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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

TO think that the sole object Of tile
drainage is TO remove the surface
water. but this is only a small part
of the object of the underdrainage Of
roads.
The most important object of under
drainage is to lower the water level in
the soil. The action of the sun and
the breeze will finally dry the surface
OF the road, but if the foundation is
soft and spongy, the wheels wear ruts
and horses feet make depressions be.
tween the ruts. The first shower fills
these dcpressions with water. and the
road IS soon a mass of mud. a good
road cannot be maintained without a
good foundation. and an undrained
soil is a poor foundation. a dry sub
soil can support almost any load. a
friend of the writer, an intelligent
man and @ close observer, claims that
even in a dry time the easiest digging
ou COR around a farm is just under the
surface of road having no under
drainage. His theory is that except
in the road vegetation is continually
pumping the water up from the sub.
soil and giving it ont into the air,
while I'm the road the compact surface
prevents evaporation Of the water in
The subsoil. Therefore he road needs
uuderdraiuage more than the field.
A second object Of underdrainage is
10 dry the ground quickly after a
freeze. When the frost comes out %
the ground IN the spring, it thaws
quite as much from the bottom as
from the top. If the land is under
drained. the water when released by
thawing from below will be immedi
stely carried away. This is particu
larly important in road drainage.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
BY Marvin Dana.

my WIFE had gone from the coun-
lVI try place where we were spend
ing the summer to visit some distant
relatives of hers in New Jersey
whom had never even seen. This
left me lonely, and / ran up to
town for a day or so, and camped
out in our deserted house on the
avenue. The first evening l dined
with my friend Seoul, at Orr's,
where one may always see pleasant
crowd. We were sitting over our cof-
fee when / first saw at a table near
the mysterious woman.
She was everything smart, and stun
ming, and sweet. l regarded her with
undisguised delight.
Then l paused with compunction.
NV emotion was transcending that
merely cordial <riendliness which is
the duty of superior men toward love-
ly women.
love my wife. love her both pas
sionately and with the more placid and
enduring affection born of mutual
sympathy and respect. Perhaps her
adaptability is her chief charm. Any
how, she is always just that which l
desire-sometimes saint, sometimes
informed with diablerie, often the cul-
tured lady of varied accomplishments
and wide learning, often the tenderest
of dear, helpful women. In fine, she
is ever all that is delicious TO me-to
eyes, ears and soul. She permits me
TO admire other women-indeed, she
can afford to do so. come home, de-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

scribe a beauty, eXpatiate on her par
ticular excellence-and lol ! promptly
discover the like peculiar charm in my
wife, only emphasized. She is such a
wOmani
l might therefore have contempla-
ted my vis-a-vis without domestic dis
loyalty had it not been for the un-
usual, the inexplicable emotions that
beset me. These alarmed me. j re-
called a vision of my wife in her love-
liness. Alasl beside it, not eclipsing
it. but there beside it, was the re-
membrance of this other. raised my
eyes, and the golden eyes shone and
sparkied on me, like sunlight thrown
from frozen dew on winter trees.
The spell laid upon me remained
even after my enchantress, with her
escort and another woman whom l
had hardly noticed, left the restau-
rant.
Ny eyes were fain 10 follow her
down the street, and around the cor
ner. and on indefnitely-sOmething
beyond the powers even of cathode
rays.
In moment jumped up, seized my
hat and stick, murmured something TO
Seoul about:
"Engagementl-br breakfast togeth-
er,-angelic creature!" and rushed
away.
l jumped into a cab outside the res
taurant and soon arrived at my de-
serted mansion.
There / hurried into bed and for a
long time lay blinking at the reflected
light on the ceiling. l was not mis-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
FARMvnLE FARM AGENCY.
Cures Blood Troubles. Trial Treat.
mcni Free.

Cancer, ulcer, old sores, scrofula
bumps and risings on the skin, PIN.
ple,, boils. ernptions, aches and pans,
rheumatism. caiarrh, itching skin
humors, eating sores, and all blood or
skin troubles, blood poison, eczema
positively cured by taking one To six
bottles of the famous b. b. b. Botanic
Blood Balm.) Deepseated, obstinate
eases especially yield 20 b. B. b., " hi h
heals every sore. Thoroughly i,st d
for 30 years Makes The blood pure
and rich. Druggists. 81. Trial treat
meui free hy wiring Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, Ga. Medical advice free from
pecia.i.is, write today.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
VOL. Nil.
CITY DIRECTORY.
,R +. Blanton.

