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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-11

Bonds issued to administrators. guar
dams, collectors, cashiers and Others
occupying positions of trust; also 10 re-
spoosible contractors at reasonable
rates. JOHN l.. WATSON.
de1Q-2m
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-11
tin'c, Time i4c"pcrs ana ri,nc In.
.nC...cr4

We are Time Inspectors for tho 81 :
board Al" Line, Norfolk ana Carolina
and southern RAILROADS. ana headuuar-
Jers for Time keepers and fine Watch
GHairinG. c. s SHERWOOD
roc High street. Portsmouth. VA.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-11

Cut prices on all stiff hats Sec The
kind we sell FOR $l.50. Chas. r. Welton
& Co.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-11
REAL ESTATE TR,ANsrEns

&. Pythian Hall association to DR.. George
II. Carr, lot fropting II feet on Court
street and running back so feet, be-
tween the Fythian Castle and Mau-
pins line; $3.50.
james ~. Ridsewcll and wife ct ais. to
sarah V. RidSewcll, Let with appurte-
nances, fronting 80 feet on the north
SIDE OF County street, 45feet east Of cor
S1.GGG.
Sarah V. Ridgewell and others to
James y. TMdgewsll, lot with appurte-
nances, fronting % feet on Fourth
street, and running back ninety feet, 80
feet from northwest corner OF Fourth
and Henry streets; 5000.
II. l.. Maynard and wife and others
TO George O@I1tlinGc, two lois on West
Armstrong street, sc feet south of Villa;
$525
Kate II. Weymouth to Josephine Will
llAms, lot With building west side of
Sixth street, 20 feet south Sf Henry,
irom-ing "A feet on Sixth street and rum
Ming back ito Washington street: 500.
Joseph NJ. Hatton to Olivia ]. IIatton.
NSht, title and interest III the property
beginning at Il point on west side of
Court street, rs feet north from Queen.
the Same having a flhnl,aga OF Sc feet
and depth of 112 feet: $4,000
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-11
NORFOLK COUNTY,

Helen s. Tilley. ct ais. to Samuel
iland, half Interest in lot II in Ninth
Street. Berkeley; $500
j. L.. Webster and wife 10 II. c. Will
l,aihs' lot with buildings and improve
mants on east side of Barnard ave-
nue., near Norfolk city limh:s; $500.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
Marvels of the Infinitely Small.

The human mind Is as powerIesS 10
grasp the infinitely little as the infinite
ly great, says the Family Doctor The
molecules contained in a space equal
in size to pin-head are so numerous
that, taking the worlds population at
1,500, 100000, and assuming that eachd
these millions of inhabitants were to
count these molecules at the rate Of one
a second, or S6,400 day, no less than
1,633 years must elapse before the last
nolecule Is reached. The tiniest object
visible by the keenest human eye meas
ures one hundred-thousan Of an
inch; and yet this infinitely tiny object
may contain nearly as many mOeCuls
as there are people on the earth.
If we take a cubic inch of gas and d.
vide 1t into a hundred parts, each bun
dredrh part contains from 19,OOOOOe'
000,000,000,000 to 6,000,000,00O,O ,OOOOOs'
100000 molecules. To gain some con
ception of the vastness Of these nun
bers, let us suppose that every maA
woman and child living commences
count the molecules contained in iAs
smaller number, at the rate of one pa
second, day and night; their stupDf
Gus task would not be complete unil
the middle Of the year 2301. If they tDa
proceed to count the larger numbsa
molecules, the task will occupy lEa
no less than 27,644 years, or pef@
equal to nearly twenty-five times Us
age Of the earth according to BlOHtI
chronology. And yet these molecua
are all contained in the hundredtn p'
of cubic inch of gas. Is 1t not maI'~
Gus?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
An Old.Time New Yann

Inc method in vogue in New York Citv
nalt a century ago was for the ladies' of
tne FAMILY to remain at home, much os
they do now, while the gentlemen wont
abroad visiting friends. The visitor en-
tered' shook hands, took seat, conyers-
eu LOT rev moments, and after partak-
ing OF retreshments-of which boncd tur-
KEY ana picked oysters were the staple
oishes and sherry and whisky the most
popular drinks-had another handshakiu
and terminated the visit. The cuSsem Il
Of Dutch origin. ''
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
Christmas in Russia.

