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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
A QUAINT ITALIAN FETE.
How Signa's Pcnsnuts Commemorate
SnintIy ShcnhErdcss.

Among the quaint and ancient ccre-
monies With which The Italian people
keep their Easter celebrations, none Is
older or more picturesque than the ono
known as Tie festival OF the l,cata Clio.
wanna. which is held nj Sigma OH lInstc,
Monday. sigma is Il small village stu.
atcd among the vine clad hills that can
be seen from Florence. or Giovanni,
the heroine of the festival, very little
appears TO be known, except that she
WAS born somewhere in the thirteenth
century and used 10 tend her fathers
sheep, which We're pnsturod on the hill
sides of Sigma. Very early in life slid
gained Il reputation for sanctity, AMI in
course OF slime her fame spread far and
wide. She was credited With the pow
or of performing miracles anu with
| having special control over Wild anl-
mails and storms. In later life she re-
! tired to IL cell built into house III tho
| village Of Sigma and remained there i'm
INJURED until SHE died und was buried In
the village church.
Now, every Easter Monday, I'm COM
mcmoratiOn of her virtues, all the par
| lshcs for miles around send gifts Of oil
| and other things TO the church of her
native place. Populations headed by
the local clergy pour into Sigma from
carly morning until late in the after.
noon The gifts they bring nrc borno
by donkey or n pony, OH whose back,
In addition, is a small child who Is sup.
posed 10 be the prctticst the village can
produce. His hair and neck arc cover
ell with necklaces and other articles OF
| jcwclry, Will which the women have
| decorated Him. AMI llc Is often clad In
gold embroidered robes.
AS cacll procession is sighted the OIL
rlals OF the church sally out to meet ii,
With banners lying and bands playing,
ma ii is solcn,nly conducted into sigma.
Tho donkey. with IFS burden, is led into
| The church and un to the altar where
| rraycrs are said and the gifts removed.
In the streets and open places of tho
village Il fair is always held OH these
occasions, with the accompaniment oe
| mcrry-go-rounds, steam organs ana itn-
Grant performances OF the usual dc.
Scriptions. AZ sunset Stiffness falls
upon the whole place, and The priest az.
pears upon the small gallery over tile
church door. nnt. there, holding up TO
view the hands and other relies of the
| Giovanni. pronouncCs the bencdiction
upon tho assembled people .-'Eondon
| EDhcrn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
THE CHAMELEON.
1t Has Two Complete anu fndcpcnd~
ont Nervous SYSTEMS.


There are few instances Of double
birth i'll which two individuals arc III.
separately joined together, hut among
animals II Is Il common occurrence a
case in point Is the chameleon, long ra-
nous for its power Of changing color.
The nervous ccntrrS in one lateral
half of the chameleon 20 on indcpcntl-
entity OF those i'll the other. NOtwitl.
standing The strictly symmetrical cou-
structon Of the animal as to It's two
halves. they move quite independently
! OF one another AMI convey separate
Impressions 10 their respective ccntcrs
OF perception. Tho consequence Is that
when the animal is agitatcd its move
| mcllis resemble those of two animals.
or. rather. perhaps Two halves of AMI
mails glued together. Each half wishes
TO 70 its own way, and there is no con-
cor,lancc of action. The chameleon,
therefore. is the only four legged vcr-
tcbrntr thnt is unable 10 swim. II be-
comes SO frightened when dropped into
water that all faculty OF concentration
Is lost. and the creature tumblcs about
as If III state of intoXication
Tic cllasnclcon, moreover, may he
fast asleep on one side and wide awake
OH The other Cautiously approached ut
night with Il candle so MS not TO awnl-
en- The whole animal at once, the eye
turned toward the light will open and
begin TO move and the corresponding
side TO change color, whereas the other
side will remain for a longer or shorter
time in torpid. motionless and I'M
changed state with its eye fast shut
Exchange.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Congressional CompaIgR Opens
Here on June !.
big CRoWO EXPECTED TO TURN OUT
Representative of This District, Offer,
ing For Reelection, viii State His
Position on Questions of Interest to
Newport News.

