SUICIDES SHOULD
HAYE A SHOW
(?r
Bill Gossette Expatiates on
the Unfortunates Last Act
WAKE EXCELLENT NEWS ITEMS
?Oagfct Not to Ho I'ousnrrd or Tliclr
memory DokoioI?! by Evil Inipn*
tuition-I'nclo Zeb Tain-. About
I.umi Grabber* ami Nncuest Tbey
Bo iiiiitd opportunity cwu-iiers?
Living- wub Contentions Women*
"Sw -
OUBTIjKSR some j
ot my "dear read?
ers" wont hgre
with mo in litis
paragraph, but
should llko to be
placed on record
as being heartily
In sympathy with
real, honest bona
fide suicides. An I
old woman of this |
place wanted
take her life a few I
days ago, and she
Wus locked up In Jail for safe keeping.
Now, Chief Kisser stmnly broke up
good Item. The poor creature was over
CO years old and possibly two-thirds of
Jier life hud been spent in sin and
debauchery, and If she was tired and
wanted to end it why not let her do so.
It Is philosophy to say that if you do
no good by living you can do no harm
by dying, therefore I would say let 'em
kill themselves just whenever they
please. My groat heart goes out to
these self-sacrificing people like a shot
from a life-saving crew to a distressed
ship, and, while my breath comes in
bloomers or Knickerbockers (short
pants), my busuin heaves With pride at
the thought of the gnat good that is
thus accomplished. Ami. then. too. a
suicide makes such a good item?one
Of the best "subjects" that fall to the
lot of we poor renorters?of course 1
incut the other fellow's self dostruo
"tion. The cause of the suicide is one of
.itIn- most Interesting features hi con
sneotlon with the life-taking int. and
generally th-.- first question asked Is,
"What made him do it." If suicides
would only leave n detailed account ?'f
how und why the last a<-t of their lives
was performed, i hey would certainly
confer u great favor upon the news?
paper fraternity, and it Is possible
more nccurate neoounts of the events
would thus lie chronicled. Suicides w ho
can talk wont: und those who can't?
Well, they just can't?mid we have to!
fix u:> excuses, the same as we do
speeches for public men. 1 don't think!
suicides should be censured for what
they do, or their memory desecrated by
evil llniilltatlons. The fellow has ac?
complished something that you or i]
have never done, und possibly never
will; and therefore you have no right
on earth, or under it cither, for that
matter, to criticise Iiis action or con-!
demn his course. Suppose his man-1
nor of seif destruction Is not so unique
or original as sonn- others, why should
you Bay, "Well, the chump, why didn't
he smoke clgarettoa or drink whiskey;
?what did ho take laudanum for?" or
"that fellow always was a fool, why
lie did not have brains enough when
at school to balance a dunce cap upon
his head." 1 t - -11 you its all wrong und
the praises of the- suicide should be
?OUndcd down tie- ages to the end of
tile world.
And again. I am thoroughly opposed
In any efforts being made to thwart the
Object of any well intended suicide.
Jt's hard enough to bear lie- usual lit?
tle ills we have, but to be disappointed
and brok.-n up in such a. cherished hope
must be an awful experience to suffer.
I think a law should be passed to ( .im?
pel the State to furnish the Instru?
ments in all such undertakings, and
any p.-rson naught trespassing upon or
Interfering with these sacred rights l>
fined $1.??00 and sent to jail for lift)
years. Resides breaking up a gooi
., news it.-ni you probably prevent a
'death that would redound in much
'?'good to poor, suffering humanity. And.
???then, think of the worry and troubll
.you give by Interfering with the well
Intended and carefully-planned under?
taking of tin- sclf-snrrlflclng individual.
Physicians and policemen have to be
-;summoned and put to work, and if it
happens at night the family have tu be
...aroused from their peaceful slumbers
SfThe funeral directors are "hoodooed"
f- nut of a J..b, ns well as tie- Coroner,
j^and the prospect of building up a first
B class chnrncl house is nboutasbright us
gjthe future of the Philippines to the
average Filipino. No, sir; l Bay don'i
I* stop them in their good work. !.>?: oil
k.'uvho will coinmll suicide and may the
.?'efforts of those who wish to take their
jr? own lives never nrovo futile in this
? A direction. Is the enrnest hope of one
? who baa not only the Inlet, st of his
[.ifpnper at heart, but also believes in
the kind of independence that would
say, "give to every .me the opportunity
. - to gratify a fond desire."
