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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-30
Write Prof Munyon, ST. PHILADELPHIA Pa for
free medical - ~.
ANNOYING CEMENT !!


Having purchased the establishment
known rs The King coffee and Tea Sior".
at No. =? New Market Space. W. would
beg to announce 10 our friends and the
public IN general that We propose To con-
unuc the coffee ana tea business ana in
tend to Keep "a class of goods second 10
none in the city.
We have already placed in store a fresh
c,ctn stock OF new goods and have more
We are The only house in tho two cites
that roast their OWN coffee on the prem
Uses
We propose TO discontinue issuing tick
cts TOR presents from now out. thinking
IT best TO give our customers better
class of goods Tor tho money than We
could when giving presents.
We VIII redeem ali outstanding tick, Is;
presented on or before the Sist AUGUST
soliciting a continuance Of the PATRONAGE
so lberAlly bestowed on our predecessor.
Respectfully.
w. p. & c. E BENNETT.
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At $40 o'clock last night occurred tho
death Of little Marion y. White. the G.
months old daughter of Mr. Charles g.
and Romic KNIGHT OF T0I Church
street The funeral will take place at
the grave, in lcmwood Cemetery, this
afternoon at o'clock
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Contains sixteen of the most valuable
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from organic matter or any poisonous
ford Cold Spring Water and YOU Will
have no typhoid in your family.
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Or \. Week manager Of the optical
department OF the Gale Jewelry Com
pany, VIII examine your eyes free. Dc
fectivc vision and complicated cases
specially invited 10 call je2G-tf
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OPPORTUNITIES

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III Miller. Rhoads * Co.'S store, Sat,n.-
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tanning sl500. Finder will please return to
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256 Main street. 1t
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~ Freemason streets. on Church. Il deed.
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II OST =. BETWEEN BREWER AND
~ Clay streets, Il pockctbook contain
ing sum of money! brown pockeibook.
a reward q returned to c. f. RUDOLPH.
corner Clay and Queen streets. jy29-St'
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FOR SALE.

TH OR SALE-NICE GROCERY STORE.
~ Cigar, Tobacco and Fruit Stand. VIII
sell reasona bly,, as party is leaving city.
Apply 10 Church street. near Man
j. 30-3tt
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r + YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD 4
house or remodel consult L, /,
NJ NERS. General Contractor and Builder
cor. Ward and Moran avenues. All work
guaranteed. jyl5-lm*
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

IN lie PRICES OF LOTS AT PORT
L Norfolk VIII he advanced carly in Au.
gust. rms property is growing in value
Columbia building. for new map.
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

NT oNEY TO PATENT GOOD IDEAS
1SL may be secured by our aid THE.
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1t is tho fact that Professor Munyon
has received thousands of volunteer tcs-
to say: Il do not believe there is Il case
OF Dyspepsia. Indigestion or Stomach
Trouble that cannot he relieved at once
Cure
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w class legitimate business; must
have experience and at least 5000 in cash
Full investigation guaranteed ana first
class references required: none hut those
meaning business need apply. For par
ticuIals address BUSINESS. Nirenian-
Pilot office ly2l-9t'
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
The Possibilities Developed in the
Extreme North in Late
Years.

The close of the century discloses for
the first time in the worlds history
practical purpose to develop the re-
sources of the Arctic circle, says Les
lies Weekly. The discovery of gold In
the Klondilxe has sent flood of immi-
grants into territory which was sup
posed to be almost uninhabitable. And
now scientists of Great Britain are max
ing a careful investigation OF enormous
deposits of iron ore, some distance from
Stockholm, Sweden, within the area in
cluded in the Arctic circle. These new
ore fields are apparently Of limitless
extent and of the greatest possible
value TO the iron industry of Great
Britain, which is rapidly finding itself
unable to compete with the cheap prod
ucts OF American ore. These Swedish
deposits are said to be among the most
valuable ever discovered on either con-
tinent.
Following the discovery of gold n.
Alaska, this may be taken as an indica-
tion that the mineral wealth Of the
Arctic regions may ultimately lead to
the establishment of a large population
IN those parts of the world nearest the
north pole, which have hitherto been
little explored, because of their inhos-
pitable climate. An ingenious philoso-
pher has outlined tho theory that the
precious metals Of the world will be
found in greatest abundance in the
Arctic regions, because. when the world
was a motion mass. revolving on its
axis, the tendency of all metals was,
naturally, toward the axis or the poles,
and that when the plastic mass solidi-
fed the gold and silver were concen-
trated near the poles.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
FRENCH FEMININE FENcERs.
There Is n Possibility That the WOm-
an Duels of the Regency May
Be Revived.

