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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
An Electrical Aerial Torped,.

An instrument of warfare termed nm
aerial torpedo has been designed to Lo
used in the siege of cities or TO scatter
large bodies of troops while at rest Tho
torpedo consists OF Il small sized gas filled
balloon, capable of sustaining for any
length of time from so TO 10 pounds mt nm
elevation OF FROM 300 10 1909 feet above
the earth. Inside of tho lower or small
end of the balloon l.; placed n metal cylin-
der, which contains an electrical device.
tho purpose of which is 10 ,isnitc tho gus
In the balloon at any stated period. Under
inc balloon Is suspended cur or busket
containing high explosives similar 10 dy-
Mantle, which will explode with terrific
force when striking hard substance like
the earth or walled cmbankincnts.
10 uso the aerial torpedo effectively.
which requires only IA coruoral's guard. ali
that Is necessary is to approach as near as
poSsihlc tho locality where tho torrotlo is
desired 10 take effect ana to ascertain tho
direction az the lower air current and tho
velocity OF The same per hour. The length
or time IL would take fer the air current to
carry Inc torpedo over tho objective ;oint
can thus bcasccrtaircd and tho electric timo
eNpiodlh@ apparatus set to the proper hour
or minute. As soon as the time has cx-
lircu an electric spark ignitcs tho ras i'm
t..c balloon, causing it to cxI lode, and the
torpedo Will drop To earth. The explosive
Striking the earth will cause serious dam.
age in that locality. Tho torpedo can Le
uS2u by day or night by II few men of or
ulhary intelligence and no defense can BIO
made against it.--Elcctrical World.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
FEMININE BEAUTY.
Alto, An It Isn't the Quality That Bring.
Husbands,

A writer, In a dissertation on the limited
influence cxerted by womanly beauty, has
the following. 1t may be surmiscd TINT he
Is either an experienced married man or q
crusty old bachelor-it sounds ike either:
Men are forever talking about pretty
women, as IL prettincss were the sole thing
that could mako the sex cndurable. As
thoir talk is not confined to age, rnco or
condition, it might be supposed to DO tho
voice of nature, though 1t is really the voice
OF misunderstanding. If men were only
drawn To women by their prettircss, ns
they would rut it, most of us would live
and die In celibacy, for, gnllantry aside,
feminine comcliness or good looks arc the
exception, not tho rule.
All the talk about pretty women is mean
ingless and y sham. That mon aro drawn
to women, us women arc to men, is ono of
the first things that we learn from within.
Old as timc, the fact is always fresh to
every generation. But that womans pnr-
ticulnr appearance constitutes any part of
tho phenomenon Is absurd. If she be- not
dcformed or insane, she is well enough and
Will uchicve her incarnation, whatever IL
be. Apart from any and all serious rcla-
ton to her, the circumstance that she Is
fair or dark, short or tall, thin OF plump,
blue eyed or black, makes not whit of
difference to us. We like or dislike her in
dependcntly of her looks. We may think
of these in the beginning, but if we incline
to her wo forget all about Them and can
not remember what wo thought of them Mt
1rst.
woman, unless in her school days, new
er prates Of handsome men, No more
should we Of pretty women, whose prctti-
ness never counts after casual acquaintance
Is over. 1t is nero man and woman, out
SIDE OF accidents OF cxtcrnality, That grow
INTO friends, or lovers or companions for
lie, as circumstances may direct. all under
natures invisible, inscrutablo guidance
Philadelphia Times.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21

