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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
What Shall That Boy Do.

Who will tell the boy who reads
this what he will do? When he be-
comes a man will he do many things?
VIII he write, and so be useful and
healthful IN speech, ready in commun-
ication and Of strong influence? Say,
my boy, what are you going to do?
What you like to do now, you will be
likely to do by-and by. Doyou swear
now? Doyou cheat, deceive, lie, steal?
DO you do dishonorable things? Are
you disrespectful to, or do you disobey
your parents and teachers? Remem-
Der the boy makes the man. II the
boy is bad the man will be. Fix it in
your mind which you will be.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Shenard Smith

4 beautiful but quiet marriage was
solemnized in the home Of Mrs. W. b.
Shepard on Tuesday November 10, 1907,
the contracting parties being Miss
Carrie l.. Shepard and Mr.. Robert G..
Smith. Promptly at 1870 o'clock the
bridal party entered the parlor in the
following order TO the strains Of
Lohengrin's wedding march, beauti-
fully rendered by Mrs. AbnerSpencer'
First. Miss Sydnor Johnson and Mr..
j. W. Shepard, Miss Inez Shepard
and Mr.. Moses Smith, then the bride
beautifully gowned in white silk and
leaning on the arm Of the groom, who
looked very handsome in the conven-
tional black. The parlor was lastly
decorated in evergreens, while the
bride carrie a lovely bouquet Of car
nations and maiden hair ferns. Ths
short, but very impressive ceremony
was performed by Rev. Henry Davis,
After which they retired to the dining
room where a most delicious dinner
was served. Immediately after, the
bride and groom left for an extended
tour Being at home after November
p at Dillwyn where they will reside
in the future
The bride is the pretty and sttrac-
tive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Burwell
Shepard, while the gr ON is the popu-
lar son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Smith.
Only the families and few friends,
were allowed the privilege Of attend
ing this marriage, and those who were
present, should indeed consider it an
honor.
The presents, quite numerous in
oumbcr, testify TO the popularity Of
both parties.
wTRIXYn
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
MadisonyiIle

Nov. q, 1897.
Miss Ida Branch leaves Wednesday
for Jamestown, Richmond and other
places.
Mr. and Mrs. sam Wilkinson spent
Monday with Mrs. Def0rd.
Miss Eta Roach has returned home
from Lynchburg where she has been
visiting for the D. week.
Mr.. Oscar johnson was the guest
Of Miss Susie Roberts last sunday.
Miss Matte Baker is visiting rela-
tives in Lynchburg this week.
Mr.. Claren Hamilton visited his
home people sunday.
Mr.. Franklin and Ms. LinwoOd
Carwlle spent saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Roberts.
Rev. J. b. Williams spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Edi Carwile.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Abilene

November y, 1871
Mr.. Charlie Rice, and daughter, lit
tie Media. left Tuesday for North Car
olina, to visit relatives and friends for
some time.
Mr.. Lynwood Carwile, Of this place
left for Baltimore last Friday where
he expects to engage in business.
Mrs. Andrew Baker spent last Tues
day with Mrs. W. b. franklin.
Mrs. J. 4. Franklin is visiting her
son, Mr.. J. J. Franklin, in Baltimore
Rev. George Pankey, Of Richmond
will preach at the Baptist Church.
Mt. Nebo, on Sunday morning, at ii
o'clock
We are glad to welcome our same
pastor back to Beulah NJ. +. Church.
Rev. f.. II. Powell.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.
Beck
November p, 1901


November q, 1901.
We are very glad indeed to see an
other store here. Let US hope to see
something greater in the near future.
Misses Myrtis and Bette Weaver are
visiting at Crewe this week.
Mr.. Parks, from Lynchburg, was
here Monday.
We regret very much to make men
ton Of Miss Bessie Arms departure
Tuesday.
Mrs. jamie Redford returned from
Crewe Tuesday.
Miss Estele Jenkins left Monday
with her sister, Mrs. r. n. Hill, for
Rutherford College, y. c., where she
will stay until Christmas.
Mr. George Elliott left Sunday for
Lynchburg, after a pleasant visit in
this neighborhood.
Miss Earle Redford, Of Burkeyille,
is the guest Of Miss Maude Redfo:d.
Misses Maude and Grace Redford
were here Tuesday evening.
Miss Flosence Elliott visited the Ex-
position a few days ago.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Correct Speaking.

