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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-13

Sales are marvellous, but are interest
ing only as an expression of the won
derful popularity of the preparations.
AT Bullock's in Los Angeles.
Visit the Demonstration. Ask for
Beauty Hints.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
ACCUSED OF TRYING
TO POISON A FAMILY
ills Said Man, Discarded Wife,
Put Arsenic in Flour.

MIfiinburg. Pa. Oct ll.-Charged
with attempting to poison bis mother
in.law. Mrs. Annie Stetzer OF Laurel.
ton. near here. and her entire family
by placing arsenic in medicine and
-four which they used. Jacob Baugh-
man. aged thirty-hye years. OF Cas-.
West Virginia. is under arrest at Lew
isburg.
Baughman and his wife had dis
agreement and she returned to her
mothers home in Laurelton. He fol
lowed and made an effort 10 enect n
reconciliation In this he was unsuc-
cessful. and after another disagree
ment left the house.
Shortly after his departure mem
bers OF the family who partook OF
some medicine became violently sick.
Others OF the family and some neigh
bors who ate some bread baked with
-four that was In the house during
Baughman's visit also became i'll with
symptoms which indicated arsenical
poisoning.
An analysis OF the bread. -four and
medicine disclosed the presence OF ar
senic. c. T. Booth. OF Troop b. State
constabulary. was detailed to make an
investigation. lie arrested Baughman
In a lumber camp near Phillipsburg.
Centre county He was brought here
and locked up.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
PSYCHIC FORCES.
Their Existence Proved, Yet Scientists
Cannot Grasp Them.

| have seen enough 10 make me be-
lieye in Zollner's fourth dimension,
but don't My mind Is SO constructed
that such wonders as we meet In
seances produce very little effect on
me. They are as normal TO me now
as the popping Of corn or the roasting
OF potatoes But as for belief-well,
that Is not n matter Of the will, but OF
evidence. and the evidence Is not yet
sufficient TO bring me 10 any definite
conclusion. In fact, In the broad day
and especially the second day after |
have been through one OF these ex-
perlences I begin TO doubt my senses.
Richct spcai.s Of this curious recession
OF belief and admits his own inability
to retain the conviction that at the mo-
ment Of the phenomenon was complete.
mo sooner IS the sitting over than my
doubts come swarmlng back upon me"
he says. "The real world which sur
rounds us. with its prejudices. its
scheme OF habitual opinions. holds US
In so strong grasp that we can
scarcely free ourselves completely
Certainty does not follow on demon
stration. but on habit"
Maxwell says: II believe in these
phenomena. but zee no need to at
tribute them 10 any supernatural inter
vention. | am inclined TO think they
are produced by some force within our
selves" Just what be means by that
1 can't precisely explain. It's harder
to understand than the spirit hypoth-
esis. He goas Oh TO say that. while be
IS certain that we are In the presence
Of an unknown force. lie Is convinced
that the phenomena vii! ultimately be
found orderly. like all other facts or
nature. Some future Newton VIII
discover more complete formula than
ours" he prophesles. Every natural
fact should be studied and. IL It be
zeal, incorporated in the patrlmony OF
knowledge" He then adds, with the
true scientists humble acknowledge
ment Of the infinite reach Of the undls-
covered universe, "Our knowledge Is
very limited and our experience young
--Hamlln Garland In Every body'S
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
THE PRESIDENT
LED SERVICES
Preached Sermon 10 $4,000
People at Fresno, Cal.
ASSISTED BY BIG CHOIR
Mr.. Taft Took For His Text. HE Who
conqusreth Himself Is Greater Than
He Who Taketh a City," and Ap-
piled u TO Political Life.

