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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
Present-Day Thoughts.
BY "NEMo."

A New Century Note:-It is difficult
to imagine that any but serious people
read this column regularly-to such it
appeals again.
How are you moving forward to the
new year and the new century? Full
Of hopes aud great determinations?
Do, by all means; but brace yourself
for some disappointments. A man
will spend lifetime preparing to do a
great work only to be too weak to carry
it out when he seems nearest to begin
ming. And this shows? That a heart
to do is counted as much as a doing;
for the sum of the accomplished effort
of any man is small; but the reaction
Of his great purposes upon his own
heart is to make his heart great and
worthy, because of its impulses, to
rank with the great.
Throw the windows Of your soul open
wide towards the east, where the sun
Of new century is to rise--not that
you will be conscious Of making that
sunrise any more glorious than if your
windows were closed, but because the
morning air of freshness and joy will
rush in to your own benefit and iii
you the better to 90 forth and labor
until your evening. If you face the
light and enjoy it; if you move toward
it and feel your oneness with it in
spirit, your shadows fall behind. But,
as limited at the outset, the fact of light
will cause shadow. Come out into the
light of effort aud Of purpose, and
shadow will dog you-the shadow Of
vanishing and uncompleted effort, the
shadow Of late start aud an early end,
the shadow Of unbounded aspiration
never realized, the shadow Of being
able to make mere scratches on the
surface Of a vast task.
Never mind it is better to have a
shadow that arises from the living
light Of day, than to have no shadow
at all by reason of revealing in dark
ness. The shadows merely tell US to
our own comfort that mans work is
more important than the man; and
that ideas and ideals are greater than
any of us. They compel US, they have
their way with Us, they use our powers
and east in the result-not to our own
gain, but-to the gain Of the whole.
This willingness to serve without
recognition, to work without apparent
result, to be all and to do all we can, is
the spirit wherewith to face the new
times coming.
The time has passed when a mans
success is counted by dollar marks, or
by the false fame of name echoed
from proud position. 1t is reckoned
by his grasp of the fact that the grand
est work of life is to understand in
some measure the needs Of humanity,
and to make some exertiOn toward |
meeting them.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

Don't forget TO buy your boy a Tricy-
Gle or Wagon Of Doyne.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
One Acre i'm Tobacco.

Mr.. J. l.. Swoop is Cumberland
county merchant, and yet he has one
acre of ground upon which he has
grown tobacco for four successive years
with the following results:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
MRS. MELVINA JOHNSON.
Lady Succumbs after Six Weeks
Illness of Fever.

Mrs. Melvina Johnson, widow OF
the late Bert Johnson died, at her
home in Kirkmamsville last Monday
morning of fever. She was about
forty years old and had been sick
for six weeks. She leaves one child,
daughter twelve years old.
Mrs. Johnson hadfor several years
been a member of the Christian
church and was held in the highest
esteem by a host of friends. Fun
eral services were conducted Tues
day and the interment took place
in the family burying ground near
West Union Church, which is situat-
ed not far from Kirkmansville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
COLD WAVE
Predicted by Prophet rlarsh in
fiddle of Month.

According to the weather Prophet
Marsh S readings the present month
will be seasonable until the 18th or
18th, when the first cold wave will
strike the Ohio Valley. From that
date until the close of the month it
will be cold. There will be good
stages of water during the entire
month. The winter is to be a Sc
we're one. Extreme cold weather is
booked from the 22d of December
until the last of February. A hur-
ricane is scheduled for the North
Atlantic between the 9th and Sth of
November. These storms will rage
fercest in the South, particularly
in Louisiana and Texas. A bliz-
zard is to visit the Northwest be-
tween the 18th and 14th of De-
cember.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
CLOSING SPEECHES.
Col, W. P. ThOrne At The Court
House Yesterday.
ilany Local Speakers On the
Stump For De-
mocracy.

