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The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
MAKES A NOVEL NECK PIECE
New Ruch Designed to Be Worn with
Soft Summer SILK Is Easily
Made,

A rather new little ruch to be worn
with soft summer silk or other one
piece frocks is made of liberty satin,
or chiffon, with long ends that look
almost like sash.
The material is fastened around a
bcned collar lining, fastened at the
back, and is laid either In fiat plaits
or is tucked in clusters Of thread
tucks.
To conceal the opening which comes
little to the left rather than in the
middle of the back Is a small rosette
of the material. from which hang two
long ends that come well below. the
waist
Sometimes these ends are finished
in long pendant ornament of jet or
silk the color Of the stock. Again they
have silk fringe, and occasionally they
are hemstitehed across the end in sew
eral rows.
With a gray silk frock a charming
stock of this order could be made Of
tucked net tone darker than the
dress Each tuck could be run with a
line of silver thread. The fluffy ros-
cite could have a fat button in the
center darned with the silver thread.
and the ends can be accordion-plaited
with deep silver tinsel fringe. II
preferred, tiny silver bugies can be
sewHd to the bottom of the streamers.
Any cleyer-fingered girl can make
herself one of these fashionable new
stocks land use her wits to give old
touches and charming color effects
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
DUSKY MONARCH "EAsY MARK"
WlIes Of Beautiful Captive Proved
Just the Thing When Emer-
gency Came.

The beautiful young captive retained
her presence of mind, however, and
when it came her turn to be taken
before the cannibal king, she marceled
herself very carefully.
"Ain't l sweet thought" she ex-
claimed, archly flirting her handker-
chief at the monarch.
His majesty at once fell into the
trap.
You're simply III" he replied cor
daily.
We'll, sweet things are terribly fat
tening."
"Ah!"
70, terribly. And there's nothing so
hopelessly out of 1t as to be fat, these
days"
Whereupon the king was greatly
shaken and commanded her instant re-
lease.
People used to blame me because
knew 1 was pretty, but all the time
felt sure the knowledge would come
handy some day." commented the
lovely creature, as she was led away.
Puck.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
unexnectad Prize.

With a deftness acquired by long
and patient practice the pickpocket
extracted an old but well-filled wallet
from the hip pocket of the unsuspect-
Ing old gentleman with the beaming
countenance against whom he had
carelessly brushed when leaving the
street car, and on reaching secluded
place he opened it.
The contents had been wrapped with
great care in numerous thicknesses Of
blank paper. Removing the wrappings
one by one, he found in the cetner of
one by one, he found in the center Of
the package card with this inscrip-
ton upon it: Young man, Give Up
Your Career of Crime! Nothing
In tt"
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
The PearI Button Industry.


Al unique industry of Northeast Mis-
souri, Is the manufacturing OF peal
buttons and ornaments out OF the
rough fresh.water mussel shells found
in the Mississippi river. Round, uni
form and regular as the buttons are,
ranging in size from those quarter
of an inch In diameter to those an
inch or over, no one who does not
know the full history would ever
dream that they were cut from the
rough, ugly, dirty shells affording a
cover for specie of fresh-water form
of life. And yet. sltch Is the case;.
skilled male and female hands, with
the aid of modern, swift-running ma
chinery, monthly in the six button and
blank factories Of Lewis and Pike
counties transform hundreds OF tons
of the unsightiy raw material into
things of value and of beauty. And
last, but not least--a large Item In
itself-is the occasional large, lus-
trous pearl found in the shell by the
fisherman, valuable enough sometimes
to fully recompense him for many
years OF hard toll.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
The Marital erasshopper.

What is grasshopper? The latest
definition comes from western Aus
tralia. Domestic servants are almost
unprocurable there, and wives have to
do nearly all their own household
work. The consequence is that they
are compelled torecuperate at the sea-
side in summer. In their absence the
husbands have to prepare their own
meals and do domestic duty generally.
Husbands so engaged have come to be
locally known as 'grasshoppers." No
doubt the word is the husband of the
more familiar grass widow. Lon
don Chronicle.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
An Irish Bull.

After Boyle Roche's famous bird
comes the County Cork veterinary sur
geon. At the last meeting of the Dun
manway rural council member of
that body complained of the inatten-
tion of the official veterinary surgeon.
There was" the rural councillor ex-
planned, "a case of swine fever in this
place recently, and, though the doc
tor got the order to go there, he
never turned up until the following
Tuesday, and even then it was an
other man who came to represent
him"
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
PrIncess Hlp Woke.

