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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
Received WORD of Brother.

CAPTAIN n. V. Munro. of thu
ship Canada. received word +
from his home In Nova Scotial
day to the effect that his bro4
just departed this life. Being
tendance on the court in the
the cases against him that ha,
his present trip here series of
ances, he was denied the consol
going home to the funeral.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
SECRET RATES.

Where buyers have secret rattj
naturally control the bulk of TIL
ness Tributary to points affect
such rates. This effect has been
uIarly noticeable at Athens. TIL
ance OF this tariff is fully in I,
ancc with the policy of our conn
mat we invariably meet conpctl
thiS character by tariffs which al
to ALL"
Mr.. Charles r. Capps. general
agent. and MIR. II. w. b. GlOvcj
lie manager Of the Seabourd Al
We're soon Yesterday and said "A
above statement was substantial
rect.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
A Conund-nm I,nnouc,

The young ladies of Queen s
L. Church will give n go.
Banquet" at the hall, corner
street and City Hail avenue
evenings of the 26th and 9th /
proceeds of which Will be for I
fit of the church.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
PERSONNEL OF LECTURER.

Or. Stafford has the appearance on
the stage Of II tracedian. and his clean
ShaNen face and Shakcspearean fea-
lures were In excellent harmony with
his mastorful and intellectual interprc-
tation Of the bard's greatest tragedy.
The lecturer wore his dark hair clipued
close. and he was dressed in a black
Prince Albert coat. With dark pants lie
has splendid physique and his stage
hearing is that of the born orator and
actor. He has n superb voice. beauti-
fully modulatod md with the mos. re-
markaoie carrying power. apparently
the softest whisper penetrating To ov-
cry part of tho building. The speakers
gestures are fine and are among the
most attractive features Of The finish
cd. artistic and most thoroughly en-
Joyable performance.
PRACTICAL AND REAUTIFUI. LES
SONS.
DIR. Stafford drew many practical and
beautiful lessons from the great traE-
cdy and said il was the greatest work
mat Wa ever written by m uninspired
hand 42ni that 1t was the grandost ser
mon: ever taught outside tho Bible. His
act3g and declaiming of the rr,norsr
tul Tines of the Scottish murderer If 4
king. that he might become 4 king
were superb and elected frequent md
most hearty applause. while The audi
cnce was held spell-bound with the
witchery OF his work.
DIR. StnffOrd's lecture was delivered
without note of reference ana showed
the careful and painstaking study of
the true artist and udent. ana the
lifes history Of the gree test murderer
that ever lived in fiction or in reality
was told with vividness and forcefui-
ness that left the most indelibIe i'm
preston upon the large audience. and
While he pictured Macbeth os n noh,n
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
Joseph Brown.
Embroideries.

Fullness of preparationl
That tells the story of the
aSSortmentS to be seen.
Patient discrimination adds
to the tale, and points to sue
ceSSful selection.
We confidently await further
Judgment, assured that the re-
suit will mean a far larger En-
broldery output than we've
ever enjoyed.
Much gratitied at the ster-
ling edges in Cambria 10 be
had at 5, s. 10, l2H-aII
popular prices. INSERTIONS
GALORE.
Not content withSuch show
lngs of the staples, easy stages
bring one to SOC.
And Furthermore. Main
socks and SwiSses in charac-
tenStlc dllntlneSS. show I'D
strongly and alluringly. i;
White
Goods.
Congenial counterparts in
any garment are the fabrics
and trimmings mentioned
above. Superabundance of
things desirable. India Linens,
Nainsooks. Long Cloths, Cam
brlCS, DimitieS, Persian and
Linen Lawns and each of in
wiling Weavery.
Percales,
Piques,
Full many a buyer has al
ready willingly paid tribute to
their worth.
If there's anticipation in the
making of Spring wearables,
ITS a most fitting time to buy.
II you prefer to wait until
later. it's opportune to note the
good things.
No Sunday Advertising.
Joseph Brown, 22o Main St.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
MACnErM rHE MuxDnnEu.
\ r E'S AIORTAL
TRAGERY DEPICTED by DIR.
STAFFORD.

Macbeth.
Rev. DR.. d. ]. Stafford.
1t was Il brilliant audience at the
Academy Of Music last night. and Rev.
DR.. d. j. Staflord's lecture Macbeth"
was an intellectual feast. Indeed. it can
he most truly said that rarely has there
been heard Il discourse in this city that
compares with the effort made last
evening by the distinguished young Ill
vine OF the National Capital
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
WEATHER REPORT.

