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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

you as harmless as water. 1t is be-
cause you have fear that you will
not touch it,"
He was at loss just here. 1t was
difficult to match her candor without a
touch Of seeming discourtesy.
Suppose l drink to your better
courage?7 she said A roguish dimple
showed itself THE deadly cup has no
terror for me-"
lie raised his crystal goblet and
drank TO her in sparkling water, say
ing, gently:
But of my cup no one need be
afraid"
There was a pause. She had not
lifted the wine to her lips. a servant
came to remove the course, and some
one spoke 20 her across the table.
Wnen he could claim her attention
again he Was reaGy with a bright re-
mark about the beauty of some roses
in a vase near them.
"Yes-so pretty-pretty," she said,
vaguely, and then, with purpose in her
tone: I'VE had not exhausted our
topic, I think. May l asks it your
conviction that liquor should not be
used in any form?'
"You are unmerciful," he depre-
Gated. think how ungracious II
would seem to object to anything
amid such surroundings"
Never mind about being compli-
mentaTy" she replied, gravely. 81 am
trying to rehect-to decide. l have
never before given one serious thought
to this question Of temperance. The
people ! live among-and they are all
upright, intelligent and refned-re-
gard a moderate use Of liquor as al
most indispensable. Surely you must
admit ;hat there are thousands and
thousands who are not in any way in
jured by its use
81 know" he said quickly, "but
there are millions and mllions-the
jails will tell you-the hospitals"
lie stopped abruptly
Yes. she SAID. th0ughtfully' yes
But why not take the good and avoid
the evil? We need not become drunk
ards because we use liquor?'
lie met The appeal of her earnest
eyes with a look as earnest.
"Sincc you desire it" he answered,
steadily. "let me say one word and
then, think, will say no more. Ifyou
never touch liquor you not only need
not you cannot. become a drunk kard.
But if once it cross your lips the first
step is made"
There was a long silence between
them. The est % the guests went on
talking gayly. Presently she spoke,
but so low that he had to bend his ear
to listen.
you have given me a wonderful
message. she said She laid aside her
glass Of wine and in the simple act
he knew there was consecration.-
Madeline :. Bridges, in Ladies' Home
Journal
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18
OVER A GLASS OF WINE.
Sparkling Water and Manly ConNic-
tion Win n Disciple to the Temper
ance Cause at Dinner Party.

They had been introduced. Of course
bat he spoke to her first at dinner.
May pour you a little wine?" he
asked.
Thank you" she said. simply, "a
little claret. l drink only claret."
you don't care for the sweet
wines?"
81 don't think ! really care for any
wine. but this is what we drink at
home. You did not pour any for your
self she added, a moment after.
lie smiled
ut would be for the first time in my
life if | had"
How strange!" She looked at him
pointblank with a pair Of clear and
very kind blue eyes. "Have you scru-
pies? DO you think it wrong?"
"Well''-he drew a long breath
hardly. Yet, for me, it would be
wrong"
The color deepened on her cheek a
little. lie saw her check back a word
from her lips. and the shadow that
swept over her face was sweeter than
any brightness. But he could not ap-
propriate her unmerited sympathy.
"No-no," he declared, laughing
slightly. ut is not at all a temptation
to me. have never known the taste
Of any sort Of liquor. think have
a great advantage against fate in this,
and mean to keep it,.
Then you are afraid. after ALP"
Sometimes we recognize danger
though we may not fear it,"
IF it be danger. you must fear it.
You do. or you would not take precau-
tons"
He looked down and met her earnest
glance. She was forgetting her din
ner
"lf you were not afraid" she went
on, impulsively, wine would seem to
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18
NO. 81.
COFFIN FOR A TRUNK.
anthony slmpkins' Queer Piece of
baggage Was Not Accepted by
the Railroad officials.

Anthony Simpkins, a nonogenarian
of Lanesboro, Mass, started one day
$cently for Hopkins Station, Mich.
The nearest railway station to Lanes
Doro is in Pittsfeld, and when An
thony arrived in that city, with his
blooming wife of 81 years, he created
sensation of considerable magnitude.
1t was neither the nonogenarian nor
his wife, however, that was the real
cause of the excitement, but peculiar
article of baggage which the aged
traveller had with him. When the bag
gagemaster came to look over the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18
AROUSED BY A CAT.
New York Man Thought He Had
Caught n Burglar, But Found
Out Otherwise Afterward.

