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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

sinks the dignity which should belong
To his exalted Office as to take the
stump ostensibly TO help a Senator
retain his seat, but in reality to try to
get six electoral votes for himself, it IL
nonsense for anyone to deny that he is
awfully frightened.
Chairman Richardson, OF the Demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee has gone to indianapolis to join
the throng Of Democratic workers from
all sections, who will participate in the
ceremonies attending the formal nolifi-
cation to Bryan and Stevenson, of their
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

II you have baby in the house you
VIII wish to know the best way to
check any unusual looseness of the
bowels, or diarrhoea so common to
small children. o. p. NJ. Holiday, of
Deming, Ind, who has an eleven
months old child, says: Through the
months of June and July our baby was
tteething and took running of Of the
bowels and sickness Of the stomach
His bowels would move from five to
eight times day | had a bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy in the house and gave
MN four drops in teaspoonful Of
water and he got better at once" For
Heights. wa
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10
FROM CHINA.

Inc news from China is still unsat-
lsfactory. This, however, is certain.
thst on last Sunday the allied forces
moved from Tien Tsin in the direction
OF Pekln, and at Peit Sang were met bv
a large force of Chinese, where bloody
battle followed. The allies lost l 200
In Killed and wounded. The Chinese
retreated, but will no doubt contest
every inch of ground between that
point and Pekin. No mention is made
Oh the part the Americans had in the
battle.
Present day expansion is bloody as
well as brutal.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

The wolf in the fable put on sheep's
clothing because if he travelled on his
own reputation he couldn't accomplish
his purpose. COunterfeiters of De-
wits Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sell
their worthless salves on their merits.
so they put them in boxes and wrap.
perS like DeWitts. Look out for them.
Take only DeWitts Witch Hazel SaIve.
1t cures piles and all skin diseases.
Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10
MCKINLEY PROSPERITY

This thing has gotten to be offensive
ly ubiquitous. Wherever one turns il
stares him full in the face. We know
of a worthy citizen who wanted to buy
home, he had One-third of the pur.
chase price, but the seller wanted all
cash, and the balance of the purchase
money could not be had after diligent
search, though the security was gilt
edge, and the interest enticing McKin-
ley prosperity" stood in the way and
prevented the deal.
We know of another, the head Of a
dependent family, who wanted to take
advantage of the protection offered by
life insurance company, but the same
monster, the Mckinley prosperity"
cruelty and heartlessly said, may"
A struggling farmer wanted to fence
his farm with wire, but the demon,
Mckinley prosperity" ruthlessly is
sued prevailing protest A fond par
ent wanted to give bright boy the adj
vsntages Of an education, but the trust
fed despot, Mckinley prosperity"
maliciOusly interviewed to prevent.
An honest man made a promise to
pay, promise based not on dream,
but on substantial business founda-
Suon. He failed to keep it, not that
he was not honest but because the ty-
rant, Mckinley prosperity" de-
strOyed that foundation.
A farmer was negotiating for a ton
of guano, cash price SD, credit price
S26. "But," he said, al haven't the
cash and can't afford to pay that in
terest, especially when certain thing,
known as Mckinley prosperity tells
me that money was never so abundant
and never so cheap" "Ah," the
merchant answered, chats true only
to Mark Hannas, but tahy for the
people"
A farmer with land taxed at $1,000
and unemcumbered, wanted to borrow
81 900. He tried in vain. Mckinley
prosperity" net him at every turn in
the road and at last drove him back to
his heavily taxed land without dollar. i
The people clamored for relief, when I
prosperity" with savage |
said: at is folly to look to \
government for aid. Go dig your own v
iollars out of your own hill sides and S
alleys Mark Hanna asked for an l
'ther million, when Mckinley "pros- u
'erity" smiled with delight and said: V
The laborer is worthy of his hire, and p
government Of benevolent record "
will see that he gets it," The public p
highways of the nation are in deplo- "
able condition. Mckinley "prosperi te
cares for none of these things. G
lama & Co., want to build an electric W
ne through foreign land. McKin. al
y prosperity" issues orders to army to
nd navy to clear the way.
U, for the touch of a little well de- "a
'loped Bryan adversely. We are sur on
tied with Overmuchness. We are err
pushing" with plenty. We are nau- gin
ated with Olerfulness. We have ha
bit" off more than we can "chaw.u ne
\ kingdom for horse" upon which thl
2 may fly from the suffer. del
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

