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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

The following marriage licensees have
heop Issued in tic County Clerks
oiIiQ":
Catherine Ethcridae, Charles Galun-
lock and GoIdic shcmcr, Jacob Lowe
and NJ! l.. IIalStcad
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

w ANTED THREE or -FOUR uN-
W furnished rooms; desirable locntion:
north OF High preferred. ADDRESS \ L.,
Norfoil; office Nireinlau-Pilot. ocli-3t-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

r YESTERDAY NFTERNOON. 4
4 ! mans black cnamclcd shoe. either
ON Crawford or South streets. Reward
ii loft at THIS OFFiCE. oclG-3t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
COUNTY POLITICS.
AS Means of Arousng Interest Dem
ociats Will Hold Il Rally and
oyster RoaS

oyster Roast.
Under the stimulus of the near APP
proach of election day interest in pol
tiles seem to be on the increase. hut
there is still apparent. both in town
and the country districts, notable
absence of electricity.
At Churchland. Monday night, n
number of prominent Democrats met
for the purpose of arousing enthusi-
assn among the rank and file and get
ting out n full Democratic vote at the
coming election. 1t was decided TO
have II big; rally and oyster roast ut
Churchland on the Goth. when address
es VIII he made by Hon. S. l.. Kelly.
of Richmond. one Of the presidential
electors; Judge d. Tucker Brooke. of
Norfolk. and other speakers. Another
meeting will be called on the Odd in
slant to make final arrangements for
the rally.
At Halls Corner school-housc to-
night the Western Branch Club will
be addressed by Mr.. John Whitehead.
MIR. Triplett and Mr.. Bagby on the Is
sues of the campaign. The club will
shortly erect huge campaign pole.
and from the lofty top spread to the
breeze Il Bryan. Stevenson and May
nard banner.
TRANSFERS OF COUNTY REALTY.
w. NJ Whaley ct ux. and r. 5. Cohn
TO w. 7. Baker. Reservoir avenue prop
erty; LOO.
w. ~ Portlock 10 George w. Port
lock. Scottsvillc property on the Hutch
eson tract. $3.50.
Port Norfolk Land Company to C.
Rose Johnson. Douglas street prop
erty: $3.50.
Port Norfolk Land Company to VII
liam II. philips. five lots in Port Nor
folk: S!.i00.
Lizzie NJ Daughtrey to T. j. More
cock. property at London and Cooke
streets: S275.
c. w. Young to John Privctt. lot In
Oakdale; 500.
Il. Forbes to e. r. Dozicr, property
on Libertyvllle road; 5000.
w. 4. Scott To James p. Harrell four
lots in Brighton: $3.50.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

L,oR SALE CHEAP-DoG CART;
II suitable Tor small horse or pony;
owner has no further use for IL Apply
500 Middle street, ut r.. J. ARMlSTEAD
Il CO. S. oclI-2t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28
FOUND 7HE LOST PASS.
Rediscovery OF a bic Route Across the
Southern Andes.

More than 100 years ago. Father Menendez,
while travelling among the mountains in the
northern part Of Patagonia, discovered a Pass
through which. he said. a practicable wagon
road might be made from the Pacific Ocean
through n" the mountain ranges to lake Ma
huel 'lapi. by far the areest lake In the south
ern It OF South An erica, and on 10 the At
LIANT lcean. II beclme known as the Bar
lilo ASS. In those days IL was thought
this ,ood would ever com out of Patagonia.
We ~ explorers Or other white men Wis
tied . region anr Father Nencndez's dis
COY though utilized for a time. was almost
forE IN till some twenty years ago when
rano nen beGan 20 move down TO the neigh
borho, d Of Lake ,.ahuel Huapi and found
the grass was good ID other crops might be
raised. Then ottizei Of Chill and Argentina
began TO look around .or this rass In the noun
taina, and although they sought diligently
they failed to find II,
The description which the pioneer priest
had given Of his important discovery was,
unfortunately. very vague and painfully lack
ing in detail and hunting for the rass In mat
rough and tangled mountain region was a
good deal like looking for a needle In a hay
stack. Finally the %oflcial. explorers whom
Argentina and lhili have long kept in the field.
began To take n hand ia the search. They
used their utmost care, but all Ia vain until
thi, late day, when the Representation pass
has AZ last been discovered and traced by the
Chilian engineer Capt. Barrios.
Pe'ermdnn's MiHeHuHGen prints a list OF all
the valleys Of big rivers and their little tribu-
taries through which this comparatively low
living and tortuous route runs from the Pacific
Ocean TO the big lake Of Patagonia. II Is not
worth while TO reproduce them here and most
OF them are the names OF valleys that have
not yet appeared on any Of our maps. One
or another explorer has struck the route In a
part Of it's course, bur. somehow, has never
succeeded in connecting II with the other parts
for any great distance. But there Is no doubt
whatever. that the route which Father Men
endez and som OF his successors followed
has been rediscovered In its entirety. Here
and there are found traces OF the old path and
there are many blazed trees which the original
discoverer Is believed to have marked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28

