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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-13
FARMS FOR SALE
BY the Peninsula Land
& Immigration CO.
5 A. oyster ground.

Al A. 5 A. oyster ground. Price
made known on application
One and one haii miles from Magru-
der. York eonnty five lies from Will
lismshHrs three fuurihs mile from a
school. Fenced with chestnut rails and
wire with cedar posts. About fifteen
acres under cultivation. IL IN pasture,
- woodland. mostly second growth
pine. Young orchard 81 50 trees tour
years old dwarf and standard apples.
pears. plums Cherries end peaches all
IN iul bearing. Land rolling, but not
a stone on the place. Sell Is sandy
losn with clay subsoil. Farm lies
along Queens Creek, an arm Of the YoEk
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-13

md schocners can nome along shell
landing. ,iood fishing and hunting on
the place such as duck, snipc, squirrels,
and paftridges. THE is one of the pref
iicst spots in the Underwater region. ard
hes 70 be seen to be appreciated. The
rnilcircs are all nearly new and consist
Cd l.c1se, barn and other ou,buildings.
The gentleman who owns this farm cold
over ssc0 worth Of oysters here in one
year 81 the five acres of ground.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-13

81 80 - III - tt,"' aa"Nt <*tst
about seven miles from that
broad. magnificent stream.
is n beautiful location for
laying ont a town site 1t
has a large water front-the
river being fifteen feet deep
at the wharf at all times.
Steamboats, and sail vessels
have carried from this wharf
during the past large
amounts ofgraiB. trucks and
other products of the soil 70
Northern and other markets.
Through this tract of land,
about one-half s mile from
the river and parallel there
10, runs the great trunk line,
known a the Chesapeake &
Ohio railway.
There are about 100
acres of beautifully lying
open land as level as one
could desire and yet suffi-
GENTLY rolling To afford most
excellent natural drainage:
the balance of this 5000
acre tract Is well timbered
with pine, poplar, oak, hick-
CRY, cypress, gum. maple
and holly predOminating.
IN the adjacent woodlands
may be found wild turkeys
deer, squirrels, rabbits
opOssums, raccoons and
foxes-red and grey-anC
other kinds OF wild game. II
the cleared land may b.
found quail (partridges) anC
other specimens OF the feath
cred tribe too numerous L
mention. Along its wate
course ducks and other kin,
CT wild water fowl are album
dant.
It's waters TEEN with Shad
herring and sturgeon durin,
their respective seasons; an'
at all seasons OF the Yea
club, perch, pike. round is
and various other kinds c
fish which are the delight c
gentlemen who are fond c
handling the hook and lin
and the barb. may be foun
IL abundance. This i IN
spOrtsman's paradise a.
shown by the fact that hard
~ a day passes that Onefail
To So gentlemen from eithe
Richmond, Newport News
New York or other cities
either upon the waters pul
suing winged game, or draw
ing thsTefrOm some tooth
some specimen of the finn
tribe.
Better water-purer an
more palatable-cannot b
found anywhere. The spring
and wells afford an abuI
dant supply during the Who'll
year.
The health Of this sectio
will compare favorably wit
that OF any portion of vi
ginia or OF the United Sta re
The longevity OF it's poop
Is proverbial.
The soil is kind, easily I'll
ed. productive and respond
readily 70 Improvement.
If you desire 20 locate
factory 70 be run by wat.
power. here you can be a
commodated. if you desire
establish a plant 70 NAL
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-13

