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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
THEY ARE GOINGR FAST.
Thel.Great Introductory Sale Of
Pianos Grand Success.
Several instruments Taken the First
Day by Delighted Customers Pi-
amos Going at Sho'1t Half Price.

The first day of the great piano sale
OF high Grade instruments was a
marked success. several Instruments he
ing taken by delighted customers.
From indications our stock viii NOT
last ten days.
II is not a hardship to purchase a
piano when you shut off all the expense
accruing from different sources from
the manufacturer, all the way down the
tine. until the agent delivers (which
you do at this sale.
Each and every piano sold at this sale
brings its fruit in from five to ten other
sales in the future. Each and every in
strument sold on its merits and fully
warranted for five years.
Splendid new upright pianos, 'New
England make. that usually retail at
S;'5o TO s37'5. going at s1s7 to s196
offer the finest $500 piano made. with
hand-carved panels and marguerite
fronts. for $29S. Twenty-Five dollars
cash and ten dollars per month buys
any piano in the ware rooms
| mention particularly several very
Tine full sized pianos. most excellent
make. the usual retail price of which is
$l2'. They are going at $24S. $2G3 and
s2,6. any fancy wood.
The stock is going rapidly If inter
eSted an early call is desirable. Open
evenings G. Jelison. Special Factory
Agent 2o22 Washington avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
TIE LITTLE ENcYc1oAlk.

The worid has 2oO, 900 postma sts.
One pound of Indian tea will MA 1so
strong cups of tea.
The wigs used by the actl are
listed under descriptive name|s
The tents of the Bedouin Ar]ajare
usually black. They are made jyc.
goat S hair cloth. ~
The lower giraffe of molassesl t,icn
is unsuitable. is used 80 fuel OvHOO.-
600 tons were used last year.
Butter and bacon are dcclareAby a
medical writer to be the most nArisb
ing of all foods.
The value Of the average annk pro-
duc,ion OF the earth has been cs Mated
at $4,000 900 900. II
y famous musician saws thaih per
cent. of the Germans understantilusic.
i6 per cent. OF the French, and lib per
cent. of the English
The Grand canyon Of AriZorl the
greatest known, is about 200 mil(tou-
upward of 5000 feet deep and aborue
points. from rim TO rim, measuE ten
to twelve miles in breadth. u
The monument over the remIts OF
President Madison was not crccHl nm.
Ill about % years after his deaH. and
then through private subscrip,in His
grave meanwhile had been unnarlicd
so that at :'se time of placing ,hckonu
incnt the location of the body wl iden.
tilted with difficulty.
Nm inventor has hit upon n Sthot
OF putting stone soles on bno,3 unt
shoes, He mixes waterproof GIG Will
Il snitabl" quantity of clean !f,lar,2
sand, and spreads it over the }hthc:
sole used as a foundation. These iuart,
aolcs are said 10 be very ncXilgc ant
practically understandable. and 1, civ.
the foot Il firm hold even on III mos
slippery :slllIacp .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
POLICE COURT.

The scrolls OF Justice Browns court
show the following record of Yesterday $
doinEs: ..
benjamin strade. larceny; fifteen
days in jail.
II. w. r. Parker, larceny: twenty
lays in jail. '
Jerry Walker (cnlorcd>, larceny: con
tinucd until Saturday
sam Caskascy. dsordcrly conduct
fined So and costs
Edward Jones (colnred). disorderlA
conduct; dismissed.
james Shaw. dsordcrly conduct
taSc continued.
John Rcan, disordcrly conduct: taxed
&: and costs.
*. To!untop. disorderly conduct: fined
= and costs.
Augustus Hines disorderly conduct;
s. and costs.
Arthur Butts (colorcd>. drunk: fined
s. and costs.
Fitz Ridley. drunk and disorderly: as
scssed soi and costs.
Charles winston (colored), disGrderlS
conduct: S. and costs. l5
Ida Haskins (coloredl. disordcrly; $;
and costs.
John King. obstructing the sidewalk
case continued.
Toly EppS tcolored). trcspaSsinG on
the property of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad; dismissed on payment of costs
Sam Tight, drunk: fined 81 and costs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