Col. w. P. Thorne, of Henry
county, spoke at the Court House
yesterday afternoon to a good
crowd. AT night he spoke at Penn
broke. Col. Thorne is one of the
most entertaining stump speakers
in the state and his wit and jokes
kept the large crowds in a good
humor from start to finish. He will
go to Hopkins to-day.
Jno. c. Duffy and Chas. M,
Meacham spoke at Longyiew last
night, addressing the Democratic
club at that place.
c.. H. Bush will speak at Mt
Zoar tonight.
Jas. B. Allensworth spoke al
Mitchells School House Tuesday
night and had fine meeting. The
Democrats in Bainbridge district
are thoroughly aroused.
Geo. F. Campbell filled an ap-
pointment at Beverly Wednesday
night and made a stirring speech
to large crowd.
]. T. Hanbery spoke at Bell S
Wednesday night and found a fine
organization in that vicinity and
the Democrats all alert.
c. H. Bush spoke at Shaw's
School House Wednesday night and
his crowd was large and enthusias-
tic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
TO-OAY'S RALLY.
Gov. Beckham Will Speak at
The Tabernacle.
Hon. A.G. Caruth and Hal Corbett
Will Be Here With
Him.

The visit of Gov. Beckham to-day
will bring the Democratic campaign
to a brilliant close in Christian
county. Many of the country clubs
will send in large delegations and
parade will be made through the
principal streets.
The speaking will be held at the
Union Tabernacle, and it is safe to
say that the seating capacity of the
big building will be severely taxed.
Gov. Beckham arrived last night,
accompanied by Hon. A. G.. Caruth,
of Louisville, and Hal Corbett, of
Paducah. The latter was a
speaker last year for the Brown
ticket, but is this year doing some
effective work for the Democratic
ticket.
The Governor will spend a portion
of the forenoon at the Democratic
Headquarters at 204 South Main
Street, where a reception has been
arranged.
The speaking will begin at 1
o'clock p. M, or as soon thereafter
as possible. Gov. Beckham will be
followed by Mr., Caruth and Mr..
Corbett and at 5:37 the speakers
will leave for Guthrie, where they
will speak between trains.
This will be Gov. Beckham s
first visit to Christian during the
campaign and his speech is expect
ed to do much good.
The Democrats of Christian coun-
ty are better organized and more
united than they have been for
five years and every indication is
that they will greatly reduce the
Republican majority, which has not
reached 500 in any election since
the fraudulent election of 1896.
Many of the repeaters and foaters
of former years have quit showing
up in this county and the Republi-
can vote of the county is not likely
to exceed 1000.
Gov. Beckham will reach the city
at 9:45 o'clock this morning from
Guthrie.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
MRS. M'C0MB DEAD
Third Death In The Family In
Year.

Louisville, Ly, Oct. 3l.-Mrs.
Julia Glass McComb died at her
home, 743 Third avenue, this after
noon at 3 o'clock, after long ill
ness. She was about tifty.eight
years of age and the wife of Mr.. ].
]. McComb. For a number OF
years she conducted a large board
ing-house. She was the mother of
the well-known McComb boys. Her
death is the third IN the family in a
year The first to go was Frank,
who died last November. Not long
after Dudley died at French Lick
Springs.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Nc
Comb leaves one daughter and one
son, Jesse. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock at the house.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
FELL UNDER WHEELS
And Limbs were Horribly MangIed
Will Likely Die.

A l4-yaar-old colored boy named
Williams, step-son of Albert Slaugh-
ter who lives on Broad street, fell
under an L. &. N, freight train in
the yards here yesterday afternoon
and was perhaps fatally injured.
Williams boarded a north bound
freight and fell from an empty car.
One arm was crushed off and one
leg and hip were horribly mangled.
Surgical aid was promptly rendered,
but it is thought that he will die of
his injuries.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
Good Road rIeetings.

The turnpike speakers are hold
ing meetings in all parts OF the
county and are very hopeful of car
rying lhe proposition this time.
Two speakers go together, Demo
crat and Republican. Meetings
will be held at several more points
this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
WOOlwine-FOy.

1t has been announced that the
marriage of Mr.. Thos. l.. Woolwine
and Miss Alena Foy will take place
in Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. 7. Mr..
Woolwine is a son of Prof. S. S.
Woolwine, former president Of South
Kentucky College.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
HEART TROUBLE
Causes Death of Oldest Asylum
Patient.

William Powers, one of the oldest
patients at the Western Asylum,
died Tuesday of heart trouble. He
was IS years old and was sent here
for treatmen from Lyon county
several years ago. He leaves
family. The remains were shipped
to Kuttawa Wednesday for inter-
ment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
LAST REGISTRATION.
Democrats Gain in the Supple
mentary Additions.

The Democrats got much the best
of it in the supplemental registra-
tion thisqweek. Out of AS names
registered SO are white and 46
colored. Politically 80 are Demo-
Gratis and 65 Republican. Adding
the new names to the regular
figures the total in the city stands
by district:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
Vanhooser-Parker.

