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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
The Registration.

If the rest of Prince Edward should
be judged by registration results in the
Farmville district, it will be safe ia
say that not over ten per cent of the
negro vote remains. There were regis.
tered under the new law 277 whites
and only 40 negroes, in all 81, while
the normal vote in this district has
heretofore been notices. than 600 to 500.
In the last presidential election, the
Farmville district polled All votes for
the two candidates exclusive Of those
thrown out under the Walton law.
Only eight or ten negroes were register
ed in this district under the under
standing clause of the new Constitution,
the remainder having sufficient
to entitle them to the high
and coveted privilege.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
Another Big Melon.

In the watermelon contest for a
years free subscription to the Herald a
tie exists, which if not broken by a
larger melon, will entitle each Of the
two to the paper for six months. In
last weeks Herald forty-seven.pound
melon was reported from the farm Of
Mr.. J. b. Wall which was ahead by
six pounds OF any other. Since then
we have received one from Mr., w. w.
Jackson which balanced the scales at
exactly that weight to the ounce. Can
this be beaten-we hope so.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
Briery Briefs.


| Dhlhhfi VA, sept. ~, lSOZ.
Our section of the country is very
much in need Of rain again. 1t IL
thought that the ground is dryer than
1t has been this year, and the late corn
and other crops that looked so promis-
ing few weeks ago will be an entire
failure if rain does not come soon.
Messrs. G. w. Redd, II. f. Stokes
and Sam Lacy have been at this place
since the 3Oth as registrars.
Mrs. w. f. Chappell and children
returned to their home in Briery on
Sunday, after delightful visit to their
father at Waldo.
Miss Leila Spencer, Of Hillandale,
and Rev. A. b. Sharpe and wife, of
Suffolk, have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Dance Spencer during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpe with Mrs. Spencer.
spent Thursday night with relatives
near Meherrin.
Mrs. e. NJ. Redd and Mrs f. b.
Jones and children, Of Columbus, Ga,
spent last week with their sister, Mrs.
Dunn, in Dinwiddie county.
Messrs. Polk and VIM. McCraw and
Robert Priddy were the guests Of Mr..
w. E. Chappell on Saturday.
Mr.. James Hurt and family, Of Mill
bank, visited their parents at this
place last Sunday.
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Meherrin Mention.
MEnERnIN. Va. Sent. ,. lO2

NhhhhhiNf NA.i sept. = w.
Mr.. Julian Price and family, OF
Greensboro, n. c., are spending a few
weeks with their people here.
Miss Mary A. Crew, Of Richmond, is
the guest Of Mrs. w. II. Ewing.
Miss Mamie NJ. Davis, who has been
quite i'll with fever is some better.
Miss RUBY Ransom, Of Feldeu, is the
guest Of Mrs G. o. Caps.
Miss Eliza Price, who has been quite
i'll with fever, is improving slowly.
Mr.. G. NJ. HALEY, Of Ontario, was in
town today.
Mr. j. III. Price, who has been spend
ing his vacation with his people here,
returned 10 Richmond Monday TO
resume his duties with the Southern
Mfg. Co.
Capt. T. T. Pettus, who has been
quite in, is out again.
Mr.. II. n. Ewing, Of FarmyiIle,
spent few days at his home near here
last week
Quite a crowd took the excursion TO
Richmond last Wednesday.
Little Harris Hill Gee, who has been
quite III, is some better at this writing.
Mr.. 5. +. Badgett was on our streets
today.
Miss B. T. Medley is the guest Of
Mrs. w. p. Wall, here.
Rev. w. II. Baylor, who has spent
the past month at Rev. w. T. Clark's
will return to his home IN Baltimore
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
New Store News.

