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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
HE WAS ABSENTMlNDED.
How Ex-senator Ransom was Once f..
tricated From Abstraction.

How Ex-senator Ransom Wes Once Ex-
tricated From Abstraction.
Former Minister to Mexico Ransom was
at the house one day talking about his ex
periences in Mexico. After the minister
left the cloakroom one OF the mem beers
said:
did you ever talk to the minister
when his mind has been occupied with
businessf" And without waiting fox a
reply the member continued: II did.
met him soon after his return from Mex
leo. and aftor we shook hands he said:
How is your sister, Frank
She is we'll, replied.
"The minister's mind then returned to
some business for five minutes, and then
he said:
How is your sister, Frankf' And as
before / replied that she was we'll Five
minutes later he raised his eyes from some
papers and remarked:
"'Oh, Frank, how Is your sister, l
thought the conversation was becoming
rather lnonotonous, and to change it l
answered that she was very Ill.
Bless ME, you don t say sol am sorry
to hear 1t, Frank.
He turned to his papers again for an
other five minutes, and hang NE If he
didn't turn around and say:
Frank, how Is your sisterp' At fret
thought he was guying me, but, look
ing at him sharply, realized he had for
gotten the CONVEX sation, and answered
sadly, She is dead.
Why, man, you don't mean It'll he
exclaimed Jumping from his seat and ex-
tending his hand III a most sympathetic
manner, adding: This is dreadful When
did it happen? Tell me all about it,
why, replied, I killed her Just
now. When I-came in your office told
you she was we'll twice; then told you
she was very Ill, and that didn't impress
you. So for your benefit have just killed
her.
TIE old man looked at me for mo.
lnent and then replied:
You must pardon me, Frank was
thinking about these papers. Washing.
ton Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
OFFICIAL LOTTERIES In HAVANA

(NashlnSton Starr
MY recent trip to Havana" re-
marked Representative, opened my
eyes 70 many OF the peculiar conditions
OF thlhSs tihll exist in chat city, and.
aS II vas my lrst inside sight Of the
iliVaha iotleFy business, | was greatly
n. Interested IN II. Not wlihstanding all
we val lalk ana preparations for war,
,he lottery business goes steadily on,
"hu 1hefe are uaily drawings. besides
the an"ntlly and semi-monthly ones.
1s lhe government l. behhd the scheme
lhey VIII not give the people rest;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
ONCE CONSIDERED ne \ r,
be known.

=, 'NlikeSbarrc Leader)
,,. ',.'!i'e l.erestinE stories about the en-
;,Sai,'en'S Oh recruits in the Ninth hav..
oeen gong the rounds. One of the as
e'stant surgeons of the Ninth gave. =:
young man a rigid physical cxamin,
,i9n' under orders. as the young man
was not thought to be n dcsira fla ,n-
cruit "'' re-
Al,er the applicants weight and
lae 1t had been ascertaincd. and the
snlor or his hair and eyes noted. the
dialogue between surgeon and pros
pectiVe recruit went on as follows.
surancc?''
No"
Have you ever given up an occupa-
its?" w ''''
No"
Are you subject to dizzncss?"
No"
TO fiuttcrins heart, pain in the
chest. cold in the head shurincss OF
breath. severe headachco"
Ne"
Have YOU had fts?''
Mo-
nor stiff joints:"
''sunstroke?''
Have you ever been considered in
Sane?'
Yes, sir"
Whats that You say" asked the
surgeon. scratching out the No" that
he had written in authorization Of a
negative answer.
We'll. l guess it's all right" replied
the recruit My mother said that l
was insane tonight when tol, her
that | was going to enlist. AS had
got tired of SAYING NO" just thought
I'd mention it,"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
If It's Worth Printing
THE TwIcE-A-wEEK
RIER-JoURNAL
WILL PRINT 1T.


