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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-09
Sunday School officers.

The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year by the Frccmason
Street Baptist Sunday school at its
Sunday morning session: NJ. Winston,
superintendent (tcnth term); J.. IT.
Butler. first assistant superintendent;
w. f.. Robertson, second assistant
superintendent; a. S. Hall. treasurer;
b. +. Wright. secretary; a. S. Floyd
assistant secretary; w. NJ. Womble,
Fred Randlett. Vernon Cofcr. a. w.
Fairer, Julian Guy, librarians; George
w. Toms, chorlster: Miss Emma La
Blanc. pianist: w. n. Grubb, cornetist.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-09
exactly one-fourth off original prices

and the original prices are plainly to be seen on the
original price-tags which is sewed to every garment
The reduction also includes all the boys and
chlldrenS suits and overcoats as we'll as the mems.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-09
PEOPLES FORUM.

NOTE.-The Peoples Forum being
freely open to all parties. classes. per-
sons, views and capacities, the Vir-
ginian-Pilot is responsible for none
OF the statements nor opinions ex-
pressed therein. nor for the style in
which they are set forth. The ignorant
and uneducated shall he heard here
equally with the learned.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-09
Young Daughters of confederao,

In the absence of Mrs. f. A. Wake
the Young Daughters OF the Confede.
racy will hold their regular monthly
meeting at the residence of the assist
ant chairman. Miss Monte Wilkinson
2l5 Butte street, at 1870 p. IN. Wedncs.
day the 10th instant. a full attend
ancc is requested,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-09
Epworth League Unions.

Seaside Union. Epworth League,
comprising the unions of Norfolk.
Portsmouth and Berkeley. will meet in
regular session to-nfght at o o'clock
at the pastors office Cumberland
Street NJ. T.. Church
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-09
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

Ease a powder to he shaken into the
shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes feel
easy: gives instant relief to corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Cures and prevents
swollen feet blistcrs, callous and sore
spots. Aliens Ifoot-Eas sc is certain cure
for sweating, hot. aching. nervous feet.
At all druggists and shoe stores. 25c. Trial
package free. Address. Allen S. Olmsted,
Lc Roy. N. Y.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
WHICH WILL YOU HAVE?

Mckinley with fields OF waving
grain; or Bryan with a wilderness of
weeds? #... "..
Mckinley with running spindIes;
or Bry an with rustine machinery?
Mckinley with solid dollars; or
Bryan with empty pockets?
Mckinley with . full dinner pail;
or Bryan with hunger at the door?
Mckinley with roaring furnaces;
or Bryan with dead ashes In the pit?
McKinIey with crowded school
houses; or Bryan with crowded soup
houses? ......
Mckinley with National industry;
or Brya. with our markets free to
foreigners?
Mckinley with increasing busi-
ness; or Bryan with general bank
ruptcy?
Mckinley the practical statesman;
or Bryan the air castle builder?
Mckinley the agent or prosperity;
or Bryan the apostle OF poverty?
Mckinl the true and tried; or
Bryan the theorist?
Mckinley the reIiaiMe American;
or Bryan the political acrobat?
Mckinley the performer; or Bryan
the promiser anu false prophet?
The answer rests with YOU.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03

Oh, say, can you see. by the far Eastern
light,
What so proudly is hailed at the twi-
lights last cleaning?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
after many Il fight
Tn lands near and far, is so CALAMITY
streaming?
And the thanks in our prayers, rising high
in the air.
Give proof to the World that our flag is
still there:
Oh, say, let that star'spangled banner be
waved .
Der the lands we have freed and the
peoples we've saved!
Oh, thus be it always, whenever we stand
Between the oppressed and Kings
dcSOatiOn!
Blest with victory and peace, may the
heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made us a
powerful nation! -.
And onward we must, for our cause it Is
just;
And this be our motto, "In God IL our
trust"
Let the star-spangled banner in triumph
be waved
Ger the lands we have freed and the
peoples we've saved!
49,. MARTIN SANE.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
PlENTY-STARVATI0N.

or course it does not strictly pertain to
the subject to record an interesting fact
with regard to the general labor situation
in Omaha, which presumably is a typical
Western town, but it may nevertheless
he recalled that the Omaha World-He err
aid was Mr.. Bryan's personal organ in
1896, and during that campaign it made
the prophecy daily that in the event of
McKinley's election the depression and
distress among the working classes
would be widespread The best proof
OF the falsity of this prophecy is found
on the want pages OF the WorldHeral
A recent issue at hand contains the ad-
vcrtisements Of two females and seven
males who want situations, while on the
same page the "help wanted" advertise
mcnts ask for 1O7 females and 115 males.
This Is in addition to the 'ngents want
ed and does not include the advertise
ment for 1000 men for railroad work.
The calamity prophecy was a failure in
Mr, Bryan's own State, as it was else
where.
Omaha had Its share Of hard times in
1893 1894
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
HAS RECOGNIZED LABOR.
Mckinley Gave More Appointments to
Wage.Earners than All His Pre-
decessors Combined.