NEW STORE, VA, Sept. g. 1902.
Col. Moore, who is working the Bon
durant gold mine, is finding some very
fine ore lis working two shifts of hands,
and will put in $1,000 worth Of ma.
chinery soon.
Major Henry G. Baughan died last
Sunday at his son.in-law's, Mr.. Horace
Gilliam's. He had been i'm delicate
health for long while and was quite
old.
Miss Alice Maud Jones goes this
morning to Henderson, n. G., to teach
school.
The recent rain was very acceptable,
as we had gotten quite dry and tobacco
was needing rain badly and burning.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

August Forel is professor of psychia-
try In Zurich, and the greatest new.
ologist and psychologist Lying. He
thus writes on the "alcohol as a foodD
question: "Alcohol producers and deal.
ers are the enemies Of the hygiene and
morals Of the people and destroyers of
our race, whether they realize it or not.
Their interests deserve no regard.
They can and shall make a living in
another manner. But 1t is the duty of
every good citizen to set good example
and become an abstainer and through
instructions and practical help, TO di-
vert all the population, more and more,
from the degeneration drink habit. As
long as one drinks even one glass a
month, he feels the irresistible need of
exeusing and defending that glass, and
unconsciously becomes an advocate OF
the alcohol habit. consider the anti
alcohol instruction in the schools in
dispensible, and its introduction in the
United States means great and
powerful progress. With keen atten-
ton we follow in Europe the yaciIlations
Of the great temperance reform in
North America-noblesse obllge. The
Americans are the pioneers and lead
ers Of the movement. To them is due
the horror, but also the duty to be the
first to bring the powerful social re-
form to a victory, on which a great
share Of the future Of our race and its
dependsp-The Watchman
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
A Correction.

My attention has been called to the
statement in the Times Of last Sunday
that had connected myself with a
Virginia school. This is erroneous.
AT one time | was a member Of the
faculty Of institution, but at present
am not connected with this or any
other institution Of learning.
am interested only i'm the construc-
ton of the proposed new railway to
which am giving my sole attention
and with assurances OF success.
X. Il CRAwLEY.
Farmvlle, Va, Sept. 3, 1902.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

a printer sat In his Office chair, bis
boots were patched and bis coat thread
sare, and his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking
OF business debts, old Morpheus slowly
around him crept; and before he knew
It, he suddenly slept; and while sleep-
ing he dreamed that he was dead from
trouble and toll his spirit had fed, and
that not even a cow-bell tolled for the
peaceful rest ef his cowhide sole. Az
ne wandered among the shades ahat
smoke and scorch in lower hades. he
shortly observed an iron door. that
crcaklngly hung on hinges ajar, but
the entrance was closed With a nd
hot bar, and Satan himself stood peep
ing out, watching for travellers there
about aud thus to the passing printer
spoke:
Come in, my dear, IL shall cost
you nothing, and never fear, this
y the place where cook the ones
that never pay their subscription
sums, for though in life they NAV
escape, they will find when dead
It is too late; | will show you the
place where / melt them thin.
with red-hot chains and scraps of
TIN, and also where / comb their
head with broken glass and melted
lead, and II Of refreshment thew
only think, there's boiling water
Tor them TO drink, there's the red
hot grindstone togrnd down their
toes, and ifthey mention they don't
IKE fire, I'll sew up their mouths
with hot-wire; and then, dear sir;
you should see them squirm, while
III turn them over and cook TO
turn"
With these last words the printer
woke and thought it all a practical
Ike, but at times, so real did IL seem
nat he cannot believe it was a dream.
nd often thinks with chuckle and
rim, OF the fate Of those who save their
n, and never pay the printer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

Rev. w. J. Maybee. State Superin.
tendent Of the Children's Home Socie-
ty of Virginia, has visited Farmvile i'm
the interest Of homeless children. Sun
day night he gave an address at union
meeting in the Methodist church, ex-
planning the nature and importance
Of the work Of The Society. Its mission
is to come to the rescue Of dependent
children, including orphans, half.or-
phans, abandoned and grossly abused,
by securing legal guardianship, caring
for, and and placing them out for
adoption in good family homes.
AT the close Of the meeting Sunday
night a Local Advisory Board for
Farmville was organized to cooperate
with the State organization, composed
of the following officers and members:
President, DIR. Peter Winston; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Mrs. II. b. Berke-
ley; Counsel, Hon. A. b. Armstrong;
Mrs. Eta Whitehead, Mrs. G. NJ. Walk
er, Mrs. Portia Morrison, Judge ]. NJ.
Crute and Mr.. G.. NJ. Robson.
All parties knowing Of homeless or
abused children, and all who desire to
give good home 10 little child should |
address the Secretary, Mrs. X. b.
Berkeley, Farmvile, or Rev. w. J.
Nlaybee, Box 635, Richmond, Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

