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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Had a Trihe of 100000.

A small, slight and somewhat ordin-
ary-aDpearing man walked into the First
National Bank at Wall Street and
Broadway one day recently, says an eX-
change He carried in his hand small
satchel that at once became an object
or susDicion to the attendant who met
the stranger.
''Whom do you wish to see?" asked
the bank officer.
THE president, Mr.. Baker"
HE is extremely busy just now" re-
piled the attendant YEARLY, land can
not be seem
'Then say to Mr.. Fahnestock, the
vice-president-'
HE is at a board meeting" interrupt
ed the attendant, and won't return for
two hours"
."Then the cashier will answer my
purpose" observed the stranger, adj
vancing in the direction of the dividing
rail between the public office and the
private office. Here he was met by
the cashier, with the remark: Well sir
what can we do for you?' while the
bank attendant stood by. watching close
" every action Of the bearded caller.
st have 100000 in gold notes that
desire to loan at special rates observed
the stranger unconcernedly. opening the
satchel and displaying to the astonlsh-
ed gaze of his two spectators numerous
stacks Of the best paper lega!ized by
this Government. The attendant gasp
ed. The cashier quietly asked:
"And your name is?''--
civilian a. Clark. Of Montana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Had PLAYED the Game.

(From the New York Tribune2
At a certain university in this State
the card game of hearts has been ex-
ceedingly popular among the students
the last winter. A group of them, ac-
customed to meet in one of the fra
ternity houses to play, included a theo-
logical student, who, although a mem
Der Of one of the strictest denom1na-
TONS did not find 1t against his con-
science to be an ardent devotee of the
game. which. however.-at least when
he made one of the party-was never
PLAYED for money. Even when chips
were introduced for counters. as being
an easier method OF. keeping score than
the tiresome tally with pencil and paper,
the theologue did not balk.
But there came an evening when his
sense of the fitness of things received
a rude shock The pile of chips In the
middle Of the table had reached rather
large proportions. and one of the play
ers inspired by a desire to make the
prospective winnings still more worth
while remarked:
Lets have the next a jackpot
The effect of these words on the
theological student was electrical. He
knew Of their being associated with only
one game. and that one scarcely to be
mentioned in highly moral circles.
"a jackpot" he exclaimed mechan-
ically Then I guess I'm through with
this game" and he rose and walked OUT
No amount of explanations or apologies
was sufficient either to reinstate hearts
in his approval.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
THE WOES OF JANE.
Showing That Boys Should Not Tell All
They Hear.


A dear little boy whose winter home
is in the Oranges in New Jersey. and
whose summer home Is ut Glen Summit.
Pa, but whose identity shall not be
further disclosed. attended a dame school
last winter, and, on an occasion when
visitors were announced. took part IN
exercises in their honor. The exercises
comprised recitations by the brighter chill
dren and among them this dear little
bow was called on. He recited in per-
fectly good faith the following, which
he had learned or caught from an indul-
gent nurse with semi-poetical instinct:
Jane ate cake and Jane ate jelly
Jane went to bed with pain in her
Now>,don't get excited,
Don't be misled,
For what Jane had was pain In
her head.
When the youngster told Of this to
his entirely surprised and somewhat
shocked parents they asked him:
.What did your teacher say?"
He replied:
"She said nothing. She just turned
around and looked out of the window,
but the scholars and the visitors wanted
me to say it again. '-Brooklyn Eagle
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Gunboat Manila Disabled.
(Ey Associated rress.)

SAN FRANCISCO. GALA. June 10
The s7!nboat, Manila. arrived from
Manila last night IN distress. She was
picked up off Point Bonita and towed in
to port by the United States tug. Slo-
cum.
The Manila had aboard crew OF nine
tv-seven men. ten officers and eighty
four marines On Juno LIST her high
pressure piston broke. One June 18th. a
storm blew the sails to pieces. The YES
sci lay in the trough OF the sea be-
yond control from a. NJ. until 2:43 P.
NJ. when the angine was finally started
and Roadway was made. Then the
steering got out Of order and the vessel
turned with heavy sea aft. When the
gear was repaired and the ship brought
to a position of comparative safety she
was 1i0o miles from this port. md outside
tho track OF vessels.
The course was set for San Francisco
and tho vessel run with the low pres
sure engine. Good weather was met with
Until June 10th when stiff gale came
up. The vessel was forced to lie-to for
twenty-four hours. Yesterday tho United
States weather observer at Point Reyes
sighted the Manila and the Slocu.r went
to her assistance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15

