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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

" HE most coveted position among
gentlewoman in the United King
dom is that of maid of honor to
Queen Alexandra AT the moment, four
ladies hold this honorable position.
Wherever the Queen goes--to state
function, ball, theater, party, at home
or abroad-at least one maid will be
in constant attendance upon her Yet,
though so much sought after, the post
is no sinecure. 1t requires a particu-
larly talented lady to fulfill all the
Queens requirements.
That they must be daughters of aris-
they are daughters or granddaughters
of peers-but. failing their right to
title, or precedence by birth, they are
allowed the prefex of honorable imme-
diately upon appointment to Office
A maid, of honors day commences
Immediately after. the Queen has
breakfasted. Though her Majesty's
private secretary will see to
the bulk of correspondence the
mornings post has brought, there
will still remain many letters of
more or less confidential and private
nature, which the Queen will answer
personally, through one of her ladies
in waiting. That, alone requires a
maid of honor to be an accomplished
lingufst, for almost daily Queen Alex
andra receives communications from
her numerous relatives in different
parts Of Europe.
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Immediately this is over, and If the
weather be fine, the Queen, who spends
good deal of her time in the open air,
especially when staying at Sandring-
ham and Windsor, will order her car
riage for q lengthy drive. A maid of
honor always accompanies her Maj
esty; while on those rare occasions
when the Queen goes out on horseback
one of her ladies, similarly mounted,
rides with her.
To the management of horses will be
added the care of the sick and the
poor For it is on such occasions that
the Queen pulls up before some of the
cottages of her villagers and sends
her maid of honor to inquire as to the
health and prosperity Of the inmates
Back to luncheon, there Is usually
some function at which the Queen,
and, of course, one or more Of her
maids of honor, must attend. II a
King or Queen. or any one of princely
rank, is visiting King Edward, the
maids of honor must be present with
the Queen to greet them on arrival
During the season, when drawing
rooms are held, the maids take part
in the royal procession to the throne
Majesty throughout the ceremony. At
state concerts they sit Immediately be-
hind the Queen and her daughters. At
state balls they are always close at
hand, to adjust the Queens cloak or
wrap, or to take her fan or flowers
from her.
There Is no ceremony, indeed, not
even of a semi official nature. such, for
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mounting cliff and yelling messages
to the defenders of a battered suburb.
Twenty-four bullets did hit her faunt-
ed shawls, her scalp and her ribs, but
she did not mind such trifies, and only
laughed when a musket ball knocked
a piece of bread out of her teeth.
Pretty ID good shot," she
chuckled, rubbing her bruised lips.
What next? Que mas? They will try
to hit my cigarettes"
She was cigarette fiend, as well as
a martial she-devil, but smoking never
unsteadied her nerves when crippled
men allowed her TO try her luck with
one of the few remaining cartridges.
Maria MaSalka, a Polish heroine,
shrieked herself hoarse in trying to
stop the runaways of a bullet-raked
battery; horses stampeding, IL seems,
and gunners availing themselves of the
pretext for running in pursuit. I'm
precautions failing to stop the panic,
Masalka snatched up two of the scat
tered horse blankets, twisted them into
the shape of the shield and dashed up
the battery hill in time to bang off four
guns into the thick of the advancing
Russians.
During the murderous battle OF
Aquae Sextiac the most merciless
slaughter perhaps ever witnessed by
the sun of our distracted planet, the
wives or the routed ClmDreS repeatedly
drove back their husbands with cart
whips and ear-splitting yells; then. see
ing the trained swordsmen of Martus
cut their way through all resistance,
seized what weapons they had and died
in defense of the wagon burg.
After such examples 1t admits OF no
doubt that women volunteers would
make excellent auxiliaries of garrison
regiments. No female post commander
would have surrendered the city of
Metz, said Henri Rochefort. with a bill
lion cartridges. 1000 guns in good
working order and 10000 bipeds on
the side of the hospital
General Bazaine was court-martialed
for doing all that. and when no beg
ging or bullying could save him from
prison his Mexican wife helped him
out by bribing dozen sentries. and
carrying 200 bags of gravel to create
ford through fortress ditch.
Meek-eyed Katinka did the same for
Czar Peter when the Turks came so
near getting his hide on the fence. and
his contemporary. blackguard King
Augustus of Saxony. had a supreme
faith in female diplomats. They are
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of the male Gibbon apes closely ap-
proach to symphonies-out and out
more melodious than Wagner operas;
and Mrs. Margaret Selenkas, who, with
her husband Emil. spent several years
in the forests of Sumatra,. reports that
the ''long-drawn-ou musical laughter
with which the Gibbons salute the
dawn of day entirely relieves the sense
Of extreme isolation which human be-
ings are apt to feel when sojourning
during lengthy periods in the depths of
aboriginal forests"
The females of those genial voca1ists
converse, however in undertones, un-
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monographs. They are echoes-very
melodious echoes, in some cases. But
what woman has ever originated
pretty tune, not to mention oratorios
and operas?
Not a single one, after all these
centuries of piano drill. They have
tried and found themselves recitations,
novel combinations of existing tunes
Nothing beyond, and If they had to
die for it.
No proper training, perhaps?
But the explanation may lie deeper.
In 1000 or 5000 species of our fellow
creatures only the males are musi-
clans. And it is curious fact that
the females of our Darwinian relatives
are generally silent and vigilant while
their male attendants arg as noisy as
bowling dervishes waking the mid
night echoes of the Brazilian wilder
ness with deafening roars, or shout
ing defiance from the cliffs of the
Abyssinian hill country. The serenades
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willing to betray the hiding places OF
their helpless youngsters.
They deprecate encounters with the
giant cats of their wilderness, but in
stress of circumstances can fight with
surprising energy, and 1T has been no.
ticed more than once that women equal
perhaps exceed-men in the heroism
of defensive warfare. Josefa Martinez,
the Maid of Saragossa," carried am
munition and refreshments through the
hades-storm of the French batteries,
advancing to points where no man ven-
tured to follow and repeatedly making
herself a target for sharpshooters by
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

