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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
,WANTEo-A RIDDLE SOLVER.

The pemltentiary officials arc M
against problem which makes the
"liow old Is Ann?" query look like
n piker. Ono of the laws passed by
the last legislature provides that
when men are convicted ana are held
in jul after being sentenced because
OF the prevalence OF infectious diseases
shall have tho time deducted from
their terms In the penltenlnry.
In going over the lists furnished
by the penlteniiary officials II was
discovered that n man had been sen
fenced to the prison for life. and that
he had been detained In jnil for
Eighteen days. The question for the
OFFICERS to decide Is, How can they
take off the eighteen days? Can they
release the. oman for eighteen days
before putting him In prison or will
they be forced to figure IL out. ana
let him out eighteen days before his
death? l,.,'
To be sure, there are disadvantag.
es connected With both OF those pro-
positions. II they should let him out
before his term begins lie might dc.
eide not to come back. Tho other is
not at all feasible; for even If one
could find doctor who would posi-.
lively predict n mans death In
eighteen days the fellow might prove
stubborn and live eighteen years.
Just to show that the doctor didn't
know what he was talking about. 1t
is peculiar that mono of the chronic
hair:splitters In the General Assembly
happened to notice that the law In
question fniled to make an exception
In the case OF life term prisoners.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
% ~.

planiing, aM employed. and three or
four times every day the stock OH hand
Is carefully Inspected, nil the soft
crabs being picked out and packed
w!thouteaelhy. They are put into shall
low boxes OF moist seawecd, from ten
to thilfy-iire dozen In n box, according
to the size of the animals When the
packing Is done carefully the occu.
pants may be kept alive from sixty to
seventy hours after leaving the water
Crabs have been shipped all the way
from the Chesapeake to Canada, nrrlv-
Ing ut their destination In good condi-
ton. In summer, of course. Ice Is used.
But where soft crabs are concerned
1t Is necessary that they shall reach
the market quickly. because their new
shells harden with great rapility.
AT the end of twelve hours the shells
are like parchment. and in three or
four days the crab IL rs hard as ever
hence unit for use In the form most
highly approved by eplcures.-New
York Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

president Roosevelt knows little of
the Issues involved IN the tariff ques.
ton If he Is in earnest when he de-
clares that the question of revising
the tariff stands wholly apart from
The question of dealing with the So
called trusts" 1t is Obvious to all
save the rankest sort of political par
tiznns that the trusts are founded
upon the prohibitlve protective tariff
and through It's operations maintain
their hold upon the monop0lics they
have buildeh. The two questions arc
inscparablc and the proper solution
of one will mean The satisfactory set
Element of the other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
THE BUSINESS SITUATION
What Brads|rsels Has to Say Con-
corning Trade.
RECORD FOR AUGUST SALES BROKEN
Except in Few Leading Markets,
Conditions Are Excellent. Fall
Shipping is Large and Railroads
are Working Overtime.
tBy Associated press.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Bradstreets
tomorrow will say:
Better weather ana definite assur-
ancc of large crop yields stimulate
the fall and winter buying. which IL
apparently at or close to it's zenith.
Most leading markets report buyers
present In unprecedented numbers.
and the volume of August sales cx-
ccedcd records for that month except
at few places where weather conli
TONS have been mpropii:ou5. Sales
of dry goods, clothing shoes, leather
hardware and other iron and steel
products and lumber are very large
The fall shipping season is also ap.
parcntly ut it's height. Shipping
forces are working over time anu the
railroads are working to their fun
capacity.
a smaller movement of winter
wheat has partly relieved the strain
on the railroads and made for a liz
tie more steadineSs In price of that
cereal. which, however, has sagged
Slightly as the feeling grows that
spring like winter wheat, will prove
= large crop.
Reports from abroad are of better
IMAM earlier anticipation wheat
crops. which seem likely to arfec.
prices still futher. The crop situa.
ton otherwise is very promising. The
promise of cooler weather markets
for Increased activity In industry.
The iron and steel markets are a lit
tie quieter. due mainly to scarcity
OF supplies rather than To weakening
OF demand, which as evidenced by
advances in pig iron. old material and
snmc finished lines, is still very
heavy.
Business failures I'm the United
States for the week ending August
III number 1873, against 1856 last
week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
Long md shnrt pnr..

