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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

An Italian fruit dealer. with a we'll
stocked shop near one of the suburban
railway stations, has adopted a unique
device, and one which shows a deep
knowledge of human nature. 10 hold
his own in competition with another
dealer, whose shop is some 80 yards
nearer the station than his own.
a man was leisurely peeling an
orange in his shop the other day when
the Italian remarked:
"You gotta fv' minute before your
train
"No; 90" replied the man, glancing
at a big clock on the wall.
"Thata clock IS minute slow" said
the Italian. 81 keepa it slow. Peopl'
used come In a-here, looka at clock.
getta excite, go way, not buy. Time to
buy at Pedro's shop, notta here. Now
keepa clock slow, get mucha trade. No.
l not letta peepr miss train. l tella
them after they buy de orange
Stray Stories
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
A Turbulent
...COurse...
By KATHERINE PRINDIvILLE.
Copyright. 1901, BY Authors Syndicate,

IT all happened in such a queer, hap
hazard way. First there was that
ridiculous and embarrassing encoun-
ter at the depot when his unexpected
eloquence had forced the reluctant
cabby to remedy the mistake caused by
the negligence of country telegraph
operator and take herself and her lug
gage up the dusty hill and on down the
shady roadway which led to the home
of her surprised friends.
That was enough Of itself to make
her remember him, for indissolubly
coupled with his unexpected appear
ance was the vision of her tired face
and disheveled costume as she saw it
later reflected in the mocking mirror
which stood in her friends dainty
dressing-room. Then she remembered
her useless efforts to cajole the lazy
teamster and her final spirited out
burst of hasty temper which amply
accounted for the look Of amused mis-
chief which lurked in the eyes halfhid-
den by the masculine cap.
Whenever she met the man after
wards. that same look of mischievous
amusement danced suddenly into his
eyes at sight OF her. And she was al
ways meeting the man and always
meeting him at her worst. Whenever
she donned her most unbecoming
gown he strolled over to call. When
ever she returned from a tramp
through the woods, hot and dusty and
covered with branches of twigs and
disfguring burrs, he always intercept
ed her travels at the most inconvenient
section of its homeward route, and, un-
daunted by her look of dismayed an
noyance, coolly proceeded to walk
back at her side, easy, affable and en-
tertaining, as always, while the usual /
twinkle CLEANED in his eyes.
When she lost her way and her hat |
one day in a rainstorm, and applied for /
directions to the only wind-tossed pc
destrian whom fate had cast in her
path, she found, of course, that she /
had appealed to the man with the mis-
chievous eyes, who not only led her
home in what she felt to be the igno-
minious disgrace Of captivity, but as
a token of a further badge OF servi-
tude, he led her home with his cap
perched jauntily on her most unwilling
head.
Whenever she lost the set at tennis.
The man was on hand to smile his
amusement. Whenever she fumbled
her opening drive on the golf links,
be stood just out OF reach of the sweep
Of her club, apparently lost in q whim-
ical study of the contour of her pro-
lie. Even when she won her game, as
he frequently did, even in spite Of
Ter attendant OF bad omen, the joys
# victory were turned to bitter fruit
~ the mocking spirit of mischief that
aughed in pair of bright brown eyes.
The climax Of her escapades came,
however, the day she sprained her ankle
Turing one of her solitary excursions
through the woods. when she lay for
iours out of the frsquented pathways. J
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

bility In training a bulldog it is
found that all superiluous flesh dis
appears more quickly than in the
case of other dogs, and that a bull
dog in condition carries less super
fuous weight than any other breed
The heaviest layers Of muscles are
laid on the bulldogs head and neck
The efficiency of a fighter is, OF
course. measured principally by his
quickncss and the strength of his
jaws. Every well-set-up dog, it will
be found. has thick bunch of mus
Giles at the side Of its jaws. In any
other breed Of dogs this abnormal
development would be considered a
deformity. 1t is this powerful little
group Of muscles which gives the jaw
its vise-like grip. The fora of the
jaw is particularly well adapted to
the work it is called upon to do. 1t
is long and broad and set with un-
usually heavy teeth.
The two long teeth which help to
give the bulldog its ferocious APP
pearance are also very valuable weap-
ons. They serve, as it were, to lock
up the vise-like jaws when they are
once closed upon an object.
The most powerful muscles in the
entire frame Of the bulldog are those
which control the jaws. In case the
prey. whatever it may be. slips from
this grip. il is certain to be caught
and held by the interlocking teeth in
the front of the jaw.
Almost any bulldog. whether in or
out Of condition, can support its own
weight by the grip Of its jaws. The
marvellous tenacity Of this grip is
largely due 10 its ability to hold its
own weight by the grip Of its front
teeth.
Even the young bull pup can lift
its own weight by the grip Of its
jaws. rs the dog grows this grip
becomes so strong that a bulldog
may be swung and jerked about vio-
lently without disturbing its hold.
The muscles come TO maturity
about the fourth year. 4 bulldog is
capable Of doing It's best |
fighting in its fifth and sixth years. /
The average life Of a bulldog is .
IA years.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
A Singular Compctifion.

