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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

Assistant Chemist Provost Hubbard OF
Director Pages scientific corps has
been levellng a half mile stretch OF
road near Newton, Mass, for the lay
Ing Of the first molasses road.
This molasses is the almost useless
byproduct of the great cane sugar re-
ineries Of the south and the beet
sugar refneries of the west and south
west. II is slcklshly sweet, nearly as
black and as thick as tar and almost
as powerful as q binder. Having al
ways been a waste product, it can be
bought at lower price than coal tar
aud In greater quantities. In labora-
tory experiments IL behaved 90 well
and held out such promises for ideal
roads that the practical test of a real
road was decided upon.
"slag as the useless byproduct Of
the blast furnaces and molasses as the
useless byproduct Of the sugar re-
fineries." a circular issued by the office
Of public roads says, may in a few
years revolutionlze country road build
ing. create a demand for more extend
ed roads in the United States, where
those products are most easily to be
had, and add millions to the wealth
of the country by putting a cash
value on hitherto waste material.
while experts are laboring with
these experiments In the east, south
and middle west, another scientist
also from the office Of public roads, is
engaged at Independence, Kan, In try
ing TO devise method Of constructing
oiled roads analogous to the methods
which have produced the famous oiled
roads Of southern California. He Is
mixing heavy oils. possessing pro
nounced asphaltic bases, with natural
soil and sand and compacting the
preparation so formed with a tampinl
roller.
THE oiled roads Of California have
saved millions Of dollars to the farm
ers and fruit growers Of that fertile
state in the last few years by sup
pressing the dust that formerly arose
In binding clouds with the passing OF
every vehicle. Those dust clouds
floating to adjacent fields and or
chards, deprecated the price OF farm
produce and lowered the values OF
real estate to a startling degree. The
sprinkling Of OIL was tried, and the
dust was held In check. Then some
Of the roads were plowed and the oil
mixed with the earth and the mass
firmly rolled to a properly crowned
surface. Splendid results followed II
most instances"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

America. Of late years. however, the
insects destructive to this admirable
fruit have become less plentiful, and
now there have been introduced 50
many kinds that are proof against the
ravageS Of the plague that the plum
Is fast resuming its original impor-
lance as a garden and orchard fruit.
Plum culture has already reached a
HIGH stage of Development on the Pa
ciGc coast, and since the new varie-
ties from Japan made their appear
ance the number of. growers all over
The country has increased greatly.
The modern plum is a great improve
mcnt over the old fashioned fruit of
a half centaCy ago. Some Of the
hybrils recently brought to public no
ticc 10y American growers bid fair to
become prime favorites. Among the
most promising VI these is the Waugh,
a plum which has stood the test re-
markably we'll and is in every respect
a desirable acquisition.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
He PRAYED Hard.

An old man I'm Georgia named Jack
Baldwin. having lost his hat I'm an old
dry well one day hitched n rope 90 a
stump and let himself down A wick
ed wag named Neal came along Just
then and. quietly detaching a bell from
Baldwin's cd blind horse. approached
the well hell I'm hand. and begin to.
tlng-a-ling.
Jack thoueht the old horse was COM
ing and spid: "Hang the old blind
horse, He's coming this way sure.
and he amt got no more sense than to.
fall in on me. Whoa Bail"
The sound came closer.
"Great Jerusaleml The old blind
fool will be- rirht on top OF me in a
mint, whoa Ball. Whoa. haw. Ballw
Neal kicked a little dirt on Jacks
bead. and Jack began 10 pray:
ooh. Lord. have mercy on-whoa.
halll. poor sinner-lm gone now!
whoa. Bail, Our father VINO art in
whoa, hallowed be thy-gee.
Ball, gee. Whatll do7-uame- Now
lay me down TO siege. Ball" Just
then IN fell more dirt "Oh, Lord. II
you ever intend 10 do-anything for me
back. Bali. Whoa.-thy kingdom
come-gee Ball. Oh. Lord. you know
was baptized in Smiths mill dam
whoa. Ball. Ho up. Murderl Whoaw
Neal could hold I'm no longer and
shouted a laugh which might have
been heard two miles. which was
about as far as Jack chased him when
he got out
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
g The -
Scrap Book


