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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
TsaE SOUTHERN MII.LHsNn

The expert whom the Journal of Com
herce' OIL New York, recently sent
through the cotton manufacturing dis
tricts of the South, publishes his obser-
Vations in the Journal, and in referring
to the Southern mill hands saws that
the average Northern idea of the
Southern mill hands is that they are
careless OF their appearance, slow in
their movements and shiftless in their
habits. That they may have been in
the early stages of the Industry, but
they are very different now. The av-
crase mill hand, male or female Is
neatly dressed in the mill and out Of it,
alert and quick when at work, domesti-
Gated and tidy at home. The help is
drawn almost entirely from the agri-
cultural population Of the various
States, and is purely American, is
easily taught and readily controlled.
1t Is comfortably housed by the mills,
and can do rs much or more with the
wages earned a. Northern operatives
can do with their earnings There il,
further, much closer affinity between
the management and the help than ex-
lists in the North; all tending toward a
contentment which makes remote the
probability of labor t.Oublcs of any
account and gives the mill owners n
security which IS 4 valuable help in
forming plans for future conduct Of
their business operations. This and the
longer hours and the lower wages are
the chief advantages possessed by the
South, and practical Southerne:s claim
but little more"
These are admissions which will sur
prise many of the mill owners of New
England who have found pleasure in
decrying the Southern operatives, and
will open the eyes Of the workmcn of
that section who have been taught to
look upon their fellow workmen IN
the South mills as "thc little end OF
nothing Whitfield down 10 point"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
Rubbing ASSOCIATIONS.

The information that the proposed
legislation against building and loan
associations had been defeated was
gratifying to our people. Both meas
ures died in the hands of the respec-
tive committees. Let the next bill
affecting building and loan associa-
tons be one that has for its purpose
the fostering of those institutions, and
the further protection, If necessary, of
their shareholders in the enjoyment of
all their existing rights and privileges.
The building and loan associations be-
long to the common people-to the
masses-and the prosperity of the
masses should be the especial concern
Of Legislatures.
Let the building and loan associa-
tons have the full confidence of the
people and let every wage-earner pat
ronize them, and in twenty years there
would be ten taxpayers to where there
IS one now. Interest rates would be
lower ana we would have abundant
capital ut home for the development Of
our resources instead OF calling upon
the East every time we want 10 open
n mine or build a factory.
The difference between the East and
the south Is not so much that Of nat
ural resources or natural ability to
create wealth as that OF economy and
saving. This is one of the great needs
OF our State in particular, and of the
South in general We should onco,r-
age every institution that is calculated
10 lnculcatc habits of thrift saving
among our citizens.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
PERSONALS.

~ Peoria, ILL.,. distillery has received
a cable order from Hamburg, Germany,
for 10000 barrels of alcohol
When Clifton Rhodes breckenridge
arrived home al Pine Bluff. Ark, the
other day, the whole town, assisted by
@ brass band, TUNED out TO welcome
him.
y dispatch to the London Times from
Montevideo says the new State Council
was installed on Saturday amid great
popular enthusiasm. DR.. JUN Carlos
was unanimously elected president of
the Council.
Alfred Belt, the South African mil
lionairc. who Is to marry Nay Moore,
Charles Wyndham's leading woman, is
one of Cecil Rhodes right hand men.
lie has been one of the great matr-
monial prizes of London for two or
three years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mulholand, 90 years,
of Worcester. Mass, died Sunday from
injuries received from accidental burn
lanes Mulholland. Is now in the hos
pital The accident was caused By
dropping a kerosene lamp.
John Steers. Staten Islands oldest
undertaken and furniture de .ler, died
on Friday morning. He was II years
old, and had conducted business 1T the
same stand for fifty-three years. He
is said to have conducted the funerals
of more than four thousand persons.
At the time OF the coronation of the
young Queen OF Holland. which will
take place next September there will
be at Amsterdam an exhibition of the
Dutch costume from the earliest times
to the present. The Queen takes great
interest in the old dress and has often
worn It,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

