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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
New Publications.

The American Historical Register
(the monthly gazette of all the Patri.
otto Hereditary Societies) for August is
at hand. 1t is q beautiful number, of
300 pages as usual. 1t shows decided
advance in merit since it started upon
ats career, just q year ago. The initial
article Is the continuation Of "Lafay-
cites Visit to the United States in
1924 '25." Other articles Of the month ::
"a Historic View OF the Revolution Of
70. IAN Account OF the Prison ship
Martyrs OF the Revolution A sketch
and portrait of William Gillilnnd, O
New York pioneer. and the genealogy
OF tho Duval or DuYall family OF Mary
land. "Ihe Traditions Of Fort Jen-
kius." The Historical Register Pub
llshlng Company, Philadelphia. Sub
scription price, S3 per year.
"FRANC ELLIorr. ''-Clarence Her
bert News Forthcoming novel, Franc
Elliott" which will appear upon the
stands in few days, is one of the
strongest stories this year. 1t deals
with New York and Washington society
and is spiclly favored with srtist life
among the studics. The publisher is
Il. w. Dillingham;, New York. and the
paper edition will be sold at 50 cents
copy.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

Neces>ity aud NOt n Dcsirc-Wc Are
Bound To Hnvo ash-Wc.Arc over
stocked aud SennOm Growing short.
Our Windows. Bargain Counter.
and Racks Tell the E'lIe.
All summer shoes, low and high, tan
and black have been marked ut prices
dlsregardlpg their cost. We have deter.
mined not to carry them over to another
season; lots OF odds aud ends and SIN
gle pairs marked ut half price. which
we cannot quote in this price list. but
among which you may find Just what
you want.
Infants button shoes and strap slip i.
pers, usual price 35c. sale price &c.
Chlid's patent leather button shoes,
usual price 81. sale price SOC.
Misses and childrens' oxford ties,
worth 81 aud $3.50 pair, snlo price
soc.
Dongola opera slippers for ladies',
usual price zoe, sale price 33c
About 900 pairs of ladies' button
shoes, opera and common senee, worth
about $3.50 pair, sale price G9c.
Tan and dou8ola tip oxfords, usual
price Sl,50, sale price SSc.
Hand turned oyfords, usual price
81. 20, sale price Sl.23.
Ladies French kid oxford ties. patent
leather TIP. usual price SO. so, sale price
Sl.SS.
Mems low shoes in black and tan,
worth $l.5O to So pair. Sale price
I9c.
Mems Russin leather, tan and pat
tent leather shoes. hand. made, pointed
toe, usual price 81, sale price 81 80.
Any pair OF our mems low shoes IN
the house at 81. lot of So, 81 and SIS
shoes in the lot.
Ladies' tan lace shoes, hand. made,
usual price 81. sue price S2.4S.
Youth 5 tan laco shoes. usual price
81. 90. sale price SIC.
Ladies dongola patent tip Oxford
ties. usual price 81 sale price CSC,
Mems patent leather Oxford ties,
usual price $50, sale price sec
The above prices are only q few of
the many money savers We have in
| store for you.
HoFnEIMER, 22O High street,
Portsmou
HoFHEIMER, 1Gl Main street.
Norfolk.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
ATLANTIC CITY.

Good congregations attended LeKies
Memorial Sunday. Rev. n. H. Cox,
OF Cumberland county, preached to IL
fine congregation at night.
The Rev. j. Il. Routten. who. in
company with DR.. j. Powell Garland.
Rev. Il. NJ. Chandler, OF Newport News,
and Rev. ID. Il. Austin, of Suffolk, has
been recuperating ut Roanoke Island.
N. O., returned lest Saturday aud filled
his pulpit at LeKies Memorial ut IL
o'clock sunday morning.
The Tuesday night lay meeting
Will be conducted during August bv
Capt. j. W. Bacchus, beginning to.
night (Tuesdey) at D. u., In the leo.
ture room of Lehies Memorial
The official board of the Methodist
Church will meet to night CThursdayI
IN the pastors study at s D. m,
The Rev. j. T. Routten will leeve
this morning for the Norfolk District
Conference, which meets at Providence
near Oceana, on the Virginia
Beach Railroad. He will be accom-.
panied by several of his church ofi
Gals, who are 10y members of the con.
ference.
Several fiae residences are being
built on Poole street by Mr.. Rrowu'
These buildings. when completed. will
De ornaments to that part OF town.
The Odd Fellows Of Lambert's Point
Will hold fair tonight end to morrow
night.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
l.OlICc Court.

