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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Soy Beans.

Soy beans used about J25 pounds OF
water per pound Of dry matter produced
In some Wisconsin tests. The enor-
nous quantity Of water required for a
crop Of this kind is shown when il Il
stated that the crop Of soy beans re-
ferred TO yielded Z 1880 pounds dry mat
ter TO the acre equal to 9177 pounds
Il hay. containing 10 per cent moist
ure.-Orange Judd Farmer
Havana, Cuba, and Return, Personally
Conducted Excursion wa The Sea.
hoard Ar Line, March %, 'O5.
'Thc Seahoard beg> Ia announce that
Tor their train No. 43, leaving Rich
mond at 30 =. m, March 18th. We'd
nesday, tickets will be sold 10 Havana.
Cuba, and return at rate of $500: this
rate includes meals and siate-roOm ON
steamer. Stop over will be allowed at
any or all points south OF Jacksonville.
ON the return trip, provided ticket is
used To Richmond 10y April 18th. Tick
cts are routed via Port Tampa and the
feninsular and Occidental Steamship
company. As this excursion is limit
Ell to the capacity Of the steamer. re-
quests for reservations should bemade
~ soon a> possible The steamship
olivetie, one Of the largest and most
modern ships aiiOat will sail from
tampa with the party. As the Sea
hoard has the shortest line 10 Tampa
hN many miles, they can and do run
aud maintain the fastest schedule 10
That point. For full and complete i'm
formation IN this connection, and for
niagram OF steamer write Ia
~. ;. LIZARD, W. NJ. TAYLOR.
DIST. Pass. Agt City Ticket Agt.
NJ East Main Street Phone 4O5
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

+. ". r. TALcO1T, Receiver.
EARMVlLLE & POWHATAN RAILROAD
Time Table In effect Monday. May y.
eN. BetWeen Farmyille and Richmond Via
Moseley and southern X. II.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
House Yonr Machinae

Care should be taken OF the farm
machinery. Have sheds for all of It.
Many farmers in Lewis county. Mo.
keep their machinery ont year in year
out. The cold. snowy weather OF win.
ter and the hot. wet weather Of sum
mer are equally bad. You will find.
after having tried il, says the Farm
and Home, that the implements last
better when kept under cover and well
painted. Bolts should all be frightened
On machine when put into use. well
oiled and taken ont in ship shape. The
same applies TO putting It away when
Il should be cleaned as far as practi-
fable and put In the shed Each year
wagon wheels should be soaked in
boiled llnseed oil. applied when hot.
This keeps the tires tight and acts as
n preseryatiye.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

Between WinterpOck and Richmond and
Petersburg via Chester and Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

snort line 10 Principal cities OF the South
10 southwest Florida, Cuba and Mexico.
HAINs LEAVE RicHMOND-MAIN STREET
STATIoN-DAILY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JAN. Q. Is06
1910 A. M.-LOcal for Norlina. Raleigh
Hamlet and Charlotte.
80 7. M.-Se0bOard Mail-Composed OF
Pullman sleeping cars 10 A.
lanta, savannah and Jackson.
Vile; also the latest Improved
DAY coaches running without
change 10 Florida.
$50 +. VI -SeabOard Limited-SOgld Pull.
man sleeping, dining and oh.
Sc walton ears, running with.
out change from New York 10
~ Augustine on the fastest
schedule ever maintained be-
tween these cities. The hand.
soonest ana most modern train
Ia the entire south.
800 =. M.-Seaboard Express-Composed OF
day coaches, cafe cars and Pull.
man sleepers to Atlanta, Savan-
nah, Jacksonville and Tampa
Very convenient schedule 10
fOuthern Pines, Pinehurst
Camden, and all winter resorts
IN the Corolinas and Florida.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND-DAILY.
Oh A. M.-NO. 3i-FrOm Florida, Atlanta
and the Southwest
Old A. M.--SOlid Pullman train from ST.
Augustine, Florida.
800 A. M.-No. t5-trOm Florida, Atlanta
and the Southwest.
$50 T. M.-NO. 3j-From local points
w. NJ. TAYLOR, q. IA.
II. : LIZARD, ~ PA
NO Main Street. Richmond. Phone i05
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
THE WINTER wHEELBARRov

THE WINTER WHEELBARHow
Then make two rear runners. b. OF brace
iron or wooden wagon fellOes. Frame
these together and attach to front run
ner by the bed pieces. C. which are 2J1
inches wide, one inch thick, 3Iz feet
long. Put in the rocking pin. e. as long
as the width OF the bed. Attach il to the
bed pieces, c. by piece Of hard wood. d
This should 1T tightly through the up
right part Of the runner. a.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
GOOD DRAG AND HARROW.
Farm Implement Which the Handy
Farmer May Construct for
Himself

Every farmer knows a harrow and
drag are two useful farm implements.
Here you Will find g harrow aud drag
combined, which has proven very useful
IN both sod and loose ground and which
puiverizes and levels az The same time,
says Epitomist The one ] made is io
be used with three horses. 10 consists
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Keep Records.

