davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
.!Mi5i;e!..e1;lbsSSss
4 Remedy That No One Is
Afraid To Take.

Or Thschcr's Liver and Blood Syrup
has been used in thousands Of homes for
eftv.two years with perfect confidence
and the most remarkable results.
The great success Of This remedy IS due
N the fact that its formula (which com
siss Of Buchu. Hydrangea, Mandrake
Yellow Dock. Dandclion, SarsapaIi'ia'
Centian. SIENNA and Iodidc of Potassium
has been freely published.
Doctors and Druggists everywhere do
not hesitate to recommend a preparation
which they know contains the best
known remedies for correcting all irreg-
ularities Of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood,
and the diseases caused by the failure Of
these functions to perform their proper
work
Thousands Of sick ones to whom lite
has been a burden have written grateful
letters that others might profit by their
experience.
BtooNuNo GROVE Tx, Nov. IL, NV.
Twas 81 Heriug terribly with indi etstieu "r,.
kidney trouble and sent 20 my druggist lo'
something 10 relieve me. -,.-Ao.,s
AS be sent me a package OF Dr. h'.lel
liver and Blood Syrup I concluded 70 tly l''
and now am deeply grateful 10 my uiuss'S'
81 bad been sufferer from these things ana
a s-ere-af rundown condition for ten years
ana mad only received temporary reici nom
ofhcr medicines But after using not quile t"9
r,ctages Of your Liver and Blood syrup i,,,
81 sfontaud hearty as ever did in my me ah4
I az, eqtisfed that am entirely cured. zee,
no e,rrptoris whatever Of kidney trouple, aln
my digestion is as good as any living man b
1 can now eat whatever choose.
never had any remedy give me suen qnleN
ord permanent relief and can not PUT coi-
rect estimate on the value your medicine mas
been 10 me would not take any amount OF
money fori Very gratefully yours ,,,...
JIG. BROWN.
If you need q medicine irriie TO-DAY for a
free sample bottle aud "Dr. TEACHERS
Health Book"
Cire s,,,npfoyyis for ddrice.
Ne simply ask yOW 70 try q az our CT
fetse We knOic tchdt ~ trtit 40 %
For sale bp all DrUggtsts-tco sises-oV
cents and Sf.OO.
THACHER MEDICINE CO.,
Chattanooga, Tena-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

The incubators must be started now
II early broilers are wanted.
The brooder and its proper manage
ment is more than half Of artificial rear
ing.
Have regular hours for feeding, and
you will always find the fowls ready at
the appointed time.
The droppings Of poultry fed on grain
and meat at this season are too valuable
to be wasted. Carefully store in bar
rels, mixing with dry earth and plas-
ter, and keep for the truck patch.
Make a trip through your hennery
with a lantern after the fowls have gone
to roost. Fowls with throat affections
can then be easily discovered and should
be removed to the hospital for treatment.
II you want to know what roup IS
Just open a door or a window over the
heads Of the fowls and let the cold ait
or wind pour down on them for night
OF two. In cold weather ventilation
should be from the floor outward, or up
through an air shaft. Farm Journal.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

RELEASING HOOK FOR DRIVER.
This catch is formed as shown in the
Illustration. The catch consists Of a
double spur. the upper one being held
by the ring fastened to the end Of the
rope as shown. II is released by pull
IN the guide rope. this rope serving also
% draw down the catch for the next
1T.
The driver nay be log Of heavy wood
pound with iron rings to add TO its
weight, and If the weight needs increas-
ng the driver is bored in the center and
he hole filled with lead. The weight
# II is further increased by heavy iron
ings around It. 1t should not be Of a
ess weight than $50 pounds for common
work, but may be easily increased in
weight by adding more Of the binding
'ings The two center posts are the
guides, and each has two scantlings
)olted or spiked to IL to secure the driver
iafely. The driver is so made that It
slides in these grooves easily, the mo-
ion being aided by the use Of any lubrl-
ant. such as common axle grease. 1t
will be an additional security to pass
.wo iron bands around them, which are
)olted 70 the outside, and so bent as to
afford easy passage through them Of the
iriver. The driver has a suitable catch
by which II is held in the hook, and the
weight Of the driver is firmly supported
oy the form of these clips, which slope
inward little so that some force is re-
luired to spread them by the guides at
he top. which engage with the curved
iatch. A pulley is fitted TO the bottom Of
he frame. and the hosting rope passes
through this pulley and hooks 10 the
iouble-tree attached to the harness.
The draft rope is drawn down after
he driver falls by the light cord, as the
loTses are backed to the original place,
and another blow is given. This kind
II machine is used for driving OF Dor
ng wells, but when rows of posts or
piles are driven the supports are fitted
INTO frame at the bottom so that Il
nay be moved on rollers, put under
The stills and a plank roadway made for
he machine to move on. 1t is a COM
mon practice to have these rollers made
With holes at the ends so that they may
De turned and moved by means Of bars
Or hand spikes. OF course when work
being done the bottom frame is solid
ly secured so that 1t cannot be misplaced
by the draft rope as It raises the driver.
Country Gentleman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
EFFECTIVE PILE DRIVER.
For small Farm Uses. such as sinking
sticks In the clay, 10 II of
Practical Use.

