davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times., 1900-04-27

ANY brewery in the country osh brew a dark
beer or light beer but it will not be beer
with the qualities Of Heurich's- MaeTzen. Senate
and zger are pure malt and hop beverages and
have no equal in purity. age. and strength
Phone e34 Arlington Bottling Co, for case.
The evening times., 1900-04-27
Hoods Pills ,o1s do no. ,os,sssr con,

or calomei. They are purely vegetable, perfect
ly safe for the most delicate organism. Mild,
efficient. thorough. Sold by all druggists. &c.
The evening times., 1900-04-27
stops the Cough

and works or the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure q cold In
one day. No Cure. No Pay. Price. 25o,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
MENTIONABLE MATTERS.

Fourteen towns and cities in Massa-
chusetts have sewage filtration plants.
\ suit for divorce has been COM
menced against a wife in Cleveland, O..
and the court has ordered her to pay
her husband four dollars a week until
the case is decided.
Rats became annoying in a cold stor-
nge warehouse in New York. and ls
black cats were placed there to watch
the rodents. In six months the fur Of
the eats had turned white.
Several boys were trying to steal
into a theater in Batavia, n. Y, by en-
tering through the scuttle. One Of
them, John Baker, Jr., aged 16, acci-
dentally touched a live wire. and he was
shocked to death.
Within one hour after using formal
dehyde gas to fumigate a room in a
house in Atlanta, Ga, John Jentzen, a
sanitary officer, was made bald. The
tube slipped out of the keyhole through
which he was forcing the gas, and the
vapor sprayed over his hair, causing it
TO drOp out.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are 81 Christian Endeavor So
cietics in Edinburgh.
The Christian Endeavor society is
now represented in every country Of
the world
Those who cannot write English
cannot land in western Australia.
instruction in the English language
is now obligatory in Russian CONNER
eial schools.
The grandson Of the first woman to
become q Christian in Zululand was
recently ordained a missionary.
The Mohammedan students at Cam
bridge university have formed an as
sociation which meets for prayer and
the study of the Koran.
About 5000 new teachers are en-
gagged annually in Pennsylvania to fill
the vacancies caused by death, mar
riagc, change of occupation, and so
forth.
The Second Unitarian church Of
Boston recently celebrated its two
hNndred and fftieth anniversary.
Samuel Mather was the first minister
Of this church. Afterward Increase
and Cotton Mather filed the pulpit.
and it was here that Emel son served
his only pastorate.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
FARMERS NEED THEM.
Country Is Robbed of It's Most
Cherished Attractions.

Bad roads constitute the greatest
drawback to rural life, and for the lack
of good roads the farmers suffer more
than any other class. 1t is obviously un-
necessary, therefore, to discuss the BEN
efits to be derived by them from i'm
proved roads. Suffice it to say, that
those localities where good roads have
been built are becoming richer, more
prosperous and more thickly settled,
while those which do not possess these
advantages in transportation are either
al standstill or are becoming poorer
and more sparsely settled. If these con-
ditions continue, fruitful farms may be
abandoned and rich lands 60 to waste.
Life on q farm often becomes, as a re-
suit of "bottomless roads," isolated and
barren of social enjoyments and pleas
ures, and country people in some COM
munities suffer such great disadvan-.
tages that ambition is checked, energy
weakened and industry paralyzed.
Good roads, like good streets, make
habitation along them most desirable;
they economic time and force in
transportation Of products, reduce wear
and tear on horses, harness and We.
hicles, and enhance the market value
Of real estate. They raise the value
Of farm lands and farm products and
tend to beautify the country through
which they pass; they facilitate rural
mail delivery and are a potent aid to
education, religion and sociability.
Charles Sumner once said: "The road
and the schoolmaster are the two most
important agents in advancing civiliza-
ton"
The difference between good and bad
roads is often equivalent TO the differ
ence between profit and loss. Good
roads have money value TO farmers
as well as a political and social value,
and, leaving out convenience, comfort,
social and refined influences which good
roads always enhance, and looking at
them only from the almighty dollar"
side, they are found TO pay handsome
dividends each year.
People generally are beginning to re-
alize that road building is public mat
ter, and that the best interests OF fAmer-
lean agriculture and the American peo-
pie as a whole demand the construction
Of good roads, and that money wisely
expended for this purpose is sure to re-
turn.-Maurice o. Eldridge, Asst d.
rector Office Road Inquiry.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
FARMyIILE VA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY . 1900.
GOLDSMITH'S WORLD WISDOM.

