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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10
HOW RICH MEN SaxOIIID SPEND
THEIR MONEY

great deal Is being said and writ
ten about the manner in which rich men
should spend their money, and It goes
without saying that Very much of it is
flat nonsense The fact is 4 man, how
ever rich, has right to spend his
money In any manner which pleases him
best, and this is the long and short OF
the matter
sun there arc those who assume to
dictate, when. as a matter of fact. 1t is
question With which they should have
no concern. 1t is true that there are
some rich men, who never having made
dollar in their lives, know nothing OF
It's value, because the money they have
came to them as an Inheritance, ana
this class often waste fortunes in riot
louS living. This is rcprelenSible, but
the average rich man does not so spend
his money. Some are given to boarding
all OF them desire to add TO their pos
sessions, and there should be no quarrel
with this latter class. However il is
not true that the rich men. rs q rule,
use their wealth as q means Of opDres-
sion Of those who are less fortunate than
themselves, IS is asserted by a writer in
an English magazine. The world is fun
Of philanthropists. Here in America we
have had our George w. Childs. who
found happiness in holding out a help
ing hand to the needy. We have had
men like the late Peter Cooper who
have left behind them living monument
of their liherality and bcnefcencc. In
fact, there is no end 10 the number or
rich men and women whose ,n,in.lcence
has given TO the country colleges.
schools, hospitals, great libraries and
numerous other institutions. without
whose endowment they could not exist.
.Ane what is true Of some of the wealthy
people Of this country is also true OF
others in the Old World. Take tie
Montefiores and the Baron H;rschs, for
example, and very many others who
have used a part OF their great wealth
for the elevation Of the suf-
ierin@ OF their fellow men ana
the advancement of science and
education !! will not do to say, as the
English writer referred to asserts, that
wealth is but lever OF oppression. No
fault should be found with a man
SIMPLY because he is rich, neither mesa
| men bow down to '.the golden calf"
while tAe:c arc very many rich men
Of this day who nave done nothing to
lessen the misery around them, and not
1 Few turn deaf ear to the pleadings
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

Thirty years ago Berlin was smaller
than Philadelphia, and now 1t Is larger
by half u million.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

Mr. Mark Hanna has decided that he
Will accept no place in Mr.. Mckinley
Cabinet. Just so. &@
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

the Spanish authorities eclare that the
reforms offered 10 Cuba are wholly vol.
untarE on the mother country's part.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

Eighteen States are represented in the
Good Roads Congress now In session at
Orlando, Fla.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1897.
EIGHT PAGES.

General Alger has unsheathed l
sword In defense OF his war record.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

a Niles N1ich9 girl is paying an cleo
tlon pet with her lover Of 1000 kisses.
NOW an exchange remarks, what q ca
lanlty there would be II there was q
miscount. and the couple should have
TO so back Of the returns.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

The Baltimore Herald says that indi-
cations multiply that the Democratic
campaign in Maryland this year is to be
German and anti G orman campaign
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

Weyler Is permitting more Spaniards
IN Cuba to grind sugar cane In the
meanwhile the Cubans are grinding
their teeth.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

Indiana may have three times as
many poets as Ohio, observes an ex-
change, but Ohio has more politicians
than Indiana has, and there IS more
money In politics than in poetry.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

A dispatch from Norfolk saws tbot
there will be an enormous cabbagc crop
TINS year Thus, we find recompense
for the destruction Of the Cuban tobacco
fields, says the Baltimore American.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

the city Of Baltimore sold last week
A455,SoO 3s per cent. forty-year bonds,
to fund the city's floa ting debt, the
Third National Bank Of that city taking
the whole amount Al 1857.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

The street railways in Baltimore car
RED over 5i,O0O,0o0 passengers IN 1896,
and paid S243.000 in taxes for the sup
port OF the city's parks
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

The Phtla delphia Ledger saws that II
looks as If Snain would have 10 thrash
Cuba into accepting the reforms grant
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

y report comes from London that Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor at Washington. will retire when the
arbitration treaty Is accepted.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

