The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-05

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TUESDAY, JANUARY s, 1897.
EIGAT FACES.
The public schools of the State cost
the taxpayers last year nearly million
dollars.
a young and pretty highway woman
as the contribution of Minneapolis to the
new woman movement.
a The Choate supporters loudly call at
y tention to the claim that their man is
statesman and gentleman.
"a Texas poet has discovered n COM
pany of fairies warming their fingers
by foxfire. Texas is n mighty State.
The report that NJ T.. ingalls, Is to
4: succeed Chauncey Depew as president
of the New York Central railroad is de-
MED.
It is said that III Hung Chang had
I decided to establish in the Flowery
Kingdom schools for the teaching of the
English language
The fight between Governor Bradley
Z and Representative Hunter, of Kentuc-
I Ky. over the United States Senatorshp
Z from that State is becoming interest
ing.
1t is announced that Mr.. Mckinley is
selecting his Cabinet with view of
having it serve eight years. This may
be counting chickens before they are
Matched.
& The Syracuse Post has given to each
4 OF its fifty-two carrier boys curious
Christmas gift-a full paid UP member
I ship in the Syracuse Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
Now is the time to make applications
II TO your Congressman for seeds. You
may not get them right off, but you
stand a good chance of getting them
some day before spring, says the Bos-
: ton Globe.
s. The Savannah News says that an
italian doctor is credited with having
4 discovered the germ of yellow fever.
He hopes to be able at no distant day
to announce the perfection of specific
for:the malady.
Captain General Weyler says that
B aiclness. bullets and hunger will soon
terminate the revolution" He promi-
ses to treat the leaders with considera-
ton" If they will surrender ALL OF nearly
all, of their followers.
China is establishing schools for the
teaching of English. 1t is not surmised,
however, that the demand for teachers
will interfere to any considerable extent
with the laundry business in that coun-
try, observes the Hounton Post.
II the next four years do not give good
times to the United States, the next CEN
fury will usher in changes that will be
y severely felt to the remotest corner OF
the world" truthfuliy spoke jain Wan
{ amaker in Philadelphia the other day
One of the arguments advanced in
favor OF the candidacy of John Wanna
maker for United States Senator from
Pennsylvanin is the fact that during his
thirty-five years of business life he has
employed upwards of 100000 people, and
never had to deal with a strike.
When Mr.. Dingley was graduated
from Dartmouth College the suit he
wore on the occasion came from the
fashionable tailor's shop in the little
town OF Hanover, and the fashionable
tailor was Levi Morton, since Vice
president ofthese United States.
II congratulate myself upon the sup
spression Of the revolution in Rio del
Pinarg says General Weyler. All that
new remains ia for the general to i'm
prison the leaders by proxy. pay off
his stenographer and the last paragraph
Sos his long and inky struggle will have
been brought 70 brilliant close. re-
sxuAx<1n Cha {Iaf faac-u Maxva.