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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
MILES OF FROZEN FISH.
Queer Phenomenon Encountered by Fish
ermcn In tho herring Sea.

Queer Phenomenon Encountered by Fish
ermen In tho Herring Sea.
The recently returned salmon fishers,
whalors and sealers from tho Arctic tell
of strange thing, an occurrence with.
out parallel in tho experience of those
who sail to tho far north
A sea captain who WAS passenger ON
She salmon schooner Glenn tells tho
story with much circumstance.
1t was while tho Glenn and four 9th.
ers passed up toward Bristol bay that
the phenomenon was encountered. The
vessel had inst emerged from Ounimak
pass, about half way between Amonkhta
island and Bristol bay, when vast
quantity of dead fish was encountered.
They wore in the water rs far as tho
eye could see on each side of the vessel,
aud Tor 60 miles the Glenn travelled
through tho shoals of fish.
On examination they proved to be sill.
YER bake. kind of goldfish, but narrow.
er and smaller, and having only two dor.
sal fins and ono anal fin. They weighed
botweon four and five pounds and were
perfectly fresh, tho gilis being stilhrod
Some OF the sailors were afraid to eat
them, thinking they had perhaps been
killed by some subtcrranean uphonval
or possibly through the overflow from
the volcano OF Whenyaminor, which was
active last fall. Other sailors less fas.
tidious did not hesitate to cut the fish
opon, and then peculiar condition was
revealed. Although tho fish were fresh
and had not stiffcned, the gills and in
testines were found to be full of leo.
This was not the case in ono instance,
but with every fish which was opened,
and apparently accounted for their
deaths i'll such numbers.
The anomalous condition of. the fish
was the subject of much talk and spocu.
lation. That the fish should DO compare.
lively Timber, and that there should DO
ice within them, seemed to indicate
that shoal Of them had been suddenly
overtalSen and frozen to death, and on
tho tbawing ont of tho leo the cnrcasses
had been released, but had not risen in
temperature sufficiently to thaw out tho
ioe in2their bodies
Those Of tho sailors who cooked tho
fish said that they tasted as good as
over, and they were not tainted by sui.
phur, as they might have been i'll the
ovent of their death being due to sud
den suhtorrauean upheavul. San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
: SHOCKED THE LADIES.
An Amusing Incident MT the Colorado Cap
itol Building.

itol building.
An amusing incident occurred at tho
capitol on tho Inst day of tho session. A
we'll known politician tolephoned down
town for two barrels Of bottled beer.
He sent instructions that tho barrels
should be taken through one OF the base.
mont windows late in tho afternoon and
kept there until evening, when they
could!he taken up stairs with the least
possible comment. Tho driver OF the do
livery wagon triod to Obey instructions
in delivering the goods, but made amis-
take in tho basement window.
Tho ladies of the w. G. r. u, who
were in charge of the cafe in tho bnso-
ment. usedsono OF tho windows as d
door
Tho driver of thobecrywagon, noticing
this window open, backed up there and
proceeded to unload Ono.of tho Ladies
saw him, and was shocked when the
man insisted that his instructions were
to'deiivcr the beer nc Chat place.
For ten minutes there was n. some.
what animated discussion, botlr sides
getting excited, The driver finally bo-
came Obstinate and simply placed;tho
barrels on the ground just outside the
window, where>they remained for some
hours, being finally sneaked up into one
OF the committoe rooms. Denver News.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
New RaiIwar Project.

AN American. railway to ran within
lllO miles of Havana is one of tho prof.
4eots now under consideration. Its ter.
minus would be Key West which,
though on an island 60 miles from the
Florida mainland, can be reached By a
chain of ialands connected by trestles
and bridges of iron and stone--St.
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
Another IiIuaion Gone.

hnewomen in boomers are suggested
SO a FIN de steele development in practi-
ssnai telegraphy. We protest Angelic
woman must do no climbing save on
Jacobs ladder. Disillusionment;m may 60
100 fas.- New York Recorder.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
al,7-t,l

NAVY DEPARTMENT., BUREAU OF MEnI
" CINE MD 81 RGEkY. WASHINGTON u. g.
Aprii IN, 1875. ScAlet proposals cndor.eI Pro
po.als Tor supplies for the I. : Naval ifts; it1i
Norlo Z. will be- recelvei Ut the Bureau OF Med!-
enc ana surgery, Navy Department, Washington
u until tuesday, MaT liih, iaY5 II II ~ ~ .
wheh ihe' Viii lie pub lily oprnci for daily sup
Ply oil meats, Sioteries, butter, eggs ice, milk
,Hea', Tr"vender, etc, for the NaN.I Hospital
\"r'olk, l>r the tsctl year ending June IA iSaj
Sctedu. e OF the articles with Information ms IN
NE sle ;ihr"iiOn., delivery, condiI IN totm OF
nhtr aud probable quantity r.qlirct, can he Oh
lined On application 10 tile Medical Oftl,er in
charge Of Hospital No proposal will be consi icrcd
unless there IS satisfactory evidence tiat the bid
to supply. The right 3 reserved /" Ie,cct aiy ar
III oiu'c j. Il. TEIUN
Anl Z-lflM { ici Of Bureau
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
Pugilistio LcgisIatora.

