§. J- Brown. C. B. ttoarjland,

Law, GollBGtion & Real Estate,Offl-.e opposite Popular avenue,

PHOEBUS, \//\.,HAVE

Lois on Eöss ond Liberal Teimsfrom $10.00 to $500.

liHoagland,"West Hampton. 250 feet from railroadtrack,surrounded by four junction roads

Money Loanea lor Building Purposeson th.j miwt liberal terms. Pinns andspecifications furnished rrratuituoslv.

Ad'dress Lock Pox 223, Hampton, Va.

OYSTER MEN,SAVE YOUtt MONEY 15Y GOING TO

JAMES Mil.I. N U All HAMPTONWI1AHK. KOlt MOUER'S TON«SHAFTS. PRICES TO SUIT.EVERV PAIR W" AltRANTED

WHO IS THAT ?

He is the leading Dry Goods, Notionsand Shoe dealer of Hampton..HIS CLERKS ARE AUWAYS BUSY.

¦Why ?

Because he is selling the bßst goodsfor the smallest profits in town. A visit

to his famous store will convince youof the fact.

»WATCH A FEW OF HIS SPECIALS

THIS WEEK.The lang", st and best assorted line of

Hamburgs ever In Hampton.A beautiful line of Bleached and Un¬

bleached Table Damask, extra wide,for 25 cents per yard.Extra large Linen Napkins, 33 cents

a dozen.

A large line of John Kelly and other

¦well known makes of Shoes at very low

prices.

T^ACooke"\\ E. Owen, who has been appolnt-V» . ed In place of R. H. Claiborn.resign..d. of Hampton Cabinet. No. 647.American Mutual Benefit Society, wouldrespectfullv ask al! members to call andsettle times before Jan. 15th, 1898. Allmembers who have been suspendedwould do weil to rull and be reinstated.

. W. E. OWEN. Cashier.Office No. 6 Queen St.. Hampton.Jan 8-lm.

E. G# Darden.. J A chance at any time to get theworth of your money. We don'tgive prize packages and then over

charge for our g~ods.Our stock consists of

Dress Goods,IW tillnery,Notions,Boots,SHoes, &c

E. G. DARDEN,N. E. Cor. King and Queen StsHAMPTON, VA.

P. B. MESSENGER,> Carpenter,

-MAXUVACTURKR OF-

BUILDERS' SUPPLIES,Frames, Sash, Blinds & Doors,Mantels and

'aia7-iy Mouldings.Queen Street, HAMPTON, VA.

7?. O. Box. ICS.

NEWPORT NEWS ADS.

TRUSTEE'S SALEOF VALUABLE REAL ESTATENEAR THE CITY OF NEWPORTNEWS, VIRGINIA.By virtue of the provisions of a cer¬

tain deed Of trust bearing dote on the10th day of October, 1892, executed tome as trustee, by the North Carolinaand Newport News Company, and d'nl>recorded in the clerk's office of theCounty Court of Elizabeth City Coun¬ty, Vi:ginia. in Deed of Trust Book 6,page 449, default having been .ade inthe payment of the debt thert.n se¬cured, at the request, of he Lcn^ce-ythereunder, I shall sei» at rue.lle auc¬tion to the highest bidder, on

TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OFFEBRUARY, 1S98.

at 11 o'clock A. M., on the premises, thefollowing property, to-wit:

All those certain 17S Lots situated onHampton Roads rear Newport News, inthe Couniy v.f Elizabeth City County,State of Viiginla. known and designa¬ted or. a plat or map of the lands of theNewport News Com;- ny, made for saidCompany by Braxton, Chandler & Ma-rye, Civil Engineers, and recorded inthe Cleik's office of Elizabeth CityCounty, Virginia, by the following fig¬ures, viz.: Block 34.Lots Nos. 1 to 24inclusive; Block 25.Lets 21 to 40 in¬clusive; Block 15.Lets 21 to 40 in:lusive; Block 7.Lots 1 to 24 Inclusive;Block 6.Lots 1 to 9 inclusive, and Lot*(26 to 41 Inclusive: Block 24.Lots I to20 inclusive; Block 16.Lots 1 to 20 In¬clusive: Block 25.Lots 1 to 9 inclusive,and! Lots 25 to 39 inclusive; ami'BlockS4.Lot 3fl, said lots being situate on thestreets and alleys as laid down an 1named on said plat, which is herebymode a part of this deed,.TT0RMS.CASH.

WM. P. DESAUSURE, Trustee.Sale odjournoe for two weeks to 15th

day ot February, 1898.WM- I'- iDeSAUSSUR®.

Tiust.e.January 1. 1898.Persons desiring further information

and wishing to see the property willcall on Powell, Brotbces & King, whowill furnish niaps and give all desiredparticulars. Office in basement of Citi¬zens ami Marine Bank building, cornerWashington avenue and Twenty-sev¬enth prtreet, Newport News, Va..Ja 2-lm.

_ ;_!_£;

Market Quotations From theLeading Business Centers.

