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WANTETD.?A good canvasser for
"STanspton and vicinity. iCJood cont?
ra is* ion. Address E. B. K6BD, Atlan?
tic tllote!. Newport News, V?. JaZl-Stp
WE. Owen, who has been appolnt
., "? od in place of- R. R. Claiborn,
rcsffM'Cd, of ?ampton Cabinet. No. G47.
American Mutual Bene-flt Society, would
respectfully ask all members to call and
settle Litres. before Jan. 15th, 1898. All
members 'who have been suspended
would db well to call and be reinstated,
W. E. OWEN. Cashier.
Office No. G Queen St.. Hampton.
. Jan 8-lm._
OYSTER MEN,
SAVK YOUR MONBY BY <5(HNO TO
.TAMKS JIIU. NEAR HAMPTOJJ
WHAItP, KOK MOUKK'? TON?
SHAFTS. PRICKS T<? SUIT.
EVERY PAIR WAIPRAKTKB
MAKING A STOVE
is an operation that re?
quires a great deal o'f capital and quite
a let of bruins. It is th.- proper combi?
nation uf these two things that makes
good stoves possible at the ridiculously
low prices of today.
We get our stoves only from the most
prominent and reliaible makers?those
who cannot afford to send out an
Irapettfect stov.;, and whose success, in
business has proven the efficiency of
'their product. Don't get along >viih an
old rattle trap When such a small
ahwuntl of money will g.t a perfect
heater or Cooker.
Geo M. Richter,
No. B Queen street. Hampton. Va.
S- J. Brown. G. B, floagland,
Brown & Hoagland,
Law, Collection & Real Estate,
Offi-.e opposite Popular avenue,
PHOEBUS, V/*.,
'HAVE
Ltts H-iBi M mm Ten
from $10.00 to $500.
"Hoagland,"
West Hampton. 250 feet from raUroad
track.surtounded by four junction roads
Honey Loaned lor Bunding Purposes
on the most liberal terms. Plans and
^specifications furnished graturtuosly.
Address Lock Box 225, Hampton, Va.
E. G. Darden.
A chance at any time to get tlie
worlh of your money. We don't
J"ve prize packages and then over
change for our goods.
Our stock consists of
Dress Goods,
7V\iIlinery,
Notions,
Boots,
SHoe-s, &c
E. G. DARDEN,
N. E. Cor. King and Queen Sts
HAMPTON, YA.
?JAS. IV!. GUMMI MG,
Reil Estate and Rental ftgent,
22 E. QUEEN ST. HAMPTON, VA
novG (5m
P. B. MESSENGER,
General * Garunter,
?T ?MANt*A(!TCRER OF
BUILDERS' SUPPLIES,
Frames, Sash, Blinds & Doors,
Mantels and
uiaT-iy Mouldings. I
Queen Street, HAMPTON. VA.
~> r> Boz. lot._
A Chance
Of a Life Time.
Notice this great reduc?
tion in Blankets this week
at -
T. A. Gooke's.
Ali Wool Blankets that
sold for $7.00 now going
at $5.00.
All Wool Blankets that
sold for $5.00 how going
at $4 00.
A beautiful Grey Blanket
that did sell for $3.00 now
$2.50.
A la"ge line of Counter?
panes very cheap. The
price will astonish you.
A beautiful Pillow Case,
3(5x4:5 inches, made of best
cotton, for 15 cents.
Big drop in prices of Un?
derwear. Now is the time
to buy.
Come and see for j'onr^elf.
X. ?. Cooke
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Market Quotations From the
Leading; Business Centers.
NEW YORK -MONET MARKET.
NOT YORK, Jan. 2a.?Money on call
easy at'1\?@2 percent.; last loan 2 pr
cent.: prime mercantile paper 2@3% per
cent.; sterling exchange easier with act?
ual business in bankers' bills at $4.84%
?4.84% f-.T demand and) at $4.82%?
4.82% for sixty days;' posted rates $4.83
?4.83% and $4.85%@4.86; commercial
bills $4.82; silver certificates 56% ?57%:
bar silver 56%; Mexocan dollars 45;
government bonds weak: state bonds
tjulet; raiflrcaiji bonds strong.
NEW TOWK, Jan. 211.?Substantial
fractionoil losses were the rule on the
stock exchange today. Sugar and Met?
ropolitan, stteet railway w._re notable
excepi-iions. showing gains of %@2
points respectively. Sugar's strength
was attributoible to Washington advic s
that Hawaiian annexation was improb?
able and Metropolitan Street Railway
adlvur.col. on talk of further extension.
