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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Thayer and Bryan.

When William Jennings Bryan first
went to Nebraska, he was hired to take
the stump against Thayer. who vas
running for governor, and said some
hard things against the candidate.
''Thayer was elected" Bryan is quoted
as saying in the Chicago Times-Her-
aid. after he took the governors
chair he was called to be toastmastcr
at a banquet at which | was set down
for a speech. ] did not care to go to
that banquet. l did not wish to meet
the governor. l remembered all that l
had said of him, and | felt cheap. But
l went and sat there through the early
proceedings quite uncomfortable.
"Finally it came time for the govern
or to call upon me. He rose from his
seat, with programme before him, and
slowly said, MIR. Bryan-Bryan.' Then
he slowly turned his eyes upon me and
addressed me, DO you speak or sing?
"That is all ! ever heard from Gov
ernor Thayer as to what he thought Of
my campaign speeches against him."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
The Mosuuito OF Russian Lapiand.

sNN
1--WE had to force u way through
long stretches of dense birch scrub un'
der n burning u and without a
breath of wind to clear away the mos
quitocs. They settled IN every particle
of exposed flesh. and the thousands
who failed TO find ~ there covered
our caps and backs till the color OF the
cloth was nearly hidden.
1--WE reached camp at IL o'clock n.
m. thoroughly done up, and even then
we could not sleep, our blood being so
~feverish from the mosquito bites. My
neck and wrists were swollen up with
Jumps the size Of sparrows' eggs. Tn
fortunately, our mosquito nets had
been left In camp. as we had quite
enough collecting gear and guns to
carry, and expected to he home hours
earlier. Oil of lavender gives tempo
rary relief from persecution, but Its ef.
fects soon pass off.
"A mixture of half %turpcntine and
half olive oil Is also useful In ordinary
cases, but when the enemy are brought
into good working order by n hot sun
and calm day nothing stops them cx-
cept a veil. This desire of the mos.
quito for blood Is n strange puzzle. Not
one In n million o any of his nnccs'
tors for generations in the arctic can
have tasted II. yet all rush for the first
human being or reindeer they meet. |
have heard OF the ~Samoyeds being
driven mad by their bitcs."-"Around
Novaya Xemlya,' by III. j. Pearson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

A certain well to do housckccpcr In
West Chester discovered one day last
week that there wasn't u grain OF pep.
groceries sent to her from n big phlln.
dclphia firm, but on occasions like this
she was In the habit OF patronizlng n
West Chester grocer whose store WINS
near by. Therefore she condcsccndcd
to call up the local grocer by telephone
and place with him her order for n
quarter OF n pound OF pepper, to be de,
livered Mt once. The grocer IL n pa
ticnt man, and he talked very politely
over the telephone. Aftcrwnrd. how
ever, he swore; then he laughed. lie
laughed loud and long and remarked
to himself occasionally: Good idea
That's rich!"
About half an hour later the well TO
do hOusckccpcr was somewhat sur.
priscd to see n great, clumsy dray drive
up before her door and back up to the
curb. In the middle of the dray was
n tiny package done up In yellow pa.
per. The draymnn. after taking partic.
ular care to get his huge wagon in
proper position, adjusted the board
from the tailboard to the house steps
and, with n thick stanchlon, proceeded
to slowly pry the tiny package off tho
dray. With infinite care lie rolled II
on to the step, the amazed housekecpcl
meanwhile watching the proceeding
from the doorway. Then the draymar
soberly presented the grocer's bill fol
the quarter pound of pepper and drove
off.-Philadelphia Record.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

The Chinese are remarkably fond OF
the drama, and consequently every vii
lage has its stage. In this way the
people nre educated in the past history
of their nation. The stage arrange
ments are about on a par with those
which existed In England at the time
of Shakespeare. There is no scenery,
and consequently the success Of the
piece depends entirely on the acting.
which Is remarkably good.
Actresses do not exist In China, for
since, some centuries ago, an emperor
married an actress they have not been
allowed. Women's parts are taken by
boys, who excel in their limitations OF
women's voices, gait and general de-
pertinent.
Perhaps II Is their theatrical repre-
sensations which render Cinnamon SO
content with rural life. At any rate.
instead of crowding into towns from
the country they are happy to work on
the land, which supplies them with all
that Is needful for food and clothing.
There are no native factories, indus-
tries being still in the cottage stage,
and agriculture employs more people
than any sort Of trade.-Collier's Week
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
White Men and Thunder.

