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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-16

Il OR RENT.-LlvERY STABLES. No.
q %5 Union street, corner Church
sale stables. Apply US Precursor street
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= OST. = ON BRAN1BLETON AVE-
IL nue. near the corner of Clay, a Gold
filled Watch. Waltham movement Suit
able reward if returned to J. O. WICK,
249 Church street. myli-2t'
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FOR RENT.

~ OR IeENT-A FURNISHED COT
II tage at Virginia Beach Tor the sum
mcr months. Address l.. ~. care this Of
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II, o r SALE : SEVEN VERY NICE.
u lots in South Norfolk Can be
ten days. Address, "a. l.. c." this Of
flee. myli-3ts
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-16

NORFOLK DYEING. CLEANING
~ and Repairing. Co.-;Ladies' Suits
and pressed, 75c., pants pressed lcc car, ear.
pets n speciality. AL Main. New Phone eOi.
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A YOUNG LADY DESIRES a POSI-
IA ton in dry goods store as clerk
Apply to M. G. F.. "a Falkland street.
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Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
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WY ANTED-TWO HOURS WORK ON
w set of books each day for few
months, or light office work. Best refer
ences. professional Bookkecpcr," care
this office. myii3t+
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EI.IcRY PLANrS.-LARGE ROOTED
~ open-a!r grown, Golden. self-branch-
Ing and white plume Celery Plants: So cx-
press delivered cash: cash with order
Sufficient muck adhcres 10 tho roots
they live and grow In transit BEAR
HEAD FARMS, Orlando, Fla. apl6-im'
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THE NEWS OF NORFOLK ON PAGES TWO THREE AND n
LOST.

IT oST. IN AND lo-CENT STORE,
Ia Main street, black pocket-book con-
tanning sloo5. Reward II left at Virgin
tan Pilot office. 1t
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HELP WANTEp-FEMALE

ADY CASHIER WANTED - ONE,
~ that Is good at figures and has had
some experience in bookkeeping. Address.
"EMPLOY MENT." Virginian-Pilot office.
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WANTED.

wv ANTED. TO BORROW $1,000 FOR
w five years. at per cent. with which
to purchase lot and build house. giving
same as security; VII pay interest semi
annually. Address j. n. e., care Virgin
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WY ANTED. = LARGE FURNISHED
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dress giving terms. etc, w. q. NJ. this
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ITT ANTED = TO BUY AT ONCE.
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Address ARGUS" care Virgnian-Pilot.
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~ OOK WANTED. APPLY 493 FREE
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BOARDERS.

nv ANTED.-A FEW FIRST-CLASS
w table boarders: good references re-
Guired. Apply MRS. ROSALIE SELDEN,
1872 Duke street. ap21-tf
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II OR SALE. y LIMITED GUAM
II tiiy of Check Books on tho Norfolk
National Bank. IL cents. SAM w. BOW
MAN. 2l9 Main street. myi0-lrn
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N OR SALE = UPRIGIIT PIANO, IN
4, use only six months. Si35: three ped
ais. fine tone: also bedroom suit, mahog-
onv finish. for sale very cheap. Address
MUSIC" this office. myl2-iw.
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TN MAKING ROOM FOR YOUR
L spring furniture don't forget that YOU
can dispose OF your household effects TO
good advantage Fair dealings only
Drop postal TO ID. NOTES. n CO, %
Commercial Place and have him call
Splendid opportunity for storing your fur
niture during summer. myiG-!m
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y Ing Press. hand power. made by
Mrenn. Wh!tehmrst x Co. in perfect
working order. | have balcd hay that
weighed 200 pounds each large bales. Also
LOCO pounds baling wire. all OF which I
VIII sell for $15.o0. delivered anywhere in
Norfolk. Va. Also Rack Wagons with
capacity of - barrels Of cabbage in
good running order. price $50 each. r..
WILSON SELDEN. care Womble's Sons.
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WY ANTED AT ONCE. = TWENTY
w girls to make baskets at NOR
FOLK BASKET WORKS. HuntersviIle.
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VNy ANTED. - LADIES TO CANVASS
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FOR SALE.
Eor Sale or Rent,

Mctompkin Beach Hotel. Accomacll
county. furnished and complete outfit. VIII
accommodate 81 to % persons. Birds, fish.
CLAIMS, crabs and oysters. VIII sell cheap
or rent for the season. Address. TIlOS.
w. RUSSELL. Accomock. Va. myli-5t*
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w weaving. Paid while learning. APP
ply THE NORFOLK SILK COMPANY.
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wv ANTED. = COOK TO ASSIST IN
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-20
p0meWard
B0u3d o.
Board tbe
Cruiser
Olympia.

