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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
GEOMETRY IN BATTLE.
How marlborough Won His Grcnt
Victory Mt Families.

The genius of Marlborough seized up
on the simple fact Tint the are Is great
or than IFS chord when he won his
great victory at Families. The French
army under Nillcroi was posted In an
are OIL ridge OF hills. Their left OK
tended to the village of Autrc Egllse
and owing TO the stcepness of the hills
and the river AMI marsh In front was
In m almost imprcgnablc position.
Their forces swept round on the top Of
the ridge till they reached on the eX-
trcme right Il height behind the village
Of Families known rs the Tomb of OF
tamond.
Marlborough saw that this height was
the key to the position. He first made
Il vigorous feint on Autre Eglise and
so caused the French generals to hurry
In person to That point. Then lie moved
large bodies Of troops rapidly and SC
crctly along the chord OF the arc and
carried the position OH the French right
before Villcroi had time to bring up re-
endorsements by the longer line OF the
curve.
This Is easily understood when 1t Is
remembered that the chord of all arc Is
straight line Joining the cxtremitics
of M arc or two points i'll curve
London Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
Poison In ynr

When the French beat the Formo-
sans along the coast in 1881 the latter
retired to the interior. When the
French pursued them they found n
queer line of defense. beyond which
they could make no progress and In
stormlng which many died. The For
mosans had poisoned the springs, wa
ter courses. etc. as they retreated. md
the campaigns Of the French against
them never got farther than the poison
line. The poison was Il native one, as
deadly as arsenic or stryclinine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
THE PERFECT FOOT.
II Is snId to &c Found Only Among
American Women.

II Is snId to &c Found Only Among
American Women.
"The American woman's foot Is the
prettlest." said the shoemaker. ut Is Mt
once slender and robust and very sup
pie. The instep, is high and beautiful
in word, II perfect foot, charming
aud scrviccablc alike In pink satin
slipper In II ballroom or in white rub
Der socd shoe on n tennis court or in n
stout, hobnailed boot on the side of the
Junsfram or the Matterhorn.
"Thc Frenchwoman's foot comes
next. 1t Is long and slender and ele-
gnnt, but weak, no good for service.
very ornnmental-a foot for show
"rhc Spanish foot Is small, and its
lnstcp is high and arched. Here, too,
there is not enough strength. There Ia
a tendency to softness and In later life
to fat.
"The German foot Is large. but shape
ly and strong. 1t resembles the Ameri-
can foot, only 1t Is much bigger.
"The English foot Is the-is the-well
it is the limit! 1t is long; it Is bony; 1t
hns no instcp; it wears its shoe over on
the side. Nowhere IN the world will
YOU find race with such ugly feet as
those Of the English" Minneapolis
Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30

A friend once entered the studio of
George lnncss, the American land
scape painter, While he was Mt work
and remarked that the picture on the
easel seemed to him much better than
certain former works of the artist.
Right" said Inness. "1'his Is going
to he one Of my best things. and tho
reason is that ] have had the cool luck
to break my right arm and am obliged
10 paint with my left hand. You scc."
he added. showing his right hand III n
sling, "thls hand had become so darned
clever thnt I could not catch up with
1t. and 1t painted away without me,
while this hand" = showing the left.
with which he held his brush-"is awl-
ward and can do nothing without me-"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
sterenron md wn1,nce.

Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace once
found himself mt club in Edinburgh,
where he fell into conversation about
Russia with youth who put forward
some views in which he could not
acquiesce. "Oh." said this parsonage,
1T Is all very we'll for YOU TO say that
YOU do not agree with me. but know
all about 1t. l have Just been review
Ing Wallace's Russia" and I have
just been writing It," was the natural
reply. The former speaker lived to be
famous. He was r. L. Stevenson.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
AN ODD EPITAPH.
George Ritter IiI<cncd Himself to n
wOrnOut Watch.

