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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
HABITS OF SQUIRRELS.
How These Little Animals of the For-
est Survive Winter.

While certain members of The squir-
rel tribe store their winters supply of
food in hollow trees, think most of
them hide ii on the ground, under old
roots. brush piles and even beneath
heaps of dead leaves. Their tracks In
lhe winter woods seem TO bear this out.
While il may be that this frequency
Df the tracks indicates scarcity of
food and the travelling about desire
10 find supply, believe in the main
that these outings Of the squirrels have
n dcfinite destination. because when
you see them skip across the snow.
rtop short and scratch n hole down to
ihe ground. bringing up n supply OF
nuts or cones placed there In the month
Of plenty, you are apt TO attribute their
luck more to a good memory than to
sny haphazurd speculation.
or the squirrel family the most prom.
inent In winter is the black. He
,eems to be flowing over all the time
with peDt-up energy. which keeps him
IN constant motion. and you sometimes
feel that you would like him to be able
to talk and tell YOU now pleasant it il
to have the joy which flows from a
glad heart. Now watch him jump from
limb to limb. rush hendlong down the
trunk and course acr a. the snow in
long. graceful bounds with no aDpar.
ent purpose but to exhibit the happi-
ness within him.
His red cousin once IN awhile may
be seen at the entrance TO his home in
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Fine Telephone Service is Being
Installed in The City.
WIRES ARE INCASED IN CABLES
S. r. Curtis, of Warwick Buys Belle
field" on York River. and Is Said
to Have Paid Good Price For Prop.
erty--Another Big Tract Sold.
Especial to the Daily press.)

WILLIAMSBURG VA. Feb. -
The Bell Telephone Company. which
recently purchased the Chesapeake
Telephone aud Telegraph Company i'll
this city. is Overhauling the entire
line and is now connecting up the
phones.
All the wires along Duke of
Gloucester street have been put in
II cable. When the work is com
pleted Williamsburg will have an up.
tO-datc telephone system.
Oscar llailmeyer of Richmond is
mere looking after the work for the
company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Small Price for Farm.

Taskinas,' Il go acre farm. was
sold yesterday at public auction by
inc trustees Messrs. Lancaster d
Williams. attorneys, of Richmond
The price paid was si,125, the pur.
chaser being c. C. Branch, of Toano.
This farm was owned by Wilbur Fl :.
DAVIS and others. composing com.
hahy which was organized to sell
the mineral water which flows from
splendid artesian well on the place
Ihere also is handsome club house
on the farm.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Models Of The Great Fighting Ma
chimes 10 be Made.
ONE FOR EACH COMMONWEALTH
This State Would Get Ono of the
Splendid Virginia But Not the One
I That is Now in the Possession Of the
Government But Another One.
(Ry Associated r.reas.l

WASHINGTON. d. C.-Feb. st
seems to be practically certain that
the bill providing for the construction
of models of all the battleships and
cruisers bearing the names of States
and their presentation for exhibition
i'll the capitols of the several States
whose names they bear. will become a
Jaw.
The Senate has passed the bilr, and
il is now In the hands of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs. which
committee. it Is said, will report it TO
the House favoraby.
The bill provides that the models
shall be placed in n conspicuous place,
convenient to public view, and that
they shall each be constructed at a
cost not exceeding $500 1t further
provides that while the models are to
remain permanently in the capitols.
they will remain the property OF the
Government
The Virginia State Capitol will rc.
,'i'N a houti Va lHC VIZ
Einia, and her neighbor and youngest
daughter, West Virginia, will receive
n model of the cruiser which bears
her name. TO be placed In the Capitol
at Charleston.
Tho Government now has hand.
some model of the battleship Virginia
on exhibition in the corridors at the
east side of the State. War and Navy
Building. 1t likewise has handsome
model Of the West Virginia
But neither of these will be sent to
the States. They will remain here in
Washington for the ediflcation and In
struction of the thousands of sight
scers who visit the capitol city dur
ing the course of year New models
will have to be made in each instance.
and 1t Is probable that at best they
will not be ready for exhibition for a
year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
No Cause For t,.pr.

Husband That's foolish habit you
women have OF carrying your purses In
your hands when In the street. Wife
Why ia it? Husband-B Because THE,
could easily snatch them aud get away.
Wife-Well, IL the husbands of othc,
women don't give them any more Il,
put in their purses than You give me Il
put In mine the thief would starve II
death
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Her Method

Mrs. Wise-The noS' girl Mrs. Close.
Keep hns got must he Il Jewel. Mrs.
Young Why. she complains about het
more than she did about auy Of bei
others. Mrs. Wise-Of course. Sllr
wants MS all 10 think that the girl Isn't
worth enticing away
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
A PROLIFIC WrIter.

