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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10

Cracken, ROxie Campbell, Annie lee
Campbell, O'Conner Kelly, Connolly
Jean Harris. Lena Hubbard and
Florence Hubbard; Messrs. Clyde
Carter, Bernard Carter, Bennett Tay-
lor, Spencer Bnghtwell, Barnett
Brightwell, Avis Lewis, Edward
Lewis, James Lewis and Foard.
Much interest is being manifested in
the organhaiicn Of the Epworth
League at this place. Quite a num-
Der having assembled at the initial
meeting Of the society, which was
held at the parsonage on last sunday
evening Judging from the interest
shown by all, the outlook for a large
and helpful League is very promis-
inc
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10

Jan. = VI.
The round Of Christmas gatherings
came 70 an end when the young peo-
ple Of the neighDorhOod were delight
fully entertained at the home o. Rev.
and Mrs. A. /. Carson on Friday
evening January Bird. The Prospect
string Band, consisting Of Misses
O'Conner. Carter, Taylor and Messrs.
Bernard Carter and Bennett Taylor
was present and furnished delightful
music throughout the evening Those
present we're, MesdAmes Iweedy,
BrightweD, Glenn and Foard' Misses
Crawley. Frankie Osborne, Cammie
Taylor. Mamie Taylor, Carter Ne
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10
The Nav 10 Reach Baltimore.

The North and East;-the popular
York River Route. winter SEIZED
ule." Leave Richmond AGO p. NJ,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
due Baltimore early following morn
ing. Low rate one way and round
trip tickets 10 Baltimore. Philadelphia
aud New York. 10 IL the way 10
make the trip.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10
Kn.u Her PeeuIlsr-tIss.

Jack-Ansverei your aunts letter
yeti
Gus-No. Haven't had time
Better Do 81 soon. or the old lady
will get down on you
NO. she won't. she'll blame the
postmaster."-N. Y. Weekly
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10

the cup Of happiness being full, the
butter resembling sn actor in q fresh
part. because il appears in new roll,
conclude with the appropriate ballad
Of Let the toast pass cracking
fresh eggs and state jokes simultan-
ennslN.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10
sUNFLowER PHILOSOPHY

Did anyone ever thoroughly under
stand you?
Some people become so busy they
have no time 20 do anything
Because a man IS your friend DO
not agree with his foolish notions
All the people say they would NOT
do anything mean; still. there is a
great deal OF meauness in the world
People never fail 20 appreciate cool
ness. But you can't fool them with
bogus goodness - Atchis0n KAN
Globe.
About an a man gets ont Of becom-
Ing well acquainted with some people
Is 20 hear all The disagreeable things
which are said about him.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10
tsnsnsLne TraInIna.

Patience zee 10 Bengal the gov
ernments expenditure under the head
Of education. last year, was f3.5l5,-
ll5.
Patience did not know educating
Bengal tigers WIS 40 eEpenslye.-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10

The Guest latter dinner - Your
wife is such q beautiful woman its a
wonder you're not Jealous n her.
The Host-Oh. ! an. ! never In
wife any man here that any sane
woman would take a fancy to-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10
HowsT his7

We offer one Hundred Dollar Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known
r. ]. Cheney for the last - year, and
believe him perfectly honorable IN all
business transactions and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarfh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price - cents
per bottle. sold by al druggists
Take Halls Family Pills Tor consti-
patton.
r.r,s- line npokWarp inst received
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10
The Right Road

To Florida. Cuba. Texas, Mexico,
Arizona, California and Pacific Coast
points Southern Railway. Low
rates. convenient schedules. through
trains. dining ears, dawing-room
PuIImans.
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How to Cue chiIsIalns.

.To enjoy freedom from chilblsins,
writes John Kemp, East Oiisiield, Ne,
81 amply Bucklen's Arnica Sslve.
Have also used 10 for salt rheum Wilh
excellent results Guaranteed 10
cure fever. sores, indOleBt ulcers. piles,
burns. wounds, frost bites and skin
diseases. &c at While * Co.'S drug
store.
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Winter Excursions Via Southern
Railway.

