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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

IN q recent letter to the manufactu-
r r, Mr. w; f. benjamin editor of the
spectator. Rushford. n. Y, saws: 1T
may be pleasure to you to know +hn
n!sh este m in which Chamberlain's
im rn mes are held by the people of Your
own state, where they must be hes,
known. An aunt of mine. who resiSas
al az DeNter' Iowa. was about 10 visit me a
Few years since, and before leaving home
wiotn me. asking If they were sold here.
nnr.hs quantity with her, as she did NOT
IKE 10 be without them" The medicines
I 5i 10 are Chamberlain's Cough
remedy famous for Its cures of coIds
ana Group; Chamberlain's Plain Balm
ior Fnenmatism. lame back. pains in the
s,ue ana ch st, and Chamberlain's Colo,
Choiera and Diarrhoea Remedy for how,
el complaints. These medicines have
neen IN constant use in Iowa for aimos, a
Huarter OF a century. The people hav
learned that they are articles OF preat
worth and merit, and unequaled by any
other. They are for sale here by
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
Fumbiins and wild THROWING

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 31.-NtcPhee's fun.
; nle ana MIXERS wild throw in the first
game to-day and gave Philadelphia a
winning lead. Cincinnati earned its
TOUR runs in second. Not another hit
was made off Carsey until the eighth
wnen burke made a single. In the
eighth Lynch called the game on ac-
count or darkness. Al the time Gin
cinnati had two out and one man an
base. Score: vi
PHILADELPHIA 10000 GO II
Cincinnati 80 "a 0 o 0 o. .
Batteries: Carsey and Boyle; Ehret
and Peitz.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
BASEBALL PlcKUpS.

SCleveiand was cheated out of the
pennant this season. says Presiden;
s Frsnk Robinson.
II Catcher Clements ailment is not ty-
phoid fever as reported, but a bad case
s OF pink eye.' so tits said.
Z ~ of the Roanokes, of the Virginia lea :
i gue. has been signed by Newark
McJames. who started las, season
with the Washingtons, has developed
4 into flrst-class twirler, and bids fair
to be a second Nichols.
The series between Brookly, I'd
$Pittsburg stands G to 6 III favor or lie
! Brooklyns and viii remain that way
until the end Of the season.
PHILADELPHIA tried to farm Gcier out
TO Wilmington. but the little fellow said
nav. IF I ever leave Philadelphia it
will be to return to Fall River" he
writes Charley Marston.
The championship race is now be-
tween Cincinnati and Cleveland for sec
ond place. Baltimore has the pennant.
Nash thinks Stivetts, properly hand
Z led. is one of the greatest pitchers in the
Il profession.
When n bralny pitcher OF the fine CAL
ihre and smooth bo;e of McMaaon, Mich
OILS and Hoffer are hated hard, you may
fdeDend 1t IS their arm, not their head.
that is being hit.
Louisville is in bad shape ius. Mt
present. Clark and Miller have turned
their ankles and DeX.er h1; disiocated
thumb joint. Crooks and Rogers were
injured IN the New York series, and it
is all they can do to play.
John McGraw, the crack third base
man of the Baltimore Baseball Club.
is making arrangements with English
nnrtics for tour of the champion Lea
que team through England, after the
TEMPLE CUP series this fail. Al of the
plavers have agreed to go, and are en-
s thusiastic over the project. twelve men
only will be taEen-the REGULAR team.
one utility man. and two extra pitchers.
4 McPhee, C!ncinnattes great second
baseman. was hit in the head by a
pitched bali n Boston the other day
The ball caromed off into the grand
stand and smashed seat. McPhee
continued playing, presumably because
he decided he could not afford to be
. Injured by n little thing like that n,
this stage OF the pennant race.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
sunday Rights rOr,li,, 8 9

The opinion of C'.y Attorney Taylor.
on the question OF the Sunday rights of
ordlnar.es' has been r-ady for some
time, awaiting the return to The CITY
or Mayor Mayo, who received Il yester-
Gay. He. however, declined 10 give il
out for puhlica;i ton until It was submit
ted TO III police Board. 1t will prove in
teresting document, as II decides whethe,
or not the hotels and other ordinar!es
in Norfolk can continue 10 serve LIQUOR
TO their guests on Sunday.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
Shooting Matches.