The cuirass or princess hip yoke eff
feet which has been CONSPICUOUS IL
imported gowns since the first open
ings Of the season is being brought oui
in many unexpected ways. One of the
newest is the entire princess gownwiti
the lower part of the bodice and the
hip portion Of the skirt covered with
embroidery, which makes them one IL
line and treatment In this way It IL
possible to turn two-piece gown into
a princess. the simple process of Gov
ering the waist seam with embroidery
or braid being all that is needed. Some
OF the trimmings of this kind are pw
on in Jacket or coat shape.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
MANY USES OF TISSUE PAPER
Especially is It Valuable When Pack
ing a Trunk-How It May
Be Applied.

We cannot overestimate the value
If tissue paper II we are of the trav-
cling public. While 1t is delight,
'ully careful and neat to own vast
fray OF shoe bags, one to the pair,
and bags and slipcoyers galore for
parasoIs, hair brushes and each thing
we want to separate from every 9th;
er, the fact remains that they take
up a far too generous proportion of
our trunk space. Tissue paper, which
Is very good substitute, takes up
none of the valuable room and is in
no way open to criticism. 1t is clean,
white end dainty; quantities of 1t are
available at any time, and there is
no better material for filling sleeves
and tucked or pulled gowns to keep
them from crushing. Tissue paper
should be crumpled and poked into
ribbon or lace hat bows and among
hat flowers, and should surround the
hat Itself to keep It from fiattenfng
against the sides of the box or trunk
I'D
Each pair Of dainty gloves and all
neckwsRr should be separately
wrapped Layers of 1t to separate
the varied contents Of the trunk WIN
make, the terrible business of unpack-
Ing less difficult.
Travellers who have packed with
tissue paper have been quite won
eyer 70 It's use.
q
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

This dress, made in the ever,favorit,
sailor style, would look well in cream
serge. The skirt is entirely plated
and is stitched at the foot The nov
city lies in the blouse, which is cut IL
two pieces, and arranged in wrapped
seam. A box-plait is made down tn,
center of front, which fastens up t,
the neck; the pocket sewn at the lief
side will be found most useful. Whit,
silk embroidered collars and cuff
edged with frills are worn and give 1
pretty effect.
Hat of coarse straw, trimmed witt
a pulled net crown and roses.
Materials required: yards serge
46 inches wide. ~
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
Cheering Him Up.

Bill" said the invalid's friend, I've
come to cheer you up a bit like. I've
brought yer a few fairs, Bill
fought if was too late they'd come in
andy for a wreaf, yer know. Don't
get down'earted, Bill. Lummy, don't
you look gashly! But there, keep up
yer spirits, ole sport; I've come to
see yer an cheer yer up bit. Nice
little room you ave ere, but as l seq
to meself when l was a-comin. up:
'Wot orkard staircase to get coffin
dahn!' London Globe
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
Premature Explosion Kills.

The fatal nah in the end of a lamp
ling bar, which has caused innumer
able deaths in the Joplin zinc mines.
claimed another victim at oronogo, a
camp near Joplin. when James >Irick.
35 years old, was Instantly killed by a
premature explosion in the oronogo
Circle mine. William Jackson, COM
panion who was standing within ten
feet of Trick when the explosion &C.
CURED, was knocked to the floor of
the drift by the others body. He was
not seriously injured.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
Treasury Statement.

State Treasurer James Cowgirl has
filed with Gov. Hadley a report show
ing the transactions Of the treasury
for the month of June and its condi.
tion. He also filed, IS the law re.
quires. report covering the second
quarter OF the year. On May 20 there
was a balance in the treasury of s4,-
Ol.550.s5, The receipts during June
were $239.766.e1 and the disburse-
ments $1.91e,693.27. leaving a balance
June 80 of $s,o24,623.6e.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
A Youthful Idea.

"See, my son." said an enthusiastic
parent, anxious to impress the beau.
ties and resources of nature, what
beautiful green dresses of leaves the
trees have now, when in winter they
are quite bare"
81 guess" said the youngster,
thoughtfully. that when winter comes
they pack these pretty green dresses
in their trunks, don't they?"
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
Gov. HadIey Frees Two convlcts.

