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A Roll of Roofing Tin from Richmond to New York. Think of it! Think of enough roofing tin to reach from Richmond to New York City, if placed in a row, or, jf put togethcr properly, to covcr 120 blocks of Richmond. The Madison, Jefferson, Archer, Clipper Monroe And other brands of Roofing Tin we have sold' during the past few months would do it. Specify them! CORRUGATED. GALVANIZED AND V-CRIMP ROOFING, ALSO MICA-ROID RUBBER ROOFING. Get our prices. Quick shipments. McGraw-Yarbrough Co., ^Sffll^^'fe WAREHOCSESFORRENT Central location; fire proof. Low inau? rance rate. Spur track to C 6c O. R'}\ Seventeenth street, near Broad. Pos session February I st. Apply American Terminal Warehouse Corporatlon 613 Muttiat Building. Brick-Making Plants Installed == AND PUT IN OPERATION. = Clay c-xamined and tested. Advice given. We are thoroughly verscd in the different methods and departments of up-to-datc brickniaking. Write tis for inforrnation. 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MainSt., - Richmond, Va. Wilson Paper Box Co,, Inc. oe rrmts W. A. CHILDREY 11 Soulh I5th 5b PJione 6173, -v Thn nncleiit Oroeks reallzed that beauty of llving- came only wlth beautl f ni surroundlngs. They mado thelr publlc bulldlngs and homes nmrvelB ot beauty. To-day, beautiful wall papers at modcrate cost hrtvo brought truo art ivlthln reach of all. and our bus.1 n?Ks la to suggest and earry out orlgt nal and Indlvldual decoratlons In wall paperE, freseoesi an?l plain tintlng. Kor interior and extrrlor Tiouso palnt ing, I havo tho largest antl best equlp pert establlplinient ln tho Bouth. uslng nothlriff but pure mntennls and cm ploylng only competent ivorkmen. I also carrv Draperles, Tiipcstrten. Room Mouldlngu, Plate Ttalls, Ohslr llalls, .Stueco Rollof, Cre-tonno*. Taf? feta;, (Importod). Art-Kona Cloth, Bur R. L. PETERS, Next Doorto tbe Acadermr of Music. 0. E. Flanhart Printing Co. o Estimates Furnished o N<U5N.12thSt. RICHMOND, VA. Our Jefferson Closet, Dixie Bath Tub AND Vitreous China Lavatories our fix H-> om. U!<<; hod L'ncoviditlonally guaranteed. you want the best, Inslst on y pluniber furnlshliig you theso tures stampod wlth our name. lnvlte vou to Inspoot our i-hovvro The Oldeat Plumblng Suppiy Kc in tho Unlted Btatce?establle G. & A. Bargamin Co. 14-16 S. Nintb St, RICHMOND, VJRGIN3A 1103 EAST MAINST. Merchante* Wallonal Bank Builcnns, 'RICHMOND, VA. IF YOU USE THE NEVER FAJLING FOR YOUR FARMS. Write quiclc to ME CO., Richmond, Virginia. WARNETt MOOItK, Treo,, IUJ.NS?Kajjle- Itoel., Vlrslnla. ER OF i;iij.ixr; thrkads ii nd dealera ln BEINE. TWINES. WNKS, ROPFJS, CORKS AND COItK WOOD, OIL. CLOTHING. K'JV. Twlnta ot evsrv -desriiptioii, Munufacturors of Neta and aelnus ot all 6orti L. UCHTENSTEIN'S SONS, Xu. S South Kourleenth Street, BICUMOND, VA. umcanosiviuaasM tumanm (Incorporated) Afibestos - Magnesia Pipe C overing, Fire and Acid Re fiistiiiK Cementa, Packing and Roofing. Contract work our specialty. Tl Governor Sl., Richmond.Va. (ContlnUed From First Pnge.) country. Ho and Marquia Inouyo took j passugo on another shlp at Bhanghal, and by lt made thelr way a round tho I'npo of Oood Hopo to Kiirope. Thev \ hnd arranged for money beforehand,:' but In somo wsy tlicro whp n, nilstin-l1 derstandlng. Tho cnptatn of tho ulilp - dld not ronllzo that lie had two young J nobles golng off on a tour Of fnvestl- , gntlon, Ho treated them ns eallora and ' mado them