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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
TRACING BY FINGER PRINTS,
system In india by Which Identified
ton Is Made Absolutely
Certain.

In detective novels finger prints left
by criminals. preferably in blood. play
an important part, but truth seems
stranger than fiction in the fact that
tie finger-print system Of identifying
CRIMINALS in India has been made so
perfect that it would enable any intclli
gent person in a few minutes TO dis
tinguish the individual, if necessary.
from al other persons now living in
the world, or, if data were available,
from all other persons who have lived
since the creation Of man The system
is simplicity itself, and there is none
of the elaboration of process or the
costly and delicate machinery required
Tor the antllropomctric system. All
that is needed is a piece of tin, a sheet
OF paper and some printers ink. The
linked impressions Of the ten digits are
taken and filed in the proper compart-
ment OF the proper pigcon-hole, and it
is on the classification of records and
their distribution into the pigeon
holes that the success of the system de-
ponds.
Every finger mark shows lines of the
loop or the 'wllorr type and bv
a simple table of the combinations Of
these types in the ten digits 1,O24 main
classes arc made. These are again sub
divided according to minor details, and
the subdivisions can be further divided
al minimum if necessary, but with the
table before him any person Of ordinary
Intelligence can place his finger on the
corresponding card to a record in his
hand within five 1niuutps M ,na++er
how many thousand cards there may
be. 1t is calculated that the chances
are about 6+,ooo,ooo to against any two
persons having single fingers identical,
and the chances against all ten fingers
being identical so beyond mathematics
togcthcr.-London Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES

REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES
"A lot on Lafayette avenue between
Thirty third and Thirty-fourth streets
we can sell for $1,000. It's q rich bar
gain.
On Thirty-third street near Washing
ton avenue we offer a tcn-room house
with all modern improvements for $1,000.
Rents $40 per month.
On Thirty-third street near West ave-
nue.. we have Il beautiful home with
all convcnicnces for $500.
On Oak avenue and TWcnty-seVcnth
street $3.50 will purchase the corner
and two adjoining lots together with a
SiX-rOOm house.
On Lafayette avenue between Forty
fourth and Forty-fifth streets two lots
can be bought for $500 each.
In the new colorcd section below the
Z. d o. piers we have five choice lots
for sale at 5000 each.
Two hundred and twenty-five dollars
buys choice lot on Thirty third street
near Chestnut avenue.
Six thousand dollars will purchase
four lots one of which is a corner and
three houses which rent for $12O per
month.
Twenty-six hundred dollars will pur-
chase a piece OF new property renting
Tor $65 per month.
For $3.50 per lot we can sell thirty Of
the choicest lots in the East End.
On the boulevard running between
Newport News and Hampton we have
seine beautiful sites for homes situated
on and overlooking Hampton Roads.
We have numerous other property
listed with us for sale which we will be
glad to have inspected by intending
purchasers.
IRWIN TUCKER & co.
Real Estate, Loans and Insurance.
Washington Avenue and 2Sth street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
THE UMBRELLA FIEND.
Brought to Mind by Meeting a Man
Carrying Bundle OF
Pftchforkx.

1t mas always seemed to me-" said
Mr.. Bi1teby, that the good-nntured
man who carries his umbrella iauntily
over his shoulder or under his arm in
the city 3 crowded streets was about as
dangerous person as one could meet,
but met the other day map to whom
the umbrella man was but an innocuous
babe. This other man was CARRYING
over his shoulder, in q horizontal posi-
ton and with the tines to the rear, a
bundle Of pitchforlls. AS followed
along after him, keeping all the time
an eye on the forks, the man pulled out
OF his pocket paper which he held up
in front Of him, slowing down his speed
meanwhile to enable him the easier to
read an address thercfrom, and before
i could stop myself and sheer off l had
almost impaled myself on the pitch
forks points. Then 7 shecrcd off and
went ahead, and I thought I would
rather be polled in the back with the
handles than jabbed in the face with
the tines Of the forks.
Still, while this bundle Of pitchforks
was 50 times as dangerous as an UNI
brella would be, as II matter of fact,
one does not often meet men CARRYING
bundles of pitchforks over their
shoulders in the city's streets; and so,
immensely more dangerous as bundle
of pitchforks would be over n single
umbrella, yet, in the aggregate, the
amount of danger arising from the UNI
brellas thus carried would be greater
than the aggregate amount from the
pitchforks, for there arc probably 5000
umbrellas carried in this way to one
bundle OF pitchforks.
$50 it's umbrellas that we want to
look out for mostly, after all; and it
seems to me that something might rea-
sonably be done about them. While \
don't believe in multiplying laws on the
statute books, I believe it would be a
good thing to make it mild form of
misdemeanor to carry an umbrella over
the shoulder or under the arm in ali
cities Of a population say Of 100000 and
upward.''-N. Y. Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
DEBUT OF THE DOLLAR SIGN.
The Author of the Famous Character
at Last Discovered In an Old
Time vermuntcr. :,

