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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-25
Jewelry.

Regular 25c. Empire Combs, los.
Regular ioc. Pompadour Combs, st.
Black and Gold Beauty Pins 9
for SC.
Reading Glass and Paper Gutter
combined sells At 25c., TO go At
i5c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-25

Norfolk aud Vicinity.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR
TODAY.
Fair: stationary temperature; fresh
east winds.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-25
Notions.

All-leatter Combination Purses, to
60 At i5c. each.
Aluminium Hair Pins--5c. a dozen.
Best Brass PinS-5c. paper.
seward Spools of Fine Black Sew
Ing Silk-iSc. a dozen spools.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-25
TEMPERATURE. RAINFALL AND
HUMIDITY.
CALENDAR.
Sun rises. 500 a. m; sets, CAB p. IN.
INDIES

TIDES
Norfolk High water. 900 A. M. and
1900 p. m; low water, $40 IL m. and
6:3l u. IN.
old point--IIigh water. 1880 a. M.
and 1883 =: m; low water, 5:2S a. IN.
and G:io =. m.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-25
COURT DECISIONS.
Notes of Cases Recently Decided,
Which are of Interest to
Our People.
D1CESTED BY ". B. MAR TIN.
tExclusively for VirEinian-P ilot)
STEVENS V. sMATHERS.

Supreme Court Of North Carolina,
May >, 1899.
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Blankets,


and the like will come in
their season.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24

more money at home. more earnings at
home. Our products are carried on
every sea and find a market in all the
ports of the world. In 1883 the Japa-
nese government took from us $50 per
cent OF its total imports, and in 1898
14.57 per cent. We are the greatest
producers of pig iron, and our manu-
features of iron and steel exceed those
of any other country. We raise three
fourths of the cotton Of the world.
THE growth of the railway systems
OF the United States is phenomenal.
From 30 miles in 1880 We have gone to
1872, 600 in 1897.
Our internal commerce has ven ex-
ceeded the growth of our outward COM
merce. Our railroad transportation
lines never were so crowded, while our
builders of cars and engines are ma
BILE to fill the pressing orders made nee
essary by the increased traffic.
I'VE have everything, gentlemen, to
congratulate ourselves I've as to the
present condition Of the country. l am
lOiu ny DuollleSS ulcH ever "ltlc IuoI
the business of the country now rests
upon a substantial basis and that you
are really only making what there is
a market for, and as long as you do
that, of course, you are doing a safe
business, and our markets are going
to increase" (A~pplause.)
Can any n imagine Grover Cleve-
land talking that way two years and
a half after his second inauguration as
president of the United States? His
habit of speech, always ponderOus and
platitudinous, and often very dull, was
against him in the first place. Then,
too, he never had the help of the splen-
did facts which inspire the utterances
of his more eloquent successor in the
presidential Office. The facts were all
against Mr.. Cleveland. They were facts
Of depression, gloom, encouragement,
disaster; the facts of free-trade tariff
times. Now the facts are Republican,
protection facts, Mckinley facts. There
is a mighty big difference between the
facts of four years ago and the facts
of to-day.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
West and East.

More than one would-be prophet has
predicted that in the near future there
would be an impossible chasm be-
tween the interests of the east and
those of the west. These prophets of
calamity are in a fair way Of being
quickly and completely discredited.
The east and west have stood together
their recognition of the necessity of a
protective tariff for the advancement
of their respective interests. There
have been times when it seemed as
though the west might drift away from
that belief, or at least give it secondary
place, but that time has gone by. The
east and west will stand together in
the future, as they have in the past, on
a platform securely based on the policy
of protection.
The industrial and political union of
the two sections is already being fore
Swallowed in the statements made by
those who are accustomed to watch the
trend of affairs. The head of a large
trust company in Chicago puts it as
follows:
"a feeling has developed in the west
beyond what generally is realized hat
while western railroads are prosper
ing, making earnings beyond all past
example, the securities of them are
pretty good investments for western
people themselves, and l have recently
been very greatly surprised by the
fashion which seems to have developed
in western communities to put surplus
moneys into stocks like Northern Pa
cific, Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific. In this new venture of the gran
ger going into partnership with Wal!
street there are a good many possi5ii-
tiles which the political economist can
afford to give consideration to-"
The west has found prosperity in
protection, and this tendency to irrest
its surplus money in stocks is a pretty
good indication that it will stand By
the east is maintaining the policy
which has brought prosperity to east
and west alike.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24

