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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
OH THE BEAUTIFUL WRETCH.

He had been going there for a month
now. and had not progressed any FUR
ther in his race for the girl than when
he first began. Trie. she was cold
and naughty: true. too. was it that she
treated him with .listlain, but what
ma,tered that to linn. Wa. she not
! worth millions. ana were he not al
most penniless. He was working, but
! At whut?-a siX-dollar Il week clerk In
Il drygoOdS store-anu he could not
hope to marry on that. AS Il matter OF
fact she was one port in storm and
possibly a haven. At length he de-
ternined TO find out how much she car
ed for him and with that objec, in
/ view put on his best suit. placed a
fcur-inch collar around his neck, uoff-
ed a new hat. pateut-leather shoes
for which his last weeks earnings had
been eNpended-and with Il new l'air
of gloves. borrowed from the store Cor
the occasion. went to visit her at tae
magnificent home OF her parents on
Girurd avenue. The evening was spent
pleasantly enough until 10 O'clock,
when 4 remark that she dropped
to do. lie began timidlv at tirst, and
after some behaving managed to ask
her may Ter press my suit?" ''Of
COURSE came her answer instantly Is
She reached for am. pressed the butl,n'
button. james show this gentleman
to the Kitchen anu 1--WE him Il tlatron."
Pointed Paragraphs.
n },,,; IN, i've
must want money bad.
The lass whose lover goes 70 sea
sheds many a privatc-tear.
What men call 1irmncss In ,hola.
selves they call con;rariness in others
The man who is employed by his
w;c's father don't worry about losing
his job
LIS ~ curious anomaly of war tina,
boih contending parties are always in
the right.
Men and clotheslines become un-
steady when they have too many
sheets in the wind.
y mans success often depends on
hi ability to prevent others from pre-
V, ting it.
\. hen the average young man gradu-
| ATS from college he knows more than
| he ever will in the future.
Men convinced against their will are
of the same opinion still. but no wo-
| man is ever convinced that way.
| There's Il screw loose somewhere
when 4 minister gets the princely sal
| airy OF $500 per year and baseball
| player only gets S. 900
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
To XIII Potato Beetles

MIX pound acetate or sugar of
!ead with ) ounces arsenate Of soda.
Remember these are violent posons.
dissolve one tablespoonful of this mix
ture In II quarts of water. To every
50 gallons add tablespoonful OF paris
green and spray the vines. Last year
7 held of potatoes fairly alive with
bugs was completely free of them in
three days after the application and
they did not return the remainder Of
the season.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
KILLING SMUT ON OATS.
ihc Hot Water Treatment Found to 10
Very ENyctive

Tho Hot Water Treatment Found to 10
Very Effective.
Inc New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station has discovered
cheap methods of killing the harmful
parasite which produces smut on oats.
During experiments made at the Cen
eva Station it was found that the hot
water treatment gave perfect imnunitv.
!rom smut. This treatment requires
no chemicals or expensive apparatus
All that is needed Is I large kettle for
heating water, a thermometer, a bar
rel, and gunny sack. The seed oats
are 20 be kept for ten minutes in water
at temperature OF 1873 degrees Fahr-
enhe:t, matter requiring only little
care in adding to the water in the
barrel supply Of hot water from the
Kettle when the temperature falls, or
gold water from pail when the nler-
curry stands above the required height
IN the Thermometer. Other treat
mentS involving shrinking the seed
with solutions of different fungicides
Dr. soaking the oats in such solutions
were tested side by side. and several
u them gave excellent results with
only slight expense. Complete pre-
vention of smut was obtained by
sprinkling the oats with a / per cent.
solution of lysol or formalin, costing
cents and cents, respectively. per
bushcl; or by soaking the seed for one
hour in 0.3 per cent. solution OF
lysol. costing 81 cents per bushel, or
IN w per cent. solution of formalin,
costing Ia cents
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
A CONVENIENT c1sTERS.