AT Hamburg, Germany, the longest
day occupies seventeen hours and the
shortest seven. At Stockholm, In Swe-
den. the longest has eighteen and n
half hours and the shortest five and a
half AT st. Petersburg the longest has
nlnclcen ami the shortest five hours.
In Finland the longest has twenty
one and II half hours. In the north
crnnost parts of Norway the longest
day lasts from May 81 to July 9, the
sun not sinking below the lorizan dur
ing this period, but Swimming along
very close TO 1t in the north. At Spit
bergen the longest day lasts three
months and half.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

Mr.. Patrick Grove has located In The
thriving town OF New YORK. having
taken the palms To 20 to the police
authorities and assure them that he
Is now an honest man. The members
of Gotham's finest seem inclined to
take him at his word and assure hin,
that he may remain there so long as
ic remains honest-whcl, IN metro.
nolitan parlnncc means. 80 long as
you don't get caught" II the stand
ard were too strictly enforced there
probably would be such an exodus
from New York that Chicago would at
once become the first city of the
land.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
THE RAIN.
(NVritten for Dnilv Pre-

(Written for Daily Press.)
Pattor. patter little rain,
Go away and come again
You have washed your welcome out
And made trouble come about.
You have wasted field and plain
Driven farmers quite insane.
An unwelcomc guest You be
On the land, as we'll the sea.
snsSkY
Go We beg you'll now depart.
And wen cheer when off you start.
Go away and come again:
Bnt-not soon, we pray you. rain!
%. l.. ID.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
The word "I,rixilcre.u

Privilege" seen so often of late in
the phrase special privilege" has been
used commonly TO signify a right, Inn
munity or benefit enjoyed by II person
beyond the common advantages OF
other individuals. Primarily, however,
the word signifies an ordinance in fa-
ror of an individual, and this is In
keeping with Its derIvation-"pr !"
ones own, private, and lex" law. 1t
is in this old sense that Chaucer uses
the word.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

They were on their honeymoon. lie
had bought IL catboat ana had taken
her ont to show her how well he could
handle boat, putting her to tend the
sheet. ~ pun OF wind came, and he
shouted IN no uncertain tones, "Ict 90
the sheet" No response. Then again.
Let go that sheet. quick" Still no
movement. n few minutes after, when
both were cilnging TO the bottom Of the
overturned boat. he said:
why didn't you let go that sheet
when told you to, dcar?"
II would have" said the bride. ''lf
you had moi been so rough about It,.
You on: Int to speak more kindly to your
wifc."-Ncw York Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
JAPANESE SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Inc Japanese seem to he adopting
atill another theory of the Occident.
and rs d result there Is n remarkable
Increase In the demand for women
school teachers IN the .Mikado's do.
main. Fifteen years ago the women
preparing for the profession of teach.
ing were only 20 per cent. OF the to-
Ia number Today thoy constitute
30; tho demand for women as In.
structors Is much greater than that
Tor men. The number of girls who
receive a regular education is eight
times what 1t was decade ago.
There Is also an ever-incrcaslng inya.
sion of business offices; in some of
the largest houses In Toxic mad other
cities. most OF the clerks. aro now
women. 1t would be mistake how.
ever. to interpret this movement as
a sign that the women OF Japan have
suddenly become mannish. They have
from time immemorial done the hard,
est kind of drudgery, such as weav
ing, coal heaving and tillign the soil.
which Is infinitely more the work of
l 81 than teaching and bookkeep.
IINng. Their new employment may
mean relief from their more ardu.
Gus old ones.
Since the progress of a nation
seems to keep pace with the prlvl-
leges and advantages bestowed upon
lis women. tho opening up OF new
and important professions for the
Japanese women, undoubtedly means
that Japan is preparing to take a
stand In the van OF civilization.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
How to Arrive.

