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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
A. D. WATKINS.
HAS FILLED NUMEROUS OFFICES
Was Born in Prince Edward Where All
Respect and Honor Him. Is Now
Commonwealth Attorney.

+ Judge A. D. Watkins is a native OF
Prince Edward, was educated IN
Farmville High School, and llampden-
Sidney College. He took his law
course at the University of Virginia in
the summer 1880. He has held more
offices perhaps than any other man in
the history of the county.
At one time Justice of Peace, Depu-
~ Clerk, Deputy Sheriff. Deputy
treasurer, Judge of County Court
Attorney for Commonwealth, Member
of Virginia Legislature, House and
Senate
He is now Attorney for the Com
monwealth. for the county OF Prince
Edward. and Attorney for the town OF
Farmvlle
He is also member Of the Board OF
Visitors Of the Negro Normal Schoo.
at Petersburg, and is Secretary arc
Treasurer of the State Norma
School at Farmvlllc.
He was married to Miss Mamie =
Forbes of Buckingham county On
September 2nd, 1886. From this nm
ion. there r., seven children, ioul
BOYS and three girls, and the happy
family lives at the country home
known as Ingleside, about three
miles southeast of Farmville. Fol
many generations the name OF Wat
kins has been intimately and prom
inently interviewer with the civil auC
religious history of Prince Edward anC
of Farmville.
The grandfather of Judge Watkins
and who is remembered by the oldel
Of our readers, was in his day one o
the most courtly, courteous and i'm
nressive men of Virginia. Possessed
of abundant means, an accomplished
scholar, gifted as orator, charming a
conversationalist. and with all a mar
of sound Judgment, he was often hon
orcd bv his fellow-c citizens with pc
sitions of trust and his home was tn
brioht particular star in this portion o
the social armament of Virginia. b
his side stood a Virginia mairon
aueenly of bearing, commanding D
presence, gentle Of manner, graceiI
in person, and good of soul.
Many sons and daughters rose u
TO call them blessed, and among ther
Judge +. n. Watkins, father OF tn
subject of this sketch, remembered
affectionately and tenderly by many
the readers of the Herald, was pei
haps best known to the people OF tn
section and all Virginia. No ma
ever filled well .moree- nlaceS--aE-M-
equal to more emergencies, or re
sponded more readily and efficient
to demands of church and state.
With such examples to stimulate an
inspire. there is no wonder that As
Dickinson Watkins fills just the plac
he does today in the esteem and cor
fidence of his fellow citizens.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
7. H. DICKINSON.

Mr.. T. H. Dickinson, the Sheriff Of
Prince Edward, is a native OF the
county, and as loyal to its lest inter
est as any son who calls her mother
He was first elected Sheriff in 1884
and has been reelected on every re-
turning election day, and as there is
no Constitutional barrier to his con-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
E. |. DUPUY.

Mr.. f. L. Dupuy is the present
Commissioner of Revenue, and while
the duties of the office require pains
taking care, and a high sense OF fair
ness coupled with good judgment the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

incumbent measures up to the de-
mands in full.
Mr.. Dupuy knows the people, and
property of Prince Edward as well
as any other son within her borders,
and will not hesitate to deal out justice
between the Commonwealth and its
citizens
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

Life is a train of moods like string
of beads, and as we pass through
them, they prove to be many-colored
lenses which paint the world their own
hue, and each shows only what lies in
its focus.
Duty-Stern daughter of the voice
of God.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

Ate~. my find him who a ser
Im.H. rHor made us laugh.
>et .'.e originator of good
sentence shoe first quotcr of it.
I.r more or less sorrow IN
.eNu i-bye, and yet how we
.,en0 some people say it.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
S. W. WATKINS.

