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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30

Parchment is the skin of sheep or
other animals prepared in sheets to
render them fit for being written upon.
The heavier parchment, used for
drumheads. is made from skins OF
asses, older calves, wolves and goats.
All these are similarly prepared. The
skin, being freed from the hair, is
placed in Il lime pit to cleanse it from
fat. The pclt Is then stretched upon
a frame. care being taken that tho
surface Is free frem wrinkles. The
flesh Is then pared Off with circular
knife. 1t is then moistcned and whit
ing spread over 1t. The workman then
with large pumicc stone rubs the
skin. He next goes over 1t with an
iron instrument and rubs 1t carefully
with pumicc stone, without chalk. The
skin is gradually dried, tightening be-
ing occasionally required.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
Merchants & Miners
Transportation Go.
steamship Lines for Boston, ProyI.3
dence and Baltimore.

Steamship Lines for Boston, Proy,.3
dence and Baltimore.
Leave Newport News. via Norfolk,
ior Boston every Tuesday. Wednes.
DAY, Friday and Sunday. Leaves for
providence every Monday, Thursday
and Saturday. Steamers sail from
Norlolk at GOO p. m.
leave Newport News for Baltimore
daily. except Tuesday and Wednesday,,
at y. in.. connecting for Washington.
fhliadelphia and New York.
Fare to Baltimore, one way. 5000:
round trip, $500. including stateroom
berth Accommodations and cuisine
unequallcd
Freight and passengers taken for
al points North and South. Steamers
leaye baltimore. foot Of Long Dock,
daily, at p. m. =.
Only line running a Sunday steamer
between Newport News and Balti.
more. For further information apply,
70 D. Il. McNEILL, Agent, 8
Newport News. Va.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
THE GULF or MEXICO.
u IN Surrounded b., the Eirhcst itc-
Glmn OF the World.

II IN Surrounded b3 the Eirhcst tc-
giun OF the world.
Til" Sult OF Mexico Is son l000
miles long from the strait OF Florida
10 the barber OF Tnmrico AMI 500 miles
wide from tlc mcuth of the Mississippi
river to the mouth of the coatzucualcos.
This Mediterranean of the west Is
surrounded by countries Of cXtrlordi.
mary richness in the fertility of their
soil. the grnialily of their climates. the
va#tncSS and vHiiG Of iacir forests. the
variety and extent OF ;hcir mineral en-.
lowmrn!s.
NJ, these countries. capable Of sus
tainin@ hundreds OF millions ~ pcople
ar" inlmhitrd uy na,!oua ANA races wlf
live under republican forEis of guvcrn
mont and cherish AMI maintain free in.
Stitutiuns. The northern coast line of
this Important sen Is in the great ~.
public of the United states OF North
America, the southern half Is in the
next greatest American republic, that
OF Mexico, while OH the east are the
Important islands of the West Indies
with Cuba ut their head. The region
around this most important sca Il dos.
tined 10 he far richer, more powerful,
and more distinguished In tic history
ana aitairs OF ui;r g,phr than were over
those tll2t hoTlcrcd The ancient Med
lt"rrah2an OF tic c.gstcrn hemisphere.
rot even excepting Egypt. Greece and
Reme. New Orleans r.cayUuc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
Gl::s;,n,y.n -crnr,. Knnh

y lnuS5ivc rope Is used daily In pull.
lng al The London trains out of elias.
Tow from Queen street high level sta
ton over the Cow!airr gradient. The
iirSt nile and II half OF which IL 50
steep rs 10 exceed the power Of the
locomotive. This, rope. which is made
of steel wire aISl Is three miles long.
costs E'iUG and iusia from ten TO twelve
months. 1t is endless and lies on the
surface OF the up ana down tracks
supported on iron rullcys, dipping WI.
dcrEround at either end. st Glasgow
each Train Is fastened on TO 1t by II
Chain arrangement, and The rope, being
set III motion by the stationary engine
ut Cow!aire. pulls the train 10 the sum
NIT. from which point 1t continues the
Journey unass!sled.- London Graphic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
LigI,tning.s cnurae

ION tie water" said grizzlcd old
baynan who stood smoking his corn.
cob ana surveying the bay the other
day. when you see n thunder storm
rising yon want to keep an eye on tho
lightning. If you see it in the distance
striking down farther and farther TO
The right from where you first saw ii or
farther and farther to the left. this in
dictates that the storm Is working to
me right or to the left. and it may
pass around you. But If you see 1t all
the time coming down in the same
place. ana ut the same time getting
brighter ana brighter, why. that indi-
Gates that its coming straight toward
you. and this is the time son. when
YOU want to make for home or get in
your san and make everything snug till
the storm passes ore"."-Exchange
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
Tralns From NORFOLK.

