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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20
FOUND REST AT LAST.
Death Ends Wanderings of George
Raschid the Syrian Leper.

CLARKSBURG. w. Va, Oct. 20
George Rashid. the Syrian leper who
several months ago was driven from
various cities in the east because of
his affliction. died in Il shanty ut Pick
ems. near here, Of heart failure. The
body will be cremated by the county
authorities.
The leper has been located in .
shanty built especially for him after
his removal to that place by the Balti,
more and Ohio Railroad company q
few months ago, and a nurse was
placed in attendance.
Rasbid left Elkins, w. Va. to 60 to
a leper colony in New York, but was
discovered and elected from the train
and later captured at Keyser. The
railroad company shipped him east in
a box ear, but he was not allowed to
enter Philadelphia and was sen back
to Baltimore, where he was hou ed in
the box car a number of days until one
night the Maryland health authorities
placed him directly in the vestibule of
a coach and he was taken through here
to Parkersburg. where the Baltimore
and Ohio authorities refused to receive
the train until after his removal.
He was kept under a shade tree there
a day or so and was then run into
Randolph county on a special at night.
At first the railroad company provided
for his wants until the county and
state authorities took charge cf him.
Later a nurse came from New York to
look after him, but he circulated freely
ed and later shot at several times at
the shanty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20

Leave WANT advs. At branch Of.
fees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20

SAN SALVADOR. Oct. 20.-A temp
est has ragged necessarily for ten days
throughout the republic, flooding the
rich valleys. principally that of Ma
jada, and resulting in great loss of life
and the destruction of cattle and crops.
The ~Salvadorean man-of-war Izalco
was lost at Acajutla. The topography of
varlou departments has been changed,
buildings having fallen, burying their
tenants in the ruins. and the iron
bridges over the principal rivers have
been carried away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20
One Hundred House. wreckea.

TORT PIERCE, Fla. Oct. 2O.-A
conductor who has arrived here from
Miami reports that 100 houses at Mi
ami were wrecked by the storm. The
Episcopal church and the Methodist
Episcopal church were blown down.
The concrete jail is leaning. The roof
was blown off the 2. and o. ware
house. The car shed was blown down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20
$50. 90 TO

The Lehigh Valley Railroad have
arranged for a low rate to California
and other points in the far west.
Commencing Aug. 26, and continuing
until Oct. 80, tickets will be sold at
the low rate of $4,000.
For information, time tables, maps
and reservations. call at the City
Ticket Office. S652-S-29-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20
Many a man of humane impulses,

Many a man OF human IMPULSES,
who would not willingly harm a kit
ten, is guilty of cruelty where his
own stomach is concerned. Over
driven, overworked, when what It
needs Is something that win digest
the food eaten and help the stomach
to recuperate. Something like Kodol
for Dyspepsia that Is sold By G. A.
Sexton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20

"When the wares are gone, shut ur
the shop windows"-and stop adver-
Using, unless you may still desire to
sell the fixtures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20

Gardens drug store, 81 Hall Ave,
is a branch office for the EVENING
NEWS where ".Want" advs. are re-
heived,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20
cruiser Des MONIES safe.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-A dispatch
received ut the navy department an
IN the arrival at Guantanamo of
the cruiser Des Moines from Santiago.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
T1yn of His IInhitn.

1.-TWO things the average man does at
every opportunity from mere force OF
habit" snid the observing woman.
"One Is to set his watch every time he
passes standard timepiece. and the
other-lt isn't very delicate, but It's n
fnct-to e5pectoratc every time he
passes public cuspidor You watch n
man inadvertently pass n timepicce.
He always catches himself In time,
goes back. compares his watch. and
ten minutes later you'll see him absent
ly doing the same thing farther down
the street. To prove the other fact you
need only stand iirc minutes within
sight Of cuspidor in one Of the big
railway stations and watch man after
man absentmindedly expcctorute In
passing. merely in response to the sug-
gestion of the cusp!dor.
These two masculine habits about
eQualize womnn's invcterate habit of
glancing Mt every mirror she passes."--
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Sen or Desertp

