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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
A DREADFUL SIGHT

to H. ]. Barnum, of Freeyille, N. T.,
was the fever-sore that had plagued his
life for years in spite of many remedies
he tried. At last he used Bucklen' 8 Ar
MICA Salve and wrote: "it has entirely
healed with scarcely scar left. " Heals
Burns, Boils, Eczema, Cuts, Bruises,
Swellings, Coms and Piles like magic.
Only 25c at M. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
pE0T Am HEALTH IN MOTHER AED CHILD.

Mas. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEI{THING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It
sOOTHES the CHILD. SoFTRNS the GUNS,
AI.LAYS all PAIN cURES.WIND COLfc, and
Is the best remedy for DfARRHusA. IL Is abb
solutely harmless. BE sure and ask TOT Mrs.
winsiow's Soothing syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
NOT A WORD OF SCANDAL

marred the call of neighbor on Mrs.
w. P. Spangh, of Manvilie, Wyo., who
said: "she told me Or. Kings New Life
Pills had cured her Of obstinate kidney
trouble, and made her feel like a new
woman" Easy, but sure remedy for
stomach, liver and kidney troubles'
Only 25c. at M. NJ. Lewis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
nrIdn. colIapses; Fifteen Killed.

Paris, Aug. Sl-A railroad bridge
building. over a deep gorge near Bruil
in the Engandin valley Of Switzerland
collapsed, carrying thirty workmen to
the depths below. Fifteen were taken
ou, dead and the others are all prob
.t.Y., t,4,Itv hurt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
aov Suicide From Grief.

Philadelphia, Aug. 31-Grieving over
the deaths of his father and brother
Samuel Harris. fifteen years old, com
mitted suicide by inhaling gas
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
"G0vERNOR" HILL TAKES A WIFE

Governor" Hill, one of the most
notorious colored men OF this city,
was married to Martha Davis by
Rev. C. s. Lucas Wednesday. He
said: II intend to be straight
hereafter and join the church"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
ROADS DROP $3.50 MEN
Saving Of se4,ooo.ooo In Wages Made
In Last Year.

IN Last Tcdls
Chicago, Aug. 31.-A report just out
gives the number of employees drop
ped on 60 per cent OF the railway
mileage Of the country in the last year
as $3.50, a saving Of s94,0OO,OO0 In
wages.
AS bearing on the present wage dis
pute between the railway shop men
and the roads the figures given above
are considered by Robert Loyett, chair
man OF the board Of the Hartman
lines. and other railroad men to be OF
significance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
DEATH BENEFITS PAID

The Richmond Beneficial Insurance
Go. has paid through its manager, NJ.
E. Tyler. coIored, the death claim Of
Lena Jones, who was insured for $40;
also the death claim of Ida O'Neal,
WIN was insured for $40.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

Congressman Dying Of conhumption.
Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. 3l-Con-
gresham Sylvester Smith. Of the
Eighth district. ia dying from quick
consumption in a sanllarlum at Mon
royia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
ui..ims Of Aau Fewer Meet.

bethlehem. n. H., Aug. S1.-The an
nual two days session of the United
States Hay Fever association began
here tndav
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
Saturday, Sept. 2, 1911,

at noon, in front Of Law Building, In
Fredericksburg, Va, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bid
der, that Valuable house and lot
situated on south side OF Commerce
street and fronting on Commerce
street 81 feet and running back
between parallel lines 1853 feet. This
lot has a good 9 room dwelling In
good repair, woodshed and stable
situated thereon. Large shady yard
and adjoins.t the property OF Mr. +.
p. Stearns on the east and Is the
residence OF the late william Har-
ris. Terms, cash For further infor-
nation communicate with Frederick
w. Coleman, Attorney-at-law, Fred
erIcksburg, Va, or T. A. Harris,
Spotsylvania. Va.
TIA. Harris,
Attorney In fact for the widow and
heirs OF william Harris, deceased.
lau19-6t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
.SaleatPublic cAuctiOn
OF A
Valuable Residence,
IN FREDERICKSBURG, va.

