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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
ovcrwork,ns "a Typewriter.


"Whcn typewriter has been opcr-
9ted for several hour9 ut stretch 1t
becomes center Of electrical phe-
pomena," remarked a stenograpiIcr.
Touch It with something metallic and
you will get distinct shock. At the
same time there will be n crackling
sound ind n spark will appear at the
point Of contnct. II S9nother person
than the one who has been operating
1t shopld begin to pound Che keyboard
after the machine has been in cpptinn,
Gus use for n couple OF hours he will
experience u renl electrical sensaton,
the pins-and-nccdlcs feeling Of d foot
asleep Drawing tho sheet Of paper Off
the roller rapidly will charge the paper,
and 1t Will cracklc when laid OIL other
paper. 1t will also ndhere to the other
sheets OF TO any. surface with which It
comes in contact and quite q little
tug is necessary to loosen 1t. a long
worked typewriter seems to become M
electrical plant on n small scale and
will furnisttnl sorts Of surprises."- Sc
Louis Post Dispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

. 3
.i!"When General Sherman was on his
march from Atlanta to the sea-" said
IN old timer. .'hc had with him the
Eighth Missouri, noted for it's rornsinc
propcnsltics. Nothing was safc, from
Its men. One day the generals for
ngcrs brought in some fine chickens.
and to make sure that the Missouri
men did not get them they. were plnced
IN corncrlb only n few rods from the
beat of sentry. But In few days the
Whole bunch had disappeared. Tho
Eighth was suspected. but could not be
convicted. Yenrs after the wsy Mt n re-
union at Cincinnati General Sherman
met the major Of the Eighth and I'M
mediately after, greetings. said all would
be forgiven IL the major would tell how
those chickens We're taken. That's
easy snid the major. The first very
dark night we sent squad of our best
foragcrs with the smallest fellow IN
the regiment. Removing Stat from the
crib, he made an aperture large enough
to admit him. A cloth sonkcd with
chloroform, which our hospital sun
Piled. applied to the head of chicken
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

great, cnmulOus thunder cloud, tow.
crlng up OIL the horizon like huge.
hambuoynnt iceberg, is often higher
than the highest Alps would be if they
were piled OH top Of the Uimalnyas.
1t is not unusunl for these clouds to
measure five. six and even eight miles
from their flat, dark base, lowering n
mile OF two above tho world, to their
rounded. gllstening summit, splendid
In the sunlight. And In these eight
miles the changes Of temperature are
as great rs those over many thousand
miles of the c;Ttll's surface. These
clouds contain strata Of temperature,
BARROW belts of freezing cold ultcrnut.
ing with large distances of rainy mist
and frozen snow aud Ice particles.
Iiailstoncs, which IRE formed from a
snow particle that falls from the up.
per strain and is frozen hard in the
freezing belt and coated with added leo
on the wet belt, are ofteI found with
series Of layers In thcir formation,
showing that they have passed through
this succession Of cloud strata more
than once OH their way from the upper
air to the earth. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
!. sSsA!lL al !! ", a.s.lN SINCERITY.
Ehe Link Of sympathy Between a
- YeshCl md n Skinner.

VI bStWGCn q
Vessel and n Skipper.
Like I'LL fine arts. sailing must be
hascd upon broad, solid sincerity,
/ which, llko q law OF nature, rules an
infnity of different phenomena, says
Joseph Conrad in the Booklovers Mug
7aHfne. Your endeavor smust be single
minded. You would talk differently to
HAScoal HEAVIER and to professor. But
is this dupllcity? deny 1t. The truth
consists In the genulneness of the feel
Ing. la the genuine recognition Of the
TWO men, so similar and so different, rs
your two partners In the hazard of life.
Obviously a humbug thinking only Of
winning his little race would stand q
chance Of profltlng by his deception.
:. Mlen, professors or coal beavers, are
gasiV deceived. They even have an
extraordinary knack of lending them.
selves TO deception, sort Of curious
and incXplicnblc propensity to allow
themselves to be led by the nose with
their eyes open. But with n ship 1t Is
not SO. She Is n sort OF creature which
we have brought into the world, MS 1t
were, on purpose to keep us up to the
sHgk.
IN her handling ship will not put up
with mere prctcndcr, as, for Instance,
the public will do with Mr.. x, the non
glar statesman; Mr.. Y. the popular sci
&stist, or AIr. u, the popular-what
snail we say? anything from teacher
OF high morality to bagman-who
have won their little race. But
Would Hike though not accustomed to
s betting, to wager large sum TINT not
one of the few first rpte shippers Of
raging yachts has ever been n humbus.
Ih, would have been top difficult. Tho
difficulty arises from tho fact that ono
Hpes not deal with ships In mob, but
with ship us an Individual So wo
may have to do with men. But In each
Of us there is some particle Of the mob
spirit, of the mob temperament. No
matter how, earnestly we strive against
each other, we remain brothers OIL tho
lowest side or OAR intellect and the In
stability of our feeling.
with ships 1t is not So. Much MS they
are to u.s.. they are nothing to each
other Those sensitive creatures have
no ears for our establishments. It tnke,
something more than words to cajo!e
them to do our will, to cover us with
glory-lucliily. too. or else there would
nave been more shoddy regulations for
first rate seamanshIp.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
Song Of tho rIan,e

