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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05

At $500. Steel. Navy. Brown and Black
Venetian Suits. Nobby doublc-brcasted
tight fitting Jacket. scollopcd all around.
New imitation Tunio Skirt, Jacket silk
serge lined. Skirt percalinc lined.
At $780, Grey. oxford and Blue Home
spun Suits, entiro new cut, hobby double
breasted. tight fitting Jacket. Jacket
scollopcd all around. has inlaid velvet col
lar, fare cuff and silk serge lined. New
imitation Tunic Skirt.
At $3.50. Grey and Oxford Homespun
single-breasted, tight fitting jacket. ex-
tremely nobby and jaunty. Jacket satin
lined. New Habit Skirt percalino lined.
At $500. Grey and Oxford Homespun
Suits. very nobby. short double-breasted
tight fitting Jacket. scolloped all around
The Skirt is tho newest habit back, with
fan shape train.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05
An umport.n, D,norcnoe.

To make 1t apparent to thousands,
who think themselves Ill, that they are
not affected with any disease, but that
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, 1899-11-05
,,"sSHoRE ACRES"

To say that James A. Herne's beau
5tiful play.SsSshore Acres" realizes all
the praiseWorthy things that have been
( published lis, perhaps, the best preface
to a commentary upon this work. When
y an audience Is moved alternately to
laughter lfll1 and; to tears. and both stimuli
8teneously, Without offending good taste
or In the slightest exaggerating the
Escatnonsf Of dramatic art, when it pull
safes with human emotions UNAFFECTED
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05

Fowne Kid Gloves for ladies' every new shade-one Dollar
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05
JAMES a HERNE.
Author Of.

Pressed When it creates an abso-
eesIltas atmps sphere Which makes even the
81 lal AZ rs and ~ hardened theater-goer
sssfofgst hat HE Is witnessing a play, then
nlistg thatp lay be: classified as great
9 sss assured w. oes IS Nh, rs Herne's z work
iegt hfs1 ISL tlcatIon. I f. seems i'm
lblss 10 mag line q clearer, more In
HIS more a mp reasive, sand at the
me more pic ture sou e fashion OF
stmSata gea forrls III 9 st DRY he has
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05

At 1915. Black Venetian S-button Do,i-.
ble-breasted Jacket Now scolloped front
and fancy taffeta lined throughout NJ
At 1915. Blue and Black Venetian Single
around Fancy taffcta lined throughout.a
AT s9.15. Atwood Black Kersey G-button
Double-breasted Jackets. Fancy taffeta
lined =
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05

we are headquarters for all railroad
watches. We carry the largest line in
the city. Call and see our stock and
learn prices. The Gale Jewelry Co.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05
Ladies' Cloth Waist

At SEQ. Black. Blue and Garnet Ladies'
Cloth Waists. handsomely trimmed with
black braid.
At s2.as Black. Blue and Garnet Ladies'
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handsomely trimmed with braid. New
dress sleeve with flare cuffs.
At $3.50. Black Brlllianlino Waists. en-.
tire front finely tucked crosswisc and
shrred, forming q handsome. stylish and
new effect in waists.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05

All in sight OF monument. Newest
Discovery extracts teeth painlessly
N. Y. Dental Rooms. Ennes only. S24
ialain street. corner Talbot.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05

At 1915. Large Electric Seal Collarctte.
At 5000 Large Electric Seal Col!arcttc
Al No0 Beautiful Electric Seal Collar
cites. with martin borders and tabs
IT 1000. Black Marten Colarcttc.
Al 1880 Large Mink Collarettcs
AT 1880. Large Marten Collaret tcs, with
marten tabs and tails
AT $500. Electric Seal Collarettc with
pointed yoke front and back OF ilnc Per
sian lamb. ~
At $500. Beautiful Marten Collarettes
~ 3lS.00. Electric Seal Collarette with
collar and yoke edged with marten
AZ 5000. Electric Seal Collnrette with
pointed yoke front and back OF Hstra
chan. With long Astrachan tabs, ten tails
At $1,000: Electric Seal Col,arette, with
heads. SIX tails W.
Many other styles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11

