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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
OPEN JULY FOURTH

For the benefit Of visitors to our city
on the Fourth of July. J. T. Lowery &
Co. will keep their store open all day
to accommodate those who wish to
make purchases. They are offering great
reductions on all summer fabrics and
millinery
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
WILL OF DR.. POWER

Leaves Estate to Widow Who Was a
Fredericksburg Lady.
The will Of Rev DR.. Frederick ID.
Power, of Washington, for years pas
tor of the Vermont Avenue Christian
church. and who conducted the funeral
services for President Garfield in the
rotunda of the Capitol, was filed for
probate Thursday in the office Of the
register Of wills, Washington. The in
strument was made on Oct. %, 1909.
The whole of the estate, except a
legacy of $500 given to Elizabeth Bishop,
ia left to the widow, Mrs. Emily Alsop
Power, and her heirs and assigns.
Mrs. Power, who was Miss Alsop,
was a resident Of Fredericksburg at the
time Of her marriage, the ceremony
taking place in the Alsop homestead,
now the home Of the family Of the late
Geo. W. Shepherd on Princess Anne
afPaQf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
TO WE'D

Announcement is made of the ap-
reaching marriage Of Miss Rebecca
Norris, of Mitchells, Culpeper Co..
daughter of the late George w. Nor
ris. OF Virginia. to Frank Wells New
ms. OF New York The wedding will
take place In July at Prouts Neck,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
Handsome Estate
For Rent

This is one of the finest estates IN
Virginia, 10 minutes drive to city ana
r. r. station. Electric lights ana al
modern improvements. Colonial Drlek
mansion, large rooms. Residence Iur-
nished. also all farm implements. ms
is very handsome property ana q
Grand home. A rare opportunity TO Sc
cure such a property. Other advantages
offered. For full particulars address
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
THE CAROLINE BANK BUILDING

Cashier l.. f. Martin. of the
Caroline County Bank, of Bowling
Greer, was here Wednesday. He says
plans and specifications for the new
bank building will be given out in
a few days.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
STAFFORD APPOINTMENTS

Children's Day exercises will be
held at the following places in star
ford Sunday, June 25th:
Andrew Chapel IL a. m.
New Hope $50 p. m.
Old Andrew Chapel 100 p. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
IN CAMP At 0UANTIc0

Thos. H. Lion and F. E. Ransdell
with their families and a party OF
friends from Washington. leave tomor-
row for an outing Of two weeks at
OuanticO. Manassas Democrat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
ATTENTION KING
GEORGE DEMOCRATS

A mass-meeting of the Democrats
OF King George county Is called Tor
Monday, July 3. 1911, (court day)
for the purpose OF electing a new
county committee.
II. G. Garnet, Co Chairman
lju22-3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
RESIGNS AS ASSISTANT CASHIER

Mr.. Geo. w. Shepherd has resigned
his position as assistant cashier Of the
Conway, Gordon & Garrett National
Bank to engage in other business.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
DISCERNING THE
SIGNS OF The TIMES
BY Thomas s. Dunaway, ID. ID.

Our Lord rebuked the Pharlsees
and Sadducees Of his day because
they could not or would not discern
the signs OF the times In which they
lived. while they could and did in
terpret the signs in the natural
world (See Matthew, 10th chap
ter, verses and 3D. The signs OF
the times to which our Lord refer
red probably were the various indi-
cations then observable that he
Messlanlc epoch was at hand-indica
ting.in the civil and religious cOndi-
ton OF Israel, the fulfillment Of Mes
sianic prophecies and the miracles
wrought by Jesus and his apostles.
Campbell has well said. Coming
events cast their shadows before,
and there are signs OF the times In
which we live which we may and
ought to discern, for they seem well
adapted to inspire us with hopeful
ness and courage Failing TO dis
Germ the signs OF the times may be
the means Of hindering us from en-
tering In the opening doors OF OPP
portunity, on the one hand, or on
the other from fortifying against
threatened evils. In trying to in
terpret the signs Of the times We
we shall be optimistic or pessimistic.
according as our mental lens is con
yex or concave. There are some
good people who say the world is
growing worse. while others equally
good and intelligent say it is growing
better with each decade in modern
times. With this latter class | would
be numbered. rejoice to believe,
near the close Of my earthly career,
that the signs of the times point to
yet better times and the dawning
OF n day which will grow brighter
and brighter till the world will be
filled with MONDAY splendor The
pessimistic man, who says. There
is lion In the way; | shall be slain
in the Streets" has not the faith.
hope. or courage to undertake much,
accomplishes but little. and binders
the more hopeful and optimistic in
their work Perhaps one who has
had the experience and observation
Of three quarters Of century is
better pre- pared by contrast or COM
parison Of former with present times
than one whose vision takes i'm a seq
ment Of a smaller circle
What are the signs Of the times
in which we live? Taking our own
country as the starting point. and
then widening the horizon OF our
vision till IL scans the civilized
world. what do we see2
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
GONE TO SOUTH CAROLINA

