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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
PLAYHOUSE ECHOES.

Rudyard Kipling's "The Light That
Failed" is TO be put upon the stage in
almost every European language. Sarah
Bernhard is TO appear in the French
version.
Asbestos warehouses with Offices in
New York city have had "a noticeable in
crease in orders for this freDroof ma
terial since the lroQuois theater fire IN
Chicago. and the majority Of the con-
tracts taken have been for asbestos cur
aims.
steel curtains. not uncommon in Eu-
ropean theaters. have been advocated
by some theatrical firms, as well as by
building contractors. who allege that
asbestos lacks the necessary sunness
and strength TO stop the blasts Of hot
hr common IN theater fires.
Miss Julia Nelson. the celebrated
actress. performed the ceremony oi
launching the Baltic, the largest ship IN
the world. at Belfast, the other day
She had simply to open a hydraulic
valve. the act releasing the great ship
from the stocks. So perfect now are the
ARRANGEMENTS for floating marine mon
sters that the launch Of the Baltic oc-
cupied less than minute.
Mary Anderson Navarro astonisheo
her English audience the other day by
her exceedingly youthful appearance
One American woman who saw her fol
the first time said: why, she does moi
look a day over 20" Her peculiarly
clear enunciauon had fine effect in hel
contralto song. "The Throstle." writer
by her friend Miss Maude Valerie White
who accompanied her. Miss Anderson
last professional appearance was at Wal
iack's, New York. in the spring OF 1858
The entertainment at which she ap
peared in the east end Of London was 10
Ithe benefit Of sick and suffering poor
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
REFUSE IS NOW HARMLESS.
Poison L. Extracted from the Waste
Product of strawbOard Mills
by Recent Invention

For several years past there has been
a bitter fight between the farmers who
reside along the banks Of the Sandusky
river below Timn and the American
strawboard company in Tifln, o. The
farmers claim that the refuse matter
from the strawboard mill in Tifiin poll
lutes the water OF the stream, rendering
Il unfit for use and dangerous for their
stock. The strawboard company has
been repeatedly indicted and a number
Of times convicted and fined for main
tanning a nuisance.
Necessity is the mother Of invention, ~
and Superintendent Arthur c. Van Kirk,
Of the local plant, believes he has IN
vented a device which will make the
refuse matter from the mill harmless
and save his company many dollars eX-
pended in litigation. He has for sever
al years past been working on machine
on mich he only a few days ago Sc
cured a patent. The machine is similar
TO the ordinary cream separator, and
takes the poisonous OF vegetable matter
out OF the refuse by means Of centrlfuga
force thus rendering the refuse matter
perfectly harmless, so that It can be
turned into the stream. The poisonous
or vegetable matter can be used for fer
ltillzer
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
THE LIBRARY TABLE.

A thirteenth century manuscript was
sold in London the other day for $4,000.
schnler's poems are particularly popu-
lar among the Jews. and notonly IN Ger
many. Translated into Hebrew they
form the most popular reading among
Young folks In Poland and Galicia.
II is related Of the late United states
Senator Tabor, Of Colorado, that when
friend asked him what he thought OF
oRobert Elsmere." he hesitated mo
ment and then replied: Il don't think
TOO much Of him; my idea Is that the
other side bought him up long ago
Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
recently observed his elghtieth birthday
anniversary. He IS IN perfect health
and gays he Is happy as school boy
The venerable author told his friends
that he was especially grateful for two
thines-that he is not rich and that ne
has had the health and habits to earn ID
honest living in literature.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
EFFECT OF BAD ROADS.
Il l. Welt Not Only by Farmers, Hut
by Merchants aud Hnilrona
Companies a. Well.

