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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16
CAROLINE.
Church Notes and Personals.


Bowling Green, Va. Aug, 10th, 1901
Rev. ]. +. Lawless, OF Franklin, filled
the pulpit Ot the Methodist church sun
day night in the absence of the pastor,
Rev. T. l. Peerman, who Ia conducting a
meeting ut one OF his country churches
MIR w. G., Boyd, Of Richmond, spent
Sunday with his family at the home of
Mr. r. ID. CoghilI.
Mrs. S. W. Broaddus has returned
home from delightful visit to relatives
in New York.
Miss Addie Chewning, of Washington,
IL the guest of Miss Annie Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. MOneure, Of Rich
mOnd. are spending this week nc An
burn" the home OF Judge and Mrs, +, c,
MOncure.
Mr.. e. X. Collins left on Saturday for
Washington. where he WAS joined by his
vile, and where they will spend some
time.
The Methodist parsonage has been
greatly improved by new coat ot
paint
Mr.L. NJ G. Baker and two children,
Of Knoxville, are guests Of his mother,
Mrs. Lima Baker.
Mrs. Thruston and children have re.
turned 10 their home In Baltimore, after
spending a month az the Lawn.
Mrs. Julian Collins and daughter, OF
fredericksburg, are the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs G. r. Dorsey.
Mrs. Harry Moore and little daughter
have returned to their home in Glouces.
ter. after visit to Mrs C.. Il. Ennis
Miss Bessie Coghill left on Saturday
for AlbemArle. where she will Join party
And leave for st. Louis on Thursday.
They will be at the fair for ten days.
Mr.. Archie Peatross, OF Riehm nd, il
spending a few days with Maj and Mrs.
K. ., Peatross.
Dr. JnO. W. Winston has returned to
Washington. after short visit 10 his
home here
Misses Matte MeCullen aud Louise
Rice, OF Ashland. have returned home.
after spending few days With the
Misses GILL; at their home at Milford.
Mr.. Wartham, of Washington, IL the
guest Of his granddaughter, Mrs, c. l.
BullArd.
Mr. Willie Davis and wife, Of New
York, are guests Of bis mother, Mrs, J
s. Davis.
Mrs Carneal is spending some time
with Mrs Burton Tayloe, at the Acad
emy.
Mrs. Allan Tupper, OF New York. il
the guest of Mr. C. F. Sugg and family.
Mrs. Garlick and daughter have re
turned to their home in Redmond, aitel
pleasant visit TO the family OF Dr. r. I
Glaswell
Mr.. J p. Downing has returned to hi
home In Atlanta, after spending lev
days with relatives in town.
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INGERSOLL ON CLOVER.
Why Not Make IL The National
FIoMer2

"A wonderful thing is clover, Itmeans
honey and cream; that is 60 cay, industry
and contentment; that Is to say, the
happy bees in perfumed fields, and at the
cottage gate old boss, the bOuDtiiul
chewing sAti,faction's cud, in that bless
ed twilight pause that like benedictior
falls between all toll and sleep. Ihi'
clover makes me dream Of happy hours
of childhood's rosy cheeks, OF dimpleC
babes, of wholesome, loving wives, o
springs and brooks and violets, and al
there is painless JOY and peaceful human
life. A wonderful word il clover. DroI
the e and you have the happiest o
mankind. Take awayt the e and T ant
you have the only thing that makes
heaven Of this dull and barren earth.
Col. Robert q Ingersoll.
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500 Reward, $too.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is Mt least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, aud
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being n
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith
in it's curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails 10 cure. Send for list OF
testimonials.
Address: f. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 72e.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
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KING GEORGE.
Crop Notes-R Chicken Freak Other
Items of Interest.