And Every Democrat, Every Repubil-
can. Every Man. Woman or Child who
can read will want to read 1t.
Meantime, we prefer to take
our chance with the Conservative
Democrats. lighting within the party,
to reform it OF its excuses, and to re.
store it to its better uses. than to pur-
sue an ignis fatuus which, If it had
been more real. would have resulted in
the election, instead Of the defeat, Of
the free silver fusion in 1896, and
which, with singular unanimity, the
voters have refused. to follow. .
The Courier-Journal is a Democrat,
not Republican,; and it will under no
circumstances or conditions pursue q
policy whose only effect is to continue
the Republican party in power
The Twce-a-Week Courier Journal
IS a Democratic paper, Of six or eight
pages, issued Wednesday and Satur-
day of each week. The Wednesday ls-
sue prints all the Clean News, and the
Saturday Issue prints Stories, Miscel-
lany. Poetry. all matters of special In
terst IN the home. It is edited by Hen
~ Watterson.
PRICE 500 A YEAR.
You get l04 good papers, Of six or
eight pages each, for $1-less than one
cent paper
USEFUL PREMIUMS
Are given Club Raisers. and good-pay-
Ing commissions are allowed agents.
Daily CONFECTIONERY, year =. Sc, 90
s1aaiy and Sunday.1 year ...... 800.
sunday alone, year .......,.,sss.asss, zoo
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
SCHOONER IN DISTRESS

The American schooner H. B. Ho-
mans, of st. Johns, Captain A. J. Nc
Neil with a cargo of sugar. from Ma
ccries, for New York, arrived in Hamp-
ton Roads Friday night in distress.
Captain Mcneil reports that on tho
10Th OF April, when twenty five miles
east of Hatteras he encountered ENE.
gales. The wind increased to a hurri-
cane on the 9th, seas washed his vessel
from stem to stern, carrying away
everything on deck, boats. water, casks,
etc.
The foretopmast. jibboom. headgear
and all sails We're carried away and
the foremost head badly sprung, caus-
ing the schooner to leak very badly.
Extra sails We're bent. but on the 28tt,
the vessel took northwest gales and
Was blown to sea.
On the Goth the wind canted and Cap
tain Mcneil then bore away for Nor
folk. under trysail. gaff-topsail and a
piece of mainsail. being picked up of
Cape Henry by the tug Annie and tow
ed in
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
LARGE GRAIN BUSINESS

me expectation of grain from Nay
polt news VIII no doubt be twice as
large TINS Year as it was in 1887. The
nrst tour months of 1888 have been re-
.iaii:hy heavy in spite of the pre-
~ as large as for any eight months ~
last year. ~
FROM now on grain will go out from
Newport News to foreign countries in
tremendous quantities
Last week alone over ! 900 900 bushels
VI grain were exported. Corn amount :
ed to S55,941 bushels and wheat 25SSoO
bushels. N0''oo
IN both of these articles Newport
news ran way ahead of Norfolk, whch
Is a'so picking up in the grain trade.
IN the expectation of flour last week
-,cWport News ranked second, sending
abroad $1,000 barrels. New York was
llrst with $4,000 barrels. Norfolk had
l,42S barrels for the week
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
LOST HER TOW.

Another dispatch from Norfolk last
night says:
The tug G. w. Morse p,,t h,ck ,ro,,,
se;t to escape the storm this morning
9he had IN tow the barges Washington
anu g {. Chapman, coal laden for
New York On the way up the bay his
low broke adrift and both barges wen
aground on the Tail of the Horse
S!o;i and stuck hard and fast. The
NaSh'hston will probably prove a TO-
~ ''SS as she is nearly full of waite r
ana the seas are breaking over bo, :
'hc WIND holds the Chapman win nroh-
aply so under also. The Morse will
.rs t" pun the barges Off in the nom :
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
RESCUED A TUGS CREW.

\ dispatch received by the Daily
iisss last night from Norfolk says:
me schooner Alice NJ. Colbum.
aptain Mcleod, from Boston, arrived
mere today with the crew of the tug
in"inas q. Smith. Captain Calhoun, of
Philadelphia, taken off the tug while.
she was sinking between Fenwick Is
!ahd and Chincoteague Sunday even
ins at (, O'Clock. The Smith left Phila-
deiphla for Norfolk Saturday morning
ana met with heavy weather. The sens
came aboard with such force as to
slave IN her deck house and the tug
was leaking badly When the colh,rn
NV IN siSht the Smith signalled for
.'ei ana me crew was taken off Fiji
seE'i 'i'HuteS later the Smith sank
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
LIGHTSHIP SIXTY-NINE.