Saturday:
virginia-Increasing cloudiness; light
run Saturday might; light southerly
North CarOaina-Threatening wealth
or; light variable winds.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
ATLANTA MARKET

Speaking Of the condition of
lanta market, the Constitution S
'All the local cotton men wer
ed yesterday at the report. TIL
been complaining this season tn
We're too We'll sustained and t.
the roads We're too unanimous
ing up rates. IL the local ship
have this advantage for n fe'
they Will be able To invade 9th
tory and bring cotton through H.
heretofore has gone through So
lantic or Gulf ports"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
LOCAL OPINION.

Mr.. Geo. L. Arps. n we'll KIND
ton dealer, was asked yesterds
crrcCr TINS cut IN TIreS w0U1d :
the Norfolk market. He said.
folk WIFI not be affected at d
cotton would be billed direct Il
lanta and Athens via the Seab'
Line to Europe. Freight rates,
ton seem to be demoralized e,
For instance. freights are offeil
points in Alabama Via Sava,
Bremen at zoe. per 100, whercj
some points to New England
is 66c. per 100"
The Seaboad Air Line is one)
folks greatest feeders, and 4
that affects its interests is of c,
the people OF this city. Charlel
cortended for years that she
natural cotton shipping port
south Atlantic seaboard, and ha
bled and complained whenever
cal reports showed that the
heavy shipments of cotton fl
south via any road to Norfolk. !
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
WEATHER
CALENDAR

FAIR and warmer; light variable
winds. becoming south.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

DO your Glasses suit you?
DR.. Week, BIO Main street,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

NIRGINIA:-iN THE COURT OF
Law and Chancery OF the City of
Norfolk on the sd day OF December. 1898.
w. l-yhch .....-.- ........ Piaintin
Ward X Spivcy ............ Defendant
IN TRESPASS ON THE CASE IN AS
SUMpSIT
The object OF this SUIT is TO obtain juds-
menj against the Jefendants for the sum
plaintin on account OF his having paid out
ana expended that sum OF money on their
behalf and at their request. and to have
said judgment satisfied out Of certain
funds belonging to the defendants and
which have been attached in this suit.
and affidavit having been made that the
defendants, y. J. Ward and W. IL. Sp.vey.
partners under the firm name and styis
or Ward " SpiVey. are n5t residents OF
the State OF Virginia. they are herby re-
CURED 10 appear within fifteen days after
due publication hereof and to Go what
may be necessary TO protect their interest
Tests: JUNlUS a. COLEMAN, ID. C.
L. d. STARkE. Jr.. p. q. de2i-1aw-4t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

TIDES.
Norfolk-High water at 500 a. m. and
$50 p. M; low water ait 1885 a m. and
ll:25 p. m
Old Point-High water at 4:42 a. m.
and OLA p. M: low water at Ills a, m.
and 11:04 p. m.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
OFFICERS NOTIFIED.

The Constitution, referring
matter. says:
Most of the higher traffic on
The lines directly Interested in
were at Palm Beach, Fla. this W
tending Il rate meeting there.
were notified last Saturday at
susua meeting that the cut WI
made by the Seaboard. and 1t
be altogether n surprise to thent
Mr.. Capps. the Seaboard's
freight agent, put the roads oil
al the Augusta meeting OF VII
coming. the officers in attenda'
not believe that his company
carry out it's threat.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

! lemen cs
Fion that
+ the best
lie United
rs to the
|ltcr com
/. a more
|. secured.
k opened
led to be
ows how
isions. In
IS sold in
1888 there
I'd at ST.
Jstly from
orth and
sales here
yeFS from
md as far
is pronlis-
aasactions
than ST.
eyes. En-
eet.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
COTTON RATES REDUd
The Seaboard Air Line Ma
Fifty Per Cent. Reductiol
Tho Trade Bc,ny Diverted Frd
Proper rhannoIs by Un fair y
Rates The Air Limo ResisS
Discrimination.

