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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
Of SUFFOLK

lie is now hooking engagements for
Miss Paige and her company for next
season. Tho City Hall Theatre will
after April LIST. 1896 he under the man
ogement Of Il. w Withcrs
ALLEGED BURGLAR RELEASED.
John Waters, alias John Jackson. who
was arrested some time ago accused of
breaking into Il. l.. Sain's ,meathousc.
was to-day released on an order from
Justice Eley, at Constable Rranch's re-
quest. He had been held with the cXpcc-
iation from the authorities that his ac-
complete would lac detected. and will be
re-arrested when needed.
COMING MARRlAGE.-Air. James Il.
Hyatt, 4 farmer. thrty-c igh, years of
age. will on next "Wednesday be married
to Miss Mary Ellis. aged twenty. daugh-
ter of Mr.. James T.. ellis. Mir. HYATT
Is native of orthampton county. y.
G. The ceremony Will be performed in
Holy Neck.
WANTED IN NORTH CAROLINA- -
communication has been received from
Sheriff +. o. Bond of Escrtic county. n.
G.. requesting thar Sherman Spillcr alias
William Bond. be brought to that county
where he is wanted. The man who gave
his name here as William Bond. was
arrested by Constable Branch on his
farm as suspicious character
OF y RELIGIOUS NATURE.-At the
Bapiis. Church Sunday Rev. j. T.. Love
VIII preach al II a. IN. on "rhe Trans
forming Christ" At y. m. when the
special series OF Bible questions will be
Continued the topic will be. Where Art,
Thou
Rev. w ". S,aley. d. d.. will
make special talk Sunday afternoon
at the Christian Church on his foreign
travels. the occasion being the meeting
of the Missionary Society.
In the First Colorcd Baptist Church
Key. W. w. Gaines Will preach at II a.
~. on Inc thurch on the Rock" AT
ana y. M. Rev. II. Moore. OF Ports
mouth, VIII preach. Sunday is the resu-
lar rally day in this church
ALLEN YOUNG DICuARGED.-Al-
en- Young. colorcd, who was charged
win bnrslariZng the smokehousc of A
a. Holland in the county. today had n
preliminary hearing before Justice 4
l.iss III me courthouse. He was repre-
sented by w. II. Arlington. After tho
evidence was in the Justice dia moi con
s'def II or sufficient Importance to secure
Il conviction and Young was dismissed
FREE LECTURE ON BRAZIJ,-on
Monday might at the Baptist Church
rev j. y. Barker vii deliver n frea Inr
lure on Brazil. Mr.. Barker was for
a liine resident of that Republic and
mas acquired a familiarity with the peo
PIE and their customs
information was received here las,
nisnt that Miss Julia Nornce,. a niece
4 ;n Gapt Robert e. Nornzc,, was very
III IN Somerton, where she Is VISITING
~ deed recorded to-day transfers fortv-
seventy acres of land in Holy Neck dis
tTict from Levi Parttr and wife to Mor-
ina l.. Cameron for Sill.
The County Court docket for the
term beginning Monday is completed
Most Of the cases to be tried will ema-
nate from the grand tury.s room, where
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
NEWS.

Wray will deliver a special address to the
Huntington Rifles at the mems meeting
Tomorrow afternoon. Every man IN
town is cordially invited to I've present
The Young Mems Christian Assncia-
ton. of Newport News. Va. is now Il
body corporate bill 10 that crcc.
having passed both houses and beer.
signed by the Governor
y movement 10 Increase the mem
bership OF the Association is being com
menced. Every member is invited l.
meet in the gymnasium OF the Assoc.a-
ton next Thursday night at $50 o'cock.
lhr membership committee under tho
ha!rnanshtp Of MIR. w. f.. Co:trel has
charge Of til" work. They mean big
Things and propose to n east double tho
present membership.
mere Is movement on foot TO build a
house FOR The association in this city.
The building vii! probably he erected
on Washington avenue. between Tween
iy-eiehih aud Twenty streets
POLITICAL. Tie political situation
Is growing NOR" complicated each day
ana though II is nearly three months
before the snrnE elections. the pcopl,
are taking most lively interest I'm IN.
outcome. ON" OF the most important
meetings Of the Newport News Demo
cratic Club since its organization will
be held al It's rooms. Moss block Twcu.
ty-eighth street. Monday night. March
9Th. The purpose of the new club is &c
secure the proper and legal conduct Of
elect ions ana healthy municipal admin,
istra'tion There Is every prospect OF
thorough political hOuSecleaning mt
Newport News this spring
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
WAS A STOLEN WATCH
Small Boy, An Anxious Buyer, a Lost
Time-PieCe and a Detective.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT FOLLOWS.
Altered Burglars Discharged The
Coming Hyntt-Eilis NnptIaIs- Mmt-
i55 ters rhcntrical Talked Of-Anoth.
EsE err Carolina Coon I'm TrOuble-Re-
8gs ligious Notes and Mention.