FAMOUS 1T the annals Of tAs
L american no9y. and oIscays
foadly remembered BY patriotic nti-
Sens Of the United States must Be
the cruiser Olympia, flagship of
Adt:tral George Deayey.
The aa0y has fighting craft 's'ach
larger in size, much better armed,
bit then ii aoaS on the Olympia hot
admiral De9oey sailed into Mo'ttIS
Bay and from her deck directed the
battle that destroyed a SPoni5h feet,
thereby making It possible for the
Uatted States to tVrsst the PHILIP
pine archipelago from tic dominates
Of SPoth
Peculiar istsrsst attaches to As
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-20
NeW Pictures
Of Pdmir7I
DQWey' S
Famous
Flagship.

cy~tser Just noe from the fact ttat
she Is bearing home the gallant ad-
nsrG-home achere natiOFs 7oeL-
come a0aitS. Readers of The Call
sOiIl, therefore, appreciate the latest
Photographs taken aboard admiral
Deaceys flagship, 5ohich are printed
here2Vith.
The Photographs sho50 the officers
of the Olympia, including Captain
LanrbeytO'j 7oA0 reIieyed the late
Captain Gridley soon after the bat
tie Of Manila Bay, and also Consul
General WiJdmam, sphose position
during the s0cr roas one requiring
q great deal of diplomatic. tact and
decision Of character.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Funeral For a Parrot.

Polly Ives, the best known parrot in
Connecticut, has been Laid to rest be-
side Polly Hall, his lifelong companion.
Polly Ives was the property of DR..
Fayette S. Hall, of New Haven. Polly
Hall, female parrot, died three years
ago Of indigestion. Polly Ives, the
male>bird, has pined since the death
OF his mate. He died of consumption.
Polly Ives was Is years old, and was
given to DR.. Hall by Robert s. Ives,
New Haven.
DR.. Hall gave state funerals to both
birds and had them inferred in the
Wallingford cemetery. Their caskets
were 13 inches long, six inches wide,
and four inches deep. DR.. Hall said::
"Polly Ives had more intelligence
than a great many people. Honesty
was one of his strong traits. He would
watch, and if anyone attempted to
take anything which did not belong to
him Polly would set up a great up
roar. l am sure that Polly has fu-
ture state. l am not exactly orthodox
in my beliefs. l think that If intelli-
gence is displayed by animals they
will have a future state. The intelli-
gence shown by birds is called natural
instinct, but in my opinion it is real
intelligence. I am sure that shall see
my pretty Pollies again and believe
they are together now.''
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Signal Service.

The captain had not been long mar
ried when he was ordered into camp.
The long-expected call had come at
last. To be sure, the camp was in
plain sight of the captains residence,
which was some mitigation OF the
hardships, but then it was still sep
aration; and to tighten this terrible
condition it was arranged that the be-
reaved husband and wife should Sig
nal to each other often with handker-
chiefs.
1t was on the second day that the
young wife was seated on the porch
reading.
''Tell me, Jane," she said, .4s Arthur
still signaling?'
"Yes, ma'am," answered the maid.
"Then keep waving your handker-
chief, want to finish this novel;"
AT the same moment, in camp, an
officer from an adjoining company
stepped up to the captain
II say, old man." he asked, "why do
you keep that man out there all day
waving handkerchief?
"Oh, it's merely bit of signal code
practice for him." he answered. "Say.
I've got some good stuff inside. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
He Made Farming Paw.