Many people look upon the road ques-
ton as one which affects mainly, il mol
wholly. the people of the rural dis
tricts. This is a mistaken idea. hoaa
conditions seriously AFFECT the people
OF all towns depending on trade Win 'Ne /
rural population. BAD roads hinder ana
depress local trade by maMng ii almost
impossible for the farmers TO get "
Town sometimes Tor weeks az stretch'
This depression in turn Affects 'he
Wholesale trade. Local dealers reduce
their orders. are slow in making remit
tances and have TO ask tor extensions oi
credit
The business Of the railways Is also
seriously affected. The farmers must
haul their produce TO the shipping points
at times waen the roads are In fairy
good condition. This causes congestion
of traffic at times, aud partial suspension
al other times. AS result oi ms lne
railway companies must have great
many more cars and engines than wouiu
be needed If the traffic were regular aho
uninterrupted by impossible roads
The road question has an important
influence on our national finances IN
much the same way as ii affects railroad
interests. II is well known that large
amount OF ready money is needed In Ihe
fall OF the year for the moyementol 'ne
crops." This always causes more or less
stringency IN the money market. DoOu
roads would make II possible for the
farmers TO market their crops more al
leisure. would greatly extend the time
during which their surplus would De car
ried To market, and would relieve these
perlodic strains on the money market
which really have a depressing elect Oh
the business Of the whole country.
It can thus be seen that the effect OF
bad roads is far-reaching, Affecting dl-
rectly OF indirectly the people oil the
towns and cities as we'll as those OF the
rural districts. The road question Is
therefore. a national as we'll as loca
question. As such 90 IS proper suDJecl
for consideration in the halls OF con-
press. and IL Is at last receiving the Sc
rious consideration it deserves. JUS
what action will be taken cannot o.
course. be forecasted with certainty ou'
all indications point TO the enactment o. o.
a national aid law-the BrownlOW Dill
or some similar measure. Much o
course. depends on the popular demand
If the people who are most vitality IN
terested IN road improvement remail
silent congress viii be slow to act. VI
the other hand, If the farmers. business
men. manufacturers and railroad mel
express their wishes plainly and strong
lv. congress may be spurred to promp
action
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
EARTH's CENTRAL HEAT.
So. Facts Concerning the Temper
nture as Recorded at the Bottom
of very Deep Mines.

In the report OF the last coal commis-
sion the conclusion is arrived at that al d
denth of 3 900 feet the temperature oil the
earth would amount 20 9S degrees fahr-
enbeit but IT was considered that depih
of at least 1000 feet might ultimately De
reached in coal mining. says Engineer
ing Magazine The rate OF increase lne
commissioners thought might for orai-
nary cases be assumed to be one ues'ee
Fahrenheit for every 60 feet, but ii is I'D
reality impossible to give any fixed rale
of Increase. The report of the British
ossociation committee on underground
temperatures during the last 80 years
tends 10 show. not only that the tenn
nerature gradient varies considerably IN
different localities. but that 1t is not
easy 10 deduce a fixed law Of Increase
onnlicable 10 all cases. In some parts
of western America the heat at 1900 feet
is almost unbearable, while at the Calu-
met and Hecla copper mine In norm
Michigan. L. S. A.. there Is rise Of only
four degrees Fahrenheit in depih oil
400 feet. although no artificial yentila-
| ton is resorted TO. The temperature oil
the coal on discovery at the Rosebrldge
colllery in Lancashire was stated by the
MANAGEMENT 10 be SO degrees Fahren-
Iheit. but It afterward fell to 63 degrees
Fahrenheit.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
A STRANGE CONTRACT.
Teochers I'm Illinois Said 10 Have
Made One Forbidding Mar
riage In school Term

"I hereby declare that / Will not get
married during the term for which
am hired to teach this school Fall
ing to keep this provision, ! hereby
agree to forfeit the sum Of $50
This IS the contract that young wom-
en- teachers Of prepossessing appear
ance may be called on to execute TO
local boards OF education throughout
the interior Of Illinois, says an exchange.
Cupid is responsible fer this new turn
Of affairs among the women teachers oil
that state. It is claimed that many Of
them are sending in their designations
most OF them to enable them to get mar
ried. that the directors find it advisable
10 be guaranteed against loss. for II Is
a matter Of some expense TO the school
district to hire a new teacher, even If
they can get one. At Dixon the other
dav two teachers resigned in one day.
and at Lake Geneva and other places
there are similar vacancies In hiring
a teacher nowadays one Of the desira-
bnities is to find out how long she wants
to work.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
SUFFER FROM THIRST.
Most Boxers When Training for q
Match Go Through "A Painful
"Drying-Out" Process.

