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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
OPPOSED TO MARINES

Admiral Converse. fdhlef of The
bureau of navigation, recommends;
In his annual report that Marines
be withdraw from the ships of the
navy. He argues:
The bluejacket OF TODAY is en-
tirely a different character from
tho oldtims sailor who was drafted
into service with the aid Of press
gang, and who needed soldiers over
Lin to enforce discipline ana prevent
lawless acts. The present enlisted
force OF the navy does not require
n different force to maintain order
In 1t any more than the soldiers of
M army garrison need different
uniformed and paid class OF men to
net MS police over them. That the
great majority OF the enlisted force
OF the navy are self.respecting and
laW-abMing and that they resent
tho suggestion that Il different force
Is needed to maintain order among
them are well known"
Here Is n blow mt tradition more
startling than any that has been
given for good many years. ON
GERS anu men OF the marine service
would undoubtedly make II vigorous
protest Mt any attempt to render
them supernumerary, and they would
probably be able to command big
political influence. The Marine Corps
has many important services to its
credit, but there Is much truth In the
contention that 1t is no longer needed
for the police service for which 1t
was created. 1t is not impossible
that better discipline could be main.
tained on n warshlp without marines.
But the corps might be maintained
preserved as a military force attached
to the navy without being assigned
to sea duty. If any change is to
b., made it Is likely to be along
that line.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
THE NEW FOOTBALL RULES

The football season Of 1906 is a
thing of the past and already the
critics are discussing pro and con
whether the new rules were a sue
cess, and it seems to be the belief
of those who have the best inter
csts OF the game at heart, that
the rules should be kept intact
for one more season, The rules
made radical changes from the old
style OF playing and II would not be
fair to condemn them after such a
short trial, as few teams had oppor-
tunities to make much of the new
features of the game this year. In
fact, the whole season was largely
experimental.
There are great possibilities In
the new rule ind an admirer of
the game can look forward to a
far better game of football next
year. The forward pass and the
onside kick were used only in a
elementary way. Given more time,
1t Is certainty that the coaches will
perfect these two possibilities TO an
amazing value. The game the past
season was beautifully open, due pri-
mnrily to the ten yards rule with
three downs. and as result, the
spectator was given chance to
sec what was going on. There
Is no disputing this feature has been
greatly appreciated BY the thou.
sands who attended the game
throughout the country. The element
Of danger also has been greatly
reduced Actual results prove this.
\ The game as played this season
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
The GILLETTE VERDICT.

While all of the testimony agains;
Chester Gillette, convicted of murder.
Ing Grace Brown, was of circum-
stantial character, the prosecution
made out an exceedingly strong case,
and the verdict was scarcely in doubt
at any time following the positive as
sertton Of several physicians that the
girls death was caused by blow on
the head.
Gillette himself, in his actions i'm
mediately following the death of the
girl seems to have done everything lii
his power to strengthen the presump.
stion of guilt. AS his counsel declared
and as the court observed in the in.
lstructIons given to the jury, corard-
Ice in leaving the girl to her fate
without attempting to save her, would
not have Justified verdict OF murder.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
The Art of Making Friends

Jones always gets what he wants
people always seem ready to do
things for him, and he makes friends
wherever he goes. | asked the Sc
cret of his power the other day. He
simply laughed and invited me into
a neighhoring cafe.
1--WE ordered cocktails. The bar
keep fixed them up in the usual
fashion and passed them over Jones
lifted his up, held it to the light.
then took n swollow, and smacked
his lips.
DO you know he said to me,
apparently forgetful OF the barkeep,
that's the hest cocktail I've had in
many day I've been over on the
other side recently, you know, and
real American once more makes
me feel that lifes worth living after
ALL
We'll the barkeep simply beamed
He insisted on our passing our glass
es back again while lie put in IL
crushed dewberry in addition to the
cherry. And he watched us toss
of the mixture with pride in his
eyes. Jones then engaged the bar
keep in conversation, and the two
spent several minutes discussing the
respective merits Of American and
foreign drinks.
"'Well, do you see now?' said
Jones as we went out of the cafe.
1T didn't cost ME anything to say
that was n good cocktail, and as
a result that bartender is friend
TO" life. Whenever step in there
for another drink he'll hand me out
the best in the shop. Speak a pleas
ant word now and then--even a
bartender appreciates it, And I've
found that Jones is right"
York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
FRIDAY. DECEMBER I. 1906.
PuRL,c's PATIENCE TAXED.