To many points south and south
west. Convenient through schedules,
few changes. splendid dining car ser
vice
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10

Every man has his price, you
know"
Tel ne when you are marked
down, and may take you.'-CieyS
land Leader.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-10
Dc - ID none LlnImsa

est on earth Tor rheumatism. strains. sprains.
basst large bottle 3 cents. at White Co. and
Winston Drug Co.
Trial Catarrh treatments are being
mailed out free, on request, by Dr.
Shoop. Racine, Wis. Thess tests are
proving 10 the people-without pen
nv'S c1st-the great value ofthis scien-
tifc prescription known to druggists
everywhere as DR.. Shops Catarrh
Remedy. Sold By all dealers.
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BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
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Amount - stock on hand Jan. T. 1917 29-t =
received from saIe ~ Aqlo. p .l-
o. stock on hand Dee 3D.. 100 1883 81
To.alss-lss &C.
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Report Of LeIqh District NIspensary.

Annual report made on the 5lst day
OF December, 1907, by Leigh District
Dispensary Board for the year 1907.
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The Detroit times., 1908-10-31

CINCINNATI. Oct. Sits about
as pleasant TO be a racing official as
II is 10 be Gar OF Russia. Like the
cars job, track position has its
good points. but also its drawbacks.
II II were not for numerous people
who have designs on his life. the car
might enjoy his exalted position. The
same holds good on the race track.
Judge Price and Starter Jake Holt
man would really enjoy their work at
Latonia were il not for the fact that
there were many who do not agree
with their decisions and threaten TO
blow them out OF existence with
bombs and other playthings those
with Anarchistic ideas are wont 10
handle.
For the Black Hand is cutting into
the racing game. While In the judges
stand yesterday Judge Price was hand
ed his daily Black Hand letter.
The letter threatened dire things TO
the Judge because Of a recent decision
In placing horses in race at the
finish
Judge Price promptly tore up the
missive with rather
sickly smile Judge Price takes no
stock in such anonymous letters, but
he cannot get rid OF the feeling that
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
Black Hand On Trail of
LafOE7ia Racing Officials

10 them. In one letter l was warned
that l would be shot at a certain
time, but | am here still and furnish
pretty good target 10 shoot att, said
Hoffman. who is built along the JEFF
fries lines.
It's not so bad at Latonia as IL Is
in California" said Hoffman. Out on
the coast we get punches OF Black
Hand letters every day from fools who
think they have thirst for blood"
Black Hand letters, however. were
the cause of one horseman quitting
the turf. Capt. Jim Reese, Tennes-
see horseman, who also presided In
the south, was bounded by the Black
Hand. but he would pay no attention
to their threats.
Even when he was assaulted In Gin
cinnati several years ago he stuck,
but when they broke into his home In
Memphis and assaulted his wife, Capt.
Reese had enough and quit the game.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
11Lin1H Attendance at All
Bali Games, !" Says PuIIians

Il favor OF having all champion
snip hereafter under the pertaining the grounds the
usein
So stated President Puam before eav
Ing for Oklahoma where he Thursday
National league the of the
baseball world The Attendance seaon
the greatest \ >N MN
Now when club has 10000 people in his parhe should
Our mobs 10000 In chi
cago Tor the hna with Ptsbu In New
Cubs
With the fans all the field crippled
The heders
want to- and the batters lucky
stand sull let which ordinarily
easy for him. fall the
Il Will recommend the National a
the fans In the stands making the standing
pehind distance behind
space down each foul line and 275
TO center held Also 20 feet OF behind
first and third
hope the will me and have
become he
commercialsm.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
(p(htn5 Reals Game i Losing
tight BY Wisconsin fGIbad

