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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
The Crab II. II Tishermnn.

The crab sometimes clutches Il fish.
and II catches il without hook and line.
with its jaws extended in front and
open. Perhaps school OF killes comes
along. and 1t may be that IL killie or the
outskirts Of the school may swim I'M
suspectlngly along through the clear
water between the upper and lower
parts of one Of the uiotonless open
claws OF the crab. When it is well
within them the claw suddenly snaps
together and that particular little killie
goes no farther.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
A COSTA RlCAN VOLCANO.
Pen Picture OF Poas mud IT'S Danger
Gus SURROUNDINGS


On the island of Costa Rico is the re
narkablc volcano Of roaS. The crater
las an attitude Of about S.30u feet. The
traveller who makes the ascent on
reaching the lip OF the crater finds him
self NJ the brink OF II vast perpendicu-
lar slde;! pit. III The bottom of which
lies Il mntionless pool of yellowish wa.
ter. Tho sense OF deadly stiffness aud
dcsolaiion is undisturbeI by any indi-
cation Of life. Tie almost vertical
walls are devoid of even Il vcstige OF
plant creation; not Il bird wings It's way
through the air. The surface OF the pool
ii without ripple, ami even the hu-
man voice sounds strange and incOn-
Grnous. Suddenly the silence is bro
ken by great ana startling under.
ground ltInbiinS, and Il huge column
or dark colored liquid is thrown 10 n
VAST height from spot ncar the center
Of the lake. The column ordinarily
rises 10 a height varying from 900 to
900 feet. Almost instantly vast cloud
Of vapor is evolved which surrounds the
column and rises TO an immense height.
4 thousand feet below the lip Is tho
lake or pool, along the shores OF which
II Is necessary to move about with care
because Of numerous concealed holes
filled with Il Shiny substance. consist
ing mainly Of sulphatc of lime with a
large excess of sulphuric acid. This
hardcns in rev moments when ex.
posed to the air, and consequently
the pits are covered with slight shells
That render 1t almost impossible to dis
lingush between them and solid
ground. II n foot goes through this
thin crust It will be found that I'm
few days The shoe will he destroyed, ms
the seams cannot resist the acid action.
The lake at closer Wow Is discovered to
he covered with clouds OF vapor and Ii
Is impossible 10 sre for any distance.
Among other gases. sulphur dioxidc Is
present In considerable quantities, and
st times the smell becomes almost IN
bearable
At close range the water is grayish
In color, and 1t is so acid that 1t almost
burns the tongue when tasted. Any
dark cloth moistened with the liquid in
stantly becomes red and Is ultimately
destroyed. The temperature at tho
shore, while varying considerably.
ranges around 115 degrees + During
one of the greatest eruptions known 8
tremendous column of dark liquid rose
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
CHINESE ART IN STONE.
Its hest Examples and Some of Ies
Greatest Defects,

1Featest DefeCtH.
The spirit OF purely Chinese art in
stone Is shown In work such as the
great monolith figures OF animals and
warriors which flank the approach to
the tombs of the NJ D.; dynasty and In
the perfectly plain structures designed
for the tombs OF the present dynasty.
These are composed Of enormous
blocks OF stone brought with infinite
labor from distant Quarries over roads
aud bridges which are hardly capable
az sustaining ordinary cart traffic and
have always TO be specially prepared
10 prevent the great weights causing
their collapse.
The same admiration for the employ
mcnt Of huge blocks of stone is seen
in the case Of the bridges over the riv.
ers alons the coast O; South Fukien.
where ;le stone slabs used In - con
struction occasionally measure sixty
feet in length and are estimated tn
weigh nearly 100 tons. aud the bridges
themselves have length Of 900 to
1000 yards.
In almost al cases where The build.
ilgs are not OF solid construction the
weight of the blocks employed has
placed strain upon tho supports which
the architects skill WAS not competent
Ia provide against, and with the LAPSE
OF time the melancholy spectacle is
seen Of slabs fallen from their places
and of noble and costly structures
approaching ruin. Ia some cases the
inierdependence of the arches leads to
tie same result. One notable instance
o; this occurred during Colonel Cor
don's campaign against the Taipings.
when to allow Of the passage Of his
small steamers it was necessary TO
make gap in a bridge OF over twenty
arches, and arch after arch collapsed
Immediately after the passage OF his
small totilla. - London Saturday Re
view
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

