The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-07

much right to special credit as Rich
mond." he said. THE Confcderacy war
born In Alabama and died in Virginia"
me virginia State Capitol where the
confederate Congress was held. also
contains many Interesting mementoes
OF the stirring days.
! Below the city In the site of tho old
Libby Prison. The prison itself was
moved TO the Chicago WORLDS Fair
several years ago. An ice plant oc-
eupies the site now. Electric cars
carry you out TO number OF the IA
veterans will recall wildly the battles
/ OF Yellow Tavern, Cold Harbor. Seven
Pines, Strawberry Hill, Malvern Hill.
Mechanicsvillc, Gaines's Mill and Saw
age Station. The history OF the Seven
Days Fight Around Richmond is writ
ten in blood.
Anothey point of interest to all pa
triotc Americans liz an old church out
on Broad Street. II is Old st. Johns
J Church IT liz much more than 100 years
old. with II high beifry tower rising
In the centre of the front. II was
In this old church that the Virginia
Convention met In 1875 and protested
against the misrule of the mother
country. II was In this convention
that young Patrick Henry rose and
uttered the clarion note OF American
Independence. Nearly every schooIboy
knows the phrase By heart: Give ma
liberty or give me DEATH That pas
sfonate appeal to human independence
is still echoing from ocean to ocean
and from nation to nation, 1t will
never silence as long as there are
hearts OF the Henry Clay type
Old st. Johns Church is one of the
show places OF the country. II is al
ways open to visitors
1t Is notable fact that the Consti.
q tat
fled in an old theatre, just up the same
street in Richmond. The building was
destroyed by fire in 1902
An interesting relic OF Colonial days
is the Speakers Chair made in 1900
and used by the Speakers in the House
OF Burgesses in Colonial times. 1t
stands In the rotunda of the State
Capitol 1t Is high box affair, show
ing In its worn old age that 1t was
handsome piece of furniture in its
younger days
There is so much OF interest to the
Southerner and the American in Rich
mond that ii would be folly to attempt
to mention all in one short newspaper
article.
From the days OF John Smith and
Pocahontas down to the days of the
Allen boys and Henry Beattie, Vir-
GINA has been spectacular In the his
tory of the country. 1t has been go
DuSE InakinR history anu producing
Presidents that one wonders that 1t
has had time for aught else. But Vir-
ginia's yeomanry has been busy in the
pursuits of peace. The State Agricu-
tural Museum shows Il surprising va
riety and wealth of natural resources
and their development. Virginia pro-
duces almost everything from chewing
tobacco to porterhouse steak. 1t Is
the second tobacco growing State in
the Union. Its tobacco crop last year
was worth s13460000
The total value of all agricultural
products for the year was S715,ooOoOO.
And in spite of the fact that the acre
age shows sharp reduction from 1900,
the value of the crops is almost 1ou-
bled. The value IN live stock last
year was s9O.00O,000; peanuts and
truck, $1S,0OO,0
A combination OF Virginia peanuts
and Virginia ham is next door to NOR
tai paradise. And you should know
how to cook the ham in the Old Vir-
gnia style.-Walter Harper. in the
Montgomery Advertiser.