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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Draft Brood Mares.

The arSt thing which the farmer
and future horse breeder u,ust select
Is his brood mares. These should be
selected primarily from the standpoint
OF their being able to do the work re-
Quired OF them. IL would be a mistnke
to select heavy draft mares for some
OF the roagh hill or mountain farms
aud greater mistake TO try to do the
work ON comparatively level farms
with light mares. Horse power Is
cheaper than man power.
Maternity rather than beauty should
also be kept IN view. The best looking
mare is seldom the best breeder. The
brood mare should have n roomy.
somewhat loose construction rather
than the compact. closely knit form.
which Is more attractive to the eve.
IL is a general rule Of breeding that
cOmpactneSs should be sought in the
male. size In the female. A partial ex-
cepuon u this rule Is In the prOduc-
ton of draft horses on the farm Ex-
cessively heavy mares would be un-
wieldy fer general farm work. There
fore size is sought Ia the stallion, and
mares are chosen which are not too
large To tie profitable workers, but
large enough to mate consistently with
the stallion selected. Professor Thorn
as I. MARS Before Pennsylvania Nor.
mai Institute.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
Color In Draft Horses.

This important matter is certainly
too little considered. 1t is all moon.
shine to say that a good horse is new
er OF bad color. and the old saw has
done harm enough and TO spare. The
fady colcred equine may possibly be
able TO do as hard days work as the
black. the brown or the dark chestnut.
but II very likely may not. Fady col
ors and delicate constitution 60 to-
gether very often. while such shades
or blazing marks are never admired
by the buyer. The dealer will not be
long telling YOU about 1t II you have :
fady Chestnut. piebald light gray or
cream colored horse to sell. aud GER
tainly those firms that pay high figures
for their heavy horses will not counte-
nance bad cOlors. Then upon the prin-
ciple Of holding every feature up TO
top quality and missing no advantage
a farmer Is foolish to breed from pc
culiar coiored mares. How many OF
the most promising FLIES which will
make the best brood mares are sold
Just because they bring in little ex-
ira money. while the inferior ones are
kept 10 become brood mares,-W. II.
Gilbert IN National Stockman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
LEGISLATURE

Establishment Of the epileptic colony
In Amherst 10 assured. II Gov. Mann
signs the bill, for IL passed the Senate.
Tie House has already acted favorably.
The measure carries no appropriation.
for this feature will be attended to by
the Finance Committee in the General
Appropriation bill
Further legislation was enacted along
the line Of care Of the mental unfortu-
mates when the Senate passed the bills
making separate accommodations for
the care Of criminal insane. II is in
tended to care for the whites Of this
class in a separate building at the
Southwestern State Hospital at Marion.
and for the colored at the Central Hos
pital at Petersburg.
The Byrd Liquor bill, which had been
favorably reported from the House
Committee, and was on its second read
ing, was sent to the Finance Commit
tee
The Legislature will adjourn March
u, according to schedule. The session
may be extended few days.
Amendments were made to the Sen
ate bill providing that counties may is
sue county bonds for road and bridge
improvements. One was offered by
Mr.. Bell allowing the supervisors 70
handle the bond issue, so as TO save the
expense of commissions of treasurers-
Among the bills passed by the Senate
was that continuing the fund for re-
tired teachers.
Mr.. Moncure, of Stafford, introduced
bill to amend section Of chapter
of an act concerning public service cor
porations, and to amend and re-enact
section 6 of chapter of an act con-
r.sxtls.. -
regard to the duties of telegraph and
telephone companies.
BY Judge Sims: A bill to amend and
re-enact section 1915 of the Code re-
lsting to the duties of the county treas
urers in receiving and disbursing school
money, collecting school levies and
keeping separate accounts thereof.
A bill TO protect travellers and en-
ployes on railroads operating in Vir-
ginia-
BY Mr.. Wexford: A bill to amend
and re-enact section S34 of the Code.
Mr.. Bowman introduced bill to al
low the Commissioner of Fisheries tc
pay, out of funds of the commission,
$500 to each of the unsalaried members
of the commission for special service:
for the year 1908 and 1903.
The Senate passed the bill which in.
CredSeS the taxes OF the nre ana lie
insurance companies doing business in
Virginia The total increase will be, il j:
said, sixty-eight thousand dollars.
The Senate Finance Committee re.
ported favorably the bill which imposes
a license tax Of five to twenty dollars
on all automobiles, graded on the horse
power of each machine.
Carrying out the recommendation
made by Gov. Swanson as TO the propo-
sition to amend the Constitution of the
United States so as to permit the levy.
ing of tax or incomes, the Senate
Committee reported favorably the rati.
fication of the amendment. Concurrence
on the part of two-thirds of the Stats
Legislature will be necessary before
Congress can declare the amendment
adopted
Messrs. Taliaferro and Noting: A bill
TO authorize the Auditor of Public Ac
counts to pay to the Confederate Me
mortal Association at Gordonsville, $50
appropriated for the year 1907, no par
of said appropriation having been paid
In the house the optomery bill wen
down to defeat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
A LAFAYETTE WOMAN HUNG
Marvellous Results of the Great Dis.
e0very.