up. soa tas; owners arr pros
rcrops. Int a. rule farms ara
all run down. and most OF tn
farmers poor; in fact, farmers
note is looked upon At he bank
as ahout the poorest kind IF
collateral that can he off red.
| have spent g considerable
part OF my tim" here in doing
som~ experin sntiug and inves-
tigating the reasons why this
state OF affairs is found here,
and. in my opinion, it is no
fault of the land. hut the FAINT
of the farmer. Too much care
lessneSs. or, 10 call II by its
right name, laziness. The land
viii grow anything if pnt in
condition. 1t is simply a ques-
ton of labor and skill; and the
same amount Of labor and judg-
lnsnt expended on farm land
here that Is given in Ohio and
Indiana will give equal or bet
ter returns. We all try 70 COW
er too much ground; that is an.
other cause OF failures here. 4
man with capital sufficient 10
properly work forty acres will,
generally, attempt 10 handle
three or four hundred acres;
and - he soon gives up. These
biz old plantations ought to he
cut up into small tracts, and no
men ought to take up more
land than he en- properly cul-
tivate. The newcomer here
ought first TO decide on what
, particular kind of farming ne
: is going TO undertake; for a
farmer with limited capital can
r no more operate al kinds e
] farming successfully than a
merchant can operate all kinds
J of merchandising success ,fully
r on a small capital. In this W Y
: farming can be made q success
and ia no other. Small capital
q a small farm and large
3 amount Of hard work, properly
y directed. Will succeed any.
z where, as will also large capital
4 with a large amount OF land
/. and in no State have [ found a
= better show for either rich 81
4 poor men than right here is
n GA Virginia.
& Any man almost cln make a
start here with very little cap
ital. raising tobacco. For thi.
5 he only needs three or foul
acres-and he can buy this thre,
or four acres tor a trifie. Su
periOT tobacco land can b,
= bought for from three 10 hv'
- dollars Per acre here; such lanC
a. would sell for one hundred
- dollars per acre in Ohio. Ii
J., fact, have seen good Tobacco,
- land there rent for fifteen dol
4 lars per Year readily; and ye
- We have h r. thousands of acre,
: OF il for sale at three to fjv,
: dollars. Why not come her
:, and buv land2 Why rent any
n where? Why be poor any long
NJ er? Come here-the home o
. the tobacco plant and make
= home for your family, wher
r You can be independent Of eV
II cry one. This is the poor man
T opportunity. And to the capt
q talist, or farmer withsplenty O
~ money. I would say that n
% place offers better or safer in
IN vestment= than these old Vii
T. zinia lands for operations
IN stock farming. In stock farm
- ing the wise man with none
a can here do better than in an
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-13
Cheap Excursions ~
ALL POINTS IN
.&VIRGINIA!.s

Cheap Excursions
will be run on the
FIRST and THIRD
TUESDAY of each
month at ONE FARE
Plus Two DOLLARS
for the Round Trip.
Tickets good for FL
days StOp-Overs
allowed on going
ONLY. For full
particulars address,
with stamp for re-
ply.
J. V. FOGLESONG,
Coldwater, Mich,
Land g. Excursion Agent,
c. & O. Railway.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-13

No. 2. GOO Acres. $1,000.
600 acres OF land within one rifle OF
Williamsburg about one halt cleared,
balance in saw timber aud cord wood,
timber enough 20 pay for property
Most Of the lend lies well. The battle
If " illiamsburg was fought on this
tract and Fort Msgruder is located near
the public road on this tract. Fine
springs and clear streams of water run.
ming through this tract Could be cut
up in 4 fue farms. The entire tract for
IS, 600 80. 600 cash, the balance on
easy terms. Fine mari banks. Saw
mill within one mile of property now
and would move ON the property and
cut the timber if chance was given.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-13

No. 1 i5s Acres $1,000.
DO you want bargsinl II so, here
il is.
A 11-rocm house, as good as new, in
the city OF Williamsburg, with a beau~
.iful shady yard OF about one acre in
fr mt Of house. House within 600 Yards
at college. A large barn and odtbuild-
ing, good well of water. with acres of
gre ind back OF the house that are with
in tie city limits. and los acres outside
al the city limits adjoining the Q acres.
Tins is one OF the finest dairy farms in
he State as several fine streams of Wa
ter run through the ISIS acres, land
mostly cleared and all fenced. Plenty
OF timber for home use. Most of the
land rich and very fertile. All for 81. coo.
Terms easy. (Mill have n picture ofthe
building ia the next issue.)
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
DEMOCRATS OF
NORTH CAROLINA
Chas. B. Aycock the Only Candidate
for Governor.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
y. y. Webb to be Temporary Chairman
STATE CONVENTION.
IL Y. Webb to be Temporary Chairman
and Cyrus d. Watson Permanent
Chairman-A Fig lit Over State
School Superintendent.

