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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20
Commander julius A. Pratt, Post
No. 143 Dept. Ill, G. A. X.

Mr.. Isaac Cook, Commander Of
above post, Kewanee, H., writes;
For a long time 1 was bothered
with backache and pains across my
kidneys. About two months age l
started taking Foley Kidney Pills
and soon saw they were doing just
as claimed. l kept on taking them
and now | am free from backache,
and the painful bladder misery rs
all gone. like Foley Kidney Pills
so wclI that l have told many OF my
friends and comrades about them
and shall recommend them at every
opportunity" Sold by all druggists.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20

II you haven't the time to exer,
else regularly, Doan's Regdlets WIN
prevent constipation. They inuuse
a mild. easy, healthful action OF the
bowels without gripping. ASK your
druggist for them. 25 cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20

We are ready to print any number
of copies Of the Herald the pubic
is ready to pay for. Send in your
name. do it now and don't wait Tor
the neighbor.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20

Foley Kidney Pills are antiseptic,
tonic and restorative and prompS
corrective of all urinary RTegulari-
ties. Refuse substitutes Sold Dy
all druggists.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20

MAY be you saw the comet on
the 18th. and that you live to tell
of the tail.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20

A teacher at rest presents a com
Portable appearance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
GAYNOR AND REAL REFORM.

In bringing to pass the long contemplated re-
formation of the New York police department,
by securing the resignation of Commissioner
Baker and his chief deputies Mayor Gaynor takes
occasion in letter to Mr.. Cropsey, the new COM
missioner, to give some sound advice. Finally
he says, ''let say that all sensational noise and
scandaizing of the city in the work of your de-
partment should be stopped. Let the work be
systematic and constant all complaints from cit-
zens being specially attended to-
Mayor Gaynor probably had reference, indi-
rectly, to the policy of acting Mayor Puroy Nit
chell, in con junction with the police, during his
enforced idleness the result of the attempt up
on his life Mitchells action in precipitating
number of sensational "raids' did not have the
look of worthy motive. 1t seemed, instead, to
be attempt 10 discredit the head Of the city
government, politically Mitchelrs opponent. 1t
diverted attention from the consistent effort
which Mayor Gaynor had been making for better
conditions, and afforded the police the opportun-
ity to with display of sudden activities
the tendency toward general laxity in law enforce
ment In advising his commissioner 10 first look
TO the violations of law which are open and fla
grant, leaving secret investigating to follow the
doing of the first plain and apparent duty, the
Mayor seems to have applied TO the work of the
police a sane practical economy.
The vice and crime inevitable to city, great
or small, most dangerous and most degraded
when open. Secret violations of law however
gross, do not hold tenth part of the demoraliza-
ton attending open acts of llegahty even if not
in themselves so vicious as those which are hid
Before attempting the tremendous task of clean
ing out the sub-sol dens, it would seem that the
reform of the open traffic in crime is necessary
prerequisite. A spectacular raid merely stirs the
pool and hberates vapors The steady and
consistent action recommended by the Mayor of
New York is equivalent to draining from the
highways the overflow of corruption.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
CRIPPEN CORNERED.

