The Farmville herald. [volume], March 16, 1906, Image 2

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FARMVILLE HERALD,
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LEGISLATIVE NUISAr>
Members of tia I
nteresta .>f
Hu' siiitf arc in h class w Ith tin- mool
valuable citizens wi' have ni tin l
inouwealth. i ell billa,
tn tin' front, trj to I their
meaning, and object to any feature
H to them hurtful to tin
lu ?>
. ec, kim] to ;niy and all wild
'i men constitute the
balance wheel thal Insures safety.
llu - of lucalcu
ial.le \n! ii.timi
progress, but I retard un?
it), ill-aihi-i | legislation.
io called
re|
-.?mt ly which '-- au tttoleral le nui
? rilli-, of
new nun who gu to the General Aa
..ly with tiie ulm that neat ?
Utica]
.?rook; that mool of those whoats hon
? : and thal
illy watchful of
if their oonetltu
Th* wlodom of the people, In a rare
interval of clearness, has placed them
on guard. They will Inaugurate a
new order of things.
The very mininer and attitude of
this ela? is offensive. They carry
around with them un air of a
: every thuin ami every?
body steep! their own little coterie.
livery bill In which they are not In
I has ? serpent bidden in it.
Something dark ami de\ ililli is there.
v iii fores it ont hy tin
light of their keen questionings.
What they link in brains ami this
i> usually ii Uiey make ii),
in their aesot, wi '? some?
thing rotten in the purest Bpple.
busy, usually Ignorant
ami al.* ] wasU
of precious time hy their quib?
bling, ihey retard good measures,
irritate every self-respecting and well
balanced legislator, ex bibil a decided
ignorance <>f law, a colossal Ignorance
of legislation, ami a total Ignoi >
parliamentary courtesy. A hill maj
be on the calendar for weeks, hut it
rarely occurs to these men to study
the hill until it is on its thin) reading;
and then they suddenly tire up and,
with suspicious attitude, ask foolish
questions, raise foolish objections, ami
earnestly entreat tin House to puss
the hill hy until they inn have a
phenol to study it. Thia may mean
the death of the hill, hut little doe*
teeni them. Foi la it not cer?
tain that no measure can he alto^eth
and safe unless they have
stamped their approval on it?
tarts type of the pea-nut statesman
aoon tinda his level in the estimation
of good and experienced legislators.
d loses the little influence be
may have had: and he does not repre?
sent his constituency many term-.
Mut as -ooh as lie disappears beneath
the surface of the public horlson an?
other bobs up from somewhere to take
his place. Uk*' thc poor, lu
-.'i un Mc i* to he
willi diseases like mumps, mca-lc--,
chickenpox, whooping cough, and las!
hut not lea-t, the itch.
FARMENS MEETINo
re Informed (rom thc bend
quarters of thc American Hocli
Equity at Indianapolis. Ind., that a
meotlog will he held at Lynchburg!
Vi., April Juill ami -1st, 1906, tool
i/e a territorial union ol' -aid BOciety.
This is H fanners organtsaUofl and
Its chief object i- to secure profitable
prices for all farm crops lo
prices when they aie t'?> low, and to
maintain them, when equitable, lt
ls the origins! advocate of "Controll?
ed Marketing" hy farmers to compel
fair prices and it dalma a larg* di
of the credit for the revolution that
lian been worked in marketing crops
the last few years, and which
neible for the better pt ices for crop*
that have prevailed.
l?t it called a strike of the
nrain producers against the declining
prices and baa prepared a circular con
seining figures and Pacts showing whs,
farmers should strike, and a strone;
argumenl why tiny can win. This
circular is before us and the figures
are truly revelations. I hey show thal
s few million bushels of grain, called
"Wilde Supply" iwhich is really n
temporary surplus, i Influence thc
OD hundreds, or thousands, nf
millions of bushels representing thc
farmers total crops, it la contended
that a little more control hy farmers
will eliminate thin "Visible Bupply,"
or keep it very Small, when pl
bs made ritfht and kept ri^ht.