rate, 1t was a gala night, but the next
morning all tho servants, excepting four
faithful ones, who had been with the fam
| lily for many years, were discharged and
shortly utter breakfast all the mem bers Of
the family left the manor house In car
| riRges. No goodbys werc sold Behind
them thoy left their beautiful homo "a It
had been the day before. On the mantels
and drcssers were the pictures OF friends;
In the bureaus and lockers and chests
were their clothes; on the desks their let
ters and papers. Trinkets lay on tho tables
forgotten. The doors were locked, tho our
tains pulled down, and the house closed for
NIL time
A man in blnck IL said to walk that
house evory night, mumbling and moan
ing al he passes up and down the broad
stnil way. Scores Of people assert that they
have heard him, and n few say they have
seen him. Ono Of the latter describes him
rs follows: His hair was long and curly
and parted Oh the side, his eyes were
bright, his features clearly cut and his
face pale. He was smooth shayen and
wore n high standing collar and black
bow ind stock. He was In evening dress
and wore no jcwelry except gold fob.
For moment he ceased milling, aud
then began moaning and walked away.
Flo passed the door, walking toward the
stairway. The ghost hunter tiptoed to
the door and watched him ascend the stair
way until he was half way TO the top,
when no stopped rs though he had on
countercd another person. He rnised his
hands appealinRly and foil backward with
shrek that rang throughout the house
and was answered by the echoea His head
struck marble step, and, thinking lie
had been injured, the watcher rushed to
the spot. He saw nothing
The history Of this ghost is tightly
locked with the family, who now live in
the old Forbes mansion, on Fifth avenue,
New York. Paul Simeon Forbes purchased
the manor house in 1850 from tho Van
Rensselaors, with 800 acres Of land. He
paid 500, 900 for II, which was consider
n,ly less than the cost Of tho house. the
land being practically thrown in. The
manor house is now the property of Bos-
ton man, Nathaniel Stone.
The ancient houses Of England have al
ways been favorite haunts of ghosts. Sus-
| seI, which, of all the English counties,
has retained it's old characteristics the
most, has u good many ghosts who arc still
realities In the eyes of tho rustics of that
| little visited district, which was onco the
center OF Englnnd's iron industry There Ia
the headless man Of ST. Leonard's forest,
known as Squire Paulett, who jumps upon
the crupper of n horscman entering the
| forest and remains there until clear OF 1t.
! There Is tho drummer Of Hurstmonceaux.
Black dogs, favorite shape assumed by
! ghosts all over England, haunt all dark
| lanes and lone byroats, and under many a
,scduestered wooden bridge woman may
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
1T WAS A ToRPE DO CIGAR.
Tho Man With Yellow WHISPERS Now Buys
All His Snokcs,


All His Smokes.
"Thanks. but never accept cigars from
any ono, )" said tho man with yaller whisk-
ers rs ho waved tho case away. cts an
idiom OF minc, ard 1 hope you won't no
offended
= Afraid of poison%" qucricd tho other.
"Oh, no, no. l had little adventure
with cigar onco upon time, and dorYt
mind reEiting it.. Our firm in Chicago
was after big contract down the state,
and Twas sent down to Springfield to work
certain man who would throw tho lob
our Way. AS luck would have IL, L met
him on the train, and as we were both
smokers we talked over our cigars. | ac-
ceptcd one of his on the go of, and when
we had finished 'cm handed out my case.
There were just two cigars in it. One was
thc last of box, the other had been given
Inc by some acquaintance TO try. BY tile
time we lighted up the second time had
my little scheme working all right and
was patting myself on the back, but wreck
and dcsolatiop We're on my trail"
"IraiD run OF the track?''
"No; not that. The man had smoked
about onc-third of that cigar when there
was swish! bangi and she exploded
on nun. 1t was u torpedo cigar which
soino miserable cuss had put off on mo for
u joke. and it worked my ruin. My man
had his mustachc and eyebrows singcd, the
end OF his nose blistercd and his eyes fill
ed with ashes, and he arose In his wrath
ara fell upon me-"
Couldn't You c1pluIn?"
When he had no BY the hair and was
blasting iay blooming eyes? Not mach +!
Explanations were not in order lie punch
ell thunder out of me in about Il minute
and OF course We lost the contract. and |
lost good sit, and that's why buy nv
own cigars and dent want to mix in any
extras. st Louis Republic.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
THE GIANT GHOST AT BENTON. IND.