? * ?
Uncle '/.oh was In the office yesterday
when I showed up for duty. "Mornln"
Mars William, mornln' to yo. Is yo seen
Misser Keorty, Mars William, w. u. he
. .was In h.ar er while ergo looklll' fer
Dr. Humphreys' Famous Specific
For Grip, Influenza and Stubborn
Like a Warm Blanket.
The piercing winds of March have no
terrors for th-ose who carry and take
''i7." Nether flannels, woolens or heavy
ciothins shut out the cold like "77 "?It is
like a warm blanket.
?77" breaks up O.lds that hang on.
Knocks out tho Grip. Stops Lingering
Coughs, Checks Influenza. S-Othcs the
(Throat, Chest and lungs.
All druggists, or stnt prepaid; 25c., fAe.
and 11.00.
ER. TH'MPIIRKYS' BOOK BENT FREE.
Humphreys' Med. Co., Cor. William and
flulm sts.. New York. Bo sure to get
UriPHREYS'
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROVM. BAKIWOPOWCM ca.. Mw VQK.
you, and he sed. Uncle Zeb. whar'B jro
Mara William, and I sed. l duhno, sab.
Den he sed Mlsser I'uuh wen Hill, he
called yo Ulli. Mars William, wen BUI
conies In, tell him I got er good un on
Walter I'ike bout land grabbers. He sed
Mlsser Pike dun paid his taxes, but
dcy got mi er joke and told him de
land grabbers dun surb notice bout his
place. Mlsser Tike, he Bed, war as mad
as er wet lien in December, and de air
war so sulfrus dnt de bole force In de
cumposlng room bad to stop work and
raise de windows. Mars William, Wat la
dese land grabbers, anyhow. I sees er
heap bout em in do papers, but it
peers to me dey ought to be culled
'tunity ketchers, caus dey seem t.i
ketch de tunity ob m?kln' er live dol?
lar bill by mnkln" folks do wot dc tax
collectors ought to make urn do, and
den dey seems tor be er kind or shy
larks wot takes vantage of de poor
man's misfortune to Kit his property. I
gea yo kanl blame er man'much, how
Bumebbcr, wen he Is dotn' wot de law
'lows him to do, but pe.-rs tor me day
ought ter be called 'tunity ketchers,
stead ob land grabbers, cause dcy is
I eberdently arter de live dollar fee more
den de land. 1 spose Mlsser Keerty will
tell ?o bout Mlsser Pike. I think tis
Mlsser Keerty. he's de gemman (rid dc
long bangs like a foolballist. Yns, sah.
Mars William. 1 kin take de package
to vo room fer yoj certainly 1 kin.
Thank. ... sab. thankee, sah; Mars Wil?
liam, good bye, und de I.awd brcss
yo."
? ? ?
Recently I have been rending rlghl
much iti the good book, and I would
observe that possibly a great many oi l
Edward llydes who will peruse this
paragraph might be belle 11 tied by fol?
lowing my example. Very likely It will
appear strange to many of you. and
should your wife ask you what you
are reading, I doubt not that you will
reply: "Oh, 1 don'l know." but keep
It up, It will do you g. od. Our city
editor told the Berkley correspondent a
few evenings ago to road the diet ton
nry; thai while he would Und it a trifle
disconnected, It would do him good, l
don't know that he would have told
him this except over the 'phone, but I
will t.ll you. old moss-baek Edwards,
right here in this column, that, while
you will possibly run across many
things yon haven't seen or heard of for
a very long time, It will do you good
to spend fifteen or twenty minutes with
your Bible each day. Read the Pro?
verbs, ami while the fifteen minutes
may seem like na many hours, and you
may get many a right-hander In your
tough old heck, don't get weary, and
some day yon will rise up and call me
blessed. Brother Solomon gets off som ?
mighty good things. According to Mr.
?Tosephus, or some other antique writer,
the wise man bad ST-1 wives. Of course.