When the Root Juice scientist was AZ
Lafayette. Ind. Mrs. Tom Sheldon. OF
that city, called on him and said: IL
Setuaily hung 20 the neck of my hus-
band and pleaded with him TO try Root
Juice. So much was being said about
the many cures the remedy was making
that felt il might do him some good,
he had suffered for years with his
stomach and kidneys and severe head
ache. Every change Of the weather his
back hurt him intensely. and of late
years the lightest food would ferment
IN his stomach and bowels. and the for
nation of gas would cause hin, TO bloat
very much. He had tried so many
things that he had lost heart. but /
hnaily persuaded him to get a bottle of
Root Juice. The first bottle msde him
feel so much better that he went back
70 the drug store and got three more
bottles. After using four bottles of the
truly wonderful medicine his health
seems perfect | never saw such a
change IN a man in my life. He told me
that he would not take fortune for
what Root Juice has done for him. {"
Inc remedy creates much excitement in
every city in which it is introduced.
0ne or the demonstrations was at
Huntington, w. Va. recently and
nearly every day the newspapers at
that point reported marvellous good
that was being derived from the use Of
the remedy by numerous citizens. The
instructors have hundreds of testi-
monials from people who have been
cured by the great remedy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
Feed Cows Literally.

Remember Il pays TO feed COW 10
the limit OF her capacity. II can be
safely depended upon that n COW
which receives only three-fourths Of
a full ration viii yield only one-half rs
much milk as the same COW receiving
full ration. Tie reason for this is
that about 20 per cent OF all the food
that COW consumes Is required for
her maintenance. The other half goes
TO form milk. When we withhold one
fourth Of the full allowance Of feed
for COW we are supplying only one
half the amount of feed which Is &c
tually required for the production Of
milk. Yet | think that Il Is safe 20
say that NJ least ninc .cnths Of our
dairymen fail to supply the final quar-
ter OF the cows ration. Always feed
a COW to her fun capacity. and this
means To- supply feed as long as there
is an economical response in milk. or
course II would be perfectly useless TO
feed COW whose milk production is
limited 20 two gallons per day four
gallon ration. because the feed for the
two gallons would be wasted Pro
fessOr Johu Michels.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
DEATHS

Miss Eliza Thompson, 80 years old,
died Monday in Culpeper. She is sur
vived by three nephews and one niece.
Mrs. d. T. Tinsley, of Madison coun-
ty, died few days ago, aged a. She
is survived by her husband and six
children
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, widow of r.
II. Wilson, of Richmond, died Sunday
night at Purton Island. Gloucester
county. at the home Of her brother, the
late Capt. R. c. Coleman, where she
lived during her widowhood. She was
~ years old.
Beverly B. Turner, 90 years old. died
at his home, near Broad Run. He Is
survived by widow, four daughters
and two sons. Mr.. Turner farmed ex-
tensively and was interested in dairy
ing. In 1892 he ran for Congress as
the Farmers Alliance candidate and
made creditable showing.
At the Burton House in Urbanna,
Feb. Is, Mrs. Mary Bayiiss Woody,
wife of j. E. Woody. passed away, in
the fifty-second years Of her age. She
is survived by her husband, three
brothers and one sister. Her remains
were taken to the old homestead al
Loyds, Essex county, for interment.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17