English justice seems to be moving smoothly
in the case of Dr. Crippen. The evidence OF
the Crown is all in. and that it puts the physi-
clan III serious plight AS evident from the tact
that be is himself taking the stand TO testify.
10 do this successfully, he must not only enter
detailed denial Of the killing of his wife, but
he must subject himself, under cross-examina-
ton, to trying questions concerning his flight,
his life with his wife, and his relations with the
girl, Ethel Lenevc All Of this is full of risk
risk that his attorneys would scarcely permit
HIM to take unless his case were desperate.
Al this distance it seems impossible to get a
coherent account of the evidence, or the theory
upon which the prosecution is rested. There
has been practically failure of evidence tend
ing to show that the gruesome remains uncov-
cred IN the Crippon cellar were even those of u
woman, much less of Belle Elmore. How in
the face of this fact, the Crown has succeeded
IN running Crippeu into so close corner is
all but inexplcable He is charged with the
killing of "a specific person SO far there is a
want OF satisfactory proof that the person is not
still alive. The corpus deficit is yet to be found,
actually or constructively. No one saw Belle
Elmore killed, and no one is able to say that she
did not leave England of her own free will.
here the English courts under these circum-
stances manage TO nip Crippen we are unable to
imagine
OF course, there is every reason to desire
Crippen's conviction. There is scarcely the
shred Of moral doubt of his guilt. Because he
succeeded III committing brutal and calculated
crime with apparent freedom from danger Of
punishment renders his conviction all the more
to be hoped for. But English justice, if certain
and memorable in case of guilt. is equally ieal-
Gus of the rights of prisoners under the legal
assumption of innocence. Had it not been,
the police of Scotland Yard, as the police of \ ew
York any other American city, would long
ago have ''sweated' the truth out of Crippen
If in SO difficult case, the English procedure
shall prove powerful enough to establish the guilt
of this monster, while carefully preserving to
him the exercise of all his rights and the bene-
hts of all his immunities, there will have been
established a new record in the doing Of exact
and merciful justice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
ROADS MOVEMENT SPREADING.

The good roads movement is spreading in prac-
teal fashion. The long talk, the repeated argll-
ment, the constant lnslstence of press and people
are having tangible result. We have hitherto re-
ferred to the gratifying movement in Wise and
Lee counties for substantial issues of bonds in the
interest of good roads system. We have now to
note the addition of another bit of progress in
the action of Scott county in preparing to sub
NIT to its voters an issue Of 100000 in bonds
for a similar purpose.
In these three Southwestern counties the peo-
pie will this Fall vote upon the issuance of ST.
1884, 900 in bonds, OF which Wise county CON
templates the issue of 100000. Such fact is
full of possibilities and encouragement. Other
counties will follow The contagion of this bit
of fundamental progress will spread. The dis
grace of State of Nirginias wealth aud tradi-
ton constituting the pause between good high
ways North and South will be speedily wiped out,
so soon as, in several instances like those of the
Southwestern counties, the people have in addi-
ton to the educational results of long campaign
tho striking object lessons which the proposed
bond issues will afford.
We are assuming that the issues will be car
ried in every instance mentioned If either of
them should fail it will merely add to the de-
termination to make another trial The time
has arrived when there is no question as to the
value of good roads the only point at issue is the
State at large. Every county that hastens this
time in its own case takes far step in advance
Of its less progressive neighbors 1t gains an ad-
vantage which every county should come to rec
ognize is one that hangs on speedy action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
DIsREGARDED STORM WARNINGS.

Reports OF the laundering OF vessels, with the
loss Of number Of lives in the West Indian
hurricane which has just gone out to sea after
sweeping the South Atlantic coast show a strange
want Of caution in ignoring the warnings of the
weather bureau. For days before the storm
1ske, reports from Washington were keeping
The country fully Informed as,to the storms pro-
gress. Shipping III all the points likely TO he af
fected was we'll advised. la spite of which it be-
comes apparent that many masters, even of sail
ing craft, vcntured forth into the very teeth of
obstruction. As result, wrecks and additional
recruits 10 Dayy Jones locker, all entirely un~
necessary, all of which could have been prevented
Dy the exercise of the most ordinary caution
III j he apparent rashness was caused no doubt
nv two facts, experience of weather bureau re-
ports IN the past, and doubt to the accuracy of
aS forecasts III the instance at hand The particu-
AT storm was scheduled 10 strike several DAYS
lbefore it finally reached the coast. In numerous
Instances in the past bureau storm signals have
SEAused yexatious delays while the weather held
good But with all their knowledge of the whims
mt the peculiar sort of storm that sweeps up from
Me- caribbean, 1T is a commentary upon the risks
that commerce will take with life and destruction
8p6 property TO know thai SO many captains relied
v14p0n their own Jude Inent despite warnings that
swere full and fair.
Eesz The West Indian hurricane is best understood
when it Is admitted that its actions are not under
Extandable 1t gathers force, sometimes with light
ks6ing-like rapiditv. sometimes with apparent de-
liberation. For days at time it will circle the
5te1s lazily, buzzard sweeps the air, only to
fs3Ske sudden impulse to destructive fury. At
fther times it comes like lion raging out of the
Ruf in either event ,,ltiu1ata aa,rea
Sna the certainty of It's final arrival Weld to
Misrepresentation, however faulty may be the sche
kanle prepared for it.
Any one who would know what such a storm
Ike, in its absolutely irresistible power in its
1nge antics, its treacherous Gains, and its
nrniacal rage, needs only TO read the classic
ontiptise story of Lafcadio Hearne. who had his
EiGnce u the Gulf Of Mexico. What Hearne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
POE In MEDIOCRE COMPANY.

