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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

Mattress pincuslions, says writer in n
Philadelphia paper can DO made in any
materials may be embcliishcd with more
or less embroidery, and are made in yari
Gus sizes. oblong or square. The smallest
that l advise making should be bv 6
inches Having decided on tho size. the
stullng and lining must be done and for
TINS get coarse house flannel, which must
DC cut carefully and exactly to the size of
the mattress. Ii takes several yards of
flannel. as it must be very firm and hard
and when all pressed together should be
quite an inch thick. These layers must be
firmly scwcd together, as the success of
these plncushions entirely depends on their
being firm and hard at top. at bottom and
at the sides. Another necessity is the per
1cct regularity with which they are cut
tho edges generally requiring to be shcarcd
With very sharp scissors. It is possible to
stuff the lining with horschair or bran in
stead of flannel, in which case the cover
ing must be made first; otherwise, sew the
flannel into case of cheap loose woven
calico, through which the pins pass easily,
Using tape one inch wide for the sides
Having completed this the outer cover
ing is matter of taste, but plain materials
are best. A good satin, silk or moire looks
well, and indeed some of the finest fax
AHtiS VI pane shalcs come out well when
embroidered in white. A small design in
Ole corner looks nice worked in silks, with
gold and silver thread and few beads Or
spangles if liked, but keep the embroidery
to one color. There is no need to describe
how to proceed except that in putting the
side pieces on they must be even, we'll
stretched and tackled before ovcrsewing
with line silk These mattresses VIII take
pms OF every size at the side, with ordinary
black and white ut TOP, and the result
when quite complete is well worth the
trouble of their manufacture
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
a ThoupIitfuy Hen

A lady who lived for some time when
sho was first married on q Mississippi cot
ton plantation says that among their
poultry was hen who developed a fond
ness Tor Is moro civilized way of living
Sho preferred the house to the hcnvaiu
and never lost an opportunity Of mounting
the steps and entering. She was always
shoocd out, but this did not cause her
ardor to decrease. Finally She conceived
the idea OF making an offering to the in
mates of the house in return for accomlno-
cations, so nearly every day snc would en-.
Ter ana lay an egg in the sheet trunk
when stood open at that time Of day in
tho hall. Tho family We're so amused ut
this performance that they allowed her TO
go in and out without lnolestatiou
change
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

once upon time printer brought to
Booth for inspection the proof of new,
poster, which, after the manner of its
klhd' announced the actor as "the emf
nenI tshgedian, Edwin Booth" Mr.. Booth
did not fully approve OF it.
wish you'd leave out that eminent
.raScuinh business. I'd much rather have
1t simple 'Edwin Booth" be said
Very good, sir
Inc next week the actor saw the first of
his new bills in position. His reonast had
oeeh carried out to the letter The poster
:, the coming engagement of
Simple Edwin Booth. ''--Beston Bnayst
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
Disfigured, but All There.

There had been a football ga,ne in a
smart western village 1t had terminated
without any fatalities, and victors and
vanquishcd had met at the principal hotel
to cat dinner together in token of restored
peace and concord
Are the boys all here, landlord?' asked
the captain of the victorious eleven rs tho
proprietor of the hotel came to him to an
nounce that everything was iii readiness
"Havo you counted noses?"
Yes, sir" replied tho perspiring land
lord, 1--WE counted thcm. Some of them
are good deal out of shape, but they're
all here. Youth s Companion
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 81. 1895.
AMERICA AND SPAIN.

