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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-28

coarse straw. trimmed with black tulle
or black plumcs or flowers. With the
serge gown have II widc-brimmed black
sailor trimmed with white and black
tullc. black wings. and IL white, brush
pompon.
Doucet is making lowered SILK jackets
that hang loose all round and that.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
HoYt and the Bishop.
New York.

Charles II. Hoyt was in Minneapolis not
long ago, when the Episcopalian house OF
bishops was in session. He invited the
eminent clerical persons to attend any per-
formance of his play, "A Contented Wom-
an" One of the young prelates, with his
wife, accepted the Offer, and afterward
wrote tho playwright that he had enjoyed
the piece immensely. Its too bad, how
ever, that you had to put music in it," he
said. lit was SO pleasing without. Come
and hear me preach A few days after,
Mr.. Hoyt, who used TO go TO school with
the bishop, met him on the street. II saw
you at church, the Clergyman said.
YES" returned Hoyt. Il enjoyed the
service and SO did my wife, but she
thought IL would have boon good enough
Il you hadn't weakened it with music"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
AN ILLINOIS SOHLATTER.
Effects His Alleged Cures Through a spir-
ituaIistic Medium.

Wilbur Hammond, q young English
man, 23 years old, whose home is at Bel
videre, Ills, has been causing consider
able commotion by posing as a sort of
Schlatter, but instead of a meek and lowly
follower, like the quondam Denver healer,
Hammond combines faith cure with spir.
itualism, or Mt least pretends to effect his
cures by means of frances.
His medium is a German, and although
he is said TO know not a word of the lam
guage, when he is In the trance he speaks
German luently, and after n short lecture
takes the patient by the hand n pre-
scribes for him.
Hammond has excited so much interest
that he Is now devoting n day each week
to his Sycamore patients. The homes of
those he visited were besieged by the sick
and the curious.
Charles Patch, an epiletic, feels greatly
encouraged after only a single treatment,
and III. NJ. Stevens, who has been operated
upon repeatedly for a disease of the head,
claims to have been greatly benefited.
Mrs. l.. M. Singer, who was thought to be
dying with neuralgia of the heart, is said
to have been restored to perfect health In
a few minutes. Mrs. Orion was cured Of
a painful rheumatic attack, and Mrs.
George Mandler has had the growth of a
cancerous tumor stopped.
TT Hammond Is slightly built, of medium
stature and boyish In appearance. His
education Is only ordinary, as be did not
get any schooling until he was IL years of
age and abandoned Ii before no was out
of his teens. His services are rendered
free. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
THEATRICAL REVIEW.
Matters Of Interest In the New
York Stage World.
THE PERENNIAL BERNHARDT.

4 70 q" NL
The French Actress Is ms Popular a. Ever.
The Decline or Colaic Opera-"samT of
Posen's" Continued Ill Luck-Frank Dam
ieis' Great Success rs n Star.
Sarah Bernhardt Is with US once more.
She is at Abbey's theater, and there IL just
as much curiosity TO see the great French
woman as there was on the occasion of her
first visit to this country. After all, she is
par excellence the actress Of the world
the actress who can draw enormous sums
Of money to tho box office whether she
happens to be In America, Russia, Italy,
England or France. Outside Of her great
art / believe that one OF the secrets OF
Sarah's universal potency and popularity
lies I'm the fact that she Is an actress at all
times, off tho stage as we'll as on. While
submitting TO tho process of interviewing,
the "dIvine Sarah" does not allow herself
TO forget her profession for a single mo-
ment. The newspaper man to whom has
been assigned the task which in most cases
Is a good deal of n punishment never
grieyes when he Is sent to get the Bern
hardt's views, because he realizes hat he
Is to witness as fine a piece Of acting as
any that she does In the theater. The ao-
~companying sketches made during the
progress Of an interview with tho eccentric
French artist will serve to show that she
never loses the opportunity TO impress an
audience, even though IL consist only Of
an artist and a newspaper reporters Like
all actresses, Bernhardt dislikes to be in
terviewed, and again, like all actresses,
she never loses an opportunity to let the
gentlemen OF the press know that she
might DO induced to say something. But,
eccentricity aside, Bernhardt Is the one
French player who has been able to make
tours OF America profitable alike for star
and managers. Duse is a great ~favorite
with the critics, but'she will never draw
In this country with the masses like Sarah.
The Duso's difidence and her tuberculo-
sian tendencies have been just a trihe over.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
IN CASE OF WAR.
We Could Support Ourselves For an Un-
limited Period OF Time.

