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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
Pretty Feet Always Painful.

Pretty feet are always painful feet.
Shoes rarely. II ever. fit them; hence
they carry their possessors haltingly.
and too often they must direct them
selves toward the chiropodses. The
high arched instep, the pretty foots
essential quality. Is yet in a way a
deformlty, for 1t causes an abnormal
tlghtness of the tendon governing the
toes, and the toes In consequence all
turn under little, as though trying to
grasp something. Turning under. the
Joints stand out prominently, just as
the knuckles stand out when the fin
gers are closed. The leather OF the
shoe rubs and irritntes these prominent
joints, and the pretty foots pretty own
er pays the penalty in many smart
In many Jumping pain.-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

So many people consider wish an
ambition.
One way to make something out of
nothing Is to start fight about it.
To every man comes n time when
he wishes he were as smart as he used
to believe he was
AS rule 1t is easier TO help n man
and make him friend than 1t Is to
injure him and make him an enemy.
Every young man could wear hero
medal IL the commission would take
his best girls estimate of his strength
and courage.
If you don't laugh at mans joke.
he says you have no sense of humor.
1t never occurs to him that he lacks
the sense of humor.
The loafer will always tell you there
isn't much opportunity for a man In
this town" Still there are twenty-four
hours in q day here. as elsewhere
Atchison Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
Freight for Exposition.

The motor barge lola will carry
freight daily at 10 o'clock from Pier
A, foot of Twenty-fifth street. to the
Jamestown Ice Co. pier Mt Pine
Beach, Va. The lola will make two
trips daily If sufficient freight is OF
fered for transportation. Freight
charges will include wharfage on
both piers. For further information,
apply to ]. w. DAVIS, Silsby build
Sag, or c. CHRISTIAN, at Pier A, or
the undersigned.
@. w. DUNN.
4 6-1S-6t. Master.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
No STAGE Murder. In Turkey.

On one point the Turkish censor OF
the drama Is infiexible- there shall be
no murder committed on the stage.
This is in order to prevent corruption
by evil example. Consequently the
dramatic effect of many plays is some
what marred by the manner in which
principals destined to be murdered are
rushed off the stage and, after re-
celving the fatal thrust out of sight
OF the audience. stagger back from
the wings to sing their death songs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
THE POET WHITTIER.
ITO" He Mot His Only Lovo and How
They Drifted Apart.

hey Orifted Apart.
John Greenleaf Whittier was one OF
the sweetest poets that this country or
any other has ever produced. and this
in spite of the fact that he was DOOM
ed to live and die Il bachelor.
In the spring OF 1923, when the poet
was about twenty years old, he did his
first and last counting.
In the quaint old town OF Marble.
head, IN the home OF n well TO do ship
master, dwelt Evelina Bray, the ship
masters daughter. Evelina was sweet
sixteen" as pretty as a peach and as
pure as the wood yiolets with which
she loved 20 decorate her hair. and
with the winsome, modest maiden
Whittier fell desperately In love.
During the aforementioned spring
time rs the flowers were creeping ND
from under the snow and the land
scape was taking on it's first dellca to
touches of the summer to come young
Whittier went down to Mnrblehead,
found Evelinn and told her of the sen.
timent thut he could no longer conceal.
70 his JOY he learned that the senti-
ment was reciprocatcd
But the course of true love did not
yet run smooth" and 1t was already
dccrccd that Whittier's WAS to be a
'lCst love"
The shipmastcr Of Murblehead was n
worldly man.. and one of his chief de-
lights when on shore was to hear his
daughter play on the piano and sing,
while Whittier's parents rs well as
III 4. ~ A..
sect OF the Quakers. in whose eyes Il
piano was an emblem of sin and music
the sure and certain mark of wicked
meas.
Between these opposite. antagonistic
and uncompromising views Of things
there was no concord possible. Whit
tier knew 1t. Evelina knew 1t. and, like
the philosophers that they were, they
concluded to say no more to each other
upon the tender subJect-and they new
err did.
Five years later. in 1888. the couple
met again, but no word was spoken of
the affection that each knew was IN
the others heart. 1t was the meeting
of friends that was all
1t was not until 1885, Mt n class re-
union at the Haverhill academy. that
the poet and his sweetheart again stood
face to face. Since he had last be-
held her fifty-two years had rolled
away. The two We're now old The
rose had faded from Evelina's cheek
and into her lovers face wrinkles had
stolen. and upon his head old Time
had left his rlme.
But the heart never grows old: love
is mortal-immortality young and
fresh-and. parting from his old love
forever, the poet went home to write
the touching lines
Look forth once more through space and
time
And let thy sweet shade fall
In tenderest grace OF soul and form
On memory's frescoed wall
A shadow and yet all.
Rev. I. s. Gregory in New York
American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23