A singular competition is reported
between two Italians who have devot-
Cd their existence to collecting editions
of the Divine Comedies" One had
discovered PA editions. and his rival
the same number. but. determined not
to be beaten. the latter had a two
hundred and fifteenth edition specially
set up and printed in Paris, taking care
that only one copy Of it was printed
n. Y. Times.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

Sea water is recommended as n
cure for scasickncss. In addition TO
a light diet and a mild purge before
starting on voyage, and loose
clothing and n recumbent position
in the open air on board ship, the
remedy never known TO fail is a pint
OF sea water. This usually acts as an
emctic and often rs n saline apcrienf.
giving prompt relief from an un-
pleasant feelings.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
FARMVILLE. VA. FRIDAY, MAY 3. 1902.

half faint from pain and fright. She
nad called for help till her voice had
grown hoarse. She had cried from ex-
hausilon until her eyelids were red
and swollen. She had torn her pown.
she had split her shoe, her hat had dis
appeared, and her hair had fallen in a
uisheFeled mass over her shoulders.
She was half lying dgainst tree in
eompulsive submission to a decree
which seemed to make a night In the
woods a necessary part Of her sum-
mer's experiences, when she was
reused by the swapping Of twig and
startled by a sharp exclamation Of
masculine wonder. OF course the man
stood before her. Nobody else would
have found her as she was. Nobody
else would have seen her at her worst.
But there was no laughter in the brown
eyes then, as he bound up her ankle
so carefully and lifted her helpless
form so gently in his arms. that In spite
Of feeble protest which the man
stified with a word, she was only too
glad to lay back against his breast in
thankfulness, and let him carry her to
the house.
And he was good to her then and aft
erwards, but, Of course II could not
lastlong. The mischievous spirit would
come dancing back to his eyes and
whimsical allusion to her accident soon
tore the flag OF truce into tatters. They
quarreled in the morning, in the after
noon and at night, the man with a
teasing raillery, the girl with exas-
perated retort. They fought their way
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

4 new breed Of chickens just re-
ccived I'm New York from China has
tails 12 feet long They are kept in
cages, and when they are taken out
for exercise an attendant goes along
to hold up the feathers. The hens
lay 30 eggs a year. which are hatched
by other hens.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

"This story has novel plot" re-
marked the editor. "Indeedw ex-
claimed the fattered caller. ayes;
aud if the plot was Of the kind you run
across in real life instead Of only in
noyels il might prove available"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
Yon Know What You are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula il plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in taste
less form. No cure. No Pay. 50 cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
O'Gara', PriYate StOck

is something rich in Old Kentucky
Whiskey-smOoth as velvet; sweet a.
a peach. Drop in at Hugh O'Gara's
and try it before the supply is exhaust
ed-and you'll have To hurry.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
La Grippe Cough

cured with Dr. Davids Cough Syrup of pure
fine, Tar, HOrehound and Wild Cherry. Best
on earth for coughs colds, cramp. cOnsump.
tion Bronchitis and all throat and lung troii.
bles. Large bottle y cents at White q Go.
and Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

To the ladies and children OF Farm.
vile and surrounding country. Just
try pair Of Zeigler Bros. fine shoes.
Sold exclusively by Fleming & Clark.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
The Best Prescription for Malaria

Chills and Fever is "A bottle Of GROVES
lAsTELEss CHILL Tonic. 1t Is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteess form
No cure. No pay. Price 90 cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
Dixie Nerve and Bone Llnimenf

best on earth for rheumatism. strains
sprains and all pains. Unequalled for both
man and beast. Large bottle - cents, al
White & Co. and Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

and cured with two applications Of Dixie
Nerve and Bone Linimcnt. 10 will cure YOU.
owens q Minor Drug CO.,
Richmond, virginia,
Gentienen.-l have been using your Nerve
ana Bone Liniment on my back and find 10
acts IKEA Charm. For eight DAYS / had
been on my back and could not move and
after two applications am now ont and To
business.
Very truly yours.
r. &. oGHURN, North View, Va.
sold hy White & Co. and Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
10 Cure a Gold in One DaY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails TO cure +. w. Groves signature
is on each box. % cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
Stop That Cough

before 10 stops you. DR.. David's Cough Syrup
viii cure 10, as numbers will testify. n X the
best on earth Large bottles . cents at
White & Co. and Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

We are still selling the famous JEFF
ferson hat in all styles.
Fleming & Clark.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
V summer Residence.