The gold standard may suit the rich
people, but they are 10y large odds in
the minority, the double standard does
suit the poor people and they are 10y
large odds in the majority. Shall the
affairs of the nation be conducted in
the interest of the many or the few?
The voters will pass on this question in
November. The question is serious
one.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

Hanna directed, and the plan will be
pursued again. Let this thing contin-
Tie and we will no longer sing of the
"land of the free and the home of the
brave" 1t has stirred the blood of pa
triots in times gone by, and we trust
will for ages To come.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

"A Trend remarked tine other dav
'na' he voted for Mckinley last time
because us bread and butter depended
on 1t. Rather strong reason. but an
exceptional case. In many of the
large cities men were Threatened MIL
loss OF employment. and other dire
eaiamitles unless they voted as Mari
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

We recognize the power of money,
but we somehow hope that llanna's
purse will not be big enough to buy
the American people.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

One thousand dollars will buy Won
"A piece OF property in Farmville which
yields an annual income of$92. Let MS
show it to you.
Farmville Farm Agency.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10
OLD MACHINES TAKEN As PART p.yvs.,

run catalogue on application. A..
"""'eu ID unoccupied TERRITORY ~
nave Few secondhand macb,nes We
er makes for sale, also supplies r "n'
writer's Of all kinds repaired =, 'ype'
prices. ~ lowest
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10
THE WILLIAMS TYPEWRIrEp

Single shin Key Visible grItl0. 4.
IRENE durability, Direct inkins *
est Carrlage, Beet work. Eass ."gnt
Key Board Lock. Phenomenal 'oueh
FIXED Alignment, Superior uan,,' 2peed,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-10

Within 10 minutes drive of Farmville
100 acres of land which can be bought
cheap. No buildings. Apply to
FARMvILLE FARM AGENCY.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
THE NICARAGUA CAN AL.


Yesterdays dispatches contained an
interview with Senator McComas of
Maryland, in which he discussed the
work to be done at the coming session
of congress. and announced with entire
confidence that the Nicara qua canal bill
would surely be passed. Senator Nc
Comas is always very careful in dis
cussing legislative matters, and he must
have good grounds for making his pre-
diction.
The Nicaragua canal bill is one of the
most popular measures pending in cons
gress. and its final passage would give
much satisfaction. AS the matter now
stands it holds 9 privileged position and
is assigned for considera ton on Decem-
Der TO- when ii will have the right OF
way until it is disposed of.
The time seems propitious for favor
Costa R:ca and Nicaragua, which threat
ened at any time to destroy the peace
of that section through which the canal
is to run, has been completely wiped
out. Nicaragua welcomes the plan OF
lie United States for assuming the
great work. and all the assurances
necessary to guarantee security to the
canal and to the traffic passing through
it have been given.
There only remains in opposition to
the canal the influence of the trans-con-
tinenta1 railways and some European
shipping interests which see in advance
the splendid effect this waterway would
have upon American shipping. In a
broad sense, however. the canal will not
hurt the trans continental roads. For
time, of course. it will cut into their
carrying trade, but if it does not prove
a mighty factor in the development OF
the Pacific coast states, such as will
bring the railroads much more business
than they will lose by the canal, all the
authorities are wrong.
The Isthmian canal bin is not a party
measure, and it is one of the few that
commands the almost unanimous sup
port of senators and representatives.
The report of the Walker commi ssion
will be presented prior to December 10,
bility Of the entire project, but that it is
easily within our means.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

All cities Of any Importance in the
country have suffered more or less from
damage done to the gas and water
mains by eiectrolyss. The responsible
ity, of course, rests upon the street car
companies. Remedies suggested have
generally been along the line of plans
for the return current, but more recent
investigation favors the glass main in
stead of iron. The use of glass would
furnish entire protection against the
action of truant electricity, and it is pre-
dicted that sooner or later all cities
where trolley lines exist will be COM
PEELED to adopt 1t.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
NEGROES IN THE SOUTH.

