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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

The Chief Marshal of the parade an
nounces that he Will probably be prepared
10 give the line of march in next Sundays
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

AGENTS make IS day. Marvellous in
vention. Retails rs cents. Two to six
sold in a house. Sample mailed free.
FORSHEE &c MAXIM. Cincinnati, o.
se30-Su1y
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

wANTED-Recruits for the U. 8. Marine
corps. Wanted-Able bodied, unmarried
men. between the ages of q and 80 years.
Food, clothing and medical attendance
free. For further particulars, etc., apply
or address, the Commanding Officer,
Marine Barracks. Navy-yard. Norfolk,
Va jy4-8m
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

WANTED-By gentleman and wife, one
or two communicating rooms with board
in private family. Address PRYOR,
Virginian office. nu2l-3t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

-Four thousand tickets are now in the
hands of committees and are being ra pidly
disposed Of Every indication points to
an enormous sale. There is quite n sp!ri-
Yea rivalry Tor the gold medal offered to
the one selling the largest number
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

FOR SALE AT a Low FIGURE-Plans
ana specifications for a brick dwelling,
the state Address PLANS, this Office.
ENGINE AND BOILER for sale cheap:
also other machinery. Apply to either
s. W, Taylor or &C Water street
ap?S.tf
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
Lamp Sale.

This week at Johnston China Co.'S
One hundred lamps al and below cost.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

Bennett. pastor-Services 10 day at IL
n. m, and D. m. Epwotthl League de-
YOtionel meeting at p, M.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for campaign book
Bryan. Sewall and Free SILVER" au-
thorized by, Bryan. written by r. Z.
Metcalf. Editor Omaha World-Herald,
appointed author by Bryan; contains
speeches and platform; bonanza for
agents: q free silver mine for workers:
only $3.50: the only authorized book; 90
per cent. credit given: freight outfit free;
begin now with choice of territory; per-
nent, profitable work for SO Address
THE NATIONAL BOOK CONCERN,
Star Building, Chicago. au1-21t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

Always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy Nulled Corn). Elegant lunch
In MILK. Quart csa ~, Esn3te
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

WANTED-For n small family, a good
cook, who will have light washing to do;
must come well recommended Call at
Virginian office. au14-tt
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
Collision at Sen.

London. Aug. 22.-The Italian shin
Francesca Ciampe, Captain Maresca
from Swansea August 10. for San Fran
cisco arrived at Falmouth to-day with
her bow plates bent and her frames
broken She reports that on August 20
off the Sicily Islands, she colIided with
and sank the French schooner Mouette.
from Iceland for PoutreaX. Fourteen
OF the schooner's crew were drowned
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

Typographical Union, spent last week in
Charleston w. Va, where he was engaged
III an effort to settle a dispute between an
employer and the union of that city MIR
Wells left last night for Cleveland, o.,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
G. D. WHITFIELD,

CASH AND JNSTALLMENT HOUSE.
Leader of low prices in Furniture, Car
pets. Matlings, Rugs. Clocks. OIL Cloths.
Stoves Heaters, Lamps, Mirrors, Window
Shades. Manufacturer of Picture Erames.S
3Sf Church street, between Queen and
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

NOTICE--The public is hereby notified
that l have sold my entire interest in
the grocery store. No; lsG Cumberland
street, to John a. Griffin, who IS now
conducting the said store. Mrs. c. V.
GRIFFIN.
Norfolk. Va. August Is. 1896 au18-1ws
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

FOR SALE-A heavy 14-karat Gold
Watch, cost $50; will sell at a sacrifice
or trade for a diamond; sold for no
easy pay1nents il satisfactory references
is given. Address GOLD" care Vir-
gilman. au23-1w
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BRADFoRDs DETECTIVE AGENCY,
Offices MQritz Building. las Main street.
Open day and night. Legitimate Detec-
tive work offended to in any part OF the
ence: satisfactory references furnished.
NJ. BRADFORD, Superintendent. au23-lt
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--A very desirable. well-located
three-story brick residence on Bank
street, near Freemason. at a very rea-
sonable price Apply TO w. NJ. HAN
NAH, 55ia Commerce street au23-lw
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

