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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-16
HAMPTON.

House and lot on Elm avenue .s1,e3O
Double house and lot on Mallory
street $780,. 500
House and large lot on King
street .............. 5000
Lots 40x120 In West End from $500
to Observation-Disclosures. $50
House and lot. S4x225. on water :. 2.40O
house ana lot on Franklin street ;. 1900
House and lot on Armstead ave
nue. ............... ................ 4.5OO
A good truck farm WI good out
buildings, bargain If sold quick.
PHCEBUS.
Lots at Klondyke ..........s eco
House and lot near Barnes Cor
House and lot near Mallory street, 700
Business stand on Melien street !. 2,zGO
-Four cottages and lots Cat a bargain1.
Nlne-room house and lot on Cur
~ street .............-..... Isl 300
Houses for rent in Hampton, Fhoebus
and vicinity.
p. ". PHILLIPS,
Fhone H. Hampton. Va
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-16

ESTR-\YI.D- SMALL BAY PONY,
With white star in forehead Liberal
reward If returned to Harry Driscoe,
Newport News, Va. Dl43t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-16

G. G. Hamilton wants to sell your
property. 1l-14-1w.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-16

CHILDREN EXPRESS SYMPATHY
n" May curtis Lee Chapter Chi llrcn
Of the I'onfe!Gracy. Of which MR. r.
:. HudSinS is Gir"ctr@ss met Tuesday
afternoon At Mrs. lIudSin-s residence
on King street. The meeting was
largely attended ana the chapter 1,lan-
!nGUSlN passed resolutions If Synli,lit v
on III" death Is Miss Susie Schnlr!z
VINO was the first ii their number TO
b removed by death since is oryaniz;,-
ton. Several new members were
added to the roll Of the n,ler
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-16

WILL BUY ) CONFEDERATE, FLAF
The Daughters o. the Gnnted elaCy
met With Mrs. iober, s. Hui;:ins on
Queen street Tuesday night ana en-
Joyed Il delightful evening from s to 70
O'Clock Reports CT the delegates; WHO
attended the DaEgii ..".,S Meeting III
klchtrpnd We're listened to With the
closest attention. ana 4 slel. deal Of
interest VAS taken in them.
Mrs. Brooks ana Mrs. James Y. i.ici>-
iord .eliNrr~d excellent tanks Which
proved TO be unusually beneficial to me
Chapter.
The Chapter determined TO have an
entertainment On Thanksgiving. which
Will be given by the Young ladies WHO
he Chapter decided 70 at once rur-
chase Confederate flag Which Will
hereafter at:o:n their moatinE hail.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

Wherever there is a close margin or
a deadlock in a senatorial election the
use of money on very few men is
sufficient to decide the case. Now, if
these members of the legislatures were
acting in full view of their constitu-
ents, they would not be likely to sur
render to brides or to create scandal
in any way. But they are gathered
together at points which, though cen
trail, are remote from the voters who
elect him, and they feel freer to en-
gage in underhand transactions. The
remedy for all this is to make the sys-
tenn of choosing United States sena-
tors democratic. They should be chos-
en- by the people.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

Experiments with spider webs. to
test their utility and adaptability as
substitutes for silk in certain processes
in which the latter has hitherto been
used, have demonstrated the superior
ity of the former. They have been
proven of great value in the focal
plane of telescopes, but factory has
been established near Paris in which
ropes of spider web are woven to be
used in the construction OF balloons
for the aeronautic section of the
French army. In this the poor spid-
ers have no sinecure. Each spider is
constrained to produce and spin from
thirty to forty yards of thread before
it is released-a condition of things
which would seem to make strike"
on their part morally justifiable! After
being spun, eight of these threads are
then woven into yarn of greater con-
sistency, strength and lightness than
eilken cords of the same thickness.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

The greed of base gain goes far to
counterfeit the good results of civilized
contact with the less developed races
Said John Williams, the missionary
martyr of the Pacific islands: Il dread
to see an American ship come into our
port, for although she may bring mis-
sionaries in her cabin, in her hold are
the death waters of damnation" A
pathetic petition, signed by Hika Ibia,
Bokaku, Mwambongani, Mwujomoto
and fifteen other oddly named native
Christian women, has recently been re-
ceived from Benito, in West Africa, be-
seeching their American sisters to use
all their influence to prevent the send
ing of rum, gin, brandy and other IL
quors' to tempt and destroy the people
of Gaboon and Corisco.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17
How quickly our soldiers and sailors

