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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
How High Is Your chatr9

Some curious experiments have been
made by q Harvard professor to prove what
is really the best height for the chair you
sit on and the desk you write at. Every
person, 1t appears, ought to have chair
specially made to suit his or her height,
and tho seat of the chair should be exactly
one-auarter of your height from the floor.
Thus II you are feet high the chair seat
should be 10 Inches The width of the
seat should exactly equal It's height, and
it should slope backward three quarters
of an inch to the foot. The back should
be Il trifle higher than the sent and sloped
slightly, not too much.
Finally your desk should be two-thirds
as high again as the seat of your chair.
THIS if your chair seat is "a inches the
desk should be; 40 inches in height. When
you have attended to I'LL these little de-
tails, you can sit and write all day with
out feeling that backache that comes from
chairs and desks that don't fit you-Bos
ton Traveller
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
As to NOses.


What is the standard of nasal beantys
Men are proud of their aqnilines, but they
forget that stern and portentous beaks
failed to save Rome. They swear By their
straight Greek noses, needless Of tho fact
that the once warlike He1lenes are today
weaker than suckiings The Tartars, who
have no noses to speak Of, thought the:
wife of Genghis Khan the loyelicst woman
in Asia because she had only two holes
where her nose should have. beer. The
women mostly admired BY men Of today
have pug noses When Cary sang the BALD
heads held out, their arms to catch her.
for, with her ''hez rctrousse', elevated oyerl
the footlights, she seemed in the act OF
springing into their embraces Mirabeau
had IL nose MS broad and as fat as thatsof
o Hottcntot, but he was q great man wish
tho ladies. Ghbon Ead no, nose at eli, YET
there WAS not Is man OF his time Sc success
full with the fair seS.-New York Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
FODDER IN THE TREE TOPS.
Cattle In Hawaii May In Time DevsIor
Scansorlul Attrihutea

a COW cannot climb tree-undoubted
fact In natural history Yet if environ
ment can effect what some believe it can
few generations of cattle in Hawaii arc
likely to evolve u race of scansorinl kline,
for the common fodder for COWS and horses
grows on trees.
There are only two directions In the is
lands of the Poetic, and everybot1 uses
the terms windward and leeward us elibly
as IL bred aboard ship to use sailors Eng
lish In Hawaii these two directions ur,
distinctly marked-on the windward side
of every island, tropical rains, growth of
green things to jungle luxuriancc; on the
leeward side, drought rarely broken, scanty
grasses precariously existing in a sun
baked soil, for most months Of most years
sere and brown. But as not every one
can live to windward, and it seems a pity
to let SO much leeward 20 to waste
which might otherwise be good, the algar-
roba tree has been introduced from the
African aridities and has made cattle
rnnching successful possibility on the
dry lnnds. -
Priests of the -s--,---
.sIor1'tiuoers, v,ley having become acquaint-
ed with its value in Algeria AS Its name
shows, it is the Carob tree OF theHs Ara
bian Nights . the source Of most peoples
knowledge Of things Arabic. The tree
grows most lu1uriantly in most Hawaiian
soils and bears continuously the year
around. This is matter of particular i'm
portance, for it is the fruit which is of
value. The tree grows to the height at
tanned by large naples and branches lux
uriantly SO AS to shade considerable area,
and as the leaves are both abundant and
, large, there is formed protection against
the heat which stock appreciate. The
fruit is q large fleshy nod filled with beans
the size of u horse chestnut. It is upon
the pods and the beans that cattle feed
This fodder is SO satisfying that for long
periods cattle are fed on nothing else and
reach market in prime condition.
York Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
The Milo In Many Countries.

Tho English milo, used also in this coun-
Try, measures !, 7G0 yards, or $3.50 feet
But the mile of foreign countries varies
almost us much us tho language, SO TINT
travelling mile is ono thing either short
or or longer, In other countries. Tho
French system of tho kilomotcr or 900
meters, is also used in Belgium and Hol.
innd 70 cyclors and others travelling in
lhoso countries tho kllometcr-equal to
l,o94 Sards-is used AS milo measure.
The Spanish mile is l,5sa yurtls, and tho
hnvo the easiest time of nll in making a
mile record, their mile being only 600
yards. In Norway md Sweden the milo
is l $3.50 yards, and in Germany 1t equals
three English miles. Other differences
are: Italian, 2,0a5 yards; Portuguese,
1850; Austria, s,a97, and Denmark, s, 23s.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
DlFFusED ILLUMINATION.