Tho Police Justice disposed of the
following cases yesterday:
Joe Cocorar, assault. satisfaction 40
knowledged and accused dismissed on
payment OF costs.
Della Thompson, breach uf the
peace; fined 1925.
A young white man stealing money
from Charles Klebahn: dismissed al
the cost of the complainant.
Ella Riddick, coIored, stealing from
the person Of j. Banks: continued one
day.
Willie Love, colored, breaking into
W. b. Rudolph's store and stealing
So. 60; continued one day.
Sidney Parker, colored. assaulting
Columbus Ballard; fined 1925.
b. Goodsou, No. ~ Union street.
Keeping open his bnrroom utter mid
night Saturday night;seu on.
John Merritt or John WhiIehurst.
colored, cutting II. X. Obey on the
arm with knife; satisfaction nc.
knowledged and dismissed at defend.
aut's cost.
Herbert Cuffey. assaulting Ernest
Houton with bottle; iiued Sl.25.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
BRAMslETON.

Rev. II. n. Bowden left yesterday to
aid III revival meeting in Brunswick
county, Va.
MIR. II. X. Wright, who had been at
his home, All L. Brnmbleton avenue,
since the coal strike, returned to Grove
Sunday to resume work.
Mrs. Il. n. Parker. who, with her
husband. was stopping at the Hygeia
Hotel, Old Point, is now on "a visit to
his sister. Mrs. }. n. Haynes. en- route
to her homo In st. Louis.
There will be pink ten party at Mrs.
Capt. Bnss, on Windsor avenue to-.
night for the benefit of Spurgeon
Church.
Misses Katie and Nellie Hall, of 226
Windsor avenue, have returned from "A
weeks visit to IIambert's Point accom-.
panied by Misses Lois and Nellie
Moore.
Miss Edith Forrest, of Barretts
Neck, Nnnsemond comfy. is visiting
Miss Katie White on East Bran bleton
avenue.
Mrs. Hudgins and daughter, Miss
WiIlette and Muster George Parsons,
have returned to Richmond, Va, hav.
lug spent some time with Mrs. j. L.
Ford.
trinity Methodist Church will give
all excursion to Ocean View to-day.
Mrs. w. j. Wech and her son Will
lie, of Baltimore, Nd, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. a. Mackenzie, Byrd
Place, near Kelley avenue.
MIR. Tunstail Strswhand. who has for
several months been employed IN Bal
tlmore, Md, is on visit to his sister
on Tunsiall avenue.
Mrs. j. n. Williams of Rosendale,
\. o., who was visiting her sister,
AIRS. IL. W. Heath, Kelley avenue. has
returned home
Mrs. j. NJ. johnson, who spent a
fow days with her mother at Newport
News. is at home again ON Tunstall
avenue.
Mrs. NJ. Ryan. who spent few DAYS
IN Brooklyn. N. y, returned home
Yesterday, accompanied by Misses Mag
gle and Minnie Martin.
Capt. j. NJ. Marshall, of Maltbv ave.
nue.. the we'll known pilot, has taken
tho steam yacht petiel from this port
as pilot to Key West, Fla. The Petrol
Is consigned to Spans waters, but has
a long Journey of l,500 miles. which
Capt. Marshall says he will get her
there ii tho filabusters don't CATCH him
before he gets to key West.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

