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Excursion Tickets to Worlds Fair

Excursion rates on account Of
Worlds Fair, st. Louis, Mo, via p
X. r., b & o. or g. q o.
Season tickets on sale daily, com
mencing April 25th; final limit De.
cember 10, 1904, $33.60.
Sixty day excursion tickets on sale
daily, commencing April 25th, limit
sixty days, including date of issue
final limit not to exceed December 10,
1904, $500.
Fiftnen-day excursion tickets Oh
sale daily. commencing April 25th,
limit fifteen days, including date of
sale, $4,000.
On certain specified dates. TO be an
nouneed later, special coach excur-
sion tickets will be sold at rate of
$1,000: limit ten days. including date
of issue, and good only in coaches OH
specified trains. These tickets will
not be good I'm sleeping, parlor or din
ing cars. q. =. Cox, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07

The woman who
Eeglectsher health
Is neglecting the
very foundation OF
ali good fortune.
For without health
hove loses its lustre
and gold is but
dross.
Womsniy health
snay be retained OF
rcgained by the
use of DIR. Pierce
Fayorite pTescnp-
ton. II establishes
regularity, drie s
the drains which
weaken women,
heals inhamula-
ton and ulcera-
ton and cure 5
female weakness.
IL III k es weak
women strong,
sick women well.
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IN the name of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia.

IN the name of the Commonwealth OF
~ Virginia.
In the Clerks ONCE OF the Circuit Court
If the county of SpOtSylvania on the oh
day of June. 1904.
Fannie W. Cammaek, Miss Sarah A. Day.
j. l.. FeIehtig, Alexander o. Mcleod.
James r, Mel cod, A II Eckles, admin
istratOr of Dais} Wood EckleS, decaaSe1 /.
and guardian Of Dorothy Eekles. an IN
FAINT, RANT II
Against
Il. 4. Harris, administrator d. b. n. Of \
H. Rawlings. deceased. who WAS admin
iSiratOr OF W. l.. bay, deceased; A
Harris. administrator OF A. h. Raw
ander Quail, her husband; f NJ. Ras-
land and Geo. Raglaud, her husband +.
&. Rawlings, Alfred b. RlwlingS, Rob
cit h, Rawlings aud Edward Raw
lingS, last four being infants. and W. u.
Carter, their guardian al litem,
Defendants
The object Of this suit Is tn settle the -
tate of ". l.. Day, d. ceased, to Surcharse
and correct the account of I. y. Harris,
administrator d. b. II of a. b. Rawlings,
deceased, who WIS the administrator OF
w, l.. Day, deceased.
And an afiidayit having been made and
fed that the def ndaHts, Alexander Quail ,
Alfred b. Rawlings. +. NJ. Raglanu and
Geo. Ragland. are not residents of the
state Of Virginia, it is ordered that they
do appear here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof, and do what may
be necessary 10 protect their interest in
this suit. And il is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once week for
four weeks in The Free Lance, and that Il
copy be posted ut the front door 81 the
courthouse Of this county on the next sue
eeeding rule day.
A eOpy-Teste
4. a. HARRIS. Clerk.
LEE j. GRAVES, pa jed WV
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
Special Friday and Saturday Exeur-
sions.

To New Jersey sea shore resorts.
On Friday aud Saturday Of each
week from June a4th to September
10th, round trip tickets will be on
sale to Atlantic City, Cape May,
Ocean City and Sea Isle City, at
$40.
These tickets will be good going
only on date of sale, and for return
leaving destination not later than
midnight of Tuesday following date
OF issue. s2wl1w
G. G. Cox. Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
FORTUNE TELLING

Docs not take into consideration the one
essential TO womans happiness - wom-
suly health. There is many woman
whose future seems absolutely nnclouded
who Is marked by her own condition for
future disappointment and distress.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07

DIR. Pierce offers $500 reward for women
who cannot be cured OF the above dis
eases. His 1PrescriPtion has been so
successful in curing thousands of cases
in the past third OF century that he
makes this remarkable offer 10 show his
confidence.
al have taken six bottles of DIT Pierocs Favor
lie Prescription writes Miss Fyte. 90 oTiila,
Simcoe Co. Ontario. wand two bottles OF the
Pleasant Pellets as YOU advised for congestion
of uterus ovaries and weakness. aud san safety
say that your medicine has been the mcans 81
restoring me to good health again which had
MOI had for over three years. until taxing NouI
medicine / thank you very much for Nunt kind
aud prompt attention To my letter ASKING 'u'ioe.
rFavorite Prescription" has the tesii-
mony of thousands Of women to It's COM
plete cure of womanly diseases
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeten the breath,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07

