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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
CONGRATULATIONS LETTERS

Letter From the Ex-Consul to Para.
FoRrREss NJ )NHoE, Va, JAM, s. 1926.
Editor Of tic FiTyinian, Norfolk
"a:
a stranger begs leave to offer
congratulations ON your excellent
aud comprehensive New Year start"
and hopes that you will continue to
surprise some of our brethren and
Eastern contemporaries during ull
the days of 1895 and beyond that.
L have had Il close acquaintance with
the business of South America. L
have made it special point in oil
my correspondence and consular re-
ports to elaborate tho advantages to
come to the South by encouraging
direct trade from Norfolk or New
port News or any of the Gulf ports
with the Amazon Valley and the
| northern ports of South America.
We have but a faint conception of
the grent field for our future trade
IN those vast regions, aud my work
has been alone in the line of edu.
eating our people to Its import
ance.
Naturally. New York capitalists
who operate tho great Rubber
Trust, capitalized at $50. 900, 900, or
the sugar aud coffee combines, do
not care where tho advantages of
Southern ports elaborated, 80 that L
have met with ouly the opposition
| OF those Interests.
have never been able to see why
Norfolk, with its ncarness to the
great Ohio and Mississippi valleys
| aud Its good harbor and absence of
snow on tue railroad routes, should
not control the South American
| trude.
1t is tho products of the Ohio
and Mississil pi Valley that Brazil,
and especially the Amazon want,
such as flour, coal, corn, lard and
bacon aud kerosene. These arc the
only articles that tho English can t
supply, hence we get monopoly OF
that trade, because they can't help
it.
! The vnlue of the rubber product
IN this electric age that requires
mention ID immense. The United
| States consumes three. fourths or
four iifths of this Indigenous pro-
Misunderstanding $50, 900. OO0 Yearly.
The Brazilian Government levles an
export duty of Il per cent, we I'D,
NIT 1t free, and pay for it in gold
coin, always through English banks.
NO effort is made by New Eng
land manufacturers, to sell boots
ana shoes or cottons in Brazil. They
have snap equal to the Standard
On or Coffee or Sugar trusts aud
| don't want 1t disturbed.
L am very truly,
j. ORToN KERBEN,
Late ex Consul to Para,
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AT IA AGAIN.

The New York Advertiser in nub.
fishing the census fgures of litter.
acy In the South. thinks it good
opportunity to make fling at this
section, and with that spiteful.
ness, which ever oharaoterizes it in
dealing with matters where tbe
South is the subject of discu ssion
it says:
Naturally most of the ilIiterates
gre oiacks, indicating q callous in
difference to the Improvement 90
the colored race upon the mari ~
the whites"
OF course the Advertiser knowa j,
IL knows anything, that this state.
ment Is wrong, yet it appears to de.
Light In making it. But how differ.
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Letter From James r. Randall, the
Author of maryland, My Mary
lad

Letter From James r. Randall, the
Author of maryland. My Mary
land"
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 4, 1898.
My Dear NJ. Glennan:
congratulate you and The Viz.
GISIAN upon the spleudid showing
you have made for Norfolk. L have
for years felt contidcnt of the
glorious future of your city. The
statement made by scme of the edi.
tors who recently visited you ia
true, that the creates natural adj
vantages avail but little, comparu-
lively, without popular energy and
practical enterprise. According to
your trade review, the people OF
Norfolk are at least not sleeping on
their rights.
Enclosed please find rapid
sketch OF Norfolk which | dash
oil IA fortnight ago and sent TO the
Portland (Oregou) Sun. OF course.
my letter Was only a sunbeam play
Ing over the massive facts of the
city's prosperity, as Illustrated in
THE NlRGINIAN' review. Sincerely
your friend,
JAMES r. RANDALL.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31

TIE CIRCULATION OF THE VIRGIN
IAN is LARGELY IN EXCESS of any
other paper published in Eastern Vlr-
Rinia.
It's circulation i'll Norfolk aud Ports
mouth liz greater than that OF any paper
published or circulated in tho two oities
1t is delivered in the cities Of Norfolk
and Portsm outh and suburbs for 10 cents
nWeek. Neutrality-suspicious., postage paid.
rive Iollars per year; Three Dollars for
ak mt nths; One Dollar and Fifty Cents
month.
Advertisements inserted at the rate of
20 CENTS A SQuARE FIRST INsEaTIoN; each
snbBequent insersion 37i CENTS, or so
CESrs wnEN INHERITED EVERY OTHER DAY.
contractors are not allowed to exceed
their space or advertise other than their
legitimate business, except by paying
specially for the same.
TEF WEEKLY vIRaMrAN AND CARoL1SrAN,
eight pages, ID delivered, postage paid,
ehree menths, 25c.; six months, 500.
twelve months. 81.
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------------------------
GERMANY EXPLAINS
Their Action in the Cotton Seed
Oil Matter.
By Southern Associated Press.

