The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-24

so soon as the snow melts away, and
the foundations are dry enough to be
built ON.
Don't forget the baby-column in the
Trade Edition. The fond parents 10
furnish the photographs and to pay
for the cost Of the wood cuts.
Unless the birds have been feeding
the recent cold spell 'ram" Davis and
his co-hunters will have TO 90 South
next season in search of sport.
There is one dealer in meats in our
town who knows best how TO select
and cut a steak, and you don't know
who he is we are not going TO tell you.
There are a number Of picturesque
private homes in the country round
about Farmville and our ambition is
to have them appear in our Trades
Edition.
Let some one of our readers who has
been i'm the habit of keeping a weather
record compare the winter through
which we are passing with IFS prede-
cessOrs.
flour farmers can handle their to-
bacco judiciously this is good time in
which to bring it into market There
will be a "glut" when the thaw comes
and the season.
As a rallying point during and after
business hours there is nothing COM
parable to a drug store The foaming
glass, the fragrant cigar and the Ease
mating cigarette are all there.
During the cold Of winter when so
many of our friends are denied the
privilege Of coming to town we would
be glad to hear the ofterner from our
correspondents. We must keep in
touch Of each other
One Of our friends ate herring for
supper and before bed time drank two
mugs Of simmOn beer and six dippers
of water. Next morning he was some
what at sea but managed during the
day to keep his head above water.
Our friends, Messrs. VIM. Lancaster
and w. G.. Franklin have just returned
from a pleasant visit to friends in
northern cities, among them being the
Rev. Jas. L. Lancaster, Of Perth Am
boy. y. J. and Hon. Jno. :. Wise, OF
New York City.
Major A. r. Nenable went to Peters
burg on last Saturday to be the guest
of Mr. Ed. Venable and to meet with
Mr.. Paul Venable, now Of North Caro-
lima. the three being the only living
male members Of the family OF the
late Col. Sam Venable.
If YOU propose going to the inaugu-
ration you will do well to secure sleep
ing room in advance. Washington
will be crowded to the overflow, and
NAV be the day will be cruelty cold.
What fools we mortals be that we
don't change the day.
For the benefit of our readers we
beg to give the cost Of space in ouI
Trade Edition: quarter of column 500.
one-balf column $3.50; column 5000.
Photograph to be furnished by the ap
plicant for space, the cuts free
when as much as a column is occu-
pied.
MAY be you haven't looked in upon
a pine forest scene during the sno"
season. and if not you have missed an
inspiring picture, in which the ever
green has furnished the roof and the
spotless snow the floor. There is beauty
all above and around us, and we ough
to be more appreciative.
Some men say it doesn't pay to al
yertise. but they are so limited il
number and so limited as to success
i'm life that they are not OF mucl
weight. John Wanamaker is tn
leading merchant Of America and TN
leading advertiser. Keep an eye OF
the Herald's Trade Edition.
One Of the initiating annoyances at
b tendant upon the cold weather Is TN
g bursting Of the water pipes. Since W.
have gotten accustomed to the tow
water for bathing purposes none othe
lust satisfies US. And we know oil a
least one fellow citizen who prefers
as a drinking water when it is cold.
n Miss Minor was charming hostes
: ON last Friday evening and by CON
mon consent the entertainment sh
n nroyided for her friends was as dc
r. Iightful as il was unique. The spur
u or entertaining is abroad in the tow
i. and there is scarce an evening th'
u some social courtesy is not EXTENDED
e We walked into the office of tn
. FarnvHle Manufacturing compan
Z the other morning, and remarked ul
ON the atmosphere Of cheeriulne'
l. which seemed to prevail and perVao
4. the place. The explanation was ioun
Is i'm the fact that orders had just been II
d ceived for two car loads Of pho
- handles.
Mr.. b. l.. Anderson reminds Us I'M
~, tho we are passing through an ul
"a usually protracted cold spell we nay
ne had much colder weather in years goi
I'd by. lie recalls wildly the memorial
winter of 1857 when the gulneas al
other domestic fowls would freeze
k. the tree tops and fall dead to u
ground. We have often heard Il
Iate Dr Spencer refer TO the san