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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04

The Congregational Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. F. F. Davenny next
Wednesday afternoon.
F. B. Donaghue has been appointed
special water policeman for the sprink-
ling season.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04
Low Rates East Va The North.
Waafern Linz.

We are now able to quote very low
round-trip rates to various eastern points.
fore you buy. will be glad to plan your
trip. reserve your berths and send you
descriptive matter free. with full infor-
nation.
HIS. COLLINS. Gen'l Agent.
6Is Sprague Ave, Spokane.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04

The ball game between the Lind and
Ritzville graders was postponed inde6.
nitely. the two managers being unable
to come to an agreement financially.
The last game was played here and end.
ed in victory for Ritsville 1907.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04

The annual stockholders meeting Of
the Golden Monarch Mining & Milling
Company. for the election Of trustees.
will be held in Ritzyille. at the building
Of the White River Lumber Company. on
Tuesday. June IA. 1000
A. BAILEY, Secretary.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04

Fred sehm.wsher hpd Miss Katie
Reiner: Claude r. nottingham and
Miss Anna F. Newland.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04
Joshua Simpkins Says.

Some fellows will
work t h ems yes
down to the bone for
somebody else and
won't turn a hand
over for themselves.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Foley we've among
the out-of-town people noH9ed at the
ball game last Sunday.
w. c. Reeder is out west of Spokane
on the Great Northern on several pros
pective land deals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Mccain and family
were trading with the merchants here
Saturday.
Mrs. A. F. Phillippay of Kahlotus is
here visiting her mother. Mrs. +. W..
Hauschild.
ID. E Gent, secretary of the Adams
County Abstract Co.. is in Lind to-day
on blu siness.
Miss Lena Lansing of Ferry, formerly
of this place is visiting friends here this
week.
]. D. Bassett is with the Proseer State
Bank, of which he is president, for few
days.
Miss Emma Newland is Eonfined to
her bed this week with tho humps.
Joe Schragg of Memo. was bust.
ness visitor here Wednesday.
James Cummins OF Lind. was IN the
city Tuesday.
orris Dorman vas down from Spokane
last Monday.
d. S. Hounshell was up from Line
last Friday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

Hamlet. prince of Denmark. Is. OF
course. best known AZ the hero of one
OF Shakespcnre's greatest plays The
time when lie lived is unknown. Some
historians say 900 H. c.. others say at
100 y. d.. and there are some who say
he never lived. ShakcSprarc's play
was based on the Danish story of AM
let. whose history is recorded in SaxO.
GrhmmaticuS. twelfth century. Belle
Forest adopted the story in 1864.
among il collection of novels he began
at that time. From him The history Of
Hamlet was translated. The earliest edi.
lion bearing the date 1903. The char
nctcrs of l.aertes and Ophclia are
wanting in the original. Some events
that transprci in Shakespeare's time
must have brought the old Legend be.
fore the poets mind. The murtlcr Of
Darnley AMI the marriage Of his wild
ow. Mary Stuart. Ia Lord Bo;hwcll FUR
nishes counterpart of somn portions
OF Hamlet. The theme of tragedies
generally nj tie close Of the sixteenth
century WAS revenge. The tragedy Of
Hamlet in shakcspcarcan form appear.
ed IN lG0i-o2 Ills grave is shown 1T
Eisinorc. the scene OF the play. aud
there Is garden near by called Ham.
let's gordon
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28
EXECUTION OF SPIES,
The Why the Death Sentence u Chr
ricd Out In England


ricd Out In England
The ceremony Of disposinE of con.
dcmnrd spy in tho English army nj.
ways follows n definite precedent. Tho
unfortunate man is surrounded by y
detachment Of infantry, and after h,
Is provided with pick and shovel hi,
~ marched of to Il selected spot an |
ordered to dig his own grave. This
done. the tools are taken from him
and his eyes are handaScd. The at.
tending chaplain reads portions select.
ell from the burial service and from
the ranks Of the escort twelve men are
selected nj random 10y the officer in
charge. These men. having stacked
their own rifles. are lei TO where twelve
other rifles are awaiting them. six Of
which ARE loaded with blank cartridges.
One OF these Is handed TO each man. SD
that no one knows whether the rife he
holds contains a bullet or not and mona
can say for certain TINT the shot fred
by him killed the prisoner. The firing
pnrty then marches 10 an appointed
position. The commands Present.
Fire" are given. and almost before
the last word rings out the volley il
fired and the spy falls into the grave
he has dug. Nearly every man Is more
or less affected on being selected to
form one Of tho firing party. and many
men have been known 10 faint away on
being singled out. while othrrs are so
overcome AZ TO he scarcely able to pull
the triggers OF their rifles.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