A quite effective pile driver may be
made for small uses in this way: A
frame Of four posts spiked at the bot
tom so as to take a firm hold on tim
Der frame spreading eight feet or so,
and. if the height makes il necessary,
held by guy ropes to steady ii, and OF
sufficient height to get the right fall,
will make the frame. The tops of the
posts are held by an iron bar passing
through them, and bent sufficiently TO
give the required spread at the bottom.
Two posts in the center are used and
fitted in the top and secured by the bar
passing through them for the driver 10
.all in, this being guided by slides In
which it works To the top Of the frame
a pulley is fixed for this lifting rope. AT
he end OF this lifting rope a catch by
which the driver is raised is fastened.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
FACTS AL.UT GAPzS.
A Few Rules the Adoption Of which
VIII Prevent the Appearance
of the Disease.

To prevent gapes Is better than any at
tempts to give relief after the chicks
are affected. and although it is now
somewhat late IN the season 10 consider
gapes. yet few rules 10 observe when
chicks are 10 be Matched may not be
out Of place. The following should be
kept for future reference: Scatter air
slaked lime freely over the ground occu-
pied by the chicks. Put little Of the
lime in the drinking water Should
signs Of the gapes appear, feed the
chicks twice a week with stiff corn-meal
dough. first intimately mixing a tea
spoonful OF spirits Of turpentine with
a quart OF the meal Give very sick
chick a drop Of turpentine on a bread
crumb. n this fails, then strip a
small feather, leaving a small tuft
on the end, insert the end Of the
feather IN the windpipe. give Il a twist
and then quickly withdraw II. Feed on
clean boards. Never allow residuum
food TO remain on the ground. Keep tho
ground free from filth. The rich, moist
places, such as are favorable TO earth.
worms. are favorable to gapes. Do not
mistake lice for gapes. as the large gray
lice on the skin Of the heads and necks
will often cause the chicks to gasp from
weakness.
It Is not an easy matter to insert a
feather down the throats Of a large
number Of chicks; hence, the best
wholesale method is to give turpentine
in cornmeal. and TO use plenty Of lime
on the ground, as lime will purify the
soil and render It unfit for gapeworms.
Farm and Fireside.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

An Irish aplarist gives novel idea
IN the following utterance: I'VE know
that the microbes causing foul brood
retain their vitality in honey for some
time, but just how long we do not know.
That the pores Of Bacillus mesentericus
will terminate after being stepped in
honey for over year, have very great
toubts, and If few years immersion
in concentrated honey is fatal to them,
we have a clew to the reason why bees
store, and keep in store, large quanti-
ties Of honey If the microbes causing
foul-brood could be exterminated there
would be no bee-keeping; the bees
would not store honey enough to make
il an object"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
COMFORT FOR PIGEONS.
Gus Sections of House Affords
Healthy Exercise.

Pigeons must be given exercise in the
open air and sunlight. For this purpose
a wire cage or Fly" is built. We show
such a fly in our illustration. On this
subject a government bulletin says:
The ground should be leyeled In the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
How 70 Get RID of Hawk.

