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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
GOOD ROADS NOTES

The farmers of Missouri have organ.
lied improved roads committees in
every county in the state.
Highways which are rendered I'M
passable 10y ordinary rains-and there
are many of them--are not fit to be
called roads.
The business men of Bucyrus, O., have
organized for the purpose of adopt
ing a system Of improving the roads
in that vicinity
Narrow tires and mud roads should
speedily be sent, hand in hand. as Il
were, "glimmering through the dream
Of things that were"
The Mercantile club Of Wyandotte
county, Kan, recently passed resolu-
tions favoring good road laws, and will
work for the same at this session OF
the legislature
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald.
very pertinently observes that the
board Of trade of that city could con-
sistently take hand in the good roads
movement.
An argument offered for the employ
ment Of prisoners in building roads Is |
that the fear of such public degradation
will Ceter from the commission of petty |
crimes, and will lessen the incursion Of
tramps into a community.
The cycling associations of Chicago.
which have formed an alliance for Sc
curing better legislation, have practi-
cally decided to drop for the present
the fight against the cycle baggage
law and confne their efforts 10 a move
for good roads.
Road-building by county jail inmates
is to be undertaken In Oneida county.
\. Y. This is following the example in
Warren and St. Lawrence counties,
wheie the plan is In successful opera
ion, even at a distance Of six OF eight
miles from the fail.
Under the Higbie good roads law, Of
New York, eight miles Of stone road d
'an now be built at a cost of only 81 500
o the property owners. The whole
ost is $4,000, Of which the county has
o pay $4,000, the state $4,000, and the
owners the balance.-Go6d
roads.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER.
The old country weekly-how dearly

ne old country weekly-how dearly I
love ~
From crisp city daily quick turn aside
To read its quaint leader" the healing
above IT,
"A hoary-headed editors Joy and his pride.
us columns Of locals in which all the do
ings
or kinsman and neighbor so tersely are
told;
The births, deaths and accidents. weddings
and woongs:
The sheriff's sad notice Of lands TO be sold;
It's crude correspondence; some villagers
caper;
Its tritely told stories Of sorrow and Joy
Ihey all may be found in the country news
paper
The old country paper read when boy
w. II. T. Shade.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
SON 4 CO..
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
and dealers i'm
Groceries, Hardware &C.,

invite the attention Of their friends and the
public generally TO their large stock Of every
thing in the GROCERY and HARDWARE
line, and also 10 their large stock of Hay,
Oats, Corn, Grass Seed Of all Sorts Buggies,
Carriages, Wagons, Salt, Lime, Plaster, Ce-
ment, GuanO, &c, &c.
We are prepared and will sell you goods in
our line, wholesale or retail, as cheap as any
house IN town and i'm some lines as low as
any house i'm Virginia.
Car load of that superior PIEDMONT
PATENT and WHITE ROCK FAMILY
FLOUR, just in, EVERY BARREL OF
WHICH Is GUARANTEED TO GIVE SAT-
ISFACTION.
viii have in in few days car load of
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19

streets can wait" in preference to con-
tinuing the patchwork Jobs there
that only make them worse" The
wheelman's lot there cannot be a par
tculariy happy one, for some time ago
"the borough council prohibited riding
on the sidewalks in muddy weather, so
we are compelled to store our wheels
about one-third of the season."-Good
Roads
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
Mitchell Wagons

o an slzes-the very best wagon on the
market we believe which, having bought in
large quantities, we will sell to you at as low
or lower prices than other wagons on the
market.
Before buying, give us a call and see If we
cannot suit you in both GOODS and PRlC rs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY DIRECTORY.

OFFICE AT FARNvILLE)
Hon. Geo. J. Hundley. Judge Circuit Court.
Hon. }. VI. Crute. Judge County Court.
Hon. A. ID. Watkins. mOnwealth's Airy.
" H. ThackstOn, Clerk Circuit and County
Courts
f. j. Whitehead, Deputy Clerk Circuit and
County Courts.
snpervisors X. VI. Burton, j. NJ. Nenable,
". "A. Hubbard, A. a. Haskins, G.. W.
Scott.
". L. Clark. Comm iSSiOncr OF Revenue.
w. n. Ewing, Treasurer
T. H. Dickinson. Sheriff.
Il. J. Harvey, Jr., Deputy Sheriff.
Thomas j. Garden. superintendent Schools.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
NOT AN IDEAL TOWN.
RenOva, Pa, Has Roads which worIa
Make Any Wheelman's Hair
stand on End.

