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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28

would be in accord on this point, but
as an individual view the paper read
by DR. a. y. Bell before the last inter.
national congress on tuberculosis is
worthy OF attention, says the London
Post.
DIR. Rel maintains that the food I'M
pc:ativcly necessary is "fat'-and the
average amount needed by healthy
adult is two ounces. He gives some
very curious examples of the influence
or ahsteniion by partial ubstentioh
from fat ON the part of races which
hah hccGmc used to il. In the case
OF the North American Indians, their
food used 20 he almost exclusively the
Fat game which they hunted and killed
in such 4 manner as to retain the
blood and the earliest records of con-
sumption among Them are contempory
with the attempted methods of civiliz.
ing them. restricting their game sup
plies. and educating them up to an ex.
cess Of farinaccous fool Education
also. we may point out, induced them
10 wear clothes and live In houses.
and there are causes which also have
prediSp0scd them to tuberculosis.
Again. says DR.. Bell, consider the
case of tho aborisincs of New Zealand.
TIL so years ago they were cannil,als
eating their captives in war and con-
smming besides an enormous quantity
Of fat pork. Dogs also composed part
| OF their dictry. They were remarkable
for their physical development and OK.
! enption from tubercular diseases. Rut
soon after the Introduction of the PC
tato ms Il staple food, at about the time
| mentioned. tuberculosis diseases get
III among them and has attained a de-
| gross of prevalence even greater than
among the people of Ireland whore the
staple food is Of the same kind We
think, hccver, that In tho case OF tube
culosis among the New Zealanders. as
among tho North American Indians, it
is contact with new bacillus to which
they were not iUmunc-and. perhaps.
also contac! with alcohol that may
have worked the mischief
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
SHERMAN NJ. BELL is A
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
Military Dictator of Colorado During the
Mining Troubles Receives Flattering Of
fer from President Castro is
Considering the Proposition.

One may hunt far and wide in vain
10 find n more interesting AMI Iranat.
ic type Of the soldier of fortune than
Sherman M. Bell, one time trooper of
Company *. Rooseyel:'s Rough Riders.
later Adjutant General of the State OF
Colorado in troublous times, and now
scheduled. If the plans of the Venc2uc-
Ian government do not miscarry. to
take supreme command of the army
of that country. For Fell has been Sc
lectcd by President Castro as the man
best able to put Venezuela in first
class fighting trim.
Soldiers Of fortune may be found
by hundreds drifting about South AM
erica, but Castro looked to the United
States to find the highest type of di-
recting and fighting energy.
lie sent secretly to Washington 4
man in whose judgment he had great
confidence to find for him soldier
built to meet these difficult require
ments. His envoy canvassed every
possibility, and In the end sent hack
a cipher dispatch TO his chief that Sher-
man. nj. Bell. just retiring from the
position of adjutant general of the
State of Colorado was the man he
wanted. He gave reasons in detail
Immediately Castro wired his repre-
sentative to sound Bell unonicially,
Offering Bell carte blanche to deal with
his army as he saw fit, so only he
raised it to high degree of efficiency.
He also offered large salary.
Bell. with several other tempting
propositions dangling before him, ask
cd for time. "a large mining company
in Mexico wants to engage him as gen
cral superintendent rs does also min.
Ing concern in this country. Several
political plnms are not out of reach.
q Federal appointment TO the COVER
norsllip of New Mexico n possibility.
fIe is by nature an advcnturer and
leader, SO that the proposal made
by Castro tompts him nightly. His
impulse is TO accept the proposition.
to make men Of the greasers ami
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
NEWPORT NEWS VA, SUNDAY MAY 2s 1906

supported! by public funds. 1t is rec.
commended tha. no school shall have
less than two. nor more than twelve
pupils.
Here. wish to take the opportunity
of thanking Professor Jenkins for in
portant data. Also the principals and
teachers OF the various schools for
Their interest and courtesy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
The Star of South Africa

