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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-18
HEAR YOURSELF WINK.
The Wonderful Phoneudoscope Tina,
Can Detect Disease by Sound.
(San Francisco Examiner

Your can hear yourself wink A wonder
ful machine has been invented by which
the hitherto lmperceptible sound of the
action OF the eyelid is made clear and dis
tinct to the ear. The invention Is called
the phonendoScope.
The new wonder was designed to be used
by physicians and surgeons for detecting
the presence of disease by sound. With
its perfection il viii be possible for the
medical world TO prepare a perfect chart
which Will enumerate the sound OF every
that sound with an application of the pho
nendoscope. There will be no mistake or
misconstructions in the matter OF n dag
noss
The delicate instrument, which those
who are fortunate enough to catch II
glimpse OF now handle ms carefully as IL il
were made of diamonds. consists OF a cir
cular or tympanum box of highly polished
metal on one side OF it's surfaces there
that number OF little rubber tuf.ss. each
lifted with tiny elbow nub to be placed
IN either ear. The other surface shows a
thrown into vibration. The thin disk, be-
Ing controlled by the compressed air OF the
est breath upon the disk sends wave cur
rent through the box into the rubber tubes
ana against the ear drum of the listening
Not only can this breath upon the disk
III heara put IT'S force In transit Is multi
reaches the ear II sounds like the roaring
or a gale of wind at sea. Tapping the
DISK lightly with the fingers sends a sound
INTO the ears like the tramping of many
horses. and the wink of an eyeiid gives
forth sound like the fall of heavy wa
BY. the arrangement of the rubber con-
Meeting tubes. it viii be understood that
the ends can he put into the ears so that
the sound of his most gentle breathing.
t'9r the use of surgeons in the locating
OF Oh, disease is an ingenious contrivance
to the first, with vulcanite rod fastened
30 that the area or ausculation may be ex-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-18
RESOURCEFUL WOMAN.
Her Skill I'm Parliamentary Contests
| GrcRter Than MANS.

The new woman smoothed out her bloom
ers and looked at her husband thoughtful
~ Tor rev minutes before speaking
Henry, said she, at last, there is n
i ,l, point ai OF parliamentary law that l
His bosom swelled with pride. for It was
not OFTEN that she came TO him for infor-
nation or advice, now that she had as
stunned bifurcatcd garments
There arc some rather intricate Doints
IN the rules or parliamentary procedure
mat would puzzle a novice" he asserted
and and the deeper you get in public, life the
right handy thing to have the old man
around occasionally to refer complicated
get at now" ~
Why, you see most important matter
came mp al the meeting OF our club last
were about 10 take a vote on ii discover
ca that was backed by Il minority only
Consequently 1t was necessary 10 POSTPONE
II could be done
She paused and he knitted his brows and
looked wise.
)oriiy' suppose" he said. inquiringiy
ON, yes. she answered. | found that
t we u sinod nave AYE ghost of show as mat
~ es, yes, of course" he said thought
iullE; admit IL was rather knotty
n ,h ior novice to solve. and yet
! done with some promise of success. al
ma fnSn EN- n9 ,h win a certainty. Now. IL
with all your boosted experience and
superiority you couldn't think of a pnrIia-
inentary move that would make success
your" ep''eu @ouid
Easily" she answered. 1T was the
was really resourceful. started n discus.
sion of bicycles ana boomers and the
meeting naturally hrc:;e up in a row be-
Chicago Post. 's'
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eremely circumscribed. BY adding the
rod. the conducton OF sound Is only Slight
~ diminished and thus are combined the
principle of the solid stethoscope with that
of the tympanum.
The rod usually attached to the instru-
mcnt Is about two inches long, but rods of
greater length are often used In exploring
cavities OF the anatomy which communi-
cate with the exterior. If one of the larg-
of swallowing can he heard. and the drop
ping OF the soft palate is plainly audible
Used in connection with the microphone
transmittcr of the telephone, 1t would ne
produce the beating of an irregular heart
or the wheeling of IL diseased bronchial
tube at Il great distance
Branched tubes are also furnished by
means OF which n number of persons may
listen 10 the same magnified sound ut the
same time. This furnishes one point at
least upon which when doctors dis
agree" opinions coincide
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-18
WILL 4 HEIGHTS COMP
7. A.. FFIERSCN

