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Devoted toThe Agricultural, Commercial and nanufacturing Interests of Fredericksburj? and the Tidewater and Piedmont Country.
ol. l?.?No. 48
Fredericksburg Va. Thursday April 27. 4899.
Price 3 cents
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SHOOL TEACHERS WANTED !
afp IsseCatT Cmiactl of rsedettohehui-a. the aerelaa_tsi toardlna houses and our cltl?n? venera ?. ?i want to are a i
j,?. tendance nf ti? hooi teacbet* diiriiifr I he Nonaal to befftn heiv .In*??' Wth. I pai tl< ? ? I aa? 11) ? 411t In ml.n- v. ? ? 1 l., i?ir w laaal s iilell
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ili.l xtock ol N??w ?i?H.?l?? awaits your ??? mil*?/ lu this ??I'KUA II<?1 SK I ?Il Y 1.? '< ? !>> s; 11 >1{ K 11 ??, ; 1.,. * profitable a?b?tolin?r l?n
)uu in the kuiiwIr.lK?'ni Kal'iic* ami Kaabious U? vieil tin? store. We ??mit t.. ???<? ? tu 11 '<> lu t.m- th. \??rma wanl ) 111 li
writ? us aaiHniT roui preheat Metis and i?-t us s? ? ? 1 ? 1 ? ' y y??u pi ?parai 01 ? t?? your t??>iuiiur to the norma >*?. wai >?>u to ???- >?ui
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New Dress Goods.
tkV.uU'ul i|uallty niack Ioihtih! Ser?,
worth everr ?ont ut the puce, ?*v
Kietfant tlifiiailnifx.au wool, hard tu ixt
? J tareatl. :lx tach?e wide, at T, s o. yard In
Ma?-S and eotors.
SjL\ Splendid ?team sponaed Cheviot In
#" Mack and ?.??.on?,** Inches wide at mr.
Two t??ui?d Covert Cloths. 4?' Inches v? Ide,
. elearant wearian ginx!?, at "?i*?.'.
?Sk Handsome Venetten Cloths lu nintui?'?.
mW lur igtllor an?! travelllt'H SUltu, 44 inches
?I Wisla, at *v. ?ant.
Satin Flni?h Covert?. In ?ray an?! tan,
BO 4? luches wide, at Ilia? yard.
Drap de Et?. in ?ray and tau, a luv fly
?J? ta?>r,c, VI wide. II *.'.
Kleyaut Black Cheviot and Crainte
?L\ i loth. 4U niflies wide, all Wool, ?team
^ sp??ii?;?-d. at Ms
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New Tailor made soils New s.u. waisis. ?
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Iluso Suits are ma?le m a tiret 1 ?si 1 1
tablisbaent by experleuosd M?-ii rall?n
ni Spiendiit MateriaIs and pcriect tit aiM
w?>rkiMS?Sip. Colors tlrown. Cantor.
'?:ue. Navy Blue, ?.run, l?uck.
lirceii Mixture, tiray. Tu? and ?adet. All
WiHil Cheviot ami Venetian Cloth. Jaekel
i< *>'lk stitched ?ml lined tbroutrhoiit ? -1T11
Colored'I atleta Si Ik <?r Silk ? i?r?' Skirl
is <t in-west ?I stgtt, 1 'luxe tlittin< hi|
In Ilia, k and ( ol..m. all !??' 1
Uiade w ?tli ri>* ? ni I .in- I'Uk'kl and .I
Ini?s (?r ?liLiinl'l ipaniM- an 1 I'affct? Si kl
?it tn.m\ W -1. M/si, ?jft.iu
New separate Skirls.
1)1 all wi
demi tram, full pleat, lined with x.I Interlined, \
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Merchant? all over the ?*ountry are
just clamoring tor the owee tliey Uiugbt
weeks ago, and haven't )tt received.
'I'bey arenere to please the ai"'i partteu
lar.
Croe*wise Cords at lu?
Corduroy ?in le. ?levant quality, at
Use.
All white with woven figure?, heavy
yet ?oft. IV.
Ir'ancy Stripes. ll||ht and dark ?Mound?,
at IS-a?-.
S??lid Black, ejtra wide I? ?c.
Imported Woven ape? iai Strtpel for
Waists at ?c.
