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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-07
n CARE OF CHAMELEoNs.
glow Those Little Creatures Can 30
3s,. Kept Alive For Years.

)
4 Chameleons can be kept alive for
years by making frame to fit over o
plant i'll flowerpot and covering 1t
with mosquito netting, which must be
long enough to tie with n string about
the pot. Keep the pot In tho sunniest
window and water the plant every
day through the netting. You will be
surprised to see how eagerly the little
creatures will drink the running wa
fer after they get over their fear.
Set wire fly trap for flies, which you
Ran Hibernate under the netting. The
lchameleons will not DO backward
about helping themselves.
In winter they do not require much
food, but will relish meal worm oc-
casionally OH sunny days. Meal worms
can sometimes be got at the grain
stores for the asking or can be pur-
chased ut the bird stores, or small
spiders can be found In cracks and
ernnnies asleep for the winter. They
may he frozen stir IL found out Of
doors. but they revive In n warm room.
Chameleons enjoy II place to sleep in
nights and winters. Take n piece OF
red flannel four inches wide and eight
inches long; roll 1t over stick MS
large round as your finger and sew it
while on the stick so that 1t Will not
come unwound; then slip Off and run
wirc through 1t long enough to sus-
pend II from one of the branches on
the plant. The chameleon will crawl
into this cozy bed and go to sleep.-St.
Nicholas.
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A PRIVILEGE RESERVED.
Ceremonies Witnessed at a jewelers.
Ring Counter.

Ceremonies Witnessed at a jewelers.
Ring Counter.
II want plain gold ring for lady.
Best you've got In the store"
"For this ladyT
Sure. WHO else would 1t be for7
Pull of your glove, Katie, and let the
gentleman measure your finger"
The glra wlus0ew her wooden glove
nnd bn1hful2 extended her small
hand. red and Coll worn, toward the
clerk.
"Thcre. tlin's about the size" said
the jewelcr to the girl.
do YOU wish Him to put 1t on?"
"No-not yet" said the blusbing girl.
when he puts that ring on, It's on to
stay"
Size. quallty AMI price at last were
settled satisfactorily, and the young
man pulled from his pocket shining
coin.
Here YOU are. gold for goldw he ex-
claimed proudly. "NothIn' but gold III
pay for that ring"
"Invcn't YOU anything smaller p
asked the sordi,l clerk.
PLENTY. but nothin' good enough to
pay for that ring"
bit Of sentiment, eh2" queried an
Interested bystander.
"Oh, yes, SIR" said the girl with evil
dent pride. Hes been saving that
twenty dollar gold piece for nearly
four months, waiting to buy this ring"
New York Press.
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Torpedo Boats.

Torpedo boats and torpedo destroy.
ers are thin skinned, unarmored craft
Often the steel hull Is only about half
an inch in thickness, but they travel
as fast MS many railway trains, some
thirty or thirty-hve miles an hour
They discharge their deadly bolt and
run. a dark, stormy night is their
chance. Then, without light show
Ing. they dash in and launch their tor
pedo. escaping IL they can. the hail of
rapid fire that is sure to deluge them.
FRANK e. Channon In st. Nicholas.
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ANIMAL sAeAclTY. -
Tho Instinct That Leads the Ostrich
TO Protect Its Eggs.


The nature studcnts-eyerybod Is q
nature student nowadays-were trying
to Guido one another
Eagles when tile sun Is oyerhot
shade their young with outspread
wings" said the first. ION August aft.
ernoons have seen mother eagle
stand patiently two full hours, her left
wing spread like IN umbrella, while In
its cool shade her nestllngs slept"
Squirrels" said the second, "can
tell whether nut Is good or bad with
out opening 1t. A chestnut, walnut,
shellbark, they lift 1t in their little
paws, hold 1t to their faces q moment,
then IL 1t Is bud cast It aside. How do
they tell? BY the weight, by the
sound? incline to think they do II
by the smell"
"Ostriches never sit" said the third.
"They lay their eggs on the pale Sa-
haran sands, and the sun does the rest,
But before the ostrlches depart from
their eggs they place OH the top of
ench pinch of sand, for they know
that the germ will mount to the top
and that the sums heat would kill the
germ were 1t not protected"
"a trained elephant" said the fourth
student, danced very badly at natl
nee performance nnd was accordingly
beaten cruelty by It's master. Tint
night, hearing shunllng noise out
side, the master crcpt forth. and there
In the moonlight lie found the elephant
carefully practicing Its dance steps"
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GRATING FISH TAILS.
An Interesting Art In Which tho Jap.
anese Arc Experts.