work durlng a great part of thelr passage. The two boys knew ' no Engllsh, and when they were ; dumpeil out on the Btreots of London ? they were at a loss whero to go. They \ had letters of credlt on Jardine, lla- ' thteson & Co., a great Kngllsh tradtng firm, wh|ch still has 11b hianches nll over Chlna; but they had only a dbllar lu Hctuiil caeh. and they lost. Jhnt bo fore they had gono manv blocks. I ' referred to thls story durlng tny tolk - wlth the prlnce thls' mornlng. and he told mo It was a true one. Ilo sald J that Inouyo lia<* pleked up a loaf of f bread from a. baker's count.er, and had ] laid tlils, thelr lnat coln, down, expect-..] Ing that tho ninu would glvo them , some change. To thelr eurprlae, the | i baker throw the coln Into tho tlll and motloned to them to ? go orr. Th'oy | t could not. spoa.lt English, ond they had j 1 to subnilt, They soon made thelr wayi 1 io Jardine, Mathicsnn & Co.. and there1! found the monoy waltlng for them, as > thev had expecti?d. Thelr prlnco hrul i forwarded a oredlt of $S,00''. and from I that timo on they hnd plenty, A I Mii.tm.irK of llic \o?r .linuin. Frhice lto aalrl that hfl and Marquia Inouyo wero amaned at the wondera of our clvillzatlon, and that tlmv had imt l"-un ln England thro* montha before they reAIIzed that Japan must. be thor oughly reorganized unfl educated along modern llnea bfforo lt could hopo to competo wlth tho ftorfcea about them. rhat eoncluslon of theso two Japtwiejo boya marka tlio real beglnnlng of ihe .*.eTO Japan. Tho prlhce told me to-day how they came back ardunfl thn Cape ln another salling veflael; nnd how when fiiied wlth th" ItnpertanCo -or 'heir miBBlon they reochod *fokohama, they dld not daro land for fe.ir of tin Ir own countrymeti tliere, whi> had no falth in thelr storles, and how they n.Hl to bv taken in u forelgn gunboat pack to tholr iiome provlnco, whero tlie Prlnce of C-hoelu rulcd, Evon' then they narrowly oacaped wlth ihelr llves, because somo of thelr tetiowa thought they^ wero traltore, and that tho atoriea they told abdul the greatnean of our clvlilzatlon were falsehoode, and It was somo tlme be? fore they could pertuado tho prlnce to aid In the Iriaugiiiatiou of tho now movement, At that timo lto war. of Ju*t tho age of our boya who will graduate from eolloge this year. lio waa barely tweiitv-tivo. and efn'co then hls whole llfo has been wrapt up in Uio Now Japan. Ho came wlth the cmperor to Tokio nnd :unoo then ho. has been hla majesty'e right hahd; Thcro la no man more olpse to tlio em Iperor, and no one Wlth whom hls nia Jesty advlsea ao much from day lo dtty. I'rlnce lto Itaa been four tltnes pre irticr. and during the war wlth Onlna ho was at tho head of the govermncnt. In the Kuasian war lio was the chlef power behlml the tlirbne, and it is he to-day who la largoly directlng the forelgn poiicy of thla country, l met Prlnco lto when I was here in IS94. At that time he gav,. me an u - tervlew In whlch he fore.ihad.owed Ihe wnr with Chlnu. I met htni ugaln ln 1300, when tho r.roublcs wer.. ulrcudv beglnnlng whlch brought about tho war with Russiu, and now, at u- age pf slxty-seven. I nnd him hal hearty, throwmg hja whole- strength into tho buildlng up of tlio erapTro, an.l ln the reorganlzlng, on a modern baais, tlio land and tho peopio of Korca. Al II. ii- WIUi ITIuce Mo. Before T give you our conversation. Whlch covered a wide range, botli per -sonal and polltlcal. I would like to de scrjbe the