Alexander S. Thweatt, eastern pas
senger agent of the Southern railway.
occupies a handsome apartment on
the ground floor of No. 257 West
Forty-fourth street, New York.
He had retired few nights ago,
when he was awakened by his wife,
who whispered;
There must be burglars In the
house. I've heard them"
Mr.. Thweatt got his revolver and
crept out of bed. He was cropping
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18
FOR THE COMPLEXION.
VnpOr Bag Arrangement Which IL
Easily Made and Taken Apart
without Trouble.

There is quite vogue among the fair
sex for medicated vapor baths for the
face, which are alleged to improve the
complexion, cleanse the skin, remove
blemishes and freckles and eradicate
cutaneous diseases in general. The diff
ficulty of this particular treatment has
been the ineonvenience and difficulty
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18
Pratts Food for Horses, Cattle and
Poultry. Kentucky Horse Tonic.
III. G. CRUTE, Druggist.

81 had stomach trouble twenty years
aud gave up hope Of being cured till |
began to use kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
II has done me so much good call it
the savior Of my lfe." writes W. II.
Wilkinson, Albany, Tenn. II digests
what you eat. Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

The easiestaud most effective method
of purifying the blood and invigorating
the system is to take DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills for
cleansing the liver and bowels. Win
stOn Drug Co.
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TAI iron Ma t.
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SoG build h fee On
will be d 0 rs Midway
where the ma i'm
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about in the dark when suddenly the
quetness of the night was disturbed
by loud yell. With a jump Mr..
Thweatt landed on top CT the dining
room table.
"A light was turned on and a search
made, but there was no burglar in
sight. The front window was partly
open.
In looking about for the burglar
Mr.. Thweatt espied big black cat
which was trying to get out of the
room. He dropped his revolver, picked
up a broom and chased the midnight
intruder.
During the battle which followed
Mr.. Thweatt sprained his right ankle,
broke two window panes, smashed all
the crockery on the sideboard, upset
parlor lamp and-the cat escaped.
New Pstagonisn Expedition.
A Patagonlan expedition Is organ
lied in London, and is to be backed by
the Argentine government.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

OFFICE At FAHNvihlEl
c.o i. Huudlcy. Judge Circuit court.
hon' NJ l,rufe. Judge q uuif court.
iol' a. ID watkins. Commonwemih Ati y.
~ 5oIa % 1Thackston, Clerk Circuit ana county
,9'T5!IS 'T5!ISnehead. Deputy clerk Circuit and
county ,,or'. cU"' r. NJ. Burton. b. l.. pupuy'
sE m hubbard. A. A. h">k'nS' g. W.
scott. .t..,.., ,,r t9.Nanue
pT carter commissioner ol "'''""'
AZ a Ewing. Treasurer.
" g pickins0n. sheriff.
p orange, Deputy sheriff ..,..o,.
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w. $. Musser. Millheim, Pa. saved
the life Of his little girl hv giving her
One Minute Cough Cure when she was
dying from Group. 1t is the only
harmless remedy TN gives immediate
results II quickly cures coughs, colds,
bronchitis. grippe asthma and all
throat and lung troubles. Winston
Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

Excellent office rooms over Chappell's
store. Apply to
:. w. PAULETT, JR.
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

Landreths Garden Seed. Fresh stock.
II. G. CRUTE, Druggist.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06
FINISH FOR SKIRTS.
Se'veteen, from Long Use, Has Proved
Itself the Best Ma
terInI.