heOrRe Ritter 1ikencd Himself to a
wOrDOut Watch.
"Frnnkln's cpitapl, where lie com
pared himself TO an old book. Is known
to all of u.s. said an antiquary. Here
is a copy of n less famous cpitaph, the
epitnph OF II matchmaker. George Rit-
ter, who compared himself to watch
that had run down."
The man took out his notebook.
George Ritter" he said, lived In
New Hampshire in the town OF New
port. lie died In 1922"
Then he read:
"'lIcrc lies, In horizontal position,
the outside case of George Ritter,
whose abiding place III that line was
nm honor to his profession. Integrity
was his mainspring and prudence the
regulator Of all the actions of his life.
Humane. generous and liberal, his
hand never stopped TIL he had relieved
distress. He never went wrong except
when set n-golng by people who did
not know his key. Even then he was
easily set right ngain. He had the art
or dispensing of his time so well that
his hours glidcd by In one continual
round Of pleasure and delight Till an
unlucky minute put nh end to his exist
encc. lie departed this life Sept. IL,
1922. His cnse rests and moldcrs and
decays beneath the sol, but his good
works Will never die "-philadclphiu
Bulletin
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
ENGLISH FACTORY LAWS.
Brought Abont by PitInhIe Condi-
tfOns In Cotton Fnctorfcn

Brought About by PitInhIc Condi-
tions In Cotton Factories.
The first English factory laws were
made III 1902 and were enacted mainly
because of the pitiahlc condition Of the
young panprr children employed In the
Lancashire cotton factories.
An outbreak OF fever In the Rad
cliife Cotton works, 1874, was traced
by Manchester doctors to overcrow,lcd
and insanitary factories and the long
hours Of the workers. The ma sistrate;
made an attempt TO lessen the evils,
but In spite of their success In Slightly
reducing the hours Of labor things
grew worse and other epidemics oc-
CURED.
The Manchester board of health took
the matter up In 1T9G and urged the
necessity Of legislation TO deal efrec-
lively with 1t. Public interest was
aroused, and further revelations OF the
fragrant III treatment of apprentices so
deeply stirred public feeling that in
1902 Sir Robert Peel brought In bill
known as the "health and morals Of
apprentices net" which was passed
without difficulty and placed on the
statute book.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
Cheerful PhIIOsopI,y,

When could not obtain large pleas
urcs put together as many small ones
as possible. Small pleasures. depend
upon 81, lie about MS thick as daisies
In summer and for That very reason
are neglected, trodden under foot. in.
stead of being worn in our buttonholcs.
We cannot afford to buy roses at
Christmas or camclsas at any time.
and so we couple huttcrcups with vul-
ghrlty. and things that grow In the
hedge side we let wither where they
grow for no other reason than that the
kings highway is not royal gardcn.--
Womnn's Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30

few days ago Admiral Avcllan. crc
OF Russia's naval experts expressed
this opinion concerning Rear Admiral
Hcjcstvensky: IF he gets to Vladivos.
tok he will not rest un his laurcls. bn.
VIII seek All engagement. He Will try
TO wrest the mastery Of the sea from
Togo The trouble with most Of the
Russian advance proclamations has
been the fact that they have almost in
/variably bumped into just such an If
as qualities the above sentence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
at the Newport News, Va,
Postoflice as second.class matter.
TUESDAY. MAY 20. 1905.
RESULT OF THE NAVAL BATTLE.

