MOONLIGHTPROCESSION

'¦r-f!|-- «..?,· ,«;, ·

Preparations lor Grand Cere¬monies ln Opening Fair.

READS THREE LANGUAGES

Negro«· Challenged Because TheyCould Not Read and Write.Boy of

Thirteen Sentenced to Serve

Twenty-five Years,

14.1" -.-

<ß?ß??*4 to The Tlmes-Dlspatoh.)RALEIOH, N. C. Sept. 80.-It in an¬

nounced hy tho Masonic Fair man/Lgo-

ment that the opehlng cere-monies willconsist, of a moonlight proceMlon throughth* str«»oU and addresses ln the fair byGrand Maeter Clark, Governor Ayoock,President J. A. Long, of the State Fair.and other promlnont citizens. The fair

open« Monday, October 12th and thetwelve days have been ollotod aa follows,among the several orders:n«t week.Monday, opening oeromo-

Bi«Mi Tueeday, Bluo Lodge; Wednesday,Junior Order United Amorican Mechan¬te« and Knights ot Pythias; Thursday,Gdd-Fbllows and military c-on-panles;"Triday, Elk« and Bed Men; Saturday,Amorldan Federation oí Labor.Second week.Monday, «oollogo night:

Tuesday, Johnson oounty day; Wednes¬day, Chapter day; Thursday. Command-«ary day: Friday, Shrine <Jay; Saturday,.ood night.

COULD READ.A number of negro voter» who wore

ohallenged last Saturday by anil-saloonmanager«, because thoy eould not readand write, were given a hearing lastnight and one of them read the Constitu¬tion In English and thon offered to roadIt in French o> Latin. Ho proved to boa profesuor in Shaw University.Reports fiom the various tobaoco sec¬

tions of the Btate are to the efflect thatthe. corns Is progressi!*·«: cxcapci «uallywell. The housing Is almost completed,though there is still some In the fieldswhich might bo injured by an ¡earlyfre-rt.¦PoaUtnaeter Bailey, of the Raleigh poat-

Offlce, who is p-ayinaster for all rural freedelivery routes- In thi» State, has' receivednotice of eleven new routes added, dur¬ing September. , This makes *von fourhundred routes In operation in NorthCarolina.

WRECK VICTIMS BURIED.The remains of the two men.Firemen

"J. W. Hodge and Flag-man J. S. Moody,who lost their llv«se ln the wreck nearDanville last Sunday, have been broughtUt Raleigh and deposited ln their respec¬tive family hurylng grounds near here.The funeral of Hodge was with militaryhonors, he havinar been a member ofKaielgh Light Infantry.. Sheriff Crawford, of Martin oounty,brought a thirteen-year-old negro boyh«ere thi* morning to serve twenty-fiveyears in the penitentiary for arson. Heis tîharged to have burned not lees than$10,000 worth of property and ls the worstboy ever known ln the State, saye the.sheriff.The Secretary of State chartered the

Fairvlew Educational and ImprovementCompany, .ot Fairvlew, Moore county;125,000 capital to conduct a school and«teal ln real estate.

-ENQ1NEERS RESIGN

Many Wrecks Make Them Fearful ofTheir Live«.

(Special to The Timeä-Dlepatch.)BA-LiBBURY, N. C, Sept. 80.-The

numerous wrecks on the Southern Rail¬way are making a serious Impression onthe engineers and other employes of theroad, as a result of- which a number arcknown to have resigned their positions.Two' men running out from Spencer -wentto the bank at which they do businessyesterday and drew what money theyhad, eaylng they were going to quit theroad while alive and go to farming.They said they proposed to invent.their

money ln stock and farming Implements;that running on the railroad has gottento he too serious a problem for them.A-fireman on the Southern caused trou¬

ble Saturday night by getting drunkwhile on duly. The name of the youngman le Tod King, and his run has beenbetween Spencer and Greenville, S. C.He became Intoxicated after leavingCharlotte Saturday afternoon, and failedto keep steam ln his erigine. The en-.glneer was compelled to stop beforereaching Salisbury and "blow up," atwhich time he remonstrated with Kingfor his conduct Upon reaching thisplace King assaulted the engln«jer, In¬flicting severe wounds.The conductor on the train then rode

on the engine during the remainder ofthe trip ln order to prevent further in¬terference. Immediately after reachingSpencer King skipped, and has not yetbeen arrestod, though a warrant haebeen issued and the ofllcers are in searchfor him.He will be brought baok here for trial

.when found.

YEAR IN TOBACCO

-Large Figures from the Market at Wln-ston-Salem.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatoh.)WiNBXON-SALBM. N. C* Sept. 30..

The old tobaoco year closed to-day.Sales of leaf on this year aggregated10.Kia.O43 pounds. Th« average was Î3.81;.mount paid to farmers, ??,9?1,046.6ß. Thoshipments of manufactured tobacco thismonth were 2,780,940 pounds.

¦ .·» ·¦·,··

Church Corner Stone Laid.(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

SALISBURY. N. C, September 80..State Treasurer B. R. Lacy was here to.day for the purpose of officiating at thecorner-stone laying of the Presbyterian

THE SMOOTHSMOKE

A Dream

A DelightA Satisfaction

EverywhereThe Largest Selling Brand

of Cigars In the World·The-Band is the Smoker's Protection.

