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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
RECEIVERS NAMED
S. D. Wartield ane r. L. Williams
in Charge Of Seaboard Line.
10 PAY INTEREST DUE
Receivers Instructed TO Borrow Money
TO Run the Road and Protect the
Property SO That 8. May Be De-
veloped.

Richmond. Va. Jan 3. - Judge
Pritchard. OF the United States circuit
court. entered a decree naming 5. Da-
vies WarEeld and r. Lancaster Will
Jams. OF Baltimore, as receivers TO
take immediate possession of the
property OF the Seaboard Air Line
railroad. The bond OF each was fixed
a: $4,000.
BY a decree the receivers are en-
powered to borrow money. II needful.
to pay such renal as may become due.
purchase cars. etc. and pay for labor
and supplies. but not for any other
purpose without an order OF the court
having primary jurisdiction.
They are ordered to pay forthwith
all installments and interest that was
due and payable January 1. 1908. notes
of trust equipment certificates and
ali coupons and interest maturing Jan.
uary l. 1908. on the frst mortgage
bonds OF Seaboard Air line and EN-.
braced roads.
The receivers are directed to Dor.
row money TO make such payments
and they also are ordered to direct
and protect the railway property. SC
that It may be advautageously used
and developed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
GIRL WEARS A MASK
Her Beauty Ruined in Accident
She Wants $4,000.
HURT IN AN EXPLOSION

Her Features Scared BY Flash OF
Flame, Once Handsome Girl Says
All the Money In the World Could
Not Repay Her.
Taunton. Mass. Jan. 3.-Miss Marie
Vieira. OF this city. whose beauty was
marred by an explosion while she
worked for the Taunton Dye Works
and Bleachery several months ago. has
brought suit against that concern for
$4,000 damages.
She sets this price OF her face only
because her attorney told her to. for
she says all the money In the world
would not repay her for the loss of
her face, which was once her pride
and JOY.
Miss Vieira. who is twenty-three
years old. was one OF the prettiest
girls in Taunton. Her handsome form
is slim and graceful Her beautiful
dark hair was her crowning beauty.
Her eyes were dark and dreamy.
while her olive skin had a touch Of
the rose on either cheek
One morning several months ago
Marie was bending over her work
bench when suddenly a sheet of fame
burst forth and enveloped her and a
companion nearby. When she emery
ed from the pillar OF fire her luxuriant
hair was gone and her beautiful fea-
lures were warped and marred by the
fiery blast. Her companion died a few
hours after, but Miss Vieira recovered
after long weeks OF suffering In the
hospital. Now her face is shielded by
mask and most of her time is spent
In weeping and grieving.
In the suit it is alleged, that the
bleachery was negligent in caring fol-
the shoddy which II manufactures and
that thereby oil collected and burst
into great sheet of fame that result
ed in the death OF one and life OF
misery to the other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
JURORS

The foliDwinr are among ths granl
Jurors for the L :. Court which meet.
m Alexandria on Tuesday. Jan. =:
james A. Turner. T.. ]. Esgbnra. -
Diener. J. o. Hutchinson. San,g.l Y en-
liam. Charles TowsOn. W. A. JAMESON.
Walker. John Hammett. Frank Hug
man. Lee Wallace. L. W. Hickman. Rus.
sell II. Wallace, Eugene Limerick. Edwiu
Broun:
The following are among the petit
Jurors.
Charles Dearborn. W. b. Dobie. Ell.
ward A. Downey. .. r. Baggett. q d
Foster, r c. Blaydes. II L. Ratchfe. Bev.
sriey [. Lewis, George {. Wilde. Henry
Ashhy, o. ]. Palmer. b. Upton. Staps
Chinn. J. T. Trueheart, C. r. Hicks. r. A.
Bower. J. Z Cobb. d ". Ramev. r. 4
Griffith, c. II. Clarke. Edward Strother
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

On Friday, January 10th, 1908, at Il
O'Clock, | shall sell at public cutlery tn,
stock OF goods in the store of the late C.
j. Stoffregen, consisting OF groceries
can goods, candies, apples, tobaccos and
and similar goods carried in store o.
that kind. perfer to sell the store as o
whole and it will be offered for sale in
that way.
For more particular Information kind
ly call on my attorney, Mr.. W. w. Butt
ner.
S. f. Stoffregen,
ADMINISTRATIVE of c. ]. Stofiregen, decd
ld31- a. 9-sd30jS
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.


