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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
THE ARAB.
an art,st In Manners Is This SON OF
the Orient.


the Orient.
III all matters Of sentiment tina
Arabs Instinct Is sGre. II you can
appeal to him on any ground OF hos.
pitaiity or generosity, says the author
of In the Desert" you have hold
on him.
II used to be the boast OF. Arab noe
try In Its best days that It never
praised man except for what was In
him." and the habit of judging direct
~ ana without regard to surroundings
has always been an instinct of ths
race. All those evidences of worldly
prosperity and success which turn
the heart OF the Auglo-Saxon to waite.
leave the Arab unmoved.
The Arab Is an artist I'm munners.
remember certain sheik, who was
once my travelling companion ON thu
Upper Nile, tall, lean, keen faced
man, of II complexion almost black.
with glitter on it like the sun polIsl,
on desert stones, who walked among
the fcllnhs OH the crowded deck like
a chief among his slaves.
With him | shared the same narrow
corner of the deck. He WINS strict In
his religious obscrvances and ut tho
appointed hours would spread his mat
on the deck, turn in the supposed di.
rection Of Mecca and then kneel and
rise ana knecl again, bowling with
his forehead to the ground IN the i'm.
posing attitudes Of Moslcm prayer.
Quick at detecting the least sign of
consideration or respect, IL we stop.
ped talking or moved to make room,
lie would treasure up the courtesy ana
when his prayers were over turn and
acknowledge 1t with grave gesture
and n smile that seemed no conven.
tionnl grimacc, but expressed the In.
tcntion of deliberate friendlIness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
PALISADES FORMATION.
Allied In Time and Type to Mount
Ho1yOkc md Cape Blomfdon.

Allied In Time and Type to Mount
Holyokc md Cape Blomidon.
The complete height Of the cliff was
much higher, originally, for the glacier
that buried North America down to
this latitude eroded billions of tons
which went to the upbnildlng Of Long
Island, trap powders being common in
the soil of Brooklyn, and have found
on the top of the Palisades opposite
Spuyten Duyvil glacial groovings and
polishings that have survivedp the pre-
sumptivc $1,000 years since the glucier
melted. The outpour of this mass from
volcano whose crater we cannot SO
much as guess in this day was tremen-
dous, and 1t cut the Hudson and Hack
ensack valleys asunder and pushed the
harbor several miles to the southwark,
while related activities thrust above
the surface, either as downpours or up-
pours, the thousand miles Of basaItic
hills that chain the CarolInas to the
Bay of Fundy, SO that our Palisades
nrc allied In form and time to Mount
iolyoie and Cape Blomidon.
To the mineralogist our Palisades do
not yield as much of interest as we
find in the rottng trap of Paterson, q
few miles away, from which have been
taken the largest prehnites in tho
world, sea green and wonderful; royal
amethysts, balls Of silky pectolIte and
quartz pseudomorphs that copy them;
but we find in these cliffs occasional
duplicates of the columns that mike
the Giants causcway and Fingala
cave geometrlc shapes OF three, four,
five, six and more sides, not result Of
crystnlization, as was once imagined
for trap Is rock, not mineral, but
of lateral shrinking when 1t has cool.
ed.-Charles NJ. Skinner in Century.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
TYRoLEsE CUSTOMS.
Peculiar Manner In Which Proposals
of Marriage Arc Made.


There liz I'M old custom prevailing
pinphs the Iyrolesc regarding propus.
ais OF marriage. The first time young
man pays visit rs avowed lover he
brings With him bottle OF wine, OF
which lie rours out glass and pre-.
SCENTS ii to the object of his desires.
III she accepts it the whole affair Is
settled. Very often the girl has not yet
made up her mind, and then SHE will
take refuge i'll excuses SO as not to
drink the wine and yet not refuse Il
point blank, for that is considered q
gross insult, proving that she has been
merely trlfling with the affections Of
her lover
She Will, for instance, maintain that
the wine looks sour or that wine dis.
agrees with her OF that she Is afraid of
getting tlpsy or that the priest has for.
hidden her to take any--in fact. shd
makes use OF any subtcrfugc that pre-.
scntH itself mt that moment.
The pusport OF these excuses Is thai
she has not come to II decision and tha,
the wine Offering is premature.
This strange custom, dating very far
Understanding to one account, it wa
Known as early as the ninth century,
IS called bringing the wine" and ii
synonymous with the net OF proposing
Shy lovers, loath to make sure of
their case beforehand, lind 1t very
happy institution. Not word heed I'D
spoken, and the girl is spared the pain
ful No of civilization.
III any of the vino is snillc,l nr III,
glass or bottle broken 1t is considered
most unhappy omen-in fact, there Ii
n PEASANTS saying for an unhappy
marriage, They have spilled the wind
between them"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
FLETCHERlSM.
What should One Eat md How
Should II Re Eatcnf

