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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27
CAUSE OF THE DELUGE.
eueer Tradition of the Aboriginal
Blacks of Australia

Gueer Tradition of the .AborIRinn,
Blacks of Australia.
The aboriginal blacks of AustralJa
have queer tradition about the food
They say TINT at one time there was no
water on the earth MT all, except In the
body of an immense frog, where men
apd women could not get It. There
was great council on the subject, and
1t was found ont that IL the frog could
be made to laugh the waters would
run out Of his mouth and. the drought
be ended.
So several animals were made to
dance and caper before the frog to in
duce him to laugh, but he did not even
smile. and so the waters remained In
his body. Then some one happened to
think Of the queer contortions into
which the eel could twist itself, and II
was straightaway brought before the
frog. And when the frog saw the
wriggling he laughed so loud that the
whole earth trembled, and the waters
poured out of his mouth In n great
flood, In which many people were
drowned.
The black people were saved from
drowning by the pelican. This thought.
full bird made big canoe and went
with 1t all among the islands that an.
peared here and there above the sur.
face of the water and gathered In tho
black people and saved them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27
VIRGINIA MUST LOOK TO HER
lAuRELS.

Governor Warfield makes the In.
teresting announcement that Mary.
land Will be represented in every
department of the jamestown expo.
3sition, indicating that our nearest
Snelghbor to the north intends to
make full use of the splendid oppor-
tnnity presented for placing its re.
sources and advantages before the
millions of people who are sure to
visit this section next year. Those
who recall the excellent showing
made by Governor Waraeld's State
ut the Pan-American and at the St
Louis expeditions will realize that
the governor Is making no idle
boast.
4 While rejoicing in the character.
tstic energy and enterprise of neigh
boring commemorative, Virginians
naturally would regret to see the Oh
sDominion forced to take positiol
at the Jamestown exposition inferio,
to that oftany other State. especiall,
of any one which is not superior /,
;iistura. wealth and resources. Tha
being the case, It behooyes the patri
sctic citizens Of Virginia, and espe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

A Wilmington (Del0 dispatch says
that the politicians oi the blue Hen"
state are greatly alarmed because
Hon. Gas Addicks is displaying Il
large wad of money. Hitherto we
have been tailoring under the del-
sion that the Delaware adopts In the
political game feared anything else
In the world more than they did n
wad of greenbacks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27
INSURANCE PRoeERs TO MEET.
Policy Holders Executive Association
Names Committee.
IHy Associated pran.a


NEW YORK Sept. 2G.-James C.
Colgate, president of the Policy Hold.
ers' Protective association of the MI
tual Life Insurance company of New
York. today appointed the excel.
tive committee OF the association as
follows:
William +. Harrity. chairman, Phil.
adephia; Henry Siegel, New York;
'Narcisse Perodeau, Montreal; Edward
Holbrook, New York; Edwin w. Rob.
ertson, Columbia. s. c.; Douglas Rob.
ihson Warren, N. Y: DR.. William
.. Thompson Columbus, o.; DR.. e. r.
l.. Gould New York.
MIR, Colgate appointed William Fl.
Hfliiln secretary, and headquarters
have been opened in this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27
muTlLATED BODY IDENTIFIED.
Poicc, Though, Fail to Find the Head
of the Victim.
(8y Associated Preaal


NEW YORK Sept 2G.-Mrs. jose
rhine Benz, of $50 East Seventy-first
street, satisfied the police this even.
ing that the victim of Sundays butch.
cry in the vicinity of West Thirty.
sixth street was her husband, Joseph,
who disappeared four weeks ago.
The head Of the dismembered body
IS still missing but Identification
seemed positive from pecullarities of
the hands and feet, as well as birth.
marks on the body.
Benz was 35 years old and was en-
ploycd in carriage factory. Accord.
ing to his wife, he was sober and i'll
dustrlous. and, so far as she knew.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

oially the ruling powers OF cities
towns and counties, to bcstlr them.
selves and 10 prepare 10 at least
duplicate the showing which Mary.
land proposes to make 1t would be
hnmilatlng for Virginia to make n
poorer exhibit than is made by other
States not go vitality Interested In
the success of the exposition enter
Prise.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27
JUMPS IN FRONT OF TRAIN.
Despondent DanvilIe Man Ground to
Pieces by Locomotive.
Especial to the Daily press

