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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17
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The concert to be given for the benefit
Of McKendree Church tomorrow night
al FESTIVAL Hall will be unsurpassed by
any previous entertainment in this ward
Prof. Koerner VIII be assisted by Misses
Eweil and Macy. Ice cream and cake
VIII be served by the ladies' OF the En-
terprise Society.
Mr.. A. w. Grandy is very sick at bis
home. on Claiborne avenue.
81. Peters p. +. Church, Rev. w. ID.
Smith. rector-FServices IL a. m. and s
p. m. AT night special sermon All cor
daily invited.
There viii be preaching at Spurgeon
Memorial Baptist Church al IL q. m. and
Z 40 p. m by the pastor, Rev. F. H. Mar
I'M In the morning the pastor will
preach on Missions" At night a spe-
cial sermon to the "Unconverted." The
pastor VIII also preach at Gimerton in
the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Cards of invitation are out announcing
the birthday reception to be held at Park
Avenue Baptist Church Tuesday night
at O'Clock. 1t is to be under auspices
Of the Young Ladies' Aid Society and
promises TO be unusually attractive
Mrs. ]. c. Sterling, OF Brown avenue,
left yesterday evening for Baltimore,
Md. where she will reside in the future.
McKendree M. E. Church--Services at
II a. m. and p. m. Evening subject,
The Decalogue in Politics" Epworth
League at 1870 p m.
Col. l. C. Wade, doing business with
Mr.. Cornick, real estate agent, Main
street. has removed his family from
Broadway City. Shenandoah Valley, to
this city. and they now reside at 3O2
Rose avenue.
Rev. j. J. Hall. D. D., Park Avenue
Baptist Church, will use for his morning
subject Pleasing God" Evening sub
ject. Echoes from the Convention"
Trinity NJ. Z. Church. Rev. C. w.
Leftwich. pastor-Services al the usual
hours.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17


Here are two quite different thoughts
about death. The great. universal and
inevitable fact Is here looked at from
two points Of view. from the two sides
OF the grave.
We must look at 1t from some point
Of view. We cannot help it, 1t forces
Itself upon our attention We take up
the dead. We walk abroad, and the
mourners go about the streets. Year by
year as the seasons pass and the shad-
ows gather. and one by one those whom
we have loved go hence and are no
more seen, the uncertainty OF life and
che sure approach of death impress
themselves upon our minds.
The fact of death is being emphasized
Tor somebody every day. But some
Times in the departure of some widely
Familiar figure, in the putting of an as
tertsk beside some well-known name
IN the silence Of some voice do which
many nave been used to listen for help
LILO INSPIRATION. 1t Is emphasized for G.
whole community. And sometimes
when some great disaster comes and
sudden destruction fails upon q multi
tude,, not only community, but a whole
nation, even whole world. is reminded
that there Is such a fact as death.
Sometimes the air seems freighted with
tragic rumors. On all hands are disas
trons happenings.
The newspapers come, like the SER
wants OF JOB. bringing sad news from all
points OF the compass. And we re-
member the predictions of the last
catastrophe which will end the world
wars and rumcrs of wars. the pestilence.
the famine, the earthquake. the sea
and the waves roaring, and mems hearts
falling them for fear. At such times we
are compelled to think of death. we
cannot keep the thought away
We must consider death from some
point OF view. But It makes a wonder
fun difference sometimes from which
point OF view fact La looked at Few
things are 50 round that when we have
seen one side we have seen all sides.
few facts arc SO simple that one look
suffices to their understanding More
often 1t is the second look, from the
second point Of view. which gives the
first It's meaning. Often the second
thought quite reverses the impression
OF the hrpt- We cannot be said to know
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17
AUCTION sALEs-FuruRE DAY.
BY w. r. Fentress, Auctioneer.