IIN TIsLD DI7INI 'EN|'
BY virtue OF a power OF attorney
from the widow and heirs at law
OF William Harris, deceased, dated
25th day OF January. 1911, and duly
recorded in the clerks office OF
the Corporation Court OF Frederlcks-
burg, Va, in deed book N N, page
4S8 | shall on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

commencing at 10 O'Clock a. m, on the
premises where the said Hefiin former
ly resided, near Tackett's Mill, in Stat
ford, the following personal property.
Four work horses, 2 yoke Of work
oxen, young steers. IL sheep and 4
lambs, binder, mower, horse rake, drill,
wagons, harness, corn shelter, wheat
fan, and other farming implements too
numerous to mention; one 6-horsepower
engine and new thresher.
Terms OF sale will be announced on
day Of sale. X. c. l.: honeure,
Sheriff, Administrator Of the Estate OF
VIM. II. Heflin, deceased. l7slOt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
UPHOLD BEATT|E
Witnesses Tell of Seeing
Bearded Stranger.
OPENING OF THE Defense
Two Testify to Seeing Man Tally
ing With the One Accused
Husband Declared Killed
His Wife.
0PENING OF THE Defense

Chesterfield Court House. Va, Aug.
corroborative Of the
story told by Henry Clay Beattle. Jr.
that a bearded highwayman Killed his
wife with a shotgun was introduced
by the defense In the Beattie trial.
when W II. Holland, who lives In the
vicinity OF the Midlothian turnpike
where the murder occurred, declared
that he had seen a bearded man with
shotgun there about five hours bs
lore the tragedy.
Boattie has declared that a mysteri-
ous highwayman with a scraggy beard
killed MS wife. AMI that same scragg-
ly-bearded man. or his counterpart.
stalked into the evidence. gun In hand.
The prosecution closed its case. and
the defense caused a big surprise by
making Paul Beattle It's first witness,
but the real sensation came after Paul
had been subjected 10 bitter ques-
lionlng. II was nothing more or less
than testimony of the appearance In
the neighborhood OF the scene OF the
murder for several days OF mysterl-
1us stranger, in every way answering
the description Of the stranger who
Reattie says shot his wife lie has not
been seen in the vicinity since the
murder.
The witness who produced this start
ing testimony was Eugene Henshaw,
4 middle-aged dairyman, whose atten-
ion was attracted by the strange,
wild appearance Of the man and his
peculiar actions Il thought maybe he
might be a lunailc.' said the witness.
Following closely on the heels OF
This witness came another, w. r. Hol-
and. a quarryman. who saw a man
answering the same general descrip-
lion within a short distance Of the
scene Of the murder on the night 1t
was committed.
lie was then carrying a single bar
rel shotgun over his shoulder Al
though both witnesses had seen the
man before. Mr. Holland once and Mr..
Henshaw three times. neither has seen
lim since
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

1t takes a lot of faith to move you
to practice a little of it.
A man expects much out OF llttle ell
fort but is lucky to get little out OF
much.
When the average man isn't AFRAID
of his wife it's sign he's long ways
from home.
Nothing makes a girl SO furious with
her sunburn as not to have caught
the man with whom she got it,
A man down town with his lflehas
can act as If he were a milliohaFe
and at home with his family a paw
per.
Innocence is a shield ignorance
pitfall
From expecting, a wife comes 70
suspectng
When a man hasn't anything more
he wants to learn he needs to ieaff
most everything.
Somehow woman simply can
help being proud of her husband To-
| being absentminded.
There are people who like to go OF
picnics just as there are people Wit
get satisfaction out of being sfcl
labed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Not by Bread Alone.
u. Y. WORLDLY =