The usual way Of getting rid Of the
lawk is to use good gun, trusting
i to the hands Of some man that knows
how to shoot straight. Another way
s to set up pole not far from the
poultry yard, and make It in every way
suitable resting place for the hawk. II
he has an eye to business he will now and
then light on the top to rest and lay his
plans for catching a fat fowl. After
visit OF two place a common steel trap on
,op Of the pole. The chances are that
The hawk will make one visit too many.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
Buy Your Fowls az Once.

During the fall or winter is the time to
buy fowls, because the breeders are over
stocked and will sell at lower figures
than al any other time The spring Is
the time to buy eggs, because the adj
vantages then are more favorable for
Matching and raising chicks 1t is very
difficult to procure birds at any price
in the spring. as the fowls are then
mated and the pens are complete.-MiS-
land Farmer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

Sweet oil taken internally is said to
be an antidote for the bites Of rattle
snakes. Of spiders and other insects.
Tor ivory poison and for arsenic and
trychnine poisoning. It will cure bloat
In animals which results from eating
loo much Of fresh clover or similar
foods. The dose for man Is a spoonful
taken internally; for horse eight times
rs much. Every farmer should keep a
bottle In his house constantly.
A good dairy ration: Sllage, 40
pounds; clover and timothy hay. ten
pounds; gluten meal. three pounds.
bran, Eve pounds.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

To be a successful wife, to ]
retain the love and admiration
of her husband should be a
wOman's constant study. II
she would be all that she may,
she must guard well against the
signs of i'll health. Mrs. Brown
tells her story for the benefit of
all wives and mothers.
"DrAR MRS PNKHAM: Lydia +.
Piukham's Vegetable Compound
will make every mother well, strong.
healthy and happy. dragged through
nine wears Of miserable existence, worn
out with pain and WEAKNESS / then
noticed a statement Of a woman
troubled as ! was; and the wonderful
results she had had from your Vege-
table Compound and decided to try
what il would 10 for me. and used il for
three months. At the end of that
time. / was a different woman. the
neighbors remarked il, and my hus-
band fell in love with me all over
again. Il seemed like new existence.
! had been suffering with inhamma-
ton and falling Of the womb but your
medicine cured that, and built up my
entire system. tin was indeed like a
new woman. - Sincerely yours, Mrs.
CHAs. J.. BROWN. 81 Cedar Terrace. Hot
Springs. Ark, Vice President Mothers
Club.-S5OOO forfeit II original Of abo0e iett1
proving genaireHess cannot De produced.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know Il.
How To Find out.

FIJI bottle or common glass with your
water and lei Il stand iweniy-four hours;
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

sediment or set
Ting indicates an
unhealthy condl-
ton Of the kid
neys; If It stains
your linen It IS
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire 10
pass II or pain in
the back Is also
H 80
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Marriage.

The statement of Adjutant General
Corbin that the marriage of army
officers who by reason of pecuniary
embarrassment have made no proper
provision for assuming the responsi-
biities Of the married state is hurtful
both to the army and the officers them
selves, might be given far broader
application. The marriage OF any man
before he has made some provision for
the necessary expense of that luxury, is
a detriment to his chances of success in
life. II, as the General thinks, the
head OF the army should pass in judg-
ment on every such marriage, it is not
more unreasonable that the civil magi-
strates should have the poyer to sane
tion or prohibit the marriage of citi-
zens on the ground Of thereby raising
the standard of citizenship. 1t seems
absurd, but the fact remains that such
system or regulation would prevent
many OF the thoughtless marriages
which now take place, and perhaps re-
duce the work of the divorce court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Misleading Claims.

