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Queer Instance of Insanity Caused
by Football.
One of Carpmael's Eccentricities is
His Belief that His Wife is Men?
tally Unsound. Violent Exer?
cise Injured His Nerves
and He Kicked Her.
The developments in tho case of the
Toland medical student, E. D. Oarp
rsrf?l of Berkeley, who is seeking to
havo his wife sent to an insano a>sylnm,
reveal oue of the straugest instances of
mauiu in tho history of insanity.
According to Mrs. Carpmnel, hor hns
band is insane, and one of tho eccentric?
ities of hiB mania is his belief that his
vrifo is nnsonnd mentally.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Carpmael aro
English people. Mrs. Carpmaol says
that three, yonrs ago her husband rhstrio
nlated at the University of Ijondon
with great honors nnd promised to bo
r.no of tho brightest students at that in?
stitution of learning. He was youiiK and
of> very fine and delicate nervous Organ?
isation. Ho became infatuated with
football and played with great /.est. The
violent exercise injured his nerves nud
has played sad havoc with his mind. It
was shortly after their marriage three
years sro that Mr. Carpmael took to
playing footbnll. Up to that time ho
had treated his wife lovingly and with
deep respect. Bnt after he began to in
dnlge so much in football bis wife ob?
served a change in his manner. His
sleep was fitful, and his mind became
overwrought.
He grew moody at times, and when
his wife noticed his peculiarities and
tried to help him be became apprehen?
sive and intimated to his friends that he
thought his wife's mind was becoming
deranged
Thirags went on this way for some
timo until one. night ho kicked bis wife
crusTry. She realized that ho was not in
I'M right mind and kept tbo matter se?
cret-. .
In other ways his mauiu. Mrs. Carp?
mael says, begun to assert itself. Final?
ly his health began to fail, and he was
induced to leave college and Enslaud
aud eonio to America. The young stu?
dent and his wife went to California.
For awhile Iur treatment of his wife
was better, and she looked forward to his
complete recovery.
Some timo after he tried to introduce
tbo Rugby style of football game in San
Francisco and became well known in
collego sporting circles. His insruio
treatment of his wife returned, she says,
with the renewal of football playing.
Finally shu had to defend herself, and
he left her one night and did not return
for three months.
Worry and abuse and lack of fetid?
for" he spent tho main part of tho allow?
ance on himself, Mrs. Carpmaol Rays?
had made her an invalid. But sick and
weak, with two little children, showent
out to make her living in San Francisco
and got a position, working for 2? cents
u day.
After three months he returned and
for awhile seemed to bo getting better.
But- again his peculiar malady came
back, and his treatment of his wife be?
came unbearable. She tried to reason
him into his old gentleness and gallant?
ry, but he grew nt< tody.
Ouo morning, after one of these spells,
ho began an action in San Francisco for
divorce.
Friends of the family now thought it
?was timo to interfere, and the news was
sent to Carpmael's father in London.
-Ho sent a reply to Dr. Shiels of San
Francisco, staling that if his son did not
recall the suit his allowance should be
stopped.
Dr. Shiols is a friend of Student Carp?
mael's father. Thu latter, realizing that
his son's mind was, temporarily at least,
disturbed, had been sending the money
mouthly to Dr. Shiels, to bo given to
the young rnau. Dr. Shiels communicat?
ed tho message to tho student, und it
had the desired effect. He withdrew the
divorce proceedings. Ho was alto in?
duced to givo up footbalL
"Ho has not kicked me since he
Stopped playing football," said Mrs.
Carpmael recently, "but in many other
ways his actions show that his mind is
becoming more disturbed. I am willing
that he should havo a divorce. It eeems
to mo it would bo better.
"At tho medical department Mr.
Carpmael is makiug a particular study
of insanity. Ono of his nianius is to ana?
lyze my traits in his theses as indica?
tions of insanity. Ha has taken mo into
his confldeuco ut times and told mo ho
was going to outline my pathologicnl
condition to tho professors und see what
could be douo for me. I havo looked at
his papers after they have been marked
"by the professors, and in every instance
the instiuicos of insanity founded uj>on
his observances of mo havo been marked
as being erroneous.''?San Francisco Ex?
aminer.
Jack Autor Will Not Race.
There is a lot of tulk about Jack Astor
going to make his debut on the running
turf with a great stable and all that sort
of thing, but you con depend on it ab?
solutely that ho will do nothing of tho
kind this season.
What ho may do another season is
quite another thing, but the present sea
ton will not 6oo the Astor colors on the
turf.?New York Recorder.
