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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10

ple of 'em are riding round Brooklyn on
the trolley cars hoping to be in at the
IuHnal daily killing, another has gone to
New York to see banjo competition
% banjo players all going at once for a
purse, you know-and another has gone
to the New York World Office to see if
be gainedsthe prize in poster contest.
ph. they're all daffy," he continued,
l"hut 'kihumor 'em. You see, that's the
only way TO manage 'em. They were
pronounced cured, but that's all in my
eye. I'll introduce you to the ones on
.b6ard, he said as he went forward to-
iward greup ON the lee scupper deck,
as S2ark Russell would say.
There were seven or eight men seated
lin the shade Of the cooks galley en-
gagedsin cohversing in low tones. Tho
mate said to them: This here gent is
% reporter and he wants You fellers to
toll him something about the voyage,
Eumor thesn,' he whispered to me,
sand they'll give you the news"
Yes, i announced, II want all the
news you've got" fixing my eye on q
short, fat nan wearing cap with ear
tabs. who seemed to be perpetually try.
ing to swallow his lower lip.
"This is Smirky Smith," said the
fnate, land right clever Teller too
He'lltake care of you. and I'll leave you
with him.
Smirky smiled smile that divided
his head in two equal parts and dangled
his left hand in feeble way for mo-
ment, then he looked into the window
of the cooks galley and said slowly
Shall we kill him now?"
The cook, huge, hairy man with
bloodshct eyes, peered out and said,
Hope not yet. +"
These two, saw at once, were not
eured--that was certain. I suppose I ap-
peared troubled, for tall, thin man
with long, gray beard and soft voice
took my arm and led me q few steps
apart. Don't be worried" said he
+They are always talking thus, but they
are perfectly harmless. They're insane
undoubtedly in fact, all the crew except
myself are more or less touched. Ny
NAME is Agnew, L'Hesperion Agnew,
end I'LL give you an account of the vaz.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10

ally ana said: 1.-The bugs on this ship
arc not real. Nothing is reall The sea
was painted ON the wall yonder and the
sky also. What have they done with our
hopes and fears and the political issues,
the marriage question, all the topics OF
the day? Fled into the night of the
past and we've got to do it all over
again!"
Every one Of the crew shook his head
Pitlfully as he looked Mt the speaker
and each one winked at nue.. The cook
tapped his forehead knowingly.
"Birdseye tobacco done it." said he
Hes way off. Can't tell the difference
between beeswax and bread pudding.
Made him paper pie and he ate it ono
day out on the Indian oceanr'
He wants to cat wimples all the
time, / guess" said Lukens, with gay,
gurgling chuckle.
What are wimples?" inquired, to
change tho conversation, which / felt
was becoming painfully personal.
What Don't you know what VIM
pies arei" asked the cook in surprise.
"Wimples are tho things that come on
tassels Upholsterers eat 'em,'' the
yellow haired man said quickly, with
very wise air.
"Oh, shut up" said Lukens.
well, what are they them" asked
Agnew.
"Well, for one thing" the dwarf re.
Piled as il thinking hard, they're the
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10

And he says, besides, ~" interrupted n
yellow haired man who wore brim-
less silk hat. that he'll bet he can stop
o Broadway cable car by holding up n
finger"
admitted that the latter remark
proved complete insanity, and the yell
low haired man added: 1.-THE king Of
Dahomey, whose agent was in London
IN ISL, often warned mo to avoid ex.
posnre TO the chances or men with IN.
growing eyes. Twas luny myself, crazy
as bedbug, as the cook says
why, by the way" said Mr.. Agnew
thoughtfully, lis the Cimex lectularius,
or tho bedbug Of commerce, charged
with insanity when in point of fact he
shows remarkable reasoning powers?''
Because he works nights, fancy, "
the dwarf answered quickly.
Because he ships on the Alfred Aus
ten. lnore'n likely" the cook added.
Up to this moment sad faced. tired
looking man with spectacles had sat 81.
lently on barrel near the cardboard
horse pipes smoking meerschaum. He
waved his hand up and down dramatic.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
ReDaugall's Odd Experience In Interview
Ing The Grew Of the Alfred Austen.
SEEMED LIKE A POSTER EXHIBITION,
The Experience Calls Numerous Hor-
rors TO the Mind OF the Cartoonist
Ike Leaves tho Ship In Hurry
Whom He Hears the Cook BE.
gan TO Talk Of killing Him.
tcopyrisht, 1895, by the Au.hor.1

When the British bark Alfred Austen
arrived ut Calcutta, the crew deserted,
and the captain, unable to wait in the
Hoogly river for new supply of able
seamen, was obliged to relieve tho in
sane asylum Of all the "conyalescents'
and Cured" that could be spared. Ho
manned his ship, and with the aid of
his mate, Mr.. Blime, who was hyp-
notist, he managed SO we'll that he beat
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
PROPOSALS
PR0P0ALS FOR BONDS
For the University of Virginia.

