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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-14

For this hour to-day we shall
sell Boys Black and Brown Der
bcs At Csc. which cost you Sl.J0
elsewhere.
we shall sell Black. Brown and
Otter Telescopes for SOC. which
cost YOU G9c. elsewhere.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-14
ADMIRAL KAUTz PRAISED.

1T was decided last night at n con-
terence of all officials Except Germany
10 put my KING on the throne at 4
o'clock to-day. and YOU must Imagine
better than l can tell YOU how happy 7
am, Tor this is not only the realization
OF my fondcst wish. but a complete
VIndication of nay legal position. Ad-
miral ilautz is u SPLENDID old man OF
the sea. He has stood by me from tho
DAY oil ms arrival. as YOU will see from
ms proclamation which was issued ONLY
few days later. Captain Sturdcc Of
the Porpoise; Captain Torbesc. Of the
toyalist, and Consuls Osborne and
MaNse were already my staunch
friends -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-10
NToN, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10th, 1899.


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With light
and the
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the he lies peaceful sumbers
The life
of finished education
All branches the their utility andimporte demand
Danvl inhabitants
a life cadet through
Virginia" fully
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-10

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arms learned.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-10
Recipe for an Hll Round Boy.
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Shake we'll at $50 A. NJ, fill "a full--see
''Key to the Pantry" Knead we'll at 8:3oA M.
(casthenic drilD set by warm place and then
add bookfu of Arithmetic 6 Rs brandt, IL
bookful of Old English, IL bookfu of New Eng
fish, headfu of Higher mathematics (Wel
beaten together), headful of Latin and Greek,
or French, German and Spanish, add Science,
Elocution, Rhetoric, etc., to taste. When we'll
done, cut into Military Figures and make into a
Long Roll. Serve when wanted.
1t is weknown fact that in every two hundred and
fifty college bred aans prominence while only in
every thousand who college bred aans dsnc
ton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-10
CADET LIFE AT THE DANvILLE MILITARY INSTITUTE.

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the hof brig the
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for the the
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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

the largest sword on record in Great
Britain made to be used as the sword
of ceremony at the Welsh National
Eisteddfod by the Gorsedd bard. 1t
is six feet two inches long, and the
handguards consist of bands of bright
steel, wrought with gold lines. On
the handle is fixed a siX-inch crystal,
into which has been drilled three
lines of "Codren Beirdd' on bars of
light, used by the Gorsedd to repre-
sent the word Cod A golden drag
on holds the crystal. The wooden
scabbard is bound with copper bands
containing Welsh notices. During the
opening and closing ceremonies of the
Gorsedd meetings, and the croWning
of the poet and chairing of the bard,
the sword is held horizontally, while
the members of the Gorsedd touch its
scabbard, and the Archdruid demands,
"A des Heddweh?" Us there peace?),
the answer being "Heddweh" peace;
but at other times the sword is held
upright. At the chairing ceremony
the scene is very picturesque. The
Druids in flowing white robes and
black taffeta caps bear the three sa-
cred signs of the Zodiac; and around
in startling green and blue are grouped
a great band of ovates and bards.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

years end to the other, and some are
so opposed to any covering that they
will not even allow their hair to grow.
They pull out every hair on their bod
les except those on their heads. Their
faces, arms bosoms, legs and, in fact,
all parts of their bodies, are kept as
hairless as they were when they were
born. | have heard it often stated that
the people of a certain tribe are natur-
ally hairless. 1t is said they are born
so, and the hairs never grow, except on
their heads This has been often re-
peated, but until | see an Indian grown
to order to test the matter shall con-
tinue to doubl whether the reports are
correct
Some OF these Indians are fine look
ing. Take the TOBIAS, for instance. /
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

popular in the season now dying. Tight
sleeves, with overflowing flounces of
green, were items of interest.
Another gown was identified by the
bands of ribbon, which are seemingly
intended to deprive it's wearer Of what
little movement the cut of the skirt
allows her. The neck is high in the
back, square in front, and adorned
with broad, square collar. Beneath
this collar the ribbon is placed, brought
forward, crossed over the front of the
bodice. carried back to the belt, and
then front and down again being
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
climate Triumphs.

