Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-17
LIFE IN NORFOLK
Pecuiarities of the Quaint Vir-
GINA City Near James
town Grounds
AS SEEN BY a N0RTHERNER
Some Of the Inhabitants Seem TO Be
Still Living in the Days Of
Captain John Smith.

Norfolk, Va, is thriving, busting
city with an ambition to become great
some time. but there is a certain ele
mcnt of the Inhabitants who still ap-
pear t. exist in the days of Captain
John Smith, who would not have so
large a pIa.-a in history had not an III
tcrcstinc U,Hi,!en with Il copper color
ed skin saved him from Mir. Pow
hatdu, Chen chief OF that region. wri,a5
i Norfolk correspondent of the Ncw
York Evening sun. The Hon Pow
hatan will be best remembered as Il
gentlemen whose chief aim in life was
to see his victims laid on the stones,
SO that he might beat their heads with
club. His costume usually consist
ed OF a nose ring ANA Il fierce look.
Those NorfoIlers who live in the
past do not seem to care whether the
world is ronnd or Hat. and its move
mcnt on lis axis never disturhS them.
! They help to impart that DELIGHTFULLY."-
rural air which is part of Norfo!k's
! charm. One such citizen was found in
! the conductor of Il trolley car bound
| for the Jamestown exposition grounds
/ the other day The car had crossed Il
small stream of water about eleven
| different times in the course of its
! devious Wiudin=s, and because of the
| perSiStcncy with which the water kept
! company with the car northerncr
| asked. What body Of water is that
THAT ere water is done called
Hampton Roads," replied the con
! ductor.
There sas nothing in the olhng cX-
| Ccpt a fleet Of oyster sloops ana Il few
| second class ducks.
"'Tain't Hampton Roads" spoke uy
a negro. THAT water is Boush creek,
! Having been so enlightened by the
conductor. the uortherncr forborc e
ask him any more questions for fear
/ lie might receive too much k@owln lgC
! in too short time. The conductor
| was had. but tie tailor vino was visit
| Ell IN the morning with 4 request e
! Hcnd Il garment WAS worse:
i really have not got the time" 1T
| saiG Around the corner is another
tailor who VIII he glad to do it while
you wait, sir. Yes, 1ir. he will do il
while You wait"
Everything goes here" laughingly
remarked 4 man from Chicago. whC
had Just seen an exhibition of the rura
side Of NoTfoIk.- :, hcu rau ,a1DEek OF
the main street and dartcd into i Grul
store, where she flew up on the souve
mir counter rs if about 10 lay an ccg
\ native reached out and seized her h!
| three tail feathers. Then be stuck he
under his arm and walked off with he
as calmly as if he were carrying u bun
Gle Of shoes.
Rat Chase Ia Street.
\ rat The SIZE oc kitten ran ont o
a business building on CRANKY stree
il the evening hours. Maybe he la,
heard of die exposition and of the goo
things IN the edible Iiue 10 be c1taine
there. y half dozen citizens WHO liae
the sidewalk lifted their right feet ten
tatiycly ana each in turn stamped Il
the fleeing rat They all missed an,
resumed their original POSITIONS
\ department store on the mai
street kept three lion whclps in it
show window on opening day. y crow,
collected around the r1arling little feI
lows, and one man spoke thus to an
other. If one of those cubs ghoul