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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-13

Lafayette has Whitecaps. Mrs Julia
Guyon, a resident for twenty-five years,
is the recipient of two anonymous let
tiers signed 'Whitecaps," which threaten
to do great damage to her property II
she does not leave the town. Ever since
the alleged death of Ida Guyon, for which
Mrs. Guy0n and Samuel Davis were held
responsible, some OF the neighbors have
| looked down upon her, and it is supposed
that these letters have come from that
source. The last one she received few
uaEs ago, which stated that on a week
from that day, during the night, if she
was sun living on her farm, her house
ana other farm buildings would be de-
stroyed by fire. Mrs. Guyon turned the
letters over to Postmaster Goddard.
she has sold her farm and is waiting for
another payment before she leaves for
the East to make her future home.
Mrs. Margaret Bailey, widow of Den.
MS Bailey, who came to kenosha in 1917,
was killed by a Northwestern train. She
| had risen before daybreak and started
for church. While crossing the North
western tracks she was caught by a pass
ing engine.
Fred Stadtke Of Homewood. H., COM
mitted suicide in Sheboygan by shooting
with revolver. He was about 81 years
old. He was a mason contractor and
eight years ago lived in Sheboygan. His
mind seemed to be unbalanced, for on ar
irving in the city he gave himself over
to the police.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease. Caiarrh
Is blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure II you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally aud acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one Of the best physl-
clans in this country for years and is
regular prescription. II is composed Of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly ON
the mucous surface. The perfect com
bination OF two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co. Props. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
DECISIONS OF THE COURTS.

Admission of coniributory nerli.
eence made by an injured person Who
subsequently dies from his injuries IS
held, in Georgia r. d. b. Co. vs.. Fiiz-
gerald (Ga) 40 /. r. A. l75. 90 be adj
missible in evidence for The defendant
on the trial of an action brouehtb, the
widow Of The decetent for damages on
account Of his death
Numerous persons who establish a
ferry, buy ferryboat. and hire a person
TO run the ferry within limits for which
an exclusive franchise has been grant
ed TO another party are he'd. To- War
ren vs.. Tanner Ky) 80 J.. r. A.24s. to
be guilty Of violating that exclusive
privilege. although their ferry is es-
tablished exclusively for themselves
and their families.
Presumption against suicide is held.
IN Standard Life and Accident Insur-
ance company vs.. Thornton &C.. c. App.
9th c. 40 /. r. A. ll6. to be decisive
of the case until overcome by te,ti-
mony where passenger On sleeping
car disappeared from il in the night.
and the next morning was found dead
upon the track between the rails. with
his overcoat on. under circumstances
which excluded every hypothesis ex-
cept suicide or accident.
A dangerous practice of mail agent
of throwing the mail from a moyinr
train so as to endanger persons on ID,
railroad premises is held. in Shaw v,
Chicago d G. T. i. Co. (Mich.). 40 /. R. .
A. SOs TO make the railroad company
liable TO an intending passenger who .
was on the railroad platform and who /
was injured by a mail bag thrown f.
against him. if the carricr had knowl- I
ecse of the dangerous practice and had /
allowed il TO continue.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
F2&RRtuI
IMPROVEMENT,
HIGHWAYS IN FRANCE.
Their Maintenance Is Reduced 70
system which IL Worthy of
Praise and Emulation.

Nations which possess vast terri
tories and which are in the habit o
undertaking vast enterprises are ap
to overlook details. And yet, whel
we stop 10 think, the perfection o
anything and everything lies in tn
scrupulOus attention that is 20 b
given 10 details. Instruments OF pre-
cision only differ with ordinary In
struments in care given to details, Z,
small perfections. An invention
which is a success is the ono in con
triying which the inventor has giveI
the most time TO smallest parties
lars. The French have applied tha
principle to the administration
the maintenance of roads. The great
est attention has been paid to II,
smallest thing that contributes I,
the simple mending Of rut. Th,
cantonnier who does the work Ia on.
of an administration that include.
and employs the most skilltul seien
lists and engineers In the world. IN,
simple stone that he lays to he'll
mend the rut has perhaps occupied
100 minds before il is put in it's place
Useless trouble" you may say. Ne
ut all.
The object in the maintenance o.
roads Is to have them all hspt n
such state that carriages Will rol
upon them in the best conditions. 4
is, then, Of the greatest importane,
to obviate all obstacles, all source,
of resistance to the circulation, ane
TO prevent or stop from the begin.
ming all defects to which roads ar,
liable.
This can only be done by constant
overseeing and with a perfect or
ganization OF resources at hand, oon,
sisting Of materials and manual Ia
Dor.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
A MIXED LOT.

