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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
AULANDER, N. c.

Auiandcr. " c., Feb. l9.-(Special.)-
The snow is melting fast.
The Norfolk and Carolina railroad Is
just completing q long side track here
to-day.
The Hotel BERTHE seems to be very
busy looking after their travellers.
Mr. c. L.. Cornell has recently opened
up dairy business here I'm good shape.
You can get the daily Nirginlan dcliv-
cred To Your place Of business every day
for only ten cents, payable nj end of
each week Call at Hotel BERTHE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
DEAD WEIGHT.
The Old Man Of the Sea a Fact, Not a
Fiction.
How He Has Fastened himself sJpon
Thousands of People The Only
Way 10 Successfully aict ni.I OF Him

The well-known story In the Arabian
Nights of the Old Man uf the Sea who
fastened himself on Sinbnd and was
constantly with him. is one of the few
FAIRY hctions that can he applied to
every day life. What resembles this ter
rible Old Man more than these most
painful of all maladies. rheumatism and
neuralgia
Ihrre Is listlessness. depression of
spirits. general debility. disturbed slcep
indigestion. and more. or less trouble
with the bowels. Then come sudden
twingcs OF pain in different parts Of the
body. and finally. rhuematism or neural
ga OF severe form sets in. The real
trouble is In the blood and nerves
Therefore. In order TO rid yourself of this
Old Man Of the Sea who is making your
life burden YOU must get your nerves
ana blood in good condition. How this
can be done is shown Ivy the follow
ing letter from Mr.. e. l.. Kelly, of Ban
SUr, Maine:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
Dynamite In Rocr,anu.

Johannesburg. Feb. IA large qua n
tity of dynamite exploded at Vicdcndorp.
Il suburb of this city. this evening,
wreckinG hundreds of houses In the. vi
entity. All the windows in Johannes
burg were broken by the conclusion. 1t
Is feared that great loss of life was
caused by the explosion and the police
and inhabitants are engaged i'm the
work OF searching the ruins of the de-
molishcd buildings for bodies OF victims
of the disaster.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
4 LISBON HOLOCAUST.
Fire Breaks out In IL Rail- Room and
FORTY sCONIc Nrc n:irncti

Lisbon. Feb. l9.-Durins the progress
Of masked ball given by the Artists
club of Saniarcm. town fifty miles
from Lisbon, last night. at the close CT
the carnival there. lire broke out in the.
building, ANA the flames spread with
fr!ghtful rapidly. y terrible panic en-
sued, and many of the dancers and
several outsiders who went TO their res
cue We're either burned to death or
fatally crushed and tramplcd In the
rush 10 escape from the burning build
ing. l|Orty bodies have been recovered.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
Tie Wind Nc.icr,iny.

The wind cut up Il number of capers
yesterday. Several awnings OH High
street We're torn into threads. fences
were blown down. etc. About IL O'clock
Il ladies' cape and hat were blown off
on High street. The cape only went Il
short distance. but the hat kept on for
two blocks, but WAS finally captured
and was returned To the owner. who
was very much embarrassed ut having
to stand in Il store door until she re-
covered ii
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
BoNns IN OLD MADRID.
Three OF Them Exploded in the Gar.
dcus of the Royal Palace.

Madrid. Feb ia bomb was cx-
ploded at about nine O'Clock this evening
I'm the garden of the Royal Palace in
this city. An energetic search was at
once instituted by the palace guards
and while this was being carried on
three other bombs were exploded at diff
ferent Joints in the garden. No one
was injured by the explosions, which are
believed 70 have been the work of An
archiSts.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
The Congress orNations.

