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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10
ANOTHER CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
OUTBREAK.

Tho great educational institutions
src certainly branching out, and
broadening their field, il not OF actual
usefulness. at least of activity. There
seem to be men connected with
most Of them who 20 aneld in their
explorations and explorations, and
every now and then the world is start
led by u declaration from one OF them.
1t does seem, though. that the Uni.
ycrsity of Chicago is about the bust.
est Of The lot and tries to cover
about tho widest field. 4 little While
ago one of the professors Of this in
sttuton declared that sea guls had
language OF thcis own. and held
regular conversations i'll mid-air. An
other of them boldly declared TO the
world that woman and the average
negro were on about a pag intcllcctu-
ally Other declarations equally as
surprising have come from time 10
time. and on rare occasions something
really worth the while is promulgat-
ed.
OF that class is the uttcrancc cred
tied to Professor Charles Zucblin He
seems to have been making race sui
eide special study. ana has develop
Cd some ideas on the matter that are
not at all of the stereotypcd sort. lie
is an anti-racc suicide advocate. but
no thinks the way 10 put stop &c
the thing is by a system OF rewards
instead of system OF penalties. In
stead of Furnishing parents who d.
not raise the right sort OF families, he
would reward those who do. Tina
seems to he right nice of him. and Il
would he oven nicer If he were In
position 10 do something more thar
merely make recommendations ant
suggestions on the subject. Ho would
establish a government system O
pensions for mothers. This. he argues
would make a woman freq and indie
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10
PRICES, AND THE MEAT SUPPLY


The high prices for the neccssaries
of life are felt keenly by the Ameri
CAN people, and not 4 single item in
the list occasions more adverse com
ment than the cost OF meat and its
products Ii the meat supply were
short and there were not any surplus
to send abroad, the frequently adyanc
cd prices might be borne with cQuani
nifty. But the contrary is the fact
Tho national bureau of agricultnr,
has just issued bulletin dealing
with the Importance OF the meat in
dustry in the United States AMI the
statistics therein indicate that Ii any
thing should be sold at reasonable
prices It is meat and its various pro
ducts.
II has always been conceded that
this is 4 country of meat eaters. yet
II appears that other nations are
equally fond OF beef The surplus of
meat produced in 1900 was large
enough 10 feed either the United
Kingdom OF the German empire for
lncarly half IL year. or both for near
~ half Il year. or both for nearly three
months" The population OF those
two countries In 1901 was 9S.000O00,
as compared with population OF &c.
100000 in this country the year be.
fore. and our population in 1906 was
81 .O00, 900.
1t Is contcndcd by our officials that
II such an immense quantity of sur
plus meat food were to be confined
within this country by the refusal OF
foreign countries to buy il there
would follow consequences to farmer,
rangeman. slaughterer and packer
which would be financially disastrous.
This contention Is true. but as for
cisn countries do purchase American
beef and cannot very we'll do without
it. tho millions of Americans who use
meat in one form or another with
their daily food NAV l., pardoned for
asking. Why should not the price
be made a little more reasonable 10
| The residents of tho United States
instead OF there being a shortage,
tho meat supply holds out better than
any other product OF the farms. Its
export value is scarcely known TO the
public In spite of occasional rcstric-
tive policies in foreign countries. the
business OF exporting live meat ami.
mails and meat and its products in.
creased tremendously between 1889
and 1906. a period of IL years.
III 1892 there were $4,000. 900
pounds of fresh beef exported. the
! quantity was as high as 35i 900 600
In 1901 and was 96S.0OO.O0o pounds in
1906.
Canned beef was in great demand
abroad during the II years under re
view; the exports in 1850 were 49,.
! 100000 pounds. anu in tue following
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

pendent. He would pension mother
for her first child. increase the pen
Sion for the second and third. But
for fear of OVERRIDING good thing. he
would stop the Increase there, aud
decrease the pension TO the sixth. If
a woman had no better sense than to
have more he would punish her by
cutting off the pension altogether.
Too Lad that the professor Is not
running for office and all the mothers
In the land did not have votes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10
year l1O.0O0,oOO pounds. the highest
figure ever touched