A drstuibing element In speculation was
the grav... apipearance of the Chinese sit?
uation, with Japon mt bclizing her forces
an.l France reinforcing her Pacific fleet.
Another matter that attra. ted consld
ernib'l. ? attention was the announcement
from Washington thUt a vote would be
tak:n next Thursday on the Teller res?
olution. Commission, houses seemed
the principal seHlers during the day and
th re were large realizations in North?
ern Pacific preferred, which receitd 1
point. Talk off the increased likelihood
of tihe consolidation of tTie lecol gas
companies brought abVirt an apprecia?
tion in value of 1% p r cent, in Consoli?
dated Gas. *
The total-sales of stocks today were
467,700 shares.
The leading stocks closed as follows:
Atchison. 124
Baltimore & Ohio. 124.
Canada Pac. lie . 89?
Canada Southern. 53
Chesapeake & Ohio. VH
Ohieasro fc Alton. 1/554
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy.. 9!)*
C. C. C. & St. L. 33?
do do pref'd. 80
Delaware & Hudson . 110?
Delaware, Lack. & \V.151
K.rie (now). 144;
Port Wayne.?_.10*1
Great Northern prerd. 130
Illinois Central".. 10G
I>ake Sliore . 179
Louisville & Nashville. 55J
Manhattan L. 1174
Michigan Central. 1044
Missouri Pacilic. 3Sg
Mobile & >hio. 30
New Jersey Central. 924;
New York Central.112i
Norfolk & Western. 14
Northern Pacific.264
do pref'd. '13*
Pittsburg_. 1C84
Reading..'. 2U
Rock Island. 88J
St. Paul. 94*
do pref'd . 143}
Southern Pacific. . 20
Southern Railway. 8?
do pref'd ...". 304;
Texas & Pacilic. IIS
Union Pacilic tr. ret"., s. a. p., . 31-i
Adams Ex cress. 158
iiuerieau Express . 1184
United States Express. 41
Wells Parsjo Express. 112
American Tobacco. 8ti
do pref'd . 114
People's Was.. 054
Consolidated Gas. 185
(ieneral Electric. 35
Pacific Mail . 814.
PnUmau Palace. 175
Silver Certificates.. 50}
Sogar.~. 137
. do pref'd . 112i
Tennessee Coal & Iron. 244
Western Uuiou. ?Oi
Chicago Nojthwesteru. 1214.
do pref'd..'. 1(544
Chicago Great Western. 31*
CHICAGO MARKETS.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2L.?After davuncing
a cent Kday an the remairkablf strength
of English markets, wheat flattened out
and closed unchanged' for May. but
July h.ld %?% cent of its gain. Heavy
Argentine shipments rather took the
wind out df t'lK. bull's sails. Corn and
oats showed-a little more activity, but
substantially no changes in price. Pro?
vision.* closed unchanged to 7% cents
higher.
WHEAT? Open high Low Closed
Jan 94? 94} 931 94
May 92? 92J 92? 01 ?
Julv 84? S4i 84 b4i
CORN?
Jau 27 274; 27 27
May 294; 294. ?8i 29
JuiV 30j 304. 30 30
OATS?
Jan 23| 24 ' 23? 23?
May 224 224 22 J 224
PORK ?
Jtui 9.(15 0.?5 9.05 9.G5
May 9.72? 9.874 9.024 9.774
LARD?
Jtui 4.741; 4.724 4.70 4.70
May 4 82* 4.85 4.80 4.824
July 4.9i4 4.924 4.90 4.90
RlBS
Jan 4.721 4.721 4.724 4.70
May 4.824 4.874 4 80 4.824
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady; No. 2 yellow corn,
27(s?>4; No. 2epriug wheat, 87i(?i8S;
No. 3 spring wheat, 87?(ai91; No.
2 red, 08@94; No. 2 corn,274; No.
2 oats, 23@23; No. 2 white, 25; No.
3 white, 24.4.@25; No. 2 rye, 45; No.
2 barley, 2(i4@<9; No. 3 ?; No. 4 ?
