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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
BOOK BOODLERS.

81 all the corporations that NEEDLE
IN politics IL IS not too much 10 say
thht the book companies have been
The most unprlncipled in the method.
They have used The records run
straight away from The bribing of a
school teacher 90 the assassination of
a Governor
Therefore, let us know i'm advance
where each candidate for the Govern
orship stands upon this matter II is
due the Democratic voters OF the Stale
mat each Of them should know in
plenty oi time whether the Governor
lhal ~ io be propose, o. follow boa the
footsteps of Mr. Montague and obey
the letter and spirit of the Con,titu-
tuh on take 10 the woods and leave
lhe people of the State 10 be- taxed i'm
we mailer OF text books by the sever
al companies that always have some
lhing new and seldom ANYTHING better
10 oner.-NOrfolk Nirginian-Pilot.
The above is painful reading. Why
the books for our school children can
not be selected from the very best and
at minimum Of cost is mystery 10 lis
II Is simple, every day bushes,
proposition, and ought 10 be met and
mastered IN business like way with
out the intemitiou of the bad man
who would bride school teacher or
"''ssslnate a Governor. Speak out
We aspirants for high honors i'm Viz
sinia and let the people know where
you stand on all questions of public
and pressing interest.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE SALE.
Commissioner, sale of Valuable ReaI
Estate in the County Of Cumberland.

~ virtue ola decree of the Circuit Court
OF Luucnburg county, pronounced al the
ID cemner term, 1906 300 the chancery suit oil
Royals admir-, &C.. vs.. Geo. W. Hardy's
adm. the undersigned will sell al public
auction ai the front door Ofthe Courthouse
in the Town Of furmville. on the
DIST DAY OF MARCH, 1906,
between the hours Of 20 o'clock "a. m. and Il
o clock No., The tract OF land I'm said decree
meniione Z, siiuated 900 the county OF Cam
bertrand, ana containing by recent survey
2ll ACRES,
said land belo Cling to thc estate Of Geo. W.
Hardy, deceased
TERMS oF SALE -OnC-third Of the pur.
chase money VIII he required I'm cash. and
the residue on % credit of one and two years.
equal instruments. purchaser 20 execute
bonds FOR the deferred payments bearing in.
tercst from day ~ sale. and title retained
until the who e. Of the purchase money Is
paid B.. BELL, Comfr,
Feb n. 1903
iunenbnrg Circuit Court Clerks Omce,l
Feb. lst, 1905.
This is 10 certify that the bond required OF
!. b. Bel. commits .oucr. under the foregoing
decree has been executed hy him with surety
approve by me-
iep I'LL. JNo J.. YATES Clerk.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY "a 1855.
WHO WILL BE ABLE To VOTE IN THE
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PRI-
MARY

lnteIes, is beginning TO bee generally
shown in the state Democratic Pri-
mary election. which will bee held at
some time between August Nth aud
september 9th. 1895. as provided 10y
the party law. This primary election
will decide who shall bee the nominees
of the party Tor Governor, Lieutenant
Governed Attorney-General. Trea~ur-
er. Secretary of the Communicable
United States senator Members of
the General Assembly. and various
local officers
BY the party law. uo one will be al
lowed 10 Vote in the primary who will
not he qualified Co vote Zoo the ensuing
general election. 10 be qualified To
vote in the general election. the citizen
must, ofcour,e, meet the requirements
a. 10 sge. residence and registration.
In addition 10 20 these requirements.
however. the voter must have person
AAlN paul. hNA NN HiN wv pa illNAtiNt ~
months prior 10 the November election
that il, AT some date before May 9th,
1905, the State poll-taX for 1904. The
only exceptions 10 this poll-taN condi-
ton are that Confederate or Federal
veterans Of the Civil War do not have
10 pay capltation tax rs pre-requi-
site 10 voting, and that the voter who
comes Of age after the Isl Of February
1905, is exempt from the payment of
the pOll-taX for 1904. All Others must
he recorded as having paid this tax
before May 9Th or they will not be able
10 vote either in the state Democratic
primary next summer or i'm the gen
eral election next fall
II you paid AT the regular time last
fall the taxes assessed against Won. YOU
need have no anxiety about the poll
tax requirement. But ifyOu are delin-
quent, and care for your right 20 vote.
You had better lose no time i'm paving
your pOll-taX. II will be your own
fault if YOU are DISTINGUISHED at the
coming primary and general election.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
MAKING MONEY REHIND THE BARS.


