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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

The average woman would rather be the
wife of any kind OF a man than OF none at
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

You can tell when a girl didn't nav
many dances at a party By the way sh
pretends she had them all
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Whether a glrl Is afraid 10 climbs a
ladder or not depends on whether she has
on ktr plnk stockings.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Blood Poison the system left condition
We help every Contagious Blood Poison sufferer get
we'll and for this have prepared special book for
Treatment We will mail this book with any special medical advice
free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

mans idea Of a wife with good head
for money matters is Rhere she will save
her allowance till he borrowE a. and then
not expect him to pay Il back again. y
New YORK PresG
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astafua
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It's a great comfort 10 a woman to fe
that any minute her husband might leal
TO appreciate her
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Children have q good time until they get
thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

man thinks he's fun OF logic to re-
member the states that wers in the geog-
raphy he studied.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Speclhc eject IN purifying
the blood. SIS. S. does not
contain a particle of mineral
in any form TO upset the
stomach, affect the bowels, or
inflame any of the delicate
membranes ofthe body. Itis
Nature S blood purifier,
potent and healthful, and so
valuable are its tonic effects
that when S. S. S. has rid
the circulation of the Conta-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Reflections of a Bachelor.
Swearing off is easy enough IL you do 1t
rcrN daN
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

There is going to be a special train from
New York to Frisco TO carry only negroes
to the Jeffries-Johnson fight. II viii be
solid vestibuled Jim Grow train. Baron
Wilkens, rich negro saloon and hotel
keeper IN the Black Belt Of New York, Is
from New York, Boston Philadeiphia,
Washington. Pittsburg, Baltimore and Chi
easo. This makes six specials which will
carry fight fans west The latest TO or
sanize private train for the fight is Kid
Mccoy The others who VIII run specials
ere Bob Murphy. Tom sharkey, Jim Buck
ley and Billy Gibson.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

From now on we can look for the usual
batch Of false alarms from the training
camps It is always the case. Some one
will start rumor that Johnson has broken
toe or that Jeffries has tackled q noun
tain lion and had both his arms chewed
off and thus they will continue. But there
Is too much at stake for harm TO oyertske
either man through carelessness. why,
there is talk Of insuring each fighter and
the referee for si25.cOo each.
There viii bo is5 press seats in the
arena which viii be built for the Jeffries-
johnson fight and about 265 newspaper
men and alleged newspaper men to I'M
them.
Many persons do not know H. but a
fighter loses weight al the rate Of five
pounds to the hour IN a long fight A
heavyweight may enter the ring at 2S5
pounds. and after a grilling forty or fifty
round fight, crawl through the ropes weigh
ing about 220 pounds. when Battling Mel
son met Ad WoIgast he tipped the beam
al lSs pounds After his forty rounds OF
fighting he weighed l2s pounds.
There Is possibility Ihat New Orleans
and not California may see Battling Nelson
In his next star fight Nelson has been
dickering with "Matty Baldwin for an
engagement Ia New Orleans early in June.
The coast promoters had decided TO book
the former champion with cyclone Johnny
Thompson Tor a long fight In Frisco. The
New Orleans offer carried with Il a guar
anteed purse or $500 and 20 per cent OF the
gross receipts Tor the winner. As Baldwin
agreed to mako iss pounds. allowing Nelson
90 fight 81 catch Weights tbs Battler was
disposed 20 look aiih favor upon the offer.
Tommy Murphy who has been touted as
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Joe Choynskl, who gave Jack johnson his
first boxing lessons, has had an offer to
Join the Jeffries training camp as a spar
ring partner.
Sam Berger has been securing the foot
hills for man aho is willing TO act as
the human punching bag FOR Jeffries.
Berger says he wants to find one OF those
abnormal human beings who cannot be
hurt by sledge hammer hlows
Al the same time Johnson has announced
a postponement Of hard work in his train
ing camp.
I'm get stale il I start to train too soon,
says the Big Black. I've got TO start at
the psy -cho-los-i-cal moment"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Tommy Murphy who has been touted as
ne next logical contender Tor Ad wolEss,,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
From High Bridge.

