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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15
JEFFERSON pAyI,, SERVANT.
Faithful CGlorcd Wan Killed IN IL
Train Near Baltimore
(Washington Tines

The co.ored man who was killed on
the Western Maryland Railroad sun
day night was identified yesterday as
Frederick McGinnis. the body servant
of the Late Jefferson Davis while Mr..
Davis was confined at Fort Monroe
McG!nis leaves 4 daughter, Emma. who
was graduated last year from HE Col.
ored High School here. and is now a
teacher in one Of the public schools.
HIS only son died some years ago.
He was native of Charleston $ c..
where he was born sixty years ago
Throughout the civil war he was n
personal servant of Gen. Beauregard
After the war ne was employed by Mn
George w. Schley, wealthy Georgian.
who placed him at the service OF Mrs
Jefferson Davis. who desired O servan,
20 accompany her during a trip to Can
ada.
When she obtained permit from
Secretary stanton 10 visit Mt Davis p.
Fort Monroe McGinnis accompanied
her. Mrs. Davis was advised that un-
less her husband had a special cook
proper food and careful attention he
would not live long.
The faithful colored man was select
ed cor these duties. He served A.r- ia.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15

Boykins Va, Oct. l4.-(SpeciaD-
The silver question was ably discussed
here Saturday. Mr.. Lane. of Norfori,
made a speech. followed by Hon. w. 4,
Young, of same place. who is the candi-
date for Congress The speaking was
ended by 4 few interesting remarks
from. Mr. j. G. Parker of Franklin. va.
After the talks there was a Bryan. Sc
ana Young Club organized. SIEVE
RAJ persons joined and the following
officers We're elected: w. X. stephens
son. president; J. X. Bryant, vice presi-
dent; u. II. Kindred secretary.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15

VS. SIX months while the distinguished
. PASSOVER was C1nHned IN he ca 'a.g en- IS
OF the fortress and when the bad
cawcrd his removal to another part OF
~" fortress. McGinnis remained with
him.
} lie continued to serve the prisoner for
eighteen months longer or until the
nnal release Of Mr.. Davis. supervising
Tie cooking and ARRANGEMENT OF his
food carrying his messages. receiving
hiR letters and friends and beint, in con
slant attendance ulrun him When the
prisoner Was released. McGinnis accom-
panied hini 10 Canada and remained six
months with the children. Winnie and
Willie.
/ II is said that McGinnis was instru-
mental in having the chains removed
from Mr.. Davis. tile story goes that
3u officer ut the fort was very much wor-
ried about the condition of his horse.
MCCinris said he could cure the animal.
and "lcn Mr.. Davis assured the officer
that the servant was trustworthy. Nc
innis put tho horse under treatment
ana was successful The officer became
very fond g McG:nnis and at the solicit
tation of the servant had the chains re-
movcd from Mr.. Davis.
When Mr. Davis, on account of de-
plctcd fortune. dispensed with his SCR
vices. MCGinnis went to Baltimore.
After two years service with the late
John w Garrett he entered the employ
of the Baltimore News Company. Since
january. 1859, he had been on the pay
ron Of the company, and was trusted
and respected.
la august. 1895. McGinnis, through
the kindness of Il gentleman, who took
much interest in him. was given an OPP
portunity to revisit Fort Monroe. It
WAS the first time he had been In The
fortress since he had left il in the six
ties. lie identified the easements where
he had spent so much time with his inn
prlioncd master. but said one of the
buildings in which Mr.. Davis had been
,confncI was removed. and that no
familiar faces were there.
McGinnis was pleasantly remembered
by Mrs. Davis. who sent him an auto
graph COPY OF her sketches of her hus-
bands life when tho work was first pub
lishcd. Sin the book is grateful account
of the mnistrntions of tho colored man
10 the distinguished prisoner.
This book was highly treasured by
McCnni.;. together with autograph let
tcrs and orders from Mr.. Davis and
Cen. Beauregard. These papers he at
one time proposed to give into the care
of the Confederate Army and Navy So
cicty. OF Maryland. but never carried
out his intentions in the matter. An
other relic he cherished was the last
cane used by Jefferson Davis, which
was sent to him by Mrs. Davis.
AZ the time of the reintermcnt Of Mr..
personal invitation to attend from the
executive committee in charge of tho
ceremonies. and was enabled to go
! through the kindness of the same gem
tlemam who had sent him to Fort Mon
roe.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15

