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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07
FIRST SNOW

A phone message from Garrisonvile,
Stafford, W, dnesjsy. stated that snow
fell there that morning Tor fifteen minutes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07
STRAYED.

Strayed from my farm, near Airlch
Crossing, one Roam Buffalo Cow. Any IN
formation leading to her whereabouts
will begladly accepted.
A. L. johnson,
Fredericksburg, Va.
R.F. ID. No. 1.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07
- fCHMOND, FREDBRICKsBUBe
- AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
~ 9cheduls effective Sebt. 9th. 1908.

~ lCdMUnDi tnhDnniCnoDOn ~
~ AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
~ Schedule effective Sept. 9th, 1908.
Leave fredericksburg, Nofthward:
6:25 a. m. week days. local; 7:05 a. m.
daily; 7:21 a. 10. daily 1929 a. m. daily,
local; 1:2S p. m. week days; $50 p.
IN. daily, local; 7:01 p. m. daily; 1000
.. m. daily.
Leave Fredericksburg. Southwark:
5:55 a. m. daily. A. c. L. train; Col a.
m. week days, local; 1928 a. IN. Sundays
only, local; 1896 9. m. daily, 8. A. L.
train; 12:49 p. IN. week days, local; 5:26
pm. daily, A. c. l.. train; 6:5S p. M.
daily, local; 9:06 p. m. daily, 3. A. L.
train.
Local from Washington arrives l1;Os
o. m. week days.
Arrivals and departures not gusrsn-
teed.
w.P. Taylor, Traffic Manager
c. c. Cox, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07
Potomac, Frederlcks-
burg and Piedmont
Railroad.

Connections at fredericksburg with X. F. 4 I.
RR and Maryland. Delaware and Virginia Rail.
way Co. AT Orange with Southern K. K. aud
Chesapeake 4 Ohio X. X.
The only line TO the Charlottesville and VII
derness Battlehelds.
Eastern standard Time. Daily except Sunday
". Il. RICHARDS. Sen. Manager.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07
KING GEORGE
Official Votes


Totals, Dos 1919 337 40
Brysn's majority 90. Carlin's majority
l6f
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07
SPorSYIvaRIa COUNTY


TOtaIs III 2SZ 5IS ~
Bryau's plurality 50 Jones plurality
101
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07

r. F. d. No. /,
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
SPANKING LEADS TO COURT.
Twenty Five Year-oId stePdaughter
Causes Farmers Arrest.

Milford. Del.-Alleged to have taken
the privilege of spanking his pretty
25-year-old stepdaughter, Miss Mary
Bennett, as If she were baby, Henry
Clay Jones, prominent and well-to-do
farmer living near Milford. was held
under 81 900 bail for his appearance at
the April term of court by Squire
Fisher.
The trouble grew out of dispute
over butter and eggs between Jones
and Miss Bennett, with whom Jones
lives. as his wife at her death left the
property to her daughter and son by
II former marriage.
Miss Bennett testified that, after sh
had been seized by the arms withou,
provocation and thrown to the floor,
Jones proceeded to administer an old
fashioned spanking, ''as mother used
to do" Miss Bennett said she was
prostrated by the shock and DR.. James
G. Stanton testified that she was in
jured internally. Jones claimed that
he only brushed the girl aside. but
Miss Benefits story seemed to satisfy
the court, and Jones was held on a
charge of aggravated assault.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
INV TO APPLY PAINT.

Greatest care should be taken when
painting buildings or implements
which are exposed to the weather, to
have the paint applied properly. No
excellence of material can make up
for carelessness of application, any
more than care in applying it can
make poor paint wear well.
The surface to be painted should be
dry and scraped and sandpapered
hard and smooth. Pure white lead
should be mixed with pure linseed oil,
fresh for the job, and should be well
brushed out, not flowed on thick.
When painting is done In this manner
with National Lead Company's pure
white lead Grade marked with THE
Dutch Boy Painter') there is every
chance that the job will be satisfac-
tory. White lead is capable of ab-
solute test for purity National Lead
Company. Woodbridge Building, New
York, will send testing outfit free to
any one interested
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
worlds Army Of NJ. p.,s.