NEW YORK MONEY (MV RlKET.'N RJW YORK, Feb. 4..Money on call

easy at per cent.; iast loan 1V&per cent.; prime mercantile pap r 3 4Mper cent.; sterling exchange tinn withactual business in 'bankers' bills attM.*>'5%(!M.Sr>i4 for iTemand and at $4>VJ©4.S3V6 tot-sixty days; commercial bills$4.«-»%: silver ortillcutes 56%ff«>7%: 'barsilver Mexican dollars 4Ü1H: gav-ernnvnt .bonklis firm; state bonds dtull:railroad 'bonds firm.

'NIBW YORK. Feb. 4..The remarkablebuoyancy of a few special stocks "riftedtoday's sr. ck market out of a slough ofdepression and closed the day with netgains the rule, t'hough there tv re a fewtosses -in exceptional coses. Netchanges were small in l.he general list,Ibut th gains in rile tittle group of lead¬ers were extraordinary. The Eriestocks showed the eft- ct of some tin-ueiMl demand at the opening of themerket and' the first p'referrcll' -ind 'dwith a gain o fover 2 points. Conne tedin some way with this was Uh* move¬ment in Susfjw hanna & Western, whichgained in force as the day advance.].The preferred stock showed a gain of 4points on the iast trinsaotions. thecommon stock of 3%. The Van iorbit tstocks ft Id the centre of the state onaccount of the action of the New YorkCenttal directors In authorizing an issueof SIOO.CW.OOO collateral 3% por cent.Ibonl'ls to effect a consolidation' with the(Lake Shore. Thi formulated plan close¬ly ogrees wftth the announ"een=n>= Mth-rto made. a. tiM^.-utibn" for the new-

bonds, when issued, was promptly es¬tablish d on the exchange. 95 being bioand 97 asked. The price of Lake Shoreand of New York Central wavered some¬what in the face of profit taking on theannoune ment, which has l>een amplydiscounted.The total sales of stocks today were

tüM.HOO shares.The leading stocks closed as follows:

Ate.hinon. 12JBaltimore & Ohio. ITSCanada Pno tic . 87JCanada Southern. 5ß}Chesapeake & Ohio. 24Chicago fc Alton. 1051Chicago. Hurlington & Qtiincy.. 1006C. C. C. & St. L. 8CJdo do pref'd. 80Delaware & Hudson. 113Delaware, Lack. ÄcW. 1504Erie (new) . lßjFort Wayne . 100Great Northern pref'd. 155Illinois Central. 100J^ike Shore . 193}Louisville & Nashville. 501Manhattan L. 1102Michigan Central. IllMissouri Pacific. 334Mobile & Ohio. 314New Jersey Central. 9C|New York" Central.1185Norfolk & Western. 155Northern Pacific. 274do pref'd. 684Pittsburg. 108Heading". 223Kock Island. 93St. Paul. 95Jdo pref'd . 1154Southern Pacific. 20Southern Railway. II

do pref'd. 31 jTexas & Pacific. lljUnion Pacific tr. ret-1., s. a. p., . '34sAdams Express. 102American Express . 110United States Express. 42Wells Fargo Express. 114American Tobacco. 8!)

do pref'd . 114People's Gas .;. 07tjConsolidated Gas. lt'ljGeneral Electric. 374Pacific Mail . 32Pullman Palace. 1701Silver Oeitilicates. 50|Sugar . 138do pre-'d . 113Tennessee Coal & Iron. 25Western Union. »2Chicago Northwestern. 120do pref'd. 107Chicago Great Western. 13$CHU'AGO MARKETS.

QHHaOAGO, Feb. -4..Wibxat closed asit opened t day, strong and % cents ad¬vance over yesterday's final figures.Thetv was a long period of weaknesscaused by lib :al northwest receipts andpn spects of a small visi'ble iilecrease.bet Ij iter 'buying and" strength whichdeveloped in rovisions and t^e coarsergrains eauiseU' a firm mark during theafternoon. Corn advanced Mi tent. Oatsclosed cents higher and provis¬ions touched th- high mau k of the ses¬sion, el, ¦-ing^'.jffiTVi cents higiier.WHEAT. Open high Low ClosedMay 08 its US 1)8July 841; 845 S34 84 gCORN.Fell 271 274 271. 27*May 20 2!) 4 99 204July 30.1 301 30^ 304OATS.May 24% 24J 24± 244July 23 23 22 ä 23POKKMay 10.15 10 30 10 074 10.274July 10.20 10.37* 104 1 10.27*LARD.May 4.1)0 4.074 4.87| 4.071July 5.05 5.05 4.U7* 5.05RIBS.

May 5.10July 5.10 5.174 5.05 5.174Cash quotations were as follows.:Flour steady; No. 2 yellow corn,27s; No. 2 spring wheat, 91@03:No. 3 spring wheat, 80(äi08; No

2 red, OS: No. 2 corn, 27jj; No.2 oats, 24S; No. 2 white, S3}; No.3 white, 25@4; No. 2rye, 47; No.2 barley, 20<g>38; No. 3 .; No. 4.r-;No. 1 Jlax seed, 1214@12Ö; primetimothy seed, 2.80; 'iuess'p°rH perbarrel 10.12<.»-1U 25;lafd'perl00 ponuon4.870154 874; short ribs sides (lajse)4.90(0)5.25; dry salted shoulders(boxed), 441(2)5:' short clear sides..(boxedj,5.25(fj5.35; whiskey, distiller!finished goods, per gallon, 1184.

