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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
NEE NJ. -.

NJ Office. = THERE WILL. BE AN
~ annual meeting OF the stockholders
or the ATLANTIC INVESTMENT COM
PANY, of Norfolk. Virginia. nj the Office
OF y W: Corn!ck x Co.. No 80 Main
street; Norfolk Virginia. on the 18th day
or February. 1899. at 10 o'clock a m. TO
elect officers ana transact such other
business as may properly come before
she meeting. WIN. \. GRUBB. President
q. w. CORNlCK, Secretary
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17

native OF OroOmiah. Persia, and a medi-
cal student will give an Illustrated lee
turc on Persia. and the life of the peo-
pie. together with a description OF the
Armenian atrocities: also song service
and good music. All men invited; 3;45
D. III.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
NO FIXED PLANS.

Major Grandy was seen last highland
asked if there was any truth in the
report that he would put up IA fine office
building on the lot. He said that he
would not get possession Of the proper
~ till next year. and could not say
what he would do.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17

'@'i'' '''t 'uit III North Carolina
December o. 1898.
PROBATE OF WILTSHIRE PRO
BATE OF y WILL BY THE CLERK
is y JUDICIAL ACT AND CANNOT
Ht. VACATED IN y COLLATERAL.
PROCEEDING BECAUSE THE
HANDWRITING OF TESTAToR
WAS PROVED By ONLY ONE OF
TIE WITNESSES TO THE WILD.
rms was an action to recover land.
me p!aintin introduced evidence of his
iitie. among other evidence the will of
a. w. Spivey. which had been probat
cdbeiore thcclerk: one of the subscrib-
INF witnesses after the will was at
tested, removed from the State. and u
witness To his signature and hand writ
ihS proved the same, but there was no
PROOF OF the handwriting of the tesla
tor. except the testimony of the other
iNihS witness To the will. and that was
me objection raised by the defendants
TO the admission Of this will in evil
dencc. The defendants introduced no
evidence and there was judgment for
the plaintiffs from which defendants
appealed. The court referring to de-
PENDANTS objection. says There is no
force IN the objection. Section 2i49 of
the Code requires that the clerk or the
Superior Court shall take. in writing.
the proofs and examinations of the vii;
nesses touching the executions of wills
Section 2l50 of the Code reads:
Such record and probate are conclusive
IN evidence of the validity of the will
until it is vacated on appeal or declar-
ed void by competent tribunal" The
probate of n will by the clerk of the
Superior Court is therefore n iudicia,
act. and his certificate is conclusive of
the question adjudicated until if is va
Gated or declared void by n compctent
tribunal in a proceeding instituted for
that purpose. If the probate of n Will
could be vacated in a collateral man
ner as IS sought To be done in this case
because OF some failure Of the clerk 10
examine the witnesses thereto in the
strictest matters of the law. or To have
proved by them some matter of detail
required by statute-thus rendering all
that might have been done i'm the adj
ministrallOn of the estate void and of
no efect-interm.nabl confusion would
result and the office of executor or ad-
ministrItor would be so embarrassing
and so full Of pecuniary risk to those
officers that the settlement of estates
of deceased persons probably the most
important of human transactions could
hardly he had. There is no error and
the judgment is affirmed
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
WEATHER REPORT.

west winds.
For North Carolina: Fresh to brisk
west winds.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
BUY A PIANO

Tina; Will last ION lifetime. one that
viii improve with age and usage. We
have two Bg Bargains in STEIFF Pr
AMOS. have only been used four months.
Will sell at VERY LOW FIGURE for
cash on easy terms.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
IN vkS ENCS.

\ LIMITED NUMBER OF SHARES
of ; ier cent. cumulative preferred
stock. carryins-certiticate emitting the
holder to an equal amount OF common
stock. of the
NORFOLK CHAMPION ROADS COM.
PANY
are now offered.
Prospectus can be had and subscr,n.
tons viii be received at
MARINE BANK. .....NORFOLK. VA
NORFOLK BANK FOR SAVINGS
AND TRUSTS. NORFOLK VA
THE MARYLAND TRUST COM
PANN.... e. e. .BALTIMORE Mn
For further information apply 10
d. LOWENBERG.
NICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAr.
MANAGER. NORFOLK. VA. :
fe9-1w
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
MUCH INTEREST
Is MANIFESTED
In the Proposed Spring Car
nival For Next May.
PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN

Are HcconitmS Inthuscd In tho Mat
the Jubilee viii Bc the Most Ats
trac;ivc Entertainment Iycr TN
dcrtnkcu in Tie Ola Dominion
Progress of the. Work.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
Norfolk md Vicinity.

