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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-23

But Moses was more thnn creator
OF laws Tie was a direct miracle
worker as we'll He was such a work
~ Of miracles that If We do not ac-
cept those miracles as emanatinG from
him then we should be compelled TO
regard him as a fabulous character
Now. study Moses for little while
down IN Egypt used 10 think that
the most marvellous facts recorded In
the Bible we're those plaques Of Egypt
When as an imaginative boy I read
them could feel in horror the lice
crawling over me and the frogs Jump
ing az me and the grssshoppers or the
locusts buxzlng about me. and could
taste the blood Of the river Nile and I
could feel the awful darkness pressing
down upon me. But the older 7 grow
the more these miracles sink into I'm.
significance before one tremendous fact
Of Moses life That fact Is greater
than Moses crossing the Red sea. !,
"a greater than Moses and the Ten
Commandments. II Is the feet that
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-23
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
In eject ADrl Ia roo,

y. y. Following schedule figures an pu,,.,.,
only az information and are not euaran,a.5 80
SOUTHBOuND-Laaye Burkeva.
100 A. N. No. Il. With pullman. "a, sn,.,.,.
south 7"N
sdZ A. ". No. q For Danulle. crs,.,.,.
Charlotte and intermediate ,ssi,,.
connecting az Danyille With nj, H..
trains for Lynchburg and Wsl.r,.
ton. and 10 Gnncnsboro viii 49,.
1905 p. NJ No. u. For All points sou,1 ~
southwest Through pullman V Al
lanta and Birmingham. nrovI
coach TO Chase City. Durham "a
Raleigh via Keysvie. Va
$40 Z MsNo ~ Daily except SUNDAY lsol
90 kcysyi'le
NORTHBOUND-Leaye Burkeyae
no 70. i.6iA. NJ daily. No. Is ez7AM
ccpt Sunday. No. B. it5. 2. NJ daily. Ne ID
f2l T. NJ daily An for Richmond
Nos. II. r. 10 and "a carr p0llnans and "a,
coaches Nos 2. s.. n and T., day ofarkes an
POPULAR YORK RIVER LINE
For Baltimore Philadelphia New Yort srd
points North and East Leave Richmond i5
81. Daiy except Sunday. w. Wf1Bru
80 T. Main S.. Richmond. Va
c. Il. Ackert. w. II. Tayloc. sH Hariskk
VP.. Gen. Mgr g. a Pass Inf NJ
Washington D. c.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-23

The above schedule only a informs,lo, -.
arrivals ann departures and connoctio,s -. "
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
AFTER THE "SHYSTERS. {"
fTimes-DisnatchN

The reputable lawyer regards his pro-
fessional ethics as highly and as sacredly
as his honor, and he endeavors at all
times to protect his calling from un-
scrupulous practitioners who may come
In to disgrace it. OF late years "shy-
ster" practices have became common in
some sections, and bills have been framed
for passage by the Legislatures of many
states to drive out the offenders. Such
a measure has been prepared by the
Hampden county, Mass. bar, and is now
before the General Assembly of that
State. The debate indicated that prob
ably majority of the members are of
opinion that some action is necessary to
curb the evil.
Penalty of law or disbarment is the
proper punishment for those lawyers
who degrade an honorable profession.
The epidemic of graft and the desire for
money are mainly responsible for this
condition of affairs.
The ambulance-chasing lawyer, as
the Philadelphia Public Ledger truly re-
marks, is essentially guilty of barratry,
an offence for which the mere layman can
be punished under the criminal code.
Many lawyers, however, are slow in TAX
ing the initiative, when they should
promptly seek to expel their associates
who fail to observe what ought to be
an inviolable rule.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
MEMORIAL TO FIRST PRINTER.

Of particular interest to Virginia
newspaper men is the pew (No. g. in
the restored Bruton church set aside as
a memorial to William Parks. The pew
door is marked with a bronze tablet
bearing the inscriptions:
William Parks, Printer Editor,
1885,"
William Parks was the "Father of
Virginia Journalism" He established
this paper August 6, 1736. The Gazette
was the official organ of the Colonial
Government, bearing the same relation
to the local government as the London
Gazette did to the government of the
mother country.
William Parks was practical printer.
He published legal documents and law
books, some of which are in existence.
The date of his death and the place of
his burial are unknown, but his dust
probably mingles with the dust of the
other colonists in old Bruton church
yard. To make the pew of special in
terest to the newspaper men of the
present day, and to make the memorial
more significant, it is proposed to allow
the members of the craft to donate the
pew. Virginia Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.