The rela tions between the United
States and Spain are drawn to a Fighter
tension now than at amy other time
in the history of the two countries.
The situation may be summed up
briefly as follows: Spain. threatened
with inrernecine strife if the govern
INERT shows amy signs of yielding to
hhe Cuhans, must nave an excuse Tor
giving up the Pearl OF the Antilles,
and the most feasible way out of the
difficulty would be FOR the Spaniartls 70
pick quarrel with the United States,
thus unifyng all factions at home
against the external foe. OF course.
they Will hose both Cuba and tht. war,
but the loss would be less than would
result f t4 1,e dhff S 9Hddr the nornv ni
would follow.
In the United States there has been
a strong sentiment i'm favor of inter
Ven-ion in the Cuban matter ever since
THE patriots demons tratei i'm an un1nis
taxable manner that they had entered
THE war for liberty or daa.h" There
has been i'll concealed disgust at THE
telnporlZing course of the hast TWO aa-
manifestations. and it is imp - Jble to
deny the fact that 4 declaration Of war
at any time during 'lhe pact tIAu years
would have met with the lav.r ri a
barge number of Americans.
Add to This the constant friction and
dissatisfaction growing out of SPANS
unreasonable demands in reference to
hlrbusters. and the bad l42g~s-tirye7l-
dered by De LONE, ,unwfse urterances
IA g.,
ei1o a alr---esttmate of the situation up
tc >ttesffe time of THE Maine disaster
This, of course. viii hasten tbs. de
movement. 1t seems to be settled THAI
the report of the court of inquiry viii
10. 20 the effect that the battleship was
destroyed by outside agencies. This
being the case, it VIII be almost
impossible to avert hOstiltes between
the two countries. Even If the Span
daidS We're willing and able to pay a
Handsome indemnity, the American pcu-
pie are in no ihumor TO accept such u
compromise. AS IA matter Of fact, how
+ ever, Spain is neither able nor willing
TO pay $50 far ais gold can recompcnse)
for the damage done TO Uncle Sans
navy. The war spirit is rampant in
Spain. and the idea Of a struggle with
o4ie ''Itcu states IS popular with all
parties.
This is the situation at present. The
report OF the board of inquiry and the
demand for an Indemnity VIII be the
spark that sets off the explosion.
War at its best is too terrible to be.
considered except in the sravcst and
most conservative manner, but since
at seems inevitable that trouble must
arise out of the Cuban Inudsdle, now is
AS good time for ii to come as could
be selected.
While .egretting the necessity for
measuring strength with the Spauiards
every loyal American may console him
self with the Thought that no rash and
lhcohslderate action on the part of this
government has precipltated the crisis
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

Well, l recovered from u long ana dis
trcsslnS allmcnt Of my sight vhich had
been pronounced incurablc and came TO
England, whcro l was introduced TO
Charles hcan, with whom ! quickly be
came intimate, and il WAS he who urrscut-
cd me to Lccch one night at one of Mr.
Arthur Lewis smoking concerts, il, tho
wIntor of 1850 ! rc,nomhcr feeling some
what nervous lest he should take mo for ::
foreigner on account of my name, and
rather unnecessarily went out Of my way
10 assure HIM that was rather more Eng.
fish than John Bun himself 1t didn't
matter in the least. | have no doubt ho
saw through it all; he was kindness and
courtesy itself, and l experienced to the
lull that emotion SO delightful to a Young
hero worshipcr in meeting face to face n
"orldWldo celebrity whom he has long
worsblpcd at distance. In the words of
Lord Tcnnyson:
was rapt
BY all the sweet and sudden passion of youth
Toward greatness in its elder.
George Du Mauricr in uarpcr's Maya
zine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

Those who think that the life of Il court
lady is necessarily that Of butterfly may
be surprised to learn that clcvcrncss with
the needle and culinary skill are required
OF those who wish to be maids Of honor in
the court of Russia, They have also to
learn to read aloud and to stand for any
length Of time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
The Prize OF FIattery.

Ihat man Crumlott has more invita-.
.1ohs TO dinner than any other man in
Town: how does he work it?''
ne tells every hostess with a grown IN
oau9hter that she must have married
nuch below the legal age. ''-Cleveland
Plain Dealer e'"''''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
a Long Range Shave.

Callnos master, very busy with some
important work, docs not wish to be trou-
oiod with the noise of the coming and 60
Ing OF tradespcople and servants and gives
orders that none shall be admitted till he
has gone out
The first one who comes is the barber.
Go on" says Calino; "come again
when he has gone outn'-Paris Gaulois.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

among numismatists one of the most
sought after colonial coins is tho HirhJv
copper They are of several varieties md
were struck in 1877 by Samuel Highly
VINO was physician and blacksmith ~
1Fanby' Conn. He obtained the conner
at his forge ''' eotA'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

Tho Investigations of Weber have shown
that the curinoss of hair varies with it;
latness. The tlatter it is the more 1t curls
Curling irons tlatten the hair.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
= Great EjnaDcjer.