Nv TN HEN TO1tEClAST NOIt TO-DAY
Probably fair: nearly stationary tenn
perature; noreast winds; high on coast.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
COURT DECISIONS.
Notes of Important Cases Recently
Decided, Which are of Interest
to Our People.
DIGESTED BY W. B. MARTIN.
Exclusively for Virginian- Pilot.)
CAMP V. BRUCE.

supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.
December {, 1928.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17

PART OF THE STRUCTURE ON
THE PREMISES IS LEASED TO A
TENANT WHO HAS THE ENCLU-
SIVE USE OF THE CRATE.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
TEMPERATURE. RAINFALL AND
HUMIDITY.
CALENDAR.
Sun rises, 6:5i n. M; sets, 5:iS p. m.

TIDES.
Norfolk: High water. 2:S2 n. m. /:
2:52 p M. Low water, S:5G =. M; $50
p. IN.
Old Point:-IIigh water Pill n. m. :;
s:oi p. m. Low water, S:35 n. m; S:3I
p. m.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17

All glasses prescribed by DR.. Week
guaranteed Examinations free. $40
Main street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
NOTICE!

Tho Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Company's steamer NEtSE. will resume
the REGULAR schedule between Elizabeth
city and Newberne
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1e.
Special low rates for the East Carolina
Fish. Game aud Industrial Exposition
Tickets ON sale February 18th to 23rd
inclusive, good 20 return until February
2sth. Fare from Norflli1 round trip. 81 %
II. G. lltDGINS,
General Passenger Agent
Norfolk. Va. February l7th. 1850 tl7-st
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
AaIUSIM ENTS.
AUDITORIUM THEATRE.

S. T.. Cor. Nebraska ana Union SITS.
JAS. NJ. BARTON. Prop. and Manager
WILEY HAMILTON. Amus'm't Director
open every night in the year. Smoking
Concerts, presenting Il respectable, up
tc-G3tc Vaudeville entertainments
Matlnees. Tues. Thurs. and Sats Mt
p. m. Evening performances continuous
from I'll Il. Admission. 10. IL and 25c.
jl22-ly
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
MCCLURE V. SPIVEY.

Supreme Court Of North Carolina
December o. 1898.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
STORIES OF CHICAGO
A TAILOR FINDS CHECKS TO BE EXPENSIVE ADVERTISING

ings for the purpose of ehastising
their frailties and shortcomings and
in other ways seeking to mortify the
flesh during the beautiful Lenten sea-
son.
But those who are posted-or at
least claim to be-say such is not the
case. They assert that instead of par
taking of weak tea. as the name of the
entertainment would imply, that a
strong punch is the weakest thing
known, and that even cocktails or
whisky sours are not barred. In fact,
they pronounce the entertainments
more depraving than anything men
would countenance at Smoker"
All of this is a very startling asser-
tion. We much fear that the lights of
Chicago society are taking advantage
of the absence of the ministers who
have recently gone to Gotham to seek
new fields to forsake the ways of tbe
righteous for those of the ungodly.
But these Sunday evening teas are
product of Gotham, and for that ren
son we are glad to know that the min
listers of Chicago are seeking the wrong
at its fountain head. If they can but
prevail upon the leaders of the 400 to
renounce their evil ways it will not
take the Chicago ladies long to follow,
for in society matters Chicago recog-
nizes New York as the leader.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08