President Mckinley has recognized la
Dor in appointments more than all his
predecessors combined. The following
are some Of his appointments:
PETER b. LAIRD, stone-cutter and
member OF Local Assembly 1868 Of the
knights Of Labor, Brooklyn, New York
commissioner Of immigration at Que
bee, Canada. Appointed 1897.
DAVID HEALY, journalist, writer on
labor topics for fifteen years, ex-chair-
man OF National Executive Board OF the
Knights OF Labor-Commissione of I'm
migration at Vancouver, b. G. Appoint
ed 1899.
CAMERON MILLER, coal miner,
Secretary Miners Union, Ohio-Tmmi-
grant Inspector. Appointed 1898.
FRANK SARGENT, Grand Master
Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen-Ap-
pointed member Of Industrial Commits
sion, but declined to serve owing to the
desire OF his organization to retain him
as Grand Master.
NJ. ID. RATCHFORD, coal miner,
President United Mine Workers of Amer
icaAAppointed member of Industrial
Commission, 1898
JOHN l.. KENNEDY. printer, mem
/ member Of Industrial Commission, 1898.
JOHN FARQUHAR, printer. APP
pointed member Of the Industrial Com
mission, 1898.
EDWIN c.. MADDEN, locomotive en-
gineer, member Of Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers. Appointed Third AS
sstant Postmaster General. 1898.
w. G. EDENS. railroad brakeman,
4
| Trainmcn. Appointed Superintendent of
Free Delivery, Chicago, Ill:
CHARLES ii. LITCHMAN. shoe
maker, ex-Grand Secretary Knights Of
st. Crispin, ex-General Secretary of the
knights OF Labor. Appointed member
OF Industrial Commission. 1900.
JOHN THOMAS, coal miner. Ap-
pointed Immigrant Inspector in territory
opposite Buffalo, in Canada, in 1898.
ROBERT WATCHORN, advanced
from Immigrant Inspector to Special
Supervising Immigrant Inspector, 1899.
ADOLPH j. YOU, locomotive engi-
neer, member grievance committee Il. OF
l.. Especial Immigrant Inspector,
Puget Sound district. Appointed 1899.
ROBERT ID. LAYTON, axmaker,
member of the Axmakers' Union. ex-
Grand Secretary OF the knights of La
bor-Spccial Immigrant Inspector. APP
pointed 1893.
T. V. POWDERLY, Commissioner
General of immigration, appointed 1897
Was initiated into the Machinists' and
Blacksmiths' Union in 1870, and remain
ed n member until the dissolution Of the
organization in 1877. He became a
member OF the Knights of Labor in 1874,
| and is still member. Was member
of the Industrial Brotherhood from 1874
to the dissolution of the organization in
1878; is an honorary member Of seven
teen different labor organizations in as
many States.
This list, and 1t falls far short OF being
| complete, shows that President McKin-
ley has given more appointments to labor
| than all Of his predecessors since the
| foundation stone Of the government was
laid.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
President Mckinley a Union Man.

In August. 1899, President Mckinley
was made a member of the Bricklayers'
and Stone Masons' Union of Chicago.
He attended meeting Of the union and
was addressed by President Gubbins OF
the union, who said, among other things:
I'VE know that you are the friend Of
the workingman and that you are deeply
concerned in all that concerns him."
President Mckinley in reply said, in
concluding his remarks:
1.-The word would leave with you is
this: Improve all the advantages and op-
portunities of this free government. Your
children, your families, your boys and
girls, are close to your heartstrings, and
my word is to avail yourselves for your
children Of the splendid opportunities for
schooling under our excellent free school
system. Give them the best education
you can. That is the best equipment for
American citizens. (Applause) Intelli-
gence and integrity will win their way
anywhere. don't want you to establish
hostile camps and divide into classes. /
do not want to see walls against your
boys and girls. (Cheering). would see
no barrier in the way of their ambition
to occupy the highest places in this free
government. Uong-continued applause
and cheering.)
"But now I must stop-I must. leave
you. leave you with my very best
wishes and good will, and go with the
prayer that you may always continue to
secure good employment at good wages.
I know that these things will bring into
your homes love and contentment." (Con-
tinuous cheesing.)
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
Dj5W5(I5VI55N7I55Q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CHAPTER vIII.-(Continued.)


