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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08

The most striking feature OF the Roam
okc Fair was the cattle show, and the
pity is that 1t attracted less attention
than any other feature except tho hog
exhibit More people visited the poultry
Z show than the cattle stalls. AT no time
during the Judging OF the various cattle
classes were there as many as one hun
dred persons around the show rins. while
tho nmphltheatre, which would seat about
seven hundred people, was deserted most
OF the time. During the judging Of the
Shorthorn and Jersey COWS and herds on
Thursday when the crowds y on tho
grounds were the largest, less than fifty
spectators lined the show ring fence. All
this time. however. thousands We're march
& ing up and down the midway. There was
q marked absence of Virginia farmers
in the live stock departments. and, for
that matter. the number of actual farm
crs present at the fair was surprisingly
small a number OF Western farmers.
who are In Virginia looking up lands,
took keen interest In the cattle show. A
number OF these men, who are intelli.l
gent. wel-to-do breeders, arc following
the fairs of the South to learn What
they can about what our farms produce,
and they were keen and critical observ'
ers OF everything shown on the ground.
these men Wclc suIpI'scu ~ wy ''eN
OF interest shown IN the live stock en-
hibits, and some of them-notably group
Of Illinois farmers, who were on q farm
buying expedition for themselves and
< acknowledgements the greatest disap-
po!ntment because the farmers OF the
State showed such cold Interest IN tho
most important feature Of farming. Said
one of them; II nm looking for big
stock breeding farm, hut judging from
the conspicuous absence OF farmers at
the cattle ringside, I am afraid there
!. Is so market In tho State for good stock
A breeder in Virginia cannot hope to sell
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POLLED AN GUS CALVES,
q, IN THE SHOW RING. \

Among the other notable exhibits were
w. S 5Anderson's Herefords. from West
Virginia, and a fine collection OF Aber-
deem Angus by II. Wissinger and Son.
Ky. The Elkton Stock
Farm of Forest Depot. Va, presented
some beautiful Hcrefords, but the COW
of this herd which last year took first
prize over everything at Roanoke was
turned down by Judge Annette and was
Y not even given q place. The judges
decision In this case WAS based on the.
recent ruling OF the International that
cows, rs well rs bulls. must show even
ness of flesh. This COW, Belle Donald,
10th, by Curtis's old Bella Donald is y
fine specimen Of the breed, 5bnt showed
considerable lumpiness OF flesh. Othcr-
wise, she was an almost perfect animal.
state breeders found themselves In
very hot competition this year with the
outside herds mentioned. Tho Virginia
4,Experiment Station showed forty-four
head, representing six Observation-Disclosures,
#2olled Angus, Short Horns, Ho!steins.
Jerseys and Guernseys. The college
short horn herd is headed by Bold Boy,
o. likely young bull which was bought
In Canada three weeks ago and shipped
to the farm only three days before the
fair opened After eight days on the
cars, he was unloaded, marched to the
farm, md two days later was again put
on board the cars and shipped to the
fair. Naturally no was In no condition
to enter the ring. and 1t was, perhaps,
n mistake to show, him; but the farmers
Of the State expect the station to be
represented in every breed. and consider
ing the hard usage to which Bold Boy
had heen subjected, he made creditablo
showing. TIT 55 n
This bull took second prize at tho
Toronto Stock Show, and Or, Spencer is
confident that he will ncquit himself
with credit at next years fair. He Is
! a likely young animal of good quality,
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the second stories Tho material used Is
wrought Iron, and It's making redures
considerable skill. The men employed
upon 1t get daily wages Of S3.5 in gold.
cci t 81 and Upward. B a.
There are several machine shops In
CubR. One hcer In Havana works about
300 men. It pays It's best mechanics ~ q
day, and this wage Is received BY pat.
tern-11akers. moldcrs foundry fnen. and
others such men arc scarce here. Help
Z oi.s get $3.50 u day aud apprentices about
the satnc. 1fireinen are paid from 81 to
Engineers and Railway Men.
There are many engineers employed on
tho Plantations Every big suBnr MIL has
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, fourth prize at the international last
year and sixth at st. Louis. In TINS
w., I'D also Is the Junior Champion, TWEEN
ty-two months old, winner OF the first
RE in his class at the World s Far,
ard also winner of the Junior sweep
stakes. He weighs 1,600 pounds and his
covering Of flesh Is admirable. Ills wide
chest ana magnificent head shows great
masculinty and vigor. Anderson'H Y Poll-
Cd Hcreforcs made 4 great showing. me
Hereford Association contributed 10 the
rr1ze In his class at the World' $ 4 talr,
end other associations dld not,{I ne
Shorthorn Association contributes 20 the
Prizes at Radford, and It Is expected that
here Will be q great showing OF SNORT
horns at this fair. Many OF the large
Shorthorn breeders came TO {. f 1!olElt ~
amply to protect themselves, not expect
irr to win prizes OF any great value.
,rhc exhibitors Of Polled Angus N cattle
were b. II. Day, Glasgow, Va; r, Wis
singer 6 Son, Of the Unduatta Stock
Farm. shelbyville, Ky; and the Vir-
gjnia Experiment Station, The Polled
Angus and tho Jerseys attracted less
attention than the other breeds, and
were not strong In their class,
The best animals seen in the horse
show were the saddle stations Retl sing
ana Montgomery King, owned by shan.
non Brothers Of Pulaski county, va. Red
/ King, as a three-year- old. captured the
second prize at the st, Louis Fair ~
tho saddle contest and took hrst prize
at Roanoke. lie made a good report
of himself In a class OF IS stations at
tho louisville fair. taking second prize
under Montgomery Chief and later Win
ming that title himself over the same
horse. He has never beer shown In this
State before, In the heavy draft class
there were few entries. The best draft
stallion winning first DriZe was 4 mag
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SIR HENRY HlETTIIE,'R;slI,l ID e, \.
HEAD OF HERD AT ROLLINS lEsTITUTE,v We