she reacher the place; that he had left
the town. merely telling the neighbors
that he was going North
Again bafIled, Mrs Jung started
Northward. making inquiries in every
place she reached. until she came to
San Francisco. She consulted the city
directory and found that in 1891 her
brother was employed with firm of
carpenters. but his residence was not
given. In 1892 he lived at 9l4lE Harrison
street. and his occupation was then
given as stair builder. In 1888 Re was
employed as boat builder, but again the
directoAs only gave the name of his
EMPLOYER and not his residence. Mrs.
Jung followed every clew, went to the
people for whom he had worked, but
could not learn his address. Letters
sent to his last address were returned
to her unopened, the postal department
being unable TO find him. Meanwhile
Mrs. Jung had been journeyine almost
constantly for the last six years. had
sDent all the money she had and dis
posed of all her possessions. She is now
working as a domestic in the family of
l.. Loupe. still hoping that her long
lost brother. whom she has not seen for
over fifteen years. may appear. She be-
lieVes that he is somewhere on this
coast. and says that her anxiety to find
him is the greater because her parents
confined to her a family secret which
she promised them TO impart to her
brother. and never cease her efforts until
she had fulfilled that promise. What
that secret is she refuses to discuss
though claiming that 1t is of the great
est Importance to her brother
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-18
AN INVOLUNTARY HERO.
How Two Pieces of Hot Ham Won nm
Officers Promotion.
youths Companion.)

a Polish officer, now dcad who como 10
me United states soon after the Russians
SUPPRESSED the Polish Instruction under
much zest the story of his promotion
from from me ranks; lie was private OF cav
Ir,Ty When Chlonckrs retreat began.
J. NJ troops iad made a very weary march
aid We're III bivouac for breakfast when
S mos, nToMght word that they were al
,i,oSt S"tronnded by Russian force In
ana mounted, and sought a way of es7
me young cavalryman had been boiling
some pieces OF ham for himself in q carn6
Settie. anxious TO save his bacon" q
dumped the half boiled meat into his sad
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dlebags and joined his companions. Two
minutes later his horse became FESTIVE, at
ING a ridge the Poles found themselves
confronted by Russian force of Infantry
Russian line must be broken through ut
once; 1t was being rapidly reinforced If
me l'oles should fail to c,a their way out
tured ' P
= % on they they rushed at the order to charge,
become fairly frantic and quite uncon-
troliablG. lie sprang away far in advance
;n. me ne eharsing line. The rider, determine
his sabcr. took a stronger grip with his
kkneeS. and SaZed hard at the face OF the
RUSSIAN he expected TO be launched
Just then volley hurtled into the charg-
ing iine, but the foremost horse and rider
escaped unframed. A few moments and
they were upon the enemy Usually n
morse refuses to leap at bayonets, but this
One 3rnn, jumped inriously at the kneeling
ana Jury of the beast that the Russians
Jus. IN front lost nerve. broke and gave
Through the gap thus made other Poles
SpranG moment later. Striking right
ana left. they widened the breach. and in
moraliZed. The Poles escaped with Slight
1 los s., ana II was not long before the Young
ham. oo'eu
a few hours later the Polish general ot
that had so distinguished Itself com NIP
men'cd him, and said: by the way, cap
.hin VINO was that splendid young officer
that led YOU all in?"
90 lie lie. wasn't an officer; that was only one
Not an officer! May the bullets strike
me II don't make him one! Cali him omt
here at once" $3.50 '
,,, Ihe general shook hands with the youth.
n1r ,''i. nm to lentenancy then and
'nsre ana gave him place on his staff.
9I T,, uaSs later; when the captain called
nt,f In
lieutenant, whom he found dolefuIIv cor.
Ieinpiai ting his unsadded horse which had
nuEe raw sore on each side
l. what on earth is the matter with ,,our
horse asked the captain. ' '"'
on, nothing muCh!'
l!it what those terrible soresp"
The same thing thai mad m. q ,i.,
Tenant. said the hero. "A big chunk of
MOI nor nam f IN each saddlebag: but for the
the boys 'e al Vi
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-18
! High, Well Drained, Healthy and Pleasant.

