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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
A Dainty FrOek Of White Net.

TO find net two yards wide at 80 cents
per yard.
Certainly we WILL and gladly That
is the very object of these articles.
AS II happens. IL wasn't a bargain
at all, as bargains go, for it was
bought IN a regular department store
and in the regular way The buyer
visited the lace-curtain department,
where she found nets large of mesh
and fine of mesh, snowy white.
creamy. and ecru, fully q inches wide
and costing 80 cents per yard,
Here is the table of cost.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13

PIETERMARITZBURG. Natal, Dec.
lO.-Dinizulu has surrendered TO the
authorities without resistance Of any
kind. Dinizulu is the Zulu king who
has been held responsible for the
threatening situation in Natal arising
from the increasing boIdness Of the
natives. who of late have been indulg
ing in murder and other outragcs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13

Itch. Itch, Itch, Scratch. Scraichl
Scralchl The more You scratch the
worse the iich. Try D1au's Ointment.
IL cures piles, ecI ma, any skin itch
ing. All druggists sell il.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
n,crc,ertlnn -. snnnnmbnII.t.

WHITEHOUSE. n. j.. Dec. 9-Mrs
Jacob Vregar. who was twenty-seven
years old. left her bed during the night
while I'm somnambulisiic state and
attempted to lift neayy bureau. The
effort caused her 20 burst a blood yes
sci. and her death followed. She was
a daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. William r.
Hoffman Of Whiiehouse Station.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
mushe. VIII Not Attend Convention

ALBANY. y. Y. Dec. 10.-"GOvernor
Hughes has no intention Of going to
Chicago next June. nor has he any in
tention Of opening headquarters there
or anywhere else" This statement
was made last night by Robert H. Ful-
Ter. secretary to Governor Hughes. re.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
Practical Points

One Of the best things In those
most useful Of later institutions. tho
Christian Endoavor Epworlh league.
and other kindred societies. consists
IN their training of children and
young people go work Tor Christ and
the church
Dr. Haslett in DTS "poiaga 'aai
Bible School sums up Che age OF
conversion as given by o. humble. oi
authorities with th's conclusion.
out OF 6.GH eases 5.05f occurred
between the ages of 1920 3fs3 oc.
CURED between the oras nf 1920 arr
only lS7 occurred at % aal orel
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call firm 90 per cent Prime
mercantile paper. 70s per cent. Tx
changes sl45.0nu2. balances So53.4ij.
fff.afr.tr r.rfnaar
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
nurrIor. nj New London Got $500.

NEW LONDON, Conn. Dee 10
burglars blew open the safe III the
shoe store of Harry ID. Barrow and got
away with $500.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
Weak Kidneys

Weak Kidneys. surely point 70 weak kidney
Nerves The kidneys. Ike the Heart and The
Stomach find their weakness, not In the organ
itssf but IN the nerves that control and guide
and strengthen them. Dr. Shops Restorative "a
o medicine specifically prepared % reach thess
controlling nerves. To doctor the kidneys alone,
Is futile. Il Is . waste OF time, and Of money IS
well.
n your back aches or Is weak. II the urine
scaids OF Is dark and strong II you have symptoms
of Brghts or other distressing or dangerous KID
noy q sease try Dr. shOOps kestOmtivea month
Tablets OF Liquid-and see what II can and VIII
do for you. Druggist recommend and seO
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
Illustration So. 9 Is m a,'.a.av