lCuled non, "The Vicar Of Wakefield. q
Aspiring beggary is wretchedness it.
self.
handsome is that handsome does.
The jests of the rich are ever sue
eessful.
Seeming calamities may be real
blessings.
Some are born to command and
Others to obey.
Notifications are often more pain
ful than real caiamities.
What the conversation wanted in wit
was made up in laughter
To make laws complete hey should
reward as well as punish.
Good counsel rejected returns 10 en-
rich the giver's bosom.
felt secret pleasure in doing my
duty without reward
Hospitality is one Of the first Chris
tian duties.
The duIest fellows may learn to be
comcal for a night or two.
Onenses are usually pardoned where
there is love at the bottom.
He had not resolution enough to give
any man pain by denial.
No situation, however wretched il
seems. but has some sort Of comfort at
tending it,
view those faces with delight which
never felt the deforming hand of ambi-
tion or distress.
There is no character more con-
tcmprble than a man who is a fortune
hunter.
Both families lived together in all
that harmony which generally pre-
cedes an expected alliance.
If am to be a beggar it shall never
make me a rascal, or induce me TO disa-
VOW my principles.
Adulation ever follows the ambitious;
for such alone receive most pleasure
from Aattery.
lie loved all mankind; for fortune
prevented him from knowing that there
were rascals.
Even the humblest fortune may grant
happiness, which depends not on cir
cumstances but on constitution.
The hours we pass with happy pros
poets in view are more pleasing than
those crowned with fruition.
The fortunate circumstances of our
lives are generally found at last to be
Of our own procuring.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
LEEPER'S WILD RIDE.
Two Hours Aloft on the Fan of a
Buzzng Windmill
Formerly lie Was Plain "DOOts" to
His Fellow Citizens of FruitVaie.
Cal, But Now They Call Him
King of the Air.

The San Francisco Examiner SAYS
that after a few more misadyentures
In his own inimitable style, as the pro-
grammes say, the people Of Fruitvale
may ask Alsinus Gustavus Lecper to
give regular performances. He is so
original in his method Of mixing up
with trouble.
Not long ago Mr.. Leeper, alias
Boots" built himself tall barn that
was the pride of Fruitvale. The build
er also shingled the structure at odd
times, climbing to work by means Of
a ladder inside the walls. On the day
he completed the job Mr.. Leeper
thoughtlessly nailed shingles over the
opening above the ladder, thus shut
ting off all means Of escape. Mr.
Leeper yelled for help, but his folks
were away from home and the neigh
bors thought he was celebrating the
completion of the barn. The Fruit
vale hook and ladder company finally
turned out and rescued Mr.. Leeper.
While this incident doomed the in
dustrious citizen as public entertain
er, II was but a feeble show COM
pared with his windmill adventure the
other afternoon. The mill buzzes
above a tank at the top of 4o-foot
skeleton tower in the back yard.
pumping water for Mr.. Leeper's pi-
geons and other live stock.
81 think the bearings need OIL" said
Boots. with the wind in this direc-
tion the fan is right over the tank
where I can climb up and oil the
places"
Crawling up the tower frame with
his oil can, Mr.. Leeper got astride Of
the fan, or tail, of the windmill. lie
was busy oiling when the breeze
shifted six points and swung him
clear of the tank roof. The wind also
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
RnIsIng Perches from Seed.

The prevalence Of yellows among
peaches makes their propagation by
budding a danger in spreading the dis
ease. II is IN the sap,and If any tree
which the knife cuts into to make a
place for the bud is affected with yell
lows. the taint will be retained by the
knife and spread the yellows to all the
trees inoculated. 1t is quite easy TO be
sure that rich. luscious peach is not
affected with yellows, especially II
gathered from the tree The pit from
such peach ought to produce valua-
bic Seeding and free from disease. The
low repute Of Seeding peaches dates
from the time when the natural fruit
was about the only kind grown. But
even then some valuable seedlings were
found in every seeding produced
American Cultiyator.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
AsTRIDE OF THE FAN.

