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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-06
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The Seasons sil!ssAre Magnia-
ccat In Texture and Cxorirg.
Blue AID el7sI COMBINATION.

ne Has Achieved Surprising Popularity.
yelvsts In High Fayor-The Eaby Waist
For Youns Iadies-A WOODEN Novelty.
Other New Designs.
.atcoprrisht, 1879, BY American Press Associa.
toni
The silks now on exhibition for hand.
soine TAIL and wii.tor gowns are mngnll.
gently Rich both In texture and coloring.
There are brocsfes almost as heavy as up.
skolstrry silk, ara tho designs upon them
Ssre so large rs to suggest the brccatellcs
BUTT Is only u suegcstion, for the brocadcs
5hnye q different plan of weave and design.
These superb brocades are unusually wide,
Ssoine Of them being quite SO inches. This
Eis rendered necessary by the way skirts arc
shaped now The ground is usually in
ssotno light md delicate tint with the groat
launches Of flowers or garlsnds thrown over
I'm careless profusion. Old rose, ashes Of
roses, pearl gray and sag green arc all
among the most beautiful Of the ground
work. Black Is also shown, of the same
quality Of silk, which 10 called faillc prin.
asecss, and this Is best-ewn with punches OF
Hsfolets With long stems and leaves. These
launches nro thrown up In satin weave over
Stic faille n arc almost as perfect as ma
ttrc. There arc designs Of other flowers,
mostly small, with their natural foliage.
How rich this silk is no one Gun imagine
without seeing It, One pattern had tho
round falle weave, and over that were
thrown the lines that gayo the watered Of
febs Still above them wns tho floral pnt.
tern Of wreaths In all sorts Of shaded
Gfeens, with silver acorns and berries
among them. Ono Of heavy faille had n
Eattern Of scarleu silk looking like the red
edges OF burning coal, with here and there
b highly FURNISHED copper thread showing
like living fire. This would mike u rogal
gown for q brunette for somo grand funo-
stion. Many of the brocades are done In sill
ser or gold upon II ground of this fnlllc
princess. 1t should &c called fnille empress.
8dh many Of these superb hrocadcs one finds
Bifiply the shades OF tho same color. Palo
lilac Oh dark he%liotropc makes one bcauti-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-06
TEA JACKET AND TEA GOWN.

fnl combination. Old rose on a much
lorker shade OF the same forms another
imperial brocade.
There Is MORE armure. Armuro. VIC all
know, is the fine weave resembling chain
mall. Heretofore this silk has been con-
Seldered quite rich enough without any nd
dtdonal ~fancies, but now we end armure
Aproduced as q MORO also, and with the pc
euitar seeded arnlre effect, heightened by
an overthrow brocade in colors in floral
aRa6tern, or In some instances with Persian
designs in stripes over the MORE armure
pun The Persian designs all have gold
~ them to brighton the soft and generally
8indlstinct tones. The plain moire antique
1s unusually rich and heavy, and the de-
sign Is usually very bold and far larger
and more eccentric than I have ever seen
IT few OF these have small but exquisite
swivel floral figures in natural colors.
Others have tiny square dots in satin,
woven 30 as to take on half a dozen gray
shades, While still being jet black In q di.
rect light,
Velours is another one Of the rich fabrics
presented for this soason. It Is very well
~ for suits which will be trimmed
with fur n worn for nice" The velours
4 comes In black and all the seasons new
shades IN solid c%olors, besides in two tones,
where the cord is one color. and the filing
- another. Some of them also have faint
put wide stripes. Some Of the velours also
" the watered lines of MORE. They
aars very effective over the heavy cords.
" toned velours are shown in two
shades OF blue, one dark and one light, and
Ia blno and green.
Is remarkable how quickly the fancy
blue q green combinations have
caught favor. The taffets silks are, II
seeIns TO me, more iustrous In green and
blue than Ia any other two colors. People
staks ~ on trust, and 1 have yet to find one
Ewornsnwho will admit that she really
.likset II, yet che feels that she mnst nave q
gown hat, q parasol or q plaid shawl
scosuhlning that Vivid dark grecn and bril-
IHant dark blue that combine into the
'aAshiDnebls TInixsure In veiours we find
lderk brpHn and lemon yellow woven to-
EGsskex with ufaueualiy pleasing effect.
.Blrs over red ana blue and orange are all
ssail Eeaonrr takes wary little
ssrimnasnk asi8s from stlk paasernenterie
add pIsan sclvete a. eilk for vests, etc, and
sxikfa Araa&ehao as .akistk With
ttt~fE1 ktfHt =KAklEHtPtlFSS-E -ersEH So
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-06
Cpmplacency,

