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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18
FACTS AND COMMENT.

Noah, who could face the world, was
overthrown alone in his own vineyard
RAMS Horn.
The school savings bank system has
been introduced into the public schools
Of Adrian, Mich, largely through the
efforts Of the w. c. T. U. The deposits
for the first week were s47.
Northern Europe contains the fol-
lowing estimated number of total alb
stainers: Sweden, 100000; Norway
10000; Denmark, 100000. and Finland,
10000; an aggregate of $4,000 adher.
ents.
Light wines-nothing so treacher'
Gus! They infiame the brain like fire
while melting on the palate like ice
All inhabitants of light wine countries
are quarrelsome.-Sir Edward BulweI
Lytton.
II a dog wants to bark, you can keep
him quiet by holding HIS jaws shut. but
the bark is still in him. So when you
give a man morphine, he may not know
that he is In pain. but the pain is still
there.-Good Health.
A temperance restaurant has been
opened in connection with the Jerry
McAll mission in Paris, and a reli-
gious roof garden, with daily and Sun
day prayer-meetings, has been in
augurated in Nav York
Lord Shaftesbury, writing on the
necessity of temperance associations
said: 81 am satisfied that. unless they
exist, we should be immersed In such
an ocean of intoxication, violence and
sin as would make this country unbear.
able"
Reading. Mich, which has been with.
out a saloon since the defeat Of local
option in the county, the council put
ting up the bonds to $1,000, seems deter.
mined TO remain dry. The council has
voted to prohibit the sale of liquor in
the village under the state law giving
local option TO villages whether in pro-
hibition counties or not.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18
PLANT of n saloon Keeper.

A liquor dealer Of Boston recently re-
ferred TO depressing features in his
business as follows: ITO begin with"
he said, "there Is the multiplication q
saloons. but of even more moment in
my mind is the fact that the younger
generation is not drinking as the old
did in the past. No matter how good
socially men were they thought moth
ing Of setting in for drinking bouts
at tables or at the bar. Now the av-
erage man, if he drinks at all. either has
it at his house, bought in bulk. so that
the retailer is Gu; out. or else he drops
IN for a drink in a hurry and gets out
again. 1t hurts my business. Rams
Horn.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18
PLAIN PROPOSITION.
Country Roads ms Essential TO Farm
ing as Rails and ROadbed
TO Railroading.

The steady progress of the good
roads movement among the farmers
shows the study that is being given
this very important economic question.
Speaking of the necessity for highway
improvement, a. b. Choate. vice pres
ident Of the League Of American Wheel
men, says;
Every person who Is al all familiar
with the business Of modern railway
company knows that but fraction OF
its money and employees are engaged
in actual hauling of freight and passen-
gers from one city to another. We
know that millions of dollars and
thousands Of men are employed by tho
railway companies TO secure suitable
terminals and to handle freight and
passengers when not in actual transit.
And yet. no man can be found who Is
so foolish as 10 think an immense rail-
way business can be proftably con
Quoted unless the best modern rail
road bed and track are provided for
that part Of the business which con-
sists of hauling goods and passengers.
$50 It is with the vast agricultural
business Of the United States. Al
though most OF the work is done on the
farm. large part Of fitconsists in haul
ing freight. and every well-informed
person knows that a good wagon road
for the agricultural business, Ike a
railroad for railway business. is one OF
the most important facilities for doing
this business. II is too late in the prog
ress of events to argue this proposition.
"Now, the country wagon road which
will best serve the agricultural inter
ests will also best meet the necessities
Of the wheelman. II is perfectly plair,
then, that the interests Of the farmer
and Of the Wheelman are IN this respect
identical. Not only that, but It must
not be forgotten that the wheeman
now comprises all classes Of business
and professional men who realize that
the prosperity Of the country depends
upon the prosperity Of the farmer,
and for that reason the interests Of the
farmer and the wheelman are common.
1T is for these reasons that the J..
A. W. always has, and now does, ad-
vocate good country roads"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18

