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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
PATERSON FIRE GELT HERE,
niil Be Harder Now to Insure Property to
lis Value


The effect of the Paterson fire will be
seriously felt in Richmond Few have
thought of this. Not only 50, but in
suranco men say that a similar calamity.
may easily bcfall this city.
Richmond las suffered severely from
fires in the past two years. The bare
suggestion that other great fires may
visit the city strikes horror. Insurance
men say that there are three soldly
built squares in Richmond, which, if fire
cnce breaks out in them. they will soon
be past hope of saving. They are in the
very heart Of the city and are as valuable
as any three squares in Richmond. IL
is doubtful if there is a block in the city
which is worth as much as one of the
three. 1t is roughly estimated as worth
$4,000. At any rate, these figures will
serve wei! TO illustrate what is TO come
later.
The reason for the true danger these
blocks would he in In case of fire arises
from a fact little known TO the people
generally, though well known among i'll
sturance mon. IT is the absence of Iii {
walls" The regulation is that walls
separating buildings shall be IS inches
thick for the first two stories and 10
inches the rest of the way up. 1t Is
learned that the walls in these blocks
arc Is inches the first story and inches
W
that u big ire in one building, were the
walls between thin. would set fire TO the
next much more readily, and SO Oh until
tie block would be in ashes.
Now here is how the Paterson ire ana
the Norfolk fire are going to affect iich-
mond: Ii will make the insurance com
raniesS ctlary Of taking much risk on
any one building The result will be that
people who own valuable property will
be unable 10 set their buildings insured
for their real value aud cost OF construc-
ton.
Take the block referred to above as
worth $500, 900. There arc in Itlctimond
fifty companies doing business. bor that
block to be insured for its value each
company must take at least an avera sc
OF $1,000. An insurance man said yestsr-
day that probably not an insurance COM
pany would take much more than 5000
risk on that square, wllilo many com
panies would not take nearly SO much
The average multiplied by fifty would
not be enough 10 cover the loss were the
block destroyed.
Here is another though analogous way
the great fires are oSinG to affect Ricll-
mond: Several foreign companies nave
their agents here and do d good business.
The fires are going TO scare the foreign
companies out OF America. The chances
of getting building insured for the
yalue then will be Lsssoned more, the re-
manning companies being afraid to take
the risks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
SBABOARD
Air Line Railway.
.cAPITAT, CITY oUTE'
CAPITAL CITY ROUTE"


Short Line TO Principal Cities ot the Sout
and Southwest. Florida. Cuba, Texas: California
and Mexico, reaching the Capitals Of six States.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DEG. L, 1901
TRAINS LEAVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STATIoS-DAILf,
1881 T. NJ. ..Florda ard Metropolitan linn
t S5,tbern i0F Pines pinshgrs coambi savannSh,
Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami. All points Souls
and seuthwes Cuba aud the Vast l ir Peter
burg. Henderson, Raleigh, Southern Fines pinr.
enF5 ephs and sh points South and
burg '' henderson Eslssh southern ,'oinss Fine G
hurst Athens, Atlanta. Nashville: Memphis and
points squ5and s9aawss Al pons as IA
Petersburg, Norna. y u and all interEned ,sts
st sn s Gp ST. uesa
$50 2. NJ and Durham 3:oS T. NJ tpaiiF OK
SEQ ?. 81. .Ricbmond and Petersburg local
daily for Petersburg and all intermediate sta
Il:45 p VI. ''Richmond ard Petersburg
Local daily, except Sunday. for Petersburg
and al intermeda 9; staa'on n washington New
York aud the Esst daily; No. "a at $3.50 a. A.
Connections Al Jacksonville and Tampa for all
Florida East Cost points and tuea aud Port
TsSlSs SaE5yEs i, EtsnA ftsI p Iji 5si.,.
5;45 F. ". from Norlna, n. c., Petersburg
0:4o A. 81, daily, from Petersburg.
500 r. NJ. daily. except Sunday, from Fe
tersburs.
GAZE CAR SERVICE.
Cafe Dining Cars will be operated in Trains
Nos. 81 and 81. Florida aud Metropotltan Lin
tied between Hamlet NJ c. Savannah. "a, Ga.
and in Trains Nos, g.. and 50, ATLANTA Special
between Hamlet n c. and Atlanta. Ca. Ser
Vice Il Ia Carte: prices moderate: no canned
goods handled. but the freshest and finest meats.
vegetables aud staples served. This Is an inno'
walton and Will be found great convcnisnce I.
travellers. as against meal stations or Ia1is
d Hote Dining Cars
SLEEPING-CAE SERVICE
Nos 81 and 81. Florida and Metropolitan LIN.
tied Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars ann
Through Day Coaches between New YORK. AMI
Tampa. Through Drawing Room Buffet Sleep
Inc Cars between New York and Atlanta.
Nos ~ and 66. SeaboHrd Fast Mail. Through
Dining Room Buffet Sleeptng Cars between New
YORK and Tampa connecting ar Hamlet vita
Sleeping Car 10 and from Atlanta. in connections
With which Through Pullman Tickets are sold
Finest Day Coaches.
H. F. SMITH, District Pass. Agent
So; East Main Street. Phone 403.
]. NJ BAER, ist Y. 2. & Gen,l aIans'r-
Il. E. L. BUNCH. Gen'l Pass Agent
Portsmouth. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
G.t.iug Homes for children.

