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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Death OF Mr.. Yenable.
GARpEN1A. Va. Oct. q. 1902.

GARDENIA, VA, Oct. q, 1902.
Editor Heraid:-The many friends Of
Mr.. II. ID. Venable will be deeply
panied 10 know Of his sad death which
occurred in a hospital at Augusta, Ga,
some few days ago. We have as yet
learned nothing Of the particulars Of
his death. The subject Of this brief
sketch was the son Of Mr.. II. ID. Ven
able and was born in the county OF
Prince Edward some 55 or 6Oyears ago,
where he spent most Of his life. AT an
early age, be entered the mercantile
business as salesman for his relative,
Mr.. James Venable, in the village Of
Prospect. The writer well remembers,
when mere lad, Of seeing him, then
a young man, behind the counter, where
he for so many years afterwards 30
faithfully performed his duty to his
employer and many customers.
By his upright life and honest
dealings with his fellowmen, he won
for himself an honorable name, and
after the death Of his employer,
he commenced life on his own re-
sponsibility. He soon met with merited
success. In after years our lives were
separated, and we have known and
heard but little Of him in his far Off
Southern home. He leaves a wife and
several children to mourn the loss Of
a faithful husband and loving father.
We wish to mingle our tears and SYM
pathies with those Of his loved ones.
Peace to his ashes.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24

ANY CHURCH or parsonage or insti-
tuition supported by voluntary contribu-
ton will be given liberal quantity of
the Longman * Martinez Paints when
ever they paint.
NOTE-rhis has been our custom for
twenty-seven years; any building not
satisfactorily painted, will be reprinted
a. our expense; about ole gallon OF
Linseed Oil to be added to every gallon
Of the paiht 10 make ready for usei it's
mixed IN two minutes, and cost Of the
pant thereby made less in price than
any other. Yearly product over one
million gallons.
Longman & Martinez.
Sole Agents, Chas. BuRg 4 Son.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Most up.t0-Date.

The Farmville Herald has just cele-
brated its thirteenth anniversary and
in doing so has increased its size from a
seven TO an eight column paper. This
growth in size but just keeps pace with
its growth in usefulness, as every one
recognizes in the Herald one Of the
best and most up-to-dste weeklies in
Virginia. Blackstone Courier.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
One OF The Best.

With its last issue the Farmv lie
Herald entered upon the thirteenth
year OF its existence, and the event was
appropriately celebrated by the COLI
version of its seven columns into eight.
The Herald is one of the best week
lies in the State, and it has the Re-
views best wishes for continued use
fulness and success.-CliftOn Forge Re
view
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Good Wishes.

The progressive Farmville Herald
defies the worst Of Omens and super
stitiOns for beginning its thirteenth
year, Editor Hart makes room for more
advertisements, more news and more
editorial. May the harvest knock un-
lucky "l3n to smithereens.-Irvington,
Virginia Citizen.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
LATER.

5p. m. Wednesday.
The case Of Commonwealth vs.. Ban
ton is still before court All this day
up to 3 p. m. was taken up by counsel
in argument for Constructions TO
Jury" Then two other undiscovered
witnesses were put on by the defense,
and at about $3.50 Mr.. Hubbard spoke
for the Commonwealth, and has just
concluded a speech Of rare ability,
which I shall enlarge on next week.
Hon. +. G. Moon is now talking for
defendant in mitigation Of sentence.
There is no doubt Of the prisoners
guilt, the only delay now will come
with the jury deciding between death
and Imprisonment as his punishment
II. OF b.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Rnll of Honor.

Farmville graded school for the week
ending October 3rd.
High SchOol-Spencer Armistead,
Irving Armstrong, Henry Forbes, Will
lie. Hurd.
Grades: Z. Ben Rives Hooper.
5. Lena Gillian, Basil Jackson,
4. James Orange, Frank Womack.
8. Emmett Webster, Judson Robert
son.
/. John Webster, Everett Wilkerson,
Fields Cobb, Harry Jacobs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
The A BIC oft.

