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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
Commander Hall Transferred by lhe
Navy Department.
ASSIGNED 70 IMPORTANT POST
Popular Officer Who Has Been In
spector of Machinery Here Becomes
Head of Steam Engineering Depart.
nnent at Navy Yard-His Successor.

Commander h. T. Hall, u. S. n.
who has been inspector OF machinery
at the plant Of the Newport News
Shiphnilding and Dry Dock Company.
yesterday morning received orders
from the navy department ia report
at the New York navy yard for duty
as head of the department of steam
engineering.
Commander G. B. Ransom. ~ho will
succeed Commander Hall. Is EXPECTED,
to arrive here in the near future. lie
has been stationed at Barberton
Ohio. as inspector of engineering ma.
terial. In order detachng him from
his present duty and instructiny him
TO report here was issued from Wash
inston yesterday.
Since he has been here, Commander
Hall has made many friends in this
city and Hampton, where he has made
his home. While he regrets having
to move his family and break up his
home, the officer is naturally pleased
with the orders given him by the de.
nartment, as the position to which he
Is assigned is one of the most import
ant posts with which officers of his
rank are entrusted
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
Steamer SOIstad Covered $50 Miles
IN Crippled Condition.
At SHIPYARD FOR NEW PROPELLER
Vessel Struck Submerged Wreck off
Cape Hatteras While Bound UP
coaat for New York-Marinc
Notes.

After steaming about 100 miles
WITH but one whole blade on her
propeller the Norwegian steamer
S"lstcad, Captain Thorson, crcpt
INTO this port yesterday morning
rom Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
ana Curacao. The steamer was
bcund 10 New York with cargo
OF 5000 bags OF sugar and 2,i5i
bags OF mangrovc bark Several
nights ago, while stcaminu up the
coast off Cape Iiattcras, she struck
submerged wreck and had thrc:
o! the blades of her propeller broli-
en- OF
After making partial examina-
ti"n OF the damage to his shiE.
CAPTAIN ThOrSon decided to attcmh
to make this port and repair hare.
The Solstad had fairly good weather
DUNG the trip up from Nl:te,as
an dshe made excellent time con-
si!crnp the great disadvantage uu-
der which she was laborIng. The
Steamer lilgel the coast us c.ose
n; possible So that in the case she.
Lave anchored ana waited for as
si:tance.
The Solstad arrived in The Capcs
Wednesday night and proceeded 10
this port yesterday morning, dropping
aEthor off the shipyard. She will
be locked in dry dock No. .. ut
the yard tomorrow and have Il new
wheel installed. The steamer has Il
propeller aboard and she will not
be required to say in port man,
days. When she leaves the basin
she will continue her voyage 10,
New York
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
soFTNEss OF sEALskiN.


sealskin Is admired the world over for
us softness and glossiness; and yet the
human hair is equally rs soft anu glossy
when healthy; and the radical cause of all
hnir trouble Is danhruff, which liz caused
by pestiferous parasite that snps tho
Vllahty or tho hair at It's root Ncwbros
lierpicide Is the only preparation that Is
ia'hi 10 the dancrur germ. Without dan.
arul there Is no falling hair, but lux
uriant growth Of glossy, soft hair ia cor.
tain. Securing the scalp won't euro dan
drun. XII the dandrun germ. Thous
ands OF 'Vomcn owe their beautiful Suits
or hn'~ to Newbro's Herpicide. Sold by
Leading druggists. Send 1oc. in stamps
to The IIerpiclde Co.. Detroit. Mich.
ALIENS DRUG STORE, HANGER &
GULICK. SPECIAL AGENTS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
ESEsssls!s

is undergoing repairs. 1t would be an
expense to the State to store and in
sure this silver. service until an indcr-
mite time in the future when ii could
ne presented. and also | would he
very busy next Surfing with other mat
terS III connection with the james
Town exposition, SO thought IL but
Jnst and proper. as the matter has
already been DELAYED for some time,
TO present the service to the shin in
me navy yard. where she now is.
Hence it was arranged TO he present
Ell there on December Is.
wish 10 assure Won ana the pco-
pie OF Newport News that YOU arc
not disappointed any more than am
AT the circumstances which render II
impossible to have this presentation
service in Newport News. | hone v.n,
VIII let this matter be understood in
Your city.
with kind regards. am,
" Very truly yours.
CLAUDE A. SWANSON.
Governor Of Virginia"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
GOVERNOR IS SORRY,
BUT CAN'T HELP US
Navy Department Declines to Allow
Virginia to Leave Navy Yard
on December is.