for which the merchants and promot-
ers are always on the lookout.
That he might share in the general
prosperity of the spring season Chi
cago tailor recently devised a novel
scheme of circular advertising. He
had thrown so many circulars into his
own wastebasket without reading
them that he realized it would take
real novelty to induce others to read
his circulars.
Having a bank account of fairly lib
eral proportions, he determined to
send with each circular check with
which to pay the man to whom he sent
circular. He opened his announcement
with a declaration that "Time is
money, and, estimating that your time
is worth $4,000 year, inclose a
check for seven cents to pay you for
that occupied in reading this circular"
Several thousand of these were sent
to men of all classes all over the city,
among whom was one of the employees
of the internal revenue department of
the government. He did not read the
circular, but he did notice that the
check for seven cents did not bear
revenue stamp, and the case was in
vestigated.
The tailor had forgotten the stamps
entirely. In fact, he had never counted
ON their cost. He had estimated that
there would not be one in one hundred
of his checks presented for payment,
and that it would be cheap way in
which to attract attention to his cir
cular, and in this he was probably
right. But the revenue collector wished
to count the cost of the stamps, and
as soon as the case was laid before him
by his subordinate he intimated his
desire to the tailor with a request that
an accounting for all the checks SO
used if he wished to avoid trouble.
The tailor settled the bill with the
government by paying two cents for
each of the several thousand checks
he had sent out as an advertising me-
dunn, and now is wondering where the
success of his venture is to come in.
He says he will patronize the newspa-
pers next time.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

opera under consideration A few days
ago, on day when Carmen was booked
for the evening opera, there were at
one table five of these young ladies,
each of whom had evidently purchased
a cheap ticket for the evening perform
ance. There was stiffness of death
throughout the room and the ladies
were studiously reading the pages of
Carmen, seemingly lost to the worldly
surroundings. Each phrase was being
given the closest thought that nothing
might be lost, and that they might be
the better able to understand and ap-
preciate its beauties in the evening.
One after another they laid the books
on the table and looked out over the
expanse of water, each one seemingly
intent on the wonderful passages
which they had just been reading. For
some minutes not a word was said by
any of them, there was not sound to
divert their attention. The other oc-
cupants of the room had become in
terested in the five ladies, and all con-
versation had ceased.
isn't it beautiful" said one of them
at last.
"Oh, don't know, never saw any
thing remarkably pretty about him."
replied another.
And then the crowd laughed, and the
young ladies departed.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
TsiMNsE@Sla

ing harvest from an increased sale OF
Kipling's books.
The booksellers in Chicago say that
never has there been such demand for
his works as at the present time, and
people have been buying who have but
seldom frequented the book stores at
any other time. There is practically
no one book that is favorite, but the
whole range from the popular Tommy
Atkins ballads to the more prosy Amer
lean fiction-if anything Kipling writes
can be styled as prosy.
Hundreds of purchasers ask only for
something by Kipling, without desig-
mating any particular book or subject,
and the book merchants have taken
advantage of this to rid themselves
of some works which they had found
unstable at other times, for even the
great Kipling has written books that
have not sold as well as they might. Dur
ing the time that the author was hover
ing between here and the hereafter the
weather was forgotten as topic of con-
versation, and everybody talked otkip-
ling. Those who had never read any
of Kipling's writings were practically
ostracised, and it was the desire to be in
the literary "swim" which caused so
many people to buy the books they
would never have thought Of at any
other time. As Mr.. Kipling gets roy
atty on his books the public have been
assisting him in paying his doctors
bill.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
Travel. Of a waItzer.

A dancing master at Gardiner Me-
has calculated the distance waltzer
travels during the course OF one even
ing at seven miles. He says that aliow-
ing six feet for one waltz step, and the
waltz tempo 60 measures minute, and
taking three steps to the measure gives
$50 steps in minute. Giving 10 min
ntes for each waltz, and 10 waltzes in
an evening. the waltzer has covered a
distance of seven miles in waltzes alone
during the evening.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

This has been
par ticularly true
in the case of Rud-
yard Kipling's i'll
ness. While the
great author was
wrestling with dis
ease and accumu-
lating doct o r 8
bills which the or
d ! n a ry mortal
would rather have
died than contract
to pay, the book
sellers and pub
fishers were reaD-
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

from Chicago and
hold a seat in the
Illinois | e G i sla-
ture. He is decid-
edly out of place
in o k l a b o m a
when other places
are so badly in
need of his serv-
ices.
AS long as it is
impossible + o r
Chicago to secure
the services of Mr..
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

