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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
THE COLONEL TALKS.
He Had a Remarkable Adventure
While Hunting Buffalo
Big Herd Forces Railroad Train
from the TrHck and Carries IL Way
On on the Prairie, II Miles
from Anywhere.

"Of course, buffalo hunting is a
thing of the past" remarked the
rolonel to his friend of the Cincinnati
Enquirer. But years ago when L
was a young man in the west, we
killed 'em by the thousands. In those
days the railroad was built as far as
Emporia, Kan. Surveying parties were
sent ON ahead and the road was ex-
tended as fast as possible Countless
herds of shaggy buffaloes roamed over
the railroad, and you can bet we had
to spike down those tracks good and
hard. 1t was an everyday occurrence
with us TO run out on the new con-
struction track on n light locomotive
with old-style winchesters and pot
buifaloes. The animals would shoul-
der up to the engine as it ran along
slowly, fall in like a line of soldiers
doing double time and run alongside.
One of our men used to ride on the
pilot and lasso the animals. lie had
taken a half hitch about the smoke
stack with his larSat, and the mo-
ment one of the bulls would get with
IN distance the moose would be thrown
over its head.
Then the engineer would grab the
lever and open her up a couple Of
notches. Away would steam our en-
gine and the buffalo bull would be
jerked into kingdom come. That's
how the expression of jerked buffalo
meat originated.
But the most curious incident of
our buffalo hunting career happened
one pleasant morning during the early
days of 1867. The buffaloes were then
shedding their winter coats, and it
seems that about that time they are
attacked by an intolerable itch that
causes them TO become frenzied. A
whole herd would draw close together
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09

and rub against each other until the
plain seemed one bobbing, undulat-
Ing mass. Then, suddenly, without
warning. the animals, led by one old
bull. with head and tail in the air,
would start of on a mad gallop and
rush headlong for miles. We had
steamed out on a new locomotive
named Ginger Johnson after con-
struction boss named johnson, who
was noted for the ginger he used in
his whisky, and ran smack into a
herd that was shedding.
"The bufIaloes always ran side by
side, the herd drawing as closely to-
gether as possible, and, Bill Jobson
knowing this, slapped on steam, for 1t
was case of either going along with
them or being upset and trampled to
pieces.
suddenly Bib Jobson yelled; We're
near Snake Hollow curve, and a herd
never swervesv
1--WE knew what that meantl The
track curved sharply just ahead, and
we knew that the herd would keep
straight on. We would be upset! We
each had a moments time to breathe
a short prayer when the Ginger
lurched heavily, swayed from side TO
side righted itself and kept on. We
knew by the jolting we had left the
tracks. and were going over the prai-
rie on our locomotivel
"Wen. gentlemen, "A miles from the
railroad track the herd came TO
standstin. and we shut off steam. We
were I'm the middle of the prairie with
our locomotive.
"WeH. I'm an hour or so the herd
turned and faced in the other direc-
tion. The animals began to rub
against each other and shoulder up
against the engine. A thought struck
Bin Jobson, and he yanked the whistle
lever. Away went the herd. Bill job
son just pulled back the reverse lever,
cave her steam. and, shouldered along
bv the buiTaloes over the rough places,
we ran backward to the railroad
tracks and reached them just one
hour and 80 minutes after we had left
the right Of way. The herd sep
arated at the track. and after a little
engineering we had the Ginger John
SON back on the steel ribbons. But
we didn't Kill any buffaloes on that
trip!" remarked the colonel, as he
rose and limped off toward the hotel
bar.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09

The character drawing in "An In
diana Romance" is exceptionally clean
and clear. And yet these familiar
homely types are with us everywhere.
Kathareen, the careless household
drudge, whose united shoes and drawl-
ing humor, fairly represent familiar
type whose horizon is bounded by
dish washing and grotesque headgear.
When later, she falls into comparative
luxury through her marriage with
Cyrus, the inventor of the corn-sheller,
"Ihe Beggar on Horseback" is illus
trated with the deft, delightful touches
which the author displays in every
line Of this remarkable play. Opera
House Monday night next
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
MASSACHUSETTS ROADS.
They Are Constructed Under the
Supervision of Trained Engineers
and Well Kept Up.

