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piIing ror,I,e Monticello.

The work of putting in piles for the
foundation OF the new Monticello hotel
will be begun to-day Something like
$1,000 piles will be driven. in three rows,
the piles being about twenty-five inches
apart 1t is estimated that the work
can lie done in eighty working days.
putting in twenty Il day. Sanford Il
Ross have the contract for the pilin.y
and Gaping. and MIR. l.. II. lIlick will
superintend the work for the company
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EIi,s Lodge orSorrow.

Members of Norfolk Lodge No. 80. r.
2. o. FGlks, are hereby notified that the
distribution of tickets for the Lodge of
Sorrow will commence a the office of
Capt. w. w. Dey, chairman of the
committee, in the new market building.
at 8. o'clock this lNNednesdaYl morning
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BurTass. Son s. Co..
BAN KE:;, RS.

Commercial and other business paper
discounted.
Loans negotiated on favorable terms
CITY bonds and other securities bought
and sold.
Vitcu.
Interest allowed on time deposits.
safe deposit boxes for rent Charges
moderate.
DRAW bills Of Exchange and make cable
transfers TO Europe.
Letters Of credit issued TO princ,no1
cities of The world.
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what President Hoffman save

"Mr. ]. T. Harris, Harris Springs, S.
G.: l will say that in my opinion the
Harris Lith!a Water is by far the best
1 ever used 1t has done me a great deal
of good, and think it a most valuable
remedy" Sold by NJ. I. Dodson. Drug
gist. Atlantic Hotel. Burrow. Martin &.
90 ~
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For the Needy Poor.

The Mercy and Help departments of
the Epworth League of Centenary NJ.
t. Church will receive offerings of
money, clothes, coal. provisions, etc,
for the needy poor from . until o'clock
on Thanksgiving Day. The offerings
may be left at the church
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The Gn,iows Rcrun.

The construction OF double Gallows
or the hanging of Murderers Williams
and Downing was begun yesterday in
the space between the hospital and the
Kitchen. The men may yet get res
pitc as the Court Of Appeals has yet
10 decide upon n motion for rehear-
ing in the Williams case
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Virginia US. Carolina.
Wah-hoo-wah, Wha- hoo-waf,
U-niv, -gin-i-a.
Hoo-ra h-rha. Hoo-rah- rha!
Ria! Ria, L. V. V.


oo-rah-rha! IIoo-rah-rha!
Ria! Ria! U. V. V.
Tomorrow, when all the world is
giving thanks for mercies past received.
the war cry of Nirginia's University will
rend the air and urge her champions on
TO victory. Carolina will not be far be-
hind. II any, for she will send up a
contingent of "rooters'' with voices like
steam calliopes, who, with their slogan,
VIII inspire courage in the hearts of
their representatives on the gridiron.
Both teams are confident of victory, ard
the only question that now remains Is
whether the orange and blue will drag
the blue and white through the dust,
or the laurel wreath will rest on Caro-
linas brow. But this fact is certain.
that which ever one wins. the other will
Gle with her face to the foe. Excellent
police protection is assured, limited
number of reporters will be allowed on
the field and, with neutral officials, n
fair and close contest may be expected
Richmond city has now put on her
holiday appearance, and will receive her
visitors with open arms, and give them
royal welcome. The special trains
on the Chesapeake and Ohio, one from
charlottesville and the other from Nor
folk will unload their masses OF hu-
mainly at the same time, and the depot
will be symphony of orange and blue,
with here and there a sprinklng of blue
and white.
Neither captain has yet announced
the names of those who will lineup, but.
in ali probab ility, they will be as fol-
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4 Crippie HEurS.

Henry c. Brown is seaman who has
Just had his right leg amputated at the
hospital. He was out yesterday for
the first time, and while passing Bur-
russ, Son & Co.'S Bank, on Main street,
his crutch slipped into one OF the holes
In the skylight grating. causing it to
break off short ana throwing Brown to
the ground. hurting him painfully. He
was removed in n carriage
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Have You Seen the norro,ns.

advertised for this weeks special sale ?
Long feather boas. 29c.; new dress
goods, l2l2c., Csc, 81 the yard. Capes
and jackets, underwear, hosiery and
fannels. so much for so little money
nowhere else.
LEVY BROS BARGAIN STORE.
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Its Iinrd 10 say.

