Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-02

tcllc tCal) Veteran, of a recent date
says: Governor Pardcc received Il let
ter from the chairman of the board of
directors of the State Soldiers Home
u, Iountv;llc Napa county, Cal. mott
iyiny him that the board had passed 9
resolution in favor of the passage OF a
bill hy the legislature transferring the
Yuuntvllc home Ia the United States
government. il the government Will
accept it," Owing To the dcplOrablC
fact that every transport from the
Philippines arriving on the Pacitic
coast. brings scores of young warriors
rf the regular army thcrcfrom. with
disability discharges IL is believed
That the government will accept the
uncr, and turn that establishment
over to the managers of the home Tor
disabled soldiers of the regular army
nj Washington. ID. c.. who will conduct
II rs an annex 10 the cNtravaSantly
financed or c,lowcd home. In this
connection IL is recalled that Il few
years ago Cen. Breckenridge. then in.
spcctur general Of the army, sirDngi!
recommended that the capacity Of the
above hOmc be doubled. and the re-
communication has up to date been
hnnorcd in the most langut. dilatory
or narrow.mindcd manner. Meantime
the number Of slCcp.Out permits AT the
Pacific branch of The National home at
Los Angeles Cal. arc constantly III
crcasing. The Home for Disabled
Regular Soldiers will accommodate
about 100. and there is about so
acres OF land connected Herewith.
Tic Japanese have Il matted pre-
paraii0n known rs hrnc. which, Is q
kind oi candy or barlcy.s,iGar, made
by the action Of barlcy.malt on siutin-
o,ls rice. II has been il use many
centuries. a matted preparation.
known as lager beer was introduced
into This country along about 1859.
II was made Of barlcymall ana hops
aud brrwcd In winter, but II did not
reach tho consumers til the summer
for at least six months Nowadays
however, that brand does not reach
ninety per cent. of the consumers In
fact. the ninety per cent. have only
had access since infancy to brand
made for present use and called by
courtesy lager beer. Hence the alarm
ing increase in kidney complaints
among both sexes in tho United States.
Hence, too. the decided opinion pre-.
vailing among the remnants of the
cOnnoiSseurS Of the lager beer of
former days that that once health.
giving and brain nourishing industry
Will have entirely disappeared from
the commercial arena OF the Western
hemisphere nj the beginning Of the
last quarter Of the current century.
Veterans bas!iing in The attributes
Of the tropical climate of this region.
who once had established homes, now
classify the old and the young: the
thrifty and the unthrifty housewives
alonS3thc route Of the Hampton Roads
railway by the arrangement of The
window curtains and floral displays in
the houses thcrcalong, while veterans
who rncver had established homes
take ficndish but characteristic dc
light in criticising the pigpcns. the
OuthOuscs and the general condition
of iue back yards. From Old p0in'
to the shiDyard at Newport News it
Is nearly nine miles anal an hours ride
The road between these points Is COLI
strnctcd on pronounced scrpenline
lines, and in consequence alternately
passes in front and rear of diffcreni
houses along the entire route, which
makes most pleasant and exhilarat
ing ride. particularly To lovers of bar
onlal scenery and the remnants of the
animated and inanimatcd nature Of
old plantation days.
and now VIC scrcnCly submit the an.
iicXcd quotation for the glccful con
sideration of the protcan rcformcrs
ana for the broad-mindcd attention of
hereditary rcformcrs. We call the
attention OF the proteans to the item
because 1t gives them an opening tC
agitatc for legislation to close the
hlstillcries and brcwerics throughout
The country. and thereby lcgislatc
themselves out Of job: 1T is report
ch that thrty.scvcn persons have
government licenses To sell whiskcy
III johnson City. Can any one tell
why II Is that so many pcoplc have
great respect for Uncle Sans orders
and not at all for state, city or county
authority? All blind tigers have
United States licenses, because they
know what 1t means not 10 have; they
don't have State or city licenses be.
cause they generally have a contempt
Tor the city and State officers; that's
I WIG Chattanooga Times.
johnson City. Tenn, is about "A mile
and half from the Mountain branch
OF the National home. where. besides
red and white flicker" Spiked" cider
u easily obtained, and in quantities
like In Rogers. Nc. which is close
W the Eastern branch Of the home.
Major William Warner the new
senator from Missouri was born in
Wisconsin in 1911. and was educated
at Lawrence University and Michigan