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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

THE Tattler" quotes a French gentleman on the
impossibilities Of the English language. "Ah re
Eenglish language, eet impossible' a French
man said TO a friend. For example, re English
host fills up his glass. rises holding 1t out to you
saying, Here's TO your and zen drinks himself
l can make nozing OF eet. Anuzzer example: Ven
I was crossing Channel In top berth was an
Engleesh gentleman. and I In re lower one :;
II was very stormy and re Eenglish gentleman he
became very I'll. Zuddenly he cried. Look out
therer vch I naturally did. but ah. my friend
regretted doing very much'
Classhsd-"How your Sunday school picnic ?
NIECE
oh. a bird"'
All! sort of meadow lark. I suppose."-(Phna-
delphia Press
The London Globe doubts whether there is
anywhere In the world a place more addicted 70
coffee than the little island of Groix, about nine
miles distant from Lorient. The customs records
show that the annual consumption of coffee in the
island Is about 10000 pounds Now, the popuIa ton
is $500. and the pass practically their
whole lives afOat seamen, this large quantity
must be consumed by about 5000 women. children
and old 1t works out thirty pounds
head per annuul.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

Borough President Littleton's dignity has a
Texas hair trigger. It is rather funny to find
a thorough Democrat like him getting angry
because he was not made member of re-
ception committee of a Republican club to which
he did not belong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
NO LIBRARY.

I wish dat when some millionaire
Is passin gifs aroun'
He'd stop an pay attention where
real need is foun'
We don't want any buildin' tall.
WIFI statutes on de Stoop;
Our needs is urgent. but dey's small;
We wants a chicken coop.
De soup spoons mightier dan de pen.
It's true, though you may scowl;
You doesn't thirst fob knowledge when
You's hungerin' fob a fowl
A fuS' class meal will make folks feel
Like a angelic troop.
An yet we knows its wrong TO steal
We wants a chicken coop.
-iWaShin ptOp Gtav
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

many swiftly moving electric cars in this local.
ity 1t is marvellous that no pedestrians nave
been killed or mangled since the present large
assortment of obstacles and perils was permitted
to accumulate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

1t begins to look as though chicago might
exchange its old title of the Windy City for
that of the Strike City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

Amid all the discussion. pro and contra, OF
.frills and fads" in the public schools we sup
pose nobody will seriously dispute that prac-
teal knowledge of sewing and cooking Is an
exceedingly valuable thing for a girl to acquire.
There Is no doubt that those things are ad-
,nirablv taught in some of the public schools.
and there Is some reason for arguing that such
teaching is a great boon to the people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
CHAGRIN.

\ sailor In 40 north lat.
stood on deck In q terrible att;
For instead OF a swear
OF kind new and rare
lie had uttered a miserable plat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

1.-THE Indianapolis Sentinel" whose utterances
in the last campaign were widely advertised
as rejecting the true inwardness" of Demo-
cratic policy, has changed hands. Mr.. Taggart
retires as proprietor, and the Middle West De-
nocracy is now left without official" organ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

A Canadian Judge has ordered the deportation
of twelve American railway officials from Ihe
Dominion. How would Canada like the oeporta-
ton of American capital invested in developing
Dominion railways?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

The throwing of stones and other missiles at
the occupants of automobiles is an abominable
nnisdemeanor, which should be suppressed with
the severest penalties Of the law 1t is cir
curstance not devoid Of suggestion, however,
that such offences are committed against auto
nnobilists almost entirely alone. Seldom indeed.
do we hear of any such assaults on the occu-
pants Of horse drawn vehicles. Perhaps it will
be not Improbable for automobiles to consider
+b,s fact and to try to discover the reason for
It, May it not be because so many automobiles
ora themselves the first offenders. being driven
through the streets at illegal and dangerous
rates Of speed? Such offences by automobiles
do not. of course justify the throwing OF stones
at them. but there is little doubt that they pro-
woke IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
LEY rErEaRAPH 10 TIE TRBUSE-l

Will spend the summer travelling on TIE Continent
In a motor car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

Justice Gaynor may take some extreme views
If the limitations of police power but he is
right in holding that when the authorities can
sacurn M evidence of lawbreaking they have no
right to persecute suspected citizens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26

CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
The Enrthnunke nelt.

