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HAMPTON ADVEUTISEMENTS.
All goods sold re
gardless of profit to:
make room for Fall
stock.
A Few of the Bargains
Men's 10c Hand kerchiefs
3c
Meii's 10c Socks . 4c
500 Choice Wash Ties,
, JJMsk, Clarke and Flogg's
make 4c
10 Dozen Men's Unlann
dertd Shirts, sizes 10 to 17.;,
29c
SPECIAL
78 Men's :N eglijree Shirts,
with separate cull's, sizes 104
17 and 17^; only, worth 75c,
32c
T!
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om
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and Young- Ladies. Session
begin September 29th. Fev
catalogue, &c, address,
MISS FITCHETT,
(Hampton, Va,
A Good Judge of Fuel.
?will never burn anything but our high
grade coal. It is not only satisfactory
tor cooking and heating purposes, but
its Intense heat and long continued
combustion makes it economical in the
household.
G. O. S M LT II & 0
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S. J.BROWN,
ACTOR,
ELOCUTION 8ST,
and thorough
TEACHER.
Private lessons at your home or
where most convenient.
Impediments, or "halting speech,"
lbsolutely cured. I demonstrate, and
diow you all that I leach in a practical
References: the
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uci essiul when Cotton Root,Pennyroyal, Ergot, etc ,
lave proven ki-nrihlcss. ?.? two-cent stamps brings trial
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t
r Where, you can tret, a good square
J tueal.
J Refreshments at bar iooiu
S TfiOS. ft. DOUGHTY.
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l)UUII Vj) UVUIUj)
are today wonderful men.
They are the pride of America.
Yet they are no more wonder?
ful than the bargain I am
offering in three styles of
FRENCH TOILET SOAP.
Violet, Heliotrope, and Jack
Rose. They are all command?
ers of groat value. These are
g well made, round milled
oaps, very hard and lasting,
t
1 s CTS. P ER CAKE
I have also small lot of
Dr. King's Skin Soap left at
Hi cents.
Violet Ammonia at the
remarkably low price of Iii
cents a bottle.
, G. Bugess,
The Druggist.
Warwick.
J. Ft. SWINERTON, Manager.
.???wt^ Ear e&msessmsA
SPECIAL RATES TO COMMERCIAL
TRAVELERS.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN
E. W. JO K N SO IM
Contractor and Butldev
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.
^lans and Specifications Prepared on
Short Notice.
-TOUSE WORK \ SPECIALTY
iiihood Restored
,^.Wf-j'
DR. E. C. WEST'S
NERVE AND BRAIN TREOTEN1
THE ORIGINAL. ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS,
!s sold under positive Written (*<Arnnter
>ynntle?rizert agents only, to cure Woak Alomorj
Jiz7.i:n'Hs. WnkefulneHH, Pita, Hysteria, Quick
mea, Nicht. Losses, Evil Dreams, Lack of Conti
Ionen. Norv<msin*8, Lussiluilu, nil Drains, Youth
id Kri orH, < r P.si-essivo l)?e of Tobacco, Opina.
>r Liquor, which lends to Misery. Oonstimptior
insanity and Denlh. At st?r? or by muii, St .
mix; six for ?5; with written gnnrantee t
?ne t- or l-cftim! money. Sample pack
ige, containing iivo.dayB treatment, with- fit'
infractions, 25 cents. ?p? sample only sold t
?ich person. At stora or by mail.
?fS^sk,Edited Labal Special.
' ' \ Extra Strcntjth. feg?
For. Injpotonoy, Lo6i olwP>'**3? v
Powor, Loat Manhood. >ji
Sterility or Bn;*vnnoss.'>, Tt.
t$.t h box; sir for S?, wi-thj
risten cuaranlee^
??.--,. . - ? ?n-(i In 3) days. At store*
hlos's drug stores.
Newport Newa. 7?.
FINANGEAND COMMERCE I
P/aiket Qutatins From the
Leading1 Busines Cenbers.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 27.?Money on call j
steady at 1 1-4@11-2 per cent.; last loan |
1 1-4 per cent.; prime mercantile paper.
" 1 -2{1 per cent.: sterling exchange,
firmer, with actual business in bankers'
bills at 4.S5@l-4 for demand, and at |
4.S3<54.S4 for sixty days; posted rates.