What il Il Sign Of age i'll others IL,
Of course. sign OF sense III You.
Some people think they have done
their duty il they express u Willingness
10 do il.
Some people in time grow almost ia
nous for hearing OF things that never
happened.
The average man VIII stand without
hitching a great deal better Than il III
is tied to pole.
There IS one thing SUre--in Il homA
where there is always enough cooked
for company they always have it.
How severe young man is with this
love affairs of Il widpwer. and how Sc
we're an elderly man is with the love
affairs OF Il young FELLOW.
The jealousy Of The children when
mother cuts the pie isn't anything com.
pared with that they feel II later yeart
when father divides ii. - Atch!son
Globe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
Robin RedI,penst.

The country people of England. az
well as OF several other countries, have
IN Idea that the red of the robins
breast was caused by drop of blood
which fell upon ii at the cruclfxlon.
According to the story. the robin. com.
-niserating the condition Of Christ. tried
brow, and, in doing SO. got its breast
wet with the blood flowing from the
wounds. The color became permanent,
being transmitted from generation ia
generation, and thus. according to the
legend, the robin Is a perpetual re.
hinder OF the sufferinGS OF Christ.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
Budapest.

Americans know absolutely nothing
OF one OF the greatest cities OF all En-
rope said returned traveller. Il re.
FER To budapest. DO you believe it has
over threc-nuarter7 OF million lnhah-
itants and Is foremost in many OF the
arts ana sciences? Take my word for
II. Why, ii has university with near
~ 1000 students and 230 professors.
The trolley WAS developed in Buda-
pest Most OF the population Is Mag.
var. Bllda has the finest Jewish syna-
gogue i'll the empire. The Danube, dl-
viding Bnda from Pest, IS u beautiful
stream, spanned by magnificent
bridges. The largest electrical works
In all Europe are in this wonderful
city New York Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
IN THE NITRATE COUNTRY.
.nduntry of the Hnrrcn. Dusty Dcs-
GETS 81 south AInertcn

In his Commercial Traveller liz South
America" Frank Wibors writes: We
stopped nj number OF the nitrate
towns isasua. lQuiquc, Autofagasta
and visited some of The mills, or
oilicinas, in order to see something Of
the industry. Deposits Of the crude
litra1e OF soda. called here 'callche'
are found III the paInpa. or rolling pln-
lcau, beyond The first range of foot
hills. In some places this plateau is
but ten miles from the coast, in others
rs far as fifty miles. The pampa Is an
utterly barren desert On the surface
there is nothing To tempt the heart of
man, but II few feet down lies the nj
trate stratum. This presents much the
appearance OF rock salt aud varies in
color according 10 the purity OF the
deposit. from II whitish tint to dark
gray. The upper earth is blown away
with dynamite. and then the caliche is
dug ont with pick and shovel. loaded on
iron carts and carried up to the mills
Here the caliche is first broken into
small pieces by hes w cruslsrs and
then put into large bc,;linS watts. Inside
these watts are coils of steam JiDes, by
means of which the, temperature can be
regulated acCurat fIy. Sea water is
poured in, and thei caliche is boiled for
II certain time. Tiic liquid solution that
results Is drawn off into settling watts,
which are exposed to the open air and
the sun. Evaporation is rapid. and the
pure nitrate OF soda .Oon begins crys-
talliziDg ana settling to the bottom
After this has gone on for some time
the remaining liquid is drawn off and
the ernst Of nitrate is rraped from the
sides and bottom of the vat and thor
oughiy dried in the sun. Then II IS
graded according TO quality and packed
for shipment IN 100 pound sacks.
Most OF the nitrate cs ported Is used
ms fertilizer. but a part goes to the
manufacture of powder and high OK
plosives. The nitrate lawns are even
barer and drier and less inviting than
most OF the other bare, dry towns OF
the coast. To some OF them fresh wa
ter Is brought in pipes from distance
Of more than 100 miles. Before the day
OF these pipes 1t used to be sold in the
streets by the gallon. That water even
now, though not scarce. yet Is not plen-
tlrul. Is perhaps some excuse for the
awful dust TINT blows everywhere"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07

