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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Navy Department Decides to Sell.
lie The LOuislala-C0nnsclIcut
Speed Question.
MUCH INTEREST IN OUTCOME
Local Built Vessel Has Record of
Nearly Knot in Excess of Contract
Requirements, While Her Govern.
ment Built Sister Has Never Been
Given Test.

Announcement is made ly the navy
DEPARTMENT. that the new battlcship
Connecticut. a product of the New
York navy yard. ana her sistcrship,
the Louisiana, built at the plant of
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock company will he given com
peiitive speed trials over the Rock
land. Me, course early in August Both
vessels are now being Ovcrhaulcd and
orders have been issued that the work
on them he completed the latter part
of this month.
Tho outcome of the speed trials OF
these two great engines of war will
be watched with interest by naval Of
iicers and shipbuilding men through
out the country. The Connecticut has
not yet been given Il speed trial and
Just what speed she is capable of de-
veloping is matter of conjecture.
The opinion prevails among naval
men, however, that the Louisiana will
emerge from the tests victor over
her government built sistership. ON
her official speed trials over the Rock
land course last winter. the Louisiana
maintained Il speed of 1887 knots an
hour. nearly II knot in excess OF her
contract speed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
CHICAGO TEMPLARS ARE
HERE TO "DO" THE FAIR
Hundred and Forty Knights and
Ladies at Hotel Warwick for
Week.

Over one hundred members OF the
Chicago Commanders Knights Temp.
lar, many of them accompanied. with
their ladies arrived IN Newport News
ON a special train over the Chcsa-
pcakc q Ohio railroad about s
O'Clock yesterday morning from Sara.
tosa, n. Y. where they attended the
grand conclave of the order last
week Tho party Is making it's
headquarters at Hotel Warwick and
will rcmai:. here several days, visit
ing the jamestown Exposition, old
Point Comfort, Soldiers Home.
Hampton Normal Institute, tho local
shipyard ana other places of interest
in this section.
The knights and their ladies left
Saratoga Saturday on their special
train of Pullman coaches and arrived
in Washington Sunday morning.
They spent Sunday looking over the
National capital. leaving that night
for this city.
The members of the party seem To
be very we'll pleased with Newport
News and the Exposition and it is
expected that when they return home
they will have good word to say
for both this city and the Tercentcn-
NAL Tho party numbers 40
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
SOLDIERS ORGANIZE
a BASEBALL TEAM
Strong Nine viii Represent Hunting
ton Rifles on The Dia-
mond.

a baseball team has been organ
lied In the Huntington Rifles. Com.
rany G, and the soldier boys will
make their first appearance ON the
diamond on Saturday July 81. play
ing the nine OF Company b. of Nor
folk Captain G.. c. Moore is man.
ager of the organization and Second
Lieutenant lIuppcrt is captain.
Several OF the other companies OF
the Seventyilrst regiment are or.
ganizing ball teams and the local
soldier players expect TO meet all
of the teams before the close of the
season.
There are number of good ball
players in the Rifles and the team is
said to be fast one.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
DOG ORDINANCE TO BE
MADE LESS STRINGENT
Committee Recommends Amendments
Proposed by Chief of Police
Reynolds.

At the request of Chief of Police
REYNOLDS the ordinance and police
committee OF the city council last
night recommended various changes
sansthe existing dog ordnance which
mad dog scare.
hi the first place. the committee
recommends that the mnzzling sec.
7tion OF the ordinance be effective
only from May l TO September 80. It
recommends that what Is known MS
a wire basket muzze" be specified
rs the kind of muzzle to be worn by
dogs Further, 1t Is recommended
that any one whose dog Ia picked .up
BIZ the police or Pcatchers," may Sc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
LAYING KEEL FOR BIG
MATTS0N LINE STEAMER
New Million Dollar Vessel viii Rest
on Stocks Vacated BIZ the
Brazos.