As a rule women are better than m n,
but that ism saying much In their favor.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
FIGHT orr PORT ARTHUR
Russian Torpeds Boats Attack Jap
anese Transports.
GEN. KURoKI BEGINS TO RETIRE
Rains Have Flooded All Rivers anc

Rains Have Flooded All Rivers and
Threaten 10 Cut on His Supplies.
General Kuropatkin at Ia Tohe
Kiao.
TIA Tche Kiao, July 2, via Lao Yang,
July "a fight between Russian tor
pedo boats and Japanese transports
was reported OFF the coast this after
noon. Heavy cannonadIng was heard
from the seward
An officer who came In declares that
from a hilltop near the coast he saw
vessels engaged in fight, but they
were too far off to distinguish them.
General Kurokl has begun 10 retire,
probably as result OF the rains,
which have Hooded all the rivers and
threatened to cut him off from his
base Of supplies.
Nearly all the customary fords are
now absolutely impossible
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
Life Boats Wrecked.

Two of the first boats lowered. filed
with women and children. were smash
ed against the side Of the ship, and
all we're drowned When the upper
deck Of the Norge was only few feet
from tho water it was apparent 20
every one that only a few minutes
more and she would plunge beneath
the waves. In the final crisis those
who were able 10 remember clearly
what happened say that the shrieks
and sobs died away. and that the quiet
was only broken by the curses of some
men. whose fear found vent in bias
phemy.
Suddenly one man threw himself
overheard. and another followed his
example. Still another jumped into
the, water, and soon round the ship
hundreds of persons were struggling
in the sea. having preferred death in
the open than to being submerged
with the ship. Others determined TO
stand by the ship hoping against hope
that she would remain afioat.
Three boats it is known successfully
reached the sea. The passengers fran
tically pulled away from the doomed
ship, passing by poor wretches who
were still afoat and who vainly begged
to be taken on board, while from the
ship came long, despairing cries. The
women in the boat which reached
Grimsby hid their eyes, but the men
who were sitting facing the Norge say
they cav the captain still on the
bridge. and the passengers on deck in
attitudes OF resignation. While they
looked the Norge plunged forward. her
stern shot up in the air and she dis
appeared. The swimmers In the vi
cinity of the ship were drawn into the
vortex. around which they swirled like
chips in the maelstrom. But IL min
ntos elapsed from the time the ship
struck until she sank. Captain Gun
dell is among the rescued, having
been picked up with 20 others by the
German steamer Fnnr0in
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
Interest centets On Port Arthur.

st. Petersburg. July Military ak.
perls believe that the center of gravity
has again shifted to Port Arthur.
where siege operations are expected
to engage most OF the attention Of the
japanese until the conclusion Of the
rainy season permits the resumption
Of the campaign in Southern Man
churia.
The war Office believes that fur
Their advance OF Tia Tche Kiao is i'm
possible in view of the powerful re-
sistance which can be made by the
Russians. combined with the great
difficulties OF transportation over the
ralnsOdden roads DesuItory fighting.
however. is likely to continue for the
possession of the passes. which are
particularly valuable to either belllg-
orent for the purpose OF obtaining In
formation regarding tho others move
ments.
The Japanese still hold Dalin Pass,
while the Russians have captured Ou'
dalln Pass. The similarity OF names led
% the premature report of a japanese
retreat from Dalin Pass.
Major General Mistchenko is harras-
sing and driving back the japanese
between Siuyen and Kai Chau, already
innicting a loss of about 600 in killed
or wounded The Japanese are dis
playing the greatest weakness at this
point owing 10 their distance from
supplies and to the prevalence OF
dysentery
The rainy season IS undoubtedly in
favor of the Russians. enabling them
to bring up further achievements, but
il is feared that 1t may also entail
great mortality.
The Russian losses In killed or
wounded so far number 5000. Many
more have been in hospital. but no cpl
denies have yet been reported.
Agents Of the admiralty have tested
five different types Of submarine yes
sells. and according to reliable infor-
nation have purchased the Protector,
which is now at CrOnstadt and one
Holland boat. now en- route. Ten tor
pedo boats are being built at Riga.
General Kuropatkin is still at Ia
Tche Kiao and the japanese forces
arc stationery at Spnu Chen and along
the roads from Siuyen to Hal Cheng.
Ia Tche Kiao and Kai Chou. but they
are maintaining their advance from
Fcnc Wang Cheng over the direct main
roads 10 Lao Yang, where the effect
of the rains is less appreciable. There
arc only ~ miles between General
Count RelleF's forces and the Japanese
army. and a collision between them is
not regarded as unlikely. The Japa-
nese evidently are hoping in case OF
success TO compel Kuropatkin. with
General Stakeberg's corps, TO fall
back from Tia TChe KiaO on Lao Yang
and thus force an evacuation of New
chwang.
The admiralty here has no news OF
the sea fight off Port Arthur on Mon
day last, reported by Admiral Togo,
and Is not inclined TO believe It, The
understandings is that the Russian war
ships are still at Port Arthur
The VladiyOstOk squadron is under
stood to have returned safe to port
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
Don 'tRunC Chances