|, Tho Plan Used In the Library of Columbia
University.
There has been ever since the world
emerged from the dim light of the tallow
dip desire for moro and more brilliant
illumination, without color, without shad-
cws and yet with abundance of light.
This light for best effects should come from
as many directions above the line of sight
as possible. In interior illumination the
floors and side walls should therefore be
dark, the ceiling as light as possible and
tho illumination should come from MS
many sources as practicable If ono direc-
ton only is available then the opposite
wall should be kept light to give reflection.
Few people realize that O ''dead white
surface reflects about 80 per cent of the
light which falls upon it, and, therefore
that u white wall OF ceiling Is an excellent
reflector, and, In fact, sbsorbs much less
light than does any transmissiye diffusion
apparatus, such as ground glass globes,
ETC., which often absorb 40 to GO per cent
OF the light inpinging upon Thorn.
A desire for diffused illumination for
bringing out the architectural effects of
the new Columbia University library led
to the following design for this purpose:
A white opaque sphere feet in diameter
was suspended from the middle of the
dome, So feet above the floor, by one quar-
ter inch steel rope, tho latter being entire
~ invisible from below. To all appear
ances the sphere floats in the air. Tho
globe Is q framework OF wood covered with
venecring and coated with white matt
surface wash, its general appearance be-
ing that of ground glass surface. This
is illuminated to an intrinsic brilliancy of
from 75 to 300 foot candles by rays from
eight Colt projection lanterns placed in
eight cquIdiS:,.nt corners of the four M
per balconies
These lights are boxed in SO that only
the projecting lens is visible Each Of
them throws; :. disk of light + feet 4 inches
IN diameter ,:i,on the sphere The eight
disks overlnp so that the whole sphere
seems to glow with u pale, diffused light.
The effect is beautiful in the extreme.
The surface seems translucent, and the
light seems to come from q certain depth
within and to bathe the whole globe with
warm light. AS the globe floats below
the ceiling it Is difficult to locate 1t.
whether 1T is near by or moon in the
clear sky miles away is left to tho i1nagina-
tlon This is not intended as d light by
which to read, the tables all having read
ing lamps, but 1t is possible to read with
considerable ease on the floor of the read.
Ing room by the light of the sphere alone.
A crude test gives the approximate can.
die power as about 500, but the light is SO
white and SO agreeable that it gives one
the impression of greater power The
eight lamps take about $50 nmperes, the
whole lighting of tho main reading room
taking about 300 ampcrcs, while the cen
tral room of the Congressional library at
Washington, about 10 per cent larger, re-
quires nearly 900 amperes.-Pr Progressive
Age
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
Unprot,tab1e Couneerfe,tine.

Dishonest people work harder for small
er profit than honest ones The secret serv-
Ice has discovered that counterfeit cent
pieces are being made. When the old cop
per cents We're In use, they were about the
same value in weight as the metal itself,
but copper has grown cheaper, and the cent
of today Is only one-third of the old fash
toned one A man or woman working
very hard can turn out about 500 Of these
cents In one day. Besides the cost of the
metal is the cost of the mold and Of the
chemicals used In finishing them, the en-
tire amount being about one-quarter OF
the face value. Upon this statement the
counterfeiter would clear only So. IS a day,
but the trouble in showing the queer" as
they call passing the counterfeit, is ex-
tremely great, so that the malefactor Is
usually obliged to get two or three as
sistants to help him. This would reduce
the pay to about 80 cents piece for a
hard days work.-New York Mail and
Express
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
She Knew Hsu,.

While Charles Dudley Warner, as 1t Is
related, was guest at an old time south
ern home near Nashville he expressed q
desire to see real, typical negro. So the
most loquacious old "aunty'' was brought
in. To the surprise of every one she would
not say q word beyond "Yes. sah." or
..'No, sah."
After the departure Of the distinguished
guest she was asked the reason Of her ST.
lence. With as much dignity and scorn
as grande dame ''aunty" replied:
ugh! want gwine talk to dat Yam
kee. I knowed him soon's I seed HIM
He's de very one dat stole mistiss' silver
du'in de Wah" Hfr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
Grimm and Women students.

