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home
Buffalo.
February p. 1903.

Mrs. B. F. Hunt returned on last
Saturday from Lynchburg where she
has been spending some weeks with
her son. Mr.. Isaac Hunt.
Mrs. |. c. Hunt, who was taken to
the hospital ten days ago, is reported
to be getting on as well as could be
expected after the operation, which
was performed Monday, the 18th.
Mrs. c. F. Binford is visiting her
home people in AppomattoX.
Mr.. T. w. Crawley and his daugh-
ter. Miss Margie, were guests at Mr..
George Hunts last Saturday.
Master Robert Booker Hunt OF
Lynchburg, is visiting at his GRANDPA
theirs. Mr.. Booker +. Hunt
The family of Mr. W. T. Cunning
ham has the sympathy Of the entire
neighborhood in their recent bereave-
ment. Every one loved May. ~
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Briery.
February D. 'O9

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Covington have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter Ala Blanche, to Mr..
Willie Lemuel Haley Of Worsham,
the ceremony will be performed by
Rev. Mr.. Daughtrey Of Meherrin, at
the home of the bride near this place,
on Wednesday, February oath, at 2
o'clock
Mrs. John H. Goodman, of Balls
Vile, is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Bennett Chappell
Mrs. Lucy A. Priddy was called last
week to Charlotte Courthouse on ac-
count of illness Of her daughter, Mrs.
j. Russell Thompson.
Mrs. George W. Redd is spending
this week with her son, Mr.. w D.
Redd, Of Farmville.
Mr.. f. c. Wilson and family re-
turned last week from visit to his
mother, Mrs. George d. Davis, near
Farmville.
Mrs. r. Bowen Watts and children
who have been visiting friends and
relatives in Richmond have returned
| home.
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Rice Depot
February D, 1909

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Miss Matte Bass spent last Tuesday
night with her sister, Mrs. B. II. Car
ter.
Messrs. L. Z. Hubbard, of Farm
Vile. and w. II. Price were guests at
the residence Of Mr.. w. H. Hubbard
last week.
Miss Essie Wilson spent last We'd
nesday night with Misses Mary and
Fannie Price.
Miss Nell Holland visited relatives
in Amelia from Friday till Sunday.
We are sorry to know that Miss
Mollie Bradshaw is on the sick list.
Mr.. w. II. Price spent from Satur-
day until Monday with his home peo-
pie.
Mr.. H. H. Hubbard was the guest
of Mr.. w. H. Price last week.
Miss Hope Harper spent from Sat
urday until Monday with Miss Maude
Bradshaw
Miss Mary Price was the guest Of
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-26
For That Terrible Itching

Eczema. letter and salt rheum keep
their victims i'm perpetual torment
The application ofChamberlain 5 Saive
will instantly allay this itching, and
many eases have been cured by its
use. For sale by The Winston Drug
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>royDEaSED NEWS ITEMS.
-.dav. February 10.