King George County, Va, Aug. 10, 1904,
The corn crop il very promising In this
section. where well worked and has a
good bottom, two essential requisites to
success. The color Of corn throughout
the country is remarkable, such a rich
green, evidently produced by the season.
Mrs. &. T. Davis left for Colorado
Springs, a few days ago, to meet her son
and husband. who are there for the ben
eft Of the son. Mr. Davis will probably
return to attend to the canning Uf toma-
toes, which will start about Aug. 10Th.
Tomatoes are reported as being only
one.hAlf of n crop. Onions have done
well aud prices have advanced to three
dollars per barrel.
Your correspondent lost a very fine
three year old colt last week, from a nail
in foot, presumably, aud when swelling
was reduced blood poisoning developed.
The ClydesdAle mare lost in May w8s his.
an error of Jr. for Sr. in the account pub.
ished
The receipts from entertainment at St.
PAnl's church on Tuesday were SIG, the
largest ever received. The weather was
luttt tthh " lhtRt huihbtA UtAN RiN0SbNs
The Kent, OF the Randall Line. making
n down trip Sunday and in the MachAdoc
Monday, on return trip iailed to pass in.
spection, 30 will be withdrawn.
Mr. Wilson Griffin, one OF our Oldest
citizens, near Matthias Point, ia still an In.
valid, confined to his room and much OF
the time 20 his bed.
The heavy rain Of last Tuesday night
prevented our mail from Fredericksburg
renching Court House. There WAS an.
other heavy rain in vicinity OF Owens
Store Wednesday afternoon, extending
through the Neck with diminishing fall,
which will enable farmers to prepare the
fAllows for wheat. The remarkable yield
of this cereal the present year is attribu'
table largely to a peculiarly favorable
season. much being sOwn late and with
out extra preparation or greater guam
titles of fertilizer being used
A wonder of the season has been the
hstchiDg off schicken by Mrs. l.. y, Hoge,
Sr., with four well developed feet, dying,
however, before leaving the shell.
Mr. JAS l.. Hoge made n flying trip to
Baltimore Thursday night returning on
Saturday.
Mrs. Claude Perkins and daughter, ol
Washington, are visiting in the Neck, at
"DuelOss.
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Excursion Tickets to Worlds Fair.

Excursion rates on account OF
Worlds Fair, st. Louis, Mo, via Z
K. r., b a. o. or @. IL %.
Season tickets on sale daily, COM
mencing April 25th; final limit De
cember Is, 1904, $3.50.
Sixty day excursion tickets on sale
daily, commencing April 95th, limit
sixty days, including date OF issue
final limit not 10 exceed December 10,
1904, $500.
Fifteen-day excursion tickets on
sale daily, commencing April 25th,
limit fifteen days, including date oil
sale, $23.00.
On certain specified dates. TO be an
nouneed later, special coach excur-,
sion tickets will be sold at rate OF
$17.OO; limit ten days, including date
of issue, and good only in coaches on
specified trains. These tickets will
not be good in sleeping, parlor or din
ing cars. ~. COx' AGENT
Even the contractor may find his bust
ness expanding.
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is the one that will cleanse the system
set the liver to action, remove the
bile, clear the complexion, cure head
ache and leave n good taste in the
mouth. The famous little pills for
doing such work pleasantly and eff
fectualIy are DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, Bob Moore, of Lafayette,
Ind, says: "All other pills | have
used grippe and sieken. while De Wits
Little Early Risers are simply per
feet" Sold by ID. G. Bowman, drug
Qist.
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Special Excursions to Niasa,s Falls

Special Niagara Falls excursions
wilfleave Washington via b. &. o. X.
r., P. g. r. Ry. and l.. V. r. X. at ?
a. IN. July 1st and 18th, August 5th
and 10th, September 2nd and 10th
and October 9TH; and via p. h. r
buffalo and n Y. G. & H. K. r. r.
at 8 a. IN. July Sth and 22nd, August
12th and 26th, September 9th and
23rd and October 14th.
Rate from Fredericksburg S11.60.
Tickets will be sold for afternoon
trains on the days prior to excursion
from Washington, good returning on
all regular trains including l.. V. X
r.. Black Diamond Express, leaving
Niagara Falls within 10 days includ
ing date of excursion leaving Wash
law G. G. Cox, Agent
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HaWittiatha Mama.