IM ALTJMOR E MARKETS.BALTIMORE, Feb. 4..Flour dull;unt'hanged.Wheat steady; spot anldl month 90@99H: March SS'^aSlb; May S*t6®96%:stgamer No. 2 red 94®94Mi; southernwheat Iby sa'mplk 94@99; do on grade94V4@98%.Corn steady; spot anil', rr.unth 33V,@3S»£: Mar- h 33V6«r33yi: steamer mixed3£&@30%; Southern white corn 32@34;do yellow 3S&SVA.Oats firm; 'No. G white 29'/4@30; No. 2

mixed 28.Hay steady; choice timothy $13.00A sited.G'rail freights rather qui t; unchang¬ed.ISugar strong; uno'ha.nged.Butter quiet; unchanged,'.'Eggs quiet: unchanged.Cheese steatiy;' unchanged.Whiskey unchanged,Lt-ttuce $1.25®!.SO per tws-ket.NEW YORK COTTON tMIAIR'KET.NEW YOK. IFelb. 4..Cotton futuresciosed' steady: sales 55.000. Feb. 571;March S76; April 678; IMay 582; June 686;July 688: -Vug. 681; Sept. 50(1; Oct 692;Nov. 594.

Cascarets stimulate liver.kidneys andbowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe.10c

A setnwitrve naiture 4» like a musioal«sitirumient. lit ,ntsip'mtds laecording tothe töueth Una't maPipulates 4t.

In AMPTOKing Street, near Queen, opposite the

pp«- poetofflcaAH news letT.-is Tor publication In

this department should be addressedto Daily Press Bureau. Hampton.The Daily Tress will be found foi

sale every morning at the followingplaces:Hampton.Postoffice news stand,

Colbert's book store, and at the Kingstreet office.Old Pciint.Baulch'3 stationery and

book store, Hygeia Hotel and Cham¬ber»n Hotel.Sherwood Hotel.

SATURfDAT, FEBRUARY 5. JS98.

ORDINANCE REVOKEDMr. Darling Now Withoui a

Franchise.HAS HE GROUND FOR SUIT1'atoSibTe Trouble L>uu 'it. Express Train

Speed in the Disposition or Muttersin Which the People Have

an Inter, gt.

At 11 o'clock Thutrsday night ColonelThomas Tabb anU> Mr. Arthur S garhud reason to feel absolutely ei tainUralt Mr. J. S. Darling, whose Interestsin the matter of the King street fran¬chise they were em; toyed to represent,w.yuSld meet with no further difficultyin the construction of his propose.ll' EastEnd railroad. At that hour the o:di-narice enacted on the night of January6 had been partially repealed, that por¬tion of it relating to the use o: Kingstreet from Queen to the Old Domini endock having been eliminated at the ur¬gent request, -present d by Mr. FrancisF. Causey, of a number of ptorhinentKing st:ett residents. As Mr. Darlinghas'at no tinee plae-.d any "value uponthv. franchise be'iow Queeti street, bothColonel Ta-bfe and1 MV. Segar announce!!their willingness to strike out thatclause in the ordinance, provided thecoundil would grant their client theright of 'way over thie block lying be¬tween Queen anli' Cu.ui:i. he being, asthey claimed, already in possession of afranchise from the latter Ihotcughfareto Lincoln stret, the middle of whichconstitutes the northern boundary lineof the Itown. Tills was dene, and law¬yers, spectators an i newspaper mensupposed the matter had be n finai'.ysettled.But there is many a slip between the

cup and the Hp, as Mr. Darling mayleai:n 'by ex,p rience before he sets hise-a:-s humming over thtTlCast End roadbelhiind' steaming steeds "without hopeof posterity or hide of ancestry." Why?Because ttbfotv- Clerk Westwood ha«lsoaked the sutplus ink from the amend¬ed ordinance the town- solons, at thesuggestion of Mr. S. Gordon Curremlng.began to reflect UP n what ttr- y haddone, an! soon convinced themtselvesthat they had proceeded with unduehaste. The oriiSnanoe- should have ioa-tained a pir-ovision rcijuiring Mr. Dar¬ling to pave Wtween the rails of hiscar line and two ftet on either s.l'ee ofit. 'Remarkable to relate,, neither Col¬onel Tabb nor Mr. Segor had thoughtof this important matter. But the ideaseems to have struck the- council-manicintellect with sledge-hammer fo:ce, andaccordingly it was decided to wipe outall legislation on the railway question,ii\:fer the subject to the careful an:prayerful attention of the ordinanceci mm it tee, and- begin over again at thenext meeting. Thus, while Mr. Causey,who had very ct'early vvm his joint,and Colonel Tal>l> and Mr. Segar, whohad as cleverly won thri:s. wer. sayingnice things to themselves, the esteemefdgentlern h to whom the people ofHampton have entrusted their affairswere seoretly engageU' in- tumbling Mr.Darling's anti-oppo&ltion- franchise over,board.

