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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
Calendar for This Day.
TUG RICHMOND MAY BE
RAISED AND REPAIRED
Hole in Hull is Filled With Cement,
Which is Expected to Stop
Leak.

Adv:ces have been received here
from Providence, r. L., TO the effect
that the prospects for floating the
Seaboard Transportation Ctmpany's
tug Richmond, which struck a rect
near Fort Adams x. l., two weeks
ago. are excellent and the wreckers
expect TO tIrve the tug UP within a
week.
The Richmond is badly damaged.
large portion of hhr bottom
having been carried away by the
rocks. but this hole mas been filled
with cement and the wreckers tMnk
they will have but little difficulty
in getting her MP.
When The ting was pulled off the
rocks SHE went down in deep water
and only the top of her masts are
showing. She was filed with wat:r
when hauled off the rocks and it
is not Thought that she is making
water through her hull, tile ca-
nent placed in her having, it Is
Thought, hardened sufficiently to
prevent water from eating through
inside tta vessel.
After She is floated the Richmond
probably will be towed here for re.
pairs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
REMARKABLE "LADY BARBER"
Worlds Champion Could Shave Man
In Less Than Minute.

The recent death in London of Miss
Nelly Wicks, worlds champion 'lady
shaver" ut tho early age Of twenty
one, has served to remind Londoners
that there are only two .'ludy barber"
shops In the modern Babylon. Per-
haps there Will lie fewer still. now
that the holder Of the worlds shaw
ing record has gone hence.
Miss Wickks came by her speed
legitlmately, being the daughter of n
redoubtable barber, one professor"
Teddy Wicks, who taught his daugh
ter the art of shnving wheY she was
a little girl. Nelly won her cham
pionship at public contest at the
Royal Aquarium, noo longer In exist
cncc, where, Il child Of only eight
years. she shaved twenty-one men in
less than that number of minutes
Even then her prestige was such that
no other woman dared compete with
her
Other women are very rapid shay
crs. however. The woman for whom
Nelly worked could shave man In
six seconds under the minute--not
counting the lathering. of course"
But" she added, III talking over the
lady barber situation, Il would not
attempt IT in London. London gen
tlemen would have fit If one shaved
them at that lightning pace
But even one shave every fifty-six
seconds does not sound quite as big
stunt ms that executed by another
lady barber" who acceted an en-
gagament to shave a lion tanner in
lions cage at some show.
"They gave me $50 night" she
told the reporter who was investi-
eating the record of the lamented
Miss Wicks. "The tanner sat hold
ing loaded revolver while / lath-
cred and scraped him. Once he had
to get up and whip the lion back into
the corner"
The worst-or the best--of barber
Ing viewed as an occupation for
women, is that the business is high
road to matrimony. Employers of
LADY BARRIERS" all say the same thing:
II can't keep the incest girls. They
meet men here, They all get mar
rjed." N
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
Where Snuff is still Used.

So you thought that snuff had died
out, did you?" said millionaire
snuff manufacturer of philadelphia
to the Bulletin. well, II has died
out among fashionable people. but
millions of pounds of it arc still con.
sumed.
II send a great deal of snuff South
In Georgia. Alabama and the Caro-
linns the poor dip snuff IN large guam.
titles. TO dip IL is to rul. it on the
gums and in the crevices of tho teeth.
II also send lot OF snuff to France.
The lower classes Of France still! car-
ry their horn snuff boxes and still
sniff snuff up t1cir noses in the reg
ulation way.
Il do good trade. too. with South
America and Africa. The Kaffirs
stuff their noses with snuff mixed
with pepper, while the Patagonans
ram ii up their nostrils with small
wooden spoons.
Have no fear about tho snuff
trade There is still good living in
u.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
SHIPPING REPORT
Friday, February is, 1907.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Wellgunde (Ger.), Kuhl.
mann. Rotterdam and philadelphia
-.Holland-American Line with mer-
c.anlise
Steamer Hathor (Br.) Marquanl,
New York-to White Oak Coal Com
Tany in ballast
Steamer Balakanl (Br). Clanidgc,
G&lveston-to Chesapsake & Ohio
Coal Agency Company for bunker
COAL.
Steamer Robert lr,ync (Ger),
Irusch, Mobile-to Chesapeake &
C;io Coal Agency Company for
bunker coal.
Steamer Fcrmah NJ. Bell (Br.),
Cooper Cienfeugog-to Smokeless
Fuel Company for bunker coal.
St2amer Ontario, March, Balti.
morc-to Mere. !.Ias & Miners Trans.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
LOCAL SCHOOL EXHIBIT "A HUMAN DICTIONARY
Some of the Remarkable
Freaks Found in an
Iowa Insane ms.
titution.