OOaCS, sOAhN Va eAAS
Illinois legislators should emulate his
good example and introduce a bill for
the suppression of the "masher." Mr..
Jones proposes TO send all men caught
at this nefarious business in Oklahoma
to the penitentiary, and it is to be re-
GREETED that he cannot include few
of those found on State street every
pleasant afternoon.
This great mart. along which travel
the ladies of the city day after day in
their shopping expeditions, is the
stamping ground for hundreds of this
class of so-called men. Up and down
this thoroughfare they pass hour after
hour, ogling every woman they meet
if an opportunity is offered, and there
is nothing to protect the women from
their insulting glances and remarks.
1t is true that they are usually harm
less, but they are an annoyance that
should be abated, and few months
in prison would tend to reform them.
If Mr.. Jones has any reason to fear
for the final passage of his bill he
should invite the members of the Okla
homa legislature who have wives and
daughters to visit Chicago and then
take them for a promenade on State
street. The most skeptical of them
would be convinced of the justness of
the proposed punishment.
And again we say Chicago and Illi-
nois needs Jones.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

the city's wonder
full growth COM
mercially and 9th
erwise. 1t is sell
dom that an op-
portunity is lost
that o fl e RS a
chance for a "ten-
strike" in any line.
Among the novel
I'll e 8 that origi-
nate in the city
none are more nu-
merous than the
oIvarficiu0 q hind
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

Gotham's 400 have
taken to what
they term t h e
Gotham Sunday
N i G h t L e n t e n
Teas" f or t h e
banishment o t
Lenten ennui.
The name ap-
piled to these Sc
lect little enter
tainments is GER
tainly not sug-
gestive o + t h e
xv;oladpeSS which
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
HIS Definition.

Mrs. Horn nbeak-What is this game of
golf that's in the papers so much. any
how?
Farmer Hornbeak-Well, so fur as !
kin make cut. it's nothin' but kind OF
solitaire croquet.-Puck.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

Hooded with a col
lection of senti-
mental young la
dies who go there
to study the beau
ties of the operas.
It is an ideal
place for the pur-
pos S e. Through
the great W j n
dows one looks
out over the ex-
p a n S e of water
with nothing to
di S t r a c. t t b e
thoughts from the
,eauties of th e
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

blood Circulation I'm Infants.
Blood flows through the bones OF
soung children almost as freely a.
through the veins.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

is said to characterize them. From the
name one might suppose the ladies
were meeting together on Sunday even
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

Chicago people show an ingenuity
in all lines that readily accounts for
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
The Beauties of Carmen.

During the opera season in Chicago
the artroom of the public library is
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
Mi.xuided society Women.

Chicago society leaders in an effort
to follow in the misguided footsteps OF
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
A Boon to booksellers.

A Boon to Booksellers.
There is an old saw which says: "'Tis
anil wind that blows nobody any good" !"
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08

WANTED AGENTS to sell our Printing
w Presses. Vulcanizcrs, pagga.-c ana Key
Checks. Steel and Rubber Stamps, seal Press
CO. Stencils. &c. J. F. W. DORMAN CO.,
III Z. Fayette St., Balto.. Md. Catalogue free.
Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
The State Street Ma.her,

1t is to be regretted that Representa-
tive Jones, of Oklahoma, does not hail
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-16

N Nsneya admirably adapted to All aari-
ssuilutal pursuits. its mineral products
naEe eiso been found to be Of sufficient
quantities 60 h. mined with pr,gf ana
{ot up TO the present time little has
p,rn zone along these lines.
me climate N Lugon u varied "a 10
must necessarily b.. the difference OF
lailtude between the northern and
sou ,netn 'Ntrcmitica of the Island or-
,eealnE six degrees. At Manila tho tom
NiHture rarely rises above 20 orr drop.
be.oW 90 degrees. but thosa nrurca do
not oply 10 the other portions of the
-lHud Whcro almost any climatic con.
dlt.ous may be found
Ihe Inhabitants OF Luzon conafat ~
practically three races Of pooplc. tho
oNilzei ana the unciviilzod Maiaya.
Hhu inc NeErltu. OF the Mnluva tho
ueiler class form the mace OF the pop
uIhllnh aud occupy the coast towns and
lh. fertile valleys. while tho uucivilized
lilue" make their homes 100 the muun-
lilnH or tho Interior While the former
ato g1od nEr'culturallnts ln their print.
tive way the latter llyo chiefly by hunt.
ing aud hshlne and are not % pleasant
people Co come IN contact with.
The second larHest island. Mindanao.
ls ono ~ the most attractive and
hcalthfu NJ the group tta climate is
luhr'1ur. ita vegetation o. profuso and
varied and ite Internal resources arc
aa great mo- those Of any other island
in the archipelago In addition 10
thla 70 ls free from typhoona and would
be AN ideal place Go live u its lnhablt-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-16

