The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-21

CONVENIENT one. saw Just such OIl
y. at the home Of Mr.. John Blanton. nea
X Ca Ira, in the county of Cumberlan,
Ie recently. 1t was built by his fathe
II Mr.. Cary Blanton, in his life time AN,
e oullt to stay and To hold. Unde
Is the same roof are gathered the horse.
y and cattle and forage upon which {,
feed the year round No fear Of storm
D or snow, or ice or rain there for the
y home Of the faithful animals has been
. built with the care which is bestowed
ON the dwelling for man.
T | suppose that ratons for two years
could be easily stored away there, and
then there are sheds for machinery.
rooms for harness, and place or "A peg
for everything.
The owner is proud Of his barn and is
in love with the old home and all that
contributes TO its comfort and luxury.
/ do not wonder since have been there
and been made to know something
more Of the wealth and warmth Of a
Souihsde Virginia welcome.
Old Ca Ira is sleeping on the banks
Of the " ills, and lny hope is that her
dreams are as pleasant as are my mem
Dries Of her past have before made
mention Of my visits there As boy,
especially my going every other Sunday
TO the Episcopal church, an elegant
brick structure, which is defying the
touch Of time, and still knows no decay. |
1t was there | heard for the first time |
the tones Of an organ, an elaborate pipe |
organ, which | understand is still i'm /
good order and with a little touching
up would be "a sweet and melodious as
Of yore. do not recall who presided
when / heard it played as a boy, but |
do remember il was well played. The
old village may be sleeping, as | have
said, but the farmers near there
are not
Mr. Lawrence Smith had me up
about 4 in the morning, and then re-
member he stopped working at p. m.
/ need not add that he is a wide.awake
farmer Sixteen houls day when
preachers and teachers are enjoying
"Otium cum dignitate.u But no one
on that farm was complaining Of the
length Of the day and no one striking
for hour system. Mr.. Sidney
Spencer, the busy merchant and buster
farmer told me that the "secret of
making good tobacco was TO begin with .
a good plant" thought his plants
were overgrown, but he insisted they
were just right and he knows more
about 1t than pretend TO. lie has As .
much horror Of dwarfed plant as other
people have Of runtof pig. lie may q
I've right What say brother farmers. n
His neighbors, Richardson's, Shepherds, %
Guthrie, Ganaway and others are max
NJ a noble fight this season, and moth
ny daunted by the food are moving
boldly to the front. {
One of the busiest of all busy farmers
If this section is Mr.. Wiley Chappell,
Who owns and works farm on the
Dad leading from Farmvile to Cum
,erland Courthouse He is some five II
niles this side the latter place do II
lot know when | have seen evidences a
f more thoughtful farming He, your nj
eaders no doubt know. is brother to f.,
our townsman, Chappell the Confec-
ioner and that means lightning at
york and not destroying energy. un- a
ring and uncolquerable. 1t would
e simply wonderful if such men didn't p
get there" They always do. Let "
theirs Of Us catch the lick and hold it, O.
nd we, too, will get there.n There is
no royal road to learning they tell Y
$, and we may add that no such road ~
lads to success in any department Of
arthly endeavor. Genius is nothing
at capacity for hard work.
That cold iieldn Of Mr.. II. A. Stokes, va
bout which / wrote last fall, is bear al
X on its once bleak and bare bosom a
)endid wheat crop after a most salts
ictory tobacco yield. Thee is COM mr.
,rt in the thought that it doesn't take Of
ne to clothe our lands in full dress. th
Mr. Henry Hubbard's tobacco is "as VIZ
k as a hat,n and had received its f.,
cond working on the 9th inst. No 20
Atch either, but farm Of it.. Tr
Some men can do two things at one a.
I'd the same time and do both well. OF
lme men, mark you, and not all. / Nm
ave known some sad failures in the da
Tort. -
Mr.. David Stuart told me, some
eeks since, that he wouldn't cut a
I'm Of that fine crop Of clover but it 4
ew 10 be so tall and so thick, that he "a
uldn't resist the temptation, and n
Nv he has loft full barn full, shed 4
D, all sailed aud safe. and if he saves
other pound Of forage this season he
III know no want And the
,ond crop bids far " be equal to the Z
st. y
am disposed to think that Mr.
eyer is making a. wise use of his
Dad acres as any owner Of lands / 4
low of. He has nine houses for
laut- on the place, all occupied by
,d yr,rkar. audtfhpse mon are doinv