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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
Abide with Me.

Abide with me. far iarkly looms the futures
mystic way.
My strainins eyes yet fail to catch the glow Of
coming DAY.
Still in this gloom oil fears give way-all
shadows swiftly fee.
A thrill OF peace illumnates-if thou abide
with mol
Abide with me whifs morn ia fresh, e'er noon
days scorching heat
With lash OF Gro lays bursting blooms in ashes
at my feet
Abide with mo when all seems lcst-when oil
the melody
or lifo is choked-yet still I'll sing-if thou
nbido with mel
Whom softly oreops the dropping sun adown
tho western skies,
Whom from its glories speeding swift tho gold
eli sunbeam flies,
And when the CLOSE Of day IL near and, blind
ed, cannot SEQ.
Ill sink to slaep-to sweetest rest-if thou
abide with mel
Edward N. Wood in Atlanta Constitution.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
II IS ALL FAIR IN LOVE
A Defeated Rival Acts as Best Man
At a Wedding,
/ According to an Agreement Entered
Into Between Them. a Romance
Rather Out of the Usual Run
of Such Affairs. Southern
Chivalry Displayed

Whom tho morning. express arrived
from Cincinnati ut Briceville. Tenn,
the other day, there were as passengers
Robert 81. Lindsay and bride, nee Miss
Nellie CLIFTON Of Camp Hageman, O.
AIr. Lindsay Is enc of the largest coal
operators OF thai sectitm OF Tennessee,
and his arrival with wife was very
happy surprise 70 his friends. Around
their wedaiis woven romance ruth
er out Of <s6e usual run of such affairs.
AbGdt q year ago @. NJ Moore, also Of
BrjEcyille, visited the Normal universi-
tysHt Lebanon, O., and by accident met
&1ks airton and foil in love with her
Moore and Lindsay were bosom friends,
and when the former returned to this
place he confided to Lindsay the details
of his Ohio visit. In a joking way Lind
say vowed that he would win Miss Cir
ton away from Moore, and tho latter,
with true southorn ohivalry, assured
hina that the contest should be fraught
with NONE sa]e the kindliest Of feelings,
and that the unsuccessful suitor should
be the best man ut the wedding.
Soon thereafter Lindsay addressed a
letter to the lady in question. A CORE
EHendcncs soan spraaS up, and i'll the
fall Lindsay, otter an exchange of pho
tographs, heggsd the privilege of calling
upon Miss Girtep at her home. The lat
ter referred his request to her father, a
@. A. Il. veteran, who communicated
with Tennessee comrades to ascertain
what kind of q. man Lindsay was. In
due course Of time the father was in
formed that the gantlomnn was oil that
could be desired in the way Of son in
law, and when Yaletide wos at hand
the southerner was pressing his suit
with Miss Girtmi.
When he returned at tho close of tho
holidays, he served notice upon Moore
that it was the expressed wish of Miss
Girten and himself that he should be
the best man Mt their wedding in May
The unsuccessful rival lived up to his
bargain. -Cincinuati Commercial Ga
Zette.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
onick Work. Rrare Decd.

Just as Engineer Harry Flynn of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad was
rounding sharp curve at GAINESVILLE
the bright rays of tho engines head
light revealed only about 100 feet ahead
a man asleep on the rail. The sight al
most drove the engineer mad, for he
was almost certain that the fellow who
calmly awaited death was his brother,
who rode up to the line with him early
in the day to transact some business
and had promised to meet him on the
return trip twas on down grade, and
the train was gaining speed at every
rails length. There was but moment
,tes think snd act. The engineer ieaped
Y Alle piset sd gEgszf E o firm bold
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
what's tho Matter with clar,ssong

The Indianapolis Journal, referring
to j. S. Clarkson's recent announce.
ment that ex-President Harrison is a
receptive" candidate for the presi-
dency. says Clarkson has no authority
to speak for Harrison, and that he is
not III his confidence, NOR" adds Tho
journal "since the campaign of 1892
&c it likely that he ever will be. F"
WHAT'S the matter?-Minneapolis Trib-
une
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
We've Had Ennnrh.

