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iinuitiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiHiuiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiinnra a When this disease gcU hold of you 5 with all its accord pauyiug tortures.| you require 11 remedy about which 3 there is u?> uncertainty?something | that will quickly drive out the cold, ? restore the blood to a normal cotldi- ? tiou, leave you free from acbes und 5 pains, and prevent any distressing = after effect*. That's 2 No other remedy so effective, none _ so certain of results. Tcaspoonful i doses in hot milk or water, every | 2 hours, will break it up in a sin I gle day if taken when first attacked. PERRY DAVIS & SON Providence, R. I. \ !p.?miMiirtiiiiiiiiiii(inniii.iimnmmiiiiiiniuiiiiiiipinJ POHTsnVltl II ABVEUTI.M' 'I I M S ANYONE DESntlNQ THEIR HOUSE < c't| pad can eall at 323 biuy street, Klitl get a first-class jeb. l'rice, 9'2. mrlB-81 POTATOES. POTATOES, Ml'hi (ran Early llosj for see.l. and Rur liauk'i for taiinj;. Will nuloarf Tills Satur? day) MOBNINO. to be m.H aheap by THK E. 0. HHOOKH CO . March li tli. 811 an.I 113 High utreet. " Rems collected?Montltiy Reiurns Mode. 'ill.? old ft t ceucv lu the city. We hire fifty-five lataiel landlords, and can sa\o 30 I a ouov, JNO. I.. WATSON". I'oi lauionili. Va. Special For Monday. T ino Eva] orate 1 Appbs. 10.-: or 8 1 ouu d> for 26c. rniti.ink s4 p?hnd packagos of Oo!d i>n?t ?nd 1 U?r uf Ho nl Launrir. Soap for 28o I pound ol Hood Tea 1111 1 ?_* |0UUdl uf Craunlated Snrjsr lor a > . Hostou Uuke 1 Beans, I2te por eun. O. \V. HUDGINS 3t CO., sew Crawford street. NOTICE. f%V>'o desire to < all the nitrntiou of our fr end* and the 1 ul. le neuer?Hy t.. our new fill" of Hilk ami Wo I Spring D'o b Suitings, at 2 aud 40 ? onts per y.ir.t. Tli-.e Fabrioi n e 8Y per rrut.lcaa lhau ovar before o oro.i. 41 lueh r-erffee, 111 Ida k and colors, at 5 > cm. per >ard. 3)1 ami 33 Inch 'irye* II. n riottas, Storm Sergei, ete.. :'.ri -n 1 ] i coins per ya d a boait f il lim- of Kau y Woono.li.. 86 Incl es w do, 10 . ents per yor 1. Lovely lndin Sib... f.ruriSet-b hu.1 la iios vr 1 st. 0 cent* 1 er v rd. A 11 11 Hu-.' ol II. Prestltjri black Dr. si 1 0 ids in 11 itn and li^tiro , el ?. Annther vht: "> tlio-e 1?r n > Main-IK h Quilt-. $1.12] ents o 0I1, ?oitb twice the 411011 y. Woiavo tlio ebeaprat woll inado Lad ed' Jdnsiiu Underwear In tho city. A.eats fur Butterw ck's P..ttertid W. C. NASH. li 1 lb.-li street. ^XFOIID HALL.OXFORD HALL. Tuesday Night, fflarch 19th. Au Evening of Story and Song ou "Old Times Down South." Deliuoitirg tho Ol 1 Plantation Nogro. CsTliENRFl'l OF OU1UES liATll.l.Y _{e$ mrlitr Hotel Portsmouth, PORTSMOUTH. VA. ft, R. GARDNER, - - Manager'. Eighty-five conimodioui and well fur rii.iied Hooma. I'arlora, Private I .adieu' En? trance, aud every conronieuce ttic-ient caterer and chef recently en? gaged. Tuble unexcelled. MATES?$2 and zi 8;) per day: $80 and Upwards per month. I.xcoHont hotel lor i ii in 11 ioa Tell your brothers that they can save just $15 bv buying a Cull at oar &t<>rp ami lot - show you the rniteriais; that ,u what makes tho wheel (0. $75 & $85 IS OUR PRICE. COLUMBIA, EAGLE and HAMbLK.lt, sold on oasy payments. .HIGH STREET, - PORTSMOUTH, VA. PORTSMOUTH NE WS Odds and Ends of City News Col? lected Into Attractive Mosaic. SWORE SHE CUT HERSELF. Portsmouth Editor of the News and Courier. Condition Master Tom Robinson. Carried off All the Chickens. Season for Baseball Practice. Rt. Patrick's Day. Nothing has bocu beard from Qard uor os yet. _ ! Tho street car lino uow runs via Court street to the navy yard. Mr. Charles White and