Mr.. B. P. Willis has gone to Green
vile, S. c., on legal business. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Willis, who will
visit relatives there. They will be gone
for a week.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
PROF. CHANDLER RETURNS

Prof. A. b. Chandler. Jr., has
returned from Charlottesville. where
he assisted in assigning students in
the Summer School there
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
MISS BERRY I'LL

Miss Estelle Berry, daughter of Mr..
Thacker Berry, Of King George, who
attended college here last session, is
quite sick at her home with fever.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
GOSHEN CHURCH

Rev. George Waite will preach at
Goshen Baptist Church on the fourth
Sunday, June 18th, at IL a. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24

MONEY TO LOAN
In sums of $500 and upwards. real
estate security. Apply to Chichester Z
Chichester. ATTORNEYS. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24
Civil Liberty.

In the first place. we discern the
fact that the trend OF the nation
is toward civil liberty and democ-
racy, governments OF the people and
for the people. Absolute monarchies
are becoming limited. and limited
monarchies are becoming republics
How many such changes have taken
place among the nations in the last
half-century? The very essence Of
democracy is "A sense of the broth
erhood Of mankind In it throbs a
fellowship that is ecumenical. Au-
tocracy and plutocracy make boun-
daries for themselves. while democ-
racy oyerleaps all such boundaries
and embraces all races and peoples
In common cause OF brotherhood
liberty and freedom.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-24

MONEY TO LOAN
In sums to suit on good security. APP
ply TO Lee J. Graves, attorney III
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
BANANA AS A REGULAR FOOD
Thoroughly Deserves the Growing Fa
vor With Which II Is Coming
to Be Regarded.

For a long time bananas have been
used IN Europe as food, and particular
ly so since they have been carried rap.
idly at relatively low prices and in
good preservation, thanks to cold
storage
The lunches OF bananas are cut be-
fore the fruit is quite ripe, and they
are allowed to ripen only during the
voyage or on their arrival OF course
these bananas, says NJ. Winckel in
an article in the Paris Journal de
Pharmacie ct Chimie, have not so
fine an odor and taste as in their
native country. If, for example, an at.
tempt We're made to extract the essen.
tial oil of bananas from such fruits
only a weak return would be obtain.
ed in regard to both quality and guam.
tity.
And when, on the other hand. It is
borne In mind that 40 per cent Of the
fruit consists Of the peel one must ad.
NIT that it was a very happy idea to
import these fruits perfectly ripe and
with their entire odor after having
dried them, and in a condition in which
they contain only a small quantity OF
water Bananas preserved in this
way are to be found on the market
under different names and sold very
cheap.
The unripe green banana contains
so per cent of starch and only from
three to four per cent Of sugar. On
the contrary, the ripe fruit contains
10 per cent Of sugar and only two per
cent of starch.
Bananas are digested rapidly and
easily, leaving scarcely any waste
They are very suitable to the nourish.
ment of children, owing to the large
amount of sugar they contain. Dried
bananas are admirably fitted for pop
ular food.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
R0BBlNG SALOONS IS LATEST
Dramshop, Where Much Of Crime is
Fostered, Being Made Victim OF
Murderous Bandits.

