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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-30
1896 ACRE FARM
Near Farmville, Virginia
FOR SALE AT 5000

Account owner leaving state. we offer Tor sale
an excellent farm and odd Virginia country nome
n. uilos from railway station. and miles from
Fat.nvillc. An od-fashioned frame maasion
i,,, ,oors wide halls. Do good repair. stands in
enc Grove of oaks. good outbuildings. woven wire
fences. rolling land. soil gray and dark ioam %
fair state of fertility. About $50 acres of The land
Il cleared 10O acres in cultivation ana grass ~
firher quantity Of cross-tcs on the place. ia wei
,rafcred cool road to- station. Farm is priced
low las IL must be- sold this summer stock ana
r1achinefy can be- bought at "a bargain Liberia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12

From the days of Saul and David
music has no doubt been the means of
alternating, if not of actually curing,
many serious cases of mental disease.
Modern experience has proved this
conclusively, and many instances may
be quoted from ancient history.
PythagoFas commended music in the
treatment of the insane, and Thales
when a pestilence ravaged Sparta
found in music his most powerful
means of combating it. Henocrates
soothed maniacs by it, and Theophras-
tus held that even the bites of venom
GUS reptiles were rendered less fatal
by subjecting the victims to the infu-
ence of melody.
When Philip of Spain was in a NOR
bid and Responding condition Fari-
nelli, the vocalist, was sent for by the
queen, with a party of musicians, to
sing and play in the adjoining room.
The effect was a speedy and rapid
cure.
Both Buchanan and Hafeland relate
instances in which music has cured
cases of ST. Vitus' dance. and Becker
and Schneider demonstrated practical
~ It's influence in different cases of
hysteria.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
The Sheridan Wit.

Thomas Sheridan. the Irish clergy
man and grandfather of Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, the dramatist. had
great distaste for metaphysical dis
cussions, whereas his son Tom, the
actor, had a great liking for them. Tom
one day tried to discuss with his ia
Their the doctrine Of necessity.
pray, father" said he, did you ever
do anything in state of perfect in
difference without motive, mean, of
some kind Of other?'
Sheridan, who saw what was COM
ing, said, Eyes; certainly"
"Indeed?"
Yes, indeed"
"What. total indifference-total, en-
tire, thorough Indifference"
Yes, total, entire. thorough fndiffer-
ence.'
my dear father" said Tom, tell
me what it is that you can do with
total, entire. thorough indifference?"
why. listen to you, ,ron,' said
Sheridan.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
sa

quick feminine change to hystericai
tears and walls, uecessttating the im-
mediate employment of all the COM
forting powers Of the lord Of the Hat.
For there lay the combs, the set of
comls. side and back, that Della had
worshipsd for long in a Broadway
windOw-beautifu combs, pure tor
toise shell. with jeweled rims, just the
shade to wear in the beautiful van.
ished hair They were expensive
combs, she knew, and her heart has
simply craved and yearned over then
without the least hope Of possessivt.
And now they were hers, but tf[
tresses that should have adorned the
coveted adornments were gone.
But she Rugged them to her bosom,
and at length she was able to look Up
with dim eyes and smile and say,
My hair grows 50 fast. jim"
And then Della Ieaped up like little
singed cat and cried. "Oh, OH
Jim had not yet seen his beautiful
present. She held it out to him eager
~ upon her open palm. The dull pre-
cious metal seemed to flash with re-
Election of her bright and ardent spirit.
Isn't it q dandy, Jim? | hunted all
over town to find it. You'll have to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
GOVERNOR SANDERS SOCIAL
SECRETARY.

Mansfield Enterprise: Governor San
ders denies that he has employed a
social secretary" to whom the State
pays salary of 5000 per year. He ex-
plains the matter by saying that he has
given the appointment of stenographer
authorized by law to his sister She
earns her salary by discharging office
duties at office work, and does not do
SO as a social functionary. We accept
the Governors explanation as entirely
satisfactory and acceptable, and con-
graduate him upon the fact that he has
made, at least, one official appointment
that does not look like feeding the Of
fetal fodder to the political mules that
pull the political plow" The Governor
is all right this time.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
THE GIFT or
The MAGI,
A Christmas Chronicle of Love
and Dual Sacrifice.
BY o. HENRY.
copyright, 1906, by Mcclure. Phillips q
Col


