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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
A Wonderful Moss.

One OF the most wonderful speci.
mems OF vegetable lfc known TO the
botanist is Tie life moss" of Jamaica,
Barbados ana other of the West Ia
dian Islands. There arc several spa.
cios Of tropical plants which have re
maykable tcnacity OF life, bnt the
life moss and the story OF its vital.
ity are almost beyond belief, its pow
crs TO live under adverse circum-
stances being certainly beyond that of
any other known plant. 1t appears to
he absolutely indestructible ny any
means except by immersion in boiling
water or the appl!ca ton OF a rcdho,
iron TO IT'S roots and branching vines
1t may he cut mp and divided into in
nnitesiInal particles, and then the very
smallest shred will throw out roots and
soon grow and form new branches and
buds. Specimens OF this extraordinary
plant hnre been suspended in the air
in dry, hat room: they have been
placed in close, air tight dark boxeg,
without moisture OF any sort, and yet
they lived, grew and hourished.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
TtIACkERAY'S SUBSTITUTE.
a Singular Story About n Chapter In
"The VirG1ninns."

Many American readers of Thnck-
cray have wondered how he was able
to write so graphic and correct an nc.
count of George Warrington's escape
from Fort Duquesne and his tourney
through tie wilderness 10 The banks
OF the Potomac. as Thackeray had
never seen the magnificent valley
through which his gallant hero fed a I'll
er Ills daring escape. 1t will be sur
prise TO many people to hear that
Thackeray didn't write the chapter at
all. but that the we'll known author,
John p. Kennedy. did. This is the
story "a Colonel john II. q. Latrobe
used to tell il:
Kennedy was ut dinner in London
With tJ'hackeray. Anthony Trolope,
Wilkie Collins and other celebrities.
The dinner was over and the guests
were settling down TO The wine and
cigars when 1'hackcray, always Mt his
best upon Il .iovial occasion like The
present, who was entertaining the COM
pany with his wit and satire, suddenly
stopped and. looking at his watch, ex-
claimed: Gentlemen, l must leave
you. | have promised the printer
chapter Of the 'Virginians' tomorrow
morning. and | haven't written a line
Of 1t YET. hate to so, but l must.
The printer is inexorable. SO. wishing
you all another meeting when can
be longer With you. | bid you n good
evening
Thackeray had almost reached the
door when Kennedy called him back
and said:
Perhaps can write the chapter
for you. What are you going to de
scrbe:"
The great novelist seemed little
nstonished at this bold proposition. bur
rs he was q perfect man Of the world
he WIS too polite to say what he
thought
Kennedy. you are extremely kind,
and gladly would | let you write the
chapter for me, for hate to leave
Jolly party in the midst of the fun
Then don't" all the company cried.
"stay with us and let Mr.. Kennedy
write the proposed chapter"
81 am half mind to let YOU do it
Just fer the fun OF the thing. X is Il
chapter chiefly OF description. giving
an account OF George Warrington's
escape from Fort Duquesne and his
Journey TO the Potomac"
"1f thnt's what YOU are writing
about can do Il, for know every
foot Of the ground"
"All right, then" said Thackeray.
resuming his seat at the board "I.et
me have 1t early tomorrow morning"
Mr.. Kennedy withdrew and, going
10 his hotel. wrote the fourth chapter
OF. the second .yolume nof :, THE Vtr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
How Turks Pray For the rnade,.,

The following is an exact translation
from tho Arabic OF the Iicial praye
OF Islam, which Is used Throughout.
Turkey aud daily repeated In the Calru
AZhar university by 10000 AIohamme
dan students from all lands:
Il seek refuge with Allah from Satan.
the ac2ursed. In the name Of Allah the
compassionate. the merciful. o Lore
Of all creatures. o Allah. Destroy the
nfidels and polytheists, thine enemies.
The enemies of the religion. Q Allah.
Make their children orphans and defile
HELL! abohcs, and cause their feet to
slip. and give them and their families
and their households and their wo nen
and their children and their relat ;es
by marriage. and their brothers ana
'he!r friends and their possessions ana
their race and their wealth and their
lands rs booty 10 the moSlcms. 0 LORD
Of all creatures"
In all the other religions of even the
semiciviliZe,l nations of the globe there
can be no PRAYER found TO parallel this
cruel appeal OF Islam 10 the spirit OF
inhumaniiy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
EnsIana,s First Direct ia.