To-day people Of Rockingham will as
scmble at IIarTisonburg to witness the
laying of the cornerstone of an elegant
Sl0G.0 600 Courthouse to be built in the
centre Of the town. The stone will be
lail by Rockingham Union Lodge No
~. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
assisted by Grand Lodge officers and
other Masonic lodges throughout the
Valley. Many lodges OF Odd Fellows.
Knights of Pythias. Junior Order Amer
lean Mechanics. bands. militia. fire COM
panies have accepted invitations to be
present. After the Masonic ceremonies
Judge Il. 7. w. Duke, ,Ir.. of Albemarle
county grand senior warden of the
Grand Lodge of Virginia. will deliver
the Masonic Grafton. after which Hon.
John Paul, Judge of the United States
Court, will deliver ain Grafton on Rock
ingham County" The Stonewall Bri-
gadc Band, of Staunton. will attend.
one of the interesting events will be tn:
music by two choirs-one of forty %
the finest home talent, the other by
twenty children from the Masonic Home
at Richmond
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15
TWO ,..nnI.,GR
Popular society Foin "rxcwlport News
Arc Wcddcd.


Newport News. Va, Oct lL-SpeciaI.-
W., Two couples of the most poniiar young
n roin; OF time was that OF Police Justic,
Jn3. ID. s. Brown and Mss Nellie Gtae5
E ilsf Ihe in 1ar tex p,qce at u
performed the ceremony. The br.de wa
roh,d IN white gown OF The most ap
dress, with a large flowing veil She ca I
ried Il ht2utfu. bouquet OF wh &c brides
r9ss S, and , ma,c%G hair ferns The nla,i
was likewise atured in pretty Whit,
gown. but carried . bouquet OF pnk
roses maiden hair ferns. b. Gary wa
best man. The marriage, took place at 5 $50
and the bridal party was driven TO In
house of Dr.. Allen as soon as the ceremony
was over. Mr.. and MRS. Brown left 10
Washington. ID. c., over the c. 81 o. at 4: 40
p IN.
SECOND EVENT
The mnrrriage of Mr.. jessie, L. Warrior
rmnized at, The 10th street christiar
Church by The pastor. Rev " r. NIatley.
This too was a very pretty church we'd
sitcly beautiful white gown. trimmed in
lace. and flowing veil. She carried bunch
maid of honor. Miss Carrie Aiscp and three
hr Gesmaids all wore white MIR G. l.
Whichard. OF Norfolk, was best man, The
regular ceremony of the Christian church
was pronounced In solemn voice. maxine
the occasion very impressive. The bridal
party went to Ola Point, where SIr. and
Mrs. Warren took the Fay Line steamer
for Baltimore on the way to New York
COUNCIL MEETING
a long report relative the establishment
OF street grades was submitted to the
Council by City Engineer c. Y. Alison
The report was received adopting recon-
mcndations TO follow the outline made and
pursued by the Old ID. Land Co.. In this
city.
The contract for repairing the heating
apparatus of the courthouse and jail was
awarded to Mr.. j. a. Vandcgrift on his
bid OF S2S5.50
Chairman Mclaughlin recommended the
purchase Of two lots on Laiavette, he
tween rwcnty-seNanth and Twenty-eighth
streets for the use of the Fire Depart
mant The Fire COMMITTEE was author
p~es'deut Wilctt appointed Mr. WilI<lo
chairman Of Light and Water Committee.
ana named Mr.. Vaughan as u member OF
that committees.
POLICE COURT.
There was a large crowd of curious in
the vicinity OF the court room this morn
ingon account Of the interest excited bv
the raid on the Warwick Theatre last
night. Jack Glover. the proprietor. Sir
Mort Wr'ngo ana Viola Wringo were the
there were II arrests made. The case was
continued one day.
StCHmcr MARGARET recently completed nj
the Newport News Shipbuill'NE and Dry
dock Company's plant LEFT today for Tam
pa, Fla. with Captain Fitzgerald as mas
ter.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15

The price ranges from $500 to $1,000
lhere is saving from S9c to $500 on
each. The styles are perfect: every de-
sirab!e now one is here Beaver Kerr
sey' Irish FrieZe. English Homespun,
bourette effects. Two-Toned Ample
room and perfect light on the great Sec
ond floor. easily reached by elevator,
Ladies and Children are both provided
for.
Three lots of Ladies' White Wool I'm
derwear CO., soc. and $lOO, well worth
N.00. Sl.25 and $3.50. The coming
styles outlined by the Court Costumers
OF European Capitals. Suggestions of
great value 10 those who follow fashion.
A beautiful illustrated book, 10c
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15
POLICE COURT.

