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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
SUITS AND COATS.

Monday-Grand Showing Of Fashion
able Froeks and Coats-London and
Paris Creations and Correct Counter
parts by American Tailors and Dress
makers. Swell" gcnteel drcssers all
recognize the vast difference between
the garb shown here and other-store-
sorts, and depend on MILLER,
RfOADS & co. for proper apparel, at
the proper pri.es. The seasons Craze,
Russian Blouse Suits, with both loose
and tight fitting backs plain and
trimmed in Black Braid, to be had in
Chcviots, Serges, Broad Cloths and
Fancy Mixtures. Jackets, Silk Lined,
and Skirts, Percaline Lined, $3.50 and
upward.
Fly-front Suits, strictly tailor made, in
Coverts, Serges. Broad Cloths and Mix
torres, Black and all the new colorings.
Prices s.: so. sI1.00, $500, $3.50,
$4,000, $3.50, $3.50 and $500.
NOTE:-We take special orders and
guarantee you fit.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03

stamp out leIrosy among the Sandwich
Islanders. Sheltered from the strong
sea wind, this plain OF Talaupapa would
make an ideal place OF residence alike
for its beautiful surroundings and the
salubrity of its climate; and here every
thing it done compatible with preventing
the spread of the disease to make it's UNI
happy victims contented. But the
hcartrending walls of those who part
with loved ones and friends for the last
time as they are about to he conveyed
to Molokai tell the motto or the lcper
asylum: All hope abandon, ye who en-
ter here
ut is stated that the first person to be
removed to the leper island was a law
Yer who had been active in securing tho
regulation which required the removal
of leperS ia order to prevent the spread
OF the disease. No sooner did the I'M
mistakablc evidence or the dread dis
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
HAWAII'S LEPER COLONY.
* Beautiful Island Which Possesses a
Pathetic Interest,

~ loSiulllul JSldilu W men Possesses q
Pathetic Interest,
If the Hawaiian treaty of annexation
becomes an accepted fact thcre will
come into the domain OF Uncle Sam n
little island which possesses pathetic
interest that attaches to no other island
in the world, says the Literary Digest.
Bishop T.. Il. Hendrix tells about it in
the Independent, and we quote from
his description:
'Molokai. as is well known, Is the
name for the lcper colony OF Hawaii
The lepers do not occupy all the island
but only a grassy plain. ten miles in
length, and varying from one to two
miles In width, on the north side Of tho
island and yet separated wholly from
the rest Of the island and its population
by q precipice fully u thousand feet
high, which can I've scaled at only ono
point. and here 1t is securely guarded
Despite their freedom from taxation and
rents, their ample supplies OF food and
clothing, their abundant herds of cattle
and horses and their fertile fields which
require so little labor. the lcucrs arc
virtually life prisoners. shut in by tho
ocean on one side and by the impassablc
mountain on the other. Most of the len
era are natives. but foreigners are found
among the colonists, and all who once
come TO this part Of MolokaI. save IN
bring supplies or to inspect, as the board
of health twice each year, do so with
the expectation of never returning.
At n cost Of some $4,000 per month
the Hawaiian Government maintains
this oDen-air icper hospital In order to
perfectly quarantine and thus finally
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
THE HINGED SIDE COMBS.
(New York SUM-

The new side combs for next seasons
wear come In sets or three and four.
In sets OF four one comb goes above the
knot. one below the knot and one on
either side. In sets of three. as a rule
the middle comb is to be used above the
Knot. and is the least bit higher and
more ornate than the two side combs
where the four are hinged together the
tendency seems to be to have them oil
alike. differing only In length and curve
All four combs are alike and hinged
together The effect, when worn with
hair coiled just above the middle Of the
head. is very pretty and generally be-
coming. GILT, silver and shell hairpins
Will not be worn; indeed, the tendency
seems to he to. hide. those ugly but nec-
essary little articles as much as possible
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
LADIES' NECKWEAR.

