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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30

IN the name of the Commonwealth
| of Virginia. In the Clerks Office ot
1.-THE Circuit Court OF the County OF
Spotsylvania on the 18th day OF
March, 1905.
Marcellus M.Stephens, Plaintlh,
against
Rosa h. Stephens. Defendant.
The object of this suit is to procure
meusa ct thorO divorce for the
plaintiff from the defendant on the
ground of wilfull tlesertiOn and aban'
donment of the plaintiff by the de
fendant And an affidavit having
been made and filed that the defend
ant, Rosa b. Stephens, is not resident
of the State of Virginia, it is ordered
that she do appear here within fifteen
days after due publication hereo' and
do what may be necessary TO protect
her interest in this suit And it IL
further ordered that copy there (
be published once a week for four
" weeks i'm The Free Lance, and that a
copy be posted at the front door OF
the court house of this county on
or before the next succeeding rule
day. Teste; c,,,
FREDERICK w. COLEMAN, p. o.
A copy-Teste:
m1Gw4w II. A HARRIS. Cl rk
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30
TO LOAN APPOMATTOx TABLE


Mrs. George b. Custer. widow OF Gen.
Custer. has offered to loan to the War
Department for an indefinite period the
table on which Gen. Grant wrote the
terms Qf (ten. l.er's surrender at Apo
mattox c. H.. Va, April Q, 1850.
The table was presented to Mrs. Gus
ter by Gen. Phil Sheridan, who was q
great admirer Of Gen. Custer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30
RIPANS.

There Is scarcely any condition OF
IN health that is not benefited by the
occasional use of a RIPANS Tabnle.
For sale by Druggists. The Five
Cent packet is enough for an ordi-
nary occasion. The family bottle, so
cents, contains a supply for a year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30
Bust Of MaurY for BanIeship VlrgInIa.

The Colonial DANES will probably de-
eide not to present the batteship Nir-
ginia with a silver service, hnt may
choose instead bronze tablet bearing
the coat of arms of Virginia and bust
nf Commodore Maury.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
SPOTSYLYANIA COUNTY FARM

Pursuant 10 the terms OF decree oi
the Circuit Court of NpOt~ylvania
county. Nirgnia. entered March 10
1905. in the chamrerY cause therein
pending under the style oi Biscoe vs..
Tabb aud Others. the undersigned viii
offer for sale AZ
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30
Liquors and
TobaccoS
In this section OF the ST

In this section OF the State.
Our store Is the only place you can
find the celebrated Wilson Whiskey
and Canada Rye drawn from the bar
rel. Our brands are too numerous to
mention. We have all kinds of bot
tled LIQUORS and at our bar you will
end all the leading brands. Call or
write
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30

Booker T. Washington, colored, ad-
dressed young Rockefeler's Sunday
school Bible class in New York last Sun
day.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30

The Free Lance Is prepared To do all
kinds OF Job printing in first class style
at moderate prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30
z O'clock NJ, On Monday, June ), l9O5'

before the front door OiSpotsylvania
Courthouse that desirable farm M
Spotsvlvanin county Virginia, about
gmiles west Of fredericksburg. con-
thinning - gcres, more or less, ana
being known as the Tabb Farm and
charged on theland book oithecoun-
tx To William Tnbb and Lucy Iabb
Cox. and is fully described Ia lhe pa
pel,s of said chanccry cause. The SAID
farm consists OF two tracts ana VIII
be- sold ~ a whole. This property
has ON il good house and outbuild-
ings. an orchard. and is said 20 con-
tain valuable mineral deposits
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash suhicirnttopaythe costs Of the
suit and indebtedness on the snid farm,
say 81 100. and the balance in equal
hstollments none and two years
time: the deferred payments BEARING
interest from date pi saleand secured
bv title reserved. or by decd Oi trust.
ALVIN r. EMBERl, Trustee.
Commissioner.
In the Clerks Office OF the Circuit Court
of the county Of Spotsylvania. r. L. Bis
zoe. plaintiff. against Tabb, Cox, ct ais
defendants. /. r. A. Harris, Clerk oi the
said court. do certify that the bond re-
1uired OF the special commissioners bN
the decree rendered in said cause on
the 10th day of March, 1909, has beer
duly given. IL
Given under my hand as Clerk OF th'
said court this 18th day OF March. 1900
mJ3wsw r. A. HARRIS. Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30

Parties leaving thecity foran extended
STAY can have The Free Lance sent TO
their address at reasonable rates.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30