Suffolk, Va. March 7.-(SpeciaD-
tiiss'eWhen the owner gets his hands on this
watch again he'll have to pay for it,
Il remarked Henry l.. Jones of Isle of
y wight county. this week when he had
B paid 81 for timepiece which must have
q cost at least $500. y bystandcr who had
witnessed the purchase intmated that
the property was probably stolen. which
animation called forth the above re-
mark. Jones was i'll a restaurant at
Ethe time and the vender was lad APP
9parently not over 10 years of age. He
gave his name as Paul Rosair () and
said he came from Norfolk.
6 The transaction was made Thursday.
sRnd nothing more was heard of it until
to-day when the boy was brought TO
Suffolk under the charge of Detective
Curtis, of Norfolk. who sought infor-
nation that would lead to the recov-
d cry or the watch. which was stolen
along with other articles and n quantity
OF cash. MIR. John p Cowling knew of
1.-The sale and is responsible for the
knowledge of the identity of the pur-
chaser, who was not known 10 the boy,
sbut who was accurately described by
@him
q 1t appears that Paul. after disposing
$of the watch, left for Norfolk and in
! that city took the Baltimore boat He
returned to-day and was Immediately
arrested and shortly afterwards
Drought to Suffolk. He is probably old
Ger In crime than in years as he had
4 previously been arrested here by Ser
geant AInes
@ The purchaser of the timepece is now
Z seemingly established. but its recovery
! IS another matter. think those who are
3 Iamiiiar with Jones' shrewdness. espe-
+ clally II he discovered Its value. He
siives In Isle of Wight about twenty five
stmiles north OF Suffolk. and is regarded
q With awe by his nelghbors. Jones MUIR
.55dered man named Sadler few years
tSago, Officers will leave here Sunday
K morning for his home to nut him under
d arrest
~ ALPHABETICAL MATTERS.-Mr. H.
h -. Eiam, who has managed the City
.aFf fiiali. Theatre for several years. has
+ Son shmmated n deal through which he
mas The exclusive management of Miss
u labei Paige. a clever young comedi-
s8snne who is well known in Suffolk,
Il AsHaN she formerly attended school.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
Domestic Department

Two bales yard wide Smooth Tn
blcached Muslin yellow cottom Sc Il
yard. Not much saved on this, here
maybe cent n yard or So
One case White Victoria Lawn, stout
stuff that makes excellent iinngs-jc. u
yard.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08

Following is Il report of United Char
tiles Tor week ending March 9TH. 1896:
Allowances of groceries and provisions
26
Contributions received as follows: Mrs.
Grubb, 81; Mrs. Il. G. Pollard, So
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
Notice to the Public.
january LIST. 1896

January lst 1895.
l have accepted a posItlun with The well
known firm oil Ill. PAGl; * CO., Real
l:stac Agents and Genl Auctioneers. IL
Bank street. and would say to my
friends that any Real Estate OF General
Auction business intrustcd to the firm
or 70 me Will be promptly and satisfac-
torily attended to.
JAMES Y. LEIGH
Late o. the firm of Leigh Bros. & Phelps.
ja1-tf
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08

Save &c.. sl.OO and $500.
"E'ain would | climb. but fear n fall
said Sir Walter Raleigh. IF thy cour-
age fail thee, why climb at ALL" said
Queen Elizabeth. No climbing here!
Take elevator.
In the large window to the left OF
main entrance the decorator has arranG-
cd a show of the Muslin Underwear now
on sale on second floor. Each piece bears
the pricc-is ticl,eted-sec!
Shirt aists.
Pretty Prints unlaundercd, 25c.
l.aundcrcd rercale. soft finish, SOC.
Save lie. That's all.
rerculc Waists, Bishop sleeves. gath
cred on Yoke back. zoe. Few care for a
moro costly waist after they see these.
Wraps.
New Spring Capes. sI.c5 and $3.50.
Velvet Cape ribbon fril, $500
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
PILES f! PILES /! PILES {!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment viii
cure blind. bleeding. liberated and itch
ing piles IL ahsorhs the tumors allays
the ltchinS AT once, acts as Il poultice
gives instant relief. DR. Williams Indian
pile Ointment is prepared only for piles
n nn,,, mchihe OF The private parts, and
Sold BY druggists. sent by mail for soc.
ana $l.no per box. WILLIAMS MEG
n f., TRoTrER. druggists. Main and
Chlirrh streets. Norfolk. Va mars-9w
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
TO cure IL cola In one Nav.

