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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

r. II. Russell, tho publisher OF c.. Dana
Gibson E art hooks, was invited to Il tea IN
Richard II. Davis apartments some time
ago lie managed to drop i'll before the
throng, and as he was gazing on tho vari-
Gus curiositics scattered in profusion about
The room his eye fell upon II calendar. con
spicuolisly displayed, which was crowded
with an obtrusive array CT memoranda Of
teas, receptions, dinners, etc. On one even
ing there was this modest entry. ITO dine
with Russell " .
To say that Russell was surprised is to
put it mildly. He recognized in this entry
little device Of Davis to'fill up his calen-
dar for himsalf if others would not do 1t
for him. Hc kept his own counsel, how
ever, and when Davis disappeared from
the room for moment he quietly turned
the pages of the calendar and against ono
Of the evenings Of the following week he
placed this entry: Invited Russell to din
~ Ss; Russell acce4ts. New yak anp.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
MOTHER OF SHIPS.
Tho Ark Was the First Vessel Within Hu-
man Sympathy.

The ark is the first ship, then, to appeal
to human sympathy, Let her be called
the mother of ships. Though wo need not
too curiously consider her, it is strange
fact nevertheless that the dimensions of
this ship, taking the cubit about Is inches,
correspond very nearly with the propor-
tions OF q sailing ship OF today Her bur
don was $4,000 tons, The Great Eastern
was 1000 tons larger than tho ark Noah
when he laid his keel designed with strict
reference to the animals and to the living
sheets CT water that were to descend from
the heavens. lie would have need to build
with great caution nevertheless, for unless
animals We're stalled II sudden panic among
them would occasion dangerous .'list. .
Noah seems to have provided against this
by building his extraordinary stables upon
gigantic spoon shaped hull Hc required
neither sails nor helm. When the arl; was
once awash. she Lifted easily to the tre-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
The Answering Peacock.

Bedford, author OF the once famous
"Nathcrl, and his daughter possessed
extraor.in,ry vocal gifts The father tool,
lt.i'tlo his Aead to practice i'll /. back room
ticcu thnt when one peacock screamed an
other on the opposite side Of the house
screamed dcliantly. At last believing him.
self proficient, he gave his peacock CRY,
hiding himself behind /. tree. TO his great
delight the peacock on the opposite side OF
the lawn screamed tlctiantly. immediately
after this, which occurred just before
breakfast, kc came into the breakfast
room, saying, With triumph to his daugl.-
ter, And, Susan. tho other peacock an.
swcrcd me"
10 his great annoyance his dnushtc,
burst into 4 lit Of laughter Rather PR,
yolri at this, he said, Swell. l think yo,
might have congratulated me-
And then, though still hardly able t.
speak for laughing, she said, why, papa
| was the peacock that answered you!'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
MANS ODD NIGHT HABIT.
What We Uncnnsciously Do to Insure the
Quick Visit of Sleep.

What We Uncnnsciously Do to Insure tho
Quick Visit of Sleep.
What is tho first thing you do after the
lights are out and you have retired for tho
night." asked the physician who is fond
oil psychological inresti CATION.
Try to sleep. OF course" I replied.
is it Il riddc?''
no" said he, "but I want you to tell
me what little trick You resort to--wliat
particular disposition OF your anatomy
you make in order TO WOO tie dream gody"
failed to answer satisfactorily, so,
with giaticu smile, the physician con-
tinucd II scarcely expected you would
know. In fact, there are few persons who
San tell oil hand just what positions they
assume to invite sleep and yet there is not
an individual in the world who has not
some favortc, csotcric little plan, some
trick of distributing limbs and trunk, to
insure slumbcr's blissful spell which he
practices unconsciousiy. This is q night
habit, as perpetual and inmutablc under
normal conditions as the succession of tho
seasoDs
s'So sooner are we really off for the land
of nod than tho night habit asserts its do
minion. Our hands and arms seek the
same parts of the bed or the Same portions
of our bodies upon which they have night
ly rested since infancy, our feet and legs
stretch at the same angles or loosely en-
twine in comfortable relaxation, AS com
naEdcd by unconscious will 1t is seldom
| Of our own deliberate volition that we
place our bodies III position for sleep, as
| you will find tonight OF going to bed if
| you remember my words In truth, if
| you do not seek to combat the inclinatioEs
OF your mysterious instincts you will be
surprised at the disposition of the various
members involuntarily made.
IF you ondc'1vor to- go to sleep by a
new arrangement of the body and limbs,
you vii! also be surprised by the revolt
against slumbcr which will surely cnsue,
but even before the struggle is well begun
you will probably surrender ana permit
the al n.asterfsll night habit to rcins;ate
those little details OF position which long
practice has made necessary to your com
fort. New York Herald
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AN Outrageous sInnaertne.