Mayor Buxton yesterday received n
letter from Governor Swanson in
which the governor explained why
the Virginia silver service is TO he
presented 10 the battleship Virginia
ut the Norfolk navy yard instead OF
ht This city. AS stated in these col
umns yesterday, nothing was known
Of the change in the plan until Sena-
tor Holt was notified "Wednesday. The
mayor yesterday called the governor
mp over the long distance telephone
ana asked for an explanation.
The governor said that he re.
GREETED very much the necessity for
changing the program, but that there
was nothing else to be done, as the
navy department. positively declined
tn allow the ship to leave the navy
yard. The governors letter follows:
"RichmOnd, December G, 1906.
Hon. Samuel II. Buxton, Mayor.
Newport News. Virginia
"My dear Mr.. Mayor
This is the first opportunity have
had to write you in reference TO the
silver service to be presented to the
Dattleship Virginia" | was very an.
Nious, and feel sure the other mem.
bers of the presentation committee
were. to have this silver service IRE.
scented to the battleship Virginia at
Newport News, since the battleship
was built there and Newport News is
noted for its large interest in ships
and shipping. AS soon as the silver
service was nearing completion | COM
municated with Hon. Charles ]. Bon.
aparte, secretary of the navy, request.
ing him TO have the .'Virpiniau
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
Observation-Disclosures
~ Marine Notes IS
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Thursday, December 6, 1906.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Trunkhy (Br). Gains.
New Orleans-to C.. II. Arnal for
bunker coal.
Steamer Solstad (Nor0, Thorson,
Paramaribo and Curacao-to c. H..
Arnal for repairs.
Steamer Kcrshaw. Bond, Boston
and Norfolk-to Merchants and Min
ers Transportation Company with
passengers and merchandise.
Steamer Dorchester, Johnson, Bal
timore-to Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company with passen-
gers and merchandise.
Steamer Powhatan. Ryan, Provi-
dence and Norfolk-to Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company with
passengers and merchandise.
Steamer jamestown, Hitler. New
York and Norfolk-to Old Dominion
Steamship Company with merchan.
disc.
Steamer Mohican, Curry, Philadel-
phia and Norfolk-to Clyde Steam
ship Company with merchandise.
Barge San Joaquin from Norfolk
to New River Consolidated Coal Com.
pany In ballast.
Barge Hattie from Norfoik-to New
River Consolidated Coal Company in
ballast
Barge Grafton from Fall Rivcr---to
New River Consolidated Coal Com
Dany in ballast.
Sailed
Steamers Liv (Nor). Rasmussen.
Havana: Hamilton. Boaz, Norfolk and
New York; Kershaw. Bond. Balti.
more: Dorchester, Johnson, Norfolk
and Providence.
Schooner Maria o. Teel, Davis, Bos.
ton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
FITZPATRICK DELAYED
BY STORMY WEATHER
transport Had Not BEEN Sighted at
capes Late Yesterday AZ
ternoon.

According to reports given oLs
NJ the local Office of the Virginia
Pilots Association at o'clock yes.
ter!ay evening. the United States
army transport Fitzpatrick, which
waa due nj this port from Manila,
=. l., Yesterday, had not been sight.
ed on the Capes up to that hour
LEGAL shipping men are of the opin-
lIh that the transport encountered
the severe storm which have swept
acrosS the Atlantic ocean during
INC past Two weeks and has been
deiayci on her voyage.
The Fitzpatrick has aboard n
large number of passengers. some
OF whom are well known in this
city and yesterday friends of the
passengers here made many inquir-
les concerning the Fitzpatrick.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
Calendar For This pay.
BACK FROM CONVENTION.
Local Pastors Participated in Sessions
of Anti.saloon LEAGUE.