¦MR. MACKAY WILL SPEAK.Y. M. C. A. Announce ments for Tomor¬

row Afternoon.Rev. Thomas J. fMacKay, of NewportNews, will speak at the 'men's meet-lingSunday at 4:30 P. M. Good singing, with

organ, piano and orch stra. and aneat nest, uplifting addr.ss.The gen- ral s-uperin tenement wilt speak

to the Boys' Gospel At: my at 2:t» P. M.Fifty-seven- boys wer-, out last Sunday.The Cantata 'Curb held its meetingThursday night. Good1 progress is beingmade on th= choruses of "Belshazzar'sFeast." under Prof. F. G. Kuthtun.Th. average daily attendance was

larger for the month oif January thanfor any month on- the association re-cor-1. H 'was not swelled by receptionsor unusual ^-ents. Hixueen new mem¬bers w-. re received during the monthund there were six decisions for Chris:among the men. besides wait boys.MR. ICCtLLIER'6 PLAIN WORiDB.

Slot Machine Gambling Must BeStopp, d.

Men -who have slot machines in theirsaloons had as weli nfcke up theirminds to get rid t>f them. Oommon-woo'Ith's Attorney Collier is on the warpath-^against them, and unless thosenow in the county are disposed of therewill Ik- 'lively times ahead.

"tit is the meanest gambling device thathas ever been invented," saW''Mr. Coll¬ier last evening. "The man who setsdtown to gamible with cards ot fciice may-win. He at '.east has a chance. Butthese slot machines are maJe for th-.iitrpose of robbing the foolish peoplethat drop their nickles into it. They areworse than highway robbers, who bold¬ly p:oc!aim their business and commandtheir victims to hand over their cash.iPiek T.urpin and Tom King wette bet¬ter it-en in their day than the miscreantthat Invented this lying device for plun¬dering the pockets of those who oughtto ll>e buying; bread and paying rentwith {heir money. I see very little dif-ft rence 'between drugging a man- andgoing through his pockets when he Wutterly helpless, to protect 'himself anil'.robbing bim by means of a machine¦which, having bet n concelv-. d by a liar,does not but He and steal. It is the-meanest, lowest, vilest means of makingmoney t.Vu tt know anything about.

"I shall notify the officers tonight .toireport to me the name of every saloon.keeper that has one ot them, and if hefails to dispose of it at onct I w.i'U' find away to make him do it! If I find, afterd-ue notice hits -bejn'sjlven, "that a saloonk-ectper i* keeping one of the machines.in his place, either openly or secretly. Iwill do my best (o prevent him fromöc-curing a renewal of h-is license. Sucha man I* not a proper person to con¬duct a saloon ar.U he shall not do it IfI can help At."

INSTALLATION SERVICE.Formal Exen. ises at the PresbyterianChurch Monday,Next Monday evening the Rev. HeniryW. McLaughlin, wfaei came to Hamptonas the successor of the Rev. Mr. Darnall,will he formally installed as pastor ofthe Presbyterian church. The Rev. Dr.Lacy, of Norfeilk, will occupy the pulpitot th\- opening service, after which he-wiW be call til to presilile over the meet¬ing.

j The change lto th: new uastor wifl be

N NEWSdc-HvereU by the Rev. R. B. Eggleston.uf Portsmouth, at the conclusion ofwhi. h the Rev. E. T. Wellfcxrd, of New-tort News, will instruct the congrega¬tion regarding their duties and respon¬sibilities 'in aiding L\lr. McLaughlin inthe work he bos undertaken.The exercises win tie very interestingthroughout. .Special nrusic will be ar¬

ranged for the occasion.

BtRHEuT ITEMS.Messrs. 'Liveright, Greenwald & Co..of Philade.'phia, have purchased from

Mr. Francis IF. Causty, trustee, thestock of g .ods owned by the late firmof Johnson & Moore and will continuethe business in this place. The estab¬lishment is in charge of Mr. JosephFetiiberg, who came here to act as man¬ager for 'Messrs. Liveright, Gtreenwald& Co. Mr. PV R. Mooue, Mr. Johnson'spartner, has a. cepted a position with thenew Arm, a fact which will insure Itarly popularity. The business will becarried on in the UjiF.ling occupied byJohnson & Moore. Mr. 'Causey's excel¬lent management of the trust confidedin him insures t'hv credUors almost dol¬lar tor dollhr.The tea at the nesidence of iMrs. Dr.

Flecker last evening, at which the"Sewn Peake Sisters" were the attrac¬tion, was well attended and greatly en¬joyed.The Rev. C. ShClburn, of Rockvllle.

