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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-11
Murder VIII Brine Wealth 10 WIdov,

wv S"s "cSitn 10 WIDOW.
Boston. Jan. l0.-By the death OF
Miss Mary Mccarthy. who was shot
and Killed on her own doorstep by a
supposed maniac. Mrs. Mary Roberts.
widow, of New York. will inherit
half OF her estate. estimated at about
a million OF dollars. Mrs. Roberts is a
cousin OF the dead woman. The only
other known heir is Boston police.
man, William Joyce, also a cousin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-11
1907 w i. BRANNAN = 1908
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-11
JOB PRINTING

We print everything from q book 10
q visiting card on the power pres, O. of
ihe Free Lance. Send us your ord "a
fhs Fra Lsrn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-11
Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE steauy: cnoice $5.6OT5. Is.
prime. $500 $50. HOGS lower; prime
heavies, medium and Workers. 81. 10:
pigs. $4.55n4.70; roughs. s4G4.25
SHEEP stea ly. prime wethers. s5T
5.25; culls and common. sl.5OG2 so.
lambs. s5T7a0: veal calves SsGs76.
It's waste OF time to tell a woman
that it's a waste OF time to worry.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-11
LADIES WANTED

To introduce our large line ofioreign and
domestic dress goods, waistings. en-
brOiiery and art goods. Qlics sales
large profits. Our representatives. can
make 80 90 to $2l 90 per week. working
spare time and evenings. Patterns ex-
elusive and prices extremely low. as we
buy direct from the mills. Exclusive
territory to good representatives. No
money required Write for full particu.
lars to
ROSE ART CO.. IS First ST.. einphsmton. ny
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-11
EXECUToR's NOTICE

All persons having claims against es-
tate will present same properly authen-
ucated and all persons in debt to estate
will come forward and settle
C. X. Hudson,
Executor Of r. II. Hudson, deceased.
lan11-w4w.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

SMc for Shams and
0VS Scarfs Of blind
embroidered swiss, made
to retail at 81.
OKc for various Pill
GOV low Covers. made
to retail up to Soc; each
truly artistic.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Feather Trimmings.

These new effects are very difficult to
describe. Even in the feather trade they
bear no, special name. being simply
classed as novelty trimmings This is
practically unavoidable. as. generally.
several descriptions Of plumage enter into
the construction OF these novelties. On
the tips Of coque feathers are stuck pas
tile or lozenge-shaped pieces Of some to-
tally different feather. The color of these
also present contrast. Other styles are
tipped with fluffy marabout.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
The New Models.

The New Models.
The crown of many of the smaller
shapes is of funnel type. rather small
than otherwise, and from five to six
inches high The brim is either rolled up
symmetrically on both sides. the hat it
self bending slightly downward, both
back and front in amazon fashion. or
else the sides are perfectly fat. the slop-
ing movement front and back being still
preserved. 1t Is trimmed with ostrich
feathers and. in front, a chou of taffeta
or net Among the small hats 1t Is, per-
haps, the most dressy.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
New Materials.

For all descriptions OF hats. except those
Of quite small dimensions, the straw en-
ployed is extremely fine and pliable. SO
that In the hands Of the modiste the
shape is frequently totally transformed.
The idea clearly is, as FAR as brims are
concerned, to avoid the straight lire. This
is moro observable as the style assumes
a dressy character.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Paris and London Hats 500 to $780, American Adaptato

the "ife'
AS
todae?W
high
New kcuson house
millinery adapted to the American wom Ihehib
aionaan it S
mlin Palis Royal
Evening star., 1908-01-19
MATERIALS.

; s:s e. Z: :n;: T.: :s $::. s $500
The new Dropping
Feathers. Breasts, Wings o. en
and Pompons. from SOC - SQD
10
The new Pond Lilies, Orchids and
Peonies. also Wreaths hn~ -
and Dropping Sprays. S.x SID
from 25c to....... wv OsOO
New French Head Ostrich Feather
Plumes and Paradise N~A nA
Aigrettes, from $500 n ZuU Du D
Evening star., 1908-01-19
NeckWear.
Second Floor.