Apparently confident in tho belief
that they have the consumers In such
n position that there can BIO no retail.
intion, tho local dairymen are lord
ing 1t" over tho public with ven
. geance. A week or SO ago. the as
ISOLATION of dairymen gnvo notice
that the price of milk would be raised
4 to ten cents II quart. This notice,
naturally. was not welcomed very
heartily, but it was supposed that the
advance In the price of feed made the
action necessary and there was no
great protest Then came the formal
announcement that there would be
but one delivery day General COM
plant followed and ths dissatisfaction
Of the consumers was not decreased
when most of the daIres made the
single delivery in the afternoon.
Yesterday the climax, or ut least we
hope 1t was the climax, was reached
when practically all Of the diaries
made the one delivery in tho morn
ing, the wagons starting OH the routes
about 8 o'clock. This meant condens-
ed milk for breakfast yesterday morn
Ing and the same this morning, unless
the. consumer cares to use milk more
than twenty-four hours old.
The question is now being asked,
propose to carry this thing?" Surely
they havo reached the limit now, II
they want TO sell milk ut all They
are getting the highest price ever
charged here, are delivering milk hut
once day and are making the one
delivery ut the time most convenient
to themselves and their employees and
at the most undesirable hour possible
for the public.
Because milk is selling at advanced
+ prices In other cities of the State, the
dairymen probably think that local
{ consumers eau do nothing but pay
what is demanded and take milk
when they can get It,
Unless the dairymen will listen to
4 reason, the consumers should take
concerted action to secure their
rights. Every one who has milk to
4 buy should simply refuse to deal with
dairyman who will not agree to fur
nish it Mt n decent time of the day.
Just at present 1t probably would not
be feasible to bring milk from other
cities, but the stores are full OF diff
ferent varieties of condensed milk,
eyaporated cream. etc. Even the
poorest brand Of the condensed vari-
ETY. is better than some of the sickly
LIQUID We have seen put out by dairy
men.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
MoRsELs OF mIRTH
KlPl.NG'S PRELUDE.
fb-,,;,.,

KIPING'S PRELUDE.
(Rcvised)
lEave eaten yor blasted rope,
That was labeled pottcd chick
ana the stuff you gave made me
tear and rave,
For 1t made my stoch sick.
Was there aught did. not share
or your poisoned junk and grease?
Did We have no meat that was fit
to eat,
Dear hearts across the seas /,
am glad that still have life,
And clad for Il sense of mirth,
For the stuff you fed was horribly
dead,
And ] know its devlish worth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07
PERENNIAL WARS

That was Interesting news that
was brought by steamer the other
day that the 1000 year war" I'm
South Celebes has been ended by
the capture of mountain fortress
by the Dutch, and doubtless when
tho item was read many persons
were surprised TO learn that the
Dutch East Indies, OF which we hear
very little are the scene of perennial
wars. One petty bingham ut the
north end of Sumatra, called Achin.
has cost the Netherlands more than
10000 lives and about sl0O,0OO,UOO
for blockade naval and military OPP
crations. Yet the country Is pratt
ically, unsubducd In the interior, thou
eh there has been fighting almost
continually since 1878. Western Java
has furnlshehd its troubles too. The
native princes Of Celebes have had
pretty much their own way, as long
as they have paid tribute; the
Dutch have never really s,rbdued
tie Dvaks of this island and Suma.
ira, and the conclusion of the petty
war just reported is but an infintes.
imal gain for the colonial admin
istrators. But the Achlnese OF Sill
matra are the ones who have given
the most trouble, and caused the lar
gest draughts upon the colonial
treasury.
The Importance of the foes the
Dutch have to fight is shown by the
fact that about third of the ex-
penditure In Dutch East India is for
The maintenance Of an army and
navy. In 1900 the army contained
over 10000 men-a force almost rs
biz rs the army of the United States.
More than half of the non-commiss-
joned officers and privates are ma
tiveS but the backbone of the army
Is composed OF officers and soldiers
from the army of the Netherlands.
Other Europeans are attracted to
the service by high pay. Much has
been said about the Foreign L.
gon of the French in Africa But
the Netherlands have maintained for
years force of much The same
character in its East Indian colonies.
and about it little has ever been
heard.
When we consider the case OF
tho Dutch in the East Indies. we
certainly have n reason to be thank
frl that the greater part Of the FIJI
ipinos have been gutter than the
warlike tribes of the Dutch East
Indies. Difficult as the Philippine
problem is in many respects, it is
easier than the one the Dutch have
to face In their colonies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