NC aten spinning while ON the old cattle
road between Kingston, near Loves and
tho Marshes, known as the Drove WAY. a
gohlin may DO seen on any dark, wild
night necessarily spinning charcoal
London has many ghosts. Many houses
remain untenanted from year to year be-
cause OF the belief In resident ghosts The
most notable OF the London ghosts is tfnt
OF Lord Holland, who is said to walk in
the Sir Joshun room of the Holland House.
This particular Lord Holland is surprising.
~ obnoxious, because he insists upon
carrying his head in his hands as he walks
about the apartment, glancing now and
then at tho fine pictures adjoining the
walls.
Norfolk isanother English county which
teens with ghosts. There is pale, long
haired woman who runs shrieking among
the pits on Aylmerton heath. There Ia q
great black "shuck dog" - tho word
shnck' is said to mean the devil-who ut
Boitishall bridge is headless and at Sal
house has n blazing eye In tho center of his
forehead, and who has brother Mt Peel
castle i'll the isle of Man, the spirit of q
murdered prisoner known as the mauthe
dog. Then young Lord Dacre, who was
murdered in 5G5 by his guardian, Sir
Richard Fulmerston, who arranged that %
running HoIoc Oh WHICH inc boy SiIt Should
fall, still prances about on q headless rock.
ing horse.
Anne Boleyn still rides down the avenue
OF Blickling park once year in u hearsc.
ike coach, drawn by four headless horses
and driven by n hcadless driver with her
head in her lap, and her father Sir Thorn
as, does the same thing At Caistor castle
there is another coach and headless team,
and yet another near Great Melton. This
last rises from pool every midday and
midnight aud, with It's load of four head
less, dripping white rohed ladies, passes
slowly round the field and sinks again, and
tradition says that at this spot long ago a
bridal party were upset into this pool and
never seen again.
Warrington Hall, the residence of the
Walpoles, earls OF Oxford, has it's ghostly
associates. Horatio, second earl. removed
all the tombstones of the Scaimers. the
former possessors of tho hall, from Wick
mere church, and one of the buried ladies
Is still believed to walk around the church
yard 10 atone for the sacrilege every earl
OF Oxford at his burial was driven in his
hearse three times around ruined Wick
meree church before being finally laid to
rest
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
THEY WALK THE NIGHT
Tho Wralths That Stalk About When
ChufChyaTds Yarn.
THE GIANT GHOST or BENTON, IND.
IL Has Startled Many People Who
Claim TO Re Free From Supcr.
stition-The Forbes Manor Appa.
riIiGn - Some Famous English
Ghosts ana II IGi.tory ofThen.

The numberless supcrstitions which be.
set humanity in the past are almost gone,
and with rapid strides the world becomes
daily moro matter OF fact. Still, 1t con-
tinues to see ghosts and to believe in them
Its habit nowadays Is to want to put it's
hands on things, TO know by touch as we'll
as sight TINT the things are there before it
believes, but nevertheless ghosts move hore
and there in the throngs, and Intelligent
people are convinced TINT they are actually
supernatural visitors. A case in point Is
tho Benton und) ghost, which Is attract
Ing much attention. 1t has been seen and
investigated by many people with reputa-
tions for intelligence and good sense but
SO far no explanation of tho strange appear
ance has boon found.
A farmer named John W. French and
his wife were the first to see the appari-
ton. They live in the country near Ben.
ton and were driving home one night from
neighbours. The road passed an old
church, moss covered and surrounded by
graveyard, overgrown with shrubbory and
filled with the bones of hundreds who once
titled tho soil in the locality. len years
ego an aged man who lived alono not far
from the old church and visited the grave
yard almost duly to pray over the resting
place OF some relative Was foully murder
cd Tor tho store of gold he was supposed to
have hidden about his hermit abode Tho
robbers and murdorers escaped justice, and
the luckless Rraybeard WAC buried In tho
graveyard whore no spent SO much time.
just rs French and his wife drew within
sight of tho white headstoros In the church
yard the horses reared back on their
launches and snorted in terror. French
was alarmed. and, suspecting highwaymon
had been scented by the horses, he reached
for shotgun which lay III tho bottom of
the wagon for just such ON emergency
But before his hand touched it he was
startled by scream from his wife, Clutch
Ing his arm. she pointed straight ahead
and gasped: Look John. Lookp'
Eur down the read, Just beside the glim-
mcring monuments of the old graveyard,
ho saw All arUarition. II was TINT of n
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21

Choosinga wife is like unto astratagem
81, Ypr, Wherein o man can err but once. -.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21

Let us show You through our line of
foreign suitings4 Every one of them
worth q look.
RUDOLPH & WALLACE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
Protest Against the Laws Crue,tv.

In Hungary man convicted Of bieamy
is compelled to live with both wives i'm the
same house There arc still few bi,a
hiSts icit In Hungary. and petition signed
by all OF them has just been received usi;
ing that the sentence may bc changed 10
II years penal servitudo.-paris Alcssen.
ger.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21

The ezra Of tho iiegira," used in nearly
all AiohHinmcdan countries. commemorate
inc hight or hcgira of Molammed from
Mecca July 10, G22.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
Dust Showers Far Ont at ssa.

Dust showers arc frequently reported
from ships in the center of tho NIcditer.
fanean sea, and from hundreds of miles
oil the west coas0 Of Africa.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21

Times gradual touch has moldcred into
neauty many tower which. when n
.roWned with all its battlcments, was only
terrible. o''
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
THEY ALL KNOW DANIEL.
BRYAN THE FAVORITE.