m the name of the Commonwealth of
Virginia In the Clerks Office Of the
= Circuit court of the county of Spot
sylvania on the 14th day of February,
1910. F.W. Coleman, plaintiff, against
Judge A. B. East, trustee, and Ella }.
Palmer, defendants.
Upon an amended and supplemented bill
The object of this suit is to recover
of the defendants $3.50 and to subject
2iS acres of land, situated in Spotsyl-
vania county, Virginia, to the satisfac-
ton thereof, said land being the same
land that was conveyed to Judge A. &.
East, trustee, by Wiley Palmer by deed
duly recorded in the CLERKS Office OF
the Circuit court of Spotsylvania coun-
ty. Va, said deed being dated February
3rd. 1909. And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendants,
Judge A. B. East, trustee, and Ella j.
Palmer, 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 wha
terest in this suit. And it is furthe
ordered that a copy thereof be publish
ed once a week for four weeks in TIT
Free Lance and that a copy be poste'
az the front door of the courthouse o
this county on or before the next sue
lceeding rule day after the entry Of thi
suit
Teste:
7. A. Harris, Clerk.
T. Stokeley Coleman, p. q.
n A copy-Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
THE NEW COMMISSIONER
Wingheld Well known as Campaign
Manager

J. Richard Wingfeld, of Albemarle
county, who was named by Gov. Mann
a a member of the State Corporation
Commission 10 succeed Col. Willard, is
a native Of Albemarle, where he has
lived all his life. He is sixty three
yearn old He served in Confederate
Army. and at battle Of Wilderness in
1864 was wounded. ball penetrating
one lung. He graduated from Univer-
sify Of Virginia and served two terms
rs State Senator. During the first
term of President Cleveland, Mr.. Wing
field WINS named as u. S. consul 70
Costa Rica- Later he was elected
treasurer Of Albemarle county, and
served three terms Mr.. Wingfield has
for years been identified with public
nhnirs- He Is a close friend of Gov
Mann, and during the governorship
campaign was one of his closest adj
visore.
As a political campaign manager,
NM Wingfeld has been best known for
BIS handling of the campaign of Sena-
tor Daniel against John S. Barbour and
his later management of the first sue
cessfui campaign Of Senator Martin
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17