Church at Spencer. The ceremonies wereheld at 3 o'clook P. M. under the ausplceeof the Grand Lodge of the Masonlo fra¬ternity, Mr. Lacy acting as grand master.He also delivered tho address, which wasvery appropriate and Impressive.Fulton Lodgo, No. 99, A. F. and A. M.,

of Salisbury, attended In a body, accom¬panied by the Salisbury Band, whloh fur-nlshod music for the occasion. Tho lodgewent to Spencer In a special train, whichwas furnished by the Southern Railway.The State Treasurer also made a gospeladdress to several hundred mechanics attho Southern shops at Spencer during thenoon hour, the same bolng under theauspices of the Spencer Young: Mon'sChristian Association.

EXCITEMENT CAUSED BYBURNING BARN FATAL

(Special to The Tlmes-DIspatch.)WIMHTON-BALEM, N...C., Sept. 30.-

A new barn filled with leaf tobacco wasburned near Germantown laA. night."Alike" Caffee, uncle of the owner, of thebarn, became excited over the blaze anddied in two hours.

EAST HANOVER PRESBYTERYWestminster, Richmond, Given Permis¬

sion to Employ Rev, Dr. English.' (Special to The Times-Dispatch.)

BLACKSTONB, VA.,, Sept. 30..EastHanover Presbytery began Its seconddays' session with devotional exercises,conducted by Rev. It. B. Eggloston.Including those enrolled last night, the

following members are now present:Ministers.J. P. Smith, D. D., Jere

Witherspoon, D. D.. S. K. Winn. D. D.,Theodore P. Bpee. D. D., J. Calvin Stew¬art, D. D., William S. Campbell, J. R.Rennré, W. McS. Buchanan, James E.Cook, Russell Cecil, D* D., Vf. McC.White. R. .B. Eggleston, J. S. Foster,J. J. Fix, J.» W. Rosebro, D. D., D. K.Wal thall, L. E. ScottLicentiate.Michaux Raine.Ruling Elders.James A. Jones, of

Brunswick Church; F. H. Chalkley,Grace Street; Dr. Isaac Curd, Hoge Me¬morial; A. H. Wlllson, Ñamozlne; W. A.Dupuy, Nottoway; L. H. Keimp, RichmondThird; James P. Banks, Tabb Street;George R. Cannon, Richmond First; W.G. Porter, Powhatan; F. F. Rennte, Mlz-pah.Letters of sympathy were sent to Rev.

R. R. Howlson and Rev. H. W. Prattbecause of their being kept from iTtlsmeeting by sickness.Westminster Church, in Richmond, was

given permission to employ., Rov. T. R.English, D. D., as stated supply untilthe next statod meeting of the Presby¬tery.Rev. F. ¡P. Jones was received from

Ashevllle Presbytery, and after the usualexamination was enrolled as a memberof the Presbytery. Mr. Jones has heencalled to the pastorate of the Bruns¬wick Church, made vacant recently bythe death of his father, who was formany years the pastor of that church.Rev. J. B. Crowley, of Suwanee Presby¬

tery, of Florida, wns Invited to sit asa corresponding member.Rev. W. McC. White presented the re¬

port on Home Missions, which showsthat the work is in a most prosperouscondition and that the results are verygratifying. Special attention was calledto the encouraging outlook ln Powhatanand Greenesvllle counties.Mr. Michaux Raine, a licentiate, was

examined on experimental religion, theol¬ogy, church history, the sacraments,church government, and the Engh-hBible, and these examinations were sus¬tained as« satisfactory parte of trialfor ordination. The other examinationswill be conducted to-morrow.At the night session Rev. W. McS.

Buchanan, a returned missionary fromJapan, and Rev. J. S.· Crowley, a re¬

turned missionary from Africa, mademost excellent addresses to a large andInterested congregation.

. ', » ?..

Base-Ball at Stauuton.(Special to The Tlmes-DIspatch.)

STAUNTON, VA., September _0.-TheStaunton base-ball team to-day defeateda University of Virginia team 3 to 0.Game called in the fifth inning on ac¬count of darkness. Batteries: Universityof Virginia, Harris and Munger; Staun¬ton, Spencer and Roller.

«rrHEO TPAJL1& VZTTSrOr.»i Those who have ever felt its keen, cutting pains, or witnessed the intenseBuffering of others, know that Rheumatism is torture, and that it is right·ly called « « The King of Pain, »

? All do notBufferalike.. Somearesuddenly seizedwith themostexcrucia¬ting paini), and it seems every muscle and joint in the body was being tornasunder. Othei-Meelonlyoccaslonalslightpainsforweeksormonths,whena eudden change in the weather or exposure to damp, chilly winds or nightair brings on a fierce attack, lasting for days perhaps, and leaving the pa¬tient with a weakened constitution or crippled and deformed for all time.

An acid, polluted condition of the blood is the cause of every form andvariety of Rheumatism, Muscular, Articular, Acute, Chronic, Inflammatoryand «Sciatic, and tbe blood must be purged and purified before there is anendto your aches and pains. External applications, the use of liniments and

Slästere, domuchtoward temporary relief, butsuch treatmentdoes not reachie real cause or cleanse the diseased blood ; but S. S. S., the greatest of all

blood purifiersandtonics,does cureRheumatismbyantidotingand neutraliz¬ing the poisonous acids and buildingup the weak and sluggish blood. It is

safeandreliablein all forrasof Rheumatism. Itmakesthe old acid blood rich, and the pain-tortured mus¬cles and joints are relieved, the shattered nerves aremade strong, andthe entiresystem, is invigorated andtoned up by the Use of this great vegetable remedy.

