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Ycocomico Church, III Which
t5 Lee Was Baptized, Still Used
for Worship The
Parish Glebe.

Is q substantial brick wall. which Pros
tects the historic old church and yard
from Dissertation by ruthless man or
beast. This was recently put IN COM ON
plete repair by persons interested In Eits
welfare The Society for the Preservation
OF Virginia Antiquities was its chief add
During the war OF 1872, Yeocomicns
Church suffered dissertation at the hands
Of the soldiers, who were setgto watch
the British. who came up the creeks from &
tho Potomac. on destroying expedlt Ions w
They tore down the wall about the;
church yard. opened tho doors Of theE
sacred edtice leaving 1t to tho destroy
Ing mercy OF tho elements They used Il
1t as a stable. and finally abandoned it to-
tho stray flocks and herds of the neigh
borhood The Holy Table was not left
untouched and the hallowed font was de-;
secrnted. Bishop Meade says In his jour-
nal OF 1885 In regard to these things:
1.-THE communion table was removed
into the yard, where 1t served as ~
butchers block and was entirely defaceda
Being OF substantial material, however,
1t admitted OF q new face and polish,
and Is now restored to its former place, /:
where 1t will answer, We trust, for q long
time to come, the holy purposes for
which It was designed. Nor was the bap-s8
tismal font exempt from proclamation, i
was taken some miles from the church
and used as n vessel In which to preparn
the excltements to ungolly mrth. This,
however. was not long permitted and 1t
Is now restored to Its former place NJ
Tho church was again despoiled by sol m
dcry during he Civil War and again 81 Il
was restored, and now It Is to be hoped
may be left unmplested to carry on its I,
good work for many years to come.
TIE PARISH CLEBE g4
Another historic point Of interest intthe
neighborhood Is the original glebe, with
its parsonage belonging to Yeocomico
Church. This is one Of tho very few
original parsonages and globes that arc
to be found In Virginia to-day. Though
IT has long since passed from the pos.
session OF church. State or crown, It Is j
still intact, and the substantial brick \
house Is in almost as good condition to-
day us when occupied by DR.. John Au-
gnstine Smith, for many years pastor OF
the parish and later president Yof William
and Mary College, 1t Is full eight miles
away from the church but services were
not over frequent in those early days.
Servants and horses were plentiful. how
ever, and parsun as well as squire pre-
ferred his house situated upon one OF the
lovely salt water creeks that intersert
this historic corner OF old Virginia to-
being perched high and d,y beside his
church. It, F}s
SUSAN HUNTER NVALKER. 5
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river front Of the house, and the shaded
pleasure grounds and garden. Both doors
are flanked on either side by a large Win
dow and roomy bookcases with glass
fronted doors. are set in; four Of the. panels
of the hall.
The drawing room is on the river side
Of tile house--a large, square, high-celi.
inged room, with generous fireplace ana
two deep-recessed windows, duplicate
Of almost every other room upon TINS
floor. a5i
Ittrequired but u slight exercise OF the
Imagination In this wcll-bullt, Weii-Prc-
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One OF the Most Interesting
The Historic Homes Of West
morcland and Still Well
Preserved. q
Preserved.

Last Wednesday,, October 18th. was
day apt to bring sad thoughts to many
southern hearts, for 1t was the anniver.5
sary OF the death OF Virgina's noble
son General Robert r. Lee.
Who. standing at the quiet birthplace
sof tho great Confederate leader, could
have foresecn that the happy lad, whose
earliest days were passed in It's secln-
sion, should 20 to his death bed bearing
lie impress of n nations fate,
Robert T.. Lee wa. born nj Stafford.
Wrstmorclund county, Va, the home of
many OF his distinguished forcbcars.
Chief among those stands out Richard
Henry Lee, the leader OF the best pa
,riolic sentiment of his time, the author
OF that noted resolution beginnins:
"Thesc united colonies are and of right
ought to be free nnd Independent States"
Stratforl, MS 1t stands boldly ont in
tho afternoon glow of nm autnmnal sun,
readily lends itself tot;l mental picture
Of It's distinguished past, for 1t 10 one
OF tho best preserved of the old colonial
homes OF Virglnin It is massive pile
of Engllsl, brick constructed somewhat
81 ebofrm OF 4 fla,tcned letter Fl. It
L ,.,,,,, IL, I,
- AMIDST r"sseu's so''np's' CIV . 1919 "''
y in architecture from the high basement
TO the two great clusters OF chmneys
nnon. liza roof M ornamental tea ture
I, 4 q, i, !, 4, =, d,
81 afc'''teclu'e o. - 'epo =
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lies buried the Honorable Colonel Thomas
Lee who died November Il, 1850. aged
sixty years. and his beloved wife. Mrs.
Hannah Lee. She departed this life jan
nary, 25. 17i9. 3 5
President Thomas Lee had six sons. all
Of whom grew to honorable manhood,i
Their names have gone down. to history
as synonyms Of patriotism, culture and
high character. They were Philip Lud-.
well, Thomas Ludwel. Richard Henry.
Francis Lightfoot. William and Arthur.
Two OF these brothers were sgners OF
the Declaration Of Independence. Philip
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16