HIS hard 10 Say VINO viii be elected
Bryan or Mckiniey-but BUSINESS must
so on and 10 inat end we are stocking
UP. n4Vins reduced our stock during
the duil summer months we are now
prepared 10 show almost an entirely
new display. Don't fail TO see our line
OF sterling toilet goods and tea sets. The
assortment Is decidedly the largest in
me city and the prices You Will find
Very low.
FRANK II. GALE.
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r. f. ROGERS.

ROOMS 2ll AND 81? COLUMBIA BUILD
ING GRANNY STREET.
ENss iiiSSH-
Dwelling No. ! North street
Fiat on ErcvmaSuu street.
Dwelling No. 40 Highland avenue.
Dwelling no igl Main street.
Dwelling No, 2vl Chapel street.
Dwelling no. AGE alain street.
Dwelling No. II College PLACE.
Dwelling No. 2i9 Frcemason street.
Dwelling No. 100 Boush street.
Dwelling No. 1913 Main street.
Dwelling corner Grgsby ~ and Banl;
street.
store No tGS. (old number) Main street
Store No. ilG Main street.
stores Nos. 80 and $50 Church street.
Sto-cs Nos 1854 and III Church street
Stores Nos Is and II Commerce.
S'or" No. 20 Mnin street.
Stores Nos. 125 Water street
Offices on Bank. CRANKY and Commerce
Streets.
offices No. 100 West Main street.
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FRANK II. GALE.

DO your eyes purn, or blur? Are Won
troubled with headache? The proper
glasses. in most cases. will afford relief
See DIR. Week.
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If You see an overcoat with the label
of Rudolph & Wallace in 1t you can
rest assured its good one. They have
that reputation.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-25

DR.. Week. eye expert. IS located per-
Tnanentiy. Examinations free. r. II.
Gale. 152 Afair street.
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Real Estate. Rental and In
SuranCe.
FOR RENT.
RESIDENCES.
80 Kelley street.
SIS Falkland, 80,
aGS Butt. street. November !, 1890
"a Mariner street.
CRANKY street extended, 169 Duke.
Ill Duke street.
~ Fcnchurch street.
4S 1'encurch street.
1ea BouSh.
l26 Fenchurch street.
College Place.
4 desirable house on Only Road, Ghent
Nos. l?3 and 127 Outc. near Botetourt ST
STORES.
No. S Hill street.
4? Commerce.
4 new store on Church street.
$50 Main street, cor. James and High.
ii1 Main street.
liD Church street, store and dwelling.
~. 25f, 25G water.
80 Rank street.
&c Water street S35 Church.
sol 323 Main street
FLATS.
2S3ia Church street.
1856 ana l9S Church street.
3st Main street, 12l Bank street.
4i2 Church street. 5S5 and Isl Main street.
Lot in rear 1l9 Church St. iONS0.
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If we have never made you a suit
you should try us. for you will never be
thoroughly pleased until You do.
RUDOLPH & WALLACE,
3333 Main street
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Coming Forward.

Messrs. Greenwood & Bro. are daily
receiving the new and beautiful goods
purchased during a recent visit to the
North and to make room for them n
clearing out sale will be held till Dccem-
her ist. During this period greater bar
gains than ever will he offered For
anything in the jewery and fancy
goods lines call at THE Casket" for the
best bargains in the city. See the new
patent cane and umbrella combination.
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Gladness Comes

with . better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys.
seal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasante efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
She knowledge, that SO many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease. but simply to constipated condi.
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects Are due to the fact, TINT it is the
ono remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
NIL important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali.
fornia Zig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment OF good health.
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies arc then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may he commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
one should have the hest, and with tho
well-iuformed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives mostgencrals atisfactio1.
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AS TO CONSULS.

