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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
OPERA HOUSE
SOLE LEssEEs,
MISS MAGGIE MOORE
and MR.. III. II. r.

SOLE LESSEES,
MISS MAGGIE MOORE
and MR.. II. II. ROBERTS.
FAREWELL FAREWELL
Tonight! Tonight!
Goodbye to MAGGIE MOORE.
Goodbye to Fl. r. ROBERTS.
Good bye to their POPULAR COM
PANY.
Tonight LAST MIGHTY Tonight
The Greatest Sensation of this Cen
tury.-The One aud Only Drama
tization Of that Successful Work
The Silence Of DssD Maitland
Cyril Maitland afterwards Dssu)
.....,. MR.. II. r. ROBERTS
Lillian Maitland (his pisser). 49,.
miss MAGGIE MOORE
Supported by the Full Strength
Of the Company.
New aud Elaborate Scenery!
Mounted on Lavish Scale!
Barchester Cathedral Full
Choirl
Doors Open 1880; Curtain 8:l5.
Tickets at Wall, Nichols Co.
Dress Circle, !: $l.00
Balcony: !: 4 !: 80
Galley rs
rsv- Tickets for all parts of the house
at Wall, Nichols & Co.
JOSEPH FYNNEY.
Representative
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
GREAT MEN.

Bismarck, when in college, stood first
among his colleagues as a swordsman
and wrestler.
Gladstone was a great worker and he
could chop down trees with the Drawn
lest wOOdsman.
Charles XII. Of Sweden, who has been
compared 10 Alexander the Great,
could stand more fatigue and work
than any of his army.
The lance of Attila, the great Hun,
would be a heavy burden for modern
man to carry, but he not only carried
it but used it as a weapon Of defense.
Great men intellectually have in most
eases been equally great physically.
Washington was the best wrestler and
frontiersman in Virginia, and Lincoln's
strength is well known.
Napoleon bad iron nerves. When
battle was pending he could lie down
peacefully and go to sleep when most
men in his place would have been wor-
ried to death and so nervous that sleep
would not have approached within
mile Of them.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
DECIDED IN THE COURTS.

The disputed question of the right
of a railroad to give one hackman an
exclusive privilege of soliciting passen-
gers within its station grounds is an
swered in state vs.. Reed (Miss.), 43
i. r. A. 13i, in the negative, after re-
viewing the other decisions.
An action Of mandamus to compel the
reinstatement of a pupil in a school is
held proper i'm Jackson VS.. state, Majors
(Neb.), 70 L. r. A. 7o2, If the action of
the officer or officers by whom the pu-
pill was refused admission to OF continu-
ance in the school was an arbitrary or
capricious exercise Of authority.
A sheriff levying on a growing crop
Of peaches and failing 10 gather them
or permit the owner to do so until they
have become rotten and worthless rs
held, in state, Wilson vs.. Fowler (Md),
42 L. r. A. $40, to act in doing so as an
officer and thereby create liability ON
his official bond.
The general rule that note which
amounts to a mere gift is invalid for
want Of consideration. but IS enforcible
after money has been expended or LA
bilities have been incurred in reliance
upon 1t, is applied in Miller VS.. West
ern college Of Toledo Oll.), 40 L. r. A..
707, in case of promissory note given
TO a college.
a promissory note given by the maker
TO the payee, who is a relative, TO enable
the latter to cease work. though it may
be without consideration and subject
TO reputation at first, is held, in Rick
etts vs.. Scothorn (Neb.), ~ L. r. A. 7of.
TO be valid and enforcible, when the
payee, in reliance upon it, has surren-
dered a lucrative position.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
THE DAFFODIL BLOSSOMS.

The ancient Greeks held these blooms
i'm high esteem, and a crown of the gold
TN blossoms woven in honor of the gods
was placed upon the heads of the dead.
The old poets were fond of the daffo-
dil Wordsworth's verses are familiar
10 most people, and Herrick's songs
testify to the attention that has been
paid 10 this pretty blossom.
1t was said that Proserpine was gath
ering daffodils when she was carried
of by Pluto, and for that reason this
gay flower became the symbol of death.
Homer spoke i'll of it and declared stu
por. madness and death were its at
tributes.
Daffodil is a corruption of affodiIy,
which is derived from Asphodelus. Its
other name is narcissus, and the legend
of the latter name is well known-how
Narcissus, for whom a nymph died, was
punished by seeing his own face in
pool of water and becoming so infatu-
lted with it that he was spellbound
to the spot till he pined away and died
and was changed into the flower thai
bears his name to-day.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
SELFISHNESS.
A Lurking EVIL Against Which We
Need TO watch and Pray
and Fight.