one Of the most pleasing things in
young people is the habit Of correct
speaking. Let us advise all our young
readers to acquire it in early life. The
longe T you live the more difficult the
requirement Of correct language Island
II the golden age Of youth, the proper
season for the acquisition Of language
is passed in abuse, the unfortunate
victim, if neglected, is very properly
doomed to talk slang all bis life.
Money is not necessary to procure
this education. Every one has it IN
his power. He has merely to use the
language which he reads, instead Of
the slang which he hears, to form bis
tastes from the best poets and authors
Of the country, to treasure up choice
phrases in his memory, and habitate
himself TO their use, avoiding at the
same time, that pedantic precision and
bombast which show the weakness OF
vain ambition rather than the polish
Of an educated mind.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Adele

Nov. ., 1907.
Our neighborhood has sustained a
severe loss in the death Of Mrs. W. c..
Couch who was brought to this place
from her home in Durham, y. c.,
where she breathed her last on the
morning Of Is inst. after brief but
painful illness. Her brother, DR.. j.
ID. Terry hastened to her side and re-
manned 10 the last, but all that loving
hands and skillful physicians could do
for her was in vain. Her life was one
Of lovely Christian purity. She was
true wife, loving mother and great
est Of all loyal Christian. All that
was mortal Of Mrs. Couch was laid TO
rest in the family burying ground at
the old Booker homestead. a large
crowd assembled to pay the last tri-
butte Of love to her memory and at
800 Sunday afternoon she was placed
in her last resting place, while the
congregation sang softly, "Sometime
well Understand.
May the God Of all mercies protect
the bereaved family and whisper
"Peace" TO their sorrowing hearts.
The services were impressiyely con-
Quoted by Rev. J. B. Williams.
DR.. and Mrs. J. d. Terry, Of Rice,
were in the home Of Mrs. NJ. J. Terry
last Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The Roll Of Honor for school No, T.
Buffalo district, Miss Ella Neal Book
erteacher, for the past week was as
follows:
Julia Cunningham, Eva Cunning
ham. Henry Booker, George Booker,
Jr., Ida Layne, Annie Rodgers, John
ME Rodgers, Ellen Rodgers, Stella
Carwile, Allen Carwile, Hugh Car
vile and Myrtle Motley.
Prof. f. NJ. Terry, Of Fairfield, Va,
Mr.. W. p. Terry, and Mr.. Nat Terry,
Of News Ferry, were in the home OF
Mrs. NJ. J. Terry last week, also Rev.
j. II. Couch and daughter, Miss JAMIE,
OF Roanoke. all returned to their re-
spectiye homes on Monday last.
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Many of our neighborhood boys
have been having much sport bird
hunting, aud a nice lot Of birds have
been shipped to Norfolk.
Mr.. Willie Booker paid flying
business trip to Farmyille yesterday.
The farmers are very much encour-
aged at the progress which is being
made by the Farmers Organization
and it is hoped that the time is not
far distant when our county will be
as solidly organized as is Buckingham
today. Many are being convinced by
the steady work Of the Association
that their only hope lies in organiza-
ton and will cast their lot and their
support in the Association this year.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
The HOME CIRCLE COLUMN.
Gone Before.