"Well," continued Mr.. Murphy, ''it's
been nachurl SUCCESSION Of ivints thot
has placed this administration In Its
prissent position. The byes a wor-rkin'
on the job have been doin' some dom
hard liftin', with no tonne to listen to
aunties, for the dodgin' of cannon balls.
Now, this here argyfyin's all right In
your front parlor, but 1t cuts no figure
with them Mouser bullets. Now, all
sensible Americans knows that the
United States means to do whot's right
by them Fillipeaners. Mr.. Mckinley
isn't goin' to steal anything from 'em.
Nobody's tryin' to cheat them out Of
cent. Whenever they quit their kickin'
Wen treat 'em in sich a way they'll be
glad we licked 'em. 1 think II some Of
thin .fellers thot's agin ivrything would
go to Manilly and wur'rk on the job,
in bullets out Of their hardtack. These
fellers thot's agin ivrythlng makes me
think OF a ship-wrecked sailor that was
jest like 'em in this respect. The ship
he was on went down, and he swan to
an island. A native came to help him
up the bank. Now this feller was al
most drowned physically, but he was
still able to blow his bazoo. Got gov
ernment here!' he said says he, to the
native. Yes, sor, says the native.
Wal, I'm agin it, said the feller."
''See here, Mr.. Murphy" said Simon,
ut is nearly time to retire. Our house
is rather limited. and l guess you'd bet
ter go on and stay some other place.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
Rryan a False Prophet.

"Tf Mckinley and the Republican par
ty are successful. and put in power for
the next four years, wages will be de-
creased, hard times will come upon us
and over the land the price OF wheat will
20 down and the price of gold will go
up. mortgages on our homes will be fore
closed by the money lenders, shops and
factories will close. We will export no
goods and we will import from foreign
lands all the goods we use; thus will
ruin, want and misery be with us."-Wil-
linn Jennings Bryan, 1896.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
New Michigan Factories.

There are in Michigan 1,OO5 factories
which were not in existence in 1897.
These. factories employ 23,OOO people,
whose yearly wages amount to about ST.
100000. or these some had employment
in 1897, but many had not. The volume
OF idle labor has been so decreased that
the lumbermen, though offering higher
wages than they did in 1896, find 1t hard
to get men to work In their camps.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
Wage. to BE Paid in Good Money

Now will we ever consent that the
wages OF labor or its frugal savings shall
be scaled down by permitting payment
in dollars of less value than the dollars
accepted as the best in every enlightened
nation Of the earth h?-President McKin-
Iey's speech at the banquet Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers Of
the United States, at the WaldorfAAsr
toria, New York, Jan. q, asee.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
Employment Seeks Labor.

We have gone from industrial depres-
sion TO industrial activity. We have
gone from labor seeking employment to
employment seeking labor. We have
abundant and unquestionable currency
the world over, and we have an ussur-
passed national credit-Abetter than 1t has
ever been before in our history.-Presi-
dent Mckinley at Clinton; Iowa, Oct. IL,
1893.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
Many More Factories Running.

The preliminary report of the census
bureau completely disproves the asser'
ton that the small manufacturing estab-
lishments have been driven out or abb
sorbcd by the larger ones. The number
of factories, large and small, in the Unit
ed States in 1890 and 1900 compare as
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
LaUUI aIIu IIIuuOuJIiuOpU(
BRINGING THE QUESTION
HOME To The WORKERS.


ask himself fthesequ tions;
wage
p o II. anda
Am saving
n -
ically mentally I'm anciaiy
he arms for rwork?
conditions
ountry owe
the knows there will
WHETHER FOUND WORK
MORE REGULARLY MKINLEY UNDER
CLEVELAND.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03

reempoyed mostly
the table Of increase OF membership of trade unions will show
full membership
nstratng Mckinley prosperity reached them.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
Wage Earncrs.