Seagirt, N. j., Aug. S1.-Many of tn,
crack rihe shots of the country are h re
the direction OF the New Jersey Stale
ltine Association. Scores more are en-
nected Tomorrow including militiamen
from Maine and some from New York
No matches were decided day, the
sharp-shooters occupying their time on
the pool targets and preliminary nra .,
tice.
Inc range Is as perfect as human skill
can make 1t, and is regarded by those
representing the various s;ates to be the
pest IN the country. not excepting the
Georgians think cannot be SURPASSED
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
RICHMOND.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Portsmouth 2O1OOn- .
Htchmond .............0 1 01OO o. 2
Summary: Earned Runs-Ports
mouth. Two-base Hits-Sheckerd and
65argrove. Three-base Hits-Sheckerd
and Tannehill Bases on Balls-Off
Tannehill. 2: off Brandt. g. Struck Out
by Tannehill, q; by Brandt. Z. Left
on sBases-Portsmouth 2; Richmond, z.
Double Plays-Burke to Reiman; Goch-
naur. Hall and Reinan. Stolen Bases
Foster. Mari. Pender. Time-l:45.
Umplre-Beck.
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES.
That boy sheckerd did some magnifi-
cent fielding In left.
Both Tannehill and Brandt pitched
q beautiful game. The formers curves
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
Death OF an Infant.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
a. Audley VII sympathize with them
in the l7ss of their infant son, George
who died last evening at 7:15 o'clock.
The funeral will take place from the
residence. No. 10 Virginia street, at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

The Baroness Burdett Ooutts was
born In April. 1914, and is granddaugh-
ter on the maternal side, of Thomas
Coutts. to whose vast wealth she sue
ceeded in 1887. through his widow, the
actress. Miss Mellon, who died Duchess
of ST. Adams.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
SOrTOIIk Won.

Newport News, Va, Aug. 31-(Spc-
cial)-The availab BILE tabulated basabalI
score here of to-day's game between
Newport News Hampton and Norfolk
Is not reliable. Score by innings:
N. n. H..............0 0 o 00l2 o. 3
N9TIoik ............o 4 3 . Ox-i1
Umpire-Tate.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
LOGIC AND ELOQUENCE
CONCLUDED from Frs, pareo

II 011' dSG.1
AND want to suggest to you that the
man who goes To the flnanciers and en-
nectS 10 secure their aid in restoring a
policy that Is good for the American
Won"
AS Mr.. Bryan bowed his thanks some
one IN the crowd called for three cheers
'or William Mckinley" and the cheers
were given with apparent good will
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

a young lady rooter suggests that
me Changers be called the yellow
Jackets"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
Rain.

New York. Aug. 31.-The New York.
Clevc'and game was postponed on &C.
count of rain
Boston. Aug. 31.-The Boston. Louis.
vie game postponed on account of rain
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
RICHMOND
HAMPTON

Wash'n 1000 100000 oo1-i
chicago % 0 0 0 0 0 O O O % q
Batteries: Mercer and Farrell; Friend
and Donohue.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
NOTES OF THE TURF.

Frank Jackson shipped Princess NJ.
BY srince Colombo. to New York. She
will start at Fleetwood to-day.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

Hereafter the game will be called n
: O'CLOCK instead of 4:30; so that it ma,
be PLAYED before darkness.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
The NATIONAL PAsTIME.

were wonderful and both men were eff
tectiVe. as the score will show.
free.
That double play of Burke to Reiman
was daisy.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

The work of Katz shows up in great
FORM beside what he was doing some
thing like six weeks ago.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

Jockey Joe McG,one has signed n con-
tract with Green B. Morris and left
the Other night for California to join
the stable at Sacramento.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

+ Pitcher Limp, of Hagerstown. former
~ of the Roanokes. of the Virginia Lea
gae. has been signed by Newark.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

$Cleveland was cheated out of the
spennant this season. says Presiden;
Frank Robinson..
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

Glasgow, Scotland. has been agreed
uEon as the place Tor running or the
1897 worlds championships.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

Catcher Clements alment is not ty-
phoid fever as reported, but a bad case
of pink eye" so tbs said.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

Henry of Navarr rs entirely recov
er,,i IRON, the g! Thar T.. entrncd
HIM last spring. I:e mas ] On imdu
since the Suburban. and looks as fat as
prize pig.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

McJsmes. who started las, season
with the Washinstons. has developed
into FIRST twirler. and bids fair
to be second Nichols.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-02-27

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it. Our prices correspond with the times.
Write for terms and territory to
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Prizes on Patents.
How to get $500 and Perhaps
Make a Fortune.

We secure patents and to induce people TO
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Thomaa @. Plat.