Regular patrons know that
the Palais Royals S225 Chiffon
Neck Ruffs are as good as any
elsewhere at $3.50. Then why
reduce them to $I.o8? Because
we would have an irresistible
magnet to draw you to this Sec
ond Floor, the new location OF
the Neckwear Department.
12. for Embroidered Linen Col
uOC lars. laundered. high and low
effects; 25c quality.
hOc COR Neck Ruching; six lengths.
Wv in fancy box. Usually soc.
OEc for Silk Bows, plain colors,
6OS checks, plaids and stripes.
DIN pei cent discount allowed on
~ all Feather Boas. at $5.9S to
$50.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

edandf
Royam
ali Of $
ness
suchse
millinery
the
made much a
find bles nminda dbody
Evening star., 1908-01-19

Mercerized Satin DAM
ask. 81 inches Ssc
wide. 60c quality...O ..OOS
Bleached Satin Dam
ask. u inches 22c
wide. 81 quality. OOG
Linen Napkins. 22-inch
size. So a dog. SD 40
value. .~4.TS
Honeycomb Bath Tow
els: 18x38 inch nnc
es. 18c quality. u ~
Linen Crash Toweling.
quality sold at nuDc
121zc a yard. ...... AVS
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Extra! |!

Point de Paris Lace Match Sets,
edges and insertions: to
inches wide; some worth lee 1 6Nc
yard ........-.-.-..--.--...
Torchon and Medici Lace Edges and
Insertions to match; up to inches &c
wide: some worth 10c yard........
French and Italian Valenciennes
Lace, white and butter: Il A2c
yard pieces for.
Venice Bands. white and but nSC
ter: some worth SOC yard.
22-inch Au-over Embroidery. Swiss.
Nainsook and Batiste; small and large
open designs and blind ef-
fects Toe and $1.JO values. S1 DR.
1s and 81 inch Swiss Flouncings.
new Anglaise and shadow effects.
75c and s1.O0 values. 59c ZQc
and.
27-inch Swiss and Batiste Frontings.
filet and Irish embroidery.
sl.5O and $29S values. SIS SD 40
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
1S-inch Swiss and Nainsook Corset
Cover Embroideries. 39c and ROC
SOC values. 29c and............
Evening star., 1908-01-19
A pa|ais Royal ''0peninq' 16s
MiIIiney-.-Authentic Spring Styles of |

dP@Sr millinery Not
w be phm h floor Ty
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Ribbons and Flowers.

Eary spring models show a very free
use Of ribbon in rather broad width and
usually Of a fancy nature. The center of
these has a floral or other device, the
edges being plain or changeable.
Choux are also much seen. These most
ly are of changeable taffeta or net, rib
bon being reserved for bows placed in
front, or for a succession of loops as side
trimming.
The new floral trimmings include the
pond lily, orchid, peony and the fern.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

Double Rice Boilers.
2-qt. size. Reg Doc
ular price. Soc. -. ~>S
Double Rico Boilers, B.
quart size. Reg Roc
ular price, Dc.
Lippe d Saucepans,
with long han
die. 5 OTIS. Usu- nA~
ally Csc. wv
Berlin Saucepans. with
cover; 5 quarts. DMc
Usually 39c. ...... SSS
Teapots. 3 pts. ASc
Regular price, Csc. ROS
Evening star., 1908-01-19
S D. 90 !
to $25.OO}

Worth
up to $1,000
Partisan Jew
elry, one of : a
kind pieces. made
for New York's
queens. Unique
orn a m e n t S Of
every description
are shown of gun
metal. sterling sill
YER solid gold
and gold plate,
with real garnets,
real amethysts,
real Il N d q O1.te,
real pearls. real
topazes and real
turquoises. Not q
few pieces are re-
productions Of
rarest specimens
of Egyptian jew
elry. while many
are fac-similes Of
the most mod
ern. 81 to $25-
worth up to $50. ,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
Railroads In Spain.

The doors Of the third-elass cars are
narrow, writes Thornton Oakley in
Harper's Weekly. l remember at
one Of the mountain towns how
a fat man kept the train waiting
with his efforts to get out. He was
huge and round. with a red face full
OF wrinkles and shining shaven head.
A Maltese cross shone white upon his
brown expanse Of cassock. He got
wedged tightly in the door and could
move neither In nor out. His face grew
apopleetic. Precipitation slreamed
down his forehead. His hat rolled be-
meath the train. He dropped his bag
upon the platform. and as it fell, it
burst open Glass crashed; cigars
we're scattered ali about. AS the bell
sounded he began to shout. The guard
came running The station idlers
crowded up. They tugged at him, pull
ing at his hands. his robe. his fat
striped legs over his shoulder within
the car, you could see men pushing
from behind. Suddenly he came
through with rush, his cassock torn
qnd flying, his little eyes wide with
fright
l looked back as the train moved
off. He was lying back painting on a
bench, his feet spread wide, while a
woman was pouring something down
his throat"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
A Queer Wauer.