freshened, and the lubricant in the
journals induced the mill to brace up
and spin at the rate of 30 knots an
hour.
"Helpl" shrieked Mr.. Leeper, but the
rafting machinery drowned his voice.
The wind SHIFTED again until the di-
rection Of the fan from the time the
oiler mounted il was entirely reversed.
Instead of riding above the tank, Mr..
Leeper bucked and wriggied and
swayed in midair on the razor-backed
fan, 40 feet from the ground. This was
a condition Of deadly peril, even for
a man who had marooned himself on
a barn. Mr.. Leeper's hair and whis-
kers curled with terror. There was
nothing TO do but cling to the upper
edge of the fan, and this he did so fond
ly that his fnger-nails made scars in
the paint. The mill grew fractions and
bucked like a wild west broncho.
"If only had my spurs on" walled
the dizzy man, cor even a gunny-sack
for a saddle, might hold on till the
breeze shifts again."
Meanwhile his cries had attracted the
family and a crowd of neighbors. some
of whom wanted to bet on the finish.
Throw her out Of gear and stop the
mill" the daring rider beloved from
his bounding perch.
They tried II, but his weight on the
fan prevented the gear from working.
"Get a ladder, then" howled Mr..
Leeper.
The ladder was useless. for the fan
swayed too much to offer a resting
place for the upper end. Two hours
or more did Mr.. Leeper ride his wild
race against time, waiting for the
breeze to subside or haul 10 another
quarter. He made a verbal will, drop
ping the words down between iolts,
praying alternately and saying things
in whisper to the fiery, untamed wind
mill.
At last the wind died away, and with
the aid Of ropes the men hauled the fan
around towhere the exhausted perform
er could tumble off to the tank. from
whence they lowered him gently down
and rubbed his joints with witch hazel.
Alsinus Gustavus Leeper was some
what lame and tired, but he is soothed
by the reflection that he is the great
est bareback rider Fruitvale has ever
produced.
"This was a worse job than riding the
barn." said Boots. "You see. had a
better seat, and the wind didn't bother
me. Two or three times came near be-
ing blown off the fan. and the way il
bucked loosened some Of my teeth.
Talk about riding a man on rail! TT
bet the sharpest rail ever split feels
like upholstered plush compared TO the
edOe of nv windmill fan"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

The German army has the healthiest
troops In the world.
During the last 30 years England has
bought of Canada wood to the value of
s25s.OO0000
Several Of the native papers in Bonn
bay are now urging their readers to
resort to incubation as precaution
against the plague.
Golf has been introduced into New
Zealand The Maori men and women
have taken 10 the game and are show
ing remarkable skill at il.
The latest Chinese papers state that
there are at present six smokeless pow
der factories in operation in the Chi
nese empire.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
HOW TO ANCHOR A FENCE.

this way every few rods, the fence will
stand erect and last many years longer,
than when strained and twisted by year
ly upheavals. IN localities where rocks
with which to anchor the fence cannot
be readily obtained. a somewhat similar
result can be obtained by spiking a
cross piece TO the post at the surfacei
of the ground, the ends projecting on
either side. To these ends the wires
are attached, each being drawn tightly.
This gives a very stiff fence, and one
not easily blown over.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
why She Was Dropped.

"IIow did Clara happen to lose her
social position?" asked the girl who
had been to Europe and was conse-
quently out of touch with home affairs.
"Oh. we had to drop her" replied the
girl who had remained at home. I'VE
found that she had chance 10 marry
millionaire Of go years Of age and she
refused him for a comparatively poor
young man Of 24."-Chicago Post
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

The beautiful girl hesitaied TO marry
the ugly old man.
"Theysay that you have bad heartl"
she faltered.
"Yes, I'm liable to fall dead any min
ute" he answered, with apparent can
dor.
Now at last gave she her consent, for
in her innocence she believed him.
More marriages are aSairs of the
heart than we sometimes think, per-
haps.-Detroit Journal.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

IAN operation for appendicitis" the
surgeon assured the sufferer, sis
rather a serious thing, Of course. but
it is not necessarily an alarming one,
and il will demonstrate, moreover,
just how much fortitude you have"
yes" replied the patient. 81 sup
pose it will show just what's in me.
Go ahead. Chicago Tribune.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

Magistrate-You are charged, sir
with dragging this young woman, fore
ing her into a cab and driving like mad
to the ferry.
Prisoner-Y-e-s, sir. live in the
suburbs. This morning my wife told
me not to dare TO come home without a
girl, and didn't know of any other way
to get one.
Magistrate-I'll take this young girl
home with me and place her under my
wife's protection. live in the sub
urbs myself. You'll have to catch an
Other.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
TOLD III A LINE OR TWO.