vantage, for long telescopes give large images
OF the sun. the moon. 40. II IL often important
20 have q large primary Image. especially In
photography
At first sight the plan Just described, which
Is tho plan on which the great telescope Of
the Paris Exposition Of 1900 IA mounted, seems
to be all that could be desired The object
glass Of the Paris horizontal telescope Is more
than four feet In diameter md the tube Il iSe
feet In length. n would be almost lmprac-
tlcable 10 house such an instrument In n reyolv-
Ing dome some two hundred feet In diameter
and 10 mount Il In the ordinary fashion At
any rate the expense Of doing 30 would be
enormous 4 modification OF the Paris plan Is
advocated by Mr. Common He would have
the large telescopes Of the future very large,
very long and fixed In position and he would
direct the rays from planets and stars into
their object glasses by fat mirrors moved by
clockwork For many purposes such an ar
ranRement would he most useful and effective,
especially. a. haA been said. I'm Photographic
work. where the advantage Of a large primary
Image IL very great. Such n telescope mounted
In a suitable situation would have an immense
work before il and would at once produce
results Of great importance. The accounts
that we have so far from the great telescope OF
Paris are Disappointing, Little has como
from the much heralded arrangement, a. was
Indeed expected by all those who know from
experience how dependent a very larg" tolc-
scope l. for It's effective working upon suitable
atmospheric conditions. II the Paris tele-
scope had been mounted AZ the Lick observa-
tory. or at the Arequlps station ~ the Har-
ward College observatory. results Of inlpor-
lance would have been obtained at once.
The very finest results cannot. In the opinion
Of the writer, ever be expected from telescopes
| mounted in this manner. The interpositlon
Of n polished mirror, which. after all. Is nothing
hut n surface covered with fine scratches and
thus di1using and scattering the incident
lisht-be ween the plsnet and the object glass
will never allow the latter to perform IFS worry
bost work. The field Of view will always be,
70 some extent. filled with scattered light. and
fine details. Ike the canals on Mars. for instance
will he tnut soft pSt, ohiterated. This judy
ment Is not a mere opinion. but Y Is based on
experiments made with a very fne Clark tale
scope used IN connection with a mirror In 1892
The performance OF mirror and telescope to-
ge,her was distinctly inferior 70 that OF the
telescope used alone.
While the very nnrst work must be looked
for from telescopes mounted In the usual fash
ion and pointed directly AZ the object examined.
there is, as has been said, a vast field vet un-
occupied that can be covered by telescopes
mounted as Mr.. Common suggests. The great
cost Of domee, moving floors, InountinGs and
other apparatus viii limit the size Of the great
telescopes Of the future unless they are
mounted in the new fashion. Even so, their
Z usefulness will he much diminished II a suitable
slta for them Is not chosen beforehand.
EDWARD 6. HOLDEN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28
The WEEK AT SMITH COLLEGE.
students Decide TO Vote on Election Day -Ern-
est seton Thompson Scores.

SMITH COLLEGE, Mass oct 20 At the meet
Ing OF the students Council to-day II was de-
Cided 10 take a vote Of the college on election
day, using the Australian ballot. students will
register for voting in a tow days. The STU
dents Council consists Of ten students compris-
Ing the president Of each class and in addition
three from the senior two from the JUNIOR and
one from the second class II was org anized
for the purpose OF promoting better under
standing between the different classes and as
a medium Of communication between the STU
dents and faculty.
The Clef Club was reorganized last night for
the college year This Ia a club devoted to
music and since It's Initiation two years ago
ha~ beenAboth successful and popular, Or.
Rlodgett. The bend Of the music school, was
elected President, Miss KnowltOn Woo President
and Miss Durkce secretary The club meets
fOrtnightly for informal addresses and ~recitals.
~ tha first meeting DR. Rlodgett will speak on
his student life IN Germany.
Ernest seton 1hompsOn's tRiks on wild an
imals given here IN the CITY Hall drew crowds
from the college and met with enthusiastic
approval quite different fromthe verdicts passed
upon Sothern's performance In Hamlet which
many OF the faculty left before II ended and on
the scenery and costumes which the students
expended their admiration.
The faculty has requested the students not ia
asl: for an extension OF the Thanksgiving vaca-
tons. except in imperative cases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28
e. CLIFFORD JAMES. COLORED.
The Present Appearance Of a YounE Negro
who Tried TO Make His Face white.
From the Baihm ore American,