RY VIRTUE OF DEED IN TRUST
= made to me by Samuel Marshall, dated
october 10th. 1884, and recorded In D. b.
lss. p. 1875. Norfolk County Clerks office,
Va. and at the request OF the party Sc.
cured. default having been made. ! Will
sell at public auction at the Norfolk Real
Estate Exchange, ll3 Main street Nor
FOLK, Va. at IL o'clock. on TUESDAY,
May 18th. 1896. all those four certain lots
of land and improvements conveyed in
said deed In trust. and situated on Lind
say Avenue, near Portsmouth, Va.
Terms Cash.
my1i-5t G.. w. DEAL, Trustee.
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q book on the Advantage of Dea tn"
Then shall We know what he meant who
said, death Is the veil which we who live
call life: we sleep. and II Is lifted.
Copyright. 1896, by the Newspaper Ser
mon Association.')
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17

Ladies' Bathing Suits of navy flannel,
sl75 s225, $3.50, $500. OF black mohalr
with sailor collar of white mohafr, sib0.
Child's Misses navy flannel bathing suits.
s26s. $500 and $3.50. Mems one piece fan
mel suits.
CT Ok
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~GREAT
Dry Goods and Notion Sale,
MONDAY AND FRIDAY ONLY!
fridays Sale.
NOTIONS!

yard pieces vELvErEEN SKIRT
BINDING. &c. piece.
yard pieces. YELVETEEN SKIRT
BINDING, Sc. piece.
yard pieces VELvETEEN SKIRT
BINDING. SC. piece.
LAMP WICKs. all widths. &c. bundle.
STOCKINET DRESS SHIELDS, small
size. &C. pair.
sToCKINET DRESS SHIELDS. large
size. Sc. pair.
Small Box MOURNING PINS, 1c. box.
Double Back CORSET sTEELS, &C.
Double Back CORSET sTEELs. sateen
cover, Sc. each.
wHALEBoNE CASING. all colors. &c.
roll.
uNScovERED wHALEBoNE. 7. and
COVERED DRESS sTEEIs. Sc. dozen.
Double Handle CURLING IRONS. &C.
each.
LINEN CORSET LAcEs. 2 yards long.
20. each.
RUBBER CORSET LAcEs. yards long
HEAVY COTTON CORSET LACEs, 2
yards long, lie. EACH
RED MARKING COTTON. &C. dozen.
51i SHOE LACES. Sc. dozen.
90 inch TAPE MEASURES. lie. each.
Small Size SAFETY PINS. 1]sc. dozen.
Large Size SAFETY PINS. &c. dozen.
PINK PAPER HAIR PINS papers for
&c.
INVISIBLE HAIR PINS, papers for
&c.
AMERICAN PINS, G papers for SC.
BIXBY's STOVE BLACKING. lie. box
sTAFFoRD's BLACK INK. small bot
ties. lie. each.
sTAFFORD's BLACK INK, large bot
tie, Sc. each.
Best Quality AMMONIA, &c bottle.
TALCUM POWDER, &C. box
TOILET PAPER, SMc. avkage.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17

by REV. GEORGE HODGES, D. D.
Dean Cambridge Theological School
Cambridge.
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pOANoKE RED SULPHUR SPRINGS
Nvia Salem. Va, will open for the nc
commodation OF visitors June lst. The
valuable curative properties Of the wa tiers
are well-known to the public. High and
dry location. being 2:200 feet above sea
level. Telephone communication with
railroad and telegraph Office. Terms
moderate. Descriptive pamphlet contain
ing analysis of waters, certificates from
mailed upon application to ]. H. CHAP
MAN. Manager np26-su we fr Pm
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att is appointed unto men once t
die"
whatsoever liveth and believeth Il
Rae shall never de-
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SUMMER RESORTS.

m OPENS JUNE /.
Is delightful and in inexpensive sum-
mer resort Free carriage to guests.
MRS. DIR. a. c. BLEDSOE,
Proprietor.
A. C. BLEDSOE, JR., Business Mana
ger. Write for circular. mylQ-su we 2pl
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17
THOUGHTS ON DEATH
The Destiny Of Man, Even When Read In the
Book of Nature, Goes Beyond the Grave.
BEAUTIFUL SYMPOSIUM ON IMMORTALITY

THE Strange Phenomena of Will and
Memory and Love Have Made Il
Next to Impossible for Men to
Think that Man Dies When the
Body DIes-Lesson IL Teaches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