crop viii be gathered from that whole
section. An additional and very serious
trouble to the farmers comes from the
fact that they have fortified and pre-
pared two acres OF land Tor every acre
that will yield. thus taking of nearly
the profits on that raised.
Some of his own tenants arc patching
their tobacco with corn. and others.
where the stand was very poor. ara put
ting corn entirely.
The fruit crop he reports as only me-
dunn Apples VIII be half crop,
peaches not SO good. while the cherry
crop was or is a failure. Wheat IS very
poor. though he says the heads are filing
out we'll owing TO the thin stand. and
he hopes for half a. crop He reports
the prospects for a corn crop splendid.
it looking better, he says. than ne mad
ever seen at this time of year
HOMING PIGEONS.
Greensboro seems to be Il favortte point
for Northern pigeon owners. Almost
every day focks OF the birds are hber-
ateG here to fly to distant points. general
II to cotes in New Jersey Recently
several express crates have arrived from
New York and Massachusetts and yester-
day two hundred came from Homer fseeo
of Bridgeport. Conn, TO be flown III tue
morning. They all perform Theoretically
They separate as if demoraiized- grad
ualIy soaring aloft in a wheeling man
ner. and when far above all obstructiois
to sight from distant hills In tho hot!-
zon they suddenly bunch and dasn North
like their very life depended upon their
getting away from here Their uncer-
tainty as to where they wish TO go seems
to vanish each time at the same aiti-
tude. when they are high enough TO look
1orrn I
scientist would come here and study ohls
interesting phenomena
Ex-Sheriff r. NJ. Stafford. OF Oak
Ridge. died after two days sickness at
his home yesterday and Will be buried
on Saturday. Mr.. Stafford was Sheriff
of this county for seventeen years. serv-
Ing from 1860 to 1882. He was seventy
two years old. and was one or the most
respected and progressive farmers ana
business men OF the county. He leaves
a wife and a large family of influential
children among them being the celebrated
Stafford brothers, who have made fine re-
cords in the American and other oase-
hall leagues. For a number or years VT.
Stafford had been minister OF the Meth
odist Church, though he held no resuiat
charge.
GOES TO NEW YORK
Mr. New ForbIs, one OF the cashiers OF
ths Greensboro National Bank. has been
elected to a similar position In the Sea-
board National Bank. OF New York city.
and will leave soon TO take charge of his
new place He VIII be missed from So
cial and financial circles hare. where he
is deservedly popular
a negro passenger on northoound train
No 20 had his head poked out the car
window near High Point to-day and II
cn,l;ded with a mail crane. The injury
was painful, but not too serious to pre-
vent his walking from the station here
at noon to a doctor who fixed him Up.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Conspiracy to Kidnap- >
49, Associated Fress.l


BUTTE. MONT. June IS. The police
have unearthed startling conspiracy
10 do a wholesale kidnapping business
among the wealthy families OF Butte.
and the alleged leader of tho band. Sam
Consentino is under arrest At attempt
was made several days ago to kidnap
Hazel GindrCp. the twelve-year-old niece
OF Harry Symons. q merchant OF Butte.
and a day later an attempt was made
to steal the infant child of William Sy-
mons. The police are searching for three
ether believed to be implicated.
ConsentIno Is an Italian. Among the
people whom it was proposed to kidnap
and ho.d for ransom. It Is said. were the
youngest son OF Senator W. A Clark:
Mrs. Lulu F. Largely. wealthy woman,
who makes her home in Butte and New
York. and number OF leading merchants.
bankers and mining men. sonsentino Is
suspected OF having accoInplices IN Chi
cuEos
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15

The International Monthly for June
contains several articles of unusual IN
terest and power, and deserves to be
widely read.
Professor Scipio Sighele. In an essay en-
titled Latin Europe and American I'M
perialism." contrasts, in q very impress
sive manner, the old Latin with what we
may term Teutonic Imperialism; the
former represents the militant idea, with
its grand and chivalric, but. at the same
time. sinister and cruel elements. and the
latter is mpersonated, to put 1t rather
strongly, in the successful trader Its
lest troops. those that have gained the
greatest victories, do not consist of armed
men. but of artisans. agriculturists. man
ufacturers and engineers; its weapons OF
war do not carry sterility and death. but
se,ve to perfect and to increase asrlcul-
ture and industry, and are called rail
ways roads. electric ploughs ETC.. The
future of this Industrial Imperialism is,
moreover. assured from the extra ordinary
increase in population of the Teutonlc
peoples-the English. German. and Amerl-
can The proportional increase of the re-
spective races shows for the year 1860 as
against the 100 millions of the Latin races
the enormous total of 3sS millions for the
neutrality-suspicious. that speak volumes
The Teutonic races will, in about another
half century, treble those Of the Latin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
WISTER'S THE VIRGINIAN'
IS A RARE GOOD BOOK
Fables for the Elite Life at West Point Letter from
Egypt and Palestine" Col Harold de Lacy
"A Serpents Feast More June Magazines.