RALEIGH. N. c.. April Especial
Delegates to the State Democratic I'm
vention, which meets at noon on the ill.,
began to come in yesterday. Inc Drum
Cornet Band rendered its services 10
Chairman Simmons, and so that band Will
furnish the music for the occasion.
Hon. NJ. H. Justice, of Rutherfordton.
will nominate Chas. B. Aycock Tor 1o'er-
nor on Wednesday. Mr.. Aycock Is the
only subernatorial candidate.
There will undoubtedly be a fight as to
the nomination for Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. Many favor the pres
ent incumbent, who. although a Popuiist,.
has not allowed politics to nave any part
in the administration of his once. An
other view that is taken is that no mat
ter what his record is, a Democratic con-
yention should only nominate sDemocrats.
THE ORGANIZATIONS.
State Chairman Simmons announces
that MIR. E. Y. Webb. of Shelby, Will De
ternnorary chairman Of the convention;
Hon. Cyrus sB. Watson, of Winston, VIII
probably be permanent chairman:
Durham presents Julian S. carr LOT sthe
United States Senate The primaries t,iere
endorsed sAycock and Cunningham to lead
the State ticket.
Raleigh will have much baseball this
week. when the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College team will play teams from
Davidson, Guilford and LehiGh-s
N1r. Henry A. Landon, of PittsDoro, IS
the orator chosen for the 10th OF May
grafton. The subject will be The l IN
tai Twenty-Sixth North Caro- sfnaa F s.e'
ment." Mr.sW. II. Hughes, Sof this: city,
chief marchal, and Rev. DR.. Eusene Dan
|; lei cha plaIn. - =. 81 n ~ =:
A BETTER sALAR
Is tits vary5rrobaole that q herman
pres.den: CT the Sta Tn ivefs as
5cep: the offer Of the nresteeucv.s OF :thH
Tulane University. OF Lousian a.s.In ne salas
the salary offered at Tulane Is 81, GEO.
The Acme Wine Company, ofG Raleign.
"A rit Eatoels S.n0a and the Continental
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
HAPPY FAMILY

When They Got Rid Of the Coffee Habit
A little woman out in Oswego ILL.,, tells
about her husband having determined to
see if he could not make her quit coffee
drinking. which he believed to be the
cause of her constant neuralgia and gen
eral nervousness, brought home several
packages of Postum Food Coffee which
he had discovered, by trying elsewhere,
to be good.
She says: What in the world he
brought home five packages for, could
not understand: nevertheless I quit coffee
and started i'll on Postum Food Coffee.
! did not have much faith in the change
doing me any good. but was astoa!shed
to discover that my neuralgia left me al
most at once, and the nervous troubles
kept getting less and less.
Little daughter at that time had BEEN
i'll and could eat little or nothing. She
was pale and thin. AS soon as I5discov-
cred how Postum treated me. I began to
give tito her. She liked 1T very much.
and would, drink it when she would take
nothing else. She. began to pick up rapid
~ and got plump and round and rosy
IT don't care what. sort of food there IS
In Postum so long as II treats me asfit has.
Il. is plain enough the food contained In
Postus n Coffee Is /; Sou. aad that alive
want TO know. lam rid Of neuralgia and
nervousness, and am healthy an
Husband has also been improved and
daughter is we'll and happy. as u stated
above" With best wishes, Mrs. Nellie
fireman. s, -. ~ -, ~ !, -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
GALA TIME FOR CHILDREN.
Tots Invited to Roll Eggs on Capitol
Glccn NIOuInI

Tots Invited to Roll Eggs on Capitol
Green Monday.
City Treasurer Charles II. Phillips has
gotten permission from Governor T:'ier
and Co.onel Richardson. the Register of
Lands, to use the Capitol Square for the
pleasure of the white children on Easter
Monday, beginning at O'Clock, and all
of them are invited to bring their eggs
and have Il good time on THE green egg
rolling.
The famous 1ardella Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Band kindly volunteered
to make this occasion a grand success,
and will render the following programme
thirty-siX pieces. This Band secured the
contract for furnishing the music in the
parks this summer:
PART I.
]. March Twenty-second Regiment
herbert.
.. Overture. Barber of Seville-Rossini.
3: (a) Soldiers in the Park-A1onckton
% Bunch of Observation-Disclosures.
4. Hearts and Flowcrs-Tobani.
PART II.
r. Phoebe Thompson's Cake-Walk-1<o-
misky.
G. Grand Selection, Lucia de Hammer
moor-Donizett
!. Waltz. Artists Life-Strause.
s. Southern Plantation Melodies-Con-
terno.
.. Star SpanSlcd Banner and Dixie.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10