There are rs doctors to every 100000
persons in London.
There were 295752 marriages in
France during the year 1899.
4 lock Of John Hampdtn's hair. cut
off at the eXhumation In 1s2s. was sold
by auction in London recently for
GA 6s.
In 1900 the output OF the Wisconsin
cheese factories sold for about S6.0OO.-
600. the price being about ten cents
pound on the average.
Although there are many cold win
ter days in northern Italy. third-class
railway cars are never heated. and sec
ond-class cars only on express trains.
Wisconsin has ll3 state, 130 private.
one savings and 81 national banks. All
but the national banks are under the
control of the state bank examiner.
Seattle purposes to build a canal
eight miles long from Puget sound to
Lake Washington, which is 2C miles
long. 200 feet deep and will make an
ideal harbor.
All the trains that reach the new
Orleans station in the center Of Paris
are brought there by electric power in
tunnels. This is considered the ideal
depot Of the twentieth century.
4 Berlin journal reports that petit
tion signed by $4,000 bee-growers has
been sent to the government asking
that il be made Illegal to use the word
honey for anything but the natural
product Of the bees.
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TOLD IN FIGURES.

Net earnings of the Tennessee pris-
oners in the last TWO years were $780,
O0O
II is estimated that there are in Mex
leo 25.00O former residents of the Unit
ed States.
II is estimated that 2.Os5 wives and
families in Chicago were deserted by
husbands last year.
Twenty-eight of the counties Of
southern Michigan have lost 10000
rural population in the past ten years.
There are 1s2.034 miles of single
track operated 10y electricity in Mas
sachusetts, of which 1429s miles were
constructed during the past year.
II took a force of auditors a week TO
locate a discrepancy of - cents be-
tween the accounts of the city con-
troller and the city treasurer of Phil
adelphia in a sum total of S6O,00O,OOO.
The total number Of publications is
sued by the United States department
of agriculture during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1900. was 46s, of which
l95 were publications of the weather
bureau.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14

The page Of the pipe, at Windsor
castle. holds a hereditary Office which
dates back to the time OF Charles II.
That merry monarch acquired the to-
bacco habit from some Of his Virginia
colonisis. and required page. who was
paid a salary Of $500 year. TO keep his
smoking apparatus in order. In a mo-
ment of generosity his majesty made
the appointment permanent Until
17G5 the honor was held by the duke Of
Grafton. who got hard up and sold it
TO merchant named Harrison. As
Queen Victoria did not smoke. the Of
fee was a sinecure. but the descendants
Of Harrison are entitled TO the priv
ilege Of entering the presence Of their
sovereign at any time.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
DOWN A MOUNTAIN SLOPE.
Wild Ride on stage Cnach Over n
Dangerous Road In the Blue
Ridge Range.