Massachusetts, spends annually about
$4,000 on her state roads, and has now
completed some 222 miles Of permanent
highways. The work is under the
charge of a state commission of three
persons, with offices In Boston, and q
large corps Of engineers. The commits
sion meets, on the average, oftener than
once a week, at headquarters, and holds
a meeting during The year in each coun-
ty In the state. 1t also calls all the en-
eineers together at the end Of the sea-
son 10 discuss the years work in detail.
Massachusetts, was one Of the first
states to undertake systematically TO
improve her highways, and also about
the earliest to provide instruction In
road building. Complete courses Of in
struction are given in the Institute OF
Technology and the Lawrence Scientific
school, Harvard university, photo
graphs, models and drawings being
used in the lecture rooms, and visits be-
ing made to works in process Of con-
struction. This work is admirable, but
il requires time to educate road en-
ginecrs, and in the meantime many
miles of highway must be maintained
and new roads constructed.
The Massachusetts, highway commits
sion has always endeayored 10 dissem-
mate information and give as much In
struction as possible. The work done
during the last five years has been To-
Gated in nearly one-half the 353 munic-
ipalities of the state, while some 80
more have built modern roads; so a
very large number Of towns and cities
have had experience in building good
roads
The first chance to take the contracts
to construct state roads within their
own territory is given to the towns,
and many have availed themselves oft;
so il has come about that hundreds OF
men throughout the state have had
practical experience in building high
class roads, and competent foremen can
now be readily secured where a few
years ago il was almost impossible to
find them. Town officials, too, have
learned scientific methods and the
value of modern road machinery in a
most practical way, as they could not
learn it if modern roads were not be-
ing constructed before their own doors.
There are about president engineers
employed by the commission, and one
of them is stationed wherever a state
road is built, to instruct the contractor
and enforce proper methods, and he
remains in charge until the road is
completed. Above these are five divi-
sional engineer and a chief engineer.
In this way the work is thoroughly
systematized, theory and practice are
brought into play and large numbers Of
persons become acquainted with the
principles Of constructing modern good
roads.-Country Gentleman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
HAULING A.BIG LOAD.

feet wide and about nine inches thick,
is constructed. Usually in the center,
though in places on one side Of the
road, an excavation from four to six
inches deep is made in the earth's sur
face, and the bottom Is then carefully
rolled with a steam roller. Upon this eX-
cayated surface is placed layer Of field
stone about four inches thick, and this
is then thoroughly rolled. Upon this
surface is placed a three-inch layer of
stone crushed to from one to two inches
in size, and after this has been thorough
ly rolled there is placed a third layer,
about two inches thick, Of finely
crushed stone, including screenings,
and this latter is in turn thoroughly
rolled. The average cost Of these roads,
including grading and macadamizlng,
is about $4,000 per mile.-Farmers' Re-
view.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09

until. seeing what it has done for the
worlds progress and happiness. we
clap our hands in Thanksgiving and en-
ploy the apostrophe of the text, crying;
20. WHEEL"
call on you in this Thanksgiving
week to praise God for the triumphs
of machinery. which have revolution
lied the world and multiplied its at
fractions. Even Paradise. though very
picturesque. must have been compare
lively dull, hardly anything going on,
no agriculture needed. for the harvest
was spontaneous; no architecture re-
quired, for they slept under the trees;
no manufacturers loom necessary for
the weaving Of apparel, for the fashions
were exceedingly simple. To dress the
garden would not have required ten
minutes a day.
Having nothing TO do, they got into
mischief and ruined themselves and the
race. 1t was sad thing to be turned
out of Paradise, but, once turned out, a
benefcent thing TO be compelled TO
work. To help man up and ON God sent
the wheel. 1t turned ahead. the race
advances; if turned back. the race re-
treats. To arouse your gratitude ana
exalt your praise | would show you
what the wheel has done for the domes-
tic world. for the agricultural world,
for the travelling world, for the literary
world. Gas for the wheels, it was cried
unto them in my hearing: o wheel!
In domestic life the wheel has wrought
revolution. Behold the sewing ma
chine. Ii has shattered the house
wife's bondage and prolonged woman s
life and added immeasurable advan-
tages. The needle for ages had pune
tured the eyes and pierced the side and
made terrible massacre. 10 prepare the
garments of a whole household i'm the
spring for summer and in the autumn
for winter was an eXhauSting process.
"Stitch. stitch. stitch" Thomas Hood
set il to poetry. but millions of persons
have found it agonizing prose.
Slain by the sword. we buried the
hero with Dead March" i'm "Saul' and
flags at half mast. Siain by the needle.
no one knew IL but the household that
watched her health giving way. The
winter after that the children were
ragged and cold and hungry or in the
almshouse. The hand that welded the
needle had forgotten its cunning. Soul
and body had parted at the seam The
thimble had dropped from the palsied
finger. The thread Of life had snapped
and let "a suffering human drop into
the grave. The spool was all unwound.
Her sepulcher was Ggged not with sex
tons spade. but with a sharper and
shorter implement--a needle. Federal
and confederate dead have ornamentcd
graves at Arlington Heights and Rich
mond and Gettysburg. thousands by
thousands. but il win take the arch-
angels trumpet TO find the milEon
graves of the vaster army of women
needle slain.
Besides all the sewing done for the
household at home. there are hundreds
Of thousands Of sewing women. The
tragedy OF the needle is the tragedy
of hunger and cold and insult and home
sickness and suicide-fve acts.
But hear the rush of wheel. Wom-
an puts on the band and adjusts the
instrument, puts her foot on the treadle
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
GOD SENT THE WHEEL
The Theme for Dr.. Talmage's
Thanksgiving Sermon.
The wheel ns "a symbol Of Prosperity
Some Reasons for National
Gratitude-BenedtS Of In
VentlVe Genius.

