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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
MEXICAN COURTESY.
People Along the RIO Grande Are
Very Polite In Their In
teFcourse.

The Mexicans observe many little
rourtcsies that an American rarely
thinks about. writes j. =. Cranke in
Woman's Home Companion. For in
stance, two gentlemen meeting Oh the
street sravely salute each other by
raising their hats. AS they Invariably
extend this same salu,ation TO their
American acquaintances The latter
mustrcspond in kind, and us the hab-
j, is formed. 1t is often laughahle TO
sec two Americans meet. and with
grave dignity GoT their hats through
he force of habit acquired in their IN
tercoursc With MeNicans, and 1lien OBJ
serve the expression of their faces as
they realize what they have done. The
only passport 10 he best society is the
culture and character of u gentleman.
If {; man is not a gentleman, We're he !;
millionaire. he could never penetrate
that charmed inner circle that obtains
III every border town. HE EIeNicanS
are equally exclusive. A letter Of in
PRODUCTION from one side of the river. to
the other Will, however, give a stranger
instant recognition socially. They are
exceedingly careful about these intro
auctions. and man must be we'll
known to somebody OF Importance be
fore he can secure one. 1t is Il rule III
Mexico hat Inc one who introduces Il
stranger in this way is responsible even
for His bills. The American habit Of
writing everybody a letter Of recon-
mcndation does not. therefore, prevail
here. But when one does get introduced
the McNicuns never weary in showing
conrtesics. TO the Mexican Your friend
is the same as yourself an,! should have
equal attention.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
DEWEY IN AN EMERGENCY.
He Has Always Been Resourccful ana
Prompt in ActiOn-An
2 Instance.

One striking characteristic of The adj
miral is readiness With which he meets
every emergency. He is resoHrceful as
well as prompt in action. An illustra-
ton of this occurred during cruise
which Dewey took after the civil war, in
the Mediterranean on 1hs. old ship
Canandaigua, says Leslie's Weekly. The
war fever had died out and the men fire.
quently deserted. On mon of-war t.l..;.
cannot be lowered without an order,
except in case of Il man overheard.
Several indictments in the crew one
night, therefore, raised the "inau-over-
board cry, lowered q boat and scut,led
Oft into the darkness. Dewey was execu-
tive officer Of the ship. and was called
from his berth. Though even then par
ticu]ar as TO dress. he didn't care about
uniforms when there was quick work
to be done. and he appeared clad only
in his night shirt.
He rushed up to the quarterback III
half a gale Of wind and promptly took
command in spite Of his curious appear
ance. He knew his men thoroughly,
and acted promptly in spite Of the dark
ness. Come back here, Jim Brown.
Tom Robinson, and the rest, Of YOU" he
shouted, and pnnctuatcd his remarks,
with three shots from his revolver. The
shots, the ghostly figure on the quar-
terdeck, and the sudden use Of their
names, startled the men into obedience,
and they came sneaking back to the
ship, while Dewey and his novel uni
form retired once more below.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
DEFECTIVE HUMAN SENSES.
Impaired Eycsight and DuIInena OF
Hearing Common Among School
Children.

Since 1929. when Massachusetts es-
tablished in Boston he first American
school for the blind. similar institutions
have been founded by IS other states,
with present aggregate Of $3.50 pupils.
There are only 81 state schools for the
deaf. with more than 10000 pupils. But
not until recently has public attention
been called TO the immense damage in
hicted on human interests by the vast
~ greater number Of persons whose
eyesight or hearing is merely defective,
says the Youths Companion.
A new law of Connecticut requires
that the eyes Of all children attending
the public schools shall be examncd;
and many teachers have noted that de-
fective vision is quite common. and
that it is q serious llinGrance 10 the
pupils progress.
It has also been reported that dull
ness Of hearing is associated with many
cases Of backward scholarship.
IL Europe an examination showed
that "out of So firemcn and cngine-driv-
ers, only three possessed perfectly nor
NAL hearing" A medical journal sug-
gests that where employees must be
guided by sound signals, dullness Of
hearing may be quite as serious mat
ter as blindness must be in read
ing color signals.
The increasing use Of spcctacles.
among both children and adults. has
been made a cause Of alarm: but Who
would infer an increase Of the rainfall
from the multiplication of umbrellas?
Nn4 &c <J<fo
and always have been, due I 0 avodablc
causes. In. what ways do we abuse our
eyes?" asks the New York Times. '.ln
what ways do we not abuse ,hem?' is
Its suggestive reply.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
saloon Business I'm cuba.