Fire can be mndc to sing. a writer
says: Take lighted candle and blow
gently against the fame. You will hear
q peculiar fluttcrlng sound. The nuttcr-
ing sound Is fires first attempts Mt mu-
sic. Instead Of the unsteady breath OF
our lips let us employ the steady blast
OF blowpipe. Instead OF the pale AND
hickering! light OF a candlo LET us use
tho bright md ardent glare Of a chem
lists lamp. When YOU have a lamp ana
bioWpipe you can make fire sing III
earnest"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
KEEN SENSE OF SMELL.
Tf'onois Cnn wind a Hunter Over
Half Mile Distant. Eli.

Judging from his failure to 1istIn-
guisli objects, such as II mans head or
hand, MS long rs they are motionless,
should say that the organs Of vision
OF channels are scarcely more acute
than those of human beings. On the
other hand. their sense OF smell Is
quite extraordinary; hen, H,hc wind is
by. far the worst enemy ~. the hunter
The shifting eddies and currents blow
Ing now this way, now that, now up
hill, now down, multiply tenfold the
chances In favor Of the game
have often asked friends Of mine
who have hunted in various countrlca
ns TO the distance Mt Which deer und
other wild animals can scent human
being, and most of them seem to be
agreed that they Will wind you more
than mile off. / have certainly seen
chnmois over half mile distant make
OH In alarm when they could not pos
sibly have seen anything to disturb
them. 1t is curious. too, how much
more the hunters odor seems to terri.
~ them thnn the mere sight OF him.
In the latter case unless you arc quite
close they whistle and move off quiet
~, turning round every few hundred
yards TO ioolt, while II they get your
scent they Will throw up their heads
with nm expression Of utter disgust
that Is highly dlvcrting and without
hesitating moment gallop away at
top spced.-Ilongman' Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
ANNUAL MOUNTAIN EXCURSION
$1,000 Round Trip, $1,000.

To AsheviIIc, "The Land of the sky"
and Lake ToxaWay, "The Sapphire
Country" via Southern Railway,
August 10, 1905.
The second annual excursion from
Norfolk, Suffolk. Franklin, Emporia
and Lawrenccville to Ashcvillc, "Thc
Land of tho Sky" via the Southern
Railway, will be August IS. Tickets
sold for two regular trains, carrying
through Pullman sleeping cars and
higl-class day coaches. Final limit, ten
days from date of sale.
This affords an excellent opportunity
for those desiring Il few days recrca-
ton in the mountains, to visit West
crn North Carolina resorts. including
Ashcville, Hot Springs. Waynesville.
liendersonvllic, Lake ToXaway, at eX-
trcmcly low cost. For particulars call
on Southern Railway ticket agents. or
w. w. CRONTON, passenger agent, 95
CRANKY street. Norfolk. 7-2S-3t
Nothing like Old Dominion yVuortz
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
Light on Mn:

Little Brotherr-Nlr Poseyboy, won't
you so and stand before tho window?
Poseyboy-Ce Certainty. my little man.
But. why? Little BrotherrOh. ma snys
'ilIe,- can see through you. I want 20
tee If cnn. ,,.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
HERE AT LAST T!
sTRANeE WONDERFUL BUT TRUE
Are, the awe Stricken Tests Given by
The Gtell AuSh0|iQn Medium
2'|:IOL. D. D. Bruce. N. D.