With the Mckinley duty on tin plato
reduced one-half, the American tin in
dustry is beginning to show great activ-
aty. and with free wool wo are selling
WOODEN goods to England herself. Do we
want any moro McKinleyism?-St
Louis Post. Dispatch.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
knowledge, Forsoothl

Eli Perkins is now writing on the
money question and writing with the
same lofty intelligence and exact knowl.
edge which erstwhile he brought to the
defense of Mckinley protection. Chi
cago Times-Herald.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
A Proper Candidate.

Every day brings out new presiden-
Hal candidate. Hon. Stephen B. Elkins
of star route fame is the last among
the worthless mentioned as proper per-
son to head tho Republican ticket. -
Philadelphia Record.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26

Somebody VIII Turn In His Grave.
a statue of Cromwell, to DO made by
Thorneycroft, has just been ordered by
the British government. 1t will bo set
up Mt Westminster. New York Sun.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26

on the engine he loaned forward, aud
extending his feot kicked the sleeping
man and sent him rolling from the
rails. As tho engineer surmised, tho
man was his brother.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
Reeds UnMise FrIends.

Tom Reed should pray to be delivered
from his friends. Senator Frye's asser-
ton that Reed is moro responsible for
the Mckinley law than Mckinley him
self is not making votes for the ex-
speaker. Omaha World Herald
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
a Sort OF F1xine wedge.

The recent ruotion at indianapolis
demonstrated that If. Mr.. Harrison can
get his own state behind him in the
next Republican oonyeYtion ne will have
rs good fighting chang br-st. Louis Re-
dsrs - forA Hanbhing houses
VOC lsal cS said to show
ply the ability to
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
INDIGESTION.

Browns Iron Bitters is n won.
derfully successful remedy aud
Is widely initiated. Beware of
frauds.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26
Her Right Arm ParaIyzed /!
Saved From St. Vitus Dance.

"Our daughter, Blanche, now Is
years OF age, had been terribly af-
hicted with nervousness, and had
Iost the entire use of her right arm
We feared st. Vitus dance. and
Tried the best physicians with no
benefit. She has taken 3 bottles of
Dr; Miles Neryine and has gained
81 lbs. Her nervousness and SWIM.
toms of st. Vitus dance are entire.
~ gone; She attends school regu.
larry; mas recovered complete alse Other
arm, ana her appetite is splendid"
MRS. Z. Z. BuLLOGK Rrinh4e NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
Two Excellent Regulations.

1t is, of course, gratifying that the Com
missioners should accept the suggestion
made in these columns in regard to the
proper rule to be adopted in the case of the
stops of rapid-transit street-cars at street.
crossings. Yet any decision of the question
would be beneficial in view of the present
mixed-up state of affairs. The wisdom of
the near side rule, which has been from
time to time advocated by The Star, appeals
to all who stop to think over the advantages
of having the rapidly-moving trains stop be-
fore crossing streets. and the new police
regulation. which, 1t is understood. will re-
quire observance of this rule will place this
city still farther ahead than ever in the
ranks of modern cities by ensurng de-
gree of safety in the streets enjoyed by few
communities in these days of cable and
electric cars. The Commissioners have done
another excellent thing in deciding to adopt
a regulation limiting the speed of bicycles,
although 1t will be difficult task to enforce
this rule strictly. Few riders have any ac-
curate notion Of speed, in the first place. and
quite as few policemen, yet the chief diff
Guilty Is not one of Judging the offense. 1t
lies in the chance that few violators OF the
law can be caught. To counteract this adj
vantage that the reckless wheelmen now
mum penalty Is enforced whenever a person
Is found riding a wheel beyond the lawful
rate. A few convictions and punishments
will soon convince wheelmen that "scorch-
ing" Is Improbable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

