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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14
BEARD or THOMPSON'S
BY Augusta Prescott.

7, was Just like that terrible OToole
70 come out IN his laundering way with
Thompson. you'd 1ok a great deal bet
ter without a beard. You have a clear
cut face tina ought not 70 be hidden.
know perfectly well that az that mo
ment my friend Thompson would have
liked 10 hide his face IN something still
moro opa0ue than a dark brown close
cropped beard. That IS because l know
the history Of Thompsou's beard.
II had two chaptors-or two volumes
that history Of ~Thompson's beard. The
first volume IS brief and devoid Of inter
est-the beard grew when Thompson was
young and had Just reached the age OF
beard-grOwing. He liked the idea or n
beard. ] suppose. as most boys do. La
tor on, something-perhaps ORIOLES idea
that his face was a clear-cut gem and
should be exhibited as a thing Of beau
ty-struck him, and he grew impatient or
his beard.
Now.tn the course Of that earlier vol
ume Of this story. Thompson had become
pretty well known. Not only had he been
photographed for the usual social pur-
poses. but. having taken a prominent
part I'm various amateur concerts Tor
nrominGnt charities. having acted twice
as BEST man at IlAIIlrl NUNA hiA W'RNNNa"f
and having won a lawn tennis champion
ship for amateur singles, Thompson's
face had appeared I'm the papers more
often than falls 10 the lot OF most plain
citizens. Hence the mischief.
The day he had that beard removed
Thompson was like a boy Just freed from
school. A weight seemed 20 be OF his
mind. He told me that II was quite worth
while 10 grow a beard Just for the pleas
use Of getting rid Of # and running your
hand over the smooth surface.
lie was not the sort Of man. however,
70 let the exuberance Of his animal spir.
its become mingled with those that incbri.
ate. I have 10 meStion his TO guard
against the impression that he was in
tho least under the influence Of dis
titled or fermented liquors when this
thing happened that did happen.
Thompson went out calling that very
evening. and st so happened hat tho
family at which his call was aimed had
recently moved. IN hat family was
Amanda Carson, and she had taken good
care that Mr.. Thompson should be in-
formed Of their new addrcss-Amanda
had no wish 10 lose sight OF Mr.. Thomp-
son. Thompson had the address I'm his
little note book. which he carried in his
vest pocket Of his everyday business
suit. But before going out that evening
he put on his fun dress suit. and looking
at himself I'm the long mirror. reelected
that. I'm a dress suit and smooth face
he looked very well.
on reaching the street. into which
the Carson's had just moved. he began
saying TO himself. THE number Is thir-
ty-fvo, / think"
Then he thought st would be rs well
10 tako a look at that little note book
OF his. But when he put his hand TO
the place where the note book should
have been, behold there was no motto
book. Then it flashed on him that his
MIND had been distracted so much as 20
make him forget to take the note book
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been arranged with due regard 20 beauty
and elegance. The service consists OF
many prayers and invOcations which are
supposed to be literal translations Of the
earliest ritual of the sect. These are
intoued by the high priest and priestess
after which there are dances arranged
TO symbolic everything IN life. such as
sleep. mirth. sadness. health. flowers. sun.
etc, for II IS one OF the tenets OF the
new cult that the service shall be so
arranged as 10 be symbolic OF nature.
the worship OF Isis being actually the
worship Of nature
According 60 the ancient idea Isis was
the female principle OF life. and accord
ing to the old chronicles she herself
sad.
81 am Nature. the parent OF things.
the queen OF the elements. tho first pro-
genv OF Time, the most exalted Of the
deifies. the most illustrious or all the
heavenly gods and goddeSses. the queen
Of the shades. the uniform c~ountenance.
I govern with my nod the shining
heights OF heaven. the heaith-giving
breszes OF the sea and the mournful 81.
lsnce OF the dead. / am tho only deity
whom the entire weird y~enerates. In
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the h vest.