Some weeks ago DR.. Marcus Baker, of
this city, published in one of the mega
zines an account of 4 theory which he
has to account for the origin of the Ga
miliar dollar sign. This has long been
i'll dispute. All sorts Of explanations
Lave been given, the most common Of
which is that the initials of the United
States arc crossed. But there have been
seven or eight other theories to account
for the dollar sign which is about as
good.
DR.. na1ler, in his researches in the Ii
hrar thc bureau of education, came
ncr' IN old book entitled, "a Com
pcndi; u OF Federal Arithmetic" de-
signed for the use of schools, and cs-
pecially calculated for the meridian Of
the United States, which was pub
lishcd at Lansingburg. N. Y, in 1907.
Its author was Rev. Chauncey Lee. of
Rutland, Vt. In this book the author
sets forth system of what he calls
characteristics" by which one vertical
stroke was to designate the mill, two
vertical strokes the cent, these two
crossed by one s-shaped stroke the
dime, and for the dollar the sign CON
sIsting of the two vcrticals with the
two curved strokes, now so familiar,
was proposed.
At that time the people of the coun-
try were just emerging from the use of
pounds, shillings, and pence, where
each was separated by n space from the
next denomination. 1t accordingly
seemed necessary to Mr.. Lee to have an
arbitrary mark for each of the dcnom-
i1rltions of our monetary system. But
he soon found that one character, with
the decimal point, was all that was nee
cssary, and in the latter part Of his own
book all Of his elaborate system Of SYM
bols. except the one intended to mark
Inc dollar, was found to have been
dropped.
DIR. Baker certainly finds the dollar
sign in this old arithmetic, und he does
not find it in use at any earlier date.
By the time Adams arithmetic was pub
lished in 1905, the symbol had be-
como established. lie therefore re-
CARDS Mr.. Lee as the inventor and
believes the sign to have been abso-
lutcly arbitrary in its origin Since the
P'lhllcatlon OF his paper i'll one Of the
magazines, DIR. Barker has received
many letters on the subject, but none
in which his conclusions arc challenged.
lie intends, for further Notification. to
make study Of the department rec
ords to see when the dollar sign first
appeared in the treasury accounts. He
also hopes to make q more thorough
search Of the old textbooks TO see Il by
chance any use of his sign prior to that
of Rev. Cha,mcey Lee can be discovered.
1t is certainly interesting to know the
origin of thing in such constant use
as the dollar sign. DR.. Bakers discov-
cries seem likely to take all the senti-
ment out of this matter, but this is the
common result of modern historical re-
search. - Washington Cor. Boston
Transcript
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
A SHOT SOLDIER.
fS,e,
no Hna a Singular Dream Which It
Si5pS zs to BE Sincerely Hoped
ky.'Nsr. Came True.

