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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-08
RAILROAD TIES.
Excited at Lunenburg Court
House Election Night.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)


MEHERRIN. VA. Nov. lin the past
few months there has been great IN
crease through this section In the cutting
of ra lroad ties. For several years this
business, 1t seemed was almost 1t a stand
still, and the railroad company was taxed
to It's utmost in order that it might find
enough to supply the demand.
Affairs gradually grew worse, and relief
came only when the price was raised
about six or eight cents for ties. and the
vast number OF red oak that heretofore
has been refused By many conf
panies. We're contracted for. and the sup
ply is more than double tho amount OF
a year ago.
1t was generally conceded by the peo-
pie that only few ties We're left in
the woods. as they had been cut over
so many times and In this. too, they were
IN staken, and the forest seems to have
more than heretofore.
Now that election Is over, the people
generally are greatly relieved. The fight
was one Of the warnest ever had In this
county. On the night OF election u large
crowd congregated at Lunenburg Court
house to await the returns, and when the
votes were given out by those arriving
from the different precincts, the entire
village was awakened with applause,
MANY .Stiiyeu w the eIlllTe illSlll Wdltl''S
to get the results. There was some sur-
prise that Judge Mann's majority In tho
county was not larger. as It was esti-
mated that he would receive at least
800 over his opponent.
Talcan Slaughter who was convicted of
manslaughter few months ago and SEN
tencrd to serve eight years in the pen!ten-
tary. Is yet confined In jail at Lunen-
burg awaiting new trial, Colonel Meade
Hasklns and Mr.. W, e. Nehett, who was
last Tuesday elected Commonwealth at
torney, defended him through both trials.
and are working hard to get another. Mr..
Neb)ett will likely enter upon the duties
of his office before the case will again
come to trial, and instead OF defending
he will prosecute.
Next Monday Is County Court, no bust
ness Of Importance is UP for trial, and
he day will no doubt be quiet one.
Deputy Sheriff c. S, Hatchett and r.. u.
Garlding attempted Wednesday to arre't
Albert Cousins, crazy negro who resides
near Nutbush. on complaint of his wife.
He resisted: ran into his house, licking
the door, and when this was forced he
came forward with large iron In his
hand. and In order to protect himself. Mr.
B. 2. Gauldlng fired at him. tho hall
striking him on the right side OF his
forehead and glanced off. cutting anS,,gly
CASH as 1t went He fell to the floor, but
was not seriously hurt. He has several
times been an inmate Of the asylum 4,.s
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The CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG.

Delightful refreshments were served.
Mr. B. H. Warner. of Washing ton. has
been visitor to the city this week, the.
guest of Colonel D. D. Wheeler ia
Lieutenant r. S. K,loX and sister. Miss
Austina Knox. attended the Mitchell-Ay-5
lett wedding in King William county this
week.
Mrs. "A. 2. Rowe has returned ro,n
visit to her parents. Captain and Mrs,
w. L. Messick, at lrvington. s
Miss Ellen Wallace is visiting Miss Roa1
Taylor, in charlottesville. "
Miss Georgia Green. of Washington
is the guest of Miss Edmo Lee. at High.
land Home. in Stafford county. near thii
city.
Mrs. s. G. Wallace is visiting Mist
Ethel Lewis in Baltimore.
Miss Julia Wallace. of Stafford. is visit,
Ing relatives in Washington.
Mr.. w, E. Compton and bride have re-
turned from their wedding trip.
Miss Susan Gordon Wallace Is visiting
her sister here. Mrs. Bette Gordon Wal
lace ~ 'Ri MI =
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the banking house OF Thomas Branch &
Co.. who bred his dam and owned and
drove the grand dam, Bette Bell. on
the road for a numbertof years. as
The Virginia bred steeplechase horse.
Charawind, bay geldlng, s, by imp. Char
axus. dam Helmwnd. by Eolus, recently
purchased OF L. V. Bell. by William
Lakeland. has again changed hands and
at snug advance. 1t Is said on the
price paid him. the new owner being Ed
ward Corrigan, of Chicago. Hitherto
Charawind has been regarded as some-
what OF slovenly fencer. but he is now
so speedy between the Jumps that under
the experienced care Of Mr.. Corrigan
he may prove world beaten. Imp.
Charaxus, sire OF Charawnd who passed
most of his life In the Ellerslie Stud.
has passed away. but Helmwind. dam OF
the bay gelding. is still in the flesh, and
one OF the choicest members of the
famous brood mare band at EllersIe.
The weekly auction sales OF Joseph
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HORSES AND
HORSEMEN
Hampton Farm Stable OF Hunt.
ers and Jumpers at Kansas
City Horse Stable.
PURCELL WINS AT CHARLIE TTE
Belgravia Farm Marcs-Chara-
wind Goes to Chicago-sale
of Virginia-Otter Items.