"'fhe whole free silver movement is
conspiracy against wages."-Bourke
Cochran, 1896. r.
Wages under free silver:
China
Unskilled labor. -. .10c TO 2Oc per day
Skilled labor. ........ .2Oc to 4Oc per day
Mexico
Unskiled labor. -. .45c to Coo per day
Skilled labor. -. SOC to S1.S0 per day
In the United States under gold basis:
Unskilled labor, ,Sl,Oo TO Si.50 per day
Skilled labor.,,. $500 to $500 per day
Which is the best for you?
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
Ask the Railroad Men.

Railroad men are prosperous beyond
precedent. II you do not believe it, ask
them. The condition Of the railroad men
il shown by the following short tablees:
Men employed 1890. 9............. .92S, 1924
Men employed 1S95........... .7S5. .034
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03
LABOR BETTER EMPLOYED
THAN EVER BEFORE
Look At this:


ohci reports Of
The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-11-03

official reports of the uniol
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24
Pointers About Diving.

Almost every small boy who has ever
been IN swimming knows how TO dive aft
er " fashion, bat few of them can dive
properly or - IN such way as to run no
danger OF y Ins hurt while enjoying the
sport II you know how 10 do it, you can
ave about as wei in two feet Of water
as Ill - and with equal safety. In yJri-
Gus parts OF the country there are now
professional divers who are nightly max
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24
mChildren of the Stntev

In the industrial department Of the
English Poor Law schools OF London
about 1000 girls are annually trained
to become good servants. They are call
ed children of the state" which term
designates that these girls have been
brought up at the public cost. Through
an organization for befriending young
servants it is possible to form an esti-
mate of their after careers. About 20
per cent can be classed as satisfactory
which is considered remarkable when il
is remembered that the raw material"
as it comes into the school is from pow
erty, neglect and ill treatment the worst
in the community.
There is a certain individuality in the
training given in each school. and the
Holborn school at Mitcham, for instance
turns out capable nurses for children
In charge of the infants here is n highly
qualified matron who selects from among
the elder girls those she needs to help
her in washing, dressing and tending the
youngsters. Cooking is especially well
taught ut the central London schools.
Hanwell, where the cook. with her two
kitchen maids, gives practical instruc-
ton, as she has to provide for no fewer
than 20 resident officers of the establish
ment an elaborate menu. In many of
the schools year of practical training
in housewifery is given, six months be-
ing in the matron's private kitchen and
six months in parlor and nursery work.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24
An Oyster Rat Catcher.

A rat had taken up his abode at an
oyster shop and while rambling in search
of dainties CHANGED to get his tail be-
tween the open valves of an oyster,
which at once closed upon it like a wise.
Then the intruder lost all self command
and bolted He made straight for his
hole. only to find that, although he could
enter it, the oyster was too big to be pulled
after him, and there he had to stay, head
downward, tuggisg :rantically, but in
vain. The owner of the shop, on arriving
next day. pulled the rat out of the hole,
though not without a severe tug, and
threw it to the dog. The rat showed
fight. but after a brief struggle all was
over The oyster held on all the time
Chattcrbox.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24
To Rid n Room of Iuaects.

A family moving into an old house a
year or so ago was unpleasantly surpris-
ed to find that the former occupants had
been lacking in housewifely qualities,
and after sleeping in the house n night
or so it was discovered that there was
more insect life than was agreeable. To
follow old fashioned methods was too
slow, and instead three sulphur candles
We're purchased, the house was shut up
after the candles had been lighted and
left to itself for three hours. At the
end of that time everything living inside
had been killed. and there was no trou-
BILE afterward. The family moved to an
other floor in the same house, repeated
the same operation, with the same sue
cess. and, removing again to their origi-
nal floor, for third time repeated the
operation. 1t worked without fail. but
metal of any kind in the room had to he
taken out or it would have turned black.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24
Military Slang

Strictly speaking. a "shavetail" is a
"giflin' or coyote" or rooster" but
frequently is called "piebiter" and per
haps is known even more widely as a
"ringtaiied snorter." All these are terms
of reproach addressed to the rookie" or
military recruit, in the United States.
In the armies of the British empire the
recruit is known by all these names and
worse. Your tails not cut. Your num-
ber's not dry" That is cavalry slang
also addressed to the recruit. If he talks
too much, he is a "yapper;" if he boasts.
he is "yahoo;" if he giggles, he is a
'tee-hee;" il he is a toady, he is a "pee-
hee:' if be is fat he is a brock barrel"
"broche" or "brok." Anyway, he is re-
viled and kicked around until he learns
the whole slang dictionary and is a sol
dier. "Clink" is the guardroom," "scof'
means to eat. tack" is food or anything
you can lay hold of, "scabby" is porter.
white tack" is ale "black tack" is stout,
fixed bayonets" is French brandy, and
"razors' is bad whisky.-New York
Press
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24

