The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-06-16

may uol looh ulNu HIS Inv "-'ih'
Another of Prince Edwards worthy
sons has done his duty and rests from
his labors Though dead he will yet
live in our memories and encourage
to better living
EDITORIAL NOTES.
German Baptists only number d.
600 in the country, so the necktie and
tobacco are not doomed.
Twenty-eight postoflices in as many
different States have been named
Dewey This is only four less than
those named after Washington. over
300 other applications are on the postal
files.
The churches Of the United States
claim 5000, 900 communicates. WHAT
power for good if all were good.
The japanese, as workmen on west
ern railways, are giving great satisfac-
ton.
A colossal whiskey drinker says pea
nuts make the best antidOte. Drink a
pint and eat a pint and ALPS well.
The hotter the better Onions not so
good, and friends not annoyed by their
use.
They tell us now that the stone age
for road building is gone and that the
steel track has the right Of way. The
estimated cost is 81 800 mile. Right
step, you say, but we are too poor not
to have good roads. Steel or stone,
just so it is as good in January a. it is
in July.
Beware of headache powders. The
druggists of some Of our large cities
have advertised that they VIII not be
responsible for the damage following
their use. OF course not. They didn't
make them, and are not going to take
them.
Mrs. Stanford has gone beyond Mr..
Carnegie in the giving line. Out Of a
large fortune she has only reserved a
modest income. May she have in adj
dition sweet content, and then she will
be more than a multi-millionaire.
Commissioner Koiner says there is
just now a lively interest abroad in
Virginia lands. The people Of South
side Virginia should keep a sharp look
out. We are entitled to some of them.
If it be true that an automobile was
driven 707 miles at power cost of one
dollar then indeed the horseless car
riage is with US to stay We say moth
ing, for we know nothing of the orIgi-
nal cost Of one Of them, nor Of the wear
and tear to machinery. 1t may be that
most of US will have to use the old
FIRMLY mare for some time to come.
The noble daughter of Gen. Wheeler
is ready to go to the Philippines to
wait on the soldiers in hospitals, but
you can't keep Fighting Joen Wheel
er in the ambulance when the fight is
going on in front
You needn't remind US it is hot.
Talk about that below-zero weather.
The hot will take care Of itself just now.
Mr. Mckinley would be doing, Mr.. !
Bryan a good service if he would con-
tinue to use his AK on the civil service |
underground.
Duchess de ARGOS, wife Of the New |
Spanish Minister at Washington, is /
said to have been an old sweetheart Of
Admiral Dewey. My, how she would
shine as his wife now.
The leading negroes of the South are
looking forward hopefully and cheer
fully to the time when the next Ma
tional Republican party will meet
The sun shines there very brightly and
he is sure to make hay"
"SOme men are born great and some
have to be electedn-tO the Senate Of
the United States for example.
The largest freight engine ever built
in this country is No. 7O3, built by the
Richmond Locomotive Works for the
Big Four. 1t is a consolidated ten
wheel engine, weighing 1877 800 pounds.
The {. d o. have ordered nine dupi-
Gates of this engine.
The "Derby" is the racing event Of
the season in England. This year
Flying Fox won. OF course he should
have done so. The others ran.