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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-25
H0T|Ofk I W0ShjDQIOD Steamboat C0.

The new ana p0uev.ul IRON palace
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daily as follows:
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OF North street II ...... $40 n m
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Arrive Washington at ......... GAS q. m.
80 Il. &, o. Penn. r. r.
Ar phtladciphia at.ll 10 II. M 1876 a. m m.
ar. New York at -. 200 p. IN. 1:23 p. IN.
South Bound. b. & O. Penn. r.. n
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~. Philadelphia at. :33 D. m. ais D. nj
ar. Wash inEton at. 1870 p. IN. 6:lS r. m.
steamers leave Washing ton at 200 d. m
Arrive Fortress Monroe at..... .6:3j q. M
arrive Nortdik at. .................7 30 a. IN
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The trip down the historic Potomac
River ana EneSapeaEc Bay on the elegant
steamers OF this company is UNSURPASSED
The steamers are comparatively new bav.
ing been built in 1891, and are fitted nm in
tho most luXuriant manner with electrjc
lights. call bells and steam heat In each
room. The tables are supplied with every
dciCncy of The season from the markets
Of Washington and Norfolk. Tickets on
sale at - q Q. ticket office: N. e. c. Office.
at w. r. Wake s. Co.'S Office on wharf
For further information apply
D. ]. CALLAHAN.
Telephone AL. Agent.
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and fragrant, while long table cover
ed with snowy linen the work of
grandma's own hands) stood at the far
ther end of the long kitchen.
AS soon as the turkey was pro-
nounced done and the gravy made in
the dripping-pan, the chairs were plac-
ed near the table and we were called
to dinner. No one was left to wait
and such a merry time! After grandpa
had asked blessing on the food he
carved the turkey and supplied our
waiting plates bountifully with any
piece we wished, together with all
manner Of good things in the way OF
vegetables. "a rice pudding with plen-
sty Of raisins. pumpkin pies and rosy
checked apples served for dessert, and
our only sorrow was that we could eat
SO little. After dinner we children
played games in the kitchen, around
the fireplace that was used when there
was no fire in the cook stove. Here
we popped corn, cracked nuts, told
fairy stories and played blind-man's
buff while the older ones visited in
the 'keepin' room" until the time came
70 return home.
r. X j
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The Childlike Mind.

christmas is not only the mile mark
OF another year moving us to thought
OF self-examination, it is season, from
all its associations, whether domestic
or religious, suggesting thoughts of
JOY. A man dissatisfied with his en-
beavers is man tempted to sadness
And in the midst Of the winter, when
his life runs lowest and he is remind
ed OF the empty chairs Of his beloved,
it is well he should be condemned to
this fashion of the smiling face. Noble
disappointment, noble self-denial are
not to be admired, not even to be par
doned, if they bring bitterness. It is
one thing to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven MAIN; another to main your
self and stay without. And the King
dom of Heaven is like the child-like,
OF those who are easy to please, who
love and who give pleasure. Mighty
men of their hands, the smiters and
the builders and the judges, have liveG
long and done sternly, and yet pre-
served this lovely character; ARD
among our carpet interests and tw,
penny concerns, the shame were ill.,
delible if we should lose it.-From 8
Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis
Stevenson.
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A Queens Christmas Gifts.

cit is quite impossible to form any
idea as to the value of the presents
made by the queen or given to her. y
writes Lady Jeune in an article on
"What Christmas Means to Queen Vic
toria,'' in the Ladies' Home Journal.
..In some cases, when her gifts consist
of India shawls, jewelry and the like,
they are very valuable because they
are unique, but the presents she gives
to her family, or in turn receives from
them, are not expensive. The royal
purse is not an inexhaustible one, and
the claims on it are enormous SO.
that the presents given by royal peo-
pie must always be regarded in the
light of souvenirs and not as costly
gifts. The Queens children are not
rich, and as they are not able to afford
expensive presents SO we may consid-
er the value of all royal gifts from the,
sentimental not the commercial, point,
Of view, and it is its pleasantest as;
well as most touching aspect, for it
shows that simplicity and depth OF
the family affection, which is neither
nourished nor fostered by any feeling
of greed or expectation, but which is
as simple and genuine as that Of the
poorest subject of our great Queen
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Christ mas Day.
grows old

