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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-05
BURNING IN a LOG.
Mr.. Smith Says There Is Confusion
About Georgia Matter in Virginia

Mr.. Smith Says There is Confusion
About Georgia Matter in Virginia.
Savannah News)
There are some parties i'm Virginia
who have evidently gotten hold of the
idea that .something is going wrong in
Georgia. The following letter has been
received at the County Commissioners
Office:
Center Cross. Va. Dec. 13, 1897.
Clerk Of County, Savannah, Ga:
My Dear Stills some confusion CON
corning a man in your State burning
In lCg. Say he was gambling and
cursed God. is burning and has been
for several mcnths. Will you be so
kind as 10 answer this. You will find
enclosed two-cent stamp So doing
will greatly oblige yours very truly,
w. #. SMITH.
The Commissioners have not yet
called special meeting to consider q
reply TO the communication, but such
may be done. Mr.. Smith has evidently
heard something of the story sent out
some time ago 10 the effect that n negro
preacher in South Carolina told his
flock that n man was being burned ur
| in Georgia for having committed GER
tain sins. That is about the only foun.
dation there Is for the story so far
and the confusion in Mr. Smiths BALI
wick may be due to that Mr.. Smith
however. is on the wrong track; Geor-
gia is not the State.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-05
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE nav.

By Townsend & Joyncs, Auctioneers, POI
Main street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-05

I hereby certify that the bond required
by the above decree has been given ac-
cording TO law. L. ROYSTER. Clerk.
dc23-tds " 80
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-17

| presume, was to provoke some motion OH
our part, but when he had dosisted and the
| water cleared and no saw us still standing
on the same spot and in the same attitude
he steadied himself for q minute and then,
dartinS ahead. turned over on his back
and snatched the dogs body from the en(
of the stick that Barney was holding a[
arms length.
1.-The big fish returned shortly TO within
six feet of tic spot where ! was standing,
! and there he paused. He looked so very
funny with the two hooks dangling by
strings from his jaws that could not help
laughing.
An inexperienced shark hunter would
have chosen this moment as the time to
slash the shark with the big knife. but
such an act would have caused me to fall
stunned to the ground, and ] waited for a
more favorable opportunity For those
who Go ret understand shark hunting
tactics l will here explain that the only
spot to stab shark is in the middle of
the white stomach, about a foot Beyond
the mouth A shark is hard ard fat in
knife lodges in the fat and does him no
serious injury. But in the middle of his
white belly the shark s skin is thin and
tender and there is no fat.
1.-The moment that the sharl. hunter
plunges his knife into the bel,T of the
motionless, unsuspecting fish the latter
makes one terrific dash forward The
shark hunter does not Withdraw his knife
to plunge it in again and again. He sim
ply keeps a firm grasp on the handle of
his knife, and in dashing forward the
shark himself rips the blade through the
whole length OF his body, penetrating all
its vital parts.
"If 1 had plunged the knife into the
shark rs it SWAN directly in front of me
L. r. Ia l..
ne over, and, the knife being thrown
from my hand. he would have got away
without disabling injury.
Before long, however, had tie shark
in a better position for the attack After
examining my window to his hearts con
tent he swall around me in circle, while
clutched my knife, ready TO stab him if
he made the least indication OF swapping
at my hand
'.Then he settled in front of me once
more little TO one side and stuck his nose
among the white bubbles formed by the
air escaping from the valve in my helmet.
as the shark ioated quietly III this po-
sition his head was Just above my helmet,
50 that / could feel his gills scraping
against the COPPER. His head was directly
in front of ire, and / knew that i had
only TO tighten my grasp on my knife and
give it one strong plunge and the prey
was mine
slowly and with as little movement as
possible quietly drew my hand from my
pocket, and. moving it to within two
inches of the sharks white throat, paused
to steady my hand and then plunged in
the knife as deeply as it would go
''On the instant the shark made q dash
forward, but my right hand was now as
sisted By my left. and I held on 10 the
knife like wise.
As ths shark dashed ahead a long,
bloody line was left along his belly He
was cut through 10 the tail. and in a few
moments my two friends were up 70 my
side But the shark had rolled over on his
back and in short while was doating on
the surface OF the harbOr.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-17
The Sew Evil of Ten smoking.