Earthquakes are more frequent IN
volcanic areas, but are not confined to
Them. a great zone which Is particu-
inrly subject to earthquakes cnclrcles
the earth. This belt includes the Med.
%iterranenn lands. the Azores, the West
Indies, Central America, the Hawaiian
Islands, Japan, China, Indin, Persia
and Asia Minor. 1t is believed that
the larger number OF earthquakes orig
mate beneath the ocean. In places
where the bottom OF the sea shows
great variation in depth earthquakes
are numerous. They have, in fact,
been found to be so destructive to tele-
graph cables In these localities that
the cable authorities have named them
danger Zones.'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
DIseaaen of Animals.

q Household pets are susceptible to n
eSar greater variety of diseases than
:Ethst people imagine. Parrots arc
dytnwn TO be susceptible to q disease SO
;sFlFsullar TO themselves that 1t Is called
from the Greek word for parrot, ''psit-
tacosis." ~ number Of fatal cases In
human beings Of what was Mt first sup
posed to be n malignant influential pneu-
monia were In Paris traced to the bacil.
lus Mt present thought to be causative
of the parrot disease. A certain pro
portion OF parrots are known to die
from tuberculosis. Cats are known
sometimes TO have tuberculosis, and
that they have in many cases been car
riers Of diphtheria md other of the
ordinary infections directly and indi-
rectly Is more than suspectcd.-Kansas
City Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
How sparrovs We're Cnurht.

In an old game book published in
England in 1920 appeared the follow
Ing formula for the l~essening of the
sparrow pest: Take some lees of wine
and hemlock Juice, temper them to-
gether and steep a quantity of wheat
therein for the space Of one night. Then
place the snme in n spot where the
birds resort to feed, and when they
have eaten thereof they will drop down
dead drunk. Too much hemlock should
not be used or there will he n danger
Of poisoning the birds and rendering
them unwholesome food"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
TO EMeARRAss THE CAR.

According TO IL writer Iii the London
Sketch the reason given ny The Rus
ian wor'ilcn in 81 Petersburg for
abandoning alcohol in favor of tea as
the most curious one ever advanced.
They arc becoming sober in or,lc: to
cr:barrass The govcrnmtJt by reducing
tho income derived from The tax on al
colIoI. The Russian aItocrats can
scarcely order the workmcn to relapse
again into drunkenness. and this new
form of resistance tn !hc authorities
w:ll Huzzlc the statesmen more than
open rebellion.
If they will just stick to 1t long
enough to realize how much better oil
they are morally. mentally AMI ply
sically they will achieve a liberty well.
nigh us valuable as freedom from au-
locratic rule.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
Entered at the Newport News, Va.
PostoGlcc as sccond-class matter.
SUNDAY. MAY 81. 1905.
PLEA FOR FUNERAL. REFORMS