, his stock in the North and West In COM
lpctitioa with the foremost breeders OF the
| country, and 1t looks to me as thouGh
I, he would find n very slim market II
home While there is no denying me
| lack Of Interest In the stock shown q!
Roanoke, his apathy should not be taken.
as rafIecting the true spirit of the farm
ers or the State. Virginia farmers are ny
no means asleep; nor are they Indifferent
to the vital Importance OF good i've
stock in the building up OF the land ana
the general progress and prosperity OF
our agriculture. The interest IN improved
cattle. hogs, sheep and horses is con-
!istantly and rapidly growing. This fact
Is demonstrated by the large increase
during the past five years Of we'll bred
animals is every stock county IN the.
State. Our breeders say the demand
for good stock Is better than 1t has
ever been, and there are hundreds OF
farmers who a few years ago considered
three or four barrels of corn good
exchange for stallion or bull service
are now quito willing TO pay $50 or 500
cash. These men are not sentlnlcntalists,
but are hard-headed, practical farmers,
who have learned that 1t takes no more
feed or care to raise q well bred colt
that viii sell for SEQ to s300iwhen three
years old than 1t does n scrub that will
bring $50 10 SEQ at the Same ago. a$
For the Ilrst time IN tho history Of the
State some of the best herds Of the
country were shown ut Roanoke. Tho
magnificent herd Of short-horns from
the Grnsmere farm, OF w. NJ. Wnrfeld,
of Lexington, KY, included some OF the
grandest animals ever seen In the States
w. Il. Wood, of Wllllamsport, O., had
about forty head OF his MAGNIFICENT
short horns on exhibition At the head
OF the herd was Woodland Coronct, who
has taken first prize at every exhibit
ton where no has shown this year.
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hut is cut up little too high in the
flank to suit critical judges. He has q
X fine head and shows strong nascullnity.
Better bulls might have been obtained,
but 1t should be remembered that It
takes money to buy the best, and in
this respect the experiment station IS
4 greatly handicapped DR.. Spencer was
limited to $500 for q short horn bull. It.
is not to be expected that with this sum
at his command DR. Spencer could hope
to secure an animal that would stand
ia show in the company In which he
vas placed ut Roanoke z
The experiment station made an excel
lent showing in all breeds. securing Sec
ord prize for its Hereford bull and cows
and also "a second prize for It's Short
horn heifcr calf. With six breeds on the
farm, ana limited amount OF money
with which to develop them, it Is hardly
fair to expect that the station could
successfully compete with breeders who
make a speciality of single breeds, and
who are equipped with everything neces-
sury to develop these breeds to the very
highest point Of efficiency. 1t would re-
nuire a large amount of money to en-
able the experiment station to develop
six breeds OF cattle that would stand at
tte top In our State shows-more money
than the authorities will probab ever
feel willing to allow. The Holstein bull
O.. the head Of the college herd Is prob
ably the largest bull in the State. and
token all around, is magnificent speci-
men of his breed. While he lacks strong
musculnHy, he has produced some cx-
cellent calves, and has proved himself
rE even and reliable sire,
The white faces dominated the show.
S. w, Anderson. of West Virginia, show
ed "a head, led by Aqua ga four-year-
sold--weigh!ng 900 pounds This bull won
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\ H., ,orre srondont 81 The FITNESS

