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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05
THEY WORK TOGETHER.
Now Interested In Promoting the
oOod Roads Agitation.

The Increasing interest In the subject
OF good roads is now one of consider
able significance, owing to the class OF
men who are working up the agitation.
In the western STATES the farmers and
wheelmen are working together in abb
solute harmony. and the interest they
are arouslng Is little short Of remark
able.
The enactment OF good road laws in
the eastern states was secured through
the combined efforts Of the farmers and
the wheelmen. IN New Jersey the move
ment was initiated by the farmers who
sought the aid of the wheelmen and
found their assistance OF incalculable
value. This was not unexpected, for
the wbeelmen have always been con-
slstent advocate Of highway improve
ment, and the Gospel Of Good Roads"
formed the chief plank in their plat
form when the League Of American
Wheelmen was organized. II has been
charged that the motive OF the wheel
men was selfish one and, IN the early
days of cycling. when every wheelman
was road rider and rode a high wheel,
there may have been some ground for
the charge. but no foundation for such
a belief exists to-day Since the adop-
tion Of the safety machine as a busi-
ness vehicle by an sorts and conditions
OF men, not one city wheelman in ten
is seen upon a country road more than
a few times each year, and the wheel
mans interest in good roads is purely
a business proposition. the adoption OF
which would benefit him only IN pro-
portion as II would benefit any other
member Of The community.
The young men who formed the
League OF American Wbeelmen 20 years
ago are now the substantial business
and professional men of their respec-
tive communities. and their connection
with the organization is maintained
chiefly for the purpose OF aiding the
for better roads. Many of
them seldom ride o wheel. and their
work for good roads Is simply in the
line of public improvement, which is
neither more nor less creditable 10
hem than 10 the member OF an agri-
cultural or other organization.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05

All kinds Of root crops are very ex-
haustive Of soil fertility. They are all
great users Of the available nitrogen
that the soil contains. and the turnips
also require mineral fertility as well.
We once grew patch Of turnips In a
field OF corn. whore. owing 10 the wet
soil, the corn was pulled out by fowls,
and IT. was too late 10 replant il. The
turnlps were a good crop. but when we
came TO harvesting the oat crop that
grew on the field the next year there
was such marked inferioriiy Of the crop
where the turnip crop had grown that
every passer-by noticed il. What the
root crop appears 70 take f. the avail
able nitrogen. Wherever it is grown a
clover crop should follow as soon az
possible. 70 restore the kind Of fertil-
fly that the roots have exhausted
American Cultivator.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05
CHRIST IN US.
Dominates Our Thoughts, Desires,
Plans, Pleasures, Business
and Actions.

The apostle speaks Of Christ being
in us the hope of glory" There is a
profitable meaning in such an express
sion. But men have always perverted
the truth the moment the effort was
made 10 give it practical illustration.
The strangest creature in history,
whom people called Saint Theresa,
openly declared that always after she
had swallowed the cOnsecrated wafer
at communion, she conceived Christ to
be actually prisoner somewhere in her
body. She called herself a temple. and
Jesus was the Deity enshrined in il.
We need not deride this imaginative
woman for such grossness. For the
mystic faith in which she had been
reared went far beyond her widest
speculations.
If Christ is in you lie is in your
thoughts, your desires, your plans,
your pleasures. your business, your ac-
tions. He does not, however, make you
sinless. Yes, Christ dwels with the
sinful; but there Is a vast difference
between the sinful non-Chrlstian and
the SHINING Christian. The former pur-
sues sin for its pleasure; the latter,
prone to be tempted and to fall, always
rises again and carries on the old fight.
determined, God helping him, never to
stumble again. In brief, 1t is charac
teristic Of the SHINING Christian that
he never considers his sin lnylncible,
but maintains watching. prayer and
conflict till the end. And God will
crown that end with grace and glory
Christian Work.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05

rod (CE) seven inches long. and tho
upright (DF four inches long. The
plates (B and AZ have holes In them. by
which block Of wood is screwed TO the
iron. A thick piece Of leather can also
be used. Save the team all unnecessary
wear and II will do more work for you,
and in this connection it may be said
that a brake is useful on a wagon or
cart when the team is drawing load
up hill as we'll as when going down,
for nowhere should a team be favored
more than IN drawing load uphill.
With a brake one can stop at any point
and rest the horses. taking the weight
OF the load entirely Off their shoulders.
The brake rod co should have either
loop al the top or round knob of wood
or metal. that the hand may grasp the
rod easily and firmly.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05
Wide and Narrow Tires.