How quickly our soldiers and sailors
resume the employments of peace!
Forty men recently discharged from
the United States service, each with a
shovel over his shoulder, marched in
New York city against the works the
snow storm had built The soiled uni
forms told of campaigning elsewhere,
and of duty about which there is to
some minds a suggestion of romance.
The unromantic shovel was handled
with vigor which promised well for
the victories of peace.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

consideration ana action. 1t is poss1I,,-4,-
the best mode of reaching them is tb.a mat
q charge upon their gross. earnings rnGUyGsh
the state, whether it be called a Iicontt Jun
or a tax. If it be found that This ST. ree lee
cannot secure from these non-resIdant Hou
porations a fair amount, there stiil Vof
mains the method of assessing than, Ie,
what is known as the unit rule WbioES
has been sustained by the Supreme o nivn
of the United States in q case from Obi" Mutt
The history of attempted legislation M
this subject impels me to call your atf pol
ton to the Importance in passing S"ai
measures of observing the Requirement Cu
section 8 of article of the cons+itn+; VI
which is as follows: 'oH'
On the passage in either house OF the ,
1ature of any law which imposes continna.s is'
renews a tax, creates a debt or charco VI
makes, continues or renews appropriat {or y,
public trust money, or releases DISCHARGES y.
commutes a claim demand of the state ~ ~
question shall be taken by yeas and navS Whit
shall be duly entered the journal; and tbrn
fifthS of all the members elected to such bon
shall, in all such cases, be required to const9
tute a quorum therein.
There has been much discussion nc -
whether a license fee is or is not \ +o
within this constitutional provision, # IL
my belief that 1t is q tax. bill thero
fore, attempting to tax these Commands
to be efficient, must be enacted in q roH'
stitutional way. Certainly common nm
dence requires that no question Of the KIM
should be left open, especially as 1t is so
easily avoided.
Treasurer's Statement,
The following statement prepared by tbo
state treasurer shows the balances In tbo
several funds in the state treasury at tbe
close of business December 81, 1898:
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

History tells us the ancient Egyp-
tians honored a cat when dead. The
ancient Egyptians were wise in their
day and generation.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

The poor man must go out and
weather the storm, while the rich man
can stay at home and storm at the
weather.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

The doctors patients seldom decline
with thanks.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

Nothing succeeds like the success of
some peoples failures.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

A coal dealer says: CAS- we journey
through life we must live by the
weigh"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

We often wonder if the prince of
Wales doesn't feel that his life is be-
ing thrown away.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

/ A small rent in a reputation soon
becomes a large hole.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

A patrol wagon brings some in
rebriates to a full stop.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

People who never get down to bust
ness seldom get up in the world.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

You can't judge a wife's love by the
kisses she gives her husband when he
comes home; she may only be sus-
picious.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

Probably Niagara falls because the
bed of the river can't hold it up.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

A man who forgets favor seldom
forgiyes an injury.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

A woman void of curiosity must find
life as tedious as historical novel.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

The man who spent the summer
constructing air castles is now trying
to borrow heat for the air.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

The everyday Christian has seven
chances to the Sunday fellows one.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

The square-rigged ship is apt to be-
come wreck-tangle in a storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03

John Paul Bocock in Leslie's Weekly
The sunf1owers bloom on the praIries afar
rom the blood and the buster OF tropical war.
Inc green fields Of Kansas smile up to the sun
~ ne water-wheels whirr and the long burrows run:
Inc sunshine Of Kansas is flooding the earth
win the splendor of spring time, creations new
birth: "
The prairie winds whisper Of ripening sheayes
Inc barn swallows chirp round their nests in the
caves,
Ana Funston OF Kansas is charging the foe
with sword and banner. a song and a blow
Funston OF Kansas, the right sort of man
Right at the front when the fighting began
Rushing an ambuscade, charging on faith.
swimming river, rope in his teeth
crossing bullet-swept bridge a lone
-, Running race up the death haunted slope:
ilungfng right into the jungle ahead
Lending MS men brave should be led
on, young Lochinvar," in the brown khaki vest
When came such cavalier ''out of the west ~
Here's health to the Funstons of Kansas the
~
Who We carried Old Glory again and again
Wherever their country has called them TO 40
hot blood Tor the flag and cold steel for the foe
Oh, mother Of heroes Columbia for thee
- new song swells up from the isles of the sea
Inc stars OF thy flag in new glory shall rise
ihrough the battlesmoke clouding the PhIlIppine
skies, " ppiNe
And the graves of thy sons. slain for thee shall
That Of all they have loved they still love thee
the best! s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03

