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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
LITTLE STORIES OF WALL STREET

The cleverest thding members OF
the Stock Exchhge are the Jews
They take to the klSiness instructive
ly. They are bori' traders-gocd los
ers as well as good winners. Iii mum
hers too they areIa powerful factor
On one occasion tie fact was brought
out among some ofthe Christian men,
bers that trading in certain com.
paratively inactivi stock controlled
by two jew specialists, was becoming
very difficult. Whhever Christian
approached the pdt where the two
specialists held birth he observed
that there was in progress an ami
mated discussion Il Yiddish.
II dom know wat they were say.
ing" explained onenember, "but the
tone of it suggestsithat it might be.
got there they hi fought it out.
drawn lots, and dettmined which one
could trim me. Win tried to trade
/ had to do SO will one man and or
Ibis terms. or not atlll All the time
they jabbered back md forth i'll Yid
dish. was at a Sadvantage. and
obviously victim.'
Finally that post tot so bad that
the Christians calleRt the corner OF
Jerusalem Street AMI Jericho Alley
tho scene of the p;hhle of the Sa
maritan-and then TIL Board of Gov.
errors ruled that EHish should be
the spoken language dthe floor from
ten A. M. to three PM.
Strategy of til Game.
There is a great difrence in stock
brokers. During aiull market a
broker received an oer to sell ten
thousand shares of ,eertain stock
and to use his own direction in sell
ing. He surveyed thhrowd bnyina
and selling the stock a decided that
If he tried to sell it hFould be com
PEELED to make large arifices.
Z Accordingly he ca6usly offered
few fhundred-sharest the last biz
price, but did not selthem. There
was considerable lor interest, ant
he discovered that onspeculator {
room trader, was bhlls the marke
and not meeting wi any success
After waiting for se,hl hours thu
broker with the big der had TIL,
satisfaction Of hearinehe speculato
bid "a half for th,hnd!" which
was the biggest bid tthe morning
The broker with thten thousan,
share order knew thaihe other fel
low was bluffing-tf he did no
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
THE DoURTER.

The Wizard says his motor
VIII scare the market soon:
lie claims when it's perfected
Twill prove mighty boon.
think I've heard that story
a bunch of years or so;
Before I'm sure it's coming
I'll have to see it go.
They say the patent mixer
Is ready for the fray:
You couple on the motor
The rest is only play.
Eight COWS for each continuance,
They claim it cannot fail:
But must hear the p.ng-pong
or milk within the pail.
Thev tell me Mars is girdled
With lots of deep canals,
Which makes 'em think it's crowde;
With men and animals.
But IL there is canaling
Upon that twinkling midge,
want to sec the towpath.
want to hear Low BRIDGE"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
a Dinner Gown.

An attractive gown carrying out the
prevailing panel" idea is seen in
deep ivory net with border of heavy
guimpure. the skirt shaped like an
apron front and back, opening over
an under-petticoat of fine black chif-
fon frosted with jet. with n deep hem
of the ivory guimpure, headed top
and bottom with fine fur. The bodice
has wide and deep square plastron
of the lace and net almost covering
it, but the black chiffon shows at the
sides. The sleeves arc square shap-
ed and caught up with true lovers
knots of fur. A beOe bodice OF white
chiffon is drawn up into a circular
tucker OF embroidery like n lingerie
beading with silver ribbon run
through, but having no bows to fin,
ish 1t off. A shaped bertha encircles
the shoulders. some five inches deep
all round, straiehtedged. OF pale grey
velours, embroidered with series of
interlinked circles of pailettes, a
change from the Greek design. There
are full elbow sleeves of the chiffon,
and the bodice shows below the her.
tina. There Is II silver belt and Il
long straight skirt of grey velours,
bordered with the same silver en-
hroidery. This is one OF the French
models.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20

OF the pie girl, whose name was
known TO both of us. Stanford
White told me all about it. There
was q stag dinner, he said, and this
Girl was put in big pie with q
lot of birds. SHE was very young
about fifteen years I think he snid.
When the girl jumped out OF the
PIE the birds flew all about the
room. Mr. White and another man
had trouble to keep 1T out of the
newspapers. He said they went on
their knees to the editor of one
newspaper to keep the story out OF
the paper and finally through the
influence of a friend. had dt sup.
pressed Mr.. Thaw said he had
investigated tile story and that 1T
was true; that afterwards the girl
married but her husband heard the
story of her connection with MIR.
White; that he cast her off and
that SHE died in great poverty and
disgrace. He said Stanford White
ought TO he in the penitentiary;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
A Neat Picture.