4.S4 l-2?i4.S3 and 4.86@l-2; commercial I
bills, 4.82 1-2; silver certificates, 5S 3-4@
59 1-2; bar silver, 58 3-4; Mexican dol?
lars, 45 1-4; government bonds, strong.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, July 27.?Important I
changes in today's stock market were |
confined to the first hour. At the open?
ing there was a rush to buy as a re?
sult of orders placed wilh commission |
houses this morning on the announce
ment that Spain had addressed the |
United States government with a re?
quest for peace. This early demand I
was fed iiuite freely by realizing sales, |
which held prices back to within
.small fraction above last night and
even dragged them below last night's
level on active profit taking. But these
offers to realize were o,uite confidently
and aggressively absorbed and demand
was still unsatisfied. The market was
apparently embarked on a sustained
upward movement when sugar began
to pause after an advance of nearly
two points, which resulted In dislodging
heavy orders. Large blocks of the
stock, many of them of 1.000 shares
and upward were taken on the advance.
But after touching 141. support seem- I
ed to be withdrawn and a steady |
stream was poured upon the marke
for the rest of the day. The prices I
dropped over four points from the top
and rallied only feebly at ".he close.
The slump was accompanied by rumors
nf unloading-fur inside interests with
a view to retirement. The decline in
the general market was desultory, and
was not accompanied by any offerings.
Declines from the best reached
point or over in most of the prominent |
stocks and net losses in some eases are
as much as a point.
Atclnson.
Baltimore & Ohio. I I i
Canada Pacdlc . 84 J,
Canada Southern. 584 !
Chesapeake & Ohio. 224
Chicago <& Alton. 100
Chicago, Burlington & Quiney.. U'<!
C. C. C. & St. Ii. 41? I
do \lo pref'd. 85
Delaware & Hudson.offered 107
Delaware, Lack. Si W. 1534
Erie (new). )3|
Port Wayne. 17(1
Great Northern pref'd. 1211
Illinois Central. 108{|
Lake Shore . Imoj
Louisville & Nashville. Ml
Manhattan L. 1"C,
Michigan Central. 105:
Missouri Pacilic.'... 3541
Mobile & Ohio.
New Jersey Central. 80}
New York Central. ll.s
Norfolk & Western. 14
Northern Pacific.
do pref'd.
Pittsburg.170
Reading. 11
Kock Island. SHS{.
St. Paul. 100
do pref'd. 151}
Southern Pacific. l!)j
Southern Railway. (isa
do pref'd. 31 j
Texas & Pacific. 12$
Union Pacific pref'd. Iii*
Adams Express. V01
Ainericau Express. 130
United States Express. 40
Wells Farno Express. 11)
American Tobacco. 12
do pref'd . 124
People's Gas. Sill
Consolidated Gas.
General Electric..
Pacific Mail.
Pullman Palace. 209
Silver Certificates. I
Sugar . 137
do prei'd . 11;'.
Tennessee Coal Si Iron.
Western Uniou.
Chicago Northwestern. l:i(JS
do pref'd. 171
Chicago Great Western. 15
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO. July 27.?A break at Liv
erpool and Antwerp weakened whea
here today, July closing 1 3-4@7-Sc. and |
December, 3-4@7-Sc. Ci.rn left off
lower. Oats lost l-SQ)l-4c. Purk de
clined 25c and lai d and ribs 15c each.
HEAT? Upen High Low Glos
Julv 70 7lf (ill
Sept 05 ??j- 04? <Ui
Dec (15 Cms U4;. (>4J|
CORN?
Julv ?I1 844 3-?
Sent ;iii 3-u :?| 34
OATS?
Julv 25J 25? 251; 25S
Sept 2UA 203 20r 20?
PORK?
Julv 0.55 0.55 SI.HO 9.30
Sept U.liO SI.75 0.^7i 9.274
LARD?
Sept 5.524 5.57 5.115 5.374
Oct 5.574 5.00 5.30 5.30
RIBS?
Sept 5.524 5 574 5.:!5i 5.37
Oct. 5.574 5.110 5.;?7.i 5 40
Cash quotations were as follows;
Plotir Quiet; No. 3 spring, wheat,
?; No. 3 spring wheat, 08
iiS75; No. 2 red, 7!); No. 2
corn, 34j(Vi31A: No. 2 oats. 25<5r3*vl,;
No. 2 white, 204; No. 3 white, 27<gi2>;
No. 2 rye, 431; No 2 barley, 31@V>5;
No. 1 ifax seed, 03a04; prime fciiu
othv seed, 2.55; mess pork per
barrel S).35yI9.40; lard, per 100 pounds.
?.3?@5.45; short ribs sides, loose.
.">.25(?>5.<i5; dry salted si - ulders
boxed 4J@5; short clear "idef,
boxed, 5.75(^5.90; whiskey, dis "'I*.?.'
finished, goods, per gallon, ?; No. 2
yellow corn, 341iC!4J.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, July 27.?Flour?Dull
and easy; western super, 2.80.