While l was writing Gladys Fame
! was doing my full work for the Leeds
Mercury and was not only editing the
paper. but was writing for 1t an aver.
age of twelve columns week. GLADYS
Fame" Is long story, containing 16O.-
000 words. wrote it during my scanty
leisure in exactly sixteen weeks, or at
the rate of 10000 words n week-Auto.
biography of Sir Wemyss Reid.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Looked Suspicious,

Mrs. ,Iymes-I had unexpected good
TICK Yesterday In looking for fiat. I
found an apartment house whore tho
rooms are elegant. the rent reasonable
and the agent doesn't object to chill
dren. Mrs. Blykely Mercy! ] hope you
didn't agree TO take II. There must bo
something wrong with the neighbour
hood.--Chicago Tribune
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Door keysIn sweden.

A door Key hung outside u house in
Sweden is sign the family are not at
home. Tie custom is more courteous TO
callers than the American practice Of
allowing the visitor TO "1nd out by as
certalning' through futile bell ringing
or button punching. but 1t requires u
grenter confidence I'm your fellow man.
iusti0able perhaps In Sweden.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
WILLIAM AND MARY BOYS
FIX BASEBALL SCHEDULE
While There are No Stars on the
Team 1t is in First Glass Condi-
ton for Hard Work.
Especial to Daily PressO

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, Feb. s.
Manager Henley, of the William and
Mary baseball team, has completed
his schedule. one date not having been
hNcd as yet. Below is the schedule:
Dickinson College, Pa, March 90
Williamsburg.
fredericksburg College, April .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Sympathy.

1t may indeed be said that sympathy
exists in all minds. as Faraday has
discovered that magnetism exists in all
metals. but certain temperature is
required to develop the hidden proper.
~, whether in The metal or the mind
Bulwer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
1 oCI,0r4c4Hro

In the churchyard of Woolwicb. Kent
England. is the epitaph: Sacred to thS
memory OF Major James Brush. roya
artillery, who was killed by the acct
''cntal discharge of a pistol by his or.
derby l4th April. 1891 Well done. co,M
and faithful servant
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
4 Mean Question.

Wedderly- Today is the tenth anti
versary of my marriage. Singleton
Well. what do you expect? Weddcrly-
Which do expect: .SinSleton-Y cs
congratulations or sympa thy:<
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
4 con,p,,n,cn,.

What did he say when you told him
he was the worst liar you ever knew ~
"tIc merely remarked that he had
been battered before" st. LOUIS Post.
Dispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10

county. has purchased "BellcReld,"
on York river. near Yorktown. His
tcric "Bellefeld" contains $50 acres,
and was the country home of Robert
McCandlish. Mr.. Curtis Is said to
have paid good price for tho
place.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
A Minor Gift or Bcnutx.

man may be as unattractive phys.
raliy as II gnrgoy!c. but If he possesses
personal force and strength OF charac.
lot he will never lack feminine admira.
tion.-IOpdon Gentlewouan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10

man enlowed with great perfec.
lions without good breeding is like ono
who has his..pockets full OF gold. but
always wants change for his ordinary
occasions.--Steele.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Lecture. and Lenr,,nr,

have gained nothing whatever from
any lecture ] ever heard excepting an
increased power of forgetting. - Con-
fession by the Head Master OF Eton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Rough on the Men.

Mrs. Hoyle-I believe that my hus.
band is leading double Nfe. Mrs.
Doylc.-You ought to be satisfied thesu
days If he isn't leading triple life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10

Flying kites may be brought back bS
pulling in the string. Int flying wor,ss
have no strings to them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Always Pnrauinw

Whats your occupation sIr?"
Mine ls pursuit. I'm bill col.
lector. YOU know"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
H0USER MADE NO : iii #.
ATTEMPT TO BRIDE
Jury Vindicates the Secretary,
Who Will Now Appeal to 4;
the People. s#% !,

Madison, Wis, July 7.-HA more
infamous conspiracy was never formed
against any man, declared Walter L..
Houser, secretary Of state, last night,
after a jury in the municipal court had
returned a verdict of not guilty, vindi-
eating him of the charge Of bribery
preferred against him by Zeno M. Host,
insurance commissioner.
The charge was that Houser offered
Host campaign contribution Of $4,000
in exchange for a decision; of the sur
plus distribution case in favor of the
Equitable Life Assurance society. :
Evidence was given that Senator
James A. Frear, chairman Of the legis-
lative committee investigating life in
surance, and rival candidate against
Houser for the republican nomination
for secretary of state, was the one who
first, in consultation with Host, insti-
gated the exposure of the alleged at
tempt by Houser to bride Host. !:
Houser declares that he will remain
in the fight for nomination and seek
vindication at the hands of the people
in the September primary election. i
I Insurance Commissioner Host says hi
/ is not disappointed by the verdict Of
not guilty, as he has never desired tt
send Houser to the penitentiary, but
was compelled by subpoena to tell hi
story and is complacent in the knowl
edge that he has done his duty.
One of the strongest bits Of evidence
Fin the case in favor Of Houser was tn,
testimony, of Attorney General Sturde
want denying the statement Of Hos
that H ost had told Sturdevant Of an at
tempt to bribe. s:F.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
Trepoff Hits the Nail.