The growth OF correspondence schools
has been one Of the most notable de-
velopements of the last decade, and to
a certain extent, IL has been genuine
good, enabling many a young prison,
tied down by circumstances TO rise by
home study to better position in life.
The limited capital required to conduct
such an institution, however, has led to
q serious abuse OF the system and there
are now dozens OF such correspondence
schools, which II not actually frauds,
certainly have tendency to become so.
There are schools protesting to teach
practically every subject of ordinary
knowledge-from medicine, law and
jurisprudence to the more legitimate
branches Of stenography and bookkeep-
ing, and in these they offer as an In
ducement to graduates ''diploma"-
good for what IL Is worth. Going
further, few offer to teach telegraphy,
typewriting, the printing trade, the
art of ad writing and caricature. In so
far as the theory Of these latter subjects
is concerned, IL can possibly be taught
and the schools could remain within
legitimate bounds. But the absurdity
and fraud lies in the glaring misstate-
ments which many of them make In
their advertising matter in regard to
the short time necessary TO master"
the art and the fabulous salary which
may be expected when they have learn
ed it. Thousands OF students have
eagerly grasped at these delusive offers
seeing therein an easy path to fat
salary-only to learn to their bitter
disappointment that no profession and
no trade can be wholly mastered save
by the eternal school OF experience.
Moreover il is not the task OF few
weeks, but of years to thoroughly
master any of them, and no student
should be deceived into believing that a
correspondence course in any branch
can enable him to become at a single
bound the equal Of men with years Of
experience. Not all the schools practice
this deception, it is true, and those
honestly conducted are worthy Of
praise, but If no check can be put on
unreliable institutions, all will eventu.
ally suffer alike in losing the respect of
the people.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
THE LEGEND OF JAPAN.
Origin Of Dai Nippon, According to
shintO Mythology.

According to the Shinto mythology,
in the beginning chaos reigned, and in
1t were contained the germs of all
things. From chaos was evolved u
race of heavenly beings termed ''ce
lestial kami," of whom Izanagi, a
male, and Izanami, female, were the
last.
These two were instructed by the
other deities to descend from heaven
and beget islands, and to help them
on their mission they were presented
with jeweled spear. Standing on n
bridge floating in the ether, they reach.
ed down and stirred the brine and then
drew up the spear. The brine that
dripped from this weapon was heaped
up and became the island of Onogoro,
and on 1t the pair descended and
begat several other islands.
The first Of these was Hirugo, but as
1t did not meet with the approval Of
the deities it was put into boat and
allowed to float away. The next was
the island of Ava, and so in succession
were produced the remaining islands
Of the archipelago, now termed by
Europeans Japan" but by the Japa-
nese themselves "Dai Nippon" "rhe
Great Sunrise"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
THE MILK TEST.
how You Mny Discover II Yonr Di-
gestion Is Perfect.


Milk is known TO be one of the few
complete foods. II contains the bone,
muscle and fat producing elements and
sustains the heat of the body. The
milk of different classes of animals
(mammals) varies in composition to
suit the different requirements; thus
mares milk is richer in sugar, but
lacking in protein, compared with
cows milk.
Another fact of interest connected
with milk is found in the difficulty
with which some persons digest plain
milk 1t is, safe TO say that should
any organ, secretion or digestive juice
fail to perform its free duty the milk
consumed will not be properly digest
ed. The reason for this Is simple.
MIX contains such variety of com
pounds that all portions of the di.
gestive system are called into activity
for the digestion of these varied ele-
ments. The gastric juice attacks the
cheesy matter; the pancreatic and in
testinal juices digest the sugars and
fats. This takes the milk through the
stomach and the small intestines into
the large intestine. The lower intes-
tine digests wood fiber also. This alone
of all the forms Of food nutrients is
not found in milk. Because of the
facts above stated the ability to drink
milk is a test Of perfect digestion in
nearly all cases.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
The Good Old Way.

A severe cold or attack OF la grippe Is
like fire, the sooner you combat II the
better your chances are to overpower
it. But few mothers in this age are
willing to do the necessary work re-
quired to give good old-fashioned
reliable treatment such as would be ad-
ministered by their grandmothers, back
ed by Boschee's German Syrup, which
was always literally used in connection
with the home treatment OF colds and
is still in greater household favor than
any known remedy. But even without
the application OF the old fashioned aids
German Syrup will cure a severe cold
In quick time. 1t will cure colds in
children or grown people. 1t relieves
the congested organs, allays the irrita-
tion, and effectively stops the coughs
Any child will take it.. 1t is invaluable
in household OF children. Trial size
bottle, 25c regular size, 75c. For sale
by II. Alex Stoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
ODD HOTEL CHARGES
WAYS THEY HAVE OF TIGHTENING
ONES PURSE IN EUROPE.
Items In the BILLS That Are Not APP
prccinted by the Nictims-One Place
Where You Pay For Fodder Wheth-
er You Have "a Horse or Not.

