The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-30
MORTON TALKS ABOUT SEED.
He Gives Some interesting Facts About
His Department.
COL. SIMMONS ON CAROLINA POLITICS.
lie Tells oftbs EiiGhtlng Effects OF the NO"
As.igDment Law-An Alexandria
Doctors Woes.
Trs,rs BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING.
WAsHfNGToN. March 29. 1895. !


and the folks on the band wagon are about
the Only ones keeping mp with the preces-
.,op n aInan stops to Tie his snoestrings
Dc is left. lie Minnie Paimers picture OF
tha rebelllous garter, alone In the WIND
ing path
There is one class Of aggressive and
YcprcscntatiVe citizens, however VINO
Keen up always with the spirit OF lhe
ace Tho druggist IS always and forever
81 fixture now in front OF progressive
age. ana as an advertising scientist knows
his business from the cellar TO the gar
,et Not long ago q wonderful druggist
here put up a cure for epileptic lts. lie
emplovcd "a man IN the store, ana when-
ever the passing crowd was reasonably
large the man ran out on the sidewalk
and was violently taken with a III. sym
pathizing hands soon carried him lhlo
the drug store. and after one small dose
of the greatest preparation on earth
the patient took up his bed and walked.
SAMPLE bottles were Immediately offered
bv the proprietor TO the good samartans
who did not have fits, and the game
went on This, however, has no bearing
upon the case of Dr. Harper OF NaSh-
iugtOn. who yesterday fixed up a young
uhvsiclan from Alexandra. Dr. Harper
g. from Loudoun county. and has a beau
tiful store under the metropolitan ho'el'
Every Nirginian from this end OF the
state knows the Doctor, and men leave
their valises and umbrellas, and women
leave their shopping bundles ana pack
ages without checks behind his counters
Dr. Harper has telephone, ana VIZ
ginians use it as freely as they nan
street-car. and for hberality genuine
Cleverness and all-around accommodation
Dr Harper has no equal in town. But
yesterday new doctor from Alexandra
came into the store, and there was
trouble.
WHERE THE TROUBLE CAME IN.
The physician wanted to telephone to
his Virginia home, while Dr. Harper
telephone was only for Washington. Inc
young man from Alexandria, who wore
speCtaclcs and was COnvivial in ms tastes
opened up controversy, and finally his
zeal caused him TO strike the druggist.
With one rght-hand swing as Sullivan
would say the druggist laid the doctor
low, but i'm moment picked him up ana
administered a dose Of headache cure
and then mended his eye glasses Tor
him, bathed his face, dosed him with an
elixir of life and sent the erstwhile weary
doctor back into life a new and better
man. Dr. Harper was modest TINS morn
ang in alluding 10 the fact of yesterdays
trouble. but ne was still doing business
at the old stand OF rejuveDaung Nlr-
eiuIaus who dispute his word about tel
ephOnes TO Alexandria.
IHTERvIEw WITH SECRETARY MORTON.
Secretary Morton was seen at the De
part of Agriculture, and, though the
Secretary was, as usual very busy with
the pressing and eXacting demands or
his department. he cheerfuny expressed
his qualification at the interest taken by
The Times in the matters of his depart
ncnt. and particularly pleased at the
earnest and able manner I'm which II was
endorsing his line of action regarding
seed distribution. Upon being shown Pro-
fessor Conrads interview, as published
in a recent number of The Times, the
Secretary said that he endorsed every
word of it, and hoped that other lead
ing agriculturists of Virginia ana the
South would speak out in like manner
and be heard and felt in securing the
adoption of his recommendation III the
near future.
The Secretary's familiarity with the
details of his department seemed COM
plete as ne proceeded TO discuss the
seed distribution question. lie stated
that for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1894. about eight million papers OF Vege-
table seeds had been given out 10 sena-
tors and representatives; more than half
a.
$1,000 papers of tobacco seeu, $4,000 or
turnip seed q 900 quarts of cotton seed,
&c &c; that the aggregate number or
packages Of seed gratuitously distributed
ly the Government during the fiscal
Ncar would amount 10 about ten millions.
The cost Of this purchase and distribu-
hon, &c, all told, was about Sl6OoV.
DISTRIBUTED TO MILLIONS.
"Now," said the Secretary, when it is
pmembered that about two millions OF
our citizens receive these seeds at
cost of about $4,000. and that only $40
persons acknowledged their receipt, some
idea may be formed as to the value set
upon the packages, and the good ac-
COmpllshcd.' %
".How much better would il be-" con-
tinued the Secretary. Ito give an appro-
priation 10 the experiment stations OF the
States. and transfer this whole business
10 them. whose speciality II is, and whose
supervision would be so much more et-
fectivc and the results from which would
DE Of much more vaue to the agrlicul-
fural interests of this country
The Secretary was asked II he had re-
ccived any endorsements from the agri-
cultural papers Of the country, ana from
any OF the boards of agriculture or eX-
pertinent stations. The Secretary thinks
that the state boards Of agriculture We're
acting and forwarding to the department
their resolutions Of approval that the
press city and rural, by scores. were
urging the adoption OF his recommenda-
tion. and he thought by the time Con-
grcss met. the voice Of the peole would
approve his suggestion
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Colonel T.. NJ. Simmons. who is stop
ming I'm the city for a few days. was seen
I'm the ''hotcl lobby" and, in speaking
90 him about the North Carolina Legis-
lature. said: That the Fusion Legislature
had passed laws which have crippled all
business IN his State. and disgraced her
in refusing TO pay honor 10 the name OF
d-6e. And. as for adiourning In respect
20 Douglass. it was in keeping with other
mistakes which had been made by the
fusion party. He thought the Supreme
Court of his State would be compelled
20 adjudicate this mortgage bill" or
else the Governor would have 20 call
-fer toLether again to have them undo
what has been done. or else the people
would be In a bad shape to carry on In oir
business
No collateral securities could be given;
no mortgages and the crops would have
20 sand. for the moneyed eople demanded
some sort Of protection and security and,
under the bin passed these securities
ttand void lie thought the people of his
t<ata knew their record. aud would not
in the future try any more experiments
fn this state the Democratic majority was
NOT so large, but In the next election
they would be once more united In former
styie. and he ready 10 bring In an old
time Democratic maJoriy.
yIRGlEIIss AT THE CAPITAL