Gov. Hadley has committed the sen.
tence of Ed Z. Brown. Brown was
serving two-year sentence from But
Ter county for obtaining $50 under
false pretenses. Gov. Hadley also
granted a communication Cor parole of
Martha Allen, colored who came to
the penitentiary last March from st.
Joseph. She was serving two years
sentence for grand larceny.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
Woman Used j nall Dad.

Following dispute over rent, Mrs.
Rosa zels and William H. Echmitt
fought a duel in st. Louis. He used
a wheel spoke and Mrs. zeis a base
hall bat schmitt's skull was fractur-
ed and he died In an ambulance on
the way to q hospital. Mrs. zeis was
unsnjured.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
h Simple Problem.

Teacher. Don't know the sixth COM
mandment! Now listen: If a man
came up to me with revolver and
shot and killed me, what would it be?
Johnnie (brightly) A holiday
ma'am."
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
WRIGHT BROTHERS
BACK FROM EUROPE
Say Contracts VIII Kesp Them
Busy For Some Time.

New York. May 12.-Wilbur and Or.
vile Wright. the American aeroplan-
lists. returned from the scenes Of their
European trlumphs aboard the North
German Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin
Cecilie. They were about the shyest
and most retiring heroes that New
York has welcomed in many a day.
Both the brothers looked we'll and
appeared to be glad to get back. They
were accompanied by their sister, Miss
Katherine Wright. who made three
flights at Pau recently and said that
she was not scared a bit by her ex.
perience.
The brothers had little new to say to
their interviewers. Summed up in a
few words. they said they had signed
contracts enough to keep them busy
until they could get back to Europe
and sign more; that about sixty OF
their aeroplanes were now in process
of construction, and that officials OF
certain European military powers had
asked them to demonstrate that their
flyers can be driven safely out of the
range of rife fire
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
THE SPIRIT OFCOMMERCIALIsM.

The age in which we live is marked
and marred by the spirit of get, gain
and grab. Men are rated by dollars,
and not by duties performed Mar
riage bonds are only desirable when
freely interviewer with other bonds,
and churches even are Boosting more
of contributions, than of converts.
Young men in search Of higher educa-
ton are being drawn to institutions
with largest endOwments.
How refreshing at time like this to
read the following words uttered by
the gifted Alderman and forming part
of his matchless eulogy upon the peer
less Poe.
1t is perhaps easier to answer the
question, What has Poe done for the
University? We hear much of en-
dowment in connection with Univer-
sites. The words honor and endow-
ment are the technical phrases Of co..
lege administration, battling and allur-
ing the builders of Universities. Poe
has endowed his alma mater with i'm
mortal distinction, and left it a legacy
which will increase with the years. II
is not the endowment of money, for
there was no scrip left in his purse,
but simply the endowment of a few
songs and a fund of uncomfortable
idealism "
Silver and gold have none, but
such as | have give unto thee.
True, Mr. Carnegie has recently
given to the University the goodly
sum of 500 900, and DR.. Alderman by
his own unaided efforts has secured a
like sum from the friends Of the ven
cradle school. This money was need
ed will be well and wisely used, but
il will remain ever true that genius is
greater than gold, and that mind will
continue master of all that is merely
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
MISSING ARCHDUKE FOUND ?
Member Of Austrian Royal Family
Said 10 Be at gainesville, o.

Chicago. Nav 12.-The Journal says
that II has discovered the lost John
Orth. otherwise Archduke Johann
Salvador. OF Austria. Prince OF the
House Of Hapsburg who disappeared
nineteen years ago. after marrying
Ludmilla Stubel an opera singer.
The Journal saws John Orth" has
been discovered at gainesville. Ohio.
working as a machinist at SIS a week.
The missing Archduke Salvador was
married in London and sailed with his
wife 10 South America on a schooner
which sank of the coast Of Chile. Ac.
cording to the gainesville machinist.
he and his wife escaped death by land.
ing at Cusavsna before the ship sank
They drifted about the world. finally
taking plantation in Martinique,
where the wife and two sons were
killed by the eruption of Mount Pelee
Salvador was rescued and came to the
United States.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
10. THE POOR NEGRO.