the great wheat country Of to-day is III
Manitoba. and Iii Assiniboia and sasknt-
cilewan, which lie west and northwest of
1t, and also In Alberta beyond. These
States have vast prnirlcs with wheat
lands OF about $50, ooo.oOO acres That Is
equal oaten States the size OF Ohio. and
IL is estimated that 1O0.0O0.0CO acres OF
this are now offered to homesteadcrs.
Just north OF that region" continued
Mr.. Hutchinson, ''lies Athabasca, n vast
territory which Will raise wheat. but
which has not yet been opened up to
settlement. Athabasca rontains more
than 15J.OO0,O0 acres. IT liz more than
three times as large as yolir state OF
New York. Altogether we have now lI3-
OO0ooO acres In the northwest which have
been surveyed but not yet taken up; and
ethrce-fourths or this Is wheat land. The
wheat belt is trnct about Leo miles
long anu iOy miles wide, In the eastern
part of Canada there are vast pulp wood
farms the trees OF which are worth about
$40 per acre. This Is also wheat land
when cleared.
What is the wheat output of the vest
crn country now"
Last year 1t was C50lD.OoO bushels.
Twelve years ago 1t was practically noth-5
ing
Miss Canada to Feed John Bull.
5Bf'N hat are It's posslDllttles2
We shall feed the world, said the
Canadian commissioner. Uncle Sam has
boastcd OF feeding John Bull with Il
spoon, but the day Will come when his
daughter, Miss Canada, will do that for
him Indeed. his fat stomach Is already
filed With our wheat. -four and cheese.
I believe that we shall feed Uncle Sam
as we'll. Your wheat lands play out at
ter a time. Good hard wheat cannot be
t,,to
walton, so that thc hard wheat country
tends to 20 to the new lands. Moreover.
you Will grow In population through
your immense mineral and manufacturing
resources to such an extent that you VIII
not be able to raise your own food. You
have 100000 people. BY and by you
wilt have SDo,0ly.C00 Then We Will feed
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presents typical Virginia picture. The
house and its immediate grounds are sur
rounded by a high brick wall. now broken
in many places. The two original front front
gateway must have been elaborate, as
remnants Of carved sandstone columns
ana caps are to be seen lying about In
the grass around the present utilitalia II
gates Some distance from each of the
four corners Of the house stand small
brick outhouses, like satellites round their
ma for 4lum!nnry. These were the kitchen
las may be seen by the great twelve foot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16
One Hundred Thousand Amcri-
cans Have Already Conc
Across the Border.
cANADA's WHEAT REGIONS
These So Productive That They
May Rcvolutioi,izc the Grail,
Markets OF the World.
BY Frank G. Carpenter.

