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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Interested, bouGhs OF holley and m!stlc
toe, or spicy wreathes are given away
10 The poor children who come begging
for II bit OF home decoration.
Her Christmas giving does not rest
here but this is one OF the most admir-
able features of Ii just as Mrs. Geo
Pullman distributes not less than thirty
dozen dolls among the poorest little
girls of ChicpGo's lowest quarters.
From top To toe these Sawdust and
china babies are prcttily and Scpmplctc
ly dressed under her own. direction and
they are to be given away OnfW edncs-
day from the slum kindergarten and
day nurseries. every doll CARRYING print
ed Instructions how she may best be
sides these Mrs. Pullman iloes not for
get the wife or child of 4 single man
In the great car works. ''.H
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
to- than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup OF Figs.
It's excellence is due 10 lis presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of Il perfect lax
alive; cllcctually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fcvcrs
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of Tie medical
profession, because it acts oil the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
cring them and il is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists III soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
nfacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
fackage, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being we'll informed You will not
accept any substitute il offered.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
FOR HOSPITAL AND KINDER
GARTE,N

MISS Mary Carrot makes well before
name t, special shopping trip to the
wholesale toy stores Of Philad,.inhio
IN IN behalf of her hospital rrotegcs as
." as Mrs calvin Bryce for the benc-
=" Oh her kindergarten children.
hhch OF these ladies lays out n con
cla ana trees decorations ainr. NJ
M Mrs sloane, whose favorte charity in
Ne" nork, spends double that amount
pL?Vihing the inmates of her sbclinr
MY MIN not only comforts for themselves
~ "m' r MrCeSsilics Tor the wee infants and
"a .itiSt mas eve, in place of the tree.
series OF charming tableaux are nro,
Hiueo WIN concert of appropriate
choral Christmas music. N'' '''''
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

GAL, but something decorative and anus
ing rs well, and with all the employees
have been remembered, barrel OF
sawdust is packed with all those thou
sand and one gay fairy-likc trinkets
that go TO make up the glory OF a Christ
mas tree. This under Mrs. Frcdcrick's
direction is sent MP in Il car load to her
hospital in New York. with additional
donations that share her sympathy, If
not her aid
WILLIE KS LIBERALITY.
This year the sistcrs-n-law not only
T sho2ped for their own interests but sell
ecied and bought a great dray full OF
things to be shipped To William K
8Vanderbilt's home on Long Island. HE
rule Is to give every child a toy and
some article Of dress. to give the womca
something for personal ornament as well
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
4 Worthy Cause.

Tho work Of raising funds TO rebuild tho
University OF Virginia should not be ono
OF difficulty The time honored institu.
ton has clustering about it historic mem.
cries and sentiments which give IL II place
not only In tho affections of those who
Know IL ms their alma mater, but in tho
hearts of tho whole American public
Washington star
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
A Characteristics No,,cc.

Tho characteristic brightness of the
Brooklyn bridge management shines forth
In notice That has recently boon posted
In the cars. 1t requires all passengers,
upon quitting tho cars, to- leave their
heads and arms in tho possession of the
bridge management. This noteworthy or
der reads:
Persons must not put their heads or
arms outside the cars
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
Psforo the storm.

1t will take a stiff breeze, apparently, to
olow away the new European warcloud
New York World
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
AUCTI0RlNG OFF A HAREM.
The Seven Suitnnas Must lie Sup
ported by Tho State.