Judge Watts, OF Portsmouth, pre-.
sided III tho Corporation Court yester.
day.
The case of j. Fritzinger and S.
Lash, two youths arrested some time
ago on the charge of robbing Mr.,
John G. Thomas, of Mathews county,
OF $3.50 on the streets of Norfolk, was
called and they were found not guilty.
The case OF Police Detective Rich
ardson, who is indicted for manning
tho colored woman shot by him when
making recent raid, was called yes.
terday. Com IN onwealth's Attorney
Baum and Judge Wilcox repr esented
the State and Mr.. Eason tho accused.
Tho case was continued to date yet
to be named on account OF an abse t
witness,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
Blackberry Pudding.
Now work Truck Market.
by Southern Associate press

New YORK, Aug. 5.-Huokleberries
Quart 4a5c.
Apples-Crate. 25a50c.
Penrs-LeC onte, barrel. S2a2 80 Bart.
lett, crate, 50a75c.
Grapes-Georgis. common. basket,
l0al5c; South Carolina, l pound, s
aloe; do case, Sla1. %; do. North Car.
olina, l pound. 4aSc; do basket. la
lSc.
Peaches Carrier, 75cas2. so; basket,
crate 65ca90c
Watermslons Hundred. Sl0.a20; do
carload, S75.00aS200.
Muskmelons Barrel. 75c. aS2. 90; do
basket. 4oca75; do carriers. 50csS3. 90;
crate, 73c.nSl.
Plnms-Delaware, Japanese, basket.
Zoe. a25c. I; do quart, 3c.a4c.
Onions-Firginia, potato. barrel,
Sl.25al 80; do basket. 40a6Oe; Mary
land and Delaware. bbl. Sl.25aI.75.
Potatoes-Sl.37al.50; sweets, $500,
a4.00.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
HUNTERSVlLLE.

There will be musical aud literary
entertainment for worthy cause at
the Huntersviile Methodist Church to-
night at s o'clock. Small admission
fee.
Master Frank l.. Culchins. who has
been i'll ut the residence of his parents,
on Outten street, 10 now beginning to
improve.
Capt. VIM. Hoyner, wife and chill.
dren, OF Eastern Shore, are visiting the
homo OF Mrs. Horners mother, Mrs.
Annie l.. Reynolds. Avenue G.
There will be Il "fnn drill" by q mum.
Der OF young ladies OF Norfolk ut Mon.
teiiore Hall on Thursday night for
benefit of Grace Baptist Church.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
Heath OF Capt. rwohy,s Little
Daughter.

The angel of death visited tho family
| of Capt. John Twohy Mt his residence
No, % North Marshall avenue,
Brnmbleton. Sunday morning and
took way his bright and attractive little
daughter Lon. She was sweet little
child. just IA years old aud beloved by
ell who knew her. A week ago she
was taken sick with typhoid fever, Sat
urdny night at II o'clock it was
thought that she was improving. but a
change took place. aud ut 3 o'clock O.
III. and whilo she was perfectly con.
scious. che fell asleep to awake with
tbs angels. The funeral will be Mt ST..
Mary's Catholic Church this afternoon
ut 1 O'Clock.
| FUNERAL OF ERNEST Il. MINNIS.
The funeral of Ernest Linwood MIN.
mis-. tho son of Mr.. Heury Minis, iore
man Of the Evening News. whose death
was mentioned in The VIRGlSIAN Sun
day morning last, took place from the
residence OF his parents on Church
street, ut 1870 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Rev. DIR. Coke Smith conducted
the service. There wore many floral
tributes test,fying the high esteem in
which the doad boy WINS held by those
who knew him best. The telegraph
| employees sent u cross; from tho print
crs, a hurp; from the printers ut Even
ing News Office, a pretty design; from
| Mrs. Dezendorf, pillow: from N1rs.
| Bacchus. of Portsmouth. II harp. The
pail bearers wero Mcssrs. Sydney Tabb,
Henry Hall, George Modlin, James
Shadbolt. Frank McKennn, Joseph
Abdell, Harry Belote, Thomas Sanford,
Jesse Dnflee, Ollie Brown. Ernest
GrigRs and Howard Shannon. The
internent was in Elmwood.
FUNERAL MIR. CARELESS.
The funeral of MIR. Joseph Careless,
who died at ST. Nincent's Hospital
Sunday morning. will take place from
the Cumberland Street Methodist
Church this afternoon OF 3 O'Clock
The deceased was IL member OF Jerusa =
lem Encapment Of Odd Fellows, Co.
lumbia Lodge 10. o. f.. Court Merri.
mac Ancient Order Foresters of Amer :
leo.
FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY FITCHETr.
Tho funeral OF Mrs. Mary Fltchett,
widow of the lato VIM. J. Fitche,t, of
Portsmouth, took place. Sunday after
noon from the residence of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. j. S. Bell. on Brnmbleton
avenue. The services was conducted
by DIR. a. Il. Owens. The burial was
in Portlock's Cemetery, Portsmouth.
FUNERAL OF CHANCELLOR HUTCHINSON
The funeral of Grand Chancellor
Robert +. Hutchinson, OF the Pythians,
who died last Saturday evening at
Chase City, W., from heart disease,
took place ut his home at Smthville,
Charlotte county. Va, yesterday even
ing. The Grand Lodge knights of
Pythias was represented at the obse-
quies.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