Hs Deering Coal companys
fon ILL.,
lmght. city editor OF the
Conn. Register. killed
N hitting his throat on the
.. line Manufacturing COM
Norfolk. Va, furniture rae
~ royed by fire, with a loss
.~~s.. $4,000.
g." having finished two verses
''-. .a was writing. Edward Gar
s.ag writer. killed himself in
s,m. ID Brooklyn by cutting his
.at
Friday, February 10.
,s,t eiter, who was operated on
.-..s.o for appendicitis Jan. p, has
..,rs-ei completely.
,,sn sonsbury Wallace. president
,ns National bank OF Fredericks-
y, "a lied. aged forty-one years.
c..,aa at the thought Of Anna Wis
-. n. ming the wife Of another
.,, rsnanis killed himself at Chi
- after firing several shots at the
!. sr1 Der father.
rssr'es Gillespie. negro, WHO a
18th ss1 attempted an assault upon
eng aly OF this city while she
:. m her way to church, was put TO
,',A "a the electric chair in the peni-
s,.sry at Richmond, Va.
Saturday, February 20.
,.,r ADMIRAL Charles Stanhope Cot
T. s. \, retired, died at Nice
-es explosion Of salt works boiler
hartford W. Va. killed William
'.rS engineer, and William Barnett,
nnan
Tao Italians we're killed and several
.~.ss when Pennsylvania railroad
e,sht train struck a work train near
Jean y. y.
r,-l Loose who shot and killed his
,,.senyearold daughter last Novem'
!, IN New York. was sentenced TO
ain the electric chair at Sing Sing
~un during the week Of March 20.
Monday, February p.
s..,,en mat her husband persisted
5, -~s,n Las resulted in the arrest
p,sfarl H.. of Mrsh Henry Kauf-
an SALONS Of Kenosha, Wis, have
rrr la .N.sted nine habitual top
AMI Oh latter threaten suits for
rasas
n. mysterious death by shooting
v- na Cooper. bride of four
t. suited in the arrest Of
rer men at chicago.
The stringent oklahoma corporation
,r. have sl the Royal Exchange
-fri0r -e Insurance companies
rom the state.
rsEy, crossed in love,
at Benton Harbor,
from a bridge to the
seventy feet below.
Tuesday, February %.
tho Pennsylvania state
lati0n held its annual
nner at Harrisburg
0attleshlp Vanguard, the
of the Dreainoughi
100000. was success
"a at Barrow, Eng.
Jesse benson. a we'll known farmer
r-sr.- Marshall. Tex shot and In
s- He'd Mrs. Samuel w. Fore
al rarously wounded her hus
bobby was fatally injured a
n o. when he ran in from
taT..lo & Ohio Central freigh
"a. r sa effort to save his poodle
BIZ from iestrDctiOn.
I4. Harrisburg (Pa) WEI
,ra -.-lents and war veterans
'gsnaa Thler. a former banker ant
-- and John A. Bigler, who hal
r living retired, died Monday.
Wednesday, February "a.
The president nominated the follow
ig ap-a.ns TO be rear admirals. Gle
Har and Uriah r Harris.
Fire Unknown origin completel
rs,sal ae Evening Journal plant a
a.-u ra entailing a loss OF $40
W
il. breaker of c. NJ Dodso
&C. A. Beaver Brook. Pa, near Hs
lso1 was destroyed by fine. entail
-sa loss $4,000.
T Secretary Bacon and Count No
rr German ambassador, sigI
agreement between tn
negotiations for whic
81 rl.r way for some time.
arking Of a pug dog le
y of a three-weeks-ol
good health in a brea
o. Boyds milk depC
and Parrish streets. !
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Union Stock Yards)-
a.y choice, S6.2OQ 6.35;
.I5
+.aty prime wethers. $3.50
a-. aI common. S225N3.50;
u.. veal calves. $9Q $50.
Fe prime heavies, $3.50
Y,,5 he-lms. $67OQ6.75; heavy
irsft $40 d87O: light Workers.
Ma iy sigs. 35s06t.l0; roug*.
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An American company which took
advantage of the return OF the roller
skating craze to Great Britain after a
lapse of IS years, has opened Il Kinks
in various cities, employing lOO' 600
pairs of skates.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-26

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are the best pills made for 6ackache'
weak back, urinary disorders, ETC.
Sold bv Anderson Drug Co.
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A healthy man is a king IN his own
right. an unhealthy man Is an unhap'
Nv slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
builds up sound health-keeps you
we'll
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-26

Impatient men seldom accomplish
ANYTHING of great Importance.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-26

Accidents will hapTen, but the best.
regulated families keep Dr. Thomas,
Fclectric Oil for such emergencies. IL
subdues the pain and heals the hurts
Kennedy's Laxative Cough syrup
not only aIlays Inflammation and IT
ritation of throat and lungs, but II
drives out the cold from the system
by free yet gentle action OF the DOW
els. Sold by Anderson Drug Co.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
REFoRaf IN LEGAL PROCEDURE.

agitation in favor of correction of the abuses which
exist in legal procedure both civil and criminal has
been going for long time and has had the support of the
various bar associations and other representative bodies through
out the country
But remained for President Taft make of the
vigorous and convincing in favor of this reform
which has yet been put forward
his Milwaukee he subject
thoroughly and expressed himself very emphatcaly.
The of the matter is the laws delay and the
need simplify procedure and eliminate the dlatory
methods which make the administration of justice "a disgrace
to civilization to the presidents language.
One of the most telling points he made in the of his
argument that while formerly it thought that system
which permitted appeals to the the small
est perfect system because enabled the poor
to that court well the rich it realized
the light of ctua experience that it works the
disadvantage of the poor What the poor needs
by limiting the appeals involving small that
there be final decision the lower the poor gant
opportunity judgment in time it.
and not after he has exhausted all his in gang
to the supreme court.
Although lawyer and proud of his profession he laid
special the of litigation and this opens
up field of reform which President Taft did
officially but which has been becoming and
year by year until it is intolerabe burden.
And that the exofban fees which the courts have been
allowing recevershps and similar These fees have
continued under the nururng influence of the courts
until they of all proportion the service rendered The
lawyers, the masters the receivers all rewarded
portion the service rendered but with general relation the
the estate involved. who would consider
himself amply rewarded fO his services fee of
dollars awarded ten perhaps fifty times much while fees
Of hundreds of thousands of dollars by unknown
uncommon
The whole theory of these fees wrong
standard should be set by which lawyers and others
gagged reevershp other should be paid
to the actual wor1hey do
So swter and cheaper administration of the law is the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
FAMOUS ASTRONOMER SAYS COOKS DATES
SHOW HE FELL 316 MILES SHORT OF POLE

