The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
Waysidc Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

Via virginia EdltOrS
IAN I'm ALL" says the Lynchburg Ad-
vance, .I4ynchburg Is n right good
place In which to live" Honest. now.
is 1t the health OF tho community which
brings forth that sentiment:
Tho Gloucester News Reporter finds
that Mathews and Gloucester Coun-
tics are progressing steadily" and
gives the credit for agricultural de-
velopment TO thrift and perseverance
on the part of the citizens.
Champ Clark's animosity against Mr..
Bryan Is not gaining the Speaker any
friends. The Clifton Forge Review re-
marks that he has manifested entire
~ to" much feeling toward Secretary
of state Bryan. and has proven to the
satisfaction Of thousands of people
that MIR Bryan did the right thing
when he turned the tide from Clark
to Wilson In the Baltimore conven-
ton" Even former friends of the
Speaker have reached that conclusion.
Tho sympathy for the mans natural
disappointment expressed freely after
the convention is rapidly waning.
What is the matter with the Little
Blind God?" asks the Eastern Shore
Herald. Don't know: what has he done
to you?
The editor of the Newport News
Press is against 'spooning' on a steam
boat, and still he would fain make US
believe he is yet young" cruelty OBJ
serves the Blackstone Courier. But
"spooning" and the love of 1t is no
preroSative OF youth. There are any
number of veterans of the Virginia
press who will testify to the truth OF
that.
Says the Tidewater News: "A splcn-
did showing Is made by the Richmond
banking houses, which paid S311, 277.50
In dividends July 1, while Industrial
and Insurance corporations of the Old
Dominion's capital brought the total
amount of dividends disburscd in Rich
mond Wednesday up to nearly 100000.
This is record for Richmond, and. as
rejecting business conditions In Vir-
ginia through it's chief city, shows that
there's no manufactured depression
In this part OF tho country at least"
Tho same story comes from other parts
OF Virginia and from other parts OF
tho nation.
The Halifax Gazette calls him Gov
ernor n. c. Stewart" Shades of Jeb
Wilson's policies so far" says the
Fredericksburg Star. have brought
better business conditions and less
financial trouble than the Roosevelt
policies" What does Teddy care for
a small thing like that? Neither doc
tors, nor propriety, nor truth. nor con-
sistency Will prevent him from at
lacking Wilson and yelling Calamity"
All the people can do Is to see that he
does not reap the reward OF 1t all
and they will
The stanton Leader looks to the re-
cent rains to help the corn crop of Au-
gusta County. 1t points out. however
that farmers may learn a lesson from
experience. Some of the crops have
gone through the dry season without
serious Injury. while others have suf-
fercd. The reason" 1t says, lis sim
ply that you have not followed. pos
sibly you have not been able to follow
the rules of the game for dry weather
whether able or not, 1t must be a fact
that you did not put your ground in
thorough preparations: you did not have
large amount of humus In the soil
10 help conserve the moisture. and you
dld not keep on blowing every few
days TO hold perfect mulch on the
surface and retain what moisture
there was In the ground, and get the
run beneht of 1t when badly needed
IN this dry spell: you let a large por-
ton or your moisture evaporate into
the air. instead of holding II in the soil
Tor the corn. How many times have
you plowed your corn? One young
FARMER OF the county. who has rs good
prospects for corn as he ever has. has
already plowed his corn six times. He
mad plenty OF humus In the ground to
start with. and Il finely pulverized
soil. He will have n fine crop, and SO
VIII every other Farmer In Augusta
County who made as thorough prepa-
ration, and has worked his corn re-
peatedly. 1t is question of intelli-
gent preparation. and thorough cult
vation"