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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-11
POOR

To amt pd. on Supt Poor Salary $ 10000
To amt pd. on Oyerseer's Poor Sal. 1000
To amt pd on Board and Supplies
To amt pd Nurse and other acts. 1905
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ATE OF of CumDe land, To-wt;-
h and
ending september OHi
t. X County Treasurer OF su
Acts General Asmo9
Virginia. J54
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THE CANTON PURE RYE

-
is one of the finest straight whis-
kies made in Maryland. 1t is old,
mellow and full proof. We also
recommend the Hopkins Choice,
the German Club and the Paca:
these are blends of fine old
straight whistles.
Sold at the Farmville Dispensary
and all first-class hotels and family
liquor stores.
ULMAN, 'BoYKIN g. CO..
BALTIMORE
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-11
PERMANENT ROAD FUND.


June2f 1910. 7oeso
To treasurers S4ZZ.zO- a'Vo
BY settlement
T Tepy 1910 BY amt received 422.2O
s18O413 s1SO41S
Teste,
R. Garrett Deputy Clerk,
Circuit Court Cumberland County, Virginia
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-11
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES,
Total Disbursements

By balance last $2OsO4
q, 1910
all County eve including real estate personal property
By col delinquent lands. 2Ob5OI
BY delinquent capitaton.. 1888
balance. q. o. l4.'S
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
CARAVAN BREADMAKING.


The bread OF the Afghan caravan
was cooked by heating small round
cobblestones IN the fire ana then pok.
ing them cut and wrapping dough an
inch thick about them. The balls thus
formed were again thrown into the
ore. 10 be poked out again when cook.
ed. The bread tasted well there in the
desert, although 10 civilized commune
ties tho grit and ashes would have
seemed uncomfortable,
After good fellowship had been es-
tabllshed the Afghans actually sold us
some aour. says writer IN the Ma
tional Geographical Magazine. The
camp where we used It little later
happened to be beside the sandy bed
Of a trickllng salt stream, which was
drinkable IN winter. but absolutely UNI
disable in summer. when evaporation
is at it's height aud the salt is eoncen-
trated.
"See," said one Of our Turcomans
as we dismounted; here is some sand.
Tonight we can have some good
bread"
When some dry twigs had been gath
cred be proceeded TO smooth of bit
OF the cleanest sand and built upon Il
a hot fire. when the sand was thor.
oughly hot no raked or most Of the
Goals and smoothed the sand very neat
". Meanwhile one of the other men
had made two large sheets Of dough
about three-quarters Of an inch thick
and eighteen inches 10 diameter Be
tween these be placed a layer Of Jumps
Of sleeps tail fat making huge
round sandwich. This was now spread
on the hot sand. Goals mixed with sand
were placed completely over 1t. and It
was left TO bake. Now and then an
edge was uncovered. and a Turcoman
emelled It appreciatiYely and raped
on it to see II II was yet cooked
When the top was thoroughly baked
the bread was turned over and covered
up again. II tasted even better than
the Afghan bread after Il was cooled
little and the sand and ashes bad
been whissed OF with q girdle The
Turcomans are 50 accustomed to life
IN the sandy desert that they think It
impossible to make the best kind OF
bread without sand. while the Az
ghans, who live in the stony noun
talns, think that cohblestones are a
requisite.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
STOMACH DISTRESS
is ENDED FOREVER
Indigestion, Stomach Gas, Heartburn or
Dyspepsia win Be Relieved in Five
Minutes with a Little
Diapepsin.

Take your sour, out.of-order stomach
--or maybe you call it indigestion, dys-
pepsla, gastritis OF catarrh OF stomach (.
Il doesn't matter take your stomach
trouble right with you to your pharma
cist aud ask him 10 open a 50-cent case
q Pape's Diapepsin and let you eat ono
~ grain triangnle and see ii within five
minutes there Is left any trace OF your
former misery.
The correct name for your trouble
~ food termentati0n- food sOuring; the
digestive organs become weak, there is
lack Of gastric juice your food Is only
half digested and you become affected
with loss Of appetite, pressure and full
ness after eating vomiting, nausea,
heartburn gripping IN bowels, tenderness
ia pit Of stomach, bad taste Ia mouth.
constipation, pain in limbs. sleeplessness,
belehng Of gas, biliousuess, sick head
ache nervousness dizziness or many
other similar symptoms
II your appetite Is tickle, and nothing
tempts you, % you bech gas OF if you
feel bloated after eating. on your food
lies like 4 lump 81 lead On your stomach,
you can make up your mind that at the
bottom Of all this there Is but one cause
fermentation Of nndigested food.
Prove 10 yourself IN FIVE minutes that
your stomach Is as good a. any; thar
there is nothing really wrong, Stop this
fermentation and begin eating What you
want without fear Of discomfort or mis-
cry.
Almost instant relief Is waiting for
you It is merely q matter Of how soon
You take a little Diapepsin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
LAW OF GRAVITY VIOLATED.
Conditions Under Which Water 40.
tually Flows Upward.

