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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-02
SPECULATE IN HISTORIC SPOTS
What the Birthplace of Famous Men
 Are Worth as a Business.

Last year no fewer than 36, 900 peo- pie passed the turnsti1es which guard the entrance to the little room in which Burns first saw tho light. h 1896, the centenary year of Burns death, the number reached 28, 900, and as 2 pence is demanded from each vis- itor very simple calculation will show what large sum of money is annually obtained by this means. The cottage is a very humble, one-storied little erection, with matched roof, and the poets father, when he first went to live there, would have opened his eyes pretty widely had anyone been able to tell him what sum was one day to be received for it. The place was bought from him (after the poets death) by a corporation of shoemakers, who afterward sold it to the present trustees for $30000. Another famous birthplace which attracts large mum, Der of people is that of Thomas Car lyle at Ecclefechan, which is twenty or thirty miles north of Carlisle. There is no fixed scale of charges for visiting this cottage, but as 1,205 people climbed the stairs last year and each probably left something with the care taker it will be easily seen that here, too, is nice little property. There are other places, more or less well known, scattered about in different parts of England and Wales, which the tourist often visits. Shakespeare is still yeritable little gold mine to Stratford-on-Avon. People from all parts of the world make pilgrimages to the little Warwickshire town in order to see the famous poets birth
 place. The charge for admission to the house is 6 pence, but as an interest ing museum is usually visited at the same time, for which an extra pence is demanded. few persons leave the building without leaving 1 shilling be- hand them. Then there is Ann Hatha- ways cottage to be also seen. This is mile away from Stratford, at the pretty little village of Shottery, and it is where the poets wife was wooed and won. The writer, during a recent visit to it, was informed that on an average 100 people a day all the year round came to see the cottage, and as each visitor pays 6 pence S3,500 or $4,o00 a year must be made out of it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-02
OLD IMPERIAL BoDYcuARD.
Institution That Died with the Second
 French Empire.

Institution That Died with the Second
 French Empire.
 The Cent Guards founded with the second empire in 1870. The corps dated from the time of the Crimean war when a visit from Queen Victoria was expected. The tallest and finest look ing men and officers were selected from the cavalry. There were 137 of the former and eleven of the latter, but the number of men was increased to 20S Their function was purely decorative, and they chiefly served within the palace. What swells the officers were golden lace, The corps had regula tions of their own. They were on no account, when on duty, to stir unless to salute the emperor or empress, and only then when specially ordered. The worst breach of discipline would have been to forget they were to be motion less as caryatides. One day Marshal Castellane, vain. old peppery per- sonage had occasion to see the em- peror soon after the creation of the Cent Guards. Two of them kept guard beside the door opening from the ante room on the presence chamber. They remained in the regulation attitude that is to say, with the right arm hori- zontally stretched out and holding a musket by the bayonet. The butt end rested on the ground. The marshal was in uniform. Furious at not being saluted, he asked the one nearest to him what it meant The Cent Guard seemed neither to see nor hear. Cas- tellane lost self-restraint and abused him. Still the soldier remained inn passive. The irate marshal sent for Col. Verley to complain. The colonel failed to make him understand that approval and not chastisement was due. Thus the matter was brought be- fore the emperor, who gave the com plainant a sharp rap on the knuckies by expressing his pleasure at the Spartan attitude of household guard who was bound to ignore every rank but the imperial. Truth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-02
An Interesting Find of Coins.

The house at Falkirk, Scotland. in which Prince Charlie slept before the historic battle of 1746 was recently re- moved. The pulling down of the structure resulted in an interesting find of coins, mostly belonging to the reign of George III. The most interesting is one dated 1791, bearing on one side the arms of the city of Edinburgh and the inscription, Edinburgh halfpenny," ]" and on the other representation of St. Andrew, the Scottish thistle and the motto. Memo me impune lacessit."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-02
WALKER DRUG COMPANY
10 Main Sure ct.
THE IMPORTATION OF MONKEYS
Do Not Carry Them
 Here Nowadays.