Seeing how enormous are the profits
upon which the De Beers Company is
called upon to pay an income tax, it Is
Interesting TO remember that less than
forty years ago scientists declared it
Impossible that diamonds could exist
at Kimberley, unless they were carried
thither in the crops of ostriches frsm
some unknown land. But lucky
o'Reilly found that the stone which
he purchased for a song from Schalk
Van Niekerk's farm was worth $500,
and the farmers children collected
more like 1t out Of the dry river bed
and the mud of the farm wells. Then
there was witch doctor who had been
for years exercising demons with
diamond, The Star of South Africa, Of
81 l-2 cara,,. which was sold to the
Countess of Dudley for E25,000. LON
don Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
GREAT WHITE PLAGUE.

Or. A. N. Bell Holds That Tendency
Towards tuberculosis Increases.
What are the kinds CT food which
predisposc 10 phthisis and which arc
they that tend tn ward it off? There
are probably few authorities who
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28

Men love to lie admired rs much as
women love to be loved.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28

Besides all these he has made nearly
4 score oil voyages from Bremen to
China. to South America. to Havana
ana to New Orleans, and during all
these two and odd million miles of sea
travel lie has never been involved in
n disaster of any kind, the nearest APP
proach to one being ut the time of the
lIobokcn pier fire, when he had tho
engines of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse so quickly ready as to enable
her to back out from the conilagration.
NE WORK Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28

ahnnt with flags, and all in his honor.
ana when suddenly last evening there
, blaZch over his statcroom the electric
number 200" he disappeared among
his engines, and ii was only by great
effort that he could be- induced to come
on deck and stand still Il moment while
flashlights portrayed him.
And it was only by ,lnt OF many
questions that it was learned that he
had been horn in I.amsllOrf, Batavia. in
Sl". ami that after attending Il tech
! meal school of engineering he had
| taken position rs fourth engineer on
one of The four North German Lloyd
steamships which that company then
owned. The line now owns upwards Of
Too.
Tho chiefs home is in Brcmcrhavcn.
where he has wife and eight children,
, seven daughters and Il son.
Glad to get back AMI SEQ The fam
, iiy?' he asked in reply to question.
! Well he continued penSivcly, Il
have crossed so often that the Trim
seems no more To mo now than docs
! that of the sllburlanitc from Hoboken
| TO New Yorli-iust ferry boat trip.
sec my family and greet them just
about The way q suburbanitc grcets
his when he gets homo in the evening
and when go the gooG-bys are said in
much the same way"
That was about all the chief cngin.
| Ger could he induced to say But Cap
tain flogcmann. who has sailed will,
; him throughout iwcnty.odd voyages
and who, during that time had learn
F.: cd all his sea career, gives the follow.
! ing as the vessels on which he has
served, and tho number of round trips
which he has made in them to this
mort:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
THE NEW INDIAN VIcERoY,
Some Particulars Relating to the Ca
reer Of Lord Mimic from
Boyhood.

Lord MInto, who becomes viceroy OF
India at the age Of IS, has had q career
full Of interest, says the Westminster
Gazette. He was fighting with the
Turkish army in 1877; he was with
Lord Roberts In Afghanistan In 1879.
and he accompanied the latter 10 the
cape as private secretary In 1881. A
year later he was taking part In the
suppression Of Arab Pasha, and
though wounded recovered in time TO
serve as chief Of stan to Gen. Middle
ton against Riel in the Canadian rebel
lion Of 1885. He also had experience
Of the horrors Of Paris during the COM
mune, and at another time was impli-
Gated with the Carlists In Spain
In earlier days Lord Mimic distin-
Euished himself at Cambridge In vari-
Gus ways. On taking his degree, for
instance, he entered the senate house
with his bachelors gown covering q
highly unacademic costume which end
ed in breeches and boots. At the con-
clusion OF the ceremony he mounted
mis- horse, galloped ten miles and
reached his destination Just In time to
win the University Steeplechase. Later
he rode in the Grand National ave
times. He also won the French Grand
National, being the only amateur
Jockey In q field Of Is.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
ONE VOTE THAT GOT AWAY
It Happened Because the Bass-Drum-
mer Didn't Get In Licks
Enough to Suit.