The Congress OF Nations has select ed
one Of Portsmolbth's prettiest young
girls for Goddess of Liberty"
Miss Lena May Edmonds will imper-
senate the Egyptian Queen.
The scene America" under the SUI
pervision OF Mr.. Charles Mclean, prom
Uses TO be very fine.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

Last night about $50 o'cock freight
train on the Norfolk and Carolina road.
while backing i'll the yard at l'inncr's
Point. ran over colored man employed
on the yard named Tony Harris, cut one
arm and one ley off and mashed him
pretty badly about the body. Or. V. q.
|Culpcpper was sent for but could be of
no service. y little later the man died.
and WAS brought to his home, in this
Cily.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
Robbed on a Train.

New Orleans. Feb. ia special from
Meridian. Miss. says: G. r. Rush, a
planter OF kemper county. was robbed
to-day Of n check payable to bearer
for $1,000 and $3.50 IN money. while on
crowded Mobile and Ohio passenger
train near This city. Payment of thu.
check was stopped. Money and high
Waymcn are gone
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
\ Negro Horse rnicr Captured.

Consta BILE Branch. of Nansemond coun-
Ity brought Joe Itddck. alias Joe Dia-
mond. down las; night AMI lodged him
in the county jail. Diamond is wanted
for stealing II horse from a colorrd man
ut Great Bridge last December. He will
have - hrarin" as soon as the owner of
the hors, ca bt. communion ted with.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

Jackson Miss. Feb. l3.-Mr. mcclure
member of the Legislature from Carroll
county, the home of Senator George and
Senator-elect Money, offered Il free sill
Yer resolution in the House to-day,
which was adopted with only one dis
eenting vote.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

Mr.. j. II. Faison, II well-known citizen.
and Miss Jennie Terrell will be married
al the residence of Rev. w H. Ed
wards in Washington street They will
so from there 10 the home Of the groom
on County near Dinwiddle street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
To Cure n Cold In One Dag.
Take laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II it falls
TO cure. 25c..
Acknowledged by Everybody

other store, and give better values We
are always leaders in everything per
tanning to Clothing and Gents Furnish
ings. BRESLAUER K ANTHONY,
Iii High street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

'Nhc Funeral of Mr. - Evans took
place yesterday afternoon from the
Friends Church. on Green street. The
services We're conducted by Rev. Frank
Hall The remains We're inferred in Oak
Grove Cemetery.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
VINO would Have rhoughti,.

That at this season OF the year. gem
orally dull. we should be busy. LIS
easily accounted for. however Large
stock to he reduced Low prices doing
il and q fair place to deal. The public
have no doubt, caught on.
LEVY e. JACOBS
200 High street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

We have lot of odd sizes i'm 81
$3.50 and s. hats. which We. are CLOSING
out ut 81 to make room for spring goods
We may have your size. Chas. 4. Wei
ton < Co.. hatters and mems furnish.
iuyS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
This IL Your Chance.

For me week all winter stock, such
as dress goods, men and boys cassi-
meres, blankets, gloves. etc.
y. J. PHILLIPS,
Under oxford Hall.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
AN ELEGANT LIVERY.
The Fiuest Horses and Vehicles 70 Ha
Had in this Section

THE PALACE LIVERY STABLES. To-
Gated In PORTSMOUTH, at COZ and cog Middle
street, phone 1923. has enjoyed the reputa-
ZION Of Keeping the finest stock and, incest
vehicles TO be found in this section. II
has steadily grown In favor with the Nor
folk people. and numbers among It's pnts,
rons some OF the most noteworthy society
ladies' and gentlemen. who have found
perfect abstraction in the teams sent
them. Such II stable as TIE PALACE Is
u credit TO any community. and we be-
speak q liberal patronage for them.
MIR. w. j. DAVIS, the proprietor Is an
affable gentleman, and will always be-
found to be obliglng. Polite attendants
20 with each vehicle, and IL must be said
that he has been successful in securing
those who seem TO know every nook and
corner in the twin cities. For the best
service TO he had. and at moderate
charges. always bear III mind
The Palace Livery Stables,
COZ and Cog MIDDLE ST. PORTSMOUTH.
Phone 923. Vehicles sent to Norfolk
without extra charge.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
Clearing Out Sale.