Sealed bids will be received by the I'M
dersigned agents at Charlottesville. Va.
until SATURDAY, June Goth, 1896. at -
O'Clock IN. for all or any portion of $780,
600 of per cent. 1910 bonds issued by the
University of Virginia. under authority
OF the General Assembly, by act approv-
ed Jan. %, 1896, (see act 1885, page 1881
These bonds are dated May, /. 1896. are
for $500 each and are taxable by the
State or by any city or county.
Interest is provided for by State apnro-
priation. and is payable semi-annually.
Bids should be marked bids for Uni
versity bonds" and accompanied by GER
titled check for at least per cent of the
amount bid
The right to reject any or all bids Is re-
served.
JOHN NJ. WHITE.
JAS. d. JONES,
Agents for Finance Committee, UnIver-
sity OF Virginia
Charlottesville, Va, June 4, 1896.
je7-su, W, fr-toje20
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10

THEY'RE ALL pAFFY," SAID THE MATE
his record to Brooklyn, notwithstand-
ing the handicap Of q green crew. Some
body told me about it, and L went to
see the ship
4 The captain was absent when I got
aboard, but l met Mr.. Blime, and he
showed me around and told mo some
funny stories about his crew and the
voyage,
There's only IS of them" said he,
"and 8 or 9 are ashore now. A cou.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
Office of the Board OF

Office of the Board of
street, Sewer and Drain Commissioners
Norfolk. Va. June c, 1896
R1DS WILL BE OPENED AT THIS OF.
- flee a. IL o'clock noon, on the 30th day
OF June, 1896, for REMEMBERING all house.
and for designating streets in the First
Second. Third and Fourth Wards of the
city of Norfolk, Va.
Bids must be made separately, one for
REMEMBERING houses ana the other for
designating streets.
Samples of the numbers proposed to be
put up, and of the plates to be used must
accompany each bid.
Specifications for the work may he seen
at the office of the City Engineer
Bonds with coed security for one-half
the amount Of contract Will be required.
The right TO reject any or all bids. or to
accept either of the separate bids. is here
by reserved.
c, w. kELLIGER,
Jet-i0t Chairman S., S. & ID. b.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
Where is There a Store Like This
And Where Are Goods so CHEAP?

Agra Linen these are caIed-are linen colored printed
IN stripes spots and glresare novelty in wash goods-a
regular l214c stuff, but 23oO yards here oAc.
AmoSkeag Apron Check Gnghams. You know these
line GngamS we'll Here in every check and every color &C.
Sixteen thousand yards SC. Lawns white grounds are
here1l below a yard.
Blue Chambray Skirts, ready-made 81 oo 87lc and IS
one-a now to close at 5Oc
White Dressing Sacks for Ladies' 100 of these slightly
Soled are marked for sacrifice. They the nest-fne In
dia Linen Exquisite Embroderywee high as $3.50 are
now 75c. and SOO
Dress Ginghams &C. There is another special sale
another new lot of 1oc Dress Gnghams in Spring and
Summer coloringS
Watt, Rettew & Clay.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
AUCTION sALEs-TIsIs DAY
BY Walter Sharp. Auctioneer.
G COMMISSIONERS SALE OF vALuA-
BILE REAL ESTATE IN
NORFOLK CRY. .