ChoIly-l!nrry IS great 1lnancier \
Chappic-Yaas!
Cholly-llc borrowed sizpence from mo
Yesterday to take him to the city to SEQ a
man that he knew he could borrow pound
from, AID with that pound he flow off to
stand dinner to another man whom he
borrowed II hundred from.-London Fun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

The bill cxempling newspapers from
a licerase tax yesterday became. a law
by virtue of the Governors signature
Since the measure is in line with the
Spirit Of the federal constitution IL viii
no doubt receive the approval Of
all intelligent persons. AS the tribune
OF the people and AN eluca tional intlu-
enc. 'uhe press should be free from even
the danger Of persecution at the hands
of small politicians like thos,. VINO
sought to impose a license tax Of 500
a year on the newspapers of Norfolk.
publishers should and do pay taxes on
whatsoever property they may possess,
and no Intelligent man objects to this
but to require a license for publish
ing newspaper IS an attack upon the
freedom OF the press which the people
of America cannot afford to regard
wlth indifference. The present Genera
assembly has not been a remarkably
brilliant one, nor has it's record risen
above the point of mediocrity 1t H.
all the more pleasant, therefore to
commend this eminently wise and just
measure.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
lie Had tic Mama

She had gone up tho scales once, and
then She had gone down the scales. Then
sho had done the same thing over again,
after which some one asked:
In what school Of music were YOU
taught"
Ihereupon some one else interrupted in
an undcrtone:
Judging by the speed, I should say it
was riding school"
Ana there were many present who
ucemcd the sentiment u good one-Chi-
cago Post.
10 wash silk ties, boil half pound of
bran IN quart of water for an hour ana
then strain. Wash the ties in this water
keeping them quite straight; rinse in
saited water and iron while slightly damp.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
He Was Examined.

Francois Arago, tho great French scien-
fist, was q prccocious youth He was pre-.
pared for tho rigid examinations of the
Ecole Po'ytcchniquo before he was II years
old NJ. Dc Mirccourt tells u chnracteris-
tic anecdotc concerning Arago's examine
ton.
The examiner was almost brutal in his
manner toward the young candidates. a
favorite companion of Arago was badly
1ris htened at his severe questions and fail
cd to pass the examination. At lenS th
Arngos turn came.
Young man, " said the examiner stern
", you are probably as ignorant as your
companion. l advise you to go and COM
pleto your studies before you risk this ex-
animation.
Monsieur" replied tho boy, "timidity
was ali that prevented my companion
from passing. He knew much more than
he seemed to know
"Tilnidity!' exclaimed the examiner.
The excuse of foolsl Perhaps you are
timid Also
Far from it, returned Arago shortly
Iako caro-. 1t would be wise to spare
yourself the disgrace of being rejected!''
lhe disgrace for me would lie in not
pelas examined, said the young candi-
date proudly.
tore him was so accurate and so brilliant
that at last his examiner snranc from his
chair and, throwing his arms about the
boy $ neck in delight, exclaimed:
Bravo! If you are rot .5c,iyed in 20
the Ecole Polytechniquc no one will be
admitted"
And lie then began q career which added
greatly to the stock of human knowlcdpc
Youths Companion
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

Pef'hars Alphonso's troubles are all
sue TO the fact that the is the XIII.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
Old Roman Laws,

The old Roman laws, according to
Colquhoun, conferred on tho husband
complete cmpcry over the wife All she
owned or earned was vested in him, and
he acquired tho same rights over her per
son ana property rs if she We're his natural
daughter. The wife, on the other hand,
acquired all the rights to a child, and to
her husbands name and succession, in tho
event OF an intestate estate, and she could
exercise all the privileges to which her sex
admitted.
The power of tho ancient Roman father
over his offspring was originally perpetual.
nor could the child be cmancipated from
the fathers control during the fathers life
except by that parents consent; nor did
he become sui juris until the father (being
himself sui juris) died, when the son was
emancipated by the simple operation Of
the law. In those brave days the father
had legal permission to scourge his chill
drcn or to send them, fettcrcd like slaves,
TO work on his estate, or even to kill them,
choosing whatsoever means for their TAX
ing OIL he thought propcr.-Ncw York
Commercial Advertiser
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

h OR RlINyT-A large Front Room
4 Apply 1873 34th st. I'm
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Y OR SALE-A second hand Rerinr-
ton Typewriter. In good orde9.
:. A. Ashby fa9aat
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27