Captain S w. Watkins now holds
the purse strings of the county, hay
inc been elected treasurer at the last
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

ING the work faithfully and well.
To care for the records OF a people
is a sacred trust, and happy the man
who receives commentator for faith
fulness to such trust.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

As the days come and 90 he is found
at the post of duty and that which his
hands have found to do he is doing
with his might The boy from the
farm is Just the boy that is giving
growth and vigor to town life. Prince
Edward is rich in such material and
the old mother rejoices in the fact
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
DIR. w. VI. IIOLLADAl
Hampden District.
4. 4. HASKINS
Leigh District.

there for 1870 years, with an average
attendance of more than one hundred
students has this remarkable history
but one boy during all those years has
died there from the effects of disease
and that one reached the institution
with the fever on him, went at once
to he'd and died within nine days.
So with reference to this one case
the disease could not have originated
from local causes. Need we say more
TO establish a well-nigh perfect health
record for Prince Edward:
THE SOIL.
The soil of the county is made up
Of the gray, the red, the chocolate
and generally a clay sub-soil. These
lands are easily cultivated and respond
generously to thoughtful working
Tobacco has been the staple crop
for more than hundred years put OIL
late many of our farmers are learning
that if is not the only paying crop. a
few Of them have been cutting from
two TO four tons of hay, and from o'
70 u bushels of corn to the acre. and
when this becomes general our lands
which have been selling for ten dol
lars an acre. will readily bring ont
hundred.
As the Appomattox forms much o
our northern boundary, and numoe
Of streams run through the count
emptving into it, we have many acre
which our old people Of other day
were accustomed to designate as low
grounds" and in former days upo
Them most of our corn was grown.
Now we are beginning to know tina
with proper care corn can be made |
GROW as well on our high lands as o
our low.
PUBLIC ROADS.
Though Virginia was the first stat
of the Union TO pass good-roaus law
her history in this regard has bee
nothing to boast of, but things are III
nroving on this line, and Prince r.
ward is keeping in touch with her az
vancing sisters. In recent years 81
has built some fifteen miles OF m
cadam road, and is going to contln'
TO build such with the good hope tn
in the not far-off future she will ha'
\ universal rock bottom system.
the meantime the dirt roads OF 4
county are being well looked ate
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

TrifIes make perfection, perfec-
ton is no trifle.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
THOMAS -EAfEl'9 " j -
Deputy Sheriff and Jailor-

Depu'y Sheriff ana Ja''o'
rboma, Seayer- Whiliock was Dol"
s.,h ls56 Hi, childhood was
.osn, in powha,an county. lie was
n,n,risa September l7th, 1851 10 "'''
willie Overfon, Of Cumberland Soun-
~. He lived on the iar"i anu" '"e
spring Of 1907 when he became resi-
dent of Farmville. lie was appointed
denutv sheriff and jailor in May i'0o'
Mr. Whitlock enjoys the respect anu
- wiIIofbis fellow-man, and makes
an excellent jalor.
Nature conquers our resilessness by
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

Nature conquers our res'lessneSS OS
fatigue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
M'D0UALL HIT BY AUTO
COLOMBIAN DIPLOMAT HAS
LEG BROKEN.
He and Consul General Sarria Run
Down in Streets of
New York.

NEW YORK. December li-R"bert
NcDouan of the legation of the
United states Of Colombia at Wash
ineton. and the Colombian consul general
at New York. Carlos Nj. Ssrria, were run
down last night shortly after 4 O'Clock
IN Columbus circle by an automobile
McDouaIrs right leg was broken and
Ire is in Roosevelt Hospital. Gen. Sarria
is at his home with his left leg injured
and his right wrist sprained.
They had been At the Waldorf Astoffa
chatting with a number of the repre-
sentstiyes of Central american coun-
tries who had conference there on
Sunday night with Secretary Knox. After
leaving the hotel they walked up Broad
way as far as 59th street and were on the
way to the subway entrance to take
train to Gen Sarria's home. LII West
l23d street when the automobile struck
them.
Both men were knocked down ana the
machine ran over Mr. McDouall- me
chauffeur did not stop nor did anyhody
find out it's number. 4 bystander sent
i'm a call for an ambulance to Roosevelt
Hospital and Mr. McDouail was taken
there, but Gen. Sarria would not con-
sent to go and was taken homie IN
cab.
The physicians said last night they
would have to use the y rays today 10
find whether any of the consul genera ;
bones were broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14