July 5.-We enjoyed "a good ser
mon Sunday afternoon preached by
Rev Mr.. Davis at the Stoddert
school house We hope in the near
future to have Rev. Mr. Smith with
us some Sunday, and would be glad
to have any others who could find
time TO spare from their charges.
Miss Ellen Lyon and brother An
derson. are both absent from home.
Miss Ellen is attending the Summer
Norman at Emery and Henry and
Anderson at Gettysburg with the
Farmyille Guard
Our new phone line has been ex-
tended today as far as Mr.. Ligon's.
Let the good work go on
Mrs. c. NJ. Smith with several of
the children are visiting her rela-
tives in Guinea this week.
Mr.. Asa Smith went with the
troops to Gettysburg.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
NEWS Of PRINCE EDWARD AND
ADJOINING COUNTIES.
From Rice.

July 5th.-Quite a large congre-
CATION was at church Sunday morn
ing and enjoyed DR.. Shipman's ex-
cellent sermon and a Sunday School
talk by Mr.. Robert Estes.
The Misses Carter. of Amelia, have
been the guests of Miss Bessie Mot
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason are visiting
relatives in Pamplin.
Little Miss Inez Pickett, OF Rural
Retreat. Is visiting her aunt, Miss
Bette Scott
DR.. and Mrs Shipman spent
Thursday in Farmville.
Miss Pollok, of Danville, who has
been the guest of Miss Lena Mar
shall returned home Friday.
Mr.. Herbert Bradshaw spent Sat
urday in Richmond.
The little daughter of Mr.. {. &
Weaver. who has been quite SICK
is improving slowly.
Mr.. Watson Bass and bride came
Saturday to visit relatives.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
From Arcanum.

July 4th.-A death close by me
of a worthy, respected colored man
occurred on the 18th of June, Bill
" Holland. for a long time the pop
ular and polite porter at the West
over Hotel, and later at Hotel Prince
Edward.
Around this boy Billy has hung
one of the most interesting remini-
SCIENCES Of my life in Virginia; as
a boy he was the indirect means
of completing my education on q
subject that hitherto had been a
closed book to me. Perhaps | ought
not to tire your readers with this
true tale, but l feel sure some OF
them will enjoy it, for they know
as / do now, that pride OF family
takes strong hold on black as well
as white
AT that time, May, 1869, l had
been in Virginia but a month or SO
but long enough to have found out
that caste" and class were as
marked here as in my dear old Eng
land. between the white residents
but up to this time / had looked up
on the black race as holding them
selves without distinction or diff
ference. all on the same social plane
especially since they had been
years free, any lingering pride OF
former ownership l thought would
have disappeared under freedom, but
this boy, Billy Holland, whose de
cease 1 now note, was the indirect
cause of my establishment.
His daddy and nanny were my
first hireliDgs, the former plowmar
and the latter cook, &c. Little Bill
" was two or three weeks old wher
one Sunday morning two, to me IN
known. darkies, man and woman
were approaching my hired man''
cabin.
The door was shut, the cook as
knew was in my cook room VIII
my wife, and his daddy, I believes
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
From Crewe.

July 6th.-The 4th here was sane,
decent and proper 1t was a general
holiday, all the stores being closed
a portion OF the day.
Mr.. c. d. Schumate, road master,
who was injured by a wreck of his
motor car, is getting along nicely
He will be confined to his home
for some time yet
Mrs. George Oliver has returned
from a visiting tour including Bris-
tol, Abingdon and other points.
Rev. w. o. Rosser and bride will
be given a reception by the members
Of the church Friday evening, at
the home of Capt. and Mrs. J. Shor-
ter, on Caroline ave.
Prof. Charles Dickinson, OF Hol-
Inns Institute, has lately visited his
sister, Mrs. R. D. Lewis.
Mrs. w. A. Leneave is spending
some time at Ocean View. She has
as her guests her sister, Miss Alma
Hawks. and her cousin Miss Agnes
Thomas. both of Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. V. A. Riton has returned
from Hot Springs. Ark, very much
improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elicit have re-
/ .,r,od from, Cnokaue Mr. Elicit at
tended the R. R. Dispatchers Con
vention there.
Mrs. w. F. Watkins leaves soor
for a stay of some weeks at Blue
Ridge Springs.
Mr.. J. A. Harper has returned
from a visit to Rochester, n. Y.
Can't. VIM. Sewers continues ILL.,
Miss Maize ellis is visiting IL
4 Norfolk
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08

tanned beautifully last Monday night
in honor OF Misses Mary and Kath-
leen Baldwin. Of Farmvine.
Mrs. Henry Walthall is visiting in
the home OF her brother. MI Sam
Hughes, in Prince Edward
Mrs. Eliza Blanton spent last week
with Mrs. Sam Badgett
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Davis visit
ed in the home of DR.. H. L. Blan-
ton last week
Mrs. Elisha Madison is attending
the Summer Normal in Farmville.
There was a fearful electric storm
here yesterday. Mr. Lewis CrawIey
lost a fine hog weighing between
$50 and 800 pounds by lightning. 1t
also struck the telephone wire in
two places on his back porch and
cut it in two, but did no damage to
the dwelling
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
From Hampden-Sidney.

