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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

The Norfolk Landmark says of the
Roanoke Convention that IL was the
victim of hysteria. The name indi-
Gates purely woman's disease, and so
far a. We are advised there were no
women i'm the Roanoke Convention,
certainly none a. members, but ON
the contrary stalwart, brave, "honor-
ell and capable men, the Jeilers0nian
type Of Democrat The fact is Nir-
GINA could not have been better rep
resented by her sons than she was iu
this Convention, and il such men are
10 give way TO mysteries when they
meet TO render grave public service,
then may we indeed from anxious
hearts, cry out, Good save the Com
mOnwealth.
The speech Of Mr. Byrd was able
dignitied and conspicuously free from
clap-trap Judge Saunders spoke as
though he was delivering am opinion
from the bench and those who follow
ed enunciated the "clean principles
of Democracy the Times Dispatch
itself being Judge But when theuame
of Bryan was mentioned, enthusiasm
ran high and "hence these fears"
What's wrong with our brother any |
how? a brother Democrat of sister
state has we'll said
"Ihere can be little reason 20 doubt
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
Sayings Of John Randolph Continued.

"ln fact, this business OF living Il,
like Nh BarlOw's reclamation on the
French Government, dull work, and /
possess so little Of pagan philosophy,
or OF Christian patience, a. frequently
to be driven TO the brink Of despair.
The uses Of this world have long
seemed TO me stale, Hat and unproiita-
BILE, but ! have worried along like "a
WORKOUT horse in a mail coach, by
dint of habit and whip cord, and shall
at last die in the traces running the
same dull stage, day after day"
ole is too honest, too unsuspcious,
too deficient in cunning + would as
soon recommend such a man to haz-
ard-table aud gang of sharpers, as To
a seat in any deliberatiye assembly in
America
absorbed as might supposed 10
he with nay own misfoTtunes, ! live
only for my friends. They are few,
but they are precious beyond all hu-
man estmation."
81 can see no cause why the world
should not be punished now as IN the
days Of Caesar or Nebuchadnezzar, nor
why Bonaparte may not be a good an
as either Of those tyranls.
Endeavoring TO turn away my mind
from such CONCENTRATIONS, / try 10
submit myselfto Him whose chastise-
ment il love"
put down party spirit. Put a little
fresh salt on the sparrow's tail and
you Will infallibly catch him. You
will put down party spirit when you
put down whiskey drinking, aud that
will be when the Greek calends come
"Peace or war, the ruin of this coun-
Try is inevitable; we can not have
on large scale"
only faith has been greatly con-
irmed by the iniidel writers have
cad, and | think such would he the
fleet upon any one who has examined
he evidences. Men may argue inge
liously against our faith, or indeed
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
BRYAN'S PROHIBITION.

VIM. Jennings Bryan is prohibI
tionist-a personal prohibitionist he
says, 81 will not touch, nor taste, MOI
handle intOxicants. and ] advise 9th.
ers TO do likewise, but will not say
to my neighbor you shall not Per
sonal prohibition is the sanest, safest,
surest and most effective known
among men. Let all moderate drink
ers, aud all church members who
drink at all join Mr. Bryau's personal
prohibition party and the liquor traffic
is left to the support Of drunkards,
and as they haven't money enough
10 make tia paying business the bot
tom drops out and the liquor problem
is at once sOlved. No man loves To
sell whiskey, all men would prefer To
engage in other branches of trade, and
the reason thatm engage in it at all
is that it is immensely profitable.
Make il Improbable, and moderate
drinkers and church members who
drink can unite To accomplish that,
and all men will abandon the sale of
liquors a. rats run from sinking ships
We are not now going TO be led into
the discussion of the question as TO
whether or not prohibition prohibits,
but we do say with perfect confidence
that if the classes referred TO will
only rally beneath the Bryan white
banner Of personal prohibition neither
Legislators nor ju ges need give any
further consideration TO the yet UNI
settled question and that temperance
in the truest, highest noblest sense,
will prevail the country over The
solution of the mighty problem is
easy. the answer to the most momen-
tous question of the day is also easy,
and it is with moderate drinkers and
the Christian drinkers TO give the So
luton and the answer. VIII they do
it?
Bryan Is splendid leader VIII you
follow him? Differ with him as you
may on other questions he is absolute
ly right this time and you can safely
do as ne is doing. Will you do II?
Weare told that hotel rates at Chicago
have gone back to nominal conditions
now that the convention has adjourn
ed Why become abnormal because
Of crowd let the committees in the
future ignore the claims of all cities
from which i'm advance II shall not be
distinctly agreed that hotel rates
should not be raised The Standard |
deliver policy is that Of the highway |
rObber.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
LABOR

