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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
.Dowu Hi.m ;nc Jews
baltimore SUM

a subscriber To tho sun writes: Very
recently an Illustrated weekly paper lay
inE claim 10 exceptional reSpectahiiitE
allowed itself to become III" vehicle Tor
the publication OF aM arllc!e WIN inc
caption, Down with the Jews written
by n pronounced Ituss.an Nnti-Scm!te.
I should have protested against 1t sooner
hut for the excitement attending the
election just brought 10 sn happy close.
The smoke OF war being over. IT -. per
haps, likely ihis COMMUNICATION may
come under The notice of the aforesaid
paper, and tlSi it vii! not hesitate To
put itself stra!rht in tnc eyes OF the
public ard ,aai," due apology for its
blundcr. IL not. il VIII be reasonable Ia
presume that ii lent It's pages TO that
unDroVokcd attack upon a considerable
and respectable portion OF American
citizens in order TO increase its circula-
ton in the Sums of ignorance ana vice
The publication of such an article as
that described by our correspondent
would very properly he regarded by all
ght-thinkng people as Il gross offcnse
against truth, dccency and good feel
Ing. II is difficult To understand how a
respectable newspaper could have adj
mittcd to its columns so wanton an at
tack. If the paper in question has any
regard for It's reputation it will hasten 10
adopt the suggestion Of our corrcspon-
dent and express its regret. If ii does
not, those who have been slandercd will
pc justified in regarding its silence rs an
Endorsement Of the views of the writer
of the Objectionable article. Bui whcth-
or il doss or does not. they may rest
assured that sUcn marrow and brutal
sentiments find no echo in the hearts of
the American people. Whatever may
he the case elsewhere, there is no dis
elimination in law or feeling in the
United States against citizens of He
brew descent On the contrary. they are
now recognized as among the most val
liable clements of our population. and
as having contributed immeasurably to
country. "Dcwn with the jews" indeed,
such a cry may find sympathy in a
despotism like Russia. but here it will
excite only indignation. Down" the
representatives of a race which has con
tributed To sacred history and religious
literature it's most glowing thoughts and
its most vital ideas. which has produced
O. long line of heroes, warriors. poets
statesmen and philanthropists which
both In Europe and in this country has
been identified with public progress.
governmental stability and commercial
expansion But, happily. it can't lie
ffosfe. Pharoah in old times tried to
down the Jews" and was "downcd"
himself for his pains and every persecu-
tor since has eventually come out sec
ond best in the undertaking. Even the
modern PharOahS OF Russia will dis
cover that the contract Is too large for
them. The Jews were not made to he
"downed." and no weapon that has been
forged against them has finally prosper
ed Under the special protection OF
some happy star or benign influence
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
The Strange Story OF Fortunes Dealings
With a Falsely Accused Girl.
CHARGED WITH STEALING A PURSE
Sent 10 Prison md Had Served Con.
siderable Time When Her beauty
Won the Heart of u BcnOvoIcnt
Lady Who Had Her Hound to Her
-Hnnoccucc Proven.
CNew York Journal.)

Perth Amboy, n. j., Nov. 23-An at
tempt has been made by Mrs. John
Sebastian, OF this city. to recover her
lS-year-old daughter, Julie, from whom
she has been separated for two years
The girl has in that time travelled n
thorny path only to find a new home
OF luxury and refinement and she now
objects to returning To her mother. who
is comparatively poor.
TWO years ago, before her disappear
ance, Julie lived in Newark with her
parents. The family had come from
bohemia only II few years before, ara
could speak little English The girl at
tended public school. When the hard
times came and her father had no work
lhey were compelled 10 take the child
from school and she was sent out 10
work as nurse girl, with IL family
named Light
All her earnings Julie took home to
support the family, which consisted of
her parents and four brothers. all
younger than herself. Her weekly
visits were the source of great hnppi-
ness to the parents. who were very
proud of their daughter who did so
much 10 aid them in the struggle for
existence.
All at once the visits ceased. 1t came
about in this way: One day there was
big uproar in the house where the
enid was employed. y purse contain
i
Inc child was accused of being the thief
and sent to Jail in Newark
Dumbfounded at her arrest the child
could not even send for friends. and
lay in Jail for days awaiting her trial.
When brought before the court she was
TOO frightened To talk and her silence
was construed as a confession of guilt.
she was sentenced Ia The State Indus
trial School at Trenton and carried half
nting from the court room
short time after this her late en-
nloyer died and the missing-purse was
round, and IL was shown that Julie was
| innocent OF the charge. but no effort
was made to have the child liberat ted.
While in the industrial school the
Slri : beauty and sad and Subducd man
ner attracted the attention OF Mrs Will
liam Gihby. wealthy widow of Prince
ION; ana Julie was bound out to her.
and found happiness again. The phiI-
anthropic widow took rs m,,cb ;ntarn.,
IN II" Eirl as though she were her own
child. and sent her To Il young ladies'
seminary.
Two years has made the pretty girl
surrounded by fine Influences. a hand
some and dignitied young lady of Is.
Mrs. Sebastian, who had moved to this
CITY. had i'll the meantime traced her
daughter and went yesterday To Prince
ton in company with City Marshal Wal
| tcFs ana found the girl. She EXPRESSED
no desire To leave the tindheartcd peo-
pie who had cared for her and return 10
her parents. but said she would rather
stay with Mrs. Gibby
Mrs. Gihby will prubably he able 10
retain control Of the girl. as she VA.
bound out TO her by due process of law.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
Mistaken in the Woman.
New York Worldly