Fresno. Cal. Oct. IL. - President
Taft stopped here for three hours on
his way to Los Angeles. and delivered
n little sermon before one of the big
gest audiences that he has faced OH
his. trip.
All the church congregations in the
city. Catholic and Protestant. joined in
attending the service. and TO these
were added thousands who dropped in
from the surrounding country districts.
The service was held in the city hall.
for no building in Fresno could begin
TO accommodate the crowd. II is esti-
mated that 25.00O people were stand
ing before the open air pulpit. On the
platform with Mr.. Taft were all the
clergymen in the city and big choir.
The service was opened by repeat
ing the Lords Prayer. the thousands
standing with bowed heads and follow
Ing the words OF the leader. making
an impressive scene. The president
took as his text the Biblical quotation:
He who .conQuereth himself is greater
than he who taketh a city"
The president applied the text to
the political life Of this nation. 1T
has not been my part. said the presi-
dent in beginning. Ito appear in reli-
gious exercises except as one OF the
audience until | started on this trip. |
have. however. found II impossible. UNI
der the friendly urgency of ministers
OF the gospel. who occasionally desire
a lay substitute. TO keep from taking
their places and attempting TO preach
a sermon"
The president spoke Of the victory
of the man who succeeds in conquer
ing EN- hereditary taste for alcohol
But il is not drink alone" he said
Il sometimes think that the appetite
for food Is one that may well enable
a man, if he can control 1t. to look
upon self better than the man who
taketh a city"
Then. also. there are the little things
in the home, in President Taft's opin-
ion. go TO make up the greatest vic
tory in life.
1t is the conduct OF the husband.
as he comes home after a tired day.
said he. 'in restraining himself when
he is met by his eager. curious wife.
who wants to know how he has been
living during that day and what has
happened. Perhaps he cuts her OF with
a short answer. Oh, know how it is,
and 80 do you You have done II. and
so have |. 1t is the overcoming OF that
disposition and the keeping in mind
Of your wife's happiness and not your
own comfort that makes the cOnqueror
greater than he who taketh city
Here is one OF the maxims OF the
life that the president would teach:
III you have to say No, say II In such
a way as to indicate TO the person to
whom you say it. that you would like
to say Yes if you could"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
TRESPASSING ON
RAILROADS DEADLY
47,4I6 People We're Killed In
Last Ten Years.

New York. Oct. ll.-Trespasslng on
railroad property, in violation OF the
law, has been responsible for the
deaths Of 47.4l6 people In the United
States in the last ten years. In the
same period. more than $4,000 tres,
passers were injured. II is In view oil
these facts that many OF the Import
ant railroads have determined To re-
double their efforts to secure In TINS
country that rigid enforcement OF me
law against trespassing. which IN Eng
land has reduced the practice-ahd
accidents 10 trespassers-to a mlni
mum.
The number of people killed WINE
trespassing on railroads has been III
creased every year. In 1898. 4OeS tres
nassers lost their lives on American
railroads; Ave years later the mum
her was 5000. and in 1907 the number
killed was 5Gl2. more than fifteen a
day. These figures were taken from
the annual reports OF the Interstate
commerce commission.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1909.
SEED CORN CONTESTS AND
PRIZES.

This newspaper is glad the seed
corn contest at the State Fair at
Richmond was so successful and we
believe it will result in great good to
the farmers of Virginia. but we
want to say for general information
that the Fredericksburg Fair officials
first started this character of con-
tests four or five years ago and have
continued them every year, giving
this year prizes aggregating one
hundred and fifty dollars to the sue
cessful exhibitors. We have had ex-
pert judges here each year, who
scored and lectured on the corn, and
some of the corn which won prizes
here this year also won prizes at
Richmond. So successful have been
these contests at Fredericksburg and
Richmond that they should be con-
tinued each year, furnishing as they
do an incentive for the cultivation of
high class crops.
We understand that the corn ex-
hibited in Richmond and Fredericks-
burg so favorably impressed the ex-
perts who examined it and visitor
from the u. S. Agricultural Depart
ment, that they have strongly ad-
vised that Virginia exhibitors show
their product at the great national
corn exhibition to be held in Omaha,
stating that the Virginia corn will
compare favorably with that raised
in the West.
MS SecCOn was very SUCCESSFUL d1
the State Fair, Caroline getting corn
and tobacco premiums. Louisa lead
ing in tobacco. Stafford cattle and
horses securing first ribbons, and
many vegetable exhibits which were
shown at the Fredericksburg Fair
winning premiums.
We are glad that our part Of the
State has shown up so well and more
than glad that the fair has been so
successful.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
GO TO THE ROAD MEETING.