ASS There'* No Appeal From That.
Down in Kentucky every injured hus?
band promptly appeals to the Colt of
fcu* resort, ??^Mugtoj? ..Ptwk
HIS NAME TO BE HONORED.
(l. Monument to Bo Krectcd to tho Mem?
ory of Fraud* Scott Kot,
[Special Correspondence.]
Baltimore, May 21.?Visitors enter?
ing the couiotory lit Frederick City, Md.,
notice n well worn path leading to the
center of the grounds, where a tall flng
polo stands, from which usually floats a
largo Amoricau fing. Near its base aro
tho humbly marked grstves of Francis
Scott Key and Mary Tayloo Key, his
wife.
It may not ho generally known, but
tho aafhor of "Tho Star Spangled Bun
uer" formerly lived near this placo, at
Pipo Creek.
Whilo Francis Scott. Key wroto and
published a volume of poems his fame
will rest secure on tho merits of tho one
matchless national hymn with which his
name will be forever associated.
Onthe 18thof September, 1814, Fran?
cis Scott Key visited tho British fleet,
off Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, to
arrnngo for an exchange of prisoners
and was detained for u time, lost he
should report tho preparations then in
progress for au attack upon tho fort
The "bombs bursting in the uir" which
ho saw that night gave him inspiration
to compose the poem which has done
more to waken u ue patriotism tluui any
other which has yet been ?teil.
Since his death, in lS-*d, little has
been done to honor his memory. Sever
nl years ago?about lHiin?an associa?
tion was formed at Frederick, Md., to
collect funds and erect u suitable nionu
t11k fuax? is scott kky okavks.
mont, but the approaching civil war
prevented its accomplishment. Tho
funds then collected wore carefully pro
served, however, and iu lH'.M tho Key
Monument association was reorganized,
and active measures were adopted for
the early completion of this long delayed
tribute to tho memory of the loved po< t
The governor of Maryland has strong?
ly indorsed this association anil its plans
and has appealed to the governors of all
other states to give this work their np
proval and assistance. Tho association
asks the schools of tho entire country to
incorporate somo recognition of the serv?
ices of Francis Scott Key in the patri?
otic exorcises of Flag day, June 14. and
to forward to them small contributions
for the monument fnnd. They propose
to place tho names of all donors in the
crypt of the monument. To assist in
such exercises they have prepared a
pamphlet containing many interesting
things about Francis Scott Key, which
may be obtained free by any one who
will send a i! cent stamp for postage to
the Koy Monument association of Fred?
erick, Md. W. H. Breabsley.
Tho nnlry Armadillo. '
Villa Hates, Paraguay, May 2.?In
all the history of mammalism there is
not one so curiously cunning as tho hairy
armadillo. It is found all over the val?
ley cd' La Plata, in South America. Bo
cause of its peculiarly interesting meth?
od of obtaining food it is probably the
most interesting animal that naturalists
seek for. but it is very seldom that an
opportunity offers to watch the armadil?
lo killing its prey.
Recently Mi. "\V. H. Hudson, CM.
Z. S.i was favored with stu b mi exam?
ple, and it was of such a curious nature
that it deserves to be refold. tine day,
while hunting up specimens close to Ba
hia-Blanca, near Cape Corrientes, in the
Argentine Ropublio, his attention was
drawn to a peculiar dnol of hissing and
grunting, as if a big snake und a hog
were in encounter. But it was not so.
A small blacksuako, probably three feet
long, was ooilcd up on a stone n short
distance away. Suddenly a bait y arma?
dillo appeared on tho scene and trotted
directly toward tho snake.
h was then the hissing and snorting
began. But the snake, in apparent ter?
ror, at once began to glide away. In?
stantly the armadillo rushed toward it
and squatted upon the snake's body, the
sharp shell-like body covering holding
the reptile tightly while the process of
killing it went on.
It happened in this way: The arma?
dillo at once set to work to kill or be?
numb his victim. He swayed his body
backward and forward and sideways
"with a regular sawing motion," thus
lacerating tho snake at every movement
with the keen edges of his bony covi r
ing. Tho little snake struggled tobe
free nud bit savagely at its aggressor,
bnt tho bites made no impression, and
very soon tho i>oor reptile gave up the
unequal contest, nnd when the arma?
dillo ceased his seesaw motion the snake
was dead and "very much mangle L"
The armadillo at once began to feed
upon his dead victim. He took the toil
iu his mouth and slowly progressed to?
ward tho head; but, finding that about
one-third of the snake sufficed his appe?
tite, ho left tho remainder and trotted
away. Tho peculiarity of this perform?
ance was that a moment afterward the
naturalists could find no trace of the
armadillo. A, R. McCrilus.