" Renewed speculation a. to whether the Senate
of the University of New York will this year
I place the name Of Edgar Allen Poe IN the Hail
If Fame" will serve 10 again emphasize the folly
and Shortcomings of the system whereby the
men thus ''honored' are selected The jury CON
eists of d number Of electors arbitrarily selected
in the first instance and, we think, selt-perpeu-
sting in The next No matter how eminent for
stateeraft philanthrophy aud letter. the members
If This jury may be. ii follows that they are es-
sentially unqualified and necessarily impoent
ie speak for the nation as regards the men whose
work has been of a SORT capture the future 1t
is entirely an ceotistieal performance, rs tie re-
lection Of Poe hitherto clearly shows. 1t has
never been and can never be, representative Of
The country. What tho jury say may or not OK
press what he subjects they suggest for honors
have impressed upon the history of mankind.
And. IN the long run, II matters very little what
the decision Of tho jury Is or may be.
Strange as the prejudice against Poe certainly
rs, ii remains true. Of course that his fame
not be affected one way er the other by what
course the jury Of award take in his case. Their
neglect of him throws their own incompetence
into strong relief before the judgment of the
world. The man who could write ''Illalume -
who had the master-spirit that could conceive
4sThe Fall Of the House Of sher;' whose crafts
manship gave birth 10 the anal tica stories typi-
lied BY "Ihc Murders IN the Rue Morgue'', Ger
Sf4inly needs no endorsement al the hands Of
spedants or politicians. The genius who set the
pattern for the most striking literary develop
ament OF the last century, in The construction of
the vehicle Of expression encompassed in the mod
Hcrn short story-who did ali this, and combined
with IFS accomplishment style itself the model
ut directness and beauty certainly such man
needs no posthumous brief Of praise from col
lection of judges most of whom doubtless con-
sceive Of fame the path marked out by their own
thoughts and successes.
Poe not successful. Famous men rare
~ are. Those whom the universal heart of com
S1nonsplaee people enshrines in Immortality are
answering inner call that thinks little of the
outward seeming. As with the flight of the Queen
be-, they all too apt to touch fame in space
and silence, only to die. Fame is in works, and
the impress Of works It Is in the living flash
#0f thought, the lnomentary divination piercing
the veil that separates the province of the intel
lect from that of the soul In this wise Poe had
and has, fame that Is entirely independent of
the action Of the board of electors of this Hall of
Mtdiocrlties. He will be placed there in time, of
course. Were his name not so surely great it
would be by that fact furnished by the company
sgainst which il will be forced TO rub.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21

wagons. 1t shows, too that so far as practical
results are concerned the differences between -
cialism-which is regarded as menace-and
conservatisn-which is held to be its inveterate
foe-are to all intents and purposes differences
of name, rather than of method, The struggle
is simply one for the acquisition of power; the
power itself is, in either case, used according to
the same method and with the same effect.
Between these two verbal extremes and pract-
ical identities, there is room for thoughtful
re-adjustment of opinion toward that Democracy
which looks more to the right of the individual
TO labor and to prosper than to the theory of how,
best for the country, the individual ought to be
controlled, suppressed, governed and exploited
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
A soGIALTsTIC DEMONSTRATION.