Md., will preach at the West End Chris¬tian church tomorrow morning and ev¬ening at the usual hours.iDivlne service will be conduct d at thePhotltlus Preslbyterian ehapei Sumiuy at

3:30 o'clock by Rev. H. W. &T. Laughlin.Sulbject: "Jesus, the Savior from Sir.."Rev. H. W. McLaugiMin, pastor-elect

of this- 'Hampton Pues-byterian church,will occupy the pulpit of that edifice atthe usual hours Sunday morning andevening. Subject in the- mornong: "The.Hap; y ijlah;" ip ttu- evening: "Justifi¬cation by Fulth."

iBVaHJ^äH.VAS IK'Twas a quaint rhyme scrawled in a

spelling book.And handed to me' with a bashfullookBy my blue-t-}vd sweetheart so fondly

trueIn the dear old school-days long years

a^o;"If you love me as I love youNo love can cut our love in two,"

That Saundor* spelling twok so tatteredand torn

Has always a halo of romanceworn;

And nevee a poet with honeyedI» n

Has written so tamcps a rhvir.e sincethen:"If you love me as I love youAh, dear, you know I did.I do."

I've kept it safely for many a yearThis dog-eared, shabby old spellingbock dear;And now as I hoid it within my handAgain in the school-room I seem to

stand,Reading once more with rapture new,"If you love mr as I love you."How some foolish sayings from out of

the tmstLike a rise branch Is on our pathway

cast:And the time of flowers we still remem¬

berTill winds blow old in the Weak De-

cemlK r:"<'. -1 Gi ant that it always may be true,That you love me as I lonve you."

A DEEPLY OFFENDED DOG.

bulked and Went Hungry Because 11c Waslaughed At.

A dog who had grown old and gray inone family, and had always been used tomuch kindness, became at last so fat thatwhen the dinner bei! rnng.a sound whichused to bring hlui rushing down stairs.ho would sit nt the top of the staircase nndwhine plteously until some one went upnnd carried him down.

Just at this time a Newfoundland pup¬py was introduced into the family, muchto tho chagrin of the old terrier, whowould not mako friends with tho new¬comer.On one occasion when the dinner bell

rang, the puppy seeing the old dog sittingon tho top step, as usual, ran up to him,nnd In clumsy play upset him so complete¬ly that the fat fellow rolled to the foot oftho stuirs. Tho sight was very ludicrous,and several members of the family couldnot refrain from laughter.The pampered dog's behavior was curi¬

ous. Gathering ifimself together, ho refused to enter the dining ro.m, but slow¬ly toiled up stuirs again and retired to thewicker basket where ho usually passedthe night. Humble apologies were madeto him, more than one child offering hin:dainty food, but though he must havebeen hungry, everything was refused andho passed tho evening fasting.Iiis pride h«d been too deeply woundedby tho unfeeling laughter of his friends,and it was not until another dny that heseemed to forgive the slight.-rChristiunWork.

Won at a Bound.In one of tho largest nnd most comfort

ablo stalls of onu of the finest stables olthu country there is an old, stiff jointedhorse that is not long toenji y tho luxuries-that hnvu been showered upon his thoroughbrcd highness for years."That's Duke," said tho owner as we

stopped beforo the manger. "I alwaysspeak of my marriage as a runaway match,and Duko did tho running. Ho Avas astrong, swift, fearless hunter. Unity's thecross country record I made with hlin.

" One day after I had beert awny for amonth I took him out fur an airing, nndyou may be suro he was full of lire andwent as though his muscles wero of springsteel. As ho took mo prancing by o bigtruck the driver struck him a eruel blowwith a whip, just to bo mean. It was anew experience to Buke and maddenedhim. Ho was away liko n shot, thu bit Inhis teeth and his eyes flaming. Ho chosehis way without necidout till we came up¬on an open barouche that was turning andbad just straightened out across the street.I tugged frantically at the rein», hut mighthave saved my strength. Duko shortenedhis stride a bit as though he bod measuredtho distance, mado a mighty leap andolenred the carriage with its occujmnts.In this effort ho seemed to havo vented bibwrath, nnd I turned within bul? a/block-"The young lady in ^he baijoucbe, a

stately creature with great bhicti eyes,was clapping her hands. Tho old lady onthe other' scat was scolding aboyt circusporformap.ee and being used as a hurdle.Tho res^ you can fill in. The girt was uhorsewoman herself. tShu was glad to rideDuke, and ho wap proud. It was not longtill she loved both the horso and his owner.".Dtdrolt Free Press.James I of England introduced the fash¬

ion of turning up the brim of the bat ntthe side und holding it in place with agroup of feathers nnd n diamond sttir.

Among the Saxops, when drinkinghealths, as many eups wert drunk as thcroVcrp tetters in the name of tho personamipliinented.In New York the othor da; lot, 50 f~-t

front by 100 feet deep, on the Co. "er ofFifth avenue nnd Fovy-flfth street, so.,for $110,000, which is $8,?00 a front footand $82 a square foot.

Fifty years ngo there were in India onlySI native ordained pastors. There arenow about 1,000.