The stable of hunters and jumpers
owned by CORTLAND H. Smith, OF the
Hampton Farm, Alexandria. Va. was
quite successful at the recent Kansas
City Horse Show, and carried off tro-
phies In number of the classes for
hunters and jumpers. The bay gelding
Potential was second In class So. for
middle weight green hunters. up to car
rying $50 pounds, In class 81, for thor
oughbred hunters, open to all horses
registered In Stud Book. Garrett Ripple.
bay gelding by Sidney dam Madame
Midas, by Outcast or Blue Eyes, was
first. and Lucy Sutherland, bay mare.
by st. Carolus dam Expensive. by Spend
thrift. was second In class &c. for light
weight hunters. up to carrying l50 pounds:
must have been hunted more than one
season; Lucy Sutherland was first, Gar
nett Ripple second. and Potential third.
making a clean sweep, which was re-
peated In class 90, for ladies' hunters,
green or qualified, with up-to-Date first.
Tip Top second and Chappie Lee third.
In class 55 for middle weight qualified
hunters. up to carrying l7a pounds or
over to hounds; purse. $500; Garrett
Ripple was first over select field In
class 80. for high weight. green hunters.
Eootlight came second 10 George r.
Pepper and Company's Glendale. In
class 60, for hunt club teams; purse, 500
and cup; Garrett Ripple, Lucy suther-
land and Tip Top. all thoroughbreds.
were first; Ogunquit, Chapple Lee and
Up-to-Date second, while the Missouri
Hunt and Polo Club entry. Virginia Belle,
Merry Mount and Ga!ety Girl, was third,
The veteran trainer and driver. G. A.
Pusey. OF this city. has returned home
from a tour OF the North Carolina cir
cult OF fairs and race meetings.
with the two horses, Louis Pur-
cell and The spaniard, 2;ls Ia, by
Castleton. son OF Wilton. both Of whom
are looking fine. They We're entered
at Winston, Greensboro. Raleigh and
Charlotte, and did we'll at each place.
With Purcell Pussy won the AIT trot
at Charlotte and placed the State record,
trotting, for North Carolina. at 2:l6 Ia,
and with The Spaniard he was second In
three races on as many days In success
sion, having started the brown gelding
In the 2:17 pace on Wednesday. In the
free-for-ai trpttng and pacing. on
Thursday, and in the 2:I5 pace on Friday
Louis Purcell is owned by S. p. Clay
ard The spaniord is the Joint pronerty
of Mr., Clay and Charles Downs. Pussy
lcdSss upon Purcell as the speediest trot-
terN ever brought to Virginia and rates
him asa, $40 performer. HeAbegan the
season with a mark of 2: 90 la and goes
into winter quarters with one OF 2:l6 If,
which does not indicate -his speed limit,
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Captain John L. Roper, Norfolk, Va, and
sold by him during the early part Of
the season to Smyth Brothers. Of the
Union Stock Yards. Norfolk, has been
sold by the latter to Richard Hentschell,
of Baltimore, who will campaign her
extensively in 1904. Virginia has no
record. but has been placed In nearly
every race IN which she has started. and
can trot three heats right around 2:15.
The green trotter. Baron Wedgewood,
by Baron Review, owned by w. G. Kidd,
Listowell Ontario. Canada. recently
worked a mile in 2:l2 IA. This horse is
out of Cantatrice. by Wedgewood. Can
tatrice is also the dam OF the promising
three-year-old trotter Alfred W., the
bay colt by Alfred G.. owned by w. H.
McEachern. Wilmington, N. c.. and now
In the stable of William l.. Bass, at
Acca Farm, this city
BROAD ROCK.
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CUMBERLAND NEWS.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.).
CUMBERLAND C. H.. VA, November
THE farmers are getting down to
work on the tobacco crop, getting &C
ready for the market. F. P. F1ippen and
Brother will buy largely here on the
market, and there will doubtless be 9TH.
ers too.
The hunting season has opened with,
bang and VIM" One doesn't know
II he has struck a Fourth of July or
a Christmas celebration. but the pooj
quail thinks 1t combination of both
Messrs. Lee. Peyton and Russell Win.
free and H. B. Percy OF Lynchhurg,
have purchased "Melrose," the hand.
some country home In this county OF
Mrs. Herbert Gray, OF Richmond. These
gentlemen will use 1t as a hunting lodge,
as we'll as a summer home.
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Moves to California.
(speclal to The Times. Dispatc

