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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

1.-THE Senate is relied upon" says the
Baltimore Sun, to pass no bills which
will jar the nerves ofconservative bust
ness interests" Just so. The fight
against the trusts is the farce Of the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Our sister town Of Blackstone had a
visit from the fire fiend on the evening
Of the 10th inst, and suffered loss Of
some $4,000. Out of the ashes will
arise better Blackstone.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

And the Southern Congressman
saved the American Sunday, the
Christian Sabbath from PuIitanic po-
luton. All honor to Southern Con-
Vressmen
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Newport News is to have new shoe
factory. There is room enough in
Farmville for one. And haven't we
home capital sufficient to organize it?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Rough and ready TiIlman won a
pronounced victory In the Senate the
other day, and at least for the once en-
joys as Senator crumb Of comfort.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

There are some women in the world
who won't be satisfied to 60 TO
Heaven until they've seen the celestial
fashion plates.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Secretary Root asks: "What shall we
90 with the negro ?" We answer LET
him alone. Washington Post.
The correct and only answer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

The negro should pray for a speedy
end TO the present agitation over his
condition. His capacity for mischief
making is immense.-W Washington
Post
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Is reported that Rockefeller. Jr.
dropped 100000 in Wall Street y
Look out for oil to be sky-scraper in
prices.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

The Indian smokes the pipe ofpeace
the Irishman is contented with piece
Of pipe.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20
ADVANCE SPRING STYLES.

We open our line for the new season with
much the same feeling of confidence a fellow
experiences when he knows he has a good
thing So many good things grouped togeth-
en- that it is impossible to tell you about them
all at once.
Our new garments are rich-are going TO
make people talk-we claim them to be the
acme Of perfection. They are worth looking
at
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.


The co-parincrship existing between II. T.
barrow ana q. g. IOWan under the firm
name OF BARROW & CowAN. il mis- dav ii--
solved by mutual consent. G.. g.. Cowan hav-
ing purchased the entire interest OF n T..
Barrow In said concern.
n. r. BARROW,
Jan. 26th. 1903
Having purchased the entire Interest OF II
r. Barrow I'M the firm OF Barrow q Cowan. /
beg 10 say 10 friends and the public generally.
that will continue the business af the oid
stand. ana thanking them for their generous
patronage Of the former concern solicit IA COM
tinuance OF the same for myself
! most earnestly request an parties indebt-
ca 10 the old concern TO call and settle as
soon as possible.
&C. COWAN,
Successor TO Barrow & Cowan.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Mr. D. r. Cunningham, of the firm of Cunningham d Co.,
tobacco buyers, has acquired interest in our firm
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Sold by Druggists WILDE express paid receipt sroo
Bobbitt Chemical Co., Baltimore, nd, u s. A. ]
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

Q. Q. COWAN,
Successor TO Barrow & Cowan.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20
FARMvILLE, va.

Farming Implements, Hardware and Heavy Goods Of Every Description
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-20

We sell the "OWENSBORO" and TAYLOR" WACO
which are equal to any in quality and price
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
BRIGHT BITS.

In the bright lexicon of sleigh
riding a hand in the hand is worth
two in the muff.-Judge.
when Mr.. Casey died he left all
he had to the orphan asylum" In
deed! That was nice of him What
did he leave?" His twelve children"
Chicago Evening Post.
--Church-"I think there is room for
Improvement in the New York eleva-
ted cars" Gotham-"Yes. and that is
about the only thing there is room
for."-Yonkers Statesman.
Miss Withers--'I presume Mr.
Flipp made his usual weekly call on
you last night?" Miss Callow-"Yes.
and l must say that he made a fool
of himself" Miss Proposed
to you, eh?"--Richmond Dispatch
DIR. Sma rty-"Had very delicate
surgical operation at my place yester-
day. Removed an arm from a lady's
waist" Dr. Synnex-"If it was your
arm, the operate could not have been
very painful to the lady. Boston
Transcript.
For gracious sakes, what was
that 1 hit my shins against, coming
through the parlor in the dark?'' "Oh,
| guess that was the easy chair, Hi
ram well, if that's the easy chair,
l don't want to run up against the
hard one''-Yonkers Statesman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08