A splendid little picture has quite
a beautiful frame made Of ribbon. The
glass Is cut oval shape and slipped
between two pieces of cardboard just
a trifle larger than the glass, so the
edges can be sewed, holding the glass
in place. Small yellow daisies are
made by making n tiny rosette of vel.
low satin ribbon, forming the center
with q French knot of brown silk
thread. The leaves are formed with
dark green satin ribbon. Take one
inch of the ribbon about one-fourth of
an inch wide, cross it in the middle.
which forms little beak for the leaf,
ribbon the daisy in the centetr of the
ribbon. and point both ends of the
green ribbon for stems. They should
all be identical in size and placed
very closely arond the edge of the
frame. The flowers are sewed to the
cardboard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20

that he got worse and worse all the
time and something had to he done
Boston MlIIiner on stand.
NIrs. TnGw lett the stand. Mrs.
j. j. Cain, a Boston milliner, then
took the stand and told OF pro
posal of marriage. 81 was in the
room when Mr.. Thaw called. He
told Mrs. Holman that he wanted to
marry Florence" FLORENCE being
the name OF which Evelyn Nesbit
was called by her mother" What
hapepned after Mr.. Thaw made this
proposal?" 81 then left the r,oom.',
He told Mrs. Nesblt Something
about his desire to send FLORENCE
to Europe and said If she would
marry him NE would settle enough
on Mrs. Nesbtt and Howard to keep
them forever. Mrs. Nesbit said She
would try and fix it so Florence
would accept him. Mrs. Holman
said she wanted me to help her to
Induce Evelyn to take Mr. Thaw as
q husband"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20

was born are bound To be disnppoint
ed. for there is not splinter of i
| the ground but il collapsed long ago
Nor should the poet seeking an iuspir
alton for n sonnet entitled "'rhc Cra
die of the Republic" go 10 the Spot
| where the cradle OF the infant Wash
inStun was rocked nearly one hun
drcu and Sevcnty-five years ago. foi
| II now has a Sepulchral look that
could do naugh, but depress Il poetic
soul. On the site Il granite monument
now stands. fenced about with Il stout
iron paling.
Were ii not for the ugly fence the
| thirty-five feet of stone would disap.
| pear under the hammers of vandais
| inside of half dozen years. say the
| farmer folk who live near by. Van.
| da'isi destroyed all the car!ic.' ne.
MORALS of the place. Originally th.rc
we're q couple Of brick chimncvs on
ire site. relics of the fire which dc.
srcyed Washinston's first home
But, brick by brick. the chimneys were
pulled down and carried Off by
souvenir hunters" Then Il Urea,
bowlder of Potomac blue stone or
gneiss was placed on the site, nut it
also was attacked by vandais. who
Clipped and hacked away at it until
ii too mad disappeared
About mile away from the monu.
mcnt lies the old Washington burial
ground "A dreary field grown up to
weeds and surrounded by Il rickety
fence. Here many Washingtons have
heen buried. their graves even more
obscure than were their lives. Under.
meath the weeds only two or three
Wondering tOmbstoncs may he found.
Once there was a burial vault in this
field, an excavation in the flat earth
bricked up and arched over level with
the ground but it collapsed long ago.
and the earth has sifted in until now
only Il slight depression and n few
protruding bricks Indicate where the
original John Washington. his wife.
and his son Lawrence are believed to
have been buried.
Within a short distance OF this ne.
elected graveyard are to be found the
homes OF many of the present day
Washingtons At Blenheim House
which was built by William Augustine
Washington, live his descendants
Mrs. Lena Washington Hungerford
and her children A few hundred
yards further away stands the house
of Lawrence Washington. the bare
footed member of the family. "Unclc
Law" as he is best known in. West
moreland, is much pestered by
sightseers as the modern George
Washington Usually the first cues
ton asked Of him is why he does not
wear shoes and his usual answer is
Coin lAarfut cured my rheumatic"
Uncle Law" is so sick of talking
about his family that if he gets the
chance he will shift the conversation
TO the subject of crops. fishing or his
Civil War record. Like all of the
Washingtons in that part of the coun.
try his sympathies were with the
Confederacy at the outbreak of the
Rebellion, and he fought for the cause
or secession as Il member of the 9th
Virginia Cavalry. Whatever military
qualities he may have had in common
with the commander in chief of the
patriot army in the Revolution, they
at least did not cause his advance
ent in rank in the time that he was
in service. He entered the Confed-
crate army as n private, and as a
private he left it.-New York Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
The French Hat.

