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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12

Golf Capes.

1OlI OapeS.
New things arrive every day, and as soon as
it. Therefore the stock is In better shape than ever.
We offer better choice of good styles than you will
find elsewhere, and Notwithstanding the advance in
vances In price on our Capss and offer exceptional
values at $780, 49, SIC, $3.50, SI2, $40, So
down to $500.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12
SALE OF BLANKETS AND COMFORTS

BLANKETS. Pure
Blankets, fast color
border, extra size and
weight. .........
White Wool Blankets,
soft and desirable, extra
size and weight
All Wool Golden Fleece
Blanket, weight 5 lbs. s o.,
last color borders
Extra large size All
Wool Blanket. weight Obs.
" o., regular Sc grade.
Plaid Blankets for bath
robes. Fast colors. All
WOOL '''.. ....-..- ....
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12

MAN TAILORED SUITS - Monday we offer Il
alo Made Suits in Black and Coored Chevots that sold
at $1,000 and $500. Tight fitting and
fly front jackets lined with satin twilIcd gA r. A
and AMI t tail skirt esscaae lined Yog RHH
value, but we are going TO offer them
MAN TAILORED sUlTs.-Kind tina, YOU would
ordinarily pass the $500 value. l
:Es::: "a. CT S125U
tailor made garments. ........... AZ W w
MAN TAILORED SUTTs-About as fine an assorl-
ment as it is possible to find twenty-five styles made of
the finest materials and finished by expert
talors. Garments that you distinguish I
from those shown elsewhere All the en- m Il
skirts two-pece skirts, three piece SKIRT the v "a
habit and opera back, flare and skirt ef E1 T. AH
feetS all price at. ......................... ~ 70
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12

CONTINUED on. Sixteenth Page3
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12

Miss Mary Bridgers. OF Tarboro, y
c., who has been the guest OF the Mise
Serpell, has returned home.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12
White Wool
$3.50
1895
94.A0
$3.50
EIDERDOWN SACOUES.

Dressing Sacques for this season come more daint
trimmed than The prettiest are copied from
French novelties and are made Of the finer qualities
lambs wool eiderdown.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12

Miss Helen Ballou, of Providence Il
l.. came this morning 10 Visit Mis-
Mabel Allyn, on Butte street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12

Miss Green, of Radford, has returned
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12
lDEPENDA ABLE.

COMFOR rs. Cotton
forts. siikaline covered,
soft and fluffy, good
Value. $500.
Cotton filled Comforts,
satssn covered, quilted,
large size, Beautiful quality
Cotton filled Comforts.
covered with French
satccn, large size.
Fine Comfort. made of
French satesn, cotton fill
cd, large, generous size.
Fine quality of Genuine
Down Comforts, made of
French satssn,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12

RED, ishl 6lus, Pink, Grey and Law
snder, $3.50 and also S2.i9.
Fancy Striped Eiderdown Saeques In
a beautiful combination Of eolors, $I.39.
zine French Flannel Waists In Reds,
Slate, Cream, Blues, $3.50, $425 $3.50. 9
Fine French Flannel Waists with en-
bro:5srisd dots and fleur de lis figures,
81 50 and $500.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
Backing Up the Horse,

Not all of the drivers skill is devoted to driving ahead; it takes a good driver to be able to back up in good shape. Not every driver, by any means, can halt and then back up to a curbstone and hit 1t square and true with both wheels the first clip. That Is something that requires more skill than might be Imagined by one who had never tried 1t.
 But in backing up on the level, if a man fails to hit the curb exactly the first time, he can maneuver until he does. There are places where skill must be exercised and where a level head is called for too. For instance, in backing up, or rather backing down, Into an excavation on the inclined causeway left for that purpose. The excavation is begun at the rear of the lot, and the earth forming the cause way, running up to the level of the street at the front, is left until the last. In the later stages of the excavating the causeway is left just wide enough at the top for the carts or wagons to move on, and its sides slope down pre- cipitously. The driver who backs down on one of these narrow cellar causeways simply must hit it right New York Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
What tbe Cburcb Carpet Cost.

Tie Chicago Advance gives the fol lowing estimate of the direct and col lateral cost of a church carpet. The price was $500, but as the women Of the church raised the money by giv- Ing entertainments the pastors esti- mate was that when all the items of cost were figured in the carpet had cost fully $4,0O0. He reached this aston ishing total by estimating the work, worry, nervous strain, bodily weari- ness and heartaches of 100 women, the heroic efforts of men, women and children to eat the things which were to be eaten and hear, see or buy things which had been provided to extract money from them; the colds, levers and other ailments contracted while attending the entertainments and the consequent doctors bills; the money spent in other churches, for if they come to your entertainment you must go to theirs, and, worst and most cost ly of all. the demoralization of the church and the curtailment of the le- gitimate giving which follow in the train of such methods of raising mon ey. But they got their carpet.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
No Nevfaneled Stove For Her