The following test as reported by
the Michigan station shows compar-
ison Of wide and narrow tires on waS-
ous and also the importance OF sufii-
cient use Of axle grease "On good roads
the drafts Of wide and narrow-tired
wagons were about equal; on plowed
land a narrow-tired wagon pulled As
per cent. harder than one with wide
tires; on a road with sand two inches
deep. 25 per cent. harder, and on sod,
ten per cent. harder. A wagon not
CREASED pulled IS per cent. harder than
when creased"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05
THE COMMON LOT.
Things Not Reserved for
the Few.

Happiness" says one writer, "de-
pends more upon those things which
are common to all than upon those
which are the rare and signal property
of the few. Those matters in which
men differ from one another in the
scale Of social condition are not half
so important or valuable as those In
which they agree" Mindfulness Of
this fact would repress many an en-
yious sigh and silence many a COM
plant, and would lead to glad and
thankful recognition Of the largeness
Of Gods gifts to all. The fact is that
the substances Of life are bestowed with
generous hand. Lies best things, it's
largest resources and privileges, are
part Of the common lot. A man may
live in a lowly house or In an obscure
room. but II he has heart in him, he
may have friendships as cordial, and
love as deep and sincere, as the prince
who dwells in a palace. There may be
no paintings upon the walls Of his
poorly ly-furnished room, but he has just
as true possession Of the real pictures
which the hand Of the great Creator
tints and frames, In the flaming splen-
dor Of the sunset, the pomp Of feecy
clouds and the varied beauty Of nature.
The roof Of cabin is as near to heaven
as the dome Of cathedral or the turret
of a stately mansion. The power Of
worship, the mystery Of the Divine
presence, the breath OF the ineffsble
love, are as close TO the dweller In a
tenement as they were to David IN his
palace or to a Bernard In his cloistcr.-
ID r.tica I-nin
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05
NO. Is.
BRAKE FOR WAGONS
II the Plan Here Outlined Foilovea
Amy Countr, Blacksmith Can
Make one.

Few farm wagons are supplied with
brakes for the wheels. and yet no class
Of vehicles Is more in need of them. We
cannot help the team in hauling load
up hill or incline, but we can help IL
IN going down. Where ones farm is
hilly or the highways about it are hilly.
brake is an absolute necessity TO save
wear on the horses. Any blacksmith
can make one according 10 the plan
given in the cut. Use three-quarter
inch round iron. aud make the upright
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05

81 must say DO not think much Of
our new neighbor. They are notin our
set"
"How do you know?"
"They neglect TO perfume the gaso-
line in their automobile" - Omaha
World-Herald.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05
4 Gordinn Knot.

Dasherly-Iu understand that he's very
well connected.
Flasherly-You bet! He's tied TO his
wife's apron strings.-Kansas City In
dependent.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-05
II w. FloUaNoY


ATT0RNEY-Af LAW.
viii practice in Tire Courts "t Prince hi
uard and ADJOINING c"t- .es
Office over tine posiof.ce. farmviAe "a.
v&-ly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
sEHJAMrE IpE WHEELER.

up by two highwaymen who We're not
aware that Major Rucker and Captain
f. L. Wilcox. in command of sixty
seven men of troop L. Sixth cavalry,
from the PreSidio, were close behind
en- route to the Yosemite National
park.
Sergeant Buchanan aud another
trooper had gone ahead of the cavalry
To make arrangements for selecting a
camping place. The highwaymen
suddenly appeared. masked and get
ting the drop on the troopers took
away their guns and held the troopers
till the stages arrived. The robbers
took hat belonging to T. II. Gritfiths.
of the Southern Pacific company. Il
passenger on the stage. and collected
S15O from The passengers. after which
they ordered the driver TO go on. Each
stage was successfully held up. the
robbers getting about $500 The mail
and express matter were not molested.
Among the passengers robbed was
Professor benjamin Ide Wheeler, presi-
dent of the University of California.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
NEW ANTITRUST LAW.
House Amends the Sherman Act to Make
1t More Effective.