Mr.. p. M. Vanhooser and Miss
Era Parker were married at the
home of the bride few miles East OF
the'city Wednesday night. DR. c.
IL. Nash officiated.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02
189 7Ol

Last year the total registration
was 1910, The gain is altogether
in the white vote and the Demo-
Gratis are well pleased with the out
look. The Republican majority
was 223 in the city last year, but it
is not expected to exceed $50 this
year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-02

Mr.. Eugene d. Armistead, of
Knoxville, Tenn, arrived here yes
terday on a visit to his parents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
BURIED BY A SNOWSLlDE
Accident on the White Pass aad Yukon
Railroad.

News OF n big snowslide on the
White Pass and Yukon railroad. was
brought to Victoria, Is. c.. by the
steamer Tees. A rotary and two
engines were buried by the slide and
after they were shoveled out the
rotar ny ran into a rock, knocking out
fourteen of it's twenty knives. The
train which was behind the snow-buck-
ing outfit was not damaged.
l.. Oregon, n of those who en-
deavored to walk to Skaguay from the
10Y bound train, was found uucou-
scious with his face and hands frozen.
The operator at Glacier reported to
Skaguay that the track there was
covered for a distance of $50 feet with
snow from five to twenty feet deep.
Telegraph wires beyond Glacier are
down.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
WAS FATAL WRECK
Life Lost In a Collision Of
Ficights a, Columbus.
en- lNtfR HAS A VERY NARROW ESCAPE
pinied Down In the Wreck, hut Hs
Escapes without Being Injured
The sudden Death OF q Farmer
Nay Cause Investigation

A railroad wreck. which resulted in
the loss of one life occurred Mt Colun.
bus. Freight No. 80 crashed into the
e end of an extra freight standing
on the track. completely demolishing
the engine and four ears. The en-
ginccr was pinned down in the cab,
but was cxtricated without injury,
while the fireman saved his life by
jumping. The dead man is &. j. Gross
Of Pine Bluff, Wyo.. who was accom-
panying a car of horses which he wa +,
taking to Pennsylvania. lie was in
%stantly killed by being hurled from the
cabooSr. and his body vas picked up in
a mnngled condition. Nine horse.
wcrr killed.
The accident was caused by escaping
steam from the round house. which OBJ
,curcd the lights on the extra.
Mrs. Gross, accompanied by her
brother, MIR. Doanr, came to Columbus
and they returned to Wyoming with
the remains. 1t is reported that Mr..
Gross was Il man OF considerable
wealth. Eight thousand dollars in
drafts and checks were found ON his
person at the time of the accident.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
FORCE IS FAITHFUL
Men Behind Butler Believe in
the General.
DON'T LIKE THE CHANGE TO ROBERTS


A London, December %, dispatch
says: The Morning Post has received
the following from Mr.. Churchill, un-
der date OF December 20, telcgraphcd
from Chievely camp, where he has ar
rived:
cali ranks have complete confidence
in Sir Rcdvcrs Butler, and there is II
stern determination to succeed next
time at all costs. A painful impression
was caused by the announcement Of the
change of commandcr-in.chicf and the
soldiers here are resolved to vindicatc
their trusted leader.
'"rhc situation, nevertheless, Is diff
cult, the Boer position being one OF
extraordinary strength, with high
hills, lined tier on tier with trenches
and galleries, rising from an almost
unfordable river and with a smooth
plain in front.
The enemy have all the ranges
marked, and many powerful guns dom
mate the various points of the river,
while the drifts are commanded by
convcrging muskctry fire from prob
HDlN l-,UDO DUCTS. IntTt aTt SiNlt'h
miles of wild, broken country before
reaching Ladysmith, which demands
early relief"
The Boer trench work is SO good that
IL enables the enemy to hold a long
line with very few men, and to travel
great distances under perfect cover, so
as to reinforce any point attacked.
Dispatches from Modder river repre-
sent Dutch disaffcction in Griquiland
West as growing very serious. In
some towns the entire Dutch popula-
ton has joined the Beers.
Anxiety regarding the attitude of
the colonial Dutch is steadily growing.
They make no effort to conceal their
sympathy with the two republics, and
the only question now is whether, if
the military situation is not changed,
they will keep from open rebellion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