The Seaboard Air Line has Civ
tice that 1t will reduc. rates on
from Atlanta and Athens to
mouth from 80 cents to % cents
pounds. This is virtually q reduc
30 per cent. The reason assigned (
cut is found in the following sta.
of n Seaboard Air Line official
Atlanta Constitutions:
NOT SATISFIED.
I'VE have not been satisfied vi
conditions which have existed att
ia and Athens during the pasit
or more. There has been every&
ton that the established taritB
from these two points were be&
nlpuiated by the connections r
OF the initial lines leading QUIZ
lanta and Athens. The result
manipulations has been to di\E
cotton from it's usual chnnn,E
have held on for some time. h T.
OBTAIN some relief through theV
ance OF the other initial lines,
ing unable to obtain the needed&
ton from some of our comb
there was nothing left for us toll
10 protect our own interest al
interests of our patrons by n a
schedule of rates which would X
to all.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
TIDES.

sun rises at 7:15 a. m. and sets at
b:l9 p. m
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
An Ordinance
COMPELLING THE USE OF WATER
FROM THE CITY WATER WORKS
WITH CONNECTIONS WITH THE
CITY SEWER.

BIZ IT ORDAINED by the Common
and Select Councils Of the city of Nor
folk.
Isl. That the owner of any premises
which are required by the ordinances OF
the Councils to be connected with the
city sewer shall see that water from the
water works of the city IS connected with
Said sewerage on said premises and not
cut OF therefrom at any time except for
necessary repairs, while said premises
are occupied and such owner shall cause
said premises TO be pad the City Water
Department when due.
md, That any person occupying any
premises requ red by the city ordinances
10 he connected with the city sewer shall
see that the water from the water works
OF the city is connected with the sewer
on SAID premises and not cut or there
from. And TO iiaGzo,!- shall occupy any
the city 10 he connected with the city
sewer If the sewer on the premises s. not
connected with. or is cut Off from water
from the water works of the city. except
when necessary for repairs.
Sfd. That no person shall use a water
closet which IS not connected with water
from the water works OF ,he city or
which j. cut Off thorefrom.
4th Any violation OF any section OF this
ordinance snail be pun shed by IL fine OF
not less than S2o.oO nor more than $4,000
for each offence
9th. Nothing contained in this ordiy
the Water Department OF the city from
cutting II water from any premises upon
the failure of the owner or tenant TO pay
the water rent.
Adopted 10y the Common Council, Janu-
j. f. Fast,
Adopted by the Select Council. January
FRED. GREENWOOD.
President OF the Select Council.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

Maximum temperature 80. 5000. 80
minimum temperature ...... $500. 20
Normal temperature -. 500. :. 40
Departure from normal. minus 6
Departure from normal since Janu-
airy lst =. 49,. plus 81
Rainfall in past "a hours.... 49,. %
Hainfall since first of month. 80. 06
Mean humidity ... go. ~
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

FRED. GREENWOOD.
President OF the Select Council.
Tcste; II. $ HERMAN.
jal9-gt City Treasurer.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

They thought Mr.. Capps W l.
ing. but on Monday, Nice-Pre.&
st. John sent notice to the Iny
Commerce Commission ut Wa&
that the reduction would be III
January 2lst. Under the law
has to give three days notice g.
duction in rates and ten days
an advance. Y
MANIPULATIONS MUST 81
THE Palm Beach confercnt
probably take UP the threa;eI{
An effort viii be made to apIE
Seaboard and gdt it To restore r.
This can no doubt be done If til T.
ulations through Charleston az
ped. That seems TO be at the&
the trouble and is suid to be l.
boards grievance. s.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
I. s. DISTRICT COURT.

the United states District Court was
engaged yesterday in the cases of T
Dorenbus against the British ship
Kings County. for wages alleged 10 be
due. and a similar case against the
British ship Canada.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

j. It. FlNoI,
resident of the Common Council.
Adopted by the Select Council. January
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21

The case of j. L. Trevy. charged witt
violating the Internal revenue laws
was set by Commissioner Bowden fol
nfa'ihg at the May term. Trevy wa:
bonded in $3.50.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07

his brief career, as the killing room
adjoins that containing the incubat-
ors. Here they are killed in the Pc
culiar fashion demanded by the trade,
scalded in steam boilers, picked,
dressed, and packed for market. The
feathers themselves make quite an
item in the income of the farm. They
are Of snowy wilderness and soft as
the down on a gOose's breast, for
which they doubtless pass when they
reach the hands of the pillow makers.
Farmers ordinarily are well salts
fed if they get a score or so OF eggs
from a duck in a season, but Mr..
MacAvoy <ays his ducks yield from
125 to $50 each in a season. This in
formation was impaired in answer to
an inquiry why he did not raise geese
also. A goose, he said, lays twenty
five or thirty eggs in a seasonpahk a
ten-pound white Pekin duck brings n
as much money as a goose. In the
height of the laying season forty or
fifty eggs are frequently taken from
a single nest in one day, and the at
PENDANTS are obliged to watch care
fully the fields in which the ducks
roam, where dozens are often found
upon the ground.-NeW York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07
Helping the Old Man Out.