Black Silk Ties, IS inches Wide, 2 IA
yards long, with Fluted Edge, St.j5.
Satin Collar, with Bow Attached,
made Of fine Mouscline de Sole Fluted,
White Edged, with Fine White Silk
Lace and Light Blue, with Black Silk
lace, $500.
White. Pink or Light Blue Satin
Collars, with Large Mouseline de Sole
Bow. Edged with Fine Silk Lace
and Trimmed with Marrow Silk Rib.
bon, oriee, sI.49.
Large Silk Muti Bows, with Deco
Lace on Ends, all evening shades, 1928.
We carry all assortment of Jet Trim
nings from the narrowest edge to the
wide spangled chiffon effects and at
prices from Sc. up to s. so yard.
Black and Colorcd Frogs are popular
this fall, and we have all styles, sizes
and qualities from Zoe. Up to 25c. each.
Large LOOPS are also being worn this
season and we have them from 39c. 10.
In Braided Sets we can show an as.
sortment that outclasscs any in the city
Some with back and sleeve pieces, some
military styles, but to aporeciate the
line, you must see for yourself.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
FLANNEL WAISTS.

New effects in Ladies' Flannel Shirt
Waists have come TO Us since we last
talked to you. Black, Navy,
Brown and Cardinal. with white linen
collar and neatly trimmed cuff, these.
St.69.
A better grade with fine tucks across
sront and sleeves, and yoke back in blue,
brown and black. at $500.
You'll be interested in the new line of
Eiderdown Dressing Sacques in every
desirable shade, shown for the first time
Tomorrow. Prices: 75e, $t.25 and
$500.
Newcomers In Ladies' Wool Knit
Skirts that won't linser long.
Full and complete lines Of Infants
Knit Sacqucs Bootees, etc.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
TO THE TRADE.

Cloak manufacturers are
1o97thlg 10 us daily that Mep
are compelled 10 1oHhd,u1o all
present prices OH future or
ders, OH account of the in
creased cost Of labor and
mafey7a- late buyers cannot
help bit feel HIs ad1unce.
NE earnestly urge the wisdCWl
of ordering HoD.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03

ease first spread than he insisted on set
ting the example Of patriotism in vol
unfairly surrendering himself 10 be re-
moved to Molokni, although some years
might have passed before his condition
would have been known to the public,
The disease had made considerable In
roads among the lower classes. and moth
ing but this heroic remedy promised
to suppress it effectually."
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The BEST sALvE In the world for
Cuts. Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores. letter, Chapped
Hands. Chillblains, Corns. and ali Skin
Eruptions. and positively cures Piles. or
no pay required. II is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price rs cents per box. FOR
SALE BY Burrow. Martin 6, CO "a s.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
TAPESTRY
CURTAINS, ETC.

DISCONTINUED CURTAINS
That means oaterns we don't intend to
carry any more, and cannot DUPLICATE.
Nothing wrong with them intrinsically
either as to color or design. They are
choice oortisres, we have 20 pairs 10 ali,
and only one pair Of kind, and a few
half pairs, when sold no more. Prices:
1913, S2.t9, $3.50, $3.50, 1898, 1919,
$500, S4.19, s4.s8, 1898 and $6.95.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
FEATHER BOAS.

Best quality selected Ostrich Tips,
very foil, one yard and quarter long,
in black, natural color. cream, black and
white, and brown and white. SI2.75.
Black Ostrich Boas, all Of very best
quality tips and finely made from Sc
inches and some As and 81 inches long,
from SAYS TO $3.50.
A very swell novelty is the new o.
trich Collar, in pink, maize, cream or
white, S4.75.
Coque Boas, in one yard and a quar-
ter lengths, at 39c. to 1898.
Elsetriqus Seal Collar, lined with Ro-
man Silk, at S3.25.
JAP. Seal Collar, trimmed with martin
tails, and lined with figured silk, at si2.
Electrico"c Seal Collar lined with
good quality silk and trimmed with
Tibet fur, at $3.50.
Double Seal Collar with figured silk
lining and trimmed all around with
martin tails. This is decidedly new, at
$3.50.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03

& MILLER RtoADs
a Word Concerning New Fall Goods
MILLER, RHOADS & CO.
MILLER, RHOADS & co.
MILLER, RHoADS & co.

The new fall Jackets, Silks, andho Of
other things n in
Oar asortnents
ABSOLUTELY than
equal mYWl We offer values positively without precedent.
Magnificent Display Of New Gloves, Elegant Ribbons Swell
Jackets Exquisite Silks Handsome Dress Goods,
Rich Silk Petticoats Swell Silk Waists.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
COI,ORED DRESS
GOODS.