Copyright, 1899 by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington. Nov. 26.
This discourse of DR.. Talmage is ser
mon Of preparation for the national
observance of this week and I'm au un-
usual way calls for the gratitude of the
people; the text. Ezekiah 1913: AS
for the wheels, ii was cried unto them
in my hearing, 0 Wheel"
Next Thursday wiH. by proclamation
of president and governors, be OBJ
served in Thanksgiving for temporal
merces. With what spirit shall we en-
ter upon it? For nearly a year and a
half this nation has been celebrating
the triumph Of sword and gun and bat
terry. We have sung martial airs and
cheered returning heroes and sounded
the requiem for the slain I'M battle. Me-
thinks it will be a healthful change If
this Thanksgiving week. I'm church and
homestead, we celebrate the victories
of peace, for nothing was done ar San
tiago or Manila that was of more inn
portance than that which in the last
year has been done i'm farmers field
and mechanics shop and authors
study by those who never wore an epau-
let or shot a Spaniard or went a bum
dred miles from their own doorsiH. And
now l call your attention TO the wheel
of the text.
Man. small speck in the universe,
was set down in a big world. high
mountains rising before him, deep seas
arresting his pathway and wild beasts
capable of his destruction, yet he was
to conquer. 1t could not be by physical
force, for compare his arm with the
eX's horn and the elephants tusk. and
how weak he is! Ii could not be by
physical speed, for compare him TO the
antelope's foot and ptarmigan's wing,
and how slow he is. II could not be
by physical capacity to soar or plunge.
for the condor beats him I'm one direc-
tion and the porpoise i'm the other. Yet
he was TO conquer the world. Two eyes.
two hands, and two feet were INSULT
cient. He must be REINFORCED. so God
sent the wheel.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
CITY DIRECTORY.

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VA. CorNcii-By Committees.
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and ,..,o"sncc~H. ,"l, T.. Wall, }. h. Farrar and
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Nn,ssisr,-W. T.. Gillian. \. Cralle and
= l- -.SNi"E. No'Es l.. Morris. Chas. Bugg and J.. b.
fsl,e, Cha,. Busg, T.. l.. Morris and W. +.
ns'i.a.,os.- p. Gillian, f. T.. Erambert
snd a; AL. RI r. Wall, r.. l.. Erambert and W.
p Oiu."" "House-W. r. Anderson, f. L..
Vlo o5.-t and A. f. CraNe.
fis.n Recruitment ". T.. Davidson, W. f..
f4',-.on and n r. Wall.
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Ag9siis>rr"E ATsisr"E f.. l.. Erambert, Il. f. Wall ana
c.ss,. c.s.s,.ir-i. eu-ii B. Farrsr II f. Wall and W. p.
0ll.,,,n 0l.a'''iC clerk J. Whitehead.
iY. rreaSurer-lOhn \. scott
ti, ti,a'i.sioner of HeNenue-Herbert Rice
w, 'S..erreant-R. ID. Miller.
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
AN OBJECT LESSON.
Immense Loads Hauled over n Cor
rectly Macadamized Road Near
Camden, \. c.