Up TO September 1895, the consular
service had never been touched by the
me minister's are appointed by the
President. subject To confirmation by the
Senate. But an executive order. dated
September 20 1895. by President C!eye-
land directed tina; hereafter any vacan-
cY in consulate or commercial agency
with an annual salary or compenSa zion
from official fees of not more than 81 SEQ,
nor less than Sl,Q1o. should be filled by
transfer or promotion from some other
Of character tending TO qualify the
incumbent for the position 20 be filled:
by appointment Of a person not under
the Department OF state. bu, having
previously served thercurder to It's sat
isfaction in capacity tending to quail
fy him for the position 10 be filed: or
by the appointment of q person who,
having been selected by the Presiden,
for examination, is found upon such ex-
animation to be qualified for the posi-
ton. Posts which pay less than 81 COO,
being usually filed by selection from
residents of the locality, it. was not
deemed practicable TO put them under
the new system. Excluding these places
numbering seventy one at present
and also the places above $500. number
ing 1fty-three. the number of consular
positions within the scope OF the order
Is 19G. But as the consular officers who
receive less compensation than 81 900
will probably increase with the return Of
improved business conditions, the num-
Der of places that may be included in the
new system of appointments is, as yet,
undetermined.
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
In the diplomatic service there is a
large lumber of good things. There are
four missions-Germany, Great Britain,
Mexico, and Russia, which pay $17, 500
apiece. There are six-Austria, Brazil.
China. Italy, Japan, and Spain-which
pay $4,000 apiece: there are eight--Ar-
gentine Republic, Chile, Columbia, Cos
ia Rica, Guatemala. Peru and Turkey
which pay ten thousand dollars apiece.
There are eight-Denmark, Hawaii, Co
rea, Uruguay, Portugal, Sweden, and
Norway, Switzerland and Venezuela.
which pay $1,000 apiece. There are six
Bolivia, Ecuador, Hayti, Persia, Siam.
Ltberia--which pay $1,000 apiece. But
1t is well to remember that some Of these
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through the torpedoss commanded by