General Trcpoff 8 statement goes to
the root of the trouble in Russia when
it asserts that should the moderates
come into power they would overthrow
the extremists. The attitude Of the
car is the only thing which keeps the
moderates from coming into power. 1t
is true that the American cabinet is not
responsible to congress directly but so
long as congress holds the purse strings
the cabinet cannot stray far from it's
function of properly executing the or
ders Of congress expressed in laws. The
Russian parliament has not been given
, the public purse nor has it been clothed
with power to cooperate with the ex-
ecutive thru properly constituted min
istry. The men in the assembly who
could and would pull the country thru
the revolutionary period without blood
shed are shorn of all power to do good
thru being made merely critical Spec
tators of the performances Of govern
ment which has not the confidence of
the country and whose animating spir-
its are known to be looking backward
instead of forward. 49,. D..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
FIFTY TWO BEET
SUGAR SHOPS run.
Ninth Annual Report by Special
Agent Saylor Of the Agri-
cultural Bureau.
by w. w. Jermane.

Washington, July 7.-Charles F. Say
Tor, special agent Of the department Of
agriculture for the study Of the beet
sugar industry, has just made his ninth
annual report. He says that the pio-
neer period of the industry-the period
of experiment, Of investigation, of
doubt, Of mistakes-appears to have
ended. The approach Of a period of
confidence and Of careful advancement
along safe lines is noticeable.
The industry is advancing rapidly in
the semi-arid regions of the west. ow-
ing to the extension of irrigation ditch
ies, and Colorado and Idaho are becom-
ing noted for the interest they are
taking in beet culture and factories. 4
81 At times, he says, there have been
more rumors Of factory building every
where than at present, but at no time
have; there been so many communities
with well-matured plans for coustruc-
ton. Especially is this the case in the
irrigated districts Of Colorado, Idaho,
Wyoming, Montana and western Kan
sas, and in Wisconsin. and to some ex-
tent Iowa. He predicts that two or
three states will be added to the list
of sugar producers during the present
year. 80 g.st +t.5 ~ a,E
= The following table shows the num-
Der Of factories, with their capacities
by states, and the new factories under
construction, with their locations and
|
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
Unique Theater-

Il vaudeville entertainment, combin-
ing many elements of popularity, will
signalize the new bill which the Unique
will present next week. Commencing
with matinee performances Monday af-
ternoon, the war playlet, 3" Country
Courtship,' will be presented.
: Herr Beemer, the juggler, will be a
headline attraction. particularly as dur
ing his engagement at the Unique he
will be assisted by young and beauti-
full girl who has won prizes in beauty
contests. AS the juggler's act is Of
itheselegant, snowy variety, he has made
! it ATTRACTIVE by engaging a beautiful
assistant.
Stafford and Stone, in refined COM
edy sketch, will also have something
new and diverting. -
/ One European novelty will be pre-
sented, that Of the Gladstone children,
who are singers and acrobats. They
are not '"children" any longer, how
ever, having grown up since the name
that made them famous was heralded
about the vaudeville circuit.
The Sunday performances will be de-
voted to the bill which has run thru
out the week. In the new bill, Her
man La Fleur will sing illustrated songs
and new motion pictures will be pre-
sented.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
Two Kinds of Demagogs.

The president struck a good note and
one which has been present often in
his speeches, when he warned the peo-
pie of Oyster Bay to distrust the dem
agog, whether He came; in the auiseF Of
a poor man or q rich man.
There is a danger that our fight
against the abuse of the power, Of
mony may lead us into two errors,
one that there is evil in money itself,
and another that the evil Of the abuse
of moneys power is the only evil in
the country. .... ..
Neither of these views will enable
us to take a competent survey of the
problem of our time. Money and the
ambition to get money are not evils
in themselves. Money is often the
representative of effort, of ambition, Of
labor, of self-sacrifce, of self-denial.
In it's purityit is a token of abste-
mious habits, of work and Of applica-
ton. In it's purity, therefore, it is to
be encouraged. It would be a poor
country which sneered at the man of
property and exalted the, tramp. 1t is
the abuse Of the power Of money we
must battle against. This abuse mani
tests itself in several ways, but prin-
cipally in lording it over the rest Of
the community by the rich man. His
personal opinions, which may in them
selves be Of little worth, acquire a ic-
titious Importance from the fact that
he is wealthy. We have seen many
of these individuals, who, instead of
being help to a community, retard
it's progress by their lack of public
spirit.
The other fight is against the tenden-
cy Of money to buy itself the priv
/ lege of getting more money. by moldina
the laws into shape which puts 8
premium on the money already accu
mulated. Corporations go into politics
as much to look out for their future
4 as TO, protect their present accumula
j tions, and the more crooked theil
course the greater their interest in thu
dear people at election time. From
molding the laws they pass by a logica
step to molding those who administe
the laws. Not content with having TIN
4 law made for them and administered
/ for then, they often find that ther
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
The Oberhoffer Band.