1t may be possible, yet hardly like.
ly. that American women will adopt
the real Partisan hat. A few may
be faithful followers OF this large and
nngraceful mushroom hat, yet the pic.
ture hats in this style are genuine.
ly unbecoming to most persons. To
top off its many accessories of plum
age, ribbons and flowers, large veil
OF another color is loosely draped
over the brim to be coGuettishly tuck
ed into Il fancy how under the left
ear. 1t looks sadly awrry.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
SURPRISE SPRUNG BY
RECALLING OF MRS. THAW
Wife of Prisoner Identifies Many
Letters and Tells Story Of the
"Pie Girl.

NEW YORK. Feb. ia decided
surprise was sprung In the rhaw
trial this morning by the defense
recalling Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
- the stand Immediately after the
court convened. Mrs. Thiaw looked
pale and serious rs she took her
place on the stand. She appeared
N The same simple. girlish costume
that she has worn every day since
the trial began. She smiled slightly
as sNie caught her husbands eye.
Ihaw retnrned the smile and then
turn2d to Attorney O'Riely with
whom Ne talked for minute ex.
c.tedly. Then he rcturnod to his
conversation with DR.. Evans. but
for the most part kept dis eyes
on his wife only turning occasion
ally to whisper In the doctors ear.
Letter after letter Mr.. Delmas
funded the witness aud she identi-
fled each one by Il simple inclina.
ton OF her head. She took the
letters in her hand, one at a time
and only glanced at each before she
returned 1t to the attorney. When
Mrs. Thnw had identified thirty
h'tters Mr. Dehnas returned TO the
counsel table and brought forth q
new package and the work of identl.
tication continued. In all Mrs. Thaw
identified forty-two letters. She
was nearly half an hour Mt the
task
Letters From White.
Mr.. Delmas handed the witness
six Other letters and they also were
Identified as having como from
Stanford White. The letters were
marked as defendants exhibits @,
r, S, 7, U, V and w. After a
moments delay still other letters
We're identified
As the examination of letters was
concluded Mr.. Delmas turned to the
witness How long have you known
May MacKenzie?"
Since 1901"
"How long has Mr. Ty,aw known
her?"
Since 1904"
I'D You in May. 1909 relate to
Mr.. Thaw n conversation you had
with May Mackenzie, especially with
reference 10 wflat she said to you
regarding Stanford Wh!te?"
Jerome objected to the question.
Sic said Stanford White had re-
marked, Pooh. it won't last, will
get her back"
Mrs. Thaw said sire met White
at May MacKenzie's bedside in 1904
and he attempted TO embrace her.
She also said she had second
operation in January, 1905, which
was paid for by Thaw
Continues Her Story.
Mrs. Thaw said that Harry Thaw
always sttrirbte her i'll l.salth the
necessity OF the second operation,
etc, to Stanford White. Mrs. Thaw
also te'dflcd that Thaw had told
her he was going TO take mn Sian.
ford Whites affairs with AnthonJ
Comstoak. 81 told him it would dc
no good. that Sanford Wl.tte had
many influential friends ana thai
h' could stop 1T. told him thai
lots of people would nw believe Tho
things abort Stanford White on ac
I count of his pe:sonalityN Did you
AMI Mr.. Thaw discuss the fates Of
otHasr young women ut the, hands OF
stanford White and did iyou tell
J him certain names?" Mr. Jeron,,
objected. Mr.. Delmas refrained tht
question and Mrs. Thaw said ehe
and her husband had discussed {;
number of ycnng women.
lid you and MIR Thaw dScuss
the fate OF the pie girl?'"
! Concerning The "Pie Girl"
Yes; told him | had hear,l
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
The Nerves of
School Children

DR.. Weir Mitchell, the great Ameri-
can authority on diseases OF the nerves,
makes the following observations on
school children's nerves.
As examination time approaches
headaches become frequent as the re-
suit Of eye strain and exhausted nerves.
st. Vitus' Dance is preceded by inces-
sant winkins, Struggling Of the shoul-
ders and twitching Of the face mus
cles.
Girls become hysterical, nervous cry
easily. get fidgety, etc.
Under these circumstances the sys-
tenn demands such assistance as lie at
torded by DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills.
Failure to restore the depleted nerves
makes a complete failure of health al
most certain, for diseases do
not get we'll OF their own accord.
Because OF their mild and gentle ac-
ton and extraordinary restorative in
huence DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills
are especially suited as a treatment for
! pale, weak mo sickly children.
They instil new vigor into brain and
nerves, add new, firm flesh and tissue
and build up the system generally: so
a box, at all dealers. or DR.. A.
w. Chase I1cdicine Co, Buffalo. N, Y.
Said bv oil nr,, rriSt
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07