u OOK ON THE CITY MAP you will see that VILLA HI
A east by 5000 feet of Lovely Front the west
and those surrounding be equed
lHtt property carefully go and will the
N fifteen drive from by Church street
10 Norfolk 1t with city by the Church Sire
mi portion VILLA HEIGHTS pettest pa
I'LL II enjoy the from their homes VILLA feet
nM the The Boating Fishing Bathing Privileges
The altitude and extensive water frontage VILLA HEIGHTS
Its beautifully laid out the sidewalks are
o71To will be nicely graded which will add greatly appearance
O1lO value portion of the lots being prices
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The position of n break I'm n subna,iro
cable is located by measuring the niect,i.
i,n9E nseurd TO charge the remaining un-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-18
ECHURCH STREET
NIDENED 10
FEET FOR HALF A
Mile in FRONT
OF
VILLA HEIGHTS.
S25 to $780, 0NETHRB CASH. BALANCE In ONE TWO and THREE

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

had, that it was with a feeling of the
deepest regret that we heard next day,
on arriving at Trondhjeim, that the ex-
petition TO Vadso had failed utterly, in
observing the eclipse during totality.
Sir Robert Ball, Mr.. Norman LoclSyer,
and DR.. Commelin presided over the
observations, but only sufficient Gimp
ses of the eclipse were obtained
to intensity the disappointment caused
by the presence of the intervening
clouds. 1t is estimated that over three
thousand persons were spectators of
this wonderful scene, and a large num-
Der of scientific and distinguished visi-
tors were present, including the king
of the Belgians and his party, and Mr.
Bayard, the American minister in Lon
don. According to the kilograms re-
ceived from Vadso. the results of the
observations were of no scientific
value, whilst the photographs taken
every five seconds, had no special in
terest. Professor Ball gives the follow
ing interesting account of his expert
ence:
"At the time of the eclipse, the in
struments were duly opened, for it was
decided that no matter what happened
the contemplated programme should be
faithfully carried out. 1t was stationed
at the small equatorial of inch aper-
ture. 1t was with some hope that we
saw the partial clearnesS of the sky,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. ga
tremendous cloudburst struck the city
OF San Marcos. about sixty miles north
Of here, at 10 o'clock this morning, and
washed away a large portion Of the
town The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
and Texas & International and Great
Northern Railway tracks were washed
away for th-ee-quarters of a mile and
the joint depot badly wrecked.
The damage to these two roads will
reach $4,000 The cloudburst struck
the lower portion Of the city, and swept
everything before it. all The bridges
ever the San Marcos river, which runs
through the town, being washed away,
and large number OF residences are in
ruins. Several people are missing, and
it is thought at least five have been
drowned, but such was the force Of
she deluge that none Of the bodies have
yet been, recovered. No definite infor-
NATION is obtainable. All the telegraph
and telephone wires are down, and no
trains have been running since o'clock
this morning. The only information
that has reached the outside world is
the above, which was sent by messen-
ger TO Kyle, Tex. and thence by tele-
phone to this city.
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themselves. We fear their observations
would not accomplish much in the way
of remoing the uncertainties of the
learned, and it is to be deeply regreted
that both of the English parties have
failed in accomplishing anything to-
wards the attainment of their cherish
ed hopes. However. the members Of
the British eclipse expedition, on Sir e.
Baden-POwells yacht Ontario, made
excellent and valuable observations of
the eclipse in Nova Zembla. The CO.
roma and prominenceS were clearly VS.
ible, and very satisfactory photographs
were taken. Nova Zembla was also oc-
cupied by expeditions representing the
Russian academy of science, and the
Kasen Society of Naturalists. Scien-
lists from the Pulkova observatory oc-
cupied station at Orloffskoe. on the
Amur, but owing to the state of the
weather no observations could be made
during the eclipse. The sky was over
cast at the time, but during totally
several stars of the first magnitude
were distinctly visible through the teie-
scope The darkness was not com
pIete. Six photographs were taken IL
Illustrating the different phases OF the
eclipse. A telegram from Bodc, states
that a photographer from Flensburg
had taken eleven autographs of the
Fjord, where the total eclipse was clear
Il seen.
After all, the success of a few of the
eclipse expeditions has made the eclipse
of 1886 escape being an utter failure.
The phenomena attending a total
eclipse of the sun is beyond all that
the human eye can ever see, and is the
most solemn spectacle one can picture
to the imagination. ''The impression is
singularly vivid and quieting for days,
to quote the words of Professor Todd,
land can never be wholly lost. A start
ling. nearness to the gigantic forces OF
nature and their inc0nceivable opera
tons seems to have been established.
Personalities, hates jealousies, towns
and cities, and even mundane hopes
grow very small and far away"
Whatever the corona may be, it is
one of the most striking and imposing
of all the phenomena of the solar sys-
tenn. 1T isl as my father expressed
it. "a fitting crown of glory for that orb
which sways the planets by its attrac-
ton. warns them by its fires, illumi-
mates them by the splendor of its light
and pours forth on all of them, the cleo
I trio and chemic influences which are
as necessary as light and heat for the
welfare of their inhabitants.
MARY PROCTOR.
Sept. 10, 1896. New York city.
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PEARY AND PARTY.
steamer Hope VIII Sail From North
sidney Tomorrow.