Berlin.-According to an ingenious
statistician there are at present 22S,-
234 medical doctors in the world. OF
these there are in Europe 162, 1888, dis.
tributed as follows In England. "a,
967; in Germany, 22,51S; in Russia
21,4S9; in France. 20.34s. and in Italy
1925. In England the proportion OF
doctors is rs to 100000 of the popula.
ton, in France it is 81, and in Tur
key 1S.
In Brussels the proportion is 241
to 100000 of the population; in Mad
rid, zoe; in Buda-Pesth, 1873; In Chris
tiania, 1S1; in Vinnea, 140; in Berlin
1872; in London. 1928; in Athens, 123;
In Paris. Ill; in New York. "a, and
Constantinople. 35.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
SKIN TROUBLES CURED.
First Had Itching Rash-Threatened
Later With Blood-Poison in Leg
Relied on Cuticura Remedies.

about twelve or fifteen years ago
had a breaking-out, and it itched,
and stung so badly that l could not
have any peace because of it. Three
doctors did not help me. Then l used
some Cuticura Soap. Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent and
began to get better right away. They
cured me and have not been bothered
with the itching since, to amount to
anything. About two years ago l
had la grippe and pneumonia which
left me with pain in my side. Treat
ment ran it into my leg, which then
swelled and began to break out. The
doctor was afraid it would turn to
blood-poison. l used his medicine
but it did no good. then / used the
Cuticura Remedies three times and
cured the breaking-out on my leg. ]. F.
Hennen. Milan, Mo-. May 13, 1907"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Not Runninu,

A West Philadelphia woman had
not heard the clock strike once during
last Sunday afternoon, and thinking
perchance it had stopped she sent her
hopeful. a little boy about five years
old, downstairs to see If it were run
ming.
The little tot went down on the err
rand, and, after hasty survey of the
long pendulum swinging back and
forth, he ran back to his mother with
this information:
why, no. mamma; the clock amt
runnin, it's standin' still and waggln
its tall
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
srA-- or ONO. crrr or roLrDo. | =.

sr... OF oaio, err as, or rolr0o' ..-
Fr..x j. caKxrr makes oath that he is senior
partner OF the arm Of FL, cnExsr q Coz doing doing
sforesaid and that said nrm will pay the snin OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each aud every
case OF CArAKRH cannot be cured By the use OF
HAMS CATAEKu CURE ..,r.rv
Sworn TO before and subscribed in my presence,
- A. W GLEASON,
sr.t NorArr rurLIo-
Hairs catarrh Cure IS taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and Mucous surfaces OF tho
system. send for testim,nlals- free =
r. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, y.
Sold by all Druggists. s5c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

colored and had sediment. When I
wished to eat my wife had to raise
me up in bed. Physicians were un-
able to help me and l was going down
fast when began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills. After short time I felt
a great improvement and am now as
strong and healthy as man could be.
l give Doan's Kidney Pills all the
credit for it."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Ate sausases to Win wife.

When Heinrich was counting Mary
he had rival, one Johann Biermann.
The two met one evening at her home
and got into a dispute as to their ca
pacity for frankfurters.
In the demonstration which followed
both ate Al links. when Johann be-
came i'll and had to retire hors de COM
bat. Johann will act as best man at
the wedding.-Exchange
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Evidently Strange.

"A gentleman to see you. SIR an
nounced Mr.. eStruckitt Wrights new
butler.
.Ah-tell him I'll be down in min
ute. l guess it's my brother. proba-
bly,. I'm expectin' him. Does he look
anything like me?"
mo. sir-not at all. He is very gen
tiemanly In appearance"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

Pardon my question. but how do
you know your wife doesn't wish you
to take out insurance."
'Well. I'll tell you. She's got no.
ton I'm going to survive her and that
it will be collected by No. e.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
What We Have Done.

