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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
Preserve Eurs Now.

At this time of year, when nuffs and
tippets and other fur goods of the winter
are consigned to rest for the summer
months, the use of Il little nrccaution
in their packing may result in untold
saving.
While it is true that most insects have
strong antipathy to tobacco. camrilor and
certain other substances with a strong
smell, nevertheless, such precautions
often prove Intellectual in some degree.
Just why it is that in some instances in
which fur articles are thoroughly sprinki-
ed with snuff, tobacco leaves or camphor
the moth is still found in tho article,
when again taken out for use. while in
other cases these simple precautions
provo most effective, is a question which
furriers have been unable to answer
The fur dealer, however, realize that
it is a fact, and do not use any sub
stance of tho kind but depend entirely
upon close coverings and frequent whip
ping with rattans.
In lIost of the fur shops and stores
the large fur skins are packed away in
large square pine boxes in March, and
once in two or three weeks taken out
and beaten with sticks, by which method
the moth worms arc brought out and
fall to the ground.
Smaller and finer articles. like muffs
and laid in band-boSes often with anoth-
CT newspaper placed over the box. and
shut in by the cover. Every two or three
days they are all taken out. whipped
and replaced in a different position. They
are turned with the Other end or
other side up. to prevent mating down
the fur.
Sometimes the corner of the band-box
is further secured by FASTING the paper
tightly around il, but even then it must
be often opened.
OF course, it is unnecessary for the
private individual, with her one or two
or half dozen fur garments, to under
take such extensive precautions as those
of the furrier with his store full of per-
ishable fur goods. Nevertheless, the me-
thod he has adopted to'prevcnt the des-
truction of his furs is undoubtedly the
best and. in q somewhat modified form.
can be followed by the individual in pre-
terence to the old-time method of cam
phor and tobacco which leaves the gar
Is rnent with such a strong smell when
again taken out for use.
The danger begins III March, and the
war against the moth should now be ia
ken up in earnest
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE FAIR SEX

the beauty of coiorings. the luxurious
and regal effect goes far TO reconcile
even the economically minded individuals
with the sum that has been expended,
Dame Fashion holds out one loophoie as
regards this particular garment by not
laying down any rigorous law as TO
what materials shall be used. and from
year to year there is not the same
changes of style as in any and every
other detail of the feminine wardrobe.
So long as the fabric is rich and effect
i've. it matters not whether 1t ia the
latest design or whether it be some oia
heirloom, of rare brocade that mas oeeh
IN the family for generations
Both cloaks in the circular shape and
long, loose coats are included In the
term opera cloaks. and this season the
coat has been considered the smarter
of the two It is q loose. apparently
shapeless sarnlent-in reality Is most
carefully shaped-loug enough TO reach
to the hem of the skirt, or, as III the
Illustration to a short distance from the
foot This length is considered a most
satisfactory one, as the cloak does not
so soon become worn and deiaced arouhu
the edge. Tho sleeves are large and full,
and there is I, high farinS collar thae
fasteus close at the throat MI THESE
oner;, cloaks are made warm as pos
ed satin or brocade for Innings. or the I'M
ing is of push with an interiininS OK
wool wadding-
Opera cloaks Of lace, made entirely or
lace. over a satin lining and iuterlinins
of erminc. and trimmed with bands OF
fur and lace or chiffon fouuces. have
been among tho smartest -cfoaks TINS
last winter, and will be worn for sprung
and winter. with the difference that ruch-
incs of chiffon or lace will be substitutes
for the fur, that trimming being ohiS
suitable for the winter. Lace capes anu
,,oalss made of the most expensive laces.
in black or white, will be considered
esnecfally desirable Evening wraps inns
summer will be made on quite the same
lines as those worn for tho last SIX
months
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
Mistakes About Mars.

