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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-05-20
WE CALL ATTENTION

to the following extract from a
addressed TO Longman *
MARTINEZ:
"We have tired various prepared
paints, and have also had numerous
properties owned by our concern paint
ed by painters with such paint rs they
prepare themselves, and we say UNI
hesitatingly that for economy, for du-
rabiity and for n%on-fading qualities
your prepared paint is the best, cheap
Is. and mos satisfactory goods made
on the face Of the earth, and we make
this statement voluntarily and unso.
lici.ed. We have two acres OF land
under roof connected with our factory,
aud numerous houses aud tenements
outside the factory, all OF which are
painted with your paint, and we are
qualif ed TO pass judgment.
"YOurs most respectfully,
MORSE BROS.
"Per Elijah A. Morse
Sole Agents,
Chas. Bugg & Son.,
Farmville. Va
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U~nanfmousIy Correct.

Teacher-What part Of speech is
'kiesf"
Entire Chorus Of Girls-A conjune-
tion-N. Y. Times
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He-May l take you to our animal
show7
she-Ob, DO you have a part?-Cin-
clnnau Commercial Tribune.
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For Rent:-That desirable brick resi-
dence ON Main street occupied by MTs.
j. j.. Lyon. Apply TO &. f. Chappell.
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For SaIe:-Three good mich cows
Jerseys for sale. Apply to W. NJ. I'LL
liam, Sanco, Va.
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rarmrilIe,s Present Administration.

Editor Haraid:-Permit me to say a
word, on this, the eve Of another
towns election, in defence Of our "City
Fathers" Well nigh six years ago
Hon. W.T.. Blanton became mayor Of
Farmville, and since that time has had
i'm the general Management Of the
town. a council in sympathy with his
views on public Affairs.
What has been accomplished ?
Third street has been paved IN most
important part, High street given per-
manent granite side walk, old bridges
which yielded to each returning over
flow have been superseded by subston-
tial viaducts, concrete pavements in
troduced on Main street, fire plugs
placed wherever needed in town, the
electric plant enlarged and improved
one mile Of macadam built and paid
for, stepping stones placed at conVe-
nient crossings the town over, the
grounds Of the Normal school made
more useful and ornamental by the do
nation Of a public street, the surround
ings Of that school greatly improved,
the roadway to the Appomattox made
passable and safe even in times Of high
water, the fire apparatus made more
perfect and 10y constant inspection KEPT
in readiness for fire emergencies, the
town guarded against unsightly and
unsafe buildings, the mayors courl
held at fixed hour aud certain place.
| scrupulous attention paid to sanitary
and clearly conditions, aud the annua.
revenues of the corporation have been
increased from fifteen to twenty thou
sand.
The one criticism passed on the
mayor and his associates was that they
postponed the opening Of The dispen-
sary, and that postponement resulted
in an increase Of two ffths Of profit O
the d~ispemsary to the town. Briefly
stated the facts are in favor Of letting
well enough alone. / doubt if there il
wisdom or patriotism enough in tow
outside the present body to improve
upon this record.
On the oath we will as a people, say
at the polls, "well done" VOTER.
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HAVE YOUR PRINTING
DONE ATTHE HERALD
JOB OFFICE FARMILLF.
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~,RANDONNENr-
The giving mp of property I'M
;und bv the one who inSurcS.
The insurer iu this case takes
chances With salvage.
ACTUARl
mathematical contortionist.
Arate-tablc maker.
A calculator of future eXpcc-
tatious for am mSurancccOm-
pany.
Paulett & Paulett,
INSURANCE that lnSureS.'
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FARMVILLE HERALD.
FRIDAY. MAY I'D. 1904

TIT
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12


In days when tavern brawls in Eng.
lana were frequent and swords were
out on the slightest provocation com.
mon fairness demanded that the blades
OF chance combatants should be Of
equal length. In sudden ARRAY
there would be no thought OF measur-
ing swords, 20 the authorities took the
matter into their own hands at the
gates Of the city Of London, where
every gallant was liable to be chal-
lsnsed, and II the public official found
any blade beyond thirty-six inches
the smith stood By to snap OF the steel
to the required length. In Queen Eliz-
abeth's reign this was the common
practice.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Compliments Hoad River.

