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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Steel Profits Drop Sharply.

The annual report of the United
States Steel corporation. just made
public. showed that for the year end.
ing Dec. 81. 1908. gross earnings were
S4S2.SO7.S4O, a decrease Of $274,7O6,s2I
from the preceding year. The net
earnings Of the corporations were $751;
s47711. a decrease of s69,116,963 from
the year of 1907.
The report further shows that $40,
965.1S1 was appropriated for deprecla
ton. replacement and exunguishmenl
funds. together with sinking funds on
bonds of subsidiary companies, which
is a decrease of S1O.754.563 from 1907
The interest on bonds outstanding and
sinking funds of the corporation was
29.2447.S51. an increase Of $l,25O,OOl
over the previous year.
The report shows that nothing was
set aside during the year for add
tional construction, against S54,0OO.OOO
in 1907. The surplus for the yea
after payment of interest charges, divi
dends, appropriations and all othe
charges was s1O,942, 9S6. a decrease o
s4.S36,S51 from 1907.
Reports in Wall street have 1t tina
within a few days the Steel corpora
ton will order a reduction of Is or 2
per cent in the wages Of its employees
to go into effect on April Is.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
coopers Get Twenty Years.

After fling bond totalling nearly
81 500. OOO Colonel D. B. Cooper ana
his son Robin ]. Cooper, convicted OF
murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to twenty years in the peniten-
tiary for the killing of former united
states Senator Edward w. Carmack'
AZ Nashville Tenn, some months ago.
retired to the home Of Judge J. b.
bradford and discussed the next move
IN the case. They were released on
hail pending a motion for a new trial
John D. Sharp, who was also on trial.
was acquitted.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
ROOSEVELT ON
WAY TO AFRICA
Ship Bearing Him and His
Party Sailed Monday
DUE AT NAPLES APRIL 3

Crowd Sees Former President on al
Hoboken Pier Youngsters Good
Wishes etins Smile to His Face
The Hamburg, Carrying Him to Eu'
rope. and the Admiral, on Which
He Will Sail For Africa, Among the
Finest Vessels Afoat.
ont on the bosom Of the ocean,
as the writer's have it, is Theodore
Roosevelt with his party OF lion hunt
ers They are on board the Hamburg
American line steamer Hamburg
which cast of her lines from mel
pier at Hoboken, n. j.. on Monday and
70 the music of the whistles OF numer
ous ferrvboats. tugs and other vessels
sailed down the bay with her distin
guished passenger.
Accompanying Mr.. Roosevelt or
Colonel Roosevelt. as some wise re-
norters addressed him on the pier-are
his son. Kermit Roosevelt; Major Ed
gar A. Mearns. medical corps, U. >. A.
retired: Edmund Heller and ]. Alden
Toring The last named three men ac'
company Mr.. Roosevelt as representa-
tives Of the Smithsonian institution
while the Younger Roosevelt is oflclal
photographer of the expedition.
Among the most enthusiastic OF the
cheering crowd when the HAMBURG
moved slowly away from her pier was
q small bow who had crowded to the
very limit permitted by the authorities
Of the steamship line. His last cry
"Goodby. Teddy; take care Of your
self," brought a smile even to the face
of the ex-president. who seemed thei
a little tire of smiling.
The Hamburg is due at Naples OF
April 3. Mr.. Roosevelt and his part.
will remain in the Italian city 1--WE
davs sailing thence on the Admiral o
the Germsn East African line OF
April ;. The Hamburg is one of Tn
finest vessels of the Hamburg-Amerl
can line and is the favOrite ship o
the German emperor The Admiral /
her equal i'm all the comforts and cor
veniences needed for the hot tri
through the Suez canal, down the Re
sea and along the moist and stick
coast of East Africa. The Admiral
due at Mombasa. where the Rooseye
party will disembark, on April p.
On his arrival at Mombasa NJ
Roosevelt and his party will 20 dire'
10 the estate of Sir Alfred Pease'
member of the well-known Englis
Quaker family, which is situated
Kilima Theh Kapiti plains, BIRTHS
East African Protectorate, and renal
there for three months during ii
heavy rains.
1t is expected that the Rooseve
expedition will complete its tri
through the dark continent in II
spring of next year, reaching Gail
about April 1, 1910.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
PLUNGED to Death to Escape Sentry.