We have for sale an elegant home in
the country with 100 Of improved
land, cheap. An hours run from Rich
mOnd, and an ideal retreat for tired
business man.
FARMvILLE FARM AGENCY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

Go-Carts are "all the 90" for going
babies. Doyne can please you in p'ice
and style.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

Why pay s. for a shoe when 8 50
will buy one just as good at Fleming
d Clark's. Bostonian and Bion are
our brands
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know 1t.
How To Find Out

III bottle or common glass with your
waller and let Il stand ,wenty-four hours a
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

Neckwear in the newest shapes aud
c0l0rs, at Fleming q Clark's.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
Stops the Cough and Works of the Cold.

Laxative Bromo.Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price p cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02


mere IS comfort In the knowledge 90
9i'en expressed. that Or. Kilmer's Swamp-
No9'' the great kidney remedy fulnlls every
wish IN curing rheumatism, pain IN ,bs
oaok' kidneys liver. bladder and everv mar,
OF the urinary passage. 1t conects inability
10 mold water and scalding pain in passinS
1t, or bad effects following use Of Touor
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 20 often
curing the day. and TO get UP many times
during the night. The mild and the extra.
ordinary effect Of Swamp Root IS soon
reaiized. 1t stands the highest for It's won
aeriul cures Of the most distressing cases
II you need a medicine you should have The
best. Sold by druggists in Soc. and 81 sizss
lou may nave sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery fvt0~
and book that tells nf-=sysr4l- Att,
more about It. both sent = i.i;;s.;:s
absolutely free by mall ~. EE:l...ssIgo
address Or. Kilmer & Homs q, svr.,.r-poo,
Co., Binghamton. N. Y. When writing men
u0n reading this generous offer in this paper.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

sculment or SET
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys II It stains
your linen It Is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble too
frequent desire TO
pass It or pain in
the back Is also
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02

We are taking orders daily for mems
fall and winter suits. Look at our
samples before buying.
Fleming & Clark.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
NO. 81.

Wall Paper in greatest variety, both
in prices and styles Of print, at Doyne's.
For Rent.-The modern dwelling
with all Improvements; water, bath
room, &c. Possession given May lst.
Now occupied by DR.. Kearney.
Apply 70 ID. I. ELAN.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-05-02
What to Do.

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10

ing Is new thing to me.
Well, at last one bright Sunday after
noon message came to me from San
Francisco. The episode, not very seri-
Gus, had been forgotten; the trouble
had blown over, and our camp was
broken. We parted at Madeira sta
ton.
Some months elapsed. 1t was day
in June l was walking the streets OF
San Francisco unemployed, Ill clad ana
hungry, when I ran upon them at the
corner of the square.
Pearson seemed glad to see me, and
Roach shook hands, although he ap-
peared eager to be moving. Despite my
position, could not conceal my delight
at seeing them. I forgot MYSELF entire
ly. could do that in those days. The
result was l dined with them that
night Dressed in my best old suit, l
dined with Messrs. Pearson and Roach,
two Of the prescribed, we'll known, well
feared, well hated (and 1t is only Just
for me to say so), well maligned they
were.
That very night took my first step
inside gambling house. Everybody
gambled then. But here let me state
that, although for well nigh year or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10