The first reports of the battle be-
tween The Heels Of Rear Admiral Togo
and Rear Admiral Rojcstvcnskv were
conservative in The extreme. and there
seems lu be- no doul!: row tha; tha
Russian sIuaGron practically was an
initiated. While conflicting storiry
were ccminy from every other poiIt in
the far cast. Toxic remained silent
Until the result IF the fight was def.
nitcly known and then came tho bare
announcement of the wonderful victory
achieved by the Japanese Nelson.
Saturdays events In the Straits Of
Kcrca place an entirely new complex.
ion upon affairs in the East. Riissia's
last fUrlurn hope has been dashed to
the ground AMI il her ruler and states.
mon are wise an immediate effort will
lie made To- bring hoslili;ics To an end.
!f they arc not wise enough to measure
mp To their responsibilities these ma
TINS which arc In close touch with
Russia sho,ld exert all The influence
and pressure at their command to
force tic abandonment of mn attitude
which is maintainc'l simply to bolster
up false pridc.
When the FIRST disaster ut Port Ar
thur came we were assured That Rus
sian arms must he vinlicat2d. THEN
cane the fall Of Port Arthur and the
absolute loss of all the fine ships
there at the beginning of the var
Again we were told that Russia could
not sue for peace until the tide OF war
had turned. Then came Liza Yang
and Mukdnn. Still we were Informed
that Russia must gain decisive vie
tory before peace negotiations could
be considered. Is there anything in
the results Of the past which indicates
that there is reason to hope for
victory In the future? Must the Rus
sian soldier with ignorant and machine
like devotion he offered up on the al
tar Of senselcss bride?
1t is time for the other powers to
step in anl force the Russians to take
reasonable view of the situation.
provided this last disaster is not euf
fcient to accomplish that feat without
outside assistance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
SUNDAY MARKETS.
They Were Held In England Even
ncfOrc the COnuucnf

They We're Held In England Even
ncfOrc the Conquest.
According TO the Domcsllay book, Il
Sunday market WAS held at st. Ger
mans. Cornwall. even before the con
quest, though 1t was soon rendered of
little value owing TO the establishing
of another on an adjacent piece OF
ground by the Conqucror's half broth
or.
From the conquest right on TO The
time of Henry VII. ana in II few cases
longer these Sunday markets were
common. We find records OF them Mt
Bradford. Worcester, Battle, Launcc-
ston and parts Of Durham, Lancashire
and Lincolnshire.
Launccston In 1906 gave King John
8 marks for license to change the day
TO Thursday. Battle did pretty much
the same thing. Despite an act OF par
lament In l4i0 abolshing them some
disrcgarled the net and continued Sun
day fairs until 1900
In Wfgton, Cumberland, tho butchers
oh Sunday did roaring trade close to
the church doors. 1t was no uncommon
thing for worshipcrs to bring their
joints to church with them and hang
them over the pew fronts. The priest.
unable to stop the custom, posted to
London and got The market day
changed to Tuesday, London Mail.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
DRAWING FINE WIRE.
Diamond Dtcs-SArc Used. steel Not
Being Hard Enough.

Diamond DtchsArc ,Uscd.:- Steel Not
1870 Being Hard Enough.
Diamonds are used quite extensively
as dies for drawing wire of the small
est slzes-for instance, the sizes less
than, say, twenty-five one-thousandths
Of an inch diameter.
The hardest steel dies arc not suitable
for this. work for the reason that tho
wear upon them SO enlarges the die
that the diameter of the wire is not uni
form within the required percentage Of
variation at the beginning and end of
drawing. Sapphires are used some
times for this work. Copper, silver and
platinum are the metals usually drawn
to the very small sizes.
With diamond dies It Is practicable
to draw platinum to n diameter of five
ten-thousandths Of an inch. An iden
Of the tineness Of copper wire drawn
to only three one-thousandths OF an
inch In diameter may be gathered from
the fact that In one pound of the metal
there are over six miles of such wire.
The weight OF the diamonds used for
this work is from four to five cnrats,
and they are uncut except as to the die.
The value of these dies, which, Of
course. are not of the first water, va
ries from $50 to 500 carat. and sew
eral hundred thousand dollars worth
Of diamonds are utilized as dies in the
various wire factories OF this country
Alone Electrical Review.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
lie VIM SNIFF

A teacher in one of the public schools
asked little Irish boy why he had
been absent day, to which the youth
replied:
My mother had the humps, and I
had TO go and get the doctor"
But don't YOU know that the mumps
is catching. Johnny?"
Yes, but this is my stepmother, and
she never gives me anything New
York Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
A snmpI. OF Tho So,

On his return to Cordova from n
visit to Mar del Plata, where he had
behold the sea for the first time. Pedro
brought with him n bottle containing
about an inch of sand from the shore
and two inches OF snlt water to enable
his parents, who had never seen the
ocean. to form some idea Of what It
WINS like. We are informed that his
parents were greatly impressed
SQeta
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
Sorrow.

