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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

bill and on its face is to give the coun-
ty clerks only the transcript fees. In
reality it takes out Of the county treas
ury and gives to the county clerk
nearly every fee that is now paid in
Senator Mattingly. who appeared be-
fore the Merchants association as at
torney for the county officers, said in
his speech before the senate IN which
he advocated the passage of the clerks
bill over the veto of Governor Hanly,
that all the bill did was to give the
county clerk the transcript fees. An
examination by an attorney shows this
statement not to be a fact. The bin
give to the county clerk between for
ty and fifty separate and distinct fees
which now are paid into the county
treasury News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03
Heart toHeart
Talks.
PEARLS AND MUD.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1905. by Edwin A Nye-

PEARLS AND MUD.
Poor Anna Could
We do not mean that she is poor in
purse or in spirit, but poor in happi-
ness
Longing for q titled husband, she
snubbed her American suitors to marry
Count Boni de Castellane, shame
less spendthrift, consort Of reprobates
and brazen libertine.
Castellane broke her heart and drag
ged her into the lowest depths Of In
fanny and humiliation, from whence
she emerged through a divorce court
1t might be supposed the woman had
learned her lesson, but she was like
the legendary man who jumped into
the bramble bush and scratched out
both his eyes, whereupon-
HE jumped into the bramble bush
and scratched them in again"
Pursuing a like philosophy, Anna had
no such fortune in her bramble bush
of matrimony.
Over the vigorous protest of her fam
lily and friends she married another IL
tied sensualist, whose graceless doings
had shocked a polite society that is not
easily dismayed-Prince Helie de Sa-
gan, a cousin of Castellane.
/ And now
Casteliane has applied to the court
for the custody of his children, alleg-
ing that Anna and Sagan are not prop
er parents. And he supports his con-
tention by recitals of the lewd and
wanton behavior of Sagan both before
and since the marriage.
Poor Anna Gould!
In comparison with the American
girl who marcies a poor and honest
husband and lives happily in cottage
how poor!
Why desire a title?
It adds nothing to blood or breeding
A noble is not necessarily a gentle,
man.
With her fathers money Anna has
bought two of these titled debauches
whose combined personal worth is less
than that Of a decent American tramp
Papa Zimmerman paid two million:
for his grace the Duke Of Manchester
and the dissipated Duke of Marlbor
ough cost the Vanderbilts ten times al
much
Anna Gould's second title, it is true
, was a marked down bargain, but, likt
the others, really high priced.
Poor Anna Owed twice for pearl
AND BROUGHT UP ONLY MUD.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

former postmaster, was inaugurated
mayor of Evansville last night in the
city council chamber Mayor John w.
Boehne handed in his resignation to
the council and assumed the title Of
congressman of the First Indiana dis
trict. Following the inauguration a
banquet was given to the new and the
old administration by Benjamin Bosse,
president of the board of safety. Eigh-
ty plates were laid at the New Ven
dome hotel.
SOUGHT TERRIBLE DEATH.
Despondent over the death of her
husband, who dropped dead two weeks
ago, Mrs. Pauline Morris, of Coving-
ton, aged SO, committed suicide by
burning herself to death Mrs. Morris
has threatened to take her own life
and had been watched. but managed to
slip away from her watchers. Going
to a woodshed, she saturated her cloth
ing with coal oil and applied a lighted
match.
TO EXTEND RAILROAD LINE.
According to press reports, the
Evansville & Southern Indiana Trac-
/ ton company will extend its line from
Patoka, Ind, north to Hazelton. eight
miles, this year and the further ex-
tension will be made next year to Vim
cennes and eventually to Terre Haute.
! a distance of seventy-fve miles.
1 SMALLPOX CLOSES SCHOOLS.
County Health officer Snider today
closed the schools at Union mills. near
LaPorte, owing to the prevalence of
smallpox, there being numerous cases
of exposure. The disease is believed
to have been contracted by a son of
viii WISE who with several youths at
/ tended a corn school. The return Of
the boys was followed by the outbreak
of the disease.
WIPES OFF CHURCH DEBT.
At a jubilee service held in the First
Methodist church of Alexandria Sun
day morning for the purpose of cele-
brating the fifth anniversary of its con-
struction and for the purpose of elm.
mating all Indebtedness, a total amoun
Of $4,000 was raised in connection witt
the regular morning services, thus can
ceiling all debts and leaving Sigh
margin.
Wv. C. A. Is OPENED.
) The Indianapolis people who TIVE
years ago subscribed $4,000 to TIL
Young Women's Christian association
with which to provide new home viii
go to the completed house tonight I
2 see how the association spent tn
> money This will be the first of a ser
les of inspections and reception whicl
are to be given afternoons and even
! ings through the week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03
RANDOM
THINGS AND FILINGS

