The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11


| terests in the Piedmont region, where IL,
! 10 nj ortsent Tho other nuts OF the
| state. such as chestnuts, chinduepins,
hazel nuts. English walnuts, ETC., VIII
now very soon be collected and go into
| the nut display.
Fish, Oysters and Birds.
fine and unusual collection of fish is
being gathered together by the supcrin-
tendent, who is assisted BY Mr.. J. LS-
man Babcock a large trucker VINO re-
sides on the coast In Princess Anne
county near Cape Charles. He Is an
enthusiast on the subject OF fish ana
oysters, being near by Lynnhaven Bay.
MIR Babcock keeps close watch on the
nets of the fishermen In that localty,
and has already secured great porpoise
Weighing 900 pounds; sea monster.
rarely seen, except In his acrobatic tun-
hlings In the sea. He has also secured
Bonita fish of 165 pounds weight ana
some mackerel five feet long, and is on
the lookout for big shark and sea
turtle. Nothing less than an 500 to 600 H.
one will fill the bill. There Will be sam
pies also Of every variety of pan and
other rare fishes which abound in these
waters.
The specimens OF oysters duplicated IN
wax. showing that luscious bivalve on
the natural half she'll. at the ages OF one
two and three years. LynnhaVen brand
has been received at President koiner
office. and they look so good the oyster
enlcuro unconsciously reaches for a fork
when they are shown him. There will be
n full EXHIBIT of these. to be the best
vet seen. The supervisors of the llsh
and oyster counties Will be asked to
make appropriations to thoroughly equip
this exhibit, as we'll as the birds of COM
mercial value. such as wild geese ana
ducks which frequent their shores.
There will also be pairs of fine American
eagles, as prcys, to say nothing of pheas-
ants, cartridges, snpe sora, ETC.. includ-
Ing the insectivorous and birds of plum
age.
The Scenic Display.
Too much cannot be said with regard
to the enlarged photographs of growing
wheat, rye, oats and other grain fields,
as we'll as those Of thickly standing
shocks, apple orchards. heavily laden
fruit trees. landscape views, tobacco
fields, notable natural curiosities Ike
the Natural Bridge and the natural rail-
road tunnel In Southwest Virginia,
rrander. If possible, than the Natural
Bridge. a transparency of the latter
the best representation yet made, Is TO be
seen in the office Of President Stevens,
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
and Is shown by him with much PRIDE
and pleasure. There will be about sew
cnty of these beautiful transparencles
and the display of these will be one OF
the most attractive features OF Virginia
exhibit.
Partial List Of Exh' bitors.
The following list OF some Of the ex-
hibits which have been opened. showing
who sent them and where they come
from, IS interesting, as evidencing no"
generally different sections Of the state
are represented and how we'll the COM
mission has succeeded in securing SAM
p)es from every section Of the State
While many boxes have not yet even
teen unpacked:
Jeffress Lithia Water, one case from
Thomas Jeffress, Mecklenburg county.
Chlorinuted Lithia Water. two cases,
GAINESVILLE, Meclklenburg county.
Whetstones, one box, from larm OIL
William Davis, Alumine, Henry county;
Fclsnar. ono box, from j. Fl. Mathes
& CO., Martinsvillc.
Washed Kaoln, one lot, and Cruoe
Kaolin. one box, from ]. H. DAVIS MAJ
IRON ore, Metallic, one box, from MOT
rs Bros walters. Henry county. IT
Metallic Iron Ore, one lot from - H.
HILL Dodson, Patrick county. ,u,e
Rye, from w iiii"h' i''
Rockingham county Do,o
init Wheat, c. S. Showalter, Dale
Enterprise. Rockingham county. MIN
T,lso Mediterranean Wheat, n. r. NIL
,er DAYTON, Rockingham county;
Ridgewood Wheat Ell BrunK' sDaio
Enterprise. o,a e. suffer.
Dale Enterprise; also Red Clausor' ii0''
same ,,aau r,hao+ John
.wamnler. Dayton, Rockingham coun.s'
,,rlt, wheat. Abraham SwartZ, Daie IN.
ternrise, Rockingham; Red cross wi'e''''
Iohn Wampler. Dayton, Rockingham.
'I H',coster wheat. J. NJ. Kagey. Dayton;
ramocrat wheat, p. S. Hartman, anu
Deitz Longberry, John Sharp, both OF
Dale Enterprise, Rockingnam' oa.s'
Thomas Easley, Houston, HailtaH coun.y'
Alfalfa from John Stebbins; Clover
trnn, George IT. Norwood; Timothy, from
+ 7. Lawson; herds grass, from ,: W.
Glenn. Timothy and herds grass IRON
s M Glenn; oats, from r. S. Barbour
nj, from South Boston, Halifax county,
Tlmothy. John Cramer, Wolf Trap Hal-
ilaX county. CO.
One box Of copper. from Virginia Cop
ner Mining Company, High Hill, Halltax;
led ton. grass and orchard grass, uh-
known; grass and oats. from II. b., Ho"e'
Dublin, PULASKI county, NoiuH'So' f" i'>S'
from Charles II. King, Pulaski county;
wheat and orchard grass. from .. +. Jor-
dan, Dublin. Pulaski county.
Samples of Timothy and clover. orchard
grass, red clover and Fulcoster wheat,
from B. f. Leech, Oak Dale, Rockbridgee
county; Red Wonlta wheat and Philips
lawn grass. r. A. Todd, Mount Scion,
Augusta county
Italian rye. from Augusta county, no
address, Fulcoster wheat, r. c. Pultz.
Rockbridge county; clover, Timothy and
native red top grass from j. e. Todd,
stanton; Eclipse wheat, estimated yield,
twenty-seven bushels per acre, from +.
A. OFT, Lexington, Rockbrdge county.
Farmers Trust, r. A, OFT. Lexington:
Fultz wheat, T.. A. Pultz. Lexington; or
chard grass. Timothy and blue grass. from
Frank OFT. Lexington; red clover, from
same.
Native blue grass. forty-six years stand.
from grounds OF the Washington and Lee
University, near Liberty Hall Academy.
Lexington. Va; barley and clover, from
Il. J., owen. Lexington.
Orchard grass, from ]. D. Hull, Rock