The Georgia legislature will make an
other attempt to pass bill that will
disfranchise the negroes with a show
of legality. Still, to be consistent, the
measure should be made retroactive, in
order to cover the disfranchisement that
has been carried on down there during
the past thirty years. That the negroes
are pushing ahead, is shown by this
statement from the Atlanta Constitu>
ton:
1t will not do to ignore or sneer at
the work for negroes being carried on
We have it to meet, and the quicker We
meet it the better. The progress of
these colored institutions should spur us
up to something more than we have
been doing. The figures show that since
1925 2,4i4 negroes have been graduated
from college, most of them since 1870
ard for the last six years an average
number of about $50 a year. Listen to
this: Ninety per cent of those gradu-
ated in southern colleges remain and
work in the south, While fully so per
cent of those graduated in the north go
south and labor where the masses Of
their people live" Not only do we re-
tain 80 per cent of those educated black
people. but so per cent of those edu-
Gated north come back-a compliment to
the south as the place best adapted to
them, but a menace also, unless We
arouse and keep our white boys in front
of the procession.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
DISHONEST BANK EMPLOYEES,

The recent epidemic of bank defalca-
tions has directed attention to the
methods employed in financial institu-
tions, under which it is prossible for
an employe to steal at his leisure, dur
ing a period of two years, the immense
sum Of s7o0,0o0, and then be discovered
only by an accident.
The present epidemic commenced with
the looting of the Elizabethport, N. j.,
bank, where a bookkeeper stole $1OO, coo
and has not since been seen. Then came
the affair of the First National bank of
New York city, which, owing to it's
enormous surplus fund, was not embar-
rassed by the loss of quarter of mil
lion. The last notable case was that of
Frank Brown, assistant cashier of the
Newport KY, National bank, who made
away with 100000. Sprnkled along be-
tween these big steals We're a great
number of smaller ones, that have, as
the critics would say, kept the interest
from tagging to the end-if indeed, the
| end has been reached.
Upon this subject, the New York
| Times presents these practical sugges-
| tions:
| In rejecting upon the failures and de-
falcations that are just now or recently
have been the subject Of much comment
in this city, the character Of the book
keeping done for the unfortunate firms
and corporations at once impresses itself
upon the mind. Now, bookkeeping
worthy of the name is a science abso-
lutely exact. In the hands of competent
men who are under intelligent surveil.
lance, the business operations Of every
day are recorded, on that same day
without the possibility of a mistake al.
most instantly discoverable, and at an.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
THE EMERGENCY RATION.

The emergency ration is looked upon as
a complete success by all except the SOL
diers themselves. About a month ago.
some troops were taken on a forced
march which taxed their strength and
endurance pretty thoroughly, and the
only food allowed them was the emer-
gency ration. The commanding officer is
highly pleased with the result. but still
the soldiers insist that the full dinner
pill failed to give them a feeling of sat
isfaction. 81
DR.. George F. Shrady sizes the matter
up with good common sense when he
says
We have teeth, palate, jaw muscles
and other pieces Of machinery that are
ignored, if not insulted, when you pop a
table into a mans mouth and say,
There you've had your dinner
1t does not require an expert to under
stand that this reasoning is correct
The reason for the difference Of opin-
ion that exists is doubtless due to the
fact that the soldier on a forced march
persists in remembering every time
he swallows full dinner pill, that there
is really no reason why he should not be
enjoying mis- usual fine meal of the gar
| rison mess.
The usefulness of the emergency ration
been thoroughly tested IN South Africa,
however, where 1t saved scores of men
who had become separated from their
commands. It requires something like
that TO make soldier appreciate the ra-
ton.
! The sum and substance of the matter
appears to be that when the emergency
is lacking, the ration is a failure; when
that condition exists, the ration is the
biggest kind of success.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