PROSPECT, Va, Sept. 3, 1902.
AT the time Of writing much need.
ed rain is falling, which will be greatly
beneficial to late tobacco. The early
tobacco is ripening daily, and in many
places has been housed ready for firing.
Mrs. Walter Priddy and children, of
keysville, are stopping with Mrs.
Frances Davis.
Misses Adelaide Proctor, Lizzie Irby
and Lavalette Redd and Messrs Robert
Duvall and J. ID. Crawley, who have
been visiting at Mr. T. w. Crawley's,
have returned to their respective homes.
These young people, no doubt, feel as
we do, that it is pleasure to be enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Crawley and
their charming daughters.
Misses Edith Pollard, Of Bucking.
ham, and Bessie Langslow, Of New
port News, have been guests at Mr..
Thos. Cocks.
Master Robbie Thornton, Of Pamplin,
has been in the village on visit to his |
uncle. Mr.. Sam franklin.
Last week, Mrs. Robertson had
her at the parsonage, Miss
Susie Thrift, the sister Of our associated
pastor.
Mr.. Murray Glenn, of Lynehburg, Is
'isiting old friends and relatives in
his neighborhood.
Capt. w. E. O'Connor is at home,
ceiling quite indisposed.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

Editor Herdld.-I second the Her
AIDS suggestion for one grand tourna-
ment and some amateur racing on
some day in October. One day nigh.
be given to the tournament and
another to the racing. Let's try to
get at least go knights to take part and
let the tournament begin at one p. m.
sharp. The racing for next day might
begin at 2:30. Charge a reasonable adj
mission and divide proceeds among
the contestants. This is in response to
your request for suggestions. Keep
the ball a moving.
FAIR MAN.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
Reflections OF Bachelor.

Some men wouldn't be any worse
than they are, even if they were MARI =
ed.
Mighty few girls can ever talk about
a new engagement without wetting
their lips nervously.
A woman sort Of expects burglars to
come around in the same regular way
as the milkman.
There is some hope for the idiot who
thinks he knows all about gardening,
but none at all for him when he thinks
the same way about women.
The average man thinks he is get
ting into public life when he marches
in a political tOrchlight parade and Is
allowed to contribute toward buying
the uniforms.
fla woman could only get a hus-
band who would come home regularly
every evening and be able to match
silk for her she wouldn't feel there was
so much need for her to worry about
what Heaven was like.-New York
Press.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
Nile NeMs Nuggets.
NILE, Pr. Ed. Co., VAL
Sept. >, 1902 {

NILE, PR. ED. Co, VAL
Sept. ,, 1902 I
The protracted meeting held at San.
dy Creek Baptist church by Revs.
Bagby and Bottom last week, was
closed on Friday evening after a glo-
rious series Of meetings. Much good
Yves derived by all who attended the
services, and several young people were
converted to be Christians and we fer
yently hope they will continue 20 be-
lieye and trust in the Lord Jesus ever
more.
Rev Mr.. Winfield preached at Beth
el NJ. +. church, one of his former
churches, to large and attentive con-
gregation Of friends last Sunday morn
ing. Mrs Winfield, who has just re.
covered from a severe attack Of typhoid
fever, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Conelius Farley.
Miss Lucie J. Atkins IS visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Nat Carter, Of Amelia.
Mrs. Anna Morrisette has returned
home from visit to Mr.. Walter Beat
tie, Of Cumberland, who was painfully
injured by wagon running over his
foot last Saturday, rendering him UNI
able to walk.
Miss Eva Vaughan is visiting friends
and relatives in Lunenburg county.
Mr.. G. A. Ellington, Of Farmville,
who has been visiting in the home Of
his uncle, Mr.. T. II. Ellington, return
ed home last Saturday.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
Es}sog5EVya
SS,zs-s kH
Sheppards Shots.

