very well sat
isiied with the picture that am sending
you, hut when the reader looks at this
picture II he could only realize that the
original suffered f,r forty-nve years. the
best OF his life, until your kind advice
and prescription cured him. he would
know from whence these wrinkles came.
Next month I shall oc sixty-six years
old
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

New York. April 80. - Helen Ma.
ioncy daughter Of Martin Maloney.
the Philadelphia Standard Oil million.
airc. will be free in few days to wed
Samuel Clarksos. the dashing young
Englishman, or any one else her fancy
chooses.
Daniel Coha1an. the referee appoint
ed by Justice Newburger TO take testi
mony in the proceedings for the an.
nulment of the girls marriage to AT.
thur II Osborne. at the time Of the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02
I HAMBLETONIAN, 1O.......
Sire OF Dexter, 2:l7k
Grandsfrp nF

Dam Of Elaine. 2::2O; Pros
pero, 2:20; Elisha, 2::2OA;
Dame Trot, 2:22; Lancelot,
2:23, and four other 2:3O
trotters.
Dam of Electioneer. sire OF
16O from 2:07A to 2:3O.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

GEORGE WILKES. .519;2:22
Sire Of Harry Wilkes. .2:13s
And 50 others in 2:30 list.
Sire Of dams OF 1S3 in 2:S0
list.
SALLY SOUTHWORTH .....
Dam OF
l. Chatterton ............2:1S
?. Willie Wilkes....2::2S
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02
ROYAL SWELL,

Mahogany Bay Horse.
With black points; near hind
heel white.
Foaled February 3. 1901.
A perfect individual, with great
beauty, perfect disposition, ex-
treme speed; q pure gated trot-
ter, and as richly and fashion
ably bred as any horse ever
foaled.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02
HELEN MALOHEY FREE
Referee Recommends Marriage
to Osborne be AnnuIIed.
WEDDING WAS A LARK

Millionaire's Daughter TO Be Bride u
Man With Whom She Eloped-Testi.
mony In Annulment Case viii Not
Be Made Public.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

HAMBLETONIAN. 10.
sue Oi beA ttT T.s-.....-.-....-. I 4
DOLLY SPANKER.
Dam Of George Wilkes. 2:22
MAMBRINO PATCHEN, 5S
Sire of % 2.30 trOtters.
SALLY CHORiSTER.
Dam OF
PrOteine e....................2:1S
Belle Brssfield............2:2O
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

ABDALLAH, l
Sire OF ) 2:30 trotters.
Sire of dams of Z 2.3O trot-
ters.
CHARLES KENT MARE.
Trotted in 2:il at 4 yrs in
1897.
HARRY CLAY, -: 2:29....
Sire OF Clayton, 2:19, aud 3
other , 30 trotters.
SHANGHAI MARY.
Gandam Of 9 2:S0 trotters.
CLAY PILOT.93
Sire OF Billy r .2:25s; Fulton
Maid, 2:29A; Fred v. 2.:22s
BELLE OF WABASH.
Dam OF The Moor, 2:37.
( BALL CHEF.
Sire Of Minnehaha, dam of
: IN 2.3O.
| NErrlE CLAY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

WILLIE WILKES, 2::2S.....
Dam of
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
INDEPENDENT wORKINGMEN.
They Are Under the Political Con-
troll of None

From che Pfiladelrlu Inquirer
The wOrkingman Of America il his own
master he IS not governed by Mr..
Hearst. nor Is he under the political or
ders Of Mr. G7mpers
He IS his own man He IS a thinking
man. He uses his own brains He knows
what 70 expect under Republican rule.
and he remembers what he got under
Democratic rule
TIE American wOrkingnlan has one OBJ
5ecr in view-fo build for himself a home.
20 obtain permanent employment at the
best wages possible. TO send his children
90 school. and 20 bring them up as good
American citizens. giving them every pos
sible advantage in the competition for
existerce-and something more
The workingman building a home is go
ing 20 think q long time before he is led
by auybody-w whether IL be a Hearst OF a
GOmpers or anybody else
He IS going 10 take into cousiderat ton
all the conditions He IS going 20 con
sider the tariff and the wage question
lie is going % compare wages abroad
with wages here. lie is going 10 act on
his own behalf.
That is why the Hearst-Compers cues
t9n IS not going 20 interest h:m. II IS
his oWu little home that appeals 20 him
How IS he best 10 increase its .comforts2 ?
Roosevelt policies 70 be continued by
Taft. would seem TO answer that ques-
ton
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
BIsHoP BRENTs REFUsAL.
Following the Example of the
Apostles.
ON the Hartford Corrant