$3.50 u, IN. Daily. Local for Suffolk.
franklin, Emporla, Clnrkviie, Dan-
vilo, Oxiorl, Durham aud intorme-
diate stations. Close connections at
DanVllle with fast through tralna Ia
MI points South ana West.
1880 y. IN. Daily. Fast express train
for ail points South and West, car
rrying through Pullman sleeping car
to Aslieylllc.
Trains From Richmond.
700 Il. m. Daily. Local for Charlotte
Chase City, Clarltvj,,e and Buffalo
,-lthia Springs.
1890 p. M, Daily. Limited Buffet :
Pullman to Atlanta and BIrrnIng.5
nam, New Orleans, Memphis. Chat.
tanoogn and all the South. Through
coach for Chase City, Oxford. Dur,
ham ana Raleigh. Isl
900 p. III. Except Sunday. Keysyille
local.
1880 p. m. Daily. Limited. Pullman
ready. $3.50 p. m for all the South.
York River Limo.
1:3O p. m.--EXcept Sunday. No. 1e.-
Baltimore Limited.
2:l5 p m.-Except Sunday. No. 16.--
Local to West Point.
i:d5 n. n.--EXcept Sunday. No IA
Local to West Point. fs
H. 3. SPENCER, G. NJ, s. III. HARD
WICK, p. 4. M. w. Fl. TAYLOE. a. +
T.. a., Washington, ID. c.
STANTON CURTIS, p. A..
Norfolk Va n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
New York MONTY Market.

NEW YORK. n. Y. Oct. 29.-Closc,
Prime mercantile paper, 6 a 6 l2 per
cent; sterling exchange. weak with
actual business in bankers bills nj
4S5.45 Il $3.50 for demand. and at
5000 4S035 for sixty day bills.
Posted rates. 4Sl 1-2 1856 12.
Commercial bills. $50 $50 is.
Government bonds, steady.
Railroad bonds. irregular.
Money on call. firm 3 l-2 4 IL per
cent; ruling rate, 4 12: closing bid ;
1-2: Offered mt 4.
Time loans. very dull and steady:
sixty days e; ninety days, 6 bid; six
months. 6.
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Baltimore Produce Market.

steady. unchanged.
Wheat, steady; spot contract. IS IA
a IL: southern by sample. 60 10
Corn easy: SPOT 80 n is; southern
white corn. SO 5i
Oats, firm: No. . mixed 81 a IL.
Rye. firm; No. western, 70.
Butter steady and unchanged: fam
cy imitation 81 a %: do creamery 81
n %; do ladle IS 20; store packed
II is.
Eggs. firm 2G cents
Cheese. active and unchanged:
large Is SIS; medium Is rs; small II
Is
Sugar, steady and unchanged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
CHICAGO Grain Market

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Unravorablc
prospects for the seeding of wheat in
Southern Russia, was the chief rea-
son for strong close today in the To-
cal wheat market. Closing quotations
on the December option. showed Il net
gain of rs ~. Corn was up, l-2 a
LII. Oats were shade higher. Pro.
visions were unchanged to Il shade
lower
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30

" A'S' fNI H. -
folk. every week day. at
700 p. m.
FARE-Flrst-class one way, $500,
meals and stateroom, berth included.
Round trip. limit thirty days. s14OO.
Steeragc, without subsistence, S.
Tickets on sale at c. & o. Railway
Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN
NEWPORT NEWS AND RICHMOND.
Steamers Brandon and Berkley
leave Pier "a" 8:3f every evening,
passengers only.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"a" daily except Sunday, at n. m,
going to Norfolk, and at 430 D. M.
going to SmithGeld. Steamer Acco.
mac will leave Pier "a" daily, except
Sunday at a. M, going to Smithfeld
and about $3.50 p. M. going to Nor.
folk.
All business between New York and
Newport News transacted at Pier G.
All business between Newport
News. Norfolk, Smithfeld and local
points transacted at Pier "a" foot
of Twenty.iifth street.
w. H. LANDON,
II. b. WALkR. Agent
V'"e-Pree md Traffic. M-r
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
Brokers Buy Securities on Strength
Of Expected Dividends.
MARKET ENVELOPES STRENGTH
Pennsylvania and Chesapeake G Ohio
Advance on demonstrating Con.
sPicuous Among the Leaders in the
Days Transactions.
(By Associated Press, J

NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-The active
interest in today's stock market was
OF the slenderest outside of special
movement ip handful of stocks. The
approach of the date for dividend
meetings gave occasion to some of
these movements.
The United States Steel directors.
Ere expected to act tomorrow and the
Pennsylvania directors meet on Thurs
day. There were some heavy trans
actions In the United States Steel
early in the day and the assertions
were made to show confidence in that
stock that it would be placed on Il four
per cent. dividend basis tomorrow
In connection with statement
coming from official quarters. intend
ed to show the impossbiity of ad-
vance knowledge Of what the dividend
action might be, statements were cir
culated with great explicitness of tho
intention to declare the customary
three per cent. semi-annual dividend
ON the Pennsylvania. and an extra
dividend on half OF one per cent. The
price moved up in response. and car.
ried with Chesapeake and Ohio.
Reading was the most conspicuous
SHOCK IN the days movement and its
fluctuations, were attributed TO activ-
ity by pool credited with the mar
ket control Of the stock.
Large attention still centers on the
struggle of the Bank Of England to
recuperate its forces The closing
tone was easy.
Bonds were irregular Tota. sa.eS
par value, $1,540.000.
United States, were unchanged on
call. Total sales $4,000 shares. In
Guiding:
Copper. 31,7OO; Cotton Oil. 100: A.
G. L., 500; C. C O.. 1900: L. & N, L.
700; N. & W., 5000: Pennsylvania
66,400; Reading, 12S,000; Southern
railway 1000: Southern railway, pre-
ferred, 300; Tennessee Coal and Iron
200; Union Pacific, $4,000: United
States Steel. $1,000; Virginia-C Carolina
Chemical LOO.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30

N D.--FolIowlng figures published
only rs Information, and are not
guarantced:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
TRANSPORTATION 4GUIDE.s
s>>'~'>r"--'---'>''-e.>>>>>
Chesapeake S.
Ohio Railway
HOURS TIE QUICKEST LIME

SEQ E,W liobiuson, Agent G. Sc o. Ry.s
Berore Arranging tor your TRIP.
through Trains, Vcstlbuled, Electric
Lighted. Steam Heated, Dining HI
Cars La Carte through the
grandest scenery East OF Ss
the Rocky Mountains.
For Richmond. Cincinnati, Indlanap.
oils, Nashville. Chicago, Louis
Vile, Nashville. Memphis. re-
West and Southwest.
1910 a. NJ. aud 5:25 z. NJ. daily, A
Local for Richmond and James Rlvos,
Points:
7:40 a. NJ. daily. a
Local for Richmond:
$40 p. NJ. daily.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
Norfolk g. " ashington
Steamboat Go.

The new and powerful Iron Palace
steamers. Newport News, Washington
and Norfolk will leave daily MS fol.
lows:
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Old Dominion Line

DAILY SERVICE.
FOR NEW YoRK-From
Company's Wharf, Nor
folk. every week day. at
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10
A Very Close Choice.

Col. Perry, the auctioneer. lived near
Urbana When he was a young man, and
he was paying attention to two sisters
who lived on the adjoining farm. He
liked them both, and could see little diff
ference between them,
At the proper time he asked the father
for the hand of one he thought he ad-
mired most. giving the name, of course.
The father did not object, and as an nc
commodation he promised to secure the
necessary marriage license when he went
to Urbana the next time.
When the father returned with 1t. the
young bridegroom found to his astonish-
ment that it was made out in the name
Of the other sister.
How much viii it cost to change it,
asked the colonel.
about 10 cents" replied the father
After meditating a few minutes. tie
colonel answered Che saysl:
We'll, | can't see the difference. TT
just take her" aud 50 lie did. and hos
perfectly satisfied, explaining his position
in this manner:
Il wouldn't take 81 100000 for hcr.
nor would | give dollar for one .u5t
like her. "-Columbus Dispatch.
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The Eating Habit.

