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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

Two Of the honor men at West Point
this year are Ulysses ; Grant. grand
son Of the great commander, and
Douglas Macarthur, son Of the CON-
mander Of the department Of the East.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
LIE and Deafh.

What man hath looked on either? Yetths
twain
Are known 10 all through mysteries they
do
A breathing ina breathing out again:
We know no more, and no man ever knew
shadow OF God" the Hindu once named
Death:
And that it must be- FOR We feel the night
Wherever he WithdraVs a human breath:
And where Life brings one, We can feel
the Light
-Charlotte Flske Bates. In Century.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
Hats on TO Her.

Who Is Il sends US homemade cake.
The kind that mother used 70 make.
The kind that cures the stomach achef
Our mother-in-lawi
Who thinks the service naught but play
To take the children home 70 stay
While We go out 10 spend the DAY?
Our mOther-in-lawi
In time OF dire distress and pain
When hope declines. who takes the rein
And guides US back 10 health again?
our mother-ln-lawi
Then here's to her We love the most
OF all the sweet earth angel host
To her dear fame a-ringing toast q,
Our mother-in-law! -
Newark N. j. News
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
A Career.


Brother BIZ was a Teller so skeered Of mis-
takes
That he didn't DO nothin' at all
lie criticised others fur maxim small
breaks.
But he didn't do nothin' at all.
He'd stand By the hour with his hand on
his heart.
An talk about taxes religion or art.
An We al said that Bill was uneOmmOnly
smart,
But he didn't DO nothln' at all.
Us boys went ahead an We worked with a
will.
But he didn't DO nothin' at all.
An some Of EN- turned up their noses Al
Bill
Cause he didn't DO nothln' atall.
But BIZ is the pride OF the fam ~ to-day.
They put him In congress. well out o the
way.
An he's takin' life easy an DRAWN his
pay,
An he doesn't do nothin' at all.
-Washhington Star.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
Virginia Polytechnic institute

state Agricultural aud Mechanical College
Al Biacksburg. Va. A Southern
Institute Of Technology
Fortv-fve instructors. Thoroughly alu' b.
u.ad shops. Laboratories aud iurrmarF.
Farm % four hundred acres. steam healing
and electric lights in dormlfories- llnr
courses in Agriculture, Horticulture, llfN-
Mechanical and Electrical EnEiuetrluE. Ar-
piled Chem stry and General Science, Short
er courses in Practical Agriculture aud Prar-
fieal Mechanics Total cost of session ~
nine months. incluiug tuition ani other ffee
Board. washing. Textbook. Medical affeH-
dance etc. about slsL Cot fo state .fuirui.
about slei Next session begins sep emfsr
sisf. lsi For Catalogue and other Iuforma-
lion. apply 10
J. N. McBRYDE Ph.D- Ll-u-
jy Inn. Pre- .ltuf-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
One Minute Cough Cure
For Coughs, Colds and Group.
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. less O. strength. nervous
ness. headache. constipation. bad breath.
general debility. sour risirgs ard cziznn Of
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only cure Indigestion and dyspepsia, but thi;
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BY cleansing, purifying. sseeiea'ng tnd
Strengthening The mucous Membranes lnias
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Mr.. S. s BAL = RsVs-sz.9ot ~ Va. HIs-
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Kodol Digests What You Tat
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Prepared b. &. o. os"iTT CO., onioA1o
THE WINSTON DRUG 90.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

When you take Groves TasteleSs Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that 1t
Is simply Iron and Quinine in q taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
Typewriter For sale.