Dr. Week eve expert. is located per-
manentlv. Examinations free. +. II.
Gale 152 Main street.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15

they are made. A comparison will give
a good idea A ton OF steel made up into
hair springs when in watches is worth
more than twelve and one-half times the
value of the same weight in pure gold.
Hair spring wire weighs one-twentieth
of a grain to the inch. One mile of wire
weighs less than pound.
The balance gives five vibrations every
second, three hundred every minute.
$4,000 every hour, AL 900 every day, and
Isl. $4,000 every year. At each vibra.
ton it rotates about one and one fourth
times, which makes 1877, 100000 revolu-
tions every year. In order that we may
better understand the stupendous
amount of labor performed by these tiny
works, let us make few comparisons.
Take. for illustration, locomotive with
six foot driving wheels. Let it's wheels
be run until they have given the same
number of revolutions that a watch does
10 on year, and they have covered dis
lance equal to twenty eight complete
circuits of the earth. All this a watch
does without other attention than wind
ing once every twenty-four hours. =
JeaUeler's ReUieaO.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
DEATH OF NIAGARA FALLS.

Fifteen hundred years ago the terres-
trial movements raised the johnson
barrier to the Erie basin SO high that
the waters Of that lake reached not
merely the level OF Lake Michigan, but
the point of turning all the water of the
upper lakes into the Mississippi drain
age by way of Chicago. But the falls
we're then cutting through the ridge,
and when this was accomplished, before
the change of drainage was completed,
the surface of Lake Erie was suddenly
lowered by many feet, and thus the falls
were re established for some time longer,
Slowly, year by year, one sees the cat
aract wearing back and suggesting the
time when the river will be turned into
series of rapids; but another silent
cause is at work, and one not easily seen,
namely, the effects of the changing of
level of the earth's crust.
From the computations already re-
ferred to it was found that for the first
twenty-four thousand years of the life
of the river only the Erie water flowed
by the way of the Niagara river, and for
only eight thousand years have all the
waters of the upper lakes been feeding
the falls. IL the terrestrial movements
continue as at present. and there ap.
pears no reason to doubt it. for the con-
tinent was formerly vastly higher than
now, then in about five thousand years
the rim of the Erie basin promises to be
raised so high that all the waters of the
upper lakes will flow out by way of the
Chicago Canal. Thus the duration of
Niagara Falls will have continued about
thirty seven thousand years. But the
lakes will endure beyond the calcula.
tions of the boldest horologist.-Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
FACTS ABOUT A WATCH.

Look at the little Wheels springs and
screws of your watch, each an indispen-
sable part of the machinery. Notice the
busy little balance-wheel, as it flies to
and fro increasingly, day and night. year
in and year out. This wonderful little
machine is the result of hundreds of
years of study and experiment.
The watch carried by the average man
is composed of ninety eight pieces, and
its manufacture embraces more than
two thousand distinct and separate oper-
atoms. Some of the smallest screws are
so minute that the unaided eyes cannot
distinguish them from steel filings or
specks of dirt. Under powerful mag.
nifying glass perfect screw is revealed.
The slit in the head is two thousandths
of an inch wide. 1t takes Dos, 1000 of
these screws to weigh a pound, and a
pound is worth 1888. The hair-spring
il strip of the finest steel, about nine
aud one-half inches long, one one-hun-
dredth of an inch wide, and twenty seven
ten-thousandths of an inch thick. 1t is
coiled up in spiral form, and finely tenn
pered. The process of tempering these
springs was long held as a secret by the
few fortunate ones possessing it, and
even now is not generally know. Their
manufacture requires great skill and
care. The strip is gagged to twenty
one.thousandths of an inch, but no
measuring instrument has yet been de-
vised capable of fine enough gauging to
determine beforehand by the size of the
strip what the strength of the finished
spring will be. A twenty one thousandth
part of an inch difference in the thick
ness OF the>strip makes difference in
the running of a watch of about six
minutes an hour.
The value of these springs, when fin
ished and placed in watches. is enormous
10 proportion to the material from which
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
AS HIS MOTHER USED TODO.