~
OF course" remarked the ncwspa-
per man who had seen service in Cuba,
is almost chestnut now to talk OF
the nerve displayed by our wounded
soldiers at Santiago, but came across
an instance one day that was unusual.
Lying outside of tent, waiting his
turn patiently, for he had been there
several hours, was an extremely bright
young fellow I had known at home.
lie was half doing when I first dis
covered him, but in an instant, on hear
Ding my voice, he opened his eyes and
feebly held out his left hand, smiling.
BY Jove, old boy I,said, I'm sorry
10 see you here. Are you much hurt?'
don't know how much he an
'sWered, with considerable effort, but
apparently not much pain, but it is
very frequently. Look me over min
ute and see for yourself
i had had some experience in that
sort OF work, and after short inspcc-
ton found half dozen bullet holes;
through his limbs and body, not count
ing an occasional scratch.
You must have been in the very
thicl1est of it. said, cncouragingiy.
That's where we tried to be- he
replied, with pride. How many times
was I hit,-six?'
That's my count
"That was mine, but wasn't sure.
You see, I had to guess at some Of
them
".How do you feel?'
Tic smiled.
Well, as mother used to say about
worn-out garments, guess l feel a
alttle more holy than righteous
You'll pull through, all right, old
fellow said, chcerfully, for his cour-
age really gave me courage.
I don't know about that. md I'm
not worrying over it, one way or the
other. That's what were for, aud il
we get chuckcd it's ull right. / had
q funny little dream about /, half hour
ago thought had got my discharge
and was over on the other side. and.
knowing that ] didn't have any letters
Of Recommendation, Twas loatint,
around the pearly portals sizing them
up TO see If there was any chance for
mo to break in, when ST. Peter opened
the gate and saw INC. ''Hcllo Jim
says he, whats all those holes in
you?" Bullets snys I. what
kind ?" says he. "Dons',' says I. as
that so?'' says he. 'Wcll, come right
in. You never would have passed 9th
erwise, but were needing hatrncl1
in the hall and we'll just put pegs in
the holes and make you do till we find
something better. Come on in" And,
by gum, I was glad the Dons had
punctured my tire the way they did.
wonder if it Will come true.
Whether it did or not" concluded
the narrator, no man knowcth, but
before two weeks had passed lin had
gone to see. Washington Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
Better'n Hard Cider, B'Gosh,

on a warm day is a stein or glass Of
pure beer, ciaret, ciarct punch, sherry
colJbler, sherry flip, gin flz, champagne
punch or any OF the palatable and re-
freshing drinks that can be made from:
our high grade stock OF wines, liquors.
Our clarct for table use is sold at such
reasonable prices that anyone can fur
nish it for their table.
r. J, MACKEY.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
NEW YORK MONEY MARX ~,

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK, July Mooney on call
steady. li.m5ia per cent: last loan A..
per cent. Prime mercantile paper ~, 10
lcr cent Sterling exchange weak.
with actual business in bankers bills
at i.s'MA for demand ana ut 1874 ae
100 lnr SIXTY days: posted rates. .i.SGGr
" and i.SSl@: commercial bills. ass.
Silver certificates G0M6l. Bar silver.
SOS; Mexican dollars. Az. Govern
ncnt bonds, strong; state bonds, mac
tive: railroad bonds Irregular.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
West. Union ...... 901
Amin Steel & Wire ................ Sc
Federal Steel SO
I CHIcAGo PRopucE A1ARISE1.

CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Under the weight
of lower foreign markets. heavy domcs-
tic receipts and improved weather
wheat was weak to-day, closing With Il
loss of q cent for the September option.
Corn followed the bigger market, Sep
TENDER closing With a loss of * cent.
oats was Independently firm. closing
with a loss OF Il, while provisions fin
ish"d practically unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Art. Open. High. Low. Close
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
Return OF big Bows.

Big bows for the neck SO much in
vogue seem to be reaction from the
tiny cravats. One must have the bow
small and the ends long and sweeping.
Ribbon is, Of course, the favoritc, but
silk, moussclinc de sole, tatfeta, lace
and null are some of the many 1natcri-
ais employed. These bows and ends arc
not at all in keeping with the tailor
made effect of the shirt waist. with
which they are too often worn, but
fashion is strange inspiration, and
combines the most unlikely caprices OF
toilet with the utmost disregard for
seeming. The long bows and ends have
certainly the merit Of covering dcfcien-
,cies. which is, perhaps, their reason for
y. Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
|: Ia Is,

Flat No. 9. Trade Building, corner
Twenty eighth street and LAFAYETTE
avenue, bath, water and range in kitch-
en-, SD
Flat on Washington avenre between
Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets.
ready for occupancy July LIST.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
VARIETY SPRINGS.

Augusta County, Va.
On the G. & 0. r. r.. in the Allegha-
MES now open: cool and refreshing: six
varieties OF water; hot and cold healing
bath; improvements new; rates reason.
able Information furnished at C. & o.
ticket Office. See booklet. Address n.
G. EICHELBERGER, Variety sprfngs,
Va. e.o,d-2m
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
Stores

Store. with eight rooms above corner
of Thirty-scventh street and Lafayette
avenue. bath and water and all modern
improvements, $50.
Handsome brick Store on Washing
ton avenue, between Thirty-hfth and
Thirty-sXth streets, to be completed
July list, 1899, size 25x90 feet, Is feet
pitch. large plate glass windows and
plenty of light, SIS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08

BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, July Flour. quiet;
unchanged.
Wheat. steady: spot ana month. 7SSa, a
IS; August, 7lM@75: September, 76Gr,,
southern by sample. 10Gi75.
Corn. weak: spot. month and Angus:
"'"sM13: September. 37EGDM; souther,
white corn. ilGH.
Il.
Rye. firm; Nc. . near by, 57h:; No.
western, 81.
Sugar. cheese butter ana eggs.
steady: unchanged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
spicy Literature.

