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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-05
- " iv JOlNED THE COMPANY
IN THE FIELD, 1861.

n. + Venable served in 1861 i'm the
Marine Corps and in September, 1861.
resigned his commission and entered
TINS company as private, was pro-
NOTED 10 the iieutenancy. was com
mander Of the company at Kernstown;
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-05

The Richmond Dispatch has never
been more emphatically a representa-
tive Of the Democrats of Virginia than
10 has been IN its courageous aud able
defence Of the May conference.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-05

The man who says there is no music
in Dixie has no music in his soul. If
there is light in sunbeam, aroma from
flowers, beauty in star, freshness in
morning, grace in woman and admra-
ton for true heroism, just so surely is
there music, genuine music, in Dixie
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-05

a sergeant Of a Nebraska regiment
writes: Il am not afraid aud am al
ways ready to do my duty, but | would
Ike some one to tell me what we are
lighting for" To enlarge Hanna's
opportunities for adding to his mil
lions.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
CENlERVILIE.

James c. Dearth aud family lef'
Morday to spend the week in lndi'
annapolis.
Samuel Sell has bought IF Oscaf
Paddock his eight acres of land one
half mile north of Arlington, paying
800 cash.
Mrs. florence Vogel of Indianapolis
spent Sunday with friends here.
Will Dunkle has moved his jewelry
establishment into the room lately
bought of Rob Wharton. Also, Dun
kle & Bertseh have moved their laur-
dry into the same building.
Robert Wharton will move to Cam
bridge City this week.
0. S. Hill has bought of Solomon
Morgan his hack line running daily be-
tw. en- here and Richmond. carrying
freight and passengers, leaving Cen
terville at a M, ARRIVING IN Rich
mond at s, leaving Richmond at L
and arriving at Centerville at II M.
All business entrusted to Mr.. Hill will
be carefully attended to.
o. X. Dunbar is taking in tie state
fair.
Centerville SIX .ting rink opens Sat
urday night W a fuIl Dill or attrhe-
tions. Good .--usic, new skates; every
thing will be conducted in first class
style under the management of Albert
Cappeller, Gale King and Billy Mat
thews.
Glen Hoggett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Hoggett, is seriously sick with
TYPHOID fever.
DR.. G. j. Woods is on the sick list
Judge w. A. Peelle and mis- daugh-
ter, Miss Matte, will spend the winter
in Richmond.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Isaac Jenkins csle-
brated their fiftieth marriage anniver-
sary Tuesday.
jacob A Gates was kicked by horse
Thursday. and is suffering from q
broken rib as a result.
Five new members were added to
the NJ. E church congregation Sunday
night.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

nnued Mrs MiiIcr. and that's one thing
that makes me prejudiccd. | suppose.
Now, there's that corn out there with
its broad. dark leaves that look like cav
airy sabers bent the wrong way just
look what a brave show the corn makes
yet it isn't comparison to the potatoes
IN the matter of production
My garden is not so good this season
as it was formerly. yet. such as il is, il is
all the result of my own work. But |
had to pay the penalty, too. for | have
been seized with touch of rheumatism
In consequence. However. it's worth the
price to me. since nothing else seems to
afford me so much contentment as watch
ing my cucumbers. melons. squashes, rad
ishes. string beans and other garden truck
grow from the seed to be ready for the
table Some might think il hard work
but IT has never seemed to me-"
In her quiet way she will talk of her
daily cares. Her house on the heights
overlooking the Joaquin valley is a pic
turesque place. 1t is just such a place
the recollection of which would call forth
a song of the wan moon and 1.-THE land
OF the midnight sum- from wanderer
who has deserted it for the frozen north
as Miller did.
y more graceful sight than the little
home affords could not be imagined, nor
could woman be found who is more in
accord with such surroundings than Joa-
quin Miller's mother
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

The Hug Rleaaed Hin.