lightning two recover. ~1s
Churches are said to be the buildings
most commonly struck by lightning.
Experts say he electricity in IA thun-
derholt is not very great, but the volt
age is.
One OF The best evidences Of the value
OF lightning rods up to date has been
afforded by the Washington monu-
ment. 1t is capped by Il small four
sided pyramid OF aluminiun This
aluminium tip is connected With the
ground by four copper rods, which 20
down deep into The earth. On April 5,
1889. the monument was struck iiercely
five times, but ii suffered no damage
whatever.
In old times vessels used often to be
struck by lightning and the loss by
that cause was very great. From 1890
to 1910 no fewer than ESQ ships Of the
British navy We're struck, 100 men being
Killed and $50 wounded. Nowadays
warships, as well as big merchant yes
see. have lightning rods running down
their nasts and into the sea. so that1he
electricity is carried Off. In these days
sobody hears of the destruction of a
'ess<l by lightning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
MOTIONS In SHAVING.
Hundred Strokes in a First
Class shave.

Nov that you've finished shaving
me, how many strokes of the razor did
i, require ?" asked the man in the chair,
combcd, says the Philadelphia Times.
That's pretty hard to tell,' said the
barber.
"of course it is. But you've been in
the business how long?'
Fifteen years.
'You ought to know by this time
about how many strokes of the razor
il requires to shave Il man. supposing
that YOU go over his face 4 second
time
Il might make a guess at it."
''All right. What's your guess? Re-
member that ] have Il hard beard"
We'll, l should say about 125.''
YOU'RE Il good guesser, don't think.
Some time ago ] got into the habit Of
counting the strokes of n razor every
l:me l was being shaved. It's good
way to employ your mind. In shaving
me You just made 152 strokes With the
razor" ... .
II Wouldn't have believed it,
IN o man believes il until he takes he
trouble to count. In my case T never
knew the number 10 fail below 500. and
il has gone more than 500 at times.
call ii a stroke every time the razor is
brought forward and then drawn back.
| should judge that there are no fewer
J. than ann -strnllr>; in. y. tiJ:~t-class sbDye,
You remember that, and probably you
ran Win a few bets"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
Notice

sale of Valuable Lot on Corner of West
Avenue and Thirtytifth Street.
By virtue OF adecree in Chancery
granted by the Corporation Court of
the CITY of Newport News. Virginia. at
me october term. 1898. and filed on the
'sth day OF October 1898. in the cause
o! Williams. Guardian etc. VS.. Williams
ct ans. shall as commissioner APP
pointed thereby, proceed to sell at pub
nc auction. on the premises, to the
highest bidder. at ~ o'clock NJ SATUE-
DAY, THE 9Th DAY OF DECEMBER
lS?s. All that certain lot, piece or par
Gel or land situate in the city of New
port News, State of Virginia, known
and designated by lot No. IS in block
NO 2'1 on a certain map entitled,
Map OF part of the city Of Newport
News, Virginia" which said map is
duly recorded in the Clerks Office OF
the Corporation Court of the city OF
Newport News, in Plat Book No +
page 3.
TERMS:-Cash. or one-third cash,
and the residue in two equal install
nents payable respectively on March
TN, 1899 and March 4th. 1900, the credit
instruments bearing interest from day
OF sale. and the. purchaser or purchas-
IFS executing bonds therefor payable
1t said respective dates, and title to
property retained until the whole of the
purchase money paid ana con-
veyance directed by the Court.
f. M. BRAXTON,
Special Commissioner.
hereby certify that the bond re-
quircd Of the above named special
commissioner e. M. Braxton. by de-
executed.
D. SMITH, Clerk.
BY G. c. HARGRAVE.s Deputy.
Clerk of Corporation Court ofENeWpsrt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
WHEN TO SHAKE HANDS.

When two gentlemen are introduces
10 each other i, is the accepted rule
that they shali shake hands. ..
A hostess shakes hands with any and
every guest brought to her house by
f1er friends. She does so on their ar
rival and on their departure. ...
When an Introduction is made be-
tween Two ladies, whether they shake
tands or NOT is determined by side is
sues. Generally speaking the received
rule is not 10 do so. BIZ, ONLY to bow,
hut then follow all the various $xccp-
tons that induce ladies introduced to
do othcr"isc--lhai is to say. fshake
hands u, once
When girl is introduced TO ii mar.
red lady by mutual friend thy mar
ried lady may or may not sllale{ Hands
with the girl: She probably wilD do so
II she IS goot!-na,urcd but she Sis not
certain to rvinec this amount S,f cor
d'aliiy: but If HE introduction id made
hy relative Of the girl the marri,2d lady
does not hesitate 10 shake han,As. bur
IN neither case would the girl ;Hke the
Initiative Of shaking hands.
When Il man is introduced TO f. lad,
the exceptions in favor of slRn1ing
t'ahds come in as against notS doing
so; for instance. n the man in,rtH duced
IS the husband or brother Of ,hHc lady
'naking the Introduction, ii woRuld be
n l,,l. I, ~,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Vessels Arrived y.s,.-,,

