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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
MADNESS IN PLANTS.
aIeIicnn Weeds Tint When Used
VIII Drive Men Cruzy.

VIII brlNc Men Crazy.
Marhuana is weed used by people
of the lower class and sometimes by
1oldiers, but those who make larger
use of 1t are prisoners sentenced to
long terms. The use OF the weed and
Its SALE especially in barracks and
prisons, are very severely punished, yet
1t has many adopts, and Indian women
cultivate ii because they sell it Mt rath-
or high prices.
The dry leaves of marih,lana, alone
or mixed with tobacco, make the Smok-
or wilder than IL Wild beast. 1t is said
that Immediately after the first three or
four drafts of smoke smokers begin to
feel slight headache; then they SEQ
everything moving, and finally they
lose all control of their mental facul-
ties. Everything, the smokers say,
takes the shape OF Il monster, and men
look like devils. They begin to fight,
and OF course everything smashed is n
monster KILLED" But there are i'm
nginnry beings whom the wild man
cannot kill, and these inspire fear until
the man is panic stricken and runs.
Not long ago Il man who had smoked
mnrihuana cigarette attacked and
killed Il policeman md badly wounded
three others. Six policemen were need
cd To disarm him and march him to tho
| police station, where he had TO be put
into n straitjuckct. Such occurrences
ure frequent.
There nrc other plants equally dam
gcrous, among them the tolvachc. Il
kind Of loco weed. Tile seeds OF this
plant boiled AMI drunk as tca will
make person insane. Among some
classes Of Mexico 1t Is stated that Car
lotta. the empress of Mexico. lost her
mind because she wns given tolvachc In
a rcfrcsllmrnt.
There is in The state Of Mcloacnn
another plant the effects of which upon
the human organism are very curious.
| The plant grows wildly in some parts
| OF AIichoacan. md natives have OBJ
served that whenever they traverse Il
| field where there were many of such
| plants they lose nll notion OF places.
For this reason when person reaches
n place where there are many OF these
| plants he forycts where he is going,
where The place Is and even where he
Is and what he Is doing there. 1t takes
from three To four hours for n person
affected by the smell of the plant to re-
cover the full control of his mental fac
| ulties.
Another very curious plant is the one
called dc las carrcras in some places
where 1t grows When IL person drinks
q brew OF the leaves or seeds of the
plant he feels m impulse to run and
will run until he drops dead or exhaust
ed.-AIcXlcan Herald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

The trade OF toothstainer, followed
In eastern Asia. Is as odd IL calling as
my The natives prefer black teeth
TO the winter kind. and the toothstain.
er, with II little box of brushes and
coloring matter. calls OIL his customers
and stains their teeth. The process IL
not unlike that of blncking boot, for
fine polish is given to the teeth. Tho
pigment used IS quite harmless. III
Arabia the trndc of "gussiper" has
many followers. The "gossipcr" col
lects all the news. tittle-tuttle, jokes
and stories he can get hold of and
linen goes from house to house retail
Ing them. II lie has good manner
and can adapt his rccitals to his audi.
cnces he makes n very fair income.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
ZANZIBAR.
Its FrhErnnt Glove Forests and It.
MnlOdorOus city Streets

Its Fragrant Glove Forests and II.
MIniodorous city Streets.
1t Is difficult 10 describe in fitting Ian
Guage the Glove gardens Of Zanzibar.
The spicy breezcs" which are said To
blow soft DER Ccylon's Isle" blow
with equal softncss aud perhaps no
less spicincss through HanZibar's beau.
tifui Glove forests. The whole island
nhounda In richest vegetation, but tho
Glove forests are its real beauty spots.
And what grateful change their fra
grant Shade from the oriental odors
and genuinely lad smells of The stuffy
streets OF the old town itself! For
HanZibar is not like an American city
In the width OF It's streets and The ar
chitccturc OF It's buildings. There is
scarcely Il thorOughf,ire In the whole
place wide enough to permit two vchl-
Giles TO pass, and the system OF santa
ton Is almost as primitive as that of
the garden OF Eden: hence some OF tho
smells. Fortunately the Glove forests
are not far away. Zanzibar has no
docks or wharfS. All goods are landed
or shipped by means OF lighters. Tho
tidal rise Is about fourteen feet and
the fall necessarily the same. Vast
stretches Of beach IRE thus left bare
Mt low water; hence more smells. But,
with all its drawbacks, Zanzibar Us not
particularly unhealthy. 1t Is hJt, v.S-
or0isly. vicionsly hot, but still the PEG
pie, the white people, manage to 1.-Two
there in comparative comfort ana III
sparc hours play golf. tennis and some
times even football. H. Verne Richard
son In American Syren and Shipping
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
A Chinese r-i..