A Memphis family which employs an old time negress as a cook recently had gas range put in the kitchen. When the range was put in place, the work man who put it there lighted the jets inside the oven and then closed the doors. He opened them, turned off the gas and then, relighting the jets, ex- plained to the old negress how the range was used. The jets cannot be seen when the doors of the oven are closed, and in the excitement Sf the ex- planation the workman closed them and forgot the lighted jets.
 The old negress, after hearing all he had to say, said:
 "'Tain't no use ter tell me erbout hit Pm gwinter use dis yere ole wood stove whut Ise cooked on so long,"
 The workman laughed and went away, not thinking that the old cook meant what she said. She did mean 1t, though, and continued to use the old wood stove to cook with.
 When the head of the family that employs her received his gas bill 15 days after the gas stove was put in, he almost dropped dead. The bill showed that he owed the gas company $21.
 Investigation proved that the jets in the oven had been burning from the time the workman left. The old cook had never opened the oven doors.- Memphis Scimitar.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
General Grants Suggestion.

An official who quite generally knows what he is talking about was dilating the other afternoon upon the funny hopelessness for all reasonable purposes of many of the little creeks and rivers for the improvement of which con- gress is asked to appropriate money un- der the river and harbor bill. "When Grant was president, said this official, "he used to alternately chuckle and illuminate against the ex- penditure of good government coin for the Improvement of measly little streams that he himself knew could never be made fit for any human pur- pose. There was Virginian who, fail ing to get congress to stick in an ap- propriation for the dredging of a little stream down in his section, finally inn portuned Grant in the matter.
 Let's see, said Grant musingly, I believe crossed that stream in 1864, wasn't it2'
 "The Virginian, who remembered Grants crossing of the stream, replied afirmatively.
 Look here, said Grant after pause, his face lighting up suddenly, why don't you macadamize it?' ''- Washington Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
A Political Trick.

''There Is q good deal of pure moon shine" said a local warhorSe now out l of harness, ''in the faculty of remenl. bering names and faces which Is at l trtbuted to most successful politicians. ] In nine cases out of ten they have no abnormal powers of that kind, and their apparent feats of memory are [ very easily explained. Take, for ex- ample, the case of a political person age at public reception. He is sure to be surrounded by group of local leaders who know everybody in town. Presently valuable constituent ap- breaches. Colonel whispers one of the henchmen, here comes MT. Blank. He's an active party worker and 8 great admirer of yours. He met you here last fall
 '"The parsonage catches on prompt ly. What does Blank do? he whis- pers back.
 "'He's a produce merchant replies the henchman. By that time the val uable constituent gets in range.
 "'How are you, my dear Mir. BlankY exclains the notable cordially. Pm delighted to see you again. And how is the produce business coming onY
 "Poor Blank has spasms of joy. That the famous man should remember him so accurately makes him as proud as peacock, and 20 spectators proceed to tell the story in proof of the colonePs miraculous mental gifts. Thus reputa- tions are made."-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
Wnste of Water.

Occasionally the typical Pat has a brilliant afterthOught; sometimes it is not so luminous as he fancies.
 Are you going to move the well. SOrr?" inquired a man of all work, whose employer had announced his in- tentiOn of building a new house in a new and more convenient spot.
 'NO," answered the gentleman brief ly, his mind full of his own plans.
 ''Now that was foolish question for me to be axin, sorr," said Pat, after a few moments reflection. Sure, and why didn't think? Av coOrse, livery drap of water would run out and go to waste whiles you were moving it. It's nothing but a blundering goose I amp
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
The Pronunciation Explained.

''There is family in Virginia" says Golfers Weekly, ''the name of which is spelled 'EnrOughty,' but it is pro- nOunced Darby This fact, familiar to many Americans, happened to be told by Miss Hayward at a dinner in London at which MT. Kipling was present, when he broke in: You have saved my reputation by telling that You are the first man, woman or child who could back me up in it.
 ''The explanation of the peculiarity is that the Derbys were an English fami- ly who settled in Virginia in the colo nial days. One of the sons, the tradi- tional black sheep of the family, was left share in his fathers will on con- ditiOn that he changed his name He changed his written name to En. roughly, but continued to call himself Derby.
 "On hearing this explanation MT. Kipling said, I think I will change my name to Smith, You can spell it Smith if you like was the reply, but 1t will always be pronounced Kipling,' a remark which caused him to look as unfeignedly pleased as a boy"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
PAID BY UNCLE SAM.
Some of the Odd Expenses the Gov.
 ernment Has to Bear.