How shall a farmer prevent himself
from making the same mistake year
after year? BY keeping records OF
what he is doing. a man may have
soil so lily adapted to a certain crop
that he cannot make that crop pay.
Yet II he does not keep a strict ac-
count with the crop he cannot know
whether 1t pays or nOt-Farmers' Re
view.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
SOUTHERN RAILWAY co.
Effective June 18TH. 1904.
NORTHBDUNp.


/ Trans leave Lynchburg a. follows:
isil &C., 90. diil}s express for Washington
sud points nOrth ~OuI fuiimau train.
@'r' %. 900. du lF eN pres. tor Washington
40 IOinf- north
iH m uull. cXpres. Tor Washington
ahu points Doe rfu
s;i. % m. dany Joe TO- Washington and
va riHt'O4s
2s3 o.. 90 daily, local for Washington aud
Wa. .IafiOm~
5;li D. 10. daily, express for Washington
90 II points north.
l;D p. m. daily, express for Washington
and points north.
100 p. ~. daily for Charlottesville and
way stations.
SOUTHBOUND.
2a5 q. m. daily, express for Atlanta and
New Orleans.
3;ii a. M. daily, Washington and South
western Limited, solid Pullman rain, for
Augusta, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Memphis
ahu Sew Orlean$ .-~s
sDj a. m. daily, local for Danville ana
way stations.
2.2l p m. daily, local for Danville and way
stations. fTWt
329 p. m. dai5, express for Columbia, "a
vannah aud jacksonville.
31s p. m. daily express for Atlanta, Bir.
miDgham and Sew Orleans.
DINERS and sleepers on all through trains.
FOR further Information call or write.
J.. :. BROWN, General Agent.
=. n. ACkEkI, General Manager.
:. II. II AkDWICk, Passenger Traffic Man
ager Washington. ID. G..
". II. tAlLoE. General Passenger Agent
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

Of three pieces -four inches by four
inches by ten feet. three pieces one and
One-half inch by six inches by three
feet. two pieces one and one-half inches
by six inches by three and One-half feet
and 81 harrow teeth IN spacing put
the teeth one foot apart. In the second
beam. begin four inches farther in than
on the first. and In the 'hird. eight inches
farther In than the first The harrow
teeth should be placed little back
ward. SO that n anything catches fast.
II will pull on Give this q trial and
zee what Il will do.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
A WINTER WHEELBARROW.
Plan for One Which VIII Prove q
Friend Indeed When Snow Is
on the Ground.

A very convenient and useful wheel
barrow Sled may be constructed as fol-
lows. says Farm and Home. From q
piece Of twO-inch plank cut a runner. a
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
ESKIMO FoLK.LoRE.

The most striking feature of Eskimo
folklore is its thoroughly human char
acter, says a writer in the Interna-
tional Quarterly. In strict sense of
the term the bulk of Eskimo tradition
is not mythology, but hero-tales, which
reflect with remarkable faithfulness
the social condition and religious be-
liefs of the people. They treat of visits
of fabulous tribes, of murder and re-
venge. of mercy and recompense, of
feats of shamanism and of witchcraft.
The supernatural enters into them.
but only as it enters into the every
day life of the people to whom witches,
guardian spirits of shamans, giants
and dwarfs are existing realities. In
this sense most of the Eskimo tales
are true tales taken from life. and
show great lack of imaginative
power.
Setting aside this group of hero tales
there remain only few entirely dis
connected myths. One of them tells
how a woman was mutilated by her
father, who cut off her finger joints
one after the other. From these joints
originated the sea-mammals. and the
woman became their mistress. An
other myth tells of the origin of sun
and moon, who in the beginning were
human beings, n brother and Il sister.
and who were taken up to the sky.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02