The Town state Institution for Fee.
bic Minded Children. located at Glen
wood, has several idiot savnnts." who
are regarded MS remarkable. says M
Omaha dispatch. One inmate il used
as a calendar and date record. an.
other lis utilized MS dictionary, an.
other is employed as Il ready rapid
calculator, and others show tho mar,
learned idiots"
intendcnt of the Institution. has Jus,
made his report, as requiredsly the
Iowa law. Tho most astonishing case
lie reports is that of John S.. taken
into the institution when he was
twelve Se0rs Of age, and who has
been there twentythrce years. He
Is the mental bookkccper Of the home
When the data Of any occurrence
about the institution is desired ns
information, John S, gives IT, He re-
calls without error the date Of the
employment Of any new hand or the
entrance or discharge or any inmate.
IL he has seen visitor at the
home, he can recall tho exact dato
of the visit. the condition of the
weather AT mat llmc. ana some or
the incidents connected Herewith.
even though II occurred years before
any question Is asl'el him concern
ing II. If given the day Of the
month and year of any occurrence as
far back as thirty-fivc years. John
5 will. without hesitation. tell upon
Whit day Of the week the date fell.
Asked how he docs It. he replies shat
he Goes not know.
Marvellous ability Is shown by n
boy inmate about sixteen years of
age. He can neither read nor write.
yet lie can readily spell any word
given him, md rs Or Schier says:
He hrs been tried with uncommon
words time and again and never fails
to srell thcm correctly. He is con-
st1ntly called upon to settle spelling
disputes. and is rs reliable as n die.
tionary." Both his parents were In
sane.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
Handling Of Coal During Winter
Season Facilitated by Recently
Installed Arrangement.
FOUR STEAMERS LOADING CARC0Es
Indications Are That Prediction That
/. Newport News Will Lead All Other
Atlantic Ports in Coal Trade Will
Be Fulfilled Before Year is over.

There are strong Indications that
the prediction of local shipping men
that Newport News would lead all of
the Atlantic ports in the shipment of
coal to ports in the West Indies and
around the Caribbean Sea during 1907
will be fulfilled. Since January Il
total of 60.272 tons of coal has been
sent from this port to those ports.
This is nearly double the amount
shipped from Norfolk to those ports
and is said to be nearly 10000 tons
in excess OF the shipments from either
Baltimore or Philadelphia.
Four steamers are now in oort
loading full cargoes of coal for West
Indian ports and two others are cx-
pected to load during the remainder
OF the month. This should r9ing the
total output for January and Febru-
airy up to $4,000 tons.
Newport News continues to lead
Norfolk in the total output of coal to
all ports and local shipping men say
that since the blizzard of two weeks
ago. this port has shipped over four
times as much coal as has Norfolk
For the past two weeks all coal
brought to this city and Norfolk from
A''i'i"-'s ~ NSSI SlHii HAS Uttll
frozen in the cars and IL has been
impossible to dump the cars on the
pier until the coal was thawed
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
has on its yards here thawing plant
with capacity of thawing out 300
coal cars day. This plant consists
OF number Of steam pipes laid along
parallel tracks. All cars containing
frozen coal are placed on these
tracks and steam is injected in them
from the pipes and the coal is soon
thawed. Thousands of cars that
nave arrived here with coal since the
blizzard have been sent through the
thawing plant and when they are
showed on the piers the workmcn
nave no trouble in dumping them.
i The Norfolk 6 Western railroad
has no such plant as this at Norfolk
and there the frozen coal has to be
thawed by injecting steam into the
cars Through hose, the steam being
supplied by locomotives. This is n
very slow process and it is said that
during no single day since the biz.
card have more than so cars been
thawed at Norfolk. A number of
steamers and schooners that have
gone to that port for coal have pro-
ceeded here, because they could not
re supplied at the coal docks across
the Roads.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
Space Assigned to Cllg N Expo.
sltIon Building.
TEACHERS AND PUPILS At WORK
Committee Of Trustees Hopes to
Make Newport News Exhibit One
Of the Best at the Falr-More
Money viii Be Needed.

Newport News has been a@otted
a space measuring 16 feet by II
ieet In the school exhibit build.ng,
at the jamestown Exposition for
the city public school exlriE,t. The
special committee of The school
board. which has in charge the or.
engagements for THE exhibit. has pur-
chased two handsome oak folding
ca'h!nets in which the EXHIBIT will
be placed and which will be In.
stalled In the space set aside for
This city in the school building next
monih. After the close OF the ex.
posAiCn these cabinets will be
brought here and placed in the
schools where they will be used
to Keep specimens of the manual
training work, and drawing don.
Ivy the pupils.
The committee of the school board
cMco;ts the Newpor News school
cXflhit to be one of ne best Mt the.
eXrstlca Teachers and puipis
alike ave been WORKING diligently
ON ,he exhibit all during the present
session ana already q large number
OF handsome specimens OF the pu
iilS WORK in the manual Draining
sewing and drawing departments
have been collected and are ready
to be ssnt to the exposition.
thus far tho arrangement of .nc
exhibit mas cost s125 and the school
board has just appropriated an al
dfaonal 500 to the exhibit funl.
II Is expected that THE board VII
be called uTon for several hnntlrc |
dollars more before the exhibit is
installed atthc exposition. One or two
trustees are opposed to contributing
amy additional funds for the pur.
pose. but majority want tllds city
to have Il tirstclass exhibit OF ec.,coi
work cn display at the eNpoat:o,i
ana they are disciplined not to lei
matter OF II few hundred dollars
stand in THE way Of such an exh.r
1t.
The local exhibit will consist of
fancy wood work, raffia work, bask.
cts, mats, chair bottoms. small cab
inets small desks and drawing work
A large doll baby, dressed by the
sewing class, will be exhibited Rs a
sample of the sewing done in the
school.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
GOES AFTER LOBBYISTS
West Virginia Block Horse Riders
Hand Large, Green and Tart
Lemon.
(By Associated press.l

CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. To-
After scoring lobbyists generally
from the chair, Speaker Seaman in
the lower House of the Legislature
today said. apparently addressing
some individual not named: "And
to YOU. sir, who offered to furnish
means to secure votes for your bill.
will say know You and now see
you are on the floor, and will say
you must not again insult the intelli-
gence and manhood of the members
of the House" Speaker Seaman's re.
marks created sensation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
A BLESSING TO
MANY PEOPLE
May Mean Much Less Sickness Here
When Thle Splendid Presorp-
ton Is Known.

Ihis is n message that will bring
happiness again into many families
ana sunshine into the lives of hun,
areds OF disheartened md discourage
Ell men and women here. 1t requires
1iist little Inconvenience, for It
can't be bought already prepared. IL
is simple home prescription now
being made known in all the larger
cities through the newspapers. 1t is
intended to check the many cases of
rheumatism, kidney and bladder
trouble which have made so MANY
cripples and invalids and Weddings
of some of our brightest and strong.
est people.
Tho druggists here have been
notified to supply themselves with
the ingredients. and the sufferer
will have no trouble to obtain them.
me prescription is as follows: Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce.
compound Kargon. one ounce
and Compound Syrup OF Sarsaparilla
threc ounces. Mix by shaking well
In a bottle. The dose is one tea-
spoonful after each meal and Mt
| bedtime
Recent experiments, even in severe
hospital cases. prove this simple mix
ture the remedy for Rheumatism. he.
cause of its positive action upon the
elininative tissues OF the kidneys.
II compels these most vital organs to
| utter from the blood and system the
waste Impurities and uric acid which
! are the cause of rheumatism. It
cleanses the kidneys. strengthens
them and removes quickly such
symptoms as backache blood disor.
ders. bladder weakness, frequent uri
nation, painful, scalding and discol
ored urine. II acts rs n powerful
stimuiant 10 the entire kidney and
bladder structure. puts new life into
them and invigorates the entire tract
II makes the Kidneys clean the blood
The Dandelion will take care of
liver trouble and constipation and is
line fer the stomach.
All the ingredients, states n we'll
known local druggist. are of vegeta.
Die extraction, making II safe and
harmless prescription at any time.
These who suffer ard are accus
toned to purchase bottle of patent
medicine should not let a little incon.
fenience interfere with making nm
this prescription. Wherever this he.
comes generally known, states a large
Eastern publication, 1t ruins the sale
OF the patent medicines and so.called
rheumatism and kidney cures, which
Is its best endorsement of virtue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
CONFESS WRscKlne TRAIN.
Foar Youngsters Say They Opened
Switch on Southern Road.
(By Associated PrcssO

TAILAPOOSA, GA. Fel> l5.--Four
boys, led by Carl Davis, the oldest 10
years old, it is said. have confessed to
attempting to wreck n Southern Rail.
way train just cast of here Tuesday
night An accommodation train from
Atlanta ran into an open switch, the
engine was demolished. and the en-
gineer and fireman badly bruised,
but the passengers escaped
Tho lock had been broken and the
switch left open. The boys said their
object was to rob the express car.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
so WEAK HAD TO BE
SUPPORTED TO SCAFFOLD
Kentucky Murderer Tried to Commit
Suicide With Sharpened Tin
Spoon.
lBy Assoclnted press !

RuSSELLVILLE, KY, Feb. 10
Guy Lyon and Polk Fletcher, white
men, were hanged here today for an
assault upon Mary Gladed, young
German girl, two years ago. Lyon
attempted to commit suicide last
night by opening blood vessel in
his left arm with n tin spoon. which
he had sharpened. Physicians in
jected nearly Il gallon of stimulants
into him, but he was so weak this
morning he had to be supported to
tho scaffold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
REPAIRING DAMAGE TO SHIP.

Work on Earl of Carrick Proceeds
While Cargo is Being Discharged.
The British steamer Earl of Car
rick, which arrived here in a dis
abled condition Thursday, is dis
charging her cargo of pig iron at
Chesapeake & Ohio pier, No. s. The
crew Of the ship has already start.
cd work repairing her The deck
fittings arc being fixed and her huh
is being painted.
The engines will be repaired as
soon as possible, but the work prob
ably will require from one to two
weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16

portaton Company with passengers
and merchandise.
Steamer Nantucket Nickerson.
Boston and Norfclk-to Merchants
4 Miners Transportation Company
with passengers and mercha,ml.sia!a
Steamer Seneca, O'Keefe, New
York aud Norfctk--to Old Dominion
Steamship Company with marchan.
disc.
Barge Kentucky from Boston-to
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agency
Company in ballast
Sailed.
Steamers Balakani (Br.). Clar.
iage, London; Robert Heyene (Gcr)
Brnsth. Rotterdam and Liverpool;
Hannah NJ. Bell CBr). Cooper. Bus-
ton; Sumner GU. S. transport }
Scott, Havana; Hamilton, Boaz,
Norfolk and New York; Mohican,
Curry. Norfolk AMI PHILADELPHIA !;
Ontario. March, Norfolk and Boston:
Nantucket, Nicker'on Baltimore.
Schooners Frontenac, Coombs,
Boston.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
So Is FOR LADIES. TOO.
They Can stop Their Hair Failing Ont /
Isl With He-picide.

Ladies' who have thin hair and whose
hair Is falling out. can prevent tho hair
falling out, and thicken the growth. with
Newhro's "Herpicide." Besides, Herp!-
eide is one OF the most agreeable hnir
dressings there is. Herpicde kills tho
dandruff germ that eats the hair off at
the root. After tho germ Is DESTROYER.
the root will shoot up. and the hair grow
long as ever Even a sample will con-
vince any lady that Newbro's Herpiciie
Is an Indispensable toilet requisite. It
contains no oil or grease. 1t Will not stain
or dye Sold by leading druggists sond
loo In stamps for sample to The Herr,.
eide Co., Detroit. Mich
Two sizes-5o cents and $780,
Aliens Drug Store. and Hanger e.
Gulick, Special Agents, q Ses
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
NEGROES SAS THERE WAS
PLAN TO MASSACRE THEM
(contlnucd fro.n r'irst pago).

three of them, but found that the
fourth had been broken open.
Tho only ammunition Company G
men had, according to Brawner, was
tho lead bullet guard ammunition, or
what Is known rs the reduced range
cartridge.
Brawner was one of twelve men
arrested on charge of having par.
ticipated in the shooting up of the
town.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
MeIIaunde in Port.

The German steamer WellgunIc,
of ihhe Holland American I.'ase. arriv-
cd in port yesterday from Rotter-
dam via philadelphia, with a cargo
is dlscharglng mt chesapeake a.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
Cape charIeo' Fire.
(By Associated Press. y

NORFOLK; VA, Feb. 15.--E5re Sors
unknown origin, which started at
lip o'clock Friday morning in j. wv.
GladstCne's livery stables at Cape
Charles. Va, destroyed the stables
and three adjoining houses. Seven-
teen fine horses in the Gladstone sta
blcs were cremated.i rs q
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16

There's too much law for tho good
and not enough for the bad.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
WANTS INVESTIGATION.
Congressman Mudd Think American
Tobacco is Disseminated Against.
Try A ssnninfnd Irns.r \ --.--

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. Is
Representative Mudd, of Maryland.
introduced u resolution In the House
today providing for an investigation
of the discrimination against Amer
can tobacco in foreign markets
through what Is called the 'Regie
system" and empowering the Pres
ident 70 authorize discrimrnatcrv
tariff to be imposed on the goods
of countries which discriminate
against american tobacco.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Lend money and Won borrow trouble
with the one you favor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16

II makes woman almost rs much
ashamed tn find she has forgotten
TO button up her back as to have a
hole in her glove.
New York Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16

Maybe some men have TO so on
burning money in purgatory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-11

To Drive Out
Mail Order Business
You can drive him out
quickly if you use the mail
order houses own weapon
advertising. Mail order
concerns are spending
thousands Of dollars every
week in order to get trade
from the home merchants.
Do not think for a minute
they would keep il up if
they didn't get the business
Don't take it for granted
that every one within a rad
JUS of % miles knows what
you have to sell, and what
your prices are. Nine times
out of ten your prices are
lower, but the customer is
influenced by the up-to-date
advertising of the mail
order house. Every article
which you advertise should
be described and priced. You
must tell your story in an
interesting way, and when
you want to reach the buy
ers of this community use
the columns OF this paper.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-09


During an epidemic of grip Peruna
should be used. The doses recon-
mendeG on the bottle are sufficient.
After the grip has once been acquired,
Or. Hartman recommends the use Of
Peruna in teaspoonful doses every hour
during the acute stage, after which the
directions on the bottle should be fol-
lowed.
Experience has shown that the people
who use Peruna as q remedy for grip
generally recover ooner and are less
liable to the distressing and long-con-
tinued aftey.enects Of the grip.
When Peruna has not been used dur
ing the course of tho grip and the patient
finds himself suffering from the after
effects OF this disease, a course OF Peruna
should be resorted to.
Suffered Twelve Years From Afler-
Effects Of La Grippe.
Mr.. Victor Patneaude, 32S Madison
ST., Topeka, Kan, member OF knights
and Ladies of Security, writes.
Twelve years ago l had a severe at
tack Of la grippe and / never really re-
covered my health ard strensth-hut
grew weaker every year, until 1 was
unable to work.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-09
USERS AND PRODUCERS

Vt W Yin
The Lexington Herald discusses the
meeting OF Che cotton manufacturer
aud cotton rsisers recently held as
Atlanta and rs pos sible results in am
other direction, and one that is eX-
ccedingly important 10 the entire co..
tuI industry. IL says
Another result win be the eliml,a-
Ucn of a form Of speculation which is
urdoc btediy e source of evil, NOT
merely for The cotton grower ami
spinner bus for an elements of The
business comurnity. II some system.
could be Devised for the distribution
OF an the raw product of the farm.
with enc elimination of speculative
markets there Is scarcely q doubt that
The result would be beneficial not
merely 10 those legltimately Interested
in these particular lines. but TO socieIy
iu genera. NJ the energy and capital
now wasted IN stock gambling and
gambling upon the different products
ol The farm could be diverted To leeiti-
mate prod GIVE industry the result
Wogld be- "a great impetus TO the de-
velopmeut OF our latlral esourc
and 10 an legitimate brsiucss.