Especial to the Daily Press.)
SPENCER, N. c., Sept. 26.-Charles
r. Adams, SO years old, of Danville,
was willed yesterday by jumping In
front of locomotive in the Spencer
yards. His body and legs were man.
gled by the wheels of the engine, his
right leg being torn off.
Adams was a passenger on a train
and stopped at Spencer. To bystand-
ers he stated that he did not want to
i've and sent message to his people
IN Danville that he would never see
them again.
With this he told trainmen nearby
that he would end his life by lump
ing In front of an engine, which he
did Immediately. He made one at
tempt nld the engine stopped. He
threw himself In front of another To-
connective and died instantly. .-.-.---s
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

One man has lost his mind trying
TO figure out the cost o; the Panama
canal. Since the possibilities OF nnd
desire for graft furnish the unknown
Quantity In the problem. It Is not
surprising that the poor fellows Mind
gave way in contemplating the sub.
ject
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27
IIenrany Evidence.

SEQ here. ]okely, I'm surprised to
End you writing such bitter, cynical
things about married life"
"Well-er-Bcncdict. you see, the fac:
-is-er"-
oh, don't apologize. 1t isn't that.
What surprises me Is how, not being
married, You know all these things
Boston, Transcript.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

II the Democratic candidate for
governor in Georgia could convince
the national leaders that he could
capture the entire South vote of the
country his boom for the presidency
might be something more than hoax
on Hoke.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

Religious liberty in Russia seems 20
he patterned after the principles ap,
piled In the early days of Now Eng.
land. A man may worship God ac.
cording to the dictates of his con.
science, provided that inner monitor
runs In the grooves prepared by his
more powerful neighbors.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

The boast of the Cuban rebels that
they could whip the United States
recalls General Weyler's boast that
he would land in Florida with 10000
cavalrymen and ride TO Washington.
Inc valorous general however,
changed his mind when tie iightina
really began.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27
FrIcndS.

"lf man is frlendlcss it is his own
fault"
That's right Why. there are fine
fellows standing on every corner who
would gladly borrow money from him."
-Pittsburg Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

A New Jersey man beat his wife
with an axe handle because She
spent cents. 1t is frightful to con.
template what might have happened
IL the woman had spent the price OF
two beers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

Baltimore Newspaper Man bles.
(By the Associated Press u ;. y
BALTIMORE, Md, SepG 20 MsgEd-
ward drummer, business manager of
the Baltimore Sun for twenty-five
years died today, aged 90 years. =:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

A Missouri sexton has forbidden
"spoonlng' in the cemetery. He prob.
ably considers 1t too grave place
for trivial conversation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

Chancellor Day, who has advanced
many funny ideas, comes out now
with the statement that any person
who smokes is a fool. Possibly he
speaks from personal experience.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

From the way railroad companies
are buying rolling stock and euujp.
ment 1t Is foregone conclusion that
managers are not worried about the
future.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

The dollar campaign fund makes
dull times for those patriotic voters
who. by strenuous efforts, had sue
ceeded in running the price up to
two dollars.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

who would ever have thought such
a little thing as storm would have
delayed Funston's departure for Ha.
vana? Why didn't he swim to the
island?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

a Boston man named Milk knocked
out iife other men. Which goes to
snow there is nothing in maine.
after all.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

The "Clansman" Is getting an un.
duo amount of advertising MS dl.
rect result of the Atlanta riots.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

Senator Bailey says the opposition
70 MIN is trivial but when the votes
are counted the Texan may think
otherwise.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

negro rowdies, deserves no sympathy
for his undoing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

The Danyille white man of respec.
table parentage, who associated with
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

q. r. Thacker. Editor and Publisher.
! l.. ID. Pugh. =. Advertising Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

had no enemies. When he left homo
he carried a watch. some s22 in his
hand and bank book representing
deposits OF $500.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-27