In a paper read before the British
association Captain Welby described a
journey in King Menelek's dominions.
He stated that In the A~byssinians
there lay a mint Of pluck, energy and
intelligence which was merely waiting
for development.
He noticed that those tribes who re-
lied for food solely on milk and meat
were of finer physique than those IA
yored with cereals as well, while 9th
ers dependent solely on fish and herbs
were, as a rule, miserable individuals.
He anne across n tribe who held
the notion that whenever there was
thunder a white man vas born, and
hence 1t was thought that he must be
able TO bring rain with him, The cap
tain exhibited photos Of Abyssinian
giants over seven feet In height
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
THE MAN UNDER
ulL Wv N. QUAD.
Copyright, 1901, by c. B. Lewis.

I had been in Paris for a couple of
months, living at a family hotel and
knocking about at my leisure, when
4 made the acquaintance Of Felix
Duchene, as he called himself. He
was a man Of about 80, and, though
a Frenchman from head to heel, he
spoke English fairly well. He was
not a a whom l should have select
ed as a friend, and yet there was a
something about him which interested
me. He had travelled extensively, met
with many adventures and was a good
talker. l came to know him as a man
of nerve and courage, and, though l
feared he would turn out to be a para
site, nothing Of the sort happened. He
seemed to have plenty of money of his
own and never asked for the loan of a
franc.
! l had known Duchene for three or
-four weeks when we visited a dance
hall on one of the outer %boulevards
one night. The place was a resort fol-
tough men and bad women and prom.
Used a phase of Partisan life l had not
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
The Number 4.

There are four cardinal points, four
winds, four quarters Of the moon. four
seasons, four figures in the quadrille,
four rules Of arithmetic, four suits OF
cards, four quarters to the hour, -four
legs for furniture, most animals 60 on
four legs, the dead are placed between
four planks, the prisoners between -four
walls. We have four incisor and -four
canine teeth, and u forks have -four
prongs; all animals, when butchered,
are cut into four quarters; the violin,
greatest of all string instruments, has
but four strings; four Of a kind is a
pretty good hand at poker even II they
are only fours.-Exchange.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
An Ancient Coin,

One of the priced curios Of the Phila-
delphia mint is n coin which Is 1000
years old and which was coined ut the
ancient mint of that other Philadelphia
of the far east mentioned in the Bible.
1t is still In good condition, and the
inscription is perfectly legible. The
design on the face of the coin bears a
striking resemblance to the Goddess
Of Liberty Of our own currency, and
underneath is the one word "Demos,"
which means "the people" On the
other side is the figure Of Diana, with
her bow arched, and the inscription,
Diana, Friend Of the Philadelphians."
When this coin was struck off, Phila-
delphia was the most important city Of
Lydia. The prize was picked up in
Europe by Joseph Mickey, a cele-
brated Philadelphia violin maker and
numismatist of high repute, who pre-
sented 1t to the mint.-Philadelphis
Record.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
EGGS BY QUART.
White or Mixed In This Why of Mar
ketinE ellen Fruit.

s
Give me n quart Of yolks."
what are whites worth todayY
Send me up n gallon of mixed"
Such expressions as these will be IA
milinr terms In grocery stores and
butcher shops in Kansas City before
long. Housewives will make them so,
for eggs will be sold by the pint, quart
and gallon instead of by the dozen. In
fact, the big confectionery establish
ments of the city buy them by the gal
lon now. Kitchen economy suggested
the scheme, and local packers imme-
diately took it up.
How often 1t Is that n cook will
break n dozen or more eggs in order to
get the yOlkS to make n cake. The
whites will be thrown away, or vice
versa. Why not make n saving Of the
was suggested. The packers put the
question to the confectioners, and the
latter saw the point. Now, when .
confectioner wants to make stuff with
the yolks he sends to a packing house
and buys yolks by the gallon. If he
wants to use the whites for some
thing, he sends for them. If he wants
to use both, he sends and gets a mixed
can. 1t is predicted that housewives
will soon adopt the same method.
With this new system of handling
"hen fruit" there Is absolutely no loss.
The cggshells are even used. They
are ground up and sold for chicken
feed.-Kansas City Times.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Aptly DESIGNATED.