The Star is in receipt of copy of the
memorial recently adopted by the Cleveland
chamber of commerce praying the two great
parties to shorten the national political cam
raign. 1t is a convincing document and
should produce an effect for the benefit of
the commercial interests of the country.
There is not an organization of business men
in the United States that cannot consistent
ly subscribe 20 such plea, and indeed the
reasons that actuate them in their opposition
to a long campaign should appeal strongly to
the sensibilities of the workingmen who.
through their trade societies and unions,
could easily exercise great influence upon
the solution of the question put by the Cleve-
land business men, The memorial declares:
THE commerce of the country has not yet
fully recovered from the effect of a COM
mercial and financial depression caused
largely by the agitation incident to the last
presidential campaign, and experience has
shown that the trade interests of our coun-
try are forced into an unsettled condition by
the attending excitement of national po-
litical contest; such a condition is threatened
by the campaign of 1896" No successful
denial of these assertions is possible, and
the campaign managers would do we'll to
give attention to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
Sewer. and Grade Crossings.

AS long as the projectors of the new cleo
trio line between Washington and Baltimore
are disposed to avoid grade-crossings In en-
tering the city the engineer department OF
the District government should be willing to
surrender a trifle in the preparation of sewer
plans and enable the railroad to be built in
a way that will prevent the accumulation OF
trouble in the future. The present disagree
ment between the railroad company and the
Commissioners over the Rhode Island ave-
nue. sewer would seem to be unnecessary. A
very little change in the line of this sewer
would obviate the necessity of the electric
line crossing the steam road tracks on
level, and If the capitalists Of the new line
are willing to go to the expense of a bridge
or "cut-under'' they surely should be al
lowed to do 50. 1t is not a question of prior
ity of the charter as against the preparation
of the sewer plans or anything of that sort.
1t is the consideration of safety that should
actuate the Commissioners in taking this
reasonable step to prevent the establishment
Of dangerous crossing. In view. of their
recent order the Commissioners can hardly
desire to add to the evils now existing here,
especially when it is considered that the
crossing at Rhode Island avenue will doubt
less be one of the most dangerous in the
District, If the two lines of rapid-transit cars
are forced to cross at grade. In such a case
the electric road should be regarded in the
same light as steam road, for its cars are
intended to be run at speeds that are to rival
those of the other company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

ulcnt, leaving ninety presumably fair
voters out of nearly twelve hundred. In the
public report made by the league of the
results of this investigation tables are given
showing exactly where these frauds have
been found to exist by designated houses
One list of thirty-three residences to which
the registry lists accredited from four TO
seventy-two voters apiece shows that out OF
6>2 alleged residents the postal ofhc1als
found but ninety-five. In one house Whefe
forty voters were registered but one was
found, while the same percentage of ais
crepancy continued throughout the list
Another list of eighteen houses is given
showing a total registration of 14O voters to
each of whom a letter was sent. yet not Il
single letter was delivered owing to the
failure of the carriers to find the persons to
whom the letters were addressed or to find
any trace of them whatever. No more con-
elusive evidence Of fraud could possibly be
obtained. There Is no partisanshlp, ap-
parently, in this investigation, the desire OF
the committee being to demonstrate that the
registration of the city'S voters Is this year,
at least, unworthy of confidence. 1t is prob
able that the committee picked out the
places where it was known or suspected
that colonization was being carried on ana
thus the percentage of fraud demonstrated
may be greater than actually exists through
out the city. But even under such circum-
stances the discovery that only from fifteen
to eight per cent, approximately, of the
registration in this quarter was honest is
startling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
Registry Frauds Uncovered

By an ingenious yet simple plan the gen.
uine reformers Of Baltimore nave absolutely
demonstrated that the registration of voters
in that city is largely dishonest. A suspicion
to this effect has obtained ever since the
registry lists were closed and the committee
on elections of the Baltimore Reform League
endeavored to obtain absolute evidence of
fraud To this end registered letters were
sent through the mails to certain persons
whose names were on the registry lists, fol-
lowing the addresses given by them in
answer to the official questions One of the
rules of the post-office department is that
registered letter is never delivered without
a receipt being given signed by the ad-
dressce or his duly authorized proxy. This
practically insured tn, proper delivery of
every one of these letters in every case
where the person addressed could be located.
Out of 1152 registered letters sent to the
residences of would-be voters only 100 per-
sons were found to receive the letters, and
of this plumber the committee has reason
to suspect at least one hundred as fraud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