To get good horses, breed right and
then feed right.
Keeping the harness, especially the
collars, well oiled will help prevent
gals.
The nearer you get to full blood in
breeding the better will be the re-
suits.
The thrift and condition of the moth
er largely determines what the pig will
be.
A well-fed pig is usually contented
one, and will usually take only such
exercise as is needed for health.
On the farm, as elsewhere, economy
of time and space requires every team
to accomplish the greatest amount of
work
The quality of the meat may be
readily improved by careful and clean
ly feeding, as we'll as changed by the
kinds of food.
Horses may get fat and look well
standing in the stable all of the time,
but they will hardly be in condition
to stand hard times.-Farmers' Union.
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ground. IL is wholly out of proportion
be more substantially put together.
The materials are coarse rushes and
grasses, wound round and round in a
globular form, the ends being carefully
worked in to make tolerably smooth,
tough thatch, perfectly dry and less
than an inch thick, with hole some
where i'll the side near the top for the
wrens to go in and out. Just where
that hole is, few can tell until after a
brood has been raised and the way has
been made plain by the constant com
ing and going. If one is not in posses
sion of the secret, he had better not try
to discover it unless he wishes to de-
stroy the nest, for he would be likely to
lose patience and perhaps to thrust
finger through the wall.
In the old nests the orifce may BE-
plainly seen. 1t is nearly an inch
across; but in the new nests. instead of
leading directly to the inside like
simple window, there is a wide shelf or
sill. which projects not outward but
inward, and slopes steeply upward, 50
that the wrens, when entering, must
first go up and then down. The inside,
which is as big as ones two fists. is com
fortably lined with feathers, and on this
bed of down may be found in June and
July clutch of beautiful and curious
eggs, dark brown, like chocolate drops,
and in number from five to nine.-Our
Animal Friends
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duced forces the cork out with violent
explosion, while by the effect of reac-
ton the bottle rolls back upon the lead
pencils, initiating exactly the recoil of a
piece of artillery.
Some time when you want to enter
tain your friends after dinner, propose
to them the problem of the three
matches. Make a slit in the end of one
match and after slightly sloping with
knife the end of a second match intro
duce it into the opening of the first in
such way as to form an acute angle.
Now stand them up on the table a. d
lean a third against them as indicated
in the design. Hand fourth match to
anyone present and ask him to lift in
the air with its aid the three others all
together.
Like all the little games of combina-
ton this is very simple-after you know
how but have seen it tire the patience
of an eminent architect and even great
civil engineer.
The solution of it is indicated in the
Illustration:
just lean the fourth match lightly
against the first in order to let the third
fall under the one which you hold. Then
lower the hand so that the third may
pass into the angle formed by the first
two. Now lift into the air the match
which you hold in your hand and the
others will come with it two on one side
and one on the other.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
Bal'bed Wire and Stock.

We cannot object too much to the use
of barbed wire for fences for stock.
Some years ago we were riding across
the Dakota plains in train. A herd
of cattle became frightened at the train,
and some of them made break for the
barbed wire fence. None of them tried
to get over except calf. The poor
animal got partly over the wire and was
held there by the barbs. AS the train
went out of sight the creature was seen
still held fast by the same prongs. AS
there was no help in sight, we can
not know the suffering occasioned the
dumb brute. This is doubtless opIy
one case of the thousands, but it shows
the inhumanity of man. Let US dis
courage the barbed-wire barbarinm.-
Farmers Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
VERY SMART BOY.
Thought the Horse Had No Right to Be
Foolhardy.

Thought the Horse Had No Right to Be
Foolhardy.
Canine intelligence is a something
that has oftentimes been the subject
upon which fiction has been founded.
The queer antics of the dog, and it's
seemingly keen perception at divers
occasions, are things that have brought
many a philosopher to conclude that
this species of the dumb brute is well
nigh human.
A one of the evening entertainments
of the Carver combination a common
poodle dog, if it did not show true I'M
derstanding of the situation, certainly
verified the sympathetic qualifica tions
that have so often been attributed to it's
kind. During the entire performance
he seemed as interested as any of the
spectators. 1t closely watched the ath-
letes mount the tower and make their
high dives, followed them in their airy
flight before striking the water, and
seemed to smile all over when they arose
uninjured to the surface of the water.
But what seemed to attack its sensibili-
ties most was the act of the diving
horses. AS soon as it saw that one Of
the horses was being led around to the
incline at the back of the tower, by
which they ascend to their place, it be-
came restless, and commenced to whine
pitifully. 1t seemed to strike it that
this was not as it should be; it grasped
the unnaturalness of the feature, ard
expressed sympathy the best it could.
1t painted, and the whine grew stronger
the nearer the horse came to the plat
form. When the horse stopped and
waited moment, the dog actually
seemed to lose it's breath. And as the
horse fearlessly made the plunge the
dog actually shuddered and seemed to
be on the point of collapsing. The morse,
of course, arose safely and swan to
shore. Upon seeing that the horse bad
escaped uninjured the Joy of the dog
knew no bounds. 1t barked and wagped
its tail and was as happy as could he,
and but for its master would have run
to where the horse was, presumably to
extend congratulations upon a remark
able escape. Minneapolis TRIBUNE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
FARM AND GARDEN.
FARM FISH CULTURE.
An Interesting Industry and One That
Can Be Made to Pay.