A kidney education starts with;
Backache means kidney ache, lame
back means lame kidneys, weak back
means weak kidneys, cure means
Doan's Kidney Pills. Read about the
free distribution in this paper, and call
at II. c. Crute's, druggist, October29th.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Another Offer.

The Herald will give a pair Of best
kid gloves to the young woman Of the
Normal school who will contribute for
its columns the best article on the sui
jet of Indian summer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
3 AR AIN s
In new FALL GOODS FOR 80 DAYS.
Sale Commences Saturday, October 18th.

a NY ONE CAN SEE by the are deter
nothing
reductions
to
day this lot ana
that Bargains the like Of But OF this
something everything that gives you
chance find out much Kohens than any other
pinch all wool Serge black blue and green would
be cheap soc, price 45c yd
inch, all shades, would be
cheap
nch Boadoh all shades would be cheap price S5c yd
line Of CacOes would a
Fancy Outing worth price
Check Cotton worth
the Bingham
Flannel quality e per
o Sc 70
All Flannel the quality, price l5c Ell
Cotton Batting nice and soft, pound
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24

A moral coward is man who stops
to beg the worlds pardon every time
he sets his foot over the edge Of the
narrow path.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
"Watch the Kidneys.v

when they are affected, life is in
danger" says DR.. Abernethy, the great
English physician. Foley's Kidney
Cure makes sound kidneys. Sole by IL.
q. Crute.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24

OF course brains count-but they fire.
quently get mixed up in their calcutta
lions.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24

1t is easier for the average woman to
make up her face than her mind.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Mems Suits.
Bows Suits.

The nickel jingles as loudly in the
contribution box as the s. gold piece
and much more frequently.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
New President.

At the regular meeting of the Board
Of Directors of the Planters Bank OF
Farmville, held last Tuesday morning,
Mr. Thomas j. Davis was chosen presi-
dent to succeed Mr.. r. 5. Paulet,, de.
ceased.
Mr.. DAVIS has long been connected
in official capacity with the Planters
Bank, being probably the oldest direct
or Of that institution and he will no
doubt make a conservative, safe and
worthy successor to Mr.. Paulett.
Lost Silver chatelain bag, with let
tar avn anorrouod tho hnnLr
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Itehness Of the Skin and Eezema.

The only remedy in the world that
will at orce stop itchness Of the skin
on any part of the body that is abso
lutely safe and never falling, is Doan's
Ointment. Free Samples at II. &.
Crute's, druggist, October 29th.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24

Have just fitted up a neat dining
apartment in the rear Of my store.
Meals furnished at all hours at reason
able prices. Armour's steaks and other
products a speciality. Give US a trial.
]. AsHBY ARMIsTEAD.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Gloves.

Our Millinery Department is complete.
Come and see for yourself. We solicit call.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
Mems Pant Special.

Mems Pants made reliable grades Black and Blue Twied Chos
Neat patterns Fancy Cmere all They worth $5 our
special price 95c
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24

LOSt.-Silver chatelain bag, with let
ter "W" engraved on the belt hook
Valued as present Reward if return
ed TO Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-10-24
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.


f.'s uniucky 20 see black cat on a fence
traditions agree as to that's
ifyoure armed with a brick and your
muscle, are intense
n..aNcnndInglv 30. for the cat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
A Scholarly MiIkInnId.