Cyrene having finished her engage
ment ut Ocean View, loft for the North
yesterday, and was succeeded by al
entire new attraction. The company
tins week Is composed of Howard
Dnuiuea. impersountor and vocalist
Miss Emma dc Castro, song and dance
artist; Iommie West. vocalist and
bnnJoists; Miss Ada Baudin and Ray
Burton. ail clever people in their re
spective roles. Performances given
daily at 1 and $50 p. H., FREQ to oil.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
AT Amciiom Io-duv.

X. X. Morris, manager, will sell at
his auction house at 10 o'clock this
morning. one fine walnut bedroom suit.
coat S2I5; ten oak bedroom suits. fine
walnut wardrobe, with mirrors in doors;
two line pier mirrors, cost 500 each
two fine mantle mirrors fine book case
nnd secretary. oak wardrobes, ono fine
upright piano, hall racks, sideboards,
fine pictures, fine parlor suits, conches.
line hair mattresses, pillows, extension
tables, chairs, stoves. carpets, rugs,
matting, etc. Ladies' especially invited
TO attend sale.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
EIt.

o'CONNOR. Sunday morning. Mt l145
O'clock. at the Retreat tor tuc sick. a ter
lingering luess. Mrs. EMMA JANE OCON-
No WIZ OF John o Gonuor ages years
hnerai will take place from the corner
o, aylors lane ami Brewer street IIHB
CfueSday) AFTERNOON ct O'Clock.
tiiends and acluaintances Invited to at.
tend
TOWlN.-A t residence of h ar parents,
No. 70 \. Mare he uyen o Bran L ton. A.. iss
LOU TWOIli. aged Ii years.
II ,nernl from st. Mary's ,atholic church
THIS CTuosday) AF1EROON at 4 o'cock
Friends ana ac1uainiances in ,ited to at
tend W thout further notice
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
cold Watches.

A beautiful limo OF gold cases at
specially low prices has been received
ut The taske'," and filled with the
ceiebrntad "Casket Watch" one Of tho
hnest grades of watches on the market
These goods are offered ut ordinary
price OF case alone ns 1oug as this
special lot lasts. Watches repaired by
The best skill III the city and satisfaction
guaranteed at No, 16S Main strsst.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

Sunday morning at 1915 o'clock
Chiei hinR passed the grocery store of
Mr. j.. Goodson, No. u Union street.
hhu saw number OF persons inside
with bundles aud apparently maxine
purchases. The chief Informed The
proprietor of the store that he wonld
have to appear before the Police
Snstics TO answer u charge of selling
goods on SUNDAY. Mr.. Goodson
claimed that all of the parties were ms
employees. Justice Burroughs yester-
day imposed cost, 2l25. which MIR.
Goodson refused to pay, and was sent
OF TO the grand jury.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
Polk Miller ut virginia Beach