year l1O.000.000 pounds. the highest
figure ever touched.
The value of the exports of meat
animals and packing-housc products
Qncluding nonediblc pvoducts) in
creased from $iGl 5000 in 1890 TO
1862 100000 in 1906; the live meat
animals from So 1000. 900 in 1890 to
s44.000,000 in 1906: and the packing
house products from 100000 in
1890 to $20S.0O0,OO0 in 1906.
II is interesting to know approx
matcly what is the number of meat
animals in the world OF course the
grand totals are minimum numbers.
yet they have been gathered care
fully. II is believed that contiguous
United States has 7+.200,0OO cattle OF
the 424 100000 cattle known to be in
the world. or lbs per cent. British
India has a larger fraction. or 2O.9
per cent. but the fraction is smaller
than that of the United States in
every other country-onehalf or less.
This country does not figure so
largely in comparison with the total
sleep. since the number in contigu-
Gus United States is but 53,5O0.OO OF
The 6O9,SO0,000 sheep, or S.S per cent
RMS fraction Is exceeded by that OF
three countries. Argentina has 1877
per cent. of the worlds sheep MS far
as known; Australia has 1872 per
cent and European Russia 81 per
cent
The greatest prominence of this
country in the possession of a meat
animal is found in the number OF
swine. OF the worlds III 800. 900
known swine the United States has
sc. 100000. or 4O.1 per cent: Germany
IS the second country in order of i'm.
nortance. with 1874 per cent; Aus.
tria-Hungary follows with Q per cent.
and European Russia with S.4 per
cent
Considering the supply of cattle and
The volume of meat products in the
United States. the beef barons should
be able to make sufficient profit in
'heir business without over-charging
he American people.-Boston GioLe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10
WAY TO HELP THE COTTON
MOVEMENT.


While there is perhaps no motive
III y. the iact remains that the Treas
uFy department and Eastern bankers
seem TO be more disposed to relieve
inc money strngcncy In the Middle
west ana the West than they do IN
the south The cotton planters in the
south having seen the Treasury De
p'r''nehl increase thc federal dcpos
''s III 'hc national banks by accepting
othcr imam government bonds for Sc
cur''y' nave suggested that SUM-
o'e"' sum De paced Dy secretary Cor
'ciyou on the security OF warehouse
'eco'p'S ior COTTON Doubtless II
"o"'u DC possible TO take such re
o''p's ~ r"''hg "hich would make
'h'i' us Saic as Inc bohus which are
now oo'hs accepted. Inc suggestion
'i'' never tech acted upon. but III
."c meanwhile every possible effort
IS pc'hg maze 10 aid Western banks
anu s'""crs VI commodities III that
SECTION Oh inc country.
i"' i"la'o EXPRESS In discussing
'hc SITUATION says among other
.n'isS' apparently the only hope
Tor me southern planters in so far as
Po'crh"heht assistance is concerned
~ LOT '"c treasury department To
pay out ~ 'nuch cash from the sub
.'V"'"'S ~ Now orleans us io"isn
buyers OF cotton may deposit with
.ne RoV'rhlnehts financial agents in
Europe rms scheme would make
'"c money ''h'heaia'eiy available and
save the interest in transit, Just as
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10
THANKsGlvINGi

The current prices. have found,
Some difference make
WITH TURKEY 40 CENTS A pOUNI
Please pass the steak.
Buffalo News.
In reading o'cr tho bill o fare
II causes quite n SILVER
To find steak 90 cents n pound
PLEASE PASS THE LIVER.
Schenectady Gazette.
The last Thursday in November
We all will remember.
It's the day of Thanksgiving;
With turkey so high:
Who in! can buye
Lets be thankful wo are living.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

me steel masnates have been in
secret conference In plttsburg plan.
ming to revive the. old combine and
force up the price OF steel billets
Heads of the great railroad corpora.
lions have been in secret conference
In New York privately discussing
ways and means of rctrenchments
The Governors of several Southern
states have been comforting on the on.
forcemcnt OF the rate law. This looks
liko "a lining up of the forces for a
contest. Meantime tho common peo
ple" to tho number of several mil.
lions have been comforting among
themselves on various matters and
things. and will be heard from In
due time. and IN no uncertain way
in tho interest of square deal for
everybody,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