"Christmas is pre-eminently a church
festival" writes Mrs. Lyman Abbott.
1.-THE Puritans, seeing only the super
stitions and disorderliness with which
Christmas had become encountered,
strove with all their ardor to destroy
it, but happily did not succeed. The.
argument sometimes used against it,
that the birthday of the Child Jesus:
is not known, and therefore cannot be
observed, does not prevail against the,
almost universal longing to celebrate
in some way this great event. So we.
are not surprised to learn that in the
first centuries of the Christian era
Christians, though generally celebrat-
ing the. Nativity, were not unanimous
in the time chosen. for the festival. At
least part of the early church OBJ
served the sixth of January not only
to commemorate the Epiphany, or
the manifestation of Christ to the
Gentiles, but also the birth of Jesus,
and it was not until the end of the
fourth century, perhaps not until the
beginning of the fifth, that the present:
date, December Is. was generally &C
cepted. The christmas season.
is sometimes used to designate the
time between December 16 and Febru-
airy 1, more often the fortnight be-
tween December "a and January g..
During all this period there was for
merly, and still continues to be, sp!r-
it of joy and festivity which entities
it to be called the holidays The vigil
of the Nativity, or as we now call it,
Christmas Eve, was observed from the
first with exceptional devotion, per-
haps because the birth of our Lord CO
Cured in the night. Unlike other Wig
lis it continued through the night, and
made, with Christmas itself, one great
solemnity."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-23
SWALLOWS HATPlNS TO DIE
Strange Mode Of Suicide Adopted bv a,
Embellishments

Strange Mode Of Suicide Adopted by an
Englishwoman.
From the London Mail: There were
remarkable developments at the in
quest on the body of Mrs. Dadswen. an
inmate Of East Sussex county asylum.
The superintendent of the asylum said
the deceased suffered from recurrent
melancholia, and was placed under
strict supervision day and night Three
weeks ago she complained of illness
and was taken to the rinfrmary, where
she developed signs of peritonitis. The
doctor noticed that there was a cur
ious swelling, like an abscess, on the
deceased's left side, and two days
later another abscess pointed" and,
upon this being opened, hatpin, sew
eral inches long, was taken out. Two
days later another pin was removed,
and on Sept 8 Mrs. Dadswell died from
peritonitis. The result of the post
norton examination showed that the
stomach was perforated, the pins
which were inches long-having gone
through over half their length. A
week or so back the deceased had told
one of the nurses that she had swal-
lowed an egg spoon, but witness had
not been able to find it. The brain
was perfectly healthy.
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gloom. The wind Is gloom. The same
old slavery is gloom. Suddenly the
man thinks of it.
II am not, the servant Of these rich
customers. serve my pretty baby
boy whom I left in his cradle. He
shall have better start in life than
i had. serve his beautiful mother
1t is not my own mouth, not my own
back, not my own life, but theirs to,
which I minister All, hail New Year.-
My master is unselfish love. My king
is my sense of manly duty"
He breaks forth into a song. The
cold stars hear him, the iron-bound
wheels of his milk cart drum an echo.
as a kings chariot could not. He has
entered into new world. He has for.
gotten himself. Blessed work, when
work is for holy love. Alas, for him.
who slaves it for his savings-bank ac-
count, with small earnings hoping to,
get rich and growing sick at heart by
the long delay. The way for most Of
us to meet each new year is not to,
count how near-or, alas! how far-we
are to "being independent but by
thinking thankfully how many loved
ones are dependent on us and we are
yet able to care for.
Why not look upon each new load
that is added, year by year, as a new
sign of manhood? Why not see in
each fresh care one more mark of hon.
or from our creator? Why do we, poor
fools, dream of a time when we shall
have money enough to be idle, and
then be obliged to go to Mexico for
fresh sensation of a new wine? Is it
not all a matter of heart, anyway?
Do the opulent idlers escape? Can
| Europe renew itself to a man who has
| seen it all? What difference is there be-
tween the men who have played and
| danced till life is old and those who
have stored and plodded till life is old :?
The springs of eternity are in the hu-
man breast. Alas! for him who has
dried up those sweet waters, whether
by over Indulgence or under thankful
ness.
The New Year comes in the invalids
room, all Gagged and bedfidden, if a
bright and deathless spirit inhabits the
pa1n-racked body. Do we not know Of
such bright chambers? Can we not
each visit some heroic sufferer to whom
the unconquerable soul within gives
such mastery over time that years of
sickness possess no powers to cloud L?
What is time to the aged who grow
happier as they grow old? What is
the date to some of our fathers and
mothers whose ever-youthful ", love
makes them seem as young as their
children's children whom they dandE,
on their aged knees? Thank God for
the good and unselfish heart that never
grows old!
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CHRISTMAS soNNErs.
By Christian Burke.

