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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-11

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-11

HUR FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
" clusters are made of the choicest
flowers. Orders filled ON short notice
LEWIS FLORAL EXCHANGE, II
GrnNby etreet. mh11-1ts
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-11

T AIDES NEEDING TREATMENT
any other Ovarian Troubles consult DR.
JACKSON, liz W. Mulberry street, Bal
timore Md. Private sanitarium: trained
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

- So REV. g. G. MORGAN.
Moody began his. missionary work at 10,
and Mr. Morgan preached his first SER
mon at 13. 49, 80
Mr.. Morgan is now only 81 years old,
while Mr.. Moody was 63 at the time of
hissdeath. The young Englishman is the.
son Of Baptist minister in Gloucester
shire, while his mother was daughter
of deacon in the Baptist church. He
was educated in Cheltenham college, Eng
land, and at the age of 20 he passed to 4
mastership in the; Jewish Collegiate
school, in Birmingham. Mr.. Morgan left
the work Of teaching to engage in evan.
! gelizing, and in 1893 he became pastor of
q Congregational church in Stafordshire.
After serving as minister Of another
church he accepted a call to the New
Court. Conversational church, in London
This was in 1897, and he has been at the
head Of this church, whose history dates
back to 1862, ever since. - ]
: Mr.. eMorgan's influence on his church
has been very great, and he has doubled
it's membership. In appearance he is tall
and thin, with prominent, sharply cut
features and long hair. Mr.. Morgan, has;
preached in this country. and has con-
WINGED every one who heard him of his
fitness to succeed Mr.. Moody. He has
written several books. among them 1.-THE.
True Estimate Of Life "Malachi's Mes:
sage For the Men Of Today" disciple
ship and Goods Methods With Man." i
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.
Its Power Shown In the Effect Of
Balanced Wheels Upon Steel Rails.

Its Power Shown In the Effect OF
Balanced Wheels CIon Steel Rails.
Some years ago. before the railroads
had begun to replace the light rails with
rails Of heavier section and at the same
time when tho development Of the loco
motive had reached point where the
concentrated axle loads were greater
than the track was well able to carry. 1t
was found that the passage of train
at high speed was liable to produce a
serious distortion and permanent set OF
the rails. In one particular case, after n
new aud unusually heavy engine had
passed over certain stretch Of track, I
was found that the rails had been bent
vertically, the depressions occurring at
regular and evenly spaced intervals.
Inquiry into the cause developed the
fact that the locomotive carried q large
amount of excess balance-that Is to say,
the reciprocating parts had been so CON-
pletcly counterbalanced that there was a
large excess balance In vertical direc.
ton, which resulted at the high speed at
which the train was running In q vertical
hammer blow, whose downward effect
was sufficient to depress the rails beyond
their elastic limit and leave them perma-
ne1tly distorted. The best practice to.
day Is to reduce the weight of the
reciprocating parts to the lowest limit
consistent with safety and then counter.
balance only . certain proportion Of these
weights.
In stationary and marine engine prac.
tice. where the engine Is bolted directly
either to 4 massive foundation or to the
rigid structure of the ship. the necessity
for careful balancing Is not 30 pressing,
the effect Of the unbalanced weights and
moving parts being absorbed by the
inertia Of the whole mass Of the founda.
ton, Of which the engine forms prac.
tically 4 part. So long as an unbalanced
engine IL controlled within the speed Of
rotation for which It is designed no seri.
GUS effects are to be feared from the un-
balanced reciprocating weights, but
should powerful stationary or marine
engine get beyond control and run away
It can be readily understood that the
tremendous forces developed may reach
q point at which the engine will be Ell
thcr ruptured internally or torn from its
foundations. American.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