The kdcl for an immense steel
freight and passenger steamship for
The Mattson Navigation company. OF
san francisco, is bcing laid at the
local shipyard on the stocks from
which the Mallory Line steamer Bra
zos was launched on June %. Work
on the new steamer will be pushed
forward as rapidly rs possible and
She probably will be ready FOR launch
Ing early next year.
The Mattson steamer is designed 'pr
The freight Sand passenger trade be
tween san Francisco aud Honolulu
and will cost in the ncighburhuod OF
Sl,000.000. She VIII be $50 feet long
overall, 80 feet broad and 80 feet deep
and will be propelled by twin-scrcw
iourcyllndcr qnGdrnrlc expansion on
zines and will have a speed of ahont
IL knots.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
BACK FROM BOOSTING TRIP
Western North Carolina, Eastern
Tennessee and West Virginia and
Kentucky Will Send Big Crowds to
Expedition During Latter Day.
Promised Fair Treatment in New
port News.
Eastern

Mr.. George u. Donncly has just
returned from II trip through Western
North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee
and parts of Kentucky and West Vr
ginia I'm the interests OF tho Exposi-
tion. Ncwport News and Hotel War
wick. MIR Donnclly declares that
travelling has made him more onihu.
siastic over the Terccntcnnlal than
staying nj home did. and he Is IRE
pared To guarantee that the latter
days OF the Fair Will see enormous
crowds journcying this way from the
sections he recently visited.
Speaking OF his trip to n Daily
Press reporter yesterday, MIR Don
nelly said:
MY trip through North Carolina
developed that thousands of her peo.
pie arc coming to the Exposition. but
the time of such visit seemed without
exception covered the per cd from
August 18th To October 10. Many
suggested this time on account of the
business Ringing upon cotton and to-
bacco crops. Tho spring being cold.
retarded these crops SO much that
work upon them now is SO constant
JAN through as 10 give little time for
vacation until opportunity is ripe for
81
every side In the Tar llccr state a
feeling that would intensity the lIx-
position Booster. for there IS no com
ment that the Exposition Is failure:
they all seem bent on uniting to swell
the throng that guarantees success
Eastern Tennessee showed inter
est and would send large numbers
hut later than this time would also
cover their visit. though during the
past two weeks Inquiries were rapid
az To travelling rates, etc.
This sentiment is similar In Ken
lucky; those close to the Chesapeake
anu Ohio railroad preparations are
being mnde to come now and continue
innti tho close. This Is also true os
West Virginia and western Virginia.
IA was my pleasure to correct In
many places the false stories put ont
by enemies OF the jamestown EXPOSE
tion and In each instance had nttcn-
tive listeners.
Tho newspapers In these states
are advertising the Expos ton In Il
novel club continuous manner. In
nearly every section of tho states
whore | visited during the past three
w,tks. newspapers and department
stores had voting contests TO send
Young ladies' and in some instances
ministers MS thoir guests to the Tx.
position for ten DAYS These contests
constantly keep before the people lex,
position wonders and stimulate those
who intend making vacation.
II promised fair treatment at New.
port News and that was all anyone
desired
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Near NOtEniHleH'

II Ia near nothing to he without
house of your own. he 1t ever 80
humble. True It is cheaper In most
cases to rent, but Ey no means satla-
factory. There Is pleasure In looking
after the shrubbery and Keeping in
good order your own place.
No dread OF rcnt being raised.
No cussn OF the owner when repairs
are neglected.
No hurting OF your conscience he.
cause you allowed the pipes to burst.
Instead Of burning the fences or
boards of the outhouscs. You repair II
In time, fix one hinge on the blind or
gate before both are broken, many
little things can he dono TO save tho
owner money which cost the landlord
dearly II neglected and which the ten
ant must pay for in the end either in
worry or money.
We have hundreds of houses for sale
Mt less than yon can now build one for.
why not sec what you can do with
us. tia littlo trouble to see us ut
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
BIG Crowd a. Pine beach.

Crowds of Newport News people
went to Pine Beach park Sunday aft
crnoon and night and visited the
many places OF amusement there. in
Gliding i'ostock's wild animal show.
thc submarines, ostrich farm and 9th
er amuscments on the grounds. The
captive balloon and the shoot the
chutcs were ai-a we'll patronized.
One OF the /, - attractions at
the Reach is Wa fall of L,
feet through space MO n net.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
JUDGE PARKER GOES TO
EXPOSITION FOR WEEK
Democratic Presidential Candidate of
1904 is Visiting Fair With
His Daughter.