recall great new Comeback engine, No.
20. which was built expressly for noun
tain travel. 1t hasn't been more than q
few years ago that she was looked upon
as monster. She Is still in service. but
she does not haul the crack PEN Mar ex-
press. as she did in the days of her glory.
She pulls less important and less weighty
trains now, while big 1907 one Of her
series. there are five of them-draws the
heavily laden train of dozen or more
coaches up the steep mountain grades
% see one of these big engines alongside
= little one is a sight often afforded at
'orters. where the train from Baltimore
meets that of the York connection. The
big 100 series engine can pull five times
as much as the little fellows of series 20.
but when you get a little farther on ta
Hagerstown you will see the real giants
of the Western Maryland service. Put
one of them alongside one of the $50 Sc
ries and the contrast is almost as great
as the $50 alongside the 20. They are
compound articulated Mallet engines,
which the road recently had built by the
Baldwins of Philadelphia and are amoRg
the largest and most powerful locomotives
i'm the world. They weigh over $50 tons
each. and arc really two locomotives in
one, having two sets OF compound cylin-
ders, two sets Of driving wheels,
making twelve in all, and having a pull
ing. capacity of $500 tons dead weight
over any mountain grade of the Blue
Ridge or Allegheny ranges. They are SO
big that the smokestack Is but three feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
onductor of heat and of electricity.

conductor or neat ana OF electrically
Some varieties of asbestos are as COM
pact as marble, and will take the highest
polish; others have loose, silky fhers.
Mountain wood is a variety presenting
an irregular filamentous structure, ike
wood, and other varieties, taking their
names from their resemblance to the va
rious materials, are rock. cork. mountain
leather, fossil paper and fossil fax.
Asbestos is really variety or ampni-
bole or hornblende, composed OF separate
filaments, with silky luster. It's colors
are various shades of white, gray, or
green, passing into brown. red or black
Although as perishable as grass. 1t Is
older than any order of animal or vege-
table life On earth.
Asbestos has been put to Thousand
practical uses In London and Paris fire.
men, clad in asbestos clothing and masks,
practically defy the flames, being abe
to actually pass through blaze II no
longer time is required than the period
during which they can hold their breath
Asbestos roofing will eliminate all danger
Of fire from falling sparks. Millions OF
feet Of steam pipes. boilers. ETC., are cow
cred with asbestos, which causes them to
retain all heat, while the same material
forms a frostproof protection for gas and
water pipes. Asbestos would seem almost
Indispensable to the electrical engineer. as
many parts of electrical devices through
which the current passes become heated,
and were it not for the non-conducting
and heat-resisting qualities of asbestos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
ENGINES BIG AND LITTLE.
Contrasts Along the Western Mary.
land Railroad.
rom the Baltimore Sun


The Western Maryland railroad has one
of the most unique collections of loco
motives. great and small in the coun-
try. The company has engines so small
that they look almost like the little mod
els used on miniature railroads when COM
pared with the big ones, and it has them
SO big that they look almost like metal
mountains as they come tearing along,
mighty masses of steel and clouds of
roaring steam.
Take ride up to York some morning,
and standing on the track at Fulton sta
tion, waiting to get into the tunnel, you
will and little old "a with the humble milk
train behind her. She looks almost like a
toy, but she IL q hustler, all the same and
every morning she is up the line gather
ing UP the days supply of milk From
Porters to York Is another little fellow.
Her number is %. and she beats IT" up
aad down the fifteen-mile stretch from
Porters to York dozen times dag and
with some pretty heavy loads. too. There
is also another light engine of the 10
series in use between Edgemont and
waynesboro chambersburs and Ship
pensburg. which gives excellent service.
SAns xears ago visitors to Pen-Mar may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
NATURES PARADOX.
Asbestos, the Puzzle Mineral, and
Its Many Uses.

From the New York Times.
OF all the queer materials which nature
seems to have provided for no other pur-
pose than that man may show his in
genuity in their use, nothing compares to
that neurological vegetable, asbestos,
which in its native state is both fibrous
and crystalline. elastic and yet brittle, a
stone. which viii float, ana which may be
carded, spun and woven like flax or silk.
Asbestos is mined in practically every
section of the globe. and the asbestos OF
the various countries differs as greatly in
appearance as does the foliage Of the
trees and plants native TO each. 1t is
alike in but one feature-that 1t Is abSO-
lutely indestructible, no known cambina-
ton Of acids, even. affecting the strength
or appearance of its fiber. and the fiercest
flames leaving it unscathed. 1t is a nom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14

already mentioned, took the part OF Des-
demona) was apprenticed to a bookseller.
but no doubt was very early pressed to
enter as a chorister among Queen Elisa
beths chapel boys. Here he gained great
celebrity. Ben Jons0n. who wrote an
thems for the chapel boys for years, took
charge of young Field and instructed him
In acting, being himself, though a
bad actor, an excellent instructor. Field
took the principal part in ''Cynthia's
Revels'' and in "Poetaster," a. well % Ia
Shakespearean plays. He continued to
develop as an actor long after he became
too old for women's parts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
In a Coal Pit Seventy Years.
From the London Times