The Democratic primary for municipal
offices will be- held in Norfolk June (
and lG
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09

talk
tied by quarantine little previous
full well that than
will be line,
will be made he Delta scoop great
will
and that there a
The and wheat
spend vii great deals in the
you your part your plantation
with by 18TH they buyer the place they
allowed bring
the lands and if satisfactory, close the DEAL
off
me September you it sold
city opened eight
bigger than
hberaity citizenship
always be always
my every property
willing
have enla ged working
best the globe
land for sale will be glad to list it and every
to sell
on my Illinois, wifi give you
prompt reply the business
tina tt have also made arrangements
money plantations
bonds Parties do to the with
Respectfully,
Jesse OLDHAM Estate.
Creenviue Miss Brill Building
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
A Harvard Students Complaint

Following is a copy of letter re-
ceived recently by ''down-east" i
launderer, and it was sent US for pub
lication, together with comments on
it. 1t is touching to an extreme, but
shows how men feel when hey get |
mixed up with a laundry:
Dear Mr.. Launderer:-
l would like to express my candid |
opinion of your laundry. Not long
ago | sent fairly new So shirt down
to you and the thing came back |
speckled like a Plymouth hen. Orig
inally it was pretty cream shirt. |
Now it is cream in spots and pure
white in spots. don't know what you
did to it, but it was washed once be-
fore by a woman in Cambridge and
it came back all the same color. You
also charged me lac for it, when there
| wasn't a particle of starch in the
whole business. l don't care about
the four cents extra on the shirt, but
| hate to pay "A cents to have a good
shirt ruined by being washed in acids.
A short time ago you spoiled good
! stock forme which had been washed
! periods 5u!aq lnoql!M SCUM IeIoA9S
/ by other 1aunderes, and in the same
lot of laundry in which I got back
my speckled shirt was a pair of sup
posedly white crepe running trunks
transformed into beautiful pink.
There is something wrong with t1.ur
laundry; I don't know what, but I
would just like to have you know my
opinion of it. Yours very truly,
Harvard Student.
Mr.. Bill, the launderer, replied to
this in person, adm examined the
"speck1ed hen It was shirt that
had been in use nine months. The
spost on its front were peach stains, .
and those under the collar and the
flap were the original color, proving
to the Harvard student that it had
| been faded by the sun and not by
being washed. The stock mentioned
was one of those ascent variety with
a blue stripe, which he claimed was
ruined year ago, when it was only
sent to the laundry once late th'
season to be Numbered. The sup
posedly white crepe running Oath
letic) trunks were never washed In
this launderer's establishment.
This gentleman of Harvard was
thanked for his frankness, given his
four cents, and the laundry is still
doing fairly well with acids washing
| another Sc shirt for Unconditional
Laundry Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09

When other wives are envious, and
tell my husband dear,
My gowns are very out of date, and
at my wardrobe sheer,
have no fear, | only smile, care
not how | look,
know I've but to whisper-"Dear
remember I can cook
And always when I'm begged by
girls to tell them by what art
captured such handsome man and
won quite all his heart,
I merely say, my dears, I'm sure
that all the pains | took,
Was asking him to dinner-tor re-
member I can cook
And all you modern women who are
anxious to be wed,
Be wise, through up your arts and
crafts and learn to bake your bread
For be certain that no husband will
forget the vowe he took,
If his wife will only please him by re-
membering how to cook.
Phil Larned.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
The Wars Cost

Six hundred thousand men nave
been killed and wounded in the Rus-
scian-Japanese war. Here are few
figures to help us realize what TINS
means. Six hunderd casualties equal
Nnie hundred Iroquois Theatre dis
as'ers.
Seven hundred and fifty Slocum DIS
asters.
Two hundred and forty Johnstown
floods
Ninety Galveston floods.
Twenty Mart nique catastrophes.
The total population-men, women
and children-of Baltimore.
Three times the population OF the
States of Idaho and Nevada COM
bined
Three times the population-men,
women and children-of the Boer re-
publics, which resisted the whole
power of the British Empire for over
two years.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
Booker washington's Mistake


Booker Washington can demolish
in a little while a sentiment which he
claims he has been laboring for years
to foster, aind if he is sincere in his
professions and really desires the bet
torment of hs own race of people
and not his own Advertisement, he viii
cease accepting such courtesies as
we're rendered him BY ohnny Wanna
maker and on other occasions by ;
few other misguided gentlemen of the
North, and continue in the sphere as
signd him by people amongst whom
he lives, where one is always suppos-
ed to be best known. OF coudse. #
he Is unmindful Of the welfare of his
people and prefers to b pampered BY
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
Greenville. Miss.