through the torpedoss commanded by
such guns.
In the wing connections between the
turrets will be mounted a number of
6.inch rspid-fire guns, with, perhaps, a
few Sinch.
One OF the strongest defenses of the
country lies in the internal canal sys-
tenn. By means of these canals torpedo
boats, scattered at various points along
the coast, could hurry to an endanger-
ed city without running the risk of an
ocean voyage and the consequent dan
ger of meeting single handed one of
the enemy's ships. Some time ago an
officer of the navy took steam tug
from New York to Chesapeake Bay by
canals and other interior waterways.
A revenue cutter has passed by inte-
rior ways from North Edisto to
Charleston, s. @. A Yankee sea cap
tain, returning from disastrous voy-
age in little boat of his own, passed
from Florida to Washington, nearly all
the way by interior water channels.
Only recently the torpedo boat Cush-
ing passed from Newport to Washing
ton by inland routes, accepting Long
Island sound as such.
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with pencil the evolutions of his ship
either in straight line or in a
curve from minute to minute.
Each minute comprises one move.
Such guns are held to have been fired
as in each type of ship might have
been brought TO bear upon the other
during each move. The relative value
of such gun fire is determined accord
ing to carefully prepared table, and
that ship wins which can be shown to
have done the greatest execution upon
the other at successive moves.
The table shows the angles at which
a gun can fire, and how often and how
rapidly each gun can be utilized, the
comparisons being based upon actual
target practice.
The next game, called "tactics," rep
resents fight between two fleets. The
game is played upon tactical board
This is plain piece of board about ten
feet long and eight feet wide, perfor-
ated with an infinite number of pin
holes. The locality of the supposed
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In the "duel' the object is to teach
the skillful handling of ship in the
presence of an adversary. There are
two players, each of whom is supposed
to be in command of rival ship. The
type of the ships is settled by mutual
consent. An umpire supeJvises the
game, his decisions being final.
Let US suppose, for example, that an
enemy's vessel of the Iowa type is ap-
preaching an American vessel of the
New York type. The position of these
vessels when they first sight each other
is indicated on the map. Now, it is
obvious that upon the quickness of
each commander to take advantage of
all the possibilities of his boat and of
all the weaknesses of his rival victory
will depend. From minute to minute
every turn or movement may expose
your weakness or develop your
strength. So each player is furnished
with rule, or, rather, a pasteboard
form, which enables him to indicate
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After this situation has been thor
oughlyunderstoodt the two rival commit
tees separate into different rooms. Each
commander-in-cbief issues his general
orders to his officers. When they entail
a separation of some of the ships from
the main fleet the officers representing
those ships must go into a room by
themselves, and where one ship is sepa-
rated from it's companions that one
officer must exclude himself in a single
room.
Thus a complicated game may, be-
fore the end, require as many rooms as
there are players. Each officer or group
of officers, each room, in short, has to
work out its own problem unaided, ex-
actly as ship would have to do on the
ocean. 1t describes Its movements on
a chart. All the movements of all the
vessels are reported as soon as made
to an arbitrator in a separate room by
himself, who keeps record of the en-
tire situation. AS soon as any ship be-
, longing to separate rooms come in
sight Of one another those rooms are
notified, aud action is taken accord
/ ingiy.
j OF course, if two British ships fall in
with one American of the same class,
| tne American IS supposed TO De goD-
bled up. And so at every meeting an
overwhelming preponderance Of force
on one side or the other will decide
against the weaker. The game con-
tinues until one side is annihilated by
the other or either side wins by gain
ing the objective, with or without
| bloodshed.
But when it comes down to facts and
viewing matters as they are naval men
are wondering which would fare the
worst, in the event of hostilities be-
tween John Bull and Uncle Sam, the
great cities on the big lakes, or the sea-
port towns.
| This is a unanimous belief, and it
has been freely expressed Of late, that
not one of the large cities on the At
lantic coast is even moderately we'll
protected from assault by Great Brit
ain, and the same can be said of the
lake cities. Not only are the defenses
weak, but there is lack of modern
guns at all of the cities.
The position is summed up tersely
| by General Nelson A. Miles, who re-
Gently said:
"There are today on projected mod
! ern Notifications only three frst-class
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fight is selected, and bits of pasteboard
representing the shoals, the islands and
the nelghboring coast are fastened upon
the board, which is thus transformed
into map. The rival ships are then
arranged as per written description.
Pieces of lead three-quarters of an
inch long represent these ships. They
have pins on their bottoms, which are
placed In the pin holes so that the ships
may be moved on the board from pin
hole to pin hole.
The fight begins from the moment
the fleets are in sight of one another.
There are two players and an umpire,
as in the preceding game Each pro-
ceeds according to rule until certain
limited number of moves are made, or
until the final decision of the umpire
puts an end to the game. Each move
represents the distance the fleet would
make in two and half minutes, and
each player is given one minute from
the end of the move to announce the
next.
The object of the game is go to dis
pose of your ships with respect to one
another, to the enemy, to friendly or
unfriendly Notifications, to shoals or
passages, as to augment their offensive
power. You understand, Of course,
that each fleet moves simultaneously,
as it would in actual warfare, and that
the net value of the relative positions
which each ship assumes after each
move determines the final issue of the
battle.
We now come to the most compli-
Gated and important of all the games.
STRATEGY" This represents not a
single fight. but a complete campaign
of Two rival armaments. The entire
class of students is divided into four,
each subdivision being called COM
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mittee. Two of the committee or one
half of the class look on as spectators.
Each of the two takes fleet under his
charge. There is one commander-in-
chief for each side, and as many COM
manders of detachments as necessary,
who receive orders from the COM
mander-in chief, but have the same
liberty of action when acting alone as
they would have in actual service.
The game is started by the presenta-
ton of the conditions, which are sup
posed. Here is one game as an ex-
ample:
War exists between the Red, Great
Britain. and the Blue, United States.
a Red force of three battleships, three
armored cruisers, six protected cruls-
ers and six gunboats are making Dela-
ware bay its temporary headquarters.
Two detachments of the Blue are near
by-one in Chesapeake bay of two bat
tie ships, two armored cruisers, four
protected cruisers and four gunboats;
the other in Nantucket sound and of
the same strength.
At - a. M, October 2 (the time be-
ing unknown to the Blue), the COM
mander-in-chief of the Red learns that
the Blue Chesapeake detachment sailed
at midnight with the intention of join
ing the Nantucket detachment. The
object of the Red is to preveIt this
junction of the Blue, without lecom
ing engaged by superior force. II
successful in doing 80, the Red win: !;
otherwise the Blue wins.
Limit of time-Four days from mid
night of October !.
EsLimit of play-North of latitu le 81,
west of longitude 6S.
Daylight, 6 a. N. to p. m. Weather
fine.
Initial points of measurement:
Nantucket-Great Point lighthouse.
Chesapeake bay-Cape Charles light
ship.
Delaware bay-Five Fathom Bank
lightship.
The Third Committee will take the
Red.
The Fourth Committee will take the
Blue.
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10 and maintaining it until July 10.
The force destined for this purpose is
one or more fleets, whose total strength
is three times that of our fleet, and 3D.
600 men in fifty transports.
Our available force i5 ordered to as
eemble for the present in Nantucket
Sound.
May 2O.-War is declared. The feet
leaves Halifax, occupies Provincetown
and blockades Boston May %. Is com
posed of six battleships, eight armored
cruisers, eighteen cruisers, twelve gun
boats, and twelve torpedo boats. Gains
and keeps touch of our fleet, wherever
it may be, by means of scouts.
Our force is five battleships, five
armored cruisers, fifteen cruisers, ten
gunboats, ten torpedo boats and one
ram. A heavy monitor at Boston, a
light one at Portsmouth and another
at Portland are to be retained at those
points. We learn that much larger
force of the enemy is about to leave
Halifax. 1t sails thence May 25th,
blockades Portland, occupies Casco
bay, and gains touch with its Province
town fleet May 9th. Is composed of
ten battleships, fifteen armored cruis-
ers. torpedo boats and fifty transports,
O0rryluS ZU,uOO trOOpS VI oil drIuS.
Each member of the class had to
solve this problem-no easy task, as
the given force of the enemy was greater
than that of the defense. Months we're
allowed for study and lectures bearing
an s:strateRy," "tactics," and ''coast
idefenses" were given to aid the stu
dents.
War games are also played by the
ntudents, and these form the most in
1orestipg features of the work. There
are three games in all, the sduel," "tac.
1iaer and strategy"
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WHEN HE PLAYED BASE BALL

