The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-02-08
Here and There.

lfltiuf nl one Ol llt lthuIHA NNttln %
the State at his own table the othel
day, il was the dinner hour and wa.
struck with the fact that be literally
had no appetite. lie picked away at
few dainties and enjoyed nothing
/ And believe this is true OF most peo
pie who feed constantiya hotel tables.
F ! remember some year, ago being in
one Of the best in lha city Of Parker,-
+ burg, W. Va, and il is noted for 10,
good hotel and before the 3rd week
ended simply had an aversion TO en-
terIng the di ing room. grew tired
of the odors and everything began 90
taste alike. 10 occurred 20 me that
all meats were "bled" in one COM
mon pot. the breads were neither hot
nor cold there was distressing same
ness about the seasoning and but for
the frozen things, ices and creams, !
should have fed from the place.
How different all this at the tables
of our private homes. The appetite
grows upon this upon which it feeds
and with every returning meal hour
there is music I'm the ringing of the
bell. An yet the tendency ofthe home
is To abandon home, for hotels. sad
mistake that. haven't much hope
for the boy who i, raised on hotel food
and reared under hotel influences.
Did any such ever move listening
Senators" or lea am army to yicioy .?
was ON a G.. * o. train last Friday
and Saturday opposite a We'terner
who had just bought Virginia farm
for which he paid 1000. He was ey-
identity delighted with his bargain and
gives glowing descr ptiou of his new
purchase. He contrasted our climate,
our pure waite supply or abundance
Of fire wood with the conditions OF his
old home and reioiced at the change
that was about { be made. ] felt in-
clined to take him 10y the hand, wei
come him and then whisper "a word of
advice. But somehow didn't. lie
has but one all important lesson TO
learn after beating with us, and that
is TO consult with successful Virginia
farmers and then follow their advice.
lf he obslinatoly cling- 10 Western
methods of farming. he will soon Ia
ment his purchase for he viii make
a dismal failure. lie need not fail, for
II. a Stokes doesn't fail. nor IL. f..
Richardson. nor "Joe" Hazlcgroye
nor f. O. Sandy, nor hundreds OF their
comrades.
have great horror OF a negro porter
who enter, coach filed with passcn-
gers. the windows down, the door
closed, with a busting brush simply TO-
raise dust What would be thought
of the house wife who would order The
parlor or the dining room swept when
they were filled with guests? For
tunately he doesn't demand "tip. "
and speaking Of thi, ann reminded
that clipping" has gotten to be OPP.
pressiye and offensive.
heard lady hotel keeper who en-
ploys none but white girls in her
dining room, say that one Of them
came TO her one morning after break
fast. Boosting that she had "rakcd in
six dollars" from her table during This
one meal. And the lady said further
that unless they were tipped She
couldn't make them wait The guests.
/ know am not stingy but / know
also that am constituiionally op-
posed to tipping and / will suffer
rather than succumb. My way tol
avoid itof late is TO rent room when
i'm the city, and change my eating
place with each meal
/ believe in thrift but / ann losing
my respect for what j, known 81, the
saving habit which so often becomes
the stingy habit. have recently met
with a minister of the Gospel who by
saving has accumulated a competency
and now congratulate, himself that
he ism t forced to preach for living.
The result is, that though not an old
man ne is nursing himself "a, though
he were a hot house plant, and doesn
even 20 TO church unless the day is
bri4ht and the air balmy. Better that
that man didn't have surplus dollar
and that he just had TO wo k for a liv-
ing. He isn't happy and 10y no means
useful. and all because he has been
stingy enough TO rake together a sur
plus.
Speaking Of preachers reminds me
To say that heard noble sermon re-
Gently from the Rev. VI Mcdaniel,
pastor of First Baptist Church. Rich
mond. on the occasion of his visit toll
the University. In that presence the
temptation was no doubt great 10
show scholarship, but instead he de
liyered one Of the plainest, strongest
and most scriptural serm ms 1 have
heard for many day. The secret toll
the perfect life was Dbl, theme and The
treatment Of il wa, Biblical, ma,tenul
and forceful. IL j., rare pleasure TO
hear such a sermon and ! am grateful
to the gifted preacher that he gave me
such pleasure, with which ] trust there
was mingled a good degree of profit.
What do you think, Mr. Editor, OF
the futu Of little boy Of three years
of age who is allowed TO change his |
place and plate at the table threetimes |
during the supper meal. and on the
last round was little more "whiny' |
than he bad been at first? OR of a |
youth sixteen years Of age who took |
his seat at the table having positively /