Chief Machinists' Mate John Cum.
insky, of the United States ship Pan.
Their, met his death at the League
Island navy yard, Philadelphia, while
he was endeavoring to keep from
being reported for getting in late. In
his efforts to avoid a sentry he plunged
headlong down an old dry dock
thirty-two feet deep. The dead man
was a native of Titusville, Pa, and
was thirty-three years old. He had
gone around the world with the feet
without a mark against his record and
in a few months would have become g
chief machinist. He had overstayed hi:
leave and when he returned to the
navy yard a sentry challenged him
and in his eagerness to escape detec
ton he made the fatal leap in thu
darkness.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Diseased MIX Kills TWO Children.

From drinking the milk of diseased
COW. Mabel Baxter aged eleven years.
and her sister Edith, aged nine years
are dead at Client, o., and Clarke
aged eight, and May, aged five years
brother and sister. are said to be dy'
ing. Beecher Baxter am wife, 1ather
and mother. are also in critical con
dition. but they will probably recover
A sample of the milk, analysed by
Akron physicians, show an infection
the nature of which has not been made
public.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
New Cure For Liquor Habit.

"f YOU have a strong appetite ior
King Alcohol and tobacco and want 10
be cured of the habit just eat a vege-
table diet for six months" This was
the advice given by DR.. d. H.
Kress. of Washington, in an address
entitled Dyspepsia and It's Relation
10 Inebriety." before the American so
ciety for the Study Of Alcohol and
Other Drug Narcotics. He discussed
the evil effects of an excessive diet
and declared that overeating leads 10
drunkenness. IF you would not become
a drunkard" said DR.. Kress, then qui'
eating meat"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Mine EXPLOSION Kills Five

Five men were killed and a score
injured in an explosion at the Sunny
side coal mines, near Evansville, IND
The explosion was caused by an over
charge of powder in a shot touched
off by one of the miners. The dead
we're all killed by sulphuric fumes
which followed the shot The mine
was swept as if by a whirlwind.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Notice /!

MILFORD, DEL, March 20, 1909
To Whom 1t May Concern
Our property in Virginia is not IN
the hands of any real estate agent in
or out of Farmville. Anyone inter
ested in the purchase of said property
will kindly see Mr. George Nj. Serpell,
of Farmville, who, as my friend, ana
without any recompense, has kindly
consented to look after our interests
here. Mr.. Se.pell has our authority
TO enter into and accept payment ioI
the sale Of said property, at a price
which price can be asceltained by ap
plying to him. We are, yours truly,
HOWARD BROMLEY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
catsup Dumped Into the Sea.

The waters of Narragansett bay,
at Providence. R. l., were well sea
soned with timato catsup, when
$50 cases. containing 15,600 bottles.
were dumped into the sea because
they did not meet the requirements of
the federal pure food law. The catsup
was intercepted here while in transit
from Baltimore to Boston last Septem-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Saws Canal viii Be Done In 1915.

In a conference between President
Taft and Chairman Goethals, of the
isthmian canal commission, the presi
dent said he wanted the Panama canal
finished by July 4. 1913. Colonel Goeth.
ais. however. didn't think it possible
holding to the opinion that Jan. 1
1915. will see the canal open.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Church oroanlst Drops Dead.

Mrs. Georgia Wheeler, organist al
the Gibson Heights Presbyterian
church in st. Louis, dropped dead az
she entered the organ loft to play the
first hymn. The congregation was dis
missed.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Three Eous In One.

An egg within an egg. and within
that another egg, is curiosity turned
out by prize winning Rhode Island
red hen owned by e. J. Stiles, OF fors
county, Pa. The three shells were all
hard. and chick Matched clear inside
would have had herculean task peck.
ing its way through.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Tanks Burst, Flood City, Kill Two.

Tanks Burst, fIooo wy N'' w"
Two lives were lost, five persons
seriously injured and a property loss
estimated at s225,0OO was caused when
the two iron tanks on Prospect Hill
holding Parkersburg's w. Va, entire
water supply of 100000 gallons col
lapsed. Thirty residences were part
" demolished as the torrent rushed
down the steep hillside 200 feet high
St Johns Lutheran church. recently
COMPLETED at a cost Of $4,000, was
completely demolished.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26

her. Judge Arthur Brown OF tne INV =.
ed States district court, ruled tnat II
sbould be confscated, inasmuch as tne
manufacturers had not Labelled tne
hotties in accordance with the pure
food law.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Will Close Alabama Iron Plant.