By Southern Associated Presa
WASHINGTON, January 3O.-Tbe
German Embassy makes the follow
Ing explanation of the cotton seed
oil matter:
The German Government, az has
been reported, is contemplating n
change IN the tariff on cotton seed
oil. This contemplated change.
however, Is not OF recent date. In
the spring of 1898, and again in tile
spring OF 1894, q law was submitted
to the German Parliament which 40
far failed of being acted upon.
The plan contemplates change
In the act of 1879, 30 as to make a
difference In the duties on yepetnble
| oils which are used for food and
those which are used only for me-
chanical purposes. In 1879. when
the law was passed imposing duties
on vegetable oils, science had not
sufficiently progressed to purify
sucn oils, as those made of cotton
seed used for food purposes.
such being the case now, the Ger
mau Government claims that if used
Tor table purposes it should pay a
| higher rate of duty than when MIN.
ply used for machinery. If used
ior the latter purposes the tariff
Is TO be reduced from four marks
to three and half marks per kllo-
| gram.
1t Is likewise given out that the
am cunt of the new duty in contem
piatlon IS to be in full harmony witt
the duties on similar oils of oil
! other countries,
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Letter From Col. Grenviie Gaines,
of Warrenton, Va.

WARRENToS, VA, January 24, 1895.
Editor OF The VU9mta4:
L read yonr edition of January 1st
rs regards the progress OF Norfolk,
with great deal OF interest. 1t was
big work and well doue, and You
deserve great deal Of credit for it.
Norfolk is destined to be one of the
largest cities OF the Sontn. You
have got TO make your Moss backs"
stop golug around pattlng their
hands on their pockets and saying.
Look how much money | have
got" and then when YOU want a
little money to pnt in enterprises in
Norfolk they refuse to do 1t. PEG.
pie III the outside world don't want
TO put their money In enterprises
that the home people will not touch.
when the home people say they havs
plenty of money. You had an ex
cellent editorial on this subject a
few days ago. Keep up the good
work. Very respectfully,
GKENyILLE GAINES,
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.'soIsItY HzE CROSSED puE AE.
LA NEiC.O

The arrest in Philadelphia OF An.
archist Mowbrsy has resulted in
much more good than merely 81
iencing that individual, as much as
that was desired. A London dis
patch says that a number of Now.
bray's associates were on the owe of
coming to this country when they
heard of his arrest, but that imme
diately upon the receipt of such
information they abandoned the
idea.
When they heard OF his arrest
and imprisonment they concluded
that the pastures were not as fresh
and green over here as had been
represented to them, aud consider.
Ing what might follow their coming,
they decided to remain in their old
haunts for q while at least. The
same dispatch gives the information
that Franco Pisoichell, the Italian
anarchist, who moved to New York
not long since, has written his
friends in England that he is sorry
he ever came to America. And
well may he be.
There should BIZ no place in Amer.
lea, certainly not IN the United
States, where such N en- as Pisciobell
and Mowbray can find an abiding
place, and it appears that they have
begun to understand this feeline.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31

The Republicans aud Populists
are now in control of North Caro-
linn and propose to abolish Thanks
giving Day. This is right. as the
state will have nothing to be thank
1ul for as long as it remains under
such domination. - Jacksonville
Times Union.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31

ln his spe ch at the recent Re.
publican editorial banquet in New
aotk Mr.. Chaunoey NJ. Depew said:
"Ihe future of the Republican par
ty is to hold all the offioee.'' Was
1t ever otherwise if they could get q
grab on the Offices?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
Lc'ror from Mr. %. a. wilson.