or one-quarter dromedary blood. There are
at least six or eight distinct cross breeds,
bearing different names known in the mar
ket of Orenburg.
Their prices vary from s15 to 800, accord
ing to the breed. size, age and Individual
qualities of the animals. You can get ex-
cellent beasts for $40 to $40 apiece, and very
fine ones for $40 to $40. The usual way is
to keep very few stations. none. mares
and geldngs being preferred for work, be-
cause the stations often become unmanage-
able and wild in the breeding season and
even dangerous to strangers Camels breed
fairly well in captivity, but the usual way
is to keep the herd Ia stallion to every ft-
teen or twenty nares) in the steppes. on
ranches, over which they roam freely, TIL
the breeding season is well over.
As l have already said camcls are very
gentle and patient beasts; but when alarm
ed by the sudden approach of a stranger,
or maltrea ted above endurance by laborers.
they roar Tor rather groan) and spit, very
rarely Offering to bite or kick. This spit
ting is very unpleasant. for it is the con-
tents of its stomach that the camel eJects,
and not saliva.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03

William Archer, in Pail Mall Gazette
When 1 was in Chicago in 1877 1t was the
METROPOLIS of the west without qualifica-
ton. Now 1t is merely the frontier city
of the middle west. From the point of view
of Omaha and Denver it seems TO fill the
eastern horizon and shut out the further
view. Many stories are told to show how
absolutely and instinctively your true west
erner ignores the eastern states and cities
Here is one of the most characteristic: A
little girl came into the smoking car of n
train somewhere in Kansas or Nebraska
and stood beside her father who was IN
conversation with another man. The faith
er put his arm round her and said to his
companion: She's been a great traveller
this little girl of mine. She's only ten years
old and she's been all over the United
States"
You don't sayI" replied the other "AH
over the United Statesw
Yes, sir. all over the United States"
said the proud father. and then added, as
though the detail were scarcely worth men,
tioning. except east of Chicago"
Chicago unfortunately marks the limit of
my wanderings, so L shall return to England
without having seen anything of the United
States, except for a sort of Pisgah glimpse
from the tower of the Auditorium. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03
More Precious Than Gold,

loii lue fioInffetlc Review.
The expression worth their weight in
gold is a familiar one. 1t used to be an ac-
cepted fact that gold was the most valua BILE
or the precious metals, but now that has
ceased to be true. There has recently ap-
peared, under warrant of the highest SCI
entific authority, a statement of values
based upon the commercial prices of vari-
Gus rare metals. A pound ayoirdupois of
gold is put in this statement as worth $500;
but chromium is worth $500 a pound, and
palladium is worth $500. Uranium Is worth
$3.50, and osmium is worth 81 600 a pound
Bar1um costs 1890 a pound; rhodium, 81
900, and arium. So 900. Indium costs 81
800; thorium, $500, and rubidium, SO, 800 a
pound.
All these figures seem small. however,
when compared to the value of gallum,
winch. according to the scientific standard
is worth S6s,000 a pound. So it is shown
that even in the metallic world there are
many things more precious than gold. In
the intellectual and spiritual world there
are great many things that gold will not
buy. 1t cannot purchase a good conscience,
or contentment, or any of those rare and
beautiful virtues which are to be found
only In the treasure house of the soul. Gold
Is good servant, but a poor god.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03
Origin of Cranka,


From Lippincotts.
In the traditional slow-coach age the
crank was a rarity We had maniacs in
painful plenty, as we have now, but we had
lew monomaniacs Today one meets a
crank at every turn. Every movement that
stirs the populace brings into being a
swarm OF whims and crotchets and crotch
ETY. people. And we have these crotchetv
people in every grade of life. We have al
ways looked for trifing idiosyncrasies in
men Of mind.b but nowadays We want to know
concerning every big-brained man we meet
what particular subject he Is crazy about
Inc pimples which rather emphasized the
symmetry of a man in the past have grown
TO be great ugly boils
Kun your pencil down the list of the best
minds of America today and mark those
who. wise in all things else, have shown
themselves fools over some question of the
DAY the names that remain may be counted
on ones fingers. The effect upon the
development of character Is almost as no.
tfceabie when one runs over the list of
leaders In great movements who have been
known for moral excellence. Here ia an
eminent leader, who, since he got II into his
mead tnat his reform movement Is all there
Is or life, has not only ceased to paw his
debts but has actually ceased to regard
debt-paying matter of any importance
AND yonder Is man known wherever the
English language u spoken, who since he
became engroSsed In particular line ~
Christian work, has forgotten the ordinary
manners OF Christian and grown as unap-
proachable as a bear. A man cannot lose
his sense of proportion without eyentuaIIv
iesing his balance of character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03
The InvincibIes.

