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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
The Icelan1ers' Y.,,ona~a.

How strange it would seem to US today
II there existed, say in Newfoundland, Il
colony OK Anglo SnNoms, sent there by
King Alfred, and speaking still tho pure
OLD saxon tonaucof King Alfred 5 Wcssrx! ,
Yet this would exactly parallel the case OF
Iceland. While Danes and Swcdci have
undermined the ancient Scandinavian OF
the Sagas into the Danish and Swedish of
the present day the Icclandcrs still go on
speaking the tongue Of their forcfthers
pretty much as it was spoken by Rolf tho
Gangcr and Harold Hardrada. They read
the Sagas in the tongue Of tho old singers
rs easily as our children can read Shake
speare and tho English Bible.-Grant AL
len in Popular Science.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
"A nno.t unhcr the Sea.

The story is told Of u diyurwho saw twu
ghosts, full fathom five" under the sur.
lace. nc had gone down to the wreck OF
IL large steamer and was crossing the main
saloon When two Erny shapes, of enormous
s!%c came stumbling toward him. Heidi
hot "ait To make notes for tho paychica
society hut gave tho danger signal and
was at once pulled up Told in the cheer
fui light of day, it seemed rather u lame
story. and another diver went down to see
what he could make Of it, Toward him
also caino the stumbling gray shapes He
e.ooa lrresolulc tor Is moment and then
gong boldly forward, struck his Ratchet
through mirror! Thcghosts were only
a am reflection of his own legs, much
enlarged, CT course. rs everything is that
diver secs through the great frontal eye
or his helmot.-Gunh Wnrdn
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Nothing Broken.

recent bride in Washington, who re.
ceivci many handsome pieces ol glassware
and china among her wedding gifts, is OK.
ceedingly proud of her treasures and has !.
perfect, jcweluf u maid, who h..sn t broken
u single piece. One Afternoon not long
ago the mistress came home and found the
maid out. An hour or So later the do
nestle returcd. Rnr arms were full of
bundles, and she carried Il t,,lskct Her
face was rudi;: mt.
"Oh, " she said, ''the table was perfectly
lovely! 1t was just exactly the way you
fix yours when you have co,npany-cun-
dies and everything. 1t was just too sweet
Everybody Thought so.
What are you talking about?" asked
the mistress.
Why" answered the maid, tthc
luncheon my sister gave today didn't
have time to ask you, hut knew YOU
wouldn't mini. No,hing's broken" And
nnwrnpping l:er bundles. She disclosed tu
her mistress astnni>hcd oycs the very pick
of all tho cherished wedding china. and
glass, not to mention suntlrv pieces of sill
Yer. They had adorned the luncheon, un,!
the table was perfectly lovely. ''-Ex,
change.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
HORN WORK IN INDIA.
Skillful and Ornamental Carving Done by
the Native Artisans.