Physicians in various parts of the country
report an alarming growth of tea smoking
The habit is contracted by those whose nerves
are disordered. WHO can't sleep, whose diges
ton Is imperfect, whose liver is out of order.
who get the blues and feel their strength
departing. 1t seems strange that sufferers
fro the above disorders should not cure them
selves with Hcstetter's Stomach Bitters This
is q medicine whir h whcts up the appetite.
reg lates the bowels, steadies the nerves and
induces sound sleep. Those who take it fin
that it cures dyspepsia, and there is bad
taste in the month in the morning, no feeling
of weakness after the days work is done. 1t
is well worth TRIAL,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-17

Began business July 2 1890 and occupy the
$. i. corner of Mitchell & Lynde' S
new building.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
COTTON FARMING.


New Methods and Shifting OF the
Belt Westward.
Cotton farming is probably as print
tive as any other branch of agriculture.
saws the New York Sun. The system in
the south is just changing. Capital,
| science and brains are revolutionlzlng
the industry. The shifting OF the cot
ton belt from the east 70 the west OF the
Mississippi is of no greater Importance
than the new methods Of culture which
are being adopted. New and superior
plants are being developed through Sc
| lection and intensive cultivation The
| old half farming system Is being re-
| placed by large plantations. systematic
| aIly organized and conducted, and they
| will produce more cotton to the acre
| and al less outlay than the one horse,
| unscientific farms of the shittless, care
| less negroes.
| For long time the contention was
| made by intelligent growers that an
| ignorant, shiftless darby or white mar
| could raise as much cotton to the acre
rs a skilled, scientific agriculturist. but
| shis could hardly be true, even though
it required little intelligence to raise
the plants In the light of recent devel
opments the folly of it is made apparent
TO all. The cotton planter with new
seed, new machinery and new methods
of culture increases the yield in way
that threatens the one horse farms will
| ruin.
1t is believed that the United State
will always be able to control the cot
ton trade of the world. b al If our lant
was properly farmed we could easily
run other countries out of the market
But the old cotton patches Of the shift
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

less farmers must improve or disappear.
Other cotton countries stasd ready tC
increase their cotton croH upon the
slightest provocation. 1t Vas the Wal
of the rebellion that made Egypt a cot
ton growing country ofnportance.
When the war closed ou1 potion pssrti
TO England. the khediye Egypt put
out immense cotton plantations, and
between 1861 and 1865 tie crop oi
Egyptian cotton increased oyer 400 pei
cent. This sudden discovery of tbs
country's possibilities has Worked in
jury to our cotton industry sker since.
Not only does Egypt supply good deal
Of the demand of the world for cotton
but we import some 100, 600 bales q
year ourselves.
India has taken similar start in cot
ton growing, and it only needs some
Opportune moment to stimulate it TO q
wonderful development. A war thai
would interfere with our cotton grow
ing or "a sharp decrease ia our cotton
acreage so that prices would advance &
few cents pound would be follow ed il
India and Egypt by a doubling or treb
ling of the acreage. The advantage
thus gained would require years to over
come. How low cotton can go and ye
prove profitable is problem that tn,
future must decide. With new stin
illus in our far eastern trade relations
it may soon be found that 8 cent ane
even 4 cent cotton will prove a grea
boon to the south, and incidentally Il
the country
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
Paper Hanging by Machinery.