What Should One Eat md How
Should II BE Eatcnf
Henry Ward Eeacher made the re.
mark once in talking with friends OIL
helpful Christianity that good eating
and sound digestion were positively
| needed to insure the kind OF Christian
ity Christ taught"
"What shall or dare cut!" Is scr-
GUS question with many mothers. Hor,
ace Fletcher tried to answer the uues-
ton with IL view to helping the largest
number OF people putting the query.
He Sad
appetite, which will he satisfied with
plain bread aud butter.
"Chew all solid food until it is liquid
and practically swallows itself.
"Sip and taste all liquids that have
taste, such as soup, lemonade, etc. Wa
ter has no taste and can be swallowed
Immediately.
"Ncvcr take food while angry or wor-
ried and only when calm. Waiting FOR.
tho mood in connection with the appe.
tito Is Il speedy cure for both anger and
worry
"Rcncmber ana practice the above
four rulcs, and your teeth and your
health will he fine"
These rules some time ago became
known as "Flctcherisin'' ana are being
pract!ccd by MANY who favor them.
They cannot be harmful, and they GER
talnly are helpful. = Mothers Maya
zine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
No Pure Gold In u.e

Gold when refined from all impuri-
ties" said jeweler, "and alloys of In
ferior metals is denominated pure.
This means gold Of twenty four carats,
and this Is the standard recognized by
the mint master and dealers in gold.
AS matter of fact, however there Is
no gold SO pure. Gold of twenty-five
carats is about ms pure as it can be got.
1t has two parts of silver or one part
of silver and one part of copper. The
copper darkens the color of gold, while
silver lightens it in color. Twenty
three carat gold is occasionally seen,
which means half carat of silver and
of copper Ordinarily eighteen carat
gold is the best gold than can be had.
Certainly it is the best for jewelry, for
pure gold, as 1t Is called, Is too soft and
will wear away much faster than the
owners Of 1t desire
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
THE MEERsCHAuM PIPE.
II Was Invented by IlavoI Ikowates
a Pcst:i Shoemaker.

Pcst:i Shoemaker.
kavol Kowntas, Il Pcstli shoemaker,
invcn!cd the Inecrschaum pipe. He
died i'll 1IGI. 4 large piece Of nicer
schlum WAS brought to pcsth by
Count Andrassy in 1923. 1t had been
given to tile count in Turkey. He
fetched it ho!Gc because, rs piece
OF white clay of extraordinarily light
specific gravity, it pleased him.
Kavol K0wat2s was noted in Pesth
for his skill in carving and Count
Andrassy tUc! his chunk of light white
clay TO him and said:
Make, fellow, something pretty out
of this"
The Ingenious Kavol. great smok-
or, thought that the porousness of the
white clay adapted it well for pipes,
and accordingly lie made two from it,
one for himself and one for Count
Andrassy.
The pipes were charming, and they
smoked supcrbly. The fame Of them
spread. III course of time mecrschaum
mining and mcerschaum pipe making
became two of the recognized indus
tries Of the world.
The original Kavol Kowates pipe, the
worlds first mcerschaum is still pre-
served in the Pcstl museum.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
SACRED CRoCODILEs.
The Famous shrinc md the "Lnby-
rilth" In Egypt.