Few people realize to what lengths
player will 60 10 remain In a foot
ball game" said Eddie Cochems. the
former wisconsin coach. the other day
Take that Michigan Wisconsin
game of three years ago. for instance,
Roseth, OF Wisconsin, put up in that
game one OF the bravest fights ever
seen on q gridiron.
His face was cut, one eye was
swollen shut and he was so 'groggy'
he could not stand steadily, yet he
played like q demon. Every few min
utes time was being called out, not
no much because some player was In
jured as to rest the teams. During
those time-outs the men would throw
themselves upon the ground, abso-
lutely relaxed. and get what rest they
could. But not Roseth.
He kept walking about all the
time. He was SO nearly unconscious
that he knew he would never rise IL
he sat down And no he staggered
about while his teammates rested,
keeping In motion to keep himself
awake. A score Of times, the cap.
tain tried TO take him from the game,
but every time he shook his head
stubbornly and stuck. When ahey
threatened TO remove him by force
he started to fight AS the teams lin.
ed up he would stagger to HIS position
apparently almost lifeless. Yet when
the ball was jammed into his stomach
ne became demon OF energy and az.
gressiveness. He would tear through
the Michigan line like a locomotive,
and then drop like a log. 20 that he
had actually to be stood upon his feet
for the next lineup"
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31

ENCORE IS SURE

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 31.-Billy
Papke and Hugo Kelly were matched
last night to 60 over the 25-round route
for the middleweight championship OF
the world. the battle TO be fought be-
fore the Jeffries Athletic club within
80 days after the date OF the Papke-
Ketchell fight In Frisco, which 10
scheduled for Thanksgiving evening.
Papke's manager and the champion
met the directors of the club yester-
day afternoon and after q brief con-
ference Jones, the manager, signed
the articles for the fight as stated.
Kelly communicated with them and
accepted. saying he wanted the purse
split sixty and forty and that the
weight should be 1853 pounds at 3
o'clock. ringside or any other time.
signifying In other words that he will
fight Papke On any TERMS No guar
antee Is given Papke by the Jeffries
club, but he gets a, bonus Of Is per
cent
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
Sporting Notes

OIiyet, 3At Kalamazoo Normals, o.
Left end L. YALE. boodoo position. Five
men who tried to fill tho position are
on tho hospitsi. Hist
whenever q prizenahter doesn't know
what else to do, ne thinks he's going
TO night Atteli There's woigast. for
instance.
Eastern High boys were palibearers at
the funeral OF Capt Dale OF the foot
ball team who died OF typhoid after
IL wa. the irony OF fate which threw
into tie shade the 30 10 .. score OF
against Hudson yesterday
u. 4. :. d!d SO much better.
Hans wagner and sam Lever. Of the
Pittsburg Phrases. are negotiating
for the purchase OF the Grand Rap
ids Central league club. Warren Oil
Will be manager
Sore because his colleagues would not
work with him to give Atlanta sec
oud pCnnant winner. Mayor JOyner,
the biggest baseball bug in all Dixie,
has resigned from the Atlanta club
and Southern league directorate,
It has developed that Andy CoakIey,
y the Cincinnati pitcher. purchased nv
the Cubs who pitched and won two
games of the league season. did not
get ~ cent % the post-season rake
OF. though his feat made II possible
for tho Cubs to get In,
The 4. A.I.i.. % ~ anderstood. ON the
eve OF handing down decision I'm
the case Of the renegade Riverside
basketball players which completely
sustaIns Director Joe Nolde In his
contention that Director BAH OF the
v NJ g. A. was guilty Of a break
when he registered the men with the
Commercial league before they had
secured their releases.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
Nothing IN Sight 10 ks,p Cubs
from Fourth STRAIGHT f'ag