July 8.
Mrs. F. T. McFaden and child
rem. from Richmond. are at the
home of Miss Susie Venable for the
remainder of the summer
Misses Mary Irving and Edmonia
Martin. both of Richmond, are Wis
iting the Misses Brock.
Mr.. J. NJ. Crockett. from Wythe-
vile. is at the home of Mrs. Lacy.
Miss India Edmunds, from Farm
Vile. is on the "Hill' for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. H. Tucker Graham and Miss
Alice are visiting in North Carolina.
Rev. H. Tucker Graham is attend
ing a family reunion in New York.
Miss Ella Moore is visiting friends
near Rice.
Miss Susie Venable is visiting Ma
jor r. NJ. venable in baltimore.
Little Miss Louise Yenable and
Master Billy, of Norfolk, are at
their grandfather's home for the
summer.
A crowd OF merry people gather
ed at Pickett Spring on Monday
the fourth, to celebrate the day by
having a picnic. Unfortunately II
rained and the picnic was broken
up. Mrs. Pickett opened the doors
of her home, however, and the en-.
tire crowd ate picnic dinner with
her. The day was quite a success
after all
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
From Darlington Heights.

July 5.
Miss Dillon is home from Wash
ington, where she has been going to
school
Miss George Foster has return
ed from oklahoma
Miss Vedah Watson is visiting in
Cumberland.
Mr. Stewart, Of Richmond preach
ed a very interesting sermon on the
temperance question last Sunday. He
is at work with the Anti-Saloon Lea
que
We are sorry to hear Of the sick
ness of Miss Susie Watson.
Miss Hannah Oyerton has return
ed home after spending two pleas
ant weeks in Lynchburg.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
From StOddert.

July 5th.-Mrs. Chas. B'anton Is
holding a house party in honor OF
her son, Wallace, at her country
home. West Hill. Among those en-
toying her hospitality are Misses
Belle Johnson, Mary McFaden, Eliz-
abeth Taylor, Katharine Sinton' Nan
ME Smith, Mary Erwin. Messrs
George Richardson, Jr., Of FarmViiie
Buchanan. of Wise county, Crockett
of wytheville. Anthone Adams, Of
Richmond. and George Walker, Of
Blacksburg.
Mr. Windon Blanton is visiting il
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Swoope enter
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08

to be at the stable curiying the
horses, and thinking | would be DO
ing a little favor walked 40 Or
so yards to the stable to tell him Of
the arrival of company to see the
new baby and spend the day. the
company was by this time knocking
at the door of the empty cabin.
AS l neared the stable saw
Billy, ST., glaring through a crack
in the logs and | said. Billy there
is company gone on to your house,
leave off currying the horses and
go up to meet them for Phebe (his
wife, is in Miss Rates room with
her baby"
have never forgotten Billys look
or words in reply. it was a reyela-
ton TO me; the tragic position he
struck, the hot, burning words of
indignant pride that swelled from
his lips, just made me crack my side
with laughing. and later TO mentally
praise and admire in the "cidevaRt"
slave that feeling Of pride of family
which he so forcibly stood champion
for AS soon as / made the an
nouncement of which he had al
ready seen through the stable cracks
the parties in question, and knew
them too which 1 did not. for
they were all just plain darkies to
me. and for whom as q race 1 have
always had the kindliest feelings,
and rarely ever had a misunder-
standing with any of them he
burst forth, standing hat in hand,
as follows:
"Marse Joe, l feels insulted /
does, Use so mad Marse Joe l cant
talk when | see sech trash as dey
is have the surance to claim equals
wild me. Marse Joe. Use a Hubbard
niger, I is; owned and raised by
Marse Robert Hubbard down at Ros-
ney, and dey, who dey? only IS
niggers, who didn't own but two
niggers to his name, and Marse Rob
ert he had 200. | tells you sab, L
amt gwine to have no sech trash in
my house. Why sab. il my young
Marse Bob, Marse Boiling or Marse
Phil was to hear that | had dis
graced the family by sociating with
sech as dem, dey would be shamed
of me. l gwine stay right here and
Marse Joe, please sir. tell Phebe to
stay in the big house with Miss Kate
l dares her to open dat door till ar
ter dem trash gone"
And after half an hour knocking
and finding no response the trash"
left, and my Sunday morning lesson
has been the most lasting OF my
life H. Of B.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08
From Buckingham.