The Famous Shrine md the "Lnby-
riath" In Egypt.
The crocodile, one of the most sacred
animals of the east. has given its name
10 several ancient sites. or the various
cities OF crocoGiles the names OF which
'harc been handed down to us by He.
rodo.us, Pliny and Strabo, perhaps the
most striking was the "Crocodilopolis'
of the ancient Egyptian province Of
faynm, which, according to tradition,
was built by that pharaoh who made
the lives Of the children OF Israel bit.
ter with hard service" This province
lies within an almost complete circle of
lills-a little oasis In the midst Of tho
desert, where roses and grapes minglc
with figs and olives and luxurunt palm
trees grow almost into forests. Its cap.
ital Is Mcdinet, and little to the north
Of the city are number of irregularly
shaped mounds. Beneath these are the
ruins of the pharaoh built "Crocodilop.
Oils" the CITY OF Crocodilcs," later
called Arslnoc and the shrine of the
sacred crocodile Of the neighborin2
Lake Moeris, which was then $50 miles
in circumference. This lake held the
sacred crocodilcs, and as each died In
turn 1t was buried in one of the 1000
underground scpulchcrs of the world
famed Labyrinth" at hand, side by side
with the embalmed bodies of success.
siye pharaohs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
BAD. DAY FOR CORPORATIONS

v Last Friday seems to have been
IAN unfortunate day for the corpora.
lions. The New York Central Rail.
road Company was fined $1OS.OO0 for
giving rebates to the Sugar trust,
despite the assurance of eminent
counsel that such action would be
taking money out of the pockets of
innocent and Woodworking stockhold.
aers. Then, too. following an inter-
sesting and inspiring song service in
the jury room of the Flndlay COZ
courthouse twelve good men and
true" declared the Standard Oil Com
Spany's subsidiary concerns in the
buckeye State guilty of conspiracy
against trade. The penalty provided
! by the Valentine act, under which the
suit was brought. provides n fine
ranging from $50 to $4,000, which
may be repeated for each day of the
knffense, or imprisonment from six to
Twelve months.
Eli Judge Banker follows Judge
1ioit.s example and holds that there
ARE no extenuating circumstances in
ayor Of the educated and polished
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Holy Saturday In Naples.

Naples celebrates in curious man
ncf Lent and the end OF Passion week
Ropes are stretched from house Ia
house across the streets in the ancicrl
districts on the day OF the carnival,
and dolls made OF rags, wearing the
traditional Neapolitan costume and car.
rying dIstar and bobbin, are sus.
pended from these ropes. at the feet
of the spinner is attached an orange
containing seven feathers, correspond.
Ing to the seven weeks of Lent Each
week one feather Is plucked, so that
only one remains at Holy Saturday
Then, as soon rs the cannon Of Fort
st. Elmo and the church bells announce
the noon hour and the resurrection of
Christ, firccrackers, which have been
tied in long strings to the orange at
the dolls feet are lighted, and the
Quarcsima figure eyplodes amid the
cries of the crowd, wherein pious for
mulas and profane phrases alternate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Three Sentiments.

Prince Bismarck was once asked by
Count Gutenberg, formerly Hessian
envoy ut Paris, to write something in
his album. The page on which lie had
TO write contained the autographs Of
Guizot and THEIRS. The former had
written: Il have learned in my long
life two rules of prudence. The first is
to forgive much; the second is never to
forget" Under this Theirs had said,
"a little forgetting would not dctract
from the sincerity of the forgiveness"
Prince Bismarck added, "As for me, I
have learned to forget much and to ask
to be forgiven much"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Kn.erod 1t the Newport News, Va. Postofflce
as second -olass matter
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1906.
GRAND JuRY's GOOD WORK.

Yesterday marked the close Of one
65of tho most important grand jury
investigations this city has had In
several years. while in session the
Jury had before It prominent business
and professional men, officials high
and low from the shipyard and
i everybody else who the jury found
reason to believe was not paying his
{ proper proportion of taxes.
u a. statute passed by tho last Leg
{ islaturo makes 1t tho duty of tho
Judges OF the courts to have the
t<usSEs OF commissioners of revenue
4 examined once every year and to
Z charge the jury to examine into the
question OF tax lists after the books
8 are inspected. This means that what
has been going on in the Corporation
Court during the past week will oc-
cur every year, and every man will
know, when he goes to make up his
tax list, that he is more than liable
to get into court II he Is not careful
to mako his statements pretty nearly
correct Between regular investiga-
tions, IL any matter OF Importance
4 comes up, the Judge can as usual
deliver a special charge to the grand
jury.
This annual investigation by the
! grand jury Is an excellent thing 1t
should accomplish without great diffl-
Guilty what commissioner of reve.
\ nue. could never accomplish, and that
Is IAN accurate personal tax list from
the average citizen.
"a Heretofore practically no one has
i paid the income tax and to this mat
ter the jury paid particular atten.
toy. OF course many who should
nay this tax were missed, but when
the time for making ND the lists
comes again nearly everybody will
be careful No indictments were re-
turned this time, but the jury has
1.-The right to indict and might not
be inclined to be lenient always.
If the laws regulating the imposing
8Sof taxes are not what they. should
be. and need changing. strict enforce
& ment will soon result In the making
proper changes. AS has so ofte.l
been said, the best way to get bad
IS law repealed Is to enforce 1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Stoves.