The well known historian of art, Profess
or Hermann Grimm of the University Of
Berlin, explains why he refuses to admit
women to his lectures. He says, that dur
ing the 20 years that he has been 1ccturing
to students he has grown into a certain
method of presenting things. But when
be sees women among his listeners he is
embarrassed. He often has to put things
in q different way and could not speak
freely, as he formerly did. If he were
younger, he would try to adapt himself to
the changed conditions but for the two or
three selnesters of active work that still
remain before him he does not think it
worth while. And then he offers q re-
minder of how much help he has given to
young women students who have come to
him privately for It,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
A Good f,ollect,-

A Lewiston young man tells how he se-
cured his place ms collector for e large
house in that city. Hc was working for:
to collect bills He had d bill of $3.50
against q rich Lewiston mar, and when;
over he went to collect It the man neverf
had the change But he kept right after
him till he worried tho life nenrly outsof
tho man. One day the Lewistonian patd
him and told him he never wanted to soc
him again and ordered him out with strong
language. II :
A week later the same man sent him am
offer Of SIG week to do collecting and
assistant bookkeeping md added t s. Yousrse.s;
the best collector know. = KennebeeI
Journal sg1sss.ta
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
A Mountain OF Gold.

The most famous and most puzzling Of
all gold mines is Mount Morgan. 1t Is
supposed to be the product of hot water
spring and Is simply mountain of gold,
but Of gold that has already been treated
by nature In some farof age the hill has
been 8 huge natural crucible and ali the
gold it contains has been already mined,
chemically dissolved and precipitated by
nature herself. All the gold ever discov-
cred in the mountain exists in sort of
golden flour dissolved through ironstone
London Answers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
The Waste or War.

A shell thrown from "a ton quick fir
ing gun PUSHES through the air at the We
locity Of 4 900 feet per second, striking its
object with force equal to that of II, $50
tons falling ons foot. And yet, compare
lively speaking, they are very harmless.
Thus, during the ono day boinbardment
of Alexandria by the British fleet, of 1a
ships, lasting from Z a. IN. to 4 80 D. M,
no less than 8, l65 shells were thrown into
the town, yet not more than 500 Egyptians
were killed-that is, it took, roughly
speaking, six shells to kill one man.
Again, during the Franco.G German war,
the Germans threw 10000 shells into Bel.
fort, killing only 60 Frenchmen, or SOC
burg, In the same war, it took IS shells te
kill every man. And at the siege of Paris
10000 shells killed only 1O7 and wounded
20q si }s77s =, 49, n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
AN MIGRATE SOLDIER.
His Coxardiy Action. However, Was the
Making of a Noble.nan.

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n Ms pos,'oon ono oMsuee anu lhe
In ~ S1a aaS e gle's os.ssie was iouenS
s.a,,, ', ~, sa,,, aa,s;aas ~, anu uslsel
tio , I'M, shs n ,: "A soluier .. ehe Dhnes VINO
.ha Deea. s1e u.,y moun..eu was sl'oi1g On
s sne s.o nao,. ~ was anoue " t.lAe orihh
a a,oa <A'1 az oi'oe 40 hesAfu soihe
o ..Sh y a.. $50, ,.,u,
1ncn, o. Oh si'0 'n' :. ~ Aoi GU NY
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
In No Danger.

AS picturesque description of that
mediocrity which nothing can inspire,
Aion's Herald quotes the remark of Father
Taylor TO divinity student who had tax
en- the plnce temporarily of Boslon's IA
nous "sailor preacher"
Alter the sermon, rs they descended tho
pulpit stairs, the student asked:
Father Taylor, what did you think of
my sermon this morning.
Approaching him i'll u fatherlv way and
placing his hand on tho students shout
der, he replied:
My dear brother, if your text had had
the smallpox, your sermon could not have
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18

western college once wrote to Artc1nus
Ward asking how much fish ho thought
he should cat to supply his daily mental
needs. Tho wit replied that no thought
small whale would be about suited to
his requirements
Fish. like other forms of flesh. ara most
digcsltble eaten raw, hut MS few palatos
could tolerate tho flavor of raw fish it NAV
be suggested that broillng or boiling is
the next best method of preparation. Fried
fish, like fried beef, is almost wholly indi-
gcstlh'e, rs the fat renders tho lean or nlbu-
minons portion of tho fish almost wholly
incapable of digestion by tho gastric juice.
-Noic,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18

caino across alittle mizzcntup,nan, flushcr
ana evidently Very warm, riding Il spirited
little horse, VITA Il stone tied up in silk
handkerchief slung to his tail
The first lieutenant laughed and said,
"What arc you doing with that hundkcr-
chief, Brown"
Why, you sec, SIR said Brown, "thnt
when first hitched her up she pitched
badly, being too much by tho head, SO 1
just rugged this stone on aft and brought
her down to her bearings, and she sails
now like clipper, sir. ''-"On u Man of
War y N. -.--. ----- ~.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18