epeet ~ MI INT sths advice he rave.
10 GO city con0rSs ton wasn't Ut all'
praetical.s Ism aure you wonld have;
agreed With me. ny son. II YOU HAD
heGrd him. Dr. Judd doesn't know
that II Will never de- here tos snaks
friends With people d 10 whom you
haven't been properiy .iptrodu ced. VOW
may say what You please, Leon ard, Of
the folly Of being bound by convention.
alities and arbitrary social require.
ments. but we should get into frightful
difficulties Il We disregarded them en-
tirely. n We simply cannot ignore them.
I; And then, j am not at all satisfied
with DR.. Judd'ss narrow and literal def,
inition OF neishbor. ID q person nee
essarily your neighbor Just because
he happens to- live across the street?
;Neighborhood 10 not : geographical
tsrln. We were reminded ut the mis-
sionary circle last week that the be-
nighted, idolatrous Burman widows
were really orr sisters and that their
claim. upon 70 was not lessened In the
least By distance. ! am sure you feel
the force Of that, Leonard" \ 49,. ss}l5
Yes. mother. OF, course feel the
force Of that. God has made Of one
blood al nations upon the face OF the
earth. Neighbor 10 : large, word. 1t
reaches far, but It must begin some
where. The Burman widow IL your
neighbor, your sister even, II you please.
But isn't the Irish widow around the
corner also related to your ~
. well, yes" Mrs. Chaplin admitted
reluctanty7- I'm 2 sense she is my
neighborf But you are inclined to
make too much Of mere proximity,
Leonard. What can ! do, as a matter
Of fact. for the Irish widow? I sup:
pose her strongest claim is upon her
priest We must respect her religious
prejudices, you know. /. :.
"But q certain man who went down
from Jerusalem to Jericho would have
Jared Ill indeed IL the Samaritan had
not recognized: the claim OF proximity
Or had respected his, religious preju:
dice and left him to his own priest i
!. Now Almira, !" interposed Mr.. Cha.
pin, begging your pardon, the men are
not so stupid as you. think. Here. is
your particular social problem in q nut
shell: You have the kindest feelings In
the world, toward Mrs. Smith, across
the way, and you would feed her with
your last loaf If she were starving, but
you don't mean to bow to her on the
street until she has called. That is all
there is to it. The instant, you get her
card she ceases to be stranger and
becomes a neighbor. You used to look
at the top of her hat when you met
Now you look in her face and smile.
that Is, If she moves in a certain social
circle. II she does not, you say, What
impertinence!'' and put: her card at the:
bottom Of the heap. And she knows
just where her poor little card is by the
kind of recognition she gets the next
time you encounter each other. Per.
haps you are right, after ALL The men
see these things, but ! suppose they
never get to understand them" = -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
vlARY 7v,|,yiiLiss' "a Aillplsz.


Wy the HobOs That DR13ts to Central
America Never Drifts Back. ,.,s,s
- good many typical American hoboes
drift down TO Central America" said an
ofhcial OF 4 local banana company sand,
one good thing about It ID that they never
ct back again. The country seems to
suit them up Ia the hilt. have been
watching the tramp travel for. several
years. and 1T has afforded me considera-
Bile amusement Some OF them scrape
M enough money to pay for a deck paa-
sage, but most OF them stow away or 60
down as roustabo bouts. When they land,
they generally drift little distance into
the interior, and that settles It. - 4eyt!s
s7"1n Nicaragua and Costa Rica especial
y life ID very easy for an ablebodied
man who has an aversion to working and
II not very particular about his surround.
1nss. All he has to do 10 to marry na.
tive woman and settle down In some lit
tie banana or lcocQanut grove for the
balance of his days. To my certain
knowledge that Ii exactly what has been
done by q large number OF Weary VII.
lies from the, United States. call to
mind one case ON the south end of the
Mosquito reservation
"A thoroughbred American tramp, who
looked 40 IL he had just stepped out of
the pages Of some comic weekly, drifted
down there about three yea ago and !.
now enjoying life as a landed gentleman.
He managed to annex half, breed wife
and with her a scraggy little banana
grove. 1t Is not, much to look at. but
abundant to supply the simple needs Of
the household. They live in filthy M
tive hut. The woman does all the work.
and the ex-tramp dreams the happy
hours away In homemade cocoanut
fiber hammock. He is very solid with I'LL
the neighboring Indians. who have an In
discriminate respect for white skin.
and suppose they contribute"to his sup.
port. Anyhow, he confided to me last
time I saw him that he hadn't done a lick
OF work since he struck the country. The
natives make kind of rum out Of wild
cane, and he gets boiling drunk whenever
he feels SO inclined.
Altogether it Is an idyllic life for .
fellow who has ridden brake beams and
lodged constables throughout the inhos.
pitable states. BY advertising the attrac.
tons Of the country and supplying trans.
portation we might get rid Of the tramp
incubus altogether. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