The pugilists will soon be justified in
insrnuating that members of the legis-
laturo pass lows against physical en-
counters in order to secure a monopoly
OF Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
Max o,Rsll,s Knowlsdge.

hlax oRell has a sfnattering of knowi-
aig2 concsrning America and dfsposos
'ar y az remu9erativs prices to Ameri-
aElss-- chicago Tribune
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
AUCTION SALES-FUTURE DAY
BY Leigh, Bros. Phelps, Real Estate Auc,ioneer
JIG Bank street.
a UCTloNsALEo OF VALUABLE FARM, WATER
FRONT AND OYSTER GROUNDS IN
NORFOLK COUNTY, ON
MASoN'S CREEK.

pursuant TO the provisions of five several deeds
OF tiust made by c. NJ. Bradbury and others one
81 hem To Joseph r spatley, trustee three OF
theih 10 w iliiam 3 Butt trustee. and one Of them
to myself az trustee. dated respectively 10th of
July. 1855; 18th of March, 1891; 18th OF August,
1894, and as substituted trustee un Ter the four
first named deeds all OF which are made 10 secur.
aeots Que T. The Mcichauis' and Mechanics saw
ings Bank OF the e ty OF Norfolk, and by direction
OF tho said Bank default having been naue in the
payment Of the said deb,sl. will proceed to sell at
nj public auction on
SATURDAY. THE GOTH DAY OF APRIL. 1925,
at ~ O'Clock ~, the following valuable real estate,
First. ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT. PIECE
ot fAKtEL OF LAND, with its urienancer
situated lying and being in the county OF Nor,
folk, containing one hundred aud twenty md one-
hal res, more or less and bounded rs follows,
In fro-t by Mason's Greek OH the ST By I.ol ert
Feeds land, on the south by Robert Feeds land.
ana on the west by prong f Ma on's Greek be-
irg the anne farm that was c"nveyed to G. NJ.
Bradbury BY ". II. T bot trustee, and others, by
and du recorded.
second; also ALL THAT CERTAIN OTHER
TRA,l OF LAND, with Tie buildings and ian
provencnts thereon aud the appur tenauces thereto
teiougng. situated, living and Icing on Sewers
Potnt, in the county of Norfolk. containing ffy-
i've acres, more or les, and bound and describe.
as follow: On the north by the lands above do.
s,ribci, on the eastby The land OF Watt & VIZ
kins, on the south by Il cove and on the wet Inv
Masou's Creek. being the same tract Of land which
vas conveyed 10y Anna A. Ped 10 e. NJ. bradbury
ST., by deed bearing da'e the 18th day of AprIi
1875 and to which the said parties the first pnrt
he anne entd ed as the h,iis at law OF their father
The said {. NJ. bradbury. now deceased
THlRD-All the right, title interest and estate
OF the said parties Of the first pat and each OF
them, of, In and TO all that certain tract OF Land
covered 10y water contanin forty acres. nor. or
less, lying In front of the lunds the said parties
Of The 6rs part, on Masou's Greek. IN the COUNT
OF Norfolk, and S,ar or Nirsin'a, md bounded
and described as follows. t0-wit On tie las hy
Cronwelrs land on III West hv ih> lands of no !
monger and Frittas, on the Souih by the 81 re
nc, anu IN he North 10y tina ihreadOr channel #
Ma ou's Creek, together VI it'll all the Il ht. mi
!'gsS md experiences To tile said pros crty bcon
ing.
TERMS-One-third cash, the balance hmm
cielit OF six. Twelve eighteen ana twerty fo,,r
months for bonds i'll equal amounts CARVING in
teiest from cay Of sale, and title 10 be rel i'm 81
Until tue bonds a,e paid or AT the outiun of Ile
purchasers n deed will be made aud deed of ttu,,
lax N nj their expense.
WILLIAM r. ROGERS.
npll-,d' Trustee. ami substituted uu,tee
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ny Pollard Bros Real Estate aud General Auc-
tioneers IS Main street,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE ON GRANNY STREET
EXTENDED.

fursnrant to decree Of the Corporate Court OF
,he Sliy of NORFOLK entered March ~ 1898, and
po'oner 3lst 1885, respectively, IN the suit OF Wood.
Gerry, ill .ait court pending We ,hal sell NJ pu lliv
auction Al the N-riolk Real Estate EXCHANGE, No
il5 Main street, Norfolk. Va, on
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
PROPOSALS.
- 7-.7-7------7---
PROPOSALS.
NORFOLK CITY WATER DspARrMEST,
NAI.L..D.