He overlook her on the roadside
while wandering for his health in the
BerkshireS.
AT last" he said, Il have found a
typical milkmaid OF old New England.
See her big sunSonnet. her dress up to
her s'soe tops. her plain but neat cal
leo and the very pail itself. 1t is a
morning for adventure. and 1 will
speak to her."
He quickened his walk and was soon
near her.
'Fine morning this morning." he
said. 81 would like to help you carry
the pail
There was no reply, but he felt the
roguish smile that he knew was hid
under the sunbonnet. So he kept on
doing all the talking until they reached
the lane into which she was about to
turn.
"Can go with your he asked.
She turned and faced him.
mo, sir; you may not. nor do 1 de-
sire your attentions. 1t is bad enough
to have a grown man splitting his in
finitives, but when he shows his ig-
norance of the proper use of should
and would and then caps the climax
by using can for may l think it is only
my duty to tell him that the summer
school is in session about ten miles
from here."-New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06

Most readers would be at a loss to
discover the source of some book titles
and would forget if they ever knew
that The World Well Lost is Dor
rowed from Dryden, that "A Dream
and a Forgetting" is Wordsworth's
phrase and that it was Othello who
loved Not Wisely, but Too Well" We
might add that in spite of the famili-
arity of the famous ''Elegy' not one
reader in ten will trace Mr.. Hardy's
Far From the Madding Crowd" to
Gray or will connect zone Of Three"
with the mariner who held the we'd
ding guest with his glittering eye. Mr..
Hardy's titles. like Howells', are al
most invariably attractive. "a Pair Of
Blue Eyes" 1.-TWO on a Tower" and
1.-THE Return of the Native" stimulate
curiosity.
Often a proverb or any other famil-
lar phrase is as good as a recognized
quotation. Put Yourself In His Place"
and ut Is Never Too Late to Mend"
were strokes of genius on the part of
Charles Reade. and Second Thoughts
Dead Mems Shoes" and THE Root of
All Evil' are hardly less inviting
Blackwood's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
wittx Member. of PnrIiament.

Charles James Fox once made re-
marks on government gunpowder in
the house of commons which Adams,
another member, thought offensive to
the ministry, and the two met, as even
wise men did in those days, TO shoot
one another. Fox refused to fire, de-
claring he had no quarrel, but Adams
aimed and shot. slightly wOunding his
adversary. When it was over, the two
shook hands, and Fox was happy
enough to say, You'd have killed me,
Adams, if it had not been government
POWDER
Other men there have been who would
not sit through n speech for the gov
ernment's sake, much less fight duel
Whats going?" somebody asked q
member of parliament when, minister
had got up to speak. The NJ. p. hur-
rying on, said, II am" The story re-
calls one of Lord Erskine. who was
stopped in the lobby with the question.
who's up?" ''Windham,' said Err
skine, and the other asked, whats he
on?' His legs" replied the witty
lawyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
Hot Air In Boston.

Little Observation-Disclosures. 1 find no
marginal note in calculation of this
expression, which | observe frequently
to occur in my volume of Fairy Tale
Classics''-''with bated breath" What
is the proper Interpretation of the
phrase?
AIamma-"With bated BREATH" my
son, commonly occurs in fairy tales.
Your father often returns from pisca-
torial excursions with bated breath.
The phrase in such instances. howev-
er, has no significance as applying to
the bait employed to allure the fish,
but is merely an elastic term of du-
bious meaning and suspicious origin,
utilized, as 1 have already intimated,
simply because of the sanction which
it has gained by customary usage in
fairy tales generally. Do you compre-
bend, Emerson?
Little Extraordinarily, mamma.
Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06

trip to the Holy Land. 1t was the
first of a series of four talks to be
given by DIR. Marquis. The first reg
ular session of the bible study class
was held with an encouraging at
tendance.
This week occurs McCabe's 32nd
anniversary sale; the greatest plan
of merchandising of the times. Hun
dreds and thousands of valuable and
useful souvenirs given out each day
with a lavishness never attempted by
any house in the mercantile business.
Go every day this week.
The Independent baseball team has
issued invitations for a dancing party
to be held at the Armory hall the ev
ening of Oct. Is. The members of the
club are VIII Carse, William Benson
Bert Corken. II. Holdorf, f. Johnson
\. Johnson, II. Barnhart, William At
kinson, J. Mckinley, Ed Appelquist
and Rob Ransom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06