\ New Orleans newspaper tell how :,
Havana saloonkecper tewaiIs the pass
ing Of Spanish rule on that island
I'VE have not made much out Of the
privates under either rule" he began
The Americans have forbidden us ia
sell liquor TO Them and the Spanish sol
dicrs were too poorto buy. 1t is the Off
GERS Of the two nalionalities that com
pare. In Weyler's army, drinking was
very heavy. The rebellion might have
been ended in q short time if these Off
GERS had cared 70 attend toit. They were
making too much money and having
too good time
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
SNAKES ON HIS ENGINE.
4 ennsyIvania Engineers Strange
Pets ON HIS Run Through
the Mountains.

c. l.. fowncll. an engineer on he
Tyrone division Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, has been q snake tanner and
fancier evers since he was a boy, SAYS a
Ncllefon1e (Pa.) correspondent Of the
New York World. For 20 Years he has
been living in he Ale hany mountains
which abound with ra1tlcrs and he has
had many Of them for pets.
Not only does Engineer Pownell car
ry his pei rattlers With him on his en-
CINE in box, out frequently turns
them loose in the cab or on the tender
10 roam at will, and il is not an infrc-
qHen1 sight to sec PowneH's engine 60
spinning by with rattlcsnakcs visible
over the top of he tank. their heads
hanging out of the cab. or to see hem
Snngly ensconced on he foot board Of
the engine.
Arriving at his destination. Powell
calmly picks up the snakes and puts
them securely in their box for Tho ime
being. Not infrc1uen1ly he turns the
reptiles loose on the depot platforms
and plays With them for I he amusement
Of large crowds.
Pownell handles the snakes as the
average man would handle cat, and
with as little fear. The only time he an.
pears to take any caution is in picking
up the reptiles. ncver doing this when
they are in coil, as that is The only time.
he declares. when they Will strike
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
BENT RIFLE WITH A HISTORY,
\ Souvenir OF the Battle of Manila
That Cost Its Insursent Owner
His Life,

Among The many objects Of interest
in the collection Of war trophies and
curios from the Philippines that has
recently been placed on exhibition in
The Battle of Manila building on Wa
bash avenue is a bent and shattered
Remington rifle. This rifle is of in.
'erest because of the following story,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean
During the first battles of the Amer
lean troops with the Filipinos around
Manila a charge was ordered to drive
the enemy from a strong position. The
charge took the American troops over a
rice field which The enemy had occupied
at the beginning OF the engagement
but from which they had been driven.
rs the American forces charged
across the pitcous cries Of wounded
Filipino for water excited the com
passion Of one Of the boys. Who hast
cned to give him Il drink from his can
teen. rs he Enclt down by The side Of
the insurgcnt the latter drew a dagger
and tried to stab him. Several Of the
american soldiers saw He attempt and
Fastening mp. took The Insurgents gun
from beside him and beat his brains
out. This is the gun now on exhibition
The weapon came into the possession
Of Douglas Young. editor of the Manil:,
Freedom, and from him passed into the
possession Of the local cxhihition It is
Of lie brcechloading pattern made in
1876 and long since discarded by the
american army.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
PYTHON ABOARD SHIP.
Lively Experience of n Crew on II
British Steamer En- Route
from IInyti.

The British steamer SaI,ram Capt
Owen. which arrived at this port lately
from Port de Paix, IInyll. loaded with
lCgwood, passed through il rcmarka bic
thrilling experience on he way SAYS
the Philadelphia Inquirer. On the
third day Of the outward voyage John
Eallis. one Of the sailors. noticed Il
peculiar rattling in the ncghhorhood
Of the partition between the hold and
the forecaste. lie called ,hc attention
Gf his comrades 10 it, and. the noise
continuing. the matter was reported 10
the first mate. who ordered! IN invrsti-
Tn,!on TO he made. The carpenter was
summoned and a portion Of the wood
work hastily renewed. when. TO their
horror ana ,lsmay. lie crew perceived
The head Of Il python 2rnlMally pro.
1rudc itself
A hastv council of war was at once
held by Capt. Owen and il was resolved
10 employ drastic means to effect the
reptiles destruction. The officers or
dered all guns laid aside. for fear the
men in their eNcit emcnt should inurc
one another rather than The snake and
then commanded the crew 10 attack he
reptile With maring spikes and clubs
Nfter battle lasting a quarter Of an
hour a lucky blow with a spike trans
fixed the beasts head. and the skin
being too mangled for preservation, The
serpent was forthwith given n watery
grave
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
AB3oTSBURY swANNERY.
One Of the Most Ancient Game Pre-.
in England and Its
ReEutat1ons.