caught him in the act, and. taking him
by the nape of the neck, 1 hurled him
into the air. The cops all stood still,
and the crowd forgot TO breathe. He
came down like a bit of thistledown,
and l landed a kick in the middle of his
back that sent him over the Worth
monument. He laughed as if it We're
great fun and half the ragged urchinS
in the crowd wished they were as light
as he. The coppers We're TOO aston
ished to say a word. l kept up rum
ming fire of scolding at Billy, and every
time he came down l sent him higher.
until at last he landed on the Fifth
avenue roof. Then l yelled: You'll
pick my pocket again, viii you? Come
down here and I'll teach you.
Billy grinned. and to the great joy Of
everybody, he jumped off the roof of
the hotel and started down. But
storm had been brewing over toward
Long Island, and now there came a
mighty gust of wind that caught poor
Billy and blew him seaward. 1 never
saw him again, for 1 took an afternoon
train for Pennsylvania, which was my
next state. But I'll bet that New York
crowd never forgot the fun / had with
little orphan Billy. I've often Won
dered what became of him.
My friend beamed expansively at his
fish, which had just been brought in,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11

clined, to bask in the sun. When he felt
sufficiently warm he began to glide
gently about, so / stood up TO watch
him. After a time he went slowly to-
ward the bushes, and then he stopped
but with his head raised as if survey
ing them.
Now, at any time up TO this. could
have approached him and picked him
up at will, but what did he do when
made move to take him, now that he
was ON the edge of the bushes but
make dash for liberty, so quickly that
in an instant he was nowhere to be
seem 1t began to look as though my
pet was lost forever.
L perceived, however, that the bushes
where he was were surrounded on
every side by short grass, except one
little neck joining the more extensive
growth beyond. There were some boys
around, and | placed them as pickets
about yard apart across the isthmus,
to see that he didn't pass them into the
more extensive brushwood near the
trees. Then l went into the peninsula to
look for him. | feared that he might
| have found hole and gone into it: no,
he was coiled by some rocks under the
thickeSt bushes
But he was not my tame blacksnake
any more, but an angry savage vi
brating his tail against the leaves. and
DltinS towards my hands as | stopped
to catch him. My delight at finding him
was not half so great as my astonish-
ment at this sudden change to wildness.
l put in my hand and took hold of him.
and then as l touched him all the fierc-
ness seemed to go from him, except
that he wanted to go again on the
ground.
That evening he followed me at home
as usual for gartersnake, as if he
had never been savage a few hours
before in the bushes in Westchester.
Since then have tried him many times,
and always with the same result-that
when he can hide among rocks and
bushes he becomes instantly wild again.
and l find it the same with other
snakes. even the cOpperhead. which /
have had since 1894. the Texas bull
snake, the gartersnake, the hognosed
snake. watersnake and the Georgia
cornsnake. And in every case they be-
come tame again just as suddenly.
when brought into the house among
their old surroundings.
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another doll. and She pulled out a rag
doll with only one arm and one leg.
Uncle Felix began: I'VE will now
sell sick doll"
But he had hardly said these words
when Susanna threw herself on the
floor at his feet, crying; No! No. 1t
is Mary, i don't want Mary sold!
And she cried as if her heart would
break. She sobbed and wept, and
when her papa and mamma came near
her she cried: Il beg your pardon,
mamma 1 beg your pardon, papa! l
don't want them to sell Mary. L won't
be naughty any more"
Uncle Felix was very stern: You
have begged pardon, Miss?
Yes. l can't bear to have Mary sold.
l am very sorry l was naughty"
That will do, then. From the mo-
ment that you beg pardon there is no
longer any reason to continue this sale.
Uncle George. give Mary to her moth
err" Uncle George did as he was told.
and as soon as Susanna got her beloved
Mary in her arms she covered her with
kisses, and then as mamma and papa
stopped to kiss their little daughter.
she promised them that she would
never do ANYTHING at which she would
have. to blush before Mary. The moth
erly love in SuSanne'S breast brought
her back penftent to her dear mother.
But now Susanna claimed all her other
-=--= and dolls.
No, not at all. You forget said
Uncle Felix, that we said this would
be an auction for true. All that was
sold before you begged pardon remains
in the possession of its buyers. 1t would
be unfair to take away all of the toys
and dolls for which your cousins have
paid in good faith
Susanna Rugged Mary all the tighter,
thankful that she had been saved from
the wreck in time, but her parents
thought that their daughter had been
punished for her naughtiness sufficient
ly, and so they bought a beautiful set
of furniture for the use of Mary. All of
the beautiful bed. washStand and easy
chan" could not bring back Mary'S arm
or leg so long lost, but Susanna told her
that if she We're good and obediemt her
hair would grow thick again, and. con-
soled with this hope, Mary went TO
sleep without a whipping every night
in the handsome rosewood bed, and
took her nap in the easy chair without
any rocking every afternoon.
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sUsANNE'S AUCTION.
The Sad Story of An Impairment
Little Girl.