According to a Tennessee man. there
was once a judge In the eastern sec
ton Of that state. "a man well yersed
IA law. but entirely self educated. who
had to contend with the principles OF
photography all bis life. In early life
he had lived in Knoxville. and for a
long time he insisted upon spelling the
name NOxyille.
Finally his friends educated him up
to the point Of adding the X. So thor
oughly. in fact was the lesson learned
tint when a few years afterward he
moved TO Nashville nothing could pre-
vent him from spelling it knashville.
Then some time later the judge
moved again. this time TO Murfrees-
boro. On the day that he began to
write his first letter from this place he
scratched his head IN perplexity and
finally exclaimed
81 give IT up. How on earth can they
spell the name Of this place with a
KY"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Keen out Of Rut-save Roads.

II Is not unlikely that American
farmers who have with them always
the question Of good roaGs and how 10
maintain them may find in the follo"J
ing order, which was issued py 'ne
Panataa cana commission to oiilcers
and men on the isthmus, suggestion
of how earelessness contributes 10
making good roads bad and bad ROADS
worse. The order says;
Notices have been posted at the cor
rails. and the corral foremen have In
structed teamsters that the custom OF
wagons following In one another :
tracks must be discontinued. Consid-
cradle Of the maintenance work Oh the
macadam roads, especially during the
wet season, is made necessary by
wagons wearing deep ruts. The team
sters have been instructed to distribute
travel over the full width Of the high
wa7s. and It is believed that the cost
or road repairs will be much reduced as
soon as compliance with these instruc-
lions becomes general"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Adjusted His Name.

When the baronet Cave-Brown-
Cave. first came to America lie insist
ed upon being addressed by his fun
name. He sat one night at dinner IN
boarding house in Montreal next TO
an Englishman named Leonard Holme
an old Cantab.
When the joints came on the table
the landlady. who did the carving.
said. Beef or mutton. Mr.. CaveY'
The future baronet, I'm his most freez
ing manner. replied. Il beg your par
don. madam My name Is Cave
Brown-Cave, If YOU please"
Willing 10 oblige her guests, the
landlady asked if Mr.. Cave-Brown-
Cave would take beef or mutton. lie
accepted the beef.
Then she turned to the next guest
and said. Beef or mutton. Mr..
HolmeY
Without a smile the Cambridge man
gravely replied: Il beg your pardon,
madam. My name is Home Sweet
Home" This drew a roar from the
Engllshmen at the table and cost
Holme the friendship Of Cave Brown
Cave from that time forth.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
EARLY ROAD BUILDING.
How a Wretehed PennsyIVania Turn
pike Was Improved.

How a Wretehed PennsylVania Turn
pike Was Improved.
The desire to speculate a hundred ..
more years Aaso was apparently as great
% st is today. An example Of this Is
shown by the organization Of a COM
pany in 1892 to build a turnpike from
Philadelphia to Lancaster. Pa, a dis
lance Of sixty miles. The charter was
secured, and In ten days 2,2S5 sub
scribers made application for stock
AS this was more than the law al
lowed. the names were placed In lot
terry wheel and 600 were drawn. With
these subscriptions the work began
The road builders Of that day knew
little or nothing regarding the con-
struction Of highways. and the ridicu-
lous mistakes made on this occasion
taught them some valuable lessons,
saws Guy Elliott Mitchell in the Amer
lean Cultivator. The land was con-
demned. the trees felled and the road
bed prepared. The largest stones that
could be found were dumped upon IL
for a foundation. and upon this colos-
sal base earth and gravel were spread.
Then the work was declared complete
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Ahead on Prayers.

A bishop travelling IN the depth Of
winter came to a house Ct a presiding
elder to spend the night. The weather
was bitterly cold. and the bedroom
into which the bishop was shown had
a thick coating Of Ice on tine windows.
The elder waited to see the bishop
safely between the feather beds. But
when the bishop, half frozen, jumped
into bed without stopping 90 say his
prayers the elder demonstrated with
him.
you have forgotten to say your
prayers" he said
mo" answered the bishop. Il al
ways keep prayed up I'm preparation
for nights that are as cold as this"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Trimming Ship.

