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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
N. A. sAuSnEns.
Slaughter snlc of Solid values, Mon.
day, June 28th.

GOODS must be sold Ithis day. Read the
prices and the sto!y IS told. Black f,e-
ured Taiifeta Silk, worth T5c, now 4gc
3OO yards of figured Persian and Dresden
Silks. worth 81 and S125. now 60: fancy
coiored Silks, worth 75c and 81, now 49c.
qua os or Silks worth 4oc. soc and 75c,
now 25c, Quanulty limited TO each cus,
toner; black China Silks, worth coo. now
alc' black China Silks worth 4Oc, now
33c; colored China Silks wonth 25c. now
lIc; Silks must go this day.
Ali-Wool Cloth Su!ting worth 25c now
ish3c; all-wool Cloth Suiting worth 5oc.
now 25c; Albatross and Yelling in light
shades worth soc, now 25c
French Serge WORTH s., ,25. now sec. fine
serge worm soc, now 31c; fine black Serge
womh oOc, now 39c; all-wool Serge worth
3oc' now 1SAc: black and blue Mohadr
Woruh soc, now 39c; black and blue Sict
Ian worth $780, now CSC; SlcBlian worth
loc' now 59c; Fiz Sicilian worth 81, now
G9c; black Fiz Moiilair worth 25c now
l21ac; t'iz Mohatr worth 3Oc now 193te:
SIX Warp Henrietta worth 50, now 81.
sllk hnished Henrietta WORTH SIC, now
QUO; Henrietta worth 81, now SOC.
Colored Serges worth soc, now 25c:
sheeting worth zoe. now 15c; Sheet!ng
worth 25c. now 17Ac; Twilled Coptons
worth Sc, now SC: Towels worth 40c and
soc. now Csc; Hucl< Towels worth 3oc
now 19c; Plaid Muslin worth 10c, now Sc:
striped Muslin wonhh 1Oc. now Sc; fine
Ind'a Linen worth 121ac. now &c; fine
Napkins worth SO, now 1925; fine Nam
kins worth 81, now $3.50; fine Napkins
worth sl.25, now 9Sc: Cotton Crash worth
&c. now 3&c.
Slaughter in Corsets. Corsets worth
SOC. now 39c: Corsets worth 75c. now 80o.
Corsets worth 81, now 75c Corsets worth
$3.50. now s1.10; odd lot of Corsets worth
5Oc. 75c and 81, now while they last th,s
day 26c.
Odd lot OF Muslin Underwear at half
price.
Ladies' Hose worth soc, now 25c: Chill
dren's full regular made and fast black
worth 25c, now 15c; Children's Hose
from &c up.
Ladies Gauze Ribbed Vests worth sc
now 3a4c; Ladies Vests worth 1Sc nou,
10c; Ribbed Vests worth zoe now iSc.
25c Ribbed Vests. now 17c
Handkerchiefs worth l2h, now Go.
Handkerohiefs worth &c, now S&c.
Call and save money on all goods this
day. June 90, Monday.
R. A. SAUNDERS.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Roanoke Collenc.

49, Roanoke College continues to prosper.
me number OF students Increased again
l.s. a wear. the enrollmcnt being 1853. They
came from seventeen States and Ter
rtories and several foreign countries.
In the graduating class was n Choctay
indian. and Korean is a member OF
the next Junior class. The order during
gent work was done by the students.
Roanoke offers many advantages at a
very moderate cost. The Roanoke VAL
lev is famous for it's beautiful scenery
and hcalthful climate. The moral,
social and religious advantages of
Salem are unsurpassed. The Catalogue
OF sixty-two pages shows that Roanoke
is abreast of the times in its facilities
and methods of instruction A copy Of
the Catalogue. with the June CoIlegian.
may be had by addressing DR.. julius d.
Dreher. President, Salem, Va.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
TnEo. d. WILSON DEAD.
He Was Formerly Chief Constructors
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Washington, June pa telegram
WAS received at the Navy Department
Ibis afternoon announcing the death of
Theo A. Wilson. formerly chief con-
structor Of the navy ut the Boston
Navy-yard, at 1890 o'clock to-day. The
telegram said Constructor Wilson died
suddenly of heat stroke received
while superintending the unlocking of
the Monitor Passaic. Chief Constructor
t-ichborne returned TO Washington
from Boston this afternoon and was
very much shocked to hear of Construc-
tor Wilson'S death. He had seen Mr..
Wilson yesterday and the latter was
then apnarently in the best OF health.
Mr. Wilson had been i'll for many years
during his several terms as chief con-
structor of the navy. but after relin-
gushing that position he began to re-
cnuerate and had seemingly largely re-
covered health and strength. He was
born at Brooklyn, n. V, May 11th,
lSfO. and served a full term OF appren-
ticeship as shipwright in the Brook
lvn ward under Naval Constructor b.
r. Delano. He entered the navy in
August. 1861. as a carpenter on board
the Cambridge and rose to be a con-
Structor
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
coneertas oce.n WON.

