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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24

perfect. Their compilations us delicate
ly and transpurently lovely as the pet
ais of the tropical night flower and
their figures rs supple and slender as
lizards. They are especially noted for
their well made feet and hands. 1t is
not uncommon, either, TO find them well
dressed and with Il great gift of tongues
speaking easily French. English and
German. besides their native Spanish
The daughters of the wealthlcr fuml-
lies are usually sent to Paris for a few
years finishing" I'm Il fashionable con-
vent school, and they quickly acquire
in the capital of fashion that grace and
chic which is eminently Partisan.
MANY MARRY ABROAD.
Taken altogether. one OF these Nenc-
zuelan Jeune file. just home from
France, is as captivating a creature
ly for their beauty and charm the eli
mate is absolutely destructive. Only
the most energetic can keep up any reg
ular exercise and without II In these
tropical countries this lovely bloom of
their first years Is almost as evanescent
as the life of the rarest flower.
1t is entirely due to the climate that
this Is so, because in very many cases
where the girl is able to- bring a sub
stantial dover the parents arrange for
her marriage in Europe, and some of
the most beautiful women of the con-
'iHSHtdi ShpilalS are NclcHuclanS. VINO
retain their beauty well on to middle
age. If, however, their fate Is to return
to Venezuela they have only to resign
themselves to an early flight of all their
physical attractions.
EARLY MATING
AS rule-and this rule is almost
without exception-they are married
before they attain the age of twenty
Indeed, the greater number of mar
rtages are contracted before the girl has
passed her eighteenth birthday. The
modes of courtship are very like those
of old Spain.
The Venezuelan houses are mostly of
two stories. The first floor is upon the
level of the street and leads straight
into the central patio or court yard
This story is given up to the offices and
servants quarters and is very low. The
iCor above contains the reception and
bed rooms and looks out upon the street
only by means OF few grated win
dows, and here and there q tiny bal
cony. About sunset II is customary for
The young Swells to station themselves
beneath these windows upon horse
back.
QUEER CoURTSHIPs.
The first story being SO low they are
thus almost on level with the bacol
MES. The young men ride in the most
picturesque fashion. Their horses are
descendants of the original Spanish
horses which were full of Arab blood.
and have the same arching necks and
abundant waVy names and tails. They
are usually cream color or piebald. and
their brides are of deliberately braided
and colored horse hair with huge silver
bits. The saddles are frequently lined
with velvet. have high Mexican pun
mels and are hung with leather tassels
and bits OF shining brass or silver The
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
Prentis Place ]
Specials for To-day.

Fine Layer ;Raisins. Sc. per pound: Ana
Ehrge CALIFORNIA Prunes, &c. per pound:
fresh Saratoga Potato Chips. 25c. pei.
pound; Table Peaches, three po,ind cans
fyG; per To can; Bartlett Pears. three pound
I Itrn,,, loG e., per can Heinz's Best Sauer
you like good Syrup try our Boyd's
queen Table at zoe. per gallon-the finest
on the market. Also tho finest New Or
lenns Molasses at Csc. per gallon
Cracked Grain Java Coffee is still lust
ing c. w. HUDGINs & Co, NE
500 Crawford street III
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
Say, Hook Iicrei

DO you need suit? If you do stoD
at our place and we will save you money,
LtiNY & JACORS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24

.oOK HERE!-NOTICE!-W + have
[ II to sell--Clean free burning Stove Coal
clean fren burning Nut Coal. clean lump
Thaeker Coal for CRATES. The best Shell
Wood. The best OF green Oak Wood aisoS
the. bestgo Of Ash Wood vi "A! u guaranteed
to to- be Of the the very best quality Va:
sons 500 High street., ana fhfintsrs & Hail.
lance's, 614 County sire ct. will be- NssoSxp4-
ly attended to. sS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
HORSES, HORSES. HORSES 5.

General Livery, Sale and Exchange
Stables: Good Drivers Weddings arias
FUNERALS furnished. Wholesale and Re-;
eee Gopd and Sass wood Sand usgss
w. c. PECK, corner South and Grave
ford streets. Horse Shooting, Blacksmith-j
Ing and General Repairing in my build-;
Soliciting your orders, am, Il, syg1
Very respectfully, ia5 80
o. L.sWILLIAh6aSS III;
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24

We want to crow over our plush and
corduroy caps.
c. r. wELToN & CO.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
Death orn PROMINENT Young Lawye.