The accompanying picture Is the
main street Of Renova. Pa, where, ac-
cording to a correspondent, "the only
efforts made for good roads have con-
sisted in hauling mud from one place
ard depositing it in another" A local
paper sarcastically remarks that "the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19

"Mrs. Higgins, ] never saw a woman
sweep into the parlor with such stately
grace as your lovely daughter"
Il wish my lovely daughter would
sweep out the parlor occasionally, and
the dining-room and the bedrooms "a
well."-Tit-Bns.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
The OLDEST BUSINESS COLLEGE

IN Virginia, (32 years, starting with the Old
| Dominion) Grand New Building FIRST To
own its building in Virginia; second In the
It's eight teachers are scholarly and practi-
cal; four are authors OF valuable books
Its students are engaged by business men
because they have confidence i'm the institu-
tiOn.
Recently six places I'm two days were Of
Tered It's students. Only two OF the six could
be nlled. Neither of the two had finished
his course.
Special writing lessons. No vacations.
Ladies and gentlemen. Day and night ses-
sions. Call or write for particulars.
G. M. SMlTHDEAL.
President.
"Leading Business College south of the
Potomac river -Ihuddeiphid Sen0grdpher.
"The great success of the Smlthdeal Col
lege Is due TO honest work and the deep in
terest the instructors take in the pupils
Richmond Dispatch.
"Prof Smithd al is deadly enemy OF all
educational shamsand superficial methods
Of teaching" "-Irdcttcdl Age Moline III.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
state Ala In mInne.otn.

State-aid for road building is now
possible In Minnesota under the new
amendment to the constitution.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
IT IS RIDICULOUS

For any man To claim to make mon
ey by selling at loss. II is simple to
say 1t, and simple to swallow if. If
the farmer raised only one grain for
eacn grain planted he would starve.
If the merchant sells his goods dollar
Tor dollar, at the price he bought them.
he Is out in time, labor and expense.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
GEN. OTIS MUST HAVE
AT LEAST 100, 600 men.
Member ofHis Staff, Home From
Manila, Says Present Force
Must Be QuadrupIed.
RElNF0RCEMENTs NEEDED AT ONCE
Americans Will be Driven Back Into
Manila Soon Unless Greatly
strength encd---Com-
mission a Failure.

San Francisco. Cal, June 22.-Dr.
Uhas. a. McQueston, who was on the
laif OF General L. S. Otis. and who was
health officer at Manila, has returned
nome invalided by the climate
Captain Mcllueston made close
study of the situation in the Phillip
pines. He is OF the opinion that it Will
take from 100000 to 100000 soldiers to
properly subdue and hold the islands
He also says that the peace commits
sion was an absolute failure, and that
its work from the start was without
effect. He strongly supports the mil
itarN government of the islands.
'lh'. Schurman knows that the COM
home in July added Captain Nc
McQueston.
Unless troops, thousands OF them,
are sent to the aid of our men there
they will be driven back into Manila in
the course OF the next few months.
during the rainy season. Our men
simply cannot stand the climate. Fifty
per cent of them will be incapacitatcd
by sickness and the territory ovcrrun
will have 10 be abandoned. Manila
Will be in Il state of siege again.
Our officers and soldiers have ac-
complishcd wonders and have
proved themselves the best Soldiers in
the World. But nothing decisive has
come from it, because our men We're
not i'm great enough forge.
One of the greatest dangers that
omr men have to face is the climate
The new men will be at u dsadvan-
,age. because the volunteers who are
returning home are Injured to the eli
mate. This will make more men nee
essary than we would otherwise have
to put i'm the field. AS a matter of be
lief the l'ilipinos think they have the
Americans licked already.
"Onc solution of the situation might
be to enlist colored men from the
gulf states and this might settle some
of the race questions of that section.
These men would be better able 10
stand the climatic conditions around
Manila and it has been proved that
they are good fighters.
~ want TO say word for the west
crn Volunteers. They make the finest
soldiers i'm the world, and their fight
ing qualities are wonderful. But the
Volunteers all want to return home
and | hardly think that the plan to
enlist three skeleton regiments from
the volunteers now in the Philippines
will he Il success. The men enlisted to
fight for their country and they are
not the kind of men who want to ntay
md fight an insurrection for money pr
the fun of fighting"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
KENNEDY. FOUND GUILTY.
--,--.----. ~. =.
Notorious. MissoMri:srrain RoDbcf.