We hold this truth to be self evident,
That all men are created equal, but In
order to leave no possible room for
doubt about 1t we Insist lpon the dress
coat at all formal afraiFs.-Puck.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
araakinn The Nema.

Tommy--Pop, was writing done Oh
tablets of stone In the old days? Tom.
my's PoD-Ycs, my son. Tommy-Gee!
1t must have taken crowbar to break
the ws.-Philadalphia G,scord.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23
Quite q Different Thina.

Clara Father, George says he isn't
half good enough to be my husband.
Father-H'm! He talked to me as If
he was quite good enough to have me
for q father-in-l aw.-Stray Stories.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23

Rapid growth of the finger nails Is a
Sign Of good health.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-23

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Hopee He Wouldn't Grow.

4 well known member of parliament was addressing an agricultural meet. ing in the south of England and in the course of his remarks expressed the opinion that farmers do not sufficiently vary their crops and make a mistake in always sowing wheat.
 One of the audience opposed to hlln in politics asked him what crops he would recommend
 Everything in turn,' he replied.
 We'll said his interlocutor, 'if swedes don't come up. what thenS"
 'Sow mustard,' said the NJ. r.
 And if mustard doesn't come up, what then:''
 And sc he went on through a whole list of crops until, the NJ. f'.'s patience being exhausted, be put an end to his questioning amid roars of laughter b., saying:
 "Oh. SOW yourself and l hope yoa won't come up.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Bones and Their Places.

It was colloQuy at north side butchers shop. "Oh," said the little woman, that's an awful big bone il that small steak. I don't like to have to pay for all bone
 "Yes m," said the butcher politely but with a touch of irony in his an swer, "that do seem to be a good dc;. of bone. but the animals what's com in to this market now seems to have more or less bone in 'em. And really as animals is built now don't see how they can get along without bones.'
 That may all be true,' said the lit tie woman, and there was a wicket twinkle in her eye. "but this morning found good sized bone in the sau sage and leave it to you, honest now don't you think that is going little tot far?"
 And the butcher could not say { word in repiy.-lndianapolis News.
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Nat u, to His Name.

George Peabody. the philanthropisl, ond John Bright often went to Ireland +ooether to fish. One uay they went 6 coup]e of miles up the Shannon be. tween Castleconnell and Killaloe
 rbev had engaged the services of two boatmen, and as Bright and Peabody were keen anglers they made long dav of it. On returning in the evening Bright. noticing a policeman on tho river bank, asked what sum the boat. men were entitled to for their time The constable said anything fron, seven and siXpence to 10 shillings
 Bright turned to his companion, say, ing: "I have no change, Peabody
 Have you three half crowns?' The millionaire produced the coins and gave them to one of the boatmen. who said, And is that all ye're givin' me- '"That is all," replied Peabody "We,l. that bates all 1 iver heard," observed the boatman, adding. as he scratched his head: An they call ye Paybody. Faith, should call ye Paynobody"- London Standard.
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Sherjdan's Double Marriage.