Col
One dollar and eighty-seven cents;
that was all. And 60 cents of It
was in pennies-pennies saved one and
two at a time by bulldozing the grocer
and the vegetable man and the butcher
until ones cheeks burned with the 81
lent imputation of parsimony that such
close dealing implied. Three times
Della counted it. One dollar and eighty
seven cents. And the next day would
be Christmas.
There was clearly nothing to do but
dop down on the shabby little couch
and howl. SO Della did it. Which i'll.
stigates the moral reflection that life
IL made up of sobs. snitfies and smiles,
with sniffies predominating.
While the mistress of the home is
gradually sui >iO.ng from the first
stage to the second, take look at the
home. A furnished fiat ut IS per week
1t did not exactly beggar description.
but it certainly had that word on the
lookout for the mendicancy squad.
In the vestibule below was letter
box into which no letter would go and
an electric button from which no NOR.
| tai finger could coax a ring. Also ap
pertaining thereunto was card bear
| ing the name Mr. James Dillingham;
| Young"
| The "DiIlingham had been flung to
| the breeze during former period OF
| prosperity when it's possessor was be
! ing paid $50 per week. Now, when
| the income was shrunk to $50. the let
| tiers of Dillingham;" looked blurred
as though they were thinking serious
| ly of contracting to a modest and un
| assuming ID But whenever Mr.. james
| Dillingham; Young came home anC
reached his fiat above he was called
Jim, and greatly Rugged by Mrs
! James Dillingham; Young. already in
troduced to you as Della. Which Is
all very good.
Della finished her cry and attended
to her cheeks with the powder rag
She stood by the window and looked
out DULY at a gray cat walking a gra.
fence in a gray back yard. Tomorrow
/ WOuIu uS anu ohC hSAt
only $l.S7 with which to buy Jim {
i present. She had been saving ever!
penny she could for months, with THU
result Twenty dollars week doesn'
go far Expenses had been greate'
than she had calculated They always
are. Only S1.S7 to buy a present TO
Jim-her Jim! Many q happy hou
she had spent planning for something
nice for him, something fine and rar'
and sterling. something just little bi
near to being worthy OF the honor O
being owned by Jim.
There was a pier glass between thu
windows OF the room. Perhaps yoi
have seen a pier glass In an eight dol
lar fat. A very thin and very agil'
person may by observing his reflection
In a rapid sequence of Longitudinal
strips obtain a fairly accurate concep
ton of his looks. Della. being slender
had mastered the art.
j Suddenly she whirled from the win
dow and stood before the glass; He
eyes were shining brilliantly, but he
face had lost its color within twent,
seconds. Rapidly she pulled down he
hair and let it fall to its full length.
Now. there were two possessions o
the James Dillingham; Youngs il
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12

THEY'RE TOO NICE TO USE AT PRESENT
look at the time hundred times a
day now. Give me your watch.
want to see how it looks on il"
Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled
down on the couch and put his hands
under the back Of his head and smiled.
DELL" said he, lets put our Christ
mas presents away and keep 'em
awhile They're too nice to use just at
present. l sold the watch to get the
money to buy your combs. And now
suppose you put the chops on"
The magi. as you know, were wise
men wonderfully wise men - who
carried gifts to the Babe in the man
ger. They invented the art of giving
Christmas presents. Being wise, their
gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly
bearing the privilege of exchange in
case Of duplication And here have
lamely related to you the uneventful
chronicle of two foolish children in a
fat who most unwisely sacrificed for
each other the greatest treasures of
their house. But in last word TO the
wise Of these days let it be said that
Of all who give gifts these two were
the wisest OF all who give and re-
ceive gifts such as they are wisest.
Everywhere they are wisest. They are
the magi.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
gHER1FFs SALE.
No. I3asa-I In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La.