Because he stole eight cents an Oak
land (CaL) man has been sentenced to
the penitentary for eight years. An
important fact in connection with the
case is that he has been put in prison.
girls idea of a bridegroom
is seldom built the pat
tern of her own brother.
Aeroplanes only cost $4,000 apiece.
But we suppose they viii be going up
shortly
The name of the husband is
now used on the wife's calling
card. The last husband, of
course.
Connecticut farm boasts of a hen
that says Hello" We can't figure
out where there is anything to brag
about. The farmer should wait until
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

mayor Of Pittsburg IS a great victory
for George T. Oliver, the Republican
leader Of Pittsburg and candidate for
the United States senate to succeed
Philander C. Knox oliver pushed
hIagee to the front in spite Of the
bitter opposition Of Senator Knox and
Henry c. Frick and the decided vistory
in the recent election stamps Senator
Oliver as the Republican leader of
western Pennsylvania. Mr.. Frick 10
credited with having spent 500. 900 to
keep Magee from being nominated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03
Poor Fellow.

William Koonsman informs US that
he saw several caterpillars crawling
around few days ago.-Lewistown
(Pa) Sentinel
william seems to have had very
light case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

Being married by "ethical
rites" is one of the new forms,
warranted TO be just as good
and saves a lot of trouble and
fussfng.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

The coal dealers only smile at the
weather because they know it won't be
long until the ground is covered with
big snowdrifts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

If you pursue n dream long
enough it will materialize, at
least In part.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

he has a hen that lays an egg every
day and then we can stand for his
cackling.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

Neither doctors nor disease
could ever kill anybody. If we
had interest enough In life to
make a real hot fight for it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

A Brooklyn church is to be made
sound proof at great expense. Well,
members of congregations must have
sleep some way.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

ALL is NOT GOSSIP, HOWEVER
THAT GOES A-VISTTING.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

Love may be n liberal educa-
ton, but most matrimony Is
like staying in after school.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

SPARE THE ROD IF THERE
ISN'T ONE HANDY-BUT REMEM-
BER HOW A HAIRBRUSH HURTS
is THE WAY A SMALL BOY OF OUR
PUTS 1T.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

Here's how. Bit Here's hoping!
Goodby, Teddy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-03

It is said that pretzels We're intro
duced in the United states in 1910.
Yes. the date is probably correct. We
ate some Of them yesterday
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
THE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION

A large body of good road advo-
Gates and among them many enthusl-
acts met in Richmond on Wednesday
last framed excellent resolutions, lis
tened to heart stirring speeches, had a
good time" generally and went to
their respective homes to face the
stern fact that the question OF high
wav betterment is condition and
not a theory.
All honor to Dinwiddie and other
counties where people have gone down
into their pockets to secure better
roadwavs. Let the good work 90 on
hut he il known to all men that our
one sure and speedy hope on this line
&c found in Government aid. We have
nroed this so often and given unan-
swerable reasons that we will not take
time TO 90 over the ground again. We
did not know that there was man in
oil VIRGINIA who would 90 on record
nc onnosed to National aid for the cure
Of the existing, irritating and oppres'
sive evil until the recent letter OF EX-
Governor Tyler appeared in print.
If il had been written February LIST,
1s41 it might have had some weigh
Int in this day it must be relegated t
the back number class. Central
cation may have been making rapl'
Roadway. but to fear that the Govern
ment at Washington could make ba'
use of a good public roadway IN Nlr
cinia is something we can't appreel
ate. Nation, State, county and mu
nicipality united can win in this fIgh
and win quick.
The old plan is demonstrated ant
disastrous failure.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
PEANUTS IN POLITICS.