1he Fall River Globe Is Of the opinion
that the Manufacturers association
ought to furnish the advance agent Of
prosperity with Il line OF samples of the
product Of the local mills and give him
g. chance to work off their surplus stool;
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

According TO the Omaha World He.-
aid. cities that gave Mckinley a plural
ny are now elcctlng Democratic officials
with unaninli;y that portenis consid-
erahle dissatisfaction with the show SO
literally avertised by the advance = cont
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

a young woman in Virginia got out OF
second-story window in her room and
walked three miles in her stocking feet
IN ;he snow TO join young man. They
e'oped to HI eer:town, Md, and were
married. and The Baltimore Sun calls
her "a brave young BRIDE" Just so.
But why :didnt she throw her shoes out
OF the window before getting GU. ON the
Anou. Is the question.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

( a dispatch from Chicago says the en-
ployes Of the Illinois Steel company. a,
Joliet and milwaukee,, have receive, no.
tlce or q cut iii wages OF 10 to 90 per
cant, Just when protective tariff adj
ministration is coming IN, too. What
are we to thing Of newspaper that
peaches on its own pals in this manner
asks the Washington Post.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10

Bear in mind that neither claim 10 sell our wares
at SOC. on the dollar nor make any Other statement
Which we cannot comply WITH but tnat tlis is IN Act
ral Fact, Honest, BOna-Fde Clearing Sale Without anv
sham. humbug or sensational nonsense-sinpl a
out and out business exneljen to fo
the sale OF our entire line Of Superior Clothing OF ou
worth q Heavy Stuff into cash before making our ar
nua invenoty.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
GRACE AMONG WOMEN.
Not Many Know How to Rise and Sit
Down Property.

Many women neglect to cultivate a
graceful way of rising from a chair.
Probably nine women out of ten in ris-
ing from a seat shift their weight from
one foot to another in the act of getting
upand start off upon the wrong foot. The
proper way is to rest the weight upon
one foot while still sitting. holding the
other lightly upon the floor. Now rise
by pressing down hard upon the foot
that has previously been bearing the
weight, stand erect and still for mere
second to get poise and start off lightly
upon the free foot. If there is to be a
turn in the walks stop with all the
rest only the toe of the rear foot on the
ground, then turn around smoothly by
transferring the weight to the free foot,
making the turn entirely upon the balls
OF the feet with the heels scarcely touch
ing the floor. A turn like this is as rare
as it is graceful, yet it can be acquired
In half an hours practice.
a perfectly graceful woman is grace
full in everything she does-in the pose
of her head, the unfolding of her hands,
in her walk, in the way she rises and
sits. As to the last little can be said
and pretty way is easily demonstrated.
What not to do is to fall heavily onto
seat like a badly jointed don without
nerves. A sensitive woman feels her
way daintiiy, unbending with a
smooth, slow motion till she appears to
have settled down safely as a cloud
sinks into the bosom of lake. Such
one will know how TO rise also and can
make She difficult transition between
her chair and the doorway without
one Of those awkward jerks and starts
that render half of feminine creation
laughing stock upon public thorough
fares, and especially in public convey
anCeS-C hicapO Chronicle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
LAND IN ALASKA.
Crops May Re Grown In IA Limited
ways and Live stock VIII Thrive