as these? No"-decidedly-"I shall
carry out my premise to tho letter;
and, sooner than any blame should fall
upon me, l shall certainly escort you
all the way to Royston. Let me see,
though. I suppose it is Parker who
has made the mistake. What did Lady
Howard say In her letter? Are you
sure the train she told you to come by
was the ten minutes past nine one,
and not the nine train?"
"Oh, yes, l am quite sure! But here
tt She broke off somewhat alb
ruptly, however, as she glanced down
at the paper in her hand, and found
that it was only the program of the
theater which she had basa keeping
SO securely. How tiresome, | must
have dropped Aunt Lydia's motel"
ITO be continued.)
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
CHAPTER XIII.

After all, 1t seemed that her aunt
was right when she so emphatically
declared that they would have been
utterly at sea without the kindly help
Of Mr.. Falkland; and she began to
think that for the future she would
not be so ready to venture her opinion
when two such unreliable characters
as Major Brown and Gilbert Falkland
were on tapis. Alas, could it be posi-
BILE that she had been so hopelessly
mistaken in the former? To her it was
incredible.
There was the usual hustle and ex-
element consequent upon the depart
ure Of a train reigning at the small
terminus of Satellite as Evelyn and
Falkland stepped out of the cab and
made their way quickly through the
throng of hurrying porters and trucks
of baggage. Falkland made a rush for
the ticket Office, and then fastened for
ward to find Evelyn, who had gone on
to the platform, looking anxiously
around for signs of her aunt and maid.
Aunt Lydia must have left by the
express-she is not to be seen any
where" she said in some agitation;
'"Dut Parker-DOth Parker ana SambO
they must be here"
"Yes-of course they must; have
o not seen them yet? But O get in
here, Miss Evelyn, and make sure of
a carriage to yourself, and 1 will go
and find Parker at once and bring her
to you"
But if she is not here-if she has
mistaken the train?" The girls tone
was thoroughly hopeless.
Take your seats! Take your seats!"
came the voice of the guard. Are you
going, miss? Then take your seat"
he said to Evelyn.
What was she to do? She was in
despair as she mounted up quickly to
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
More Than Keeping Even.

Despite the predictions of the Demo-
Gratis a few years ago the government
reVenue thus far during the present ifs
cal year has exceeded the government
expense. No wonder the opponents of
the Republican party and Of the policy
of protection turn from the question of
tariff and begin bowling about the
trusts. They deceived the people in
1896 with their lies, and now in an eff
fort to divert the public mind from
those lies they howl about something
else. At the end of the first quarter Of
the fiscal year a surplus of 81, Zoo
is shown. The government revenue for
the three months has been SIT, 000, 900
more than what it was during the
same period of last year, and the ex-
penditures have fallen off $45, 900, 900.
The customs are yielding from $500, 900
to $1,000, 900 a day, and internal reVe-
nue. nets $1,000, 900 each day, both
showing an aggregate gain over the
same period of last year of 5000, 900.
The war department is spending an av-
erage of $12, 800, 900 each month, while
the monthly expense Of our navy is
$1,000, 600; we are carrying on a war
on the other side of the world, where
We are taking care of a great army of
American soldiers as no nation has
ever cared for its soldiers before; we
are adding battleships, cruisers and
torpedo-boats to the navy in a manner
that is attracting the attention of all
nations, and yet we show a cash bal
ance and surplus for the past three
months, the first quarter of the new
fiscal year. More and more each day
is the proof furnished that the protect
i've tariff that bears the name Of the
late Mr.. Dingley, n Of the greatest
and brainiest statesmen America ever
produced, is fully capable OF providing
for all the expenses Of u government
in times of peace, and nor and more
each day is it being demonstrated that
the finances of this country were
never in better nands.-Des Moines
Qowa) State Register.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
That
Mysterious
Major.
CHAPTER xIl.-tUontinued.)