NpnutuonA IAuGr WHICH water &C
tuaIly Flows Upward
water seeks its Level" Is an ex-
preston heard so frequently as 20 be
almost trite, aud yet the law has It's
exceptions. There are conditions I'M
der which water actually flows up
ward and rises above its source II a
glass tube be dipped into water the
column inside viii be above the level
Of the surrounding surface. Moreover.
II a tube Of haif the diameter be sub
stituted the column doubles us height.
The water creeps along the inside OF
the tube. owing to the adhesion. and
forms a cup shaped depression at the
top
An explanation Is not difficult 1t
can be proved automatically that II
the diameter Of circle be diminished
one-half the circumference ia also re
duced 10 that extent. while the area IS
oue-fourth Of its former value. The
circumference Of the column Of water
being reduced one-half It's contact
WAtA ttAN AiNt@g AAthA t4EAsAN tAAN |NAANHAhN
force. is also diminished 70 that extent,
while the cross section. and hence the
weight Is decreased to a fourth Of
what It was before Therefore the sec.
ond column can be twice the height OF
the first without exceeding the lifting
power
Remarkable as the underlying prin-
clnles Of this phenomenon undoubtedly
are. nature made use Of them long be-
fore man made their discovery Every
tree and dover adds its testimony
The core Of d tree Of plant instead Of
being a single open channel, consists
OF 4 spongellke substance containing
many miniature tunnels, through
which the sap and moisture collected
by the roots Cow upward 10 small riy-
ulets. rising higher and higher IN
sheer defiance of the great law Of
gravity st Louis Republic
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
CHELSEA

A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Griffin on New Years day.
Mrs. Perley ". Rogers Of STAFFORD
and her daughter, Miss Cora Rogers,
who Il teaching Ia South STAFFORD,
were IN town recently visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Goodrich Of
Mortified were in town recently, vis-
itiug their many friends and while here
were the guests Of Mrs. Lizzie r. Smith.
During the recent butchering season.
Wallace Sanborn has killed seventy six
hogs and eleven beef cattle which ii 4
pretty good record for a village Of this
size.
Miss Sylvia Comstock, who spent the
holiday vacation with her parents Prof
and Mrs J. ~ Comstock has returned
to her studies at st. Johnsbury acad-
envy.
Charles r Doyle, who works IN the
yard At the bobbin shop, got one leg
caught IN between two logs last Wednes-
day, which necessitated his laying Of
for a few days
At q special meeting Of George Wash.
ington Lodge, No 81, r q A. NJ, held
Thursday evening, the work Of the even.
ing was on the NJ. H. degree, after
which light refreshments were served IN
the ante-room.
Reports from the Mary Fletcher hos
pital at Burlington are to the effect
chat Miss Frances Andrus who has nm
dergone enc serious operation since she
went there. s. stiil n very critical
condition, and another operation may
have to be resortod to.
Miss Lila Robbins Of Lowell, Mass,
who win be pleasantly remembered as
4 daughter Of the late Mrs, win Titus,
came the first Of the week 70 visit
friends and has been the guest during
the week Of Mrs Oliver D. Nedcalf on
west hill
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