When you go to buy Witch Hazel
Salve look for the name Dewitt Oh
every box. The pure, unadultera ted
Witch Hazel is used in making De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, which il
the best salve in the world for cuts
burns, bruises, boils, eczema and piles
The popularity of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel SaIve, due to its many cures
has caused numerous worthless coun
terfeits TO be placed on market.
The genuine bears the name K. @
Dewitt & Co.. Chicago. Sold by ID
c Bowman, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16
EnrOvar Sixty Years,

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething. with perfect success.
It soothes the child, sOftens the gums,
allays all pains, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
IL will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists in
every part of the world. Twenty
five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. WinslOws Soothing
Syrup" and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16

When Miss Alice Roose cit went to the
81 Louis Exposition a few weeks ago
nat of her baggage was missing and
sbe borrowed from friend a hall long
coat of white linen, which she wore on
th4 streets in st. Louis Now those gar
ments are all the rage with the women
Uaone celebrated woman were to utt
her dog blanket in the rain, lots Of wo
men would follow suit,-Wllmingtor
IN CT Star.
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a SWsst Breath

is never failing sign of a healthy
stomach. When the breath is bad
the stomach is out of order. There
is no remedy in the world equal to
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for curing
indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach
disorders. Mrs. Mary s. Crick, OF
White Plains, KY, writes; 81 have
been dyspectic for years; tried all
kinds of remedies but continued to
grow worse. BY the use of Kodol /
began to improve at once, and after
taking a few bottles am fully restored
in weight, health and strength and
can eat whatever | like Kodol di-
gests what you eat and makes the
stomach sweet Sold by d. G. Bow
man, druggist.
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a Cun, naasCoId

A summer cold is not only annoy
ING. but il not relieved Pneumonia
will be the probable result by Fall
One Minute Cough Cure clears the
DhIegm, draws out Inflammation,
heals, soothes and strengthens the
lungs and bronchial tubes. One
Minute Cough Cure is an ideal REM
edy for the children. 1t is pleasant
to the taste and perfectly harmless.
A certain certain cure for Group,
Cough and Cold. Sold by ID. O. Bow
man, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16
The Secret Of Success

Forty million bottles of August
Flower sold in the United States
alone since its introduction ! And
the demand for il is still growing.
Isn't that n fine showing Of success
Don't it prove that August Flower
has had unfailing success in the cure
of indigestion and dyspepsia-the
two greatest enemies of health and
happiness2 Does it not afford the
best evidence that August Flower is
a sure specific for all stomach and in
testinnl disorders that it has
proved itself the best of all liver reg
ulatOrsl August Flower has n
matchless record OF over thirty fye
years In curing the ailing millions OF
these distressing complaints-a sue
cess that is becoming wider in its
scope every day,At home and abroad,
as the fame of August Flower
spreads. Trial bottles, 25ci regular
size, 75c. For sale by X. N.Goolrick.
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The Family Vote Of Both Candidates
Divided.

Judge Parker's brother is a Republican
and 80 il his son.ih law. President
Rooseyelt's uncle Is Democrat. and 30
In Senator Elkins' father in law. The
family vote ia considerably mixed this
Vpar
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16
Special Friday and Saturday EHcnr'
sions.

To New Jersey sea shore resorts.
On Friday aud Saturday OF each
week from June cath TO September
10th. round trip tickets will be on
sale to Atlantic City, Cape May,
Ocean City and Sea Isle CITY, at
$S.10.
These tickets will be good going
only on date of sale, and for return
leaving destination not later IMAM
midnight of Tuesday following date
of issne s2wl1w
@. C. Cox, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16

The quetr thing about the clothes
women wear in summer is you have q
feeling if they won't be bashful abOut
them you ought to.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16

Some men would rather be in breach
OF promise suit than not be Ia some KIM
of trouble.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16
WANTED

1000 tons Leaf Sumae, for which
the highest cash price will be paid.
We are headquarters for Leather
Rubber and Cotton Stitched Betting
John G. Hurkamp Co.,
fredericksburg, Va,
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VIRGINIA COLLEGE