Here Nowadays.
 A man who had missed the mon keys formerly carried about by organ grinders i'll the city streets, and who had attributed their disappearance to the changed conditions of the organ grinding business, to the substitution of the big piano-organ on wheels, managed by two persons, for the old fashioned smaller hand-organ, that was carried about by the player, found upon inquiry that, whatever influence the changed conditions might have had the carrying of monkeys by or gangrinders is now prohibited here by a city ordinance. There are, how ever, places in which the monkey still forms a valuable part of the organ grinders outfit, and where the nimble little animal, clad in an embroidered jacket and wearing fancy hat, which it doffs for the pennies, still climbs fences and rainwater conductors, and hops up on porches quite in the old familiar way, ill search of contribu- tions. While monkeys are not per- mitted here, there are men who buy monkeys and train them to sell to organ grinders who can use them else where; and a well-trained monkey sometimes brings as much as $50. It had seemed, with fewer monkeys in sight, as though there must be fewer monkeys now imported, but the fact appears to be that, if anything, the importation is just now rather greater than usual, due to the increased de- mand from the show people, who are, after all, the greatest purchasers of monkeys in this country. The organ grinders use a considerable number, few, comparatively, are sold for zo- ological collections, and in recent years few have been sold for pets; but the largest buyers of monkeys are the travelling shows, of which there are, besides the great, modern, consoli- dated shows, many smaller ones, show ing in smaller towns throughout the country. Take them all together, and these shows use up a good many monkeys. The life of a monkey on the road Is usually but single season. The show renews it's stock of monkeys every year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-02
NAMING IT.
A Ceremony Arranged by Chance En.
 tirely in Persia and Japan

A Ceremony Arranged by Chance En.
 tirely in Persia and Japan.
 The naming of the child in Persia is made an event of great rejoicing and time for the gathering of relatives. When the guests are assembled sweet meats are eaten and then the infant in it's sWaddling clothes is brought in and laid on the carpet i'll the center Of the room by one of the priests. Five names are written on as many slips of paper and placed between the leaves of the Koran; a chapter is read from this book and then one of the slips is drawn at random. The name on the slip is the one the child has to bear through life, and the priest takes up the slip, pronounces the name in the child's ear and places the piece of pa- per in it's clothes. Gifts and eongratu- lations follow. The custom in Japan is for the parents on the thirteenth day after it's birth to take the child to the temple they attend and the father gives three names to the priest, who wrltes each on piece of paper. These are then shuffied about with certain incantations and thrown up in the air. The first that falls is the one chosen. This is then written by the priest on a conseerated piece Of paper and given to the child's parents to preserve. The child then receives certain gifts, two of which are important. If boy, two fans are presented; and if girl, pot of pomade, and in each case packet of flax thread is added, which signi- fes good wishes and long life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-02
Remarkable Village.

In New Guinea the village of Tu- are all supported on piles and stand out in the ocean considerable dis tance from shore. This is to protect the villagers from the attacks of the dreaded head hunters, always looking out for victims. Other villages in this queer land are perched up in trees for the same reason.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
AN OLD SOLDIER.
Norfolk, Va. August II. 1900.
Editor Nirginian-Pilot:

Norlolk, Va, August II, 1900.
Editor Nirginian-Pilot
Oar Sir.-I see in your paper of yes
terday morning copy of a petition to
the Hoard OF Harbor Commissioners
signed by III. l.. Page & Co., and not
wishing to be misunderstood in the
matter or the request OF the NorloiS
and Western railroad to erect IL pier at
Ldmberts Point, | wish to make this
explanation: On July 3ist, lust as |
was leaving my office TO take the
steamer for my summer home, your re-
porter called ana asked me my opinion
as to whether | was in favor of grant
ms the Norfolk and Western railroad
the privilege asked. | replied that |
did not know enough about the milltcr
To give an opinion but upon general
principles | was i'll favor OF granting
them anything in reason; that any
thing that would help large corpora
ton like the Norfolk and Western rail
road would help Norfolk, and that /
was in favor OF encouraging any enter
prise that wanted TO come here and
spend money in any kind OF improve
mcnt; that all improvements gave
work to the laboring men and must
help the city. During my absence the
above petition referred TO was present
Ell 10 my partner and he signed the
firm 11sttfic to il without my knoWl-
edge or consent. as do not agree with
the petition at all. In the first place
am not prepared to say that a mis-
take was made in granting the Norfolk
ana Western permission to build their
present piers, but this L will say, that
since | have been home | have thor
oughly investigated the matter, and
honestly believe that any fair minded
man who will examine the situation
will say that if the permit is granted
and the pier built Ii will not only not
be a detriment to the harbor, but n
benefit, as the end of the proposed pier
will only reach out within about 400
feet of the present channel. and il will
be necessary for the Norfolk and West
ern 10 dredge out the 100 feet. which
will make the channel that much wider
than IL now is at that point. Too much
capital has already been driven from
Norfolk by lacking on conditions that
amounted to nothing except to show
the spirit with which capita! is met
here When n man like Col. w. II.
Taylo~. who has bccn a lifelong resi-
dent here. and who has helped to build
up our city. and who has everything ho
has invested here, asks Cor something
for n corporation he represents the
people can rest assured that ii will no;
be an injury to our town, but Il ben
eft. When an engineer like Major
saws il will not iniure the harbor,
for one would bc only too glad TO soc
the privilege granted. miihom any conGi-
fi0mS to show to the Norfolk and Nest
crn that we wanted them here so tina,
they might help us to become n city
and not remain Gas we surely will Il
We meet capital and enterprise in this
way) n town. Yours truly,
II. l.. PAGE.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
ORGANIZATION OF DELEGATES.
CHAIRMAN DEFY SAYS THE DELE
GATES OF THE SECOND AND
FOURTH WARDS ARE NOT
CHOSEN

Chairman w w Dey says he is
ready to cali meeting of Democratic
Delegates. The only delay is in the
selection of delegates from the Second
and Fourth Wards of this city. These
wards elected to allow Hon. w. a.
Young to select delegates. That has
not been done.
So soon as those delegates shall have
been selected Captain Dey says a meet
ing of all of the delegates of this city
Will be held ana IN organization will
be perfected.
The delegates Will organize by elect
ing a chairman and appointing mem
bcrs for the different committees of
the District Convention. which is To
meet at Newport News on the 23d. in
Guiding committees on organization.
resolutions and contests.
There is a question as to the course
to he pursued in regard to the nine
delegates from Brambleton Ward.
There are contrasting delegations from
that ward. Both are not entitled to
sit rs delegates. hence there are two
suggestions;
First. to exclude both delegations and
allow the Newport News convention to
settle the contest. second. to seat those
delegates who have properly accredited
credentials. without in anywise dis
Cusslng the position of the other set OF
delegates before the convention, which
has the authority to settle such "A con
test.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
DIED OF PRosTRArIoM.
MIR. CHARLES H. ANGLE, OF AT.
LANTA. SUCCUMBS TO HEAT
AND OVERWORK

Mr.. Charles III. Angle. :. prominent
railway man. died at the Monticello
Hotel on Thursday night.
Mr. Angle arrived here on Monday
from Baltimore where he had been
on very successful trip for the rail-
way. the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
Railroad Company, OF which he was
the commercial agent.
Mr.. Angle was 81 years of age. He
was born in Indianapolis and was the
son of Mr.. "A. Il. Angle, of Indianapo-
lis passenger conductor on the Mo-
non Route. He was married about
eight years ago and lived with his wife
at Atlanta. Ga.
Mr.. Angle was not we'll when he ar
rived here. He became worse sudden
ly, till on Wednesday he called for
medical attention. and one of the best
physicians was called. The physician
sent messages to the family. stating
that Mr.. Angles condition was preca-
rious. Another physician was sum
moned in consultation, and n trained
nurse was called. The patient, how
ever. WAS beyond relief and died at II
O'Clock on Thursday night.
Mr.. Angle was a Mason, hence Mr..
George II. Maynard took an interest
in the case. as did the railway men,
especially Mr. Martin Irons, of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Mr.. Irons said MIR. Angle was n SUI
perior railway expert. occupying an
important and n responsible position
He was agreeable in manners. popular
and uncXcepetionablc in character II
ID. Oliver took charge OF the corpse
soon after the death to prepare it fol
shipment on the order of friends.
Through the interest of Mr. Martir
Irons arrangements were made to ShiI
the body of Mr.. Angle over tho
Chesapcak and Ohio Railway to Gin
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
LOT OWNERS CASES.
Objections to the Appointment Of
Commissioners.
sewalrs Point Railway Endeavors to Com
denim Property at tho Norfolk Sc West
crn viaduct Mr.. Painters Suit for
$4,000 Against the Atlantic & Dnnviile
Railway Successful.