Weird Religious Cere'
J. m'yo' Z Il; IN s ]. ,, y
Pacific e.. :" !.
7, !. r. ~ ~. lands :

- - s
The weirdest religious ceremoii
practiced In the world Is IRE waliiir,:
There are only two islands, both III
Polynesia, where the old heather Gus.
tom Of fire walking can be witnessed
One 10 the little island Of Bega (pro'
noupced Bengal, one. Of the Fijlan
group, not Tar from Suva. The other
the island Of Raiatea, not 20 miles dis
tant from Tahiti, 10 the home Of the
umu tt, and its priests, Taero and
Tupea, are the only ones living who
can perform the ceremony.
While the natives are engaged in pre-
pairing, the umu Taero and Tupea
the priests, are wandering In mountain
Businesses Offering prayers to their god
dess and looking for her signal. Deep
silence reigns over them, for they are
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
MEM oRABLE ,HERolSM.. =:

Bravery e the soldiers who First
, In Entered PekinE. ~, - a., :. =.
Illustrations of disturbed China, ne.
essarily retrospe ctive, include view
of the first entry of,the British troops
into Picking an event which the past
sufrerings Of the legations made par
ticularly memorable and which; will
not be without its permanent effect
upon the history of China, says the
London Illustrated News. Major Scott,
r. E., led the way. under the water
gate in the part of the city, where the
long suffering legations were situated.
The Indian soldiers waded In the mud
up to their waists. The enterprising
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
FIRE WALKING.

away from the noisy mirth' Of the VII
iage. and save the deep booming Of the
distant breakers dashing on the rect
naught is heard but their; own weird
chant, sung in low monotone.
+ Taero and Tupea are eagerly seeking
among the motionless tt plants for the
sign while singing their prayer.
Thus chanting, suddenly they notice
one ii bush, In contrast to the surround.
( ing ones, quiverlng as though imbued
with life, shaking the tiny drops of
! dew away, to fall like diamonds on the
grass.
Reverently they bow their heads.
|, Carefully the palsied bushes are
borne to the village, where, all being in
readiness, the ceremony begins.
:. When all Is In readiness, procession
Is formed, there being no restriction
on the number of persons to partici-
pate. The natives are barefooted and
decorated with garlands Of flowers
and the Europeans clad in heavy boots.
The priests lead the way, bearing
the sacred tt plant, with which they
occasionally beat the ground before
them while murmuring mystic words
In old Tahitian. Then stepping down
upon the hot stones which form the
floor Of the pit the company marches
across the fiery furnace, the priests
praying, the native followers chanting
an old "himine," while the Europeans
are anxiously wondering what the out
come will be.
During the month of July, 1899, a
party witnessing the umu ii at Rata
tea tried to get snap shots Of the affair,
but difficulty was met in the denseness
Of the steam.
/. A fair photo was obtained Of the
director Of the U. 8. 8. company walk
ing through the umu tt. He said
afterward that the only discomfort he
felt was the intense heat on his face,
as great as he could bear.
my boots were heavy" he said.
'but do not see how they could have
saved my feet from blistcring. have
walked oyer the sidewalks in the east
e!n states when the sun heat upon
the planks was so great that 1t panied
nay feet III every step, And In this
tire walking proposition the stones are
red hot. No, they are white hot.
why was It that they didn't hurt?
It's more than know.
ITO. be sure, did try to have faith
In the priests. but am not certain that
! succeeded. It seems to me that In
my heart OF hearts I really expected
to be burned nj! the time" -
{J Al the conclusion of the procession
carcusses of pigs, with fowls, yam and
.tare were placed In the umu and bak.
ed, and two hours later the feast that
was spread was sufficient evidence that
the stones were hot. .r.,' i' ~
4 The natives gathered around. big and
little. gil greedily awaiting their turn.
One might have thought to look at
them that fire walking begets better
appetite than any other form Of tramp.
LII stjr,ti I IN ~, .se1f.l ~ z,ES,,,..Sx
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

officer OF engineers, Captain Soady,
who climbed the wall barefoot, I'M
wound his nine yards Of turban to
serve him as a flag. Then the Britons
opened the inner, gate and allowed the
Germans, the Russians and the Jap
anese to enter. For the fortunate mo.
ment the. Boxers had gone away,
though they returned to- fight another
day. That is an old story now, but
memories of all Sorts some Of them
very heroic ones. will long cling to the
scenes. 49, ~ -. .s-,,Fj..4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
Mr.. Mcekt0n's Opinion.

