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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
RURAL MUSINGS.
Changes That Are Takin. Place In
the Country in Virginia.

the Country in Virginia.
CHRISTIE, VA, Jan, 2o.-srecial--I
exceptionally favorable weather of last
fall and OF the present winter, for the
most part. has made iocomotion In thase
rural parts delight. The usual mud and
zslush of winter have been conspicuous for
their absence In the roads and it has
seemed to be a continuation OF talt
weather, save TIE cold snaps which nave
interveEed. Such weather in rural parts
is favorable to tie indulgence OF the poetic
mood and the desire is strong TO NE away
70 the recesses of natures hiding places
in til. woods and listen 70 G. tch her Voices
The Drosy occL-atiens or country lis
are going on around us.
There may not be much poetry in going
to mill to get the grist ground Or much
sentiment In hauling fuel from the so-nbre
woods TO make fires IN the home, but such
entpioymsnts are useful and Indispensable
Then qhere are errands 30 be run, like GO
ing to the stores and occasional visits to
nearby towns with the privilege OF hunt
ing the swift.--, zig partridge and other
game, so that our life Is not/without its
amends.
The grand feeling Of freedom which
possesses one as he takes in his lungs the
pure air and looks upon these woods and
hills. uF on which God lets His sunlight so
slavish,y fall, one N liberty loving AEertca
apprecia ties.
Rural visits are worth the Fame. for
often the breaking OF bread and the feast
ing together is Part OF the programme,
Z and where is an indescribable charm abou.
rural feasts that are appreciated. not Q NY
by the rural folk. but city cousins Ike
4 literally to get a finger In coGatr
{ pie.
Rural marriages these days are not
like they used to te in the days OF Aud
n .np sine. when stich Ella borate prepare
zion was made to feast all the persons hon
{ oring such an event with their presence.
{ Then tables groaned under. the Injuries
i nj. eed upon them and the '.feas tef reason
and the flow OF soul had right Of way.
+ Now such feasts are seldom spread 70
korior rural uuptfais. but all re Same
Hyn,enrs a,tars n rurn1 parts has lost none
1f its poru'aTi
Ii IS surprising how unicsl,fs runlors OF
s such occurrences scread tn the country
b and large crowds asher TO witness $ hem
I'm these, as well as other things the
suirstsenf scs,arae 50 visible Of late years.
. urr f. c'e,rlvs sPf
IA TIE desert m Of tire farms by the colorssl
zspennle these days Is arotte z hlHs tn q
4 nakes charses In the cfrntrv so anparens.
I and me scns ip,es u.rnd n-s how the farms
can 80 nm successful hen laeorers5 are
ss mt d the rev il iss oSn
Il : nj afrs and TIE sNprI Do nrove as i'll
Sc yoursc1 sok IT, ~.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
INTERVIEW WITH FRED HARMS " ORTIZ ORTIZ
The Astonishing Young Journalism Tells How He

to get along, and am giving you one OF
my secrets.
..Do smarter men than fail? Yes, in
deed. And there are many reasons why
they do so. The principal one Is drink,
am teetotaler, though not blsot nor
a fanatic. Once. when very seasick.z TOOK
quantities of champagne and / should do
so again. I do not think that drink is
a good thing for a business man, as 1t
makes him stupid and clogs his BRAIN
That is the reason why I do not Or n h
..Other men fail because they are lazy:
they would rather play than work. Ihat.
is all right for them If they do not care
for SUCCESS. They may be happy in their
own way, but we We're speaking OF sue
cess.
ANY man can have anything he wants
if he is willing 20 tEor!. for II. Concern.
tration is the key note to success. That
I is all.
..AIy methods of work? Why I haven't
any l work late at night and have fallen
into the way Of reading my mail in bed
in the morning. AT the same time. dc
tate an article Or two. l write little
along every line in the newspaper, from
editorials to news and fiction. 1t is
pleasure.
.The four requisites to success are con-
centration, ability to work hard in ply
steal way, a happy home and self-denlal.
A man must have ali Of these.
At this moment one OF the doors open
eo and the city editor, with a perpleNeG
look upon his face, appeared in the
opening. Mr.. HarInsworth beckoned him
in. Outside stood a long line of report
ers. Evidently the city editor had some
thing important to put before his chief
and his lieutenants were waiting to car
~ it out.
zone more word said Mr.. Harms
worth, grasping my hand. Don't try
to do two things at once The physician
who formerly edited Il newspaper at the
same time that he practiced medicine and
the barrister who took cases and wrote
editorials are going out OF style. Nova
days a man does only one thing, but he
does that one thing very well.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
COOKING DONE
BY ELECTRICITY
Residents Of Richmond VIII be Among
the the Cookers
THE UNDERGROUND SYSTEM.
a Power House is Being Constructed
and Il Canal Being Dus-Work on
Conduits Nearing Completion.
VIII Supply Cit. sand sutu'bs.
THE UNDERGROUND SYSTEM.

