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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
THE CONTRACTORS

the public in order to preserve the
cleanliness OF the water.
THE CONTRACTORS.
The contract for building this rplen-
did house was awarded to MIR. Frank
X. May, of this city. and work began
April !. 1897. Among the subordinate
ors are: Mccarthy * Flynn. Norfolk.
stone work: i. y. Richardson, Nor
folk, painting; J. NJ. Bunting. Norfolk,
plaStering; Cooke, Clark X Co., Nor
folk. hardware; White hardware Com
pany, Norfolk. glass; Union Mining and
Metal Company, Norfolk. roofing; J. V
kiernan, Norfolk, copper work: LAWYER
" Co, Norfolk, plumbing; Henry
Wake. Norfolk. steam pipe coverings
and wells: Mcintyre Furniture Com
pany, Norfolk movable furniture: John
Willis. Jr., Norfolk, carpets: the I'm
stadter- Myers Company, Norfolk, win
dow shades; O'Keefe, Norfolk. lettering;
Murdaugh x Mayo. Norfolk, and Bat
chelder x Collins. Norfolk. rough brick
Bull & Co, Norfolk, flooring.
HISTORY OF BANK.
The Citizens Bank was organized IN
May. 1867. with Mr.. Richard Taylor
as president and Mr. w. w. Chamber
laine as cashier, starting with Il paid
up capital OF $4,000 in the Chamber
laine building. No. 12S Main street. The
capital continued to grow as business
demanded, till in October 1891, it was
increased to 100000 Its present presi-
dent. Mr.. William II. Peters, assumed
the position in 1879. succeeding MIR.
Richard II. Chamberlain. who died in
Office. Mr.. Walter II. Doyle, the pres
ent cashier of the bank, was elected
to that position in 1879, succeeding Mr..
w. w. Chamberlain, who resigned to
become treasurer of the Seaboard and
Roanoke railroad. In 1885 the bank,
owing to increased business, was moved
n in f1n
building. on Main street. at the head
of Granby
BITS OF INFORMATION.
Mr.. Charles e. Cassell, architect. of
Baltimore. made the plans for the
structure. and they were approved by
the Building Committee, composed of
Messls. G. NJ. Serpell. j. w. Perry and
Walter II. Doyle. and by the Board of
Directors.
The directors of the bank now in Of
flee are: William II. Peters. president;
Hardy, George c. Reid, Thomas r..
Boriand. Richard H. Baker, Med. l..
Wrenn. G.. NJ. SerpeM, George A.
Schmelz, John n. Williams. Walter IL
| Doyle.
The bank will occupy the building on
January 19th-General Lees birthday.
All the officers have desk electric
lights, as we'll as electric Eight chan
deliers, and each room is fitted for two
telephone and two telegraph connec-
tions-that is. for all of said lines in
the city.
One of the conveniences OF the build
ing is mail chute running from the
top story TO the official mail box In the
vestibule on the first floor, thus en-
abling n tenant on the seventh floor ia
mail 4 letter with the greatest facility
Mr. Frank r. May. the contractor,
has reason for much qualification at the
outcome of his labors, and the build
ing is a continuing testimonial to his
capability.
The building and site cost something
over 100000.
An Illuminated clock will show three
faces outside the building and one on
the inside.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

markable rapidty. Just why this is,
no one seems to know. but it has at
tractcd IL great deal of attention. I
Keep pretty shy OF 1t, because somehow
1t has tendency to remind me of the
place where it is said good people won t
stt :" tirJ- snutiic OFT rilts mortal
coil. BILL, C;OSS FrTE
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and q one pounder. The Sandoval ia
similar in practically every respect.
INTERESTING TROPHIES.

While in the navy yard Lieutenants
Victor Blue and L. a. Anderson, who
were in command. and members of the
crew, exhibited some interesting tro-
plies. The latter, who commands the
Sandovai, has q machete with which
the owner was known to have slain
eleven men before being finally chop
ped into mincemeat by 1t himself, while
one OF the men on the same vessel
proudly displays n cartridge belt whose
clasp was struck with a Spanish bull
let when he was under fire. There are
numerous other trophies. such as shells.
shell caps, rifles. coins, etc Each has
Its own story to tell by proxy.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
An Important Difference.