Susanna is no longer an infant-she
strangely obstinate Once she says
anything. with or without reason, she
| insists on it. She has another fault
she will climb on the furniture, no
matter how often she has been told not
| -.
/ The other day she was in the parlor
and her mother saw her climb up to a
table on which was vase of flowers.
Look out cried mamma, you will
break that vasei'
IF | break it L will pay for it," an
swered Susanna. Sherhad heard this
from the cook next door when her mis-
treSs had told her to be careful. Hard
ly were the words out of Susannes
mouth when the chair 9pswhich she had
climbed slipped, and Stsapne, the vase
in hundred pieces. and the chair We're
on the flocr- At this critical moment
who should come into the parlor but
papa.
SuSannes mamma told him all about
it, and he said: We'll, Susanna must
pay for it unless she begs mammals
pardon for answering her So" But Su-
same only pursed her lips.
Mamma said: Come, now, Susanna,
DtS my pdIuOil, Dul : she Sdlu not a
word. Won't you ask my pardon
Still no answer.
"Oh, Susanne would rather pay for
it-let her go and get her money said
papa
Susanne went and brought her little
pocketbook, with gold dollar that her
uncle had given her and three half
dollar silver pieces from her last birth
day.
But the vase cost five dollars" said
papa, and here is only two and
half"
Where is the rest? We shall have to
sell some of SusanneS property"
''Oh, but she will beg mammals par
don, L am sure" said Uncle Felix SUI
same said never a word. We'll. what
has she that we can sell? Her clothes
belong to papa, she owns nothing but
her dolls and playthings-these must
be sold. Luckily, her cousins are COM
ing here to spend the afternoon tomor-
row, then we can have an auction and
sell them" Susanna neither cried nor
spoke.
The next day when all her cousins
had arrived, Uncle Felix told them that
as Susanne did not have the money TO
pay for the vase which she had broken
and would not beg mammals pardon, he
would auction off her dolls and toys.
First he took her bisque doll How
much am l bid
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
SUSANNA NAUGHTY AN SUSANNA GOOD.

Ten cents cried Helen. Eleven"
said Eliza Twelve. thirteen, four
teen and no one bidding any more,
the doll was handed to Eliza Still Su-
same said not a word. but stood sui
lenly by. Other dolls. wax. china. male
and female. were sold, one after the
other. Toys of all kinds and games
that her many aunts and uncles had
given her We're sold, but still the five
dollars had not been collected The doll
that went to sleep, the elephant, the
sheep with a blue satin ribbon around
his neck that baaed when you touched
his tail; the COW with bell that tink-
led as she walked-all were-sold.
''All gone" said Uncle Felix-but the
nurse cried: STOP minute, here is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
THE WAY TO LIGHT THE LAMP.

will then be ready to light your lamp.
1.-The moving of the kite cable up and
down will cause the bent wire of the
upper Leyden jar to spring against the
outside continually. This will dis
charge the jar which has become filled
with electricity from the air. The
spark will affect the jars on the ground,
and as the incandescent lamp stands
in the road the only way for the cur
rent TO travel is across the broken fill
ment, in attempting to do which it will
flash out brightly. One thing l would
advise is that every boy who attempts
the feat get his father or an older
brother to help him hold in the kites.
Their pulling power becomes very great
when they are a good distance up in
the air..
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Spoke English Quite Well.