Already the deepening OF the Cana
dian canals has induced American
grain-handlers to seek space for the
erection OF elevators at Montreal. Now.
too, the Montreal legislatures action
in prohibiting the expectation OF logs
from that province Is compelling Mich
igan lumbermen to transfer their saw
mills to the region of Georgian bay.
There Is surely some rctaliatory meas
IRE that can lessen the complacency OF
these Canadians over their smart
ness"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
FLEE TO THE HILLS.
Complete Kout of EInsursonts Near


Colonel Lockctt, with a forcc Of 2,5O0
including artillery, a Y n Manila dis
patch Of the eth, attacked n strong
force OF insurgents in the mountains
near MOntalban, about five miles north
east OF San Matco. The enemy was
completely routed, the Americans pur-
suing them through the hills, amid
which they fed in every direction.
Four Americans were wounded. The
Filipino loss was large, resulting
from a heavy infantry and artillery
fire for three hours into the trenches.
1t is supposed the insurgents were
those who were driven out Of San Ma
teo on the day General Lawton was
killed. They numbered probably a
thousand.
A dozen lines Of insurgcnt trenches
covered the steep trail through the
hills and likewise the valley below,
along which the Americans passed.
The main attacking party consisted
Of the Forty-sixth volunteer infantry,
a troop Of cavalry and artillery, Colo
mel Lockctt commanding. The rest OF
the trooIs separated at different points
In an endeavor to carry out Colonel
Lockett's plans Of throwing his lines
around the enemy aud thus cutting off
retreat. The nature OF the country
made it impracticable to execute this
novement successfully.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
Wants Her Husband Found.

A dispatch from Atlanta, Ca, says
chat a woman who was formerly Miss
Laura Tucker of Lincoln, later Mrs. j.
II. Mccormack OF Salt Lake City, and
still later Mrs. Lon Miner, has asked
the police OF Atlanta to locate and ar
rest her husband. Her first husband,
Mr.. McCoI mack, died in Salt Lake
City about one year ago. Soon after
ward she married u man by the name
of Gene Robinson. lie deserted her
and she followed him to Atlanta, Ga,
where she learned his true name was
Lon Minor. There he remarked her
under his right name. He has again
deserted her and she asks that he be
arrested.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
SHOCK WAS MOST SEVERE
Earthquake Shock Leaves Desolation be-
hind II

hind It
San Jaeinto, Cal, is n sccnc OF desc
lation. People are beginning to recov-
or from the terror inspired by the
earthquake which conferred there on
Christmas morning, and destroyed e"-
err building in the town, and definite
estimates of the damage wrought can
now be made.
At the Saboba Indian reservation
a number Of squaws had huddlcd to-
gether in an old adobe building and
were sleeping off the effects OF liquor
imbibcd at a dance the night before.
The heavy walls fell in upon them. Six
were killed outright and two died later
while a score more are badly injured.
Main street presents "A sad appear
ance. Two.story brick walls were
RACED to the level Of the ground. with
thousands Of dollars worth of mcr-
chandisc buried beneath. Thore is not
"A business house in town but has suf-
tered. Electric wires are down and
some OF the rover houses have fallen
in. The walls of til county hospital,
erected recently at a cost of $4,000
are badly damaged.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
Americas Negro Academy.

The American negro academy, al or.
ganization of educators, clergymen
and other prominent men of the race,
met at Washington in annual session
at the Lincoln Memorial Congregation
al church. At an afternoon session
papers were read by w. s. Scarborough
Of Wilberforce university and Peter II.
Clark Of the st. Louis summer high
school. Thursday President w. Is. Du-
bOis of the Atlanta university dcliv-
cred his annual address, his text being
1.-The Present Outlook for the Dark
Races OF Mankind
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
FRENCH MINERS QUIT WoRK
Only 20 Per Cent Enter the Pits at
st. Etenne.

A st. Etenne, France, Dcccmbar 20
dispatch says: The coal miners are
calm, but the mines are guarded by
troops. Only - per cen of the miners
descended into the pits today. The
lace workers held a meeting this norm
ing and resolved to continue the strike.
The cabinet council held at the
Elysce palace, Paris, discussed the ST.
Etenne strike. The premier NJ. Wal
deck-Rousscau, and the minister Of
public works, NJ. Baudin,
that measures would be taken to pre-
ven II serious shortage of the coal
supply.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
HE ESCAPES THE CALLoWS
Murderer Tom Collins u Given a Life
Sentence.

