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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
READING ENTERS PITTsBURG
Deal For New Line From Cumberland
to ConnelIsXille Completed.

to ConnelIsVille Completed.
Philadelphia, Aug. %. - After sew
eral years of surveying and buying
up the right of way the Philadelphia
& Reading railway has gotten an out
let for western freight and an en-
trance into the Pittsburg field.
The announcement that the deal has
been practically completed for a new
line from Cumberland. Md, to Con
nellsville, Pa, was received with in
terest in railroad circles. and the fac
that this will open up a large terri
tory which is practically without
competitive service at this time. II
hailed with satisfaction by shippers
of this city.
The new spur will likely be read,
for traffic within the year. and the
Reading hopes for a large part Of the
iron and steel tonnage Of the Pittsburt
district. as well as freight shipped
from this city to western points.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
NOTICE

To our sumac customers: On account
of our very large stock Of leaf sumacc
on hand from last seasons crop, and
very little demand for the manufac-
tured article, we will not be in the
market at the beginning of the coming
season. Should conditions change we
will promptly notify you from this
paper.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
TRAIN WRECK KILLS SIX
Freight Expresses Collide Near North
field. VI.

field, W.
Mortified. VI. Aug. 22-Six mer
were killed, one was probably fatally
injured and seven others were badly
hurt as the result of a head-on coils
Ion between two freight trains on the
Central Vermont railroad at Mortified
Falls. two miles north OF here.
All the dead and injured belonged to
the train crews.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
LEGISLATOR DEAD

Stephen M. Shepherd, member OF
House of Delegates from Fluvanna and
Goochland counties, died Saturday at
Virginia Hospital of paralysis. He
was IS years old and unmarried.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
WILL REPAIR SAWS

will be prepared to hammer and re-
pair circular and other saws for the
next few months. Those having work
will ship saws to c. B. Durrett, Fred
ericksburg, Va, and address c. B. Dur
rett, Leavells, Va.
a23llm- a20s2t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
MONEY TO LOAN

In sums Of $500 and upwards, real
estate security. Apply TO Chichester q
Chichester, ATTORNEYS. ls II
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
MONEY TO LOAN

on improved real estate in sums of not
less than $1,000. G. B. Wallace, At
torney, Fredericksburg, Va. al6w4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
MONTREAL MALT WHISKEY

The best on the market. Price So per
gallon. Write to Eugene Bode, care of
E. E. Downham & Co., Alexandria, We.
9i2m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23

Don't look for the reliable Norris
store at the old stand; the new and up
to-date store is only one and half
block from the old stand, where you
will be served in the same courteous
way. Everything sold with the guar
antee that guarantees. The leading
jewelry store, GIG Main st. Phone 200.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
Fine prices paid for country hams,
bacon, calves, lambs, chickens, eggs
and country produce in general.
Harris & Bro,
Iapl4-6m Fredericksburg, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
AQUA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

AQUA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Aqua District School Board, of
Stafford Co., Va, will meet at Ebe-
nezer school-house, near Garrisonville,
Thursday, Sept. /, 1910, at 10 o'clock,
to elect and contract with teachers for
the term beginning first Monday in De-
tober. All applicants please be present
and present certificate signed BY Supt.
James Ashby. r. A. Clce,
23a3 Clerk Board.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
PEAL. ESTATE WANTED

We have buyers for real estate on
Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers.
List your property with US at once.
Piedmont Real Estate Agency.
~ Fredericksburg, We.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23

For up-to- date, neat stationary send
your orders to The Free Lance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
MONEY TO LOAN

In sums to suit on good security. APP
DIV to Lee j. Graves, attorney III
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
Only Exits Are Canyons.

Wallace. with population Of 5000,
and twelve miles west Of Missoula, Is
densely built in a small cup shaped
basin surrounded by mountains, the
only exits being three narrow can
yons. These are now hemmed in by
the flames.
A courier was dispatched on horse
back from Mullan. six miles from Wal
lace. but he returned In an hour. say
ing he could not reach within two
miles of the burning city, as the can
yon was a seething furnace.
The Northern Pacific and Oregon
Railway G. Navigation railroads have
turned over all their cars and motive
power to the refugees, allowing none
to take any baggage.
Two trains are going toward Mis-
soula. AS communication Is cut OF II
Is impossible to tell how many are go
ing west to Spokane. but at least two
trainloads of refugees are fleeing in
that direction.
The following message was received
over the Northern Pacific lone wire,
which Is the only means OF commune
cation with the stricken. and 1t is la
BILE to go down at any minute:
Every hill around this place Is a
mass of flames and the place looks
like a death trap. No connections can
be had with outside towns Men, wo
men and children are hysterical In
the streets and are endeayoring to
leave town by every possible convey
ance Trains are being made up OF
box cars"
The east side of town is in flames
including the new Worstell building
the Times building and Michigan no
tel. both old. and new oregon Railway
& Navigation depots. Pacific and the
Couer d'Alene hotels and many other
buildings.
Wild Scenes Enacted.
Dynamite is being used in attempts
to check the progress Of the flames
The scene at the depot Is a wild one
but no deaths have been reported sc
far. The confusion Is such, however
that no accurate information is OBJ
tainable.
All electric lights are out and tele
phone wires are down. The Sunset
brewery and many neighboring houses
and places of business have been con
sumed.
The Shoshone county court house If
thought TO be doomed. Flames now
threaten the Wallace fire station.
The last word from Wallace came
over the train wire of the Northern
Pacific and was to the effect that the
flames we're spreading.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
WANTED