Joseph Walton of Darklands. O~adlip-
cote. Burton. who has just retired to
spend the evening OF life in . HOUSE, next
to that in which he was horn. has achiev-
ed the remarkable record of working fun
time i'm coal pit when close ON ninety
years OF age. He has worked as . miner
for about seventy years. He remembers
the time when colliers worked twelve
hours a day for half crown. and he
was one of the first to join the Miners
Association. Walton was one of fam:
lily OF seventeen. and has two octogsna-
rian brothers living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14

which is introduced. the apparatus would
be either put oQt Of commission or COM
pletely destroyed by short circuiting.
One of the thousands of special uses to
which asbestos is applied Is for covering
walls Instead of plaster. which must De
tediously applied. allowed to dry. finally
covered with plaster Of paris and polish
ed, single coat of asbestos Is put on the
raw bricks. The wall may be covered ~
soon as built. and q room the walls OF
which were completed in the morning can
have by night smoothly finished inte-
rior as smooth as glass and hard as
stone This glossy surface will not crack,
for, while perfectly firm, the asbestos is
elastic. and it is. moreover. hrsproof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
MEN PLAYED HEROINE PARTS.
Shakespeare Never Saw Woman
as Juliet.
From the Strand Magasine.

From the Strand MAGAZINE.
Nothing is more astounding to the
modern spectator of Shakespeare's
plays, in which the female roles often
surpass in interest and Importance those
assigned to men, than to. reflect that
neither Shakespeare. himself ner the
audiences Of his day ever saw q woman
act Juliet or Lady Macbeth, or Ophelia
or Rosalind,< or any other female part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14

tall. II they were any higher they could
not pass through the tunnels. A tall man
can look over the boilers of the '.a0' en-
gines. while he can look under the boilers
Of the big fellows. which are OF the 800
alc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14

Cretonne Shoe Bags.
Linen Shoe Rags with and 8
pockets.
Cretonne Handkerchief Bags.
German Linen Scarfs or Shams.
Tapestry Pillow Slips.
Oriental Pillow Slips.
Lace-trimmed Pin Cushions.
Handkerchief and GLOVE Boxes.
l2-in. Renaissance Doilies.
13-in. DraWnwork Doilies.
Lambs Wool slipper Soles.
Fancy Hatpin Holders.
Third Eloar-Art Section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14

In that wondrous galaxy of female
beauty, wit and virtue created by the
worlds greatest poet. Indeed. IL the
leading female roles mentioned in the
playbilis at the Globe Theater were col
lated they might read something like
this:
POrtta. ...................Ma Master James Bryston
Hesdemona. Master Nathaniel Field
Lazy Macbeth Master hoOert Gougn
R0salind. ................. Master Joseph Taylor
Juliet. .............. Master Richard Robinson
Ophella Master Ned Alleyn
What could be a stronger illustration of
contemporary taste and manners than
this: that the idea of a woman acting on
the stage. even such part as Velumina
or Virgilia, was repugnant and offensive
to the spectators? Consequently. the
wonder has always been how the boys of
the Elizabethan stage got through their
parts. How did they impress the audi
ehces with the charm. the wit and the
passion of 6hakespeare's herofnes: Not
long since q critic, noticing the advent
OF a new Ophelia In London, observed
that. while the actress acquitted herself
very well. she could hardly be considered
''Shakespeare's Ophelia.' Which (al-
though the critic did not happen just then
to recellect the facD was undoubtedly
the case, inasmuch az Shakespeare's
q page in the service Of one of the Globe
patrons.
At the age Of ten Field (vho. as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
The latest, and underprice!
Patent colt opera
pumps for $2.@5

The social season will start soon.
and you wall require new footwear for
the new evening gowns. Here's. the lat
est in full dress opera pump. and, best
yet, it is offered at a special price.
Made of patent coltskin, on pretty :
last. and finished with band around top
of wide sross grain ribbon. finished with
fiat sros grain bow in trent
We have all sizes and all widths.
Displayed on special tables i'll our
footwear section.-2d floor
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-01
N E W Y E A R
GREET in G
TO ALL
1909 USHEREO IN WITH LOUD Ac-
CLAIM IN OGDEN.
City Celebrated Passing of the Old
Year With Typical Western
Bonhome.