ants were OF more civilized cinss AZ
u IT, however. they are eavnros pure
and simple and no amount % Spanish
EFFORT wae sufficient 20 bring them I'M
der control OF course the natives who
live near the coast are Of better class
than the wnriike tribes that lnfcat the
mountains, but that IL not eaying much
and at thcp resent moment there are
parts Of this beautiful Island that would
be- somewhat unsafe places for an
fertility Of the island is remarkable.
however. and lts cxportable products
far exceed IN number thoec Of Luzon
Ito one great curse Ia Ito people and
THE IL a condition that prevails In many
81 tho smaller Islands.
The island Of NCgros lice between
panay and Cebu and az Il is one OF the
icnst fertile Of the group II IL but poor
ly populated, while Lcytc. witch lies
east Of Ccbu, has fo many natural id
vautagcs that 10 may be said that ita
future u assured The other ialanda
mat constitute the archipelago are OF
Ices Importance but In ono particular
an urrcc-thclr natives are not capable
- self- Eovcrnment. That this IN fact
beyond dispute no one who has visited
the lalands can deny and no amount OF
argument on the part Of anti-impcrial.
ista can alter tho facts. do not deny
that there are n number Of Fllipino-.
especially Tagala and Mcatlzoa. who
arc Intelligent enough TO govern Them
selves. but they are In tho hopeless
minority, constituting. as ootimatod by
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-16

eS..Consul General sudor. ,t..,
nli OF one per cent OF ftr tret one
~ expect them 90 rule ovl1 t.''.inii
ISLANDS and over trlIss at.. , '.le
~ . most primitive state of li,..' w"
,eo,,i 'ht say practical sayar.ry
n q republican form ~
ehould be established win AiHlln. o.
az the head " would iast tps, u,H lIl'
ume a. it would take tho aus hi
ande 70 rice In revolt. When th., lsl
came Luzon would be potycrie.., ny. ilin'
new government would Fan ~, i ,M
20 the ambitious and roatioas i'l,',i
,,nal constitutes the bralue of tbs 49,.
luuonary party is uiisfat. th w
reasonable man should ,n,t. my NJ
leave the fate Of tho phllipplnc. ~,
handa 81 these people would q. no w Wy
ter thhn 10 turn them bach g.,
with It's brutality aud oppr,s.i,,, 'lai
What II needed IL a atrong r.,
iako control ~ tho island. a .,,.W
hand backed by a brain sufiioior,t,, il
t,llltcnt TO grasp the situation ana !,
hhpW when 10 uee tact ana whom !,
exercise moro Vigorous meth8ds ~
thcn Il would be years bofor. tbo nl.Y
ippino Islands would bo under cont,
To take Manila was an casv r,1tt
Tor w Manila the now goyofnst+..t q
welcomed but from Nanii, a.
Ffaduelly extend our influence until ley.
control tho situation In Luron a., ~
same time the mcsslunnry work ~.
extended TO the other iainndg yvbc,. ", y.
can maintain our sovereignty ir .,
a manner az 60 win tho rosnegt I.I
esteem OF the natives. nud. al H.,
we arc os patient M We are ar,,, ~
shall have one Of the finest e,iI...i
Possessions In the world. Mr.. stpf..
who has spent twenty years Of hls iis,
In this part Of the world. bs, 10y
pressed tho opinion In n recent iaft.,
that it will b. az least nifty yasrs No.
der the most favorable clrcuurf,r.l,
before tho natives Of all the pbuIg,
pines can be regarded No suficioofs
advanced for eolf government. and v.ft
this opinion nearly oil persons VIII, r..
acquainted with the subject fully nrr..
Arulnaldo ana the members Of hIs Iu,
tns know thia. hut they will moi 4 f5.I,
II ana are doing all In their pawn q,
conceal the truth Just ~ they are tr,Ig,
TO concca 1.-The fact that the mosf .rt'
etnnial rceiicnts Of Manila are Dnr...t
10 them ana their Revolutionary mH,.'
mont, In these lettere from tho ptn.
ippinor ! have attempted 10 fnrFHf m
prcconceivod opinions nud have 49,
rentod the facts Just Ne they avIaf boz,
who roads thcm may draw bio own
conclusions
GEORGE ALFRED EDWARDS