OF purchasing your liquor any
where and everywhere, but al
waysg where you are sure of get
ting the best and purest goods
Adulterated goods are not iit 20
use. We are doing the largest
business in Fredericksburg, be-
cause We never misrepr, sent our
goods and always give you your
moneys worth in quality and
measure. We nave the largest
assOrt ment OF
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
Through the Skin
TO THE BLOOD.

Some of the most stubborn diseases enter into the
system through the pores of the skin The juices of
poison Oak Ivy and other noxious wild plants when
taken into the circulation break out aesh each season.
and nger on for years unless andoted and driven
{ IL.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-07
Offers to Surrender Port Arthur

Toxic, July st is reported that
Russia has. through France, offered to
surrender Port Arthur to Japan, to-
gether with its ships and arms there,
providing the garrison Is freed. A con-
firmation of the report Is impossible
and It Is generally regarded as untrue,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
COMPLETING THE PLANS.
Arrangements for dwelling the
Statue Of Frederick the Great.

The plans for the unwilling of the statue
Of Frederick the Great November 10 have
been completed and the War Department
is now issuing cards for the ceremony.
This will be one of the most brilliant spec
tacles seen In Washington in recent years.
The entire diplomatic corps will be present
in full uniform, and the President is to de-
liver the chief address. Army and navy
officers in and around Washington also will
be in uniform, and a large military escort
is to be ordered out. The statue stands
on the esplanade OF the Army War Col
lege at Washington barracks reservation.
Baron Sternburg, the German ambassa-
dor, has completed the details of the pro-
gram for the official entertainment Of the
special commissioners of the German en-
peror, who will arrive here next week to
be present at the unwilling of the statue.
Lieut.. Gen. Won Loewenfeld and Major Won
Schmettan will arrive IN New York early
next week, and are expected in Washington
on the evening of November Is. The fol-
lowing morning they will be presented to
the President, the Secretary OF State. the
Secretary Of War and the Secretary of the
Navy. That afternoon they will be given
a reception at the German embassy, to
which officers of the army and navy and
representatives of Washington society will
be invited to meet them. The ambassador
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
MO MATTER what you want, it will you time and
money if you THE STARS WANT ADS.
AMERICAN POSTAL SERVICE.
Several Particulars In Which This
Country is First.

The annual report of Captain N. NJ.
Brooks. superintendent of foreign mails,
shows that during the last fiscal year H.
sea to foreign countries. of which S227. 191
was for transatlantic destinations. This
mail for foreign countries was an increase
of approximately 10 per cent over the
previous year.
The actual net cost of the service was
S2,516.O53. 1t is estimated that So 532, 222
was received by the Post Office Department
eign countries and of that sum the postage
collected on mail exchanged with foreign
countries other than Mexico and Canada
aggregated S5,095,3 or $2.579, 1886 more
than the net cost of the service exclusive of
the cost of transporting the mail between
the United States exchange post offices and
the United States post offices at which they
were mailed OF delivered.
No additions to the universal postal union
have been announced during the year.
The report points to subst6 initial increase
In the volume of parcels post business. It
embodies statistics collected by the uni
Vef sal postal union, showing that the
United States ranks first among the differ
ent countries in the number of post Offices
first as to letter boxes for the use of the
public, second in proportion of post offices
to population. first in the number of articles
OF mail matter received by and sent to each
inhabitant, first as to the length of mau
routes. third as regards the number of let
tiers sent and first both as to postal income
ana postal expenditures. 1t stands eighth
In the proportion of post offices to area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
INCREASE OF WARsHIPs.
The Building Program Recommended
to the Secretary of the Navy.

