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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28
pnl;S.DENr M,KINI.EY's MISTAKE.

The Vlrginian has no idea that any
ner have any Influence upon President
Mckinley, but II cannot help telling him
chat he has made q mistake In removing
Mr.. DENLY, our Minister to China, at
this time, no matter whom he has Sc
lected for the post. and the greater Is
his mistake, inasmuch as he has Sc
lcc,ed n comparatively young man
wholly without experience with the
people OF the Eastern world.
AIr. Mckinley should be very careful
United STATES in China to Inexperienced
hands. The complications likely to
occur in the near future In the Celes-
tial Kingdom renders 1t very Import
ant hat che interests of this country
should he Booked after by a man well
schooled in diplomacy: a man well
posted in the relations of China to the
greater powers OF the world. and cspe-
cially to those of Europe.
With Germany, Russia and Italy
seeking to get a2oothoid in China. and
the ultimate possibility of q dlsmem-
bcrment of the empire, 1t becomes
necessary that we should have q man
at Pekin competent to deal with the
great questions that may arise. Amer
ica's interest In China at present are
inferior to those of some other coun-
tries. TO be sure, notably Great Brit
ain, hut that interest, whatever 1t may
he, should be In competent hands. If
ever there was IL itime when the scrvi-
ces of u man With experience and
ability Is needed in China as the rep
rescntative of the United States, that
time is now. and it is not the itime
Tor the President to make q change. AS
we understand 1t, there it no fault with
Minister DENLY, except THAT he is a
Democrat, and that Mr.. IIannn's
friend, Charles Page Bryan, wants the
position.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28
PERSONALS.

Under Sheriff Burchell, Of London,
has retired, being succeeded by mis-
son. This makes the fourth generation
nf his family that has held the office
continuously.
Barron William Rothschild has all his
O prepared according to the Strict
est Jewish laws, and takes his own
cook and cooking utensils with him
wherever he goes.
So-Mayou, who has Just received his
diploma from Cohb University school
at Lewiston, Me, is The first heir to
an African throne who ever graduated
from an American college.
Charles A.. Smith. president of the
san francisco company that Is build
ing tho Klondikc airship, says that all
reports that Hiram Maxim is inter
ested In the undertaking are absolutely
without any foundation.
An cS-sheriff of Michigan Is Mt pres.
ent using MS an ordinary carriage 4 ia
nous chaise owned by Governor Cass in
territorial days. The chaise is said tn
be as strong rs It was rs years ago.
n able to stand fifty y.ars more
OF use.
Philip Hill. a condemned murderer
at Iattsburg, was engaged in reading
his Bible a few days ago when the iaIl-
CT entered ana informed him that his
execution had been deferred. He MT
once threw down his Riblc and lighted
a cigarette.
John Philip Sousa, the famous COM
poser, said recently: "As:ar a contin.
uous struggle, X lending ever nearly a
score OF years, l have finally succeeded
an living down the Title of professor
which was bestowed on me rs n mar,
Oh esteem by unthinking frlAnds i'm INV
younger days"
Speaking OF his religious beliefs mr.
non-beliefs, the late Charles a. Dana
as credsted with this remark a few
days before he died: II was brougrp, un
a Calvinist; then I became n Unitarian:
then n SwedenborgiLn. Now I don't
nciong ITO n church. Many Of my best
friends are Catholics. believe in ;na
religion OF humanity" Wv
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28
ENf
I3OES
,Es EDUcATIoN
ERIME7
INCREASE

II IT be true, rs the New York World
seems to think. that education Increases
crime, It would appear that the. world
has gone backward instead OF forward.
and there is no longer any advantage
in encouraging, education But is It
tue? Certainly not. As the Knox
vile Tribune Observes, tina: .,w,iil. 1t Is
true that a very large per centage of
all the great criminals are men OF
education it Is also true that the great
per ccntage. the large majority, indeed,
Of the smaller criminals, who make up
the great ulk OF the criminal classes,
are not educated men. The great
majority Of the crimes committed by
men Of cdutidtt6n belong to a, class that
,rledncatcd illiterates could not com
nit by reason OF being illiterate. The
sort OF the fellacy lies IN what is as
sumcd to be cducation."
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28
TFfE WEALTH OF 1rAwaII.

