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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23
A CONVENIENT FARMHOUSE.
Arranged and Divided So That II VIII
Satisfy the Most Exacting
Housewife.

The elevation and floor plans convey
the general features Of the design so
lully that little need be said by way of
explanation. The hired man has a good
sized bedroom directly over the kitchen
and so isolated with a night door at the
foot OF the stairs on the piazza, that he
ran retire early or late without disturb
ing the household This arrangement
should satisfy the most exaotinE house
gife, as 1t keeps the help out Of the
kitchen, and no door need be left open at
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23
Don't Be Too Crednlnna

Don't listen to the agent who comes
to your door with some sure killer"
for all insects and fungi. Show him the
way out promptly and firmly. Unless
you have heard favorably Of the goods
he has for sale through some good pa
per, the experiment station or practical
experience Of some personal friend. the
chances are you will get the worst of
the bargain by listening to him. Make
note Of that he has for sale and what be
claims, and write to some competent ad-
wiser. either some farm newspaper or
experiment station.-Rural World.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

ing the living room is a commodious bed
room which would be convenient for old
people or during sickness This floor also
contains large pantry and china closet
The second story contains four bed
rooms, three with closets, and bath room.
The frat story is nine feet In the clear.
the second eight feet. The walls outside
are sheathed and papered and finished
with pine siding and shingles. as is also
the roof. The studding, jolsts and raft
ers are spaced is inches from center and
all joists are well bridged. All window
sashes are ~ inches thick. glazed as
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23
CONVENIENT FARM HOUSE

night OF until morning for the hired man
The living room on the first floor has an
open fire place for wood fire during the
cold months. A room with a fireplace
will change It's air three times an hour
The dining room adjoining the living
room also contains a fireplace and IL
should be used II for ventilation alone.
The kitchen is connected with the eel
lar by inside stairs, and also has stairs
from the entry to mans room. Adjoin-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

DON'T PUT OFF any longer to
have your property or life INSURED,
DO 1T NOW. Neither fire, death
or accident will wait for your con.
venience.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23
THE WONAN'S PAPER.

THE Sun is the best type OF a newspaper.
morally and Intellectually In addition 10
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ture that can be presented, such as fashion
articles, and miscellaneous writings from
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10 is an educator Of the highest character,
constantly stimulating 10 noble ideals I'm
individual and national life.
THE SUN j. published on sunday as well
as every other day Of the week.
BY ma the Daily sun. s. "A year: including
the sunday sun, 81. The sunday sun alone
81 year.
Address
A. ). ABELL a COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors,
BALTIMORE. MD.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

DON'T WAIT for tomorrow's
paper to see where the fire was
today or who was hurt or who died
today. Look at today's list, TO
morrow will add more to the list
aud you may be among them.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23
SOUTHERN RAILWAY Co.
Effective June 18th, 1904.
NORTHBOUND.
Trains leave Lynchburg as follows:

runs leaNe Lynchburg as follows:
-, - "a. a. m uaiiy, express for Washington
anu points north. Solid Pullman train,
200 a. m. daily express for Waebine,on
and points north. ''A
1919 "A. m. daily, EXPRESS for Wasbfno,on
and points north.
o:l7 "a. m. daily, local for Waehington and
way stations
30 p. m. daily, local for Washfngton and
way stations
3;a p. m. daily, express for Washington
and points north
SD p. m. daily, express for WASHINGTON
and points north
iHZ p. m. daily for Charlottesville and
way stations.
SOUTHBOUND.
800 a, m. daily, express for Atlanta and
New Orleans.
S;ii a. m. daft. Washington and south.
western Limited, solid Pullman train, for
aug usta, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Memphis
and New Orleans.
800 a. m. daily, local for Danyille and
2;2l p. m. daily, local for Danville and way
stations.
S5y ?. m. daily, express for Columbia, sa
Nannah and jacksonville.
i0s p. m. daily, express for Atlanta. Biz
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Dlners and sleepers on all through trains.
for iurther Information call or write.
., - J., :. BROWN, General Agent
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23
THE sun At ONE CENT
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HE suns special correspondents
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

DON'T WAIT until another Baltl-
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burned to convince you the impor-
lance Of INSURING.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

DON'T THINK BECAUSE you
have meyer suffered from fire or
accident that you can afford to
carry your own INSURANCE.
You have certainly got to die. A
man that carries his own INSUR-
ANCE has a fool for a policy
holder.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23
The FARMERS PAPER.