This is that Holy Night:-O World, be
still
Surely, il we but listen we shall hear
That Song that all the luminous dark
doth fill,
The Choir of Angels chanting soft and
clear,
GLORY to God and on the Earth Good
will!'
Now with the eager Shepherds let us
Across the starlit plains, mid shadows
dim, s...
To that poor shelter where the Mother
Maid y
Ere break of day her first-born glo-
rious Son 49,.
With narrow crib adoring laid,
Because His people found no rest for
Him.
q mighty Love, that we requite so i'll,
How often wilt Thou deign to seek
Thine own,
Who gave Thee yon bare manger for
Thy throne!
IL
Come all We Faithful!-let us watch a
space;
Mary and Joseph will for US make
room,
That we may look on Him Whose ra-
diant face,
Like some fair flower in all it's lovely
bloom,
With light and glory fills this lowly
place;
10! we have travelled from country
far,
Through years of failure, deserts sad
and wild,
And, even as of old came Eastern
Kings,
With costly treasures, led here by Thy
Star.
We, too, would bring Thee our poor
offerings,
o Word Incarnate! Bethlehem's Holy
2 Child.
Accept our gifts and us of Thy great
grace
Myrrh Of our Sorrows, Frankincense
for Faith,
And Gold for Love that is more strong
than Death!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-23

Christmas in the country forty years
ago was different affair from what
it. is now I never think of Christmas
in those days without thinking of a
lovely winter day, bright with ::.u.>-
shine, and snow everywhere; lA -
drifts, through which the horses flouA
dered as they drew the stout sled, on
which was the wagon-bed filled with
hay, and covered with blankets and
buffalo-robes, where we cuddled down,
as we. rode Eerrily away to spend
Christmas at grandpa's. We could
hardly wait till the horses stopped, so
eager were we to wish grandpa a mer-
ry Christmas; but he was generally
ahead of us with his greeting Of
christmas gift" That entitled him
to a present instead Of us; but kiss
all around was usually the way we paid
off our indebtedness, while some strip
ed sticks of peppermint candy, laid up
for the occasion, were given us. Our
aunts, uncles and cousins came next
for their share of good wishes and
| merry jokes.
A bright fire burned in the fireplace,
and there, suspended by a stout string
| from the ceiling, was a great turkey
| packed full of dressing, and sending
| forth a most delicious odor as it turned
round and round, gradually browning
before the fire, the juice dripping into
a great pan on the brick hearth; and
| from this pan grandma occasionally
dipped the juice with huge iron spoon
| and poured it over the crisp sides of
| the turkey. Other preparations were
going on meanwhile in the kitchen,
where a cooking stove held the place
Of honor, as cooking-stoves were very
rare in those days. The neighbors had
come miles to see it, and express their
fears as to the probability of it's elbow
ing up This cook-stove, however,
was not equal to cooking such large
turkey in it's small oven. A coffee
| boiler sent out an odor of coffee strong
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Stevenson,

From every spire on Christmas eve,
The Christmas bells ring clearly out
Their message of good will and peace,
With many a call and silver shout.
For faithful" hearts, the angels song
Still echoes in the frosty air,
And by the altar low they bow
In alteration and in prayer.
A thousand blessed mem'ries throng,
The stars are holy signs to them,
And from the eyes of every child
Looks forth the Babe of Bethlehem.
But there are others, not like these,
Whose brows are sad. whose hopes
are crossed,
To whom the season brings no cheer,
And life's most gracious charm is
lost.
To whom that story, old and sweet,
Is but a fable at the best:
The Christmas music mocks their ears,
And life has naught Of joy or rest.
Oh! for an angels voice to pierce
The clouds of grief that DER them
rise,
The mists of doubt and unbelief
:. That veil the blue of Christmas skies
That they, at last, may see the light
Which shines from Bethlehem and
Z unfolds
For Christ the treasures of their hearts
Richer than spicery or gold. J.
Hope of the ages, draw Thou near,
= Till all the earth shall own Thy sway
And when Thou reign'st in every heart
It will indeed be Christmas day.
=S Eleanor A. Hunter.
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ON HIS KNEES.