An epprecintive audience greeted
MIR. Miller at Princess Anne hot,
Saturday night. His delineations of
the old time darkey were thorough v
enjoyed by those present. Mr.. Frauk
Anlelotti added to the evenings enter
tainment with readings from Shake.
spere. The affair was for the benefit
OF the Day Nursery cottage at yir.
Sinia BeAah And was O suaesea,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

The good will and materials of the
Pilot Publishing Company has been
sold by the trustee, MIR. james fl
Heath, Jr., to Messrs. Frank busch
Il. \. Zachary. l.. w. White, Ira b.
White, G. +. Verdier, J. w. Borum,
and l. 9. White. Its publication viii
be continued. TuE NIRGlSIAS ia ia.
formed that the form OF the paper viii
he changed. All of these gentlemen
were creditors of the paper named in
the deed of assignment,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
And StiIIrnn End.

Every straw hat IN the house will be
out this week cheaper than ever. w q
are determined not to carry hat
over, and they must all go by August
10th. Goldman Il Hofheimer, 100
Main street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

itching. burning, scaly and crusty skin
anu soaps OF Infants cleanseI and heaied
ana 9uiet sleep restored by .ohnson's orr.
entail soap medicinal and toilet, two large
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

Locnt MetcOtoutcat Duta.
Iron "a HOURS ENDING O'clock LAST N1onr.l
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AoRIcULruRE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
Local Office. Dodson Building,
NonroLk, Va, Aug. s, 1895.
Maximum temperature. ... 80
Minimum temperatui e.. IS
Normal temperature deducted from a
years observation. n
Departure from normal o
Accumulated depai ture siuce Jan. L.. -35S
Rainfall for "a hours %
Rainfall since lst OF the month 49, .Ol
j. J. GRAY. Observer.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
Tile itid NnIf.

The Old Salts Pleasure club. com
posed of Cnpinins Juck Cabler. W. F.
Minson, Jos. G. Minson. K. Ii, White.
hurst and Buttsy Mears. will leave on
their yacht, Vdette, Wednesday, for
cruise up Back river. The poet says:
lie Old Salts leave next Wednesday.
The good ship sails ut dawn.
Tho taptain mas plenty of bait
And eApects to iiSh whilst gone.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
WEATHER. isEPnssr.
Ferecn.t for To.dny.

WAsHISGTOS. d. c.. August 6. 1875
f7 For virginia. Fair in the morning;
esIp showers in the afternoon; touthw esterlY
rRn winds.
For North Carolina Fair In the
morning, followed by showers; southerly
winds.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

E1cnrsionlsts ana VISITORS to Norfolk
should not fall to call at Mn.ray's, No.
81 Roanoke avenue, for one OF his tina
dinners, Fish and soft crabs md TIA
best the market affords. iy3.1m
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06

DO not fail to zee DR.. Week about
your eyes. +. Ii. Gale.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
Special >u,c Iuibr.iiss

Csc. 9se, 1928. 81 30, 81 and ~ 30
WriGht's, 196 Main street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
y

Charles sweetheart was a dear, sweet
girl, in every way worthy Of him. And
IL he-the old gentleman-was in any
doubt that the girl loved Charles with
all her warm little heart. the doubt was
dlspelled as he stood beside her at Hen
ley yesterday and watched her charm
ing face when Charles won the diamond
SOULS.
80, now, my dear, he has given Charles
the intended plum; he has made II all
right with the young lady's father. and. in
short, Charles is waiting for her in the IL
brary"
Maud sprang from her chair. She
wreathed her arms round the neck of Old
Scratch. She kissed him again and
again. Tenderly he released those entwin-
ing arms.
MY dear" he said. playfully. do not
make II harder than 1t already Is for this
whimsical old fellow to give up his charm
ing betrothed. He does not like doing it--
he doesn't, indeed. But he recognizes ma
lures law, my dear" concluded Old
Scratch a little wistfully, "and has the
sense to know that, sooner or later, the
youngsters are bound to win"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
Powerful Temperance Argument.

