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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

We sill insist that the newly ap-
pointed registrars Of the State have
sense enough and honesty enough To-
do their whole duty, the pessimisis 10
the contrary Notwithstanding
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

When Col. Dick Winter Smith heard
of the death Of Gen. Lee, he said;
"Gen. Lee has gone to break the awful
solitude which surrounds George
Washington.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

Nothing succeeds like success, and SO
the Democrats Of Pennsylvania have
asked EN Gov. Patteson Ia lead them
in another state fight. lie has the
habit Of winning, and when he wins it
means Democratic victory. Virginia
snnd. rrnoiing.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

Daniel Webster once said: "N hen "a
man breaches 10 me, want him to
make il a personal matter, personal
matter, personal matter ~ Most Of
~ prefer that we should be let alone
by the preachers and his blows direct
ed against our neighb0r
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

At any rate the parity is maintained
on the turf Gold Heels and Silver
Tails were the principal events las;
week Atlanta Journal.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

While some men mount upward TO
the pinnacle If fame other- reach the
the height II folly.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

Cut this out and take it to The Win.
ston Drug Store and get box Of
Chamberlain Stomach q Liver Tablets
The best physic. They also correct dis
orders Of the stomach Price p cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

Charity covers a multitude Of sins
just as dyspepsia is the scapegoat for
many AN ugly disposition
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

Secretary Root shows that the Phil
pine war has cost Us Sl75, 326. 5sb, and
what have We got 10 show for it,
Boston Globe.
Will somebody answer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

Baseball strikes are never settled by
arbitration.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

II dosen't require horse sense to run
an automobile.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

The surgeon is not always super
ciliou- when he cuts his patients.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

81 am using box Of Chambcrain's
Stomach & Liver Tablets and find them
the best thing for my stomach ever
used. " says I. W. Robinson. Justice Of
the Peace. LOOMS. Mich. These Tablets
not only correct disorders Of the stomach
but regulate the liver and bowels. They
are easy TO take and pleasant in effect.
Price - ccuis per box. For sale by The
Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04
FARMVILLE MARKETS.
CORRECTED WEEKLY by
CHAS. BUGG & SON,
Family GrOcerS and Dealers in Hard
ware, WOOdenware. &c.


FARMvILLE, VA, July 4, 1872.
LUGs-sl00 10 500.
SHoRr-siO TO sHO.
IoNG-s5.OO TO $500.
BACoS-liams. lhc.
Sides. BE.
Shoulders. l2c.
tOFFEE-kiO. 10 TO iic.
Iaguyra. l2i5 to he.
FL0rR-patent Family, si5u i0 silj
Straight family, 100 10 sf2l.
Extra 50 25 TO 50 ID.
CuRN Soc.
SUGAR Brown 80.
Oranulaied, 81 % 5itc.
Pulverized, ~ tOsc
IAEn-l2 to BE.
NATLs-By The keg 500 to 500.
Retail, &c.
porNroFs-sl.2o 10 = 20 per bushci-
ONIONs-sl.OO to sll5. "
LrWE-sl 0O per barrel
SALr-2D0 lhs., el.0O.
RICE TO &C..
BsEsWAX-l5 10 llc.
OAIs--prIng co.
Winter 0l 20 10.
FGGs-ln demand ai ile. aud i-c. per doz.
BUTrEK-llc. 10 De.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

Even The prices are high on roof
gardens.
The girl who steals her heart will
not have it stolen
Some men are born great, some ac.
quire greatness and Others are just dubs.
II takes musical crank to play
hand organ.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-07-04

The weather man is all right.
a Standing order-"Move up 'front.'"
The cream Of society j. apt to cuIdle
Evening journal., 1902-09-02