Among tho many interesting arts In
which the Japanese excel is that of tho
making of fish tails Almost every one
has seen the bush tailed goldfish, with
its four, five and sometimes moro long,
wnvy tails, but 1t Ia not generally
known that most OF them are not Its
own.
] When the little goldfish nrc very,
very young their flesh Is rs clear as
glass, so that one can see every bone in
their tiny bodies. At this time the few
that are born with two or more tails
nre put by themselves, and then Il
queer looking old Jap, with great
magnitylng glass fastened in front of
Ills eye and wee sharp tools handy.
reaches down under the water and
cuts on the tails Of the plain little fish,
and then three or four OF these tails
are Joined OH to the backbone where
the one was cut OF and fastened there
with tiny bandages until they grow
FAST.
The Japanese, who are very skillful
IN queer things OF this kind, grow the
finest gold1sh In the world, and 1t Is a
very good business, for very fine fish
OF this kind often bring rs much as
$500 to $500, and one sold not long ago
for $1,000.
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Force of Habit.

Realizing that he should pay her a
compliment the chronic debtor hcsi-
tates before the beautiful woman. at
last he says to her:
Just make a little tab for me, and
next time I'm down your way I'll tell
you how well You are looking"
But the look on her countenance was
enough to make him realize that com.
pllments must be paid on face value
and that beauty keeps no books.-St.
Louis Republic.
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TaE FIRST zoo.
China, It Seems, Counts That Amons
Her Many Records


The Chinese had the first ZOO. Men.
ageries are thought to owe their orr.
gin partly to the cult Of sacred AMI
mails ana partly TO the ambition of
rulers 10 possess specimens of rare and
valuable creatures from foreign lands
or savage beasts. from their own. In
the simplest forms geological gardens
were one of the earliest DEVELOPMENTS
OF culture and were, familiar to the
Chinese. Indians. Greeks, Romans and
pre-Spnnish Mexicans In ancient times.
The oldest recorded menaserle Is Chi
nesc, dating from 1850 Il. c.. The den
of lions kept by Darius, as described
In the book of Daniel. Is an examine
OF one of those primitive menageries.
while the cult of sacred white horses
by the ancient Greeks and Romans
aud that of SO called white elephants
in Burma and Siam are instances of n
second type. a live giraffe was re-
ceived at the mcnagcric of Schonbrunn
as early az 1898.
The Paris establishment Is regarded
as the earliest entitled to the designa-
ton geological gardens in the mod
crn sense-o OF that term, which owes Its
origin. however, to the formation of
the meiiagcrie in the Regents park.
or German establishments of this sort
tho one at Berlin is the earliest.
American zoos. notable among which
Is New York and Chicago. are among
the completest in the world. - Elk.
change
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Tho Joy Of ownina Land.

There is distinct joy in owning
land. unlike that witch you have In
money, In houses, in paoks, pictures
OF anything else which mep have de-
fSised. Personal property bslngs you
into society with men. But land, is q
part of Gods estate in the globe, land
when parcel OF ground is decided to
you and you walk over 1t and Gull It
your own 1t seems as If you had come
into partnership with the original Pro-
prietor of the earth. = Henry Ward
iBeecber.
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Friends and Reputation.

He who believes himself surrounded
by admirers and whose vanity is hour
ly Toasted with all the luxurles of
praise easily persuades himself that
his influence will be extended beyond
this life; that those who he thinks are
proud to be numbered among his
friends will endeavor to vindicate his
choice by zeal for his reputation..-Dr.
johnson in 'Idler Papers"
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"a NoTRE DAME Lazy. 3

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the'Nouib, ,Scanty or Painful Periods, TumoIs
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mothers OF suffering daughters | Will explun II
Successful Home Treatment, IL you decide to
continue II will only cost about II cents week
10 guarantee cure. Tell other sufferers of II,
that IL all ask. IL you are interested write
now and tell your suffering friends of It, Adj
dress Mrs. NJ Summers. iBol li2S, ..Notre Dame,
Indiana.
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Reception For kina Edward.