For YOUNG LADIES, Roanoke, Va.
Opens Sept. 26, 1904. One of the Leading
schools for young ladies 10 the South. New
buildings, pianos and equipment. Campus
ten acres. Grand mountain scenery IN
Valley OF Virginia, famed for health. hu-
ropean and American teachers. Flu u course;
Conservatory advantages In art, usic ana
elocution. Certificates Wellesley. Students
from 30 States. For catalogue address
MATTE r. HARRIS, Presidency hoa-
n0ke. Va, ns'
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Most women would worry themselves
TO death II they knew what their next
door neiehbors really thought OF them.
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q Perfeet Painless Pill

Hope springs eternal in the human
breast and the bald head.
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MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET,
Features Of The Dsy's Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. April 6.-There was brea 9TH
and variety again i'm the stock market.
today, and some evidence of growing out
side interest. The largest part of the
trading. however. was still in the hands
of professional operators and the early
activity was not well maintained. Large
attention was given to the quarterly re.
port Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton and the opinions held on the show
ing played an important part in the whole
market. The wide opening in United
States Steel preferred on the sale of 500
shares at 59A and GGh, an extreme ad.
vance of 1As was evidence that a consid-
erable short interest was disagrceably
surprised by the character of the show
ing Union Pacific also continued TO hang
back with some effect on sentiment. A
the unexpectedly heavy engagements of
gold tor export. The news OF the sale of
a $14 100000 issue of Chicago. Burlington
L. Quincy boknds was regarded as sig
nificant of an improving demand for
bonds. The weakness in the grain and
cotton markets on the favorable weather
map was a help to stocks, as was the re
port that the threatened labor trouble In
the New York building trades will be sab
mitted to arbitration. Realizing made
it's impression on the late market and a
renewal Of the upward movement IN Unit
ed States Steel preferred did not prevent
rather irregular closing.
Bonds were active and firm. Total sales,
par value. $4,000.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call
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Little Yarns.

Herbert Spencer tells this story of a
woman of his acquaintance: Vain as
we'll as vulgar minded. she professed to
have a high admiration of Shakespeare
and was partial to reading his plays
aloud, and considered that she de-
claimed the speeches extremely well.
Dl one occasion, after enlarging upon
her reverence for him. she ended by
saying: "Ah often wish that he were
alive, and that l had him here. How
we would enjoy one another's CONVEX
sation."
A gold player says: Zone of us-my
opponent or myself, l forget which
hoIed very long put during game
one day. That is to say, the ball
travelled into the hole as intended.
Observing this. a lady who was watch
ing us and who evidently didn't under
stand the game. exclaimed to her COM
panion in sympathetic tones: oh, the
poor fellows ball has gone down a
hOle!"
Il hired ten chorus girls in five
minutes this morning" remarked
Julian Mitchell, who wanted to show
how busy he had been. "Geewillikens.
exclaimed Jack Flaherty. manager of
the Majestic theater. New York, you
are quick at figures"
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A pretty state of affairs is brought to
light in Chicago where newly arrived
Italian immigrants are led to take the
oath of allegiance to the king of the
United States" An Italian who had
been to Italy on visit to his parents,
produced his naturalization papers on
his return and the authorities were as
founded to find the following oath in
cludc'i: You do soIemnly swear that
you forever renouncc the King of Italy
as your lawful sovereign and that you
will be from now on and for all time TO
come a true and faithful subject of the
king of the United States?" The
man says the same oath was admins
tered to hundreds of Italians. They
were told they were American citizens
and also advised how to vote. the adj
vice being to vote against Carter Har-
rison. The man was detained in order
to allow investigation and to learn the
identity of the men issuing and signing
the Iapers.
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Dr., James Whjtcomb Rilcv,