From the News-Leader We have
this startling news:
"A complete counterfeilng outfit
has been found in a cell al the peni-
Tertiary. owned and operated hy con-
Nicts
With the find was 70 quantity of
spurious cOins-mOstly ten cent and
quarter pieces
The find was made by the officers of
the penitentiary, and the matter is tn-
der consideration by the board of di-
rectOrs this afternoon. The officers de
cline 10 talk about the matter until af-
ter II has been submitted 10 the board.
As matter Of fact there were only
three or four Of the officials who had
any knowledge Of the matter.
Turpin, a white convict. one of the
most desperate Of men, is said tO have
been connected with the gang. and il
II said that two Others were associated
with him, one Of them life man.
The coins are perfect as TO size. fig
ures, milling and thickness. but the
feeling is a little greasy and the
weight Is said TO be against the peni-
tentary-made goods.
The cells Of our State prison must
he better lighted and better furnished
and more poorly guarded than we had
imagined, that such work could be
prosecuted in one Of them. And
doesn't the announcement emphasize
the utter wOrthlessness of human
punishment as a corrective remedy?
We lock men and women out from so
ciety 10 protect il, and that is well. but
we can not bar out the evil nature. nor
the wicked inclination.
What use can a convict make of
even good money in the penitentiary9
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
A DISTINGUISHED PHYSI
CLANS
PHI YSI
OPINION REGARDING OLD AGE.

4 distinguished physician has recent
/ Is declared that "Old age is not tim,
Of llie-a length of years-but con
dition Of the bodily TISSUES. aud IL Is
possible for a man az ~ 90 seem older
| than man at 20
tIhi, Is fact. We happen 10 know
| u mother of 81 years. and a daughter
/ of go wears right here in farmyille and
/ honestly You would believe the daugh-
ter o. be the older OF the two. The
mother is alert. lively and active,
while the daughter i, last losing her
mind and memory, and literally dying
of old age.
The secret of youth. says Drug
gisl- Crute az Co., is tO keep the bodily
tissues from wasting and the greatest
discovery known to medicine for this
purpose is our cod liver oil preparation
NmOl. as it contains ina highly con-
centrated form all OF the medicinal ele-
ment, OF cod liver oil. actually taken
from fresh cod, liNers. but without
oil or grease. Ninol is an ideal
strengthened and body builder for old
folks. 10 repairs worn tissues. checks
AIN iNihl HNNllltf anu ItDldftS
weakness with strength rs nothing
else can.
"Nnol tone zap the stomach, creates
"a healthy appetite, make, rich, red
blood. and iuNigorates and strengthens
every organ iu the body to dots work
as nature intended Ninol is indeed a
great blessing lo old folks. and extracts
fom such letters rs the following
prove II.
Mrs. sarah j. Windrom. of Chicago,
ILL.,. graud-uiece of Alexander Hamil-
ton, says. "Ninol Is "A godsend 10 old
people a. 10 is such wonderful vital
iZer and strength creator"
Mr.. \. j. Baker, of Evansville, Ind.
says: "Tlere is nothing like Ninol for
the aged, and he would not take a
thousand dollar, for the good il has
done him
II just wish every person In Farm
vile who feels Old whether they are
old in year, or not, would try Ninol on
our guarantee We will give back
your money If you are not satisfied -
we mean this for a fair offer and it Is
up 10 you 10 prove our good faith"
II &. Cute a Co.. Druggists
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
Resolutions

The following resolutions were adopt.
ed by the State Dark Tobacco Grower.
Association al Farmvillc. February
Bird, 1905.
!. We. the undersigned, members
Of the Dark Tobacco Association DIVA.
and of the American society of Equity.
and all other tobacco growers. do here
| by solemnly pledgeourselye,. iudiyidu-
ally and collecti1 ely, 10 hold our pres
ent crop OF Tobacco for the price set by
/ the IYnchhurg Convention: and we
Furthermore. agree and bind ourselves
10 reduce the acreage for 1903 M least
- per cent from the usual crop. feel
ing that any other step would produce
just such "a condition as now exists in
the cotton States. We call up0ne every
member and eysy Tobacco grower in
the State O. help carry into effect this
resolution. and io impre upon every
man the importance of this step.
-ud. We have good reason tobelieye
that tLa tanners all over This country
are being advised t0 plant a full crop
of tobacco, and feeling That such ad-
vice is Ncly damaging 90 the universal
interests ~ Cine country. We call atten-
ton Co the fact That iu the history of
our country. the largest crops have al
ways brought the smallest amount of
money. aud iu support of this argu-
ment, 0e cite ,he cotton crop ofl904 in
comparison With that of 1908.
Bid. That a copy OF the above resolu-
tiou- bc published in every paper
throughout the Tobacco belt Of Va.
aud a copy be sent 10 the National
Organ of our Socitey. and a copy be
sent 10 the President of the American
Tobacco Growers Association, Mr. f..
l.. Davenport. Ci,ney, Kentucky.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