Hurrying into the busiest weeks of
the Dress Goods season. Shelves and
counters filled with fabrics representing
every dress weaving centre OF the
world. We cannot emphasize values
too strongly. Every day most, word
comes from the manufactures Of adj
vances, bat you are still allowed 10 buy
here al prices based OH cost before tariff
changes.
All the new weavcs and colorings Of
the season in Cotton Mixed Dress
Goods, at I0c., l2Mc. and |Sc.
All Wool Fine French Serge, in all
the new shades for fall and winter, at
25c.
3e.inch All Wool Suitines, would lie
cheap at 35c.; special price, 25c.
3e-inch Fancy Suitings, worth 25c.;
special, I7c.
54-inch All Wool Ladies' Cloth, in all
tho new shades, such as you would oay
Csc. for elsewhere. al Soc, e sit; -
4S-ineh CamePs Hair Suiting, In all
the leading shades for fall and winter,
would be great bargain, at &c., spe-
cial price, &c.
Beautiful Ottoman P1aids at soc.
lrridescent Ottoman Settings, the new
est fabric out, al s. 90 and SIPS.
Handsome Twilled Settings for
Coat Suits, in all the new shades; at
S115
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05
Three Celebrated Horses.

The most celebrated battle steeds of
/ The civil war were Cincinnati, Traveller
and Winchester. the favorite chargers
of Grant, Lee and Sheridan. When the
hero Of Nicksburg visited Cincinnati
n few months after the close Of that
brilliant campaign he was requested to
visit a dying man who was exceeding
- DESTROYS of seeing him. When they
met the invalid said:
ecu. Grant, | wish to give you a
noble horse, who has no superior on the
continent, as testimony Of my admira-
ton for your character and past ser
vices to our country. There IS cOndi-
ton attached to the gift-that you VIII
always treat him kindly"
Grant accepted the magnificent bay,
of course, faithfully keeping his prom
ise, and named him Cincinnati. He
was a son of Lexington, with single
exception the fastest thoroughbred that
ever ran four miles on an American
course. The General was offered $1O.-
600 for the horse, as he had record OF
speed almost equal to that Of his IA
nous half brother Kentucky. Cincin-
natl was a superb and spirited steed OF
great endurance, Grant riding him al
most constantly during the Wilderness
campaign and passing from end to end
of our long line. The noble horse was
retired soon after the close of the war,
enjoying IAN old age Of dignitied leds-
ure" on a Maryland estate, where his
master frequently saw him, and where
no died and received honorable burial
In September. 1S74.-OutlO0k.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

of opposition and obstacles of every sort.
Few careers have been more romantic.
A beautiful girl, she was besieged with
admirers, and might have made many
brilliant marriages. At one time vice
president of the United States and two
United States Senators sought her
hand. But she disdained all offers.
She had her mission to fulfill and in
exorably pursued it until misfortune
and illness finally showed her the fal
lacy of her course.
When it was known that Phoebe Cou-
sins had entered the law department
of Washington University there was
no surprise. St Louis had become fully
acquainted with her bent. Her friends
knew that her years OF reigning belle
hood had been from her point of view
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05
Our Wealth i'm Grass.

Mr.. Scribner, of the Department OF
Agriculture, has recently collected
some very interesting facts about
American grasses. He says: I'VE have
better grasses and a greater variety Of
them native to our soil than we can
ever get from Europe" OF clovers we
have no less than sixty species. all ma
tive to the country. and there is an
equal number Of different "blue grass
es,' besides twenty grazing grasses"
and a great variety of others. Yet Mr..
Scribner says, hardly more than doz-
en- OF all these kinds of native grasses
have been brought into cultivation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

IN the main reading room the attend
ant occupies box in the center of the
space, so rs to be easily accessible from
all parts of the room. Around this the
desks for readers are grouped in con-
cenric circles.
These are the principal rooms of the
main floor. There are. besides, offices
for the librarian. catalogue and copy
right rooms and records, special libra
ries and periodical rooms. In the base
ment below are rooms for clerical
work. binding, repairing, receiving,
printing. packing, and mailing, and
StOreroOmS.
TO reach the second story it is neces-
sary to return to the main entrance
hall and mount the broad staircases.
On this floor there are exhibition halls
for rare books, curios. etchings, art
works, engravings, photographs and
the like. OF these the library already
possesses an extensive collection, I'M
seen for years because of lack of space
for display.
In the attic is restaurant and some
minor offices. Throughout the whole
building the decoration has not been
stinted. Indeed, the one criticism as yet
passed is n too free use of it. All, how
ever, is of high order, and a profusion
of beauties may well be pardoned. The
total cost of the building was $6,35O,OOO
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

