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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

their party, will this year vote fol
Bryan. The Democratic party, after
being In power for nearly sixty years
made their exit from power the signal
for a great war. Now the Republicans
have been IN power for nearly fifty
years, and II is time for them To 20.
One-party power Is almost As danger
Gus as Ohe-man power"
us the Democrat chance of success
better than i'm lSJ6Or $1,000
81 think so. Talk of the Democrats
being divided, the Republicans are
worse divided than the Democrats.
This idea of the Republicans carrying
"a single Southern State is all moon
shine. Wen carry Kentucky by
10000, and well carry Missouri.
The idea that they will carry Georgia,
OF Tennessee or any other Southern
state is simply stuff aud nonsense"
GLOW do you find the feeling in the
East ?'
ut has moderated greatly since Mr.
Bryan's last campaign. The Eastern
Democrats are not nearly 80 hostile or
distrustful. / have good hopes Of the
Democrats carrying New York. As To
Ohio, II all depends upon whether
Foraker il willing 10 lie down aud be
trampled upon. Iaft's carrying the
state means his political ruin. Wheth-
er he is willing 10 submit or not do
not know
"Iake all OF these sideshOW parties,
like the Prohibtionists, the Socialists
and the Hearst League and average
them up, they cut into the two big
parties about evenly. "I'hey will take
away about n many votes from one
party As from tie other
We read the above with genuine in
crest and believe they will give well
ounded hope and good cheer to all
BROTHER Democrats who may do like
wise.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14
BANK DEPOSITS

Next To the tariff the subject o
security 10 bank depOsitOrs is by fal
the most important involved i'm tn,
present national struggle, and on thi.
question Mr. Bryan is absolutely right
and Mr.. Taft absolutely wrong.
The latter's opposition is made
clear in his letter Of acceptance and
his reasons are without reason. Ia
say that it would encourage reckless
banking that the government should
undertake 10 give protection il equivo-
lent 10 saying that II is ridiculous 10
buy post office order for the simple
reason that the government guaran-
tees It's payment. To 20 further and
say that under the system Of govern
mental protection the honest banker
would be made to answer for the sins
Of the dishonest banker amounts 10
saying that under the postal system
the honest postmaster is made To
bear the sins of the dishonest postal
official.
Protection of the nature suggested
means more 10 the honest banker
than II does 10 the dishonest banker
IN that it encourages deposits, and
without deposits no bank can live.
As we see il there is but one side To
this important question. Democracy
occupies that side and those who OPP
pose IL are without rational standing
room. \ circulating medium should
circulate, or We are involved in a per
petual panic, aud 10 secure this peo- /
pc the country over who con de /
posii in our banks must Ice assured of /
absolute protection.
The question doesn't admit Of dis
cussiOu.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

est declaration of Christian faith ever
made ia the United States by so EN-.
iacnf Christian layman, aud is only
equalcd by that of Gladstone, Of Eng
land Some one has asked How DO
you explain Mn Bryan?' out Of two
political defeats, eiiherof which would
have proved disastrous 10 the average
candidate, hc has arisen stronger than
ever Perhaps the hest explanation is
that he has maintained au unllinchine
nith 10 God and iu Jesus Christ tho
Son Of God
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

Hon. Francis K. Lassiter will sail
OH the steamer Louise, on the 18th
instant, to be gone for five weeks. He
will return in time TO take an active
part IN The campaign.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14
BADLY SCARED

The National Convention of the Re
publican party, recognizing that the
present oppressive panic is fearful
handicap boo thc race for the White
House, are urging the captains Of in
du,trlcS 90 open zap the shops, start IN,
wheels, fire zap the furnaces and
make lhe smoke stacks pun away with
old-Hmc vigor We sincerely trust
that the order may be obeyed, for the
people are sick of "hard times, q. o.
f. conditions and If relief follows,
like the poor old woman who prayed
for bread, had bad boy 10 throw a
loaf at her feet, that he might laugh
at her faith, thanked God for it
though the devil brought it,
But whats at the bottom of this
political order 20 pat The wheels Of in-
dustry ia motion Only this and
nothing more, "you tickle me and !
will tickle you,' you help as 10 retain
power and we Will help you 10 coniin-
ne 10 appIess the people. The whole
system is rotten TO the core and should
be done away with. We have often
said and would repeat with EN-
phasis that the power 10 make and
uumake pauics should not be lodged
m the hands Of the few The univer-
al law of supply and demand should /
light furnace fires, keep them bright /
and running and not the edict of a po-
litical boss That amy factory should
have clio. ed, that any wheel should
have stopped, that amy industry should
have languished and that any panic
should have come can be traced direct
ly 10 vicious financial system which
can and should Ice altered in the inter
est ofthe people. From the great body
of voters relief must come If it comes
at all. The authors Of the system can
not be trusted To do that which will
be against their own interest to do,
for all men are selfish and taril-made
intensely so.
Start the wheels Of industry ia time
they will, but our more earnest hope /
Is that financial conditions may be so e
by the change of admins
ration that when once again in full \
notion they may know no shock and I
uiler no check in the interest of & reed +
md grab. a
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