A little boy said to his sister the
other day. = bet can coax you to
set fire to your dress"
We'll, I just guess you can't" she
cried scornfully.
What do you bet?7
you are silly; of course YOU can
not Why should l bet anything?'
Well. I'm willing to wager my new
Jack knife"
All right, laughed she. I'll wager
my Paris doll that YOU cannot" Then
the boy began:
please set fire to your dressi
Please dol'
Are you tired?v asked his sister
at length.
We'll, I've won my bet all right;
said would coax YOU to do it,
and | have, said the boy
And now that brother and sister are
trying to decide the bet And he is
wondering if he wants the doll, and
she is wondering If she wants the
jack-knife. anyhow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04

pluut minu showing F1er Anklc.
Conductor John Gaudam was very
sensitive about his name, and always
insisted that friends addressing him
hastily should call him JOHN" says
a correspondent, He was one OF the
best fellows I ever worked with, but
he was continually getting into hot
water.
"On one Of our trips Gaudam was
passing through coach when he no
ticed a woman asleep in a seat. Her
head was on the window-sill, and her
feet extended to the aisle. Her dress
was SO badly disarranged that her
ankle, and good portion Of an ex.
quisitely fashioned calf were plainly
visible. A number OF men a few
seats farther down were contemplate
ing the scene with keen enjoyment.
Now, Gaudam was always very
strict, and kept things straight on his
train. and he noticed this He touched
the woman on the shoulder and woke
her up.
" Madam he said, politely; excuse
me for disturbing you. but your dress
is so disarranged that your ankle is
exposed.
" oh, that makes no difference, re-
piled the woman, smiling sweetly. It's
nothing but cork
Tn three seconds Gaudam was in
the baggage car, where he promptly
lost his religion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
PIN MONEY.
Uncle John Tells Dot Why the Term
Came 10 Be Used.

Here's your pin-money, Dot" said
Uncle John, handing his niece a
bright silver dollar.
Thank you, uncle, l was just wish
ing for some change said Dot. Uncle
John, when you give me this money
to spend for whatever I please, why do
you always call 1t pin-money2"
Come sit beside me, and ! will tell
you the origin Of the term 'pin-money.'
Pins were introduced into England by
Catherine the first wife Of Henry
VIII. They were not, however, like
our pins; but were made Of gold,
silver, ivory and brass, some Of them
weighing as much as eight ounces.
They were worn in the hair and used
on different parts Of the clothing to
fasten folds Of the drapery, and we're
quite ornamental. The Spanish manu-
facturers were permitted to sell their
pins only during the Christmas holi-
days, and thus it happened that IA
Tiers gave their wives and daughters
money with which to buy pins. At first
they we're very expensive, lust as our
fine jewelry is now. Then, when they
became more common and much
cheaper. gentlemen continued the prac-
tice of giving their wives and daugh-
ters and sisters money to buy pins,
in that way the term pin-money
originated, and it is now applied to an
allowance made to lady to buy
small articles she may need or ae
sire"
I'm glad I know said Dot, when
her uncle ceased talking. 1T is inter-
esting to hear about the first Of
things"
while I was eating dinner to-day
thought of the origin Of porter
house steaks I'll tell it to you. A
man by the name Of Martin Morrison
kept a famous old tavern called the
Porter House, In New York city. It
was a favorite resort Of seafaring men.
One day an old sea captain called for
a steak Morrison said that he had
no steak, but he would cut him piece
Of the tenderlein which was Just pre-
pared to roast The old salt assented,
and the steak was SO good that not
only was It duplicated but Morrison
and Dis tavern became famous Cor the
like. The steak was called after the
tavern, 'Porterhousc steak, and the
proprietor did a great business in this
article alone
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
Wolf col she sI,ot

A curious incident comes from Brit
ish Columbia A settler named Ora
ham, living in the wilderness. re-
turned home one day after a hunt
and stood his shotgun in a corner of
the cabin and went out to chop wood
While he was ehopping and while his
daughter. 12 years old. was preparing
supper, she accidentally knocked the
gun down and it was discharged.
A wolf had followed the father home
and was then standing at the open
door looking around before attacking
the girl. He had not been heard or
seen and the first known OF his pres
ence was when the shot struck him
and he fell down to kick a few times
and become a dead wolf.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
5c.I.6Il[E#;S5 [E#;S5 S58SI.s5.
rapid TranaportatIoa Reducing the
Size Of the World.