be 80 minutes of q degree below his hori-
zon, and would of course be invisible.
But the midnight sun was approaching
Cooks horizon at the rate of So minutes
daily, and consequently must have reach
ed II on March 81 or April l at the lat
est.
But Dr. Cook tells us that the night of
April was made notable by the swing
ing of the midnight sun over the northern
ice," as Ii marked the beginning of the
six months of summer at that place.
Now, If Cook was in the latitude he
claims to have been in. HE MUST HAVE
HAD A MIDNIGHT Sun AS EARLY
AS APRIL /. But We have no reason
to doubt Cooks statement that April Z
showed him his first midnight sun, as so
simple an observation rs seeing the sun
itself would require neither instruments
nor skill in using them, and could as
we'll be made by an untutored Eskimo as
by the most intelligent white man. There
fore we will accept April as the date OF
COOKS FIRST MIDNIGHT SUN. and
inquire what conclusions may be legiti-
mately deduced from it.
On April T. at midnight. the suns
declination may be taken as north de-
grees minutes, and to this must be
added the suns sen1i-diameter, is min
utes, and refraction. So minutes. making
the declination Z degrees So minutes, in
order that the whole sun might appear
above the horizon. If, then, the sun was
in the horizon of some place at midnight.
the place must be as far from the pole as
the sun was from the equator and con-
sequently the polar distance must be
equal to degrees So minutes, or its lati-
tude must be 81 degrees 8 minutes. DR..
Cook gives his latitude at the same time
as So degrees IS minutes. There is. there
fore, a discrepancy amounting to de-
grees So minutes in his latitude to be
accounted for in some way, and THIS
DISCREPANCY Is EQUIVALENT TO
A LINEAR DISTANCE OF Sl6 MILES
In the place Of the observer.
If DR.. Cooks latitude on April was
only 50 degrees minutes. he was then
$50 miles from the pole, and in order tc
reach 1t on April p, he must have travel
ed 80 miles daily.
In bis journey towards the pole after
April Z. nothing is related OF special in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
BrOadmindsd Patriotism Us.
Narrov-Minded PartisGn,;sna
Augusta Herald.

Augusta Herald.
The Herald supported Governor Smith
In the last campaign because 1t firmly
believed that his reelection would serve
the best interests of the people of the
state. There was In this support nothing
of factionalism or petty personal cOnsid-
erations. This is more than can be said
for his opponents, many of whom were
led to this stand from personal considera-
tions alone. 1t was this which was re-
sponsible chiefly for much of the Bit
terness which was injected into that cam
paisn.
But whatever the motives that prompted
the opponents OF Hoke Smith. they were
victorious. BY a small majority. Mr..
Brown was elected. To the will Of the
majority the Herald, as a true Democratic
paper bowed in good faith and il an
nounced promptly that in all things he
did right Governor Brown would be heart
lily supported by the Herald. This was
not meant as idle talk. but was the hon.
est declaration OF a paper which holds
itself above narrow factionalism.
When Governor Brown refused to COM
mute the sentence Of Mitchell he did only
his duty. but he did II under trying cir
cumstances, for which he deserved COM
mendation. This the Herald was quick TO
give. one of the first papers In the state
TO do so. Other papers followed, and
among them nearly all Of those which
had been conspicuous opponents of Gov
ernor Brown In his race.
If this seems strange to the Consti-
tuition it can only be because 1t has mis-
judged the opposition to Governor Brown,
and placed II upon as low a plane as that
which actuated many Of the opponents
of Hoke Smith. Comparing the attitude
of the papers which supported Hoke
Smith in their ready commentator OF
Governor Brown when he performed a
commendable act, with the attitude Of the
papers which opposed him I'm their treat
ment of the ex-governor does II not show
the difference between broad-minded pa
triotism and narrow minded partisanism?
1t is positively disgusting and nauseat-
ing to see the manner In which those
violent Joe Brown partisans embrace ev-
cry opportunity to misrepresent, abuse
and villify Ex-Governor Smith. Why do
they do this7 Hoke Smith is now
private citizen. There is at this time no
reason for singing him out to have
poured upon him day after day the con-
tents of Walls of wrath. Yet this is done.
and II shows that those who indulge in
these stunts are not Influenced by the
spirit of patriotism or consideration of the
public good, but by vindictive spirit Of
II not by some SIMS
ter motive.
The people OF the state understand this,
and the venomous vindictiveness Of the
railroad organs and their allies toward
Hoke Smith, while the papers which sup
ported Hoke Smith are so fair and just
toward Joe Brown. makes II palmer every
day that II was not consideration OF pub
lie interest and fairness and right which
was behind the opposition to Hoke Smith
two years ago, but personal and factional
enmity.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE y
Says State Asylum
Is Property Conducted