AGAINST
Holman Cardwoil Writ Camwcu. Mamie Da,i.
Mari Cobb. The unknown hc'Is of John Caulgqeil
deceased Marion Joulau. a. Ion Daniel John D.
lhnmas tuIuln CanlWol Martha ann CARY
John sncad. Mithin sreai nouIah gnoad. lma
sncad Lacy 1uoad lufanO. Molly Huuiton Pat.
~ hou'iun, Lucy Houlfon. Lucy W. johnson.
susie Cary. wiltshire Cary and John Harbp
Defendants.
The object nf this suit d. t0 sen Tor partition a
tract of land. situated in Hamndon Marisforiai
District, Prince Edward county Virginia. lying
about one milo from Abilene on the public road
lcaling from Abilene 90 Bethlehem Church. d.
longing io The estate Of William Car we'll doceae.
ed, and containing ~ acres more or iess and fo
ufih' ihf proceeds arising from Inc aaio Of said
lfi't OF lind AMONG fhe heirs $50 law OF William
tniNeil deceased. after payment of the cost nf
fhI1 sIiL
And 900 affidavit having boon made and fIei
ihai The d"ienIanfs. John d. IhYnrf nni iho ur.
known heirs 0i John CanlWeii deceased. are not
RESIDENT oI hn state 0l Virginia. b. ia 0nierltl
nni inff au aNntlr here within iftoen DAYS afi.r
iue publication hereof AVID do what may Boz nea
i.aft iD protect their interest In 900. uii And
D is Further 0uieroi That "a copy hereof ia pub
% hoi once useA ioi lour weeks BOZ fh0 Farm.
iIIf Herald. aHi chat "a copy ic posted af fha|
rlni dpnr oi The courthouse of th.. county on fhr
raf day 1f The ucAt term of fle Circuit Court
A copy Te.fo.
Watkins q Watkins. p.q. Horace Adama. Clerk
iue-li-f
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

Governor Swanson is enjoying "a
vel earned rest on his TOO acre Pitt
sylyania farm, on which he says there
are more shade tree los the square inch
than on any other farm Of like -ile in
the country How can he hope 10
make hay unless the sun shines upon
It?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

Mr. Taft is not being deceived by all
this talk about the G.. .. Z. breaking
in upon the solid South, but he is i'm
gross ignorance when he says that the
white men of the South are "voting a.
their fathers did" If ne had said that
they are voting a. their fathers would
If they were now living he would have
been exactly correct. \ 'cOndition
and not theory confronts the South
.ern white man of the day such a.
never confronted the fathers and they
are simply doing what the Anglo
Saxon Of all ages have ever done and
just what Mr. Taft would himself do
If he had been born in any State North
of the Potomac. Blood is thicker
than water wherever ii is found flow
ing ia human veins and thank God
that il is So.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14
Sixth Annual Exhibition
Great Roanoke Fair
Sept. D, d, "a, IS
Bigger Thar Ever Better Than Ever.
,l5,o0u ln Cash Premiums .l5,O00
S64OO Cash Purses FOR Races S6.4OO
zoo Race Horses Entered 200

Bloodcd Stock and Cattle from nll
over The United States Two flights
daily 10y Sirobel, the worlds greatest
air navigator, 900 his prile-winnue
aeroplanc Hotlys performing bears
and "A score of other free attractions
every day
The fail VIII bc open 20 nieht and
grand displays of fireworks Ni. bee
among The free features.
Reduced Rates on all Railroads.
For uIl Information and premium
list address
loII- a -CnoI1, ~ccy
JAu b. WOODS, pr-t
Aug ID 20. Roanoke ~.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

