The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22


Spring ON the Seaside.
F3Yor Hvald.-With the advent of
.oripg there is new lfe-thrill ON the
land and waters of east Virginia. Not
withstandiug the fact that old winter
has been unwilling TO let go her grasp,
the early salads are ready for market
and are being hurried OIL, especially 10
the Northern cities, ON ears and crafts
had a pleasant and interesting chat
with farmer. who ! found on the
wharfat Cape Charles experimenting
the loading of his kal which was de-
sHned for the New York markets lie
had 300 barrels and crates ready TO 60,
and was paid 81 75 barrel or crate
fob. did not learn from him just
what his profits were, but We can all
reason out good ones. And the work
looked So clean and easy Of handling i'm
contrast with heavy and gummy to-
bacco. The berry ,r0p will soon fol-
low and then comes the potato, at times
the best money maker Of all truck
crops. / was told that as many as l2.O 900
barrels a day were sometimes shipped
from this wharf. The fishing season
in Virginia waters is now reaching
high tide mark and though the fisher
men say 10 is a poor season, l met with
one lucky fellow Of the craft today who
had Just hauled i'm 800 choice shad for
which he averaged go cents piece.
There is profit for you again. And In
the same net were numbers of herrings,
&C.. all of which helped 20 contribute
TO results.
Oystermen, the tongers among them,
are like Othello without a job until the
18th Of September, though / know some
owners of oyster beds or rocks, who
will continue to supply the luxury the
summer through. / saw one of the
number opening them on yesterday for
a swell dinner of the evening, and they
were very fine Tastes down here diff
fer as widely on the oyster question as
do Farmville girls differ as % the shape
and size and cost Of Easter bonnets.
One man raves over the famous Lyn-
haven. another over the Cherry stone,
still another over the Mill Creek and
vet another over the Back Creek. As i
stood picket on that river for nine
months Of the war between the states,
! am rather inclined that way. There is
a world wide difference between them
Just a. there is between our peaches, APP
ples &c. am more and more impress
sed with the fact that oystermen, fish
ermen and an men who make theli
living ON the water or out Of the water
lead strenuous lives. No weakling can
war with the waves and gain victories
Pleasure seekers and money spender'
crowd the Chamberlain just now anC
the scenes night and day are surpris
ingly brilliant and beautiful. AS
watched the butterflies Of fashion flee
through hall way, corridor, dance room
and parlor, I have tried TO form SOM
correct idea of the prevailing style @
dress of the season, but / am not only
on the sea but Eat sea" as to the Who'll
subject. As with the stars in tn
heavens so these social stars differ th
one from the other in glory. Perhap
the white shirt waist is more in evi
dence than any other one piece of dress
And. I'm my untutored and uncouth es
timation, nothing more beautiful IN 1t
charming simplicity ever adorned th
uerson of womanhood or girlhood
Long live the shirt waist. Especial
the white variety. And just here
would offer tribute TO the comfort
the negligee shirt for linen only.
"Dame fashion" never suggested
more delightful luxury.
/ almost catch glimpses Of the Stat
ly Jamestown Exposition forming
pass In review before representative
Of the Nations Of the Earth. We ca
not hope in that great show to excel o
land. but on the water, that most mag
niicent expanse Of water the HAM
tom Roads, the naval display must
made to eclipse all predecessors. Tn
feature will be the drawing card, an
that il will draw largely l have d
fears. And in this the nation isdirec
Ia and largely interested. This beiu
so. the suggestion of only atwo millic
appropriation is absolutely mean
spirit Let as hope that the better 10
pulse will take possession Of Il
"powers that be" and constrain thei
To- do something like justice to Vi
ginia. To- the Nation and to civilizatio
itself OK TIE Go.
800 Reward, 500.
The readers Of this paper will
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