If you have Rheumatism, write us.-and our physicians will furnish with¬out cliarge any information desired, and we will mall free our book on

Rheumatism« THE SWiFT SPECIFW CO., ATLANTA, GA-

NEW HEADFOR N. & W,

Mr. L. E. Johnson is ChosenPresident of Road.

IS DESERVED PROMOTION

Mr. Johnson Has for Years Been Gen·»

era! Manager of Road, and Since

Mr, Kimball's Death Has Exer¬cised Prerogatives of Pres't,

(By Associated Pre»«.)PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sopt. 20..The

directors of the Norfolk and WesternHallway Company met here to-day andelected L. E. Johnson president, to suc¬

ceed the late F. J. Kimball.Mr. Johnson will continue to act as

general manager of the company.Ever since the death of F. J. Kimball,

former president of the Norfolk and"Western, Mr. Johnson has been exercis¬ing practical prerogatives of the presi-,dènt. In this work Henry Fink, now.

chairman of the board of directors." andthe veteran president, gave to Mr. John¬son his, advice and to some extent.stepped back into the harnees. of thepresidency.This has from time to time given rise

to erroneous reports that Mr. Fink wouldagain accept the presidency.Mr. Johnson was on trial In the high,

executive position, and has proven his.ability to the eatlsfaotlon of the con¬

trolling interests tn tne road, and haenow been placed on the honor list to re¬ceive his reward.In railroad circles Mr. Johnson ls re¬

garded as one of the most efficient ope-rating officiai» in the country. Thestrides forward which have' been madeby the Norfolk and Western since thePennsylvania obtained control of the roadare attributed largely .to. the success ofMr. Johnson ln obtaining traffic.F."J. Kimball, whom Mr. Johnson will

succeed, died on July 27th. In a tributeto Mr. Kimball ln the last annual reportof the Norfolk and Western, the direc¬tors of the company said:"Mr. Kimball had been closely identl-

fled with .your property for more thantwenty years, in the course of which hewaa ever keenly alive to the interests oftho property entrusted to hie care, aswell as the material Interests of the peo¬ple along your company-» lines."In the early history of the road he

was Impressed with the necessity ofprotecting and strengthening it by theconstruction of extensions and branchesand of creating new traffic by enlistingcapital in the development of the re¬sources of the country tributary to theroad."He devoted his best energies to this

work, for which he was eminently quail-fled by his ability as a builder and man¬ager of railways, and by his untiring in¬dustry, hopefulness and intense honesty.'While the accomplishment of these

objects was retarded by financial panicsand industrial depressions, Mr. Kimballlived to see the realization of his hopesin tho prosperity of the company ! and ofthe country traversed by your road."In this development of tho Norfolk and

Western, Mr. Johnson was Mr. Kimball'schl«3f assistant.It is· probable that T. C. Cesseli, now

general superintendent, will succeed Mr.Johnson as vice-president and generalmanager.

Captain Wise Here.Captain John S. Wise, of New York,

was in the city yesterday from early inthe morning until the afternoon. Hecame to the city to meet his daughter,Mrs. J. P. Barney, the wife of LieutenantBarney, United States army, who, wlhther husband, was at Murphy's Hotel.Lieutenant and Mrs. Barney were In theolty on their way from Meadowvllle, Va.to Fort RUey, Kan., whither the officerhas been ordered. While ln the city Cap¬tain Wlso called at tbe postoffice to payhis respects to Assistant. PostmasterGrubbs, but did not visit the offices on theupper floor of the building. He did notdiscuss the suffrage cases, which willcome up this month ln the Supreme Courtof Appeals of Virginia.

Medical Collages at Work.Both the University College of Medicine

and the Medical College of Virginia set¬tled down to work yesterday, and willhereafter follow the usual routine, Tbeattendance at both colleges was materiallyincreased yesterday by lardy arrivals, andstudents will be coming ln for both forthirty days or more, The prospective at¬tendando of students will ba somethingover three hundred at the University Col-lege and slightly less than that numberat the old college, it is expected.

I« ¦··.¦¦--.,.

At Centenary.On * next Sunday morning at the Cen¬

tenary M. E. Sunday.BCl-ool. thè rally dayexercises will take placa. An Interestingprogramme has been arranged by specialcommittee, of which Miss Julia Hudglnsis chairman. Superintendent of thesohool, Mr. George B, Wilson, will pro-side: the Rev. B. L, Pell, P. D., the wellknown Sunday-school worker, will pre¬sent the certificates of distinction to thescholars, and there will be other Inter-eating addresses.The Centenary Sunday-sohool has been

working on the "department" plan thisyear, with suoceva. Rally day exerciseswill begin at B:80 o'clock Sunday morning,and the different departments of the.ücliuol will participât)* iu thè programme,

WILLEROYFOR FLOATER

Defeats Garber In Hanoverand King William.

HAW WINS OVER' SYDNOR

The Fight for Minor Offices in Hanovera Very Warm One.Lee's Majority

In Nottoway Overcomes that ofFowlkes In Amelia.