The 9th District is not TO he given
over 10 the Republicans without a
struggle, and Mr. J. G. Byars. OF
Bristol, has been selected to oppose
Mr.. Slemp. The Lynchburg News is
right in saying that the district can
and should he reclaimed. Let's add
to the solid South solid Virginia in
Congress
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

our good brother, Lewis, the able
editor of the HarfisOnburg Times
l. determined 10 convert the Demo
cratic party Into "A free trade party if II
takes call summer" and this, too, in
face Of Democratic party and Demo
cratic platform promises. The worthy
gentleman is valiant warrior, but
his valor is wantonly indiscretive
when he deliberately "bites of more
than he can chaw"
A tariff for revenue differs widely
from the tariff which make the rich
richer and the poor poorer. Democra-
cy stands for people and Republican
ism forplutocracy. Deny it you may,
bat the proof is against you.
Mr.. Taft delivered an interesting and
instructive address before the Virginia
Bar Association, and among other
things, said:
"Ihere are, however, abundant eNi-
dences that the prosecution Of crimi-
mails has not been certain and thorough
10 the point Of preventing popular pro-
teit. The existence of lynchng in
all parts of the country is directly
traceable 10 this lack Of fact.
His criticisms of the law delay are
just, but the most acceptable thing to
be found in the above quotation is that
he doesn't conlne lynchings 10 the
Southern States alone.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14
II THE CLERKS OFFICE or THE CIRCUIT
Court of the county of Prince Edaani an fha
lNfh davof August ilns
Burnley Booker pninfin
AGAINST

The object Of thIs suit b. io obtain divorce. "a
N'nculp maiumoni And an affidavit having
been made and iieii chat the defendant Fanny
Booker b. not resident 1f the State of Virpuia Do
D ordered that she 90 appear here within fifteen
daia after due publication hereof and do what
may nc necessary 90 protect her interest Boo fh|a
'giL And b is further ordered that "a copy h.rf-
NJ no published once a week for four weeks In tho
tarmvilie Herald. and that copy be posted at
ihe front door ~ the courthouse nf this county on
or before The thinl MONDAY In August l.1-
a copy Ia.fo.
a. y. Armsirong pa Horace Adams Clerk
aur-llf
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

If Mr.. w. Il. Meredith reads what
the Democratic papers Of Virgin ia are
saying about him, though he may
win the judgeship, he will yet realize
that he Is infinite loser. The wonder
Is that the other lawyers did not hold
an indignation meeting while together
at the Hot Springs. Nothing but the
brOadest charity prevented il.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

Publishers want original mailer but
they draw the line At that kind Of
spelling.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

The American Tobacco Company
goes on declaring dividends just As
though there was no such thing as
a panic abroad iu the land. Men,
and some women viii "chaw' and
smoke even if The meal barrel runs
low, and the oil in the cruise is ex-
hausted
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

The doctors Of the olden days had no
thermometers, but felt the pulse, look
eel at the tongue and laid hands on the
forehead. The prcsent-day doctor
and the delicate instrument are in
separable companions, and the
"chart' Is the consulting physician.
What would our good friends of the
healing art now do without the Their
mometer, the chart aud the profess
sional nurse? Aesculapius was igno-
rant of all such helps.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14
DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP.