at last t.QKvictcd. -,
llartvtlle, Mo-, june 20 john: kcii
nedy, tlie':notoriofis 'cracler. neck
has finally been Convicted Of truirirob.
berry. neutrality-suspicious. whom Kennedy
of am express car train on the Kansas
City, Fort Smith and Memphis rail
road, at Macomb, Mo-, on january 3
last. returned verdict at 6 O'Clock last
evening judging Kennedy guilty us
charged and fixing his punishment at
seventeen years in the state penitenti-
AIRY. Under the Missouri law he death
penalty might have been imposed.
Six men were actually engaged in
the Macomb holdub. OF these Jake
Fcgclv, who received n penltcntiary
sentence of fourteen years. and John
Kennedy have been convicted. Old Bill
Ryan, IL member of the notorious old
James gang; Joe Sheppard, son of II
member of the old gang; Louis Nigh,
a young farmer of this county, and FL
mcr Bryan. also a farmer. are the 9th
'ers accused of completely in the hold
up. Their trials will follow that of Ken
needy. Elmer Bryan, having made a
full confession and having aided the
state i'm convicting Fegely and Ken
NEEDY, will probably not be severely
punished.
a charge of murder is pending
against Kennedy in Kansas City, as he
is under Indictment there for the kill
ing of Miss Emma Schumacher.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
sNUBBING A GIRL.
Tho Drummer Apologies and Was
Relieved OF His Anxiety.

Chicago News: II had a postoffice
money order on little town out
west,' said the New York drummer
zone which / got through Chicago
and whea L showed up to get it cashed
l was dead broke and found the post
office in charge of a girl about 20 years
old. She was chewing gum and read
ing a novel as | walked into the place,
and as she was slow in getting Il move
on her and | was in deuce of a hurry,
| gave her some pretty sharp talk. She
sassed me back and we had some lively
words for about five minutes. L never
did a more foolish thing in my life.
You know what a postoilice money or
der is, of course. 1t makes a man mad
all over to waste the time to get one,
and when you present it at another
,postoiiice you must satisfy the author
titles that you are the person named.
1 signed my name and all that, but the
girl quietly remarked:
g Il don't know that YOU are the per-
son named. You will have to be identi-
fed
81 had letters in my pocket of
SoulSe, cOuilHteu IIlG drummer, 'DuU
she waved them aside. Anyone can
carry letters around addressed TO their
proper name. ! had my initial on my
cuffs and collars, but they were no
good. i had kilograms, but she was
obduratc AS a matter of fact she both
cred me Il whole day. and when the Of
flee closed was still without my
money. The order called for $50 and /
went to every merchant in town to get
the money and transfer it. Nobody
would let me have the cash. There was
but one way to do and L did it. L
walked into the postof1ice the next day
and said:
My name is John Blank. Here is
an order calling for $50. Yesterday
was fool enough to snub you. Today
l. beg your PARDON
1.-TWO minutes later I had my money
and was ont ON the sidewalk, and you
can bet Your shoes ] don't get caught
that way again. When | feel like snub-
bling another girl, I'll tackle one who
isn't employed by Uncle Sam in a posi-
tion where she can hold Inc up and set
me looking around for a pawnshop.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
FORERUNNER OF SOCIALISM.
Mayor Jones Says Trusts Will Hasten
Co-oDcratiye Commonwealth