The successful operation of paper
hanging by machine is one of the lates,
achievements of mechanical ingenuity.
says the Werkstatt. The arrangement
employed for this purpose is provided
with n rod, upon which the roll of pa
per is placed. and a paste receptacle.
with q brushing convenience Is attached
in such manner that the paste is ap
piled automatically on the back of the
paper. The end of the wall paper is fix
ed at the bottom of the wall, and the
implement rises ON the wall in such 9
manner az only to require that it be sci
by one workman. While the wall pape,
unrolls and, provided with paste, j:
held fat against the wall. an elastic
roller follows on the outside. which
presses it firmly and with exact smooth
uess 10 the wall. The final and complet
ing operation is when the wall paper
reaches the top-the workman now
pulling cord, whereby it Is cut of
from the remainder of the roll
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
MssIo.I clsb-Artis,.' Recital.

Piano players and all lovers of the
art in the abstract. would do well to
hear Mr.. Howard Forrer PIERCE, We'd
nesday evening. November 80, at s
O'Clock at the Pythian Temple. He is
a pupil of both Rheinbe, ger in Mum
ieh, and Buonanici in Florence. The
New York Courier characterizes him
as a great artist and a magnificent
pianist and says that his performance
was so full of vitality. SO ins piling and
wonderful that the audience was held
spellbound 1t is not necessary to
extol the beauty of Miss Minnie
Blernner's sweet, AID at the same
time, rich soprano voice. She capti
waited her hearers during the May
| f. stival here four years ago. She and
Mr.. Peirce will furnish the entire pro-
gram Wednesday evening. Admis-
son 80 Gems. BESSIE FoFFIN,
Secretary.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
Recent Volcanic. Islands.

Since the beginning If this century
no less than 81 volcanic islands have
risen out Of the sea. Nineteen of that
number have since disappeared and ten
are DOW inhabited
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
Richmond Palladium.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1885,
Indiana and Ohio weather.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. November IS
For Ohio: Rain or snow; warn er
tonight and Tuesday.
For Indiana: Fair in the south; rain
o. snow in the nost ia tonight and Tues
day; warmer ton ght.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Not often Is the opportunity given
Richmond people to hear two such art
lists as Miss Blenuer and Mr.. PIERCE.
An informal reception will be given
them after the concert.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Hoerner's butter crackers the only
crackers manufactured in the city.
made fresh daily. On sale at all
groceries. Factory 13 and Is south
fifth, Phone 80. nov24 30t
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Hoerner's bread, the best and most
nutritious and wholesome bread on the
market. Try it and be convinced.
Ask your grocer for it, or have the
wagon to stop. Bakery ID and IL
south fifth street. Phone 80. "A 30i
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

The Ferguson brothers, who made
such . hit with the Murray comedy
company last season, have added sew
eral new acts to their list and haye i'm
proved greatly, If such q thing be pos
sible. To quote the press of various
cities where the company has played
1T is the cleanest, brightest .cleverest.
best equipped repertoire company on
the road At the Phillips all week
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

will make the greatest possible prog
ress-
Rev A. E. Mahin preached at Port
land yesterday.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

HoosIer State SanitorIum, Upton. lid
A. w. Daum, M. D. D. O., proprie-
tor of the sapitorium at Upton. Ind.
will be in Richmond Tuesday, Novem
Der 20. Persons wishing to see him
Tor consultation or treatment please
sail ut residence OF E. n. Dennis, Al
north sixth street, between 10 q. m.
and 4 p. m. 26-dzt
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
Tocu,.. Cold n Ooe Dav

TakeI.axative Bromo Quili inc tablets.
All druggists refund the money if II
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine haa
l.. b. Q. on each tablet.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
Marriage License.

Charles Walter Rankopf and Caro-
line r. Deissler. Richmond.
Elmer E. McGrew and Carrie Mar
iatf Milton
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Hoosier Whole Wheat Pancake
Flour is prepared for immediate use.
No more trouble than frying eggs. All
Rrocers.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Coal and wood and all kinds of feed
It 512 north A street. Telephone
number 1lo. VIM, DICKS. 23-bt
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Main street rink open Tuesday af-
ternoon and evening, also III mornirg
for ladies.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Anthracite Egg Coal for
furnaces at Matter Coal
yard
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

Bone food for chickens. 1t will
| make them lay. Tom Mertz has the
best. eOd&wtf
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

If your gas is weak, Cali
40.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

wAETKD-A boy named Dan Will
Jams to call at No. hose house.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

WANTED-G Girl to do general house
work It 225 north twelfth street.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

WANTED-To buy email substantial,
built property for home, If cheap
Write Frank, over 92I Main street.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28

SToRAGE-Ground floor sixteenth
and Main, Vern Smith. If
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-28
Peoples Exchange.