Charleston, S. c. Jan. 23-Ashby
Starkc Farrow. n prominent and popular
young member of the Charleston Bar.
died at his home late last night. Mr.
Farrow was born in Albemarle county
Va. thirty-three years ago, graduated
IN law at the University of Virginia
In 1856. He was associated with the
law firm of Murphy, Farrow G. I.egare
He leaves Il young widow and one child
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
Prepare for the DItxznrd.

me life cut out of them jackets. capes,
blankets ana dress goods at
A. ]. PHILLIPS,
Under oxford Hall.
!. s. Crawford will sell you good
soods at the lowest prices. Call and
lu ii your house from my Big Fur
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
FOR REM B.

Stores on Crawford street. near the
market, with. room dwellings, above.
several dssirable DWELLINGS, In good To-
cations, at s.. 50. $40. s1260, SCI and s25 per
conVenienees. JOHN L. WATSON9zF..
300 High street, Portsmouth. Wa. ~.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
Alteration Continued l

AS we have n few choice articles on
hand In Furniture, Household Furnish.5
HES; Sloth nn, Gents Furnishing Goods
viii be refused. as we want room for
carpenters to. start at work DON'T misc
the opportunity. s. LASTING. go
County ST. extended, Portsmouth, 'ya-s
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
LOOK At THIS.

For the next five days we will sell boz
Call early and get the bargains. US
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hesolve to start the New Year bv ms.
chasing u few lots in 80 800. W puN-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13


INTENSIVE FARMING.-Edwin Har
per, of Kingstree, 3. c., last year, made
5000 pounds of lint cotton on eight
acres-a bale and quarter per acre.
w. J. Williams, of Marion county, s
c., in 1895, sold his crop OF tobacco
from q acres for sS74.54, or at the
rate of 1918 per acre.
E. E. McGill, of Darlington, S. c..
last year made 1,4S6 pounds of tobacco
on one acre, at cost for cultivatine
and gathering of $95. He realized mel
$262.29.
J. E. BrockingLon, of Kingstree, s
c., last year, made 1,750 pounds of to
bacco on one acre, which he sold fol
1926. He then sowed rutabaga tur
nips on the acre, and gathered 2O(
bushels, worth $50. The cost of pro
duction of these crops was $45, having
a net profit of 1851.
In 1895, Mr.. Jerry Guin, of Possie
Ga, had rs acres in crops, and produced
|21 bales of cotton, plenty of corr
and fodder, corn to sell, peas, oats, po
tatoes, pesches, apples, butter, eggs
etc. Mr.. Guin lives at home and cam
see economy of sending money out o.
the county for products that grow here
easily on a par with the production o
any soil or cline.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

CUTTING ORCHARD GRASS AND
CLovER.-Clover aud. orchard grass
will be ready for the mower by the
end of May. Cut after the dew is oh
and cock up the same evening all that
is moved before l o'clock. After hay
is we'll wilted it should never take the
dew. The above applies more espec.
tally to that cut with mower. Spread
out in q uniform layer, not in swaths,
like that hand cut, it dries very rapid.
ly on bright day. If hand cut and
the swaths are very heavy, the cock.
ing may be deferred to the afternoon
of the next day; but if this is done, il
is better to turn the swaths over in the
evening and let the undried bottom
portions take the dew. Both grass
and clover make a better quality oi
hay if cut rather early the quantity,
however, will be rather less. When q
fourth of the heads turn brown is
probably the best time 10 cut clover
when in full bloom the time to cut
grass. AS soon as the mown clover
begins a new growth, topdress it with
100 pounds of plaster to the acre.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

HATCHING HINTs.-When two hens
are Matching at the same time, put all
the chicks as they hatch under one
hen and the unmatched eggs under the
other. =.
Keep the sitters shut in until late in
the day; this will prevent other hens
from making use of their nests for lay.
ing, and thereby save much risk to the
eggs. :,
If a hen deserts her nest, don't
throw the eggs away. Put them in
warm water for five minutes, dry
them with rag, wrap in woolen and
set by the stove and hunt another
broody hen. With care the eggs will
wait for two or three days if not BADLY
chilled.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