Toronto has o2.9o7 people.
Milwaukee prohibits fortuue-telling.
Vladivostock has Pasteur institute.
Polish must not be taught in Russia.
The insane cost New York state S4,-
100000 a year.
In an Spain there are only 1920 chill
dren in the Suuday-schools.
There are nearly $4,000 acres of
swamp land in South Carolina.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
The Working Basis.

First Lawyer-You are a cheat and d
swindlerl
Second Lawyer-You are a liar and a
blackguard.
The Court (softly)-Come, gentle
men, let's get down TO the disputed
points of the case.-Philadelphia North
American.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
The importance Of Drainage.

Wet land should be drained, as il may
be the most fertile ON the farm. BY the
use Of drain tile there will be no un-
slightly open bitches. and the field can
be cultivated as easily as any other. If
the land IS not very wet the cost Of
drainage viii be but little, and such
land will be just as valuable for pas
ture as before. with the added advan-
tage Of being adapted TO a greater va
riety OF grasses than formerly. 1t can
then also come under the regular crop
rotation. II plot has been too wet
TO use for ordinary crops it will also be
too wet for grass some years, and when
drained IL will produce green food
earlier in spring and later in the fall.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

A peculiar way Of committing suicide
Is said to be practiced by the African
tribes who dwell near Lake Nyassa.
When a despondent tribesman tires OF
life he wades into the lake and patient
" waits until an alligator approaches
and kills him.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
Not nm Honesf Dollar.

did you ever earn an honest dollar
in your life?"
Never" answered Meandering Mike.
"Onct l worked two hours fur a dol
lar, but when got it found 1t had a
plug in it, right over de head Of de
American eagle. OATS what embit-
tered me life" Washington Star.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
4 SngResflon.

Goldmore-I have been making my
will, my son. l have left you every
thing and appointed Rascallen trustee.
Goldmore, Jr-Well, father, Pm
very grateful, of course, and I hope
you will pull through all right. But
wouldn't it be safer to leave the prop
erty to him and make me trustee?-
BROOKLYN Life
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

Husband (cynically)-Ah, women are
all alike. When | first asked you to
marry me, what did you say? Why, you
said that you wouldn't marry the
noblest man that ever breathed.
Wife (quietly)-Well, didn't, dear.
-Tit-Bits.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

Dasherly-Iunderstandt thathe's very
well connected.
Flasherly-You betl He's tied TO bis
wife's apron strings-KaDsas City In
dependent.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
DIscnsslon Becoming Personal

"When | married you" exclaimed
the indignant wife, you hadn'; cent
to your name!"
81 haven't now, either, madam" he
bowled. ITS all in your name!"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
Brought Him BAD Luck

she-Did you ever find four-leaf
clover?
He-Yes, once; and that very day my
landlady asked me if couldn't pay up
my back bOard.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

DO you know of any way by which
to insure permanent respect for the
statues Of our great statesmen?'
"Yes; put them on top Of ice cream
soda ntains."-Chicago Record.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
one Mans view.

NO" said the Didactic Boarder, "the
trouble is not that there are too many
preachers, but that there are not
enough good church members. Chi
caCO Tribune.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
PrinccIy Munifcence.

with all my worldly goods thee endow,
He murmured as the rector did desire
Thus giving her, as cen his foes allow,
A trunkful, at the least, Of male attire.
Puck
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
NO. 10.
ANCHORING THE FENCE.
A Simple PrecauttOn which VIII
Prove an Effective Check to
Either Wind or Frost.

Much trouble comes from fences be-
ing blown down or overthrown by
the frost. a strip Of stout wire and
two rocks arranged on either side Of
the fence, as shown, will prove a check
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

The new south terminal station has
added about S35,O0O,00O to Boston land
values.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

Good feeding must attend rapid
growth in trees and plants as well as
IN animals. Make the soil in the or
chard rich.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
oo,Noe EDWARD COUNTY DIRscToRf

OrricE AT FARNvIILE)
Coo I uundley. Judge Circuit Court
HON Al Crnte. Judge G. untS Court
non Id watkins. Commonwealth : All v.
hoiaa it d '1Thackston, Clerk circuit and County
, Whitehead. Deputy Clerk Circuit ana
togn1,s t..,sor.. So' r. NJ. Burton, +. l.. pupuy,
:. a. Hubbard. A. \. HaskinS. g. W.
70 + Garter. Commissioner of Revenue
a. a. Ewing Treasurer.
n a dickinson. sheriff.
j. j H. Harvey. Dr.. Deputy sheriff.
isoras T.. o. j. Garden. superintendent schools.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
AIacki AIasi

She sings soprano sweetly;
Her voice Is like a Tyre,
But whenever she eats onions
There's trouble In the choir.
Chicago Daily News.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02

"What dyer mean, young feller, ask
in for my daughters hand? Dye think
| want Z get rid of her piecemeal-a
limb at time2'-Ally Sloper.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
CITY DIRECTORY.