An official report issued in India under
the name of tho agricultural Ledger"
contains S,oino Interesting Information
concerning artistic work in bison and buff
falo horn in that country. The ornamental
work III bison horn is an industry carried
on III the Ratnayri district as Il side limo
by many who arc also carpenters and metal
workers, and who have acquired the art
from their forcf.thers. Bison horns arc
used because the ornaments usually made
arc small stands for offerings in tho tenn
pies, and the restrictions of the Brahn;ln
faith would not allow the worshipers to
touch them If they We're made of COW horn.
Tho horn is prepared by being kept
moist with cocoanut oil, and is then heat
ell before II fire, when it becomes as soft AS
WAX and can he pressed into the required
form tools and small lathe completing
the design. The oil upon being heated
does not discolor the horn, but gives it II
translucencc which produces /, worry pleas
ing effect. Tho horn after being carved is
polished with the rough leaves Of u tree Of
the ficus tribe which grows in the district,
and serves as II natural sanupaper. Adj
ultlonai urnaucnt:ition, which is general
~ OF Il simple and graceful kind is done
with steel craving tools. Like most other
native artisans, the Ratnagiri horn carvers
use very few tools. The entire equipment
usually consists merely of II small lathe. {.
tine saw, u pair OF caiprrs and perhaps 4.
file
Tie comnoncSt ornament is q sacred
'u'l supporting Il flat tray, With cobra
rising out of the middle and rearing above
it With expanded hood. The conventional
figures are those commonly used in the
brass work and embroidery and even i'll
the rustic mural decorations of the coun
try. and consist of circles With regular or
undulatlng circilntereEccs, r:,diatinS
lines, loops and rings arranged in grace
full patterns
In Bengal ornaments of buffalo horn
are made ut Monghyr and consist chiefly
of necklaces and similar biucts OF personal
| adornmcnt Combs ,.rc ma,lo in Ducc:,,
where about 100 Mohain.ncunns are en-
rloyed in the industry. \ special caste in
Blasnt. on the coast below Calcutta. is
engaged i'll the production of walking
sticks made of horn In Madras black
horn is worked by the Nishnu Brahm:tns
| of NizaHapa,ain, who turn out bcziq,l,
boxes, picture frames and similar articles
of very beautiful design. --Manufacturcr
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Isisiilnrcli's Memoirs.

Very soon, says the London CORE
spondcnt IF the New York Times, II am
given To understand from ii publisher and
friend in l.s'ipsic there will he prccipt;,t-
Ell upon Germany, springing. rs it were,
from the grave to which Bismarck takes
all his n,lrturc,l hate and malice /. srnsu
tlon compared to which the scandal over
Gcliekcn and Frc,!crick's diary is MOI
worth mentioning.
" Bismarck could nor bring himself tl
trust his SONS tu deal after his death. tn.
terrible ll"w he has been so lon. ,.r.,,,r.
ing for the kaiser. The old princes mem.
olrs therefore are safe in his publisher
hands at stuttgart, ana his intimate cir.
Gle of biographical nntlr journalistic para.
sites, like Moritz, Bisch, Horst and Kohl,
have been busy from the hour of his death
III preparing the press for the tremendous
uproar they Will create. There are even
Statements chat the publication viii begin
rs soon rs u month hence"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
BATHING IN MANILA.
It I. Hardly tn. Style Tia, Would BE
Tolerated III :s"wr"r,.

Tolerated 1T :Srwpnrt.
Thor, are between 20, tH,u and 2.,. QUO pcr.
sons employed in the mnniun;llon "f The
tobacco after it reaches Manila from the
plantations. Or these i;hprer, Arthur II
Marvin, writing i'll The Overland Month
ly, says:
by far the greater proport ion of these
are girls, ranging from il years Of age t.,
that indefinite period that follows 20 Yeats.
The chatting and bustiiig of 4 200 or
5000 women ought to he enough to set
any man crazy. yet the superintendent of
the mnnuf;.,,to,rS is II hale, hearty and
sensible fellow. The noiss, lnldc by han
ding the tobacco is dis!raeting enough,
but when aided and abt,lcd by 1000 fe-
male tongues the result cannot DC inlg
inc! or described. M
After the lll,urs OF the day are over the
employees take THUR departure from. thu,
factory in dr,,vrs. Y portion of them pro
coed To that portion Of the bay SGT si!;.rt
for bathing, where they plunge in and en-
10y themselves While til" natives :ar,any-
thing but clearly people, they ccrtain!y
lathc ~ frequently as I'm" with WHOM, l
AIN acquainted. fear that While they arr
fond of water they have y horror Of soap
Every evening between shutdown and
dark ar hy moonlight thousands of the
humber folk come down to the beech til
battle and sport in the surf Here men
and women, old and young, married ;n,l
single, with no more clothes on Than when
they came into the world, can be scc:l
shouting and laughing, jumping anil
nlinainE. swimming and diving and h;.v-
ing u jolly good ti:nc Ihcy do not con.
duct themselves, any moru in,:ccuruusly
than the bathcrs ut Newport or Long
branch, and no scandal seems To be cnuSe,l
h" their hnhit-nf- ,,.lLA h.,tl.i.4.-
The Shark WAS Scared.
This shark story comes from the West
Indies:
"A large steamer" tho diver relates.
had struck on II reef and !hrl, Slipped of
into deep Mater. taking down With her
the mails and y valuable cargo There
wrr" some papers that We're particularly
wanted ANA WAS in the ciTt,uuil unue.
tho bridge working for t!.cn. when sud
denly as ] turned | SAW the wicked snu,,t
OF big SHARK, clos" to me. 1t was Il nirc
fix Ia he pinned up in the co1'llpr of :. lit,l,
suu:rc room with !. i!y brute between III,
and the door. ! went creepy all over.
can tell You. But kept still. and 50 did
he, except thar he worked u fin l;,zilv, Xix,
screw steamer holding on against tn,
tide. got he knife III my belt loose and
waited. Tho shark evidently did not know
what 10 make of me ANA gradually driIt.t
over to tllc other side of the room | be-
gan then To move Iuwal,! the door and had
almost reached it when the shark made 4
sudden rush in the Same ,tircc,ion-ai,,
Disappeared. Which OF Us gu, the bigger
fright dol.T know. '--tuDu Mo:,is
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Easy Going central Americans,