Martin Farquhar Tupper, in his pro-
verbal philosophy, says "If ye have
children, ye have a fearful pleasure. -
This. however, was written before the
admirable system Of public school in
struction was instituted, and which in
measure permits parents TO transfer
to the care of teachers some of the
bringing up Of these fearful pleas
ures." And yet as the teachers go
along not altogether teaching their
charges how TO shoot, but firmly re-
straining them from altogether shoot
ing out of control, the ques-
ton hen arises, and which
the teachers by no means are or should
be called upon to answer, What are
we to do with our boys and girls?"
Now that they have received the rudi-
ments OF an education, what place are
they capable of filling or doing in the
world OF work." The answer to this
more nearly, is what can they get to
do. fitted or untitled as the case may
be. In this lies the serious mistake
that most parents fall into OF not only
taking for their children whatever first
comes to hand. but assigning them to
fill positions in life in accordance with
their ideas. and not at all consulting
the physiological capabilities OF their
offspring to creditably fill these posi-
tiOns.
Theologians tell us that the constit-
uents Of the soul are will, memory and
understanding, and psychologists say
that the convoluted gray matter of the
brain is so arranged that each has a
separate and distinct faculty, and phre-
nology is the science that treats of the
functions of the brain and its different
parts. This latter then is the one we
wish to treat of as the neglected sci
ence. Some years ago the Baltimore
City Council invited DR.. Fowler, the
eminent New York phrenologist, to
that city at the suggestion of the Board
OF Education. to chart the brain forma-
tion Of the pupils in the public schools.
During his stay in the city many
adults availed themselves Of the OPP
portunity and had charts and written
descriptions made as to the physical
makeup OF their brain. His mode of
procedure was to block out all the
faculties Of the brain as they appeared
and assign TO each faculty it's percent
age above or below the normal
Twenty-Five would be the highest de-
velopment and the chemists trace the
lowest, so that If flrmness were chart
ed at % and the faculty OF veneration
at 4, il would not be wise in the nature
Of things to seek a theological career
for that pupil At the same time
with perception and the other faculties
approaching the normal, the born
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
Four of a Kind

A man from Down East" sojourned
for a few days at a reasonably cheap
boarding house in the city.
He became tired of the monotony OF
the table fare and complained to a
newly made acquaintance. Ills friend
told him of another boarding house
which he thought would just suit, and
stated that they served four kinds OF
meat daily, and every day.
The Down-Easter made the change,
and after a few days trial Of the new
place changed again.
The friend who had recommended the
house inquired in astonishment why he
had left it.
Didn't like the fare" was the an
swer.
Didn't they give you four kinds OF
meat a day, as told you they wouldT
Yes"
We'll. then. what was the matter
Wasn't that meat enough?"
Enough guess; but | didn't lik'
the kinds"
What were they?"
Ram. lamb. sheep meat, and NUT
ton.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
.LusrIcn IS SATISFIED

A dispatch from Dover today tells of
the pardon of the FOX hunters" who
have been imprisoned for several
months in Dover Jail. All who are fa-
miliar with the case win recognize that
to extend clemency is an act of mercy.
These men are far from criminals at
heart. and they have paid for their un-
warranted attack on another, and have
suffered enough. The dispatch says
that these men. when liberated, ex-
pressed gratitude to the Evening Jour
nal. and without doubt the attitude of
this paper had something 10 do with
the result.
When the affair occurred and the
young men were arrested for merci-
lessly beating a nelghobr, we had no
words but those of condemnation.
When they were brought to trial, and
were found guilty and sentenced, we
declared that it was in the interests of
the peace and order Of the community.
But when later we made the discov-
cry that two politicians of some local
note were Offering to trade a pardon
for these men for votes, we denounced
the AFFAIR. but We did not publish th'
full particulars of that dark page. The
story seemed incredible, but we stood
ready to back it with affidavits. One
OF these men has been rebuked by be
ing denied a denomination TO Office
and the other suffers from the con.
tempt Of all who know the facts. Aftel
the story came out there was an init
nation that as a matter OF reveng'
these Influences would be withdrawn
and the pardon would be withheld
Then We determined that they had M
real power with the Pardon Board, AM
we took il upon ourselves TO inform
the gentlemen composing that body o
the true merits Of the case, and W
finally made it clear that the whol
people of the community where tn
young men resided, were asking 70
clemency. The Board has weighed tn
matter carefully. as it should hav
done. and has finally granted their pc
tihon. We believe that justice is satil
fed. that an example has been mad
and that these men will not again o
fend against the law.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
RocIsy Autograph Album.