A Coroner's inquest was recently
held in London upon the body OF a
boy who had been found in a dying
condition in the gallery of music
hall. The evidence showed that death
had been due to starvation. II was
stated by one of the attendants OF
the place that IL was not intreauent
for them to find boys fainting in the
gallery because they are half
starved.
This story is more pertinent to our
problems and ought 10 interest us
more profoundly than all the tales OF
the coronation and the court 1t Is
a story that shows the human need
and craving for something more than
bread The starving boy that denied
himself food and spent his little coin
for an hour of light and color and
music and beauty and joy may be ae-
counted fool. yet he had in his soul
kinship with the highest and the
noblest on earth.
4 longing for the raptures Of life is
not a mere sensuousness. A desire for
keen delight is not a vanity, 1t is
not to the discredit Of Mahomet that
/
bread | would sell one and buy white
hyacinths." No one deems Balzac an
idiot because having come suddenly
into possession of 1000 francs while
starving in a garnet he expended the
whole of it for a curtain of crimson
velvet, spread the gorgeous thing over
his bare wall and then, supperless but
ecstatic, sat down to gloat over lts
lustrous splendor.
Wordsworth has told us he ACCOUNT
ed il better than wealth or ease 10
have seen white presences among the
hills and to have heard the voices OF
the immortal gods" Shelley has said
that the divinest feeling of the heart
is "the love of the moth for the star,
of the night for the morrow, the long
ing for something afar from the sphere
of our sorrow" And to these poor,
half-starved boys of the street, the
stage. with its tawdry decorations, its
glaring lights, it's banal melodies and
painted dancing girls was the white
hyacinth. the crimson curtain. the
white presenees on the hills and the
something afar from the field of then
sorrow SO they gave their last pen :
ny for ii and counted the coin Well
spent.
It is not worth while to point the
moral of this story to those whose
minds are affronted by the extrava-
gances and the pleasures of the poor
hut IT is worth while to note That
what is here told of London Is also
| trua In New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Editorial Comment
Moving Pictures to Boom a City.

(Broeton Enterprise)
1t has been suggested to the Board
of Trade in Worcester by Joseph j.
Raymond that il would be q good plan
to boom the city by some extent by
using moving pictures which it is
pres dmably expected that moving pic
ture houses around the country would
be willing to exhibit in their places.
1t is we'll known that there is value
in pictures of city shown in maya
zines or newspapers; people always
have a moment in which to look at
pictures when they cant spare time.
perhaps. to read a long story. espe-
cially one which merely has to do with
mary city. Mr.. Raymond tells the
Worcester people that the original
film OF 1000 feet would not cost over
$500, and that an additional 800 feet
could be obtained for 10 to u cents a
foot. It would all help, no doubt; but
what helps more quickly and thor
oushlN is a heart to heart talk with
some firm looking for place, and
. statement that a good building can
he found for them at a reasonable
rental in city or town where they
can find skilled help of the type they
are seeking. The moving picture adj
vertising plan might be used TO add
vantage to assist in getting other
firms interested in visiting the town
and looking it over, and then the talk
and proposition to help might again
be made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Chief Justice Emery's Retirement.

In his retirement Chief Justice
Emery carries to private life the high
est esteem of all classes of citizenship
in Maine, while distinguished men of
the nation offer striking but deserved
tribute. For quarter of a century
Chief Justice emery has rendered
conspicuous service on the Supreme
Bench of Maine, and for eight years
he has stood al the mead of our high
est court. In legal attainments, cul-
ture, judicial breadth, he ranks with
the most illustrious of those who have
occupied the seat which he is vacat
ing. His integrity ana acumen have
never been questioned; wisdom and
exact sense Of justice are among his
recognized attributes.
In the acceptance of his retirement
from arduous judicial duties the peo-
PIE Of Maine feel that they are in no
wise releasing Chief Justice Emery
from his usefulness to the common
wealth. With mental faculties at
zenith, capacity for work unimpaired,
and rich in scholarship, mind grasp
and the product of application and
observation. he stands az civic
monitor, and adviser of bench and bar.
AS student of Jurisprudence, and
social and economic evidence, his
views should contribute largely to
Names welfare and progress. We
welcome him 10 the supreme position
of private independence and a leader
ship in the court OF best resort-pub-
Acrceinion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Friday June 80, 1911.
Chief Justice Whitshouse.