During The last week eight children.
ranging in age from three 10 eleven years.
have been received as wards by the
t-hildrens Home Society of This city, of
which the Rev W. j. Maylee is SUPER
intendent. Four of the children We're
boys and four girls.
Some of the children have already been
placed in good families and the others
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
Shut Your Mouth

and breathe through yonr nose Is not pos
sible. with the victim OF Catarrh whose.
nose is stopped, throat choked and constant
IL counting danger by iuhaling cold air Into
the lungs. MASON'S CREAM OF OLIVES
inserted at the base OF the nostriIs and
rubbed on the bridge Of the nose. allass
inflammation, removes the phiegn, sweetens
the breath, heals and will positively cure.
MAsON'S CREAM OF OLIVES cures Gu
tarrh, Group, Pimples, Neuralgia, Eczema.
Burns and Piles. "Safe and Sure" DC
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
FROM NEW YORK

PASSENGERS can leave DAILY, ex-
cent Sunday rom company's pier, Nc.
Se North River. ats p. M, for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk, connecting with
Ebesapealse and Ohio and Norfolk and
TesteTn trains for Richmond or with
~, w steamer Brandon, leaving Norfolk
l me- Thursday and Sunday att p. M
iFSREIGHT received and forwarded daily
se 'HTicEets on sale at company's office. No
1ai. Tiast Main Street, Richnlond Trans
FER fer Company, No. aos East Main Street;
Nfurnhvs Hotel, Chesapeake and Ohio
aud Richmond and Petersburg depots.
Richmond Baggage checked through to
all points,
Z : = JOHN Il. MAKER, Agent,
No 1olo II. Main Street, Richmond Va.
General Offices: No. 81 Beech Street
corner West Street, New ork. N. Y.
J. =. BROWN, Gen. Pas. Agt.
Fl. B. WALKER, Traffic Manager.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
h. Old Dominion.
Steamship Co.
.aiIy Line for New York. the Mort.
and East
FROM RICHMOND.

PASSENGERS can leave DAILY, ex-
cent Sunday, by Chesapeake 6 Ohio Rail
wav at a. NJ. Via Norfolk. and 2:10 p.
and 8 p NJ. by N. G. w. Railway via
Nnrfolk, both lines connecting with direct
steamers sailing same day or by com
pany's new steamer Brandon, leaving
n arriving Norfolk at { a. AL, then
t,,r STEERING to New York steamer.
= FREIGHT for all northern. eastern ana
se,,,airn ports received and forwarded daily
eycept Sunday, at Compauy's wharf.
W. .aItS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
Why's of Woman.

No matter how stormy the weather q
certain young north side mat ron regularly
walks tive miles every day--that is, unless
if be so windy as to make such exercise
an ilnpoSsbi!ity for women. Rain, snow
or sl,lslly streets have no terrorS for this
determined pedestrian. About 3 o'clock
every afternoon she donS q walking COS
tune which includes Il pair OF NNrnl
boomers and u minimum of skirts, xnd
away she goes for u nEe-mllc tramp
There is no stroll about it, for she is
usually homo III about an hour and q half
despairing envy OF her friends. On re-
turning she is also accompanied by an APP
petite (which Scorns everything but the
most substantial kind of food. This APP
petite she does not crafty to the full eX-
tent on coming home merely holding it
in check with a bite until dinner is
served an hour later. Most of this time
is passed III taking Il nap, from which she.
aWakes in time to get ready for the even
ing meal
The young matron j., question has fol-
lowed this routine daily for the last cou-
pie of years, acting on the advice of her
husband who is a physician. Two years
ago she was V far from beng In good pl,ysi-
indeed, Insisted .on--a systematic course
of walking exercise, and to-day has the
satisfaction of seeing MS wife imperfect
health, backed with the remarkable good
looks which she Inherited from her motll-5
CT. \.
Nothing could induce me TO forcgo my
daily walk now said she to a friend.
land I am convinced that il women
less to cosmetics they would more easily
attain thcir desires, besides vastly inn
proving their health. Any kind Of OUT
door air is good, even the much 1naligned
be afraid of it except in hot. summer.
mont S.M--ChtcagO Chronicle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
She Makes Him.