Way and Live stock VIII Thrive.
DR., Evans and Benton KILN, COM
misSioners appointed TO investigate tho
agricultural possibilities of Alaska.
have submitted their reports to Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson. The re-
ports agree that while comparatively
little agriculture exists there it is DOS
s;ble that enough of certain crops and
animals may be grown to sustain con
siderable population, provided proper
methods are pursued. While Director
True, of the division of experiment sta
tionS, does not regard as feasible the
establishment of agricultural expert
ment stations there, he believes that
experiments may be carried OH in IL
number of lines with great success.
The two commissioners spent three
months investigating the southern coast
region of Alaska. The reports say cul-
tivated areas in Alaska are confined to
small kitchen gardens, in which are
grown many of our earlier and harder
vegetables. Stock raising is carried on
to a very limited extent. The possible
extension of the pasturage and gaT-
deniHg area is quite considera bic. Es-
Inmates are made of an expense of 5000
per acre in preparing the soil for cul
tivation. What agriculture there will
be III Alaska will be subsidiary to fish
ing and other industries, according to
Mr.. killin's separate report. Fisher
men will locate on Alaska lands and
make homes. At the present ratio Mr..
KILN says the salmon will soon be de
stroyed. They are being fshed for in
the spawning waters to such an extent
that they have no opportunity to prop.
agate. Halibut, cod and herring will
last forever. Timber will not go into the
market until the yellow fir or Douglas
pine of the Pacific coast is exhausted,
as it is superior to the Alaskan spruce
or hemlOck
As fast as the timber is taken Off
small fruits and green vegetables can
be grown, and grass will be furnished
for the domestic animals Grasses grow
to great perfection. Little was seen of
the cultivation of cereals and small
fruits and berries abound. though prac-
tically no attention is paid to their Gull
tivation.
AS to the country from the southern
boundry to Kodiak and Long islands
and from the Pacific to the coast or
Alaskan mountains. the climate is ex-
tremely wet, but not cold; winters are
very long, and the feeding period will
be at least seven months. The cereals
will not ripen and the vegetables will
not mat are.-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
CORN AS FUEL.
Reasons Why 1t Would Not he Alto
gether PracticabIe

In general way it has been recog-
niZed that when corn is abundant and
cheap, and coal is expensive. the former
makes cheaper fuel than the latter, al
though no scientific determination of
their relative efficiency has ever been
made, so far as the author is aware.
During the past winter, however. n
number of inquiries We're received by
the department of agriculture of the
University of Nebraska, asking for in
formation about the efficiency of corn
as fuel. and the author undertook the
investigation of this subject.
From the experience of the author in
conducting boiler tests of corn, it is
doubtful whether it would be a prac-
ticable fuel for the generation of pow
err unless it were burned in some spe-
cial furnace that would insure the per-
feet combustion of the volatile matter
which forms so large a percentage Of
the whole corn, since the fire burns rap
idly and must be frequently fired, maxi
ing the work of the firemen very ard
uous, and at the same time tending to
cause incomplete combustion through
the fire door.
Undoubtedly, corn may at times be a
cheap and economical fuel for domestic
use. 1t is cleaner and more easily
handled than coal, and contains but a
very small amount of ash. 1t burns
rapidly with an intense heat, which
is apt TO be destructive to the east iron
Innings Of the stove. Here. again, some
special form of fire box, that will not
be injured by the heat, and that will
utilize as much of the heat as possible,
should be used. If the rate of combus-
ton be too great, much of the heat will
pass up the chimney Il. Richards,
in Cossier's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
TAKING CHANCES.
Some Timely Words of Warming to
Young Men,

1t never pays TO take chances simply
'for the fun of the thing" especially
when life is at stake. To-day there
came a man into my office. and immedi-
alely following him another man.
This other man had no Use whatever
of hands or arms; 1lust be washed and
dressed in the morning, fed and watered
through the day, and at night must be
put to bed. More helpless is he than
little babe.
oh, said he, what a fool I was ever
to scutlie, as l did in front of that cir
cular saw running at full speed. 1t is a
great wonder that l am able even to
walk; and it is a greater wonder that
my antagonist in that foolish scrim-
mage and myself were not both of us
Killed outright. Foolish? 1 guess we
were foolish" Aud so he was; and what
a price he paid for his folly!
Is it much more foolish to play foot
ball with can of nitrog.ycerin than it
is to toy with the cigarette and the
wineglass? Are not the wineglass and
the cigarette even more destructive
than the nitrOglycerin, though the can
should explode and blow you to atoms?
Yet how many say: III run my
chances of stopping-stopping in time
to save my soul at least"
Yesterday so said boy to his sister,
when receiving from her some good, sis
torly advice on the line of his misdeeds.
That night, ION lark" he went out
from his home. and before morning
what was left of him was carried back
to that sister and home, corpse.
Another case: A man full of wears,
with hair white as snow went down to
drunkard's grave, and laughing to the
last at the solicitous advice given him
by Christian workers.
Boys, girls, before you commenced to Toy
with this phantom whose sting is death,
stop. and ask this question: VIII it
pay? For the fun Of the thing" will it
pay? All, if from the bottomless pit
you could get answer, a great voice like
unto thunder would roll up: NO, no,
no." 1t will not pay for you 70 thus
toy and trifle with life immortal 1t is
too great risk to run; and nothing of
this world can insure you against its
loss.-National Temperance Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
FACTS AND FINDINGS.