Honolulu correspondent, writing to
n newspaper in this country, gives the
following concerning The wealth of
Hawaii. which, in View Of the proposcd
annexation of that place hJ the United
States, is not without interest at this
time: statistics recently obtained
from the tax assessors Office are OF in
tereSt as indicating the position of
Hawaii rs n land of wealth and pros
rcrity. The total property of Hawaii
IS assessed as follows:
isea' estate .'.......... ........Se2 49,, 433
Personal property ...... 49,. l7,4i9, 06S
Iotal $3.50. $500. .........S $50, Ga, sol
Commenting on these figures the cor
respondent says: ""This averages 1854
II each of the 100, 900 inha bftants. or
the whole the full and part Hawaiians
F" over o~ne-fourth, being IS, 1Ol, 7o1,
averaging sos apiece, while the 6,75S
Americans. British and Germans WI
over two-thirds, or SIG, 701, 9Os, being
$S,?5l per capita. Onc-third of this Is
probably owned by not more than fifty
persons. although the number in easy
circumstances is large"
Speaking of his subject the Phila-
de.ph!a Record says:
IF Hawai-! should be worth n
hundred-fold OF its real value to the
sugar planters who have seized It's
lairest lands, or to the adventures
VINO nave speculatcd in the scheme
of annexation. how could that COM
nefsatG "uthc American people for
their consent TO this base intrigue?
The biunted sense of political NOR
atty that would max these Islands
q prey of personal greed would whet
the appetite for more outlying ter
r!tory, and sam Donr.ngo. Cuba and
the Islands Of the Caribbean Sea
would be seized Iii obedience 10 the
insane-cry Of manifest destiny
Thefpiea, 10 cover n hase earth hun
ger, that Hawaii Is needed as a
position Of safety, for this country,
would better become a race of COW
a1yis than n brave people,"
The Democrats in Congress should re-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28
a Russian Shirt>Wnise Of Riuo Cash.
mere, with RIncle Velvet Belt ana
Removable White sollnr

Now that the cool days. are here the
shirt wadst must be OF heavier material.
aha such Fabrics as outing funnel
Henrietta ana vciveteen are
lasnlonable, WHsth removable collar of
leather belt: the usual studs of silver
or gold add n special churm, parti-
cniarly to youthful wearers. The shirt
waist Illustrated Is taken from n late
issue Of The Dellncator ana is made OF
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28
lNoRFoLK vTR3IN M

Hist this annexation scheme with all
their ability. beng assured In advance
that he very moment that annexation
is .consumated. thai very moment VIII
foreign complications follow. to say
nothing about the Justice of the trans
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

cashmere. The right front of the waist
is wide and gracefully fun, being
tackled to the lining at the wuist to
pouch prettily over the belt; the left
front is narrow, so that the closing
comes at the left side in correct Rus
slam style. Any style OF skirt may be
worn with n shirt waist of this style.
the five and seven gored variety with
fan back being especially popular.
Specially prepared for us by The But
'terick Publishing Company QlimitcO.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

The Boston Globe does not think the
present Boston s o'clock tea is my
thing like as big a thing as the original
Boston tea party.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

According to the New York Sun, the
Brooklyn ppstoflce yielded n net profit
to the United States Government last
year Of more than $3.50, 600.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

The proposed reduction of wages in
the New England cotton mills affects
not less than $4,000 operatives. Their
average. wage IS, only IS. q week.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

1t Is said hat MIR. Foraker made 4
few vivid remarks when Mir. Hobart re-
'quosted HIM to send word To his Ohio
friends to heel for Hanna. It seems
that both Mr., Foraker and his friends
are on a different tack.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28
TUESDAY, DECEMBER rs, 1897.
EIGHT PAGES.