steamer Hope VIII Sail From North
sidney Tomorrow.
NORTH SIDNEY, c. B. L, Sept. 90
The steamer Hope with Lieutenant Peary
and party on board, arrived here today
and will leave for the United States Mon
day morning. The correspondent OF the
United Associated Presses did not ma
any of the party very communicative as
to why they did not bring the much
talked of meteor with them. One explanla-
ton of the failure is that the gear on the
Hope was not powerful enough to raise
the great mass The trip was singularly
free from accidents and a slight sea SICK
ness at first was the only illness any
of The party suffered. The propeller was
somewhat damaged by the ice, but the
speed of the ship at no time when n roa.
sary was less than six knots. Cong
north the Hope called at God 5 raven
and JJnamak Prof. Burton, OF the Mas,
sachusetts Institute of Technology, and
party landed at Knamak. Here success
ful sketches were made. On the following
day. August s. the Cornell party landed
at the peninsula of Knugsuak, where they
remained while the ship went further
north with Lieutenant Peary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27
The Goldbugs.

BOSTON. Sept. 26.-This afternoon the
gold standard wing of the Democratic
PARTY, dissenting from the platform
adopted and state ticket nominated by to-
DAYS convention. decided to place in the
field on nomination papers a ticket favor
able to the nominees and platform of the
convention held at Indianapolis early this
month.
The ticket as flied by the national Dem
ocratie state committee of Massachusetts
is as follows;
Electors of president and vice-president
nominated TO support Palmer and Buck
ner.
For Goyernor-Fred o. Price, of Boston.
For Lieutenant overnor-James Z. Nc
Connel of Fitchburg
Secretary-Waldo Lincoln, Worcester.
Treasurer-HoTace Tobey, Wharem.
Anditor-Charles o. Spellman, Spring
field.
Attorney -General-Henry f. Hurlbut.
LYNN
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faces show his great power to interpret
poetical thought.
Valentine Cameron Prinssp is sid
to be the favorite of the prince OF
Wales for the presidency, and this IS
an obstacle which the other Candidates
will have to overcome. Prinsep is an
East Indian by birth, and While of Eng
lsh paren6age, mas some Of the native
blood of his birthiand in his veins He
was born in 1886 and is the same age
as Alna-Tadema-
He spent two years in the INDIAN
civil service but gave up the work to
go to Versailles and study art Later.
he went to Paris, and from there to
Rome. He was a follower of the pre-
Raphaelite school for time, but he
abandoned this at the advice of the
late Lord leighton. His most popular
painting, g, huge canvas covering a.
whole wall in the Royal academy, re-
presents the proclamation OF Queen
Victoria as empress of India, the scene
being laid at Delhi.
Marcus Stone has the advantage Of
having been born in London He is
forty-four years old, and is the son Of
Frank Stone, an artist, and the life
long friend of Charles Dickens. His
pictures show considerable feeling. but
his color work is not regarded as Of the
first class.
Edward J. Poynter is a Partisan by
birth and was born in 1885, the same
year as Alma-Tadema and Prinsep. One
of his best known portraits is called
1.-THE Jersey Lily" and is an admir-
able picture of Mrs. Langtry. For many
years he has been a director of the art
school at South Kensington.
William Q. OrchardsOn has many
qualities TO recommend him for the
high Office. His art education was COM
parativeIy limited. and as a result his
pictures are healthy and natural, and
free from the mannerisms which mar
the works OF the devout followers OF
pronounced schools. Moreover, his pic
/ lures show originality in subject and
execution. He was born in Edinburgh
1 in 1885, and at fifteen years he entered
the Trustees academy in his native
/ city. While still a student he exhib-
/ tied a picture at the Royal Scottish
academy, and if was honored by a
/ prominent position. In 1858 he went
/ to London and at once gained recogni-
| ton. French artists regard him with
much favor, although the English
/ painters seldom appeal to them.
/ Hubert Herkomer has the disadvan-
| tage of being a Ba yarian by birth, yet
( he is freely Acknowledged to be the
leading English portrait painter. He
/ is but forty-seven years old, and. with
/ his father, lived in the United States
| for time. The father, a. wood carver,
I had small success in the New World,
and came to England in 1851 Herko-
! n1er studied at South Kensington and
Munich. He has painted portraits of a
| large number of European celebrities
and as an etcher ne occupies the FIRST
place He is professor of art at Ok
ford, having succeeded Ruskin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27
WEFERs' WORK.
Great Splinter Adds Another Laurel
wreath 10 His Record.