WANTED
Experienced brickyard men, also
laborers. Good wages, steady work.
Apply to D. j. jenkins, General Supt /:
Vulcan Fire Brick Co., Wilmont Wharf
Gndex p. OF. Va. 23jlm
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23

On good real estate security, city or
country. Granville r. Swift,
Attorney at Law,
al3l-s2t-w3m Fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23
TOWN IN FLAMES
5000 Penned in Wallace,
Idaho, by Fire.
TRAINS RUSH TO RESCUE
The Only Exits Are Narrow Canyons,
Now impossible and Last Word
Tells Of Helpless Woman
and Children.
TRAINS RUSH TO RESCUE

Missoula. Mont. Aug. 22.-Fire. IT.
resistible and overwhelming. swept
over the mountain wall about Wallace,
Idaho. along which more than a thou
sand men were fighting.
a high wind drove the flames
through the line of fighters. sweeping
over the feeble barriers which had
been prepared in the effort to check
the spread of the fire toward the
threatened town.
with a roar the fire swept up the
south and west slopes Of the hill and
rushed down the Wallace side OF the
ridge.
In a few minutes several buildings
along the edge OF the city were In
blaze. In another minute the city was
showered with blazing embers from
the forest and these. falling upon the
roofs. started more than fifty fires in
the town.
At midnight many buildings had
been destroyed, and the last message
from the stricken city before commu-
nication was cut on was that there
seemed no hope for any of the struc-
lures.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-23

1t will be given to the person who has in
regular use the oldest sewing machine of any
make.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02
.PERILs OF THE HoBBLE SKIRT
Tragic Humiliation of an Amateur
Leader of Chicago Fash
ions.

Halsted street. the longest city thorough
fare in the world. and the fashionable high
way Of Chicago, has seen its first hobble
skirt. 1t welcomed the advent of the new
skirt with cheers, and the Halsted street
small boys turned out en- masse to serve
as a fitting escort to the latest of Dame
Fashions whims.
Therefore. when Miss Reba Goldstein,
the belle Of Twelfth street, turned into the
main thorougnfare wearing the latest OF
fashions fancles, she was welcomed in true
Halsted street style.
Miss GoIdstein Is the leader of Twelfth
and Halsted street styles. She is the pat
tern criterion and the Betty Vincent Of
her district. Miss Goldstein leads; others
follow.
Miss Goldstein had no sooner appeared on
the Boulevard de Halsted than little Swear
old Ignatz Dubinsky abandoned his posi-
tion of keeping flies from his fathers fruit
stand and ran shrieking into the street:
Say. fellers, pipe the sack race"
The fair follower Of fashion had not pro-
gressed down the street more than half a
block before she was the center of a cheer
ing mob Of urchins.
Miss Goldstein was at first pleased by the
attention she was attracting, but when the
gist OF the remarks came to her above the
clamor OF the mob. she was embarrassed
She attempted to seek safety in flight. but
owing to the skirt. she could not flee. She
could do nothing but toddle.
Push 'er over and see II she kin git
up" shrieked the juvenile student OF style.
Miss Goldsteln started to cross the street
to seek safety, but car was approaching
so rapidly that she was about to be run
down unless fate interferred. Fate did.
Policeman John Dolan, seeing her danger
and realizing her inability TO run, picked
her up in his strong arms and carried her
to safety.
Miss Goldsteln was reduced to tears
when Sol Rubetsky showed his push-cart
through the crowd that surrounded her,
and, like a Lochinvar. loaded her in and
bore her away to her home and to safety
Chicago Journal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02
HE WAS A FAMOUS RoBBER
Masterfu1 Crook Roands Eighty Years
and Passes Away in
Peace.