Last Sunday the writer of this article
visited Hood River valley for the first
time in several years, driving up the
west side of the valley,afd down on the
east. He was most agreeably sur
prised at the development that has
been made in fruit culture.
The west part of the valley is devoted
largely to strawberry growing, and
certainly it is carried ON extensively.
Formerly people spoke of Hood River
strawberry patches, but now they must
call them fields, for it is no uncommon
thing to see tracts Of from 20 TO 40 acres
planted exclusively to strawberries, and
these fields extend over a.large stretch
of country. At this season of the year
the strawberry beds show to good
advantage. The vines are thrsfty and
covered with blossoms and the young
berries just beginning to set From
present indications the valley viii har-
vest an immense crop of Strawberries
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

this season. While some fine apple
orchardsAre to be seen on the west side,
the most extensive are to be found on
the east side of the river, where there
are acres and acres OF bearing trees, all
Of which are fairly loaded with blossoms
that foretell an almost unlimited crop.
A striking feature Of the entire valley
is the evidence of thrift shown by the
substantial and expensive farm inn
provements. The houses are modern
and comfortable, while the outbuildings
and fences are up to date in every re-
spect. Much of the valley has been
divided into small holdings of from 10
to 40 acres, and on each of these are
most substantial improvements. On
these small tracts of land families are
supported, evidencing the fact that
Hood River valley is capable of sus-
tanning large population and can
probably support more people on the
same area than any other locality in
the Northwest
The town of Hood River shows many
evidences of thrift. Several tireproof
business houses have been built during
the past year, and new residences dot
the town in every part. The Mount
Hood hotel is being rebuilt, and when
completed will be modern hostelry.
S. F. Fouts has begun excavating for a
brick hotel building, and several other
residents of the place are planning to
put up bricks this season.
Truly Hood River is prosperous
place and is destined to become one Of
the wealthiest sections of Oregon
Mountaineer
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
He reearaed children as nulaanc

He regarded children as a nuisance.
He did all his courting before mar
riage.
He doled out money to his wife as II
TO beggar.
He never had time 10 go anywhere
with his wife.
He never dreamed that there were
two sides to marriage.
He never dreamed that wife needs
praise or compliments.
He thought his wife should spend all
her time doing housework.
He treated his wife as he would not
have dared to treat another woman.
He never dreamed that his wife
needed vacation, recreation or
change.
He never made concessions to hia
wife's judgment, even in unimportant
matters.
He thought the marriage vow had
made him his wlfe's master instead OF
her partner
He took all the little attentions Law
ished on him by his wife as his by al
vine right" and not as favors. Sue.
cess
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Strawberry Grnwrrs Notice.


The object OF the Union is to snip
strawberries at the lowest possible cost
and make the best possible returns to
the growers. lt II not necessary 10 De
member OF the Union to ship with It,.
Old growers understand the object OF
the Onion and the secretary Will be
pleased to explain TO all new comers,
and give any and all information to any
one.
The Union will make stralghtfor-
ward inspection and berries VIII be
graded without favor. You VIII receive
the same treatment regardless Of the
size of your field, color, race or religion.
Every grower who ships with the
Union will comes in for its benefits.
Every grower who ships with the
Union will, by the plan adopted by the
board, receive his proportion OF the ex-
press, high and low price markets.
II Our system is arranged so that every
grower can see the complete returns for
each day, his average price as well as
that of all other growers on the same
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
A NEST BUILDING FISH.