To make Is apparent to thousands
who think themselves ill, that thev are
not afflicted with any disease. bur tia :
the system simply needs cleansing. is
TO bring comfort home to their hearts.
as costive condition. is easily cured
by using Syrup of Figs Manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co, only,
and sold by all druggists,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

Ireland's telegraph department re-
Gaelic by taking the speeches deliver
ed al an Irish festival at Letterkenny
County Donegal. in the native tongue
and receiving them at Dublin, so thar
they could be printed In Gaelic charac.
tiers In the Freeman's Journal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

dreaded disease. Seeing DIR. Hartman's
pe-ru-na recommended so highly, de-
cidcd to give tia trial, and after having
used only two bottles, | am happy Ia
state | am rapidly travcrsing the road
to health. Fortuna is more than is
claimed for it,"
All druggists sell pe-ru-na.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
Bill GOsSette On the Abrevi-
ated Costume.
ONE DRY SPOT IN NORFOLK
ale Knows il AIi''R Descriptive sol.
Onon.sttc ode Uncle Zrb Mikes
Many New RESOLUTIONS, but Finds
81 Hard TO Keep Any II Them
Very Strange Frcax OF Nns
tnrc.

OAIE how, L don't
see how some men
DO some things
they sometimes 40.
This sentence may
to a close and
critical observer
appear Il triile
ambiguous, but it
Is used to get III
this cut, with the
pretty old German
text letter IS"
thereon, and while
1t has some bear
inv Nrnnn 10 l..
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ri! as |l':,!!I| L

portion Of the roof will be utilized for
catching the water for storage in the
buildings ample cistern. and this sec
ton Of the roof will be inaccessible to
the public in order to preserve the
CLEANLINESS OF the water.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

MT. ". +. Shelton,
Grove, |. T., says:
Il am grateful for
opportunity to say TO
those who may be
suffering from ca
tarrh that Pe-ru-na
is what they need.
l had for years been
"a Iilictpi with This
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nent after another is tried without
result for good. DR.. Hartman has made
this fight easier. His great prescrip-
ton, Pc-ru-na, cures every phase OF
catnrrh and leaves grateful, healthy
people like those whose letters are
printed here.
Airs. Jane Eldred, Max Creek, Mo-,
writes:
Pt-rn-na Ms0xcine Co., columbus. 0.
DEAR SIRs:-"I was under tho treat
mcpt of several doctors and tried all
the medicines l could hear of for ca
tarrh, but got continually worse. /
am now entirely we'll, thanhs-to DR..
Hartman ana Peru-na. recommend
Pc-ru-na TO all afflicted with catarrh.
l think it has added years TO my life. :"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
A BEAUTIFUL
STRUCTURE
Citizens Bank Building Now
Ready for Occupancy.
COMMODlOUS AND COMPLETE
Modern ana Cp-to-Date with Eycry
Convenience Known to Archiirc.
ture-BuiII ny Norfolk Contractor
A CrcdIt 20 the tiiy-Comfortab!y
and Well Arranged Otsices-Mam.
moth Counting Room,

The new Citizens Bank building
was completed last night
The structure is one-ef the hand
soonest buildings OF its kind in the
South and is one of the finest buildings
in Norfolk. 1t is an honor to the city.
is credit to the bank and is Il house
that every citizen in this city should
be proud of
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Don't You kinder hate the fel,cr
WHAT'S always CROWN
Externally BLOWN
l; .r!it this, that ana the other,
M som'on gives a "call"?
we 'hinks hes the hull dern show
WIN nothing else on earth to l2no,,
Oh, yes, N''o"
lie knows II oui
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yIRGNIANPiLor sun Az, JANUARY lso9-sIxTEEN PAGES
] lzsA THE TIDE.

From every ham
let comes the same
story of the uphill
fight against Gu
tarrh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-08
Friend after friend departs,
Who has not lost a friendg'