It has been reported in New York
city that the Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company plant of the United States
be closed this week for an indefinite
Steel corporation. at Ensley, Ala, will
be closed next week for an indefinite
time. owing to stagnation in the iron
and steel trade. The plant employs
over 10000 men.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
mrs. c. p Taft Paws inheritance Ia,

Mrs Charles P. Taft, the sister-in.
law Of the president, paid the Cook
county treasurer in Chicago s13,456
which was due as an Inheritance tax
from the estate of her father, the late
David Sinton. OF Cincinnati.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Offers s1oo 600 Purse For Floht.

Chattanooga, Tenn. capitalists OF
fered a purse Of 100000 for an eight
round fight between Jack Johnson
champion heavy weight, and James j.
Jeffries. the fight to be pulled of IN
this city.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Killed Self Because Teacher scOId'

Killed Self Because Teacher Scolded'
Despondent because his teacher had
scolded him for drawing In school
hours. Attello GalleganO. aged four
teen. committed suicide in Philadelphia
bv taking sulphate Of strychnia. The
police reported to the coroner that the
boy had taken his life because Of unre.
Quilted love. but his family say that
worry caused by the teachers repri
mand was responsible.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Murderer EIectrocuted.

BENJAMIN Gilbert. a white youth
nineteen years old. was electrocuteo
at Richmond, Va, for the murder IN
Norfolk last July Of his sweetheart
Miss Amanda Morse.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-26
Cambria Steel Company Cuts Wages,

The Cambria Steel company, at
Jamestown. Pa. which when In full
activity employs $4,000 men, announc-
ed a 10 per cent reduction In wages,
10 take effect April :.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
There is Someone Near
You Cured By Mrs. Miller.

There is hardly country, city. town or
village In which there does not reside some
grateful lady who has been relieved after
years of suffering and permanently cured by
Mrs. MilleT's mild home treatment. even after
doctors and physicians failed. No matter
where you live, she refer you to ladies
in your own locality who can and will tell
any sufferer that this marveous remedy real
ly cures women.
Only bear this in mind. Her offer will not
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women who are suffering will take advantage
of this generous means of getting cured. So
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but send the free coupon TO Mrs. Miller with
out another days delay.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
A Million Women
Bless Her Name
Grateful lie ters from AL Over the
World Tell of Wonderful Cures
Wlsh Mrs. Mi lers Mild
Home IRE ltms NJ.

Over million women have already accepted
Mrs. Mi'ier's generous offer to give free to
every sufferer regular treatment of her mild
home remedy. From every civilized country
come Thousands upon thousands of kind,
grateful letters from ladies who e hearts over
flow with gratitude because this pleasant veg
etable remedy has restored them to old-tine
health and strength.
Mrs. Francis NJ Harris, OF Dover, La,
writes: Il feel like a new woman and can
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again"
1T has relieved me of my constant suf-
fering and have not words to express my
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and l thank Him that there is such won
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Mrs. Carrie Bailey. Pickneyville. Ala.
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The National tribune., 1909-12-02
Room Only For The Well

In this day and age OF the world there is
no room for the woman VINO can't take her
part in society, the home, school, church or
ou-iness II you are dragging out a miserable
feeble, ailing, good for-notning existence, you
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tor.
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The National tribune., 1909-12-02
Why Men Desert
| Their Wives.
Eighty Per Cent Of the Wife Deser.
tions and Divorces Due To I,
Female Weakness.

should have taken better care OF myssih
I suppose. | sick and suffering. No one
but 4 woman ever know how I suffered.
l was irritable. l couldn't be to my husband
the wife that l ought to have been He. be.
ing man, couldn't understand We drlfted
apart. He sought his pleasures elsewhere.
Finally there was nothing but tho divorce
court that could settle oar differences.
That's the sad story that eight out OF every
ten women who have passed through the ore
deal of the divorce court. as wen the count
less Thousands Of deserted wives who nos
divorced. know deep down in her heart was
the real cause of her trouble.
a sick wife, a neglected home. and thu
publicity and disgrace OF the court room 10
end it ALL There wouldn't be half as much
talk CT the divorce evil in the world " cnly
every wife and mother would realize her duty,
to preserve her health and strength. D,
No woman has the right to expect her huss
band to devote his leisure hours to his home,
and her when she is leading a dragged-out,l
hopeless, down-in-t the-mouth existence that,
would discourage the greatest optimist on
Garth. 80
Mrs. Cora 3. Miller5 marvellous home rera-
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all the messages to congress and convsntjonsl
in the world The who is bright and
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place therein.
Mrs. Miners aid and advice Il as FREQ TO-
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The National tribune., 1909-12-02
SIMPLE CURE FOR EczEMA,

