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The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

A. brood SOW pens: b. pens for litters
to feed in; c, pens for fattening hogs:
D; water barrel; E. feed box: +. feed
alley; G. troughs.
closed and pigs can go in or out at any
time. II the doors are required to be
kept open all the time they can be
hung up by wire to the joist. By
having windlass above the feed alley
1t can be used for slaughter room,
and when not used as such 1t may be
closed by having trap doors above.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Too Cheerful.

Olive-Yes. I'm a little anmyed.
vuu see, declined the proposal and
I didn't want him to feel hurt
aCaara-WeIl?
sOaive- Well. he-he acted just as II
. A3Anti
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Esquimaux Houses.

The winter houses of the Esqui-
maux are built half underground, Of
earth and stones. The walls are
formed of alternate layers Of stone
and sod. and are quite air-tight. The
windows are made Of seal men,
brane, but are practically useless dur
ing the long winter. The entrance to
these houses is by a long, narrow
tunnel, accessible only on all fours;
and formerly this tunnel afforded the
only ventilation to the house. while
warmth, light and cooking were sup
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

The demise of the oldest inhnh,t. ~
can usually be attributed to uhe fsut
that he was born too many years ,aro
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

The land, after being drained, should
be easily made to grow heavy crops
Of grass OF other farm crops. After
draining. the land should be plowed
and given a dressing of about fifty
bushels OF lime per acre. 1t would be
well to grow a crop Of corn or pota.
toes In order to get the old sod well
rotted and ready for seeding down.
The land should be seeded in the
sprfng OF the year either with or with.
out nurse crop. such as a very thin
seeding of barley or oats. A mix
ture OF sfa pounds timothy and five
pounds red clover should produce a
fine stand of crop. A dressing of the
black loan applied to the sand should
greatly increase its producing power.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Butter viii Not Gather.

"A. 81 nave lost several churninss
because of not being able to get the
butter to gather in the churn. have
no such trouble when the cows are On
pasture.
The failure to get butter to gather
in the churn is usually due to attempt-
ing to churn the cream at low tenn
perature. The trouble may b.. oyer.
come by slightly raising the tempera.
ture. or by the addition of a little wa
ter at q temperature of IS or 30 de-
grees Fair. 1t is also good plan 10
add little dry salt to the cream.
The solution Of the salt in the wafer
of the cream seems to affect the Wis.
cusity in such way that the forma-
tion Of butter granules is greatly IA
ciiitated.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Seeding . Meadow.

F. C.-I have an old beaver meadow
with muck from three to four foet
deep which wish to convert into a
meadow. 1t could be easily drained.
Surrounding the meadow is almost
pure sand. How should I proceed to
seed down the meadow? Could the
sand be made fertile by manuring with
the muck?
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

gotten, and next morning the alliga.
tor was dead.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

Planting Aeorns and WaInuts.
Z. M. H.-What is the proper tirce
md method of planting seeds of the
,ak and the walnut?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
AMONG THE STOCK.

A grade ram gets poor lambs.
A good lamb is better than poor
twins.
For feeding calves rice meal is de-
cidedly inferior to corn meal
Lack Of grub in the stomach causes
more losses than grub in the head
Wheat bran, cracked corn and oats
make the best grain to finish OF the
lambs for fall market
OF all the poor property a man can
have. poor sheep are the poorest. and
so the most Improbable.
Salt for sheep is essential. Keep a
box Of It in the pasture or shed where
the sheep can have free access to IT,
Yearling steers on rye pasture alone
may be exected TO gain about one and
one-half pounds per day.-Farm and
Home.
II is not through increased age that
increased cost Of growth results. but
the greater cost Is the outgrowth OF
increased size.
Men cannot farm high-priced land on
horseback. Neither can they always af-
ford 10 slt on the fence and watch the
calf do the milking.
a thrifty calf and healthy boy are
very much alike In some respects Both
are chOckfull Of mischief and always
hungry.-American Dairyman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
Problem Over Triplets

A singularly rare case under the law
OF universal military service is now en-.
gaglng the attention Of the French wal
Office and Of the public. II is that OF
three triplet brothers. among them the
mainstay Of very poor family OF eight
other children and their mother. who
are swept at one stroke from the work.
shop to the barracks. One is a mason.
one is a painter. and one an agricul
tural laborer. Another point arises as
TO which should be exempt. If legal ex.
cuse is extended to any. Even their own
mother is ignorant which Of the three
saw daylight first, and it is quite impossi-
bic to say which is the eldest and which
the youngest.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
Teaching a Horse 70 Stand.