When the hour of death comes-that
comes to high and low alike-then 1t
% not what we have done for ourselves
but what we have done for others.
that we think on most pleasantly
Sir Walter Scott
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

complaints for many
years. and cannot
tell what agony 1
endured from back
ache. NY ii m b s
were swollen twice
natural size and my
sight was weaken
Ing. The kidney Sc
crefinna wera dis
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

To insure the direct and quick cleans
ing Of the system, take Garfield Tea, the
Mid Herb laxative 1t purifes the blood,
eradicates disease and brings Good Health.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

II there is any one thing that a
woman breads moro than another it
Is surgical operation.
We can state without fear of q
contradiction that there are hum
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitals which are entirely unneces-
sary and many have been avoided by
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teething softcns the gums reduces In
dammston. alisys pain, curos wind collie 2Sc bottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

He who lives but for himself leads
but little llfe.-Damien.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

The ancestor of every action is a
hought.-Emerson
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

Did you ever hear a man with an
of money was the root of all evil?
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
SADLY MISTAKEN.

q fool. dT
Wifey-Whats the matter. dear?
Hubby-He said I need exercise.
Think Of 1t! Exercise! Exercise for
man who has looked after his own
furnace all winter. and is NV con-
templatlng the opening OF the lawn
mower season!
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

Better to wear out shoes tnan
sheets.-German.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
RAISED FROM A SICK BED.
After Being an Invalid with Kidney
Disorders for Many Years.

John armstrong. Cloverport. KY.
says: II was an invalid with k,dnev
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
LYDIA e. PINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For proof OF this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
:. For eight years l suffered from tho
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope OF recovery. wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me well woman"
Mrs. Arthur II. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
II feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia Il. Pinlsham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me.
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
Il. PinlSham's Vegetable Compound.
and to-dav am well and stron0n
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years LYDIA r.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
-displaoements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. PinlSham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn. Mass.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27

Oscar Hammerstein at a recent
dinner described a contemplated cast
for "Thais" wherein the principals
salaries alone would aggregate $4,000
a night.
But, you know" said Hammer
stein, perfection is always expensive.
Napoleon never breakfasted at the
same hour. Now he would breakfast
at seven, now at IL, now at ten. Yet
whenever he rang, his breakfast
young broiled chicken, was always
brought Immediately to him, cooked TO
perfection, just off the grill.
One morning Napoleon sent for his
cook, and said, with a pleased laugh:
How do you manage it that, no
matter when breakfast my chicken
is always ready, done to a turnT
"'Sire, said tho cook, every ten
minutes l put fresh chicken on to
broil Thus one is always perfectly
done for you when you ring "-Baltk
more Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27
HIS VAIN REGRETS
COULD HAVE ENJOYED COOP
THINGS DENIED HIM.
Man Born with Keen Appreciation of
the Refined and the Beautiful
Doubts Whether Gifts Were
Well Bestowed.

