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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Louis August, Alleged Murderer,
Asks for Mr.. Curtis.
BUT WAS NOT GRANTED WISH
rather Rails His Sons Swsethenr,-
Out Of all AEd Caus. ths P.nplo,o
Express Their DIsapprovai
OF Sach b 1l:5ug.

In his close iron cell with no one to
talk with and no one to keep him com :
pany Louis August. Tie artilleryn.an
1romthe Fort, who is charged vita
numbering Annie Benedict, spent YES
terday.
The prisoner was up early end par
took Of 4 hearty break Which was
carried him by the j;tll:r with much
relish. After eating lie took q nap ana
seems TO be unconcerned as to The. iinai
outcome OF the serious trial which is
before him.
During the day several soldiers from
me fcrt visited the Jail and asked TO
pc allowed to converse With August
put Sheriff Curtis had given strict or
GERS tn;et no one Dc allowed to have 4,
conversation With the prisoner. III this
time and the iailer was compelled n
refuse the artillerymen adm!ttant.. 10
the cell in which August is ENGAGED
This is considered the best plan at
present as the prisoner has not vet Sc
cured counsel and Sheriff Curtis be
lleVes that until he has done if will
be proper for him to see that no on.
IS given the privilege o: talking With
august Yesterday morning August
asked the jaler TO tell Sheriff curtis
That he would like to have a talk with
MN: Inc sheriff was busiy engaged;
all day in directing the officers in rh.j,.
search for evidence and when H.. ,r
turned to the Jail last night it was too
late Tor him to grant thy prisoners ex-
pressed wish. He Will. however pav
nlh call tomorrow mornin. What
'He prisoner wants With the sheriff is of
course not known but it is believed
rnat ne intends to make Il confession
ol ms CRIME and at The same time en-
ueaFor TO secure the services Of an ar
tHrneS to represent him
county Court Will convene for 1l~
oe""nloer term tomorrow {; Week and
It IS almost certain that Judge. ea viii
nave special grand jury sit at that
llne Tor the purpose Of invest igatir.-
tAususts case. Then if they return 1.
true bill. as there can be no doubt 1hav
VIII. the case will come Up for q hear
ing before a jury Commonwealth (
Attorney Montague returned Yesterday
from q visit to AIiddlescx county. and
:vlll at once begin to prepare the case
lor me coming term Of the court
SHERIFF Curtis has determined "a con-
munlcate with the authorities at ~.
various places that August claims 10
nave worked before enlisting in Uncle.
sam army. and if possible ascertain
some hlng that Will assist the Officer.
IN collecting evidence as to the former
character CT the accused man TIL. au
phoritleS confidently believe that vhan
we ruin IS known concerning the ia .,
history OF August it Will be shown thai
ne IS desperate character
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Ha N, pfon..

Two houses and two lots on Holt
street near car line, $1,000. $500 cash,
the rest easy.
Three lots on LaSalle avenue, near
car line, $3.50 cash.
Lot 7ox2oo fronting on Hampton
Roads, near LaSalle avenue, $4,000; ST.
600 cash. the rest easy.
Lots near LaSalle avenue. $40: sos
cash, the rest easy.
Eieht-:oom house and lot, 4ox15o,
Chape! street, $4,000; $1,000 cash, the
rest easy.
-PHOEBUS.-
House and lot near Klondike avenue,
$1,000; $500 cash the rest easy.
House and lot on Buckroe car lire,
500; $500 cash. the rest easy.
Five cottages and lots renting tor
so per month, $1,75O cash.
Houses to rent. Farms to let
G. c. HAMILTON,
Reai Estate, Rental and Fire Insur-
ance Agent, Hampton, Va
no. II n. King street. Phone, 512
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
FATHERS LOVE FOR son
Causes Him TO Bail His Black ..swa.
hc3rt' Our Of Lii