says, is ne1rly as large as the United
States. and may claim the right to de-
lenses against other powers as we'll as
the United States. I'm the West In
dies the British possessions aggregate
1880 square miles OF area with a
population Of 1,356OOO. In that quarter
England owns Jamaica. Turks and
Caicos Islands, Bahamas, Antigua,
Montserrat, Nevis, ST. Christopher,
Dominica, the Virgin and Cayman
Islands, Grenada. st. Vincent, Tobago,
st. Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad and
the Islands off the coast Of British
Honduras. The Spanish list is Cuba,
Isle of Pines, Porto Rico, Bugac and
Culebra; French, Martinique, Guade-
loupe, Deseada, Marie Galanta, Les
Saintes, st. bartholomew and st. Mar
tin Oartly Dutch; Dutch, St Eustat-
Jus, Saba, Bonairc, Curacao and Aruba,
Danish. Santa Cruz, st. Thomas and
st. John" These possessions were ac
CURED in many cases before the United
States existed, and. together with their
forts, docks and coaling stations. arc
Tor the protection and convenience of
lines of trade None OF them are in
trinsically Of much profit to the powers
mat possess them. and but for their
value as places of call for ships would
doubtless have been long ago aban-
doned.
I'he sun does not think the close
proximity to this country Of fortresses
belonging to other nations necessarily
u menace to us, but, while this may
he true, it is also true that we cannot
and should not look upon them with
absolute Indifference.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

The stage Is by no means perfect, but
it hardly deserves the undivided at
tention CT Mr.. Jim C5rb ett-WaShingt on
Post.
Are your children fond Of rcading?"
Il should say so; rhere isn't IL book In
the house that has 4 back on it."-Chi
cago Record.
y Chicago policeman has turned evan
gelist This ought to counteract the CT
feet of some of his colleagues who
have turned fonlpads.-Washinw
Post.
Mr.. White, the black member of Con-
grcss, seems to be opposed to both the
white and yellow meal, and is evolving
bill TO make the ace OF spades legal
tender in the payment of dabt-Louis-
vile Post;
Passenger Ton ocean s,teamer)-St
ara, It seems no me that you don't
serve as good fare now as you used to
have on this vessel. Steward-No, sir;
everybody eating; melody seaSick; have
To keep expenses down, sir.-Chicago
Tribune.
1t appears that Dr. Scheneck's theory
or the control of sex has been tried
ana dlSproved ages ago. Old Mother
Nature evidently intends that no one
else shall interfere successfully in the
management. Of her girls and Boys.-St.
Louis Republic
Il remember your wife as such q
dainty and pretty little thing, Humly.
and yet they tell me she has turnt d ON,
Il fine cook" Turned out fine cook?
She has turned out half a dozen of
them within the last three wecks."-De-
troit Free Press
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE Dat.
TLESHIP MAINE.

The country was shocked and startled
yesterday morning by the press dis
patches announcing 1.-THE disastrous de-
structfon of the rbautlesh!p Main in Ha-
rana harbor. with great loss OF life.
Intense interest prevails and the public
mind is greatly excited with conflict
ing opinions as to whether the dreadful
calamity was due to accident or the
result of 4 plot. The reports are
meaere, vague and conflicting. and wilile
awful as the disaster Is, the hope is
sincerely expressed that 1t was the re-
suit of accident, and not that OF wllful
and derilish plot and design. Public
opinion should be suspended until all
the facts are known, and this is prom
Used by the President in. u message
me will present to Congress. The dis
astcr is the greatest that has befallen
the American navy in very many years,
and the heartfelt sympathy of the
American people goes out to the deep
Is affected families OF THE lost officers
and seamcn of the destroyed battlcship.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