have no such excuse should do their
duty.
In arranging the cushions SO as to
protect the two girls. Jack chances to
touch the hand of Jessie Cameron. and
Is amazed at the remarkable thrill that
seems to run over his whole frame,
Just as might a shock from galyanic
battery.
Come" he mutters to himself in
some dismay: Il mad no idea It had
gone as far as that. This is really
alarming"
Nevertheless, he continues to carry
out his work, and is rewarded by a low
THANK yon," that amply repays him
for everything.
What are they doing now?" he asks
Smithers, who has been keeping
watch.
"Gathered about the fire and talking
the matter over, with many extrava-
CANT GESTURES. They seem a little
afraid lest the carriage contain sol
diers, and that they may raise hor-
nets nest about their ears. But am
afraid the fiery orators who urge an
immediate attack have the best of the
bargain; for already some of them are
advancing, and, from the way they
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02

hold their guns, they mean business"
1t would be strange indeed if every
one within the railway carriage did
not in n greater or less degree feel a
sensation as If their nerves are
strained to the utmost.
The situation warrants it, Deadly
foes gather without = foes against
whom ordinary methods of warfare
may not avail, and who will prove to
be veritable demons once the battle is
on.
Quarter need be neither asked nor
given, and the result of the coming en-
fittest.
1t is this fact that nerves the defend.
ers of the carriage to do their very
best.
Smithers is quite correct when he
declares the most venturesome of the
guerrillas are advancing to the attack.
The light of the fire discloses this
fact. and as the men at bay crouch
there beside the opening. watching
this advance, they seem to live days
in the few seconds that pass.
1T would be folly to let them get toe
close" says the senior. grinding his
teeth.
You are right. Therefore call out
and warn them that they stand on the
dead line"
Roblado is quick to accept this sug
gestion which Smithers advances. He
raises his voice and sends out hoarsa
below. The guerrillas hear, and in
stinctively pause; but, as if realizing
from the tone in which they are ad
dressed that they cannot have soldiers
to deal with, they laugh his ponderous
threats to scorn.
DOWN. cries Smithers. pulling
Jack with him.
Several shots have sounded. and the
bullets crash into the woodwork of the
car.
(To be continued.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
Inaiaps Capture a whale.

Three score Siwashes in feet of
canoes attacked and killed a whale a
few days ago off Cape Flattery, and
according to the officers of the Nor
wegian steamer Trico,or, the red men
in the vicinity of Neah Bay have been
living high ON blubber ever since. The
whale had been seen off the cape for
several days, and the expedition to
which the big fish surrendered was or
gaIized and equipped especially for
the chase and capture of the leviathan.
Every canoe carried dozen harpoons,
and to each harpoon was attached
tight-blown bladder. Every time a
canoe approached sufficiently near a
harpoon was thrown into the whales
tough hide. When the Victoria tug
Lorne came upon the scene the whale
had been "hit' many times and re-
sembled a monster hedgehog. In addi-
ton to the annoyance caused by the
forest of steel shafts. there were so
many bladdcrs moored to his carcass
that, try as he would, he could not sink
and so find at least temporary refuge
fro1n his tormentors. When the In
dams had assured themselves of the
buoyancy of their prey they threw
in few more harpoons with lines at
tached and attempted to head the
whale into Neah Bay. at the same time
using him as a towboat for the fleet.
But the big fish was too far gone to be
of much use in harness; so, with few
bombs, the Siwashes torpedoed the
monster to death and hired tugboat
to tow the carcass into Neah Bay.
They beached the remains and are still
serving free blubber TO all comers.-
San Francisco Call.N
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
Preposterous.

Coz. Ed Bowie, Of de Eastern sho' "
of Maryland. has a negro tenant who
is rather shiftless and ne'er we'll to do.
After a recent absence the colonel
was surprised to find on his return
that old Ben, the darky in question,
was driving fine-loolsing mule,
hitched TO brand new wagon. Ques-
tioning him, the colonel was informed
by Ben that he had bot de outfit" at
Snow Hill.
And what did you pay for it?"
Il glib ma note for s100,"
And where on earth do you expect
TO get 500 to pay the note when il
falls due?' asked Col. Ed.
The old darky's face assumed an
injured expression. and in a grievsd
tone he replied:
Fore de Lawd. Marse Ed. you
doan' 'spect me to glib de note an
pay it, too?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
A CURIOUS PERCH.

A pigeon roosting on the minute
hand of the town clock in the Cass
County Court House tower stopped
the clock at precisely go. and caused
many people in Logansport to be an
hour late, says the Chicago Chronicle.
The electric light was turned on in
the tower, and. although the dial was
suddenly Illuminated, the pigeon was
not in the least disturbed, and refused
to move. A janitor was obliged to
climb the dizzy height and ''shoo" the
bird away. 1t was 7.15 O'Clock when
the mechanism was again in motion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
CANDLE cuRIosIT1Es.