o the first barrel, and conveyed to any
number or others in the manner shown
tub, with faucet, is placed below the
asst barrel This plan is Il great ad-
vantage over driving stock out in the
ain. y still better plan. on farms
where it is possible is to bring the
water into the barn by pipe from a
spring or brook. 1t may also be
brought into the barn by pipe laid
rom nearby well. having a pump
II the barn The comfort and the saw
ng OF time and labor by having a sup
oily of water thus always at hand can
only be appreciated by an experience
With this convenience.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

months residence III New rSSrL and
many hours OF study. the Chinaman
ventured forth among his people,
where he proceeded to give an exhibit
ton OF his proficiency in the English
language. What he said sounded
strange to the other Cinnamon. and the
ambitious c':e nearly swooned when he
discovered that he had learned Ger
man by mistake
His New York home was in the Ger
man part OF the city where English IS
an Unknown tongue. and the poor fell
10" had to begin his linguistic work
over again.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

Something novel in the way of a rat
trap is reported from England. 1t sets
Itself automatically after every catch
and affords 4 receptacle for the sue
cesslve animals captured, which are
not injured in the trap
The flap top of this Enclosure is made
OF PAIR OF folding doors which open
IN the middle. A pair Of counterpoises
suspended beyond the hinges. serve to
bring these soon up fiat and even again
after they have been pressed down
ward; but only Very slight weight is
sufhclent TO depress them when ce, ;
tain catch at one side has once been
withdrawn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
Taking Hin, Seriously.

"Are you actively engaged in poll
ics?" asked the man who had lust
zone into this Insurance business.
Yes But l don't see what that
has to do with taking out policy"
Well. | guess Il, better report the
fact to the company, anyhow. There
seems TO be something about politics
hat breaks a mans health down. so
hat he's always thinking of retiring
% private life. and Of course there's no
telling how far the malady may 60"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
Nischi.f. Mad. ny u Musk

little muSkrat caused more trouhle
in Buffalo the other night than is eve,
known to have been caused by one at
the animals. This particular muskraI
succeeded in cutting off the electric
light supply Of nearly the entire civ
and it was an hour before the cause
OF tue trouble WAS located and re-
moved. With the exception of an iso-
lated district here and there the on.
tire town was wrapped in total dark
ness. Main street was one long aytnue
OF gloom. broken only by lights in
windows by private plants. Everythine
mad been running smoothly at the pow
er station OF the E;;ffalo General Elec.
trio company when the startling dis
covery was made that the water in the
boilers and condensers was rapidiv
going down. An examination of the
valve that lets the water in through
me big feed pipe that runs out into
BuHalo river was made, but the valve
was open as it should be. The valves
on the boilers and condensers were on
amined, and they We're found 70 he All
right, too. The water In tl,e hoi,arc
dropped lower and lower, until 6na1lv
In order to avoid an explosion. it wa .
found necessary to bank the fires and
shut off the draushts. This done. the
dynamos no longer supplied current
for the lamps, and the lights went out
The trouble man las called to the SIN
ton. He quickly located the trouhI,.
in the feed pipe. il was cut, and after
some hshlns around he dragged a
muskrat ont of the pipe and droppe6
it on the floor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
No Alliance for Him.

Tired Treadwell--"Wot. an alliance
~id England? Not any fer me! I'm
asin it. first, last and ali de time
Weary Watson" AinI yer got NO
pride in yer country? Tink how We
could swipe de rest Of de powers. We'd
De de whole ting If we had dat kind
If combination"
Tired Treadwell-"Dat's all right.
but seen an item in a paper dat dey
use 4o0,000,00O pounds of soap every
year in England"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
AN EXTRAORDINARY MsAsLY TALE,