The specifically spectacular shift of Premier
BRAND of France, from socialism to what might
be called radical conservatism, has called forth
Il number of homihes directed to the fact that re-
sponsblity has sobcring effect upon even tie
most extreme personal conviction.
AS IN the case of BRAND who, out of office, was
the most tanatical of socialists and anti-clericals,
but who, as Premier has lost his socialistic fol-
lowing and gained the support of his former enc
mics by breaking the great railroad strike bv an
exercise of arbitrary governmental power,
numerous instances are cited of wild-spoken
private individuals who, as public officers, think
long where they formerly spoke and acted upon
instant emotion: For instance, the Baltimore
Evening Sun cites IN support of this theory
of responsibility the case of Chester A. Arthur,
once Fourth rate politician but as President
q sane and conservative man. and Theodore Roose
welt, privately trust buster but officially careful
not TO do anything toward the carrying out of his
radical ideas. From these cases, the Sun, and
other papers which we have recently read, con-
cludes that Brand-not to say Arthur and Roose-
velt-ceased to be socialist at the moment when
he came into the power to make his theories eff
fective.
Is not this the short-sghted view to take of a
perfectly natural and consistent phenomenon !
That is to say, is not socialism more protest
against one particular sort of autocracy, rather
than the product OF any honest desire to end auto
cracy of every sort and description! Socialism,
it would seem, aims at the very sort of iron-hand-
ed governmental rule which the kings and the au-
tocratc presidents and premiers everywhere aim
at. The protest is against the character and not
necessarily against the fact of government subver-
sive of personal liberty. 1t is against the monopoly
of one form and in favor Of the monopoly of an
other. Rescnting power under another name, it
seeks the acquisition of power in its name But
every sifted declaration of socialstic doctrine and
every example of the exercise of socialisic power,
goes to show that socialism aims at more com
plete, instead Of a milder, exercise of govern
mental force The dictum of Jefferson that the
best governed people is that which is least gov
erned Is even more repugnant to soclalistic than
10 autocratic or monopolistic rule.
SO far from looking upon BRAND as an ex-
socialist, It seems to us that his actions hailed
as those of conservative, ought to go further
than anything else in his career to show that he
is sincere in his views in that respect He has
the courage Of his convictions He follows the
reasoning of his course The mere fact that,
when he puts into execution the principles for
which he has long contended, his own party for
sakes him and the party that most feared his flu.
tre proclaims his actions those Of savior Of
established institutions only shows how nebuous
and uncertain is the appreciation of so-called
socialists" Of the star to which they hitch their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21

saw once and preserved IN literature hundreds OF
the men who engage in the coastwise trade have
seen often and know TO the full of its bitter peril
That SO many of them should habitually brave
so hopeless encounter illustrates sharply the
curious mixture of courage and faiallsm that
stamps the men who go down TO the sea In ships.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21

Never play man at his own game, fight a
pistol duel with dead shot, or attempt to hurt
an expert with his own weapons. Respectfully
submitted to Professor +. H. Woodruff, of Cor
nell, who in one speech designated ex-President
Roosevelt as liar" and then, not thinking that
he had done the subject justice, attempted to bet
ter it by calling him an 'unmitigated liar" APP
piled to the man who uses the short and ugly
word in manner scientific" these expressions
are like the bite OF tetse fly on the hide of
white rhinoceros.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21

The way Washington banks and jewelry houses
were swindled by the alleged Commander" of a
battleship shows that fall guys never seem to
get sufficiency of experience with palpable
crooks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21

The breaking of the Burley Tobacco pool on
account of internal dissensions reflects the fool
ishness Of the nightriding considered necessary
to it's formation. -------------.---.....
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21

guest their daughter. Mrs j. w Hail. of New York.
Miss Julia Sheppard and DIR. John Sheppard were
among the at the BrownJon wedding Shep-
pards Va, this week.
Miss Oracle Waller. who has been spending some
time Richmond and in Orange has returned to her
home In Spotsylvania
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
Tl,a Editors Day or.

The editor OF the Journal hunting yes.
terday morning. Having been largely a dweller in
Offices, II his first experience He got his leys
to the knee. cut Is finger snagged his trousers
gouged piece OF his leg with a barbed wire
fence broke his basses and has terrible stiffness
Rut--the legs are already dry the finger will heal
the good, the hole In his leg has been
plugged up with putty the glasses repaired
and he hopes the stiffness win we-r away. He's rla6
he went-sven II the dogs didn't get - ameu.-W7n.
etoR-aa1em journal. -.--,--AE1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
PRICE or vlRoINLAN.