Get for your experiments a large tai
low candle with thick wick: this will
give better results than the ordinary
candle with a slender wick. You know
that in the dark spot in the middle Of
candle flame there is no fire; that the
spot consists of unburning gases. Here
is way for you TO look right down
into that space. an empty space with
the fia%e surrounding it.
Take piece of wire netting. such as
is used for window screens or for max
ing strainers. and hold it down over the
flame. 1t might be supposed that the
flame would rise through the meshes
of the wire. but instead of doing that
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02

to the death. If they are in the neigh
borhood and see us, we must expect
TO fight for our lives"
Now I understand what you mean
The fires will draw them"
That is a fact, sir. if they come
at all.'
What We meant for our preserva-
tion may prove our ruin. Well, 1t often
happens So Perhaps 1t might be wise
to extinguish them. and remain in the
dark. We could have them ready to
light IL we heard train coming"
II should feel more at ease, sir. II
YOU knew these guerrilleros as well as
do, you would be fully as anxious to
avoid discovery by them. II it could
be done"
Perhaps | am even more so. since
have something TO think of that does
not bother your mind Smithers'-
turning his thumb over his shoulder in
the direction of the carriage. and the
agent knows what he means.
Suppose we call Senior Roblado out,
then, and put him in possession of the
facts?" continues Jack. Whatever he
decides, that we will do
6mithers does not Immediately re-
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
For Young Man with Money.

If 1 were young man, with GER
tain amount of capital, and desirous to
increase it at the expense OF fools, l
should become a dealer in pictures
and in works of art. The prices PAID
at auctions for such articles by few
dealers bidding against each other are
absurd. although vast number OF
very wealthy fools who purchase them
from dealers are ready to pay still
higher. The mere fact that some ard-
Gle has been sold in an auction room at
a high price attracts them, and they
buy it from the dealer at higher one
in order to be able to point TO II IN
their houses, and to tell their friends
how much it cost them. The dealer
consequently makes much money by
hcting as a middleman. Whether there
is any arrangement to run up the price
among dealers 1 do not know. But
have always wondered whether this Is
the case, and whether the original
bwner always gets the selling price at
the auction.-London Truth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02

run to the fence and say: "Good morn
ingi Good morningr'
But one day very sad thing hap
pened. Alice and Bertha had a quar-
rel
Alice wanted to play that her house
was under the pink rose bush by the
fountain. But Bertha wanted to play
that her house was under the pink rose
busb by the fountain. So Alice said
that she wouldn't play at all. And
Bertha said neither would she. They,
each walked around the garden alone.
1t was sad.
They thought the sun did not seem
bright. and they thought the flowers
We're not pretty, and they did not like
the little fountain. and they were very
miserable, and did not know what to
do.
So Alice walked back to see what
Bertha was doing. And what do you
suppose that was? .
Why, Bertha was walking bacH
see what Alice was doing.
Just then little bird flew doSNf
took bath in the fountain. He
splashed and splashed and splashed.
Alice clapped her hands and laughed.
And Bertha did, too.
Alice and Bertha looked at each other
and kept right on laughing and laugh
ing. !.
You may have your house by The
pink rosa bush, Bertha" said Alice.
''Oh. mol You have yours there"
said Bertha.
II ten you what Alice said. We
will have our house there together"
The dreadful quarrel was over at
last. ana the two little sisters were
happy again.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
HOW SWALLOWS DRINK.

OF course we know that swallows
drink as they skim over the surface of
water. We have seen how here and
there the water ripples on a pond
when swallows are gracefully skim
ming to and fro. One day 1 sat down
beside small pond where, every eve
ming, many barn swallows came to
bathe and drink on the surface of the
CLASSY water. With sketch book and
pencil in hand. closely watched the
birds; and you may igamine my de-
light to see just how they managed to
touch and dip up the water as they
came within few steps of me. You
see. the swallow takes up water in its
lower bill. just as you would dip up
a little water in spoon or in the hol
low of your hand while you glided
over the surface in boat. Only the
under half of the open bill touches
the water; if the upper half were also
to touch, the water would be forced
out on either side instead of being
scooped up into the bill.-St. Nicholas.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
a M,,ne C.,ash story.