To our minds the Ninth District
Democracy militant j. the most pleas
ing object We have contemplated in a
long time We rejoice at the fight
which i, To be waged for the redemp-
ton of the one section Of the old DO
minion which has departed from the
faith of her fathers. lo see this fair
section surrender without struggle,
allowing Slempism 20 intrench itself
further has disturbed a. greatly
Don't give up the ship" is slogan
that has won more than one seemingly
hopeless, fight
a campaign poet makes "Grayes
and Hisgen' rhyme with "Hearst
and his'n.' Some people will doubt
less suspect there is more truth than
poetry IN the eflusiOn Washington
Herald
And yet frantic effort was being
made 10 find word that would
rhyme with lliscen. How SIM le it
all appears after the egg has been
made 10 stand on the end
Mr. Byars is "a lawyer Of merit. is a
clean, upright, honorable citizen and
has the respect and confidence Of all
who know him He has served his
party faithfully a. State Senator. and
Will doubtless make as good race a.
any one his party could have named
lie Is a type Gilman who will make
au honorable and high-tOned canvass.
Tie i- deserving of any honor his par
~ may see proper 10 confer upon
him. Bristol News.
That's a splendid compliment of the
'ditor of "a Republican paper on
nominee of the Democrats in his own
district for Congress. Such things :
ne refreshing, especially in the midst
# the eNcitements Of political can
ass, and it is honorable to editor and
us political opponent alike.
n Bryan is elected. aud we believe ;
e will be, the Potomac Will have 10 I
G moved ten miles South and Balti- a
lore as many miles North TO make &
pom for the crowd that will gather To II
illness the inaugural ceremonies. "
"a
our worthy brother OF the Peters
arg lndex-Appeal goes for" the O
iitor of the Alexandra Gazette in "a
is usual telling style. "No, Stree :
'e can tell the scribe of the Gazette Il
iat we do not do our farming in the Il
reefs Of Petersburg Our mind to us
kingdom is with broad acres stretch n
* over fertile plains and productive IA
alleys, and its there we do our Al
rming in the cool Of the day, and ST
ell meet you when the sun goes nj
'wn'' No "pent up Utica" con-
les the powers of this modern-dav M
'riculturst. Two blades to one is m
TEX number n,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

Take koiol whenever you feel that
you need b. That Dis tire only time
you need Co take kodol Just when
you need %. then sou will not Dee
troubled with sour stomach. helchme.
gas on the siOmach etc Sold bv
Anderson Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

After young mans mu,tache bee
comes heavier than bis eyebrows his
knowledge OF the world begins to de-
crease.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14
Plain Talks on Fertilizers
Increasing and Safeguarding the Wheat ron

The use of com
mcrcial fertilizers on
the wheat crop is year
ly bee oming more
general proof enough
that it pays, and pays
well.
Too many farmers,
however, use fertilizers
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

sufficient amount and
you will undoubtedly
increase not only the
average yields, but your
profits rs well.
Write to the Viz.
ginia Carolina Chem
zeal Company for its
new Year Book or AL.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

manac, a costly 100 page
book, written by government
and private experts. 1t shows
how and why you can in
crease your crops three or
four fold bv
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

without due regard for the
special needs Of their soils.
Often they buy the cheapest
grades Or they use very
small quantities
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14

II Bryan is elected, aud we believe
lac will he, the Potomac will have 10
be moved ten miles South and Balti-
more as many miles North TO make
room for the crowd that will gather to
witness the inaugural ceremonies.
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ORIENTAL SECRET TELEGRAPHr.
Strange Power Of Communicating News
Over Great Distances.

N""N 80
The hope that the movement Of troop
against the Zakka Khels will prove a regu'
lar surprise to these erring tribesmen lesve'
out Of account the mystic Oriental power Of
rapidly and secretly communicating news
over vast distances,
An instance Of this strange faculty wss
furnished during the Indian frontier expo
dition against the Wsziris In 1895. SEVENTY
Ave miles as the crow flies and 40 mile'
by mountain roads from their base at Shelt
Budin the British troops defeated the Wa2i'
ris. Heavy mist prevented the news OF thi'
success being photographed until the follow
ing day, when, communication being openei
up. the British ON Ger at Sheik Budin anti
eipated the news Of the victory by stating
he had been Informed OF 1t by natives on the
very evening OF lie occurrence.
The most famous instance Of this sort IS
associated with the assassination OF Lord
Mayo by a convict In the AndAman Islands
Within a few hours OF this murder an EnglisN
ohiclal at SimlA was told by bic Psthan ser
want that the viceroy was dead. Telegram
announcing the news did not arrive until N
next day.
How such messages are transmitted 3
hidden from Europeans. but again and aGa'
In India, a. also In EEpyt during the sud'r
ese campaigns and In South Africa duT'n
the Beer war. the authehticity and sps'
In such native telegraphy were proved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
Colonial Life in Tldewatsr virginia.