Hon. w. y. Jones. candidate for
reelection To the House of Represent
atlrcS from the First district, will nd
dress mass meeting in this city on
he night OF June {. AS the mcciin, :
VIII be the opening of the congress
ional campaign i'll this city. ii is ~
pectcd that Il large majority Of iiIc
voters will turn out to hear Con
gresham Jones. The place for the
meeting has not vet been Select y.
bu, it is r,obablc that il will he hclh
in the Academy OF Music. During tic
course uf his address MIR. Jones will
declare himself on all questions rciat.
ins To Newport News.
y number of the friends in this CITY
OF Mr.. Jones met i'll The office III the
Powell T.'GSt Company ,ast hight ~
make the preliminary arrangements
for the meeting. All nf the war Is la
he city were represented at the meet
ing and every one present shove cr-
thusiaSm.
Hon. w. Il. Barrett was cIoS n
chairman Of the meeting and Mir. w.
Lee Powell was made secretary.
City Treasurer j. NJ Curtis was
selected To preside at the mass meet
ing and Mr.. O. D. Bachelor wt..
chosen TO present MIR. Jones. TO his
audience.
committee on arrangements for
the affair, composed u one member
from cach ward, wa. q osen as fnl.
| lows: First ward. Mr.. w. Lee Pow
| ell: Second ward. Mr.. w. Il Puck
! ett; Third ward. Mr.. a. H. Burchcr;
Fourth ward, MIR. Thomas Newman
MIR. Barrett was made an cX-orficio
member of the committees.
The committee will complete ar
engagements for the meeting this
week and will announce the place sew
cral days before il is hell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
sunlrsh, FOR Al, tho Leave.

The telegraph plant of lnGia has n
method all its own for catching the
sunshine. Each of its leaves is com
posed of three leaflets. The larger ter
minal one crccis itself during the day
and turns sharply down at night, while
the other two smaller leaflets move
constantly day and night, describing
complete circles Will, a peculiar jerk
Ing motion like the second hand Of n
watch. Occasionally they rest for II
period and then go OIL again, thus
bringing every part of every leaf to
The full action OF The sunlight
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
ALONG The WATERFRONT
0. 0. Line Buys Virginia Naviga-
lion Company.
NO CHANGE IN PRESENT POLICY
Steamer Pocahontas viii Continue
in Day Service on James River
!. Plant Liner Leaves shipyard-
Marine Notes.

The Old Dominion Steamship Com
rany yesterday concluded nsguta.
,tiors for the purchase of a majority
iot the stock of the Virginia Nayiga.
.tion Company. which operates tic
steamer Pcahontas between NurroIl-
Newport News and Richmond. The
deal had been on for several days
and the conclusion was reached at il
meeting of the officials OF tie two
companies held in The office of the
purchased company at Richmond AT
noon yesterday.
President Guillauicau, of the Ola
Dominion Steamship Company was
elected president of the Virginia Nay.
igation Company
The Virginia NAVIGATION Company
will continue to operate in the FL.
ture as in the past as an indcpcn.
dent company with no change in The
preset general policy.
The Pocahontas will continue her
usual runs between Newport News,
Richmond and Norfolk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
nnrrxt American ,,Innt.

or all rare plaHts In America tic
most rare Is The bucklcya. which has
disappeared from all known places cx-
Gcrt two-paipt Rock. in North Caro-
lima. the refuge of plants in hiding,
and Wolf Creek. In Tennessee. lts
foliage is delicate and graceful and it
bears oily little nuts of a rather agrca
able flavor. AZ for It's flowers. they
are rather odd, having no petals and
being OF two distinct Kinds one grow.
Ing solitary at the ends OF twigs I'd
the Other in tiny clusters between /
pair Of leaves. It's fruit In II Queer,
long rdgcd drupc, dotted with BRIGHT
orange and sometimes with long
fringe at the end. DR.. Asa Gray chr.
ried 1t TO Cambridge. Mass. and II
fcemcd TO thrive. but he could never
raise any more from It, After n long
while it's secret was found out. 1t lives
'iSunily on the Carolina hclnlock. n
perpetual guest TO this host plant ana
doing no work Tor itself ~ il other
words. 1t Is n secret parasite. ms the
mistletcc ls an open one. II IL named
after Dr. iIucilcy. who loved Gowtra
and sought them under nil kinds %
dificulties.-Nc York l.o:n!,l
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
welsh Wedding cnaton,.

In the following quantity formal let.
ter the parents of Welsh brides some.
times bid their friends attend the we'd.
ding and bid them also not to CONS
empty handed: whatever donation
you may be pleased to bcstow will be
thankfully received and checrfully re
paid whenever called FOR on a simila,
occasion. Pho parents of the bride and
bridegroom elect desire that all gifts
due to them will be returned to them
ON the above date and will be thank.
full for all favors granted"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Creeks. Medictnc SInn..