Mrs. Bigwad--It must be terribly EN-.
barrassing to be nc poor as they are. They
never give anything to charity.
Mr.. ~Bigwad-But we don't either.
Mrs. Bigwad-Well, they can't say that
1t Is because VIC haven't got 1t To give
Vanity.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-06
READY REFERENCE GUIDE
norfolk representative FIRMS.

~ Niaih st
Consumers Brewing Co fphoro c-o
Faost Brewing Co., w. Kneip. Manager.
h"'.ef ana Shc"sc-whotesuIe.
SSott az %, ~ Roanoke ave.
Ecitina ~. % roanoke ave.
ne III" H'w viii Supplies.
C.nrecriomnv. ~, 10, water ST.
oharnaa.rsS 80 "h"iesaie.
ODeiiuorier Co., W Water ST.
s"rrfaEe and I~Inrncss.
Wrenn, A. Il Son, 2i-3O Union st.
Cotton Factors -Con,n,i.s
Perry, J. w. 4 TunIs vbor,
Boone Il Jenkins. ~
Darden & Rives. 2 1toanole.
MoH'soiherS " Harrell. Commerce ST.
F"sSi Retail.
west. Alfred r., PIG Main st.
n"aus.us, <eS Church st.
w,,to g en- Wh"ies"ic.
Burrow. John w 10 nteT ana Roanoke.
Dry Goods-whoiesmie.
Hecbt uir.oht,. ~
Jackson st.
" "n" Notions.
;T rb1pt ur, ,tnrTE, s2O CHURCH st.
ID GROWN iros. Co, 3Ji Church st,
Doors, SASH, Blinds. MnuteIs. Etc.
Nash, c: a. & Son, 5 Atlantic 81.
NooNe' lark & Co., Is Commercial Place.
o,, directors.
I'VE HID GINIHFat,. q, al o.
Smith, ii. C..'1S3 Ennt, S ~ cove st.
Hall, a. l.. * Co, i5J CRANKY ST
Flour Hills.
Norfolk Milling Co, Sic Bramb,eton ovo
Fruit ana I'rnducc-<'onmtsSion
Montsomery x Wilson. % Roanoke .v,.
Winiarr, rs. 81 ~ Roanoke ave.
Blount, ID. p, 10 i,n .nnL tohe ave.
Dawes, Geo. III. Ii6 We ~
Hobbs & Keeling, is Roanoke nve
,, -
Whitehurst 4 Bro. III %tIhmturrSn 81.
Williamson Il Svyt zoo '5m u 81;
sykvs' so Church st.
Haurh a. Co..
American Fert.Iizinr ca ~ wharf,.
u,,o E,." -" -N'iahtc street.
EfFr hhs'irance AGeuts.
l. i"' ~ Bank st.
fruits an" Nnts-Nh
PuIrpura Fruit Co.. 155 Main st.
tir0ccricS- hoi,su nna r,.,,
Roberts, l.. T.. % Corn,,a,aia, -
Duncan Bros, IS Market Sihrc' 'N''
.i, ~t.r"ccries- Wholesale.
Davis. NJ. l.. r. & Co. lbs Water.st
pnd;n ~ 60 y Wafer st.
Moodard x Goodriden Co SSS Stot G,
ShelsIly. l., &. % - W., % '. ater st.
Grain, sray ana, ;,tts.nn,
u. u Reid x Bro, 2e ana n7l Ch,irob =,
%ITifandy. T, L.. = Roanoke Sqr. -" -,
BockoyerN n ~ r4s vhonaoke Sqr.
no..a. ."
lu,plcmc,t. 49,, - .iion d.
%. ,,,os sup
Norfolk Farm sui. =,
,,e "a. =" "io street
Underwater Ice 60 70 Niri.o, G.
Norfolk Coal g Ice co si9 y -:
LtouorS-
Ives. w. p g. ~ ~ cs"
The Norfolk Liquor Co, IIS Water 81
Lry Ccien,d Washington II Pure rive.
Villa ms il q &c &c S %hrnercial Place.
Lumber and Eui,I;n ~ ;In SQUARE
Ether,dre. las. 10 &. 20 prnn,
""9 '"N w. i'ramDleton ave
lime, frir!i; ~mnd. Rte,
NirnmIo "; n CVuaiur Wnarf.
:, % C"urch 81.
NraS"stoncs.
Inc copper Marble Works. Ill Bank ST.
Borncs lar =! ~,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
Champion Eater OF New Jersey.

