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4 Raft a. .;ss.

Mrs. Clmgwater-This paper saws the
passengers escaped OH a raft. How
could They make Il raft al sea? Mr.
thnswater--1hcy could use The shin.
log, couldn't they: Why don't yon us.
your own reasoning faculties once j,
awhile Chicago Tribune.
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No employe OF the Daily Press Com
pany is authorized TO contract any Nh.
legation in the name OF the company,
or to make purchases In the name OF
the same except upon orders signed by
the PUBLISHER OF THE DAILY
PRESS.
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The SiugePa.

You opera singers are all jealous,
aren't You" quizzed the friend Of the
priina donna.
"Ob, no" replied the prima donna.
lots 0f us never sang in church
fholrs." Philadelphia Record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
lie Can. Indeed.

Can a man have n billion dollar,
ana be honestf"
II should think so. He can eertaln-
w.
"Well:"
ahford to he."-philadelphia, Bull,
lctin.
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Small crimes always precede great
u Never have we seer tim!d inno-
cence pass suddenly to extreme iieen-
tionsiiess.- Racine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16

An irritable IA has. like n hedge.
neg, rolled w the wrong way. toi.
nentiog hinself With his " pr4ckles
Hold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
WLent mnd nn,a-

While The millionaire is makint
u'oney in wheat his son is often blow.
.ng 1t on wild oals.-Tom Watson'j
Magazine.
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Hampton V,w where they will nbIacd and then placed in locked mxO for Nondmgm h eumUHonlv
a committee selected for that Wn%e at tho end CT The contest
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MAY VOTE.

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49, The rr" which Em standard make and which nN es seen in hesh show window OF the George d Mmp
ton Pno Company, 2O rwmyeshh street is handsome instruments and would make beautiful Christina
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e - FOR YOUR - -
FavOrite School Teacher

Tho Daily Press will present to the most popular
or private school in Newport News, Hampton. phOebu.
ick" Piano. The popularity of the winner is to he deter
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

ate by President Roosevelt nearly two
years ago. Nothing could be found
against him except his color, and the
appointment was finally confirmed.
DR.. Crum is not an exslave. On the
contrary, the members of his family,
30 far from being slaves, were them
selves slave owners. and Or. Crum's
father had an extensive plantation at
Orangeburg, S. c., with forty-three
slaves, when the civil war began. The
present collector was born in 1859 and
was therefore too young to serve IN the
army when the civil war began. His
older brothers determined that he
should receive good education and
assisted him to attend the Avery in
,stitute at Charleston and the South
Carolina university. He had to leave
the latter institution in his junior year
on account Of his color and went to
tho Howard university at Washington.
where he graduated with honor. He
became a physician and built up
large practice. He bought drug
store, and that, too. prospered.
The governor of the state made him
a surgeon in the national guard, and he
was medical officer at the recruiting
station in Charleston during the Span
ish war He became lecturer Mt the
Negro hospital and was commissioner
Of the negro department Of the Charles
ton exposition.
f. Special interest attaches to the Crum
appointment and its final confirmation
because it is held to be indicative or
the presidents policy. Mr.. Roosevelt
declared that If anything could be
shown against the character OF DIR.
Crum he would withdraw the noinina-
tion, but that lie would not withdraw
it simply because Of his color. Moth
ing derogatory to his character was
shown. and the president continued to
appoint him until the senate finally
confirmed the nomination.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
Wires, Wind and Weather.

To the gooSebone, the muskrat skin.
rheumatic joints has been added
new standard of popular weather prog
nostication found in the alleged close
connection between the varying notes
of humming telegraph and telephone
wires and the weather of the following
few days. This discovery was made
by Herr Book, German whose title
of professor. gives to his announcement
certain degree of credibilty. The
humming of the wires, the professor
explains. is Influenced by the strength
of the wind, the tension of the wires
and various causes which are in turn
affected by temperature and other at
moSpheric conditions" OF course the
official forecasters treat Herr Book
method of observation with derislon,
as they do all attempts to foretcll tie
weather from phenomena within the
sight and hearing Of the common herd.
tlle NeutllcT buTPiuS
very far from infallible. While their
system OF collecting at central point
data gained from observations ut many
different points gives them an advnn-
tage over the ordinary citizen in pre-
dieting the course Of general storms,
the public still has to depend very
largely for its information regarding
local disturbances upon those signs
which Adam doubtless noted in the
garden of Eden One would hardly be
justified In making affairs Of great
pith and moment hang upon his own
weather predictions, but 1t may be
worth while to pay some attention to
the simple signals which our forefa-
theirs found so useful.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
Disraeli.