In this day of universal gibes, a senti-
~
ment like that expressed by President
Pritchett of the Massachusetts institute
of Technology is as refreshing as it is
true. Referring to the widespread belief
that all politics We're impure, he said:
"No man can be brought into contact
with the actual machinery of our gov
ernment, can mingle with the men who
who execute them, without gaining not
only wholesome respect for the service
of the state, but also a reasonable hope
fulness for the future of our institu-
tions.'
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
JUST AN EXPERIMENT.

The girl was very rich. and the young
man was poor. but honest. She liked
him, but that was all, and he knew It,
One night ne had been a little more
tender that usual.
You are very rich," ne ventured.
Yes she replied frankly. II am
worth s1.25O, OOO''
And l am poor"
"YeS.'
win you marry me?"
No"
II thought you wouldn't"
Then why id you ask me?"
ON. just to see how a man feels when
he loses 81. 250,000."-Stray Stories.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

The Boston Journal says: 1.-TWO of
Marcus Daly's millionaire daughters are
about to marry well-bred, honorable
young Americans. and a daughter of j.
Pierpont Morgan. the great New York
banker. has made similar choice. or
all the wildcat investments which rich
men of this country have made, the
poorest and meanest. on the whole. has
been the purchase for their daughters
of foreign titles incumbered with dissl-
pated, weak-minded and irreclaimablc
young men. The dividends for the most
part have been tears. scandals and di-
yprceS.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

Francis D. Carley, Of New York, must
be awarded the palm as the most sues.
1t took him about four years to pile up
liabilities considerably in excess Of a
million, and when he failed the other
day his assets amounted to 1920. It is
but just to Mr.. Carley to state that he
had not been to lunch when he failed,
otherwise the assets would not have
reached such a figure.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
AN INNOVATION.

Great Explorer-Yes, 1 shall introduce
few new ideas into my next polar ex-
pedition.
1nterviewer-What are they?
Great EXplorer-Wel l will go on my
dition, and perhaps 1 will have my book
printed while l am away, in order to
save time; and I intend sending the re-
lief expedition out at once with instruc-
tions to wait where l can find it-BaltI-
more American.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

time it should be possible to extract from
the books, within somewhere between
half an hour and half a day. according
to the degree of minuteness of detail
desired, clear statement of the con-
tents.
There is some such bookkeeping
done. undoubtedly. but we have ex-
pert authority for the charge that
there is nowhere near so much OF
it as there ought to be, and
that in a very considerable majority of
all business houses the system of ac-
counts is not only intrinscally imper-
feet but it is SO applied in practice as
to be a constant invitation to dishonesty
on the part of employees and a most
treacherouS reliance for the owners OF
the capital invested. 1t is the common
est of occurrences for the books of final
entry not to be kept posted up to date,
and in instances not a few no systematic
examination and comparison of them is
ever made by the head or heads of the
house. All this is more than corrobo-,
rated by recent happenings in local COM
mercial circles, for have not enormous
thefts gone long undiscovered, and in,
cases of failure has it not been ans
nounced that the books are in such con-
fusion as to preclude the possibility of
ascertaining the relation of assets to lia-
b.lities until several days or several
weeks of work and investigation can
bring order out of chaos? 1t is even so.
and the lesson is obvious. The standards
of bookkeeping must be raised. it's pos
sibilit!es must be utilized. and no busi-
ness man should consider his duty done
until he has acquired and regularly ap-
plies a knowledge of at least the funda-
mental principles of the art
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

A preacher in southern Missouri re-
Gently received a number of letters
threatening him with lebel suits if he
dared to use the names of the writer's
dn his pulpit. The trouble all arose out
of an announcement made by the pastor
that he would deliver a special sermon
the Sunday following on Hell, and
Who Will Go There"
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
NOT THE REAL THING.