Selishness is a dark and degrading
trait of human nature. With certain
limits 1t is the privilege and the duty of
each one to care for his own interests.
Each man is charged with responsible
ity for his own health, his own support,
his own education, his own salvation.
Others may furnish us the means of ed
ucation, but they cannot educate us.
They may bring MS the light that is
needed for our salvation, but they can
not save us. We must work out our
own salvation.
"a charge to keep have,
A God to glorify,
A neyer-dying soul TO save,
And fit 1t for the sky"
But when one becomes so much alb
sorbed in his own affairs as to ignore or
neglect others altogether, he makes
grave mistake and fails in his mission.
To live for self is to perish. Selhshness
creeps into the home and destroys do
nestle happiness and peace. 1t enters
the church and rends the body of
Christ. 1t finds its way into every de-
partment of the government of the ma
ton, corrupts the counsels Of its rep
resentatives and paralyzes every arm Of
the public service.
This is an insidious principle. 1t is
easy for us to see selfshness in our
neighbors, but difficult to discover IT in
ourselves. The same symptoms which
in others appear to be clear evidences
of selfshness, seen in ourselves appear
to be evidences of justice and manli-
ness. We need not only to fight against
this lurking evil, but also 10 watch and
pray against it continually.-Christian
Advocate.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
LESSON FROM ILLINOIS.
Some Farmers Evidently Expect
Dwellers I'm Cities to Bear the
Entire Road Burden.

The city of Chicago offered to pay
for one-sixth of all the good roads re-
quired throughout the state of Illinois,
but the farmer representatives Of the
legislature "yelled joyously" when they
defeated the good roads bill requiring
the state to pay 50 per cent. of the cost
Of roads, the county 35 per cent, and
the property owners petitioning for the
road Is per cent.
AS one-third of the taxable property
Of the state is in Chicago, it would seem
as though the people of that city would
have opposed the bill, but they did not.
It was the farmers who jumped on the
bill with ghoulish glee and ripped it up
the back. The thinking people Of Hill
nois are now wondering if the farmers
would accept good roads, were they Of
fered TO them free, with 99-year guar
antee to keep them In good repair.
II is evident some Of our good farmer
friends, who are houndering in the mud
several months every year, are sadly in
need of some mental phosphate.
Because Of its deep, soft soil, Illinois
is thought to be the champion bad
roads state, distinction it seems like
" TO cling to until the farmers come
out Of their mud-locked lethargy, or
the people Of the cities and towns pre-
sent the rural communities with a sys-
tenn Of good highways, free Of cost
J.. A. w. Bulletin.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
AT THE EVENING SERVICE.

My heart was weary when came tonight,
Earth's voices loud had vexed my soul all
day;
I longed for comfort, and I sought II here,
Where Chrlst's own loved ones meet 70
praise and pray.
It seemed could no more the burden bear,
Lies troubles pressed with such a heavy
hand;
I cried within my heart: 90 Lord. how long
Must I toll on through such a weary
land2"
But here the answer came; the preacher
rose
And spoke Of life, eternal life in Heaven:
And rest, and peace, and happiness, which
those
who follow Christ shall there by Him be
given.
And while I listened Ger my spirit stole
A sense Of peace which all my being fills.
/ longed with John the City fair to see,
And stand with him upon the Heavenly
hills.
Oh. could we know the Joys that wait US
there
In those fair mansions Of our Lord above,
Hope could press on, and faith be ever
bright
Lowell
Lord. believel help Thou mine unbellefw
Weary with hope deferred, and pain and
strife,
Give me, while here. an earnest. faithful
heart,
Then, Father If Thou wilt, eternal life.
Charlotte d. Wilbur. in n. Y. Observer
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
RAILROAD INTEREST.