When the late Melbourne H. Fore
made his run for congress he over.
looked nothing that he thought w.uld
improve his chances Of elec1lon. One
of his moves was the taking of an o..
chestra to a meeting held N one oil
the small towns near Gra2d Rapids, 10.
lates the Detroit Free Press.
This generous departure may have
won HIM several votes, but II unQucs-
tionably lost him one. Eve village
has its character, and the one there
vas Uncle Ike"
Whenever that orchestra broke for.k
"Uncle Ike" fastsne' a q re glanct
upon the bass drummer. During the
ordeal the jaws of the village cnarac.
ter worked lie those OF q buck rabbit
eating cabbage, and his white beard a.
the spinach pattern waved furiously II
unison. Next morning one of those
who had watched the actions of "Unc't
Ike" drew him out on the sub 'ect
keeping in mind that he played the
bass drum in the local "sheepsfin'
band, and that jealousy seems an a.
separable part of the musical tempers-
menE
"I suppose that you'll vote for Ford
Uncle Ike?"
Then you better hire some smarter
Teller to do your supposin'. No MAI
kin have my support that wastes his
own money like it was water"
what do you mean. Uncle Ike?"
We'll. you hain't no musicianer. but
I'd like to know what sense there was
In payin' out omney fur haulin' thai
bass drum and the man with 1t Glenn
out here. He didn't hit the durn"d
thing more'n four times. and he was
out o. tune every doggone hit"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
UNDEsERvED REPUTATION.
What Il Considered Economy Of Time
In This Country In Regarded
a. Haste Abroad.

Americans have the reputation Of a.
Ways being In q hurry. Prof. Munster
berg believes this is undeserved. In
his book, THE American" he says:
"SupernciA observers have often sup
posed the American to be always In Q
hurry, whereas the opposite Is the case.
The man who has to hurry has badly
disposed OF his time, and therefore has
not the necessary amount to finish any
one piece OF work.
"sThe American is never In q hurry,
but he so disposes Of his precious time
that nothing shall be lost. He will
not wait, nor be q moment idle. One
thing follows closely after another
with admirable precision. Each task
Is finished In its turn. Appointments
are made and kept on the minute: and
the result is that not only no unseen.
ly haste is necessary, but also there
Is time for everything.
"It is astonishing how well-knowu
men in political. economic or intellect
ual life. who are loaded with thou
sand responsibilities and an apparent
ly unreasonable amount Of work. have
by dint Of the wonderful disposition
of their own time and that Of their
assistants, really enough for every.
thing and even TO spare.
Among the many things for which
the American has time by reason Of
his economical management Of It arr
even some which seem unnecessary for
the busy man. He expends. for exam.
pie, an extraordinarily large fraction
OF his time in attending to his cos
tune and person, in sport and in read
ing newspapers. so that the notion
which is current in Europe that the
American is not only always In Q
hurry. but has time for nothing outside
Of his work, is entirely wrong"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Tunnel Under Thames.

Londons newest transportation idea
Is a footway tunnel under the River
Thames at Woolwich, where the coun-
ellis free ferry is now the sole depend
ence Of vehicles and pedestrians, and
which suspends its operations entirely
during fog and bad weather, being
incapacitated for part Of each Of &c
days during last year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Plug Tobacco.

Il live in a town which is the great
est seat Of the plug tobacco industry
In the world. the town CT Winston
Salem, N. c." said Hon. J. c. Bux.
ton, Of the Old North state. Last
year, as the records will show. there
was q production Of 100000 pounds
Of plug tobacco in the factories Of
Winston Salem. Doesn't look as IL
that much plug could be chewed up in
q decade, Ell? But somebody must get
away with It, for the output Is con-
stantly increasing"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Heard the Report.