a woman who accompanied her hns.
band mp the Khyber pass in Afghan
istan tells how she SAW IL fine Persian
carpet and coveted II. An assistant to
their host went ont and returning said:
My head man says the owner of tina
rnrpet Is a wicked Old man, who will
hot sell his carpet at any price, but he
has gone Tor the night to sleep In lit
tie village close by. which Is beyond
British boundary. lie wants 10 know
= he shall make hole in the wall OF
the mud hut and steal ii while the old
sinner sleeps. Shnll he walk in mt once
and XIII him and take IL? lie will do
whichever memsahib likes" Mem
rahib. however. discovered that she
rould live without The carpet after all.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07

- an estimated height of 1000 feet and
was about 300 feet In diameter. The
waves produced on the lake by such an
outburst are formidable and long after
the eruption has ceased the whole era,
ter is filed with the roar of the troub'>s
waters.-Chlcago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
Literary Geniua.

"Why is genius SO often misunder
stood?" asked the literary person.
Probably" answered the man who
doesn't care for poetry. "lts because
genius so frequently fails to talk plain.
ly."- Exchange.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
perhOnnl TItuuty.

II e Ter man or woman would realize
TIE I j power OF personal beauty it
ma by chcrshing noble thoughts
hiid pcs and purposes. by having
som Us 10 do and something to live
for i is worthy OF humanity and
wliic ny eXpendng the capacities of
the 50 gives expansion and symmetry
70 doe nody which contains it.-Upham.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
Placing Him

Young man," began the dignIHed
gentleman in black dress, "have you
fully considered the future? Have YOU
made provisions for the herea tier? Is
1t not time
PARDON me one moment, please, but
are. you a minister or u life insurance
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
WoEann,h RIGHT.

Mamie-I believe in woman's rights.
Gertle-Then you think every woman
should have a vote? Mamie-No, but
think every woman should have q
Soter.'rC Chicago Record Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
ECONOMY.

THE under crust Of this apple pie Is
too tough 70 eat"
That's the intention 1t can be used
again. you know" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
Safer.

Patience--It's very bad sign to tu,r.
Die upstairs. Patrice- Even so. rt
Gather do that than tumble downstairs.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
A Nun OF ActInn

Hlc There isn't man in town
VITO lcep the conversational bail
rcIiin Ike our friend Gayrakc. Wicks
Non nSe. lie never says anything
wort 'cning TO- lIicks-No. but lie
does ,ot of things worth talking
about Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07

While one finds company in himself
and his pursuits he cannot feel old, no
matter what his years may be.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07

( 30 feels contempt for any lly.
iir. h1til faculties that he hath
neYoi j. and thought with him IL Ia
IT. ~ Wordsworth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
READING GIVES ORDER
FOR rs NEW ENGINES

TRENTON, Dec. 26:AThe Read
ing railway has just placed orders
for twenty-five locomotives and 1000
steel hopper coal cars of 100000
pounds capacity. The order for the
locomotives, which is for switching
engines, has been placed with the
Baldwin works and the a order
with the Cambria Steel company.
That the efforts OF the railroads to
meet the demands upon them for
more cars is sometimes frustrated by
the inability of the a builders to
turn out the cars promptly Is indicat-
ed by the statement made by Presi-
dent Baer yesterday, in connection
with this latest car order, that nearly
1000 cars ordered by the company
more than a year ago have not yet
been delivered. While President
Baer declined to name the delinquent
car builders. 1t vas ascertained that
the cars whose delivery had been de-
layed were ordered in December,
1905, and consisted of about 900 coal
cars and eleven of an original order
for eighty passenger coaches.
Locomotive builders, By reason of
the great crush of orders, are also
behind in their deliveries, and fifteen
large freight locomotives, which were
to be delivered to the Reading dur
ing the current month will not be
ready for delivery until some time in
January.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
AFTER NEW
East Orange Dissatisfied with Present
system Of Government.