Some of the Odd Expenses the Gov. ernment Has to Bear.
 1 Every one knows that it costs almost
 $4O0, 100000 year to run the United States government in times of peace
 and that the department of war and 1 the navy, the Indian and pension bu-
 reaus absorb the larger part of this amount, but in the course of years a large number of dependents upon Un- 1 cle Sam's purse have come into being of which the general public knows lit. I tle.
 Such, for example, are the interna- 1 tional bureau for the repression of the ] African slave trade, located at Brus-
 sells, a highly laudable institution, to
 the expenses of which our government contributes $100 a year; the interna- tional bureau of weights and measures, also at Brussels, to which $2,2T0 is con- tributed, and the International Geodet- ic association. the expenses of which our government shares to the extent of $1, 300 yearly.
 AS a leading member of group of nations specially interested in humane and philanthropic work we subscribe $325 a year to a lighthouse service on the coast of Morocco, about $4,50O to be divided among citizens of other lands for service rendered to ship wrecked American seamen, $500 year toward maintaining hospital for sail ors at Panama and 5000 for keeping and feeding American convicts impris- oned in foreign countries.
 Among the unfamiliar purposes in the home country for which money is appropriated from the federal treas ury is the maintenance of the Wash ington monument, costing $11,52O an- nually, and the provision of artificial limbs for soldiers calling for $547 ,OO8 & year.-Leslie's Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
NIT. KtmberIev.s NimbIe Wit.

James G Blaine was nOnpluSed once while he was secretary of state. 1 One of the applicants for a consulate i in Japan was the late Samuel Kimber- i ley of Baltimore. who died in the Serv- i ice in Central America After he had presented his credentials Mr. Blaine said:
 T should like to appoint you, Mr. Kimberley. but 1 have made it a rule to recommend no one who does not speak the language of the country to which he is sent. Do you speak Jap- anese?
 "Cert-t-tainly, MT. B-Blaine." stam- mered Mir. Kimberley. "A-a-ask me s-s-something in J-J-Japanese and I'll answer you"
 MT. Blaine hadn't word to say, but the Japanese post went to another man, all the same, and Kimberley went to Central America.
 Another story is told of Kimberley equally creditable to his nimble wit. One day he met young woman who threw her arms impulSively around his neck and kissed him. Seeing her mis- take, she drew back and angrily ask ed:
 Aren't you MT. Jones?"
 'N-n-nO, madam" replied Kimber- ley, lowing; I'm n-n-not, but w-w-wish to thunder 1 w-w-was."- Saturday Evening Post
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

There IS more Catarrh in thls section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be lncuraD For great many years doctors pro, remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be cOnstitu- tianal disease, and therefore requires cOnStitu- tiOnal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu- factured by F. J. Cheney x Co.,, Toledo Ohio is the only constitutional cure on the market It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspOonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure Send for circulars and testimonials. Address,
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.-
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
Politics,

MT. Ward Heel-Booze has promised me that if help nominate him he will give me job.
 Mrs. Ward Heel-Is this man Booze sure of getting it?
 MT. w. H.-Not by any means. Old SlydOg is running against Booze.
 Mrs. W. H.-And if Slydog gets it2
 Mir. W. H.-I'll be all right anyhow. I'm under contract to help nominate both of them on the same terms. Ohio State Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
Eating Like a Rird

It isn't as polite as 1t is intended to be to say that person has the appe- tite of bird. If a human being ate as much prOpOrtionately as does the av- craze bird, the sight would be disgust ing. In one shrike there have been found the remains of 70 caterpillars, 24 bugs, one field mouse and one leech. A field hawk that was observed for q month is credited with q record Of 1000 mice in that time. 4 tame owl ate seven mice, one after the other, and three hours afterward ate four more. The robin eats on an average If feet of worms daily.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

Mining is now contributing annually $7OO,O00,0 900 to the national wealth. that sum being the value of last years pro- duction. In the short period of eighteen years the annual mineral production has nearly doubled as it amounted in 1880 to only $369, ,319,OO0. The average increase for nineteen years has been $1S,O00,000 year; but last year it jumped nearly $67, 100000 over the pro- duction of 1897. And this year will make a still larger showing.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

Nobody is more entitled to the gratl- tude of his country than the man who is true to himself-who is a useful, right living, law abiding subject. Hap py the man, and happy the community in which he lives, if, through all the storms and struggles of his day, he carries unstained to the end "the white flower of a blameless life"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

The kaloin deposits on Cajon peak near Lakeside are exciting the interest of many mining men. Within the past fortnight several strangers have care fully inspected the property. The value of the deposit for pottery pur- poses is unquestioned, and it is proba- ble that Japanese or Chinese manufac- turers may take an interest in this valuable mine.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
His Present Fad.

''You don't seem to be buying many rare books nowadays" said Perkins to Jimpsonberry. "Got tired of collect ingT
 ''No," replied JimpsOnberry. "Chang- ed my hobby, that's all. My boys have grown some in the past seven or eight years, and I've taken up the fad of col lecting derby hats and trousers and shoes and other things of that kind. I have a splendid. collection of school bills. too, I'd like to show you."-Har- per's Bazaar.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
EaaY.