Take laxative Bromn Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If 1t fails
to cure. Csc.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08

o'oiSl
Twelve hundred pairs Ladies' Fast
Back Stockings, fine guagc, trimmed
seams. ioc. pair. y sample of this
selling In the Cranky street window.
Mems Fast Black Seamless Half Hose,
IOc
Simple words, these, that tell nothing
Of the real worth Of the Socks that will
he sold here Monday and Tuesday.
Enough. though, for those who know
us. No use to como later than Tuesday
there are only 80 dozen.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
The Correct Thing.

For correct thing in SHOCKS and eve
glasses call on DR.. Week.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
Twins Twin City Express.

W. 7. Irwin & Co.. Broprietors.
GFFlCE-10Sit WATER ST, Norfolk, ya
Ample facilities for hauling anything To
md from anywl ere in ,he three cities. Tel.
ephone No C. CHARGES REASONA-
Bile. Moving Furniture and Pianos a
speciality.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
VAsTNEss OF ST. PETERS.
It Produces Almost the Effect of Terror
on the Mind.

It Produces Almost the Effect of Terror
on the Mind.
The building is so far beyond any famil-
lar proportions that at first sight ali de-
tails are lost upon its broad front. The
mind and judgment are daZed and stag
gered. The earth should not be able to
bear such weight upon its crust without
cracking and bending like an overloaded
table. On each side the colonnades run
curying out like giant arms, always open
TO receiue the nations that go up there to
worship. The dome broodS over all, like
giants head motionless in meditation.
The vastness of the structure takes hold
Of a man as he issues from the street by
which be has come from SAINT Angelo. In
the open space in the square and in the
ellipse between the colonnades and on the
steps, 100000 men could be drawn up in
rank and file, horse and foot and guns.
Excepting it be on some special occasion,
there are rarely more than two or three
hundred persons in sight. The paved
| emptiness makes one draw breath of
| to take in all the fairness below, ali the
! breath before and all the height above.
Taken together, the picture is too big
for convenient sight. The impression it.
| self moves unwieldly in, the cramped
brain. A building almost five hundred
| feet high produces monstrous effect upon
the mind. Set down in words descrip-
! ton of it CONVEYS no clear conception I;
| seen for the first time the impression pro-
duced by il cannot be put into LANGUAGE.
1t is something like shock to the intelli-
/ gence, perhaps, and not altogether pleas
ant one. Carried beyond the limits of a
| mere mistake exaggeration becomes Carl
cature: but when it is magnified beyond
| humani:y's common measures it may ac-
qulre an element approaching to terror.
The awe-striking giants of mythology were
! but magnified men. The first sight of st.
! Peters affects one as though, in the every
day streets walking among ones fellows,
one should meet with man forty feet
INSTALLATION Crawford, in the Century
! for Julv
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BENIGN TORNADoEs.