THE SUN's market reports and CONNER
cial columns are complete and reliable. ana
put the farmer, the merchant and the broker
In touch with the markets OF Baltimore,
Norfolk, Charleston, New York. Chicago.
Philadelphia and an other important points
In the United States aud other countries
All OF which The rnalnr gLIs for ono cont
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

7. NJ. X. TALCOTT, Receiver.
E'ARMVILLE q POwHATAN RAILRuAp
Time Table In effect Monday. May q
1901. Between Farmville and Richmond via
Moseley and Southern R.R.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-12-23

Between Winterpock and Richmond
tNia Moseley and Southern Railway
Daily except Daily exeen,
stations Sunday.
n o. LN. Arr. pm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
LONDoN'S GlDDY GRANDMAS
Society Old Women Who Are Bent
Upon Cutting a Dash in
Their Circles,

An American "chiel" who has been
among us taking notes has apparently
found nothing more amazing in Lon
don than u society old w men, says
the London World. There are none
like Them in the world, is the opinion
of our transatlantic critic, and one is
tempted to hope that she is right. It
is, unfortunately, only too true that
u septuagenarians have been bent
for some time past on playing what
theatrical advertisements describe IS
Juvenile lead" Between the grandane
and the granddaughter there is no
longer a line drawn, so far as dress is
concerned, and when ladies who have
reached their fifth and sixth decade
array themselves in muslins and chif-
fons, ilmy laces and baby hats, trans.
parent hose and slippers that the
debutante might wear, it follows that
they do their best to live up-or down
Ito their clothes. 1t is obviously USE
less to dress for juvenile lead unless
one behaves 'as sich," and what the
result of this Is, alas! n sees every
day. To preach the doctrine that it
is every woman's duty to look her best
is all very we'll so far as it goes, but it
should not go so far as to lead old
women into the follies which have pro
voked the scorn of u transatlantic
visitor. The t%lamboyant, girlish, giddy
grandmother is a sad sight. The wom-
an who is wise grows gracefully old
when once she has reached the age OF
so. She may be beautiful and charm
ing to the end If she imperceptibly and
artistically slides down the hill, but if
she attempts the descent skittjshly.
with a flourish Of coquettish p~etticoats
and under q mask Of paint, she mus.
inevitably cut a sorry figure. The
elderly beau Is ridiculous; the ancient
belle is this and o
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
CROPS IN YOUNG ORCHARD
Cow Peas and Berries May Be Planted
with Apples Without Injury
to the Soil.

Apple trees set permanently should
stand in rows 80 feet apart. However il
you desire to plant early trees between
the rows of late trees you may do SO.
An early apple tree begins to bear soon
er than the late variety, it's vitality be-
ing exhausted when it has borne for
eight to twelve years The late variety
is then just beginning to give the best
crops and will continue to do SO. Atthis
period in the trees life the top has
grown and spread to a considerable ex-
tent; but the DON occupied by the early
fruit can now be reserved for the late
fruit. In raising crops in an orchard,
study what chemical the crop you intend
to plant will take from the ground. For
instance: potatoes, oats, wheat and rye
take or assimilate the potash from the
ground, therefore they should not. be
planted in an orchard; the trees need all
the potash they can get. Corn takes
less potash from the ground and may
be planted. Care should be taken not
to pillow into the roots of the trees. Cow
peas may also be planted in an orchard.
A nursery man who lived near us told
me he made a practice of planting COW
peas and in the fall when they ripened
he turned his hogs in. OF course, the
hogs root but they smooth the earth
down under the trees so the roots arc
not exposed to the frost. He considers
this method one of the best ways to cul-
tivate an orchard. Small fruit, such as
strawberries, raspberries, etc., may also
be cultivated in an orchard.-Cecil Abel
Todd, in Epitomist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
DESTROYING THE cURcUL!o
Experience Has Taught That Prompt
Removal nf Windfalls Helps
Along the Work.