Incomplete returns last night from Han¬over and King William counties, wheroa primary was hold yesterday, Indicatethe nomination of Wllléroy a« noater del¬egate to the House. Ih Hanover GeorgeP. Haw, tha incumbent, as Common¬wealth's Attorney, Is apparently nomi¬nated over Sydnor, his opponont, and O.O. Alexander over H. Guy Vaughan, forRlierlff. There was a warm fight for some

of the minor offlcos. The figures so tarreceived are as follows:

HENRY DISTRICT.Rural Point Precinct.

For Commonwealth's Attorney.Haw,149, Sydnor, 57. Sheriff.Alexander. U>6;Vaughan, 21. Supervisor.Hall, 88; Jones,87; Jenkins, 29. Magistrates.Puller, 180;West, 130; Williams, 02-, Christian, 4*4.Floater for Houso of Delegates.Willeroy,128; Garber, 20.

Cold Harbor Paecinct.Commonwealth's Attorney.Haw, 138;

Sydnor, 124. Sheriff.Alexander, 223;Vaughan, 8ß. Supervisor.Hall, 70; Jen¬kins, 157; Jones, 13. Magistrate.Puller,171; West, 208; Williams, 115; Christian, 85.The vote for House of Delegates was

not obtainable laut night.Mr. Jenkins le elected supervisor ln

Henry District over Mr. P. H. Hall,*whohas held tho office a number of year*.Cold Harbor.W. A. Willoroy, 84; B.

¡r. uar.er, 138.ASHLAND DISTRICT.

Ashland Precinct.Commonwealth'« Attorney. Haw 143,

Sydnor 161.Sheriff.Alexander 14L Vau_*harn, 153.Supervisor.Saundors 167, I uck 126,

Blunt 250, Cauthorn 143,House of Delegates.Wllleroy 217, Ger¬

ber 33.Commissioner of Revenue.Brock 193,

Deltrtch 105./ Clay Precinct

Com-mon-we*alth'e Attorney .¦ Haw 2L.Sydnor 22.

Sheriff.Alexander 16, Vaughan 28.Supervisor.Luck 17, Saundere 24.Constable.Nash ILHouse of Delegates.Wllleroy 38, Gar¬

ber 2.Commissioner of Revenue.Brock 42,

Doitrlch 0.Overseer of the Poor.Blune 38.

Qarber a Small Majority,LESTER MANOR, VA., Sept 30.-An

unusually light vote was polled In theprimary held ln, King William countyto-day to nominate a floatjer for thocounties of King William and Hanoverfor the Legislature.';Mr. B..-F. Garber is thus far-16 votes

ahead of Mr* W. ?.. Willeroy, with Beu-lahviHe and M^ngiJilçk; to hear from,which-will probably increase this majorityslightly. ....

OFFICIAL RETURNSOnly One-Half of Registered White

Vote Was Polled.CBy Associated Press.)

BLACKSTONE, VÁ., Sept SO..Theofficial returns from all the precincts Inthis (Nottoway) county of the primaryelection for member of the Legislaturefrom this district of Nottoway andAmelia give H. E. Lee, of this county, a

majority of 284 over J. W. Fowlkes, ofAmelia-Lee carried every precinct In this coun-

.ty by majorities ranging from 8 to 114.(Nothing offlclai has been heard fromAmelia, but from the best Informationobtainable, Fowlkes has carried thatcounty by about 2Q0. This would givethe nomination to Lee by 84 vm'ajorIty.The total vote of this county was 644.ofthose Lee received 464 and Fowlkes 180.Only about one-half of the registered

white vote was polled. The contest onlybeing for the member of the Legislature,lt was hard to get the voters out. All;expressions heard as to the primary areiof a satisfactory nature, and it is be-·lleved that its workings are pleasing toa majority of voters.' The viva vocefeature Is objected to by some, but thesoacknowledge the completo fairness of Itsresults.

THE VOTE AT CREWEA New Precinct Committee Elected by

Primary.(Special to The Tlmes-DIspatch.)

CREWE,, VA., Sept. 30..The vote inCrewe Precinct at the legislativo primaryyesterday waa as follows: Henry E. Lee,163; J. Winston Fowlkes, 49, making a

majority here of 114 for Lee. Other pre¬cincts In the county of Nottoway polledtho following vote: Burkevllle.For Leo,46; for J. Winston Fowlkes, of Amelia,28. Jeffress' Store.For Lee, 16; Fowlkes,13. Nottoway Courthouse.Lee 09 andFowlkes 6. Blaokstone.Lee 150 andFowlkes 77. Spai ?ville.Leo 24 andFowlkes 4. This makee Lee's majorityin Nottoway 292. Four precincts InAmelia give a majority of 170 forFowlkes, as 'foliowe: Amelia Courthouse,90; Palnevllle, 64: Chula, 10; Jetersvllle,6. The remaining five precincts lnAmelia will Increase majority for Fowlkesabout 20, Insuring Lee'e nomination by100. The total vote of Nottoway was650, which Ib something less than 60 percent, of full registered white vote.Tho Crewe Precinct Committee was

reorganized by mass-meeting at 13o'clook on day of primary by the elec¬tion of five members.12. M. Williams(chairman), R. S. Bevllle, H. E. Lee, A.L. Woody and Samuel Nicholson.

»

REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONSWllkereonfor the Senate and Quisen-

berry for the House.(Special to The Tlmes-DIspatch.)