4 rom ne buaa''SiN StWNf'dh~
~ YOU meet Charles Clifford James any
whore about town-he IL not an Indian. He
Is Charlie. clifford James. colored, but many
who ha We seen him since Thursday afternoon.
and these have been as few n. Charles could
arrange. have mistaken him for a redskln,
inst escaped from some reservation. Charles
is n redskin, so far "a that goes toward deter
mining his chronological classification. but
only temporarily so, and how this came about
"cCbnr,e. clifford came to Baltlmor. in re-
cent DAYS TO become a porter in a wholesale
drug store. He camc from Anne Arundel.
and in addition to being ,oI EIth y. black ens, was
o|uisition Of red he Is rapidly becoming an ami
mated spectrum The employees OF the con-
Germ where Charles has thrown his fortunes
have been having q great amount OF amnsc,,
In,nt at the expense of the newcomer, all OF
which has been taken seriously or good natur-
odiv bv Charles. The co'ored boy has among
other things been regnled With stories that
among otiSr strange mixtures in the place
i 1cTtd was cs,S oGs i 10. t 5Gs! ti aPBR lass s ssIn a , 10 am
tphIs tale serionsiv, and persisted in. Inquiries
W. Work " So "wVoin,drou. a change one fellow:
out a brilliant red compound that would do
he work. Charles it sesmsi waited a favor;
the annhoInter, and. TO save time. dipped his head
far into is 6nlli to1,, aSRtEs. WI. y harmless.
one cn and served merely to dye the nd a gro
'csduc Indian hue, though a tIiie more norid
thnn the average redskin is made 10 be- rather
like the creation Of the ten-cent novelist than
tho Indian Of reality Since. then heroic eff
forts have been made 70 mako Charles black
again, with only partial success, particularly
in regard 20 his hair. The employees Of the
establishment are paving the boy 10 remain
ava for q few DAYS on a plea OF sickness until
he looks like himself again, for fear that the
firm will have an accounting for q waste Of
c%oioring and for practical Joking that might
have turned out seriously,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28
c,o" From the time tho manifesto

sueated fire." From the time the manifesto
lions began crowds OF spectators camo NJ from
Naples and the other towns to witness the won
ders OF the explosion every night. The obser-
ya,ory stood between two fiery torrents 40 hot
that the glaas windows broke. The unfortu-
nate. who porlshed were submerged In n how OF
lava 1000 feet wide that burst from arcnt IN
the cone and overlook them In the Atrio del
CaynlIo. Tho damage to villages and crops in
the region was mora than 100000
n tho force Of the eruptons at this time had
not nbatod when II did, tho flow Of lava
would have threatened the safety Of Naples IL
self. The lava streams on this occasion gave on
volumes Of smoke, which made them look Ike
small volcanoes az they poured down. Heavy
rain fell from tho condensation ~ the steam
pouring ont Of the crater. and the electric de
turbances caused the skies to fash with light
ming. One phenomenon OF this eruption wasthe
proiccules hurled through the air with great
force from tho crater. The streets OF Naples
wcro covered TO q depth OF several inches with
black sand Many persons fed from their
houses, others remained only becaus" they
knew tina, Prof. Palmieri was still In the oh
servatory.
The observatory on Mount Ncsuvius wns
founded by Ferdinand II. in 1sll. and put under
the charge Of the fanou lhysicist. Prof, Mol
loni. Ic was succeeded by Prof. Luigi
Pslmicri He was also a professor at tho | nj
! vcrsity Of Naples Prof. Palmieri has had in
the meteorological observatory on ve'uvin' the
opportunity 10 test the disturbances and their
causes with the greatest accuracy, a. the ins,i-
tuition Ia supplied with the most delicate instrn-
ments. This Is his theory as to the approach
ing eruption OF Vesuvius:
when the central crater BEGINS to heavo with
| slight eruptlons. ono may always predict n
series Of slight commissions Of greater or less
duration which are preparatory To the grand
| explosion. after which the volcano remains Tor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28
Remember Thts-

when an advertiser has something OF real value 70
dispose OF, he hTst goes TO THE SUNS advertising
columns With IL Rarely Is be compelled 70 uy iw.
ahss
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-11
DISEASE IN MANILA
Census Completed Shows Death Rate
Over 10 Per Cent