Several years ago, when Admiral
Kasnakoff of the Russian navy visited
Philadelphia TO convey the thanks of
the ear for the generosity of the citi-
zens in sending a cargo of wheat and
other foodstuffs for the starving peas
antry in the Muscovite empire. a grand
public dinner was given in the Union
League club in honor Of the Russian
admiral and his officers.
Sitting in the midst of the Russians
was Rear Admiral Oscar +. Stanton of
the United States navy, now retired.
A distinguished member of the Penn
sylvania supreme court. thinking that
Admiral Stanton was one of the cars
officers, and wishing to show his good
will to the supposed stranger. engaged
him in a conversation. After a time
the supreme court judge said:
And may / ask from what part of
Russia you Gomez"
Admiral Stanton was puzzled at the
question and replied that he was not
born in Russia.
But YOU are in the cars service?"
added the judge.
NO, | am in the American service
and | was born on Long Island. Ny
name is Stanton, Admiral Stanton of
the United States navy
The supreme court judge leaned back
in his chair and gasped for a few mo-
ments.
Well" said he. IL thought you spoke
very good English for a Russian"
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green and the other blue. and an ex-
preston of the most child-like inno-
cence.
am not averse to talking with stran-
gers. and we soon fell into converse.
When he heard that L was from the
metropolis he said:
New York? I had more fun in that
town one afternoon than -you could
shake stick at
DO you mind telling me what you
did?" / asked, seeming story.
Mind telling you? Why, you couldn't
stop me; honest, you couldn't" He
tucked his napkin under his chin, tied
his beard behind his neck to keep it
out Of his soup. and began:
Five years ago L was living in New
York. I've Lived three months in every
state in the Union. taking EN- in turn.
and it was New York's turn to have
me. That's how l came to be there.
Now. I've never cared for children as
children. but I've often thought that
there were possibilities laid up in a boy
that, to a person with an inventive
turn of mind and no compunctions.
might yield good results. l had just
invented a pneumatic suit. and l
wanted a boy TO try il on. | went to
=
] asked for one extraordinarily light
framed. and with small bones. and /
got him. He weighed forty pounds, and
he was 10 years old. 1 took him to my
lodging and began to reduce his
weight
How did you do it, l asked.
How would anyone do it? / starved
him. l fed him just enough each day
TO give him strength TO get about. and
that was all. In six weeks he weighed
fifteen pounds and was ready for my
purpose. he was d smart lad, but very
good-natured. He'd let me do any
thing TO him without complaining. He
seemed to be grateful to me for giving
him enough to keep him alive: said
come men would have starved him out
right. l was glad to see he was not an
migrate. and ! really liked him as we'll
as l can like anybody but myself Wen.
when ne was so light that | could lift
him with my little finger, ] dressed him
UP in the pneumatic suit. il was made
In such way that it could be inflated
with gas, and BiliY-that was the boys
name-would then look about as we'll
developed as any boy of 10 Then
over the rubber suit / put a light cloth
suit, and we lined the inner one with
gas. and there we We're. Well. sir
when he was inflated it was all he
could do to keep his toes on the ground
He went swaying around like a bal
loon when it's being flied, and l held
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and one of wire to carry the electricity.
He will have to have three Leyden jars,
which, by the way, he can make easily
by coating some wide-mouthed bottles
inside and out with tinfoil. This tin
foil should extend to within one;hird
of the top of each bottle. Through The
cork of each bottle should extend d
copper wire, which should touch the
bottom of the bottle inside. On two of
the bottles this wire should extend eX-
ternally from the cork couple of
inches. On the third bottle. however,
the wire should extend out of the cork
quite a distance and bend over the side
of the bottle so as nearly to touch the
external tinfoil Gig. u.
when you raise the kites far enough
in the air to get them flying steadily,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
SNAKES WILD AND
TAME BY TURNS
Snake Lovers Experience With Tame
Pets, Showing How These Rep
tiles Change With Their Environ
mentS.
BY G. r. O'REILLEY.