A cat story comes from Maine, and
ie one is inclined to disbelieve II. pussy
himself is to be found at Bowdoin-
ham. This cat swims like duck,
and is fisher. A patient watcher from
the floating wharf, which he frequents
with praiseworthy persistency, this
businesslike swimmer waits his oppor-
tunity, and when there comes certain
ripple on the water. in he dives, soon
reappearing with good sized fish,
which he proceeds to eat at his leisure
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
cro be continued.)
Contempt for the Country sanctur


The narrow-chested gillie-loo-birds
who act as state editors on the metro
politan dailies poke fun at the coun-
try editor all the year round. but we
guess if they could shove their spindle
shanks under the corn-fed editors ta-
BILE long about now and proceed to do
things to the aromatic buckwheat
cakes literally lathered with real but
ter and maple syrup, or could just
have the opportunity to pick a home
grown spare rib they'd probably know
few OF the green spots in the moss
back editors desert when they saw
and could understand better why we
browse along the highways OF the
sauerkraut and link-sausage districts
in the land of Wayback instead of nib
bling along the barren asphalt pave
ments in the city of frosty mits, health
foods and homeopathic mince pie tab
lets.-Northport. Mich, Leader
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
BEEHIVE IN HER PARLoR.

In the heart of London over half a
hundred-weight of honey has just
been gathered, says the Montreal Her
aid. The bees responsible for this rich
harvest belong to- Miss Baden-Powell,
sister of the hero of Mafeking.
These wonderful bees are the sub
jects of an interesting experiments.
They had been removed from an old
residence in Piccadilly to Miss Baden
Powells new home at Princes Gate.
During their. fifteen years in their old
quarters the bees never failed TO store
up large quantities of honey. and were
quite content to live in the drawing
room where their specially constructed
hive. invented by Miss 3aden-Powell,
stood on a table near the window.
''The mystery is where, they fed in
order to make honey SO excellent and
in such quantities. said Miss Baden
Powell, ''for there was no garden at
tached to the house" In their new
home at Princes Gate the bees come
and go through a passage in the wall
as before, and Miss Baden-Powell is
watching anxiously for signs of dis
content. which she hopes will not be
shown.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02

it will spread out beneath it. allowing
you to look down the space in the mid
die. The reason is that the wire car
rles the heat away so rapidly that the
flame is put out This principle is used
in the miners safety lamp.
For your second experiment let the
candle burn until the wick is quite,
long. having placed it where there is
no draught. Now blow the candle out,
and a stream of smoke will rise from
it. This smoke Is the gas. the burning
of which makes the flame. To show
that it is gas put a lighted match TO it
Immediately after blowing out the can
die. and it will ignite and run down
and relight the candle. The match
should be held about half an inch
above the wick.
Again letting the candle burn until
the wick is long, and quickly blowing
out the flame as before, hold the wire
gauZe down over the wick so that the
smoke will rise through the meshes.
Apply a lighted match to the smoke
half an inch above the gauze. and the
gas of which the smoke is composed
will at once ignite. but the flame will
IOC 20 DelOW lue SduZe, loT tne ledeoh
that has already been given.
Still experimenting, with that dark
spot in the middle of the candle fame.
take good match and thrust the head
of it into the spot. If you do it quickly.
enough the match will not ignite as 1t
enters the flame. and when it gets into
the dark spot the head will melt. 1t
will not light because there is no air in
the spot to make combustion.
Now get plate and bring it quickly
down into the fame of the candle, and
then raise it again, being very careful
TO keep it in straight line. up and
down. You will find on the bottom of
the plate ring of spot, the centre be-
ing clear. because that part of the
flame leaves no deposit of SCOT. By.
using a lame plate and a small candle
you may make the outlines of gro
tesque face with rings of SCOT. one for
each eye. and for nose and mouth,
with a number of them crossed and
entagled at the top for the hair over
the forehead.-NewY York Evening Mail.
The cost of the French Army IL $685.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02

KINDNESS TO INSECTS.
Children, if you meet cricket,
Please remember not to kick it;
Not a youth whose natures sweetu
Strike ladybug or beetle.
If daddy longlegs passes, xiffa
Do not slay it las alas, is
Often done by wicked urchins,
Who deserve the soundest birchin's).
When gnat-that lively hummer,
Which you'll hear when it is summer,
Comes a-buzzing round your hat, it
Ia wrong to throw a pebble at it.
Do not think me sentimental
When | ask you to be gentle
With the insect population
OF our free and glorious nation.
II you're kind in this particlar, rry-;
They will buzz in your auric'lar; y"
Every child, of course, can see
What pleasure that win be.
London Globe.