"Cotton is king said one friend to
another, when the reply came back
quick and sharp, NO, labor is king
Which was right. or were both right
Behind every bowl Of cotton that
bleaches IN the sunshine moves the
strong arm of labor. Before the yell
lowing grain, the ripeuing fruit, the
opening flower The strong arm of
labor has gone 40 comfortable
home, no cheerful hearlh-stone, mo-
moving train, no fast-plyng ship, mo-
whispering telegraph wire, mo- fabrics
of the loom, nothing fashioned ON the
anvil that does not tell Of labor
"king" il may not bee, for in this
our Republic, n name at least,
though sometimes we fear approach
ing dangerously near the elective
monarchy" so much dreaded by John
Randolph of Roanoke, still a right
royal parsonage to which we bow in
respectful homage But have we
named all of labor's triumphs. What
of the power Of speech that holds
"listening Senates?' of the genius
that electnles a world? of music that
charms the souls of men? Was there
no labor behind these things? or did
they spring from the bosom Of the
earth spontaneously ana without eff
fort? Ask Demosthenes and hear his
answer; Poe aud get his response
Beethoven and know what he has to
say.
No, there is nothing of human ac-
complishmeut that II not the sturdy
child of earnest labor, the stalwart
son of enthusiastic endeavor.
Is not labor too potent 10 bee ask
ing for protection, too independent
TO be seeking special privileges Has
not its constant and manly cutlery
been raised against such things
Shall it lower its hitherto stainless
banner? Would it not spurn an Gin
junction" that does not apply 10 all
laborers alike? Would it crawl into
a corner and beg for mercy?
King? Yes. Then let 1t bear Itself
in royal mien and majesty.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
Without An Enemy.

Heaven help the man who imagincs
he can dodge enemies by trying Ia
please everybody. II such an individ-
ual ever succeeded. we should he glad
Of it-not that one should he going
through the world trying To lind
beams to knock and thump his head
against, di,puiingeNery mans opinion
fighting and elbOwing and crowding all
who differ from him. That, again, is
another extreme. Other people have
their opinion so have you; don't fall
into the error Of suppOsing they will
respect you more for turning your coat
every day to match the color Of theirs.
Wear your own color in spite of
wind or weather. IL costs the vaccil-
lating and irresolute ten times the
trouble to shuttle and twist than il
does honest, manly independence To
stand lis ground.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
TIE WRIT OF INJUNCTION.

Justice Brewer in his address at
Clark College commencement referred
to the present tendency towards re
strctng the preventive power of
courts "lhere never was a time, he
said, Sin the history of the nation
when the full restraining power of
the equity court was of so much inn
poriance. As the population becomes
more and more dense and activities
increase, the restraining power Of the
equity court is worth vastly more than
the Furnishing power of the criminal
court. II is in line with the highest
thought of the day"
And the Justice doesn't give too
much prominence To this ancient
honored and peculiar power and per
rogatiye of our courts That poll
ticians should trine with it in plat
form promises is folly, that they
should endanger it is madness.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

IL is well 10 remember in this, the
beginning Of another national contest.
that Republicanism carried To its last
conclusion in the South means re-
turn TO reconstruction days, and no
decent white man and no decent
black man should desire this. Ne
groes boast Of having accumulated
and no mans property is
safe when the ignorant and vicious are
Ia power.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