Recently wealthy merchant in
Paris, who does an extensive business
in Japan was informed that promi-
nent firm in Yokohama had failed, but
the name of the firm he could not
learn, says Tit Bits. He could have
learned the truth by cabling, but, to
save expense, he went to a well-known
banker, who had received the news,
and requested him to reveal the name
of the firm.
That's a very delicate thing to do
replied the banker. for the news is
not official, and if 1 give you the name
l might incur some responsibility"
The merchant argued, but in vain,
and finally he made this proposition:
Il will give you" he said, "a list of
ten firms in Yokohama, and 1 will ask
you to look through it and then to tell
me- without mentioning any name,
whether or not the name of the firm
which has failed appears in it. Surely
you will do that for me?"
Yes said the merchant, for If
do not mention any name I cannot be
held responsible in any way"
The list was made, the banker look
back to the merchant, said:
THE name of the merchant who has
failed is there"
Then I've lost heavily" replied the
merchant; "for that is the firm with
which 1 did business" showing him
name on the list.
But how do you know that is the
firm which has failed?" asked the
banker, in surprise.
Very easily" replied the merchant.
"Of the ten names on the list only one
is genuine--that of the firm with which
I did business: all the others are fic-
titious."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
Higher study.

Secretary Langley, of the Smithson-
ian Institution, grave and learned, ven
tured the other day before an irreverent
subcommittee on appropriations of the
House to tell why he wanted $4,000 for
his astrophysical observatory, on which
the government has thus far expended
S165,000, says the Washington Post. Mr..
Benton of Missouri, unlettered as to the
sciences, followed not the highly COM
plicated English which the secretary
employed. The latter proceeded with
his account of what the observatory
was going to do and said sometime he
hoped science would be able to tell,
through the influence of the stars or
some other signs, the approach of a
famine.
You didn't know the coal famine
was coming, did you, professor?" quer-
led one of the statesmen around the
mahogany table.
Well" said Mr.. Benton, after a
pause, IT suppose you look into such
things as whether there be fire in a
lightning bugs tall"
The subcommittee was in convu-
sions of laughter for some moments, but
the members felt kindly disposed to Mr.
Langley and allowed him 5000 to con-
tinue his scientific experiments.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08

Bank clerks naturally and necessari-
ly require satisfactory identifications
of persons who ask to have the checks
cashed. The same rule is followed in
the postoffice by clerks who cash
money orders; but what the nature of
the Identification shall be, and by
whom, is matter which rests to
some extent in the discretion of the
clerk. The Boston Herald tell a story
in which a dog bore witness to his
masters identity.
A Boston business man called at the
postal order department the other
day to get an order cashed, but the
clerk in attendance had only recent
ly been appointed. He said the caller
would have to be identified before pay
ment could be made.
why, I have had hundreds of or
ders cashed here" he replied, with a
show of impotence. isn't there some
one here who knows me-"
I'm the only one on duty just now
The others are out to luncheon" said
the clerk.
will you take the inscription on my
dogs collar as sufficient identifica-
tion?" was asked.
Yes, that will be acceptable
The man whistled for his TERROR, and
taking him in his arms boosted" him
up to the window. The clerk read
the man and address on the collar, and
paid the order
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
MoRGAN's SEARCH FOR $4,000. 900.

Senator Morgan of Alabama is caus-
ing the Republicans a good deal of
uneasiness by his resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Navy for cores
pondence relative to the military &C.
cupation of the bays of Panama and
Colombia. The inference from what
he said in his remarks and his reso-
luton is that the United States have
agreed to pay the revolutionists in
Colombia 100000 to cease their op-
position to the recognized government.
1t is certainly suspicious that the
sum which the United States were to
pay Colombia for Panama canal con-
cessions--that is the amount they were
to pay cash-was suddenly raised
from 100000 to 100000.
If this $S,000,000 is not to be ap-
piled to some such purpose as that
indicated by the Morgan resolution.
there would, it would seem, be no
hesitation in furnishing the cores
pondence called for by the resolution.
Indeed, there would be no hesitation
in stating why the cash payment was
raised in the treaty from 100000 to
10000, 900.
If a bride has been offered the fact
ought to be known. That is a matter
that ought not to be hidden in the
minds of a few individuals connected
with the administration. 1t may not
be the wish of the people to have
their money used in that way. And
it is doubtful if it would be wise to
use it in that way. A bride given to
secure peace while the question of
granting concessions in connection
with the Panama canal was under
consideration, would make a precedent
that would be the cause perhaps of a
vast amount of trouble in the future.
There would be a revolution in Colon
bia as often as 1t was thought posi-
BILE to get money from the United
States to preserve the peace.
The resolution of Senator Morgan is
on the right line. The truth will hurt
nobody and may save a vast amount
of trouble to our government at some
future time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08