JatuRs ARoEds SAFE Asylum Eor ths
Helpless FasAaa.
II ID doubtful whether protective rnius-
hry among animals 10 better exemph
fed than In the case OF the hsh COM
monty known as the marbied angler ok
the Sargasso sea (Pterophryne histraol
Owing to its peculiar structure It r.
poor swimmer. and 1t tlArefore spends
most Of Its life moving slowly about
ON the bottom among corals, seaveed,
etc, which these fishes closely resem-
BILE In color and In outline. They cling,
too, to the floating masses Of sarwas
sum weed with their peculiar fns, and
the color markings Of the nsh closely
resemble the weed itself. Not only does
the weed thus furnish homo for this
species, but the fish actually constructs
nest from It and therein deposits its
eggs. One of these nests, found In con-
nection with the Hassler expedition.
was described as consisting Of round
mass Of sargassum about the size OF
two fists rolled up together. To all ap-
pearaAces 1t was made OF nothing but
this gulf weed, the branches and leaves
Of which were. however, evidently knit
together and not merely tangled into q
roundish mass, for. though some Of the
leaves and branches hung loose from
the nest, 1t became at once Visible that
the bulk Of the ball was held together
by threads trending In every direction
among the seaweed. BY close obeerva.
tion It became apparent that this mass
Of seaweed was nest, the central part
OF which was bound up In the form OF
a ball, with several loose branches en-
tending In various directions. On still
closer examination the nest above de-
scribed was found to be full Of eggs,
which were scattered throughout the
mass. ts
Nature has thus afforded q safe asy.
lum for these somewhat helpless fishes,
whose cutaneous filaments, which are
plentifully provided on the belly, around
the mouth anS on the dorsal spine. 20
nearly resemble the weed itself that
predaceous fishes doubtless fail to rec.
ognize the living animals, and thus the
latter escape determination. Scientific
American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

II 10 usually accepted without Ques.
tion that the modern scientific meth.
ods used In the care and bringing up
OF infants tend to increase the average
duration of human life. Mr.. Charlton
7. Lewis, writing In Harper'a Weekly,
presents q different view. When In
fants were treated with less wisdom,
he points out, the weaker perished and
the stronger survived. When the sick
are cared for 80 that u large number
recover from disease, 1t IL inevitable
that on the average those who are thus
rescued must be weaker than the COM
munity to which they are restored.
Thus all these influences, says Mr..
Lewis in conclusion. while saving life,
tend especially to save lives which
are feeble In greater proportion than
those which are strong and thus In the
end must lower the vitality OF the
great mass Of the population"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

In Scilly and Guernsey the industry
Of growing early flowers for the Lon
don market has reached large proper
tions. From the former island as many
as fifty tons of early spring blossoms
are shipped to the mainland In a single
day. The flower season begins In jan
uary. when the early varieties are COM
ing into bloom. Often, when the wealth
er is cold and cloudy. the buds are tar
dy in opening. and 1t is necessary to re-
sort to artificial aid In order that the
waiting markets may be supplied. The
flower heads are picked as soon as one
bud penetrates the calyx and placed in
jars of water, which are ranged upon
the shelves Of greenhouse kept at .
temperature of 90 to 10 degrees, In d
few hours the backward buds respond
to the genial warmth, spread their pet
ais, assume their glowing colors and
are ready for punching and packing.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

Freshly made bread is more indi.
eestbie than stale bread because 1t 10
more moist and becomes more solid
in the mouth: hence more iinpenetra-
bic TO- the saliva and the gastric juices
For the same reason bread crust is
more digestible than what is beneath
1t, being drier. Bread may be unfit
for use from being made Of aduiterat-
Cd or too old Hour. by turning sour or
developing bitter taste from the
yeast, from getting moldy and from
insufficient fermentation in the rising
process, which leaves 1t too heavy for
the digestive fluids to act well upon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
CATS X: s. SUCKING < BREATH. /.