wifo will to uiorruw night for the North. The sale of seats for Polk Mtllor'b entertainment will be on Monday. Dr. E. A. Oweu left last night for lioauoke, whero he will preaoh to day. Mr. Nathau Levy presented all hie customers yesterday with a leaf of Bbamrook. The Muroh term of the Couuty Court will begiu to-morrow. It will be ouly u civil term, The meeting for men at Central M. E, Church this afternoon promises to be vory interesting. Mr."aud Mrs. Lee Cuthriell.of Brigb tou, lost by death yesterday their 'J months-old daughter Mary. CuicUeu thicvos visited the home of Mr. Thomas, ou Ban street. Friday night aud carried oft all his chickens. Bishop Randolph will coutirtu a class at Trinity P. ?. Cburob this morning at 11 o'clock, Coiumuuiou will follow. After Mr. Mulvoy vacates tbo Ceu tral liutel there will bo but oue hotel in the city, the tit. Elmo being cloned. The primary election iu this oily will not be held before the '2nd day of April. Hut little interest is being maui fested, Mr. (ieorge E. Ortloy and Miss Mar? tha Etheredge will be uiairied this af? ternoon at the residence of tlio bride's parents. A ruuaway bnrae created quite au excitement ou Glasgow street yester? day morning. Ho smashed up things generally, It is .-ail that a number of Northern gentlemen whit have ou idea of luvest mg iu this locality will arrive here this morning, Tho baseball season for practice will comment e i bis week, but the regulur League gtuits will nut commence uutil next month. Work on the sewers will be com? menced on Monday if the weather is favorable. They will commence ou First street. Mr. Johnson Tabb, who was par? alysed a few days ago, is said to bo iu a critical couditiou. The whole of bis right side is affected. It is Eaid that the costs of running au electric cur is SI a day, aud with two attached it is 86, This is ouly lor tho power, uiutormiiu aud conductor. Tho entertaiumeut giveu by tho Sunbeam Society of tho Court .Street Presbyterian Church will bo repeated to morrow night at the same place. Politics are gettiug wurm iu the couuty. Now it is said that when the district meetings uro held a lively tight will be uiado in favor of ooali- j tion. By request, Miss Kalo Beaton, alto, aud Mr. D. S. Walton, teuor, will sing "Abide With Me," air from Lumbe lotte, at Trinity Church, at the night service. The trustees of Baiu & Pro. will pay another dividend of 10 per cent, to tho.-e who have eertiticaiu of deposit*. They will commence paying ou the 20th iust, The liiberniaus aud St. Joseph So? cieties will have their uiiuuul supper to-morrow night at Elks' Hull iu liouor of St. Patrick. A pleasuut eveuiuy; will be spent, Mr. A. B. Orilliu, city editor of the Portsmouth Progress, has accepted a position as Portsmouth city editor of the News and Courier. lie will assume charge on Monday. Tho City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday night to hear the specification iu roferoncu to lighting the city for live years read and Hdopt tho same aud itisiruot the committee to advertise for bids, etc. Tho caso of Melvm White, who is chorged with tho robbery of Preston White's store ou March Mb, was called up iu the Mayor's Court yesterday aud eoii|iuued for want of tustimouy, Tho other two men wore discharged, There will be another meeting of the I'(dice Commihsioneis to morrow uight to investigate a charge of an officer leaving his beat and going in a pool room iu the county. 