Mrs. Neighbors--Do you and your hus-
band live happily together!
Mrs. Eupeck-Sure. ia just like to see
my husband try not to live happiiyNwltn
me.-chcago News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
CandiemaS.

The following rhyme Is still IN season:
O, grounding wise. ., wood-chuck sage,
That some do ''Monach' eau IN awe
When shall NE pass the glacial stage
Ana greet the genial, vernul tllaW
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
Views of a Bachelor.

The errors of ono man arc the guiding
Il II is lucky for the men that women love
!" ~ snare the one she loves q pin scratch
The average woman would torture all hu-
mainly. - boo1- ono
love letter against all the reason and logic
The man who wants to teach the Treas
1,rv Department how TO finance the GOV
income and his bills aSree.-NeW York
Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13

The survivors Of this sale are now
rapidly finding happy homes, and in
short while the new spring styles
vii! welcome you here.
IN the mean time help us TO clean
house and clear stock; there's money
in it for you.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13

shudder, looking out on sleet,
And shiyer in Old botea oiast.
1s this The winters winding sheet
And dying brcath-his Very last:
Your prophets all are put to shame
While icicies their boards acorn,
And all The world is making game
Of you-and laughing them 70 ssoIn..
Feb . 1891. w. w. s.2so l.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
Current Jam.

The eacher--NNhcn the logs get caught
in the fast-movinS stream, what would
yott call that?
The Boy--Why, I'd call that a current
3am.--Y onkers Statesman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
GzxG@z2gaz2
4z4:5 z z0z, 0zzzzzzz2s

are now awaiting homes. DR.. Maybce-
said this morning that the Society would
like to receive good applications for chill
dren from one to five years old.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
~ ~, Pas'ng'r Trains
~ - 49, - Leave and Arrive

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEBRUARY 10, log2
NEW M y! IN, ! IIiE,To STATION
900 A. NJ daily, local to Old Point, Norfolk
and Portsmouth. Farlor Car.
1910 4. NJ. except Sunday local to Clifton
Forge Connects for Orange, Cupepcr. CaiYerton
1920 \. n. daily. for Lsnshbafs lexington
2:1o P. NJ. except Sunday, washington and
o,a Point Limited for Norfolk via Old Point
Parlor and observation cars Washington to Old
s:a5 P. NJ. daily .'st. Louis and Chicago
Limited Dining Car train Pullman an fer Cinein-
Hot Springs Local train follows st. Louis Lin
tied from GordousFille TO Stanton. except Sun
400 P. NJ. daily. local TO Old Point, Sorfols
and Portsmouth PullmaI 70 Old Point. Con-
meets at Old Point with Washington, baltimore
and Cape Charles steamers
$50 r NJ. except sunday, To Boswell.
1880 T. NJ; daily + T. v Dining Car train.
Hinton. connecting with Parior Car to Cincinnati
and Pullman TO Cincinnati, Louisville and the
sRRIyE MEM 1fAiS.sTREET5 STATION.
s.Gf s. NJ except Sunday. from Boswell.
$3.50 4. VI, daily, from Cincinnati.
$40 A. e1 asiIy 9rom Sorsoik sI r,rts
mouth. s-,ad,- f-o-, Sor,,.,,. -,
FG ESQ 2. n. daily. from cipsleaasi.
sSssps s snnd Bya Irg Castle
GAS 7. NJ. daily. from Norfolk and Ports.
'nS si5 P NJ. except SUNDAY. from Clifton Forge
and at SO East Main street aos East Main
Street. sIurphy's Hotel or New. Maiu-Strest
f Fl. ". FULLER. no, D; PORTS
c. z. A. a. C.. P. A.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13