WEsTwooD, N. j., December 20.-
Charles e. Haring, merchant in this
village, claims to be the champion eater
in the State of New Jersey. He hos
lately msde wager with Chris Wellner,
q friend, that he could eat barrel of ap-
Piles in one week, the loser to pay for the
apples. In less than six days Haring de-
voured the apples and said he would
have attacked the barrel itself but for the
hickory hoops. Haring says that every
day before dinner he eats three cakes Of
sweet chocolate candy and one pound Of
Turkish prunes just to give him an appe-
tite for his meal.
Last night he bet 81 he could eat 100
oysters. The contest took place in the
oyster saloon Of Joseph Horn. Mrs. Horn
and her husband began opening the oys-
ters, but Haring put them out of sight
faster than the two could open them. In
less than six minutes he had devoursd
1O3 oysters, all there were in the saloon,
and then wanted to bet he could eat 500
more. AS there was no more to be had
he had to be satisfied. Before he began
to eat the oysters he drank two quart
bottles of sherry, and when through
wanted to bet he could drink two quarts
more, but no one would accept the offer.
Ever since his boyhood Haring has
shown remarkable capacity for slowing
away food. It is said he has been known
to have eaten whole ham and two heads
Of cabbage at one time.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
Married While Hypnotized,

JAMESTOWN, N. l., Dec. PA man
giving his name as Berton NJ. Main, and
his residence as Sheldon, Illinois, phre-
nologist, paluist and hypnotist, Came
here four weeks ago and engaged room
and board at the Woodburn, a high class
boarding house. Last night he was mar
ried to Miss Mary Whitman, the hand
some young sister of the landlady of the
Woodburn, but tonight he is in the city
Jail, having been arrested on charge of
getting the girl under hypnotic influence
and then marrying her. The bride says
she has no recollection of the marriage or
events which followed until to day, and
can hardly believe that she was married,
but the proof is absolute. The groom
was arrested on complaint of the girls
parents, and she joins in the petition fer
release from the man, whom she claims
is very Objectionable to her, but when in
his presence she makes no complaint.
The bride was engaged to be married to
another young man of this city, and
claims to have had no thought of marry
ing anyone else No further action than
the arrest Of the groom has yet been
made, but this will be followed by all
possible measures to have the marriage
set aeide
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
A Genuine Fiction OF the Law.