The War Department. is pushing the
question of relief For the prospcctors in
the Yukon country,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

The Virginiar1 acknowledges the re
ccipt of the Pbiladelphia Records Al
manac for 1898. It is very complete,
full of valuable statistical matter-com-
mereial, political domestic and sport
dnr. 5#gGsrT.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

In order TO stop the practice OF nlrt-
ing with coniun ercia1, travellers an Ohio
village Council has decreedsthat no girl
gliaal be allowed to loiter in the vicinity
OF the railroad station unless she can
produce n railroad ticket.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

Southern competition may affect the
cotton workers of Eowell,t but it does
bemoen fate. Brace up! Our cotton
workers have the skill and machinery
end can successfully compete with auy
oompetNtlon. saws the Lowell News.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

1t Is gratifying to note the opinion of
the experts that pound for pound the
peanut has a food value equal TO that
of beefsteak, and that ten cents worth
of peanuts furnishes more actual nutri-
msnt than ten cents worth OF any
other thing that the poor eat except
veal, observes the Boston Herald.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

There have been two hundred cuses
OF smallpox among the negroes of At
Qanta, Ga, and the disease has made It's
Appearance in the suburbs Of the city.
Infthe little town OF Mansncs!'r, near
Atlanta, two colleges have been closed
becnuse of the spread Of the disease.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

Those stern and ~resolute Congress
men who. are going 10 ob,lish civil GER
vice reform next month might get in a
little good preliminary pra stice during
the holidays by taking turns for an
hour or So every morning in butting
their heads against the Washington
monument.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

editcn OF the Times-Unfon OF Jackson
vile. Fla., is ole of the hiandsomest
and most elaborate newspaper pnblica-
4taens ever printed It contains sixty
foir pages. splendidly illustrated. set
osswsth d very beautiful c92lored IL
iugtrated cover. Altogether II Is a rare
ssies rfsfteaetlng tbe5speatest credit cn
she eriterprise ssn.dd progressive spirit of
tas management IL the Times Union.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-28

According to the Lancaster Pa-) Ex-
aminer a woman's club has been formed
En- Ponca City, O. T. the rules of which
prescribe that the candidate must re-
main single, make q verbatim report III
open meeting or every proposal of mar
rage received, qcarn how to smoke
cigarettes write q poem or story every
month. perfect herself On pistol prac-
t.ce and learn fencing and boxing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29

Greece. through her ministers at the
European capitals. has informed the
powers that she feels she has been be-
trayed. The Greek troops were In
many instances recalled and prepare
lions for carrying on hostilltles dlscon-
tlnued, all on the promise Of the pow
ers that they would Immediately inter.
vene. When thus az a disadvantage
the Turks renewed their attack. and, OF
course. the Greeks we're defeated. Rus
ala IA the power that has stopped the
arhtlng. but not until Turkey had cap.
,ured Domoko and secured about all
the glory and material advantage poe
sIble. Yet. backed by Germany. Turkey
was prepared to overrun all Greece. and
hut for the Cars imperative Telegram
would have done 20. Now Il remains
Al he seen II Turkey win keep Thessaly
Fneland Is opposed 20 the Idea. and the
other powers are supposed TO be. but
7,urkev. having mobilixed an army ol
half a million Of her best lighting mer
An EUROPE. the powers will be very con-
slderate Of her interests. Only a small
part Of this army has been used n
creeee. The Sultan has the rest Of 4
reserved for bigger game, A genera
r,ropean war would probably benefi
rurtev. The London Tines suns ~
,he sul,an's attitude toward the pow
80 NV saving. Ills insolenee Il onll
moderated By his contempt"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29