Naturally the Sultan OF Turkey keeps
the largest harcm in the East But
while all this dangerous war talk me-
naccs the Suitan's Empire causing the
sons of the prophet anxiety and sleep
less nights his 200 and moro wives.
who crowd the many palaces OF Tur-
Key, remain In Dlissful ignorance Of the
state OF affairs.
These are chiefly Georgian or Circas,
sian girls. presented by the Pnshas.
Once inside the harcm--lik or wonian's
side of the house. the poor women spend
their time rs spoiled idle chilhtcn would,
eating. dancing, frolckering and. as a
rule. do moi find In the present Sultan
II cruel master This ruler of Turkey
Is indeed gentle enough soul. with only
two strong passions. fear of such as-
s;lSsinatiun as overlook his brother, and
delight I'm digging Suhtcrrirsan pas
SaSeS as Il young man, with no aspi-
rntionS Or hopes of the throne he was
well considered in Constantnuplc and
| but lately. when an English physician
was summoned to the palace on the hill
above the city to operate upon the eye
OF one of the Sultan's little daughters
the tcnder-hcartcd monarch could not
bear the sight OF her pain, but sat out
side the door weeping heartily In SYM
pathetic anguish. Of his children he Is
exceedingly fond says II lady. long re-
siJent of Constantinople.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Mime. Sarah Bernharlt has been so
hospitality received in Lisbon that she
still fingers there.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
RHEUMATISM.
Fort Spring, II. Va, Sept.

,, FORT Spr!ns, w. Va. Sept. 3. 1895.
=, Dear Sir: Enclosed please llnd check for
SIn1o, balance ON :lectTopo!se. as | feel
like II would he impossible to do without
II. IT has heliSd me SO much tina; 10 no.:
ic"l iikc the same person. am so much
stronger, and my health is better every
way.
Before commenced using II suffered
so much With rhclma tism, enlargement OF
the liNt'r. dreadful pain in back of head
could not expose myself i'm damp wealth
er without some i'll effects. Since using tho
Eleciropoisc can 80 out lin damp wca ;hcr
and rain and don't feel any bad cirrcls
so the general improvement OF my health
owe to the Electropnlse.
RcSrcctfully.
MRS. p y. HI'DDI .E-;TlEN
aislke TO give my name to the public
yet ought not TO hesitate, IL the testimo-
MAI would be OF LenoHt 10 the afflicted
! can't say too much in praise, so / gran,
yo!i permission III use my letter. hoping a..
viii be the cause Of selling others
MRS. T.. i. IitDDIESTIEN
Write for full inforna ton to
PAUL PRATT, Agent
Richmond, Va.
No trouble to answer quessianH,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
CastOTia.

"Castoriaisso vei adapted to children that
irecolnlncnd it as superior touny prescription
Enown to me-" II. y. ARCHER, NJ. H.,
III SO. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, y. Y.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
THE SllNnN SuLTANAS-

There are seven of his slaves known
as official wives" she explained. From
the children of these heirs TO the throne
are selected. and should this Sultan die
ur he dcpuscd, the state must UNDER
take To support these women and their
children"
Now to be the mother OF n Sultan is
to enjoy the highest honor a woman
can reach i'm Turkey. The Sultan's
mother has her own palaces, her slaves.
the aifc- tiOnaie consideration of her
son and an opportunity to exert some
power But owing To the degrading in
iluencCs of the harcm.few women at
for6ed even this freedom and influence,
| care or know how to wisely exert it.
The great grandmother of the present
monarch was apparently the most intel
ligcnt woman OF her kind. for she has
left a grateful memory through Tur-
caused to be dug. Many of the wells
| bear her name, and to provide fair
drinking; water in the waste places is
the highest form OF philanthropy in that
| Eastern country.
| TO THE HIGHEST BIDDERS.
| What becomes Of the other wives?
| These who have borne 10 children and
| therefore have no claim on the state.
| those who are old and out OF favor il
| would be almst Impossible to shy. Tho
old and ugly ones drift out into the
world ard earn such llVcihOohs as they
/
| taiurd for the hnrcm OF the succeeding
Sultan aud many are bought up At |;
sort uf auction. by the Pnshns or mon
who can afford to keep slaves ut all.
| l'ut no one really knows. III least no
one of the outside world, since TO speak
| to n Turk of his wife md family to
mention his harcm-lili 10 Il Pnsha Is to
| offer n serious insult.
| According Ia Nohammctl no man can
keep more wives than he is able to sup
hot Nf,l-
only one, and should he at any time fail
| tn provide her maintenance suitable to
their station in life. this one wife is COM
pletely NJ liberty to collect her children
and belongings ana desert her husband
| This rule does not hold good, however,
| III the harcm.
* THE HAREM-I.IE
Tho sultan's favorites rule those be-
meath them, the wives and the slaves
| alike. European women who have on
| tered the houses as ;govCrcssCS to the
royal children. quickly escape from the
pitiiul sights and sounds. the cruel trag-
edieS and cruclcr comedies that are
enacted every day among these women
Yet do not continue i'm the common
error that the harcm inhabitants live all
in one great hall and garden Each
member of this ill-a.sortcd household
has her own separate apartments and
every woman may keep her children
with her but no woman can be sure
when some new favoritc will cncrolcr
on her liberties. when To set new jewel
i'm the Tavort"'s diadcm, her allowance
VIII be stintcd and the favuritc in the
llaicm IL ms impacahlc as Juggcrnaut
10 those who stand in her path
MARY ARNOLD.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Pitcher Quarlcs. of Wilkesbarrc. has
purchased Il saloon III Petersburg, Va.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Umpire Tim Hurst and Clown La
than have joined Anson's theatrical
company.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Bcrryhill. of the I.ynchhurg team OF
10, has SECURED managerial control of
a minor league team at Lebanon, Md.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Dan Brouthers says that skates can
be purchased in the bnrrooms as well
rs In hardware stores.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Tho use of 'Castoria is so universal and
Its merits 50 vel! known that it seems a work
of supcrcrogntion 10 endorse it. Few nrc the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, D. D.,
New York City.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