Robert Hilliard, the actor, once
brought a young English Oma to
see "El Captain" She was much i'm
pressed with De Wolff Hopper and re-
marked: what a charming man your
Mr.. Hopper is! Tell me, Is he mar
ried?"
"Been married three times" was the
reply.
Three timesw she repeated. "And
they are all three dead?"
mo" was the answer; divorced"
"Ah," she rejoined, II see! He is a
Grass Hopper."-San Francisco Argo-
naut.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

General Weyler's brutality to the
country farmers Of Cuba was the d.
rect cause of the desperate insurrection
In Cuba which led to the Spanish war.
That war cost the United States $780,
100000. The cost to Spain was 1885,
100000, exclusive Of loss Of territory.
The cost to Cuba in the way of wreck.
ed plantations and loss Of commerce.
especially Of her tobacco trade, Ia
roughly estimated at f2O, 10000 coo more.
So Weyler came distinctly high.-An.
swers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
TWO BLUFFS THAT o
A Pleasant Meeting nctvccn the Ed
Itnr md The Mcnnrtcr


Jack Rogers was n newspaper report
or and broke. lie had hung around the
Dubuque newspaper offices for n job
until he had been requested to move on.
So he decided to move ON to Dcs
Moincs. hut how to get there was the
question. Jack put on his thinking
cap. and the result was that two hours
later he found himself on n train and
the conductor standing by his seat.
"Tickct!' said the conductor.
See here. conductors" said Jack ensk
ly, my names Rogers, and I'm n re-
porter on the Dcs Moincs Air Blast
I'm broke and I'm In n hurry to get
back home with n big scoop. You let
me ride and the otliccll fix II UP with
you. Sccf'
WELL said the conductor, 81 guess
that'll do all right. The road feels
friendly toward The Air blast. In
fact, the editor Is in the back coach.
Come along and I'll introduce You. II
he says you're all right, It goes"
Jack was knocked all In n heap Mt
the turn things had taken, but he had
bolIlluE w w Dhl W iolioW lht 'Vi-
ductor. They halted In front of II man
In the coach, and the conductor said:
"Nlr. Smitem, this il Mr.. Rogers. lie
says he's n reporter on your paper, and
wants the office tn pay for his transpor-
tation when he gets to Dcs Moincs."
How do you do, Mr.. RogersY' said
the editor pleasantly, extending his
hand. "Glad to see you. sit down
here with me" The conductor didn't
wait for any more, but went Off.
well this is nice of you," said Jack,
too astonishcd and embarrassed to talk
straight. 'Of course, I'm not on your
paper, but I'm broke and yarncd to the
conductor, hoping to get II job and
square 1t up later"
"Oh, that's all right. my boy" said
the other. Neither am l on the pa
per. I'm only riding on the editors
pass."-San Francisco Bulletin.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

pers were h. be signed, and n week lat
er the floor would be in our possession.
That night the two Of us attended
the theater and afterward had supper,
and l haven't the slightest doubt that
my wine was dragged. While | was
not made helpless, my head seemed as
big as a barrel. l could hardly keep
my eyes open, and If Duchcue had not
put me in a cab and instructed the
driver l should never have found my
way TO the hotel. l had To be helped
to ny room, and | fell upon the bed,
dressed as | was, and was instantly
asleep. l had been asleep two hours
when l awoke as keen as q fox. The
effects of the drug had vanished, and
as l got out of bed to undrcss | found
my legs all right again. | vas fully
undressed and ready to get between the
sheets when my ear caught a sound
from under the bed. l at once stopped
down for n look, and my eyes rested
upon a man lying on the broad of his
back. l had him mi in n second. 1t
seemed to me as II l had five times
my ordinary strength, and, though the
fellow struggled furiously and cut my
arm with a knife, l grasped his throat
and choked him till he lay like one
dead. 1t was only when l had struck
a light that / found the intruder to
be Duchene. He had come in through
the window which opened on a We
randa. He had been working at the
lock Of my trunk when I made some
noise on awakening, and he had rolled
himself under the bed. He had come
for that bag Of gold. and he had meant
to do for me IL necessary.
l alarmed the house, the police were
sent for, and the fellow was taken
away, but 1t was a good hour before
he recovered his senses. His story was
entirely false, and he had put up n
job to rob me. 1t was my testimony
that gave him five years in prison, but
after 1t was all over and he had been
sent away l was a bit sorry for him.
He could tell n good story, had a laugh
which made you laugh with him, and
few men of his class in Paris or else
where could order a better dinner. He
was not a grasping man withal. He
had planned to rob me Of $1,000 where
snother would have raised the figure
to $1,000.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