Three battle ships, five scout cruisers, six
torpedo-boat destroyers, six torpedo-boats
and two squadron golfers, at an aggregate
maximum cost of S41, 100000. is the building
program which the general board Of the
navy has recommended the Secretary of the
Navy to urge Congress to authorize at its
next session. Secretary Morton will refer
the recommendations to the board on con-
struction for report and will base his rec
concentrations to Congress on the reports
of the two boards. 80
Homogeneity Is earnestly urged by the
board as the great need of the navy and
the board suggests that the new battle
ships be of the general type of the Con-
necticut class. That would give the navy
nine first-class battle ships Of 10000 tons
displacement each.
Great speed is urged as the feature of the
five scout cruisers recommended. Two mil
lions Is the estimated limit of cost of each
of these ships. In character they will fol-
low the general lines of the Chester, Birm-
ingham and Salem, authorized by the last
Congress, which have a displacement Of
1000 tons.
The board thinks the six torpedo-boat de-
stroyers and six torpedo-boats recommend
ed should have greater size and seaworthi-
ness than previously built vessels OF the
class.
The new golfers asked for probably will
have a displacement of 1880 tons and
speed of about sixteen knots. which would
enable them to keep up with the battle
ship SQUADRON at cruising speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
Released on Payment of SIS Fine.

Il went out to hear the election returns
Tuesday night" said Joseph Meeks, coll
ored. who was a prisoner In the Police
Court this morning. land took several
drinks"
BAD thing to do" he was told. but
what did You do after you had taken the
drinks?"
Meeks said his memory became defective
and he had no recollection Of what hap
pened.
II found him in my room asleep" said
Arthur Griffin. a celored resident OF Tenn
perance Hall alley, land / had to send for
a policeman to get him out"
How did he get in your room?' the wit
ness was asked.
HE broke Off the keeper" the witness re-
sponded, "and he also broke some of my
tumblers."
my client was drunk" said Attorney
Scott ''but he has family to support and
I hope you will be lenient with him."
The defendant promised to repair the
damage, and the court released him upon
payment Of q s. fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
JOE BUTLER's oFFENSE.
Struck Fannie Johnson After Being
Treated With manners and Behavior"

Treated With manners ana behavior.
The tie of friendship between Joseph But
Ter and Fannie Johnson has been severed.
Until few days ago Joe had been regu-
lar caller at Fannie's house, but she told
him his attentions to her must cease. He
had no idea of being rejected so uncere-
moniously, and continued his visits.
"Of course, treated him with manners
and behavior when he called" Fannie told
Judge Kimball this morning, but when he
told me mustn't have other company l
told him he had nothing to do with It,"
Fannie explained that Joe was at the
house one night when two other young men
called He became Jealous and assaulted
Ter. She afterward met him on the street
and he threatened to take her life.
The prisoner denied that he had threat
ened her life.
IT had to strike her In self-defense," he
said.
what kind of man are you, to strike
womanr' Judge Kimball inquired.
Its the first time ever struck a woman
in nv life," he answered, land I wouldn't
have done 1t then If she had not made me
do II.
A fine of $50 was imposed. and the young
man was told that he will have to serve
three months In prison unless the fine is
paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.
Program for Meetings Of National As
ISOLATION Announced