Mr.. Platt never smoked q cigar
except once, when he was q STRIPPING
In Owego. He had just left Yale
college and started drug store in
this now famous town of Tioga ooun-
ty. This was in the first days of the
Republican party. He then wrote
the songs for the Fremont campaign,
later for the Lincoln contests, and
later still for the Grant boomers
He has two trunks at his old home
in Owego full of these campaign
songs. All through New York state
there are happy geniuses with a pred
ileotion for writing verses. But Mr..
Platt has q record In this respect
which Is marvellous A few years
ago he was the guest Of the news
paper men of the Felloworaft club.
He was called upon for speech.
He looked round the board and saw
politicians Of the two parties, litera-
ry critics, artists and dramatists.
All expected a speech from him.
Instead he recited an original poem
which he composed that afternoon
at his Office, 40 Broadway, telling of
the ultimate fate of q misohievous
yet enthusiastic pig. Mr.. Platt's
poem was the speech of the evening
and was received with roars OF
laughter. York Sun.
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oFFICE-MAsoNIC BUILDING.
East Nam Street.
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, WhitmoIe
nas or. Services bi-weekly a'ternauns
morning and evening. Services canes
dav. 7 D. m, Sunday School 2p N:
Guild each Lords Day p. m. otner ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. J. e. Baro, 81 pas s
t,r. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ ana o.oV ~. f.
II. Sunday School, 2. P. u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, 6.45 r.
United Brethren Church-Rev n: " b.
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by ap'
appointment from the pulpit,
Glass Meeting every two weeks AZ ~ q. m
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening"
Sunday School p. M.
Mite Society Semi monthly. Wednesoay
evening at o'clock. W. MIS-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church Rev. M. F, Oerter, Pas'
tor. Sunday School every Sunday,9a a; I'd.
Preaching services will be held every other
Suo,lay as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard 7:SO respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
Henry Mann Pastor. Services every al'es' T
nate Sunday at 10 A. N. and 7.3o r. M
Sunday School at 0 A.. M. Prayer Meet'ng
eyery Wednesday evening at 7'So =. M.
S. Stephens Church. Protestant Episco-
nal.-Rev. r. Whlttingham, Rector. Ser,
vices every Sunday at 1890, a, M, ana
6p. m.
Service on FRIDAYS at 8 p. IN.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-02-27

Cats are susceptible to little at
tentions, suoh as spreading a rug or
laying cushion for them, and ex.
ceedingly tenacious of their rights
of possession. Besides their baskets,
each of mine has a cushion, which is
kept In one place, on which she is
trained to lie to prevent her cover
ing the furniture with hairs. Only
two have been completely broken of
the habit, and Lalla has SO exclusive
q sense of property in hers, which
is in the corner of sofa, that if she
sees a human being resting his head
or elbow on it she posts herself on
the floor before him, looking him
out Of oountenanoe until he moves.
Once u visitor threw her cushion in
to a chair and sat on it. As he dis
regarded her mute protest she walk
cd away, but would not lie on it for
weeks afterward. This jealousy of
anything like privilege or preroga.
tive shows itself in them all.-Tem-
ple Bar.
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Honors We're Easy.

A Partisan journalist recently
wrote rather unfavorable criticism
of the performance of we'll known
actress. The latter was keenly
wounded and watched for chance
to avenge herself. She was one
evening at the Varieties with
young aristocrat for an escort when
she espied the critic. She had
package with her which she request
ed her friend to deliver in person.
The dandy rose, and, taking the
package over to where the journal
list was sitting with party, pre-
sented it to him. saying, "Mademoi-
selle, who admires your talent has
requested me to present you with
this as a souvenir from her."
The critic took it and opened 1t
before his friends, who had heard
the dandy's little speech. 1t CON-
tanned about a dozen goose quills,
and smiles and suppressed laughter
went around. But the critic was
equal to the occasion.
"Ah, my dear sir" said he to tho
messenger, please give my best
thanks to the young lady for these
pretty feathers. I was aware of the
fact that she pluokod her admirers,
but really did not imagine she did
SO on my account. Strand Maya
zine.
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Balaklsva and ChAnoelIorsville.

BAlAklAvA ana ChAnCouOxSvUl0s
Your interesting reference to the
Crimean war brings to mind Tenny-
sons lines, which have immortal
lied the "Charge Of the Light Bri-
gade."
No one who was present In the
ranks, as was the writer, can we'll
forget the opening fire of Stonewall
Jaokson's 0,000 veterans, when he
surprised Hooker's right after sun.
set at charlottesville in 1868. This
wing of the army rolled back upon
itself with frightful loss and oonfu-
sion by the advancing rush Of the
Confederates. For time the worst
fears werc entertained by those who
were in immediate command Of the
Union forces.
At this moment Major Keenan,,
with about 300 cavalry, was ordered
to the charge Ito hold the enemy
back at all COST until the guns,
then parked ON the hill," were
placed" to save the army. The Or
der was we'll understood by this
brave officer, and Immediately ex-
eouted, 800 against twice 10000
gallant foes" Keenan's command
was annihilated, "nor came back
one his wounds to tell. Letter In
Kearney Republican.
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A Chance for Hustlers.