The underground system for supplying
the CITY with electricity promises to be.
great safeguard against accidents
from wires which have hitherto radiatec
over the heads of people OF the streets,
and have caused accidents and deaths.
Many of the principal thorousffares
have been torn up within the past few
weeks to allow this work to proceed;
Vigorous efforts are being made to COM
plete the work within the allotted time,
and it is astonishing to observe how
quickly the streets are torn UP, the con-
duits laid and the streets covered over
again, as if nothing had gone on under,
meath. ssi8
For several squares up Main street
barriers on either side Of the trench are
placed to protect the workmen from en-
tombment in the earth. The work pre-
sents very interesting view, lnasmuch
as it is the scene of the putting down OF
the first underground electric system II
the South.
The James River Power Company wills
supply the electricity through these wires
that will be used all over the city and
In the suburbs. The power-house OF the
Company is now being constructor on
the site Of the old Haxall Mills. where
a canal Is being dug to supply water for
the engines. s.
PUSHING THE WORK.
No time is lost in pushing forward the
completion Of the work. which is being.
done by the Vitrihed Clay Conduit Com
ma nv, of New York and Chicago. The
principal streets OF the city are scenes
OF the trenches and conduits. Besides
the work now going on up Main street.
trenches up Governor to Broad, up Ninth
to Grace and Franklin and out these
streets to the we.tern part OF the city,
trenches are being dug and coEdutts
placed in position.
Under this system the peonle of Rtch>
raond will be supplied with electricity
in their homes at onderfullys low figures
Tt has been esvima ted that the electricity
will be great deal cheaper B tans gas gas
and many well-known concerns nave az az
ready expressed their willingness to dis
pense with gas In order to use electracatsS
supplied by the underground sys s. M -
ga is only matte ola Tune 8When .s 8 =.
residents Of the city Will be 5us1n g. this
electricity for cooking purposes. When.
some Inventive genius brings forth { az
f..eIectric stove the city will be prepared
for lis Inaugural ton In Richmond homes
bys being able to cope with the demand
for e!ectricity-
81 4 ready some inventor has devised 9
mach.neH TO consume tho smoke which
comes from large nanufactories "a tna
cities and tt does nntSseemsatSa all strange
| IA aredfct that RfchmondsrsggWil be
among the nrst sto6try king hySelee-
~ 'EI,1.EcTR1cFIRE.AI ALA
Observation-Disclosures 8. . Thompsouok
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21

