Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
Norfolk ........... 10 IS at
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

AT dinner recently given by
Wall street man who is known for
his hospitality gambling was the sub
ject of conversation, and many stories
We're told to show how the turn OF
J the cards or of the wheei had maze
fortunes for some men and had made
besgars Of others. The most told OF
one man who after pawning his watch
at Ostend played and retrieved
fortune which had been lost and wen
another for good measure" Similar
| stories were told by other members
OF tho dinner company, and the sub
Ject seemed to have been exhausted
when quiet man who has the repu-
tation for daring on the floor of the
exchange said: Some years ago,
when John Morrissey ran the Sara,
| toga Club house, / saw young man
there whose father knew chip away
| thousands at the red and black game.
He had been at 1t for three days and
l was present when his last chip was
| raked In. We walked out together
and when we reached Broadway lie
| said, i feel 1t in me that IL could
20 right back now and begin where
left off I'd win His manner i'm
pressed me and staked him for a
hundred and went back to the club.
Now, from that little starter what do
you think he won?" AFTER all haa
GUESSED, naming sums away into the
hundreds Of thousands, he said: "He
lost the hundred and owes 1t to me
yet"
A drydock has been recently
launched at Tsingtau, China, for the
German government which in many
respects is the largest in the world.
1t Will lift the largest battleship now
In commission, its bearing capacity
being 10000 tons. It's total weight is
$500 tons and 1t was two years in
course of construction. It consists or
five pontoons and the mechanism Is
driven almost entirely by electricity
supplied from central station stu
ated on shore. With the worlds
largest battleship in the. dock the
work of raising can be performed In
two hours.
| "Boy Wanted" is a Sign that Is
seen more frequently In the windows
of business places now than for many
years. according to ..The Philadelphia
Record" Business men of all classes
and conditions are complaining OF
the scarcity of boys. of a suitable age
|syhol arei@ill ling TO work ,sand!a bright.
tast slad Sof ,tfe legalT ageswill fihtl
no tf9tbletin securing. ihis schoice sosi
any niiihberi good Soffers.S, The. rea.;
sons ADVANCED {: for; tthes scarcity fare,
varied !; Some 3meIiS of fbnsitiess,ysay.
lthat lit Isl a direct result of ;thes labor
tlaIs,,sswh ichs keep al boy ffoms wording!
ass young as was formerly possible
iiThsre fare many. Offices int which,: a;
ihSboy, is required ito act sonly as mess
FalIger. and the; wages are. mot suffIS
I,cients tokattCactSa boy OF the age rc.'
1Hired SbgiSlaw.4 Others saNIthat Sthe2
laeki.offsspEkip boys is fdres to 8the.
prosperitytsofst hesmasses Eori The Speo-t
Pies mahingi wage : earnings hys the,
youTgerss:niem berss of ethe' family less
Ia ( matterai OF Ineeessity. than. it was
years ago. 4. s; ~,
e Strange tai es .are being told lin. Cor:
l,d9Ya Spain, of tthe'! exploits of l.the'
l;brigapd Pernaies. who Fholds2 entire
Villages L to - ransom = and e&trdees
(gifAi ! bys the SIN ostS amazing tricks;
Ewi9chs inclRde characterization of viz
ardry.f Nots long :siagot he took sup IN.
| posi- iors of iobserrffti on: abbuta a mule,
aIdS Ihal from tie SF iasc or SI,iIt
pots farS FRONT G 6rilhTas.S and ,sSnotinSi q
sr5ff4dfs ilsSsh ntsi at field work cody
walked iup ITO Sac costs them in theftonel
of5a gcaptor. - :ti.Eff
: Knowing that the (. men were the
servants of various proprietors, he
ordered them to bring him sum
equivalent to $50 from each. and inti-
mated that he would hold all the
ploughs and other Implements as
pledges against the money. StNngc
as 1t sounds. the men are said to have
gone off quietly to execute the COM
mand, and the proprietors as tamely
sent the money. which the brigand
spent the rest of the day collecting
as 1t was brought to him. while he
lounged smoking cigarettes.
still more amazing exploit OF the
brigand is reported from Villain, where
he successfully extorted not only
money but q nights hospitality and
safe keeping by posing as a wizard.
He declared that IL any harm came
TO him curse would fall on the
crops. then suffering from drouth,
Whereas IL he was treated honoral,iy
as welcome guest he would bring
down the rain SO much needed.
Fruit at the White House.
'"The president distributes the
plums, believer"