l don't know what word the next mail
will bring, but | expect that my old
friend is dead For more than fifty
years George Adair and | have been
friends-good friends. He was always
glad to meet me and held my hand tight
and long. and smiled pleasant greet
ing. OF late years we have drawn
closer together, for we knew that we
were approaching the goal, and that but
few of us were left. The memories OF
old men are sweet, but they are sad,
and it was comfort to George ana TO
me to get close together as oft as vlsl-
ted Atlanta and commune about OLD
times and the old people who have pass
ed away. He was never gloomy nor did
he ever bring a cloud to darken the sun
shine of our meeting. WherS shall | go
now for comfort when / visit the Gate
City? Where will Evan Howell go!
Yes, | was a college boy When George
Adair was conducting the first train that
ever ran into Atlanta. i travelled with
him sometimes, and since then our
warm friendship has been unbroken. His
warm Scotch blood beat more kindly
to his friends as the years rolled ON.
He was as frank as he was genial. lie
had opinions and convictions, and dld
not suppress them to curry favor with
ANYBODY. His life was an open book,
and everybody who knew him at all
knew him WELL A stranger would dag
nose him in half an hours conversation.
Sincerity was his most striking charac-
teristic; Scotchmen are always sincere;
they never dodge responsibility. | don't
know whether George carried any In,
dian blood or not, but his uncleS dld.
The Adairs of Cherokee were close akin
to him, and they were half-breeds or
uuadroons. and all went West with the
tribe in 1886. Their descendants are OUT
there now, for / take an Indian paper
and see their names among the leaders.
1t is singular how those Scotchmen
mated with the Indian maidens early
in this century, and every one of them
wanted chiefs daughter, and generally
got her. When the old chiefs died these
Scotchmen just stepped into their places
and groomed the tribes, and so did their
sons after them. There was no English
or Irish of French in it; the Scotch alone
had secured the Indians respect and
confidence. There was Rose and Ridge
and Mcintosh and McGillvray and Bar
nard and Vam and many others who be-
came chiefs or sub-chiefs and governed
all or a division of the tribe. Osceola
was the son of a Scotch trader. | sus-
pect that George Adair had a strain
of Cherokee blood in his veins, and ii
made a good cross-my wife thinks it
does, and is proud to trace her Indian
blood back to Pocahontas through the
Hollis and Bollings and Randolphs
wherever you find it it is dominant;
can prove that by myself and by my
n-law-"Wo rules here is
what the rooster says when he crows
in this family, but she rules well. tolt
Uncle Sam yesterday to clean out the
pit when he got through cutting wood
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Bill Arlp's Letter.
Bill Mourns the Loss of His Old and Esteemed Friend
Had Known Col. Adar for Fifty Years.