We hope for their own good that
the voters of Spotsylvania county
will make an effort to attend the
good roads meeting at the Court
House on the 14th Of this month.
Nothing more important, either Of
a public or private nature, can pos
sibly demand the attention OF
the men of the county on
that day. Senator Lassiter and
other speakers will at this meet
ing explain in detail, and we believe
to the entire satisfaction of every
man who takes the trouble to at
tend, the great benefit to be derived
from the permanent Improvement
of the county roads and the advan-
tage of issuing bonds, as is proposed
in CORTLAND and Chancellor dis
tricts, for this purpose. If your are
a progressive citizen, interested in
your county's welfare, you can not
afford to stay at home and refuse to
hear the reasons why you should
vote in November for the issuing of
these bonds. This is especially true
and applies with particular force as
to the voters of Livingston and
Berkely districts. If they will go to
this meeting every man Of them who
listens to Senator Lassiter will go
home and vote to allow the other
two districts to issue bonds TO build
roads. In fact, it is incomprehensi-
bic, after all the ink spent In show
ing the people Of Livingston and
Berkely that no liability will attach
to them in case the bonds are issued,
that there can be found a single
man in either of those districts with
SO little intelligence as to be opposed
to this bond issue. Let the people
of Livingston and Berkely give
Chancellor and CORTLAND permission
to issue bonds if their people by their
vote decide to do so. There is no
other intelligent course for them to
pursue, and as to the voters of Chan
cellor and CORTLAND, we believe
they are progressive enough not to
give the old county a black eye and
bad advertisement by casting an
adverse vote on the proposition.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
LOCKJkW KILLS BOY
Was Vaccinated a Month Ago by His
Eathar.

Was Vaceinated a Month Ago by His
Father.
Philadelphia, Oct l1.-Vaccinated a
month ago by his father. a practicing
physician. fve-yearold Paul Gibrielian,
Of Piperyille, Bucks county died In the
jefferson hospital, from lockjaw.
Although the lads jaws were locked
when he arrived at the hospital last
Tuesday. pblsicans at the institution
used every means known to modern
medicine to effect a cure, but failed'
The youngster was in constant agony
from the time of his admittance until
death.
A few days after the opening OF the
school term, in September, DR.. GABRIEL
ian vacclnated his son in order that
the lad might not contract contagious
diseases from his school companions.
About week after the vaccine had
been injected In the boys arm, he be-
gan to exhibit signs Of restlessness
and appeared to be suffering from
tetanus.
Becoming alarmed, DIR. Gabrielian
decided on a course OF treatment for
the youngster Seeing that the lad
after an elapse OF several days. was
steadily growing worse and that the
signs Of tetanus were becoming more
pronounced, the physician decided to
send him to the Jefferson hospital
While he was being prepared for re-
moval to the hospital, the youngster $
Jaws became locked. and his father
was unable to inject any food In MS
system. Immediately upon the boy
arrival at the hospital, the physicians
set to work In their vain attempt 10
save his life. During the days that ne
was confined at the institution the boy
suffered intense agony and had to be
watched constantly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
HELD INFlDEL BONFIRE
Inoersors Books Burned as Climax Of
Revival.

Big Stone Gap. Va. Oct. 1i.-Under
peculiarly spectacular circumstances
Methodist revival came to a close a.
Pennington Gap. when a number or
volumes OF Robert G. Ingersol's works
were publicly burned.
In the ranks OF the converts were
sinners who had long strayed out OF
the fold and who we're impreganted
with the agnostic doctrines taught by
Ingersoll. After their conversion. II
was suggested that such volumes as
existed in the community should be
utterly destroyed by fire. and the idea
was instantly adopted. A day and hour
for the novel ceremony was nxed, and
at the appointed time large assem-
blage gathered. Amid song and prayer
the offending books were torn apart
and cast into the blaze one by one.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
LOCAL MARKETS.

Corrected by Simon Hirsh e. Bro.
Wheat, soc to sl.05; corn, IS to 70;
meal, $l.75 to sl.S5; oats, so to o.; oid
hens, live, 10 to IL; spring chickens, IA
to Is per pound; eggs, "a to %; lard II
to Is; ducks; live, 8 to 10; turkeys, live.
IL to 13; butter, Is to rs; country hams, 10
to Is; Irish potatoes, 60 to 80; lambs.
81. so to 81; hides, green, 6 to z; dry
sailed, 8 to 8; dry hides, 10 to IA; calf
skins No. /, $1.00 to $1.25; baled hay.
Sl4 to ST. per ton; leaf sumac, 20 to 10
per 100; live hogs,6 IA to 6l-2;beef, live
weight, 3 to A; pork, 6 to 6 LIZ; wool,
% to 80 per Id; veal, IL to 8; sweet
potatoes. 60 to 20.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
HORSE THIEF AGED SIX
Small Boy Caught After Stealing the
Tenth Animal.

Butte. Mont. Oct. 11.-Eddie Bond
aged six years, and Johnnie Thomas,
aged eight years. have been arresed
on a charge OF horse stealing. They
took a horse and buggy from hitch
ing post and drove into the country.
Thomas peached on his infantile COM
panion and informed the officers that
Bond had stolen nine horses in the
same way. turning them loose in the
country after driving them till wron
out.
The confession cleared up a lot OF
horse stealing mysteries. The Bond
boy admitted his guilt and said he
was ready to go to the penitentiary.
Sheriff O'ROurke had to bride the
horse thief with 25 cents to get him
out of the notion and go home.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
Row Drowned In Shallow Brook.

