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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16
SHIPPING NEWS.
port Of SErfnIi! nnd rnrsxmsuush
3Zny 5.ls97.
ARRIVALS

British stmp. ling am. Stevenson,
Beaufort. S. c., 10 Dublin, TO VIM. Lamb
{: Co. agents. Coalsd and sailed
British Stmp. Oswestry. Wilson. New
Orleans to Hamburg. 10 VIM. Lamb &
Co, agents. Goa ed and sailed
British stnp. Cnl:donil. Bouthwalte.
Galveston to Hamburg. TO VIM. Lamb &
Co. agents. Caaled and sailed.
Schr S. B. Marta, Holloway, to VIM
Lamb & Co. agen :. for coil.
Schr Oracle. with bluetish
SCh:. Carolina with blueEsh.
Schr. Augusta. with b!uefrh
Schr. Mary and Carrie. with hlueEiah
Tug f. v. McCauley. Alexandra. New
York. light.
sohr. Cara Goodwin. pinkham. to
VIM. Lamb & Co. agents. for coal.
Tag Craat'n. with harges Pamlico.
Susannah and schr. Lucy. Mar.is. for
North Carolina
Tug Ice King. New York. with barges
George May and independent
CLEARED.
British ssmp. Muriel. Fa!rcloth, Pa
sno. y. r.. by n. and w. rail!old, with
l.0i2 ions camel coal
Schr. Harolline. Foster. Galveston,
with coal
Snhr Alice N. Colhurn. Mcleod, Port
land. with coal.
HciE. Lhn!IeS J. Starn. A1aTSh hail, Bal
tlmcre. With lumber
schr LYDIA Roper. Hanson. New York.
with lumber
schr. J. Il, Anderson. Bohannan. New
York. with lumber
Earges SIN joaquin. so!,talr and
Brooklyn. Hohoken. wi coal.
Tug Mary J. Walker. Sparks, Ph.la-
delHhia with slaves.
Tug Frank Lane, Baltimore, with
shinges.
Sch. Charles IT. s;rann. Marshall.
philadelphia.
Tug Pncahnn'ae. Alexander, nal.i-
more, with barges Shafer and Cornel.;,
Rowland.
SAILED.
Schr. Annie NJ. Edwards. -. New
York. with lumber
Srhr, Mary Y. Duncan, Greenwich,
l'altimn @. with lumber
Snhr. J Is. Darlington. Anderson, New
York. with lumber
Sch:: Samue' Sharp. Jones, Suffolk, to
New York. with lumber.
Tug Triton. Baltimore. Eight.
RArEc Hudson. New Yok, with coal
large Hope. Thamesriile with coal.
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New sundny sc,.oo, TO open.

The Surprise" Circle OF Kings
Daughters have completed arrange,
ments TO open a Sunday school al No
II Brewer street with Mr.. T.. OHcnd'-
ing will be held this Sunday afternoon
a; 4 O'Clock. at which time Mr.. Winston
vii! deliver an address. The public is
cordially Invited to be present. There
Will be good music. several chnirs hav-
Ing volunteered their services. The
school will be open every Sunday after
noon at O'Clock and It Is hoped that
many Sunday school workers Will vnlln-
teer their services in this much needed
work.
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COMPANY.

Of which Colonel William Lamb Is Pros
S,lrrt - =
These lois will be sold 10 The highest
bidder.
The I.amhcr,'s Ton, COMPANY is tn .
oi'Einai company chartered al Lambert )
lolk ana Western Rail, uu,i there for Il
terminus.
There Hrr ahnp, 2nN houses on ms and
he no Joining property.
lhr'" are ruw employed al Lamlert's
l'Giu! about no ,nrn
Ihc commerce Of La Inhnrts Point Is
very large and inrrea sing ron'inual:v
III l>!"i about lDH4 Schoontia and 800
s'"l,nShius w"r" loaded nj III. piers.
Al OF tn" ai,nvc 2n house; ar. now
rented ana more are wanted
Tn" Machine SHOPS far the Eastern
Division Of he Norrolk ana Western Rail-
way ana ihr !.n.o!Eotvc KOuntlhn,Ise adj
arrives Or "av"s Norfnik win = rain SIN.
.'ics ~ this rn!nt The Railway adin:n-
ing ms property Is to he !; part Of tile
l'c'i system. which viii connect with every
ROAD head ne into Norfolk.
As an inYeStIrcni this property will nav
~ per cent. net by building an these tots
or as n speculation we think that we can
state without cnntrudrtiNn that II is the
hest s,ihniban property anywhere around
Norfolk.
RNS-Onc- third cash: balance In one
and TWO years deferred payments secured
ny q dt.u OF trust on lie property. or all
cash at the option Of the J,lrch lScr
For maps ard other particulars, apply to
BYRD. BALDWIN 4 co.
Auctionrera.
mae we,fr-tds IIndd ug,on Building.
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A Store Robbed.