The year 1908 has passed into his
tory and the new year. 1909, is now
before us. The passing of the old
and the advent of the new year was
signallzed at midnight last night in
Ogden by the ringing of bells. tho
blowing of whistles and general
hilarity on the part of the people.
Watchnight programs were in vogue
at the various churches of the city,
and many parlors of the comfortable
homes were lighted in social glee. A
fond farewell was given the passing
year, and a happy greeting given to
tho new year Of 1909.
The working engines of the yards
were dressed in brilliant attire. and
the long, sad blasts Immediately fol-
lowed by the shrill and joyous shrieks
from the throats OF the great engines
pronouncedly signalized the passing
of the old year and the advent of the
new.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-01
SANTA ANITA RESULTS.

Los Angeles, Dec 31.-Four favor
ties were successful at Santa Anita
park today, while the other two events
went to long-shots.
Lee Rose, at one to six, easily dis
posed of his field in the second race
and won by two Lengths. Results:
First race, seven furlongs, selling
Entire Nous, 112 (Archibald). Ia to 5
won; Lady Irma, SO (Martin), 3 to l.
second; Grand Dame, 10S (Howard)
3 OF l, third. Time. 1924 S-5..
Second race. two year olds,, five and
a half furlongs. purse-Lee Rose, 1Oj
(ShiHing), 1 to. 6, won; Lawton Wig
gins, 10S (Howard). 7 to 1, second /;
Emperor William, 10S (Powers) 10 to
1, third Time. los rs.
Third race, mile selling-Hasty Ag-
nes, 103 (Page). even, won; Norbitt,
10 (Howard), s to 5, second; Husky,
los (MilleD, 5 to 1, third. Time,
Time, 1:3S.
Fourth race, seven furlongs, purse
Golly Ding. 1O5 (Shilling) il to 10,
won; Ethel Day. 100 (Powers), II TO
10, second; Neva Lee, 109 (Miller),
S to 1, third Time. 1:24 As.
Fifth race, mile and three-six'
teenths, selling-Joe Coyne, 1O4 (Mil.
ler), Is to 1. won: King Of the Mist,
100 (Powers), to 5, second; Net
ting, 104 Clark, 90 to 1, third. Time
1859
Sixth race. six furlongs, selling
Lord of the Forest, 109 (McGee).
TO /. won; San Nicholas, 112 (Archi-
bald). IL to 5. second; Free Knight
the Bear, 112 (Powers), to l, third.
Time. 1:12 Is.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-01
ADDITION TO
BLOODED
LIST
SON OF WORLDS FAMOUS NAM.
6RlNO BAY IN OGDEN.
Local Horseman Purchases "Remem.
ber," Member of Great Speed
Producing Family.

The wealth of fine horse flesh which
Ogden is 30 justly proud of. has been
considerably augmented by the pur-
Chase of the famous pacing stallion,
Remember" 2:15 Ia, by c. NJ. Dee,
The local horseman has just returned
from the north. bringing with him
the standard bred and registered
horse which has long been the envy
Of northwestern horse fanciers.
Remember" Is a beautiful seal
brown, stands 1873, weighs LOO
pounds. and is perfect type of the
standard bred harness horse. Bred
In the purple, being by the worlds
famous Mambrino Bay. the best son
of Mambrino Patchen. His dam was
the great brood mare Remembrance.
dam of three standard performers and
grand dam of ten. Remembrance
was by the great George Wilkes
the best son OF "Hambletonian 10"
Remember comes from the grea1-
.est speed producing families the
world has yet known, his ances.
tors all being producers for elk
generations That he will transmit
his speed and courage Is shown best
by glance at some of his descend.
ants, which include several standard
performers, such as "Chorry Prince
2:10 IA; "Pathmast." PIG, Agnes,
2.1S Ia (trial 2:14 1-4; Baby For.
rest, 2:20 IL, and several others. Mr..
Dec is to be congratulated upon sc.
curing this high class horse which
will add much to the increasing inter.
est in light harness horses in this
section.