The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-01-31
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Three Gnte..

Before you speak, three gates OF gold.
These narrow gstes-Flrst. els 10 true
Then. els 10 needflle" In your mind
Give truthful answer. And the next
, Is last and narrowcst-"ls &c kinde'
And ITO reach your lips at last
passes through these gateways Tire
Then you may tell the tale, nor fear
What the result of speech may be-.
The ilou ckccper.
Or Southall was in town yesterday
The HERALD is still "A dollar yeal
The winter So FAR has been simpl,
glorious.
The outlook for clover la the sprinl
was never better.
The man who siys that advertising
don't pay don't think before lac "-hoot,
oil his mouth"
The winter SO Far has been marked
some decidedly cold weather, but not
10y much Of SNOW.
The Normal ship is blowing the
waves lst as though there had been
no change of master band az the helm
How of'eu have you failed 20 write
Il 1902? Not hard to do now. rs it is
already AN old friend
We are grateful f,r glorious Jauu-
airy, and we will be glad To live through
February, lett bring -un-hineor storm.
Burning ofplant beds is now in order.
Already two crops ou hand The busy
men of this world are the men who
grow tobacco.
Your picture ia the Trades Edition
would look well, and then you can use
it on letter heads and bin heads after
wards
The wheat is uot looking well just
now, but wheat and oats and clover
will boom when the "spring time comes
gentle Annie"
Glover hay is said To be excellent
food for hens. Beats corn as an egg
producer. Eggs are scarce, and farm
ers will do well To remember this.
Some people are already regretling
that they didn't exercise more economy
on the forage subject during the months
IF September, October, November, and |
December.
Mr. ;. II. Bliss and brother, Mr.. |
U. II. Bliss, left Monday for Clyde, /
\. Y, their former home They will I
'pend a short time visiting their rela-
ives
Mr. w. ;. Copeland, the genial, AHA
Die and most able editor Of the Rich
nond Times, spent yesterday in Farm
lille meeting and talking with some
# our leading business men.
Call at the Office and talk over the
rades edition Of the HERALD. It's
he one best effort just now being made
o advertise the advantages of Farm
lille. Together We can make it a graf
flying success.
Farmville is the only tobacco market
D the State where the farmer is not
equired to pay the commission Of q
er cent 10 sell his crop.
Some merchants prefer to advertise
y means Of circulars, posters, DC. To
i such the latch string to the HERALD
10 Office hangs on the outside. Drop
}, get prices, aud you will leave your
.ders.
Farmville is more than one hundred
ears old and has not as yet sent out a
AIDES edition Of any paper. That's
D reason why she should not Our J
theirs knew nothing Of telephone /
,nveniences 1t would be folly in us a
1t to enjoy them. y
The HERALD is rich in suggestions,
id one Of its best was that Of the inter
wn and country telephone system. :
'ould that the HERALD could do
ore than simply suggest This sec
IN is actually suffering for that mod
n-day convenience.
Farmvlle needs number Of small, h
convenient, we'll located n
mes for rent. Or it may be that h
rye structure with well appointed flats a
III answer the present demands. We II
Mt stand still, but must 90 forward or d
edwards. Our motto ought to be c
iia Uestigio retr0rSun. z
1t has always been a wonder TO us Il
at the old Womack homestead in the p
st end Of Farmville, has not been II
ught by some one and converted into
modern and elegant home. 1t could
made an ideal place fit associate
. the very handsome residence recent. II
erected by Mr. c. f Chappell. al
MIR. +. G Buck left yesterday after "
on for New York. from which point OF
will sail for his old home across the
BAD Atlantic. After a months stay +
will return to Farmville, which for al
'eral years has been his pleasant V
opted home. b
Mr. W. p. Venable received yester- 10
y his commission as Aide de.Camp al
the staff OF Commander i'm. Chief, OF