Stoves which concealed the fire were
In use In Greek and Roman house
holds. The ancicnts also employed
open tubes Of metal or earthenware
and. in addition. heated their rooms
with charcoal brazlers. Crates for the
burning Of coal were employed two
centuries ago in Great Britain. Many
thousands Of patents have been taken
out upon stoves and ranges since
Franklin and Count Rumford pointed
out the waste of fuel and Of heat In.
volved in open fireplaces.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

gentlemen who knowingly and de.
llbcrately violated the law. Mr.. Rookie
Teller Will have to dig" down into
the Standard oil stock for huge
slice of those fancy dividends aud
surplnses which have been the won.
der Of the world
These convictions furnish encour-
agemcnt to those who wish To see
corrupt business methods debarrcd
Nothing will bring the powerful ana
nnscrnpulous corporations to terms
so quickly as the enforcement OF
laws which make their criminal prac.
tees Improbable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Town Authorities IN Pennsylvania
Take Drastic Action.
LAW SUITS Arc IN PROSPECT
Warfare on all UnmuzzIed CANNES
Declared by Observation-Disclosures
Armed With Shot Guns Kill Many
Valuable Animals.


'COATESNlLLE, Oct. 23.-Following
IN his proclamation issued last Sat.
urday that all dogs running at large
and without muzzlcs by October %
should die, Chief Burgess Spackman
today armed two special officers with
shot guns ana ordered them to shoot
all unmuzzled dogs. The officers KILL
cd thirty.one in few hours.
Some OF the animals killed were.
valued as high as 5000 and it is like.
~ that suits will be instituted agains,
the chief burgess and members of
the town council
burgess Spackman says he is dc.
termined to keep up the warfare I'M
III all unmuzzled dogs are extermi.
mated.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1906. i,4Sl divorces were grant.
ell In Ohio, and at that time there
were pending on the calendars of
l'lckeye State courts. 5,2G5 other
applications for the severance OF
marital ties. Tho Ohioans certainly
must be an uncongenial lot or else
they have failed to learn the lesson
OF mating properly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
NATURES WARNING.
Newport News People Must RECOGNIZE
and Heed It.

newport News People Must RECOGNIZE
and Heed It.
Kidney Ills come quletly-mys-
terionsly.
But nature always warns you
through the urine.
Notlce the kidney secretions.
See If the color Is unhealthy
II there are settings and sediment,
painful.
It's time then to use Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
TO ward off Brlght's Disease or dla.
betes.
Doan's have done great work in
Newport News.
j.. w. Chandler, day clerk in Hotel
Lexington, says: when q man is
ANNOYED with pain in the small of
the back and the kidney secretions
contain sediment like brick dust,
he may be certain that his Kidneys
require attention. To know this is
one thing, but what to do under the
circumstances Is often a mystery
MY advice to anyone aware OF these
complications Is to 60 to Aliens
drug store for Doan's Kidney Pills
and tako course of the treatment.
TWO boxes so strengthened my kid
neys that when their action became
normal the baclsache ceased"
FOR sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
States.
Remember the name--Doan's-and
20 no other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
London's Most Ancient court.

The ancient court of hastings is of
Saxon origin, and the name Is derived
from hus. Il house. and thing, matter
OF cause-that is, house or hall Of
causes. Courts of the kind were estab.
hshed In all the great cities, and, rs
regards London, 1t Is the supreme as
well rs the most ancient court and Is
the court OF appeal from the sheriffs'
court. In the earliest times 1t was
held weekly, but it is now summoned
only as occasion requires.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Golf.