1'lie oilicer says he will le able to prove his inuoceuce, Yesterday afternoon a colored boy, while playing with a girl, had a bat p'm broken oil in his arm, which embedded itself deep tindor tho akin, Ho wout to the office of Dr. V. (i, Culpeppor, who cut it out utter considerable trou? ble. Young Tom Hobereou, who was so badly hurt at the polo gauio iu Norfolk ou Wednesday night, is still tmahle to either eat or drink. His physieiuu will not allow him to havo any compauy aud still considers his case a critical one. 1 ho negro woman Mary Jane Han dull, who had her head so badly cut on Friday uigbt, appeared in the Mayor's Court yesterday aud mado oath that she fell tiud cut herself, consequently the party for whom a warrant was is? sued was not arreelod. i hn regular uieetiugj of the society will be held to-morrow afturuoon at 3 o'clock. '1 ho following programme will be carried out: liocitatiou, by Miss Thurstou, of Burkloy; recitation, by Miss /.amen , solo, by little Bessie Erneut; recitation, l>y Miss MoCaun'. I address, by Rev, Sutn W. Small, of Norfolk, Va. Hon. John \V. II. Porter will read a | historical sketob before tbe membom of Stonewall Camp to morrow night, 'the pnblio will be welcome. Tbe Circuit Court of Norfolk oounty yesterday granted au absolute divoroo to Mrs. Annie M. Kuuaoine from Thomas Rausome. Sbe will now re? sume here maiden name, which was Auuie M. White. Maud Hicks made complaiut at tho station-house yo.?tcrduy that her daugh? ter wuh incorrigible uud beyond her control. Tho girl was Riven to under stand what she might oxpect if she was I brought into court. Oflicer Wininedet arrested Reuben Wilson yestorday afternoon and charged him with being tbe man wbo hit the Court street colored woman in tho bond with u hammer. Ho was locked up for examination on Monday, t . .11. !.'? A. N?*te?. Wo wish to remind tbe pnblio that wo bavo u Rood circulating library, which auy one may have tho uso of upon tbo payment of 25 eeuta per mouth, or S- "for tho entire yeor. Tho 82 will al?o include membership for ouo year in the association. It is expected that tbo members en tertniument for this mouth will be given on Thursday evening, March 28. The Committee of Visitation of the siok uro anxious to reuder all the aid possible to sick young men, ami will gladly call on any whoso name ami nd dreaa are left at tho rooms. People keeping boarding-bouses are naked to keep this iu tniud. Tbo young men wbo attend our meet? ings are invited to go to-day to Central Church aud assist in that servioo. Our practical talks aro creating n good deal of interest abroad as well aa at homo. Several of tbe geutlcrueu who buvo assisted ns have been asked to doliver their talks elsewhere. The regular meeting this afternoon will be suspended, as at :? o'clock a meeting for men only will be held at Central Churah. Itellgloii*. Court Street baptist Clin roll ? At this church Dr. M. It. Wartou will preach both morning aud nighl. Dr. A. K, Owen has boou nsked to go to Koanoke to fill the pulpit of Dr. brouf;htou, who is pruachiag at tbo Freemason Street baptist Ckurcb, Norfolk. Moumncutat M ES Church, South? Preach at 11 a m aud at 8pm by tbe pastor, Kev T McN Simpson, Ceutral M E Church?Preaching by Rev Ij V bransford, of Danville, at 11 li m and 7::I0 p m. Kev L V brana ford will preach a special scrmou to men ouly this evening at 3 o'clock. All meu uro invited. GRAND EASTER~SALE Of Fashionable Dress Goods To-mor row Morning at 10 O clock, at Ham j mill's. llnndrcds of yards of fashionable Easter "dress fubneks," arrived yes? terday direct from New York City. The-o goods will be placed upon our counters to-morrow morning at 10 [ o'clock, and if you want to participate I in this feast of bargaius try and get j here as early as possible, for we bavo no beeitancy iu stating that in all our I business career we have