In China there is nothing of the sweet
girlhood which is enjoyed in this coun-
try-in fact, one rarely sees girls in Chi
na says Il writer in the London Mail.
They marry so young that they appear to
spring from childhood to maturity with
out any intermediate stage of girlhood.
There is no 'blushing 10" or sweet l6."
no firtations, 10 balls, no picnics, no
billets douX. The child has not ceased
to play with her doll before she has a
baby to dandle.
The only joy of a womans life is in
dressing her hair. This is done with an
elaborate, artistic science curious to see.
Their hair is invariably black and very
long. 1t is drawn tightly from the face
and stiffened with gum. 1t is then piled
up in coils and wings and loops that
stand alone without the aid of pads,
roulets, pugs or hairpins.
There are no spinsters in China ex-
cept the nuns who dedicate their vrgini-
ty to Buddha. These ladies shave their
heads like priests and thus deprive them
selves of the only Chinese sign of gender
the hair dressed Ia teapot.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24
"NIy Mnther SnIdW

Chalk on wooden floor or on the side
walk a group of seven circles. each two
feet across, which all but touch each
other. In one circle print New York"
in another Chicago" in third "St
Louis" in fourth Boston," etc. Two
feet from the circles on four sides Of
them draw two foot squares. each mark
ed Home" A player rests one leg in a
home square, and the leader excaims,
"My mother says you must go to-Chi-
cago-and to-Boston-and to-and so
on" SO soon as the name of a city is
mentioned the player must hop on one
leg to the right circle, hopping back inn
mediately to home plate, in readiness
for the next leap. The master of for
feits keeps count Of the number of cor
rect hops-journeys-made If a player
hops in the wrong circle or outside of the
home squares. he must pay a forfeit and
give way to the next player. That player
is winner who first makes 30 good"
journeys-circles-not counting the home
square, of course.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24
To Remove sp1Intara.

A splinter is little thing. but capa-
bic of creating a great deal of mischief,
discomfort and pain. Every mother of
small children. says a writer in Harper's
Bazaar. should provide herself with a
pair of sharp pointed forceps for this
emergency. When the splinter is i'm
bedded in the flesh of hand or foot, the
point of a small pair of scissors-a mani.
cure pair will answer well-should be
inserted directly over and following the
path Of the splinter and small incision
made. If there be any bleeding. stanch
it by a little pressure, then open the
wound by stretching it little and with
your forceps pick out the offending oh.
ject. When the splinter is under the
nail, cut little V shaped piece out of
the nail and with the forceps the spin.
ter is easily removed. Protect the cut
made with little collodion or a finger
anf
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24

Prepare fish after this sort: Set n
good quantity OF white strong vinegar
and stale ale. with cursey of salt. a
little mint, origanum. parsley and rose
mary, and when your liquor boileth fast
upon the fire stop the mouth Of your fish
with nutmeg thrust down into his
throat and cast him skipping into the
liquor. keeping him down till he be
thorow dead and perfectly sodden. Dress
pixies, roches. carps. grailings. mullcts
and all great fish of the river in the like
sort. for it will make them to eat pleas
ant crisp brittle and firm. not watrish
and Haggy, as most fish do. because we
know not how To use and order them
DR.. Thomas MufIett 1873.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-24

AT recent meeting of medical men
DR.. F. a. Burial spoke of the amount
Of mischief done by the very common
habit of eating the meals rapidly. Thor
ough mastication WAS of the utmost i'm
portance, and of course this presupposed
proper condition of the teeth. Gastric
digestion was often weakened and much
distress was caused by taking in too much
fluid with the food, particularly at the
beginning of a meal. Another factor in
causing dyspepsia was the habit Of eat
ing food in silence or without that mirth
and good fellowship so necessary to in.
sure the normal action of the digestive
organs. These little details might seem
trite and unimportant, but it was the
duty of the careful physician to instruct
his patients in regard to them. The long
continued and free use of digestive agents
served to make the digestive organs lazy
and inactive.-Medical Record.