carried to his home He told the doc
Tor his address, which was on west
Franklin street. An examination was
made and the gentleman was found TO be
is perfect health. The doctor informed
him that nothing was the matter win
him and also told him that he ought to
be ashamed of such behavior. The gem
tle1nan became enraged and swore at
the ambulance physician, but he had 10
walk home.
Another thing. for which the Ambulance
is called out, is when a party of young
men, who have been out drinking and one
or more Of them have become .drunk-aEd
unable to walk. Their friend will call out
the Ambulance and request the doctor
to carry him home. This IS positively
against the orders of the physician in
chief ana is never done, but the doctor
is still called out for this purpose.
There is an unwritten rule at the Hospi-
tai as in many northern ones, that the
rhvs cia n who brings in a patient, dead
in the Ambulance, thereby forfeits an
oyster supper to his colleagues. One Of
the doctors had a Very marrow escape in
this line not many days ago. The Ambu-
lance arrived at the HOSPITAL on a ruin.
After9 the excitement had subsidized the
doctor came down to the office to make
report Of tie case. AS he entered the ooor
he called out "a narrow escape that time.
Gcode. thought YOU had NE. II
hadn't bribed the driver to run the horse
and had along plenty of stimulants. YOU
would have won the supper" The patient
died two minutes after arriving at the
Hospital.
The Ambulance was called out one day
to attend negro whose skull had been
fractured by a large stone falling upon
him. a small piece Of skin had also
been Knocked from his shin. When the
doctor arrived. the man was making a
great deal of noise and begged the doc
to.. TO do something for him. The doctor
Informed him that he was very badly
hurt, but that he would do his best for
him. When the doctor started to dress
ing the head wound, the man called out:
st"Ta:nt there doctor, faint there. II. S
here. and pointed at his shin.
ss HUMAN 1NGRATITUDE.
In many cases accidents occurring out.
side the city limits are responded 10 by
the Ambulance. simply as a matter of
accommodation and humanity When
ever these accidents are responded to the
physician Is sure to be greeted by the
patients in somewhat the following man
rer:: mo. sir. Don't catch me getting
into that Ambulance. Don't want it. Go
away. what did you come here for?"@ocg
Aride In that tting-what do you take
me fcr?.' IS
Wei. the doctors who came simply to
Accommodate the suffering, try to explain
the situation but to no effect and as they
start Oft, they are abused by the crowd
for desertia their pa ients. again en-
exp,anat Hon Is necessary and the doctor
starts tossretlIrn home ward when some
member Of the family g ppeaiss To- the docs;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
AN OLD FASHIONED PLACE.
louisville, Iecl1lcnburg County, in
the Old Days ana Now.l

tOrkSYIiie., MeCklCnDufssSS% SOuut3s ia
the Old Days and Now.l
FORKSVILLE, VA, Jan. 20s-Special.-a
What monument Of pessimism to the
man who fails to see and appreciate the
unmistakable evidences Of thrift and pro-
sress observable everywhere, from the
sCapamaquaddy Bay to the Gulf OF Mex
leo, and from Linquotigue to-, Oshkosh.
Especially grateful should we be here, for
since the day when the old road wagon
ceased to be the conveyance for goods
and produce, this neighborhood has been
absolutely what Cousin William Cecil
used to call .'the outskirts OF civiliza-.
ton ~
F,orksyille was in the early days Of:
this century a famous campTground for
the wagons between Petersburg and Gull
ford, Salisbury and other North Caro-
Imam towns. There is living near here
now an old WAGNER, who tells me tina t
he loaded In Petersburg for Guilford and
SALISBURY, getting $3.50 per hundred for
hauling. .5s
There are men now living who will tell
that in winter it often took all day
with "a six-horse team and a load oil
500 pounds to make the trip through the
&..red>lands'' from Meherrin Bridge to this
place. a distance OF only four miles. Not
withstanding its Isolation. F'orksyllle then
boosted OIL &Hucn ns$DlOOuSs3 III Inc
citizens Of the vicinity, and the Saturday.
cock fights brought together as game
birds as ever wore feathers. and owners
whose confidence in their strains OF game
& fowl made the battles exciting.
@ Forkville is twenty-one miles e from
EBoydton, the county seat, and In 1888 a,
plank road was constructe ed from Peters
burg to Boydton. which passed here. and
SBinford's Fork was perhaps the most
noted stopping place Tor the mall stages
which then passed. fter the war the
bridges on the Meherrin went down. and
,sWesWere left alone in orr glory until the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
Mr.. Trigs's value to the south.

Yesterdays New York Commercial has
the follonin in reference to Mr.. William
r. Trigg, of this city:
A few men of the calibre of William r.
sTrigg, OF Richmond, Va, would work
wonders for the new South. Mr.. Trtgg
is well known in the business world for
his connection with the RichmoAd Loco
motive Works. Ever since his plant
built the machinery for the battleship
Texas he has been turning over in his
mind the problem of establishing ship.
building plant on the James river. Less
than two years ago he organized the
William r.. Trigg Company. Now he
has 7CO men at work on the construction
of several torpedo boats for the United
States government. at a site which
eighteen months ago was swamp.
Moreover, he has Just captured the coE-
tract for one Of the new cruisers of the
Denver class
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
THE AMBULANCE
DOCTORS TRIALS
What the Young Doctors Have to
Contend With on Their Rounds.
The ABUSE OF THE SERVICE ..
Ingratituae Often The Only Bcward
The Doctors Get-No Drunken Men
Allowed TO Ridc-Otbcr In
1crcsting Points.
THE ABUSE OF THE SERVICE.
Insratitude Often the Only Bcward