In nm address before the eighteenth
annual convention OF tho Virginia Flu.
neral Directors Association In Norfolk
lgst week. Rev. G. S. blackwell. ID. D..
a an earnest plea for Il number of
funeral reforms and called upon the
nndertalers to assist the pulpit and
the press in educating public .astG
away rom tho barLaric pomp and cx.
%travagance which too often are noted.
Among the suggestions made by DIR.
BLACKWELL are the following:
All funeral services should he con
cludc,i ut The house or church. and the
gathering ~dispcrsc. the immediate fam
lily subsequently going to the place Of
intermcnt with The holy.
THE custom of flowers should be
done away with. save that n few In.
expensive buds. etc. might be laid
nl",vc tho body.
"Ali Sunday funerals. except rare.
cases and eulcgies ovcr the dead.
should be discontinued.
lust enough carriages for the min.
istcr, pall-bearcrs and family should
he provided. Free rides to the Come
tecy by all sorts of people with but rc.
mule interest III the dead should he
discontinued. IL is but vulgar vanity
to display responsibility by the length
Of Il funeral train.
"Clcrygmen at The house. and fra
ternitieH AT the grave. should shorten
their rituals. Two hymns. prayer and
- short Scripture reading is enough.
III lropls would tell the truth about
funeral services, often called Solemn
and impressive" They would confecY
them long and wcarisomc To The limit,
1T worl be better, doubtless. if tho
whole custom of mourning attire were
banishMl. If some simple badge. OF
sign of bereavement. like crepe on n
hat. or an arm. or II mourning collar
Tor ladies', to save embarrassment
by contact with persons who do nc,
know of the afIiiction, were to take The
place of the present hemhcnish pomr
AMI cxtravagant funeral habits. wlat
a blessing It would he to poor anu rich
alike
While 1t nay be expecting too mncl
of poor. weak human nature to Iool,
for corporation from undcrtakcrs in
the matter of reforming funeral OK
t%ravagance, there is no rcason why
they should not assist in ushcring in
~! of the other reforms urged by DR.
Blackwell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
EXPENSIVE FLOWERS.
The Tulip Craze In Holland In the
Nineteenth Century.

During the tulip craze in Holland in
the last century In one year the snIes
aggregated 100000 forms. Holland
went tulip mad. The bulbs were quot
cd OH tic Stock Exchange. Ownership
In them was divided into shares. Spec
ulators sold them short. AT II time
more tulips were sold than existed. At
Lille n brewer sold his trade and good
will In exchange for n bulb, which was
thereafter known as the brewery tulip.
In Amsterdam n father gave ono by
way Of dover with bis child. There
after the variety was known MS the
Observation-Disclosures. At I,ottcr-
dam n hungry sailor, happening on n
few, mistook them for onions and
atc them. The repast became as ia
as Clcopatra's pearls and prob
ably exceeded it in cost. At The Hague
n poor fellow managed to raise Il black
tulip. The rumor of that vegetable
marvel spread. Presently he was visit
cd by Il deputatlon from n syndicate.
For that W lamb Of his the deputa-
ton offered 1000 forms, which he re-
fused. He was offered 10000 forms.
Still he refused. Cascades Of gold
were poured before his resisting eyes.
Finally. tormentcd and tempted, lie
succuinbcd. There ana then the dcpu-
tatlon trampied that tulip under their
feet. Aftcrward 1t appeared that the
syndicate had already grown n gem
precisely similar and, unable to bear
the idea that n rival existed, had uu
thorizcd the dcputation, If nccdful, to
offer ten times the Mount which il
paid.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21

take chances, In other words. to gam
BILE. In some It is stronger than in
others as are all other traits or char.
acterlstics. This tendency must be
cultivated to assume any recognized
aggressive or dangerous form, as Is
well known. Now, to get q $1,000
piano for a dollar at a rattle or a pound
OF Huyler's candy for s cents at a
church fair is certainly cultivating that
tendency, and while It may be done
without injury to n thousand young
men perhaps there Is n whom it will
ruin consequently it is better to alb.
stain from every appearance Of evil,
and as l take 1t, this is what Mr.. Well
ford wanted to teach and what the
Christian church stands for.
w. H. BALL.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
AT THE CAPTAINS TABLE.
of AddrcssinR Guests
When the Ocean Swell Is High.

