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exchange them for the butlership OF even DO
liberal a millionaire as Mr.. Morgan
The European Fee system.

The European Fee System.
And this brings me to the Ubiquitous fee
system which is in vogue all over Great
Britain. You can't turn without finding
some one at your elbow ready for a fee
L have not yet met a man who will not
take one. and the more style the official
puts on the more sure he is of getting his
ices. / have lately gagged my gifts ac-
cording TO the yards of gold lace and brass
buttons, the average being something like
penny or siXpeuce a button, according
TO the surroundings. You fee the guards on
the trains. the porters at the depot the
men servants women servants and hoy
servants at the the hotels and almost every
one who gives you information In the
more expensive hotels Of New York the
system Is almost as bad. but there YOU fee
wnen You get the service. and when Won
leave there is nothing but the porter TO paw
Here the sensible man pays nothing until
ne leaves. when all the hotel servants come
out for a present.
"They Were All Therew
This feeling is very obnoxious TO Amer
leans. 1 heard of one Yankee who created
quite a sensation in regard to II at a hotel
in Frankfurt on the Main the other day
He was A liberal man, and he scattered
money after the American fashion during
his stay. He dropped silver marks every
where, compromising each service with a
theiess, upon leaving he found a score OF
greedy-eyed underlings I'm brass buttons
and caps lined up to bid him good bye, He
mad not come down until his baggage was
on the cab and he looked at the eXpectant
crowd with surprise. He had spent so
much already that he had not thought
more would be needed on leaving. His
heart grew hot as ne realized the cheek OF
the proceedings and he said
An! Indeed! and are you all there?'
The servants thinking he wished to make
every one happy looked up and down the
line. and the porter thought of his sister.
the chambermaid and replied:
No! Minnie, the chambermaid, has not
come
Well said the American. you had bet
ter get Minniei"
And few moments later in came the
rosy-cheeked Minnie with her cap OF snow
Wilderness.
And, now" said the American again.
ARE YOU all there"
ia. ia, Mein Herr, ia, ia, ia" were tho
replies, with low bows.
Well concluded the American. sup
pose you stay there"
And he thereupon got into the cab and
rode off. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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Wasp a Tank.
From the Fruit Grower.

From the Fruit Grower. D. -.
Nature provides the wasp In most sea-
sons with natural food in the form of in
sects. and it Is sheer want of power to
resist temptation which drives it to the
most glorious samples of hanging fruit,
just as the drunkard is driven to the "ac-
cursed drink" The wasp is "a ravaging
dipsomaniac," and, failing a home for in
curables, must be summariiy dealt with.
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"None but the Brave. /"
1iser in Chicago Record-Herald.

E. Kiser In Chicago Record Herald.
''None but the brave deserves the fair
But the brave man stands no show
II the fair ones dad Is millionaire
And her mother has dash and 60.
The brave inay be good and strong and grand,
But what he deserves, alas,
Her mother takes of to some foreign land
And trades to some titled ass.
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Cigar Shops in London.

It seems to me there are more cigar shops
than grocery stores in London. You find
them on every corner and in every block.
They are different from our American es-
adjustments. The shops are small and the
most of the goods are N the windows.
Little taste is shown in display, and box
after box Of cigars and cigarettes, with the
covers off and the tobacco showing, are
piled one on top of the other until the win
dow is full.
Every tobacconist sells pipes and tobacco
pouches. There are different brands Of fine
cut and plug. and all sorts of smoking to-
baccOes. More smoking is done by means
Of pipes than cigars. and every other man
you meet has a short briarwood pipe in his
mouth. This is especially so of the poorer
classes. The British are great smokers
They consumed SO 600 Oc0 worth of tobacco
last year and nine-tenths of the product
came from the United States
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YANKEES IN EUROPE
Fighting for the Control Of
the Tobacco Trade.
A LAND OF SMOKERS
AMERICAN INVASION CAUSES A
LOT OF HARD FEELING.
Urging the English to Patronize Home
Industries-Popular Estimate
of Pierpont Morgan.