It was in 1857 that the Gretna Green marriages were made illegal. A glance at its registers may yet inspire the novelist of the future. One entry will be sure to puzzle. Twice within few days occurs the record of the marriage of Richard Brinsley Sheridan to Miss Grant. There was only one R. B. B. only one bride for the same gentleman The double entries are not the result o! any blunder on the part of tue ReV MT, Vulcan. The parties were really twice married at Gretna Green. Arriv' ing on Sunday they were duly wee ded, and sped away to Edinburgh There. however, Sheridan chanced to glance at newspaper in which al'- peared the lucubrations of lawyer. In these plainly stated was the fact that no contract executed on Sunday is binding. Clearly, then, their we'd ding was not legal. Back to Grefna Green they scurried, to be remarked on a week day and leave the dual rec ord to perplex later generations of sympathetic searchers of the records s.r- St. James Gazette
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
The Ruzzard In Eliqht.

There can be no doubt that the buz- gard is the living aeroplane in perfec' tion. It cannot sail against the wind except as other birds do-by sheer pow CT of moving wings-but it can sail a: amazing speed before the wind, at right angles to the wind and can sail within few points of the wind.
 When there is no wind its flight is clumsy-Yot much of an improvement on the flying of hen. Authors are wont to describe the buZZard as sail ing in the sky on days when the earth perspires beneath a sultry, still atmosphere But it will also be re- membered that these authors lnvarl- ably describe the buzzard as being "a speck in the brassy heavens" AS |: matter of fact that is just the point of the buzzard's aerial knowledge When there is no breeze close to the earth it is alwayssto be observed rooSt- ing in a tree or flying labOriously int the zenith until it finds an upper cur rent, where it can navigate without l;' hor-New York Times.
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Some Wives Arc Different.

Most men" said the lnHn of expert ence, think it must le awfully nice to have wife who takes things as cool ly as Dave potters wife takes them. but others, more discrimina ting, prefer T good honest TOW to her style of quiet Cynicism. The way she behaved the other day when she found a letter in Dawes pocket from girl in Brooklyn ts an example of her method
 "I don't see. wrote this girl. how on earth I can ever live without you
 "Dave's wife read that Gush and a lot more just like it without ever turn ing hair.
 "'Well, she said quietly. that girl is fool. If she knew you as well as ) do she would be wondering how on earth she could ever live with you
 And that. in the opinion of the dis eliminating few. cuts a whole lot deep CT than common. everyday rumpus.' .'' New York Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
The Axial Rotation of Venus.

Tor over two centuries it was gcner- ally accepted that, like the earth, the planet Venus rotated on its axis in q little less than twenty-four hours. but since Schaparelli after long and care full observation of the planet suggest. ed that the actual rotation period was between six and nine months astron- omers have devoted much attention to this matter. In the Observatory Mir Denning sums up the available evi- dence on the point and can only coll clude that this particular problem still defes solution. Life on Venus would be very different from life on the earth should the planets avial rotation be- as Schiaparelli asserted, identical with the period of it's revolution round the sun, as in that case the same hemi- sphere would always be turned to the sun and enjoy perpetual day, while the opposite hemisphere would be doomed to eternal night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Chop Suey Best of All.

"I have tried them all in their na. tive haunts, and 1 like them," said the traveller, according to the Baltimore Sun.
 "Tried what?" asked the bystander. "Railroads!'
 "No; national dishes," answered the traveler. "rhe hot tamae of the Mex lean, the goulash of the Hungarian, the chop suey of the Chink. are all known to ne and many others.
 ''The best of them all is chop suev. The hot taniale is too hot and has very uttlc noul ishnAent to it, aM .oulash is too hcavy. !t tastes pretty good. but i Is 70: q food to rccon!Ncnd to a man witl q weak stomach. Chop suey. how ever. is anp";izin@. easily di-cs!e1 and reTy nnurishin~. IL is the great contri button of the orient to the pcci;!cnt in my opinion. It is made Of rice. sprout ed beans. celery and chcllens blood A]j mixed together in the form of sour and nicely seasoned
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
The Vanishing Trick.