So many stories have been circu-
lated concerning Mr.. Bryan's new res
idence. a few miles from Lincoln, and
his farm and his wealth, that that
gentleman has deemed il wise to take
the public into his confidence with re-
spect to the whole matter. In a recent
issue of his paper, the Commoner Mr..
Bryan prints a picture of his house,
together with a statement of its cost,
the size of his farm and the amount of
his fortune. The picture shows a COM
fortable-looking residence, by no
means palatial from an outside view,
which Mr.. Bryan says cost him a lit
tie more than $4,000. The farm COM
prises thirty-fve acres. In addition
to the house and the tract of land, Mr..
Bryan says he has property that is
worth from SIS, 900 to $4,000. He says
he draws no salary from the Com
moner, and has taken out of it since
its establishment for his own use less
than an average of $1,000 a year. Thus
it will be seen that many of the sto-
ries of his considerable wealth and
luxurious new home are greatly exag-
gerated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
The sequel.

The drummer finished his story and
regarded us with such a superior air
that we trotted out the little anecdote
about the cuckoo clock. says the New
York Evening Sun
Yes, sir" we concluded. Just as
he shouted upstairs that it was u
o'clock the cuckoo clock cuckooed three
times, and the man didn't have to do a
thing but stand there on the stairs and
cuckoo nine more to make r."
We laughed uproariously and congrat-
ulated ourselves that the drummer was
effectually squelched.
We'll, go on" said the drummer,
with some Impotence.
"On where?" we asked.
'On with the story" he replied.
why, man." we expostulated. that
is the story. Don't you see? Just as
he shouted upstairs"
"Oh rats!" said the drummer. Next
morning when the man was going to
work his wife said: Tom, don't forget
to bring home a seidlitz powder. What
for?' asked Thomas. Why, for our
cuckoo said his wife. I noticed that
he had the hiccoughs last night when
he struck 12'"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
"Who will make the next discovery of
people that ought to be pensioned, and
are not? Senator Hanna has found the
ex-slaves would accept public bounty,
what, and who next? Wouldn't it sim
plify the situation if we just pensioned
everybody who would be willing to GER
tify that he was proper object of be-
nevolence?"
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says: THE
introduction of bills like that which Mr.
Hanna has presented by request will
take money out of the ex-slaves pocket
instead of adding to his supply of coin
The men who fleeced him before will
now have an opportunity to defraud
him again. That may be fun for some
of our Northern friends, but it does not
appeal to the poor Negroes sense of
humor.''
The Washington Post Qnd.) says.
There are a great many well-meaning
and country-1oving Northern folk who
are able to contemplate the memory of
Robert E. Lee without the least feel
ing of rancor and feel proud of the fact
that the nation produced such a man.
And they are able to do this without en-
gaging in a controversy with those who
at this late day object to certain hon
ors being paid his memory. In fact,
we feel that the great body of Amer
leans are broad enough to take the
Abraham Lincoln view of patriotism
and liberation"
The Richmond Times Dispatch
(Dem.) says: Senator Hanna's bill to
pension ex-slaves has given rise to
much speculation, more or less political
The Senator says that the bill was in
troduced by request and ne knows
nothing about il. There is reason to be-
lieve that the request came from some
fakir who expects to line his pockets by
collecting money from the negroes to
push the bill along. 1t is an old dodge.
and IL Is said that one such concern in
other days collected in 81 fees from the
deluded negroes as much as 5000. 900 to
carry through similar bill. which was
twice read and referred TO the Com
mittee on Pensions. Poor negroi he is
always being vietimized by somebody"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
Personal.

Augustus c. Carey of Boston claims
biography on the Marconi plan as early
as 1886.
The friends of Mayor Low are
steadily predicting his denomination for
Mayor of New York at the hands of
practically the same fusionists who
first placed him in power.
H. L. Morse of Buffalo presses in
the interesting claim of being the cham
pion voter of New York state. He cast
his first ballot in 1899 for Van Buren,
and has since then voted in fifteen
presidential and sixty-three elections.
The slang phrase ''up against it"
appears to fit the position in which
Mayor Pagan of Jersey City finds him
self. He is in bad health and doctors
have ordered him to take immediate
rest at some place away from home.
But Mr.. Pagan is a Republican and if
he leaves his office it will be filled by
Alderman Block, Democrat. Po1iti-
cal lines are drawn tightly in Jersey
City, so there is no knowing what Act
ing Mayor Block might do. Therefore
Mr.. Pagan is filling up with medicine
and sticking to his jobb.
Hermann Oelrichs, Jr., of New York
viii come into a fortune of some $780,
000.0 in a dozen years or so. The
youngster is a real boy and rebels
fiercely against the horde of servants
who are constantly annoying him with
their attentions. He is a good-looking
chap, plucky and rides his pony like
a cowboy His mother gave childrens
marty not long ago Hermann stood
it for while and then disappeared.
Half an hour later he was found listen
ing to a blood-curd1ing story which was
being told by a servant who was for
merly a sailor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08