FOR SALE.-The desirable residence lot
on Cornick avenue. foot of Bermuda ST.,
fronting on Mahone's Lake Price and
terms reasonable. Apply to c. w.
koolage. 1oSIS bermuda St. aug5'tf
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

FUK SALt[--A Wen bult residence on
for owners family; eight rooms and
bath and all the modern conveniences:
lot 2l14xl15;. splendid opportunity Tor
tion on two lots in rear, 40 feetxl2O. on
which can be erected three t3) nice
tenement houses. For terms. etc. ap-
ply on premises. No. co Wood street.
my5-tf
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

WE TELL YOU HOW TO SPECULATE
safely in Wheat, Pork and Stocks. Send
for our book and advice free to any ad-
dress. COMACK & CO., % Broadway,
New York. jy19-su2Gt
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

is sss asary eItsSsys of the NJ
annual Labor Day service. Rev. j. w.
Moore, pastor of Queen Street Methodist
Church, and Mr.. a. b. McCulloch, OF
Richmond, will deliver addresses appro-
pirate to the occasion. The various unions
of the city have received invitations and
will doubtless attend in a body. Mr. Tow
son has found his way to the hearts of
Norfolk's workers by his untiring efforts
to add to their enjoyment.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23

state Federation of Labor has named the
foll9wing gentlemen as State organizers:
D. ]. Reardon, of Portsmouth. for South
eastern District; c. n. N. Wills, of Rich
mond. for Central District: c. +. Gray. of
Roanoke, for Western District: S. II.
DAVIS, of Danvilie, and w. c. Louhof of
Lynchburg. were appointed special organ
izers Tor their sections. The secretary was
directed to have printed tn proceedings
and constitution of the recent meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

not be. There is no such thing possible.
No artist could by any brush carry to
the observer that motion in quiet, that
movement without sign of movement
which one feels on board chip when the
wind walks over the water and makes no
sound. No artist can catch shat subtlety
of grace which comes only In picture
of which the Invisible forms part. One
cannot describe 1t, but the reader who
knows de Maupassant' 1Sur l'Eau"
may read som ething of that which has
never besn written in any other place.
At noon bit of breeze, came up and
increased as the day went on. The sun
set was clear, and after it was over the
wind tegan blowing harder still and
increased as the night went en-. But the
moon came up as only moons on the
water can come up, and the sail down
the Chesapeake crashing through the
waves that rolled over tho bows at
times was one which will not lie forgot
ten. Everything seemed to he af1oat.
There was nothing that seemed still.
The very air shimmered. The sea was
running heavily and the yacht lay over
on her side. sailing square into the wind.
All the sail that could be carried ha
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19
TRUCKERS LANDING, NORFOLK HARBoR.

Jewelry shop, land tell me what you
think of it? If 1t is a good stone, think
will buy it. 4"
The jeweler took the gem, which was
unset, and looked at it critically for a
moment. Then in confidential tones he
said
"Well, to tell the truth, that isn't a very
coed stone. 1t hasn't much fire, it Is bad
ly out, and there is something here that
looks very much like flaw
Then he held the diamond under MI
croscope and examined it carefully, finally
observing: "No, it isn't exactly flaw, but
1 shouldn't call it perfect stone. Now, if
you want something really fine, have
here
excuse me-" the other man interrupt
ed, II think will not buy diamond to-
day. This is q stone one of your assistants
let me take on Saturday on approval. /
deposited 410 on it. Please let me have
the money and we will call the deal off F"
The money was handed over without
any comment, but there was grieved ex-
preston upon the jewelers. countenance.
London Standard.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

been put on. Even the topsails were set,
and though we saw no other ship that
was sailing except under close reef, we
had no fear.
Two of us-never mind which two
went up to the bow, and hanging tight
to the stays we felt something which
may never he known on land. We felt
the supreme delight of swift motion
through space such as must come with
flying. There was no sight of anything
but the water and the dense blue OF the
sky and the moon and the stars, anu we
felt that we were very close to t he hand
of the God of nature. Then. when
great wave came over the bow and the
spray of it struck us full in the face, 1t
seemed t Mt it Was caress from an IN
visible hand. There was a light sueh as
was neye: seen over all the water-so 1t
will not be forgotten-that night On
Chesapeake.
Shortly after midnight we came to the
very dangerous channel which makes be-
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