Ffssels Arrived Yestur.i..y.
y Steamship Pisa (Ger), rendt. New
Steamship Orion rAmo. Smith. Hos-
Schooner B- c. French. Lynn.
=, schooner Kate H. ogden. Willert.
schooner w. o. Snow. Fan River
schooner E""re" y. Davenport, Nc
schooner Clara a. Donnell. r.rcnlase.
."rse liingl"adpr. Boston.
i';irSe l;artuu. Boston.
Large West Virginia provia,,c,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
ACCOMMODATJNf; mons

shortly after : O'Clock last nigh, in
= i;loodficld saloon, Phil Maby and
prank Durfy, negroes. uuarreled over
a game of cards. They went out Of
doors to settle the difficulty, Phil telling
Frank to wait until he came back.
Frank waited. and presently Phil re-
turned bringing with him revolver,
from which he fired three shots at his
foe. II Is not learned what damage
was done, as both parties vamo6sed
upon the approach OF an officer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
A beetle That Holds On.

The rhinoccros beetle has Il tenacious
"nd as powerful a grasp as the most
ferocious bulldog. Its head may be
Two thirds torn from its body. and it
will not loosen its hold. Ii has real
horns and not mandibles, like many of
It's fnmiiN ---- ----- MN ------.-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

1t has been calculated that the loss
from illness averages 2O,0O00O0 weeks
81 work In The year. or 2N per cent. of
the work done by the whole population
BETWEEN IS aud Go years OF age
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

The steamships Slortnr ana Poland
lniitn States Shipping Company. are
oul'"tined to arrive here today. tho for
hcf I" load FOR Rotterdam ana tho LAT :
yer Tor l'ristol- Each OF these ships will
;ake on a general cargo
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
Weather Forecast

WASHINGTON Nov. 21.-rorecas,
Tor Tuesday: Nireinia--i,ain. with cold
er IN western portions; high sou,horlv
WINDS "Wednesday decidedly colder.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

illeehrnv Inn. I'M
Mrs J Rayn"r left yesterday FOR
New York ON n business trip.
Mr.. ". IT, puckett is confined Ia his
'omc by a violent attack of lumbnyo
So. MI: George r. Mould. who has bee,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
rNIOADEp Rlrt1n,rc \,

'NLoADE.D BUILDING MATERIAL.
ne schooner Zephyr. with lumber for
me Booker Porch Company, ANA the
l"hh Oliver. with Timber FOR II. w.
newman. tied un and unlonded ut tn"
'ltf OF the Old Dominion Land Com
DanE Yesterday
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

In an account of a fatal accident
Which befell prominent citizen of a
Kansas town the local paper says that
t.he met death at the hands Of a horse"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
The beginning orr.

He-You look good enough to eat, this
morning, Ethel.
she--lndced! Why don'tyou eat me.
then?
He--My doctor told me to AVOID
sweets uarper's Bazaar.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
)ALONG THE WATER FRONT
ITEMS OF INTEREST g iyhbKE
| ABOUT THE PIElS,
1h'rahres and Clearances Mt the Custot
house. List OF We scls Now an Port
Other Marine items.

sun rises G:51 sun se,s 80
,i'Sh water :';'A a. NJ. and 4:2S r. NJ
10" water 1923 y. NJ. ana 1929 f. NJ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

Pure milk cents n quart: 20 cents by
: he gallon. from good. healthy cows, not
luarantihed 4. L. Parker. 11-4-1m
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
CoTToN MILIs REOPEN.

z The cotton mills at West Warren,
which have been bought by the Thorn
like Company. opened one room today.
and the event was noted by the towns
people as the beginning OF more pros
porous era. The mills have been smut
down for two years. WheE running al
full capacity the mills employ over 5et
oeopIe The new owners are perfectinp
plans for starting up OF the entire plant
by January /. AS Il large number of
orders are already on hand. an enlarge
snent man be necessary.-Warren
Mass, telegram to the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