Wheat?Easier; spot and month, 61
3-4<fi>72: August. 70 5-8<8>3-4; September,
69 5-S?69 3-4: southern wheat by sam?
ple. 62(Q)72.
Corn?Quiet and lower; spot and
month. 38 1-S?3S 3-8; August, 38 1-4@3S
3-S; September. 28 5-803-4; southern
white corn, 41.
Oats?Steady; No. 2 white, 32(S'33.
Rye?Weak: No. 2 nearby, 48; No. 2
western, 49 1-2.
Sugar?Strong: unchanged.
Butter?Steady; unchanged.
Eggs?Firm; unchanged.
Cheese?Firm: unchanged.
Lettuce?1.50@1.75 per basket.
Whiskey?Firm.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK. July 27.?Cotton futures
here today, July closing 1 3-4<8-7-Se, and
ber, 5.S3; October. 5.87; November, 5.90;
December, 5.94; January, 5.97; Febru?
ary. 6.00; March; C.03; April, 6.07; May,
6.15.
HAPPINESS VS. MISERY
Dr. CtuarcoPs Tonic Tablets, five great
Parisian remevly, la ai guar-uvteed cure
for the drink ?iaiblit; also nervousness
itrd melantthoSy caused toy over Indul?
gence.
It destroys the appetite for alcoholic
and aa Intoxicating beverages, an*
leaves man ae he rhould be It can be
administered without the knowledge of
the pattenitwdieire accessary. Send fur
pamphlet. Odor's Drug Stores. New
'sw* Newa, Va,
HAMPTON NEWS
Hrlamutott Bureau oi Saily 5$Srcsst
King Street, near Queen, opposite the Fostoluce.
All news letters for publication in this department should be addrressed to
Dally Press Bureau, Hampton.
The Daily Press will be found for sale every morning at the following
places:
Hampton?Shield's book store, C/ueen street, and at the office of the paper
on King street.
Old Point?Baulcu's stationery and book store, Hygeia Hotel. Chamberlln
Hotel.
No intention of Injuring New?
port News.
NOTHING TO GROWL ABOUT
tYaltiug I-asi Night for I lie Euihurkatloii
or Troops on tilgst. L'ii?l. SnnU
wichen for the Men.
Oilier Mutter?.
The members of the Virginia Pilots'
Association, a number of whom were
seen yesterday at Ohl Point, feel that
they base been very unjustly assailed
by a correspondent of the Daily Press,
who, after declaring that they are re?
sponsible for the change of plans with
respect to the einbarkaiion of troops
mi the SI. Paul and St.'Louis, brands
them as ignuranioses. The pilots em
phalieally deny that they advised that
lb.' two bit; ships could not be taken
to Newport News.
"We Ho mo work for one port more
than another." said several of them
yesterday to the Daily Press corres?
pondent. We have never done so and
you may be sure that we shall not
commence now. It would be extremely
foolish in any member of the associa?
tion t<? make a false statement concern?
ing Newport News and the deph of
witter in the channel by which it is
reached, because it Is an easy matter
lor any one to find out just about how
much water there is at any point in the
approaches to the harbor of the city.
In this way an incorrect statement
might, and certainly would, be detect?
ed.
"Now as to the St. Paul the corres?
pondent who jumped into us is perhaps
unaware of the fact that the ship is
now drawing nearly 211 feet of water,
forward. When light she draws about
27 feet, lie is doubtless also unaware
or the further fact that the depth over
the Middle ('.round bar is only about 27
feet. Knowing this an honest pilot
could not say to those in charge of the
ship, when asked for information, that
she could be taken through that chan?
nel. Now this is not saying anything
against Newport News, for it. must be
remembered that none of the channels
through which vessels' must pass to
reach the port has aver been dredged.
Norfolk is no better olT. In fact, the
two places, so far as depth of water Is
concerned, are on about the same foun?
dation.
"No one denies that there is plenty of
water in the harbor of Newport News,
and at a small expense the Middle
Ground channel can be made deep
enough for any ship that can get into
Chesapeake Bay. But when you talk
about the depth of water there you
must take the shallowest place as the
basis of your reckoning, and not the
deepest. A port might have twenty
fathoms in its harbor, but if the only
channel through which it could be
reached had but live. a. ship drawing
more than that could not enter il. As
a m.ttler of fact there are several
plat es in Chesapeake bay in which the
depth at low tide does not exceed thir?
ty-one feet:
"Now understand that we are not
only friendly to Newport News, but are
proud of ils magnificent harbor. Its
future as a seaport which will have no
successful rival and as a great and
prosperous city is assured, and we as
Virginia pilots, not as Norfolk or New?
port News pilots, have never knowing?
ly done or said anything to injure the
place. We do not intend to do anything
of the kind, and we fee! t'oat we are un?
justly assailed when, for performing
our duty honestly, we are characterized
as ignoramuses. There is nothing'to
growl about. Wore the government to
appropriate one-tenth of the- sum for
the improvement of the approaches to
the harbor of Newport News that has
been spent in other places any ship
atloat could easily go there.'