A newspaper that at the outset joins
its destiny to that of its community, de.
termined to win..success for advancement
OF that town, to encourage the making
for the town better, and better and
yet ever better place to live in and to do
business in and be.proud of, such news
paper when passing years have demon
strated its purpose, must find that it has
aunique place in the community-a place
impossible of attainment by any individ.
ual or by any other institution.
No individual, no other institution, is
given such responsibilities or must meet
such requirements. In such a news
paper is concentrated range of en-.
deavor impossible to any individual and
it takes on the quality of citizenship
quality denied to the product of any
other institution. Kansas City Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper Will bc pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure in all its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a CON
stitutional disease, requires n constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient streugth by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work The proprietors have so much faith
In Its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that IL fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75 cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
BACHELORS VS.. BACHELOR MAIDS.

| While Danville, Ill. lads and lassies are
beginning to experience the undefinable
sensations which scientists say are
more apt to prevail during the spring
seasons and are variously termed love
and spring fever, according to the per-
sonality or mood, their elders, who
are classed as "Old bachelors" "'old
maids" or bachelor girls" are also
having a touch of the malady.
The girls and old maids in mass
meeting petitioned the town council to
place tax upon unmarried men. The
old bachelors in retaliation asked that
human icicles should be taxed $50. At
their next meeting the girls prepared
and issued the following reply:
eve have read the reply of the Dan
vile bachelors to our appeal to the City
Council, in which they make counter
proposition to tax us $50 for every time
we turn them down. We are willing to
agree to this, provided that they will
agree that the following proposition is a
correct position for US to take:-We do
not propose to turn down any of them
because they are ugly of face but
when one of them comes around to see
us fastened to the end of a big cigar,
having not the slightest semblance to
a man, and who has the appearance of
not being able to support himself, much
less a wife, then out he goes"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
NEW POST CARD REGULATIONS.

The new postal law went into effect
March 1st whereby it is permissible to
send souvenir postal cards through the
mails, containing writing on either
side. Hitherto it has been permissible
to send cards with the writing on the
reverse side only.
Cards are often very handsome, and
the reverse side is entirely occupied by
the lithograph. To write on the re-
verse side of these cards is difficult
because of the glazing of the surface,
and also because it mars the beauty OF
the cards. By the new law, people will
be permitted to write on the front OF
the card, in the space reserved for that
purpose, as is permitted in foreign
countries. The new law does not refer
to the ordinary one cent postals issued
by the Government, which have an en-
tirely blank reverse side, for the sole
purpose of the communication. Nc
writing will be permitted on the ad-
dress side of these cards.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
"SEND us WIVES" IS
WYOMING'S CRY

Thousands or Young Men In That
State Are Anxious to Get Help.
meets.
Tell us where and how we can get
wives,', is the cry that is going UP from
thousands of young men in the West.
Mingled with the voices of the Young
fellows are the more mature voices of
middle aged and even elderly men.
Because of the hardships attendant
upon life in the West in the early davs
a thousand men crossed the Missouri
River where single woman made the
venture. This proportion was kept
up for years, and the male population
so greatly out numbered the female that
there were too few wives to go around.
In the Big Horn Basin, in Wyoming.
is long, fertile district called the Grey
Bull Valley, from a river which flows
through it. All the ranchers were
wealthy, but only half a dozen had
wives. Chinese used to take care of
the houses in that country.
The ranchers met one day and hoo of
them formed the Grey Bull Matrimon-
ial Club. They advertised in Eastern
papers for wives; telling of the advan-
tages and praising the Wyoming coun-
try. In two weeks the government h ad
to send extra help to the Post Office.
The postmaster was swamped with mail.
All of it was addressed to the matri-
monial club. That was nearly two
years ago, and since that time there
there have been 400 weddings in the
| Big Horn Basin.
AT Chadron, Neb., the Northwestern
Railroad has an eating house at the de-
pot. A dozen girls are employed there.
1t is in the heart of the cattle coun try.
and hundreds of cowboys and ranchers
live in that section. The manager of
that eating house changes forces about
once each month. The girls simply
marry and become queens of big
ranches or settle on homesteads with
their husbands.
There never has been a time when
there was not dearth of women school
teachers in Wyoming, South Dakota,
Nebraska and other Western States.
The teachers marry just as fast as they
come into the new country. Two years
is long time for teacher to be on
school duty in the West. In a few years
they are sending their own children to
some new teacher. The public schools
are great recruiting stations for wives
for the ranchers.
AT Laramie. Wyo., the young men
formed a matrimonial club and placed
advertisements in Eastern papers ask
ing for wives. There are many girls
in Laramie and they held meeting to
express their indignation that the boys
should go elsewhere when there were
unmarried girls in their own town.
The result was that the girls organized
club and placed counter advertise
ments wherever the men had advertised,
advising girls to stay at home and cal
ling attention to the fact that there
were plenty of unmarried girls in
Laramie.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
BABY'S PLEDGE.