Prom the Hartford Courant.
Bishop Brent has said no" again
he turns away a second tinNe from the
Episcopal chair at Washington and is
going back 70 his hard work in the Phil
ipplnes- All Christian men must needs
have a sympathetic thought Tor the do
cese thus disappointed OF an eagerly de-
sired and most desirable chief pastor. but
they must needs rejoice that here in this
modern skePticaI. money-loving, luxury
loving world OF the twentieth century
their Master sin has his faithful apos-
ties They are greatly divided in opin-
Ion about the apostolic succession
Millions OF them sreject it inpatientIy:
John Wesley called 1t fable. men quite
as godly and weil-iearned as he hold il
dear and sacred But Lutheran and
Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist
Quaker and Unitarian. viii be OF one
mind about Bishop Brent-s possession
Of the apostolic spirit. He is Of the com
pany OF Francis Xavier. Of the pioneer
Jesuit missionaries in Canada and New
YORK. Of the pioneer Moravian mission
aries in the frozen North, Of Martyr.
Judson. PattesOn. and William Taylor
The mind that IS in Charles Brent Is the
mind that was IN Peter the fisherman
and Paul the teutmaker
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
The Modest ScOrcher.

From a well-known automobile publ
cation we Gull this scintiIlating gem:
Pedestrians actually stin walk IN the nos, light
hearted manner along and acruSs the roads as they
probably did n the days q Noah. vnheediug TIE
potential dangers which may be atroad. and most
Of the accidents in which motorists are ooncsrued
dus 70 the czrelessness Of the others users o.
the roads
Wouldn't that jar you? Pedestrians
actually still walk IN the most light
hearted manner along and across the
roads, The rude things, How dare they
Do they not know that the roads are
no longer places for them 20 display
9ight-heartedness'- OF Joy2 Can they
not understand that the public highways
are sanctioned TO the use Of automobile
scorchers and expert dodgers only these
days2 Is the modest and shrinking
breaker Of speed limits and road reguia-
tons 20 be compelled to drum these
things into the hard-headed rabble In
definitely?
Most OF the accidents IN which motor
lists are concerned are due TO the care
lessness Of the other users Of the roads"
VIII the other users OF the roads dis
pute thaJ2 We imagine not They have
grown meek; they simply ask a fraction
Of a second in which 10 jump. and II
they get knocked seventeen ways for
Sunday they viii probably not argue
asbout it. Most Of the accidents un-
derstand. are their fault-these ''othe-
users Of the roads, Not some Of the
accidents" or "a few Of the accidents. 90
mind you--most Of them Evidently
modesty alone kept this esteemed auto
mobile contemporary from saying all
Of them.
The best thing. Of course. for these
other users Of the roads 10 do is 10
set of the earth entirely. The idea that
they own an interest in the highways and
byways has been somewhat shattered
the notion that they may walk along
in the most Iight-hearted manner" ac-
tualIy permitting themselves TO Whif the
fresh air. for instance. with no disturbing
/ thought 20 render unhappy the whiting
I is ancient nonsense that has been rele-
gated 10 the dead past
J We even suspect that the automobiles
I who now seeks 10 keep within reason in
all things. the one who manipulates his
! machine with an eye 20 his feUow-mau' s
happiness and rights. may himself ir
/ time become an undesirable citizen in the
eye OF the sc0rcher- We are not sure
/ but that he is already voted something
Z Of q nuisance.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
An Irrepressible Personalitr.

