Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-12

The Department OF Public Instruction
gave out yesterday the names OF the sue
eessful candidates for the free scholar
ships In the Peabody Normal College, at
Nashville. Tenn.
Eighteen of these scholarships are as
signed to Virginia. They are good for two
years, and entitle the holders to free tut
ton, free transportation to and from the
college, and 800 per annum. There were
eight vacancies this year in the Virginia
scholarships One was filed in the carly
part OF the summer by the appointment
Of Omar scheffner, of Ravens Nest, Va.
on the nomination of President Payne,
of the Normal College, who has the au-
thority, under the regulations, to nomI-
nate one candidate every year from this
State. The other seven scholarships were
awarded on the result of a competitive
examination held last month at the
three white summer normal schools and
In Richmond and Petersburg
The following are the names OF the sue
cessful contestants: G. Claude Carr, Max,
Carroll county; William +. Gray. Peters
burg; Mary h. Jones, San Marino, Din
widdie county Lonnie II. Osborne, INDIE
pendence, Grayson county. j. Mason Per-
klns. Pulaski Jennie f. Showalter, Snow
vile, Pulaski county; French NJ. f. VAN
pier, Crocketts, Wythe county.
There were twenty-three applicants
who stood the examination, and none of
the successful candidates fell below the
general average of eighty-eignt cut of
the maximum OF 100. Six of the eight Sue
cessful applicants. IL will be observed are
from the Southwest.
BUSINESS AT THE LAND OFFICE.
Yesterday was something Of a record
breaker at the office OF Register of the
Land Office. Register Richardson received
orders from certain West Virginia law
yers for ten copies of grants, covering
~, 600 acres OF land in this state. There
were also received large numoer OF sur
veys 10 be filed, and a number OF orders
| for copies of land warrants.
The business OF tho Land Office has
been quite heavy for the past few
months. The fact that Mr.. Richardson is
also charged with the duty of looking
after the Capitol and grounds. which re-
quires much attention, makes him quite
a busy man.
| GRASS SEED FOR FARMERS.
Commissioner Koiner has received from
the Agricultural Department at Washing
| ton small quantity of smooth brom,
| grass seed QBromus inermis), which HI
will be glad TO distribute among such
| farmers as desire TO experiment with II
The success of this grass has been de
monstrated in the Dakota region, but thu
| extent of its untility remains 10 be discOv
cred by experiments in other parts Of th'
country. Last year the United States De
partment of Agriculture imported from
Russia and distributed In the Northwes
twelve tons of this seed. Many favora
BILE reports were received, indicating tina
the cultivation OF this species was likely
to prove one OF the most important agri
cultural resources OF that section. Tn,
seed is put up in two-pound packages
and the Commissioner will send one bai
to each applicant, who encloses with hi
request the necessary postage, which Il
Is cents Printed Instructions as to sow
ing the seed are enclosed in each package
Mr. Koiner thinks that this grass VIII
produce fine pasture during mild winters
and that in Middle and Southern Virginia
1t will make good pasture by March
growing eight to ten inches In height b.
that time.
The Commissioner believes that tn
livestock business will be more profitab
during the next five years than 1t ha
been for a long time. The great scarcit'
of cattle and sheep in the entire western
country will. he thinks, keep up the price
TO a good margin for profits He say
that Virginia can raise ten times the live
stock she now does.