The robbing Of saloons is, so far as
we have ever had opportunity to oh
serve, new thing under the sun. The
saloon has instigated robberles enough.
the "chalice," with draught more
bitter than its own nauseous beer
has never before been Commended
to It's own lips" Just now In Chicago
this is being done After all, It is
chickens coming home to roost. Never
till now, surely, was this quaint sim.
ilitude more appropriate in applca.
ton. Upon the other hand, changing
the metaphor, so to speak, once more,
Il is a very ungrateful proceeding on
the part Of the robber himself When
he compels the bartender to hold up
his hands" while he empties the till,
it is pointing the revolver at the breast
which nmsed him.
The saloon is his alma mater He
graduated from there to enter his
course of burglary, murder and crimes
less nameable, on his way to the peni.
tentiary and the gallows. That he
should also victimlze those who still
are undergraduates, surprising them
in the midst of their cups and com.
pelling them to stand ignominiously in
a row with their backs against the
wall, while he empties their pockets.
this, surely, cannot be justified. Was
there ever a more contemplate ex.
hibition of human shiftlesness and de-
prayity than upon the one hand the
federation of the saloon, and on the
other, the saloon itself?--Chicago
Standard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip at
Harrisburg.
D0lNGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Brief Mention OF Matters as They
Occur at the State Capital
Official and Other
wise.
O0lNGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Change Of Primary Dates.

Uniform primaries, as an Efficient
political nomination system, are at-
tackled In the report of the commits
sion to revise and codIfy the States
election laws, presented TO the Leg
Isature. It was offered by Senator
rustiu, Of Philadelphia. a member Of
the commission. Personal registra-
lion in the first and second class
cities Is commended, though lt is rec
ommnndod that It, be abolished In
third class cities, and while the COM
mission IS unanimous In condomning
the uniform primary system as po-
iitical cure-all II is recognized that
the system was adopted I'm response
TO strong public feeling and proyis.
ion Is made for It's continuance un-
der restrictions which may wipe out
some Of its deficiencies. While the
commission has prepared a complete
code Of existing laws, arranged in
subjects and preserving the language
Of existing statutes as far as posi-
BILE, II has treated only two subjects
for revision. These are registration
and the methods OF nominating can.
iidates.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
HONEST CONFESSION
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set OF men On
earth than the doctors, and when they
flnd they have been in error they ara
usually apt TO make honest and manly
admission of the fact.
A case in point is that OF practi
tioner, ono of the good old school. who
lives in Texas. His plain, unvarnished
tale needs no dressing up;
Il had always had an intense prejr
dice, which can now see was unwar
rantable and unreasonable, against ali
muchly advertised foods. Hence, I
never read line Of the many ads Of
Grape-Nuts, nor tested tho food till
last winter.
While In Corpus Christi for my
health and visiting my youngest son.
who has four Of the ruddiest healthi.
est little boys l ever saw, ate my
first dish Of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons.
Il became exceedingly fond Of n
and have eaten a package Of It every
week since, and find It a delicious, ro
freshing and Strengthening food. leav.
Ing no Ill effects whatever. causing no
eructations with which | was for
merly much troubled. no sense Of
fullness, nausea. nor distress of stom-
ach In any way
There is no other food that agrees
with me so well. or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does.
II am stronger and more active
since began the use Of Grspe-Nuts
than I have been for 10 years, and
am no longer troubled with nausea
and indigestion" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road TO Welville."
There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. a new
ono appears from time 10 two They
arc genuine, true, and full ef human
Interest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
Edward VII on Temperance.

No one felt more strongly about the
Importance of abstinence, both in the
navy and army than Edward VII,
who, aware that, in accordance with
old tradition and custom, the health
OF the sovereign Is drunk each even
ing at the officers mess, both on land
and at sea, and that any failure to
honor it with wine or spirits was re-
garded as savoring of disloyalty, caus-
ed before his death, general order
to be issued that he did not consider
VINE or spirits as indispensable to
this toast, and that henceforth those
holding his commission in the navy
and in the army were at perfect lib
erty to use water in drinking the
health of their king.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
Restored in Christ.