correspondent of Boston paper
calls attention to the similarly Vi
conditions in Hayti and the fh'l'p-
mines and the failure of France and
ENGLAND to conquer the Haytians'
Roth have a tropical climate, deadly
ito the white races, the great diner
ence being that the Philippines are
about four times as large as Hayu.
The English, says the correspondent
in 1893 invaded Hayti and left 1t IN
17e8 after losing 500, 100000 in ex-
,onses and $4,000 lives. The first Ma
poleon then undertook to acquire con- oa
troll. In February, 1So2' ne iahaed a.
600 French veterans in Haytl' ana III
the fall of that year he sent lo'ooo
more. The French speedily overran
the island, but were in turn con-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

keep the blood in the hands in proper
circulation.
Such are the general and striking
features of all Easter dinner gowns.
Details are used to produce special ef-
fects for the various costumes, and a
number of the best of them are here
pictured. They offer a ray of hope
to the girl who cannot wear princesse
gown to advantage, for many of the
gowns, although cut in one piece, are
trimmed to affect the two-piece cos
tune. And while plain shoulders are
most desirable, Dame Fashion permits
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
SOLD THE BOOK.
in Fast Time When the Man Lear"o"
Why IL Wife Refused It,

Il called at your house today, MT
Smith" began the book agent "
show your wife a very interesting
book which | am selling. you dlu'
eh? You Internal scoundrel! Well'
suppose you fooled her into Duyihs
one, and now you expect me to pay LOT
it, but I'm not going to do anything
of the kind It's about time thls h"l-
sance was stopped. You fel'o"s 30
around and sell worthless BOOKS 10
the women folks who don't know any
better, and then make us dig up lor
them. I'm tired of it. You lust go
back to the house and tell my "lle
to give you your book, and don't ever
try that game on ME again. iou are
mistaken, sir" said the agent calm
ly. your wife refused to ouy the
book. She said it was not mt 10 leao'
and she would not have 1t III 'he
house" "she did, did she? Here give
me a. copy. quick! How much IS 1t!
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

city. The cathedral is said to stand
over a gold lode, and on the edge Of
the town there are mines which are
still worked by the Portuguese | have
met several Americans who have been
mining gold in this part of Brazil, but
so far none OF them have struck it very
rich. 1t does not need very sharp eyes
to see that gold exists, for after a
heavy tropical rain the boys go out
and search for grains of gold in the
street 1t is said that they are often
we'll pad for their trouble. There are
also diamord mines not far off in the
interior, but | am told that the best
diamonds have so far been found much
further north
In going to Matto Crosse you skirt
one OF the least known parts of South
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
HOW EASTER Dinner GOWNS ARE BUILT.

crossed and finished just below the
knee On the skirt the ribbons are so
tight that the hips are accentuated, and
the wearer of the gown seems to have
her feet bound together much in the
manner of the old Egyptian mummies.
1t is certainly doubtful if she will be
able to move her limbs more than they
but one doesn't need to move about
much in a dinner gown
Most dainty and girlish, and quite
the thing fer debutante, is a gown OF
white mousseline de sole, with VS. set
in the skirt at each side, made of en-
broidered chiffon and founces of the
dress material. The waist is slightly
boused, and embroidered chiffon is on
each side, forming a simulated Elton.
A tiny band of rose satin, and a mar
row ribbon sash of the same typify
the bud for whom it is intended.
A black and silk poplin, for one just
out of mourning, has a simulated
three-ularter inoko+ traced ont with
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

What is said to have been the first
cantilever bridge in existence is the
Kintai bridge, near the station of
Iwakuni, on the Sanyo railway, in
Japan. This bridge was built some
of the province of Swo. The bridge
is called the Kintaiyo, and extends
across the Nishikigawa river, and is
famed throughout western Japan. The
bridge consists of five semicircular
wooden arches of 15O feet clear span
each. The piers of the bridge are 33x
IS feet in plan, the stones being ce-
mented by poured lead. Each span
Is formed of five wooden girders i'm
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Too Much Food.