NORFOLK, VA, April j, ls9J. I
|HE COUNCILS OF NORFOLK HAVING
made IN appropriation 10 put in n system o..
urlNtn wells. bus Tor doing lhe work and guar
shitclH2 4 minimum daily water supply OF iwJ
million gallons, viii lie opened al The of.c. nj thu,
department Afkll. ~. 1895. bids TO hc made hot.
ioi furnishing h ground or Site with lie ,Isnl
and the plant only. he grnnrd or site b-iA. FIR
al h-d ~ the city. rs p.clgo of ABILITY and
-ooi ia!In each BID must he accompanied by a GER
'lheu BANK check for one thousand dollars viii I'll
VIII Tie returned To unsuccessful bidders The
WORK 10 be dcnc in accordance with the specifics
l!ous furnished by the city Engineer and HE Chief
Engineer of the department The right 10 reicc'
any all bids is reserved
Ey order OF the Board Of alter Coz IN sSioners.
Il. y. ZACHARY
"P'-su Superintendent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
The Spirit OF Emulation.

Three cheersf orlittle Venezuela The
spirit of 1870 Is ut work south Of tho
isthmus. New York Recorder.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-09

Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser:
The loan companies as rule have a
clause in their mortgages for pay
ment in gold. There are a great
many people in Alabama indebted to
these companies. Atpresent there is
no difference in gold and silver-coined
dollars, but suppose the free coinage
of silver at 16 to l becomes the law
of the land and silver becomes val
ued only by its bullion worth, what
would the men who owe debts paya-
BILE in gold do! They would have to
raise two dollars where they now
only need one" r
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Bible Brilliants.

have prayed for thee, that thy
faith fail not.-Luke, xii, 80.
The Lord will destroy the house
of the proud: but he will establish
the border of the widow.-Prov.xv %.
But the word is very nigh unto
thee, in thy mouth, aud in thy heart,
that thou mayst do it.-Deuterono-.
my, Xxx, IA. '@.s
Say We to the righteous that it
shall be well with him: for the reward
of his hands shall be given him.
Isaiah, iii, 10.
The mean man shall be brought
down, and the mighty man shall be
BUNDLED, and the eyes of the lofty
shall be humbled.-Isaiah, v, Is.
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt
not muzzle the OK that treadeth out
the corn. And, the laborer is worthy
Of his reward.-I. Timothy, ", IS.
Let nothing be done through strife
or vainglory; but in lowliness Of
mind let each esteem other better
than Observation-Disclosures II, 3.
The night is far spent, the day is
at hand: let us therefore cast off the
works Of darkness, and let us put
on the armor of light.-Rom. xiii, IL.
Woe unto them that join house to
house, that lay field to field, till
there be no place, that they may be
placed alone in the midst of the
earth.-Isaiah, v, 8.
Woe unto them that call evil good,
and good evil; that put darkness
for light, and light for dark ness; that
put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
bitter.-Isalah, ", 20.
And the apostles said unto the
Lord, Increase our faith. And the
Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain
of mustard seed, ye might say unto
this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked
up by the root, and be thou planted
in the sea; aud it shall obey you.-
st. Luke, xvii, 5, 6.
Woe unto them that are wise in
their own eyes, and prudent in tLeir
own sight! Woe unto them that
are mighty to drink wine, and men
of strength to mingle strong drink :
Which justify the wicked for re-
ward, and take away the righteous
ness of the righteous from him -
Isaiahyv, 81, %, %.
Woe unto them that rise up early
in the morning, that they may follow
strong drink; that continue until
night, until wine inf1ame them
And the harp, and the voil, the
tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in
their feasts: but they regard not the
work of the Lord, neither consider
the operation of his hands.
Therefore my people are gone into
captivity, because they have no
knowledge: and their honorable men
are famished, and their multitude
dried up with thirst.-Isaiah, ', IL,
IL, Ii.
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"He Shall Sit Refining and
Cleansing the Silver.'