a little few and to be lampooned by
many, why, let him escort whom he
may and break bread with ali who de-
sire him-up there.W We have no COM
plant to make about whom he takes
tea with. That is > matter that con-
Germs hose who invite him. But he is
not half 50 wise As he has been cred-
tied with being II he has not real
lied that such functions really work
harm to his people here Grenada
Sentinel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
Startling Mortality

Statistics show starting mortality
from appendicitis and peritonitis. To
prevent and cure these awful diseas-
es, there is just one reliable remedy,
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. M. Elan
merry, Of IA Custom House Place, Chi
cago, says: "They have no equal for
Constipation and Biliosness." 2sc at
Finlays Drug Store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
Strikes Hidden Rocks


When your ship of health strikes
the hidden rocks of Consumption,
Pneumonia, etc, you are lost, if you
don't get help from DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. j. W
McKinnon, OF TaIladega Springs, Ala
writes: II had been very i'll with
Pneumonia nnder the care of two
doctors, but was getting no better
when began to take DR.. Kings New
Discovery. The FIRST dose gave relief,
and one bottle cured me." Sure cure
for sore throa, bronchitis, coughs and
colds G.mSanteed at Finlay's Drug
Store. price soc and $Ioo Trial bot
Ties free.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
THE HAPPY WIFE

You ask me Why I'm happy when 50
many wives complain.
And say their husbands only liye to
giv~ them endless pain,
My secret won demand to know, you
have seen my happy nook,
And you quiz me not little. but-re-
nlenber ! carr cook
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09

This is to certify that C. F.Senyard
is no longer with S. A. Barret, but
is contracting work himself. If you
are going to have any work inthe
painting, paperhanging, inside or out
side decorating. done. it will pay ycu
to see me. Phone No. Io3.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
Avoid yellow Fever

Use the great antiseptic preventative
Sloan's Lininent. Six drops Of Sloans
Liniment on teaspoonful Of sugar
viii kin yellow RIVER and malaria
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
DELTA PLANTATIONS
AND CITYtPROPERTY
A BIG RUSH FOR THEM D1cTED BY JESSE OLDHAM
THE REAL ESTATE MAN VIII o HAS JUST VISITED PEG
THE EAST AND WEST WHERE CROPS ARE
BoUNTIFUL MONEY PLENTY

you List Tmen With Him
onceOver Fifty Agents Will East and
West This Fall
City Property
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

ard mountain pie will ever follow each
individual Who went to make up tie
merry party. The drive over the mountain
at an elevation of three thousand feet
above the sea level, interspersed Win
songs, makes 4 trip which Is coveted by
every visitor OF tho Sweet Chalybeata
Springs W.
on Sunday evening an Informal lun-
chcon was served by Miss Lillian kenses.
ii the romantic hour OF 10 in honor Of
Ter guests, Mr., Thompson and MISS Lam
bert, who were here only for the eve
ling. s5
The Richmond arrivals during the past
few days have been many, among whom
are: S. D. Hardy and w. ]. Anderson, 9.
ri. Grant. Mrs Henry Taylor and family,
Mrs. Graham 3. Hobson and daughter
Miss Ella Binford. Thomas NJ. Ruther-
ford and family, Mrs. r. T. Arlington and
family and Mrs. Wo,tham and family,
Mrs. S. ii, Yonge and family
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
A FULL HOUSE {
At CROCKETT. c.
The Festivities Are One Con
tinuous Perform
ance.
MAMMOTH CARD FETE
Guests Entertained at Hearts,
Mother Goose
Play.
Especial to The Times Dlspatcho

