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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
BLAcKSBURG, VA

Decree courses IN Agriculture, Horti-
edtoTe. Applied Chemistry, Applied Ge-
oiogy. Civil, Mining, Mechanical and
Eleetrical Engineering. Mettallurgy and
Metallography, and Preparatory Ve'sr-
mary Medicine. Sixty-iouf instructors
Thoroughly equipped Shops, Laborato-
ries and Barns. Steam heating and Eiec,
lric Eohts in dormitories. LIBRARY 1900
volomes. Farm Of 100 acres.
SCHOOL or AGRICULTURAL APPRENTICES.
zone Year Course for Young farmersJ
Tofsl cost Of session of nine months. including
,,,tion aad other fees. board washing uniforms,
,oli,cll atterdance. etc SLl6.6O. Cost 20 Fir-
,is ne,f lesion opens Wednesda September
22nd 1903.
PAUL y. BARRNoER. NJ d. IL. y.
sf.o-ar, President
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09
Resolutions.

Whereas it has pleased God IN Ms
Providence to remove from nr midst,
pr / +. White, who has been our
president since the orgapizaiion ID the
wear 1873. therefore be Il
Resolved by the Directors Of lhe
FarmvilIe Building and Trust Cou b.
many of Farm,ille, Va, That We here.
low testify to his great wisdom ana
ability in the discharge Of his duties
As our president. 10 his interest 10 ana
devotion 10 the Company over when
he has presided 30 many year., TO MS
uniform courtesy and poliieness u
the membership OF the Board over
which he presided. That we feel that
for The reason Of the above, as well A.
the implicit confidence Thai me pal'
rons Of our Company nave a'"ns !
had in HIM wherever iol%'eu' '" ~
Company has sustained great ioss =, ~
his death That we hereby expn .
his widow and the members al -
family our -incere sympathy IN TINS
hour OF ailiciion.
That copy Of this resolution he
spread upon our records, a copy sent
To Or. Whites widow and another
copy be inserted in the Famville
Herald.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Notes Of Happenings and People You
knOW.

O that the loving woman. she who sat
So long a listener at her Masters feet.
Had left us Mary's Gospel.-all she heard
Too sweet too subtle for the ear Of man
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS

On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. Or. Linscott For the In
ternational Newspaper eiols
Study Club.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09
INST ONE CENT A WORD.

For sale. Lost. Found-in fact ..,
s -3s r an for oNE CENT VIC. word d. e4 ten
'2. .nasures counted as part Of 3D.
..--ement ,..-.-.;o,s desired
u 8, ,se , qe'f eIme o Of entering the a s
.e until Lotice to discontinue Is
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09
PRODUCE PRICE LIST.
Revised Each Week by
PAULETT & BUGG

mission Merchants and dealers III
Hardware and Farm Supplies,
FARMVlLLE, VA.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09


posrd for man and VIE Private
Address y. care Herald.
-- Three good COWS. j. Gillian
ANS Cheap. thoroughbred Jersey bull
SOB SALE DR. WALTER STUART.
o.o hundred shares Of the Capt.
SOB SAL, n, Compress and Cotton Co.. Inc.
-'re 81 one dollar per share.
--l...f ..,v second handed shoes
as'o M Orange. Boot and Shoemake.
,..-. sevcn-room tenement house. Apo
sos h..-., For particulars apply TO y: NJ
asson.
......5 done by Z. c. Wade. Reasonable
npeTf.e.s,ge orders at A. V. Wade's store.
10 La
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09

II. I. VAIL,
j. NJ. CRrrE,
II. G. CRUTE,
a. +. CRALLE,
=. ". PA LETT,
+. J.. ERAMBERT,
Directors.
J. II. MARTIN,
sec Treas.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09