We have frequently called the atten-
ton of Jul readers to the Importance
of destroying the windfalls of the or
chard as a means of lessening the fu-
ture damage from insect pests. Some
experiments recently conducted along
this method of insect destruction and
also furnish a basis for its practical
application.
In the case of the curculio, which
causes the stings that appear on ap-
pies, it has been found that the insect
will not develop unless the apple drops
from the tree. Therefore If the wind
falls were carefully destroyed through
out an entire neighborhood this pest
should be almost eliminated.
In the experiment referred to one
half of the orchard was supplied with
hogs to eat the windfalls, while in the
other half these were left to decay on
the ground. The results showed a
marked contrast between the condition
of the apples in the two halves of the
orchard, Notwithstanding the fact that
the adult insects have wings to facili-
tate their movement. Much Of the
damage observed in the treated parI
of the orchard was thought to be the
work of insects from the untreatet
portion. This injury grew less as the
distance from the %untreated part of the
orchard increased. And right here we
wish to call attention to the impor'
lance of preventive measures being
adopted by the fruit growers Of
whole neighborhood. One unkept or
chard will grow enough insects tt
stock the orchards of a whole commun
ity, and so long as any such orchards
exist the efforts of neighbors to rit
their orchards of insect enemies viii
be to a certain extent annulled. There
Is perhaps nothing connected with ag
riculture wherein cooperation Is o
greater Importance than in the com
batting of insect pests.
To return to the consideration Of tn,
apples, says the Prairie Farmer, 1t il
important that the windfalls be re
moved and destroyed at least onc'
each week, as the curculio will begin tt
emerge from the fallen apples if lief
on the ground longer than seven days
In the above experiment. applied to
half dozen different orchards, the re
moval of all windfalls every sever
days practically prevented the develop
ment of the curcuho beetle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
FRENCH CANADA'S WOMEN.
They Are Always Busy and Yet Their
Tasks Seem Never to Be
Completed.

The French Canadian women In the
province of Quebec are the buiest of
their sex in the world. They are
miracles of industry, and yet from
morning to night their work never
seems to be finished, says the st. Paul
Globe.
The have the breakfast ready for the
men-folk at six in the morning; attend
to the numerous children, for the French
Canadian "habitant" always has a large
family; give the floor of the living-room
its daily s%crubbing until it shines like a
new pin; put on the soup for dinner;
make the bread; spin, weave and sew;
feed the chickens; lend a strong hand in
the field work; keep their husbands
cash and accounts, and lead the family
prayers after the days work is done.
If we visit Madame Jean Baptiste in
the afternoon, we shall find her sitting
or standing at her loom-the good old
hand loom that has woven the clothes OF
the family for generations.
On this loom she weaves not only
clothes, but carpets, coverlids and
blankets. To help out her small sup
ply of fresh wool, she tears up the old
material of worn-out coats and trousers
and weaves it over again. It is slow
work, but when it is finished the gar
ments are slow to YEA out. They last
more than twice as long as those which
madame could buy in the shops of Que
bee.
At another homestead the American
tourist who goes to French Canada in
the summer may find the women of the
house weaving, not cloth. but sheeting
of an im~perishable quality. She has
made the linen herself from the very be-
ginning. All she asked of her husband
was that he should bring the sheaves of
flax from the field. The breaking of it
OF the wooden "breze," the spinning and
the weaving, have all been done by her
own hand.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
mAN1lOUD ~
@s,. EdsllEJI&
A TALK ON TILE DRAINING.
Simple Essentials Which Will Assure
Work That Will Last and
Prove Effective.

In my experience | have learned
that, as q rule, tiles of too small capac-
ity have been laid. with the expecta-
ton of carrying away the vast volume
of water that often suddenly collects
in deep depressions after heavy rain.
Four-inch tile is often required, and a
tile of less than three inches in diam
eter, inside measurement, should never
be used. The work of grading the bot
tom of the ditch for the reception OF
the tile often results in failure, owing
to depressions or Irregularities re-
naming where silt or other foreign
matter accumulates in the tile, thus
~obstructing the flow of water.
The final grade of a ditch should
never be finished, especially where a
doubt exists in regard to required fall.
without the aid of a level, and the
work should never be trusted to the
eye of anyone, no matter how expert,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06

I once employed a professional ditcher
to drain a slough or pond hole, and,
owing to its failure to perform its
work, the tiles were taken up and the
bottom of the ditch properly graded
with a level, when it was discovered
that the grade at the outlet of the ditch
was Is inches higher than the point 1t
was intended to drain. OF course, such
a piece Of work proved of short dura-
ton and very expensive.
1t often happens that the outlets OF
drains are allowed to become obstruct-
ed with silt, coarse grass, ETC., render
ing them nearly or quite useless. To
those who, may contemplate the i'm
provement of their farms by inaug-
urating a system Of tile drainage, but
are deferred from doing SO owing to
the impossibility of obtaining a profess
sional ditcher, allow me to state that
the services Of ordinary farm help with
the oversight and assistance of the
farmer himself give as good, if not
better, results. Where a suitable fall
is plainly visible, 1t is not essential
that a level be used, providing the bot
tom of the ditch has an I've grade
and is free from Irregularities. But
where a doubt exists, a level, as shown
in the accompanying diagram, should
be used.
In the device, a and b represent the
base of level, 1914 feet long, six inches
wide, tapering to two inches at the
ends; c and d the plumb indicating on
e the amount of fall per rod. A wire
or wooden guard at + keeps the plumb
bob d from Hopping about. The up
right is six inches wide at base, where
it is mortised into the long strip, a b,
and two and one-half inches wide at
the top. The braces are two inches
wide and made from one-inch pine
Irving B. Cook, in Orange Judd Farm
er.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
The Dog and the Dairy,