western League ma6natcs are some
what disgruntled because New York
saw tit to pass that League by in Sc
icctinS it's young blood players
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
THE BASEBALL WORLD
Current Gossip Of the Players Whose AhIll-.
Ties Haze Impressed the Public. ~
MITCHELL on THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Albert Mott. of Baltimore. Con,pli
mcnts. Owner o'SciI, of Norfolk
The Question of Minor League % %
tcction-ES-U,np EHoSGin. Isus
Win Aspirations.

outtieldcr James Groves has signed
with Roanoke.
Ted Sullivan will manage the San
Antonio CTeN9 team next year.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

For several years / have recommended
'Castoria,' and shall always continue TO do
so, as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDwiS F. PARpEE, NJ. D.,
1e5th Street and 9TH Ave, New York City,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
CaStOria.

Castorin cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhna, Eructation,
k'iIs Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
gcstion,
Without injurious medication.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Physicians endorse l.. r. t. as a splc,,-
did combination. AMI !,r"scribc IL with
great satisfaction for III" cure oil all
forms and stages Of Primary. Secondary
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Ed. Behan. outiieldcr. who played with
portsmouth. and later with Norfolk
last year, finished the season with the
Texas League. Bshan has applied to
Portsmouth for Il position again this
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

6, the chicago correspondent Of the
SP"r'ihS Lie r's ancnt the cngagc-
mem of Claud Mcfarland as Norfrll,s
t!hnaEG'; Claude Mcfarland has been
<.t,.s,T,u as manager and captain of the
Nn iviN Cub. For Moses sake. WONT
s"hiehody tell me how many McFnr.
iahGf there arc i'm the baseball business >
can pick up paper now hui ! SEQ
,htt some Mcfarland ha. jus, been
a,sh.n ny such and such club. There
than there ere Sowderses four nv. n,.o
Years ago We have one here. and 7
guess every other club in the League
Ess one. Their name Is simply legion :,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04