OF all the people who have entered
his division of the Wayne circuit cour
since his accession to the bench, it is
not probable that even one has even
dimly imagined that Judge Robert E.
Frazier ever played base ball. His
breadth and girth are not suggestive of
the nimbler divisions of athletic sports,
and he doesn't look like ball player,
There are, of course, surprises upon
the diamond as we'll as in other places,
and after one has seen Cherubic Childs
of the Clevelands bounce around Sec
ond base it requires but trifing
stretch of the imagination to picture
the judge sprinting around the bas es.
He told about the first and only
regular game in which he ever appear
ed. He had long been a recognized
professional at round ball and three
old-cat, so when the co unity officials of
Washtenaw challenged the city officials
of Ann Arbor to national game, mar
quis of Chadwick rules, he admitted to
the captain of the Washtenaw team
that Prosecuting Attorney Frazier
could bat ball out of the country, and
stop sizzling daisy-cutter that was
leaving comets tail behind it. He
was Immediately signed for shortstop.
"Perhaps I ought to explain" said
the judge, "that out in the country
where used to play ball we had no
umpire, and never heard of such per
sonage. We used to decide all ques
tions Of play ourselves, and when there
was q serious difference Of opinion we
hoI s1hA h.. hn
| side that got whipped was in the wrong.
On the whole I think it was better
than the modern umpire system, for it
was soon over, was satisfactory and
/ there we're no protests to vex the board
,, commenced I noticed fellow hanging
deal too much to say; but I stood it
until had been to the bat, made hit,
but was caught between bases and put
out.
"'You're out he yelled at me.
II knew I was out, and I was not
particularly we'll pleased at the know
ledge. To be told of it by meddling
bystander was rather rubbing it in,
and walked up to him at once.
"Look here, young fellow, you are
having altogether too much to say
about this game. You've been stick
ing your nose into other peoples busi-
ness about long enough, and if you
open your mouth again Pill
II was interrupted by one of the
other players, who told me that the
meddling fellow was the umpire. I've
seen many an umpire in a tight place
since then. but never saw one who
came so near being licked."- Detroit
Journal.
By next year North Carolina expects
to spin all her own cotton products.