Illustration So @ s a1 a.'.aoir.
and rehnedlookiue eoaa eaf'ei of
in silky wolfe Of a charming tint Of
gray It's style and character make
10 appropriate 10 wear TO a ladies'
luncheon. OF bridge" for afternoon
and informal evening calls; 20 church.
lectures, concerts and the matinee.
All told. IT'S cost as shown in Che este
mate furnished below. IS little over
seven dollars It IS true the wolfe
was secured at an exceptionally low
figure. being picked mp at q clearing
SALE but It was merely one of hum
dred other leitovers similarly re-
duced at the end of the season On or
der 20 make way for fam goods
Material dainty enough 90 hl I'm the
open throat ana sleeves had to De
When the Stomach, Heart. or Kid
ncy nerves get weak. then these0rrans
always fail Don't drug the Stomach.
nor stimulate the Heart or Kidneys.
That Is simply a makeshift Get
prescription known 90 Druggists every
where as DIT. Shops Restorative.
The Restorative i, prepared expressly
for these weak inside nerve. Strength
EN- these nerves. build them up with
Dr. Shops Restorative tablets or
iluid-and see how quickly help will
come. Free sample test sent ON request
10y DIT. ~hoop, Racine, WIS. Your
health IS surely worth this simple test.
All Dealers
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
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cale ciI to Norfolk. @n sleeper
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
''Dh"ArER d WESTERN RArLpo.n


Ihe above schedule only AS Information H..
arrivals ana departure and connections no. o,,. ~
=. B. Crigg G.PA
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
80 IN - -

DalIlT ID A7IIT- NIT--'-
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not ask ONE one wua l. god l1l b
as tn,re is danger iI linking SOM u..
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13

NAANAutfs hffs
The body Of Clara Bioodgood, tho
actress who committed suicide by
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19
By JOHN E. JENKS

corresponding enlargement of the clerical personnel
Neither Is the compensation ot the Government
employee, III Washington at least, what 1t should
be compared with the class of labor skill
or science employed outside the Government
There was once real lOOSeucSS IN the method of
employment People ambled to work without much
regard To the beginning of the day, and left early
There were liberal allowances of time at Christmas
and New Years That sort of thing gave point in
the old times to the announcement of the office
hours of an official who SAID to be accessible
from one to one-tifteen O'Clock every other Wednes
daV
There are probably few if any. such conditions
IN Washington rs that discovered by the late Benla
MN +. Butler. when he representing MaSSachu-
setts in the House of Representatives. and who had
abolished the position of custodian of the crypt
with its eighteen hundred-dollar salary. 1t
originally intended that the body of George Wash
ngton should rest upon stone Catatalque IN
chamber in the Capitol beneath the main floor 1t
Is low vaultcd place in which tall man could
stand upright and is more imposing the last
resting place of great man than would be empty
cupboard. Its principal value now a place
which the Capitol guide takes the visitor, although
1t IS fast lending its to the really sensible
as store room for Congressional documents
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19
UNCLE SANS ODD JOBS

TIERE are some places under the United States
Government where the work is not humdrum
and routine, and where the chief distinction
Is not that of stipend. They might be called the
odd Jobs of Uncle Sam, and held by people who
come to the work with some special aptitude for
1t by reason of technical education or experience
or have fallen into the places by the law of natural
attraction. These distinctive places are not occu-
pied entirely by
Women, tor instance make the best counters of
money in the Treasury Department. where they
are inclosed IN subtcrranean wire cages and verify
the contents OF great packages of gold and silver
certificates. They are adept in handling the Solled
money,-the unkempt ragged bits of paper returned
to Washington for redemption. which require much
skill and perception in the detection of counterfeitS
These expert counters do work so long each dav
as most of the other employees of the Government
but their task IS eXactng and cxhausting as when
one OF them handles IN one day than fifty
thousand sheets bearing the imprint of paper money
and revenue stamps
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19

up reports OF different phases of sociology on. If
his achievements IL Is now recalled. was o. ---
an advertisement IN a newspaper soliciting ,----
spondence. The letters received by him formed -e
basis of much interesting speculation. bur the .
ernment publication of this expert deJu,--r- Was
subsequently recalled The official title ..e
author was that of specialist in eduoA--
prevention of pauperism and crime. IN. -H
work he received a salary OF eighteen Er- ed
dollars year
y man of great value 70 the Ciovernuc~ he
INK maker, attached To the Bureau of Ems 1s
and Printing, whose duty II Is To experimer ..-h
samples and produce an ink which VIII au- ne
purposes in printing paper money and Cove mt
stamps
Then there was until recently an arr N
the Navy Department who made pictures
ships IN water color and oil Some of thc~ crc
framed and exhibited III the various bureaus Tie
department; Others were used in illuStrat Of
hclal reports, notably the Records of the -.,un
and Confederate Navies of the War of -h Re-
bellion "
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19
A Writer of Death Notices