sail. During the afternoon the wind had
been fresh, and all the sail had been
crowded Oh that the yacht would carry.
Even thu balloon topsail had been set,
aud we had been making full twelve
knots an hour for sometime. When the
crash came it seemed as though every
spar must come out, but it was just here
that Norma showed of what stuff she is
made. There was the shiver and she
thump as her bronze keel struck the bar,
as though she we're trying tn shake her.
self free from some weight. She listed
first to port and then to stnrboard, and
then settled down perfectly still
The Commodore did not speak for some
time. He went to the chart room with
Captain Evans and went carefully over
the chart of the bay. Sailing, rs we had
been, under the direction of the pilot,
who was supposed to know every fcot Of
the channel the Commodore had been
taking soft of day off, SO be had not
watched the course at all, thinking that
all was in the hands of a man who knew
better than he what was the beat way
out of the river and into the open hay
When he examined the charts he found
that the channel was some four miles
wide just of Sharp's Island light, and
that out close to the edge of it there vas
o bunch of sand that rose within eleven
feet of the surface at low tide. This
sunken bar was found to be only about
n oyfv IF 10 tn An nd how
the pilot coulf have picked out so small
piece of dangerous sailing from all the
deep water that lay about he was unable
to find out. The pilot said he thought
the ship would go over the bar all right:
that he knew the bar was there, and
had fished over it thousand times
How he expected to get slip drawing
fourteen feet through eleven feet of
water he did not exlain, nor was he
asked to help in the night of work that
followed.
There we were again. after having just
escaped from one bar. piled up on an
other and one far more dangerous. UP
in the Tired Avon We were in friendly
calmest of calm water. Now we were
many miles from land, with nothing but
the light on Sharp's Island to let US
know that there was another living
thing besides ourselves on the face OF the
earth. Here we were, our ship stranded
on the har, the wind blowing q half
gale, and the rain coming down in any
thing but comfortable manner. When
the Commodore had given what dlrec-
tions were necessary for the safety OF the
ship he told us that we were in no par
ticular danger unless the wind should
increase and make Mona pound herself
TO pieces on the bottom. This was not
very comforting, but it was BETTER than
nothing, and we had to contant our'elves
with that. We had dinner as usual but
II was historical affair, and we told
cur little stories and then listened to the
grating of the Keel when the waves
slightly shifted the position Of the ship
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

romps around till you think you've been
rubbed with sand paper and tomato
ketchup. DRILLING rains on the water
are not nice things.
Now comes the sensational part.
Late In the afternoon was sitting
down in my stareroom putting some Of
my justly cele brated beautiful thoughts
on paper when there cana the most hor-
rible hair-raising sound it has ever been
my fortune to herr. A shiver ran over
the ship-an then there came a thump
which threw the chairs in the cabin off
their feet and made me run on deck. l
do not know why I ran on deck. There
was nothing I ooulG do there. There
was just the feeling that suffooation
would come unless could get out into
the air. / do not know that this ia the
feeling that comes when very serious
danger ehreatens everyone, but know
that it is the same sensation that came
over me one day when man out in tn 9
mountains Of Colorado pointed revolt
yer at my head. At such times 1t is not
fear, it is feeling of great oppression.
and a desire for Air that comes, and
there is a sort of numbness in every mus
Gle. So / went on deck, and the sailors
were rushing madly about taking In
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