An English gentleman who resided In
China for many years tells the follow
Ing story in illustration Of the peculiar
knavery OF the Chinese character: A
stout gentleman well known in China
was some years ago feted Mt Taiwan
for two or three days, "the observed of
all observers, he being am immense
man and good specimen of trans
atlantic Anglo-SaXon, but the series Of
crowded visits he received Mt length
became troublesome, and he found ho
was being made too much of. The fnct
was he was being exhibited, q charge
being made for the exhibition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
BUYING A WATCH.
FILLED Cases, Plated Cases md Goud
and BnI Movements.

rhieu taseb, S'lhteu cases upu GoDd
and Buu Movements.
mot muny men know how to buy n
watch" sail Il jewelcr, "end to large
extent they have to rely oil the honesty
of the dealer. SO complicated is the
business that even we 20 to the fac.
tories ourselves and arrange for spo-
clal work in order to get the proper ar
ticle, for. Of course. we could not as
say every case we receive.
Now. how many people know tho
difference between filed ease and ono
that Is plated? y filled case, you see,
Is composition that resembles steel,
with plate of gold OH ench side, that
OH the outer being thicker thun the In.
side. Such cases are guaranteed not
to wear through within five, ten, IT.
teen OF up to twenty-five years, the
limit OF the guarantee made by the
reputable houses. II Il man offers YOU
case warranted for thirty or forty
years you are going to be bunkoed IL
YOU buy 1t. When you see watches Of
rcrcd for sale rs gold filed for So or
81 depend upon it they are plated, and
mighty thinly too.
"ln the matter OF watch movements"
he continued, "the buyer Is really at
the mercy of the dealer. III one big
factory about 5000 movements arc
made every day. There IS certain to
he haste In that sort Of output, and the
name OH the dial does not make up for
impcrfcctons. To avoid these q first
class jewcler arrangcs for several hun.
drcd movements to he delivered Il year
hence.
~ strictly first class movement re-
Qulrcs SIX months exactly In It's pas
s,ge through the factory from the bo-
ginning to the finished product ready
to offer for sale. Such goods are then
stamped with the name Of the firm for
which they are made and that firm hus
to stand sponsor for them. The Swiss
watch. In its higher class, Is the best
movement In the world today. or
course there are cheap Swiss move.
mcnts that You can buy for So or 81,
but they keep good time Kansas City
Star
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

M It's last meeting The Senate ni
III" Young Mems Christian Association
PASSED resolution requesting the city
council and The board of aldermen To
repair the synl,olic figure of "Jil:l;cc''
nnain. nbCvc the courthouse. II is 10
hr hoped that The resolution will he
productive Of councilmanic action.
Tho Iignre certainly ought To be re-
moved from The courthouse ar else
ahoilh he placed in such shape that
IL will not he Il iravcsiy ;pun the idea
which il is intended 10 convey.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
FROM A WlFE'S DIARY.
A word to the wise Is resented.

A word to the wise Is resented.
Many arc called, but few get up.
Where there's Will there's law
suit
Fools rush In and win-wherc angels
fear to tread.
Misery loves company, but company
does not reciprocate.
Love Is romantic. AIatrimony is de.
cidedly Il matter of fact.
When we hear Of other peoples trou-
blcs 1t reconcilcs us to our own.
We never know how good we arc
going to be until the opportunity has
passed.
II you bestOw favor forget 1t, but
if you receive one It is wise to re
member.
Happiness is the greatest OF tonics
the best of cosmetics and the envy OF
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
BOOKS.