ny - vs. ssto
Since the wal scare was started consid-
cradle attention has been devoted to some
statistics recently published by Michael
Mulhall, the English statistician and po-
liticsl economist. They relate TO the pro-
ducing powers OF the different nations OF
the earth and go to show that were every
port In this country blockadcd SO that 1t
could have no communication with my
other country Of the world tho people OF
the United States could support them
selves In great abundance for any length
of timo. They could raise food, IN
facture clothing from homo grown raw
material as we'll as provide arms, NUM-
tions of war. build ships and railroads and
do everything else necessary for the pro-
lection, well being and prosperity Of the
country.
BY the figures which no has tabulated
Mr.. Mulhau shows that from 1920 To 1890
the foot ton power Of the United States in
creased from 4,2p2, 900, 900 of foot tons
daily to 1879, 800, 600, 600 foot tons. A foot
ton Is a method statisticians have Of
measuring the producing powers Of a
country. 1t signifies the ability of q man
TO accomplish with ordinary exortion in
ten hours an amount Of work equal TO
raising 800 tons one foot high. In 1920
the forces at the command of Americans
were equal to 446 foot tons of power per
caput of the population. BY 1890 the pro-
ductive forces had increased to l,9i0 foot
tons per caput.
No other civilized nation in the world
possesses equal power. This country is
the worlds food producer. Ii raises more
grain, stock and other foodstuffs than any
other nation. 1t grows moro cotton and
yields more timber, iron, coal and other
natural products which go to minister to
mans comfort, happiness and wealth.
Next TO IL In the scale comes Great Brit
ain, the producing power of which is l,470
foot tons to the inhabitant daily. Ger
many's forces amount TO 90a foot tons for
each person daily, those of France to 90
foot tons, those of Spain TO 500 foot tons,
those of Austria to $50 foot tons and those
Of Italy to $50 foot tons. Chicago Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
NEW SHAKER PLAN.
Elder Offord to Head a Reformed Com
munity In the West

The two clipping Shakers, Elder Daniel
Offord and Sister Mabel franklin, from
New Lebanon, arc to play n prominent
part I'm n new industrial community along
Shaker lines, except hat celibacy will not
be practiced. Elder Oxford, il is stated, be-
lioves that no has, af,er 25 years of study,
discovered tho causes of the decline of
Shakcrdom, and now intends 20 lend his
aid to n new community OF social Shaker
Ism In California.
In this be will have the cooperation, IL
Is said, of n number Of the most promi-
nent members of the north family of
Lebanon Shakers, and tho intention Is to
throw tho doors open TO all, regardless Of
creed or belief. Elder Offord is said to be-.
lieve that compulsory colibacy is neither
In the interest of purity nor Of the prog
ress of n cooperative community. The
north family Mt Lebanon, IL Is said, will
go In n body to California, and Mt least as
many moro will desert from the Shakers
ut Lebanon, wateryliet, Hancock, Mass. I;
Shirley, Mass, and In Connecticut, Ohio
and Kontuc u
Negotiations will be attempted 90 sell
tho north family's Lebanon property out
right, so that tho roformors will have at
least 500, 600 With which to enter upon
tho California enterprise.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
vENEzUELA's OIL GEYsERs.
Sand Hill Craters That Spout Boiling Wa
ter and Petroleum. -