The largest railroad station in the
world is the new South station, in Bos-
ton.
An economy on western railroads IS
the use Of boiler hues from old locomo-
tiyes for fence posts.
The Siberian railway has already so
refrigerator cars for taking butter to
the Russian cities.
Since the passage Of the anti-pass
lawin Wisconsin policemen and fircmen
cannot ride free in the street cars.
Net earnings on the II principal Eng
lish railways during the first four
months Of 1899 increased e409,43i over
1898.
Terra-cotta sleepers are in use on
Japanese railways. The increased cost
is compensated for by the greater re-
sistance TO decay.
Reckoned by carloads, the increase
OF traffic on all Russian railways last
year was II per cent. over the preceding
year.
Statistics Of accidents show that an
American can travel by rail 72,o0o,0OO
miles before, in the Law Of averages 1t
Is his tHrn 10 be killed
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
SEEN IN RETAIL STORES.

Hats trimmed with wreaths Of or
chids.
Many short coats Of silk and lace
combined.
Reversible golf cloth, plaid inside and
plain out.
Summer rattan furniture in every
conceivable form.
Broad showings Of silk poppies in
matching shades.
Many plaid ribbons in narrow and
sash widths.
Many narrow-tucked parasols in
most brilliant hues.
Much malines, flowers and feathers
in summer millinery.
Many fancy chatelaines with crystal
bead ends and pendants.
A great deal of fancy hosiery, espe-
cially in the half-inch plaids.
Elaborately embroidered pique skirts
in white, black and colors.
Broad displays of silk gloves in all
staple colors, including whites.
Flat hats trimmed with American
beauty roses and velvet ribbon.
Entire window displays Of white and
light shirt waists and sailor hats.
Broad assortments Of belts lH inches
wide with trace buckles.
Liberal displays of wedgewood blue
stationery, with erests and monograms.
Large plaids in all kinds of woolen
materials in light weight for separate
skirts
Spanish turbans showing a black set-
ted brim, a profusion of plated tulle
trimmings in light colorings and
sweeps of paradise aigrette.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
CYCLING ABROAD.

a gay recklessness characterizes
Partisan wheeling costumes, but cy-
clers do not ride so fast as in this coun-
try.
a new regulation is n force in France
compelling every bicycle to bear
registration plate. Foreign visitors
may avoid this law if their stay does
not exceed three months.
One American was struck with hor,
ror to see a cyclist riding alone on a
tandem racing down a steep hill with
the utmost cheerfulness and unconcern.
The riders do not think Il necessary to
sit straight and still on their wheels,
but throw themselves about rather un-
gracefully.
The rules of the road in France are
peculiar and lead foreigners into griev-
GUS accidents. Steering as well as bal
ancng seems to be a matter of instinct,
and the American who is used to turn
ing to the right at home or the English
man who reverses matters and turns to
the left are equally at sea.
The French girls do not enjoy their
bicycles as do their American sisters.
They may not ride alone and even in
couples unless a father, brother or
cousin accompanies them. Cycling is
rather frowned upon among the fash
ionables. Occasionally you see a fam
ny party-father, mother and children
out for a spin, but they are usually
bound for the country.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
THE FEMININE OBSERVER.

The bitterest troubles generally arise
from the most trivial incidents.
The character of a family can pretty
easily be read from the weekly wash.
Nothing is so exasperating as the
memory of misfortune that was all our
own fault.
Frills are so fashionable that a wom-
an can be forgiven if her temper gets
ruiiled at times.
The woman who doesn't own ans furs
IS spared the trouble about moths de-
stroying them.
There are none in the world ready to
confess tina. their influence by any pos
sibility could be bad.
The tinkle of the ice in the pitcher is
the pleasantest music when the Their
mometer is on the upward move.
A man never fully realizes the joys
Of home until he sits at his own table
and criticses his wife's cooking.
The greatest offense you can give the
really hospitable woman is to fail 10
eat heartily of the food she sets before
you.
A woman carried away by her emo
tions generally discovers that the same
conveyance is not to be had to bring her
back.
The stage-struck girl receives a Sc
we're shock when she sees for the first
time some popular matinee idol off the
stage.
A woman may say all sorts Of un-
kind things about her husband, but she
IS not true blue if she let's anyone else
say them.
A man glorifies woman's freckles
into beauty spots until he marries her,
when he soon tells her the candid truth
about them.-Pbiladelph Times.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The Greenland whale has a heart
yard in diameter.
A horse is never sick at the stomach.
because that animal is not provided
with a gall-bladder.
With plenty of water and without
solid food, a horse viii live 25 days;
with solid food and without water, he
win live only five days.
In the Altona (Hamburg) hospital all
cases of tonsilitis or sore throat are
now isolated, since it was discovered
that IS patients in five wards, all on the
same corridor, caught case of sore
throat from one patient.
A suggestion has been made that all
hook-and-laddcr trucks Of the city fire
department be supplied with small
tanks of pure oxygen, to be taken TO
fires for use in resuscitating people who
have been partly suffocated by smoke
or escaping gas.
A foreign scientist has a new test for
death. With n candle produce a blister
on the hand or foot of the body. If the
blister, upon opening with a needle or
other instrument, is found to contain
fluid Of any kind, there is still life in the
supposed corpse.
The microscope has revealed many
wonders, among others that the COM
mon caterpillar has 1900 muscles in his
body, that the drone bees eyes each
contain 1.200 mirrors and that the
large, prominent eyes Of the brilliant
dragon flies are each furnished with
2S.OOO polished lenses.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
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SAaASASaSsa0AS;A~mSaS SaS