See that man." said the clerk of an
up town hotel to me this evening as
handsome, middle aged man strolled
through the lobby. That is the presi-
dent of the - Life Insurance com
pany. He married his stenographer
last spring. 1t was quite romance
He and the girl and his Office boy were
coming down in the elevator in the
Insurance building one afternoon when
the s,enographer saw a mouse on the
boys shoulder. She threw her arms
around tie presidents neck and
screamed TO him to protect her The
mouse covered in a corner until the
elevator reached the bottom floor and
then escaped. the girl holding the
president all the time Well. he liked
the sensation of being Rugged by a
pretty girl 50 much that he married
her few weeks afterwariH
And what became of the office
boy?" | asked
-Oh. he has a desk in the office at
good salary now and is in line to be
president in due time. answered the
clerk carelcSsIy New York Cor. Pitts
ourg dispatch
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

The arrangement and care of the little
girls hair has long been a source of anx-
ious thought to the loving mother. 4 wise
woman no longer clips her little daugh-
ter's hair, nor keeps it short all through
her school days. She lets il grow in the
natural soft ringlets that seldom come in
after years. and relies on her skill and
care to maintain a luxurious growth She
brushes the tender hair carefully every
day, making it soft and glossy by this
process. The beauty points are trained
by painstaking labor. If the hair is scant
about the brow. then a little cocoa butter
is rubbed in. She uses no washes or
beaches. bot lets nature take care Of the
color herself
II is mistake not to change the dress
ing of child's hair frequently 4 part
must not be allowed TO become too wide.
yet the hair must be parted at times to
prevent its becoming untractable.
For very little girls the granny curls''
are about the daintiest way of arranging
the tresses. The hair is parted and a
curl on either side is tied with some deli
cate shade Of baby ribbon The curIs
fan forward over the ears. forming a
most delicate aud fitting frame for the
wee baby face
The girl who is little older wears her
hair in a pompadour not unlike her
ua'tHtf = II L t1Sa Win a biack bow.
and the ends are neatly braided into the
long braid. which hangs down her back
Often a very plain little girl may be
made quite pretty By studied arrange
ment of her hair. If her hair is dressed
quantity il wiil improve her immensely.
he artists are responsible for many
OF the STYLES of fixing children's hair
They paint their little daughters with
some artistically or Enthusiastically arrans-
ed mop. and quickly the mothers adopt
the style for their own dariings.
Mothers at the summer resorts often
do nj the soft curis in wee knob at the
top OF the head. This is cool and ex-
tremely quaint looking Sometimes the
hair IS drawn up high and tied with
baby ribhon. while tie loose ends Goat
unrestrainej-
A child's hair should be washed every
two weeks at least. A good shampoo
and q simple one Is as faslnrs-
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
SnrnL RernhnrAa

Sarah Bernhardt's earlier years are e.
peciaiiy rich in personal "reminiscences
A writer in a Manchester paper tells m
that az she jumped out Of window
IN her desire 10 run TO meet her mother
IN a manner more expeditions than that
offered ~ the siaise..se. and at she es-
capped from school AL induced all her
school fellows TO follow her lead Strange
10 LAY il. II was some years before Sarah
Berniafsit had zen an linking Of that
passion for hen profession by which she
was ast.sHaTd t. be- p.ssSt.sSed The late
NJ Sareey OWNED her immense gifts and
was never tired Of psoolaiDaing them. In
lSIl be wrote: 1T would he impossible to
be more naixely portic than is this Young
woman. who viii become great actress
aud who IS already admirable artist.
She Is creature of Sweetness and beau
~ Is she pretty! 1t * impossible to
say. She II slight Of form. and her face
Is SAD. but she Possesses sovereign
grace. penetrating charm. that some
thing that cannot be defined She Is n
born artist and an Incompatible artist"
During her earlier triun,phs bernhard,
was periodically haunted by the idea Of
death II was this besefting notion that
caused her TO have her coffin made AMI
placed AT the foot Of her bed The shell.
which bore her initials and her rotfa-
"Quand Meme" was lined with white
satin and held the letters on which abe
set most store and her dearest souvenirs.
Fed by this incident which became
known. the popular lima gination was soon
busy with the doines Of the favorffe A.
tress. sao was credited without n shad-
oE OF reason. with the strangest fanfies
and the most extrayazant caprices
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
HOME STORIES.
HADN'T HEARD OF DEWEY.
S. W Gillian