never come before our patrons uud the public with eucli au array of stroug attractions as will be fouud iu this "Easter sale of dress fabrics," Indeed, detailed de? scription of this magnilicent exhibit is simply imnoBMitilo, but the following are worthy of notice; One lot lll-inou wide changeable Jacquards, in novel e flee is, worlh 4Ue. a yard, at "20c. Ouo lot 82-iocb wide melange suit iups, in seven colorings, worth 2ue. a yard, at ltic. Oue lot novelty cbeveron |something entirely new i,worth GOc. a yard, at -the. Ouo lot Ms-inch wide diagonal novel? ty (just out), worth G5c. o yard, at -18c. Clue lot -Iii ineb Wido galatea cloth, in Lavender, Pink nud blue striken, worth 76c. u yard, nt 49c, One lot ;i2-iuoh wide vicuna plaids, in beautiful spring ciTeots, wortb 16fc a ynrd, at 1"J1 c. 42-iuch wide black all woo! sorge, worth S.'ic. a yard, ut tiJic, while tho l i'ic. quality will be sold at 4Uo, per yard. TulTota silks, in chanpeablo effects lesnui.-ite patterns!, worth SI. Bt 8Sc. Wo shall also include in this sale oue lot tablo JiueuB, worth 70c. a yard, at 5Uc. Another lot, 60 inch wide unbleached liucue, worth 60o. a yard, at lie. Wo (.hull place a cuso of those &1.50 white cotinterpuuos iu this sale, at 98c. each. Salo begins promptly at 10 o'clock to-morrow | Monday i morning, March lsth. 'I heeo prices ure for cash only. Ham in ill'a, 320 !i i^-li street. Du fly'a Malt Whiskey and pure blackberry juice for medicinal purposes at C. E. .Iciues'. corner of County and Middle streets. tub'.i 10t Lamps, silk shades, wire frame?, doll carriages, toilet Nets, pictures, tubies, rookers and everything else at Craw? ford's Furniture und Carpet House. Iiniinrlaiu I iiformttilott. We aro gradually completing our stock of lino and well made clothing for tbo coming spring. We bavo tbo reputation for selling tho neatest, nob? biest anil best lilting clothing in the two cities, at the lowest possible prices, breslauor \ Anthony, 111 High street. Mitring "i"'i>liiir. Full line of new spring Muting* just received. Look at our window diaplay, suits made to order, 912.50, $11, 815, 81b. ^18. ^20 aud 322.50, M. Kosen baum. 111! uud 118 High street, Porta mouth, Va, |A BUR6LAR SHOT IN THEH1P The Plan to Rob Mr. Walter Codd's Store Frustrated byitlie Owner. TIMELY WARNING BY A BOY. The Back Window Made Ready for the Midnight Raid. Messrs. Matthews and Coiid Stand Guard. Tue The Burglars, Brown and Harrell. Former Shot. On Thursday night au attempt was mnde to euter Mr. Walter ('odd's store ou Ureeu street, which proved fruit lose. On Friday morning a colored hoy named Charles Britt told Mr.Codd that ho know of a plot that had heoa mudo by Moses Brown and (ieorgo Harrell to rob his etoro that night, aud that if he would take a walk in tho rear of Ins store he would ?ud ihnl a pin, which held au iron bor across an un? used wiudow, had been removed so that they could enter that night. Air. ( odd thuuked tho boy und kopt his seorct to himself. In thu afteruuou he sent for his frieud ex Police UUlcer Chan. H. Matthews, .aud told him of what he had heard and asked him if he would stay at the store with him that night. Mr, Matthews said ho would, and tho two men remained thorn until 12m., tho time for closing. Iu tho mean time Brown oud Harrell catno iu the store, got a driuk und walked to the hack o! the store aud then came back and weut out. Mr. (.'odd watched them and, of course, kuew what their object was, wbieti was to see if thu wiudow was all right. He let it remain like it wus aud when midnight came he closed the store as ustiul and left, but Mr. Mut thews remained secreted in the store. After