Commencing with last evening the
performance at Ocean View entered on
its second successful week. and to say
the snow was a success liz drawing It
mildly. 1t was good In every particular
Kennedy & Williams. the Irish come
dians, met with immense success yydtl,
their funny sayings and dances.
Miss De Castro as usual met with ia
vorable encore, the Spanish dance was
the hit of the afternoon.
Boulden d Herman, the muaical won
S oSSIS. were repeatedly encored playing on
almost every known instrument
Ihe performances ended with q laugh
apie farce entitled Kitty and the Baby.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
The Rrinkburn,s Wreck

Washington. June 29.-The Naval Fly
geographic office announces that the
puhlis'si accounts of wreck recently
destroyed by the United States transport
Fern are in eror. The wreck was not
that of the steamer Brinkburn. but con-
sisted of an upwright mast In about Is
fathoms OF water. 17h miles south and
half cas-. from Fenw!ck island shoal
lightship. The wreck of the Br!nkburn,
so far as known, remains as heretofore,
a dangerous obstruction on Fenw.cll
island shoal. and is marked by a can buoy
placed so feet east of H.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30

Crowds of people gathered about the
mouth of the shaft, and numbered thou
sands by daybreak. Men ana women
we;e prostTated by the catastrophe One
mother cried out that she had two sons
below. Another was the wife or widow
Of some unfortunate and had nine help
less children at home. Many knelt on
the ground, and In voices broken with
soDs, implored Divine Providence to re-
store their loved ones alive.
when it was given out that there was
iittie or no hope OF rescuing the men
aiiVe, women and girls tainted and
were borne away senseless.
The work of rescue was prompt md
eIncient, The best miners who remain
"a on the surface Joined voluntarily i'm
the hazardous task-for hazardous n
certainly was. There was the constant
menace OF another fall or an explosion
OF fire damp Special efforts were mafo
10 keen the air fan In good order. SO If
pV any chance, the men We're alive thew
Snouid have fresh air to breathe. Tho
d niocked slope and gangways held out
little hope OF the air reaching them
The rescuers were divided into three
RELAYS OF forty men each, under the
direction of Mine Foreman Alexander
McMulln. The men worked as thev
had never before In clearing away the
t,, ueotis IN me slope with the energy
mat only springs of the knowledge of
dear lives behind It. They made good
headway, considering the difficulties
thsf mad to contend with.
Young sheridan. the water bow. who
nad such narrow escape. tells thrill
ing tale of the disaster. He thinks
there was an explosion of gas. which
blew down the newly erected timbers
ana caused the cave in. When he left
tn" mine to go out the slope and cct
water those inside had no apprehension
OF a fall or squeeze" Everythinr
was working nicely and the men eX9
nected to be out of the mine within an
other hour
The report of the falk" saws the
how was like a hundred cannon. and
the force of 1t blew me fully twenty five
ieet. l was hurled against the side of
the slope. a piece of rock hit me back
or the head. the wound commenced to
bleed and then I tainted"
Richards and GIL. who were on their
way after timber. concur with Sheriday
that the concussion was terrific. They
We're Knocked off their feet and banged
against some lattice work They can
not conceive the possibility of anybody
heing in the wreck and escaping with
his life.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30

mated. Camps were asked to appoint
camp historians, A touching tribute was
paid to the Southern soldier. Steps were
taken to further the movement for a
monument for the women of the war. Al
committee from Fredericksburg asked
aid In the movement to Erave q national
park established there on the battlefield
Ihe movement was endorsed.
Inc histories recommended are Han.
sells. Chambers, Holmes, Shinn's. Ste
phens', Harrisons. Fields, McDonald's.
i'lackburn's and j. ID. Terry's. Miss
Ann s. Snydcr's civil War" and books
touching on the war by DR.. J. w. Jones
and Mrs. Susan Pendleton Lee. as well
as .. III. Coopers works, were endorsed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
rIenvy Thunder storm.