CARTAGENA, SPAIN, April c.
Preparations for tie reception of the
royal visitors have been made on a
magnificent scale. King Alfonzo will
reach here Monday morning. immcdi-
ately before the arrival here of King
Edward and Queen Alexandria. The
visit of the latter will be OF very short
duration owing to to King Alfonzo's
anxiety concerning the condition of
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cause Of Hla JOY.

What are you looking so happy
lover, old man7p
Y II am rejoicing over the birth of
twins"
Great Scott! congratulate your"
Don't congratulate me. Go and con.
graduate Evans. He's the lucky man.
n never did like him. philadelphia
Enquirer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-07

Every lady in Newport News who
belongs to q religious, social, literary
or other organization, should read the
announcement of the great diamonS.
ring contest, printed OH page nine OF
The Daily Press this morning.
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Mathematics,

Mothcr-Jenn, give half OF your apple
70 your little sister. Remember that n
pleasure shared is doubled. Jean-Yes.
mother, but an apple shared Is halved
Nos Loisirs.
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Specimens.

Mrs. Newedde- Certainly, you may
take some of those biscuits to your
friend. Is he hungry too? Weary
No. mum; he's n geologist!-New Or
leans Picnyune.
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His atteot;on..

I Nan--How attentive young Mr.. All.
GAVIN is to his pretty wife! FAM
don't wonder YOU notice 1t. but you
must have been mlslnformed. They
are not married. yet. Chicago Tribune.
:szsstssasnk 4ziasAss kal.aiasias
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-07

Every lodge man in Newport News
should read the announcement OF the
great diamond ring voting contest
published on the ninth page of The
Daily Press this morning.
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Tho Result.

Magistratc-What! Do you mean to
say your husband struck You and lie
that physical wreck? Mrs. Maloney---
Yes, ser honor, but he's only been
physical wreck since lie struck me.
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Queen Victoria. whose accouchment
is expected shortly.
What Auntie Had.

Canvasser-Is your father at home
Child-No; dady and mummy are
both out; but aunties in.
Canvasser-has your auntie got a
vote?
Child-No; she's got bronchitis =
Punch.
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It's sura thing that on$ can't be
sure of anything in this wdSld.--v Van
Buren Current Local.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-07

AfIectation in dress always misses
the end II aims at and raises contempt
instead OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Tho Riddle.

His Daughter Papa, did you know
mamma long beforeYou married her?
Her Father Just between you and
me, my dear, don't Know her yet
Chicago News.
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2 AZ. & 49,. q 4 : 4 - -.
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ter having fully satisfied itself as to
the correctness and completeness Of
such report, snail proceed to render
such judgment as to the amount due
from said officer or person to the ter
ritOry or to the county, or to Such
officer or person from the territory or
county for such amounts as it may
find to be justly, lawfully and equita-
bly, due and payable.
Sec. 8. Any such judgment render
ed against an officer or person shall
run against the officer Or person and
the sureties on his official bond, IN
any bond given after the passage of
this act, and no execution shall be is
sued on any judgment until after the
lapse of thirty days, and if not paid
within that time execution shall issue
as in other civil cases, but if the judg-
ment shall be rendered against the
territory or county in favor of said
officer Or person, a certified copy of
the same shall be filed with the aud
tor of the territory or the clerk OF the
board of county commissioners, and
such judgment When against the Ter
ritory shall be paid out of any funds
in the territorial treasury, except in
terest fund upon presentation Of a
SCllll0u CCpy u ouSh hiSh', 0HA -
against a county, a special levy shall
be made for the payment of same
whenever the next levy is made by
the board of county commissioners
for county purposes. Whenever any
such Judgment against an officer or
person is paid and satisfied as herein
before provided, the officer or person
and sureties on his bond shall there
upon become fully released and dis
charged from any liability on such
bond or from any further liability on
his accounts.
Sec. 9 During the tendency of any
proceeding under this act no other ac-
ton shall be brought or maintained
involving h same matter.
Sec. 10. Either party aggrieved by
any judgment rendered under the pro
visions of this act may appeal there
from to the supreme court by comply
ing with the provisions of h law
regulating appeals n supersedeas,
as in other civil cases and costs may
be taxed and recovered as in civil
cases, according to the rights of The
parties.
Sec. II. Any proceeding under this
act may be brought in cases whore
the officer is still incumbent of Office,
in the county where he has his official
residence. Proceedings may also be
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international Polo Tournament.