During the final days Of the period Of
preparation which Corbett and Hanlon
made for their remarkable battle on the
Pacific coast continual reference was
made 20 the "drylng-ouw process which
both men were said 10 be undergoing.
There are few patrons Of the game. says
the Louisville C0urier-Journal, who
realize Just what this means, but there
is hardly boxer Of prominence, aside
from those in the slmon-pure heavy
weight class. who has not suffered all
the torments Of the damned while the
"drylng-out' is going on.
Drying out" is occasioned by the ne
cesslty for the fighter to make the
weight determined on for the bout, to-
tai abstinence from liquids Of all sorts
being the prime essential in the process.
Happy Is the fighter who can battle at
the standard mark Of bis class without
the Spartan quality IN the training, for
10 him IS given a tremendous advantage
from the outset Unfortunately Tor
most boxers. however, men are not built
10 weigh In at 1l2. 122 or 1873 pounds and
the final two pounds Of reduction that Is
often necessary furnishes a sad feature
OF the training Of al least one fighter
IN almost every bout
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
4 Pound of Farm seeds.

Number of farm seeds in pound va
ries greatly with even the leading farm
crops Red top 100000. reed canary
grass 600. 900, smooth-stalked meadow
grass 100000, rough-stalked meadow
grass 100000 sleeps fescue GsOOOO.
various-leaved fescue 100000, creeping
fescue 600. awnless bronze grass $4,000.
perennial rye grass 336,S0o, Italian rye
grass 100000. Sleeps fescue, 6SO,OOO'
meadow fescue 3l8.20O, meadow oat
grass $1,000, yellow oat grass 2.O4o'OOo'
velvet grass / ,804 900. timothy l17o'5OO'
meadow foxtail 907O0O vernal grass
$4,000. crested dogs tail l.l27OOO' al
silke clover 100000, sainfoin 22,50O, red
clover 279 900. white clover 74O 900, COM
mon kidney yetch 1000, alfalfa or lu-
eern 2O9.5OO, trefoil 32S0OO, birds foot
trefon 375 900, official goats rue $1,000
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
WHERE HEBREW IS SPOKEN.
r,xo Societies Exist In New York 'fS
for it, Preservation NJ
Live Language.

To those who think OF Hebrew as
dead language. It will DE a surprise 'o
learn that there are a number oi so'
ciefles I'm this city whose affairs are
conducted in classic Hebrew, says lne
Nv York Post. The two most im-
nortant Of these organizations are lne
ohole Shem association and the Mephil-
,av sfas Eber In the former the o'oeI
element predominates, IN the latter ln'
young people ,-..
Tho great movement among Hebrais's
in Russia TO rejuyenate the Hebrew
speech and promote IT'S literature louND
a ready and willing response from d
few Young men and women, residents
NJ the East Side, who. about e''
and a half ago. organized the Mephi1aS
ceos rber OHebrew Culture society It's
continually increasing membership no"
numbers about 10. The society mee's
every Sunday evening at eight ''"'N
| IN the Educational Alliance, and demon
| e,rates that the Hebrew language Us
I1ivinq tongue. for all business ana Ill-
erarv discussions are carried on I'D 'Ne
classic dictlon Of the prophets. Ihe Soc
clety has opened classes for the lns,i "''
uon of Hebrew IN English. when nav
proved to be very successful h'c'n.''
q conceived the idea Of uniting all he'
brew-speaking organizations oil l.'
country into a federation similar 10 ,n'
French federation in the United States
In Is now agitating this idea.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
NO. SO.
Trlnmphs Of Modern surgery.

Wonderful things are done for the
human body by surgery. Organs are tax.
en- out and scraped and polished and
put back, or they may be removed en-
tirely bones are spliced; pipes take
the place OF diseased sections OF veins;
antiseptic dressings are applied to
wounds. bruises. burns and like injuries
before Inflammation sets in, which
causes them to heal without matura-
tion and IN one-third the time required
by the old treatment. Chamberlain's
Pain Balm acts on this same principle.
IL is an antiseptic and when applied TO
such injuries, causes them 10 heal very
quickly. lt also allays the pain ana
soreness. Keep a bottle Of Pain Balm
I'm your home and IL will save you time
and money, not TO mention the incon-
venience and suffering which such in
iuries entail. For sale 10y The Win
st0n Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03

A girl has to be very brave not to let
you hold her hand for fear Of ghosts or
burglars when the lights 90 out.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03