All the news all the time-The
Argus. isls{
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
PICTURES FINALLY SECURED
Fire Department Companies and Police
Patrol Race Before the


The Polyscope company, of Chica-
go, which has had its apparatus in
the city for nearly week waiting
for the sun to shine, in order that it
might secure films for the moving
picture machine of the Rock Island
fire department, etc, was able to get
down to business this morning, when
the three hose companies and the po-
lice patrol raced before the camera
on Third avenue between Tenth and
Fourteenth streets, giving an imita-
ton fire run. Pictures are also to be
taken of the fire companies hitching
up and leaving quarters and in hub
and hub race. while several blocks of
Second avenue are to be taken also.
The pictures are to be used by j. f..
Shank in giving a stereopticon enter
tainment at some future date for the
paid fire department benefit fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
THIRTEENTH STREET HOME
rs DAMAGED BY FLAMES

Saturday evening at z o'clock fire
was discovered in the one-story frame
house at 22S Thirteenth street. owned
by Simon Lewis and occupied by the
family of Carl Rausch. When Mrs.
Rausch left home shortly after sup
per there was a lamp burning on the
dining room table.
During her absence the lamp either
exploded or toppled over on the floor
setting fire to the contents of the
room. me flames had made consid-
cradle Roadway before discovered.
When the department reached the
scene the dining room had been gut
ted and couch and the curtains in
the parlor ruined.
The damage will be about $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
rhe Phxsician,. ADVICE.

Once upon a time a very nervous
man called ON his physician and asked
for medical advice.
Take a tonic and dismiss from your
mind all that tends to worry you," said
the doctor.
Several months afterward the pa
tient received a bill from the physician
asking him to remit SIS and answered
it thus:
Dear Doctor-I have taken a tonic
and your advice. Your bill tends to
worry me, and so dismiss it from my
mind
Moral.-Advice sometimes defeats its
giver-New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
HAS Annual Reoention.

The annual reception of the Adel-
phic society of Augustana college
was held Saturday evening in the
gymnasium, which was prettily dec
grated for the occasion in the socie-
tvs colors. crimson, garnished with
green. The address of welcome was
given by d. +. Lofgren, the response
being by V. o. Peterson. There were
short talks also by President And
reen and Prof. Williamson. The mu-
steal numbers were a voval solo by
Miss Anna Bohman and piano selec
tions by Miss Hilma Carlson and God
frey Shaberg. Refreshments We're
served at the conclusion of the pro
gram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
Fame.

There are many kinds of celebrity.
When Hayden. the painter, visited
Stratford, he held forth about Shake
speare to some rustics he met in a
wayside inn. They told him that STRAIT
ford then contained another wonder
full fellow, one John Cooper"
why, what has he doneg"
''Why, EUR. I'll tell zee. He's lived
ninety years In this here town, man
and boy, and never had the tooth
acher'-London Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
Is Il worth while 20 fight through the winter at
home, when you can SO easily 60 where the
perfect climate will keep YOU strong and vigorous?

rather you? Is there really any reason why you should not spend while Cao
cold? its nvestgatgt won't 5
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
Foroxer sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teetning. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25
cents a bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
The Weather.

Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, and cooler in north
portion Tuesday.
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature a. M. 45; at
$3.50 p. m. 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06

One dose, one cent; 80 doses, b
cents; home treatment, your own
physician, with guarantee of cure, il
you take Rocky Mountain Tea. Mad
ison Medicine company, Madison,
Wis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-06
ROBBFRYl