\ conspicuous exaInple OF the
changes in opinion concerning men and
races Of men was recently furnished
when all Britain united To do honor to
Benjamin Disraeli. earl of Beacons-
field. on the one hundredth annlyer.
sary of his birth.
For many centuries the race from
which sprang this splendid exponent Of
its abilities and capacities was pro-
fcribed in England. Secretly admitted
in The time of Cromwell, the Jews
were. almost until times within the
memory of living men, despised and
alien outcasts even in the only land
that offered them liberation. From
his peculiar people" came Disraeli,
who with no other aid than that OF
education and native ability against
The well nigh overwhelming prejudices
Of family. caste and wealth fought his
way step by step from the position OF
IL pamphleteer and hustings orator to
that OF the highest statesman OF the
realm. When, after manifold strug
giles. Disraei won seat ia the house
IF commons. that body jeered at him,
ut his clothes, at his mannerisms.
They shall yet hear me!' said the
young politician. His claim was mod
est. for before the close Of his long and
active political career parliament and
the British public were not only glad
TO hear him. but to hearken to him with
eager, respectful attention.
1t is said that Disraeli-the title Of
Earl of Beaconslield was accepted only
to please his wife-was the favorite
prime minister Of Queen Victoria. 1t
is certain that none Of the many other
prem.erS Of her long reign Is more
highly honored today by Britons, and
Primrose day, April 10, the amiver-
sary of Beaconstield's death. IL Il holi-
day devoted to the eulogy Of his mem
ory.
Although Disraeli was member of
the Church OF England and was mar.
rled to a Christian, he prided himself
on his Jewish ancestry and origin, That
he-a descendant of race but newly
domicilod i'll Great Britain. the victims
of unthinking popular prejudice-rose
to the very summit of fame and popu-
larity was ever to him source Of the
most intense qualification.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
The Jury In German Law.

To say that trial by jury is itself on
trial In some parts Of this country is
not wide of the mark A very promi-
nent leader at the bar recently declared
that If all the cases In which he had
been participant had been decided by
a throw of dice instead of by jury YER
dict more substantial justice would
have been secured.
Trial by jury is feature OF criminal
procedure in Germany and in one or
two important points bears upon re-
forms proposed in some Of the states
In addition to the twelve who consti-
tute the. regular jury in Germany one
or more supplementary jurors are
the trial, says a writer in the current
issue Of the Political Science Quarter
ly. and have the same right in propos-
ing motions as the regular Jurors. They
do not retire with the jury nor partici-
pate in the verdict, but should one of
the regular jurors be incapacitated at
any stage an alternate takes his place.
For the affirmative Of guilt majori-
ty of two-thirds Is necessary. 1t takes
eight to convict. but only five to ac-
quit In questions Of mitigating cir
cumstances" simple majority may de-
eide its denial A tie in such ques-
ton is held to be an answer in the
affirmative.
In Germany a jury may amend its
verdict up to the very point where the
court pronounces Judgment. TIE court
on its own motion may refer the case
for a new trial, but the jury's verdict
oil this second trial must stand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
A Jap's View of the Row In the East

a short and clear statement OF the
causes which brought on the war in the
east is given in DR.. X. Asakawa's re-
cent book, The Russo-Japanese Con
dict The author graduated at Dart
mouth in 1899 and is now in the fac
ulty Of that institution.
Dr. ASukawa's work is based upon
both private and official documents and
shows an endless train OF intrigue. du-
pliclty and prevarication on the part Of
Russia not alone In dealing with Japan,
but i'll her eXplana tons and answers TO
other powers. And yet 1t is not clear
from these documents that Russia had
any settled, preconceived policy in
the east The cZar, his ministers and
advisers, likewise VicerOy Alexeieff. all
talked different ways at different times.
1t is evident however, that Russia
meant to keep Manchuria from China
once she had planted her troops in that
territory. Russias lack Of a definite
policy Of her own accounts in part for
her blunders In meeting the emergency
which Japan forced upon her.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