CUT MY ARM.
yet met. We found a rough crowd
indeed, and the evening vas not half
over when a burly big fellow deliber-
ately picked a quarrel with me. ! was
giving him the worst Of it when he
drew a knife and rushed upon me.
Duchene, who was standing quietly by,
knocked the scoundrel senseless, and,
to my surprise, we were not molested
by the half dozen friends of the VIC
tim who had been urging him to fin
ish me. l came to know later on that
the whole thing was a put up job, but
l looked upon it then as a brave action
on the part of my acquaintance and
gave him my gratitude and friendship.
i had never questioned him as to why
he was in Paris. where or how he
lived or what aim he had in life, and
he had never dropped a hint. / had
a secret belief that he was a gambler
and q sharper, but to me he was as
straightforward as could be hoped for.
About two weeks after the event at
the dance hall Duchene told me his
story, or a part Of it. He was a pro-
fessional gambler, or had been up to
a few months before he met me. Then
his eyesight had gone back on him and
he had been obliged to abandon the
business. l had observed that he was
nearsighted and had been obliged to
favor his eyes.
A year before meeting me Duchene
and a partner had "roped" a rich young
fellow into a game and skinned him
out of what would be about $50, 900 in
American money. They were then &C.
cupying rooms in a certain house he in
dicated, and, fearing trouble from the
victim, who had declared himself de-
frauded, the money had been hidden
under the floor. Trouble came. Both
men were arrested, and, while Duchene
got a year in prison, the other man died
of pneumonia while waiting his trial.
On leaving prison Duchene at once
took steps to secure his money, but
found the floor In possession of an ar
ti6cial flower maker who held a lease.
The place could not be entered and
searched, and the $4,000 still rested
beneath the floor Of the front room II
would take $500 to buy the lease and
GUST the flower maker and another $500
to put in a stock of something to throw
the police off the scent Duchene could
not raise the money, nor had he yet
met a man he dared trust. His propo-
sition to me was that l furnish the ST.
900 and receive $4,000 Of the hidden
money as my reward. Had he offered
to 60 halves / think ! should have look
ed upon 1t as a "plant" and thrown 1t
over, but In offering me a sixth portion
he seemed to show good business tact.
1T was a big return on the investment
big enough to satisfy any one-and
gave him a favorable answer at once.
He had already sounded the flower
maker as to the lease, and If my mon
ey was raised the papers could be sign
ed three days later. had a good bit
of cash at my bankers, and on the sec
ond day after hearing Duchene's story
I drew out $1,000 In gold and placed
the bag in my trunk. Next day the pa
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
More Strict Than West Pointers.

1t is commonly stated by army off,
GERS that men appointed from the
ranks are the strictest disciplinarians
in the service and more harsh in deal
ing with the ~privates than West Point
ers. Probably they may recall their
own experience and regard harsh con-
duct as necessary to compel respect
Washington TimeS
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
The Gentle Art If Letter Writing.

The Gentle Art Of Letter Writing.
The classic age Of letter writing, like
that Of chivalry, is gone, although no
Burke has been found yet to utter its
splendid funeral grafton. Correspond
ence on business. hurried notes contain
ing invitations to dinner or acceptances
thereof-these are the missives which
fill the bag of the letter carrier. The
love letter, we presume, still holds its
sway, and, if we are to judge from the
revelations Of breach of promise cases,
it is full of sugary s~entimentalism as
in the days of Lydia Languish. But
the letter as it has passed into litera-
ture, the letter whose highest claim to
be treated as art is that it conceals art,
the letter as written by William Cow
per, CT Oliver Goldsmith, or Horace
Walpole, or Miss B%urney-that charm
ing epistle intended only for the affec-
tionate perusal of friends and yet of
such value to the historian of life and
manrers-shall we say that it has dis
appeared from the busy modern world.
killed by the railway and the steam
ship and the thoughts that shake man
kindY' As least, it is now but a rare
product, a fragile flower scarcely able
to maintain itself in u altered social
soil.
Correspondence from being a cherish
ed art and solace has in our day tend
ed to become what is called in slang a
grind" 1t is "snippety," like the
cheap newspapers, a sort Of "bits" or
cuts" giving hints which require to be
filed out, only that the receiver has
hardly time for that mental process.
Truth to tell. a great deal Of our letter
writing is boredom, the source of irrita-
ton and WEAKNESS to those who are
called on to undertake it.-London
Spectator.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
ROBING VERSUS MEN.