\ writer in the Providence Journal tolls
of ~ conversation he once had With /,
wealthy and educated Central American
coffee pl.r.:.-:
Ills estate, upon which more than half
uf his time was sl,c!lt. WIS 20 miles from
town aud postnticc ana reached! only by /,
bride path All Of his coffee had to hc
sent 10 shipping points by pack mule and
household stores taken homo in the same
way. asked him ii !, carriage road could
not easily be built to the district where he
lived
:" Certainly. lie replied but what
would he. tile use? VIVA, better Nay is
there I" travel than u: hor>cM.cIi: W. al
love 1t, al'! whch we want To ride III car
ri;,scS we go to Europe or the States
Eut said, 'ynnr coffee could then
b, hauled in Wagons and much expense
nnt Inconvenience i.c saved. And sup
pose you w,'ulu wan; !, l,nSiniirr nearer
home and more frequent mails
He laughed heartily Il assure YOU,
my dear sir, lie said, that we get our
mail quite often enough. always dread
the day on which it arrives. 1t lnc;,ns
work, for have quit. il correspondence.
AS to the coffee, thrre is profit enough III
it Alre4s!y 50 WHY. no! let the "''''"e md
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
LlNcoLN's JOKE.
How He Fixed the Responsibility For tl;o
Loss of Harper's Ferry.

How He Fixed tho Responsibility For tx
Loss of Harper's Ferry.
President I.incoln's jokes, especially
when pcrpctrntcd in connection with grave
matters, usually had u purpose in them
After Lee had taken IInrpcrs Ferry tho
president. realizing how great Il calamity
1t was TO tho northern arms, determined
If possible to fix the responsibility for tho
loss of the important position.
Halleck was summoned but did not
know where the blame lay Very well, y
said Lincoln, I'll ask General Schcnck. )"
The latter could throw no light upon the
question, further than to say that he was
not to blame Milroy was the next to be
called to the presence of the commander
In chief and to enter u plea of mot
guilty" Hooker was next given hear
ing, and Fighting Joe iundc very ON
Ihatic disclaimer of all responsibility.
Then the president assembled the four
generals in his room and said to thc:n
Gentlemen, Harpcr's Ferry was slrrrn
dcrcd and none Of you, it seems. is re-
si'onsiblc lam very anxious 10 discover
tho man who is" After stritling across
the room several times the president sud
denly threw up his bowed HEAD and ex.
claimed: II have it! I know who is re
sponsiblc."
"Who, Mr.. President; who is it," asked!
tho distinguished quartet as they looked
anxious, if not troubled.
Gentlemen" said tho president. with
meaning twinkle in his eye, General
Leo is the man.
created, and the four generals took their
departure with determination that they
would not again be placed under suspi-
ciOn -DetrOit FREQ Prose
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
TlMlD ELEPHANTS.
Stories Which Show How Easily the Big
Hrntcs Are frightened,