Dense Stupidity and Amusins 6lunders
Of the Natives.
IN the "Autobiogfaphy Of Sir Henry
If. Stanley" the author says Of the
colored natives Of central Africa.
eGood a. the majority OF zanzlbaris
were. some Of them were indescriba-
bly, and for me most unfortunately
dense. One man who from his personal
appearance might have been judged
70 be among the most intelligent was
after thirty months experience with
his musket unable to understand how
It was 10 be loaded, He never could
remember whether he ought to drop
the powder or the bullet into the mus
ket frst Another time he was sent
with man to transport company Of
men over d river to camp After wait
ing an hour ] strobe to the bank Of
the river ard found them padding 10
opposite directions, each blaming the
other for bis stupidity and. being Ia
passion Of excitement. unable 60 hear
the advice Of men across the river,
who were bawling out to them how 70
manage their canoe.
Another man was SO ludicrously
stupid that he generally was saved
from punishment because his mistakes
were so absurd We were one day
floating down the Kongo. and, It being
near camping time. / babe him, as be
happened to be bowman on the occa.
sion. to stand hy and seize The grass
on the bank to arrest the boat when l
should call out. IN a little while we
came 10 a TT place. and | cried Hold
hard. Kirangor Please God. MASTER
De replied and forthwith sprang ON
the shore and seized the grass with
both hands, while We, Of course. were
rapidly swept down river, leaving him
alone and solitary on the bank The
boats crew roared at the ridiculous
sight but nevertheless his stupidity
cost the tired men hard pun to as-
cend again, for not every place was
available for q camp
He it was also who on an occasion
when we required the branch Of q spe-
cles Of arbutus which oyerhung the
river to be cut away to allow the ca
noes to be brought nearer to the bank
for safety actually went astride Of the
branch and chopped away until he fell
Into the water with the branch and
lost our ak. He had seated himself on
the outer end Of the branch"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

Death Of Fred J Rodney Of Tuberculosis
Funeral To-day.

+AAftet- ~fNtyt
The funeral Of Fred j. Rodney, who
died Saturday morning at bis home on
Barre street, was held this morning.
The cause Of his death was tuberculosis.
He was born July 28, 1876, and much
Of his early life was spent here, after
which he spent five years IN Hartford,
Conn. ne returned here last October.
a daughter was born last week to
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sallies, who live
near Montpelier Junction.
A daughter was born Sunday to Rev.
and Mrs. Homer A. Flint, the child be-
ing granddaughter Of Congressman
Frank Plumley
Ray willis, a former emplove at the
Pavilion, lately in the employ Of the
Hotel Burlington in Burlington, lost
all his personal effects, bis wardrobe aud
800 in money 10 Che FIRE Saturday.
James r. Towle, a graduate Of the
Montpelier high school IN last years
class, who has been working on the re-
portorial staff Of the Montpelier Jour
nal left yesterday for Boston, where
he has accepted a position with broker.
age firm
The small son Of Charles Parker #
Calais was run over Saturday BY a.
horse driven BY J. n. Kelliher. No
blame WINS attached TO the driver and
aside from bruise over one eye the lit
tie fellow seemed none the worse for
his adventure.
The Amalgamated Association Of
Street Railway Employees held mid.
night session Saturday and elected the
following officers for the ensuing years
President. p. y. Sweeny; vice president,
John Doeherty; secretary treasurer, L.
81 S. Thresher; recording secretary,
George Patterson; warden, Charles Page;
sentinel r. Duehame; conductor, George
Counter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
FREsH Eaes IN WINTER

The pounymap who can supply
fresh eggs In winter. when prices are
high, hae a tremendous advantage over
the one who through ignorance or neg
lect has to wait until summer, when
the supply is large and the price low.
Not everyone can do this, and no one
can DO 1t unless be takes proper care
Of his fowls and gives them food COM
talning the essential egg-praduelng IN,
gradients which. when running atlarge.
the hens can supply themselves to a
large extent IN simmer. There is no
material hettar fitted for this purpose
than Pages Perfected Poultry Food
George F. Tanner Of Springfield, VT.
has used and sold this food for many
gAafs. ana he speaks from experience
when be says, In a recent letter: "Bor
several years I have sold and used
Pages Perfected Poultry Food and do
net hesitate to say that think It Is
one 0f The best foods on the market
to make hens lay. Shall be pleased to
handle it for you again this season.
II you want to know more about this
food and The best ways Of using It,
write to G. S. Page, Hyde Park, vt, for
his booklet, profitable Poultry" Il
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
GRANITEvILLE.


Regular meeting Of Court Rob Roy,
No 9, f Of All January II, at Miles
hall, Z o'clock sharp All members re-
quested to Be present Smoke talk after
Che meeting Per order F S.
A surprise party was given at the
home IF Daniel Ryan at Upper Granite
vile, January Z. in honor Of Mrs Ryan's
birthday. a fine time was enjoyed by
all Music was furnished by Henry
Jenkins and Carrie Fraser Cake and
coffee were served, and alI departed,
wishing Mrs. Ryan many more happy
birthdays.
Regular meeting Of Branch, No. 10,
@. w. i II. 81 M All. viii BE- held in Tu-
mas hall Wednesday, January 10, at
seven o'clock sharp Election Of officers
and other business Of Importance TO
come before the meeting Every mem
BET is requested to attend. Per order cor.
seq
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
4 auneh i kloka.