{ CHAPTER XIl.-tContinued.)
But Evelyn did not utter a syllable
as she tore open the envelope and read
the following hurriedly-peaned words,
which she instantly passed to her COM
panion-
Dear Evelyn have scarcely a
moment to write to you, having only
just received a telegram from Royston
School asking m to go Immediately,
as Wilfred, poor lad, had a serious fall
this afternoon, and is lying in a most
critical condition. l am therefore
starting off to him at once. and am
hoping to catch the $3.50 express. If
not, there is a fairly train at $40.
Anyhow, you will receive this IN time
for you to catch the latter, as, of
course. it is impossible for you to re-
turn to the hotel alone; so there Is
nothing for you to do but follow i'm
mediately. If am in time for the ex-
press, l shall leave Parker at the sta
ton to wait for you. Your affection
ate aunt, LYDIA HOWARD.
Dear me, child'-it was Mrs.
Courtenay who was the first 10 speak
"how very dreadful! Poor Lady How
ard-what a state she must be in"
Yes; indeed; but what am l tt do?"
asked Evelyn, who was only just be-
ginning to grasp the situation and to
realize that there was not a moment
to lose. If | am to leave on the $40
train, I ought to start at once-it must
be almost that time now"-with a
~despairing glance round.
Nearly $40? Oh, it cannot be so
late already! But surely, somebody
can tell us! All, yes! Is that you,
Mr. Falkland? How fortunatei" broke
off Mrs. Courtenay, with a sigh of re-
lief, for Falkland was passing back to
his seat after the interval. You will
be able TO give uS the right time"
"The right time? Certainly" Falk-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24

the frst-class compartment, and then
paused with her hand upon the open
door, gazing a%nxiously down the plat
form. The next instant, however, she
beheld Falkland's gaunt form coming
rapidly toward her.
Where is Parker? Have you found
herr" gasped Evelyn, as, to her hor-
ror, she perceived that he was quite
alone.
at is all right, Miss Luttrell-there
is no need for alarm" and to Evelyn's
establishment, Falkland himself jumped
into the carriage, pulling the door to
with a vigorous slam, as the train i'm
mediately steamed out of the station.
"There-we are off at last" He
sank back into the seat opposite her
with a sigh of relief.
"Yes-but 1 do not understand.
Where is Parker? What is she do
ing?"
What is she doing? You may we'll
ask that" laughed Falkland. did
you ever know a maid yet who man
aged to catch the train she was ex-
pected to? The fact is, she made some
mistake about the luggage; it was put
into a wrong train-one which left ten
minutes earlier. At any rate, there
was no time to get it put again when
the mistake was discovered; so that
Parker has gone on with it to the
next station. where she was to see it
taken out, and then wait for you"
How very tiresome! 1 never heard
of such a thing in my life!" exclaimed
Evelyn, with some annoyance. Fancy,
if nobody had told you, 1 might have
been waiting at Satellite still!
should not have known what to do;
and, as it is"-again her conscience
gave her one or two undoubted pricks
what a fearful trouble 1 am But
really, there was no need for you to
have come. I could have managed by
myself"
Nonsense, Miss Luttrell! Did you
not hear me promise to deliver you
safely into Parker's hands? And sure
ly o do not suppose 1 should be SO
remiss as to leave you in such straits
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24

Tears never yet wound up a clock
or worked a steam engine
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
HOMEMADE PHILOSOPHY,

The man hoo soze tyranny must reap
regret.
The sucksessful author liz a person
hoo kin crystalize his dreemze in pay
ing kwantiteeze.
Preparin this world for our brothers
to live in comfortabully is the best
preparashun we kin make for heavin.
ITO the victor Belongs the :poilze."
Even the burglar kin see no rong in
SIGH dGcktrin, and the cat lives on SIGH
faith.
The nan hoo gcss away from home
to hunt happiness, IL like the man hoo
never looks on his cwn dogs back for
fleece.
a poit hoo never felt pain nor ex-
perienced love and haze and rang, haz
no other feelin toe put in his rimze
but vanity.
Man must pay internal revenue to
live, and pay hiz last Diet too nateyoor
too die. The rode too the graveyard il
a hard wun.
A mar il never any better than his
religyun. The canniball il az strictly
religious az the pope ov Rome, but his
religyun is peecoolyar.
In a land ware free speech IL not
aloud, Freedum il ded, and the giant
ov tyranny struts about pretendin to
be the anointed ov God.
Oppreshun kin take away frum a
man everything but his appetite; 1t
takes diseeze to finish UP a Teller after
oppreshun gitz itz wurk in.
Life is like colored glass-we look
in upon our nabor and note only the
brillyant tints. He looks out and
seeze only the many little flaws.
A cunning statesman haz no other
virtyoo but trickery no other power but
desepshun, no other motive hut gain,
and no other hope but politikal suck
sess.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
~CYANIDE'S ATTRACTION.
Those Who Handle the Drug Drawn AL.
most Irresistibly to Swallow 1t.