What sense of security In an old
book which time has criticised for u.s.
Lowell
Books arc men OF higher stature and
the only men that speak aloud for fu-
ture times to hear-E. b. Browning.
We should make the same use of a
book that the bee does Of Il flower. She
steals sweets from 1t, but does not in.
jure it.-Colten.
Books are the masters who instruct
us without rods and fcrulcs. without
hard words and anger, without clothes
or money Richard dc Bury
My rnaxinis are never to begin a
book without flushing it, never to con-
sidcr 1t without knowing 1t, and to
study with whole mind. Buxton.
a book is good company. It Is full of
conversation without loquucity. 1t is
not offended mt your Observation-Disclosures
nor Jealous If you turn to other pleas
ures.-Eeecher.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
IN JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
How the Warning Nntions Celebrate
the Festival of Peace.


Every nation has its Easter. In far
away Japan this celebration OF the re-
birth Of the year is called the feast OF
the cherry blossoms and Is attended
with much merrymaking and jOlliica-
ton. The b!ossoming cherry trees are
hung with innumerable paper lanterns.
The boats OH the rivers ut night are
similarly decorated, and there urc pro-
ccssions OF singing girls, actors, trad..,.
people and monks.
In Russia Easter Is festival cele-
brated much like our Christmas, with
gifts and rejOicings. Dolls and eggs
are bought for the little ones by every
householder, and the week Immediate
~ preceding Is devoted to what has
been called tie great annual Musco-
yitc wash" Every housewife makes
an elaborate cleaning of her dwelling.
and the public baths are crowded with
people who deem cleanliness ut this
particular acnsOn Il religious duty.
Valuable presents are interchanged.
Formerly every one had right TO
kiss everybody else. though this curl
GUS custom now prevails only I'm rural
districts. Among Tie rich gorgeous
artificial eggs, sometimes worth thou.
sands ~ dOlIars apiece. are given aud
received. Such eggs often contain cost.
.ly jewels. and IN this snupc the ear
each year bcsi9ws upon his wife q
precious token Of his iInpcrInl regard
--Ncw York World.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
THURSDAY, MAY IS. 1905.
PROPOSED NEW STATE.

REPRESENTATIVE HruwulUW, of Ten.
ncssec. is optimistic or nothing ArIcr
standing snunsGr for The nrOuosjiiou
To- apprnprinlc something like $40
JDu.nn0 for The mprCyrmrnt ur ,hc
public roads nf the country. Lr now
bois up smiIjnplv MS one of ,hosc who
proposes To push tlu nrt,uositiou I'm
manufacture Il new State from Tho
odds and ends, of Cour other Common
wealths. in nr..cr to 10 this he ncjnt,;
cut chat il is only necessary to secure
The consent of the four Statns whose
interests ale involved ard Tho consent
Of Congress- lie rightly observes tlal
the latter is The easy part of The pro.
position. He cannot SOC any iue,,uor.
able obstacles in The way Of The for.
MGR part ur the program. He holds
that the section tn which he refers is
strongly Republican and he can 500 ~
reason why the Democrats Who cnntrcl
tie States To he sliced M should M.
lc Slad o'sct rid of Tho contaminated,
territory.
OF course. il will he readily ndmiile
that there might bc force in that arnu
mcni, but even if Tho entire question
We're decided upon a pnitica basis.
MIR. Erownlow should remember that
Il number of Offices. The rnlticians
stock in trade. would 80 n eIimmcIin:,
from control If the Democrats with The
formation Of The Brownlow Slcmp
commonwealth. From a material
STANDPOINT il is not at all likely that
virginia. Tonnes see. Kentucky or North
Carolina would a.rco. under any cir
c'lms'anrcS. to part with some of the
most valuable territory Of those four
9ialei. Certainty they could no. be
eNpcc'c" 10 let IL 80 merely To please
couple 81 rlacc-hnniing Republican
P"l''"ihhS. EVEN II The people living
III the territory involved desire to take
h"cil IL course. we have no doubt Thai
''inre are enough wise ana patriotic
ieiloc'af:i III the balance Of the four
'o'a'eS ~ save them from themselves
ana me gentlemen who desire 10 cX-
li"lt Il ne" STATE with its possibilities
III" us opportunities for advance
mcnt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
Her Mental Exercise.