Thursday night burglars entered the
store OF Mr.. j. II. Ratten. In Princess
AnEe county. at Gum Swamp and Elbow
crossroads. Only articles aggregatinS
title In value were taken. IT Is thought
the men were after money. as Mr.. Bat
Ten Is quite wealthy. and is said to keep
considerable sum In the Store. En-
trance was effected by prylng off q
ShutteT and breaking The glass.
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S AiL !y . OF EMA,, EsT ia IN nERK;
els 70 me as trustee, dated january
Ehth. 1870 ard duly recorded and NJ The
req OF the. imrtv thereby secured,
"" MI on or Tor sale by public auction in front
~! ri ttGs Eorfoik county courthouse. on
o'Si1clt m. the following ~ opcrty:
IIiAT VALUABLE HnuSE AND LOT
IN Btrk'ey with frontage OF 1922 Ito feet
on lile od Drawhr!dge road. Said lot Is
Douhdsd on The east by said road. on the
south ny the lot owned hy j W White
or branch Of the FL zaie,h river and on
ne north hy The lot formerly owned by
Herbert and Others -
Also All undivided one fourth Interest
IN tW0 certain parcels OF land IN Washing
.nn DISTRICT. Norfolk county, Va one Of
sh;u tracts designated as "a" ana the
n i",si,a as Mp a. on The rlal Of land be-
deceased I'niccl ~ contnims Gas ares
and Is located on ting north side Of lie
I'irl!pikc road. Parcel NO g contains
81, acres and Is likewise located on The
norm s-ue OF said turnpike road This
~ nl~riy Is offered In gross and no, by the
acre. - ~ -
TERNS:- third cash, ore third IN
ore ana unc-iE!rd u TWO years from iny nf
Siit: deferred payments 10 he evidenced
~ ho'ts oi the purchaser. tA.ai Ing interest
,I Hi "ntt aid secured 10y deed Of trust.
Nnlctl IS 70 he ", !ilrn re-, Ord ana re-
mac-tus c. HARROW Trns,aa
Tho above sale has l,cen nos. ronod m
~ TUESDAY. 18th inst. II, sam. hour and
ulave. {; ii A'I,.riiN T,,,., o' .'>
nall-tCS
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~ should be made matter OF public
knowledge that De Wits Witch U,yaI
SsaiFe will speedily cure piles Of the
longest standing. 1t Is the household
favor,e for burns. scaIds. cuts, bruises
and sores Of ali kinds. j. NJ. f. Trotter,
Norfolk; r. l.. Walker, BrambIeton:
Iruitt & Smith. Berkeley.
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DOMEsTICs.

Rest Amoskeas GinEhams. at Sc yard
n yard.
l'nh!cs chrd Cotton at ?I:.c. II yard
lnhleacheu Cotton. 10 inches vide, BIC
a yard.
.Androscnggin. "A Blcachcd Cotton, at
SIC n yard
Fruit OF the Loom Elcached Cotton ut
Gl3c. yard
ln-4 Bleachcd Sheeting at lo,sc yard
H.! l;leachrd Sheeiing. AT ljr gard.
2D-iEch EiIdscye. at SIC. a piece.
Pinch Blrdseye, at &c. q piece.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16

Clerks Office Circuit Court, Norfolk coun-
], l.. NJ. Sylvester Cork Of the Circuit.
Iohr: OF said county hereby certify that
the bond requ:lcd Of The trustees BY the
above mCniioI&d decree OF sale. has been
duly executed.
Given under my hard this ll1h day OF
May, 1897. l.. Nj SYLVESTER
mui2-tGS ,lFlk
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16