II 1t be true, ms conjectured by the
latest explorers, that Lake Chad Is rap
Idly drying up, the process will proba-
bly, be regarded by the biologists as
simply q continuation of one which has
been going on for ages in northern AZ
RIGA. The whole Of the Sahara was
certainly once either an arm Of the
sea or vast lake, and Lake Chad Is
probably only the final remnant of that
huge sheet OF water. The Sahara SEQ
must always have been very shallow.
a fact which made It's evaporation
easy. and Lake Chad Is reported TO be
little more than a Iuocass over the
greater portion OF its area
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Can Talk Without ronrre.

There seems TO be mistaken i'm
preston abroad" remarked doctor
the other day in speaking of the case
of man who had his tongue cut out In
an effort to cure a case of cancer Of
that member, that when q man Is
unfortunate enough TO lose his tongue
thcnceforth all power Of speech is
denied him. This is not so. While it is
true that not many men survive this
operation for any great length Of time.
1t Is equally true that they can speak
SO long as they live and with only n
comparatively Slight impeachment In
their utterances. If you will hold q
pencil crossways between your teeth
and speak while 1t remains In that po-
sit!on you can get just the effect It
has on human speech when the tongue
is entirely removed"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
sarxe Incorporating R.rs and Rents,

w - s-NtGbhhTiitB HNAES anu fICnNSs
II some American mothers heard that
their young Jimmies or N'aldos or
Clarences had to perform the services
In their private schools that English
boys have to do in similar institutions
there would be pity and Indignation
pity for the youths and indignation at
the hard hearted master But the Gus
tom doesn't seem to hurt the young
Britishers. AT a school In Brighton
where boys receive the first half decade
OF their learning even future peers
are taught to sew on their buttons and
darn their hose and rents in their I'M
dercloth!ng. Only their outer garments
are sent to the tailor. Any Sinking Of
the tasks brings the same punishment
that Ill prepared lessons would. On
certain days the small boys are taught
the rud!ments of cooking and laying Il
table, and at all times they must keep
their rooms IN order. 1t Is true some
parents object to this. but they must
submit Or take their sons away. The
majority Of fathers believe the plan O
wise one.-New Yor,; Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
ThaeIsernr.n Portrait.

The following story furnishes an cx-
ample of the manner IN which Thack-
cray did not hesitate to trent what he
considered vanity In others After long
pleading his family induced the famous
novelist to sit for his portrait, and
Lawrence, the painter, gladly under
took the task. Soon after the picture
was completed Thackeray CHANGED to
be dining at his club when pompous
officer of the guards stopped beside the
table and said:
"Haw, Thackeray, old boy, hear
Lawrence has been painting yer por-
trait'
$50 he has" was the reply.
Full lengthY'
"No; full length portraits are for SOL
diers, that we may see their spurs. but
the other end OF the man ia the princi-
pal thing with authors" said Thack-
cray.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. ELIZABETH A. BUSH
VIII Be Conducted In the First
Methodist Church at 1890 O'clock
This Morning.

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Bush, who died in her home in Wine
street at IL o'clock Sunday morning,
will take place in the First NIetho-
dist church this morning at 1880
o'clock. Rev. j. W. Stiff, the pas
tor, will be assisted by Rev. a. S.
Driscoll, of the Central Methodist
church.
At the request of the family the
following gentlemen will act as pail
bearers: Messrs. Charles Heffelfin-
ger, P. B. Messenger. j. B. Brit
tingham, w. P. Hall. John w.
Rowe and Frederick Cunningham
The burial will be made in Oak
land cemetery.
Mrs. Bush. who was q lady we'll
known and much beloved, was active
in church work. She was Sc years
old
Five chidren-three daughters and
two sons-survive her as follows:
MRS. George Lee. A. L. Scott, of
Hampton; Mrs. H. D. Mofiett, of
Washington; Mr.. Edward S. Bush,
of Hampton, and Mr.. Harry Bush
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
British Vessel Arrives OFF Old
Point After Passing Through
a Hurricane.
ONE Of THE C0mPASSES IS GONE
Yawl Boats Are Stove.in BY the
Force Of the Storm Swept Seas
Regardless Of the Severe Weather
Not Man Mas Lost BY the
Brave Captain.