On Wednesday the delegates to the
convention accepted an invitation TO Wis
I Pixies Peak. One hundred and seven
zen delegates and sixty-e:gh; visitors
accepted the invitation. An cnterp is
ng afternoon paper had a reporter on
he historic spot who interviewed the en-
tire delegai ion. Ii was plainly demon
strated that Nebrdska's favored and elo-
Iuent citizen was the favorite for Presi-
dental hono,s. and tina: the doctrines of
genuine Democracy he y SO ably pre-
entinG is held in as high esteem az the
alton they were in when interviewed
-lA4l7 feet-as evidenced by the vote
For Bryan, l55: for Mckinley. 81.
GRAHAMs
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
4 Partial blockade.

or the. main avenue for escape OF refuse
from the human system Is utterly sihvcr-
sivc OF regularity among the other organs
Let consultation become chronic and,
fammation OF the bowels and their Total
obstruction occurring, jaundlce Is almost
certain to ensue, the liver Is liable 10 he
poisoned by the bile, which ALSO vitiates
the juices OF the stomach. and other lin.
happy consequences follow. FIosLetter's
Stomach Bitters. Il prime tonic Alternative
prevents or remedies these results and
their cause as the case may require. and
Is also Signally eflcacious Id bvercom-
we'll as constipnted action OF the bowels,
IL renews nerve power, improves the nppe-
tite. stays the progress OF carly decay. re-
i'eveS the irurmitics or age, and is n
healthy appetizer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-21

Mix well eight egg yolks with eight
ounces OF sugar; dilute with six GUS
tard cups Of boiling milk and good
cupful Of black coffee; pass through n
fine strainer, I'll the cups. and put them
In a low pan with boiling water 70 half
their height; take of the froth that
RAY rise to the surface. cover the pan.
and let simmer gently foy 20 minutes.
When the custard is we'll set. let cool
In the water, drain, wipe the cups and
serve cold.-N. Y. Ledger.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-21

A BRIGHTER PROSPECT.
storm OF Popular Anger snbsldes-The
Drisbund still solid.

Storm OF Popular Anger snbsidcs-Iho
Drisbund still solid.
Rome. March 14.--Out OF the terrible
storm of popular anger which swept
over Italy when the news Of the defeat
of the army under Gen. Baratieri
reached here little remains but feel
ing OF great resent ment against the
Italian commander. All rioting has
ceased. The reservists. who fled from
the country sooner than go TO Africa
at the call of the government for the
class OF 1872, are returning. and IL is
not believed any steps viii be taken TO
punish them.
Negotiations with King Menelek have
been opened, it is expected peace will
be concluded before long, and the war
Office has countermanded the instruc-
tons sent TO various points for the
hurrying forward of reenforcemcnts
TO Africa.
According TO the Italia Militnre,
King Menelek offers In the peace ne
gotiations as much as Italy could have
hoped for before the battle OF Adowa.
The new cabinet is settling down
TO work, and the financial situation Is
brighter than anticipated. Under these
circumstances Italy breathes freer
than for some time past, and there is
feeling of gratitude for those who have
aided in Berlin during the last few days
in bringing about this change from
blank despair TO great hope in the fu-
ture.
TO cap the peaceful climax comes the
pleasant report that Emperor William OF
Germany. Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria and King Humbert will meet at
Genoa in q few days, and series OF bril-
liant fetes will mark this public proof
OF the renewal of the ties which COM
pose the dreiDund, which is intended
to demonstrate 10 all whom IL may con-
Germ that Italy, instead of being friend
less, upon the verge OF bankruptcy and
incumbcred by n tottering throne, IN
strong in tho earnest seaport Of Ger
many and Austria, and will be backed
by Great Britain in any great cmcr-
Oaucy
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-21


Paris. March lo.--The French govern
ment gives evidence that the announce
ment nude BY M. BertheIot Tuesday of
the remonstrance hs-aad offered against
the Egyptian campaign up the Nile In
conversation with the marquis OF Duff
FERN has been taken much more seri-
ously than they were prepared for. The
outbreak Of approval from the French
press and people and the popular clamor
for even more decisive measures OF pro-
test seem 10 have alarmed the govern
ment and awakened an apprehension
that they are being preeipitated into a
position OF hostility 10 the plan OF Great
Britain backed by the approval Of the
dreibund which might entail the grayest
consequences.
The enthusiasm awakened in France,
I'm fact. seems 10 enter more into the APP
prehensions OF the French minister
than the irritation abroad. As conse-
quencc steps have been taken TO dull
little the seemingly sharp edge of the
rsmsnicaticn made 70 the British am
lassador by M. Berthelot, the minister
of foreign affairs. IL would seem that
the dreibund has practically triumphcd
and there will be no serious opposition
upon the part of France 70 the British
advance up the Nile.
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FRANCE SHOWS TEMPER.
Demands Explanation OF the Purpose OF
Sending British Troops Up the Nile.