Sorrow is not an Incident occurring
now and then. 1t is the wool which Is
woven Into the warp of life, and he
who has not discerned the divine sa-
credncss of sorrow and the profound
meaning which Is concealed In pain
has yet to learn what life Isl. w.
Robertson.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30

That Philadelphia gas company was
wise enough to recognize that it wal
locking right into the muzzlc of Il
heavily lCa.;e.l proposition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30

If Field Marshal Oyama's forward
movement was interrupted to await
the issue Of the naval battle, we see
no reason why 1t should not proc ccd al
once.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
Hln nrefllrnn.

Smart Pastor-My congregation Is
made up mostly of fools. Parishioner
All, that explains It! Smart Pastor
Explains what? Parshloner Your
habit of addressing them MS "beloved
brethren. "-Cleveland Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30

Those Chicago Transfers seem in.
clincd tn force upon President SLcn
the responsibility IF posing rs the Ru
jCstvcnsky nj the strike situation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
Some of our esteemed conlcmpor

Some of our esteemed conlcmpor-
aries are recalling The fact that Ger.
tain COOL people Of the city Of Ihi,a-
delnhia recently were utcring public
prayers fer Mayor Weaver of rhila
lclphia Perhaps there is some con
ntction between these pctiticns ara
the remarkable events whicl, recently
lave been :ranspiring in a municipality
10 which Rev. Charles H. Parkhur3I
awards the palm fer unrightcousnrss
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
Musical.

Violin-I am completely unstrung!
That base VIC; has stolen my beau.
Mandolin-It's Infamous! He's always
picking on me too Chicago Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
HypOcrisy.

Hypocrisy is folly. for It is much
easier, safer and pleasanter to be the
thing which n man seems to appear
than to keep up the appearance Of be-
ing what he Is not.-Iord Burleigh.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30

We look forward to AN Official an.
.nouncement from ST. Petersburg to the
effe't that Vice Admiral Roiestvensky
he'd his fingers crossed and that Togo
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30
r us f

Are delivered daily in all parts
of the City by the Oyston
Fishery wagons. Trout. Butter
fish, Crackers. Blueflsh and
Founders are now in the sea-
son.
Patronlze the wagons that
keep the prices down, and
since 1886 have furnished the
best fish at the lowest prices.
]. G. ROBlNsON.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-30

|}e1atc't all the rules of international
etiquette and courtesy i'll pounding his
fleet into scrap iron.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-26
H|CHWAYMAN
HELD FOR
GRAND JURY

Columbus Dorsey, colored, who thinks
ne is q years OF age II who belongs IN
Little Rock. Ark. was held for the grand
jury by Judge Rueckert today. In 5000 ON
each OF two complaints Of highway rob-
berry.
Dorsey is a hoboe, has done time at
Buffalo and Albany FOR trivial ofenses
and saws that his picture Is In the ro-
CUES gallery I'm each OF those cities.
He was I'm Boston a fortnight ago and
then Jumped a freight To this city since
when he has been rooming with a colored
family az the corner OF Pine street ana
Beacon avenue.
At 1855 o'clock last night MARY Nelleher,
a domestic employed at eG6 Broad street
who was intending to call on a friend on
Congdon street. was accosted 10y a negro,
The man followed her on Angel street
and there seized her purse and ran OFT
with II disappearing up Gushing street IN
the direction OF Prospect.
Capt. Matteson heard the woman's cries
for help and chased the thief for quite a
distance. Losing sight OF the fugitive
capt. Mattison %telephoned an alarm To
the 81 station.
A few minutes later Lieut.. Robbed got
another message this time from the house
where Miss Kelleher's friend works.
BY this means q good description OF the
theft was obtained
Capt. Matteson after telephoning TO the
station ran 20 the corner OF Hope ana
Benevolent streets whore he met Mrs.
Catherine Higgins OF 1872 West Park
street. who said that a colored man had
Just seized her hand bag I'm which was n
purse containing 81.
The thief had run mp Hope 10 George
street and turned towards the centre OF
the city.
a wheelman named Arnold. who resides
on Olive street chased the thief up
George street and saw him dodge into 4
yard near Prospect.
While Mr.. Arnold was hiding and await
ing the temperance OF the thief Sergt.
Costigan came up and almost immediately
the negro came out OF the yard and ran
plumb into the ~sergeant's arms.
Dorsey pleaded guilty TO the two charges
that were brought against him.
! one was for theft OF two pocketbooks
and contents valued az sl.69 from the per
son and possession OF Mary Kelleher. and
the other for n similar theft OF q handbaP
and contents valued az Si75 from Cathe-
rine Higgins.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-26
MRS. MILLER READS PAPER Be.
FORE EAST SIDE LITERARY CLUB