The Only Living Apostle of Science
i,ii1 of the Mysteries.
..,ySSO GREAT is HIS. POWER that lie
state. all you wish to know without
believers. scoffers and icerers; bring
open your eyes to tho private chanbe
ed wives, all with low spirits and let
hild Jealous heart Flo challenges tn
Ing IL speedy marriage with the one Y
bring back the lost one. Traces lost
treasures. Removes evil influences, c
and COMPUTATIONS. GIVES
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

All the gestures of children are grace.
fnl. The .reign!of distortion commences
with. the Introduction OF tho dancing
niaster.--Reynolds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

soon G.. 1T to ftopplc over, andsi.
was passed out for tho bag. In this
way the birds We're In few minutes
transferred to our, camp under cover
OF darkness absolutely without noise.
The sentry was not brlbcd.' "-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30
Fest mud Next nest.

Tho best.thIng OIL earth is q good wo-
man, and tho next best thing is n COOL
dinner prepared .byfa good woman
Winchester Sun, Sentinel.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-30

can tell you while in ClairvoyHnt
word being spoken. Come, all We un-
all your skcpticism with yor-he will
r mystery. Come all We broken heart
him lift the burden from Your aching
World to compete with him In caus-
on love; uniting tho separated and
or stolen goods. Unearths hidden
'rosscs. Spells, III Luck, Cures tricks
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21

Away back IN thc eighth century
CharlcmngI!c had organized a sort oi
coast guard by enrolling ali the sea
board population who lived Wi'nlh one
and a half miles Of the shore, bht
with the disncmbCrmcnt OF the vast
Carlovingian empire all dreams OF ma
val greatness were dissipated. Long
ofterward Charles Y. built some mil
itary nefs on the Atlantic. and LOUIS
XL's galleys chased the Barbary pl-
rates who infested the shores OF the
Mediterranean. but IL was Francs l.
apparently who first conceived The idea
OF n war feet, purchased AMI equipped
from the royal treasury.
He converted the small fishing VII
loye OF Havre into a fortified port.
which speedily attracted commerce 10
the mouth OF the Seine, and he pro
iected scheme-whlch he did not 1--we
10 realize-for the construction OF an
oceanic navy under canvas. "Flects
wore masscd in the Mediterranean.
writes Nr. Norman IN his "COrsalrs oi
France" ~und for the drst time IN
history French squadron, passing
through the strait Of Gibraltar. dc
fcatcd an English fleet OFF Brest, ana
then. moving round to the eastward,
drove off the blockading squadronS VI
Henry VIII. from Boulogne.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
Tides and Storms.

When tempest is approaching or
passing Or On the ocean. the tides are
no.iceabNy higher than usual, az II the
water had been driven in a vast wave
before the storm. The influence e1tendf
to great distance from the cyclonio
storm center. 50 that the possibility ex
lists Of forctellfng the approach or O
dangerous hurricane by means or in
dication5 furnished by tide gauges sit
uated far away from the place then oc
cupied by the whirling winds. The fact
TIM. the tidal wave outstrlps the nd
vancing storm shows how cXtrcmel!
sensitive the surfarc of the sea Is Z
tie changes OF pressure brought 10 bear
upon IL by tho never resting atmos
phere
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
Three Bank BILLS.

General Samuel VeaZie OF Bangor
built the first railroad In Maine and
also founded the VcaZie National
bank of Bangor. He had occasion to
visit Boston once and made the trip
by the circuitous means Of transpOrta-
ton used In those early days, by stage,
railroad and steamboat. He arrived
IN Boston In the evening and went to
The old fremont House for the night.
All he had with him wa.~l old carpet
bag. and as lie was unknown TO the
clerk he was Informed that. having no
baggage, he would be expected TO pay
IN advance.
"All right" said he. reaching into his
inside pocket. He drew out a pocket
book and took therefrom $1,000 bill
Of his bank. Tie clerk took 1t. got out
bis bank dctectcr and looked up
the standing OF the Bangor bank lnsti-
tuition In q moment he came back
and said
THAT bank has issued but three bills
Of that denomination.
Yes" said the general. land II that
one Is not enough for you, here's the
other two" And he laid the bills before
the eyes Of the astOnished clerk.-BOs'
ton Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
Odd Art Criticisms