Z, r. you are fond Of spicy literature
read cook Chicago Daily News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08

Mail advices from Madagascar state
that the French authorities are collect
ing q tax of Is francs on every unmar-
rled male native over % years of age.
and Of ~. francs on every native wom-
an over II years of age who has not a
child, legitimate or illegitimatc. Many
natives borrow children when the tax
collector arrives and return them to
their parents as soon as the tax col
lcctor has gone on.--Dalzicl.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08
The Sequel,

'Did you ever laugh until you cried,
Tommy?''
"Ics, only this morning"
"What at?"
"Well, pa stepped on a tack and
laughed; then pa caught me laughing
and | cried. - Chicago Evening News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-08

Tom1ny--Paw what is pessimist?
Mr.. Figg-Hc is the man who Of two
evils prefers both.-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-28
BANGOR SEMINARY.
A Movement 10 Pat n Under Control
ofBowdofn College.


A friend Of the Bangor Theological
Seminary tails the Bangor Commercial
that 1t has been intimatsd to the govern.
Ing boards OF Bowdoin college or 10 some
OF their Representatives, by some Of the
influential persons Interested In ths Ran
COR seminary, that II the college would
make arrangements TO take the seminary
under Its charge. as part NJ Its makeup
and putting It's courses into Its curricu-
lum, the offer would MOI be rejected.
IL is also intimsted BY thoss connected
with the seminary, that under such cir
cumstances the ssminary's fund, amount
ing In all to about $4,000, could be
turned over TO tho o,llege. This would
involve a conversation of the real estate
In Bangor and nm abandonment OF the
campus in that city. The seminary would
then become part Of the Brunswick in
sitution which would modify It's pro-
gramme and increase It's corps Of intruc-
ton to the necessary degree.
An act of the Legislature will he necss-
sary to make the transfer Of the fund
legal. Nothing dsfnibs had been done ~
yet. The Brunswick peopls have not re-
piled In stated terms aud IL was not dis
covered by reporters that any action had
been taken on that side OF the house.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-28
PUBLIC BUILDINGS COMMITTEE.

At the meeting OF the COMMITTEES of
public building tuesday, the matter CT
washing the sehooihouse floors was under
discussion. 1t was the opinion OF the
committee that II tho hocrs should /
washed this week 1t would be only few
days before they would be as dusty and
dirty rs they are now. 1t was therefore
voted that the matter lie on the table for
the present, with the understanding tina :
the floors may be washed az soon as this re
Is snow ON the ground, when they will
remain clean for some time. Some OF the
lad les In the western part Of the city sre
not satisfied that the floors are not to lie
washed and 1t Is their intention to go to
some vf the schoolhouses and oiean Il g
floors themselves.
The request of Prof, Ward that hs may
be allowed the free uss Of the City hall
on Sunday afternoon for services OF song
was granted, wish the exception that lie
Is to pay for the actual expense of putting
the hall into shape for his use. on each
day that he uses 1t, and that the commit
tee have the right to cancel his engage
ment whenever the h all may be nseasd
for any other purpose.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-28
Personal.

Mrs. Norman j. Conniere, wife OF the
wsll-known actor, is visiting Mrs. Chaffse
on Cumberland.
Superintendent Lori and Principal
Chase went to Bangor yesterday af ter
noon to attend the meetings Of the Maine
Pedagogical society.
Judge Haskell will preside ct the Jan.
usry term Of the 6. J. court In this city.
Miss Jones, Holyoke, 1908, IL the guest
CT Mrs. George II. Turner, Bfamhaii
street.
Mrs. william Theodore Curtis and her
son. Mr.. Carroll q. Curtis OF Boston, were
the guests OF Mrs. Curtis's mother, Mrs.
j. A. S. Hutchinson on Christmas. Mrs..
Curtis returned Monday evening.
Miss Marion Chapman spent Christmas
in Minneapolis with the Pillsburys,
where she has bean making an extsnded
visit. Niles Chapman left Minneapolis
yesterday for Milwaukee to be the guest
of Mira Timothy Carter.
Capt. Barclay Of the Allan line left
for Halifax yesterday to fit out at that
port two Erltish troopsnips destined for
South Africa. They will convey the Ca
madam troops.
Capt. b. #. Montgomery, who has been
in Portland for the past few weeks,
called here by the illness of his wife. has
returned to his home at Port Clyde.
Capt. Frank Wildes, now captain Of the
New York navy yard. is In the city, the
guest of Fesssnden v. Carney, Dsering
strest.
Conductor Stephen Conner Of the Port
land & Rochester railroad, Running on
the passenger train between Portland
ard Rochester, was taken suddenly Ill
, Tuesday. he is subject to stomach
trouble, and entertained some fear yes :
terday that appendicitis was the cause
OF his Illness.
Mr.. Winslow Lawton, Franklin street,
formerly In the grocery business, Is very
i'll at mis- home, having bsen taken sud
denly Ill few days ago with congestion
of the lungs. His condition is considered
critical
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-28
UP A TREE.