'.How would you like to be the ice
: ~ asked, when one hears his friend con-
planning Of his lot in life and the hard
road he is compelled to traverse. but no
one has ever asked, How would you like
70 be the Ambulance Surseon?"
So far as having a hard time. the young
Ambulance have, TO some extent,
thankless job, but sometimes the cases.
that they are called out to attend are
SO ridiculous that they would make an
Egyptian mummy laugh.
Al all hours Of the night the young ply
sici1n who has charge OF the Carry
Ar IS aroused out OF his bed, no matter
how severe The weather: and hurried off.
to some part of the city. to attend some
one who has been hurt or has gotten
into Difficulty. The doctor gives the
necessary treatment ana returns TO the
Hospital. TO be aroused possibly within.
the next few minutes TO answer another
call.
II Is moi unfrequent that the young ne
gro men. who have stayed out until the
cars have stopped running. will fain Sick
ness and call out the ambulance In order
" oc Sa9' 4eo s!toaAS, posit - - e'1N
the doctor Goes not find out their COM
plant and disappoint their wishes.
3 This practice Is not alone confined to
the negro element. as the doctor can tes-s
tfy.
WANTED TO RIDE.
Christmas night the Ambulance was
called 10 The First Police Station. and the
doctor responded N haste. although II;
vas raining bard. On arriving there, he
found q. gentleman. who said he had n
nalpitatton pt the heart and wanted to be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
a Joke Within nJokc.

. II don't think the editor will SIT on
this Joke said the funny man, as he laid
down his pen. ~
Because Of the point. Il presume, " said
the horse reporter sg
No + but because it's q standing joke,
replied the man OF hum one OF the
crowded street-car brand. you know
Chicago News .ss
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21

All ua FOR prices on best Anthracite
ssnii,1t:s and steam Coal before placing
your order for Int err SUPPLE New
s;Phone ~. MANNER MOORE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
Carpets,and Mattings.

Our stock is well WortIla visit. The
range Of assortment practically linitless
and the prices correct.
Heavy Ingram Carpet, ayard. Sc
Fancy Msttings,,a yard II f-2cl
Heavy Brussels Carpets; yard -..75c
Extra Quality Fancy Mating, a yard. lsc5
Large Fringe Rug i. CSC
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21

ELECTROMAGNETIC s. =
3. Thompsous o.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

its height. and its membership was lin
tied TO 100. The ground In the beginning
was leased and commodtous lodge was
erected thereon. Last year the club pur-
chased a block. including the leased por-
ton. This year canoe building will be
put up, and in the near future it is the
intention to build a new lodge. The OBJ
jects of the club are to give dinners and
parties. and to encourage boating and
canoeing. During the summer several OF
the members take permanent quarters
there. The grounds about the lodge are
open to members for camping. and al
ready a large number of favored sites
have been selected and soon a white city
is anticipated. Just south is a tract of
land formerly held by some miners. 1t
was sold a short time ago, and is now
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identifying the grounds with all things
known TO landscape art. II has It's orch
ards. gardens. flowers and walks. The
house is furnished in Oriental fashion
and at the present time is occupied by
his father-in-law. Henry A. Noble. In
this place more Eastern people have been
entertained than in any other residence
on the lake.
number of fine homes. among which is
the beautiful villa of Mrs. Bailey Cat
cert. Here she spends most of the sum
mer months and entertains host OF
friends. The grounds are well kept up
and are planted with shrubs and flowers
in profusion.
Nearby Is "Barnaby," the summer
home of Jacob Furth, president OF the
Puget Sound National bank. The house
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
MRS. BURKES SUMMER HOME ON LAKE WASHINGTON.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ing. a camping ground for the public.
but place of summer homes. 1t Is com
posed of three farms. formerly known
as the Wilson. Graham and Mathicson
ranches. The latter has large buildings.
and from June to October takes in sum
mer boarders. The accommodations are
good and the quarters are usually taken
weeks ahead. The beach Is divided into
one-acre tracts About twenty homes
have been erected along the two and a
half miles OF shore line. but nowhere IL
there TO be found a picnic or camping
ground The streets are kept in pasture,
and gates prevent connection with the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