being absent for a little whilo Mr. Codd tutu rued and \vu- let iu the back way by Matthews; then he anil Mr. Matthews secreted, tbeuitclves he hind some cuuvass. They did not have long to wait before up weut the wiu? dow nud in came Brown, while Hurrel! waited at tho window. Brown advanced to the centre of tho store, lueu Mat? thews and Codu jumped up and called on bun to surrender. Harrell tiiw Hint Browu wus caught, dropped tho window aaid run. Brown uinde for tho window, but tiudiug it down and guarded,started lor thu lroul part of ttie store with the inteutiou of trying to get out. As be did so Mat? thews fired at him. Ho thou made lor them. Matthews tired the toeoud shot, which hit Browu in the thigh. By this tituu Codd had grappled with Browu, who showed light aud tlui/.ed Codd,who broke looso anil hit him over the heud with a chair, knocking lum dowu. He was then secured und carried to the statiou house by Matthews, who re? ported tho facts to Lieut. Ouly. By this time Brown bail become weak from loss of blood. Dr. Chas. Culpeppur was sent for and extracted the ball. Browu admitted that bu was } iu the store aud showed fight. Hu then implicated the other two, Oeo. Harrell und Chus. Britt. Both of them were suon arrested, Harrell was locked up but Britt was releused for his appear? ance ou yestorday, -the Lieutenant thinking that if Britt hod been con ueoted with tho robbery be would not have informed Mr. Codd. Mr, Mat? thews was allowed to go ami wa9 recog? nized to appear aguiust Browu when needed. Yesterday Brown was ho ba.tly od that be could not move and com plnmed of being very store. Ho wus committee to Bticb a time as he will bo able to appear. \i lion lliu < Bs 111 yil?ifc or lite yi or nine Hang like a pall over the mi if ace. of the eartn, it wib bo weil for y<ni Le:ore ventur? ing into iho raw vaporous air, charged, perhaps, with the tee ? of malaria or | r,i vocutiru of thu ini*ti twinges, to take a niiiexlussfiil ot Hosteller's Mioinncb Hitters, aud ik is au i I i y im solf iro n atmospheric iitrltienees i .mi. 10 health. if yon Imp, eu t.i get Knows i. tdo ted or rune I upon. i:bo the tum p- v nine mid am the rheumntfsni or a Oaug.-r us cold, ihe ngresa le warmth infuse i Into th ? olr u! i tttoi Py thni genial stouisoh.e, t> llivigornt big and roguoitio^ pr pertlos commend it to all appreciative of Ihe ttiot that pievuti lion i-> letter than rnra, Use tie H item for dysj optia. b lioutn i*a. nsrvou neu- and Itiduey trouble, sisk- he a ca jhs and debility. aiellmii Om to .Uase u < hauso la lite ? inn. The entire Stock ol tho Famous Shoe Store. 2*20 High street, is ottered for sale at cost,anil in some euse< far below cost. The name of tins well-known firm has been n household word to Iho >boo buying people of this section for the pust live years and the merits of their stock are easily answered when you consider their pheuotnoual success dur? ing their career. There will be a ehuugo in the firm on or about March 15th, aud until then we have to dispose of our cutiro stock regardless of cost prices. All parties having claims against said tirtn present them at once, und uli parties iudebted are requested to settle snran without deity at the Famous Shoo Store, 220 High street, tf i )ur spring stock of hats include- tho latest styles iu still', Fedora, tourist and cloth; in fact wo have any styles that you may wish. Iu children's huts we have an immense variety of the latest fads aud uovcitiee, for both girls and boys. Chas. lt. Welton .V Co., 332 and 384 High street. Itt'utl! Ilt-n.it!; Wa must have room. Three thousand yards beautiful spring ginghams, re? duced from 12c to