An Indiana farmer will exhibit at the
St Louis worlds fair corn which has
been in his possession for 40 years. The
cereal in spite Of its age. is In a splendid
state Of preservation, and all this time
has been kept IN an ordinary corn crib.
If corn improved with age, as wine does
this collection would be very valuable
bv this time. II is not often that farm
ers keep corn very long nowadays. The
demand for feeding purposes and the
temptation 10 convert II into cash at
market are too much; besides, there
would be no advantage IN storing away
corn indefinitely unless for the purpose
OF ascertalnlng how long It would keep
Chicago Daily Sun.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03

For untold ages the japanese people
have expressed themselves on paper in
"ideographic" characters; that IS, in
characters which stand for words OF
ideas rather than for sounds, as do
the alphabets in use among western
nations. Now It IS proposed TO abandon
that system for the English alphabet
The change would mean the real open
ing Of Japan to the outside world, and
consequent progress IN western learn
ing The press Of the country will be
enabled to speak more fully and more
lntelligently to foreigners who have
mastered the spoken language, and
many will master II who have hereto
fore been discouraged by the difficult
ties Manufacturers and traders, too
will find their path smoothed But
think Of the courage necessary 10 make
such A changel Americans consider
themselves a brave people, yet every
proposal 10 substitute the metric sys-
tenn for our own antlQuated and incon-
venlent weights and measures is met
with whines OF protests.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
USE OF COTTON THREAD.
Directly Forced by NnpoIeon's Seiz-
ure OF Hamburg which Cut on
the supply OF SILK.

Ex-Proyost Clark, Of Paisley, Eng
land, has been relating the origin Of cot
ton sewing thread, which was first used
I'm that town in the weaving of he'd
dies" as substitute for silk, which was
stopped by Napoleon in 1903 when he
seized Hamburg. says the New York
Tribune. Mr.. Clark's grandfather and
his brother then bethought them Of cot
ton. which worked so smoothly that Mr.
Clark's father, then a youth, took to
recommending it to women instead Of
linen, then mostly used.
Originally It was sold IN hanks or
skeins. These the women had to wind
into little balls, as they do a cut Of wool
at the present day Wishing to conyen-
fence them, young Clark on selling a
skein OF thread would SIT down at pin
wheel and wind the thread on a bobbln
for which he charged a halfpenny. This
halfpenny was refunded when the empty
bobbin was returned. Such was the be-
ginning Of cotton thread.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure edeafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by aninhammed con-
dit.on Of the mucous lining Of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, aud when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored TO its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever. nine cases out OF ten are
caused by Catarrh which is nothing but
am inhammed condition Of the mucous
services.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by llalPs
Catarrh Cure. Send for circular, free.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony iu great quantity is
coming iu, declaring Dr.
Kings View Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds 90 bee uneq9ai,i.eu'
A recent expression from T.J. Mcfar-
land Bentoryille, Va. serves as e1-
ample. lie writes 81 had Broncchit.is
for three years and doct0red ali the
time without being benefited. Then
I begon taking DR. Kings New Dis
coyerv and few bottles wholly cured
me.D Equally effective in curing an
Tunp ana Throat troubles, Consump,
ion Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed
bv White 81 CO. Druggists Trial DOT,
ries free. regular sizes 3D. cents, ana
Sl00.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
ASirong Heart

is assured by perfect digestion. lndii-
gesfion sweils the stomach and pulls 1t
nm against the heart. This causes
sborfness of breath, palpitation OF the
heart and general weakness. hodol
Dvsnepsia Cure cures Indigestion, re lie-
res he stomach. takes the strain OF the
heart and restores it to tull perform,
ance of its function naturally. houol
increases the strength by enabling tne
stomach and digestive organs to digesl Z
ossimilate and appropriate TO the blood
and tissues all OF the food nutriment'
Tones fine stomach and digestive organs
sold by The Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
IN FAR-OFF PLACES.