The medicine man Of the Crciks will
not eat anything scorched in cooking.
In trcnting a gun or arrow shot wound
he MS well as the patient will fast four
days. only drinking little Cruel.
lie will not allow woman 10 look ae
his patient until he Is well or dead. IL
his patient dies The medicine man
takes q lot Of medicine himself In or
der to cleanse himself from the fumes
or odor OF the dead. Tho pallbearers,
rs we might call those assisting In the
burial, also take the same cleansing
process.
And, again, when an Indian commit
ted murder, even IN self defense, ,ho
went to the medicine man and took
the cleansing remedy. claiming the
remedy appcascd the crime and the
trouble TO his mind.
AT the full OF each moon 1t was the
custom OF the bucks 10 drink medicine
made by the medicine man 10 cleanse
their systems. In camp the IudIan
killed nothing which was not eatnblo.--
Indian Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
A Cnt stner.

Toronto writer vouc:1es for Tho
truth of cat story which ought to In
tercst students of psychology. hypno-
tisn. mctempsychosis and tciepathy nj
least. The cat. SO gaunt that protubcr.
anccs OF Its skeleton pierced It's skin,
appeared strangely at the home of q
man and his wife who detcstcd the cat
family Tho i'll favored creature was
IN such II state. however, that .hey de-
cidcd TO give 1t one meal. They did so
and then in vain strove to drive It
away. 1t stayed and ale ravcnously,
stealing food even between meals, bu.
continued lean. Finally the couple dc.
cided that after giving 1t the choicest
meal conceivable for catd0m the man
Should seize 1t and dash its brain out
against the garden wall. He gave it
It's breakfast of dnintics. Tile cat lin.
Tcred over the feast contcmplativcly
and anon looked up at It's master, who
was watching it Wien the plate had
been licked clean, he stopped to take
up the cat. but 1t struck yiciorsly with
Its paw. aiching it all the way
across the back. and, bounding away,
ieaped over the wall and disappeared
forever
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
SOURCES OF MEDICINES.
Whnt various Drugs look Like In
Their Crude state.

ThStr Crude state.
Upon going into II pharmacy and
looking over the mysterious jars and
bottles and boxes that line the shclye8
did YOU ever wonder where OH earth
all OF the drugs came from and how
they appeared before they were ground
UP and made into oils or dried or pull.
verified or crystallizcd into queer slap
cd Jumps? Each Jar and box seems to
hide some secret which sou immcdlata-
ly become curious To solve. How many
different lands do they represent? And
after they leave lie jars that hold
them now what are they made lnto7 i
Who, for example, would connect a
great pile OF dry. Thin twgs neatly tied
Into small bundles with sarSnparlllaf
These twigs are the creeping roots and
rootlcts OF priclsly shrub that grows
In Jamaica, and they are worth from
20 cents TO 90 cents II pound.
Somewhat similar in appearance Is
spccacuanha, which also comes to us
In dry twigs. which are part OF the
trailing root of Il plant found In the
damp forests Of Brazil. .
These roots receive no preparation
awe drying before they are shipped or
to the United States. They are packed
in large sacks. and the workmcn who
open The bales must hewaro of breath,
ing the pnngcnt, irritating dust given
OF and which is productive OF unpleest
ant results il incautiously Inhaled.
Castor oil, too is hard to recognize
IN the pretty little brown beans spot
ted with black and with polished skins
That arrive in bags from India They
look far too attractive to suggest the
much hated dose of Our carly days.
Asocs, the base OF many nauseou8
medicines, may be seen In It's crude
form as n solid mass resembling
brown scaling wax, packed In heavy
wooden boxes. from which 1t Is Clipped
OUT In flakes with chiscl and hammer,
1t is of different qualities and prices.
according 10 whether IL comes from
Arabia, SocOtra or the West Indies,
and may bring any sum from 81 to
SID per hundrcdwcight. Aloes is tho
Juice of the big tlcshy leaves Of the
llant of that name. This Juice Is press.
cd or cvaporatcI from the leaves nDd
poured into chests or kegs In semi
fluid state, hardening presently into
u SOllu DUCK. INOC DulrGQucully IL Is
incloscd in the dry skins. Of monkeys
aud III this strange form brought to
market
One OF the most interesting Of drugs
Is opium, both on account OF It's awful
potency and by reason OF its great
value. a case of opium. about 225
pounds, Is worth 800. roughly. The
case is Of rough deal. lined with tin,
and contains Il number of soft, dark
Jumps. like large handfuls of dough.
packed very closely together in s
quantity Of dry, chaffy seeds.
Tic opium which reaches America "a
OF two qualities. one for medicine, tha
other for smoking, and comes from
Persia and Asia Minor, China and
India.
.Anoiiicr costly and MI important
drug is qulnine which arrives In its
crude form as large slices OF bark.
packed either Tat or In "quills''-tIiat
Is. cu:lcG round upon itself like rnll.
philadelphia North American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
WILL MARCH AS ONE COMPANY
Huntington Rifles and Light Infan-
try to Join Parade.