American women have never taken
up fencing with the enthusiasm shown
by English and French women, and
feminine duellists in our country will
doubtless continue to choose tongues
as weapons; but there have been wild
rumors that feminine skill with the
foils, in France, would lead to a revival
of the times of the regency, when bona
fde duels between women were no un-
common occurrence.
Only a few weeks ago two fair
Parisians, says the New York Sun, not
nyerse to notoriety, arranged meet
ing, but friends persuaded them to set
tie the quarrel and call the duel or,
much to the regret of scandal lovers.
Many French womenare expert
and in London the fad has been encour-
nged by the swenest set. A really swag-
ger feminine duel would be new SEN
sation in society. 1t would be roman
tic and becoming. for nothing shows
off the figure TO such advantage as fenc-
Ing. Then the possibilities in dueling
costumes are most enticing. BY oil
means, let us fight duels.
The results need be no more serious
than in modern honorable encounters
between French deputies; and the af-
fairs would be chic and picturesque IN
the extreme. But in the feminine duel
the audience must not be limited TO sec
onds and physicians. One should make
a social function of it, and relieve the
tedium of afternoon teas and recep-
tions. There would be but one obiec-
tion to the new fad. Its advertising
possibilities are so superb that the
dramatic profession would rush into
it with mad fervor. and the fad, instead
OF the combatants, would be run into
| the ground.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
SNOBBIsHNESS.
One Meets II Everywhere-Not Con-
nned 90 Any One Set
of People.

A lady living in an questionable
street invited gentleman of leisurely
life TO her home. because in her sim
plcity she thought he seemed lonely.
says an exchange. lie came and at .he
close Of the evening remarked to her:
81 had no idea l should meet so many
distinguished people at your house his
voice unconsciously emphasizing the
pronoun. In a little book, about Peo-
p'e," Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells gives the
following instance of a lack of good
manners;
"Snobbishness is not confined to one
set Of people. Emphasized by fashion
or literary pretensions, it spreads from
village to city. 1t exists in sardine fac
tories and in palatial mansions; it is
met with at picnics and dances, as well
as at dinners or conversation parties.
The links are close.
zone of Boston's Oldest families gave
reception. Two scions of other old
families attended, to whom the host
said: I'll introduce you to those ladies
opposite and he moved toward them.
"'Excuse u.s. said one of the men,
the ladies are of a peasant style OF
teauty; IL is hardly worth while
"The host bowed low in recognition
Of their far-seeing power, adding: Yes
they are my nieces from the country,
but will not trouble you
"No apology would he receive, though
one was eagerly offered"
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Russia has a business college (at
Kicf) that was founded in 15ss.
The Wesleyan Methodists Of England
are planning to raise S5.ooO,o0O as q
twentieth century fund.
There are 10000 ordained ministers
in the United States. or about one
preacher to every 500 people.
There are school-teachers in switzer-
land whose income amounts to $500
year. That is the highest salary; the
lowest is $50
The Salvation Army Of the Pacific
coast has enlisted the services Of sew
eral Chinese converts TO work among
their countrymen.
The California Methodist conference
voted unanimously in favor of equal
lay and ministerial representation
149 for; none against.
The Tuskegee institute, of Alabama,
has just received its first student from
Porto Rico-a fne-looking and prom
ising young colored man.
DR.. Flinders-Petrie has given TO the
Haskell museum, of the University OF
Chicago. valuable collection. the re-
suit of his recent Egyptian excava-
tions.
The Episcopal house of bishops. by
a vote Of 81 to "a, rejected propositions
bearing on the subject of the remar-
riage of divorced persons designed to
take the place of those now in exist
ence. The present canons on that sub
iect, therefore. remain in force.
The vote of the conferences Of the
Methodist Episcopal church on the
proposition for equal ministerial and
lay representation in the general con-
ference up 10 date is 1928 for and 1929
against. The vote OF these same con-
/ ferences last year was 3,507 for and
s,034 against.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
THE PEACH OUTLOOK.