NtNnR=W. /. blAhlohs
r,,rS CoVNCu.-By Committees.
rtnance-W. r. Davidson, W. 4. Gillian
aud r. H. Morris. .,
Ordinancc-H. r.. WALL J' d. f"II"i anu
L. Frambert. 1, c..,,a
SanitarN-W. f. NhuciSoh' ~ r. Ni"iie
and J. Furrar. 4, ,...,,...,
,s.meterN-W. L. Gilllam. a. r. NI"ilc anu
f. L. Eramberl -, - ,,...,...,. 49,.
frht-E l.. Morris, W. r. baNlusoh ana
j. B. farru' ,,., l. Norrfsond w
y Anderson. ..,,, 4, , -,
and A. r. Cralle. ,.,., ., N,
r,'n.r, House-E. l.. Erambert, A. +. Cralle
ani ". r. Anderson. .. ,,,, ~ L,
an a." " Denartment- W. +. Davidson, w. r.
,aSerson and X. Martin.
poor-E. l.. Erambert, A. r. Cralle ana ).
B. Farrar. ,. l. prauohert and
]. X. Martin; N,o-r,sendw w y.
.ro,,n clerk. J. Whitehead.
cttx Treasurer-S. W. Paulett, Jr.
,.,. ,.,..r,ulsSiOuer OF ReVenue-P. H. L. hlce.
I, ,,it1 Sergeant-R. ID. Miller.
poiice-leSlie FOCUS and }. n. llgoh'
Sn,it Electric Plant-O. T. Wicker.
chief Fire Department-G. NJ. kobeson.
Strcet i,ommissiOner-J. =. Hart.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
KIcIlfnNn- Va

HfW NIf'-Ahoui "a year ago, having
arranged 90 20 ON "a hunting Trim I found
myself unable iu raise my arm. having an
attack or rncumafism, went into your store
and asked % you could help me out. as did
ioi wani io he disappointed. You sold me "A
bottle oi Your "piAie Nerve and Bone Iini-
ment which used freely. rubbing vigor-
ou~iN with 20 that night, and ! was most
Agreeahly surprised when getting up the
next morning. to nnd the rheumatism en-.
Nfciy cured and my arm perfectly well. 1
am glad 90 say ! have lad no return OF
rheumatism since.
told the above 90 "a friend suffering the
same way, and Dee tried your "DiNie Nerve
ANA Bone Linimfni' and was as speedily
cured. Very truly,
J. THOMPSON BROWN.
nrge bottle % cents; small bottle ID cents
af Winston Drug 60.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25


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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

We can sell You PSI acres Of land on
sandy River, three miles south of Rice,
Prince Edward county. at reasonable
figures. Good dwelling with four
rooms, SIX good barns. stable corn
house, DC. 100 acres Of cleared land,
balance in wood and timber 40 acres
Ow grounds. Apply tO the
Faumyllle Farm Agency.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
MAKING A HEDGE FENCE.
starting II Il Not So Very Hard. HUI
to Keep It Up Requires Much
Care and Labor.

First make the soil I'm the hedge
Now fine and mellow to a good depth.
\ foot deep is generally better than
a less depth under the plants. 1t is
preferred to have the plants set on
slight ridge, four 20 six inches above
the general level Good one-year-old
plants are generally preferred TO older
ones. These should be root-pruned to
about 10 or II inches i'm length of root,
and the top cut back to about the same
length. Then with a bright spade open
a space large enough TO take in the
plant, placing the plant slanting with
the row, at an angle of about 4j de-
grees. This will induce two or more
shoots TO start from each plant, insur-
ing thick base. The plants should be
set about one foot apart in the row.
After being well cultivated the first
season, any that have failed to grow
should be replaced with good, strong
plants the following spring. In June
of the second year the young hedge
should be cut back to about two feet
high. A year later cut it to three or
80 feet, and the following June to
AZ feet, at which height it should be
kept permanently. With a sharp corn
knife. or piece Of a scythe, the needed
clippings quicklydone. Sometimes two
clippings year are needed.-Troy q.
W Times.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

Witness-Fiu for contempt Of
COURT Why. didn't say word.
Rural Judge-Ihats just it. You
didn't answer my questions. an that's
how You showed your contempt.
Witness-Wel. well! Andlhsttered
myself that I'm that way was conceal
ing itl-Philadelphia Record.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

softeus thc earth, the horses feet and
wagon wheels mix and kload IL. and
ii soon becomes impossible MUD; final
ly the frost freezes il, and the second
state of the road is worse than The
hr-t-for "a time at least. Further if
thc water is allowed to course down
the middle of the road. 10 viii wash
away the earth and leave gullies in
the surface that must Dee laboriously
filled up by the traffic or the hand of
man. SO road, however well made
otherwise. can endure If the water col
lccts or remains on it. Prompt and
thorough drainage is a vital essential
in an road construction.
A perfectly drained road win have
three systems of drainage. each OF
which must receive special attention if
the best results are to be obtained.
This is true whether the trackway be
iron, broken stone, gravel or earth.
and 10 is emphatically true Of earth.
These three systems are, viz, under
drainage, side bitches and surface
drainage.
Uuderdrainage.-Many, if not most
country highways could be consider
ably improved by thorough subdrain-
age. Most roads need underdrainage
even though water does not stand i'm
the side bitches. Most people appear
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
One of lhc Besi Pawn, in Prince Edward.