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the English tenn
perance worker, says that he never re-
ceived a knock down till. espying laborer
walking along with the old, familiar black
bottle protruding from his pocket, he en-
tered into conversation with him, ana
pointed out the misery which had result
ed from the bottle. and earnestly exhort-
ed the man TO fee from its contents. The
man was so overcome that he took out the
receptacle and emptled the liquor into the
road. Sir Wilfrid's face beamed with pleas
ura and. handing the man siNpence, he
said: Take that. II will buy you some
thing better" The man, 20 the disgust o.
sir Wiifrid. entered a public house and
spenf the sixpence In beer. The liquor he
had thrown away was cold tea
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
A TALL REUNION.
Thirty-scven Feet and Four Inches
of Sons Visit Their Parents.
From the OIL City Derrick.


From the OIL City Derrick.
There was a family reunion at Tionesta.
Pa, on Wednesday, that calls for more
than mere mention. 1t was a gathering
together Of father, mother and six sons.
all of the latter over twenty-one years OF
age This family group had not all been
together since the boys, some of them
years ago, went out into the world to fight
their battles for themselves. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harmon Coleman are the father and
mother both hale and hearty, and the
sons names are J. +. Henry, William. j.
e., s. W. and Frank. The main object OF
this item Is not 50 much to mention the
fact of the happy reunion as to try and
picture to the reader the size of the six
long-separated sons, or rather their res
pective and collective nights. Here are the
exact figures: ]. r. is six feet five inches;
Henry, six feet two inches; William. six
feet three inches; J. E., six feet five inches
$. W. six feet three inches and Frank, the
short one OF the stalwart family. an exact
six feet. These measurements were all
taken in stocking feet. The total hight OF
the whole sextet Is thirty-seven feet four
inches. The father and mother are only
about the average hight of ordinary NOR
tails. The boys are all well-to-do in the
towns and cities where they are located.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
MADAGAscAR PRINcEssEs.
Interesting DusIxy Females Who
HIVE a Lively Time.
From the New York world

From the New YORK World
Madagascar's royal princesses have been
prominent, though-from this distance
shadowy figures in all the stirring and
dramatic scenes of the war that France
is now waging to re-establish her protec-
torate over that savage isle.
The Sunday World has published full
details regarding the personality Of the
queen OF Madagascar and the prime min
ister who is also her husband, but authen-
tic descriptions of the other members Of
the royal family or of the women Of the
island themselves have not been obtaina-
BILE. A Frenchman who served his gov
eminent at Antananarivo. the capital,
for several years has returned and gives
some interesting side lights upon the man
ners and customs of that far-on spot.
The queens sister, the Princess Rasen-
dranora, is the second lady of the land.
She is fat and little past forty years of
age, For years she has kept the gossips
of the capital busy discussing her scan
dalous adventures She has been married
three times and is at present single, her
third husband having mysteriously disap-
peared, as did his two predecessors. 1t
is said she never was very beautiful, even
from a natives point of view, but now
she Is extraordinarily homely and repul-
sive. She gets shockingly drunk at inter-
walls, and the recent excitement of ad-
dressing the populace and urging them
TO enlist to repel the invasion of the
hated white men threw her into the Wild
est frenzy.
In point Of rank. the queens aunt,
Ramasindrasana, comes next. She BIT
terly hates the French, and since they
have been in control of the. island her
house has been the place where num-
berless plots anu conspiracies have
been formed. The meaning Of the
words virtue and morality Is unknown
among the women Of Madagascar, ana
the Princess Ramasindrasana is no ex-
ception. She Is married, but the num-
Der OF her favorites has been great,
and they have succeeded one another
with dizying rapdity. As Catherine Of
Russia used to do she sends them in 6x-
lie TO remote quarters OF the island. and
they are put 70 death II they return be-
fore they are forgotten. The Princess
Ramasindrasana Is also far from being
beautiful or young. Her fayorite drink
Is rum and she chews tobacco.
In her palace "a frame housc) on the
square Of Andalho. az the capital, there
are two chairs that are reserved for Eu-
ropean visitors. The princess herself sits
on the floor, upon a mat.
The two princeasea and the daughter Il