"Thesmall land owners are the most
precious part ola State. ' wrote Thomas
jefferson but who in our day cares loI
these Jewels? Our educational enthu-
siast> clamor for better school houses.
longer school terms, more pay for
teachers and Improvements i'm our
public roads. These are all good.
but what effort is being made To ST.
cure them? The government is hands
oil. il would be difficult 10 increase
State taxes and the people Of our re
spective commmitle, are just not able
20 meet the bills
We are reminded just here that Wood
row Wilson says: discussion is the
greatest Of all reformer,. II rational
izcS everything It touches He might
have made one big, broad exception,
for mo- matter how much you discuss
the subject it j., right hard 10 get the
average man to submit 10 an increase
of the taX-burden.
Two hundred and >iXty-liye eggs in
twelve months. 50 writes core
spondeut of the Washington Post OF
his "white Wyandotte.' And adds
she didn't have a fair chance either as
she was injured for a time and lost
some days from the laying business.
At y cents a dozen, or 30 cents which
he no doubt got ia the city market.
that hen was worth just 500 a year.
and that's interest on 500.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
Administrator Notice.

Having qualified a. administrator of the
nir Thomas J. Davis, all persons having
cihims against his estate VIII forward HE
>Anle 20 ne properly sworn ID, and nll per-
sons in cbtcd To his estate viii SETTLE sueb
indebted ess with me or with Mrs. Thomas
j. pnvis 40 Farmvillr, Va.
HUGH G.. DAVIS,
feb. 2f-2t Nnrfefl o.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
For Ladies' and Gentlemen, Farm
vile, Virginia.
OPEN FROM 7 A. N. TO 10 p. M.


Above articles include bread, butter
and coffee without extra charge
Please report any inattention or
Bakery and Confectionery.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
Origin Of the Honeymoon

The honeymoon used toll last month.
The accepted notion is that il must be
spent away from home, in order that
the happy pair may get thoroughly
acquainted without being victims OF
the curiosity Of relatives and friends.
II is So called from the habit of the
ancient Germans of drinking "hy-
drOmel, - which is mixture Of honey
aud water, for thirty days after mar
riage. HydrOmel. fermented, contains
enough alcohol TO make man intOx-
icated I'm short order, 50 that the hon
eymOon really was royal old drunk
Attila, the Hun, INDUCED so freely at
his wedding that he died.-New York
Press.
In this age the happy season begins
on parlor car and ends in the new or
the old home Heavens benediction
on the way from altar to the grave.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIR
i CUT COURT OF the county OF Prince Fd
ward, on the 3lst day Of January, 1896:
Action Of debt.
The Com monwealth Of Virginia
sueing at the relation Of Au-
gusta Liestner................. ........ plafnt0
against
Randolph A. Gerard and G. =.
~ III x defendants
The object OF this suit rs TO recover Of the
said Randolph A. Gerard and q. ) Wing.
defendants, the sum OF 5000 the penalty on
an Injunction bond for damages And an
aihdavit having been made and filed that
diligence has been used by or on behalf of
the plaintiff TO ascertain In what county or
corporation Randolph A. Gerard is, and that
his whereabouts cannot be ascertained, 10 Is
ordered that he do appear here within fifteen
days after due publication hereof and do
what may be necessary 10 protect his inter.
est I'm this suit
A cOpy-Teste.
h. J. WHITEHEAD. Clerk.
Lee Thorn pson, p. q. feb IA.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

The big stick" has been nlaced
ugnt INTO the face of the drowsy old
senate. Baltimore sun.
Aud yet Its impressive dignity Is un.
RULED.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24
OUR CONSTANTLY