DiHcultie of Addressing Guests
When the Ocean Swell Is High.
AS the liner cleared the heads and
the heavy swell of the open Atlantic
became noticeable dinner was served.
The twenty-siS places at the captains
table were filed. and rs The soup ap-
reared the captain addressed his table
companions.
81 trust that all twcnty-six Of you
will have a pleasant trip" lie said,
'and TINT this little asscinblage of
twenty-four will reach port much ben
Gifted by tho voyage. / look upon the
twenty-five smiling faces as n father
upon his family, for I am responsible
for the lives of this group of nineteen.
hope oil fourteen Of you will join ME
later In drinking to n merry trip. l
believe we fellow passengers arc
admirably suited to each other, and |
applaud the Judgment which chose
from tile passenger list these three per-
sons for my table. You and I, my
dear sir. are
The captain chuciled. "IIere, stew
ard. bring OH my fish and clear away
these dishes" journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
WOOD ALCOHOL IN RUSSIA.

The poor old Russian peasant seems
to he catching 1t on every hand. The
tax collector. the usnrer. the bureau.
crat and the Jap soldiers are all talk
ing a shot at him. Even the imam
Gus thieves who deal in poisonous adul-
teraticns have singled him out MS IN
easy mark"
II Is stated that up to last year
wool alcohol in Russia was not dc.
odorized. and. retaining the al,omin-
able smell ami Taste which IL brought
from tic distiiling watts, could not be
astd for drinking. Even the ignorant
peasants. who will drink the vilest and
strongest forms of spirits. wonId MOI,
loren II. But last year the d%coIoriZc,l
alcohol was introduced into that co,,n
Try, anu In consequence Of It's chcap.
ness began under various dissuIscs
tn Dr used ms II beverage. While fin,
Russian troops were being mobilizcd
at porpat last summer. much drinLiny
TOOK place among them. and The boy.
erage OF which they pariook. accord.
Ing 10 The Journal of the American
Medical Associations" vas co,nposcd If
wood alcohol. water, peppermint.
leaves. saliva. lavender, etc. n nom.
Jar liyonian combination. and tho ra.
SUIT was that thirty or forty died from
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
a SILENT TONGUE.
There Are Times When 1t rs the Far
of Wisdom Not to Talk.
w. H. BALL

There Are Times When II lis the Fart
of Wisdom Not to Talk.
The best of us talk too much. "The
essence of power Is reserve" said O
MAJ who knew.
Many Il reputation has been built on
silence. Many Il one is spoiled through
rushing prematurely and volubly into
speech.
1t is safe TO be silent when your
words would wound. Faithful are the
wounds Of a friend, says the old prov.
erb, but one wants to he mighty sure
ones friend needs the wounding and
that we arc qualified to administer 1t.
Keep still when your words will dis.
courage. 1t Is infinitely better to be
dumb forever than to mike one fellow
being less nble 10 cope with life.
Keep still when your words Will In.
cite TO anger or discomfort. An incrcd-
iblc amount of breath Is used in the
evil practice of trying TO make our
friends dislike their friends.
Never speak when what you have to
say is merely for the purpose Of exalt-
ing yourself.
Shut your lips with a key when you
are inspired TO bahblc incontinently of
yourself-your ailments, accomplish
ments, relations, loves, hatrcds, hopes
and desires. 1t Is only to the choice,
rare friend that one may speak of
these things without becoming u fool
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
TWO CLASSES OF OAKS.
One Notable For It's Wood, the Other
For ItN RrilIInncS of CoInrInE.