people have been talking a good deal
about Venezuela lately" said Major j..
G, Steele of tho western Pennsylvania oil
country. but l haven't heard OF any one
mentioning tho curious petroleum deposits
of that country. l was in Venezuela a
few years ago and visited tho district
where petroleum Is found and was moro
than astopishod TO learn that 40 years
before we began to use petroleum rs an IL
l%uininant In this country-where We hailed
II as n discovery-thc natives OF that part
Of Venezuela had been using IL for that
purpose. There are many curious oil wells
and reservoirs of petroleum In the United
States and other countries, but none so
amazing as those of Venezucln.
"In tho division Of Venezuela known as
Colombia petroleum springs arc abundant.
1t Is I'm that district the natives have
burned petroleum for more than three
quarters Of q century. IL Is used without
refining, or was when / was there. Per
haps some e%ntcrprising Yankee has got
thore with n refinery since then. III none
has, there is n 1no opening for one. They
Gull tho petroleum oil Of Colombia. On
the plains Of Coniza both asphaltum and
petroleum deposits have y wide field
Nothing had been done five years ago In
tho way Of developing any of these oil or
a~sphaltum districts. The petroleum Is
light In color and gravity. j have never
heard Of any othcr locality where there are
natural spouting wolls of petroleum. The
natives have only one uso OF ~asphaltum.
Years ago soino Venezuelan who used n
boat .smoarcd Its bottom with nsphaltum
10 mako 10 water tight. Bnrnoclcs are o
great nuisan"o TO boatmen along tho coast.
After awhile q was noticed that no barna-
clcs attached thcmelvcs to the boat that
had been smcnrcd with asphaltum. Sin~s
then every native paints bis boat from
keel to gunwnlc with asphaltum and defes
tho barnacles. New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
A PLUM FOR FIVE.
Money Found Years Age They Now Re-
ceive.

cefve.
A decision was handed down the other
day by Vice Chancellor Emery Of New
Jersey by which about 81, 600 will be d.
vided equally among five young men. On
Aug. 81, 1870, William eastman, Thomas
Fox, Robert Dovine, Charles Fox and
william Crawford were roaming along the
banks OF the Elizabeth river, at Elizabeth,
N. j., near the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks, when Crawford picked up an old
stocking tied at both ends and full of
something Crawford, then o years old,
was the youngest OF the five. He began o
swing tho stocking as n plaything. He
says eastman took the stocking from him,
but the Others say he threw 1t down and
then eastman picked it up. However that
was. each took q tern hitting the others
with 1t. g
Finally 1t burst and some rags and rib
bons fell out, together with q roll of bills.
The boys counted s755. They started to
divide the cash, but were interrupted, and
finally they took 1t TO Fox's father, who
turned It over to John Keron, then chief
Of police, with a request that he find the
owner. No owner ever appeared. Craw-
ford wanted IL all on the ground that be
found The money. The others demanded
that IL be equally divided, and the case
was carried 20 COURT After various COM
plications it got into chanoery, where it
lay for n long time.
When they found the money. they were
mere sohoolboys. Now three of them are
married, while the division Of ~theEmoney.
which has been increased By interest, will
probably load TO the marriage of n fourth.
Now York sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
TO DAM NIAGARA.
Mr.. Boynton Thinks IL Can BE Done and
Advocates III.

Advocates IL.
When n man talks about damming the
Niagara river, it would seem as IL he had
q pretty large project on his hands. Yet
this is what Mayor n. 5. Boynton of Port
Huron, Mich, is seriously considering,
ald he talked with Senator Brice the other
" for quito a while upon the subject.
Since 1888" said Mayor Boynton to a
lorter, "the level of the lakes has de-
y ,ased five feet. This is not guosswork,
but the result of actual measurement
Last year, owing to the deepening of the
channel, the water in Lake Huron was
lowered nine inches. Ny idea is that II a
dam about four or five feet high be thrown
across the Niagara river Mt Grand island,
about half way between the falls ana Buff
falo, IL will cause the water of Lake Erie
TO rise, IL will increase tho depth of water
in the Detroit and st. Clair river and in
Lake ST. Clair. Another dam at the south
orn end of Lake Huron, just above Port
Huron, with a canal and lock around It,
will bring back tho water to its normal
level in that lake, and perhaps another
dam might be necessary at ST. Mary's riv-
err"
"Hns the expense been calculatedf"
"No, but all the engineers with whom
/ have consulted say that the scheme Is
feasible, and that tho result would be rs l
anticipate. / am sure that IL would not
cost more than Is now being spent i'm deep.
ening the channels in the lakes and riv-
ers, and l am certain, too, that tho cost
would be as nothing compared to the bepe-
fetal results which would follow. Wash.
ington Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
WILLIAM J. WEEKS.