A heavy thunder storm passed over
the city Sunday afternoon. A mule was
killed at Virginia Beach. Lightning
struck the house Of Mr.. Junius Coleman
In Client. at the corner of Colonial
avenue and Olney road, and tore about
ten feet of thing from the roof bound-
Ing from there to the street electric lire
wire and doing no further damage
there. but setting the telephone ringing
violently in the house of Mr.. r. p. Wal
ler. two blocks distant, and every clock
In the latter house STONED
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
sunday ,fornIne,s Ffrc.

The fire at the house OF the Norfolk
Coal and Ice Company Sunday morminR
did about $1,000 damage. The entire de-
partment was in service and the South-
ern Railways tug Piedmont responded
promptly and turned on two streams OF
water from the rear. An effort is to be
made by Chief Ryan to secure gong for
the wharf of the Southern Railway, so.
tha'. the tug can respond to all down
town alarms. The Importance OF such
tug was plainly shown at Sundays
fi-a sse
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Meeting in Behalf of tho nibIe Cause

Besides bhe usual devdtlonab-exercises
neid every Sunday afternoon at the
Young Mems Christian Association at 4
O'Clock there was held on last Sunday,
under the auspices of the NORFOLK branch
Of the Virginia Bible Society Nhs second
annual meeting, ana a highly instruc-
tive address on The Bible" was deliv-
cred by Rev. j. r. Howerton. D. %. w.
d. Reynolds, ESQ, was reelected presl-
dent for the neNt year. and by resolu-
tion an executive committee was appoint
ed, consisting of one member from each
congregation In the city. Suitable reso-
lutlons were passed regarding the death
OF Rev. w. a Campbell, ID. D., who had
been the general secretary OF the Vlr-
ginNa Bible Society. who died about q
month ago
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Red Men Elect officers.

At a regular election of chiefs Of
Eiack Hawk Tribe No. 81, /. o. r. NJ.
last sleep. the following chiefs were
elnnted: r. NJ. Pickett sachem; A. V.
Prince senior sycamore; II. e. Arnold
Junior sagamore; j. NJ. Swinson, pro-
rhef: Ira 7. Holt twenty-six terms).
ea'at or record: j. A. Butt. keeper Of
wampum: j. w. Murden keeper Of wiz
wan. The appointive chiefs will be
APPOINTED next council sleep. at which
t.---e thew will be raised up all together.
The four King Georges of England
ali died on the same day of the week
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Escaped from jail.

Alex. Dixon. colored, who was sent to.
tail on June 18th for term OF six
months for stealing. while working tn3
the ward OF that institution yesterday.
iumDed the wall and escaped. He was
what is known as trusty and was all
lowed some privileges. BY clinging to-
the top of a small outhouse he reached
the wall and bounded over before dis
COVerY. -. y
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
River and unrbor Expon.i,urss.

Washington, June tive
Catct!ngs, OF Misssspp!. a member OF
the House Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors, was In Washington to-day en- route
home from meeting of the Mississippi!
River Commission held in New York last
week. 1t was decided to expend one-half
OF the appropriation OF $4,000. 900 on that
pait OF the river south of Cairo for the
construction of levees in connection with
the local authorities
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Valuable lot nc Anc,,o,.

Messrs. Townsend & Joynes will sell
Mt the Real Estate IIxchnnge at 70 y,
To-Day. that vacant lot situated on the
north side of Princess Anne avenue.
short distance east of the new city
schoolhouse. Said lot fronts twenty
leet. more or less. on said avenue, with
a depth OF eighty-six feet, more or jess
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Husband ana wife. Burned.

A lamp exploded in the house NO. 81
Moseey street last night about 1910
o'clock, and set fire to the bedding.
Grant Whiting and his wife were burn
ed, the latter seriously. The neighbors
extinguished the flames without an
alarm, and Dr.. Coggin was called in to
treat the victims OF the fire.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Accidents to TENNIS.

A horse attached to a buggy became
unmanageable on Main street near
Church last evening and kicked the We
hicle to pieces. The driver was painfully
injured.
A wheel came off a heavily loaded
truck at Main street and Roanoke ave
nue. last evening, and blocked traffic for
half an hour.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Independanec Week BarenIne.