| Law and Chancery of the ' ni,,, court OF
ISik. IN the suit of Ribble and others >V W.
Goth dav o Of an Ma, others hers pronounced the
b SaiS at public auction. to the highest
tha at the Real Estate Exchanee 81
the iotS or on NORFOLK. on WEDNESDAY,.
'T i0su gay or June. 1896, at IL o'clocE
o. NJ M, mat valuable property in the dr.,
Oh Norfolk. known as '"e ei'S
THE RIBBLE PLACE.
separated sep, IT.. from the main portion of the
Ghent property by Botetourt street 7o
.est wide, along which runs an electric
off f bv car the line; It contains 1870 lots, laid
east Wa r ,ne extending the Client streets
streets are GO feet wide. On the wa,ee
Iron :, Is also GO foot street This prop
nort,n rs IN IN me me most desirable residential
L pol.ton OF the city, adjoining Client the
most highly improved and recently im ne
proved portion OF the city.
one nE anG ,wn third cash; the residue in
S S.,e anu Two years, with interest from
nay OIL sale. evidenced by negotiable
i iao.ss ana secured by trust deed on the
ramu. executed and recorded at the ex-
Us soon as terms of sale complied with
In, tne property will be offered first In lots
sreras u o gre ,h so disposed off, and the ag
be offered as an entirety. commencine
Win ~, me aggregate of the bids as an up.
SET DID IL anyone win give more for
SiaSl IMAM the aggregate of
the bids for the lots. the highest of such
bidders VIII be reported as such pur-
chaser, otherwise the bidders for the lots
lots bid of. "a '"e
"A plat OF the property can be seen at
the auctioneer's Office. and after, the 2Gth
OF May plats will be furnished by him tn
any one interested in the property. ' ~
J. NJ. KEELING,
W. II. WHITE,
w. III. BURROUGHS.
Special Commissioners
WALTER SHARP
Auctioneer.
/ certify that the bond required NV tho
above mentioned decree has been exc
euteu; JUNlUS A. COLEMAN
ny 90 eo1 .su-tdS Deputy Clerk
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25
HEROiC JAPS.

One instance Of the galiantry Of the
japanese medical corps IL noted at
wei.hai.wel, where, us a regiment TX.
posed to the sudden action OF the quick.
firing guns Of seven vessels had many
men killed ami wounded In n very
few seconds anu was obliged to fail
to the ground and crawl to shelter to
escape humiliation. the medical OH.
GERS. separately and accompanied by
stretclers and attendants, walked
across the beach In the face Of an in.
cessant hail Of bullets, and" says a
recorder Of the event, "ln twenty min
utes stretcher-bearers, attendants, and
medical officers, walking quietly and
coOlly away, had removed every dead
and wounded officer and man from
the beach, the Chinese ships having
kept up q continuous and terrific fire
upon them oil the time" Their spe.
clal addition to the armamentarium
chirurgicum appears to be the use Of
straw ash, which, free from grit and
inclosed In antlseptic gauxe bags as
devised by DR.. Kikuchl, was applied
rs pads to the wounds and was very
serviceable.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25
4 BETTER COUNTY BOARD Il
NEEDED.

What Is going to become of the grand
jury system OF Cook County IT,,
through the criticisms and aspersiOns
OF eminent jurists, the County Board,
which Is its parent and sponsor both,
IL to De forced to be continually on the
defensive and forever white washing
itself?
Week In and week out one hears the
same sad monotone about the lOOseness
of the grand jury system ana the still
more loose manner In which 1t IL han
died or administered by the County
Board. 1t seems that, no matter
what kind of n County Board we have.
or to be more correct, what the political
complexion of the County Board may
he, 1t continually stumbles and falls
over itself In connection with the grand
jury system.
Incidentally 1t gets into trouble In
connection with its mistakes In the
drawing of grand juries. The whole
affair presents curious anomaly.
Perhaps no public body In the State of
Illinois has been more frequently the
subject of investigation on the part of
grand juries than the Board of Com
misslOners of Cook County. or course,
II the board happens to make mis-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25
LINCOLN ON TIVE MONROE
DOCTRiNE.

Abraham LlncOln's opinion of the
Monroe doctrine was clearly expressed
to Gen. John NJ. Thayer. whD served
under Grant Mt vicksbury. After the
surrender Of that stronghold Gen. Thay.
er visited Washington aud asked the
Presidents views concerning the
French invasion Of Mexico. Mr.. Lin.
coin said: my policy Is to attend to
only one trouble ut a time. IL we e..
well out of our present difficulties and
restore the Union. I propose to- notify
Louis Napoleon that It Is about time
to take his army out Of Mexico. When
that army is gone, the Mex!cnns will
take care Of Macmillan" The proplie.
cy was fulfilled to the letter. Gen.
Thayer states further that President
Lincoln took occasion to say that he
was In full accord with Monroc's mes.
sage to Congress.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25