When | got back from town i was al
most night, and he was raking all
around the back yard and burning up
the accumulated litter and trash. I'm
Gle Sam said /, II told you to clean
out the pit, for ] must put some of the
flowers in there. I'm afraid it will frost
tonight" The old man raked on and
said: ''She tole me to do dis" and he
never got to the pit at all. But my
wife came out and explained, aud said
the back yard looked so dreadful bad
and she knew that the pit could wait
n day or two and it wasn't going to
frost no way, and so forth, and Ut
course | surrendered-I always do, but
I've cot to clean out that pit myself.
Yes, / remember when George Adalr
and j. Henly Smith started newspaper
in Atlanta, called the Southern C)ufe1-
eracy. / wrote for it sometimes just TO
give our boys some comfort anu cur
enemies some sass. When the foul in
yader ran my wife and OFT
spring out of Rome / wrote of it on the
wing. or the fly, and told how we 2assCG
big john on the way and was drly-
ing a steer with the steers tail drawn
throgh a hole in the dashboard and the
end tied up in knot. l indicted a
small poem to his memory, and gave
the mournful elegy to my friend Smith.
and he published it; George had got
all fired up before this and Joined Gene
raj Forests cavalry. He proved to ue
a great favorite with Forrest, and as
the admiration was mutual he named
his next boy after the general, and
it sticks to him yet. | told George some
time ago that in Appleton's biography
of Forrest, which was said to be writ
fen by Colonel Jordan, his adjutant
general it was recorded that he was
very illiterate, and that his dispatch an
nouncing the fall of Fort Pillow was
stil preserved at Washington, and read
as follows:
1--WE busted the fort at ninerclock
and skaterd the niggers. My men is
still a cellanem in the woods. Them as
was cotched with spoons and brestpins
and SIGH we kilt The rest was payroll
and told to git.
George was indignant when / showed
him copy of it and declared that it
was some devilish lie that was made up
ON him. IL know" said he, that For
rest was no scholar, but he never spelled
that bad | have letters from him that
L know he wrote, and while he mis-
spelled some words, they We're fairly
well written. ] don't believe that Colo
mel Jordan wrote any such thing about
Forrest, Some of these biographers are
Just like some newspaper reporters. III
they can't hear lie they scratch their
| heads and make one just for sensa-
| ton"
| If George dies from this stroke, and
| | reckon he will, where will | go to
| while away an hour with a friend. ms
office in the Kimball was so convenient
| and his chairs so comfortable and his
| welcome SO cordial that / will feel lost
| when j visit Atlanta. The boys won't
have time or inclination to talk to me.
| 1t was the rendezvous of other valued
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Major General Joseph Wheeler com.
handing the cavalry forces in front OF
Santiago and the author of "The san
tiaso Campaign" in speaking OF the
great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na, says;
az Join with Senators Sullivan, Roach
and McEnery in their good opinion OF
Pe-ru-na. 1t is recommended to me by
those who have used it as an excellent
tonic and particularly effective as cure
for catarrh.''
United States Senator MGEnery.
Hon. S. ID. McEnery, United States
Senator from Louisiana, says the follow
ing in regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic. l
have used it sufficiently to say that
believe it to be ali that you claim for IT,
S. d. McEncry, New Orleans, Lotusl-
map
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United States Senator Sullivan.
"I desire to say that have been taxi
ing Pe-ru-na for some time for catarrh'
and have found it an excellent medicine,
giving me more relief than anything |
have ever taken.-W. V. Sullivan, Ok
ford, Miss"
United States Senator Roach.
"Persuaded by friend | have usec
Pe-ru-na as a tonic, and am glad to tes'
'fffy that it has greatly helped me IN
strength, vigor and appetite. l have
been advised by friends rhat it is =. re,
markably efficacious as cure for the
almost universal complaint of catarrh
W. n. Roach, Larimore, North Da-
kota."
A free book on catarrh sent to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug M'tg 20"
Columb bus, Ohio.
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avoidance of injury to ships in action.
1t is absurd. while spending great
sums upon magnificent battleships and
rapid cruisers, not to allow ample am
munltion to our gunners. Ships and
guns are made and meant to fight, and
the 11rst point to secure in our train
ing is efficiency in battle.
If we take the records for the various
sizes of guns in our fleet during the
year ending June, 1895, we get these re-
suits:
1926 and 13.5-in. guns, It's shots, 81
per cent. hits.
12-in. guns, AZ shots p per cent. hits.
9.2-in. guns, 207 shots, 30 per cent.
hits.
Gin guns, 917 shots. "A per cent. hits
Gin, old pattern, $40 shots, % per
cent. hits.
4-7in. guns, 2,114 shots, SO per cent.
hits.
And these figures are far from salts
factory. Our crack fleet, the Mediter-
ranean, fired 2S9 rounds with it's big
guns and made only 30 per cent. Of
hits.
For battle we want not spit and
polish, but hits. Though these figures
are far larger than those recorded at
Santiago, the shorter range, absence of
trouble caused by smoke, and low
speed must be taken into account. 1t
is to be feared that we are consider
ably behind our American cousins
even IL we do not accept without
grain of salt their figures. Any one
who has seen our target practice must
be aware that often very large grain
OF salt has to be swallowed with our
figures, as the marking of the shots is
far from being all that we could desire.
OF late several admirals have set a
most praiseworthy example in improv-
ing our gunnery. Admiral Harris, for
instance, has issued an order that tar
get practice shall be carried out in his
presence. and that no amount of smart
ness shall compensate for bad shoot
ing. This is the ideal method.
Admiral RaWSOn. in the channel
squadron, is also paying great atten-
ton to this point and all that we know
of Sir John Hopkins in the Mediter-
ranean, or Sir E. Seymour in China
leads us to think that they will do the
same, now attention has been called
to the matter. The admiralty at home
should raise the allowance of ammuni-
ton, increase the prize money, and
augment the skilled ,gunner's pay.
In view of the fact that our shoot
ing is not all tina; it should be,
it is satisfactory to see that Mr.. Cos
chen in the present estimates has in
creased by f160000 the grant for am
muntion. Only this increase is not
half enough.
One yarn by way of pointing a moral.
In 1913 there was d certain British
sloop Peacock, the joy of her captain
and company. She was known by all
as the yacht; she was spick and span.
and her guns We're beautifully polished.
Only they We're never by any chance
fired-it dirtied the paint.
Anon this vessel ran up against the
American slcop Hornet. and in % min
utes lost IS officers and men, had her
masts and hull knocked to pieces, and
foundered-all this with the loss to the
Americans of but five men.
And the explanation was, not so
much that the Hornet was a bigger
and better ship, as that her captain
had constantly practiced his men at
the guns. II. w. WILSON.
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Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, H.,
makes the statement that she caught
cold which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for a month by her family ply
stefan, but grew worse. He told her she
was a hopeless victim of consumption, and
that no medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested Dr. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption; she bought a
bottle. and TO her delight found herself
benefited from first dose. She continued
its use, and after taking six bottles found
herself sound and we'll; now does her
own homework and is as well as she ever
was Free trial bottles of this Great Dis
covery at all drug stores. Large bottles
30 cents and 81 co.
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EE5ass: l;!;55!'' El;iGl3;|'1
Montana Central Ry.