cireumstances of our mect irig. It wus at hls new villa, near Oniorl, half way between Tokio and \okohama. that hia highnesa 'bv ap pointment received me. I took a"jlnrl klaha at tlie statiou. and with my hu man horae rode for more than two Mllea on a road shaded wlth plne trees. rhere woro many little shops, a tem? ple or two, and some beautiful vlllaa along the way. LeavlUg tlie road, we climbed a hlll an.l ontered a garden of many aorea lille,) with iinc shrubbery, out of whlch Uioked several bronzo otorks and othor works of Japaneao! t1'1.; ,.In thr! 'fntre of thls was a large buildlng wlth wails of plne and heavy oyerhangjng roofs. ThJa was Prlnce Itos vllla. lt has wlde verandas run ulng about It, anil the walls aro so ar? ranged that they slide back and fdrth permitting many of Ita rodrfts to be thrown Into one. Tlm l.ullding is mostly one story, but It is so large that it covera an acre or more. *i sort of templo-Ilke projeotlon Corma u porto cochero, und it waa here that I was met by Mr. Hlsutsuna Fiiruya, the nrT yate aocretary of hls hlghness. and led into a reception room. After waltlng there?.a? mornent 1 waa told that the prlnce was ready to re ceive me. We -wulked down a long hall nnd ontered a great parlor, which was carpeted and furnished in fOrelgn style A moment lutcr Prlnco lto oii tered. We -diook hands and he led me to a seat and sat down at some dis? tance away oppoalto mo. There was a sofu ;ii tho sldo between u?, ;uid a lit? tle later. in order to show i-.is tilghness one of my forrfior Intervlews witli him l rnovcil t., thla. nnd thtos sat at hls right IiuikI, ulmo3t, and tnus sat at hls talked. During the conversation one of the. attendahps brought ln two Biiiail cups of dcliclous Japanese tea. It wus very hut. und I notlced that hla hlgh? ness drunls lt without cream, puttTng iii two lumps of sugiir to aweeten il. There were olgarB on the table, und Irince It,, imioked as lio talked. Ivorcn for the Korenon. Durlng the conversation tho subject Of Korea camo up; and I asked Prlnce lto whellu p lt was his intention to ,1a panij:e that country, and whether Ko? rea, waa i.i be wlpcd out aa un Inde pendent n -tion. "That dependa ou Korea hehself,'.' replled tho Japanese resident general. "I Bhould like to see Korea Indepnn rlent, provlded its Indepondence could bo arratitied in such n way that wc | can be sure that it wlll always be tho friend of Japan. The geographieai sttuatioii uf tho country fs such that I it is necessary to oiir peacefui oxist once aa a nation that it be frlendly to , us, and that to a certaln extent it l,e coutrolli-d by us. lf the Koreans cpuid iconvlnce us that that would be the ense, und they would hold to tholr InromlseB, they might ho' independent. Otherwise, they uniHt be subordinate to Japan., [( not, they wlll be foriu , ing ulllfinces with other na.tions. and I they would bo sure to brlng us trou ible of one kliii'l or anothor. | "As tu 'Korea for tho' Koreaic.' I .hope that we shall glvo the nation a I contlnued exletence as such, althoich it muy bo k sort of a dependent inde lienderu-e. Wa want to aid them in developing thelr country along the lines of the new clvillsation; and t'hat we are trying tu do. Our tirst purpose is to make the country quict. ordorly and law-observing. We uro trying to wips out In just lee and oxtnrtlon',' and are e?tabllshlne courts. We havo ln ? etltuted a ffw schools', Wo have bullt somo ruilroads, and as soon aa we. have money wo ahaU, huild more. My Chlef trouble at present ls tne lack of money, lt takes more than good Wlll to cie.itu clvlllzat|on; and that ls what we havo to do tn. Korea." "How about the new Einpevor of Korea, your highnoss?" I asked. "Poes hc ?how any ablllty?" "\'i;. ; he haa devoloped nuich slnco ho v.us put on the tlirono. He fiow goes about-outaide the palace, nnd hia qyes goem to be opening to tho po."