The rnhi;; may not know the coed
story, which has been u JOY for many ~
long day among musicians, which tells
how l. celebrated conductor, admired and
beloved by every o.e who knows him, ;4c-
'':ls;'d his wife, in broken English, OF con
duct the reverse of admirable Ito put it
mildly. He WAS refusing an invitation
To an afternoon party for her on the pe;.
of her delicate health but he evidently got
IL little mixed during his explanations, for
he made the following astounding state
laent, which WAS news indeed Tee the world
III general: My wife lies i'll the afternoon
Ii She docs not lie. then she swindlcsn'
\. b S"hwintleln" is the equivalent
in Gcr,nl:l for feeling giddy. ''-Cornhill
Magazine -40
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
SAwHslleY.

Tho pristicphorid;e, or sawfshes, are
perhaps the most terrible In appearance Of
all tho shark tribe They are really con-
Meeting link between the sharks and rays,
partahing largely of the characteristics OF
the latter The head is prolonged into q
bony shaft varying in length and width,
according to the size of the individual,
but attaining a length Of three feet and q
width at the base of nine inches. On either
side it is furnished with pointed teeth
some distance apart, tho whole weapon
forming formidable double edged saw
carried horizontally Neither does this
eve inspiring monster attack man. 1t
feeds upon the soft parts of certain slug
gish fish, which it discmhowels with the
saw. Its teeth are few and feeble, and IN
less hard pressed by hunger it Goes not
prey on garbage.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
JULES verne,a Romance.

Jules Fernc's marriage was quite ro-
nance. He was ut that time quiet, shy
young man, with an apparent dislike to
feminine society. Being induced, much
against his will, to serve as best man to o
friend he had g fit of forgctfulness on the
very morning of the ceremony, and finally
arrived vt the house to find that the whole
party had left for the church. There was
no one remaining ut homo but tho BRIDE
sister, young widow, who had been I'M
willing to intrudc her weeds on tho bridal
group Verne fell III love at first sight
Two years later he married the lady, and
lie has since proved the kindest Of stepfa-
theirs to her two daughters.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
An Editors APOLOGY.

A Hartlnnd correspondent who wrote
up wedding which hadn't taken place
thus very neatly explains matters:
APOLOGY is due to the parties CON
cerncd. We don't often get caught in this
way, but this time we were told so conf
IDENTIFY by honest folks that the wedding
was Il fact that we took the bait and wrote
the item. We sometimes feel like the ven
cradle Scotch:nnn who, as no read King
Dnvid's words-viZ, I said in my haste
all men AFRO lars'-blurted out, Eth, mon,
il ye had lived III DOR day ye might have
taken yer time ABBOTT it. ''-kennebeo
Journal MH"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
School physiciann.

Some OF the primary schools in Germany
have their own physician He watches
over the clnSsroolns and ia there to show
that questions of warming, ventilation
Lighting and cleaning have entered into
the Kingdom of science w hereof no is king
Once in every fortnight he is to give in
struction in every class in the school, and
the text he breaches from is 'Sunitns SAN
itntum, o.nnia sanitns." In short, he is
the health officer Oh the whole establish
lnent the priest Of hygcia and the philos-
ophcr and friend of the teacher and the
taught The experiment was first mado
at Wicsbaden and has been pronounced n
success .-- 49,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
A Twisted Miracle

well, Uncle Rashurry, how did you
like tho scrlnnn.'
ut war Is pow'ful sermon. Marse John
What was it nbout?"
1t war bout do lnirclo oh 1000 lonves
and 5000 fishes bcin fed to tho twelve
'postles. M.-
Seven thousand loavcs and 900 fishes
beng fed to the twelve apostles? But
where does the miracle come in?''
Unclo Rnsburry scratched his head a
few moments lnctitatively. Then no re-
piled:
"Wcil. Marse John, dc mir'cle 'cordin
to my perception Of dc circumstances, Is
dat dcy I'LL didn'J bust. Current Liter
htllrc ----- - ------ --- ------
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Molly McCauley,
Renowned in History MS "Mollv
Pitcher" the Heroine of
...' Moninouth;
Died January. lssi
Erected by the CitiZcns of Cu,uler-
land County, July 4. lS16.