Copyright 1902 by Frank C. Carpenter.)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
LONDN, June II, 1902.
A merry war is going on between the
British Imperial Tobacco Combination and
the American Tobacco Trust. For years
the Britishers have monopolzed the tobac-
co sales of the united kingdom. They have
made the greater part of the cigars, cigar
cites and tobacco used, and there are today
about five hundred tobacco factories
in operation in different parts of the
country. The American Tobacco Trust
made it's first invasion some years
ago. 1t began by attempting to purchase
the biggest of the British tobacco firms, but
failed, SO it took the second. This was
known as Ogden's, a tobacco combination
with stock selling at a market value of
little over 100000. The trust paid a
premium of 100000 to get control of the
business and at once began to push the
sales of Yankee-made tobacco after Ameri-
can methods. 1t was making rapid lnroads
upon the business of the BritiShers when
the Imperial Tobacco Company was formed
to oppose it. This company now consists
of a trust comprising thirteen of the chief
firms in the British tobacco trade and COW
ering all parts of the country.
The two trusts are now fighting eacn other
for all they are worth and the contest ex-
cites great interest among all classes. The
newspapers are full of it. They publish
daily articles concerning Mr.. Duke, the
American tobacco king, and his plans. and
the best displayed advertisements are those
of the rival companies. Yesterday it was
said that stores would be established in
every village of the united kingdom for
the sale of American-made tobacco and to-
day it is reported that the American syndi-
cate has offered $50 $50, 600 a year to the
French government for the monopoly of
the tobacco business Of France, which is
now run by the state. The end may be
that the Americans will establish enormous
factories here under British names and
make their cigarettes and cigars with
British labor.
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Down With the Yankee monopolleS.
The British tobacconists are much excited
over this feature of the invasion. They
publish requests for the people to down the
Yankee monopolies and buy English tobac-
co, and over their stores you may see signs
urging all patriotic Englishmen to smoke
cigarettes and cigars made at home. L
paid shilling for a poster which | saw in
a cigar shop near London bridge this morn
ing. 1t is a cigar advertisement backed
with a British flag and addressed to the
British public. 1t reads
Americans. whose markets are closed by
prohibitive tariffs against British goods
have declared their intention of monopoliZ-
ing the Tobacco Trade of this Country.
at is for the British public to decide
whether British Labor. Capital and Trade
are to be subordinated to the American
system of Trust Monopoly and all that is
''The Imperial Tobacco Company is an
amalgamation of British manufacturers
who have closed their ranks with the de-
termination to hold the British Trade for
the British People.
Its aim is to provide the vast smoking
public with Cigarettes and Tobacco made
solely by means of British Labor and Cap
tal,' etc. etc.
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Yankees in "

Speaking Of printing, Benjamin Franklin
did some of his first printing in London.
1 came upon his old home In one of the
houses of Craven street this morning. 1t
is within stones throw of Charing Cross
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
GETTING AWAKE NOW
The Cold Snap Sends People Fuel
Hunting with a Vim.

=
Hunting with a Vim.
a little squirt was made yesterday by
the consun ers for coal for fuel. The
cold snap has made many realize In a
measure that winter and ice-cold wealth
er is not 50 far Of now. But prices are
the Same. and not 8 great deal Of fuel
of any sort coming In
In the opinion Of prominent dealers the
situation Will remain in statu que for the
present There Is no indication Of let
up in prices. unless the coal strike should
suddenly end.
In connection with the resolutions
adopted last night by the Central Trades
and Labor Council denouncing the wood
dealers Of the city for "extortion in the
price Of weed"when the '.vsod choppers
are rot on strike, Mr.. A. d. LAnderktn.
president Of the Coal Dealers Association
said yesterday that the Counci1 Aad
hold the wrong end Of the rope. The
Richmond dealers are not responsible tor
the high prices, but those from vhsha
they get their supplies. They are re-
quired to pay a big price and have t.
make similar advance on the public.
The real fact is. however, that there is
an unusual scarcity Of seasoned wood.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
DEALERS CONDEMNED
The Trade and Labor Council Adopt a
PaeoI,,fion


Resolution.
Al the meeting OF the Central trade
and Labor Council Tuesday night
nrotes. was entered against the dealers
for raising the price Of wood, and this
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we, the Central trade
and Labor Council, condemn tbs acton
Of the wood dealers of this city IN .heir
extortion in the price Of wood. ana dc-
clare their action to be an advantas Sc
taking Of the necessities OF the people,
who are powerless to protect themselves
against the unjust advantage that IS pc
Ing taken OF them. The wood-choppers
are not on strike, have asked no advance
/, wages or shorter hours. and no occa-
sion has arisen for 3 rise in the price OF
wood
1hc Council set aside an appropriation
Of $50 for the miners. should they make
another appeal for aid. and there was
resolution introduced to start popular
subscription list in this city for their
aid, but this the Council thought. vas
I'M ,:nwise move. as 1t is generally thought
that the strike Is nearing settlement.
The sum OF 80 was advanced to the
striking plumbers OF Norfolk. who have
been out for fifteen weeks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
HIS WEDDING
CAUSES SURPR RISE
Romantic Marriage Of Mr.. Ed.
wards to Miss Meyers Causes
CONSERVATION at His Home.