Most British hotels adhere to Il
stercotyped list of charges, though oc-
casionally travellers come upon strange
eXuctions In out of the way places.
British hostelries, however, are far
behind foreigners In the variety and
strungeness Of their charges. Nearly
every European country has some Curl
osity of its own.
Many hotels in the Tyrol charge un.
der the heading of "ofiice' to cover the
clerks time wasted in looking up in
formation about trains and attending
to letters. In some parts of south Ger
many travellers are invariably charged
for soap, whether they bring their own
or not.
Some small country hotels in north
ern Spain supply their visitors with
nlghtshirts, for which charge is
made, and all over the country luggage
not kept in the visitors bedroom is
charged special storage fee. French
provincial hotels are proverbially mod
crate, but there is hotel at Dillon
which charges all its visitors for
fires" in summer and winter alike.
Old fashioned hotels in Vienna make
a charge for brushing clothes" and
visitors are expected to leave their eX-
ternal garments outside their bedroom
doors on retiring.
"Use of dark room, florin," appeared
in the bill of an amateur photographer
known to the writer, who changed his
plates in the bathroom of big hotel In
the same city.
Russia beats the world for strange
hotel charges. In all but first class ho-
tells bedroom towels are charged for,
and visitors, after paying about 4
shllngs for bath, are required to
pay an additional sixpence each per
towel.
Country hotels supply beds and mat
tresses, but charge separately for
blankets, sheets and pillows, the
theory being that all sensible travellers
bring their own. Where there are no
railways, the posthouse keepers are al
lowed by law to charge travellers for
fodder for one horse whether the
horse be kept at the inn or not.
Heavy taxation sometimes leads to
curious hotel charges. Many Greek
hotels charge 10 lepta Ia penny n
night for matches. In Italy, where
the salt tax is outrageously high. land
lords of small inns charge halfpenny
per head for salt. They also invari-
ably charge percentage on postage
stamps bought at the inn.
use Of toilet necessaries" is respon-
sible for 80 centimes dhreepence) Of
most Corsican hotel bills. At Ajac-
clio some of the better class hotels
: charge for table decorations" and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28

any one who wishes to avoid this OK.
action should instruct the head walter
to put no lowers on his table. The
item flights In public rooms appears
beside bedroom lights" In many Greek
hotel bills.
In Sofia hotel keepers have to pay
a special tax for the maintenance of
the police force, and they extract this
from their visitors by charging spe-
cially for hot water.
Most Bulgarian hotels charge II shil-
ling to any one who comes in after II
o'clock ut night ana to any one who
comes down to breakfast after 10.
There is Il hotel restaurant In Bucha-
rest which widely advertises n Hunsn-
rian hotel ms its great attraction, but
charges sixpence for Emusic" In all its
bills.
In Roumania, as in Russia, bedding
is universally charged for. Roumanlan
country hotels charge fixed price, ac-
cording to the visitors rank, mer-
chant paying only two-thirds Of the
amount debited to noble.
In northern Roumania travellers
paying capacity Is estimated according
TO the number OF horses he travels
with. The basis Is one horse, and 10
per cent Is added to the bill for each
additional animal
Servia. however, beats the world for
the variety Of its hotel bills. In all but
the best class hotels table linen. bed
ding, writing materials. hot water.
towels and services OF valet" are put
down separately In the bill. A Bel
grade hotel some years ago installed Il
lift, charging visitors penny for every
ascent or descent.
The rooms of SerYian country inns
contain nothing but beds and chairs,
and II the visitor objects to dress In
the common lavntory he Is charged ex-
ira for towels, soa' water and use of
washhand stand.
But perhaps tile strangest hotel
charge on the continent Is that Of II
big Copenhagen temperance hotel
which charges slxponce II day to every
visitor who smokes on the premises
Pearson's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
EASTWARD.

Train 05l Sunday leaves Pittsburg 9.0C II. m
Red Bank II. 10 BroolXvllle 12.1 Reynoldsvll
LA, Falls Creek 90 Dubois i.J5 p. m
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28

In Egypt the women still follow the
ancient custom of riding on donleys
The animals are mall and well train
ed and carry the burdens about with
out remOnstrane The riding under
these conditions demands no especial
skill Of horsem,lhship. The women
make a great convenience of these lit
tie steeds, riding them to market OF to
their shopping af well as on cOnsidera-
BILE Journeys.