Diamond Shoal lightshtp 50. the first
TO be placed on that dangerous shoal
off Hatteras. came into the harbor Sat-
urady in command of Captain Sparkling,
who commanded the tender Maple be-
fore she was transferred to the naval
establishment. SiXtynine is taking
the place Of the supply steamer Arne-
RIA, which supplied all the lights from
PASSPORT, Me-, to the Rio Grande with
on and other stores. Almost all the
officers and crew of the Maple are now
on ty-nine.-Baltimore Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
aREaa aIn9INa IN Mfl,As,
Number OF People Killed Sunday Said
TO BE 1000
Iy TeiegraphO


G3y Teiegraph)
LONDON. May lO.-The Milan cor
respondent of the Daily News. tele-
graphing on Monday says:
Calm reigns today though for the
last two days this city has been in the
throcs of revolution with all its horrors
and all its sadness
Certain quarters today present {, scene
of complete devastation. In others
the quietness of terror is felt. in sburr
contrast to the scenes of Saturday ana
Sunday.
1t is extremely difficult to suc,ls viii
accuracy as TO the numbers of killed
ana wounded. ana any estimat. i'm
view of the conflicting statcm.n, ,,
only approximate to the truth 1t
may be said, however, that ,h,. c,eu.,
ties were many times more that at
''rs' estimated BY spectators. Probably
~ would not be exaggera,ing to fix the
ueaths as little short of 1000; that
the numbers of the wounded 1 shall not
DE able to say; they will probably never
be known.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10

In Baltimore alone 1850, 900 bushels Of
oysters are annually canned, and the Unit
ed States 10 responsible for 1870, 900, 900
sans OF tomatoes and Of other articles,
such as flsb of various kinds and fruits,
stc.. in similarly large numbers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10

The following business was trans
acted at the custom house yesterday:
British steamship Planet Mercury
entered from Newcastle in ballast for
cargo.
German steamship Polynesia from
New Orleans to Hamburg entered,
coalcd and cleared.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
LORD LINE SPREADING

The Lord Line steamer Lord Lnns-
downe. for so many years in the Bal
timore and Belfast trade, is reported to
have sailed to Newport News to load
there for an Irish port With the Lord
Londonderry she will make up the
LORD Line fleet from that port-Bal-
timore Sun T77
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
An old German, being drawn

An old German. being drawn to serve
on coroner's jury. snt stupidity and stol-
idly listening to the evidence for on hour
or SO. Then he became weary in his at
tention. Suddenly be fixed his eyes on
tho corpse, advanced to it and raised the
corner Of the sheet. ''Mein Gott, shentle-
MEMS he exclaimed, starting back in
surprise and fright, "dot man jsh dead ~
San Francisco Argonaus.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
New Summer Resort.
THE BUCKR0E 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 viii! be
OPENED MAY 2, 1898.
The hotel has been enlarged. Per
tect sanitary condition and plumbing
Bathing is unexcelled. Fishing and
cool breezes OF the Atlantic. .Eleasrfc
ears every Is minutes for Fort Monroe.
Hampton and Newport News. No Ito.
nors sold or gambling permitted. Pic
nc parties allowed the use of the
mammoth pavilion during the day.
Music every night except Sunday.
For terms apply to
CHARLES H. HEWINS. Manager,
Buck Roe Beach Hotel
apr 27-5m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
Needed Cutting.

Jean-Why do you never speak to Mr..
Dutres He Is SO uncouth, but feel sure
he is q diamond In the rough
knthcrinc-So do 1. That's why I'm
quitting hin.-Nuggets.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
Smart at .giKger..-

Mandy-I see by this paper, Hiram, that
Jimmy Stone has been a book maker.
Htram-That SOP allus thought he d
turn out literary teller. Hewuz so smart
at fggers an spellin:-LoaRaville Courier
InurnHl -...-.-..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
CALENDAR FOR THIS Dl
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Steamer Eenia Dan.), Copenhagen.
Steamer Planet Mercury (Br), New
Castle.
Barge Atlas, Boston.
Barge S. X. Meade. Boston.
Vessels Sailed Il estertiBy.
Steamer Polynesia (Gr.), Hodgson,
Hamburg
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
:
ALONG THE WATER FRONT
ITEMS OF INTEREsT GATHERED
ABOUT THE PIERS.
Entrances and Ciearances at the Custom
House. List of Vessels Now In Port.
Other 7Marine Items.
Weather Forecast
fRv Telopranb

tBy TeIegraph.)
w WASHINGTON, May 9.-Forecast
for Tuesday. for Virginia-Fair and
warmer; southerly winds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10