ONE"k t. O, NOTTOwAY Co. VA,
April llth. 1923
No. Elijah Baker, Jr., Riclmond, Va.
DEAR StR:-rwo years ago was great
sniierer from indigestion and diarrh n.
an ! was ADVISED by NY phi, stefan TO use
baker Premium BitieIs.s which did.
anu the retut Was n complete cure |
AN now snitering with the same trouble
again. The druggists here don't keep
20 Bit rs-please let me know wLat
You viii express mo one dozen, or one
half dozen bottles Tor.
Yours truly.
o. 4. WILSON.
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ent Is the same subject treated by
the Washington Post, which says:


tho Washington Post, which says:
There are few facts iii our his
tory more crcditsble than the course
pursued by the Southern States i'll
the matter of educating the children
of tho ey-slaves. Tho whites Of the
South, who naturally own most OF
the property ana pay most of the
taxes, have astonished their critics
by their liberality in this matter"
This is right, aud the facts and
figures furnish proof i'll abundance.
The Petersburg Iudex-Appeal not
long since published figures sh ow-
ing that in Virginia, at least. no
discrimination Is made against color
ed people in the appropriations of
State funds for public school pur-
poses, and The VIRGISIAN does not
believe that any discrimination ia
made elsewhere in the South, We
showed, says our contemporary,
that
"While the totnl amount OF taxes
puiu III Tue OlaIe was, Whites, o., :
S3G, 600; negroes. SOB. 800. or i'll the
ratio of about IS to l in favor of the
whites, the sum appropriated for
public school education WAS 1896,
92S, distributed among the whit ee
and blacks, in proportion to school
population, as follows: Whites, SjS7,
SCI; blacks, $500, 1854; the amount
given to the negroes for education
being three times IA much ns the
whole sum paid by them in taxes to
the State"
These figures are matters of
record, aud their publication has
not been confined either to Vir-
ginia or the South. Indeed, they
have been the subject of favorable
comment in the North as we'll as in
| this section, and the New York Adj
vertiser is we'll aware of the fact,
only it does not suit its purpose to
acknowledge il.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31

Senator-elect Stephen B. Elkins,
OF West Virginia, rises to remark
that he wants to see Southern
man nominated next time by the
Republicans for the Vice Presidency.
Perhaps Stephen thinks lightning
may strike his way.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31

When Baby was sick. we gave her Casttrie
When she wns Child, she cried for Castor;o
"hen she became Miss, she chung to CastorIa
When she had Children, she gave them Castor
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31

The Staunton News says ''the
Business Mems Association OF Nor.
1olk has determined to secure O
large cotton factory for that city,
TO be built by public subscription,
and the plan will undoubtedly go
through successfully, greatly to the
credit OF our sister CITY,"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31

Remember. boys" said the
teacher. "thst in the bright lexicon
OF youth there's no such word as
fail. After few moments a boy
raised his hand. "Well, what is it,
Socrates?' asked the teacher. 81
was merely going to suggest" re-
Piled the youngster, "that if such is
che case it would be advisable to
write to the publishers of that lex1-
con and call their attention to the
omission. Life.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
DR.. Deane's
Dyspepsia Pills

arc for. One after each meal, and the
IL 81 stubborn ca.e OF ii spensia (anl
'h't is eNeryt ingJ will di,arpear. White
"rtl perS 'on>tipnted, yellow If not.
% cents AZ druggists. Send to US for
free sample.
Dn. j. a. DEANE co,
kiugst n New York.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
DOLLAR o. DOL LAR!:

There's not one cents difference in the
value of Gold Dollar and dollars Worth of
wearing Apparel at the Under Value Cut Rate
Prices. Both are Full Face Values, and repre-
sent one hundred cents for dollar. The Ten
Dollar M ems Suits in the West Window are
marvellous Values, and the people are not slow
in finding it out.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
Sold by All Druggists.

ssIARNlNG won cure dyspepsia. You
- nee npur sHment and TO gstit YOU
must make the tO.nach and bowels di-
gest ! our food; that is what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-18
CAUGHT HER RECREANT HUSBAND