The first direct tax thar was Imposed
IN England was borne by the peonlc in
the reign OF Ethelrod the Unroady, A.
D. 991. II was called so that money
could be raised wherewiih 10 purchase
peace from the Danes. who ct that
period were overrunning England but
his tax defeated its own object. mas.
much as it melted the Danes. who well
knew that they would be bought off al
any cost TO fresh deprcdations. which
resulted i'll the receipt. as brlbes. of
$4,000 pounds or silver.
The lcvyinE OF the tax was. more
over. open 10 great abuse. for. although
no man was liable for more than one
annual payment Of twelvepence per
hide or land, wherever money was
KNOWN TO exist il was demanded by
the kings officers. and ability to nav
once was regarded rs ability to nav
again. Thus were many even Of The
richest landowners reduced 70 poverty.
This tax WAS abolished by Edward
the COMPRESSOR. but revived by William
l.. and formed part OF the revenue Of
the crown till suppressed by Stephen,
\. d. 1876.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
GREAT ROADS Of ANTIQUITY
Tie Most Magnificent Were Those oS
the Mcdiacval .peruvians.

Perhaps the oarlio4s rond OH record
is that mentioned by IIerodotus as
I having been constructed 10y Chcops tho
Egyptian King. in order that stones
might be dragged along it Tor his pyra-
mid. In The opinion OF The Greek trav-
elei. tic Wort; Of making the road was
as great as that of building the pyra-
mid. for it took ten years to construct,
and II wos composed os polished stones
with figures carved OH them, but this
Goes not compare in,,nagnitude with
the highways CONSTRUCTED by the Peru
VANS while mcdlacval Europe was still
in state Of senibarbarous dlsorgani-
cation.
The two principal roads in Peru ran
from Quito in the north to CuZco, the
capital, the one along the sandy and
level strip OF coast. the other along the
plateau OF the Andes, region of I'M
paralleled engineering difficulty. The
length OF The second has been estimated
AZ from 1.500 10 1000 miles. Ii crossed
s!crras buried in snow. bridgcd ravlnes
| with walls OF solid masonry, mounted
and descended precipiceS i9 staircases
hewn in the solid rock and ran in in
'erminablc galleries along the sides OF
| !n,ractablc mountains.
Where rivers had 10 be crossed
| bridges were made with ropes Of stout,
| plant OSicr twisted to the thickness OF
mans body and stretched over the
| stream sometimes for Al distance of 900
feet. These cables swung side by side,
and. fastened with planks so as TO form
footway. were drawn through holes
/ III enormous huttresSes OF stone spe-
! cially constructed oil each bank and
were secured firmly at each end to
| heavy beams or timber 4 railing Of
similar osier material gave the pas.
sengcr confidence rs he crossed the os.
cillating bridge that sank dangerously
III The middle and mounted rapidly Mt
he sides.
The great highway was twenty feet
VIDE and WIGS built with flags of free
stone covered with bituminous cement.
Ii was measured out by posts set up
NJ every league. Caravansarles anu
| magazines were stationed ut conven-
lent distances for the Peruvian soldiers
on their military expeditions, and Il
regular postal service had been organ
izNi by which highly trained runners.
relieved every i've miles. could CONVEX
| messages 4 distance of 200 miles in
'he twenty-four hours. The roads were
Kept in beautiful order. the inha bitanta
or district being responsible for that
portion of the highway which trav-
ersed their land. At the same time II
! should be remembered that there was
no wheel traffic to cut up the level sur
face OF the hard pavement. There f.
considerable irony in the fact that Il
was not iii the Spaniards forcibiy in
PRODUCED their so called civilization
into Peru that the famous roads be
gan To fall ;ato disrepair. - London
Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
An Oncr OF Marriage.