g. 4 y & I krSt.A rS,an
Especial Correspondent, %, OF fA Et ~
Ioispnllch., ,,1,!,, b. N. j,
X HAVANA, September ~ - ~.
ferinE from labor W ~ v 70 y ~
never higher IN $thc q ts an, =. ~ :.
and some Of the sugar or9 IL i, ''ae
rtnsOn was not ~ ~ ~. M, =.
hands. Thousan"s ol gaahei.ua"s ,o NV
have p.lre ,nl., 'd dnvnlop their hoidnas
~. ~, /, ~. ,rond times have created an In
~. 80 a,t dentnnd for worltmcf III every
NM, ~ IN Island. There have bccii II
ip,,,,,,,o. n projccts before Congress to
nu.. IN Immigration. and some Of
.i,esa ,vIll probably be adopted Tho
.,.,,,, I,,,n nts most wanted arc those from
49,. ~ 17a,,.,ry Islands and Northern, spuin
49,. ,t,nv already constitute n large part
a,u ~ NJ whi,e labor. Il ,rhey are thrifty,
y - r,o,Is md cnsily controlled. They
z : -, T., tna,,y resrccts better than the
4; ..i,,ta' r,uhnns and nrc considered tic
I'M unskillcd lnljorcrs III Europe.
~ "a !, a,n,,ta nre also being made to bring
4 a. ttaliuns The climate here is about
K ~ ca ne az that Of Italy, and the 1tn-.
!, IA INV proved II success In Argen-t
I'M nrnzil 3nnd other South American
,.n,,,,,rIes. Al present there Is a oatirg
Enumeration TO Cubn from Spain, which
1890, !. and goes every year. rho men
x ~ 'h,o,,pbt IN FOR, The harvest season,
,,nr,, ir,, Chiefly III The tobncco districts.
II costs them about $40 each for their
,.o,,n, rib. and the wages are sucl, that
anal, ON Save $40 In d single harvest
nSslmllar immigration Is carried on be-
q tween the coffee plantations Of Brazil
md the wheat fields OF Argentine, the
men men 9olhs ''sr U.s. = ~ ~ ,,l IL
Isl Farm f1afds IN CUBA.
Tho greatest demand for labor Is on
ira farms ana plantations. Cuba is IN
agricultural country. and onc-Efth OF
&thc!wholc popllla ton works on the farms
E,rhe island has about II 100000 inhabi-
,tun,s. and OF these coo, 900 are workers
II RI one Kind or another. Three hundred
II iho,1sa nd do farming, and only n little
Is over 90, 900 are engaged In manufacture
" ,nr. There arc less than 10000 at
work In the mines and four or
4. five thousand employed on. the railrohds.|
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day The American on rotigh work can
iuy 500. The superiority Of .o,ir ninsons
was shown In the building OF a brewery
which was erected II Hnvann not long
al from the United States, and was work.
cd side ~ side with the Cuban brick.
layers. The Americans laid three times
rs many bricks per day hs the Cupans.:
made on the Westinghouse building at
MANCHESTER. England. Tie contractor !, q
there was an American He bccnt,ic dis
g,isted with the slow work Of the Ens-
number of American mnsons to work side
By side With them. Before the Americans ias
camc the English brlcklnycrs laid Y 400
bricks per day. They opened their eyes
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niicent blue black animal. Fritz, owned
blythe Virginia Brewing Company. MS 7I
horse was not berd In the State ri Iae
shows great strength and Ylgor, IS Won
derrully docile and has proved himself
to be a reliable and even slro There
we're only five entries In the gentlemah's
driving class and tho best horse IN
tn the lot was withdrawn because OF his
Hunruly temper he could not be properly
shown in the ring. t. B, Albert's Sui :
tan stallion stood at the head OF the FER
cheron three-year-old class. He Is Y mag
5nlncent animal, wel-bred. shows excel
lent lines, great courage and strong mas
culinlty. There was a very poor showing
of mares and colts of oil breeds.
There were only five entries Of hogs at
tho fair. Tho Elkton Stock Farm show
\ ed two pens of excellent Berkshlres and
DR.. Kirk Of Roanoke. showed boar and
1.-TWO sows of the same breed. The other
entries were indifferent and as there
was mo competition, no prizes were award
ed, There We're no entries of, sheep /.
\ The poultry show was an agreeable sur
prise. There We're moro than GOO on-
d tries and some tlrst-class birds In nearly
every breed were shown. No better White
Wynndottes. White Leghorns or Barred
Plymouth Rocks have been seen at any
fair In years, S. S. Stansbury,
of Richmond, won first prize With his
White Leghorns.
Hoke, OF Pennsylvania, showed nearly
n car load of many breeds and won sew
eral first and second prizes. His birds
arrived nearly q day late, and rs they
wero taken directly from the cars to tho
fair grounds, no time was allowed IN
which to prepare them for the show,
They showed their good breeding, how
ever, and this feature of the fair alone
to the people who saw 1t, The poultry
show attracted more visitors than any
Enthcr feature, and the large tents ~
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M,ioh OF tho sugar raising ls done on
the shares. tenant talking care OF 30
much cnno for Il part u tho crop which
In tlsposed Of at - sugar mill nearby
Such fnitt,lng, however,, Is inc,e profitable
m tho tobacco regions. Tho labor Is
lighter there, and II Is such that almost
al the members OF tho families can work
In the field. n b IL
There Is Quito n movement now u, cof-
fec plattlng. There Is ~ hlEh tariff on
home grown coffee. and thls VII probably
be continued for many yours u come. 1t
takes three years to get the first crop
ana dur.rg This time tho tenants .arc paid
nbont $50 per dnntm for attending to II
tract OF thirty three acres. with tho utl-
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author Is John p, Poe, Attorney-Genefal
Of Maryland !.
This amendment provides tho best
method yet devised lin any State Tor me
elimination Of tho negro as u factor IN
politics. It combines the "grandfather'
clause OF some States with the "under-
standing clause otgothers The grand
father clause prohibits from voting any
man whose ancestors in 1859 did not pos
sess tho right OF suffrage. Few negroes
In Maryland had acquired the privilege
Of voting at that time, and therefore on'S
a handful would DO able to take par :.
elections now. The 'ilnderstaha'Hs
clause requires any man. when ehaltshseu
at the polls. to read and lnteFpreet y c'ause
{ Of the Constitution. "a, y
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"rhls amendment" he said, lis essen
tally immoral and unjust, i leaves the
political rights, practically Of all of our
citizens at the discretion of the election
ana registration officials, who often have
been in years past mon of Infamous char
acter Every applicant for, registration
comes with the grandItJathher ana u n
reakiess partisans they can dlafranchise
any political opponent whatever his m! m,
ccstry. by refusing 70 he satisfied with
INDEPENDENTLY, however of these con-
sidoratlons, ii the ring han the power TO
.hsfrAnehlse at will every white voter 9 +
every colored voter of the State It Will
have the power to Azure W. majority IN
every ward and county, and there Will be
Unless through equivalent OF q reyo-
luton There Will be no hope Q 6 any, Dem-
osrat acquiring prominence Of influence
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Tho wages nrc highest In the tobacco re-
gIons. These men are .pnld from 81 TO 81
q dry. and sometimes even 81 day.
There Ia u great deal Of work IN raising
tobacco, ond It requires skilled labor to q
large extent. rho seeds have to be soRed
In beds and the plants trnnsplanted. The
plants lave to be weedcd. Worited and
b,,ddod, ard when the leaves are gath
cred they must be cured, punched aid
5baled. Much Of this is done by the piece.
Five dollars Is paid for setting out a.
thorsr,ia plants and the packers get
from 80 - 50 a Bale. IT IL estimated that
one can raise and tend about 10000 seed
plants. 1T requires that many to set
out an aero and to tend five such acres
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STATION a GENT AND POLICEMAN
LMAY MEN, cUsA