A young woman Of great perhaps
too great, senslbiilty, eccOr1ing tO tho
Dundee Advertiser, begged u he eX.
cuscd from visiting an aunt v-lO lived
III an old fashioned hOu9o wtece pic
turs OF a certain Prrlcd vcro IT. evil
donce. There is an engraving OF q
blacksmiths shop Ia tho dining room:
suil she hysteIically You can't eX-
poet ne 70 eat my dinner there: !
smell the hOofs."
\ similar criticism came from one
who suffered, not from oycgrclno-
ment. but from something quite dif-
ferent. She was q WOmal Of recently
ACQUIRED wealth wh0 went tntD an art
gallery and asked for painting Of
certain size. Il have Just what you
want" said the dealer He showed
her O beautiful animal painting, but
she looked ut it for q few minutes and
then shook her head. 1t won't Do
she said, II want this picture for my
drawing room" but It's a beautiful
thing" ventured the dealer. Not for
drawing rcom," announced tho wom-
an conclusiyei!; "you couldn't have
cow IN drawing roJ.A."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
Chineaa MOhnmme G dRns.

A Traveller In the upper Tangtse prov
inces Of China found In the town OF
Hinganfu many Chinese Nohamme-
dams who keep up communication with
their fellow rellgionists Of Arabia. A
missionary who has lived among them
for years declares that they are very
duarrelsome, much given to bOasting
OF their Turkestan origin, and, In spite
Of the prophets lnjunctions, drink
great deal OF wine. This Is usually the
case with Chinese MOhammedans In
Hinganfu, and more especially In Kan
sub, a few Of their spiritual teachers
keep ND their knowledge OF Arabic and
are occasionally visited by Arab or
central Asian mOlahS who follow the
old Arab trade route by way Of Hami,
by which the Arabs originally traded
and propagated their faith. These mol
labs visit every country In the east
where the followers OF the prophet are
TO Ue found and keep up the ties OF the
faithful with Islam. As they often
.tir up dissatisfaction and fOment dis
turbanceS against the Chinese authori-
ties. the latter regard them With sus-
DiciOn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
An EIoauent Criticism.

Theodore Thomas, in conducting an
orchestra, seemed impassive, impef-
turbable. 4 writer In the Outlook COM
menting upon this says that he was ap-
pnrently without passion or feeling
Yet the appearance was not reality
and at one of Mr.. Thomas rehearsais
il was fully contradicted.
AZ a certain point In the symphony
the orchestra was playing In perfect
time and tune, but with certain me-
chanical effect which no one had no
ticed until Mr.. Thomas suddenly
raped the music stand before him.
The orchestra stopped. Then with
his hand he initiated the action OF an
organ grinder.
With only word 10 indicate the
bar at which the orchestra was to take
I'D the music, he struck the rack be-
fore him for attention. and with q
movement OF his baton gave the signal
The orchestra repeated the passage
he had criticised by dumb show, and
this time 1t played with spirit and
fire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21

The world hNs a store Of pleasures In
waiting for the unaccustomed trav-
eler. Sometimes, indeed, they may be
mostly in anticipation, az was the case
with Amos Riggs Of Plumtown.
How dye do?" said Mr.. Riggs cor
daily 10 the stern visaged man who
was his seat mate in the car on the oc-
caslon of Mr.. Riggs first trip to Bos-
ton. Now what might your name beT
Do YOU live in Nashuy or beyondT
81 should like to know what business
4 is Of yours where / live or who !
ami" said his companion GROSSLY.
We'll. now, It amt any partic'lar
business O mine, strictly speaking,
said Afr. Riggs mildly, but It's Jest
like this: I've got cousin UP IN Can
ady that I've never seen, and I've al
ways thought 7 might come upon him
some time jest by asking folks their
name and so on"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
A Book and a War.

Copyright questions are grave enough
nowadays, but they no longer threaten
tO end IN war. as IN the case of St Co
lumba, the Irlshman who settled in
Iona converted north Britain and is
commcmoratcd on June 0. He had a
passion for Auc manuscripts and copies
OF them and among others copied a
certain Latin pSalter belonging to al
Irish abbot whcreupOn King Diarmaid
condemned COLUMBIA NJ Tara ruling
that ITO every book belongs its copy, a.
to every cow rs calf" Columbia ap-
pealed against the verdict in the prac-
teal form Of melting his kinsmen TO
revolt, and they defeated Diarmaid in
the battle OF the Psalter. The book Is
claimed 10 be the one which in silver
cover was carried into battle by the
ODonnclls during more than thou
sand years and may be seen Mt the
Royal Irish academy tOday.-London
Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
Brenktng 1t Gently.

