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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
CANDIDATE FOR |. ] /
THE: STATE SENATE J; /: ! 1 !! ::
Mr.. B. I. GunterS Will Be Sc In
the Race to. Succeed i i; d q
Dr.. Le Cato.
f Is, e we Tim,,, .pi,patc j


oNANCoCK. " A., March 80. Mr.. Benz
jaInin T. Gunter, Comnlonwealth'slA ttor-
ney. for Accomac, has ann ounced his cans
tddacy for State Senator from Accomao
and Northampton counties to succeed the
late Or. George w. LIE Gotta. The Lieu
tenant Governor has o1tlered g special
election for Tuesday, April 2Sth. u Ills dis
$trict contains many oysternen, and Its
4 Is always considered IA IN
authority on the question 1t Is u not
thought probable that Mr.. Gunter will
have opposition. Mr.. Gunte will resign
the office of Commemorative Attorney,
and there are two cand ldates In the field
for the iplace-G. w ter 55Mnpp Il and g.
James Burlington. Y ,,. #
iAccomac will have four fairs during the
summer-tho Peninsula Fair at Tasley and
the Eastern Shore Fair at Keller: two
colored fairs-the Central Fair at Tasley
md the Ottawa Social Unions Fair at
iMappsburg. The date OF the TaHley Fair
has finally been fixed, to rs commence
Tuesday August 4th, and continue four
days. This is an early date, the har-
vesting Of tho principal crop-swee tFpota-
5toes-havng just begun, but tho y next
fair in tho Ylrginln-Mnryland Circuit at
Pocomoke City, Md, refused to Rpu ii heir
date o week later and Tasley will again
begin the local circuit. Us n t:i,. 1T
The Episcopalians In the vicinity Of Ex-
more, small town on tho NewsEY ork,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad. have
decided to build q church. The designs
have been drawn and work will COM
mence shortly. The church will be added
to Holy Trinity Parish, Onancock, Rev.
j, Scott Meredith. rector. ~ "a
Z Rev. Z, G. Kirby. pastor Of Harborton
and other Baptist Churches, has accepted
- II RI afia1d 81 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
LEAGUE I. !. ]! E:
M.E|E;T / 5DANVILLE
.Virqlnla Carolina Base Ball
League N ! Y y \ J Be
Formed.
fspso,a1 to The Times. Dispatch, )

& 5pANvILLD, VA, March so,-The
fourth annual convention OF tho Virginia
Hpworth League closed q very interest
ing session here yesterday. The con-
ference s,r noe was very interesting. and re-
suited In great good to those who at
tended. On yesterday morning at u
O'Clock Bishop Galloway. Of Oxford.
Miss, preached the conference sermon
In the large Main Street Methodist
Church, and at night preached at Cabell
Street Tabernacle. The conference closed
last night with a farewell service, con-
Quoted by Rev. ID, T.. Dadmun, OF Black
stone, Va. l5 d 5f5s Ri
p Adyices from Roanoke indicate that
the proposed Virginia. Carolina baseball
league, which has been waiting on that
city for some time ], Will be formed this
week. II At meeting held recently in
chburg L all the cities composing tho
league announced that they were ready,
and 1t was thought that the league was
formed but when 1t came to putting vi,
the forfeit, 1t was found that, the money
had not been raised for Roanoke, and It
was thought that this would prevent
the organization Of the league The mat
K ter was takon up by some Of the bus!-
ness mon of that city, In connection with
Manager Battle, OF the Danv!lle bases
ball club, and twas stated Saturday
that the amount necessary to equip
and maintain the club had been raised.
This is good news for. the other cities,
as oil are very anxious to have profess
sionnl ball this season. b Fl 4; II
The looal-option election to be hold
here on the 9th OF next month Is being
discussed on every i occaaion, and much
speculation Ia indulged in ms to Its outs
ing eliminated, the pdrya'' think their
chances OF carrying the city are good
while the ''wets. Y on tho other hand, are
sanguino and think Danyille will follow
Charlottesvlllea lead and remain wet, "A
question raised recently In one OF the
local papers as to why the tax list had
been held buck, and whether or not It
tho people, and whether or not II would
not be necessary to increase the levy 40
rs to mako i6up the deficit caused by
tnking or the 1900 revenue received
by tho city from the saloons has caused
some OF tho Taxpayers to consider tho
question In q 4 different light, At this
time 1t ia Impossible to foretell the OUT
Ing It.. f'S.i 81. If
Tho recent high water has very much
retarded the work on the new dam Of
tho Dan River Pownr and Manufacture
Ing Company, and a considerable portion
OF the work will have to he done over
again. as 1t was washed out by tho high
waters, A6large force OF hands are al
work, and tho construction ID being
pushed as fast as the weather win per-
nit, ~ a ii3s y N & ss
y Tho handsome residence OF Mrs, +. r,
Jones had q very narrow escape from
destruction by fire yesterday morning al
10 O'Clock, The fire caught In the attic
and had made considerable headWny boz
fore It was discovered, Tho prompt arr
rival of the fire department Witha cheml-i
cal engine was all that saved the build
Ing, The damage 10 non Of very much
A n AlgSS u y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
=, Z. ~ Y, M = q - ~
Heard In Fred ericksburg.