There was an enthusiastic gathering Of
the member OF the East Side Literary
club at the rooms Of the president, Mrs.
Harriet NJ Miller. at IL Benefit street,
Wednesday afternoon. The meeting was
informal for the purpose OF organizing
and deciding what work should be taken
up for the winter. After the business of
tho meeting was concluded. Mrs. Miller
gave an hours talk on Saratoga I'm His
tory" and Saratoga Today
Mrs. Miller has been n visitor To those
wonderful springs for some weeks during
the past thirty-two years and feels she
owes. her health and perhaps her life, to
these God-given waters. She spoke briefly
OF the part Saratoga took I'm the Revolu-
tionary str~ugles-gave "A description OF
the Military road over Bcmis Heights
now lined with marble slabs pointing out
the spots where the gentle Gen. Fraser
was killed and many others named among
the nations heroes. Then the battle mon
ument at Schuylersville was described,
the old Schuyler home. which is still stand
ing and many other spots of national In
terest
She gave al account OF the treaties
made with the Mohawks and the Mohic-
ans and theen cruelty broken, of the old
Indian names OF the hunting grounds OF
the tribes. which lay between the Hudson
and the Mohawkrivers and contained a
million OF acres.
Then coming own TO the present she
spoke ot the "Keydoross Park" on the
lake by that indian lame. now called Sar-
atoga lake.
Then she described the beautiful ltal-
ian garden OF Canheld's which formerly
and until within a few years was the In
dian Camp on Union avenue and Lincoln
streets. related how he purchased the IN
dian cabins. moved their camp TO anoth-
or part OF Saratoga. and converted their
former summer home into veritable fairy
and.
Showed views OF all the large hotels
pence TTHgKS home ana rose garden at
"Yaddo." Chauncey Olcott's "Inverrara"
and his wonderful garden and sixty other
views OF picturesque Saratoga.
There Is something there besides the
race course or the crowd that follow It.
There were sixty thousand registered
boarders during the last week OF the
races. one OF the local papers said, ''The
races are gone and ten thousand with
them but forty thousand visitors makes a
very fine showing still I'm our streets and
indeed those that remain are the real
visitors TO Saratoga with its God-given
air. it's h'LlSg waters and the attactioas
which nature presents to those that love
her"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-26
TEMPLE CLUB HAD FINE
CONCERT AND SOCIAL

Every scat in Falstan hall was taken
last night when the Temple Banjo, Man
dolin and Guitar club gave it's fourth an
nual concert. followed by a ball.
The talent included beside the club VII
lie Smith. the female impersonator. Ralph
Kneeland, reader, Matthews and McVay.
illustrated songs and Alden l.. Dillenback.
the boy magician.
The program was as follows: Overture.
"Cupid's Realm" Temple club; reading.
Air Kneeiand 10 minutes I'm magic, mir:h
and mystery. A.. l. Dillenback; THE Jolly
Sleigh Ride Temple club: illustrated
songs by Matthews and McVay, introduce
ing I'm Longing for My old Kentucky
Home" Bunker Hill" Because You
Were an old Sweetheart Of Mine"
Meath the Pines OF Vermont Kate
Kearny:" humorous selections, Mr.. Knee
land: I'm the Shade OF the Old Apple
Tree Willie Smith: Evening
Thoughts" with clog effect. Temple club.