That the effect Of transit facilities
has beer to make the world practically
smaller in the past century is state
ment frequently heard. How great
this shrinkage has been Is strikingly
shown In the case Of a single Euro
pean country, France, BY chart that
appears IN the latest volume Of graph.
ical statistics published by the French
department Of public works. We
quote from review Of A. Latour
contributed to La Nature. He says,
referring to the accompanying chart
I'VE see that France has shrunk
progressively from year to year like
Balzacs wild ass skin: the distance
OF q given city from Paris being repre-
sented, not according to its length IN
kilometers, but to the duration Of the
journeys In hours, which Is the more
important On this map the geographic
contours Of France, properly so-called,
are for the year 1914 The lines con-
Meeting Paris to each city on the map
are regarded as denoting By their
length the time required at that time
to reach the capital By post-chaise
from these various points. Proceed
ing In the same way from 1854 (post.
chaisel and for 1854, 1867, 1887 and
1900 trailway), and uniting BY line
the points corresponding to the same
epoch, we have a series Of contours
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
A Giant Apple Tree.

At Cheshire, Conn, stands an apple
tree which is known to be 1870 years
old. and is believed to be much older
than that The trunk is 17is feet in
circumference near the ground, and
tae height OF the tree is about 70feet
There are eight large branches. Five
Of these bear fruit one year, and the
other three the next year One year
this remarkable tree yielded 1870 bush
els of apples The tree is regular in
form. and the circle shaded by its
branches is 1s0 feet IN diameter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
GETTING A RAILROAD JOB.
Unfortunately, Novice Made Bad Bun
gle Of His Application.

His name doesn't matter, but he re-
sides near Forest Park. He was 20
when this happened (which is only
few short week ago). and just out Of
school. He wanted a job-something
good, Of course, for he had conquered
in his struggle with the class valedic-
tory, and everybody, including his rel
atiyes, had said that he was destined
to become great man. He thought
he'd like the railroad business, and he
told his desire to friend.
"The main thing, advised the
friend, is to convey the impression
that you know something about the
business when you ask for job. And
the more they think you know the bet
ter the job you'll get. When you
tackle the big noise who sits at the
mahogany desk try and talk like rail-
road man."
The future great man spent two or
three days practicing what he thought
was railroad lingo" and then went
down to the Office Of one Of the big
railroads.
Entering the employment depart
ment, he repeated to himself the little
speech he had prepared, and he
handed his card to the secretary with
the assurance Of time-tried business
man. But when he was escorted into
the presence Of the superintendent he
lost his nerve and his memory de-
serted him. However, he clung to his
hat bravely, and blurted out; Us there
any danger Of getting a job around
here?n
There wasn't.-st. Louis Globe-Dem.
Ocrat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04
WORK OF aSPEsHES.,
DETECTIVES ARE IMPORTANT
PART or RAILROAD SYSTEM
Organized for the Protection Of Ship
pers and the Travelling Public
Have Put a Stop 70 Dis-
honest Practices.