As carpenters have commenced remod-
uilhg our store, we wish to Impress on
the public thut we are compelled to sac
rincc all goods left to make more room
Come early and secure Big bargains in
turnitirc. Household Furnishing, Cloth
inS; SHOES, Gents Furnishings, etc. All
VIII go ut prime cost. =
County street extended, Portsmouth. Va.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

j. ;. Crawford's Furniture and CARPET
House has added stock OF Gendron
bicyclcs, and has the '?6 wheels in stock
az low prices; guaranteed by makers
also tea. dinner. fish and toilet sets
20 10 see htm-Prices are low
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
True ProPheGy

u. Il. WILKINS will have plenty OF
the best dry wood, II IL does rain, be-
t Gu Iaa he i1as his large shed full OF Wood
free burning coal Thncker Coal a spe
ciaity. inst try 1t. Phone 9iS High
street Office 309 ana Ga County street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

his search for his daughter. but as yet
neither have been able to find the least
trace OF the missing girl
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
ZONE CASE"

Apron Check Ginghnms-Ju. Re.
cetved-Wiil Re SOLD This Week ar
Four and Three-QuRrfer Cents a
Yard, Worth &c.. at IInnmiII's.
Together with the rest of the adyer.
tised bargains. 40 High street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
THE HORSES HOME

I have just rebuilt the stables at SIG
where am prepared to take care OF
horses at the following prices: Board;
i Ing Hor re- sl2 per month; Clipping.
81. Medicines for horses always, ON
hand. Spoilt horses broken OF all bud
soaring, etc. Horses fer sale or a. :. !,
change always on hand Your pa tfoSs :;
CAPT. I'M sI SSAIfmii,ysi
1 HAVE COME TO HfAT. Seii.sTa
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20

Shoe Store,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
Specials for To-day.

HeInz's Fine Suuer Kraut no ~ i,
quarts for 25c.: fine Sfted Early June
reas, lGc. per can: Standard Sugar Corn.
lQc. per can: fine California Prunes. &C.
per pound: fine California Evaporated
reaches. Sc. per pound. Use our SUM
beam Flour. the finest of patents. IL
VIII give you excellent satisfaction.
Every barrel guaranteed. If not satin.
factory money refunded
{. w. HUDGINS 6 CO.
500 Crawford street
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
VULGARITY.

VULGARITY is the stain by
which vice ruins character To
mix with low associations and the
sensual pleasures Of dissipation
without being contaminated with
the vulgar characteristics Of the
ruffian and ibertine is like wading
into a river and hoping to escape
getting wet. Our likes and dis.
likes, the character of the company
we keep and our habits of enjoy
ment are reflected in manners
and speech, and with fidelity to
truth and eXactness that allows Of
no mask to conceal the true inner
self. To refine manners and pu-
rify morals we must pick our as
sociates and select our pleasures
with the same care and precision
that we would exercise in choos-
ing profession or mapping out a
career. The vulgar have nothing
to recommend them and nothing
to learn from. but the example Of
vice their bearing suggests. Re-
gard for character, true manhood
and good example reside in purity
of thought, loyalty to good habits
and excellence of behavior and es-
chewing the sensual vicious and
incorporate. The operative pow
ers of improvement that incline us
to a self-conscious knowledge Of
our moral capacity for resisting
hurtful influences and avoiding
surroundings suggestive of evil,
intuitively teach methods Of in
struction to be followed in select
ing what is beneficial and eleva-
ting in the formation Of character,
and in accepting their guidance
we are led from the low, vul gar
and immoral to a higher sphere Of
responsibility.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
FRIENDSHIP.