bA OLD wtvoS Fable That Has Served
. coed PusRoss.
Can cat really suck the breath of a
ehildf
We hgve always heard that 1t could.
Away back In early childhood we dis
tinctly remember frequent warnings
to look out for the cat. Do not allow
the cat 10 get into bed with you. espe
cially to get into bed with the baby, az
1t Is liable to suck the baby's breath
which would cause the baby to die.
Is there any foundation for such
notion a. thisi We never cf4ld discov
or any real meaning to the belief that
a cat can suck the breath OF a child.
Indeed the sentence 10 totally unlntel.
ligible.
What ID meant by sucking the breathf
1t may be true that the cat, attracted
by the breath Of a child who had re-
Gently been nussing. might attempt to
interfere In some manner with the
chiid's mouth. In young cats the i'm
pulse 10 nurse might be excited by the
smell OF the child's breath. 1t is bare
ly possible that the cat might be seized
with a desire to bite or to devour the
chila's lips or tongue, lured on by the
snaell OF miik. We are not In a posi-
ton to deny these possibilities. Maybe
they are true.
But not any Of these suppositions fur
nish q basis for the statement that the
cat IL liable to suck the child's breath.
We have always heard this statement
with a shudder OF horror. II seems to
convey some weird, hoertble tragedy
that can hardly be imagined. But It Ia
mere fancy, the origin OF which IL
hard 10 explain.
: Yet we would advise mothers to be
careful about leaving the infant with
cat We do not favor the idea OF
cats sleeping with children. nor do we
favor the practice OF children playing
with cats, handling them. mopping
them around the fioor. fondling them,
dressing them up 40 dolls 1t is not
good for the cat; Il is not good for the
child. Neither cats nor dogs ought to
be treated in this manner. They are
all right I'm their place. but they are
not at for playthings.
II the superstition that a cat can
suck chiid's breath has operated as
Q preventive to mothers allowing their
children to play with cats. 1t has served
very good purpose. but such childish
notions are hardly compatible with ma
tura reelection, II 10 one of the old
wives fables which may have served
good purpose, but 1t IL too ridiculous
for repetition. There are other and
better reasons why the cat and baby
should not be left together than the
vague, unintelligible fear that the cat
will suck the child's breath.-Medical
Talk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Frost Hurts Prune Trees.
Portland Telegram


Italian prunes, home grown, are likely
to be scarce, and the price high, il the
damage done to them by frost is as severe
as reported. From Clackamas and Yam
hill counties come the reports that frost
has almost completely ruined the crop
there. Reports from Douglas county are
to the effect that the prune crop has been
greatly damaged. The same report has
been received Baker county. Morrow
county promises only short crop on
account Of frost, and the prospects in
Josephine county are uncertain. From
the rest Of the state the reports are all
favorable for prunes, but some OF the
heaviest producing counties are among
those named. .syf
Noteverybody shares the belief found.
ed on the reports that the crop is going
to be short this wear. George LambersOn
secretary OF the state horticultural COM
mission expressed his opinion this morn-
ing that the crop of primes would be all
right, and that the price would not be
prohibitive. From what he had learned,
the crop, although damaged by frost in
localities, has not been materially affect
ed
The regular weekly crop bulletin
issued by the local Office Of the United
States Weather Bureau. shows that the
crop in places will be q total failure on
account OF frost.
In few localities hops have been in
jured by frost, and the vines Q, everywhere
have not done so well as they did the
previous week. The cultivation of the
hopyards for the first time has been
practically completed, and the hops are
now nearly to the top of the poles, or
twine as the case may be. Gardens are
backward, and some tender varities of
vegetables have been slightly injured by
frost. Lste gardens and late potatoes
are being planted, and considerable land
lie being prepared for corn, but not much
has yet been planted.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
An Aneodote Of whlttlor.

A friend in conversation with MF.
Whittier, the poet, remarked that he
was about to contract to furnish lot
Of oak timber for the government gun
boats and asked him II he thought II
was In consistence with the peace doc
trines Of the Quaker denomination.
Without saying anything calculated to
decide the question the two arrived at
their parting place, when Mr.. Whittier.
shaking his friends hand, said, Moses.
if thee does furnish any OF that Gag
timber thee spoke OF. be sure that 1t ID
all sound"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
One of the Brightest.

The Hood River Glacier, one of Ore
CONS brightest papers, has changed
hands, s. f. Blythe n Son selling out
to Arthur d, Moe. Mr.. Moe announces
that the Glacier will be found in the
republican column. We regret to lose
Editor Blythe and his son Ned from the
newspaper field, but feel assured Mr.
Moe will keep up-the present high stand.
ard of that paper. Eugene Register.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

Mrs. Brown--I was downtown yes
terdAy. didn't know but I might
meet you. Mrs. Gresne--I was down
town. too, and I'm awfnlly sorry
didn't see you. Little Johnny Greene
Ma, don't you remember we saw Mrs.
Browns dog and you said: Come, let's
hurry away from here. That old cat
must be somewhere near" What old
cat did you mean, mar
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

A fOur-year-old requires IL hours:
one Of years. IL hours; Of l2 years.
10 hours. and Of 10 or Is. 0 hours Att
er that 7 or 8 hours is suficient until
after 90; then the hours should be In
creased gradually with each decade. as
the man or woman of 50 requirea ss
much sleep az a child Of 10. And Il
should be remembered that the most
health giving beauty making ttmsy
early, ,Saa. - IN
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
One Of Eastern Oregon,s Best.