J. Last summer The Journal re-
marked in urging the people to show an
appreciation of Mr.. Oberhoffer's band
! that any town could hire a band but it
took town with musical taste and To-
cal patriotism of high order to create
8 one. This newspaper is happy to say
\ this year that the appreciation has been
shown and the band has been created.
I The work of Mr.. Oberhoffer, while it
I has not attracted the same attention,
4 is comparab BILE to the creation Of a fine
I building on one of our principal ave-
) nues. The planning, the study, the pro-
( fessional skill and actual construction
Il have differed in kind but not in degree
q of application from those of the archi-
+ tect. Nor have they been less in prac-
8 teal good to the city. The presence of
/, first class orchestral band is distinct
& addition to the good influences in the
& city. It makes for better taste, for bet
4 ter habits, for higher recreation.
q The tendency Of the hired band is to
set it's standard on the plane of the
Il least taste and hold it there. The dis
! position of a man like Oberhoffer, who
B is working for a community and for a
Efpermanency is to gradually raise the
I, standard. Wisely he has not set him
3 self above the public but in a spirit Of
Il operation has drawn the public along
with him. The band is good way to
Is reach that point, where the best music
will be the best appreciated. < If last
nights program and it's reception be
staken as a criterion the point has al,
ready been reached.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
ROPES CUT FOR ].
DOLLIVER BOOM
Former Senator Mason Convinc-
ing Iowa that She Has a
Favorite Son.

Special to The Journal. -. .,. ., w.
Des Moines, Iowa., July T." Boost
Dolliver for president
This was the injunction to which
former Senator E. Mason of Illinois
gave utterance in the course Of, a brief
visit to Des Moines, on his way to a
family reunion at Bentonsport. (
/ l"Senator Dolliver is a strong candi-
date both in Iowa and outside the
state,' continued the former senator,
as he cut the ropes Of the Dolliver
boom. His recent fight for the rail.
road-rate bill has won him hosts of
admirers. I look to see him one of the
strongest men to be presented to the
convention
In reply to a question whether he
considered the Fort Dodge man stronger
than Shaw, Mr.. Mason said: e..,. 7
HOh. my, yes! Shaw has not the pop.
ularity that Dolliver has, altho a very
brainy man. . As to Governor Cummins
| it is unlikely that his name, will be
presented in the. next presidential
race. .il,,,,F Eiyt
The following is Mr.. Mason's cata
Hog of presidential possibilities:
Roosevelt-Wouldn It accept nomin
alton.
Foraker THE probable nominee.
Fairbanks-Hard worker, but strong
est in Indiana.
Shaw-Not so strong as Dolliver.
Dolliver-Iowa' s choice; strong can
didate.
| Cannon-His first name is "Barkis.'
Taft-Couldn carry his own state
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
Another. ,Packinghouse Report.

And now we have another report on
the pac.kinghouses- time by joint
committee of the Chicago Commercial
association and of the Illinois Manu-
facturers' association, accompanied by
a number of experts, including M. H.
Reynolds, veterinarian of the agricul-
tural department Of the University Of
Minnesota. The important conclusions
of this report are:, First, that the COM
.mittee finds the meat products Of the
rpackinghouses are wholesome and prop
Ger food; and second, that improvements
are constantly being made and Wills 5be
made. y j w Fl s. 8 u ]. ~ ~
+. ANY Investigations made at this time
will find conditions such as might be
expected after the exposures of six
weeks or two months ago. Since then
there has undoubtedly been great deal
done to improve conditions in packing.
houses. Chicago papers are authority
for that. The packers became very
busy as soon as the Beveridge amend
ment made its appearance and the
housekeeping done then was Of a most
vigorous ana GuOIO AL
vestigations and reports of recent date
must take this fact into account. q!
Nevertheless, they doubtless have
their value, for it is desirable that con
fdence be restored in the products of
this great industry. They constitute
to most people some Of the necessities
of life, and while no cost was too great
to pay for cleanliness and wholesome
ness, it is worth while to have it known
upon good authority that these condi'
tions have been obtained and are likely
to be preserved under efficient govern
ment inspection. @ts That is the chief
value of any investigations or reports
made at this time, and, does not detract
in the least from the credihility. Of the
original reports.