Levy Bros. inaugurated new aFw
eoods sale yesterday. Customers WIS
called were more than pleased wit thu
bargains they offered, Many OF the
specials remain unsold and can BE hxa
at the special low prices. az ativerf fiEs II
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Court OF law and Chnucerv

The only case decided in the Court of
Law and Chancery yesterday was Wat
kins & Bro vs.. W. H. Barnard, in as
sumpsit: verdict for plaintiffs for S254. co
with interest.
The. Jury was discharged for the term.
Court adjourned till to-day
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
No Now Chance for walIing.

Newport, Ky, June 29.-Judge Helm
to-day overruled the motion for new
trial for Alonzo WaHing, convicted OF
completely IN the murder of Pearl Bryan
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
Marriage Licenaea.

Elijah Walter Meads and Maud Adele
Hill. white. Norfolk.
Harry L. Addison and Grace G. Ever
son. white. Norfolk
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
GREAT CLEARING UP SAKE.
All Summer Goods = sgrIghpa, aea
Mnsn street. q

Big bargains all over the store. See
last Sundays Yirginian for cut prfca
list. or better call and see the goods.
WRIGHT'S, 1876 Main street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30

Newest Discovery"-fxt. teeth; no
rctn. N. z. D. Rooms Ennis. 1s2 Mats:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08
A source Of Contag.on.

It has been proven by abundant in
vestigation that one prolific source Of
epidemic disease is 20 be found in the
liability of the germs OF such diseases
10 lodge in the mouth around the teeth
and gums. A physician examined the
teeth OF the children OF u certain
school. He found disease germs present
in almost every case. BY careful watch
ing he discovered that those children
whose teeth were kept cleanest suffered
less from epidemic diseases The neg
lected condition OF the teeth is. there
fore, common cause Of illness; indeed.
il one takes the trouble to observe with
what rapidity the tartar and cheesy
matter accumulate around the teeth OF
people who are out OF health they will
not be long in making up their minds
that a thorough and judicious use OF
the tooth brush is not very far from a
means of grace.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08

Somebody has been experimenting
and finds that glass is a substitute for
marble and granite in cemetery work.
Glass gravestones are inexpensive, OK
tremely durable. and almost without
serious objection of any kind. They
are not porous. therefore will absorb
no disease germs or unpleasant doors.
The elements have practically no effect
on them, and il IS said that inscriptions
placed on them will be everlasting!y
enduring. and after a couple OF cen
turtles will be as fresh and bright as on
the day they were set up. This idea
was developed by watching the wear Of
glass in the portfolios of steamers. This
resists the heaviest shocks of the waves
and is more durable than any other
known substance that can be used for
this purpose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08
Onions aa a Nerve Tonic.

A German scientist says that people
who habitually use onions are much
less liable to nervous diseases than
those who affect to despise them. They
tone up systems that are run down and
assist digestion and assimilation Of
food. AS an interesting item in this
connection the same scientist says that
if sprig of parsley is chopped fine,
sprinkled with vinegar and eaten after
onions, there will be no trace of this
vegetable on the breath. This is we'll
worth knowing, if true, and certainly it
is not difficult to try the experiment.
AS further item of interest in regard
TO onions, it is claimed that they are
one of the best cleansers of the skin,
and that onion eaters, all other things
being equal. will have the finest of COM
plexions. This being the case, the mar
ket value of onions and parsley ought
to increase with :apidity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08
Miniature Fire Works.

Miniature fireworks of a brilliant
and beautiful kind may be produced
in the parlor with very simple ma
terials candle, clay pipe and sew
eral strips Of tin foil. Nor is there
the least danger in the experiment to
either the person or the furniture The
only precaution necessary is to spread
sheet of paper over the table on
which the candle stands.
Get number of strips of tin foil
such as come around chocolate and
press them closely together. The strips
should be about an inch in width. BY
means of the pipe blow the flame of the
candle against the tin foil, and the in
crease of oxygen thus given to the
fame, and the corresponding increase
of heat, will fuse the metal and make
it fall to the table In brilliant white
elobules, which run in radiating lines.
If the flame be powerful enough to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08

eighteen feet beam and a hundred feet
long, with carrying capacity of a hum
dred thousand bushels of wheat 1t has
used as canal boats are useful only in
still water, their build not giving
strength enough to withstand the rough
treatment they get in lake transit. 1t
is claimed that the new steel boats can
be taken through the lakes, thereby
saving the trouble and expense of
breaking cargo. This is an item OF no
small Importance, and will practically
revolutionize the inland carrying trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08
balancing a Gun.