Do not hurry the COWS to and from
pasture; let them take their own gait,
and keep the dog away from them.
Careful experiments at the experiment
stations, where the milk Of each COW
was weighed and tested each milking,
the herd being divided in two parts,
show that ever a we'll trained collie
dog, with whom the COWS might be
supposed to be well acquainted, could
not be used to drive them without a
loss of butter fat, and weight of milk.
So let the dog stay away from the
cows. He may be valuable to hunt
and kill woodchucks which are on the
increase and which do a very great
deal Of damage, but he has no busi-
ness in the dairy.-S. J. Baldwin in
Ohia Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
WORKING TO AVOID WORK.
The Number Of Persons Who Are
Striving to Live Without
Exertion Is Large.

Since the opening of the great fair in
st. Louis the newspapers have recorded
the deeds Of a number of men who have
crossed the ocear in small dories, or rid
den the width of the cchtinent on horse
back or on a bicycle, or walked som
thousands OF miles in the hope of making
money by exhibiting themselves. Only
lately, says Youths Companion, a morn
ing paper mentioned two men who had
arrived at st. Louis on foot, the one after
a journey of 5000 miles, the other after
a walk of more than 5000. Each had
heard a report that a money prize would
be given to the man who walked the
farthest-a story which had no founda-
ton in fact.
1t does not require a worlds fair to
bring persons of this sort to the front.
Some of them are always conspicuous.
They belong to the class of Tom
Sawyer's boy friends, who gladly per-
formed the work of whitewashing the
fence because they did not see that it
was work. An excellent device for
singing them out of a,crowd is the
maul-and-peg continuance common on
picnic grounds, whereby the strength of
a blow is recorded on q dial. 1t is an
interesting study Of human nature to
see how this attracts men who have
to handle a pick or shovel or paving
stone tamper most Of their time. They
turn eagerly to this heavier maui as a
recreation.
Think of the energy in %foot-pounds
or horsepower, or any other units of
measure, which was represented by the
6,000-mile walk, and then think what it
would have accomplished if it had been
applied to the wood-saw or the ak or the
hoe-handle!
The number of persons who work
hard in order to avoid working Is prob
ably larger than they themselves sus-
pect. They need a short course Of in
struction in mechanics. 1t is almost
an axiom in that science that the most
direct application of power is the most
economical, The kind of men who walk
to st. Louis are always looking for the
most indirect application.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
THE KEGS WE'RE LIGHTER.
DR.. Lorimer's Easy Explanation of
an Apparently Difficult Per-
formauce.

Rev. George c. Lorimer, whose death at
AK was recently reported, was the main
impetus that carried on the building OF
Boston's magnificent fremont Temple, arr
DR.. Lorimers wit, sincerity and magma
tive sympathy made him a great ~favorite
with the students OF Harvard during his
residence in Boston.
At Cambridge, one day, according to q
current story, am undergraduate asked the
opinion OF DR.. Lorimer on drinking-mod-
crate drinking.
Il am opposed to it, the clergyman said.
ut is perilous. 1t frequently leads to
drunkenness. In fact, most drunkards we're
moderate drinkers first
Naturally malt liquors and wines,
though, are Strengthening, aren't they!"
the student asked.
DR.. Lorimer smiled.
Beer" he said, lis very Strengthening.
! have known young men to have semi 10
their rooms large kegs of beer that they
could not bulge at first, and a day or two
later they would be able to lift tt ese kegs
with ease"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-06
SHORT-SiGHTED DRUMMER.
Was Foolish Enough to Sass a POST
mistress and Soon Learned
Something.

81 had a money order on a village post
office in Michigan, said the Chicago drum
mer,, relates the Daily News of that city,
and when | went in to get it cashed |
found a postmistress instead of a postmas-
ter. She was Cabling away with another
woman and, being in a hurry, / spoke to
her rather sharply. In fact. | asked her
if Uncle Sam employed her to gossip about
her neighbors, In reply, she looked at the
order and said:
james NJ. Blank, Ell? Well, sir, you
will have to be identified
Il had half a dozen letters, but she
shook her head. l showed her my initials
an my collar, but it was no 60. l had
sassed her and she had a chance to get
ever and, as a matter of fact, she kept me
in that town for two whole days, and
would then hardly believe a lawyer who
came 20 miles to identify me.
Its safe enough to sass your landlaGy
when you are not behind on your board,
but don't try it on a postmistress, who has
got the United States government at her
back"