The British Steamer Gresham,
bound for Hampton Roads from Sun
derland, reached Old Point Sunday,
after voyage that was most thrill
ing and exciting. The Gresham was
thirty-one days out and sixteen days
overdue. She is minus her compass
from the hurricane deck, which was
carried away by water, and her yawl
boats are stove in. According to
Capt. j. S. Thompson, the trip was
the toughest he has experienced in
thirty years Of seafaring life. Aside
from the damages mentioned the
injuries to the Gresham are slight
and not member of the crew is sick
or missing as the result of the I'M
usually narrowing experience.
Capt. Thompson said that the
weather has been something fierce
ever since the Gresham left Sunder-
land and that each day for sometime
on the voyage seemed week.
After several hours wait in Hamp.
ton Roads the Gresham proceeded
to Baltimore.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Giving Them Etc.

Some years ego George +. Haley oc
Biddeford was trying his first criminal
case before the supreme judicial court
Of Maine, with Chief Justice John 4.
Peters on the bench. Mr.. Haley was in
the middle Of his plea when n man In
the audience fell over in a CONFUSION.
The young lawyer stopped, discomfort
I'd.
go on. sir; go o." said the chief jus
Ice. you're giving them fitsw
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Mus Clcg,

Many muscles are located at con-
siderable distance from the point where
their force Is to be exerted and are
connected with the point OF operation
by slender etrings or tendons. This Is 4
provision OF nature solely for conven-
sence. IL ali the muscles whose power
10 concentrated In the hand and foot
were located In the hands OF feet these
members would assume an inortiinate
size and weight and become more trou-
blesome than useful.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
DfIcur ne.

A well known college professor offers
the two horns of dilemma to advo-
Gates of coeducation.
IF you lecture to twenty boys and
twenty girls in the same ROOM" La
asks, will the boys attend to the lee.
ture Or to the girls?'
or course the coeducationIst, to be
consistent, must say that they will
listen to the lecture.
well, IL they do" replies the dean,
they are not worth lecturing to-
Harpe-'s.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Mirabcau,s Trumpet Voice.

Mirabeau had voice like trumpet,
and when he raised it in threat or de-
nunciation tile effect was awe insp!;,-
Ing. The impression he created was
greatly heightened by his manner, his
personal appearance being exceeding
imposing. lie had way OF lifting his
head and shaking it to give emphays
to his periods that made the beholde:s
inyoluntarily draw back with fear.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
HAMPTON, Pt1OEBUS AND OLD POINT-Contilued

Of Washington. Three sisters and
hree brothers also survive-Mrs. s..
q. White, Richmond; Mrs. NJ. ",
Todd and Mrs. Benjamin Morris, Mr..
I. l.. Saunders, Mr.. G.. W. Saun.
1ers and Mr.. William Saunders.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Temporarily si1eneed.

''Why did you Insist on sending thsi
young man 20 congress?"
Got tired OF his speechmakin'," an
swered Farmer Corrtossel. "W
thought we'd put him where the spee.;-
er would keep him quiet for fe;i
rs."-WashIngton Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
OTHER COMPANIES

DO not like to lose their insurance on
your property, but remember every
dollar given some other company to
insure your property leaves the COM
munity never to return. Insure in the
Hnmc E'rc Insurance Corporation and
you will have the same protection and
your money Is invested ct home,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
An Ifoneat Thief.

On leaving q Paris theater q German.
gentleman felt for his watch. 1t was
gone. Having strong suspicion, he
laid violent hands on man In the
crowd, who quietly gave up the ticker.
When he got home, he found his own
watch lying on the table.-Paris Jour
nal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
shx Recosn1aea Him

This" remarked Mr.. sappyhend. ''ia
my photograph with my two French
poodles. You recognize me, eh?'
Il think 60" said Miss Sulfuric
you are the one with the hat on, arc
you not?"-Houston Chronicle
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
MIR. S. G. CUMMING III.