HADN'T HEARD OF DEWEY.
There is in this city at least one per-
son who is none the wiser and none
the prouder for the great feat per
formed by Admiral Dewey and his Il ct
in Manila bay on the first day OF
May, 159S. That person is a woman
in one OF the humber walks of life.
Some days ago q gentleman who was
conyersing with her, let fall the remark
that he would like to be IN New York
City when Dewey arrived.
Dewey, What did he dot" asked
The bewildered woman.
WHAT said the gentleman,
don't you know about Dewey
the man who blew up the
ship in Manila bay over a year agof'
HE did," What they goin' T. dc
hang him fur iti'
And the man went away dlscour-
aged, and muttering:
such is fame,
THE FUNERAL EMBLEM BOY.
There is in this offioe and attached
thereto boy with fad. This ID not
a common case of a common boy with
u idu Dut uHCohLh Sooc
Of an uncommon by with an I'M
common fad The fad is not the col
lection of stamps, tobacco tags. coff-
wrappers, post marks or anything of
that mild, civilized or educational ma
ture. 1t is rather one of grioly, I'M
canny, shivery order; me that would
make the common devotee of the COM
mon fad shiver as if a cake of ice had
been dropped inside his shirt. This
boys fad is toe collection of coffi 4
ornaments and the decoration of every
thing within reach with the CHASTITY
tokens. There are httle
nickled sheaves of wheat
reap hooks, buhches of lilies of the
valley, crosses, crowns, broken wheels.
etc., fastened all over all the compost
tors cases and everything in reach OF
this cheerful horrifier, and even his
own suspenders and lapels are gaudy
with the suggestions and reminders of
unh happiness. There is nothing of IL
reverence or foolhardiness in the spirit
in which the collection and disbarse-
ment of these hair-raisers are made,
but the boy gathers and treasures
them with all the zeal and eaTnestness
ard cheerful seriousness of society
lady hugging her pet dog while the
nurse takes care of the baby.
Ii anyone knows of a worse fad than
this, now is the time to subscribe.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
How's Thisi

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ward for any case IF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
I. j CHENEY s. Co, Proprisors.
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We, the undersigned, have known
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able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale druggists.
Toledo, o. WALDING, kINNAN & MAR
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
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and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold BY all
druggists Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

The word apron should really be
| called 'nappcron. the old French word
for napkin. from the French "nappe.''
a tablecloth. 1t is said that in many
villages in England the word 'apperon"
is still used. Aprons are of extreme
antiquity and appear to have been worn
from the days of Eve. In the thirteenth
century aprons were by the upper
classes ornamental addition to the
dress Leathrrn aprons bad been worn
previously 10y biacksIniths. the type being
similar t. that Of the present day.
Chaueer speaks in his Canterbury
Tales of an apron worn by the carpen-
ter's wife in The MIXERS Tale as be-
ing fuli II any IL ''gGre." these .eores'
being Ter plaits or honeycomb smock-
ing Prom this time to the sixteenth cen
tury the use Of the apron was chiefly
confined Ia the middle class housewife
but after then the danes of high degree
again took them into Use. OF fine text
ure. frinGcd or edged with lace, orna-
mented with more less stitchery of
quaint device, it may be inferred that
aprons of this nature were usually very
costly articles Of apparel.
In the time OF William III and Mary.
aprons were richly decorated with needle
work, geld lace and spangies. When
small. they were usually edged with fine,
costly lace. They were worn under the
pointed bodice, and sometimes the storn-
acher matched them in color. Later on
they We're worn very long and quite
plain. sometimes fringed at the end but
without lace ornament White muslin
or lawn was the material used. and even
ladies Of quality appeared at assemblies
Of fashion in such aprons. which were
worn, somewhat shortened. on full dress
occasions until the end of the eighteenth
century
During the early part Of the reign Of
Queen Victoria most ladies wore aprons
made Of black silk or black satin. vari-
ouSly decorated. often embroidered and
trimmed round the edge with lace. Many
old ladies stiu adhere 10 this custom, bat
ornamental aprons are not greatly
worn. though they were in vogue from 1870
to 1sSo- when art neediework designs
were applied to them. Cooking aprons are
usually Of holland. bound with scarlet
or white braid They should be of am
pie size as regards both bib and apron
proper A pocket is also very desirable |
Lady
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
NEW YORK CITY, N. W