Z II you are thinking Of buying din
ner, tea or toilet set, in simple Justice
70 your pocket, you should see and
Price our assortment. Adams, Racket
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

:; s'sanShip Ahbazia cAus3. rianlsh
ton. ''hS
schooner =. {. French, Lynn.
schooner ". @. Snow. Salem.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
TITO LEAVES DRY Dor.1-

y I y I-T.1N ' Us DIX T)IN Il.
ne Norwegian steamship ITO which
aas been in he dry dock at the shin
iard undergoing extensive repairs. was
"'.aS"d yesterday. Today snc sails for
t,uba.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
SLEEPING CAR CONSOLIDATION

Rurnors of plans for the constellation
II the Pullman and Wagner Palace Car
Companies are again afloat.
William X Vanderbilt is credited
with having come to All understanding
with Robert t. Lincoln. Certain adj
verse interests, largely Of a personal
nature, are now said to have been
oholly disposed of.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Preparations are on foot in Honolulu
- test the applicability Of the United
States Immigration laws to the
Hawaiian Islands by ne importation to
he cane fields Of 900 Korean laborers.
The contract form as advertised by the
agent who proposes to furnish the
4 oreans provides that they shall be
oaid $3.50 per month each, United
states gold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
EThe Widows Son Lodge

& The WIDOWS Son Lodge. No. 81. x. +.
Sand "A. NJ. will lay the corner stone o!
colored public school building on
Thanksgiving Day at 8 r. NJ. j. S.
Lee, principal of the colorcd publ,
school. viii deiivcr the orntion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
EXPLAINED,

Mabel-How is it that Edith, who
used to be SO pale, now has such rosy
cheeks?
Doily--Her new beau has a very
tough beard. - Philadelphia North
American, 5'7%
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

tieula's
Sure not, a14f4 o
1ocko,ed the coin and turned 70 col
1t wasn't like this: slept in \ car
loaded with the stuff last night and
the only cent I had dropped out Of tn"
garments while slumbered. Chicago
17.a..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
ESs n. ~ .s;s,rl'il' !, " 3
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es ! MO the
De q: |
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explained to
lsinvestigatins
Ron with the
OF that regi-
sktyn hospital
he had not at
3rd OF Sep
pne to see the
Ild that on the
AeE case typhoid
taken to ithe
He Dobson had
RSto remain in
rs a very mild
Pas lying on q
&e had a ham
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he said.
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Sfa1 tho trans
H0I1Nn
shat DR.. Cox
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sns,1; ~ l III
hi, : man wa {
haf face Of
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afaior r. r |
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5sgssplnlli;s today. |
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were not !
times there
G1ies, i never
surgeon took !
Medicine tl,ai
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
|fIORsON.

=. y ~ ~
bhs
ENov. 21.-A
.ontgon1ery
a Representa-
#daYa joint
.O to buy a
.on. of Ner-
b expected to
~fkGa So f"T#l HIHuN .#U
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

W5'.T " =
&s::y'The Sixth
8ss placed in
ID night for
d'uct, is still
3Enut ct hard
~-martiaied
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22

gTALS.
York
gt Canll2
bld him
Incompetent
Gdcised the
#l:als which
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-19

cause, is run down and needs reliable
tonic.
| am happy to state that two members
of my family have used Paines Celery
Compound with the most gratifying re-
suits. My daughter-in-law, Mrs. Z. NJ.
Donahoe, has received the most pro-
nounced results from its use, whilst my
son, J. Frank DOnahoe, the Organist of
the Cathedral is loud i'll its praise, hav-
ing found it great help III regaining
his strength from OYerwork in his pro
fession.
Yes, believe in Paine's Celery Com
pound.
PATRICK DONAHOE.
Three-fourths of all the aches. pains
and disabilities. that aged persons suffer
from arise plainly from retarded circu-
lation. The slow blood stream gets
chOked with an accumulation of waste
matter that declares its presence in
twinges of rheumatism, lumbagO, neu-
ralgia and inability to sleep. All these
unnatural conditions can be corrected
and permanently done away with by
vigorously cleansings the blood and reg
ulating the tardy circulation. Paine's
Celery Compound is pre-eminently capa-
bic of doing this beyond any other rem
edy.
There is nothing vague about the sort
of good health that is promised by
Paine's Celery Compound and vOuched
for by men and women who have used
it. 1t means. among other things, firmer
nerves. completer digestion, sweetcr
breath and more regular bodily func.
tons. Paine's Celery Compound secures
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-19
HE HAS MANY WIVES.
A Man in Raleigh Who is Now Claim
ing to be Unmarried.