Our Lord once encountered man
who had a withered hand In spite Of
the captious questioning of the Jews,
or perhaps in order to silence It,
Christ, at the dictate of his own mer-
ciful heart, said to the afflicted man,
stretch forth thine hand! And when
he stretched It forth 1t was restored
whole. The moral is evident-in hui
man society there are many palsied
hands-atrophied powers or unused
aculues-needing to be restored to
full duty as social ministrants. There
is only one way to accomplish this
result-use what little power is left
in stretching forth the imperfect fac
ulty in the direction OF Jesus Christ,
who can endue It with fuller life and
potency. II In your life there Is any
loss of efficiency any withered hand,
put II at once into working condition.
through Chrlst's grace, In the line of
duty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
By AGNES G. BROGAN
Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary Pross0

she could not bear to say goodby.
so she decided to wait until all was
very quiet at night, and the princess
asleep In her little white bed, then
the beggar maid would go into the
room very softly and leave a kiss so
light that Golden Hair would never
know. Then she would steal down
the stairway slowly, slowly. tie on
her little old cloak and 90 out into
the world-once more alone"
Dear" asked the child, why are
you crying"
q believe" said the governess, with
an odd little catch in her voice. 81 be-
lieye hat | am crying for the poor
little beggar maid"
"Oh, Uncle WILL" called the child.
suddenly as a man emerged from the
shadows, I'VE thought you had gone
to the charity ball"
The man came and stood behind
the chair, looking down into the
face Of the governess.
May | finish the story?" he asked.
His voice was low and tender.
The girl looked up with wide,
startled eyes - then she nodded
dumbly.
Well the man continued, this
poor sort OF prince knew nothing
of a foolish golden queens chatter,
so he wandered about the gardens or
moped in the castle, looking always
in vain for certain maid who hid
herself In nurseries and out-of-the
way corners until she almost drove
the poor fellow distracted He could
not work, you see, or play, or dc
anything else in the world but think
Of this one girl who alone could be
his princess. And one night the en-
chantment which had been cast over
him became so very great that It led
him straight to her side, Just in time,
| think. He intended 10 wait as pa.
dently as he could until Golden Hair
had been tucked into her little bed,
then when his true princess came
slowly down the stairs he would
clasp her close-never to let her go
again, and they would travel away
forever"
Where would they go7' the child
asked drowsily.
The governess laid her face against
the child's as she carried her from
the room. and the Joy In her voice
melted into a dream.
They will journey on and on" she
said, through sunshine and shadow.
always together, to the very end Of
the world"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
state Seal Broker.

The great seal of the Common
wealth, q huge affair half the size
IF man and operated by a brake
wheel was broken after having faith
fully served the State since 1865.
The seal is in the Office of the Sec
retary OF the Commonwealth and was
discovered to have been broken while
being attached to the gold disc on
the commission Of a Justice The
seal was made In this city and repre-
seutatiyes of the firm which manu-
lactured it were called in, and ar
ranged for temporary repairs. New
mechanisms will be provided.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
EVIDENTLY HAD HIS DOUBTS
olfsctory Evidence Offered Up by
Serious Minded od-Time
Circuit Rider.

A typical old.ume circuit rider
died recently IN Alabama man
whose godly unselnsh life will long
be remembered Many wore the 90
centricities Of this rugged old man.
and many anecdotes are current
among the Methodist ministers OF the
state concerning him. He was noted
for two things his denunciation OF
sin In no uncertain tones, and ths
familiarity with which he addressed
the Lord in prayer
On one occasion he had been preach
ing in log meeting house in the piny
woods Of north Alabama. There were
several young fellows on hand who
had been celebrating by patronizing a
still hard by. After long. fiery ser
mon. the preacher made a call for
mourners. and soon the rude altar
was filed mostly by the afore men,
toned young fellows. The old man
looked them over for a moment, and
with keen intuition felt that Il was
perhaps a lark" on the boys part.
but he knelt to pray.
20 Lord. he began. here's a crowd
OF young fellows kneeling round your
altar They've been cussin and
swearin' and drlnkin' and spendin'
their time in riotous livin'. but they'vs
come up here seemingly penitent-
They look like penitents, Lord, and
hope they are. They weep like peni
tents, Lord. and hope you1l forgive
'em II they are; but, o Lord. declare
they don't smell like penitentsl---
Youths Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09

William NJ. largest, Deputy Attor-
aey General, gave the State Live
stock Sanitary Board an opinion that
The State could not he made to pay
any part of the cost of the cattle OF
j. C.. Campbell, Of Danyille. which
we're killed during the foot and
mouth outbreak I'm 1908. Campbell
was charged with having introduced
INTO the State without a permit the
'attle which caused the spread of the
disease and cost the State heavy ox-
penditures. Even If the United States
Government has paid the man two
thirds Of the cost of the herd. there
is no reason why the State should
pay under the circumstances. holds
Mr. largest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
To Abolish Third Degree.