Found "A large brass door key or
north thirteenth street. Owner ear
have same by calling at this Office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10

to give a dressy effect Plaid or striped
shirt waists in colors like those OF the
sash may be worn with them.
Figured pique will be extremely fash
ionable, aud may be made up in the
same manner with insertion between
the cores. Some of the patterns are as
dainty as dimity. and hardly distin-
guishable from It. Embroidery is also
in great favor, and any combination of
the two is sure TO have The seal of pop
ular approval
A servieeable dress is made of dark
blue dimity with a small white figure.
The skirt has ruffles of the same ma
terial around the bottom, and looks like
dozens of other summer dresses, but
the waist, though simple, is quite orig
inal. and what is more to the point, is
Inexpensive and easily made. It is made
rather full and is cut out square in the
neck, back and front. Around the edge
of the square neck is 4 broad embrod-
cry collar which can be made of wide
embroidery AMI sewed up in diagonal
seams at the back of the shoulders.
This leaves room for chemisette OF
any material or style, or if worn in the
evening the chemisette may be dis
pensed with. In this case the chemi-
settle is made of apple-green silk laid IN
fine tucks with collar edged at the
top with embroidery. There is also
fold of green silk at the waist. The
bodice buttons straight down the front
with small pearl buttons. The sleeves
have an embroidery finish at the wrists.
Bingham is reyeling in a return to
popular favor. It is largely used in the
manufacture of shirt waists, having
been found more seryieeable than linen,
percale or batiste, and being quite as
pretty. It comes in all sorts of plaids
and stripes, and is thus in keeping with
the general taste in patterns.
A ehiId's dress of striped blue ging-
ham may be made quite dressy with the
aid of embroidery. The pattern is
blouse waist with short skirt. The neck
is cut ovt low in an octagonal design
and bordered with band of insertion
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10

per rnf7e are four rows of lace headed
with narrow ribbon. The sash is
edged With lace. The waist and sleeves
are trimmed in the same manner, with
rows of ribbon and lace ruffles run
ming around body and arms. There is a
yoke of plain white organdy with a
bertha consisting of two organdy
flounees edged with lace,
With this dress the prettiest hat to
wear would be one of the shepardess
style with lots of pink roses for trim
ming. This style of hats curves up and
then down at the back of the brim, and
has flowers and knots of velvet falling
against the hair.
A white pique skirt, to wear with
shirt waists or other dimity or muslin
bodices, will be found useful and al
most Indispensable adjunct to the sum
mer wardrobe It Is made with seven
narrow cores, which grow narrower
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10
ANTICIPATED.
He Thought Plato Must Have Co
Hold of His Ideas in
Some Way.

He was supplemented old farmer,
and when he called upon the new min
lister and was ushered into the library
he stared with open-mouthed wonder
at the books with which the shelves of
the bookcases We're fined.
Are you fond of reading?" asked the
parson, as he noticed the wandering
gaze of his visitor.
well, yes" returned the old farmer.
I'm glad to hear it," said the par
son, and should be pleased to lend
you a book to take home with you if
you wish. just take any of them that
you think you'd like to read, sir"
''Oh, 1 hain't no hand at seiectin',"
returned the old man, sheepishly.
you pick me out one, parson."
So the good parson, in a spirit of mis-
chief, gave the old gentleman a book
written by that grand old philosopher,
Plato.
The ole man took his book and went
his way, and at the end of week he
again appeared before the parson with
the book under his arm.
Well, "queried the parson, smilingly,
did you read the book?"
''Yes, that I just did" returned the
old man.
And what did you think of it?" con-
tinued the parson.
" Twas fust-rate," said the farmer,
land I've read it through from kiyer to
kiver. l never heard tell of this fell
low Plato before, but, all the same,
find that the old chap has been writing
up some of my very best ideas. '-Har-
lem Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10
Goes to Church.