At the home Of Mr.. Landon B. Ed
wards, in this city, the announcement OF
his marriage three weeks go to MISS
Caroline Meyers, of Helena, n l.,
was received yesterday with some
thing bordering on CONSERVATION.
Not even the young mans mother had
gotten the first int-mation OF the affair
until the press telegram was placed IN
her hand. and then She utterly discredlted
the statement, believing there must have
been some confusion in names.
The report came from New York, and
was to the effect that Mr.. Edwards, who
has been in the North for some time,
and Miss Meyers. who is a daughter OF
Frank Meyers. a millionaire OF Helena,
were united in marriage at midnight,
September sd. by the Rev. ]. NJ. Bar
rett. at his home in Philadelphia. The
affair was an elonement. and as in other
cases of the kind was followed by the
forgiveness os the young lady's parents.
The relatives hose of Mr.. Edwards were
at a loss Yesterday to know what to think
about the announcement. Mrs. Ed
wards was disposed to discredit the
report altogether. Her son is thirty
two wears Of age. and there was no oc-
casion whatever for secrecy, as far as
the relatives here We're concerned.
Though he had written recently to his
mother Mr.. Edwards gave no intimation
of the step he had taken.
SPECIAL FROM NEW YORK.
The telegram from New York received
yesterday is as follows:
NEW YORK, September %, 1ao2.-By
Rev. i NJ. Barrett, London 2. Edwards
of Richmond, Va, to Caroline F. Meyers
daughter Of Frank Meyers. Esq, OF
Helena n. Y.
This advertisement telling of mar
riage three weeks ago. was received al
the Herald office last night
It bore the endorsement. 81. E. Ed
wards, No. 80 West Forty-fourth Street
This. it is presumed. was the bridegroom
but he must have made mistake in hi.
address, for at No. 40 West Forty-fourth
Street, last night. it was said no person
Of that name was known.
Young Edwards Is we'll known in Rich
mcnd. Va. being the son of the late
Leroy NJ Edwards. who was prominent
in educational work. and was the grand,
son Of John z. Edwards. who was the
most noted Methodist preacher in Vir.
g'nia. From Richmond a dispatch to thu
Herald lest night said none of Mr. Ed.
ards friends had heard of his marriage
nor did they know OF the bride.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
ELOPED WITH HIS
WIFE BY MISTAKE
Mrs. Harriet Falkner Discovered
Husbands Plan and Took
Yelled Widows Place.
.1snecial pisnatch to TIC Times.l

(SpeClai #1olSl)alCIl u LAC
rl-iiIDEN, CONN, Oct l5.-An
R;:,sn smous Letter was received recently
by Mrs. Harriet Fallner. of Ialesville.
Conn. containing the information that
Ter husband OF few months was at
lent1ve to q young widow living in Meri-
den. The letter told of secret meetings
In the parlors OF the Charter Oak Hotel
md OF walks through Hubbard Park.
Mrs. Falkner Swallowed her husband
arhen he met the young widow and over
heard enough to convince her that an
slopment was being planned. A black
Soil and bouquet OF chrysanthemums
were mentioned.
Tor two days Mrs. Falkner kept close
watch of her husband. She said to-day:
saturday evening he said that he vas
Obliged to go to Mc1iden. When he went
out 1 followed. He drove to Meriden and
boarded a trolley car and reached Meri-s
Den first and went direct to the station.
There ] saw woman dressed in black,
carrying a bunch of chrysanthemums. l
went directly to her and said that there
was a man who said he lived in Yales-
willie waiting for her at the Tracy depot.
He had asked me to advise her 10 take a
trolley car and meet him there at once.
she asked me Tor q description OF him.
which I was able TO give. She hastened
away and j purchased some flowers like
the ones she carried.
~ returned to the depot and saw my
husband standing by the ladies entrance
pulling anxiously at his moustache. |
bcckoned TO him and ran aboard the
4rnin We were unable to get seats to-
esther, but at Hartford he touched me
On the shoulder and we left tho train
AFTER walking UP Asylum Street together
without speaking we went into the Allen
x1puse. Mr. Falkner said supper would
not be out Of order.
when about to seat myself at the
table lifted by veil. ! thought MT.
Inaikner would faint. did not say any
ching about the other woman. but thank
ca him for his Kindness in taking me out.
or course. he realized that / knew all.
The next day he LEFT for New Orleans
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
ECLIPSE OF.THE MOON
This Interesting Phenomenon Occurs
To.Nigtt.

