The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-04

tons.
In Buffalo there is woman who is
one hundred and one years old, and she
says she has never been angry in her
life, and she has had two husbands, too
That woman has been here too long.
Earth is but a water station, Heaven
is her home.
But for that hold up and robbery the
other day. the outside world would have
gone on believing New York State had
some railroads. and had outsrown the
ancient stage coach attire
The Boston Globe suggests that If Mr..
Carnegie is really anxious to get rid Of
s45. O0O. coo he might buy the Pennsylvania
coal mines and arrange to furnish coal
to the public at fair price, after pay
Ing the miners decent wages
Another one of the good old Demo-.
cratic States has rebelled against the
Conmoner. and Connecticut may now ex-
pect to get a common scolding
Lee Grant Jackson has been jailed In.
Natchez. Miss. for paying his bills in
worthless checks. Truly there is Moth
ing in a name.
OF course everybody understands that
the retail coal dealers are not protiting
by the high price of coal. They are
in a worse fix. If possible. than the con-
sumers.
We should be glad If some Of our Ohio
exchanges would explain why such
harmless thing as ping-pong should have
been out,awed by Ohio statesmen.
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It NAV be conceded that the new lead
trust will have lead pipe cincf. but we
imagine it will have some trouble in float
ing its stock.
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New Orleans Councilmen can sympa-
thize with their Richmond brethren. They
have to walk also. the street car mems.
strike being still on.
The bankers of the big money centers5
have been afforded the means to relieve
the money stringency. and now We can
find out if they really want 1t relieved.
The President talked earnestly to the.
coal barons but perhaps not SO strenu-
ouslv as he did to that Massachusetts
motorman.
If your coal tin is empty to-day you
know whom to blame for 1t; the gentie-
men who called on the President yester-
day by invitation.
Tho man who is in the habit OF saw
ing wood and saying nothing will find
nlentv Of employment at his favorite oc-
cupation this winter.
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With the civil service bars pulled down,
all the forid orators in government en-
ploy may be expected to jump into the
field of political discussion.
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Andrew Carnegie is establishing libraries
at the rate Of $4,000 per day. but the
Richmond appropriation is not yet availa-
BILE.
The Virginia tobacco crop being now
pretty well housed the farmers would
not mind having a little rain to soften
uD the lands.
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Not a. cloud of trouble now hcyers over
the WIS and the KS, as each go their
way.
Newspaper files Of the year from 1850
to 1896 are In great demand by tariff re-
form orators.
Watch your coal cellars. Burglars are
not bothe-ing about diamonds of the
sparkling kind now.
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4 Wilkesbarra dispatch says that 90
600 tons Of coal were mined on. Septem-.
Der %. That isn't lump in the scuttle.
There is some danger that suicide may
become epidemic in the navy.
spain's new navy will probably be kept
close to shore.
THE COMPTROLLER DENIES
He and the Secretary Of the Treasury
Are Of O,e Mind.
(Ey# Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D. G.. October -
r.o,aotroller of the Currency Rldsely gave
eat1 farlpnt:
..7,he report that have oyerruled or
attempted to overru,e or shall attempt to
overrule the Secretary Of the Treasury
j, regard to government deposits in ma
,;,maJ hanks is false The Secretary and
7 l.ye several times discussed the mat
ter and we are in full accord. The dis
cretion is joint.
...rhe statute says: The Comptroller Of
The Currency may notify any association
whose lawful reserve shall be below the
amount above required to make good
such reserve, and if such ASSOCIATION
for 1,ir&,, fherea ffer