The leading paper in Il provincial
TOWN recently published the following
Matrimonial advertisement:
a young lady of enormous wealth,
who is prepared to pay ofTfsll the debts
Of her intended husband, desires 10
form the acquaintance OF q respectable
young gentleman with q view to matri.
mony. Each reply to be accompanied
by photo OF the sender and addressed
to j. T.. at the Office OF This paper"
The delicate hand which drew up
The above lines and thereby secured
Il very large number OF offers belonged
to no less parsonage than Herr Irzig
schiauchcles. who had lately opened Il
clothing establishment IN the town. BY
means OF the photos sent in he was
enabled to ascertain which of his would
be customers We're in the habit of leny-
Ing their debts unpaid -From the Ger.
man
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
what Wellington was zo,ur.

When Sir John Steel, the sculptor,
lad the Iron Duke sitting for n statue
he tried to induce him to look warlibe.
All his efforts were in vain, however,
for Wellington seemed, judging by his
face. never TO have heard of Waterloo
or Talavera. At last Sir John lost his
patience. AS am going 10 make this
statue OF your grace" lie exclaimed,
can you not tell me what you were
doing before, say. the battle of Sala-
manca? Were yon not galloplng about
fhe field, cheering or your men {,
deeds of valor by words and action:"
Bah" said the duke in evident
scorn. III you really want to model
me as was on the morning OF Sn!a-
manca. then do me crawling along
ditch on my stomach with TELESCOPES
IN ny harc!"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
I.ondon's Lord Mayor.

The lord mayor of London is very
important parsonage. In his own prov
ince he takes precedence of all The
royal family; he has the right of access
to the king whenever he chooses. the
coveted entree at lovees and drawing
rooms aud the privilege OF driving di-
rect into the ambassadors court al St
James. lie has the badges Of royalty
the scepter. the swords of Justice and
mercy and the mace-attGched 10 his
Office. is privy councillor OF the king,
receives the Tower password signed by
the sovereign. is custodian OF tho city
gates. Il very honorary Office in these
days, and has The uncontrolled conscry-
ancy OF the Thames from Rochester 10
Oxford. He controls the city nurse.
has many valuable appointments IN his
gift and is. of course. chief magistrate
Of the city. These are hut a few OF the
lord mayors dignitc5 and privileges.
hut they will give some idea of his i'm
gortance
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
hin Measurements

To measure corn find number of gu.
bic feet i'll crib, then multiply by and
liyide by 20, which gives the amount in
bushels. TO determine amount OF shell.
torn in ear find cubic feet of cOrl. Ill.
vide bc =, and the product will be the
number OF bushels OF shelied corn, az
TWO cubic feet of corn If sound and dry
Will produce one bushel OF shelled corn.
TO ind the number OF bushels Of ap.
pies. potatoes, etc, i'll IL bin multiply
the length, breadth and thickness TO-
scther and this product by and point
Off one figure IN the product for deci-
mals.-lowa state Register and Farmer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
EneIish Nun,e..

Puzzling enough to an American "a
the English fashion of spelling n name
one way and pronouncing 1t in quito
another, but the cities are even worse
than the individuals, since they deliber.
htely adopt some alias. The town Of
Hull, for instance, is Iiingston.on.Ilull.
1t has no official recognition as any.
thing else, get as Hull 1t Is known to
nine ont OF ten. who would wonder il
Kingston Hull was near the town OF
Hull should they hear it mentioned
Even supposedly respectable cathedral
towns are not above hiding identity,
and to call New Sarum Salisbury" ia
to give 1t its alias. The royal town OF
Windsor Is really New Windsor, and
the county OF Hampshire, popularity
shortened to Hants. Is In reality the
county of southampton. Bradford-by
the-Sea is more correctly Morecambe,
but rightly Poulton lie Sande, while
Bridlington, sometimes called Burling.
ton. is more popularly Wakefield by the
Sea.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
YORK COUNTY TO FURNISH
PILES F0RlTHE SHIPYARD
Produce Exchange Met in the Bank
of Poquoson-Mr Smith Gets
Big Contract.