"As look back, said a man upon
whose head now quite some years
have fallen, my only regret is that K
was born with refined tastes, with an
appreciation OF the beautiful, with a
love for all things graceful and good.
For l have not been so fixed that
could satisfy these longings
Now, If, so to say, had been born
rich as well as handsome 1t would
have been all right; but unfortunately
for me poverty was my lot, as far as
money is concerned, and so have
had high tastes and aspirations with
out the means Of satisfying them; and
! think | might have enjoyed life
more If had been made of coarser
clay.
you take, for instance, the matter
Of food. like good things to eat and
good cooking; and though / am
naturally of tranquil temperament
and possessed always Of a good appe-
tite, yet food poorly cooked and poor,
ly served always disturbs me greatly.
"But on the other hand, do we not
find plenty OF people who rise from a
dinner however cooked and served
contented and happyG And often
wonder If 1t would not have been bet
ter for me IL / had been born with
that disposition.
Take pictures. like good paint
ings and should be glad II could
adorn my house with such, but as 1t Is
my walls are bare, while those who
find delight in simple chromos have
wallis well filed And would II not
have been better for me If my tastes
had run that way? And you take
works Of art. ] Ike vases that would
cost 81 800 apiece, while many are sat
isfied with what they can get at the
five and ten And would It not have
been better for me II had been like
them?
And ! think ] could enjoy a motor
car though ! ride, perforce, in the
peoples automobile. And | know
should like yacht-and I'd be satia-
fed with about 45-foot sloop for a
starter-but have to ride in a steam
boat common to all. And my clothes
get shiny, and / wish had more
money for clothes
IN fact, there's whole lot Of
things that I'd like to have and that
I'd much enjoy, but that can't have
for lack of money, and so as look
back sometimes wonder II 1. would
not have been better for me If had
been born with an appreciation less
keen for the beautiful. And yet
don't know.
"As a certain powerful writer once
remarked, 1t is better to be a might
haye-been than a never-was; and
don't know, after all, but what / agree
with him; for 1t is some pleasure t
me to think that could have enjoyed
these things if they had come mi
way"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27
MADE UP OF GREED.
Greed Of Mail Order Houses as sa-
terpreted by q Country Editor.

These commandments make up the
decalogue of the mail order house.
They were not written on stone by
Moses, but they are thoroughly under
stood and frequently bumped into by
anyone who deals with the catalogue
mail order concern, and thoroughly in
dicate the business side of these con
Germs:
1. You shall sell your farm produce
for cash wherever you can, but not to
us, we do not buy from you.
2. You shall believe our statements
and buy all you need from us because
we want to be good to you, although
we are not acquainted with you
3. You shall send in the money In
advance to give us chance to get
the goods from the factory with your
money, meanwhile you will have to
wait patiently few weeks because
that is our business method.
4. You shall buy your church bells
and interior church fixtures from us
and forward tho money in advance,
for that is our business method.
s. You shall collect from the busi-
ness men In your vicinity as much
money as you can for the benefit Of
your churches. Although we get more
money from you than they do. still 1t
is against our rules to donate money
for building country churches.
6. You shall buy your tools from
US and be your own mechanic In order
to drive the mechanic from your vicin-
ity, for we wish It so.
Z. You will induce your neighbor
to buy everything from US, - we have
room for more money.
8. You shall often look at the beau
tiful pictures in our catalogue 50 your
wishes will Increase and you will send
in a big order, although you are moi
IN immediate need of the goods; 9th
erwise you might have some money
left to buy necessary goods from youl
local merchants.
9. You shall have the mechanics
that repair the goods you buy from
us book the bill, so that you can send
the money for his labor to Us for new
goods, otherwise he win not notice
our influence.
10. You shall believe Us in prefer
ence to your local dealers.
II. You shall, in case of accident
sickness or need, apply to local deal
ers for aid and credit. as we do no
know you.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27
slx.FoR-FlvE SALE
Ono Plan That Benefits the Buyer and
lncresses the Merchants Trade.