The Russian Christmas is ten days later
than the English one, but is celebrated
very much in English fashion. Families
all meet upon that day and country house
parties are many. The tree Is Christ
mas yew and is beautifully decorated. The
gifts are placed on small tables near the
tree. The churches are decorated with
green's and so are the houses, but no mis-
tletoe is used. Two or three days are
public holidays at Christmas time, and
the people greet each other with Happy
feast to you." A huge pyramid Of rice
with raisins in it, which has been blessed
at the church, is served at the Christmas
dinner, and the meats are goose, duck and
sucking pig. A great delicacy at Rus,
sian Christmas dinner is veal which has
been fed entirely upon milk for that spe
cial day
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
journal OF the Year,

How fair into our hands 1t came
Snow-whlte was every separate page,
Whereon each day we were to keep
The record Of our pilgrimage.
Our hearts were tender with regrets
Over past failures: eyes were dim
With watching out the dying Year;
We sorey grieved to part with him,
And grieved still more because the book
VI life he brought and bore away,
our hands had blotted carelessly
And sadly marred from day to day.
And so we took the New Years book
with naught Of boastlng, much of praye,
Ihat when complete, the Judge might And
cleaner, purer record there.
ana yet-and yet-oh, needless heartst
HOW nave your promises been kent?
How many crooked lines were penned
And errors made while conscience silent,
And now the final page Is turned,
And, In the solemn midnight tryst.
Ihis one last line we humbiy add:
Forgive! forget! for love of Chrlstp
The Interior.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
A Reminder.

"Why, Mr.. Goslin, how good it is of you
to call on Christmas day." said Miss Gas
kett, extending her hand to the newcomer.
II wish you the compliments of-aw-
the season, Miss Gaskett," replied the
young man.
do you know, Mr.. Goslin, that can
scarcely ever see a Christmas tree with
out thinking of youT
"How kind of you to associate me with
-aw-something so dwight and intewest.
ing. Is that-aw-why you think of me
at such a time, awT
"Well, | don't think that is it, exactly
Mr.. Goslin. suppose think of you wher
| see a Christmas tree because it is ar
evergreen"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23

Hain't they told you uns the ruin
That has come ter Deacon Chase,
An the big church row that's brewln'
Sense he danced an fell from gracef
Wal, on Christmas ulght his darter
Betsey run Off ter the dance,
An the Deacon stralghtway arter
That most wayward gal did prance.
When he reached the Christina party
An seen Betsey on the floor
Dancin' with Jerome McCarty,
What an ugly scowl he wore.
Retsey growed a right smart paler
When her pap come inter sight,
An big, buZom Harner Sbaler
Lowed she'd try ter set things right.
AS he stood aroun' him gancln'
Harntr spoke up mighty peart,
"Dld you aim ter jIne the dancln'?
Come along an don't be skeert."
Then she grabbed him. an the fiddle
Kinder drowned the Deacon's squeal
AS she snaked him down the middle
In the ol' Virginia reel.
Now the gait they went gyratln'
Sent the OIL mans stagnant blood
Thro' his veins a-circulatin'
Like a rushln. sprngtime food;
An before he hardly knowed 1t
He had lined the sinful fun,
| An the way he heeled an toed 1t
| Shamed the boys Of twenty .one.
1t was wuth a kag O. cider
Jes' ter see him hoe her down,
An all night that ol' backsllder
Bowed an scraped an skipped aroun'.
Now you've heerd the tale o. horror,
How from off the Nights O. grace
Ter the depths O. sin an sorrer,
Harner yanked oil Deacon Chase.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23

given. The whistle at Joe Ladue's saw
mill screeched for half hour, and over
300 shotguns. rifles and pistols were dis
charged. in volleys, singly. in quartets and
in trios. for hours. Every one shook hands.
Some danced about the room, and big,
burly miners hugged one another, while
Merry Christmas was shouted again and
again. 1t was the first time in the whole
experience of the Kondike that we felt
in sympathy with the outside world.
"On Christmas morning we brushed up
bit, and putting on our best rubber boots
went and called on our best friends in the
mining cabins and settlements, and re-
ceived our friends from the mining cabins
scattered up and down the frozen creeks.
"At p. M, when the darkness was set
tling down in the valleys, several hundred
miners met by agreement at McCarthy's.
1t was the only building in Dawson that
could comfortably hold large assemblage
Of people. Mac had prepared a program
of events for the day and we had each
Clipped in an ounce of dust toward de-
frayng the expenses. The sawdust had
been removed from the floor and a score
of candles and lamps were arranged about
the room. Mccarthy himself wore a boil.
ed shirt in honor of the occasion. On @
broad board table along one wall of the
room luncheon had been arranged fol
the Christmas celebrators. For halt
hour after arriving at Macs we were busy
stamping snow from our rubber boots ant
walrus hide shoes, peelng off extra cover
ings and in general hand-shakings an(
more Merry Christmasings.'
"'Now, boys, fall right in and tickle
your gzzards over there shouted Ma
urbanely to the crowd.
"rhere was room for only fifty to eat a
time, so while one squad was standing
up and eating at the table, the rest wer
sitting about on the benches. We tol,
stories of other Christmas days in othe
, camps, talked about what the people dow
in the States were doing, wondered wha
had transpred since we last heard fror
there five months before), wondered VIII
was dead, how election had gone, an
what the people would say when we g
back with our heaps of gold and stories Q
how rich we had struck it.
T "At last the last man in the crowd G
, Christmas celebrators had been to tn
. long table and had filled up on bake
. beans, fried pork and bacon, Goldfish ball
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
CHARACTER IN HANDwp,-,.,-
Easy Way to Make Accurate A..
of n Persons Disposit;on Ssia