Are the American people never 20 have
an end Of Harry Thaw and his aTairs2 Il
seems that this pale and insignificant
youns nan. with no single grace TO com
mend him 70 the public. is bound 10 keep
himself in the public eve Only the other
day We We're reading about his trips
about the country I'm custody Of this or
that official stopping at the best hotels.
and having a good time Now he is be
fore the country again in his petition 20
De declared a bankrupt
The whole Thaw episode is a blot upon
our boasted civilization Here we have
the spectacle Of young millionaire who
has never done a thing for his country.
worthy thing for himself. or anything
unselhsh for others; a riCter. a mur-
derer, and alleged alcoholic Iunatic. who
keeps himself persistentIy in the center
of the stage
II would appear from the cause Of this
his latest appearance that it is pretty
expensive amusement for a Pittsburg
millionaire 10 kill any one. In the two
years since that fatal night at Madison
Square Roof Garden he has paid out
some Ss3S.5 sc for medical evidence. law
yers' fees. and what not. in an effort to
regain his liberty. He has outstanding
against him claims on this same account
amounting 70 453.1so-altogether. close to
81 .0OO. .000-S500003 a year. This is spending
money fast enough, even for a Pittsburg
millionaire. In the old days Thaw had
to Try quite hard 10 get rid Of Il.
even when he used to send ladies' OF
the chorus bouquets with so bills tucked
in them-it was the hardest work he ever
did But that occupation has ceased. and
the 50 bills have been going to the law
yers. who do not need any bouquets.
Delmas, Of California. drew down $500;
Martin Littleton got q fee OF $500 and
So. .0oo additional for expenses. Other
thousands have gone to the other legal
and medical luminaries who at first
fought to get the murderer out Of the
Tombs. away from the shadow OF th,
electric chair. and who are now trying
10 get him out Of Mstteawan-
And so the drain has become too heAvy
even for Pittsburg coke ovens. and Thav
wants to be declared a bankrupt Let U.
I hope that he viii get his wish, and that
| those whom he cannot pay will ceas,
/ fighting in his behalf, and so allow hin
to remain in his insane hospital. and Ie
US have peace on the whole subject
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
EncOuragement 30 Insubordination.

One Of the results Of the official shuly-
shaIlying in the case Of the eight hazlng
cadets from West Point has been the
appearance at Oyster Bay OF the e<-mid-
shipman. a young man from Alabama
and the nephew Of the Congressman
who appointed him 10 the Naval Acad-
emy- Il was this young man who was
summariIy dismissed by the President
upon the recommendation Of the superin-
1endent Of the Academy because he had
used vulgar, profane. and obscene Ian
guage In addressing an enlisted man Of
the navy on board the ship where they
were both stationed The case was a
fragrant one. and there were no mitigating
circumstances There was no reason 70
expect that the President, after ne had
once acted in no uncertain way and in
the face Of influences which Were exerted
IN behalf Of the culprit. could De- expected
10 reverse his ruling. but the young man
most interested in the transaction was
disposed 10 regard his case as a hopeful
one, since a decision At Oyster Bay does
not necessarily stand for all time
This furnishes an illustration Of the dis
sstrous effect upon discipline. The cadets
al West Point and the midshipmen at
Annapolis are very quick 10 observe
whether orders are orders and whether
decisions viii stand or viii be amended
The restoration Of midshipmea and cadets
who have been dismissed. or who arc
even recommended for dismissal. consti-
tutes an Invitation 20 insubordinate con-
duct The young Alabama uidshipr7ar
who thought he had a chance IS not TO BE-
blamed because he had every reason &c
think that there was an opportunity OF
getting the President 20 reverse his de-
cision in favor Of the appellant It is
comforting TO know that the claimant foi
this Executive favor was denied access
70 the President
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
The Canadian RaiIrnad Strite

When Canada passed the Lemieux act.
known as the Canadian Industrial dis
putes investigation law. President Eliot.
Of Harvard, characterized It as the best
piece Of LABOR legislation in the world.
And yet IN spite Of that law the Canadian
Pacific Railway strike is on. putting IN
jeopardy the trade Of Canada. whose
prosperity at this tine rests on her ability
10 move her enormous crops 10 the sea
board.
The Lemieux act. it was thought when
st vas passed, would prevent strikes
The essence Of the law was its provision
for compulsory publicity and the investi-
cation Of Industrial disputes. which were
70 be submitted 70 the state board Of con-
ciliation for an expression Of opinion. not
for compulsory arbitration. Up TO the pres
ent dispute the act has worked well, the
Toronto Globe pointing out that
The wealth already ravrd the suffering averted.
and ths annoyance, inconveuience and Secondary
losses sroided BY the application Of the act fully
attest rs vaue % the Dominion st large a. vel as
20 the interests directly Affected Many times since
TIE acl has gone into ete1 labor and capital have
met in hostile srtirude and the Intervention q the
Commissioners has arerted the threatened e1uaiot.
The present failure IS specially % be regretted o-
ing 20 the masnit1de of the interests AZ stake and
tho loss that the Bouiuion al larEe must necsssry
s1stain through the waste q a rr0tracfci srruzEe
TIE failure is not due % any lack q thorouzness
on the part Of the commissioners. who have done
their duty ably and vel They avoided the too CON-
mon habit q taking sides With the Eo-kers CT en-
ployers according N ingsined p7eiudicss and their
awards displsasel both parties
II may be said that the present strike
is in a sense a test Of the very act de-
signed to avert strikes. When differences
arose between the men Of the Canadian
Pacific Railway and their employers, inter-
vention was sought at the hands Of the
Cancellation board Before that board the
men demanded that the investigation OF
the hoard should take in both the east
ern and western divisions OF the road
Against this the railway protested The
minister OF labor decided that the board
had power to widen the scope Of the in
vestigation as the union men demanded
and on this decision the railways repre-
sentative withdrew. The Investigation
proceeded then without any representa-
Ton on the part OF the railway; It resulted
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
law Reform.