Langdon w. Moore, who has just died at
the age of So in a quiet New Hampshire
community. where he was much respected
even by those who knew his record, was
one OF the great master thieves of the
United States when in his prime. He oper-
ated In the era when few sensational bank
robberies were committed by men behind
the counter In one instance he got away
with as much money and securities as
Coleman, and he was able by compromise
to avoid prosecution. First and last before
he was lodged In the state prison, where he
served sixteen years, he must have stolen
hundreds OF thousands of dollars, usually
by adroitness without violence. At last the
law caught him, as It catches the cleverest
OF rogues, but II had a long combat OF wits
with him, for Moore was one Of those Grim
inals OF whom 1t could be truly said that
his powers II applied TO honest callings
would have gained him prominence. ordin-
arily criminals are not markedly intellectual
men, but Moore was exceptional In having
more than mere cunning in his makeup.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02

A veritable edition de luxe among rail-
road pamphlets has been issued by the
Grand Trunk Railway System to proclaim
amongst tourists the slories OF the cities
OF Montreal and Quebec The brochure IL
beautifully printed and generally arranged
in the artistic style OF earlier days, when
the ornamentation Of q volume was re-
earded as an important incident to its rep
resentation or reading matter. 1t gives
an interesting description OF the two most
interesting cities in, Canada, with many
Illustrations from photographs Sent free
to any address. Apply to H. G. Elliott
Oh Merchants Loan 4 Trust Building. Chi.
caRo,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02
IOWA DELEGATES GATHER
Republicans Of Hawkeye State Lay
Plans for Convention.
J. P. DoIIIvER FOR CHAIRMAN
senator Cummins VIII Ne Temporary
officer and PrOgressives Plan to
Put His Colleague I'm
After Him.
CFrom a staff Correspondent)


DIES MONIES, Aug. i.--(special Tele-
grsm.) -Deiegates to the republican state
convention gathered In the city in large
numbers today and informal conferences
were the order of the day. The conven-
ton committee of the state committee ar
ranged the detailed program for the district
csucuses which will be held to select COM
mitteemen at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. The convention will be called at II
Senator A. B. Cummins will be temporary
chairman and will speak for about an hour.
At O'Clock the afternoon session will be-
Sin and the resolutions report will be dis
posed Of before the nominations are made
for judges and superintendent.
A boom was started among delegates from
northern Iowa for Senator Dolliver for per-
manent chairman and It is likely he will be
chosen. The progressives are earliest on
the ground and are concerned with the
writing Of the platform. but both fsSuons
VIII hold various conferences.
Disease in Des Moines.
The first case Of infantile paralysis in
Des Molnes was discovered today. A g.
year-old boy In University Place was found
to be suffering from It. He lives at Hamp-
tor and has been here on a visit for six
weeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02

herself and she was just going to tell me
the mosst terrible things she had been
through when another door opened and
once more 1t was next
Say, It wasn't little bit encouraging
to see a great big, husky man led out by a
little bit Of a nurse. all white about the
eills and with handkerchief to his mouth
I do believe II II hadn't been for those
awful things that typewriter girl had gone
through ia have had another engagement
But l went in all right, and then wasn't
smoothed down fine.
Two men all In white and q nurse all
In white in a room all white, and they pre-
tended they didn't know thing about
what I'd called to see them for. They just
asked me gently to open my mouth and
quietly closed the window, slipped tube
in my mouth, tipped me back in the chair,
and 1t was ali over. Tell you, honest,
didn't know a thing about it till ! found
them bowling me out. r..
Mind you rest thoroughly before you
leave the head tooth-puller was saying
Three dollars, please. and to the lady out.
side, You'll be all right in a minute,
Nextp M
"As 1 came out found that typewriter
girl telling the same thing to the man who
was 10 come dIter me, ana announcer man
just coming in from the big room, ready
for his turn. BY the time got my hat
there were three fresh persons playing
with the magazines and another just ar
rlving.
They said it was the off season, too.
reckon when they're real busy they have a
line all down the street. But what would
old InJun Bill have said to those three
plunks? He only charged two bits."-New
York Times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02
RED BLOOD AND FIDDLEsTICKS
Presence of women DiscOrdsnt
Note for Boxing Fans at
Reno.