New fast time between ST. Paul. Min
neapoiis. Helena, Butte. Anaconda, Spo-
kane, Seattle and Portland Close con-
nections for Kootenai country. Oregon
and California points. Alaska. Japan and
China. Connections at Twin Cities for all
points East and South.
Leaves Butte-Great Northern
Flyer, daily ................s: $50 m
Leaves Butte-Local for Great
Falls daily .......................s :45 M
Arrives Butte-Great Northern
Flyer. daily .......... ........... 1850 M
Arrives Butte-Local from Great
Falls. daily .......... ........... 4:5o N
Through sleepers going East.
City Ticket Office. No. Al North Man
St. Butte. ]. Z. Dawson. General Agent
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IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE STAND
ARD YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS.
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FOR SALE
i California Country Home
Just the Place for One Desiring an
Outdoor Life in an Ideal
Climate.

man of means who is brain AIRY and
who desires to live in the country, and
grow young again, can find an ideal home
in the pure atmosphere of SANTA Cruz
County upon ranch of "a acres. Tho
ranch has upon 1t commodious resi-
dence fully furnished, and with modern
improvements; 2 cottages, good barn,
and all necessary out-buildings. The
orchards are planted to apples, nuts, and
prunes, all bearing, with sufficient yield
to give a man all tho outdoor occupation
he desires.
The house has large porches, and con.
tains modern improvements, hot and cold
water, patent closets, etc.
The place is three miles from the Broad
Gauge Railroad Station. The locality is
one Of the most healthful in the State.
On the place are horses, COWS, poultry,
wagons, carts, and all needfui farming
implements. Immediate possession. The
owners reason for selling is that he has
recovered his health here and desires to
return to active business.
Parties desiring such home may ad.
dress ANDREW p. STANTON,
GAG Sntter ST., San Francisco, Cal.
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be found of perpetuating the organiza-
ton, but with the compulsory marriage
rule in operation the name will neces-
sarily have to be changed some day to
the anomalous one of Married Bache-
lors' Club
GRAFTON S. WILCOX.
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Standard Pullman first class, and Tourist
Sleeping Cars to Portland, ST. Paul, Omaha, St,
Joseph and ST. Louis without change. Trains
Nos l and 2 solid via Butte.
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RAILROADS.
BUTTE, ANACONDA & PACIFIC RAILWAY co.
TIME TABLE
RAILROADS..

Great Northern Trains Leave Anaconda
$40 a. m.-Great Falls and Helena local.
via Butte.
7:2o p. m.-Atlantic Express, for st. Paul
and all points East.
Northern Pacific Trains Leave Anaconda.
9:35 a. m.-Pacific Express for Portland
and all points West.
1l:4O a, m.-Atlantic Express for st. Paul
and all POINTS East.
$50 p. m.-Through train for all points
East and West.
Oregon short Line Train Leaves a naconda
300 p. m.-For all points East, West and
South.
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the Northern rail-
o n lines
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A New Way of Telling 1t.

From the jewelers. Weekly.
Teacher-Now, Tommy. what gives
the diamond it's remarkable value?
Tommy-Its because so many more
girls want it than can get it, isn't it?
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Pay your subscription to the Ana
conda Standard for one year in advance
and secure the handsome premium,
"Pars Of To- Day"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1899-08-02

VIII be Enforced.
EDITOR EXAMINER:

EDITOR EXAMINER:
There seems to be few people in
this county who are already living up
on the young chickens and ducks of
this valley. You will see by turning to
your session.law of 1899, at page 276,
Sec. Z, that August list is the date fixed
in that act. but on page 429, Sec. Is,
you will see that, that law has been re-
pealed and that it will not be lawful to
kill either chickens or ducks until Aug.
10th. 1t would be a good thing to call
the attention OF the public to the pro-
vision of the law in that respect.
| very much dislike to put any of cur
citizens to expense but hereafter the
law will be enforced.
G. A. Robson.
Sheriff