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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
THE WISE FARM MANAGER
he Makes a Success Of Life Because
he Knows How TO Think to
Some End.

The farmer that succeeds is the one
that thinks. and thinks TO some end
The superintendent OF the farm 4:
the thing Of most importance TO q
man that has a farm large enough Ia
require the work Of a number Of men
The man with the little farm can think
as he goes along. but not so the man
that has q large area OF expensive
land 70 control This was forcibly
brought 20 our attention recently in a
visit to one Of the most successful
farmers In Illinois He said that one
Of the greatest faults he had noticed
with unsuccessful farmers was their
lack Of ability TO plan. He himself al
ways made Il o point 10 think out
the work days ahead. and TO tell the
men the night before what they were
each to do on a certain day. He
cited the instance Of one farmer that
lacked this power. He would not try
TO think what 20 do TIL the day came
when the work was 20 be done. and
then he never succeeded in arranging
his work so as 10 save time. He would
say 10 one man: well, you 90 over
and repair that fence " and he would 70
perhaps a mile 10 make a little repair
on a fence which could have been re-
paired when the men were in that VI
entity engaged on some other work.
This meant a lossof time that was a very
considerable factor when 70 was repeated
over and over throughout the year in
various forms The man al the head OF
affairs IS the one that must make the
farm work a success. n II IS 10 be
success.-Farmers' Review.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
AN ENEMY OF GOOD ROADS
Water Does More Harm Than All the
Other Destructive Agencies Known
20 Engineers.

Among the elements and forces Of Ma
ture there are several enemies Of good
roads. but the greatest of them Is water
IL washes away the material OF the road
10 soaks into the road and softens II 50
that the wagon wheels cut into the sur
face making ruts and holes II pene-
trates and softens the foundation so that
the surface Of the road sinks or breaks
up. In the winter the water that IS in the
road freezes. expands and loosens and
! disintegrates the road material
The most important thing In the build
Ing Of roads Is 20 lesson or prevent the
rayages Of water; yet no feature of the
work IS so neglected as this. Many local
Foad supervisors seem to give no con-
sideratl0n 20 The question Of drainage,
and the result is a regular mud blockage
during several weeks or months Of the
year.
The following are few simple rules
the observance Of which would 60 far
toward lettering the roads Of this coun-
try:
First-The road should be so located
and constructed as 60 az old steep grades
down which the water rushcs during
heavy rains. tearing mp and washing
away the road material
Second-The foundation Of the road
should De thoroughly drained by open
side bitches which VIII carry offthewa-
ter. and where necessary tile drains
should be laid IN the foundation itself
Third-The surface Of the road should
be hard and smooth and have sufficient
slope toward the sides 10 shed the sur
face water
Fourth-Ruts and holes on the surface
of the finished road should be filled as
fast as made so that water can lie op
the surface 90 De worked up into mud.
These rules are simple and easy 10 fol-
low. and anyone who gives any serious
thought 20 the mattercan see the wisdom
Of following them. Still they are al
most universally ignored. as the con-
dition Of our roads abundantly proves
What this country needs is a radical |
change. a new era IN road building. The |
people have been moving In ruts in more !
senses than one. and If each local COM |
munity is left 10 work ont the road prob |
lem alone. they VIII continue 10 move IN |
the same ruts. and every year millions |
Of dollars VIII be thrown into the mud, |
to say nothing of the losses resulting
from the use of bad roads Lectures on
road improvement seem 20 do very little |
good Books and bulletins on road build
ing appear 10 have very little effect
What the local committees need is
practical object lessons. aud actual as
slstance, and these can come only from
the state governments and the federal
government II Is for this reason that
road reformers everywhere are turning
toward state and national aid as the only
solution Of the road problem
The bad roads of the United States are
a blight, a curse. a disgrace and all
patriotic progressive citizens should
make a grand united effort 10 wipe them
out and put our Nation on a level with
the advanced nations Of Europe in the
matter of roads
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