sHEPPARDs, VA, Sept 3, '02.
Our young people are already leay-
ing for school, some to teach, some to
learn.
Miss Annie McCraw is teaching in
Kentucky.
Miss Maud Jones leaves today to teach
in North Carolina.
Misses Halle Baldwin, Julia Payne
and Bertha Anderson, and Mr.. Rich .
ard Spencer left yesterday for Asbur
College, in Kentucky, and there arr
yet many more Of boys and girls WIN
VIII leaye soon for the various institu
lions Of learning. II Is good sign o.
the country's prosperity when so many
OF our young folks can get a collegiate
education. Once-upon-a-time it was
only the erich folksn who could send
their sons and daughters to college,
but now thanks to the liberality Of our
Lawmakers, we have such schools as
the Normal, William and Mary and
V. 7. /. within the reach of all, not to
speak Of the hundreds Of denomina-
tional and private schools.
Mr.. Jonn b. Austin and wife, nee
Miss Minnie Pollard, and Mr.. Ed. Dun.
can, Of Norfolk, visited friends in
Buckingham this week.
The tobacco crop has improved won
ierfully in the past week or two and
We will bring over some line tobacco
his winter.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

The September term Of circuit cour
convened Monday with his Honor
Judge George j. Hundley, on the
bench. Following were the law cases
heard up to yesterday:
w. p. Gillian W.. j. w. Gillian:
Judgment favor plaintiff for SIl747
with interest from the 9th day Of Jan
uary, 1888 aud costs.
Wingo, Elliott q Crump Shoe Co. VS..
Jas. kirkpatrick, dismissed.
Hannah Stokes vs.. James Thornton.
admir-. Of Geo. Thornton, decd; judg-
ment favor plaintiff for 1856 with in
terest from the 18th day Of August
1901.
Alpheus Clark vs.. J. r. Jenkins,
Emmett Jenkins and VIM. jenkins;
dismissed at defendants cost.
Mrs f. b. Taylor VS.. Geo. Hunt,
w. II. Walden and G. f. Glenn; con-
tinued to next term.
Jno. r. Martin vs.. Il. A. Boiling;
judgment for $3.50.
Z. o. Hamlet VS.. q. A. Dunlop; judg- !
ment for the defendant.
Commonwealth VS.. Paulett, Son &
Co.-motion for taxes; judgment for
defendants.
Commonwealth VS. n. b. Davidson
notion for taxes; judgment for defen-
liant.
Commonwealth at relation Of and
or the benefit Of Goodie Morton vs..
J. +. Noel, r. w. Noel and w. +.
SOeI dismissed.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
Great Tobacco ShInment.

Farmvile furnished one day last
week a solid train Of thirty-fve cars,
all filled and made up from our freight
depot. The train consisted Of thirty
cars Of tobacco destined for Norway,
four cars Of sumac for Philadelphia and
one car Of salt for Richmond.
During the past ten days, hundreds
Of hogsheads Of tobacco, have gone out
from our factories to different parts Of
this and foreign countries.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05
For Sale!

Two good milch COWS; good top
buggy-almost new; | set single bug
gy harness; ] good buggy and carriage
pole; nice breech loading guns-l
Remington the other a fine Smith
hsmme-less; large cooking stove,
good as new; and several articles Of
household and kitchen furniture. The
above articles are an accumulated sur
plus. have no use for them and will
sell cheap.
w. +. ANDERSON, NJ. ID.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

Currell's Prolific Red, resembling
Fultz; hardy, vigorous and shows what
it " ~ do in this section. Yield this
year on 30 acres, $50 bushels. Samples
with Farmville Commercial Co. and
Charles Bugg d Son. Price Sl0O per
bushel in lots Of ten bushels and oyer
Address &. l.. BALTIWOlE, Mgr,
Farmyille, Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

For sale by II. +. Barrow Il Co.,
Farmville, Currelps Early Prolific
Seed Wheat. II. +. Barrow raised on
his farm, near Farmvile, 2i2 bushels
on eight acres, an average Of little
over 80 bushels to the acre.
Sc pt SIT.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

on Monday next.
Mrs. 7. l.. Jeter has been quite sick,
but is up again.
Mrs. II w. Wall is confined to her
room with fever Miss LottIe Stephen
is with her.
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Administrators Notice.

Having been appointed administrator OF
the estate OF Able; Elan, deceased, notice is
hereby given that all persons holding
claims against the said estate must come
forward FOR settlement, and all indebted 10
the same must 'ome forward and settle.
sept At. X. 7. CARTER, Admir-.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

Miss May Paulett wishes it an
nounced that she will commence her
music class on the 18th instant. APP
ply to her for terms and fuller par
liculars.
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FAIR MAN.