I'eivaline and iut? rimed. Velvctecu tund
:iin s/?>? ol Jacket*, tito 4u. sk-ri?
length 'Ix to 44 Waist _?axu u a,'.'1 tot*
I'm.'. $U?.
li1Mih?.?-!_s
M aril I ||.'\ 1
?l\el ?...und,
.,1 and
nrtiuK
hi ??. demi train pi i< kcl 1 ii I
button?, sUe? to in you at 14 ia?, and t?el
1er srratle at : ?
NEW SILKS.
in. \i
White" ??-?sous
you have ever known,
are ready.
1'iain fmlit Linens al
ir>. Stand SB i-etits.
40 inch wide Victoria l.swna. at v. In.-,
Hemetitobed I'lam wInto I.awn, in
inches wide, at 12*tc a yard
dainty? beck Dimities al I1?. 1 - ?? ? ?. 1 ". ?.
I'laidahd Check Muslin, be to 1
Pure Cool Linen l.awn. a mil yard wide,
ai '<???. ? te. Ta, ?
wiote Uiwandles it!??k n -
itutistfs, Nainxookx. Cambrics,
M Vienna. I?ra|??-i lays, se.
1 SlU'tl a Im1
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ik'? al
N'.iu'? ?? a ? a? - Im
lineol tucM In i
We )m?|leve It, ami tif sal lot as we ttasv ?
Choice styles ?'1
Stripci uni 1 urded 1
"1 ? ? a yard
SI k *?! .j?. n.' i >.? s,. , 11 inchi
white flfurt** on Navjr, Kreuch lllue ?ad
IIlack grounds, JOa a jrard. s .ne like
tbem m town.
?? :t Finished 1 atletas, m lieau
ted 1
lar. ,1 raffeta, ail
U '*'<?.
A i.I Kl.fi
inresl ?to,a?. In si
lowesl price Black Hllis in tnlx msrket.
Whenever you eo_s u?ak?- ihm store your beadq tartera and fou Will be tr- .it.
E. W. STEARNS,
g OPERA HOUSE DRY GOODS STORE.
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LUMBER.
Jaat reeelved a lare? lot of
Doors, Sash,
Blinds, Cypress Shingles
N. C. Flooring and
Ceiling,
whlcb I eelt ebeaper than ?or one el??
In toe city.
Call an? r*t bt price? befora burle?
O.D.FOSTER
UCotem.ro. 8tr??*t and National Houla*>ard
Landreth's
and
FtHRVS
8e*ds. Fresh lHHySet-ds. Let
us fill your orders this year.
Johnston & Pearson,
DRUGGISTS.
l-EORGE FREEMAN. JK
General Grocer.
WEST KNU,
FrederlokBburg Va
fttxi bushej/ of oorn wanted Highest
f\a*h prloe p?id.
HARDWARE I
HARDWARE I
S. H. BEALE,
bit in? bought out the entire Hardware
etoek of JiTbn A. ?tone, will continue the
llqvd\v,^t?e Business
at the OLD ?TAN I), on COMMRHC? HT., and
Is now laying In a full NKW STOCK OF
UOODM lu th. Hardware Line whlob he w1l)
Bell at the
Lowest Cash Prices,
ter gsj and mm hl?e ?*?efore you hur._
M. U. WILLI?. Pr?sident; A.P. KOWK.Jh
Vie?-President: H. F. CRI HM UND. Beo
reury ; B. D. ?OOLB, Treasurer.
The Chea??B?tTelephoneServloeIn Virginia*
top?pl ?ad ?M?lent ?ervlo? '
mW ?un-scriber? wanted.
Pro
??eiolent?ervtoe??AHANl?,EU
P. r. 0B18M0ND.
oaatal.rr
FLOWERS ??S??S
anti-emuifl?.Carnation?, Fuchsia?, &o.,?ceut?
?Mb. Karlv Vegetable Planta ebeap (hit
riower? ?nd Floral Design?.
?Oeil a* B. C. Ninde4? Store and get a cat?
losue and leave your erder?.
J.PALMIR GORDON
Florist. Alshland. Va
DONT FOROCT THAT
When you went an eeay Shave.
As good as a Barber ever gave,
J ust oall on me at say Saloon,
At flsorn and eve or busy noon.
I ooaab and Areas the hair w I th ? rat?-,
Te suit the countenance of your fa-*.
My room 1? neat, my towel? olean,
??(?sor? ?bar? and rasors keen ;
And all that art and ?kill can do
I f you will cell I'll do for you.
Resort put In order at ?hort notice.
W. H. Ha VI OK
Baker's Fertilizers
FOR SPRING CROPS.