Gc per yard; 3,000 yards Turkey red table damask, re? duced from 25c to loo per yard; 3,000 yards extra tine all linen crash, reduced trom 10a to lie per yard, A. J. Phil? lips, under Oxford Hall. Charles H. Sturtcyant, funeral di? rector and embalmer.UOS Third street, corner ilatrison. mhiu-lm FURNISHES THE PROOF Unimpeachable Evidence That His Remedies Do Cure Dieeasc. (!.n. A. IL Catlih, formerly Deputy Sur? veyor of the port ol New V< rk, is a veteran of tliu army ?n I n vvell-known Uepubliean politician He ? ays: ' l or vear? 1 suffered Ironii atarih. Tim winter my condition was terrible. I consulted luuuy well-known spe? cialists, hut tailed to obtain any rel or uuui 1 11?. tl .Munvon ? Catarrh Curt a. They com? pletely re*t?r?d Die ;o health," It. Ooorge V. Hm...?, 10 Treniont street, Ojii h i.toport .Mam.. - v? "1 use Man y 'ii ? Item ? u ? extensively in tuy i raotieu. 1 ha. e no\or m en nn? mortiiincs that cure so .im. 1,1 - an I tli 'roughly " Dr. K. it, Barue , la6H Weel avenue, Buf? falo, says: "A pal out of mine wan n gri at sufferer irom ilysnepaia, A y rjoiodies af? forded bim but i t'a relief, out sin.'e tak? ing altinyon'v Dj p peiu Onre ho !???? en* tirely recovered., ii space permittod hundrods of testi? monials eou it be prints I of tl osn ?Im lia-.e been euro I oi Itbeuiiiatism, Dyspepsia, U.tirrli, i I'Joey and l.ivor Coiuplainls. Asthma I'lOnobltis. Cong r and Dolus, ami ail lorins oi nervous diaon on lluuyon'e lletUOitirS art aiuiOHt .natnntly. speedily uriu; the most obstiuate chips. KbanuialUni eure I in in m ono to tliien oats 1 >yspepiia ami all biomuob troulilti quickly rolieved. Catarrh positively mreti. Headache cured in live minutes. Nervous diseases promptly onred. Cou.ln aud Colds effectually eureil, ami Ki iuey Tro ;? bles, I'iles. Neuralgia, Asthma ami all Female < omplatnts iiuiekly eureil. 'I l.oso remedies are .old br all druggists, im ?tlv f ir '.:?'?? per vinl Mtiuyon's Vitali/.cr nupnrta now Ii e an I v gor to weak mil del. Mated men. in e. 41. I'bOKO who are iu .Ion'it as to the mitiirr of tin. r ilisi'H^eB should address I'rof. .Mun? von. ir.'ifi Arch itreot, I'liiladelphia,giving mil aim in ii ? o theirdiaeaae. I'rof. Nun yon "ill carefullydiagnoie tin- .-a <? i.mlKlvo v.. i tlio I uuoiit of in.- udvioa absolutely trno of all eharg . Tho ItoutedieM will I 0 acut to auj a Idreaa on rocs pt ..f retail urlao. The Well InUiutloned Mistake. Tho well Intcntloned muu overheard two women talking togother In tho cable car, uml he Immediately letdown tho por? tale of Ilia ears, for tho well Intention?il man always goes about with u lifelong hunger in his heart tu Insert himself Into the nlTnlrs of other peoplo. "I tell you ho Is o perfect tyrant," eald woman No. 1. "I haven't u doubt of It," Bnya woman No. v.". "I will listen to this pour woman's tale," thoupht tho well Intuntloued man, "and perhaps 1 may bo ablo to assist the I poor soul." ''Yes, ho U a regular tyrant and despot. I Ho linn no mercy on mo whatever, lie tubs tliewhulo house like a regular czar.'1 "Of course he dues," sold woman No. 3. "I ahull have to olTer my services to this poor downtroddou woman," thought tin. well Intcntloned mini. "Yes, ho rides over the whole of us rough shod, uml sometimes when he gets on the rampage ho breaks everything he con lay Ida hands on." "Madam," said tho well Intcntloned man, who could stund It no lunger, "mini urn, my services uro ut your disposal. Let ioo go to your homo and Intercede with your tyrannical husband." "He iri. i my husband ut rill, you sim? pleton,'" snapped woman No. 1. 'He's my U nioutha,-old baby?bless his precious little auul!"