On Washington's birthday. 1922 when
Molly was nearly 20 years old, tho legls-
!aturo Of Pennsylvania voted her u gift Of
$40 and " pension of $40 per year.
Hor counterpart in fcEiAlo hcrosm in
the civil war, tho hcroine OF Whittier S
poem, "lsarbarn Erirtchic," was also u
PENNSYLVANIA German dame. Her maiden
name WAS Haucr and her family moved
from Lancaster to Frederick, Md.
1t is strange that these two solitary fc-
Ii;sio military figures, tho most conSpicu-
Gus since Joan of Arc, We're both Pennsyl-
vania Germans, but it is true Harris
burg Commonwealth ."...
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

mcntlous weight OF rain ;iii;: fioatrt1 off
into tho gray v:,rors Of steam; which rose
Kissing midway to heaven from tho fierce
stroke of Gods pit;lcss storm.
Sir Thomas Browne, IL genius of glori-
o,lsly quaint illnginntions, who s:,w
things, rs Col.ridge puts it, by the light
nf the halo OF genius that shonc about his
head. wonders whether Noah might not
have been the first man that conp;.sscu
the globe. Since" says he. IF the flood
covered the whole earth and no lands au-
llc.red TO hinder the curront, Noah must
be Carried with the wind and current sc
curding to TIL. sun, and SD in the space Of
tho ,lclugc might oven make the tour OF
the globe. And since if there were no
continent of America, and all that tract
SEA, a ship setting out from Afric,, With
out help would at last fall upon some par:
Of India or China ''-l;.ll Mall Magazine
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
CHANCE MEETING IN BATTLE.
Two Men From Opposing Armies Isusl,
Into Each Others Arms.

Two Men From Opposing Armies Rush
Into Each Others Arms.
Get an old soldier started, and he can
reel them of by tho yard This ono is
from the Same source:
During Stoncwnll .Inclson's first val
ley campaign ana tho dry before the bnt
tie of Cross Keys ! WIS standing" said IN
eN7Confodcrate officer, with several other
officers of Elwrll's division un,.cr the
shade Of clump OF trees in an old fold
overlooking deep cut III the road through
which the troops were marching. Sud
dcnly observed Major Bob Wheat tho
famous commander of Whca,'s battalion
of DICK Taylor's Louisiana brigade, look
ing intrntly forward ut IL lot of Federal
prisoners approaching under guard Whcnt
was most magnificent specimen of man
hood, and. guided by his intense gaze l
soon singled out among the prisoners tho
object of it, ~ man of like proportions to
himself In ~ moment moro Wheat had
rushed down the bank with outstrctched
arms, rxclnirning:
Oh, yes, -- you 1 thought that
WAS you giving us SO much trouble
The prisoner oponcd wide his arms and
rushed to meet Wheat in an en- hr,ce which
showed to us onlookcrs how tender must
have been thcr relations In tho past and
no" great their friendship still After 1.
long embrace Wheat told his friend to
march OH to Richmontl, and he would s,,e
that he was well cared for and soon OK.
changed Then, turning to us, Wheat OK
planned that tho Federal officer was Col
onel Windhnm, al Englishman, who had
staff in tho Gnribaidnn struggle for Itul-
Ian freedom.
''Old civil war days were famous for
pleasant meetings like that. ''-Philadcl
phia Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
A SHREWO LITTLE GIRL.
She Prompted the Question Which Saved
an old Homnn's Life.