Th? moat reliable goods known. For
esle by
MAGRATH St 0HE3LEY.
o I ? I o $ ? ? ? $
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All Grades.
All Makes, All Prices.
Mattings,
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OIL CLOTH, REFRIGERATORS,
E. C. NINDE,
DOUBLE FURNITURE STORES,
Fredericksburg, Va.
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Boots and Shoes at Slaughter Prices.
1 have jnst returned from a business trip North and have ???cured a fine
stock of BOOTS not to be fonnd in this market anywli?<re.
Long Leg Pine Sea) Riding Boots $!?.(X), worth f.. im.
French Tip Boots $3.00, worth $4.?0.
Boots at $1.50. Bises up to No. 18.
Oall early and examine my goods before you purchase elsewhere.
Henry Wissner, ?? **? street.
We will Boom Our Own Town.
We have ?lecided to close out our entire stock of Shoe? and Cothing at cost, ?nd some
Winter nothing we will sell far below cost, (?ur object in this is to open npaC.otlnni;
Mannfai-turiug business at oar present place of business, it ia cur purpose to make up our
i'lothing with the nioe4 experienced workmen. We expect to buy a ?reat portion of our
woolen go ds from the Frwericksburg Woolen Mills. We mean ousinetB, and will close
out oar pre*eut stock with a rush. We have secure?! the servicw of oompetent salesmen
to assist, if the rush is too much for our present force. We want if possible to get our
new business started in time for Spring trade. Price of Ladies Shoes ?15. 75, S5 cts. and
?1. Men's Shoe?, 75. 85 cts , $1 and ?1 75. Men's Suits, 12, 2 50, 3, 4, r> 1 and 7 50. Men'a
Pants. 00. 75, ?5 cU.. ?1, 1.25, 1.50 and ?2 O.ercoats, ?2, 2 T"> 3 and 3 75. Watches. Jewel?
ry. Olock? and Fancy Goods st half prices.
NEW YORK BARGAIN HOUSE.
HARRIS & CO -??COMMKRCE 8T.. Next to K. W. Mill?, Pitman s Old
OXFORD TIES.
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We have jnst opened the largest and
finest line of OXFORD TIES we have
shown. They were made to order for
us by the best factory and we can rec
commend them highly for fit and wear.
They are made on "Bull Dog," and in
Opera" and "Common Sense" toe D
and E. lasts.
SMITH & COGHILL,
?11 B. Street Frederioksbnrg, Va.
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BRAOFIELD'S
FEMALE REGULATOR ?
i is for womm'i diseaace and lrregu- "
I laritiee It cures everything that Is
? ? uinuaonly oelled a "female trouble." !
II It acts directly upon all the distinctly j,
1? feminine organs of generation, driv
?I tng out w?*aknees and Imparting l?
11 strength; stopping unnatural draina ?j?
I? and regulating the monthly flow j
| i In every Instance. It makes ?rlcklv
i ' and weakly women strong and well ',
! again, il a bottle at drug store?. i
Send for ? free book ?bout It
LThe Bradfleld Regulator Ce., Atlanta, fia. ':
*n^A?t*\t<s+^*>*>s ^s. ?^>x??>?jvi*a?>^aai
Y0UN6 VANDERBILT S ABILITY
To B? Promoted to a R?apor- lil.- Post on
th? Cent-al
New VTork, April 21. Tin? unmiatak
able force of character displayed I?
Ooroktllaa Vamlerbilt, Jr., in marrying
to suit himself matead of the head of
the family, is apt to have a npe?'?ly op?
portunity to display itaelf in a prac?
tical and responsible Held In a day or
two, if those who have a right to know,
arc correct, the young millionaire will
tie serving the New York Central Kail
road as assistant superintendent of him
tive power. The office is one of the
nu -r important in the entire system,
and one for which the young selOB of
the Vanderbilt family has been under?
going a thorough training.
Chang?-? have occurred and will .?cur
daring the coming week that will nat?
urally hoist Cornelia? Yainierbilf, .Ir ,
into the important post he seeina des?
tined to till. The audden and nnex
peeted resignation of William Buch
anan, the veteran superintendent o'
motive power and rolling ?took, ne MS
?itates a eucoessor immediately For
fifty-two years Superintendent Bach*
anan served the Central Such is his
reputation that he is one of the few
Americans honored by an election to
the Engineering Association of (treat
Britain. He worked on the original
locomotive, the De Witt Clinton, and
designed and bailt the celebrated "No.