Velveteen continues to be regarded
as the most wear-resisting skirt bind
irg, but there is sufficient variety in
the accepted methods of applying it
to warrant a word of description. The
simplest plan is to line a bias strip
of velveteen 1.-TWO and quarter
inches wide) with stiff crinoline; ap-
ply to skirt from the right side, turn
over and tack smoothly to the lining
employing the herringbone or feather
stitch. Where the garment is of cloth
a turned-up unlined hem is all that is
required, and the regulation width of
such finish is two inches. Turned-in
mems are not approved. of because of
their bulkiness, but where there is a
possibility Of the material raveling its
edge may be bound with lutestring.
The novelty of the moment consists
in the inlet cablecord binding. This
is done as follows: Select a heavy
cable cord and baste it into bias
casing CT silk velveteen, or corduroy,
the exact shade of the material of the
skirt. Now stitch the cable casing to
the outside of the skirt, turn over and
hem the facing closely down to meet
the cord. Where desired a row of ma
chine stitching may be placed as close
10 the cable as possible, thus secur-
ing the cord still more firmly in place.
The process is that known to needle
women as "cording." This is an ex-
ccedingly useful method of skirt bind.
ing, especially when applied to the
renovation of gowns, since it counter
acts the tendency to shortening OF
the skirt usually observed after the
garment has been rebound.-Harper's
| Bazar.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06

the questions are asked for these BY
their groups, as grapes, small fruith,
vegetables, orchard fruits, tropical
fruits and nuts.
One great change in the census ot
1900 is found in the classifications un
der which the various farm animals
are to be reported. The change is one
that has been made at the request Of
the live stock men of the country, they
desiring a classification of animals
that would be of more commercial
value to them, and showing not only
the number of horses, but also their
ages, and showing for the meat cattle
not only the character but the ages Of
the animals The schedule calls for
the number and value of calves under
one year; steers one year and under
two, two years and under three, three
years and over; bulls one year and
over; heifers, one year and under two,
cows kept for milk two years and over;
cows and heifers not kept for milk,
two years and over; colts under one
year; horses one year and under two,
and two years and over; mule colts
under one year; mules two years and
over; asses and burros all ages; lambs
under one year; ewes one year and
over; rams and wethers one year and
over; swine all ages; goats all ages
II calls for the number of pure-blt oded
horses cattle, Angora goats, sheep and
swine, recorded or eligible to record
on the farm June 1, 1900.
OF dairy products, it calls for the
quantities produced, quantities sold
and amount received from the sale OF
milk, cream, butter and cheese on the
farm. The manufacturing section of
| the census will collect similar data re-
lating to butter, cheese and condensed
milk made in factories. The combina-
tion of the two will show the complete
dairy exhibit of the country.
1t asks for the number OF feeces,
total weight of all feeces, and the total
value Of wool, mohair and goat hair
in the country.
Under poultry and eggs the schedule
calls for the number of chickens, tur"
keys. geese and ducks the value Of the
poultry of all kinds and of all ages on
hand June 1, 1900; the value of poultry
raised in 1899; dozens Of eggs produced
In 1890, and the value of those eggs.
Under bees and honey it calls for the
number of swarms and hives OF bees on
hand June /, 1900; their value and the
number Of pounds of honey produced
in 1899; the pounds Of wax. and the val
re of the honey and wax thus pro
duced.
For the arid and subhumid regions
of the far west the census schedule asks
not only the questions which have been
given above. but also the number OF
acres of crops which have been raised
by the artificial use OF water.
/ L. q. POWERS.
A Chief s.atistician IN Charge OF Agriculture
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06
HOW TO ENCONOMIZE.
when Money Is Not Plentiful These
Little Hints May lie
of Value.

Dressed kid gloves give longer service
than suede ones.
When black-straw hat gets rusty
give it dressing of liquid shoe-black-
ing.
BE sure to buy hose of ample length,
and TO rim the heels before they are
worn.
Always sew shoe-buttons through the
holes in which they were first fastened.
Keep your parasol and umbrella un-
strapped and standing on the end of the
handle.
IL shes that have been worn through
the day are laid on one side at night
they will dry out much better than if
stood on the sole.
Reinforce all new shoe-laces with silk
twist by sewing them lengthwise in run
ming stitches three or four times,
stretching the lace to its extreme
length with every line Of stitching.
Reinforce the knees of children's
hose with round or oval-shaped piece
cut from old hose of the same color,
and neatly cross-stitch to the wrong
side of the hose with cotton thread.
Give added length Of days TO kid and
leather shoes, as well as keep them
black and soft, by rubbing often with a
little vaseline on soft cloth. Always
first dust them thoroughly.
Buy linen huckaback by the yard,
and make your bedroom towels. A
plain handmade hem is not so decora-
tive as n hem-stitched one, but it wears
longer than either that or a fringe fin:
ish.
Buy strong seersucker rather than
sleazy five-cent gingham for kitchen
work aprons. 1t costs precisely as much
to make the latter, and they will not
wear one-third as long or look anything
like as well.
Buy ribbon and lace for trimming
your summer gowns, ,dress-shields, hose
| and dhandkerchiefs as well as shoe-laces,
thread, needles and pins Of various
sizes and sorts, by the whole piece or
the dozen at wholesale jobbing-house.
Farm and Fireside
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06