TNHERE Is other work of an unusual cha -er
upon which Government employees are en- --t
y list OF these positions which of the
would not be complete unless 1t included the ol
writer OF the army, formerly more actively tIUt vd
than now, whose duty II Is TO prepare the dr. II
the general orders announcing the death of T- --
nent officers and compiling bulletins deScrIb,u- he
career OF those entitled to the distinction the
book man, army officer who has been comp. ~
a Photographic history OF the War with = ,n,
who had charge OF a well equipped phOtOgTaP er
plant for the reproduction of innumerable snap
shots; the press agents who are attached 10 the
junction with other work, make abstracts of REPORTS
and prepare statements which desired for
lation through the newspapers.
Then there is the one entitled the Father TIME
OF the Government, the keeper of the clocks who ls
the contract To make tour OF the departmeCr- iud
keep the tlmepleCeS in repair and up To- a stan ,-rd
of accuracy; the official Beau BrummeI usually
attaChe of the State Department. who settles an the
eXacting questions of personal and official rrece-
denCe, and keeps the President cabinet mem hers.
and others who must entertain from making 1wS-
ward errors; the SCrapboOk makers. who read the
newspapers, and clip out articles and paragraphs II
interest 10 the departments where they employed
ana preserve the clippings for reference IN lndeNed
volumes
Another list or EMPLOYEES might be known is the
human megaphones of the Government. those
NocrerouS men who officially known as reading
clerk OF the House of Representatives and Senate,
whose duty Is To read the bills and reports 10 the
legislative assemblies. and 70 whose clarion notes
NOBODY usually pays attention, the manager
OF the bug factory the expert who cultivates insects
IN the Department of Agriculture with a view 20
determining which of them are menaCeS 10 tarn
and forest, and asCertainng the best and quickest
means OF eXtermlnatlng the pest; the chair doctor
VINO is employed to his trade of carpentry
IN restoring damaged furniture usefulness. and
who probably i'll his modest way saves many times
his honest wage.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19
A Reader of Hen Tracks

nNE of the women who has achieved distinction
- IS a burnt money expert. She can take packages
ol money or PARTICLES of bill charred beyond rcCog
hliloh ny the ordinary person. and determine the
original value and the which should be restored
to the person who would otherwise count the fund
q sacrifice flame
In another department there is a woman who has
made 4 reputation reader of the addresses
on dead letters Several people have done some
thin8 IN that line. but woman in Washington
mas special knack of decphering hieroglyphics or
the less lntelhgible marks which serve often as
addresses on enVelOpS and lead letters being SEM
10 the postal cemetery Most of these. puzzles come
from foreign parts. where the sendcrs Ignorance of
American geography is represented in all sorts of
fantastic bunderS and bewildering omissions but
It so happens, II Is said that there Is SORT of uni
iormlty about ignorance itself that compares with
the likeness OF real intelligence that the engnaS
OF the mail, no matter from what source have their
rules of solution
The woman in Government employment now has
better chance than ever before She can he nroni-
nen and useful IN scientific research as are some of
them by their contributions To- the collections and
information OF the Smithsonian Institution They
are fitted for the work of special agents and frd
Congenial employment under the census bureau as
seekers of facts and figures There have been wo-
men keepers of lighthouses, and until recently a
woman was in charge of one of the naval MAYA
zines.
There is a woman who is commandant of q naval
station, being the widow of the old Caretaker of the
abandoned station at Sacketts Harbor, New York
She kept right on with the job when her husband
died, and receives his compensation of one dollar
a day. She raises the flag at sunrise and takes it
Ill at night. and makes her reports to the NAVY De-
partment with the regularity. if with the fre-
quency, of a real admiral of the United States
navy IN charge OF such navy yard that at
BROOKLYN Norfolk
Government place used 10 be the haven of the
indolent and the refuge of the incompetent 1t is
not that any in a time when the Government
business has increased three or four fold without
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19
Would Carry off the Monument