Before Judge Hanckel, in the Cor
poration Court yesterday. argument
was had as upon the exceptions of the
property owners in the matter of the
Sewell's Point Railroad condemnation
proceedings relative to property on De
Bree avenue. The property owners
are c. A. Nash. George ID. Dey, SMrs.
Nicely. Z. Il. Woodward and y. b.
Seldner. MesSrS l.. ID. Starke, Jr., and
a. b. Seldner appeared for the prop
erty owners and Mr.. Hugh G. Davis
and Judge ID. Tucker Brooke repre-
scented the railway. The property
owners object to the appointment of
commissioners to uppraise the dam
ages to their lots by reason of the
building of Il viaduct over the Norfolk
and Western Railroad The court re-
served its opinion.
PROPERTY TRANSFER.
deed was recorded yesterday
transferring from Edward Spalding to
William III. Ward two lots on the
north side of Armistead road, one
having a frontage of 26 feet and the
other of Gl feet; $500.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
marriage license was issued yes
terday to John Edward White and
Hattie White.
THE POLICE COURT.
Louis Billups. colored charged by
irene spikes with breach OF promise
to marry her, was before Police JUS
tice Taylor yesterday morning. After
hearing the case. the Justice sent Bill
lups on to the grand jury.
Willie Billups, colored, was sent to
jail for three months for stealing $40
from Mrs. Il. G. NJ. Wingneld.
Willie HILL Colored, assault; fined Sc.
Bella Dowdy, Elisha Green and Alto
Gill, all colored. profanity; fined Sc
each.
Plummer Harris, colored. larceny,
case reopened and dismissed upon
Harris being whipped.
Sam jenkins and Carey Smith, both
colored. breach OF peace; fined So
NJ. .McGarry, sick nuisance; five
days in Jail hospital.
VIM. Thomas and Sissie Grandy
both colored. larceny: dismissed.
William Talley, colored, embezzle-
| ment: dismissed.
MIR. POINTER GOT DAMAGES
Mr.. ID. S. PhleEar returned yester-
day from RoXboro. n. c., where he
took stenographic report this week
OF the trial of the case of y. =. poin-
ter VS.. the Atlantic and Danville Rail-
way Company. Mr.. Pointer sued for
$4,000 damages because Il whistle
from an engine frightened his horse
near a railway crossing and caused
him to sustain q fracture of the leg.
Mr.. w. l.. Williams, of this city, de-
Tended the suit. The jury gave n YER
dict of 1850 against the railroad
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
The SIRENS Trjp.

The United States Naval Reserve
boat Siren made n trip out the Capes
last night. returning about mid
night. She was under command Of
Lieutenant II. IL. Dawson. and
carried good sized body of
naval militia. These trips OF the Siren
to sea are opportunc. They ought to
occur ut every opportunity Especially
is this true during these sweltering and
oppressive dog days" They are use
full because they afford the men and
officers n chance to practice sea farine
ways; will season them UP for service.
in the Orient. possibly. But more es-
pecially are they welcome just now in
that it gives the gallant boys II chance
fora ffe-+l. lliAtirS ree=eTt+t4ei4- fFeifa=the
drudgery of business and the heat of
the city. All work and 40 play makes
Jack n dull boy. Let the boys go to sea
often
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
Editor Virginian-Pilot:

I notice in the Public Ledger Of yes
tcrday that Colonel Lamb is quoted as
saying that he has begged the Nor
folk and Western railway not 10 accept
the permission. with II string to 1t. Of
the present Harbor Commissioners to
erect SMALL pier totally inadequate
to the needs of Pocahontas and Toms
Greek COAL
The carelcssneSS with which every
newspaper in Norfolk and Portsmouth
reported the last meeting OF the Board
of Harbor Commissioners is strongly
to be condemned. If permit for n
SMALL pier was granted as Colonel
Lamb is reported to have stated.
Every paper in the two cities stated. in
reporting the meeting. that the pier APP
plication considered at that meeting,
and the only application considered,
was for n LONG pier, out to the Port
Warden's line. as per plans submitted
by the Norfolk and Western Hallway
Company.
If the Public Ledger correctly re-
ported Colonel Lamb. and ii Colonel
Lamb is correct in his statement that
the board granted a permit to erect a
SMALL pier. every reporter who at
tempted to report the proceedings of
the meeting should be discharged as
incompetent. REA DER.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
NEW GENERAL SECRETARY.
MR.. A. NJ. CLEMMENCE TO TAKE
CHARGE OF NORFOLK Y. NJ. C. A.