from the other vest.
Never mind" Thompson thought. II
know it's thirty-hve." Then he thought,
III 1t isn't thirty-fvc it's f~fty-three. a"
Then. "Now. l wonder whether 1t IS if-
ty-three or thirty-hve?"
While he was thinking these things
Thompson happened to glance to the
right md notice a very newly-done-up-
looking house. the number on the fan
light Of which was very distinctly no.
So"
"Of course that's it," said Thompson
10 himself as he trlpped lightly up the
flight of stone steps. This is the house.
Anybody can see that"
AT the top OF the steps, it so happened.
the front door stood %invitingiy open.
NOW" thought Thompson, there's n
chance TO surprise Amanda. III close
the door and go and sit down quietly in
her reception room. If she ZONES in
there presently-she's sure to-shen Won
der where I've dropped from. Great
idea"
And Thompson. after closing the front
door very gently. stole into the front
room, carrying his hat in his hand and
his evening cape over one arm.
The room was rather dark, so II did
not strike Thompson that none OF the
furniture or decorations were familiar.
And he had very little time to notice
anything.
"Eliza!' no heard, sounding In a mas
culine voice from the next landing
"Elizai"
Amanda Carson had no male relatives
in her family except her father. and that
was not old Carson's voice.
"Eliza's gone out. Henry" said a re-
male voice. ~ sent her 10 mail q let
ter"
"Then I wish she wouldn't leave the
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ASSETS.

ASSETS.
.-~o->-r or poNns OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE AND
oF or4FP sTATES AND ALSO OF BONDS OF INCORPORATED CITIES
X THs STATE. AID or ALL OTHER BONDS AND STOCKS, OWNED
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14

BOSTON INSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON.
ANNUAL. ST ATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER a. fS OF
THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE BOSTON INSURANCE COM
PANY or BOSTON. ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
MAssACHUSETTS.- MADE. TO THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
LAWS OF VIRGINIA
presdent-RANsoM B. FULLER.
Seretary-TIIOMAS III. LORI.
PRINCIPAL Omce-S KHBY ST. BOSTON. MASS.
G|Ti Agent in Vrgfna-TIOS. l.. ALFREND
Pesdence-RICHMOND. VA.
Sa,nnneneed" Busness-JANUARY 70 ii.
l. CAPITAL.
Amount of capNal stock subscrbed. ...~... .....n "a ~ N
Amount OF capital stock paid up in cash."...... ...."m.. 100 Wo %
II. ASSETS.
Value Of real estate owned by tia company Y.~s"~~. ..~~~-a uxp O
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ONE or CYRIL,
SLICK BURGLAR. CAUGHT IN THE
ACT. SAYS HE IS MIR. THOMPSON"
THOUGH BEARDLESS. HE WOULD
IMPERSONATE THE HIRSUTB
SOCIETY TENOR.

Now what Is n man TO do in a case
like this2' Thompson p%iteousiy asked
his friend who had bailed him out
81 guess you'd better let Sc go az that'
old nan" said hts friend. eff you don't
keep quiet they may come out with an
other scare head. The Burglar Was
Thompson. after all. What was he do
ing in that house?' Say nothing and let
your beard grow. That's my advice
Thompson stayed at homo ior Two
weeks. Then he called on Amanda and
explained matters-with a freshly-grown
beard.
IN was unfortunate" said Amanda,
with an unpleasantly doubtful intona-
ton. con the whole 7 think ron lock
better with the beard than you would
without f."
And now Mrs. Cyril rh1mpson-1ee
Carson-declares that she would never
let her husband shave his beard. no mat
ter how clear cut his features rlay be.
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doing In Mr.. Cameron's house without
ringing the bell? You don't kno" any
body there. DO your.
That really sealed poor IhonlpSDu
lips He did not want 10 ten TINS 49,
inspector all about his innocent "''0
plan for surprising Amanda carson. -,
However. that part OF his agony on
not last over night. 4 note 10 a 'lI,"o
brought relief-and bail. And Wheh
Tbomnson's lawyer came, the police eau
tlonslv began 10 believe something 81 inc
story ~ The lost beard. But the rate
cameron by that time. had gone nome
ana n nod. so there was nobody at nan"
40 withdraw the charge and inc masls-
,r.,a who was called up az thAt Iats
borr made tho bail heavy.
cameron did finally yieid-tho1sh rot
untl moor Thompson had spent a Sleep
los night. followed by a very dnpioas-
ant morning in the police court.
pus after all this. and after Thompson
~ neglected 10 shave his newly-revcal-
"a ,ace hoping that that beard Notld
-,.toLfv reappear-thc worst was Vet 20
Inc n came all through an energetic
ana discerning reporter who saw ln
Tbonpson's account Of himself n chance
,o~ n good story" This is how the
Good story met Thompson's haggard
eyes when he looked AZ the paper that
morning Of his appearance In the Police
Court:
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Loans on mortgage duly recorded and beng the first liens on the fec
simpler pon which not more than one years Interest b due .......
Interest due o N AL said mortgage loans NDbtl. Interest accrued there
on 2%5 49, .......... ..-aJ... ~ t,ni,-. an" '''-'..'"
ishabfe improvements. value OF buildings mortsaged Nu-
sured FOR S6@0 as coNatera)' .....' ".. 90. $500. $500 S-h T"
STOCKS. BONDS. ETC, OWNED BY THE COMPANY.
December 81, 1883.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14

THE soIEMNITY is SOMEWHAT MARRIED BY THB FACT THAT THE
"ORGANIsT" PLAYS \ SCOTCH BAGPIPE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14
,,AcDrnTRe FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY or MAdDEBURG.