= ~ (specinl TO Tho Times Dispatch,)
FREDERICKSBURG " NJ March 80 ~ "
Three vacant lots at Orange Court houae,
where the old Orange Hotel stood until.
recently destroyed by fire, wera1nll1d az
auction ,-nnd brought flne pri1 20
one to William s, Grymest Iol2 one IL.
,Charlea 8, Waugh, 81, OOs; a jkl over i, ooo.J
tMr,E q, Conway Bak Imomber Of h III
legislature y from y DNmorelahd B al,
Northumberland cou( les, has a III ounce
hiTsel & a candidate 1or Commonwealth
Attorney q. West9f oreland county, subj
tect TO the Doomo9ratlo goonventioh. ri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
FATHER Il GETS CHILD q
Hugh Davis Arrested Inc LYnchburg for
I Ii Abductlng His Own Son.
E(specia1 10 The n Tim a.. Dispatch.


Abductlng His Own Son.
special TO Ths Times. Dispatch
LYNCHBUR d. ma N arch Bot here ore
was q consid ornble h exc tement yesterday
Afternoon. shortly after = d clock at the
Union depot where Il vas At first r ,,-
ported that the two year old son OF Mr..
ana Mrs. Hugh Davis had been add uoted
by q man who had runaup town with the
child i:3 Y. IA
SSs5 Upon3 investigation tho following facts
swero Outlined from the poll MI y and
Mrs Davis Had their home for some time;
IN. Deurlng on. IA year ago they; sepa-
rated Mrs. Davis going to Washing ton
$wlthshe child. ia last fall Mr.. Davis went
there ana brought the child home "a few
days ago Mrs. Davis arrived IN tho city,
ana yesterday, n while Mr.. Davis " was
away from homo, secured possession OF
the child and took 1t to tho depot, Il While
Ssho was waiting there for o train to
Washington Mr.. Davis arrived a and in-t
sisted upon regainins5 \ his son. He then.
started home with the bah v at 20 rapid
gait going up Commerce TO- ri hth and
aE1ghth&to Main, Their up 4 Sixth, where
he was arrested by ON Ger udEon. Who
upon INF formation from Mrs. Davis. had
followed him, as also had several huns
sdred people. MI. u Davis and tho ofilccr
then returned to tho depot ~ here they
entered tho restaurant. being Joined by:
Mrs. Davis Here Officer II dson con-4
suited with Sergeant 3eay over the tele-:
phone 4regard ding the matter, N and q the
Sergeant, not being able to thoroughly
investigate at that time. told the officer
to- lot Mr. Davis keep the child that
Mrs. y Davis. could, 3iif her claim was Just,
secure possession q OF him through 81 the
courts. he matter ended by Mrs, Davis
returning alone to Arlington, while
Mr. Davis and the child went back to-
Darlington - Il:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31

Bank Of this 4 city will open for busi-
i ness in Hotel drelix to.n,orrow morlins
at 3 o'clock Nj. =. n phillips will start
the new; hank Il OF Tomorrow, but u 4
cashier Of the Peninsula Dank, viii be
made cashier 81 the roano Bank n
9s. Several of the 4 faculty Of william and
Mary College will attend the Educational
Conference In Richmond on April 10Th u
s5 Mayor John Mercer has issued n
proclamation calling on the clttsons Of
williamsburg 20 observe Arbor Day" X
as designated by the Governor, and to
turn out and plant 81 tree or 8 iirub.g The
Mayor re6onmsndsth the formation Of q
4. Civio Society, ''s whose objeot shalt DO
the $beautifying of the town. He says
he believes the Council will give material
aid to such On orEaniAat Ion. N Z. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
Schooner. Sunk By Princess Anne.