MUST GO ON.
The Leona Refused Permission to Land
Sick and Wounded.
The United fatates transport Leona.
from Santiago, with fit] sick and three
wounded men on board, arrived at Old
Point at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
She lies at anchor half a mile below the
dock. Or. Pettus immediately boarded
her. He remained uii the ship some
time and subjected the vessel and her
passengers to as close an examination
as was possible under the circum
st:? noes.
Upon coming ashore Dr. Pettus at
once wired Washington of the arrival
of the Leona and requested that she be
ordered farther north. He did not con?
sider it proper to land the sick here
and said that it would not be done If
he could prevent it.
There are but two officers aboard.
They are Lieutenant H. W. Miller, of
tile Thirteenth Infantry, and Lieuten?
ant E. T. Cole, of the Sixth Infantry.
Mr. K. H. Corbin, son of Adjutant
General Corbin. a correspondent of the
New York Herald, and Mr. H. W.
Miller of the New York Journal, are
on the Leona. Mr. Corbin is said to be
ill. but his condition is by no means
serious. No one has been allowed
ashore. The other 48 passengers on the
ship are privates representing almost
every regiment sent to Cuba. The ma?
jority of .item are convalescing and
none, it is said, is dangerously ill.
STORES-FOP THE ST. PAUL.
Eighteen Car Loads "Placed on Board
Yesterday.
Barges loaded with stores for the St.
Paul and nie St. Louis were hugging
the sides of those two big ships all
day yesterday. The t\v6 vessels lie
within a stone's throw of each other
and but a short distance off shore. The
Old Dominion steamship Jamestown
from New York brought 850 packages
of freight for the St. Paul, but owing
to the crowded condition of the freight
house at Old Point it was not put
ashore there. The work of loading sup?
plies went on nearly all of last night.
It was expected that the Third Illinois
would go aboard yesterday, but those
who went to Old Point to witness the
embarkation were disappointed.
Many remained on the dock until 7
o'clock last evening expecting the sol?
diers to come down by rail. At that
hour, however, it was learned that the
embarkation had been postponed until
this morning. Altogether eighteen cat
loads of freight was placed on the ship.
MR. COPELAND LOSES.
A Washington Man Will Build the
. Hospital. ...
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr.
George W. Copeland, of this city, was
the lowest bidder for tno. contract to
erect the new hospital on the Seivell
farm, overlooking the waters of Mill
Creek, word came from Washington
yesterday that the contract had been
awarded to a man in that city. The
Washing-ton bidder, il appears,, agreed
to complete' the twenty-odd buildings
in twenty days, and as time is an im?
portant factor in the eyes of the gov- I
eminent, tils figures won, although they
. xceed Mr. Copeland's by $S.OO0. mak?
ing the cost of the establishment $10,000.
exclusive oi' the heating and plumbing,
for which Uncle Sam will have to pay
.$17.000 more. The latter contract also
went to a Washington man.
THIS DENTAL, CONVENTION.
An Interesting Meeting Hold Uy the
Doctors Yesterday.
The second day's session ,..f the Vir?
ginia State Dental Association was
mach better attended than the opening
meeting Thursday. A number or mem
bers arrived on the noon and evening
trains. Tic dentists yesterday to ik
op the subject of Operative Dentistry
and a paper by Dr. Cowarden was fol?
lowed by a lively discussion. An Inter?
esting feature of the paper was a ref?
erence to the efficiency of dental work
as performed by old and young men.
Dr. Cowarden Inclining to the opinion
that the work of the former, by rea?
son of their greater experience, is
likely to produce much more satisfac?
tory results. The young dentists im?
mediately took Issue with Dr. Cowar?
den. claiming that Here are many
young men whose work Is in
every way up to that of the most expe?
rienced practitioners. Other interest?
ing papers wil be taken up during the
session.
BOND CONTI 'ACT CLOSED.
At a meeting of the Board of Super?
visors held yesterday morning the con?
tract awarding to Messrs. White & Co..
of New York City, bonds of Elizabeth
City county amounting to $25,000, was
closed. Ten thousand dollars of this
amount is to b*t used in the erection of
a new jail, now well under way. and
in the improvement of the county and
circuit clerks' ollices. The remaining
Jl?.tioo will probably be used for the
purpose of constructing a new high j
school building. The bonds were re?
ceived yesterday, signed anil are now
ready for delivery to their owneis. The
interest on the jail bonds will he paid
in Hampton: that on tin; school bonds
in New York City.