Il certainly does read funny that
Roosevelt is goins TO tell the OH.
GERS what TO do" before the fleet sails
io' the Pacific, but no is the man that
can tell n naval officer or any other
man who has been educated all his
life for a certain purpose what TO do
or he thinks he can.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

A railroad conductor out in Iowa
flirtcd with one Of his fair passen-
gers. and in two hours they were
man and wife. Ii they had real good
luck. perhaps they did not quarrel
within four hours.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

~ Chicago paper recently contained
an advertisement for a housckcepcr,
chnmbcrmaid, cook and night watch.
man to sail on an airshlp. Tho adj
Yertiser should realize that the ser.
want problem on terra firma has not
leen solved, and to extend it to the
air is foolishncss.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

The latest news from Washington
contains nothing about the President
Issuing orders that Timothy Wood
run, the most ardent third term boom
er OF all, must not be admitted to
the White House when he hits the
National Capital.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

December 6 is not a great ways off.
and that day is the ono on which you
have your last opportunity 10 perform
most important duty-pay your poll
tax. Next years election Is a most
important one and should be partlci.
patcd in b. every voter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

The newspapers charge Governor
Hughes with being cold, but it does
not extend to his feet when 1t comes
TO acting on n measure that is going
to hurt the graftcrs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

1t is stated from an unquestionablc
source that the speed OF telephone
transmission Is 10000 miles Il second.
That might be true in some places,
but not in Newporl News. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

Weston. the walker is way ahead
OF his record OF twenty years ago, de
spite his increased age, but we won.
der how much improved highways has
had to do with the success OF his walk
thus far.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

a man in Washington. Pa, tried TO
get 81 worth ut church oyster sup.
per and was taken i'll. Perhaps the
illness was due to fatigue caused
by the labor looking for the oyster
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

Are YOU getting ready for Christ
mas? Remember that the great day
is getting closer each time the sun
rises and sets. Don't let the day slip
on you
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

Snow storms up North, the dis
patches read. The weather we are
having in Virginia, and in Newport
News in particular. is good enough for
us.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

Professor Campbell, of the Lick oh.
scrvatory. reports that Saturn has dc
vclopcd two bumps on one of its
rings. Must be the football season
up there. too.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

Arbitration never won a greater
victory than it did in the railroad
labor troubles in England. Five years
ago 1t would havo been an utter I'm.
possibility to hovc. prevented that
strike.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

The United States Treasury Off
cials say that the money strlngency
is at al end. How Is yours?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

Judging from the accidents he has
met with while playing football. Ted
dy Roosevelt. Jr.. has more pluck
than luck.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

A new comet Is coming toward tho
earth with frlghtful rapidity. Pshaw
amt We used to lodging automo
bilcs?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10
No More Trips.

Blohbs-Don't you ever take your
wife out in Your automobile?
Slo60s--I took her out once but sim
screamed so every time ran over
anybody that 1t made me nervous
Philadelphia Record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

The federal authorities declare thai
this tallt about Illicit dlstillerles in
Virginia Is not all moonshine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

There! We knew that We would
soon have some good news. The Cal
iforniu prune crop is going to be cx-
ccptionally large.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

There has been n great advance il
the price of sausage, but that hat
not ought to make you growl.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10

An Ann Arbor professor wants
Theodore Roosevelt TO be king. He
must want TO give up teaching and
secure fat job with the government
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-10
@tle Dati1l prpaa,

G. u. Bhaoker. Editor and Publisher.
l.. u. Pugh. &. f. Advertising Manager
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-29
OREGON soUIBs.