One second hand Remington in a. per-
feet condition a. new and offered At low
price. Sold for cash or on easy terms.
Apply to w. p. VeDable.
Farmville. Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

II al the days were rainy days,
An ev'ry day was dreary.
They'd stu be somethin' worth the while
The singin' OF the CHEEKY.
Wed stop our wailin' haif the time
Ter hear some singer bust In rhyme,
An laugh ter see the roses climb r
BE happy. oh. my deary. 4
BE happy. an II clouds are low.
An s0ggy branches sWingin'.
It's ten ter one We'll never know
II We keep up our singin'. \ s
BE happy. dear. an hop along:
Jest time yer footsteps 10 a song.
An 20 a-singin' clear an strong.
BE happy. oh. my deary, Al
J NJ. Lewis. In Houston Post
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
FROM OUR AMERICAN POETS.
NIaht OF the PraIrIes

A widespread earth; heaven Of scattered
stars;
A silence old and deep;
Untll TO consciousness pale morn unbars
The noisy ways men keep.
Night on the praIrles broodlng lone and
wise.
For now full harvests grow,
While moving magically down dim skies
Vast consultations 20.
Homes, here and there! mere dots Of geam-
ing white.
And rolling landscapes, faint,
And. mayhap. in the middle OF the night.
A lost BIRDS low complaint
HeaPed down on hills, or. browsing wales
below.
or by slow winding streams.
The thousand cattle in the half-light show
Like hideous shapes OF dreams.
And farlng far. In visions bright with
peace.
Lies toller. trustful. sleeps
As through the darkness blessings rich in
crease.
Though humble paths he eAaps
Charles w. Stevenson ~ hicago Inter-
Ocean.
jogging Along.
Some folks seem 10 rise Ike he eagle that
flies
Straight up in the face O. the sun:
They travel 50 swift that you're filled with
surprise
When you think OF the little you've done.
But sometimes l wonder. when twilight
draws near.
II l can't surpass them for comfort and
Rejoicin' In friends that are honest an
strong.
Slngin a song
An Joggin' along
The monarch's array an the nabob's dis
play
Arouse admiration sincere.
But II truth should be told will venture
they'd say
Their life Is un-homelrke an queer
So III gaze at the splendors an vow hey
are fine.
Though there amt any cheers nor ovatlons
In mine.
Lies pathway Is plain an you needn't
30 wrong.
Keep singin' a song
An joggin' along.
Washington Star
News Notes.
We're pleased TO state that Mr. Wren
And wife are back. and at the Eayes
The Robbins occupy again
Their summer home al Maple Leaves.
The Gardens restaurant reports
fresh supply Of angleWOrms
The Elms-that fav'rlte OF resorts
Has boughs TO rent on easy terms.
We learn that Mrs. Early Bee
Is sun quite lame with frosted wings.
Ye Editor thanks Cherry Tree
For sundry floral offerings
Down Cistern-way a water-spout
Has been a source Of active floods
We hear OF rumOred comlngs out
Or some OF Sprlngyilie's choicest buda
In case you run across Green Lawn.
Don't wonder Why he looks 80 queer.
It's only that he's undergone
His first short haircut Of the year
Edwin l.. sabln. IN ST. Nicholas.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
Fate's FoosIes.

The man who has to pitch the hay q
Signs: "Oh. 20 Just sit down N
Beside a desk and work the way
Those fellows DO In town"
The man who's Gagged from morn till night
Takes liver pills and then
Says sadly: III ! only might
Be on the farm again. "A
The golfer COLTS and vainly kicks =
Against his dismal fate. IA
Because where Bogey's score Is six
lie can't get under eight
5 r. klser. IN Chicago Record Herald.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

Wall Paper in greatest variety, both
in prices and styles Of print, IT DOyne's.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

When the recent act OF congress
becomes effective the navy will have
almost $1,000 officers and men.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

All seven islands Of Hawaii are con-
nsctsd By wireless telsgrsphy.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

Mexico has 6O.0OO American resi-.
dents and So, 10000 American
money.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
D. Y. NTALoOIr. neeeI,er.

-
L'ARMVlLtE& puWnATAN RAILROAD
FINE Fable ini fleet saturday, lulyt 1872
Sat. Geo. We'd stations. Daily ex. Sat
Mon. Thu Bro. Sat. Mon. only
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31
LeakSvie Wooden Mills, Leaksve N c.
FREE OF CHARGE AND ALL FREIGHT PAID.
DUVALL, son & CO..

