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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10

lanes X. Allen Fad Remarkable
Escape From Death.
PICKED UP 70 MILES OFF SHORE

PICKED UP u Mills VI = oT1CNH
Made Balloon Ascension at Prov denee
On July 4, Was Blown to Sea and
over Eighteen Hours Later Was
Saved BY Fishing Schooner.
Boston. July After one OF the
most remarkable experiences in the
History wi aerial navigation. James h'
Allen. the acroraut. who made a bal
doom ascension at Providence on the
Fourth OF July. was brought to this
MORT FRIDAY night ON the fishing
schooner Francis " Sylvia. Allen was
picked mp ut sea IL miles on chatham
1871 hours after his departure from
Providence.
Allen had a narrow escape from
death by drowning. the winds tha' pre-
vailed "Wednesday having blown ms
bollnon a lcng distance from shore
Until news of his arrival here became
known il had been Thought that he had
met his death. as il was known that
NJ the last time he was sighted on
Wednesday evening ne was travelling
out TO sea.
That Allen is alive IS due wholly to
fortunate shift of the wind. when
Be- made his ascension at Providence on
Wednesday the wind was blowing a
nri., breeze from The southwest The
,eronart VA, carried in his balloon in
northaaeieiiy direction and passed
over the town Of Attleboro. lie had his
balloon under perfect control al tha'
time and while in the vicinity Of AT
lehoro he descended twice.
F.om Atuebolo the airship Travelled
IN tue direction If Rrochlon, and the
asst rean of the aeronaut by Observers
on shore was when he passed over
sdmate early in the evening.
At that time thc balloon was headed
strieht ont to sea. When Thursday
davnel without any news being re-
.eived from Allen and IL became known
hat the last time he was seen was
when De was on the ocean shore head
ID ont to sea. It was then believed that
ho would never return.
After Allen passed over Massachn-
,e.ts bay his plight was more perilons.
Wednesday night be- was over Prov
iuce,ovn. AT this point Of the voyage
the wind shifted from southwest To
northeast and from Provincetown the
balloon sailed down the outer Cape Goa
cast The aeronaut was rescued J.
miles on Chatham by the fishermen Oh
The sylvia. The balloon was saved IN
GOOD condition and was brought to Bos-
on ON the schooner During his flight
Allcn covered a total distance OF about
200 miles. nearly half OF which was
ovor the water The point where he
was picked up is about Il miles from
Providence in q direct line.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY
important Changes Of Schedule Effective
NAV 27th.

important AlAAf,FT VI ~ tA''+ a+'-N''''N
May 27th.
The Seaboard takes pleasure IN
announcing q greatly improved schedule,
effective May 27th, giving the travelling
public most convenient and comfortable
schedule. and making the fastest time
between Richmond and Atlanta, Birm-
'ueham. Memphis and Southwest.
Shortest time via the air line-A
nights ride To Savannah, Jacksonville,
Atlanta. Birmingham and Memphis,
with through Pullman sleepers and I'M
excelled cafe car service. Leave Rich
mond 300 +. ". on and after May 2Ith,
with sleeperz. cafe ears and most com
Portable day coaches. for all Georgia,
and Florida points. a. well a. Atlanta,
Birmingham. Memphis, Kansas City
and the entire South and Southwest.
ieahoard train now leaving Richmond
at11P. NJ. will. after May 9th, leave
atop. NJ, with through sleepers 10
Florida points. ~ we'll as to Atlanta.
Birmingham aud Memphis, incoDnection
with the Frisco system. Our $40 A. NJ.
train making local stops, with direct
connections for Durham, Raleigh, Char
lotte and Wilmington, will remain as
now. For tickets, Pullman reservations
and all information, apply at Richmond
Transfer Company, or District Passen-
ger Agents office, $50 East Main street
II. :. Lizard. W. NJ TAYLOR,
d. T. A. Telephone 4O3. {. I. A..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
wHlra'o LIFE INSURANCE PAID
widow Of MURDERED Man Receives