WIZ fldCCs O1N
iorue -s1slt as quick
--sen0nth, or even il
J 10 make the rounds
we ws@0f atRe~ our roads worked about
four times year.
Some may think our county cannot
afford to buy two steam or gasoline
engines with sufficient machinery, in
GLIDING labor, ETC., to work the roads
Well, let US figure 4 little
Suppose traction engine costs y, w,
scraper, $500; roller, $3.50; plows; 500;
| that would be $3.50. and suppose 1t
would last eight years. that would be
S356.25 per year. Suppose i takes :
hands, including a cook, at 81. 90 per day
to operate the machinery, that woulc
be So per day for 200 days, which wouic
be $500 perhaps the fuel and oil woulC
cost 81 SO per day, which would amount
to $500 for two hundred days, tina
would make the expenses OF an outn
cost $2656. Is, twice that amount woul'
II be IS, 3l2. so for two road working out
Z fits and the amount that was to b
{ collected for road improvement las
. year was over $1,000 in the county
: Now If the above figures are correct W
{ would have nearly s., 900 in the treai
4 ury after paying for all that Is mentor
n ed above and if they are not correct
~ will give US some idea of what i thin
n we ought TO have.
~ l.. l.. P.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
LETTER FROM FAuoUItR
Broad Run. Feb. Is 1910

~~~ ~~~@-f ~ - A@AS-
Hunting Is still out Of the question
in this section. Such terrible wintry
weather diseourages drags and all out
door sport.
Mrs. Louis Paul Anton Santi. nee
Jefiries, of Brooklyn. n. Y, is visiting
her mother in Warrenton.
DIR. J. Hunter Selby, who married
Miss Della Slaughter near here. has
decided 70 leave Warrenton TO enter in
70 a partnership with his relative, DIR.
Barnes, Of Staunton. He will be en-
gagged in laboratory work.
We are pleased 70 note that the fam
lilies Of Mr.. John W. Waller and Mer-
Ger Waller have almost recovered from
their late illness from grippe.
An interesting letter has been re-
eeived here from Miss Spilman. of
WarrentOn. who. in company with Miss
Carr. is spending the winter in Paris.
Miss Spilman describes the late rise in
the Seine and tells how each, she and
her companion. would measure the rise
of the water Rs il came higher and
higher in the city.
The wedding Of Miss Mary Powell.
daughter of Mrs. Gill Bastable. of Cal
verton. took place in Washington
Wednesday to Mr.. c. F. Harwocd.
of Richmond. Virginia. assistant
Iatnc manager OF the X. r. & L. X. X.
Miss Powell was well and favorably
known here and was considered one of
the most popular and attractive girls in
her set
Miss Lille Edmonds, who has return
ed from visit to Oklahoma. is occu-
plying her rooms over the postoffice and
Is preparing for spring work
Again It devolves upon US to record
the sudden death of a Confederate Of
ficer. Capt. VIM. T. Smith, an old and
distinguished Confederate and father
of our esteemed friend and neighbor.
Mr.. Waller Staples Smith. of Spring
field. near here. Mr.. Smith went to
Christianburg TO attend the funeral.
Capt Smith leaves a widow and nine
children. He was in all the battles
with Stonewall Brigade, was at Gettys-
burg and through the Valley campaign
he was twice wounded
A few moments ago a messenger
brought the sad news of the sudden
death of Mr.. Beverley Turner. another
gallant Confederate He died at his
home near Broad Run: will be buried
at Little Georgetown, from Church Of
Our Saviour. Feb. 10.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
SP0TSyLvkNlA ROADS
Parker, Va, Feb. Is.

Parker, Va, Feb. Is.
To The Free Lance.
would like to state for the benefit
of those who know it not, that while
Mr.. Joe Dempsey's voting place is at
Parker, he lives way out on the
suburbs. We might say a native of
another forest for his P. o. address is
the Wilderness.
As the money raised by the bond
issue is not sufficient to macadamize all
of the public roads in the county or
even in CORTLAND and Chancellor dis
tricts, i would like to give my idea
concerning the working of the roads
that will not be permanently improved
by the bond issue fund.
! think the county ought TO own two
road working outfits for the general
improvement of the roads. Each out
fit TO consist of good road machine.
A heavy roller TO follow it, few plows
and about 20 horse power traction
engine 10 furnish the power necessary
for working the machinery. Let each
outfit have n house on wheels- nd start
out on the roads ahoutapril LIST and
give -r---------- .artafr, s---- =. -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
LOCAL MARKETS.
Corrected by Simon Hirsh & BIZ

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)
Wheat, Sl.O5 to 81. 20; corn, 72 to IS:
meal. $l.70 TO 81. 75: oats. so to So; old
hens, live, IL TO l2: dressed, II to 80:
chickens. live, II to Is: dressed, II to Is;
eggs, % to D; lard, Is to IA; ducks; live.
10 to y; dressed y TO Is: turkeys, live,
Is to Is: drawn. Is TO 20; undrawn. Is
to %; butter. % to 25; country hams, Is
10 20; Irish potatoes. 65 TO 50: lambs,
81 80 10 81; hides, green, 9 to IL: dry
sailed, 10 to u; dry hides. 10 TO Is: calf
skins No. /, Sl.0O to 81. %; baled hay.
Sl4 TO SIT per ton; leaf sumac, 20 70 IS
per 100; live hogs, 6 l-2 20 Z; beef, live
weight, 3 to (; pork. 81 TO 9; wool,
Is TO 30 per 10; veal. 5 l-2 to 6: sweet
potatoes, so to 81.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1910.
We hone the prejudice agains

We hope the prejudice against
service corpc atoms now obtaining
win not evidence itself to the extent
Of inducing the Virginia Legislature
to pass the proposed act to prohibit
any one representing such a corpor-
alton from being a member of the
Legislature. Leaving out the quss-
ton as to whether such an act would
be constitutional, it is unquestion-
ably unjust and unfair. We do not
mean TO insinuate that the corpora
lions do not need curbing and regu-
lating. They undoubtedly do. but
there is as much danger and more
to the peoples interests in OVERRIDING
the thing than in UNDERGOING it. A
corporation has as many rights in
many respects as an individual,
and it is indeed a part of
the body polite. If it has
such rights and is a person in a