About once month somebody rises to
protest with geuine pathos against the
public use of toothpicks. 1t is a very
familiar and ancient topic, upon which
there is only one opinion, and yet il is
made to cover a series of soulful letters
when the correspondence ball is a set a.
rolling. Those whose feelings are often
sorely hurt relieve themselves by thus
telling what they think, and then there
is comparative calm until new protests
are registered There is. however, n
more serious subject for discussion and
one that is too often overlooked. 1t is
the prevailing and growing habit of eat
ing in public. Those who claim to have
given deep thought and sleepless nights
to this problem insist that eating should
be conducted as privately as the care of
ones teeth. They go further. They de-
clare that il is merely a relic of barbar-
ism for men and women to sit down pub
licly and masticate at one another be
tween old jokes and morsels of gossip.
OF course, those who insist upon the
abolition of public dining are right in
saying that such step would go a long
way toward abOishing the toothpick nui-
sance. But that, they declare, would be
only an incidental gain. They can trace
the progress of public dining and sup
ping from early cannibal functions Of
great political and social importance
down to the present era of table d'h0te
mysteries.-BostOn Journal.
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it?" she asked, turning towards Sir Ugh
tired
"Splendidly," was the baronet's reply,
as Miss Dare withdrew in silence. 1--WE
are engaged, of course: that companion
OF yours never propounded a more brill
liant idea; / shall not be satisfied until
| see the fact duly announced in the
Morning Post. How we'll il would look
he proceeded, regarding Phyllis perturbed
face with covert amusement-"how truly
imposing"
A marriage has been arranged, and
will shortly take place, between Sir Ugh
tired Wharf of Chudleigh manor Blank
shire, and certain gifted and most love-
ly young lady, Miss Phyllis Yelverton'-
yes, that is how we should put it. But
tell me, Phyllis" he continued, breaking
off abruptly and taking both her hands in
his, with look of appeal in his eyes,
how soon are you going to help me to
write cut this wonderful announcement Z"
Phyllis only reply was a swift upward
glance and the most bewitehing smile
imaginable; but a few days later the gist
of Sir Ughtred's careless words was con-
tanned in certain paragraph which was
to be found in the pages of all the society
papers, to the amazement and per-
pleXity of the whole county Ethel A.
Southam.
The End
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The End.
A NORTHERN DINNER.
Eat Meals in Chunks in the Arctic
Regions.

Dwellers in cold countries have no
Christmas. Not only do they have no
Christmas, but neither do they have
New Years day nor any Fourth of July
or Thanksgiving or any Saturday half
holiday or any Sunday. One day is just
like another to them, going through the
same routine day after day, and they
soon lose track of the years that mark
their ages.
A mother ties a knot in the dra wing
string of her trousers when her child is
a year old and if the string is strong
enough to last three or four years, she
knows its age for that length of time !;
but when the string is worn out and
thrown away. the record goes with it,.
While there are 10 feast days. any day
may be 4 feast-day, because that is de-
pendent upon the supply of food. The
day walrus has been killed and brought
home there is feastng all over camp,
but for the men only, The women eat
when and where they can
When pot Ut meat has been cooked.
the head of the family steps outside of
his snow house and shouts, "Oo-yook, 90
yoOk," which means some cooked food is
ready, and the men and boys pick up
their knives and repair to the hut where
the food is to be eaten. The smoking
hot meat is taken out Of the stone ket-
in a large wooden bowl.
Whoever is nearest to this meat pile
seizes a piece, probably half as big as
his head. and looking it carefully over,
selects a corner which appears most at
tractive to him. He takes this in his
teeth and sewers it from the large lump
with his knife, which passes dangerously
near his nose during this operation. He
then hands the lump to his neighbor,
who selects and cuts off his favOrite
bite in the same way. After the first
man has passed the chunk TO his neigh
Dor, he takes a large piece of blubber,
from which he cuts off a small portion
and then passes it along as he had pre-
viously done with the meat. And SO the
meat and the blubber keep circulating
until all is gone. The next and last
course at an Eskimo feast is the wa
ter in which the meat was boiled, which
is like a rich broth or bouillon. They re-
verse the order at civilized dinners and
have their soup last.-pilgrim.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10
Mexican Wood ~ Railroad Ties

Arrangements have been complcfeI
here by a company of the City Of Mcxir1
to ship 1900 railroad ties a day to this
city for the use Of the various railroad
which are building in here. The ties
will all be Of the zapote wood. which is
harder than mahogany and which is ,
affected by water.
ing the company here at the preya
time, said that the wood had been tried
in Mexico for ties and il had hae.
found that the minimum life Of q lie ~
this wood was fifty years.--New Orleaas
pIcaEuUe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10