WHAT TO FEED.-Sunfower seed, il
is we'll known, is good egg producing
food for chickens; it is also a fine food
to give the plumage a glossy appear,
ance for exhibition purposes. The
Russian sunhower is very productive
and may be planted in fence corners OF
out of the way places. When flesh is
the desirable object to be attained,
feed the grains which contain the ele'
ments that make fat. Indian corn
contains per cent. of fat producing
elements, while oats contain only G
per cent. But if thrifty condition is
most desirable, feed largely with oats,
because oats contain 2 per cent. more
of the albuminoids, or muscle produc'
ing elements than corn. Wheat bran
and skim milk are each chemically
considered quite close in resemblance
to the white of the egg, which fact
suggests their use in the food OF laying
hens.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

IMPORTANCE OF FORAGE CROPS
Do not, while giving attention to the
preparation of the land required fol
the corn, cotton and tobacco crops,
look over the important forage crops
required to meet the needs of the live
stock. Too often the only preparation
made to meet the calls of the animals
has been the fodder from the corn
crop. This is not sufficient provision
for their wants. Then, very truly re-
marks The Southern Planter, there
should be field of sorghum, COW peas
or sofa beans ready to be cut and fed
to the stock, and this should be fed
freely. The cows, hogs, sheep and
horses will pay for it in the improved
returns and better condition in which
they will come on to their fall and
winter feed. Without such help,
stock are very apt to lose in July and
August what they have gained in May
and June.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

A DECEPTIVE NEGRo.-Uncle Jason
was summoned to appear. before court
to give testimony in case in which it
was to his, interest to be identified.
When the time for the trial came, says
Texas Siftings, Jason sent the follow.
ing note to the Judge:
"Can't come, sab. Use lyin' in bed
wild broken hip"
The next day deputy sheriff saw
Uncle Jason on the street.
"You trifling rascal" said the judge,
~ ought to send you to the peniten-
tiary."
"What fur, judgeP"
"For lying to this court"
oI didn't lie to the cou't."
"You, did. Said that you were lying
in bed with a broken hip"
~ wuz, judge"
"How did you get we'll so quick ?"
"Oh, dar want nothin' de matter
wild me-"
"Then you have lied to the court" "
"No, sab, 1 hain't. My son broke
his hip t'other day, and I wuz lyin' in
bed wild him."
"Take that fool away"
"Thank yer, judge. De white folks
doan understan' er thing till airter it's
'splained, but den dey see it wild er
mighty bright eye"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13
fart11 aua fireside.
HOG AND HOMINY,

Mr.. Silas Yonce, of Aiken, s. c., in
1867, went into the pine woods with a
wife and three children. He bad but
one plow and planted only corn and
potatoes, raised few hogs and chick
ems any had a COW or two. There was
a neighbor who ran 12 plows, and
raised nothing but cotton, and bought
all of his provisions. That neighbor
would 60 out and sit on the stump OF
a tree and watch him blowing and tell
him that he would starve if he planted
only corn. His answer would be,
"You will see." He kept on planting
corn and raising provisions. Soon he
increased his force, planted more corn,
raised more hogs and cattle, and after
awhile raised 8 little cotton, which
was clear gain, for he had nothing to
buy but sugar, tea, coffee and flour
be made all else on his pine wood
farm. Time went on; his neig
kept on planting only cotton and buy
ing everything else, and in l2 years
Mr.. Yonce brought him out, for he
had totally failed. Mr.. Yonce paid
So, 500 cash and four years. credit
for the $4OO, which he paid in time
He has bought other land. Has
raised seven children and two sons
are married and settled on their
places, each son as we'll off as his faith.
er. He owes no man dollar, has q
well-stocked farm, plenty of provisions
and some few bales of cotton just fol
ready money; but he and his sons
from 1867 till. now, never induced by
high prices or distressed by low prices
of cotton, have kept on this one policy
of getting all the provisions out of the
land that it can produce and raising all
and more meat than his family
needed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

s@ In an indianapolis church, the
reading platform is adorned by a re.
markably beautiful pulpit, which is
almost the "graven image" in the eyes
of the association of church women
who earned and purchased the pulpit
furnishings. Recently new minister
came into charge of the congregation.
He was a little fellow, and one day
casually remarked to one of his femi-
nine church members: "Miss Badger,
that pulpitis entirely too high for me
I think it had better be cut down a
trifle." Cut down ?" the Mortified wo-
man exclaimed, "cut that pulpit down.
No, indeed !; it would ruin it; it would
be much easier to get taller preacher u
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