The arguments presented iii this en
cular are the strongest arraignments
against the old system of price mak
lat ion we have ev<
A general invitation lo all fanners
is extended, all mcinhcrs of tin
arc urned to attend, i Unions
bo -end dell
\ I Indlay Ohio man who claims to
h.- wi.ii: - o,i?ki j- advertising for a
wife, i. he explains, bc
when ! . nen he dies,
?mi look after the funeral arrange
There ure women who will
think l ? Ung a good deal fi r
130,000.
di Introduced In the ?
A mern bly ? .- ,m. railr.md
companies h. furnUh iwitchii
H* '" "hlppcn that nt
the next General \ .,,?. one
Interested In lix schools will introduce
? ''ill n ,.?,| |?,:lr,|s tll fn|..
aWl ~" ,|,es to tea,
1 Hr 1,1-Nt-KM AsSKMBLY
hr Powell, ol Brunswick, la always
ll H
- th Interest, ss hi la ?bj
is and Witt] Vf 'icu BS was
sn earnest, bul Ineffectual
i in- hill io prevent the plsy lng
of football m thc State, D
nf (Junie county stroiik.'.
| athlete that he is arose and
said "Mr. Speaker, I nm a living
monument to the good that football
can do. I played ai the I Diversity of
Virginia ami never received eseratch!"
'?Bul how many did you kill
ed Di Powell, w ho ls s physician.
"Doctor, aald Mr, Karly, how many
e lune the representative from
Brunswick met ins Waterloo. Such
a questlou, propounded to a physician,
is manifestly unfair.
The tc.vnt Assembly didnotdevel
?p much wit and humor. In the old?
en din- liuie wa- more time foi such
tinnies. But with I on ami
1700 hills to consider, there wa- little
fun.
li is doubtful if there luis ever been
a iiardei worked body of public men
assembled in thc state. I?r. P. M.
Dunn, of Albermarle, one of the true
and tiled Democrats of the State, a re
arbom any county
, proud, remarked on Satur
: he had heen in .\--ein
1874, and that this
V-.-cmnly was the hardest worked
bodj that he had evei -cen.
Morning, noon and Dight of woik
day ali. ich has heen the
record. Many ol the mem ben worked
from nine ni the morning until after
;. ^ ct lhere are some w ho
-ay thai the Assembly accomplished
nothing. How much it accomplished
we will state in part in a future Issue.
EXPOSITION, STATE FAIR AND THE
COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS.
The above named companies or cor?
porations, or whatever they may he
termed, send out at frequent intervals
clippings, literature, etc., In regard to
their enterprises, with a polite i
lo "please Insert, and .-end us marked
copy. ' etc.
Now we have a word to say, and
believe that we will voice tin
incuts of our brethren of the country
'i ii is this: if the gentlemen
who arc promoting these schemes need
the aid ol the country newspaper, and
are unwilling or unable to pay for such
Bid, they should at least furnish their
Dopy iii plate. The country paper kt
always williug to help along all k'**!
.auses, l-ut lo ask that they -el
column after column of matter
free, i- going it a litl'e too itrong. It
wsts cash to set type, and few coun?
try paper-have machines, hut must
paj fruin :_' pei day up for men to do
Hus wodi, lt advertiaing these things
III the lieu -| apel- iii thc countiy is
north anything they should not ex?
pect the editors to hear all the ex pen
We expect to pay full fare to the
Shows, bearOUI own expenses while
lhere the wine a- other people, ami
hold ourselves iu readiness to do 0UI
part in helping along, hut, if every
s,t up and printed
is requested the expense would fall
heavy on the papers. Let the mun
Bgeiueul send the matter in plate, and
no paper will lind it burdensome.