Prn Corr. Crrr EDrrsoN. ........ls
pxa Corr, STATE EsrrIos ........2e.
BY MAJ. Osss YEAR. .WU
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
In Time to be Too Late
BY LAvINIA NAY BROWN.

Copyright 1910. by Associated Literary Press)
Now, whoever in the world Mrs. Rose began.
Yer gossip Mrs. Brant checked with a gesture
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-24
NEW YEAR CHANGES IN
BANK CIRCLES SCHEDULED

Clifton. Ariz., Dec. 24--SeVeral
changes viii be made in the local bank
ing circles on the first of the year. B.
r Lanneau. who has been chief book
keeper Of the First National bank here
for the past three years. has gone to
Duncan to take the position of cashier
OF the Bank of Duncan, succeeding
cashier Watson. who is TO take charge
of a bank in Yuma.
Pickens Anderson, who is well known
here through his connection with the A
G company. will succeed Mr.. Lanneau
as bookkeeper in the First National
bank.
The minstrel show given by the Cliff
ton lodge, Knights of Pythias, at the
Empire theater. was big success. The
troupe was composed entirely of local
talent.
A big turkey shoot Will be held on the
range OF the Clifton Gun club on
Christmas day.
The new Clifton postoffice is rapidly
nearing completion and will probably
be opened TO the public on the first Of
the year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-24
MONDAY Is A RED
LETTER HOLIDAY
Horse Show to Prove Big
Feature Day Follow
mo Christmas

Everybody is telling everybody else
TO mark red ring around Monday and
go to the horse show at Washington
park. The Horse Show association has
arranged splendid program Of events
divided into Il classes and the entire
afternoon will be filled with displays
in thevarious classes-fancy and trick
horses and the competitive exhibits
ChiIdren's equipages, women riders
and drivers. men on gated horses and
driving light speedway rigs, CONNER
cial teams from the downtown business
houses and the most fashionable turn
outs from the livery barns, will all
be seen Monday afternoon at the mid
winter horse show, which is to be the
big Christmas social event
The horse show will close with
cowboy relay race for the relay cham
pionship OF the southwest This viii
be over the half mile course and Will
include the fastest riders in the south
west with 10 mounts each and each
rider changing saddle and mount each
half mile This is expected to be an
exciting finish for the afternoon and
one that will hold the big crowd that is
expected until the last rider has dash
ed across the line
The program OF events for the horse
show as announced by secretary ]. F.
Robson is as follows:
Class. Commercial teams.
Glass children.
Glass 3-Women's class.
Glass 4-Recreation saddle horse.
Glass 5-Women's novelty class.
Class 6-Pole team.
Glass Speedway trotters.
Class S-Five gated saddle horses.
Glass S-Speedway PAGERS
Glass 10-Runabout.
Glass 11-Snecfal tandem
Glass 12-Relay cowboy race.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-24
JIM TAWEssY MAY GO
TO PANAMA CANAL
Defeated Congressman Has Speni
Eighteen Years I'm Responsible
Places and 0Uffs Poor

Washington D. c., Dec. PA boom
for representative James A. Tawney of
Minnesota, chairman of the house COM
mittee on appropriations, for the gov
ernorship of the Isthmian canal zone
has been started IN congress.
Both Republican and Democratic
members have expressed themselves in
favor of the president recognizing Mr..
Tawney's service by giving him some
appropriate office
Representative Burleson of Texas. a
Democrat, who is candidate for the
Craftsmanship of the committee in the
next house said today that Mr. Taw-
ney would have his endorsement for
any office, and that If his reelection
could be brought about by the house,
that body doubtless would roll up a
unanimous vote for him. Mr.. Tawney.
he said, after IS years in the house at
the head of a committee passing on ex-
pendftures of $500, Gee, 900 annually, is
leaving congress a poor man.