OIL City. Pa, Oct IA search by
TWO posses OF several hundred men
each. commenced early Sunday. ended
when the object OF their search Rus.
sell the four-year-old son OF Garheld
Rvers was found drowned in tiny
brook. with scarcely enough water in
II to submerge the little lads body
The boy had made his way into tract
of % 600 acres of woods. the lair OF
hears and other wild animals.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
GASOLINE STOVE DEADLY
Boy Burned to Death, Brothers and
Mother Critically Hurt.

Hagerstown. Md. Oct l1.-Edgar,
four-year-old son OF Samuel Barnes.
of near Hancock. this county, is dead
and his two older brothers and their
mother are in critical condition. the
result Of a gasoline stove exploding
at their home. Employees Of the Penn
sylyania Glass company working in
the nelghborhood carried the occu-
pants from the burning building and
asterward saved the home from de-
structiOn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
REUNION At MoRRlswlLE

Last Saturday Morrisville was the
scene Of one Of the largest reunions
held in this section for years; Picketts
Division. 18th Va. Regiment, Confeder-
ate Veterans, with So members in line,
held an aIi-day reunion.
The weather was ideal and ample
preparations had been made to supply
all wants Of the visitors.
Addresses were made by Hon. Alden
Bell, Of Culpeper, and Congressman
carlin. Of Alexandra. -Culpeper News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
COMMONWEALTH of Virginia. In

Ie the Clerks Office of the Circuit
-" court Of the county of Caroline on
the LIST day of October, 1909. John T..
Goolrick, as trustee, and Sallie G. Cor
bin, plaintiffs, against John Willis, Jr.,
Charles Willis, Susan Robinson and
- Robinson, her husband; E. r. Cog
hill, clerk Of Circuit court Of Caroline
county; Mamie Covington and John L.
Goolrick, defendants. In chancery.
The object of this suit is to set up.
validate and enforce the lien Of GER
tain deed of trust executed by John
Willis (now deceased) and wife, to
John T. Goolrick, as trustee, convey
ing a certain tract of land in Caroline
county, therein described, of date Au
gust q, 1901, to secure certain debt
now owned by assignment to Mamie
Covington, and TO validate and enforce
the sale Of said property made by said
John 7. Goolrick, trustee, to Sallie G.
Corbin, of date July 18th, 1908, and in
event that said deed of trust and said
sale made Hereunder can not be en-
forced, then to partition said land
among the heirs of said John Willis, or
the proceeds of sale thereof. And an
affidavit having been made and filed
that the defendants, Chas. Willis, Su-
san Robinson and - Robinson, her
husband, are not residents of the State
of Virginia, it is ordered that they do
appear here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof and do what
may be necessary to protect their in
terest in this suit. And IL is further
ordered that copy hereof be published
once a week for four successive weeks
in The Free Lance, a newspaper pub
lished in the city of Fredericksburg,
Virginia, and that a copy be posted at
the front door of the courthouse of this
county on or before the 4th day Of De-
tober, 1903, that being the next sue
ceeding rule day after this order was
Teste;
E. X. Cogbill, Clerk,
By 7. c. Valentine, Deputy Clerk.
c. O'Conor Gcolrick, p. O.
A eopy-Teste:
T. c. Valentine, Deputy Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
Monday, Nov. 10, 1909,

at 10 O'Clock a. m. in front Of the
courthouse at Spotsylvania, all of those
two certain tracts or parcels OF land
located in Livingston district, Spotsyl-
vania county, the one containing one
hundred and twenty-five acres, and the
others containing thirteen and one-half
acres, all Of which P. j. Carr died
seized and possessed.
Terms-All cash on delivery Of deed.
This is one of the most desirable
farms in the county and now is your
time to purchase good piece of prop
erty.
T. StokeIey Coleman,
Commissioner Of Sale, Spotsylvania,
Virginia.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
court of the county of Spotsylvania.
Rufus Carr ct ais, plaintiffs, against
Carr ct ais, defendants. /. T. A. Har-
ris. clerk Of the said court, do certify
that the bond required of the special
commissioner by the decree rendered
in said cause on the 4th day of October,
1909. has been duly given. Given un-
INV hand as clerk Of the said court. this
8th day of October, 1903.
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
ol2w4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
SEEK S175.000 DAMAGES
Navy Rife Team Files Suits Against
Golfers Weekly.