The descent from the easiest pass
across the Blue Ridge mountains
thereabouts. known as Smokers gap.
to the Shenandoah river is long and
steady. At regular intervals Title
elevation Of solid earth. also known as
brake, has been banked mp across the
road to keep it from being washed
away by the heavy rains. A ferry. pro-
PEELED 10y the river current. carries he
stage coach across the Shenandoah.
which flows at the foot of the noun
tain.
One day the coach. well loaded with
passengers and their baggage. had
attained a fair speed when an accident
to the harness occurred. The driver
could not turn the vehicle in against
the high banks on either side without
upsetiing it and perhaps manning its
occupants. There was nothing 10 do
bat to keep the horses on their feet
and guide them"
Every time he reached one OF the
mounds across the road he had TO exer-
eise the greatest skill in steering over
1t squarely. but by GOODNESS and pres
Pnce Of mind he brought his load safe
y, although at a tremendous speed
down the mountain. From long expert
ence he knew whore it was possible TO
1rive into the river without getting
beyond his depth. and. as he boldly
plunged his team into the stream an
effective brake upon It's speed began TO
operate. 1t soon came 10 a standstill
ana the terror-stricken passengers
crew a long breath once more. Row
boats came out after them. the harness
and brakes were repaired and the jour
ney resumed.
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ried off again so as TO reach their com.
pany in time to become mixed up in
the expected scrap: but it turned out
that they had row that was all their
own.
1t was after dark when they left
Paete, but the moon was up and the
night was clear and they urged along
the heavily laden pack ponies at top
speed. Suddenly, just after the de-
tachment passed through the barrio
of San Juan, the insurgents opened
fire from the front and both sides Of
! the road.
1t was pretty lively surprise, but
in a moment the ponies had been run
off to the side and Philbon had dis
tributed his men to the best advan-
tage. Then firing began in earnest.
With nothing more than the flash Of
the rifles to guide them. the men lay
fat in the road, firing regularly and
trying TO locate the scattering enemy
and make every shot count. For half
an hour the uneven struggle was main
tanned and then as the moon rose
higher and higher the insurgents could
be seen gradually closing in on all
sides.
Early in the fight Sergt Philbon was
wounded, but he said nothing and went
on giving commands so naturally that
some Of the men did not know Of his
hurt. Shortly afterward Private Kear-
ney was hit and his comrades pulled
him to place Of safety, and then Phil
bon was wounded again.
In the meantime the Paete garrison
had heard the shooting, and Capt.
Smith and Lieut.. Banford rushed out
with a relief party. They arrived none
too soon, for the insurgents were clos
ing in rapidly and firing so quickly that
It was evident that they were well sup
piled with ammunition. When the re-
lief arrived the insurgents made for
the hills as fast as they could.
When rescued the ammunition Of the
Americans was well-nigh exhausted
and some of the men would have given
little for their chances of eating the
New Years dinner. Philbon was hit /
four times. One Of the shots shat /
tered his left hand and blew off the I
bolt of his gun. Private Brannon was /
and it is almost certain that .
he was carried off by the retreating
enemy.
Five or six Filipinos were found dead
and four others were picked up so bad
" wounded that they could not crawl
away. All the wounded men were
taken to the American hospital at SAM
ia Cruz, where they are receiving all
possible attention.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
MARVELS IN TEXTILE WORK.
Japanese Have n Wonderful Art I'm
Weaving Which No other
People Possess.

The more 7 see and learn of Jap
anese textiles the more / am con-
vinced that we can teach them but
little in the art of making fabrics,
says a writer in Fibre and Fabric.
We can teach them rapid production,
but this is all we can do. Their
grapes, both cotton and silk, are mar
velous productions. Our women are
wild in their expressions as to the
beauties of their silk grapes. I have
a piece Of brocade said 10 have been
worn by one of the shoguns 25O
years ago, and it looks as if the
statement was true, for it is fall
ing apart with age, but it is as
beautiful as any brocade ever woven
in the looms of France and the many
colors are still brilliant beyond ex-
preston.
But the productionl Oh, how slow
IL must have been; they wove inches
where we weave yards. and yet it
would tax the best machinery of the
present day 10 weave this piece Of
hrocade. There are so many colors
and the design is so intricate The
looms on which these rare fabrics
were woven were very simple affairs,
with two or three girls TO a loom,
working for very low wages, making
the figures almost entirely by hand
The japanese do not need our skill;
they need our machinery and they
will do the rest.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
Horses Have Long MemorIe.

That horses remember their rae.
ing days is evidenced by the per-
formance Of Rachel b., 2:2sHz, by Al
lie West, at the Meadowlands farm
one day last fall. After she had
weaned her first colt by Wood Boy,
il was decided 10 turn her out in
the infield of the farm track. II
was expected that the old mare
woul6 cross the track 10 the tract
of clover in the infeld, but instead
she went to the sand, took the out
side Of the track and logged around
it three times, and then, turning
above the wire, took the pole and
went around. She kept going until
stopped by the men. The next day
when turned out she went through
the same performance, and she made
it necessary for the farm to find a
new paddock for her. Rachel B. Is
"A years old, and has not been raced
in II years.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
MUNICIPALITIES.