CLARA MORRIS' SERMON.Word» of th« Actreu Which BroughtRelief to Her t.oj nl Coachman.Clara Morris, the well known actress,innkos her nppearance as im authoivss inThe Ladies' Homo Journal, presenting agrateful tribute to an old and loyal serv¬

ant. "John llickoy, Coaohiran." In hermaiden effort as a story teller she recordsthe only sermon she has ever preached. Itwns delivered to relieve her fnithful re¬tainer's suffering.brought ubout throughsomo ftincied quarrel with his church (theCatholic church).in response to bis wail," 'It's hard, miidnm; it's hard that a manshould bo made to lote bis soul,'" 'Never say that again, John,' I cried,"writes the actress of the Incident. " ThereIs just one mull created who can lose yourfoul for you, and that man is John Hickcy.'"Ho looked at mc a moment, then put¬ting one forefinger on my iiriu bu asked

solemnly, '.Madam Clara, arc you talkingns is Catholic or as a Protestant nowr'"Laugh I had to, though I saw it hurtthe poor, bewildered one before me amibelied the tears in toy own eyes. Hut Imade answer quickly: 'I'm speakingneither as Catholic nor Protestant, but sim¬ply as a won.an who, like, yourself, has asoul and docs not want to lose it. Don'tlook so unhappy. Your church Is beauti¬ful, great ami powerful, but there Is onewho is greater, more beautiful und muro

powerful. In till the ages there lias beenbut one who left tho unspeakable joy ot jhenven to conic to larth to Buffer and toil,to love und lese, to hope and despair, andfinally to give up his perfect life to mi ignomlnious death because Iiis boundlesslovo saw no other way to save us from thehorror of eternal death. Ho paid too greata price for souls to cast them easily away.Thür:, '.z but one Saviour for us all, bo wewhat we may. "^EIWKJ is but one Oodwhoso smile makes heaven. \Vo trutüldifferent paths.oh, yesl \Ve wear differ¬ent liveries, some showing tho gorgeousvestments of tho stately Catholics, somethe solemn drabs of the Quakers, othersblack robes. But tho paths all lead to thesame place, and the great questions are.Do we lovo the one wo seek and have weloved and helped those we traveled with*John, mnk.0 Christ your church and themightiest cannot harm you,' und enti hingup tho scant folds of my riding habit 1 liedfrom the only sermon I over preached inmy life."

FUN IN CONGRESS.

True History of a Little Siquiibble AumugMembe rs lu 1704,

Previous to tho coinage uf silver dollarsat the Philadelphia mint in 171M the fol¬lowing amusing incidents occurred in con-gross while the emblems and devices pro¬posed for their ornamentation were beingdiscussed:A member of the house from the south

bitterly opposed the choice of tile eagle cnthe ground of its being tho "king ofbirds," and hence neither proper nor suituble to represent a nation whose institu¬tions and interests were wholly Inimicalto monarchical forms ot government.Judge Thatcher In reply playfully suggest¬ed that perhaps a goose might, suit thegentleman, ns it. was rather a humble anilrepublican bird ond would also be service¬able in other respects, as tho goslingswould answer to place upon the dimes.This reply created considerable merri¬

ment, and the Irate southerner, consider¬ing the humorous rejoinder an insult, senta challenge to the judge, who promptlydeclined it. The bearer, rather astonished,asked, "Will you be branded as ueownrdr""Certainly, if lie pleases," replied Thatch¬er. "I always was cue, and he know it orho would never have risked a challenge."The affair occasioned much mirth, butfinally cordial relations were restored, thoirritable southerner concluding there wasnothing to lie gained in fighting one whofired nutlilng but jokes.."Histury of theUnited States Mint."

Fought tin Way to tbe Front."How did I get my tltlu of colonel?"laughed tho cheery old gentleman who has

never married and regards tho club as hishomi\"It doesn't count for much in this sen¬

sible nge, but down there in my oid stateour family was uno of the first. Justacross the street was another of the firstfamilies, and our relations were much like,those which made so much unne'ccssjirytrouble for Borneo and Juliet, DickLi roomer, of my own ago und attached tothe adjacent enemy, had been urging mofor some months toi join a young militaryorganization \i\ which litt wielded an al¬most iiuteicrntio power. One evening I In¬duced Iii« presence at my room and plainlytold him that hit was animated by someulterior nnd unworthy motive in trying toenlist me. He declared with poorly con¬cealed sarcasm a desire single to the promotion of military interests. I submittedthat, the truth was not in him."After we had washed up and made the

wreckage of furniture ns presentable aspossible tlits conference was resumed. 1held a wet towel over one eye while Iglan d upon him with the other. He hudhis coat buttoned to the chin in order toconceal bis sanguinary contributions tothe somewhat heated argument. Ourmuscular controversy seemed to clear theatmosphere There was a warcVud presentwhen he asked me if \ thought my eyewould close, and 1 showed like solicitudeby asking if be thought it possible thatany of tl:o small bones in his nose worebroken. But we showed the tact begottenol mutual respect. As soon as my usuallybandsomo appearance had returned Ijoined hiscommand. After Dick had beat¬en li.o out of my best girl we became fustchums, and bu made me colonel.".De¬troit Irroe Press.