81 r L. Oso w ALL
T&HE women's Rights League
convened ass-meetings in
four different countries last
month, and several publishers
have taken the trouble of collecting
opinions on the justice Of the orators
claims.
The result is medley of contradic-
tions more astonishing than the pros
and cons OF the Russian insurrection.
Divergence of self-interest is a COM
plete key to the contrast Of those Mus
, cOvite verdicts: Douma pulling one
way, privileged aristocrats violently
pulling another. Monopolies to be or
not to be; that is the question.
Well, what is at the bottom of your
=. exclusion laws2" asks an indignant
sister. Males monopolizing the plums
Of the employment market for the last
thousand years and trying to monopo-
lize them for another century or two"
Yes, but those canvassers have taken
care to exclude the testimony of dogs
IN the manger.
Ask a sea cook II women are COM
petent to manage the cuisine of an
ocean steamer and he will promptly
vote to chuck the first female appli-
cant overheard.
Get the FerOlcI OF a ram pour major
on a project of female band managers
and he will advise you to try your luck
with an organ grinders ape.
A prescribing druggist in Berwick,
England, assured visitor that female
she-doctresses were contrary to ma
ture" The canvassers have tried to
get behind such returns. They have
interviewed educators, Government eN-
petts and unpreludiced employers.
especially employers who had tried
both plans. Three plans, even, some
OF them: Male exclusively, female ex-
clusively, assortment OF mixed appli-
cants.
Prejudice, then, seemed obviated, yet
the result is enough to stagger vote
commissioner of the Douma-
No partisan verdicts, yet a commix-
. ture Of astounding and bewildering
contradictions. Expert testimony that
almost defies classification: Professed
sympathizers OF the Sorosis lamenting
their inability to employ females and
avoid ruin. On the other hand, con-
servatists cynically admitting their
preference for the peace OF established
customs but, with equal frankness,
stating a private conviction that ladies
could beat the gin-guzzling sex in
three out Of I'VE competitions IL they
were given a ghost OF a chance.
After intense study of the data four
or i've things can, withal, be recorded
mnder the head of established facts.
1ho main fact that with or without
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05

BY F. l. OSWALD.
"HE women's Rights League
convened mass meetings in
four different countries last
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
NEWPORT NEWS CONTINUED
ANOTHER MASS MEETING
FOR MEN AND YOUTHS
Confidential Talk by Dr.. MunhaIl at
Academy-Announc for
Today.