Annapolis. Nd, Oct II. = George
Hiram Mann. attorney for Lieutenant
Hillary Williams. L. S. ~. and the
members OF the naval academy rife
team at Camp Perry. was here and
stated that suits against Golfers
Weekly. aggregating in their claims
s175, 900. would be filed in New York.
The suits will sllege that Golfers ac-
cused them of fraud and dishonesty in
the national rifle matches The alleged
damages OF Lieutenant Williams will
be placed at s25 900. and those OF each
of the ffteen members of the team
will be placed at $4,000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
POLE PROBE BEGAN TODAY
National Geographic Society Goes
Over Cook-Peary Claims.

Washington, Oct. II. 49, preliminary
steps looking to definite determine
ton OF the question as TO who discoy-
cred the North Pole was taken here
today. A meeting OF the board OF man
ayers OF the National Geographic so
ciety was held. and the Cook-Peary
controversy was gone over and dis
cussed as much in detail as the facts
now IN the possession Of the board will
hermit.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
ASKS $4,000 FOR DIVORCE
Seeks Reeompense For Playing Part
Of a Devoted Husband.

Briston. n. H., Oct. 11.-William j.
Decato. a base ball pitcher, demands
$4,000 in payment for seven years OF
welded life from his wife. who Is
suing him for divorce. and as recon-
pense for his playing the part OF
devoted husband. Decato asserts that
while he has secured witnesses and
made all preliminary arrangement for
contesting his wife's suit. his contem'
plated action will be dropped as soon
a he is paid the $4,000.
Mrs. Catherine Decato Is known as
the richest woman in Bristol
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12

incidental. he said. Senator La Fol
lette's argument against the present
tariff bill was that Il didn't accomplish
what Il intended to do He charged
that trusts were fostered. aud that 4
protection principle which abandoned
the idea OF competition at home was
not a protection principle at all
The chief point cf the senator's lee
ure was that the business OF the coun-
try Is being centered in a few hands
He claimed that before the death OF
Hartman. fourteen men actually con
trolled the business OF the United
States
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12

Des Moinss. Ia. Oct ll.-Injuries
received in football game at Panora.
la. resulted Ia the death here OF Wal
ter Evans. aged eighteen, OF Panora,
and captain and fulback on the Guth-
re county high school team. Evans
tackled PLAYER and fell. striking his
head against his opponents knee.
Three vertebrate we're injured.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
HERSACRlFICE FOR MISSIONS
Woman Who Takes In Washing For a
Llvlnq Contributes $50.


New York. Oct. 1l.-Although she
ekes out a living by taking in wash
ing. Mrs Sophie Lichtenfeld contrib
uted $50 at the annual convention OF
the Christian Missionary alliance.
which is being held at the Gospel
Tabernacle in this city Urged by Rev.
A. b. Simpson. famous as a collector
Of funds for church work. the crowd
in the tabernacle pledged a total OF
s4e.77e for the annual missionary Of
fering." s4S5S OF which was in cash.
The contributions pledged ranged
all the way from fifty cents to $500.
None Of the individual contributors
names. excepting Mrs Lichtenfeld's.
was made public.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12

Registered Shorthorn-D Durham bull
calves for sale. The Durham is an
easy keeper and excels all breeds for
beef, milk and butter. The poor man s
COW for profit, the rich mans cow for
beauty and economy. George Purvis,
Little Whim Farm, fredericksburg, Va.
a31.1m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
woman,e Body Guarded BY Cats.

Wallinggord, VT. Oct 1i.-Watched
over by fourteen cats. which were her
only companions in life, the body OF
Miss Mary J. Johnson. sixty-seven
years old, was found in her lonely
home under circumstances indicating
murder. Robbery Is the only suspected
motive. An autopsy has been ordered
by the authorities.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
Snowman scatan and Robbed.

Charlotte. n. c.. Oct. II. 49, c. r.
Schaffer. OF the DarkOot Carnival out
fit. which Is exhibiting IN Washington,
N. C.. was waylsid on the main street
If that city. robbed Of 500 and prob
ably fatally Injured b. blow from an
old gun barrel In The hands OF the
highWayman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-12
Commissioners Sale
OF VERY VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
In Spotsylvania County.
In Spotsylvania County.

BY virtue Of decree of the Circuit
court of Spotsylvania county, Va, en-
tered on Oct. 4th, 1909, in the chancery
cause therein pending under the style
Of Carr, Rufus, ct ais v. Carr ct ais,
the undersigned special commissioner
will offer for sale on