-;No. 1 ilttx seed; 121@125}; prime
timothy seed, 2.70; iuess pork per
barrel 9.(55(2:9 (574; lard perlOO p?nuds
4.75@4.80; short rihs sides (lo-ue)
4.57i@4-87; dry salted shoulders
(boxed), 4?@5; short clear sitles,
(boxed),4.80(j$5.10; whiskey, distillers'
fiuislied goods, per galiorj, 119.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BA'LTIMOR'E, Jan. 21.?'Flour quiet;
unchanged.
Wheat easier; spot, month and Feb.
9?%@9'8%; May 94%; No. 2 red 94% ?95;
Southern wheat 4>y sample 94@99%; do
^ grade 95?99.
Corn 'firmer; spot, month and Feb.
32%?32%; steam** mixed 31%@31%;
Southern white corn. 29@3t; do yellow
28?33.
?ats firm; No. 2 white 23%@30; No.
2 mixed 28 sales.
Rye firm; No. 2 nearby 52%@52%; No.
2 Western 63-%?5S%.
Hay steady: choice timothy $13.00.
Grain freights very dull; unchanged.
Sugar strong; unchanged.
?Butter quiat; fancy crtamery 21; do
imitation 16@17; do lalle 15; gocd ia'tlfle
13@14; store packed 1E@14.
Eggs r.uiet: unchanged.
Cheese steady; unchengedi
Whiskey unohe.nged.
NEW YORK CXyrrON MARKET.
NEW YORK, Janl~21.?CoJton futures
closed qukt; sales 88,100 bales. Jan.
j 566; FeJ>. 565; Mart* 568; April 571;
\ Mey 574; June 577; July 581; Aug. 584;
j Sept. 586; Oct. 587; Nov. 590.
I NEW YORK, January 21.?The pres?
ident of the police board of New York
today announced that he would increase
the force nearly 1,600 and the detective
bureau will be increased 300.
THE 'MARKS SSIOWBD IT.
iMattie?'Maud doesn't show her ug? at
all, d'oos she?
j Ella?iNo; but you can see where *.he
scra'tened it out of the raanlly Bible.?
'Chicago Newa.
$i?nijttoat 33are?as8,
?f|e Sailij Press*
Sing Street, nearQue?n, opposite the
new post of flee
AH news letters tor publication In
this department should be addressed
to Daily Prtss Bureau, Hampton. -
The Dally Press will be found for
sale every morning at the following
places:
Hampton?Postoffice news stand,
Colbert's booh store, and at the King
street office.
Old Pclin t?Baulch's stationery and
book store, Hygeia Hotel and Oham
berlin Hotel.
Sherworxi Hotel
SATURDAY, JA'NlUASY 22, 1S98.
GIVE HljU CHANCE
A Cors3rvative View of the
King Street Grant.
PRAISE FOR MR. DARLING
Plea for the Improvement of Town und
County Roads. Becepi I. o 'o Ki-v and
Mrs. McLaughlin. Other Mat?
ters of Interc-Bt.
A gentlemen whose name is known to
almost erv-ery citizen in Elizabeth City
county, and woo lb noted for his fa?r
n-.ss in the consideration of all questions
mt putaMe interest, yesterday gave ex?
pression to the following views upon
tlhe King street' francMbe:
"In the matter of conferring street
privileges for railway purposes." said
he, "I am in favor every time of giving
Mr. Dueling the preference. No man
has done as much ?V>r the town and
cc4jnly"as he. He built the Hampton
and Old PcJint Railroad at a time when
trie investment of the iarge amount of
money re-quired' 'to start it involved a
niisk of great magnitude. When he be?
gan running his cars Hampton and
Pho-'bus were much smaller towns than
they are now, ajid hence It was many
months berore' he began to feel that he
had not don: about the same thing
as carrying his cash to 'the nearest do- k
and tosising it overboopi. I do not mean
to be understood as saying that I know
anything concerning the earnEngs of the
road now. The population, thanks lie to
Mr. Darling's enterprise, has increasui
at a rapid rate during the past ten
yea:s, and of course it lb reasonable to
suppose that he has profited by it. But
I am not prepared' to say that the road
is meeting the expense of running it anrl
the interest on the money Invested.
"Now. in. view otf the foregoing facts,
and fi?r other reasons' which I might
mention, I would, were I a member of
thv- council, favor Mr. Darling a:bove
other appiicantfe for public privileges,
all things belngequal. But I do not T>.
fie-ve that the ordinance granting him
the use of King sfiee't shouf'i hove be n
disposed tif without first giving- du
notive of its pend.ir.cy. I would have
given any and al. other persons who wy
that they want to lu"i'.a ra'l'.road a fair
chance to pres-nt their claims. Hod
sueh a course been pursued the com?
ment an'i" vll'.scussion that followed the
aetibn of the council would not have
been heard."