Commission Merchants aud Agricultural Machinery.
FARMVILLE, VA.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-31

Sold by H. G. CRUrE q
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17
Home Flower Gardens.

Grow the flowers you want and do
not want too many, says Country
Life in America. Most persons, when
they make a garden, order a quantity
of labels-fatal mistake! Labels are
for collections of plants-collections
so big that you cannot remember,
and when you. cannot remember you
lose the intimacy, and when you lose
the intimacy you lose the essence of
the garden. Choose a few plants for
the main paintings. These must be
hardy, vigorous, sure to thrive wheth-
er it rains or shines. These plants
you can buy in quantity and in large,
strong specimens. Each clump or
group or border may be dominated
by one kind of plant,-fox-gloves,
hollyhocks, spireas, asters. The odd
and unusual things you may grow as
incidents, as jewelry is an incident
to good dress. Miscellaneous mix
lures are rarely satisfactory. The
point is that the character of the
home-garden should be given by the
plants that are most sure to thrive.
The novelties and oddities should be
subjects of experiment if they fail,
the garden still remains.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17
Laundering Table Linen.
MRS. J. L. D.

Dear Aunt Jennie young
housekeepers, and indeed not a few
older ones, have never learned the
value of having their table linen
properly Numbered, and the care the
linen receives in the laundry makes
wears of difference in it's wear. Thin
spots in the linen should be darned
before they become holes and if one
should have no rawlings of the linen,
the best thread to use in darning is
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

the finest embroidery cotton. Moth
ing so loudly proclaims slovenliness
as soiled OF. wrinkled table linen, and
no matter how worn or darned the
linen may be, it is always presentable
if-elean. It is nearly as essential to
hang out table cloths properly as to
wash them we'll, for if they are allow
ed to dry out of shape, stretching
and pulling them straight wears
them more than use. They should be
hung across the line with the ends
down, so that the weight while wet
may come upon the lengthwise
threads, as the warp threads are
much stronger han the filling. An
under cover of canton flannel makes
the table cloth look better and it also
preserves the table linen, preventing
it's wearing around the edges, and
d~ouble-faced canton flannel made es-
pecially for this purpose is best. Ia
bic linen should not be used long
enough to become badly soiled as
hard rubbing is not only destructive
to it's beauty but will soon wear it
out, and all spots and stains should
be removed before the linen is put in
the suds. Coffee, tea and fruit stains
will usually yield to boiling water,
and old stains can sometimes be re-
moved by rubbing the stained por-
tions in kerosene oil. The table
cloths, napkins and other small pieces
are given the clear white appearance
so much desired by washing them
through a warm suds, then rinsing
carefully, and they will not need so
much rubbing, if they are put to soak
over night in warm suds before wash
ing. If the table cloths and napkins
are starched just a trife, they will
iron easier and keep clean longer,
and in most instances a light stifen-
ing improves the linen. It really does
not take a great deal more time, and
not much more trouble to set the ia
bic neatly, and the only Unnecessary re-
q~uirements for an attractive, appe-
thing table are clean table linen and
polished dishes. ALINE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

II You stir, you're a dead man."
s"I" the burglar. "I'm hunting for
money, Just let me get up and
S1'iN' a light" replied the parson,
~p'S">antIy. Il shall be glad to assist
S'o III Your search" The Watch
man.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