An old farmer who died in Sussex
county, New Jersey, last week, was
In himself practical proof of the fal.
lacy of the oft-repeated declaration
that farming does not pay Oscar
Dunn began life with a farm be-
queathed to him by his father with the
condition that he pay off the interest
of three other heirs in it. He es-
timated his equity at $1,000. When II
died In his eighty-first year he owned
fifteen of the best farms in Sussex
county A believer in farming, he in
vested his surplus in farms, ALWAYS
improving them, so that "an Oscar
Dunn farm" meant one with buildings
in good condition and fields under in
telligent cultivation. On starting out
he made several resolutions to guide
him In his future business course.
among them these: To make study
Of farming in every detail, and know
the business as thoroughly as possible;
to look after small matters; to prac-
tice reasonable economy in all things;
never to buy anything he had no use
for because 1T was cheap; to pay cash
for all purchases, and be temperate in
all things. He never had but two
notes in bank, and never had law.
suit. He let all his farms on the shar.
Ing system, and never had any trouble
to secure good tenants; some of the
tenants have been ON -his farms fol
21 years All his leases y,ra varha]
agreements
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Trees That Whistle.

The musical tree found in the West
India islands has peculiarly shaped
leaf and pods with a split or open
edge. The wind passing through these
forms the sound when gives the tree
Its peculiar name.
In Barbados there is valley filled
with these trees, and when the trade
winds blow across the island con-
stant moaning, deep-toned whistle is
heard from it, which, in the still hours
of the night, has q. very weird and un-
pleasant effect.
A species of acacia, growing abund-
antly in the Soudan, is also called the
whistling tree. Its shoots are frequent
ly, by the agency of the larvae of In
sects, distorted in shape an swollen
into globular bladder, from one inch
to two inches in diameter. After the
insect has emerged from d circular
hole in the side Of fsthe swelling, the
opening, played upon by the wind, be-
comes musical instrument equal in
sound to swtet-toned flute.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Matchmaking in japan.

"There exists in Japan, among some
of the classes, certain custom Of hir-
ing midwoman, nakoda, or profess
sional matchmaker in order to make
an engagement between couple" !"
writes Onoto Watanna in the Ladies'
Home Journal. "It often happens
that family will desire an alliance
with another family with whom they
are not intimately acquainted. Then
are the services Of the professional
matchmaker invaluable. To be sue
cessful in such a profession one must
never be known as such to the family
she desires to court. Very often ma
kodas and midwomen follow this pro-
fession for years and yet are not
known as such save to those who have
employed them. Most Of the match
makers are very honest, and it is their
duty to discover all the good and bad
points Of the couple and point them
out to the parents; they give good ad-
vice and do everything possible to pro-
mote the happiness of the pair. They
travel back and forth to the homes Of
the young people, who are entirely ig-
norant Of their motive, carrying COM
pliments and presents and trying in q
delicate manner to work on their SEN
timent"
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
HAS HIS ENEMY'S SKULL.
HIS REVENGE SATISFIED AFTER
THREE YEARS TOLL
4 True story Of y Massacred Family and
the Extinction of the Indian
Eiends by Their
Nemesis.

L. p. Clark an old resident of the
town of Butler, has become an inmate
Of the county poor farm and will doubt
less spend the remainder of his days
there, which will probably not be
many, as he is 20 years old.
Clark has a history that is almost
unequaled. He was born in New York
and moved to Iowa in the early Cos,
and from there moved north with his
family to the Dakotas. While out on
buffalo hunt his family was massacred
by Indians. He had left them at an
outpost, and when he returned found
only their mutilated bodies.
The agent at the post had been
scalped and left for dead, but lived
long enough to tell the unhappy father
Of the nameless tortures to which his
family had been subjected before their
death. The recital drove Mr.. Clark al
most to madness and aroused spirit
of vengeance which could be satiated
by blood alone.
For three years he followed the mur-
derous band along the winding Mis-
souri,, and it is needless to say that
during those three years the ranks of
the savages were materially thinned,
while half n dozen bullet wounds give
mute testimony of his almost miracu-
lous escape. One ball grazed his skull
and long scar is still plainly visible.
A knife cut across his forehead is also
In evidence.
| he followed the savages. sometimes
alone, sometimes with one or more
companions. At one time he was cap.
tured, but succeeded in inducing a
young Pocahontas to loose his bonds
while her warrior companions were
sleeping.
AS time went on warrior after war
r4or was sent to the happy hunting
grounds, but 1T was the blood of White
Bear, the leader Of the band, for which
the maddened settler particularly
thirsted. The day of reckoning came
at last.
Mr.. Clark met the brutal savage &C.
companied by only one companion
There was no parley, no negotiations
The settlers rifle spoke and the Indiar
fell with gaping wound in his breast
A second shot broke the arm of his
companion. and, knife in hand, Mr.
Clark rushed upon them. Having dis
posed of the man with a broken arm
Clark turned his attention to White
Bear, and. with sort of savage joy
chopped the chiefs head from his bod,
and, kindling fire, burned the fest
from the skull. He still preserves th,
skull as trophy.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Degenerate Days.