Washington. June 4.-The antitrust
bill passed by the house Saturday
amends the Sherman antitrust law so
as to declare every contract or com
bination in the form of trust or con-
spiracy in restraint of commerce
among the states, or with foreign ma
tionS, illegal. and every party to such
contract or combination guilty of Il
crime punishable by fine of not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, and
hy imprisonment nCt less than six
months nor more fhan two years. 1t
provides that any person injured by "a
violation of the provisions of the law
may recover thTeefold damages.
The definition of person and per
sons i'll the present law is enlarged
50 as TO include the agents. officers or
attorneys OF corporations. For the pur-
poses of commerce it declares Illegal
all corporations or associations formed
or carrying on business for purposes
declared Illegal by the common laws:
provides that they may he perpetually
enioined from carrying on interstate
commerce and forbids them the Use OF
the United States mails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
Proceedings in Congress.

Washington. June t. - The senate
Saturday passed the bill providing for
the eXtradition of persons who have
committed certain crimes in Cuba
from the United States TO the island.
As amended the bill provides that the
alleged criminal shall be punished un-
der the laws of Cuba as administered
by Cuban courts, and it is a retroac-
tive measure for the special benefit of
Nicely. The last of the appropriation
bills - the general deficiency - was
passed, aS also WAS the emergency
river and harbOr bill. The session was
concluded with eulogieS on the late
Representative Green. OF Nebraska.
Only one vote was east in the house
against the Littlefield antitrust bill to
amend the Sherman act of 1890 to
make 1t more effective. The navy vote
was that of Mann of Illinois. The la
Dor unions We're excepted from its
provisions. specifically by an amend
ment against which there We're but
eight votes-Aldrich Of Alabama. Al
len and Littlefield of Maine. Bailey.
Long and Calderhead OF Kansas. and
Cannon and Hit Of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
OLD GUARD IS INVITED
Survivors of the First National Re.
publican Convention To Be
at Philadelphia.
NOT A SCORE OF THEM LIVING.
Hotel Men at Kansas City Charged
with Extortion-Bryan Prefers
Beers TO Republicans.

Washington, June A suggestion
adopted by the committee in charge of
the Republican national convention
that the survivors of the first
national gathering of Republi-
cans, heeld at Pittsburg on Feb.
-, 1886, and later at the convention
held in Philadelphia on June IS of the
same year. be specially honored with
invitations to this years convention,
came from William Paul Weyand, of
PittsDurg. The idea met the approval
of Senator Hanna, who has sent let
ter TO each of the surviving delegates.
inviting him to be present at Phila-
delphia this year and sending the com
pliments and cOngra tulations of the
national Republican committee Ito
you as one of the few Republicans
now living who participated in the
Republican conventions of 1896 1T
Pittsburg and Philadelphia"
Names of the Known Survivors.
So far as known there are only
fourteen surviving delegates. Their
Princeton. Ills; W. Penn Clark,
Washington; Sidney Edgerton, Akron,
o.: Allen \. Craig. Cory. Pa; Chas.
G. Davis, Plymouth. Ills; :. z. Nc
Calmont. Franklin, Pa; George ii.
Frey, Springfield. O.: Rush II. Sloan,
Sandusky, o.; Raeliff Brinkerhoh,
Mansfield, o.; Jacob Weyand, Beaver.
Pa: William \. Cook, Washington:
William =. Lane. Philadelphia; Will
lam II. Epson, Akron, o.; L. NJ.
Simpson. Marietta. o.
"Reminiscences of the Convention.
Twenty-seven states and territories
We're represented at the mass meeting
tion. and at the national convention
June is. 1896. held in Philadelphia.
Old Lafayette hall in PittSburg, where
the mass convention was held. is now
demolished. its site being occupied
by the Tradesmen'S National bank. The
convention was Informal the dele
gates showing no credentials. Horace
Greeley. editor of the New York Trl-
bune made one of his famous
speeches. urging moderation and that
= convention be held later to nominate
candidates for president and vice pres
ident. His advice was followed. and
the first Republican convention met
In Philadelphia on June Is. 1876. This
years Republican convention will be
held in the same city. just fortyfour
years later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
GEr-R1CH-oUICK OPERATIONS.
Hotel Charge. at Kansas City May Change
the Convention City.