"Why docs your wife belong to SO
many clubs and debating societies"
well" answered Mr.. Meekton, ~
think Henrietta feels the need Of men
tai exercise. She likes to get away
from home and be among people where
she can't have her own way without
an Washington Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
The First Shave.

Which of us does not recall with a
gentle fiuttcr OF emotion the unuttcr-
able delight we experienced when we
grayely set about that delicate opera
ton, 'the first shave" an innocent
subterfuge to which Il youth resorts
by way of proving to his own sntlsfac-
tlon that he has reached the stage of
full manhood? lie has beard!-Le
Petit Parisien.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
The Spinning Mule,

Samuel CrOmpton. n boy OF sixteen,
copied the best features Of the spinning
machine invented by IIargrcavcs and
Ark wright, added to them some Of his
own and. after three months OF anx lous
and secret experimenting. produced
the first spinning mule, 50 called be-
cause 1t was n kind Of hybrid bet weeD
IIargreavcs' jenny and Arkwright's
water frame. The raw apprentice. lad
was. however, no match in cunnln.t for
the cotton lords. who soon found out
the secret Of his new machine and
6lIamclcSsly robbed him Of the fruit. OF
his ingenuity. Many years after rard,
1t Is true. they used their influence 10
secure for him Il parliament grant Of
Ej,DOD. but he was then u broken heart
ed and disappointed man. to whom the
money came too late TO De OF any real
service.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
No Further Neccs.i.y.

Maud-Well | see Mabel CARING
horn after all these years has given
up trying to get Phlp Skies. Irene
What's the reason? Maud-Haven't
you heard2 She's got him.-Chicago
Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

with Il quarterly dividend Of s? per
share Standard Oil docs not seem to
feel ony nt the rcprrssivc Influences
aimed 1T il.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

If the Wisconsin multiplying bill
c"nll bc applied to the man who in.
SIsls on telling one what stock to buy
ana what horse Ia play liz lahor; Of
ia" legislature would not have neon
in vain.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

Bernard Shaw is qiolrd as saying
that he wrote some of his PLAYS ..nn
an empty stomach" That was mex
cusah'c when The chcapncss IF station
cry AMI typcwrlting is considered
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
Two nlesncd Factors.

Beautiful Is the activity which works
for good, aud beautiful the stiffness
which waits for good; blessed the self
sacrifice Of the one, blessed the self for
getfulness OF the other. Robert Coli
yer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

We are informed that Il "rcrnsylva-
MA man drank water and died" IIvi
llcLlly lie VAS rot used tn il.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

When a girl has corn that canscg
her To limp she always apOlD;izcs by
saying she must have twisted her
ankle Chicago News
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
Give Us An Order

and you'll see how quickly we I'LL it
and how small our bill That will
prove one part of our claim any way.
Time will prove the other beyond all
question.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

Entered at the Newport News, Va.
POstoliice MS sccond.clus3 matter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-18

between orr plumbing and that for
which some men charge twice MS much
as we do. Well the proof Of the plumb
ing IL in the wearing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-01
The Opportunity for Democr ats.