?New York World. Bow to Make Stout Ilrtiwlnc Taper Troiu parent. This can bo done by simply brushing tho paper over with Canada balsam, thinned down when neoussary with u little oil of turpentine. Any paper ca? pable of thu transfer of n drawing in ordinary ink, pencil or wntor colors can be mado :is transparent as tho thin yollowish pnpur ut present used for trac? ing purposes. Tho liquid used is ben? zine. It at onco assumes transparency and permits of the tracing l>eiiig mndn and of ink or water colors being uacd on its sarfaco without running. Tho paper resumes its opacity as the benzine evapo? rates, and if tho tracing is not com? pleted tho requisite portion of tho pa? per must bo uguiu danipod with it. Jin High street, Portsmouth Insurance Cnmpauy'a building, next to Craw ford's, ia tho plac.o to buy shoes cheap and good. Call aud t ee. Li. C. Long & Hon._ H. U. Wiikius has jnst received a curgo of choice No. 1 stovo and nut coal. Phono '.Ms. of "Perhaps you would not think so, but a very largo proportion of iliseiso iu New York comes from carelessness about catching cold," says Dr, Cyrus Edson. "It is Blieb a sitmilu thing and to common that few people, unless it is u case of pneumonia, pay any utteutiou to a cold. There nro u great niuuy eases of catarrh aud consumption which have ti eir origin in tbia neglect of the ? m pleat precaution of every day life. Tbo most letiaible advice is, whuu you have ouo get rid of it as soon as possible. Uy all lneaus do not neglect it." Dr. Kdson docs not tell you bow to euro a cold, but wo will. Take Chamberlain's Cough remedy. It will relievo the lungs, aid expectoration, open the se? cretions aud soon oft'ect a permanent euro. 2S and Til) cent bottles for sale by ull druggists._ Miel, n NlorU. Its immensity is surprising. Spring novelties in miiik for old ami youug. Suits in every shado aud stylo, high and low prices, raneinu from 8?. $ti, $7 to S'i.j. Just received a cam of child? ren's oombination suits, two pants and cap, at pupulur prices. Look out for tbo greatest suit of the age, our blue Middlesex waterproof suits. Levy & Jaoobi, 200 High atreet? A TOUGH PIECE OF HUMANITY. rhn Animated Old Hunt; Against Whtoll mn Ionnr?nc? Company Uu. Tliin is tho way n mail named Qsiuefl of St. Peter, Minn., got tho better of an insurance, company: Many yours ngo Mr. ("iainoH insured his lifo for $3,000. Aftor many years of payment of $90 a year prurninm, at the, ago of 70 years bo asked the officers of tho company how much they would pay him to enncol his policy. They offered him $9,000. Ho re? fused to take it, httt made them this proposition, "If you will give mo $410 n your until death, which is $s a week, 1 will caucel tho policy." "Agreed, " said the company, which thought it had it cinch in its favor, as ho would not livo mauy yours. Since that time Mr. Haines has lived IK years, nnd tint company has paid hiiu his yearly stipulation of $410, which up to this tiuio has amounted to $7,488. Tho saving of the $'J0 premium in tho 18 year-, and tho interest malt" it tho snug stun of over $18,000 that tho old mau gained by his bargain. Mr. Oninus is well preserved nt. ss and bids fair to re? ceive) many more payments at the hands of tho company, which struck it tough pioco of human timber upon which to baso its calculations. ? ChieugoTrlbuuo. Helen Keller. That romarkable child, Holou Kel? ler, is in New York, and it was my good fortuuo to meet, hor ut tho houso of a frioud. She is a young girl in her teens now nnd is much better informed than most girls of her ttge, though sho is blind and deaf. Sho was dumb its well, but has been taught tospoak, Her articulation