r !; AK THAT II CERTAIN PIECE OR
KNiS Sif "a; - n%a Ssz "s5y q q
j. noindextef9aa i ihnd p'" reco Of aea pnrfo
! IN, Clerks office Of said county. ana
Wmlcn is more particularly described as
street, on the cas-, by Decatur stree, on
me south by jefferson street and on The
west W Stewart street:
, 2.i pI1s THAT CERTAIN r1EcE OR
aaRR!!tS ~ Ht' LAND. designated as block
~ described as follows: Commsn,,inp az
g roint al me nor,h+as; intersection Of
ing northerly al"ng Stewart street a dis.
f S.l VI TOUR hundred and sevcniy-iivo
arved o o she 'GRs Ins H.rR Of land re-
an ar, eamSte'ly direction. and along the SOUTH
frn nne OF the reservat on for suid Belt
t ,ut r. tx, L. Instance OF Two hundred and
nropertS; 'hrnce In a snu,heas,eily direc-
lance tiSn sn o o nisnE d f lroaIS iins; ais
more or less. TO Decatur street thence
along me western side Of Decatur street
n 1hree hundred and seventy five feet 10
ohlo street. and thence along the northern
line OF OHIO street distance Of three hun
dred feet to the point Of beg inning.
r, = "a. ALSO ALL THAT CERTAIN OTHER
! itEGE. OR PIECE OR PARCEL. or
*; and more particularly described as
tnlows: Commencing u, "A pon, al the
streets: thence extending no, ther,v along
decatur street, distance OF ahou, thres
,hnnns Feet. 10 p T. t'rost's poper,y;
a!ons ne Inc Of d. r. l'rosts property,
e Hco a!s' i,nsa Of three hund,ed ard eighty
th he; mere Ws,e or less to Ohio street nnd
lance OF TWO hundred and thirty seven
teet. more or less. to he point of begin
being portion the same property conv, -
Ell 10 Parke l.. Pn!rdeXier BY The deed
Of s Butt et ny. dated March Isl. 1883.
Clerks office aforesaid.
4: FIvE,LOTs AND HOUSES, situated
In South Norfolk county OF Norfolk. Va.
and described as follows: Commencing al
point on the ives, side or Na:nbridRc
I've feet rom TIL. inter section OF Ohio
AMI Ia Ebr:aEe streets: thence extending
nor'h"'ly along 81 4 street forty feet Is
the rrhile nf strip Of land eighty feet
wide. reserved Ivy l'arke l.. Poiudextcr In
his deed 10 ,t" Elizabeth Land and I'M
westerly direction along the cenue Of sad
strip Of lard. Il distance Of about four hum
do and for'y-nne feet. until :, reaches
an south. thence souiherly along sn:I
centre In" distance Of forty fee, to the
Eorlhwes! cornrr OF LOT THIRTEEN In said
block -. and thence nortEr.a sier,y along
the southern lne nf said reservation a dis
tLahce Of four hundred and twenty nine
feet, more or less. 10 the 20 MT OF lug:n-
Ming One Of said houses Ia on the west
SIDE Of f';linl,riIlEe street, another house Is
on the cas-, sid. nf Perry street: another
* on the west side OF Ferry street: another
Is on the east side OF Porter street, and
the other is on the west SIDE Of Porter
reference Is mad. 20 the plat OF the EI.z-
ahcih Lard ard Improvement Co.'S prop
erty.
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&. & o. non.. Changes sc,,ea,,o

To-day and hereafter. the Chesapeake
and OHIO train will leave Norfolk al :
instead OF a. m and other changes an
pear In the schedule printed elsewhere.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16
Pi,lnrIlI,tit,r,l.

British stmp. Cyril passed IN the canes
al 1910 4. m. Destna:i 10 unknown.
Hamburg. May l.-Arriveu Mansola
Bohn, Norfolk.
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Can,pbcii.. rho,,.r,,h.

Before going elsewhere 10 have pho
tographs made call a my studio and see
the quality and prices Of my work.
Camrhe Is. 34o-3i4 Main street
my 0-tf
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at SOUTH NORFOLK"

p URsUANT TO THE TERM s on !.
certain deed Of trust, benr.ng date De-
eS eiia - lSs4. and reco, ded in the Clerks
ACTING under decree Of The Circu Cou 1t
OF norfolk county. entered on lh.. 10th day
81 March, 1897. In the chancery suit Of Il.
led BUILDING Association, ct ais, we WI
sell at public auction on
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16

a course OF Hoods Sarsapar'lla taken
serious illness later on Gel only Hoods
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16
WASH GOODS.