Increasing Business f
gratifying proof of sat-
isfied patrons. We aim
TO keep always the best
of FRESH MEATS.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
and GREEN GROCF-
RIES
We hllordersprompt
ly and solicit your pat
ronage.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

Speaker Cannon seals the fate of the
jamestown bill for this session Of Con-
gress. Shameful. Upon what meat
doth this, our Caesar feed that he hath
grown so create
Have we Gar under false color, ?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

Montague buttons are now circulat-
ing freely and the demand for them is
said to be 50 great that the services Of
"a special man are required TO look
after their distribution. Martin but
tons have not as vet appeared.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

y bank located in venerable Lewis
burg, W. Va, pays an annual diyi
dend of 30 per cent.
We beg pardon the bank is not On,
payer but the people.
Who said We don't have old-tim,
winter, any more O. News Leader.
Most anybody might say IL now
that We are dealing with the ncW-iime
variety
There il sal I To- he contest going
on in this circuit over the judge,hip.
but if 50 il is being conducted 50 quiet
~ and decently that none Of us are
aware OF il.
Winchester and Manchester are to
have Government buildings and
why not one for Far mvillee Mr.
SOuthall will kindly answer.
The Use Of the words Little Hungary
in connection with dinner is merely "a
coincidence Tines Dispatch
That's well put.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

Can you believe that we have been
millions of miles nearer the sun dur
ing the recent cold snap than We will
be in July? Scientists say 50 and
maybe they know all about il.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

Judge Lewis has nothing 10 say. "
and yet something j, ever being said
of Judge Lewis. "All things come Ia
him who waits but most people
hurry TO Washington and try Ia hurry
up the coming.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

y South Bostonian wants 10 sell a
three legged chicken. send it 10 the
tarmville market where even the two
leggers are rOOsting high
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

our esteemed contemporary, the
Times-Dispatch, says: 1T is NOW no
longer possible for any railroad mag
nate 10 rear back in the pride Of pri-
yate ownership No, they prefer the
private and palatial car nowadays.
\ daughter of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
married a lieutenant in the 9Th L. :.
Cavalry and President Roosevelt sent
flowers To grace the occasion. Yes,
the war il over
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

Kansas Is 10 have all oil refinery.
Isn't that the most effective way after
all of fighting thetruSt>?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

The Standard Oil Company is said
10 be under fire" 1t is generally ON
top.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

Col. Slemp has pledged Virginia Il
Mr. Roosevelt and has selected his
boy to deliver the goods. The Demo
Gratis can contribute largely to the ac.
complishment of just such result.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

Illinois appropriated 5000 for In,
feeding OF quail and prairie chic ken.
during the severe cold. Money well
spent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

essential attributes The story deals with MS
adventures IN love and business, when In ooth
cases he sets himself in opposition to the wis
and desires of those above him in the financial
and social scale. The author cleVerly puts the
telling of the tale in the words OF the hero. OBJ
viously the only person who could POSSIBLY 90
Justice to his merits and abilities Mr. Phillips
has been successful in catching the spirit and
point of view Of his forceful and trrepresslble
type-perhaps not so difficult when he has had
SO conspicuous a model constantly before him
In the newspapers and magazines In maxi
ing him a toIerable If not entirely nkable char
acter. But there Is no denying the compelling
power with which the hero carries the reader
along with him In hts whirlwtnd campaign OF
Ioye and speculation AS he unfolds the means
by which he gets the trust magnates In his
power battles their schemes to ruin him and
vrests e new fortune from the wreck Of their
far-reaching combine" the wonder grows that
Mr. Phillips is not availing himself OF his in
innate knowledge Of financial methods and max
ing rnulttmfTlions IN the Street instead Of
Essltry thousands writing books about how to
d f. TnIs novel has strength, vigor and IN
afytanaItty. II ID scarcely pleasant bo0ks yet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