"Life's more than breath and the
quick round of blood;
1t is a great spirit and a busy heart.
The coward and the small in heart
scarce do live.
We live in deeds, not years; in
thoughts, not breaths,
In feeling, not in figures on a dial,
We should count time by heart-throbs
He most lives
Who thinks most, feels noblest, acts
the BEST"
These verses impressed themselves
on me when I seated myself to write
to you so l quote them, hoping that
they will find a permanent abiding
place in the memory of many of you.
How pleasant to recall sweet old
verses that have almost vanished!
It is like the hearty hand-shake of an
old friend, recalling other faces of
former friends and inducing you to
form the acquaintance of new ones
which may prove as fascinating.
By the way, I was most pleasantly
remembered by VIII Retlaw this
week. He kindly sent me some of the
prettiest and most palatable honey
that I have ever tasted. He uses up
to-date methods in his Bookkeeping,
and the contrast between his neat.
attractive and easily handled pack
ages and the old way of offering it
for sale is striking indeed.
I must tell the house keepers of a
l~abor-saving convenience that [ am
Just now reminded of. Make a calico
bag open at both ends to slip owe
the ironing board, and thus prevent
the trouble of removing the ironing
sheet each time the board is put
away. These little items mean SO
much to a busy woman, and [ would
be delighted to have you all tell me
of your short cuts to rest. These
items will help others similarly sit
uated.
Mrs. j. L. D.has one of her help
full letters this week. [ trust that
many will follow her example.
Please stop spring work long
enough to let us hear from you. /
had no idea that my suggestions as
to how to keep busy before the spring
opened would have such a depressing
effect on the Circle! Certain it is
that u letters have decreased and
now the "why" is the bride rein [ am
searching for. VIII you call and
cheer us with your presence?
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

Smith, don't like to make any
complaint to a neighbor, Mr.. Jones,
but your dog kept up a terrible bark
ing all night" ooh, that's all right;
he's used to it-won't hurt him. Kind
of you to mention it, however lit
Bits.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17
OUR SOCIAL CHAT

All letters intended for his department
should be addressed to "Aunt Jennie" care
of The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17
Some Suggestions to HOusekeepers.

Dear Aunt Jennie These bright
warm days have called me in so many
directions at once that | have found
no time for letter writing. The gar
den, the flowers and the house, all
needed me, but I have at last gotten
things in marching order. Let me
tell you of the very best bedbug Grad
icator / have ever seen. 1t is kerO-
sene oil literally applied to every
crack or crevice that may possibly af-
ford them shelter. Do this in the
month of, March and then once or
twice more through the season and
you need have no fear of their n
slaught. I mean to try pennyroyal
oil or essence to prevent flies and
mosquitoes this summer. | saw it
stated that if you would put some in
a cup on the window sill and have
the odor permeate the rooms, that
they would vacate it and leave you in
peace. As the odor is rather pleas
ant than otherwise, the most fastid-
ious cannot object to a trial of it.
Will some of you please tell me the
very best substitute for lace curtains?
[ am in a dilemma, as my old ones
are too good to throw away and too
much worn for real service. / find
that a piece of white goods plainly
tackled over the window sash is the
best substitute for shades in the
children's rooms. They do not OBJ
scure the light but shut out prying
eyes; besides there is the added
charm of cleanliness, for they can
be laundered as often as you wish.
Well, Aunt Jennie, how can we raj
Iy our forces? I wonder if everybody
is busy getting ready for summer!
I wonder how many have planted or
planned to plant a flower or vine to
add beauty to their surroundings? 1t
would afford me so much pleasure to
help them and have them help me
with suggestions as to the best varie-
ties to select and exchange ideas as
to the best mode of cultivation. l
admire trees and enjoy their shade,
but no yard is so full of trees that
you must deprive yourself of the
beautiful flowers which grow so lux
uriantly in pots or in the open
ground of the garden. There is al
ways a hospitality expressed by the
existence of an ample flower bed in
the garden, for it is an inaudible in
vitation to help yourself to it's abund-
ance. Did you ever think that people
in towns and cities actually get
'hungry'' for flowers? We who can
take time and have the space in which
to cultivate the innocent "hearts-
ease" beautiful blossoms, should do
So, not forgetting to send or carry
of u abundance to those less for
tunate than ourselves.
MRS. J. L. D..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