"a u oOh IS DISDnaifio-
For a little impromptu fun WIN,
rev friends happen to drop in ash ou.s
one to write any quotation that nou. r"ra
Into his or her head and carefullv pUp' p,
name in full. Pen and ink aro ~ Slsl
than pencil, but the latter will one o'''tt
In a pinch. If the writing is darE H.t t1'
shows a leaning towards athletics @ ans
love for outdoor life and sporto NIu =.
the letters are slender and faint a.. y
writer is reserved and rarely sho~ S'
emotion or becomes confidential "' slo.
Ing letters indicate very sensiur'
disposition, whereas, those tho+
straight up and down evince abilitr ~ ~
face the world and throw off ~ "
"slings and arrows of outrageous fo' u'
tune" ''i'
Curls and loops are out of faSh,..
nowadays, but any inclination TO orno,,
penmanship is a sure indication ot '
leaning toward the romantic and spnt
mental, while the least desire to shoSa
a letter shows imagination and t0n
dency to idealize common thinyo n
the some letter Is formed differently h'
the same person this shows love =,
change. Long loops or endings to tb0
letters indicate that the writer swear,
his heart upon his sleeve" or. in otho,
words, Is trusting, non-secretlve and
very fond Of company. If the "vn h,,
a specially long finish this shows NJ
fectation, but if the same person is also
| careless about crossing the "ts" ".
combination is an unhappy one, as 4
points to fickleness in work and atfeC
tation. A curved cross to the "tp q,
the incurving Of the first letters Of 4
word shows an affectionate and good
natured disposition If taken separate
ly; but If the two are indulged in h,
the same writer 1t Is a sign of iesl
ousy.
Writing that is rather small points 4
cleverness, quick intuitions, lkipl
for ones own way, brilliant intellect
and fine powers Of penetration. Round
Jolly, comfortable-looking letters betO
ken a disposition to correspond.
With these hints in mind it will h
surprising to find how many caps may
be found to fit ourselves and Ou
friends.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
A Proper Christmas Gift.

She had been reading Aunt Tabitha's
Counsel to Young Society Buds" and had
fallen into a brown study.
Yes" she mused, "Tabby is quite right.
1t is unbecoming for young woman to
accept any Christmas present of value
from young man."
That night Algernon Thinklittle threw
himself PROSTATE before her.
Take me, Ernestine," he implored; ;
take this bleeding heart as Yuletide
remembrance-an earnest of years of hap
piness to come"
She didn't hesitate. She accepted him
so quickly that his head swan in a de-
lirium Of joy.-New York Herald.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23

macasonn n nhdcodfee 3nen Mac read the
program and thhWGntatainment proceeded
A dozen mem rnHalbr speeches-a few Of
them genuinely ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to
the occasion. America and God Save
the Queen were sung and resung. The
Norwegians and Swedes sang their ma
tional songs, and the sounds of the first
Christmas celebration in the Klondike
were carried on the wind down among the
icy crags of the lonely, frozen Yukon. 1t
must have been below so degrees below
zero when we pulled our fur caps on and
strapped our heavy garments about us
late that arctic night and went trudging
home through the snow to our cabins
along the creeks"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
The Lords Prayer Written in Do.