Arsenate Of lead has proven the most
satisfactory Of the insecticides for the
chewers, as it may be applied by the
careless and inexperienced without
harm and il is effective The rule is
four ounces arsenate Of soda. II ounces
acetate Of lead, 100 gallons water. 10
is best made up fresh. Therefore.
knowing the amount Of mixture to be
used at a time, the proper proportion Of
each may be put into a pail Of water TO
dissolve while the quantity Of water
TO make up the amount Is being drawn,
and when dissolved poured into II. An
other way is to dissolve each separate
ly and keep In stock, pouring out the
proportions when ready for use. The
two are poisons and should be 50
marked.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18

a newspaper is an educator; there are all
kinds of educators, but the man who spends
money iudiciOusly and literally Is better
able TO impart his knowledge than the man
who has litfle o. nothing TO spend.
THESUN is the highesttype of spaper.
TIE SUNS SPECIAL CORREsPON rs
throughout the United States. as well as in
Europe. South Africa, China, and IN iact' an
over the world, make IL an uptodate news
paper
TIE MARKET REPORTS and commercial
features put the farmer. the merchant and
the broker i'm close touch with the markets
at Baltimore, Norfolk, charleston, New
York, Chicago. Philadelphia and other places
which are prominent centers
From now on the iews OF the world
promises to be more inter sting than ever
before and national and political questions
will arise. making probably the most event
lul period in the cOuutrys history.
This together with the corps OF editors ana
repOrterS al Baltimore. Washington ana New
York. make IHE SUN invaluable to It's
readers.
By mail. Fifty Cents month; six months,
,3: one year, S0.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18


little farther up If thought best. bore
holes through post, and insert heavy
iron bolts having hooks or eyes OF
one end. Ordinary washers may b.
put on bolts on opposite side. or a
piece Of thin iron put over both, a.
shown by A, and the bolts screwed
up tight. A piece Of and one-half-
inch iron, two feet long, is bent into
hook at one end aud has an eye
in other, TO which four links are at
tached. These links are placed in the
hooks or eyes Of the lever post. When
ready to use, stand the device up on
large end, attach hook TO object 10
be moved, as when using a cant-hook
and hitch team to top Of lever
G. Allsh0use. in Ohio Farmer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18
VOL. XI.
c,ry DIRECTORY.

ysfosS-,'~,S>cI-By Committees .,,,.
raS to1tv b. Davidson. W. L. "iii'"m
,sg . NaH NoIHHi' r. Wal, }. b. Farrar aud
'riiaanc, rt
A., { sn.noSwg' p. Anderson. \. e. cralle
al , fw' f.'w.s'ip p. Gillian. A.E cralle aud
d fs fT.,oIl.'in :. Morris, W. E. Davidson and
IS 'ri'l. K. Martin, r. l.. Morris and W.
g1sdsr'oV%, p. Gillian, f.. q. Eramoert
,,5A p S'IF,'w 4 - walL r. J.. Erambert and w.
g6lI.air,.. r,..,.e-v. T.. Trambert' \. +. Cralle
,-i ". b. A..so"eni- ~. J.. Davidson, W. r.
ir' t.lrdI r Martin.
s,d,r'orr IT, h 'frambert, A. r. 'r"ile ana D.
B ffsF. F. crale. f. J.. Erambert and
J. a.'..l Nar'line B. Farrr. f l.. Morris"nd w.P'
g .ann. .,t-g. j.. Whitehead.
JOS ...''-.r~ ". Pauiett. jr.
CD le.oner Of revenue -iierbeit Rice
conn '..,,enf -R. ID. Miller.
tn 1sfie FOCUS and j. r. Lyon
q0..ee,--,iLs,.sric piant-O. i. Wicker.
y. Sire department g. " i'0'''so"'
s.....i commissioner -'' ~ ''''''
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18
NO. is.
P0z5:ls6 5sI%R 8 HI3rR
IMPROVEMENT.
FOR PULLING STUMPS.
A COntrivance which l. Needed on
Almost Every Farm In the
United states.

The cut shows a handy lever for
pulling out stumps or turning rocks.
The post used in its construction IS
eight feet long, about seven inches
at butt, and tapered to three inches
at top. Take a three-foot plank.
seven inches wide, and mortise TO post
at bottom, using three bolts to hold
II securely. At about two and one
half and three feet from butt, or e
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18
Daughters of Inebriates.