II a bill introduced in the House
by Representative Abbott, OF Phila.
lelphia, goes upon the statute books
Of the State, the police practice Of
wringing confessions from criminals
or suspected persons under arrest by
third degree" methods will be pro.
1ibited. The bill provides that per-
son under arrest shall be taken to
The nearest police station. but allows,
where there is a central police sta.
ton, a prisoner is to be taken there.
One section OF the measure makes Il
mandatory upon the police to fur
nish any person who may apply for
II with copy Of the charge of charges
against a prisoner. A prospective
,rimp is put in the famous Bertillon
system of identifying persons placed
dnder arrest, as II declares that pris-
oners shall not be measured or pho
lographed unless convicted. If the
oil passes 1t will be mandatory upon
The police throughout the State TO
destroy all measurements and pho
tographs of persons not convicted
0ow in their possession.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09
FOOD DERANGES A STOMACH
Culinary Responsibility From a Tenn.
perance ndpoint-Creates
Liquor Thirst.


The whole territory of the drink
question lies contiguous to that OF the
food question 1t overlaps It in many
places. Bad cookery Is the uneXpect.
ed cause Of many an aching heart, the
insidous destroyer of many a happy
home. It incites domestic discord, in.
duces Incorporate habits and scatters
broadcast the seeds Of disease. 1t is
q powerful ally OF the saloon and the
brothel, and one Of the most formld-
able evils with which civilization and
Christianity have to conterd.
The largest portion of the daily fare
Of the American people Is inharmon-
iously prepared or improperly cooked.
Consequently, II is indigestible, innu-
tritious and unsatlsfying Such food
aeranges the stomach. and a deranged
stomach is responsible for more mis-
deeds and sins than a carnal heart.
writes Mrs. Emma Ewing in an ex.
change. Poor coffee induces an un.
natural thirst for lager beer Badly
prepared, nutritious food drives
thousands to drinking dens, and the
recruiting Offices OF crime are filled
with stragglers from poorly provision.
ed homes.
There Is no more important organ
In a human being than the stomach,
and Its needs should be treated with
thoughtful consideration. Drunken.
ness often has It's origin in the food
one eats 1t is safe to say that Of the
$4,000 drunkards who die annually in
the United States, a large proportion
have the appetite for intoxicating
drinks aggravated, II not implanted,
by improper food When people are
compelled to live day after day on
slack baked bread, heavy pancakes,
grease-soaked meats, watery vege-
tables, sloppy coffee, and long list
of wretchedly cooked articles, is Il
any wonder that great many OF
them resort TO stimulants for TEN.
porary relief from the discomforts
and ailments engendered by their
diet? A deranged stomach always
longs for stimulants. and with such
horrible dletetc and culinary condi-
tions as exist everywhere in this coun.
try at the present time, why should
we be surprised at the prevalence OF
the drink habit? Bad food has a per
nicious influence upon all classes OF
society, through all the various rela-
tions OF life; and II is almost impossi.
BILE for human beings. with appetites
deprayed and stomachs deranged by
such food to lead clean, pure lives.
Good, nutritious. properly prepared
food is essential for the production Of
healthy, well-developed men and wom-
en-. 1t Is a prominent factor in the de-
velopment Of a high type of Christian
life. Eaten In proper quantities. at
proper times. Il satisfies a healthy
stomach perfectly. and leaves no han
kering for candy or chewing gum. no
longing for cigars or tobacco. no de-
sire for beer or brandy.
A fearful responsibility rests upon
the heads Of those who have charge
of the culinary department of ma.
ion, and 1t seems to me that along
the line Of Christian work of every
description, but especially along the
lines Of temperance work rerormatory
Efforts must prove comparatively
truitIess until a long step has been
taken in the direction Of better cook.
cry.