A few days after the battleship
Maine was blown up in Havana har-
Dor, and while the whole world was
excited over the event, . Frenchman
came out Of . lumber camp In New
Hampshire and made his appearance
In Gorham depot Stepping up TO the
station agent in q state Of great ex-
element, he asked II Maine had blown
mp. The agent replied that 1t had.
Tears came into the poor fellows eyes
as he said: Il got q sister; she live
down to Rumford Fall; I suppose she
blow up with him."-Boston Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Novel ScarecroW,

Passengers from the White mountains
are remarking on the ingenuity dis
played by q New Hampshire farmer
who has q cornheld near the tracks
up in the middle of the state. Instead
Of an upright scarecrow, this man has
placed his on its knees, In q po-
sition which indicates that the man"
Is busy wedding corn. The deception
Is said to be the most perfect yet con-
ceiVed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
WHY She Wanted Wurk.

There are q lot Of queer people IN
tAis world" said the man In chHrgl
Of the book department Of . large
store the other day. This morning
. young woman came In here and ap-
Piled for q position selling books.
explained that there was nothing ]
could give her. Then I. said, pleas
antly:
"T'm awful sorry"
"'Oh,' she said, turning to go, you
needn't be sorry. I really don't need
the money. I simply wanted to work
here % I could read the books
Kansas City Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Gums for Africans.

An article In a recent number Of
the Birmingham England) Mall
states that q factory In that city is
turning out weekly about 1000 flint
lock muskets. and that q large num-
Der Of this Anticipated hrearm are also
made at Liege. Belgium. These guns
are sent to Central and East Africa
for use by the natives. to whom the
possession Of modern firearms Is de-
MED BY statute.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Pathetic and Humorous.

It is a pathetic as well as a humor-
Gus remark that Laurence Hutton in
his "reminiscences attributes to John
L. Sullivan. When the news came of
the death of Edwin Booth, the great
fighter, in sincere sorrow. remarked:
We'll, there are only a few Of US
LETT"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
To Makea Front.

"Yes. sir" said the jeweler, ''this Is
the largest and purest diamond stud
We have. It's worth $500"
'Ill take It," said Nuritch, 'f you
kin cut the price on It"
mo sir, that's positively the low
est"
Jaw! you don't know what mean.
/ want yer to carve the price on the
stone so people kin see it"-Philadel-
phia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
SAFETY I'm Numbera

4 worldly father. after the style Of
Lord Chesterfield, was giving good adj
vice to his son, who was about TO en-
ter society.
And above all, avoid nirtations; but
u you must firt or fall In love. sir, be
sure that It is With . pretty woman
Il Il always safer"
Why?" asked the young man
Because some other fellow win Be
sure to be attracted. and cut you oue
before any harm has been done."-
Stray Stories.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Autos in KaRrland.

The automobile is making its way
to the ends Of the earth. In the upper
part Of Transkie (Kafirland) q service
Of motor cycles has recently been es-
tablished, ridden by natives, to carry
the mails from Mount Frere to the out
lying stations, and up on to Kokstadt,
q distance Of 20 miles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Peking University.

The oldest university in the world
Is at Picking. 1t is called the School
for the Sons OF the Empire" Its an.
tiQuity is very great, and a granite
register, consisting OF stone columns,
800 in number, contains the names Of
$4,000 graduates.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
FLYING Frog.

A species of frog found in Borneo
has very long toes, webbed to the tip.
This creature can leap from a high
tree, and, by spreading its toes. be
supplied with four little parachutes,
which enable 1t to easily descend
Hence it Is called 1.-The flying frog"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Salt Water Beer.

A firm Of brewers at Surdeet, near
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, has
had to destroy 5000 gallons Of beer,
It being found that the water used in
the manufacture was impregnated with
salt. The water was obtained from
the River Glen, into which salt water
from the River Welland had found its
way.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Woman Artists Offer

Mrs. Ellis Rowan, the famous flower
artist, has received an offer Of $4,000
by the German government for her 500
Australian flower pictures, the condI-
ton being that she shall take up her
residence in that country and devote
her talents exclusively to Germany.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Thu Gn-RefWAen

Il feel so sorry for that poor WON
an! But I never know what to say
70 people In trouble" said Mrs. Richly.
why don't you send her q check,
and let the money talk for your" sug-
gested her friend. Il Detroit Free
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
sehsme Didn't work.