Tt 'is learned that the rails now in use
between the Mill Creek bridge ami the
Sherwood Hotel at Old Point will be
taken up and laid down on King street.
Th'is stretch of road on account of un
eontrolabk- kinks In the tails has. it is
said, 'been the source of annoyance for
some time. The uneven condition of the
track causes the cars, when at full
spefd. to rock in a manner which is
anything but pr-asant to the passen?
gers. The 'trouble was practic-nlly over
come several! months! ago, but Mr.
OuaekeiiUiush who was in charge of
Mr. Darling's construction department,
f..und it impossible to entirely eradicate
it. New stvel rails will replace the ofi
ones.
TOWN AND COITLVTY ROADS.
Strong Plea for th.- Improvement of the
Public 'Highways.
Ed.i'tor Daily Prtas:
Now that the question of paving our
main streets and' putting in a proper
system at seweivge is Iwing agitated,
let us all do what we can to keep th*
ball lolOisig.
To those of us who are especially 5n
terest.d. it almost seems as though
Providence was trying to inYpress the
fact of this gr at need upon all obdurate
or doubting m-ir.ds by the continued
rains of the lost week or two, thereby
making our main thoroughfare, with its
mird and -ft' th, a shame and reproach to
us as a community.
While it is not to he denied'that there
are somt Obstacles to be overcome, the
merchants ami general tax-payers are
surely under -a delusion if they suppose
that good roads a:e not to their flnan. la'
advantage.
And when we think or the outlyittg
farms and se ttlements of which Hamp?
ton Is the centre, and from which our
merchants draw largeJy for their trade,
it would seem as though Farmers and
merchants alike would be equally inter?
ested that good roa'c.is should not b:
conftneti to the- town limits, taut should
extend to the country as well.
When Napoleon was spending millions
upon mffllions on bridges, canals and
roads, no douibt some of the FFreaieh peo?
ple wer., inclined to grumble, but today
the French natron lb reaping the bene?
fits of those liberal and wise invest?
ments.
A;e not gocd roads an economy In the
saying; of wear and tear on wagons an'.?
carriages as well as horse flesh, to say
not.Wir.? of our tempers?
Could we leave to posterity a better
legacy than a good system of sewerage
and a we.ll paved- street?
i If Hampton is to be the progressive.
un-to-date tewn we want It to be, can
I we afford, to fail behind in these two
! important matters, attention to which
I is everywhere noce1?!' d as a istamr> of a
hr-gh- r civilization', .morally, intellectu?
ally and commeiclallv?
A OHAtmVTJQUV.N.
Hampton, Jan. 21, 1898.
A CHURCH 'RECEPTION.
The Rev. Mr. McLaughlin, the new
past'O-r of the Presbyterian church, of
this flily. and Wi-s wife, were last night
accord-d a warnn welcome ?o their new
ft ItJ of labor. A reception and supper
were tendered- them at the parsonage
by the members of the Presbyterian
congregation and other Christian peopl
o.r the ci'ty. The pas-tors of the various
ohuriches Tepres^nied here were present. I
as was ailso thf ? "Rev. Mr. Welliflord and j
wife, of Newport News.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Messrs. Fuller and DuVis, of Bhoobus,
have leased the liar formerly connected
with the Barnes Hotel.
Attorney Francis F. Causey, who has
been m Washington on legal business
for several days, is expected! to return
this morning.
A small Are occurred at the rear oif
Mrs. (Lancer's home. Sn Pho-bus. yes
ter.iiay. It was extinguished by the
prompt response of the firemen. Dam?
age trifling.
Thieves visited the henroost of Mr. W.
H. ShackeKord, at the rear of his real
d--nee on 'Holt street, Thursday night,
and carried away five fine pullets.
A strong effort is being made to pre- i
vent the confirmation of Mr. John B. |
Kimberly as postmaster at Old Point.
M~. Kimberly is in Washington, it Is
sa'id. looking afctr his side of; the ques- j
tion.
Expressions of opinion he-re yeaterday
concerning the action of the advisory j
committee in. the case of Colonel J. 'N.