fsoecial to The Times. Dispatch.)
i tTWYMAN'S MILL. VA. November -
Mr.. John Walters, near Madison Mills,
cold at public auction Wednesday all of
his household effects. farming impe-
ments. stock, with other things, and ex-
poets to leave with his family for Call
fornia next week, having purchased out
there large Fruit farm
A large crowd attended the sale and
everything brought fine prices The farm
was sold privately. Mr.. w. A. Rudasille,
OF Orange, was the purchaser.
Mr.. ]. Tanner will operate the farm
Tor him the coming year.
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polluted condition the blood the form
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External applications and
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
RALEIGH. N. C.. TUESDAY. MAY 26, 1908.

latter. They have let the best part OF
their personal possessions lie dormant and
depended too much upon the other fellow
to do their thinking. They have for
uarter of a century pair dearly for their
lack Of business methods. and are now
beginning to realize their mistakes The
present price of cotton IS most inviting
to 4 farmer to Try to get rich IN year
raising large crop at the expense OF
his food supplies, but past experiences
should cause us to hesitate before going
bhndly into the all cotton system again.
1t is far better from a business stand
point to raise fewer bales at less than
the cost of production. I cannot too
forcbly urge upon farmers to devote all
the time and space on their farms ne
cessary to the production of an ample sup
ply OF grain, forage and meat to supply
the needs of their business. Then the cot
ton that we have tne coming fall can be
and will be sold at profit. Let US get
closer together. work out like business
men the problems which confront us, and
secure the tremendous profits or a part Of
/ them which are so rapidly making the
balance of the world rich.
| HARVIE JORDAN.
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Bill Arlp'S Letter /.
(AtIanta Constitution.)