A certain well known Clevelander
lives out on the Crawford road and
can be further identified by the fact
that he is a confirmed bachelor. 1t
might be too humiliating to mention
his name. and possibly too annoying.
il the experiences of other eligible
bachelors is remembered. The letter
carrier out that way has all he cares
to do now, without adding to his bur-
den the countless applications Of mat
rimcnially inclined females.
The fact that he has no children does
not lessen this bachelors interest in
the children of others, and the other
afternoon as he was walking down
Oakdale avenue his attention was at
tracted by a pink card Oil the front
of friends house. The card bore this
legend
MEASLES WITHIN.
The mistress of the home happened
to be i'll the doorway. and o, t of the
sympathetic f,,lness of his IL ,art the
bachelor called TO herr
II am sorry to hear about your lit.
tie ones. Mrs b." he exclaimed.
THANK your Tor the sympathy"
said the lady. But the children are
no longer in any danger. They are
getting we'll nicely
How can that he?" said the bach
elor Their symptoms seem to me
extremely ominous."
What do you mean" cried the
lady.
How can that be-" said the bach
elor. Measles should be brought out.
1t is very bad symptom if they are
not brought ont Why don't you DO
something to bring them out?'
B-bHt. stammered the astonishe,l
lady, who told yon they were not
Your sign said the bachelor.
And pointing to it he read aloud
Measles within"
The lady giggled
That's So she said It's false
statement Take it away"
And he did,-Cleycland Plain Deal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
CouI,in.l r.nye Her

A little girl who attends Maine
public school has quite an idea OF no.
bility, as was evidenced by her reply
to her teacher. The class had been
reading about the Kings family. The
teacher, wishing to inculcate the cor
rect idea Of royal descent. said: Now.
children, il the King and Queen had a
son, what would he be-" "The Jacl, ;,
was the quick response.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
EII 7I7'T' - :
Tn the Garden.

Come into the garden. Maud.
For the wintry days have flown;
Come into the garden, Maud.
And see how things have grown.
have planted pansies and sweet peas
And morning s!ories there
Come into the garden, Maud.
And see how my seedlings fare"
He took her little hand in his,
And they saunte"ed out to see,
But not q pans> lad come up.
Nor Il solitary pea;
He took one look around and then
lie wildly tore his hair
His next door neighbours chickens had
Preceded Maudie there.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
Castor OIL For plan4.

a correspondent Of the Agricultural
Epitomist says she gives her plants 4
Jose OF castor oil occasionally. a tea
spoonful to good-sized plant. We
nave also seen this recommended for
the Gala lily. No one. however. gives
what our old professor of chemistry
used to call "the rationale" (reasou)
of the dose.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
4ieIsrt-I5renISiur

Trembling snito:-"Ah. if I only
dared 10 tell you what is in my heart!
Cant you see? Can't you guess what
it is would say to you?"
Beautiful Widow-''Yes, l think 1
can read your thoughts. But pray do
not speak the words that are trembling
upon your lips. Let us respect the
dead. l have decided not to marry
again-fcr at least six months.''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
Not NuIslh.

An angry small boy was pelting
stones at noisy dog when a venerable
passer-by stopped and addressed him.
Little boy" the stranger remon-
strated. don't you know you should
re kind to dumb a:ilnals?''
Yes" replied the angry 10y, "but
what's dumb an!a' ala get to do with
yelping dogs!s' An
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

Quickly Made Cixtern for Harm.
Have cistern that will supply water
On rainy days. at least. This will pre-
vent exposure to the storm Three
barrels mounted in corner Of the
barn as shown in the cut will hold
enough for the stock during all storms
tor while the storm lasts the barrels
will be replenished. a pipe from the
gutter is brought inside the boardinp
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

Miss. Courtrigh:-"What do Won
think of man who will marry a VIC.
man for money!" Mr. Spooner--"All (
can say Is that such fellow must be
lard up."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

1t was the beginning Of their we'd
ding trip.
Dear she inquired anxously. I'm
the excitement Of leaving. did you say
goodby to papa and mama?''
NO" he replied; II said au re-
yOir'"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
Hamlet, rs that so?'
a wnn.ierfui Woman.

Bilk'ns-My wife used to be rather
foolish bnt shes; one OF the most calm
and seaside women in this town now.
Why say do you know what she did
yesterday?
Circuit No: What?
Eilkins- Saw telegraph boy coming
across he street toward oar house and
never Tainted or hciiered that She knew
something had happened to mammal"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

1t is q bad plan to husk out corn and
throw 1t upoa the ground. No telling
what night rain or snow storm may
catch you with a day or SOS huskinc
QUITO say nothing about twice hand
ling.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
THE WOMAN CAME BACK.
Failed to Mako tho Crossing But Interfered
With Her Husbands Gloatinc.