The Weather Bureau Of the De-
partment OF Agriculture issues an
iconoclastic bulletin in which it states
that long range weather forecasts.
as based on the position Of the plan
cts. phases OF the moon, stellar in
fluenes, or by the observation of
animals, birds and plants have no
legitimate basis. This all means
that the radiatlonal ground hog goose
bone, changes of the moon and other
time honored weather indicators as
q matter of fact have nothing to do
with the weather, and therefore,
must be dominated from the cal
culations of the farmers who want
to be up to date.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

Prices of food continue to rise
SO steadily with the volume Of
with another bumper crop like that
OF this year, it sesems doubtful
whether the people of moderate
means would be able to exist at all.
Not that n crop failure is wished
for, but the weary consumer would
like some kind OF a change mighty
we'll.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

7, Count Boni Is said to be consid-
ering all offer of a theatrical en-.
gegement in this country. Please
somebody write him that eggs are
forty cents a dozen, and that cab,
bages are very high.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

DR.. Mary Walker tells the women
that If they dressed the way she
does they would not keep the men
broke" Correct you are. Mary.
The men wouldn't have anything to
40 with them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

Mr.. James J. Hill the railroad
nagnate is of the opinion that a
series OF model farms for the dis
semination of higher education in
agricultural subjects among the far
mers Of the country would be more
beneficial to Uncle Sam than the
building of couple OF battleships
a! the same price. 1t Is difficult to
understand why men who are seeking
to inaugurate innovations and fads
always seek out the navy when
making comparisons. If the model
farms promise to pay dividends, why
let them come. but that Is no reason
for neglecting the navy. Both Russia
ard Spain recently have given strik-
Ing illustration os what 1t costs to
have poor navy. Still there are
some Americans who seem anxious
to learn the same lesson in the only
school of teaching fools.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

is Just what the people have been
praying for. and 1t should be re.
tanned.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

When the back begins to ache,
Don't wait until backache becomes
chronic;
Till serious kidney troubles develop;
TIL urinary troubles destroy nights
rest
Profit by a Newport News citizens
experience.
Mrs. s. Booker. wife OF S. Booker,
the we'll known farmer, residence 32i
Fifteenth street, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills have seen useu by other
members Of my family as well as my
self. They very quickly relieved back
ache and finally absolutely stopped it.
We entertain very high opinion Of
the remedy, and are only too pleased
to endorse the claims made for 1t.
have not the slightest hesitation in
advising any sufferer from backache
or kidney complaint in any form to go
to Stearnes' drug store for Doan's
Kidney Pills and take them. They
will not be disappointed in the re-
suits"
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

Even with $4,000 wage earners
the steel trust finds it easier to di.
vide with the operatives than with
the consumers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

Great vauntcrs, little doers.-
from the French.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

y. u. Thacker. Editor ana Publisher.
L. b. Pugh. 80. Advertising Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-07

Till serious kidney troubles develop;
TIL urinary troubles destroy nights:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
Abaodoos Wife and Idiot Child.