successful than published in that county, .li
When l was Italy in 1879, more than foFLy Diou-
sand copies had been published The ate Dr- naa
Schlesnger told me thai, while IN Egypt Some
years ago he had visited Of the hhedIFe >
palaces then being fitted up by an Italian aren't
tect On looking at the Inscriptions ana IlcIIoN
written on the walls. and the magnificent ruF urn
tIlre of the house Dr. Schlesinger asked what they
were. The Italian informed him that the, were
texts from the Koran But they are not adi LIot1
the Koran he added. indeed they are prlnelpaiiy
from Su1eelfS." From whom On yen are at4
F5gIishznan: you ought to know Srneeis! 1ilt9
are from his SeIf-Help; they much better thSn
the texts from the Koranr' DR.. Schesinger teio
me this aneedote with much g7asto On ms return
TO London.
1t is in these testimonials to the ethical FaiNe
of Dr. Smfles's most widely known book that
his best epitaph is to be found. It is pleasant
to read of his many travels, in the course OF
which he from time to time met personases IKE
GaribaIdi with whom he had a picturesque n
tervieyy, wildly reported in this volume III IS
pleasant to read of his varied literary labors, CT
his writing the life of Murray, The publisher and
so on. But. when all is said. "Self-Help' re
mains the beginning and the end Of his history.
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it is unquestionably absorbing one and an
adroit adaptation to the uses OF fiction of the
business methods Of the fnanciers who have
lately been given SO much publicity through the
efforts Of Mr.. Lawson, Mr.. Stefens, Miss Tar
bell, and Mr. Charles e Hughes
4 sordid, tnsincere. repulsive section Of the
social world Is revealed IN Miss Van Vorsts
story. It's false standards. its offensfveness fits
very rottennesss are only thrown into stronger
relief by contrast with the pure and thoroughly
delightful heroine placed for a time IN the midst
OF it The author calls her novel can impress
sion," but it b. rather. q social clinic. an
anatomical demonstration OF morbid and abnor-
NAL types through comparison with whole
some, normal subject The association and the
suggestion not agreeable however useful In
the domain Of sociological therapeutics, into
which. It Is to be presumed the author has no
aim to enter. That shs has come under thu
influence Of Henry James is apparent not only
in her method, but. where II approaches his
most nearly, In her mannerisms It II only fair
to add that she manifests also soma II his Oc-
casional charm Miss Desmond Is q HsW-Eng-
land woman Of good birth and fortune. brought
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SOCIAL CLINICS
NoUels Dealing With Morbid Phases
IN Finance and Society.

THE DELUGE. BY David GTah2In Phil s wi. YIN
six illustrations in coloFS Dy george t1IlISs
12Tno PIP 4Sz. The Bobbs- Merrill Comp ry-
MISS DESMOND. An impresslon- BY MARI van
Worst. Emo pp viii, 26S- The MaeI1liI AN Coln-
pany.
THE HOUSE OF MERRILFS. By Archibald
Marshall With four illustrations by Z 4. Gray
Emo PIP. 5S7. Herbert B. Turner & Co
It was the sea of finance upon which Matthew
Blackjack tie Noah of Mr.. Phillipss latest
novel, launched his ark; and. truth to tell, he
had a stormy passage before its keel rested
safely at last on the Ararat of his desires. Like
his prototype. he was a good deal Of rain
bow chaser but there the likeness ceases. He
bears a much closer resemblance to Mr.. Law
son. of 'sFrenzied Finance fame. OF humble
origin. precociousIy keen in the ways of the
only world he knew-that of Wall Street.-The
had early won wealth through the operations Of
his widely and blatant1y advertised brokerage
house and a strictly limited recognition from
the captains of ndustry-not difficult to reeog-
nize in the characters Of the novel through the
thin disguise Of change CT name and non
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Miss Agnes c. Laut'S
Vikings Of the Pacific

Being volume of o. West"
Fully illustrated $500 net
Of the West
the Polish
Boston DIS
of
the West of Anerica
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"SELF-HELP" SMILES.
Proofs That Rolling Stone WI
Sometimes Gather Moss.

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SAMUEL SMILES
lid Edited by Thomas Mackay. With POT
traits Octave. PIP. xii, 452. E. p Dutton & 90
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Mr.. Herbert Paul's fourth Ootnn.e of
A History of Modern England

To complete fUe Cloth, $3.50 Da
narrative the interesting personal touch the
thai
and will greatly appeal to
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PUBLISHED THIS WEEK
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SaExLE WonofiaH
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THE DELuGE- BY David Grah9m Philips with
| six Illustrations coloFs by GeDrse t1Itns
| limo pp 4Sz. The Bobbs-MeFTiu Comp -ry
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personality 1t takes behind
Characterization
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MIR. B. l.. Putnam Weale'S
The Re-Shapinq of the Far East

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