Isrutes Are Frightened.
An English writer Of Indian experience
declares that the Wanting of the intelli-
gence OF the elephant creates y false inn
preston. like that of the horse, the in
tciligcncc of the elephant has curious linn
itations.
few months ago the pnpulaco of u
small town near Madras were frightened
out OF thor wits by a runaway elephant
which broke from its Inahout's control!
ana ran through the town, smashing cy-
rTyt!'ng hat lay III its path 1t had been
frightened INTO Is state Of insane alarm by
The Ihl'ering Of riindrups on its riders
umbrella
friend Of the same writer once had a;
singular experience of II somewhat similar
SORT when ont in the district" in Bur.
INA, he grew tired OF ri.lin. ON his clc-
phant. which also carried his servants and
baggage and bought !, pony In one Of the
Villages lie WAS careful to mako sure
that ;ac IenH WAS not afraid Of elephants,
bni II never occurred u him that the Gle.
phiht E1Sht y. afraid Of ponies. -
Early the next morning ne sent his bag
gage ;.h" servants oil on he elephant, with
orders 10 halt for lunch at u village ten
miles away. and when iic had finished
some work he followed on his pony When
:. NIKE o: SO from the hating place he
sil" the elephant hunchius along in adj
vance and trGtted on To hurry ,lp the ma.
hput. AS he approached, the In.hout, u
thurman, began to gcsticulnte The Eng.
llsAnan and his Bengal servants knew no
burmese, and tho Burmun knew no
Tongue bat Ia, own. He was much excited
Inc FASiishmGn guessed that something
was hh'is> ana, breaking into u eullop to
COZ. pt.,,t 4. 4.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
PHoTOGRApAiNG A MONKEY.
He Is the Hardest OF All I:ruten {" Get
I,rfnra tI.. S.;tlatrA

"Onc of The most difficult briltcS to
photograph is the nr,nkey, said nam
in New lori. who makes Il business Of
taking the pictures of all sorts of animals
and birds. ''Gou may try as much rs you
like, hut you will never Succyea in rnall-
ing n monkey look strnlsii, into the cen
ter Of camera for even u second. Its
glance always shifts OFT to one side or tho
other. Nor will it ever catch your eye
full or fix it's own upon yours, and have
come to the conclusion that u monkey can
not look at a Gamers, any more than it Gag
look II human being III the face.
Take dogs head in your two hands
and look into its eyes. The beast will re-
turn your gaze not for long perhaps, for
the contemplation Of human intelligence
distresscs all animals. But it is not SO
with tho monkey. Hold its head as pa
ticntly as you please between your hands,
and IL will cast its eyes up to the ceiling,
and keep on winl,ing ar cast them down
to the floor rs if asleep or twist them
around in II most absurd fashion to look
over one side or tho other, hut never, even
in passing by it, will it catch yours
why is this? don't know, unless it
Is that the animal has some secret regard
ing our own origin that it docs not wish
us to find out. However, if they arc bash
ful, they ara very inquisitive, and if
were 10 lcaN" my camera ungiinl,lcd for
ten minutes, in II cagc containing ~ dozen
monkeys half the family wutli he busy
taking photographs Of the other half =
Washington Star
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
OLD TIME SURGERY.
The Imrbarnus Methods That Were En-
ployei I'm the sixteenth Century.