NJ "OD'u"' I""
,>>-,, sr ,TrNfrNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER =. 1898. OF
Inn coTDTT1oN AND AFFAIRS OF THE MAGDBBURG FIRE LNsUR.
10, (o,rpANy or MAGDEBURG. ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS
on GERMANY. MADE TO THE AUDITOR or PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF
1rr Co1TvONWEAITI OF VIRGINIA, N PURSUANCE 70 THE LAWS
OF VIRGINIA.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14

Tinted States Manager-P. j.. RASOR. --.-z
Aeemnt United states Managerial. bOttNEthh..
Principle Office. United states I"HTH-..e NaSHNA N' W" AO~
General Agent in NHshla-A- L." hLIAANS'
GySo11oJ "r Incorporated-MAY H. 1874.
Con1ncnced business in United States-DECENBERE l".
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Total gross amount Of claims for osss"..-. ".-, .."-E tll 90
Deduct rInsurauc '""' ''"""' "'
N+ onout Il unpad oss@..-.....-....... .~.....-.- E4@6@ sa&6W
cross nreununq received md receivable upon all uncxphed
Tire rEksr running one ymr or lCsf from date or 0Ly,-W-
fsans PJ 1rnr1inihmms" Gty per Cents -. 49,. E5M3G
rs nrcuums received and receivable upon an unekpHe Ne
GkI* tmIsa Tprenanns pro at0..~..-.. ..-.. 1496n
To, ,re,rnei premiums as computed above ..~.. ..~..s @soS Ha@NS
An other demands against the company absolute and contingent Que
md TO become due admitted. and contested VIZ mmns-o WM-
@0 md other charges due and 10 become due to agents md brokers' .n-..
on emluus paid and in course OF Collection """-". "."s""."r" H-Lt-D
Total amount Of all Liabilities. except capital stock and net surplus st5f "a
Ton+ stock cmrl actually pid mp in cash .".-.-.". .-."---.- 4M0P
surplus beyond capital nd al other Liabilities .".."'". "'.'"'"'"' -|""t
AGGREGATE amount Of an Liabilities including paid up capital stock
md net ""-."."'"-' N+V3S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
DEMOCRATIC kEvoLr IN xEyrucx1
A Conference Called to Devise Means To
Defeat Gosbsl and GoebelIsn.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. July 0.-Oppostion to the
nominees OF the recent Democratic State Con-
vention Is becoming crystalizcd and will take
definite shape next Monday. when most i'm :
rortant conference OF Democratic leaders will
be held at Bowling Green. Ky. II is expected
that fully 800 representative Democrats
from all parts OF the State will rar-
ticipate in this meeting. and that steps
VIII be taken looking to tho putting OF
another ticket in the field Sentiment
against Lioeh"l and Goebelsm has become so
STRONG that something must he done The
party with Goehel ~ the nominee for Gov
ernor. stands no chance to win next Novrmhe
ana those who have fought the battles of De.
morracy IN this state for years are ready for
some concerted move which will at lcnst rid
inc state forever Of GOebelism
Dem9rrntig leaders and newspapers from
one end 81 the State to tho other are urging
that as ttoobe secured his nom nation through
deception and fraud. Democrats are not bound
by party ties to support tho ticket MANY m
prs are printing the names Of the nominees
Tor state officers at the top OF their editorial
pages. leaving the nominee for Governor on
entirely. The call for the Bowling Green
conference has been hailed with delight hy
country people especially II is not n All i'm
pr1hoble TINT. II another convention is not
called. the dissatisfied Democrats will he askcl
ny thls conference TO vote the straight lterub-
lrau ticket this fal in order that TIepuhiican
tnEernpr and Legislature can be elected which
VIII reInal the ocbel election law and take
the party machinery Out Of Mr.. Goebcl's hands.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
ELIZA TED RAILROADS SOLD.
An Important Step In the Brooklyn Con.
solidation Scheme.