He criticized her buildings and he found fault
with her cake;
He wished she'd make such biscuit as his
mother used to make;
She didnt wash the dishes and she didn't make
stew.
Nor even mend his stockings as his mother
used to do.
His mother had six children, but by night her
work was done;
His wife seemed drudging always, yet she only
had the one.
His mother always was well dressed, his wife
would be so, too,
If only she would manage as his mother used to
d0
Ah we'll! She was not perfect, though she
tried to do her best,
Until at length she thought her time had come
to have rest;
So when one day he went the same old rigma-
role all through,
She turned and boxed his ears, just as his moth
er used to do.
Chicago Times
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
AN IDYL OF THE KITCHEN

In brown Holland apron she stood in the kitch-
en-;
Her sleeves were rolled up and her cheeks all
aglow;
Her hair was cole neatly when 1. indiscreety.
Stood watching while Nancy was kneading
the dough.
Now, who could be heater. or brighter. or
sweeter,
OR who hum song so delightfully."- low,
Or who look so slender. so graceful, so tender,
As Nancy, sweet Nancy, while kneading the
dough?
How deftly she pressed it, and squeezed l. ca
ressed it,
And twisted and turned it, now quick and no"
All, me, but that madness I've paid for ID SAD
nesSi
Twas my heart she was kneading as well as
the dough.
At last, when she turned from her pan to the
dresser,
She saw me and blushed. and said, shyly:
please co."
rmv bread IN be spelling, in spite of my toll
ing,
If YOU stand here and watch while I'm knead
ing the dough-"
l begged for permission to stay. She'd moi
lsten
The sweet little tyrant said: "No, sir! no!
mol"
Yet when had vanished. on being thus ban
ishe1,
My heart stayed with Nancy while kneadina
the dough.
I'm dreaming, sweet Nancy, and see you II
fancy.
Your heart, love, has sOftened and pitied my
woe,
And We DEAR are rich in dainty wee kltchen
Where Nancy, my Nancy, stands kneadlhS
the dough.
Century.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
Causes of Headache.

The ordinary headache which is SO ex-
tremely common among the inhabitants
of our Atlantic seaboard towns is the
outcome of conditions affecting the
nerves through impoverished blood con-
tanning poisonous matter absorbed from
badly ,digested food. So.called liver
torpidity and the catarrhal affections
due to our changeable climate also aid
in effecting it's spread. Nervous ex-
haustion, due to irregular and fast liv-
ing, plays an important part 10 its causa-
ton. Nervous strain especially of the
eyes, and inflamed tissues about the in
ternal bones of the nose are special
causes. Nerve irritation, which is but
poorly understood by the general reader,
is a prolific cause of 80 called nervous
headache. know Of no more danger
GUS practice than to treat headache pain
blindly with drugs. OF course, outdoor
exercise is the best possible thing for
permanent cure. 1t is very easy to re.
lieve most forms of headache by means
Of the coal-tar derivatives. of which so
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
DAIRY Y.

There is nothing truer than that kick
ing COWS are not born, but made, and
are made by rough treatment or by be.
ing hurt when first MIXED. In fact,
vicious habits in any animal are the out
come of vicious handling. Manage them
carefully when breaking them in, and
much future trouble will be avoided.
The dairyman who depends upon re.
plenishing his herd by buying has al
ways much with which to contend in the
way of unsatisfactory animals, while the
man who raises his own cows can pretty
we'll know what they are before he puts
them in his dairy. Perpetuate the good
stock by procuring bull descended
from long line of good mixers, and
raise your own calves.
The dairyman of the old fashioned
kind plows little, pastures much, pro.
duces little. The milkman of the day
reduces his pasturage area and grows
more soiling crops; he keeps more COWS
to the acre. improves his land all the
while. and is constantly making more
money.
Separators will take out about half
pound more butter from the hundred
pounds of milk than will the churn,
which is about 10 per cent. A sepa-
rator sells for about 500. Knowing the
size Of the dairy, you can figure out for
yourself whether it will pay to invest in
one of these machines.
Successful dairying requires close at
tention to small things. There must be
clean bedding, and the COWS must be
kept clean from lice and vermin. In
fact, cleanliness is the first essential 10
a we'll managed dairy farm, and the lack
of it is alone enough to condemn the pro.
ducts; and the manure must be looked
after as one of the valuable products.
The dairyman should never be dis
couraged by the price of dairy products.
provided ne procures the best prices GO
ing. This market has its ups and and
downs, like all things else. Keep pro-
duction and quality always up to the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
TIRED AND WORN OUT"