-l i.bllltlea "f hls oountry, Tho crown lirlnce, hla brother, ,la u hrlghJ boy; iiiiid 1 idioiild uc.t be biirprised to llud that i 6 wlll make u good Itllei*. Ud Ih now wlth "'"'. hovo ln Japan; nnd la (earnlng admethlus pi tho irettt wot'lfi Qljteide Korea." ai thla polnt I'riucc Ho aUoiyed mu a iiimtoui'.ipii whlch lie had i*ecentl* . hud t li.cn ol hlnmelf witi, thq little t'towii I'liiiie standing bouido hfrn, ? The VclliMv IVrll. i hixl roferred to the great av ilten I Iub thal lu i?lnS u" '* <4.-'''. : ?r'"1kilii; >f tbe unrost In Parala, Indla and Tur tey, nnd tho now tnovomont In China, md nsknd hla hlghnnsB to tell me what 10 thought Aaln. mlght bo llfty years lenro. Ho repllcd: "That J will not venture to prctllct; mt thn ohangel will bo many." 'How about tho yollow perll? Will ho yollow. rucoa, wlth thelr many hlll. LQnfi' nrganlzo nnd comblno to flght ho whlto 0nes7" j "The yollow perll," sald Prlnro Ito, la tho inost spectaeular rhlmcra that las over boen brought forth by tho liseaaed lmaglnatlon ot tho Rrnsatlonnl lewspaper. I bellovo they call lt 'tho ?nllow Journal* ln your country. Tlie clea Is absiiril. Upon what baals could hero bo Hiich, n combinntlon? Tako ho mattor of rollglonl Uuddhlat fulth, vhlch Is generally held In Japan, and uso Iargoly ln China, in far moro 11b iral than tho Chrlstian. When wo tdopted our constltutlon wn proclalmed roedom for nll rollglons; and wo stlll 'How every man to think and bellovo or hlmself, You can novor make a nl Hary cornblnatlon of natlons or ight a war on any such basla. Wo ould not comblno agalnat you on tho jround of rollglon, "Thon there ls the mattor of color! Vfl may not liko a man for hls com ilo.xlon, but natlons do not mako war ?n such grounds. Bealdes, color Is not . national dlstlnetlon. Wo peoplo iay? cllfTeront sklnii from you, but wo lavo tha same wants, and aro movlmr ilong tlie satno llnos of Intellectual lfo. Thero ls no ground for war thero. "Uantly, thero la tho mattor of trado. hot bolongs to tho fleld of tho pocket >ook, nnd Ih moro eonnectcd wlth tho ndlvldual than with the natlon at arge. War -will not mako people buy our goods, and tlio tnnment tho Indl ?idtials of a natlon Und It IK to thelr njury to suspend thelr rclatlons wlth ther natlons they will oblect. Tho ve.it and the oa.-tt aro bottnd together long trado linei', and it tn mipromoly Idloulotia to talk ot a wholesale con iiit between them." 'Ihe Chltiese AJllanrc. "Ifow about this niii.-.o which f? md to bo fornilng between China and he Unlted States?" "I don't think there ls anything in ', for tho very roanons I havo ineti loned, Tho ChlnoHo will trado Wlth ho Unlted States Just as much and ns ong as lt paya them Mnnnclally to do a. .When lt iloeg not pay thelr luisl 68fl will go Oliewhere. Heiddes, what ould China conlrlbute to an alllnnce, ffenslve and defenstve7 Nothlng in er present situatlon, and nothing for cars lo oome. 1 cannot think that ho Unlted Wlatea would bo so foollsh ? to think of a coniblnatlon where It .