Ribbons Iimtcad of Cuff ituttoua.
Much curiosity has been aroused in
London hir the costume Ve#u Tille*
THE OLD HIGH WHEELS.
They ii?t? Disappeared From Karth, bat
Where Are They Now? i
What has become of all the big wheel
bicycles that oust $100 and $125 and
wore frequently seen on the toads before
tho "snfoty" was invented? This is a
question that many people have been
uskiug in vain. Ask a junkman. Ho
will toll yon that a bicyole, no matter
how old, is never sold for junk. Ask the
bicyclo agent. Ho will tell yon ho
doesn't know. Ask tho bicycle rider him
solf. Ho will toll you that only now
and then is one of thorn to be seen on
tho road.
In tho secondhand bicycle shops a fow
of tho big wheel machines are still to bo
seen. They aro the worst kind of a drug
on tho market, being offered for $10 and
$10, with fow takers. Tho negroes in
the south, however, havo boon buying
up these machines, which uro just with?
in their means, and tho bicyclo craze
has struck Blackvillo.
Many people think that the big wheel
bicycles havo all been made into bird?
cages, which have lately boen very
cheap. Others believe that they have !
found their way into corsets and crino?
line, which uko up a lot of wire. While
this may bo true to a small extent it is
yet afoot that some parts of the old ma?
chines have boon niudo ovor for use in I
safety bicycles. Tho hubs could so be
usod and parts of tho handle bars. But
the rubber tires, tho big backbone, tho
littlo hind wheel and othor parts havo
been thrown in tho ash heap and are to
bo scon here and there rusting in back
yards or gathering dust in an attic or
Btoreroom. Tho progressive growth of
bicycles can bo identified from stage to
stago as readily ns was tho rise of man
from the ape by his skoleton.?New
York World.
Thlnkn Sho Is n Nnake.
Thoro is a negro girl near Crawfords
ville, Oa., who says sho is a snake.
Sho coils and writhes about like au nd
dor. Doctors sny that she is nervously
affected and from the teachings of some
ono sho has been led to believe that sho
has a shake about her person.?Albany
Herald.
A Shame.
A Missouri legislator threatens to sue
a St. Louis paper for charging that he
goes fishing on Buudny. Wo hope he will
recover large damages. It would bo a pity
if a statesman couldn't go fishing with?
out tho papers telling his wife all nboyt
it. ?Chicago Dispatch._
Woshlnc Linen With I'etrolcuui,
The system of washing linen with
petroleum which is customary in parts
of Russia has recently been introduced
iuto a German military hospital. Fif?
teen grains of petroleum are added to 2C
pints of water containing ?oap and lyo,
Mid tho linen is boiled in the mixture.
Comfort, Cheer,
Contentment.
These three C's are in?
valuable in Life. To make
sure of them all, use
'S
Porous Plaster
whenever you have a lame
back, sciatica, stiff joints or
any similar pain or ache.
If Tun Alnnyi insist upon having "All
'?*'>." ) j? will r.evci b* Jiupucintcd.
Allcock's Corn Shields,
Allcock's Bunion Shields,
Itjve no equal .. ;> relief and cure for eomi
and bunions.
Brandreth's Pills
nro a safb. reliable remedy for bilious
headache and similar troubles.
CARTER;
ITTLE
f-l-k Headache and relieve all the trouble* incl
denl to a bilious state of the system, such a*
mulness. Nans**. Drowsiness, Distreu after
eating. Fein In the Side, &e While their most
ruiuumaole success has lie en shown in cut in ??
ITpadaehe. yet CanTsn'e LrrriJC Liren Tu LS
ore equally valuable In Constipation, curing
and preventing this annoy Ins; complaint while
they also cor.--< t nil diNordrts of the stmiinch,
stimulate the liver and regulato thu bowels
llveu if they only cured
Arbo they would be almost priceless to thotto
who suffer from thi* distresslnc complaint!
but fortunately their goodness doca not end
here, and those who once try them ?rill lind
theso little p iiu rahtable in .v> many ways that
thev will not be willing to du without them.
Hut alter All sick head
.. ACHE
Utnebane of soinanv lives that hen- Is w here
we make our prent bonst. Our pills cure it
while ethers do net.