yet there is little trouble in keeping the
flocks separate Each house shelters
60 hens, and l keep ten cockerels with
four flocks They have unlimited range
The eggs hatch better than when a cock
is kept for every 70 or IS hens The
interior of the house is also shown The
platform is whitewashed and dust or
sand IS sprinkled on &C. The perches
are 2 or 3 inches 10 diameter. Between
the floor and dropping platform is an
other platform feet wide ON which the
nests are placed
The nests are sometimes boxes made
Of short pieces OF board. but usually are
small boxes bought at the grocery for
5 cents each. I'm the corner opposite the
door is usually a barrel of road dust The
hens use it for a dust bath. and use il
for the dropping boards They also use
II for a nest box. which Gisapprove Of.
The cost Of two houses was as follows.
Lumber, s7S5 Cthe pine lumber was
secondhand. and I cot it for halfprice):
nails. 30 cents; glass and putty. GO cents:
hinges and locks. 40 cents; paper. ce-
ment and nails s725: FREIGHT on paper
and cement. 1925. total of s177ff0r ma
terial; six days labora 81 per day would
add Sc. making The total cost S2374. or
not quite $40 for each. Two other houses
made Of new lumber and battons instead
Of paper which cost e2025. oil and paint
s11S; "a pounds nails Sc cents: three
windows. s105; wire netting. s105:
hinges. locks end hasps. SO cents; s.
days labor Sc mailing the total cost
S3104. OF 1852 o7ch.-Mrs z. E. Dat
ton. in Orange Judd Farmer
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
FINE FEED FOR TIE HENS.
Untbreshed Grain Produces Results
That viii Surprise Those Who
Have Never Fed It.

Save a small amount of unthreshed
grain for the poultry You will save
the thresher's bin on IT, and the poul-
try Will even pay you a nice profit for
the privilege of working 70 over fol
their own benefit. by an increased sup
ply of eggs. and thriftiness and growth
among the flock. Wheat is best for
this purpose. but rye and oats are also
excellent If so desired. you can select
some of your poorest grain for this
purpose, as the main object is To- fur
nish the poultry with some interesting
employment Save enough OF the IN.
threshed grain to furnish one good
sized bundle for every 80 hens IN the
flock daily. Whole grain can with ad-
vantage be scattered among the straw
1t will prevent the greedy ones from
Cutting themselves, while the small
and weak ones have a chance 10 get
their share of the grain. After the
straw has been thoroughly worked
over and all grain picked out it should
be all raked up and removed before
bringing in a fresh bundle. II possible. |
the unthreshed grain should be placed
under a shed or In a barn to keep dry. |
If unthreshed grain cannot be OBJ
tanned, dry fresh straw and chaR win |
be a good substitute to sprinkle the !
grain among, If frequently changed. |
but il win not give as good results as
the unthreshed grain. owing to the |
amount of healthy exercise which the |
unthreshed grain will furnish.-Mid- |
land Farmer
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
SOUTHERN RAILWAY Co.
Effective June 18th. 1894.
NORTHROUND.


Trains leave Lynchburg as follows:
i;1) a. IN. daily, express for Washington
and points north. Solid Pullman train.
40 "A. m. daily express for Washington
and points north.
1913 "a. M. daily, express for Washington
and points north.
S:l7 "a. IN. daily, local for Washington and
way stations.
2@l) y. IN. daily, local for Washington and
way stations.
3;I p. m. daily, express for Washington
and points north.
I'D p. m. daily, express for Washington
and points north.
702 p. m. daily for Charlottesville and
way stations.
SOUTHBOUND.
206 "a. m. daily, express for Atlanta and
New Orleans.
5:fi 70. ~. daily, Washington and South
western Limited, solid Pullman train, for
Augusta, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Memphis
and New Orleans.
9a5 a. m. daily, local for Danyille and
way stations
2.2l p. m. daily, local for Danyillo and way
stations.
3.D p. M. dailS, express for Columbia, "a
vannah and Jacksonville
ias p. M. daily, express for Atlanta, Bif-
mingham and New Orleans.
Diners and slccpers on all through trains.
For further Information call OF write.
T.. \. BROWN, General Agent
q. N. ACkEkT, General Manager.
;. II. HAkDWlCk, Passenger Traffic Man
ager, Washington, ID. g..
W. II. TAlLOE, General Passenger Agent
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