E{t5a (Hpecal to Tho TImes. DIspat ch y gS5G9
81 NORF'OLI< AZ, March S.-The
schooner White Wings, owned by her
master, Captain John Taylor. Of New:
point, Mathews county, " a.. was In COLT
sion with the Old Dominion steamer.
Princess Anne at BIB Q. clock Saturday
Captain Taylor and an employe, who
were on the schooner, took to their skin
and oame ashore In safety. The White
Wings was at at the time OF the acci-,
dent, on ii her way to-: Norfolk with & q
cargo Of fish, The accident occurred Just
totf Atlantic City fats. Norfolk harbor,j
The Princess Anne was bound out for
New York. Il is3 lss " 55tS 1T < III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
J Norfolk g. Western Changes.

Especial to The Times. DiBpntch. Nj
Ell F,OANOKN, VA, March 80 ----Atr. J. B.
Fuller, who Is now assistant engineer in
the Chief Engineers Department Of the
Norfolk and Western has been appoint
ed assistant fsuperintenden Of the scioto
Division in charge OF the maintenance Of
way. n The appointment takes effect April
I! ~
81 Edward G, WEIGH. foreman OF the
Foundry Department OF the Norfolk and
Western shops, has resigned to b accept
d position Of general foreman Of the Bar
{ney Car w orks, at Dayton, Ohio. Mr..
$Weloh Is an ex-member Of the City Coun-
oil and q member Of the Firo Board.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
.A&BlG STORM
On n THE / !, C G \ ST
Wireless TelegraphyM Man al
Fort Monroe and inc Gee ~
View Blown Down.
yf I, = ri. Timo..pIspat

ss Special 70 Tho Timos.D lspatch,) r.,
fNORyOLIin VA March 30, ~, he N y h.
east storm that swept down the Att Mic
coast yesterday and this morning p1 led
havoc among the small shipping Ttd
tied up N oonstwlse trade almost u
pletely, Hampton Roads Is full OF n
Ing craft, awaiting tho decrease IN ;tle
heavy sea now running,
AZ Cape Henry tho wind reaoh q
velocity OF 81 miles an hour, and thu 3ig
wireless telegra phi mast at Ocean ysW,
ana also tho ono at Fort NJ onroe, we're
blown down, Tho naval collier 10 Sdis,
3while attempting to chan 70 hor mooln Hgs
In the harbor, coll ded wit the soho ter
Minnie and Emma, 4 Of this port, sanchd lkl
near her, md carried away her = Len
fyawl and dNy!ts, Captain Wyatt IN
tered complaint at the navy yard, Ia
collier aubselu ently cleared for BosttyR,
long the limo OF club houses and ctk,
.tnges at Ocean lew hoardwalkA and
5bulkhe were wa shed away, Tho higA
tide prevailing In the harbor flooded
tho streets IN the lower section Of thd
CITY. and for g time traffic was Aps'
5pended,s The force Of the wind at Cape
tho Norfolk md Southern Railroad and
Chesapeake Transit Company, Al i
Information over the coast telegraph
to- the We her Bureau states that The
.three-masted II schooner Benjamin. Rus,
soil, 81 Captain Cranmere. went lahore
early this morning one mile south M
,Creeds Hill llts-saylng station, 81 on the
Carolina coast, Her FIVE men were AIKEN
off In u fe-naYers' breaches buoy, The
vessel WasS bound from 3og ne Inlet, N,
81, for New Haven, Conn, lumber laden,
The Russell u syategl gged, but her
deck-lna lad Of lumber 10 reported An good
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
IN WILLlAMSBUR
Delegation Coming to Help the James
Ia Il town Exposition Bill, n
y Especial to Tho Times. Dlsputch.) y