.e~~~sss-e'..~a ~.
= Deserted by her husband, Mrs.
Mary Penttela, of Virginia, Tuesday
madeapplicationsto the county au.
thorities for assistance. S-+, =. sss==ss. + +
. "A four: year-old daughter, who has
been an imbecile since birth, will be
sent to one Of the state homes for
the feeble minded. i. zSs .=.: >s.z=5: szs=. I I,
Mrs.. Penttela has made brave
fight TO ward off hunger and want,
Iandsup tosnow her efforts have sue
,ceeded. Living, as she did, in the
rear of an-apa1tment house, her rent
was small. BY working at the va
srious kinds Of jobs she could obtain,
sc was possible for her to meet the
grocery and meat bills. S. .s...
. Everything went fairly we'll until
sickness entered the home, when in
creased expense and worry, togeth-
Ter with the gradual depletion Of the
little fund of hard earned savings
forced her to seek the charity of the
county News Trib ribune. Sssz
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
Death of Mrs. 4. N. Anderson.

Mrs. Ellen Anderson, beloved wife
of A. N. Anderson, died at the FAM
lily home, some miles northwest of
Mount Iron, on Thursday last, after
an illness of five years with con-
sumption.
The deceased was 81 7years of age,
and had lived here for the past ten
years, removing with Mr.. Anderson
from ST. Cloud to the range. Aside
from her husband the deceased is
survived by five children, Mrs. VIM.
Anderson, of Ruhl; Miss Anna An
derson, chief operator for the Mesaba
Telephone Co. at this point, and
John, William aud Albert. Of the
sons John and Albert are at home,
while William attends St. Olaf's Col
lege at St. Peter.
The funeral was held in this city
Sunday afternoon, from the Swed.
ish Lutheran Church, Rev. p. O.
Hanson officiating, the ceremonies
being largely attended.
To the bereaved family is extend
ed the heartfelt sympathy of many
friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
4 Fine Entertainment.

The concert by the Royal Quar-
tette at the Roosevelt Auditorium
Saturday evening was not only the
lastbut the finest of the Lyceum
course given during the winter, the
repeated encores of the large audi
ence. plainly denoting their appre-
citation. :
At the close of the entertainment
Supt. Bliss read an accounting of
the receipts and disbursements dur
ing the course, balance of some
$40 >denoting that the fine course
had been se)f-sustaining.
The Quartette, by special request,
appeared at the Auditorium Sunday
afternoon in a sacred concert, at
which the spacious room was
crowded. ... '
TsnsMrs Bliss is due the thanks of
the e|antertainment:ioving people of
Virginia for his efforts in securing
suchsan excellent course, and should
he repeat the course another season
it is sincerely hoped the Royals
may be booked as one of the mum.
befS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
MAKE BIG BLACK DIAMOND PURCHASE
Cole K Mcdonald Buy Almost $25, 600
Worth at One Order.

G. w. Kennedy, representing
jacques Bazanger & Co., New York,
while in the city Friday last closed
the largest individual contract in
his business career of 80 years, SELL
ing to Cole & Mcdonald an order
totaling close to $25,OOO.
Mr.. Kennedy had been on the
range for week, and during his
stay disposed of $4,000 worth of the
stones, other buyers being g., ].
Longyear, the Oliver Mining Com
pany and Fred Nelson.
The heavy buying indicates the
great activity in exploratory work
for iron ore and other minerals
where the drill contractors may be
engaged.
Mr.. Kennedy says that he was the
first man to go on the road to sell
black diamonds. This was 80 years
ago. He sold his first bill of goods
to Or. N. P. Hulst, formerly of Du-
luth and now of Milwaukee, at one
tim e president of fhe Oliver Iron
Mining Company, but now retired.
DIR. |Hulst was then at Vulcan, Mich.
Mr.. Kennedy says that he recalls the
price of the black diamonds he sold
to him was $5.25 a karat, while today
the price is $40 a karat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
. Appcoxes of Division.

The Chisholm Herald heartily ap-
proves Of the proposition of voting
on county division at the fall <elec-
tionand is also found favoring Vir-
ginia as the county seat. .~,
In commenting upon Virginia,
the Herald says: eat the election
six years ago there were rivals to
Virginia, but che has passed them
and her prospects are far betterthan
any town on the range. She assure
to be the county seat, and we should
all work together and let all jea1.
ousies and rivalry cease"
:. Such sen timents are boost in the
right direction.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
Talk Base Ball.