The Illustration shows one of the
advantages Of having good roads. The
size of a load that can be handled
is very much greater than that posi-
bic to be drawn on a common dirt
road. Relative TO these roads, Prof.
J. a. Holmes says: In macadamizing,
the following general plan has been
adopted; Upon the graded and settled
earth surface, a macadam road, II
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09

Tn Kansas persons convicted Of muir
der in the first degree are sentenced to
be- hanged whenever the governor shall
sign their death warrants. No govern
or has ever issued n death warrant. and
so the peniientiary contains many pris-
oners under sentence 10 be hanged.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09

Economy in the dairy means liberal
fly of purpose. To economic on the
grade Of salt you use in your butter or
the character Of feed you give your
COWS, is the rankest prodigality.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09

In an old plantation Of both black
berries and raspberries. more suckers
will appear than should be allowed to
grow. All unnecessary ones should be
cut away. .---
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
DANCE EDWARD COUNTY DIRECTORY
OFFICE AT FARMvMLE.

I0FFlcE At FAkMNILLt'l
81, Geo. j. Hundley, Judge Circuit Court.
nVu Al Crufe. Judge County Court.
aca ao9 a. ID. Watkins. commonwealth s.e.i AtI y.
hOIa - 'Tbackston, Clerk Circuit and county
Whitehead. Deputy Clerk Circuit and
Oo.n,. II. VI. Burton. r. l.. Dupuy,
a Hubbard. 4. a. HaSkins. u. w
scott. .. ,e t,e,-o,t,e
ri Carter. Commissioner oil Revenue
W IA. Ewing Treasurer.
" "a DickinSOn. sheriff,
D. j. T. Harvey. Dr.. Deputy sheriff. ..,...,.
% bsra&ss & I Garden. superintendent schools.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09

The duke of Devonshire possesses
book for which his father refused an
offer of 100000. It is Claude Lorrain's
"Book Of Truth, the rarest book in Eu-
rope snd an heirloom In the family.
The age-herald., 1900-01-17

(2402.)
 The State of Alabama Jefferson County
 Joseph H. Woodward vs. William H. Woodward and others.-In Chancery. at Birmingham, Ala, Fifth District North
 western Chancery Division of Alabama In this cause It being made to appear To the Register by affidavit of J. H. Wood ward, complainant in this cause, that the defendants, William II. Woodward, Solo mon H. Woodward, Caroline G. Hughes. Hannah B. Irwin, Jessie F. Franzheim, Edwtn c. Markham, Alfred w. Markham, Jessie w. Markham, c. H. Booth Cler- mond w. Woodward, Jessie Mccarthy and Marguerite Woodward, are non-residenss of Alabama. and that William H. Woodward resides at Weld, in the state of Maine; Caroline G. Hughes resides at Wheeling. in the state of West Virginia; Solomon H. Woodward resides at Providence in the state of Rhode Island; Hannah B. Irwin re- sides at Wheeling, in the state of West Virginia; Jessie F. Franzheim resides at Wheeling, in the state of West Virginia; Edwin c. Markham resides at west Plains, Tn the state of Missouri; AL fred w. Markham resides at West Plains. in the state of Missouri; Jessie w. Mark ham resides at Wheeling, in the state of West Virginia; c. H. Booth, Clermond w. Woodward, Jessie Mccarthy and Mar guerite Woodward reside in Taylor, in Wfl- aiamson county, state of Texas; and fur ther, that, in the belief of said affiant, the defendants are of the age of 21 years, ex- cept Alfred w. Markham, who is under 21 but over 14 years of age; Jessie w. Mark ham is under 14 years of age, and Mar guertte Woodward Is under IA yeers of age: tit is therefore ordered by the Register that qualification be made in The Age Herald, n newspaper published in the city of Bir- mingsham, Ala, once a week for four con secutive weeks, requiring them-the said William H. Woodward, Solomon H. Wood ward, Caroline G. Hughes, Hannah B. IT, win. Jessie F. Franzheim, Edwin c. Mark ham, Alfred w. Markham, Jessie W. Mark ham, c. H. Booth, Clermond W. Wood ward, Jessie Mccarthy, Marguerite Wood ward-to answer or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause Joy the 18th day of February 19O0 or in thirty days thereaf- ter a decree pro :confesso may be taken against them.
 Done at office in Birmingham Ala. this the 18th day of January, 1900.
 w. c. GARRETT, 1-l7-wedA Register.
The age-herald., 1900-01-17
SENATE CONFIRMS
 SAMOAN TREATY
After Two Hours Discussion the Treaty Was Ratified With
 out Division.