are clear and weather fine; but in times
of trouble it is the old preacher to
whom one turns naturally for consola-
ton and comfort. In the sick chamber.
by the death bed, the silver hair Of the
old servant of God becomes almost as
halo, and his deep and sincere words
of comfort are as balm to the bruised
hearts upon which he pours out the
riches of his sympathy. Many of the
church organizations. of course, make
arrangements for the care of their old
ministers; but there are many, many
instances in which the faithful and
self-sacrificing old men go the last
stages of their journey in comparative
neglect.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
Little Miss Mercury.

FROM Punch.
Little Miss Mercury, nimble and merry,
Lives in a house made of glass.
She is a lively young person, but very
Tickle and flirting, alas!
Suitors has she
OF every degree,
Some of them quite at the top of the
tree.
Seldom can one of them get her to
Faithful and constant for more than
day.
Little Miss Mercury, gayly coquetting,
Most of the summer time spends
High in society, nearly forgetting
Lowlier Fahrenheit friends.
Then, if you please,
She by degrees,
Sinks to a point where all compli-
ments freeze.
Though at first she's a welcome that's
cold,
Soon she will settle down, just as of
old
Little Miss Mercury, folks without
money
Find you a bit of a curse.
When you go down in the world, it
seems funny
Other things do the reverse.
Fuel and beef,
These are the chief.
Now they go up, but it's quite my be-
lief,
If you were moderate all the year
through,
Prices perhaps would be moderate, too
Little Miss Mercury, have at present
Other complaints of my own.
East is the wind, and it's very I'M
pleasant;
Blue is the nose that is blown.
This is my plea,
Listen to me,
Through my request a bit snobbish
may be:
IAN OF your humble acquaintance
drop.
Stick To your friends rather nearer the
top!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-08
ROOT ON THE RACE QUESTION.

U
We do not think that MIR. Root, the
1 Secretary of War, was entirely frank
| in the remarks he made on the race
/ question last Friday night at the cele-
bration of the fortieth anniversary of
the Union League Club in New York.
The two points which he made to
which we desire to call attention are
the following: He said that change
of feeling in regard to the negro had
taken place in the South; that for
merly the negro was appointed to Of
fee, even the highest in the gift of the
President in the South, without pro-
test from the Southern people, and
that this change had taken place
within the last year. The other point
is that Mr.. Root seemed to wish to be
understood that the prejudice against
the negro was confined to the South.
As to the first point: 1t is not a fact
that there has been a change in the
feelings of the white people towards
the colored people in the South with
in the last year The feeling may be
a little more noticeable now than II
was two or three years ago for rea-
sons that could easily be pointed out,
and which would be quickly under
stood. There have been more demon
STATIONS against negro appointments
by President Roosevelt perhaps than
against those made by his Republican
predecessors, because Mr.. Roosevelt
at the beginning of his administration
let it be understood that he intended
to give the offices to representative
white men of standing and ability, and
afterwards announced another policy,
and because the Southern people took
it for granted that. as he took pleas
ure in proclaiming himself half South
ern, his mother having been a South
ern woman, he was in sympathy with
their views on the race question. Nat
urally there was disappointment when
it became apparent that, notwth-
standing his Southern ancestry, it was
his purpose to go even further than his
Republican predecessors in removing
race barriers. Mr.. Root, we think, is
mistaken in saying there has been any
new development in race antagonism
within the last year.
As to the second point: Mr.. Root
cannot fail to have observed that
there is as much race prejudice at the
North as there is in the South-per-
haps more. If he does not think there
is let him have a negro appointed to
West Point and see if such an APP
pointee is any more kindly received by
Northern cadets than by those of the
South, or let the President appoint
negro postmasters in New York towns.
If we are not mistaken there would be
the same protests against such ap-
pointments as are made against them
in the South. Therefore the race
question is a national one. 1t is not
confined to the South, and Mr.. Root
ought to have dealt with it as such.
The question is, will the white race
accord political equality to the black
race anywhere in the United States?