The program for the meetings of the Ma
tional Geographic Society for the season OF
1904-5 has been announced as follows:
The addresses in the popular course will
be delivered in the National Rifles armory.
900 G street, at o'clock on Friday evenings
of the following dates:
November 1.-THE Japanese Side of the
War" BY Mr. William E. Curtis.
November 25-"China." By John W. Eos
ter.
December 9-"Japan." By Baron Ken
taro Kaneko Of Japan.
January 6, 1905-"Recent Observations on
the Russo-Japanese War, in Japan and
Manchuria." By DR.. Louis Livingston Sea-
man.
January 2O-"Russia" BY Charles
Emory Smith. former minister to Russia
February 3-"The Philippines" The Sec
rotary of War. William H. Taft. has
accepted an invitation to deliver the adj
dress. provided the demands Of public SER
vice do not interfere.
February 17-"Manchuria and Korea"
Mr.. Edwin V. Morgan, United States consul
to Dalny.
March 1O-"The Panama Canal"
March 24-.aThe Commercial Prize of the
Orient and Its Relation to the Commerce
Of the United States" By o. P. Austin.
March 31-"From Lexington to York
town." By Mr.. w. w. Ellsworth.
April 1E"Fighting the Boil Weevil." By
April 21-"Niagara Falls" BY DR.. G. K.
Gilbert, National Geographic Society.
Scientific meetings for the presentation
of technical papers and discussion will be
held on Friday evenings of the following
dates:
November 1s-"GIacial Erosion" Papers
by Mr.. Willard D. Johnson and DR.. G. K.
Gilbert.
December 2-"Alaska." DIR. Alfred H.
Brooks of the United States geological sur
vey, Gen. A. w. Greedy, DR.. Barton w.
Evermann of the bureau of fisheries, and
DR.. William Hamilton of the bureau of
education.
December 16-"China." BY Mr. Bailey
Willis. geological survey; DR.. C. L. Mar
latt, Department of Agriculture, and Mr.. o.
T. Crosby.
BY Mr.. Robert H. Chapman, Mr.. W. H Os-
good and Mr.. E. C. Barnard
January u, 1905-''The Reclamation Ser
vice." Mr.. F. H. Newell, chief engineer,
and other engineers of the reclamation SER
vice.
January 13-Annual meeting.
January 27-"The American Deserts" BY
Mr.. F. V. Colville, Department of AgricuI-
ture. 2. Physiology" by DR.. G. K. Gil
bert. 8. Introducing the Date Palm" by
Mr.. w. T. Zwingle
February 10-"Progress in Animal Hus-
bandry" Papers by Mr. George M. Rom
MEL MI G. Fayette Thompson and others
of the Department of Agriculture.
February 4"The Botanical Investiga-
tons of the Department of Agriculture. !"
BY Mr.. F. v. Coville. botanist.
March 3"Progress in Plant Physiology
Papers by DR.. George T. Moore and others.
March H-"Japan." BY Mr.. Eki Hioki,
first secretary of the Japanese legation !;
child.
April Forestry" Papers by Mr.. Gift
ford Pinchot. Mr.. Overton Price and Mr..
David G.. Fairchild.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
DEBT AND FIAT MONEY.
Paper to Be Read Before the Columbia
Historical Society.

The opening meeting for the season Of the
Columbia Historical Society will be held
Monday evening at s o'clock, in the banquet
hall of the Shoreham. The occasion prom
ises to be one Of special interest. as there
Is to be a paper by Mr.. A. L. Mclaughlin.
who Is at the head of the history DEPART
ment OF the Carnegie Institution. He is
wel-known member of the younger group
OF writers on American history.
Mr.. Mclaughlin will sketch one of the
earliest movements IN this country by
which relief from debt was sought Through
governmental agency, and also an early ex-
pertinent made of the issue of fiat money.
The account of this popular uprising. which
occurred shortly after the close OF the war
OF the revolution, constitutes one OF the
most important episodes in the history OF
this country. As is always the case with
the monthly gatherings of this society, this
meeting Will be open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
T. j. Walters, Foreman Of Street Work,
in Providence Hospital.

Mr. T. j. Walters, foreman Of street
work In the engineer department of the
District. is confined in Providence Hospital
as the result of serious injuries sustained
Tuesday last. Mr.. Walters, who is more
than eighty years Of age, was driving to the
city from his home In Virginia when he
encountered large stone in the road. His
buggy was overturned and Mr.. Walters was
thrown out upon the ground with considera-
BILE force. He was taken to Providence
Hospital. where his injuries were attended
to- but he was unable to leave the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
TYPHOID FEVER INCREASES.
Nineteen Cases Develop In Past Fou,
Days.

1t was ascertained at the health ofiice to-
day that there have developed in the Dis
trict wffhin the last four days nineteen
cases of typhoid fever. This large number
Of cases Is said to be unusual at this sea-
son of the year. but the health department
officials do not advance any opinion as TO
the cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10

Another good treatment Is the soap
wash. Whale-oil or fish-oil soap, preferably
made with potash I've. is dissolved in water
by boiling at the rate OF two pounds of
soap to the gallon of water. II applied
hot and on comparatively warm day in
winter, 1t can be easily put on trees with
an ordinary spray pump. On very cold
day, or with cold solution, the mixture
experienced In getting It on the trees.
Trees should be thoroughly coated with
this soap wash. Pear trees and apple trees
may be sprayed at any time during the
best sprayed in the spring. shortly before
the buds swell. II sprayed In midwinter or
earlier, the soap solution seems to prevent
the development of the fruit buds, and a
loss OF fruit for one year Is apt to be ex-
perienced, the trees leaflng out and grow
Ing. however. perhaps more vigorously on
this account.