Those Who Handle tho Drug Drawn Al
most Irresistibly to Swallow 1t.
Just now We are engaged in the
making Of tons of cyanide of potas-
sum-" said a member of a firm of man
rfacturing chemists, land of all pois-
ems, this, to my mind, is the most dan
gerous, because OF a singular quality II
possesses. 1t is in appearance SO very
attractive to those who handle it that
they are often seized with an almost
overwhelming desire to eat it. To one
man it probably suggests sugar. If he
have a fondness for s%accharine sub
stances, and to another snow newly
fallen; but to both it is so alluring that
they may only overcome the tempta-
ton to put it in their mouths by great
force Of will power. The very men who
make it and who are most familiar
with it's deadly properties are pursued
by an unreasonable desire to eat tn
poison, and as long as they remain il
its vicinity this extraordinary craving
endures. They know that to give way
to the craving means death almost in
slant and horrible, and as q ccGse-
quence are usually able to resist the
ten years we have been engaged in the
manufacture of the drug four of our
most intelligent and steady workmen
have committed suicide in this way"
Ever feel like eating it YOURSELF"
asked the reporter. Yes" the manu-
facturer replied. MANY times when
in contact with the cyanide fumes and
have had to leave work precipitately in
consequence. So well is this curious
fact known in all works where cyanide
of potassium is made that there are
always two men at work together, and
a jar of ammonia, which is the anti
dote to the poison, is kept at hand. Po-
tassium is n of the most interesting
substances known to chemical work
ers. The metal itself is scarcely used
at all in the arts, but its many salts
are of immense practical value, being
used largely in the production of gun
powder, fertilizers, medicines and dye
ing compounds. Cyanide is a COM
pound of cyanogen with a metallic
agent. Cyanogen is a colorless, pois-
onous liquefable gas which has the
odor of almonds and burns with a pur-
pie flame. Cyanide of potassium is
made by burning potassium, an alkali
metal, in cyanogen gas, and is really a
prussiate Of potash. 1t is produced also
in blast furnaces in which ore is smelt-
ed, with coke or coal, and is perma-
nent when kept dry, but decomposes
readily in moist air. 1t c~rystallizes in
dry, octagonal blocks, and is extremely
soluable in water. 1t has the odor of
prussic acid and kindred bitterness Of
taste. Cyanide of potassium is also
used in electro-metallurgy and photog-
raphy to a considerable extent. 1t will
remove metallic oxides, the Juices of
fruits and indelible ink"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
SHOULD SPEAK U
Democrats Urged to Follow the Example
of Messrs. Grace and CrImmIns.