Recent events have proved that a
navy Is not Of much use unless the men
behind the guns are made Of the right
stun and are accurate in their marks
manship. The Japanese showed their
superior skill in hitting the Russian
vessels at long range. whereas the
Russians could not hit the japanese at
all. The same thing was demonstrated
at Santiago. The battle fought there
proved the great superiority Of the
American gunners and the poor aim Of
the Spaniards. Hereafter the navy that
wants to win must have men who are
skillful IN hitting floating objects both
at long and at short range.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
CHEAP POULTRY HOUSES.
Valuable Suggestions from an ILL
nois Lady Who Has Made Hen
Keeping a Success.

/ keep about 800 fowls and have sew
oral small houses such as shown in ac-
tompanylug illustration. The houses are
built, some OF pine and some of oak ium-
Der. They are feet wide and 10 feet
long. z feet high iu front aud 4h feet
at back. Siils are 2Ni-Iuch oak. caps
2xi-iuch pine They have one window
of six lights 2ix30 inches in front 3
feet from the ground ouesmaii window
without glass. but q wooden shutter 2
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

WANTED-Quickly, few persons tC
represent long established wholesale
house among retail merchants and
agents. Local territory Of few couu-
ties slSsalary and expenses paid week
~. Expense money advanc d Com
mission extra. Permanent e. rage
ment. Business successful. Previous
experience not essential Enclose self
addressed envelope. Address. SUPER
lNIENDENr TRAVELLERS, 325 Dearborn
St, Chicago.
Sept, rs 3mO
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

Among the curious things that arrest
the attention Of the traveller on arriv-
ing In Moscow Is the entire absence Of
whips among drivers Of cabs. carriages
and all sorts Of vehicles. There is a law
prohibiting their use. There is not a
single whip in use IN Moscow.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
Consultation Free.

Failing sight CATARACT, Crossed Eye.
ana ana an chronic eye diseases cured by
mild remedies az home Snectacles and
Eve Glasses furnished at AN prices.
write TO tenclose stamps for reply
ID. IA. CARL HELBlG.
Lynchburg, Va.
Office sl1 Church street.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

Rings Dyspepsia Tablets cure indi-
gestion, dyspepsia and strengthens the
stomach.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
sMany women are denied the :
happiness of children through
arrangement OF the generatiye
organs. Mrs. Boyer advises
women to use Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR MRS PISKHAM Il suffered
with stomach complaint for years I
got so bad that | could not carry my
children but FIVE months, then would
have a miscarriage. The last time I
became pregnant, my husband got me
to take Lydia l.. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound. After taking the
first bottle was relieved Of the sick
ness OF stomach, and began 20 feel bet
ter In every way. l continued its use
and was enabled 10 carry my baby 20
maturity. l now have a nice baby
girl, and can work better than | ever
could before. am like new woman"
-MRs FRANK BEYER, % s. Second St.,
Meriden, Conn. - $1,000 forfeit If ORIGINAL of
above letter probing gsHuHoHos5 cannot De- produced
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMAN.

Don't hesitate 10 write TO Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
YOU with kindness. Her advice
Is free, and the address Is Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
HANDY WIRE FENCE GAPS.
An Arrangement by Which a Problem
That Has Puzzled Many Farm
ers is Solved.

One Of the great objections to wire
fences is the inability 10 get through
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
T.. N. r.. TALCo1-r. Receiver.