PHILADELPHIA = FLOUR quiet:
winter extras. new, s410N425. Penn
sylvania roller, clear, Sf30G445: CITY
mills, fancy, s6tt.20. RYE FLOUR
was steady. al st75G4S0 per barrel
WHEAT nrm; No. , Pennsylvania
yellow, local. s40 zoe. OATS quiet.
No. ? white. clipped. 56i5 q SIC: lower
grades. DOC. HAY quiet. large bales.
SI90 1880. PORK steady; family. per
barrel $3.50 BEEF quiet: beef hams
per barrel $3.50 27 POULTRY. Live
Dressed steady; choice fowls. BE: old
boosters. siac. BUTTER firm; extra
creamery. a.c. EGGS steady. selected
5ins6c. nearby Bic: western 32c.
POTATOES quiet; per bushel. 7OG 73c.
Sweets firm, at 4of i5c. per basket.
BALTIMORE WHEAT steady: No.
spot Slc50 1857; steamer No. >
spot 91Hl p CSC, southern. 99cTSl. O4ih
CORN frmer- mixed spot. GA GTls :.
steamer mixed 59i "a 5SNc: southern.
e-'4 x 3fc. OATS steady: white. No. ?.
- "a % lac.' Nc. 3. $50 56izc. No. {.
52i5G SO &C.. mixed. No .. 54n54ibc. =
No. 3. 52T 53c. BUTTER firm: cream
cry separator extras. 29ibG 3Oc.. hold
"a z5c.; prints. 30G3lc.; Maryland
and pennsylvania dairy prints. 1919.
EGGS easy; fancy Maryland PennsvI-
vania and Virginia. 2Sc; West Viz
elnia. 2tc.; southern. 25G26c
NEW YORK - BUTTER staadv.
creams ~ specials. 30c: extras. 2sl1
29l2c.. state dairy. comon To finest. %
W2sc-; process. common to special. Is
n &c; western factory, common 10
first. Is zoe; imitation creamery.
iirsts. 20W2lc. CHEESE quiet: state
full cream. small. colored and white.
hne. t5Ic. EGGS frmer: state. Penn
cf'vHnia and nearby fancy selected.
white. 32n3fc.. good to choice 27T
2oc.. brown and mixed fancy. 27O2Sc. /.
/ frsts, ESQ 2fr. = western firsts 2Sc.. seq
onds. 23A V2f;ac. POULTRY: Dressed
irregular: western chickens. 13n2Oc /.
turkeys. boise; fowls. 7G12c. PEA
NUTS quiet: fancy haDd-picked. Sc 4:
other domestic, 3d7Ac. POTATOES
easy; Bermuda. second crop. per bar
rel, $3d5; Long Island. S225M2 so.
Maine, per sack, sl.75G2l0; state and
western. $175G2; Jersey. per barrel
$I7502. Sweet Potatoes firm; Jersey
per barrel. $250N $50: southern. s2T3'
| GARBAGE weak; Danish seed. per ton.
| S96I12: domestic. per ton, S6H7: red
cabbage, per barrel. s1.2511 so.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
C0L0RED S. S. CELEBRATION
spotsxlynnia. Va. Jan. z. zoos

opOtsyIVAnla, ' a., Jan. 3, ISUS.
The colored Sunday school which is
held regularly each year at No. public
school house in CORTLAND District Of
this county gave their Christmas enter
tainment on Tuesday last. Dec. 31st,
which was a most creditable affair. The
officers and teachers of the school deserve
great credit for the efforts they have put
forth in building IL up. A good crowd
WAS In attendance and the exercises were
especially marked for good order and
also for the character OF presents dis
tributed among the school-the presents
were about the average generally given.
Rev. Mansfield Carter IL the superitend-
ent and his efforts in building up the Sun
day school are praiseworthy. This school
viii reopen In the coming spring.
NC
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
JOSEPH W. kAIES DEAD

Joseph W. Hates, of Richmond. died
W ednesday night in Manchester.
Since his retirement as superintendent
o. the Postal Telegraph Gable Company.
Aprii !, 1904, Mr.. Hates had lived at his
country home AT Bon Air, and was on "a
visit 20 his daughter. Mrs. A. NJ. Gum.
when he died. Mr.. Hates was a Confed
crate soldier and was we'll known in this
city. Two sons and two daughters sur
vive him
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
TRUSTEES SALE
Stafford Land