Mr.. Lassiter was strictly right IN
urging protection for the peanut grow
ers of the district he represents IN
Congress, and that by no means binds
him to the support of the perniclous
protection" in general. He can
and will consistently and persistenty
fioht the one while he courageously
and ably defends the other Inc Ke-
publican variety iof protection
means the rich richer, the poor poor
er." law-made multi-millionalres VINO
in turn arrogate to themselves the
power of debating laws in the interests
of the few. The peanut growers
modestly ask to live and let live.
The Democratic editor who can no
draw proper distinction between TIT
two forms of protection is wanting Il
clear vision. If Mr.. Lassiter had fall
ed TO care for his own political house
hold. he would have been worse thar
an infidel and would have denied tn
/ faith -
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
NOTICE.!

nv virtue of deed of trust dated May
lst. 1891, also 2nd deed Of trust dated
Noyembsr 23d 1901 both executed 10y
Dennis Morris and wife aud duly re-
corded in Prince Edward County
Clerks Oflice, in ID. d. a page 58o'
also ID. b. A. page 35S, said Dennis
Morris being defaulter in pay ment Of
bonds Of even date herewith by re-
quest of bondholders. will on the
9th DAY OF MARCH, 1909,
at II o'clock \. NJ, offer for sale on
the premises, at public auction, that
valuable little farm and all improve
-nts thereon. This farm is located
me public road leading from Brlery
nea' ch to Farmville, East Of fowlkes
Tnur n place, and containing about
laNer ACRES MORE OR LESS,
conveniently watered, having a good
outlet to public roads. Terms made
known on day of sale.
WIN. HENDERSON,
Acting Trustee.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
THINKING MEN OF VIRGINIA"

During the warm days of last sum-
mer. Mr.. w. r. Meredith, OF Rich
mond visited one Of the leading health
resorts of the State and while there
was stricken with a malady which is
likely to prove fatal. Though not an
axpert diagnostician we venture to
name it Taftomania. The disease as
sumed continent form on the third
of November last and since then the
unfortunate victim has been at times
in delirium, and while recently LABOR
mo under mental alteration he was
heard to mutter all thinking men OF
Virginia agree that am sane, that
did my patriotic duty on election day
and that am indicated. " That Is,
John Daniel is thoughtless, and 50 is
W. 4 J5nes, II. c. Stuart Harry
Tucker. Claude Swanson, the judges
Of our Court of Appeals, the great
teachers in our schools, the great
preachers who occupy our pulpits anC
that great body of unterrified' un
corrupted and incorruptible Democrats
upon whom the old mother has safely
relied in the past her only hope TO
wears TO come. My policies" en-
dorsed mean Crum at Charleston, ant
the provisions of the Republican plat
form enforced means reconstruction
revived and pandemonium let loose Il
Dixie. Our one hope is that the Ia
tai disease will not spread.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
STATE RIGHTS NOT ALL DEAD,

The Supreme Court at Washington
has recently handed down a most i'm
portant decision in the case OF the
Waters-Pierce Oil Co., which went up
from Texas.
The decision holds that state
Legislatures have a right to penallze
acts tending to promote monopoly ana
upholds the ruling of the Texas State
Court that even when the monopolis-
lie combination or agreement in re-
straint of trade is made outside the
horders of a State, the State can inter
vene whenever any act is performed
within the borders of the State tending
to carry out such agreement
Thus the contention, which was SCI
no bv the Waters Pierce Oil Company
that the State of Texas could not IN
terfere with its business because the
latter constituted Interstate Commerce
subject alone to the jurisdiction OF the
Federal Courts, falls to the ground be
fore the findings Of the Supreme Court
II is believed here that the declsor
will 90 further than any previous one
toward putting an end to the forma
ton of Trusts and will have an lmme
date tendency to cause some OF thos'
now in existence to wind up their al
fairs and either 90 out Of business al
together or reorganize on a new an'
safer basis. 1t cannot fail to make IN
vestors chary for the future OF put
ting their money into enterprises tina
have any appearance Of monopoly.
With our Judges exercising common
sense and dealing out justice in spit
Of the shrewdness Of fabulously-fee
LAWYERS. and Roosevelt down and GU
the people will breathe freezer and nv
happier.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
SPAIN SIGHTED.