Causes Him 10 Bail His Black sweet-
heart" Our Of Jail.
- mere was much Indignation in
Hampton yesterday when it became
known that f. G. Wood ST., 4 i.esnec-
taple Old white man. Who resides in
ahe county. had bailed Jennie ,AIayo i
notorious negro woman out Of ms
HAMPTON Jail. simply to satisfy his
son =. Z. Wood. Jr., With WHOM, the
woman mad been living
1t will be Remembered thar soma ,i,,,a
$50 young Wood ana Jennie Mayo wara
haul.d Up before Justice Il. H. Saunl-
ers. on the charge Of unlawful ,ohahi-
tatlHn. and living togethe,. in a hous,
l Meif the Cross Roads. Officers John
.!Shor and John Thomas appeared in
ma u.s. ,I .tee court against the couple.
ana upon their evidence Justice Sam
GERS imposed fine Of $53i3 upon "a III
party. WOODS father paid his sons
me. but Jennie Mayo was forced 70 %
70 Jail in default =
The fact that his black Sweetheart !.
~ M!loI11 young Wood expressed a
burning love, was locked up in rha
J.tll. pore upon the young man. and he
tnen expressed a determination 10 So
cure her release. Wood made many
unsuccessful attempts and finally as =
ISL resort appealed to his father 20
t,1 % ms rescue and help him get
Inc woman cut>Qf Jail Nh Wood 81
consented and securing the services nf
VT. Kay =: Collier. appealed from the
!eclsion Of the justices court 10 the
nlsher court. He also made application
LOT bail which was granted. Yester-
nay me bond signed by T. c. Wood.
Sr. with the order to the Sheriff from,
fudge Lee. authorizing him to dis
charge the woman from custody. Vas
received AT the jail. The woman vas
accordingly released, and, in company
with young Wood. immediately re-
turned to the county
shortly after their departure Sheriff
t Iura's 5 s gaze the policemen orders to
h * strlct watch on the couple and
II they again caught Wood and ,he
coiored woman together to place them
The occurrence has greatly incen.ed
ne PEOPLE OF the community in which
me couple have been residing. and Mr..
WOODS action in bailing the woman
was the cause for much severe cri,i
cisrl. The people here say il is the FIRST
lime that such an lndaard Of thine u {.
taken place in Eliza beth CITY cn,ni1s
and there is likely to be a warm, in. :
il the negro woman and younr Wnl,,7
continue to live together
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Mary's Wooden
Blankets.

Friends do not be faxed by the ped
dlers on Quilts ana Blankets. but deal
with reputable house who stand b.
their recommendations, which is a
guarantee. We are going 70 make a
special leader on Blankets this week.
We have them in Gray, Red, Tan, ana
White and you will hnl them the best
line Of Blankets to be found in Hamp-
ton All wool and extra large. Re
member this is ]. F. Rowe's Special
SAG.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Notice to Creditors.

All parties having claims against the
late firm OF BristoW, Trice & Co., will
present the same for payment 10
FRANCIS S. CAUSEY.
SIDNEY j. DUDLEY,
ll-2b-3 Receivers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
leave for his new field about Welnes-

:.
The services at night will be in charge
OF thesnsw pastor. itev. J. ID. Langsley.
WHO reached Hampton yesterday. Mi.
han@sley is also Il young man. but
comes to this congregation With the.
highest recommendations. both as a
pastor and speaker. Like his pred
cessof. Mr.. I-inSsley has not vet taken
unto himself Il he,pnlate. in the shape
81 4 VIE For tho present the new pas
tor Will reside with the family in watch
Nh. Baton has b@ail making his home"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
I furS.

Ladies Furs for next week. We will
PCT on sule Monday next. Novem;el'
2Ita. III a. Nj. 81 coo worth of Furs
We are going 70 make This our Fur
Week by allowing 10 per cent. off on
every piece of Fur sold during this spa-
cial E',:r sale-a bargain when You con
sider q 10 per cent discount On j. f.
EoWes prices.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Golf Caps.

This will be a great feature With as
We expect purchasers from all Of the
surrounding country. and such bar
gains we have never offered before
CAL early. Remember this is for Spe-
ca! Thanksgiving Week Sale.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Nh. I-Ahta l. u Il

Nh. John =. Massenberg has sold
through MesSrs. p w. Phillips & CO..
his house ana LOT in Hol.core for 81 $50
Mr.. G. &. Hamilton yesterday sold
lot on La Sale avenue to Miss Mollia
Curtis for $3.50 and one near the Chesa-
i,eakc & Ohio railroad 10 Mrs. Con-
stance hickman for $3.50
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Our Shoes

Don't think Of buying a pair of Shoes
untll You have seen our line for men,
women and children Our mems shoes
ct $500 means Just soc, and sometimes
S1.co saved. when YOU buy your shoes
a1 ;. I. kowe's Dry Goods store.
Hampton. Va
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Holiday Goods.