Cwrittenby S. A. III. for the CITIzENJ
We girls were playing Lady"
Dressed in long skirts with trails,
And parasols, and hair done high,
And lady hats and wells
We'd played at shopping, visiting,
Parties and church all day,
Until it seemed that really
There was nothing left to play.
But Elsie, who always had plan
Beneath her clustering curls,
Said Lest have w. G. L. u,
Like the one mamma goes to, girls.
"We'll have initiation,
Like the college boys, you know,
And wear badge like mammals,
A pretty white ribbon bow.
And we will solemnly promise
To never, never drink,
And have goat-and write pledge
And-that is all, think.
''Now Kate, you bring the ribbon,
Get some of your auntie Lou;
And Dorothy, you bring the goat
l guess Ted's dog will do;
"And l will bring the paper
On which to write the pledge.
I'll get piece of sisters,
With the pretty golden edge"
So Katy brought the ribbon.
Her auntie wasn't there,
So she took some from her basket
l guess she wouldn't care
Twas hard to capture Fido,
He didn't care to play,
He didn't want to be a goat,
And was bound to run away
So we tied him to a chair leg,
And there he sat and growled,
And when we sang temperance hymn
That goat just up and howled!
When Elsie wrote her pretty pledge
"I'0 never, never drink
That horrid goat just whisked his tai
And made her spill her ink!
We mopped it with our handkerchief
q guess it will wash out)
And gave the goat piece of cake,
So he wouldn't frisk about.
But on auntie's pretty carpet
is great big spot of inkl
We moved a rug to cover it,
It's nicer there, | think.
When baby Bessie came to play
She was our new recruit,
She signed the pledge, and wore her bow
So solemnly and cutel
We all had signed our names in full,
But baby just made o.
That doesn't stand for Bessie,
But we played it did, you know.
We all wished to be president,
And just were going to vote
When the ribbon broke-and it endeC
In wild chase for that goat!
Baby would not touch her mug
OF milk that night at tea;
She ate her bread and butter,
AS sober as could be.
Papa said whats the matter?"
And bent his head to hear,
And baby whispered, plainly,
Use firstly, papa dearv'
And she said, when papa answered.
Have a glass of water, them
Use joined the double-see to you,
An | never can jinlk again!'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION,
BY MINNIE SEAY
514 North 2Sth Street, Richmond, V

BY MINNIE SEAY,
54 North 2Sth Street, Richmond Va
Get me my knapsack, Mary, my uniform of gray:
Get my battered helmet, Mary, them all TODAY
Get my caneen and ggins, nv RUSTY gun
For L m going out paradin with the boys of 61
nu .hen oioodsan Mary never mind that ragged hole
IL was left there by bullet that seeking soul
Brush away those cobwebs Mary, blue
For I'm going out paradin with the boys of 62
oo cotnes don mt me- Mary they did when young
Dont you remember how neatly manly clung?
Never mind that sleeve that's dange and free
For I'm going out paradin' with boys of 63
Pull sword belt tighter Mary that strap beneath nv chin.
I've grown old and threadbare Mary, like
But reckon I'll pass muster, did in days yore,
For m going out paradin' with the boys '64.
feaoy Mary KISS me-kss your old sweetheart goodbye
away those waywad eardrops-Lord cry!
m not gong forth to battle! cheer up Mary,
m just gong out paradin with the boys of 65
Soon we all be paradn Mary in that beyond sky
n at bright celestial shore, where
But before we do CO. Mary, let's the more
And practice for paradin' that bright shining shore
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
THE NEWSPAPERS CLAIM.

A newspaper is in no sense child
of charity. 1t earns twice over every
dollar it receives, and it is second to nc
enterprise in contributing to the up
building of a community. It's patrons
reap far more benefits from its pages
than its publishers, and in calling for
the support of the community in which
1t is published it asks for no more thar
IN all fairness belongs to it, though
generally it receives less. West Poin
News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
TRY 1T.

You that are worried over the fragile
and short-lived gas mantles try this
recipe. A German has discovered that
blown egg shell will do the work.
Blow the egg, cut off the two ends
of the shell and support the remainder
around the gas burner, preferably one
using acetylene. This mantle, while
supplying a very pleasant light, is
those commonly employed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
NORTHERN NECK
5. 5. CONVENTION