The failure of the American battle
shin fleet of sixteen ships TO stop al a
SPANISH port during the fleets stay III
Mediterranean waters has caused an
undercurrent of resentment In govern
ment circles in Madrid. For diplomat
ic reasons, SPAN is not Volcihg her
disnleasure. but comments that are
common i'm administration circles
show that this displeasure Is deep
seated. The ports of France, turkey
Algiers and other countries were Visit
ed, while Spanish coast towns, Wllhlh
sight of the ships as they passed were
ignored. Spain, 1t is said, would
have welcomed the opportunity Oh 40
inc honor TO the fleet, seeing IN such
an event. il is claimed, the placement
of the last trace of bitterness growing
out of the Spanish-American war Inc
situation was so delicate. from a dl-
plomatic standpoint, that spain couid
not urge her claims, though II was
hoped until the last that the American
Government would so arrange the
Mediterranean itinerary of the ileet 70
include at least one Spanish port -
Alexandria Gazette.
The last of our foes should nave
been the first of our friends.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
Nor underpaid.

Our brilliant brother, of the Rich
mond News-Leader, paternally pats
the South on the head and says, ha-
hituate ourselves to breadth of thought
and to good-natured acceptance OF
criticism and opinions differing from
our own" and yet if we dared say,
BRYAN. in presence of our brother-fa-
ther his breadth of thought could
he made TO rattle in a mustard seed.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

TO TOM EVANS. BETTE STREET. GATHER
me BOILING. TOM Boiling. DAVID
ROSS EVANS. DENNIS EVANS. Jr., JNO.
MORRIS EVANS. MINERVA EVANS. CATH
ERNIE EVANS. WILLIE EVANS AND SAM
EVANS.
You are hereby notified that a tract Of land In
Hampden District. Prince Edward county. adjoin-
ing n. l.. Dabney. was sold on the twentieth DAY
Of December. 1897, for delinquent taxes leSies,
ginia: an application for the purchase thereof mas
been filed in this office. and il appearing that you
are Interested in said land. YOU are further noti,
fed TO appear in four months from the date Of
this notice. and do what may be necessary 10 pro
tect your interest.
Given under my hand this. the Bird day of Feb
rrlarv. nineteen hundred and nine.
HORACE ADAMS. Clerk.
Watkins & Brock. q. o. feb5-4t
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
is NOT THE CHIEF
OFFENCE.

We have been surprised TO note
that in the criticisms passed upon that
prize ESSAY on Lee. from the pen OF
the Minnesota. Miss, prominence mas
been given to the fact that she charged
our immortal Commander with being
traitor. Bad enough, and if her
venom had been exhausted after writ
ING that, president Alderman and al
least his Southern associate on the
committee. one DR.. Smith, of North
Carolina. should have read no further
but dismissed the paper as unworthy
not only of the dollars of Southern
daughters but of persual by decent
Southern people. But the venom OF
the writer was not exhausted just
then and there, and was only sauated
when she had charged Gen'l Lee had
issued an order TO starve prisoners,
that his subordinate officers were all
incompetent, " and that the Southern
people were densely ignorant, -
We will not stop to make reply to
such malicious mistatements as we
could readily do, but proceed again
TO express our amazement that DIS
Alderman and Smith could have pos
sibly read such an indictment, and then
have declared it worthy OF being pro
nounced excellent rather than OF being
denounced as execrable. Can any
amount of literary flavor clothe false
hood in attractive dress? Could
letter from the most scholarly OF sons
to a mother, venerable and venerated
reeking with fiendish abuse OF tina
mother, be reckoned as decent, though
of the pure Adisonian type?
There is no excuse for the presidents
They have endorsed a bad note, ant
should suffer the pangs OF protest
And there is no escape for them.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