Evangelist Munhall will conduct an
other mass meeting for men and boys
AT the Academy of Music this after
noon al 3 o'clock and will deliver an.
other Of his Confidential Talks" Prof
Lowe will lead The singing. assisted
by some of the best male voices in
the city
Special meetings for women will hc
held in several places this afternoon
ana tonight DR.. Munhall will conduct
the regular evening mass meeting al
the First Presbyterian church. An
overflow meeting will be held at the
Trinity Methodist church
asst night Prof. and Mrs. Lowe con
tinued their illustrated services al
the First Presbyterian church. thaii
subject being 1.-The Ministry and Mir
acles Of Christ"
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act Miss Hilman appears in a beau.
tiful riding costume presented to her
by Peter Duryea, the millionaire
Kentucky turfman who recently mar.
ried Viola Allen
A feature of the play and one
which will appeal to all lovers of
athletics, is a fast three-round bout
during the action Of the third act. be.
tween George Rosner and Charles
Leclau, both of whom are said to be
handy with the gloves.
New and entertaining vaudeville
features will be introduced between
the acts. Miss llillnan will be seen
in an original serpentine dance
John Clark will appear in new Illus
'rated songs. assisted by Miss Bar.
tell and Jack Mcknight will give
a hoop rolling aud Juggling spe
cialiy
Manager Booker is highly pleased
with tho reception accorded Miss
ilillman ana her company and prom
ises to prolong the engagement a.
long AZ the patronage justifies.
The usual ma,inees Will be give,
on Wednesday and Saturday a,
y. M.
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Made Happy for Life. !.

Great happiness came into tbs
home of S. c, Blair school superinten
dent, al st. Adams. w. Va. when his
little daughter was restored from the
dreadful complaint he names. "
says: ''My little daughter had st. vi
tus' Dance which yielded TO no treat
ment but grew steadily worse until a:
a last resort we tried Electric Bitters
and rejoice 10 say, three bottles eli
fected complete cure" Quick. sure
cure for nervous complaints. genera
debility, female weaknesses. impovel
ished blood and malaria. Guaranteed
by W Blair Langhornes drug store
price. soc. tu,th.su
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THEATRICAL.

The May Hillman stock company
will begin the second week of the
summer season at the Academy to-
morrow night, presenting the four-act
comedy drama, entitled Children Of
Satan Miss Hillman and her com.
pany seem to have made hit with
the patrons Of the theater as the
business has increased nightly. some
thing that raely occurs during a
In selecting Children of Satan
as the opening bill for the second
week, the management believes II,
has made a choice that will meet
with tile approval of the patrons of
The house. The scenes are laid IN
New York, the last at Berkeley race
track in Brooklyn. a great race
scene is presented ana during this
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Trinity metl,odis,t.

Rev W g. Benuchamp. pastor Of
Trinity Me'ho'l*t church. viii preach
Ibis morning ON the subject. Wort,
For The Night coneth.' This even
ing at 8 o'clock an overflow Of the
union revival will he held at tho
church and the pastor viii preach
from the subject ".Iesus and the
Sinner
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
win CO to Chattanooga.

Rev. Z. Pendleton Jones, d. D.,
who returned from Warrenton yes.
terday. will start on Wednesday for
Chattanooga. Tenn, where he will
attend the meeting of The general
Baptist Association Of the South Dir.
Jcnes will preach to his congregation
in the Hampton Baptist church this
morning end evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
Ttlirtleth Street Christian.

Rev w. r. Iinnett the pastor,
will preach al the 'rhirtieth Street
Christian church this morning on the
subject Our Coming Difficulties. =
There will be communion service
this morning. The only service in
the evening will be a meeting of the
Christian Endeayor Society at Gas
o'clock ~.
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FOR OUR PHoERus READERS
Leave Your News Items at Browns
Bookstore IL MeIlen Street.

The Daily Press has made arrange
ments with Alr. l.. NJ Brown by
which items of news left at his
bookstore. in Mellen street by the
Phoebus friends and subscribers Of
the paper will be promptly sent
into tho office for publication.
If you have a guest in your homo
OF know of anything of general in
terest leave it with Mr.. Brown and
it will be properly handled. Mr..
Brown has charge Of the circulation
of The Daily Press in Phoebus.
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Rlverview Baptist.

Rev. F.B. Raymond will preach
a special sermon to the .Ir o. u
A. NJ. at the Riverview Baptist
church this Afternoon at $50 o'clock
Riverview Council, No 1+S, Jr. O,
U. A. NJ. has invited the councils
Of Newport News and Hampton tc
attend
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Calvary Rantist

Regular services will he held at
the Calvary Baptist church This
morning ana evening, preaching by
the pastor Rev a. a. Butler. Tie
pastor has returned from williams
burg. where he has been conducting
a revival
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LOST AND FOUND.