Time Table In effect Monday. May .
1884, Between farmyille and Richmond via
Moseley and southern R.R.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

A free bottle Of Dr. Thacher's Liverand
Blood Syrup will be sent to any reader O..
this paper who will write to the Thache
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

WIIhOut a gate, and
these cost too much
TO have many Of
them / have solved
the problem with
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

the arrangement shown in the cut
Bracing two adjoining posts took a
bar, b, and placed against post at left,
where cut is made. Wires can then be
cut and hook and eye fastened 70 post
and bar. In order TO have this panel
taut use the arrangement shown to
close It. Place a wire over the top Of
post at C. and around bar at b.
these loops the lever, a. is
placed and the panel drawn to place.
where # Is easily fastened.-G. b.
bolitue. In Farm and Home
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

Women find quick reliefin DIR Thacher's
Ter and Blood Syrup.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21

Mondays Dailyex. Dailyex.
only sun. 4 Mon. Stations sun.
A. NJ. A. NJ. Nv. Ar. pm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
Better Fire Protection for the
Big Topeka Concerns.
Proposed to Build Piers Out
Into the River.
MAY DIG CISTERNS.
These Would Furnish u Supply
for Engines.
Topeka One of Few Cities With.
out Fire Engines.

To give better fire protection for some
OF the big flour mills, the Wolff pack
ing house, and other large concerns near
the river, it has been suggested by Fire
Marshal Wilmarth that piers be built out
into the river upon which the fire en-
gines can stand and pump water direct
from the river
1t will either be necessary to do this,
or to construct several more large els
terms in the vicinity of the big mills
which now rely entirely on direct pres
sure for protection.
1t is believed that half a dozen piers
out into the river can be built for a
comparatively small amount of money.
and will afford the new fire engines a
never falling source of water supply. It
Is not unlikely that if the matter is
properly brought before them the own
ers of large mills and business houses
IN close proximity to the river would be
willing to build their own piers
II IS now considered by Fire Marshal
Wilmarth that the district along the
river bank. east of Kansas avenue. is
one of the most hazardous from a fire
protection standpoint, in the city The
only water main leading down into This
district, past the Wolff packing house.
the old canning factory and the Hack
ney flour mills. is a small 4-inch main
which would be very inadequate to
fighting a large fire. Some means will
have to be given for using the fire
steamers which have been purchased. in
this vicinity. The quickest wav viii he
to build river piers.
1t has also been suggested that it
would be possible to dig large, shallow
wells in this vicinity, which would be
fed through the river sand. and wouid
provide large volume of water. An
other way would be to erect a large
reservoir, such as the Edison company
proposes. to build at its Van Buren,
street plant.
The city already has half dozen biz,
cisterns. but they are on Kansas ave
nue.. and would be of no use to the
concerns located east along the river
bottoms.
Similar arrangements must be made
to protect the Adid-Continent and Inter
Ocean flour mills, and the Western
Wooden mills in North Topeka They
are within a short distance from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
IT WAS GREAT FUN.
Topeka Basketball Players in
Trouble Over Small Theft.