(mlll liiixe to give all and recelvo BO ittle." Japan nnd (lie I'nltcd Stntr*. "Whal Ir the atllmdo of Japan to .?ard tho United States. your hlgh "ii ls frlendly, and l havo no doubt ut that it will contlnuo b_o. Thero aye been suiiw llttle unploanant blrigs about frTe treatment of our lin nlgrants and of our children In tho chools of y"l\r Paclllc slopo. bul thev vill not alTeer\the frlendnhlp of the wo liiUionn. A8 to Japan wantlng to nulio war wlth your coimtrv. that ln TdlculoUB. There ls no auch Hentlniour iniong our people. Bcstdo*, we aro a miiii country, wlth comparatively i|t le weitlth. Vour countrv ii> greal l:i i;-.i> aml lla resourees aro otiormoui<. i'ou have vaat areaa of the mo*t fer lle tsoll. tho riehos of your thlnei ar ncalculable, and >our peoplo are man;-. iVhy should Japan seeft to enter Into l struggle wlth you. "Hcslde.i, our country has alwaya ooked upon you as its best frlcnd. iVo havo been associaled togother for reara in ihe oloaost reiations in the amlly of natlona, nnd havo nover had . dlsagreemont. We appreclate. youi 'rlendahlp ot the paaf, and wa shall 'eclprocate u whenover we oan. I ncle Sam nnd I'rlnec l(o. 'As tar a* 1 myaelt am concerncd." Prlnce lio continued. "I wlsh to ex uess my kln.i regard for your people md yOUT government. They In ??: 10 me ill the past. "and 1 OWO Lhera rnucl l rlslted your country itrurs aen to stii.iy your llnanclal ?ys tfin. I thon spent nlK inontha there, tnd during ,, s;reat part of that tlm? waa in WaBhington, D. C. That was ivhen General Or.int was President and Mr. Uoutwei! Secretary of the Trea jury. Qoneral Grant waa very ktnd, \nd Secretary floutwell put all thu in forniatlon of your TrhAsury Iiepart ment at rny dlsposal. It was through tho stucllus tliat I mado thore tliut 1 was able to fonimlato tho fluancial systcm which Japan now has, and to mrciulre other knowledgo which has been of benelit to me, and I hope also lo my country." Japan IIovm .\m Want H<- l'lilllpnlnes. "But how about thls talk of Japan tvibblng to acqulro tho Phlllpplnetf? lt is said by sonio of our newspapei that you seek a war with us ln th. hope of addlrig tho rhlltpplncs to your terrltory?" "That also ls rldieuluus," repli?d Prlneo Ito. "Tho snbject r.f the Jup.-i neso ownerahlp of the I'hilipplnes haa never been dlBCUSadd ln thls country, nnd it certainly has not bden men tioned in the councils ol our govetu tpr-nt. i have no doubt that thos;i Islanda aro i-icli and valuable. and ll.it they will be of guod tp vour peoplo ln attraetinc,- thelr attontion to tho great Held ol Aslatlc trade. 1 bellovi thal they havo already done .-.o. and that the' Increase ln your buslnosa ln this part of the world ls owlng ao'me what to that Interest, lt seeiiis to mo tii'it the Unlted States cannot afford te ht the Islanda go, aud tbat as a worlt] ppwer ii mu8l accept tlie .sltuatlon and work that problern out to a co'ncliislon, "A:; to tne .\siutie market, you will iit_ed II moro und moro as/tittto got.s ou. Vou havo cnofnioiiK 5ii|i|'llos ol raw materlals, und your sklll ln matiu facture la auch that you rmuat have a world market. Ono or the bbst mar; Uoi.i of tho l'utuiu will bu found on thla slde ot tlie globf." J'lu- Fuime <>f .lapan. "What ls to bo tho place. of Japan in lhat market, your htghness?" I asked. i "We hope to do a. great dcal of th< tradlng, and wc ought to do a largi part of the manufacturlng," waa tlu replv. "Wc are hero right on the edg( ot' China. wlth an abundant supply "I lahor, which