The York County Branch OF tn /.
Virginia Produce Exchange met in
lie Office OF the Bank of Pouuoson,
1t PoQuoson, yesterday.
Mr.. r. C. Hunt was elected per-
nanent chairman, with Mr.. T. b.
higgins as secretary. The local
managers chosen were Messrs. w.
). lawson, Thomas a. Sinclair, w.
.. Moore, ] G.. Workman and Will
lam Freeham.
Mr.. George Smith, treasurer of
,ork county, has just been awarded
ne contract for supplying $4,000
'orth of piles 10 be used In the
obstruction Of the new dock for
ne Newport News Shipbuilding Com
any.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
NOnlY Me.V

There may be world OF pathos ana
even OF rebuke in a very few words,
md so the rather thought!ess wife OF
n contributor of ours discovered recent
Is. She has two sweet little children,
both girls. and, almost without know
ing ii, she made n pet and favorlto
OF the younger and prettIer child.
Sweet" as she called her, had every
care and attention lavshed upon her,
and good natured neglect was more OF
less the portion OF the elder.
The mother was sitting in her bed
room quietly rendlng recently when the
soft pattor of tiny feet sounded Oh the
stairs
as that you, Sweetf" slle called.
NO, mamma" was the sad reply;
1T isn't Swect-!t's only me-"
That pathetic little "Only me" haunt
I'd the wife of our contributor for long
er than she would have cared to admit,
but change has since marked her
treatment of her eldest born.-London
Tit-Bils
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
"FIower Drill" to Be Given.

The Flower Rrill" will be given
n connection with the entertainment
! Pythian Castle Hall next Tuesday
vening for the benefit of the West
nd Memorial church. The enter
iainmcnt was 10 have been given a
w weeks ago, but was postponed
Il account of the weather. a one act
lay--"Thc Business Session" and
fine musical program will make
p the other features.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Report Had it That The BattIeship
Kentucky Was Disabled Just
Before The Collision.
TWO CRUISERS SAILED YESTERDAY
1t is New Thought the Entire North
Atlantic Squadron Will Leave
Hampton Roads This Afternoon
Reprmand for Lieutenant Victor
Houston Of the Worden.

According to reliable information
the examination into the collision
between the battlcships Alabama and
Kentucky brought out tho fact that
the collision WAS due 10 break down
Of tho Kentuckvs machinery.
1t is understood that the Ken
tucky's officers showed conclusivcly
that the speed with which the ships
left New Yorl; harbor and the
trouble with the Kentucl<y's machin-
cry caused the accident. Just what
portion of the Kentucky's machinery
gave way could not be ascertained.
The inquiry into the accident has
been thorough and the report of the
court will be forwarded to Washing.
ton before it is made public.
Cruisers Leave Harbor.
The cruisers Maryland and Co!o.
RADIO left Hampton Roads yesterday
morning and 1t is expected other
ships will start out on the long win
ter's cruise this morning.
1t is also said that the entire North
Atlantic Squadron will sail this az
ternoon.
Tho findings in the court of in
Jury into the accident between the
:orpedo boats Wordcn and Lawrence
resulted in reprimand for Lieuten.
ant Victor Houston. of the Worden.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
LITTLE HELEN WALTON.
Restored To Health BY Vinol. Her
Mothers Story

Mrs. r. Walton of Horncllsvillc. y
T., says: Our little daughter was
troubled with n bad cough which moth.
ing seemed to relieve. We tried diff
terent doctors and medicines without
benefit The cod liver oil preparation,
Vinol, was recommended and before
she had taken one bottle her cough
had stopped, ard her condition great.
" improved. She now has n sper lid
appetite and is gaining in flesh ad.
Wise every mother who has an a.ilrr
Child 10 try Vinol. Nothing equals it.,
ami 1t tastes SO good :ierc IS no
trouble in getting children to take it,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Taken to Reformatory.

Guard Starrett, of the Virginia re-
'rmatory, came to Hampton yes.
irday and took Eddie Lewis and
lillian Biddinger. two white boys of
hoebus. TO that institution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
mEIEN WALTON.

Our we'll known druggists. Burton
& Langshorne, say. tinol is n grand
medicine for children, it produces
bone. muscle and rich pure blood. II
is not patent medicine, as every
thing in 1t is named on the back label
IF every bottle; so parents know ex-
actly what they are giving their chill.
dren; it contains in highly concentrai.
ed form all the curative medicinal
principles OF col liver oil, bnt with.
cut the nasty oil and children lave It's
taste. 1t soon makes puny ones strong
Ind rosy.
We Just wish every mother in New.
port News who has a sick. puny or all.
ing child would try Vinol on our guar.
2ntec. Burton & Langhornc, drug
sists. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Moving Pictures are Good.