Marching As one company, tho
Huntington Rifles. Company c ana
Newport News Light Infantry, Com.
Pany G. will leave the city early this
morning for Portsmouth where they
will march with the seventy-first
Virginia regiment i'll the parade in,
cident to the unwilling of the mon
ument to the army and navy there
today.
The local milltiamen have been
put through regular drills for some
time past and 1t Is expected that
they will make the most creditable
showing of any Volunteers in the line
of march. The single company will
be about seventy strong.
Altar the unwilling of the monu-
ment the. seventy-first regiment will
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
A Happy Thought.

A gambler borrowed sum of mon.
ey from q money lender, and. the note
Ealing due, he called upon the broker
aad told him he could not pay at that
time. The money lender became great
ly excited. II want the money. 1t Is
due. You must pay it," The gambler
pulled his pistol out, pointed it at tlle
head of the money lender and said.
Eat that note or will blow tho top
OF your head off," The money lender
looked Mt the pistol, then Mt the noto.
and decided that 1t would be wise to
eat the note, which lie did. a few days
after The gambler called nnd paid tile
value OF the note. much to the delight
of the money lender. who said. MY
friend, YOU are good man, and when
you need any more money come in and
will let you have It," Some time lat
or the gambler applied for another
loan. which tile money lender was very
willing to advance. The gambler snt
down to write out note. when the
money lender called out: "Walt min.
ute, my friond. Would you mind writ
Ing out that note on soda cracker?"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Calendar for This pav
coURTMARTlAL IN PROGRESS.
Nothing Concerning Proceedings i,
Given Out,

SiVen Gut.
The general court martial of Can
tain Perry Garst. u. S. n. and Lieu
tenant Commander Withersboon, of
the battleship Rhode Island. in pro.
erosion board that vessel i'm IIamp.
ton Roads Monday. continued ycstar.
day. As the navy department has
ordered that the proceedings OF the
court be kept secret nothing concern.
ing the trial could he obtained ye$.
terady
As soon as the trial is finished the
court will forward its report and
findings to the navy department aud
after the secretary of the navy has
passed upon them they will be made
public. The charges upon which Can.
tain Grast are being tried are as fol
lows
Neglect and failure to exercise
care to lay "A course that would clear
York Spit orr to change course in
time~to avoid the shoals. failure to
allow for the set and drift of the
currents, and failure to reduce speed
in order to take soundings.
The second charge is neglect (,
commanding officer in laying the
course.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
DESTRUCTIVE ARTISTS.
i'he Ruin They wrought While
Smnrtiny Under CRITICISM.

fhe Ruin They Wrought While
smnrtinE Under CRITICISM.
BY no means unusual was the de-
struction Of The Borglum angels in the
Cathedral Of st. John the Divine by tho
sculptor himself while smarting under
the criticism that there were no male
angels shown.
Gcronc. the famous French sculptor,
had been working for weeks on the clay
model of 4 group representing Spring.
1T had almost reached completion when
tie artist became convinced that the
treatment was wrong ana IN IL minute
he had beaten the entire group into q
shapclcSs mass Of damp clay.
IIogarlh destroyed picture which
had been somewhat severely criticised
by one of his friends. hut the most spec.
tacular destruction is related of Char.
tran. who for II time ee,l IL studio in
New York. He WIS visited by the huS.
band of an American woman whose
portrait he was painting. 5000 being
the agreed price. The husband, while
admitting il Ia he II splcndl work OF
art. declared that he could sec abso.
liitcly no likeness To his wife in the pic
turch face. Chartran laid down his
brush and, takin;. ont his pcninife, slit
tho canvas into ribbons. after which lie
bowed his critic out. II aftcrwarl de-
vclopcd that the man was disparaginS
the portrait merely in the hope Of OBJ.
tanning reduction In the price.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
nIurynr AIussc

OF Magyar art music seems to have
gained the widest admiration, and IL is
certain that musical cXccutants OF the
first order. and In the case OF List Of
unique grandeur, have justified part
OF the expectations with which musical
Europe has long looked upon Hungary.
Magyar music can be lilicncd to moth
ing more APPLY than TO the exclusively
Hungarian river Thesis Caprcio,Is
and majestic, tecming with life and
sitting up for miles, surrounded by
charming Torture OF water lilies and
alder trees and suddenly ngaln by poi
sonous marshes and swamps, such Is
the Thesis. such is Hungarian music
stirring. bcwildering, unspcakably sad
dcning, incyprcssibly cxhlarating. 1t
is the music of rlnpsodic souls, of in
toxicatlon, of the battlefield, of wild
war dances after the victory. But, like
the great river, it cannot be regulated.
Nineteenth Century.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
The Gentleman.