How do the robins know
When it's time to go2
How can they tell when the day is at hand
To leave their nests and fly
Away TO the southern, sunny land,
Where the blue is in the sky9
/, How do they know g.
' Ere the north winds blow,
Bringing the chill and the ice and snow;
Why do they never foolishly wait,
Flirting with chance and tempting fstef
All, the robins are wiser far
han some men arei
They take no chances nor fool around,
, Thinking, because today is fair,
That tomorrow good cheer will still abound,
With never a woe nor care
Thinking because things come their way
In clusters today
Good luck has settled with them to stayi
The robin proceeds to get out OF the wet
While the sun is faithfully shining yeti
/, Chicago Times. Herald.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Youthful Strategy.

Harry" exclaimed the little boys
mother, "if you don't stop pulling that
cats tail ! will pull your hair and give
you a chance to see how you like 1t
yourself"
Harry ceased for a moment and then
said:
MA, please give me a quarter"
"What forY'
II want to get my hair cut."-Chica-
60 Times Herald.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
AItruism.

She-George, is that one Of those CT
CARS ! gave you on your birthday?
He-No; I'm saving those for my
friends.
She-You dear, self sacrificing, I'M
selfish man!-Ohio State Journal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Wood Tar.

Wood tar is still made as II was in
400 b. c. A bark is chosen and a
hole dug, into which the wood Is
placed, covered with turf. A fire -
lighted underneath, and the tar slowly
drips into the barrels to receive 1t.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
CuDtd In n HUFF.

sour engagement is of again"
whats the matter nowf"
Il gave her a belt buckle with my
photograph on it. and she uses 1t to
fasten her dogs collar."-Chicago Rec
ord.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-09
NEW FINDS OF CORUNDUM
North Carolina, Georgia And
Canada Develop New Veins.

WASHINGTON, August. 2.-The
Geological Survey has issued a
report On the occurrence and dis.
tribution of cOrundum in the
United States. 1t shows con.
siderable activity in corundum
mining in the last few years.
Several new finds in quantity
have been brought to light, part
ticularly i'll Ontario, Canada,
where the corundum occurs in a
syenite, and in North Carolina
and Georgia, in a gnei>s or a
chist. Except in Montana the
corundum localities in the United
States are limited to the Apra.
lachian region, and its mining
has been confined to Northeastern
Georgia and Southwestern North
Carolina, except the emery mines
at Chester, Mass.
The great value of corundum
as an abrasive lies in the fact that
next to the diamond it is the hard.
est mineral known to science. its
occurrences are of much greater
variety than formerly was sup.
posed. While the large con.
centrated masses are still confined
to the basic magnesia rock. corun-
dun is scattered in small amounts
through number of other rocks,
and in the aggregate exist in very
large quantity.
"During the past few years.
says the report, North Carolina
is the only State that has pro.
duced any coruDdum and Mass.
achustts and New York the only
ones that have produced any
emery. The mining of the former
the past year has been much less
than of the latter, although its
market value is twice that of
emery and there is a large demand
for the we'll cleaned commercial
product. The reason for the
discrepancy is that the better de.
posits have been tied up and imper
fectly cleaned product has been
put on the market and other min
erals have been substituted for
this one. 1t is too soon to predict
to what extent the recent dis.
coyeries of corundum in Canada
and India will add to its pro-
duction."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-09

government salaries by one per
son, meant exactly what it savs
Something like a year and half
ago, Henry Gannett, who is on
the payroll of the Geological Sur.
vey, for 81, 900 a year, was an
pointed Geographer of the Cen
sus, at salary of $4,000 a wear
but he has not been allowed 70
draw the latter salary. Commits
sioner Merriam wrote to fla
Comptroller to know why and re.
ceived an exhaustive opinion, the
subject of which was that Mr.
Gannett had not been allowed to
draw salary as a census official
because his appointment was
illegal.