In Pursuance Of the provisions of a deed
oil trust of date December 3lst. 1904. ~
corded in the Clerks Office. of stafford
from William ]. and Rosa Bell Wsv Ia
the undersigned as trustee. securing tn
Il. b. Wallace and K. c. l. Moncurc the
payment OF certain negotiable notes.
therein described. made by William J
Way IN. favor of the said Wallace and
Moncure, and default having been made
IN the payment Of the said notes. the IN
derslgned trustee being thereto requested
by the holders of the said notes. viii Of
Ter Tor sale AT public cutlery, TO the high
est bidder. for cash sufficient to pay the
costs al sale and To pay the amount due
on the said note, aud "a credit Of one Yea =
as 70 the residue, il any, in front Of the
Postoitice in Falmouth, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
friday, February 9TH, 1908,

all that certain tract or parcel Of land.
together with all buildings and improve
ments thereon and appurtenances there
10, on which William J Way now r.
sides, containing 10y estimation about
forty-five acres and situated about five
miles above Falmouth. on the west side
-oi the Warrenton road. in the county of
stafford, and for a more particular de-
scription OF the same reference is hereby
made TO the deed OF trust from Way and
vile 10 me as trustee. recorded in the
Clerk 5 Office of Stafford.
e. NJ. Wallace. Trustee.
jgw4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
SENATE cLERKsHIP

With the opening OF the General Assem-
bly, less than week off, only one real
dght IL In sight-that for clsrkship OF the
senate. Thos A. Lynch. OF Tasewell, and
Hon. n. b. Booker, Of HALIFAX, are the
candidates.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
Live Stock Markets-

PITTSBURG Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE steady choice. $5.6OM5.75:
prime. $4,000 $50. SHEEP steady !.
prime wethers. S5Q 5.25; culls and COM
calves, $SdS.75. HOGS lower; ali
grades. 5000 40: ronghs. SiA425.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
SENATOR SIMS

The friends OF Senator F. W. Sims. OF
Louisa. are pressing his name for the Do
sition OF president pro tenn OF the State
Senate. 1t is said that his chances are
good. He would make an excellent pre-
siding officer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04

A. J. Stoier died at the home OF his
son-in-law, Z. J. Brand. at Culpeper.
Thursday, aged 50 years. Mr.. Stcfer
was owner OF the old Culpeper Observer.
which he founded in 1855 He was
buried Friday with Mesonic honors.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
THeAT0 PROGRAM

The Fairy OF the Black Rock, The Sea-
mans Widow, Embracing, Poor Little
Orphans, The Book Worm, Cab %.
Song. Love Ne All the Time. Admission
to matinee Saturday afternoon 5 cents
to all.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
1907 = W L. BRANNAN = 1908
10 the Public and Our Business Friends Generally

the
wehandh
enjoy theta
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9Th best
four
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04

John Williams, colored, went to Cul-
pepper Wednesday to take to bis home in
New York his aged father and mother
aud dropped dead IN entering their
house. The shock killed his mother. and
a double funeral was held.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04

We extend our best wishes for a
happy and prosperous New Year to
all OF our patrons and friends.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04

Eoa. B. s. Geo. Tucker has made
!cFuel announcement q HE candidacy
- ~ Dsnocre<tc nomination for
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
w. 8. EMBREY

lsueeessor to Embrcy 3 Bergman. ]
Dealer In Railroad Cross Ties. Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps
constantly on hand large supply OF
Railroad Depot, Fredericksbure. Va
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence 90.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
p. HCRACKEN. BRO. q CO.,
-wHoLEsALK AND RETAIL
,nCppo xrronOn n.nc

GROCERs and LIQUOR DEA LERs.
orer lea Thousand Gallons PURE RYE ana
BOURBON WHISTLES from the follosins we'd
County Distiliins Co., OF Kentucky. Honas 40
Disaliery. OF Maryland. and W. y. Gray. q
Agents for Bersnef q Ensis's Lager Beer.
They also orcr Staple and Fsncy aroc~riss
lereulsorsl Inplsnsnss. ssscs. 6ssno ana
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24
The
Malady
of
the Age
By WOODROW WILSON,
President Of Princeton University.

been time a society which the individuals emerged from the
quick with active independence.
1t has always been the exceptional individual here and there who asserted
his Of his conduct
America to-day show large small proportion Of such men, That
is the ultimate test Of vitality.
Imitation strong but the weak the nd-
vidua but for the If imitation has become the law Of life for
the we'll the weak then indeed impoverished
time OF decline is at hand.
democratic country than other needs for its
for It's growth for HAT variation which lie by the the hun
de the thousand who have nddmtabe intellectual moral
1t that needs by the hundred thousand will
not submit to be put in the who will sell their conscience, who
will not with the crowd out of fear and despite their
vcton And where shall such if not from the colleges if
from who know the truth if would but follow W You
sold your brg you cold your independence
judgment.
No doubt business looks mpcrsona but it And it
what release Of conscience would that bring us? We Judge
by neghbo who have known the the
poraton of which he formed part
And why do speak only of the end? Do Judge ourselves
death beds? DO ncgbors only
the daily conduct of life not daily of Judgment
the assessment of satisfaction deep disappointment And
the daily conduct Of life thing wholly of individual
contribution? What laws of nature govern moral
lives, except the laws operative wills? Let
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24
As Between Father and Son.


