The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-02-24

IN SOUTHSlDE VIRGINIA.
81 No where ON earth can be founc
IT, purer water, and the beauty ofiti- that
D. 10 is p'cntIW There is scarcely field
q without running brook. and springs
abound. Wells are used by number
of people because they can be placed so
as tosultthe couveniences of the house
holder. The water from this source j..
also delightful and is obtained at a
reasonable dcpth. Even during the
droughts of summer land they are
with us very uncommon stock never
suffer for water aud mo- one is subjected
To- the necessity of hunting or of haul
ing this essential 10 the existence OF
man and beast.
SOCIAL ADVANTAGES.
The "iatch string hangs ON the out
Side' Of every mans castle, and To tine
t0ortly there j. always warm welcome. /
When you call on a neighbor it is ex-
pecied that you will break bread with
him, and mo- ones house is ever so
crowded that there is no room left for
another. The stranger will soon be
made To- feel at home here, and will be
sure To liud those who will share with
him his joys aud his sorrows too. We
have no schools for the training Of
professional nurses, but our r0i,fuiecrs
are as steady and as courageous as
veterans and regulars The distress
CALI is never sounded in vain, and
pleasures wOoings win willing and {
sympathetic votaries. Southside Viz s
sinia is literally a place Of homcs, u
'nd when once established here is no "
ie-ire TO seek another d
HEALTHFCLNEss.
We need only mention one fact To "
demonstrate that the record Of the J.,
ouniry, So faras the health ofii- people u
8 concerned, is without parallel =.
mong the peoples Of the earth. "
Iampdcn-Siduoy College has been i'm ~
rtive operation for more than hun 81
red years, and during that time only -
so of its students have died from y"
.sease, and one ofthem contracted the -, ~
sease elsewhere, and died soon after "
aching the college aud before attend ~
* lecture "1
Epldemics are unknown to US, and
e scourge Of sickness is something
1t recorded in the history Of the
untry. The month of June brings no
irs TO mothers with teething babies, yo
ID lung troubles do not come to Us ON 'h'
e winds of winter. The temperate ~
d clearly classes Of Soutshde Vir- 'ht
MA are rarely sick. Persons who PIE
re tortured with asthma i'm nor Tar
srn climate have found relief here. con
40 MOSQUITOES. ah'
{ is pleasant To those of us who live Una
.e, and must be to those who con- Oh
lplate making their homes with us. 'ul
It we are free from these liiputian y
we'll armed pets. The porch, the OH
Tor and the chamber are all strangers i1s
heir SINGING and their s,,oing ing
This may be a small matter, but uII'
8 worthy Of large place in the records oi ID
Ich tell Of Southside as a lame 'ho'
.sma and mosquitoes, twin sisters Of w
, have not found their way, To us. sect
that they have not been induced TO "uN'
e is subject Of general satisfaction. iano
LABOR yin
ed t.
heap or so abundant. Farm hands 49,,
be employed by the year at from - 49,
10 ten dollars month the laborer 49,
2 furnished ratious, house and fire. ~,
4. Day labor on the farm range -
forty To seventy-fve cents day, -,
of such work is done by the oen.
ed people-and well done, if done IN -,
n the directiOn-Of hJmc. sfQyiaQ.
lpt-payiHg and thoughtful farmer. '.'.
.,.,,..,' 80 81 - '''' "o'''''"'' ''o, will
'lally IN and about the towns, and ,..
services can be had at prices rang a,,..
-om So toss a month, the employer T'.i,
-nish house and board in addition tan
" 80 SAINT
we remember that the laborers Of
do not, on an average, more than
e shelter, food and raiment, and The
Of Prince Edward having the odist
wo items secured i'm the contractq has
ployment, we are led TO believe severa
heir condition is not 50 bad after chasil
ing I'll
FARMNILLE. IDA, &
5 is town where the Goddess of says u
n regns aud many worship and aoie
% her sceptre. states
school advantages, especially ihpro
2 girls, are not eXcelled, if they MN
Iualled. H..