The forthcoming marriage of Miss Wander
bilt to the Duke of Marlborough has revived
all the old-time feeling of protest against
these unions Of American money and foreign
titles that Is cherished by many kinds Of
people on this side of the ocean. One in
dustrious chap in New York took the trou-
Bile the other day to go back and count up
these occasions and to total the fortunes
that are said to have been exported in pay
ment for the dubious honor Of acquiring a
matrimonial Hen on a coronet or some other
form Of arbitrary human distinction. He
found that in twenty-five years no less than
one hundred and twenty-five American wo-
men with fortunes aggregating $161, 1o3. 600
have married princes, counts, earls, barons,
dukes. marquises. "honorables," right
"honorables'' or "sirs." This would seem
to indicate that this enormous sum of mill
ions had been transported bodily over to
Europe. The impression given by such
statement Is apt to get twisted, and to lead
many unthinking folks to disclaim against
this injustice" and to cry aloud for legis-
lation to prevent the flow of fortune away
from these shores. The fact Is that these
figures are In very many cases exaggerated
and that the real money is invested in home
securities while only the interest, and in
some cases not even that, goes abroad. But
what if the whole $161. 153. 900 has gone over
the water? What can we do about it? \ law
to prevent the marriage of a man who has
no living wife to a woman who has no living
husband and against whose union there is
no other obstacle is among the inventions
yet to be achieved and no man can today
devise 1t with justice and ghost of a chance
OF Its being enforced. The only remedy is
for American men to show the American
girls that the nobility of true manhood is bet
ter, more lasting and more self-supportng
than that so-called nobility which springs
from the scandals of departed courts and
that represents today the last stage of q
rapidly passing form of social organiza-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
Mr. Warner Gains His Case.

A great many people in this vicinity are
interested in the cases of Messrs. Warner
and Meloy. who have recently been en-
deavoring to compel the courts of Mary
lard to recognize their right to vote in
that state based upon their residence and
ownership of property there. In the nature
of things it Is to be expected that many
who do business in Washington should pre-
fer the quiet of country life to residence
in the city and should go over the borders
of the District into Maryland In search of
homes surrounded by more ground than
could be easily obtained within the city
limits Again 1t is true that many Mary
landers should be attracted to the city
for business purposes while retaining their
residences in the country and thus there is
established a large and growing class of
citizens who are unquestionably entitled
to the privilege of voting in the state Of
Maryland yet who spend a certain part
of their time here either in the pursuit of
their business or for purposes of social
advantages in the winter season. Messrs.
Warner and Meloy, like all the people in
dicated who have more or less int crest In
the District. are taxpayers in Maryland
and are identified with the interests Of the
state. The decision of the judge at Rock
vile compelling the placing Of Mr.. War
ners name on the registration list is emf
nently just and Is based upon sensible
Interpretation of the facts and the law,
but Mr.. Meloy. with longer residence in
Maryland than Mr.. Warner, had poor for
tune in his encounter with the courts and
the result is that two contrary judicial
opinions are delivered on exactly similar
premises in different parts of the state.
There is no question even momentary, as
to which of these two decisions Is just and
state to which both cases will probably
be carried, should do its full duty in the
matter the Rockville decision will be af-
firmed while the Marlboro decision will
be overruled.
Judge Lynch, who Is known as a lawyer
Of ability and high character, planted him.
self upon higher ground than mere parti-
san considerations. He held that the right
of citizenship Is enc that should not be
dealt with by the narroweSt construction OF
the law; that the statutes were made for
the purpose of protecting voters and not
to prob ibit them from the exercise of the
elective franchise: that it was not neces
sary to reside twelve months continuously
time, providing the residence had been
entered into in good faith. This decision is
not only in accordance with justice, but
in the best interests of the state; for the
state wants of all things to encourage men
of energy, character and wealth to become
citizens and help her on in the line of
progress ard prosperity, as Mr.. Warner
and others have so effectively done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
SHOOTING STARS.
Husbanded EnerRfea,

huSD0mOeO energies.
Governor Snortkins hasn't done much in
the way of campaign oratory this year."
No"
HE usually turns in a flood of impas-
stoned eloquence that carries everything
before it,"
Eyes. But this time he's saving himself
for his Thanksgiving proclamation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
An Unusual Specimen.