is comparatlvely cheap and which i.s both aruattc aud adapta ble to tho liandling of niachlnory. There onght to be opportunitles foi comblnatioii of American capital am American raw materlals ln tho mann facture of goods tor us hero on thes< Islanda for tho great market of China We are on the ground. "We underatntu the fleld and the nativea of the coun tries about us, and we have such tradi cojinectlona ln the way of Bteamshli lines and other things that I believi that the capltalists of tho two natloni worklnr, together could clo better that elther could alone. Wo very much de slre American capital." "That brlngs up the linancial condi tlon of your empire. Japan ls now ii the throee of hard tlmes. What is tt be your future along such linea?'1 ,"i think wji shall rapldly recover fi'nm the dlstresa we havo been latel; oxperlenclng. V,'o havo ha.i a big war and tn cons'eque'nco wo havo an enor inous debt whloh must bo pald. W aro rlch. however, ln rosources o many kind.", ;md by holdtng back i llttlo and economtztng inuch tho busl noss of the cauntvy wllT soon take car "of ituelf. As it ls to-day, Japan la no alone In having rtnancial troublet } Simllar condltions have .existed dur ing tho past year throughout you own country and also in Kufope." jViit n Natlon ot liuitatoru. - "$neaklng of manufacturing,""Said 3 ! ' ! our nlghneea has CrerjuentlA. hear ihe utatemoiit made that the Japanes I cannot rto Oflglnal work aloni? suc lino.". and that you are only a natlo I of copylats and Imltators," "That y.~ not line." caid Pritue Iti "Tho Japaneoe are natutaiiy (jrventlv ?mi cteatlvo, and the world is rapldl; ilridlng them so, Wheij wo began t adopt ihe new civilixation wo iiarl .t j imitaio that which had already bee ' liivenliHl. Tho ileld was new to m and we hml to learn it before wo at tempted to mako any irnpvovernehtl The fact that wo have copled and suc . i-. I'ullv i-eprodiici'il bo inueh of th work "t the western natlons lu ln itsei reniai Uiihle. Uut. lhat. i.s uot all. u 1 late s ears I here have been many Japa in',..' Inventlons. Take tho now thing illOllg ti"' lin<-:; o! moi|..|-n v.-ai'l'a:' whl.-ii we have cfaated We liavo rlfte o| our own niake, llelil cnii-i lineul. ii\ .i.i|iain'se. aud also our own powde and otlii'i- ei.vnloslvns, At th?. clps nf tln- I'liino? .lapunesi' war I Ihnngh ?!? ouglil lo bo maklng our own tfimi .ui,) | upoko (0 a i Ircl wuperinl. nilni iu oui' euiulvy, 114 TepiUd that il Again We Tell You I of the Matchless Quality Of our Rooflng Tin. Anrl tho very fact fhnt wo kaflp buylnc exponalve newnpaper space in whlch to tell you Ib proof that G.M.Co.'sPearl Old Style Roofing Tin is good; because, whetiever you tOBt U, It. speaka fol* lt:?elf To advertlso inferlor tin would bo foollsh In tho end. Thla tin of ourn ls mado right. hy Improved nnd c'cienllflc meth oda. Tho bost materlals aro tiHod, und in llboral *tua,rttltlea Ifyou have a bungalow or n. m&Haion, a srnn.ll fnrlory or Bkyscrapor, lt la best. Wrlte us. G?*t ln touch, Uo .,?ro G0RD0NMETALC0.,RtcH?oNDDockt. Something New. a wiiiti; vitriovk cnrKA i.ow DftWN CLOSKT '*omJ!I.\'.\tion. Why tipo tho old style wood tanks, with copper llnlng, Whlch aro always glvlng out ? Thls Tank haa no rnpprr llnlng, does not sweat, nnd i1h?-.i not scratch up. Come and see a.