building and crcditablc exhibit. 1t
is necessity and the legislature must
provide the money. You may say
what you please, gentlemen, but you
must act. Virginia is Il progressive
State and is inviting immigration.
Many will come to the exposition as
prospcctors. The jamestown EXPOSE
tion will be a State Exposition. and
will be viewed as such by visitors
Virginia must meet the demands uf
he occasion. If she should fail to
have a suitable building AMI suitable
state display. visitors would conclude
stricken. On that there was Il wocfLl
lack of public spirit and State pride
i'll the Old Dominion. I'm either view
il would he a State calamity. and we
simply cannot afford it. Tho legisla-
turc must not suffer sulh a calamity
To bcfall the State"
Our contemporary view of the sit.
nation is the correct one. II is not
question Of doing "a favor for the man.
aGcmcnt of the exposition. The cX-
position is going To he held and Tide.
water Virginia is going to make an
excellent showing no matter what The
remainder of the state may do i'm re-
ara Ia the matter. Therefore. the pcu.
pie OF this section can not really view
Than those sections of the old Com.
monwcalth which will not come under
the immediate and convincing obscr-
walton Of the visitor.
II Is not Il question of whether or
not the State can afford to invcs, in
Il State building and crcLitahlc cxhib.
it, but can it afford not to do 50?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28
Foa A STATE BUILDING

The bill - appropriate sufficient
money from the State treasury to
erect ViryiuIt Du:i-Ia. iii the Jane
town Exposit'Dl seems - he meeting
with favor throughout the State. The
esteemed EichmonI Tines Disp1,cI,
has this Ia say in reference to the
proposition
THE jamestown Exposition will be
held that is a fact. and we must ac.
cept fact whether we like ii or not
The enterprise would have failed hut
for the energy and zeal of few men
In the lead. They have laborcd under
great distress and dscouragement
But they have never given mp. The
exposition Is going 10 he hell and
hundreds of visitors are coming The
State Of Virginia must have a State
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28
yIu,nmiuu DIrd..

Scientifically humming birds are "tro.
chlidae." md those who make spe-
cial study OF them are "trochilidists."
although the birds are not identical
with the old Greek "trochilus," or run
ner.' bird. which. according TO Hrrod.
otus. entered the jaws Of the sleep.
Ing crocodile and obliged its big friend
by picking leechcs from his thront. Tho
Spanish name for the hummng bird IL
"tomincio.' meaning n third Of dram
and referring. OF course. to the birds
mnuteness. But the pretticst names
nrc those. such AZ the French "frOl.
frou." which refer To the hummlng
noise sometimes produced by the al.
most Incredibly rapid vibration of The
wings. "Purring with her wings" il
the expression OF Thomas Morton
llG32,. The first English writer to mcu.
ton tie humming bird.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28
Entered at the Newport News, Va,
Postoff1ce az second-class matter.
SUNDAY. JANUARY rs. 1906.
FALSE ECONOMY.