Elizabeth .1;.nficld aftcrwara Lady Falk-
land, was called AN odd child" Some
times her father, who was u Judge took
her with him to court. On one of these
occasions u woman WAS brought before
him On y charge OF witchcraf: 1t was
said that she had hcw5chcd two or three
persons to death Tho frightened creature,
when asked if this were so, fell OH her
knees. and, weeping, confessed TINT the
accusations against her We're true.
Ibid you hcwitch 49, to dcath?" asked
the judge.
: Yes, was her reply.
did you come in the form Of black
cat and breathe on him so that no Ian
guishcil away"
~ did /"
And then the grave judge heard a wills
per ut his ear, and his little t.aughtcr-she
was only 10 years oid-iiepgcd him to ask
tho woman ii She had bewitched John
SymonacS to death
The question was put and immediately
answered in the affirmative How had
she done it? Then she told ono of her
former stories, at which all the company
laughed The reason of tho mcrriment
was that John Symondcs was the Judge S
brothcr-n-l;lw ana ut that moment was
standing near him in court. Tho judge
then asked why sIlo had made such i.
statement.
Alas, sir, knew him mott replied
; tho woman . ! said SO because YOU asked
J INC. -
Are you no witGh?'
NO; God knows I'm not"
Nor did you ever sec tho dcvils''
no, never in al my life"
On further examination she said she had
t,,lI bot -, Il; u
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Badly Joined.

Mr.. Russell, in his Collections and
Rccollcctions, tells this story of an inap
proprinte quotation: Tho leading citizen
of Il seaside town erected some iron
benches on tho sca front and, with IL Wow
to combine the com'ncnoration Of his own
bcneiiccncc with the giving a profitable
turn to tho thoughts of the public, in
scribcd on the backs: .sThese senta ,vora
presented to the town Of Shingleton by
Joseph Buggins, Esquire. j p. for this
boroush--'lhe sea is His, and He made
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

purely business trips, they arc sure to car
ry their tennis rackcts at least, for every
Englishnan plays tennis whether he lie
an admiral on the China station or u gen
cril in India. Il shopkccpcr in Village or
Il clerk in the city. No man over hero is
too exalted or important to play tennis
once Il day as u means of inuulEin. in tho
open air and exercise, the getting of which
is ~ madness with these people. -Lnndon
Letter i'll Providence Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
NeWtOn's Fearful Crime.

At tho end Of Il meal at Haydon's house
Keats proposed ID toast in these terms,
"Dishonor to the memory Of Newton. !"
The guests stared at him in questioning
surprise, and Wordsworth asked for an
explanation.
1T Is, answered Keats, because he
DESTROYED the poetry of the rainbow by
reducing it to II prism" And the artists
all drank, with one consent, confusion to
the silvant
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
"MOLL PITCHER"
History and Epitaph of tho Famous Her
Dine of the Revolution.


"Moll Pitcher" was the daughter OF q
PENNSYLVANIA German family, living in
the vicinity OF Carlisle. She was born in
l'4S, and her name was Mary Ludwig, u
purc German name She was married to
ono John Casper Hayes, barber, who
when the war broke out with the mother
country enlisted in the First PENNSYLVANIA
artillery and was nftcrward transferred to
tho seventh Pennsylvania Infantry, COM
lnandcd by Colonel William Irvine of Car
Isle, with whose family Mary Ludwig had
lived ut services. She was permitted to
accompany her husbands rcgi;nent, scrv-
ing the battery as cook and laun,lress, and
when at tho battle of Monmouth Gree
holtD. y. T., her husband was wounded at
his gun, she sprang forward, seized tho
ramncr and took his place to the end of
the battle. After the battle she carried
water tn the wounded, and hence her pet
name of "Moll Pitcher"
Hayes died after the war was over nnC,
She married IL second husband by the nuno
OF McCnulcy, and at her grave in the old
cemetery at Carlisle there is II monument
| that bears this Inscriptions:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
The -Englishn,an's Sports,

English officers carry their tools for ten
mis-, polo and golf with them to war rs
rcligiously as they carry their swords and
pistols. But that is not to be wondered
at, since they carry these toys cvcryw here
that they go except to bed. If they go to
luncheon Mt q country house or start on u
fishing or shooting trip or for run on
the continent, wLereyer they co, eyen upon
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Queer that IL little inland state like Ver
mont, whose only seaport is Bellows Fails,
where they make you wait three hours for
my train you want, no matter which way
you are going, should have furnished to
tie navy two such thorough sailors as
Dewey and Clark 1t must he the granite
in their systems that makes them what
they ure.-Brouk lynn Eagle
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Plants That Kate On. another.