to have one or more, ana there must be at
the same time mechanics to keep the
machinery n#order. Many such. mills
cost several hundred thousand dollars
for their machinery alone,8and they re-
aq,lre skilled men. Blacksmiths are en-
ployed on every plantation. They get $50
and upward q month. &5 FIX
There are about 5000 men at work ri on n
the railroads, and among them large
number or engineers and Efrenlen. The
wages are different on different roads.
but everywhere they are less than In the
United States, Few of tho plantations
pay more than 500 n month for their
best engineers and on the roads the loco
motive engineers get from $50 to $780, and
flremen from s35 to so. Ont the Cuba
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Few negroes In Maryland arc aple 70 90
this, Thus those who would not Pc ois-
5franchised by the grandfather clause
would be eliminated from the political
ntta ao,ent' OF This possible dlsfranchlse-
ment may be estimated when II Is said the
rata Of colored to White voters In Mury-
land is one to five.
sereat many hard campaigns, but he con-
sidars this the greatest fight OF his life.
lie fold the Democratic State Convention
lie would stand or fall by the result;1if the
never again be q candidate for public
office AK
Many Negroes.
\ SECRETARY Bonaparte takes direct Issue
with Senator German. lie contends tn ma.
the Poo amendment Is SIMPLY conspiracy ny
10 perpetunte the power Of he Democratic
party and especially OF the Gorman ma-
chine,
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Not Soon Enough,