Howard Wilson, who astonished Wall
street by the shrewdness with which
he manipulated the recent cotton cor
ner. began life as an Office boy.
"Uncle" Solon Chase. of Maine.
laughs at the medical authorities of
West Point who rejected him 30 years
ago as a consumptive with but a few
years to live.
John G.. Milburn. president Of the
Buffalo pan-American exposition. is a
prominent lawyer of Buffalo. lie is a
native Of England but came to this
country at the age Of Is.
The wife of Russell Sage. writing in
Success gives this rs her husbands IA
vorite quotation: "To cultivate
strength Of viii, to conquer self. is to
develop character and achieve sue
cess"
The brother OF Andree. the missing
aeronaut, despairing of his brothers.
return from the arctic regions. has
finally opened his viii The tenor Of it
shows that the explorer hardly ex-
pected to return.
Among those who recently received
the congressional medal Of honor was
Marcus \. Hanna not the senator,
however. but a sergeant of company b,
Fiftieth Massachusetts infantry, in the
war Of the rebellion.
1t is said that insurance policies TO
the amount Of S20.OOO,OOO have been
taken out on the life Of J. Pierpont
Morgan by business men whose invest
ments might be expected to lose in
value, temporarily. at least, by Mr..
Morgan's death.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
Give Your Farm "a Name.

We name farm animals as a matter
Of convenience. So should we name
farms. The farm with a name has
a handle. The owners of farms
change. Some die, more sell out and
move away. 1t is hard TO identity
farms by the names of their owners
or tenants. What was the Jones
farm ten years ago may be the Smith
farm to-day, and will be the Brown
farm ten years hence. Very c'ten
indeed lawyers and others would be
assisted in their work, misunder-
standings and mistakes would be
avoided, vexation would be escaped,
il farms could be identified by per-
manent names-names that belonged
TO them and not 10 their owners. II
farms were named, IL would be easy
to give a preciseness 10 legal doeu-
ments, advertisements, directions
about routes, etc, that is impossible
in a region of nameless farms
Country Gentleman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
PUT UP GOOD FIGHT
Nine American Soldiers Against
Two Hundred Filipinos.
A Lively Surprise Which Ended In n
Complete Victory for Our Boys-
Relief, However. Came Just
In Nick of Time.

a Philippine island correspondent
of the New York Sun writes that Ma
Mia has just heard the story of a
/ plucky fight between detachment of
nine men of the Fifteenth infantry and
force of Gen. Cailles' men, yariously
estimated at from POO TO 25O. Ofthcse
insurgents some were b0lomen and
hence did not get into the thick of the
fight, but it speaks well for the yalor
and fighting skill of the nine Ameri-
cans that they were not overwhelmed
and killed or carried off es prisoners.
The detachment consisted of nine
men from l. company and was in
charge of Sergt. Philbon, who had or
ders to go to the town of Paete ON the
Laguna de Bay and bring back the
meat rations for the post. lie set out
about daylight on the morning of De
cember 81 to march from Lumbar,
the company headquarters, down
along the river and lake front TO
Paete. The year closed in a spell of
glorious weather and the men swung
along Win easy galt through long
stretches of cool, shady cocoanut
groves.
Nothing of note occurred until the
men had gone about half the distance,
when a native was seen to run across
the road a short distance in front of
them. 1t was undoubtedly a surprise /
for both parties, but though the ma
tive escaped the soldiers found a bit of /
paper in the bushes where ne had dis /
appeared. On the paper was a mes.
sage from the insurgent general of .
the district TO the local commander
ordering an attack TO be made on
Lumbar at sunrise the following day.
The little party made all haste to
Paete, where they reported the dis
covery and notified the Lumbar com
pany to be prepared for the attack.
As soon as the fresh meat and proyi-
sions had been secured the detail hur-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
STONE THAT BRINGS LUCK.
IL II Fi"ced Under the Coronation
Chair of English sovereigns
Its History.