Win Her Husband's (Tloating.
We reached the banks OF the Repub-
lean river, writes NJ. Quad, to find the
stream running deep and strong, and
sitting on leg, 18th bland smile
on his face. was nan about fifty years
old. He INDUCED in broad grin and
q chuckle as we saiuted, and when ask
ed the cause of his merriment, he re-
D'ied:
ls's about the cid woman and the
hoss. strangers
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
nut Mc kcpt ON Tnu,in.

BiGgs When it comes t. absence OF
mind, that barber across the way
scoops the pot"
Diggs-"Why, what's he been do
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

RE boy stood on the burning deck
and didn't care dnrn-
Ills father w?s Il Millionaire
And lie hos decks 70 burn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07

Disgs-I went into his shop to get
NJ hair cut this morning, and he pin
lc! a newspaper around my neck and
gave ne a towel to read"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
One Of Many.

Hamlett-"Miss r.nkleigh is a mem
Der OF The chorus isn't she?"
lssgett-"oh. no; she's the leading
lady
Ilamlei;-"Is that so?"
Esslctt--"Oh, no: she's the leading
one until proposed, and then refused
me-"
llamlett-"Well. if that's the case, I
would class her as a sleight-of- hand
performer"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
New Summer Resort.
THE HUCKROE BEACH HOTEL

Is situated on Hampton Roads in
sight OF Fort Monroe. where electric
cars meet Incoming and outgoing
steamers This delightful summer re-
sort will be
OPENED MAY 2. 1898.
The hotel has been enlarged Per-
tect sanitary condition and plumbing.
Eathins is unexcelled. Fishing and
boating unrivalled. No malaria The
cool breezes Of the Atlantic Electric
cars every Is minutes for Fort Monroe
Hampton and Newport News No liu-
lors sold or gambling permitted Pic
ME parties allowed the use OF the
mammoth pavilion during the day
MGsic every night except Sunday
For terms apply to
CHARLES II. HEXVINS, Manager.
Buck Roe Beach Hotel,
Hampton. Va
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-09
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscoV-
cry AND INVENTION.
Safety in Handling Cotton-Machine Tor
washing Fruit-Heatlng Capabilities OF
Wood - Singing Spiders - Causes OF
COntagion,
snretv in Handling Cotton.

Cotton shippers are very keenly alive
to the dangers that attend the hahullhs
of their wares. A spark from cigar
or the smoke stack of an engine may
fall upon a bale. 1t sinks in ana III
the haste of loading is not observed
For weeks it may eat and smolder IN
the bale, then at some unexpected Lho-
ment it may break out with the most
disastrous results. Heretofore 1t mas
been impossible to pack cotton so thaI
this contingency might not arise at
any time. There is, however, ne"
method by which cotton is packed cy-
lindrically instead Of the ORDINARY
square shapes. By the new process
the packing is so close and firm thaC
fire might run all over the OUTSIDE Oh
1t and then go out, because there ls
not sufficient oxygen in the interior OF
the package to conduct the fire or sus-
tain it. This discovery is Of great val
ne to shippers, as we'll as ship owners.
Fires in cotton bales have been OF
frequent occurrence, and when con-
flagration is once started 1t seems next
to impossible to put it out. Exposure
to the air gives the fire just the sup
port it needs, while smothering 1t down
merely postpones the calamity. In ad-
dition to the greatly increased safety
of such cargoes, the new style of pack
ing puts the fiber into much smaller
compass and consequently the bestowal
is easier, and much more cotton can be
carried in a given spacs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-09
Causes of ContagIon.