THE narrowing conviction was fore
ing itself upon Miss Sophia's mind
that her brother. Rev. Harmon PEN
dleton. at the mature age Of "A, had
actually fallen in love. This fact was
30 itself am offcnse to Miss Sophia but
it was not all. for the minister had
committed the supreme folly OF losing
his heart to a chit Of a girl, and a most
Objectionable young person altogether
in Miss sophiTs eyes.
"Now. if he had only fallen in love
with Nary" mused Sophia. "She Is a
most estimable young woman. But
that doll-faced, vain, frivolous Lottie-"
and Miss Sophia groaned. a man of his
age and a minister of the Gospel to lose
his wits over a pink and white complex
ion and yellow hair. Oh, it is too bad.
If only knew of some way to olsen
chant him."
just then two girls and young man
passed along the street. One Of the
girls was TIL. dark-haired and stately;
the .lcr Wa pink-cheeked and yellow
haired Her hands were full of roses
and her laughing eyes were uphfted
ia the face of the young man by her
side.
Miss Sophia snorted with disgust.
"FHrtiug. as usual, the shameless
piece!" She calculated. "a nice min
ister's wife she would make. Harmon's
an IDIOT"
Then Miss Sophia suddenly awoke to
the fact that the hired girl had been
left much too long at her own devices
and rose hastily TO her feet. IN so do
ing She tripped over stool and gave
her ankle q severe wrench.
A little later Rev. Harmon Pendleton
returned home and found Miss Sophia
with her foot on a stool and her ankle
swa he'd in bandages.
"Wiy. Sophia, what has happened 2
ask the iNinister.
"Tro s~raiued my ankle" replied
Miss sonhia. with grim disgust. Il
can't so much as put my foot on the
floor"
"Wbew, this is indeed bad'' muir
mursd Rev. Harmon.
"And it is not ALL" added Miss So
rhia. Martha has just had word that
her mother is very ill and To come home
Immediately. What to do can't imag-
inc"
"Why. get another girl
"since when has it become so easy to
get help in Westonylle at a moments
notice." calculated Miss Sophia with
supreme storn.
81 met Miss Armiger down the
street." said the minister, with sudden
ins, ration. "she tends stopping on
her way home. Perhaps she can think
of way out of the difficulty
u don't donbi il; Mary Armiger is
a most superior young woman, said
Miss Sophia. with emphasis.
eyes. She is. indeed, " readily assented
the minister.
$50 Utterly unlike her sister Lottie,'
supplemented Miss Sophia.
"Yes they are quite unlike. certain
iv." said the minister. quietly.
"Did You meet Lottie. also?' asked
Miss Sophia. fnrtivcly watching her
brothers face "She passed with Char
ie Saunders making eyes at him az
usasl. What an audac'ous firt 'ha'
lirl is."
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
HOT WAVE PHILOSOPHY.