Tho daily press of the United States ana
elsewhere has found Human Life on
Mars TO be a taking headline, and 1t mas
been often employed. The general read
err hearing only one side and having the
unfortunate nomenclature of seas and
canals before his eyes has very nat
isrally accepted results that appeal to his
lima gination and that he had no way Of
testing for himself. lii the light Of what
has gone before. ii is clear that a change
of popular opinion must be made. Popu-
lar opinion has no other desire than to be
well founded and is entirely ready to be
guided by the judgment of experts. We
MAY appeal to them. Prof Young, OF
Princeton, has this to say on the matter
of the temperature Of Mars: Recalling
the fact that the solar radiation is less
than half as intense as here, the inference
is almost irresistible that the tempera-
ture must be appallingly low-so low that
water If it exists at all, can exist only in
the form of ice" Prof. Newcomb, Of
Washington, remarks in a recent paper:
MARS has little or 10 atmosphere.
There are few or no clouds on Mars.
1t is by no means certain. he says, that
the polar ice-caps are ice at all. Other
judgments of the same sort from astronc-
mers OF equal authority could be quoted
Edward s. Holden...i in McClure's.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
The Rulcs of Life Written at Twenty-Four.

The vault in the dilapidated little
graveyard opposite Now Orleans. where
1.-THE body of John McDonogh, known TO
American history as an, eccentric Dhilan-
thropist, was first laid, was kept in or
der for years after the removal of Nc
DonoShs remains 4 faithful negro Who
had been one Of McDonoghS slaves Tor
years. attended to this. Chseled in the
stone Of the vanlt>are the following rules
which McDonogh formulated when nc
was but iweuty-fou1' years of age, for the
guidance of his life:
Remember always that labor is one Jf
the conditions of our existence.
Time is gold: throw not one minute Of
ii away, but place each one to account.
DO unto all men as you would be
done by.
Never bid another do what you can do
yourself.
.'Never think any matter so trivial rs
not TO deserve notice
Never cOVet what is not your own.
Never give out that which does not
1irSt come III.
Never spend but to produce
Let the greatest order regulate the
transactions of Your life.
study N the course of your life 10 do
the greatest possible amount of good
Deprive yourself of nothing necessary
to Your comfort. but live in an honorable
simplicity and frugality.
Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

WHEN BLADES ARE OUT AND
LoNE'S AFIELD, by Cyrus Townsend
Brady Philadelphia. j. e LIppincott
Company. sound in CON. L mo-. illus
trated gilt top, 3H5 pages. Price Sl-3o-
Among the many recent stories of Rev
dictionary DAYS it would be most difficult
TO find one more charming than When
Blades Are Out and Loves Afield- Mr..
c1,rl!s Townsend Brady has certainly add
cd new laureis to his crown by this, his
latest wor1i-
1t is Il story. of love and war. of battle
and courtsilip. The scene is in North Carr
olina and among the dramatis- personae
are General Nathaniel Greene, Colonial
Tarlto,l. Morgan. Washington CORVALLIS
and other names famous in history There
Is a most stirring description OF the sat
Tic of Guilford Courthouse, OF winch
washineton'S famous cavalry charge was
q feature.
som. daring deeds are done in love also
,otahlv CAPTAIN Baird.s capture of his
sveethcart She is riding between her
father and her prospective bridegroom on
their way TO her wedding, when her true
lover dashes up and carries her OH alter
the fashion Of young IochlnVar. On the
o,,.cr hand what could be sweetef or more,
tender than the lore-scene IN the ierest
,,.hict follows this deed of vaior?
Mr. Brady has most happily carried into
execution the plot OF his story His fig
,,ras move and live, his battle-sceres. are
vigorous and his lore-Inakins sweet and
tender. The action of the story is rapid
and the reader interest is held from
start to finish.
The beautiful illustrations are the work
OF Y. Plaisted Abbott and hc-eiabosate-
head and tail pieces arc by Edward Strat-
ton Holiday.
The Illustrations are framed in colonial
0siiSw borders and the cover is of yellow
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
Saaoestns to the Busy ouseper Who Trying Make Home Aha
PEEPS into the Latest Maqa5es and what's Going Among Ao-S

firm in the United States. Biggest dry
dock in the world-15o feet longer than
the Oceanic. Most wonderful revolving
derrick in the world, lifting capacity one
hundred and fifty tons operated by cleo
tricity by enc man. Greatest, collection
of electric compressed air-power machln-
cry in existence. Biggest vertical plan
err ever made; machines a surface twenty
five feet perpendicular by twenty-siN feet
horizontal without moving the casting.
Lathe 12G inches swing. capable of turn
ing with ease the largest crank shaft ever
put into steamship. Plate bending
rolls, thirty-two feet between housings,
capable of bending cold a steel plate one
and one-half inches thick by thirty-two
feet long.-New York Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
At life's full board. rose-crowned and
without blame
These were the steps by which I hither
came.
-scribner's Magazine for March.
In Flower Costume.