A Man in Raleigh Who is Now Claim
ing to be Unmarried.
Letters have been sent here and cir
cuIated advertising Andrew j. Perry, q
man who is said to he in this city
cleaning, repairing and erecting tomb
stones, as a most infamous character.
The circular is signed by w. n.
Dukes, of Orangeburg, s. c., and is as
follows:
"He is a bigamist; he has q living wife
in the city of Atlanta, Ga, to whom ne
was lawfully married on November ~,
1892. The marriage certificate is on re-
cord: he iH-treated her and abused her
until she was compelled to leave him
He came to Orangeburg, :. g., in
March. 1896. He was here only a few
months when he was married to nice
young lady of Orangeburg. In June,
1897, he was traced down and off he
went. He claimed to be n Sculptor by
trade, and had served eight years III
Italy; claimed that he belonged to -
Union. These claims are all lies; he was
reared in Fairfield county, :. c., and
when he was quite grown he married
a nice young lady there. He ill-treated
and abandoned her before her death.
The pOstoffice is BlythewoOd. s. &. He
then went to Richmond county, $. c..
and was not there dong before he stole
an eleven year old girl, a horse and
buggy, and was making his way towards
BlythewoOd when he was Overtaken by
crowd and the child and horse and
buggy taken from him; he was shot at
by the crowd several times hut he made
his escape. He then went to the State
- a H..
He is the slickest liar and grandeSt
scOundrel you ever saw. He drinks, and
is n terror to the community. When I'M
der the influence of liquor he gives the
policemen lots of trouble, he is danger
otls and liable TO fool any young lady
wherever he locates.
HE is known as Andrew Perry in
Richmond and Fairfield counties. s. c..
and as Samuel T.. Brown in Georgia.
He is known by his reputation in At
lanta, Griffin. Augusta, and Savannah.
Georgia; and at Charleston, S. c., and
Bamberg, S. g.
His description is as follows; black
hair, dark blue eyes, dark complexion,
about six feet high, weight two hun
dred pounds; his upper front teeth are
g0ld-One solid gold, the others gold fill
ed. If he is in your neighborhood get
your county papers to publish this, as
he is liable to fool some young lady and
swindle some of your people.
He cleans tOmbstones and sells them
for a living; he swindles his patrons so
that he cannot stay longer than a year
at any one place. ANY one doubling
this can write the county sheriff, chief
of police and mayor of the city of Or.
angeburg, S. G.
This circular is mailed all over the
United States for the protection of young
ladies, and was gotten up by the good
citizens of Orangeburg, S. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-19

Few men in this country who nave
lived to clear the eight-barred gate
which not many come in sight of, and
fewer go over" have enjoyed more OF
the blessings of long, active, well-spent
life than Patrick a. DOnahOe, the f0un-
der of the Boston Pilot.
lin every city, village and hamlet
throughout the several States and terri
tories of the Union. where the IRISH
American people have settled, the name
of Patrick DOnahOe is spoken with re-
sppct admiration and affection.
More than half II century ago MIR.
DOnahoe established the Pilot. In 1870
he engaged John Boyle O'Reily, who
was its brilliant editor for twenty years.
To every good cause and TO every
charity he has been generous subscri-
Der. Scarcely a Catholic church in New
England that has not been Il recipient
of his bounty.
Mr.. DonahOc is now eighty-twO.
The following open letter sent to
Wells, Richardson & CO., is, in fact, adj
dressed TO the thousands of friends all
over the land, in whose hearts and homes
Patrick Donahoe has found so large n
place.
/ recently suffered from prostration
brought on by prOtrated illness of q
very trying character, and mt the sug-
gestion of friends who were believers in
your remedy Paine's Celery COmpOund)
| was induced to give it n trial. / am
happy to say that the result was most
satisfactory, and / felt it's good effect
immediately. Hence l am able TO re-
commend its use in eases like mime
where the nervous system, from any