OF all North American specimens
the blacksnake is probably the widest
and most difficult to domesticate. NV
tame blacksnake was no exception to
this rule. He was caught with diff
Guilty after an exciting hunt, but was
not securely grasped by the neck be-
fore he bit me several times, drawing
blood in many places. When brought
home and placed in a glass-fronted
cage he was so exceedingly wild that |
thought he would smash his head from
dashing it against the glass. For the
first three months he was so sulky he,
refused TO partake of food. At tho end
of that time he realized that the glass
was a protection, and after nine months
no longer bit my hand if / put it in his
cage.
In year he would come forward, ex-
pecting food, when l opened the cage
and a little later he would snatch the
food out of my hands while in his glass
house, but not while outside At the
end of two years he consented to take
the food outside of his cage and even
follow me to get it, He also entirely
gave up biting and vibrating his tail,
the supreme evidence of excitement in
blacksnakes, and he is at present the
tamest of those have ever seen or read
of. All my visitors now handle him.
put him around their necks, stroke him.
rub him on the head and under the
chin. Today, if 1 draw away the glass
slide from the front of lis cage and
hold up garter snake wriSSiing by
the tail, he comes out If his cage and
chases me through me house 10 set it.
a few weeks ago he shot out with such
force that I may almost say that he
leaped from his cage ont on the :,oor
of the snakerOom. pursuing me into the
hallway. I passed out on the Stoop and
he vigorously followed 1le down the
steps outside. over the short grass in
front, then back again into the house
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
LIGHTING "A LIMP WITH A. KITE

this bottle should be tied to the kite
cord by a piece of Irvine. Around the
outside of the bottle. near the bottom
the copper wire cable should now be
tied, and should be twisted about the
kite cord as the kite is allowed to go up
in the air. When about 500 feet is paid
out, connect the end of this wire to one
terminal of an incandescent lamp This
lamp should be an old one, in which the
filliment is broken. Connect a short
piece of wire to the other terminal and
tie the other end of this short piece of
wire to the wires extending out of the
two Leyden jars. Tie still another
piece of wire around the outside of
these jars and connect it with an iron
stake driven into the ground. You
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
mighty wind Caught Poor Billy and Blew Him Seward

Right on his hand for fear I'd lose him"
''Where'd You take him." / asked.
My friend finished his soup. and then
said: why / took him down to Madi-
son Square TO give a public exhibition
OF him. You see. there was To be a re-
view of the firemen. and / judged that
the open space opposite the Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel would be the best place to
show him off. On the way down ! told
him what he was to do, and he seemed
10 enjoy the prospect. Poor fellow He
didn't know what was Ia store for him.
But neither did ], so / don't care. / left
him in the crowd and started to walk
across Fifth avenue and Broadway to
Madison square. OF course a policeman
yelled 10 me to keep back, but | kept
or. Then Billy ran up behind me and
tried TO pick my pocket. / turned and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11

William A. Eddy the kite expert,
says that any boy who can fly kites
can light up an incandescent lamp With
electricity collected from the clouds.
Mr.. Eddy does it himself in a very sim
pie way. He imposes only one condi-
ton for the success of the experiment.
II should be tried only when there is
not a cloud in the sky. and it must
necessarily take place at night The
air is full of electricity at all times,
but during cloudy weather there is apt
to be too much for safety.
THE boy should use two kits MALAY
or box), strung in tandem" said Mr.
Eddy, land he will have to use Two
cables. one of cord to hold the kites,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11

those interested in the strange
methods which nature finds for pro-
tecting her creatures in all kinds Of
queer circumstances. When placed in
warm water. the clay shell opens as 1t
would naturally at the first heavy
rainfall in its native haunts. and the
eel-like fish energies and becomes nc
tive once more. The Royal Society of
Queensland, fearing the eXtirpation CT
these queer fish. as SO many have been
killed by exploding dynamite in their
native streams. has planted a number
of them in various places. so that they
are now to be found in many Austr l.
liam streams. They are certainly the
queerest fish in the world.
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L got up on chair. and he got up,
too trying 20 climb Ip my legs. He
was unable to do 'his. but climbed up
long stick which was handed 20 n e.
one end resting on tho chair When
he got TO my shoulder ! held The garter
towards the ceiling, and ne climbed up
my arm and caught il by the head.
II happened one day during last sum
mer, and before | had yet moved from
the city, that l determined to give my
blacksnakes an outing, SO / took him
with me on ride UP in Westchester
county, New York. On a river bank.
sloping gently up from the water there
was a nice stretch of smooth grass.
and beyond that some rocks and a
thicket Of bushes, and further along
some trees. / put the blacksnake on
the smooth sward, close by where re-