Maryland and Delaware peach men
have already commenced to discuss
the peach outlook. So far as can be
learned Kent growers are well satis-
fed with the present situation. John
Bell says: The warm spells have
been too short in duration TO advance
the bsids and the fruit outlook is all
right. The extreme cold snaps have
kept the wood in fine condition. A
grower in the great Maryland noun
tain peach belt has this to say:
A big section Of peach tree owned
by Mr. Valentine, who has been a
peach expert since 1866, was examined
and every bud but a few on the section
WAC frozen hard and the peach dead
and black. The trees from which the
section was taken are on Sunny Hills
in Valentine district. Whether this
freeze has hurt the crop all over the
county or not is not known. Probably
it is damaged everywhere. From
down the state comes the following
An inspection made of the peach or.
chards in this vicinity shows thar q
large percentage of the buds in an ad.
vanced stage were frozen by the recent
cold weather.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
TOOK MEDICINE in WATER.
Irishmnr Followed the Literns Mean
Ing Of His Phystcian'a
Instructtons.

Professional humorists or the past
90 years and more have told ass fanci-
ful Joke q little incident which actual
ly happened q few days ago, says the
Philadelphia Record. Teddy Claherty,
Of Leiperville, Delaware county, was
not well, and so consulted Chester
physician, who gave him a simple RENE
edy. "Now, remember" said the doc
tor, "you are TO take teaspoonful
three times day in water" Teddy
answered: "All right, sorr." and de-
parted. Several days later George
Leiper, the well-known quarry man
of the town, meeting the physician,
asked him what new-fangled ideas in
medicine he was practicing. When
asked to explain, Mr.. Leiper said Ted
dy Claherty had gone to Ridley Creek
three times q day. and taking OF his
clothes, had waded into the middle Of
the creek, where he had poured q
liquid into a teaspoon from a bottle
and dranlcit. Il watched Teddy wade
out in the morning." continued Mr.
Leiper, "and when he repeated 1t in
the afternoon I asked him what he
was doing, and he said the doctor or
dered him TO take the medicine in wa
ter. an, be COB, sorr, I'm mindin' the
directions. but can't swhim sthroke,
but Pm tellin' ye If it's the death o.
me, I'll kape it up" The doctor made
an early call on Teddy, who now drops
the medicine in a glass Of water and
takes IL that way.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
BANKING IN SWITZERLAND.
IL ordinarily takes But Fifteen Min-
utes 20 Make Deposit az You
Are Lucky.

Some Swiss methods are sufficiently
sntiquated, according to our standards.
Tor instance. it requires IS minutes in
which 10 make a deposit at ia bank, says
the Chicago Record.
Every banking house has numerous
chairs outside the railing, and the visit
or is expected to sit quietly and cult
vate a spirit Of patience while the ma
chinery is getting under way.
A customer who wishes to make de-
posit goes to a window and hands in his
money, together with memorandum
of the amount. The employe behind the
railing counts the money and prepares
a receipt for it, adding his signature by
way of preliminary.
Then a small boy takes this receipt
upstairs and submits II to an official,
who studies it and then ponders for a
while as to whether it viii be safe TO
take the money. If he decides that the
bank can undertake the risk he passes
the receipt TO another man, who pre-
pares duplicate slip and makes several
entries, and finally signs his name.
Then, as soon as another man has ex-
amined the receipt and added his name,
it is taken downstairs and handed TO
the depositor. There is one satisfaction
the money is thoroughly deposited.
An American residing in Zurich went
TO the bank the other day with checl;
which had been given to him by bust
ness man in large town near by. He
handed in the check, and 20 minutes
later received his money, less IA cents
charges. The American was well known
at the bank, having been a depositor for
about two years. He had Endorsed the
check.
A busy and nervous Chicago man
would have torn down the railing be-
fore the 20 minutes expired.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs. Ephraim Wise, formerly Of this
city, but now Of Richmond Va, is Wis
itlng in this city. She intends spend
ing a week here. after which she will
leave for Richmond, accompanied by
her mother
Merton Munson. of the Medico-Chi-
rurgical College, spent Sunday here.
Edward Challenger and Keith Rod
ney. of Philadelphia, spent yesterday
with his parents.
Leslie George, of Wilmington. visit
ed Mrs. Annie Herbert yesterday.
Miss Emily Gray. OF Wilmington,
was a visitor here yesterday.
Miss Kittie Constable and Miss Ride
Knight, who have been visiting Mrs
Black, have returned to their homes
"A meeting of the Fishermens Pro-
tective Association has been held tc
consider matters relnting to the COM
ing season. The old officers were re-
elected, as follows: Charles Lancas-
Ter. president; William Deakyns, Sec
retary; Edward Rogers, shipper, and
Charles Munson, packer.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
THE IRISH WAKE.
ft ls n Kindly and Human Custom in
Intention-Some Strange
Beliefs.