sE WAS ARoI,r TO SAIL. FOR GERMANY WITH A
WIDOW AND HER TWO CHILDREN
As the North German Lloyd steamship fuida
was about to sail from Hoboken yesterday aiter-
noon there WAS a lively scene on the PIER "nen
a deserted wife caught her erring husnahu Jus'
as he was about TO leave this country TOT Ger
many with a widow and her two Joung chioie"
The deserted woman was Mrs. Albert Iessniei'
German, Of No Danforth-st.. Boston 'p ~
four weeks ago her husband conducted iao'e'
dressmaking establishment at that numper' All"
the business was getting along Wen VINE" a
week ago Tessmer sold the place LOT so,V a'u ~
Boston. taking with him the WIDOW, Wit ,rssroer
1 Meyers, and her two children M :. ,ranad
started out amateur detectiNr an 60
the couple 10 Philadelphia but reacheu NV T.ss
late TO secure her husbands arrest. Hirs. 20.
sner then learned that the couple were 10 "a" VI
the Fuda and, going TO Hoboken, Ionnu ~" ~
husband and the widow nVihs '"se
First-st. ..o,r
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Tessimer, aos''s
panied by Justice OF the Peace " VIZ, M. ,,r az
kusoh went to the pier and they wsi. 10 hi,
Tessmer, with the smiling widow ara IN, tne liz.
dren. arrived When confronted by ms VIZ
Tessmer was greatly affected. Mrs ie ,n "a he
cused her husband OF robbing ner OF eoiv, cave
Old not deny the charge. F.napy 4sssnss ,6 for
the widow 5000 his wife $500 ana KEEP ,os sr
himself The widow secured ner 'hmaren
ticket and. going on the boat WIN He'
started for the Fatherland r,sd the
The man and his wife then accoinPans ,ook
justice 10 his office. where reconc'iia''o'
place. and the two are now Happy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-18
mr.. HALSTEAD AT HIS DESK.
rr,r VETERAN EDITOR RETURNS FROM A
SHORT TRIP TO ENGLAND.

sic SAYS THE ENGLISH LEARNED ALL ABOUT
rurrR ELECTIONS FROM MR. pEpEw AND
MR.. MKELwAY-soUTH AFRICAN EN-.
rERpRIsEs OCCUPYING THE LION.
,,rrat Halstead. Editor o. The BROOKLYN stana-
..a.I-nion" returned the American liner Now
vork Yesterday from short trip in Eurooe The
,s,er.n editor was found at his apartments IN the
,1,,s Margaret. on the Heights by a Tribune re-
o,,sr Yesterday afternoon Il spent so little time
a.. england" said he. that II Is doubtful IL I can
i've YOU anything worth printing I've been gone
s., tnree weeks and three days and spent ten DAYS
a. London and its immediate vicinity Seven
a-s,class passengers who went over with me on
.,s New-York returned with me. The most re-
.,s-kable thing that l RENE nber was the three
.saks OF November-l!ke weather experienced. Eng
,.,a Is astonlshingly cold and damp l wore an
orcrcoat all the time I In London and went
.rornd shivering The American straw hat and
.,rron-colored shoes have captured London.
ON. does see them there. and the man who
lars them about Is looked on with suspicion.
The only well-known American l met was ST.
Clair McKelway. OF this city. He sauntering
.lorg Piccadilly when l met nm. Mr.. Depew
xas also In London. but did not him. Be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-18
Summer Resort Gui6es.
THIRTY-ONE
IMPORTATION
BUREAUS.

Each Of the city ticket Offices Of the New
York Central Il Hudson River Railroad in New
York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Montreal, Utica,
Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Gin
cinnati and San Francisco is an Information
Bureau-3I in all.
Complete information in regard to rates and
routes for reaching the principal health and
pleasure resorts OF America can be obtained
tree also information regarding principal
hotels at such resorts, their rates, accommo-
dations, etc, etc.
We have great variety Of books and pic
lures descriptive of the hotels anc their sur
roundings Agents are always glad to assist
callers. 1t may pay you TO consult them be-
fore laying out your route.
copy of The Hiustrat,d Catalogue or Veg York cenhd
Books and Etchfngs ,c BE- sent RE- pos'Pod On
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TWO ISLANDS or sTRA TEGTC rALUE