Curious facts have lately come to
light concerning the island of Sakhalin,
which lies off the eastern coast of 81
IBERIA. Cold winds and sea-currents
circulate around it, and their effect APP
pears to be to produce on the island n
reversal of the ordinary course of ma
ture respecting the arrangement Of
temperature. Usually the air is warm
est near sea-levcl, and coolest on high
lands and mountains. but in Sakhalin
the coolest air is found near the sea,
and there the plants are of an Arctic
character. while in the lofty interior Of
the island the climate is mild, and even
subtropical plants flourish on the
heights
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

been 4 friend of Henry Ward Beecher
for years. The great clergyman had
united him and his wife in marriage.
They were worshipers in his church.
Later Mr. Tilton became associated
with Mr.. Beecher in the editing of
religious journal
In his bill of particulars Mr. Tilton
declared that his wife and Mr. Beecher
had made confession of guilt to him.
To all the accusations of the plaintiff
Mr.. Beecher answered with n sharp
denial Mr.. Tflton sued to recover
100000. The jury was unable to agree
upon a verdict and was discharged.
In 1878 Mrs Tilton was excommuni-
Gated from Plymouth Church. Her
husband was forced out of the church
at the time of the trial. The confession
which Mrs. Tilton was alleged to have
made to her husband was denied by
her. After the trial Mr.. Tilton went to
Paris, where he Is now living.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

The Italians are considering plans for
the construction of double tunnel,
about two miles in length, between the
toe of Italy and the island of Sicily.
of Messina, not far from the site of
Scylla and Charybdis. the rocks and
the whirlpool. which were so dreaded
by ancient mariners. 1t was at first
proposed that a bridge be thrown
across the straits, but it was thought
that this would be too much exposed to
the winds, which are occasionally yio-
lent between the opposing mountains
of Sicily on one side and Calabria on
the other.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

In some Of the Chicago railway yards
compassionate brooms are employed
for sweeping and busting the carpets
and upholstery of the cars, and the re-
suits are said to be satisfactory. The
compressed air is led from a power
house through an underground pipe,
to which a hose is attached in the car
ward. Affixed to the end Of the hose Is
an iron nozzle as long as an ordinary
broom handle, and having at It's eX-
tremity fixture Of brass about foot
broad, and furnished with long slit
a thirty-second of an inch In width,
through which issues the compressed
air at the rate Of seventy-fiye cubic feet
a minute. The dust does not stay long
In front of that current.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05
A New Exploration.

The American Museum of Natural
History Is soon to begin systematic
exploration of the coasts of Asia ana
North America, from the Amoor River
In Asia to the Columbia River on our
continent. The object is to study the
various peoples lnhabiting these re-
gions In order to settle, If possible,
the question whether the Asiatics once
crossed to America by way OF KAN
chatka and the Aleutian Islands.
Among the principal things studied
will be the various languages now
spOken in Northeastern Asia and
Northwestern America, and some idea
of the extent of this subject may be OBJ
tanned from the alleged fact that be
tween the Columbia River and Boring
Strait ten languages are found that are
fundamentally distinct, and these IAN
guages have thirty-seven dialects
which are mutually unintelligible." On
the Asiatic side, it appears, the confu-
sion Of tongues Is not quite so great,
although the number of distinct Ian
guages spoken there is seven, and the
number of mutually unintelligible dia-
lects ten. The explorations are to
cover a period Of six years, and the
money has been furnished by a
wealthy New Yorker, Mr.. Morris n.
JeSSup.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

Count Zeppelin has been explaining
to a distinguished audience at Stutt-
CART the result of his researches and
experiments In aerial navigation. The
Count has invented means of treat
ing the pores Of the silk-stuff used IN
the making of the balloon so that 1t
will hold the gas for months. His car
Is very firmly attached to the balloon,
with the propellers in front and steer
Ing gear behind. The motor Is OF
aluminium, with a to III per
cent. of copper alloy. The balloon
can rise to a height or ABOUT
twelve hundred yards, carry weight
of nearly two tons, and, If necessary
remain seven and a half days IN the
mir. The expansion Of the gas by
warmth is met by conducting What
NAV be called the overflow Into re-
served space, so that the balloon can
not burst, and yet loses no gas. Ascent
and descent are effected without
throwing out ballast or loss of gas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