StuiHbs were few and far between. I
Ti.-se who spoke of it, however, ap?
pro vedi the verdict. Colonel Stubbs is
welS liked in Hampton, and Ms friends
were lh?p,fu1 that the advisory commit?
tee would not recommend his removal
as commander.
It Is -said that the meetings at the
West End 'Methodist church, which have
been In progress during the rast tiwo
weeks, may continue some time.
The Salvation Army have e cured the
use of the courthouse for their Sunday
servios.
tMr. R. H. Donney. son otf Mrs. Ella
Donney, formerly of this county, died
at his home 'in Houston Tex., on the
19th. "He w.is3? years old. Mr. Donney
was a nephew tfMr. Robert S. Hudgins
oif thlis city, andi a granOtson of Robert
Hudgir.ts, of Elizabeth City county.
WEEKLY 'P.1EVIBW OF TRADE.
Volume of Business Remarkable for the
Time of Year.
CBv Telegraph).
SEW YORK. ,T.i n. 2fc?it G. Bun &
Company's review of trade wd"J say to?
morrow:
"With a volume of business remarka?
ble for the time at year, 38 per cent,
larger than a year ago andl0.4 per c?nt.
larger than in 1S92 In payments through
(Hearing J-Jou'ses, it Ts not discouraging
that one or two industries are lagging.
The demand for most goods Is more
heavy for ihe season, manufacturing
woirks ar,? belter employed, and orders
bocVked and prospects for the future are
more encouraging than at any time this
season in any other year of wblch
equally definite records exist. Exports
of products continue -surprisingly heavy
In spite of some rise in prices. Treas?
ury re etpts from customs were larger
in twenty days of January than in th;
entire month of October or Novemb r
and apprehension regarding the mone?
tary future Is no longer fel.t outside of
speculative circles. Failures are consid?
er ably smaller than were ever bef-ore
known at this season, both manufactur?
ing and trading less thajn hoif last
year's.
"The rise of whiat above a dollar in
regular soles was not accomplished t>y
signs of speculative excitement. In
fact, the continuance of extraordinary
exports, 2.945,705 bushels, flour included*
for the week from Atlantic ports.against
1,573,236 last year, and for three weeks
9.002.493 bushels against 3.557.532 la=?!
year, besides 4.046,940 from Pacific ports
for three weeks, would give excuse for
high pries even if the corn exports
were not enttigh to suggest great for?
eign need, amounting to 9.270.1S9 bush?
els against dO.774,293 for three weeks.
The fact that cargoes of com were ship?
ped during ihe week to Egypt o-id Rus.
sia. the very countries upon .which Eu?
rope most teldes for breadsltuffs next to
the Unit-d States, affected trade not un
reasonalUIy.
"Just when unprecedented production
of pig iron iwas causiing weakness ex?
traordinary .demand for finished pro?
ducts appears. For tills season, at least,
the g nerol demand is beyond prece?
dent, including 150.000 tons of steel rails
for the week, and. 1.200,000 already this
year, orders for plates so large that
Flt'lsbung works send away some tc
other concerns, unable to fill all they re?
ceive, orders for bar such that many
Concerns are cWliged to .refuse more, an
excellent demand for sheets and fair for
structural forms. Nor .?ues this ?Je?
mand spriing from efforts to combine
makJers of wire and. its products and
makers of tin- plates. Prices of all fin?
ished products are sustained by the de?
mand, though Bessemer pig is flve cenlB
lower at 'Pittsburg, but pig at Chicago
is strong, with some production of fin?
ished forms delayed by its scarcity.
"The great strike of operatives in cot?
ton mills of New England seems as con?
venient to mill owners with their heavy
stocks as if they had ordered' it. Proba?
bly it wiM' Hast long enough to work off
stocks, an'di the print cloth market is
e.llready about 1 per cent, stronger, while
a sKght advance is noted in some other
cotton go.'is. Wl'th very stagnant mar?
kets for wool, stales amounting to only
5.395.000 pounds at three chief cities,
which rr> (ported over IS.600,000 in one
week of Septemetoer and 66,500.000 in
four weeks, the inqu?ry for round lots
is mainiy for three-eighthsandaquarter
Wood, fuitable for chevia's. but have re?
sulted in filttle dealing. The mills have
taken satisfactory- orders for such
goods, probably not without knowing
where they cou'Mf get the wool, and the
go ds movement Is distinctly encourag?
ing, though quotations of the higher
pf?Ce heavy weights aev still deferred.