me bOru prayer WrltJeh !"
A machine has been invented Wn.D
is composed of most eXquisltely grau,
ated wheels rubbing a tiny dlamV%
point, at the end of an almost eQunp
tiny arm, whereby one is able TO wI'.' y
upon glass, the whole of the lOu'
prayer within a space which u'ls
ures the two hundred and nlnety-lOu'D
part of an inch in length by the wv
hundred and fortieth part OF an ~.
in breadth, or about the measure~'.'
Of the dot over the letter 81 ID WV
mon print. With this machine =, I,
one who understood operating II rVs, ,'.'
write the whole 1861, ,4SO letters o. 4
Bible eight times over In the spa"
an inch--a square inch. A spe',. 49,,
of this marvellous microscopic "'n.;
was enlarged by photographs u !.
every letter and point was perez a, Il
could be read with ease.-oa'O'''
Evening Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
X LAS IN KLONDIKE.
ONE DAY OF GOOD CHEER DUR
ING A DREARY WINTER.
At 90 Degrees Below Zero, and While
the Bitter Winds Were Roaring,
Dawson City Celebrated in a Crude
but Joyous Manner.

HE December days
and nights. accord
ing to one of the
miners who came
back from the Yu-
kon diggings with
plenty of gold, are
the most trying of
the year in the Klon-
dixie region, especial
ly at Christmas time,
"lf | live 10 the age
of Methusaleh," he
saws. 81 don't be,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
WONDERFUL Friendship of Old ,ls hs

Wonderful Friendship or olu ~, 49,
For fifty years Christopher LUZ ...,
and Adolph Martin had been pv. s',,
friends, and years ago they hau ~. \,
that IL misfortune should over'aM ID,
the other should care for the uniO' =,
ate one. Two weeks ago Marur
turned out of his home by his Wiz IA
married daughter. He went " IA
mans little rooms and Hoiflnau ,sd
him in though he had scarcey eI l,,,l
for himself. The two old men ,,a.rI p~
pinochle in their idle hours n
Martin died from heart diseaS. ssuD'
was buried from Hoffman's n'D
rooms.-New York World.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23

Solomon was the wlsest man h,
day, but then, of course, tnat "'
before your time.
The herald., 1898-04-27
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET
Call Board Dealings and Prices of
Produce


SAN FRANCISCO. April 2s.-wheat-
Weak; December, 1.34R.
Barley-Weak; December, 1.341a.
Corn-Large yellow, 1.10@1.12h.
Flour-Family extras, 5.504560; bakers
extras, 5.25@5.35.
Wheat..shipping wheat. 1.so@1.S2h; mill
ing, 1.S511.S7h.
Barley-Feed, 1s71k@1.4o; brewing, NOM
inal.
Oats-Poor to fair, 1.3OM135; good to
choice, 1.371a@1. .42R; fancy feed. 1.421aG1. 45 /;
gray. 1.35@1. 40; milling. 1.4OQ1.4 .421a; Surprise,
1.45dl1.50
Hay-Wheat, 23OO@25. 80; wheat and oat,
q .00M2500; best barley, nominal; alfalfa,
l4.00n16.50; clover, nominal; stock, nomi-
nal.
Observation-Disclosures, 23.OOd25.5O per ton;
bran. 2100G2l50.
River Burbanks, 50d6Oc; River Reds, 400
Soc Oregon Burbanks, 55490c; Merced
sweets. 1.25M1.35.
Dry Beans-Pink, 25O126O; Lima, 2.4O0
$50; small white, 165qL75; large white, 165
G1.75.
getables-Onions, 25OQ275 per Genital; :;
hot house cucumbers 50c41.00; green peas,
l.00q1.5O per sack; asparagus, 200; toma-
toes, 1.50.
Citrus Fruits-Navel oranges, 1908. co.
Mexican lines. repack, 4.0OdDi.50; COM
mon California lemons, 75cG1.O0; choice,
1.25ml50.
Butter-Fancy creamery, zoe per pound !;
do seconds, 1S1a419c.; fancy dairy. 19c; do
seconds, 170l1Sc.
Poultry-Turkey gobblers 1OG11c per lib.
ers, 7.5OQs.00; small broilers. 25Od3.00; large
broilers, 4.00M550; fryers, 5.50Ii650; hens
3.00Q4.00: old ducks, 30043.5O; geese, 1.OOG
LIS per pair; old pigeons. $50; young pig
cons, l.50I200.
Eggs-store 111aQ12c per dozen; fancy
ranch, 12biD13c.
The herald., 1898-04-27
Modesty Appreciated By Greatness