is slow und strange, but it ia perfectly distinct. Of ooorso her ono sense is that- of touch, and she has de? veloped it to the highest cupaoity. A death mask of Keats wnu laid on hor lap, nnd passing her bunds nvor it sho expressed her admiration fur tho ovi duucea of intellect thnt sho found in it Sho oven detected tho smile that parts tho lips of the dead poet. A bust of Na? poleon was also given to her. After passing her hands gently over it sho recognized tho fentnres nud said that sh'a thnngnt it must have buen made during his victorious tlays, for tho ex prussion was less anxious than in ono sho had "seen" a day or two before. Not only has this child tt most remark; nbla mind, but she niUBt huvu bud tho most careful training, for sho is not merely well informed, but cultivated. ?Critio Lounger. Dnetnrlnrr Ten Leave*. According to tho polico roports, a firm in London was recently convicted of doctoring used tea leaven and soil? ing them for leaves which hail not yot been infused. Tho ingenious method adopted was to collect from largo res? taurants spent leaves and to subject them to a kind of withering process. This was achieved by projecting them through u rcdhut iron pipo, out of which they caruo curled up and dried ready to hu resold?we trust not to tho restaurants from which they came, Tim business appears to have beeu a nourishing one, for it, came out In evi? dence that moro than 0,000 pounds weight of this "revived" tea had been sold in less than two mouths. Unfortu? nately for the, promoters oj! tho indus? try, nn old act of parliament has de? clared thnt. tho sale of spent toa leaves is illegal, nud so, for tho present, these leaves, except for what uso tho house? maid makes of them, must still romain a waste product.?Chambers' Journul. How to Mat; i- Sweet bread Salad. To make this for six peoplo soak threo swoutbreads in clear water for an hour. Then boil anil pick to pieces, removing all gristlouud fat. Break up into rather small pieces. Pour over this a rich may onnaiso dressiug. Lay on lettuce loaves. Brings comfort and improvement find tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet? ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced iu tho remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable nnd pleas? ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax? ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and levers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with tho approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid? neys, Liver and Bowels without weak? ening them anil it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is lor sale by all drug? gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man? ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is priuted on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and beiug well informed, you will not accept uuy substitute if offered. HONESTY IS IE BEST MISTI And such has been the policy of the Pioneer of the In? stalment Business of Norfolk. JohnB. Loughran 205 m 2C7 CHURCH SB It may savor of bad taste to sing our own praise, yet wc do so, without fear of contradiction, and each year, as our facilities increase, wo become better able to ac? commodate our friends and patrons. Such Liberal Terms Wen Never Ottered Bet?re ts He M People ot HortolfL $100 Mill 01 MS. $2 Down 000 $2 0? , % Ml Ol 6000S, $1.50 Domo and $1.50 o n FURNITURE In all of the latest styles and designs. MATTINGS 1 New Bregh and Beautiful* SCE ? GHESTS! CARPETS, RUGS. HP OIL CLOTHS. REMEMBER The Liberal Terms Offered) john b. mm. 205 and 207 Church S%\ in endless variety, refrigerators ?AND?