skaters find SO fascinating but difficult Of
execution require but little attention from
him. His speciality IL In much finer and
more difficult work.
At no timo during tho past 90 years has
Mr.. Weeks failed TO enjoy this healthful
and invigorating sport, and now after
three-quarters Of a century OF life, no In
nearly. as active aud agilo as a boy. He
has frequently issued his challenges, but
as yet has found no one approaching his
own ago Who Is ready to meet him in q
skating contest, even under the great
handicap he places upon himself, non has
any one yet proved his master In fancy
skating and delineation.
Mr.. Weeks Is not only IN expert on the
ice, but Of late has taken q great interest
In bicycles and Is now an enthusiastic
rider. He recently made n tour across
Long Island on bis wheel. He Is consid-
cred the best all around athlete OF his age
In the country and has always been very
fond OF outdoor sports. He was a mem
Der OF the class OF IA of Yale, and to him
belongs the distinction of having formed
the first boat crew at Yale. 1t was In the
spring OF 1s43. He purchased in New
York a Whitehall boat, 10 feet long, and
TOOK 1t with him on his return TO New
Haven, where he induced six Of his class
mates to join him in forming a boat club.
Tho boat was named Pioneer, and the
crew the Pioneers. This was the origin
of the Yale navy, The PioHcers made
excursions to all parts OF the north side of
Long Island sound, and on one occasion
rowed across to tho Long Island shore.
When a student, young Weeks walked
from New Haven TO Boston In the month
of January, n distance Of 40 miles. He
started with n companion, who abandoned
the tramp before reaching Hartford, and
Weeks completed tho balance OF the trip
alone. Returning, he carried a grip
weighing 10 pounds, but this did not pre-.
yent him from walking IS miles in nine
hours, including q halt OF go minutes for
dinner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
Popular Felix Faure.

Felix Faure, tho president of France,
has sought popular favor more porsistently
and 60 better purpose than any other chief
executive of that republic, and the latest
sign that success has crowned his efforts
comes from a faron corner Of the world.
He has g~raciously consented TO the request
OF the citizens OF 4 town in the New
Hebrides that no become godfather and
lend his name TO their tiny municipality.
Since the beginning Of the new year, there
fore, the town Of Faure-Villo has been In
exiStenco
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23

thea;sr, will probably not become nearly
SO popular n play witAAmeFieaas n SID
ney Grundy's "Sowing the Wind" despite
the ~latter's plethora Of theatrical fustian.
"Michael and His Lost Angel Is an APP
preparation from Nathaniel Hawthorne's
1.-THE Scarlet Letter. There is the minis
ter who has erred and who subsequently
confesses. There is, of course, also the
woman who is more sinned against than
SHINING, but there is not the atmosphere
which made the greatest charm Of Baw-
thorne's story. 1t would seem that his
only purpose In selecting tho subject was
to induce comparisons between his meth
cd of handling it and that of Hawthorne.
According to persons whose opinions are
entitled to consideration, the result Is Dot
favorable to Mr.. Jones.
OCTAvUs COHEN.
Now York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23

aoters and has made Il crJIstaeie showing
In each. Mr.. Hare has been called the Joe
Jefferson OF England, possibly because he
makes a speciality OF old mons parts.
There certainly Is nc other similarity In
the methods of these two D,tors, for Mr..
Jefferson, IL IL generally conceded, Is In
clined to underelaborato a role, whereas
Mr.. Hare In his desire TO be- conscientious
usually oyeralaborates TO such an extent
as to frequently mar the general effect.
That he Ia a worthy exponent OF n OF
the best types of the English stage, how
ever, cannot DO successfully denied.
M. b. Curtis, who made a fortune with
''Saml of Posen" n spent a large por.
tion of II in defending himself from what
was believed by most members of the pro
fession to have been a trumped up charge
of murder Il San Francisco, has not had
more than his share OF good luck In the
last few years. HIS starring tour last year
did not prove q phenomenal success, and
his friends were pleased TO learn that he
had been fortunate enough to secure tho
great London hit, Gentleman Joe" Cur
It's organized q company, produced the
play somewhere and then brought the
piece In TO the Fifth Avenue theater for q
run. He had previously made some sort OF
an arrangement about the American rights
OF the play with Rudolph Aronson, who
now has tho Bijou theater In this city
Mr.. Aronson prevented Curtis from ap
pearing In the piece himself and eventu
ally secured an injunction restraining him
from producing "Gentleman Joe" in this
country at all, SO that this unfortunate
and really clever If somewhat explosive
fellow is again out OF 10, in the language
Of the Hon. Steve Brodie.
Frank Daniels at tho Casino has really
scored q great hit in the principal role Of
Herbert d Smiths comic opera, 1.-THE
Wizard OF the Nile. The piece has in con
sequence been offered the very choicest
time In the best theaters Of the country,
and 1t looks as though Daniels were hrm-
ly established as a comic opera star. IL Is
even said by his press agent, and must
therefore be true, that the opera will be
produced in Vienna, London and numer-
Gus other u~nimportant capitals and that
Mr.. Daniels will appear in 1t probably in
Vienna. This may possibly be a slight err
ror, but II IL should prove to be- correct 1t
would be O sort of retributive justice for
the work Of an American composer to be
presented I'm the home OF the really greas
and equally conceited Johann Strauss.
"Michael and His Lost Angel" which
Is tho current attraction at the Empire
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
This Musician Played.