Owing to the death Of a daughter
and then the tragic ending of the life
of a son, Mr.. Watterson, the brilliant
editor and attractive platform speaker,
announces his retirement from public
appearance on the platform. We do
not understand that this means that
he will abandon editorial work. Our
hope is that so long as he can WELD
the pen he will continue to delight
and instruct our fellow countrymen.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

Mr.. Glass deserves credit for honesty
and courage. The people of Virginia
know Just where he stands. State
wide prohibition is the battle cry, and
he isn't afraid to sing it out. Courage
is always admirable.
But Mr.. Glass is now down and out
as candidate. Our good wishes attend
him.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

The United States Commissioner Of
generations confess that the Sherman
antitrust law is a failure. 90 to
Texas. brother, and learn how TO ante
ND against trusts. The trust-made
laws that have their origin in Wash
inpton are dismal failures. OF course
they are. They were not born to be
ants.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12
A Challenge.

The writer will walk for four miles
against any man, woman or girl IN
Farmville. Not eligible unless between
the ages of 60 and 20. Apply at the
Herald Office X. Y Z.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

Since the above was written DR.
Alderman defence has been made
public, and simply makes matters
worse. His only plausible excuse for
having Joined in the award IS that
when he examined the essay, he was
i'll and preparing to 90 abroad. " We
can not conceive that DR.. Alderman
in the enjoyment of health and not IN
hurry could have reached any such
conclusions.
The learned gentleman says that as
Judge of the paper he was called up
on to consider literary merits, struc-
tural ability, general thoughtfulness as
well as historical honesty and fairness.
And can it be possible that he found
historical honesty and fairness in
feroicousabuse of Genl. Lee, his sub
ordinate officers, and the people OF
the South as a whole
Can the president Of Virginia S Uni
versity say that the paper was moi
malignant or vituperative, or meaning
" narrow or manifestly unjust in mo
tive ?" Columns could be writer
on the Doctors vindication ~ but we
are busy and must leave the subIec
with the remark that no one can pos
sibly regret the mistake more thar
does DR.. Alderman himself.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

The Farmville Herald, OF which
l.. Hart is the editor declares tna'
there il a persistent, prevailing per
vading rumOr 10 the effect that they
are busy in Washington with an Ell
fort To make a governor for Virginia.
The people prefer homemade man
and they are going 10 have him.
Washington Herald.
IL does look like Congressional
wires pulled Stuart down and Il to put
Glass up. Nir inians have already
honored their congressman ana they
will hardly permit the coterie 10 MAKE
one of their number Governor II
they want one of the upper ten they
will DO the calling themseves'-Nlr-
ginia Citizen.
And as the old darkey said, cain I
dat dc truth ?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

The New York World suggests that
the Japanese Hobsons and the Am
erican Hobsons get together and talk
each other to a stand still.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

The Delaware was launched from
the Newport News shipyard on last
Saturday. 1t is our 'Dreadnaught, y
and three others of like class are be-
inc built All we ask of Mr.. Hobson
is to postpone the war with Japan un-
iii they have been finished.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

The sugar trust is coming out into
the open, and its 800 Co., 600 Of stock
is to be registered. Let the sugar
trust alone. Sugar is cheap enough.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

President Elect Taft has been made
Mason on sight" by an Ohio lodge.
This is said to be high honor and rare
" bestowed. If we are correct this IS
the second time in the history of Ma
sonrv in that State when the honor
has been done any one.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

Can it be possible that treaty
made at Washington can be made so
70 operate as to compel the breaking
down of school barriers in Virginia:
WHY then in California?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

uIt would be a great pity TO apply a
Gao rule to Senator Tillman. The ma
ton would lose great deal Of pictu-
resquely petulant vituperatlon when
amuses him and dOesn thurt anybody
eIse Baltimore American.
Away with the thought. Pitchtorks
do hurt
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

We say again that we know nothing
of the Pacific coast japanese problem
but that a former citizen of that plucky
little people should be refused natru-
alization papers by a Norfolk court
when under our constitution, a negro
is eligible to the Presidency, is simp-
" mOnstrOus.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

London is politely requested to keep
its fogs at home. Baltimore does mol
want baltimore American.
And the newspapers OF Baltimore
are respectfully asked to keep their
political heresies at home. The South
does not want them.