No. 1899 Ia the First Judieial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La.
Jacques Lacaze VS.. ]. A. Clesi e al.
BY virtue Of a writ of heri faeias TO
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, ] have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, without
the benefit of appraisement for cash
according to law, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales. on
SATURDAY, JAN. IS, 1909,
Lot Fl of block of Howard Cole sub
division of the City Of Shreveport, La,
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. The above property seized as
belonging to the above defendant and
to be sold to satisfy the debt specified
in the said writ, say in the sum of $3.50
with 8 per cent per annum interest
thereon from September a. 1908, and
10 per cent attorneys fees on amount
of principal and interest, and in thu
further sum of 5000 with per cent
per annum interest thereon from Jun'
IL, 1909, until pad, and the further sun
of $14.46, with S per cent per annun
interest from July IA, 1909, and $Io.oc
curator ai hoe fees, and all costs of thl!
suit. J. P. ,FLOURNOY,
Caucasian. Nov. 18. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12

If you need letter heads, we think we
can please you. Phone 1000
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
NOTICE.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Hunter Oil Company is hereby called
to meet at the office of the company in
the City of Shreveport on wednesday,
December Is, 1900, at II o'clock am,
for the purpose of eiecting a new board
of directors for the company, and TO
perform such other acts as they may
deem necessary. S. S. HUNTER,
Nov. "a, 1900 Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
E. w. BARBOUR,
Attest: and "a others.
A. H. VANHOOK.. ~
ALBERT L. ALEXANDER. 4
JOHN d. WILKINSON,

Notary Public.
Having examined the above and fore
going charter, and finding nothing
therein contrary to law, I hereby ap-
prove the same Done and signed Of
fcially this grid day of December 1000.
]. M. FOSTER, District Attorney.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded De-
cember 2, 1000 w. NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Offcio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
/ hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my office. Given
under my hand and seal of office this
3rd day of December 1900
w NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re
corder. Dec. 4, 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
HOG KILLING TIME.

Mansfield Enterprise: The last few
days has been fine hog killing weather,
and many swine have departed this
life. Sausage, spare-ribs and Cuttings
are now the chief bill of fare on the
tables of most of our farmers. What
can be more delightful?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
SUCCESSION NOTICE

No. I3,238-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Sue
cession of NJ NJ White
Notice is hereby given that T. L. PEN
nington, administrator, has this day
filed tableau of debts in said success
sion, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by law,
the same will be duly homologated as
prayed for.
Witness the Honorables T. F. Bell
and A. J. Murff, judges of said court,
this 4th day of December 1909.
F. A. LEONARD,
Dec. 5, 1909. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. Is,oo7-First District Court, Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana
Succession of ]. D. Browning.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs
Olivia Browning, administrator, has
this day filed tableau of debts in said
succession, and unless opposition BE-
made thereto within the time specified
by law the same will be duly homolo-
gated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorables I. F. Bel
and A. ]. Murff, judges of said court
this the 10th day of November 1909.
F. A. LEONARD,
Nov. 28. Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12

which they both took mighty pride.
One was Jiin's gold watch which lad
been his fathers and his grandfather
The other was Della's hair. Had the
queen Of sheba lived II Tho Cat across
the air shaft Della would have let hsg
hair hang chi lie window some das e
dry just to DEERE late her majesty
Jewels and gifts. Isd EilHg ga'om
been the danitor. with II his treasures
piled mp in the basement, jim would
have pulled out his WATCH cve.v tins
he passed Just TO see lin pluck al rs
bea@d from envy.
So now Della,s beauttf1l hair feii
about her. ripping a. 4 si.inlac iil.a :
cascade of brown waters. It req ~
below her knee and made itself alnlost
a garment fer her. tntl ton she d.
IT up again reHrorslr ard quickl.
arce she f1iiercd for u niEita are
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
Minimum temperature.
IA DISTRICT.

For Omaha, Neb., for the twenty-four
hours ending - 5 a. m, 18th meridian
time, Friday, July 30. 1909:
OMAHA DISTRICT.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Corn and Spring Wheat Crop Re-
ports are Favorable.
IRON AND STEEL TRADE GOOD
Report on Business Failures
Best of Any Month since EARLY
In 1907 All
show Gain.