Washington. June 4.-AS the time
for the convention draws near. Senator
Jones, chairman of the Democratic
national committee. iS receiving a
number of vigorous complaints from
the members of the national committee
and other leading Democrats through
out the country. over the action of the
hotel people in G\ansaS City in the
matter OF rates. Many of the COM
mtteemen who write Chairman Jones
on this subject are urgently requesting
that meeting of the committee be
called. with view to rPcOnsidering its
action in deciding Ia hold the cOnven-
tion in that city.
\ prominent member OF the commit
tee writes as follows: Il engaged
rooms for my delegation at the Coates
House at 81 per day. with parlOr
for headquarters ut so per day. The
proprietor of this hotel now writes me
that a contract for accommodation
means the 4th. 3th. 9th and 9TH of July,
wi. ther the convention lasts that long
or not. OF course. if it lasts longer.
the amount will he pro rata per day in
creased. or if you take the accommoda-
tions on the 3rd il will be five-day's
contract instead of fOur-dayS con
treat
This is an outrage upon all pre-
tense at decency. and I will not close
such contract for my delegation"
Chairman Jones says that other mem
bers of the committee are writing him
in the same line. and that certain
members seem very determined in
their efforts to change the location Of
the convention from Kansas City to
some other more desirable and attrac-
tive place. No action has yet been
taken in the matter by Chairman
Jones. though he has il under serious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
KEEPING PUBLIC MONEY.
Senator AIdrich Wants Better Facilities
Provided In Islands.

senator Aldrich Wants Better Facilities
Provided In Islands.
Washington, June 4-The senate
convened at 10 today. There was no
special order of business in view.
Morgan, of Alabama, reported from
the committee on interoceanic canal
a resolution declaring the Clayton
Bulwer treaty abrogated and gave
notice to cali up the resolution to-
morrow. Aldrich, of Rhode Island,
reported from the COMMITTEES on
finance the bill to provide better ia
cilities for safe keeping of the public
money in the Philippines. Cuba aud
Porto Rico. The bill provides for the
deposit of money by the government
in such banks in the islands as will
deposit with the government as Sc
curity United States bonds to the full
amount of the deposits. Passed. Tel
Ter addressed the senate on the Phil
iPPines.
At the conclusion of Teller's speech
Wolcott. of Colorado, chairman of the
committee on postoffices and post
roads, moved to recommit to the
com mittee the bill for the classitica-
ton of clerks in first and second class
postoffices. After discussion the bill
was rec0mmitted to the committee
and the senate went into executive
session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
COMBINE OF PAPER MILLS.
Wisconsin and Minnesota Plants Poo
Their Commercial Issues.

Wisconsin and Minnesota Plants Pool
Their Commercial Issues.
aprletOn, Wis. June An the
mills i'll Wisconsin AMI Minnesota
Manufacturing print. Manila and fibre
papers have united in The General Pa
per Company, of Wisconsin, which has
beenincOrpOrated at Milwaukee with Il
capitalof 100000. and the organ liza ton
OF which was perfected here Saturday
by Tie election Of J. 4. Kimberly. OF
Neenah. president, and l.. VI. Alex
ander. Of milwaukee,. secretary. The
present purpose of the company is to
act AZ sales agent for the whole product
OF about twenty-five mills in WiscOu-
sin and Minnesota, but articles of in
corporation have been made broad
enough TO provide fox ultimate in
crease Of capital and the purchase by
the company for mills holding stock
therein Of all coal. sulphur. chemicals
and all stock entering into the manu-
faCture OF paper
Mills will remain under individual
ownership and control. but all product
will he sold and eventually all ma
terial bought through the general com
pany. Aside from these objects it is
the admitted purpose of the new com
pany to fight the International Paper
company. or SO-called trust of the east
for control of the western market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
BRITISH LOSES IN THE WAR.
so 900 in Killed. Wounded and Prisoners
April 1. According to Blake.