Several hundred people who gather.
I'd ON Thirty-Sccond street, between
Washington ami West avenues Thurs.
day afternoon and the thousands who
gathered on Twcnty-ninlh street yes.
lcrday afternoon AMI saw the beautiful
church OF the Newport News Baptist
congregation dcvOurcd by the angry
flames. must have been fprcibly i'm.
pressed with the idea that the city
council Is praclicing false economy in
failing To provide IL decent hook and
ladder truck for it's fire department.
On Thursday there was small blaze
In the roof Of a thrcc.story dwelling
and for time it seemed that an entire
block might be swept by fire. simply
because the ilrcmcn were so badly
handicapped by the lack of ladders.
On yesterday afternoon two blocks
of buildings were threatened hy the
fire which destroyed the Iiaptist
church. Fortunately. the wind was
not high ami adjoining buildings had
been soaked ly The rain Of the previous
night. Otherwise the brave Grcmcn.
handicapped ly = lack Of proper az.
paraiis. "0uiI ;iavr found i, almost
impossible Ia stay the blaze until
after an immense amount of damage
had been lone
The only thing in the way Of :,
truck nnT IN Possession Of The dc.
partmcnt WIS discarded by the citv
of PETERSBURG: nearly fifteen years aga
and was almost useless when II WAS
brought hc',. The fire committee VI
the council has often recommended
the purchase Of an up.lo.datc truck,
but the suggestion always has been *.
mored in making up the annual bud
get. on the g'nuI,'. that the city coad
not afford To sr2n,. the money.
with three v,ll-cqE'ppcd engine
houses and an exceptionally efficient
organization % raid men and vOI H.
tcers. the city would have all that is
necessary III TIC way of a fire dcprr.-
meDt. If an acria' ladder truck were
added to the equipment. This could
he done for about 81 800 and ASSURE.
Iy II apuca,; To II false economy 20
allow the lives md property of th"
people d; The city To be jcoparLizc,i
for the sake Il saving such pit.
lance.
The hnanC" = nmttcn of the cour-
ell is a1put to hcgin preparing lhc
budget %: the coming fiscal yc,r
The item above rorcrrod To SHOULD pc
included IN it
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28
HOLBEIN, THE ARTIST.
His Enrly TrnininE and His Wide
Range Of Genius.

Born at Augsburg almost al the very
end OF the fifteenth century. twcniy-six
years later than Durcr and twenty
years after the disc usually given az
that OF the birth of Titan FIolbein was
child of the high renaissance and,
slowly as the renaissance crcDt north
ward. fell early under Italian influence
AZ Easel. where he began his indcpcnd-
cni career III the age of seventeen or
eighteen. this influence must have been
greatly strengthened in some way and
reaches lis visible height about 1J2G.
lust before his first journey to Eng
iand. The muiIifariouSucSS of his
work during these early years is some
what surprising In us who have learned
To think Of him us almost exclusively
| portrait painter. Here Is an all round
artist who can turn his hand 10 any
thing AMI in the absence of steady ON.
p'oymcnt Il very willing TO do 81.
boua Illustrations. portraits. designs
FOR stained glass. anything from initial
, letters TO altar pieces. hr il gl:pl To do
and lie does them with wonderful
fertility Of invention and n prccocious
mastery. The earliest are decidedly
German in accent. reminding one not
little Of burer. but almost from tho
hrSt there IL Il finer taste in ornament
md in architecture. u greater freedom
OF movement. II more ltalanatc cos
tune and more concentrated compo-
| sition while tho study Of light and
shade becomes early visible preoccu-
patton. There Is II whole series of his
cartoons for glass in the museum at
Easel which are worth attentive study,
and the designs for the shutters of the
Easel church organ. there preserved.
seem to mo admirable in character in
decorative pIoprieiy and in beauty of
line-fnr finer than anything of the
same sort 10y Durcr or 10y any other
northerner. As for his little woo,lcuts
OF the dance OF Death" every one
knows them. and every one ndmircs
them. M one else has packed so much
action, so much energy. so much fan
cy, into such small compass. These
tiny blocks are among the worlds
masterpiece; of designs. Kenyon Cox
iii Scrihncrs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

Governor Vardaman kicked and beat
a convict while the latter was backing
the executive shoes. This shows that
the governor is right in his contention
that too much education has ten
Lency u make criminals of some men
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

man of wealth has offered II
straight gift of s100.000 to- Boston.
New York or PittSburE to erect Il Hall
of Shame to he pcrpctuatcd for Il
century. II the offer is accepted some
Of these persons who have been pass.
ing upon the merits of those admitted
Ia the Hall OF Fame ought to be able
To get prominent place in il.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

The kindergarten Association in
Norfolk has passed resolutions asking
that one of the State Normal Schools
he located AT ScwallS Point. When
they get into the intermediate class;
they may learn that wasted effort is
one oI the most unsatisfactory rcmcm-
branccS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial Rooms. Bell Phone No. IA.
Business ONCE. J.. Bell Phone No. 181
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

Mabel flooS.nG in mirror, Ny fac;
is my fortune. Ethel Yes, dear. Wei,
the man who veds you will never II
rccused OF marrying for riches
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28
Nny Avoid u.