The Kings County and the Fulton avenue
elevated railroad properties were sold under
foreclosure yesterday without opposition. The
only bidder was August Belmont. Chairman OF
the Reorganization Committee. The bid for
the Kings County road was s.. 900. 900. and that
for the Fulton avenue line was $1.5O0.0OO.
The announcement that the sale had boon
made was n surprise to Wall street, as only on
Wednesday the New York Bank Note Company
secured a postponement OF the sale for twenty
days. The Bank Note Company had judg-
ment against tho Kings County Elevated Rail
road Company for $4,000 for engraving. which
was obtained before the judgment OF foreclos-
ure was granted Counsel for the Bank Note
Company informed Supreme Court Justice
lambert Of Brooklyn. who postponed the sale,
that II desired to come In "a Judgment credit :
or. An anlicablc arrangement was arrive at
yesterday between the attorneys OF the various
interests, so that the sale cou ID proceed. There
was fnll settlement Of the Bank Note Com
pany's claim. the REORGANIZATION Committee
and the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Company each
paying halfthc Judgment.
The sale is n step in the scheme for the con-
solidatton OF the elevated lines with the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
The plan ot the Reorganization Committee Is
TO turn The properties oyer to tho Rapid Transit
company. which Is already engaged in the
work OF substituting electricity for steam
power. The terms Of the transfer were mr.
ranged some time before the death OF Roswell
!. Flower and the stock to be paid by the
iapld Transit Company in the transfer has al
ready been issued and is included in tho $45,
OW.UOO OF capitalization Of that company
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YELLOWJACK ON ARMY SHIP
TRANSPORT M'CLELLAN BRINGS sEV-
ERAL CASES FROM SANTIAGO.

Serum to he Tried-One Patient IL Miss l..
&. Clendenin, Whose Father, Surgeon
Major Clendenin, Died OF tho Disease mt
santiago After tho Transport Had Sailed.
The army transport Mcclellan arrived in this
port yesterday from San Juan. Porto Rico and
Santiago dc Cuba with two cases OF yellow
fever aboard and two other cases which will
probably prove to be yellow fever She left
San Juan on June ~ and Santiago on July J..
She brought as passengers seventy-two dis
charged soldiers and sixteen persons In the
cabin. Among those who got on the ship at
Santiago were Miss l.. c. Clendenin and
Miss +. Clendenin OF Illinois. daughters
OF Major Paul Cleddenin. who was the surgeon
In charge at Santiago. and whose death OF vel
low fever was announced Mt Washington on
Wednesday. When the ship had been out
from Santiago two days Miss J.. G. Clcndenin
sick ened and was separated from the rect Of
the passengers. A little later Oscar f. Leckey.
a civil engineer. also from Santiago. was taken
III and was put in quarantine on the ship.
Tho Mcclellan arrived at the bar at II: 10
A. VI yesterday and was soon aftrrward at
Quarantine. where Health Oflcer Doty
boarded her. Besides the two who were un-
mistakably i'll with yellow fever. he found two
persons who had been taken with chis yester-
day morning and gave other signs of being
about to come down with the disease.
These were John Ferguson. a discharged
soldier and John Tidmarsh, a tugboat
captain. These four were taken Off and
sent to Swiuburnc Island. while all the
other passengers and the crew were sent to
Hoffman Island for observation. To-day the
ship and everything aboard Of her. including
the clothing and effects Of her passengers and
crew. will he disinfectcd, and then all will be
held for five days. TO make sure there are no
other cases OF infection among them.
DR. Duty said yesterday hat both Miss Glen
denim and Mr.. Ieckey had the disease in a
light form and that they seemed 10 be- getting
along well. Miss lendenin told DR.. DOty that
she had not been in her fathers company for
several days before leaving Santiago. and that
sh" did not know OF any exposure that she
had undergone to yellow fever Or. Duty
and Mr.. Ierkcy he would not try the yellow
fever serum with which he has been provid-
ing himself because their cases were too far
advanced. but in the cases Of the two suspects
he vunld use it ma soon as he was sure they
had yellow fever. On Wednesday. ne said, he
sent Off all he had Of the serum for expert
ments at Vera Cruz. but yesterday he got q
new supply fresh from the horse that he uses
to produce II.
The list Of detained cabin passengers is as
follows: Major j. r. Knight, Mr.. and Mrs
Navarro and two children: Mr. Sicfert. MIR and
Mrs Babhctt, Mr. Campbell. Mr.. Icennt. Mr.
Haskell. Mrs. Shriner. Mise /" c. Clondenin
Lesser
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
PULLMAN IRAItISG SCHOOL,.
Widow of the Palace Car Builder to Build
the Institntion as II Memorlal.