The most dangerous weapon in the
hand of anarchy is the saloon.-Toronto
(Ont.) Templar.
The church will never reach the
masses until it first reaches the saloon.
Lutheran Observer.
For tricks and schemes of breaking
law the saloon keeper can Outwit the
most willy rascals of the country.-Wes
leyan Methodist.
\ man writing from Dawson City,
near the Klondike gold diggings, says:
Peer is 50 cents per drink. l have quit
drinking" This is an impressive exam
pie of the efficacy of the gold cure
Rochester Union and Advertiser.
\ coroner's jury at Galesburg, H., re-
Gently returned a verdict cOndemning
q liquor dealer who had sold liquor to
a mdn who was killed by the cars while
drunk. The jury also censured the city
for allowing the sale of liquor to drunk
ards. Things are moving.-Lever.
If I do what may in earnest 1 need
not mourn if I work no great work on
this earth. To help the growth of d
thought that struggles toward the
light; to brush with gentle hand the
earth stain from the white of one snow
drop-such is my ambition! - George
Macdonald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
NEW WAY TO WEALTH.
VIII Power as Means of Winning
Riches


According to theosophy. said DR.. A.
W. Coryn, the human will was a definite
force, and when strongly moved by
desire it was able TO accomplish viSi-
bic results, although no apparent action
had been taken. The desires of men
were constantly affecting their out
ward circumstances, and even if, az
in the case of man wishing for wealth,
no immediate result is seen, the ulti-
mate effect will be that in another earth
life he would be born amid wealthy sur
roundings. 1t always happened, how
ever. that when the coveted boon was
obtained some unwelcome and un-
loOked-fOr circumstance accompanied
it. and so the wise man avoids definite.
wishes about his future, recognizing His
ignorance of what is really best for him,
and patiently accepting the destiny
melted out to him by the just law
George Muller, of Bristol, supports a
large institution for orphans by prayer.
The venerable founder relates his wish
for a definite sum of money to meet d
pressing engagement. Thoughts were
things, and once the idea. strongly vi
tGlized by his will, passed out into tho
ether, it foated about until attracted
to the congenial soil of the brain of
some wealthy philanthropist, who,
"struck by the thought" sends his
check for the required amount.-Essex
Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
TEMPERANCE.
AND WHISKY DID 1T,
Hesrt-ChiIIinG Recital of II Tragedy
at Nashville, Tenn.


1t was in the early hours OF Sabbath
night in midsummer. Peace seemed to
be claiming our city for her own. Wor-
shippers by hundreds had gathered in
our various churches to reverentIy
speak in prayer and song and sermon
the blessed name of our Prince of Peace
The stiffness and sweet solemnitv of
the sacred day dwelt around us; and we
were thanking God for the Joy of rest
and security and calm content. Sud
denly, as if hell had grown Jealous of
Heavens temporary reign on earth,
there rang out five murderous pistol
shots followed by the agonizing screams
of dying woman; and again by the
terrified cry of a horror-stricken
mother who looked aghast upon a scene
of blood and death. And what an an
palling scene was that upon which that
Erief-craZed mother gazed! Her daugh-
ter and her son lay dead, slain by the
hand of that daughters young hus-
band; and just outside the desolated
but once happy. though humble, home
the murderer lay gasping for breath,
two CHASTITY self-inficted bullet wounds
in his breast. He had sought his own
life after he had taken the life of his
wife and that of her manly young
brother. 1t was all over in a moment
all? No, not all, for the aged mothers
cruel sorrow had only just begun; and
the long night of the life of humiliation
which must be endured by the now
motherless and worse than fatherless
children had just entered its dusk. All
over" No, for the surgeons say that the
death which the drunken young Lman
wooed for himself may not be won; I'M
happily for him, professional skill and
an abnormally robust constitution may
restore him to life and-remorse. a re-
morse which only the hangman's moose
can kill. Gaping crowds of curious
and unfeeling people throng the side
walks and push into the wrecked home
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02