No employee OF the Daily Prees Company Is
authorized to contract any obligation In tho
name Of the company, or to make purchases In
the name of the same except npon order signed
py the PUBLISHER OF THE DAILY PRESS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30
1.-THE Line Is Busy"

The vast extent and the growing iil-
portance of the telephone business IN
this country are indicated by the fig
ures given in the annual report or
President Frederick p. Fish oil the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
which has just been issued. The report
shows that there were 2,52S.115 Bell
telephone stations in operations at inc
close of 1903. an increase of over hali
a million or about % per cent since the
close of the previous year. The total
mileage of wire in use was 6,Oi3.1ls OIL
which over a million and quarter
miles were added during the year.
During the year the Bell companies
spent for new construction in eX-
changes and toll lines sf6.603.516 and
for land and buildings si,lI1.39O. total
of over fifty million dollars as against
s31 ,S19, 100 i'll 1904.
During the year the Bell companies
handled a total daily average of l3,9ll.-
600 connections or at the rate of about
A. 7g. 500, 900 a year. being 81 telephone
calls for each man. woman and child
in the United States At the present
time there Is in us<. in the system not
less than 32o,Uo0.0o0 pounds Of copper
wire, 5000, 900 poles and 95.000,UO feet of
underground conduit. About 50 per
cent of the exchange wire is in cables
and a per cent of the exchange wire is
underground The number of officers
and employees has increased to S7.212.
These figures as we understand it..
apply only to the Bell system, and
of local and small Independent COM
panics operating in all parts of the
country. If the statistics for these
could be obtained, the totals given
above would doubtless be considerably
increased. However, the figures pre-
scented by President Fish give an i'm
pressive idea of the telephone business
What was d luxury Il few years ago
has now become one Of the necessities
Of our civilization. and it would be hard
indeed to get along in our cities. or
rural sections either for that matter,
without the telephone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30
Concerning Women.

Thu ear. q little man. is overtopped a
full head by the c2arinl.
Mrs. Alma Bruwnlce Of Chicago is cred
tied with having this season made the
most thrilling ascent Of the Alps known
in years. Her attempt to scale the
Aiguillc dc Crcron with two guides was
loudly appi1uded.
Mis-; Ellen Ross of Londcn, a young girl
who saved boy from Drowning. has
been presented by the West Ham town
council with an illuminated address and
a certificate emitting her to use the coun-
ellis baths. free of charge. as long as she
lives.
At the memorial service held for Mrs.
Luke. the writer OF the children's hymn.
81 think when I read the sweet story of
Old it WIS recalled that Queen Alexan-
marked: II taught that hymn to my own
children"
In the lace trade. once almost the mo
nopoly Of women, mer now seems to he
slowly displacinE them. While in the last
fifty years the number Of men employed
i'm that industry had grown from 900 To
1900 the number of women had fallea
from 32.1O to 1900.
A certain tcstator Of England. who
stated his grievances against his wife at
great length ir his will left her the mag
nificent sum of one farthnE. Adding in
suit to injury. he further instructed that
it WAS to be sent TO her in an unStImpcd
envelope.
At Il recent ease before the WestminS-
ter County court. England. it was shown
mist ,aes nvnr 90 in thc ro,,rsc or !,
mont, Thn go in question ~. ~ III.
tion ia rcroyrr thc money ma thn dnrncx
tic fin,n ,icr v-au au,rdoa , vnrdict f,r
the rrr 10 ,,ci """' u'i 'eiu'O' -
u.,.,,.
WhuG on her way l" give = p"riormlllc"
II inc Bciasco thcater at Pittsburg. Mime
Sarah BernEardt. met a crowd Of boys,
one Of whom Snowballcd her She imme-
diateiY accepted IN" playful challenge and
l1r several minutes fought an exciting
snow 1i! nitti: with the boys IN the most
Sood-naturcd fashion.
There arc women builders Of every sort
-1f7 are rnasons. -, "ar,,cnters Al Mas
ternrs. 12G plumbers. liza painters and
GLACIERS and 2u entertainments. 1t is true
the roofing would he Il long Job. for only
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30
Fighting to Save Niagara.

