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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
The Neon OF Romance.

The novelist VIII not leave the young
moon or "the crescent moon alons' ~. o.
three times out Of four trey coh,,Ir.
TO get Il into the wrong place. , H."
To expiain the conviction Which ht~ie.
the mind OF so many or theln' tha' 80,
crescent moon may be seen atiHvp1 80
fine evening rising gracefully n the IN. ms
is altogether beyond US. Inc pOi',,It -' "a
TO be one for psychologists. heI .he
a thlns that never was seen slnC e,,Hr.
world began. and yet n NUMBER % . O.',,d
wise sane gentlemen are ARMY pers u .I,i
that e is n regular recurring ia. ~
phenomenon. Surely the phhosvPns .,on
this Naturalization deserves inNeati1 a,,-
The last case that has come uh1ucI, "a
notice ~ a weii-wrtt.en story c5lltu .-o,,
Comedy OF Masks" by Ernest 10" IT,
and author Moor. Two friend, ~. o,,er
ting out one summer evening loohlne ..s,-
The Thames. and the story goes -, 90, and
this time the young moon had r. r,,fetv
its cold light shimrnered over the t uil5
river a novelist need not br az -. drav-
mer, but he should at least W ~ 70
from Nature. and should not pre'e.u 81
have seen the Young moon rislhs a.. 80
very hour when Il was being pacheu o,l
10 bed Some dav. perhaps. a ilt -
dualntance AT FIRST hand with me Dioau
est facts OF Nature will oe ulouen ,, a.
requisite for writing gpod nov n,,-
the time Is not yet. Mean ~, "a a .bat
noveists would try TO bear III n.'tt bina
the young moon, Ike other young thiilbS,
goes 10 bed earlv-that Nature does ~
trust It out late at night-tney Hlb"t
get into the way d seeing II 81 inc III
time and in the right place Hhu not
treat US 20 "cOid shimmerS tnat q,
only moonshine IN the least ldVoraO'e
fense Of the term.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
the Essential Points.

what were the particulars OF the accl-
dent?" inquired the reporter.
"The cable car was going q high rate
Of speed." replied the little man VINO had
rushed breathlessly into the city EDITOR
room for the purpose Of giving the Dally
Bread an item of news. ,3Gst as u , W. ~
ed the corner man in a light open buggy
tried 10 drive across the track. The grip
car struck the buggy squarely, knocked
the man out and ne fell senSeless on Inc
pavement a policeman arrested the
gripman and the injured man was car
ried into Van Plunks drug store, rlsht
on the corner Ever been in that dfu5
store? Elegantly fitted up, open nearly
all night largest soda fountain in that
part of town, Gnd--
What was the extent Of theman's In
juries?'
I didn't wait 10 see how badly. jumped
on another car and came right. down 10
give you the story. In writing 1t UP you
can say"
what was the extent Of the mans in
81 didn't ascertain
"Who was the gripman?
81 did1't inquire
"Do you know the name or number
of the .policeman|'
Then how DO you suppose I can write
the thing up If you don't give me any
Names
Great Scott. Haven't | told you he
was carried into Van Plunk's drug store?
What more do you Tant?'
Eyes. but"
Anybody in that part Of town can
tell you who Van PUNK is and what
kind Of
"llay ask your name
YES sir. My name is Van PUNK The
Chicago Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17