LEXINGTON, VA.Í Sept. 30.The Re¬publican county convention of Rock-bridge met here to-day and rohomlnatadby acclamation J* M. Qulsonborry forthe House of elegates.Tho senatorial convention with del¬

egates from the counties of Roclonncige, Bedford and the city ofBuena Vista also convened and nomi¬nated hy aci-luniutlori for the Stato Son¬ate J. A. Wllkerson, of Rockbrliign. Mr.vvilkoreon was former county surveyorand suporvlsoi* for Buffalo District.

..... .»-

Peachy Nominated tor Senate.(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)

NEWPORT NEWS. VA., 8opt. -O.-At amacs-meeting held here to-nlght A. C.Peachy, tlio local -.ttorney, wna nominatedau the Republican candidate for the SlateSenute from this, the Thirty-sixth Sena¬torial District.

Sword Preoentatlon.-(Special to Tlie Tlmos-Dlspatch.)CLIFTON FORGE. VA., Sept. 30..Tha

Oliitou UMrgo Rifle* pyeseaited Flint

Established a Century Ago.

Presentationand

Wedding Gifts.To responsible persons we will be \

pleased to send goods on approval.express prepaid.

Prices and descriptions of sucharticles as may be desired will beglaaly furnished.GALT & BRO.r

JEWELLERS,SILVERSMITHS,STATIONERS,

1107 Pennsylvania Avenue,Washington, D. C,

lieutenant R. B. Lac'., y wi«?h a new reg¬ulation army sword Monday night, ? Mr,?. B. Harvey mado the presentationspeech.

GOOD FIRE FIGHTERAn Operator Saves Depot from Flames

by Heroic Work.CSpoclal to Tho Times-Dispatch.)

DOSWELL, VA., Sept. 30..The over.turning or explosion of a lamp in thotelegraph onice at this place shortlyafter 2 o'clock this morning caused con-slderable damage to the interior wallsand tho partial destruction of somo ofthe ofHco records.The bravery and prompt action of Mr.

Samuel Jones, the night telegraph ope¬rator, prevented the total destruction ofthe building. So quickly did the Inflam¬mable material Ignite and the flamesspread that the entire ofllco was filledwith flames within Ilvo minutes. At thetime of the occurrence the operator was

sitting in the adjoining room, havingregistered a passing train about fiveminutes before.Notwithstanding tho handicap of an

artificial leg, Mr. Jones fought the flamesunaided to a finish, whon the heat wasso intense as to scorch his hair and lips.The scorched faco of tho clook mutely

tells the time to have been exactly 2:27A. M.rj when the heat put It out of busi¬ness.The operator heard a noise and saw

the ofllce cat scamporlng through thedoor just as he noticed the Are.. He doesnot know whether the cat knocked thelamp off the telegraph tablo or whetherIt exploded. Business at the station willnot be interrupted on account of the ac¬cident. >

?« «

CALL--HEARON

Wedding of Widely-Known Young Peo¬ple in Richmond.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)LEBANON, VA., Sept- 30..Miss Eileen

Melissa Hearon, the pretty and accom¬plished daughter of Dr. D. S. Hearon,pastor of the Methodist Church, South,at Lebanon, Va., was happily married toMr. Norman Call at noon to-day. Themarriage was solemnized, in the Metho¬dist Church the father of the bride offi¬ciating. ,

The bride, who ls an accomplished vo¬calist, formerly resided ln Richmond,where she was leader of a dholr. Shols a sister of Mr. Charles O. Hearon,managing editor of the Bristol Horald,a morning dally published there.The groom is a prominent young busi¬

ness man of Richmond. The marriagewas witnessed by a large number of rel¬atives and friends from other parts ofthe State.

SHOT AND KILLED ONTHE RAILROAD TRACK

(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)POOAHONTAS, VA., Sept. 30..Jeff

Watts Ccolored), of Reldsvllle, N. C, wasshot and killed on. the railroad tracenear the Browning mines last night Ina difficulty about a woman.Alex Hester is In Jail chargisd with the

crime, and the evidence seems conclusivethat he ls guilty

RAISING CATTLEIN

(Continued From First Pago.)

do it If there are steers weighing a hun¬dred pounds more to be had. This meansthat he will not buy steers under four¬teen hundred, for tho farmers of this and·other eections see to It that they are tobe obtained in great plenty.

CHANCE IN THE BUSINESS.There Is a great deal of chance In the

business of cattle-ralslng. The last twoyears have been of great fluctuationsln prices. The market is In a more dis¬ordered condition at prosent than tn a

long time. Governor Tyler and othercattle-growers have told me that theywere never more uncertain as to thefuture of the market, and this maleesbuying specially dltllcult. A half centtoo much paid for the two-year-oldenow may mean their sale next year ata loss.Governor Tyler took two of the young

Indies of the household and myself lastweek over to Bollehampton, hile farm,which ls ten miles from his homo at EaRtItadford. It was an Ideal Septemberday, and the drive over the splendidcountry roads, through the magniflcontblue grass farms, winding in and outamong the hills, fat cattle on every handcropping tho grass that makes tlio finestbeef Jn the world, the Governor says,was an experience entirely new, andwholly delightful. As may be Imagined,the prevailing toplo was cattle-raising Inall its phases, but thore was a morothan passmg discussion of politics, andmnny a humorous story, told in theGovernor's Inimitable style, will lingerin memory ns reminders of the drive.But I am not going to digress to tellany of the stories told, or the cattlewill bo crowded ..out. And GovernorTyler ls always ready to make anythinggive place to cattle, whether It be poli¬tics or what not.The Governor owns 1,100 aores in the

neighborhood of the old home at Bolla-hnmpton. The present estate was origi¬nally several different farms, which hnvebeon purchased at different times, It isone of the best ih the county of pulnskl,and it will ever bo a mystery to manywhy » man who owned suoh a domainas this should have ever beon willingto leave it oven for a short season toaccept public ofllce, even the highest Inth» gift of the pooplo of his State. Theold homo at Bellelmmpton Is a fine oldhouse, built by tho Governor's grnnrl-fiithor In 182T, The farm, or farras, havebeen managed by Govornor Tyler's eldests»n, Edward, and many beside tha fathersay the son I« Hi« ?-«*.?«., «'«...nier.