Carter's LrrTMC l.tvr.n Tum are verv small
and very easy to take. (me or two pills make
n dose. They nro strictly vegetable and do
not gripeor purge. i?it by their gentle action
Pleas., all who (Me them. In vinls at fi?centa,
nvo for $1. Sold everywhere, or scut by tnuaV
CABT2R MSE1CI11E CO., Miw tor*.
UPI MIk Small Fries.
You Will
never need"another dose of Dyspepsia Medicine
after a meal, if your food is cooked with Cottolene,
the new vegetable shortening, iustcad of lard.
Cottolene aids the digestive powers?lard destroys
them, which will you choose? The genuine
Cottolene is identified by this
trade mark?steer's head iu eot
tou-plant wreath?on every pail.
Made only by ,
Tho N. K. Falrbank Company,
ST. LOUIS and CHICAGO.
A. WRENN 8c SONS
?OFFER AT THEIR WAREROOMS,?
to 30 Union Street,
At Lowest Price.'
Traps, Surries,
ftockaways, Extensions,
Phaetons, Buggies, &c/
?ALSO FULL LIKE OF?-i
Seel
Their
It is iftEST FOR
UGGY THE
UILT MONEY
At Louisville, Ky., Last Week
RECORDS IN CLISS "ft" NE SECURED
-ON
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Keep Your Eye on the Crimson Rims.
Derber&er Hides a Crimson Rimmer.
white & Bauson, sole flpis, 151 plain st, WorfoiL
& TURKISH ?ND RUSSIAN BATHS, iff
(h Corner Church and Hute Streets. (h
|Open till Midnight. Sundays till 8 P.M.|
%j% Hours Reserved for Ladies. Fridays, 8 A. M.; 4 P. M. (Ji
W PHONE 784 and 243. VAN TEI.BURG HOFMAN, Manager. \l)
What We Claim.
We eia:m tbftt onr a'.oik of MEN'S BOYS' nn ! CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
If unBurpAB?- J m to 8H'L.K. yt'Al.IlY and l'KIGE, au.l think a eil 1 will con?
vince you Of tbi) reel.
Onr two Moor* .re jnjt loaded with r.hoica bargain! for Boms duo?why
not ou
Uoii t forget tb* fact that wa :ir> still headquarter! for SWPF.T, ORR .t
CO.'6 WORKING l ANld and OVERALLS, i/.vtry pair warranted not to rip.
V,-, MAIN STREET, SOUTH BID"
for sale:.
.ceo eo-ouon sm Cannes. 500.000 eoskeis.
r4G00 C?b?oae croies. 50,wH) 10110?$.
53,000 Br?*?i'?3ls? J>riiS>'.
100,000 Barrel Covers, ?12.50 Per $1.000.
f'onie and see our ftool-? before yon pnreha?e, and remember
We nie in a poaition to < kn c .r.. of you uuder nil conditions.
A petita and middle mm can't ilo it. Ooodn for wnter trado at
vaieln.uao. Mi: oull u ,h - wharf.
FARMERS' MANUFACTURING CO.,
ap?8 CONNER CHAPEL and CALVERT STREETS.
YOU WILL FIND ME RIGHT IN IT FOR
Men's and Boy^' Clothing.
a
Shirts, Half-Hose Neckwear,
Rubber CIQilting and Macintoshes,
Handkerchiefs and Suspenders.
Collars, Cnfps and Umbrellas,
NegUgee and White Shuts,
Dar Coats, Wa|tcr Jackets and Aprons,
Sweaters, Underwear and Jewelry.
Clothier and Gent's Furnisher, 162 Main Street.
Good Stuff Being Sold Cheap.
Ladies' Bleached Lisle Thread Richelieu Ribbed, silk
trim med Vests, 25c; surely on each a saving of i2ic
1,500 yards fancy Dress Pique Stuff, sold in Boston" at
40c; we closed importer's stock, so here iaicyard.
900 pairs Ladies' Fine Stainless Black Lisle Thread Stock.
ings, plain and drop stitch, certainly 1-3 saved,25c pair.
Bicycle Corsets, usually $2.50, t;o close sample lot, $1.50.
Ladies' Silk Belts, with satiny silver finish b?ckt;, ige.
Men's Scarfs, not like quarter stuff/but choice styles, silk,
like half stuff, Tecks and 4-in-hands, 2 5c.
One case White Plaid Muslin, special drive, 5c a yard.
Books, most any Novel you want, 5c or 9c.