5000 yards Of Dimity. quality sold at Zoe.
mill eBds-2 to - yards nj &c. ya!d
200 r eces Of Lawns. the quality sold
everywhere at Sc. sold here q, sc. yard.
SkitunE CuicOes. at 3i9c. (; yard.
iee pieces OF Lawn al 3t2c. Regular price,
&c. yard.
loo pieces Of Challe at 3,4c. Regular
price, &c. ward
y fine assortment OF Lace Striped Organ
Dies ard Dtmities. newest patterns and
colors &C.. lUc. l2l.c. yard.
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l'y BYRD. Ia ,hw:n g. Co, Auctlonecrs
lladu Egion Building.
100 LOTS
AT AUCTION Z

Ply VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY VESTED
- IN rs. ana for division or prUE..rtv we
Will sell a liu'iir auction,
ON TUESDAY. THE 25TII OF MAY, 1897
NJ II o'clock m. NJ the Norfolk Real Ea-
tat" AMI stock Exchange, No 2;G Main
street. Norfolk. Va.
100 LOTS IN TIE LAMBEErs POINT
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BED SPREADS e SHEETS

!,nhieached Sheets. 10-4. at 3TMc
Unhleachcd Sheets. lO-4. ut 31Rc. each,
hcmmCd. ready for nse.
l!ea ched Sheets. lO-i. hemmcd. ready for
use, at I5L. each
!iemStitched Sheets. extra heavy bleach
ed cotton. 55c. ca CHI with 2 rows hemst.tch-
ing. G3c: with rows hemslitch:ng &c
llemstitched Pillow Cases, at l2c. and lic
each -
l0-i White Bed Spreads a 49c each, ex-
ra heavy hcmmcd ready for use.
Extra TauEty White Bed Spreads Mt Tic,
Csc. each.
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Office of the Beard Of
Street, Sewer and Ora II Commissioners
Norfolk Va, May 10. 1887
NOTICE OF SELE

The three Brick houses TO be taken dow,
ana removed for tn" purpose Of cXicnd.
IN" Holt Street. Will be Sid on lh, pr,m
iseS al auction on
MAY 2IST. NEXT, At NOON
The buildings sold arc 10 be luEcn Il ,jwn
ut the risk Of purchaser ard removed nom,
purchase
Ilouscs will Nc sold sc:arately ind ths
successful bidder IN Zach instance VIII -,
required Q ray onc-th RI Of the puIc.iau.
nr:ce oil the ground 8 n guarantee Of good
rain: the balance OF he purchase p.!c.,
70 he PAID upon the delivery Of the b,:;I:.
ing on the key TO Tie purchaser,
tSigncD w H. WAI.ES In
mnls-l~ Cha!rnEa s.. S. AKA l.. C.:i:L>
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At't"rroN skI.ES-rurunE DAr.

| ti'oN SALES-FUTUNE DAY.
by II. l.. Page & Co, Auctioneers, No. %
Bunk street.
SALE AT AUCTION. OF VALUABLE
real. ESTATE. ON MARINER
STREET. IN TIE CITY
OF NORFOLK.
,By virtue Of q deed Of trust made by
mAithew O'kccfe on the 18th day Of Sep
ten'hrr. 1871 TO joseph X. Sprutiey, trus-
lfe, now derenstd. to secure 10 the Mer-
eh ,a and Mechanics Savings Bank or
the ci,y OF Norfolk negotiable note,
.utsd trustee. under the said deed. pro-
e ee.I h, e. sell u, nubi!s AUCTION to the high
in the city Of Norfolk. on w l1NS"u''se'
III RsDAf., THE 10TH DAY OF MAY,
the following valuable real estate, stu
uted on the. north side oT said Mariner
street. ard bounded us described as fol-
AL, Al. THAT CERTAIN LOT OF LAND
Ht.n .he double h.irk tenement numbered
- arg II thsreon told numbcrs.) situated
et wu rss, az la p"i,nl 'hsrson dlsIan, lfty
he no,th. ea 'hHhrs: mo,e or less from
and Ma,iner streets. and running thence
e ems, wcaialy: along Maliner street. thirty
n nwo rel, eel thence notthwardly. In line
ne' peilulchlnr TO Mariner street. or nearly
81. hinelH-thrce feet two inches:. thence
IN line parallel with Mariner street. or
nearly so. tl!irty-two feel: thence SOUTH
MhIuiE IN Il i!tIe perpendicular 10 Mariner
Gi,Ieel or ncarly so. ninety-thrcc feet two
a part OF The property which was con-
SSsSea by Matthew O'Kcefe to joseph r.
Spratlry. trustee as aforesaid, by deed OF
Trust aforesaid.
IERMS--One- third cash. and balance
nnoi, credit OF sin. twelve and eighteen
amounts. carrying interest from the dale
OF sale. ard Tie title to lie retained until
sie notes arc lia;'l: or, al the option of the
a cecd OF trust taken TO SECURE the de-
iStled payments. but all convey,lnces IN
NE! ms event must hc paid by the purchi ser,
given. S -
WILLIAM II. WALES. JR.,
Substituted Trustee
II. l.. PAGE & CO.
lbs Auctioneers.
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SATURDAY,
THE 22ND DAY OF MAY, 1897.