In the completion of the building of
the Congressional Library one of the
greatest works of the century has been
accomplished. This magnificent build
ing is now ready to be occupied, and
when the library of Congress is estab'
lished therein it will have the finest
home of any library in the world.
1t is twenty-four years since the idea
of the building was conceived and ten
years since its erection was actually
commenced by the tearing down of the
seventy or more buildings which Occu-
pied its site. This palace for books is
a monument to American advancement
in building design and art 1t is strict
ly American. American architects and
designers, American builders and
American artists have done all the
work upon it. Such shortcomings as
may be found in it are to be laid at
their doors, but to them is also due the
originality of conception and excel
lence of execution which mark it out
among other buildings of its kind in
this country.
At more than one time there has
seemed possibility that much of the
beauty of the design would be lost
through changes in the arrangement or
in detail. In the ten years consumed in
its construction the library has passed
through numerous vicissitudes. John
l.. Smitmeyer and Paul j. Pelz, the
original architects, We're superseded
by Brigader General Thos. L. Casey,
who employed Mr.. Pelz to make the
plans under the direction of B. r.
Green. Later Edward z. Casey, Gen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

Casey's son, took Mr.. Pelz's place and
carried on the work of the interior dec
Grafton. The death of Gen. Casey be-
fore the completion of the building
gave to Mr.. Green the task of finishing
his labors. But through these numer-
Gus changes the consistency of the de-
sign has been maintained. Each new
architect has contented himself with
carrying on the work of his predeces-
sor instead of undoing it, and the build
ing shows no evidence of its checkered
architectural career
The general form of the structure is
rectangular From the center of the
pile rises the dome of the rOtunda but
aside from this the stern rectangular
ity is almost unbroken. The four cor
ners of the rectangle are emphasized
by pavilions. and the entrance hall, in
the center of the west side, is of the
same form.
Within the rectangle the building has
the shape of a Greek cross, the center
of which is marked by an Octagonal ro-
tunda or general reading-room. The
sternness of the general outline is re-
moved, however, by the profusiOn of
decorative detail. Within the decora-
ton is lavish, but everywhere governed
by artistic conception.
Where the Books Are Kept.
One arm of the Greek cross which
forms the inner plan of the building is
occupied by the entrance hall. The
three others are devoted to the stack
rooms. In these facilities are prOvid-
ed for shelving 100000 volumes, with
possibilities of further increasing that
capacity to 100000 volumes without
encroaching upon the reading or work
ing rooms. This total Is about twice
that of the library containing the larg-
est collection of volumes in the world,
the National Library Of France. Ele-
yators and pneumatic tubes and other
mechanical carrying devices and tele-
phone are arranged so that the attend
ants in the stack rooms may be Inform
ed as to what is wanted in the central
reading room and forward the books
to the attendant there. There Is also
a tunnel between the library and the
Capitol, a quarter of a mile away, so
that books and papers can be conveyed
rapidly from one building to the other
without extra handling.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-05

most Improbable, and that from them
ure. Her beauty had won many adj
mirers and suitOrs quite as many, but
so plainly did she show her preference
for men of years and wisdom that one
by one they left her side. Men high in
the councils of the nation were curious
about the brilliant young woman from
st. Louis, and then became her slaves.
Vice President Wilson was a frequent
caller. SO also were a Senator and
Congressman.
When J. ID. Cousins became United
States Marshal, he appointed his
daughter deputy. She returned to St.
Louis and assumed her duties in her
fathers office. Hers were chiefly cler-
zeal duties but they enabled her to
gain an insight into the requirements
of the official life of her chief, and
when her father died she was appoint
ed to fill the vacancy during the unex-
PRED term.
She has not walked for year. Time
and care have deeply scanned her face
and robbed her cheeks of their color.
Her hands are gnarled and her limbs
drawn almost out of human semblance
There are streaks of gray in her black
hair. Her eyes retain little of their
old fire. She is still close student of
affairs as mirrored forth in newspa-
pers. The disease which letters her is
articulate rheumatism.