Washington, January 16.-The senate to- day in executive session ratified the Sa- moan treaty without division after two hours of debate. Messrs. Davis, Foraker and Spooner advocating, and Senators Ba- con, Money and Tillman opposing ratifca- tion.
 Senator Bacon made the leading speech in opposition. He based his objection up- on the general ground that it was contrary to the spirit of our institutions to attempt to govern any people in opposition to their wishes. He said that he was not opposed to the new convention because of any par tiality felt for the old tri-partrite against which we are quite as repugnant to him as the new
 He thought, however, a means might be bound to that end without resorting to a subterfuge which was repulsive to all American ideas of liberty and independ- ence. There was no doubt of the intention to annex and exercise sovereignty in place of proteetorate which was the distinguish ing feature of the eripartrite agreement of 1890.
 To this proposed change of policy he ob- jected most streneousiy He compared the prOVlSlonS or tne two dBfeeHlentSr suOnih5 that the old one made expression of the approval of the Samoan government of changes and held the independence of the Samoan islands, whereas the pending amendment annulls all society of the Sa- moan government and partitions the is- lands between the United States and Ger many.
 MT. Bacon said that the friends of the treaty supported it upon the two grounds that it simply divides authority heretofore exercised jointly, and that the Samoan peo- pie being "only savages'' there is no rea- son why they should not be despoiled of their country. The United States had in many ways recognized the Samoan govern- ment.
 "We don't" he continued, make treaties of friendship with savages." He claimed that the proposed change should not be made without the consent of the natives.
 Senators Money and Tillman spoke in precisely the same terms.
 The friends of the treaty repudiated the assertion that the old treaty provisions were annulled. They claimed that this country by the new arrangements, retain all the old advantages and avoids the com plications liable ito grow out of the tripar- trite agreement They urged that the op- pcrtunity should not be lost to get out of an awkard predicament and to control in our own right the harbor of Pago-Pago.
The age-herald., 1900-01-17
SENATOR MORGAN WRITES
His Appreciation of the Resolution in
 North Carolina

Charlotte, N. C., January 16.-Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has replied ito the res olution passed by the democratic committee of Mecklenberg county, thanking him for his speech against Senator Pritchards s reso- lution in the United States senate, declaring the proposed amendment to the North caro- lima constitution as unconstitutional. In a letter he says:
 The veneration in which all true Ameri- cans hold the birthplace of American inde- pendency,' and the honor which belongs to the race of men who first declared our in dependence, impresses me with the most sincere gratitude for your approval of my effort to restore to them the great heritage bequeathed to them by their fathers.
 'H is not becoming in a descendant of such men to voluntarily submit their prin- cipal destiny to the condition of equity with the negro race, and there Is no legal com pulsion that requires Of them such dan gers and depraving humiliation.
 ''The people of the United States at the polls will again declare your liberty and your equaty with your own ancestors, and will relieve you of the insulting stigma that you are only the political or social equals of the negro race.
 The Mecklenberg declaration of independ- ence would never had been made if your fathers had supposed that it would be so perverted and abused as to reduce their posterity to political or social equality with the negro race"
The age-herald., 1900-01-17
Quality Msr.ts Reward

The following is a copy of a New Years telegram wired to all the wholesale custom- CTS of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing asso- citation of St. Louis, Mo-:
 Predictions made in our last years mes- sage are far surpassed by our trade reports for 1899. We have reached the highest point of production in our history. Quality re- cognizes no competitor and instead of yielding has made quantity its commercial ally. We lead in both. Our motto, Moth ing is too good for the American people, has found prompt and generous response a hearty good will our wishes for a Happy New Year to you and all our friends.
 "ADOLPHUS BUSCH, President" The remarkable business showing of this concern fully warrants the above. inas- much as the fiscal reports of the internal revenue department show a decrease of 912,000 barrels in the consumption of beer against the preceding fiscal year, which may, in a measure, be attributed to the war tax of $1.00 per barrel imposed on July 1, 1898. The output of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing association, being the largest in the world, should naturally have shown the greatest loss; yet, their sales for the fiscal year just ended exceed those of any previous year in the history of the associa- tion.
 Their sales of bottle beer alone have in- creased 30 4-16 per cent, which is conclusive evidence that a good article finds a good market among an appreciative public, and that quality merits reward"
 
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