Probably the oldest and most pre-
cious autograph album that las ever
existed lies in an almost unknown cor
ner of western New Mexico.
More than two centuries before our
Saxon forefathers penetrated the des-
ert Of the southwest the Spanish pi-
oneers, wandering through those lone
ly wilds. found a rock so noble and so
remarkable. even in n country of won
derful stone monuments, that they
called 1t "El Moro" (The CASTLE.
Wishing to leave some record for fu-
ture generations. they traced with the
points of their swords their names up
on its rough surface. Those names
are there. With dates Of their insGip-
tion-in nearly every instance the early
part of the seventeenth century.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
The vnluc Of singing.

From the medical standpoint singing
Is n most important exercise both by
virtue of its influence on the emotions,
on the respiratory movements and on
the development of the lungs. Nothing
better shows the beneficial effect Of
singing in developing the chest and
warding of the lung diseases than the
great pulmonary development and free
dom from pulmonary disease among
professional singers. Their general
health, moreover, is exceptionally good.
and this is probably in a large meas
ure attributable to the mere exercise
Of the calling. 1t is especially useful
in defective chest development and in
chronic heart disease. Provided the
patient can sing with comfort there is
no condition in which singing is con
traindicated unless 1t be a tendency to
tuberculosis or aneurismal hemoptysis
1t is scarcely necessary to say that the
singer should be so clad as to allow
absolute freedom Of the chest move
ments, there should be no construction
of the neck OF waist, the collar should
be low and ample and the stays, II
worn, ample and loose.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
THE TATTLER
The Drlnks Were on Hlm

When Governor Odell gets in New
York and finds himself with an hour
to spare he delights to gather a few OF
his old personal friends among the po-
litical reporters OF the Amen Corner
about him in a quiet corner OF the
Fifth Avenue Hotel cafe and chat with
them over drink.
On recent occasion OF this kind the
Governor and his old chum Captain
Joe DicKey, both OF whom had a bank
note in hand. were disputing in a ban
terlng way as to which OF them should
pay for the drinks that were on the
way. Just then the waiter approached
with the glass-and-liquid-lad tray
Right back OF Governor Odell's chair
he tripped the tray slipped from his
hands. and the Governor was simply
drenched with shower of highballs
horses neck, beer etc.
"JOe" said the Governor, on the in
slant, that round of drinks is on me.
Even Captain Joe did not dare to dis
pute that assertion, but grabbed nap
AIN and Joined others in swabbing of
the Governors raiment
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
No Tnnnel Needed Ihere

From the New York Tribune.
What more wild and fantastic vision
could there possibly be than that of
travelling by rail all the way from
Paris to New York, with a tunnel under
Bearing Strait Crossing the Atlantic,
or even the Pacific, in an airship might
appear almost a bagatelle in compari-
son. The cost Of tunnel between
Alaska and Asia would be fabulous, and
no railroad line connecting the Russian
and American possessions could get
passengers or freight enough at any
time in the next thousand years to JUS
tify so stupendous an undertaking.
Some centuries after express trr
are running at the rate of one hundred
miles an hour upon a four-track rail-
way extending from the shores of the
Arctic Ocean TO the southern extremity
OF Patagonia. there may be tunnel un-
der Pering Strait.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
WHAT ARE PARENTS TO DO
WITH THEIR GIRLS AND BOYS

