The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10
ANATHEMAS
ON NEW LAW
Negroes Wrdthy Because they
Have to Pay License Tax.
THE PEA CROP A FAILURE
Pesslmlstic View Of the Fishing BUSH
ness and the Bottom Drops Out Of
the Grab Market-Mr. Morris
a Modern Job.
THE PEA CROP A FAILURE
Especial to The Tim es- Dispatch.)

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YORKTOWN, VA, May 9.-The new
Constitution, with all of It's wonderfully
| new and up-to-date provisions, especially
In the lipe of State assessments, Is quito
| conundrum to ;ail usual folks, the coun-
try darby especially. Since the advent
| of the first day of the month. the limit
| of operation OF the tax law. developments
| have been exceedingly interesting to the
| sable Virginian. The butcher, the bar
| Der, tho pop-shop keeper have all been
mado to dive well down into their pockets
and bring forth the rusty dollar for
contribution to the State treasury. Ped
ders of meat. vegetables. fish ana all the
| other necessaries Of life, have all been
! called upon to swell the funds of the
| Commonwealth by half hundred dol
| lars. To Judge of human nature. the at
| titude these people assume Is quite anus
| ing, talk n brass band clean out OF sight,
| defiant ns they can well be. and others
meek as Moses, pay the cash IN with
a hearty good WILL or go entirely out
of the business. If all the imprecations
which have been heaped upon the heads
of tho gentlemen who framed the new
organic law were collected in receptacle
big enough to hold them, the bottomless
abyss of satan's domain would be a min
iature beside It, and the atmosphere OF
Hades, be a summer resort, compared
with tho volume Of sulphurous threats
which hnye emanated from the minds ana
J.
THE PEA CROP.
The pea crop. which has begun to
be picked. the past week, bldg fair to be
even more Of a failure than was expected,
the percentage OF loss as estimated by
prominent farmers and truckers has been
placed as low now as Is per cent. They
claim that one-fourth Of crop Will
be as big a yield as can possibly be ex-
rected. Some truckers will be we'll
enough satisfied to make enough peas to
handle the crop and pay for the seed. not
expecting to be able to clear anything at
of the pea louise, whose destruction has
been attempted in many ways, but with
out success. The terrible devastation
which these parasites manage to accom-
rlsh is truly wonderful and seemingly
beyond reach Of any care for The evil. A
Potatoes are more promising thaTW Was
expected two weeks ago. and barring fur
ther accidents or backs, some few
may yet De made, although the crop as
a general thing, is very much hurt. and
when harvested Will show large per
cent. OF loss.
r 5f.4 RoTon RnoP sfs4}, 9r than
a arneSfss tie + SCENTS
son and left the pound men with less than
son Of 1903. No catches fsany size what
ns sstc 5 se aH
ft opG e 5t aets not sarng 3
line niso IS notceabe the deploreble cons s
diton Of the II erah market FIFTY cents
be realized for the crustaceau. which
makes the business of grabbing prohibi-
The United States training ship ALBANIA
is expected here at any moment from
for period Of ten M fn DAYS a
uu' i'ete "A * MODERN JOB.
Mr.. D. W. Davis. the modern sob,
who was so exceeding unfortunate as
the last Of the winter. was unfortunate
enough to have the same fate In the re-
at West Pen
the trial Of q JOB ebeset this man at
every rt turn r,,s Of the road road !. cu,..o
pastor of the Methodist circuit. left here
Ss sne sr MPe Ma a9p Spe ss Ase
pr; Martin is originally Of Fluvanna.
but has been n s Stationed ,a Tor the past few
reside In the future.
Lebanon Christian Church held the
Of Its esua sro
gramme was an excellent one.. the fea--
lures Of the occasion n being the vocal
Miss Indiana Bryan. Rev. Dr. GlasscocK,
dress, the OCCASION. was detained, away,
PocaIh ont se smsith Of psnbegh Quite
a nice collection was realized for the
benefit of mission work.
and nd Mr. NJ ~ Pu;l lie Of WEST Point
were visitors here during the week.