The Sunday closing law as set forth
in the statutes of Oregon and inter
preted by District Attorney Manning
was sustained by Presiding Judge John
B. Cleland in the superior court re-
Gently. The decision of the jurist or
ders 'hands off" to the city council OF
Portland.
]. E. Boulder, son of R. M. Boulder
of Waitsburg, Wash, was instantly
killed at the sawmill in Elgin Satur-
day. He was loading logs onto wag-
on, when one of the timbers slipped
and fell on him, breaking his back
The citizens of Summerville are ma
king arrangements to celebrate on the
Fourth.
Portland's first rose carnival and
fiesta was inaugurated Friday by
parade of 1900 school children.
C. H. Reynolds, proprietor of a bath
house at Portland, last week shot and
fatally wounded George Hibbins, =
musician of Walla Walla. The shoot
ing occurred at the Reynolds home
Startling testimony, given voluntarily
by Mrs. Lulu Reynolds, wife Of c. H
Reynolds, at the coroner's inquest, laid
bare the story of the wife's unfaith-
fitness, of the alleged sin Of Professor
George Herbert of Walla Walla, and
disclosed the cause behind the action
of Reynolds in shooting down the mu-
stefan when he found him with Mrs
Reynolds. Mrs. Flora Hibbins, wife OF
Professor Hibbins, swooned at the I'M
expected sight of Mrs. Reynolds en-
bracing the body of the slain man In
Coroner Finley's funeral rooms the
next day. AS Mrs. Hubbins revived
she demanded the removal from the
rooms of the woman. Mrs. Reynolds
was then forced from the building by
Coroner Finley.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-29
MONTANA ITEMS

Conductor Harrison and Brakeman
Durfee were killed recently near Yegen
siding, four miles west of Billings in
a collision.
The Rocky Mountain Bell telephone
service was entirely put out Of COM
mission in Anaconda Saturday by some
one stealing about 800 pounds of phone
wire, stripping it from the poles for
number of miles.
The phone girls at Virginia City
have quit work, being refused an adj
vance in wages.
The big wool clip of the Sun River
Stock and Land company, the T. c.
Powers outfit, amounting to 200, 900
pounds, has been sold to Fred H Put
nam, representing Hecht Lehman &
Co. of Boston, at prices not made pub
lie.
The unique case Of child of 9 years
being informed against for incorrigi-
bility was witnessed Saturday in the
case of Dorothy Covel a wee bit OF
girlish humanity, whose parents de-
clare she is beyond their power to CON
troll.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-29

Locking the door, the boys walked
slowly down the main street, looking at
other boys fireworks. Thus they whiled
away the day as best they could till
o'clock. Wandering dejectedly along
side street, they came face to face with
zen. Bradbury, the summer cottager of
whom all Dogberry was so proud.
"Halloo, boys" he cried. "A glori-
Gus day for your celebration. Hear you
are to give us something fine tonight"
CHANGING hastily from one to another,
the boys blurted out, That's all up now !;
the mons lost somehow -
What! How?" the general demanded,
alphabetically. much surprised
We don't know" answered Clarence.
The men about the stable might have
stolen it, and then he stopped, flushing
at the realization that he had uninten-
tionally expressed the boys suspicious.
See here, my lads, don't be SO quick
to blame someone till you're sure Sup
pose you come up to my house this even
ing, and if there are any fireworks to be
found in the town we'll send them off,"
We will" said the Presidents Own
heartily, then added hesitatingly, Jim
Porter's got some fireworks, sir. We
were going to take them, but"
"Oh, yes / understand" laughed the
general, and he turned on to the MAR
street and hurried to the pyrotechnic sup
plying Porter.
Half-past Z o'clock that evening foun(
the Presidents Own assembled upon the
terrace of the general, helping him tt
adjust the most elaborate fireworks dis
play that the little village had evel
dreamed of.
The generals pretty daughter an,
housekeeper now left her seat on tn
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-29

