The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-05-15


each: 1t began with Washington and
will end with the beginning Of IN,
millennium.
Why not adopt the suggestion of
. statesman of other days who called
, upon the "hWnest men of the country
20 unite in man for the presidency
who possesses integrity, hrmness,
great political experience, sound judg
ment and strong common sense, ardent
love of country and of It's institutions
and their spirit, mistaken political
consistency n the WORT of times,
manners, IL not courtly correct 2''
/ We suppose there can be bat one am
swer and that is that the millennium
haSn as yet come.
Some one ha, recently charged that
our great uni,er,iiie, had gotten TO bee
colonial gambling dens and drinking
shops We hope 1t isn't true. but DOL
>o we are comforted in the thought
that out of the common schools Of the
country have grown some of the most
uncommon men Of the ages. \ little
learning may be converted into a large
possession.
The experts tell Us what it will cost
10 improve our waterways, hat how /
about our highways? Have we no /
statesmen blessed with COMMON
sense? Has reason clean gone from
our halls of legislation? Is progress
sive America still TO pull through
mud and stay in the ruts? Shame
upon our manhood.
Madame Gould ex-wife of Boni.
says She will "turn her back on all
fools, and yet she is following hard
after another Count aud can 10y no
means get rid of herself.
Hobson Is still or the warpath and
insists that the Japs will jump on u.
Fortunately this dashing young man
hasn't the authority to declare war
That's handsome on tile part Of Mr..
Roosevelt when he asks Congress to
increase the pension Of Mrs. Gen'l.
Lee from $50 20 $50 month.
We wish lac wasn't Republican 80
that the South might vote for him.
Richmond has "probationer" look
ing out for drmkards who fails 10 pro-
vide for their families. support them
)r 20 TO the rock piles Take your
,hoice. {
Is the Carlin-Gordon fight continues
he Democracy of the Eighth District L
will be brought into disrepute Take :
o the "back yard, gentlemen, il you a
nave dirty linen" towash /
Those Democrats " no are constantly O
lighting Democracy would do well to "a
earn from the Talmund this useful g
esson: "lnto the we'll which supplies a.
hee with water east no stones "a
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We have heard it suggested that in ID
he event Of Mr.. Bryan 5 election tx C.,
Governor Tyler would be rendered a ~
abinet position. If 50 it would be y"
roper recognition of very devoted and 30
,yal service. y
II il be proper that the successful
'ndidaies at Denver should receive Ia
vothirds vote surely the gubernaio-
al candidates in Virginia should al Tel
asst be named by a majority vote so
he Roanoke Convention should see 'h
this. Hro
oklahoma having gotten home af-
ifs in good running order i, now
oking after national affairs. On the ro
h OF thi, month the people enjoyed col
gal holiday and considered in the 10y
eantime five amendments 10 the ,ol
deral Constitution, all Of them OF ,ar
actical value. Governor Haskell in- vi
H. upon 10 that the creatures Of
ID rather than the creature. Of the
'islaiure shall rule. uul
ecr
Either I am mad or the world +, DO
al John Randolph once said ina
'od Of dependency, aud set there
Times when otheG Of a. are dis u
sci 10 agree with this illusifiou~ son ie
genius. How often are we disposed ~
say, either the world B., wrong or { tina
wrong. 4 little more Of charity wit
our part aud cheer would come i0' n .e,.
and the world would bee ,me much
yhief. -,
We very much regret that the space age
'ur command forbids The giving in sea
a recent editorial from our worthy The
able contemporary, theJ' Petersburg year
IeN-Appeal, on the primary. but pfin
4 are the two wise suggestions year
~ with the assessment aud present year
{ discussions between brother eel u