Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-05
SECOND DISTRICT OUTLOOK.
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l. ana Raty IN IOSLOihCGs
WASHINGTON, D. c.. October Afspes
ciaD-NationaI Committeeman Bowde1
in the city to-day attending to some per-
sonal business matters. He and State
Chairman Agnew met during tho day.
and engaged in a friendly chat. discussins
matters of interest to their party In Vir-
ginia. AIessrs. Bowden and Agnew exc
pressed themselves as highly pleased witA
the situation in the Second District. The4
say there is no doubt that the breach in
the ranks OF the party in that districs
has been closed up. The Wiss-WaddY
faction held meeting last Friday night
but adjourned without doing anything
and il is not thought that they will maxi
any more trouble.
Next Tuesday night, tho regular con-
vention of the party will ba held Tor tina
purpose of nominating q candidate to ops
pose Representative Maynard. Three men
are most prominently talked of as being
the candidates. They are Captain c. II
Causey, Jr., John L. Roper. and Robert
n. Hughes. All OF these are strong and
able men, and would make good runss
There is very little enthusiasm. how~
ever. in the predictions of Messrs. Bow
den and Agnew that their candidate wiz
stand a good chance of election.
Mrs. Roosevelt Touched.
The tender and sympathetic heart. OF
Mrs. Roosevelt is directly responsible
for an order just issued by the Poss-
to the effect that hera-
after no mail boxes along rural free de-
livery routes are to be- condemned with
out a recommendation from an inspector
sent out by the department. to inspect
the box. "A woman living In one of tbs
rural districts had before her gate q box
of her own design. It was In the shape OF
a neat little cottage. probably constructs
ed by one OF her stalwart SONS. A littls
door opened into the miniature house,
where the mail was deposited through
slit in the side, and the box was fastened
by small paddock. The cost OF tho
continuance was very little. The post
master from where the route started
heard of this original mail box and or
dered that it be condemned, demanding
that the woman get one of the regulation
boxes, that cost So apiece. The woman.
probably not being able to pay that
amount for a box, addressed an appealing
letter to the wife Of the Chief Executive.
Mrs. Roosevelt's heart was touched by
the simple epistle. and she turned 1t over
to Secretary Cortelfou. with the urgen<
request that he see that 1t was attended
to. Mr.. Cortelyou turned the matter over
to First Assistant Postmaster-Genera4
Wynne. Mr.. Wynne ut once saw that IL
was a matter that required attention, SO
he at once consulted with Postmaster
General Payne. The result was the order
prohibiting In the future any condemns
ton OF boxes along rural free delivery
routes by carriers or postmasters.
The only way to get box condemned
is to make an application to the Post
Office Department. and inspector will ba
sent to investigate the matter. This story
is but one of the many showing the tender
heart of Mrs. Roosevelt, and any woman
in the land may feel assured that In her
they have an earnest and sympa thizinA
friend
To Destroy COckronches.
An interesting communication was re-
ceived a few days ago by the Postmaster-
General from the postmaster at Garvin.
MINI. The postmaster asked the POST
Office Department to supply him with iu-
formation regarding the best manner OF
destroying cockroaches, which were a.
great annoyance in his office. From the
tenor of his communication it would be
thought that these bothersome insects
were simply making away with his office
he was almost certain to find two or three
of the bugs slowed away in between
them. The Pcstmaster-General was at ID
loss for a minute as to what to do. Ha
did not wish to tell the postmaster to
move his office. so ne finally addressed a.
communication to the Secretary OF Agrt~
culture:
II refer herewith letter from the post
master at Garvin, Mimi. who desires to
be furnished with information which will
be valuable to him in the destruction OF
cockroaches Please supply him with
such information as you may have at
hand
OF course, If the Secretary of Agricut~
ture has any remedy for these pests th~
postmaster at Garvin will receive large
supply. The deadly srasshopper fungus
would be about the best thing, and after
killing all the cockroaches in his post
Office the Garvin man would have good
supply with which to begin on the hop
pers next spring.
TO EXTERA11NATE RATS.
This case but illustrates some OF this
many requests received by the heads Ok
the departments. Not very long ago a
was received at the POST
Office Department from a postmaster. ds-
String something that would destroy rats.
He informed the Postma ster-General that
these little animals had become so numsR-
Gus in his Office and so bold that 1t wa1
almost impossible to keep any valuables
at all. Letters were destroyed, packages
opened and the contents scattered. The
postmaster did not know what TO do. so
ne wrote to the Post-Oftice Department.
asking assistance. He was informed that
a couple or so OF good strong cats and a
few rat traps would be about the basr
remedy the department could recommend
This suggestion struck the cord OF hope
in the postmaster's heart. and when the
department next heard from him he was
asking for SO with which to buy cats and
traps. However. as there was no appro-
priation for such expenditures, the post
master was notified that 1t would be trs-
possible for the department to supply him
with the "wherswith-"
n. & w. CoNFIsCATEs COAL.
ROANOKE, VA. October 4-tSpec:aL)
General Manager 4. E, Johnson. OF tho
nd syr:ly seen Sto-n{nst4