II shall go as flower" said the
Young Thing. Don't YOU think that will
lie an original idea?
Il must perjurc myself like a gentle
woman answered her more experienced
friend. 1T will be a glorious idea. IL fact,
the one idea of all ideas
The Young Thing pouted and looked
doubtful. You have such II discouraSing
wa- with you at times she ventured.
Here I am. all ambition to shine and all
anticipa ton of the great things that are
to be accomplished at Mrs. KS ball, and
you dash my little plans with the coolest
of water.
Heaven forbid, murnured the Older
one, although it might be well to apply
the water now, as there will be little of
it later at Mrs. Ms.
TELL me" persisted the Young Thing,
do many girls go as flowers"
Not more than twenty-four out of a
possible two dozen,'' replied her friend,
reassuringly.
..Oh, but" protested the Young Thing.
Il am sure none will go as I will go.
was thinking of dressing as a daisy
''Ah. and may [ ask what was your
idea for costume
We'll. thought l would wear on my
head a chaplet of daisies. That ought
to be sufficient to give any one the idea
| intended to convey. In addition to that,
if anything were. needed in addition. l
would wear a white satin gown. Don't
you think that would do very .nicely?
at would be excellent" replied her
friend with deep. conviction. Excellent
and most. convincing. 1t reminds me~of
the time Dickcy Doolittle appeared at
Mrs. .Lioni1unter's affair, clad in a dress
suit, but carrying a tiny riding-whip. 1t
was Il costume affair, and Dickey was
indignant, and very properly so. because
no one recognized him in the character
of a horse. Dickey's tastes always did
run to personatiag and l have given
everybody the clew.'
81 see you are laughing at me again."
said the Young Thing. Then you don't
think it would be enough il wore just
the daisies and the white gown
II think it would be possible for YOU
to take on more the appearance of a
marguerite without much sacrifice. For
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
4 as in '.Wheu Knighthood Was In
Flower" thN scenes are laid in England.

as in when Knighthood Was In
Flower th,2 scenes are laid in England
Mir. Charles w. Gordon, better known
to the literary world as Ralph Conner,
is at work on a new novel on the lines
OF Black Rock and The Sky Pilot, which
is to be entitled The Man from Glen
carries. The Fleming II. RevelI Com
pany Will publish the book on its COM
pleuon.
In sending to George. Bancroft a speci-
men of the pork raised on his farm in
Vermont Mr.. t.vacts wrote this charac-
teristic note which was found preserved
among the historian papers after his
death: Dear Bancroft: send you
two products OF my pen to-day-ms
usual half-barrel OF pig pork ana my
eulogy on Chief Justice Chase
Lysbeth-A Tale. Of the Dutch, by Rider
Hasgard, which is running scraiiy IN
Parsons. will be published in book form
by Mcssrs Longmans, Green Il Company
in April The scene of the novel is laid
in tEie city OF Leyden, in 1914, and it IS
:, story OF the trial, adventures and vic
tories OF a burgher family OF the genera
ton of Philip II. ana William the
Silent.
Jules Verne has declined TO allow MS
name to be offered to the French -Acad-
envy, and, while begging that body to
accept the gratitude of an old story
teller he says: Il have just completed
my seyenty-third year, and do not at
sucli an age aspire to the Academy
Dumas the younger asked me twenty
eight years ago. l declined, and since
then tlfty-nine academicians have died.
They may be immortals, but they have
not-been rendered immortal.
Messrs Herbert s. Stone e Company
Will bring out this spring an edition in
one volume of The Love of An Tn
crowned Queen by w. II. Wilkins,
NJ a 1t tells the story of Sophie DQro-
thea, the consort ofsGeorge l., and Count
Konigsmark-a story as passionate and
romantic as that of Mary Stuart and
RizZio.
Mr.. Henry Savage Landors new work.
On the. Road to Pelsin, will be published
in. this country by Nlessrs. Charles Serb
ner s. Sons, and promises to be an inter
estins and elaborate history of recent
and present conditions in the Chinese
empire The late war is thoroughly gone
into, beginning with an explicit account
of the Boxers, their dolngs, their origin
and their customs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