Lord llchestcr's swannery at .Ab-
botsburv is one Of the most ancient
game preserves Of England. IT has cX..
listed for 500 wears. he swans being
The property OF the abbots. from which
the place takes its name. and they were
entitled 10 legal protection. Henry IT.
enacted penalties for destroying them.
Anyone who stole swans eggs from
he mes, WAS liable to be imprisoned
Tor d year and u day in addition to pay
ing Il large fine. Henry VIII. granted
The lands of this monastery to Giles
Strangways, the ancestor Of the pres
cnt Lord Leicester. and raised the num
Der Of swans from 500 to 500 birds.
The home Of the swans to-day is as
nearly wild as possible. and is u fine
combination Of sea and land, the beau
ties Of which are unrivaleG. Banboos.
pampHs grass. fuchsias and exotic
shrubs flourish. When not engaged
With the swans The men on The estate
20 mackcrel fishing. Early in Apri!
the swans gather like so many giant
albatrosscs and compete for nesting
ground, = very ancient habit peculiar
10 the Abbotsbury birds. Each pair
cruuches down on its choice Of land.
aud as there arc perhaps 600 nests over
Two acres The swans cover tie fields
like a flock OF snowy sheep. The old
birds grab the best places. and were
i, not for the swanhcrtl the newcom-
crs would fare badly.
The swans method Of building is
I iffcrcnt from that Of ether birds. The
swan sits on the ground and gathers
every 1norsel Of portable stuff she can
reach. pilng Il up around her. The
male bird dra-s reeds from the water
edge and places hem Within her reach.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
A KEYLESS LOCK.
The Latest and Most Acceptable In
novntion Proposed for Post
Office Boxes.

There is more than 100000 of the
peoples money locked up in post Of
flee keys. each and every l>cy-ho!der be
ing required 70 put up With the post,
master Il deposit for his KEY. the amount
deposited Icing returned. when he box
is given up and rent paid. says the
Washington Times. pcstmasiers are
required 40 keep 4 strict account of the
licy-tlopoSit fund. While the post Office
department. here has regular division
SCI apart for keeping This account. AS
a postal official puts il. there is great
deal Of trouble and no money in the
transactions. and the final outcome OF
the trial OF he lirylcss locks which are
!" be tried in the principal offices Of the
country IS eagcrly looked for. The de-
rartment has long wanted 4 keyless
lock. but none of the lock inventions
until the present was regarded as in any
way calculated to prove acceptable.
Contracts have been made for 4 supply
Of the new locks which Will first be
tried in New York, BOSTON, PhilaGei-
phia. Chicago and st. Louis, as the
largest and most important Offices and
then in St. Paul. Mimi: Cleveland, O.;
Hartford, Conn: Madison, Wis. and
Rockford. II. These offices Will be fit
ted out as soon as he factory can COM
plctc the making of the boxes ! they
prove IN every way satisfactory to the
department and 10 The patrons they
viii be placed in the offices throughout
The country. but not 10 the entire az
clusicn Of the lock-hoXcs Ii is The be
lief Of he post, Office department. lock
experts that the keyless box will prove
Il blessing
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
He Minds the sheen.

The London Leader tells Of a dog
which has lost both Of its right legs.
and YET marriages TO get about on the
other two, which are in more than one
sense IFS left legs. 'In starting to RIM
the dog quickly gets up, balances itself
on lis two legs. and rapidly hops off
IN the style OF large, agile bird. With
: ms strange mode Of rapid progression
u now attends 70 sheep exactly in the
way OF an ordinary uninjured dog"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
Now Under New Management

Corner Thirtieth street and Lafayette
avenue. Mills & Leach. who Will ..on-
duct q tirst-class up-to-date Stable
Boarding a specially. Mills is an ex-
pert in the care of domestic animals
requiring medical attention. PROMPT
service day or night. We ask a con
tinuance Of business from old patrons
and solicit new orders. ll-3l-5t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
BLA|RP ?, W|LSON&CO CO.
Real Estate and
Insurance Agents
201 THIRTY FIRST STREET.
NEWPORT NEWS VA.