San Diego, Cal. March Polo
players representing many famous
eastern clubs, as well as those of the
middle West and California, are gath
cred at Colorado today for h annn-
al international tournament, which
is being held on the grounds of the
Southern California Polo n Pony
Racing Association. Today's program
is devoted to preliminary events, IN
Guiding a Galloway race, a selling
pony race, a selling horse RAGS two
polo pony ace and a sprint for mai
den ponies. The principal events of
the tournament are scheduled for to-
morrow, including the polo contests
for the A. B .Spreckles challenge cup
and the Coronado International cup.
The latter is open to teams represent
ing any recognized polo club in any
part of the world, the members of
teams to be bona ide members
of the clubs by which they are entered
Spreckles cup is for California
teams only. Both trophies must be
three times in order to become
the property Of any club.
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of 'em. But it ai1't SO bad to see a
loco Mexican. It's - though to
see a great, strong man, a fellow like
Collilgwood, over there, wrastling
and fighting with bugs he can't see;
bugs that are eating away at him all
the time, when you see he is going
down on the other side of the divide
and you can't pull him back.
Perhaps" ventured the tourist,
perhaps there is something more of
loneliness and mem something
more OF isolation, something more of
depression watching the sheep than
the cattle. There is at times some
excitement about h cattle business,
so l nave been told-night stampedes
and wild rides-whereas there is no.
thing more molOtonous, more tire
some and nerve-wearing than follow
ing a flock of sheep"
You may be wise to it," says Bill
ly, but you know more han any of
the fellows on the plains. Its be-
yond me. We just know it happens.
We are the fellers who ave to con-
duct the funerals. We don't know any
thing except the corpses and the fun
ny houses"
Back in the 'SOs' resumed the tour
list, III tell you l tried it awhile Town
on the Concho in San Angelo county
Went out there for the lungs. Doc
tors told me to take plenty of exercise
and as l did not ave enough coin to
buy cattle l got a little flock of sheep
and started out with them l took
along some books, good books. the
kind a man enjoys till he forgets his
station names. The loco talk did not
scare me. Every thing went all right
for the first month. Felt fine all
around andthe books were fine. All
of a sudden l lost all taste for h
books. Then l began to fee weak
and long before the end of the day l
would get tired. Used to wake up in
the morning tired still. Bacon and
beans lost the taste to me, so l sent
to town and got a lot of canned stuff,
thinking it was the diet. Then can
ned stuff wen along for a day or so
and then that began to taste bad.
Acquires the Drug Habit.
1.-The medicine habit came next. l
thought for a time it was the nerves
and so the sedatives YER tried.
Worked all right and trouble seemed
to be over. But gradually it tool
more and more medicine, stronger
and stronger medicine. After that
the whiskey-the mean, fighting wills
ky which they used to sell in the
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PHONE 81

Concho country then. A little whisky
and water and then a little water and
whisky. Then whisky, whisky, wnis-
ky. But there were always those
sheep. You could see them night and
morning. You could see them in your
sleep. You talked sheep. you thought
sheep, you dreamed sheep. You got
to drolling like sneep. You got to
walking like sheep. You almost got
down on your all-fours and ate the
grass.
1.-The last stage was when you got
to talking to yourself and seeing
things you knew ought to be there,
when o begin to pinch yourself to
see if it was you; when you shout at
the air"
Ugh" sauddered Collingwood.
How'd you ever get back?" quer-
led Bill, with uplifted glass.
MY friends found me and brought
me back. There is a sanitarium ex
p~erience mixed up in it somewhere,
but 1 don't remember much about it.
It's just your talk brought it all back
to me. Brought it back hard, brought
it back in the marrow, almost
The mans voice was growing cold,
the muscles of his face were witch
ing curiously, there came the unearth
ly and horrible glare of a fiend in his
eyes,.
He began again unsteadily: What
you said just now-what you said just
now-b-r-i-n-g-s it al, it ALL"
"Send for the doc n give that
man a great big slug of whisky quick,
yelled Bill.
Collingwood lifted the shudderins
figure from the floor with the mystery
still u1solved.-Chicago Drovers Jour
nal.
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THE U CASE 70