The board authorized Mr. P. A. Ful?
ler t.i lake charge of the property of
the Phot bus lire department, and also]
awarded to Messrs. Wade '& Wheeler, j
at $478.75, the contract Cr improving
and repairing the engine house in that
plate.
COUNTY IN GOOD CONDITION.
Captain W. T. Da.ugherty, commis?
sioner of the1 revenue, reports that the
taxable values for Elizabeth City coun?
ty for 1S97 amount to $X,435,047.24. The
total indebtedness of the county, in?
cluding the jail and school bonds, is
but $50.000. Twenty-five thousand dol?
lars of this indebtedness has been
credited since July 1st. How many
counties in the State can show a "better
record'.'
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr. Harry Wood, who left le re a few
days ago for the South, has accepted a
position as assistant superintendent of
the Metropolitan Insurance Company. |
of Tennessee.
Mr. Horace Davis, of Company D.
Fourth Virginia volunteers, now at
Camp Cuba Libre, has been made or
(1. rly at headquarters.
Among the popular officers who will
h ave here on the St. Paul is Major < >r
mand M. Lissak. Major Lissak is ord?
nance officer and was busy all day yes?
terday getting stores aboard the ship.
Mr. James Fulton has accepted a po?
sition on Hi, St. Caul anil will sail on
that ship this morning for the South.
The Baptist Sunday school, of Fox
Hill, picnicked at Buckroe Beach yes?
terday.
RitHHiu'tt PriceleBH Jewwl.s,
"A whole guidebook devoted simply to
tlio Hermitage could give no sort of idea
of the barbaric splendor of its belongings,"
writes Lilian Bell of t he fatuous St. Peters?
burg museum in The Ladies' Home Jour?
nal. "Its riches are beyond belief, liven
the presents given by the emir of Bokhara
to the czar are splendid enough to dazzle
one like a realization of the 'Arabian
Nights,' but to seo the most valuable of
all, which are kept in the emperor's pri
vato vaults, is to be reduced to a state of
bewilderment bordering, on idiocy, it is
astonishing enough to one who has bought
even one Russian belt set with turquoise
enamel to think of nil the trappings of a
horse?bit, bridle, saddle girth, saddle
cloth and all?made of cluth of gold and
set in solid turquoise enamel, with the
sword hilt, scabbard, belts ami pistol han?
dle and holster made of the same. Well,
these are there by the roomful. Then you
come to the privnt? jewels and you see all
these same accouterments made of precious
stones?one of solid datnonds, another of
diamonds, emeralds, topazes and rubies."
An ICvHrsive Auswor.
"John," said a clergyman to his fac?
totum, "I shall bo very busy this after?
noon, and if any one calls Ida not wish
to bo disturbed."
"All right, sir. Will I tell thotu you're
not inV"
"No, John. That would bo a lie."
"An whut'll I say, yer reverence?"
"Oh, just put them off with an evasive
answer.''
At supper time John was asked If any
one had called.
"Yes, there did," he said.
"And what did you ?eil him?" asked
the clergyman.
"1 gave him an evasive answor."
"How was thaty" queried his reverence.
"Ho asked me was yer reverence in, an
I sez to him, sez 1, 'Was your grandmoth?
er a hoot owl?' "?London Answers.
Coughs.
Every person who coughs should not
alarm himself with the idea that ho is in
n bail way. Experience has convinced us
of a fact that there are two distinct kinds
of coughs?one proceeding from an affec?
tion of the lungs and air tubes, as in a
cold, the other proceeding from efferves?
cence in the stomach. The lungs cough is
a symptom which all know to require at?
tention, lest serious consequences ensue.
The stomach cough is a much more sim?
ple matter and may easily bo got quit of.
It is caused by the food and drink which
uro put into the stomach effervescing and
producing an irritation. A knowledge of
this fact ought to lead persons so affected
to ponder a little on tho nat.uro of their
uilmout and tho tone of their digestive
powers.?New York Ledger.
Effect?.
"It makes people nervous to havo
money," remarked thci observer of men
tnd things. "Not to have- It is apt to
si&ko thsni nervy."?Detroit Journal.
THE MARKS OF RAISE.
INSIGNIA OF POSITION AND HONOR
IN ARMY AND NAVY.
- j
How to Read the Shoulder Strap or Collar
Decorations Worn by Uncle Sana's Of?
fice rH on Land or Aboard Ship?Grant's
Joke on Ills Buttons.