One might we'll wonder that the world.
even on secular grounds, does not deal
summarily with him or that which at
tacks Sunday as mere day of rest.
He who devotes the entire day
to play menaces the Sabbath as danger.
ously as he who works during all of that
day. Rest is vital, and perpetual amuse-
ment is not rest. You can fatally tan
talize child with play. The Puritan
who literally suspended everything ex-
cept worship on Gods day was economi-
cally more consistent and sensible than
he who derides the Puritan and SCOTS at
the Puritan's Sabbath.
Among the sudden deaths of last week
was that of Hon. W. E. Russell, ex-gov
ernor of Massachusetts. He had just
returned from participation in the Chi
cago Democratic convention. When he
entered his home the unsparing reporter
called, who records the fact that when
the exhausted man was importuned to
talk about the political whirl of events
which had robbed him of strength, he
'wrung his hands as if in agony" saying
II am all tired to death and worn out
with politics, and came here to get some
rest. l actually am not able to talk" The
pitiful pathos comes into clearer focus
when one is told that the wearied, bat
tered. and almost badgered worker was
found lifeless in his bed a morning la
ter. When we saw the simple statement
of sudden death, before these particu-
lars arrived, our mental comment was.
This is one of the earliest victims to
that seething political convention" Yet
Governor Russell had passed only his
thirty ninth year of life. 1t is pitiful
story of suddenly terminated overwork.
Many have smiled at Gilbert Ravens
dictum: Learn to labor, and to-loafw
The saying is right, when interpreted as
that hard worker construed it. A per-
iod of temporary utter rest should fol-
low every period of intense and sustained
work. A rover in the Yale crew, in the
recent regatta at Henley. in England, was
so exhausted that he tainted outright
The fainting may have saved his life IL
his efforts had been continued a few
moments longer some sudden rupture or
congestion might have caused instant
death or lifelong invalidism. The same
law applies when exertion is much less
violent. Human machines wear out
even if youth masks the wear and tear
for awhile. The archer's bow must be
unbent at times, il even for moment.
The continued bend misshapes the wood
tissues, and relaxation is vital to resili-
ence. A rubber band refuses to bind
unless it is Stacked up" now and then.
Western Advocate.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
THE LITERARY LABORS OF
GENIUS.

Scott is said to have written "Waver-
ley" in less than six weeks. He wrote
very rapidly, seldom revised. and as a
consequence, his novels are full Of
blunders, inaccuracies, and anachron-
isms.
Burns committed his poems to memo
ry as he composed them, and when he
eat down to write he had before him no
labor of composition, but only the task
of writing down what he had already
finished.
Gibbon devoted over twenty years of
his life to the labor of reading for and
writing the decline and FALL 1t is
one of the most stupendous literary
feats ever accomplished by the labor Of
one man.
Thomas Moore often wrote a short
poem almost impromptu. He consumed
over two years in reading and preparing
material for "Lallah Rookh," and two
years more in writing that inimitable
poem.
Irving wrote the first 120 pages OF
"Bracebridge Hall" in ten days; the "Al-
hambra" was mostly written during the
three months he spent in that palace;
his Life of George Washington" re-
CURED nearly five years.
Emerson is reported often to have
spent from six months to year in the
composition of one or two short essays
His object was the condensation of the
greatest possible thought into the few.
est number of words.
Froude passed seven years in collecting
material in writing his History OF
England" He was very careful in the
selection of data and spent whole days
in the effort to verify single fact OF
citation. One of Millions biographere
says that nearly twenty years elapsed
between the sketching out of the plan
of Paradise Lost" and the completion
of that work. The actual labor of com
position was condensed into two or
three years.
Dickens says. in the introduction to
"David Copperfeld," that he spent two
years in the composition of that story.
He did not usually require so long a
time. many of his novels being finished
in less than year, and most of his
shorter stories in few days.
George Eliot is said to have written
"Middlemarch" in four months. Some
doubt is thrown upon this statement by
the fact that she commonly worked
slowly, writing with great care and de-
liberation, and making few erasures
after her work was done.
Bancroft devoted nearly thirty years
to his History of the United States,
which is not history of the United
States at all, since it ends where the
history of the country properly begins.
Had the work been continued on the
same scale down to the present, seventy
five or eighty volumes would have been
required.