FINE OATTL10.The first herd of cattle visited was ono

CURE YOURSELF OF DRINK HABITwithout inconvenience, of nny kind or

loss of business timo. -Orrlno" Is a

sdentino preparation, wlilah tones upthe stomach, restores normal conditionsand forever destroys craving for liquor.II per box, ß boxea for fG. ??? MillerDrug Co,. 884 East Main Street! PolkMlller-Chlldrey Co., First; and Biu^iStreets,· "Rlohmond.

of seven on what the Governor culls thoCecil Farm, which Is on the road toBellohampton. We drove through a gateopening from tho main rond«, and outthrough the wood to tho top of a hlshWll. Tho luxuriant bluegrass cs.mo upto tho hubs of tho trap. Some dlstancoalong the hill, we camo upon the cattlelying In the sunshine which felt, good toman and boast, with the a!r ohllled withthe breath of the first frost. I shall nevor

forget the Impression made upon me aathe cattlo rose slow.y to their feet andstared at us In mild and inquiring sur¬

prise as wo drove up. I wns not used tosuch cattle. Several of those ln thatherd havo been shipped slnco and wore

found to weigh nearly sixteen hundredpounds. A sixteen hundred pound steerIs not as large as an olophant, but he Isa mighty big animal to tho eyes ot a

man whoTs not used to that kind of cat¬tlo arid theso mado mo open my eyes. ItIs tho boast of some of the cattle growersot the Southwest, that they furnish roy¬alty Its beef and If a king Is any bettorthan anybody else lt seemed to mo as 1(i/cltiir,*»,led«3ted my Introduction to tho fatcattle of tho Virginia bluegrass regionthat tholr majesties could not ask anyfiner meat than could bo supplied fromthe splendid specimiMis before me. So fatthey could scarcely waddle through tliegrt-is, so fat tlifcy would blow like por¬poises upon running fifty yards, so muchfattor than tho cattlo to which I hadbeon accustomed that at first I staredand then laughed as men laugh whenthey see a boy weighing as much as afat man.

BELLEHAMPTON.And thon wo drove on to Belleha.mpton,

whore Ed. Tyler lives alone, boarded byono of tho tenants on the place. We won-

dorod through tho old houso, whloh wastho homo of the' family for so manyyears, and then wo brought up the milkfrom the spdnghouse and ate the lunchv/hloh Mrs. Tyler had made us bringwith us. Then wo all went out on theporch' In the sunshlno, and the Governorcontinued to talk cattlo, varying lt oc¬casionally with tender reminiscences ot*be old place, at which his boyhoo«*! andmany of the years of hie manhood hadboen spent. He was hie grandfather's,man of business at ten years of age, andserving his State In the army of theConfederacy long before he was anythingmore than a boy save ln experience. Hetold of tho ancestor who waa shot andkilled by nn Indian on a spot now with¬in tho curtallage of Bellehampton, notfifty y^ds from the house, and of theIndian, who was shot near the mill threo-quarters of a mile up the valioy nearwhere tho mill now stands, and draggedhimself down tho creek to a epot oppo¬site the house, whore his body was after¬wards found, a wad of grass stuffed Intothe wound ln the sido to stop the bleed¬ing.And then Edward came ln from tho

field whero the hands had been thresh¬ing wheat, and there was much moretalk of farm topics On the return tripwe drove out to see another fine herdnear the road, and to admire the beau¬tifully rolling fields of that section ofthe plantation. Yet another herd wasvisited on the way home, but none ofthem appeared to me so beautiful asthose which I saw first, and the samemay be said of those wntch I have seensince, and I havo aeon many,in tho pasttwo or three days.

A DREAM.And then the drive home, the Gov¬

ernor holding the reins. The roads ofPulaskl are the best I have encounteredin Virginia. As we skimmed along thehard and smooth. highway the sun, al¬most ready to go to rest, had disappear¬ed behind the higher hills, and the val¬leys were choked up with the purpleshadows of evening. Tired farm handswere coming ln from work, and even thecattle wore gathering In groups on thehillsides, ready to He down and rest untilthe sun should come again. And lt cameover me that I would sigh for this beau¬tiful country when I was back in thecity, and I dreamed of being the ownerof ono of these blue-grass farms one dayand living always ln the country, whereIt is easy for a man to be good, and Inthis one easy to be rich. But then Ireflected that such lands aa these sellfor $40 an acre.And I woke up.

WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.

MADE A FAILURE

Major Delmar Did Not Succeed inBreaking His Record.(By Associated Press.)