Probably not in his career will Gov
ernor Plaisted perform an act arous-
ing more genuine enthusiasm and
hearty communication thar that at the
Colby commencement dinner, We'd
nesday. when he announced his choice
of chief justice for the Maine ST.
irene Court. The applause was OF
an order OF sincerity which could not
be questioned. That Colby's dis
tinguished son should attain the high
est honors which Maine can bestow in
the judiciary was cause sufficient for
rejoicing. The time. the place ana
the occasion We're admirably .appr1-
pirate for the announcement by the
Governor, and with the sons of Colby
the people of Maine, of all political
parties. will applaud
In editorial reference to the reap
pointment of Justice Whitehouse last
April, the Kennebec Journal said;
mo man in Maine is more emf
nently fitted for and adapted to
place in the highest judicial body OF
the State than is Justice Whitehouse.
Indeed we might safely 60 one step
farther and declare that no man is
better or perhaps so well calculated
by legal training and judicial at
tributes to head the Maine Supreme
Court when the present chief justice
shall retire.
These few words Of appreciation, it
seems. were not only approved by the
public at large, but in accord with the
opinion of the Governor.
The judicial career of Justice
Whitehouse is familiar to moet of our
readers having been reviewed at
length in our news columns, but the
Kennebec Journal embraces this OPP
portunity to- express. something which
the news columns do not consistently
convey-the admiration of its publish
ers, editors and readers for the distin-
guished Augutsa gentleman who be
comes chief justice of the Supreme
Court of Maine.
Chief justine WhHehouse dons the
ermine in an atmosphere of respect,
admiration and love of all classes,
who bow to his integrity. his culture,
his scholarly attributes and his love Of
Justice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
IN THE WIDE WORLD.

u,ba average number of acres TO the
farm i'm North Dakota in 1917 was 900
as compared with 34S in 1900:
The artifeiaISice used IN vienna ~ .
frozen in long cubical blocks anu o.n-
or sneeial forms to fit into the pre-
yailing sizes of receptacles IN Ice
chests. -.
A family in Holt county, says the
Kansas City Star is said to possess
as an heirloom a pair of baby SHOES
made in 1888. The shoes have peeh
in the possession of the family Tor 10
wears. and have been. tried on ali
the babies of the family.
one of the towers for the new naval
wireless telegraph station at airing
ton will be fifty feet higher, measur-
ing from the base, than the
Washington Monument. specifications
which have been issued by the Bureau
of Yards and Docks call for tower
coo feet in height from the base ana
for two towers $50 feet in height. AS
the ground of the new station IS sew
eral hundred feet higher than the base
of the Washington Monument the top
of the new wireless tower will be even
more TRAN fifty feet above that of the
historic mopument.-Army and Navy
Journal. q 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30

ipersisssay Ss2undernining his home
land I'd his children, would he
ned ified in. demandins protec-
lioa ID .tRe commonwealth. in the
V psnalties against his neigh
HAS heN neSsa right to pIotec-
| ton againsk shsas who are robbing
his home sS5sise for their own
present moheS saie
If the pedfBs ofsa,slocal option dry
town discover that the conditions for
which they stand are being violated,
and that neighboring towns are max
ing a business of advertising and cul-
tivating a business which has been
outlawed in their territory, should they
be blamed for asking state assistance
10 protect them?
Under any local option system thus
far conceived what remedy has the
dry town for the injuries it suffers?
What means has Maine of protect
ing herself against the provisions Of
tIie Interstate '"iiiIile'te 10"
Maine IS local option territory p"'
other states nave perfect iisn' -
advertise their nefarious trade in our
State. ana to snip thelf g"ouss mere
nnmoiested.
That IS local option eNehpilileo, anu
that is why prohibition has not pro-
hihited beyond what Is expected %
any other law
WHEN THE UNITED 81 4 f-'9
GOES OIL or ! II + II " - -
AS II HAS 6oNE VI 2f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
The Chances of "Reciprooity."