-iine ?t ou;' wareroom. The Virginia Carolina Supply Co. No. 7 Governor Street. Phones, 843; Night, 842 STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS HAVE YOU SEEN THE STORAGE DEPARTMENT OF W. Fred. Richardson's NEW BUILDING. MAIN & BELVIDERE STREETS? If Not, Do Not Store Your Good* Untii You Have. Have Our Own Wagons for Hauling -^n^r i ? ? - - l_ f ' >Jiid Car Load ot* SMOK^fX^Sr^5^iTSt^> Sffl VIRGINIA BLOWER & MFQ..CO. in&1 "??AT;;_F*?ltr:t-1N>1C-3MC*3, N//Oy, ti STEEL TANKS in black or galvanized ?teel. Any type. Any lize SMOKE STACKS. VENTILATORS, EXHAUST HEADS, HOPPERS, COMPLETE BLOWER SYSTEM. Virginia Blower & Mlg. Co., Healing and Vcntilaling Engintcrs. Phone 7160. Richmond, Va. I Open Plurnbiog, But Tight jolnta. Our modern im-thod of sanltary pVumbing la soomly, clean. atiB ! the plplng i* cafdly gotten at when tnero'a the alighteat dlfflculty, whteh [aeldoin occura, for tho plumblne la i ?open'' whlle the Jolnta are tiyht- lf [you havo a thougbt of pltiiubing, thlllk if us. "* "siger> 523 East Main Street. PHONE No. SOO. would glvo him tho inonev for tlie pur pose He would organlze a factory utul build the guns. ?"But,' tald I, 'tho maklng of guns and armor plato ia by secret proeosses, whicli no nation wijl rovaal to out riders. How wlll you get the lnforma tlon and machincry necessary?' "He replled, 'IC I havo the money I ain Buro that I, cun mako tlio guni?.' "Tlie result was thut wo concluded to try the experlnient. Wo furnlsi hlm what he wanted, and wo aro now buildlng as good guns au those of any othor country. Wo are maklng somo of twelye-Inch, and also the shells whlch are used ln them. We are mak? lng our own armor plate, end are buildlng gunboata. ln all of these things we have invented many 1m provementc. It is not fair to say tliM tho Japnhese is an irnltator only. He ls a creator of rvmarUaL.e ablllty."? (C.'opyrlght, 100?, by Frank G. Carpon ter.) iNCtiEASixc; njESM.VNO POR WlttED HOUSES Houses ln all sectlons of tho clty and auburhs-now that are wlred are the ones /that are ln demand by pros peotlve renters. Tn many tnstances the prospeotlva-tenants wa'nt steam or "lot water heat, but thoy Blrnply muat have electrlclty for Ulumlnatlng purposes ar,d the other many useful purpoi.es to whlch lho invislble agent can be put, Ttvo or three years ngo parsons huntlng for houses ln Rlchmond were forced to taUo anythlng they eotud get. Property owners slnce then havo been steadlly increaslng thelr proper? ty adVantages, und the attractlvennnb of their houses wlth tlio result that rerits have gone up wlth rapld stiides. Following close on tho advanco ln ratita comea tho demand from tha ronr_ ers for bettOr accommodatton, und Uvdr flrat aud nioM natural demand is foi* tlie best' posalblO lightlng faellltt*.-, Hiid thla they aro gottlng overywhero to-day. For advtce ov Ipformatlan aboiii, lhln call IHQO, raosanget" aud I'liuiu' Company, ->fJriri?iii1"?"?i"^'i'?,?*"?'''"?"'"" l,ui*K?'?t Stock, llrxi ANNiirlineut, i.mvest prlcea. WOOIIWAUU ? MONi KJrhniiW.il, Vn. ? XX MEMMCM ?3? iO* *Ofc ?3t 3*2* 8 g Whittet & Shepperson | 3 Qrintcrsf I Preparc advcrtising litcr aturc of tlie bcller sorl. Booklels planncd and at Iractively prinlcd, Fiospectusesof new en terprises are given rpccial care, Evcry-day printing nol ovedooked. 11-15 N. Eighth Street, nmiw. RICHMOND, VA. a;gx*g3feE3aa3s?3**3gig3gjg?K frIehWgTMbertson, Richmond Testing Laboratory Cliciiilstis Chcnitca] EInKlncera aml Economlc Ceolnxls^m. Chemlcal -nnd Bacterlologlcal KxanV Inatlons of Waters. Analyses of Koods. leertlllzars. Ores. Btc. 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