We have begun 10 display our large
stock Of Holiday Goods. You should
buy early while you can set an assort-
ment
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26

In his close iron cell with no one to
talk with ana no one to keep him com
pany Louis August, the artlleryn:tn
1romthe Fort, who is charged vita
numbering Annie Benedict, spent yes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
rom the New Orleans Picayune.


There Is no modeSn theory about
dr said a New Orleans physician.
.'or. rather, there are five or six. and they
differ so radically both in premises and
conclusions as to leave the subject more Of
a mystery than ever. 1t Is undeniable. how
ever, that the psychologists have collected
an immense amount of valuable data,
which, of course, is the first step toward
arriving at a solution. Many Of the things
they have noted are remarkable, and
find several enumerated in the last issue of
a French medical monthly. 1t is said, for
instance, that one can dream of any given
object by thinking about 1t intently for
four or five hours before retiring. and then
dismisslng it from the mind. 1t should be
something unusual or fantastic. Things
dwelt upon just before going to sleep are
rarely dreamed about. Another curious
statement was that the familiar dream OF
falling can generally be Induced by tying
a handkerchief tightly around the forearm
and leaving 1t on when one goes to bed. 1t
was also noted that bright colors are rarely
seen in dreams. They are almost invaria-
bly, dull, neutral tones and hardly ever re-
membered. We can recall dreaming OF
house, for example, and describe it's archi-
lecture exactly. but we are seldom able to
tell what color 1t was. The only hues re-
membered are the invariable ones. like the
green Of trees or the blue OF the sky.
Things that might be any color are usually
no color at all. The author attempts no
explanation. His paper is mere state
ment Of fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

From Self Culture.
Authentic history and biography in China
embraces a period from the year 100 of our
era back to the remote period of ., ST years
before Christ. The historians of China en-
brace a succession or uninterrupted series
of more than ? 400 years. The full and con-
tinaous history Of the empire was compiled
in the second century of our era.
The great libraries of Picking contain vol
umes of books numbered by the hundreds
of thousands. In the archives of the gov
eminent are still to be found the ancient
predictions of ecipses made with great &C
curacy. together with works on astronomy
which show a fair knowledge of that inter-
esting science. Biographies very succinctly
written, of the emperors of the most ancient
dynasties still exist, and written works of
learned men as voluminous as those of
European nations. And all this learning
and love of learning has been acquired with
out help or suggestion from any foreign
people. If their authentic histories reach
back to nearly five centuries ago, mythical
history reaches s i'll further back into the
very night of time.
When Nineveh and Babylon were in the
splendor of their might. men in China were
predicting eclipses, making catalogues and
giving names to the stars. But Nineveh and
Babylon We're mere mounds of earth and
rubbish when China was great, and to this
date the civilization and life of the empire
is the wonder of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Cancels Hair Brushes.

From the New York Sun.
The camers hair brush used by artists
has nothing of bactria in it. There was a
time when real camers hair was used for
this purpose. The ship Of the desert, how
ever, has long been superseded by the
homely squirrel. Not only is squirrels
hair very much less costly, but 1t Is better,
softer, more pliable and more durable. At
the present day 1t Is doubtful If you could
find bushel of camers hair in all the
brush factories in the land. However,
there is no cause for fear that the grace
full little squirrel will be exterminated. 1t
is the European squirrel that furnishes the
hair for the brushes. the covering OF the
American squirrel being too furry and soft
for the purpose.
1t is somewhat the same way with the
coarser brushes. The bristles most priced
come from Russia and India, and the wild
hogs of Germany furnish their quota. The
great American hog runs to fat and puts
forth practically no bristles. In the coun-
tries above mentioned the collecting OF
bristles Is quite an important industry
among the peasantry of certain districts
In comparatively few cases are they STRIP
ped from the dead body Of the hog. the
usual method Is to discover the haunts OF
the animals and to gather the br1stles
from the trees against which they run
themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
THE LEAD PENCIL
Interesting Facts About a Most POpu-
tf lar Instrument.