Widow Of Mur.ecej Man Receives
Sff9.oiO.
Eev York. Juy The widow OF
stan .r White was paid by the
-.qaa. iGc Assurance Society
ssaur Na,on $50. tae value OF O
inel. a1Hst Mr White had carried
.u n- n iog number OF years
Thara are several policies for com
6nrativeIy small amounts issued by
faa Euir.ai. au the life of Mr. White
ln which ~ claim Tor payment has
-ct been presented. The face value OF
obese p1l.. is about 10000. but
,heir value lo tine benefciaries Is $40.
OO0.
When Mr. White took ont these pol
icies his physical condition was not
perfect and the contract he made with
the Equitable provided that If death
occurred within a certain period q
deduction OF "a stipulated percentage
shoul bo made nom the race OF each
noi r. whc bullet which Harry Tha@
fred ito OBJ. architects brain terml
nataf ils IIc within ire period men
toned ian tae policies. and conse
ae.pOr reduced ,hs.r value.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
Sale at Public Auction
or
DESIRABLE EARN

Located Immediately upon the + /. a
=. K H.. at stephens Station, bali mile
west ui Brock Road
BY virtue of decree Of date jane 9TH.
1906. entered la the Chancery tau-e ul
Scott +. stephens 1t ais 81 Todd infants.
and depending i'm th" Circuit Court al
Spot-ylyania. Nirginin. ~ special com
missioner, will olirr Tor -alr. al public
auction. ut the front door OF the court
house OF Spot-ylyauia county, Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10

Valencia. Spain, July T. - 4 he'll
storm killed child and injured ~
persons. Hailstones as big as oiahSes
smashed the roofs Of houses. causing
the inhabitants TO take refuge in the
cellars. The crops in many districts
we're destroyed. and great distress pre-
wills. Relief Is urgently requested.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
FOUND GUILTY OF RgsArlNe


CHICAGO g. Alton Railroad Repaid Pack
ing Company One Dollar Per Car.
Chicago. July Z. The Chicago Z Al
ton railroad John y. Faithorn and
Fred A. Wann. formerly OF This road.
we're convicted in the United States
district court of Illegally granting re-.
bates 10 Che Sshwarzschild & Sulzbor-
ger Packing company. Ii was c.1imed
by the government that the o.icials
Df the railroad company had allowed
the employees OF the packing company
To travel free of expense by rounding
TO them all money expended for trans
portauon. II was declared by the
court that this did NOT comprise re-
bate. aud Judge Lands instructed the
Jury that verdict OF not guilty should
be returned as to two counts OF the il
dictment which charged the giving OF
rebates I'm connection VITA this pas.
senger transportation
I'm the other eight counts of the in.
dictmont. on all OF which the defenE
ants were found guilty two ohensai
agair 4 he Elkins law were proved.
Ii was Shown by the government tlut
the railioa4 company had charged 81
pen car for ha..le the products a.
Scauae child o. 5uzbcrgor al Kansas
CRY aad PED ail 'he picking com.
pany cu .c. rr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
tiaoy Causes For Suspicion.

Berlin. Jl'y Tile NNue Hambar
cer I..uue Says the chief @. police
o. Niorl and rH-y Councillor Rof d
hagen arc uguiuas into the case OF
August Rosenberg. recently arrest ~
20 altoona. who g. strongly suspected
Of Lagine planned an attempt ON Em'
poror williams liie. 70 is added that
there are numerous. overwhelming
caus far suspicion. and it is believed
tlat Dnly tlr mans arrest prevented
the aitrHpt $50 bombs or explosives
were f0lni on Rosenberg who denies
ha.4, participated in any pot
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10