country roads and serve to keep grazing
cattle out.
Connecting with the beach however. Is
what is known as Bailey's peninsula, a
rustic park of about 200 acres with n
beach line of about two miles. II Is COW
cred with heavy growth of madrona,
cedar, oak and fir, and furnishes an ex-
cellent camping ground. 1t is reached,
as in the case of Brighton beach. by the
Seattle q Renton car line. and with bet
ter transportation would become an ideal
spot for an outing.
o o o
TO leave the immediate vicinity Of home
/ and seek recreation few miles dis
tant, no better spot could be selected
than Snoqualmie Falls. about which so
much has been told and written. This
ideal hunting, fishing and camping ground
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

is on the Snoqualmie branch OF the Seat
tie d International railroad. in King coun-
~ hfty-nye miles from Seattle. ,;cO-
graphically Il Is almost due east OF thu
city. The chief spectacle is the falls
itself with It's torrents of water falling
In one uninterrupted drop 26s feet. 1t 10
supplied with good hotels. wen wooded
picnic grounds and ideal spots for camp
ing. Already this season about hftv ner-
sons have gone there and many more are
expected. In the SnUduaimie river is good
hshing and the waters are temperate
enough for bathing. There is also an
abundant opportunity for rock climbing
and forest rambling,
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Adjoining Mr.. Blaines home is one re-
Gently purchased by Charles l.. Denny
from Judge w. III. White. In addition to
the elegant home now on the ground
Mr.. Denny Is erecting a beautiful lake
cottage and two bath houses for lake
bathing There is half block OF land
in the site. with n splendid natural slope
TO the shore, the line OF which is fringed
with n natural forest growth. Last sea-
son Mr.. Denny occupied Mr.. Lewis cot
tage at Lake Washington, and was so
taken with the spot as summer resi-
dence that he decided to buy.
The next house is a beautiful bunga-
low or Hindoo cottage, owned by Judge
Burke. In its oddly II is one of the
most picturesque places on all the lake
shore. IL IL built directly on the shore
line. with the rear position projecting out
over the water. From this there liz a
rustic porch. with steps leading down to
the water. and used either for boating
or bathing The interior is furnished In
rustic fashion and II noted far and wide
for its quaintness.
The summer home OF c. w. Kitchen
sets back from the shore line about two
blocks and occupies a block of ground.
1t Is one OF the most Ideal homes in the
city and Is said to have cost a large sum
OF money The grounds are artisticaliy
laid out and plated. ana contain many
OF the most costly ornamental shade
trees and flowers. In style the house can
probably not be named. II was built
after design suggested by Mr.. Kitchen
and ia most attractive. Mr.. Kitchen Is
a well-known hotel man, and at present
Is largely Interested In the Paxton house
at Omaha. With his family, however. he
prefers his summer home at Lake Wash
ington to any resort In the West.
Just beyond Union bav. on a prominent
point overlooking large portion of the
lake. In the elegant home built a few
years ago by Capt. Mcneil Here tnoii-
sands OF dollars has been expended in
identifying one OF the finest sites on the
lake. At great cost Capt. Mcneil put In
his own water works and electric light
plant. In addition to the magnificent
dwelling Ia cottage home for Ais gar
dener. whose duties, the year round. are
to keep the artistcally laid-out grounds
In order. Down the slope to n boat land
ing II a. splendid roadway. and anchored
at the wharf IL a private yacht. At his
death Capt, Mcneil left this place to his
niece. who now makes her home there.
Following on around the beach for a
short distance is n colonial style house
surrounded by broad lawn and large
orchard. This beautiful place Is the
country home of Col. Ferguson, a
wealthy Southern gentleman. The
grounds are well kept. and numerous
drives and walks lead 10 a landing at the
lake shore.
John Hildehrandt. pioneer citizen.
owns the next prominent home on the
shore. The house H. a large. modern
style and IL surrounded by wide lawns,
on tho west side is a native forest.
nNE Of the first country homes built
~ on the lake is "Yarrow Place" 1t