The old Irish custom of walking" the /
dead has given rise to much misrepre-
Eentation of the Irish character; and |
vet in it's intention IL is a kindly and T,
human custom. To those who do not |
understand the Irish nature, or the inn
pulses which move il, the drinking,
smoking and conversation which take
place at wakes" appear incongruoua
and rppulsive. To the Irish people, on
the other hand. there is something very
cold, unfeeling and repellant in the
English custom of leaving the corpse
shut up in a room, all alone, deserted.
as it were, by the family. In Ireland, we
keep close company with our dead TO
the very last moment.
Waking" means watching" We
watch aifectionatcly by the body of a
dead relative or friend until the time
arrives to depart for the funeral
ground. The body is laid on the bed,
covered with a white sheet, leaving ex-
posed the head and the hands crossed
revcrently on the breast. The walls
about the bed are covered with white
sheets, on which are hung punches of
flowers and laurel leaves. Seven lighted
candles stand on table near the bed;
the room is frequently sprinkled with
holy water, to keep of the evil spirits
who may be lowering around, and on the
corpse is a large plate of salt, which is
believed TO be hygienically eficaoious
for the watchers.
The Irish people are generous in their
instincts. They never like 70 be alone
and this feeling for companiOnship is
strongest when death has visited them
closely. A family deprived OF mem
/ her by death seeks consolation from
sheneighbors, who, ever quick In sym
pathy, in Joy or in sorrow, crowd in to
cheer up the spirits of the bereaved, to
distract their thoughts from their sad
loss. First entering the room where
the corpse lies, they kneel and say
prayer. But the manifestation Of sor-
row is confined TO the chamber Of
death. Outside, in the wide kitchen,
theneighbors assemble, and snuff, pipes
and tobacco, whisky and stout are sup
piled to them.
There are wakes at which stories
ere told. forfeits are played, and lit
tie drollery ihdulged IN, but, as a rule,
while every effort is made by the watch
ers 10 blunt the edge Of sorrow, per
feet decorum is preserved, and not an
unseoming word is spoken. / have
been at many wakes" and certainly l
have never heard a song sung, though
it iaoften said-of course. by those who
do not know-that singing is COM
mon practice at these assemblies.
Moreover, there is n motive-founded
upon superstition, it is true-for check
ing the manifestations of grief in the
presence of the dead. In some parts
of Ireland il is believed that the soul of
n departed person is made restless by
the tears and regrets Of surviving
friends and relatives, and TINT, unable
TO fit TO Heaven. it hovers about the
earth until the sorrow for its departure
is appeased. Mourners may. therefore
be seen at "wakes" struggling to re-
press their sobs and tears. "Dont be
cryin' that way, ashore, or you'll keep
him from his rest" was remonstrance
I heard kindly addressed TO n young
widow who was weeping bitterly ovel
the remains Of her husband.-Londor
| telegraph.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
The Jaaa Gate at Jerusalem.