He Is Il rather serious minded boy
who has more sense of responsibility
than many grown persons. So when
he was sent TO his grandmothers to
break the news Of her nged sisters
death he did so with much gravity and
no little self importance.
"Now, Alfred" his mother said
you mustn't tell grandma suddenly,
because II might shock her, even
though she knew Aunt Martha was III.
Tell II to her gently"
"All right" nssented Alfred, starting
ont on his mission with mingled solem-
nifty ard eagerness.
Arrived at his grandmother house.
he greeted her with a sober "Hello.
and then proceeded to "break the
news" by saying:
Aunt Maria's dead, grandma, but
you mustn't feel bad cause she was
pretty old, anyhow. You'll be the next
one, ! s'pOse. Brooklyn Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
Grace Knives.

There Is a curious class Of kn!ros o
the sixteenth century the blades
which have engraved on one side th'
musical notes to the benediction of tn
table, or grace before meat and on ul'
other the grace after meat. These
knives usually went In sets of four
representing a four part harmony OF
bass tenor, alto and treble. They were
kept in an upright case Of stamped
leather and were placed before the
singers according 10 the adaptation OF
each one 10 his particular part As
may bo supposed. the Inscription was
usually In Latin. The following speci-
men Is taken from actual knives Of the
period. PRO tuis benehciis Deus
gratlas ugimus tlbl" (Por thy good gifts
0 God, we thank thee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
A Scofch CoIlie story.

A story Of Scotch collie Is current
on tire Derbyshire border. according to
the Dundee Advertiser.' A farmer In
the Peak district. having purchased
small flock Of sheep in the lowlands,
drove the flock the whole way from
Scotland to his farm In Derbyshire
with the aid OF n collie dog which was
lent to him by the Scotch farmer from
whom he purchased the sheep. when
you get to your home with the sheep,
said the Scotchman, let the dog III
his belly; then tell him to - home. "
The Derbyshire man duly arrived at
his farm with the sheep and was so
pleased with the collie dog and Its per-
formance that he decided 10 keep II
few days before sending IL back. One
day he was away from home during
the whole of the day. and on returning
I'm the evening he found that the Scotch
collie was missing aud also the flock Of
sheen. In a few days tidings came
that the dog had arrived 1T bis Scotch
home and had brought the sheep back
with him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
p...,.. From the Greek

IL two are q few, why not hree'
three, why not four. and BY graduaF
ly advancing increment Of number why
not 10000 or any other number! or'
again, II the loss Of single hair does
not make q man bald, why should the
loss Of two, Of three. and so on, and IN
ferentially the loss OF all2
II, then. no addition or Subtraction
Of a unit can transform small num-
Der of wheat grains into heap or
full head Of hair into a bald head how
Is It possible that either transition
should ever be accomplished?
Take a grain of miliet out OF a bushei
and let II fall on the ground. and IL
makes no noise Take every grain IN
succession of 10000, let the same hap
pen. and no sound Is heard. Then col
lect all the grains back into the busnel
and pour 1t out, and the result is a
great noise. How. asks Zeno. can TO-
600 noiseless processes make one fuii
Of noise? -- --'-----
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
OLD Spyres.

Old Scvrcs porcelain holds its own
among those No ere wealthy enough
to buy il, because, within definite lin
IT'S il IS perfect. The united skill OF
the best French chemists, potters
artists and sculptors Of the time went
to rs making; the sordid necessity o
earning a profit did not trouble the q
rector Of Seyres, for an easy goih
monarch was always ready TO maxi
good the yearly loss.
Technical perfection-no less-wa'
aimed nj, and il was attained. French
men OF that day grumbled at tn,
waste Of public money on the Pompa
dour's whim, but Louis took no hee.
Sevrcs was to produce the finest porct
lain ar any cost, for the glory ol
France and her Bourbon kingston
don Outlook
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-07-21
Trespassing

According to the common law OF ENG
land there can be no theft of things
which form part of or are attached ~
tho soil. and there Is no statute or pen
atty against the gathering of wild iow-
ers in n field or wood. Most people al
some time or other have paused at the
fearsomc legend, "Trespassers VIII be
Prosecuted" printed on the menacinS
board which lawyers have described as
n "wooden liar" for, as matter OF
fact. the mere walking across another
mans field is no more criminal or
Tense than to walk along the highroad
If the trespasser does no actual dam
ace there Is no ground for prosecution
with any hope of obtaining more than
merely nominal damages, and none
but a born litigant would dream OF
taking action-London Globe.