conscious of your admiration, and
shall I confess it?-even loved you a
little myself"
Pierre was on his knees before her,
kissing her hand.
"Dearest!' he cried. But Nine. Del
YOUR drew her hand away.
please do not" she cried; nothing
is yet decided"
Nothing decided, and you say you
love me!'
Exactly; I love you, but I wish to
know whether or not you love me-"
Solemn as the moment was, Pierre
laughed.
II have asked you to marry me! Do
you need further proof? AS you have
said, my position is Independence
what would be my object if it were not
lOve?' ..2.x.
Il know you are sincere and that
you believe you love me; but how
much do you love me? What is your
love capable Of? I wish to know be-
fore I link my life with yours. A
man meets a woman. She pleases
him. He tells her so and in the telling
becomes excited and takes his emotion
Tor eternal love. But what assurance
has the woman that this love will last !?
A fire of straw, perhaps! Prove that
you love me. and I am yours"
Il am resolved. A proof; give me a
proof"
But
II am resolved. A proof; give me
proof /.
"But cannot make chance occur
which will give the opportunity. Shall
set fire to your house that may
rescue you from the flames, or ask you
to Jump in the water and let me save
your life?"
Those are not proofs of love.
Numbers Of brave men have rescued
lives without being in love with the
people they saved. Courage and love
are not synonymous
Pierre prayed, pleaded, insisted and
swore he loved her, all to no purpose.
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Rel,able Data About California.

An American geography printed in
1872 contains this interesting informa-
ton: california is a wild and almost
unknown land, covered throughout the
year BY dense fogs, as damp as they
are. unhealthy. On the northern shores
live anthropophagi and in the interior
are active volcanoes and vast plains OF
shifting snow, which sometimes shoot
up columns to inconceivable heights. .
The book adds that some of these
statements would seem Incredible were
they not 50 we'll authenti cated by trust
worthy travellers.
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The King Smiled.

King Rooster" Redcomb!''
: Redcomb- Eyes, sire"
K. R.-''What is the cause Of this un.
usual excitement in the court?''
r." IT'S the preparations for the
usual Christmas feast, SIRE
X. R.-t'The annual feast?''
.2 r r.. ---t.Y Yes, sire"
K. R. (anxiously) Are we in any
immediate danger?"
r .----"No, sire. It is only the females
and young males
d K. r. ""And those 'up-to-date' hens
who have been the pest Of the court
lately with their attempts to initiate
me, are they included?"
r. All, SIRE
X. r. Excellent! Perhaps this
may serve to teach them that they only
deceive themselves by their egotism:
that no matter how loud they crow, the
world still regards them as hens. O.
- C. #E#*
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"A proof just one little proof that
you love me and l will marry you"
The poor young man departed,
despairingly asking himself by what
miracle he could obtain the demand
ed proof.
Two months passed Pierre met
Nine. Delvour many times and often
tried to convince her by words that
he loved her. She, however, desired
more material assurance.
II you would only lose your for
tune" said he, IT could marry you in
spite OF your poverty"
Beautiful proof of lover said Nine.
Deivour. ITO marry the woman
whom you had asked when she was
rich would simply be an act of chival-
ry."
Then tell me what to do!''
mo. 1t is not for me to tell you.
1t would be of no value to me unless
1t came from YOU" =
Pierre stortured his Imagination, but
all to no avail. He read novels by
the dozen in the hope Of finding in
SEPARATION in them. He dreamed Of ex-
traOrd1nary adventures in which he
figured as the hero, but they were I'M
reasonable and impossible when
thought OF in the daytime.
Winter came and went, and spring
found him as far as ever from the
realization of his hopes. Desperate
and discouraged, Pierre Bridault had
decided that he would never be able
TO take to Nine. Delvour the testimony
she required and he resolved to re-
llnqulsh the search. With this
thought he called at her house and
was admitted to the same little draw
ing room.
"You?' said Nine. Delvour, rising as
ne entered. But I gave you no per-
mission to come. Perhaps you have
something very serious to say to me?
Have you at last brought me the ia
nous proof?"
NO, | have not come for that. On
the contrary, I have come to tell you
that give up the search
"Ahw
With a grave air Pierre continued
Il have hunted all winter, heaven
| knows how ardently, and still I have
| found nothing" He paused, but his
| companion did not reply and be went
on:
Il cannot bear the uncertainty any
longer. love you, but the fever Of
unrest will kill me. I would know
something positively, one way or the
other, and so I give up all hope Of
winning you. I shall try hard to for
get you and your cruel test of love
though I fear shall not succeed. Al
any rate shall never see you again
Good BY" He arose and held ou
his hand, but Nine. Delvour did no
move. He turned and walked to tn,
door.
Good BY he said again, softly.
Good BY" replied she, in a voice
which she tried to make Indifferent.
The door opened, then closed firmly
He was gone.
Nine. Delvour sprang to her fee
and stood listening intentlly. Thel
moved by a strong, sudden Impulse
she ran to the door and called
pierre! Pierre!"
In moment, folded in his arms
she was murmuring:
"Forgive my cruelty. I did no
know what I was doing. And, oh
Pierre, do not leave me, for 1 love yo,
I love!'
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Slightly Changed Only.