~ the name of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia In the Clerks office OF the
HCircuit court of the county Of Caroline,
on the 10Th day oiJune. 1906. James NJ.
Thomson. plaintiil, against Alfred j.
String, defendant.
In Chaucery.
The object OF this suit is ID enforce the
specific performance OF "A contrat M writ
ING for the sale l229s acres oi land ac-
cording to survey TO the defendant, stu
ated in Caroline county, Va, Bowling
Green Magisterial district, known a.
Liberty Hill Farm, situated on the Rap
pahannock river. said farm being divided
bv the county road leading from Port
Royal 10 TappahannOck, adjoining the
lands of Harry Baylor, &. l. Mothershead.
Mrs. K. l.. Parker and others sad
contract j. dated December 10th. 1901,
upon the failure of the defendant 10 pay
to the plaintiff. 100000; interest and
taxes December 18th. 1909, $3.50 10;
protest OF check, 81 3S; interest TO June
l7th. 1906. $4,000; total to June llth,
1906. $3.321.j4. Then to subject SAID
realestate To saleiorpaymen ofsame and
any and allaccrued interest and thecosts
Of this suit And an affidavit having
been made and filed that the defendant,
Alfred J. String is not resident OF the
State of Virginia. it sordered that he do
appear here within fifteen days after due
publication hereof and do what may be-
necessary to protect his interest in this
suit. And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be- published once "a week Tor
four weeks in The Free Lance, news
paper published in the city OF Fredericks-
burg. and that a copy b- posted Mt the
front door Of thecourthouse Oi thiscoun-
ty on or before the9th day OF July, 9O6,
that being the next succeeding rule day
after this order was entered.
4 copy-Toste:
T. e. Valentine Deputy Clerk,
For +. r. Coghill, Clerk.
Richard q. Moncure. p. q.
ix.i vi "a
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10

Riverside, Cal, July l. Spencer
stanhope, son OF a wealthy English
family. committed suicide by cutting
his throat. The body was discovered
at the Hollywood hotel. 1t is said mere
that Stanhope's father Is member oil
the British parliament.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
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Adultcrated goods are not TT to
use. We are doing the largest
business IA Fredericksburg, be
caus, we never misrepresent our
goods and always give you your
moneys worth In quality and
measure. We have the largest
asgoftuent OF
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
80 - For ewaaoMIne Diamond.


Omaha. Ncb. July Z. - Mrs. May
HAYES. convicted OF the theft from
local iewelry store Of 5000 diamond
which she is alleged to have swallowed
was sentenced to FIVE years in the peni-
Tertiary by Judge sutton in the dis
trict court Mrs. Hayes was looking at
unset gems in the jewelry store and
according 10 the testimony when the
clerks back was turned she put a Fargo
stone in her mouth Two detectives
who had been shadowing her at once
arrested her and she claims 1t was her
fright that made her swallow the dia-
mond. The gem has not been recov-
cred although Mrs. Hayes offered to
submit to a surgical operation If the
prosecution was dropped. fhis the state
would not agree 10.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
TRANSPORT THOMAS ASHORE
Ran on Coral Reef Near the Island
Of Guam.

Of Guam.
Manila. July THE United States
TRANSPORT Thomas is reported to be
ashore On O coral reef near the island
of Guam. General Wood has asked the
secretary OF war for authority to send
the transport Meade to take on the
MESSENGERS and cargo of the Thomas,
whose position IS favorable as long a
GOOD weather prevails The Thomas
is reported to have ran on the reef a
distance OF 100 feet Efforts to dis
lodge her thus TAR have been futile.
All On board the Thomas are safe. She
carried no troops
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
- - q KILLS THE GEsaG15
- -. - OF SCR0FULA

The and heredity Parents
by of blood who
family their children the form OF
Swollen glands brittle bones
compexons emacatd bodies general
the which the manifested
Those who have inherited this bghng trouble succeed i'll holding
but spell
the begun and its vitality Of
manifest and sometimes Consumption
the circulation and forces out the scrofuou deposits
germs completely the disease changes the quality OF
blood removing all impurities and oons and supplying this vital
sustaining qualities S. S IS purely vegetable
especially adapted systems which have been weakened
poorly noushed by scrouus blood Literature Scrua and med
ical advice free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
Liquors and
ObacCoS
In this section of the state

Our store f. the only place you can
9ud the celebrated Wilson Whiskey
and Canada Rye drawn from the bar
rel. Our brands are too numerous tc
mention. We have all kinds Of bot
tied LIQUORS and AT our bar yon will
find all the leading brands. Call OF
write
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
Monday, August 6,