Z ..t /
CROCKETT. STRINGS. VA. August g.
The festivities OF The week al Crocketts
opened with II mammoth card fetc, given
byAllss Reid. OF North Carolina, and Mrs.
Nest, OF Washington. On account of the
large number Of participants. the game
was played, in the bathroom. which had
been converted into a bower OF beauty
for the occasion. The ladies We're beau
TRULY costumed and the men were In.
regulation evening dress, The contest
was close and exciting --mirtll provoklng,.
too. judging from the repeated peas OF
luughtel--and the hour was late before
thefprizes were awarded. The first prize,
u handsome gold ana silver bonbon spoon..
was won By Airs. NJ, G. Thomas, OF Crock
ctt.s;kthc second. q silver viniagretto, by
Miss Thebault MIR. and Mrs L. j, Mur-
ray carried OFT the remaining prizes, q
bottle filed with avery suspicious looking
liuuid, ana Il handsome pack Of cards.
After the game most delicious refresh
monts were served. Mlrth and t?lllty
ruled the hour and the merry party I'M
gercd long at the festal board
On Saturday night Mrs, Council ana
Mrs, s. II. Scheduled delightfully."- enter
tanned Il large party NJ ne;trls' no -.
ception rooms were beautifully decorated
with ferns and other greenery ana cut
flowers. AS the guests entered each drew
from /, profercd basket n dainty, heart
shaped score card, to which was attachev
tiny envelope containing card pear
ing the name of his partner IN the game,
The nssembage was II brilliant one, ana
the evening was one of rare enjoyment
Refreshments were served during me
intervals of the game, and the tables
were furnished With, dishes of liuylers
chocolate bunbons, After the distribution
of the prizes d handsome collation. WAS
enjoyed by the invited guests and by al
within CALL
The prizes We're beautiful md approprl-
ate--rn gold heart, won by the lucky Miss
Thebault; u silver heart, by Miss Leeds;
a silver, heart-shaped book mark Miss
Chalmers; n large Violet heart, filed with
Huyler's candy, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs
Council was her usual handsome self In
Partisan creation Of white rose point
oyer blue satin. With elegant diamonds.
Mrs, Scheduled, an eSanisltely dainty
little bit of womanhood. wore n most be-
coming gown Of blonde lace and French
moussclne, with ornaments Of diamonds
and pearls The lovely and accomplished
Mrs. Daley. Of TeXas, kept the score; oc-
! paslonally passing from the reception
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

rooms t05the parlOr. where her densrttul
singing attracted a continual crowd OF ad-
mirrors. Mrs. Daley has since left, ana
by her departure Crockett's Is Dereft Of
one of It's chief charms
On Thursday nighttime younger set gave
an excellent Mother Goose entertainment,
The costumes were surprisingly well ar
ranged and the acting was beyond the
usual achievement Of the amateur. The
performance ended, as most affairs At
Crocketts do with the old Virginia reel.
The Queen Of Hearts danced with the
knayc that stole the tarts. The bachelor
who lived by himself Joined hands with
Mistress Mary, so contrary. Little Miss
Muffett shook her haxcn locks In the eyes
of lean Jack Spratt. Funniest Of all was
the kings cook, arrayed In the volum-
nous white trousers OF the fat boy his
face artlstically painted on the back Of
his head. The well portrayed characters
were too numerous for n special mehtlon
OF all. In this respect they resemble the
social functions of crockett's. There Is
something doing" nearly all the time.
and the entertainments are truly LOO
numerous to mention
! II l attempt to do so shall not have
space to chronicle the arrival OF several
distinguished among us for their attrac 4
tlyencss and charn--NItss Mamie Forbes.
OF fredericksburg, with her ready wit and
her engrossng personality: Miss Fannie
Taylor. whose beautiful dark eyes are
sufficient excuse for almost anything A
Crockett's young man may say or do;
Miss Virginia Grelder, girl Of girls,
pretty, bright and sweet as California
peach: charming, dainty Miss Mary Owen,
OF Kansas city; Mrs r.. j. Freeman, Il
regal blonde beauty, of Texas, and 9th
ers. again "too numerous to mention"
The CrocRctt's register shows a list Of
guests mailing from all parts OF tho Union,
many from Florida. Louisiana and other
Southern States. a few days ago some
OF the New Orleans contingent said good
bye. and returned home to be with their
friends In case of danger on account OF
the yellow fever plague.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
WARE VA
Especial to INC Tlmes-pispatch,>

wARRENToN, VA, August ,S VI 6,ui n EN-
Horse Show as the days pass by Al OF
the best known exhibitors VIII snow ~ mere nan
and the general high standard OF pre-
vio,,s exhibitions will he maintained,
ReEently While ''Fleet" Galloway la
Walren{on rider of great attainmentl
VAS at tho eharlottesylle show riding RI n{
for Dunlop, Mr., Cochran IN splGt OF
I'M nsked him to take the hurdles bare
back and with only tho halter for mead
gear, Mr. Galloway took him M. I'M
medIately, clearing everything until the
hurdle g ysl9 Tn @n ,erf Mps r Mpansh.
Ing j,iny, which nnscaied HIM Landing
on'liis feet Mr. Galloway WAS as auleNlS
anstride again and flushed his perform
nnce IN good shape 5,,a4,,.,
a hay ride and a dance IN the Bethel
Academy drill pavilion We're given by
Miss Virginia Iilleary to her friends on
Fhi1nN evening.
The next german will probably be give
on Friday, AUGUST ~
Mrs. John Keith entertained q, number
oeEfrlends A. hearts last THURSDAY eye
ming, }4 IL
General IIunton IS gradually growing
stronger after his recent Illness,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
MUCH CAYE.TY A
I'll CHALYbEA {
a Brilliant Driving Party Fur
nishes Amusement at the
Old Sweet.
SUPPER AT HI(stl ALTITUDE
Large Richmcmd Contingent
Swells the r anks Of the
Rest-Sc ckers.