The archaeological world is thrown
into a state Of great perturbation over
the approaching visit Of the emperor
of Germany to Jerusalem. 1t would
seem that the sultan in his zeal to
make things agreeable for his august
guest threatens to pull down the
Jaffa gate and a part of the ancient
walls, so that the kaiser may make
his entry into the Holy City on horse
back. The Jaffa gate, although very
ancient and picturesque, is exceeding
ly narrow, and quite inadequate-at
least TO the mind OF the sultan-for the
occasion in question.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
BRAVE CORRESPONDENTS.
ADMIRAL sasnpson's Tribute 60 the
vaIor of american Newspaper
hen Inder Fire.

OLe particular class OF hero OF the
late war-the newspaper correspond
ent--has been almost overlooked IN
the blaze Of glory that greeted the
bomc ling of our Victorious troops
but Admiral Sampson has written the
following tribute of praise TO the g"p.
tlemcn of the press. The valor ~
the American newspaper man. as ,'.-
hibi;ed in the late war, has rightly c..-
cited universal comment. The old.timc
war correspondents Who remained
with the commander 10 chief. miles be-
hind the firing line, has been conspicu-
Gus by his absence 10 the most recent
war. The chronicler Of battle pre-
ferrcd 10 march where the iercest Of
fighting was in progress. risking his
life for the sake of duty as nohly and
readily as the soldiers. The world has
wondered almost as much a; this hero
ism Of modern newspaper man as il
has at the reckless bravery OF the soil
diers and sailors who carried Old
Glory so impotuously TO victory. Ad-
miral Sampson writes:
ut gives me great pleasure TO re-
ply TO your question regarding the
behavior Of newspaper men under fire.
81 take IL for granted that newspa-
per men are not more fond than other
mortals Of being under fire; but have
yet 20 see one who did not behave In
the best manner possible. They seem
prompted by sense Of duty to OBJ
tain all the news without regard to
any personal exposure.
II know OF many cases where they
have sought TO gather news first hand
under circumstances which could be
explained in no other way. Yours very
lruly.-W. T. Sampson"
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
HARNESS REINs.
stsutest of Lesther-A word
About Handholds.

The reins of set Of single harness
are each about 10 feetin length those
of a double harness about IS feet. For
business, harness reins are made Of
leather, tanned black; the reins Of
carriage harness are made OF russell
colored leather.
Reins require to be very stout, and
they are almost always made of steer
hide. the leather Of which traces are
made, these, however, being of more
than one thickness, Occasionally
lines for light or for cheap harness
ere made Of cowhide, but not often;
as a rule the best of leather is used
for the reins, even in cheap harness.
There can be obtained from the hides
Of leather suitable for reins strips
from seven TO nine feet in length, so
that reins are always Of necessity
made In two pieces.
The loops, or handholds, often seen
on the reins of track or road horses
are commonly made Of lighter leather
stitched together and then sometimes
stitched TO the reins, but more often
secured to them in such a manner
that they can be shifted on the reins
to suit the convenience Of the driver
/ The three-loop hold, which is called
the Boston handhold, is commonly
used for track driving; the single loop
is the one used by most drivers on the
road. There are patent handholds
made of metal The wooden buttons
sometimes seen on reins. used as hand
holds are made In pairs, one button
Of each pair having q stem with a
I thread cut on II which goes through
the rein and is screwed into the cther
button of the pair on the opposite side.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
THOSE PECULIAR CUBANs

ST. Mlchael's, Md. Jan. 2S.-Dr J..
d. c. Davis, surgeon in the United
States army, is on a visit to ST. Mich
aei's. where he was a practicing physi-
clan five years ago. He comes direct
from Havana He said the Cuban is a
very peculiar compound and needed
the strong hand OF martial environ
ments. Their whole aim seems to be
the utter determination Of Spaniards
from the island. Dr. Davis asserted
that the outcome Of the war means
renewed prosperity for the island, If
only the Cubans can be taught the
proper appreciation Of what has been
done for them. The Spaniards desired
annexation 10 the United states be-
cause it. meant protection to their
moneyed interests. but the Cubans
generally want absolute independence,
which they are in no condition to en-
Joy.