The pavilion erected by the Richmond
Traction Company for the use of it's en-
ployes at the terminus OF the Lakewood
Constable T.. III. Samuel. who has been
sick for some time, is now slowly recov-
ering, and his wife and daughter have
been taken quite i'll.
At the meeting of st. Peters Ladies'
Beneficial Society, held Sunday at
o'clock, Miss Katie Brown, formerly vice.
president of the Society. was elected presi-
dent and Miss Mary Epps was made vice.
president.
The Hampton Normal and Agricultural
College will celebrate its anniversary on
the 18th and 18th of this month. Among
the speakers will be DR.. J. L. NJ. Curry.
Mr.. Walter Page, former editor Of the
Atlantic Monthly and Cooker Washington,
the well-known negro educator and -,
turer.
Virsinians III New York.
NEW YORK, April Especial.
ginians in New York:
r Norfolk-H 4. Smith. New Amsterdam
lRichmond-G. C.. Eidsood, Astors o.
Burroughs wv. E. Purcell. Jr., Continen-
tai: I. Murphy, Grand Union: 9. III. GRACE
and wife. o. Warcoick, Herald Squares
T. J. Walker, Hoffman: r. F. Durham,
J. w. Graves. Miss Pelouze. Mrs. III. IL.
PeIouze Marlborough; II. r.. Ilaase, st.
Denis.
PetersburgAW Williams. Cosmopolitan:
,. A1cItwaine, ST. Denis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
Buffalo Teachers Visit Dixie.

A party OF Buffalo public school teach
ers arrived in Richmond Sunday after
noon. They spent the night at the JET
ferson, and spent yesterday viewing the
points OF interest in and around Rich
mond.
The excursion is in charge of Mr.. Wal
ter f. Nurzey. business manager of the
Buffalo Times. Who is accompanied by
Mrs. Nurzey. The teachers are also chap
eroned by Mr.. Henry'P. Emerson. Sup
crintcndcnt of Public instruction in Buff
falo. and by Mrs. Emerson.
The party left yesterday afternoon for
Old Point. The excursion was rendered by
the Buffalo Times To the most popular
teachers in Euffalo the same being deter
mined by ballot.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
PERSONAL ANO GENERAL.
Inter es,in. Facts About Isichmond's
- Or ho.. Matters

Into. in. Facts About Isichmond's
Citizens and Other Matters.
Mr.. J. NJ. Akers. of Buffalo Ridge. Va.
was In the city yesterday.
Major Heth Tyler is back from Visit
to Washington
Private Secretary Ben. P. Owen, Jr.,
attended Chesterfield County Court yester-
day.
Mrs. Frank L. Kerns has returned
home after spending several weeks IN the
North.
Mrs. A. Donati has been called to Bal
timore on account Of the death OF her
mother.
Miss Per1e Wood. daughter of w. W.
Wood, is very sick at No 22A East Grace
Street.
The three children of Mr.. John P. Pet
It's, of South Pine Street, VINO have oeen
ill, are all conyalescing.
DR.. p. r. Hale. OF Roanoke. arrived IN
the city yesterday, and will assist Ut. ..
b. Hawthorne in his revival services.
Mr.. Walter Christian won the cane IN
the voting at the Confederate Carnival OF
a cane to the most popular candidate Tor
clerk of the Hastings Court.
Deputy Collector Thomas F. SMeany, or {
Petersburg, is acting as stamp deputy. OF
Richmond in the place OF Mr.. NJ smith, smith,
who is off on leave OF absence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
INSTITUTE OF EXPRESSION.
Courses Here Will be in Charge 0
RyrOn w Hing

We are privileged to make the following
announce 1rent of the Southern Institute
of Expression, which will be conducted by
byron w. King, president OF Kings School
of Oratory Pittsburg. assisted by Mrs.
King, in Delsarte culture and pantomimic
expression. The institute will be held a
the Young Mems Christian Association
Building, beginning Wednesday,. April
18th. and continuing ITO and including
Saturday. April 18th. The course viii
include fifty lessons in the art OF lit
erary expression. voice development and
culture. The following will be the
time programme:
L M-Class in Bible reading and in
terpretation.
400 p. M.-Class in new physical Gull
ture under direction of Mrs. king; also
q class in Delsarte culture and panto-
mime conducted by Mrs. King.
SIS P. M.-Class i'll higher elocution-
the philosophy of expression.
G:15 p. M.-Class in Shakespeare instruc-
tion--lectures, readings, discussions of
plays.
Sis P. M.-Class in elocution, voice cul-
tire and expression.
Tickets can be secured ait the ASsoca-
ton building for any of the above
classes or for the entire course.