Man has to be humbugged If one
would command him, aud he has no
use for the humble person. The way
to get into publishers or EDITORS Of
flee Tor indeed any other with man
ut the head OF IT. is with tremendous
show OF bounce and swagger.-A
Spinster in NJ. a. y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

The Ohio State railway commission
has decided to Investigate all acct
dents on the interurban electric lines
OF the State, with view to decreas-
Ing the number of smash-ups. If the
commission Is going into the subject
IN order to secure information upon
which to base action in the right dl.
rection its efforts may be productive
4 good results. One fact may as
we'll be recognized at the beginning.
however. That is, to prevent accl-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

a Now York man named Louis
Link asks for divorce from his wife
because she Is growing too fat"
Perhaps II he fails to get the decree
he may take matters in his own
hands and become tho missing Link.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

dents Will continue to kill and MAIN
until II becomes cheaper to prevent
accidents than 1t Is to settle up the
claims growing out of them. In 9th
or words. while human life is cheap
and safety devices are costly the rail
roads viii continue to take the gamb.
ler's chance with dividends staked
against death.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

Tho large number OF bank directors,
who do not direct, now coming to The
front suggests the desirabiliiy Of n
specific lawprovi,ling either for Grim
inal prosecution or for financial re-
sponsibillty to dcnositors on tho part
of such dcrclict officials.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
Dog pays nna Rnhies.

There is not the remotest connec-
tion between dog days and rabies; In
decd, the records show that the fewest
cases Of rabies occur in July and Au-
gust. There are more cases In April,
November and December than In any
other months.- Springfield Union.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

= Those people who don't know how
To spell under the old style will at
least lave the consolation of know.
Ing that they have wasted no time on
what now threatens to become lost
art.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
SOFT CRABS.

After shedding the New Shells Hard
en- With Great Rapidity.
The supply Of soft crabs for market
Is obtained by catching hard crabs and
keeping them until they shed their
shells. For this purpose large rec.
tan@ular aoats. made. Of lntha and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
A Eine Art

Zabzln-How's this for neat little
work Of art? It's worth over $40, but
| managed to get 1t for 81. Jabzin-
Where's the art In 1t? Zabzln-In get
ting it for 81, OF course.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

or course, tho pity. Is that Nipple
waited until he had wrecked tho
great institution under his care be-
fore deciding TO rid tho world OF his
cowardIy self.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

What men prize most is privilege,
even II 1t be that Of chief mourner at a
funeral.--Lowell,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

No employoo Of tho Daily prces Company IL
authorized to contrnct any obligation IN tho
nnme Of the company, or to make purchases IN
no name OF tho name except npQi order signed
by the PUBLISHER OF THE DAILY rREss.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22

and paths. In nearly all regions it
will be found convenient to have the
nursery near a windmill or other
source of water supply. =
One of the prime essentials in
growing coniferous seedlings is to
keep them under partial shade the
first two years, while they are in the
seed beds. When transplanted, the
shade may be dispensed with. The
desired shade is usually secured by
a frame covered with laths. The
simplest form is frame four by
II feet, made of two by two inch
sticks, across which laths are nailed,
each lath alternating with an open
space, the same width. This frame is
supported on posts or edgings< so as
to be about 18 inches above the seed
beds: In a permanent nursery the
frames are often hinged to posts,
which, enables them to be T.. readily
moved, but in the home nursery a
more simple support will serve the
purpose. These frames should re-
main over the beds except in cold,
cloudy weather, when the plants
show tendency to damp off,
Except few rapid7growing Cali.
fornia pines, all evergreen seedlings
should be kept in seed beds until two
years old. At the end of this time
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22

When Funston, at the head of his
force, came: within eight miles Of
Aguinaldo's camp, his men were so
completely Gone out by their long
march that they were unable to go
further, and sent word to the Filipino
president that he should lend aid.
Aguinaldo, supposing them to be his
newly arrived troops, went, in person
with small body guard to meet his
friends. Then the deception was
Abandoned. Funston's men fired into
the body guard of the Filipino leader
and made him a. prisoner. Aguinaldo
at first rayed zabut' eventually accepted
the situation
Sentimentalists criticized Funston
for the deception he used, but the
fact remains that the little general did
what many others had failed to do,
and what he had been sent out to &C.
complish, and rid the United States of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22
YOUNG TREES
HI. .:=.. i 4 FOR FOREST PLANTING
The Farmer Has a Nursery. BY E. A..
Ster1inst Assistant Forester, Forest Service.