The report OF the American members
of tn" International waterways COM
mission as regards the menace to
Niagara Is discouraging in that it
shows the extent of the dcpredationS
due 10 commercial greed and the care
lcssness of the New York lawmakers,
but it is encouraging in showing that
definite steps ar" proposed to preserve
this beautiful waterfall. which is one
| of the greatest wonders Of creation for
| the benefit of future genera tons. The
war who Transmitted it to Congress.
In their report the commissioners, who
have been working in cu-nTcration with
those Of Canada. SHOW that tho ruin of
the great cataract is possible con-
tInSency Of a not remote future Thus
far the amount Of water diverted from
the Niagara river aggregates only l7,80D
clearly pcrceptiblc. Engineering works
already authorized will take away an
additional $4,000 cubic feet. This means
that fourth Of the average dis
charge and one-third of the low water
discharge of the river will cease to pass
over the falls. That any further
mere apron Of water. wholly destroy
ing its beauty. seems more than prob
able
In return for this vandalism Canada 3
Niagara Falls park will get an annual
New York will get practically nothing.
The principal bcncfciarics will be the
water. Even if New York and Canada
both were to receive an enormous
monetary compensation it would not
warrant the annihilation Of the falls
The cataract does not belong to New
Canada, but to the people Of America
az whole. and in a certain sense. to
the entire world. Like Yellowstone
park or Grand canyon il is one of the
great natural wonders. the preservation
of which society at large has a right to
demand. The plea has been made that
the people of New York state and
Canada would benefit through the
cheap production of power. but even
these promised benefits would not COM
pensate for the destruction Of Niagara
The American commissioners recon-
| mend that the secretary of war be au-
thorized to limit the amount of water
TO be diverted from Niagara. this
| limitation to remain in effect until by
treaty or otherwise Canada has ar
ranged for similar action. The meas
ure recommended should be adopted at
once. The Canadian commissioners are
In sympathy with the plans proposed
and 1t can scarcely be doubted that the
common government will be willing to
cooperate i'll carrying them out The
important thing is that there no M
further delay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30
Personal Notes.

The plays OF Hugo Won ITofnallstIIal.
one ri tn" youngest of the German
p'ayw"ightS. are just HOW very much
the vogue in Germany.
The editor of the Isle of Pines "Ap-
peal" one Of the hest Diapers on
the island, is Arthur T.. Willis, former
~ q native Of Butler, Missouri
Sir John Sincfaira;a Scottish buro-
Ett, has presented gramaphoncs and
records to 300 asylums and other ill.,
s'itutions on condition that they are
played to the inmates for half an hour
every day.
Rev. Adirl J. Moncrief pastor of the
First Baptist church of Brunswick, Ga
who has just accepted the presidency
o. the Southern Female College is one
Of the most eloquent and forceful
81 tak"rs in the South.
Ross r. Wfnans. a Baltimore million
are. has rented a fine house in London
ana will entertain lavishly during the
coming season. Mr.. Winans is an ar
tlSt. musician and inventor. and made
his money III railroad construction in
Russia.
Senator Tillniaa. Of South Carolina.
is engaged in writing "a Defense of
The Senate for publication. Discuss
ing the task he has assumed, he ad-
mts that his views of the Senate have
been tempered somewhat by his 10
Years OF service in that body
One hundred and ff-ty-rour
years Of uninterrupted minis
terial service by three men.
Oh al average Of more than 81
Years for each, and in each case for
one congregation. is the record of
F,cvs. Henry Wunder Of Chicago. Will
liam Saltcr of Burlington. Iowa, aud
Anton Wagner Of Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30