Dallas. Tex. June I.-General !. Y.
7. Blake. commander of the Irish
brigade in the Boer army. was a Texas
cowboy i'm early life and was known as
Beau Blake Alexander w. Robert
son. of Denton county. has received an
interesting letter from General Blake
dated Helpmakaar. Natal. April I.
1900 in which he says. after describ-
ing the British as making a dash and
then turning tail and running in every
fight up TO date. he continues: Think
of il. Our total force in South Africa
SO far has been $4,000. Our total loss
in killed. wounded and prisoners has
been 667 killed. $500 prisoners and
about MOO wounded. Before Cronje's
capture the English reported their
loses to be 1900 killed. $1,000
wounded and prisoners. and missing
enough to bring the total 10 Gi.9OO.
..Cronie had $500 men and WAS sur
rounded by 10000 men and no cannon
Cronje had two cannon and two Max
inns. He fought for six days an surren-
dered because his ammunition gave
out. He lost forty three killed and
about 100 wounded. The English lost
I'm killed and wounded between 13,OOo
and 10000. so that the total English
loss to date is not far from $1,000.
which leaves us TO still fight 134. 900. l
believe we will win with our little
army because our forces are far better
fighters.
..The English soldier can murder.
debauch and pIunder. but he can't
fight. Until this war 1 believed the
English soldier the best in the world
and now 1 place him on a par with the
Spapiard. When l tel you not one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
Fatal FIGHTS AT A PRIMARY.
One of the Fighters Uses IA Gun and Is
Now in Jail.

Anna, Ills, June 4.-Thomas Mayes,
Il carpenter, WAS shot by y. T. Thorn
son, one of the judges in the Republic
an congressional primaries Saturday,
and there is small hope of his recov-
cry. The shooting was Il result of the
bitter factional fights in the Republic
an ranks of Union County, and the
feeling thus engendered between the
two men only aggravated by past dis
turbances. Thompson went into a
booth to assist an elderly man in pre-
pairing his ballot. One judge said
Thompson had no right to enter the
booth. and suggested that he be put
out. Another judge then proceeded to
put him out.
They fought at the polls. and Mayes,
who was standing nearby, took n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04

hand in the ngnr. thompson lmmedl-
ately drew from his pocket 4 revolver
and fired. The ball passed through
Mayes' abdomen and lodged just be-
meath the skin over the right hip.
Sheriff Crane was near the polls and
arrested Thompson. who is now in the
county Jail at JonesborO.
Carbondale. Ills. June As a re-
suit of the bitter fight over the Repub-
lican primaries OF the Twenty second
1llionoiS congressional district. at
Grand Tower. i'll this county, man
was instantly killed for expressing his
opinion on the merits of the two con-
teStants for congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
Bryan Would Welcome the Beers.

New York. June An answer to
World dispatch to William j. Bryan.
at Lincoln. Neb.. asking his views on
the suggestion TO invite the Beers to
America he replied: The Beers are
industrious and intelligent and have
shown themselves lovers of liberty Ii
they lose their fight for independence l
hone they will come to the United
States. | wish they could come soon
enough to help save this country from
the Imperialism that is driving them
from South Africa. ! wish there were
more OF them in this country. They
could well take the place of good
many Republicans who believe In the
iraperialiStic policy OF Great Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
Foreigners Escaping the Per-
secution of the
Boxers"
MURDER ON THE INCREASE.
Minister Conger Reports to
the United States Gov.
ernment.

Washington, June 4.-The follow
ing oablegram was received at the
state department from United States
Minister Conger, at Pekin: "Out-
side of Pekin, murders and per-
secution by the Boxers seem
on the increase. The Pao Ting
Flu railway is temporarily abandoned.
Work on the Pekin & Hang Kow line
is stopped. All foreigners have fed.
The Chinese government seems either
unwilling or unable to suppress the
trouble. The troops show no energy
in attacking the Boxers
sixteen "Boxers" Killed.
Tien Tsin. June 1.-Two parties
of foreigners who fled from Pao
Ting Flu arrived here. One is badly
injured. The Cossacks who started
in search of the refugees returned
this evening, and reported they had
fight with Boxers" at Tuli, killing 16
and woundiUg many.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
Arrested for Foul Mmrd.r.

Kansas City. Mo-. June flames
Salyer. who recently purchased a
dairy in the outskirts of Kansas City,
was arrested here Saturday on Il
charge of murder. Il. VIII Davis. Il
young man from Independence, Mo,
mySteriously disappeared from Luth-
er. o. I, III March last. After Davis
disappearance his fine team and wag
on We're sold in Guthrie by a man who
accompanied him into The territory,
and il is charged that the same man
impeTSonated Davis and drew S46O of
Davis money from a Guthrie bank.
SaIyer. il is charged, is, the man.