tlI5 Especial to- Tho Timos, D!spatch.) 3t
WILLIAMSBURG, s Yt,, March sO,---,At
a. called meeting OF the Williamsburg
Business MEMS # Association ID held to-
night, and which was we'll attended,
the following COMMITTED was named to
go to Richmond Wednesday inBregard to
the jamestown tercentenniali Messys. Z.
", Lane. Jr,, 4, J,8Htubbs, SRI ], n,
Charles, ". j, Spencer, Or, p, ~ southall,
y, Fl. Geddy,6H, N. Phillips. r.. L, spen-
GER Mayor ] John T. Mercer. Postmaster
", p, Peaohy. a, J. Barnes, u, WnshingT
ton, y, +, Wolfe, 6cherIr M, II, Iarrell
and ldltorS ", 9, Johnston, Of the yir,
iglnla Gazette, 2S ii @ 35 ssa
Saturday night, about l2 % clock. q nos
gro was d discovered In ths residence OF
Mrs, Earso ns, an aged lady hen dla7
covered the man, who Is descrlbed as
short and stout Is; was q out to- rob a
trunk, He escaped by the route he en-
Sered "a second story front window, This
makes two ATTEMPTS at robbery herelyin
the past Week. s5 II ia
The .reano branch Of ths Peninsula
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
II!Nl!cEND,IlARY FIRE IL.
Barn Burned Near Orange and q Hard.
ware Store Robbed. 3:;si 5i$g

Il ware store ho pbed. II NJ
/, Special to HE Hines Dispatch
Fs5 ORANdH -, Nv Az, March ABOUT 3
o'clock this morning the barn on tho
farm OF Mrs. George Ice, two and one
half miles south Of this place, now oo-
cupied BY Mr.. Guss Buttlorl was de-
str,oyod by y an iiioendlary fire. together
with Its contents. Seven head Of horses,
ono binder, ono mower, one carriage, sev4
Jeral barrels gof corn. lot Of hay and fod-
4 der; Ill his harness and farming imple-
metts were burned. I'll NJ ~ ltl
There was no Insurance on either build
Ing or stock. d n B5i s5
WORK has begun on Misunderstanding the
Southern between orange and Alexandria
all along thet line. & S;g & rs
& It Is reported that there IRE three cases
Of smallpox In the railroad camps at
Culpcper. I'M Il
Another robbery was committed here
recently. Thieves entered the hardware
store n OF " Greiner- Ricketts, S " boring
through & the back door. $ss They secured
about thirty pairs Of scissors, several
knives, rarors and other things and won't
out at the front door, LOWING It oper.
This is the third time In the last twelve
months the store has been broken Into. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
HE|AIv'YI''..Cl,A'L||..,.E||:'.
ON'TH:'E|::CO.Al'.S';;'|I'
Vessels We're Tossed About put,
81 on Hampton Roads.
FERIs 4 3 AT IS DISABLED
Passengers en- the Palm Beach Have az
Exciting Wait Of Several 4 ours IN
III Assistance Teaches Them.
Y Royal Arcanum Smoker. IS

M Especial to mo Tin,ss. Dispatch
Ii NEW OIt,r N NV 81 IL A., March 60.. Boz
The heaviest gale that has swept this
section FOR several years struck here
early yesterday morning and lid not
abats Until ii + q tlock to-day. On the
river and bay vessels we're hardly safe
at anchor ana but very few moved y, On y
shore, houses shook, chimney fell and
tho Oldest Inhabitants felt uncomfor
able. B Y! 81 h HI
The thormometer dropped thirty degrees
In twenty four hours. and It was ex- -
$tremoly cold Ill day yesterday and last
night. Rain foil Iii torrents oil during
the storm. 5si
S5S Last night at .; 45 o clock the schooner
Charles u. Davenport. Captain r. ~. Ost-
man, bound from this port. for Bangor,
Me-, with . cargo 81 3, oDo tons Of coal,
went ashore or the rocks at Old Point.
$captain ostman, states that no mlstook
tho Old Point light for tho Thimblo light
and believed that ne was on ills course
when tho vessel struck tho rocks. 5 I; q i,
The schooner went high ana dry on
the rocks and will probably DO q total
loss, although It Is possible that part
OF hor cargo will be- saved. The crew
walked ashore and no one was v N Ft.
The Merritt wrecklng tug Rescue came
$over from Norfolk this morning and has;
been working on the schooner oil day, ~
The two-masted II schooner William b.
! Hall, bound from N orfoll to d wharf up
the river, with So 600 brick, sank at an
Choir In deep water OFF pier 8 at 8 O. clock
this morning. The negro Gre { OF the
schooner left her In az skiff as she was
going down and ldrifted about In the
storm until o. clock. when they were
picked up by the Chesapeake and Ohio.
tug Alice Ifil5lt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
HIS LEO LAcERATED!s
Hurricane Branch's Twelve Year Ole
Son Attacked by Bloodhounds.
& IN (epsoisl 70 Ths Times. Dispatch. y ~