Rev. e T. Wexford, pastor of the
F1rst Presbyterian church. and Rev.
W. Ashbury Christian. pastor of Trim
ity Methodist church. returned yester.
DAY from charlottesville where they
nave been attending the sixth annual
convention CT the Virginia Anti-saloon
League Both of the pastors are mem
pers of the new executive committee
of the league.
During the afternoon session We'd
nesday. Rev. Mr.. Wexford delivered a
strong address on the subject "-rhe
Pastor and the League"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION.
John D. Daniel Chapter D. of c
Plans lntcrestinu Event


The John w. Daniel Chapter.
Daughters OF the Confcdcracy. held
It's regular meeting in the assembly
hall Of the Young Mems Christian
Association building "wednesday af-
ternoon. The session was we'll at
tended and number OF important
matters were discussed. Mrs. Fred
Harper, daughter Of Senator John
w. Daniel was elected an honorary
member of the chapter.
The chapter decided to hold it's
anniversary reception on February 9
anG extensive preparations for the
event will be made. At the concln
sion of the business session Mrs.
Richmond ID. Velllnes rendered an
instrumental solo and Miss Bernice
c. Edwards read an interesting pap
@: on General Robert T.. Lee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

ISAAC BROCK, n citizen OF McLcn-
4 nan county, Texas, has lived for III
ears. For many years lie resided nj
l'oSquc Falls, eighteen miles west of
Waco, but now lives with his son-in-
lew at Valley Mills, rcXas.
Some time ago, by request, Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his
picture, holding in his hand stick
cut from the grave OF General Andrew
Jackson. Mr.. Brock is IL dipnincd old
gentleman, showing fcw signs OF do
crepitude. His family Bible Is still
preserved, and it shows that the dato OF
his birth was written III years ago.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
COMMANDER TO LEAVE.
Popular Officer Transferred to New
York.

commander r. 7. Hall. who has
been the inspector OF machinery for
the navy department in the Newport
News shpyard, has been detached
from this station and will leave with
i'll 3 few days for New York CITY.
where he is to become the head of
the department of steam engineering
in the navy yard.
Commander and Mrs Hall have
made their residence in Hampton for
more than year anG both are very
popular in the society circles.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
THE 0L DEST MAN IN AMERICA
Escaped the Terrors Of
Many Winters BY
sa.,A Using Pe-ru-na.

| IN speaking Of his good health and
extreme old nge, Mr.. Brook saws:
after man has lived in the world
us long rs 1 have, he ought to have
found out n great many things by OK.
perionce. Think have done go.
lone of the things ! have found.
our to my entire satisfaction IS the
proper thing for ailments thar
are due directly, to the effects OF
the climate. For M years 4 I,ayes
wifhsfo0d tho chan9eabie climate
OF the United Stafes.
81 have always becn yery healthy
man, but, OF course, subject to tho af.y
fections which arc duo 10 sudden
changes In tho climate and te,npera.
lure. During my long lifo havo known
"eront many remedies for coughs, colds
and diarrhoca. hIg
GAS for DR.. Hartn,an's remedy.
Koruna, have found IL to be the
best, If NOT the only, reliabIe rem
cdy for these affections. II has
been my standby for many years.
and ! attribute my good health
ana extreme old age to this remedy.
~ exactly meets nil my require
mohts. 1tprotocts mo from tho evil OF.
fecis OF sudden changes; IL keops mo in !,
good appetite; It gives MO strength, 1t
Keeps my blood In good circulation.
nave come to roly upon It almost enc,
uroly for tho many littlo things for
which noed medicine. ~
when opidcmlcs OF 10 grippe first
oeHnn to mako their appearances in this
country 1 was sufroror from this
discnse.
" had several long sieges wifh
me grip. At first Ida not know
that Pcruna was a remedy for
ms disease. When I heard thar
IA grippe was epidemic cafarrh, +.
irfed Pcruna for Ia grippe and
found IL to be Just the fhinR.b ssef
In lator letter, Mr.. Brock writos.
nm well and feeling MS woll AZ T
have for years. Tho only thing that
bothers mo Is my sight. II 1 could zee
better could walk all over the farm
and twould do mo good. would not
he without Perunn." .,.,l,l /.
Yours truly,
sM,r1 MeN.
When old age comes, 1t brings with
IT catarrhal diseases. Systemic catarfh
Is almost universal in old puople. Thia
explains why Perunn has become 10
n Al 81, = - (, Ii j
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

, e>'e-e--s-s-s-s
Born before the Uniicd States
were formed.
Saw ~ Presidents elected.
Pe-ru-Ha has protected him
from al sudden changes.
Veteran Of four wars.
Shod horse when 90 years
old.
Always conquered fiic grip with
Pe-rH-Ha.
Witness In n land suit at The
age Of no years.
believes Pe-rn-na the greatest
remedy OF the age for catarrhal
troubles.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

when old nge comes,it brings with
u catarrhal diseases. Systemic catarrh
Is almost universal in old people. Tfis
explains why Perunn has become 10
Indispensable to many old people. ri
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
TO grateful man give more than
he asks.-From the Spanish.