The hard-featured man who was sit
ting on one end of dry goods box
and slowly whiting it to pieces was
unusually pessimistic.
"Durn reformers!" he exclaimed.
"Reformers is humbugs!"
"Whut have they been doin'?' asked
the amiable villager who was. whit
Ting the other end of the dry goods
box
They've meddled with the politics
Of this county," rejoined the other.
jabbing his jackknife deep into the
board he was working on, "tlll it's got
so that a honest, hard-workin' man
can't git more'n 50 fur his vote to save
his lifew
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Cheap, But Effective Rat Tran,

Il. B. Wamble, one of Elmore's lead
ing farmers, was in town on Wednes-
day. He told the News man that he
had a rat trap that caught and killed
twenty rats on Tuesday night. He
put wash pot in his crib and filled
1t about half-full of water, and then
thoroughly covered the top Of the wa
ter with ground pea hulls and placed
the pot SO, the rats could jump down
on the hulls and sink to their death in
the treacherous waters underneath -
Early County News.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
SNEEzED FORTY DAYS.
A Curious Case Caused by IN Abnormal
Growth in Nose.

One hundred sneeZes minute, 5O,-
600 sneezes day, such a record reads
like page from fairy tale OF the pre-
amble of a patent medicine advertise
ment. 1t is neither one nor the other,
however. 1t is the true story of a case
of sneezing which occurred in Wash
ington only a few weeks ago and was
reported to the Medical Society by DR..
Walter A. Wells, of that city.
The subject was a schoolgirl, who
had hardly ever sneezed before in her
life. The attack began at school one
day in October, and had been preceded
by a cold lasting couple of weeks,
during which she had sneezed some
what. but not unnaturally. The sneez-
ing spell broke out just ut 8 o'clock,
when she had taken her seat to begin
her morning work. In that first hour
her schoolmates counted about 1,5OO
sneezes. Everything she did for it or
that anybody else did made It worse.
Medical aid was summoned. A num-
ber of the learned doctors visited this
interesting case, and each prescribed
something different. All the so-called
sedatives were tried, as opium, bro
mide, and hyoscyamus, In the very
largest doses, but none seemed to Sc
date. Still the sneezing went on, and
the patient was becoming exhausted.
A consultation of doctors was held;
they decided to agree. The patient
must be chloroformed. This was done,
but it and all other attempts made~by
the doctors were to no purpose.
Finally a close investigation was
made and a growth was found located
deep in the nose which is known as
perhopics. DIR. Walter A. Wells, who
is an expert in such matters, under
4! took their removal by operation with
electric needles. A number Of opera
tions had to be performed before all
the abnormal growth was eradicated,
but from the first the sneezing began
to grow less and less frequent until it
finally ceased.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
vIi GENEROSITY OF VALE.
H.. Helped Many Poor hoy to OBJ
tain an Education.