LONDON. May 9.-Arrived: Apo
nattoN, Newport News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10

Potent. wood and stone churuo.
wood ware suppliea Adams Racket
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10

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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-14
A Photorraphsr.s "Reminiscences,

Phillips Brooks was the one celebrt
~ who did not wish his photograph
put out for sale. you may sell
them to the Harvard students, but to
no one else," was his command.
Possibly this was one of the reasons
why "crimson's men" 80 reverenced
him. But the students were not
true to their trust. They could not
resist the coaxing Of friends who
wanted portrait Of the great pas
tor Of Trinity to rest upon their
mantelpieces.
There are two rules which must b
Invariably followed in order to make
. strong and true photograph. First,
the photographer must understand
the face of his subject; second, he
must know how to pose that face so
as to bring out its striking qualities.
sometimes striking view Is caught
in glance; again it requires a quar-.
ter Of an hour.
Joseph Jefferson Is the same good
fellow when he is having his picture
taken that he is always. We chatted
during the whole time of our last
sitting. Directly he looked up to
say, when are you going to take
the picturea" II have taken two al
ready replied. Wonderful" he
cried. Just as he closed his lips !
mapped the camera and got the best
picture ever made of him.-G. Pach
IN New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-14
Sleeping In GloYes.

There is an anecdote Of Or. Russell,
the famous war correspondent. The
most unenviable position iu which he
ever found himself was not in battle,
but in bed. AS the story runs, the
correspondent was on the way to
India with the Prince Of Wales ana
stopped at the palace in Athens. Tho
king made an appointment with him
for an early walk. DR.. Russell nae-
rates: II went up stairs to bed. I
couldn't sleep. Tho mosquitoes bit
me to their hearts content particu-
larly about the hands and arms. I
happened to havea pair Of long white
kid gloves in my bag, Igot up and
put them on. Iawoke in the morn
Ing with the knowledge Of having
somebody by my bedside. twas the
king, accompanied by his big dog.
1t was e:3Ol 1sat up in bed. In half
an hour, Mr.. Russell, said the king,
smiling as he left the room, I shall
come back for you At breakfast
that morning, during a moment Of
silence, the king, addressing the
queen, with Q sly glance In my direc-
ton, said: Well, I've met a great
many dandies In my time, but Mr..
Russell beats them all He actually
sleeps In white lid gloves
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-14
The Law Against Profanity.

An act Of parliament that was
passed in the reign Of George II for
the suppression Of profanity is still
occasionally brought into force.
Under 1t the Wisbech magistrates
have just convicted man named
Abraham Pye Of Walpole, who was
charged with publicly using four pro
fame oaths, for which he had rendered
himself liable to penalty of a shil-
lings, being shilling for each oath.
The defendant admitted his guilt, and
at the request of the chairman the
clerk explained the provisions Of tho
act, which imposes a penalty OF ]
shilling per oath when uttered by q
laborer, 2 shillings when the offender
is above q laborer and under the de-
gree Of gentleman, and 8 shillings
when spoken by any one above the
degree Of a gentleman.
1t was also explained that the con,
sequences are the same whether the
oaths are uttered by a person on his
own premises or in the public streets.
The bench fined the defendant shil
lings and 10 shiilings costs, and init
mated that they intended to suppress
the use Of bad language in the public
streets as far as they possibly could.
-Loyd's Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-14
How tho Sultan's Food IL Prepared.