'Tm IN hard luck!' sighed the steel
rail.
Look at me! get nothing from
morning tn night hut bot air," groan-
q the pumping engine.
HTm always 10 hot water" sighed
The boiler
Consider my PLIGHT cried the mac
sdam road, Invariably walked over
and trodden under foot
Tim used to 1t, for I'm always up
against IT," philosophically remarked
The wall paper
you're none Of you as badly of as
| am" said the furnace, for no mat
ter where go. I'm generally fred -
Baltimore American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
THE sKIPPER's WHITE LIE.
What Happened az Night and What
the Passenner Was Told.


It was a dirty night, TO use sailors
phrase. and the talk ID one corner Of
the smoking room drifted to events at
sea and the childlike faith that passen-
gers repose 10 nayigators,
Said the scientist who had been col-
Letting specimens on a coral reef:
1--WE often heard men and women
say they felt 50 safe with Captain So
and-so. and I've wondered, too, wheth,
er their sense Of security would still
be retained II these favored travellers
knew exactly what happened on ship
board during a voyage For my own
part. ! have more confidence than ever
IN a captain Of my acquaintance since
| learned that be could tell white lie
when 1t was necessary to calm the
fears Of d nervous traveller. II SO hap
pened that one foggy night was
awakened by the sudden stoppage and
reversal Of the engines. ! jumped out
or my bunk. went on deck aud was
told by the second officer that we had
had narrow squeeze. 1t appeared
that we had nearly run down q schoon'
er as she silently crossed our bows and
disappeared into the haze
Next morning a woman passenger
who sat at the captains table asked
him whether the engines had been
stopped and reversed, and be replied:
Yes; we sometimes do this to test the
engineers watch and see II our ma
chinery Is IN proper order. We do 1t
at night so as to create no excitement
Then he got the woman to describe
what she had heard and asked her.
Did you ind much time between the
stopping and reversingY
"'No.' she replied.
"'Then. said the skipper. that show
cd how wen everything was working
did It notT
when / got the shippers ear told
him confdentially that ! didn't think
the schooners engines bad worked as
well as ours, and he remarked that It
might have been worse. Whether he
meant the lie or the incident I didn't
inquire, but | suspect Il wasn't the
ne."-New York Post
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
GRANVILLE

w A. BuzzaH was 10 Mortified on
business Wednesday
81 r Chase Il rushing IN his logs
foiH teams arr drawing at present
Arthur Montgomery was in Montpelier
Wednesday on business for mr.. Chase.
We have been having i few DAYS of
severe weather. change Of go degrees
from Wednesday TO Thursday morning.
when the Thermometer registered 90 de-
erees above zero
Bert Blanchard ard s. n Kent were
in Braiutree Wednesday after grain DIV
ing TO the badly drited road. they had
to 50 about five miles out Of their way
through North Hollow ana Ute Corner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

nr Waldo of London holds that PEG
pie should develop sixth sense to
inform them Of the approach Of dan
ger ia the streets Iafcadio Hearn
once said while N D crowd ! seldom
look AZ faces Ny intuition Is almost
infallible ike TINT blind faculty by
which III absolute darkness one be-
comes aware of the proximity Of bulky
objects without touching them II !
hesitate 20 obey It a collision IS the
inevitable consequence. What pilots
one quickly and safely through thick
press Is not conscious observation at
all, but unreasoning int1itive Dercep-
ton"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

Champ Clark was showing a constit-
uent about the capitol one day when
he invited attention 70 solemn faced
individual just entering COMMITTEES
room
''See that chapT asked Clark. He
reads every one Of the speeches deliy-
cred Ia the house,
"Whate gasped the constituent
"Fact,p said Clark. Reads every
word Of EN- too.s
"Who IS heT Queried the visitor, re-
garding the phenomenon closely.
"A proofreader at the government
printing Office" explained Champ
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Barre Saw
ings Bank and Trust company for the
election OF directors and the transaction
Of any other proper business will be held
st It's banking rooms in the Bolster
hlock, city Of Barre, Vermont, on Tues
day, january II, 1910 at two O'Clock
p N.
r. e. Rowland, Secretary.
Barre, vt, December IA, 1909
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the National
lank Of Barre win be held at its bank.
ing rooms in the city Of Barre, Vermont,
on Tuesday, January III, 1910, at ten
o'clock a. M, for the election Of directors
for the ensuing year and the transaction
Of business that may come before the
meeting.
n H Cave, jr4 Cashier
Barre, VT, December a, 1909.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