az X o'clock m. in front of the courthouse
uoof OF Norfolk county, Va, the following
property, to-wtt: go
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LADIES' SKIRTS.

yards wide: CSC
Ladies Check Skirts. yards wide. 81 %.
Ladies Figured lsiiilinntine Skirts. full
yards wide. 81 30
aides Hack Rr'lliantnc Skirts. plain
and figured. yards wide, 500, $3.50 $500.
adde's Fancy Colorcd Skirts yards
wide. SoCo $50
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Terms Of Sale-CHSE1.

FOSTER BLACK,
Ally All II NJ RTIN,
FRA NIX LIN d. GILL,
TRUSTEES.
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FANCY NECKWEAR.

! All the novelties in Ruching. black, white
ard Co,ors.
New styles in Collars and Cuffs, Belts,
6d"es. etc.
New line CT Kid Gloves just received nj,
the rev shades and white and black M
! Iac. n pair
All coiors and styles in new Fancy Veil
Ing a loves: prices.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16

nc nhoNe sale has hccn POS. poncd un-
III Tuesday. 18th inst. II, sam. hn,,r and
ulare G / A."rfiW r',,.. ~"
lnal4-tGS -
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

chancal appliances 4 short walk over the rallS
and the uneven ground brings one to scene OK
magnificent grandeur. A monster pit l,'oo leee
I'm diameter and hundreds Of feet deep lies De-
fore the spectators, and down at the bottom
great masses Of broken stone are scattered
about as though they had been broken from the
mother earth by some volcanic force. But there
are evidences of order in the crater also, anu
regular layers of monster blocks of stone snow
what the general scheme Of building contem-
plates The giant blocks have been laid to the
thickness of two hundred feet across the cav
ernous excavation, and when complete 1t VIII ex-
tend to the dizzy height where now series OK
cables carry material for the men who work IN
the pit The retaining wall which has been DuHt
to hold the Croton River in its new course, ana
where it must flow until the dam is completed,
is in itself a great piece of masonry, but the
monster work below it, where the gigantic wall
is being erected. where fOur-ton blocks OF stone
are used like bricks in wall, draws all atten-
ton. and many of the visitors to the place In
dulge in speculations and make comparisons IN
which the pyramids and the Chinese wall figure.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

through the old Croton aqueduct, which peglhs
at Croton Dam, in Westchester County, ana
originally ended at the old reservoir In Centrai
Park.
The new work. according to the report OF the
chief engineer Alphonse Fteley. Will be puii' oh
the same general plan. The Croton River re-
mains the source OF supply, but the capaoi'i'ie'
Of its watershed are developed on much larger
soaIe in order to utilize the greater part or It's
Weld and the new aqueduct furnishes the aodi-
.ionai channel necessary for the conveyance TO
the city of the increased water supply. lis upper
terminus will be at the same point, near the ola
Croton dam and its lower end at the res1rVo"
in,Central Park The consumption OF water IN
New-York at the inception of the new worms
was 110O0oOO0 gallons day, Of which ?''o'o'-
OJ0 were furnished by the old Croton aqueducN
which was then taxed to its full capacity. IN
1e91 the year following the opening or the ne"
aqueduct the consumption was le3'o"'oVo gar
Ions The available storage when the works are
completed will be:
To.aI storage in cnnoctcn Win tn Oh o,u ooo o,,
works "1 on r,a
ic1steT and log i,ro.k reservoirs ;"3o %, ,,
-" -, '''o, ,r rs.r,r ............. 5D OO0O00
Total 80 '"''"uo
The work in its present condition Is highly IN
terasting and is visited daily By many people,
who despite the number of descriptions that
have been published and pictures tha, have
been circulated. invariably find the work moro
gtuperdous than they had imagined II could be.
FROM CROTON LANDING TO THE DAM.
From Croton Landing to drive to the dam sit
takes about Aaif d . hour. and leads through
country of historic interest Although evl-
denccs of modern science ard advanced
ideas in mechanics may be seen in album
dance at and near the works, and although
electric light and nnetecnth-century ex-
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22
4 Long SHEEP DRIVE.