What can 1 take that VIII give reiiet In
eczema? l have taken all the blood purifiers
that / have heard Of and 1 do ne, like
greasy ointments. The itching is Sc bad
Geo. a.
Don't give up hope. my friend. You have
evidently been trying the wrong means to
eczema. 1t is not blood disease. and
all the blood purifiers in the world will not
cure eczema.
Local applications of some standard oint-
ment to the ediicted parts will do you good +:
but as you object to grease, by all means
and make new skin. free from itch or blem-
ish y Is put up in the Berry Laboratories,
Dept 16A, BinGhamton, N. Y, and they tell
me that they will mail n regular 3-inch 25c.
tube to any reader of The National Tribune
for only 10 cents, stamps silver, to help
pay distribution charges
Write them to-day at above address, and
your eczema will soon vanish. Remove is also
of great value In curing salt rheum, running
sores and all other skin diseases.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
Don't Eyes, Mouth Mrs Miller Can Relieve You OF
Your Suffering. Fill Out The Coupon and Send To-day.

women needing treatment that she decided to
furnish it to those who might call for IT. She
started with only a few dollars capital and
the remedy, possessing true and wonderful
merit, produced many cures where doctors
and other remedies failed The demand grew
rapidly she was several times compelled to
seek larger quarters. She now occupies one Of
the citys largest office buildings. which she
owns, and almost one hundred lady clerks and
stenographers are required to assist in this
great business.
Some time ago # was announced that she
would give to women who suffered from fe-
male diseases another 100000 worth OF her
medicine. She has fulfilled this promise. but
as she Is still receiving requests from thou
sands upon thousands of women from all parts
OF the world, who have not yet used her rem
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
LADIES OF THE G. A. X.
National President Henry Will Tour
the East aud Visit Washington.

The organization of Ladies of the
@. A. K. seems to be taxing on new
life and renewed enthusiasm. This IS
c,idehI everywhere, and mach interest
in the various Departments for advance
..cn. as SHOWN ny letters and reports
received at National Headquarters. IL
Circle work keeps up the entire year
wonderful reports Will be given at tine
next National Convention. The follow
! ing Departments have added new CIR
cles to their number Since convention
at Salt Lake: Indiana, oregon, New
Jersey, New York, Kansas and Montana.
The new departments of Montana and
Idaho are very enthusiastic and working
hard to strengthen their membership.
Circle 3, of Utah, organized at salt
Lake on adjournment OF convention,
has doubled its membership. They held
"a very interesting entertainment gu tie
recently, at which the Governor of the
State of Utah was an honored guest.
Inis Circle has taken hold in earnest.
and will very shortly report some ex-
cellent work accomplished. National
President Della r. Henry has been let
ting her light shine for the benefit of
the Order
On Nov. / she was guest of honor at
the inStallat. on of officers of a new Cir
Gle at Ho!ton, Kan, making an excel
lent talk on the Order and the Flag
and its defenders.
On Nov. ;. in company with Past Ma
tional President Frances N. Wood, she
called on Gov. Stubs, of Kansas, at
the State House in Topeka, and on De-
partment Commander of the G.. A. r.
and Adjutant at G.. A. r. Headquarters,
and was received by these distinguished
officials with all courtesy and respect
due her as National President.
On Nov. q she addressed the mem
bers OF the National Military Home at
Leavenworth, Kan, at an all-day camp
fire, and was the guest of Brennan Post,
$50, of the Military Home.
On Nov. 29 she started on an EXTEND
ed tour of the East, arriving at Dayton,
O., on the 31st, where a visit at the
oldest and largest National Military
Home for DIV s. was made. On Dec.
/ and 2 at Columbus, o.: Sd and 4th,
Pittsburg, Pa. 18th, Washington, d. c.;
8th, Philadelphia, and 9Th, Atlantic
City, N. j., where she will meet the
Commander-in-Chief to make arrange
ments for the next National Conven-
The National tribune., 1909-12-02

profusc, scanty or painful periods, uterine or
ovarian tumors or growths; also pains in the
head. back and bowels bearing down feelings
nervousness, creeping feeling up the spine,
melancholy. desire to cry. hot flashes, weari-
ness and piles from any cause or no matter OF
how long standing.
Every woman sufferer. unable TO find relief
who will write Mrs. Miller now, without delay.
will receive by mail free Of charge, 50-cent
box OF her simple home remedy. also her book
with explanatory illustrations showing why
women suffer and how they easily cure
themselves at home without the aid of a
physician
Let me Relieve you of those tormenting and
severe pains. The coupon below. dear. will
bring you relief. Send Il today.