| read q quaint expression
In the pages of Holy Writ,
How the Lord DER the souls of his people
As silver refner shall sit.
And musing one day DER the meaning
That lay hid in those words divine,
/ sought out an artifcer
Who wrought in the metals fine.
And asked him to tell me the process
Of refining the silver and gold,
And whether he sat while discerning
The pure from the baser mould.
81 sit while refining the silver
To watch with tenderer care,
And temper the heat of the furnace
To the metal enclosed there.
"For though not one pang of the burning
May be spared to that precious clay,
A moment too long in the fire
And its beauty would fade away"
"But how are you certain I asked him,
"At last your work is done,
That the glittering ore, pure and perfect,
May shine in the monday SUM-"
81 know that my task is ended,
And no dross remains to destroy,
When see my image reflected
In the silver without alloy
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Largest Forests in the World.

Ithas usually been asserted that the
most extensive forests of the world
are situated in South America. The
explorer Humboldt, says: eff the
name of primeval forest can be given
to any forest on the face of the earth,
none perhaps can so strictly claim it
as those thst fill the connected basin
of the Orinoco and the Amazon"
And Professor Agassiz, who visited
the same country, wrote concerning
it: 'From the grassy steppes Of
Venezuela, to the treeless pampas of
Buenos Ayers, expands sea of ver-
dure, in which we may draw a circle
of 1,1OO miles in diameter which
shall include an evergreen, unbroken
forest" Neither of these travellers,
however, had any knowledge of the
extensive forests which cover the un-
explored heart of Africa, where ex-
plorers are said to wander for months
through an unbroken stretch of for
est, bush and jungle, without once
finding, so dense is the shade of the
thick growth, single spot of green
sward as large as cottage yard.
But these enormous forest areas have
never been surveyed or measured,
and it would be altogether impossi-
BILE to make any estimate of their
comparative extent.
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Alaska.

From the Atlanta constitutional
About all we hear of Alaska is in
connection with her seal fisheries
and the troubles that grow out OF
them. The territory has, however,
a number of other important indus
tries that ave.sbegun to attract at
tention in Europe, if not in our own
country outside of Alaska.
Alaska canneries can, it is claimed,
supply the world with salmon. The
recently published report of Cover
nor Sheakley gives a list of % can
neries which market together nearly
100000 cases of salmon a year.
Their combined product in 1891 al
most reached 100000 cases, (which
was more than Che world wanted"
E-&E - j ~
says the Governor in his report.
1.-THE market declined and since then
the canneries have pursued q more
conservative course and have endeav-
ored not to overstock the market"
And, then, Alaska has "a companies
engaged in the business of sailing
salmon for the market. They ship
about $1,000 barrels of salmon an
nually. Another company. markets
1000 barrels of salt herring, 100000
gallons of herring oil and 1000 tons
of fertilizing material every year. I,
'sAlaska's food fishes will be q
source of wealth for all time," says
Governor Sbeakley. He reports the
Goldfish banks of that Territory mex
haustible and "halibut in great num-
bers"; also that about hundred
other species of edible fish are to be
found in Alaskan waters. Nor is the
wealth Of Alaska. contend to her
waters. One of her gold mines net
ted $4,000 last.year. The owners
have the largest quartz mill in Amer
ica-240 stamps. According to this
report, Alaska has a mineral belt
from two to twenty miles wide, ex-
tending from Point Barrow, the most
northern point, in a south-westerly
direction through the Territory.
Alaska's principal river, the Yukon,
is over 1000 miles long and the Ter.
ritory enjoys the further distinction
of having the highest mountain in
the United States, if not in North
America. While the geographical
position of Mount Saint Elias has
not been officially stated, it is known
that the summit of the mountain is
in Alaska.
Comparatively few people are
aware of the extent of our Russian
purchase. Twenty-one States of the
Union may be named whose COM
bined area is 10, 600 square miles less
than Alaska's. This Territory is
almost as large as the United States
before the Louisiana purchase. To
reach the capital, Sitka, a resident of
either Point Barrow or the island Of
Attu must travel over 2,5OC miles,
and the distance between Point Bar
row and Attu is nearly as far. If a
resident of either Of these places
we're chosen to represent the Terri
tory in Congress, he would have to
travel about 1000 miles to reach
Washington City. If his home were
in Attu, he would live over a thous-
and miles further west Of San Fran
sisco than the latter is west of New
York City. Attu is 12O degrees west
From Eastport, Maine-one-third Of
She distance around the world.
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The trend of the Republican lead
ers has been for years to abridge
the rights of the people. In this
fact is conferred the danger Of put
ting the reigus of government in
Republican hands.
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Winning Success.