! trimming Nfiff
The Wickfords, who for several
weeks had been touring Europe, had
reached Pisa and were at the top OF
the famous leaning tower. Mr.. Wick
ford was thin and wlry. but his wife
was so heshy as TO be almost a burden
10 herself
As she stood clinging to the railing
on the higher side gasping for breath
md tanning herself. he cautiously APP
preached the lower side. lay fat on his
stomach and. grasping one Of the up
rights. pulled himself forward until he
could look down over the edge. The
effect was terrifying. and. with hasty
exclamation. he drew back. The tower
seemed to be falling. and he could feel
his hair rising to meet the emergency.
WHAT'S #. Nathan?" asked his wife.
starting toward him.
Get back there, Candace, quick! be
casped. "If you bring your weight
over here the whole thing will go over
surer'
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
FALL FLOWING.
Facilitates Work In the Spring AMI
Improves Seed BS5.

Improves seed bS 2.
While little definite investigation has
been carried on TO determine the rela-
tive value Of spring and fall blowing.
YES the practice on many Of our west
ern ranches is t. get as much as pos
sible of the land to be seeded in the
spring plowed during the fall. This
foresight is considered especially es-
sential in breaking new ground. Oh
rourse I'm the arid region Of the country
IL is difficult to plow in the fall, and
some farmers leave the work until
spring in order that the land may he
plowed much more easily after the
SHOWS and spring rains. One advan-
taee i'm fall blowing is that it opens up
the soil and admits the moisture from
the fan and spring rains and winter
SHOWS more easily.
In some cases, however, quite as
good results are gained from leaving
the stubble on the ground throughout
the winter \ long stubble tends to
prevent the snow from blowing and
accumulates considerable moisture IN
the soil. Our spud and beet fields are
dug up so much that they do not need
autumn blowing, and such fields are
always in the best filth in the spring
One distinct advantage in fall blowing
is that it facilitates work in the spring
and tends to better preparation of the
seed bed at that time.
If large areas must be plowed in the
spring the work is crowded and not
enough attention is given by way Of
preparing the seed bed. Our springs
vary. and frequently It is quite late
before farming operations can begin.
/ 1t is therefore decided advantage to
have the ground plowed in the fall in
order that il may be worked up rapid
/ ~ in the srring with the disks and
/ harrOws. Another advantage for fall
blowing is that it affords a good means
Of dsposing OF the manure. As soon
as the grain is cut and when 1t is
/ standing I'm shock manure may be dis
ributed over tie field and as soon as
the thrashing is done can be plowed
under
The precipitation of the succeeding
months heats down the soil and so
tends TO bring about decomposition in
the manure. If the manure is left and
plowef under I'm the spring it fire.
quonhy lies in strawy punches and III
terferes with the rise Of moisture
later The observations in many sec
lions indicate that the very best way
to dispose of manure is to get it on
the ground and plow it down in the
| fan. Our modern traction plows and
the introduction of the disk pillow have
done much TO simplify fall and winter
blowing in this country. II frequently
occurs that we have a good rain or a
snowstorm. after which the blowing
can be done quite readily.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Some New York Signs.

A Harlem shop HAS this over 'he
doorway. buildings ConsSrucied, Tom
Down and Removed on Short Orier> :,
J. Madison. tailor. has opened shop
in Thames street Just aioun1 me cor.
uer james Monroe sells birdcages and
canaries.
Sign on the window Of an east side
bakery. Look Out For tie Dog I'm
derneath. which a wag wrote IN chalk
"And Don't Get the Rabies"
On the wall Of an entrance 10 an old
tenement house IN Washington street
are written these words in charcoal:
"ButtonhoIes Made aud Floors Scrub
bed. Upstairs 10 Your Right"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Something MISSING.

Didn't / tell We to feed that cat a
pound Of meat every day until We had
her fatf7 demanded an Irish shop
keeper. nodding toward a sickly, ema-
ciated cat that was sinking through
the store.
"Ye did thot," replied his assistant
AN I've just been after feedin' her a
pound of meat this very minute"
Faith. an ! don't believe We. Bring
me the scales"
The poor cat was lifted into the
scales They balanced at exactly one
pound.
There exclaimed the assistant trl-
um2hantly. Didn't I tell We she'd
had her pound Of meatf"
That's right" admitted the boss
scratching his head. That's yer
pound Of meat all right. BuG'-sud-
denly looking up-"where the divyil
is the catT-E verybody's.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
SLAG-ASPHALT ROAD,
Governments Tests to Provide a
DustIess Highway.
NOVEL USE FOR MOLASSES.
Waste Product Of Sugar Heflner'es
Utilized as Binder For a Candy
Halfway Near Newton, mass.-oi'
Tried In Kansas.