July 4th.-Mr. Walter Gillian,
of Richmond. is on a visit to HIS
mother and aunt OF this place.
DR.. T. H. Lacy will hold his an
nual meeting at Emmanuel Church,
Glenmore, on the 18th, 10th, asd
18th Of July. There will be two
sermons on the 18th, and 10th, and
one on the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Glover have
had a very sick child Mrs Glover
has also been quite ill., We are glad
to report that both of them are bet
ter at this writing
The ladies of the PresbyteriaH
Church are trying to raise enough
money to cut a new carpet for the
church here before the Presbytery'
which begins here on the 18th OF
September
Today, the fourth. is the day OF
the great celebration at DhlWyn-
Among the amusements of the day
will be base ball, tournament rid
ing. fat mans race, lean mans race
and wheelbarrow race. There viii
also be speaking and music.
The trial of Edward Jones charg-
ed with the murder of the Stuart
brothers will take place in the Cir
cult Court here next week. Court
opens on the 18th instant. Messrs.
Strobe and Hall defended him at
his first trial. The case Of Wright
and Perkins charged with the same
crime will be argued before the
Supreme Court which meets at
Richmond in November. A writ OF
error was granted in these cases,
and the records make about 300
pages Of printed matter. These men
will remain in Jail here during the
summer and fall, and to anyone who
has never been inside of steel
cell in a Jail poorly ventilated aud
covered with slate this may not
seem a long time, but TO these men
who have been there now for more
than a year it must mean a great
deal. -
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-30
HIRAM CARPENTERS WONDER
FUL CURE OF PSORIASIS.

IT have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obstinate skin disease.
called by some M. DIS. psoriasis, and
others leprosy, commencing on my
scalp; and in spite of all could do,
with the help of the most skilful doc
tors. it slowly but surely extended un-
til year ago this winter 1t covered
my entire person in the form Of dry
scales. For the last three years have
been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly dust
painful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed. some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter.
In the latter part of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. tried
everything, almost, that could be
thought of, without any relief. The
18th of June started West, in hopes
/ could reach the Hot Springs. !
reached Detroit and was SO low ]
thought I should have to go to the
hospital, but finally got as far as Lam
sing, Mich, where 1 had sister liv-
ing. One DR.. - treated me about
two weeks, but did me no good. All
thought had but a short time to live.
earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back,
across my ribs, arms. hands, limbs;
feet badly swollen; toe-nails came off;
finger-nails dead and hard as a bone;
hair dead. dry and lifeless as old
straw. o my God! how 1 did suffer.
my sister wouldn't give up; said,
We will try Cuticura.' Some was ap-
piled to one hand and arm. Eureka!
there was relief; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word go.
They Immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent, Ointment and Soap. l COM
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
three time day after meals; had
bath once a day, water about blood
heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening. Result: returned to my
home In just six weeks from the time
left, and my skin as smooth As this
sheet Of paper. Hiram d. Carpenter,
Henderson, N. Y"
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 10, 1880. and II
republished because Of the perman-
ency of the cure. Under date OF April
%, 1910. Mr.. Carpenter wrote from his
present home, 610 Walnut st. So.,
Lansing. Mich: 81 have never suf-
fered return of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed have
not forgotten the terrible suffering ]
endured before using the Cuticura
Remedies
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-30
LEE IN A GREAT CITY.

The crowd blocked the sidewalk and
spread out half way across the street
Men struggled and almost fought to
force their way through. to find out
what was going on.
What's the trouble?" asked dozen
voices
The answers were unsatisfactory.
1t was man in fit. Somebody had
tainted. Two newsboys were fight
Ing. A woman had been run over by
delivery wagon. A pickpocket had
been caught insthe act.
"Aw. g'wan. herel Move ahn!" vo-
ciferated policeman. who was the
last to arrive.
The crowd melted away.
Then the cause of the excitement
was revealed.
1t was glazier trying to break of
half an inch from the bottom of a
large name Of nlata glass
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-30