So-ODcFiltlNc NOnllnOnWCGItn.
Chicago. June - Mayor s. NJ.
Jones, of Toledo o., in a letter to the
Record ON trusts, says:
81 wish TO say that ann inclined to
regard the growth of these organiza-
tions within the last few years rather
complacently.
81 believe in a large program for So
ciety. believe it to be our duty and
privilege in this republic TO find plan
big enough to provide for all the
people, and see in the growth of the
trust am indication of the growing
movement toward colectivsm be-
lieye in brotherhood. The trust is the
American brotherhood (limited) The
trust is preparing tn eway, showing
society the great benefits that may be
derived through association i'm indus
try and the great economic value of
association, both in production and
distribution. An invention that light
ems the burdens OF the worlds toilers
and makcs itpossible for one man to do
the work OF twelve is called IA labor
saving machine.
Does it matter whether the ma
chine il made of wood and iron or
composed of organizations and asso-
Citations OF men? If the result is the
same, it is labor saving machine In
this sense the trust is IL labor saving
machine.
"Ihe triumph of the trust is one OF
the marvels of the closing wears of the
nineteenth century bu, they are i'm
an economic development, strictly in
the line OF progress, and our
problem is not how to destroy
them, but how to use them for the
good OF all. Like their prototype, the
labor saving machinery constructed Of
wood and iron, they have come to stay
What shall we do with the trust,
with the continually increasing armies
OF unemployed thrown out by these or
CARNATIONS? reply, we must organ
ne government (soeetN) in the inter
est OF ALL for he good OF all so that
we may utilize the economic side of til.
trust.
We must leave off the word limited
from the great american brotherhood
that | have referred TO and begin 10
own and to operate the trust for the
benefit of the people. as we now own
and operate the postoflice trust. The
known as trusts belongs to society,
and may be properly called the mere
ment OF associated organizations.
Equality of opportunity or brother
hood is the goal for whitfi the race is
struggling, and the trust, 'Wiilc purely
selfish i'm its inspiration, ie Hie express
sion OF the great social spirit now stir
ring the hearts of the people. The
movement toward municipal owner
ship. toward cooperation OF every
sort. indicates the channel through
which the people are 10 come into pos
session of their own. When they are
thoroughly enlightened they Will SIM
ply retake i'm perfectly orderly way
the properties that have passed out oil
their hands and become private pos
sessions. The people will own and OPP
crate their own trust; it's name VIII
he the CO-ODprativp Commonwealth -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
large scale, but he was guilty Of petty

large scale, but he was guilty Of petty
larceny. According to Colonel Barr,
the Judge advocate general of the
court, q total of $1,72O,OOO was literally
stolen from the government on brush
mattresses alone. The dredging firm
OF which Carter was member secured
all the conracts through Carriers ma
ntpulation and the introduction of
dummy bidders. The rock that was
used came from Carriers quarries and
WINS worthless, although it cost as
much as granite. The most extrava-
CANT prices were paid for work done.
The government was robbed ON Il most
gigantic scale.
Months and months have passed
since these disclosures, since this ver-
dict and sentence. In the meantime
Captain Carter, protected in some
mysterious fashion, is as much in the
army Us ever, drawing his pay, wear
ing his uniform, free to go when and
where he pleases. His case is so COM
pletely bound up in red tape that he
seems destined to escape punishment
forever.
Scores of other officers have been
court-martialed and have suffered
since Carriers thievery was first dis
covered. Around him is the sacred
mantle of official protection. The pa
pers in his case We're never even sent
to the headquarters of the army, but
went from the judge advocate general
to the adjutant general. and then 10
the secretary, and finally to the White
House. From the latter they We're
turned over to the attorney general
Ex-senator Edmunds did some of the
reviewing of the evidence and sent in
bill for $4,000; eN-Attorncy General
MacNeagh also did some reviewing,
but he sent his bin to either the dredg-
ing company or to Captain Carter.
1T is said that this is the first court
martial in the history of the govern
ment which has gone to the attorney
generals office, but the whole pro-
ceeding is in line With the efforts
which have been so persistently and
so successfully made to prevent any
final action.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22

only blows struck. and these were de-
livered by Maher. The blow that
Maher landed on the jaw was insult.
ficient to knock ont any man. Maher
weighed ia pounds and looked fit and
WE'LL
Mike Morrissey had retinue OF
handlers when he reached the ring.
side, and said he weighed 1s2 pounds.
The moment that the men shaped it
was clearly evident that Morrissey wa:
afraid, and that Maher had the easiest
task ever given him in his fighting ca
reer.
The bout lasted just tbry.two seq
ends,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
REPORT ON RATIoNs.
No Change Recommended by the
Brooke Board

Washington, June -. The board of
officers appointed by General Brooke
10 investigate and make recommends
tions regarding the army ration have
prepared their report, and ii has been
forwarded TO the war department. NO
change is recommended i'm the ration
itself, though a slight modification of
the manner in which men may use the
savings on I;liiQns is suggested. Ibis
cred 8}ssilidf!s lF65i; ;'' wlrb:s,,rsS H.,
it would ,belilhp ractcnl,le while'thc
men are.b the field, and thefnfore iilAX
not be .alloptcd, 1t relates .,nninly rs
the system hy which the savings of thu.
men oh rations allowed shall be in
vested and represent a credit instead
OF a company fund
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
OUT IN THIRTY SECONDS.