"ls a married man a free agcntY in.
quired the cynic.
"Well." answered Mr.. Meekton, lit is
impossible for man TO give IN opinion
on such matter except on personal in
formation. Judging from the way he gets
out and solicits work and makes coilcc'
tons and turns the profits into headquar-
tiers, should say there was no doubt
about his being an agent. As to his be-
ing a free agent shouldn't feel like ex.
pressing my views without consulting
Henrietta. "--Washingtop Star.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
Gambling Resorts In Switzerland

One need not travel to Monte Carlo OF
other gambling resorts to be relieved of
any superfluous cash. for there are dozens
Of places in Switzerland known by the
name of kursaals where "customer"
will be accommodated. Although the
play is limited by the law, higher stakes
are winked at, and ones losses-for one
Invariably loses with an to l chance
against at the race horse game-may east
ly run into four figures during the even
ing; Sons sensational facts have conc
to light concerning the kursaal in Ge'
neva, which is one Of the best of its kind
in Switzerland. The proprietor lately
informed n correspondent that he could
not possibly afford to run his theater and
side shows and engage well known ar
tistes at huge salary unless he could
recoup himself from the takings of the
gaming tables.-London Mail
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
saCula.N0ira,s Ware.

F. During the seventeenth century the
French treasury was in such depleted
condition that the minister, Silhouette, to
reduce the embarrassment Of the stua.
ton called on all those who poss.'sseilsi -
yer plate to bring il to the mint, wayre il
could be converted into coin FOR the needs
Of the state. His request was compile
with by the king, Louis XIV, whose exa1
pie was at once followed by many hun
dred others. The consequent absence OF
silver plate necessitAted the use Of fai-
ence, and th..t OF the commonest sort was
chosen, the outside Of which was glazed
in dark brown or black and was named
by the wags culs-noirs (black tails).-Jew-
elers' Circular Weekly. gs$ff.# .5.,>*,- f.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
rran,c ON the Broo1rIy. Br1a<e.

!" Few people realize. the immense traffic
Of the Brooklyn bridge. Not less than
5000, 900 people cross it during the year,
most Of them OH the trolley cars, which
run at halt. minute intervals. The termi-
mus of nearly all the Brooklyn street rail-
ways IL now on the New York side Of the
bridge 80 that It is unnecessary for their
patrons I'd change cars upon reaching the
Brooklyn side, and the same plan Will be
adopted Tor the new bridge From q
-. e +.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
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Mach Overrnted.

d "That city man that was visiting me
IL overrated." remarked The farmer.
"How 60 r. .s Z, ~ - T.. j.. n
( "Oh. the papers all said he was a
great hand at waterin: stock, but 1
found he couldn't work the pump i've
minutes without tanning his ARM.
Chicago Port. St.'. . ~ ~ =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
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Jenny, Linda Successor.

Nine. Mary Duff. is prima donna So
"prano, who has achieved considerable sue,
cess abroad and is about to tour the
United States. She was very favorably
received by the European critics, who
praised the range. volume and timbre Of
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
proxressive Orthorrnp

"Alanmu snld the small girl who
was just learning to spell. how do yo,.
spell hell?"
why" said the mother, shell Is a
naughty word. You should not use It,
Why do you. want to spell itT',.
"Oh." was the reply. II wanted to spell
Helen. and thought would learn to
spell hell first" -Utica IN. " Observer
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

her voice, and she hopes to please equally
well her American hearers. In appea
ance Mime. Duff is tall and distinguished.
She is the last and favorite scholar of
the famous master, Garcia, who trained
Grisi, Jenny Lind and many other well
known singers. AS the only living ex-
ample Of the school Of Garcia, Nine.
Duff holds a unique position in the music
world. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
The Lighter.