NAV leave off the coat, roll up the
sleeves and we will still have Tor them
the glad welcome.
The Job presses Of the Herald have
been on the 90" of late. The mu-
sic they make is as pleasing as that OF
the Pittsburg Orchestra. Examine
our stock, consult us as to prices ana
the band will continue TO play.
Let the BOYS cool off before jump
| inc into the river. One Of our young
friends suffered recently by violating
this safe and sane rule. And besure
YOU learn to swim, not by standing on
the bank, but by battling with the
waves.
They are teaching agriculture TINS
session at the summer Normal, and II
NAV be that some of our farmers
could find time to attend the lectures.
As we understand the teacher is a
practical and scientific farmer at one
and the same time.
Those loads of hay moving through
town look good. We hope to look
upon the same things when the win
ter time comes. Our farmers should
supply this market with all we need
for man and beast Coffee, tea
sugar and a few other things except
ed
It is rather unusual that land buy
ers should be coming to us at this sea
son Of the year, when there is SO
much work to be done on the farms,
but still they are, and number OF
GOOD sales have recently been made.
A very warm welcome awaits them,
and this has no reference to weather
e conditions.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
BREAKS COLD m 4 DAY.

This prescription II one q the vefy
Sest known to science. The ingre.
dents can Be gotten from any good
druggist, or he win get them from his
Wholesale house.
Mix half pint Of good whiskey with
two ounces Of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated pine COM
pound. The bottle IL to be shaken
each time and used In doses Of tea-
spoonful to . tablespoonful svery four
hours. The Concentrated pine II Z
special pine product and comes only
In half ounce bottles. each enclosed
In an alright case. but be sure It u
labeled Concentrated"
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COTTON HAS MENACE

cotton boil. These bolls are filled
with a fiber which closely resembles
real cotton fiber. except in the length.
The Mexicans have never attempted
to weave the fiber, but for ages they
have been using 1t for filling mat.
tresses and pillows and they find that
1t Is superior to cotton. as 1t does not
gather into knots as cotton will do
when used as filler for pillows and
mattresses without elaborate prepare.
ton.
The bolls are cone shaped, like the
cotton boil. but are much larger, be-
ing four or five inches In length. The
Mexicans in gathering cotton pick the
hollis just before they are ripe enough
to open and drop their contents on the
ground. The hollis are dried until they
open and the lint can be removed. The
lint Is then placed In a canvas and
failed. The seed readily drop out of
the lint and the fiber is gathered
ready for use.
Mr.. Cummins believes that he car
spin and weave the fiber into a fine
quality OF cloth. He says the fiber is
stronger than the American cotton
and he believes the cloth will be more
lasting and durable. Even il he does
not succeed in spinning and weaving
the fiber he is certain that he can use
1t as filler for mattresses and pillows
and in upholstery work.
There is a legend that the Indians
of that region wore clothing of fine
texture many years ago. Mr.. Cum.
minis believes those Indians used the
fiber from this tree for weaving their
cloth. Pieces of cotton cloth have
been found in the caves In the Sierra
Madre country of northern Mexico by
explorers in recent years. but as cot.
ton is not natural product of that
region it has been a mystery where
the cloth came from. For many the
story OF the cotton trees of Sinaloa
and Sonora solve this mystery.
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Why He Ended Friends Nap.

Speaking of the Friend who sat In
the jury box of the United States
court with his hat on the other day,
Attorney Francis B. Lee OF Trenton
told of a little incident that happened
In connection with a good Quaker &C.
quaintance of his who lives near
Mqorestown. One day the Quaker In
question went to sleep In meeting and
started to snore. For awhile the
nasal notes were soft and smooth and
did not disturb the worshipers. but
finally the sleeper let out a few ex
ira links and kicked up such a com
motion that a kindly disposed Friend
thought 1t the part of wisdom to
awaken him.
Friend Nathaniel" he whispered
poking the sleeper in the ribs, =
think thee had better arouse myself
What did thee say? What did thee
say?" exclaimed Nathaniel. suddenly
starting out of his slumber. "Whai
is the matter?"
Nothing. Nathaniel" replied the
other, without even breaking into a
smile, "only thee was snoring a little
and was afraid that outsiders would
think that the spirit had moved thee
to a trombone solo instead Of an ex
preston of thy convictions"
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Mexican Tree Threatens One Of
Our important Industries.
Product Of Single Plant Is Equal to
Yield from Acre Of American Field
species-indians Made Use Of Il
Many Years Ago.