Onc For It's wood, the Other
For Its Briiiinncy OF Col0ring.
Tho great oak family might he divid.
ed into two clnSScS-thoSc that rInru
their ncornS In season. such ns the
white. post and messy cup oaks, and
those which require two full years,
such ms the red, scarlet and black oaks
To the first class belong the chestnut
oak and the live oak OF the south. This
Inter tree for generations played M
important part in shipbuildlng, but has
now been superseded by iron and steel
The leaf, which is nm evergreen, is on.
tircly without indcntatlons and Is thicl,
md icnthery. The wood Is very heavy
and strong, has n beautiful grain and
Is susceptible of taking n high polish
at II time this wood was so valuable
that IL government paid $780, 900 FOR
large tracts of land In the south, that
our navy might be sure Of q supply OF
live oak timber.
To the second class OF oaks we are
largely Indebted for the gorgeous col.
ors OF IL autumn leaves. The red,
scarlet and pin onks, with their bril-.
liant reds. scarlcts and browns, arc
close competitors with the maple in
giving Il American landscapes the
most wonderful autumn colorings to be
found anywhere I'm the world. These
three trees have lenvcs which Mt frst
glance are quite similar. but by care
full. examination may always be dis.
tlngulshed.-St. Nicholas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21

the effects Of the debauch. Since then
many similar occurrences have been
recorded.
There are cases on record in which
Americans have found death by the
wood alcohol route, but 1t can lie said
to the credit OF the country that crlmi,
nal prosecutions Usually have followed
the discovery of the poisonous adul.
.crations. Harm less mixtures are had
enough, but the vampire who lcliber-
atcly fcists wood alcohol uEon the ig
norcnt and %unthinking in the guise OF
their favorite drink is little better than
Il coll.blo3icd murderer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
H DOUGLAS N
A Tree That Is the Memorial Both of
n Man and u Tragedy.

n MAN anu u
A tree whose name Is Mt once the
memorial both Of n man and n tragedy
Is the Douglas pine, famous for It's
magnificent cones. Now, David Doug
las was originally n Scotch lad who
came under the notice Of Sir William
Hooker, the well known botanist, and
through his influence was appointed
collector Of rare plants to the Horti-
cultural society. lie travelled for the
society in NIL parts Of The world and
was extraordinarily successful in his
0nds. 1t was he who discovered lu-
pins, e~schscholtzIas md godetias rs
we'll as many magnificent varieties OF
pine trees, including the one bearing
his name. But when quite n young
mnn lie met n tragic fate while plant
hunting. He wns in the Sandwich
Isles, and there the natives dig deep
pits to cntch wild animals, covering
them owe with branches and grass TO
conceal their openings. On to one of
these treacherous pits Douglas walked
n day when alone and was Mt once
prccipitatcd to the bottom. No help
was at hand, and he was dcvourcd by
n wild benst which was also impris-
oned.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21

Wall Street correspondent of tho
Savannah News says the Zig Insurance
companies have unloadcd their doubt
FIJI securities. Now let them unload
scmc Of the officials Of doubtful repr.
taticn aud the policyholdcrs will
breathe more freely.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
Thnckerny's Host Of Chnracter,.

Some n who has been looking at the
list of characters enumerated in the
last volume Of nm edition Of Thackeray's
works has calculated that their num-
Der totals up to between 5000 and
$500. We have not checked the estl-
mate, but, accepting it as accurate,
share the discoveries astonishment.-
London Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21

THE processes Which operate to
produce rain over large areas says
frof. Mnore of the weather bureau,
q of such magnitude that tho Of
fccts upon them of the puny efforts of
man AFRO inapprcciable." What's the
meaning of ibis oracular outburst?
Has Willis had a picnic spoiled by
April showers?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21

Lcri Bcrcsfcrd wishes TO sec this
country anil Great Britain under one
flag. There is no telling what the
future has in store. The big stick"
policy still has the call.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21

W. arc Informed that money is
easy i'll France Those Georgia get
~rich-Iuick takers also found ii easy
In the South.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-21
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Each Dny,s supreme Event.

Every days work should be a SUI
preme event in every life. We should
come to 1t ms carefully prepared as the
prima donna who is trying to hold
the worlds supremacy in song comes
before her audience. Then u work
would breathe out the yigor and vital
ity and freshness which we PIT Into it.
Then life would be glorifed. and the
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formed.-O. s. Mnrden In Success.
In some matrimonial combines The
woman is the better half, and in some
others she imagines she's the whole
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