Hood River people in town today tell
us that s. f. Blythe has sold the Hood
River Glacier to A. d. Moe, who takes
charge this week For the past twelve
years Mr.. Blythe has published the Gla-
cier, and all will agree that it is one Of
Eastern Oregon's best papers, though the
editor was Of the democratic persuasion
The new proprietor is said to be Re-
publican Mr. Blythe and daughter
Clara will leave soon for a short visit in
the East and we understand E. N,
Blythe is now assistant local editor on
the Journal. .--Dalles Chronicle.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

This afternoon Norman Williams was
brought before Judge Bradshaw and
entered plea Of not guilty to the
indictment filed by District Attorney
Menefee, charging him with the murder
of Alma Nesbitt. Since Williams at
torney, Judge McGinn, was not present,
the date of the trial could not be fixed.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
she HaA Pierced Hia.

Miss Skremer-Papa says II give
upomy singing lessons he'll give me
pair Of diamond earrings. Miss Sharpe
You've never worn earrings, have
your Miss Skremer-No: I'll have 10
have my ears pierced. Miss Sharpe
oh, see his ideal He wants to pay
you back in your own coin.-Philadei-
phla PressQ
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Deserving ss Pity.

There goes Roxham. Every time /
think of that mans financial embaFs
rasSment 1t makes me yearn to help
hlm."
Financial eKrbarrassmentT
"Yes. He's got SO much money he
doesn't know what to do with it,
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

The Hood River Glacier, lately pur-
chased by A. D. Moe, keeps up the
Blythes' record of soaring up more local
news than any piper published in town
of like size in the country.-Portland
Journal
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Al Invitation Accepted.

"No. never carry my watch when
] 90 out" she said artlessly. 81 am 50
careless that 1t wouldn't be safe. Why,
person could steal anything righ
from under my nose, and l wouldn't
miss It" Then the young man by her
tide stole kiss, and she didn't seem
20 miss II.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

Johnny-Pa, the taxpayers are only
the people who own properties. aren't
theyf Pa-No. my son. The real tax
payers are the people who rent the
properties Philadelphia Ledger.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
An Omen Meeting.

There will be meeting of the Has
salo club at their rooms Saturday, May
l4th at 8 p. m, for the purpose OF reor-
ganizing. All members and others
wishing to join are requested to be
present. By request Of many members.
A. S. BLOWERS, President.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Milwaukee Nurseries.

We will have large stock OF Apple PeafssPuae Peach
m and Cherry Frees also Grape Curan and B Plants OF all
the leading varieties Shade and Trees Roses
Hedge Plants, ETC.
All T grated roots strictly fscla and
Apple selected ofthe best growing
River Valley large stock Yellow Newtowns and S
Special prices made large lots Send early for price list
N HARVEY Prom milwaukee, Or
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
A Temporary Opinion.

The Fiancee-The idea Of his think
ing that he is unworthy of mel The
Confdante--Yes. but you needn't ar
que the matter with him. He'll dis
cover his error in time Brooklyn Life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

II wonder what Bragg means by for
ever talking of bis social Obligationsr :
II suppose Re's member Of several
social organizations and never pays hi
dues Exchange.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Thanks.

Bro. s. +. Blythe and son have sold
the Hood River Glaciea to A. d. Moe.
The Glacier is one OF the best week
lies in Eastern Oregon. .--Wasco News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

The birds nests used for soups are.
little gelatinous things made up princi.
eaily from the saliva OF tiny birds VI
Uhlna.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12

but why did he marryr !
80 as to have some one to help hiag
live within his income. He couidn's
DO II alone. Chicago Post.