There passed away in Massachusetts, one
day recently a man who was at one time
the firm friend Of such men as Webster,
Douglas and Lincoln, who presided at the
famous convention Of 1860, which nom-
mated the martyred president, who was
called to Washington in the time of the
countrys greatest need, whose opinions
were sought by men Of influence in what
ever crisis faced them.
George Ashmun was one Of the most
modest Of men. When he was chosen to
preside over the convention of 1860 he
consented only on condition that Governor
Trask would accompany him. He and Mr..
Trask both went to Springfield with the
committee to notify Mr.. Lincoln, and II
was shortly after that that he received
from the president a letter that became
famous and which said: "It seems as If the
question whether my first name is Abra-
ham or Abram will never be settled; it is
Abraham, and II the letter Of acceptance
Is not yet in print, If you think fit, have
my signature thereto printed Abraham
Lincoln"
Daniel Webster once wrote to him:
whenever anything good comes into this
house we always think Of Mr.. Ashmun. A
fish came up the Potomac last evening
higher than is usual for his species to ven
ture. Will you be so kind as to Join Mr..
and myself at s o'clock today to
taste him ?"-Syracuse Standard.
The herald., 1898-04-27
CHICAGO MARKET
Prices and Prospects of the Trade in
Cereals

cereals
CHICAGO, April 26-With the Liverpool
wheat market in a state of violent excite
ment and the price of the article for July
delivery equal to 6 cents bushel higher
than it closed last night, 1t was naturally
somewhat surprising when July opened
In this market today at an advance or only
29sM2sc. The buying fever was not en-
tirely chilled, however, and after mo
ment's hesitation another cent was ADDED
to the price. Leading bull operators un-
loaded millions of bushels on this tempting
| swell, and a 2-cent break followed. The
northwestern markets likewise gave evil
dence of an over-supply, and topp!ed off
2GI3c. A second Liverpool cable showed
a good decline, but this was offset by ad-
vances on the continent equal to 6ia07Bc
at Antwerp.
Bradstreet's report gave the worlds Wis
ible supply at decrease of 4S46,O00, and
brought about a rally of cent, and trad
ers were overloaded and took every Oppor-
tunity to tighten their load. An advance
of Nd. in ocean freight. bringing the rate
per bushel up to 1SEd. from New York to
United Kingdom ports was the cause of
the latest weak phase of the market here
that brought 1t down to 93Ac for July and
prevented more than its fractional recov-
cry. During the opening excitement May
several years There was plenty for sale,
and 1t eased Off slowly to 1.221s, closing at
1.23, net gain of SIC. July opened 2asQ2lac
higher, at 94SQ95c, advanced to CSC, de-
clined to 93asc, closed at 93asQ93isc, a net
gain Of A@1c. Letter reported cash sales
OF 100000 bushels.
Corn was very strong and somewhat ex.
cited for awhile, but suffered, as did oil
others of the speculative markets, by
heavy selling by longs to realize profits.
July closed UNCHANGED.
Oats started strong and higher, but like
wheat and corn, lost all advance under fxee
selling by longs. July closed unchanged.
Provisions opened under the influence OF
the excited demand abroad for all COM
modities of American production. Pork
showed at one time 25c net gain, but only
nc at the close. July lard closed 21sc net
The herald., 1898-04-27
RHEUMATISM MI

cy SAFE; almonds, soft shell, 10@11c; pa
per shell, 11D12c; hard shell, 647c; pecans,
9912c; fiiberts, 120p12lac; Brazils, 11412c;
pinons, u@12c; peanuts, eastern raw. "a
07c; roasted, SQSAc: California. raw, 4Q5c;
roasted. 61tJ7c.
MILLSTUTFS-Flour local mills, $50
per bbl. Stockton brands. 5.75; Oregon, ~;
eastern, 6.25Qp6.75; shorts, ton. local. 25oo;
rolled barley, per 100 lbs, LEO; cracked
corn. per 100 lbs, 1.25; feed meal, per 100
lbs, 1.3O; bran, per ton, 23.OO; graham, per
100 lbs, 27O.
HAY-Wheat, per ton, 1S.0O@2o0O; barley,
Is. OOG12O00; oat, 17.0012000; alfalfa, baled,
IA. Goa 01600; loose, 13.50Q1400
HONEY AND BEESWAX-Honey In
comb, 8Q10c per lb.; strained, 4lsQ6c; bees
wax, 20@25c per Id.
GRAIN-Wheat, No. 1, 1.S0; No. 2. 10;
corn small yellow LIS; large yellow, 120;
barley, common, 1.55