A cat In tree on State street Tuesday
caused considerable oommotion and re-
suited In the hook and ladder compa ny
being obliged 50 turn cut and rescue IL.
The cat had been In the tree, about forty
feet ato7e the ground, nh night, and Was
about frozen. Engineer Wigging of en-
CINE three discovered tho cat at thres
O'Clock. and went to the house Of Ladder
company three, where he got out the big
truck, and driving down to the scene oil
the trouble, ran out a ladder and rescued
She animal. On the cats COLLAR was
Thomas street. The cat was taken into u
nearby house until he got warmed, and
latsr he was returned to his master.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-28
FUNERAL SERVICES.

Funeral services for the late Caroline
q. Higgins were held from her late resi-
dencs at No. Conant street at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning. Rev. Mr.. Aver oiiioi
ating. Interment was at Evergreen GENE
terry.
The funeral OF the late Daniel Camp
bell, OF Stesle, Montana, took place at
No. II watsrville street, at ? o'clock yes
teriay afternoon, Rev. Mir. Southworth
officiating. Intermsnt was in Forest City.
From No. go Oxford street at O'Clock
, yesterday afternoon. took place the fune
raj services for the late Mrs. Olive d..
Rumery, Kew. Mr.. Perkins officiating.
The floral tributes were very rrofuse.
Interment YVES In Evergreen.
Funeral services for the late Niles p,
Anderson, the Grand Trunk brakeman
KILLED on Saturday night, weie held at
bis home, CollyS Corner, Falmouth, al
, O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Many
friends of the deceased were present. The
floral pieces were numerous and beauti-
full. Interment was In Pine Grove csms-
terry.
The pail bearers were Robert II. An
derson and A. H. Smith, representing
the Montauk'a crew of which Anderson
was \ member and Herbert Kinks ant
Frank Richardson, The services were
conducted by Rev, Mr.. Flynt and by
Rev. Mr.. Thorby.
The funeral services over the rem aini
of the lats Frank W. Swan, the conduo-
tor of the Portland s. Ro chester. who
was killed In the accident Sunday night
were held Tuesday afternoon from hi
late residences 90 Brattle street, Rev. 5
II. Pearson officiating. There were many
beautiful floral pieces including pillow
from Mr.. swans brothers and sisters
with the word Brother on 1t; gate ajai
from the family. GROSS and large Pill
low with the word Frank" from tn
Portland & Rochester employees, and 8.
pinks from friends. There was verl
large atten dance OF friends and relatives
The remains were taken yesterday Il
BryAnt's Pond for burial.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-28
THEY ARE HOPEFUL
That Bryan will Speak at Democratic
banquet Here.

The annual banquet of the Maine Dem
ooratio club has been postponed from
January to some time the latter part of
that month, whenever william J. Bryan
can arrange to be Its guest.
Other speakers to be invited ara Cor
gressmen Sulzer Of New York, Richard
son Of Tennessee, tbs Democratic leader
Of the House; Lentz Of Ohio and Senator
Morgan Of Alabama Most OF these men
will speak with Mr.. Bryan in Boston,
on January 15:h.
The Democratic state committee will
probably meet In Portland on the date
Of the banquet and NIL the cumberland
vacancy on the committee. Several
names are mentioned In connection with
the position. Luther b. Roberts Of Port
land seems to be most generally consid-
cred locally at least, as the probable
man. Postmaster william Pennall OF
Brunswick and City Clerk Clark b. East
man OF Westbrook have also friends labor.
ing In their behalf. e.