OF TWO 81 the Bicks are 9oreed from ono
piece OF steel, and the manner in which
the wood OF the handles is worked into the
Straps ID quite q puzzle. Particularly is
TINS the case with one Of the picks, which
mas four straps and shows the same num-
Der OF apparent divisions in the handle.
One mining man after carefully examln-
ing the tool gave 1t as his opinion that the
wood was simply inlaid. The prompt offer
of Mr.. Bray to bot 500 that only one piece
OF wood constituted the handle and the
straps We're forged around and his will
1ngness to allow the tool to be cut to pieces
In proof of his assertion caused tho other
man to change his mind, and he declined
to bet
As much ingenuity as is displayed In
the manufacture of the picks, it is COM
pletely overshadowed by that manifested
In the composition of the candiesticks.
One of them is made SO that it can be tax
en- apart and fits into the end of the handle
OF one of the picks Another has a regular
pistol grip in place Of the ordinary loop or
ring and can be closed up something after
the manner Of a clasp knife A cover
working with spring fits over the socket
into which the candle Is inserted and is SO
arranged that us soon as the candle is CON
sumed even with the top of tho socket the
cover flies forward and extinguishes the
candle.
In addition Mr. Bray has still another
folding candlestick made to BIO carried in
the pocket 1t is SO arranged that either
the hook or spike can be used, or both can
be folded back and the stick carried in the
hand. Still another stick, which is COW
cred by patent, has knife attachment
connected with the hook for cutting fuse,
an arrangement for splitting the fuse and
ripping open the paper that covers giant
powder, IN case it is found necessary to
crowd it into II small hole, and also an
appliance for crimping the cap This stick
Is also provided with tho automatic extin-
guishcr.
so far as novelty is concerned the gem
of tho collection perhaps is folding stick
with n horn handle and is called 1.-The puz-
zler" A puzzler 1t is indeed, for as yet
nobody has been found able TO open it, al
though, according to Mr.. Bray, fully 8, 900
people have attempted the feat Two
miniature copies of the first mentioned
folding stick complete the collection. Ono
of them when closed is less than one inch
in length and can DO worn rs watch
charm, while the other is u tribe larger
and heavier.-Anaconda Standard
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
sAERMAN's FAD.
how He Got tho Reputation OF ''The arsas
American Beau" - 7's

American Beau"
General, never understood how, 1t
was you cano to gain tho reputation of
'The Great American Beau. - Won't you
cnlighten us?'' t
= Tho question tlckled him. Tho scanned
face dissolved into wrinkles, and ,,ftor
laughing in his silont way for u minute or
two he said: t te.ig s l.g
We'll, now, you will be surprised when
tell you that that whole thing was the
work of General Grant, hut it's u fact.
just after the war closed Grant asked mo
to take ride with him in Washington be-
hind horse he had just bought and Of
which he was very fond. AS we spun
down the avenue said. SEQ hero, Grant,
now that the piping times of peace have
come we must choose q fad
What are you driving ut, Sherman
he asked IT,
"' moan to say that If wo don't fix up
on soInothing tho public will do it for us,
and it may not DO pleasant
We'll, 1t is pretty generally known
that am fond of horses. I suppose that
will answer for me. What have you in
mind?'
81 told him I had fixed upon nothing as
yet, but would try to do SO. Meanwhile
asked for his help. He said he would bo
glad to serve me.
Now what do you suppose Grant dids''
asked Sherman, with pretended indigna-
! ton. why, he made strnight for the
newspaper correspondents and told them
thlt had formed the resolution to devote
! the rest of my life to earning the name OF
q gallant for all the young ladies in tho
\ country. At the same tinc nc intimnted
to the newspaper mon that he would take
/ 1t rs personal favor if they would do
! what they could to spread the news. 1t
would doubtless DO Of assistance to mo,
and he was sure would appreciate tho
/ kindness.
well, those correspondents didn't need
/, any urging. Tho whole thing WINS herald
ed from ono end of tho country to the 9TH
or, my first knowledge coming from the
papers themselves. saw through the
whole thing, though Grant tried to play
: innocent. All, he was sly wag, but, >
added Sherman, 81 forgavo, him, and
find the work of trying to nee up to TIL,
reputation he made for me the most de
lightful pursuit of my life. Edward S
Ellis in Chautauquap
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
WONDERFUL MINING TooLa
James Bray. an Expe-. 37:-oxsmith, Ha