JUNE III SUM-
London, March BACKED by a
syndicate of spectators who have fur
| nished the money to press the suit,
the bruce claim to the title and es-
tate of the duke of Portland is ex-
pected to come up for trial within a
few weeks, and will be one of the
most startling and sensational in the
history of the courts of England. The
chances of Druce's are being
eagerly discussed by both high and
low and thousands of wagers have
been laid On the result, books being
kept at many cigar and news yender'
stalls. At the present time the odds
offered are 2 to 1 in favor of the pres
ent duke holding his title.
Attorneys for bruce have brought
the legal proceedings in the form of
a suit to eject Lord Howard de Wal
den from the real estate Inherited by
his father from the fifth duke of Port-
land. If they succeed in proving that
of the Bake street snop was
the same man is the fifth duke, the
right of bruce to the de Walden es-
tate and to the Portland title and
estate will necessarily follow.
To prove this contention bruce has
two witnesses who will testify from
personal knowledge that the Baker
street shopkeeper was in reality the
fifth duke of Portland. One of these
is the old woman who was employed
as a servant by the Mr.. bruce of Ba-
ker street, and who was a witness to
his marriage. She is firm in her iden-
LITIGATION of bruce as the duke of Port
land and her testimony will be inval
liable to the prosecution. The other
witness is the Countess of Cork, who
mas sworn to the statement that she
frequently visited the late duke at
his Baker street shop, where he was
known as Mr. bruce.
The present duke of Portland pub
l1cly treats the bruce claim as a good
joke, but the fact that he has employ
ed some of the ablest lawyers of Eng
land to defend his title is sufficient
evidence that ne looks upon the mat
ter seriously. In 1879, when he in
herited the Portland title n estates,
he was a petty officer in the Cold
sream guards and had an income of
only $4,000 a year beyond his pay.
Later he came into the title and es-
tate of Baron BOlsover, with an in
come of $4,000 a year, so that in
the event that bruce is successful ne
VIII still be a peer, although a compa-
ratively poor one.
Popular sympathy is all with Druce
the Australian bushman who is con
testing for the rich prize. Even the
members of the British nobility would
waste sympathy on the present
duke and duchess if they should lose
their title, since the high and mighty
air with which they have sought to
rule English society has not endear-
ed them to the majority of the peers.
bruce declares that he cares moth
ing for the title involved and that
In event of winning his suit he will
return to Australia with his fortune.
after making a liberal division with
the members of the syndicate VINO
have supplied the funds for carrying
on the legal proceedings.
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MOUNTED POLICE
LAND COW THIEVES.

From Albuquerque Journal.
For some time past h local Off
GERS and inspectors employed by the
cattle sanitary board have been work
ing on the operations of a band OF
stock thieves in Colfax county, which
have become very annoying. A few
days ago Officer Collier of the noun
ted police was sent into Colfax coun-
ty to run down the men, n On Fri
day Captain Fornoff of the force was
advised by Collier of the arrest of
three men h were caught with the
hides of the stolen cattle, and all OF
whom have been bound over to the
grand jury. The men are Tom Poole,
Manuel Woody and P. w. Mitchell
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brought under this act in the man
ner herein provided by any officer or
~eX-officer of any territorial institution.
e II. This act shall be in full
force from and after it's passage, and
all acts or parts of acts in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
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LEGISLATORS will Travel.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 1.-THE mem
bers of the Illinois state Legislature
will go to Jacksonville tomorrow to
inspect the three state institutions
located in that city.
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