1906. at Il O'Clock NJ. that certain
tract ui improved farm land. situate Doe
Spotsylyauia county. Virginia. immedi
atcly ON the + +. a =. Il. Rat stephens
Station. about bali mile west of Brock
Road Station. containing about onehun
dred and fifty acres oi land, about sixty
or SiXty-fiye acres ol which is clearedand
divided into fields. three ot which arr ln
grass. residue OF tract ia white and red
oak timber. much of which j. of salraDlr
size. improvements consist of comfort
able, convenient. two story, six room
dwelling in good repair, good barn and
all necessary Outbuidug- usually found
upon up-to-date farm fine we'll water 10
ward. place watered by springs and run
ming streams ineyery field; good orchard.
variety of fruit apples. peaches. pears.
cherries. etc Land adioin- i. ". Trgg.
". /. Stephens. Hawkins and others.
and il convenient 90 school. .churches.rtc.
This j. a highly desirable piece Of prop
erty. and should attract the attention
oi persons seeking home Well located.
with unusual advantages, aud DO good
neighboOd. Terms cash.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10

I'm the Clerk = office of the Circuit court
of the county oi Spotsylvania. Scott !.
stephens et ala. plaintiffs. against Todd 5
infants 1T ais, defendants. ! 7. 4. Harris.
clerk of the said court. do certify that
the bond required of the spectral commits
sioner by the decree rendered in said
cause on the 9Th day of Jane, 1906. has
been duly given Given under my hand
~ clerk OF the said court. the 2Jth dag
OF June. 1906
# Harris Ilarl
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10

Made Balloon Ascension at Prov dence
On July 4, Was Blown to Sea and
over Eighteen Hours Later was
Saved By Fishing Schooner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-02

Most men and many women. 10
that matter carry watches. To near
ly all who use them they are a neces
sity and not a luxury The bushes.
OF hundreds Of thousands of person.
compels them to buy watches. All
such will be interestd In the follow.
ing from the 81 Louis Republic:
The consignment Of watches re.
ceived at headquarters OF the Demo
cratic congressional campaign com
mittee In Washington will be an I'm.
structive object lesson in the meth.
DDS by which the American consumer
is robbed under the benign protection
OF the Dingley act
These watches were made in the
United States. but they were NOT
bought in this country. They were
bought in Europe at s79s each
whereas the lowest price at which the
watch trust would sell them 10 Amer
lean dealers is s10.5S apiece. The
difference Is $3.50 on each watch.
The Dingley tariff. therefore. ena.
bles the watch trust TO charge the
American dealers exactly one third
more for the watches II makes than
II is willing to take for the same arti-
cles In countries where the tarlff does
not give il the power TO levy tribute
upon people who want 10 know the
lime of day.
by the time the retailers profit is
'ounted in. this tribute OF $500
to $3.50 or 81 on each watch
u this grade carried in an American
rocket. II is paid by railroad conduc.
ors, engineers and other train hsnds.
" railroad station agents and teleg.
aphers, by streetcar conductors and
notormen and by hundreds OF thou
ands Of others whose business re.
uires them TO carry serviceable bu;
OF too costly timeplece."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-02