produced of wild, salt or prairie grass
es cut for hay, millet and Hungarian
grasses, alfalfa or lucerne, clover, 9TH
er tame and cultivated grasses, and
grains cut green for hay. 1t also asks
for the quantities and values of clover
seed and grass seed raised, and the
quantities and values of sugar, moias-
ses, sirup and sorghum that were pro-
duced. Sugar and sirup will be sep
arated into three groups of maple,
cane and beet.
The agricultural schedule for 1900
calls for the number of acres harvested
and the quantities produced of straw
berries, raspberries and Logan berries,
blackberries and dewberries, currents,
gooseberries. and other small fruit;
of cabbages, tomatoes, sweet corn,
onions, cucumbers, watermelons, musk
and other melons. 1t also provides
number of blank spaces in which ,uay
be reported any other vegetable
grown in commercial quantities. OF
oiShoiu II ui'o, SidpS 'ihSSt huO tiCco,
and tropical fruits, it asks for the
acres, the number of trees or vines,
and the quantity of fruit produced,
The orchard fruits for which reports
are asked are apples, peaches and nee
tarines, pears, plums and prunes, cher
ries, apricots, and other orchard
fruits. The tropical fruits are figs,
lemons, olives, oranges, pineapples
pomeloes, citrons, guavas, and Japan
ese persimmons. Other tropical fruits
are to be reported under one general
head, Miscellaneous Tropical Fruits
OF nuts, statistics are asked for al
monds, pecans, Persian or English wal
nuts, and all other nuts under the gen
eric designation of miscellaneous
Nuts" Instead of asking the value of
the products of each one of these veg
etables, fruits and nuts, as is done for
such crops as corn, wheat aud cotton,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 6, 1900
SAD TALE OF A TRUNK.
The Unfortunate Mistake of n bag
gage Smasher and What Ii
Brought.

81 smashed my last trunk 20 years
ago" said an old baggageman reminis-
Gently. Now don't laugh, That is the
solemn truth. ! know that it is popu-
lar idea that we take delight in smash
ing everything that comes our way. 1t
may be true in some cases, bul T. isn't
in mine, although there was a time
when l took good deal of satisfaction
seeing how much abuse trunk would
stand before the inevitable came. But
that was 20 years ago, before l saw the
error of my way.
about the time l speak of | was
given trunk on one of my trips that
was my undoing, and also responsible
for my conduct toward all other trunks
In the future. 1t was one of those
little oldfashioned trunks, and for
some reason, don't know why, l took
an intense dislike to it the moment ]
set eyes upon it. Perhaps it was be-
cause it was so unassuming; at any
rate there wasn't much left of it when
| got through with it. Then l sat
down feeling better. ! was about to
take smoke when | saw tag on the
floor. Picking it up, ! was thunder
struck to discover that there was a note
on it addressed to me. 1t was from a
rich old aunt of mine from whom |
had great expectations, for | fully real
lied that If she did the right thing by
me l would be able to retire from bag
gage smashing.
THE note was to the effect that she
was going to neighboring town to
visit another nephew, and that she had
taken my train as she knew | would
take good care of her trunk. | saw the
whole situation in flash, and broke out
in cold sweat as l fully realized that
the tag must have fallen from the
trunk that l had been throwing around
until there was not much left of it.
well, the thing had been done, and
I tried to think up lie that would fit
the case. There was another trunk
to be put off at the same place, and
when we arrived there | was so mad
that / seized it and threw it off with
out waiting to see where it would land.
1t struck on one corner and went to
pieces like paper shell, the content is
going in every direction. Then paced
out the little old trunk like a crate of
eggs. As did so saw my aunt stand
ing on the platform shaking her UNI
brella at me.
"Well, to cut a sad story short, the
little old trunk did not belong to her at
all; the one that l had thrown out OF
the car in full view of my aunt was
hers. All that got when she died was a
copy of Tennyson's poems. looked
inside of it once, and the first thing
saw was break, break, break l am
not superstitious, but / never opened
the book again. detroit Free Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06