As soon as the colt is fairly gentle
and has been ridden a few times. throw
the reins down and with a strong. but
soft rope hobble his front legs. Fasten
a rope 20 feet long TO one front leg and
the other to q stout post or stake Or
dinarily the horse will not move when
thus fastened. but II he does he soon
comes TO grief A few lessons OF this
sort will never be forgotten.
After awhile it will only be neces-
sary to wrap the reins around the
horses front legs. and later simply
dropping the reins to the ground will
be sufficient II any time the horse gets
to moving around and forgets his early
training. pass the reins through the
stirrup and then up and over the horn
OF the saddle This pulls the head
around to- one side and the horse will
generally not 60 far.-Farm and
Home.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

STU IA 'AHl L Oi TIE AKIN
stubs at each end which forms the
drop in axle TO lower the bed nearer
the ground a bed is made as shown
in illustration. just the width to fit
into the axle and about five feet in
length, and bolted to the axle near the
middle Of the bed A cart handle is
bolted upon the front. and the rear is
fitted with two doors and good.
strong latch.
This cart can be readily backed up.
when mounted upon wheels, TO any
pen, the rear end dropped to the
ground, doors closed behind. the cart
attached to the rear Of any other We
hicle. and the animal transported as
many miles as desired. with ease. BY
making the front end gate and cart
handle detachable. this rigging" can
be wheeled up TO the rear Of a wagon
and used for a chute in loading hogs
or sheep. These carts are very popu-
lar here and are very appropriately
dubbed stock charlots" by their own
ers.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

4 try Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
/ pound this did, and / improved steadily in
health, and i'm less than two years a beautiful
child came 10 bless our home Now we have
something 20 live for, and all the credit Is
due 10 Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
| pound
Mrs Mae p. Wharry Secretary OF
/ the North Shore Oratorical Society,
The Norman, Milwaukee, Wis, writes.
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
81 was married for five years and gave
birth 10 two premature children. Lydia +.
/ Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recon-
mended 10 me, and am 50 glad took 10, for
IL changed ME from a weak, nervous woman
/ 20 strong, happy and healthy one within
seven months. Within two years lovely
little girl was born. which is tho pride and
Joy Of our household Every day | bless
Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable Compound for
the light, health and happiness II brought 10
our home
II any woman thinks she is sterile,
or has doubts about her ability TO carry
child to a mature birth let her write
TO Mrs Pinkham, Lynn. Mass. whose
advice is free TO all expectant or
wOuld-be mothers. She has helped
thousands Of women through this anx-
ious period
Women suffering with irregular or
painful menstruation leucorrhea. dis
placement liberation or inflammation
Of the womb, that bearing down feel
ing or ovarian trouble. backache. bloat-
ing or nervous prostration, should re-
member that Lydia f. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound holds the record for
the greatest number OF actual cures
of woman's ills, and accept no substi-
tute.
Mrs.. Pinkham'S Advice and Medicine.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
HANDY STOCK CART.
How One Can Be Made Which VIII
Prove Itself Indispensable
10 the Owner.

There Is hardly a farm where any
amount Of stock is kept on which a
stock cart built similar to our illustra-
ton would not prove itself indispen-
sable in course OF time. Two discard
ed buggy axles worked over at black
smith forge form a drop axle for this
cart, says the Ohio Farmer In the
cut a shows the axle. which should be
left standard track width, pieces one
foot in length being inserted near the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
Culling the Flock.

The usual custom with good sheep
farmers is to go carefully over their
focks each year. and reject and send
10 the butcher all the aged ewes. year
ling ewes, eve lambs and rams that
are not Of the desired quality. or have
not proven valuable as breeders. This
culling process should be carefully
carried ont
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