that the Voice speaking through this
man is the social wrong and injustice
which the masses have been made To
suffer for the benefit OF the few. The
people feel that he understands this
wrong and injustice better than they,
and they have implicit faith i'm his
honesty, his courage and above all
else, his determination 10 right the
wrong. This is the reason for Bryan +
strength with the people"
And is this hysterical o, no
our worthy brother was sick when lac
wrote "hystcrics" Of the Roanoke
Convention liver not working. Con-
suit your doctor, get well and join with
the "boys" who are bent on having
I'm the White House after March ith
next. one who will carry out "my
policies just So far a, they are found
to bee Democratic 10 the core.
This Is mo- time for mysteries or
sluggish n,ers. Did John" Daniel
have Mysteries when he stood shout
der to shoulder with Mr.. Bryan ln
past fights and when in a speech de
lieered In Richmond he paid him the
highest and handsomest compliment
one man ever paid another?
DEATH OF EX-PRESIDENT CLEvE
LAND.
Grover Cleveland is dead The end
came ON the morning Of the 2ith of
June, AT $40
Though he had been m declining
health for two years his death AT the
time was unexpected. lie was buried
without ceremony or pomp la the
cemetery nc Princeton, by the side Of
his eldest daughter, Ruth. II may
be- said of him rs Senator Lodge in
his address before the Chicago Con
,ention. said of Mr.. Roosevelt ale
was the best beloved and best abused
IF all our Presidents
His friends were legion aud loyal,
lis enemies bitter and remorseless
At the new made grave we all gath
Pr TO plant flowers. drop tears and say
nothing that is not good.
The most successful thing IN life is
success, and measured by this test
Mr. Cleveland'- life was a brilliant
success
II he had failed in all else he sue
'eeded i'm winning as his wife the
lueenlie~t woman among all the
daughters of America. We stood once
ma but for a passing moment in her
presence, and felt that we were bow
ne before being more than human.
For the peerless woman, the mod
j mother, the stricken widow and the
of the household the heart Of
lac Nation goes out in tenderest SYM
,athy.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

Mr.. Roosevelt says he has had a
",orkingn time IN the White House,
and yet prohibition has been sweeping
the land over
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

Governor Swanson will second the
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan and It may
be depended ON that he will do il in
approved Virginia style. II will not
be a formal effort either, but a ferNenl
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

And Mr. TAFT is 10 be AT the Roanoke
Fair Is there room enough IN Roam
Oke for the big candidate?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

Now for the committees OF notliica-
ton, and then the letters OF acceptance
but the "barrel" viii be kept on tap
all the time.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

And now comes a Jealous prOhi-
bitionist eXclaiming, "Ihis nation II
prohibition, let Us claim our own.
What better leader can be found than
in the person Of Judge VIM. Hold e.
Mann, who has, been a lifelong, con-
sistent and persistent prohibilionist.
There is time yet to call a national
prohibition convention. Select Allan
ia As the meeting place; fling the ban
ner to the breeze with the name alone
emblazoned thereon, and beard the
lion in his den, the Douglass in hi
hall" Purely Washington, close the
10000 saloons Of New York City, make
Chicago "dry" and let heaven and
earth ring with glad acclaim.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

Mr.. Taft weighs 200, and yet carries
so OO0 Of life insurance. DO The
companies violate the rules of height
and weight in order To catch the big
G4hp
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

Mr.. Bryan says, in the Commoner,
that the Republican Convention went
back on the policies of a Republican
Congress. Been going back on the
people for 10 years and can't get rid OF
the backing habit.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

glasses lINl Nu INt give IFliifi niiila
fiction will dO we'll iO consult him
free ON that day This is not the doe
tors first visit here as he has been
coming at stated times for some year,
and is successful in his practice
through fle entire Stale. proving him
-oli rt demonstration upon
opht4aiuoiulical and neurOlOgical
matters as well as an refraciionisi oi
The human eyc, and chirOpmciically
knows huW leo relieve nerve pres ulc
and stop vital drain as ii hy magic
and explains tO all how Nature Heals
Human lils without the use OF pDi-
.ou0us drugs and .lrgery when Che
cause is removed ANA ihe limit angle
of endurance 10 ha. not passed accord
ing 90 hi, analysis OF the nerve and
blood supply from an examination
and measurement of the eye. u VIII
bee remembered That about ten years
ago Dr lleiUig married "a Miss Nora
Wills. one col oar pretty Virginia girls,
aud io whom DE has mad personal in-
-tructiOn OF training along the Tine, OF
his work and She graduates with HIGH
hunOr.. and having charge OF Their
home office 80 so Church ST., Lynch
burg. Va, both beg the continual sup
port Of ihc Virginia people IN the good
they can do fDr the sick, suffering hu-
manty. Dr. Helhig made arrange
ment- Co practice 100 farmviiie one OF
two days now and then during the
year aud guarantee benefit 10 his in-
-tmciions are followed Glasses fur
nished boz ail styles at reasonable
price. Call ant al Prince Edward
Hotel .kau .fnI, one day, July 9Th
Isl Monday, rain Or shine.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