LGG5ub &OmpieEcu Knows Death Kate
Over 10 Per Cent.
The census of Manila, completed by the
health department, gives the city an I'M
pleasantly high rank among the unhealth-
full cities of the world. 1t establishes
death rate of something over 40 per cent
at a conservative estimate. Former esti-
mates and eensuses had always given
Manila 100000 population. This census
was careful count of natives and Chin
csc living in buildings and boats in the
police districts Of Manila, and it gave a
total of 190,714, of whom 10000 were
Cinnamon. There are to be added the
inhabitants Of several villages within the
city limits, Americans and Europeans,
ard 400 priests in the monasteries.
From reliable information the officials
estimate their number sit between 5o,bW
and 10000
The deaths in Manila, officially report
ed during the six months from July / to
Dec. 81 last year, were 6.20J. OF these
2,941 were children. Some Of the prin-
cipal causes were: Beri-beri, SO; tuber-
culosis, 3S5: bronchitis, 3t4; dysenter.
229; fevers. 2S1. while stomach troubles
eanked high. Manila now has three dis
eases epidemic which would throw the
average community into panic-bubonic
plague. beri-beri and smallpox. Beri-beri
results from a diet of fish and rice, so
that whites Do ret fear it.
Smallpox and leprosy the Philippines
always have, and the people look upon
them as a matter Of course, avoiding di-
rect contact, but hardy giving a second
thought to their presence in the neigh
horhood. Smallpox hourishes in some
parts of Luzon constantly. Half of the
natives in the country districts are pitted
with it, and mothers try to get their chill
drtn infected with it under the belief
that it is less dangerous to the young.
The towns along the northern coast and
on the railroad between ManAa and Dag
upan are full of smallpox now. Gen.
Benn's famous volunteer regiment, the
TGirty-sixth, is suffering from an epi-
demic. Lieut.. Toneray and Lieut.. Wing,
Doth of whom were Tennesseeans, the
former holding commission as captain in
the Tennessee volunteers, and several
soldiers have died, and there are other
cases in the regiment.
The easy going natives and Spaniards
paid so little attention to leprosy that the
Philippines have never been noted for
that disease, but there are more than a
hundred lepers in the Manila hospital.
Bubonic plague is q recent visitor. Two
months ago the first case was discovered
n Mania. Since that time there have
been coo eases, according to the esti-
mates of the health officers, and at least
SO per cent of them have resulted fatally.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-11

For Jack aud Dorothy this dusty old
world became a gloriied romance; bless
ed by the dew and the sun, the rosy
bud OF passion slowly unfolded its per
fumed leaves, until in perfect and won
derful bloom the rich rose Of love stood
waiting 20 be gathered.
Then some untoward fate turned Jack
eyes in the direction Of sparkling debu-
tante, whose brunette beauty glowed like
a rich ruby, In contrast with the COOL
pure turquoise charms of his own little
lady love Dorothy watched his undis-
guised masculine admiration, and her
feminine soul grew bitter within her,
How handsome Miss Hayden is, she
remarked, with assumed nonchalance, fol-
lowing the direction of his gaze.
And Jack, not having attained the wis
dom Of angels, warmly agreed.
quite the pre,tiest girl in the room,
pursued Dorothy, smoothing her gloves
with assiduOus care.
Jack eheerfuIly asscnted
And tnen Dorothy waltzed away with
new partner. and. try as he might, Jack
faiieG 60 catch a single glance over that
partners shoulder from the blue eyes
that meant his heaven.
lie took refuge IN sulky flight. aud
10 .st..y. having laughed and danced the
evening through speIt the remainder Of
the night in tears. not of repentance, but
of Jealous wrath and pain.
The nghtfail found her carefully dress
ed and willing to be sued into a forgiy-
ing frame of mind But Jack. the out
! ragged aud indignant, had ret yet reach
ed the melting mood; he waited for a
word Of apology and recall. and when,
after what seemed to Dorothy unpardon
able delay, be finally sent in his card,
Miss Lake was mot at home"
Lent gave excuse 10 one aching heart
for complete withdrawal from distaSte-
full gayety, and never was miserable
sinner" sensible Of greater misery than
when lovely Dorothy Lake besousht mer-
cy in the church litany.
Jack Eustis went home last night,
announced Judge Lake, his eyes on his
,buttered toast Palm Sunday morning.
Got q telegram at 4 o'clock that his
mother was dying"
How small and pitiful now seemed the
quarrel that had parted them Being a
proud woman, she could not stretch cut
beseeching hand to her lost lover. For
! her there was nothing save the time
! honored sorrow of silence.
! Little Dorothy, fair as violet in her
Easter array of lilac crepe and snow
/ drops, knelt IN the church where the ali
was heavy with the fragrance of lilies
and prayed for that peace which thC
world cannot give"
And. o God. don't ief his mother die,
she kept repeating with the persistency OF
| q child. hut not even to God was thi.
shy. proud nature willing to formulate II
words the prayer that shook her soul tC
It's center.
She ii.tcd her head 10 iini the church
almost deserted Some one. pale aud re
Er,antaut. stood az the church door Gh'
meeting was as solemn as ,he place. auC
broken words Of love and sorrow wer,
braathed on either side
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-11
ORIGIN OF EASTER RABBITS
According to Teutonic r. ditiou Bum,
Mna nncE. a BIRD.