1 don't know that this is a fact, but It
appears Btrange to me that a mnn with '
so many "better halves" should have]
remarked that it were better to live
forever in the woods, where the mourn?
ful melody of the whltngdoodle WOS
eternally chanted than to dwell in a
house with a contentious woman. It Is
possible that the 875 were taken by
Brother Solomon In the vain hone or
Unding an nntlpbdc to the first one, but
If that be true, how about the old pro?
verb that a burnt child, etc.. etc. But
you must not try to understand all you
read, for while this paragraph of the
ancient sage may be an enigma to some
of you. to others it will possibly be so
plain that you can thoroughly appre?
ciate i: without any exertion of yotir
menial faculties. Nov.- I see thai there
ore some New- York Methodist minis?
ters that are questioning the voracity
of the s'orv about .Tonah and Daniel iii
the II >ps' den. and other Biblical Inci?
dents, but I tri'Bl that iioiv of my
re -'era Will rail into this error. And
while seme of tin ???? proverbs mav :tp
pear a lit tie personal, just remember
thru Cioy hit your neighbor, a - well as
yourself.
Tours, very triilv,
BILL Gi ?SSI3TTE.
THE FOURTH VIRGINIA VAN?
QUISHES Till'. SIXTH MISSOURI.
(Correspondence or the Virginian-Pilot)
("amp Columbia, Havana. Cuba,
March I. -The aggregation of baseball
players of the Sixth Missouri Regimi nt
Buffered an Iguomlnous defeat this af?
ternoon by their opponents from tie
Fourth Virginia Regiment, The gam
WOS i ailed nt 1' p. m. and played on the
grounds of the former. Virginia start?
ed the ball rolling and retired after
two men had crossed the plate. The
Missouri Giants ninde quite an ad?
vancement during their half of Iii? first
inning, scoring six runs before being
retired, which was greatly due t? the
unlove! ground and stiff joints <?!
"Grandpa" oh first, who allowed a hot
grounder to frighten the old age of a
"has been" professional ball player,
from his knee'Joints and take lodging
in a Cuban home in deep right i\- : I,
which let in four runs, the other tHn e
being made by a ten foot foul over
third base. This promising start Bel
the Missouri rooters wild, and added
more to the encouragement of tip- play?
ers'. However, this never unnerved the
Virginia boys, and at the beginning of
the second Inning the merry-go-round
continued to hum, while the Fourth
Virginia d? legation of rooters furnish?
ed th' music, and throughout further
piogress of the game the Missouri boys
were held at the mercy of their oppo?
nents, only scoring three, more runs,
while the Virginians piled up twenty.
Sonic rapid, quick and up-to-date
playing was exhibited on both sides.
but the way tli- Virginia boys handled
the ball during the practice is worthy
ot special mention, one which many
leaguers would have looked on with
jealousy.
The hoys from the Fourth were den?
ned in a formidable garb of red and
white, a uniform formerly worn by the
famous "KlldSes," of Southampton,
Va.. a team, before the Spanish-Amer?
ican war. that made such a great rep?
utation in tli,. states during Its base?
ball career. Now, the boys of the
Fourth Bay, while dressed In this uni?
form, they will protect the reputation
of the "Klldees," and bo far It has been
done.
Since the army of volunteers has been
In the Held, the Fourth v+rginia Regi?
ment has had has ?ball players with few
peers, and during the encampment at
Jacksonville, Fla., the team was first
organized ami a number of games were
played with opposing regiments, not
one time being the loser, when it right?
ly won the title as champions of the
Seventh Army Corps. Sin." leaving
Jackson vile the team was temporarily
disbanded an.) no games nor practices
werecngaged In till to-day's game with
the Sixth Missouri boys, which goes to
prove that tli' Fourth Virginia Regi?
ment has the ball players, and with lit?
tle notice a team can be gotten togeth?
er that will make any regimental team
in tiie Seventh Army Corps di pi iro the
day they oppose them.
Hut for the rough and rocky grounds
doubtless the score would have been
much bss. However. the appended
score may prove of Interest:
Fourth Virginia?Kliubnll, catcher;
Jordan, pitcher and short-stop; Mc
Kenner, Bhort-stop and pitcher; Nen
ham and Brenner, first base; Tucker,
second base; Williamson, third base;
Galllon, left Held; Ma gee. center Held;
Mnlonc and Poarch, right field.
Sixth Missouri?Kllpatrick and Fer?
guson, catchers: Rich and Plummer,
pit. hers; McDowell. Bh?rt-St?p; Walk?
er, first base; llllnskl, second base;
Guiltert, third base: lie Hamich), left
Held: Dean, center field; Sauer, right
held.