There's a beautiful face In the silent air.
Which follows me ever and near.
With smiling eyes and amber hail.
With voiceiess lips. yet with breath o. prayer
That feel. but cannot hear.
The dimplcd hands and ringlets Of gold
Lie low in marble sleep;
lstrctch my arm for the clasp Of ola,
But the empty air Is strangely cold.
And my vigil alone keep.
There's a sinless brow with radient crown
And a cross laid down in the dust:
There's a smile where not a shade comes now.
And tears no more from those dear eyes how
SO sweet IN their innocent trust.
"Ah. well and summer il coming again.
Singing her same old sweet song;
But obi Il sounds like a sob Of pain.
As IL floats in the sunshine and the rain.
Der hearts Of the worlds great throng.
There's a beautiful region above the skies.
And long 20 reach It's shore.
For know shall find my treasure there.
The laughing eyes and amber hair
OF the love one gone before"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
FarmYIIIe MIIIs RepIIes 10 Nh. Bruce.

FARMvILLE, VA, Nov. 26. 'O7.
Editor Heraid.-We note the COM
plant made last week by Mr.. T. II.
Bruce in regard to grinding his wheat
but Mr.. Bruce did not state all the
facts in the case.
Our Mr.. Bliss says that when the
wheat in question was brought to the
mill. he examined it and found a
quantity Of onions i'm II and told Mr..
Bruce that he could not grind Oniony
wheat but would have to hold it until
the onions dried so that he could get
them out. lie offered to give Mr..
Bruce flour made from wheat free OF
onions, which proposition Mr.. Bruce
agreed 10 accept. or he was at liberty
to take his wheat back home.
Had Mr.. Bruce's wheat been merch-
antable, we could have given him a
better exchange. He accepted the
proposition made 10y Mr.. Bliss, and
we do not see what grounds he has
for complaint.
1t is ouraim TO treat every one fairly
and to try not to injure the reputation
ofany one. If grain is full of oni'nsi
cookie &c it has to be cleaned before
we can grind it, and this is loss; but,
if our farmers would take out these
things before bringing to market, their
wheat would command a better price
and give them a better yield when
ground.
our flour will compare with any
ground in the state and will bring one
dollar more in the market than thai
ground i'm the old way by country
mills.
Yours truly,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Concert.

The music-lovers Of Farmville have
a rare treat i'm store for them in the
concert TO be given on Thur-day night
December 9Th in the Normal School
Auditorium 10y the Schuburt String
Quartette Of Boston. The manage
ment Of the Normal School, by a
stroke Of unusual good luck, was able
TO induce these artists To stop of for
night and give the students aud the
people of the town an opportunity
such As seldom comes to small places;
The mere fact that they come from
the musical center Of America, should
be an inducement for the entire musi-
cal element Of the town TO come out TO
hear them.
Admission, SOC for reserved seat, 35c
general admission
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
PAY Your Poll Tax.

II you DO not pay your poll tax be-
fore December Shat is on or before
the 7th-you cannot vote in the mu-
uicipal election next June for Mayor
and Councilmen. After November
3Oth-tomorrow-you will have adj
ded 8 per cent penalty as delinquent
save your vote and the penalty too
by paying your poll-tax immediate
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

Lucas County.
Frank j.. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm Of +. j..
Cheney * Co., doing business i'm the
City Of Toledo, County aud state afore-
said. and that said firm will pay the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use Of Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FRANK }. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed
I'm my presence. this 9th day of Decen-
Der, a. ID. 1856.
l~FAL.I a. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally. and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Send
for testimonials free.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

Mrs. Lee ~. Morton o. spending
the week with her cousin, j. b. and
4. +. Jefiress, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. William Henderson, who had
serious operation performed at
hospital in Richmond, has returned
home.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Dancing Proves Fatal.

Many men and women catch colds
AZ dances which terminate in pneu-
monia and consumption. After eX-
posture. if Foley's Honey and Tar Is
taken il will break up a cold and no
serious results be feared. Refuse any
but the genuine in a yellow package.
The Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
A lonr face galhers lew frlends.

A long face gathers few friends.
A little shaver is one not old enough
to shave.
Skilful men should know how to dis
guise their skill.
No, Alonzo, it isn't the bad eggs
that produce tough chickens.
When woman takes the conceit
out Of man she adds TO her own.
Putting a little more in than you
take out will eventually fill your
purse.
One Of the ambitions Of the average
man is to do those he has been done
by.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
List Your Farm.