Teddy, Jr., has gone 10 work for the
biggest trust known among men, ana
now don't you know the "big suck
wont hurt a hair of its head
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

As yet we have handled none Of the
new emergency money and surely
the emergency is upon us in full force.
But may he il was not intended 10 go
beyond the limits of the Wall street
wall for more.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

Bad roads cost more than railroads
even -Times-Dspatch
And yet we 90 on pulling through
the mud, OF sticking in it, dumping
into the ruts, "cussing" the oyerseer
and paying the tax.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

4 man loves "A woman first tende ~
then madly, then dearly, then comior-
tably, and last dutfully.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

What Of Mitchell as Bryan's run
ming mate? We would prefer Sena-
tor Daniel, but are going to cite on
10 the leaders chosen at Denver
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
UNIVERSITY OF YIRGINIA.

HEAD OF STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
LfrraRs. SCIENCE. LAW. MEDICINE. ENGisEsRiS
COVERS ALLCOSlS
Ia Virginia students of fees and tut
ton 300 either ol the academic depart
ments. ncW Dining Hall Table Board
to Stud snts ai cost Next session bee
gins september 10Th. send for caia-
lOgue
HOWARD WINSTON. Registrar
my SIM charlottesville. Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
HIS END WAS PEACE.

The next afternoon the President
/ held reception i'm the Exposition s
/ Temple of Music. An endless line of
admirers filed past the spot where he
stood, jOstling each other for chance
to shake his hand or hear his voice.
/ Mckinley stopped To pet little child
that was led up to him by its mother.
! Then he turned 10 greet the next per
son i'm the line. This "next in line'
was young man whose right fist was
covered 10y "A handkerchief. As the
President with a smile of welcome
held out his hand two flashes of flame
broke from the handkerchief the
young man carried The President
stumbled backward against those
nearest him. The assassin An
archist-had no chance to escape. He
was seized and disarmed. The furi-
Gus crowd surged upon him. lie
would probably have been torn 10
pieces had not the mortally wounded
President gasped "Let no one hurt
him.
For eight days Mckinley fought
bravely, uncomplainIngly against
death while all the nation waited aud
prayed. Operations proved useless,
hope was abandoned. With no tremOr
of fear the dying man awaited the
end. Throughout the long ordeal of
agony his chief desire was 10 soften
the effect of the shock 10 his invalid
wife. Al the last ne Whispered to-
those bending over his death bed:
"Good-by all. II is Gods way. His
I'LL I.nA - y
World.
lie "fought a good fight" and his
last words were his best
Mrs. Cleveland insisted that her
distinguished husband should be
buried without pomp or ceremony,
aud her wishes were respected To the
full President Roosevelt was pres
ent, but, as the widow said, che
comes as a private citizen and / want
neither soldiers, nor music nor pa !
rade." Still the "irst lady" in the
land.
one Mrs. Fish was recently caught
by artificial bait and she is made TO
aver that in the near future "brains
would rule this country and not
money Dreaming, my lady, and
when you awake in the morning you
will be amazed 10 know that We are in
he midst of "a TAFT campaign in which
All the music is set To the tap of the
barrel Brains2 Yes, convenient
amily commodity, but unless associ-
,ted with the money-making faculty
hey are not in fayorin banking circles.
And IL DOW appears that Mrs. Taft
S an astute politician herself But
or her gentle leading, the big hus-
'and would have remained on the
'ench. She induced him TO make
'olitics profession Ii remains 10 be
cen whether OF not she made mistake.
lie might have been independent rs
Judge, and Burns says that is "glori-
us privilege"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

We miss 1illmau from the newspa-
pers. lie always had something To
say that attracted attention. lie must
hurry up, get well and come home.
There's work waiting for him, and he
must be sure that the "pltch-fork'
isn't exposed to the weather ard gets
To be rusty.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
Coming.

