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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

The beauty and charm Of tile face
Is In the eyes. and the selection OF
Eyeglasses intimately suited to the
nose should he made before any OH.
or feature OF personal ndornmcnt can
be considered.
The $50 EASY EycgIasscs is the
embodiment Of style ana beauty. They
are made in "A large variety of meas.
uromcnts TO conform with the con
tour OF the nose. resulting IN per.
feet fit in each individual case.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

There is n Newport News man who
brags that his parrot always cxclaims :
ITS dam fine when his meals are
placed In his cage. The bird evidently
is lot more apprcciatlve than many
husbands Pe.haps the wife would
not care TO hear the damn, but she
would not mind the fine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

A witer in an exchange dwells at
some length upon the beauty of the
now ten dollar yellow back Perhaps
they are. but thus far we cannot see
that they have brought any more re-.
turns ut the butchers o. The bakers
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Is 1t not more than passing strange
That no complaints have been made
against theatrical companies who do
an Interstate business. who charge
n dollar in New York and soak
"'dralitcs' two dollars when they ght
on the road?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12
Chubb and His Tub.

TO IIttIc john AdOlphus Chubb
Your kind attention | invite
Oh. how he loves To bathe and scrub
Each morn and exc at night,
Now. John Adolphus William Chubb,
a fine young elephant IL he.
And when he's In his little tub
ON. It's "A pleasant sight to sec.
Ills nurse. motherly old thing.
NO need TO conx the rogue has she.
Adoiphus. when he secs her bring
Tho water, trumpets In his glce.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Asleep at the switch" again Is
District Attorney Jeromes position.
P.5bably no man in the country has
mad such opportunities within recent
times MS has Jerome, lut he will not
prosecute a great corporation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

No employee OF the Daily Press
Company is authorized to contract
any obligation In the name OF the
compay. or to make purchases In the
name of the same except upon order
signed by the PUBLISHER OF THE
DAILY PRESS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

The big fleet that is going to tho
Pacific Is now in Massachusetts bay.
but we do not hear anything from
Florida or Texas on the unprotected
condition of the coast down that way.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

The two base lnll mines in Ohio
which allowed minister to umpire Il
game without II s;ng,c protest must
DC great rcspcctors OF the cloth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

The deer season in the Adirondcaks
opens next Monday Just watch the
results in man staying.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Weilman has discharged enough hot
AIR through his mouth to fill that air
ship several times over.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Entered Mt the Newport laws, Va,
Pos,offcc as second-clnss matter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

1t Will be hard for the world IN
ever again take Walter wcllham ser
iously.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Possibly great deal of Grover
Clcvcland's indigestion is brought on
by the speeches some OF the leaders
of his paJy have been making late
ly.-Washngton Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12
Ter. En- is terror mt MI times.
Montgomery Advertiser,

San Francisco is sending so many
high officials to prison that Prcsly
soon distinguished man ut liberty
the.e will he II curiosty-Atlanta
Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

j. Picrpont Morgan avoids n great
deal of argument by never making 9
move until he Is in position To have
things entirely his own Wash
ington Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

The Daily Press is delivered by car
riers anywhere in the city limits for
10 cents week. Any Irregularities
in delivery Should be Immediately re-
ported to the office Of publication. Or
ders for delivery OF the Daily PreBs
TO either residence or plnces or busi-
ness may be made by postal card or
telephone.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial Rooms. Bell Phone No. IL
Business Office. .Dell Phone No. ISL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Locking up Captain Hobson in an
attic might be offacious for few
days. but his war talk would soon
set fire to the Springfield Re-
publican.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

O. II. Thacker. Editor and Publisher.
j.. Il. Pugh. :. Advertising Manager
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Even the tame lions seem to be
nave worse i'm pittsburg than any
where elsc.-Atlanta Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

oh. how he loves the cold. cold stream
Descending on him In tho tub,
He feels rs II he'd like To scream
lie loves 1t so. does William Chubb.
And then. the evenings syashing DER
tThouEh he could wish II lasted s;ilD,
His nurse Will say: Come. come. no moro
You've had enough now. Master Will"
SO swift he's dried. his nightrown on
niehtcap tied upon his head.
And TO the rattlc's music John
Adolphus William goes TO bed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Trust-busting ought 10 he easy
now. A German scientist has sue,
cccdcd In photOgraphing things not
pc lccptlhle TO the naked eyc.-Clevc
land Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Senator Platt is one whose poll
ties Is business ana whose business
Is politics.-philadelph Inquirer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

Some people are foolish enough tC
suppose that summer dies AT the
end of August Chicago Rccoid-Hcr
aid
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12

How n woman with mean husband
regrets that she didn't. rs n girl show
greater appreciation of her father!
-Atchison Globe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Alabama at Jamestown