The Chicago Cubs can win
one more straight pennant with
out violating precedent.
For there are the old st.
Louis Browns. the -Four Time
Winners" with their record
OF the sos.
The Cubs may win the Ma
tional league flag again In 1909,
but it's a safe bet that there
will be some tall scrambling to
change the order OF the stand
ing.
The chances favor the Cubs
to cop again. for unless some
other teams meet with greater
success than they have the last
few years between seasons the
wonderful machine that Chance
has built up should repeat.
Had that machine not been
so completely out OF repair for
weeks and weeks this year 1t
would have eclipseu its own
record and the record of every
other steam roller.
IL would have had even n
greater walkaway than in 1906
and 1907. This Is generally
conceded.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31

that II was winning with such ease
seemed TO inspire It's men with enthu-
siasm TO redoubled eIertions, rather
than TO influence them 20 loaf on their
laurels.
The little crowd OF .. y. S.
synosthixers which comprised
the attendance, would have been
satisfied at the start with q rea-
sonable seore-say q 70 0. Before
the fret half was we'll advanced
they began 10 yell for so points.
When the SO mark was In sight
they wanted 100. Michisan's rec
ORD OF 100 points formed the next
objective. Then nothing less than
$50 would satisfy. BY the time
the game was drawing to . close
some oibberine maniaes on the
sideIines were yelling for 200.
Had regulation halves been played
this mark would undoubtedly have
been attained. AZ is was. the teams
consumed but 40 minutes OF actual
play; the first half being of % and
the second Of 20 minutes duration.
That Bay City had a good chance Of
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
NEW SCHEME FOR
SPLITTING THE SWAG

The Chicago Tribune editorially
makes a splendid suggestion, towit:
Have stated sum set aside by the
National commission for the contest.
ing teams in the worlds champion
ship series each fall. ca Let the
teams continue to divide the money
on a so and 40 per cent basis.
In round figures the players have
split these sums: 1905. $4,000; 1906,
$4,000; 1907, when Ave games were
played, owing 10 a tie, $4,000, and
this year, $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
lONGBOAT DECIDES
TO TURN PRO"

TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 31.-Tom
Longboat has not yet declared MIN
self a professional. but ne has decid.
cd to take the step and the hnai word
IL not far distant. The only thing tnat
Is keeping him from announcing ms
professional jump Is the failure or Al
fred Shrubb, who Is In Boston TO re-
ply TO the offers being made by Long
boats handlers, giving his consent TO
the meeting OF the two famous run
ners ia a series Of match races.
The promoters OF the game here
have offered Shrubb $1,000 for one
single appearance In Toronto with adj
ditional amounts for matches follow
ing. They are waiting for Shrubb's
answer before finally settling the mat
tiers.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
NEW MEN JOIN
THE DAG. SQUAD

The Detroit Athletic club basketball
squad has been Joined by three new
men woh are likely to lend 1t consid-
cradle additional strength. Kinsel, the
versatile Eastern High forward OF for
mer days, Is one OF them. Feeman
formerly with Central. last yea with
the Burroughs Adding Machine Co.'S
crack team. Is another. A third Is q
rangy young center player named
Grant. who has had some experience
on n Pittsburg school team
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
WHY NELSON WON'T
FIGHT THIS YEAR

Battling elson. has been guarding
carefully the fact that one of his
hands was broken in the last Cans
night The injured money-maker hasn't
mended readily. the break being
bone back OF one OF the knuckles. 1t
Will be impossible for the Dane to
night before March, according to the
story from Boston.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31

there are those who desire to end his
life.
Judge Price is not the only track
official who gets Black Hand and 9th
er threatening letters.
Starter Hoffman has not been over
looked. He gets an average OF Ave
letters a week. The writer's either
object 10 his way of starting the pom
les or want rescinded fine levied on
rider for bad behavior at the post.
Hoffman has been threatened so
often he is getting used TO 1t.
II have been getting such letters
from the Black Hand and other par
ties for so long that pay no attention
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
PAPKE HANDS KETCHELL
DOSE OF OWN MEDICINE

The bout between Bill Papke and
Stanley Ketchell, which Is scheduled
in Frisco on Thanksgiving day, may
be edeclared off unless Ketchell gets
a more equitable division OF the purse.
Ketchell Is only getting what he
forced others to take before Papke
slipped over that knockout wallop.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
IMMENSE SCORE MAY RESULT
IN REAL BOYCOTT OF D.U.S.