LosT-BETWEEN HAMPTON AMI
Newport News. a handsome biacl;
silk umbrella, with dark brown
ring handle with split with silver
tips. Finder will be suitably re
warded by returning same to MRS.
H. A. SIMKINS, 202 NIellen street,
Phocbus. Va. 1t
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St. Vincent's catholic.

At St. vincent's Catholic church
today services will be held as fol-
lows: First mass at g o'clock; sec
on dmass al 1880 o'clock Sunday
school at 3 O'Clock vespers and
benedictlon at 100 o'clock
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
Second Pre- sbxterian.

Rev. W. NJ Hunter will preach
AT the Second PRESBYTERIAN church
this morning at II o'clock There
will be no evening service The
Junior Christian TIndeavor Society
meets at the church this afternoon
al $50 O'clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
Annual Home Mission Collection.

The congregation of the Church
of Christ will take up its annual
collection for home missions at tho
morning service today. Rev. C.. n,
Williams, of Mathews county, will
preach morning and night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06

FOR SALE OR LEASE ONE OF
the best pieces of property in the
town of Hampton: located at the
corner of King and Lincoln streets,
fronting on King street los feet and
en- Lincoln street 100 feet. Proper.
" will be sold as whole or in lots
THE HAMPTON SUPPLY COM.
PANY. Hampton, Virginia 5-6-3t
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Twenty.fourth Street Christian.

Services will be held at the Twen-
ty-fonrth Street Christian church
this morning at the usual hour,
preaching by the pastor, Rev. D.
S. IIenkel There will be no even
ing service.
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WANTED.

WANTED FIRST CLASS COOK,
woman preferred. Good wages t.
right person Apply to HUB RES.
TAURANT, GS West Queen street.
Hampton. 5.G-Gt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06

Services will be held at Trinity
Lutheran church today at the usual
hours. The pastor. Rev. +. a.
Shenk, will preach this morning on
The subject. The Characterization of
Gods People"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06

FOR sALE-LARGE REFRIGERA
tor. eight feet high, eight long and
eight feet wide. Just the thing for
meat market. Apply to RUSSELL'S
4 CUT PRICE GROCERY, Hampton,
Va. Phone, 1893. my 2-6t
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Wines and Liquors

| belong to the lost tribe that stray
ed away from Dublin before Moses
sailed on the Red Sea. I'm price
cutter. I'm money-maker; I'm the
one that sells all straight Whiskies;i
retail at wholesale prices. The follow
Ing high grade 10c whiskeys sell for
&c drink Paul Jones. Pure Rye.
Sherwood Rye Whiskey, Carroll
Springs. pure Maryland Rye Whiskey.
Four XEXX, Baker Rye Whiskey.
Overholt Rye Whskey, Patkwood Rye
Whisky. All of the above named
WHISTLES is strictly high-grade; match
my prices IL you dare. beat me if you
can.
whiskey in bulk at following
prices:
Old Nick pure Rye, 10 pit. csc; gal
ION ...... ...... ...... ....... 400
Leonards Favorite 1-2 pit zoe; gal
ION 1880. ...... 800
Hunters Baltimore Rye 1.2 pit. 25e;
gallon :. $3.50. ........ $500
Maryland Club, 1-2 pit. Csc; gal
ION ...... ............ S4.OO
Paul Jones Pure Rye, IL pit. zoe;
sallon ..... ...... ...... 1913
Carroll springs, gallon $3.50
SXXX Baker Rye, gallon u. $3.50
Star a Rye. gallon ...... ~. 5000
Moss Rose, gallon j. $500
LAKEWOOD pure Rye, gallon $500
Jefferson pure Rye. gallon ....St.75
Kentucky Bourbon, gallon ...$1.4O
Double Stamp Gin, gallon $500
smithfield Apple Brandy. years
old, gallon ...... $500
The following brands Of California
Wines. Port Sherry Catawba, Claret.
Blackberry at Csc per qt.; per gal 75c.
Pride of North Carolina. 4 years
old; gallon ..... ...... $500
Kummelli, per gallon j. $500
N. Leoflard's I
BARREL and BOTTLE HOUSE
IS and ts MELEEN ST..
Phoebus, Va. Phone $50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
Woman pies From Burns.