And that young man. said the LAZY
from out of the city; ''he has very intel
lectual look. Has he not distinguished
himself in literature?"
well" said the host, thoughtfully, "he
has never written a book on the currency
Que Stit n"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

How big did you say those hailstones
you saw yesterday were?" said the very
nild-lcoking man.
"As big as nens' eggs; big as hens eggs,
SIR" replied the citizen who always talks
at the top of his Voice.
ITS marvellous; simply marvellous! I'm
sorry not to have some of them for my COL
lection"
''Wky, you are not making a collection of
hailstones, are your
mo. 1 refer to the hens eggs. I guess
they are about the smallest on record"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

From the Baltimore American.
1t is a discredit to the government that
the printing Office in Washington should
be allowed to continue i'll such an unsafe
condition. There is always a possibility of
another catastrophe such as that which
threw Washington into mourning only a
few years ago. The incoming Congress
should deal with the matter promptly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

1t is gratifying to see at the Atlanta ex-
position, and on all corresponding occa-
sions. the pleasure which the negro in this
country takes in showing that he is not an
oppressed and unprogressive member of So
ciety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

Her song was like an angels
AS we heard 1t there that night;
1t charmed the painted Cupids
On the ceiling in it's fight.
1t quite entranced the goddess
On our coin with wondrous trills,
And it hynotized the statesmen
On cur twenty dollar bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
Presto, ChnnEe!

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Peanuts are said to be very scarce. 1t
must be that they have all turned into
politicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

Mr.. Chandler cannot be intending to es-
$ablish regular tocsin-and- alarum depart
Oent In opposition to the foreign news en-
terprise which has been a noticeable feature
of current journalism
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

There Is large class of people who are
waiting till next Wednesday to decide what
their political preferences really are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

The brevity of a cans career in the
French ministry may be somewhat unsatis-
factory to the immediate incumbent, but it
makes the offices go around among more
people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
THE WEEK.

Two murder trials attracted general atten-
t'on-that of Theodore Durrant for killing
Blanche Lamont at San Francisco, and that
at Philadelphia; the former was convicted.
Earthquake shocks were felt in many places
in the west and south; nobody was killed.
The governor of Arkansas ordered the ma
Utilization of the militia to stop the Corbett
Fitzsimmons fight; there was a lively run
between two sheriffs to capture Fftzsim-
mons. The President and Secretary of
War have changed the name of Sandy Hook
to Fort Hancock. George N. Smith, who
murdered Philip Richmeyer and Charles N.
Davis. who murdered Maggie Shannon, were
eectrocuted at Dannemora, N. Y. James J.
warrant charging alienation of wife's af-
fections. sworn out by Col. S. P. Colt, and
has given 100000 bail. The city solicitor of
Wilmington rendered opinion that the
Sunday meetings of the single tax men were
Sabbath Dissertation. Some snow fell near
Lexington and Harrisonburg, Va. Control
Ter of the Treasury Bowler has decided that
eminent stationery until they have taken the
oath of Office. The Japanese minister pre-
scented to President Cleveland a letter from
the Emperor of Japan expressing apprecia-
ton of the good offices of the United States
government in bringing about peace be-
tween Japan and China. The South Carolina
constitutional convention voted down the
for an educational qualification passed third
leading. The deaths included Lieut.. Will
liam S. Baldwin, the inspector Of the eieV-
enth lighthouse district; Commander Will
liam A. Morgan, United States navy, retired
and Jack Dempsey. the prize fighter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

The Durrant case and tie Holmes case
terminate just when the newspaper space
they occupied is no longer desired for cam
paign purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02

Some of the people most interested are
disposed to regard South Cardinals pro-
posed electoral qualifications as an unmit-
igated fim-ham