An eminent physician is the authori-
ty for the statement that boys are
much more likely to contract many
diseases than girls, and gives the rea-
son that the youngsters play in the
streets, where they pick up all sorts
Of germs. A boy hurts his fingers, and
sticks them in his mouth, and mayhap
ticks them to get a better hold of his
top or whatever he may be handling.
DiphtheTia and typhoid fever especial
ly, he says, are more likely to be con-
traCted by boys on this account In
addition to this, boys roam about eV-
eTywhere, and are, so to speak, in eV-
cry kind of mischief A lad may con-
tract a disease by picking up some
stick or article previously handled by
an infected person. He advises that
when boys come in from play they
should give their hands and faces a
thorough washing, not forgetting to
clean the teeth with the utmost care.
Excellent advice, no doubt, but what
an amount of moral persuasion"
would be required to get the average
boy to take these precautions! Wash
ing is very often looked upon as very
unnecessary operation, and a sad waste
of time.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-09
Heatinc Capnblltles OF wood.


From time immemorial soft wood
has been regarded as comparatively
valueless for heating purposes. Hard
wood has brought high prices and has
been in much greater demand than
soft, on account of this generally pre-
vsiling notion. Experiments with
woods of various sorts have demon
strated that the linden, which is one Of
the softest of woods, gives the great
est amount of heat. The value Of other
woods in their order, as ascertained, Is
as follows: Fir with 099 heating
power; next follow the elm and pine
with 09S; willow, chestnut and larel
with O97; maple and spruce fir with
0.96; black poplar with 0.95; alder anu
white birch with 0.94 only; then comes
the hard oak with 0.92; the locust ana
the white beech with OBI, and the req
beech with 900. Hence hard Woou
heats the least" 1t is one of the re-
markable facts of the day that so many
theories that have been held for many
years are fast giving way before tn0
critical analyses of science.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-09
Singing Spiders.

A naturalist who has given many
years of study to some of the smaller
forms of insect life has discovered ina,
certain sorts of spiders are possesssa
of organs, for which there seems 70 u
no use save to create sound. They aS
mostly used when the little creature
are alarmed, although the opinion
held by some that this is their means
of calling to their mates. The alarm
idea, however, has some support IN 'n'
case Of the rattlesnake, which is pro.
vided with the means of making -
presence known whenever an eneln5
approaches. Whether the possessiop
Of organs for creating sound is desisn.
ed merely as protection or warnins -
point to which np+~ralists are giVp'
careful and r~''- - 0ttentlp
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-09

rs to 70 per cent of oleomargarins =.
were entirely made Of oleomarps,ts.@ ~
and two others were compounded t.as
various materials that rendered ~
unfit for food The milk examipas,a.
was most extensive and exhsug,,r.
The commission carried its exam,n.
tion through about fifteen bundr..
places where milk was sold. fndlss
nearly one hundred cases of adulters
ton that made the milk unfit fos X.
IN many other cases the milk was i
tensively watered. This was consis
cred less Objectionable than soma !,
the other authorizations, and the watss
was for the most part apparently mira
The worst cases were those in which
milk powders, chalk and various CON
cUcted additions had been made. A.
matters now stand in the trade. relis
BILE and reputable dealers do not ana
food adulteration very profitable, Tbs
penalties are too heavy in case Of a.
lection and the danger of being founs
out and acquiring a bad reputation i.
ever present before them.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-09
Machine for Washing Fruit.

So much trouble has been made by
the appearance of black spots on or
anges and lemons that all sorts of
plans have been devised to rid the fruit
Of this unsightly blemish, One OF the
most practical appliances is a scrub
bling machine supplied with water, car
riers and brushes. The fruit is put
into a tank and allowed to remain for
few minutes to permit the specks to
soften little; then it is taken up by
the carriers and conveyed to a large
wheel, which has arranged around its
periphery movable automatic acting
brushes, which form a portion Of the
carrier around it's rim. AS the orange
or lemon proceeds on its journey the
brushes attack it from all quarters,
scrubbiRg it very thoroughly, and in
almost all cases completely cleansing
1t from the unsightly specks. After
given time it is automatically dropped
into a trough, from which it is con-
veyed to the receiving baskets or boxes.
The brushes, while firm, are not sufFi-
GENTLY so to injure the rind Of the fruit
in the least. If this device works as
well as it promises it is a boon to the
orange and lemon grower, and for
tune to the inventor.