n MOTHER custodian who is more likely to sur
n Vlve attack is the man employed To keep the pes
titcrouS relic hunter from carrying off the Washington
monument 1t Is necessary to maintain this SurVeIl
lance without interruption account of the rreSistI
BILE American desire to obtain souvenirs extracted
personally from object of interest The watchman
at the monument IS empowered to people
who chip off bits of stone from the shaft and who
take fendish pleasure in recording their signatures
the faces of the marble blocks which line the
interior wall of the structure
y useful expert of the Government is the taxi
dermst in the National Museum, who mounts birds
and animals for public display. There was once
the idea that this work could be accomplished best
by filling bird animal with and putting
IT stand in glass case These objects are now
preserved with some appreciation of their native
surroundings and habits in life which adds to the
piCturesqueness of the exhibit we'll as giving it
an instructive quality.
Another man. who works under the department
of agriculture employs process in the repro
duCton of fruit flowers, and vegetables for pur-
poses of realistic display.
There some "reproduCers' also at the Wash
ington navy yard, working under the chief con-
structor of the navy. They watchmakers by
trade, and build in miniature the gunboats, cruisers
and battle ships which being constructed on
large scale for the naval establishment. These
models images of eXactnesS and of detail
even to the representation of the cracks in the
planking of the decks. Some of these facsirniles
of the naval ships cost much as five thousand
dollars.
OF another trend of activity the deliver who gets
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19

rveted upon him. every effort was an atterar- 20
reach HIM This unreasonable rage Is hard 70
explain. We know that among the higher mi
mails there is instructive hatred of wounded
manned creatures. y herd Of cattle viii rush
at and Kill one of its members which has acci-
dentally broken its leg; even flock of pigeons
viii Kill of their number If 1t Is injured
pecking and beating it 10 death with their wings
y stricken Wild animal has indeed small chance
with its enemies and its friends both seeking IT.
death and small wonder that II often goes off ~
itself TO die away from its kind It IS one O
Natures most important WAYS of keeping up To fuh
health and vIgor a race of animals
When the lions and tigers exhibit such rage at
the sight of deformed person. may they r,. be
animated by some such feellng' Seeing ia.v is
they do so many thousands of normal per- -- the
sudden appearance of an abnormal one re-1aps
excites the deep rooted instinct handed 5own
through So many generations.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19

Crystal Palace they we're invited one sunday TO see
the Ioo whittier they went, accompanied by Mr..
McnHcS, the African explorer and hunter, who had
brought them from Somaiand. There nothing
to which the most sensitive European could object
in the appearance of these free half Arab trbcsnen
and much that was attractive. They We're straight
and tall they had high noses fine eyes. white teeth
and skin the color OF a not quite ripe black grape
They were strict Mosems, eXquSitey cleanIy, wash
ing constantly. not only their limbs and bodies. but
their teeth and hair They dressed IN the whitest
OF linen and carried weapons of the brightest steel
spending their spare moments IN polishing either
these or their teeth They did not smoke they did
not drink and the large room III which some thirty
OF them slept As sweet a haylOft When all
tins gallant company of dark men entered the lion
house, there uproar The animals were furi-
Gus, they roared with rage. The apes and monkeys
frightened and angry, the anteopcs were
alarmed, and even the phlegmatiC Wild cattle were
excited. They recognized their natural cncmc,
the dark skinned men who have hunted them for a
thousand centuries in the Jungles and in the bush
and with whom their own parents did battle when
they captured and carried of captive in
the Nubian deserts and like the Grccian ghosts at
the sight of Eneas in the shades. they
raised cry. although the sound
did not die in their throats. ~
An even more remarkable thing W -
..e, 1,.,v. g ..-,r, ,
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19