In the seat opposite mo sat n woman
about 4" years OF age and as | glanced
at her occasionally ana noticed her So
Ncrc expression set her down for \ tenn
peranrc fanatic and a person who would
scorn the slightest favor at the hands of
IN ow-,ravciicr. Great was my sur
prise, therefore, ut the end of a couple
of hours when she leaned toward me
and quericd:
Young man. might ! ask If YOU have
any peppermint essence in your grip?"
! replied that | was sorry | hadn't
and she resumed her bolt upright posi-
ton and nothing further was said for
a quarter Of an hour. Then she kindly
asked:
Young man. do you carry the means
Ia make II glass of lemonade when you
travcl?'
didn't. l was sorry for her sake that
] didn't, but, as matter of fact I
didn't care for lemonade. She said II
was just as well. and another fifteen
minutes passed. Then she swcctly said !:
Young man. do you not carry a bot
tie of milk or cold tca?"
Never. ma'am."
do you not carry any sort of bottle? ."
"Wcll-cr--you know
Young man" she continued. as she
looked me straight in the eye, "is it
wine or whisky"
"Winc. ma'am.'
and I've sat here nearly three hours
and you haven't offered me any. Come
over and let's have nip
AS | sat down beside her she said
might call her Aunt Polly and that her
severe expression was the result of soft
|corns. and during the afternoon she beat
me twelve games of cuchrc and said she
would adopt me IL she hadn't three
boys already and all older than ] was
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
TEE TASMANIA DEyr1.
II Is the Most Fcrocioms Animal Vhns
10 Known

a beast more fcrociouS, more ficndish
or one less likely To he tanned than the
Tasmanlan devil is not TO be found.
says the Los Angeles Herald. "Devl''
is The tersc and appropriate name by
which II is known in ITS habitat The
devil is about the size OF a big bulldog
Its head is oncthird the length OF It's
body and is nat broad, and hideous.
It's feet resemble those of the badger.
with big claws. while it's tail sticks out
Stiifly. It's coat looks like wool rubbed
the wrong way, the general appearance
of the beast is n kind that makes avoid
ance appear the wiSest policy.
The creature becomes n vcritable flend
when disturbed ever SO slightly He at
tacks everything before him, dead or
living.a and in his mad rage flies a Il mas
tiff or n door with equal ferocity. He
always fights to the finish knowing
neither truce nor quarter. So long as
there is n shred Of flesh to tear or q bone
to SKATER, hc clings 10 his foe, and,
unmindful of the injury he may re-
ceivc, he plies his powerful jaws until
his strength fails.
y devil that was captured when
quite young and kept solely as curios-
ity. never changed Il bit when in cap
tivity. He was surly and ferocious
throughout. and ultimately killed hing
self in a mad struggle with the bars of
his cage. He has been known to rush
at solid stone wall in a paroxsm OF
fury. uttcring gruWls and barks and
beating the air the while.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
CAMPANINrs DEATH.
Something Of tho BIacksmith.SoIdier
Maestro.
(Brooklyn lIaglc.)