Into the grocer's shop walked an an. eient lady with slow and haltinc tread and carrying on her arm a bas. Ket containing large earthenware pot with lid. Placing the basket on the counter, she made various purchases, which she put carefully in the pot, and had her bill made out
 By the way" she said before paying this, "do you miud keeping this pot with the purchases in it until come back and pay for thcm, as I have tc buy other things snme distance of, and 1t will he more convenient for me to leave the things here till later!'
 This request was willingly acceded to, and lifting the pot carefully out of the basket. the old dame placed it. With an effort, in a corner; then, plac. ing her basket OF her arm, left the shop. Hours went by, day ripened into evening, and evening gave way to night, but the old woman did not return. At last the proprietor thought of examining the earthenware pot to see If by any chance 1t had its owners s address upon it, and great was his as- tonishment, not untinged with dis may, to find that 1t possessed no bot tom.-London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Incidental Music.

One afternoon couple from an aG- joining town presented themselves 10 a Boston divine and asked to be ma"- ried just as he was about to enter the pulpit to conduct an afternoon service. The minister replied that he regretted that he could not at that moment com ply with their wish, but that immedi- ately upon the conclusion of the serv- ice he would take pleasure in perform ing the ceremony. The lovers after demurring seated themselves in the rear of the church. When the minister had finished the service he made the following announcement: "rhe parties who are to be joined in matrimony will present themselves at the chancel immediately after the singing of hymn 415, Mistaken Souls That Dream of Heaven" "-EXchange
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A Plant of All Work.

The fields as we'll as the broad roads of Ecuador are inclosed by adobe walls surmounted by the broad leaved Amer ican aloe. The aloe, sometimes called the century plant, is one of the most useful and important plants in the country The Indians thatch their huts with it's leaves. The leaves when tap ped yield sirup. They can also be used aS soap and the spines as pins. The fiber is woven into sacks, and from it are made the coarse sandals worn by the common people. The tall flower stalks are used for beans and ladders. The flowers, boiled and soaked in vine gar, make an agreeable pickle.-Nation- al Geographic Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
CircEnstart;a' Evidence,

Chick Bruce was famous Adiron dack guide, who accompanied Grove' Cleveland on one or two of his huntin: trips in those mountains. Chick let MT Cleveland sitting on log oi;y morning while he went out to drive down deer should he chance to finG one When he came back he saw his distinguished employer still sitting cr the log, but with the muZzle of his gu, pointing directly at the presidential chest.
 "Here," shouted Chick, quit that dod gast ye! Suppose that gun had gone off and you had killed yourself what would have happened to me. Dern ye. everybody knows I'm Re publican!- Saturday Evening Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Witeheraft In the Nineteenth Century

Most people believe that witchcraft among civilized people ended when the "Salem witch mania" ran its course and died out in the year 1892. It did as far as America is concerned, except among savages, but in other countries the belief :n the superstition did not die until much later date, even if Ii can be truly said to be dead now. Iii France an old began was tortured to death as late as 1897 on the charge of being one who "communed with evil spirits" and in Spain witch was burned in 1908. In 1850 in France q man and his wife tortured a suspected witch to death and nothing at all was done with them by the criminal courts on account of the lingering belief in sorcery. Four years later a witch was drowned in England. and in 1860 one was burned in Mexico. In 1874. 1872 1880 and again in 1889 witches were publicly burned jn Russia. and even .as late as 1S90 regular judicial trials of witches were had in Prussia, Pc. land and Austria Hungary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
A Large Order.

The proprietor of q certain restau rant leased" the reverse side of hi. bill of fare to carriage manufacturer who prints advertisements thereon The other day customer, in a grea hurry, ran into the restaurant, sat at { table and was handed a bill wrong side up by the Hurried waiter. The customer put on his pince-nez, curlet bis mustache wirh his left hand ant shouted in a voice of thunder: "Brin. me a fly, laudau, two victorias and |; dogcart. Got any funeral cars?" Th+ waiter hed-London Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Biq Jumps by Rabbits.