,,o,,,e,,or he opened his deeper beliefs
~ nc re said he believed in more OK
,,divtdual freedom in living. he tnousn'
most families lived too close toge,hsi,
,hersfore in place Of one large house ne
had built four small ORES
"i a, one his mother lived and kept house.
There they all ate. In another he, hinseii,
siant ana wrote; the third was ms
hrothers', and the fourth was for ms
s,ues.s. lie believes IN the open ar. his
caiiy without FIRE the year round-,a tnne
oulte possible on the protected STOP;
where me sun always falls and the winu
seldom pierces with cold. -, 80
lie took this piece of land. ne tor IA. AZ
when II was nothing but barren hiil,sia dst
incredihly sterile and rocky. Aiinpi,'
hopclessly bleak II must have be sa,,e The
little 10 commend Il 20 any eye saw w
superb panorama unrolled below. ra
With the work Of his OWL the canon.
lie has terraced the niii-shes' Duid,s and
walls. followed out trout pohus in',t
planted orchards Of olives anu
rive got a mile Of roses" he said with
smiling pride. 80, ,,.ae IN drive
away M his writing IN the ioI ,I,L
S,tua "a the afternoon he workeu ~
tbe man TO whom ne had gwen a ~. ,.,, VI
his plow-isnd in p.ayineh. iVt orcbsrd
n T,r une !, viii Viii be seen. ne has much the
lnus y ,so ~" EXPRESSED by Tolstoi as he
wsFs behind his E = i5e tent SaTT2 Ee dining
w - he n,other's cottage. He served
r., nr, 81 free hospitality, and talked on
IL u,,'. ,Se Great new world Of liberty and
aan,,oiItv which he saw coming
After the meal. we walked out to- see
..o-a 7 saw more Of his mile OF loses.
ne remarkable water supply Is OF great
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
stable Hun V Clock Work.

Patent papers have recently been grant
ed TO A. c. Winch, Of SaSonvllle, Mass,
for an electrically operated device for
stable regulation. With almost no atten-
ton whatever from the groom or stabie
boss the horses or cattle are fed and
watered with more punctuality and reg
ularity than man has ever been given
credit for. For feeding hay. says the
Scientific American. a pointed rack Is
employed jOurTaled at a convenient point
above the Manager, the rack being tilted
catch on a weighted osclllating shaft
which has a crank extending into the
path of releasing and locking bar held
in a case operated by the electric mech
anism, number OF racks being pref
crably arranged IN series and operated By
one locking box and bar The grain IS
fed to the nanger~in a similar way from
commitments each adapted to contain
grain enough for one animal any number
OF such compartments being provided.
Leading from the bottom Of each com
partment is a discharge pipe, the slide
covering the opening 10 which is connect
locking and releasing box. The water
is also similarly supplied from a tank
arranged at a suitable elevation. the
valve being controlled by lever actuat-
ed by the lockn. and releasing mechan-
ism. Each locking and releasing box has
q sin liar mechanism. and each locking
box has an automatic switch ADAPTED 10
shunt or switch the curren. from one
locking box Ia the next so that the hav.
grain. and water supplying mechanism
may be Cptf { ted in succession. ANY form
OF circuit-cl0sing clock may be used in
connection with the apparatus
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17