MANHATTAN SHIRTS.
Every man who likes a nice shirt
Should strive 10 buy as many OF these
SLIGO and $500 shirts as they may
need for a year, while they're going
at csc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13

ITATAL WOUND.
DIR. William Il. -Aylett, who had charge
of the case and performed tho first oDe-
ration, testified as to the character OF the
wound and the Death OF the wounded
man. The immediate cause Of death, he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13

ond operation, performed by DR.. George
Ben Johnston. Of Richmond, as last re-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
DRAMATIC Address
IN ASHBY'S TRIAL
CONTINUED rlNO4,l FIRST PAiE.) q

.rhis condition of affairs was known to
the brothers and sisters of Miss Garrett
and to Mr.. Ashby. 1t was constantly dis
cussed in the home circle. The younger
boys writhed under the insults offered
their sister, and at times determined to
call Maryc to account, but Mrs. Garnett
demonstrated, hoping each offense would
he the last, and upon each and every oc-
casion Mr.. AsEby added his voice IN car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-17
The Gray VOLTS Finish.
cid Corr. Springfield Republican.

Pittsfeld Corr. Springfield Republican.
William Henry Hatch, better known as
Dick Hatch, who last Friday in Stephen
town shot the gray wolf which had been
running wild in that section for the last
three months, and killed or MANNED cattle,
sheep, turkeys and other live stock, has
presented the carcass of the animal to Dr.
c. L. Johnson of Pitt sfield, an intimate
friend, who brought it to that city yester-
day. DR.. Johnson is now subjecting the
skin of the wolf to a tanning process, and
when 1t is finished in few weeks will con-
vert it into a rug. Phe fur Is about four
inches long and is in excellent condition.
Mr. Hatch says that some published ac-
counts of the shooting of the wolf erro-
neouS, and that there was no crowd hunt
ing the animal on the day in question. He
states that with his cousin, John H. Wood
ward Of Undertook, N. Y, he started from
Stephentown that morning and had reached
a point between that town and WuleyS
crossing, on the ebanon Springs railroad,
when the formers dog started the wolf
from a cover The wild animal made
good time with the canine a respectful dis
lance in the rear, and on WIFI Browns
hill, in the pine woods. the wolf was cor
nered and shot. Mr. Hatch says that only
one charge of heavy buckshot was neces-
sary, and that the first knowledge the resi-
dents Of that section or visiting hunters had
that the wild animal had been killed was
when Mr.. Hatch and his cousin appeared
in Stephentown with the carcass in their
wagon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-17
Girl Corners Nut Market.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.


Bernice Bardine, pretty Texas girl, who
is yet under twenty years of age. has dis
played judgment and business acumen of a
high order Last year Miss Bardine and
her brother, younger than herself. made a
little money gathering pecans. Since then
she has been studying the business and
laying plans for future operations. During
the last summer she carried on an extern
sive correspondence, not only with mer-
camille establishments in various cities tina :
handled pecans but with reliable people
who reside in regions where the toothsome
nut grows In this way she became thor
oughly posted on the present crop.
Feeling confident that pecans would COM
mand a good price. she set to work some
weeks ago and quietly leased every pecan
grove and forest Of any value in the Col
orado valley. When buyers appeared.
startling the ranchers by offering to en-
gage pecans at 7ia cents per pound, those
who make a business of gathering the
nuts were astounded to discover that
young girl had cornered the crop so far
as this particular region is concerned. A
little investigation showed that this ener-
getic woman is in a fair way to make
fortune in a few months. 1t is known that
she got a bargain in nearly all of her
leases. AS sample OF her shrewdness,
she leased one forest for $500, in which
there are several giant trees, that will
yield twenty bushels, or $50 pounds, of Pc
cans At low estimate the profits from
this single transaction will fall little short
of s. GOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-17
at $50 or am, while Londoners are