broad shoulders against bookcase
and sprawled his arms along a shelf
and stood there watching me-
II am going to thank you for all OF
your past kindness" said / at last,
leaving my chair and walking to him,
"and also for the interest you've taken
In me and your advice"
Come now, don't try to be polite. y
Pearson broke In, Strengthening him
self as he spoke, "and curses for adj
vice-it's cheap. I wish to be your
friend If you will let me-"
extended him my hand. he grasp
ed 1t warmly and held 1t.
"Now sit down and make yourself at
home" he laughed. "There are a jolly
set Of books he pushed me gently
away from him and left me alone.
There was domineering magnetism
about Pearson that never could ex-
plain. So l sat down in an easy chair,
picked out book and read until late,
or, rather. early in the morning.
was readlng the voyages of Magellan,
and Pearson looked in at me several
times. He was In high spirits.
rum beggars. those old sailor PED
ple," he said "Played for high stakes,
didn't they? Eth? Islands and CONT
nents-and they got their names down
on the maps foreverlasting. We peo-
pie nowadays are only dummies"
And we talked on together for some
time. Pearson at his best in the old
way remembered him.
Then suddenly he broke off and
cursed himself in a cool, deliberate
fashion that made me shudder.
went home when the street lamps
looked dull and very useless, and l
dreamed that some one had insulted
Pearson when he was not present and
that had fought IN his defense and
wept. Truly think that boys love
for man whom he admires and who
appeals wholly to his better nature Is
much Ike woman's.
Within week after my first visit to
that silent house that was so dark
without at night and 80 full Of light
within had secured position as day
bookkeeper and clerk In q small hotel
well known in those days, since torn
down. Here suspected the hand OF
Roach or Pearson, but as aimed to
do my duty. and perhaps succeeded, !
asked no questions.
"Gudgeons" were plenty noticed
from my post of vantage, for every
evening found me seated In the corner
Of the room down stairs.
had ceased to regard 1t as an ad-
junct to gambling hell after my first
half hours experience. ate and d.
gested printed pages. would come
there tingling with the desire to read.
Pearson sometimes met me. II not.
I stole In quietly and found my book
with sense of delightful anticipation.
I would lie back in the easy chair and
dream for hours.
Roach seldom spoke, although he
never seemed to dislike my presence
there, and he was always kind.
Many men who are not yet old have
I seen go up the carpeted staircase to
where the cards whirred softly, shut
fed by deft fingers. and the ivory chips
clattered mrsicnlv. like castanets.
CONTINUED tomorrow.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10
Read II in His Newspa per.

George Schaub, a well known German
citizen of New Lebanon, Ohio, is con-
slant reader of the Dayton Nolkszei-
tung. He knows that this paper aims
TO advertise only the best in its col
umns, and when he saw Chamberlain
Pain Balm advertised therein for lame
back, he did not hesitate in buying a
bottle of it for his wife. who for eight
weeks had suffered with the most ter
rible pains in her back and could get
no relief He says: After using the
Pain Balm for few days my wife said
to me, L feel as tho born anew and be-
fore using the entire contents of the
bottle the unbearable pains had entirely
vanished and she could again take ur
her houshold duties He is very
thankful and hopes that all suffering
likewise will hear of her wonderful re-
covery. This valuable liniment is for
sale by druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10
Annual Picnic at Hampton June II
Nex&

For the above event the Iowa Central
will run a special excursion train from
Marshalltown to Hampton on June II
next, leaving Marshalltown at s a. M,
and returning, leave Hampton at IL D.
m. Special low rate of 81 for the round
trip. Extensive arrangements have
been perfected by local and state COM
mittees for a grand time. Music, par
AIDES, prize team drills, addresses by
prominent Woodmen and games will
form an interesting and instructive
program. Hampton is one Of the pref
ty and substantial towns of Iowa, and
its citizens fine entertainers. For fur
Their particulars see flyers or your local
agent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10
Saved From an Awful Fate.

"Everybody said I had CONSUMPTION,
writes Mrs. A. NJ. Shields. Of Chambers
burg, Pa. Il was so low after six
months of severe sickness, caused by
hay fever and asthma, that few thought
could get well. but l learned of the
marvellous merit of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption. used 1t, and
was completely cured" For desperate
throat and lung diseases 1t is the safest
cure in the world, and is infailible for
coughs, colds and bronchial affections.
Guaranteed bottles so cents and 81.
Trial bottles free at George P. Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10
A FIRES AWFUL WORK
Continued From Second Page.)

wrists and drop over the window Sill,
Osborne, hanging head downward
swung Colt to and fro until he had ac-
ouired sufficient momentum. and then
swung him up on to the landing Of the
fire escape, where DR.. Anderson seized
and held him.
Anderson and Colt then formed a
chain, Colt holding to the fire escape
and Anderson tightly held by Colt with
one hand held out toward the window
so that the men one by one rs they
crowded thru. might make short leap
to the platform of the fire escape down
which they made their way to the
ground.
Twenty five men made their escape
in this manner. and when the last one
passed under the iron bar. the building
was furnace close behind him. be
said that there We're several men lying
on the floor overcome by smoke when
he left and they all persisted.
1t Is doubtful If enough of their bodies
will be found to enable them TO be
identified.
DIR. G. milford Silvers, chief of the
medical staff at the hospital was ap-
sent when the fire broke out. When
word reached him of the disaster he
hurried to the hospital He arrived as
the firemen began carrying out the
dead. AS each body was deposited on
the sidewalk Mr.. Silvers viewed the re-
mains in an effort to identify them. He
was unable to make any positive iden-
tifications,. except in the case of DR.. j.
S,fao+o,, op5 g r Newall
The faces of these men were not dis
figured, to any extent, and were easily
recognized Mr.. Silvers said that in
the institution were sixty patients, OF
whom fifteen were women.