instance, you might cut Write veiVeteen
into petals to form the skirt, letting the
edges overlap each other You could cas-
lily get some paint for decorating dress
materials and paint the petals rose color.
Yellow velvet will do for the waist. and
you might have tiny black points painted
tC initiate the flowers eye. Have this
sleeves of hanging petals and the decoi-
letage covered with an emplacement OF
the same threaded together at the neck
with pearls. Have your headdress of 4
widespread daisy, the back of green, like
the bloom
THAT will be immense" said the Young
Thing, rapturously. How did you think
of it?''
by seeking for a contrast to the COM
monplace,' said the experienced one,
calmly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
An Accomplishment Of Zulu Women.

Skill IN sewing fur is enc OF the few
accomplishments os Zulu women. The
needle is 4 skewar siiaoe|l affair. having
no eye. and pointed at one end and thick
ut the other. The thread is aade OF
the s!news taken from the neck or the
giraffe, ana is prepared for use hs the
seamstress IN their aatteca. condition
the siaews are stiff anl ineia5iic. BEFORE
being used they are stepped In hot water
until quite soft. and then beaten between
fiat stones untit separated into threads OF
various thicknasscs. The work OF sew
ing tie skins is slow: the worker. squat
ted on the ssro-l;i. before tnaiDG each
stitch bores holes in both edges OF the
material which she IL sewing and then
pushes the thread through With the rude
needle The skin IS wet Will. berg
sewed. in order that as the thread and
hide dry out. the edges snail. b.. drawn
closely together.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

ments up TO 1852. ;o,
side az the iro,i-nining industry easily
constitutes one of its most interesuns
nhases. Here is "a commodity which, IN
it's raw state, adds nearly Twenty-Five mi
lion dollars to the wealth of the country
every year-an aggregate greater IMAM
that of the gold and silver mines or the
nation There are mines in the territory
bordering on the worlds largest lTesh-
water lake which have. in a single year,
recently. Melted their owners a profit of
fifteen hundred thousand dollars or half
as much again as the authorized capital
of the company controlling them, and it
is nothing unusual TO hear Of mine
which has paid for itself in single sea-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
'f0olzex Gaust
0h0u Dream pr

Toiler. canst thou dream.
At the seam. at the plow?
Higher heritage than kings
Hast thou.
Canst thou read. in star or weed
Answer to thy hearts deep cry
Cold. nor gem, nor Loves own crown
So satisfy.
Toiier, cansr thou wait.
Through the storm-b!aee hour, c!a.c,
Ruler OF thy reereant ~iIl,
Dominant OF Futee
Toiler. canst thou trust:
From the dust, stand, and tell.
Though the tears come Streaming, all
All is we'll.
Lulu W..NIItcheIl, in March Century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
fretchen.

80 lover he said, and laid on mine his
hand,
And beheld the yearning Of his eyes.
Nor aught beside beheld; yet no sur
Caught at my heart; well could I under
stand
Half-spoken words-nay, but unspoken
signs,
This was the way to God. Himself had
planned,
THE way to God Himself, through Para
disc.
What trust hath mortal heart but that
Great Name!
So he who calleth upon Love no whit
OF terror feels, nor doubt begot=o of 1t.
Do speak truly? Answer. We who sit
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

Labor, then. to the last moment of
your existence.
Pursue strictly the above cules, and
Divine blessing and riches of every kind
will flow upon you to your hearts con-
tent: but. first OF all, remember that the
first and great study of your life should
be to tend by all the means in YOUR DOW
er to the honor and glory of the Divine
creator.
The conclusion at which I have arrlE-
ed is that without temperance there is no
health without virtue no order. without
religion no happiness. and the sum OF
our being is to live wisely. SOberly 2nd
rghteously."- March Ledger Monthly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
Risaest saihyard ID The World.