leges to the Potrero and Bay View Rail-
road Company, the effect of which was to
practically close the waterway.
Several times in the past preperty-own-
ers along the neglected channel have made
abortive attempts to secure such legisla-
ton as would again open the stream to
navigation, but owing to lack of cooper
alton accomplished nothing. The Prop
erty-owners' Association, of recent organ
ization, now proposes to take hand in
the fight and, if the plans OF President
Peter 7. Seculoyich are followed, they will
at least make it interesting for the South
ern Pacific.
at is our purpose to peacefully remove
the distractions placed across Islais Creek
by the Southern Pacific if we CAM" said
President Seculovich yesterday, Though
if passive measures fail we will resort to
such legal proceedings as the case de-
mands. We have addressed a communi-
cation to the Congressional and State dele
cation, now inspecting the waterways and
ports of California, with view of securing
their cooperation in the passage of an act
that will reopen Islais Creek to navigation.
II We fail to secure a substantial promise
from them, then it becomes a question OF
legal proceedings against the Southern Pa
cific.
''Islais Greek is 200 feet wide at its mouth
and 70 feet at the upper end. But for the
distractions at Kentucky street and Fiji
tenth and Sixteenth avenues it would be
a navigable stream three miles long, with
an average depth of feet. Section 3 of
the United States statutes admitting Cali
fornia into the Union says:
"'And be it further enacted, that all
navigable waters within the said State
snail be common highways and forever
free as well to the inha bitants of said State
as to the citizens of the United States,
without tax impost or duty therefore.
There are similar clauses in nearly
every act of admission of Western States,
and, further than this, there are decisions
covering this very matter. The Willamette
Bridge, Chicago and Oakland water front
cases are fresh in the minds of the people.
and in the Islais Greek the same condi-
tons exist.
SIN 1882 the State secured judgment
against the Potrero and Bay View road,
requiring that they remove all piles, tim
bers and bridge work then obstructing the
channel. In place of the woodwork they
built immense embankments, which are
even worse than the heavy timbering.
Now we propose to remedy all this, if pos
sible. The company must open the stream
to navigation or we will at once proceed to
find out why they do not. The people
have some rights yet, and if the Congress
sional delegation do not promise their un-
qualified assistance in passing law that
will remove these distractions. then the
Southern Pacific will find another Oakland
water front suit on their hands,"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Among the crown jewels of Russia there is a
magnificent diamond, weighing 105 carats. 1t
is the size OF a small pigeons egg, and was
formerly the eye of Brahminical idol, whence
twas purloined by French soldier. 1t passed
through several hands and was ultimately pur-
chased by the Empress Catherine for the sum
of $450,00o, in ready money, and an annuity
of 100000.
Mile. Julia Celina Drouard, according to the
decision OF the Paris city council, is to be the
rose queen for this year. She is 81 years old,
earns her living as a washerwoman and has
supported her four brothers and sisters Tor
years. She will now receive $2400 from the
money left for the purpose by NJ. Batifol.
Prince Albert Woroniewski, near relative
of Prince Miezislaus, martyr of the revolu-
ton of 1s4S, has announced, in letter to the
Mayor of Budapest, his intention to commit
suicide. The young man had become so
poverty-stricken as to be compelled to work as
O day laborer.
The Spanish Duke of Alba, now visiting this
country, holds six dukedoms and twelve mar
quisates. He is nine times grandee of Spain
and fourteen times count. He is the nephew
of ex-Empress Eugene, and was great favor
tie with Napoleon III.
Arthur Balfour is the latest English states
man, author, ETC., who is to marry. Hither to
he has been determined bachelor. There
seems to be matrimonial epidemic of late
among Englishmen of prominence.
Harriet Hilton Of Hayre de Grace, Nd, was
assisted In the late celebration of her hundredth
birthday by 1852 children, grandchildren, great
grandchildren and greatgreatgrandchildre
King Humbert of Italy is strict vegetarian
in diet. His food consists of bread, fruit and
vegetables entirely, and his only drink is Bor-
deaux very much dill uted with water.
Mrs. Cleveland has a rarely beautiful hand
not very small, but admirably shaped, which
is said to be sure indication of the artistic
temperament.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04

best use is to reproduce redwood forest for
pay to clear in some cases, but the stumps are
likely to be many and large, and the cost
greater than the above estimate. Inc writer
an acre being cleared for profit. The land
when cleared would have to have clear rem
tai value of $40 to SO per acre to JUSTIFY the
expense Tie redwood when cut sprouts ylg-
orously from the roots, but can be killedln
two or three years by carefully removing the
sprouts as they appear. This is the course gem
erally pursued when it is desired to cultivate
redwood bottom lands. The dead stumps Will
probably in time rot out, or if not in time then
in eternity. In our lifetime, however, no per-
ceptible progress is made, Redwood stump
land is simply cultivated as well as possible
between the stumps, and so treated VIII often
Weld better and more certain crops than otner
really very good land entirely clear. Z. r. a.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
FIGURES FOR FARMERS.