The huge mass of meteoric iron
which Civil Engineer Peary, of the
United States navy, has recently
brought home from Cape York, Green.
land, and which weighs about 100 tons,
is believed by him and others to be a
true meteorite, fallen from the sky at
some unknown time in the past. Al.
Toys of iron and nickel some times occur
in meteorites, and, curiously enough,
Pesry's meteorite consists of those
metals combined in a proportion SINH,
lar to that of the nickel-steel employed
IN making armor for the United States
navy.-Youth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
English bible Printed in l4oo

An old English Bible that was printed
before the discovery of America is iu
the possession of Richard BeNfield. of
Union district. West Virginia. 1t was
printed in London in 1890 "by the depu-
ties of Christopher Barker company.
printers to the queens most gracious
majesty" 1t retains it's original cover.
and is in a remarkably good state of
preservation. The book was Eaund in
1926 by Mr.. BeNtield's father in an old
chimney in one of Alderman Pye's
ulmshouses on Pottersgate street, in
Norwich, ngland.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
THE BREWERS DOG.
How He vvns Cured of a DIsreputabIe
Habit.

Habit.
\ brewer in Haverfordwest, once
owned a dog which had quite lik-
ing for the sweet new beer as it runs
from the vat, add in consequence was
in the habit of getting dreaGfullv in
toXicated. When in that state he con-
Quoted himself in a most ridiculous
manner, quite beneath the dignity Of
a dog, to say nothing about a superior
order of animals.
Various means were tried by his mas
ter to cure linn Of this bad habit. All
precautions were taken, but as sure
as there was a fresh supply Of beer
brewed. so sure did the dog contrive to
try its quality, with the same mortify
ing results. One day, when very much
the worse for what he had taken, he
was capering about in his usual manner,
and performing most absurd antics, he
somehow managed to fall into a tub of
boiling wort. from which he was res
cued in a most deplorable condition,
his coat scalded off in patches, and
himself almost dead with pain and
fright. His tumble had very re-
markable effect. 1t completely cured
him of his evil propensities, and from
that memorable day the dog became
a total abstainer, and no person could
induce him to taste beer again. But
he found, like the nobler animal when
similarly afflicted, that the visible eff,
fects of his folly were not so easily
effaced. The bald patches still re-
manned, a warning to all his friends,
both human and canine, not to indulge
in Intoxicating beverages. - Christian
Work
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
whisky Doing Its Work,

st. Petersburg win soon possess ar
Aborigines Protection society. Politi.
cal eXiles returned from Siberia have
become acquainted with primitive races,
whose manners and customs are eXclt-
ing much interest in eastern Russia
Fur traders whisky is, they say, caus
ing terrible suffering, while the mine
owners have established form Of slav.
cry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
Nearing n Volcano,

The liquor business of this country is
pushing its demands" very close to the
point that the slave power did when it
had secured the enactment Of the fugi-
tive slave law, and forced the bred
Scott decision; and, like slavery, Il Is
rapidly approaching it's Appomattox.
The audacity of its demands" more
than makes up for the Indifference Of
many good people to its crimes.-P. A,
Ra1,pr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02

4 miniature Photographic camera at
tached to :he barrel of gun is the in
vention OF Mr.. Lerchner, of Vienna. By
an automatic shutter, working in uni
son with the trigger of the gun, tn,
sportsman is able to obtain a perfec
photograph of the bird or animal i'm
mediately before the shot or bullet hs,
reached it.-Chicago Chronicle.