Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-12
SOLDIERS HOME,

YER OIL the short arm tl,rusts now being
made ut the retired officers of the
army by the Legislative solons in Con
&tcSS assembled. we discern in our
pl'loS3Dhic scrutiny Of these solOns
mat They are too forScttul During
the Spanish war, so-callyl by courtesy
lhcy were the limit Of American lingo
ISM aud martial unrest, but things
seem 70 have changed wondrously ana
harHrIo''Sty. though We do not SAY the
;,noSes;ti'i solOns have changed at all
mere is an urgent demand for ripe
and experienced military talent in
every state military academy through
OUT ti'2 nation. and that talent can be
found only among the retired officers
81 lhr army. Therefore. We arc firm
IN ti'c ol''hIon that that source Of sup
NY should not BE intcrfcre; with. VIC
are also ut tho opinion that the pracli-
40 fherr"iica retired officers
q the army, would gracefully adorn
any OF tho reading positions i'm any OF
the liHr branches or tho corppr;,tnn
Known as the National Home for Dis
ab",l Volunteer Soldiers ana progress
lVc'% elevate the same to a higher
standard OF excellence.
! Superintendent Haber, OF the Home
SS"Si"i Stofc. mas piaCCQ III stock a
iar2c supply uf tobacco. all Of which
VIII be consumed III about six weeks.
VI the nearly 1000 male adults in This
establishment about so per cent.
either smoke or chew, and of these
consumers. about onc.third purchase
supplies outside through salf-appoint-
ext rHnn"i.s. inclu,liny transients or
visitors. tic daily average popu1atjou
nero IS abort i.o0G. Fourth Of .lulv
ana Decoration Day attract tbs largest
crowds: athletic games, open air con
c"r's. outside naradcs and theatrical
performances come next in the order
above named ,
IN 1iiis connection it is in or,ie: 10
;hd tina: j! All assortmcn, OF ice creep
rrS was placed in stock in tic store.
" "olrh prevent a recurrence OF the
concentrating accidents which hap
r"ned here during the recent icv DO
rlou. an ice crCapcr is a short mar
70" strip OF iron pierced through with
iron spikes. like those on tho sole of q
baseball shoe. and is fastened to tho
shank "I the shoe witk clamp or
strap in slippery weather. Nearly
every veteran in this command wore
mem when they participated in the &C
llNllieS pertaining to the agricultural
ana commercial arenas OF the country.
Tic long drawn face Which indi-
Gates lang1id digestion. and resutin.
dyspepsia. is spreading among this
population just nov. This face, how
ever. is no. carried by the regular ana
periodical consumers of malt and
spirtnons liquors. Nearly all OF the
lastnamcd carry brooms. rakcs and
shuvels. thereby keeping the runni..
expenses OF this establishment under
'''c minimum. all Of which is patcr
la'iy submitted for the characteristic.
the Inflated and the pccnniary thoughts
Of the Jack Cade the Watt Tyler and
the professional rcformcrs, and for the
most serious consideration of exports
III tue art Of governing large bodies Of
men, and hereditary reformcrs
III the matter OF tho ycnOmous hits
beng made at the newspapers of this
nation that are nanfuly and fearlcssIy
sustaining the President of th,. United
states in his heroic contest with DOW
'rful. as we'll as cultured and uncul-
turrd railroad !ecchcs newspaper men
of the old school here say that NJ.
Bonal, French writer and publcist
put tue status Of Il newspaper contltlct-
'Nl on hiSh-lninnud lines in a critical
period. IN concise form when he said:
Grant that a State may be disturbed
10y what newspapers say vet it per
l&l"s j! they arc allowed to say moth
ing"
!, few lIastcrn-raiscu veterans took
advantage Of the skating on the two
arms Of Hampton creek north of the
long bridge on the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad 'llc latter part OF last week
Several cC,l skaters from Hampton
Also s!'titL gracefully over the skutin.
area t':@EfcH. among them being some
ot Elanrpicn's finest D!cslcn-h,lit
Daughters pf Eve. The latest Design
''l Rocker skate was the favorit...
Something resembling the fislhone
kat" q yc oulden TYNE was seen on
the north ann Of Mill creek
here arc now present in this
branch home about 2,7I5 veterans, and
about SO arc absent on Through OF
he present. about ilG arc under direct
treatment i'll the hospital and about
IL are convalcscing therein. There
are about GO empty beds in the bar
racks and about 30 in the hospital
The death rate here is verging on one
day. and the average age Of the de-
ceased is about GS years
Free concerts are given in The Home
1hcater b. the Home Military Band, 23
pieces. every Sunday evening from {
til $50 O'Clock. The programs for
these concerts arc arranged by Pro
fcssor John n. Scully, conductor. and
consist Of classic. sacred and popular
numbers from standard composers.
During the acute glacial period the
1Orcpart Of the week, five out Of the