Ifvou want cash for your farm,
at fair price, no fancy price, but
what il is worth, and want to sell
quickly, ! am in the position to handle
il. Am making a speciality Of large
estates. have customers for any num-
Der if the prices are right, most Of them
will nav cash. Cost you nothin
unless / sell. List them with
VIM. w. Jackson,
Member Of y. & w. X. II. lmmigra-
ton Association. Manager Southside
Virginia Branch Southern Land
Agency, farmNlilei Va
Phone AZ. apl. 26-tf.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

Torturing eczema spreads its burn
ing area every day. Doan's Ointment
quickly stops its spreading, instantly
relieves the itching, cures it perma-
neptlv. At any drug store.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Ph0n0aPaph.

There is only one that is made by
Edison and sold by Hunt. For a
Xmas present it can't be beat-the
whole family will enjoy it Il months
i'm the year We carry full stock Of
gold mould records
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

.t,l,.t f.ths a.r..nco of the bust.
moss woman on The home life Of Amer
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

One weeks publication ola fourteen
cent advertisement Of twelve shares
Planters Bank stock for sale, brought
more than a score Of anxious buyers.
Try the Herald when you want to buy,
sell. rent or restore a lost article. Just
one cent word.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Sam Bruce Scott.

Postmaster Garnett received the
following letter from W. \. scott, who
seeks information concerning his
Prince Edward relatives. Any one
remembering the family will confer a
favor by writing to Nh Scott at the
address below:
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
NEW MARKET, Tenn,
Nov. 20, 1907.

Postm ,ster, Farmville, Va
My Dear Sir:-My father, OF this adj
dress. sam Bruce scott, a blind man
from Prince Edward county, Va, son
Of blind Jas. Scott, died October Is,
and was buried 10Th Of October, '07.
He was brother Of Weldon, Alfus
and Peter, and his two sisters were
named Emily and Amelia scott. lie
left his home with the intention Of go
ing to California. He came To Knox
vile. Tenn, In 1871, end stayed there
until 1874. He then came 10 jefferson
county, Tenn, and there married and
raised family OF six children, Wei
don, Alexander, Cornalius McCamp-
bell, Walter Bruce, Robert Lee, Jeiler-
son Davis, Willie Frances scott, and
a. am one Of his sons / write you 10
ask If you know OF any ofmy relations
to hand them this letter and ask them
to write me.
Yours truly,
~ -..,rr-r
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Eight Days On His Back

and cured with two applications Of Dixie Nerve
and Rome Eminent. Il viii cureyou.
Owens and Minor Drug Co..
Richmond. Virginia.
centlenen.-I have been using your Nerve and
Rome Iiniment on my back and find 10 acts Ike a
charm For eight days / had been on my back
nd could not move and after two applications /
aamnow out and 20 business.
Very truly yours.
Z. c. OcBURN North View. Va
coi5 nv White 4 Co and Winston DRUG Co
There's nothing so good for a sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Electric OIL.
Cures il i'm a few hours. Relieves any
pain in any part.
-. - y y XyorId a gO
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
Do ii Now.

Have those pictures made for Nmas.
You couldn't possibly give a present
that would be more priced. see Hunt
at once.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

Herald and n. Y. World sl.6O
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

Yours truly,
THE FARMvILLE MILLS.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

There isn't as much difference be-
tween a croakng laueh and a silvery
one. when heard in q business Office,
as you might imagine
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29

When you see two women on
street corner these hot days looking
particularly amused &c is evident one
is telling the other what little she
wears around the house I'm the morn
ing-Atchis0n (Kan) Globe
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
owe