ut may not strike you as a plausible
story, but it has the merit Of truth. /
read law down in Pennsylvania. It
was in the old days when lectures
were popular and people thought a
good deal of solid information.
"There was n old chap in our
neighborhood, who thought he had a
call to instruct the people in some Ut
the most abstruse problems of philos,, =
ply and political economics. Tia
truth was that he was so slow AMI
prosy and monotonous that no one Of
ordinary intelligence could sit under
his teachings without going to sleep.
las sometimes happens, the old gen.
tleman had a son who had all the 90
and vim that his father lacked. He
was full of ginger and sharper than
a tack. One night there was a fine au.
dience and the old man was blowing
heavily after having put most of his
hearers to sleep. Just as his case
seemed hopeless and the yawning
crowd was praying to escape there
was a lively bombardment of shelled
corn from the gallery. 1t was like a
patter of bird shot, and inside of two
minutes all were ON the alert. Be-
fore the father could grasp the stu
alton that boy yelled out:
"'Say, pa, stick right to your lectur-
in. Hammer it into 'em and I'll keen
en- awake and he accompanied the
assurance with another volley OF
corn.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07
Three Layers Of Atmosphere.

Professor f. II. Bigelow, of the Uni
ted States Weather Service, presented
a paper before Section +. Of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
of Science recently, outlining his inves-
legations of atmospheric conditions.
The first of these, entitled The Strut-
ture of Cyclones and Anticyclones." is
in'truth the continuation OF one given
last year at the Detroit meeting Of the
association. The paper Of last year
outlined the mathematical conditions;
the present one gave some Of the re-
suits of observation.
1t appears that in the atmosphere
there are practically three distinct cur
rents OF air. the first lying at an eleya-
ton OF from 900 to 1900 metres, the
second at from $500 to 1000 metres
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07

and the upper one at from 5000 to
5000 metres above the surface of the
earth. These are, to al extent. sera-
rate currents flowing each with its w
velocity. At the bottom Of each Of the
layers the stratus of clouds are form
ed, and at the top of each OF the lay
ers occur the cumulus clouds. This
suggests that the stratus originate at
the bottom of a moving current and
the cumulus at the top. 1t is probable,
then, that the stratus Owe their origin
to the difference Of velocity and tenn
Derature of the two layers, while the
cumulus are formed by ascending cur
rents within the layer Of air.-Boston
Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07
A CUBAN SQUIRREL HUNT.
How the Colored Regulars freed the Spanish
Slarpsho0ters.

at was after the fight at Caney,'
said the colonel between long pulls
at his short-stemmed black briar pipe.
1.-The boys We're all tired out, you
know; they had been keyed up to o N
cert pitch SO long that when it was all
over and the relaxation came they
were like dish rags Everything was
quiet and only now and then Would
a Mauser bullet sing in our ears, for
the sharp-shooters were still at their
deadly work. 1t was necessary that
they should be lislodged from their
perches in the trees and to bring about
such an end a means was adopted that
was original and grimly humorous.
With us, before Caney, was the Tenth
United States Cavalry, a regiment OF
colored troops, seasoned fighters n
as brave and soldierly a croWd OF men
as ever snapped a krag-JorSensen.
Upon them deyolved the duty Of clean
ing out the sha%rp-shooters. they
We're ordered to take up their rifles
and go out cunning for the Spaniards,
single and in little parties Of two
and three and four. When the order
was given those colored boys let out
a yell of delight that it seems to me
must have been heard in Havana.
The delight they took in the work
was deadly humorous. 1t was simply
a coon hunt or a 'squirrel-shootlng
bee to them. One would duck in and
out among the bushes and Wriggie on
his body through the grass, his eyes
spot a sharp-shooter half concealed
up there in the branches and creeping
up would pop a bullet at him. The
aim was, in every case as far as we
We're able to learn, astonishingly &c
Down from out the tree would
tumble the Spaniard and the colored
trooper would laugh and shout across
to a mate across the field: Oars an
noder squirrel, Gawge!!'
''Then he would wriggle along a few
rod: further and bring down another.
The sport Of picking off those sharp
was better than a coon hunt
IN Georgia to the colored troopers and
In less than half an hour they had
knocked out eighteen Of the Span
ards. When they came back to camp
they sat around for an hour telling
each other how they'd fetched EN-
md they'd laugh till their sides ached
n recounting the gyrations the sharp
would go through in the air
md when they had struck the ground.
After that the Tenth Cavalry came to
be known as the squirrel hunters
lmong the other soldiers"
And the colonel rambled along
a labyrinth of yarns Of the
Cuban campaign, telling stories that
nave never appeared in the CORES
,ondents' reports and which were
more interesting, vastly, than any pub
ished accounts of valor, gallantry and
he grim humor of war.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07
An Old W0man's Needle Work.