The broad patriotism of the legisla- ture is shown in its desire to have Ala bama represented at the Jamestown exposition. The appropriations com mittee of the house has agreed to rec ommend the passage of bill appro- priating $25000 to defray the expenses of collecting an exhibit of Alabama s resources and of displaying 1t in a proper manner at Jamestown. It is believed this bill will become law, and if it does this state will not stand neg atively disgraced at the great southern exposition. For all the other southern states are to be represented at an eX- position to be held to commemorate the arrival in the south three hundred years before of the first band of per manent English settlers.
 The appropriation of $25,000 by the state will, in connection with the set llnS up Ol NulCdH-OuI ulCdu Ut Hampton Roads, give Alabama good representation there. But much de- pends upon the quickness and eff ; cency of the commission to be ap- pointed by Governor Conner under the terms of the pending bill. The exposi- ton is to be opened in April, and it will, therefore, be necessary to get at work speedily in this state. There is yet time enough in which to execute l the task in fine shape, especially if Governor Conner will name commits sioners who are hustlers and who know an exhibit when they see it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
WARD WINS IN CLOSE RACE

Mayor Ward yesterdays primary by majority of about 100 opponent Considering the public interest the the off very quietly primary 
 o Birmingham
 Both candidates the mayoy highly esteemed citizens and generally Under community excellent and the small for the experience already
  distinguished paoiy public spirit Mayor close
  possibility called fill Mayors bring training every would do all in his 
 physically
 elections, but district has had politics primary upbuldne Birmingham pursuit of health and happiness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
DOl1 STORY BY DAVENPORT

Il you of in a days talk. He car
 ed in stove wood; he rode up on the
 ayfork holding to a sack he sat on the
 owcatcher of the Locomotives; he was the
 etriever, the bird dog, the shepherd. the Town. He could catch a coin or a base 'all that was laid on the top of his nose He would turn a back somersault just for the asking. What is more he under stood any plain language, the kind we used in Slverton.
 When I was an engine wiper he was the watchdog of all the company's property. Thus when Receiver Scott of the o. R. company doubted the dogs ability to watch the engine all night as ne slept on the cab seat-where I ought to have been. but was accustomed to stay away from my post and sleep in my bed-Duff at tackled the inquisitive receiver who had sneaked up in the dark, ana treed him on an old+fashioned pump in the yard of a nearby hotel.
 A lady once. when I was boasting of Duff's wonderful intelligence, sald
 Do you mean to tell me that | can't hide your knife where he can't find it?3
 ''Yes," l said; "it would be impossible"
 l told Duff to go in the next room till we hid the knife. She put it up on the top shelf of the sideboard, behind the only real cut glass there was in Silver ton.
 Duff came in. and began to sniff with his head up. Before either of us had time to stop him he mounted the sideboard, knocking down all the glass and break iflp if Ina 1y,,ff
 An actor finally offered me $f0O for Duff My father came to Portland to see me about accepting the offer We talked it over one day on the Stark street ferry. Duff was with us and we thought he knew what we were talking about. He looked as sad as father, and I felt I couldn't bear to sell him, though couldn't imagine anything that one hun -dred dollars wouldn't buy.
 Father said life was made up of such sorrows and disappointments; that while nothing could be finer than to spend a lifetime with a dog of such wonderful intelligence and sympathy, still a hundred dollars at compound interest at 10 per cent for twenty years would buy so-and- so and so-and-so. and that in the pro- fessional life Duff was leading he might be stolen.
 l was about to agree. All this time Duff had stood between us, his eyes on. the floor l spoke to him and he raised his head slowly and looked father full in the eye.
 In that look he saved us. Father turned to me and said:
 'Iomer, I guess we cant sell him.
 At that Duff leaped high in the air. bumped fathers hat off his head caught it in the air and ran frisking about the boat with it.
 No he couldn't be sold; there was something in Duff that showed in his eyes and prohibited q price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Ballots in Alabama

A secret ballot is denied in Alabama. The machine legislated otherwise four years ago It decreed that every bal lot should be numbered according to the poll list, and that both should be filed where 1t could go over both at it's leisure.
 Perhaps every other state in the union has q secret ballot, and the pres ent legislature should undo the ma chine work of four years ago. It should grant to the citizens the privilege Of secrecy at the ballot box. No ballot is free ballot unless it be secret. The machine scheme of four years ago should be snatched out of the states statute books.
 At the same time consideration should be given to condition that leads on to 100000 voting citizens of voting age. The cumulative feature or the poll tax IS not hSeueu III olnef states. It is not needed in Mississippi or Louisiana or South Carolina, and it is no more needed here in Alabama than a dog needs two tails, The cumu- lative feature is filling the state with white men who cannot vote, and there is a distressing political condition. It is an unwise condition inasmuch as it is wholly unnecessary. Our constitu- ton standpatters should not desire to see the state filled with white men who are deprived of the freeman's ballot They should at any rate be willing to submit the question to the people in constitutional referendum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Southern Headquarters.