Delivered House to a Mortgage and
Another Made a Dog Salable.
"And talking about cyclones" said the
man from Kansas, them air twisters IS
mighty queer things. This here one down
in st. Louey wasn't worth shucks COM
pared with some We have down our way.
Why, our country had six last summer,
but it pears like we wasn't going to do as
we'll this year. Missouri seems 10 be
a-getting 'em all.
The smart young man who sat beside
the Kansan threw away hls cigarette, and
even the gripman looked interested.
You have seen a tornado, thenp' said
the smart young m an, with animation.
"Seen 'em2 q said the farmer, scornfnily.
sWhv, Young Teller, come from Kansas.
"Oh," salu tn smart young man. A
little later he ventured to remark: "Had
lots of experience with cyclones, sup
pose"
Experience? Nav, you don't get no
experience dealing with cyclones" said
the man from Kansas, cause them
twisters never do the same thing twice.
You Just learn TO dig out for the cellar
when you see 'em comm"
They do all sorts of queer things, l
suppose?' said the eripman, as lie started
the train with a sudden bound that jostled
the smart young mans hat over his eyes.
Zone of EN- done me a good turn once,
said the man from Kansas. meditatlvely.
BOOT and Nit Glover own the next farm
to mine out in Pawnee County, and their
crops kept a-iaihng and they kept a-bor-
rowing money off of me till they had their
house mortgaged clean up to The roof 1t
looked like my money was goner, for
lney kept on losing their corn crop every
year and i couldn't get the house cause
they had a shotgun waiting for me in the
kitchen. We'll, one day long comes one
of these roaring cyclones, and blessed if
it didn't blow that whole house over into
my pasture. Yes, sir. and dropped the
roof down on the foundations just as neat
as you could have laid it. Looked as if
the house had just sunk out of sight. But
| then l didu't have mortgage on the roof.
so / didn't care about that"
Reminds me of a story of brother of
mine out in Ioway," said the man on the
step. Had fine setter dog--best hunter
in tne State. My brother couldn't shoot,
so he wanted to sell him. But he couldn't,
cause the dog had twist IL his tail like a
pig. Cyclone caught that dog out in the
buckwheat patch one day and Just mach
orally ironed out that tail like a broom
stick. He sold the dog for $50 the next
week. Chicago Daily Tribune.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
STILL R|SKING
INFANTS LIVES,
Street-Car Companies Are
Ignoring the Safety
Ordinance.
RUNNING GREAT RISKS.
City Attorney Peirsol Speaks
About Culpable Negligence
at Crossings.
BIG DAMAGES ARE CERTAIN
Tenders for Cars Are Again Receiving
the Attention Of the
Council.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, July Ii.
Two bright little girls are in Mountain
View Cemetery who should be the delight
and the pride of their parents. Unless the
law specially passed to prevent such fatal
tiles is enforced there will soon be recur-
renee of that fatal night several months
ago.
When the two little Booth girls were
killed il West Oakland by an electric car
as they were going to meet their father
after his days work, great indignation was
expressed by the public. The result was
the passage of an ordinance making it a
misdemeanor for cars to pass one another
within fifty feet of a street crossing. They
were also forbidden to pass each other at a
greater speed than four miles an hour.
Neither ordinance has been obeved and
complaints are being made every day of
the narrow escapes of women and chill
dren at street crossings.
At Thirteenth and Broadway this after.
noon two cars of the same line that killed
| the Booth girls were passing right on the
crossing. A.lady with baby in buggy
was coming down Broadway and had
safely passed the rear of one car and was
| on her way across the second track. To
| her surprise she encountered another car
going in the opposite direction in direct
violation of the ordinance. The lady
screamed aud but for the timely help oil
some people her buggy would have been
| smashed.
To make matters still worse the car
which she had avoided was being closely
| followed by another one and after avoid
| ing the second car she WAS in danger oil
! collision from a third. These situations
are provided for in the ordinance.
The matter was called 10 the attention
of City Attorney Peirsol, vino said the
| police should be instructed to rigidly en-
force the ordinance.
"Shoulo any more accidents occur,
said Mr.. Peirsol, "the very TACT of the cars
being together at a crossing will be abso-
lutte proof of negligence on the part of t c
car employees. There are already several
suits in the courts for heavy damages, but
they all occurred before the passage of the
ordinance. There is no doubt about it:
violation and il is 10 be hoped that it will
be enforced before any more people are
killed"
The Street COMMITTEES of the City Coun
Gil met last night and discussed the sub
iect of tenders for streetcars. An o-di
nance was passed nearlya year ago order
ing all com panies to place proper guards
on their cars. but so far nothing has beer
done. The committee will refer to th'
matter again next week.
few days ago fender ON an Alameda
electrician picked up boy comparativel,
uninjured who had wandered on tn
track. This is the only fender known t
have performed such a feat, and its in
ventor is trying to have the Council &C
cept it as standard.
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WORE A PATENT DRESS
A Pretty Copyist Waved Her
Hand and Instantly APP
peared in Boomers.
Half a Dozen County Officials Still
Wondering How 1t Was
All Done.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
9oS Broad way, July Is.
Miss May Mckee was the innocent and
ignorant cause of little sensation at The
Courthouse to-day.
The lady is one of the most courteous
and popular of County Clerk Jordan's
copyists. She is also very enthusiastic
cyclist. Every day she goes to and from
the hall on her trim wheel, about which
there is nothing effeminate.
This noon Miss Mckee came down the
hall steps carrying her wheel. A small
coterie of officials saw her with the wheel,
and as she was not dressed in any new
woman costume there was much discus
sion as to what would happen.
One of the men finally thought he had
solved the mystery by saying that the lady
had made mistake and taken Mr.. Jor-
dams wheel No one, however, liked to
suggest to her that she had probably made
an error.
Miss Mckee took her wheel to the edge
OF the sidewalk and minute later she
was spinning up Broadway IN boomers
and looking very attractive, while half a
dozen county officials were wondering at
the alacrity with which the change was
made.
Miss Mckee has invented a new COM
binatlon bloomer dress. When ready to
mount her wheel she merely pulls a
string, and a second later she has some
thing in her hand which she throws over
the handle bar and is off in bloomers.
No further description OF the dress has
vet been given.
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SCENERY OF GUIANA.
It Is More Enchanting Than the Imagi-
nation Can Picture.