NIit tf VUpdUia1 " III
SUFFOLK, ! March so.--:yvhilc try'-g;
mr. to- separate bloodhounds that were
fighting among themselves, one Of them
itilis afternoon attacked s Taylor, the
ttwelve-year1old son OF Hurricane Branch
gnnd lncera ted Ills log very painfully. az
surgeon was sent for. Tay lor tends
to tho kennels, and tho mounds had
previously shown no yiciousness towards
him. II !. u
I Walter B. Tucker a .styllshly- dressed
young man, robbed "a Suffolk girl Of her
Jewels last weekly the police say. Tucker
stopped at the Stuart House here. He
went Into Miss r ogata /. ocke's room.
secured the trunk key from her dresser
ana then trined her trunk. getting a.
watch chain, 4 bracelet broaoh and others
iyaluables, Tucker stayed In Suffolk only
two hours. Il NV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
No. q I'VE - ,ITll 7.il3!7
Dled From Hydrophobia.

Especial 60 Tha Times. DisDatch.)
RR1sTOIA " AZ, \ Maroh 80 Tho eleven.
Iyear-old son OF Nathan Worley, Of Gum ul
Gthir, washington county Va, died. OF
iconvulsions last midnight due eto hydro. !.
! phobia. The lad was bitten BY mad
dog three weeks "a co. II ana the dog was tls
found dead the foil owing morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
Schooner lahore

IN lspoclal 70 TIC Times.D lanafc
~ h eAp 2 HENRY Z, i ], q !, March 2hs
Captain cranmere, with lumber. Il from
sBogue Inlet, N, ~ u, ~ for I'D lew Haven
Conn. went ashore too lay one miles south
Of Creod's I'll II fe-sayin ne Station, 4 NJ.
q, Her crew of five men were ita ken off
In breeches 8buoys,l Her deck LOAD will
be AIKEN OFF to-inor Aside frb.n, a.
bad leak the vessel Ia al parently In gno<
{cOnd Il ion Ssl4 y me-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
Trial III Abingdon.
i Especial to Tho TIn,Ielr Di1pateh

d Especial to The II nlel-D ihpA y
t8 ABINGDON, " "A, \ March so,---In N thl !
continued trial OF Fila Il alser Gray, COL J
pred, for the murder OF q, M, Chester,
the day has been consumed In rebpttal
evidence, offered by tn a 1oMlnon altll.
the Jury viewing the locatl on Of the
(holnlclde and hearing arguments of in,.
truotlons for the jury The argument
the case WI begin ito-1norroW T. IA 8gj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
Killed by q Fall.
! fanecial q Tho Timos- Dlspa ten

special to tho Timcs. Dispatch. ,
BLUEBIDLD, wv. VA. 81 March 3d.
William Bunker, colored, brakeman on
the FPocahontas division Of the Norfolk el. ~ !.
lnI,d Western, fell from q rapid yl moving
train \ In the Thaeker coal field to-day,
and was killed. His homo was ut Mount
Airy N. . c. i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
M YOUR phy,slolan5

d lcgibes o milk diet, for Ats easy dlges,
Il Wy II win be well i TO use 4 RoraensI
IN less brand l1Yap orated Cream ia Eetg
q L yyph. eliolously b Favored milk ytocd,
perfA city Rtertl lied, u no Ing Ito latest
sanitkrys met hosls, u h For neral household
nses, i'repAred 4 pyYj Royd " Com eRssA
MIX Co, adY, s ~ IN, 81 X
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
OSTRICH LOGIC.

3 When I can't see danger there Is no
danger" That's the logic Of the ostrich
which hides It's head and exposes Its
body to the hunter. There are not q
few people who seem to have gone to
the ostrich to learn logic. The most
dangerous enemies of humanity are the
enemies which can't be seen, the disease
breeding microbes which infect tho
blood. It Is harder to get the Iaicrobe
out OF the blood than to keep it out, but
DR.. Pierce's Golden M edical Discovery
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31