NEW YORK. July @-R G. Dun's Co.'S
weekly Review Of Trade tomorrow Will
say:
Crop reports are favorable, especially for
corn and spring wheat, with winter wheat
nearly harvested. Indications point TO the
early enactment OF the new tariff, The
excellent conditions In the iron and steel
trade. emphasized by the report Of the
principal producer are maintained. The
dry goods trade is broadening, Reports
from the principal trade cCnters are uni
tormly encouraging, in spite OF the fact
that this Is midsummer and merchants are
still anxious for the final word concerning
the crops and the tariff.
July failures have made the smallest
total of months liabilities since early In
1907, Nearly every development is there
fore, that of Improvement. This varies In
degree, being at some points rapid and at
others slow, but nevertheless the tendency
Is persistently away from past depressing.
Confidence. 1t Is true, Increases faster than
present trade activity and prospects OF
coming agricultural and Industrial pros
perity are more pronounced than immediate
business. but this confidence appears to
have an immense uplifting power,
An advance In staple prints has served
to stimulate trading from the retailers In
the dry goods market. Buyers In the mar
kets come very largely from the central
and southwestern sections and while pur-
chases from tobbing housed are conserva-
tive. they frequently state that further
business would come from them ON various
lines after their return home.
The shoe trade is not active, but some
Improvement continues and faiv orders are
placed by wholesalers. Leather buyers
continue to hold off. but the market is
strong.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
AND PRODUCE MARKET
Another Day Of Dizziness and Lower
Prices in Options.
WHEAT FUTURES ON DOWN TURN
Free Selling sends bulls 20 Cover on
Options, but Cash wheat shows
strength on Good De-
mand.

OMAHA, Neb., July 30. 1909.
Wheat options suffered another decline
ohder free selling caused by favorable re-
pCfts IN the spring wheat districts. Cash
Wheat was stronger and In good demand
A. hlghest prices; buying was general and
the local market was very active, absorbing
heaNy offerings readily.
corn was only steady with a fair demand.
receipts were heavy. The market vas
Leatureless and the shipping demand should
PICK up before any material change can
be expected.
Wheat was gradually sold lower with
1he distant futures suffering the most de-
cline. The damage reports from the north
western spring wheat district were not
confirmed and the outlook stil Is regarded
taVorably. Cash wheat advanced and was
very active, buyers being ready takers for
all offerings.
Corn was featureless and ruled somewhat
duil as weather conditions are very favor
able and local receipts very liberal. An
improved shipping demand IL needed to in
duce new buying as stocks are increasing
with heavy country arrivals daily,
Primary wheat receipts were 1891. 900 bu.
and shipments were SOS, 900 bu., against re-
cclpts last year OF 1,O46, 900 bu. and ship
ments Of 79S. 900 bu.
Corn receipts were Ss2, 900 bu. and ship
ments were 29S, 600 bu., against receipts last
year Of 5G0,O0 bu. and shipments Of $4,000
bu.
C;earances we're 1000 bu. OF corn, 1000
bu. Of oats and wheat and flour equal to
20 1000 blu.
Liverpool closed ha%d higher on wheat
and hd higher on corn,
Local range u options:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31

SHEEP-Only six cars were reported III
this morning, three OF them Idaho lambs
and three cars of them yearlings,, This
was not enough OF anything to really in
terest buyers, but still the feeling on the
market was just about steady with yester-
day, and there N>no quotable change in
any direction. II Was apparent that buyers
wanted lambs, which have been in light
supply all this week, and 1t did not take
them very long to buy the three cars In
sight, paying $7.S5 for them, but II should
be understood that they were right good
killers.
The market on sheep has been rather
slow with the tendency lower all week ow-
ing to the very unfavorable condition OF
eastern markets. Today sheep were safely
SOC lower than they were a week ago. on
the other hand lambs which have been
scarce all the week are selling now just
about where they did last week.
Quotations Oh fat sheep and lambs; Good
to choice spring lambs, G.O0Q7. 40; fair to
good spring lambs, 81. 5Od7 .OO; good to choice
yearlings. s. .OOQ5. IS; fair to good yearlings,
4. 1905. W; good to choice wethers,. A.5Oq
i.75; fair TO good wethers, A.O0d4.J 50; good
to choice ewes, A.2jq4.5O; fair to good ewes,
s.. VO44.25.
Quotations on feeder stock: Fair TO
choice lambs, s. $3.50. Is; fair to choice year
lings, A.OOa4.75; fair TO choice sheep, $40
H4.lO.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
EGGS-Steady at 1s1kc.
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. July SO.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of 2Q4
points and soon sold l0gl2 points net
higher, making a new high ground for the
movement, on general buying encouraged
by the firmness of the Liverpool market,
bullish reports concerning the condition OF
the Texas crop by a prominent local
authority, and expectations Of a bullish
government report on Monday, The market
was somewhat irregular during the middle
Of the morning, but held within 8 or 4
points Of the best,
Futures opened steady; July, offered,
II. 44c; August, 2.39c, bid; october, -. i5c;
December, 12.47c; January l2.4ic; March,
Il. 44c; May, IL. 46c.
Futures closed steady; August, 12.S4c;
September, u. 36c; October. l2.3Sc; Novem-
Der, l2.37c; December, Fac; January,
Il. 40c; February, 2.40c; March and April,
l2.41c; May, l2.44c.
Spot closed quiet. 3 points advance; mid
ding uplands, Il5Sc; middling gulf, u.3Oc;
GALVESTON, July so-coTToN-steady
al l2bc.
ST. LOUIS. July sO-COTTON-steady
middling, PFC; sales, none; receipts, 20
bales; shipments, 25 bales; stock, l9,0l7
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, July S0-COTTON-
Steady and unchanged; middling, u 3-lGc.
Sales on the spot, 1900 bales; TO arrive,
none,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
Total receipts. 81.
The disposition of the days, receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the
,,,,,har ~ haad ipdipa cd

CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle this morn
ing were very light, only forty cars beinG
reported IN. This means that there were
not enough cattle OF any kind on sale to
make a test of the market or to establish
quotations. There was some little demand
and the few loads offered changed hands
as a rule in good season In the morning at
prices that did not look very much Differ
ent from yesterday. In fact the market
might be summed up as nominally steady
with yesterday.
AS compared with Il week ago beef steers
are l04l5c lower, with some of the half rat
grades showing even more decline than
that. Cows and heifers of the best grades
have not suffered so much as the COM
moner kinds OF feeders and stockers are
around l0a15c lower.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice corn
fed steers, Sb.uO4 90; fair to good corntCd
steers, 81. 20uG.6U; common TO TAR cornfed
steers, "a. 75d5.20: good to choice rangers.
s.. OOa5.50; fair to good rangers, A.5Oq5.W,
common to fair rangers, S3.Iog4.50; good 10
choice cows and helfers, S4.OOg5. 20; fair to
good COWS and heifers, $3.25Q4.OO; common
to fair cows and heifers, 81. i5Q3.25; good
to choice stockers and feeders, $425G5.25
fair TO good stockers and feeders, $.7Oq4.2o;
common to fair stockers and feeders, $1,000
3. 10; stock heifers, $3.25g3.65i veal calves,
S36Oq7.O 90; bulls, stays, etc. $2.1S9+10.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
72a73c; No. 3, 7Oa7ic.
CarIOt Receipts
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
High Estimates of wheat Yield Have
Weakening Effect on Market.

CHICAGO, July 30.-High estimates of the
total yield of wheat in the northwest had
a weakening effect on the market today,
prices at the close showing net losses o.
sc to lhql%c. Corn and oats also closed
weak, but provisions were firm.
Considerable nervousness characterized
the wheat trading and prices moved over a
range or l1sc 10 l4Qlsc Some IirInness
was manifested early on fresh reports OF
black rust in North Dakota, but as trading
these rumors We're found to refer to only
one locality. The report of a Minneapolis
trade journal given out late yesterday,
which claimed a total crop of wheat aggre-
eating 2S5, OOJ,VO hu. for Minnesota and the
Dakotas, was supplemented today by sew
elal additional estimates, which placed the
crop at from 225, 000, 90 blu. to 26O, WV, 90 Du.
These figures were largely responsible for
the weakness which prevailed later. During
tne day july sold between S1.Ui and Sl.OSA
and september between $l.O3%s ana SL0o9sH
lU5H. The market closed weak, with July
at Sl.Oh and september at S1.O3A.
increased local receipts and a slackening
IN shipping demand prompted moderate SELL
ing OF corn during the greater part OF the
session, which resulted in final declines of
Ac to lkc. Receiving houses reported that
me prospects were good for a liberal move
fnent as soon as the harvesting OF oats Is
finished. July sold between Toe and nAc
and September between 66c and sac.
a break of Sc in July was the feature Of
trading in oats, which was extremely weak
all day. The market was subjected to
liberal sales all day by country commission
houses and there was free selling by local
longs. The market closed weak at almos.
the lowest, with prices llsc to 24sc below
yesterdays figures.
Provisions closed l2hal5c lower to l5c
higher.
e leading futures ranged as follows: