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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11

glrlhool career was full of variety.
For time she attended small private
schools in California. Then she went
10 Lexington. Ky.-into the heart of
the beautiful blue grass country-and
attended boarding school.
While She was still very young Mrs.
Atherton was widowed. Since then
she has spent her time almost equally
between two ,contlnents-on the other
side chiefly in Munich and London
and over here IN San francisco and
New York. she is bound with abso.
Lutte devotion TO San Francisco, her
home city. 1T is quite the most wonder
fnl city III the world TO her. and she
points with drilling pride to its past
and bc'ieTes with inspiring ardor In its
future .--Ar
Mrs. Anterior Is gracious In manner.
brilliant In conversation, possessed OF
the livelicst lumor. Immensely inter
ested in people and overlooking with
original judgments upon all sorts Of
subjects. The nature OF her tastes is
simple and healthy. She likes comDnn-
ionship in pleasure. solitude in work,
las no fads. enjoys current pastiucs
With vigorous 2est and is altogether Il
normal, modern woman
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KEp1' HER PROMISE.
Sho wasnt Much of Politician. but
She Wea Truthful


She Watn't Much of a Politician, but
She Weo Truthful.
M.' Eliot sighed so deeply us she
took out her haip,ns that her husband
looked up from The evening paper. II
don, believe I've my bent for poll.
lies" shc said In response to his In.
qnlring glance. Every tlme there's
mn election ~ officers Of the club I gel
into soule Kind OF mess. try us may to
avoid H.
"yon ser. Harry she continued con.
fdinSly, 81 don't really care Gg who
IS In Office SO long rs I'm not like
all the ncmbcrs very well. and I'd us
lief have one as another president or
secretary o. on committees.
81 have no tavoritcs. I'm truly I'm
partial. But that won't work. Ii you
belong TO II womans club you ARE fore
c,l TO sweat aud agonize over cand!.
dates. You must be partisan or be ont
with both sides
president for four years. ana every
year Mrs. TUFTS has tried 10 ect Mrs
George out ana herself in About n
week ago she came 10 me and said she
wns snrc OF the nomination Il would
vote for her. Would II | thought it
over ard said would. for admire
Mrs. Tufts Immensely. she is so lovely
and charitable.
To-day. just before hallotlng. Edith
Reynolds came 10 me and said | must
vote for Mrs George Edith said 1
owed ii to hcr-you know she helped
me make over my blue foularl ami
canned all those peaches FOR ne when
cool burned her hand
Everybody wanted Mrs. George
Eai;h said, ANA II voted for her she
would set the nomination thought
1t over nnd said would vote Tor her
l admire and respect her very much.
She is SO witty and forclhle when she
presldrs. and She speaks French beau
,!fully. and thought &c everybody
wanted hcr ii was only prorcr thuc'--
do YOU mean that you promised 10
vote for BOTH interrupted Mr., Eliot
yes; | promised Airs. Tufts. us /
have just said. and promised Edith
becausn"-
"Ent YOU didn't actually vote for
both"
"Why. OF course did. Harry. may
not be much of a politician, but was
brought up 20 keep my word" said
Mrs. Eliot with dlgnity.-Youth's Com.
panion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11

iDwcVer Is equivalent TO saying tina,
lc does no; wish to know them or that
his wife does not wish that lie should
50 that even In visit 10 an unmarried
woman his card should he in evidence
In calling upon Il married woman
the visitor always leaves one @. her
cards and two OF her husbands. one NJ
Ills being for the hostess and the other
fof the lost. AS Il woman never calls
anon Il man. one card OF hers is sur-
liclcnt.
The custom OF leaving one card for
each person called upon is not so rlvi,l.
IS adhered TO rs formerly il there
sre mere than two women in The fam
i'y Ii IS not considered necessary 10
leave Il pack II one house. and this is
ohviated by bending 81 the middle
those few tia; are required. The fold
means that all members Ia society
have been asked for.
y call should be paid immediately
upon the announcement OF nm engage.
meat In family. and CONGRATULATIONS
may previously be written in formal
note. In case OF q death cards NAV be
LETT before the funeral, though tie per
SON leaving them does not ask TO see
any member OF the family. 4 cali
Should be paid soon afterward.
Following wedding II call upon the
brides parents Is obligatory within a
month. One does not call later uno;.
The Bride unless asked specially to do
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
QUEER REQUESTS.

Odd Notions That Are Aired In LAST
Wills and Testnmenb.
Duchess Dudley. dying in 1850. left
$500 per annum for the redemption IF
poor English Christian slaves from the
hands OF ''thc bnrbarous Turk" mud In
the year 1925 Thomas Bolton OF Hox-
ton proved his enmity toward his own
kith and kin by cutting of his three
SONS and his brother Timothy with a
shilling apiece, while he showed his
sympathy for his distressed country
men by leaving the bulk OF his prop
erty, about $4,000, In trust to tho
lronmongers' company. One-half OF
the interest OF this large amount he di.
rccied should be expended in ransom
Ing British subjects from slavery III
Turkey or Bnrhary.
An old lady OF Barton, Lincolnshire.
being once beDighted on the Lincoln
Shire woids, WINS able to direct her
steps by the sound OF the curfew bell
from st. Peters church. In grateful
remembrance she conveyed a piece OF
land OF thirteen acres to the parish
Clerk and his successors, on condition
that they and hc ring the bell from z
to $ p. m. daily. sunday excepted from
the carrying Of the first load of barley
until shroSe Tuesday. Tie curfcw
Ecll IL still runs in England in some
places In aecordance with old belucsts
Some persons had n curious predliec:
ton for their own names-a pycdileG-
zion which found vent occasionally In
puerie nnnrer- Thus one Henry
Groom left his estates to his sister.
with the proyiao that she should give
four green vests lined with green gal.
loon 10 four poor uien every Christmas.
,nnd his fellow townsman Gray direct.
Cd that six tnobles" should be spent
annually in providing six Old women
with vests of gray. cloth and 40 shii-
lngs in providing three OLD men With
coats Of the same material. London
Globe. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
10 Roas. an Old Enn.l

Il have found Il method OF roasting
an old fowl so that 1t will be tender
and well Favored" says writer in
Good Housekeeping The fowl IS pre-.
narcd exactly rs for roasting. cyen To
the sini'ing and trusting But do not
at this stage rub 1t with butter or do
anything 10 the outside. Put It in 4
grgnite pan with sides not less than
one Inch III height. Place In II steamer
over boiling water and stcar, from one
10 four hours. according 10 size and
age. y three pound fowl that must
have been several years old was ready
to remove from the steamer in about
an hour ANA half The fork should
Ind l!tile difficulty In penetrating. Re.
move 10 roasting pan, rub with butter.
ANA If Il very lean fowl fasten little
pieces Of rat salt pork over the parts
which would dry and harden most cast.
~. Salt and drcdGc lightly with iiour.
Basic frequently. II you arc as care
lul IN the cooking us II the occupant
of tile pan were THANKSGIVING
turkey. you will be well repaid Tor
your trouble. You VIII have iu add.
lion the basis OF fine soup in the
juices that are left IN the pan In
which the fowl was steamed"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
Easy Entertaininn.

One woman who does her own work
and yet likes to entertain good deal
has brought order out OF chaos and
made the work lighter for herself 10y
limiting her dinner to three hot dishes.
She serves ilrst iced cantaloupe, grape
fruit or oysters. according to the sea-
son: then meat, potatoes and one vege.
table Salad and desert are prepared
beforehand, and so Is the coffee. She
serves all hut the three hot dishes
which, OF course, must be brought from
the kitchen-from small serving TIA
bic ut her side. which has two shelves
beneath IL aud an outstanding bracket
shelf for the clean and used dishes.
The coffee, in Il French cofrcepot, stands
on one of the brackets of the serving
table and bolls mcrrily until required,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
sometitinu Mora .Inteeastlan.

The old darby was having his eyes
tested for siasses. After the ocuiist
had put up several cards OF Roman
letters. which the negro vainiy EN-
deaTored 10 call OF correctly. he looked
over Mt the oculist and asked. with
come disgust: tJ
"Whar's de use in lookin' at dom
nngsw 5,fj
With them I'm trying to find out
how far you can SEQ distinctly" re
turned the eye. specialist. 4
"Waal," declared. the old darky. un,
satisfied, deg aint with tryin' i
make out Put up er watermilllon"--
Bohcmian. sss
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Mrs. James Brown Smith.

The whole name is given aud the
address. the street or avenue and house
number written in full. Abbrevlatiou
or any kind is not permissible on M
engraved card or invitation.
The address is put in the lower left
corner wien there is no day given, but
when woman has a regular time FOR
receiving this date is placed In the
lower left corner and the address goes
i'll tue right
When there is n debutantc daughter
the girls name. may be engraved on
lier mothers card. She may have her
own separately. but In formal calls up.
on her mothers friends 1t is better
that tSe double card be used.
The newest cards are almost square
and quite thin. Those for young wom-
an are bit smaller than the style
preferred for manons.
4 married woman when payin II
formal call always leaves her hus.
lands card, even though he may not
lnow Tie people whom Ills wife Is
visiting. Omission TO send his card,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11

hall. sho saw a man packing UP some
yalunblca in tho parlor.
Mrs. Colombo called for help. The
man tried to Isin past her into the
hall 6ho grabbed him lie fought
10 break away. but che chung to him.
sun screaming. Neighbour and Pr
iicemnn Benningcr. of tho Ralph Ave.
nue Police Station. came to her MD.
Tho man fought tho policeman, bus
Benningcr got him to tho police sta.
ton, whore he said he was Otto I'm
wick, sS years old. The police say
he was only recently released frosa
pTison.--New York Timca.
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curina : RattIer,s site.

While crossing the arid deserts Of
Nevada some years ago before Sillwau-
KEGS fame had become great enough 10
keep him home now permanent resi-
dent OF the brewery city was bitten Wy
u rattiesnikc and gave up all hope.
The guide threw him 10 the groupd
aud, breaking open cartridge. coy
cred the wound With powder. The
powder was tnnched or. cautcrizing
tue wound effectively. The next morn
ing nothing more serious than stin
leg resulted. Popular Mechanics
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CONGRESSIONAL EFFORT.


The currency. OF course, must have
attention;
Tho trusts VIII surely come IN for
4 knock:
Tho tariff may receive a passing mon.
ton.
Zen though this give tho steering
com. shock.
And then there's governmental super.
vision
To stop the corporations settlng say
By legally providing for eIision
OF stocks for which the foxy do
not pay.
The railroads will bo told they nust
get bettar,
Or they too, may revised be by
their friends;
Things must be fixed so creditor snd
debtor
Can reach truce from which no
pantc pends
Ship subsidy may bob up as subven.:
ton
No matter. so It passes out the
dough;
And each ambitious member has u
pension
Arrangement which will mako tho
surplus 50.
But be they these or those things OF
some others.
Which day and night the Congress
men Ger haunt,
II they could Just cut loose, aud have
their "ruthers."
Why. pork In plenty Is really whas
they'd want.
Indianapolis NowS.
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Tho orisin Of the Holy Stone.

At the'rcfeT:na ton, when the Church
of st NichelaJ at Yarmouth was de
spoiled. the carved stones OF many Of
the monuments, both in the church aid
outside in the graveyard, were shipped
off, some TO Newcastle to be turned
into grindstones aud some on board
the ships OF the-royaf navy of the day
to be used in securing the decks
whence. 1t is Interesting to know, the
seainen's term "holystoning the dech'
takes its origin. = London Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
W otIlan'sW orld
GERTRUDE ATHERToN.
4 Noted Novelist. Who Has Just Pub
ished New Book.

- N0teH No3cist, Who Has Just Pub i.
lished n New Book.
Gertrude Athcrton. whose latest nor.
,uii is here reproduced and whose lat
sst book. Ancestors QIarpcr K Bros }.
Is attracting much attention on boti,
sides OF the Atlantic, is one of the rep,
reseniatiNe literary women of Amer.
ica.
Ancestors play their part In Mrs.
A'herton's own heritage. Her mother
was the daughter of stephen Frank.
lin, descendant OF benjamin. Frank.
Inns youngest brother, John. BY her
marriage 20 George Henry Bowen Attn
erton Gle entered another Of the most
distinguished families of California.
Gertrude Franklin Horns early exne.
ricnces We're Of exactly the sort that
many sirl has had. Tier mother was
educated at a school In New York and
came home 10 California most at.
lractivc young beauty who soon mar
ried. Gertrude also spout her school
days away from home; indeed, her
home waS more or less nomadic be.
cHiiSc Of the fact that she early lost
father and mother At any rate. her
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
rye oIa Women in the Snow.

49, "o'hNil III VIC s0HOW.
Lieutenant Athccson, Of tho East
Fifty first street Police Station, look
Ing out OF the police station window
last night. saw two sid women stand.
Ing on The doorstep OF 1858 East Fifty.
ilrst street. a little later he looked
again and they were still there. De
tectivc Roach brought them across to
the police station to get them ont Of
The snow
They said that they were Mrs.
Amanda Wynmant. so years old. and
her daughtor Annie. aged 60. They
LAD been tryipg to set In at l6S East
Fiity-hrst street because they bad a
room there. Mr. aud Mrs. Gu!sman.
keepers of the furnished.room house,
were sent for. They explained that
tho women had been with thou four
weeks aud had paid hut weeks
rent This was So. the women adj
mitted. but they had no other placs
to go.
Mrs W9mant said that sho was a
daughter OF the American Revolution
and had once had wealthy friends
5he had had sen living at 10 Hud-
son street, bat had lost track OF him.
INT by bit her belongings had gone,
ana now, too proud 10 tell of her
plight. the two wore reduced TO the
charity OF strangers.
When the story was finished the
Lieutenant sent out for food and rang
Up 2 hospital ambulance but the
women refused to 30 to public in.
3titusion. Then the hat was passed
around in tho police station, and with
Tue 20 collected tho two women went
out to seek lodging for the night
New York Sun.
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What,s the uaa :

What's tic use OF contradictng peo
pie rudely even IL iynu are sure You
arc.righ:
What's the use Of being ihquisitlye
about the affairs of even your most
intimate frinGt
What's the Use Of undertaking any
thing simply because you don't happen
10 possess 1t? Nn
What's lie use or believing that CIV
cry one In linz world is happier than
YOU are? 40
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
Mnles as Mesn,erists.

Like the squirrel and some other au
finals. the mole lays up store of food
during the autumn months. \ curl
Gus and interesting feature In relation
to this storage is that the mole does
not KIN the worms It collects. but stu
rcties them in such a manner that they
do not attempt TO escape = Country
Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
Fine Sta tiOr1ef.y

Lends tone to your business and creates
favorable impression We make good impress.
sions ON stationery at prices consistent with
good work.
We carry the following we'll known
brands of paper.
Bonds: Housatonic, Darlington, Danish,
Cambria, Carthage Flat Writing: Windsor,
ivanhoe, Palo Alto, and Riverside.
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Card Et;ou.tts.

Visiting cara etiquette is. too rigid tc
allow of error and yet simple enough
TO be followed without difficulty,
In the styles of cards one rarely sees
now the names OF husband and wife
together, RS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
PROMINENT EASTERN RACE TRACK FLUNG.
Els HAVE STARTED SOUTH.

under the forward truck of car No. C
clianted this weird refrain. immortal.
ized several years ngu. by Bill Porter,
who has since acquired money:
Oh. the meeting now Is over,
Twas the wors; We ever seen.
Thste's not soul among the bunch
That's really got q bean
Poor ScUllys Ia the smoker.
For he soaked his diamond pin
iIa''i ride all nigh, 10 Jennings
With his knees III 10 his chin.
Tie sa, to wait for New Orleans.
.>nl. ,t..n he'll SLOW some speed
rwas speed tl,as hro.ye poor Tcnny down,
'Twey saicidc indeed.
WILLIE WEST.
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his customer into tho lobby.
oh. guess not" said Mr. Klaw
mildly 'Wo haven't reused you ad.
mittance, so all you've got TO do is o
sivo this man his money back and
go in and see the performance your
SELF. We would a mighty sight rath-
or have you inside than out on the
walk. New York World.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
Woman cauqht suroI,r

Mrs. Theresa Colombo. wife CT a
prosperous produce merchant. found
the door Of her apartment, at II Ed
.elt street williamsburg, open when
shc returned from shopping trip
soon before 6 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. CHANGING along tho private
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
Mr.. ana Mrs. James Brown Smith.

The only time that such n form is
used is when accompanying gifts.
For use. when calling the mans card
is separate, .. .s ;.
Ills card bears merely his name, rare
ly an address. although it may he put
on If desired, The woman's card
reads:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
Spectators Ticket A goanersno.

SPcSuidtoF ilcNCt BOOMERANG,
A sidewalk ticket specnlator rot a
bad jolt last night at .Illaw & Erlan-
gers New Amsterdam. Theatre. where
the prcprictois arc making an earnest
effort to suppress the ticket yenders.
A well'dressed man demanded his
money tack when admttance was re
fused him because he had bought his
ticket from a speculator.
we can't refund your money" said
Mr.. Klaw. who had overheard the de.
mand.
Under the recent ruling of the an.
pe!late division of the Supreme Court
you've got to-" said the would-bc pa.
iron.
mot in this case, explained Mr..
Klaw. You didn't buy that ticket OF
us. hence we haven't your money to
refund TO you"
well. you'll refund 10 me; |
bought at the box onice!" roared the
irate Spectator, who had followed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
surroN EcAIpsED scnAErnn lN cnIoAoo.

90 Aoa LtLif3i1D hCIiAEfEn IN CHICAGO.
- In contest for the 1871 balk line
championship title. Schaefcr mndc tho
mistake of holding Sutton too chcaply,
and the ponderous Teuton, practicing
continuously In private and unknown
TO the. Wizard developed sensational
form.
or course Sutton ana Schnefer will
play again, and or course Scliacfer Will
Improve on his last performance. but
just how much no one can tell.
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STORYETTES OF NEW YORK LIFE

n fully equipped miniature l5co-
motive pulling two freight cars and
running on a track will DO exhibited
before Judge Adams ana n Jury In
tho Supreme Court Circuit, Newark.
today. TO convince t..em that there
was no negligence on the part OF the
Lackawanna Railroad in n suit
brought BY Adelburtus KoncsNi to re.
cover 100000 damages for Injuries
receiver while in the employ OF the
company
lioneski lost his right ann as he
was climbing out Of ar ashpit at the
Seeaucus shops Oh March S. 1906. a
locomotive hauling two freight cars,
which was passing ran over HIM. I5o-
neski got 4 verdict IN 4 previous suit.
which was set aside IN the ground
that the damages awarded were cx-
cessive.
The miniature train w.. be the OK.
act duplicate OF the train tlat ran
over lEonesai. A small ashpit, 10 fee.
long. Will be- placed under part OF
the track. aud sawdust will be used
rs ashes. The cars Will to about two
feet long and ono VIII be OF the ron.
dola type, the other representing n
iow-sized open stone car, The en-
CINE will be three feet long aud an
exact duplicate OF the original. Ex.
pert trainmen win explain the, work.
ings OF the exhibit.--New York SUI.
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New York bniiders are going 81
high that complications may ayfso
when the airship lines begin 70 dc.
mand rights OF way Philadelphia
Ledger. Il III
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11

Hugh Jennings was as groat MS a
ball player IS lie IS now MS a manager
Originally 4 poor batsnan. though
aensationaily fast in fielding and run
ming. Jennings began to wnllop the
bnii all over The lot after going to Ral-
t!morc under Ed IIanon He llecnmc
absolutely fearless AT the bat nntl one
of The most dangerous bat;crs for the
pitcher 10 have Come up. Ills batting
figures and rank during the great
years were rs follows:
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as .E.or gusineae Women.

Tvs ,FSE tSGSUiS&S. women
he patient viii crnnks.
Be polite with i,ickefs
BE pleasant to ali. -
Bcpartiai TO none
BE positive Tor principle
BE persuasive iii argument.
BE pcaceably inclined.
BE broad,
Be personally interested in business.
One woman llas an album which she
calls her shadowgraph. III 1t are past.
cd the proliles III SHADOW OF her friends.
My shadowgraplris q character book"
said She. There is i, great deal to lie
learned in the study. OF proh!cs You
haye no idea how mitch you can asccr.
tain regarding n, nGfson's character
just from the studyiof tho side face"
TO peach eggs Wholosoinely have n
skillet fun OF water boiling rapidly.
then TURN of tlie gas OF remove The
skillet froui the stove. slip the eggs IN
anu let stand untij.done They Will be
perfectly shaped and picciy jellicd.
For those who like to keep flowers.
either ported or In beds. about the
hodsc there is a siuaiI delft watering
not covered With characteristic canal
andswindmiil pictures,
Green Vegetables Should not be GOV.
crtai With tlic saucepan iii Wien they
n tsfs Is.ll q 2 I'll a.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11

The baseball games are being played
around the stove now. md isn't It sur
Trisins the humber OF 800 hltteis we
lave in our midst? They hit hard in
the winter time. but in tho summer
tImc--