To the thousands OF male boxing fans
present I'm Reno there was just one dis
cordant note. This was the presence OF
women
Members OF the female sex might have
better occupied their time as mothers, wives
and sisters than by journeying to Reno to
wallow about the training camps, gaping at
scantily clad boxers and yipping out their
shrill shrieks IN the arena. Some OF these
women hid behind the excuse that It was
the good, red blood" In them that made
them DESTROYS of seeing the battle. Red
fiddlesticksl 1t was simply a neuseating
display of feminine curiosity, backed up
and encouraged by men who accompanied
them and lacked authority TO keep them
away. There was always crowd OF white
women at Johnson's camp every day he
boxed, and nine out of ten of these women
insisted upon being presented to the black.
l saw several women take their young
daughters along with them when they
forced the introduction. IL was disgusting.
It was to escape this swarm of female
sightseers that Jeff refused to box publicly
at Reno. Finally he was persuaded TO do
so, and out OF the 1000 present at Moana
Springs that day one-fourth we're women
and children. Reno is as moral as any city
normally and the Jeffries-Johnson affair
did not increase the disorder to any marked
degree. Many women were present with
brothers, husbands and fathers Think of
gentler sex and their fanatic following of
it,. But many forgot that they were OF the
every incident bearing upon the fight I'M
sexed them.
/ can't tell how many women were pres
ent In the arena to witness the downfall
OF Jeffries, but the numbers ran into the
hundreds. Most of them were scattered
about among the men, but for the benefit
of those who wished to be exclusive and
were willing to pay the price, q row of
boxes was built at the back Of and ten
feet above the top seats Of the arena, and
curtains were strung across the front. The
exclusive" idea was joke. The curtains
were thrown back and, whereas the women
on the benches might have partially lost
themselves in the crowd. those in the boxes
were the center of all the people in the
arena who cared to gaze toward them.
will give you a single example OF how
some of the women in the arena behaved.
The lady was large, little on the Amazon
order, clad in automobile toys, and sat in
one of the $50 seate within few rows OF
the ring. She was accompanied presumably
by her husband, singularly clad and equally
husky.
During the greater part of the battle
this woman shrieked out announcement to
johnson, such as, GO it, you smoke!"
"Oh, you dinge!'' etc, and when the
knockout came she rushed from her seat,
up over the reporters tables, and pulling
herself up so that she leaned over the
ropes, shrieked and yelled at those in the
ring like Piute Indian.
Not very edifying, and though the hus-
band didn't seem to mind the exhibition,
there may have been son or daughter at
home who would not be overly pleased If
the moving picture men caught their mother
during her wretehed performance.-Leslie
Weekly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02
LOVE PELLETS FROM A GUN
Strenuous WOOing of WinsOme Lass
Causes Unusual Palpita-
tton.
do you love me Stellar Nor"

"Do you loYe me Stella? Nor"
Bang, bangl EF
"wnl you marry me. Stella? Nor"
Bang, bang. bangl E'>'
"Will you ever love me or marry me,
Stella? Nor
Bang. bang, bang. continued ad infinitum.
Wooing winsome but unwilling anaiden
with lead pills, propelled in fantastic FASH.
ion toward her pedal extremlties by 81
caliber cemetery filler, while the trigger
plays Wont you be my little turtle dove?p
is the latest way OF how not to propose la
Pittsburg e-. r
Having dlgested the above. IL you want
more details, ask Paul Kurkoski, who is
aged q years and lives at 1872 Penn, avenue.
And, If further evidence is needed that the
plan is neither effective nor enjoyable, call
stella ostrOwska a pretty 17-year-old Poll
ish girl, or her mother, Mrs. Kate ostrow-
ska of so Spring afley. 1c-. -, ..5.ssf
Paul appeared in police court before Mag
istrate Noble Matthews. Testimony offered
showed that when 1t comes to, novelty. and
originality this young PelishmRn has ali
the wooers-ancient and modern-looking
like selling platers in a stake event. -.
Paul. II. seemed, loved ,other .maidsns falr
in the Spring alley section, but Stella was
'+S SRRaS "a ais SyN' OOer ASCOINlAl6 W the
evidence, he had most peculiar way of
letting her know of the feelings which were
bottled up within his BOSOM Most, FREE
quently the outpourlng of his love was ac-
eompanied by q fusillade OF lead pills.
Paul would stand in the street ana will
until Stella passed in company with some
other man and then he would start shoot
ing at her dainty little feet
Dance and show you love me, dearie,"
he would sweetly chant and then the trig-
ger would fall on the bass pedal again, nc,
cording to the girl and her mother.
Stella, under such conditions, never re-
fused to dance, but it is nowhere on record
that her contortions were an evidence or
her undying love for Paul.
And then 1t was testified that on other
occasions PauPs love messages were waited
to Stella's ears under different conditions
He would appear just outside her window
late at night, and as a sort Of lullaby send
bullets through the windows OF his Juliet
room. Al other times he would bring two
revolvers and then his scramble would be
that famous song. Sleep, Little Baby of
Nine played very much fortisslmo.
The love messages OF Paul caused such
heart palpitation for Stella that sleep was
out Of the question: but he persisted so
that finally It was necessary TO call the
pohee.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-02
Yanl1ton countx Crops ARC Good.

YANKToN, Aug. 1.-(speciaD-The first
fruits of the crop Of 1910 are reaching this
city to furnish first threshing figures, and
completely dispel the idea that Yankton
county was in the dry belt Oats are show
ing up well and are running from thirty
two to near forty bushels per acre, with
the best fields TO hear from. Threshing.
(which frequently follows quickly upon the
cutting OF the grain, will be general the
first week in August and wheat and oats,
rye and barley are In the sheaves or in
stack ready for the threshers. Everywhere
comes reports that small grain is better
than was hoped for and most farmers re-
port much better yields than last year.