Is Caruthers. my Aunt Selma Caruth-
ers, and the money comes from but
tons"
"Oh." feebly.
IT'S an old business" he went on,
with something of proprietary pride
my grandfather founded 1t In 1775
Made buttons for the Continental
army"
"Oh, yes" I said. They melted the
buttons to make bullets, didn't they?
Or they melted bullets to make but
tons? Which was it?"
But again he interrupted.
IT'S like this he went on hurried
ly. Aunt Selma believes in me- She
likes pictures. and she wanted me to
paint, If I could. I'd have given up
long ago-oh, l know what you think
of my workout for Aunt Selma. She
has encouraged me. and she's done
more than that, she's paid the bills"
Dear Aunt Selma" breathed.
When / got married. Jim persist
ed. Aunt Selma doubled my allow
thing, and begin to make money, and
In the meantime what she advanced
considered as loan" He was eying
me defantly. but | was growing serj-
Gus. 1t was evident from the pre-
amble that something was coming.
ITO understand. Kit" he went on
obviously, you would have to know
her. She won't stand for divorce She
thinks it is a crime"
What" sat up. have always
regarded divorce as essentially dis
agreeable. like castor oil. but neces-
sary.
"oh, you know well enough what
I'm driving at" he burst out savagely.
She doesn't know Bella has gone She
thinks | am living in little domestic
heaven, and-she is coming tonight to
hear me flap my wings"
Tonight"
| don't think Jimmy had known that
Dallas Brown had come in and was
listening. am sure ] had not. Hear
ing his chuckle at the doorway
brought us up with jerk
Where has Aunt Selma been for
the last two or three years?" he asked
easily.
jim turned, ana MS lace frightened.
Europe. Look here. Dal. you're a
smart chap She'll only be here about
four hours Can't you think of some
way to get me out of this? | want
to let her down easy, too. I'm mighty
fond of Aunt Selma. Can't we-can't I
| say Bella has a headache?"
"Rottenl" laconically.
Gone out of town. Jim was des-
perate.
And you with a houseful of dinner
guestsl Try again. Jim
II have IT," Jim said suddenly. .'Dal-
las. ask Anne II she won't play host
ess for tonight Be Mrs. Wilson pro-
tenn. Anne would love 1t. Aunt Selma
never saw Bella. Then, afterward.
next year, when I'm hung in the
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-30

actly the same sensation sometimes
when have sneezed"
Betty Mercer captured him then
and took him on to see Jim's newest
picture. Anne pounced on me at
once
isn't he delicious?" she demanded.
did you ever see such shoulders? :?
And such a nose? And he thinks we
are parasites. cumbers of the earth.
heaven knows what. He says every
woman ought to know how to earn
her living. in case OF necessity
said could make enough at bridge,
and he thought was Joking! He's a
deari" Anne was enthusiastic.
looked after him. Oddly enough
the feeling that we had met before
struck me. Which was ridiculous. of
course, for we learned afterward that
the nearest we ever came to meeting
was that our mothers had been school
friends. Just then saw Jim beck
oning to me crazily from the den. He
looked quite yellow. and he had been
running his fingers through his hair
For heavens sake, come in. Xiii"
he said. 81 need a cool head. Didn't
tell you this is my calamity day?''
Cook gomez" asked with interest
was starving.
He closed the door and took up a
tragic attitude in front OF the fire.
did you ever hear of Aunt SelinaT
he demanded.
81 knew there was one," ventured.
mindful of certain gossip as to
whence Jimmy derived the Wilson in
come.
Jim himself was too worried to be
cautious He waved brazen hand
at the snug room, at the Japanese
prints on the walls, at the rugs. at the
teakwood cabinets and the screen in
laid with pearl and ivory.
"All this" he said comprehensively
every bite / eat. clothes / wear.
drinks drink-you needn't look like
that; don't drink SO darned much
everything comes from Aunt Selma
buttons" he finished with a groan
Selma Buttons" I said refectively.
81 don't remember ever having known
any one named Buttons. although 1
had cat once"
Damn the cat!" he said rudely.
''Her name isn't Buttons. Her name
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-30
LonaItude and Dinner IIme.

About eleven o'clock one morning
Aunt Dinah was peeling potatoes for
dinner. Now l reckon that all ober
dis big worl' eberbody what's got
anything to git meal with is agettin'
ready for dinner" she placidly re-
marked.
"Oh. no. Aunt Dinah,' said Miss
Nina. In New York it's Just about
dinner time now. and out by the
Rocky mountains it won't be dinner
time for three hours yet
"oh, my, Miss Nina! You plumb
sure O. that?"
Plumb sure. Aunt Dinah."
We'll, rs mighty glad l lives in a
Christian land. whar when it's 'leben
o'clock it's 'leben o'clock, and we
can't nebber git mixed up on the din
ner time