Tom Collins, the murderer of Charles
4. Grove, was found guilty by "a jury
in Judge Bakers court ut Omaha and
his punishment vas determined at life
in the pcn%itcntiary.
Laughter rang out from behind the
gloomy walls of the county Jail. 1t
was Collins celebration OF his escape
from the gallows. From the time the
ease was submitted to tho jury until
the verdict was rendered Collins was
morosc and downcast. He said moth
ing in explanation, bnt it is now APP
parent that he was brooding OYER his
apparent proximity of the gihbet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
north and south Railway.

A dispatch from Hastings says that
matters are reported to be progressing
nicely with the new North and South
Railway company. The line has been
surveyed from Davenport to a point
east of Clarlss, and run through one OF
the BEST agricultural sections of the
state. The company has already Sc
cured forty-dve miles of the necessary
right OF way and report that there will
be no dinicultyin securing the balance.
In addition to this stock subscriptions
have been taken to the amount OF
$4,000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
STRONG PRESSURE USED
yioiators of Internal Revenue Law APP.
peal For Pardon.

An application for the pardon of 10.
Seph Wilkins and Howard Butler. now
serving terms in the Moyamensing
prison, Philadelphia, for violating the
oleomargerine laws, has been made to
President Mckinley and the attorney
general now has it under considcra-
ton. All the personal and political
pressure welded by the oleomargcrinc
interests of the west is being used in
behalf of the convicted men. For three
wears the cases were stubbornly on
tested in the courts. Wilkins and But
Ter were appreheuded by internal rev.
enue agents in the act of removing
stamps and other marks from over one
hundred packages Of olcomargerine in
warehouses on the water front in Phil
adclphia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
MORTON MAY BE PRESIDENT
Asked to become Head OF Re~organIzod
Gulf system.

Paul Morton, third vice president of
the Santa Fc railroad, may be asked to
accept the position OF president of the
reorganized Kansas City. Pittsburg &
Gulf system. His name was seriously
considered ut a meeting of the execu-
tive committee, and plans were dis
cussed which, il carried out in their
entirety, will result in a new railroad
system which will reach from the At
lantic to the Pacific scaboards and to
the Gulf of Mexico on the south.
The proposed trans-continental sys-
TEN necessitates u combination be-
tween the Hartman syndicate and
James j. Hill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
Good Reason.

Bacon-'You know that part in the
play where the man seizes the woman,
forces her into a closet and turns tho
key on herr"
Egbert-"Yes: I remember It,"
We'll. last night a fellow in the au-
diencc applauded it so that they had
10 put him out"
Il don't think there Is anything to
applaud about that part Of the play"
"Oh. but it turned out that the fell
low applauding was the husband of the
actress, and it was the first time he
had ever seen anybody shut her up
Yonkers Statesman.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
In 1896 a mining party of thirty men

In 1896 a mining party OF thirty men
started from Chicago for the North
west territory OF Gambia. lured thither
by tales OF a region where the quartz
assaycd $50 ounces Of gold to the ton.
This FL Dorado proved to be a myth,
and after narrowing experiences OF
starvation, sickness and disillusion-
ing to beat their way back to the hap
by shores OF Lake Michigan, where the
worst that can happen to one is to be
where n can exc out a living in win
ter time by the healthful and soothing
occupation of shoveling snow. which Is
enough arctic experience for any rea-
nonable individual.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
Union Pacific brakeman Killed.

Edward G.. Wright, q brakeman in
the Union Pacific switching gang at
Ames, was killed by the cars. lie tried
to jump on "a moving freight, but fell
beneath the wheels. Ills body vas
literally cut in half just below the
waist. No one saw the accident and
the exact ann Of the occurrence is
lot known. Deceased was twenty
nine years old and leaves a wife and
two little boys in Omaha. He was a
member of the Masonic, Maccabecs
and Highlander orders of Grand
Island.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

1t Is proposed to establish in con-
hection with the Chicago public
school system a two years course In
domestic science for girls, to provide
for all in the seventh and eighth
grades a thorough study Of domestic
economy, including not merely cook
ing, but buying hearty and economical
foods. arranging them neatly on the
table, arranging bills of fare that shall
be both cheap and appetizing. The en-
tire care of the house Is also to be in
cluded in the work. which by its most
ardent advocates is known as home
making" 1t Is advocated from two
standpoints, the pedagogical and the
sociological. From the first it Is CON
sidered as n manual training for girls,
which shall do for them all that the
shop work does for the boys; from the
second II is considered "A necessary
step in the Improvement Of the living
conditions OF the masses. For these
reasons IL has the support OF many
prominent persons of both classes, and
has by them been brought to the atten,
ton of the board Of education.