bic. II they only have the Information.
Many of them forget about their re-.
bates and no notice Ii ever sent them.
The money accumulates and they are
glad enough to divide even with sharks
who get hold Of the Information and
use II for their personal gain. We can
easily publish the list held by Madden.
which Is certainly correct. and the pcO.
pie can then come In themselves and
collect all the money due them without
the necessity Of dividing with a mid
dlcman. I don't know why the Mayor
says the city cannot meet these Obli-
cations. There would be no trouble
whatever about that feature. II Is not
the special assessment fund that has
no money In 1t. but fund W. which IL
used for paying the costs Of the assess
ments. At a certain time each year
the fund is depleted for the reason that
the payment Of the q per cent. Of all as.
sessments into It Is anticipated. The
city then advances money to the fund
from the general fund. but this has
nothing Mt all to do with the special as
sessment fund, from which rebates are
paid. That fund Is all right, and l say
positively, aud know what I am talk
ing about. that the city could pny every
dollar Of rebates shown on Mndden's
hooks without the slightest embarrass-
ment any day the property owners
wanted to walk In In body"
"Therc is no earthly reason why the
| urO,,crtv Ovcucrs IN us,Ot S1O f1c yvOrk
themselves and save what they are
paying to these mlddlemen," said II. ].
Jones. the superintendent. II have just
had two callers on this very business.
Both Of them had notices from rebate
collecting agents to bring In their tax
books and ascertain whether rebates
are due them. The firms that are work.
ing this scheme charge heavy per
cent. for doing the collecting and rs a
general thing they get the bulk Of the
money. Now. II the property owners
will Just understand they Gun bring
their tax books direct to this depart.
ment and collect their rebates. II any bc
due. without the slightest cost to them.
they will save lot Of money. want
to discourage this outside collecting
business. and hope the property own.
ers will understand they Gun do this
collecting just as easily a. the men on
the outside, ana, In fact, a great deal
easier"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25
DR.. THOMAS ON CUBA.

1t would be interesting to learn what
proportion Of public sentiment among
both clergy ana laymen Is reflected by
DR.. Thomas vigorous sermon mt Chi.
cagO on the Cuban question. 1t may
be taken as significant of the extent of
the awakening interest In the question
OF Cuba's liberty that It should lead to
SO earnest IN expression from Il minis
ter who Ii usually 80 thoughtful and
free from bias as Dr. Thomas. In the
course of his remarks the speaker said:
"The time has come for America to say
that this oppression of Cuba must come
to an end, ana that very soon. All our
memories are on the side of freedom.
When we struggled France held out Il
helping hand and Russia sent her war
ships to cruise or New York. Can we
supinely stand still and let Spain crush
the life out of these struggling patriots?
! don't call them rebels. They are pa
triOts, as brave as men ever We're, ana
are struggling for the rights OF men rs
we once struggled. Those men have
not been accorded belligerent rights.
They must fight as Washington lid ut
Valley Forge, but ! tell you In the
name of liberty and God they will win"
Coming from the pulpit and not from
the mOuthpiece Of any political inter-
est, these words have weight of their
own. DR.. Thomas was wise enough to
add that annexation can wait" That
Is question to be considered later and
with the exercise of foresight and eau
ton. But the speakers prayer for the
freedom of Cuba involves no political
controversy. That, indeed, seems to be
entirely a matter Of disinterested pa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25
TIE FALL .CAMPAi0N.