Kansas City correspondence Of The st. Louis
GlOhe-Democrat.
A. ]. Kn1llin, a live stock commission merchant
of this city has bought in oregon 5000 sheep,
which are now being driven overland to kahsas'
where they will be fed next winter and mar
kcted the following spring. This immense herd
has been divided into twelve bands. each or
which is driven by eight men. The sheep are
allowed to Craze along the roadside each day,
The drivers are furnished with horses ana camp
Ing outfit, and while the sheep rest at night
the shephe rds sleep in tents. The bands are
driven about twelve miles apart, and MIR Knoll
lin expects t. reach Kansas with the sheep by
October. BY driving the sheep overland instead
of shipping them by rail the commission mer-
chant will save nearly SSooOo as the trdnspor-
tation charges from oregon tO Kansas amount
to 81 Il head
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

marLs one comes in sight of the little river ah'
the great banks cf earth and broken stone on the
far shore resembling monster earthworks, snow
how much has been eXcavated. Further on there
are more evidences Of the work and finally a't'r
crossing the river. one comes To railroads. cdDIe
roads. great cranes ana hosting machines, steel
ahnxe!s and furnaces, and all sorts Of huge me-
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

plosives are being used in the monster ex-
cavations, on the road leading to 1t there
are still remnants Of the Revolutionary times
and the days when Stephanus Van Cort-
landt's descendants were the lords OF the 90
main. AS matter OF fact. the greater part on
the Croton River was within the Van Cortlahd'
patent for which Stepsanus paid an annual quit
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

and the roar OF exploding dynamite. Much Oh
the land that was inherited by the sturdy pu'ch
pioneers when they traded and titled the SOIL ana
laid the foundation for fortunes which sui exist
will be submerged when the great dam Is com
pleted.
After passing on the road the old quaker
meeting house and some Of the ancient land
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

rent or - sh.illngs. Thcre is a strange mixture
of an, isut and modern in the Croton district Of
the present day and veneraton for the past = n
crati,ns k,ers alive the traditions Of III, past.
and the stories which were told in the days If
the Revolution ~ the light # pine knots ana
tao.s dips are sti! told wi;h interest 10 the "a
compartment of the steam engines pulsa,i Il
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Successful Buyers.


A good buyer who year after year in
creases his business and the reputation of
his department., who leaves for the semi
annual inventory a clean and desirable
stock-one who, in fact has the genius of
money making-is paid a salary in the big
houses Of from 5000 to $4,000, and often a
percentage on the yearly increase of his
sales. In some of the largest departments
a number of the most capable buyers thus
receive much $4,000 a year, and are
regarded as cheap at that-a fact which
can be readily understood when it is re-
membered that in a single department of a
great shop selling, say, million dollars
worth of goods a year, difference of :
per cent in the profits, which may be the
result Of a good manager as distinguished
from mediocre ore, amounts to $4,000.
On the other hand, in the lower-class stores,
buyers in many of the departments are
paid as low as $50 week, with no percent
age. II the large incomes are the great ex-
ception. it is also to be said that the op-
portunities are more numerous than the
men with the ability to take advantage of
them.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Then He Fled,

From the Chicago Post.
The man with the vapid smile chuckled.
Such good joke" he said
fes? returned the man with the heavy
walking stick interrogatively, at the same
time taking IA frmer hold of the stick.
"oh, yes" said the man with the vapid
smile confidently, best joke YOU ever
heard I'm going to sell it to comic pa
per for So 20
I'm be whale of a joke if you do"
answered the man with the heavy walk
ing stick.
Well. it is,' asserted the man with the
Napld smile Its absolutely new and
original, too You see, 1T occurs to me
mat, in view of the fact that members of
Congress get mileage and also an allow
anee for their letter paper and envelopes,
they receive"
"Yes?"
There was menacing swing to the
heavy walking stick that the man with the
vapid smile did not fail to notice
They receive" he repeated, moving a
little farther away. both travelling and
stationary expenses"
Then he fed, and wisely, too