In military service throughout tho
world, both upon land und water, there is
a wide distinc tion between the difforunt
ranks held by tho officers. Usually tho
rank of a military or naval man is ob?
tained by long service or by appointment
by congress or tho president; Sometimes,
however, rank is given to an ollicur be?
cause he has done something whieh at?
tracts the attention of his superiors.
In order to distinguish an officer from a
common soldier, the government has
adopteil various marks of rank, which aro
worn by thu officers, both in time of war j
and peace. During tho former these signs
are loss conspicuous, for during u battlo ;
the sharpshooters always try to pick off
the officers, so that tho soldiers will huvo j
no ono to command them.
If any one who reads this article should
In time of peace go aboard a man-of-war
or in a gathering of naval officers, ho !
would notice a great amount of gold lace
upon their uniforms and sec tho insignia
of rank upon their shoulders. But in war?
time each officer puts away his gaudy uni?
form. Instund of tho shoulder straps tho
mark of rank is worn upon the collar of
the coat. An admiral, the highest officer
in tho navy, wears four silver stars and
two anchors upon his shoulder straps or
collar; a vice admiral, three stars and one
anchor; a rear admiral, an anchor witli a
star on either side; a commodore, a star
with an anchor on either side; a captain,
a silver eagle and two anchors, and a
lieutenant an anchor with two silver bars
on each side. There are also many putty
and noncommissioned officers who wear
thu insignia of their rank on their sleeves
ahovo tho elbow. The higher officers also
wear gold bauds upon thoir sleeves, run?
ning about tho wrists. Tho shoulder
straps aro-iyj inches loug and 1}^ inches
wide. They uro mode of dark blue cloth,
with a border of dead gold a quarter of
an inch wide, the device boing embroid?
ered iusidu tho border.
The lowest commissioned officer In tho
navy is an ensign, lie wears a slnglo sil?
ver anchor on his shoulder strap. It is thu
ambition of each ensigu to change his
stripes for those of a lieutenant. There
are many cases on record where an ensign
showed great, bravery during o battlo, and
his naino was sent to Washington with a
recommendation from his commander that
ho bo promoted. Often an ensign Was sent
on a dangerous mission and got his lieu?
tenant's stripes that way. Usually, how
over, he has tu wait till some officer above
him is promoted or dlos or retires, and
then ho moves up In rank.
Every sailor und soldior knows that in
timo of war his superiors aro watching
him and that if ho shows himself a brave
man ho stands u good chance of being pro?
moted. It is a matter of grant, pride to
add an extra bar to his shoulder straps or
to have one of the many iusignitts uf rank
put on his uniform. There ore, besides tho
honor of being an officer, bettor pay with
each additional rise in rank, inure com?
fortable quarters and more personal lib?
erty. All these tilings muku the soldiers
inoro ambitious to gain promotion.
In tho army tho insignia of rank is
somewhat similar to that of tho navy, but.
even in active service tin army officer still
wears his shoulder straps. Tho general is
tho hlghust officer of the army. His rank
is shown by an eagle with a star on euch
side. A lieutenant general wears three
stars on his shoulder straps, a major gon
; eral two, a brigadier general one, ucolonul
a silver eagle, a llctttcnaut colonel two sil?
ver leaves, u major two gold leaves, a cap?
tain four silver bars and a lieutenant two
burs. Tho noncommissioned officers wear
their devices of rank upon their sleeves. 'A
general may also ho dist inguished by tho
urraugement of tho buttons on his coat.
Ono of tho jokes credited to General Grant
was one about tho buttons on his coat. A
major general wears twu rows of buttons, '
uinu in each row and each row divided in?
to groups of three. Ono day Grant was
clad in u military coat much the worse for
wear and from which all but three buttons
had been torn. An officer brought him
word that he had just-been promoted to
the rank of major general.
"Well," said Grunt, pointing to tho
group of three buttons, ' you sec, I have
anticipated tho order and have my gen?
eral's uniform."
Besides tho chance which a soldier or
sailor htisof becoming an officer and wear?
ing an insignia of rank there is another
thing which ho works for during war
time, but this is confined principally to
tho navy. It is the matter of prize money.
It is tho rulu of tho United States navy
that when tho crew of a vessel captures
another ship the prize Is to lie sold and a
part of tho proceeds divided among the
officers ami sailors. If the capturod ship
was equal in Sighting strength to the cap?
tor, all tho prize inonoy goes to the victors,
but if the prize was weaker half goes to
the government, and the remaining half is
divided among the crew and officers.
In such a division the commissioned
officers come in for a larger share, so it is |
well to bo as high an officeras possible.