Editor Atlanta Journal: For some time past
good many OF the newspaper as Wen as
great many private individuals have FOR somo
cause been attacking the State sanitarium AZ
Minedgeviile and the Officers OF this instltn-
ton, charging them with cruel treatment 10
the inmates, also charging them with half
feeding the inmates OF the sanitarium, as veil
as making the statement that the institution
was filthy and unbearable.
Ii would be hard to enumerate everything
that has been said against the sanitarium ana
the management Of same but these are few
Of the things which have been said and as >,
entire institution, l feel that ii is my duty
to say that l have never In my IRE seen
management Of an institution Of this kind bet
ter than the State sanitsrium OF Georgia Is
In going through It. was shown through
the laundry, through the bakery, the Kitchens
the dining rooms, the cold storage, the power
house. as well Tough the dormltorles tor
places where the people are keptl ana In pe-
Ing ehown through l was shown every courtesy
that anybody could ask for, even though was
a comparative stranger to every officer OK tne
institution. and 1t does me pleasure 70 De ao.s
10 say that from a sanitary point OF view there
Is not a kitchen or dining room In any notei
IN this town, or anywhere else as 10 mat thAl
is kept cl"rner or more tidy tnen they l n1sp
care as thu best hotclE in the country unaer-
take TO prepare their food for the pubic Ine
quantity that is given to each one Is IN Aound-
ance. -
The clothes that each inmate has are plain;
but substantial and clean. They are required
10 make the. sufficient charges to Keep them
perfectly nat and tidy.
They are allowed the freedom and privileges
Of the teautiful parks and grounds surround.
ing the institution, and are looked after and
cared for as tenderly and as kindly as couio
be asked for.
understand that the committee mas oeen
apfrointed TO investigate this institution in
November, and knowing the various members Oh
the committee as l do, l do not hesitate 10
say that believe that this eommlttee, Si s
making a thorough inspection, as they VIII DO,
will suggest but few changes to be made, ana
believe that this committee could not eonscien,
tiously ask for a change Of the officers and
helpers VI this institution, for as II appears
to me II would be impossible to Improve on
the Officers and their helpers.
In conclusion, beg TO thank you for allowing
me this space. and say that my only reason
for writing this is the fact that i have had
so MANY people TO discuss this matter to me
that / feel that II is my duty to make this
statement in behalf of the officers and man
ayers OF this well managed and well cared Tor
Institution. Yours truly, ,
T. B. LUMPKIN.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
who may claim to have discovered the

who may claim to have discovered the
geographical pole.
have taken the best information
could secure as to DIR. Cooks data, and
have undertaken an analysis of what OBJ
servations really show.
Annatoak is situated in rs degrees IT
minutes of north latitude, and is there
fore II degrees q minutes or 100 miles
from the north pole. The sun rose at this
place on February 10. 1908. after having
been below its horizon during lie days,
of since the oath of the preceding October.
1t was from this place that DR.. Cook
started on his polar expedition at sunrise.
February 19, 1908. He reports that on
March 80 he was In latitude "a degrees Al
minutes, which is degrees Is minutes or
1862 miles from the pole.
On March 80. at Midnight, the suns de-
ciination was degrees minutes NORTH
of the equator, and IL to this we add
Is minutes for refraction. we get the APP
parent declination of the sun equal TO
degrees IS minutes north. and Its distance
from the pole would be IS degrees rs min
utes. II to this we add Cooks distance
from the pole, or degrees 10 minutes,
we get 90 degrees 3S minutes for the ZEE
NTH distance OF the midnight sun in the
latitude Cook claimed to be In at that
time. The midnight sun would therefore
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News.