CHICAGO. July ct was announced tonight
that the trustees of the estate of the late
George 81 Pullman and Mrs. Harriet Pull
man. widow OF Mr.. Pullman, have reached an
agreement whereby the training school at
Pullman. provision for the erection and
endowment OF which was provided for
in Mr.. Puman's will. is to he built
at an early day. The practical disjnhortanre
Of George " Pullman. Jr. and sanger Pull
man 10y their fat her was followed some months
latcr hY Mrs rullmnn'S announcement that
she would not abide by tn" forms of her hus-
bands will and nf her election to take her Wild
ow'S dover in the estate InSteaI This meant
that her share would be fully 81. 900, 900 greater
than It would hnv" been had she submitted to
the terms Of the will
Mrs. Pullmnns decision caused tho cutting
down of the hrqueStG made ny her husband.
and the 81 100000 which he had directed
should lie set aside for the building and main
tenanre Of the training school for boys was
threatened with extinction The recent De-
cision Of the Supreme Court, which de-
claros that the Pullman Palace Car Com
rany could not legally own and con-
troll tho municipal affairs Of tho town
OF Pullman. with tho absorption Of tho
town into tho corporation Of Chicago, was "A
severe hOw to tho widow. who regarded tho
town ms a monument to her husbands mem
DRY. She determined that a lasting monument
should ho built and sent word to the trustees
Of the will that she would defray the expense
herself
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Policemen Lust badcr and McGuire OF tho
East 1Oith street station started Yesterday to
take two boys from the Harlem Police
Court to the Gerry Society rooms. They
boarded Third avenue cable car at l2lst
street. At 18th street lustbader saw three
boys running east He jumped from the car
and gave chase. At Second avenue the fugi-
tives jumped on u nOrth-hOund electric car
Lustbader got on TO the next car and told the
mOtorman 10 catch the car ahead, The boys
Jumped OF the arat ll7th street and ran east
The policeman WAS hot after them. and
when they saw h" would oyertake, them they
dashed into tho hallway at 3l2 and up to tn"
roof, lusthader reached the roof Just as the
last hoy OF the three was about to disappear
down the scuttIe ;iOS He pulled his revol-
Yer and called TO the youth to halt or ne would
shoot. The bnv threw M his hands
The other two boys escaped. Policeman
Iustbahcr searched the boy and found a
wOman's locS ethook with 50 II in his pocket.
He said he was John Dassan. u years Old, OF
22I3 Second avenue. and confessed that he
stole ri. pork"tbook from Mrs. Mary lorkel.
who was standing a ll3th street and 1;exing-
ton avenue and with a baby carriage. DasSan
was locked up
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BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH.
Mrs. Gardiols Melancholy After Repeated
Visits OF "a Gypsy Woman.


Visits OF Gypsy Woman.
Mrs. Marie +. Gardiol. 40 years old. wife OF
Emil Gardiol Of pa Hancock avenue. Jersey
City Heights saturated her body and clothing
with korosen" oil on Wednesday and set fire to
the bottom of her skirt. Then she stood erect
and almost in an instant was enveloped In
flames. William Fenton of 23a Hancock ave-
nuesaw smoke issuing from the windows and
ran upstairs. Mrs. Gardiol's clothing was still
blazing. but she had fallen on the floor Fen
ton threw bed clothing over her and en-
tingushed the flames The woman was still
alive. and an ambulance was summoned to
take her to the hospital. but she died on the
way.
Mrs. Gardiol was supcrstitous and had fire.
Quent attacks ut melancholia. She was visited
occasionally by all old gypsy woman who told
her fortune After each visit Of the gypsy Mrs
tardiol is said to have become more nolan
choly than usual The gypsy's last visit was
on Tuesday and she told Mrs liar1o that
something was going to happen. On Wednes-
day afternoon she called her l2-year-old
daughter Emma, and said to her Emma.
am told that something is about to happen
to mo. The future looks black and dreadful.
] want you to stay here with me for little
while"
The child. frightened at her,m OF he RS talk and
appearance ran out of the room to toll some Of
the neighbors, but she had scarcely disap-
pearel when Mrs. Gardol set herself on fire.
Mr.. Gardiol made comfortable living for his
family. which consisted Of his wife. his dauRh-
ter Emma. another daughter named Emily, IL
years old. and IA son Christopher. ii years old.