The Argus has spoken from time 10
time Of the exceptional opportunities
afforded the democrats to elect a con
gresham in the Fourteenth district in
the fort hcuming special election. Each
DAY that has passed has added to the
strength of this conviction. Republi-
can apathy and dissatisfaction con
tinUe 10 be The most marked character
istiC Of the campaign. With candi-
date whose weakness has become
more steadily manifest as the cam
paign has progressed. the republican
party is not only Indifferent. but there
are many in its ranks who do not hest
tate TO say that they would he just as
Wei pleased if bossism received a re
buke this year as il would place the
party in better shape to voice itself
unhampered in the choice of candi-
date year hence.
On the other hand the democratic
party has the advantage of leadership
in one of the time tried members of
their party who has grown in popular
ity and strength as the campaign has
progressed Mr.. Pattee. in a letter to
The Argus expresses his utmost con
fidence in the result stating that he
viii not only carry his own county of
Warren. and likewise Hancock. but the
pres poets are more than satisfactory in
some of the other counties in the low
er end of the district. and that if
democrats up this way will simply do
their duty and vote, there may be
some surprises in store election day.
h ;e hot ,rI,
democrat make il a point TO vote and
get as many other democrats as he can
to do likewise
This is a duty that every democrat
owes 10 his party. his country. and TO
himself II does not take much time
20 vote. and a democrat would regret
il exceedingly if when the returns are
in he finds that a little effort on his
part would have elected a democratic
congressman in this district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-01
Statistics About Lynching.

OF the 2.51G lynchings reported last
year. 2.oNo took place in the southern
and 1876 in the northern states. demon
strating thai the crime recognizes no
sectional lines. Nor does the wrath of
the mob turn against the blacks alone.
OF the number lynched sol were white
men and 1.7f5 negroes. LawlCsS exc
cutions of women are never heard of
There is that much TO be thankful for
at any rate.
In his Little Rock speech the pTesi-
dent replied TO Gov. Davis's implied
challenge to him to repeat there his
condemnation of lynching expressed at
Tuskecee by affirming that TO avenge
one heinous crime by another heinous
crime is to reduce the man doing it 10
the bestiai level OF the man who com
mitted the bestial crime The APP
plause which greeted this statement,
proves the presence yet in the south
of opposition 10 mob lawlessness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-01

build. will add 500 miles OF rack to the
system. The surveying party is said
to have received instructions 10 follow
the line OF survey laid across Wyoming
about four years ago.
The activity of the Burlington and
its apparently hurried desire TO reach
the Pacific coast. says the San Francis
co bulletin are proof positive that the
successful development of one trans
continental scheme TO obtain west
ern outlet acts like a stimulant on 9th
ers. The rivalry for share Of the
transpacific business is growing inten-
ser every day between the big railway
systems Of the country. The siren
nous efforts they are making 10 reach
the coast az as early a day as possible
show conclusively that they are fully
alive TO the importance of the com
mercial development which is taking
place on these shores and that the
time is near at hand when the com
merce of the Orient will be carried
across the Pacific and landed in Cali
fornia. and that it is essential for their
greatest prosperity that they should eX
tend their lines as soon as possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-01
A QUESTION OF COST.

In any number of stores
you'll see various prepare
tons of cod liver oil at as
many different prices. You'll
wonder, perhaps, why SCOTS
Emulsion costs more than
some other kind in as large
a bottle. Hearing only one
side of the question you may
be led into buying the lust
as good as SCOTS " at the
lower price. That's false
economy. SCOTS Emulsion
costs more because its more
expensive to make. Every
ingredient is tested and guar
anteed of the purest quality.
No adulteration, no shaving
of quality, There's no econ
omy in bargain medicine. If
you can afford to experiment
with your health, substitutes
may satisfy you. We take it,
however, that you want a
pure preparation. a reliable
remedy and something that's
going to help you. That's
what you get in SCOTS
Emulsion. Thirty years the
standard.
SCOTT g BOVINE, 4os Pearl ST., New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-01
Wednesday, Nov I. 1905.

The special election for congressman
in the fourteenth district occurs next
Tuesday. Nov. 2. The democratic can
county. a man who has consistently
served and supported the party for
half century.
He is not only d representative dem
ocrat, but a representative business
man and manufacturer. He is entitled
TO your vote and you should see to il
that he gets it.
Make up your mind to vote next
Tuesday and to vote for J. Howard
Pattee.