The University. of Pennsylvania has
honored the Hoosicr Poet with the degree
of Doctor of Literature)
Now it's Doctor WhitcOmb Riley. Say,
James, how does 1t feel
To be reglar doctor? DOan' 1t make
you sort O reel?
Jes' think way back to old days. James
when you was paintin' signs,
And the melody of bluebirds kind a-git
ting in your lines.
Didn't think in them old times. james.
80 happy and SO poor"
That some day you'd be dOctOrin' other
fellers' liter'toor.
doan' quite understan'. James, jes' wat
you're gOin' to do,
Theirs lot O. stuff to doctor. an you may
he won't get through
Ke'bilitatn rhymin' stuff that rolls in
like the sea
In time to write word or two for COM
mon folks like me.
You've got your recognising. James; it's
likely to endOOr;
Doan' waste your time a-doctorin' other
fellers liter-tOor.
Now. James. you've been a-Speakin rOun
the country many a day;
l S'pose of course YOUR grammar has i'm
proved along the way;
And, the plain ones like to know we and it
may not do we harm,
But member. James. your story bout
How Johnny Quit the Farm.
You may go to Philadelphy, see the great
est folks at be.
AND en- want TO write an eplck er q class
ic rhapsodee;
Course there amt no use cOmplainin', but
we'll always take more stock
In the frost is on the punkin and the fod
dcr's in the shock"
But Doctor WhitcOmb Riley, may you
long be known to fame,
And the future generations sing your
songs and praise your name;
May your life be sweet and merry as your
song of Little Brooks.
A Ind fair n hnv q n1 rnl ri
your little book.
Hartford Courant
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Advance Of the Japs.

The Japanese forces. according to the
latest reports from the Yalu river re-
gion. continue to advance, meeting no
opposition from the Russians. the
latest war news says that the Japs en-
tered Win, Sunday. and found tn"
Mace deserted, the Coreans reporting
that the Russians fled or retreatcd on
the approach of the enemy.
In view of this the Japanese may well
he pardcned for feeling somewhat elat-
cd but they should not allow their
spirits to soar to an unreasonable
heigA:. because the Car may have
something up his sleeve. The cam
paign is far from over. and proba bly,
the end of the war is still farther away.
The success of the Japs up to this
time cannot well be disputed, although
the difficulty of securing reliable infOr-
nation from the various scenes of opcr-
alton oftcntimes causes some doubt in
the readers minds as to the extent or
importance of the alleged tremendous
battle. Be that as it may, the weight
of the evidence is 50 far with the Japs.
Some reports say that the Russians
have evacuated Corea. That seems
hardly credible, as their forces ac-
cording to all reports should be large
enough to make Il very warm argu-
ment with the Japs and the Russian
Bear has never been accused of being
a coward.
With that in view the Japanese
should not feel too elated over the Win
affair or think that they have already
won the war. Russia will yet be heard
from.
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The InvincibIe Hero.

The hero of the story book sometimes
handles himself in q strenuous manner.
Consider the case of this one:
He threw himself at her feet.
He curses himself for his folly.
: He drew himself up proudly.
He cast himself loose from his moor
inSS.
He denied himself to everybody.
He whipped himself into passion.
He threw himself down in a corner.
He despised himself for his weakness.
He permitted himself to go to pieces.
But the hero of the story book may
be depended upon to come out all right
in the end. Hence it is not surprising
to read that with mighty effort he
pulled himself together
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Pointed Paragraphs.

When actors ride it's a sign the ghost
has walked.
An agreeable person is one who talks to
you about yourself.
A bride with sour disposition is apt to
spoil the honeymoon.
While the dance goes on an awkward
man gets there with both feet.
Rather than become spinster the
average girl will marry the wrong man.
A woman cares nothing about a mans
first love if she is sure of being his last.
Any married man can have his own way
about the house by agreeing with his
wife.
If mans mind is ever filled with
burning thoughts it is when he pays the
gas bill.
An Irishman says a physician is a man
who kills YOU today to save you from dy
ing tomorrow.
If you take the trouble to invcStiG gate
you will discover that a popular man has
no radical opinions.
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Getting Too Near Home.

Reginald Vanderbilt sat in the Newport
reading room.
"rhese socialist he said. 'are like the
rest of us, when thing comes home to
them.-
AN old Rhode Island farmer. having
lost all his money, turned socialist. He
set out to convert a ncighbOr of his.
Now. Ezra, said the enighhor, let me
understand We. Do We mean everything
should be Shared?'
There that's precisely what 1 mean,
said Ezra.
well. if We had two heifers. would We
give me one?
~ would.
eff We had two horses, would We give
me one?
Certainly. sir; certainly
IF We had two pigs would we give me
one?
".Ah,' said the old socialist reproach-
fully. there ye're gittin too near home.
Ie know I've got two pigs.