lar lnstfument.
From the st. Louis GIobe-Democrat.
The lead pencil, the most common of all
writing implements, is somewhat over two
hundred years old. The term lead pencil"
however, is a misnOmer, as, in a mineral
logical sense, there Is not a particle of lead
in its composition. The lead pencil orig
mated with the discovery of the graphite
mines in England in 1864, during the reign
Of Queen Elizabeth AS graphite so great
ly resembled galena, the German name for
which was bleiglanz. it was given the name
of blei, or lead. In the early days of lead
pencil making the graphite was sawed into
thin sheets and cut into strips smaller and
smaller until they were of a size to be COW
cred with light wooden slips, and thus
serve as pencils. The first pencils created
much excitement. The graphite mines Of
England were considered Of inestimable
value, and were protected by law. But
there was great waste-first, In digging,
for many of the pieces were too small for
ting the graphite, which was so crude that
half the material was lost So binding
substance had to be invented. Glue, gum,
isinglass and other substances We're tried,
but the graphite was only rendered hard
and brittle and Of uneven hardness. Its
marks were faint and indistinct, and in
those days if the point broke 1t was quite
undertaking to sharpen it again. First,
the wood had to be cut away, and the
graphite heated over a light to soften 1t,
after which it was drawn to a point with
the fingers. In 1895 Conte. a Frenchman,
came on the idea Of using pulveriZed
graphite and binding clay. This discovery
resulted in pencils of varying hardness, ac-
cording to the amount of binding clay
added. and each pencil was Of exactly the
same hardness throughout its length. Soon
after this discovery improvements followed
in mixing. rolling and shaping the graphite
composition, which cut into lengths,
placed in a warm oven to harden and final
ly encased in wood, seen today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
AUSTRALIAN BIRDS.
A Great Variety of Species of Curtous
Habits.

Great Variety of Species of Curtous
Habits.
, From the Birmingham Post
AIthoush Australia has no native song
pirds like the nightingale. lark, thrush or
ilnnet, 1t possesses (writes a Sydney cor
respondent great variety of feathered
Species several Of great beauty, and MANY
possessing features of interest Among
those found in New South Wales the narrot
u.s. perhaps. the most common. Several of
these are peculiar to Australia, there being
over sixty species found in no other conn
try. Among these are the cockatoo narrot
iong-oeaked white cockatoo, black cockatoo
forest parrot and rosella. There are also a
grass parrot. Blue mountain parrot love
pro ana ground parrot. They are all aoual
~ distinguished by the beauty and v.r;at,.
OF their plumage. the splendor of seyera,
species being unrivaled. Among the lat,ar
IS the crimson or blood-stained cock.too
The honey-eater is numerous manv Of ~
genera being peculiar to Australia ~ NOT
TO New south Wales. In not a few nlaoss
the bower bird invites attention by Reason
OF ITS building. In addition to its nest
bower on the ground, adorned with shs,Is
and odds and ends picked up in the hnSh
NO certain use has ever been assigned to
this strange structure save that f. is nssI
as KIND or playground, which is all that
Is known. Apart from its bower the bird
Is remarkable for the extraordinary beauty
Of its plumage.
There are several other birds which pos
sess this stral ge habit of constructing bow
ers. There are two varieties of mound
making Dirds|eipoacellatA and megapodius
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
When Children Smoked Pines,
From the Pit.shurp Dispatch

Every one has read that Hawkins intro
duced tobacco into England, and that King
James fnveighed against it. Elizabeth liked
to sit on low stool and watch Sir Walter
Raleigh putting away. Once she bet him
that he could not tell the weight of the
smoke In his pipe. but the philosopher won
In Anne's reign almost every one smoked
In Charles lis reign children were sent to
school with their pipes in their satchels
and the schoolmaster called a halt in their
studies while they smoked"
In l'o2 Jorevin spent evening with his
brother at Garraway's coffee house Leeds
and writes: Il was surprised to see his
slckiy child of three years old fill its pipe
OF tobacco and smoke it as audfarandly as
a man OF three score; after that a second
and third pipe without the least concern
as it IS said to have done above wear
ago." i
There were about 40 coffee houses in
London. besides five chocolate houses in
Anne time. Smoking was general In them
ana lntoxlcants could be also obtained as
Wen as coffee. Bishop Trelaweny was much
hurt because Bishop Barnett had accused
MN OF getting drunk in one of them on the
5oth OF January-a day of grief to tories
and all good churchmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
HAILSTORMS AND ARTILLERY.
Some Successful Experiments Made
Quite Recently in Italy.
From the Lancet.