But a very large business for the com?
ing season is already Assured, according
to. reliable accounts entitled to confi?
dence."
"Faliuivs for the past year have been
374 in the United States, against 409 last
year, and 53 In Oanad'a, against 65 last
year." .. 1
McKENlNA COtNTFIRLMED.
(Ey Telegraph).
WASHINGTON. Jan.. 21.?The Senate
today confirmed the following nomina?
tions:
Joseph MeKenna, of California, to he
associate justice of 'the supreme court
of the United States.
Plostmasters?North Carolina?W. H.
Chiadboum-, Wilmington; T. Glenn,
Greensboro.
The MeKenna nomination occupied
the attention o'f the Senate during the
great, r part of the executive session to.
day. Mr. Allejj, of Nebiaska. in- a three
hours' speech, opposed confirmation. He
said he was convlntved of Mr. MeKen
na's unfitness for the office. He did not
insist upon a roll call when the vote
was taken' and the vote was over
whelmilnglly favorable to confirmation.
HANGING IN ALABAMA.
(By Telegraph.)
MOBILE, ALA., Jan. 21.?Jeff- rson.
alra??lack Knight, of PensacWa, Fia.,
was hanged for the murder ttf Frank
DantziKeir today. This was one of the
series of killings which caused the
great excitement in Mobile- at she close
of last Jufiy, anci Knight was placed In
Jail with great difficulty after being
ca.pturevi'-some miles from the city. The
condemned man made a full confession
on t'he scaffold.
THAT SETTLED IT.
A storyi Is told of a very popular cav?
alry officer, says Tid-'Bits. He whs be?
ing tried for drunkenness,. anil' among
obher witnesses was his Irish soldierr
ferva.nt. The court, anxious to give the
oitfleer every che nee, put several ques?
tions to this witniess" with a view of
eliciting any facts that might b- in his
master's favoT. When the Irishman
said that his masteT, on going to bed.
had expre^sekli a wish to be called early,
the court was distinctly pleased.
A man who gave special Instruction?
to be called .early could not?'hey argued
to. themselves?have been drunk. Hop?
ing to get favorable particulars, they
put a further questlonl
"And why idld M?J. ^- wish io be
cali'ed early?"
Then. "Faith! an' he tould me H was
b cause he<wos tobeQueen of the May,"
came; the ans>wer.
That settled It.
LAKESIDE TflBVITY.
''Officer." shouted an excited man to
a "Chicago policeman, "those fellows in
that saloon just stood me on my head
and took away every cent I .had!"
'Thlm boys at Patsy's," was the offi?
cer's comment as he moved on, "was al
1 wayB great at jokes."
THE LAMBTON WORM.
The young help of Lambton led a dlsso
lute and evil course of life, equally regard?
less of the obligations of bis high estate
and the sacred duties of religion. Accord
lag to his profane custom, he generali;
amused himself on Sundays angling la
the river Wear.
Ono Sunday he felt something extraor?
dinary tugging At the end of his llr.o, and
In tho hope of hooking a large fl?h ho ex?
erted his utmost skill end cure. Yet it
required all his strength to bring the ex?
pected fish to land. But instead of a fish ho
found that ho had only caught a worm, of
most unseemly and disgusting appearance,
and he hastily tore it from his hook and
Sung it into a well hard by.
He again threw his line Into the stream,
when a stranger of venerable oppcaranco,
passing by, risked, "Whot sport?" To
which he replied, "Why, truly, I think I
bavo caught tho demon," and directed tho
inquirer to look into the well. ?
The stranger saw tho worm and ro
marked that he had nover seen "the like
of it" before; that it was like un eft, but
that it had nlno holes on each side of its
mouth, and that it "tokened no good."
Tho worm remainod unheeded lu tho
well, but soon grew so large that it be?
came necessary to seek another nboeV. It
usually lay lu the day time coiled round a
rock in the middle of tho river and at
night frequented u neighboring hill, twin?
ing itself around tho base, and it con?
tinued to Increase in length until it could
"lop" itself throe times around the bill.
Tho dreaded worm now became the terror
of tho "whole countryside," devouring
lambs, sucking tho cows' milk and com?
mitting every species of Injury on tho cat
tie of the affrighted peasantry, and many
a knight sought in vain to destroy it.