Forest planting#byy small landown-
ers is an importabt line Of :: forest
work, and in maAy sections Of. the
United States is aIrecognized adjunct
to successful agriculture. It-had it's
beginning long >befpfe forestry became
a subject for genfral~ economic CON
sideration, and th settlers of the
middle west planfd trees for years
before there Was o. professional fores-
ter in this country or recognition of
the subject. by thu; national govern
ment. The resultssare now apparent
in the form of p1anted groves and
windbreaks Of mature trees in many
regions. particularly in the prairie
states. Il
Many mistakes #Nere made by the
early planters; and much of the tim
ber now standing is Of little CONNER
cial value, because|the primary desire
was for quick effects, which were; Sc
cured by using raHid-growing species
of poor quality and. short life. From
the standpoint of protection' very sat
isfactory results We're obtained, but
in future planting the use of trees
which. will not only serve for protec.
tive purposes, but3 also produce tim
ber of higher, value for posts, fuel
and lumber, is strpngly urged.
The farm windbreaks and shelter
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22

brown calico, or toile crosse, which
is ecru in tint The dead white used
for old mount-mel1ick work is too hard
for the color permissible and. charac-
teristic of the new style.
The objects for which this work
is suited are all those of ordinary
household use which lend themselves
to .decorations-tea, tray, and side
! board Ga u cloths, sl &C cushion covers. sachets,
laundry bags, work bags, ,"tea c0s1eS,
etc. The cottons wash perfectly in
hot soap and water if ordinary care is
used. No soap containing alkali should
ever be+employed in washing colored'
embroidery, nor should the work be
left in wet heap All, the soap should
be rinsed+out and the article quickly
dried and ironed damp as it lies face
downward. On lihen' placed over a
blanket, SO thatSthe relief, if there is
any, should ;:notabe fattened. Among
the stitches used in Fig. / are found
the following: Chain stitch in two
rows, worked closely together, fram:
ing bars sewn down with a contrast
ing shade; satin stitch worked evenly
and closely so as completely to con-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22
Ideas for the Hostess.

2. The penalty of tight shoes
Acorn
8. A souvenir of South .America--A
Brazil nut.
4. It's first part is a barrier of Eick
or stone.-Walnut.
5. Two-thirds of it makes our daily
bread tab1e.-Butternut.
6. Its first half is a beverage
Cocoanut
Z. Two boys Bert
(flbert). q.
8. Part of. the human body forms the
first syllable.-Chestnut.
9. A letter of the alphabet and
utensil OF tin.-Pecan.
10. The first syllable is color OF
the human eye.-Hazelnut.
After this contest a nut hunt was:
indulged in; the hunter finding the
most nuts received a copy of Open
ing of a Chestnut Burr" and "Twice.
Told Tales" was the consolation prize:
MADAME MERRL-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22
HANDY PLACE TO WRITE.
Desk Which Folds Into the Bureau
II or Chiffonier.

A very convenient article to have in
every. household is writing desk OF
some description. A table. is not al
ways a satisfactory place. on which
to write, a. desk being much more
preferable. An exceedingly good sub
stitute, where desk cannot be pro-.
cured, is. the invisible folding desk,
shown in the illustration, the inven-
ton of North Carolina man. This
desk can be constructed in conjuno+.
tion with a cabinet, chiffonier or other
article of furniture having the usual,
drawers. It has the appearance of an
ordinary front of drawers when closed
within the bureau. When desired the
desk can instantly be withdrawn and
used for writing, reading. etc. The
desk can either be placed at CON:
venient height for a person while sit,
ting or placed above SO that It can
be used while a person is standing.
When the. lding section of the desk
is opened out it is; securely braced By
brackets ut each side. &C. 80
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22