The FIRST thing the devil will say when
he sees a man coming IL: Il told you
sol"
A girl II never really In love with a
man till she hates all the women that
like him and all the men that dlslike
him.
It's often the girl with the most
birds en- her hat who makes the most
fuss about putting the poor little
worm on the cruel hook.
After a woman has been married a
year she begins 10 try plans that she
gets out OF papers TO make home hap
py for her husband
There aren't near a. many reasons
why a girl should blush when she mem
lions her gariers as there are why she
shouldn't mention them without Il.
A pesslmlst IL a man who wonders
n another mans wife knows her nus
band az well as be does. an optimist d
man who wonders II he knows an
other man ls well as the other mans
wife does
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29

tlnued. by way Of comparison. after
Mr.. Fair had left my fathers house
and had made up my mind that
could not marry him he came TO ne
three separate times and urged me 10
think better OF my refusal and marry
him at once. I used 10 feel sorry Tor
him and made excuses that was
not ready to be married. lie would
say;
- don't want you TO get ready: that
calico dress Is good enough. let me
bring the minister right up here now
TN buy you everything you need after
we're married
"BuA ! was set on having Mr.. bryan
and while Mr.. Fair was away on a
business trip I married him. Az soon
as h, heard Of my marriage he directly
came TO sec me- He had heard Il while
on his way TO sacramento and returned
At once In great haste. I shall never
forget how much affected he was when
he learned that his fears were only too
tue. lie felt very badly and said that
he never expected would marry 90
soon and that he never gave up hope Of
winning me himself until then. felt
sorry when saw how hard he took H.
Then he said he would 70 away and
give himself up TO acquiring a for
tune. and at once sold his ranch aud
went away"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29
LITERATURE.
The Diseases of Modern aud the Health
OF Classic styles.

OF Classic styles.
Modern literature has been more or
less sentimental since Petrarch. NOR
bldly subjective strain has existed In
Il since Rousseau. while OF late a quail
ity is beginning 20 appear which we
cannot better describe than MS neurotic,
says the Atlantic. We simply say, to
paraphrase an utterance OF Chamforts,
that the success OF some contemporary
books Is due to the correspondence that
exists between the state OF the authors
nerves and the state OF the nerves
OF the public. Spiritual dependency
which. under the name OF acedia. was
accounted one Of the seven deadly sins
during the middle ages. has come In
these later days 10 be one OF the main
resources OF literature. Life itself has
recently been defined by one OF the
lights OF the French dellquescenl
school as IAN epileptlc ilt between tive
nothlngs"
II is no small resource 10 be able "a
escape from these mlaEmatic exhala'
lions OF contemporary literature into
the braeing atmosphere Of the classics
for Of him who has caught the pro
founder teachings OF Greek Literature
We may say. In the words Of the "iml
tatlon." that he IL released from a mul
titude OF opinions. We may apply q
authors like sophocles and Plato. ani
TO those who have penetrated thel
deeper meaning the language the Budd
hlsts used 10 describe their perfec
sage-language which will a; once re-
mind the scholar OF the beginning O
the second book OF Lucrctlus: "Whel
the learned man has driven away van
lty by earnostness. he. the wise. climb
ing the terraced heights Of wisdom
looks down upon the fools. Serene h
looks upon the toiling crowd. as on
that stands on a mountain looks dow
on them that stand upon the plain"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29

The Cuban League OF the United
States has undertaken to raise funds
m all Of that cause. The proceeds Of
he Voluntary donations and sale OF
bcuds are TO be turned over to Ben
lamin J. Guerra. treasurer OF the Cuban
lunla- The bonds offered for sale are
IN denominations Of $1,000, $500. 800
and so and bear interest at the rate Of
per cent The league expects to raise
q 900 900 throughout the United States,
Among the FIRST 10 support the leagues
movement by purchasing Cuban bonds
ars Colonel John Jacob Aston, $1,000;
Colonel Ethan Allen. $1,000; Or. WIN.
lam Seward webb. $500: N. +. Girls
void. $500: c. n. Sutherland $3.50; I'd
ward Mckinley. $3.50. and others FOL
smaller amounts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29
-, c.u.s. /. char,h r.nl,.