Vienna IS TO have a lupus hospital
which will provide accommodation lot
the treatment of a hundred patients.
The Portuguese government is having
a difficult time with counterfeiters OF It's
bauhmotes. Their products are so clever
that experts have difficulty in distin-
gushing them.
The governor general OF lrkutsk wants
q law restricting emigration of Jews 10
Siberian cities. on tho ground that unless
this Us done they will soon own all the
gold mines and hayeal The trade 10 their
hands.
The Austrian government has under
taken TO exterminate malaria on the
coast of Istria. Several stations have
been established at which quinine is fur
nished free and patients are carefully
screened so as TO prevent mosquitoes
from spreading the infection.
In Grlndelwad. Davos, and other
Swiss resorts. the hotels have almost as
many guests I'm winter as in summer.
Sports are coming more and more into
vogue. Unu a few years ago they were
chiefly INDUCED I'm by the English. This
year the sld and other clubs have a varied
international membership. The police
| force and military men are also being
| taught how 20 travel on skis.
Already Mayor McClellan's fame has
reached beyond the Alps whore lies Italy
His honor some time ago received from
a subject Of King Victor Emmanuel
letter In which the writer explains tha
he IS an adept at thought transference
He says that a thought has been WAITED
across the ocean informing him that th'
mayor would lend him 1000 lire for
short time. Since then two more letter
have arrived from the same correspond
ent. Col. Mcclellan has figured # on
that 900 lire IS about Sl95. so he ha
done his best to transfer this thouehtt
Italy: "Nothin' doin'"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03

Foley's Honey and Tar has cured
many cases Of asthma that were con-
sidered hopeless. Mrs. Adolph Bues-
ing. 7Ol West Third St., Davenport
Iowa, writes "a severe cold co ltract-
ed twelve years ago was neglected un-
an it finally grew into asthma. Ihe
best medical skill available could not
give me more than temporary relieii.
Foley's Honey and Tar was recommend
ed and one fifty cent bottle enarely
cured me for twelve years, anu II /
had taken il at the start | would have
been sayed years of suffering" sold
by W. b. Agnew.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03

A singular scene was presented re-
Gently in Torquay England. A local
MAGISTRATE. passing a well-lighted
house saw a footman clutching the
gate while his body writhed in an ex-
traordinary manner He called ont that
no could not withdraw his hands and
the MAGISTRATE went to HIS aid. As soon
as he laid his hand upon the gate
he found himself struggling against a
succession Of violent electric shocks.
Not until the lights had been extin-
ou,sbed IN the house we're the two men
released A leakage from the mains Is
held responsible for the occurrence.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
The fellow who sticks at the foot Of
the ladder may attribute his bad luck
% climate.
Feel impending Doom.

The feeling Of impending doom in
the minds Of many victims Of Brights
disease and diabetes has been changed
fo thankfulness by the benefit derived
nom taking Foley's Kidney Cure. IL
wilI cure incipient Bfight's disease and
diabe as and even in the worst cases
Owes comfort and relief Slight dis.
order. are cured in a few days. 81 rad
diabetes IN It's worst form" writes
Marion Lee. Of Dunreath, Ind. y
tried eight physicians without relief.
only three bottles Of Foley's Kidney
Cure made me a well man." Sold by
W. B. Agnew.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
Swift Locomotion.

Messenger on the Berlin-Zossen rail-
nav while the car was running at l24s
riles an hour. has been describing HE
sensations. Looking forward" the
writer says. 1T seemed as If the line foi
nile after mile were being literally swal'
Iowed ND by the car. At one place q
blow quite as loud as the blow Of iisi
ON a table was heard on one OF the win
dows This was found to be caused by
q bird which had been oyertaken In It's
flight
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
smoking in a Powder Magazine

Is counting death more suddenly, but
not more surely than neglecting KID
ney disorders. FOleys Kidney Cure
will cure a slight disorder in a few
days and its continued use will cure
the most obstinate cases IL has cured
many people o. Bright's disease ana
diabetes who we're thought 20 be IN
curable. II you have kidney or Dlad-
der trouble. commence taking Foley
Kidney Cure today, before it Is too late.
Sold by W b. Agnew.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03
For a Hundred Years.

For a hundred years or more Witch
Hazel has been recognized as a super
Tor remedy. but it remained for +. =.
Dewitt d Co, Of Chicago, to discover
how to combine the virtues Of witch
Hazel with other antiseptics' m the
form of a salve. DeWitts Nltch
Hazel Salve is the best salve IN the
world for sores, cuts, burns, bruises
and piles. The high standing OF tins
salye has given rise to counterieits,
and the public is advised to look LOT
tbe name dewitt on the package,
and accept no other. Sold by The
Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-03

The fellow who bets a kiss witha girl
should be careful about who holds the
stakes