Sheriff Cook got word froIo the
officials OF the insane hospital at
Yankton that 1T will be impossible
to receive Mrs. Lucille Hirschman
at the present time owing to the
crowded condition of the women's
department in the hospital. In the
same letter the sheriff was informed
that Ray Woodcock, who was taken
to the asylum a few days ago from
this city, had made his escape.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16

U. S. A. Transports will leave for
San Francisco and Manila, and will
arrive from same ports at irregular
intervals.
Calling at Manila.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
SHIPPING Intelligence

(For additional and later shipping see
pages 4, or 81
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
Metropolitan Meat Co., Ltd

*.lHa9H e9o
IS HE ANY BETTER?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
Z. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE-WEATHER BUREAU.

The following data, covering a period
of 80 years, have been compiled from
the McKibbin and Weather Bureau re-
cords at Honolulu, T. H. They are is
sued to show the conditions that have
prevailed, during the month in ques-
ton, for the above period of years,
but must not be construed as a fore
cast of the weather conditions for the
coming month.
Month, July for 80 years.
TEMPERATURE. (189O-19O6)
Mean or normal temperature, 7S deg.
The warmest month was that of 1900,
with an average Of 70 deg.
The coolest month was that of 1894,
with an average of 76 deg.
The highest temperature was IS deg.
on July 2S, 1900.
The lowest temperature was 63 deg.
on July l, 1899.
PRECIPITATION CRain) QS77-1S94,
1905-6)
Average for the month, l. As inches.
Average number of days with .O1 of
an inch or more, IA.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was SOB inches in 1880.
The least monthly precipitation was
0.34 mich in 1882.
The greatest amount OF precipitation
recorded in any 2 4consecutive hours
was BY inches on July II, 1880.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.*
Average a. m, $50; average 9 p.
m. 1870 (1S93-19O4).
Average a. m, 66qS; average s p. m.
1919 (19O5-6)
CLOUDS AND WEATHER C1S9O-19O6.)
Average number of clear days, 10;
partly cloudy days, II; cloudy days, l.
WIND.
The prevailing winds are from the
NE. (1S75-1S94, 19O5-19O6)
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 3S miles (19O5-6.)
The highest velocity of the wind was
u miles fro mthe NE. on July 6, 1905.
(19O5-6.)
Station: Honolulu, T. H.
Date of issue: June 20, 1907.
~ o'clock averages from records of
territorial Meteorologist, 8 o'clock
averages from Weather Bureau records
WIN. B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director, Weather Bureau.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
Shipping in Port

(Arny and Navy
U. S. S. Iroquois, Carter, San Fran
cisco, May 3.
(Merchant MarIne)
Steamships.
Br. cableship RestoreI. Combe, Els
quimalt, March 81.
Br. S. S. Scottish Monarch, Dover
Newcastle, July 8.
All. S, S. Nevadan, Greene, Ka-
hului, July 16.
Sailing vessels.
Am. bkt. st. Katherine, Saunders,
Hilo, July 5.
Br. sp. Sieve Roe, George, Nitrate
ports, July Z.
At Pearl Harbor.
Am Ketch Shark, London, San Fran
cisco, May 20.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16

media, July 10.
From Yokohama, per S. S. Mongolia
July 81
From Victoria, per S. S. Moana, July
q.
From Colonies, per S. S. Manuka
July "a
U. S. A. TRANSPORTS.
Thomas left Guam for Manila June 26
Logan, at SanFrancisco
Buford en- route to Honolulu, from Ma.
gasaki.
Sherman left Honolulu for Manila
July a.
Sheridan at Mare Island repairing
Dix at Seattle.
Warren at San Francisco.
Crook left Honolulu for Alaska, June 20
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16

Times of the tide are taken from the
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ia
bles The tides at Kahului and Hilo
occur erout one hour earlier than at
Honolulu. Hawaiian standard time is
10 hours 80 minutes slower than Green
witch time, being that of the meridian
of 157 degrees 80 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1870 p. M, which is
the same as Greenwich, 0 hours, min
utes. The sun and Moon are for local
time for the whole group.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
SHIPPING NOTES