italo Campini Is dead. Young people
who have heard him do not know how
great II singer he was, nor do all realize
now great II singer he might nave been
had he given that care To himself that is
a trait of more thrifty artists His
prime was twenty years ago. Then his
voice was matchlcss In its purity and
beauty of tone, and his method ndmirn-
bic In its facility, certainty. and eXprcs-
SION. Ills earlier appearances in opera
won vocifcrous appreciation on two con-
tinents. and the great money gains DOS
sible i'm America kept him in this coun-
try during the best years Of his life. He
was hard and ready student in spite OF
MS seeming carclcssness. for he ac-
CURED repertory of eighty operas and
could sing any one of them at n few
hours notice. Probably lie was seen nj
his best as the young officer in Vcrdi's
finest work, Aida" II part that he was
the llrS' to sing in America when Colonel
NlaplcSon produced the opera in n Splcn-
DOR that has never since been cqualcd
Ihc great carncstncSs Of the young man.
MS spirited acting, his exquisite phras-
Ing, and the ensemble of fine voices and
setting stirred the great audiences 10
lcry OutburStS of enthusiasm quite. diff
ferent from the claquc work so often
seen and heard in the more recent work
OF poiyElot companies. Though subject
10 fuctuant conditions of voice like
other singers, Campunini was generally
reliable and earnest, but he was also n
good liver and n good fellow, and in the
carelessness begottcn of early success
and prospects of long prosperity he spcnt
MS means lavlshy and ate heavy din
nerS before going to the theatre and n
result his voice was soon impaired. or
recent years he has made an uncertain
livelihood by concert and oratOrio sing
ing, in Which he was less satisfactory
ehan In opera, and even appeared in some
vaudeville shows-a great come down"
rom the days when he was IL better
singer than Jean de Rcszke. He was n
blacksmith In Italy, and soldier under
Garibaldi and ii was in the army that
his voice was discovered" His dealt is
loss, but he had outlived his glory.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
CAN SEE WITHOUT EYES
Many Blind Persons Have Been Made TO See
by a St. Louis Doctor.
THE WONDERFUL x RAY BEING APPLIED
II bids Fair to Accomplish Many
Miracles In tho Field OF tho Ocu.
iist-A Lady Who Could Not Re-
member when She Could SEQ Dis
tinsuishcs Easily Many objects.

st. Louis, Mo-. Nov. 26.-People total
~ blind and people without eyeballs
were made to see by aid of an X-ray
machine in the Office of DR.. Heber Rob-
orts Tuesday afternoon. He had some
forty SiShtless SUBJECTS and a. large
audience of spectators
Inc apparatus used was the Nicola
Tesla compound apparatus, a machine
weighing about 500 pounds. The tube
through which the rays arc presented to
the senses of the afflicted person is
known as the fiuoroscopc 1t was held
10 the head Of the SiEhtlcSs person,
either in front, before the useless eye
balls or socket; IN the case of persons
whose eyehalls are gone, at the side of
head. Some of those enabled to see
found the results best when held at
the back of the head.
one interesting case was that of Wall
ter Kelly. 2G years old, whose sight had
been destroyed through I've being
thrown into his eyes. This caused in
iiammation. resulting in the lids unit
ing firmly with the globes, and he had
not seen light for ten years. The ap-
phratus was applied and letters made
of lead, about an inch long, were held
before him. III lie was able to distinguish
the object, hut could not name the let
ter.
Another case was that of Patrick
Moran. &c years old, who had not seen
aiHtnlnS LOT thlfty years. His cycballs
had been totally destroyed. A plate
of lead was moved back and forth over
the microscope, when he shouted: II
see, see" The object appeared to
him ms II mere shadow, but he was able
to tell it's form
still another case was that of Miss
i<ittic Helmke. teacher i'm the Missouri
School for the Blind "a years old, a.
pupil Of the blind asylum who had no
recollection of ever having seen any
thing. She was able TO distinguish
shadows, but could not describe the
form Of objects placed before her
from the experiments DR.. Roberts
ndduced that the retina of the eye Is
not the actual poin, Of contact at which
an object is presented to the senses OF
the heholdcr, but that it is a mirror
which might be replaced by an artin-
clal one in case other portions of the
cyeball remain intact He contends that
by The use of N-rays the object light
or shadow. is presented directed to the
corpora qudra gcrmna, or germ of sight
located between the ccrcbrum and cere-
bcllum, on Il line with the eyes but
nearer 10 the posterior wall OF the skull
than to the face.
This conclusion that the retina is sim
ply Il mirror is directly at variance with
all works on physiology. which teach
that the rctina receives the impression
of the object, ass does the prepared plate
of a camera.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
TO FLY OVER NIAGARA
An Invention With Which II Is Proposed to
Conquer the Great Cataract.
A COMBINATION BOAT AND BALLOON
rhe Details of the 8Iachinc In Which
the Inventor Proposes TO go Down
into the Awful Abys-Ac Snys He
Will Drop Over the Prccipicc as
Lightly as Does the Spray.