The Garrlcls Amusement Company
leased a fair-sized audience in Py-
,ian Castle hall last night with an
ihibition of moving pictures.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Date for PLAY chanoed.

The society drama, Young Mrs.
'inthrop," which Is to be given by
cal thespians, will be presented
onday evening instead of Friday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Till
Tho prnner cana..

Tom-Here!' You've. srsrsep Ja,fe
note to- Borroughs "Dr. sir.'' Oon't
you know that sort Of AUTHORIZATION ~
very slovenly? Dick-No, sir. 'Dr." Is
Oil right in this case. He owes ma
noney.-Philadelphin Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Fire improvements for phoebus.

The fire committee of the Phoebus
'wn council met with a committee
ON the Hampton Fire Department
st evening, when the proposed fire
lprovcments were discussed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Experienced Van.

Shells my hat on straight? aa--S
presume it is on the way You want IT.
IL Is not on acknowledgements
Journal. , -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17

a man cannot escape In thought ~;
more than he can in language from
the past and the present.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Col. Higgins In Hampton.

Colonel A.. NJ. Higgins Of Norfoll,
visiting friends In Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17

Elnians," and thus it happened that
George Warringtons narrative OF his
flight was so accurate as to the topog.
raphy Of the country through which he
passed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17

Daily Press Want "Ads" bring tn,
desired results.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17

Daily Press Want "Ads" bring the
desired results.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-27

of errors prejudices and the un-
happy results of separating hu-
manity into little groups and
which makes faces at each other
Fundamentally then, human ma
ture is the same.
The differences that form so con.
spicuous a part in our worldly af-
fairs, are differences in point of
view. Whether some of us decor
ate ourselves with skins Of animals
and plumage of birds, obtained
from department stores, or wheth-
er we rustic about in the wilds of
the forests with bow and arrow for
them, is not of much consequence.
What counts is the fact that we
are all, red and white and black.
looking for the same thing love
and hate. JOY and sorrow, pleasure
and pain.
Our expression of these emotions
naturally differs with a difference
in externals Sin environment. Gus
toms, imbibed and inherited ideas.
Each race on this little globe may
boast of its heroes who have died
for principle. They may also
blush for their towards who have
slain for revenge. Each race has
its romance, its poetry, its ideals.
as we'll as its sordidness.
What, then, constitutes all these
differences that we see, and which
make for separateness and non
assimilation of habits? Nothing
deeper than environment-the
thought concepts that have be-
come crystalized into habits, ideas
and beliefs.
Primitive man recognized these
petty differences and made much
of them. But, as mankind devel-
ops higher consciousness. his
perspective broadens. We are
learning to know ourselves as in
dividuals, instead of merely per-
sonalities.
In other words. we learning to
look below the surface, and to rec
ognize our relationship. as souls.
When all shall have developed
this higher constituencies there
will be no longer any question of
color or race or class.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-27
NEGRO IN LITERATURE.

But in the arts, in literature,
what can he do there? There have
been white men in the South who
have not scrupled to affirm that
the Negro was only an animal.
soulless and incapable of real pro.
gress. Perhaps they regard in
dustrial achievements as mere
"training of animals" Perhaps
they look upon his religious en-
thusiasm as excess of animal emo
ton. Perhaps they would bring
the same accusation against the
Negro music, the only really Amer
lean music we have produced.
But they can hardly pretend
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-27
DENVER. COLORADO, SATURDAY. JANUARY 27, 1906.

that brutes could bring forth such
work in literary lines as the Negro
is showing himself capable of.
We refer to the writings of Prof.
Dubois and Paul Laurence Dun
bar Mr. Dunbar's latest books of
poems, illustrated by Negro ar
lists, is gem which the writer
has not seen surpassed by the work
of any white poets this year.
1t is about time for us to wake
up to the fact that in the field of
literature, even as in other fields,
the Negro is working side by side
with his white brother.
There is no use in talking about
the inferior races any more than
there is in talking about the infer
iority of women. Difference is
not inferiority And even the diff
ference has been greatly exagger-
ated. By the sign of the book the
Negro is showing a mental capaci-
ty wb;sf places him on a level
Chicago Advance.