Judge Alton b. Parker who was the
Democratic nominee for President IN
1904, and his daughter. Mrs. Hall, of
New York. arc visiting the jamestown
Exposition. They came down from
Richmond on the steamer Pocahontas
yesterday evening and will spend tho
remainder of the week n this section
Judge Parker and Mrs. Hall spent
Sunday In Richmond rs tho guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Aston Cabell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
2711 WASHINGTON AVE.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.
Powell Trust Co.

euro his property by paying 81 TO
chief, nnd then may appear In the
police court TO show cause why" he
should have hls money back
The chief regards The existing or.
FINANCE ms too stringent. and he
lieves that more real good can he
done when the propoyid amendments
have been adopted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

Mrs. Forrest and son, Gradon. of
Philadelphia. are the guests of Mrs
j. w. lludgins on Twenty.scvcnth
street
Mrs. j. c. Craven liz III Mt tho Eiiz-
abcth buxton Hospital with appendi
cItis. ard will be operated upon to.
day
iiiss Cornelin Shields, of this city.
Is the guest OF friends in Richmond
Mrs. Lonnic Mitchell. of Richmond,
is tho guest of friends In this city, I
Miss Emma S, West and Mrs.
ficuse. Of baltimore. VIAL arrive Tins
week to visit MIR and Mrs. NJ. j.
West OH Forty'cighh street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Dcvlnc ana
daughter. Miss Grace and SON Mas
tor Lawrence. OF Cincinnati. are i'm
the city TO Visit the Jamestown Ev-
position this week. They ARE stop
ping at the Hotel Warwick. Mr. De.
vino Is tho general import agent of
the Chesapeake n Ohio railroad com.
pany.
Mr. ana Mrs. Byron Carter have re-.
turned from their honeymoon and are
ut home to their friends on West ave,
nue.
Mrs j. Eisenman and little daueh-
ter left Sunday for The mountains of
Virginia where they will spend n
month.
Mrs Logan Feland (Kathcrne
Gardner Hcath) celebrated soprano
OF New York city, is staying at Elm.
wood on the boulevard. Mrs. iceland
VIII sing ut the Newport News Dap.
list church Sunday evening.
Mr.. C. c. Kent leaves today foHr
Danville. via Richmond. after spend
Ing several days with friends here.
Miss Ethel Mccormick, of Canada.
VIII leave tomorrow after spending n
month with Miss Louise Hopkins on
Twenty-sixth street.
Mcssrs a. NJ. and w. II. Hamilton
lcft yesterday evening for Cincinnati,
whore they will spend two weeks.
WI oscar newly. or Los An
COLES. Cal, Is the guest of his broth
or. DR.. George Il. Newly on Thirticth
street.
MI. and Mrs. j. Reyncr left last
nigh. for Philadelphia TO attend the
Elkn' convention.
Mrs w. Brown Richardson left
Yesterday for Washington. where
she Will make her home In the future
Mrs. Richardson hns lived here for
the past eight years and has wide
circle of friends who will regret her
departure.
Mr.. and Mrs Sol Peyscr left yes
/ terday for Philadelphia to attend the
l'lks convention. Before returning
home thcv will spend several days at
Atlantic City.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Powhatan at Yard

2 Tho Merchants & Miners steamer
Powhatan arrived in port yesterday
morning from Baltimore and proceed
ed 10 the shipyard where she will un.
hcrgo slight repairs. She Will be ut
the yard nearly week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

Rev. j. G. Dukes, Pastor of the Uni
tartan Church OF pinctown, y. c..
writes:
MY wife has been in n very bad STATE
Of heaifh for several years, aud nothin.,
seemed TO do her any good until She he,
gan TO use PcrU1a. since then Tho
color has returned to her face, ana she
is gaining IN flesh every dav, ana | hc-
lcve she is wei woman toalay. We
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Cures Indigestion
and Softr Stomach

Do not suffer longer. You can be re-
lieved Immediately by Hicks Capudine.
1t induces the proper flow of gastric
juices and cures the distress and acidity.
Try it,. It's pleasant to take-It's liquid.
Cures headache also. At oil druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

Tho English people eat more butter
than any other nation. The average
is 10 pounds n head year
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
To Inctsll officers.