The second installment of Marie
Bashkirtseff's memoirs falls rather
fat, though in no way inferior 10 the
first. Her peculiarities as a writer can
be thus explained: She came Of a race
Of inebriates, for Russians drink deep
and strong. Her nervous system was
out OF gear. She was never young from
infancy 10 the day of her death. This
is a popularity Of the inebriate's child.
Nor had she any receptivity. The sense
Of self was so overweening as TO block
out all views Of the outer world. Her
dresses, notions, dances. fine acquaint-
ances, prospects of cutting dash. OF
winning fame, absorbed her whole
mind. Charlotte Bronte was also the
daughter OF an inebriate (albeit
parson); buther nerves were held down
by hard circumstances and she had
the Celt's clear perception Of the outer
world. Still, she was unhealthy SUBJ
iectiye and had fancies. - London
Truth
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18

A silver coin is usually in currency
for about p years
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-18
EDWARD COUNTY DIRECTORY.


UTFICE At AH'I iI'I1'''I
e.oI Hundley, Judge Circuit Court
Boz .s,V.' crrfe. Judge COUNT Court
5sa' b b Watkins. Commonwea.lin : All y
s'i \. Whitehead. Clerk County O4ur, ,,,r,
{ esrand. Deputy CLERK ....,i Do43,S 'Sur, r9"''
ssoi.on yenable Clerk s,oa oircIi' ""IS 6npuv.
,-ld,5sVl.n Vl.nhberd. A. a. Haskins. G. W.
>o.L commissioner OF Revenue.
3 a Ewing. Treasurer.
~ dickinson, sheriff. a
Z hLva.I v'I- Garden. superintendent schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
JUDGE M'ELROY DEAD.
Succumbs to Injuries Received
at Cripple Greek.

News comes from Cripple Creek. Col.
that Samuel W. McElroy, who was
formerly judge of the western division,
northern department, Kansas court of
appeals, died there yesterday from in
juries resulting from a recent fall down
an embankment.
Judge McElroy came to Kansas and
settled at Oberlin when that country
was very new. He was originally 4
Democrat, but when the Populist party
sprang into being he affiliated with that
movement, and was elected judge of the
court of appeals
When the court of appeals expired by
limitation last January, Judge McElroy
moved to Cripple Creek and opened a
law office there in partnership with j.
C. Cole, formerly of Atwood, Kan. He
was an able attorney and was rapidly
building up a large practice.
Last Saturday night re was return
ing from Anaconda along a narrow
trail, and in the darkness he missed
the path and fell over an embankment,
breaking two ribs and suffering internal
injuries, which resulted in his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06

as the wings make the backward sweep
the air comes in contact with solid
surface and propels the vessel forward
with lightning rapidity-
1.-THE wings of the second pair are like
those of an ordinary bird. They move
upward and downward with an easy,
gentle motion, sustaining the vessel in
the air and aiding in keeping up the
speed. In the extreme end of the YES
sci Gen. Van Borhis has brought the
tails, like those of some enormous fish,
into action. They swish and swash
through the air with violence we'll
nigh alarming. The tails bend forward
until they almost touch the side of the
vessel and then rush backward with a
stroke which would put to shame the
whales which dwelt in the North sea.
s'In his preliminary steps Gen. Van
VorhiS used five cranks with which to
propel these wings. Recently he has
made an improve by which they
can all be operated with one crank 1t
is designed, when the machine is all
ready for flight, to have this crank op-
Grated with a gasoline engine.
ITO attain a sufficient elevation Gen
Van Vorhis has modelled a small bal
loon which will be 100 feet in diameter.
The gas will be generated right in the
balloon, and the latter will be con-
structed with innumerable cells. so that
if one gets wrong the gas will be re-
tanned in all of the others.
How rapidly will you be able to fly
with this air monster of yours? Gen.
Van Vorhis was asked.
=" SO rapidly was the reply, that 1
am almost afraid to tell you. In my
ideas I have the advantage even over
the birds, for in their flights their
wings form a certain resistance. None
can be found in the wings of my ship
1 can light in the ocean and ascend
again from the water at will. There
is not one piece of mechanism about
the vessel which is not perfect I have
not yet definitely decided how much
the machine when completed will cost,
but the expense will not be great 1t
will take 1000 yards of canvas to make
the sails, and the vessel will be from
rs to so feet in length. The body of
the ship will be constructed of alumni
mum. I know that it will be a success
and that it will revolutionize air navi-
gatiOn'''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
PARALYSIS AND COFFEE.
Symptoms Disappear When Drug Is
Abandoned.