An,hroisc Pare, Il bnrbcr surgeon Of the
sixteenth century, tells in his notes how
In 1887 he went To the long wars TO get
practice in surgery lie invented some
new processes. particularly i'll the treat
nrnt Of ;,mputntcd limbs
Up to Pnrc's time tho most hnrlnrous
means had been used to stop tn. bleeding.
IN his own words: - 50 soon us tho limb
was removed the surgeons would u.s.. many
;al1itcres Ia stop the flow of blood /. thing
very horrible ana cruel in the mere telling.
And truly of six thus cruelty treated
scarce two ever escaped, and even thcs,.
we're long i'll ans! tllc wounds thus burned
were slow to heal, because the burning
caused such Vehement pains that they fell
INTO fever, commissions and other mortal
accidents In most OF them, moreover,
when the scar fell off there came fresh
bleeding. which must again he. stunchcd
%iih the caEtcres. So that for many heal
ING was Impossible, and they had an ulcer
70 the end Of their lives, which prevented
them from having an artificial limb"
The idri: Of a,olishng such cruelty by
using the ligaturo occurred to Pare in one
of his war journeys, and his success went
hry""d his own expectations. His other
discovery was made within IL few hours of
his joining the army. 1t was believed hv
the surgeons Of the day that there was
poison In gunshot wound, and one Of the
accepted authorities insisted that they
must be cauterizcu with oil of elders
Sralding hot, mixed with IA tie tre.clc /"
The pain was intolcrnblc. 1t happened
THAT at his first treatment of gl,nshut
wounds l'are's oil ran short. ard he used
instead n digestive made of ne yolks of
eggs, on OF roses and turpcntinc. " 70 his
surprise he found next morning that the
patients he had thus treated We're in bet
ter condition than the others ..Ihen ]
resolved never more TO burn thus cruelty
poor men with pulAShnt wounds -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
A MODERN SOLOMON.
The Dogs In an arabian Family Made I,
Tell the Truth.

The Dogs In an Arabian Family Made To
Tell the Truth.
A recent French judgment may he cited
as IN illustration of Arab manners and
l;aliic :!stutcncss An Arl', was travelling
through the interior with his wife uu
was ON donkey back. and She was ufoot
BY came u rich Arab On horseback and
offered her y lift behind him She ;,cccpt-
ed and presently, i'll the course of the. jour
ncy, coni,lcd that she was unhtppily ri;lr-
ricd. Her companion proposed ;,;.I, by
which She might clupc With him. and She
agreed to it readily. Accordingly when
thny came to Il branch ro;.d they Increased
their pace and paid no heed I" tho l.rutes
tatinns Of the husband, vino was SOON i,.!t
behind. He succeeded in tracking them
to the horsclnan' village. only To find THAT
precautions had been taken against his ar.
rival, fo: all asserted that they had known
the RUNWAY pair for many years rs man
and wife and that the real husband must
be an inpuuenu inpnstor . o.. .-
The unfortunate man had recourse to
tho French, who We're ut first puzzled how
to act in the face Of y villages unanimous
,ni'resl to the judge lie Placed the re;.!
husbands dogs in one room and those Of
tho other man III another and confronted
rhc woman with both. Arab dogs mr..
very faithful to their own households ana
very fierce toward all strangers, SO. thong t,
-hc did her utmost to irritate her own
dogs, they could not he restrained from.
thwning on her, and, though! she I:,vishrtl
every Olandishlncnt toward the dogs Of
her new home they barkrd and showed
thrlr teeth with ever increasing fury The
Judge thercupOn ordered her to be given
back TO her husband, ana 10 pl;lcar,lr,i
the village With the following notice.
The testimony of one dog is hero more
to be believed than that of ten Arabs.
AS !. dog is ono of the Arabs worst terms
of oppr"brium, this notice WAS deemed II
worse punishment than fines or i,uprSoll.
ment.-London Post
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Needles,

Needles were undoubtedly the invention
oi pr"hlstorc man. as they have been dis
covered among the oldest remains of hui
man life. Some rude specimens mad. of
horses bone and evidently intended! for
sewing skins were found not long since
In - cave in France, together with other
traces of primitive life Needles have also
been discovered i'll the oldest Egyptian
tombs aud among the remains OF the lake
dwellings OF switzerland. The date of The
invention OF steel needles is unknow but
Judging from the rich embroidered gar
inentS d1Sc' bed i'll ancient record it
would npns..r that fine needles of steel or
some other material were in tis,. ut !, very
early period
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