Chicago News
All ITomen are more or less vain-like-
wise all men.
The oftener you look back the faster
you don't go.
man who feels his oats doesn't neces-
sarily have horse sense.
Marriage isn't a failure any oftener
than single blessedness is.
Occasionally girl of the period brings
a fast young man to full stop. .-.
A girl seldom refuses man unless she
is reasonably sure he will propose again.
A minister of the right sort is an ex-
pert condenser Of the milk of human
kindness.
1t sometimes happens that the best
man" at wedding really does have the
best of il.
A woman is never quite satisfied until
she Is sure that at least three other
women envy her.
Question ten men, and nine of them will
tell you they don't get half of whas they
are entitled to in this world.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
A Chronicle of the
Kicker in History

A few days ago the writer heard the remark
on the streets that a kicker not worthy
OF notice This remark came so strong that II
evoked chain Of ought, and the question
arose: II tie complaint bore the truth on its
face, and II a kicker should at all times be
outiswed The conclusion reached is that kick
ing can be made in many ways. Some can he
obnoxious to good government and Improvement,
and some the basis of all civic and scientific
reforms No donbt the minions of the king
used similar terms Of the Prophet Elijah.
Martin Luther hiding from place TO place.
was perhaps 30 called, but through his kicking
the European world Is dominated by the protest.
ant religion. II this be commendable. his
since the protestant nations lead the world In
culture science and progress
Ziska and John Huss. IN their revolts against
the tyranny of the organized oppression ana
the priests were So Watt Tyler was ono.
The barons that wrung the Magnn Charta from
King John at Runnymede were great and sue
cessful ones. George Washington, Patrick Hen
~ Thomas jefferson and others that heiped 10
free the country from English oppression were
Eome kickers. Gqllleo. suffering for what Il
now a proven theory in science, was kicker,
aud was imprisoned for It,
And so on down through hundreds and thou
sands OF names. II is pretty safe 10 ms kc
the assertion that but for kickers, graft would
run riot in governments. Encouragement would
mako the cities OF the land death traps; opp-es-
sion would stalk abroad and the poor would
suffer. In his proper place, nothing is better
than what the opposition term the Kicker
monument should he built in some place
IN each land to It's kickers
c. II. BEAZLEY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
AFTER THE RERATERs.

The New York World has rem
dered valuable service to the
country at large by placing be-
fore the federal department of
justice evidence on which indict-
ments may be found against GER
tain steamship lines entering
American ports for making COM
binations in restraint of trade by
means Of rebates and other con-
sessions to favored shippers.
The New York World claims
TO have unearthed two thousand
three hundred separate offenses,
on the part of one company.
The penalty prescribed by the
Hepburn act of 1906 includes a
fine of twenty thousand dollars
for each separate offense.
If the defendants are found
guilty the aggregate fine which
may be imposed viii amount to
forty-six million dollars, which
is seventeen million dollars in ex-
cess of the fine imposed on the
Standard Oil company by Judge
Lands.
The federal grand jury In New
York state is now investigating
the charges which have been pre-
ferred against the offending
steamship lines, and indictments
may be expected to follow ct any
time.
The law In the case is clear
enough and abundant enough.
An officer of one leading steam
ship line has confessed that his
company formerly accepted re-
bates. but claims that it has not
done so for the past eighteen
months.
This would not prevent it from
coming under the terms of the
law, and if the charges are sus-
tanned it is hoped that the of
Tenders will be amply punished.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21

reform demanded this tme and it hoped that the
efforts put forward By the president who speaks with authority
and from intimate familiarity with the subject will bear fruit
He frankly confees that the federal have set
very saluary example the courts in the matter of
eheapness expedition
tie therefore suggests the appointment of congressional
commission to take up the entire question and to report
which Will only afford quick and cheap justice in the
federal will offer model the legislatures and courts
of the various
Public sentiment has been crystalzng very rapidly along
this line the advocacy of the reform high
will do much strengthen it. The appointment COMPRESSION
perhaps the best of getting the of
the evil but all the reform should and
should be far-reaching