Grant that dad" was as rule a
child's name for father; where is the
disrespect in the use of it by any son,
however old he may be? We have
often heard the word used when the
relations between father and son were
unusually tender, when the two were
close companions, when there was
complete understanding and the
strongest love- There was a time in
New England when a son addressed
his father in writing, Respected Sir"
The father was then of the Roman
order. There was little thought of
any possible intimacy. The son stood
in awe of the sire. Hence, too often
domestic tragedies. When you hear
a lad speak to-day Of his father as the
old man" you may reasonably infer
that there is no sweet companionship.
If boy mentions his dad" says the
Boston Herald, there is a world of af-
lection in the word There is a touch
of hardness, a suspicion of fear in the
term governor" Pop" Is 4 cheap
term, if It be not vile
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24
SCHOONER SEIZED
BY BOATS COOK
BURLY BELGIAN FORCES CAPTAIN
AND MATE TO WALK
THE PLANK.
SINCLE-HANDED ACT OF PIRACY
With Aid of Cabin Boy He Attempts
to Navigate Ship, But Is Wrecked
on Island Reef--Arrested
and Held for Trial.

Sydney. have just reached
this city OF cold blooded but highly
romantic instance of singlehanded
piracy.
Joseph Mortimer, a burly Belgian
cook, has been committed for trial on
the charge of forcing the captain and
mate of an American built schooner
on which he was employed, TO walk
the plank in regular oldfashi4ed
Capt Kidd style. After disposing OF
them in this fashion and with the help
Of only cabin boy, he attempted to
navigate the ship into an Australian
port, intending there to sell it, Know
ing absolutely nothing about seaman
ship, this strange crew succeeded only
in running their craft on to the reefs
which fringe the GHIert islands in the
South Pacific There they were ar
rested and held for trial by the local
authorities.
The cabin boy, George Jackson, an
English lad, broke down and told the
grewsome story. 1t appears that the
schooner, which was two-master of
about so tons burden, and named the
Neuvre Tigre, hailed from Callao,
Peru, and was engaged in the coastal
trade. On its last voyage it left that
port with cargo OF coke, carrying
crew of four, all told-the captain, the
mate, Mortimer. the cook, and Jack
son, the cabin boy.
The vessel had not been at sea
many hours when, the night being
dark one, Mortimer crept on deck
with "a tomahawk. and, stealing up be-
bind the mate, who was standing at
the wheel, aimed a terrific blow at
his head. Had it reached home it
would have dashed the mans brains
out, but, though unconscious of any
danger. the mate moved his head
slightly. Instead of striking his head
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

City celebrations are usually dreau-
ed by property-holders and municipal
authorities who have to deck build
ings with flags and streamers. The
National Society of Fine Arts, the
Washington Architectural club and
the Washington branch Of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects have Of
fered prizes for plans of decoration to
be used in Washington during the in
augrTal exercises next March. Wills
tier, the American artist, looking ar
London during the celebration of the
queens jubilee, said that Londoners
displayed the beauty Of their city by
wrapping it in rags and then sitting
on it. A sane scheme of decoration
for holiday would be welcome in all
cities, and il is TO be hoped that
Washington will find it and set the
example.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24
At the Cooks Command the Mate
Jumped Into the Sea.

the tomahawk buried its edge in his
arm. The mate turned and grappled
with his assailant, at the same time
shouting for help.
The cook was a powerfully built
man, and it was apparent from the
first TO the cabin boy. who watched
tho desperate struggle. from a safe dis
lance, that he would ultimately tri-
umph After an unsuccessful attempt
to wrench the tomahawk from the
grip of Mortimer the mate broke away
and sought safety in the rigging.
The commotion and the shouts of
the mate had by this time brought the
captain on deck. He took i'm the stu.
alton at a glance, but before he could
seize weapon Mortimer was upon
him and rendered him unconscious
with blow from the tomahawk.
Then the cook ran to his bunk below
and almost Immediately reapDeared
with loaded shotgun, which he had
evidently prepared in advance. Point
ing it at the mate, who was still
perched In the rigging, he gave him
the alternative Of jumping overheard
or being shot. After an unsuccessful
attempt to argue the cook into q more
pleasant frame of mind the mate chose
the former alternative and took a
header from the rigging into the sea.
BY this time the captain had re.
gained consciousness, and the cook.
standing over him with the shotgun
gave him also the option of being shot
or jumping into the sea. 1t did not
take the captain long to decide which
was the lesser OF the two evils. and
he Immediately took header over
the rail.
Mortimer then advanced threaten.
ingly upon Jackson, who was crouch
ing behind the forward mast almost
dead with fear. Standing over the
youth the cook forced him TO promise
to help him take the vessel into an
Australian port and exacled a vow
from him that he would never tell or
the events of the day.
With this curious crew of two
neither one OF whom knew enough to
box compass, the voyage was begun.
and 1t was not long before the vessel
was hard on a reef and a hoDe,s as
wreck.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