T i 4. . /. + " 1. II
Special Correspondence of The Tires
Dlsrntch.)
81. LOUIS. Oct. To- Both Uncle SAINT
and John Bull are bringing money into
Canada" said AIR. william Hutchinson.
Z the Canadian commissioners to the 81
Louis Exposition, rs VIC sat together
to-day In tho Canadian pavilion. FIFTY
\ thousand American farmers crossed the
border last year, and We now have about
10000 American settlcrs. Many OF these
arc well to do. On the average ] should
say they bring about one thousand doll
lars each Into the country, SO that we are
III least one hundred sand nifty million
dollars richer from our recent American
immigrants.
The Canadian Southwest.
..What Is the cause or the eXodusW l
asked
.rhe high prices OF land In the United
states ana the free government lands Of
Canada" said Mr., Hutchinson. Our
western country Is what Kansas and Nc
braska were forty or nifty years ago.
I Tho land Is chiefly owned by the gov
crninent and the railroads. The Cana
dian Pacific. which built It's line IRON
Quebec to Vancouver. had the right to
take a certain number OF alternate sec
tons. ], picked them out III the richest
parts OF It's territory, and these lands
are now FOR sale. The Hudson Bay Com
pany also had large grants OF land wh.sii
arc now in the market.
''The balance OF the nnoccupied soil be-
longs to the government, and we are
allottiny 1t to nc tual settlers in lG0-acre
( tracts. All that the settler needs do ~ to
take out Ills papers at a cost Of SD,
and live on and cultivate the land for
three years, when tho government Will
give him a title. II he has sons or
eighteen years or over they can take IN
the adjoining quarters. and II such sons
are unmarried they jcan$live at home with
their parents while proving up thcir
land. The son OF MIR. Duncan. one OF
my assistants here, Is an Indian boy OF
twenty. He was eighteen when he took
ZIP n quarter section. and next year he
viii get the title to It. He has never had
more than $50 ahead; but when that title
is proved he Will be worth 500. There
are hundreds OF such instances. fam
lily coming in takes up as much as II can,
and its. members often buy the adtoin-
ing rnilrond lands, SO that they have
sood-sized FARMS
What are lands worth?' I asked.
I'm the territory where they are be-.
ing taken up from 81 TO 81 per acre,
according to the character of the soil
and It's nearness to the railroad. Specu-
lators have picked up mere and there
some large tracts. One company at st.
Paul recently bought 100000 acres at 81
per acre. They raised the price at once
TO IS per acre. and the people who would
not touch it a. few years ago. when II
was n drug on the market at 81 fairly
fell over each other in their &eagerness
10 take 1t at IS. Z 5i
zoe, ooo,o Acres Of Wheat.
M Just where is the new wheat region,
Mr.. aHutchinson?'
"rherc is some east OF Manitoba, but
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+ than IS, 100000 worth Of new buildings last
year j has electric lights and railways,
fboulevards and all modern improvements
& 1t will always be tho grca t city Of that
part of our country. "
What other big towns have you -
THE most of our townsSout there are
small, but they grow rapidly. Calgary
has now 10, 900, and |ImOnston, which is
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Z s Z
what VIC had. we thought these lands
TOO arsnorth FOR wheat. Some of the best
OF them are goo miles nearer the north
pole than this city of St.aslnuis. Wo
also thought the Seasons would be TOO
short TO plant and harvest We have
now learned how to work. We break up
z the ground In the summer or fall ana
seed the wheat crop in the following
spring. Perhaps we may raise a crop OF
flax first. ,rhc next spring, as soon as
the snow has gone and while the ground
Is stu frozen, 1t may bcs for several
Finches. we run the seeder5 over the fields
and cover the grain with the dirt on
the surface. There may be only one inch
OF soil frozen, bit the first hot days
bring the wheat up by magic. comes
with cyclonic .swiftncss, and 10! inc
whole country is a sheet OF green. /
have known of three WHEAT crops beng
planted II, tt,s+r r-essiTe years with
out blowing, although we do not ;'
s that The I,Dal - IS thawing out FOR
weeks and gives moisture TO the fresh
young wheat.
The Flour Mills Of the Northwest
'"Tel ME something about the yield
per acre.
tits better than yours by a great deal.
Our average for ten years has heen
twenty-one bushels per acre. The United
States rarely shows an average OF more more
than fourteen.
what do our American exporters think
of the prospect
They don't like it.. The Minneapolis
lnillers have been establishing mills TO
grind Canadian WHEATON export Inc
wheat is shipped there in bond TO the
scacoast. They do this on the ground
that the Canadian hard wheat sent 70
Europe IS used there to mix With the
European wheat in making ;iour similar
TO the American. and is thus hurting your
export flour trade. f$
but why do you not ship flour 70
Europe?
1--WE do. We have large mills at sNVinni-
peg and at Montreal
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A Nation OF Farmers.