Many women long for child TO bless
their homes, but because Of some de.
bility or displacement Of the female
organs they are barren.
Preparation for healthy maternity is
accomplished by Lydia T.. Pinkham'
Vegetable Compound more successfully
than by any other medicine, because il
gives tone and strength to the entire
female organism. curing all displace
ments, liberation and Inflammation.
A woman who IS in good physical
condition transmits TO her children the
blessings of good constitution. is
not that an incentive 10 prepare for q
healthy maternity?
II expectant mothers would fortify
themselves with Lydia f. Pinkham' s
Vegetable Compound, which for thirty
years has sustained thousands OF
women in this condition, there would
be a great decrease In miscarriages, in
suffering. and in disappointments at
birth.
The following letters TO Mrs. Pink
ham demonstrate the power Of Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in
such cases.
Mrs. l.. C. Glover, Vice President Of
Milwaukee Business Woman's Associa-
ton, Of 6l4 Grove Street, Milwaukee,
Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
81 was married for several years and no
children blessed our home. The doctor said
! had a complication Of female troubles and
could not have any children unless could
be- cured. For months took his medicines,
trying In vain for "a cure, but at last my hus-
band became disguised and suggested that 1
Many KOmen Nave Been Benefited BY
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
Eight Days On His Back

and cured with two appli ations OF Dixie
Nerve and Bone Eminent. II Will cur you.
owens q Minor Drug Co.
Richmond, Virginia,
Oentlemen:--l have been using your Nerve
and Bone liniment on my back and lind II
acts Ike a charm. For eight DAYS ! had
been on my back and could not move aud
AFTER two applications I am now out aud 10
business.
Very truly yours.
p. g.. OgHURN. North View, Va.
Soid by White & Co. and Winston Drug 60
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

been split down the
back and the chine
or backbone. re
moved. The lines
show where TO cut
TO secure hams
shoulders and side
meat These differ
ent cuts. says the
Orange Judd Farm.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

One night Is all the time necessary
to prove that Pineules is the best RENE
dy in the world for backache and all
kidney and bladder troubles If you
have rheumatism or any other blood
disease a single dose will give relief.
Sold by Anderson Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
SOUTHERN RAILWAY Co.
Effective June 18th, 1904.
NORTHBOUND.

Trains leave Lynchburg a. follows
l:50 n. m. daily, express for Washington
and pOintA north. solid Pullman train.
2.0o a. m. daily express for Washington
aud points north.
llg q. m. daily, express for Washington
and points north
s;l7 m aiy. local for Washington and
way stations.
2sS5 y. IA daily, local for Washington ana
way stations.
81 y IA daily, express for Nashinftoi
aud points north.
40 y. m. daily, express for Washington
and points north.
4DZ y. m. daily for CharlOti6eville auu
way stations.
sOUTHBOUND.
206 a. m. daily, express for Atlanta apd
New Orleans.
3:H a. m. daily, Washington and scuih
western Limited, solid Pullman train, iol
Augusta, Atlanta, Chattanooga hempnn
ana New orleans. -
sO6 a. m. daily, local for Danyille On"
way stations.
2:2i D. N. daily, local for Danyile and way
stations.
3;Ss p. m. dailS, express for Columbia, So
yannah and Jacksonville. NJ
4as p. m. daily, express for Atlanta, DIT
mingham and New Orleans.
Diners and sleepers on all through Trains
For further, Information call or write.
i. y. BROWN, General Agent.
q. II. ACKEkT, General Manager. -
3. h. hARDWICk, Passenger Traffic MAE
ager, Washington, ID. G.
W. n. TAYLOE. General Passenger Afen'
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
La Grinpe COUGH

cured with Or. navids Cough Syrup OF pur,
Pine, Tar, Horehound and Wild Cherry. Res
on earth for coughs colds, cramp. cOnsump
ton Bronchitis and all throat and lung troi
bles. Large bottle . cents at White a Co
and Winston DRUG Co
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

err. are carefully trimmed, the trim
mings going into the sausage mill
where they are utilized to the best ad
vantage
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

1t is a pleasure TO take DR.. Dade's
Little Liver Pills and enjoy their tonic
effect upon the liver Sold by Amber
Ion Drug 20.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

Ripberger Bros. will give away a
box Of "El Manejo" cigars Saturday
night.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
TO CUT UP A PIG.
How TO Divide Up the Carcass So as
to Secure the Hams, Shout
ders and Side Meat

The illustration shows the carcass of
hog with the head removed. II has
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
=. N. n. TALCO1-T. Receiver.
U,ARMvILLE a POwHATAH RAILROAD

Time Table In effect Monday, May ?.
1904 Between Farmville and Richmond v
Moseley and Southern X. r. Vy'
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
Your Health.

is themosvauabe posscssonyo YOU have and we ready
to assist you in maintaining it. When you sick don't
the shortsghtcd policy buying socalcd Cheap
edies" and substtutesfor "ORGNA goods. There but
way to have good products and that to combine
the highest grade of drugs with the greatest degree of
skill. WE CLAIM TO DO THIS and we want you to try
and be convinced
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

Mondays Daily ex. Dailyex.
only Sun. q Mon. stations. Kun.
A. N. A. NJ. Lv. Ar. pm.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12

'Will wait at Chester until 9.f5 a. m. fof
A. Z. l.. 800 train from Richmond,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05
SONS OF REVOLUTION
Want a Tablet for Revolutionary Ship
Ranger at kittery.