Score by innings?
Fourth Virginia ....2 r, -.11011 0?20
s.xth Missouri .. ? ? 11 - 0 l 0 0 0 0? t?
BRIEF ITEMS OP INTEREST,
President R. Newgass, of the Atlantic
and Danville Railroad, will leave Wed?
nesday for New Orleans to look after
ids extensive Interests in that section.
Mr. II. F. Davis and wife, of Mlddle
town, Conn., ate guests of the Monti<
cello. ' . J,
Mr. W. T. Cross, of Gatesvllle, N. < ..
returned home yesterday from a bus?
iness trip to Norfolk.
Mr. E. w. Thompson, of Mebnne, N.
?'., is in our city on business.
Mr. .1. D. Maxwell, ot Montreal, Can?
ada, is registered at tile Atlantic.
lion. W. A. Cupehurt, m ntber of the
North Carolina Fish and Oyster Com?
mission, was in tiie city a While yes?
terday.
Mr. E. Hotting.:-, of Winston. N. <'..
was In Norfolk a while yesterday on
besinostf.
The Weather Bureau reports that
there will be rain in the next twenty
four hours.
Four of the High School teachers
were engaged yesterday in examining
about twenty pupils, who were pre?
vented from taking the intermediate
examination in February.
North Carolina smoked herrings sold
for -to edits p.-r bum h in the market
yesterday, and shad sold at from t-.
i T.'i cents each.
General and Mrs. K. A. M Alp ne. of
Hob..ken. N. .1.. arrived in this city
yesterday morning, but later in tin- day
went t-> Virginia Reach.
Rev. .1. R. Schenk, pastor of tin- First
Lutheran church, who h is been 111 at
I his residence on charlotte street t >r
, some weeks, has recovered sutliclcntly
to preach for bis congregation this
morning. There will be no service at
night.
Mr. .1. W. Smyth, of Newark. N. .1..
and Mr. William Harbour, of Pat >r;
son. N. J.. arrived in the city yester?
day ami registered at the Mnntlcello.
They leave f..r Virginia lleuch this
morning.
The Finance Commit tee of the
C( unclls has under consideration the
application of the School Hoard tor an
additional appropriation of $ii,000 for
the schools for next year.
Rggs sold In the mark ! yesterday
for lJ'j cents tier dozen, but a few days
ago they brought -in cents.
Satisfactory progress was mad.- In the
erection of tin- Confederate monument
yesterday. The block with the Inf rlp
tlon, "(uir Confederate Dead, 'Gl-'65,"
Is now in position.
: The ('Eagles" and the "Brambletons,"
tw.. local amateur clubs, played a game
of baseball yesterday, the liagles win?
ning by a score of 25 t > .V Rat tori -:
Ragles?Helvln. Rolong and Bullock.
Brambletons?Goodwin, Noe and
i Harnes.
The gunboat Chesapeake, . f the Vir?
ginia oyster navy, is her,, for supplies
i Captain Hudgina reports everything as
very nulot Just now.
Prof. Winston, principal of the Nor?
folk College for Young Ladles, w ho has
been confined to his room by sickness,
is mil h improved and expects to be
OUl in a few days.
In a PrvNltMi nnrtlen.
We arc glad to announce to the
lovers of music that a treat is in store
for them, as they will shortly have the
pleasure of hearing "in a Persl it.
Garden," winch has attracted so much
attention In the musical world. "In a
Persinn Garden" is the Rubalynt ot
Dinar Khayyam, rendered Inl i English
verse by Rdward Fitzgerald, and Bet i
music by Liza Lehman, it is t,. be
given under the auspices of the City
Un n <>f the King's Daughters, for thi
benefit of tiie Visiting Nurs,. fund. The
following committee have it in charge:
Miss Roper, Mis. Wlllotighby T. Cooke
Mrs. w. W. Gwathmey, Jr.] Mrs. Fer?
gus Heid. Mrs. Caldwell Hardy. .Miss
Thomas. Miss Bland Taylor and Mr*.
W. D. Southall.
We have m. : the ).->puIar demand for
' grey suitings with a line uncqualcd for
style and beauty,
rudolphi ?- Wallace,
Coil Main street.