Iowcrs are measured by their
SHADOWS, and great men by their
calr mniatois.-From tho Cnncse.
Successful guilt is the banc Of 20.
ciety.-Syrus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28

which appears in the latest chapeau worn
by his wife.
Skirts
A few yards around the bottom are an as
sured fact. and to meet this condition and
In the lull since the time IN which every
body was wondering if the hoopskirt would
come back, it-or something remarkably
like ft-has crept In insidiously This prac-
tically is a silk petticoat with a skeleton
top. The seams are outlined by lengthwise
strips of silk doubled over bias just where
they would come on a seyen-gored skirt.
Below the hips are three horizontal feather
bones set some distance apart and covered
with the shirred silk. To the bottom ones
are fastened the silk fiounces, which are fin
ished in the bottom likewise with a feather
bone unless they are so circular and be-
frilled that they are enough outstanding
without it, The best of this kind of a silk
petticoat is that nobody will put their knees
through 1t, or, if they do, no harm will be
done. And no woman whose dressmaking
experience harks back to the days when
reeds" were shirred three deep into the
backs of foundation skirts will fear her
lack of ability to make one.
In adjusting the silk 'uprights'' a sug-
gestion Is first to slip on seven-gored
dress skirt. Then, your petticoat belt Now,
pin the up and down strips to 1t, following
the lines of the seams Secure them there
by means of a few pins and have some
body pin on your feather bones and fiounces.
Then the hoop petticoat will hang per-
antI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28

Was considered a marvellous feat by her
admirers and by her especial admrer in
particular when young girl transferred
her fur neck scarf to a lace hat upon going
out in the evening.
Just now fashion has new wrinkle
which is so suggestive of this that it will
soon become no trick at all. The latest even
ing head dress is a fur coronet, which en-
circles the high-bult couture in an upstand-
ing band and is fastened at the left front
with an aigrette and a rose or velvet ro-
settle Any fur may be used, white prefer
ably, and ermine with collar to match on
the evening coat, has been the pelt used
In the first of these instances of this pretty
fashion. The little head dress worn at the
theater is, of course. not removed, though
in the street it answers all the purposes of
a hat. Any woman in possession of one OF
the tiny fur tippets or stocks which are
worn crossed at the throat could easily con-
vert it with a few stitches and small hat
pins into this kind of topknot for evening
wear. Another adaptation of fur to mil
linery which requires little or no cutting
or sewing is the use of old "rippled'
coIlarette for covering the brim OF a large
hat The collar will slip over the frame,
which should be as light as possible, and
will nearly fit without much adjusting, and
the edge of the collar where the fur is apt
to be thickest makes a fluffy edge for the
brim of the hat. A mans sealskin cap
usually has the oval crown which is exactly
adapted to covering the similar crown
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Licorice-

May be made to play an important part in
nursery furnishings. Teach the nurslings
to break it up in small pieces and TO lead
it into small black bags which you can
make for them out of cambria. 1t then be-
comes the foundation for the most delight
full game of coal yard. Loading the little
bags into the small wagon is one of the
fascinating parts of this game, which is a
good one on account of the varying process
of filing, loading and delivering. A small
letter scale lent for the occasion is de-
lightful addition and furnishes a chance
for a lesson in weighing.
For change the candy may be chopped
and used for fuel in the toy cooking stove.
The idea of making sacks in which to load
may be also carried out in unblea MUS
lin or cheesecloth, and with white cotton
a flour mill may be started. Teach the little
miller to letter his bags with blue and red,
with his own water color paints
When other things fail, "let us tell stories
with the scissors" is a suggestion that
awakens wonder in the minds of the tots
who have not yet been to kindergarten and
which will receive the ready support of
those who have. Scissors and paste are all
that IS needed and skill and originality
comes with little practice In what a. first
appears even to elders to be a difficult
achievement The "old woman and her
pig" is represented going to market by
some steps at the end of long strip over
which she is driving him with long stick
There is Little Pickaninny' story in
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Is not il buying set Of French furnl-
ture for a .boudoir and knowing that the
decoration of the walls corresponds in de-
sign and period that art lies. For instance,
here is the way a girl of taste as well as
wealth has a dressing room arranged,
which is done entirely in the low pieces OF
the eighteenth century salons. In it she has
managed to Introduce an air of cozy COM
fort which is not usually associated with
this period
First, on the floor in front of every place
where one can sit either to dress or to
lounge are scattered oblong cushions rather
sttfiiy upholstered. There is one under the
toilet table, one in front Of the hgh-backed
settle, and one near dear little oblong
seat which has low caned supports at each
end. Fitting in this there is also a cush-
ion by way of upholstering. and it is cley-
erly arranged within the folds of a screen
which really is the piece de resistance of
the room. III one of those irreguI3rly paneled
affairs and twG-thirds of the way down the
irregular gtN framework incloses beveled
mirrors. SO that the little backless seat Is
there for a double purpose-either the
pretty occupant can face this screen of
many mirrors when her hair is being done
or she can use it as a background when Wis
iting with her friends
The settle also is an-ideal lounging place,
as it is set fairly and squarely into the cor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28