There are still some people left who
hold that Consistency is Il jewel
Charles Wagner came to these shores
and preached his simple life doctrine.
About that time Mr. Robert Hunter a
New York sociologist, reported that
several hundred thousand New Workers
had received the simple life tenets by
wireless and got to the verge of starva-
tion by, putting them into practice.
Furthermore, 10000 children Of these
fanatics went hungry to school each
day. In order to counteract this wild
perversicn Of the noble pastors teach
ings a dinner party Of thirty-six peo-
pie sat down to a banquet costing
nearly &1,40O per plate, or $4,000 for
the spread, and 4 committee of rich
citizens organized a committee to com
pei the starving children to eat break
fast before starting for school and
also carry lunch. The committee, of
course, foots the bills for this important
innovation. which is no more than rea
sonable, since 1t all Is in the interest
of society The children will be useful
later provided they grow Up abeboded.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

in the G. A. r. and the Society of the
Cincinnati lie has been president Of
the Sons of the Revolution and COM
mander of the G. A. r., department Of
Connecticut The senator elect was
born sixty seven years ago at East
Haddam, Conn. He was educated i'll
the Hartford schools has received a
degree from Yale. is banker and Is
president of Il big insurance company.
He was mayor of Hartford from
1880 to 1883 and governor of Connect
cut from 1899 to 1898. His ancestors
founded the city of Concord, Mass,
and his family has been prominent in
New England history for generations.
Senator Hawley. whom he succeeds.
has been a member of the senate since
1881 and retires because of advanced
age and i'll health. AT the completion
Of his present term Senator Hawley
will have served twentyfour years in
the senate He fought in the civil war
and left the service brevet brigadier
general
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
Large Profit For the Farmer

If you knew where you could invest
your money safely and get s. for every
u Invested. wouldn't you do 1t, H. C.
Ward Of Richville, w. says sone Of
Tie farmers in his vicinity get more
lhan that Here 10 what4he .says: Il
nave sold your Poultry Food for the
last two years with COED Success. The
farmers in this section are we'll pleased
with the results from the use Of this
1ood. believe that for every. dollar
,Le farmer invests ip your Poultry
Food he gets three dollars in return.
some OF my customers even. claim
more than this profit frsn the use Of
this food"
1t isn't difficult to guess that the
above letter was written to &. S. Page,
HYDE Park, VT, inrggard to his celebra-
'ed Pages Perfected Poultry Food"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

Recently the British government so
far recognized the importance Of the
wireless system as to permit wireless
kilograms to be handled through the
postal telegraph Offices Of the United
Kingdom. Commenting upon this, the
London Daily News says there could
hardly have been more brilliant open
ing for the scientific side of the new
year than lies in the simple fact that
from the smallest British country vii
lace the word Lucania will be 4 suf-
ficient telegraphic address for vessel
that is plowing the Atlantic
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
Corps Of Women Soldiers In Paris.

Nine. Nation Dugard has applied for
permission to use the Galerle des Ma
chimes in Paris as a parade ground fof
the corps Of women volunteers whlch
she is organizing, says Paris capie
dispatch to the New York Herald.
Women from nineteen to forty years OF
age will be enrolled. They will be arm
ed with sword and revolver. The pret-
ty uniform consists Of short red sKirt
and blue corsage with lace and frogs,
top boots with tassels and felt nat
with red and blue feathers
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

Tesla, the great, is going to speed
ships in the south Pacific ocean and
turn factory plants in the Andes with
electric power generated at Niagara
Falls. Meanwhile the average man
with no ships and no factories to worry
about will go on circulating the hand
coffee mill. agtating the bucksaw and
shouting, whoa. haw, gee!' to the pa
tient motor already in hand and worth
two Of Teslas in the bush.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

on large estate in Virginia. There is
plenty of good hunting and fishing in
the vicinity. and the author is very
fond Of both. In concluding the story
of one of his fishing excursions he once
wrote:
1--WE landed them with rod and reel and
made the score 1O5 bluefish. Tired, wet,
with the bottom Of our boat covered
with blood, our clothes from head to
foot covered with chum and fish scales
and the boat literally piled with fish, we
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10


It is related that Mr.. Blackburn once
ordered his tailor to make him pair
Of trousers
Make them skin tight" he said.
In due time the trousers were sent
bone and tried on, whereupon the sen
ator sent for the tailor and proceeded
TO open fire.
What in the blankety blank blank
have you done with these trousers?' he
demanded to know.
you told me to make them skin
tight, sir" faltered the tailor.
"Yes, but by the great horn spoon,
you Overdid it," roared the senator. 81
can sit down in my skin, but | can't
in these pants"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
Green Cut Bone for Poultry.