Gus Heego's stage manager tells OF a
western experience wherein n rehearsal Of
the orchestra In n small town figures. Ho
tried hard TO bring the rural musicians
into line, and succeeded fairly well except
with the man who played the fluto. He
was pretty bad. Finally the stage man
ager became desperate and exclaimed
SEQ here, my friend, you stay out OF this.
You're no good ana you can't play" The
flute man calmly looked up and made this
unanswerable reply, If l don't play, you
don't; I'm the mayor Of tho town and 1
won't give you a licenso." Tic PLAYED.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
H.Id Ia MIh.nno Zach.

TRENTON, Jan. 23-William t. Brock.
way, Annie L. Smith and William Il.
Wagner were arrairncd here yesterday Ia
plead to Indictments charging them with
having In their possession plates for the
manufacture Of American 800 gold ccrti.
lcatcs and 800 notes OF the Bank OF Mon.
trcal. The trio pleaded not guilty. and
will be tried IN Feb. IL next. In default
Of $4,000 bail each they were committed Ia
Jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
DR.. DAVID KENNEDY'S
FAv0R[TE REMEDY

take 1t morning, noon and night. and it
will cure YOU took the medicine as
cure, as my case had beeh tried by SO
many. After using 1t a week l began to
feel better, and In n short while after
that / was entirely cured. That terrible
distress. everything i ate breaking up
sour In my throat, had all gone and ]
have not had q moments discomfort
since. Today there isn't healthier man
and my appetite Is grand"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
"Thc Hear of Maryland In French.

David Belasco has received from +. n.
Gottschalk of Paris an ofor for the right
TO adapt THE Heart Of Maryland 10 the
French stage. 1t Is proposed TO use the
Franco Prussian war scheme on 1t. Belas-
co, Ivy tho way, it was who secured the
American rights To- lie Plantation To-
m%assin," which was translated and made
more understandable by William Gillette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
AN AGED SKATERS Def


william j. Weeits, seventy-fcur Years DID,
Sends Out u Sweeping Challenge.
About the fret OF every year. whom the
lakos and ponds arc covered with n good
thickness Of hard, smooth ice, William j.
Weeks OF .Yaphank, N. r., who Is now
past "a years Of age, sends out a sweeping
and world inclusive challenge TO skaters.
Mr.. Weeks 10 something OF n poet, and
last year submitted to the skating world
his annual message OF defiance In this
form: 1-.a.lM
In this year OF '95
IL there any nan alive
OF seventy ysars or more
To skate with one Of seventy-fourf
On any one ofiesser age
In Joyful contest TO engage,
And skate-fh letters clear and bold
Words, names or phrases as he's toldf
Then come, that oil the world may See
Who'll prove the better man 10 be.
This year, however, his challenge is In
prose and Is to the effect that he will meet
any person 20 yea Of ago or upward In a
skating contest. from 90 to 500 miles, III
lowing his competitor one milo In every
ten. In the matter Of speed and distance
he has TO draw the line at the age OF 20,
but In fancy skating n delineating on
the Toe he Is ready TO meet all corners re-
CARELESS OF ago or any other condition.
He Is DESTROYS OF meeting some one who
wishes to skate any words or sentences In
the English language, celebrity of execu-
tior and symmetry Of form to be requisite
features.
Mr.. Weeks takos especial pleasure when
the Ice Is perfectly clear and smooth In
skating the Ten Commandments. which
contain 1, 200 letters, all OF which he do
lineates SO perfectly that all can read them.
In delineating the name of an individ-
ual every letter Is as clear out n bold as
though executed with n pen in the hands
Of an expert. Tho ordinary fancy skater
Is not to be compared to Mr.. Weeks. The
outer edge, the inncr curve, the figure 8
and other fancy figures which 80 aAsuy