The Wesco Supply company of St Louis, a large eoneeln handling electrical supplies and machinery, will open g branch for the southern states in Bfr- minsham during the present year. said w. W. Moore of that concern, who VAS in the city yesterday ana who has been assigned the duty of preparing for ana establishing the branch business.
 The rapid advance that is being made in the south in all lines of industrial and manufacturing development is ln- creasins the volume of our business to such an extent that a southern branel. has become necessary. Birmingham has been selected as headquarters for this business because it Is undoubtedly Inc center of development in this section
 MT. Moore is a son of the late W. ". Moore who was at one time Mayor of Birmingham and is a brother of Pavton II. Moore now of this eitv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
seven years, as follows

It will thus be seen that the increase in the production of iron in Alabama has not kept step with the increase in the rest of the country, and this in duces the Wall Street Journal to say: Alabama is the fifth state of the union in point of pig iron production. It has held this position for the last several years. but unless it shows material increase over the next few years it will have to give away to New York, which is rapidly oyerhauling it.. It can be stated, however, that, based on the vast amount of money being spent in developing the iron and steel indus try of the south, Alabama will show a very heavy increase in iron production over the next five years. The trouble has been that Alabama has confined it's business principally to the sale of pig iron, and until recently has paid little attention to the diversification of it's products"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
LOCAL CLUB WINS
 FROM AUBURN BOYS


 The Athletic club gained another vic tory last night which places her among the leading basketball teams of the south. Auburn was showed under with score of 20 to %
 On the college team there were three Birmingham boys, and large crowds were present to cheer both aggregatlons. The game was stoutly contested through out and several times the score was tied
 At the end of the first half the Ath- letic club stood three points ahead, but Auburn soon made these up and was well on the road to victory when Bir- minSham's forwards became an unpassa- ble barracade and her forwards put In some hard work, changing the balance. Mckinney and Riddle played wonder ful game, making great individual throws and holding together with good team work. Morris who was put in dur ing the second half, also showed his usual ability.
 For Auburn Robert Ware was the shin ing star. He is a student from this city and crack athlete. Here is the lineup:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
MERIDIAN'S CLUB
 GETS GOOD START

Meridian. Miss. February iS,-(Special.) The annual meeting of the Meridian Baseball association was held tonight and the old board of officers reelected.
 The following is tile new board of di- reetors: J. II. O'Neil Allan McCants, s. R. Willis, A. J. Lyon, Gus c. Kendall, j. II. Potts E. Butler, w. todges, s. Sugarman. H. Thorton. Alex McRaven, W. F. Wilcox.
 Following the stockholders meeting the following officers were reelected: Presi- dent, J. H. O'Neil; vice president, Allan MeGants; secretary, s. R. Willis; treas urer, A, J. Lyon.
 After the meeting the retiring board of directors entertained the stockholders with a Dutch lunch and everybody made merry until a late hour.
 Manager Guy Sample tonight an- nounced that he had signed another southpaw twirler. M. Allen of Memphis, who Las been a member of the Arkansas State league He stated that work on the park would hegin during the comi" week and that all the players had ordered to report early next month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
South CaroIina's Immigrants

The first shipload of immigrants that Commissioner Watson of South Caro- lima collected in Belgium and Germany went into cotton mills in the upper part of that state. but the second shipload recently landed at Charleston, consists almost wholly of farmers. Some of them are seeking employment on the South Carolina farms, while some of them are buying lands thus becoming their own bosses at once
 The Greenville, s. C., News thinks the state immigration department has accomplished vast amount of good even in the face of great difficulties, and now that the hard part of the pioneer work has been accomplished, the News says that the future work of the department should be much more extended and beneficial. South Caro- lima has decided to stay in the immi- grant importation business. Secretary Straus has given it a clear track for work, and the new immigration bill does not change the situation.
 The South Carolina immigration bureau does not deny that it is aided by mills and by individuals that desire white labor. It takes their money and acts for them in collecting immigrants in Europe and in forwarding them, not to New York, but straight to Charles ton.
 Although the opinions of Solicitor Earle and of Secretary Straus in the Wittekind case are plain and explicit yet the spinners of New England do aot propose to let the movement go on unchecked. At the instance of Con- gressman Gardner of Massachusetts the House passed a resolution request ing the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to send to the House any in formation relative to the introduction of foreign laborers into South Carolina by Labor Commissioner Watson. and also the opinion of the solicitor of the department as to whether said labor CTS were lawfully admitted. The res olution was discussed by Messrs. Find icy and Lever of South Carolina and by MT. Underwood, all of whom de- clared they had no objection to the adoption of the resolution, and it was adopted.
 Secretary Straus will undoubtedly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19

stand by the position he took at the outset in this matter, and no harm will probably come from the Gardner reso- lution. It. however, shows that the Massachusetts spinners do not propose to let the southern mills acquire addi- tional labor from Europe if way can be devised to cut them out under the terms of the alien contract law. The matter needs watching and the mem- bers from the south can be trusted to see that the Gardners in the House do not induce Congress to act unjustly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
SEVEN ARRESTS
 MADE DURING DAY