ing them with tooth brushes That is all
right-anything 10 get rid of the money
that Keeps on piing up He might add a
side factory for .toothpicks
But, speaking about General Grant, re-
minds me Of HI, magnificent tomb at
Grant park, and that reminds me Of
good thing on one Of my boys, who when
IN New York, not long ago. was invited
by some congenial friends to take Il ride
with them and see the tomb They
stopped IN front and ny boy hcaNcd
sigh and SAID, Yes, that's old Bob Lee
the greatest soldier who ever lived. aud
there's what he sud at ApDomattox when
he gave Grant back his sword Let W.
have peace. When informed OF his
mistake he said: We'll, ] wasn't there
Of course. but my father was, and that's
what happened-so he told ne General
Grant surrendered his sword to General
Lee ana old Bob, gave it back to HIM ana
said: Let us have peace"
But we want no mistake made about
the negroes down here IN Dixie. We want
10 more slaves. We wouldn't have one
As a free gift. We are ready 10 gave
them away 70 anybody who vans them
The last Gems Us report says The negro j.
much thc most criminal Of oar popula-
ton and is increasing in crime with fear
ful rapidity The negroes who can read
and write arc far more criminal thln those
who cannot. TIE negro is four and one.
half times as criminal IN New England.
where he is educated. as he is in the
South where he has not been educated
+ What IS TO be done about this. Tooth
brushes. says Booker Washington sure
i " the man was Joking. but that's the way
i It read over his own signature Reform
! the race with tooth brushes. II there Is
anything in the world that a negro does
not want it il tooth brush There i
Sam Henderson working in my garden
now and / envy him his mouth full of
big, sound teeth. Never had one pulled
or plugged or 70 ache. | love 10 see him
I mouthing 4 watermelon.
No, it seems to be now admitted by
Northern philantErogi~t9 that the South
Continued on Third Pa.ej
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them to do: but the main business of wo-
man is to make bright and happy homes.
God made her for this purpose. He has
assigned her a noble work. A woman needs
to be we'll educated to make home what
it ought to be. She needs education to
prepare her to know how to cook, and
sew, and do all kinds Of household work.
She needs education to ena BILE her rightly
to teach and train the members of her
family She needs it to qual.ly her to do
good work in her Sabbath school, church
and community. An educated Christian
woman is an untold power for good in
her home and church. Her influence can
be seen and felt.
Women ought to determine to do some
thing in the world. Education will be Of
immense value to them III any vocation III
life II conditions are such that they can
not marry and make homes of their own.
education will greatly help them in TAX
ing care of themselves.
But as stated above, there ought to be
more homes Thousands of men and Wo-
men now living single lives ought to be
married. Marriage is the natural, God
appointed state for man and woman. But
why do so many live single? Several rea-
sons may be given. Some men have fallen
into gravely immoral habits, and feel they
are utterly unfit for companionShip with
a pure and virtuous woman. Others think
they. could not afford the expense OF
housekeeping. Many girls are trained
wrong in homes and schools. Some OF
them do not know how to hem a pocket
handerkerchief, make biscuit, do any
kind of household work. They go to
school and get a smattering OF an educa-
ton They learn to play a few pieces on
the piano, and can entertain company IN
the parlcr. They can talk fluently of the
latest novel. and shed tears over it. They
want half dozen new hats and dresses
each season. She wants to attend a party
or a german thrice or four times week.
She has been educated to do these things.
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The bantam hen has hatched and three
little grand children are happy. They
can't talk fast enough to tels me about
them. There are little things IN cur do
mestlc llfe ard there are big things, but
believe the little things are the biggest.
For a month or more these children have
been watching and waiting for the bantam
hen to lay her litter and hatch her little
brood and this morning the telephone bell
rang furiously and it said: "Our bantam
hen has hatched," and soon they came
running to tell US about them. but they
didn't stay five minutes. They had to
go back and look after the ban5dms. Well
there Is nothing prettier IN all nature tian
a little brood OF bantam chickens and
my faith is they were created specially to
make little children happy. 1t seems that
they originated IN d -le town OF that
name on the island Of Java and have been
nsplanted TO other countries. They are
a game bird and a bantam rooster VIII
attack and whip an ordinary game cock
of five times its weight. These little chill
dren come to see me every day and 70
comfort NE while l am sick and tncir
presence is the best medicine | have found.
The happiness of our children is the big
gest thing In life and my desire to live
is mainly for their sake. The rapers are
full of big things, but they won't compare
with the little ones.
Clark Howell went thousand miles to
i make a big speech about Grant. That was
all right. have more respect for General
| Grants memory than Tor any big man
| Who that side, but I still fail TO
understand how Lincoln came to appoint
a slave holder as general OF the army.
/ But time keeps rolling and Grants at
tltude on the race problem seems to be
the popular one now among our Northern
| brethren. The census and the result oi
negro education has at last convinced tho
negro lovers Of their mistake.
l couldn't imagine what Booker Wash
| ingtOn was to do with that $500 coo oi
Carnegies last gilt, but l see by Booker
late card he Is going to expend IT II
manufacturing tooth brushes and he say
he can reform the whole race by supply
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A. & NJ. Cole ge.
elizabeth City Economist }

elizabeth City Economist
The A. and M College IN Raleigh Is get
ting to be the greatest factor IN the edu-
cational development of North Carolina
It's development Is so rapid, and It's growth
is so phenomenal that we sometimes fear
that its condition is abnormal and that
its decadence may occur before it reaches
a normal maturity. 1t occupies unique
position in the field CT education of North
Carolina. It's field is a great fallow land
that it Is; bringing into cultivation 1t
strikes at the masses Of the people who
are holding up their hands and calling on
the great leaders to come and reap. It's
summer school which it is now advertising
is new departure in great work that
will bear great blessings for Us. 1t Will
open its doors to all comers without pre-
vious preparation and brings education to
all who thirst after knowledge and whose
means deny them admission to our schools
and colleges. Let all, of every class and
condition who wish to equip themselves for
the battle of life, apply to President
George T. Winston for full information.
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DO Not Educate Against Home Life.