There was a Wild scene at 81. PAUL.
Catholic church. brooklyn. the othel
night. caused by a cat mixing In viii
the May day procession OF 100 chill
dron. Father Hill. with two othel
priests and fifteen altar boys was abou
10 pronounce the bonedlctlon and thl
children were kneeling In the thre'
alsles. when big cat jumped from be-
hind the altar. Some Of the boys mad
grab for the beast. which iumpe,
over the rail and caught lts claws II
the veil OF Miss Celia Ledger. aged i6
who screamed and almost tainted. Al
the girls had wells aud Varied hgh,e'
candles. and a stampede with awfu
consequences seemed inevitable, whci
a collie dos began a chase after cat In
tenslfying the confusion. The dog AM
cat we're finally captured and the au
dlcnce was dismissed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29

The way has been pointed out for
the admission Of the graphophone as
a witness in the law courts. A prop
erty-owner In New York sued a rail-
way company for damages alleged 10
have been caused by the noise result
ing from railroad operations near HIS
property. and bis counsel sought 10
have a graphophone reproduction Of
certain OF these noises accepted as
evidence. The opposing counsel OBJ
jected on the ground that Il has not
been proved that the recorded noises
were produced originally by the de-
PENDANT company's operations. The
judge sustained the objection. but said
that he would have admitted the ties
timony Of the graphophone II the
proper way for lie admission had beer
opened.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29
RAMS HORNS.

Make a call too short. rather than
be yawncd out.
whoever knows God well wants to
know Him better.
Some would rather face a cannon
than their own evils,
Prayer Is always easy. when We
kneel on praying ground.
Our prayers for guidance will not be
heard. unless We are willing TO be
led.
The map who knows how TO live
well. viii not have to learn how 10 die
well.
The devil has 10 tight hard Tor all
he gets In every home where Christ Is
king.
In the robin redbreast speaks the
same Christ who came to seek and
save"
Nature Is God; botany and geology
are mans: 20 religion Is divine: theol.
ogy human.
The prohibition that gives society
the children who never saw a drunk.
ard can't be such failure.
The Creator expends so much forcs
In sunsets and apple blossoms thai
there must be some great use In mer,
beauty.
II you want 70 know the spring
open your heart; 50. also. u you would
know Christ knowledge bloats; low
develops.
God never made Dc world Tor AZ
apotheeary shop or a chemical labora
tory. but for a temple: the FINAL wor'
Of nature Ia spiFitual.-Ram's Horn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29

IN W. ]. Edwards OF Columbia county
Florida. and turned over TO SHERIFF
Riley OF Taylor county. Georgia. By
whom be IL wanted TO answer a eharg,
Of having murdered John V. Hamilton
In Georgia county. In 1895. stalnakei
admits the killing. which he claim
was done In self-defense. Immediately
after the homicide stalnaker fed e
Florida. and has been In hiding ever
since with some relatives by the nam'
OF Terry. lie was attentive TO daugh
ter OF the family. and his capture wa
the result OF a quarrel between th'
two which led the young woman 20 dis
close the fact that stalnaker was a IA
gitive from justice. This led to an In
vestigation. and ultimately landed hin
In Jail.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-29
ouATEMALA.s Ex-PREsIpENr
narnlas' Name Connected with sai
Franclsco Lawsuit.

narnlas' Name Connected with = sai
Franclsco Lawsuit.
Gen. Barlllas. ex-prcsldent OF Guat
emala. has been involved In a llvely
scandal by the filing OF a suit by At
torney Henry p. Dimond against Ill
Ian Blair. Of San Francisco. Dlmon,
asks 10000 for services rendered. ant
Il appears these services were the prep
aration OF a suit for t250.0OO agains
Bariilas for breach OF promise. Mia
Blair was cashier In a cigar store. ant
Barillas became cnamored with hcl
and showered her with presents Ev.
cry bouquet he gave his eharmer IA,
attached a diamond ring or some such
costly trinket. Then Barillas left tow
and the girl poured her tale OF woe In
TO the ears OF Dimond. Dimond pre-
pared TO sue. but Just then Rlvas. IN
generals private secretary. came 4
town. and a few days later Dlmond wa
told by Rivas' attorneys not TO sue
They presented written authority o
the girl TO this effect Dimond say
they read him afhdavits stating tina
the girl had been ruined with her owl
consent and the connivance OF he
mother and sisters. The attorneys nc
cused him OF having gotten up a con
splracy to fleece Barillas. and Dimonl