Lucy Johnson, the negro woman
who was friehtfully burned last Sun.
day, died in the Dixie hospital a 3
o'oicck yesterday morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
SUMNER HOMES FOR SUMNER
BOARDERS.
c. & o. RESORTS,

c. z. Q. RESORTS,
MOUNTAIN AND THE SEhSHORE.
Illustrated Folders descriptive of C.
& o. Mountain and Sesshore Resorts.
WITH list of Hotel and Summer Board.
Ing Houses along the line, now ready
for disHibutionJ
p ", ROBINSON. Ticket Agent,
. ap 22-su4t Newport News. Va.
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FOR SALE-TWo GOOD DRAuGH !
horses. three carts. ono strong
spring wagon in first class conli-
ton. one low dray. one large iron
sale. double doors: three sets carl
harness one wagon harness. 2 90
inch circular wood saws. one Fair
banks scales. caracity 1,5o0 lbs,
platform IS inches by 20 inches.
THE HAMPTON SUPPLY CON.
PANY. corner King and Lincoln
streets, Hampton, Va. 5.G.3i
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Southern Baptist Convention, chatta
nooga. Tenn, May 1915. 1906.

Rate from Norfolk via Southern
Railway, $500 for the round trip.
Dates of sale May sth, 9th and 10Th.
Limit ten days with privilege of ex.
tension until June 18th, en- payment
OF fee of 80 cents and deposit of tick.
ct Two trains daily from Norfol.
Via Southern Railway 30 a. m. and
f;SO p. m. For Pullman reservations.
call either phone, No. 112.
STANTON CURTIS, #
Passenger Agent.
% Granny Street, Norfolk, Mon,i.
cello Hotel. nv 4.St
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Want 1t hauled?-' Phone ss-L F.
Hobbs. ap ssu,tulm
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FOR RENT.

ROOMS TO LET. ROOMS. SINGLE
or ell suite or three or more can
be fitted up fer light housekeeping
Gentlemen and couples without chill
dren desired. Location central
excellent surroundings HOUSE.
KEEPER Box 336, Hampton. va
my 4-eod.tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06
Jews Loyal Citizens.

"The Jews are faithful and loyal
citizens ana have proved it in
many fashions and whenever there
was an opportunity. The Rumanian
is not an an'isemite. and the rela-
tons between him ana his Jewish
neighbors are cordial and friendly
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-06

the Queen that the traditional pow
erty Of her country IS so great that
1t cannot maintain It's present popu-
lation and that therefore, ii is only
just that foreigners, including native
born Jews, he crowded ont Carmen
Sylva's article ar2eared in the April
Century.
Landesco's Answer.
I.andesco calls attention to the
fact that the Queen herself was
bred and born in Germany Says
Landesco:
Here am |, one Of those Ru-
manian bred and born foreigners
UP in arms and coming TO the de
Tense of the same country The
contradiction is, of course, intensi-
fed by the fact that although a
Rumanian for many generations.
although schooled in her schools
and raised in her traditions and his
tory, have been compelled to leave
the country when neared mans
cSldle uttduSt lhtt tpunils, wv WHY
one | knew, and, God knows, loved
with heart and soul. reckoned me q
foreigner ana as such deprived me
OF chance of earning n livelihood.
"Perchance Her Majesty has for
gotten the insignificant fact Of her
un-Rumanian birth?
Greeks Hold Fat Jobs.
What Carmen sylvia says Of the
foreigners is true; yet 1t applies not
to the Jews, hut TO those high IN
power The German royal house
hold, every member of which draws
an enormous civil list is surround,
ed by a numerous bureaucracy, the
fat jobs being Invariably held by
Greeks.
1.-THE condition Of the nation Is
truly as Carmen sylvia describes. The
100000 peasants, the nation. live
in abject misery. poverty and ie
norance and are kept there. The
Jews have no political rights what
ever. The 100000 peasants, form
ing the third electoral college, elect
80 members Of the lower house OF
the National Legislature. about one
twentieth its number, and none to
the Senate. The 100000 rulers elect
all the rest.
What Emancipation Means.
"The emancipation of the Jews
.;.hc, ,,,,e NOR less than
the emancipation OF the 100000
peasants and producers and the Gust
ing from power OF the 100000 for
eign parasites.
Carmen sylvia speaks of the lack
of money in the country, of its
lack of industries Here again her
statements. though exaggerated, are
true. But why Is It so? For the
reason that the same ruling class
prohibits Foreigners TO acquire lands
in the country. and keeps foreign
capital from coming in. They pre-
fer to keep the country in poverty
and misery anu keep their privileges
rather than 10 open the barriers AMI
lose their privileges.
Jews Loyal Citizens.
"The Jews are faithful and loyal
citizens ana have proved it in
many fashions and whenever there
was an opportunity The Rumanian
is not an an,isemite. and the rela-
lions between him ana his jewish