All glasses prescribed by Dr. Week
guarantee,]. Fxamlnations free. 310
Main street.
Will Ply Between Norfolk and
Liverpool.
?iCTCrnl Xrw Stcittuers <"on?Iri3C?ctI
Willi Especial Ilefcrrnc* lo the
I?r veloldiioiit or trnilo With
Europe. Win He I'ut on (be i.inc.
The announcement that arrangements
to establish a steamship line between
Norfolk and Liverpool are being rapid?
ly perfected will be agreeable news to
lie- people of this city and Immediate
section. The preliminary steps were
taken several weeks ago and so satis?
factory has been the progress made
that it is believed the Initial voyage
across the brlney deep will be taken
within the next sixty days.
The Vlrglnlnn-Pllot is informed that
a great railway system, whose man?
agement is deeply Interested in the de?
velopment and growth of our trade with
EngUtnd and other sections of Europe,
is behind the scheme, and that seve?
ral new steamships, constructed and
equipped with special reference to
ocean-carrying trade, will be put on
the line
This Invaluable addition to our
shipping interests means more than the
cureless observer of events is likely to
j discover at lirst glance. It will supply
I N rfolk with a close trade connection
with Liverpool, such as is enjoyed by
New p,irt News through the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway's line of steamers,
and bring to our port In consequence
a largo business from the West and
South that now goes to the port Just
across the Heads.
SHIPMENT OP CATTLE.
The steamship Maplemore, of the
Johnston Line of steamers which ply be?
tween Baltimore, New York, t'.ost.in
and Liverpool, left Lambert's Point
Wednesday with a general cargo and
120 head of fine cattle. The stock came
here from Chicago under consignment
from New York dealers.
This is tin; Mapleinore's maiden trip.
She >s admirably mied up and has both
strength and speed. The cattle wen
loadej last Monday, after having been
Inspected by Dr. Kavllle, government
iiuuruntlne inspector, but owing to the
stormy weather Mr. C C. Patterson,
the Norfolk representative of the John?
ston Line, was not permitted to sail
Until Wednesday.
Dr. Kavllle also Inspected TOO head of
cattle at Newport News. Of this num?
ber 350 went to Liverpool In the Chesu
pi uku ami < lliio steamer Rappuhunnock,
and the same number to Liverpool in
the Chlckahomtny.
ul lt INCREASING TRADE.
Prominent business men who arc in
.1 position to know whereof they speak,
are very emphatic In their declarations
ih.it the next twelve months will wit?
ness a large increase In our trade with
foreign countries. There has been u
steady growth since the early part of
lust year, but the establishment of new
steamship lines, which may be set down
as certain, will lend to a more rapid
development along this line and event?
ually place our city in the front rank
of shipping points on the Atlantic
oast.
Y. .11. C. A. To-Dmj,
At the 3:45 p. m. meeting for men
Mr- L. A. Coulter, State secretary, will
deliver a special address on "Fool,
Peton. Rebel." Miss Alice J. Ollvei
will lender a contralto solo and liter*
will be music by the Association Or?
chestra. The song service will last
ti111 en minutes.
a meeting of special Interest of tin
Hoys' liospel Army of the Young Men's
Christinn Association will be held this
afternoon at l':30 o'clock. A genuin*
treat is in store for everybody who
tttends, as Mr. Coulter, the state sec?
retary, will give :i specially Interesting
talk lor hoys on the "A. B. C.'s of tin
Gospels," nnd every member of tin
army should make it a point to bi
I present lo hear the talk.
Pythian A ii ii I vorourr.
Rnthbono Lodge, No. OH, Knights of
Pythias, will attend divine service at
Emanuel P. E. Chapel at 7:..u u cjkjejt,
this evening, and listen to a special
rhi 'ii by Rev. John H. Dickinson, eu
rate, In commemoration of the first
am Ivcrsary of the organization of the
A cordial Invitation is extended
I ? Pythlans generally of this city ami
tlon to attend this service. Tin
Ilm . : mar.h will be taken up at the
hall a 7 p. in.
Another New l'i??:?ory.
And still new enterprises multiply.
Til - latest is Mr. Claude West's de?
parture. This gentleman, who has
1). a in the service of the Hofhcitner
Cigar ?'.>., has severed his connection
with that lirm and will start a cigar
I manufactory of bis own shortly, em
a number of men. The old
I M irsi ' store at the head of Hank
I sti :. on Main, is being remodeled and
tho building handsomely lilted up for
tlic business which will open soon.