There is no better law on our statute
concealed weapons, and yet the enforce
ment Of it is regular farce. Occasionally
some poor, unfortunate devil is snatched
up and fined or imprisoned for carrying a
concealed weapon, while there are hun
dreds Of men and boys in this civilized
country deiantly carrying pistols in their
hip pockets every day in the week and
Sunday, too. The carrying of pistols by
wild, reckless boys has got to be COM
mon practice, in fact. no real fast lad or
young man of the present fast ago doesn't
think he is "fxed" unless he has 'gun"
in his hip pocket and cigarette stuck
in his mouth.
The ready pistol has been the cause Of
great many cold-blooded murders that
otherwise never, would have occurred. It
is true there is no danger whatever from
very large majority who carry pistols
simply Tor bluff, some of whom havn't
actually got the requisite amount of grit
to pull setting hen off from her nest,
and wouldn't use their pistols only to
disturb the peace and quiet of the COM
munity, or to shoot some barking dog on
one of the back streets. There is no dan
ger from this class, but there are others
who will shoot whenever they think the
provocation sufficient, and that is why
the carrying of pistols should be stopped,
and we do hope the next Legislature will
take steps for the more rigid enforcement
of this law for the preservation of human
life. -Darlingtonian.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
An Historic Horn,

D. S. White who is here spending the
holidays with his brother, Capt. r. F.
White, brought with him from his home
in Sherman, Texas, an interesting relic
of the Mexican war, which be kindly ex-
hibited to areporter for the Nc1US.
The treasure is powder horn, which
was loaned Mr.. White while he was
hunting recently in the Indian Territory,
by the aged widow of the late James Me-
Donald, a Texas ranger and veteran CT
that war. Mr.. White met the lady who
is far advanced in years, in casual way,
and she seeing his masonic badge and
remembering her husbands enthusiasm
in masonic matters, the conversation
turned on masonic topics and she brought
forth the horn and detailed its interesting
history. Though money nor any amount
Of persuasion would induce her to part
permanently with the relic: she loaned
it to him and with the proviso that it be.
come his at her death.
The horn, presumably that Of Texas
steer, is IS inches long and would Contain
about quart of powder. The trophy ia
artistically engraved, probably with q
penknife. One side bears the inscription
in bold letters: "Death or Liberty" ancl
the opposite side is similarly inscribed !:
"James Mcdonald, His Horn, 1921"
Between these lines is engraved various
Masonic emblems and three stars, at
regular intervals, symbolic of his native
heath, the Lone Star State. There is also
hunting scene elaborately outlined, the
landscape consisting of trees on a plain,
and in the distance the sun is presented
with an expression that says he's done
some very effective work down in those
parts. In the foreground hunter With
his dog and typical old rifle is depicted,
and squirrel, a duck, an owl, deer, a
bear and catamount are plainly visible,
At the larger end there is marine scene
with sailing ship in the distance. Near
this is outlined the American eagle with
wings spread and ialons grasping the
arrows.
The two ornamental ridges, which are
about sixteenth of an inch high, have
been worn down to the surface on the
side which came in contact with the body
of the warrior and hunter.-Gr Greenuille
NeiDS, 9th.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
Clever Postal Robbery.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2G.-Several business
firms that had wondered why important
letters containing large sums of money
had been delayed in the mails have re-
ceived the letters but not the Enclosures,
stained with the waters of the bay in
which they had tossed for two or three
days before being picked up. The letters
had been opened, the money inside, trans-
mitted by the firms correspondents in
Chicago, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Phila.
delphia and Pittsburg taken out, after
which the thief had dropped the letters
into the bay. Investigation made at the
postoffice confirmed the story. The rob-
berry is evidently one of the largest and
cleverest ever known in the history of tie
department and the total loss reaches
many thousand dollars. The postoffice
officials admit this much, but decline for
official reasons to say anything further.
1t was learned that the mail bags were
stolen at depot in this city from West
ern express that reached here Tuesday,
that the letters we're carried away, that the
thieves boarded an outgoing steamer to
Europe or to one of the Southern ports.
"All that am at liberty to TELL" said
Postmaster Dayton to-day, "is that these
letters were found in the bay just of
Coney Island, having been dropped by an
outgoing steamer. That is all we can tell
at present. There has been robbery and
postoffice inspectors have the case in
hand"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
Condensed Testimony.