Slemp says the negro must be eli
minated from Virginia politics and
under the dictation Of Mr.. Taft we
presume.
So far so good, but why not rise to
the level Of duty in this regard and
eliminate the atrocious amendment
and be done with it? Say to the ne
GRO as we say to the red and yellow
men. this is white mans government
and the fact shall be written in our
laws as well as practiced in the adj
ministration of our National affairs.
Hypocrisy has been prachced all
too long. 1t has been demorallzing
TO the white man and damaging to
the negro. Away with it.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
TWO MEN MURDERED
Brutal Crime Brought to Light at
Gloucester. N. J.


Gloucester, n. j., May 12.-Lying
side by side, with their skulls battered
and crushed. the bodies of two men,
subsequently identified as James
Purdy and John Whitelaw. were dis
covered in an abandoned tallow fac
tory here by three boys. Nearby was a
shovel and an iron bar both splat
tered with blood. Purdy, who was iden-
tilted through a letter found in his
pocket. recently received a money mr.
der for 500 from st. Thomas, On
tario. where he lived at one time. He
was an iron worker by trade. It is be
lieved that he and his companion were
murdered by tramps, who are said to
have made a headquarters of the aban-
doned building in which the bodies
were found.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
SIMPLE JUSTICE TO FARMERS.

In his great speech on the tariff,
Senator Daniel made this reference to
the farmers Of the country:
The farmers of this country, Mr..
President, have done more for the
country, and have got less of favor
back from the country than any other
element of our population. On that
statement | challenge contradiction.
The faNors that flow back f;om libe-
raj and magnanimOus government
seldom flow over the old homestead
and seldom 90 down to the farms
The farmer il getting rural free de
livery nova new benefactiOn, a wise
Denefaction, a thing for which he may
justly thank this generous and this
progressive people. But the more he
gets of the intelligence of the world,
the more he diScerns that the world
has cared less for him than it has for
those who are nearer the throne and
more favored
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
"HAKD KNOCKS"

At a recent unveiling Of monu-
ment to Confederates at Charlottes-
vile. Senator Daniel made the prin-
cipal address, and among other noble
things said:
You live in a classic town, have
great advantages, nave great pro-
fessors; but your Confederates were
educated in the University Of Hard
Knocks. "
In the school of hard knock" and
yet its graduates filled the world and
all time with their fame. VIII there
emerge from the modern-day marble
halls more of finer patriotism, loftier
courage or truer devotion to duty?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
Home Endorsement
Hundreds of Farmville Citizens Can Tell
You All About II

Home endorsement, the public ex-
preston of Farmville people. should
be evidence beyond dispute for every
Farmvile reader. Surely the expert
ence of friends and neighbors, cheer
fully given by them, will carry more
weight than the utterances Of stra 10
ers residing in faraway places. Read
the following:
William II. Burger, Second street.
Farmvllle, Va, says; Several wears
ago | was greatly troubled by weak
kidneys and suffered almost constant
ly from backache. The Kidney Sc
cretiOns were very unnatural and /
felt generally miserable. heard
about Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
a box at Freears drug store and after
using them a short time, was re-
lieved Of all suffering. At that time
| gave statement recommending
DOan's Kidney Pills ami am glad to
say that il remains unaltered today. /
ann glad to confirm every word i'm my
previous statement regarding DOan's
Kidney Pills and take pleasure in
again recommending them.n
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents Foster-Alilburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
BRUTlsH lie NOT FIENDISH

A man, Sherman by name, once
rode through Georgia, leaving a burn
ed and blackened waste behind him.
and now another Sherman, member
OF the Chicago University faculty,
would ride over and crush out hu-
maniN's one and only hope, offering
nothing as substitute God save us
as a people from the false teachings of
the Shermans, Of Chicago and the
Iaylors of Richmond.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
PRAYER Caused MlstriaI.

Mount Vernon, Ga. May 12.-Fol
lowing a prayer at the opening Of the
courts session. offered by Rev Joe
Mcdaniel. a relative of w. c. Beasley,
for whose alleged murder Jordan
Swain is on trial here. the defense in
the case at once moved for a mistrial
and it was granted. Rev. Mcdaniel in
his prayer asked compassion for
Swain. referring TO him as a "man
whose hands are stained by the blood
of bis fellow man"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
Slayer Of AnniS Convicted Of
ManSIaughter.
PENALTY ONE TO TWENTYYEARS
Counsel For Defense viii Ask For a
New Trial on Ground That Jury Had
Not Been Properly Guarded During
the Trial.