We have for sale one Of the best farms
i'm Prince Edward of about 200 acres.
Good dwelling house. six barns. stable,
tenant houses, excellent orchard, abun-
dant aud pure water, well fenced. 60
acres Of rich low lands. Price - 600,
one-iourth cash, balance |, ,, 3, and 4
years, interest on deferred payments.
EARMNIIIE EARM AnENcX
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
Farmville Farm Agency.


a very desirable farm of about 275
acres, with elegant dwelling house and
-upeIlor 0ulhui'dingS, Ia the county of
Cumberland, for sale. Price $3, 800.
,asy terms. The buildings are worth
bee money. Fine orchards, abundant
water supply.
tarmviIle Farm Agency.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
Gnod orn.eI Rond. in IoNn.

lu Scott county The license money
received from the saloons is used TO
improve the roads Atfrst ashes were
used on a rock foundation. As ashes
became scarce gravel was shipped in
and used instead. giving better salts.
faction. Small rocks were laid on The
large ones before putting on The
gravel making a roadhed about Do
inches deep The large rocks were
omitted after awhile, as they had fn
be laid by hand. while the gravel could
be dumped Finally, the little stone
were also omitted. the roads now be-
,nq made entirely of gravel, 10 20 DC
inches deep.
Mix crosswise, that is TO say, one
fore teat on the right and a hind teai
on the left and vice versa; the n .h
thus flows more copiously tnan byplr
siiel milking.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

We have for sale an elegant home in
The country with 100 acres Of improved
land cheap. An hours run from Rich
moud, and AN ideal retreat for tired
business man.
FAhAIvILLE FARM AGENCY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

We have for IS sle small farm Of as
acres, with in'd dwelling, stable aud
Darn, in d e county of Cumberland,
Which we cel sell for 500 One third
cash. balance J. 2 and 3 years, interest
on deferred payments.
Farmvile Farm Agency.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
NO. 4.


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iy winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

II you want model farm we have
one To- suit yon ~ is located i'm the
county Of Cumberland We will take
pleasure in showing 10 20 you
FARMylLLE FARM AGENCY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25
FarmgllIe IIoases For Sale.

We have for sale two small dwelling
houses, one brick, the other frame, in
ihe tO~n of farmville, AT reasonable
prices.
fARMvILLE FARM AGENCY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

We have for sale an elegant home, 80
acres OF land, orchard and iithia spring
within walking distance Of Farmvile.
Apply 10
farmvillc Farm Agency
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

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inD. aci mild. pleasant and efficient For
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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

Shortly after George d. Gear left
for the mainland The Republican pub
lished an article telling what he had
gone for: that he was going to file a
protest against Wilcox being permit
ted to hold his seat in Congress and
endeavor to have the first Delegate
from Hawaii excluded from the House.
Local papers declared that Gear had
gone on TO lobby in his own behalf for
that vacant iudgeship and ridicuied
The Republicans story. Time has
shown that The Republican knew
whereof il spoke when it told what
Mr. Gear had gone east for. He is not
lobbying for himself for the judge
ship. knowing very well that such
work would only injure his chances
for the appointment He is working
to have Wilcox excluded from the
House. just as this paper said he was
going TO do.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

Notwithstanding that his own sal
airy is $4,000 per year and that of the
Deputy Attorney General $4,000 per
year, Attorney General Dole thinks
he should have another $4,000 per
year for an Assistant Attorney Gen
eral. In the State of Utah with
population of 276. 500, nearly twice the
population of Hawaii. and with an as
sessed valuation of s100,000000 II
taxable property the Attorney General
of the State is paid a salary of 81 500
a year, and his Deputy the same sal
airy. and there is an allowance of
$1,000 a year for Office expenses in
Guiding copying, etc. And it has never
yet appeared that the Late of Utah
has had any difficulty in securing able
lawyers to hold the Office of legal adj
visers. The Governor of that State ! g.
ceives salary of $4,000 a year aud
there is just as much struggle for
the nomination as though his salary
was ten times that much. So far Utah
has had no difficulty in securing the
foremost men of the State to go De
fore the people for the office of Cover
nor. And by the way. the Governors
Secretary is paid $500 a year and
there is even no difficulty in securing
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