MIR. A. NJ. CLEMMENCE TO TAKE
CHARGE OF NORFOLK Y. NJ. c. A.
The Board OF Directors of the Young
Mems Christian Association have been
hard at work for about two months en-
deavoring to locate Il new general Sec
rotary for the association, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. II. A. Meacham. After n long and
thorough investigation of available
men, Mr.. A. M. Clemmence. of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, was called and on yes
terday announced by wire his accept
ance
Mr.. Clemmence will begin his work
with the Norfolk Association on Sep
tember 18th. Mr.. a. NJ. Clemmence is
native of Augusta, Ca. Il Southern
man by birth, education and residence.
he was general secretary at Waco.
Iexas. for four years and Il half and
I'VE years general secretary at Ere
mont, Neb. He has also served short
engagements with Minneapolis Mimi.
ana one or two other. associations. He
mas been In his present field ut Grand
RAPIDS for two years
Mr.. Clemmence comes to the Norfolk
Association highly recommended and.
no doubt. will prove n very acceptable
secretary. The association is to be con
graduated on securing such a strong
man to fill the position that means SO
much to the asSocia ton and TO the CITY
in general.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18

may be required at any time to take
them down at their own expense. >
"A solution of this extremely unsat-
isfactory condition of affairs is sug-
gested to my mind by what you say
In your open letter to the Board of
Harbor Commissioners, published prior
to the last meeting of that body. Your
suggestion in that letter is as follows:
THE time has come when the Harbor
Commissioners should. with the aid of
expert opinion, establish, well within
the present Port Warden's line. n line
to which all owners of riparian rights
may erect structures, and beyond
which none shall be permitted to go.
For this purpose The line originally re-
commended by the United States Adj
visory Board might serve; such line
having been established steps could
then be taken to condemn and remove
distractions as occasion required
This would seem to be most i'm
portant matter for the Board and
while it is considering this side of the
river 1t would probably be well to de-
tinitely fix u similar line on the other
side Of the river inside the present
Port Wardcn's line. These lines should
be fixed with the view of the ultimate
widening and Strengthening of the
channel. removal of shoals and in
creasing the anchorage grounds.
incidental to this matter would be
the consideration of the matter of cut
ting off Hospital point and other OBJ
structlons between the lines of the en-
larged channel way. to the end that
the channel will eventually become
fully as wide. deep and approximately
raight as will be needed to meet the
requirements of every class of steam
and sail craft that comes to this port.
1t is not sound business policy to
legislate for one class OF shipping at
the expense Of any other. y Satisfac-
tory condition will only have been at
tanned when the rights and needs of
all classes of shipping. from the hum
BILE but valuable little buGeye. that has
so nobly stood by us for so many
years, to the great ocean leviathans OF
commerce. with their immense carry
ing capacity. have recognition and am
pie facilities for coming and going
without delays end with the lowest
possible port charges.
CITIZEN.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
Next MONDAYS Ball Came.

The next game of ball to be played
at League Park on this side of the
river between Norfolk and Portsmouth
Will take place Monday, and large
crowd Is expected and should attend.
Why? Because the proceeds from the
game Will go to the Confederate mon
ument rebuilding fund and will be
used TO put figure on the capStone
of the monument which now adorns
Commercial Place. Tickets for the
game are now on sale. and can be pur-
chased from any member OF the Pick
ett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-18
Now s. S. Telephone Directory.

The announcement is made by Mr..
C. Fred Bonney. manager of tho
Southern States Telephone Company,
that his company is preparing new
directory of the subscribers to its ser
vice. This will be placed in the hands
of the printers in few days. sub
scrhcrs who desire changes in their
names or addresses. as well as persons
who wish to subscribe for one of the
company's phones, should notify the
company at once. The increase OF
subscribers to the company's service
will make the new directory quite a
little larger than any it has heretofore
iSSliel