That bepucst nj s6Jo.ooo Ivy New
Jersey man comes in Just in time tn
Civ" ADDED ZnSt to the quarter CEN
t"nnial Of Tuskcgec, which will be
celebrated II ,xt week. Everybody will
rejoice in the good fortune of this noble
institution III such a substantial addi-
ton to its endowment fund and Book
er T. Washington Is to be congratulate
ed upon the added facilities which it
will give him to carry on his great
work of practical education among the
Colored people of the South. Previous
to this gift the endowment fund of this
school was $1.225.664, and the institu-
ton now has about 1900 students. 1t
has been Mr.. Washington's ambition to
increase the endowment fund to three
million dollars. and this gift from An
drew J. Dotger of South Orange, n. J..
is long step toward the desired end.
The celebration. next week. of the
quarter centennial of the school will be
a notable affair. and over 100 New
Workers interested in educational and
philanthropic work are planning to at
tend, going thither on a special train,
and many prominent men will be
among the speakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30

IL is small wonder that decent people
Of Chicago have risen in their might
anu demanded that the license fee of
saloons be raised. So that thousands
aud thousands Of those now in ex-
i"t"IIcc shall be driven out of business.
I'll" crusade for Il higher license reveals
inc unhappy fact that no fewer than
JOS school buildings in the city have
Raloons within go feet Of them. there
being 20 saloons so located. One
school building has is saloons within A
radius "f 80 feet, and the conditions
about many others arc but little bet =
ter. Small wonder that the army OF
mugs IN Chicago never lacks recruits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30
Odd and Interesting.

on" popularity of the TransvaaI eli
mate is that, while being very healthy
IL yet has the effect of making people
appear far older than they really are.
The rarofied air is popularity supposed
to be responsible for this.
More than 800 bob whites recently
came all the way from Kansas to Balti-
none with the loss of a single bird
The shipment was made in response to
a demand for birds for distribution i'm
Baltimore county. Each crate contain
ed $50 birds.
JcWsharps are made principally in
BCccorio. the scat of the industry
since the 18th century. A good work
man can make seven dozen in Il day,
and. simple as the little instruments
are. no fewer than 20 tools are employ
ed in their manufacture.
II is stated that the best managers,
pattern designers and dycrs in the
Lancashire cotton mills. tempted by
high wages, arc going out to India and
Japan to take charge of mills there.
Great quantities of textile machinery
are also being exported.
A Paris fiat owner has hit upon an
idea which is popular with his ten
ants. On the door of every apartment
is a number. aud on the first of each
month the landlord draws lottery.
and the occupant of the fiat the num-
Der of which proves to be the winning
one pays no rent.
German student finds one of the
causes of the inability of the Russian
railroads to handle their traffic is the
antiquity of their locomotives! The
number of these seems in tolerable
proportion to the traffic, for out of H.
32G locomotives no less than 6919 are
from "a to rs years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30

A baseball team that can beat Port
land this summer is what they are all
"hollering" for in Biddeford and they
don't care whether that team is made
UP of college players or players who
learned the game on the back lots. Nor
dc they care who manages or who
owns it Or whether ii represents the
Prospect Park grounds or new grounds.
They simply must beat Portland or
vanish from the map.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30

youngstown, Pa. is getting more than
its share of sorrow and destruction in
this generation, but the loss of a mil
lion dollars by fire this week is by no
means such a calamity as it suffered in
1889. when the famous flood caused a
loss of $4,000. 900 and destroyed no few
err than 1000 human lives. 1t hardly
seems possible that the Johnstown
flood occurred Il years ago. for in this
hurrying age when important and
startling events follow each other in
quick succession the public finds il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30

" seems. after ALL that Madison is
not the only Maine town to reject the
article of the Morey amendment pro-
wiling for doors for voting booths. as
has been stated in this and other
papers. Town Clerk Hemcnway of
Chelsea reminds the Journal that at
the annual town meeting in that town
Tue matter was voted upon and the
"ii"lldmcnt was rejected by vote of
"a t" 80 1t was not Il large margin of
defeat but it served its purpose. and
MT. Hemenway remarks that il
shows that the majority of voters in
chelsea feel that they have nothing Ia
fear from 'rubbernecks" at election
time.