The annual meeting Of The stockholders
OF the Peoples National bank Of Barre
will be held at its banking room IN the
Aty Of Barre, Vermont, On Tuesday,
January II. 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m
Tor the election OF directors for the ensu.
Inq year and for the transaction Of such
pthef business AS may properly come be.
lore the meeting.
D. P. Town, Cashier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
EioM customs 80.

She In some parts of Australia when
a man marries each Of the brides rela-
tifes strikes him with q stick b. way
Of welcome into the family He Yes.
and IN many parts Of America when a
man marries each Of the brides rela-
tives strikes him with 4 loan bg way
Of welcoming him into the fanily.-
New York Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
The editor Won.

A London paper described a chill
iren's excursion as long white
scream Of joy aud was called to ac-
tonnt BY correspondent, who said
that scream could be long. but not
white, whereupon the editor justified
himself by urging that "a hue IS often
associated with q cry"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
a So 49, Payinn e.

. NIUTIt FFNTNI aTI'fH I-VTt
The cab, drawn BY weary looking
horse came g q standstill opposite a
public house AS The driver was pre-
pairing to descend a small BOY ran up
with. cold yeinofse. euv'norT
"'Old my orseY Look ere. my lad.
Ahll give yer 4 bob IL 1t runs away.
Manchester Guardian
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
wEBsTERvILLE

Regular meeting Of Branch, No. y.
q. w. l. q. Of n. A.. will he held in TIL.
mas hall Wednesday January 10, at
seven O'Clock sharp Election ot officers
and other business Of Importance to
come before the meeting, Every mem
Der is requested to attend Per order cor,
SOP
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
Don't Wait
Till Night

The moment you need help, take a
candy Cascaret. Then headaches
vanish, dullness disappears The
results are natural, gentle, prompt
No harsher phYsic does more good,
and all harsh physics iniure.
vest-pocset box ioeents-at drug.stores.
People now use q million boxes monthly. s5s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

scott-Half the people in the world
don't know what the other haif are
doing Mort No That Is because the
other half are doing Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

Central Vermont Railway.


Trains leave Barre for white River junction
and busfon' and way stations, also Windsor
M Bellows Fails and New York st 500 and
ll.to O. "a. ana 1913 D "a. Also leave Bsrre for
WHITE River junction. Bellows Falls Spring.
Aeid and New York at 5.a8 D "a.
Trains leave Barre for Burlington. ST. Al
Fans, Montreal and way stations AZ A23 .. M.
20. 80 .. N and AIS q N.
Montpelier q Wells River Railroad.
Trains leave Barre FOR Wells River connect.
jig az that point with trains going both north
lpd south, AZ i.21 a. M, i225 ana 305 p. IN. The
i2z3 IAin connects with train for Boston. and
north Tor Lisbon, Littleton. Babynna and Lam
eastari also with Montreal express pnd tho 7.a5
and 800 trains With St Johnsbury trains.
Trains leave Barre for Montpelier At S.26,
1876 a. m., i2.6 a06 &.i0 and $50 D. N.
Electric Street Railway.
Cars leave square IN barre FOR Montpelier at
e minutes Of and 10 inmates past the hour
Leave Montpelier for Barre on the hour and
half hour until 10 p Ia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

n0ans Reeulets cure constipation, tone
Ehe stomach, stimulate the liver, promote
digestion and appetite and easy passages
81 ne bowels. ask your druggist for
fheim 2se 4 dox
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

Torturing eczema spreads its burning
area every day Doan's Ointment quick
ly stops It's spreading, instantly relieves
the itching, cures It permanently At
any drug store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

Woman loves a clear. rosy complexion
Burdock Blood Bitters puies the blood,
clears the skin, restores raddy, sound
health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

Ihge nothing So good for a sore
throat a. Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil
Cures e D. few hours Relieves any
nain s. aae park
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10

The ladies Of The Village Improvement
society cordially invite tie ladies and
gentlemen Of the town to their reading
rooms for a social hour Monday evening
January TO-