leader among men was here in embyro.
Thus it was an intelligent effort was
made to ascertain for the people of Bal
ltimore the physiological makeup of
their children and what they would be
best fitted to do in life, by means of the
science OF phrenology.
DR.. Fowler, in his lectures, said that
in brain development large construc-
,tiveness, for instance, with perception
form, color, or size below the normal
would not imply that the pOssessoT
would make an expert mechanic, al
though it would in the subtle connec-
tions, with other faculties of the brain,
make him a first-rate executive mana
ger in the adaptation Of means to an
end
Now to take up the subject Of trades
for boys. (FOr the present we will tisAt
shoyOfthe girls). InthecareOf X B BBC
SHY of the girls). In the case of a
boy who, under the chronological test,
has large constructiyeness. perception,
form and size, and with it, of course.
cautiousness, and the desire to acquire
it makes no difference what trade that
boy is put to. He will master it, an dbe-
come eventually one of the worlds
skilled mechanics. 1t is a mistaken no.
ton to suppose that phrenology can say
that boy will make a good carpenter,
or machinist, or skilled in any special
line It stops at noting the physical
development.
All trades from the wonderful skill
that the diamond cutters of London
and Antewerp display, whose tools are
nj 40 bnt
uuired to be used under a microscope.
to the drills that carry a tunnel
through the basaltic rock of a noun
tain, depend entirely on the seven me-
chanic powers-the lever, wheel and
axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and
screw IL makes no difference what the
output of the trade is, nor the machin-
cry composing it. The mechanical
powers dominate it. and without one or
all Of them, nothing can be done. The
delicate spring of a watch is fashioned
into shape by them. as also the shaft
forgings under a trip hammer for the
ocean liner.
These mechanical powers are the
helps by which man is enabled to
overcome the inertia of nature. With
out them civilization, and with it the
arts and sciences. would be at stand
still and yet of themselves they do not
do that which is most vitality import
ant. their use does not always apply to
the adaptation Of means to an end, and
herein lies the secret Of success. The
reason why one man forges ahead OF
another, and of thousands equally ca
palble. is the quick, lighting-like stroke
Of adaptation OF the immediate means
to a certain end, and that end may be
wealth, glory and all the emoluments
that accompany success.
James B. Scott.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
10 NIagara FaIIs and Return SO

A series of popular $1,000 excursions
have been arranged over the pictur-
esque Lehigh Valley railroad to Mag
ara Falls and return, during the season.
These excursions will run in connec-
ton with the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road from Wilmington on Saturdays,
August 80, Thursday. September %,
and October 9. Special train of spleD-
did day coaches and Pullman parlor
cars will leave Wilmington delaware
avenue) for excursion of August 30,
7.42 D. M; for other dates, 1888 q. m.
Stopover will be allowed on return
trip at Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva,
Burdett. for Watkins Glen, and Mauch
Chunk For further information, in
uuire of B. & o. ticket agents. or ad-
dress G. G. Noble. Southeastern Pas
senger Agent Lehigh Valley railroad,
ZIG Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
KENT REGULAR HEPUBLICANs

The Regular Republican Committee
Of Kent county yesterday passed reso-
luton recommending that their coming
convention should nominate a full
ticket for both the county Offices and
the Legislature, and allow IL to stand
for the election. There isn't much
harmony in that proposition, but It
seems to be the only course left open
for them. The Union Republicans re-
recently held their rconventionandn nomi-
mated a full ticket, without even con-
sulting the Regular Republicans,
and this was done, Notwithstanding
that the Regular vote is necessary to
elect the county ticket For years
these men have endorsed the Union
candidates for the county offices and by
their votes have elected them. This
was done without any agreement and
without any consideration
These county officials have used their
offices TO build up the Addieks ma
chine; after election they have used
their leisure to slur and Islander the
Regular Republicans. whose votes
have elected them. Regular Republi-
cans have been injured in their busi-
ness, and taunted with being In a
hopeless minority. Then sometime since
the Union Republicans put another
ticket in the field for the Regulars to
elect. They intimate that they will beg
to be excused, and that they will stand
OF fall by their own ticket. The Union
newspapers OF Kent have regarded nc
epithet too severe to apply TO the Reg
ulars. and the claim has been repeat
edly made that the Union Republicans
could elect their ticket without them
The Regulars can only give them &
chance to do it, and this seems the only
course left open il they would retaiI
their self-respect.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
Mixed Metaphors.

A German lady in town in Ventura
county had a daughter who was her
mothers pride. The mamma bears
somewhat Of a reputation as a Mrs.
Malaprop and is also prosperous mer-
chant. On one occasion the daughter,
who assists her mother in the store,
was by dint Of hard work among rela-
tives and friends chosen as queen of a
street carnival to be held in the town.
Maternal pride ran riot in the elder
woman's breast. To a friend she burst
forth In this ecstatic strain:
"Oh, meln Mollie! She vas so peau.
tiful as nefrer vast Dere vas no gerrel
so peautifui as mein Molliel Und she
vas s00ch a goot cook-mein gracious
she vas sooch a goot cook, Und she
vas sooch a goot tressmaker! Oh, der'
vas no gerrel like mein Molliel UnC
she vas de best clerk vat / effer haf IL
mein shtore! Und she vas n goot mu
sicianer! Oh, mein Mollie vas de great
est gerrel vat effer vasl She vas yusf
a jack Of all rabbitsg'-Los Angeles
| Herald.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
DOESN'T TRUST HORSES
Part Maniac aud Part Idiot Is What One
Man Calls Them