From the beginning the American
college has had warm heart for the
poor and able boy. DR.. Julian NJ.
Sturtevant, who was for many years
president Of Illinois College, tells In
his autobiography of the help that was
given to him in the early part of the
century at Yale college. DIR. Sturte-
want entered Yale in the year 1922 He
was so poor that he was obliged to de-
pend entirely upon himself, or upon
such aid as he might receive, for get
ting through college. He says: "Our
venerable mother, Yale, had some pc
culiar ways in dealing with her num-
erous family of boys. She took into
consideration the peculiar conditions
and needs of each student, and did not
treat all exactly alike. She kindly per-
mitted me to enjoy the good things OF
her dining-room and her halls Of In
struction with the full understanding
that would pay my way as fast as I
could. None Of the bills were due till
the end of the term. was then ex-
pected to pay what could and give
my note for the rest. From those
students who had abundant resources.
bond with responsible Endorsement
was required, covering the full amount
of the Indebtedness which each would
| be likely to incur for the whole four
years course, while from those who,
like myself, had no money and in q
business way no credit, no security
was required but personal note with,
evidence of a disposition to pay as
fast as possible. In further evidence
of Yale's liberality, will mention that
1 several times found credit ON my
term bills which represented no pay
ment by myself into the treasury.
This very unsual and liberal system
ms to have worked well in my case.
Ii enabled me to continue i'll college,
which would otherwise have been i'm
possible. And in the end paid all the
charges against me ON the college,
both principal and interest. This gen.
erous treatment received from the
Yale authorities shall hold in lifelong
grateful remembrance"
The belief is common, although not
universal, among college presidents,
that donations to needy and promising
students represents worthy form of
educational beneficence. Such
gifts are supported by the strongest
human motives. They represent the
essence of the Christian system. The
college-like the church, the family,
and the state-as an organized form of
society should do it's utmost in pro
noting the highest and largest well
fare. So far as Justice to all interests
allows, the boy or girl who desires an
education, and who would be made a
better member of society by reason Of
having that education, should receive
it. The evils which may result from
such a philanthropic method may be
thought to be great or slight; but they
should be made so slight that the ad.
vantages accruing to society should be.
come large and lasting.-Forum.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
When to Buy Shoes.

People should never go in the early
morning to get boots and shoe fitted.
In the latter part of the day the feet
are at their maximum size. Activity
and standing tend to enlarge the feet.
If people would remember this rule
there would not be SO many complaints
of shoes being tight when worn which
when fitted seemed SO comfortable.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Divorce Not Recognize,l.

The lower house OF the convoe a.
tion OF the Church Of England has
passed resolution declaring that the
law of the church does not recognize
divorce, and asking the bishops to de-
vote themselves to securing action Of
parliament to the end that the church
shall not remarry divorced persons.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Protection Needed.

There is a law in most states to pre-
vent men from carrying concealed
weapons. 1t ought, in justice, to be
amended in such IA manner as will pre-
vent women from carrying whole ar
mory of hatpins.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat. ~ al
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
You Are Going to the Pacific
GnaSt

Don't complete arrangements until you
have secured information regarding the
personally conducted excursions to San
Francisco. Los Angeles and Portland
via the Union Pacific. These excur-
sioDs leave Chicago, Minneapolis and st.
Paul every Thursday, and Omaha every
Friday in elegantly upholstered Pull
man Tourist Sleepers; Illuminated by
Pintsch light; heated by steam. Bag
gage checked through from starting
point to destination. Prompt and salts
factory service. Many hours quicker
time than any other line.
For full particulars call on or address
j. w. TURTLE,
40l Walnut Street.
Des Moines, la.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
Attic Exploration.

For 45 years We had been impris-
oned by the ice, and our situation was
becoming desperate. 1t was not likely
that we could hold out 45 years. long.
er. !.
In this juncture a ship appeared.
An officer disembarked and came to
us.
"Who are your he asked. anxious
ly.
I'VE are the Smith party" we re-
piled. you. doubtless, are our relief
expedition
no. said the officer, "the Jones
party are your relief expedition. We
are the relief expedition of the Jones
party. So long"
Merciful heavens. If we were NOT
rescued soon. we shall be too old to
lecture!-Detroit Free Press.
The Denison review., 1899-06-20
II the watermelon Crop Fails.

Peaches are killed, the strawberry
crop is short, and there is but little
prospect for apples. If anything
should happen to the watermelons we
will begin to hear something about the
black mans Nashville Amer
fcan