Highway Near Newton, Mass'-oh
Tried In Kansas.
Chicago IA TO have a dustless road,
and Superintendent NJ. J. Doherty OF
the department Of streets and the SUI
perintendents OF all the park systems
are awaiting the result OF the expert
ment with interest.
The road Will be constructed OF blast
furnace Stag combined with asphalt or
tar by the office of public roads OF the
United States department OF agricul-
ture. II will be one Of a number or
experiments conducted by the depart
ment in the effort TO give the nation
dust proof thoroughfares. Possibly the
road will be constructed In one OF the
south side parks.
II the results are as satisfactory as
the preliminary conditions Indicate, the
slag-asphalt or slag-tar roads VIII real
lie the hope Of the scientists for both
the utilization Of byproducts and the
attainment Of a dustless road.
The road TO be constructed IN Chl-
cago under the supervision OF CHIEF
Engineer Vernon NJ. Peirce VIII be or
Stag and asphalt. II will be carefully
observed during the trying months or
winter. II I'm the spring 1t has been
established that this class Of road re-
mains firm, does not rut, sheds water
and makes but little dust. a vast step
forward Will have been taken In road
building.
More novel than this, however, the
Office Of public roads has been prepar-
Ing in the east to lay a stretch OF
what facetious writer's are almost GER
tain to label candy" road. In all
lights Of fancy It is probable that no.
body except a scientist would go so
far aield in research as TO adopt mo
lasses as a road building material. but
that is exactly what has been done
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

six feet. In rounding mp the roadhed
the earth is sometimes moved toward
the center from nearly the entire as
lance Of the width Of the road. THIS
means that the bitches for carrying
away the water are not distant from
the fences that hedge In the highway
The roadbed IS entirely too Wide. IL
cannot be sufficiently rounded toward
the center, and as result water does
not run or with snfcienf qnickness
The temptation 10 spoil roads By grad
ing them thus is all the stronger since
road graders have come into use This
result follows from the comparative
qulckness with which the earth can be
moved by these machines A distance
Of forty-two TO forty-dve feet between
the outer edges Of the bitches FUR
nishes a roadbed sufficiently wide.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Beyond All Music.


At one Of tho Yorkshire inns, relates
Liverpool contemporary. there Is a
pianist who can improvise accompani-
ments TO any song that any singer
wishes to sing. He cannot read a note
Of music. vt. I'm the local vernacular,
he "can play owt" Recently, however,
he met with an unexpected check. A
man hummed over an air. but the pi-
anlst failed to get the key. Let's try
Il again." he said. And they tried 1t
again. Still it was Of no use. A third
trial brought no better result Then
the pianist turned 10 the singer In an
ger and said: "Sitha. awe tried tina
on T. white 'uns. awe tried tina on [
black 'uns and Awe tried tina on I
black and white 'uns mixed. It's no
use. Tha's singing between L cracks|
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

the peepul trees7 The avenue Is norri-
bly, hot and sunny. The trees would
improve Il tremendously"
sir" replied the bunniah, "the pee
pul tree is a sacred tree. No true be-
lever would dare to lie OF swear false
~ I'm its shade. How. then, with a row
Of peepuls on the avenue, could we
merchants any longer carry on bust
ness thereT
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
rs YEARS OLD

The aranG-niece Of Alexander
Hamilton says: 81 am 10
years old, have a hearty appe-
lite, sleep sOundly, and feel
active and well. Thanks TO
VinOI, which is the finest tonic
and strength creator Ieverused.
VInoI is a God send TO old peo'
pie"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
POOR BLOOD

Elderly people feel the cold
keenIy, because their blood is
thin, sluggish and waiery. Ninoi
Is the ideal blood tonic and
strength maker. II creates a
hearty appetite, promotes diges-
zion. purifies and enriches the
blood and invigOrates the entire
hOdy.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Banks Mako Donation For New Roads