Oaly a private! his jacket Of gray
Is stained by the smoke and the dust:
AS Bayard, he's brave; as Rupert he's
gay;
Reckless as Murat in the heat of the
fray.
But in God his only trust
Only private to march and fight,
To suffer and starve and be strong:
With knowledge enough TO know that the
might
OF justice and truth, and freedom OF
right.
In the end must crush out the wrong.
Only private no ribbon or star
Shall gild with false glory his name!
No honor for him in braid or in bar,
His Legion of Honor is only scar,
And his wounds are his roll Of fame.
Only private one more here slain
On the field lies silent and chill!
And in the far South q wife prays If
vain
One clasp of the hand she may ne'ei
clasp again,
One kiss from the lips that are still.
Only private! there let him sleep
He will need no tablet nor stone:
For the mosSeS and vines DER his grave
will creep,
And at night the stars through the cloud.
will peep,
And witch him who lies there alone.
Only a martyr. who fought and who fer
Unknown and unmarked in the strife.
But still as he lies in his lonely cell
Angel aud Seraph the legend shall tell
Such a death is eternal life
The late Capt. +. w. Dawson.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10

l saw the majors hat fall from his
head. | supposed 1t was blown of by
the wind, in his flight. but | learned
better a few months later
We opened fire. of course, TO cover
his retreat. The Confederate scouts
got off with the sergeant as a prisoner :
We did not dare TO leave our pos.s to
pursue.
The major was good deal clustered
when he got in. by mighty" he
said, that was close one" | think
1t was. The ball that knocked Off his
hat had passed through his ear
American Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10

Doctor Perhaps It's your cooking
that's responsible for your husbands
Illness He's got a bad case OF gas
trltis.
Mrs. Newwife-Gastritis? But | al
ways cook oil coal range; never use
Philadelphia Ledger
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was thinking of a MnIc.


The following stories are verified hy
Capt BeckwIth, who was Gen. Grant.
secret cipher telegraph operator during
the Civil War Beckwith was known
as Grants Shadow" and was in con.
slant communication with the leader
from first to finish.
After the surrender OF Lee, Grant re
turned to Petersburg. where his army
and staff were located. En immense
camp fire was burning, about which
were gathered the men, all anxlously
awaiting the general, and especially
awaiting to hear his first words, which
presumably would concern the recent
act which rang down the curtain OF the
great strife and spread the white cur
tain OF peace.
The general drew near, with mead
bent as though with the weight OF
heavy thought the solemnity of affairs
and the future disposal of things. The
men approached nearer. Every word
which might fall from the great lead
er's lips would be OF import worth hear
ing as we'll as worth treasuring for al
time to come
Suddenly Grant turned to one of his
men and asked In that low tone OF
voice, that tone which all who knew
him well have kept In their minds foI
years
ingalls,, remember that white mule
we had down In TexasT'
81 do, perfectly we'll"
II wonder what ever became of thai
muller"
II never heard, general" returned In
gals.
Neither did l."
And the great general walked away
were the first words from Grants owr
lips addressed to his comrades after
the surrender Of that other gr,zat gen
eral, Lee.
If mule was In the mind of Grant
why naturally should 1t not be In the
mind Of that other great general wht
was averse to wearing the insignia OF
his high rank2
A thin, erect man seated npon bony
rangy horse, drew near the mule guar
tiers Of the great army.
His uniform was seedy, his slouct
hat was battered out Of shnpe ant
tapped low over his brow and deepse'
eyes. He looked like a cashiered sol
der run down at the heels and disrep
utable to say the least.
Suddenly he refined bis horse, lifted
his head and fastened bis eyes angrily
reprovingly upon a mule driver wht
was beating without mercy one Of III,
long-eared equine paradoxes. The
mounted man gritted his teeth and NUT
tered a curse under his scraggy beard
lie was angry. angry away through r
his marrow. When this particular gen
eral got angry things had TO stir
stop that, you fool" came angrlly
from his lips.
stop whatT returned the mule
driver as the whip fell again.
stop beating that mule"
@Umph! Who IN thumbs are your
General Sherman"
lymph. Half q dozen other ole
buns have said the same today"
There was something glitterlng In the
depths Of the generals eyes that held
the cruel whip in air The mule driver
slowly dropped the instrument OF tor
ture and skunk away. This old, seeds
soldier was not Ike the others-thougt
he looked as dllapidated and dlsreputa
bic
After chat the mules In Sherman't
army received decent and humane treat
nent. For the word went around amons
the mule drivers that a certain seedy
old man, who might be ths general, was
likely 10 turn ap 1t any time, and witt
authority to make things unpleasant
for them.--Kansas City Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10

4 movement is said to be on foot
Natal. South Africa. in favor If comp
union with the Trausygal. By which IS
tai would secure the Tran rraaFg IT..
and the TraHsvaaI its own harbor.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10

The percentage Of improved land
that is, land under crops and grass
Is in this country %; in England 1t Is
&c, in Germany about 90. z.i
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-10

The population Of Bombay is VIZ
less than 20.000 Of tie million marx.