EAST ORANGE, Dec. 26.-Having
found that it's charter. which it OBJ
,tained from the legislature seven
years ago, requires almost constant
amendment, and that the procedure
established by it is expensive, the city
of East Orange Will ask the legisla-
ture for a new M The present in
strument was roundly denounced at
a mass meeting of citizens before 1t
was adopted, but apparently the pro-
tests We're unavailing. s =
The chief objection at that time, as
now, was the excessive amount of adj
vertising required for all public I'M
provements, as well as the method OF
levying assessments. The latter has
been objected to by the governor
when amendments to the charter
have been desired, and last winter
Governor Stokes would have vetoed
an amendment had it not been for
the fact that the method of assess
ment was contained in the original
charter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
CRY BRIEFS


The third story ceiling beams
have been placed in position on the
Beckhoff building in State street, and
the building is rapidly nearing com
pletion.
The third story is about COM
pleted on the Henry Wolff building
at Gordon street and Madison ave-
nue.. The beams are expected to be
in position by tomorrow.
The walls of the Packer House
addition on High street are now COM
plete and the carpenters + at work
on the interior today.
The Plumbers and Steamfitters'
Union did not meet last night on ac-
count of it being Christmas day.
The school board will hold a
meeting tomorrow night to talk over
the Wolff furniture question.
"A Christmas tree and supper will
be held at the Packer House tonight
under the auspices of a number of
the guests,
AT an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Aldermen tonight the ferry
question will be discussed and per
haps decided.
The annual election of officers
of the Swedish Congregational
church and Sunday school will take
place in the church at 8 o'clock Satur-
day night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
SENATOR coL6Y'S GIFT
TO ORANGE NEWSBOYS

NEWARK, Dec. 26:-State Sen
ator Everett Colby played the role of
Santa Claus Monday and brought a
generous share of Christmas cheer to
the newsboys of Orange. Remember
ing the good deeds of the senator in
this direction last. year, the street
urchins were on the lookout for their
benefactor, and when he got out of
his automobile at Main and Day
streets he was greeted with many ex-
pectant faces.
Mr.. Colby wished them all a merry
Christmas and after the cheering had
died away the boys were told that
some good things awaited them at a
toy emporium nearby, There was a
rush for the store, and the clerks
thought that a whole orphan asylum
had been released, as fifty juvenile
voices demanded to see the toys for
good boys" For a few minutes con
sternation reigned in the store, and.
as the lads vera almost unmanage-
able in their inpatient glee, business
was brought to a s%tandstill.
A conference was had between Mr..
Colby and the storekeeper, after
which they boys were asked if they
would wait until yesterday for their
presents. They consented, but, fear
ing that all the toys might be sold by
that time. many remained about the
store to watch the goods,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
DR.. M'NULfY CALLED
To GREAT BEYOND.
Eminent Woodbridge Presbyterian
Divine Dies After An Illness
ofFive Days.
I,eo,ai to ths EvEyINq NEWS:

Special to tbs EVENING NEWS:
WOODBRIDGE, Dec. 26.-Dr. Jo-
seph NJ. McNulty, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, died at his
home Sunday night of pneumonia,
after an illness of five days. He was
seventy-eight years old, and had been
pastor here for thirty-two years. He
leaves a widow and one son.
When twelve years old, DR.. Nc
Nulty left his parents home in a lit
the town in Pennsylvania, and went
to live with his uncle, Rev. DR.. Jo-
seph M. Carroll, who was pastor OF
the First Reformed church, of New
burgn, N. Y.
DIR. McNulty was a graduate of the
classical Institute of Newburgh, and
entered the ministry when he was
twenty-four years old. His first
| charge was in Delaware county, N
Y. From there he went to Montgonl-
| cry, N. Y, and later became pastor oil
a church in Winona, MINI. He re
NAMED there three years and theI
came east and entered the pastoratt
of the Claremont avenue church, Of
Jersey City. From there he came
here.
The funeral services will be helt
tomorrow afternoon at two o'clocl
from the Presbyterian church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
ICE YACHTSMEN ARE
READY FOR SPORT
Racing Season on Shrewsbury River
Begins Today With Boats of
Third Class Rating.