u want 70 outline a successful sale
plan that we have used and which is
about the best one we have ever tried.
1t is not original with me / think It
was worked out and first used by a
store in some town id Wisconsin.
We obtained the plan through a shoe
salesman. Should the originator Of
the idea read this article / wish to
ofier him my apologies for reproduc-
ing his plan" writes an Iowa mer-
chant
1T Is called a 'Six-for-Five Sale
The idea Of the sale is to give six
articles, or CARDS, for the price Of five.
The statement made in our bills, Is
No matter what you buy, dress goods,
shoes, furnishing goods, notions, cali
Goes, ginghams, outing fannels, hats,
gloves, ribbons, handkerchiefs. hose,
dishes, canned fruits, canned vege-
tables, glassware, or any other goods
that we carry In stock with the ex-
ception of goods on which we are al
ready making a special low price, and
the list Of specials advertised else.
where in this adj you only pay for
FIVE, but you get six
IN order to make the sale still
more effective we selected few we'll
known articles which we marked very
low, and then excluded them from the
regular 'six.for.fve' list. OF course,
II It is desired to move such lines as
cloaks and clothing, of which you
could hardly expect to sell five to one
family, they can be excepted from the
'six-for-five' list and a price be made
on them.
when we sold FIVE pairs Of shoes,
or Of any other line, we would take
the average price of the Ave and al
low this amount on the sixth pair
This sale has many strong points.
In the first place, 1t is based on the
principle that nothing will have quite
the influence in getting people to
leave their money with you as that
Of giving them something for nothing.
1t Is the extra yard or pound or article
that talks.
In addition to all these points, It ia
plan that can be used equally well
for almost any occasion. and at any
time Of the year, and one which win
not, think, grow old, II It be made a
regular annual event
That this is a successful sale plan
was shown by the fact that when we
we're running 1t our competitor put
on a sale and got out bills In which
he called attention TO the fact that
the prices he was making were lower
than our 'six-for-five' prices, and still
we got the crowds. 1t was but natural
however. that we should, because peo
pie are always attracted by something
free"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27

Some of the old laws of NepaI, In
dia, were curious. Killing COWS ranked
with murder as a capital offense, for
instance. Every girl at birth was mar
ried with great ceremony to a beteI
fruit, which was then cast into a sa-
cred stream. AS the fate of the fruit
was uncertain the girl was supposed
never to become a widow To obtain
divorce from a husband, a wife had
only to place betel nut under his pill
low and depart In Nepal the day is
considered to begin when 1t is light
enough to count the tiles on the roof
Or distinguish the hairs on a mans
hand against The sky.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27

"The circus used to be an American
institution, remarked an oid-time cir
Gus man the other day. But things
have changed. I went into the dress
ingroom Of a show and nearly All Of
the performers are foreigners. There
are few good American circus per-
formers any more. There are no per-
formers such as we used to have.
Old Bob Stickpr~ was there. He does
a manage act with team Of horses,
even though he's so years old now.
He used to be the best bareback rider
on the road, outside Of Jimmy Rob
inson. But there are mighty few OF
the old.timers LETT, and there never
viii be any as good. New York
Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27
Weekly Holiday Enforced.

In New Zealand everybody is boun0
by law to take a weekly half-holiday,
and there must be no shirking the OBJ
legation. The Grand hotel, Auckland,
was recently croNtled with guests,
and several walters, instead Of obey
ing the law and taking their pre-
scribed weekly half-hoiiday, remained
at work on the promise Of extra pay.
But the authorities came to hear Of il
and the proprietor Of the hotel had
to appear in court, where he was con
victed and punished.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-27
PrIneIpIes q economy InvoIved.


The agitation for elimination Of the
Iobber is based more upon prejudice
and passion than upon facts. The
American people are always looking
for a shorter route to a desired end
They care little who It eliminates just
so It decreases their cost Of living.
They care little II every link In the
.hain Is broken and the manufacturer
Is allowed to supply the wants Of the
.rade direct. No one else could object
% this plan Of procedure If 1t pos
sessed any economic points to recon-
mend It. Time and well ordered ex-
periments have proven, however, that
The best, the most convenient, the
cheapest and most serviceable method
Of supplying the wants Of the consum-
er is from maker to iobber, from Job
ber to retailer, and from retailer to
consumer. The opportunity for dew
ilment upon the part Of those who
ind much OF personal gain in showing
he consumer the large number of
middlemen he is keeping and that II
hey be cut out he, the consumer,
will enjoy this profit. is great Thus
began the from-factory-to-family. cut
out-the-middle-man argument, and it
sounds good upon the face Of things,
but, as stated above, has no real saw
ing at all, since the expense incurred
in getting small shipments from the
factory to the consumer is greater
than the very small per cent. exacted
BY both jobber and retailer for their
part performed in the transaction up
on tho nld nathnd