'.rtr?," which hauls the "Empire State
Express" through the State.
when young Cornelina fell under
parental displeasure owing to his nup?
tial arrangement?, and palled on over?
all? to learn the railroad business from
top to bottom, he was placed under the
tutelage of Mr. Buchanan. This ar?
rangement was eminently satisfactory
to both and of extreme advantage to the
young man. The veteran railroad man
soon discerned that the youth, who
made his advent npon this earth with a
gold spoon in his month, was no dolt.
Ir fact, Cornelias, Jr., evinced a re?
markable grasp of the mechanical
branch of the railroad business. This
natural aptitude for mechanics has been
developed under the master hand of the
former superintendent of motive power.
With oily jeans and stained hand? the
youthful Vanderbilt has delved into In?
ternal working? of the ?yateni of rail?
roading, about which hi? father and
ancles know nothing except tn theory.
At present Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr..
ia acting under orders from President
Callaway to find some method of elimi?
nating the ?moke and soot nuisance
which renders the Park Avenue tunnel
so obnoxious to the passengers on the
New York Central. The young man is
bending all his energies upon this pro
je.-t, and, according to all reporta, he is
on the verge of success.
Diafneu Cuiot be Curil
by Irral applications, as thev cannot reach
tbe diseased portion of the ear. There is
only o ?e war to cure desfnesj, and that is
by constitutional remed'es. Deafness is
caused by an inrlanaed condition of the
inn?on? lining of the Eustachitn Tube.
Wben this tube gets inflamed you hare a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness ia the re
sr.lt, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor?
mal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an inflame?!
condition of the raucous surfaces.
We will ?rive One Hundred Dollars (or
any case of Deafness (causeil by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's ? 'atan h
Cure. Bend for circulars, free.
F J. CHKNIY & CO., Tole.lo, o.
Hold by Druggist?, 75c.
Hall's Faroilv Pills ?re the beet.
C?Ditrnction of Large Sailing Vestel?.
The development of the construction
of large sailing vessels has continued to
be the most striking feature of French
shipbuilding. Daring 1898 the total of
this class lanuched by French ship?
builders amounted to 30,000 tons, in?
cluding no fewer than 12 vessels of over
2,000 tons. Italy is making great
?tridos, but, unlike France, the im?
provement is in steam tonnage. While
at the end of 1897 34,000 tons had been
preparing, today there are 90,000 tons
in progress; Germany, which in 1898
launched 15.8,000 tons, has now on hand
1 ?38,000 tons. In 1898 the United Statee
launched 173,000 tons, but nearly one
half of this toUl did not affect the gen
eral oommerce of the world, as it was
composed of veesela intended for service
on the Great Lakes, or for local service
on tbe Pacific coast. The sail tonnage
of the world in 1898 was reduced by
290.000 tons through wrecks aod other
causes
K?re Krom "apt. i'o'hlse Abs
Dewsj
Oapt .1. H Uoghlan, <?. tin* rrui
Kalalgh, win???? raraaW?i in refuren
tu Ailmiral Devvery ami the Genua
at Manila have oaoesd wi?li) comineo
_aale a Speech in the ?ame strain at
reeeptioa given l?y tin* Army and Na
l'lui. to tin* Raleigh's i Hirer* Katurri
night in New York (Jlty
'1'liiH speech was ail elaboration, wi
Hume aililitiou*, of the one he ?leliv?1
eil at the I'mou League 'twiner Fri.l.
night It transpires that at this dl
ner ('apt, Unglilan was asked to m? i
''Hoch ?1er Kaiser'" a satirl?*al moi
ttoaapoaad by (Japt "Jack" MyerM,
the Olympia, marine?. Iustea?! <
singing he recited the Mag as follow
HUUII DIR KAISER..
Der Kaiser fofl das faterlami,
I int (K?tt und I all din?-? command
We two, ach ilon't you understand?
MKINSELF und (?Ott
Vile some men sin? der bower divim
Mein soldiers ling "hie Wacht ai
Rhein,'
I ml drink gar health in Hhenii?
wine ?
of MK und Gott
There's Krauce, she ?vagger? a
around ;
She's ausgespielt, she's no aggoiind,
l'o much,we ?links.she dou'daniouud
M KINSKI,F und (?.,tt
She will not dare to fight again,
Hut if ?he should l 11 ?how her Main
Dat Klsas?(und in French i I.oraine
Arr MEID ??y Gott
Dare's (?randma, dink? ?he's nirh
schmall bier
Mit l'.ter? und such ?he interfere:
She'll learn none owns dis hemisphere
Hut MK nnd QoM
She dink?, good frau, ?<>me ship? aha1
?"t.