Prom che Bostau Globs.
An eminent jurfst OF Massachusetts was
moved By his experience 20 raise the
question whether. On the whole. there is
convincing evidence that in practice the
administration of justice works more real
good than hSrm. Il IS certain that many
laymen OF the keenest intelligence who
have enjoyed abundant means Of obser-
walton are ready 70 declare that the prac-
teal operation OF our system of legal
penalties results in greater pain and in
jury TO the innocent than 70 the guilty.
Mr. William D. Howelis. in the North
American Review. discusses this question
at some length and from number OF
points OF view. He treats Of the case
OF the family deprived OF its source Of
income by the Imprisonment OF the Of
Tending bread-winner. Of the innocenr
man accused Of crime. who. after long
confinement and great expense in de-
Tending his innocence. IS declared g1liIt-
less. but never IS compensated for what
he has spent and suffered. and Of the
offender himself. who. after years OF
profitless labor in prison. IS turned out
10 become again a criminal or a beggsr.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
Plot for n Novel.

Prom the Indianapolis Star.
Newspapers publish a good many
things that they improperly label TO
nance" but 10 story that comes from
Vienna that name may properly enough
be applied At least the few lines con-
tain the substance OF a fulI-grovgn novel
Of the sort in which sentiment and tears
and tragedy are mingled in equal proper
tiOns
As the tafe goes. twin sisters com
mitted suicide because they both loved
the same man. Inasmuch as the man had
divided his attentions impartially be-
tween them. Il may be that he loved
them both equally. but as he could not
marry them both he asked their father
for the hand Of one Of the daughters.
The other could not conceal her grief: the
favored one could not bear the thought
OF winning happiness at her sisters cost.
so. as the only way out, they departed
from the world together, leaving a let
ter explaining the cause OF their act
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
A TILDEE ANECDOTE.
Uncle of Former Candidate for the
Presidency Eccentric.

Presidency Eccentric.
Frorn the steuben C1ur5e--
Nearly an Of the older Wayland people
remember the hermit Of the woods called
cold Tildcn.' who for some years Occu-
pied a hut on the road now known as
Buffalo street This eccentric character
made frequent visits % the village.
whence be would depart late IN the even
ing for his lonely cottage lie usually ap-
peared with sooty deposits OF lampblack
covering him from head % fo0;-he
gained a livelihood by manufacturing this
substance-aud 10 IS said that his appear
auce and actions while under the influ-
euce of certain beverage purchased at
a local tavern were an especial terror
30 the children of that day. who stlu
recclert his Wild looks and the discordaut
singing emanattnE from his hut in the
woods north OF here. one day. however.
there alighted from an Erie train a sty-
lishly dressed young man. who said that
he vas old Tiidcus' nephew. and an
uOuuced his Intention Of taking the Old
man away with him. After remaining
here for a few days both the old hermit
and his city nephew departed. This same
young man was uo less a Parsonage
than Samuel J. Tilden. who later became
governor Of the state. and afterward
ran FOR the Presidency OF the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
Attorney for Nation.