In a recent letter to a correspondent
General Sir Arthur Cotton attributed
his extreme age to his habit of eat
ing very little food of any kind. The
idea was suggested to him by noticing
the small quantity of food eaten by
the people of the east, where he lived
so long. Sir Arthur has been a tee
totaler for the past 80 or 40 years, and
he believes that alcohol and tobacco
are absolute poison
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

river, and comprises territory bigger
tnan California and Massachusetts
combined, and enough to make three
states as bis as Ohio.
The inhabitants of the ChacO are
thus almost altogether Indians. There
are said to be more than 100 900 of
them. They are among the most
curious of the Indians of the world,
and some tribes are practically un-
known to our ethnologists. Some of
the Chaco Indians go naked from one
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

bedded in the masonry of the piers
and extended length by length toward
the center and held together by iron
bolts The spans at center are eighty
feet above the water.
In the repairing of this bridge 1t
has been the custom to renew one OF
the arches thoroughly every five years,
50 that once in every twenty-five years
the whole structure has been renewed.
The structure is attractive from an
engineering standpoint and many
travellers go each year to view this
ancient but durable piece of bridge
building.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
PLEASANT PROSPECTS.
Astronomers Say Moon Is Getting Ready
to Vail.

Astronomers Say Moon Is Getting Ready
to FaIl.
1t is not likely to happen just yet
awhile, but many astronomers are pre-
pared for the fall of the moon at a dis
tant date. 1t is probable that even
tually the moon will be drawn we'll
within the sphere of attraction of the
earth. AT present she is just far enough
off to be kept in tow, so to speak, and
to whirl round and round us as we'll
as spin herself. But when the inevita-
BILE time comes, and she is drawn far
into the attraction radius, she is likely
to be pulled right down and fall onto
the earth, for her attraction is, OF
course, much weaker than ours. She
Is in more danger of this at one time
than another, and the danger is in
creasing gradually but surely. 1t may
be 10000 or $4,000 years yet, but when
she does fall there will certainly be a
terrific bump, and the whole system
of the earth will be badly jolted. 1t is
calculated that, taking the most dan
gerous epoch of the year into consid-
Grafton and her consequent position,
she is likely to fall on the northeastern
part of Europe, and will entirely wipe
Russia and Germany from the map.
Tidal waves and all sorts of horrors
will occur, and the fallen moon will
probably break up. The entire climate
of the world will be altered, and Eng
land will probably be more or less i'm
proved, according to the scientists.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
are satisfied with a band tied about the

are satisfied with a band tied about the
head.
The younger women are very fine
looking, and the young braves are
among the nOblest of their race. Both
sexes age early and after 80 the
women look old.
Among mcst of the tribes polygamy
is common, but | am told that the
women get along peaceably and that a
new and young wife is welcomed into
the family. This may be from the fact
that the women do all the work, and
the more women the less work. 1t is
the woman who plants the crop, cooks
the meals, makes the fishing nets and
weaves the blankets.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

have seen many
of them during my
travels on the Par
aguay river. They
are as fine lookin g
as any of the In
dians of North Am
erica. They are as
straight as our
pine trees and as
proud in their
bearing as any In
dian chief of the
west. They have
high cheek bones.
c o p p e 7 cOlOr6d
skins and straight,
black hair.
The TOBIAS COM
monty wear no
C ! o t h e S except
when they come in
to the presence Of
white people or
cross over to Par
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

dOunces OF White lace. and a white silk
soft throat. Still another gown has a
curious drapery of white lace, spangled
in gold falling beneath the left arm to
the hip, in an altogether striking fash
ion. When all's said and done, it
doesn't seem necessary to stick to any
style of trimming. The main lines
must be right; then trim the gown in
your own individual way, and you
have an Easter dinner dress thoroughly
up to date, and one that looks part OF
Yourself
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Use Long Lines, PrinCesSe Cut and Tight Sleeves
to Them Individual Taste in Trimming and a
Perfect Gown Is Secured.
| PARIS LETTER.