The soldiers mid der scarlet goat
Ach' We could knock 'em poof liki
dot ?
MEINSELK- und Qott,
lu dime? of peace brebare for wars,
I bear der Helm und shpear nf Mar?,
I ud care not for den domain
Czars?
MKINSELF-und Gott
In fact, I humor every vhun,
Mit aspect dark und visage grim ?
i-ott pull mit ME?and I mit Him
MEINSELF?und (iott.
"WE WERE REAI'V FOR THEM."
At the Army and Navy Ulub Satur?
day night (Japt. ?oghlan's speech win?
in part as follows :
' 'I feel inclined only to saya few
words this evening, because some one
at Washington took umbra*-? at what
I said last night, and protested against
what I said. What I did say last night
was true, and what I said I will say
again, i Great Applause. ) I said it
beosuse I felt it.
"I am certain we all felt that we
were being nagged at Manila We
were nearly nagged to death. There is
such a thing as being nagged too far?
ami, ?'em, we were ready for 'em. I
had read a great deal in the newspapers
of what had occurred at various places
in the Philippines, aud I thought that
the newspapers had not placed that
grand old man,Admiral Dewey, in the
proper light. That la the reason I
thought 1 was justified in placing him
in the proper light. *
' *My remarks in the papers were
garbled. I will not say they were in?
correct in substance orunture, but they
were distorted and twisted so as to put
a different meaning in them.
"If anyone will reason a little he
will understand our situation. We
were all away from home a long ways.
We all ahowded Admiral Dewey that
we were with him thoroughly and
heartily. We felt that we were being
belittled and nagged until our patience
could stand it no longer.
"The Admiral was a man who could
stand it a long time. But when the
moment came he stopped it, and they
never moved a hair afterwards. (Great
a pplanse. )
"ONE WORT) WOI'I.n HAVt DOSE IT."
Stopping a few moments and looking
about at his auditors, Oapt. Ooghlau
raised his hands and placing the palm?
close together, said :
"1 did think at one time that we
were close to killing them. ?Great
appause ) One word, one act, would
have done in.
"I would place our Admiral and our
officers in the right light. We were
all able and more than ready to uphold
the honor of our country and stand by
our Admiral.
"No matter what the difficulty was,
there was no man in the country more
able to meet it than our gallant Ad?
miral. (A voice, 'He's a Jim Dandy!)
You're right, he's a Jim Dandy. No
matter what the occasion was or what
the difficulty might be, he always rose
superior to it. In all his work there he
never made a mistake. We at home
make mistakes in telling about it, but
he who was on the spot committed no
error. ' '
DEWET'S THREAT TO A SPANIARD.
Relating several other incident?,
Oapt. Ooghlan said that after the battle
of Manila be was rather apprehensive
about the conduct of the Spaniards.
He continued :
"After May 1 Admiral Dewey was
somewhat in fear of the movements of
the Spanish, and he told the Spanish
commander'If yon fire aalngle shot I will
wipe yon off the face of the earth ' '
( Applause. ) There never was a trigger
pulled after that. A holy calm rested
on the place When he said lie w
a thing he meant it (Applause i
"It whs a trying time just liefer?
I..?tile of Manila There was a n
her of torpedoes and terrwdo I
about, .lust before we entered
harUir we had a council of war.
D?<wey said : 'I will go ahead, ami
rent of you follow behind me.' i
[ plause ) We went lu at night ami
were ttll .i little nervous We Un.igl
that the enemy would do the same tli
that we would do umler similar
caBHtanoM, but they did not do i
''A word to the wise is sullicii'i
aud a word from the wise should
aulTicient, but you ask, who are
wi?e? Those who know. The oft
|>eat*??l experience of trustworthy |
sons may be taken for knowing?-. :
W. M. Terry say?? Chamberlain's C<>?
Itemed y gives better satisfact
than anyother in the market. He I
been in the ?hug busmen? at Klkt?
Ky., for twelve year?; ha? sold hi
dreds of bottles of this remedy a
nearly all other cough medicines mi
ufactured, which ?hows conclusivi
that Chamberlain's is the most sat
factory to the people, and is the be
for ?ale bv M. M. I^ewis, Drugtyi-t.