Dora Read Goodale in the Youths Companion.
There once were two knights full of mcttle and
merit, ~
Who Joined In league and maintained II with
spirit, - WV"
NO task was so hard 1t could battle their skill
ana one was Lean and the other Twill
I,cah was tan, lithe-ali wit, wisdom and grace
WIN slightly superior smile his face;
i-wAi was short, stout, red haired, bull -necked
and bold
terrible fellow where once he took hold
Twill, 10y himself, had been boastful and headv
But tireltss Lean kept him prudent and steady
ME truly this latter. unyoked from his brother
L FEAR had accomplished much less than the otheri
But take them together!-where' er they might 90
Doubts dangers and obstacles vanished Ike snoy,.
FROM plgmy Ioo-lazy TO strong-armed Despair
No Zee could Withstand the invincible pair
And surely without them the world would stand
still. ~ 0u
For masters Of Fate Lean and Twill!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03
TERRIFIC HEAT.
4 Temperature Attained Within 300
Degrees of That of the sun.
From the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript.
Prof. Tucker OF Columbia University has
succeeded in producing the greatest heat
yet known to man. A specially constructed
electrical furna e and current of unusual
power were used to create this tempera-
ture. which was so high that under it steel
hard quartz and even platinum were vapor-
lied. AS for ordinary crucibles they disap-
peared at once in a little puff of smoke. The
heat obtained was 600 degrees Fahren-
heit, 300 degrees hotter than any tempera-
ture before produced. Says a correspon-
dent: Ii is difficult to appreciate the degree
of such heat without some comparisons
Scading water means a temperature of 2l2
degrees Fahrenheit, and red-hot iron 800
degrees. Steel metS at 1900 degrees and
boils like water at $500 degrees. AS for the
heat of the sun, 1t is estimated at 10, 900 de-
grces. that Prof. Tucker obtained a tenn
perature which came within only 31G0 de-
grees of Old Sol himself OF course, a spe-
cial apparatus was needed to measure the
temperature btained by Prof. Tucker-or-
binary thermometers being quite out of the
question. The arrangement used for this
purpose is called a calorimeter, and it is
rather intricate piece of apparatus. While
it depends upon mercury for the recording
OF the degree of heat or cold obtained. the
reading is not made in the direct way that
obtains with the ordinary thermometer.
The readings of the calorimeter are taken,
anu Some evacuation Is necessary TO deter
mine the exact value in degrees of heat or
cold of the figures. Because of this fact it
is usually found that the actual heat OBJ
tanned is slightly above that recorded The
heat obtained by Prof. Tucker was $500 de-
grees: it is not improbable that 1t was
nearly $500. Scientifically the experiment
was of Importance. because it has demon
strated that the degree of heat obtained
some time ago by Prof Molsson of Paris
was not the greatest possible. CONNER
cially 1t is useful, because 1t has shown
that diamonds of marketable size and pu-
rity may be made artifcially. Further 1t
has given to commerce two products of al
most incalculable value-calcium carbide
and silicium carbide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03

less there was a gate to enable the local
army to sally forth to meet the advance of
New Englanders and without being under
the necessity of climbing over a fence for
this purpose. Objection WAS made to the
project of gate on the ground that 1t
would make easier the entrance of the
New England foe, but this objection found
little weight with those who had plans for
gates of an ornamental character.
On the top of one of them. as proposed.
was a metal rooster an emblem of de-
fance TO the New Englanders. which was
also used as a weather vane for the Dutch
residents. In the immediate neighborhood
OF the gate was Dutch blockhouse some
what on the plan of the Spanish block
houses in use during the Spanish warfare
In cuba. but so constructed that IL formed
a part of the palisade wall and projected
sufficiently in front of the one gate as to
permit of what some English dramatists
nave called "a raking fire. into the in
truding New Englanders. If they approach
ed near enough to the gate to claim the
strategic opportunity of forcing an en-
trance. On the battery were mounted ten
guns, to sweep the New Englanders from
the bay or the East river If they approach
ed from either side, and in order that the
burden of expenditure for war purposes
would not fall too heavily upon the resi-
dents 1T was provided that there should
be an extra tariff duty on beaver pelts,
blankets, powder. brandies. wines, rum.
lead, guns and mineral waters
These elaborate preparations were in
tended to awe the hostile New Englanders
from any demonstration of a riotous char
acter but they do not seem to have taken
into account the circumstance that there
might be an assault upon the Old Town
not from New England at all but from
ga England. Later the English attacked
the Dutch garrison at New Amsterdam
and the Dutch, who had Notifications
against the New Englanders but no ade-
quate ones against the soldiers of the
Duke Of York. surrendered with drums
beating and colors flying. and this was the
end of their early fortihcatIouS