When an tho sky seems blazing down and
sunshine curis thc bricks
And General Humidity puts ln his biggest
lcks.
] welcome 20 my eyrie with a moist and
dripping palm
a placid ola philosopher who runs a little
farm.
VINO says imagination helps a deal On keep
ing COOL
And who % comfort other men makes this
hts simple rule:
To talk Tipping. biting days. and drifting
winter storm
Whcno'cr the weather pipes 1t up and gets
too thurdcrln' warm
Ifeyro better far than nzz or smash OF
iuleps, sure's you're born.
The honest little narratives Of Frieid
Weather John.
For though The sizzling summer time may
boil and steam and hiss,
Who'd ever, ever think Of itwhile listening
TO this?
Il never seed a winter have a darnder,
sharper aidge
Than in the year of sixty-ore. the year that
drove stage.
/ never had SO hard a job attendin' TO my
biz
For everything twas frlzzable that year
you bet was friz.
At last done a caper that I hadn't done
1 got little careless and friz up both
my ears.
The roads was awful drifted and I trod ten
miles OF snow
And an the time that thund rim wind dd
nothin', sah. but blow
Them ears Of mine was froze so hard,
stuck out SO bioomin' straight
] thought the wind would snap EN- of. It
Dew al such a rate
And when at last hauled up home, the
missus bust in tears
And h0iercI: John. Oh massy me. you're
going TO lose your ears.
But why. land o. goodness, was coOler'n
] be now"
And Dee passed his read handanna up across
his stcaming brow
II jest got ont my hatchet. and chopped
two cakes Of ice
And held 'em on my friz-up ears-'twas
Granny Jones advice.
7 didn't dare 60 I'm the house. but set there
in the shed
A-ho'din them two junks Of ice to either
side my head.
The chunks weighed fifty pounds apiece
that doctorln didn't cost
And so ] got 'em big enough TO take out
all the frost
My wife at last came out 70 see what made
me keep SO stil
And thore I was, sab, sound asleep and
snorin' lt TO kill.
She got me in and gave me tea and helped
me inter bed
with that ere ice a-frozen tight and solid
10 my head.
Twas sort of curtis. 1 confess. but still
slept complete,
A crystal palace on my head and soap
stones Oh my feet,
10 wasn't what you really call q calm and
resful night
But when the ice peeled of next day them
ears came out all right"
They're better far than nzz or smash or
juleps, sure's you're born.
These honest little narratives from Frigid
Weather John.
Lewiston CMe) Journal.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
SOLID, CLEAN PATHS.
They Add Much TO the Comfort of
Farm Life and Can De Built at
Small Expense.

While it is good idea always TO have
the walks about farmhouses con-
yenient and attractive, the one great
essential point lies in obtaining those
which will be firm and dry at all sea-
sons of the year, no matter what the
weather is. Indeed, solid clean path
is not only pleasure to walk upon,
but it prevents less mud and dirt Of
various kinds from being tracked into
the house, saving the patience of the
housekeeper.
Hence the reason for my presenting
the plan in the accompanying illustra-
ton, which shows how very neat and
permanent walk may be made. First,
shallow trench is dug the desired
width of the path, and the bottom
filed with round stones. Smaller ones
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
NO. 2.
TO EMPLOY CONVICTS.
How Kentucky Intends to Place Its
Principal Highways In "a
Proper Condition.

One of the leading divisions of the
League Of American Wheelmen-Ken-
tucky-is making a strong effort to
have the conyicts in the penitentiaries
and other Jail prisoners used in the
building and repairing of public roads.
1t is receiving the support of many
good roads advocates, and the agita-
tion has so far progressed that the di-
vision will cause bin TO be presented
to the next legislature for the ac-
complishment of the plan.
The convict question is one which
has worried the state officials of Ken
lucky, as it has those of other states,
and the plan Of the wheelmen would
seem to be a very fair solution of the
problem. The great objection to con-
Wet labor has always been that ii came
in contact with free labor, and in
some states, notably New York, the
antipathy to it has almost resulted in
the conyicts remaining in idleness, as
there have been laws passed which pre-
vent them from doing almost any kind
Of work. In consequence their health
is reported very bad and their sanity
in jeopardy.
If these convicts, as well as those OF
other states, argue the Kentucky wheel
men, were put to work upon the
public roads instead of being kept In
idleness in the prisons, they would be
of incalculable value to the people of
the state, and at the same time would
come in contact with no class of free
labor, there being no road-builders in
this country.
1t is estimated that by the use of
the conyicts the state would be able
to place its highways in a proper con-
dition within a comparatively short
time and at small expense.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29

New Jerseys good roads bill, appro-
priating Si5OoOO for permanent stone
roads, has passed the senate and VIII
probably go through the house. This
is $4,000 more than the former annual
appropriations. but every dollar OF 1t
is already spoken for. If the state
should appropriate S500,ooo it would
hardly more than meet the requests for
state aid in the building of the stone
roads already laid out and waiting for
the states share in the cost Of their i'm
provements-Elizabeth (N. j. Jour
nal.