Every American had a great-grand-
father who once owned farm on
Broadway, New York, or almost bought
the place where Chicago now stands.
If we may believe the boasts of their
descendants. 1t is interesting to see
these magical opportunities in embryo
at the present time. The population
Of the town which will be the terminal
Of Tic hudson Bay railroad is said to
consist Of four half-breed families,
one mounted policeman and one white
settler, who is entitled to 100 acres.
viii he sell out or will his grandchil-
dren own the sites of enormous bust
ness blocks when the metropolis of the
north is built?
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

The ingenious SaXons in their eff
forts to save their forests from deyas-
tation have utilized the well-known
fondness of moths for the light. Two
powerful search-lights were mounted
on pillar in one Of the cities of Sax.
ony few weeks ago where the moths
were most numerous. The light was
turned on the forests half mile
away. The moths flew toward the
light, and when near it were caught in
a current OF air created by powerful
exhaust fans and drawn into bins pre-
pared for them. According to the
cable dispatches, three tons of moths
were caught in this way the first
night. The crop of leaf-eating cater
pillars will be much smaller in that
part of Germany next year.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

Explorers who 90 into far countries
are sure to be out Of touch with the
busy world and to cause worry to their
friends at home. Exploration is not
necessary in the vicinity of post Of
fees An American who tramps the
jungles of the South American Anna
Zon was reported lost year ago; but
in few months he turned up and got
the mail that had been waiting for
him. Sven Hedin was lost i'm Tibet
for several months. and his friends
were alarmed. He has lately been
heard from and Is safe. He has been
hunting for the source of the Indus,
and there amt no buses runnin' " to
that interesting summer resort
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

am believer III the harem, yet my
own career is in remarkable contradiction
with my theories. That life in the harems
of the east places woman above all things
protected" and it is womans true condi-
lion and happiest state Life within the
harem possesses, if moi liberty and equality
at least fraternity. The servants will at any
time when two ladies are conversing take
their seats beside them if they are so able
to continue any work they have in hand and
even offer remarks in conversation.
Yet for a haremst my life has been re.
markablv full of life and adventure. And
restless OF women, have married man tho
one tethered TO stone. He is a sculptor
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

the decree of the Prussian parliament
giving equal educational advantages
with men to the women and girls OF
his mind since he pronounced that
the three ks" as they are In Ger.
man-church. kitchen and children
life. Or perhaps he has had his mind
changed for him. The women OF the
present age are not backward in ask
ing for what they want and insisting
On getting it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

The treatment of obesity is founded the physiological
mechanism Of obesity itself Since obesity accounted for by
Of feeding receipts the expenditure of the budget of the
organism, the remedy pretty obvious namely first diminish the feed
receipts and secondly to increase the expenditure order
decrease the amount Of adose tissue But there
important part Of proposed remedy consider You must have
character enough forgo old ndugce Every form of dis
spatoR predposes the body TO tine disease of fan Indulgence
drinking weaken the muscular fiber and makes aby loose that
the adpo matter creep into the nesices Onulgene Turkish
hst baths predspo the system heshgaleng exactly The
Cold baths the other hand by obng the body It's heat d
nh the uperfuou grease system sody general
texture Of the frame.
However there denying it. the best thing avoid if
In order do this there needed character enough dispense
with all things that tend weaken the body and and drink only
what is necessary.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-24

Look about You with candid eye and
YOU shall lind that the malady Of the age
is lack of individual courage, lack of in
dividual integrity of thought and action.
We need not speak Of other countries or
sweep whole age into our generalization
Let us confne our view to our own 6ay and
our own country. What is the law of life
in America now? Is it that every man
should form his own moral judgments and
speak them fearlessly, that every man
should seek to govern his own life and
square it with his own Independent moral
judgments: OF course there never has