land, Boston, Providence, New Lon
don. New York City, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Fortress Monroe, Charleston,
S. c., Savannah, Key West, Tortugas,
Pensacola and New Orleans, on the
Eastern side of the Continent, and on
the Western side at San Francisco and
several points nearer the Canadian
frontier. These forts, however, vary
greatly in their degrees of value. At
Boston, New York, Fortress Monroe
and San Francisco and, perhaps. at
several other places there are some
modern guns which may be said to be
effective under modern conditions, but
as a rule the forts in the above list
were constructed many years ago and
are now practically worthless. and the
guns with which they are armed are
equally obsolete"
This is all very true. but while 1t IS
a fact. the fortresses possessed by
Spain at Havana, Santiago and Porto
Rico are far behind the times. and
are inferior TO those of the United
States. while the Danish forts at ST.
Thomas and st. CruiX, and the Dutch
fort at Caracoa and little better than
those of the Spaniard. This is not the
case, however with the French for
tresses at Martinique and Guadeioupe
in the West Indies, which are well
supplied with modern guns and are in
good condition generally. Our es
tecmcd contemporary very properly
observes that the European power,
possessions in this hemisphere have
called for the largest measure of pro
lection, IS England. Her forts-mostly
of old datc-are chiefly along the
North Atlantic and in the West In
dies. Their value is in most cases
enhanced by the possession Of dry
dock and coalng station. so that war
ships, as well as merchant ships, have
many points OF supply and protection
10 which they may betake themselves
IN case Of need. There are forts along
the frontier OF Canada, in the East, at
Halifax. CharlottetOwn, ST. Johns,
Quebec, Ottawa and Toronto, and on
the Pacific coast there Is a fortress Of
The first-c!ass at Esquimalt. There is
also fort with dry-dock and coal, at
st. Johns, on the East coast of Ncws
ioundland. Far out in the Atlantic,
a: Bermuda, there Is a British fortress,
| and there are other British fortresses
| in the West Indies at Nassau, Antigua.
81. Lucia Barbados, Grenada and
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

& n II Never In the history OF the
n ~ Il clothing trade were suits equal
In material, trimmings, finish
ana III placed on clothing tables to the
, I,,n !, offered t on sale this week. Nobby
i,iaid Cheviots, Pin Stripe and Pin Check
Worstcds. Neat Mixed Cassimcres. Plain
Black and Blue Worsteds, Tricots and
Cheviots, all from much costIier
INES. High priced merchant tailors charge
treble the amount for suits not better in
an" point of value. and to match 'cm
ready TO wear for anything like the price
Is all out of question.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
'ssss::eeesee:sss:se:ee:eseeeesee,

materials A practical suggestion is presented
in the sketch, tho mode being taken from the
last number of The Delincator A lring
supports the loose blouse, which droops ac-
eording to fashions dictates at tho waist and
Is closed Mt the left side. Buttons and braid sup
ply the decoration and thore are no superfuous
accessories Such q costume may be made
brottily in the inexpensive cashmeres of bright
hucs trimmed with velvot ribbon, braid or
gimp
Specially prepared for US by The Butsrtcs
Publishing Co. {Limitedl.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

member Of the Cuban Junta who
works for the insurgents, with Phil
adelphia or some point near by as n
base, says the deLome incident has
opern:td very favorably for the Cubans
IN Increasing the number of their
friends.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

THE FURNISHING DEPARTMENT
NGS AT LOWER PRICES
QUOTED KEEP YOUR FROM TIME TO
TIME AND POST YOURSELF
INDUCEMENTS FURNISHING,
WINTER
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

&C 07 For n choice Of single and
DO j 4 double breasted Sack Suits, of
nobby plaid cheviots and cas-
S siimeres, Including plain blacks and blues
Genutne bargain creations and results Of
cnlilngs from higher priced grades. Six
Nincty-ScVen never captured so much
will again.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

lit Dis proposed Ito spend several mill
lions for q custom house at New York.
Unless something Is done toward widen
ind deepening New York's harbor chan
nsls such costly structure will not
be needed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

"a Clergyman in an Illinois town has
resigned his pastorage to become a
Pullman conductor. 10 what depths do
good men fall when once they start
downward! eNclaims the Buffalo Elk
press.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

IF all 1.-THE politicians who ara threat
ening TO go TO The Yukon gold fields
This year carry out their thrcats, Alas
ka will be applying for admission into
the union as a State at the next session
OF Congress.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