Flushing. n. Y. May 12.-Captain
Peter c. Hams, Jr.. u. S. A.. faces a
prison term of from one to twenty
years. Despite all the testimony sub
mitted by the defense as tending to
show insanity, he was convicted of
manslaughter in the first degree for
killing William T.. Annis at the Bay
side Yacht club last August
Quickly following the young army
officers conviction, his counsel an
nOunced that they would produce affi-
davits to show that the jury had not
been properly guarded during the trial,
and upon this allegation will urge that
a new trial be granted These afiida-
Wits will be submitted on Monday, the
time set for passing sentence and for
any motions that the defendants coun-
sci desires to make. There will, OF
course. be the usual motions to set
aside the verdict as against the weight
of evidence and contrary TO law, but
the unguarded jury feature is the only
departure from the streotyped proce-
dure looking to a new trial.
Daniel OReilly. of counsel for the
defense. said:
Jury Permitted to Roam.
"There was no evidence in this case
TO warrant a verdict Of manslaughter.
II should either have been murder in
the first degree or acquittal on the
grounds Of insanity. The jurors were
permitted to roam about the county in
an automobile and 90 right to the
verge of the scene of the homicide,
which is clearly against the law. We
will have affidavits TO prove that such
is the case. and also that the jurors
were permitted TO leave the jurisdic-
tion Of the county and to have been
on government property at Fort Tot
ten. all of which will be urged as a
ground for setting aside the verdict
No one was more surprised than
District Attorney Dewitt. who had said /
all he could hope for was a disagree
ment.
AS he heard the decision OF the +
Jurors Hams face was as white as
chalk. He stood for a few moments
staring at the jury after
he heard the verdict A few moments
later. apparently little affected by the
verdict. he walked from the court
room with n steady stride between his
two lawyers and was taken back to
the Queens county Jail
In striking contrast to the demeanor
Of the prisoner was the grief Of his
aged father. General Peter c. Hams.
and his brother, Major John Power
Hams. For a minute they sat as if
iazed then broke down and wept The
captains aged mother. who was such
4 pitiful figure in court during the
rial was not in court having return
ID to New York. General Hams. how.
over. quickly communicated the YER
iict 10 her over the telephone.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
The Most Common Cause OF suHering.

The Most Common Cause OF Suffering.
rheumatism causes more pain and
suffering than any other disease, for
the reason that it is the most common
Of all ills, and it is certainly gratify-
ing TO sufferers to know that Cham
berlain's Liniment will afford relief
and make rest and sleep possible In
many cases the relieffrom pain, which
Is at first temporary, has become per-
manent, while in old people subject
to chronic rheumatism, often brought
on by dampness or changes in the
weather, permanent cure cannot be
expected; the relief from pain which
this liniment affords is alone worth
many times its cost. % and 80 cent
sizes for sale by the Winston Drug
Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
THROUGH DRAIN TO FREEDOM
Man Serving Nine Months For Steal
ina SIS Bill Escapes.

Trenton. n. j. May IL. - Thomas
Chapple. serving a nine months .sen
tenuc.-----~ ~ coNnty workhouse for
stealing a 50 bill. escaped by crawling
half mile through drain pipe but
a little larger than his body. He has
not been recaptured.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
Japanese Honor Conferred on eliot.

Boston. May II. - With a simple
yet impressive ceremony. President
Charles w. Eliot. of Harvard uniyer-
sity, was invested with the insignia OF
the Order Of the Rising Sun, bestowed
upon him by order Of the emperor OF
Japan. The red and white ribbon and
jewels of the order were placed about
President Fliot's shoulders by the
Japanese ambassador at Washington
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14

Mr.. Roosevelt, beg pardon, Col.
Roosevelt, has reached the hunting
grounds, and says he is no longer
having a 'corking' time, but
devil OF a time The lions are
proving about his city Of tents and
may some morning make a breakfast
OF Kermit No fear of exercising
their teeth ON q bio sfick-I
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14

The Richmond Christian Advocate
quotes more literally from the week
ly papers of Virginia than any other
paper published in the State, not the
political news, but that from the
churches.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14

The Farmville Herald is receiving
bouquets enough to make flower
garden, and carries them all grace
fully.-Petersburg IndexAppeal.
And they are all so fair and so
fragrant.