RINGS FAMOUS IN HISTORY
SmalUat Circlet Ev?r U??d at a Wedd,
Wa? Por an lotant of Klni FUnry \ III
The smallest wedding ring was tli
uued at the marriage of Mary, daughl
of Henry VIII. to the Dauphin
France, ?on of Franci? I. The Dauph
wa? bom February $8, 15IS, and as
matter of ?t?te policy aud to brii
about a union with England he w
married,according to the ca*foiu of tl
time, when eight month? old, to tl
princess, who was two year? old. SI
wore a cap of black velvet, cover?
with jewel?. an?l a ?Ire?? of cloth
gold Cardinal Wolsey handed the rii
and performed mass
The beautiful Miss Canning, iOOOfi
ing to Horace Walpole, was married
the Duke of Hamilton with a curtai
ring, hi? grace being hasty, in Mayfa
Chapel, and at half past 12 at nigu
In Ireland, among the impoverish?
peasants,hired wedding rings are oft*
used. In the Greek ceremony the prie
gives a silver ring to the bride and
gold one to the groom.
Lady Scroope dropptnda sapphire rin
from tbe palace window to announc
the death of Elizabeth ; her broth?
hastened with tbe greatest speed to di
liver it to the Scotch prince.
A ring sold in 181? for a high prie
contained a tooth of Sir Isaao Newton
A celebrated French savant wore on
containing a tooth of Yoltaire. Inci
dentally it may be ?aid that thegypsie
believe that a baby's tooth, caught be
fore it falls to the ground, will brini
unfailing goixl luck if constantly car
ried about.
The ring of Bunyun was found by i
workman tu 17H5 in the ruins of hi
prison. It bears the letters "J. B.'
and the words " Memento Mori. "
The Cathedral of Perugia claims t<
have the wedding ring of the mothei
Christ. It is an uninteresting churcl
except for this treasure, which ia to?
piecious for the common eye to gaz?
upon. It is inclosed in a magnificeni
casket, and bas a record of miracle?
since the year of its recovery, 096. wher
the wife of the Mar??ui? of Etrtria ob
talned it from her jeweler, who pur?
chased it lightly and ignorantly from
a fellow-artisan in Jerusalem. It con?
tains an amethyst engraved with a
budding rod.
The early Greek Church ordered the
wedding ring to be worn on the third
finger of the right hand. After the Re.
formation the left was used. This fin?
ger waa aupposed to connect by a cer?
tain vein directly with the heart, but
a sensible authority declares that as the
finger was the only one unable to be
moved separately. It was thus shielded
from knock? and consenuent losses ?
Harper's Bazar.
Narrylag Soa'heri Girl?
The marked intore?t which the young
women of Savannah have taken in the
soldiers since the Seventh Army Corps
first encamped at Savannah is begin?
ning to have its natural effect. The
soldiers resisted the charms of the girl?
as long as they were bound to I'ncle
Sam, but as they get their release, and
their caah as well, some are surrender?
ing to the foe, who has always met
them more than half way.
Fully a dozen marriage licenses have
been issued from the ordinary'? office
to soldiers and ex-soldiers during the
last month. In the majority of cases
the helpmeets whom the soldier boyi
?elected in Savannah are respectable
young ladies, but it is to be regretted
that this has not been the case in every
instance.
These military marriages have been
conducted very quietly, the soldier and
his girl usually resorting to the nearest
magistrate, and several of the magis?
trates have been called opon to officiate,
?Savannah News.
Railroad Over the .lardan
The Thames Iron Company, now
boilding the Oape Central Railway, has
oontroted to complete a railway line
from Haiffa to Damasous (about 150
miles), crossing the Jordan by a ?tone
bridge, and skirting Lake Tiberius.
Damascus baa about 300,000 inhabitants,
and lies in an oasis fed by two streams
from Lebanon. The line will, later on
go on to Bagdad, and will form part of
a trunk route to India. A narrow*
gange line from Beyroot already reaches
Damasous.
ROYAL
' -ABSOLUTE LY "PURE
Baking
Powder
-Absolutely "Pure
Makes the fo?od more delicious and wholesome
ao.ni BAamo ?oartxa CO., nf * vom.
STAFFORD,
Candidate? Mu?t File N??lice-Good
Apple Imp Expeo'e?! Other Notes
M'i'rr??pnii(leneo of The Free Lauce. ?
Stagt>rd Oonrt-hoaae, Va ,
April 15, '99.