Buffalo, N. Y. Nov. 26.-Despite all
statements to the contrary the Fails
of Niagara remain unconquered by man
SO far as his passing over them and liv
ing 10 tell the story of his adventure
is concerned. To some who have read
the fake stories published of trips over
the precipicc and who accepted them as
fact this will be q surprising statement,
but it is fact. nevertheless. No man,
IN fact no human being has ever gone
over the great falls and lived 20 tell the
tale. j. i; III! that leads many amb-
tious for notnricsy 10 turn their atten-
ton to the falls q The place 10 obtain
It.. Ii is there fo; them in large guam
titles If they successfully make the aw-
Iul plunS which has always dealt death.
One of the latest 10 present plan for
making the hazardous trip Is NJ. Cas-
sa quenne. n FIcnchnan, who would
draw away from the surface Of the falls
Just after pas ing the b:inl;. and. like the
spray. would 0odt through the air in a
line that wou.d allow him Ia settle on
the water nj The lower river cveral hun
dred feet dis ant from the falls. 10 ac-
compl!sh tbs he would shoot nc
precpicc ablu, the centre - tnn Horse
shoe fail. just WHARF the water Is dark,
green. ard deepc't.
To do all this VI. C.sluuennc la :
conceived All apr1Ta II wHicn - pra2s1-
cally Il combination - i h3r' ana Ie"p-
plane. Tia hcs, 20: ;an % the ippaIa-
itus would he made very l!@h.. and his
design differs lrcm trc G.H&l% at II
that ii Will nave a vcrg A!E'' stem Sop
ing at cen5ide.a3.o AIR & from IN. ~:
face OF the water. tHC OBJECT OF nj
slopinG stern l. iN-t WI b 4 area :
assistance In lifting ,al 2"2i, away
from the .tgcpn - !; r!rl1cs away ;t1!1
the falliu" Wa t." ~ ;.e bt.nk Of TIE
precipicc. ia be g,. iac nr!rt ~ tn
falls is reached ~ ier1pi Ha VII ne 1e!5
Il ~
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
Used FOR PACKING.
T0othpicks Made I'm Japan Como to
America Free Of Duty.

It has often been Il matter Of wonder
that articles Of Japanese manufacture.
such as toothpicks and fans. could he
sold nj such low prices. The small fans
are sold az a cent piece. While the
dainty little toothpicks command the
same price per bundle. says the Jewel
ers' Review.
When on. examines either Of these pro-
ducts ana spcculates upon the amount
of labor that must be spent to make
them in any quantity. the natural infer
cncc is that the wcll-known smallncss
Of Japanese wages contains the explana-
ton Such skilled workers as watch
makers get but trifle more than dol
lar 81 week for their services. and the
less skilled and more mechanical trades
command II pittancc that to our West
crn ideas seems Incredibly small.
But small as the wages of the Japa-
nese worker may he, here are considera-
lions that Indicate at once that some
other cause must be found. There Is 81
duty on both tie articles mentioned, and
in addition To ii must he remembered
that Japan il Gccd piece away. and
that. in the natural course, freights
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
Alcmis Ene,nx,s l,end.

One Of the innumcrablc little wars that
England carries on with savaEcs has lust
taken place in the River Niger IN West
Africa 1t concluded with the eating of a
human head by the native allies Of the
British. 4 chief named EatshcllH had
built himself Il stronghold on q tributary
Of the Niger. from which he made raids
into the territory of the nciEhbOring king,
who was under British protection. Kat
sholla was OF immense size and fearful
appearance. lie lived Il life OF utter de-
piavity. y British expedition of 40 men
was sent after him. and smashed his
stronghold. Lieut.. Testing. who com
mandcd tho expedition. writes: THE rob
her prime, EatShclla, an immense man.
was killed Just outside the town. and
then the brutal instinct of the niGgcrs
came ont. They cut off his head and sent
il to the king | was helping lie. If you
please, had il boiled and his muntshs dow
native followers ate il. The king sub
scquentlS sent the skull back to me. and
it was handed to the doctor for disposal -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29

would give n considerable price in this
market to articles that were entirely
without cost in the Oreint.
a visit to several Japanese importing
houses which deal exclusively in fine
Satsuma and other native wares and in
Japanese curios, revealed the secret of
the prices ut which the small wares could
be offered here. The large vases. which
form the staple import of the concerns
called upon. require the most careful
packing, lest on their long journey they
come To grief: and here is where the
toothpicl:s and fans not only work
their passage, but legally escape duty.
Packed In and around the vases are
many thousands OF these articles. and
by this use they lose their character ay
merchandise and become merely so
much packing"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
The United states Army.
Baltimore Amcrican.)