of Messrs. Grace and CrImmins.
Following the excellent example OF
William r. Grace. a lifelong Demo-
crat and free-trader, who lately mads
public ayowal of his recantation OF
Cobdenite doctrines and his full adhe-
sion to the policy OF protection, John
ID. Crimmins, n New, York Democrat
Of marked prominence In his party,
and withal a business man of excep-
tional activity and scope, makes
known his conviction that in It's blind
devotion to Organism the Democratic
party menaces the best interests OF
the country. In an interview printed
in the New York Sun of Oct. IA, 1899,
Mr.. Crimmins said, concerning the in
dorsement of William J.. Bryan at the
recent meeting of the New York state
Democratic committee:
I'VE hear a lot of talk about the
governments willingness to help the
money market. but in my judgment
the labor, business and financial
phases of the political situation are
far more important just now.
The Endorsement of Bryan by the
Democratic organization is a distinct
menac to the labor and manufactur-
ing interests. Let the workingmen
pause for a moment to consider past
embarrassment and present prosperity.
They have, during the past few years,
been better paid, have worked shorter
hours, their wages in many instances
have been advanced voluntarily, and
this, too, by the very corporations
which have been condemned by Croker
and Bryan.
Il know whereof | speak when | say
that the workingmen will repent bit
terly If they now listen to the old
sophistries and go to the polls and in
dorse them by voting for Bryan. L
feel that when they reason a little they
will reject false doctrine. To block
the prosperity of the country by strik-
ing at its financial and commercial
foundation is little short of criminal.
and | believe that the workmen OF
today will not be led into any trap
by the politicians. Indifference may
be injurious to us, for an Endorsement
of Organism at the polls of New York
would be an injury to the best inter-
ests of the city, and, r~efiectively, to
the state and nation"
The man who utters this impressive
warning to workingmen and business
men is a large employer of labor, a
man of wealth and influence. None
knows better than he the dire cOnse-
quences to the country's welfare that
would follow the success of William
]. Bryan at the polls in the next pres
idential campaign. Other Democrats
of prominence and influence know this
equally with Messrs. William r. Grace
and John D. Crimmins. Why should
they not tell the people of the United
States what they know? Business
Democrats who are in a position to
correctly gauge the effects of Demo-
cratic success under the Bryan banner
ought to be heard from more generally.
They should speak out.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24

land paused and pulled out his watch.
KIT is exactly four minutes to nine.
But something has happened, I am
afraid. Can 1 be of any assistance to
your"
Mrs. Courtenay rose quickly from
her chair.
"Oh, MI. Falkland, of the very great
est in the world The fact is, Miss
Luttrell has just received a note from
her aunt telling her of an accident
which has happened to her son; and,
as Lady Howard is going straight off
to the school, Miss Luttrell has to
leave also, and is to catch the $40
train"
"Then in that case, Miss Luttrell,
you have not a second to lose," re-
turned Falkland, taking a rapid sur
vey of the troubled-looking pretty
face, which at the sound of his voice
had grown, if possible, a shade paler.
you may just catch the train, but
only just; and you will have to drive
with the greatest speed imaginable.
However, come at once, and 1 will
promise it for you; only Don't you
trouble, pray, Mrs. Courtenay-there
is not the slightest occasion; you can
trust your charge with perfect con-
idence to me, and l will give you my
word not to leave her until I have
delivered her safely into the hands of
either Lady Howard or the redoubt-
able Parker"
And so two minutes later it hap
pened that Evelyn found herself dash
ing along at breakneck speed through
the streets Of Satellite, seated side by
side with her rejected sutton, Gilbert
Falkland.
ct is very kind of o to trouble
So" she had tried to tell him above
the rattle of the wheels the instant he
had given directions to the driver and
they had started off at a pace more
suggestive Of a fire engine than a
crawling English "growler;;" and per-
haps her conscience smote her a little
as she remembered with what disdain
she had treated him during the past
few days.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-11-24
STATING FACTS.
How President Mckinley Summarizes
Existing Prosperous Conditions.

Row fFeSluenG Mchinley summarizes
Existing Prosperous Conditions.
Among the special gifts of President
Mckinley that Of effective verbal
statement in concise form is especially
notable. Few men have ever said in
so small a number Of words more that
was important, and that the country
wanted to know, than was said by our
chief executive in his speech at the
banquet of the Commercial club in
Chicago, Oct. 10, 1899. The president
had something good to say, and this is
how he said it:
81 congratulate you, gentlemen, upon
the growth and advancement of your
city and the evidences Of prosperity
everywhere observable. Nothing i'm
pressed me more in looking into the
faces of the great multitude On the
streets yesterday than the smiling,
happy faces Of the people. That was
evidence to me Of your real and sub
stantial prosperity. 1t meant the
steady employment, good wages, happy
homes, and these are always indis-
pensable to good government and to
the happiness of the people.
Eve have had a wonderful indus
trial development in the last two years.
Our work shops lever were so busy;
our trade at home was never so large,
and our foreign trade exceeds that of
any like period in all our history. In
the year 1899 we bought abroad up
ward of s697 600, 900 worth of goods,
and in the same year sold abroad
81, 227 ,0O0, geo, giving a balance of trade
In our favor of $3.50, 600, 900.
"This means more labor at home,