jective, and released him, whereupon
he made his way back to New York
and at once entered hospital "to be
cut into thin slices and sewed togeth-
er again." as he wrote a friend.
At the end of the Spanish-American
war, in which Funston was an early
volunteer, and in which he dis
tinguished himself in many engage
ments, he did not Immediately apply
for commission in the United States
army, but every prominent American
soldier who had figured in the brief en-
gagement had made the discovery that
Funston was the kind Of material that
was needed in the country's military
service. -
His next job was to be sent to the
Philippines, to effect the capture of
Aguinaldo, who, it will be remembered,
was pursuing particularly vexing
guerilla warfare against the United
States.
1t looked like hard job for vol
unteer, for numerous other regular
army leaders had failed in the same
assignment: but it wasn't part of the
Funston plan to ask questions or
caval.
He set to work on the problem, and
arranged his own scheme of doing the
trick
Through intercepted correspondence
he learned the strength Of Aguinaldo's
foHce, and also that: he. was waiting
reinforcements: He. conceived the
idea of arming a; number. of native
troops to pass of as. part. of these re.
iinforcements, and thus by craft. trap
the ll1pino chteftains.in his. lair. ..->
Letters were forged: III the: name OF
Lucana, one of Filipino generals, tell
ing Aguinaldo that troo IS We're on the
way. 4 :s ~. s. 55S 5s5 TiH}s , & ) .551 "
::z5%5 Aguinaldo was. comple tely| deceived
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22
Pretty Decorative Work.

ceal the foundation; stem and rope
stitch, used for lines, tendrils, out
lining, ETC.; sand stitch dotted over
spaces in intermediate rows, avoiding
one dot coming just under another,
closed loops decorating open leaves
and coral stitch doing the same; but
tonhole stitch almost covering two
halves of a leaf has French knots of
another shade placed down the mid
die; double-chain sewn down with a
different shade; three fully-covered
leaves are done in light blue bars al
ternating with row of dark blue
French knots, the oval buds being
worked in two rows of wheeling one
in between the other.
The uppermost flower is done in
pale blue, the central satin stitch
petal having two worked in weaving
stitch on each side, all being outlined
by a single thread Of the light blue
couched down with a darker shade.
Authorities on the subject say He'd
chow embroidery originated in Den
mark, Hedebow being the name of a
locality in that country where this spe-
cial embroidery is much done by the
peasants. Curiously enough, it is OBJ
tanning in Italy very much indeed. It
can be brought to great perfection and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-22
Suggestions for Two Very Enjoyable
:, : Entertainments.
A Farewell Party:


A young correspondent signing her
self. ''Pansy" asks for suggestions for
a 'Farewell' party. Also whether the
person giving the. entertainment is
supposed to furnish everything?
A hostess provides the refreshments
and entertainment for her guests, and
that must be what our inquirer means
by 'everything." There are no spe-
cial games for a farewell party.
The centerpiece on the table is usual
ly significant of the occasion, such
as a train of cars, steamboat, a toy
dray loaded with trunks, and the
souvenirs or place cards are suitcase
and trunk candy boxes filled with
small bon-bons. If the friends of the
going away guest: wish to contribute
towards I a parting gift, it is a very
pretty compliment to do so.' A silver
drinking cup, jewel case or travelling
sewing case are all: suitable or the
affair Day be a. "Farewell' shower.
each guest bringing some appropriate
little remembrance Even letters,
books, boxes Of confectionery, etc., are
very acceptable, and it is better not
to have any set scheme of entertain
ment. Let every one talk. without
restraint. .., 49,; -
+, S> A Nut Party.
l. The fall with it's frosts makes nut
parties in the country seasonable.
For the unfortunate mortals who can
not: enjoy a genuine outdoor party,
the next best: is to have one in the
house: Decorate with autumn foliage,
branches of trees and make the rooms
assume: just as woodsy an aspect as
possible, 2::>'5 r. = -.
!: 'After4:the guests have arrived, have
a lot of old "chestnuts''',, played and
sung, such as "Annie Rooney, only
as,Pansy Blossom" "After: the Ball."
etc. This will make much merriment
and viii be classed- as musical chest
nuts - Then pass acorn shaped book
lets, containing the following ques-
stions. The. answer TO each query is
the name Of q nut: ~ + Nh. .:z q, vs.. /, sS >
~ 81. IS It's firsts liable is q spring veges
Paannt ,:5 ss$ . &: 5s. :