Banks Mako Donation For New Roads.
AS a starter for fund 10 construct
a new road from Rock river bridge TO
the town hall in Drury township, ILL.,,
three banks In Moline, ILL.,. have do
mated $1,000 toward the fund Of $2O.-
600 which will be raised for the ex-
Senses Of the road. Each bank gave
cne-third Of the amount. II will mean
a great deal to the city Of Moline, as It
will be a direct thoroughfare to the
south end Of the county. The road VIII
be a regulation state road and VIII
allow ample room for any kind Of vehi-
cles to pass.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

The salient Features Of the Herald
Square Opera Company, which pre-.
sents "a Trip to India at the Onera
House next Tuesday night. JanuarT
18th, are the chorus, the dancing fbe
ensembles and excellent acting. M
rs the first and only comic opera 10 Io
seen IN Farmville this season. Ticto,e
on sale at Freear's, commencing 20.
urday morning at 10 o'clock. ''''
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Conscientious.

An English official In Npwar, Indhr.
decided to plant a line Of peepul trees
IN the avenue Of shops. that the trad
ers might be sheltered from the Diii]'
ing sun. But, TO the agents aii'aNo
ment. when his intention
known the shopkecpers set UP = 49,
mendous objection to 1t. On "o ' az
count they said. would they nav, We me
peepul trees on their avenue. II the
troes were planted there every mer-
chant would move.
Tbe agent sent for leading bun
n,ah. or shopkeeper, and said 10 him:
"Why. my friend, this objection to
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Public Sale Of Personal PrnnprIY

We will sell at public auction Fri.
day, the 10Th of January, beginning at
ten o'clock, AL of the personal prop
erty belonging to the estate of the late
Dr. r. r. Bass
G. NJ. BASS,
b. GATES BASS,
jan. 81. Executors.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
Work With a VIII.

We are not sent into this world TO
do anything into which we cannot put
our hearts We have certain work TO
do for our bread. and that Is TO be
done strenuously; other work TO do
for our delight, and that is to be
done heartily; neither is TO be done
by halves or shifts. but with a Will,
and what is not worth this effort Is
not 10 be done mt all-John Ruslsin.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
His Last job.

Bill Nye In bis earlier days once ap-
preached the manager Of lecture bu-
reau with an application for employ
ment and was asked If he had ever
done anything I'm that line.
"Oh. yes said Bill.
"What have you done|
well" replied Bill. my, last job
was IN a dime museum. sitting in a
barrel with the top Of my head stick
ing out-posing as the largest ostrich
egg I'm captivity"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT

FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUII.
Prune thou thy words. the thoughts
control
That DER thee swell and throng.
They will condense within thy soul
And change 10 purpose strong.
But he who let's his feelings run
In soft. luxurious flow
Shrinks when hard service must be done
And faints at every Woe
Faiths meanest deed more favor bears
Where hearts ard wills are weighed
Than brightest transports. choicest pray
ers
Which bloom their hour and fade.
John Henry Newman.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

1t Is simply extraordinary the lack
Of Judgment shown by many who I'M
dertake to shape a roadbed. The road
allowance ia various states is sixty
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

After heavy meal, take couple
of Doan's Regulets, and give your
stomach, liver and bowels the help
they will need. Regulets bring easy.
regular passages of the bowels.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

ConSclcnce.
Conscience enables us not merely 10
learn the right by experiment and
induction. but intultively and In ad-
vance Of experiment. SO in add
ton 10 the experimental way whereby
we learn Justice from the facts OF hu-
man history we have a transcendental
way and learn It from the facts Of hui
man nature and from immediate con-
sciousness. Theodore Parker.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
a Dark Outlook.

Ddfk OllOoNs
When a minister, marrying a negro
couple. started to ask the woman,
"Do you take this man for better or
for worse?o the woman startled the
clergyman by hurting out: NO, judge,
I wants him jest as he is. II he gifts
any better he'll die, and II he gifts any
wues lIl Eill him myself"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
So YEARS OLD

CT was so feeble I had 60 be
wheeled about In an invaiid's
chair. and took cold at the
slightest cause. Vinoi built
up my strength so ] could walk
a quarter Of a mile. l am de-
Iiohied." - MRS. M. BLOOM,
LeNistoWn, Pa.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08

Kodol for DyspePsdla ana mo, l fnI !.
ton will digest any K a az y U Dyvu q.
teed to give prompt relief sold by
Anderson Drug 20.