1t is possible for every man to as
Enmc an elegant manner, but the true
gentleman IS natu.c's own noblcmnn,
who never forgcts 10 he polite 10 cv-
cry one, and it Ia rs easy to discern
the assumed from tho Innate good
breeding rs it is to distinguish paste
from diamonds.-D
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
ERRORS OF SPEECH.
Common Abuse of the verbs to Get,
10 I.ny mud To Lie.

Common Abuse of the Verbs to Get,
TO Lny aud to Lie.
The verb 10 get is one of allr much
mianscd words. II means to acquire,
win. obtain, and primarily 1t signifies
the putting forth of effort to attain
something. Consequently it is not only
supcriluous, hut Incorrect, to speak Of
man rs getting drowned or "gct-
hing sick" AMI YOU may unfortunately
have Il cold" but it is impossible that
you ''have got cold" At this mo-
mcnt no exceptions occur 10 the writer
10 tho rule that got should never be
nscd in connection with have, which
nlonc sufficiently Expresses possession,
Say 81 have the picture" not 81 have
got the picture" 1.-The dog has n
broken leg" not ''Thc dog has got a
broken leg"
The irregular verbs lay and lie are
frequently COMPOUNDED. Lay is an ac-
live or transitlve verb, and lie is pas.
sivc or intransi,ivc. We lay things
down or have laid them down. but we
and things lie at rest. You lie down,
have lain down, will lie down or are
lying down; she lay down Yesterday
md is going to lie down this afternoon.
a frequent error Is 10 confound the
past lenses Of these verbs. One should
say, MARY laid the book on the table
md lay down herself" but the hook
les OH tho table.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Mere Tribes.

Folks all well This morning, Tom
my?' asked friend of the family.
"Yes'm," replied Tommy.
II am glad to hear it. The last tlme
l heard from them your papa was suf-
ferinS from rheumatic govt mud your
mamma haG neuralgia
"Oh. yes, they've still got 'em.
thought you Ecant was amy of us
sick"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30

take cars for Ocean View. where this
afternoon it will hold joint field day
exercises with the Norfolk Young
Mems Christian Association
AT the conclusion of the athletic
events there will be review of the
regiment after which the soldier boys
will return to their homes. The To-
cal companies will reach this city
about midnight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
An Accomplishment 10 10 ncyives

Tommy IIarduplm Can yDu whistle
Mr.. Wlgwas? WigWaG so. my boy.
My whistling d"ys arr ovcr Tommy
Then you'd hn.trr learn again. Wig.
wag-- Why: Tommy Cause heard
aop say he ow-. yc:! some money and
you'd have to wi,;s.!c for it.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Fixed For Life.

II can't understand how that young
lawyer lives. I've never heard Of hin,
having client
"fou haven't? Why, he is one Of the
people who helped to break old Bigger
sons Will. fIc doesn't need cllents."-.
Chicago Eccord.EcrGii.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Alarm system Deranoed.

The rain storm Monday night put
the city fire alarm system practically
ont OF commission. City Electrician
Green was at work on the system
nearly all day yesterday and most OF
the boxes are in working order now.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Self Dental.

Inc Key to success In any department.
" nc IS self denial. rflleness, lazI.
ness. wastcfulness. come from lack Of
~, while industry. promptitude. ccono
my, thrift and successful career ~,
the result of II. - ~ ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Social Personal


Miss Effic Heath, Of this city and
Mrs. T. a. Cooke and Mrs. Anita
Curtis. of Hampton, will leave today
Tor Philadelphia to attend the com
monccmcnt exercises OF the Jefferson
Medical College. Mrs. Cookies son,
Mr.. Thomas Clarence Cooke. will re-
ccive his degree as Il doctor of medi-
cine at the college Monday.
Misses Mary and Lewie Stearnes,
daughters and MIR. and Mrs. l.. p.
Stcarncs, returned home yesterday
from Washington, where they have
been Attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Helm left last
night for York, Pa. to spend two
weeks with relatives.
Mr.. j. Mastin 'I'hackcr left ycstcr-
day for Disputanta To visit relatives
Mrs. X. c. Hines. of Mount Airy
n. c., is the guest Of her sister. Mrs
G. w, Wcstbrook
Mrs e. T. Martin has returned to
her home in Grafton after spending
several days in this city.
Mrs. Lulu Richards. of jefferson
Avenue. is visiting friends ana 70.
la'iycs in charlottesville, Va.