.Mr. David <'.?ll.ihun is ill with fever
near hen, and il being attended by Dr.
H Stone.
Mr?. Jas. B. Burton is ??till unite lick
at her residenre, neurhcre.and is being
attended by Dr. Hal?'?".
Rev. A. R. Martin left here Thurs?
day for his new appointment at New
Hope, Augusta county. Mr. M. is
travelling overland, and will be 3 or 4
days en route. Mrs. Martiu left by
train, and will reach her new home be?
fore Mr. Martin.
Rev. Kyle Gilbert, the new preacher,
will reach here next week He is also
travelling overland with mie ?on Mrs
Gilbert will arrive by train with the
other three children, which comprise
the family.
Oandidates for all ottices should bear
in mind the fact that it is necessary to
file with the clerk of the county court
a notice of their intention to become
candidates by the ."?th day of May, 1809.
Herring are plentiful in Aquia
Oreek and are bringing f- per thousand.
Ycur correspondent learns they are
catching more at VYidewater than can
be disposed of.
Mr. Sanford Lunsford spent Sunday
at the Court-house with friends.
There is promise of an immense apple
crop in Stafford this year. Peaches area
failure. In some cases the trees were
killed by the extreme frost.
Mr. Edgar S. Moore paid the Court?
house a visit last Friday on business
Mr. M. is still in delicate health.
Misses Anna and Ida Moore, who
have been visiting friends here for
seme time past, left for their home,
near Mountain View, yesterday.
One of the smart young gentlemen
around the Court-house, after consider?
able labor and thought, manufactured
some lead pennies, aud proceeded to do
up the ?lot macbine of a certain mer?
chant, which coughed up the gum as
well for the spurious coin as for the
genuine article. Whilst intent upon
his effort? to beat the machine, some
one stole three 5 cent bags of tobacco
out of his pocket, and he retired from
the field about II cents oot of pocket,
saying be did not know he was in a
crowd of rogues.
There are rumors here of half gallon
of peach brandy having departed to the
land of lout epirits last court day, and
the owner has not yet ascertained who
spirited it away. It ha? evidently gone
to the land of peach aud honey.
Scribbler.
So the railing of the hslr tells
of the spprosch of age snd
declining power.
No mstter how barren the tree
nor how lesfless it may seem,
you confidently expect leaves
agsin. And why?
Becsuse there is life st the
i roots.
So you need not worry about
the falling of your hair, the
; threatened departure of youth
i and beauty. And why?
Because if there is ? spark of
| life remaining in the roots of
the hair
AYER'S
lit 11.
VIGOR
wtll srouse it Into healthy acrlf
Ity. The hsir ceases to coma
out: it begins to grow: and the
glory of your youth is restored
to you.
We hsve a book on the Hsir
and its Diseases. It is free.
Thm Brnml A?vlom Fernm.
If too ?o ?ot obtain nil th? honaflta
TOW ?spawUS from tl.? aa* ot t_a> Vl?or,
writ?) .*?? doctor abo?? It I'roWVi?
thai? la aooaa difficult.? with roar na?
?ral a?teoa ???.tea f?<?7 *? ?U*
r?*aora4. Addraaa,
M. i. 0. ATKB. L?ar?U, a?a*.
Insurance*
A. B. BOTTS & Co.,
r I Hi LIFI.ACCIDINT AND INDEMNITY
INBURANCB.
The oldcat eatabllabed bualneaa of thla kins4
m Frederlckaburg, representing thirteen Ore
e impanlcs of t2ft.UXi.uXi capital, po?? easing
o.ur Ifl?.l-?U.iXXI IWU, tn^XJ.iiUJ surplus,
and unquestionably tbe strongeat and aafa-it
ui the world. Our rate? ?re a? reasonable a?
are anywiiere to be had, and we ?ball al war?
take pleasure In ?ervlnir you. OS!?.-?*? d I root!y
oppoalt? the Mayor'? Office.
FIRE I
Person* holding our policies aud other
friends can get ISM CALENDARS by
calling at our office.
S. WILLIS HOWARD,
INI KAM I AND ? ?II.I.RCTION AUKNT.
FREDERIOKSBURG, VA.
the weems sieamDoat Co.
IPBIMO A KKAN?; RM PINT, lew
BALTIMORK. PKKDKRICK8BURG AND
KAITAHANNOCK HIVKlt ROUTB.
On and after Friday, Van h Hi h steamer?