To the Editor: Is there not Il tendency
III this direction in recent years? Atten-
enough on homes Homes are the most
necessary, happy and important of all
human institutions Nay, it is more than
human; it is divine God appointed the
home The sweetest earthly joys are found
in we'll directed homes. There ought to
be more homes. Too many people hive
without a home of their own.
Many girls are educated now. not with
a view to making homes, but to make
their living by typewriting, stenography,
book keeping, school teaching, etc. 1t is
we'll to know how to do these things and
many other things that education fits
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She knows but little else Her educa-
tion has been false and hurtfuI. This un-
fits many a woman for marriage. A,man
would need a fortune to support wife Of
this kind. It keeps many man from
marrying. II young men would save their
earnings, which they often spend foolish
" and wickedly; if young women would
get a good solid education. and learn also
to do all kinds of household work; if
they would learn to econon2ize, and make
al ei4tGu sfed to their care, count for the
nGsl, tten many a man Of limited means
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would be glad to marry useful woman,
ard MANY woman now without a per
manent home. might become a loving
wife. an affectionate mother, a happy
home-maker, an ornament to society, and
blessing to the world.
Educate women to be useful happy
home-makers God has given to none a
nobler work.
Tie richest temporal blessing that can
come to man is to have loving. edu-
Gated. INDUSTRIOUS economical Christian
wife. Children are thrice blessed who
have mother possessing such traits OF
character. Such women are true Orna-
ments to society and blessing to the
Christian world.
7. A. STRADLEY.
Oxford. n. C.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
ANTICS OF A D0PED HORSE
He LOOped the Loop on n Race Track
and Ran Rings Around His
Company.

Whenever I hear a race horse story
recall an experience l had a few years ago
at q certain track In a southern city. and
in connection with an event which had a
'doped' horse as one OF the Contestants,
said 3 man quoted by the New Orleans
Times. and since that time I have had a
fairly good working idea Of what IL meant
TO dope a horse. in so far as the influence
on the horse Is concerned. Incidentally. I
had a small. p~ecuniary interest in the event
in question. and / had made the bet with
all the lights before ne. / had been told
that a certain horse. put up on the boards
at enormously long odds. would win the
race in which be had been entered. I made
q small bet. a bet in keeping with the
amount OF faith l had in the horses
chances. and awaited results. The old
horse finally waItEed out. He was an I'M
gatniy member. and honestly 1 hatee TO see
the horse go up against the game. II
looked like a shame to me TO run him
against as fine a looking lot of steeds as had
been entered in the race. With the exeep-
ton OF the old plug / had put my money
on. 1t was as hne a looking bunch Of horses
as ! had ever seen on q race course. and
have seen some good ones. some OF the best
In the business. and besides am = fairly
\ h0IA AA4SEa 4 AaE u EdNC AQI a mile. II
horses gslloped in front Of the grand stand
l was probably the only man who had paid
any attention TO the old plug. and The
scant notice I gave him was due 10 III,
sympathy I felt for so pitisble a specimen
OF horse flesh They finally lined. snt
after a few preliminaries the flag droppet
ana they were OF in a bunch. I turned ~,
head away. for didn't care TO have n,
sympathetic nature wrought up by the hope
less struggle OF the cd plug. / walked owe.
10 the bar and took a drink. ! heard II,
crowd yell. and il seemed to me that tn.
grand stand would split But the horse.
hadn't CONS in Directly the crowd yelle.
again. Stin the race had not finished. NJ,
curiosity was aroused. I walked out 10 Sc
what the matter was. There was anothe
cheer. l heard something burning dow
the track But the bunch was Just round
ing at the three-auarter post Down the
came into the stretch. ! could hear e wav
OF excitement developing In the gran
stand Something shot under the wire lk
a cannon ball. II was all over. The horse
were well punched. with the exception c
the first one in He was four lengths shea
OF the closest horse. Il was the plug. Di
he vim He ran around the track fou
times before the other horses could make
onee, looped the loop. as IL were. and Vhs
|, he came in the last time yea simply eouldn
see him. he was going so fast" That re
? minds me OF a friend Of mine who died dun
|. ing a very excited dream" said the skim
, man across the table. and the conversatio
2 shifted TO other things.