This causes him to despise certain as
poets OF our civilization. lie hates and
fears its dark and terrible cities. He
avoids the crush OF population; he re-
CARDS With gloomy eyes the desperation
Of greed and the gloomy prison walls
where the poor toll and die.
There was pathos as well as poetry in
his description of his life. lie told me
his doors were never locked and seldom
shut and the proof of IL was in his at
tempt 10 close the door on my behalf
1T was warped so strongly to an open
position. that IL refused obsunately to
SHIT out the air which seized upon me
with disturbing vigor.
He glowed with delight IS he described
the owls which came At night to perch
on pcle he has placed for them before
his open door.
There they Sit" ne said, land perch
and peer and marvel at the man stretched
on his bed within. / suppose they won
der why / should so TO bed in the finest
part Of the day"
He knows all the birds that ccme about
and he took me into the orchard To snow
me a minute little lizard which a butcher
bird had impaled on thorn. He showed
me the cantenas made Of bear skin in
which he had carried his revolvers and
bags Of gold dust IN his youthful days
when he rode he famous pony express
His talk OF pioneer days was very inter-
eSung, quiet and dignifed, but very gTa-
phic. He spoke with kind interest Of
the Chinese and told me some pathetic
stories of them.
He talked Of high things He impressed
me as a man of great natural refinement
as well as a man who had done a great
deal Of original thinking. his ideas OF
life seemed very high and noble, and
his latest book is of lofty ethical signifi-
caice. IL concerns itself with the pro-
gress OF humanity. with the laws of God
10 man, and the laws Of nature 10 man.
IL was a wonderful thing to me 70 find
this man high on the Oakland hills feel
Ing the same wonderful upwelling spirit
or human brotherhood which has pro-
dueed Progress and Povcr;y." s.News
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value and enables him to have sElhss
and fountains at most unexpected piGcea'
He took a boyish delight In SHOWING tleh
10 me. one most notable fountain pro-
duced at a moments notice marVeious
natural shower which fell upon the IcoI
in musical roar. This device enabled MN
TO sit under a fine shower In mldsuinneI
Moons when all the rest Of the land lay
parched and choked in dust. 1t was
poets thought and like many another
poets thought. was both beautiful ana
practical -.
wrapped in bear skins to keep off the
chin, we talked art and literature ana
altruistic living. while the shadows len
over the city below and the light was
lifted from the sea. The longer / talked
with him. the more elemental and ad-
mirahle he became to me, and yet saw
how easily he could be misunderstood
and caricatUred.
lie has no books about him, not even
his own He has ink and paper and
manuscript, but like Whitman and Riley,
and other OF the nature-group or our
poets and novelists. he does not need a
library. He reads great deal, TOO IN
the way Of current literature but MS
time is mainly given 70 creative work
or TO his orchard.
The room lad the simplicity Of a tent,
and we, ii was Enthusiastically The nome
of a powerful and original gei1Gs. The
choice names and pictures upon the wall,
together With autograph letters rom All
over England and America, showed his
wide correspondence and the catholicity
OF his taste
] pressed Elm at last 10 talk about
himself lie told me part of his NE,
sketch ing IT IN outline. He laughed at
the recollection of the wild stores when
still pass current with the uniformed.
He looked grave when | said, WHY
don't you let somebody straighten out
the distortion which irresponsible para
graz hers lave twisted into your life!
Time will straIghten 1t all out, ne
said at last, slowly. My brother IS IN
possession Of the facts; he may tell the
truth some day"
He spoke Of his work without egotlsm
and yet with an unaffected freedom
which has probobly been mistaken for
eeotism. lie constantly reminded me or
necking, German types. all three. HIS
vo:ce was soft and unaffected In tone
and his djction was fine and free, very
striking at times. in It's sponteneity and
aptness
with his love for the woods, and the
elemental life men live beneath the open
sky.
and mountains" he said abruptly, with
a sweep Of his hand about the room, and
my glance took in the saddle IN the cor
ner. the rugs upon the floor and the
tent-like roof.
One need not wonder at this. He was
born in Indiana woods. and when child
he took the overland journey through
the Rockies. to the coast, and his boy
hood was spent in Oregon whose noun
tains and forests seem 10 me to lie be-
yond the reach Of any other mans eT-
preston save his own. lie has always
lived close down to the earth and near
neighbor to trees.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
Electric Launch activity.

The coming OF spring has brought with
/, a most hopeful activity IN the electric
launch field. The example afforded at
Chicago last year. on the Worlds Fair
waters. has not been lost or wasted. Sew
eral citiea are now about 10 start storage
battery fleets, ann in other places the
work has actually begun. At Altoona, ths
first boat has been started on an ar'ihc.al
lake or thirteen acres. around which the
trip Of seven minutes is patro1lzed b.
nurdrt,is OF people daily ~ %eY Hs-
ven. Lake Saltonstall, a beautiful sheet
some three and n half miles long, Is be-
ing equipped. At Milwaukee three boats
have been put on the Milwaukee River
In all these and other cases. the cur
rent from the trolley road IS used 10
charge the batteries with, but II is done
bv means OF interposing extravagant re-
si5taace. II seems 10 us that the proper
thing would be 70 step the current down
with the help Of motor generator or
"dvnamotor" OF good design. and that
in this new field Of locomotion the street
railway companies can then earn hand
some summer IL cCme.-Electric Engineer
ING
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
Gnnd C.oihes and Inrallds.