For many years past the government
las been at great pains and expense IN
establishing and keeping up piscicul-
lure establishments. And millions upon
millions of fish have been Matched and
distributed to private individuals and
turned loose in the water courses IN
various parts of the country, and have
persisted for the want of proper atten-
ton. And the public, generally, have
derived but little benefit for the money
expended. In foreign countries, tsh
culture has been profitable, and it could
be made profitable in this country pro-
vided the farmers would turn their at
tention to it, and prosecute it with
judgment and energy. Every owner OF
farm of any dimensions can have his
own private fish pond, and supply his
table with the rareSt and best of food at
little expense. And fresh fish is always
ready sale in the country markets. On
a great majority of the farms there is a
place worth but little for cultivation
that might be converted into an excel
lett fish pond, and made to yield its
Vi lOOu III TIC
of the family. But so far, farmers, or at
least very few of them, seem to have
given the matter any attention. l know
but one farmer in my neighborhood
who has given the matter any thought,
and he has been remarkably successful.
Ponds intended for fish culture (if
possible) should be made where there
is an abundance of shade, and made as
deep as possible, so that when full there
will be no possible danger of their freeZ-
ing to the bottom. And on the bottom
should be placed large fat stones with
theiy edges elevated by placing another
stone under them. Under these stones
the fish will go for protection either in
very cold or hot weather. The margins
of the pond should be made slanting
gradually. Water growth should be let
grow around the edges, as it has ten
dency to shade the water and keep il
cool and fresh. The purer the water
can be kept the better Consequently,
stock nor fowls should have access to
it, for when the water becomes impure
the fish are not good for food. And
they soon sicken and die.
The German carp, the California salm-
on, the pike, the shad and many other
kinds have their admirers, and are high,
ly recommended, but for hardy kinds,
and those most likely to thrive, l would
not exchange the bass, the buffalo, the
perch and the cat of our own native
streams for any others. Fish, like every.
thing else confined to narrow quar-.
tiers, should be regularly fed. Coarse
bread of any kind without salt or grease
is an excellent food. When wanted for
table use they can be taken with clip
net or small sieve and the small fry
returned to the pond. - c. Glover, in
journal of Agriculture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01

4. The Problem of the Three Matches.
same proportion and so ascends little
by little.
Moreover, the circumference of the
candle chilled by the water melts much
more slowly than it does in the air so
that the top of the candle becomes grad
ually followed out in such a way that
the flame has a little we'll for itself, as
represented in the corner of the design.
You need not have the slightest fear
therefore in announcing that you can
make lighted candle burn to the very
end in a glass of water.
| have often vainly tried to analyze,
especially on the Fourth of July, why
it is that boys find big noise more
amusing than all other sports com
bined. ! only know that they do; that
to touch off cannon, to hear the roar
which frightens nervous people, to see
ball spin into the air with the rapidity
of lightning, and to watch the conse-
quent recol is the greatest fun alive.
SO | am going to tell you how to pro-
duce these effects in the most innocent
manner possible.
First produce at any drug store the
two little packages of powder that are
used in making settler water. Then
take an empty bottle of thick glass
like the one indicated in the illustration,
and fill it about a third full of water.
Dissolve in this water the bicarbonate
of soda contained in one of the little
packages, and put the powder of the
other (tartaric acid) into card rolled
up into the form of a cylinder. Plug up
one end of this little cylinder with a wad
of blotting paper, and suspend your
cartridge thus made to the cork of the
bottle by means of a pin to which a
thread is attached: only be careful to
have your thread of such a length that
the bottom Of your cylinder does not
touch the liquid.
Force this cork with its little attach
ment well into the bottle, and behold
your artillery charged. All that re-
mains to be done is to fire it Off TO do
this it is only necessary to place the
bottle horizontally on two lead pencils
placed parallel upon the table. The
water at once penetrates the tube of
pasteboard, diSsoves the tartaric acid,
and the carbonic acid gas suddenly pro-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
SOME QUEER TRICKS.
Odd Ways in Which French Youngsters
Amuse Themselves.