Miles-There is a man over in that museum who has lived for 40 days on water.
 Giles-Pshaw! That's nothing. have an uncle who has lived for near. ly 40 years on water.
 Miles-Impossible!
 Giles-Not at all. He's a sea captain Chicago News.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
tLEcr9ICIIY FOR BRAIN.

\ scientist has discovered an apparatus which will stimulate the brain. It consists of an electric band. While scientists have been inventing unnatural ways of making the brain work, Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters has for fifty years been doing it natur- ally. It cures dyspepsia and all stomach troubles and builds up the system
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
N0f TnOIndQd

FeatherstOAe-C Come, Robbie Chand. ing him a quarter), how many fellows have called on your sister this weekY Bobbie-.Iet's see-fve.
 "That doesn't include me, does itY' "Oh, no! Sister says you don't eount."-Brooklyn Life.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teethins period.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
If1parts Hed1thfu1neSS
 to the Food

Royal Baking Powder leavens the food perfectly by its inherent power without changing or imparing any of the elements of the flour.
 Thus the hot-breads, hot-rolls and mullins, and the delicious hot griddlecakes raised by the Royal Baking Powder wholesome and digestibe, and may be eaten without distress, by persons of delicate digestion
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25 cents.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

What folly to proclaim a love for hu manity which no one has for the ma. jority of individuals composing it.- Conservative.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

believe Piso's Cure is the only medi- cine that will cure cOnsumption.-Ann M. Ross, WilliamspOrt, Pa., Nov. 12, 95.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

VITALITY low, debiliated or exhausted cured by pr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. FREE $1 Trial Bottle containing Weeks treatment. Dr. Kline's Institute, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia Founded 1871
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
RoyalBaking Powder

Royal Baking Powder possesses peculiar quali- ties not found in other leavening agents, which arise from the superior ftness,purity and dhealth- fulness of its ingredients.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

PHOTO E: s:5i $ t
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
WHOLESALER.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb, 6, 1899. PARTS MEDICINE Co.,, City.
 Gentlemen:-We wish to congratulate you on the increased sales we are having on your Groves TaSfeIess Chill Tonic. On exam ming our record of inventory under date of Jan. 1st. we find that we sold during the Chill season of 1898, 2660 dozen Groves Tonic. We also find that our sales on your Laxative BrOmO-Quinine Tablets have been. some thing enormous: having sold during the late Cold and Grip season 1, 200 dozen.
 Please rush down order enclosed herewith, and oblige, Yours truly,
 MEYER BROS. DRUG co.
 Per Schall.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

Los Angeles firms are importing salt from EnSenada.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
lkafIrOod Ties.

A fact of some interest in railroad construction is the great diversity in the number of ties used to the mile on different lines. as well as in the size and quality of timber. Thus, accord ing to the construction details of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railway, tle number of ties used on that line is 2,S00 to the mile, three quarters of these being chestnut and one-quarter oak, while some roads use 2,000 only, or 2.500 to the mile. More than 60 per cent of the ties are cut s feet long, 12 per cent 9 feet and the rest S15 feet long; the nine foot ties are used chiefly by the southern and gulf group of railroads, where pine timber Is very abundant and cheap. The New England roads have their ties cut from five to six inches in thickness, while the southern roads seem to prefer sev- en inch ties; the width of the ties like wise varies from five to six inches in New England to eight inches in the central northern and the southern roadS.-New York Sun.
 An Unjust Discrimination.
 "This idea of making you take out license for dog is all wrong, said the dog owner. ''It is unjust discrimina- tion
 "Oh, I don't knowl" answered the man who had just come from the coun- ty clerks office ''In most places you have to take out license for a wife too.
 But you don't have to renew it ev- cry year, returned the dog owner in an aggrieved tone. Chicago Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
RETAILER.
KEDRoN, ILLS.

PARIS MEDICINE Coz,
 Gentlemen:-I handle seven or eight differ ent kinds of Chill Tonics but sell ten bottles of Groves to where I sell one of the others. I sold 36 bottles oS Groves Chill Tonic in one day and could have sold more if had had it on hand. MT. Dave Woods cured five cases of chills with one bottle.
 Respectfully,
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
Be True to Yourself.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO, NEW YORK.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

Alum baking powders low priced, alum costs but two cents pound but alum q corrosive poison and it renders the baking powder dangerous to in food
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16

But you don't have to renew it ev- cry year, :" returned the dog owner in ap aggrieved tone ne-Chicago Post
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-16
An Unjust Discrimination.

"This idea of making you take out a license for dog is all wrong,' said the dog owner. ''It is unjust discrimina-