FRIENDSHIP begins with respect,
grows with confidence and is ce-
mented by mutual trust and at
tachment. The bond Of affinity
that binds man to man in a COM
mon feeling of interest and affec-
ton is the foundation on which
rest the principles and hopes Of
human brotherhood. The inter-
change Of confidence, the express
sion of sympathy and the abiding
faith in honesty of purpose that
seals true friendship with loyalty
and regard, and disdains petty sus-
picions and envious contention,
has no object but fraternity, no
word but truth and knows of no
fault but to cloak it with charity.
Amid all our ambitions and strug-
giles, with their strifes and failures
and heart-aches and regrets, there
beats deep in the heart a longing
for mentor to advise, comfort and
suggest, to confde in and to ac-
cept as one faithful to trust and
quick to befriend. AS human ma
ture is constituted it Graves not
only sympathy, but the sturdier
support Of friendship. Sympathy
softens, but friendship relieves: the
one is the advice, the other the rem
edy; one can be appreciated, the
other treasured. Without the in
timacy of true friendship that
brightens and gives tone to the
pleasures of life, there exists in it's
stead sourness Of manner and cold
ness of nature that warps the SYM
pathetic cords and stiffens every
generous impulse into an unfeel-
ing conventionalism.
Generally speaking, the friend
less have themselves to blame.
When a man lives in a community
for any considerable length of time
and can point to none whom he
may call friend, the inference is
that his disposition is such as to
repel and not attract. Good traits
will always be recognized and val
ued at their worth; they cannot be
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

In the selection of judges per-
feet physical condition should be
a qualification as important as abil-
ity or character. Men who have
power over life, liberty and prop
erty cannot pronounce judgment
with exact justice if their health
is impaired. Bad health begets
irritability Of temper and induces
severity of disposition which is
fatal to well-balanced judgment.
Just Interpretation of law requires
intellectual ability Of the highest
order and perfect poise Of the re-
Elective faculties of intelligence.
The absence of good health, with
it's attendant mental worry and
Discrimination for work, materially
enhances the natural fallibility Of
man. The spirit of justice cannot
live in a body racked with disease
or a mind troubled with the suf-
fering resulting therefrom. In
the passing of judgment many a
man has received two years of
dyspepsia to one Of justice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
One thing is certain, that no man

One thing is certain, that no man
ever lived off the earnings of 9TH
ers and died happy and contented
This fact can be accepted as i'm
mutable as fate and as fixed as the
stars. It is felt in our nature, ex-
pressed in religion and philosophy
and proven by experience. To the
ambitious, then, it offers little in
ducement. AS a means of acquir-
ing wealth it is but necessary to re-
fer to statistics of criminal records.
They disclose the discouraging
fact that where one thief averages
three dollars day, fifty will aver
age less. For this pitiful sum
every faculty must be exerted to
promote success and conceal it
when attained. Every talent, every
artifice and every form of ingenu-
ity must be enlisted to the all-im-
portant feature Of the business that
calls for deception to hide it's real
nature.
Even when a large amount is
secured, what does it avail? In
these days when wealth is so care
fully guarded by both mechanical
and detective skill it is almost alb
solutely necessary to hold posi-
ton of trust in order to obtain the
opportunity for wholesale stealing.
When exposure comes, as it surely
must, the offender has the cheer
less alternative Of prison or exile.
If he escapes the one, he finds the
other almost as bad. Far from
home, friends and all that makes
life worth living, with the ever
present fear of being denounced
as fugitive and returned to JUS
tice, there is little to charm in his
lot, but much to instruct. If ap-
pretended and justice defeated, the
money stolen is wasted in the bat
tie, and from thence forward life
must be lived as a masked man, as
one to suspect and one to avoid.
Viewed from any standpoint,
moral, ethical or by the light of ex-
perience and more particularly the
financial, there is but one conclu-
sion to draw and that is that steal
ing is bad business.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

SOMEONE over in St. Paul, with
a laudable desire to preserve public
peace and assist the authorities in
their arduous labors of apprehend-
ing the more dangerous class of
criminals. swore cut warrant
against a six-year-old boy for dis
orderly conduct and had the cul-
prit duly arraigned in court to
answer for his crime. 1t is by the
exercise of such vigilance on the
part of the intellectual class of
society that the law is made ter
ror to evil-doers, and, with proper
encouragement, the complaining
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