l have spent much OF Il long life in
TIE observation Of horses. have
reared thcm. broken them, trained
thoil. ridden them. driven them in ev-
cry fern from the plow to four-in-
hand. The result CT these years of
study is summed up In one sentence-I
believe the horse TO be part maniac
and part IDIOT Every horse at some
time In his life develops into a homl-
cidal maniac. believe any man who
trusts himself or his family to the
power Of a horse stronger than himself
to be lacking In common sense and
wholly devoid Of ordinary prudence
writes Il Kentuckian to Harper's Week
ly. I have driven one commonplace
horse every other day for six years
over the same road and then had him
20 crazy and try to kill himself and
me because a leaf fluttered down in
front Of him. have known scores of
horses, apparently trustworthy, appar-
emily creatures Of routine, go wild and
insane over equally regular and recur-
ring phenomena. No amount of OBJ
servation can tell when the brute will
break out One mare took two gener-
ations Of children to school over the
same quiet road and then In her nine
teenth year went crazy because a
rooster crowed alongside the road
She killed two of the children. If any
one can tell me of one good reason
why man should trust horse, I should
be glad to know.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
AD Depressing Prospect

Oh. where is the use Of a rollicking
song
When coal is 80 a ton,
For your heart isn't light and your
muse isn't strong
When coal is 80 a ton.
You'd fain sing a song OF the birds and
the bees
And the flowers that flourish in elegant
ease;
But it's hard to be tuneful on topics
like these
When coal is 80 a ton.
In spite Of the sunshine you're struck
with a chill
When coal is SO a ton.
You think OF the snow that will sweep
DER the hill
When coal is 50 a ton.
And man once so proud fears the
fierce winter air.
And wishes he'd turn to a plump polar
bear
Who is dressed for the weather and
doesn't much care
If coal is 80 a ton.
Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
The Last Resort

A near relation Of the late Baron
Munchasen on the maternal side. lineal-
" descended from Ananias and Sap
phira. was telling party of friends
about freeing a full buffalo in one of
the great trees Of California.
"That story lacks Likelihood" re-
marked the man who knows every
thing. like so many other men, "the
buffalo belongs to the ruminant fam
lily, has four or five stomaChs, and
walks on hoofs. II has no claws at all
and could no more climb a tree than a
Jersey cow"
"As a general proposition you are
right" said the story teller vita per
fcctly unrunled mien. But this case
was quite exceptional We were after
the buffalo with four of the most vi
cious dogs that I ever knew. One was
a boar hound. one a great dane ono
a psovie, or wolfhound. and the Other
Evening journal., 1902-09-02
ProufsSnr.

Laudlord4ln one Wcrd whcn are
you going to pay your arrears?
Hard Up Author VIII satisfy your
demands as s50n as receive the mon
ey which the publisher VIII pay me If
he accepts the novel | am going TO
send him ms soon as the work is fnish-
ed which a.l III oUt TO commence
when have found a suitable subject
and the necessary inspiration.
Evening journal., 1902-09-02

term. This is a step in accord with
recent educational ideas. We no longer
make god Of the classics, but exalt
the sciences. To this end the classics
will be clipped in order to give stu
dents further time in which to prepare
for their lifework. Old customs cling
tenaciously and traditions die hard,
and the college course of English insti-
tutions have been followed pretty
closely in this country. The great
English universities were primarily for
the education of gentlemen, whose
only occupation was to be men of lei
sure, who should occasionally translate
Greek verses or write a sonnet With
us life is more practical and earnest,
and possibly for that reason we are not
insisting so strenuously on the classics.
Long since we decided tnat the
great end OF education is discipline,
and we have now discovered that this
may be had in our professional courses.
andthat unless it is obtained there.
such courses cannot be mastered This
is an age OF specialization. There is
need OF classical students, and need OF
scientists; but with the complexities
OF all professions in this age, no one
can become an expert in both.