Demands Explanation OF tho Purpose OF
Sending British Troops Up the Milo.
Paris. March 1s.--Next TO the SOW
ereignty OF Germany over Alsace-Lor-
raine, probably the greatest source OF
irritation known TO French diplomacy
is the British occupation of Egypt. The
present move on Great Britain's part is
doubly irritating. coming as a check
10 hopes which French statesmen had
allowed themselves to entertain.
The first intimation CAME Tuesday of
the probable course France will take in
view OF the new conditions In Egypt.
A sensation has been caused by the an
nouncement made by NJ. Berthelot. min
lister of foreign affairs. in the cabinet.
meeting that he had asked the British
ambassador, the marquis of Dufforin.
for Information regarding the proposed
advance OF British-EEyptien troops up
the Nile, and had pointed out TO him
the serious consequences of such an
advance. This warning note may be
a preliminary 10 more decided steps.
The foreign minister's announcement
was eagerly taken up In the Hobbies of
the enhfnDtf OI utbutits, anu WIS thc
exclusive topic Of discussion. The pre-
yailing sentiment expressed was one
Of indignation at the course adopted by
Great Britain. and the general feel
ing is that France must adopt decisive
tone in dealing with the matter.
France Is not deciding upon the course
she win pursue without u fun under
standing with her Russian ally, and II
70 announced that numerous kilograms
have passed between Paris and st.
Petersburg on the subject. The &C.
ton of the czar in comforting upon the
Negus Menelek the military order OF
ST. George is accepted as peremptory
notice that Russia has no sympathy
with Great Britain's plans for aiding
and relieving the Italians In Africa.
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.1.
The british islands ntc oestST Fs5r
vided with rivers than any other c2un-
try OF the same size on the globe.
in Norway girls are ineligible for
matrimony until they have earned Ger
tificates for proficiency In knitting.
baking and spinning.
Starting from Steinbach In Ba-
varia, In five hours walk one may
trend the soil OF two kingdoms. two
duchies and three prineipalities.
Portugal win celebrate next year
the 4ooth anniversary of Vasco &c
Gama's setting out on his voyage
around the Cape OF Good Hope to In
dia.
Italians believe that to avert the
evil eve Il is sufficient to hang any thing
red colored over the bed or TO wear
red coral. but white colors do not exr
ercise a similar spcu.
"A Druidical tsimen has been trans
ported from Brittany and erected again
In It's original form over the grave OF an
archcoIogi4 named piketty at Meudon.
outside OF Paris. IL is called the dol
men OF Kerhan, comes from the neigh
borhooi of Lochmariaquer, and con
sists of IA blocks of granite.
In. several pictures recently discov-
cred In the catacombs Of Egypt laborers
with a distinctly Semetic type OF nose
are represented as working on the pyra-
mids. and these illustrations are sup
posed by some scholars to confirm the
story of the Hebrew bondage as related
In the book OF Genesis.
The new opera house 10 be erected
In the Haymarkct London, will occupy
almost exactly the same area of ground
which tho former Her Majesty covered
and the chief entrance win be in Charles
street. The stalls and grand tier win
be reached by marble staircases lead
ing from an entrance hall of mngnih-
cent proportions.
Nineteen hundred salmon were
taken at one haul OF a seine by a fisher
man In Elliott bay, near Seattle, few
days ago. IL was the largest haul ever
made thereabout. His catch loaded the
fisherman's boat down to within three
inches OF the water. At the same time
and place another fisherman took 1900
salmon in one haul and another took
over 1000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-21

Chicago, March 10.--The executive
committee Of the Railway Postal Clerks
Mutual Benefit association met Wedncs-
day in the Office of Secretary LaGrave
and decided TO call the next annual
convention in San Francisco In March
1897. instead Of the summer Of this
year. The latter date had been decided
upon by the convention which met in
Chicago last summer. The change IL
made for business reasons and also on
account Of better advantages which the
Southern Pacific railroad offers the
clerks II they postponed the time OF
meeting.