rich young girl who was afraid that her
suitors were attracted only by her money.
Sho went to consult the owl, who pointed
on. hat Il ore married at ALL it must be
for something; "and." added the sapient
bird. $50 long as you swing on to the
dough YOU will have 4 never-1ad!ns
charm. of which no man can ever grow
weary"
The same vein of covert sarcasm re-
appears in the story Of the man and MS
wife who economical for many years AL
The hone of eventually having sufficient
cash TO undertake some large anu ie-
m,,neratiye enterprise But his poverty
stricken appearance dlscouidsSeu -,
one from associating with MN. u-i.,i' -
desperation, he took his "lle &i"Nlee'
resolved to ..blow in all he had. and soon
found that his reckless expenditures eoii-
WINGED every one that he possessed an
ample fortune. Soon he was aoie 10 lioae
n scheme. and was not long In ACQUIRING
millions. TO each of these tables
moral is tackled which sums up cpiSrdii-
n,aticallv the lesson intended TO DC con-
yeycd Some of these put Dig truths AZ d
very happy and extremely condensed form
and will pass into popular vocabulary
The Illustrations by Swlnnerton ar
among the best work Of this accomplished
md versatile artist. His genius for trans
}ating the faces Of animals into those OF
thinking beings without divesung them
of the essential characteristics OF me
brute. is worthy Of the very hlshest
nraise FAB for the Elite Is, IN
fact. a delight all the way through. IL
IS a modern AeSop.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15

of the President are on the committee,
end there is good financial backing be-.
hind the scheme. so that in all prob
ability the Commission will be appointed
shortly.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
The present condition of affairs then, IS
as follows: All the institutions IN the
small towns which are now seeking 10
deal with the tramp problem are to pc
approached concerning their ability TO Sc
cure municipal support. and pressure,
will be brought to bear on the munlcl-
paltties by the prominent and wealthy
men who were present at the convention.
AS far as possible the lines OF the chi
cago institution are to be carried out
In the meantime a National Commission
will be appointed and will make a special
investigation of the causes of vagrancy,
the institutions already in existence for
remedying those evils. and the best meth
DDS of making those institutions effective.
Legislation will then be passed concern
ing the treatment Of the unemployed.
who will have no excuse for so being
when work Is to be had in the Munich
pal Lodging House Of every city. and
thus the tramp problem set at rest for
ever In this work. perhaps the greatest
in the order of social REFORMS this CEN
fury will witness, the small city must
take a prominent part. Only by the CO.
operation of all cities can this be effect
ed, and this cooperation ensures sue
cess,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
R|CHMQNDER TELLS
OF 4 WAR INCIDENT
Greensboro Has a Sullivan and a
Corbett on its Team.
TOBACCO OUTLOOK is POOR
Not More Than One-HaIf the Land Pre-
pared for the Crop Will Contrib
ute to It's Growth-Many
Homing Pigeons.
TOBACCO OUTLOOK is POOR
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Tines)
GREENSBORO, n. c., June I2.-.Twen-
ty-seven years ago" said My James,
W. Pegram, OF Richmond. at the Ben
bow Hotel here last night. Il turned
loose a lot of straving Confederates to
help themselves to all that moderately
supplied grocery and commissary depart
rnent could furnish. / was just after
the surrender. and before the ot-er
crowd had a chance. The commssary
was located Immediately behind this no.
tel site I was in charge of that de-
partment for the Confederate States Gov
eminent" Did Ine boys seem to APP
preciate your hospitality: was asked:
well you have heard OF responding to
invitations with alacrity." said he. but
Of all the spontaneous responses to a
mild suggestion those valiant men. God
bless EN- gave it. The distribution was
made with as much system ana ordiilness
as possible but there was no chance Tor
red tape about It; things just got out,
that's all. and there was little order IN
their going" Mr.. regram was fine on
other interesting "reminiscences of war
times especially of matters relating TO
his stay at Greensboro
Greensboro is fixing to outplay Char
,otte In baseball or do some killing. for
II has now a Sullivan and Corbit on Its
league team.
The Board Of Aldermen held special
meeting last night to consider the queS-
ton of repaving South Elm Street in con-
formitv to the new grade from the court
house to the depot An invitation was
estened to ali property holders affected
to meet with the Board tonight to devise
WAYS and means to have this done while
tna street-car excavations Is in progress.
The Board also authorized the Superin-
tendent of Public Works TO purchase
c,,rbinc for West Market and Asheboro
Streets.
POOR TOBACCO CROP.
Dr. w A. Lash. who has large farm
Ing interests in Stokes county farm lands.
and also engaged In the mercantile In
terests of Walnut Cove. the funnel OF
Stokes. Surry, Yadkin, Rockingham. For
home here from trip to walnut Cove
Dr. Lash gives discouraSlng account
OK the tobacco prospect for this years
crop In that par excellence region of the
celebrated bright sweet plug goods. The
t.. drought was SO severe that paintings
recently made have died, and the cool
spell just over has diseased a great many
plants that would otherwise have
grown.
Asked If the season was too far ad-
vanced to mako new paintings. DR.. Lash
salu that With good rain, plants set
now would do we'll, but the trouble about
that is. all the plants were set at the
last season OF rain. and there are none
left to replant with.
His estimate at the most conservative
figure Is that not more than half the
land fertilized and prepared for tobacco
will contribute towards crop andsir the
most favorable seasons from now out
ere realized, not more than hall norman
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Gard From Rev. Mr.. Cutler.
Editor of The Times:

Editor of The Times:
Sir,-Your correspondent from Lahore,
Orange county, Va, in your issue Of June
3, says: 1.-The Louisa Whiskey Conven-
ton is knocking the props from under
two erstwhile popular preachers in
Orange county and their congregations
are already talking of their SUCCESSORS"
Surely there is a mistake somewhere. I
cannot conceive of church allowing her
self to be dominated by a ''Whiskey Con-
vention.' Surely there cannot be a church
in Orange county incapable of deciding
upon the character of a preacher she
chooses to employ. Surely not one will
consult a "Whiskey Convention" on that
question:!
The preached who fails to cry
aloud on subjects of righteousness,
sobriety, virtue, temperance, hon
esty and the like is recreant to
solemn vows and trusts. That preacher
is dead to the noblest instincts of nature,
who does not sympathize with his fellow
men in the poverty, wretchedness, woe
and misery, brought upon them by the
whiskey traffic. That preacher deserves
the scorne and eXecration of all hon
orable men, who does not endeavor by
all proper means to remove from his fell
low-creatures temptations to drunken
ness and save them from a drunkard'S
DOOM
If the liquor saloon is not wrong there
is no wrong outside of the creeds and die
tionaries. The very law that authorizes
and permits the applicant to engage In
the nefarious business, recognizes it as
an evil. and seeks to restrict its baleful
influences.
I am uncompromisngly opposed to the
legalized liquor traffic. feel an interest
in this question and am taking an active
part In seeking 20 suppress the evil
All the money of Orange. and Louisa,
and tho State Of Virginia, cannot bride
or buy me-cannot cause me to seal my
lips on this diabolical business.
I am ready any day to abandon the pull
pit OF any church that arrays herself on
the side of the saloon, that antechamber
Of hell. that resort of hoodleness, that
den Of dangerous demons. that might
lest instrumentality of the Devil for OBJ
structng me progress of the gospel. and
hinderlns the work Of the Lord
L. "A. CUTLER
Louisa, Va, June II. 1902, - q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15

Meehans' Monthly for juno varies the
selection of it's beautiful Prang litho-
graphs in illustrating the Carolina Buck
horn, native shrub, instead Of wild
flower of the herbaceous class. The des-
criptive text accompanying 1t is replete
with information of a broad, popular char
actcr There are many practical hints
in the pages on general gardening. such
as "Cultivating Flower Beds" on the
training of lima bean and dewberry vines,
Improving the Quality Of Potatoes, =
how to handle '-fire-blight" in the pear,
etc The series of articles on landscape
gardening is continued by the reprint Of
an article from the .Horticulturist' by
the late Thomas Meehan.
The illustrations are abundant and ap-
propriate to the season.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Senator Took the Hook,

AS Senator Spooner was leaving tho
White House yesterday after attending
the conference of Senators summoned by
tho President to talk over pending leg
islation. he was asked to tel! something
Of what had occurred Tho Wisconsin
Senator protested that he had not been
called to the White House by the presi-
dent.
Il camo entirely on my own hook he
said
Yes. nave no doubt remarked one
Of the newspaper men, ''but I dare say
1t was the Presidents Hne."-Brooklyn
Eagle. - - -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
More Magazines.