Mrs. M. A. Haggard is. the name of
White Cloud. She is now approach
ing her eighty-fourth birthday. Re
Gently she gave an interview to the
local paper, from which we extract
as follows:
"When l was 50 years old a neigh
Dor made light Of my undertaking a
common log cabin quilt, and said l
would never live to finish it. This was
very amusing to me, SO | resolved to
keep a list of my unnecessary needle
work from that date. Besides my
common sewing and housework-and
l an a great reader-this is a list of
work done by me in the past thirty
years: Scrap quilts pieced, containing
from 500 to almost $4,000 separate
pieces, 112; quilted quilts, 80; embroi-
dered b~edspreads, 10; embrG1 Tered pill
low shams, ); embroidered head rests,
6; embroidered and tufted sofa cush-
ions, p; embroidered doilies, 81; en-
broidered splashers, 2; embroidered
nightgown sets, 6; knitted b~edspreads,
1; knitted doilies. IS; knitted toilet
sets, 6; knitted lamp mats, %; knitted
hats, q; knitted edging, yards, 50; knit
ted pulse warmers, pairs, 20; knitted
chair scarfs, g.; knitted shoulder
oapes, 4; knitted shawls, 1; knitted
stockings, pairs, III; knitted mittens,
pairs, 47; rag carpet, yards, 125; RAG
rugs, 81.
Il am, not through with my work
yet. Besides the above list, | have Il
large box Of embroidered things that
| have done since my last birthday, |
which was in April, and l expect to
do a great deal more."-Kansas City |
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07
An interesting development Of

An interesting development Of
civilization in mid-Afr1ca under British
rule in the holding of a fSe agricul-
tural fair at Inluge. You win not find
that place on any ordinary map, but it
is not far from the famous Murchison
Falls on the Shire River, in that
region south of Lake Nyassa which
was the scene Of Livingstone's early
labors. The show is reported to be
particularly strong in exhibits Of cattle,
poultry, horses, wheat and oats, and
fruit. The country is highly pros
porous, and its ~salubritY and fitness
for colonization by Europeans are es-
tablished beyond dispute. It is by
no means improbable that the early
part of the coming century maysee the
basin of Zambesi the seat of apopulous
and enlightened empire.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-07
The return of the Chicago and At

The return Of the Chicago and At
lanta to service marks the accomplish
ment Of avery interesting step in navy
making, says the New York Com
mercial Advertiser. These-with the
Boston-were the first cruisers in the
new navy. They have been so sur
passed by the newer cruisers that in
ten years from their completion they
were obsolete. Now they have been
SO remodelled that they are new again;
their armament increased, military
masts added, and new engines put in
which give them eighteen instead of
fifteen knots speed. This is the first
example Of modern navies of bringing
an OLD ship perfectly up to date. If
the same thing a be done with
battleships it will improve greatly the
efficiency of the navy. England has
some twenty battleships whose low
speed, thin armor and muzzle-
loading guns make them almost use
less in combat against the ships which
every great nation is now building.
These ships are carried on the ad-
lmiralty list Is effective, but are ad-
Imittedly relied upon for coast defense
only. It will be interesting if Yankee
iinventiveness shall teach European
nations to rebuild obsolete battleships
and make their paper squadron efteo.
tive.