a suspicion of trimming over the shoul-
faultless figure of Venus.
princesse built of a soft gold lib
erty satin is one of the best, as we'll as
one of the most trying, models shown.
Accordion plated chiffon, in green over
yellow, encircled the decolletage,
Joined in V at the front of the bodice,
and again spread, winding it's way
down and around the skirt, much in
the manner Of the circular fiOunces SO
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

More than any others do Easter din
fer gowns show the radical changes
which fashions have undergone
throughout the past year. Gowns are
long and tight Everywhere is full
ness decried. Anything that will con-
duce to long effect is desirable. The
princesse cut is worn wherever the
figure will permit, and, often, alas.
when it should not permit. Waists are
bloused no longer. Sleeves are so
tight that it is a difficult matter to
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
She Has a Hobby.

A woman who has a perfect horror
of handling dirty money asserts that
she not only has all her silver washed
but her bills as we'll. They are put
in a basin of lukewarm soapsuds,
rubbed gently and dried by pressing
with a warm iron. In this way she
is always supplied with bright silver
and crisp new bills that she can carry
in her pocket with no danger of con-
tracing disease in their handling.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
IN THE BACKNOODS OF BRAZIL.
Cuyaba, the Thriving Metropolis of Little
Known Country.

The scenery of the San Lorenzo and
Cuyaba river is very tropical. There
are many palms. There are cotton
trees which have balls of cotton on
them as bis as oranges. Others have
blossoms of a silky fiber which hangs
down in great cones of white. This
stuff is used by the people for making
pillows.
Cuyaba has about 10000 people. 1t
is a surprisingly good city for it's loca-
tion and very much up-to-date. 1t has
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

quered by the climate. In 1903 Ma
poleon abandoned the island, after
having lost threefourths of his troops.
The strongest naval power in the
world and the strongest military pow
er in the world were thus successively
beaten-not so much by the Haytians
as by the climate.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

America This is the vast region
known as the Chaco, lying west of the
Paraguay river and south of Bolivia.
The northern part of it belongs to Par
aguay and the rest TO the Argentine
Republic. The part belonging to the
Argentine lies south of the Pllcomayo
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
An Old AdaEe Enforced.

Dombey--How did you get that scar
on your forehead, Jones? Jones-Oh,
my wife and I had an argument, and
she obeyed that mean old adage, strike
while the iron is hot.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

aguay to trade. At such times the
women wear white sheets draped
about their bodies.
At home they have nothing except
blanket about the waist. that is,
when they are in full dress. The men
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Reward of Merit.

Aged Bockkeeper (striking for high
er salary)-I have grown old in your
service, sir. Employer-So you have
SO you have. | must get a younger
man in your place.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

The finest shops in a Chinese city
are those devoted to the sale of COT
fms. Every Chinaman likes to pro-
vide for a swell time at his funeral.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

newspapers, bOspi-
tails and schools. It
has waterworks, a
street car line and
a cathedral. In its
college F r e n C n,
English and Portu-
gueSe are taught,
and in its orphan
asylum there are
300 boys. The town
was founded in
1922, being laid ont
in Portuguese style
with a very pretty
plaza and park. 1t
is situated about
two miles from the
river. and you can
ride to it on one of
the tame COWS or
you may go on a
street car drawn
by mules.
The country sur
rounding Cuyaba is
rich agriculturally,
and | am told there
is much gold in the
hills about the
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Contrary.

Yes, l see him. What is there so
trariest man alive. He has started a
Well Worry All We Want To- cluo."
Boston Journal.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Six-FOOt Sword.