When We We're mt New York, Professor
Simpson and went one night to tho oh
scrvatory We found the astronomer by
the light of II small candle cropping about
Tor his Instruments and arranging tho
telescope But when We had got The star
run III view ne blew oiit his little candle
llo had now got tho light al the world and
the candle scrNc,. only to- obscure his view
The ann light ui your reason is of lSr only
II 1t bring yoito the tlrai Light, and tax.
care lest instead IF this; i. should serve, t.
keep you from him.--llrrrv Drumlnond
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MARCH WINDS.
--~Sm


Far hernld from the frozen north,
The green Uf grasses bringing,
With violcts on the wnysit;e slopes
And sounds of bl,rbir,ls singing,
How shall we joy to find thee here
When srrin: has slipped her trthcr.
Swift scattering from her, far and near.
Winds and the windy weather
BY night tho wild goose phaianN lone
To polar zone is hyinS,
BY day the ki!ld.o llpvrr thrills
The pastures with his crying,
The White light fun. from farutf skies
Drifts downward like u feather
And bendin. marsh grass signifies
Winds and the windy weather.
The orchard sap begins to stir
As -wift the March wind passes.
The primrose and the Wild flower meet
Where cool wood shadow masses.
And Ter the hills the rain and sun
Troop down the days together,
With weaving maze OF blossoms spun.
Winds and tho windy weather.
-Erlcst NIcGnffcy in Wonan's Homo Cor
pauiUN.
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On Loving Care.

The Chautauqna Assembly Herald re-
ties the following amusing incident:
Miss Burton was trying to develop the
lea OF loving care III her sunday school
ASS. To illustrate the idea She asked,
What does mother do for grnndnG.?"
Makes hen. work, - shouted IL youngstcr
he visitors were conrulsctl, but Miss
nrton rose 10 tho occasion and pointed Il
oral to udOrn the tale
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c.c,lcd In stopping the beast after a run OF

c:cdci IN stopping the beast after q run OF
is mile or So, ana three times did tho Eng
lishnan ride up to see what WAS .he mat
ter, only To observe with nstonishmrnt
that the elephant rushed OF each time
Finally the Ccsparing n,ahout stccrcd
the animal off tho road into swn,llpy
ground, and thus, Shaking of pursuit.
rlowe'l his way back on foot To the halt
ing place. where hn found an interpreter
t" explain that the elephant i,;:,l brcl ter
riiiuu by tho approach of the ;niny
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
DIVER ESCAPES A SHARK.
Z Thrilling Experience at "a Wharf In
South Africnn Waters. 49,"

ODe of the local divers named Baton
5 experienced Il shock and n narrow
ape, says The Cape Argus. He had been
sugcd TO recover !. few heavy rails Which
j fallen overheard between - steamer
4 the main wharf The rails were found
d one had been hauled To the surface
s:en Ba:ten perceived u young shark
INNING around him. Having omitted
arm himself with the usual divers
:ifc, Batten moved to the boat and. Sc
red Il weapon. intending to stab the
Ark if opportunity presented itself. On
censiints 10 the bottom; again, however,
--tt:.s DID not see the proWliny mon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Most Chinese mandarins pass the whole
OF their lives without taking II single
yard of exercise The late Marking vicu-
roy Gather vi ''tr Marquis rscng) was COZ.
sldcT"t Il ,ins,ih,:h'e character bcca,lSc lilo
always walked 1000 steps u day in his
private garden. Under no circumstances
whatever Is Il mandarin ever seen on foot
in his own j,n!sd c,iui,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Tho name Of California, derived from
the two Spanish words, calicntc fnrnall-
l. C., mot furnace was given by COries
IN the yea" 1880 to the peninsula now
known us Lower California, Of which lie
was the discoNcrcr. on account Of its hot
climate