The food for the sultan Of Turkey
is cooked by one man and his assist
ants, and no others touch 1t. It is
cooked in silver vessels, and, when
done, each kettle is sealed by slip
of paper and stamp, and this is
broken in the presence Of the sultan
by the high chamberlain, who takes
one spoonful from each separate ket-
tie before the sultan tastes it. This
is to guard against poison. The sultan
never uses plate. He rarely uses a
knife or fork-a spoon, his bread,
pancake or fingers are far handler.
It requires just twice as many slaves
as there are courses to serve dinner
to him.-Woman's World.
A well dressed man entered Jew
eler's and asked if he could SEQ
"those cups in the window" point
ing as he spoke to some silver cups
lined with gold.
"These," said the jeweler, handing
him one, 'are race cups"
Race cups9 What are race cupsS"
why" replied the jeweler, they
are cups had ordered to be made
for prizes for the best racer"
"Well, if that's so, suppose you
and I race for one" and with cup
he started, and the jeweler after
him.-London TtBits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-14

zone deplorahle result Of excessive
meat eating" say Mrs Ernest Hart
in The Hospital, lis the Ill temper
which Is said to be chronic com.
plant in England. In less meat eat
Ing France urbanity Is the rule;
In FISH and rice eating Japan harsh
words are unknown and an exquisite
politeness to one another prevails,
even among the children who play
together In the streets"
Pi,s fysss on volsaAoes.
Every one who admires trees musl
be interested In the result of Profess
or Heilprins studies Of the pines that
clothe the slopes of the great vol
cauic mountains of Mexico.
These huge peaks seem to have
pierced their way upward through a
mantle Of pine forest, which clings
to their sides up to q height Of nearly
st miles.
The vertical range Of the pine In
Mexico Is remarkable It is found
among the sun loving palm trees at
the foot of the mountains, and it
stands defiant of the cold close to the
perpetual SHOWS that cover their
summits.-Youth's Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-14
THE LADIES' HOME JOUR-
NAL FOR 1897.

R'ti IS IIs 'ns' :
magazine: that is, the three White House articles
which eApresident Harrison is to write No man has
ever done what General Harrison will do in these
articles show us what "A Day With the President
at his Desk" means in one artcle in another tell Of
The Social Lie of the President and in third ar;
Each of the articles Wi be profusely illustrated An.
other series equally fascinating is the one called
"Grcat Personal Events, in which some of the great
est enthusiasms which have occurred in America will
be revived those wonderful times when Louis Kos.
suth rode up Broad way; when the young Prince Of
Garden; when Henry Ward beecher electrified his
congregation by selling slaves in his pulpit; when
Grant went round the world; when Henry Clay bade
farewell to the senate; when John Wesley preached
in Georgia, Of which SO few know. All these mem
orable events and others will be wildly recalled,
told more grapheally than ever before and us,ia,.
over year. 4 third series is unique and valuable
from the fact that it will give women scores Of ideas
Of Hundred American Homes" and carefully re.
produce pictures Of one hundred completely furnish
ed rooms in homes in this country from Maine 10
Two new department writers have also been e1eus-
lively engaged by the JOURNAL: Mrs. s. 7. Rorer,
who will hereafter have charge of the domestic de-
Dwight l.. Moody, the famous evangelist who is to
put the result ct his llfs study Of ne Bible n de.
artist, Charlie. Dana Gibson, who created the Gibson
girl will present six full page pictures showing THE
People OF Dickens" while Alice Barber Stephens
will alternate with Mr.. Gibson and present her idea
OF ask Types OF American Womanhood," showing
the American woman in society, in religion in bust.
ness, in summer, in the home and as mother.
Mary Z. wilkins. the New England writer. will re-
vive the old quilting party the ancien, snKngseheol
and the appe,,Paring bee in The Pleasures Of Our
Neighborhood.' Sir Henry Irving is to tell how to
study, read and present Shakespeare in Small Com.
munties." Philip Sousa has written waltz, while
Ira D. Sankey has composed hymn which he con.
sdcrs greater than his famous Ninety and Nine"
Ian Maclaren will have story, while Herbert D.
Wards numerous sereal, "The Burglar Who Moved
Paradise" will run through the year. Jenny Lnd's
daughter is to sketch My Mother as Recall Her"
while George w. Smaey is to show The Personal
Side of the Prince of Wales in a lavshly illustrated
article. If it has become fad, it seems for every
girl and woman to take this magazine it is excel
lent one, and, unlike many other fads sensible one
The JOURNAL is published by The Curtis Publish
ing Company, of Philadelphia.