Bathing Suit Flannel, navy or gray, special, this, 20c,
Black Surah Silk, great bargain, come soon. 39c.
China Silk sale, black, white, colors, 39c, 50c] yard wide,
superb quality, 75c.
Watt, Rettew & Clay
Ig Mammoth and Record Breaking Sale
L ?OF?
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NOW GOING ON AT
The Cannon Ball Clothing Co., 89 Main SI., Norfolk, Va, ?
We knve clways been regarded as tbe Kings of Low Fricei, but g,?
an ovor production compels us to make a Btill greater sacrifice. Wo a
must raise money, so without reservation $12,000 of our stock will be B"
closed oat within "{*
The Next Thirty Days. E
without fail. It will pay you to come a hundred miles to Bccttre some gi
of these extraordinary bargains?a obance you will never have again g_
in a lifetime, Merchants are especially invited to this great sale. We jj
will lone monoy ou every item sold, but to accomplish our object wo're |*
ready to make every sacrifice, am
Mod's Working Suits, strong and durable, S'2.:t7; Men's Suits, good B
quality, 83.25; Men's HusiueaB Snits, quite natty, $5: Men's Business *
butts, striolly all wool, $7,?0; Men's Diagonal Imported Worsted "II
Hints, 89.50; Boys' Knock About Suite, 65o; Boys'Suits, better quality, p'J
three styles, SI; Boys' Combination Suits, with extra Taute and Cap B
to match, 81.75; Boys'T?re Wool Suits. 4 to 16, 82.50; Boys' Knee _j|
Pauts, regular sizea, 4 to 14 years, lOo, l?o and 25c; Men's Office Ooutr, H?
20o. fig
GKNN?M BALL CLOTHING GQHIPfWY, t
89 Main Street, Norfolk, Va. B*
FOR SALE.
We offer -omo of the most desirable in?
vestments uo .? oh the m&rlcot.
No. 167 Uriiuliy htreot.
No. '.'2'J and 424 lime - eei :.
Teiiomi-nt rental r>roport:e< on ( liurch,
Smith,Willougliby. .Ismes nud ltoiloy streets.
Vacant iota oa "Dnomore. Brewer, I'rin
cen? Anne. i lunie, Hivcrsido. Windsor and
Now CivBtlo htio ta and l'nrk, Wlllonghbv.
Central and is avouuci, and many more at
l a iibert'a Point.
130 Bank street.
FOR REIMT
Cottuge at Virginia Iteaeb.
store 10 I'nlou street,
llo'iie bb Queen stroot.
lioiiHos on Uermnda street.
Houso IUI 1 toiiali atront.
Hu u ? avenue a. Hunteraville
Ufli i b and sleeping apartments on Granbf
stieet.
How of new ho.ibcs P. A.aveuus il>
tended.
No fi I.o' ril* a lane.
Ofljces on ground lloor. 90 Main utre I.
titled to unit applicants.
Second and ibid i ooia, 114 Wutor, suite*
bio for mil loft or cigar factory.
22 no I 24 1 ououurcli.
153 Qranby,
B?CHR?CH & BH??
Lowest
Hates T
Liberal
Advances T
OLD GOLD REFINERS AND ASSAYERS 1
WE PAY THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE FOR OLD GOLD.
1>0 not sacrifice Shy old gold that von may have, but ?rite US to call on you and Riv?
you our nricel We receive old gold from any par. of tho Unite 1 States, und it nrooun?
allowed U not satisirtOtory we pay express cbiirgea both way* aud retarn pftcUago in sum*
condition as reeeived.
S. ?achracli & Bro.>
1550 Clitii'ch Street. _,
Are the Highest of All High Grades.
Warranted tuporlor to any Bicyole bnilt in tho world, r^gardle^s ot
price uo not be induced to pay more money for nn inferior wnceV
insist on having the Waveriv. ????? aud gnsr.inteod by tha ludiaoh
[ Bicycle Co., a million dollar eonoern, whose bond ia an goo 1 hb gold.
21 LB. BOOBOBEB, f85. '21 LR LADIES', ?70.
|W. N. WHITE, EtafcOlsJlsiv?
my lH-tn.th.sn.22t
RUPTURE OF R1EN, WOfllEN UND CHILDREN
Permanently Cured in Thirty Days.
No Knife. No Pain. No Honey Until Cured.
186 Mal.? Street, Every Tcesday and Saturday from to A. M. to i P. M.
Beginning May 7th, 1805.
?^ ?OLK RUPTURE CURS ?E