According to Teutonic IT, ditiou Bunny
Was Once "a Bird.
One of the quaint and interesting fea-
lures Of our modern Easter carnival is
the appearance in shop windows, side by
side with the emblematic coored egg, of
a pert tal-eared rabbit, aud those who
cannot understand why bunny should
have a place in our Easter decorations
shrug their shoulders and think it a trick
10 please the children. But the legend
Of The Easter rabbit is one Of che oldest
In mythology, and is mentioned in the
early folk lore OF South Germany, Orig
inally, it appears, the rabbit was a bird,
which the ancient Teut0nic goddess Os-
tara goddess of the east or of spring
transformed into a quadruped. For this
reason the rabbit or hare is grateful.
and in remembrance Of its former eondi-
ton as a bird and as swift messenger
OF spring, and Of the goddess whom il
served. is able TO lay colored Easter eggs
on her festival in the spring time, the
cclors illustrating the theory that when
il was a bird the rabbit laid cplOrcd eggs
and an egg has always been symbol
OF the resurrection. and therefore used
as an illustration at Easter.
In many parts of Germany it is a
common custom for children To 90 To their
godmothcr at Easter to receive c0lored
eggs and baked rabbit Sometimes
the children are sent to the garden to
make a rabbits nest" with straws aud
sticks. and in the morning they are sent
10 gather the wonderful colored eggs
which the rabbit had laid for them. And
they always find them
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-11
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist.

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
It-beart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or spoplexy are often the result OF kidney
disease. II kidney trouble is allowed to acs.
vance the kidney poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs. or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
Or. Kilrner's Swamp-Root the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. Ithas cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. and
mention this paper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-11
BoERS RoUT BRITISH.
British Beheaded Their Own Men for
Cowardice, 1t Is Said.

bTItfsh BeDeaueu 1Helr OWu wen TOT
cowardice, 1t Is Said.
An uncensored account Of the battle of
Spion kop was given in New York pa
per Friday morning. 1t is from the pen
Of Howard c. HilIegas, who has been
among the Beers during the war. His
copy was brought to New York by As
sistant Secretary Davis Of the Interior
Department The story tells of the hor-
rors suppressed by the British, of their
crushing defeat by handful of burghers,
and gives what are said to be the real
British losses.
THE Beers actually engaged numbered
$50" Mr.. Hillegas says. THE British
force was no less than 1000. The Brit
tsh left $50 dead on the hilltop and $50
on the eastern slope The Beers captur-
cd 200 prisoners. The Beers lost 80 kill
cd and 123 wounded. Six decapitated
British soldiers were found in the cap
tured positions. Their heads were lying
in some cases fifteen feet from the bodies.
It is suggested that they were decapi-
tated by the swords of their own officers
when they showed the white feather.
The fight began in the mountain mists
and the burghers got so close that they
seized the rifles from the hands of some
Of the British soldiers. Great complaint
is made of the manner in which they bury
their dead Arms and legs, and even
whole bodies, stuck out OF the ground at
Colenso and vultures swarmed over the
scene Some British dead We're left eight
days on the Spion kop battlefield and
bnrghers had to bury them"