1--WE had lady deposition, whom I
will call Miss Sanders said a receiv-
ing teller of bank, the other day.
Zone day she came in to inform us she
had been married and wished to leave
her new signature and have her pass
book agree with her changed condi-
tion. You need not make out a new
book she said, as I have not changed
my name much and prefer my old
book; just make it read Sanderson.
So we simply added the letters o and
on the book and the change was
complete. Exchange.
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Delay Is Ever Dangerous.

Shortly before the war between Tur-
key and Greece broke out it had been
intended to transfer to the Central
Museum at Athens various old Chris
tian treasures, antiquities and manu-
scripts dating back in some cases to
the fifteenth century, and stored in the
churches at Tyrnavos and elsewhere.
Delay proved fatal. During the war
these treasures were all destroyed BY
fire or carried away.
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Sensible Japanese.

From the Baltimore American: The
japanese address letters the reverse Of
what we do, writing the country first,
the state or province next, then the
city, the street and number, and the.
name last Of all.
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# Bizzley You must dislike Newcomb
very much. !" Grizzly hate him as
fercely as 9 barber hates a bald headed
man with q full beard. Truth.
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scended the steps. walked few yards
on the sidewalk and stopped. His i'm
patience would not let him leave the
house, however, and so, ten minutes
before the appointed time, he again
mounted the steps and this time rung
the bell.
rs Nine. Delvour at home?"
She is out, monsieur, but she Will
be home presently, for she expects
some one"
Pierre was shown into the drawing
room and the door closed behind him.
He took book from the table, seated
himself in a comfortable chair and
tried to read, but in spite or h'r7se1
his eyes wandered constantly from Inc
closed door to the clock.
IF she is prompt she will be here
in eight minutes. She will come in at
that door and 1 shall be able to tell
the instant l see her face what my
answer is to be-"
He recalled the scene of the evening
before, the emotion of the young
woman after he had asked her to mar
ry him, and her answer, evasive, but
full of PROMISE:
How can I reply so quickly? Give
me time to reflect and come tomorrow
at 4:30. Then I will have time to
consult my heart"
Ard now he had come, full Of hope
a:F! !mHatience to hear her decision.
1t will be yes " he said to himself.
Il fee. sure of it,
The door opened and Nine. Delvour
appeared. 'Ah, you are before me!'
YES stammered the young man.
"Do not apologize; your haste flat
tiers me-"
Pierre stood, looking anxiously at
her, waiting.
l have been thinking, and now we
will have little talk" said she, with
one of her brilliant smiles. She seat
ed herself at one side of the fireplace
and r1otioned Pierre to a chair on the
opposite side. A moments silence fol-
lowed, 2 century to Pierre, and then
Nine. Delvour began to speak:
Il ought to tell you at once that the
idea of marriage between you and
me seems very agreeable"
ALI" breathed Pierre, his face
lighting up Wondrously.
"You are 80 years old and I am %.
We are both independent. We know
the same people, move in the same So
ciety, and even our points of view are
similar
new ray on the face Of the young
tndn DIS tho woman continued
I'm fact, you please me in every
way"
How happy you make mel"
But that is no. all. Yesterday when
you spoke to me I was startled, but
not entirely surprised I have been