Circulars have been received in the
city from Il committee Of the Maine
Society of the Sons of the American
Revolutions, at Portland, asking for Il
contribution of money to assist in Sc
curing a suitable tablet for marking
the location on Badgers island in Kit
terry, opposite Portsmouth, n. H., OF
the Shipyard where the famous Cont
mental ship-Of-war Ranger was built.
in 1777.
1t Was on the Ranger that the great
est of our naval heroes John Paul
Jones. raised for the first time ON an
American warship, the Stars and
stripes. July I. III. the first annivcr-
sary of our independence. The flag WAS
made by ''the girls of Portsmouth.
from pieces of their best gowns" and
presented to Capt. Jones The Ranger
carried the news of BurGoync's sur
render at Saratoga to France, and this
flag was the first s;,luted by IL foreign
naval power. France, Feb. IA. ITS. 1t
WAS with this same ship that Capt.
Jones captured the British man-of-war
Drake, off the Irish coast, April "a,
117S.
The task of securing the tablet has
been undertaken by the Paul Jones
Club of the Sons of the American Rev
clution of Portsmouth. y. H.. and the
Maine people are asked to assist. The
sum which they are asked to contrib
ute is $50, and contributions can be
sent to Nathan Gould, ~ Middle
street, Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05

kuhla ought to know. He was bOsun
on the Coronet, the famous schooner
that raced to England ahead of the
Dauntlcss and made a voyage around
'hc HON in her. In speaking of the
Thistle. Kuhlc says she is worth two
Ccroncts. He means it and it means
great deal.
The Riding and Drivin., Club Of East
Orange, \. j.. has iSs.l"i The prize list
for its eighth annual Horse Show, to
be held May -. 16 and Il. There are
IL classes. divided into competitions for
readers. PAGERS, carriage horses. tam
drns. four-in-hauds. saddle horses.
ponies and jumpers. The contests open
20 all number y. the remaining events
being for exhibits owned and used by
amateurs in New Jersey. The purses
offered in the open to Ill classes are
substantial ana are for first and second
awards. In the local competitions silver
cups will be the prizes. Entries close
on Nay 4.
The Yacht Racing Association Of
Long Island Sound has awarded a
championship pennant i'll all classes I'M
der 43 feet. The bouts that will fly the
chan pionship flags this season are the
;t-f"ot sloOp Spasm, owned by L. d.
King; the 30-foot sloop Alert, owned by
j. W. Alker; the % foot sloop Fircny
Owned by G. =. Granbery: the 21-foo:
sloop Jcehi, owned by 4. ID. r. Brown:
the 1S-foOt sloop PlovCr. owned by
Howard Place the raceabout Rascal H.,
owned by ). c. Hopkins; the Larch-
mont 2l-foot Dorothy, owned by X. G..
Spencer; the Indian Harbor Wa Wa,
owned by ]. E. MonteIls. the Manhas-
set Bay Arizona, owned by G. A. Cory,
and the Hampstead Harbor Scud. own
cd by Donald Abbott In the yawI cat
boat and 45-foot classes no yachts quail
flied.
a good many thousand people in Chi
caSo who have grown to look to the
race tracks each summer for their out
door recreation are wondering how
they are going to spend their idle
hours. this summer Even without the
tracks Chicago offers wide field Of
entertainment for the man seeking
fresh air and a good time. but the races
in the city have continued long enough
to enlist big colony to whom the
track had appealed Legend any other
sport. For these it will be hard for two
frst-class major league ball mines, un-
limited golf courses, and nearly every
other known sport easily accessible.
But the track dcvotccs will have to
make the best of it, There is little pros
poet of racing for four years, il after
that. Possibly there may be racing in
Indiana. but it is not apt to be of an
enhancing kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05
SPORTING NOTES.