Things and Thoughts of Winchester
for May-June contains several re1llirN-
able contributions to history as Wen as
~ current literature. The table of con-
tents sufficiently outlines the scope Of the
number. It mentions THE Story of Daniel
Morgan" by c. NJ. Gibbons: John X.
Thompson by w. Gordon Mccabe; The
Final Estimate of Lee by Rev J. M.
Hawley: with washington In the valley
of Virginia." by Paulina Swift wing
field: 'Love's Arrows that Went Astray.
by Henderson Daingerfeld; Loves Pass
ing" by Duncan Smith; chapters Ill. ana
w of Sir Wilfred.' by Mary Page BRO.
and exceedingly Interesting reviews and
comments by the editor, Mr.. r. Gray
Williams.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15

Elite" IS reviewed in another column, Is
in reality Mrs. Elizabeth Meriwether
sGiln1er, descendant of the Meriwethers
of Virginia. She was born in Mont
gomery county, Tennessee, and grew up
on a big plantation, among the thoi
oughbrcd colts and little darkies.s bout
which she loves to write. She began her.
public career as a writer on the New
orleans .Picayune and her dorothy Dix
Talks. were for several years valuable
feature of that famous and fine old news
paper.
About a year ago she was induced to
join the editorial staff of the New Grk
Journal. and since then her Fables for
the Elite in that paper have won her
national reputation.
Personally had the pleasure of meet
ing Mrs. Gilrner in New Orleans, five OF
sis; years ago and remember her as a
most charming and unaffected laoy' ana
ore from whom enc might well expect
a piQuant, delightful book. She mas a oe-
licious Southern accent" quick laugh,
and a matter that is irresistioly quaint
and cordial: and she is thoroughly
won1anly, sweet. and unspoiled to her
very finger tips.
The entertaining author of An On:ook-
er's Notebook Harpers) tells II, that
volume of an anecdote of George ", IN
which the King received young Loro
Charles Russell at q ball at Carton
House with the encouraging remark
made in a Very loud voice: WHO is TINS
Id fellow?" The young officer hah
lust received his first commission IN the
Hlues and had unfortuna .ely omitted the
aiguillette from his uniform. Not salts
fed with the severity Of this rebuke the
King continued: Good evening, sir;
suppose you are the regimental doctor,
meaning that the absence OF the alsui,-
Lotto nroclaimed him non-combatant.
Naturally the youth was in an agony OF
embarrassment The anecdote recalls wal
ter Savage Landors famous verses on
the four Georges:
George the First was reckoned Vlle'
Viler George the Second;
And what mortal ever heard
ANY good of George the Third?
When from earth the Fourth DESCENDED:
Heaven be praised, the Georges endeo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Magazine for June

The Engineering Magazine for June
opens with a sketch of Lord Kelvin-His
Work and Influence by Prof. f. B. Crock
er of Columbia University. It is not
biography. but a personal Interpretation
of the individuality of the man and the
characteristics of his genius. These are
pointed out TO be the rare combination OF
scientific insight with practical, eXecu-
tive business ability. The estimate is the
more interesting heause Professor. Crock
er himself is Of those who do things"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
Letters From Egypt and Palestine.Ha
Maltbie Davenport Babcock lllustra TED.
Charles Scribner'S Sons, New YORK.

Dr.. Babcock's letters are. of course. eA-
.eedingly interesting Thcy. were written
while he was making a trip through the
Holy Land in 1901 and were sent back
to be read before the Mems Associa-
ton of his Brick Presbyterian Church III
New York. Instead OF brief. broken
memoranda scrubbed here and there, DR..
Rabcock wrote a record of the entire
Journey. which, as the travelling was
done quite rapidly, fell naturally into
the form Of simple journal. The mar
rative closes abruptly because The fatal
fever which had stolen upon him robbed
him of strength and lie could add no
more. The illustrations arc thoroughly
good, particularly the frontisplece or the
SPHINX and tho pyramids.