A dozen salient facts about Newport
News Ship-yard: Largest ship-yard on
this hemisphere. Greatest tonnage un-
der construction Of any works in Alneri-
ca. Plant valued at s13,000,0o0 Weekly
wages paid, more than $4,000. Nearly
seven thousand hands at work. Thirteen
vessels under way, costing 900. or
more than s5,0O0.o00 more than any other
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

Wife-Henry can't you 1et me have
some money to-day?
uusband-What did you do with that
dollar I let you have last week?
Wife (good-n I had to
have a new bonnet and heavier wrap,
and Willie and Katie needed new shoes,
and John had to have a new suit and
Frank n new hat, and Caroline needed a
new gown and Mary a pair OF gloves and
David an observation-disclosures. really,
Henry. I don't remember what 1 did with
the cbange-Detroit Free Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
o Nina of Warch.I

o wind Of March, upon whose heavtns
breast
sleep Npril.s hopes, like birds in rocking
nest,
Tell me the meaning of thy wild refrain.
Now clarion call, now broken soos OF
Tell me the secret of thy clamorous
quest
The writing trees thy hoisterous
strength attest,
THY voice hear above each tossing crest.
The wording 81 thy song seek In vatn,'
o wind of March.
When thy brave trunpets call from east
Earth.s pulses leap to greet her royal
guest.
And there's magic in thy widest
strain
To Woo the bluebird DER the windy
While dreaming violets stir in sweet I'M
rest,
wind of March.
BY Elizabeth Winslow Harmon. in Har-
per'S Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

linen. Fine book paper, wide margins and
beautiful letter print appeal to the eye as
does the subject matter to the intellect
and the heart.
THE CRIMSON WEED by Christopher
st. John New York, Henry Holt & Co.
Bound in cloth, special cover design, u
mo-, ;i,5j pages. Price not given.
The quaint title Of this volume is derived
from a quotation from Bacon. Revenge is
a kind of Wild justice which the more
mans nature runs to, the more ought law
TO weed OF out 1t is "a narrowing tale
of trusting woman and an unprincipIcd
man. The basc-born son OF this unon
grown 10 manhood. learns the secret OF
his birth aud revenge becomes the mo-
tive OF his life. It brushes all ambition
and finally his brain gives way under the
strain. The plot is highly dramatic and
we'll carried out. The author is u new
writer, il we mistake not and shows
promise.
Sonnets, mostly OF scripture thc,ucs,
with a few other poems. BY Robert
Whittct. author of The Brighter Side
of Suffering and Other Poems Whit
tet & Sheppcrson. Richmond Va, pub
fishers.
This is in some respects most extraor-
binary book. The Sonnet is the poetry
of ingenuity and poets have been some
what ,sparing in their use of this form
of yersification. But Mr. Whittet seems
to have q peculiar talent for sonnets
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets; Whittet
has written 2T.
Two hundred and seventy-seven regu-
la;ion sonnets, Of fourteen iambic han
decasyilabic verses each. and from a
mechanical point of view they are fault
less. The metre is good the jingle is
pleasing to the ear and the rhymes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
Fashions Up TO Date.

Opera cloaks and. in fact, evening
wraps of al! descriptions are garments
that appeal most strongly TO all women
who love beautiful materials, rich laces.
ifurs. ETC.. for in these same cloaks and
capes there is an opportunity not toeoe
found elsewhere to combine the most
superb of brocades with priceless iaces
and rare furs. There is positively no HIM
1t that can De placed as to the cost, but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

The material is an ivory panne velvet,
with painted design of flowers ana
leaves the flowers in three or four dill
ferent shades OF pink. The wide sleeves
are finished with band of sable and ruttie
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

of lace, and there are undcrsleeyes Of
fine tucked batiste, drawn in at the
wrist with band Of sable and lace rutfe
The high liarinE collar is held up with
two bands Of sable, while a lace fischu
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
His Ways.

.sWhy do you seem to dislike Mr.. Simp-
son. Mrs, Hopkins
..Oh he's the mar who never comes to
your house without pulling up the srokea
winddw-shade. sit3ng in the dkanlea
chair or getting the cracked tsa-cup. -
Detroit Free Press.