Tho coninir.nder of a fleet receives one
twentieth of all the prize money awarded
to any ship in his command. The captain
ol a single, vessel receives one-tenth of the
money awarded to his vessel, but gets
nothing from the prizes of any of the oth- j
er ships of the licet, to which he belongs.
Hie remaining officers and members of
tho crow of tho vessel which has made the
capture receive prize money in accord
unco with their rank and pay. Thu lower
t; man is in tho navy thu less prize money
ho gets. A common sailor may get $200
as his share where if ho were a lieutenant
ho might receive twice that sum.?Cia
ci auati Commercial Tribune.
Valuable. Guideboard.
At a orosKsouds in a New Hampshire
township there is a sign which recalls
former joys to many old inhabitants und
rouses curiosity in the minds of travelers.
it points up a grass grown road und
bears in faint letters the mysterious in?
scription, "Tolpim."
To the stranger it is Inexplicable, but
the boys of 51) years ago kflow that it still
means, "To Long Pond, ono mile." And
bi cause of the many fishing expeditions of
their boyhood no ono of the elderly farm?
ers of that region will let the old board
fall to tl>e ground and rot. away, ns many
such guidebourds have done.
After a windstorm it often happens that
a number of the fishermen of long ago
take pains to drive past the old roud, and
on one occasion three of them, ouoh with
K provident hammer and nails, met and
talked over old times, and every one of
them was late for dinner.?Youth's Coro
punion.
How to Drive Away Ants.
Ants can often bo driven away by sprin?
kling about their haunts ashes saturated
? ith coal oil. . They can be trapped and
killed by placing sweet oil where they can
havu access to it, as they aro very fond of
It, but it has tho effect to oloso their spir
iclesnud thus kills by asphyxia.?Vicks
Magazine.
Fiction Enough.
It happened in a book store.
"What can I show you, madam?" he
isked. "Something In the lino of fiction?"
"No," she answured slowly. "I think
I'll try history for a change. I get enough
Sction when my husband gets home lota
torn the club. -Chicago J?ost.
and Family Liquor Store
BSTflBUStlED IN 1888.
Is the place for you to buy your
Wines and Liquor? for Cooking and
Medicinal purposes.
I?6 ore u Rules 01 tue coi? and Mi
INSIDE:
No Loud Talking
or Singing;, discuss?
ing of Politics, Na?
tionality or Keli
gion. All who
cannot comply with
these rules are re?
quested to spend
their time and mon?
ey elsewhere.
All orders by mail will receive proany*
attention.
P.J.MUGLER
No. 2312 WASHINGTON AVBSNTTB,
P ?. Bur 10. _N EWPORT NEWS. VA.
/~1 HESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY
V.' FOR RICHMOND, WASHING?
TON. LYNCHBURG, CINCINNATI.
LOUISVILLE. CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS.
&C. MOUNTAIN RESORTS AND
SUMMER HOMES.
Schedule In effect June 26, 189S.
JWESTBOUNP. | S'&'l | NoJ j No. 8
4 35p
6 50p
Lv-Newpon Newsl 8 00a
Ar_Riclimijtul _| 10 15a
Lv Richmond ... I 10 30a
Ar Lynchburg ...I 3 50p
Ar Lexington, Va. ?6 20p
Ar Nat'! Bridge .. 5 22p
ArCllftun Purge | 7 30p
Lv Richmond ..7.1*10 20a
Ar Charlottesvlllel* 1 45p
Ar Stau.ilon .J* 3 3Sp
Ar Clifton Forge * 5 4Gp
Ar Va. Hot Spr'gs]
Ar White Sulphur]* C 2Gp
Ar Cincinnati ....I.
Ar Louisville _I.
Ar Chicago .).
Ar St. Louis .I
215p
5 44p
7 08p
S57p
y 50p
9 28p
7 55a
11 00a1
5 30p
C 5Gp
10 30p
2 43a
4 22a
6 28a
7 25a
7 05a
515p
8 00p
7 15a
7 30a
?Dally except Sunday. Other tlma
daily.
Nos. 5 and 1 Mountain Resorts train
daily to Richmond and exaept Sunday,
Richmond to Ronceverte.
Parlor Car Old Point to Ronceverte
without change.
No. 1 with Pullman dally Richmond
to Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis.
No. 3 with Pullman daily Old Point to
Hinton, Cincinnati and Louisville.
Meals served on dining cars on Nos.
1 and 3 west of Gordonsville.
TRAINS LEAVE NEWPORT news
FOR OLD POINT
Week days 10 30 a, 1115 a and 1, 3, 6,
6 05 and G 15 p m.