There are no harder workers than mod
ern monarchs, and they, at all events, ap-
preciate the value of the morning hours.
The German emperor breakfasts punctually
every morning at o'clock. Very often he
has been up for hours. Not very long ago
the colonel of the 1st Dragons turned up
twenty-five minutes late at the 9 am. pa
rade To his horror he found the kaiser
waiting with the regiment. Without word
the emperor motioned the officer to his post
and watched the drill in silence, but on that
evening the colonel received from his I'M
perial master a neat little alarm clock.
Soon after 8 a. the emperor is at the
foreign office, in consultation with Count
Won Buelow. His ally, the King OF Italy,
is likewise an early riser, and requires his
officers and servants to be the same. Soon
after his accession he made a round OF
morning visits to the government offices
At each he arrived at the stated time of
opening, and smoked cigarettes while
awaiting events. When the early bird OF
the clerks arrived-an hour late-he found,
not the worm, but the king, awaiting him.
Very plainly were the heads of departments
informed that the king required strict pune
tuality and attendance to business. One re-
suit of this action of Victor Emmanuels
is that the Italian civil service estimates
have been considerably reduced by dismiss
ing clerks whom regular hours rendered
superfiuous. The Gar of Russia is another
Of the Z o'clock breakfast brigade, while
the Emperor Francis Joseph is astfr even
earlier. 1t must be a very early riser who
would get the better of the mikado. The
ruler of Britain's new ally holds his coun-
ellis Of state at am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-17
ROYALTIES EARLY RIsERs.
King Edward Always is Up at Seven
Kaiser Breakfasts Then.
From Household Words

From Household words.
While the great mass of his subjects are
still comfortably asleep in bed King Ed
ward has risen and is seated at his desk
deep in the consideration of state docu-
ments, for. though his majesty does not lie
down with the lamb, he gets up with the
milkman
1t is always after midnight before the
king is in bed, but by o'clock he is astir
Very often he rises couple of hours ear
Iier, In order to keep abreast with the enor-
nous quantity of work which presses on
him. At Windsor he usually attends the
early service at St. Georges and has ac-
complished the days work of an ordinary
man before most of his subjects have I'M
ished breakfast.
This spectacle of the king. up and doing
at a. M, while SO many of his subjects
stroll leisurely into their offices five hours
later. is notable and suggestive. Americans
assign as one reason for their marvellous
progress that New Workers are at business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-17
100, 900 Private Cars.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York TrlDune.lr
Most people probably think the number OF
private cars, in comparison with the total
amount of rolling stock OF the railroads.
Is SO small as to be negligible. Figures,
however tell different story. ]. w. Nc
Call, a railroad man Of Baltimore. spoke
about 1t Yesterday at the Imperial. Some
time ago." he said, s'sone one figured out
how many private cars there were in OPP
Grafton. He found that, there were over
100000 cars belonging to other than rail-
road corporations IN America. This In
wolves an annual expenditure of $4,000. 600
for mileage These private lines are drain
on railway income, put no single line can
ford 10 refuse to haul them. Some months
ago the Southern Pacific gave notice that it
would not use private fruit cars, but it re-
scinded the order ALI big provision, fruit
and grain companies have lines of rolling
stock that would equip moderate-sized
railroad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-17
EACH HAS ITS OWN NOTE.
Unmusical Things That Respond Only
When the Right Kew is Pressed.

From the indianapolis News.
When certain deep note comes from the
organ In the College Avenue Baptist Church
the small porcelain cylinders that look like
candles in the chandelier culver and rattle
but no other tone from the organ disturbs
them. Organists are often annoyed in this
manner by some loose object In the church
where they are playing. but they are usual
ly able to hunt down the rafting offender
and stop it. All these offenders are special
tiles, and will answer only to the tone that
is their keynote.
w. ii. Donley, organist at the Memorial
Presbyterian Church. in speaking of some
of his experiences with this mysterious law
of physics said
Churches that are built of wood are the.
worst offenders, and next to them come the
churches that have much wood in their in
terror fittings. The vibrations seem to tray-
81 along the floors, as they form the best
conductors. but where there is a heavy post
above and below the floor this current of
vibrations will be broken. From the floors
the vibrations seem to travel up the walls
apparently seeking for some loose object
that is keyed to them. The deeper notes are
the only ones that are apt TO start such Vi
brations.
In giving piano lessons at my home I
notice that an easel rattles to a low F and
that vase answers to G. In the church
L am occasionally led on long hunt for
some offending object. after il has ANNOYED
me through Sundays services. just fasten
down the key that has started the vibration
and then look for the vibrator Sometimes
it is loose door or window sash which has
to be wedged fast; sometimes it is a loose
board in the wainscoting, and sometimes it
is simply a hatpin or pencil on a window
ledge. The worst of all, however, are the
small panes of glass in art windows. With
several hundred Of these panes In one frame
1t is pretty hard to locate the one that Is
loose In Its leaden frame. About the only
way to find it is by touching each in turn.
while the organ is solemnly engaged in
grinding out that one keynote. A pleasant
occupation for blue Monday"