Odd Ways in Which French Youngsters
Amuse Themselves.
To balance a cup of coffee on the point
of a knife is a feat not many of us would
undertake with any hope of success; but
with the aid of few accessories which
are readily at hand the trick may be
made comparatively simple. A cork, a
fork-these are all the implements nee
essary, only do not forget to have on
hand little adroitness.
Put cork of proper size into the
handle of a cup of coffee so that it will
fit securely and solidly, though not so
tightly as to run any risk of breaking the
handle. Stick a fork in the cork, two
prongs on one side of the handle, and
two on the other, inclining the end of
the fork toward the under side of the
cup.
The center of gravity being thus low
cred, place your cup upon the point of
knife, and you will find by experiment.
ing the exact point where it will hold
itself in equilibrium. The underside of
the cup usually being glazed, you must
keep the hand that holds the knife
steady. In the beginning you would do
better to keep your other hand near the
handle of the fork, so that you could
seize it quickly in case of the danger
of fall.
Perhaps if you want to be entirely
sure of your morning coffee you would
better drink it before making your first
experiment.
&c ln l., 4 \ ill., 4, 4
surprised me most when | was first in
Paris was glass of water doing duty
as a candlestick. But in spite of it's
simplicity, it perfectly supported the
candle, and was in all points Of useful
ness quite the equal of any cardlestick
going. Only you must know the little
dodge of preparing the candle,
You have only to pierce the end of
candle with nail, but you must take
great care that your nail is of just the
right weight to carry the candle entire
ly under water; that is to say the water
must be just even with the top of the
candle without wetting the base of the
wick.
Then light the wick and you may
sa1ely wager That IN spite OF the I'M
favorable element into which it is
plunged, your candle will burn to the
very end.
This seems extraordinary at first,
but little reflection will make the
reason of it clear. You see, if the burn
ing shortens the candle and so seems
likely to bring the wick in contact with
the water, on the other hand the weight
of the candle is diminished in just the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01

the front end of the rack at the middle
Back the wagon or sled close to the
shock. Turn down the apron. Make
a loop on one end of a strong rope and
place this over the shock. b. Run the
other end through the pulley on the
front of the rack, then back to a stake
or iron pin, c, driven into the ground
Start up the team slowly and the shock
will be pulled onto the rack.-W. H.
Ross, in Farm and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
MARSH-WREN'S HOME.
No Bird Home Could BE More Substan-
TALLY Put Together.

The nest of the long-billed marsh
wren is probably the strangest thing
about it, and another surprise is in store
caught one of the midgets suspiciousiv
near great structure of reeds and
grasses, as big as cocoanut, and sus-
pended in the frailest way among the
reeds or bushes, several feet from the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01

VERY low rates will be made by the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railway for ex-
cursions of August1Sth, September 1st, 18th
and Goth, to the south, for Homeseekers
and Harvesters. For particulars apply to the
nearest local Agent, or address JAMES BAR
KER, Gen. Pass. q Tiki. Agt., st. Louis, Mo.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
Trips Undertaken for Health. Sake

VIII be rendered more beneficial, and the
fatigues OF travel counteracted, if the
voyager will take along with him Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, and use that protec-
tive and enabling tonic, nerve invigorant
and water is nentralized by it, and it is a
matchless tranquillizer and regulator OF the
stomach, liver and bowels. 1t counteracts
malaria, rheumatism, and a tendency to
kidney and bladder ailments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01

Tho London World says: THE
grand duke of Nassau and Luxembourg
is entertaining his annual shooting
parties at Hohenburg, his place in Ba-
varia, which has large and beautiful
park, while the iagd is one of the best
in South Germany" Note: This jag Is
spelled with a ID y