Ell Paso. Tex.-Cotton that grows
upon trees threatens to come into
competition with the American cotton
that grows on small plants. This cot
ton that grows on trees Is a product
of Mexico and II grows wild In the
region Of Sonora and Sinaloa. now be-
ing opened to commerce by the Har-
riman lines in the sister republic.
The tree Ia known to the Mexicans
as the adlone and one tree. II is said.
produces as much cotton as an acre
The staple Of the Mexican cotton is
not as long as the American plant
product, but there Is no necessity for
ginning the Mexican cotton. Merely
flaying ii as wheat was thrashed a
few years ago will rid 1t of the seeds.
The staple is about an inch long and
is said to be sufficient for all ordinary
purposes of commerce.
Charles CuMmins. rancher. who
has big hacienda near La Pastorilla,
in Sonora, has been experimenting
with the tree-grown cotton and he is
preparing to build a small mill to
weave cloth as an experiment. The
cotton grows wild In that part of Mex
leo. Labor is cheap and the Mexicans
can be hired to gather 1t. Mr.. Cum.
minis says, at a small cost. He be-
lieves that he will be able to produce
a cloth the equal Of that made from
the American and Egyptian cotton.
and II SO. he says. there is enough
tree cotton now growing in Mexico to
supply that country with all the cot
ton cloth it will need.
The tree resembles the cottonwood,
familiar in the western United States
along the borders of the streams, and
Is probably Of the same variety. 1t is
a prolific bearer and Cummins says
the cotton is not difficult to gather, as
the trees seldom exceed 20 feet in
height.
The trees have pinnate leaves and.
following the blossoms. which greatly
resemble the blossom of the American
cotton stalk. develop hollis much like
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AGRICULTURE il FAR ALASKA
All Hardy Vegetables Can D Grown
up 70 Arctic cireIe-Transporta-
tion Facilities Poor.

Washington.-The area of Alaska Il
SO great that the United States gov
eminent maintains five agricultural
experiment stations In the territory,
80 situated that crops may be tested
under all the climatic conditions. Sit
ka, on the strip Of coast projecting
southeast, has a fairly mild climate
while the station at Rampant is close
to the Arctic circle. G. c. Georgeson,
special agent in charge Of all the sta,
lions. In his annual report. recently
issued by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. declares unqualf
fiedly that Alaska is an agricultural
country" that good hay can be pro
duced ''in any quantity" for winter
feeding. while the native grasses can
maintain live stock in excellent condi.
ton in summer" He says, also, that
potatoes. cabbage. caulifower. rhu
barb, turnips. lettuce and. In short. all
the hardy vegetables. can be grown to
perfection up to and even within the
arctic circle. as has been proved by
thousands of settlers" But before
Alaska can be largely settled rail.
roads and wagon roads must be built
Under present conditions. he says.
few farmers can afford to go to Alas.
ka with their families. live stock and
equipment" The expense of transpor.
tation would equal the cost of farU
In the States"
Abundant sunshine is essential for
good crops in Alaska. In 1908 the
rainfall during the growing seasons at
Sitka was 1922 inches. against 24.76
inches the year before. and 1891
inches in 1906. The smaller rainfall
meant more sunshine and the result
In 1908 was large crops OF potatoes,
cabbage. cauliflower and various root
crops. The quality. also. was better.
Mr.. Georgeson believes that Alaska
has undeveloped resources sufficient
for the support OF large population.
But there. as he says. mature Is stern
and uncompromising and we must
submit to the conditions she imposes
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TRACK BRUIN FAMILY

ton from which he had heard the
shots. 1t was lucky he did. for he
found one Of the boys cornered in a
ledge OF rock, having permitted his
gun to slip from his grasp when he
scrambled up to get view of the sur.
country. and the wounded
bear-whch proved to be the moth.
erin dangerous proximity to him.
though evidently badly hurt and fast
becoming weak. Had she reached the
youth. however. she would
yet have done bad work. Kinley
killed her with one bullet. The other
son had killed the male parent. Then
they gathered up their game-one of
the biggest bags ever brought in In
this section of the state.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
TAxIcAB CROWD OUT HANSON
Motor Vehicles Rapidly Coming Int.
Popularity in London, Accord
Ing to Statistics.