From the Lancet.
In London some twenty-five years ago a
fog of almost unprecedented duration and
density inflicted such damage, notably on
a great cattle show held at Islington that
it was seriously proposed on future vista
lions OF the kind to clear the air by artil-
Iery, even at the cost (as then estimated)
of $4,000 The proposal, transferred to
Italy and applied to her hailstorms, has
quite lately been energetically carried out
mainly on the lines recommended and prac-
ticed in Syria by Signor Stiger. AT Turin,
a member of parliament, largely interest
ed in agriculture, Signor Ottavl, has SHOWN
that the mortar used in Syria, and still
more the "GnSer cannon, also IN use
there, may be constructed IN any WeIi-ap-
pointed Italian foundry-so simple are they
in construction and operation. The mortar
for example, with charge OF from so 10
100 grams of gunpOWuer. rammeu IN not
very ugntly, and plugged at the mouth
with a stopper of unseasoned wood, can
when fired off in repeated volieys, Keep
hailcloud at bay, and even break 1t up and
dispense 1t. Throughout Italy, out more
particularly i'll the more robust, Wealthler,
more enterprising north, one reads or eX-
perimentS tried with the most gratifying
results in this new method of dispersion Of
hail.
Let me quote an instance just commune
Gated to me- In various districts OF Mon
storm, accompanied by hail, was devastat-
ing series OF upland farms at Trino Yer
ceiles, Canine, Pontestura, and Quartz. The
storm was signa1ed to the people of San
Gorgio Monferrato as terrible SO they
lost no time in preparing to give it warm
reception" They had quite park OF ar
tillery prepared, the cannon. as described
by Signor Ottavi, being in great force. On
came the storm cloud, and out flashed the
volleys in rapid succession, till, after two
hours bombardment, the cloud revealed to
the eye witnesses a large rent, through
which the blue sky was visible. 1t there
after drifted away, leaving the coolies
apertos'' (open hills), of which, according to
Virgil, "Bacchus" the grapevine) is so
enamored, in full possession of all their
menaced riches and smiling at the destruc-
ton they had escaped. Not hailstone fell,
but from the ragged edges of the retreating
cloud there dropped a gentle and not I'M
welcome dew, hardly amounting to rain.
The vine dressers, turned artillery men for
the nonce, find the practice more amusing
and less costly than insurance. OF the two
charges they prefer that of the "Cnger
cannon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

which lay their eggs in a few leaves and
twigs, surrounded by large mounds of sand
scraped together by the birds, the eggs
being left to hatch themselves by the heat
of the compost heap in which they are i'm
bedded. The eggs of leipoa are so thin that
they could not be sat on by the bird with
out being broken. The mounds are gem
orally found in desert shrubs. the eggs
being of large size and much used arti-
cles of food by bushmen
The beautiful Tyre bird is occasionally met
with in the dense forests of the colony, but
being extremely shy, has to be sought with
caution. Many birds known in Europe are
plentiful in New South Wales. Among
these are eagles, hawks. owls, swifts, swal-
lows. martins, fy-catchers. pelicans, sand
pipers, ployers. ducks, grebes, petrels guls,
terms, penguins and albatrosses. The num-
Der of ducks on the inland rivers and la
goons is at times surprising. The Rev. J.
+. Tension Woods, the eminent naturalist,
says that he has travel I'd in winter along
the river Murray and the long estuary of
the Coorong. and for upward of 12D miles
was never out of sight of large fiocks. which
literally darkened the air ana water.
The swallow and the cpckoo come and go
at certain periods as regularly as in Eu-
rope. There are other birds which do the
same, but the extent Of their migrationS
has not been ascertained. They arrive as
the sun moves southwark, and return with
1t, but do not go north of the equator. There
are multitudes of pigeons in the colony,
many being remarkable for size and beauty
OF piufnaSe. In the interior districts the
birds find their way in immense numbers to
places where water is to be found. Swans,
mostly black, are to be found on some of
the inland rivers, and on the interior plains
and In the scrub deserts the emu, the Au-
stral1an typical bird. is frequently seen. II
Is not found outside of Australia
The sparrow, as in other countries is the
pest of the farm and orchard. So long as
there Is plenty of seed and fruit the bird
does not trouble itself about insects but il
leaves them to Its insectivorous brethren.
Every Kind of British cage bird thrives in
the colony. but when liberated they often
have to fight for existence with the native
species.