Chas B. Hood, Broker and Manufactu-
rers' Agent, Columbia, Ohio, certifies that
DR.. Kings New Discovery has no equal as
q Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop. of
st. James Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind, testifies
that he was cured of Cough of two years
standing. caused by La Grippe, by DR..
Kings New Discovery. B. F. Merrill,
Baldwinsville, Mass says that he has used
and recommended it and never knew 1t to
fail and would rather have it than any doc
tor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hem
ming, 222 e. 25th St., Chicago, always
keeps it at hand and has no fear of Group,
because it instantly relieves. Free Trial
Bottles at Hill-Orr Drug Co.
Did You Ever.
Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If not, get bottle now and get
relief. This medicine has been found to
be peculiarly adapted to the reliefan cure
of all Female Complaints, exerting WON
derful direct influence in giving strength
and tone to the organs. If you have Loss
ofAppetite, Constipation, Headache, Faint.
ing Spells. or are Nervous, sleepless, Ex-
citable, Melancholy or troubled with
Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medi.
cine you need. Health and Strength are
guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only
fifty cents at Hill-Orr Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
LaHlessness on the Seneca.

BRoTLEs, Anderson County, necem-
Der 22.-Two miles from here, at Port
mans Shoals, on the Seneca River, is the
construction camp of Watkins & Harda-
way, the Birmingham company, who
have the contract for building the stone
dam that is to furnish the power for gem
Grating the electricity to be used by the
Anderson Water, Light and Power Com
pany.
1t is not proposed here to speak of the
magnitude Of the enterprise involved in
the construction of this electrical plant or
of it's effect upon tho industrial future of
Anderson and Anderson County, great as
all that is, but rather to write of the do
ipgs of the "bad niggers" there and here
abouts. A short time ago q woman at
the dam took the law and q repeating rifle
into her own hands and fired bullet
through the head of young negro man
employed around the place. The same
bullet, after quitting the boys head, cut
groove around the cranium Of another
eolored .7oman standing near. The wo
man, who did the shooting, skipped, and
the boy has since lain in semi-paraly zed
condition, but with increasing chances of
recovery, as stated by the doctors having
the Gaze in hand.
Within the last few days another shoot
ing scrape has occurred there but without
probably fatal results. A company of
colored men operated travelling gin
through this locality this fall aud finally
went to saving lumber here. A few days
ago one of the bosses bore rather heavily
on one of the hands and essayed to en-
phasize his remarks with a club, but he
was too slow, and got laid out with cant
hook, at the hands of the sable employee.
That night the laid out mans sons. three
or four in number, and notorious as row.
raisers, repaired to the cant hook mans
house and after thoroughly intimidating
everything on the place with fusilade OF
pistol shots, proceeded to give their victim
such whipping as sent him to the mag
istrate and then to Georgia.
Pete Black we'll, a Townvllle negro, who
in slavery days belonged toa brother of
Gen. John Fl. Morgan, of Confederate
cavalry fame, and who is no doubt the
biggest fool niger in South Carolina, re-
Gently got his young son out ofthe county
jail, where he was serving fifteen days
sentence for fighting, by selling the only
| fat hog he had.-NcDS and Courier.
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Death Of Mrs. Joseph E. Brown.
atlanta Journal, Dec. 26

Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, the venerable
and beloved widow of the late ex-Gov-
ernor and ex-senator Joseph e. Brown,
died peacefully at her home on Wash
ington street this morning at q quarter
after six o'clock.
Her illness. which was com bined in
fammatiOu Of the stomach and bowels,
was brief and comparatively painless,
and she passed away in perfect peace
and quiet, surrounded by her devoted
and grief. children.
The news Of Mrs. Browns death will
be severe shock not only to her friends
in Atlanta but to the people of all Geor-
gia, by whom she was tenderly beloved,
and to legions of people throughout the
United States with whom she came in
contact during her distinguishes hus-
bands long public career.
Mrs. Brown would have been II years
old had she lived until the 18th of next
July. She was, before her marriage,
Miss Elizabeth Gresham, daughter of the
Rev. Joseph Gresham, of Pendleton,
S. c., and married Joseph Emerson
Brown in 1917, on her 2lst birthday. The
young couple lived in Canton, Ga where
Mr.. Brown was then teaching school,
until 1857, when he was elected Governor
Of Georgia, which Office he continued to
fill for four consecutive terms-an honor
which has been achieved by no other
Georgian.
It was during ber residence at Mil
ledgeville, then the Capitol Of the State,
as the wife of the war Governor, that
Mrs. Brown made her first deep impress
sion on the minds of the Georgia people.
Her wisdom, her kindness, her unosten-
tation and her deep sympathy with the
poor and 'bereaved was universally re-
cognized, and she was in reality an angel
of mercy to all with whom she came in
contact during those dark days.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30

- Miss Carrie Osler, OF Michigan, beta
thousand kilses on the election with a
young man. Apparently it made no
great difference whether she won or lost,
but as matter of record, it may be said
she lost, having backed Mr.. Bryan.
There seems to have been no difficulty or
hesitation about payment, but dispatch
announces an unexpected hitch In the
proceedings in these words: "The couple
were making excellent progress toward
the pay ment of the wager when dispute
arose over alleged inaccuracies in the
tally, and recount is now being taken."
= Corn on the cob is Estimated at GS,
10 and p pounds to the bushel. The first
named figure prevails in Indiana and the
latter in Tennessee.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30

WE have been so busy this season
that we have hardly found time 70
write an advertisement unless we tres
passed upon the Sabbath, hut the ''ox
was not in the ditch" and this was
unnecessary as the people seemed to
know where to come to buy their goods
anyway.
In our 81 years active business ex-
perience we have never been III {: posi-
tion to serve the people SO we'll and
save them so much money on their
purchases as we are to-day, ard were
never so much in earnest about doing
business as we are about now.
Notwithstanding our heavy sales to
parties near and far we are overloaded
on many lines of goods, as our New
York buyer seems to think he can t
load US too heavy when he can get
them at such ruinously low prices for
prompt cash, as he did during the
squally election times just past when
money in New York was worth 80 to
100 per cent. on call. This is the ad
vantage of always having a shrewd
representative in the Metropolis, but
it takes money to keep this kind of a
thing rolling, and any who wishes to
select from stock Of goods we'll bought
and that will not fall far short Of S100-
900 in value can do so by calling around
at our store.
Many goods are on the advance.
This is the day Of gigantic trusts and
consumers are compelled to pay tribute,
and the promise of the near future is
they are to be still more fostered and
encouraged. 1t seems the hide and
leather market has been again cor.
nered. So look out for high priced
Shoes. We are we'll "heeled' and are
prepared to name prices on many new
desirable solid goods less than former
ly. For instance, we will sell you the
best mems homemade, No. l Kip,
Ga., or English Tie that we sold a
year ago for $3.50 now s1.00. Men =
Genuine Calf, Dougola top, sold last
year 100, now s1.25. A solid Men 4
Buff or veal calf at 95c. that formerly
sold for s1.25. Several lines Of ladies
and children's goods are being sold in
the same proportion. We frankly
admit that throughout tie store our
values are not uniform, i. e., in some
goods our purchases are more fortunate
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30
When one stops to consider the pen

- When one stops to consider the pen
sions which follow war, hs "ill os forced
to the conclusion that it would Ee lar
cheaper for us to buy Cuba than to go to
war with Spain about her,. Here thirty
wears after the war Of secession we are
paying $l40,OOO,000 year as pensions.
If there has got to be any fighting done,
let's pass law that there are TO be no pen
slons to follow, or let's buy Cuba straight
ont one or the other.