London.-Taxicabs are crowdin,
hansoms out of London. Police stat,
istics for 1908 prove this. Last year
2,0s2 new taxicabs were licensed. In
the same period 1.126 fewer licenses
for hansoms were issued than in 1907.
The extinction of the hanson is pro
ceeding more rapidly this year, SO
that in another IL months. perhaps.
the hanson, once Lon4on's typical
vehicle. will have disappeared from
her streets, except those In outlying
districts. where the hanson may lin
ger for years.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
SEA FOWL SHOT FAR INLAND
Indiana Hunter Brings Down a Bird
Hoosier NaturaIists Cannot Find
Name For.

Anderson, Ind. While hunting
ducks along Fall creek. near ingalls,,
Sam Gray Of that town shot sea
fowl which local naturalists have not
yet been able to name. The bird is
white. with black spots on wings and
breast. and when standing erect would
measure about three feet tall. It Is
thought that the fowl was driven out
of its course along some seaboard by
recent storms and that 1t had lost its
way. 1t flew from a stretch of timber
near the edge Of a corn field. MIR.
Gray will have the bird mounted and
exhibited in n show window In this
city.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
Boys Essay on clothino,

Here Is an extract from an essay,
written by boy in London school.
Clothing is an article which every.
body should wear. The least of this
article is worn by savages or natives.
which is piece Of cloth or few
leaves or feathers round the waist. in
cold countries. same as Eskimos. the
people wear more clothes than we do.
count of the icy cold out there. They
can skate all the year round. except
about one thaw there is In summer.
II they walked about like natives they
would catch cold directly and die OF
bronkitis. We put clothes on which
are nearly like our bodies, some have
caps. coats and trousers. but women
and girls wear hats and frocks to tell
who they are"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
SECRET WORKERS
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates.

Coffee Is such secret worker that
It Is not suspected as the cause of sick.
ness or disease. but there is a very
sure way to find out the truth.
A lady In Memphis gives an inter.
esting experience her husband had
with coffee. It seems that he had been
using 1t for some time and was an
invalid.
The physician in charge shrewdly
suspected that coffee was the worm
at the root of the tree" and ordered
II discontinued with instructions to
use Postum regularly In its place.
The wife says: I'VE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and We would have glad
~ paid a hundred times the amount
of the doctors charge when we found
how wise his judgment was.
THE use OF Postum instead of cot
fee was begun about a year ago. and
II has made my husband a strong, well
man. He has gained thirty-fiye pounds
In that time and his stomach and heart
troubles have all disappeared.
The first time l prepared it l dio
not boil II long enough and he said
there was something wrong with 1t.
Sure enough It did taste very fiat. but
the next morning followed directions
carefully. boiling II for fifteen minutes
and he remarked this Il better than
any Of the old coffee
We use Postum regularly and never
tire Of telling our friends Of the bene
at we have received from leaving ca
coffee.
Look for the little book. The Road t.
Wellvtlle.. IN pkgs- There's . Reason
8vog Roa1 ~ ahovo 1s4Aese a nevu
- @oooonD 1sa0 d. - t10o. They
- 0.1DA 0uss - TN - Annes
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That SINGLE Thouqht.

You've heard the old story of swee,
welded bliss, of the two hearts that
fiutter as one, and the two souls sin.
gle.thought sealed with a kiss. and
have wondered, no doubt, how twas
done. As a wise one who was by ex-
perience taught. this effect we will
briefly explain: in most of the cases
that lone single thought" is: II wish ]
was single again."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
Great Wireless Plant.

Paris.-The installation of the great
station for wireless telegraphy In the
Champs de Alars is completed. Ex
periments with a view to communi
cation with New York are near al
hand. The Figaro says il the trials
give good results 1t Is quite possible
that President Taft and President Fal
Heres viii be able to exchange New
Year greeting In 1910 by radio-tele
grams.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
Tramp Makea Reward.