"Dis prosperity is all fictitious!" said
Meandering Mike.
What makes you t'ink it?" asked
Plodding Pete.
Because dey keep on offerin' US roast
turkey an cider de same as dey did last
November. If we was pergressin' as
we ort de handouts would. include terra
pin an champagne by dis time. Wash
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

There is nothing too new for the Japs.
They have adopted wireless telegraphy
for their navy, and the members of the
cabinet who are accused of having ac>
cepted bribes are called 'Tammanyists."
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
Personals.

Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of the
Bureau of Equipment of the United
States navy. has just ordered the libra
ries of naval stations and United States
ships to be provided with Augustus c.
Buell's Life of Paul Jones, Founder of
the United States Navy This is an
unusual honor to be bestowed on a book
by a layman. Up to this time Conlmo-
dore Mackenzies life of Paul Jones. pub
lished half a century and more ago, has
been the standard work on the subject
for the use of the navy. In recent let
ter to the publishers Secretary Long
called Mr.. Buells work "a most inter-
esting book There is hardly a finer
record" he adds, ''of disinterested, eff
cient and brilliant public service. and
Mr.. Buell. has set it out admirably.
regard it as a valuable contribution to
naval literature"
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
OVER THERE.

You stand at the brim O the hill, little
girl,
And look with a sweet despair
At the melting hilltops of purple red,
With the fleecy bars of the blue DER
head,
And you want to be RUNNING still, little
girl,
To the country of Over There.
Oh, a brave, brave country it shows,
little girl,
With colors and trappings rare,
A hustle of happy sounds and sights,
A glistening current of sweet delights,
Where every ones known and knows,
little girl,
In the country of Over There.
There are strains of a sweeter song,
little girl,
Than hearts of this land can bear
There are delicate whispers and fitting
feet,
And gay, bright laughing at pleasures
fleet
Where nothing but sorrows wrong, little
girl
In that country of Over There.
But no one can tell you the way, little
girl,
To that land so dear and fair;
It glows in the sunset pools of light,
It shines in the starry clouds at night,
And only your heart can stray, little
girl,
To the country of Over There.
Josephine Dodge Daskam.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

the effect. first, that I protest against
being bounded: second, that object to
this attempt to try my case in the news
papers: third, that I am deeply preju.
diced against circumstantial evidence!"
Puck
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

William Nicholson. whom the Har-
pers brought to this country to picture
various men now in the public eye for
'tHarpder's Weekly, has sailed back to
England, but he left a number of his
drawings which are to appear hereafter.
He will probably make a drawing of
Ambassador Choate for the Weekly
when he gets back to London.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
HER LOVING FRIENDS,

Maude-Mabel is trying to catch the
new minister, isn't she?
1rene-Desperately. She thinks he
would have proposed the other evening
If he had come prepared, but that he
neously.-Exchange.
was afraid to undertake it extempora-
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

Bishop Earl Cranston Of the Meth
odist church says it should be pro-
nounced "Philippyne''
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26

Next year four cent stamp is to be
used to commemorate the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo. 1t will have as its
central figure a representation Of the
latest form Of transportation, the motor
cycle.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
The Spice Of Life.
THE BEST HE COULD DO.

'Give me a penny, oh, sir" said the
mendicant. land you will give me joy.'
while I cannot give you JOY" said
the millionaire, IT may perhaps give
you merriment, for will give you the
laugh."-Indianapolis Press.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
HIS POSITION.

'Im afraid, Tuan," said the empress
dowager, "theyre after you."
"Your majesty" said the prince, with
dignity IT shall issue a statement to
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-26
the atrocities" practiced by the English
soldiers in South Africa.

"Vice must co." said Croker to his
committee. And then he took the
steamer for Europe.