4 win sing ne said. II will sing my
best
just then some one handed him a bottle
of wine.
Here" he said. and filled his glass,
filled il so carelessly that the red wine
spilled on the cloth. The singer dipped
his fingers in the tiny pool and touched
his throat with the wine. After that he
moistened his fingers again and put them
into his pocket.
We do SO In my country" he explain
ed we spill wne-we touch our
throats aud our pockets. Then we sing
divineiy-divineiy. aud money comes to
our pockets. 1t is for good luck. l spill
always wine when ! want To sing WELL"
1t was the hostess very best table
cloth. however. and. the artistic sense
being in every rightly made woman. sub
ordinate to the housewifeiy instinct, she
well. for this and other reasons she
beams no longer the artistic tempera-
ment III the concrete. nor does she speak
OF her admiration for il i'm the abstract
Washington Post.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

BIZ the roots. | certainly never taught
him to do anything like that and / reck
on the lesson he got when | found it out
will teach him never to indulge in such
FRANKS again
Mrs Miller's admiration for her sons
work rests primarily on portrayal of
scenes with which she is personally ac-
Quainted and in which she. to a certain
extent. took part His verbal pictures of
the long journey across the continent by
the familiar prairie schooner route by
which she reached the Pacific coast she
most enjoys
They serve to recall the days gone by,
and the scenes that were then part of Der
daily life. but which have passed into the
grave she cannot forget That is why
she loves them
She is q plain old soul and cares for
nothing beyond her son and her garden
Nothing delights her more than to chat
on one or the other
Strange, isn't il, that my potatoes
thrive the best Of anything in my garden.
when, as a matter of fact l Ike potatoes
the least of all vegetables: she VII ask
you. looking earnestly into your face
Potatoes don't show their keeping and
bringing up Ike m2st other thinEsA Con
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

Mexican named Manuel Estrada, who
came from Piedras Negras. Without a
word Manuel rose, drew a dagger. press
ed the point of it against Fishers throat,
first fitting back his chin with his hand,
forced him to arise, backed him through
the door to the sidewalk, disarmed him,
ordered him to mount his horse and
leave town, and he saw that he did it.
All the time he was pouring forth upon
Fisher every objurgation and form of
abuse of which the Spanish language is
capable. Nor did the desperate utter a
word of protest. He cringed like a beat
en- hound. His nerve seemed to melt,
turn to water and run away from him.
He became reformed character. was
made deputy sheriff, proved singularly
efficient in hunting down criminals, many
of whom had been his companions, and
was killed along with Ben Thompson in
Jack Harris theater in San Antonio in
1884 not because he was drunk or dam
gerous, but because he was in bad COM
pany.
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sooSoeoo5o9oSo oooo0Soooo5oSoe
; |Bad Men Are towards.
. Every Desperate Seems to Meet his
. Match at Last
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observation-disclosures

the room. Inc parkeeper nao uuckeu
under the counter. and two or three
Ioungers had crowded into d far corner
To be out OF harms way. Longley made
no resistance. He said only pleadingiy:
Don't do that, King: don't do that"
Fisher reached under the cowed
wretch's coat, took his six shooter from
its scabbard, extracted the cartridges.
threw the weapon on the counter and
called TO the barkeeper. with a laugh:
Give me some wine on this here Its
the great Bill Lonsiey's pistol"
He drank a pint of champagne slowly,
looked at his foeman and staggered out
Tie barkeeper offered Longiey the pis-
toI but he would not take il, saying that
he was not man enough to keep ii. Half
an hour later he was on his horse, weap-
onIess and headed eastward. He went
back to the Sabine country and a year
later was hanged for murder
King Fisher owned a ranch in Uvalde
county. and il was just 80 miles from his
front door TO the border town of Eagle
Pass, then containing a population of
/ 800. not counting a small army post,
Fort Duncan, which stood a mile south
of it. Three miles west of Fishers
house the main county road forked. One
prong ran by his front door. the other
ran two miles to the rear of his home,
making a considerable detour. They
Joined again three miles farther on. At
the fork Fisher nailed "a board on tree
bearing the legend:
Take the right hand road The other
is King Fishers road"
For two years he actually forced every
man in Uvalde and Dimmitt counties
who travelled that route to go two miles
out of his way. Violation OF the order
meant shooting and probably death. Nor
was there any one OF this hardy frontier
population bold enough to bell the cat.
One night in an Eagle Pass monte
room his luck had gone against him, and
he was irritable. Finally he made some
remark rejecting upon the honesty OF
the dealer. Sitting next TO him was q
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
HAIERSTOWN.