The Portland prophet OF over
whelming sentiment has discovered
another quotation. this time from the
Manchester Union. saying that the
sentiment of the country is over
wbelmtngly in favor of the bill treci-
proclty) and the recognition of that
fact Is So general that ii is powerful
influence for its success The Argus
goes on To say: THAT is what We
have been telling the chief organ of
the lumber interests in this State for
weeks past but the Kennebec Journal
has pretended not to believe it. As
things are tending, pretty soon even
the Maine spokesman for the roller
top desk farmer will have to drop
the pretence."
When the Kennebec Journal re-
sponded To the appeals of farmers in
various sections of Maine, and set
forth their claims against the So
called reciprocity" agreement, it an
nounced that it did not crave the
pleasure of butting its head against a
stone wall, but that it believed the
farmers were right, and il would
stand with them to the end of the
fight. At that time, ii seemed that
the reciprocity" fake was sure TO
pass at the last session of Congress.
We expected it to do so. AT the be-
ginning of the extra session we be-
lieved ii a matter of a few weeks at
the outside, when the measure would
receive it's ratification from the Sen
ate, but we have presented the chances
and the hopes that have arisen
from time to time, with our con-
tinued opposition to the measure. We
oppose it as much today as We did
months ago, and we still have hopes.
| All along we have asked for nothing
| more than fair play. We believe the
bill originated in deceit and has been
kept alive by unfairness, peryersion
of facts. and political expediency.
At the present time. when the
Argus is getting out its rooster and
| preparing for blast in celebration OF
the event, we find such a situation as
should open the eyes of the great
mass of people who are not farmers
and who are not directly affected by
the provisions of the reciprocity" at.
tempt. Every move that is made OF
bearing on the presidential as we'll al
on the tariff situation. The House
for once able to dominate the Senate
where three elements are prominent
standpatters, progressives. Democrats
The House. at times, seems almos
able to force the hand of the Senate
and the House. of course. is TO
/; reciprocity"
At the same time, Democratic lead
ers who have handled the affairs c
the House SO ably at the extra sessio
are every day coming material for III
! next campaign. The revision of III
3 various tariff schedules is going for
4 ward one after another, and Congress
: cannot adjourn without the consent
the House. The President has give
I assurance that he will not attempt
I Iprorogue it. The House is inspire
. by a purpose, while the Senate is d
! jyided against itself Revenue mea.
] ures must originate in the popul;
branch. and If the President shall ye
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Family Option.

The Liquor Trust circulars contain
the'followiqg expression of GOV. Wood
row WILSON of New Jersey:
Il am in favor of local option. |
am a thorough believer in local self
government and believe that every
self-governing community which con
stitutes social unit should have the
right to control the matter Of the
regulation or Of the Withholding of
licenses"
The man the Democratic leaders
are grooming for Presidential candid
acy apparently believes that self op.
tion should not be extended to the
esss-.,; that family option could moi
sssSaed in a community that loca
ouid not work as a state-wid.
y that that, statewide s,,,s,a,,,,l prohibition
8 Wilson would admit tina
n1 amer has a perfect RICH
sfr 1obligation TO enforce sucl
anfiy II ssae head o
UNION MANQ found his family men
No. Rbors deliberately an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Let Good Work Go On.
Good Readinq.

Editor kennebec Journal:
thought | could get along without
the Journal for a while. at least, but
you are giving us mighty interesting
reading these days on the prohibition
question and other topics of the day.
Enclosed find check for which please
continue the paper
Fairfield, June p. A. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Editor S Letter Box
Practice What You Preach.

Editor kennebec Journal:
In today's Journal under the caption
"A Bad outlook for Dealers" compiled
by Rev. w. \. Pringle, l read this:
The clergyman is engaged to lead and
instruct in spiritual things, and having
laid down correct rules of morals and
conduct. there his function ends
Midas Criterion, Chicago
| would suggest that the editor of
the paper quoted read Josiah Aliens
Wife" by Marietta Holley. especially
the chapter where Samantha and
Josiah calls on the deacon while on
their way to the centennial of '76.
There is a practical example of
preaching and laying down of rules
without doing what he breaches.
Practice what YOU preach is a good
axiom To follow.
Here's to the success of Temperance
in September.
Hallowell, June 23.
Let Good Work Go On.
Editor kennebec Journal:
outside Of your able editorials on
prohibition the best l have seen yet in
print is that article this morning on
"A Bad Outlook for the Dealers" from
Rev. Mr.. Pringle. and the article the
other day showing such remarkable
figures Of cur state under prohibition
with states under license. Your
paper is certainly doing great work
to keep prohibition in our constitution
and deserves the praise of all our peo-
pie We will show the rum crowd a
few things in September
Yours for Prohibition,
Larone, June 23d 8.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30

whatever revision may pass, the
House leaders are now calculating
that he. not they, will be the sufferers
i'm the public estimate.
Thus we have the remarkable stu
alton of "a Democratic House support
ing a measure which was originated
and has been kept alive by the claim
that it was for the benefit of the
masses in a necessary reduction of
tariffs and the possibility of the
President vetoing measures originated
by that branch of the Congress which
must look to the provision Of revenue.
for the reason that they are for the
same purpose which he claims for his
reciprocity" treaty.
The times have changed. The boy
of the last generation allowed his
juvenile ambition to soar in the direc-
ton Of becoming a president. a circus
clown, or the owner Of grocery
store; but the 10Th century lads aver
age juvenile ambition is to become the
power of an automobile.