The Chicago Dispatch thinks that in
sending his photograph to the College
or Emporia, eX-Presd;nt Cleveland
said he could not imagine what a Kan
sas college wanted with his picture.
Gradually Cleveland is getting in har-
mony with public sentiment.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
No RA Rf}7.s, HERE.

when Minister Dupuy de Lone
uses the expression Catering to the
rabble' in his comment on the course
of the President" says the New York
World, "he insults not merely the
President, but the whole people of the
country. There is no such thing in
this country as a "rabblc" in the sense
in which the Spanish minister uses the
word. The fourteen millions of voters
of this country to whom he refers arc
the sovereign people. and the fact thas
the representative of the Spanish gov
eminent does not appreciate the nature
Of his offence against their dignity does
not lessen. but rather Increases the Of
fcnsiveness of his expression"
We are all sovercigns in this coun-
try. The rabble and such belong to
Spain. But why worry about what de
LONE had TO say while here? The mis-
take was that the government did not
give him his passport out of the coun-
try when il had a chancc--now he has
gone, and may his shadow never grow
less.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

The Philadelphia Record thinks that
building expensive marble walls around
and for THE use of such an aggrega-
tion as the legislature tire people send
Ito Harrisburg is grotesque in the ex-
treme.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

"A congress will be held in Washing
ject for which it is called together Is
to discuss authorizations In food and
drug preparations.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

1t Is daily becoming more manifest
that France is driilting towards 4 very
serious crisis in the life OF the present
republic.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

Dreyfus' IL innocent, is not entirely
unavenged, remarks tho Baltimore
News. He seems to he shaking Paris
from centre to circumfers nee. The
strengthening of ';he Paris garrison to-
day by troops from Versailles is an !nGi-
cation that the situation is more Sc
rious even than was suppnscd
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

CT no For Children's Suits-Dark
n III navy blue twilIcd Cheviot-
sizes only from 9 to 15-noth-
ing larger nor smaller. One Ninety Eight
never had such purchas sing power in Boys
Attire.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

The ex-Spansh minister said Mr..
Mckinley was catering to the "rabble."
The New York World says there is
no such thing as n rabble in this coun-
TRY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

A meeting of fifty-flve repres: ntatlvcs
OF textile unions in New England, held
at Boston, voted to call out the opera
itives in every cotton mill in New Eng
land
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1898.
EIGHT PAGES.

Japan IS 50 eager for warships that
she has made a bid to Brazil for one
now building for that government in
Europe.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

I'VE are mad" exclaims a Tenncs-
Sc rural contemporary. Darn the PEG
pie! How can they expect US. out here
swelve miles from a railroad. twenty
HVa miles from a river, millions OF
miles from heaven, about ,woml!Ies from
Ehe devil and about 200 yards from a
whiskey shop, to set ow, lively pa
per-" Is this not bad cnourho
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
SPECIAL BARGAINS
in MEMS SUITS,

t1 On The great Stock Relief IN
pZ. j j loading Sale makes It possible
TO buy Mems Sack Suits, sin
gle and double breasted, in fancy plalds
ana mixed eheyiots and plain. neat cas-
sirncres Strictly all Notwithstanding
made and trmmed-uuuuestiona for
satisfactory service. -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

DeLome's resignation was permitted
no rfach the Spanish government {, fore
our Governments demand for his re-
call did. That is The Developments. l.,
Is suggested in more than one quarter
that 1t would have been different were
General Fitzhugh Lee the American
Minister at Madrid, observes the Rich
nond DispAAch.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
SPECIAL BARGAINS
in MEMS PANTS

Ct - For Mems Pants-made from
n ,astrong WOODEN fabric-aIl wool
free from shoddy-actual val
Tie nearly double the Bargain Price.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

Mrs. Arthur Levy was crushed Ia
death in an elevator in the Holland
House in Manhattan.
The Governor has approved the bin
Incorporating the Battlefield Park AS
ISOLATION OF fredericksburg and vicin-
ity.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