,, N. r.. Rlanton.
NAV Dr.t-~crr-Ry committees.
io~oc,-W. r. Davidson, W. L. Gillian
and nns, n,nnsa,nce~H. E. Wall. }. b. Farrar and
s. l. ih,lsrv"N hlT,'-N r. Cralle, F.. l.. Morris and W.
g. Anas,,rrVV-~w p. Gillian. \. f Cralle and
F. T. NOR MoItI'' i. Norris. Chas. Busg and J. B.
ssrIsrr., rha,. Busg, T.. l.. Morris and w. f.
pa,idso.am. w. p. Gillian. f.. T.. Erambert
.,d a. r Cral' q. i.,.,,,ns,t and W
P. Gili'"ea "eao1se-W. r. Anderson, +. L..
upsi' '~.ond A.E CraNe.
tfalN 'ns,artmtni-- - T.. DAVIDSON W. r..
flc,, and IA r. Wall.
Anoe,'Vss h. Cralle, Chas. Bugg and ". T..
Aaes,lsS"''ir Aa.s,sS"r F.. l.. Eramhert. Il. +. Wall and
oes,s. oe,s.s.ie+I ,-- b. Farrar II +. wall and W. p.
0.,i.a'.''t r,i..., 't,,erk-E. J.. Whitehead.
loN Trr.,,snrer-lO a. scott.
tie tie-@is.ioner of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Rice.
v..,.'s..rreanf-R. ID. Miller
AiHl " Beal and *. l. orange.
foi., Fieetric Plauf--o. i. Wicker.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-12
A HINT TO PLATT.
Insinuatien That IL Wont Do To Push
Roosevelt Too Far.

New York, June 11.-An intimate po-
litical friend OF Gov. Roosevelt, who Is
thoroughly conversant with the inner
councils Of the party leaders at both
Washington and in New York, volun-
teered the following statement today as
to the meaning Of Senator Platt's refer
ence to the governor as possible Vice
Presidential candidate despite his repeat
ed and emphatic refusals to accept the
nomination.:
Mt is true that Senator Plat is urging
the kvice-P PRESIDENTIAL nomination on
Roosevels, but he has not shaken and
will not be able to shake the Governors
determination. 1t Is curious
that Senator Platt cannot see that We're
the corporations to succeed in shelving
Roosevelt, and should he aid them In 80
doing, the result would be to imperil
New York this fall for the national as
well as for the state ticket, but Presi
dent Mckinley and his advisers under
stand this perfectly and there win be no
Roosevelt. movement at Philadelphia or
stampede"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-12
CLASS DAY AT oRoNO.

Orono, June 1.-THE class day exer-
cises at the University Of Maine this af-
ternoon were of absorbing interest to the
very large number of alumni and friends
Of the seniors in attendance at the Town
hall.
President Walter 4. Cargill presided.
The grafton was by Frank Mcdonald, the
class prophecy by James r. Hayes, the
yaledictory by Thomas f. Judge, and
the address to undergraduates by G harles
o. Porter.
A poem was read by Levi H. Horner
and after the class ode, written by Agnes
r. Burnham, with music by @. p. Gary,
the pipe Of peace was smoked and hands
shaken according to the university Gus
tom. The several numbers Of the pro-
gramme followed vocal and instrumental
music of excellence. The announcement
was made Of the winners of the prizes In
the junior exhibition Of Saturday eve
ming.
Maurice Barnaby Merrill Of Saltwater,
won the honor for the best theme, the
subject being: Imagination, the Golden
Gift"
The scholarships were awarded as fol-
lows: Kiider prize, Hend sett Chabrowne,
1909 Of Mattawamkeag; Walter Balentine
prize, Lewis Carey, 1901 of Bowdoinham;
agriculture or Libby, prize, Leroy Har-
vey, 1901 Of Orono. The class day officers
were: Walter N. Cargill, president; e.
NJ. Bowerman, first vice president; Il. H.
Smith, second vice president; Frank Nc
Donald, secretary; Clarence W. Stowell,
treasurer.