Hon. S. Gordon Cumming is con-
fined to his home, in East Queen
street by q severe cold. 1t was
thought yesterday that Mr.. Cum
ming is threatened with pneumonia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.

The Coming and Going Of the peo-
pie You Know.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Wooster,
Of Chrisield, Mr., are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Costin, in
Hope street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Donbtsnx Science.

She (from e book)-A woman's brail
declines In weight after she is thirty
He-How do they know? I thought
woman never got to be thirty.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16

Mrs. j. II. Boutelle, who has just
recovered from long spell of ILL
ness, has left here to recuperate her
health in New York, Hartford and
othre northern points.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
MA ConnInint.

Insurance Oficial-Of what cone
plant did your father die? Applicant
The Jury found him guilty.-Iondou
TIT Bits.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
Choice OF n Vacation.

Aunt Rosa = Well, Juanito, wha
would you like to be when you are
grown up7 Juanito (whose parents are
very stric0-rd like to be an orphan
D!a.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
AdminisfYafrix's Notice.

I wish to announce that I have
qualified as the Administrative Of the
estate Of the late Thomas e. Fitsseas
aid. All persons knowing themselves
to be indebted to his estste are re-
quested to come forward and settle at
once, while those holding clainag
against the estate will present them
with the proper endorsement for pay.
ment.
EMMA v. FiTZGERAkD,
Administrative Thomas E. Fitzgerald.
1-10-6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16

About two-thtrds Of the average hv.
man heart ia occupied by self love.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16
LEADING BUSINESS MEN

OF Hampton, Newport News and Phoe-
bus are interested in the Home Fire
Insurance Corporation. Why not SHsak
See II. w. SAUNDERS, secrox al
the ''Home," and get rates and Ug43al
tell you the many advantages OF g.
Home" policy. su tu tn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-16

Mrs. w. S. Scoville will be the
hostess of the Kecoughtan Literary
Society at her home in the Normal
School this afternoon. The meeting
Is q musical and social gathering.
Miss May Marshall, OF Norfolk,
spent Sunday in Hampton as the
guest of Mrs. C. +. Burgess, in
King street.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
FACIAL PARALYSIS
Nervous Distortion Of Face Cured by
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

What appears to be n slight nervous
attack may be the forerunner of a severe
disorder. No nervous sufferer should
neglect the warning symptoms, but
should see that the starved nerves are
nourshed before the injury to the deli
cate organism has gone to an extent that
renders II cure n difficult matter. The
nervesreceive their nourishment through
the blood, the same as every other part
OF the body, and the best nerve tonic and
food is Dr. Williams Pink Pills. The
exprrience of Mr. Harry Bemis, of
Truthville, Washington county, N. Y,
sub,lantintes this
n had been feeling badly for long
time" said Mr.. Bemis, land in the
early part of September, 1902, | was COM
pelled to quit work on account of my i'll
health. NV trouble was at first eX-
trelne nervousness, then my sight be-
came affected and consulted an oculst
who said was suffering from paralysis.
He treated me for some time, but got
no benefit. i tried another doctor and
again failed to obtais, any relief. My
nelvousness increased. Slight noises
would almost make me wild. My mouth
was drawn so ] could scarcely eat and
one eye was affected so l could hardly
see. had very little use of my limbs,
i'll fact l was almost complete wreck.
:" am all right now and am at work.
That is because followed my wife, ad.
vice and took DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
She had used the same remedy herself
with the most gratifying results and she
persuaded me to try them when it ap.
peared that the doctors were unable to
help me. They acted very surely in my
case; my face came back into shape and
in time ] was entirely well"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists or by mail by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y. A
booklet on Nervous Disorders sent free
Oh request.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03