How fast do hares and rabbits run Perhaps you have wondered while out gunning and watched the elusive ani- mals speeding away. According to J G. Millais. the length of hare's stride is about four feet, while that of a rab bit is about two feet. Under condi. tions of fear the hare is said to lear ten to twelve feet. some authorities claiming that it can jump ditches tel to twenty-five feet in width. A hare can jump upward perpendicularly five feet. NRabbits can make leaps of six ol seven feet horizontally, but cannot jump higher than three feet. When compelled to do so, it is said, rabbits can swim as we'll as dogs.-Philadel phia North American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
A Rrioht Bird.

The cuckoo is as likely to steal its nest as to make it, but this fact does not take from the point of the follow ing pun, quoted from Short Stories:
 A young Englishman being asked at dinner whether he would have some birds nest pudding, said, turning to his hostess: "Ah. yes. Birds nest pud- ding, and what kind of a bird may have made it:''
 "Oh, it was the cook who made it." was her prompt reply.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Applying the Provsrb.

A professional humorist was having Als boots blacked. And is your ia. ther a bootblack, too?" he asked the boy.
 "No, sir," replied the bootb!ack; my father is farmer"
 "Ah," said the professional humor- ist, reaching for his notebook, "he be. lieves in making hay while the son shines"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Nearing the Limit.

Mrs. Henpeck seems to have her husband so well trained that he'd jump through hoop if she held it up and gave him the word"
 Its worse than that. She even makes him help her celebrate tbe ami versary of her marriage to her first husband. d."-Chicago Record-Herald,
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The D,sadvantaaes of Schools

"Why have you taken your son oa' of school without asking permisson:'
 Father "a grocer) - But they wert running him. l wish to bring him up t. carry on my business, and they were teaching him that there are sixteen ounces in a pound.-Motto Pu Ridere.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
A NiAe Present.

It is said of q champion mean in;,- that the only present he ever made to his wife was on the twenty-fiftb ami versary of their wedding, when le gave her four yards of cotton clotf with which to make him shirt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Tonsoriai Artistry.

Customer (facetiously)-Do you sup pose you can cut my hair without mak- ing me look like an idiot? Barber (di'- fidently)-It will be pretty difficult thing to do. but will try.-Lippincott- Magazine
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Takinu Them Down.

Dr. Risk did not satisfy the Calvin lstic portion of his flock. Why" saiG they, you dinna tell us enough at2oi fenouncing our ain righteousness "Renouncing your ain ,righteousness:' shouted the doctor II never saw ar' ye had to renounce. ."-Driftwood
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Judoment Reversed.

Schoolteacher-1 am sorry to com. plain, but Johnnie Jones has been yer! impertinent. Princlpal-You must be more patient, Miss Howard. Teach the children 10 respect you as they do me, and we shall have fewer complaints. What did he say? Schoolteacher-He said you were the skinniest old maid alive!-Bruoklyn Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
Not Aiways.

Remember, my boy" said Uncle James as he gave Bobby a coin. 'that if you take care of the pennies the shillings will take care of themselves 2
 Bobby looked tride dubious.
 q do take care of the pennies" he replied. sbut as soon as they get to be shillings pa takes care of 'em."-Lon- don Tit Bits. .....,..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
GA TORI "A. p..,. >1he Kind You Have Always Bought ''s;:.=' ss',: :: :'' &HAzzzz1

Hot weather saps the vital energy and makes the hardest workers feel lazy. To maintain strength and ener- gy,'use Prickly Ash Bitters. It is the friend of industry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15

Prickly thistles have their uses wi: out doubt. but tha: Goesu't justify y IT becoming coe-Sparta Plaintleale"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15
IooicaI Result.

Teacher-What happens when a De: sons temperature goes down as far q 1t can go? Tommy-Then he has co't feet
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Saying well causes laugh. Doina well causes silence.-French Provelb
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For sale-Locomo oDile runabout for sale cheap. Apply Geo. H. Adams.
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The world knows nothing of it' greatest nen.-Yan Artevelde.
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