Kid-Ne-Oids have robbed kidney
trouble of it's danger and suffering.
Try them; they are guaranteed.
L. II. THOMAS, Leading Druggist
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-27

ward with orders that when they had
advanced a certain distance to pass
the word back that the water was get
ting shallow, and when near the woods
to cry out land
This stratagem had the desired ef-
feet. The men, encouraged by it, eX-
erted themselves almost beyond their
abilities, the weak holding on to the
stronger. On reaching the wood, where
they expected to find land, the water
was up to their shoulders, but the
weakly held on to the trees and noated
on the drift until they were taken off
by the canoes The strong and tail
got ashore and built fires. but many
of the feeble, unable TO support theri-
selves on reaching land, would fa.l
with their bodies half in the water
The latter were Sc benumbed with cold
that fires would not restore them and
the strong were compelled to exercise
them with great severity to revive
their circulation"
Gen. Clark's last important military
service was against the savages in the
Big Miami. He died at Louisville
Ky, Feb. IS. 1918, after passing min
declining years in sorrow and pow
erty.
There is an insignificant tombstone
over the grave, and in Indianapolis
there is handsome Clark monument,
surmounted by statue, but that is
all posterity has to say about George
Rogers Clark.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-27

When the long day lasts six months
and the long night another six months,
as it does north of the arctic circle,
the Laplander has great need of a
clock. He must know when to go to
bed and when to get up and when to
eat his meals. AS there Is no rising
and no setting sun and no sun high in
the heavens at midday, he is a slave
to his clock If he would live with any
kind If regularity An Englishman le-
scribes a novel clock that he saw in
Lapland, relates the Youths Compan-
ion.
At one place; hung on a peg driven
into the logs of the wall, we were con-
demned to gaze hourly upon the exas-
perating device of a dentifrice adver-
tisement connected with clock. In
this smiling young person drew
toothbrush quickly across a beautiful
set of cardboard teeth between every
tick
was much wishful for sleep and
forgetfulness, but neither would come.
Hour after hour | was condemned to
lie awake and stare at the toothbrush
clock, and to read the legend, printed
in my native tongue, that it was made
in Germany" and that the dentifrice
was one put up in neat packets, price
six pence, or one shilling, and that it
could be had of any chemist with the
least presumption to call himself re-
spectacle.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-27
Games of Ancient savages.

The little savages of years gone by
were much more fond of and devoted
to games and sports than we are now
adays. Perhaps that was because
they hadn't as much to do as the
people of modern times. The rough
er the game was the more they liked
it.
The ancient Australians most popu-
lar sport was wild game called 'Marn
Crook" 1t was very much like foot
ball. only, if possible. rougher. They
had ball made of skins; there were
no goals, and the object of the game
was for each side to keep the ball in
its possession, and this often result
e1 in a small battle, for as many as
liked could play, an even number be-
ing on each side.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-27

across the valley of the Wabash,
Hooded with melted snow for breadth
of six miles, generally waist deep and
sometimes up to the shoulders-an eX
plot that parallels Hannil Is cross
ing of the Thrasymene march. His
ragged men suffered incredible hard
ship, but they routed the British at
Vincennes, within a few short hours
after they reached the fort.
This is the way Gen. Clark himself
tells in his journal of one day on the
march to VincenDes.
"The nearest land to us in the di-
rection of Vincennes was spot called
Sugar Camp" on the opposite side Of
a slough. | sounded the water and
finding it as deep as my neck returned
with the design of having the men
transported on board the canoes to the
camp, though knew 1t would take the
whole day and the ensuing night, as
the vessels would pass slowly through
the bushes.
ION the following morning
harangued the men. What | said | am
not now able to recall, but it may
easily be imagined by the person pos
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-27
The Walls OF Sparta.

When you tell your chum that he's
"a brick" you probably do not realize
that this bit of slang is over 1000
years old. An ambassador from Epirus
came to see the king of Sparta, and,
knowing that the latter ruled all
Greece, was astonished to find that
his city had no walls. He expressed
his surprise to the king. The latter
laughed and replied that the ambas-
sador could not have looked carefully.
Next day he would show him the
walls of Sparta. The following morn
ing he took his guest out to the re-
viewing ground, where the army was
drawn up. There" he said. those
are the walls of Sparta-1o.000 men
and every man brick"