At length after soven long years tho gal?
lant heir of Lambton returned from tho
wars and found tho broad kinds of his
anoostors waste and desolate Ho heard
the Wallings of the people?for their hearts
were filled with fear and alarm. He has?
tened to tho hull of his ancestors and re?
ceived tho embraces of his aged father,
who, worn out with grief and sorrow, both
for the absence of his son, whom he had
long considered dead, and for tho dreadful
j Truste inflicted on his fair domain by the
devastations of tho worm, was rapidly de?
scending to the grave.
The holr of Lambton "took no rest"
until he crossed the river to examine the
worm as it lay colled around tho base of
the hill, and after hearing the fate of all
those who had fallen in the deadly strife,
being a knight of tried valor and sound
discretion, he consulted a sibyl on the sur?
est means to destroy the monster. Sho told
him that ho hod himself been tho cause of
all tho misery which afflicted the country,
which Increased his griej and strengthened
his resolution; that he must have his best
suit of, mail studded with spear blades und
take his stand on the rock in the middle ol
tho river, trusting to his own valor und
tho might of his good sword, making a
solemn vow that, if successful, ho would
slay the first living thing he met, but if
he failed to do.so, tho lords of Lambton '
for nlno generations would never die in
their beds.
He made the vow in the chapel of h is
forefathers, nnd caused his armor to bo
studded with tho blades of the sharpest
spears. He took his stund on the rock in
tho middlo of tho river, and unsheathing
his trusty sword, which had nover failed
him in time of need, he commended him?
self Ui the protection and to tho will ol
Providence.
At the accustomed hour the worm un?
coiled its lengthened folds, and leaving
the hill took its usual course toward Lamb
tan Hull and approached the rock where
the knight stood ready und eager far the
combat.
Tho strength of the worm diminished
with its incessant efforts to destroy tho
knight, -who, seizing a favorable oppor?
tunity, made such good use of his tructy
sword thut.ho cut tho monster in two. Tho
severed part was immediately carried
away by tho forco of tho current, and t.'io
worm, being thus unable to reunite itself,
was after a long and desperate conllii t
finally dostroyod by the gallantry and
courage of the knight of Lambton.
Tho afflicted household were devoutly
engaged lu prayer during this mortui en?
counter, but on the happy issue of thc
combut tho knight, according to promise,
blew a blast on his bugle to assure his la?
the.- of his safety and that hu might let |
loose his favorite hound, which, according
to preconcerted agreement, was to bo t.h<
sacrifice, but tho aged parent, forgetting
everything but his parental feelings,rushed
forward to embrace his son. j
When the knight beheld his father, ho
was overwhelmed with grief. He could |
not raise his arm against his parent; yut, !
vainly hoping that the vow might be accom- '
plished und the curso averted by destroy?
ing the next living thing ho met, he blew
another blast on his bugle, when his fa?
vorite hound broke loose and bounded for?
ward to receive his caresses. The gallant
knight", with grief and reluctance, one*
more drew his sword, still recking with
the blood of the monster, and plunged It
into the heart of his faithful companion.
But in vuin?tho prediction was fulfilled,
and tho sibyi's curse pressed heavily on
tho house of Lambton "for nine genera?
tions."
Wo must add to this how the prjdictiou
was traditionally confirmed.
Sir William Lambton, who was colonel
of a regiment of foot in the service of
Charles I, was slain at the bloody Kittle of
Marston Moor, und his son William, his
eldest son by his second wife, inheriting
tho loyalty and gallantry of his father,
"received his doath wound at Wakeflold"
at the head of a troop of dragons In 1648.
Tho fulfillment of the curse was inherent
in tho ninth of descent, as above stated,
and great anxiety prevailed during his
lifetime among the hereditary depositaries
of tho traditions of tho county to know if
the curse would "hold good to the end."
He died in his chariot crossing the New
bridge, thus giving the lust connecting
link to the chain of circumstantial tradi?
tion connected with the history of the
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FINEST EXPORT BEER MADE,".
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For Sales.
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$400 cash and balance to suit
purchaser.
On Oak avenue, near 25th
street. Is a new dweliing with
six rooms, at $750. $200 cash,
balance on easy terms.
On 27th street is a nloe new
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and four rooms above. Price
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On 3Gth street, a nice 7-room
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Price, $2,000. Terms accommo?
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On 20th street, near Washing?
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conia'ning eight rooms and mod?