The Northern Neck Baptist Sunday
School Convention met with Irvington
Baptist church in it's 10th annual ses-
sion May 25th, 1907. Convention was
called to order by the clerk, and devo-
tional services were conducted by DR..
Wayland F. Dunaway, which consisted
in reading the 77th Psalm, prayer and
song. Convention was then organized.
Asa S. Rice being elected moderator
andR. Fuller Hunton clerk and treasurer.
Brethren j. M. Street, Geo. Y. Brad
ley and Moses -Delano were announced
the Committee to arrange the order of
business.
Pastor F. W.. Claybrook extended to
the delegates and brethren assembled a
most hearty welcome in fitting terms,
which was duly responded to by DIR.
Geo. w. Beale.
Committee on arrangements reported
partially as follows:
Theme No. to be taken up first. and
subject No. 2 to be discussed at 2 %. m.
Theme No. 4, "What relation does a
well maintained Sunday School bear to
the good order and Moral Character of a
Community was presented in essay by
John l.. Beale. F. w. Claybrook
opened the discussion and was followed
by w. F. Dunaway. Adjourned with
Doxology, and benediction by DIR.
Dunaway.
AT IL, noon, the annual sermon
was preached by Brother j. M. Street
from Gal. 6 and part of the 10th verse,
and in connection John ga. The theme
of the discourse was ''Our Opportunities
and how we should use them.''
EVENING SESSION.
Convention reassembleda at 2:20, Mod
orator in the chair.
Brethren E. F. Garner and j. w.
Hayden, of the Methodist fold. and
j. B. Hodgkin, of the Episcopal church,
were recognized and invited to seats in
the body.
Theme No. 2, ''How may our SUNDAY
School superintendents and pastors pro-
mote the interest and success of the
meetings of this Convention?'' Otho
Rock the essayist being absent, T. C.
Whitehurst Opened the discussion. in
which. Drs. Oliver, Kirk, Dunaway and
Beale took part.
w. F. Dunaway, S. P. DeVauIt ano
Geo. w. Beale were the committee
named to arrange program and order OF
exercises for the next session.
Theme No. 6, care the larger bow.
and young men drifting away from oul
Sunday Schools?" and if so how ma,
they bew back, presented in dis
cussion by Brother S. p. DeVauit.
Committee on arrangement reporte,
further as follows: Sunday mornins
$50 to o10Devotional services. 10 to 1O:4I
theme No. 1. 10:45 to II 80 theme No. 8
11:30 to 1890 sermon by DR.. w. F
Dunaway. Adjournment.
Met at 2 p. m. From to 8 them,
No. 5. Sto 3:45 Question: box; answered
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31

It's too bad TO see peoplc.who go from day to
day suffering from physical weakness when
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea would make
them we'll The greatest tonic known.
% cents. Tea or Tablets. II. NJ. Sanders,
White Stone: Ellis c. Richardson. Kilmarnock.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31

Artist have no trouble In securing models
The famous beauties have discarded corsets
and have become models in face and form
since taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain tea
20 cents, Tea or Tablets. Ellis c. Richard
son, Kimarnock; II. NJ. Sanders, White Stone
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
SHOPPING FOR LADIES.

Save travelling expenses and have our
shopping done by Mrs. j. p. Meanley,
zZO4 Oak St., Baltimore. She Is in
close touch with the best stores and can
save our ladies money on their purchases
In all lines. II costs them nothingr extra.
Samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31
REMARKS.

/ REMARKS.
1t does not always happen that every
body is pleased at Sunday School
Convention, but it appeared to the
writer that every face seemed to say
as plain as words could express it 81
have had a delightful, glorious time
l do say, there is no place in this
beautiful Northern Neck where the
Convention could have assembled under
the same conditions and been so well at
tended. The delegates had no distance
to go, and could easily make their way
to and from the sessions of the body
without getting more than slightly
sprinkled-for it rained nearly all the
time.
Some of us had feared that on account
of the body's meeting at the extreme
eastern boundary of the conventional
territory, the schools would be poorly
represented, but we were all surprised
and delighted at the fair showing of
representation.
Out of 40 schools, 81 reported and %
of these were represented.
AS to the effort of the church and
community to entertain we had exer-
cised no concern about the matter, for
we knew too much about the Irvington
people and how royalty they could do it,
but we had not dreamed of its being
done on such fashion-so much and
such delicious variety ''that it seemed
a charity to eat it,
| But the delightfully."- charming homes
to which these delegates were so cour-
teously welcomed constituted a feature
of the meeting the memory of which
will abide as some sweet dream. We
could hear all around us whisperinps of
pleasure awakened by the sweet music
OF the unpretentious choir which inter
spersed the proceedings. But these
people seemed as equally delighted with
the Convention; so much so, that some
were heard to say: eff the Convention
wants to come back here next year we
will entertain it again."
The Baptists were not alone in this
display of generous hospitality and
Christian courtesy but brethren of Meth.
odist and Presbyterian faiths ''bore well
a part, and now in turn from us all ar
equally generous appreciation.
TO all those who have never been 81
fortunate as to see Irvington and know
it's people all we have to saw is.
"come and see, !" MEMBER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31

Ofall the fruits there are in the land
That grow on bush or tree,
would give up the choicest ones
For HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
X. N. Sanders. White Stone; T.. c. Richal
son, Kilmarnock.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-31

by Geo. w. Beale and DIR. Oliver.
Miscellaneous business. Adjourned at
pleasure.
Convention was then adjourned with
benediction by Brother Geo. w. Beale.