During freezing weather we cut up
q great many tons Of green bone and
meat. There is nothing better for
poultry. Price $500 per barrel of 2JO
lbs, at which price we prepay freights
to almost any station. AT this price
cash must accompany order. Remit
by check. postal money order, express
money order. or registered letter to G.
8. Page, Hyde Park, VT.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

Evidently that great cycle Of sun
spots which Professor Lockyer said
would give the earth four years Of ex-
cepttoual heat has met with broken
circuit. The sun spots are on duty, and
OF course the heat IL siszling in the
but the wireless won't bring
ii our way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

The national board for the promo
ton of rife practice" naively asks con-
gress to appropriate s1,OO0000 year
to teach young men to shoot straight
as means Of national defense. But
it should not he overlooked that record
making at a still target is quite a diff
ferent affair from scoring on target
that has the draw on fellow and is a
record shooter too.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

when he or the
grand duchess went
to prayers in the
old cathedral. But
this order was not
obeved. much to the
anger and cha grin
of his royal high
ness. NJ. Joanniky.
the metropolitan OF
Moscow, firmly de-
clined to allow the
mandate to be exc
t,l yysL ANnal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

An ingenious Englishman has dis
covered that fog banks can be shatter-
ed by electricity. Being an English
fog, Of course it came back, but the ex-
perimenter thinks that was due to the
lim!tati tons Of the apparatus.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

tiii wa u " NV u INV
passenger ira fife
from street car
lines in New Jersey
will find an outlet
TO New York with
ont use of ferry
boats. He is also
the gineer in
charge of the Penn
sylvania railroads
project by which
railroad trains will
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

Modern Indian language Is as far re-
moved from the sublime oratory Of the
noble red man Of yore as the whites
everyday English is from the mother
tongue in the classics. Poor Los
talks" are few in words, and the ideas
expressed show that he is striking the
pace Of his practical white neighbor,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

A New York newspaper declares that
the ci,vs tax books show that there are
now but eight millionaires whose
residence is in the metropolis. Noble
European sons-ln-law come high.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

An automatic gambler has beat the
famous bank at Monte Carlo. If gam
bling must be. there il reason in back
Ing machine against human nature.
1t Ia all a matter of chance, and colo
FLOODED automaton will play on and on
and never get ratified over gains and
inSuax
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

The newly invented machine for an
swering questions will be blessing to
trolley conductors. When it is installed
The inventor should tackle new ma
chine warranted to jog the conductors
memory for "please stop at Jay street"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

WV Aitt t'NlN va Ai'
Grand Duke Nladi.
mir. He is the
present emperor $
uncle and il the
eldest brother Of
the late ear. Alex
andcr Ill. He is a
parsonage of great
Importance. as in
addition To being
commander general
OF the military dis
trict of st. Peters
burg he is the EN-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

the duel. And. gen
tlemen,' continued
the speaker, do you
know that duel new
or took place?"
A murmur of" why
not!' went around
the table.
For Il very sim
pie reason" said the
colleague. " W h IN
Joe finished speak
ing it was too dark
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

England might he
overcome If the gov
ernmcnt would in.
augurate an agri-
cultural parcel post.
designed to carry ev-
erything from cab
bageS TO hay. freight
charges to be paid
in postage stamps.
He wrote Il book ell
titled "liural Eng
land" celebrating
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

Booker T. Washington has begun a
crusade against the cakewalk. The
bread walk Is the step he favOrs for
the colored race 1t might be more dig
niied. but would it be as amusing?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

the jury from his
pulpit. The proceed
ings were dropped.
The author of
"The Clnnslnan' is
a soutllerner, and
his new story, like
a preceding novel,
"The Leopard's
SpOts.' deals with
the race problem in
the south. Since he
retired from the
ministry to devote
himself to literature
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
DR.. w. D. CRUM.
Sketch of the Negro Appointed Co1-
lectOr at Charleston.

The fight against the confirmation Of
DR.. William d. Crum as collector Of
the port of Charleston, S. c., makes the
the negro race in America of interest
Every effort was made by the op-
ponents of Or. Crum to prevent him
from obtaining the office he sought
The appointment was sent to the sen
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Chadwick has failed to clutch
,pportunity's forelock. The story she
says she is about to tell would have
run through the thousandth edition
two months ago
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
plight Of Ru..ian Refugees.

Crowds of Russian refugees now
wander about London, homeless, penni'
less and indescribably filthy, while a
large number Of them are suffering
from contagious eye and skin diseases.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10

The British colonial secretary recent
ly appointed the famous novelist H.
Rider Haggard. author of "She" ard
"Ihc Brethren" commissioner 10 i'll
quire into the conditions of the agri-
cultural and industrial land settlements
organized in America by the salvation
Army. II is said the trustees of the
estate Of Cecil Rhodes are paying the
expense Of the inquiry with the view OF
applying the scheme to South Africa
1t may he news 10 many that MIR. iag.
gard is regarded as an expert on agri-
cultural subjects. lie was the advo-
cate of Il scheme TO carry cahbages
ami other garden products ly mail. 1t
was his idea that one of the most seri-
ouS obstacles to profitable farming in