We want several live, wide-awake can
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to
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Leave Rocky Ridge tor Emmitsburg at
s26 and 10 40 m, and 8 81 and "a p nj.
Leave Highfeld for Gettysburg, Hanover
York and B and H Div. Z so and II 40 m
and 53 p m.
Leave Edgemont for Waynesboro, Cham
bersburg Shippensburg, and intermediate sta
tions at O6 and II 45 m and 35 p m.
Leaye Hagerstown for Cherry Run and all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at 8 O6
a m and 10 35 and 8 10 pm.
PRR Leave Bruceville tor Frederick at 8 40
a m and 8 40 p m and for Littlestown Tan
eytown & Columbia at "a m and 45 p m.
Daily-all other.daily except Sunday.
tstops to land Passengers for Baltimore.
tStops only to land Baltimore passengers.
JIM. HOOP. B Fl. GRIswoLD.
6enl, Manager. Genl, Passenger, Agen
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All the Same.

Acquaintance (in the street carr
Hello, Borus! ! haven't seen you
since you got your last book out.
How are you anyhow What's In
that paper?
Struggling Author-A roast.
Acquaintanoe-I don't mean the
brown paper. I mean the paper you
are reading.
Struggling Author with evident
reluotance)-I have roast in that
oo.-Chicago Tribune. -!
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-02-27

Isn't this lovely new edition of
Byron's works?"
New editionl Why, thought
byron was dead. ."-Louisville Cou-
der Journal. .....
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Not Responsible.

Workman-Mr. Brown, should
like to ask you for small raise in
my wages. I have just been mar
ried.
Employer-Very sorry, my dear
man. but I can't help you. For ao-
oidents which happen to our work
men outside OF the factory the oom-
pany is not responsible. -Fliegende
Blatter.
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BUNS, hoeos AND TKAMPs.
Some Nice Distractions In the Use Of These
Terms.

Terms.
Ny friend-my warrant for SO
styling him is based on the fact that
he has generally accepted sundry
loans from me-was telling of somo
people he had met. By the way,
the conditions under which I met
him led me to believe that he knew
the gentlemen of whom he spoke,
for our acquaintance was formed on
q back street at late hour. His
purse had been lost, strayed or stol-
en-, and fortunately I was vouoh-
safed the privilege Of supplying his
immediate necessities in the par
tioular of what he jooularly termed
"the price" His conversational
powers were at their best, notwith.
standing a certain murkiness about
his voice which forbode to men,
tion to him. inadvertently I had
alluded to him as a bum" Now,
l intended no insult, but from the
subsequent remarks it was forced
upon my attention that had offered
one.
"Ye don t want ter call me bum,
see?" he observed. "Ye don't know
what bum is. I'm a hobo. When
ye call a hobo a bum, yer takin
chances, see? Why, now if Spring
Jack wuz here he'd give ye the
strong arm fer that. Don't know
Spring Jack, eh? Well, ye be ig-
norance. Howsomever, that's nei-
ther here ner there, as me ole fren
Slim used ter say when he'd been
ohuoked off n freight. There's jest
two kin's of buns n them is town
buns n shovel buns. Now, a town
buns felley as won't work, but
buns aroun the town he belongs in.
They's a lot of 'em here. A shovel
bum will work when he's broke.
Them's the felleys as hangs out in
the Wayfarer's lodge.
"A town bum'll sponge on emmy
body, but a shovel bum won't
sponge. He'll work fer what he
gets. Next is tramps. They travel.
They's big difference tween buns
n tramps. A tramp never washes;
he begs at houses instead of hustlin
on tho street, n they're all can gau-
gers; they get a can n sneak roun
back doors of saloons n drink the
drippin's g out of beer kegs. But ye
can gamble t. hobo's fly. He amt
got no use fer buns n tramps. He
puts up a good front, buns on the
fly, which is hustlin on the street fer
the price. He counts himself some
thin n don't 'sociate tn no buns n
tramps. A hobo hates a shovel bum.
He'll t'row his grub away fore he'll
give it ter shovel bum. Ye see,
when hobo gets down on his luck n
braces a shovel bum the other felley
calls him down n tells him ter go
ter work. The hobo alters gets
square. A hobo is up n comm most
of the time. He up ter all the
tricks n can work 'jigger' easy.
Don know what a 'jigger' isp Why
ye scratch yer arm n put some kind
of liniment on it, n it swells up, n
then ye show it ter people, n they
come down with the stuff easy, see?
It's a sure thing. Nose hobos is
crooks. Some of 'em get up in the
business SOS they can crack safe.
They're pretty high up then. A
hobo travels all the time. Ye don't
never find them in the woodward.
This town has turned out few good
hobos. I've seen their registers.
Ye see. a foley writes him name
n the direction he's goin, so the
other felleys knows where he Is.
There's Spring Slim, Spring Jack,
Spring Red. This town amt turn
ed out but one good crook. "-Spring-
field Union.