It Is More Enchanting Than the Imagi-
nation Can Picture.
Whatever discomforts the traveller may
have to undergo in journeying through
Guiana he is compensated for them by the
scenery, which is more enchanting than
the loftiest flights OF the imagination can
picture. AS soon as you leave the low
swamps at the great mouth of the Orinoco
River the land rises gradually toward the
Imataca range, the peaks of which are
clearly outlined against the clear tropic
sky. Still farther into the interior, follow
ing the windings of the Rio Cuyuni, the
green banks of which are bright with scar
let passion flowers, you see more noun
tain peaks, and innumerable cascades and
waterfalls iumbling and roaring over rocks
that raise their black heads above the sur
face of the water. On all sides countless
parasites entwine themselves in the most
intricate and fantastic fashion around the
branches of the lofty trees.
Il was my good fortune to reach one of
the Hottest OF the Imataca peaks Just at
sunset, the hour that most impresses all
travellers. To the south and east, as far as
the eye could reach, the scene was one OF
understandable beauty and grandeur. Be-
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THE PENALTY OF HUMoR.
why Was Not Franklin Asked TO Write
the Declaration of independence?

why Was Not Franklin Asked to Write
the Declaration Of Independence?
When the time came for the people OF
the thirteen united colonies to proclaim to
the world that they were free and that
they held themselves absolved from all
allegiance TO the British crown, ana that
all political connection between them and
Great Britain was totally dissolved. q COM
mittee of the Continental Congress was
appointed to draw up declaration of
independence. The members Of this
committee were Benjamin Franklin of
Pennsylvania, John Adams of Massa-
chusetts Roger Sherman of Connecticut,
Robert r. Livingston of New York and
Thomas jefferson of virginia. Why
was it that their colleagues COM
mitted the writing of the Declaration OF
Independence to Thomas Jefferson and
not TO Benjamin franklin The Virginian
was not the most prominent man even of
his own section, and, although his reputa-
ton could not be fairly termed local. 1T
was but little more, while the name of the
Pennsylvania was we'll known through
out the whole civilized world. Franklin
was not only the foremost citizen of Phila-
delphia, where the Congress was sitting,
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he was the most experienced publicist and
the most accom- plished man of letters in
all the thirteen colonies; and he was spe-
elaliy well equipped for the drawing up of
an appeal to Europe, as ne had but Just
returned from London, where he had been
pleading the cause OF his countrymen with
lndomitable courage and indisputa BILE skill.
ct FRANKLIN was not asked to write the
Declaration of Independence; and, al
though he and Adams made few verbal
amendments, the credit OF that great state
paper belongs to Jefferson. And why was
1t that this responsibility was placed on
Jefferson and not on Franklin?
l think the explanation lies in the fact
that Franklin was humorist. Not only
was Franklin's sturdy common-sense felt
TO be too plain homespun for wear In the
courts OF Europe, when the thought
needed to be attired in all the lofty rhet-
ORIG that the most fervld enthusiasm could
produce, but also, / fear me greatly, his
colleagues were afraid that Franklin would
have his joke. 1t would be good joke,
no doubt-probably very good joke; but
the very best of jokes would moi be in
keeping with the stately accession. They
were acute, those leaders OF the Continen-
tai Congress, and they kney that every
man has the defects of his qualities and
that humorist is likely TO be lacking in
reverence. and that the writer of the Dec
laration of Independence had q theme
which demanded, the most reverential
treatment.
So it was that Benjamin Franklin had
to pay the penalty OF humor in the last
century, just as Abraham Lincoln had TO
pay it in this century. Because Lincoln
was swift to seize upon an incongrulty,
and because he sought relief for his abid-
ing melancholy in playfulness, there were
not few who refused TO take him seri-
ously.
Even after his death there were honest
folk who held the snrewdest and Hottest
OF our statesmen to have been little better
than a buffoon. OF the three greatest
Americans-Franklin, Washington and
Lincoln, two were humorists; and it is,
perhaps, his deficiency of humor which
makes Washington seem tIihe remote
from us and less friendly than either Of
the others.-Harper's Magazine.