L1CE.-If chickens trail their wings
or became droopy, look for lice. Nine
cases out of 10 they are the cause. II
your little chicks get troubled with
lice, dip your finger in kerosene oil
and rub it on tbs top of their heads.
Tobacco leaves, or tobacco in most any
form, placed in the bottom of the nest
ofa sitting hen keeps the lice away. A
remedy for lice infested henhouse is
burning sulphur in it. The house
must be tight and all ventilators
closed; then put pound of sulphur
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

THAT DREADFUL CHILD.-Little
Mamie Peterby attracted considerable
attention at social gathering by ask.
ing where Mrs. Yerger got her new
baby.
"It came down from heaven on q
rainbow" said Colonel Yerger, some.
what embarrassed.
~ know that" replied Mamie, "but
how did it get into the house ?"
Through the window, guess"
$50 that's the way it got into the
house? Grandma, is that the reason
you goes around every night to see
that the windows are all shut ?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

s@ Mrs. Samuelson sent her colored
servant to a neighbor, Mrs. Peter
shinksky, to request the loan Of
morning paper.
"Tell Mrs. Samuelson." was the re-
ply, "that I never allow the paper to
20 out of the house; she can come
over here and read the paper if she
sees proper"
Mrs. Samuelson was very much dis
pleased at this message but she did
not show any sign of resentment.
A few days afterward Mrs. Peter
Skinksky sent her servant over to
Mrs. Samelson to ask her for the loan
of an axe to chop some wood.
Tell Mrs. Peter Skinksky that ]
never allow the axe to 60 out of the
yard, and that she can bring her wood
over here if she wants to chop it up"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13
Auu1arans department.

JIM WEBsTER's HOPEs.-Jim Web
ster has been owing prominent citizen
of Austin 81 for some harness, these
many months. The white man lost
patience at last, and said to Jim:
"You have promised to pay me that
little bill half dozen times; but you
have never done it yet. 1t looks to
me as if you were trying to beat me
out of it,"
"Don't say dat, boss. Use embar-
rased jess now; but Use homes indeed
I is. Hits dat what's keeping me
back"
eff you are honest you will pay
up"
"Boss, I wouldn't be 'spected OBJ ras-
kality for all de money in de State oh
Texas. I'se 'spectin' ter be 'lected
treasurer oh de Dark Risin' Sons OF
Liberty, an den de fust cash dat rolls
inter de treasury am yourn."
"But suppose you are not elected
treasurer, what then ?"
"You shall hab your money all de
same. Use gwinter ack squar wild
everybody, and if any udder niggah
am 'lected ter take charge oh de lodge
I'll lay foah dat niggah de fust dark
night, an poun' him wild club till he
shells out, eff Use put in Jail foah hit.
done tole yer Use honest; but Use
gwinter prove it ter yer, see eff l don't.
1 say, boss ?"
"What is it ?"
"Dar would be no doubt about my
bein' de mex treasurer oh de Dark
Risin' Sons OBJ Liberty, ef-"
eff what?"
"Ef I had a few dollars in cash to
lubricate de kermittee on credenshais. "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

s6 The Venezuelan Commission is
proceeding in very deliberate way,
and will probably not be ready to make
a report before next December; but
meanwhile, it will be observed, Eng
land is carefully pursuing policy of
inactivity in the case, and so there is
no reason for haste on our part.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

A BAD SPELL.-A little 3-year-old
boy became unruly at home, and his
mother, wishing to get him out of the
way, lifted him over into great wood
box in the kitchen and bade him stay
there. An older brother came in soor
after and seeing him there said:
"Well, Charlie, what have you been
doing now?"
30, nawthing," was the reply
"Only mothers having one Of her bad
spellsW
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p@ Captain v, brave and gener.
Gus frontiersman, was the father OF
two charming girls, the eldest of whom
was engaged to gallant young Texas
ranger. The day appointed for the
wedding dawned, "and all went hap
py" up to noon, when the bride elect
avowed her determination not to mar
ry, as she loved another man. This
was a happy turn in affairs, as the
Tilted young man soon found that he
loved her sister best, who also loved
him in return; but when he came to
ask her fathers consent things began
to grow embarrassing, as it reminded
him that he had once performed this
unpleasant duty, and then the old man
did not seem over-willing to confide
the other daughter to his keeping. So,
plucking up all his courage, he hastily
and excitedly implored Captain v
to sanction the union.
"Take her." was the brief reply,
and if she goes back on you, / will
make the old woman marry you"