From tie Knoxville sentinel
As was expected 8Ir. Taft has an
nOunced himself far more emphatically
than the Republican platform did. az the
heir Of President RoOsevelt's policies. The
impression left by the reading Of the
speech IS that Mr.. Taft thinks that prac-
tically all necessary reforms have been
made and that all he will have TO do. II
elected, is 20 maintain the ground already
won by President Roosevelt His appa-
rent belief that the trusts and the rail-
ways have accepted the Presidents stand
ards Of morality because they are high.
and viii obey the laws out Of admiTa-
tion for the good. the true and the beau
tiful. IS in harmony with all that is known
Of his genial and sunny disposition One
Of the most important questions that the
voters viii have 10 decide is whether a
man of lenient judicial temper Is best
suited for executive functions When
sinful humanity comes before the bar Of
justice We love TO hear the Judge say.
ITO err Is human, 10 forgive divine "
When powerful malefactOrs of great
wealth cynically calculate the risks and
the profits Of wrong-dOiag and lsw-oreak-
ing. most people regard the maxim as
misplaced But Il is not for the States
attorney. In any case. and Mr.. Taft. II
elected President. VIII be the nations
state attorney.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
GUARANTEED DEPOSITS
Cause People to Lose Confidence in
Bryan.

Fr1-n the Milwaukee Wisconsin
The deposit guarantee idea strikes many
people IS excellent at first blush. but
when the reasons why Il is opposed are
considered the conviction becomes strong
that il would not work but would az
gravste the results il is intended 20 aboI-
ish.- What brings banking institutions 10
GRIEF is bad banking The undertaking
20 insure deposits would not make all
bankers wise. II would not even make
all bankers honest But It would tend 20
lessen the vigilance by which. under eX-
listing conditions. the public guards Itself
against doing business with bankers WhO
are disposed TO be tricky or 20 run undue
risks with the public's money This
public vigilance is a surer safeguard than
any system of insurance.
Bryan IS a man who Is ready 20 devise
patent automatic law 10 accomplish
anything at a moments notice. lie IS a
dreamer. Il is for this reason that many
who feel an interest in the man and ike
to listen 20 his speeches have 10 conf
deuce IN his practical judgment. and
would not think Of voting for him for
President
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
Auto Cars to STAY.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledge.
The motor car has come 20 stay. It's
sTeed has come 10 stay. for the ability 20
travel in a road vehicle at a rate Of
twenty-five. OF even in emergencies sew
enty-five. miles an hour Is modern i'm
provement Of general benefit. How to
reconcile speed with safety. how 20 obtain
the motors utility without disturbing the
rights Of others who have equal stand
ing on the road. is a question really more
practically urgent than many Of the sub
jects which have position in political
platforms. Drastic laws like those OF
Austria amount 10 prohibition destruc-
ton Of valuable property. and social
backwardness- A progressive people viii
not tolerate such laws. but something
must De done 70 harmonic the conflict
ing interests and rights OF the highway
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
RuraI Police pe.irabIe.

From the Philadelphia Press
Change viii come slowly under our
American system Of dividing States
cities. and towns and having no general
police. but it is idle 10 suppose that a
country with no rural police, and only a
common courtesy uniting its city police,
can keep human life as safe OF track
murderers as surely as the enveloping
dragnet an English or European police
can spread over an entire country. Our
States need an efficient rural police, In
constant service patroling the roads.
Closer relations between the police and
our cities must come II crime is TO be
successfully suppressed
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
TO NERvnrs URECks.

20 one whose nerves are firm
I recomn1eud the Wild sea-shore
home near some Efe-sarinz station
Where waters II their wrath grow boar
Long rDlleTs break vita dszfeni-z roar
And foam and frotb cone TO the door.
To one whose nerves are fr1n
The long vacation term
By wild sea-shore
To nerTcgs EreCss 7 sing
on mountains parting streams
home near some pcst-oaice station
Ana village store. where chocolate cTeans
Are bought By pretty IaEn-clad dreams
OF girls whose r-attle cheers ard seems
To nervous wrecks 70 sing
OF rest con,plese. and bring
By mountain strains
That peace q nlad We nsss se- vacation
waiter BsEeTiey-c7nA
The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
Who KnOvvsf

From the CIiariotte Ob=erer-
The Richmond Times-Dispatch asks:
rs the constant writing Of 1Ir Bryan's
front name as 'Wiyum' really as humor-
Gus as Harper's Weekly seems to think II
is.-' You can hardly ever tell about these
things When Hon PoUlt1ey Bigelow
was much in the public eve on account
Of his Panama Canal expose. the Observer
dubbed him Poultry BigelOw We thought
this was very fine. but a brutal contem-
porary referred 10 the designation and
said Il was not funny at all This did not
discourage the Observer In the least
but it kept on calling him Poultry as
long as he was before the fo0tIights, and
doesn't know to this day whether t was
funny or not.