1here was no attempt at sleep. Norma
had gone on to the, bar when the tide
was at the lowest and high water did not
como until three O'Clock in the morning.
Before this time the Commodore hao
tried to pull the ship into an easier po-
'1tlon BY throwing out an anchor ana
dragging at the windlass, but it was no
use. Norma was too deep in the sano LOT
anything short of steamer to MAKE
her move except as the waves lifted nor
and let her fall again with the CHASTITY
sound of the grating Of the keel.
just before the high tide came III the
Commodore got on all the sail that was
safe and at the flood of the tide the ship
still lay nearly foot in the sand. ne
waves, however, lifted her at each swell,
and the force of the wind carried her an
inch at time over the shoal. For TWO
dreary hours the wind and the waves
worked together, and at five O'Clock,
with four hard bumps and final CRATE
over the bar, Norma slid off into the deep
water again. There was shout OF rellei
when, with the next swell that came
there was no accompanying strike OF the
Keel, and we felt that we had been saved
from dangerous accident. The we'll
was tried, and we found that nothing
had been sprung sufficiently to let the
ship taks in any water but we could not
tell how badly the copper sheathing had
been injured. nor shall we know till
Norma can be taken up on dry DOCK.
But we escaped fortunately, and went to
bed after the nights watching feeling
that when Thanksgiving came we would
have bit more to be thankful for than
those other people who had not come
down to the sea.
With day break the wind died ont en-
tirely, and all through the morning we
sailed without moving much. The sails
Tapped over the water and the refec-
lions in the CLASSY surface were such as
one finds in some of the pictures made
by Turner which, to one who has never
seen dead calm at sea, Seem to be over
drawn. But they are not-they could
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

Norma had been lying on the oyster
gone on all sorts Of exploring expeditions
inland from the pure love of adventure,
and had found SO long snake and a
wildcat. 1t wasn't real wildcat-just
q tame one gone wiid-but it was very
fierce, and humpad up it's back in a man
ner which was quite horrible to contem-
plate. Then there were some wild blow
ers, but we were not scared Of them, as
was the little girl in Peter Newell's mas
terpieca.
For the two days while the ship was
practically wrecked We had as much fun
as party Of mariners cast away in a
friendly country could have. The people
of Easton and mem bers of the Chesa-
peake Bay Yacht Club in particular did
everything that could be done to make
us have a good time, and they sucneeded.
We shall not forget the days we spent
upon the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
nor shall we forget the lovely hospitality
which was shown u.s.
On the afternoon of the third day a
friendly sail appeared on the horizon.
Drawing nearer us We discovered her to
be long, low, rAkish craft, such as Cap
tain Kidd might have used in the days
when there was treasure to be f1lohed on
the Spanish main. it wasn't really d
sailing ship. 1t was steamer loaded
with piles for the Baltimore market, and
the name of this ship was julian S.
Taylor, Mailing from Middletown, Della
ware. The captain brought here along
side and ASKED us where we were bound.
We told him we were bound fast to the
oyster bar. at which jest on our part a
large hollow laugh echoed through the
TO castle Of the Taylor. Then he threw US
line and started his engines and pulled
Norma off into the water again. 1t was
very exciting.
That night the Commodore decided to
drop dow the Choptank to Oxford, and
Norma lay there until the following
morning. Thensthe same pilot who had
got us into trouble on the river came on
board again, and as the course out into
the bay was clear enough the Commo-
dore thought that the pilot could surely
not get us into any more scrapes. So we
left Oxford at noon and sailed away
down the Choptank. 1t was the first nm
pleasant day we had seen since leaving
New York. The weather had been SUI
perb except for the dismal night at Old
Point few weeks before. This morn
ing that We left Oxford was rainy, and
we got into our oilskins and sou westers.
Oilskins, | may say for the benefit of the
benighted landluhber, are coats made of
yellow cloth soaked in paint. They are
very stiff and very clammy, but they
keep the rain of and the wind from
blowing through to ones bones. do
not like to have the wind blow through
to my bones. Then nou wester is Il
sort of cross between a blue sunbonnet
and a golf cap It is also yellow and
made of painted cloth. 1t is lined with
red flannel and has ear-laps and strings
to tie down under ones chin. They arc
quite coquettish in appearance. So we
put on these things and staid on de,k in
the drizzlipg rain. say "drizzlinR
advisedly. l had never known before
what drizzling rain war like. Out on
the water rain OF this sort is very diff
erent from your ordinary drizzling rain
on shore. 1t has barbs on it, and each
individual barb gets into your skin and
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

Diamond Cut Diamond.
"Will you please examine that dia-
mond,' said man who had stepped into
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19