Stolen It niches Kf covered.
Detective Heppel yesterday evening
recovered eight watches that had been
g| 1 n from Hariri) & Crawford, on
li -h street, Portsmouth; also a lot
hardware stolen from \v. N. White.
The negro, Unywood Williams, arrest
? I Pi Iday night, has confessed both
iberies. Williams Is wanted in Rai
Igh, N. C, for house-breaking and rob?
bery also.
Mayor Johnston lunpert? Hie City.
Mayer O. Brooks Johnston, with
?' Pdloe K;z"r, made a personal
tlon of the concert halls and nov?
el theatres of the city last night. The
M tyor saw much that was lively, but
p. thing Hint was unlawful.
The police report that all was quiet
in the business part of the city, no dis?
order and Utile drunkenness.
Nnvetl III? I.I fr.
Detective Heppel saved the life of
Waiter Thompson yesterday. William
Sturdlvnnt, while under the Intluence
of Honor, attempted to shoot Thomp?
son, when the otllcer Interfered, took
the pistol front the desperate man and
placed him under arrest. He was after?
wards baihd.
BBIH6LBT0H WiRD.
On Tuesday night at Spurge n Me?
morial Baptist Church then will be
given a delightful entertalnm t :. Sev?
eral of the earnest working \ <?:? la?
dies In the ward have prepared th pro?
gram and all th.- proceeds are I i be
applied to a worthy charitable ? r
prlse. The church his given the use
of the lniilding. but is net : ? I In
any way the proceeds. The f >\ Ing
excellent program has been art 1;
FIRST PART.
Piano solo .Sei? ted
Mr. J. Yarborough.
Contralto solo, "Don't Ue Cross,"
.Miss Loula Wllklns
Recitation .Si Ic i d
Mr. Fred Chisncll.
Piano ?luvt.Sei 1
Misses Cak& and Cotton.
Recitation .S ' :ted
Miss Sue Russell.
Soprano solo.S ' ted
Mrs. Cora Pulleh.
Recitation _ Miss Christine Groves
PART SECON1'.
Selection by Hill Brothers .
Recitation, "A Sisterly Scheme," .
.Miss Belle Partctte
Soprano solo.Sei sled
M iss Fannie Weo v< r.
Piano solo .Si Ii ted
Miss Emily Be Blanc.
Barltone solo.S ' ted
Mr. Barry Putt.
Recitation .s lected
Mr. John O'Keefe.
Vocal duet .Selected
Mrs. Pullen and Miss Full I
Piano duet .>:cJ
Messrs. Yarborough and Harris.
AX "AUCTION OF KYES."
An entertainment will be given at the
residence of Mrs. Percy lt. Orr, No. US
South Maltby avenue, Monday night
from 8 to 11 o'clock, entitled "An Auc?
tion of Byes." for the benefit of Trinity
M. B. Church.
BRIEF MENTION".
"Potato Race and Prize Package"
entertainment will be given at the res?
idence of Mr. and Mrs. \Y. c. Brown,
corner of Corprew and Maltby avenues,
j Tuesday night. The proceeds will be
I devoted to a worthy cause.
During the past week SpurgCOO Me?
morial Baptist Church has paid erf its,
entire debt on the building and is now
free to enter upon its new enterprise.
Th- laii.s of Martha Washington
Council, D. of A., will raffle a hand?
some quilt at their rooms in Ingrain's
Hall. Drambleton, Wednesday night
next, at 9:30 o'clock. All persons hav?
ing tickets should be present.
See Dr. Week about your eyes. Ex?
amination free. 310 Main street *""=
OTHER LOCAL ON PAGE 13
JUST RECEIVED!
ON WEDNESDAY,
Harcli 15th,
Wo will display in our windows, some
ol the very latest
iSPRINQ NOVELTIES
We have just received 7^ dozen
Waists of Hie newest designs. Meie
are on order, and as soon as the lirst
lot is sold down, we will have another
lot just as pretty and well made as
the lirst.
To start them oil we will offer them
at prices that you would pay for
Waists not as weil put up.
One peep in our Waist Room will
convince you.