Old Diamond Head Charley was
removed from his position because he
criticized Assistant Superintendent
W. E. Rowell through the columns of
The Republican. Now the representa-
tives of Governor Dole. who happens
to be kinsman of Rowell. seek TO
viliify Old Chariey's character by
calling him a would-be murderer and
depicting him as an insane person
]. A. McCandless yesterday took it up
on himself TO personally claim the
glory Of discharging Charley, in I
statement to reporter of The Repub-
lican. II Mr.. McCandless had prompt
" discharged RoweIl. when he became
superintendent OF public works. ne
would have been consistent in his
present position with his record as
Senator and would be commanding
- n6oen roenect from the people.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

No white families will come here
with their children to grow up with
the country unless they are assured
they can enjoy the same privileges
here they possessed in the land IF
their birth and the country they left
behind them They must have an Sp-
portunity here to acquire homes. and
especially from the public domain We
should give to every bona fide head
of a family. white or Hawaiian. from
five TO fifty acres of land. provided he
shall settle upon and improve ii. and
with the further provision that it cam
not be encountered nor alienated for
a period OF ten years. The homesteads
should be exempted from forced sale
of the value. say. of $1,000, In Cali
fornia a homestead to the value of
$4,000 is exempted In word. these
Islands must be treated as the PEG
pies country.
Imagine the exemption laws of the
territory. of two pigs or four goats.
and Of not even Q cemetery lot. Legs
lation nowhere in the American Union
Is enacted % much for the rich and
= a -. nzaan-. -. 49,
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

What more natural than for DR..
Maxwell TO report in favor of allowing
a large sugar firm permission TO clear
$500 acres of forest land for sugar
culture. Or. Maxwell was for years
n very high salaried man in the en-
ploy of the sugar planters and TO have
done otherwise than make favorable
report for one Of his employers would
have stamped him as man deserv-
ing of contempt, which he was far
from being. DR.. Maxwell like an hon
est man served those who hired him.
But asking him TO report on an appli-
cation Of one of his employers was
like the sheep asking the wolf to pro-
teet its lamb.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06
FOUND A MARES NEST.

Governor Dole and the Morning
Organ have found mares nest in the
fact that President Mckinley has ap
proved the land sales made between
the 18th DAY Of August. 1895. and the
18th day of September. 1899 OF course
the Morning Organ in its esgeTnsss 70
show that il has really found some
thing deliberately forged the date OF
September 18th 1899. to read Septern-
Der 18th, 1900 President Mckinley
is not seeking impeachment and as
the Organic Act OF Hawaii expressly
stated in Sec IS. All franchises
granted By the Hawaiian Government
in conformity with the laws OF Ha-
vaii between the Eth day Of July. 1855.
and the 2sth day of September. 1893.
are hereby ratified and confirmed :
the President had no action but to APP
prove these franchises granted be
tween the dates named as Congress
had directed.
The President has not approved any
sales. leases or grants made since IKE
2sth day of September, 1899. nor viii
he do so while the law stands as it is
Congress expressly provided in the
Organic Act of Hawaii that no lease
OF agricultural land shall be granted.
sold or renewed by the government
of the Territory of Hawaii for long
er period than five years until Con-
gress shall otherwise direct" That
ninety-nine years made by the govern
ment of the Territory of Hawaii. since
and that is why the Attorney General
of the United States proposes to bring
suit II the United States court 10 set
them all aside.
True to its record for deception the
Morning Organ parades Judge Willis
Van Devanter as Assistant Attorney
General of the United States meaning
TO convey the impression that Mr. Van
Devanter is connected with the De-
partment of Justice at Washington
the same as is Attorney General
Griggs. For the information OF those
who might be misled by this state
ment The Republican desires to say
that in each department at Washing
ton there is 2 legal adviser who has
the title of Assistant Attorney Cen
eral for the Department of So and So,
whatever it may he, but he has no
with the Department of
Justice. The next ranking man to the
Attorney General in the Department
of Justice is the Solicitor General who
in the absence of the head of the de-
partment becomes the Acting Attor
ney General. Mr. VanDevanter. de-
spite his title. has no more connection
with the Department of Justice than
has the Attorney General of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii. Attorney General
Griggs has never receded from his
position to bring suit to annui all the
recent sales. leases and grants of pub
lie lands by the government of the
Territory of Hawaii.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

Secretary Cooper thought as Attor-
ney General that the police force OF
Honolulu ought to be enlarged. The
police force of the average city in ths
United States of from $4,000 to 5pa.,
600 Inhabitants is about one police
man for each one thousand popuia-
ton AT the time of Mr.. Cooper's re-
port Honolulu had Sc policemen. X
elusive of the High Sheriff and his
deputies. for $4,000 people. hence the
question very naturally arises how
many more policemen would Mr.. Coop,
er consider necessary for the pro-