The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-18

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WEDNESDAY. MARCH IS. 1896.
EIGHT
The House of Representatives has
passed a bill making L!ncoln's birthday
o legal holiday.
Too much bicycle was urged as a cause
for divorce from his wife by a New Zea
lander recently.
"A Florida paper speaks of a man dow
there who .is too nice n man to train
with the Republicans"
There is one Millionaire family IN the
world. the Rothschilds, whose combined
wealth is estimated at 81. 600, goo. 900.
The Chattanooga Times says that the
"a people OF the South are better off than
they have ever been either before or
since the war.
MI. Plat. of New York. fell the other
Gay and seriously injured his right foot.
The mishap need not lessen his activity.
He doesn't sign checks with his feet.
II Three men In Lancaster. y. H., hold
MIN public offices, auditing their own
accounts. The voters are campaigning
for a change at the next town meeting.
EIS8-
$#s The Ohio patriots who are boycotting
Spanish onions should choose this motto:
millions for defense. but not one cent,
/ for tribute" says the Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The gavel for the 81. Louis Convention
has a gold plate at one end and a silver
plate at the other. The convention will
spare no pains to make both ends meet,
thinks an exchange.
A bill has been introduced In the Ken
Sucky Legislature 10 prevent the swap
ping OF horses on the streets. Are Ken
tuckians thus to be deprived of personal
liberty, asks the Syracuse Courier.
No use legislating against the thca,ri-
cal high hat. The only way 10 abolish +,
70 to make It questionable ana herr. Is
] Where the need of women legislators be-
comes apparent. remarks an exchange
BY the law of Scotland the bushes or
shrubs planted in a garden belong 10
the landlord and the tenant annot re-
move them at the end OF his tenancy
The English law is The same ON mis-
point.
flock Of $500 sheep at churchln
SNev.. were sta,Epeded one dav las
Week and in some way two olumns Of
Inc frightened animals came together
ana S6o were smothered, their bodies ha-
'hg piled up to a height OF six feet.
Ihe Galveston News says the question
now agitating debating societies is, WIN
owns the North Pole? II the Cu,.n
question plays out Congress mini.
amuse Itself by discussing this raa,,y
+ interesting query.
fhe Boston Globe says that Senator
$sfHll Is right in declaring that s~ona,bin.
more than dollars and cents Ought ,, -,
considered when a question of prirc,,I,
rs " concerned, having reference IA ~
recognition of the beil:r,rency 80 ~
s.Cubans. me
Spanish Minister De Iona
at Washington. lays stress on Tho faa,
General Weyier was "a s~ubor1ina,,
ofieer," when he before served in C,,Ia
Z 1913 -, Suppose he was. does ,pa go.
dlsprove that Weyler was a swift in,
3 OF the savage Valmaceda. in his bn,nh
cry? 'u'eh
n Chicago Times-Hcrald sac ~,
cage will welcome the ~x-Conrnaora :,
4 n Bthey want to parade in their old ~,
forms, and ths boys in blue hara vii
&gaadly don their old fighting clothes an,
ss3oln them In the march. There is NOR
s3zng small and narrow about Chic. 80
Gne war closed In this town very sbort,,
& eatcr the surrender OF Lee.