II OR sALE.-Upon, receipt of 25c. I
= WMl mani you splendid collection
OF double mixed Gladiclus, assorte,li col
ors. Aso a nicely ro6hei named hardy
rose. Address o. A. PALMER, care
Lock Box P. Newport News, Va
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

indifference to fame. He only consented to have
his coat-of- arms recorded when he found that
II was already matter OF published history.
This does not prove the PocahOntas story, bu,
II demoishes the indirect logic which bore tn"
hardest against that story 1t sustains Smiths
credibility in point where he was more likely
to tell an untruth than he was in Virginia. whcre
there were plenty of men TO contradict any false
hood he ventured to utter. After meeting criti-
cal objections, Mr. Fske goes to say that the
best proof of Smiths honesty in regard 10 the
Pocahontas case is that he misunderstood what
happened. POcahontas did not risk her life for
his She simply exercised the right of every
Indian-man, woman or child-to adopt pris
oncr of into the tribe The subsequent
as a not a whimsical performance but
the proper thing for an Indian TO do under the
circums tanccs PocahOn.as seems to have
dorstood that she had adopted father. There
is a pathetic touch in her failure to make Smith
und, rstand this After she christenod az a
noblowoman in England she called Lady
Rebekah. Smith visited her and called her by
this name. "She seemed hurt and turned away
covering her face with her hands. She insisted
upon calling him father and having him call her
his child, formerly in the wilderness"
Thus have restored to history tho one
all the misunderstanding the kindness rs well
the cruelty. of the relations between the un-
fortunate red man and his conqueror. Smith
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

the narrative element IS weak; in Dr. Abbotrt
when tho Country Was New" it is chaotic.
To be convinced that the telling Of short
story is a highly sophisticated as well as a very
special art one need only turn to Miss Grace
Elery Charning's sister of Saint and Other
Stories" Miss Claiming is quick to seize on a
dramatic situation. she moves swiftly to her
purpose, she is an adept in throwing her most
telling effects prominently into the foreground.
IT, tense nervous strain Of her art-for Miss
Claiming has in marked degree the defect Of
her vir;ues-is somewhat mitigatcd by the in
herent charm of the italian life she 50 sympa-
thetcally deals with Miss Claiming has an
Italian love of humble detail and a keen appre-
citation OF its artistic place and value.
To do justice to the Greek character calls for
subtle and quiet art. There Is nothing brill
liant I'm Mr.. Horizons story of "Constantine" IT.
is n tale Of pathos told with great simplicity
and rcticence that is far harder to attain than
brilance The book will surprise critical
readcr-though few readers will remain critical
to the end-by the skill with which it wins his
sympathes for Spiridon, the betrayer Of dear
friends confidence The Ingenious amiabe
rascal steals his adopted sons fortune and yet
so subtly does Mr.. Horton open the Creek point
of view before one that one inevitably condones
the deceit and pities rather than despses the
decever There is no sophistry in Mr.. Horizons
book; there is no belittling the msfortunes
which befall Spirdon's victim but the reader
sees the old Oriental as he secs himself. and
interprets him by the standards of his own
people
state Senator Talcom is the making Of Mr.
Opic Reads "Bolyano" He is the American
politician par excellence; obstrcpcrous. egotistc.
generous. patriotic indiscreet and lucky He IS
proud Of his district, his State and the great
Mississippl-"the greatest river in the world,
sir'-that flows by his town. Most Of the minor
characters are rather hfeless, but they play con-
venient parts The plot is prepostcrous. but no
one Is asked to take it seriously. the story must
stand or fall on the readers liking for old Giles
Talcom.
In yellow Pine Basin" Mr.. Henry G. Catlin
makes a conscientious attempt to depict Amer-
can mining life during and before the war. The
characters are stilted. the local pccuiarites at
tributed TO them are too purely superficial. IN
deed Bud and Zeb saved only by their
dialect-and that a poor imitaton-from being
men without a country, without a local hablta-
tion and with nothing but name.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