As consequence of a prank in which
several members of the Topeka Y. NJ.
c. A. basket ball team had hand,
Stanley Reed. of 800 Jackson street. a
student in the high school, is in En-
poria today fixing up a charge of
petit larceny in the county court there.
Reed made the trip to Emporia in
company with the Lyon county sheriff.
He is charged with the confiscation of
an art calendar which decorated the
room he occupied at the Mit-Way hotel
While on a recent trip with the Y. M.
c. A. basket ball team.
The Christian association team
played game with the Emporia Nor
NAL school last week. While in EN-
Nit Whites hotel. While there they
raised high jinks,' running up and
down stairs and making an unneces-
sary amount of racket, besides taking
other unwarranted liberties with the
hotel property and guests. Probably
no trouble would have resulted had the
boys not carried off the calendar,
which happened to be Christmas
present to Nit White himself After
the team had left he discovered it's loss
and reported it to the Topeka authori-
ties, offering a reward of SO for the re-
turn of the calendar and the boy who
had hooked" it. Sheriff Bert Lucas
conducted quiet investigation and To-
as the boy who had appropriated it.
He sent word to Emporia, and Sheriff
Cowan came up Tuesday afternoon to
take charge of the case.
Young Reed is a popular member of
high school society besides being active
in athletics and other school affairs It
is an unwritten law with basketball
and football teams that when on trips
to other towns the members are en-
titled to accumulate as much plumber
as they are able to carry away. This
happens to be the first time the much
imposed on hotel proprietor has retail
lated and the intended joke has aSSum
ed an entirely unexpected aspect. The
Emporia newspapers are deeply aggriev-
ed over the occurrence and comment
upon the prank in dOlorouS language.
In the following account taken from
the Emporia Gazette the name of the
boy is given with the wrong initial.
The Gazette says:
Up to a few days ago Nit White
had a calendar which he received as a
Christmas gift which he valued highly.
The calendar was entitled, Reuben s
Experience in New York" It was a
clever idea and several people had tried
to buy it of Mr.. White for sums as
high as 81, but Mr.. White firmly re-
fused to part with it. One day last
week O. team from the Topeka. Y. NJ.
c. A. came here to play basketball
with. the Normal and stayed at the
Nfit-Way hotel The boys that travel
around the country with basketball
teams as rule have not yet learned
how to conduct themselves while away
from home and the Topeka team was
Especially trying. Among the exas-
perating things they did was putting
| salt in the sugar, stealing the numbers
] of the doors off the sleeping chambers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
DE MOSS IS SENTENCED
Man Who Helped Hill Fred
Tutcher Gets OFF Easily.

Thomas DeNIoss entered a plea of
guilty Tuesday in the district court to
manslaughter in the third degree for
the part he took in the murder of Fred
Tutcher. He was sentenced at once.
DeMoss will be sent to the peniten-
tiary at Lansing to serve an indeter-
inmate sentence which will be from one
to three years according to his behav-
ior
DeMoss and William Mason, both col
ored, drove into the Tutcher livery sta
BILE one night last fall. Tutcher repri-
ananded the men for driving the horse
too fast. Both men cursed Tutcher.
Mason drew a revolver and shot
Tutcher He died the next day. Mason
was tried and sentenced to a life term
in the penitentiary where he now is.
The evidence against DeMoss was that
he fiourished a whip and cursed
Tutcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09

and running up and down stairs four
steps at a time until after midnight. !.
But Mr.. White bore all of these
trials patiently until he found that his
souvenir calendar had disappeared with
the basketball team. when he lost his
temper and sent word to the sheriff at
Topeka that he would give ten dollars
reward for the arrest of the boy who
had his calendar. He gave the sheriff
the names of the boys in whose posses
sion the calendar would probably be
found, and today he received word from
the sheriff that he had searched three
rooms and found the calendar in the
possession of one E. Reed, who admitted
that he had stolen it from Mr.. white
The sheriff also told Mr.. White that
Reed was well connected in Topeka, but
Mr.. White said that didn't make any
difference. This afternoon Sheriff Cow
an went to Topeka to get Reed and
bring him here for trial on the charge
of petty larceny. He will probably get
off with a fine, but in the meantime he
will learn a valuable lesson. This isn't
the first time that Mr.. White has been
imposed on in this manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
One WAY Rate.
together

Every day from March to April so.
1904, the Union Pacific will sell one
way colonist tickets at the following
rates:
$1,000 to Oregon and Salt Lake City.
$4,000 to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
S22. so to Spokane and Wenatchea,
Wash.
$500 to Everett, Fairhaven, What
com, Vancouver and Astoria via Hunt
ington and Spokane.
$500 to Portland and Astroia; or to
Tacoma and Seattle, via Huntington
and Portland or via Huntington and
Spokane.
$500 to Ashland. Roseburg, Eugene,
Albany and Salem, via Portland
$500 to San Francisco. Los Angeles,
San Diego and many other California
points.
For full information call on or ad-
dress J. C. FULTON,
F. A. LEWIS, Depot Agent.
C. T. a.. SIS Kansas Ave.