'"Tea and coffee were forbidden by my
physician, for I had symptoms of pa
raiysis. and it was plain that the coffee
was the cause of the trouble. I began
using Postum Food Coffee and am now
a steady advertisement for Postum
The old symptoms of paralysis disap-
peared in a very brief time after I be-
gan the use of Postum and quit the use
Of coffee. Do not use my name pub
licly. if you please" --, Morrow, O.
The above name can be given by the
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd, Battle Creek,
Mich.
Coffee is such direct poison to the
nerve centers of many highly organized
people that it produces all sorts of dis
orders. from stomach and bowel troubles,
palpitation of the heart, kidney troubles,
etc, etc, up to more intricate nervous
diseases, such as paralysis. The way
to keep we'll is to leave off coffee or any
nerve destroyer of that sort, and use
Postum Food Coffee, which is a direct
rebuilder of the nerve centers. Sure and
well defined improvement in health will
follow this course, as can be proven by
ANY person who viii make the trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
UNION LABOR WINS.
Elects the Mayor of San FIR anciscoby
1880 Plurality.

San Francisco. Nov. 6.-Eugene E.
Schmitz, the Union Labor candidate for
mayor has been elected by a plurality
of about $500, Asa r. Wells, Republi-
can, running second. and ]. s. Tobin
third in the race. Mr.. Schmitz is leader
of the orchestra in a local theater and
is also the secretary and manager of a
machine shop. He has heretofore been
known as a Republican though he has
never been prominent as a politician.
He is a native Of this city, his father
having been an accomplished musician
Of the other candidates on the munich
pal ticket, the Republicans elect the
auditor, sheriff, tax collector, treasurer,
county clerk, public administrator and
six supervisors. The Democrats will
have the city attorney, recorder, dis
trict attorney, coroner, two police judges
and nine supervisors. Besides the may
or, the Union Labor party elected three
supervisors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
BLUE is CONFIDENT.
Thinks He Will Be Appointed PEN
sion Commissioner

Colonel r. W. Blue who has been in
Topeka for a day or two. believes that
the long talked of change in the commits
sionership of pensions will take place
soon after congress meets and that he
will receive the appointment In an in
terview Col Blue said-
without any solicitation on my part
1 was placed in the contest for the ap-
pointment 1t was evidently the purpose
to Kansas. At the time of the death of
the late president the contest was evil
IDENTIFY between Judge s. r. Peters of
Newton and myself Since the time Pres
dent Roosevelt has not seen his way clear
to make any change in the office. Doubt
less he is impressed with the idea that a
change at this time might be construed as
policy in the pension bureau from that
which was inaugurated by President Nc
kinley- President Roosevelt is conServa-
tive and careful and will not hastily take
confidence in his administration How
ever. public sentiment is in favor of a
change in the chief of the pension bureau
The old soldiers of the nation prefer some
Nothing will be done until congress con-
venes and the president has had an op-
portJEnity to consult with senators and
representatives 1t seems probable that
Is convinced that President Mckinley
purp0Sed to remove Mr.. Evans. If the
appointment should come to Kansas I
think my chances are as good or better
understand from sources I consider reIfa-
BILE that Observation-Disclosures of the old
soldiers who have petitiOned for a new
commissioner VIII favor my appointment
the eight members of congress have in
dorSed my candidacy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
CHURCH WILL PROSECUTE.
Charges Insurance Agents With Do
ing Fraudulent Business.

Superintendent of Insurance Church
proposes to make trouble for Harrod &
Hamlin. insurance agents at Winfield
for acting as agents for the Mercantile
Fire Insurance company of Chicago when
that company has no authority TO 90
business in Kansas and. it is alleged, has
practically no assets.
Some time ago the Winfield agents IN
sl1red store at Latham, Kan, for 81
900 in the Mercantile Fire. collecting $S5
premiums. The store burned, but the
owners could get no settlement, and they
employed William Garnett, Chicago at
torney to look the company up Mr.
Garnett writes to Superintendent Church
that he can find no assets belonging to
the company other than a desk, chair and
tvpeWriter although the company claimed
to have s19S, 600 in real estate and bonds
SUPERINTENDENT Church will proceed
against the Winfield parties for obtaining
money under false pretenses and VIII also
ask the federal authorities to look after
the insurance company on the charge of
using the mails for fraudulent purposes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
HANNA MAY COME.
Republican Leader Invited to
Attend Kansas Day Club.