zone Of the things that helped my re-
coyery." said a woman recently, who has
lust reganed her health after serious
iI,ess. was pretty bed jacket which
my sister brought me one day IN lien Of
iellies and fruit. u was becoming, and
saw me in IL. said / looked % per Ger
better than the day before. man Ike, he
didn't appreciate The reason. and my
spirits. and consequently. my coidifioL,
hettered In proportl)a. TOO often inva-
lids are wrapped IN any old thing that is
candy. / remember laughing coce wnen
a friend in robust health showed ms a
dainty lace-trimmed sick gown. Tor ne
she explained, III ! ever need II The no
ton struck me as absurd. when she was
never 81. but after my experience with
that bed Jacket ] appreciate better the
value Of attractive environment under
depressing circumstances" Prom the
New York Times.
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slowly into the deepening distance. The
walking was not unpleasant, but the loot
hills Caint-green and dotted with brushl,
grew sleeper. The air was still ana Solt
the ROAD vas lonely and had no guide
20 the house. but ! trusted TO the lines
wherein he said:
"-- b my reward
Some little place 10 pltcn my TENT
Some tree or vine
Where | may sit above the sea
And drink the wind as drinking vine.
knew had not yet reached the alti-
tude which ne would seek; there was not
enough OF the sea and the sky within the
sweep of the eye. 49,, - -.
which / recognized. IT was almost 'he
last house on the road.
i looked first at the four or five little
cottages which stood In row on the
hillside amid Ca carefully f terra ana
houses were hardly more than Dakota
claim shanties. Roses stood about,
though IL was Christmas week SinaiI
OF lowers. a team blowing in the back
ground-these were the salient objects
rben I turned to the valley. Oakland
Law below fiattened and remote, while afar
in the haze OF the western sun, across
the bay where ferry-boats shuttled 10
and fro. San Francisco rose on its hill.
and on the great Pacific far beyond, shone
sails of ships that seemed 10 pause and
walt. indecisive and hesitating. 1t was
SPOT such as Il poet would settle upcn-a
Just enough OF aloofness though not out
OF reach OF the city which is. after all.
civiliza ton as IL exists to-day, good or
bad all vices and virtues finding there
fullest development in these hot-beds.
At the door OF one Of the little houses.
the poets mother. a wholesome pleasing
German type. met me. She told me her
son was not at home. She asked me TO
make myself comfortable in the next
little cottage till he came.
i walked about waiting for him. study
ing the landscape. feeling meanwhile the
splendid altitude OF his home At last
"A man came walking up the road whom |
OWNED NJ once 20 be the poet He wore
rather large soft hat. and carried light
AS ne approached he reminded me very
much OF Whitman. though he looked
tterner and less patriarchal, OF course.
He eyed me as a possible interviewer.
Ills hair was getting gray and his beard
was long. There was nothing absurd in
his dress. nothing unusal save a certain
simplicity and freedom from conventional
linen. As he greeted me in on-hand
Western fashion. ] looked into his quiet
blne-gray eyes and liked him. He i'm
soai OF great strength and marked in
dividuallty
T., took me by the hand and half drag
III me INTO his own. little cottage. II
vas plainly his Workshop. The walls
were covered with innumerable autograph
letters, newspaper scraps. clippings from
magazines. and prints OF the faces OF
his friends and correspondents
Besides these there were relies OF h,s
former lne In the woods and mountains,
saddle hung In the corners bearskins
anc Wolf skins covered the chairs and
laid as rugs upon the floor. 1t was like
camp-the camp OF man OF letters.
We were soon In the thick OF talk. He
refused, however. 10 allow me TO talk
W faA - coll
He would not allow me TO bring up cues.
lions concerning his books. though ha
taxed freely OF his little ranch and his
plans for frwt-growing. Little by little.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17