Newport News Tent No. -, *. o.
T NJ. Maccabces. will install it's new
~ elected officers in the lodge room
nj Washington avenue ana Thirty
second street ut s O'Clock tonight All
of the members are expected to be
present. Following lie Installation
exercises refreshments will he served.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

all 49, nome Is usually with large family Children of
soth sexes are being They subject to slgb all
n rh ana summer doctor is sent for every petty sick
ness occurs The expense will keep tie family moor 80 ~
uoh household Peuna becomes blessing 1t promnv MEATS
m % ailments due to the cold winter the heat Of
a c IN .ime saves nine two ofPeruna prcvents
serious ana extended illness many time p
NJ everywhere have that Peruna is e
dollars every year. '' ou' great many
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
81 SOci5l-PeKsOnal 20
Observation-Disclosures

Mrs. Forrest and son, Gradon. OF
Philadelphia. arc the guests of Mrs.
H. w. lludgins on Twenty.srvcnth
street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

Always keep bottle in the house, and
Mrs. Dukes thinks it has done her
more good than anything she has ever
taken.
"My little boy ten years old, was mia
and had but MfIe lie. lie began tn ,,sn
Ena INA the day his mother hernn.
To-Day his face Is rosy, and lie is on in
me yard running and jumping with tho
rest OF the ehildrcn.p
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

Mrs. j. c. Craven liz i'll Mt tho Eiiz
abeth buxton Hospital with append
c'tis. ana Will be operated upon to
day,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

'diss Cornclia Shields, of this city
Is the guest OF friends In Richmond
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

Miss Emma S, West ana Mrs.
ficnse. of baltimore. WAL arrive tins
week to visit Mir and Mrs. NJ. j.
West OH Forty.eighth street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

Mrs. Lonnic Mitchell. of Richmond
Ia tho guest of friends In this city. I
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19

Fault-finding women frequently step
on their own corns.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19
An "Inch" Of Rain.

Few people have an adequate idea
Of the amount of water that descends
from the clouds during a rainstorm.
We read in the weather bulletins that
two or three inches of rain some
times fall in day, and that in our
last rainy spell nearly five inches fell
in forty-eight hours; but these figures
really convey very little information
to our minds and give us no idea
at all of the prodlgality of nature.
An acre contains 6,272,640 square
inches of surface, and an inch of rain
means, Therefore, the same number
of cubic inches of water. A gallon
contains 277.27 cubic inches of water,
and an inch of rainfall means 22, ,622
gallons to the acre, and, as gallon
of water weighs ten pounds, the rain
fall on an acre is 226,220 pounds,
Counting 1000 pounds to the ton, an
inch of rain means over 113 tons per
acre. An acre is about half a st.
Louis block, so that q rainfall of an
inch means downpour of about 226
tons of water on every city block.
Multiply this by five, the numbe: of
inches of rainfall during the wet spell
in the last week in May, and no one
can wonder that the cutters were in
sufficient to carry off the water. The
occasional overflow of sewer in the
lower part of town is regarded as a
very remarkable thing, but the won.
der really is that there is not an over
flow every time it rains.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19
Wages in Carlsbad.

The district court of administra-
tion at Carlsbad, Austria, has fixed
the usual rate of daily wages for Ia
boi ers who are subject to State insur-
ance for sickness and accidents, as
follows: Males, foremen, sixty cents
per day; others, forty cents, and ap-
prentices and boys, twenty cents. Fe-
males, women, twenty-eight cents,
and Juveniles, eighteen cents. Serr-
ants of the State, forty-eight cents,
except servants of the post and tele-
graph, who receive forty-four cents
The order is to remain in force during
1907, 1908 and 1909. The laborers
mostly live in the surrounding viii
lagos. They pay from $40 to $40 a
year for rent, and from fifteen to
twenty-one cents day for subsist-
ence.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19
Dutch Butter.

A Florida paper calls the attention
of those consumers who are especial
ly fond of the butter imported to
that State directly from Holland, to
the fact that the same country calls
for more than half the oleo made in
the United States and shipped abroad.
This oleo, which has been duly in
spected and stamped before it goes
abroad, may be justly suspected OF
being manipulated on the other side
and converted into the finest brand
of genuine Dutch butter-to come
back here and find consumers at sew
enty-tive cents pound instead of the
fifteen cents for which it might have
been had before it started on its jour
ney. 1t is not to be denied that travel
is very improving, and the experience
of the packing-house oleo is shin
ing example of how much can be done
by a sniff of salt water and associa-
tion with the right kind of people in
the old world.-Country Gentleman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19