Prof. Clark Wissler and wife are
here on visit.
Rev. Warrington is building barn
on the lot he recently purchased.
Will WINNER will close out his
stock of groceries and start a cigar
factory.
Frank Weaver, q brakeman on the
Lake Erie. is at home caring for =
mashed hand. 1t was caught between
the bumpers.
Florence knapp, aged IA. was taken
to Indianapolis TO be operated on for 8
tumor. She died few hours after the
operation. !,
Two of our leading people will be
married on Tuesday, September 18th.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
His Lie Was Sayed.

Mr.. J. +. Lilly. prominent citizen
of Hannibal, No., lately had wonder
full deliveranee from q frightful death.
In telling of it he says: | was taken
with typhoid fever that ran into pneu
monia. My lungs became hardened
was so weak that | couldn't even sit
up in bed. Nothing helped me. |
expected to soon die of consumption.
when | heard of DIR. Kings New
Discovery. One bottle gave great re
lief. | eontiaued to use it, and now
am well and strong. | can't say too
much In its praise" This marvellous
medicine Is the surest and quickest
cure in the world for sll throat and
lung trouble. Regular sizes 90 cents
and 81. Trial bottle tree at A. G..
Luken & Co.'S drug store; every bot
tie guaranteed.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

Hank Moore, a noted Texas ranger.
declares that the desperate has never
lived who was not at some time afraid
of some other desperate, and there are
black spots ON the records Of them all.
H. has a wide acquaintance with men
Of the trigger, and in support of his
theory instances four incidents in the lives
Of four of the most celebrated killers the
Mexican American frontier has known
Two of these men never saw the other
two, and yet the story of their defeats
makes a chain. They were connected in
way, and if the spooks of them meet
In the half world and compare notes they
will have an interesting time. The four
concerned were Clint Haworth, Bill
Lonsley, King Fisher and Manuel Es-
trada. All of them died by steel or shot
or rope. but they did not kill eacn other. /
Clint Haworth is believed to have been
n native of southern Mississippi, SAYS
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There is a woman here in town who
simply loathes the artistic temperament.
There was time when all her friends
VOTED well that il was not thus with
her She admired the artistic ternpera-
ment IL the abstract and she beamed on
il II the concrete In the concrete IL took
the form of a gentleman Of Latin birth
and possessed Of beautiful voice. Like
many song birds, however. he required q
deal Of coaxing before he would consent
70 MARBLE The lady who admired the
artistic temperament invited him to her
house one evening last spring while he
was IN Washington She had prepared
the daintiest Of suppers. and there was
wine Of several coiars- The man with
the voice was in great good humor as be
sat at the table
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE DEAR OLD MOTHER OF THE
POET OF THE SIERRAS.
Little Girls and Their Hair-The StO-
ry Of Aprons-The Artistic Temper
m sheet.
No. 81
The First Kiss

Joaquin Miller's mother is quite as not
able figure i'll some ways the Poet of
the Sierras himself She is 81 years old
and as hale as a woman % years her
junior, is active and deeply interested in
practical gardening. She is intensely
fond of her and proud of his attain
ments. but she likes him best in the guise
of the farmer
This is what | call my man with the
hoe" she will say as she shows the Wis
itor to her home III the California valley
a picture of her son standing with the
farming implement in his hand That
picture was taken long time before
Markham wrote his poem. and it is only
since that work appeared that | have
given the picture a name. | have been
told that this was caught by a snap shot
artist just Joaquin was about to break
into my garden and cut down some weeds
with his hoe, when every good gardener
knows that weeds ought to be pulled up
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-20

A-eit cake of pure olis> oil soap in a
quart of boiling water When the soap
Is dissolved. the result will be almost a
jelly. Take Of this jelly. say. two large
tablespoonfuis and small lump of com
mon washing soda about the size of n
hlbert. First wet the hair thoroughly
with hot water. then rub the shampoo
mixture vel! into the roots. Rinse thor
oughly in several waters. and then care
fully dry.-Woman's Life