Il zee Blank Is back from the south.
He said It was too hot for him down
there
yes. He tried TO build o row Of
fats with gold bricks. and Il got TO Be
q good deal hotter for him than Il wa
1oR anybody elsei"-Dstroit Free Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
snIa nEassacra Snrnirnr-

Mrs. Abbie Gardener Sharp. the sole
survivor Of the Spirit Lake massacre
Of 1857, is living at PiIlsbury Point,
Lake Ckoboji, Ia With the proceeds
Of the history Of that event she pur-
chased her home on the lake.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Anything to Please BABY.

Mrs- Popley-oh, John, you must
raise sidewhiskers.
Mr.. Popley-whAti You never would
let me raise -
Il know. But Mr.. Burnsides was
here to-day and It was too cute to zee
the baby pulling his sideWhisker1"-
Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Few Qualified.

There were 2S vacancies In the
grade Of assistant paymaster of the
navy. For those positions 1000 young
men applied. Only "a stood the va
rious tests and received their CON-
missions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Frogs Legs on Toast.

Miss Frog-That chap I went to the
hop with last week was awfully stuck
on his shape!
New Suitor-Yes, II he hadn't pa
raded himself so much, he wouldn't
have ended up in a cafe. I under
stand his epitaph was written on the
bill Of fare.-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Wood Staining.

Wood is now stained before it is sea,
soned, instead Of making the artificial
coloration the last process. The sap
Is driven out Of the wood under pres
sure, and it is forthwith transformed
into mahogany, rosewood and walnut
before It drieA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
All in the Family,

Broadway restaurants are now re-
fsrred to as lobster palaces" They
get the name from two distinct
species of the lobster family.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Fathers Trials

The parlor baritone and the dining
room Joker are two Of the tr!hulatiOns
that q man with q manageable daugh-
Ter has to stand for.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Railway Progress

Only 70 years have elapsed since the
first railway in the world was finished.
During that comparatively brief period
over 100000 miles have been con-
structed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
auceaEful.

Has that artist made . rsputA-
ticnf"
HE'S done better than that; he's
made Q living."-Detrutt Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Fira Insurance Congress.

Milan, Italy. Is to have next year
@ an international congress at which
questions relating to the extinguishing
Of fires and to IRE insurance VIII be
discussed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Bats Close School.

Thousands Of bats took possession
Of q schooThouse in Redding. Cal, the
other day, and the school had to be
closed by means Of burning sulphur,
etc.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Man ThinRi

MrE Gates-My new dress b .
poem.
. Hrs- Yates| understand that %
Stzy b rarely paid for.-Stray Stories.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28

The products Of Scotland county are
chiefly melons and pretty girls, says
the Raleigh News-obserVer. What Q
me place to 90 for q vacation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Healthy Work.

workmen attending the pans In salt
works are never known to have
cholera, smallpox, scarlet fever or In
anenxA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Fitting Grave Marx.

In the ehurchyard Of Grimston, Nor
folk, IN anvil may be seen at the
head Of the grave Of . local black
smith.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28

They paid him q big salary, didn't
they7"
That's what he saId."-CleVeland
Plain Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
suves a. Bait

True love IL not built on fattsry. but
q b oftsn started that way.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Ancient shiryard.

A shipyard at omInato. Japan. sim
in operation, was established 1.S0o
years ago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Theatarr Of Franea

France leads the countries q Eu-
rope In thsatsrs. having 3eL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
rnnsuarent Iaka

Lake BaIkhash in Asia 10 remark
able for the transparency Of the water.
ths linit q Visibility being % feet
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Thinly Disguised.

pa, what e = repartee?"
~ohi merely IN insult with its dresl
aatt On, my son-"-Stray Stories-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-10-28
Sacred Humhn.

Fivs Il the grea. sacred Chimes
aumbsr.