WHITTIER dear frieud!''
"To Africa
Are You crazy? One hundred cnd
thirty degrees in the shade"
But need not go in the shade
Flicgcnde Batter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-28

Commonly they whose tongue ia their
weapon use their feet for defe.se. -.
Sidney.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20

Copyright, 1906. by Robert BARR
(All Rights Reserved
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
/. CHAPTER 1 j ] ! III; 4 !.
THE SNOW.


he
BY the friends Realization instance
to
be- but the pleasure Of freedom Dead Sea fruit to the
limited to what she with all
by night She faced the with for she had
claim had asked for had her but
Hudson to how her church coming and first Katherine
could
implicated the responsibility
stupidity Dorothy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
red beween me Two Friends, 1or q quarrel cannot

cannot
be x
outbu had
attitude
Bar larbor
seemed March, ofdespai
The falling had daened the was ag
letter.
Katherine to
sill had been drumming
Cod ahow like with
. snow
Dorothy down
snow alng?n echoed don't UNDERESTIMATE
a
feeling her frame remble underneath her touch.
said Katherine, witch OF
shoulders flung off the friendly
You
and the Enghman exactly alike uneeng haess He with his
brought
u o
Calmy Calmly! word be calm
don't and cannot be calm
"What wish to Katlerine?"
what doc? dependant but thing
4
would Katherne?"
"I would to- Rusia.'
what would arrived there?"
upion IN that that should
I'd I'D
with the American Ambassador to get Thorn set free"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27

y. a, Gator. Duluth: Holland, T. s. Kes-
mere; Breslin, r. 4. Sims.
3 Palestine Social club will meet with Mrs
q sf+s Bonneau. rs HYtAern avenue. Thursday
/ Mrs. Phoebe saterlee Eyerts will leave tomor-
row evening for Crookston, Mimi, where she Will
appear IN q recital Monday night. Sunday morn
Ing Mrs. Eyerts will sing In the First Methodist
Minneapolis arrivals at Holland house. New
York. Tor the week were: c.. G. Goodrich, Garlic
ton Ptllsbury. Mrs. William Passmore, Mrs. 9.
e; Wyman, Miss Katherine Wyman, Edwin 9.
The Benevolent society and Unity club Of the
First Congreg ational church viii have an apron
and delicatessen sale Tuesday evening In the
church parlors.
A. ]. Schwartz has returned from an extended
trip TO Roman1a, where he went to improve his
health and to visit his relatives.
Weaver Temple, No. /, r.. s., will give card
party tomorrow afternoon In Masonic Temple.
The regular meeting OF the temple will be held
at 500 p.m. tomorrow.
Mrs. .. B. Wood. wife of the late Chief
Justice WOOD of Manitoba, and mother or Mrs
p. Amblard of Minneapolis, has returned to the
home OF her daughter, after having been sue
cessfully operated upon by the celebrated sur
geon: Dr. A. II. Ferguson of Chicago. at h1s
hospital. 6,.s...
The annual meeting and election of officers
of the Travellers club will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs W. S. jenkins
1858 Portland avenue. Luncheon will be served
at O'Clock and will be followed by the
election.
The Women's association Of Hope chapel will
hold an all-day meeting tomorrow in the chapel
| al basket luncheon VIII be served.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
Annual Meetings.

The Neighborhood. Current Events
club was entertained yesterday by
Mines. /. N. De Wore and George Cooley
at the home Of the latter, 1926 Lyndale
avenue S. Officers were chosen for the
coming year as follows: President,
Mrs. George w. Cooley; vice presidents,
Mines. II. H. Freeman, Alfred Simmons,
Lee Nelson; recording secretary, Mrs.
J. s. Austin; federation secretary,
Sears; historian, Mrs. W. NJ. Lafey;
chairman Of the. press committee Mrs.
Edward Hammill; floral, Mrs. 8. W.
Piche; state delegate, Mrs. E. A. Jones.
The program was the third on Ger
many. Mrs. W.. w. Baldwin gave the
current events, Mrs. w. G.. Skidmore
spoke on German pottery, Mrs. Robert
Ungerer of the German postal service
and Mrs. j. G.. Walker Of Nuremberg.
Miss Edith HavilT varied the program
| with two vocal numbers.
The annual banquet Of the club will
| be held at Dayton's tea rooms Thurs
! day and the last meeting Of the year
will be on May 10 with Mrs. Louis
Dunn, 3040 Lyndale avenue S. =:
The Ramblers will have their annual
review tomorrow with Mrs. Milton O.
Nelson, 1880 Park boulevard, and the
! associate members have been bldden as
| we'll as the active.' The annual meet
ing Of the club will be held Tuesday
| Mrs. Charles II. Howard entertained
1 the Wednesday club Wednesday at he1
home in Lake Harriet avenue. It was
the last meeting Of the year and thu
husbands Of the members were invited
to picnic dinner, which was served
on the porch. In.the afternoon officer
were chosen as follows: President
Mrs. G., W.. Phillips; vice president
Mrs. j. T.. Brown; secretary, Mrs. W
i M. Quale and critic, Mrs. W. P, Wash
4 burn. The club has membership O.
| fourteen and has been studying Unite'
States history. Next year American
4 authors will be studied.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
A Missionary Gathering.