Wanted-To buy three or four heavy
mixers; also to sell a number of fine
pigs. Apply to w. w. JACKSON,
Farmville Va,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

Our line of footwear for ladies and
children is complete.
Fleming & Clark.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

s. 80 is the price Of our mems shoes
every pair warranted.
Fleming q Clark.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-09-05

HERALD and World only $3.50.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-06
The Women of Damascus.

The women Of Damascus-that is, the
Moslem women-are more closely veil
ed than those of Constantinople and
other eastern cities because the people
here are more tenacious in the observ-
ance Of the ancient customs Of their
race and the requirements Of their re-
ligion. The wells are thicker, also, and
cover the entire face. Some Of them
are figured so that the concealment is
even more complete.
Greeks, Jews and Armenians do not
wear wells, and some of them are very
handsome, particularly the Jewish wo.
men. Their eyes, complexion and hair
are superb. The types of oriental love-
illness remind you Of Solomon's Song.
No women are employed about the
hotels or restaurants. All the "domes-
tic" work is done by men. In the shops
and manufactures Of Damascus thou
sands Of women and girls are employ
ed, but they are exclusively Greeks and
Jews. No Moslem would permit his
wife, daughter or sister to appear in
shop or any other place where men are
employed.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-06
One of RhOdes' Ideas.

A well known peer once asked Cecil
Rhodes to stand godfather to his son,
and he replied that he would on one
condition, which was that he might in
vest at once f100 in the boys name
and give f1O0 on each succeeding birth
day. provided that it should all 60 on
at compound interest until the boy was
old enough to begin to spend the inter-
est. and that then he might yearly de-
eide on what to spend it, so long as 1t
was not on himself. "This," said Mr..
Rhodes. "will do two things-first, it
will teach your boy how to spend mon
ey, and. secondly. 1t will make him un-
selfish and kind to those in need."-
Court Journal.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-06
A FAMOUS PAINTING.
One Figure In n Japanese Picture
Visible Only at NiHht.

one Figure In Japanese Picture
Visible Only at Night.
Some Of the finest Japanese paint
ings in Washington are in the legation
building of that nation, the Japanese
ambassador being collector and con-
noisseur Of the art of his native land.
The japanese style Of painting is alto
gether unlike that of Europe and
America, and the reason Japanese
painters are able to produce color ef-
fects that are the despair Of Euro
pean and American artists is owing to
the pigments they use, large number
of which are secret and unknown out
side Of japan.
In Japan there is very famous
painting which no amount of money
could buy and which is the master
piece of famous artist who lived
several centuries ago. Viewing the
painting in the daytime, one is disap-
pointed. 1t shows nothing more than
very commonplace landscape, unre-
lieved by mountains or hills. AS soon,
however, as night falls one begins to
realize the peculiar merit of the pic
ture, for upon the canvas there ap-
pears a luminous water buffalo (cari-
bou) browsing upon the grass at it's
feet.
The artist who painted this picture
discovered a certain phosphorescent
paint, which he obtained from the bod
les Of certain mollusks, or fish, and
with which he painted the buffalo that,
invisible in daylight, is luminously
brilliant in the dark. The secret of
making this paint died with the artist.
The picture. which hangs in a Bud
dhist temple, has proved fertile source
Of superstition, the priests claiming that
the buffalo hides away in the shade
behind some trees in the picture dur
Ing the heat Of the day, coming out at
night to Washington Post.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-06
Old Time Foods.

An old writer comments in the fol-
lowing quaint manner on the superior
ity Of English food over that Of the
poor people in France: "They ate no
bread that beans in were, but Of cock
ct or clermatyn or else Of clean wheat
ne no piece Of bacon. but if it be
fresh flesh; other, fish fried, other.
bake"
But. for all that, the impossibility Of
obtaining fresh fish daily forced the
ordinary layman to fall back upon the
salted article, and the consumption Of
badly salted fish has since been point.
ed out as one Of the chief causes Of the
medieval scourge Of leprosy.-London
Chronicle.
Access to books is an open door to
wide knowledge, to disciplined mind
and to immense extension and variety
Of irtarests.-Ladles' Home Journal.