Prof. Herkomer, the famous artist,
who is an enthusiastic supporter of
the national festival of Wales, has had
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-19
DON'T MOVE AGAIN. THREE
MOVES ARE AS BAD
ASA FIRE"

My friends q. @. parties who have been
looking at lots on Ninth street. want TO
know when VIII there be a sale Of Ninth
street lots. They mean at auction. Some
people like to attend auctions ] have a
taste that way myself. l am always hap
by on such occasions. Now the owners OF
those Ninth street lots would like to sell
as many of them as possible at private
sale" You know it is cheaper to sell at
private sale than at auction. An auction
means big advertising bills. big posters,
and a brass band 1t is expensive. The
auctiOneer's sweet voice itself is costly. II
is worth s. a tune for the auctioneer Tor
a 500 lott OF course somebody has to
pay for all these adjuncts to an auction. II
is simply to save you money, my friends.
that I am writing these epistles. If 1 sell
at auction every one who buys lot pays
for his share of the music, advertising
and auctioneer. 1t don't look that way, but
in the immutable course of events it must
be that way.
But am now making up list OF those
who want an auction, a real old time en-
joyable auction, where there will be lots
of smart things said. AS soon as the list
is completed I shah study over the situa-
ton and see what can be done. In the
meanwhile cross the Rubcon' and pick
out the lot on Ninth street that you want.
Take your wife with you, for as a rule ii
is her little economies and savings which
help to buy the lot and build the home. If
you make up your mind, mean you and
your wife, to get a place where you can
have not only home comforts, but have
few fruit trees and raise chickens, maybe
keep a COW, know you can pay for it for
less than you now pay your landlord for
rent and spend in cigars and other luxu-
ries and summer excursions, and then have
something TO put aside 1 know what 1
am talking about, because there are hun
dreds of people in this town who have done
and are now doing to-day what 1 have out
lined. and l am glad to say that incident
ally 1 am the maker of the good for
tunes. There are only three things neces-
sary in order to secure a home, namely:
a building lot industry and economy.
Call ana see me duu Dilhs your "lAe' 0no
is doubtless tired of moving about, because
just as she gets the house in order and her
little garden planted, and become acquain-
ted with the neighbors, she has to pull
up stakes" and move. Many a poor wo-
mans life Is worn out by moving. Give
your wife home and she will be a hap
pier woman. Hoping to see you at an
early day, I am, encouragingfy yours.
C. H. DORSETT,
% Congress Street, West.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-19
WILL MEET NEXT AT ALBANY.
Committee on Division of Diocese
Was Continued.

Committee on Division of Diocese
Was Continued.
Atlanta. May 1S.-The Episcopal Do
cesar Convention closed tonight with a re-
ception az the residence of Bishop Nelson
20 the visiting clergy and lay delegates.
Albany Is to be the place of meeting Of
the next convention. An invitation was
presented from st. Pauls Church of that
city, and unanimously accepted. The DAT
OF the convention was left with a commit
tee composed of Revs. Reese and Will
iams.
one of che most important actions of the
convention was to decide that there is not
TO be a division of the state into two do
ceses, at least for the present, on account
of the additional expense that would be
incurred, The committee to which was re-
ferred this question was against the di-
vision FOR this reason, but its report was
not final and the committee was still con-
tinued in existence with this question be-
fore it,
The days session was devoted to the re-
ception of reports upon the state of the
diocese and TO routine matters generally
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-19
COMMENCEMENT ON JUNE 8.
Programme of the North Georgia
Agricultural College.

Programme of the North Georgia
Agricultural College.
Dahlonega, Ga. May 1S-The COM
mencement exercises of the North Georgia
Agricultural College, at Dahlonega, will
begin on June 3. on that day the subj
freshman defamation will be delivered.
on Sunday morning the annual sermon
Will be delivered by Rev J. w. Walden
of Atlanta.
on Monday morning there will be sub
freshmen declarations by Section A;
also the alumni essay and in the after
noon sham battle IN the evening the
Corona Society entertainment viii occur
On Tuesday the champion debate be-
tween Phi-MI and pecora literary socie-
ties win take place; also the old students
association GRAFTON viii be delivered by
Senator J. w. Underwood in the even
ing.
On Wednesday the sophomore declama-
ton viii be delivered Hon. J. b. Estes
VIII be che orator of the day. In the
evening the junior ara senior orations
and baccalaureato address will be delv-
cred