legal sense. why should the fact that
a member of the legislature, who is
elected by the people, and not by a
corporation. and is also an employee
of a corporation, debar him from the
legislature. By the same reasoning
a farmer could be debarred because
he may be considered favorable to
the farming interests, and the mer-
chant, the doctor, the baker and the
candle-stick maker would fall in the
same category. For our part. we
think the people can very well be
trusted not to let into the legislative
halls too many of any kind or condi-
ton of men to jeopardize the peo-
pies interests.
The public-service corporations
have contributed as much to the
wealth and advancement Of the peo-
pie as any other factor of modern
life. and they will continue to do so
II they are not hampered and
estranged from the people by such
evidences Of blind prejudice.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
FINED 500 AND SENT TO JAIL

Robert Tucker, q student at Fork
Union Academy, went to Richmond 10
attend the track meet He got negro
mar. John TAYLOR, t. buy a bottle of
yhiskey for him. A policeman saw the
transaction, and when the negro de-
Mered the liquor he nabbed the man
and the student They were arraigned
in court and the negro was fined $lOO
and costs. As the negro could not pay
6gWks sent TO Jail for year. The man
knew nothing of the violation of the
law. and the student tried TO save him
bat he could not The boy. who Is JUS
"a, was given a reprimand and sen
back to school. The police justice vii
probably release the man within
month.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
Pam, Mi.sd WIEN skimmiIk.

A good inside paint where a gloss Is
not required and one that will not rub
off can he made by mixing the dry
color with sweet skimmilk and apply
ing as other paint. says Farm Frog
ress. Ten cents worth OF dry color
(some colors sell AZ about cents
pound, with milk to thin. will cover
as much surface as a dollars worth of
oil paint and answers admirably where
one Is not justified in buying eNpen'
sive paint. as the case where one Is
renting by the year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17

IN the Clerks Office of the Circuit
court of the county of Stafford on
. the 18th day Of February, 1910. w.
o. Helm and J. b. Hefiin. plaintiffs.
VS.. Joseph Davis. Mamie Davis, his
wife; Clarence Hefiin. c. W. Sanford.
S. A. Sanford, his wife; Lawrence G..
Sanford, Lucy T. Sanford, j. d. San
ford, Elizabeth Sanford, his wife: II.
n. Sanford and Elizabeth Smith San
ford. his wife; Mar A. Huffman and
Cecil Huffman. her husband. defendants.
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit is to quiet the
title TO a certain tract of land lying and
being in the county of Stafford. Va.
known as lot No. 9. in the division of
the estate of the late NathanielGreaves.
containing about Is. 6S5 acres and more
particularly described in a certain deed
of April 30th, 1908. from Sanford ct
ais TO Clarence Hefiin, recorded in the
Clerks office Of the Circuit court Of
Stafford in Book IL. page 529. and TO
have the court declare null and void the
above mentioned deed and one of date
Set 3rd, 1903. from Clarence Heflin TO
So ~ ~ :, - said court
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
HOUSE PASSES RIVERS
AND HaRB0RS BILL

The rivers and harbors bill, carrying
appropriations Of more than $S5. 00O, 900
with authorizations Of work that will
cost in excess of s., 900, 600 additional,
was passed by the House Tuesday.
The bill goes over TO the Senate. 1t
will at once be referred to the commit
tee on commerce. 1t will lay there for
long time and not be brought out in
open Senate until the leaders in the re-
spective houses have the way paved for
action on measures that must be passed
/ at this session.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
Producing Fertile Esas.

In order TO get hens in prime condi-
ton To produce fertile eggs you are re-
quired 10 follow as closely after ma
lures Vlau as possible Provide them
with = liberal amount Of green food.
together with animal food. at least
twice each week. II you cannot give
them a large. roomy yard release them
from confinement al least an hour each
duv
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
STORM ON THE WAY

Colder weather is expected to follow
the storm now moving rapidly eastward,
which is due over the Eastern States
Thursday.
Rain and snow will mark its coming
in the Eastern and Southern States.
The temperature is expected TO rise
and then fall again, and severe winds
will accompany the disturbance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
c.hhan. Back For Hens.

A convenient rack for feeding cab
bage, cut OF whole clover. etc. is made
by mailing poultry wire to the side OF
the house In such way that 1t bulges
and forms a pocket. II Is nailed on
two sides and bottom. The hens eat
the green food through the mesh OF
the wire. and very little is wasted
Western Poultry Journal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
fl7w4w
LADY WANTED

To introduce our very complete spring
line of beautiful wool suitings, wash
fabrics, fancy waistings, silks, etc.,
hdkfs. laces and petticoats. All up to
date N. Y. City Patterns. Finest line
on the market. Dealing direct with the
mills you will find our prices low.
Profits, So 90 to $50. 90 weekly. Samples
and full instructions packed in neat
sample case, shipped express prepaid.
No money required Exclusive territory
Write for particulars. Be first to apply.
STANDARD DRESS GOODS CO.,
Dept c j. Binghamton, N. Y.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
If,,sy<H-

isfhe ordinssPns HssasSitSse of the City
Council, of Danville, after conference
with Board of Health and the city
physician, adopted recommendation
for the compulsory vaccination of all
residents of the city over three years
of age, except in cases where the
health of the parties might be en-
dangered.
This step is the result of the small
pox epidemic. There have been in all 81
cases in Danville. Only Is are now
under treatment, 10 of whom are at th'
pest house and others quarantined a
their homes.