| The annual report Of General Miles.
VINO mas command Of the army. is an
Interesting one. The army Is shown TO
be III excellent condition. ana the ma
| 'crlai OF which ii is composed has been
steadily improved by care and discrim-
| nation in the Selection of recruits This
mas been an easy thing 10 do in the past
| year or TWO, owing tn the large ntlmbc,
| OF persons out OF employment: bur Tho
return of prosperity may compel tho
acceptance OF a less desirable class of
men. Ut is gratifying To know that tbr
morale of the rank and file has, been
even temporarily raised. and the kuowl-
cage oi II VIII induce better mon Ia sccl,
employment in that way. There is nn
sound reason why an army as small as
lhai oil the United States. ana well
paid and provisioned. should not he pro-
Iportionately the best i'm the world i'm
every respect.
General Miles urges the need of proner
coast dcfcnscs, and gives estimates for
number of cities. that for Baltimore
pclhS entirely TOO modest. lie thinks
guns are III" main dependence. and in
this The american fully agrcss with
him. The money should be spcnt i'm
guns rather than in elaborate fortified
tons, ard the sites for the guns should
De III sufficient distance from the points
To- he protected TO defend the latter
from the lonE-rangc guns Of the enemy.
me General speaks Of the opDositti0n
or the workingmen Ia these dc:cnscs
because they may he threat to them
we nave not heard of such oppnsition
OF the Workingmen 10 these dcfcnses
II mus; come from Debs or SOVEREIGN
or somc such spurious representative
"i real wo"kinGncn. II is impossible
~ believe that the real worltinrmen
of this country are different from. or
less patriotic than other people
IN" report recommends a large in
crease OF the standing army--that there
shall be a soldier for every two thousand
of the population This would brine.
tho. army up to $4,000 men. This would
not he large force for seventy mil
lions OF people. scattered over such an
immense area as is comprised in the
territory of the United States. and It
might be well TO have such a force In
an emergency: but it IS not likely that
the hopes of General Miles will be real
lied. Tie temper Of the people is an
tagoniStic 10 such an increase Of four or
five thousand to fill out the regiments.
but an increase Of fifteen or twenty
end OF the country TO the other and par
alyZc the energies of the bravcst con
gresham.
The army. as it stands. has been
found sufficient To deal with any inter
nal emergency, and now that the
frontier troubles have been reduced to
n trjfle il is in a better situation To cone
promptness and decision. Should out
side troubles occur, the army would be
merely a nucleus, whether il were
twenty-five or forty-fve thousand
strong. The main reliance of the coun-
try is on It's volunteer soidiery.
,-----------------
The best way TO cure disease to drive it
FRI H.. tor nv fxytTp ha
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
Am Iron free.


\ remarkable discovery is narrated by
Prof. Garter to the Academy of Sciences
Of Philadelphia, as being made in Three
TINS. Montgomery. county pa. In n sand
stone quarry At that place an iron tree
feet below the surface. The tree Is about
Is feet long and IS inches in diameter. and
rather 10 the iron ore known as brown
homut;tc: ana Prof Carter accounts for
the phenomenon by the fact that the
shales aud the sandstone IN that re!ghbor-
hood are covered with red oxide OF iron,
and sometimes with brown hematite. It
is Presumed THAT the 'ron ore was re-
luccd by organic matter ana that il was
meade soluble N water containing carbonic
acid gas then, rs the water ho!dins the
tree. the ron was precipita ted on the lat
ter. and there was an interchange of.Sei;-
et&bc and mineral matter, 50 that Tie
rocks We're Gei,oved of their coloring and
the tree took IL up.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29

they have survived vicissitudes, Gala
mites and prosecutions that would have
wiped out less favored races. and at the
close of the nineteenth century stand In
the front ranks of progress and prosper
ity I'm every quarter of the globe. The
world has reason to be glad that they
cannot be "downed," for if they could
its loss would be great and frreparable.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
New Coal ana WOOD CO., sncorpornted

Norfolk. Va, November -. 1856.
Our Wood and Coal Company. corner
Chapel and Henry streets, is Offering
nice. dry sound wood. sawed. split and
delivered. at $500 PEI cord. Give us a
trial and YOU Will order again.
OUR WOOD AND COAL CO.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
H-.W.
PATROL SHOES

giving you ease and comfort. We keep
Il record OF al! purchasers. Policemen,
painters. carpenters. Oystcrmen, wreck
ers. farmers, IN fact. every kind of me-
chanic wear them. See then: n
HELLER'S "Onc Price" Shoe Store.
&c Bank ST., opp. Courthouse.