not less than the sea kings, is a typical figure
among the men who were making state IN inc
wilderness. In resourcefulness, in attention 10
the practical details Of rude life, ne was thc
precursor Of a long line Of famous woodsmen.
After studying his character as Mr.. flske h'is
drawn il we can imagine that II he had peeii
able 10 control the minds Of others the colony
would not in after years have been burdeheo
with so much Of that Old World ceremony we
can imagine that he would have been delighted
with the commons sense exhibited at latei 'ihe
in the States formed largely by Virginians in
the country west OF the mountains There
Berkeley would have been Impossible, ana IL Is
doubtful If he would have been possible III oid
Virginia if Smith could have shaped the des-
TIMES of the colony. In short, one mas TO get
down to comparatively late times IN COLONIAL
history to find men among whom a leader IKE
Smith vould have been thoroughly understood.
They had been taught by tho experience Of gen
erations But he anticipated future realities like
a man Of genius. His was not the only 'Naf"P''
Of this prescience. He talked OF equaIly III
new State where the imported differences ol
rank were maintained among men VINO were
starving He comprchended the nature OF the
Indian as if bv intuition. But all English IDEAS
about the colony at its beginning and before
seem to have been more intelligent than they
were IN later times. The patent granted by
Queen Elizabeth to Gilbert and Ralegh implied
a personal liberty and right OF self government
under laws to be made by the colonists them
selves such as was never afterward willingly
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

granted. Gilbert and Ralcgh dcmarded, says
Mr.. Fiske. "ard Elizabeth granted in principle
Just what Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams
demanded and George III refused To concede'
But Smith and Ralcgh ard Gilbert and their
Incorporates were such men As make States
while George III was one Of those who unmake
them.
great variety of human character went /"
the making OF the colonies which in the earliest
times bean to separate from Virginia. and as
Mr.. Fiskc uufolIs the history of each one
Maryland North Carolina. South Carolina
Georgia-the reader finds himself anticipating
the history Of the community In the mingled
pcCuaritics Of tho men who founded il. There
Is something rlatonic in political evolution when
studied in this way. rs If the idea of the state
actually existed before the State emerged from
the combination Of elements destined to its pro-
ductiOn.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
LEWIS CARROLL.
THE SERIOUS SIDE OF HIS GENIUS FOR
DROLLERY.

DROLLERY.
The devotee of Lewis Carroll is Ioath to put
down the books that have been taken up again
upon the occasion of his death. They among
the most beguilng works i'm English literature.
In that long row of volumes published by the
Macmlans one is lured from one to the
other with no consciousness Of the passage Of
time. Yet the sky is not all untroubled. one or
two of these productions awake faint regrets.
Why, for example. did "Sylvic and Bruno" get
itself written. and why-more pressing question
did "Sylyc and Bruno" get itself "Concluded.'
both Of them in volumes far too long? In these
Lewis Carroll failed to rccaptUre his early
magic He is still Lewis Carroll and the "Sy-
vie" books will De cherished affectionatcly. But
their famous predecessors will be held in even
more loving remembrance.
There is great tenderness in the regard
which Lewis Carroll aroused among his read
ers For one thing. no humorst SO utterly fran
tic as the author of THE JabberwOcky" was
ever SO exquisitey refined Part of the charm
of "Through the Looking Glass and "Alces Ad-
ventures in Wonderland comes from an atmos-
phere Of innocence. OF sweetness, which sends
the Imagination adrft among scenes far away
in the woods, where fairies dwell and where
children come into their own. These books
are peculiarly unworldly Their fun provokes
no laughter of the sort that is compared to the
cracking of thorns under a pot. y kind OF SUBJ
current of faery runs through every page, an
echo OF the ellike happiness Of childhood. IL
anv doubt remains Of this depth that is so i'm
portant in Lewis Carroll, let the reader turn to
the serious lines prefixed to Through the Look
ing Glass:
Child Of the pure unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder!
Though time be fleet. and and thou
Are half life asunder,
THY loving smile will surely hail
The loVc-gift of a fairy tale
have not seen thy sunny face,
Nor heard thy silver laughter;
No thought Of me shall find place
In thy young life's hereafter
Enough that nov thou wilt not fail
70 listen to my fairy tale
\ talc begun in other days,
When summer suns were glowing
\ simple chime, that served [" time
The rhythm Of our rowing
Whose echoes live i'm memory yet,
Though cnVious years would say forget
Come. h.arkcn then ere voice of dread,
with bitter tidings laden.
Shall summon to uuW"comc hed
\ melancholy mail'nl
w. are but older children, dear.
who fret to find our bedtime near
Without the frost the binding snow.
The .tormWnd'S moody madness
Within tn. nr-lights ruddA glow
And childhood's nest Of gladhoss.
TN. magic words shall hold thee fast
Thou shalt not heed the ravlnS biast