From The Chicago Record
In latitude ~ degrees. about fifty miles east OF
the Mosquito coast, are the Great Corn and Little
Corn islands. famed In story as the RENDEZVOUS OF
pirates and the present home OF a unique
people Great Corn Island contains about
twenty thousand acres. occupied by about
five hundred persons engaged chiefly In The
cocoanut trade. while the little Island contains
about hve thousand acres and has only a keeper.
These ISLANDS are now controlled by Nicaragua.
through resident Gov. NOR with a dozen bare
footed ana ragged soldiers but the Colombian
Government clal ms them. a. well as the Mosquito
reserve mn last year the island paid tribute to
the Mosquito Government. and for being excessive
~ active In harboring refugees from Bueheds
Tor many years owned and nominally controlled the
sfnaii island was banished. and is rev IN the Eng
lsh colony Of Jamaica seeking TO have the British
Government take up his case. Upon gaining pos
session. the NicaraguaG Government leased the
Lauberhelmer. OF Mobile. for a period OF fifteen
years with terms OF renewal at a nominal figure.
This firm has line OF Norwegian shps In the
banana trade. The west side OF the island con-
tans commodous harbor for safe anchorage.
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Side citizens greater than In the present
month. The churches which are open have as a rule
small congregations ana IN business circles the
quetness OF the season has been noteworthy. Some
OF the residents return TO their homes next week.
and by the early part OF september there VIII be
rapid home coming OF those who have enjoyed sum
vacations in other parts OF the country. A
party Of North side residents, led by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. VI. Fowler is at Delaware Water Gap. Mrs.
Gregson and several young people at Monticello.
" Y. Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Delaney are at Sea-
side Long Island Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Ciorman
are entertaining many friends from the northern
wards az their country home In Orange County
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6ummee Resorts.

and It was here that this time last summer the
United States warshlp Marblehead and Her
Maj-sty's ship Mohawk anchored for
weeks and established temporary coang sta
ton. An effort Is being made 10 induce the
American Congress to establish permanent coal
Ing station at this point account OF It's prox-
Unity to the Atlantic end OF the canal, and the
fact that they have none in the Caribbean Sea
our large iron ship anchored close to the land In
water OF a transparent brancy. with a white
sand bottom The island II most beautiful with
It's ine beach and luxuriant tropical vegetation.
In Its centre. with pleasant elevation, savannah
furnishes feed for droves OF wild hogs and goats.
cocoanut grove extends around the Island All
tho luscious tropical fruits Indigenous. the
woods are full Of the melody OF birds. The noise
OF the macaw and other varieties OF parrots Is an
evidence OF their existence while the famed orchids
are layishy abundant.
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6orses an0 Carriaqes.
NETWORK
COACH HORSE AND COB co.

have all times over one hundred head Of the
cbtanable. consisting OF four hands tan
dems matched and cross-matched pairs. single horses.
saddle horses and roadsters All the gre bought with
special sction speed and conformation that Is
faultless All horses handled. bitted
dtioned at training stables GreenvlIe Penn. We
have times forty pars ranging fourteen
to hands Of sn,cs every desirable color All
thoroughly broken scciimated and ready for
Immediate use We guarantee show breeding.
quality style cor formation and phenomenal high all
round goers than been offered this
country.
Telephone No. 81 Columbus Address No. 25s West
C9th-st N.w-York CITY.
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Autumn Resorts.
Autumn Resorts.
WOR@OGl0A MWlT SPRINGS.
DELIGHTFUL
FALL RESORT

$500 Feet Elevation In the Great Warm Springs Valley.
On tho CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY. about mid
way between Washington and Cincinnati The greatest
bathing establishment in America The fall climate Of The
great vir6sha maintains is scowhere eaused. Hotels
and under tie OF Fred sterry. Al
dress Hot ssrngs. Beth County. Virginia. Apply q
G. o. ofnces $50 and l.s,3 Broadway and all Penpa
n. r. oficea
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Sumner Homes on Long Island.

"Lonr Island" new illustrated descriptive book and
Summer homes describing hotels and boarding
houses Island free application al 49, w.
$50. and 1913 Broadway Nsw-York; At sS3 rntSn,ss
station L. l. r. r. Brooklyn or send cents In stamps
to H. ~ SMITH frame Manager L. I. r. r.. Long
Island City
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DON'T DECIDE ON YOUR SUMNER TOUR

hefor. sending Tor COOKS AMERICAN TOUR BOOK.
which oan be had for asking all Routes and Resorts
Pages; 3 Colored Maps.
Mail orders have prompt attention. Send number on
tour desired with check for the amount and tickets VIII
promptly returned avoiding delay IN our crowded
Offices
TuOs COOK 4 son. POI and .225 WMnY.
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eopy of the Hiustraf>d Catalogue or Veg YORK tenrd
Efchngs c BE- sent es possPdfd on recsptO
stamp ~ G>orgs H. Ddniss General Fd"engef