"Jacobean'-
Is the old-fashioned scheme of decoration
and furnishing which is applied to a par
lor dining room" This is a dining room to
which are adapted the characteristics of the
old-fashoned living room parlor.
There is fine example of old English
dresser with carved holdings and prettily
shaped panels on which are old plates, jugs
and candlesticks. There is a settle stand
ing with its back to the window the design
of which is near that of the two handsome
carved arm chairs one of which is drawn
sitting room fashion out into the room.
Variety is given by two chairs without
arms which stand on each side of the
dresser. The table is small comparatively.
having the signs Of general use in papers
and ma ga zines scattered on II, and there is
a chest OF drawers at one side with gilt
framed mirror with post uprights hung
over 1t. The walls are paneled and the
ceiling raftered with high plate rail just
under the roof, on which there are some
good specimens of old china.
A writing table in one corner and an old
clock frequent part of the outfit of
such room, and there is no more beautiful
form of furnishing than can be gained from
the soft browns and cozy shapes of this
period. It is beautiful, whether the Idea of
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ner with cushions in as well as under 1t.
Its high end and back become in this way
part of the wall decoration, especially as
they support a soft drapery of brocade
which is hung from the corner. Near
enough to it 10 be in convenient reach is the
little triple French stand for books and
papers. The dressing table is arranged be-
tween the parted window curtains after
the English fashion and has the low arm
chair, also cushioned, in front of 1t. And
there is another convenient little piece of
furniture with small cabinet doors and
drawers, which has n high swing oval mir
ror and below 1t little shelves and a glass
top. which are devoted TO bottles and jars
and the scents and poulades which form the
working part of dressing and identifying.
For
That double window which is built almost
up to a neighboring brick wall, hang your
sash curtains almost without fullness and
embroider apply an arched design of
flowers or leaves over the top of them.
They will be in one piece for each window
and should be OF white to let in all the light
possible without having to draw them. Sim
pie unbleached muslin may be used, and an
applique linen design may be put on with
embroidery linen in bold stitches. - Or Il
simple cretonne may be used. The whole
point is to bring the design up where it
will be the most effective by making IL in
shallow arch near the top.
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NURSERY

which small black boys are carrying water
melons away from field and loading them
into a cart. Jack be NimbIe" is easily il
tustrated by the eandlestick and the boy
jumping over it. Do not let them draw
first with a pencil
If
More were needed to insure the small girl
of today against being set down to sewing
tasks, it has come in the decree of the
oculist. The study of young eyes has
brought forth the fact that the close APP
plication needed to make the small fingers
take little stitches is very injurious.
"Hemming and fine sewing of ali kinds
is very injurious for small children and it
is great mistake in the case of little girls
to begin needlework too early" is the
statement made by a famous eye doctor
FMS authority also goes on to state that
knitting or chocheting puts no strain upon
the eyes and suggests it as one of the best
of rainy day occupa tons for small people.
Bone knitting needles, he specifies, must be
used instead of steel ones
Where the small girl is hardly to be
found who takes kindly to the task of
learning to take small stitches there are
hardly any youngsters, even little boys,
who cannot be interested in pretty. bright
wool work. Where there are skilled hands
to direct and turn corners" a special in
centive can be made in knitting small CAPS
and skirts for the dolls of the family. Can
vas and wool kettle holders are another
old-fashioned revival which is now taught
the little kindergartners of sewing schools.