A good deal has been heard OF the
Lila Fail or Stone Of Destiny. which
is placed under the seat of the cor
onation chair in Westminster abbey;
but few people realize the extreme
antiquity of this uninterestine-look-
ing, rough, gray block. says Modern
Society. IL was brought TO Ireland
about 1900 b. c. by the Tuatha-de-
Danaans, a mysterious eastern race
who conquered Ireland at that peri
od. No one is quite clear as to their
identity, but many savants suppose
them TO have been Chaldeans. Per
slams or Phoenicians. Those races
were certainly highly civilized, even
so long ago as the date mentioned.
They attached the greatest possible
value TO the stone and used TO crown
all their monarchs on it.
Three of the Tuatha-de-Danaan
queens regnant who sat upon the
stone Of destiny reioiced in the curl
ousnames Of Fodhla, Bamba and Fire
the last a name that is creeping
into use again of late, after long
eclipse. In the sixth century, Fer
gus, king Of Scots IAN Irishman by
descent). borrowed the stone for his
coronation at Scone. and "froze on
10 it" when he had it. II never went
back TO Ireland, and many histori-
ans date the commencement of the
distressful country's woes from that
loss. Edward I. of England carried
of the stone from Scone and placed
il in Westminster abbey, where it
still rnrnnina
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14

the top stones making a Jump possible.
A single board, placed as shown in the
cut, will retain sheep, provided The wall
is not too low, since it projects into
the pasture, and so gives the sheep no
chance to gain foothold upon the top
Of the wall. The board is shown In q
perfectly horizontal position. Il enn
be raised at an angle, II desired, by
changing the shape Of the bit Of board
that is nailed TO the stake II the land
on both sides Of the wall Is owned by
the same person, the stakes can be
driven on the other side Of the wall,
the top end projecting over the pasture
side Of the wall, and the board nailed
directly TO the stake, without any bit
Of board beneath it.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
Before you are introduced to a digni-
fled lady she looks at you but don't see
you-social blindness.
RICHMOND, VA

Dear Sfrs.-About year ago having
arranged TO 10 on hunting trip. / found
myself unable to raise my arm, having AN
attack OF ofrheumatism, went into your store
and asked II you could help me out, as did
bottle OF your "Dixie Nerve and Bone Lini-
ment," which used freely, rubbing yigor
Ously with IL that night, and | was most
agreeably surprised, when getting up the
next morning, to find the rheumatism en-
rheumatism since.
told the above TO friend suffering tie
same way, and he tried your "Dixie Nerve
and Bone Liniment' and was as speedily
cured. Very truly,
j. THOMPSON Brown.
Large bottle Is cents; small bottle Is cents
at Winston Drug Co.
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Now swears Under His breath.

William Burke, OF Binghamton. y. Y.
has been sent to jail for 30 days for
using profane language in a public
street. Since his Incarceration he
swears twice as mucn as ever. but his
oaths are muttered under his breath.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
FOR COMBINING SHEEP.
A Plan for Topping a Wall which
Gives the Animals No Chance
TO Gain FoothoId.

Sheep will 90 over a stone wall Will
the greatest ease. A top pole exactly
over the center Of the wall is not proof
against their nimble feet, for II a.
lows the sheep to place thsir feet o.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
NO. 81.
One Of the Best Farms in Prince Edward.

We have for sale one Of the best farms
in Prince Edward OF about 200 acres.
Good dwelling house. six barns, stable,
tenant houses, excellent orchard, abun-
dant and pure water. well fenced, IS
acres Of rich low lands. Price 81 900.
one-fourth cash. balance !, ., 3, and 4
years, interest on deferred payments.
FARMvILLE FARM AGENCY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
An Appomattox River Farm.

We have for sale an Appomattox
river farm, 80 acres Of bottom lands,
lS9 all told. = miles OF Farmvllle, good
dwelling which we can sell at low
figures.
FARMvILLE FARM AGENCY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
To Cure a Gold I'm One Day,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II ii fails to cure. f. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
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Fine Residence LOT.

For sale cheap, fine residence lot
sufficient for three dwelling houses.
In front Of the residence OF Mr.. j. ID.
Watkins on Pine street.
Apply to w. p. VENABLE.
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| often wonder II God will stop send
ing babies to this earth when He finds
out that the Trusts own the whole
shooting match.
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Vigorous Rubbing

with Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment
cure rheumatism, stiff joints. Muscles Al
Leaders, Pain In the Back, Shoulders a.
sides. Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment /
the best Family Liniment known. For sal
by Winston Drug co.