Jeffries is getting nearly as bad as
Patti in his rctirements from the ring.
Not for the same cause however.
jim. Juvenal was on the Harlem Sun
day trying his new Ward smell. He SAYS
ne is III dUubt wilcthc.- he Mil wear the
Vesper or Philadelphia colors this year.
JACK Mulcnhy and i,ill Marley Of the
Atalanta Boat Club. Olympic doubles
champions, viii compete iii the German
national regatta at Hamburg July 1G
and II. Secretary Fo:-ni2ver of the n.
A. A. .. has forwarded their entries.
The winning of the 100 and 22O-yard
dashes at the Harvard class games by
Lawrence 2. Dodge. only bears out
what vas prophesied Il year ago. when
he showed wonderful speed as captain
of the Noble and Greenbough school
track team.
Andover will not be represented at
the Yale interschoaStic meet. Satur-
day. as the faculty has decided that no
students can leave the academy. This
is the first time in the history of the
Eli school game that Andover will not
be represented.
.. -.
is the latest American yachtsman to de-
lid" TO meet the ocean racers when
tlcy arrive at the Lizard. He will join
mis- yacht Warrior at Gibraltar and
proc, ed to England. The feet of Amari-
can yachts ut the inish will probably
number at least l..
Big Ed Atkinson. vino has playc,,
guard on lowa's football team for thrco
years. has been drafted into the weight
squad of the track team. Delaney will
attempt to make shot pulitzer OF him.
Atkinson is over six feet high. is very
strong. and it is believed that he will
become point winner.
The somi-annual meeting of the In
tercOllegiato Conference On Athletics
will be held at the Murray Hill Hotel
Ncv York. on Saturday. The members
Of the conference are Harvard. Prince"
ton. Brown. Columbia. Cornell and the
University Of Pennsylvania. DR.. f. II.
Nichols. sc. will represent Harvard.
a handicap tennis tournament will h.
held At tine tennis building of TIL
Myoria Hunt Club, play beginning. Sat-
ur,iaE. May 49, TIL" .ourrey is open IL
members and associate members Of the
Mroria Hunt Club. members of III"
Tennis and Racquet Club and the Bos-
,on Athletic Association. Play will be
in two classes. Entries close May 10.
kobcrt e. Tod's schoonr. Thistle has
10 more ardent adnlirnr OF her chances
i'll the ocean race for the kaiscrs Cup
than her second mate. Kuhle-and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05
IL the Sunny South,

On Tuesday night. May .. the attrac-
ton at the Augusta Opera House will
be J. C. Rockwell's "In the Sunny
South" Co. brass band and orchestra
This company consists of thirty col
ored people who have been selected
With great care and rehearsed to please
the public. Mr.. Rockwell has spared
no expense to make this one of the
best colored shows Of the day. There
are pretty little colorcd girls who can
sing and dance, clever comedians. up
tO-date dancers. Il strong speciality
olio and an opening and closing com
cdy which gives YOU two and one-half
hours of laughter and fun. The brass
band and orchestra are a strong fca-
turc and well worth the price of adj
mission. Don't miss the street parade
at noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05
AMUsEME NTs.
Peggy from Paris"

All VINO enjoy musical plays will be
certain TO go to the Opera House mex,
saturday evening to hear George AIDES
witty and merry and melodious
Peggy from Paris" The mere an
nouncement that Peggy from Paris,'
IS to be presented in this CITY vii,
arouse the interest of all theatre
patrons hereabOuts. The fame of this
most successful musical comedy is
known to al who keep track Of
theatrical happenings. 1t has scored
one of the biggest hits of any musical
play ever produced. 1t is celebrated
for its wit. humor and satire: for tbn
brightness of its book, its interestin
and amusing character pOrtrayals. its
ingenious and original story. In
Peggy from Paris" George AIDE has
put some of his clevcrest work. No
greater assurance of its laughter
creating Qualities could be demanded
by the most cXacting. There is the
verdict of New York, Boston, Chicago
and other large cities to guarantee the
abundant delights of this play. It
ran for four months i'm New York for
five in Boston and for three in Chicago
and 1t is better and brighter and wit
tier now than ever. for since those
runs were scored Mr.. AIDE has added
much new material that has fresh
encd and enlivened the book, dialogues.
s"e,;es ana situations. Indeed. Peggy
from Paris. us it will be offered here
is mcrrie- and gayer than it was when
it captured the fancy of New York,
Boston and Chicago and scored the
hits of the season.