I nive space, fold, mall and
pay portage, and it ree ina thia should
suthce. In these "lbw feeble remark.-"
? wc speak thc Ingu of the
craft. Are we right? clinch Valley
N e w s.
ly right, you are.
INVESTIGATIONS.
There will he Investigations, galore
?il' and summer. The Virgin
ia Military Institute :? to he investi?
gated. The Vlrgiuia Polytechnic In?
stitute w ill come in tor a tull -hare of
thing The Ka-tein Hospi?
tal will have the -ame expel leuce.
And there will he all sort-of fun w hen
? his investigation
lo lind out why thc same school hooks
?o-t more in Virginia than they do
III otic r8tt
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
The Virginia Legislative bodies sd
loiirncd Saturday Dight, hut made the
Li-ual extension of time until
lay for the signing of lulls, no new
legislation being permitted:
Among thc more important hills
urbich passed both I.se- during the
Tbs < aton hill to create the olticc of
DSUranoe commissioner, to exercise
general supervision and to see that In
rtghtly complied
sith; the Churchman hill, fixing
ninimum rate of 2 cents per mile on
iOO and 1,000 mile tickets on all rall
nada In thia State; the I'.iHiker resolu
ion, requesting the .'-tate corporation
wm mission to lix a maximum flat
ate of 2cents a mile for tranaporta
ion of passengers; the Machen
'money-shark" hill, to restrict ami
bull tiie operations of ninney tenders
nd to prohibit usury: increasing the
lumber of circuit courts from twenty
Mil to twenty-nine,' increasing the
f Supreme Court j tidies, com
tis-ioner of agriculture, luporinten
mdenl of public instruction, and
thers; the "jim crow -tn et car law,
squiring ail companies, to separate
lute and c >lored passengers; sleeting
ii the State hoard of education only
icu who arc committed to the siiikrle
ook list in the public sc!.ls of the
tete; the anti-graft bill to limit the
ability of hotel keepers for loan
?der certain conditions; re
istricting the state for Congi* asionol
ectlons; doubling the appropriation*
ir public free schools; Increasing the
liane- of members of the general as
imbly to SS00 per session; providing
ran Investigation of the Military
istltute, the Virginia Polytechnic
istitute, and the Kasteiu Stati Il?
lili; to prov ide for the improvement
public highways and the working
conv ict? on them.
There are a lot of patent medicines
isled upon the puhlic that are Doth
g anora than mean whisky in dis
I people who handle them
ould he made to take out regular re
I herc are several
at wc could mention that will "make
mik conic" just as quick, if not
icker (han the mealiest "moon
inc" that is smuggled into town on
url day. A drunk from these pa
it medicines will make a ma
the horror- depicted in "Dante's
ferno," and give him a vision of
ides that he can get no where etsi
?t law- he enacted to run these vile
tent medicines out of the countiy.
uttiside Virginian.
I'onie, hmther. that's too bad. If
ll sillier the incur ? M Of ? div
-\t\i\. suppose you try the Paran il I
iry, and thus avoid the lc
? lie.
TRAINED NURSE.
Writes ? Letter tu the Herald
lo die I ditor of the Herald:
"I am a trained nurse ot nine v MIS
experience In hospitals ami private
case-, and for lb* henelit of the people
of Ka nu Mlle I wish you would puh
li-h my experience with thc Cod flvei
oil preparation called Vlnol.
1 w..s completely prostrated from
overwork. I had no appetite, could
not sleep, my kidney-, liver and bo v
ei- became luactlve, and as l gre*.
weaker I could not retain either Bandi
,nie or food on my stomach and raised
blood. The doctors eaJd my condition
was critical, and I would probably
die.
As l had seen Vlnol prescribed for
my patients with such remarkahle re?
sults, I decided to tty ll myself. Af?
ter the lir-t dottie I Began to Improve.
I continued Ita use and soon began to
sleep and eat well; every organ in my
loiiv was strengthened and became
normal, until it seemed good to he
alive and I was restored to perfect
health and strength.