Occasionally someone who has a
greater interest in: the sport than
Others breaches the idea of a paid
ball team for Virginia the coming
season. But it is not single.handed
efforts which are destined to win in
this matter, and the proper thing is
the calling ofa meeting by the in.
5terested ones and. the formal organ
ization of an association. No rea,
son why, with a field and a fence,
such an Organization would not be
,self.sustaining. But it takes united
action .to. start such a project, and it
'is now time for action. ! :Sss. - Z. I.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
Vaudeville at the Fay Opera House.

Beginning Monday eve'g, March
10Th, Mr.. Jos. Sherlock will begin an
indefinite engagement and present
his excellent company of vaude'
Vile artists at the Fay Opera. >,:
There will be a special ladies and
children's matinee every Saturday
and matinee Sunday.
Having a show in the Power thea
tre at Hibbing will enable Mr.. Skier.
beck to bring the very best talent
and present to the people of Vir'
ginia first-class performances.
There will be a complete change
of bill every week. The prices will
be Is and 25 cents.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
A.NGl0-sAx0N STRIKES RICH VEIN. j
Mil at Mine Also Starts Running Full
=. Time on Monday 49,, IA =.

Advices received from George
town, Colorado, during the week BY
interested Virginians is that the.
Anglo. Saxon mine has cut a seven.
foot vein of exceedingly rich min.
seral nd. bids fair to / bee one Of:
the very richest propositionasin the
state Of Colorado SIS. sz S .s.:5. ..:::3. III !.
The mill at the property, which
has just been completed, started
Saturday on q trial run on ore and
did we'll Zand on Monday morning of
this week started to work fuils time.
Pract ctically 10 per cent Of stheetoc
ii this mine is held BY Virginia in
vestors, and these 5reports would m
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
TALKED PAVING.
W. H.. Bell Explains Advantages of
creosoted Blocks to Tax-Payers.

Creosoted Blocks to Tax-Payers.
Responsive to cards issued on Sat
urday large number of property
owner on Chestnut street met Mr.
w. H. Bell, representative of the
Kettle River Quarries Company, of
minneapolis, at the cit ty hall Mon
day evening, Mr.. Bells company
handling sandstone and creosoted
wood block pavement material.
Mr.. Bell did not give many ideas
of the values of sandstone pavement,
aside from the fact that it could be
laid at about $2.D per square yard,
exclusive of curbing, which would
cost so cents per lineal foot, and that
he did not know how many years it
would last.
Of his creosoted wood block pave
ment, however, he averred that it
would last a lifetime and that his
company would furnish surety
bond guarantee for 10years.
These blocks are made from Nor
way pine Or tamarack, and he~con.
sidered a three-inch block laid on a
concrete foundation would meet all
Requirements for this city, such paw.
ing costing about $40 or $3.50 per %
foot frontage. exclusive of curbing
Mr.. Bell extended an invitation to
have committee appointed to visit
Minneapolis at the expense of his
company when the streets become
clear of snow to inspect the various
kinds of paving. Such committee
was appointed, comprising F. J.
Rinnert, Ne]s' Anderson, A. Hawkin'
son and J. A. Stein. A similar invi'
tation was extended and accepted
by the mayor and council at the
council meeting Tuesday evening
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
Hold Another Special School Meeting.

Owing to technical error in the
proceedings of the last special
school meeting, at which $4,000
was voted for the erection of a new
building, second special meeting
to vote on this proposition has been
called, to be held at the Roosevelt
building on Thursday evening next.
The error in the proceedings of
the former meeting consisted in the
voting of a greater amount of bonds
than had been specified. in the call,
the call being to vote upon bonding
for $4,000, while after discussion of
the, matter. those present decided
that $4,000 would be required for
the proposed i'm Improvement and vot.
ed to bond for this amount.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16
New Mil to Open in Ten DAYS.,

The new lath smilIof the Virginia
Lumber company. which together
with the new power plant instal1ed
in conjunction forms one of the
most complete plants in thesnorth-
west, is now practically complete
and the management expects 10
have the plant in operation within
ten days. s=.ss ss.. ..5.s. ssss...s:5. .
s. The new plant will furnish zein-
ployment to between one hundred
and one hundred and fifty addi-
EtionaI men at the local plant 81 this
company: =:z...