horses, mules, asses, swine and sheep.
These questions have been asked each
decade from 1850 until the present time.
By the information secured in answer
to them more than by anything else
can be measured the development of
the national resources invested in the
agricultural industry. The same In
formation enables us to trace the gen
eral progress of the agricultural classes
of the country, and to determine
whether agriculture is gaining or los
ing relatively when compared with
other industries In the Aaion.
Associated with the questions given
above are the following: The esti-
mated value of all farm products sold,
consumed or on hand for the year 1899;
the amount expended in 1899 for fer
tilizers; the amount exp, 1ed in 1890
for farm labor, exclusive OF house
work. including value of board fur
pished. The first of these three ques-
tions corresponds to the one asked on
the manufacturing schedule for the to-
tai gross product of the articles manu-
featured in the factories and work
shops of the nation. The question re-
lating to fertilizers furnishes the in
formation that shows from decade to
decade the progress in improved meth
ods of farming.
OF the other important questions
attention is called to those which ask
for the color or race OF farm proprl-
etors and the tenure by which they
hold their land. The latter question
was asked on the schedules in 1880 and
1890. and the former in 1890 Inc cen
ans of 1890 did not, however, tabulate
the result of the inquiry relating TO
color or race. 1t is the purpose OF
those in charge OF the present census
to tabulate the data collected relatihg
In tenure in such way as to throw
oll nossible light upon the veXed So
cial and economic questions which
have been raised concerning the own
ership and tenure of farm LANDS. Inns
,orsns will also tabulate the fgures
chewing the number OF acres OF land
thc various sizes of farms ana the crops
which have been raised by the white
and black races, and thus exhibit as nc
statistics so far collected have done
the real progress and attHinments o'
The colored race in the United states,
For the leading farm products the
census schedule calls for Information
showing the number of acres harvest
ed, the quantities produced and th' M
value of products. The products 10, 70,
which these inquiries are asked ,.,a,' are tn'
sollowinr: Corn, wheat, oats, oarley
rye bucIwheat, faxseed, kafhr corn
nav and forage crops, cotton rice 10
bacco, hemp, hops. broom corn, pea pea
s.ta dry beans, dry peas po'a1oes p
sweet potatoes and yams; also suga'
cane. sugar beets and sorghum cane cane
n addition to this, 1t asks for the mum nun
= ~ acres harvested and qunntitiee'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06

Agricultural Interests
In the Coming Census

Questions That Will Be Asked by the Enumerators
of the Farmers Througout the Country
Value of the Statistics

T>HE twelfth United States CEN
i sus will be taken in the month
of June next. This important
work is under the direction of Hon.
William II. Merriam, director, assisted
by Fred II. Wines, assistant director.
Though an enumeration of the pop
ulation of the United States has been
taken every ten years since 1890, the
first attempt to secure agricultural sta
tistics through the medium of the CEN
sus was made in 1s4O. The data se-
cured at that time were considered de-
fective for various reasons. The meth
ods OF demonstrating were changed and
greatly improved in 1850; hence it is
usually said that the beginning of
agricultural statistics by the census
dates from 1850. Both in 1910 and
1850 there were 81 questions asked
with reference to agriculture. The
questions remained about the same in
number, although somewhat changed
in character, from decade to decade
until 1880. In 1890 the number was
increased to 255 questions, and fur
ther increased this year to $40.
Although 255 different questions
were asked on the general agricultural
schedule in 1890, the answers to only
about 100 were tabulated. If the an
swers obtained in 1900 are fully tabu-
lated along the plans now projected,
the agricultural report will include in
formation concerning three times as
many subjects as in any preceding cen
Bus.
The most important questions asked
on the census schedules are the follow
ing: Total number of acres in farms;
the number of acres improved; the
number of acres unimproved; the total
valuation of farms, including land,
fences and buildings; value of imple-
Inents and machinery; the number and
value of farm animals-meat cattle,