Dwellins, 33i, street. between
Washington and Lafayette ave
nue.. rooms. Terms easy.
Price $500
Store Building. corner 33rd street
and Chestnut avenue With va
cant lot adjoining. now renting
for $50 per month. Terms. cash.
Loan can he secured Price y. 81 500
Tenen1en' Building. 22nd street.
neG, Il. r., 16 rooms. will bring
$50 q month. Terms. cash. Loan
can ie secured. Price .......... s1,,oo
Dwelling, 2ath street, between
CHESTNUT and Oak avenues. nov
rents at $3.50 a month. Terms.
about $500 cash. balance nine
months. Price ................ S1,lOo
Tenement Building. 22ud street.
near T. r.. rs rooms, at soc per
room {, week Terms. one third
cash. balance one and two
wears. Price Observation-Disclosures $500
Dwellings in Brick Row. now
renting az $3.50 each per
month .4th street, between
Warwick avenue and r. r.
Terms. one-third cash balance
one and two years. Price 49,. $1,000
New Brick Dwellings. in ROW,
rent $500 each per month.
Terms onethird cash. balance
one ana two Years. Price . $4,000
Dwelling. s rooms. Goth street, be-
tween Chestnut and Oak ave
nue.s. rented Sl3 Terms 500
cash, balance two years Price 100
Store Building, 3-story frame, La
IaEette avenue. rent $50. Terms
one-third cash. balance one and
Two years Price .. 81 800
Dwelling, rooms. Goth street be-
tween Chestnut and Oak ave
nues rent S!3. Terms. cash.
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%, I,,Y.. ;,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
Geological Mouth OF Grand River.

In the American Journal Of Science
Mr.. Nudge says that while the present
mouth or the Grand River is at Grand
Haven on Lake Michigan, there is an
other point 20 miles inland from the
shores Of Lake Michigan which was he
termination Of the old river valley and
is therefore its mouth in an interesting
sense. lie declares that al one time a
great glacial river, threc-fourths of n
mile in width, flowed across the PENN
sula from Lake Saginaw 10 Lake Chica-
so. Long ago The sources of this glacial
river (Which has been called the
PcNnmo ontlct) failed and he wide val
Icy with its record bearing deposits
was laid bare TO give up its secrets to
the in1nisi1vc gcologist. Mr. Nudge
describes its course and the river de.
posts about its old mouth
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
"Bury,nu ne Toma,,a,L,,

The Sioux and Blackfcct will at part :
ing dig their spears in the earth AS n
'sfgn Of confidence and mutual esteem.
This is the origin OF the term "burvinc
nhe iomahauL''
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-10-13

work directly afterward and break
them, if they can be broken. test every
link and if there's flaw find it. Gne
must not persuade himself. because a
few circumstances fit that that, and
that only, must be the truth. Why. /
have made many as good chain Of cir
cumstantial evidence before and every
link has been faulty, the whole thing
worse than worthless.
''But, Darrent. the papers say that
you are
''The American Lecoq precisely, but
am very much afraid that their
knowledge Of NJ. Lecoq has only been
derived from French sensational novels
according to which he never erred, was
absolutely infallible. | think NJ Lecod
himself would tell very different story
We have followed one set of circum-
stances closely and-well with the re-
suit that it brands Astray Marsden as
the murderer. Very WE'LL now wei
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-10-13

wnat no ioox--sv. ea; ove iiie 10.
night. I'm the hero, %. and lovely as
the rising sun. Look at the heroine
Ahi She's . pretty girl anyway. isn't
she. But she'll look goddess. per
fect goddess Of ct. tonight As il is
she's
Now. Arthur, dent tell any sso-
ries. very pretty girl standing by
the snxnager exclaimed putting her
hand over Lis mouth. Ties always
talking nonsense, she continued in
an explanatory way. to Herbert DAr-
rent
My wifo, sir. Eidgeway continued,
releasing the hundred ton hammer,
which descended with dead wo.,asn
thad, and. putting hss arm, rvnmss ;isp
girl. ..aaa of the h.sst. one Of the yer,
best and th. pretlie-t little heroine en-
the stage. =
Darrent shook hands with the lady
and paid her an easy little compliment
that raised her color and caused her
husband To beam upon them both
Look at that. sir--lfok Mt itl' he
exclaimed deiightetily. There's = love-
ly little innocent btnah for yon And
yet yon ii find people who say woman
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-10-13
CHAPTER ".
GETTING cIA1sER.

Herbert Darrent spoke the truth
when he said that he did not belong Ia
the sleuthhound type of detectives He
was too thoroughly American to take u
morbid delight in mere man hunting.
his profession Notwithstanding, but he
possessed sufficient sound common sense
TO make use Of some especially scnts
and discerning faculties that nature
had endowed him with aud was gener-
ally admitted to be che Of the very
smartest yourg detectives that Chicago
had ever been prand 10 Possess.
If there seemed absolutely no c'ew,
the cry was ..Seni Darrent. and ii
Darrent gave it MP it was hopeless. Al
thonal the last man in the world to
neglect duty for pleasure. he took a
keen delight in all sports and rasfimes
and could handle baseball haf or cue
and pull an car with the best.
He had mentally decided that the
very first step m this investigation must
be to trace Astray Xarslen. and as nc
further progress could be made until he
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-10-13

pied. Win suppressed passion IN nts
voice Never seen him since then and
always prayed ! never wouid-in case
Of accidents
..Ah. Have you ever seen that kuifc
before -
Riaseway caught his breath
"Marsdan Was murdered with that
knife. Do you remember ever seeing u
befures'
Never" the manager replied. turn
ing his gaze from the knife TO his own
boots and nervously lingering the stem
of his swinrglase. Nes.-. That ! am
absolutely certain Of =
"A good hearted fellow. was Oar
rents mental note as he observed the
ohvsans embarrassment ~ 4l.e man.
He's not used 10 telling Hes hsst lis
no use.
seen Astray Marsden lately I" hs
interieeted
mo
Hes abroad. Is he mott
so they sAy.
s.Ah!'a
GOOD heaven.. airr' exclaimed ~.
thur Ridgeway. jumping TO his feet
''iou don't mean 10 say you suspect
h!ms It's impossible He wouldn't do
II. / d stake my night hand on IL. He's
u tramp as white man "a WAS ever
nrde
and 10 Ia his friend. Arthur Ridge
way. DarTrr 1T inttrlsosed. siapping him
on tne back '.There. don I disturb
yourself Ii he's innocent he'll bc abl~
to prove il right enough. And. wiring
ing the mans hand. Herbert parrrnt
stro,led ont OF the theater and toward
the railway station.
Arthur Riageway recognizes the
knife aud knows that Astray Aarsasn
!.as returned. " h. .ans.s Very well /.
thinvs ara getting s!asar. Now To sae
whether young Aarsien IL worthy Il
this mans good of:;.:u,, or Is on- VI ts,.
biggest seaansirels hreatt,ing
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-10-13

got MIS- reply from headquarters he de-
cided to take an hours spin upon the
river. an hour on that perfect stretch Of
ice. and then he would be back in time
to drive over and catch the express from
Barnstaple to Chicago if required there.
1t was simply glorious to glide along
at racing speed over miles of smooth
black ice, but rather annoying to Oar
rent. who count ID himself good s.zat-
or. to find that he could never overtake
man who kept steadily on some 40
yards in front Of him. sometimes letting
him decrease the distance that sepa-
rated them to only few feet and then
suddenly sweeping quarter Of mile
ahead. Darrent felt decidedly piqued
as for the fourth time the stranger
srurted double his pace and easily left
him behind, but at last. apparently
contented with the exhibition he had
given Of his prowess. the man curved
round and came bearing down upon
him
bah Jovel" he calculated as he
maneuvesrd to Darrent 5 side by Sc
ries of complicated twists and curves
bah Jore, strangerl You skate bit
eh r.
Darren. acknowledged the brusune
compliment by shake of the head and
replied
Il tried my level best, but could
not get near You =
We'll. fawncv I'm fast; spent n
few years on the other side OF tho big
pond.
Il beg your pardon?''
''ln England :
"Ohl'
"And in Canada. the country that
has such great skating; fawncy good
ice for months y know.
"Oh. ycsl''
Darrent gazed with some curiosity
at his companion as side by side they
sped along toward Norcombc
.It's great country. sir-England
"fes; SO have always understood
from Englishmen.
the finest on earth. bah .Iove.'
lyon seem much impressed by it. +"
"Why. certainly | fawncy am
rather proud to be citizen of one Of
the big cities Of England. Slick bit of
ice this. eh r
"Nery good !"
The next remark from the stranger
surprised and nettled Darrent
"Fawncy you re tee from Chi
cago. Ell? On the scent sort Of blood
hound
II beg your pardon r
"You needn't | saw you pottering
round The Grange this morning e1-
amining footpaths and finger marks.
fawncy | am bit clsvah-just bit
Spotted your man yet p
.Ehf"
1.-The man who helped old Marsden
to collect his chips and hand EN- in. .
"Oh, mol Not yet. :
"Now. rather fawncied you'd lay
hold of him at once !"
''Indeedl'
Touching young Marsden, chr
What price that =
I'm afraid | don't exactly follow
yon .
mo? Well. l fawncy not. I'm bit
clevah. sir. am. and the Englishman
tapped the side Of his nose with long