This Interesting Phenomenon Occurs
To-Night.
Tonight a total eclipse OF the moon
will occur. but it will be no competitor
Of the Horse Show. It will be visible In
Richmond.
The moon will enter the penumbra, or.
plainly speaking. the eclipse viii begin
at #u:oe P. NJ at 12:11 the sarth's sat
elite will enter the darker shadow.
called the umbra. This is the tine the
moon will be-. ngurativsly speaking. to-
tally ohscured But It's position can al
ways be seen. The total eclipse win end
at 1:4o a. NJ, and the moon will flee
itself from the earth's shadow at 2:42
A. NJ This viii 80 fAs only eclipse Of
either noon or sun this year.
An interesting fact IL that thu eclipse
will come on the boards for the attsntton
OF the Richmond popu7aes tust az the
Horse Show performance closes Thou
sands WHO attend the Horse Show to-
night Will watch the phsnomena with
deepest interest. and not few will stay
IN to see it. for while Ia this day an
eclipse has no terrors for people As In
olden. times, the phenomena has never
lost interest, ana never Will.
The eclipse Of the moon is caused by
the earth's coming IN between the sun
and the moon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
IAx11x nrz2z

which met here to-day. There was no
animosity in the board s action.
The noted surgeon was notified courte-
ously that if he wished to continue his
work in the city he must pass an exa1ni-
ration and secure a license. The sur
geon, whose patrons are found in every
European city of note, sat for an hour
while the members of the board pro-
pounded to him questions concerning the
theory and practice of medicine He an
swered them all.
When he opens his mail Tomorrow
morning he will receive license which
certifies that the Illinois Board Of Health
finds him qualified to practice his pro-
.feSSim
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
BASE FOR CADET MONUMENT
Young Man Confesses to Horse Steal
ing and Sentenced Without a Jury.
Especial Dispatch to The Tl,neso


Especial Dispatch to The Tines.)
LEXINGTON. VA, October 15.-A1r.
William T. Shields is now in Richmond,
where he went to secure bids on furnish
ing the base to the battle monument to
be unveiled at the Virginia Military In
stirutc at the commencement next June
a meeting of the Monument Committee
viii be held in Lexington next Monday.
and Mr.. Shields desires to. be able to re-
port the cost of placing the base. 1t will
be recalled that the monument was pre-
sented to the institute by Sir Moses Eze-
hel. the noted sculptor Of Rome. Italy,
a graduate of tho institute. The statue
is Virginia Mourning Her Dead and
is an exquisite work OF art.
John Mccullough. a young white man.
Of near Natural Bridge, who some time
ago stole a horse from J. N. Haynes, of
Arnold's Valley. was yesterday tried for
the ofrense In the County Court and sent
to the penitentiary for three years. With
the consent of Commemorative Attorney
Catlett no jury was cmpannelled to try
the case. and under the new Constitution
provision is made where the judge may
be sole arbiter.
The prisoner confessed his guilt and
threw himself on the mercy of the court.
Judge Houston then passed the mini
mum sentence. three years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
FINE GRANOLITHIC SIDEWALK
Il Property Holders on Monument
Avenue to Make improvements.

avenue 10 wake improvements.
Messrs. j. B. Elan & Company, real
estate agents, who have had the deal In
charge. stated yesterday that they had
at last obtained the unanimous consent
of all the owners Of property on the north
side of Monument Avenue, between LON
hardy and Meadow. Streets, to put down
a, granolithic sidewalk twelve feet wide.
This is a great Improvement for that
section It is understood that the work
will be started early next week. and is
to be completed within thirty days.
Messrs Elan & Company are to be
congratulated upon their. successful Ell
forts in securing SO desirable an improve
ment for that section.
Public auction sales this week are
scarce. but there are number of private
deals Of Importance under way.
w. B. Pizzini will offer for sale frame
dwelling No. 17G Accomm odation Street,
tomorrow afternoon ats o'clock.
r. B. Chatin & Company and McNeigh
& CHM will offer the important property
Of aayton Coal Mines tomorrow at L
O'Clock on the premises. This will be
one Of the most important and attractive
sales of the fall.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
WILL INTEREST EVERYBODY,
o. At Least Every One Who Suffer.
From Catarrh,