E, At the annual meeting OF. the
Women's Home Missionary society of
the. Minneapolis district, held in the
First Methodist church today, the fol
lowing sofheers were named: President,
Mrs. H. D. Cushman; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. T.. "A. COBB; recording
secretary. Mrs. Il. L. Fish; mite box
secretary, Mrs Ems. Mrs W. H. Jor-
dan opened the meeting at $3.50 am.
with devotional exercises, and reports
Of the secretaries of mite. boxes, sup
plies, correspondence, young peoples
work, home guards and mothers jew
els were given. The secretary's report
showed the society to be in good fnan-
cial standing and particularly salts
factory were the reports on the silver
offering. The Home Missionary So
ciety Of the country has been asked to
furnish 100000, and the individual
members Of each home society are as
sessed $3.50 to make up this amount.
Representatives Of the different auxil-
iaries gave their reports. Mrs. NJ. p.
Roberts spoke on Our Silver Offer
ling; Mrs. L. G. Cole gave q paper on
tour Literature' Mrs. Mrs. Van An
York city work, conducted the noon
prayer. After a basket luncheon, the
women resumed their business in the
afternoon. Mrs. E. II. Nicholson
opened the program, and the speakers
were: Mrs. w. o. Williams, on Mar
Study; Mrs. NJ. II. Evans, "A Visit
i to Porto Rico - Mrs. Briggs, "Ou,
Missions in Utah i Mrs. D. D. Green
inWhere Home and Foreign Missions
i Meet. y Mrs. M. E. Roberts gave al
address and at the conclusion reports
Of the different committees were given
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
SIGMA MI FRATERNITY
HOLDS DISTRICT MEET

Delegates to the annual convention OF
the sixth division Of the Sigma Nu fra
ternity met today in the first business
session at the Hotel Nicollet. Five
chapters, comprising the alumni chapter
Of Des Moines, the alumni chapter OF
Davenport, and active chapters at Iowa
university, Ames college and the Uni
versity of Minnesota, are, represented II
the convention. asse
An extensive program has been ar.
ranged by the local Greeks for the enter.
tainment of their fraternity brothers
Last evening a chartered car conveyed
the delegates and visitors to st. Paul
where a theater party was given at the
Metropolitan. After the theater the party
was entertained at the St. Paul CONNER
l'cia1 club.
|. A dancing party will be given at thu
Minnkahda club tonight, and tomorrow
evening the convention will close with {
| banquet at the West hotel. Business
sessions will be held all day tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27

Port Wine, 5 years old, Cal. gal. ST..
Old Barton Port, sample bottles free,
qt:, SOC; gallon, $3.50.
White Tokay, reg. 1925, gal. $3.50.
Cal. Claret, u gal. bottles 35c.
Sherwood, Maryland IS Famous Rye,
full at. 81.
Whisky, Sunny Slope Bourbon, full
qt. soc.
Grape Juice, unfermented, SOC bot
ties 3Sc.
A. B. C. Malt Extract, doz.. $1.1s.
A. B. G. beer, made from best Bohe-
milan hops, case $3.50.
Pabst or Schitz Beer, "a pts. $1.25.
Rolled Rib Roasts, best quality,
ID. 15c.
Pot Roasts. export beef, best cuts
ID. 10c.
Legs Of Young Lamb, very best,
Id. 15c.
Shoulder Lamb Roasts, boiled and
seWed, lb. Zoe.
Is Lamb Stew, cut up, 6 lbs. for Csc.
Veal Roasts, shoulder 1870, loin
lib. l5c. s.
Roe shad and Frog Legs.