G. 81 For Mems Pants-alI wool
n u ! extra heavy-good design
strongt substantial, solid pants
that are good looking and will wear MS
we'll as they look.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

G H. no The Cut Price of Mems stvl-
M III ish Sack Suits-both square
and round cut-of neat,
brownish, good wearing material A Rare
bargain Wonder and unprecedented mon
ey saving chance.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

CT 40 For liens Pants : Extra
ID 10 heavy all wool material-ta:l-
ored in excellent manner Bet
ter value for One Ninety-Eight in Pants
property Is matter OF impossibility.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
A Life Saved.

Marvellous cures of throat and lung
affections arc made daily by DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Miss Annie Swan,
Petersburg, Va, writes: "My brother
was attacked bya bad cough and cold,
and it was thought ho had consump-
ton. Dir. Bulls Cough Syrup was
used, and to our great surprise it made
him well and hearty. There is no
better cure in tho world than this
Syrup" DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is
sold everywhere for 25 cents.
SOLD BY
Cannon's Pharmacy, 420 Butte street.
Alfred II. West. PIC Main street,
Roht l.. Holmes &: Co, rs Main street
Hcistand's Atlantic City Drug Store.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

q n n For Mems Pants = Dressy
NJ slchoice designs-stylish stripes
guaranteed to fit equal to
made-to-order trousers.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

Ct III For. Children's Suits--ser-
n ~ viccable Cheviots-neat mix
turcs-the sizes are slightly
out of shape-but every suit in the lot a
genuine leader for Ono Forty-Seven.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
TIE HUSH STILL CONTINUEs

Hurried on by the magnitude of saving chances tile Great
Stock Relief Unloading Sale FORCES steadily onwardgrows
greater and stronger with renewed activity and unrvaed at
ns the height OF supremacy through the irresistible power
Unsparng rce-Shshng The worth and cFoceness of the
Apparel kept ate exactness of every article and every
word in the printed announcements and the ncontesabe
truth OF every representations combine to make this mighty
buying event inmable and matchess
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
A Wonderful Trade I Triumph

browning andunpecedented buying and selling achieve
ent that sgnazes the interest of the bargain seeker and the
money saver at this Great Stock Relief Unloading Sale The
Phenomenal PrceSashng that has taken place in every po-
ton OF both buildings crowded all of the departments of the
Big Store.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

G O7 Storm Coats for Boys-Heayy
M Il blue Beaver-a dressy storm
coat that combines service and
sightliness with comfort and cheapnes3 ;.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

q q 07 Storm Coats for Boys-Full
NJ j / length, heavy, warm, service
able Storm Goats that are as
good as gold In value.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

TIN m For Mems Overcoats-
ID u. UU choice Dress Top Coafs-as.
sorted. lengths, shnpes
w weights; colors; styles. shades, values that
the show windows for Oxercoat BARGAINS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
SPECIAL BARGAINS
in BOYS STORM COATS.

Of 90 Storm Coats for Boys-Reg-
D y u ular storm defiers-just the
= right garment at the right
tme-thinlS Of it-One Nincty-Eight Tor a
good wearing Boys Storm Ulster.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

The stage Is by no means perfect, but
1t hardly deserves the undivided at
tention CT Mr.. Jim C5rb c'tt.-Washng ton
Post.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

CO IL For Mems oyercoats. light
OCss u and dark colors, plain black
Co,... and blue Tricots. Beavers and
date in price. 0 N "o"i "
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

CO 10 For Children's Reefers-Fine
~ q & Astrakhan-Blaeks and Blues
all sizes-actual value double
the price now quoted,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

= no Storm Coats for Boys--Extra
S. II & weight Chinchilla-blue, black.
Oxford mixtures - assorted
-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
SPECIAL BARGAINS
in CHILDREN'S REFERS.

q 10 p For cshil I chInchllls
W - Sailor CoiiarsoTspetty PAID
Innings. pearl buttons, handsome Refer
Jackets for the little tots, only One Nine
teen 1890