Catarrh in its various forms is a ma
tional disease. and the fact that nearly
everybody suffers from it more or less
leads many to neglect its proper treat
nent.
Nasal catarrh Is common cause of
headac ache, destroys sense OF smell, and
if neglected reaches the throat, causing
impairment and sometimes total loss of
Voice Bronchial catarrh leads easily to
consumption. Catarrh Of stomach ahd
liver are very serious and obstinate
troubles while 1t is nov generally adj
lllitted that catarrh Is the most common
Of all causes Of Deafness
Ali of the more serious forms of ca
tarrh begin with nasal catarrh. the local
symptoms being profuse discharge,
stoppage Of sostrils. irritation and fire.
quent clearing Of the throat. sneezins.
coughing and gasging.
The old style Of treatment with
douches, inhalers. sprays, salves. ETC.,
simply give temporary relief. and every
one who has used any st them knows
how useless they are, and their isconve-
nience IS such that very few have the
time or patience to continue their use.
A radical cure of catarrh can only be
obtained from a treatment which re-
moves the catarrhal faint from the blood.
because no one will now dispute that ca
Il
case, and local applications can have no
effect except to temporarily relieve local
symptoms.
Anew remedy which has been remark
ably successful in curing catarrh is a
pleasant tasting tablet which is taken
internally and acts upon the blood and
mucous membranes.
It is composed Of antiseptic remedies
like Red Gum, Blood Root and similar
cleansing specifics. which eliminate the
catarrhal poison from the system.
The tablets being pleasant to the taste.
are dissolved in the mouth and thus
reach the throat trachea and finally the
stomach and entire altn1entary canal.
They are sold by druggists everywhere
under the name &of Stuart's Catarrh Tab
let's.
If desired, when there is much stop
page of the nose, the tablets may be
dissolved in warm water and used as a
douche In addition to internal use, but a
douche is not at all necessary. few
dissolved in the mouth daily will be suf-
fcient DR.. Ainslee says: THE regular
daily use of Stuart's ID Catarrh Ia blets
taken internally will cure the whole CO.
tarrhal trouble without resorting to the
Inconvenience Of douche or. an in
hal err
They seem to give.a healthy tone. to
the whole mucous mem rane, and 1t Is
really remarkable how soon they will
clear the head and throat Of the unna-
tural and poisonous catarrhal secretion.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are undoubt-
edly the safest, most palatable and cer-
tajnly the most efficient and convenient
remedy for any form Of cataErh.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
JOHN A. DRAKE. WINS
$50, 900 IN BETS
fepecial Dispatch to Tho Tines. J,

NEW YORK. October 1s.-John A.
Drake. the Chicago millionaire and race
track plungcr. won large fortune on
tho result OF the nrst four raoes at Nor
ris Park yesterday. He secured from the
ring q sum EaIiously estimated by the
book-,nakers at from $4,000 to $4,000.
!. was the largest amount Won at a
race track this season by any one man.
When Mr.. brakes Savable Won the Fu-
tu,!ty Stakes John w. Gates and his
friends were reported to have cleared up
s.-,.c0o, Since that time Mr.. Drake has
won many large bets. but none eaualled
In magnitude the sum he secured yester-
1av
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
RI. sM \!
fortunes, CrippIes and d torns.

Rheumatism does not treat al. aux.
Some suffer torture from the very begin
ming, the attack being so sudden snaip
and disastrous that they are made nelp.
less cripples in few days, while o!ne =,
feel only occasional twltches OF PAN :.
the knees, ankles, elbows and WISE " "
the muscles of the legs, arms, paeku -,
neck; but this treacherous disease IS, IS on;2
travelling BY slower stages. me s.. ae =,
poisons are all the while accumulat,ns =. y.
tile blood, and muscles and joints are
filling with corroding, acrid matter an ,1
when the disease fighters ITS gt1P a 1'e
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
i arge Tobacco Sales.

Large sa.,s Of new dark tobacco were
held Yesterday on the local breaks. About
20. COO pounds were sold in all, probably
more than has been here on one day yet
This season. The receipts will be heavier
tomorrow
The sales at the several warehouses yes
s+arday were as follows: Stonewall Ware
house. 1000 pounds; Crenshaw Warehouse.
5000 mounds: Shelbourne's Warehouse,
5000 pounds, and Shockoe Warehouse. TO-
600 pounds.