The nine essays collected in the volume
entitled The on Dominion, by THOMAS
NELSON PAGE (Scribners,, deal with many
periods and aspects OF virginisn historyfrom
the settlement at jamestown to the social
and industrial conditions Of the State since
the civil war. All Of the papers are well
worth reading, because the author speaks
from first hand knowledge or with the
authority that belongs TO independent re-
search. On the whole, however, It seems
TO US that the most interesting part Of the
book is that which depicts Colonial life
In Tidewater and Piedmont Virginia., and
which reviews the causes and early stages
Of the Colony's revolutionary movement
against the mother country. II Is there
fore the essays devoted TO these themes
TO which we would here direct attention.
II Is unquestionably true that as Mr..
Page reminds US the Old Dominion pre-
served far more than any other Of the
thirteen colonies the traits of English
country life, including the sharp distinctions
between different orders OF society and
their Evolutionary habits OF intercourse and
~conduotand inherited forms Of government.
From the outset the colonization Of Virginia
was under the charge Of the best element in
England. The original charter was granted
70 men Of rank and standing, like the Oil
berts and Raleigh, with whom were assoc
ciated men Of the highest class. These
sponsors gave the colony a character which
Il never lost. The first Virginia Councils
we're composed almost entirely Of men Of
title, and the term gentleman denoting
a member OF the arm bearing class, Is
continually found In the list Of immigrants.
From the time that Sir Walter Raleigh i'm
pressed his spirit on the first explorers
last Colonial Governor, 1t was deemed
almost as essential that the Governor Of
Virginia should be a man Of rank a. II Is
that the Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland,
the Governor-General Of Canada or the
Viceroy Of India should be such to-day.
Then again only gentlemen were selected
for members Of the Council, so that TO
have been a Councillor was in itself a
proof OF gentility.
Mr.. Pages Investigations have led him
10 conclude that 700 much has been made
by some historical writer's OF the occasional
deportation Of c%onviots 10 Virginia and Of
the shipments Of so-called 'chasts maids"
az wives for such settlers as would pay for
their passage, Our author comedies that
some such deportations and shipments were
made; undoubtedly W lid gallants' and
absolute persons would now and then
he sentenced TO the plantations, and the
same course would be followed with respect
10 the unfortunate adherents 10 the cause
Of some rebel-the Duke OF Monmouth, for
example; but Mr.. Page Is convinced that
the total number Of persons sent over in
this way was very limited, while shipment
Of ordinary convicts was quickly stopped
on the protest Of the Virginians, In his
opinion. moreover, the introduction Of such
involuntary emigrants, a. also the arrival
Of indsntured servants who worked out
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SOME + BOOKS.
n.r,ss the Bold.

Some forty years have passed since John
Foeter Kirk gave upward OF seventeen
hundred pages To the last rel ming Duke
q Burgundy, who stToye 70 revive that
middle Kingdom that had been the share
Of the Carloyingian dominions allotted 10
LothaIr. whose name survives in Lothar-
inaIa Uorrainel. Since that time A great
deal OF material not then available has
been brought out, and separate phases OF
the subject have been infinitely and fruit
fully discussed. There VAS room, there
fore. II not a call, for a new and more con-
else treatment Of the theme, and this we
have in the volume entitled Charles the
Bold, by RUTH PUTNAM. which forms the
latest addition TO the Heroes Of the Nations
series which the Putnams are publishing
The author comedies In a preface that the
admission Of Charles, Duke OF Burgundy
into such a series Is justified by his relation
10 events rather than by his national or
his heroic qualities, In spite, however, oil
his failure to obtain either a kingly or an
imperial crown, and in spite OF the fact
that his death was foil we'd by the dis
in~teRration Of his possessions, the story OF
his unaooomplished enterprises contains the
germs Of much that has happened later IN
the border lands Of France and Germany
which 80 long have been battle grounds
II is for this reason that a sketch II the
Dukes character may ftly be placed among
the portraits Of individuals who have striven
70 change the map Of Europe.
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fore HE fathers death there bad been nsgo-
tiaions concerning Charles's marriage with
Margaret Of York, Always feeling a closer
bond with his mother than with his father,
Charles sympathIes had ever drawn him
toward the LancasthAn party In England
and tho family Of John Of Gaunt, from whom
Isabella Of Portugal was descended. Only
the necessity for making q strong alliance
against Louis XI. finally lmpelled him TO
seek q bride from the House Of York. In
the summer Of 1903 the matrimonial alliance
between Duke Charles and Margaret was
celebrated at Bruges, A full account Of
the wedding given by eye witnesses IL re-
produced In the book before us.