Pile, especially hump backed person. | once hap
pcned To enter hon house at the same time with
slightly deformcd man who was performing tenn
porary duty jantor. His nfrmty in
way painful To- the sight and many people would
have passed HIM as being mere extremely round
shOuldcrcd Almost at once the beasts
uproar. Only at feeding time have | ever
them excited. They rushed back and forth,
bounded against the steel wires, and Sef,t forth
terror and anger and a desire 10 get at the |
dropped behind to toe certain that he alone the
cause OF the Commotion. and watched him closely
he went down and back, dustng twice the
tire length of the building There was miStaking
the focus of the animals
rage. Until he disappeared
from view every eye
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19

ton, the phenomena IS OF
great interest. and Is thy
OF extended study 1t IS by
way OF the solution Of -lch
physical facts as these hat
we shall be able To I'm ier-
stand the animal mind lat
subject which Is s--- a
bone of contention -r .ug
scientists at the preseu- day
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19

the Slght OI ttncaS IN the ShadcS. They
raised a war cry, although the sound
did not die in their throats -
An even more remarkable thing IS
the effect on lions and tigers Of a Grip
New-York tribune., 1907-05-19

the focus of the animals
rage Until he disappeared
from view every eye WAS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-04-30
C. {. BRODHEAD
DIES SUDDENLY
Succumhs to Attack Of Acute
Gastritis at The Home Of a
Friend in New York.
A WELL-KN5wN PENNSYLVANIA

Calvin e. Brodhead, retired con-
tractor of Mauch Chunk, Pa, and the
oldest brother of Garret Brodhead,
of Market street, this city, died sud
denly last night while calling at the
home of friend in New York, where
he had come from Mauch Chunk on
business yesterday.
Mr.. Brodhead was sixty years old
and one of seven brothers. He resid-
ed with his two unmarried daughters
in Mauch Chunk, his wife having died
two years ago. Former City Treas
urer Garret Brodhead went to New
York this morning to arrange for his
brothers funeral, which will take
place at Mauch Chunk The deceased
came to New York yesterday after
noon and went to the Fifth avenue
hotel. A little after o'clock last
night he died of acute gastritis at the
home of friend on West Gath street
He had been taken i'll about 6 O'Clock
and DR.. Van Rooy, of LAG West 64tn
street was called and had him put to
bed. Coroner Dooley said death re-
suited from natural causes.
Mr.. Brodhead occupied an envied
position in the engineering world and
was constructing engineer in the build
ing of the Lehigh Valley lines be
tween Easton and Perth Amboy, ano
the wharves and terminals here about
thirty years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-04-30
Foresters Plan Fair Contests

A meeting of the fair committee of
Court Amboy, No. So, Foresters of
America, was held at ]. ]. Flynn's in
New Brunswick avenue last night for
the purpose of making further prep
arations for their fair in Washington
hall during the week beginning Sep
tember 16.
1t was decided to award a $5 gold
piece to the most popular lady attend
ing the fair. They will also award a
bicycle to the most popular young
girl, which will be decided by vote
A contest will also be arranged for
boys. The contest for the most popu-
lar past chief ranger bids fair to be
one of the most exciting contests oi
the fair. A gold watch will be
awarded. The courts eligible to en-
ter this contest are Court Standard
of this city; Court Tottenville, Court
Mcclellan and Court Columbus, o.
Fords; Court Raritan, of South Am
poy, and Court Barron, of Wood
bridge.
A regular meeting of Court Amboy
will be held in Odd Fellows hall to
morrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-04-30
BILLS OF EXPERTS MAY
BE BROUGHT UP NOW.

The water board will hold an i'm
portant business meeting tomorrow
night, at which it is thought that the
bills of the engineering experts will
be brought up for discussion.
At meeting last month the bills
were read and several of the members
commented on them and suggested
that some action be taken. 1t was
finally decided to lay them on the
table until the return of ex-President
Patrick Convery from his European
trip. 1t is probable that Mr.. Con
very will be asked to explain why he
caused the experts to be hired as al
legged.
At least the bills will be brought
up for discussion, as their signers are
anxious to secure their money and
have already communicated with the
board in regard to their payment
At the meeting when the bills Were
read, it was limited by one of the
commissioners that Mr.. Convery
might be able to explain them.
A number of other important mat
ters are also to be considered tomor
row night.