. E : + :. gr1 q t
eve are a nation Of farmers contin-
ued the Canadian commissioner. '.rh...
lis our business which We expect to de-
velop just as you are doing your manu-
featuring. AT present there are many
large farms. but also many small ones.
About 81 per cent. or the farmers or
Canada own their own farms. This Is
especially SO with the French OF the
northeast. In the west farming Is done
OH n large scale. The land is broken up
with gang plows. The TIRES hing is done
BY threshng gangs who go with their linz
mense machines from farm 20 farm. Ten
Thousand Americans came Into CANADA
glast year to help lis harvest our wheat
crop.
New Elevators Everywhere.
''The harves.s are too big 10 be pu; into
barns, and great elevators have been
built at the railway stations, SO that the
wheat goes direct from the thresher to
THE elevator without a long haul. We
have now&more than .0O elevators west
of Lake Superior. which will hold over
100000 bushels OF wheat at one time.
We have one elevator at Fort William
on Lake Superior, which has n capacity
of 3yOO,G GO Z bushels. We are building
more elevators right along. and more rail-
roads. ! tell you. you people do not
realize what Is going on In the Canadian
northwest. We have an empire there
which is growing faster In population
and wealth than any other part Of the
world. We have some millions OF sduar re-
miles OF the best land on earth. It Is
black loan. very deep and very rich.
How Wheat Is Raised in Canada.
but. sir. Hutchinson said Z, II
these lands are so good why have they
not been taken up before
For several reasons. There were no
railroads until la tely. We did not know
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Winnipeg NIGGA

4 what kind ola place is Winnipeg:
TIT is the Chicago OF Canada, and the
metropolis of the new wheat coun Try
IT is the gateway to the northwest, ana
1t grows az fast as our grain fields. Z
has now O,ooO people. and 1t built more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

nicely, squares becoming general; corn five feet high, and doing well, some silk ing.--M. H. Sanders.
 Covington, Haygood Cotton forming squares; corn punching to tassel; sweet potatoes being set out; minor crops doing welL-W. H. Powell
 Crenshaw Lapine: Cotton doing fairly well, some blight; good rains during week. -J. w. Slough & Son.
 Dale, Charlton Cotton small; corn do- ing we'll; oats made a fairly good yield; rain would be beneficial to all crops.- W. R. Jacobs.
 Houston. Lucy: Cotton has improved considerably, early planted forming squares; some corn laid by--A. L. Cros- by.
 Mobile, Oak Grove; Watermelons grow Ing nicely; peaches, plnms and pears poor; light showers during week; but more rain needed.-T. W. Lingard.
 Pike, Olustee Creek: All crops growing nicely; cotton forming squares early corn laid by; oats being harvested yield much better than expected-J. M Car ter. FRANK P. CHAFFEE,
 Section Director, Montgomery Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
WAS SPIRITED CONTEST.
Passing of School Tax. In TaIIadega
 County Will Increase Revenues.

Talladega, June 14-(Special)-The election for the special school tax of 10 cents on the s1O0 in Talladega county was quite spirited, the advocates of the tax winning by six to one ratio. There were 52 votes against the tax in the city of Talladega-at Sylacauga there were but two votes against 1t out of total of 122 only one precinct in the county voted against it, and that one by just one ma jority out of 1T votes boiled. It Is esti- mated that the special tax will raise about s7000 for the public schools of Tal- 1adega county.
 The power dam at Jackson Shoals to furnish power for the city of Talladega is progressing rapidly. and will be fin- ished within three months. The poles for the cable are all in place the whole dis- tance of seven miles. It is estimated that power can be furnished for manufactures at s10 less than power generated by coal, and all kinds of small industries will find a cordial welcome here.
 The street and house numbering Is nearing completion. and the mayor will be ready to furnish the government the necessary certificate so that free mail de- livery will be inaugurated on July l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
PIANOS SELLING All Standard Makes of Both Forbes and Fite Stock
 Offered AT \ SAVING OF SIOO AND UP.

The E. E. forbes Piano Sale contin- ues to be a great success notwithstand- ing the fact of the excessive warm weather and that people do not spend the evening indoors. This continued success is because a great many people who had contemplated buying a piano this fall are now buying because they know that the prices are less than they could possibly buy a piano later on. In point of fact every person who now buys piano is able to save at least $10O
 Nearly all the well known various makes of pianos are represented in this sale and besides those pianos bought from the Frank G. Fite Company are also high-class pianos of standard make just from the factory and marked from $50 to $1o0 less than the regular price. Remember, every piano is plainly marked so that i, you want to make someone gift of piano. but knowing nothing about pianos yourself, it makes of pianos are represented in this as cheap as the most experienced person
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