So this date might be celebrated If it
were desired to commemorate the date Of
the complete adoption of the resolution.
If it were desired to commemorate the
day when the declaration was signed,
Aug. 2 might be selected. as on that day
the members of Congress began to attach
their signatures to the formally drafted
document
BY an error in the journal a note was
made on the 10Th of July to this effect :
Ordered that the declaration (passed on
the fourth) be fairly engrossed on parch-
ment, with the title and style of THE
Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen
United States of America" 1t is evil
dent that the journal should have read
passed on the 3D." for that was the day
when Richard Henry Lees resolution
commanded a majority of the votes. On
that day the resolution received the votes
of all of New England, New Jersey,
Maryland, Virginia. North Carolina and
Georgia. South Carolina and Pennsyl-
vania voted against it. The Delaware
vote was evenly divided; the New York
delegates were uninstructed, and refrain
ed from voting. The next day, July 3,
Caesar Rodney of Delaware came eighty
miles on horseback, as hard as the beast
could go, to add his vote for independence,
and thus Delaware was swung into line.
1t was several days later that Pennsyl-
vania and New York came wabbling
along.
The first celebration of independence
day was at Philadelphia. on July 8, when
the sheriff of that city read copy of
the original declaration, passed on the I'd.
The man who drafted the resolution pass
ed on the I'd of July, which consisted of
a short paragraph sufficient to voice the
sentiment of each State for or against
the proposed war for independence, was
Richard Henry Lee. The man who sup
| ported the resolution on the floor, and
led In the debate which preceded the vote
was John Adams. The man who after
ward drafted the formal declaration tc
the outside world, embodying the senti
ment of the Lee resolution, was Thos
Jefferson. The man who presided over
the convention where the resolution was
adopted was John Hancock.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-29

Bradbury as If she were magician, but
she only smiled and told them that she
had mistrusted that it was there ever
since her father had told her about its
loss.
"A womans fingers" she added, ARE
much better for finding things than a
boy's-that is, the boys of The Presidents
Own" and she smiled archly at them.
The club did not argue the point. 1t
whistled, stamped, cheered. apologized for
the racket, and Immediately voted the
charming girl the one and only feminine
member of The Presidents Own.-De-
troit Free Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-29

piazza and, joining the Presidents own
on the terrace, invited them to the am
ing room to complete their celebration
there. This invitation produced a lively
Whispering among the boys Of the club,
and they followed their host and hostess
to the dining room. Before partaking OF
the tempting refreshments, Maxwell Fem
rose to make little speech.
TT has been unanimously decided,
Gen. Bradbury" he said, that you shall
be asked to become member OF the
Presidents Own. The club has now ex-
listed two years, and this is the first occa-
sion upon which we have extended the
right hand of fellowship to a fellow not
our own age. We shall be glad to have
you belong"
With cheeks very red, he sat down and
dug deep into his mound of Ice cream.
"Thank you, my boys" answered the
general waving his glass of lemonade.
II am highly honored and shall be very
pleased to become what might be termed
sleeping partner of the Presidents
Own"
The cheers that followed this pithy ac-
ceptance were only quieted when Miss
Bradbury held up her dainty hand and
asked Tor moment 3 dtteutiOH.
my father" she said, has told me
of the clubs pecuniary loss, and have
thought that if they would be SO good
as to allow me to visit their club room,
that we'll" and she stopped and look
ed ND at her father as if he were to COM
plete her meaning.
do come We shall be glad to show
you our room." the boys cried in one
voice.
So that is how 1t happened that the
next Monday afternoon, after school
hours, Miss Bradbury was escorted by
her father to the club room of the Presi-
dents Own, and she seemed much inter
ested in all she saw.
"See what nice, big closet the club
has" said the general, pointing to door
which was ajar, disclosing the parapher-
MALTA of athletic boys.
MAY / look inside just once?" she
asked, exchanging glance with hel
| father.
"Oh, dol" they answered.
And it was then that reaching up t.
| the shelf on which the baseball caps were
tossed the girl felt under them and drew
out the lost wallet, its contents undis
turbed.
The Presidents Own stared at Mis-