eruptions which come from 1t. i5s
sMy blood was ~ out Of order and had 70 go
70 tho doctor. writes Mrs, James r.. Moss, New
L,ondol, stanly Co.. Ms = He gave me .nsdl,
winter Of 1895 got worse than had ever been.
ny .oas!!s Were enlarged and my neck swollen
not cure Il ny Husband went f5r t doctor '
but he X ave lne ,n9 encouragement. lie helped
me for twelye months, when heard Of q lady
whose condit ion waa Ike mine, who was taking
your medicine and YVES getting we'll So Sc
cured .oas q ths ,n,edle!as and bsgap taking L,
Ibegan taking the medicine I'could III up only
few minutes IT tins, md could rest OF sleep
soFEs a tIaiss ] could pot eyeA swallow sweet
soTe ~ w W swosn q ou Of sahsps
snd I could hardly get my breath. The aosto..
pr: ,Pisrce's Golden Medical Discovery, three
bottlesof his peilets three bottle Of Or, sage's
Catarr,l Remedy aud the use of salt water did
the work aud cured ,urs & a
DR., Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con,
eApauon and lts consequence
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31

does both, by puri-
flying the Blood
and then keeping
1t pure.
II there are
eruptious on the
skin, boils, piul-
pies, sores or other
signs of impure
blood, use Doctor
Pierce'sg Col en-
Medical Discoy-
cry, W hich will.
purify the blood
and cure tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31

(, Services, under the auspices OF the sWo-
mans Christian Temperance Union, will
pastor OF the Broad lstreet Church. Of
K Richmond. will d silver the address and a
splendid musical programme viii be fren-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-12-01
Sunshine Kills Them.

Don't. oh. don't shut out the
light from the room because the
sunshine fades the carpet"
pleads physician. 40 you
know the value OF pure air aud
sunlight?
Reflect. The multiplication
oil bacteria staggers our reaitza-
ton. Ia i single day a harmful
mtctohc may become over six
teen million, and ~ 10 " eight
hours nearly two hundred and
cigh;y-onc thousand millions
Wei. sunshine ~ the mortal
enemy Of bacillus. The ger ms
canno; flourish where the, have
not their proper TODD and ,ha,
~ found 10 damnnrss latsnes-.
mold aud dirt. Keep the tab,ia-
ton flooded with sunshine and
pure air, keep away all dirt aud
dampncss. AMI the germs OF dis
case wilt find no place in which
10 breed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-12-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

ton and the process OF giving
things AWAY 20 wromsocver ap.
plies viii continue for a period Of
about four months. Each con-
gresham is allowed - 500 pack
ages 81 garden seeds IN five varl-
cites, and 900 packages Of flower
seeds. The packages will be
distributed upon the rctcip,
from the congressman Of the
proper addresses. In addition
10 this allotment the Department
itself vii! distribute the mere
bagatellc Ct 100000 packages.
the bulk OF which will go to its
voluntary crop correspondents,
and weather observers scattered
over the entire country. Con-
grcssmcn will hc allowed 10 ex.
change varieties OF seed 80 that
the varying need and require
mcnts OF their constituents may
be nc, A. nearly a. possible.
Saes'ai--~ &. no1cco
and cotton will be sen, TO those
districts where they arc most
likely TO II rurish - tho best ad.
vantage. !, il hoped by this
mcan~ to educate the growers ~
10 the proper seed 70 &c used Tor
certain soils. Altogether aocu,
$500. oasI will be expended II this
work.
The annual csilmatc- for the
Agricultural Department have
been prepared, read, for suhmt~.
SION ~ congress when /, con-.
scnc~ The tota, appropriation
asked by the Department, Tor tho
first time exceeds ST. Hh1. GOO the
largest increases being asked for
b. the weather Bureau aud tho
Bureau - ANNA Industry. !;
~ The contention at Inlef Moore.
OF The Weather |ii1rcAu. THAT the
ncr~"' OF hs uth..3 stan ~
COMPOSED a. men %. high -clen
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-12-01
Sunny Side
HcrefOrdS,

twenty good tvst>: I'D females ~
Sale, aud : yeats 81 ht.ttcrs an
,'"t ala yo.tre bulls. tno year ol6s
tud COWS bred "a NAkkloR SrM, PA
q NA> eSp, r~1rkoi Ma +riI. all
. .'~a' grade tctna,cs - 10 65o'
l'~cd- p.ttr"lman 3ri III pasture viii
80 e ,siec April 18th.
W. \. ikARD,
Henrietta. Tex
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-12-01

Dear Sir after ha,si
your improved level very
take pleasure in say i
crllcnt instrument. aim