(special 10 The Times-Dlspatch0

Especial to The IimeS-DiSpat Ch.)
SWEET CIIALYBE.ATIa, VA. August
5.-The most brilliant, social function OF
the season was an entertainment given
by Mrs. Chns. S. st;ucy, of Ronceverte,
day night. The party was made up en-
.trely OF guests Of the Sweet Chalybcate
Springs and carried 10 Sweet Springs in
the old stage coach drawn by four OF
the handsomest stetns on the place. A
bowling party was The first amusement
on the list and wsns entered into With
a vim by everyone lllesent Mr.. rhomp-
son was lucky enollgh to carry Off tho
highest score for the gentlemen, while
Mrs. Richie, of Norfolk. made u close
second for the side Of the fair sex. When
the bowling scores had been declared the
party was ushered into the dInlng-room,
where ono of the most delightful un-
cheons seen in the Nfalley was spread, The
table WIS tastefully, decorated With q rare
variety OF dahlias enclrcled by touch
me-nots, while the tea rolls We're deli
.catey tied with hnws of red ribbon,
The supper CONTESTED OF ten courses
During the lunch ton Miss Lillian Ken
sctt, In her own facetous way, pro-
ceded TO decorate MI the gentlemen with
ribbon bows OF redl The decorations hav-
ling been complete d the party repaired TO
1.-THE bathroom, VIII ere dancing was indulS-
ed in till the m ilnisht hour changed
Saturday into Sun day, Among those pres
ent We're Mr.. and Mrs.C. $, Stacy, Mrs
Richie. Mrs. BrFld, Mrs Saal. Misses
Hume, Hope, III dscoll, Lambert, Budd,
Lillian ana Mildre,l kenselt, Mamie Ken
g.ripl Ei1acl{ ford Srptth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

4iatiye merits Of each candidate before the
people Of Virginia. are presentedaby their
+, friends Your correspondent, not being
a citizen OF this State, can take no part
in the election. II entitled toigyote hers
1t would be exceedingly difficult 10 make
va choice between the caniidates-reter-5
encesi is made to those offering for the OIL
fices Of United States Senator and Coz
ernor. We can only express deep regret
that statesmen so worthy and well quar-
fed for the positions they seek, silo QUIZ
not all he successful. s.
Besides Virginia and the adjoining Stale
of North Carolina, many other States are
represented by the guests. Among our
number are General j. G. HUI, Colonel
and Mrs j. NJ. Cullingsworth, Mis-. NlhIl-
son. Mrs Gray, of Richmond MIS-.
Gibbs and Mr.. Patterson, of Dallas; MIS-.
Glen Walker, of Fort Worth, texas, NJ
WhitesIdcs, of Chicago, Ill; MT. " p.
Tunstal, Of Baltimore Md: Hon. =. NJ.
Busbce and family, OF Raleigh. ana MI
Charles Raney and wife, of hlttrell; Of.
Martin. OF Leaksville. and Mr.. Villiams.
Of Idttleton n. c.: Colonel L. D. Cole,
and family Of fredericksburg; MI Park
or and family, Mr.. Sykes and Wife OF
Portsmouth. Mr. Jacket, of AleAandriai
Colonel Woodward. of Knoxville Tenn. I;
4 Colonel S. sT. LRivcs, Of Houklnsville, Ky;
Judge Whitehurst, OF Norfolk; Judge
Wilcox is expected this week; MIS- MAJ
tie baskerville and daughter, and MRS,
Perrin. OF Richmond; Mr.. ], 9. Long and
Mrs. IIobgood, OF oxford, n. c.
The same successful manager Mr.. w:
I ". Wagstaff, popular Office force col.
onel A., w. Archer, in charge Of hotel;
Colonel j, n. Alexander, Mr., Knight IN ana
Mr.. Pcrpont. assistants; and efficient n,
physIcian In charge, DR. B. IS, Hays sun SUI