Kewanee. Ill.-Fifty dollars in bills
was received in letter by Mrs. Frank
H. Davis. living on Lake street, this
city. from a tramp to whom she gave
supper ten years ago. The letter Ia
signed The Tramp" but tells tina,
the writer is now in comfortable cir.
cumstances at Cripple Greek. Col,
him again.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03

house. Ny back ached all the time and
was utterly weak. unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health. and am able to do as much
work as the average woman. though
yearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
BY all dealers. 80 cents a box. Foster.
Qilburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
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Not What He Expected,

Had a great surprise today"
How was that?'
My son pointed out the famous
football coach to me-"
what surprised you in him?"
why. It was a man. I always
thought 1t was an ambulance"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
Hypnotism lona Recognized,

Hypnotism has been recognized by
the medical profession since the fif-
teenth century and In the last 100
years has been experimental and test
ed out In thousands of cases by such
savants as Charcot In Paris and Bern
helm In Nancy. yet with all these
years of trial its results have not jus
titled its practical and general use In
sickness.-New York Press.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In Shreds-Itehins Was Intense
Sleep Was Often Impossible.


AT first an eruption of small pus
spread later to other parts of my body.
and the itching at times was intense.
so much so that / literally tore the
skin OF in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably, and also kept me
awake nights. ! tried several doc
tors and used a number OF different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit. Finally / set
tied down 10 the use of Cuticura Soap,
CutieuTa Ointment and Cuticura Pills,
with the result that in a few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces of my eruption
had disappeared. have had no trou-
BILE of this kind since. II. A. Kruts.
kon. STA Wabash Ave. Chicago, ILL.,,
November is and IS, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. solo Props, Boston
Schools for ruhercuIous Children.
Special schools for tuberculous chill
dren have now been established in
Providence. Boston. New York. Roches-
ter, Washington, Hartford. Conn. Chi
cago and Pittsburg. New York has
three schools and Washington. d. c.,
two. The board of education of New
York city is proposing to establish
three more, and similar institutions
are being planned in Detroit. Buffalo,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Newark
Nj.
In cities like Providence. Boston and
New York. where outdoor schools have
been conducted for two years. the re-
suits obtained from the treatment of
children in special tuberculosis open
air schools seem to show the great ad.
vantage of this class of institutions.
This. coupled with the experience of
open air schools in Germany and Eng
land, proves that children can be cured
of tuberculosis and keep up with their
school work. without any danger to
fellow pupils.
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not tell what Doan's
Kidney Pills have
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
chung to me, my ex-
istence was one Of
misery and for two
whole years I was un-
able to 20 out Of the
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03

Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets nrss put up 20 years
ago. They regulate and invigorate stomach liver
and bowels sugar-coated tiny granules.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03

Every man has his gift. and the
tools 60 to him that can use them
C. Kingsley.
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Or. J. n. RlNpIAue (spselailse)s
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat.
Fargo. N. q.

1t really makes little difference
whether the earth Is fiat or round,
SO long as We can make both ends
meet.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03

Il have tried to write something out
of the ordinary in this novel"
We'll. my boy. l think you have
succeeded"
In what PARTICULAR"
"Your heroine acts at times as n
she had sense."-Kansas City Journal
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03
THE BOY AND HIS AUNT.

Little Nephew-Auntie. did you
marry an Indian?
Aunt-Why do you ask such q silly
question, Freddy?
Little Nephew-Well, saw some
scalps on your dressing table.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03

A wise man suppresses fully two
thirds of his opinions.
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FREED At LAST
From the Awful Tortures Of Kidney
Disease.

Mrs. Rachel Ivie, Henrietta, Texas,
says: Il would be ungrateful II I aid
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03

WHEN YOUR JOINTS ARE STIFF
and muscles sore from cold, Rheumatism or neural.
gia; when You slip, strain bruise yourself use
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-03

A woman would rather suspect her
husband than distrust her preacher.