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Terms $700 cash, and balance In
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Terms accommodating.
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_NJ3WS.
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fTOrTE Steamer sT""X ntcall
JL ?.11 leave Newport News with both
Ii eight and passengers for Petersburg
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
about 1:15 A. m., and will leave Newport
News for Norfolk every Tuesay, Thurs?
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Will leave Norfolk evairy Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday at 6 A. M.
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Owner.
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.
daily SERVICE BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA POINTS.
The elegant passenger steamships
Jamestown, Yorktown, Gujandotte,
Koanoke and Old Dominion leav? N*w
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P. M. for Norfolk and Newport Nowa,
touching at Fortress Monroe on the
aouth bound trip.
The ships of this line leave Norfolk
for New York direct every night at 6:00
o'clock.
A short, delightful and invigorating
voyage.-?
FARE:
First-class, straight. Including:
meals andi berth..f 8 00
Ftrst-clasi, round trip. Includ?
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Steerage without subsistence...... 4 60
Steamer Luray arrives from Smith
field and leaves for Norfolk daily es>
eept Sunday, at 8:30 A. M. Returning
:eaves Norfolk from Bay Line wharf
every day except Sunday at 3 P. M.
M. B CROW ELL. Agon
HE NORFOLK & WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
The New and Powerful Iron Palace
Steamers, Newport News, Washington
s..d Norfolk, will leave dally as follows:
NO"?TH BOUND.
Steamers leave Portsmouth, foot
of North strei t at.5:60 p m.
Leave Norfolk, fcot of Ma thews
street at.6:10 p. m.
Leai j Old Point at.7:20 p. m.
Arrive Washington at.0:46 a.m.
B. & O. E. R. PENN. R. R.
Leave Washington at 8:00 a. m 7:20 a m
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Arrive New York at 2:00 pm 1:23 pra
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Arrive Norfolk at 7:80 a m
Arrive Portsmouth at 8:00 i m
The trip down the historic Potoinaajriver
j.nd Chesapeake bay on the elegant ?tealn?xs,_,
of th.s Company is uusurpasded. The
?teamers arc cotsparatively new, bavi&g
been built in 18?i, and tu * sued up in the
most luxuriant manner, with electric lightr,
.-ail bellt) and .team heat in esca room. The
ci.blj? are supplied with every delicacy at
the season from the markets of Waahirgto?
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tt HESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY
J TWO TRAINS DAILY FOR WASH?
INGTON. TWO THROUGH TRAINS
FOR CINCINNATI.
In EFFECT JANUARY 6, 1898._
WESTWARD. I No. 1
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Ar. Richmond 11:16 a.
Ar Washington *3:40 p.
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Ar. Clifton Forge 8:57 p.
Ar. Hot Springs .
! Ar Ronceverte . | 8:61 p.
I Ar. White Sulp. Spga I Car;
[ Ar. Huntington [8:86 a.
I Ar. Cincinnati 7:65 a.
j Ar Louisville_(1^:00 a.
No. S
4:36 p.
6:60 p.
II:??.
10:30 p.
St 43 p.
8:36 a.
9:05 a.
7:26 a.
ia'iepT
6:15*.
8:U9p.
?Except Sunday. Other time daily.
No. 1 Old Point to Cincinnati ???
liouisville dally. Parlor car Old Point
to Richmond and Pullman sleepinff ca?
Richmond for Cincinnati, LoulsviDe and
St. Louis. Meals aervsd on dining car
west of GordonsvKle. Connects at Rich?
mond for Lynchburg and Lexington.
Va.
No. 3 for Cincinnati daily. PuHmaa
sleepers Old Point to Hinten, W. Va..
and Gordonsvilie to Cincinnati and
i Louisville. Meals served on dining cars
west of_ Gordomsvllle.
For
Norfoli
|Lv~ Newport News
?orfolli
Ar. Portsmouth_
For I 'No.? I No. *
Old Point_I Daily. J Dafly._
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' r,t,l'l'',,Vpton 11:28 a. ?5:83?.
w,n*?rW _ 11:36 a. I ?:t?p._
TSer Louise leaves Portsmouth,
da, " 7:40 A. M. and 3 P. leave*
No i 8 A. M. and 3:80 P. M. for N?W
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v i No.i I No. ?
ik._L-J^y^J J3*1??'
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1 tt:Q6 p. I 7:00 p.
I 13^18 p. 1 7 :16 P.