said the old man: that in the bag OF
rough Silesian leather So, feel
my old attack coming upon me- II
will be three days before l can stir,
Yet must these papers be put in the
hands of the Prince early this morn
ing. All. there is my little Johann;
| was thinking about her-him.
mean. Well, he shall have his
chance
He made wry face as twinge of
pain caught him. 1t passed and he
resumed.
Go, Jorian." he said, tap light
upon his chamber door. There is
much to order ere at nine O'Clock he
to meet the Prince"
Jorian raped low with more rever-
ence than is common from captains to
secretaries of legations. At the sound
Johann Pyrmont clapped his hand to
the hip where his sword should have
been.
Who il there" he asked, turning
about with keen alertness. and in E
voice which seemed at once sweeter
and more commanding than even the
most imperious master-builder would
naturally use to his underlings.
"I--Jorian, His Excellency is taken
suddenly i'll and bade me come for
you"
Immediately the secretary opened
the door. and in a few seconds stood
at the old mans bedside.
Here they talked low to each other,
the young man with his hand laid ten
derly on the forehead of his elder.
Only their last words concern us at
present.
This will serve to begin my busi-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
Insanity and Drunkenness.

There is no question of the fact that
insane asylums all over the world are
to great extent recruited from the
class of hard drinkers, and from their
OffsprinS and descendants, says Pear
sons Magazine. Twenty-one per cent.
Of the Iunatics now under restraint in
the United States have an alcoholic
his tofy,' liquor being either the sole
or contributing cause of their misfor.
tune Paresis, which of late years has
become SO much more common, is a
typical alcoholic brain disease though
not always attributable to drink. II is
notceabiy frequent among brokers and
actors, who as a class. are much ad-
dicted to constant tnipping."
1t is said that, for Il skilled patholo-
gist the effects produced by alcohol
upon the brain of moderate" drinker
are plainly visible under the micro
SCIur.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
! am secretary Of the noble Ambas-
sador Of PIassenburg!"

ness and to finish yours. Thereafter
the sooner you return to kernsberg
the better. Remember, the moon can
not long be lost out of the sky with
cut causing remark.
The young man took the Ambassa-
doris papers and went out. Dessauer
took composing draught and lay
back with a sigh.
1T is humbling.' he said to Jorian,
that to compose your wits you must
do it through the heart. but in the
case of the old through the stomach
"'Tis a strange draueht he hath
gotten" said the soldier indicating
the door by which the secretary had
gone forth IF | be not mistaken,
much water shall flow under bridge
ere his sickness be cured
AS soon as he had reached his own
chamber Johann laid the papers upon
the table without glancing at them.
He went again 10 the window and
looked across the city.
To-day | shall see the Prince." he
said.
II was exactly nine OF the clock
when he set out for the palace He
of a secretary. with only the narrow
est corded edge and collar of rough
scroled gold.
At the great door of the outer pa
vilion he intimated his desire to the
officer in charge of the guard.
ITO be continued)
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-03
HIS TRIUMPH WAS SWEET.
Man Who Was Refused a Stamp Re.
turns to Boast Of Success.

do you remember said middle
aged man. as he entered a stationery
store and was asked what could be
done for him--"do you remember of
my being in here about four weeks
ago."
II can't say that do" was the re-
ply
Don't you remember asked you to
give me postage stamp to put on a
letter. and you refused to do SO with.
out the CASH."
Postage stamps cost money"
"Yes, know. but explained to you
that was in love with a widow and
had written to ask for her hand. You
said it didn't make a burned bit of
difference to you who I was writing
to and you didn't care copper wheth-
er l got the widow or not. You ought
to remember that"
Yes, I think do Well, what what
is it to-day? Still after postage
stamp"
NO, sir, I'm not. I came in here
to tell you that in spite Of your mean
ness the widow is mine. When l went
out of here found cent on the side
walk and bought postal card with it,
and she accepted my love the same as
il had sent a letter."
Then you are happy, no doubt?"
II am, sir. The widow Is worth
'leven hundred dollars, fat as butter
and as good-natured as goose, and I
am walking around on eggs. Yes. sir,
I am a happy man. sir. and you be
hanged. and go to grass, sir, and I
wouldn't patronize you If penholders
we're selling FIVE for a cent. That's all.
Good-day, sir"