Fancy two plants being SO unfriendlv
that the mere neighbolhood Of one is death
two we'll known English plants These arc
the thistle and the rape. ii Il field is In
tested with this,lcs which come up year
after year and ruin the crops, all you have
to do is to Sow it with rape. The thistle
will be absolutely annihil;.red. .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Dogs arc trained in tho French army to
carry ammunition to tho soldiers during
IL battle. Largo Pyrenean sheep dogs are
used for tho purpose, and they are able to
carry 800 rifle cartridges. They are tor
ribly afraid however, OF the firing, and If
wounded tako good care not to run any
risk --'-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Tie Poets son.

why Freddy, how dirty you are, ;nt!
only yesterday You wrlc verse for papa S
birthday, promising always towash your
hands clean
"Wcll ln:i:.i:na. that was only Il poetic
license. ':--l'licg.lide Bluttcr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Ruple Calls.

All the calls III the regular army are
sounded by buglc instead of by drum, the
latter instrument being used only in CON
certed music. This is because il-lrum may
easily have it's head broken and is difficult
to mend in the field and it is useless when
wet A bugle gives II far clearer sound
and its calls can be heard ut q longer d..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

A revolver invented in Bavaria fires six
shots within two seconds after hut one
pressure on tho trigger, and the balls have
II great penetration $751;.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Ivory billiard balls freshly turned havr
to-be treated very carefully, as II Suddcl
change of temperature may cause them tc
crack. 10 prevent this they require to be
placed for ut least three months in u warn
room In order to shrink gradually and dry
tue, before they are finished and polished
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
An Initiation

You don't object to- contributor droD.
ping ihto poetry once in awhile, 1 pro.
sunof SAID the caller, with an atfuble
smile.
q, oerealnly not, sir. Sit down. replied
'ne eaitor, pushing the waste paper basket
coward Aim.--Piok Me Up.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

The common impression thar all persons
i'll English upper classes are entitled tn
coats of arms is erroneous, Tor there nrn
instances OF noble and ancient families
who have no right to use hereditary coats
of arms and seorn to take Il grant at this
late G:Ay
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
Smart.

Young Lady-You'ro what's known 40
woman hater aren't you:
Old Gentlcmnn--I am, my dear girl; I
am, and glory in it. When l was very
young man, q woman made o fool of me.
and Ter
Y L.-And you never got over IT.
Comic Cuts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

There arc $40, 900 InnidscrvantS in Lon
son-that is to SAY they are nearly equal
in number to The whole population in
Ehutlinlu II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

How did the horse Indiarubber come
out?"
'Distanced."
Blame it! thought he'd win on As,a
home stretch. '---Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11

Scientists say that the cat is almost
without II rival III its capacity for carrying
disease germs from place to place.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
An Annronriat.. MIME

what did you say was the name Of
your hurse:'' ""
Mall
'N.l?'
Yes, Nail-N-a-i-l."
What induced y"u to give tho animal
such queer namc?"
Nail is the most appropriate name inn
nginnhlc. My Wife can't drive him -
Montgomery Advertiser. 4
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
FOR LAZY LIVER.

! Cya k.EI& ~ XIV
- have been troubled Il Ercn
dead with II torpid liver. which pro-
,luc's constipation. ! found CASCA-
l;ElS TO lie all you claim foi, them.
and secured such rciict the first trial
that !,urchas. sod another supply and
WAS completely cared. shall only
ac too glad to recommend Cascarcts
whenever the opportunity is pre-
Sentcd." j a. SMITH,
2e2o SusQuehanna Ave, A..
philnuelpliiu PA,
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FOR WORMS.

"a tape worm eighteen feet
long ut least came on the scene after
my taking two CASCNkk.rS TINS l
am sure has caused my bad healI h Tor
the i,nst three years. | am stiit tax
ing Cnscar.ts. the only cuthurtic
worthy @; nnttcchS sensible people"
GEO. W BoWLES Baird Miss
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FOR CONSTIPATION,

- have gone IL days at e time
without movement OF the
bowels. Chronic constipation for
seven years placed mt in Kills terrible
conditions did everything l heard
OF but never found any relief until l
began using ll.uw have
from one TO three passages a day. and
II WAS rich l would give eloO % for
each movement: II is such II relief"
NNLMrN l.. HUNT,
1859 Russell ST UetrCit Mich
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HESOth my wife and myself
have been n>inS. GASt'ARETS. aud
they are tie best medicine we have
WIFI. WAS frantic with hratlrnc tor
two days: size tried sonc OF your
cAScitETS and they relieved the
pain in hey heal aitll"*t immediately
We both recommend t'ascaret.."
CiAS. SrtrTFoEp.
Pittsburgh Safe " E,.nnsit Co..
--- NJ -- IittShNrl.h Pa