Just try a 10c. box of Cascaret», th*dnest liver and bowel regulator evermade._

s

üvervDorfy Says So.Oasc&ixts Candy Cathartic, the ta est won-iwful medical discovery of the t je, plcas-tnt and refreshing to the taste, t et gentlytnd positively on kidneys, ii'-er an I bowels,tleansmg the entire system, dispel colds,mre headache, fever, habitual constipation>nd biliousness. Please bur and try a box>f O. C. C. to-day; 10, 25, SO cents. Boia and.jmerrtnteed to rum bv nil dmt-£»!st.«.

MAKING A STOVEis an operation that re¬

quires a great deal o>t capital and quitea lot of brains. It is th- proper combi¬nation of those two things that make*good stoves possible at the ridiculouslylow prices of today.We get our stoves only from the moatprominent and reliable makers.tho*'who cannot afford to send out animperfect stove, and whose success tnbusiness* has proven the efficiency oftheir product. Don't get along with anold rattle trap when such a smallamount of money will get o> perfectheater or cooker.

Ge3 M. Richte r,No. . Queen street, Hampton, Va.

INotHimg>r independenc

to look at aIt gives yju

HandsomeHomes

Situated between

WESTand

WASHINGTONAVENUES

The bori'ton portion of our city,Thirty'third Street,- _.

southern exposure, moderndwelling, newly built, with all con¬veniences; eight rooms besides thebath: hot and cold water, range,and sewerage connection. Thishouse is storm sheathed, withpaper between the sheathing andweather boarding: has a 16-footalley on one side. The house Ishandsomely furnished on the in¬side, with beautiful mantels,grates. &c.

Price $5,000Thirty/ftrst Street

A beautiful Dwelling of sevenrooms, with all modern improve¬ments. This house is neatly plan-ned. well constructed and conve¬niently arnanged and papered-throughout. The bouse can beJbought for $1,500 or the bouse andlot for

$3,000!Wc have Houses and L'.ts In otMer

parts of the city"For Sale"

NO'W IS THE TIME TO BUY!

MULFORD & EDMUNDS.Real Estate,

RENTS, INSURANCE AND IXIANS.No. 175 Twenty-firth Street.

.Phone, 2fi94._

TRÜSIEES SILLEntire stock of

rVlcn and Women's

I106Swill be sold

Prices cut in half. All goodsnew and stylish. Biggestbargains ever kn^wn in this

city. Come early and getyour first pick.

Trustee for the

2110 -Hi h.Second Clothing Store from

Twenty-eighth street.Look out for signs over

windows.

Wien Visitino Phoebus Ca!! at <

"Ladies and Cents dining parlor, gMeals at all hours, also lodging,Wines, Liquors and Cigavs. JTttOS. fl. DOUGHTY, iPROPRIETOR. |irmerly proprietor of Railroad »

House, Newport News. Your wpatronage solicited. Give us a Scall.

Mellen street, near Mallory.PHOEBUS, VA.

riUGLERSCafe and Family Liquor Store

ESTABLISHED IN 1388.Ik the place for you to buy yourWines and iquors for f;ooking audMediciuHl purposes.

INSIOtE:

C3(A3TO

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JSTo Loud Talkingor Singing, discuss¬ing of Politics, Na¬tionality or Reli¬gion. AH whocannot comply withthose rules are re¬quested to spendtheir time and mon¬ey elsewhere.

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AU orders by mail will receive promptattention.

MUGLER'S CAFE,No. 2312 WASHINGTON AVENUEP. O. box 10. NEWPORT NEWS. VA.

W. P. BOSfHER,BUILDER.

Plans and Specifications furnishedor all kinds of buildings.OFFICEr?f»P.-33fr-"St-t&l)d Virginia AvenueOLDEST BUILDER ^Ä^NEWPORT

_MEWS. -

TRAVELBHS' OU1D1I.

r' HE STEAMER S. A. M'CALLwill leave Newport News with bothfreight and passengers for Petersburg

.very Monday, Wednesday and Fridayibout 7:15 A. ML, and' will leave NewportNews for Norfoik every Tuesay, Thurs¬day and Saturday about 3:30 P. M.Will leave Norfolk evary Monday,Wednesday and Thursday at 6 A. M.sharp. i. W. THILLIPS.Omul.

OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.DAILY SERVICE BETWEHNNEW YORK AND VIRGINIA POINTS.The elegant passenger steamshipsJamestown, Yorktown, Guyandotte.Roanoke and Old Dominion leav* NswYork every day except Sunday at 3:00P. M. for Norfolk and Newport New«,touching at Fortress Monroe on thesouth bound trip.Th.- shiiis of this line leave Norfolkfor New York direct every night at S:0Oo'clock.A short, delightful and Invigoratingvoyage.

FARE:Firsc-clase, straight. Includingmeals andi berth.$ 8 00First-class, round trip, includ¬

ing meals and berth. 13 00Steerage without subsistence. 4 56Steamer Luray arrives from Smith-field and leaves for Norfolk daily ex¬cept Sunday, at 8:30 A. M. Returning-hvi-s Nortol' frcr Bay Lin* wharl.very day except Sunday at 3 P M.