b a man who Is now one OF tho leading mein-
bers Of the Stock Exchange vas rather Wild ~
his youth which Ii NOT an exclusive oharac-
'teristlc OF this member Of the stock txohansp.
hut this man was fayorlto With h,s niothss
His scrupas. and she usually reslonaad freely
oven lavlshiy, On one pccss!on however, waen,
nxtrnSnSant' il Was With considerable trepida-
Hon that, on discovering himself ..he la9rnlns
after In q distant city and picked as eienp
Living heart-noyins appeal. 70 DO sent Y.
o. y. ,,.rrs..,, nv
Yyis ,vnrst fears yere realized whent an hour
latsT he received tss reply trom AlS ineshss.
Too !atsa 4fs55
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Special to Tho ,Tlmes-D ispatch,)

WASHINGTON, D. C., October -
Shall the negro race continue to exercise
the elective franchise? This is the para
mount political issue in the State OF Mary
land this fall, Senator Arthur p. German,
leader Of the Democratic party Of the
State, says 1t shall not. Charles j. Bona
parte, secretaryof the Navy, says 1t. shall,
German will direct the campaign for dis
lranchsement. and Bonaparte VIII lead
tho fight against It, It'll
In Maryland the issue is called the Poe
amendment. This is n proposition ia
amend tho State Constitution, which the
Legislature at its last session directed
should be sslRnltted to the people, 1ta
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Are Women Mems Equals?.

essential difference. intellectually between men
md Women remains always . fascinating sub
ject for discussion, and Is rs yet not llSsy
are we'll known One s!ao holds mat women
are f.lnrtionally unable eyer to pc msms eInais
gence-they ars Intended by Nature 10 represent
The conservative force OF the human couple,
and any great things N the gaS , OF sslhes's
rho other side contends that the conditions
which have surrounded women for so many
generations hsys hampoyed ths!y development
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HIGH PRICED F FINALE LABOR.
GIRL TOBACCO sTRlPPERs eETT DOLLARS PER DAY.

1t will keep one family busy. Much Of
the best tobacco Is now raised under
shade, at a cost Of several hundred doll
lars per acre. 5 +,
Big Pay Of Cigarnakers.
The workers in the cigar factories get
\ big pay There are thousands OF such
men In Havana who receive from two to
five dollars a day They have men to
read the newspapers to them while they
work. whose wages are ten dollars day.
Indeed, the cga:makers might be called
ltes aristocrnts Of manufacturing Cuba.
s5 Some of these men work by the piece
and some by the day. The wages vary.
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stringent amendment involving some kind
of property qualification for voters, bnt
the Legislature passed the original bill
over his veto. r.,
Maryland in either party who Is bold
enough To-day to risk his reputation on a
prediction OF the fate Of the Poe amend
meut, 1T It. .-I-.-. '5i Il NH5gh- IF5lE
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and that rs soon as the Increasing opportuni-
ties for etucatl lon and experience which We see
in modern llfs, shall have Operated i9r 'ohf
DO proved 10 be US broad ana as substle "
mans --Gelett burgess IN sunset Magazine
for October. KEW lt1 s6l5e
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when the Americans laid from 1850 to p
600, and they gradually put on squirt,
which brought them up close TO the the
Americans 4sst
y Skilled briclsiayers in Cuba get SLED
to 81 a day, hodcarricrs 81 and white
washers and brushmen 81 and upward.
All buildings here have thick walls. The 'le
brick is laid up in the rough and the
wall covered witt plaster OF. stuccoi Where
bright colors. 2, Nh
Among Iron Workers.
Most OF the public buildings have n
great deal Of iron about them. Their
Windows are covered with a lacework of
iron aud iron balconies extend out from
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Republicans Divided.
Singular ms It may seem. the Republican
party OF Maryland is not u unit IN oppos-
lng the Poe amendment Singular also IS
the fact that the De'noer1ntla party y n6t
iiicnn ranks there Is u considerable els
ment opposed to the participation Of
negroes N party, affairs. Thls sen lment
was EXPRESSED by the late Republican
State Convention, when q declaration was
Inserted In the platform asserting that
there could be no, social equality between
Vas a Substitute for a more radical reso-
fulton declaring against the election, or
appointment OF any negro 70 public office;
Democrat, is opposed to the Poe amends
ment, At the last session of the Legss;;
lature hN vetoed a hill which authorized ~
the submission Of the. proposition 70 me
vote Of the people. lie preferred q less