Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-30

poan markets is rapidly becoming per
! inanently-establlshcd industry oil vast
proport.Ons in the United states. 81
AZ ar aid TO all persons engaged vi WIS
| feature OF American agriculture, the
United States Department OF Asi'.ul'ul.
will soon Issue Farmers Bulletin NO w.
entitled Raising Sheep for MUTTON.
The bulletin. submitted for publication
bv Dr ID. IS. salmon, chief OF the Bure'.d
OF Animal Industry, was prepareu W
Professor Charles r. Curtlss, director OF
the Iowa Agricultural Experiment 81
ton, and says that our rlch iahus e III
abundant feeds are well suited 10 the
economical production OF superior mut,
ton. and IL has been clearly demonstrated
that mutton sheep. properly sele.,eu' ..,'
grow large part II not an. o. wv 49,
demanded for American manulacturIhs'
Notwithstanding the apparent cohtIac-
ton OF our flocks. the sheep INDUSTRY has
been established on more peihdIien'
and lasting basis This mas ueeh uoho
by making mutton the primary conSiue-
ration and wool incidental, instead OF the
reverse. as has generallyfbeen the case
The results Of a number = investiga-
fions conducted AZ the exp lmeht St"-
tons. which shed new. liz u on me
problems of sheep feeding. are given
Among these are cost OF producing NUT
ton, relative cost OF l prI ,'nr o'o no,in1s
Of live weight. and advantages OF hnlsh-
ing at an early age.
0,ber topics discussed are: lambs pre-
forred In the markets. method OF cutting
mutton, range lamb feeding, tne Value .,
Improved blood what constitutes a good
sheep. and essentials OF good fleece.
The bulletin contains eighteen illustra-
lions. and is for free distribution;
The Secretary Of War. the AdJutan,-
General a number Of ordnance officers
and officers Of the engineer corps went
down the Potomac this morning 10 indian
Head 10 witness the testing of new
"paraiet mount" offered 20 the govern
ment by the inventor The test was 20
be experimental.
PERSONAL
Miss Bessie Dodson. Of Virginia, ana
Mr. Edward Emmett Buckley. of this CITY.
were married June DIST at 81. Dominic
parsonage by the Rev. r. NJ Boomer,
o. i.
The residence Of Mrs. Charles Duane
Willard. on Capitol Hi. was very beau
tifully adorned I'm palms ana flowers iaS1
evening In honor of the marriage OF h'r
daughter, Miss Blanche willard. and Mt.
Thomas Atkinson Blackford. formerly 81
Staunton. Va, but now residing at VIII
mington. Del. The marriage ceremony
which took place at o'clock, was VII
messed by the immediate family only. but
was followed later in the evening by re-
ception and supper, at which some thirty
or forty relatives and intimate friends
were entertained The hall and drawing
room were deliberately adorned In aspara-
gus vines, pink carnations. palms, ana
roses. and lighted entirely by pink-shaded
lamps.
The bride had as her only attendant her
sister. Miss willard, who wore pink or
candle over silk Of the same color. and
carried pink roses. The wedding gown
was Of white mOusseline de sole, with
which was worn a long tulle veil. The
bride entered the room with her brother
in-law. Mr.. y. X jameson, OF PhDadei-
phia and was met at the fioweI-decked
bay-window by the groom and his bro
Their. Mr.. Benjamin Blackford, who ected
as best man. Rev William r. Snyder, Of
the Church of the Incarnation, read the
marriage service.
Among those witnessing the ceremony
were the mother of the bride. the parents
Of the groom. Or. and Mrs Blackford, or
Staunton. Va: his three brothers, also OF
StauntOn; Mr. and Mrs. Il. *. jameson,
Of Philadelphia: Mrs. w. S. BlacMord.
and Mrs W. II. Blackford. both of Bal
t'more. and Mrs VI. w. Paxton. Of this
city
Mr.. Frank l.. Lyon. Of Newport News.
and Miss Mamie j.. Reidy. Of Richmond.
were married here yesterday; also Mr..
Eugene y. c. Bailey. of Spotsylvania, and
Miss Matte l.. Embrey, Of Culpeper, Va.
Mr. Hobart futile, of Paterson. n. j..
and Miss Marie Rollin Stubs. daughter
OF General Jesse Rollin Stubbs. late Of
North Carolina, were married in Hart
ford. Conn. on the 22d instant
William c. Mosley. of Richmond, and