Dr. cad Hclbig medical liitentus
the celebrated Ger
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

man cyc and nerve
specialist of Lynch.
burg. will DO glasse.
al Che Prince Edward
Hotel, Farm viiIe,
July Ga, zone dny
and ali PARTIES hny-
ing eye trouble au,l
nervous disturbance
Observation-Disclosures. Uf
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

We need not lay too much stress on
the differences prevailing in Repub-
lean ranks. They are never carried to
the polls. Democrats differ too, and
are Just bull-headed enough To have II
out to the last ditch. The Confeder-
ates were at least all captains, and the
same il true Of present-day Democrats.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

one of Mr.. Bryan's daughters has
been in Denver looking after the ar
rangements of the Convention hall
Why not take advantage of the alb
sence Of the Roosevelt family and
make injection of the White House ?
Ten days ago the negro churches Of
Chicago were crowded with excited
brothers in black protesting against
the nomination Of Nh Taft, and now
the same negroes are organizing TAFT
clubs. Verify the "barel" is doing
good work and early in the campaign.
And now an old "Reb' has broken
into cabinet circles. President ROOse-
Welt has named Gen. Wright, Of Ten
nessee. as successor of Secretary Iait.
He belongs to fighting stock and Is
more than dress-parade soldier. This
is one of the handsome things Of the
Roosevelt administration.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03

The Encouragement Of the Congress
siomal committees which was made
at Roanoke would indicate that we
are already in the midst Of the guber-
material fight. We don't know 50
much about the other districts but 50
far a. the Fourth is concerned they
are Mann To man.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-08
TWO PUPILS
ARE KEPT IN
Prof. E. ]. Wood Holds Brief
School Session and As
signs New Corners.

Two pupils responded TO roll call
in Mayor Woods little school on
Court street at O'clock Tuesday
morning. 1t took FIVE minutes to ar
range the roll in alphabetical order,
as their names both commenced in
the same direction, Mcdonald, Henry,
and McAtee, Bert. The mayor final
~ settled the problem by assigning
each an imaginary number and
shaking these numbers up in an inn
aginary hat, after which, n imag-
inaton, he drew forth one of the
numbers, which proved to belong to
the name commencing with Nc. Ac-
cordingly McAtee's name was enter
ed first.
Examining Mack No. to see If
he knew his lessons. the mayor ask
ed: Drunk? 2"
Bert answered, "Yawsir."
Then" said Teacher Wood, "you
may be enrolled in Glass No. 20, pro-
vided you have $3.50, enrolment fee.
Have you it?"
"Nawsir," responded Bert, cheer
fully. In which case" said Prof.
Wood. Il shall have to keep you in
for three days after school,"
Henry was next enrolled. preferring
to Join Bert's class too. DR.. Wood
then marked each present, and rang
/ the bell for recess until the arrival
of other pupils.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-08
Things bryan Would FORGET.

The most Important, because the
most curlously novel. feature OF Mr..
Bryan's address is his apotheosis of
the party platform. A new doctrine Of
Infalllblllty is embodied I'm these SEN
fences ut the very beginning Of Mr..
Bryan's speech:
A platform is binding as TO what 1t
omits as well as TO what 1t contains.
A platform announces party's posi-.
ton on the questions which are at Is
sue, and an official is not ut liberty to
use the authority vested in him TO urge
personal views which have not been
submitted to the voters for their up.
proyal.
1t is natural that Mr.. Bryan should
dlsavoM certain omitted issues" such
as free silver. government ownership
Of railroads. the initiative and referen.
dun, attacks upon the courts and 9th
er theories which ut times he sanction
ed oyerhastily in the past. But he Is
unfortunate In his manner of express.
ing that disavowal.
A party platform is not political
holy writ. The American people
choose for president a man, not a
clerk, to carry out the orders of con.
vention committee A platform is not
prophetic code of conduct, but a
summary Of basic principles. to be al.
tered, amended or enlarged according
to the country's needs.-PhIladelphIa
North American.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-08

Don't use harsh physics. The
reaction weakens the bowels. leads
to chronic constipation. Get Doan's
They operate easily, tone
the stomach. cure constipation.