REMEMBER THE DATE AND PLACE
ELIAS BALL
362 Main Street.
WHERE SHOPPING ISA PLEASURE.
YOUR NOSTRILS
Are Intended to Warm, Moisten
and Clean the Air Yon
Breathe.
If Ihoy are elogge,! up ili.-i.ise must re?
sult. 1 have always been TROUBLED
WITH A STUFFY PEELING IN MY
NOSH, the left nostril especially being
CLOGGED UP so THAI" I COULD
HARDLY BREATHE till ugh II at all
As a result. I often Ind to I'll Up in bed
on account'of n,u bilng able to breathe
freclv and WOULD HA VI". To
RREXtIIK THROUOH MY MOUTH.
WHEN I AWAKENED MY MOUTH
AND THROAT WnI'LD BE I'KY AND
TASTED HAD ?>!' late I SUFFERED
OFTEN WITH HEADACHE AND A
TICKLING FEELING IN Tin:
THROAT I HAD A BEAD COLD M< 1ST
ALL Till: TIME, in! tli' stoppage of the
nose had effected my speech somewhat.
Dr. Flrey'a treatment his made me (? i
entirely like a new man 1 CAN
BREATHE AS FREELY. 1 THINK, AS
ANYONE, without the le.ist Inconven
ien: ?. sleep soundly, apparently RAVIN ".
NO COLDS to contend with, no tickling
In the throat, eie.. and only those who
have suffered as l have can really
date what Dr. Flrcy has done joi me.
AUK JACOBOSKY.
2:0 High streit. Portsmouth, Va.
HAS OFFICES No 1 AND !. No Sit
MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE COMME1
CIAL PLACE. NORFOLK. VA.
HOURS:
9 to 12.30 A. M., 2 io 6 P. M.
SUNDAYS: 11 A. H. to 1 P. El.
SPECIALTIES: CATARRH AND \
DISEASES OK THE EYE. BAR, NO:
THOAT AND STOMACH.
Consultation Always Free
Medicines Free to Patients!
Terms Verv Moderate
WEAK HEN
ATTENTION!
I suffered for years fron? sexual weak?
ness, l>'>t power, n emissions, sperm?
atorrhoea, vnrlco eie, strict lire, ?trophy,
premature d< , iy, : ? ui istheula, brain and
norve exhaustion, 1 was robbed, swin?
dled and nearly killed by quacks, adver-i
ttsink doctors, m< ??: ??<', institutes, e^c'.
A brother clergyman told mo he had
suffered from thi same, troubles which I
hud; |i (? he was treated and cured nt
small ? its |>y an a nest llrm of man?
ufacturing cheni si . and advised me to
write 10 thorn. I did s>>; they sent me a
small book. 1 road It and followed the ad
vi e therein Riven, and was permanently
cured at an expense of a very few dol?
lars.
1 wouldndvlse.ev ryroanwho i? stiff
from sexual weakrtess er disease to write
at once t.. I,.-.:. Wo 1 & C '?? M >"'?>ftictur
.nc Chemists, Lowell, Ml-.-- . :'? r a copy
of their book, entitled "A Practical Treat
is- oh Sexual Weakness, ltr.iia and Nerve
Exhaustion" (which they will mall to you
sealed free of chance): it Till tell you
Uow to cure yourself privately at homo
.it :l small t.\;."nse; anil will tsiv? yott
from being icditud by quacks and swin?
dlers.
v ? [TAR LBS r. JK>WNINO>.
II Medical Investigator and Adviser.
\\ . . r. mt.. d. are located In the
I. 'a i I hi. 1 Stato of Musamoh'u
nctts, -: > her? by indorse and recommend
tbo llrm of Leu, Wood & Co. as being;
s;. houorablo and thoroughly
I . Wo have read their book, and
would advise every mun to send for it.
U Is worth Its weljrht in gold to weak
men. Lowell Morning Mall. Lowell Dally
g .o Lowell Trust Company Bank, Lowell
Medical ami Surgical Institute. C. K.
Hatch .<;? Co.. manufacturers; George k.
Itaymond, ex-city treasurer; Prot Wil?
liams, expert therapeutist,
cider on" of our books (free) to-day.