LONG BRANCH, Dec. 26:-Ice
yachting. the king Of winter sports
here, will claim attention today,
when preparations will be made by
the two clubs, kthe Shrewsbury and
the South Shrewsbury, for a holiday
program. The ice is now four inches
thick, and all that is needed is an
other nights frost to bring out the
third class yachts. b.
While a keen interest has always
been manifested, the present racing
season promises to- eclipse any yet
held. The Board of Trade has ar
ranged to present a silver cup to the
yacht winning the greatest number
of races during the season, while the
Committee on Public Demonstrations
and Amusement of the Board OF
Trade, which has this part of the
program in charge, intends to hold
a holiday carnival in which other at
fractions will be planned to interest
visitors.
The Shrewsbury Club, which chris
tened it's new quarters yesterday at
Shallow Point, has added two new
third class yachts to its string this
winter, the Drub and Isabel. The
Drub, formerly the property of James
B. Weaver, of the North Shrewsbury
Ice Yacht Club, is now owned by
William r. and George Potts and
Edward Fielder, and will make her
initial race this week, carrying the
Shrewsbury Clubs colors.
The Isabel is owned by Walter
Content, of New York, an enthusiasts
tic ice yachtsman. Among the yachts
to be tried out" for the race for the
third class pennant of the world, now
held by the North Shrewsbury Club
are the Red Rover, the property OF
Charles Gibbons, which has been re.
built; the Drub, the Shrewsbury, the
Eagle and the Clarel.
The first. race will beefor the com
modore'sf fpennant, followedH by the
races for the Price and Fhttcn cups.
The South shrewsbury Club, which
has headquarters at %Branchport and
Shallow Point, is exceedingly active
Commodore William r. Joline has
got the Hazel L., the former thirc
class pennant winner, in fine trim
while former Commodore Benjamin
P. Morris will again race the Mildred
These two yachts are. conceded to be
the pick of the South Shrewsbury
club.
The Shrewsbury club has vacated
it's headquarters at Pleasure Bay, and
will hereafter hold forth at Shallow
Point, where the new club house
which has been nicely furnished. was
inspected yesterday. Like the South
Shrewsbury Club house, 1t was bull
for ice yachtsmen and ice yachts
women, as the latter are growing In
numbers, several of them being al
ready past masters in sailing.
The two clubs now number -four
hundred members and applications
are coming in daily. Included among
the active members are scores OF
summer cottagers, who not only come
down on race days, but take part in
the sport.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
SECRET GRIEF DRIVES HER
TO END LIFE IN A CiSTERN

FLEMINGTON, Dec. 26.-Op-
pressed by a secret grief, it is believ-
ed, Miss Bessie Hill in her home yes
terday opened the trap in the kitchen
floor over a cistern, cut her throat
and jumped into the water. She was
dead when taken out soon afterward.
Miss Hill was organist in the Rea-
vile Presbyterian church, and lived
with her mother. She was a leader
in the church work and spent several
weeks rehearsing the singers for the
presentation Of a Christmas cantata,
Santa Claus and Uncle Sam" She
was lively and enthusiastic, up to a
week ago. That night she appeared
nervous and after the rehearsal with
drew from the entertainment and a
substitute had to be found to direct
the music last night. All week Miss
Hill was depressed, but her friends
could not learn what troubled her.
When Miss Hill started to go to the
kitchen her mother offered to go for
the water which the daughter said
she wanted, but the offer was de-
clined.
Miss Hill went to the Kitchen and
fastened the door leading to the rest
of. the house, behind her. She then
raised the trap door, slashed her
throat and dropped into the water.
Mrs. Hill became alarmed owe the
prolonged absence Of her daughter,
and went to the kitchen. She found
the door fast, and being unable tc
open it, calledSneighbors, who forced
an entrance and found the young wo'
man dead in the water.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
co. RUSHED
Seven Thousand Men will be at Work Dur
inn Stock Taxi ~,

TRENTON, Dec. 26.-Indicative of
the general prosperity of the country
is the fact that for the first time in its
history the John Roebling Sons Com
pany, Of this city, has been obliged
to curtail its holiday shutdown to
three days instead of from n to two
weeks as has been the custom many
years.
Several thousand employees will be
kept at work during the annual stock
taking and the making Of repairs,
Business is so brisk that a long shut
down is impossible, and orders are
flooding in from all parts of the coun-
try as we'll as from abroad.