The recent publication OF statistics OF
consumption of various articles by the peo-
pie of this country for several years past
throws clear light upon the extent OF the
injury inflicted by the election of Cleve-
land and the experiment with tariff tink-
ering in the direction of free trade, and
the sacrifice of American industries in the
hope of getting the markets of the world.
According to these statistics the per
capita consumption of wheat by the peo-
pie of the United States amounted in 1890
to 600 bushels. In 1898 the panic came.
The people were compelled to economic
even in the matter of bread, and the per
capita consumption fell in that year to
4.S5 bushels, and from that on continued
to fall until IN 1894 it sank to 3.41 bushels, or
less than two-thirds of what the consump-
ton had been in prosperous years.
The consumption of other staple articles
of farm produce fell off at the same time,
and at very nearly the same rate. The
consumption Of corn in 1890 was 5000
bushels per capita, and in 1894 it had fallen
to 2276 bushels. The consumption of
clothing declined about as rapidly as that
of food. In 1892 the people of this country
used 6.72 pounds of wool per capita, and
1903 pounds of raw cotton, but in 1894 the
consumption of wool had fallen to sos
pounds per CAPITA and of cotton to 1891
pounds.
These figures, which tell the story of
forced economy among all classes of our
people, explain the falling prices of farm
products. When the home consumption
falls off larger proportion of our wheat.
corn, wool and cotton has to be sent
abroad to force down prices there. The
result is low prices everywhere and an
utter arrangement both of industry and of
commerce. When those engaged in other
occupations cannot consume the normal
quantity of farm products then the farmers
suffer and cannot consume the normal
quantity of manufactured goods. 1t is to
the interest of the one, therefore. to pro-
tect and foster the other, and certainly if
any farmer doubts whether the protection
of our manufactures benefits him, he can
have his doubts settled by studying these
statistics in the light OF his own experience
during the last three years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
A FAIR PROPOSITION.

W. G. Ralston, Secretary of the Califor-
MIA Miners Association, returns with
good news from Washington. He has
made a clearer statement than that tele-
graphed from the East concerning his
conference with the Federal authorities on
the subject of protecting mineral lands in
California from railroad occupation as
agricultural lands. His explanation to
the acting Commissioner of the General
Land Office regarding a peculiar phase of
our geology opened the eyes of that func-
tionary. This was simply that in certain,
definite regions following the trend Of
ancient rivers gold invariably occurs
wherever the beds of the streams can be
found; that in numerous instances a lava
flow has covered the ancient beds, and that
whenever drift-mining has been tried gold
has been found under the lava deposit;
and that much of this lava-coyered aurifer-
Gus ground has been listed and is claimed
by the railroad under its land grant. All
this was news to the acting Land Commits
sioner, and he readily acknowledged the
reasonableness OF it.
Mr.. Ralston then called his attention to
the unfair discrimination practiced by the
Government between the miner and the
farmer. When a miner claims land as
mineral he is required to prove his claim
by taking out the mineral. Mr.. Ralston
thought it would be only fair to require
the claimant of agricultural land to prove
the adaptability of the land to agriculture.
The acting Commissioner answered that
this certainly was fair proposition.
If this point can be secured it will assist
greatly in solving the difficulty existing
between the mining interest of California
and the railroad company. 1t is a fact
familiar to most of US that these lava
capped auriferous grounds are often
worthless for agricultural purposes, and
that the autobiography wants them
solely because of their prospective mineral
value. If it should be required to make
the test suggested by Mr.. Ralston it would
likely abandon its claim without protest.
The possibilities of drift mining in Cali
fornia and to the north of it have been
barely touched. The rivers which in ages
past flowed to the southwark parallel to
the axis of the Sierra Nevada were of