The Great Fort On the Hill-Cumberland
County's Generous Response To the
Calls For volunteers-Men We're Sent
To the Army Until There Were None
Left To Go.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19
FIFTY CENTS.

address by mail for so CENTS A
Won "A. ItI deIiveredhy carriers
in Portland and vicinity atthe same
rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
A BUTTERFLY CATCHER
george W. Dunn Chasing the IdIers
for the Richest Man fa the Wortd

George w. Dunn Chasing the IdIers
for the Richest Man ia the World.
From tine San Francisco Examiner
Chasing butterflies for the richest man
In the world is now the occupatiou az ono
OF the most striking looking characters
seen in the streets of Los Angeles lie is
eighty-two years old, keen-eyed, straight
and vigorous, with the step and aIertness
OF a man whose life has been spent out OF
doors. His name is George W. Dunn. and
ne has been sharing butterflies since 1919.
when he came TO the state. He is naiu-
raiist OF the Audubon type. He knows all
the books by heart. but he knows better
than all the book of nature and has Spent
ms existence turning Its leaves. He mas
searched the fields and forests of all the
Pacific states. of British Columbia, Lower
California Mexico and South America, and
has twelve times trampad over Central
Amerlca-always after plan.s and insects
over at Trig, England, liy IS an Old man
who is chiefly known to the world because
OF MS Immense wealth. but who IL he were
poor. would be famous because of his re-
searches and knowledge as a naturalist.
He is the Baron de RotaschIld. and AT
Trig he has a large three-stcry building
which he Is filling with chronological spcci-
MEMS He heard Of Mr.. Dunn some time
ago. and has employed him to make a COL
lection On this coast and Mexico Dunn bn.
already several thousand butterflies ready
to ship to August Belmont at New York
VINO wall forward them to Trig. Each is
placed In three-coraered envelope so Mr.
ranged that the delicate Enclosure cannot
De injured. In a few days ha will leave
Tor Revila Gigedo. on the east coast Of
Mexico. He has an indefinite Commission
ana WIN De long time completing the
to be good for half a century more OF life
ne does not need to hurry. Indeed he saws
the philosophy of life is this-live slowly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
NOTHING NEW.

The Ancient EgypHans WrestIed
with the House Servant Problem.
Paris Correspondence Of the London Telegraph.
Thanks to the eSertions of the Egyptian
exploration fund, the beginning Of the
servant girl difficulty has been traced
somewhat farther back than the advent of
boarding schools, a date to which GER
tain unthinking persons usually assign it,
A very interesting collection of papyri
found last winter in Egypt is now on view
at the Society of Antiquaries' premises in
Burlington house. and many of these deal
with the everyday life Of the peoples who
lived along the Nile 1900 years ago. Even
at that remote period the domestic servant
question had reached the acute stage One
of the tin.e-worn documents unearthed nv
Messrs. Hunt and Grenfell at Kom-el-Qatl
states that David has taken Thacsia back
on condition that she returns to her work
and busies herself with its duties: other
wise l shan put her in prison." The
chaI ge from the first to the third person
probably marks David's rising wrath at
the thought CT his recalcitrant "heIp" re-
raining contumacious.
The beer duty. too. was subject of some
dimculty. and one Psammetichus who
was the re:nue officer OF the day. places
on record the fact that two bre had
at last paid him the duty on their nectar
Tor year. Next to the servant girl diftj-
Guilty, the question Of rates, rent and taxes
seems to have most bothered the ancient
Egyptian and his receipts were preserved
with scrupulouS care. Probably the tax
gatterer had bad memory, and 1t was
Just as well to keep something to refresh
1t when he called absent mindedly a second
tine. A schoolboy's copy book, with a
composition in very bad Greek, was also
found, and it would seem that the unhappy
youth had to write Lines" from a letter
of the Emperor Hadrian as punishment for
his errors. The theme winds up with a
very sound moral pointing out that Thus
Goes heaven ever bring the wicked to JUS
tice." bankers ledger gives the names
Of his depositors and the sums they with
drew from their accounts: and generally
the discoveries Of the explorers in Egypt
show that the world has not advanced
very far during the last 1000 years.