ferry. with the entire afternoon before ne
in which 10 find him. II was wei
started early. In the Oakland directory
j found this inscriptions:
c. II. Miller. Fruit Grower,
Residence on the heights.
II made me aware at once of the man ;
peculiar personality. and made me think
of rueged John Burroughs with his gar
den on the Hudson. / inquired where the
HEIGHTS were and of the poet. EVERYBODY
SEE med 10 know Of Miller. but NOBODY
seemed TO know where to find him. one
young man said IL was a long walk up
the foot Mills. he had been up there with
a party OF young people. once. put IL was
In the night and a hard climb about
the road.
TWO or three asked me IL l were going
ND TO interview him, which made me UNI
derstand something OF the poets reason
IN getting so far away.
/ met young man on my walk across
TO a suburban horse-car line. He said
"Yes. 1 know Miller he's n rough old
fellow. wears boots" This was the most
remarkable thing about Miller in his
mind
After leaving the horse-car which ran
within two miles of his house, / started
toward the mountains.
| walked along a rising road, bordered
with eucalyptus trees with their SHINING
blue-green leaves. intermingled with the
beautiful feathery frontage Of the Aus
traIian Acacia. The road soon began
climbing the foothills. and the city sank
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
AN AMERICAN T0LST0I.
uxxLTy GARLAND DEsCRfBEs
VISIT 10 JOAQUIN lniLLER's.
The App,ics,,os Of Peetsyto Agriculture
XII. Method Of Producing Arnhca
shower,--fiis Five Houses.

copyright for The Times ''''' 80
A hundred times on my Journey across
The continent quoted Joaquin "l''..
His lines upon the plains and mountains.
rose again and again to my lips 50 ~
are HIS descriptions. so compensatory e.,ei' n,,t
HE moods. From the time We ssr $50 maj
20 me Rocky mountains ti' ,.did
"a The region OF 81 Helena "a -, 1S' Iiond
,, ~ miles OF wood. ana tn'' i io,y-
ss,:S his terrible heights fisins nhe . ~ q,
or al roses and violet mupit ~ con'
.sofgs OF the Sun-down Se.S VIC W."
80 exnression OF what 4 saw ,.
che foot OF Mount shasta ulder.
s,"oa IT. line OF the cool white rivers,
enS Understood al last the dePth s anu
en- OF mis- apostfophe 10 me oler
,es after SEEING a thousand mics o.
- @sternal tents OF snow that llash
e.er hattlemcris OF mountains. one OF
o., !. ~ ereat pleasures promised mysen
. .me visit 10 the poet himself. l knew
w. NAN who could write such write anu
M, w 10, %ature-songs could not but be an
iaoS',oSlrsble and interesting personality AT
az bc,torn. because great streams 40
~ ,fec from desert sands.
MI Uo lived In Oakland. | was Informed,
and AZ my FIRST opportunity took the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17

r. N1rEp STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR 81, iSs
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, ORGANIZED UNDER THE
LAWS OF VIRGINIA.
Presden Under
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organ or ncorpora |,
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n. ~,
city. ~ ~ ~
Organized A. D.. 1906 ..ouher 1880
Commenced business United states o7P'0'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
Aluminium Bullet Shield

