The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-30

Buffalo and to New York. "A small mis-.
take, a failure to sell at the RI time
or to discard an old machine and adopt
a new one, may cost him thousands. He
is working his brain as hard as he can,
and calling on his faculties for all they
will do. He is bringing himself and his
business more and more into touch with
the modern spirit. and through come ina-
ton with his neighbors is making agri-
culture more and more a power IN the
land
The Time is not far away when con-
crete will be used almost altogether, IS
the way James B. Nelson, retiring county
surveyor, sizes up the brdge-buildlng
problems that will face this county In
the next few years.
Nelson has been surveyor for more than
year. During that time more bridges
have been built in the county than ever
before. With few exceptions they have
been concrete. Nelson is an enthusiastic
advocate Of the use of concrete, not only
for bridges. but for other building pur-
poses.
.Concrete.s greatest advantage is its
durability said he. 1T is better than
limestone, because it will not disintegrate
The older it gets the better 1t grows.
Some of the bridges we have serecteu
in this county in recent years should
last ages. They should be in good corr
dition when it will be necessary TO re-
place stratiticd limestone structures.
However, that hardly applies to Cen
trail Avenue bridge. II is of oolitic lime
stone, and is not SO much subject to dis
intesration as stratifed stone. The use
of concrete is more general. under
stand that John 7. Brush has contracted
for the construction of his new baseball
rf q
rafters are to be built of it. That'll make
a great stand.
THE only trouble in this country mas
been the fact that contractors have not
until recently become familiar with tine
use of concrete. But we are educating
them in it, ard it should not be long now
before their work reaches stage tnaI
will be universally satisfactory. concrete
bridges cost little moro than wooden
ones. but they are permanent, While
wooden bridges, no matter how carefully
built. are never more than temporary,
when the usual life OF a bridge is cons1d-
cred. indianapolis News.
Pl.easants were never more cheap and
plentiful in England than they are TINS
year, and luey can be bought in the mar
kets for astonishingly small prices But
the complaint is being made that they are
no longer pheasants in the sense OF pelnS
game birds; that SO far as the taste goes
one might as well eat an ordinary bafn-
yard fowl. The forcing to which the
bird has been subjected in order to give
sport for the thousands that shoot IS
gradually taking away those qualities
which made il so fine game bird, ana
now, instead of the true gamy flavor, one
ssts the insipid taste of grain and chicken
food Moreover. it is said that their
color is changing. I seems that it is the
duty of the gamekeeper to kill every
chick that shows spot of white IN It's
Gathers and this is generally done, put
despite this, the assertion is made that
the birds are yearly growing lighter IN
color. and. therefore. losing their artistic
as well as gustatory value. SO lar as
sport goes. pheasant shooting Will not
appeal very strongly to one who is USED
to taking his dog out to flush blrd
wherever he may chance on it. lie mas
10 hunt for his game. which IS haif the
sport. The Englishman has his game
driven at him. apd he must be great
duffer. who cannot make a good bag IN
the course of Il day over well-stocked
coverts.-New York Commercial Adver-
tiSer.