The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-26
CURIOUS CHRONICLES
Things Quaint and Curious Brought 10
the Notice of the IdIer.
BARNEY TELLS WHAT THE IOWA GAN DO
a Far's f.ovo for lEis Ship-A Few of
tise Queer Snuics on the IsolEor tho
turai Institutc--A Street Car CON.
ductor Surprises tho Passengers.

A sailors love for his ship is proven
bal and beyond doubling. This has
been very largely impressed upon out
sit'erS since the arrival of the white
squadron OFF Old Poirt. One has only
to look to be told instantly which is
the best ship in the world, but if he asks
too often he is likely to BE- confused 4y
the number OF thcm. y ttr from the
Indiana will convince yO,I That his YES
sci is without peer i'll any navy, and five
minutes later Il Jack from The Maine
VIII do exactly the sam, thing. and so
on through the entire list nor will these
advocates de,traCt in any fashion from
the merits Of the other craft. They sim
ply dwell upon the wonderful qualities
of their own.
marine from the Iowa yesterday
buttCnholcd q stranger at the Ocean
View depot. and held him Ill the way
to Old Point with story upon the aHlli-
" OF his ship to outfi@h-. outsail. and
otherwise excel any otn"r battlcship on
the seas. why sorr," said he in part
lng-his name was l5arni;y--"ii the devil
was ailcat, w.d a keel lSid onto i'm and
proper smckestack. also some guns
and n few million tons OF armo- plate
over is ugly carcass, d-m if we couldn't
hiow am out OF the water before cd
ever chance TO wag Is measly tail"
This settled al! argument, IF there was
any 10 set.lc.
glance at the names of soma of
the Indians who attend the
hampton Institute may prove in
tercstng. There was Miss Incz
Spill Log. whose name suggests shat
SNe might make Il good wife for IL lazy
man, though 'Make-a- Fire" would Der
maps have been better. She is IL Seneca
girl. from Quaraw, !. r. OF the Same
race and frl,, u N $50
White Crow and Naomi Kariho, the
l"3ter being an extremely pretty combi-
nation. De Forest Turkey is also n
seneca but he comes from Gait araurus
\. Y, and Annie Frcnchinan is q Winnie
DaSo, from Nebraska. Anderson Skcn-
ad1re halls from Green Bay, Wis. and is
OF the OncidaS: Cornelius MctoXcn Is nm
oneida from the same place. His name
some way, suggests chemistry and con
sumption. Nancy SaunOGle Is n Chcro-
kce from North Carolina, and Mr.. n.
Climbing Bear comes from the same
State ard IS Cf the same nationality
innocent Howard is Il Sioux from
Standing Rock y. d., and Henry Tati-
yopa almost 'rIpioca) is n Sioux from
Crow Creek, S. ID. John Striped Face
is also from C:and!ng Rock, and Paul
Naiche Is an Apache from Flrt S'Ii, Okla
MISS Noya Owl comes from Cherokee
~. ~ 'H!iiic 'FiIctSS IS an Apache
from Fort Sill. and Amelia Kentocketv
is also from Standing Rock and Paul
is also q Jonah Owl, who ought TO be n
very solemn red man with such n name
and there is Il Mis- Sophie To clarny
OF Fort sill. These arc only n few sam
pies. There might he mentioned HIa;
ankle. Andy Elm, Susan Wombdisun,
Abel Wolf and many others.
There is n conductor on the street car
line whose devotion to the wife he has
Just been fortunate enough I'll win is
causing the patrons OF the line some
amusement. The conductor has been in
the hab't of taking his bride out for a
trolley ride every Pretty afternoon. and
when he gets 10 the getting off place he
assists he 10 alght and bids her glycd hve
with an affec!iCi:ate kiss. The lstGlc
bride goes tripping along all smiles and
happiness. The conductor returns to his
car the subject OF curious scrutiny from
the passengers. some of whom, Mt leas..
don't guess he Is married.