''World.Beater" Morrissey Easy For
Peter Maher.
New oYrll, June 22.-Peter Maher,
the Irish heavyweight pugilist, scored
quick victory over Mike Morrissey,
of Pipperary, before the Lcnox Ath-
letic club last night. Morrissey has
been heralded as an incinviblc Irish
champion. Maher sized his man up
and went for him straight away. There
was apparently no fight in the new
conner. A light punch on the breast
and @ right cross to the jaw were the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22

Gar Nicholas III. is said to have an
aversion to the needless slaughter of
animals OF any kind He has recent
ly foresworn the pleasure of the chase
and the shooting of game, and since
his suite, from motives of policy, re-
frain from INDUCING in this pastime,
the birds and beasts in the imperial
preserves live in lnndisturbed quiet.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
What LIQUID Air will DO.

New York Times: Think il kettle of
liquid air on II cake of icc--the ice so
much hotter than the liquid air that
ii sets the kettle a-boiling.
Spill dipperful of it on your best
silk dress. You see it saturated. Look
againnot a mark of moisture.
Dip a handkerchief in it. Soak it
thoroughly. Draw it out-dry as can
be.
Throw a quart on the floor. Hear it
fall; sec ii spread-in Il second no sign.
Put your finger in it--fcels like vel
vet
Put an egg in you'll need a big
hammer TO break it.
Mercury becomes as metal--drives
nails.
Iron and steel become brittle as
glass.
Potatoes become as ivory balls.
Lead stiff and elastic like steel.
Rubber ball fragile as an eggshell.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
MAILS NOT TAMPERED WITH.
Director OF Posts at Manila Dcnic
Malicious Allegations

Washington, June % The pnblica-
tion of allegations that the mails sent
homeward by the Nebraska and other
volunteers in the Philippines had been
censored at Mnnill have brought out
an official denial by Director of Posts
NaiIlc ut Manila. Director Naille says:
I'll is not necessary to assure YOU
that | ann not risking my personal lib
erty by allowing amy letters to be tam
percd with, and il will be useless to
assure the originator of this absurd
story of censorship of the mails that
he is mistaken, because he knows that
the story was manufactured for polit-
ical reasons"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
Exhibits at Paris.

There will be a large exhibit from
this country at the Paris exposition in
1900, which will prove very interesting
to all, but no more so than the news
that the famous American remedy,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, will cure
dyspepsia, indigestion and eonstipa-
ton. 10 all sufferers a trial is recon-
mended
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
Hrs. H. A., I74 Cedar Street,

=
Owosso, rlich., writes:
Nearly three years ago wrote
to you asking advice in regard
to my health. Twas so miserable (;
suffered from painful menstru-
alton and backache, was nervous,
dizzy and faint. l received such
a kind letter from you, telling me
just what to do. followed your
advice and now am recommends
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. l thank God
for this pain destroyer"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22

The exact meaning of lIogmanay--
as New Years eve in Scotland is called
is not known. Some say it comes
from the Saxon IIoggnight the time
for killing animals for eating and sac
lrifice
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
RIOTS IN SOUTHERN INDIA.
Police at Travancorc Routed b,
Angry Mobs.

Bombay. June ss.-Riots in southern
India have spread to Travancore.
where the police were severely beaten
and forced to retire. The rioters
seized arms and ammunition. They
are cutting off the ears &. opponents
to obtain their earrings more expedi-
tionsly, OYER 400 houses srere burned.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the
best of all cough cures. George W.
Lott, Fabucher, La, August &c, 1895.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22

Antoine Dupuy. Women are right
to crave beauty at amy price, since
beauty is the only merit that men do
not contest with them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
Mrs. Maggie p. Slime, New

Berlin, Pa, writes:
IL have suffered with terrible
backache in the small of my back
for about seven years, and could
never get anything to help me.
I tried several physicians, but
found no help. | have now taken
three bottles of Lydia E. Pink
ham S Vegetable Compound, and
feel like different woman.