The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-24
| Heard and Seen
in Public Places
- AcK EAGLE, Homeless Va" is
S6 Inscribed upon the register at
/ rJo,.J r, fhe 1atf AL

S6 Inscribed upon the register at
Murphys Hotel. but the latter
portion of the name Is not written
out as it is spelled above. The word
Jack is written in bold. leg.
!blc nand, and following this Is picture OF
an eagle. drawn in manner which would
do credit to the most accomplished artist.
Mr.. Eagle signs his name this way every
where and all the time. and II takes him
but a few seconds to do It. This is thew
he signs and indorses his checks, but no
says they count for as much as u he wrote
the word out In letters. Mr. Eagle Is
days.,
since my return from the Denver con-
vention have had many Democrats to ask
demonstration which lasted for nearly an
hour and half was genuine and spontan-
fair. said done one Of the al.ernstes to that
body who was In the city yesterday. MY
candid Judgment Is" he continued. that
came at time when'th leaders were not
anticipating any unusual outburst. And I
believe my reasons for this view are we'll
founded occupied q seat with the Viz.
ginia delegation near the speakers' stand
when the body was called to order about
1880 Pm. Ollie N. James. OF Kentucky.
one OF Mr.. Bryan's most trusted floor lead
ers. Immediately arose and stated that he
had a message from the committee on ere
dentails to the effect that AZ would not +, be
therefore moved TO take a recess until that
hour. Ex-congressman Bell. of California.
who was In the chair was likewise e., a strong
| a recess. II they and other big Bryan
leaders had planned for a trial Of enthus-
iasm at this point, surely they would not
have insisted upon an adjournment. but
they did. and twice the convention rejected
the motion OF Mr.. James and commenced
ator Gore. the blind statesman from Okla
homa. came forward. He was not on the
program. for none had been arranged. but
dress replete with beautiful bursts OF elo-
quence. the dele gates and visitors went wild
with enthusiasm. and kept up the cheering
and marching around the hall for an hour
and twenty-eiEht minutes. This demon,
stration has been graphically described In
the press and shallnot 60 Into y now y.
conclusion that there was nothing cut and
dried or prearranged about It.
Senator Saxon w. Holt. OF Newport News.
terday. d.
hatan. county. was 9 caller a, the Office Of
the Virginia State Fair Association Yester-
day. Prof.f H i ges. who is q native OF Penn
superintendent Of the Agricultural Expert
ment Farm at SAKE, Va. and hlled the
y ne aas
a farmer on his own account. " hereupon he
purchased the farm In Powhatan county.
lWnere ha lis now floCateu. Il lie y mas peel
quite successful there. and. has introduced
modern methods Of tillage. For his Inn
proved varieties Of corn he. has found 2
purchaser In the United States government,
his entire crop OF last year. except such
portion as he reserved for his own use. hay
Ing been sold StoSthe Department OF Agri-
culture at $3.50 a bushel, VIII ch everybody
will say was. a. pretty good priceSfo corn.
The purchase was made by the government
for distribution among the different AErlcul,
tural Experiment stations OF the country, and
| TO be furnished the different Statea to take
the place OF some OF the inferior varieties
heretotore in general ltiXat!on. In g
farmers institute work in virginia, his SER
vices having been engaged for that lpu rpose
by Commissioners OF a Agriculture Koiner.
Hon. L. p. stearncs former member Of
the House of Delegates from Newport News,
end one OF the Governors sappolntees on the
new State Board of Charities. ls In he city
36E business, and is ireg!st cred at NJ urphy's,
l5Hcuse again next year. and his friends are
already bending their energies toward his
election, He is one Of the most popular
business men in the 3East torn section OF the
state. and mad many lstr ons friends while
lin the legislature, y was largely through
| the popularity and influence OF Mr., stearnes
that his son~ law, Jud Ee Clarence w. Rob-
5inson, was chosen to succeed Judge Black
stone In the Eleventh Circuit last winter,
state Senator John NJ. Parsons. OF Cray,
son, was at the Capitol yesterday on his
way home from the Virginia Hot Springs.
othef state nspubsan
sens declared that he had decided not to
enter the race for Congress against Judge
Saunders In the F! Dlstr!ct this fall
Mr. VI NJ. Lewis a prominent attorney
iof Essex, who has gspressnted his county -