$50 hck love if w, hafc lotc
We have ail boo nH.
Earth below and STAR above.
And calm and ca. niNal
love makes ihc rinF'd wur'douu.
Wcarc peers of Col.
Love woos and wakes che flowers.
Dew browsing meath thc sol.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-07

and he attributes his success in
the art of longevity to the fact
that he never married. Ii one
were to follow the advice OF the
average centenarian, life would be
a hard task. Give on mllsh and
milk" "Walk three miles and weed
the garden before breakfast
"Never take violent exercise
such are the commends that these
venerable reprobates give us with
one eye closed. It does not take
a jaundiced or cynical eye to OBJ
serve that the noble art Of posing
pursues us from cradle to grave.
Long may it flourish!
ANGLICUse
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-07
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. F. Graham's book on
English Synonyms"
CIelY-O1Slz2lCt.

Distinct.
Objects are clear when there is
sufficient light to enable us to
perceive their general form; they
are distinct, when we can discern
their parts, or separate them from
surrounding objects. Suppose,
during the twilight of summer
evening, an orange is lying in a
dish with some other fruit; there
NAY be light enough for me to see
it clearly, that is, to perceive it's
general form and color; but when,
lights being introduced, | am en-
abled to form a just idea of it's
exact shape and color, and can
distinguish it from other fruit
4 see it distinctly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-07

The recently invented clock
which starts fire first, and then
arouses the householder when
things are warmed up lops off one
more of the self-denying possibili-
ties of a simple Iife.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-07
Che Hrt Of Posing.
~~~

Dut can we duOIu W lduSA! 10
posing dead? Let usV De.
Everybody knows the literary
cult. You start with good work
ing knowledge of Omar; back it
up with a sprinkling of Walt
Whitman, Flora Macdonald,
George Meredith and, last but
not least in Importance to you,
Henrik Ibsen. You consign poor
Miss Corelii to perdition and you
loudly condemn all besJ-sellers.
This is about all that is necessary,
except that it is we'll to adopt
some special god who may be any
one from Chaucer to Maeterlinck.
If you are rich, you 60 for editions
de luxe; if you are poor. you have
small but well-chosen and WE'LL
thumbed library It is perhaps
advisable to buy your books in
this latter case second hand; this
gives them the proper appearance
without too much trouble on your
part.
The cult of Wagner is an an
cient one but it never dies, unfor-
tunately. This is probably be-
cause the very poor cannot afford
it, it being impossible to conceive
of Wagnerite who has not made
the pilgrimage to Baireuth or does
not intend to make it. A little
knowledge of the rudiments of
music is advisable but not CON-
pulsory; familiarity with the
text { [ was going to say the poetry
but remembered in time) is essen
tial, however; hence superficial
knowledge of German should be
picked up.
Other musical cults require a
little more attention; but in Bos-
ton one may be classicist or in
Berlin a Straussite or Rege1ian
without too much trouble.
These are all recognized poses,
however, and it is the unrecog-
nized pose that is more prevalent.
Take the pose of the young man
with "push." Observe the hur-
ried look which he assumes, the
rapidity with which he takes his
meals and the beautiful air of ener-
gy which he is able in time to
wear as if it were natural to him.
He is the man who talks to you of
the ''men who do things" of ode
veloping the country" of the
mighty West" If he works in
an Office, he gives you the impress
sion that the cares of empire rests
upon his troubled brow. If he
happens to be little higher in
the social scale, the empire be-
comes dozen world empires.
Again, consider the blase youth.
He tolls not neither does he spin.
There have always been blase
youths and there probably always
will be, unless our socialistic
friends abolish the order. The
type is too familiar to make much
comment upon. A little milk-and-
watery cynicism, a contempt for
the things that other folk consider
worth while and, above all. an
instructive and overwhelming dis,
like for any form of labor-there
you have it. T.
Then there is the pose 1--WE know,
it we'll of the desperate criminal.
How he invelghs against the evils
of things in general, what an un-
savory reputation he likes to pile
up against himself, what terrible
scenes he proposes still to enact!
Something doing when he gets
out, he hints. But he is usually
inartistic-he overdoes it. You
feel an innate conviction that
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