he saw OHeFcu, anu duAChlJ "N"lA
81 himself of the advantages of Sc
a,r;nr p lovely home that had been
f++od ND at the physical and fnan-
,;oI ovpcnse of the seller. But, ex-
cont for the lavish expenditure of
time money and painstaking care
on the part of the selling party, the
form would not have commanded the
nr;co. The acres are under the high
ost state of cultivation, rich in all
soil constituents, because the careful
brsbandman has been for years en-
ricbing in far greater degree than
bo has allowed crops to consume, and
since his ownership the acres have
never been exhausted or neglected.
The house is large, well finished,
within and without. The rooms are
large and many. the woodwork grain
ed in oak. entirely, its walls deco
rated with expensive paper, and ev-
crvthiug. from cellar to garnet, in
most desirable shape. Two large
porchcs are screened in, places for
hammocks fitted up, and the house
abounds in closets galore, besides a
perfectly equipped bath room, a are
fitting to farm houses. The orchard
is large and abundantly yielding in
apples. cherries, plums, grapes, cur
rants, etc, while ~cisterns, barns,
sheds and granary are all kept we'll
painted. Not strange hat such a
farm should command a price above
the diIapidated habitation that
abounds. or the but half improved
place where convenience and beauty
are not taken into active cOnsidera-
ton. When farmers shall have
Weakened up to the nature within
them that, if brought out and cult
waited, will urge them to a desire for,
and determination to have about
them. beautiful surroundings, then
will farm life grow to be in the eyes
of all the ideal of ideal lives to lead,
and then Will farm places and farm
living no longer be referred to in a
spirit of depreciation by our city and
village cousins" Fence in the back
yard, and fence in the front yard.
Plant cvcrgreens and Towering
shrubs and beautiful trees of various
description. Build neatly, substan-
tally, and handsomely, whatever you
are able to build, and paint every
such building well and becOmingly.
Even the tool sheds and poultry
houses should be painted in pretty
shades and tones, and every where
about the place let the spirit of love
Tor the beautiful make manifest it
SELF. More of such lovely farm
homes will surely make fewer dis
contcn1cd wives, boys and girls. Ma
lure abhors unsightly things and
barren places, hiding them under
meath a dress of living greer, even
III weeds, where man DEGREES that
nothing more valuable shall grow
Nellie Hawks, Friend, Neb., in the
Epitomi~t.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17
Aunt Jennie's Letter.

ooh, what a lovely world 'twould be
If every one of US should do our
best to-day,
And then do better in to-morrow's
better way,
Which then we may clearly see!
Oh, what will mean eternity
If, doing thus our very best to-day,
we still
Through all our endless days shall
larger measure fill
To measureless infnity!"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

Some men keep their word because
no n will take it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

m. w.t. clothed in dialect is wisdom
""Sloerading as folly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02
Concord.

Mrs. willard Goodrich, who was ope.
rated upon some time ago at the Maine
Central hospital, is improving and a
complete recovery is hoped for by her
many friends.
Phiander Morris went to hospital
last week Tuesday for appendicitis.
Our new board of selectmen started
Wednesday morning to take the inven.
tory.
A second town meeting will be held
next Monday to vote on the Bluff school
question.
Mrs. Frank Vittum visited her sister,
Mrs. B. M. Berry, the first of the week.
Mrs. Margaret Ellis is at South Nor
ridgewock, the guest of her grand
daughter, Mrs. Willie Adams.
d s. Witham of Embden and Bert
Goodrich passed through town Saturday
Thomas Riley was home from the
woods last week.
Frank Vittum started Wednesday for
the Dead river drive.
Charlie Bean was home from Madison
recently.
Luther Ellis has leased his farm for a
year to harles Bickford and will soon
move his family down river
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02

Mr. aud Mrs. Lester Patterson are
both sick again, Mrs Patterson is con-
fined TO bed.
Mrs. Nina Locke is in very poor health.
The students at Somerset academy
spent a social evening at Wesserunsett
hall Friday.
The academy library received an i'm
portant addition this week. Among
others were complete sets of shake.
speare, Dickens and Hawthorne; about
200 books in all
DR.. and Mrs. :. F. Greene of Scion
were in town Friday. The DR. was
called to consult with DR.. Ellingwood on
the case of Mrs. Eugene Thompson who
is suffering from appendicitis.
Leonald James is in Concord, n. H.,
on business this week. Mrs. James
continues in poor health.
A little son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Gaylord last saturday.
Many are suffering from mild forms
of grip, keeping the doctors very busy
Z.