The Home Magazine published
monthly by the Commercial Trav-
elers Home Association at Bing-
hamton, n. Y, has taken it's place
as one Of the most ably conducted
of the high class publications.
Eschewing the pedantic and friv-
olous, it presents it's readers each
month with a choice collection of
articles from the pens of the bright
est writer's Of the country. The
current number is especially at
tractive and is rich with illustra.
tons of high artistic merit.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
WHAT is THERE IN IT!S

In this business age in which
everything is viewed from the
standpoint of financial gain the
first question asked Of every con-
templated enterprise is: "What
is there in it?" If there is moth
ing Gin it, the scheme is, and Of
right should be, pronounced worth
less. It is asking too much of
men to invite them to embark in
any business that has no promise
of financial success.
Stealing, like everything else, is
a business, and one which involves
a tremendous risk not only fnan-
cially, but to life and liberty. The
chances of success are so small,
the consequences attending failure
so vital and the constant worry
and watchfulness that the hazard
Gus nature Of the business neces-
sarily entails should, by the laws
of trade, stamp it as a money max
ing calling. If the returns are
not commensurate with the amount
of labor and risk involved, it is in
order to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of continuing in this particular
line of employment.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
RELIGIOUS tolerance is rooted i

RELIGIOUS tolerance is rooted in
American laws and character, but
it is question if it should be per-
mitted to shield the notorious BIAS
phemer Schweinfurth, the solids
tant messiah" 1t is a sad COM
mentary on the Wanted intelli-
gence Of the age when dupes can
be found who will forsake friends.
home and the most sacred obliga-
tons, and toll that this transparent
fraud may loll in ease and immor-
alitv.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

hidden, nor can association change
them unless their possessor so wills
it. The qualities that win friends,
and holds them amid calumny and
vilification and in failure as in sue
cess, resides in every individual
and needs but the touch Of moral
activity to endear them to others.
Every act of kindness, every
word Of sympathy and every man
Hesitation of goodwill, good-nature
and good-intention has the ele-
ments Of moral magnetism that
draws our associates to us in re-
spect and confidence that combine
to form friendship. Geniality of
temperament is the sunniest re-
Election of human nature and what
best induces others to think we'll
of and number us among their
friends, and when we strive to
possess it we reach for the essence
of popularity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

IF THE people who are always
looking for newspaper puffs, and
who are SO fond of asking some
one to call them good fellows,
would consult the pages of biog-
raphy they would learn that all the
great men this world ever produced
were the worst enemies of hattery
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

The Salvation Army, under the
direction of Mrs Ballington Booth
has begun mission work among
the prisoners of the New York
penitentiaries and, by means Of in
terviews, correspondence and as
sisting them to secure employment
after release, expect to obtain re-
suits that could hardly be accom-
plished by any other reform Or
ganization. The growth of the
Salvation Army from humble be-
ginnings, through ridicule, insult
and persecution to the command
ing position of moral and social
influence that it now occupies is
one of the wonders of modern re-
ligious work. Restricting their
work to the lower strata of society
and pursuing methods best adapted
to awaken the religious feeling in
the class they endeavor to elevate,
the result of their labors is as real
as it is surprising. A dozen years
ago the Army was by-word of
reproach, but today there are none
too proud to do them honor. Sen
sational as their methods are. they
yet appeal with peculiar force to
the humble and unfortunate, and
in this, their latest reformative
venture, they should be given ev-
cry encouragement.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
n 0 TIC E.

THOSE receiving copies of THE MIR
ROR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that THE MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage, send one
dollar to this office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
THE MIRROR is a weekly paper publishe

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
In 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man.
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
Improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
in dspelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans selfredemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

The brightest mind that ever
ennobled a human being will with
er if not constantly freshened by
pure and elevating thoughts.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

The man who is in the habit of
speaking disrespectfully Of women
advertises the fact that he is in need
of watching.