Montgomery, June 14-(Special. )--The following attorneys are in the city at tending the sessions of the supreme court which Is hearing cases from the counties of Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumpter and Wilcox:
 United States Senator D. w. Pettus, Selma; Hon. H. s. D. Mallory, chairman of the state democratic committee, Selma; l.. E. Jeffries, A. D. Pitts, W. W. Quarles and Hugh Malolry. also of Selma; J. H. Stewart, Marion; William Cunningham, Linden John Mckinley, Eutaw; Henry McDaniel, Demopolis; A. s. Vandegraaf, Tuscaloosa: S. D. Logan, Centervile
 The supreme court handed down the following decisions today:
 Mcclellan, c. J.-T. H. Thornton vs. Schuessler & Co.,, appeal from Randolph chancery court; Affirmed.
 Jerry McClelen vs. the state of Ala bama, appeal from Anniston city court; affirmed
 Haralson, J.-James Chappell vs. J. T. Roberts, appeal fom Montgomery city court; reversed and remanded.
 Fayette Wilson, ct al. vs. John w. Mill Ter, appeal from Blbb chancery court; affirmed.
 Tyson, J.-Buck Maxwell vs. the state of Alabama, appeal from Anniston city court: reversed and rendered.
 John Fuqua vs A. A. Gambill, appeal from Birmingham city court: reversed and remanded.
 Sharpe. J.-L. ". Bell vs. Southern Home Building and Loan association, ap- peal frcm Pike chancery court affirmed.
 T. B. Bradley vs. Southern Home Build ing and Loan association. appeal from Pike chancery court; affirmed.
 L. c. Cheffn vs. New South Building and Loan association, appeal from Pike chancery court; affirmed.
 W. E. Hanchey vs. Southern Home Building and Loan association, appeal from Pike chancery court; reversed and remanded..
 Dowdell. J.--Emmet O'Neal vs. Tennes- see Coal Iron and Railroad company. ap- peal from Jefferson circuit court; re- versed and remanded.
 T. J. Johnson ct al. vs. Ernest Amber son. appeal from Etowah chancery court; affirmed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
Contract Let for New Bridge.

Athens, June 14.-(Special 1.-The court of county commissioners have just let the contract for a steel bridge to span Elk river at Easter's ford in the north part of the county The bridge Is to be modern in all its appointments. wide enough for wagons to pass on it, with steel sleepers and splendid approaches. The structure Is to cost $S500. F. M Dob- son of Birmingham got the contract. He built one few years ago only two miles from where the present one Is to built.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
OLD MAN KILLED IN
 RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
IS THROWN FROM VEHICLE, HIS HEAD STRIKING PICKET FENCE, CAUSING INSTANT DEATH-DE- CEASED WAS A GARDNER.

Columbus, Ga, June 14.-(SpecfaL)- John Suggs aged 55 years, well known citizen of Phenix City, was killed in a runaway In that town this morning. He was walking in the direction of Knights s station when overtaken by Frank White, who was driving Lee Longs delivery wagon. Mir White invited him to ride with him, which he did. Reaching a drinking fountain, MT. White left the wagon to remove the bit from the horses mouth so he could drink.
 The horse became frightened from some cause and made plunge, knocking Mir. White down and running over him, al- though without serious injury to the young man. MT. Suggs was helpless, be- ing unable to control the horse, and the animal dashed wildly down the street. After he had run 100 yards one wheel came in contact with Traders soda water wagon and MT. Suggs was hurled to the ground with considerable force, his head striking a picket fence. Several of the spectators ran up and found him dead, his skull having been crushed by the fall. MT. Suggs was a gardener.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
R. E. MocaIIa Is Inferred.

Tuscaloosa. June 14-(special. )-rhe fu- neral of Richard c. Mccalla, whose death occurred early yesterday morning. was held at Christ's church this morning at 10 o'clock, the services being conducted bv took place at Evergreen cemetery and the floral designs were most beautiful. The following were the pallbearers Dr. George Little, J. Manly Foster. W. D. Seed, George A. Searcy. ". s. Wyman. Jr., c. N. Maxwell. R. E. Rhodes, J. O. Abbott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

daughter, Mrs. C. E. Barton. He was en route to Blount Springs when he stopped here about week ago. He had been troubled with heart disease for a long while, and it had been growing constant ly worse recently.
 pr. Lucius was 57 years of age and was exceedingly popular in his profess sion. He is survived by his wife. one son. Dr. Spp geon Lucius, and four daughters, Mrs. c. E. Barton, Mrs. H. L. Lyons. Mrs. Mobley and Miss Olivia Lueius. The body was taken to Eutaw last evening and the funeral occurred today from the Entaw Baptist church. of which deceased had been prominent member for number of years. The interment took place at Bethel church. eighteen miles from Tus- caloosa, with Masonic honors.