afterward I heard fall upon the ter.
race below. The man had dropped
down a distance Of fifteen feet from
the winCow--a drop of not more than
six feet for an ordinary man hanging
from the ledge.
Tho feeling of relief, combined with
exhaustion caused by my frantic eff
forts, was too much for me. I was
giddy and sick, my eyes closed, the
sweat stood cold upon my face, every
muscle gave way and quivered, only
the bonds upon my body kept me from
falling.
"Y'ain't hurt. are you, dear?" were
the first words heard. 1t was Lola's
voice, very gently and tremulous.
mo; you have saved me-" 1 said.
She gave little moan of delight.
and her hands, which had been busily
Juggling at the knots, stopped in their
work.
She threw her arms about my neck.
and, pressing her face against my
hrcast, sobbed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19
Punishment to Fit the Crime.

When Congressman Small, or
North Carolina, was young lawyer,
he was arguing a case before coun-
try magistrate. "Why," said Mr..
Small, 1.-The man at the bar, Jones,
would Just as soon kill me right here
before your face as not"
The old man slowly took out his
spectaces, put them Oh, and peered
over to get good look at the des-
perate Jones. Then he pointed his
finger at him and said: you, Bill
Jones, If you kill John II. Small here
before me I'll fine you one dollar and
fifty cents for contempt Ut court,
blame my soul, If I don't!"-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19
Changing Habits.

The developments of modern social
life are detrimental to the prosperity
of some fossilized clubs. When a
young man finds that he can get all
that club offers, and more, outside
the club he doubts whether it is
worth while TO pay high fees to OBJ
tain such small reault.-Londo9
Observer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19
No Such Luck.

The late Bishop Fitzgerald once
declared that sympathy, far more
than eloquence or learning, made for
success in the ministry.
TOO many of us, through lack OF
sympathy," he said, SAY the worst,
the most inappropriate things Thus,
n young Baptist friend of mine, con-
doling with a housebreaker in jail,
droned:
"'Ah, my friend, let us remember
that we are here to-day and gone to-
morrow
"'You may be; I amt the house
breaker answered shortly. WASH
ington Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-09-19
SEAKSH FOR THE BIGGEST

might have been buckling the Great
Hcsper upon his own wrist, heard a
sound that l knew only too we'll.
Click!
1t was the spring that locked the long
blade Of my clasp-fnife when it was
opened!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-30
The Dead Came To Life.

A remarkable case of the dead re-
turning to life was furnished by john
A. Hall, a railroad man, who came
here from Sabetha, Kans., recently,
to look for work. He dropped UNI
conscious in the yards and was found
apparently dead. He was taken to
the morgue and left on a table all
night
The coroner decided upon post
mortem to determine the cause OF
death and left his assistant to do the
work No sooner had the point of
the surgeons knife touched the body
than it suddenly began to sit up on
the table.
You needn't cut me open," said
Hall. "I'll answer any questions
you ask me- Hall explained that
he had not lain senseless at all, but
knew all that had been going on.
He heard all that was said about a
post-mortem, but was unable to make
sound of any kind.
About that time" said Hall, Il
was doing some hard thinking. -
Philadelphia Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-30
Live Stock.

Chicago. = Cattle = Common to
prime steers, s4.20@7.5O; cows:
$3.2O@4.60; heifers, IS q 5.35; bulls,
$2.5O@5; calves, SO $50; stockers
and feeders, $2.50@5.
Hogs-Market steady to sc. lower;
choice heavy shipping, $3.50 a $50;
light butchers. 1915 q 6.1O; light
mixed, s5.S5@6.O5; choice light.
$6.1O@6.2O; packing, $5.15 q SIS;
pigs, $5.50@6.15; bulk of sales'
$5.6O@5.90.
Shee p-Market steady; sheep,
$3.SO@6.35; yearlings, 1915 q $50;
lambs, $6@7.50.
Kansas City.-C d t l e-Market
steady. Native steers, IS 40;
Southern steers. 1925 q 4.65; South
ern cows, $2@3.35; native cows ana
heifers, $2.25@6; stockers and feed
ers, $3.25@5.60; bulls. $2.25 q $50;
calves, $4@6.5O; Western steers,
S4@6.S0; Western cows, $3.50 q a..
Hogs-Market steady to weak.
Bulk of sales, 1918 q $50. heavy,
S5.65 $3.50; packers. $50 a 5.95;
pigs and light. $5.S5@6.