CINCINNATI, OHIO, September SO..Major Delmar was driven by Alta Mac-Donald against the world's trotting recordon 2:00 at Oakley Park to-day, and com¬pleted the mile ln 2:00 1-4, which is hisfourth mile this season better than 2:01and the fastest mile ever trotted inOhio. The track was fast, but there wasa stiff breeze blowing up the stretoh..Major Delmar was accompanied by two

runners. Tho ono which went ln frontwith the wind shields, was driven byGeorge Spear, and the other was pilotedby the groom of the gelding.The ouarter was made In :30 1-4 and

tho half In :59 8-4. Around tho far turnthe gelding cam« with a swing that setthe great crowd (for It was tho greatestcrowd that evor assembled at Oakley)cheering lustily. As regularly as a pieceof machinery he strlded past the three-quarters In 1:29 3-4. Under the wire Ma¬jor Delmar came as strong as he wentaway, but he had failed to beat therecord. However,· the time 2:00 1-1 wasreceived with a shout.Major Delmar will go again Saturday.

Summaries:The horse review, purse $1.000, for three-

year-old pacers.Miss Daphne Direct, wonin two straight heats; Eliza Douglass, eeo-ond; Tomango distanced. Best time,2:11 1-2.

2:00 trot, purso $1,000.Fereno won Intwo straight heats; Susie J., second: Char¬ley Herr, third. Best time, 2:06 1-4.

2:11 trot, purse $2,000.Georgo Musco¬vite won, second, third and fourth heatsand race; Jay McGregor first heat, sec¬ond; Norrle, third. Be3t time. 2:10.2:10 pace, purse $1,000.Fox C. Curd won

ln two straight hoats; Lizzie Hr second;Mary Anna, third. Best time, 2:0i'.

2:15 paoe, purse $1000.John M. won Intwo straight heats; Hazel Hanks, second;On Time, third. Best time, 2:09.

«-

Failed of Quorum.The Committee on Pollco, Elections and

Schools fallod of a quorum jvsterduy af¬ternoon. The body will likely meet to¬day for the purpose of approving themonthly pay roll.

FOR SAUE.

r.« C«la S2Û uoro- on the James ItlvorG0G OdlB. 10 miles from Rlohmond.Prlco $1,500.

UEO. E. CRAWFORD & CO,808 15. Main St., City.

-pOR SALE,AT A GltlüAT SAOIUKICB.A MOST DE-

.'rabie iikkiuknce, with lot ioo.no rent, onWint Main Street, Just emulili, city limits, butliuiiuiilliiti'ly ou tlie car Una. Bou us.

J. 13. ELAM AND CO.

FOR RENT.

.pOR RENT,Verv handjomo centrally located flat,

No. 201 Bust Franklin Street,No. 1410 Grovo Avenue, handsome 8-

story brick dwelling.No. 611 West Franklin Street, very de¬

sirable 8-storv brick.No. 803 East Franklin, 3-ütory brick.No. 414 Enst Leigh, 9 rooms, nlco order.No. 2921 East Marshall, ß rooms.

BUTTON & CO..Tenth and Bank Strtets.

typewriters" $!i ¡(tadsAll «.tuu.li.ril iiiu-oa i-1.1, oii:ii_ii_o.t, n-r.iir-il -ml

IonUllll">>-l «"U .M.1.1) «?...?? U» lit.«, «,'uf ui/iiiuf-i.iui·»»««,*Mlcoal lWtbui -nil! 1011 nut wimi>l»»-f vmil*>gOllOUl-. llltnrKllliI lu«»} KIM«'«. -l.u'IMiu.seMpiOil im in»...ovai. .OimUCUN STA MI* A STATIONEltï t'O.,«UUUa IW*. «-.-UU UU,' , i»»l»a S .1 _...., 111. u .«U, la.

AUCTION SALES.TH 18 DAY.

By J. Thompson Brown A Co..Real Estate Agents and Auctioneer«,

PUBLIC AUCTION SALEOF

A FLOYD AVENUEBay Window, Two-Story

Brick Residence, No· 1426,THURSDAY, October 1st, 1903,

5:00 P. M.IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

The above desirable residence contain*8 rooms, with all modern improvements,heated by furnace, nice bay windows, nicemansard roof. One granolithic walk andbasement, and Is Just, such a home as onewould desire to be neat and comfortable.One block from electric line.The lot fronts on north line of Floyd

Avenue 21 feet ß Inches with depth of110 feet to an alley ton feet wide. TheroIs a three-foot alley in common betweenthis and tho residence on the west, run«·nlng from front to rear of lot.TERMS.One-third cash, balance in one

and two years, six per cent., secured bytrust deed; or all cash, at option of pur»chaser.

J. THOMPSON BROWN & CO.,sop 25'tds Auctioneers.

By Sutton «& Co.,Real Estate Auctioneers,

Cornor Tenth and Bank Streets.

AUCTION SALE OP THAT LARGE, DE*TACHED. CENTRALLY LOCATED,

BRICK DWELLING'. NO. 200 SOUTHFOURTH STREET.

At the request of the owner, who Ismoving from the city to live, we shalloffer for sale, at publlo auction, uponthe premises, on

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1903,at 5 o'clock P. M., that large brick dwel«ling on the east side of Fourth Street,between Canal and Byrd Streets.The house contains nine or ten rooms,

with all tho modern Improvements, andis In first-class order. Lot fronts /45feet, running back a good depth.TERMS.Liberal and announced at tha-

hour of sale.SUTTON & CO.,

sep27-tds Auctioneers.'-,

Goo. Vf. Mayo, Auctioneer,110 N. Seventh Street.