winning was the steadfast belief OF
the visitors before the contest opened.
Bay City had not been scored on as
yet and had come out victorious In
number OF hard games. The team was
rated as good as Saginaw and "A real
actor In the state championship.
WIEN THE MEN WALKED OFF
THE FIELD. THEY WERE IN A
FOOD TO DISBAND AND PLAY NO
lore THIS YEAR. The visitors
we're reasonably game and, for about
0 minutes OF the contest. were really
'rying, The futility OF stopping the
>. u. S. Interference and the amazing
manner IN which the forward passes
were executed took all the heart out
OF the opposing team, however On
more than one occasion Bay City men
so lost their sense OF direction in the
amazingly swift progress OF the game
that they lined up with u. L s. and.
in bewildered incompetence. trotted
on down the field with the rush head
ed FOR their own goal.
An interesting sidelight on the
knickerbocker coaching tactics was
Afforded early In the game when the
u. U. 5. tutor summarily yanked Tuo-
mey. his star punter and right end.
out of the play. Tuomey had twice
disregaIded instructions on his for
ward passing. Swigart, p substitute.
played virtually the entire game, with
Capt. Spiegel doing what punting
there was needed.
The big score run by D. u. S. Is
likely to make il increasingly difficult
for the Elmwood school to secure
games enough to fill out its schedule
in another season unless some man
ner Of handicapping a team In foot
bail can be invented. Already Cen
trial and Ann Arbor. two Of the schools
natural rivals, have severed relations
and there Will be but few Of the Mich
igan schools who Will be ready to take
q chance in supplying the new vacan-
cies sure to crop out next year.
ID. u. S. is now bending all energies
toward the Cleveland u. s. game OF
next Saturday. which Is the only i'm
portant contest remaining on the
teams schedule. The men all came
out OF the Bay City game In fine
shape. and the endurance shown in
the repeated and continued sprints up
the field yesterday promises well for
success In the one game which. above
all others. the local school desires to
win.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
~ PAUL "A. sRuskE.

That Detroit University school II 10
one class with the other Michigan
school elevens In another II the only
conclusion 20 be derived from ths
massacre OF the Bay City team. sup
posedly state championship contend
er. by the unbelievable score OF l6V
20 0, ut Elmwood field yesterday 81
ternoOn.
Such q holocaust has never before
taken place In Michigan football
game. The monster scores run up o.
Yost's old Michigan teams on Bunaio
and West Virginia pale into insignin
canoe In the light of such feat and
one can only stand aghast and won.
der what would have happened had
the Detroit eleven been enabled 10 In.
clude some OF these other alleged
champion teams of the upstate
schools on its schedule this year.
The most amazing feature OF
the whole was the fact that o. v.
s. scored about 100 OF its points
either from kickoff or by one for
ward pass. New football when
ever practicable was the order OF
the day. With Pentius doing the
passing and Miller and schiee the
receiving, forward passes were
pulled on repeatedly for salns OF
from 20 TO 80 yards, the length OF
the run being almost Invariably
limited only by the distance Inter
venlno between the spot from
which the pass was made and the
goal tine whittier II was desired
to convey the obIate spheroid-
The astounding score was made
possible only by team work OF the
most sensational character. On no
less than 10 occasions the ID. U. >.
crowd formed round one Of It's speedy
back-neld men who had just taken
the kickoff and, with the speed OF q
bunch Of dashers, swept up the field.
brushiag the Bay City tacklers from
their feet. criss-crossing In the path
Of their runner to avoid obstacles,
hauling him clear when about to be
tackled, and letting him through for
the Anal sprint when there was NO
body In his path.
End runs by the Spiegels were turn
ed on behind interference OF the same
character. Schlee played one Of the
most tireless and brilliant OF games
in helping his runners. Miller and
Mcmillan did their parts to perfection.
d. u. 8. was great team and the fact
The Detroit times., 1908-10-31

1t is said that the Eastern league
will slash salaries right and left. The
owners declare that the players are
geetting all the money. If this Is the
case, there will be big wall when
the 1909 documents are put In the
mails.