I. I.A. WOUU A CO.,
11.% Pri'si'oll >t., Lowell. Mm?,
234 MAIN STREET.
Top Coat Offering
Two new lots of Top Coats go into stock this
morning. If we had consulted what we thought
they would sell for they would be marked 315?
and with every right of value and style. But what
it costs us to produce a garment is our guage of
what it shall sell for?the.modest profit we are eai
titled to?that you expect us to make?only is
added. , '
One lot is a Tan Covert Cloth.
The second is a Whipcord.
Strap seams, plain or patch pockets, deep
French facings, aiid cut in all three lengths?ex?
treme short, medium, and conservative.
As lor the lit? couldn't be better
ii you'd been measured for it, only .
$12.50
Nonce of New ! Choice for $1.90,
Spring Haberdashery.
Some, very low prices accompanying
some extra valui ?.
English Shawl S< arfs, H?hl and CCXr
dark colors, Jl ipinltt) > t silk 3vW?
dozen French Percale Shirts, with
two collars und pair 01 cuffs 10 /??("?
match; regular it Shirts, i ir ?*v
Medium weicht Chi mi l's Hiir Shirts
?not tit^ quality of Hats you see every
u lo ro i :.-?> at that price. Compare them
?.villi others' $3 v ilues?and with our own
regulars at J2.50.
DQRU1' SHAPES. - Dunlup, Knox,
Young. Youman, Manhattan aid "Saks
Smxlal."
DBltBY COLOhs.?Black. Rrown, Hair
Brown and Covert.
and Drawer* the usual $i r:. j FEDORA SVtAPES. - Greater New
crude. As the season-op .? r, ct fin ... ., . . , _, ,.
, ... IV . I'tpl.UU N- ??? ' liege. Fifth Avenue and RUlto.
FEDORA CO BORS.?Black, Golden
nie lot pf Men's Fancy Colored Htm- l?rowri , ;t(.r. vicuna and PeMrl, with
stitched Handkerchiefs, but whore you i ,? , , ,
have been paying 25c. each for the same D,ack or " 1,1,0 oon,?8i
quality, wo offer these T fny enr ' ?' nro leadlnR shapes, 'n both
to-day at . J lul 3UWi tin and soft J lata?and the most fash
lonal lo for Spring. That wo save you
A case ?>f Black and Ton Hilf Ho... I?Oc, or ft at the beginning of the j'ttson
with spliced heels und toe.-;; raid colors is a possibility of S.iks merchant!!*"
and rlirhtly made. C nvpnre wlih thuhe.it | There are enough Hats In the. let f
two day's
to-morrow
Ii., e you can toil. ^ ftjr 50C ''V ' *?ood, brisk Rellins?to-day and
<S_y iL
OF NORFOLK'S LARGEST?
?RM1SHIN0 ESTABLISHMENT!
Call and examine the Largest, Newest, Cheapest
and Best Line of
FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES, &c.
to be found in the city.
SRRIINJG .VI ATTINGS.
OUR NEW SPRING BINES OF MATTINGS A RE Aid. IN. THE COI-ORINGS
AND DESIGNS A/RB THE BATEST. PRICES AUK WAY DOWN.
BABY CARRIAGES AND GO-CARTS.
THE BAROBST AN'D FINEST UXE OF BABY CARRIAGES AND GO
CARTS IN 'I r 1 i n V. AND 'J ? BE Ft UND l.\ OUR STORE. THE PRICE3
ARB Bt IM> TO SUIT.
^. FURNITURE^
OF i:\TKY I ?? * riON FOR PARI. OR, HA HL. CHAMBER; DINING-ROOM
KIT.'IH-.N OR Ol FR i'., IN" Aid. THE NEWEST STYLES. AT TUB LOWEST
PRICES.
CKSH OR CREDIT.
3I9 and 321 Church Street.
"S KODAKS
Are. tho best tn the Camera, line, and all
w.intlniT wood results should procuro
EASTMAN'S KODAKS and supples,
aro favorably kn->wn throuchout
i w< rid. Prices tho sanio
..' We nro In receipt also of
nd Rings, as our Special
1 icaraneo t:nles huvo created a healthy
. thorn. Everything of worth
Stiver an.; Bold wares. Beat Waich
v . .. B it Jew. lry Repairs, Finest En
1 SaUsfactlon at as MAIN
STREET,
C. F. ORE . -ATOOD & BRQ.
GEO. H. D?WES,
WHOLESALE FRUITS.
Water 220 Street,