Itu umond, Westmoreland and F.?a*>i will
leave I'ler 2. I.Vht Street, Baltimore, every
Tue??l?y and Fridayat ?::? p. m.. for Frtxi
crlcksburg and all wharves on the river.
Keturninic wl? leave Frederlehaburg at Z:3u
p. m. tide permit tin?-, i .Monday and Thura
day. l/Cedstownat ? ;iu a m., Tuetvlay and
Fiiday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore Wednesday, at ??Up. m..
for Naylor'a and all wharvef below, except
Hay Port. Returning- will leave Naylor'a at
"?a. m.,on Thursday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore at 4:*j \> ai.. Thursday,f^t*
Tappaiiannock and ?II wharves beiow, except
Ha) Fort. Miilenbeck and Mtriy Point. Re?
turning will leave Tappahannock ?t?a,m,
Monday. ;'or Baltimore.
NORFOLK KOl'TB.
Will leave Tappahannock for Norfolk at IS
m.(noon) Friday ?topping at all landings.
Win leave Norfolk ?tip. m. Saturday for
Tappahannock. calling at all landing?.
No freight received for outgoing ?teaman
after 4 p. m., on ?ailing dav?.
Freight received for all station? on Po?
tomac, Frederickabarg, <k Piedmont K. K.
POTOMAC RIVBR RO?TI.
Beginning Tuesday, December 27tk,
?teamer Potomac will leave Pier 9. Light
Street, Baltimore, at S p. m. Tuesday and
Saturday for the Potomac River, calling at
Miller'? Brome'?,Bacon'a,Gi-aeon'a,Lewla?e$t?,
Bundlcks, iJowart'?. Walnut Point.C'oan Kin
sale, Mundy's Point, Lodge. Adams, Plney
Point. AbelP?, Leonardtowu, Coburn'?, How
?rd't and atone'?. On Tueaday only for Lan?
caster, Biishw.-od.Kiveraide.Liverpool Point,
Ulymont. Alexandria and Washington.
Returning, will leave 7th Street Wharf,
Washington, at 4 p. m. Thursday, oallln?
at ?11 of the above mentioned wharves,
leaving Leonard town 0 a. m. Monday,
and Friday. Klntale, 12 m.. Miller's
4 p. m., (?ration's at! p. m.. Bacon'? ?t 6 p. m.,
arriving ia Baltimore early Tuesday
and Saturday morning?.
Freight received dally at Pier 9, Light
Street
HENRY WILLIAM?. Agent,
at Baltimore, Md
rlTRl'HRNSON A BKO.. Agents,
at Washington. D. U
KKVCOMPTON. Agent,
at Norfolk, Va
W. D. SCOTT, Agent,
at F red er) ok ?burg. Va.
Has Moved His Tonsorial Ptrlor
Mr. Charle? Lawson baa moved hi? Tonsorial
Parlor from upper Commerce street to the
office iateiy occupied by the Free Lance,
where be is prepared todo all work such a?
Shaving, Hair Cutting, Shampooing and Hair
Dressing in the moat artiatlc manner. B
?hop 1? large and commodious, alwayaooo
even in thla m?.st oppreaalve weather. Neat'
nesa and tbe lateat style of work will be on?
of tbe chief featureaof thla establishment,
rive mesoall.
_?????? r,?e T.a wan?
W. S. EMBREY.
tin? oea?or to Bmsrey A B?rryman.)
Dealer In BAILPOAD CB088 TII8, til
DAR POST8, 8POKK8 AND HOOPS
Keep? constantly on hand a large ?upjjf
of Baled Hay and Mill P?ed. ?aTTOfflosa??
Hallroari Hanoi Vra-rlarlek.hnre V.
FOR SUPERIOR ARTICLE
mm
Rye?
OR
Buckwalter Whiskey.
which on account of their a?/?* ?no ?vann
?re?pecially advised for mrd'cin?! urp?M
Sold and re?oramsnded by
? HAS. WALLACE ?v. BK?i.
JOHM M.URIPPIH,
M. (J. 8TBS8BUBOIK.
KrtxHrlokabn rg. Va
IrV. B. COVINQTON.
Cor. MAINCAND MILFORD 8TBKKTB,
BOWLING GREEN VA
Feed? the Hungry, Clothes the naked,
taken ear? of the sick, and buries the r?
A full lin? of Cortiti? and Caskets r
on hand to be fnrniihed at towjjtj
art.-}.? W. B.