Now that the municipal elections are
well out Of the way, the eyes OF the
politicians are being turned lOngingly
toward Springfield.
The Republican fall campaign. az
may be recalled, was opened while the
frosts Of winter were still deep In the
earth.
1t was allowed to sleep there during
the excitement and labor of the recent
battle for municipal Offices, and now 1t
Is revived again. Once again the fes-
tive Henry Hertz will be abroad in the
land and upon every tongue will be the
war cry Of Hertz for State Treasurer
and reform. The esteemed Tribune
will doubtless resume and continue Its
gentle attentions to him until on and
after the date Of the Republican State
convention, which, by the way, II
April 70.
The famous apple-barrel Of John II.
Tanner will be reOpened mt the Great
Northern Hotel, and gentlemen from
Podunk County and elsewhere will be
daily cordially invited to sample tho
juicy prOuuctlOn OF Cmy.
Doc Jameson will once more show
up In all his pristine splendOr ut state
headquarters, showing up one In
while at the county purchasing agents
office for the purpose Of looking into his
desk and ascertnining II anything has
been showed into the slit.
The familiar names Of a. ]. Hopkins,
Of Aurora; Shelby NJ. Cullom. Of San
CANON and Washington; and the Hon.
Billy Lorimer. Of Cook and ditto, ana
other luminaries will he on every lip.
In fact. the hunt will he started up
again In good shape, and the full pack
In full cry.
This IL about ns It should he. Just
at present the sun shines for the Re-
publicans, not only Of Cook ana ILL.,
nOis. but OF the nation. and they are
Industrious hay makers.
The Eagle wishes all the Office seek.
ers of that great ana glorious old par
ty. and they are many, heaven knows.
hail and God speed, and may the best
man win.
The campaigning for the nominatlo
for State offices will Inc hot from now
on to the end OF the month, and then
when the lOaves ana fishes have been
divided. the Republicans will 70 after
the pie and dessert furnished forth by
the National campaign, which will open
Immediately and continue until June.
After that the boys will settle down ia
the champagne Of the fall campaign,
which will follow close upon the heels
Of the National convention. and this
will continue until In the Presidential
election they will wind up with nuts.
Well. it Is II glorious banquet that IL
spread before the party during the On.
suing summer and fall.
Meanwhile the Democrats will doubt.
less bethink themselves OF cooking M
some sort Of little layout for themselves
\ little ginger In the campaign
might. however, make up somewhat for
the lack of more substantial vlnnds.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25

take In the selecting =. one grand jury
and like the proverbisl yellow cur. the
jury turns and bites the hand that fed
1t. the board has always a ready re-.
course In the next following grand
jury, which can h, selected with a spe-
cial view to exonerdtion. vindication
and 30 forth.
When that follows. then the Judges
come In with roast on the grand jury
and not infrequently on the County
Board. Between the parent and Its
Oftimes wilful offspring. scandals are
continually cropping out. and thinking
citizens are beginning to wonder what
kind of remedy should be- applied to
both. There are radical reformers who
suggest the adjustment of both. That
Is hardly necessary. The County Board
Is. under the new budget law, power
less to do any public harm beyond
what may arise out Of the corruption
Of one or perhaps two members. as In
the case Of certain contracts not long
ago under the consideration Of the
courts and the grand jury. Once In
a while member may lower himself to
still deeper depths. as, for instance. a
hypothetical case like that which has
occupied public attention In which
member Of the board IL charged with
having made bargain to Obstruct the
process Of the law.
But rs a body, the County Board IL
now merely pcrfunctory auditing
board, and, under the law. powcrless
to perpetrate any great public outrage
or wrong. In the case Of the County
Board the only thing necessary IL for
the public to use Its discretion In voting
for candidates for County Commission.
ers. and elect none but the very best
men. irrespective Of party. II the pub.
lie votes for man merely because he
IL put up by "lsllly" this or johnnie"
that. or because he In cog In 30.
liticnl machine. then II has only itself
to blame II the board afterward shows
an incllna ton to run. like calf tied to
an apple tree. to the end Of Its tether
and then take n tumble. With the
grand jury II is different. An honest
County Board would, Of course, mean
a better class Of grand Jurors. As It Ii
now these bodies are usually composed
Of lot Of cheap skates who get them.
selves appointed In the first place for
the sake Of the - day. and then
when they see chance Of grating"
even at the expense Of their creators.
fall over themselves In the endeavor to
get there"
A decent County Board would not &c.
lect such class Of grand Jurors. but
that In not enough. The remedy for
the grand Jury system should Ike rad.
ical. It should 60 to the root Of the
evil and there attack It. The best way
to attack It mt this point would he to
tear It up. Az a preliminary move in
the direction Of Mt least abating the
evil, the public should next fall zee to
It that the best men who offer them.
selves as candidates, irrespective Of the
ticket upon which their names appear.
are elected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25
BOS1ON,S CROOKED STREETS.

Boston has Mt Inst acknowledged the
unwisdom Of having cow for city
surveyor, II one may 10 express the fact
that some Of the streets there IRE laid
out 10 rs to follow the cow.paths Of the
original hamlet. The Inconvenience
Of the streets and their narrOwness
have led to q most expensive conges.
ton Of traffic. The daily amount Of
freight carried through the city Is est.
mated Mt 100000 tons. The unrcas0na.
BILE delay for each tenn under present
circumstances Ii one hour out Of the
ten which constitutes working.iay. or
a loss Of 10000 tons daily. At cost
Of 90 cents ton, there Ii loss Of &c..
600 dry, or 1900. 900 per annum.