n don't know what the railroads
would do without the speshes nova
days" said a railroad oficial using
that cryptic contraction spesles" as
II everybody ought to understand what
It meaHt.
He was referring to the members OF
the Association Of Railway Special
Agents. Compactly, they're the rail-
road detectives, the rairoad secret
police; and railroad special agent"
has been contracted by railroad folk
to spesh."
There were railroad detectives Of
sort; men with no particular train
ing and summoned for special pur
poses, before we organized said one
Of the speshes. But speaking general
ly, before we got together and began
TO branch out in our work the rail-
roads, the shippers and the travelling
public we're virtually at the mercy Of
all sorts OF thieves and swindlers.
''For one thing, the railroads had no
reliable method Of discovering and
stopping peculations or outright rob
berries on the part OF their own en-
ployes. The tracing system, so-called,
in the course Of which the railroads
sent supposedly honest employees on
the trail Of suspected employees, never
worked out in practice The men
chosen to do the tracing work general
ly showed themselves to be incompe-
tent, or they were easily led into be.
lieving anything they we're told by
the employees under suspicion. or for
a rakeoff Of the swag they swung
along with the crooks, so that the rail
roads we're al but helpless in running
down plunderers.
But 1t took the railroads, all the
same, good many years to acknowl
edge their helplessness in this respect
A group of powerful railroad mer
finally came to the front with the sug
gestion that the railroads would have
to be secret policed. The railroad
secret service was regularly organized
not long after that The fine work &C
complished by the secret service OF the
American Bankers association and
the American jewelers. association
was an argument in favor Of the or
ganization Of a railroad service.
AT first it was intended that the
work Of the railroad corps should bt
confined exclusively to the protection
Of the railroads from dishonesty OF
the part Of their own employees and tt
running down robbers Of freight II
transit. Fact is, the service did op
crate exclusively along those lines fol
while, and With whooping success. i
is now pretty generally understood b.
railroad employees tempted to engag'
in dishonest practices that they have
about the same eventual chance OF be
ing grabbed with the goods as counter
feiters have Of being corralled witt
the merchandise by the United State
secret service, and / needn't enIargl
upon the dimensions OF that chance.
Our work for the railroads, IN
way, is comparable with that OF tn
postofiice inspectors. When It is III
derstood how inevitably the postofiic
inspectors get the postofHce employe
who yield to temptation, this compar
son viii be the better understood"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04

take care Of the freight business for
the present on the Cazadero division.
Passenger trains and individual cars
will continue on the line equipped with
automotors as heretofore, the locomo-
tiyes being intended for freight ser
vice entirely, having displaced the
steam engines previously used on the
run
The new electric locomotives are
Of 40 tons weight, and are Of the
latest model These engines are in
use on most OF the eastern trolley
lines that have suburban freight SER
vice and are found to be adapted for
the purpose better than anything yet
constructed. Portland Oregonian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04

An elephant was crossing railway
line when down ballast train in
motion tried to whistle him Off the
line, says the Madras Pioneer. He
obeyed the whistle, but instantly was
on the line again aad pushed the en-
gine back with all the strength he
could MUSTER causing the derailment
Of the engine and one of the trucks.
The driver fell off and received some
injuries, and the mahout, who had
apparently lost all hold over the ami
NAL, and had perhaps anticipated the
accident jumped down, but was un.
hurt. The elephant was only bruised
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04

merry than usual ON this day,
for the sun shone so brightly and the
flowers looked so lovely that he sang
and whistled TIL the woods rang with
his music
There was clear brook running
through the woods, and Dick stopped
down to drink Of It's refreshing waters,
when, lol he was seized suddenly from
behind, and found himself in the hands
Of a fierce, uglylooking giant.
The poor little captive tried hard to
get away, but the giant held him tight
until he reached his home, and Dick
shivered when he say the huge struc-
ture, with no trees nor flowers near it.
Dick wondered whether the giant
was going to kill him, but, before he
had time for further thought, he was
thrust into a prison-like room, barred
on all sides to prevent him getting
out
Dick grew sadder and lonelier as he
thought Of his own pretty home, his
companions, the sunlight, the trees
and the good things he had to eat AT
such times he screamed and beat him
self against the iron walls, but only
succeeded in bruising himself.
One day the giant came, and poking
stick into Dicks prison, he cried
Sing! singl sing!" But poor Dick
was too sad to sing The giant grew
furious, and grabbing Dick in his
enormous hand he squeezed the life
out Of little Dick
Dick was bird, and the giant was
q cruel boy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04

with somewhat cruel exactness the
slowness Of certain railway lines. like
the Western. AS a whole, France ap-
pears to have shrunk little by little
70 the limits Of the Department Of
Seine-et-Oise. A chart of the same kind
representing decrease in the cost OF
travel, gives somewhat the same re-
suit, but the shrinking Is very much
less, the diminution being on the av-
erage only half between 1914 and
1900 for travellers by first-class: that
Is 2g francs instead Of so to Brest and
4s instead Of So for Marseilles."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-04

with remarkable velocity, and will re-
main in motion, as a little blowing
from time to time will keep its speed
from slackening.
But how can we find the diameter
Of the coin In the right moment? This
is very easy. Take piece Of paper
and draw, with the help Of compass,
a circle approximately The size CT the
silver dollar and draw straight line
through the center. Placing the coin
in this circle, we can easily mark the
ends Of the line on the rim Of the
dollar.