'
The S. S. Enterprise was scheduled
to sail for hilo from San Francisco
last Saturday
The bark Annie Johnson, Captain
Nilsson, sailed from San Francisco for
Hilo on July z.
The schooner H. G. Wright arrived
at San Francisco on July T. % days
from Mahukona.
The bark George Curtis, Captain
Herbert, sailed from San Francisco for
Honolulu on July z.
Among the through passengers on
the Korea are 40 school teachers go
ing to the Philippines
Seattle shipped $500 tons of mer-
chandise, valued at $496,216, to Homo
lulu during the month of June
The three vessels now in the service
of the Togo Kisen Kaisha will soon
give place to new and larger boats
The transport Lawton purchased by
the p M. S, S. Co., will be run be-
tween San Francisco and Portland
The tug Eleu, Captain Peterson,
reached San Francisco from Hilo on
July in tow of the S. S. Enterprise
w. L. Bunkers formerly first assist
ant engineer of the Mongolia. is now
chief of the Manchuria which will be
ready by August l.
Several sparrows were caught aboard
the S. S. Korea coming from the Coast.
They were either stowaways or board.
ed the vessel from another ship.
The s. S. Enterprise, which reached
San Francisco from Hilo on July .,
celebrated July 4 at sea in a strong
Northwestern and drenching spray.
When the s. s. China went out for
the Coast last night she was saluted
by every vessel in the harbor. She re-
spOnded with her siren which drowned
all other salutes
officers of every vessel from the ORR
ent for the past six months have de-
clared that there is no indication of
war as far as the talk in Japan is con-
cerned
p. M. S. S. Korea sailed from Naval
wharf No at 10 a m. today. She
has 5000 tons of freight, including
much machinery for Japan and treas
ure valued at 5000, 900.
The o. S. S. Alameda sailed for
Honolulu from San Francisco last
Saturday, July 49, She is due mere
Friday morning with four davs mail.
The ALI S. S. Missourian arrived at
Salina Cruz from Hilo on July 4.
The All. S. S. Mexican arrived at
San Diego on July from Magdalena
Bay where she was laid up for seven
days while a new supply of oil was
sent to her from San Francisco by the
S. S. Nevadan. She has New York
freight via Tehuantepec, for San Fran
cisco and Honolulu.
Two women and a man of the Portu-
guese immigrants per S. S. Kumeric
left for the Coast yesterday evening
in the S. S. China. There are others
of the last immigration who are going
to the Coast, having had no intention
of stopping here. A number of them
are women who expect to find easy
employment in mainland cities.
The Examiner says communication
with the transport Sherman was main
tanned by wireless from the Farallones
until the troOpship was more than 1000
miles en- route to Honolulu, adding
were the station at Honolulu as eff
cient as either the stations here or
those on the transports it would be
possible to communicate with the ISL
ands through the medium of any OF
the trCopships."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
DEPARTING.

Monday, July Is.
p. M. S. S. China, Robinson, for San
Francisco, from Hackfeld wharf, at 6
p. m.
S. S. Maui, Bruhn, for Kohalalele,
Paauhau, Kukaiau, Ookala, Laupa-
hoehoe and Papaakea, p. m.
Tuesday, July l6.
p. M. S. s. Korea, Sandberg, for the
Orient from Naval wharf No 3, 10 a.
m.
NJ S. S. Hilonian, Johnson, for San
Francisco, 10 a. m.
S. S. Kinau, Freeman for Hilo
and way ports, noon.
S. S. w. G. Hall, Thompson, for Ka-
uai ports, p m.
s. s. Iwalani, Piltz, for Maui and
Molokai ports, 5 p. m.
S. S. Niihau, Oness. for Kauai
ports, p. m.
S. S. Noeau, Peterson, for Mahuko-
ma, 5 p. m.
Wednesday, July IT,
All. S. S. Nevadan Greene, for
San Francisco, noon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16
The Mails

OUTGOING.
For San francisco, per S. S. Hilo-
man. July 16.
For San Francisco, per S. S. Neva-
dan, July II.
For San Francisco, per S. S. Mongo-
liza, July 21.
For San Francisco per S. S. Alamo
da, July "a.
For Victoria, per s. S. Manuka, July
"a
For Colonies, per S. S. Moana, July
81.
INCOMING.
From San Francisco, per S. S. Ala
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16

W To iiltiJ ilitllii ltio7 a. a'itaa az -
Mrs. John McMullen, Miss Anna M .
Jansen, J. w. Elston, Mrs Elston, j.
f. Morgan, Jr., n. p Sorenson, w. II.
Bundy, and wife, Miss Rosenberg, Miss
Josephine Cohn, j. II. Sanford, j.
w. Reynolds, j. Pratt, Miss Irene
Lewis, Miss Abby Dow, r. c. Lewis.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-16

Former President Cleveland denoce hunters who
merely for the sake OF killing them What fishes
merely for the sake of getting be2Chcago Record Herald