1 believe Vino) i- the mos! potent
and delicious pod liVCl oil piepanilloii
and tonic rehtiihler in the world, ami
it i- such a blessing to he able lo taks
into the system all the body-building
and medicinal elements of cod liver
oil without the nauseating, greasy oil
it-eir.
1 advise all my patient- who Med
strength for every organ In thc body,
rich, red hliMid, and flesh tissue, to
lake Vlnol, a- it is so far superior to
old fashioned cod liver oil, emulsions
or other tonic-." Elisabeth M. (Te?
moin!, Trained Nurse, Boston. Mass.
Our local druggists, H. C. (rule ?V
i Vinoi on a positive guaran
;?i I- return money if it lalla.
HALL & JEKNE
Farrqv/ille - ? Virginia
< >
^jando fisted
AMi SOLD
Old Virginia Colonial Batatas,
James liner Plantations, Han
and Staunton Uiver Batatas, Pied
mont Valley Karma, Large and
Small Karma for Bale, I rom I'1 Ul
5,000 Acres; Prom ? I Oil to 110.00
Pt r Acre.
Correspondence Solicited in English or
. . German. . .
Office over Chappell- Blore.
Mm. Unit (..ugh
hafat*itataaafOSV Di .-li Syrup
viii run- it. ?ananbm ?
dearth, hark'.- Little* Jj cents at White 4 IV
Wanted: Everybody to attend our
cooking exhibit, March 19th to 8Mb.
S. W. Pa nu A
Wood's Grass
AND
Clover Seeds
are the Iiest quality, new crop
needs, nf tested germination. We
carry the largest stock in the
South, and can supply your ueeds
to the very best advantage.
Special Grass and Clover cir?
cular giving hest methods of prep?
aration, seeding, etc., free ou re?
quest. - ?
Our Descriptive Catalogue
gives the fullest information about
Grasses, Clovers and all Farm
Seeds. Write for Catalogue and
Special Grass Circular.
T.W. Wtod&Sons. Stelsaen,
RICHMOND, . VA.
Wood's Trade Mark Brand
Grama, Clover ftn<1 other Farm Seed*
?re the best and cleanest qualities ll li
? proenrs -moen i?
la quality and (Termination than toe
ordinary market grades.
?K: Vb i ? ? ,.jH
artvi - ?.: i ,u*
ik^.. a ... ? I ettaf a ia.Sa.aT
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??fr. I .. , Haul* l.?<llr?.a>? lr ,r,t.t tot
< lll< l.i. ,1 I ll S IM.I1SII 'U-4 and
?"?l-l i ? ? Min Mn* ribbon.
Take un ..il,e. lt. Aaa* .1.,..., ...... .?h.H
"??."????? n..in.ii..m.. i .i i,ui inm-a-iat,
..r seh.l lr. IU.U. (mi earllriilan. Trail
o...i.lnl. , Urila! lo, I..11.. i? mut
' i rrlu, ,,>..,il lu ooo ; - ,.., s^lj h,
ai: LU ?. i
OHIO) HI BS (.'MKMli'AL CO.
sloe Saiiik.a sjaaaara, i-iiii.A.. r?>
JaaStH aluwa
Special at
FOR TEI
SHIRT B.
A big sample lot just mci'
"Stratford/' and other leai
shirt window -ruins carly, ;
WALK OVERBHOI -
Ml the new shapes and leathers, high I
md low cut -hoes. Wc are ready to .
ihow them to our customer
md H.mi.
lille Welt feouand *."..<?>.
BALDWIN'S F
Por the SPRING and SC
all our jnvviou- importatioi
.. mmm m
and design of pattern, i>nt
range of selection. Thc di
tiona of the foremost Englii
weavers.
RICHARDSON
KARMVILLl ,
BOLD BY
N. B. DAVIDSON,
I'AUMVII.I.I., VA.