James Bray. an Expe-. D7:-oxsmith, Has
y TaisGo Collection.
What probably constitutes the hand
soonest and most original set Of miners
tools in the city, If not in tho west is in
the possession of James Bray, who is an
expert blacksmith; as his work shows,
made each article Of the collection himself
and were he anything but the modest
man he is the praise which every exhibit
ton Of the tools eyakes would turn his
gree.
80 The tools are seven in number, and con-
sist Of three polo picks Of the kind used
by experts to break of samples OF rocg
and four aaadlesticks. The eyes and gtraps
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
Willing to Yield.

The Troy Times tells Of little girl who
had been naughty. When bedtime came,
her mother said to her, Now, Mabel,
when you say your prayers, be sure to ask
God to help you not to be naughty little
girl. +" Mabel promised that she would
add this petition to her prayers. So when
she had finished her usual form she spoke
AS follows:
"And now, o God, please keep Mabel
from being naughty little girl There
was pause, then she concluded, .sNever-
theless thy will, not mine, be donel,'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
FISH AS FOOD.
There Is No Evidence That 1t Supplies
Phosphorus to the Brain,

81
Why is fish called q brain diet? Does 1T
really nourish she brain more than other
articles of food? What kinds OF fish are
best in this respect, and docs the method
OF cooking Eiaie any di:fcIcncc-that is,
is boiled or fried fish better.
A chemical examination of fish shows
that it contains considerable amount Of
phosphorus. a chemical examination of
the human brain shows that it also con-
tnins "a considerable amount of phosphorus
From this fact the chemist jumps to tho
conclusion that fish must BIO especially
good as brain food, but there is not tho
slightest experimental evidence to support
this theory. On the other hand, it isa
we'll attested faot that those communities
and tribes Of mon which suhsist most
largely upon fish nro tho lowest in tho
scale Of human development. Tho Tierr9
del Fuegians live almost exclusively on
raw fish and are perhaps tho lowest of all
human bet A Souun studept In q.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
She Ont His Hair.

Sammy" said Delilah determinedly,
hereafter intend to cut your hair my.
self. You give up altogether too much to
that Dutch larbnr"
Samson's subsequent appearance, amid
the ridicule of the Philistines, brought
down the house.-Philistine
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
WHEN /, Am / DEAD.

Hhen am dead. my dearest.
Sing no-snd songs for me.
Plant thou no roses at my head
Nor shady cypress tree. "a
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet.
And If thou wilt remember,
And II thou wilt forget.
shall not see the shadows,
shall not feel the rain,
shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on as If in pain,
And, dreaming through the twiligho
That doth not rise nor set,
Happy may remember,
And haply may forget.
Christina q. Rossetti.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
Showed Back thesride.

"Bletherin Bobbie,a DunfarItn carter. Al
went down to Charlestown one day for sss
lond of sand, but to his disnay found ssiss
WAS high water, and none could be$got.
After pouring out the walls Of his wrath
on the harbor master for allowing the tide
to rise he went home with his empty cart
Coming back next day when it happened
to be low water. he exclaimed
Aye this is something like the thing.
Tho best O. folks nsIe tho waur o. bein
spoken to "-Dundee Peoples Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
Economy In Food.

The most economical mode of preparing
food is IL due mixture of meat and vegeta-
bio substance i'll the form of soups, hut no
man should 1.-Two upon soup alone any
more than he should live upon meat or
fno flour bread. Health, us well us appe-
titc, requires variety
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18
Quite a "Charaotar...

Hero is a character given}to q servans
on leaving her last situation - he bearer
has been in my house a year, less
months. During this time size has shower;
herself diligcnt at the house door, frugal
in work, mindful OF herself, prompt III sxs'
euses, friendly toward men, fai thful tsa
her lovers and honest when everything
was out of the way. London Tit Bitsssss