M. B. CROWELL. Agen

r> HE NORFOLK & WASHINGTONSTEAMBOAT COMPANY.The New and Powerful Iron PalacoSteamers, Newport News, Washingtoni-d Norfolk, will leave daily as fallows:NOr'TH BOUND.

Steamers lea«e Portsmouth, footof North stre« tat.6:59 p. m.Leave Norfolk, fcot of Jffathewsstreetat.S:1C p. ax.Lea\ _. Old Point at.7:20 p. m.Arrive Washington at. 6:45 a. m.B. & O. Ft. R. PENN. R. R.

Leave Washington at s:0u i. m 1:20 a n>Arrive Philadelphia at 11:10 a m I0:4t> a u.Arrive New York at 2:0U p tn 1:23 p in

SouÜTbound. B. & O. it. K. I'cnu. R. RLeaves New fork at litiioam 1:0U p nLi av.-s Philadelphia at 1:33 p m 3:1b p :.:Arrives in Wa"umgtou 4:Su p oi OiV* pSlcämers leave Washington sa 1:00 p uArrive Forties.-, Monroe »t d:3t) sA.---ive Norfolk at :30Arrive Portsmouth a. «»."Tha trip down the nisio.u: toiuuia, ».

and Chesapeake bay on the elegant tieamertof this Company is unsurpassed. Thtsteamers are cor.-.paratively new. havingbeen built in lsti i, and arc tilted up in th<most luxuriant manner, with electric lgkts..all '>ells and steam heat in each room. Th«cabLa ate supplied with every delicacy othe season from the markets of Wishicgtoi.nd Norfolk.Foi lu-'hcr Information apply to

U. J. CA LUA H Aj.S, Agent,..Mm-ini,.

/ \ liESAPEAKF. & OHIO RAILWAY\J rW< TRAINS DAI". Y FOR WASH¬INGTON. TWO THROUGH TRAINSFOR CINCINNATI._ln_ EFFECT JANUARY 5. 1S98.

WESTWARD. j No. 1 j No. 8~Lv. Newport News 9:00 a. j 4:36 p.Ar. Richmond 111:1» a | 6:60 p.Ar Washington ["3:40 p. |ll:30p.Lv. Richmond 2:15 p. 10:3» p.Ar. Charlotteaville i 5:41 p. 1 2:48 p.Ar. Clifton Forge 1 8:57 p. I 6.30 a.Ar. Hot Springs 1. 9:06a.Ar Ronceverte I 9:51 p. 7:25 a.Ar. White Sulp. Spgs \ tiag j..»..Ar. Huntington I 3:25 a. 112.30 p.Ar. Cincinnati 1 7:35 a. 5:15 a.Ar Louisville lld.:00a. 8:00 p..Except Sunday. Other time daily.No. 1 Old Point to Cincinnati and

Louisville daily. Parlor car Old Pointto Richmond and Pullman sleeping carRichmond for Cincinnati, LoulsviU« andSt. Louis. Meals served on dining carwest of Gordonsviile. Connects at Rich¬mond for Lynchburg and Lexington.Va.No. 3 for Cincinnati dally. Fullman

sleepers Old P.* to Hintxxn, W. Vs.,and Gordonsvii to Cincinnati andLouisville. Mea.s nerved on dining carewest of Gordongville._

For I No. 2 I No. *Norfolk._] Daily. } Dally._

Lv. Newport New« I 11:05 a. j «:00 p.Ar. Norfolk 12:05 p. 7:00 p.Ar. Portsmouth 1 12:18 p, 1 7:16 9.

"For I No. 2 j No._Old Point_\ Paür. 1 DaBy.

Lv. Newport New« 11:05 a. | 6:00 p.Ar. Hampton 11:28 a. 6:28 p.Ar. Old Point_Ljjjjg a, I 6:80 p.Steamer Louise leaves Portsmouth

daily at 7:40 A. M. and 3 P. M-; leavesNorfolk 8 A. Mi. and 3:30 P. M. for New¬port News.For tickets, rates and other Informa¬

tion, apply to E. W. Robinson, ticketagent, Newport News. Va., of John D.Potts, assistant general passenger<isrent rtlcnirond_

KRCHANTS & MINERS TRANS¬PORTATION CO.'S STEAMSHIP

LINES FOR BOSTON, PROVIDENCE,BALTIMORE.Leave Newport News via Norfolk for

Boston every Monday, Wednesday amd!Friday, soiling from Norfolk at 6 P.M. Leave for Providence .very Tues¬day Thursday and Saturday at 6 P. M.Leave Newport News for Baltimore

daily Cexcept Tuesday) at 5 P. M.. con¬necting for Washington. Philadelphia

New York. Fare to Baltimore, oneway $:!.O0; round trip $0.00. includingstateroom berth. Accommodations andlisine unequalled. Freight ami passes-era taken for all points north and. east.For further Information apply toL. C. SAC'NDERS, Agent. Newport

News.W. P. TURNER, G. P. A.J. C. WHITNEY, T. M.General Office, Baltimore, Bid.