Mistress-Bridget. I hope you DOM
light the IRE with kerosene?
:, Cook--Not q bit, mum! OF vets It dowz
VII kerosene an loishts Il wM matcA.-
Judge. '%ils:' -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

The Rev. Alonzo Ketcham Parker,
pastor OF the Centennial Baptist
church Of Chicago, has hit upon a
unique method of introducing 70 his
congregation the old ana somewhat
thread bare subject Of class distinc-
ton. For many years Or. Parker has
been : student Of Christian sociology
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
WASHINGTON \ ! | ! | | I ! | )EEI /
CANAL AND chipping BILLS HOLD
h THE ATTENTION or gLEolsLAToRs.


r.
ClotuFs R1ls. :3%s y 5,ys Ne III s$$|
.,.S!E& Especial Corrsspondsncs.l }z5t,tas#
WAsH1NaroN, Dec. 21.-Interest con-
tinues to center at the capital. IN spite
Of the holiday recess and the thought
Of Santa Claus and Christmas gifts
and the festivities Of the season, peo-
pie are bordering over the great meas
ures pending In congress. There ~
diversions in the direction Of prepare
tons for the reinauguration Of Presi-,
dent Mckinley and the social season
which will follow the reassembling Of
congress the frst week In the new
year. But the anxiety Of the people to
have placed In law two or three great
measures under discussion and which
the predominant party promised to
have enacted constitutes the all con-
Stunning theme Of discussion. p.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-28
BRYAN
VIII Destroy Gold Standard at
First Opportunity.
He Is Not Begging for Votes Of Those
Who Believe Gold Standard Essen.
tlal to Welfare Of This Country.

They say am begging for votes.
Not at all. never asked man to
vote for me. In fact, have told some
people to vote against me. That is
more than most candidates do. L
have said that If there was anybody
who believed in the maintenance OF
the gold standard until foreign ma
lions came TO MS and graciously per-
mitted us to abandon it, 1 said that IL
anybody should believe that the gold
standard was absolutely essential to
the welfare of this country, he ought
not to vote for me at all. do not
want any man to vote for me and
then object to my doing what ex-
poet to do If you elect me, and if
can prevent the maintenance OF the
gold standard you can rely upon my
doing it the very first possible oppor.
tunity given me.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Philadelphia, Sept. 28, 1906.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-28
EX-CONFEDERATE.
ThOs. III. Baker on Moral Sup
port in Modern Warfare.
Aguinaldo Would Have Been Peaceful
Citizen but for the Encouragement
Given Him by Sentimental
Traitors.

/ do not believe that the Southern bor-
der States would have seeded from the
Union in 1861 but for the aid and COM
fort given them by the Copperheads Of
the North. When one distinguished ora
tor declared that the Union army would
have to march over the dead bodies of
10000 Indiana Democrats before they
reached the South, the magnificent utter
ance electrified Tennessee with hope.
Thousands Of men hesitated upon the
brink of the awful abyss. They loved
the Union and hated the Abolitionists.
The Union was theory" entwined with
beautiful and patriotic sentiments. Slav-
cry was a condition" in which was in
vested the hard earnings of a lifetime.
At the supreme crisis came the promise
Of Northern Democrats that they would
not let us be hurt; their bitter denuncia-
tions of the Republican party. The South
made the leap.
During the war we saw Indiana regi-
ments and brigades march through the
State Of Kentucky. Tramp" Tramp
Tramp" they passed through Tennes-
see, Georgia and South Carolina. We
never did learn how the poor fellows got
over those 10000 dead bodies of their
Democratic friends and neighbors. We
were fully persuaded they killed and
made corduroy road Of them, because
the anti-imperialists Of Indiana said they
would
Our next hope after we got mixed up
together was that England and France
would help us for commercial reasons.
Vallandigham, Stevenson and a thousand
other Copperheads like the good brethren
who held up Joshua's arms, held ours up
by encouraging us to hold out a little
longer, by denouncing the war a 'fail-
ure" and keeping us posted as to the
movements of our enemies.
This is all ancient history, but I, an old
Confederate, can see very readily how
the anti-imperialist league can materially
aid Aguinaldo and his crowd. Every old
soldier, North and South, understands
the force Of moral support. Our war
would not have lasted three months but
for Northern Democratic encoura cement,
and believe Aguinaldo would have been
as peaceful a citizen as Gomez but for
the encouragement he has received from
the sentimental traitors Of the Anti-Im-
perial League.
THOMAS H. BAKER.
United States Marshal Western District
of Tennessee.
Memphis, Tenn, Aug. q, 1900.