aried different doctors and many proprietary
remedies, but was not benefited
Last March tried Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People and before l had fin
ished the first box began to feel that they
we're doing me good. | continued using
them and steadily grew better
L have used thirteen boxes of the pills
and to-day feel better than for the past fif-
teen years. Myappetite is good, feel bright,
cheerful and have desire to live and enjoy
society.
4 have been member of the Methodist
church for many years, but for six years
Yess unable to attend | am able now to at
t2ld the church services regularly and GER
ttSnl Y appreciate that privilege. [ consider
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People a
wonderful medicine and am confident no
o4her. medicine could have effected the Won
deeful cure they have in my case" DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
composed of vegetable remedies that exert
a powerful influence in purifying and enrich
Ihg the blood, thus curing many diseases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10

too glaringly the results Of contact with
city atmosphere and its contents.
A gray cloth suit which suggests a
good pattern for any spring dress is
here pictured. The skirt has deep
yoke studded with steel buttons and
bordered with three rows of cording.
The waist, which is made in jacket form
in front, is cut off where it meets the
skirt in the back The jacket fronts
have peculiar trimming of tucked and
pulled gray silk. The tucks are laid
horizontally for a couple of inches, and
the fullness is then formed into three
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10
BEYOND BELIEF.
Henri Was Stuck ON His New Brown
Suit.

-.l-..,,, -, would bave
The lady IN the r racegSst ior as the most
claimed undsputea Fecog,i n ~ f he counties
overdressed person II any s ~ III had + not
through winch tne tIaln pass lss one s of the
been f s her SON clad little PEG
Weary,faceq sgIu ii93,9f Il The theory that
pie who afford support 70 t t;'-o hiessng To
poverty may pc foh IA nat Iao. j. IF
genuine good time would n nm l lhe am am.
bition to drill HIM INTO unIiagslns ag ra qa
seriousness had met WIN o 9aifb his iiu neei
stretched out to keep IRON wr li ms MS
lace collar The novel Wnen ms M il1o r,ne
read was one OF the most reg it a1ia Ul,
deroug The title, in large gilt letters sls was va
turned toward the aisle as slie heiu ~ oe
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10
dress is almost as cool as dimity and
much more servieeable.
day the gimp may

dress is almost as cool as dimity and
much more servieeable
One woman has declared her inten-
ton Of having all her business suits
for summer made of Bingham. This
IS good idea, for gingham is one of
the strongest cotton materials made.
On hot days, however, even this is not
sufficiently thin to be comfortable, and
she will find herself longing for gauze.
Dimity in moderately dark colors will
be found much cooler and almost as
serviceable for ordinary wear where
there is not much strain on it. A pretty
way to make a street suit of blue dim
ity is here pictured. The fronts are
laid in three tucks about an inch wide,
and the sleeves have the same trim
ming. The neck is cut out v shape
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1898-04-10
A RennrIlnnIe DooIs.

A Comic History of Greece, from the Ear IA
Hest Times to the Death of Alexander 5 .hs
Great. By Charles M. Snyder, Phliaaef
phia: J. B. Lippincott Company IA.
The author Of this work has set hlmsei
the task of making truly serious set OF en-,
cumstances, exceedingly funny. lie nas
unquestionably succeeded, as he expresses =
it. He wrote the book for the purpose u q
getting even with the myths and ne ,.Sb u u
school davs. The Comic History Of Greece
is witty and humorous, without being WI.
gar. About $50 illustrations illuminate tne
lines from the pencils of half dozen artists
The book is truly tickle tonic for the mei'
aneholy.