Stop and
THINK
Don't lie too hasty in
SELECTING YOUR RANGE.
Wait and attend our Cooking
Bx bibil w hich we w ill hold iii
..ut stol* iii-vl dour lo \\ li
lirug Store from thc
19th to 25th
MARCH,
-howmg re-nil- obtained by using
Favorite Itanges. Beveral nice
prizes will bs u'lveii iivmiv to the
oms baking beal cuke, biscuit and
light bread. bou'l fail io attensl.
S. W. Paulett & Sod,
Mun Ht.. I innis ide, Va.
Steel ranges
Parties thinking ?>l pur
chasing a
Steel Range
would find it to their inter
to examine our stock
lu fore doing so, as wc have
thc agency for a large manu?
facturer ot Ranges and al?
ways keep tlic repairs in
i k.
PIKCS AKli FMI SM TO $59.
DUVALL, SON & CO.
AMERICAN
Wc can show you this
fence in our stock and ex?
plain ii- merita and su?
periority, not only in thc
roll hut in the field.
Conic and sec us and
gel our prices.
Paulett & Bugg.
Sole A oin ts.
Baldwin's
M DAYS.
i RCA I XS.
red. Sonic "Chesterfield,"
ling brandi. Notice our
is long as they last BOC,
LADIES LOW BHOl
Cart of our Mg Sprini' shipment re
?eive.l. Specials iii linn Metal at
PUB.
< oroiiH Pat. Colt at |2.M
Th* new Ulbson tie at }'J..'Ji.
'or Bargains.
J..-4-.;... u..
MM KU of nun; siii|.:i
is not only in thc
UlM&lMJi .
likewise in tin- wide
?play embracw produc
ih. French and German
J & ORALLE,
VIRGINIA.
I
FRESH MEAT.
For polite, prompt atten?
tion and thc BEST "I
everything in ....
Fresh Meats
. to
BARROW'S MARKET,
or it linne convenient
call np
PHONE NO. 41.
CAR LOAD
TENNESSEE
MULES ft
Just received. Ilcadv lol in-p chou.
Pine- res nuable, tenn- liberal. Kve
rv sale
Guaranteed
tn BK AB
REPRESENTED.
SI al i le- ul A. A Cox's -land, I ;i nu?
nile.
T. W- Vaughan.
rile Farmville
Commercial Co.,
INI OKI??
Commission Merchants
\\ h I'l
General Merchandize.
We carry a I.AKliK .-KKK nf
Heavy Groceries,
Drv Goods
a;icl Hardware.
ipecial Prices Mad'1 on Goods
Bought in Large tyuaitilies.
THE PARMYILLF COMMERCIAL CO.,
KARMI I ? ii.. VA
I
Remona
This space is occu?
pied bv the
Winston Drug Co.
REPAIR WORK.
Bring jr our Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry for repairs.
BEST WORKMANSHIP
and prompt deli', ?
. . . GUARANTEED. . ..
Ivs pert work man employee]
for this lira in h of my husi
W. T. BLANTON,
Jeweler and Optician.
See LJ-s
before buying' a
PLOW.
We sell the
SYHACUS
hi
Have just
received a
CAR LOAD.
C. M. Waller's Sons.
YOUNG & BRO.
lt) J. J. I i, I I I.'I ll I A
DEALERS IN
FRESH MEATS
if all kinds ....
kountry Produce,
Farmville Flour
.?uni
Shipstun".
11 [ghent market price paid lor
[IDES and Fl'RS of nil kinds.
A share of public patronage
r solicited.
Third St.,' near Main,
"akmviu.i:, . . Vii
DONT FORGET
tum wi; HANDLE
Herd's Grass, Timothy, Clover Seed and all
GARDEN SEEDS
Also Plant Bed Canvas.
Stokes & Davidson.
I Ia vino j?st
moved into thc
Bi?; New Store
nlTOSITK
The Baptist Church,
hettei prepared than ever before to supply roar
needs in
FlTKMTrRE.