TRAvERS ISLAND, N. Y, Sept %
Bernard ]. Wefers. the phenomenal
sprinter from Massachusetts, added an
other laurel wreath to his great fame to-
day at the fifty-seventh annual games OF
the New York Athletic club. Wefers
started from the scratch in TWO heats or
the l2O-yard limited handicap run, on the
3O0-yard limited handicap, and ran the
final quarter in the mile relay race. In
the final OF the short sprint, Wefers
caught Kean and Lyons in the last ten
yards and breated the tape a winner py
two feet. IN Il 40 seconds, equalling the
worlds record co-jointly with Phillips,
Richie, Bradley and Downer of England;
In the 800 yards run, Wefers conceded
ten yards to Lyons and eleven TO kean.
He was level with the limit men at 100
yards. and drawing away with a mag
nificent burst Of speed, rounded the sec
end and third turns at top pressure UP
the stretch he seemed literally to ny over
the ground and when he broke the tape
onds or 2-5 of a second inside his own
worlds record of 81 seconds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

BOSTON, Sept. 26.-The state conven-
ton Of the Peoples party today nomi-
mated the following ticket:
For Governor-George Fred Williams,
by reclamation.
For Lieutenant Governor = Archibald
DslSin of Brocton
Secretary of State-Asa Hill of Hudson.
Treasurer and Receiver-General-W. ".
Knox of Boston.
Audieec.-@-W. P. Proctor of Marblehead.
Attorney-Gen II. Morse OF
Chelsea.
The platform adopted reaffirms the
platform of the national Populist con-
vention-
Major VIM and the electors nominated
by the Music hall convention were for
mally chosen as presidential electors.
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ers would agree to give them back their
old places.
A committee of five was appointed to
confer with the mine owners, and 1t Is
generally believed that outside OF the
one or two mines that have started up
with non-union men that the rest VIII
agree to the settlement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27
rlILLAIs' SUCCESSOR.

seven Candidates For the Royal
Acadenry's Presfdency-Post Of
Great Honor-AImn Tadenla, Ed
ward Burne-Jones, Marcus stone,
Edward j. POynter, Val Prinsep,
Hubert HerI<omer, and w. O.
Orchardson Spoken Of.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

Two-thirds of mile open. amateur
Joe Harrison won. Time-1:40 As.
One mile handicap, amateur-B. T..
Allen, so yards, won. Time-2:14 3-5.
Two mile open, tandem, amateur
Joe Harrison and L. R. Jefferson won.
Time-4;2a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27
A srrIlnBsrY nIE.r.raNts-

LEADvILLE. Col, Sept pa rather
Etormy meeting was held tonight by the
strikers, but the better elerept pre-
dominated and at midnight it was fin
ally decided to return and work at old
schedule prices. providing the mine own