The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

10 ench other, much to the distress and
discontinue OF our old bachelors. to.
whom these things are reminders OF tho
days when they made love to coquettishf
maidens. a very wise man once said "a
man Is what he thinks ne Isl" 30 Net US
+ I'LL be cheerful and happy a. the days so
by. 5, Z 1ils
i Alfalfa.
The Gloucester editor Of the West Point
I News lectures on alfalfa in the following
I interesting manner:f ,5s.5 s
Alfalfa is magic word out West.
sEverywhere you can SEQ fields blooming
with It. In some places IT looks IKE
an oasis In tho midst Of . desert. Boil
4 naturally barren, BY the application Of
water and tho sowing OF alfalfa. 10 made
TO blossom as q paradise.
lin SOIL wntered both by the clouds
and by artificial means, It does well.
It Is hay and corn to stock. Last SUM
mer, In the state OF Washington. rode
behind horse In splendid order. which
was fed only on alfalfa. U
In the State Of washington four crops
are raised annually. and Yield clear
profit OF thirty or forty dollars TO the the
acre.
i It has been raised with marked success
in some portions Of the South. ~ N
Mr.. VIC. 9tubhs and Mr.. Taltaferr0,
az Gloucester, have made It pay weil.St,
Some grasses are tho deadly enemy Of
alfalfa. anu have to be exterminated
before alfalfa will flourish. 1t Is crop
which has come to stay In the West
and which, IL properly tried. Will prove O
bonanza to the Southern farmer. Try
4 II, I s:s
1. Tldewater Moveth. i.
4 The following cheering remarks are
/ from the Tidewatcr Democrat;
That tho 1Tidewater section OF Virginia l rll ;
q "a making rapid strides In advancement =
% s,,rosnerity. no 3 one can truthfully
Ks ,leny. Transportation facilities ana nali
Facilities arc FAR. peter than ssseyer .:be.
II lore Canning Interests arc reaching OUT
a their hands to the truckers and agrlcul-
smro} IL budding as the early summer rose.
n nddition to this. the proposed raj
h rnad holds out allurlng promises Tor inc
neople OF this section. Then .lee us w W
content bIde our time and be glad.
Country Politics. 5.a
This political picture is from the EN- I'm.
poria Messenger: IL a@t
~
.hap asnirants for the various county
an,cea ara trimming their sails prepara-
fory for a warm fight at the Novem fl1'r
IL election. u. =, 7, :, =, ~
x,.enith.s attorney, sheriff and commits
4 sioncr5of revenue will all take place TINS
roning November, and present lholca =.
tions would seem to be that there VII
be any number OF candidates 3or eAch
place. Z, 49, On.
ntitution has made n change In all polltl,
raI methods. but 1t has not decreased
4 thc activity OF the politician, All VIII
strive hard for the office, and the fewer
!. Soters seem to make the tight moro In
teresting.
Many are deeply interested In the ef-
Sect OF the Barksdale pure election bill,
and also In the present bill having TOR
It's object legalizing the primary As to
Tho former. It Is; TO be hoped that all
ihe candidates will observe the law
strictly and refrain from the use of
money In elections. Tho choice Is be-
tween this and perjury. for In no way
ran money be spent without the candi-
date committing perjury, and he who
hoes this is unit for the position.
As to the primary, most OF the candi-
Hates. are Indifferent. as Its only effect
Will DO TO CUT OUT WIuL low Hd8IOcS
there are who now have the right Of
5 outrage.
4 lhe Old Story.
The Fairfax Herald waileth In the man
per following:
The roads are drying up. and likewise
the talk about, good roads, ufhcient
unto the day Is tho evil thereof" When
The roads are muddy and almost lmpas-
+ liable. every ono Is talking about better
roads and how to secure them, but when
the weather becomes Pleasant and the
roads get good, past experience ts forSot-
ten and people take little thought OF the
future. With pleasant drives. strawberry
and ice cream festivals, and the usual
diversions OF tho summer and fall months,
The cup OF happiness Is filled to overf!oW'
Ing, Under such circumstances We Ut,
orally take no thought for the to-mor-
< row. so far as the roads are concern.
ed But let US depart from our usual
custom In this regard, agree upon Q pot
& ter system, and put It Into operation while
the time is proplt!ous,
Prohibition Didn't Prohibit
The Brunswick Gazette, published "
Ahe town OF Lawrencsville, saysi
When the saloons we're In full BLAST
conditions were never halt 20 bad heFs
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