? 'ur stock ;s thc largest and most attractive cw r i
li) ii-, and our prices arc low. Conic in .ind sec us in our
UNDERTAKING
Wc an- licensed embalmers and wc carry everything usual
K found ni a FIRST-CLASS undertaking establishment.
-torc Climie DH. For night service call Phone 02, a ri obj ,
li I. hiv lol .
C. C. COWAN.
F. B. ROBERTSON. D. R. GRIFFITH.
Si C .nil.il ,
ROBERTSON & GRIFFITH,
NO. 20, BAST BROAD STREET,
RICHMOND. VA.
LA RC .EST STOCK of old blended and strnight Ryi
LIQUORS ; I
of any retail house in the city. Send us n trial order tor our
old "KENTUCKY BLEND" at $2.00 per -allon, or fire-year.
>ld "SI RAIOIIT RYE" at $2.25 per gallon.
NO < II A IM; i: FOR JUG9 OR PACKING. ORDER*3
SHIPPED PROMPTLY.
H. E. BARROW & CO.,
Commission Merchants
-?AND DEALERS IN ??
Farming Implements, Hardware and Heavy Goods ol I.vi ry IVs.
Best Grades of Fertilizers. If you want the best Inn thc
Owensboro Wagons and Buggies.
We have on hand a large stock of Wood Heaters. Give bs I
edi. on,- PRICES arc RIGHT.
Also a big stm-k of Horse Blankets and Buggy Robes thal
in make interesting for von. ?_3yja,
,0 inform the public
hat they have remov?
ed to the new store op
josite the Courthouse.
? ?? ii mitmmm^mmm^mmnmmmmmmmwmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One and a Half Million
bottles. Does this record of merit appeal to you ? No Cure. No Pay. 50c.
Enclosed with every bottle is a Ten Cent package of Grove's Black Root. Liver Pills._
?
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I ESTABLISHED 18C7
Planters Bank of Farmville
farmville, va.
CAPITAL, S43.42G.00.
SURPLUS AND PROFITS, $70,000.00.
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la Account Solicited.
Ti. aidant. W. Vknahi i I i
W. r. Vk.naih.k, asatsUnl najtblcr,
niiilints i OHiiflnil Banking BtttiBSSS.
loterest Allowed on lime Ikposits
DIRECTORS:
J J. Wai.kkk
J. M. Cm ir
A. B. Ckat.i.k
L. J. Vi
ff r. Clark
I h. W.PAUum
.? ? ?_
3ARDEN SEED.
\ mil linc <>r LANDRBTH'S well known and reliable seed.
THi: MOST (OM I" I. HTK LINE
* ..OF . .
DRUGS, MEDICINES am, TOILET
Ai: l l< LKH KV ll; OFFERED li
The leading weekly and monthly magazines
ni wa VS on hand
Agents Eastman Kodak Company,
TABARD INN LIBRARY.
H.c. < uri!:.** <>.,
lerald and N. Y. World 1.60
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
afB^afBBfaaafBafBanBJBJBJH
to let dividends Aft I VUT.ATEona Life Insurance Policy? In Banns
companies it means nothing more than an agreement on Um part of ii, ?
policy i mi i lc i tn do without dividends for ii it cen or twenty years mel then*
: v j.leiHI> the <.i |iiih v may be frilling to give; should yon
policy during the accumulated period, nil divMMda i
il, Dividends ara declared KYKkY year in Uss
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
:uii| tlic policy -I I lem to lulp pay their premiums, or io I.uv
Increased Inaurance or to convert their policy into hu sndoa mint.
IT WOULD HI
li. SCOTT MARTIN.
Genuine Peruvian Guano.
For sale at
Farmville and Rice Depot,
GENUINE PHRUVIAN and
BELLEFONTE GUANO.
W. H. Hubbard.
LUiPIIi ;
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1- ARM VILLE, VIRGINIA.