A writer in an English paper has
this to say regarding the game Of golf:
Golf is great game, but SILVER me
niblicks If think it comes up to It'd.
dlcdywinks. 1t is played with cou.
pie Of farms, n river or so, two or
three sand hills, number Of imple-
ments resembling dentists tools. n
strange language much like Hindoo-
itanee, any old clothes and large as
Eortment of Oaths."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Two Looks.

He climbed down from the pay car,
with his months wages still in his
hand.
Sure, We must be fcclin' rich, Pat.
with all ye have there" said by
stander
"And what does this signify to meg
answered Pat. "Just two looks, wan
whin get 1t and wan whin 1 give Is
to the ould woman."-Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Where He wnx crnx.

young man Of cighty-three sum
mers, whose hair Is still brown, met
the other day friend much younger,
but whose hair is quite white.
What Is the reason. said the latter,
that you do not grow gray?"
Oh replied the first, that is ensily
explained. have the gray matter OH
my brain, lnsidcw Syracuse Post
Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

The two great motors were pulled
up in front of ono of the big dry goods
stores. One lady was entering her
machine; the other was getting out.
"Hello, Gladys! Out for spir?'
eyes; glad to see you"
Just ran across your husband q
block above"
"You did? How can ever thank
you enough ?"-New York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

Ihc oil trust is not satisfied with
the Findlny verdict. and wants to
have the matter tried over again
IN the meantime, however there is
little danger that popular petition
Pleading for communication of sentence
will be circulated for signatures
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

Argentina. in granting n pension tn
an American woman, who taught
school for twenty years in that coun-
Try mas set an example which the
peaasosues of this country possibly
would like to see followed here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

The victorious White Sox have de.
cided upon watch charms ms mo.
mentoes of the 1906 championship
series. What's the matter with the
Old reliable rabbits foot charm?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Hread on the Wnter.

"De sayin' is" said Brother Dickey,
dat what you gives ter de poor you
lends ter de Lawd, but you mustn't
spend all yo' time figgerin how much
interest will be comm to youw--At-
lanta Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

The death and cremation of that
unfortunate Syrian lepcr who has
been worrying the good people of
West Virginia will cause little mourn.
ing, even If there are no signs of
public rejoicing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

Those Illinois negroes who have
noycotted the 'Jim Grow" school
built FOR their special benefit seem to
nave forgotten Booker Washlngton's
wise advice not to urge social equal.
lily upon white people who do not de.
Sire il.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

I A suit has been filed In Cincinnati
against the man who expended II
Sl7O,lO2 Republican campaign fund,
demanding an accounting. If the
spirit of reform continues to grow
the profits in the politica! game will
be cut down to the vanishing point.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

If Cuba desires to become COM
ponent part OF American territory
she ought to get out of the habit of
heading those vicious hurricanes this
way.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Tho Eject.

"Mathilde, throw that poor beggar a
crown" /.
"Ah, yes, be looks very unhappy"
"Not on that account, but the Meyers
are watching us from their window CD.
posite."-Wiener Salonwitzblatt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

A house is never perfectly furnish.
ed for enjoyment unless there is a
child In 1t rising three years old and =
kitten rising six weeks.-Southey.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24
Just M Wen.

Straightforward man can tell Just what
woman Will do next. Wetlderly-Ani
It's just as well he can't. Otherwise
she'd be sure to do something alto
gether diffcrent.,-Chlcngo News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

The long looked for elastic cur
roncy scheme Is to be put in effect
by Secretary Shaw. If it stretches
this far we will he thankful.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

Former United States Senator Bur-
ton, of Kansas. is now In Missouri
jail. There is Il plenty of room there
for others of his type.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

Every little bit hclps-and a 5000
600 contract is something more tina
little bit.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

In two weeks Hearst will know
whether or not Leader Murphy has
been "tOting" fair.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

"Tlc School For Scandal" was fist
produced Mt the Drury Lane theater 81
April 8, III.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

but as it works on well creased
hinge, the Greeks" are not alarmed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

Football players may not like a
muddy field but it saves them many
a hard knock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

The lid has been closed down good
and tight once more in New York
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-24

He that runs out by extravaganza
must retris": by parsimony.- FIo:;
the Dutch.