A movement is on foot to bring Mark
Hanna to Kansas this winter, as the
principal speaker at the Kansas Day
club banquet, on January 20. If the
effort is successful the coming banquet
will be the largest in the history of the
organization, for there will be two in
centives to bring the Republicans to-
gether from over the state-one to see
and hear Senator Hanna, and the other
to be present and assist in launching
the multitude of boons that will be put
forth upon the political sea- The Kan
sas Day club banquet is the time when
all the Republican politicians of the
state get together, and many of those
who are now prominent in the state
got their start by making a hit" at
the annual Republican spread on Janu-
airy 20. The banquet this year, preced-
ing as it does an important political
campaign, will be of special interest.
January 20 is not only the birthday
of Kansas, but is also the birthday Of
the late President Mckinley, and if it
is possible to secure Senator Hanna as
the principal speaker the event will
have an added significance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
VAN WORKS IN EAST
Topeka Flying Machine Invent
or in Pittsburg.
Looking For Capital to Build
His Machine.

N. B. Van Voris, the Topeka man
who invented a flying machine, and
who wheeled a model of his machine
down Kansas avenue two years ago,
has reached Pittsburg, Pa
A local paper has the following to
say about the inventor and his inven-
ton:
There is on exhibition in the Office
of local patent attorney the model of
airship. If when it has been con-
structed the ship does all that its in
ventor claims for it the birds and in
sects which inhabit the atmosphere and
the fishes that skim the seas will find
themselves far and away outdistanced
by this wonderful new aerial monster.
In point of speed the bats and the
hawks will compare with the new air.
ship as did the legendary tortoise to
the hare.
From the standpoint of the model
it would seem that the ship would do
good work. After it has been con-
structed, however, and all of its work
ing gears are in active operation 1T may
possibly be found that there is some
thing wrong. But of this danger the
inventor, Gen. N. B. Van Vorhis, has no
fear. He is perfectly willing to take
chance in the dizzy heights if some
body in Pittsburg will take a similar
chance in putting up the money to build
the ship. His confidence is infectious,
and wealthy Pittsburgers who have
an inclinat ton toward aerial flights are
calling to inspect the model.
Gen. Van Vorhis has been resident
of Kansas for 20 years, but originally
liven in Washington county. He OBJ
tanned his military title through APP
pointment of Governor St John of
Kansas He is not a mechanic but has
always had a fancy for scientific af-
fairs. and his ideas have been embod-
led in the construction of many articles
now in common use in the country.
when an inventor starts to build an
airShip he generally meets with many
discoura gements. General Van Vorhis
did, but they only spurred him on to
greater efforts. He constructed his mod
ell came to Pittsburg and is now will
ing that the public shall reap the bene-
fit If some person with money will go
along and help put the machine on the
market
I'm fashioning this atmospheric bird
Gen. Van Vorhis has taken for his gen
eral idea the wings of insects and other
flying creatures and the tail of a fish.
There are three pairs of wings on each
side of the ship. The front pair is a
combination of the wings of fly and
those of a pheasant. Little apertures
are cut in the wings at regular inter
walls, so that when the ship is in full
flight the wings will offer no resistance
but will allow the air to slip right
through them. After the forward mo-
ton is made these apertures close, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
CLAIMED BY THE STATE.
Property of John Gamer Will Be
Contested For.

About year ago John Gamer, an
Irishman. died in Butler county, leav-
ing an estate valued at about $4,000
but no heirs. The Kansas law provides
that when there are no direct heirs
property shall revert to the parents of
the deceased, and in case they are not
living it shall go to their heirs. Gamer s
parents died years ago, and the only
relative he had in this country was d
half-sister, who lives in New Jersey.
All others VINO could possibly lay claim
to the property live in Australia, and
the alien land law, which was in force
at the time of Gamers death, provided
that no foreigner could fall heir to the
property of a resident of Kansas, but
that it should go to the state. This law
was repealed by the last legislature.
The Australian heirs and the half
sister in New Jersey have employed
Judge A. L. Redden to secure the
estate for them, but Attorney General
GODDARD has also served notice on the
administrator, Bruce Leydig, of Ell Do
RADIO, that the state will claim the prop
erty under the alien land law, which
was in force at the time of Gamer
death