Is stove wood house renta is Gas
house rent? Is a telephone house
rent?
The Reign Of Terror.
Now remember tho circumstances
under which these questions were
as' 2 llanlv had inst broken loose
a. re''rmer He was stridins
through lhe corridors OF tho state.
house like colossus. breathing words
That Implied destruction 20 an its in
mates Rnmors were rife that charges
We're GO he laid az the doors OF nearly
an the state officials There was a
reign d. terror
$50 vhen ne governor asked Charley
Miller % coal wasn't house rent ana
whether house rent meant coal on
stove wood the attorney general
trembling IN his boots before hi stern
anu implacable master promptly an.
s"tfed Yea. verify your Excellen-
cy. All these things are house rent"
MY Judgment is that the attorney
general would inst as cheerfully have
certified that typhoid fever or seneca
snake root or peruna. or anv other
imaginable thing would pass curren,
Tor house rent II the governor wanted
i 20 And his opinion 10 that eject
would have been just as good law and
better common sense.
Ana 50 this man. who parades his
own name alongside those OF Folk and
Latoilefte. presents bills Amounting
TO S2,N.5i for two telephones in his
house Tor repairs to house for which
ne claims 20 pay So Fer month for
gas for lighting and heating. and for
"eniN tons Of anthracite coal. ana
axes money ont OF the state treas
'FN appropriated Tor the payment OF
house rent
let as look for moment at some T,
Z these bills
Under the head Of Repairs" We find
ne following charges.
lily & Stalnak,r window guard s475
lerrinston Light Co. inverted
lamps ..-..-..'. ......-......... 20 a
Lexington Light Co. inverted :
lamps .......... ON
These inverted lamps were doubt. 4
'ss purchased for the use of the
armed attorney general while he was T.
riting that opinion TO the effect that Ia
Venty tons OF anthracite coal was b
ouse rent new kind OF light was p
eeded for the proper solution of that
nestion. and as It was an inverted IS
Dinlon that was wanted. an inverted q
sht was eminently appropriate
But 70 continue: 81
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-02

tons anthracite coal 40 :,
Feb "a. 1906. Indianapolis Nor
tar and Fuel Company. 50 81
io'al ..'. ................s 81. O(
Poor Mr. Busby doubtless though,
he was selling and delivering coal
But he was mistaken. The black 'stuf,
he was hauling and dumping into the
executive asement was house rent
for did not the attorney general OF
the state so decide. as a proposition
OF cold. unvarnished law,
I These are samples OF the kind of
house rent for which the legislature
I Appropriated your money. II is not
necessary TO 20 further The attor-
ney general in his opinion says.
This appropriation can be proper
~ used 10 provide a home in a habita-
bic condition for the chief executive
and this would Include necessary
light heat and water as well a. 70.
pairs for the comfort of the chief ex.
ecutive and his family"
a house without carpet or win
dow blinds and curtains. tables and
chairs would not be hsoitable fer
eXecutive. and he Is entitled TO
al these under the head OF house
rent, II house rent means everything
needed about the house "for the COM
fort of the chief executive and his
family"
But enough OF this sickening bust
ness. Imagine Joseph w Folk or Rob
ert W. LaFollette or William ]. Bryan
or Theodore Roosevelt engaging in
this business Of petty grating. The
credit Of devising his contemplate
scheme for a small graft belongs ex-
clusively 10 the man who talks in /
cessantly 81 civic righteousness and /
of his own moral superiority over his
fellow men and his attorney general.
Honest lnjun. gentlemen. don't you
think that such graft beats the spots
on the pluto poker chip, which the
governor is holding sloft throughout
the state as one OF his stock and stand.
Ing arguments?
Railroa5 Commission Bill.
VIII not quarrel with the governor
as TO who 10 entitled TO credit for the
enactment OF the state railroad COM
mission bill. which became a law at
he last session OF the legislature. az.
er II had received the approval OF the ,
abroad lawyers OF Indiana. an
'laiming no part OF such credit. for !
was only attorney for the shippers
md an attorney to help shape the bill :
md to make argument in its favor
'efore the legislative committee.
Ieclined to lobby Tor that or any other a
MEASURE :
But the governor says the Republi- n
an party OF Indiana should be con- !,
inued In power SO that the bill may be \
!,
Does the governor forget that at the n
lst Republican state convention a .,
asolution was prepared indorsing the -
abroad commission bill and con graf -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-02

Making total gas bin for
the six months ISL 20
How that gas mater worked over.
time in the month OF January,
But 10 go on,
Oct :. 1905. j. D. Busby. ten
tons anthracite coal. ........ .s72. 50
Feb "a. 1906 Indianapolis Nor
TAR and Fuel Company . $3.50
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-02

Is stove wood house rents is gas
house rent? Is telephone house
rent9