Sundays only 1115 a and 1, 3, G, 6 0S,
7, 8 and 9 p m.
FOR NORFOLK.
|Extra]No. 2|NO. 4
I Trip. I dal. i dal.
6 05p
7 05p
7 20p
Lv. Newport News .1 8 20a 111 15a[
Ar Norfolk. 9 15a 12 15p
Ar Portsmouth ... ...| |12 28p|
Steamer Louise leaves Portsmouth
daily G 40 a m and 3.00 p m. Leaves
Norfolk 7 00 a m, 9 35 a m and 3 30 pm
for Newport News.
For tickets and other Information ap
ply to E. W. ROBINSON, Ticket Agent,
Newport News.
JOHN D. POTTS,
Asst. Gen. Passenger Agt.,
_Richmond, Va. -
rP HE NORFOLK & WASHING
.L TON STEAMBOAT COMPAJMY. '
The New and Powerful Iron Palace
Steamers Newport News, Washington
and Norfolk will leave daily as fol-'
lows:
NORTH BOUND.
Steamers leave Portsmouth, foot
of North street at. 5:00 p. m.
Leave Norfolk, foot of Mathews
street at. 5:45 p. m?
Leave Old Point at . G:45 p. m.
Arrive Washington at.7:00 a. m.
B. &. O. R. R. PENN., R. R.
Lv. Washington at.. 8:00 a m.. 8:00 am
Ar. Philadelphia at.11:00 a m. 10:50 am
Ar. New York at.. .. 1:25 p m..2:15pm .
South bound, B. & O. R. R. Penn. R. R,
Lv. New York at_11:30 a m.. 1:00 p m
Lv. Philadelphia at. 1:33 p m..3:18 pm
Ar. in Washington .. 4:30 p m..6:18 p m
Steamers leave Washington at 6:30 pm
Arrive Fortress Monroe at_7:00 am
Arrive Norfolk at. 8:00am
Arrive at Portsmouth at.8:30 a m
The trip down the historic Potomao
r'ver and Chesapeake Bay on the ele?
gant steamers of this company is un?
surpassed. The steamers are compar?
atively new, having been built In 1891,
and are fitted up In the most luxurl
ant manner, with electric lights, call
belt, and steam heat In each room.
The tables are supplied with every de?
licacy of the season from the market!
of Washington and Norfolk.
For further Information apply to '
d. 3. callahan. Agent.
Norfolk, Va.
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.
DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
NEW YORK and VIRGINIA.
POINTS. .
The elegant passenger steamships
Jamestown, Guyandotte, Prlnces3 Anno
and Old Dominion leave New Yorlc
every day except Sunday at $:30
P. M., for Norfolk and Newport News,
touching at Fortress Monroe on tha
south bound trip.
The ships of this line leave Norfolk
for New York direct every day except
Sunday at 5:30 P. M.
a short, delightful and Invigorating
voyage.
FARES:
First-class, straight. Including meals
and berth .$ 8-w
First-class, round trip. Including
meals and berth. $13,00
Steerage, without subsistence- 4.?
Steamer Luray arrives from Smith
field and leaves for Norfolk daily ex?
cept Sunday at 8:00 A. M. Returning
leaves Norfolk from Bay Line wharf
every day except Sunday at 3:00 P. M.
M. B. CROWELL. Agent.
MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANS?
PORTATION CO/S STEAMSHIP
LI NES FOR BOSTON, PROVIDENCB
and BALTIMORE.
Leave Newport News, via Norfolk Ii?
Boston every Monday .Wednesday and
Friday, sailing from Norfolk at 5:40 V.
M. Leaves for Providence Tuesdays,
Fridays and Sundays at 5:30 P. M.
Leave Newport News for Baltlmor?
Mondays. Fridays. Saturdays and Sun?
days at 5 P. M., connecting for Wash?
ington, Philadelphia and New York.
Fate to Baltimore, one way, $3; round;
trip; $5, including stateroom lierth. Ac-:
corr.modatlons and cuisine nn- >
equalled. Freight and passengsrs
taken for all points north figd south.
For further information WlQjy to
L. C. SAUNDERST^agent,
Newport News, Vs..
W. P. TURNER. G. P. A
J. C. WHITNEY, T. M.
General office, Baltimore, MO,
'p HE STEAMER S.
L will leave Newport
A. M'CAXA
, , ? ,? ,. News ? witS-J
both freight and passengers for P?tera
burg every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday about ;:15 A. M., and will leave
Newport News for Norfolk every Tues?
day, Thursday and Saturday about 3:30
P *M
Will leave Norfolk every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 A. M.
sharp. W. PHILLIPS,
aw**