"People Who Succeed" was the
theme of a sermon delivered by the
Rev. G. r. Trowbridge in Baltimore.
Mr.. Trowbridge said in part:
"Good success, not merely sue
cess, but good success, is the earnest
desire of every earnest soul. The
prospect of it puts vim and nerve
and strength into all endeavor and
all endeavors.-
Standards of success are two
true and false. A clear, true vision
is necessary fora proper distinction
here. Not all failures are recorded
in the newspapers. Not all successes
are heralded in the market-places of
the world Some failures are grand
successes and some successes are
damning failures. Bible biography
preserves a record of elements of
real success as worked out in the
lives of the people who succeeded in
the old days. The people who sue
coed and whose success is enviable
are those who fully answer the d.
vine purpose in their creation. The
life that fills Gods purpose is sue
cessfal one, no matter where it is
lived.
People fail because they follow
a tanget. Success of a proper sort
comes to those who follow the guild
ance of a great purpose. Too many
are satisfied with so little of what is
essential to real life. Too many are
idly content to remain in a subordi-
nate position because too lazy to
make an effort to rise. Hence there
springs up the crop of corner-loafers,
loungers, Indifferent, useless chaps.
They have no purpose beyond get
ting enough to crafty their low
tastes. Purposeful people merit and
receive success. They rise above
the low and the mean.
"Great fidelity in every line of
work wins success as God sees it.
Great faith in God is an important
element in success. Men need to-
day, perhaps more than ever, just
this power in their lives. If men
had the same faith in the Almighty
that they have in their own wisdom,
strength, or as they have in each
other, We would witness a tremend-
GUS moral revolution. Trust in the
invincible energy and wisdom of
God brings real success. Great piety
is an element of success worth hav-
ing.
"The men and women who have
made and are making history, and
who are worthy of imitation, are
those whose personal piety wore as
we'll in the week as OIL the Sabbath.
Not only does personal success de-
pend on this trait but national pros
perity as well. Make men religious,
in true sense, and you make them
strong, invincible, aud you start
stream Of intending blessings for
themselves and others.' ~ ~ Re-
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another, or it will soon rain through.
Owen.
He lives long that lives well; and
time misspent is not lived, but lost.
Fuller.
Let France have good mothers
and she will have good sons.-Na-
poleon.
When the State is most corrupt,
then the laws are most multiplied
Tacitus.
Only actions give life strength;
only moderation gives it CHARM
Richter.
He who has health has hope; and
he who has hope has everything
Arabian.
Nations, like individuals, live or
die, but civilization cannot perish.
Mazzini. -,yr,-,
Good laws make it easier to do
right and harder to do. wrong
Gladstone.
Fear nothing so much as sin and
and your moral heroism is complete.
Simmons. |
Educate men without religion and
you make them but clever DEVILS
Wellington. --"F
A good face is letter of recon-
mendation, as good heart is let
ter of credit. "
The noble, if praised, hate in a
certain degree those who praise them
too much.-Euripides. !
1t is difficult to gather heap in
a long time, but it is easy to squan- :.
der the whole in a day.-Diphilus.
Blessed is the man that has found
his work. One monster there is in
the world, the idle man.-Carlyle.
Whoever does not know to blush
OF be afraid, has the first principles
of ever kind of baseness. -Diphilus.
By gambling we lose both our
time and treasure, two things most
precious to the life of a man.-Lava.
ter. ~-%l~
The fault-6Dder-itis his natures
plague to spy into abuses; and oft
his jealousy shapes faults that are
not.-Shakspeare.
He who fills his lamp with water
will not dispel the darkness, and he
who tries to light a fire with rotten
wood will fail.-Carus.
Honorable industry always travels
the same road with enjoyment and
duty, and progress is altogether i'm
possible without it.-Smiles.
A fool, indeed, has great need of
a title it teaches men to call him
count or duke; and thus forget his
proper name of fool.-Crown.
Errors lead astray; illusions beget
miseries. They intoxicate like strong
drinks; but they fade away soon and
leave you sick and disgusted.- Carus.
With fools there is no companion
ship. Rather than to live with men
who are selfish, vain, litigious, and
obstinate let a man walk Alone
Carus.
Should the number of husband
men be excessive, it will be of the
best Kind; H0f mechanics and those
who work for pay, of the worst
Aristotle.
"Be not among the wine.bibbers;
among riotous eaters of flesh; for
the drunkard and the glutton shall
come to poverty, and drowsiness
shall clothe q man with rags" Bad
companions have ruined me, and in
addition to these, excessive Sleep
Homer.