A committee Of the French War De-
partment has, after prolonged investiga-
lion. reported in favor of a new Kind
OF bvckler made OF aluminium and copper:
Il can be made light enough not TO be
burdensome, and yet strong enough 10
stop even the modern rifle ball except at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
mi T;MEs-RtCUMoND VA SUNDAY JUNE I: 1874
,,under occurs in an article

similar slunasr OscS Tsri IN ~ Bio rsaSdf
wE pr5ssss Ss and d printed a
and q conSse humber OF this magazine;
he GoT sb. Wne Tas We sd 4fsl Ito
clear anu nassage. The gray mountains
Winra. ,'ha outlined against the northern
OF Cuo" we're slowly fading from View,
n 9riao, The crescent moon arose ou, OF the
'',nyes in the east. "--popuiar Science
,Topfhly.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1894-09-20
5tn0t Columbus
Selbitmoro i'm 5uhthauie.
Der farbiee Strdflin9 5ohn Rarriion
erpiirot lid| NIT einem Sett=
ldfeu.
Drei frubere Selbitmoroperiuhe
blieben erfolelos.

Mls am Sienltas abenb UNI llbr Der
Wd6ter Moore im bielisen 3u4tbaule
hie 3elle bes Strafl,nss Sobn Sarriion
betrat, lab er su leinem Gntiesen, bah
Der a6rper oes llnsliidli9en leblos pon
Der einen Wano berabbins. Gr lief
benlelben loiort berab unb benadridtiste
ben 3u1tbausarst Sr. 4arte; bod
fam ieoe 9iiIfe su ipat. Oas Seben
mar bereits enti iloben.
9ie i9redlide Shat 9arriions iibers
ral1te iibrtgens bic 3u4tbausbeamten
ni6t i'm @erineiten, oa Der 8ebauerns=
mertbe an Der Selbitmoromanie lit.
Yor 10 Sasen fano man ibn in leiner
Seize an einem Strid bdngen, ben er lih
aus leinem 0en,oe georebt bate ood)
wuroe ct mod redtseitis abseldnitten.
Mton brahte ibn in eine anoere 3elle
unb auh bier periudte er slpei Wfal, lein
2eben bur1 Selbperni6tuns gu beenben.
Od er elm bohlt unpertrdsliher @eleae
mar, 10 muBte man i'm allein in eine
3elle Iperren, uno bier selans es ibm
oann enbllb, leinen Norlab aussufibren.
gr bate bic Sahe iebr l6lau anee=
fonsen. I'm bic 0orbereitunsen su lei=
mem Sprung in's Senleits trefien sl'
fonnen, brau9te er Sidt; bic beleu6-
tete 3eGe wiiroe ober bic Nuf fmerflan,=
felt Der 8eamten auT lein Sreiben ge=
lenft baben, unb 10 peritopfte er bie
Seiinunsen in Der 5biir nit ben Yett=
beden unb siinoete bann oas @as an.
Saraui nabm er oas 8ettlafen, sps es
bur1 einen Sting in Der Wano, bano es
li1 nm ben Soals unb natte nit ein=
ge;osenen &nisen einen Sprun9 Dor7
rpdrts. Sn oieler Sage mub er oann 10
lanoe eeblieben lein, bis er lan9Iam er=
wuret mar. glui einem Stubl neben
Dem 8ett befanb li6 eine 8ibel, in luel=
der Der Selbi itmorber eine Stelle, bic
BON Der Iersdnsli6teit bes Menl lden
banbelt, anaeItri1en bate.
Sarrilon uurbe am %, Npril 1898
BON 9amilton County auf s,pei Sabre
pesen ginbruds uno 9iebltahls einse=
liefert, mitbin bate ct l6on II Monate
leiner Strafjeit perbiibt. Gr NOR elm
iunser farbieer 8url6e i'm Nlter BON Is
Sabren, uno man slaubt, bab iein @er=
itanb eelltten bate. Ct belibt BON 8er=
luanbter nur eine S4uelter, Mame &.
abernatb in Snbiauapolis.
Coroner 6erbit nabm eine Beli6tl=
suns Der 2ei9e Dor unb lieb bielelbe no6
Dem 5ootenbaule bes 3udtbaules lAaf=
fe,,
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