A NTIQUE CHINA CUPBOARD, MA»? HOGANY WORK STAND. ROLL-TOP. DESK, MIRRORS. FOLDINGBED, AND THIRTY WAGON LOADSOF ATTRACTIVE FURNITURE AT.AUCTION. »

I will sell at my auction-house at 10:30A. M.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, L%3,Antique Corner China Cupboard, Mahog¬any Lady's Washstand, Oak Roll-TopDesk, Oak Book-Case. Ebonlzed ParlorStand, Iron B«*ds, Parlor Suits and OddPieces, Oak and Walnut Chamber Suits,Cooking and' Heating Stoves. Carpets,Rugs, Linoleum, Matting, and thirty,loads ot line furniture.·

A. R, MAYO, Proprietor.Geo. H. Valentine and A. P. Montgom¬ery. Salesmen, \?

By Edward S. Rose Company,Real Estate Auctioneers.

rOMMISSIONER'S AUCTION SALE'-' OF

Highly Valuable East Broad StreetBusiness Property.

In part execution of the below men¬tioned decree, the undersigned, therebyappointed for the purpose, will sell byauction, upon the premises, onTHURSDAY. 1ST DAY OF OCT., 1903.'

at ß o'clock P. M.. that three-story andbasement

Brick Store No. 16 East Broad St.,better known aa the

The lot has a front of 216-12 feet andextends back between irregular lines 121feet 8% Inchee to an alley 18 feet wide, andhaving a front on said alley of ?7 feet S'aInches. The demand for Broad-Streetproperty Is far in excess of a comeatabJesupply; hence a' more extended notice lsunnecessary here, as the-advantages-willbe fully put before Its competitors at time

of saie.. ...?:. -!-

TERMS.One-fourth, cash, the residueln three equal Installments, 6, 12 and 1*months, 6 por cent, added, and title re¬tained until the whole purchase money lapaid and a conveyance Is ordered by thecourt; or all cash, at the option of thepurchaser. S. S. P. PATTESON,

Special Commissioner.

Richmond Chancery Court, Decree of lOUi.of March, 1903.

BenJ. F. Nelsa, Admr.,vs.

Barbara Nelsz.Tho bond required of the Special, .Com»

missioner has been duly given,sept 26 CHAS. O. SAVILLE, Clerk.

'¦ ¦'¦-¦ .- :-,·<AUCTION BALES.FUTURE DAYS.

By The Valentine Auction Co.,·Auctioneers.

STOCK OF GROCERIES, METAÜFRAME, OVAL SHOWCASES. CAsg

REGISTER, ALASKA GROCER'S RE¬FRIGERATOR, FAIRBANK'S SCALES,ENTERPRISE COFFEE MILL, OHjTANK AND MEASURES, ELECTRICCEILING FAN, SET WAGON HAR¬NESS, &C, AT AUCTION. AT NO. 4UNORTH SECOND STREET.On account of discontinuing the grocer»

business,· wo will sell,_¦TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING

OCTOBER 2D,beginning at 10:30 o'clock, at No. 414 NorthSecond Street, stock of Groceries, contain¬ing Arbuckles' Coffee, Pearllne, Soaplne,A. & H. Baking Powder, Good Luck Bak¬ing Powder, Canned porn,. Pork andBeans. Condensed Milk, Mustnrd, Enaml-line Chewing and Smoking Tobacoo, OatMeal, Spices, Part barrel Vinegar, &a..&o., Oil Tank and Measures, Oval MetalFrame Showcases, Cash Registered, No.7 Enterprise Coffee Mill, Falrbank'·Counter Scale:·, Meat Scales, Alaska Gro¬cer's Refrigerator. Glass Front CakeBoxes, Meat Block, Cleavers, Knives,Saws. &c, Beef Chipper, Sausage Grind-er, Cheese Safe, Wood Measures, FlatTop Desk. Wood Heating Stove, good SetWugon Harness, &c. Sale positive.TERMS.Cash,THE VALENTINE AUCTION CO..

oetlitî. Auctioneers,^__- ... »

By Sutton & Co.,Real Estate Auctioneer·.

Corner Tenth and Bank Streets.

pECraiVEIl'S SALE

UNIMPROVED PROPERTY ON THISSOUTH SIDE OF LEWIS STREECP,BETWEEN THE EASTERNLIMITS OF THE CITY OFRICHMOND AND THE

NATIONAL CEMETERY ROAD.

In execution of a decree of the Lawand Equity Court, entered on the 15thday of August, 1903, in the suit of H. 8.Wutkitia vs. Charles H. Page Co., theundersigned, as recclv«*r appointed bysaid decree, shall offer for »ale at pub¬llo auction, upon· the premisos, ou

TUKÏDAY. OCTOBER ß. 19"3,at 4:30 o'clock P. M,, the property abovedescribed.The property consists of two lots of

?a·suit land, fronting respectively, 97 an4..'.'s feet on the south side of Lewis Street,and running back between parallel llne-iltu feet to Centre Street.TERMS.One-ihlrd cash, balance in

throe oquul Instalments at 6. 13 and 13monili« iront date of »ule. with Interestadded, and titled retained uniti all thepurchase money Is paid and a conveyanceordered by the court; or all cash, at theoption of the purchaser.

FRANK T. SUTTON, Jr.,Recolvir.

I certify that tho bond required of theReceiver by the above-mentioned atete*has been duly given,octl-tcli P. P. WINSTON, Clerlt,