When We tell you that it is possible
to balance cup one-quarter full OF
hot coffee on the point of carving
knife, don't express your incredulity
without giving us a chance to explain
the feat. We confess that the PROPOSE
ton is somewhat startling, but you re-
member what Hamlet said to Horatio.
Here is the way to do it, but nervous
persons need not attempt it. Insert a
cork in the handle Of coffee cup,
tightly, but not SO vigorously as to
snap the handle off. Stick a four
pronged fork in the cork, as shown in
the illustration, two Of the prongs on
one side OF the handle, and two on the
other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08

This arrangement lowers the cent
Of gravity of the apparatus, and y(
may now place the cup on the point o.
the knife. Do this very carefully and
tentatively, to see that the cup is In
exact equilibrium.
1t is hardly necessary to say that the
hand that holds the upright knife must
be very steady one, or there may be
a smash-up, but with quiet nerves
and careful handling the feat may
readily be accomplished. If you have
any doubts on the subject, drink the
coffee first
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08

make the metal melt and burn rapid
~ the effect will be very pretty and
the light very brilliant
This experiment is not only beauti-
full, but it illustrates how the oxygen
Of the air oxidizes metals After the
glow has disappeared only a whitish
powder will remain, the oxide
1t was by bringing heated tin foil in
contact with atmospheric air that
Giovanni Rey. chemist of the seven
tenth century, demonstrated the in
crease of weight in the formation OF
an oxide and the effect of the oxygen
of the air on metallic bodies. -Phiia-
delphia Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08
A Terrific Sea-Eight.

The Prince of Monaco has recently
announced his intention to send his
yacht on an expedition of discovery
among the haunts of the sperm whale.
This leads Mr.. Frank II. Bullen to re-
late in Nature some of his experiences
with whales, and he tells a story of a
fight of sea monsters in the Strait of
Malacca which reads like a romance.
The fight occurred in a smooth sea on
a moonlight night, and Mr.. Bullen
watched it from the deck of a ship
with the aid OF night glass. His at
tention was first attracted by COM
motion in the water, which he sup
posed might be caused by volcanic
disturbance OF the sea bed. Examina-
ton with the glass showed very
large sperm whale engaged in deadly
conflict with monster squid, or devil
fish, whose tentacles encircled the
whales body THE livid whiteness
laced the cachalot (whale) like nest
of mighty serpents stood out in bold
relief against the black, boulder-like
head Of the aggressor." The aggressor
was the whale, squids being a favorite
prey of sperm whales. Presently the
whale raised itself half out of the wat
er and We plainly saw the awful look
ing head of the gigantic mollusk. At
our distance, something under mile,
it appeared about the size of one of our
largest oil casks, which held 336 gal
Ions. Like the rest of the squid Wis
IDLE It was of peculiar dead white,
and in it cleaned two eyes of inky
blackness about foot in diameter To
describe the wonderful contortions of
these two monsters is far beyond my
powers. All around the combatants
were either smaller whales or immense
sharks who were evidently assisting in
the destruction of the squid, and get
ting a full share OF the feast" Mr..
Bullen says the enCircling tentacles
gradually slipped off the whales body
and the fight ended in the evident tri-
umph for the whale.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08

Procure 4 little Collomia seed, which
may be had from seedmen. Take one
of the seeds and with razor or very
sharp knife cut off a very thin slice.
Lay this slice on slip of glass ian or
binary slide), cover it with thin glass
cover, and, the microscope being in
vertical position, lay it on the stage. If
you wish to incline the microscope you
must use square glass cover and not
round one, and hold the cover to it's
place by means of very fine rubber
ring. Now bring the thin slice of seed
into focus and then apply drop of wa
ter to the edge of the glass. The water
will penetrate between the glasses and
moisten the seed, which will at once
throw out very large number of spiral
fibers, giving it the appearance of verit-
able termination. Beginners will find
it easier to perform this experiment if
one will apply the water while the other
looks through tie instrument. A
single drop is enough"