Although all the supernumeraries and every police officer on the force were yigilant yesterday the day was one of the quietest that can be remembered In the twenty-four hours only seven arrests were made, and not ono of these for q serious crime.
 Only one man became so drunk as to be unruly, and he was not locked up until his vote had been cast, Two negroes were disorderly in their own quarters, but no one was arrested for selling liquor Every thing went off as smoothly and quietly as could have been expected. Some few fel- lows had though of the future so much as to keep few bottles in their rooms for election use, which were drawn upon free. ly, but men knew the value of keeping their heads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
WE UNcOMMISIERATE PASS INTO
 THE NIGHT.
rt T,ouis Stevenson

By Robert Louis Stevenson. We uncommiserate pass into the night From the loud banquet, and, departing.
 leave A tremor in mems memories, faint and
 sweet And frail as music. Features of our face. The tones of the voice, the touch of the loved hand. Perish and vanish. one by one from earth: Meanwhile in halls of song, the multitude Applauds the new performer One, per-
 chance, One ultimate survivor fingers on, And smiles and to his ancient heart re-
 calls The long forgotten. Ere the morrow die, He, too, returning, through the curtain
 comes, And the new ,-~4 fars@ss ,,s aud goes on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
We came crying hither.
 king Lear.
Alabama ifsn

In January eleven furnaces were blown out, and nine were blown in, and the months production was but 2,205,- 0O7 tons, as against 2,235,30 tons in December. The falling off was about SO,oOO tons. and the statistics show that the merchant furnaces increased their output in January.
 This district turned out in January 145,233 tons, against 139 ,6S3 tons in December. and 150,506 tons in Novem- ber Thirty seven coke furnaces are in blast. None of the figures include charcoal furnaces or their output. We give the figures of this district for seven years, as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Beats RaiIroadina.

A. Griggs of Cedartown Ga. president and general manager of the Alabama and Deorsia Iron company, but formerly sn- peiliitehdent of the Alabama Great South erh railroad with headquarters in Bir- mihgham' spent yesterday ill the city. lie IS making marked success of the nlihlng business, and as he. is the picture or health his new work evidently agrees with him. Yes, like my present position "ell' n many respects It beats railroad lng' no longer have to jump in the night at the tap of the telephone or lis ten to the complaints of shippers in times or congestion and ear shortage. sueh as we are now having"
 MT Griggs is stopping at the Florence. but will leave early this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Looks Good to Him.

"I can see wonderful improvement in Birmingham since 1 left here several years ago" said Hinton Clabaugh yester- day. "I have been away for several years and was surprised to sec the many indications of Improvements. The city looks good 10 me.
 Streets are being paved. buildings erected, new streets opened. many new residents have been built. and in fact there is every indication of the growing and prospering city. Il looks to be q couple of times as large as il was when l left here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
See Birmingham Grow.

There is not another town in inc soutb that IS growing like Birmingham" said Jack Prince of bicycle racing fame, when he arrived in Birmingham yesterday. T nave been all over the south recently and none of them look as good to me as Bir mingham
 Why there has been whole block of structures built in the business part of town since I was here, and that has been only three or four years ago. The town is growing so fast that I hardly recognized it when I got here today.
 Birmingham is better than Atlanta in many ways and in five years this will be the biggest town of the two"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Ball Player Arrested.

Kansas City, February B.-C. $. Cori- don, professional baseball pitcher, who played a portion of last season in tho east with National league club. is un- der arrest here charged with passing worthless checks. Gordon is under con tract to play this season with the Cincin- natl National league team He played al Mennnhis a part of Last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Strike on Iron Mountain Unchanued,

St. Louis, February 1S.-In answer to inquiry at the office of General Manager Sullivan, of the Missouri Pacihc-Iron Mountain system, today as to the strike situation the statement was made "rhere is no change in the situation" Representatives of the strikers will meet today to read and consider letetrs and in- structions from the strikers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS TV ,
Others Fatally Injured at Saw
 Plant In Arkansas.

Blythevllc, Ark, February 1S.-Two n were killed, two others were fatally f.. jured and three more or less seriousi hurt as result of an explosion of boiler at the sawmill plant of l.. NJ Brouthers at State Line, Ark, severa miles north of here. today.
 As far as can be ascertained the ex- plosion resulted from the letting of cold water into heated boiler. Those most seriously hurt were brought here fol treatment