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i the lifeboat had been bravely manned
 time and again in vain.
 Suddenly Ham broke through the
 crowd He made line fast to him.
 self. despite all remonstrance. and watched the sea for his chance. Only one man was left alive now on the wreck-the agile fellow with the curl ing hair. Clinging to the topmast. he waved his hat as a great wave rolled over the wreck and as that wave burst on the beach, Ham leaped into the sea.
 Once they hauled him back. He was hurt There was blood on his face. But he dashed in again. Rising with the hills of water, borne now back ward, now forward, he fought toward the ship. One more stroke would have brought him to it-when high, green hillside of water came from the sea and the wreck was gone" They drew him in to David's very feet. He had been beaten to, death by the great wave and his generous heart was at rest.
 While David knelt by his side fish erman whispered: sir, will you como over yonder2"
 And on that part of the shore where Little Emily and he had looked for sh els, two children-where some lighter fragments of the old ark, blown L, the wind-among the ruins of the homo he had wronged-David found Steer | forth lying with his head upon his arm. | as he had often seen him lie at school. A long, deep night fell on the over | charged heart of David Copperfeld. He wandered in foreign lands, working at new books feverishly all the time and eating out his heart. Only now and | then when letters from Agnes reached | him did he win back to something like peace. So three years passed before he returned to England Agnes met him with joy and love. | She touched the chords of his memory | so softly and tremendously with ths unerring instinct of her noble heart l that not one jarred. He soon came to spend every evening in her gentle l presence, for 1t alone was powerful enough to drive his heavy, heavy memories from his mind. One day his aunt looked steadfastly at him. q think, Trotwood" said she, that Agnes Is going to be married" God bless her." said David man. l fully.
 He rode straight to her house and asked her to confide in him, her brother. Instead. she burst into tears, and David Copperfield saw great hope brighten for him.
 .Agnesl" he cried, q went away, dear | Agnes. loving you. I stayed away low | ing you. returned home loving youf' 1 q am so b1est, Trotwood," said | Agnes. My heart Is so overcharged--
 ! but there is one thing I must say i, She laid her dear hands on Dayid's
 l shoulders and looked calmly in his l face.
 l q have loved you all my life,' said | she. And have one thing more to tell you. On the night that Dora died she 1 loft me a last charge. It was that only l I would occupy this vacant place" And Agnes laid her head upon his | breast and wept; and David wept with l her, though both were so happy. Next Sundays one-page classic will l be "Toilers of the Sea-" by Victor Hugo.
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in a calm, radiant sunset. Surrounded by the rosy light and standing apart from the rest, he holding her fast with great love and she clingng to him. they solemnly passed out to sea. And night fell darkly on the waters and on David.
 They had left off telling him that Dora would be better 'in 6 few days more." Dora lay very still now, day after day-smiling and beautiful. with Jip, grown weak and old suddenly. mildly licking her hand And at last one night, when Agnes was fin the house, she drew David down to her and whispered: "I am afraid. dear. was too young Is 1t lonely down stairs Doady? Oh, how my poor boy cries, Hush. hush! And now I want to speak to Agnes. l want to speak to Agnes quite alone"
 And while David sat downstairs. lit- tie Jip Crept slowly to him, licked his hand and died.
 "Oh, Agnes! Look, look here" cried David.
 Agnes stood in the doorway-her face full of pity and of grief. her tears falling fast, solemn hand upraised toward heaven!
 Through the despair that closed on him. there came no conscious thought for long. long while. When at last he struggled back to connected thought, his first realization was that Agnes was there with her compassionate tears her words of hope and peace, her gentle face bending down as from some purer region and softening his pain. And 1t was Agnes who led him toeticcide on going abroad for space.
 But before he went David had sa cred duty to perform. It was to carry to Ham letter from Little Emily. Accordingly he posted to Yarmouth one night under wild sky. As the night advanced 1t came on to blow harder and harder, unti lthe horses had to stap at intervals when the coach man feared that the coach would be blown over. As they approached the sea, from which this mighty wind was blowing dead on shore, It's force became more and more terrific. The high watery walls that came rolling in looked as If the least would engulf the town.
 Ham was away in A sea coast village near by, and was expected back on the morrow. So there was nothing to do hut wait and listen to the wind still rising and watch the waves ever mounting higher, while the fishermen, sheltering behind walls and houses, told of vessels seen laboring in deadly dis tress off the coast.
 All that night the gale grew. Sud denly, toward dawn, David was aroused by the cry: "A wreck! Close byv' Struggling to the beach he saw It close in. He saw men aboard Of her struggling franticaily to cut away a fallen mast that was beating the side of her to pieces. Conspicuous among them was one brave. agile fellow. with | long curling hair. The mon on shore groaned and clsspsd their hands. For
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he had writhed his tortuous way into position where at last it was only too certain that MT. Wickfield, now sadly altered was afraid of him as the holder of some guilty secret; and his power over his old patron had now been strengthe ened so that he had not only installed his Tumble" mother in the house, but openly demanded the hand of Agnes as the price of her fath- CTS honor.
 Heavy, indeed, were the hearts of David and his aunt as they saw how MT. Wickfield daily fell more and more h elplessly into the power of this fawn- ing, hideous creature. But when the hour was darkest. help came from an unexpected hand. That hand was the hand of the habitualN victim of pecu- niary difficulties, Mir. Micawber
 In the course of his hopeful waiting for something to turn up, he had ac- cepted position as clerk to Mir. Wick field, under Uriah Heep. and he now came to David Copeprfield, wh om he eloquently called the friend of his youth. He burst into violent tears, and on being asked what was the mat ter, he exclaimed: "Ylllainy Is the matterl Deception, fraud conspiracy are the matter! And the name of the whole atrocious mass is--Heep"
 Despite his passion for oratory and finished sentences, the gifted Mcawber made 1t clear enough that during h:s clerkshjp he had discovered Heep's meth ods, and he furnished facts that made it possible to confront him. hHeep was forced to confess that he had robb- ed the lawyers clients and then made MT. Wickfield believe that he himself had wasted their property by his meth ods.
 When Betsy Trotwood heard this part of the disclosure she leaped at Uriah and seized him by the throat. Give me my property!' she cried AS long as I thought 1t had been wasted by Wickfield l wouldn't breathe 6 word to any one about it's having been placed here for investment But now I'll have it"
 The humble Uriah made full restitu- ton and then removed his foul shadow forever from Agnes. In recognition of the services of MT. MIcawber, 1t was proposed to him to emigrate to Aus tralia with enough capital to begin life anew. Mrs. Mica wber. having re- ceived satisfactory responses to her anxious inquiries whether the circum- stances of the country were such as to give a man of Mir. Micawber's abilities a fair chance of rising in the social scale not to say to be Governor as- scented enthusiastically. And Mir. Mi- cawber immediately assumed hardy rowing manner and looked at. the bull locks in the Canterbury market place with the keen eye of an Australian farmer.
 When they sailed they did not sail alone On the same ship WAS MT. Peg gotty; for the lost had been found, and he was going with his little Emily to make a new home in new land. Da- vid copperfield watched them sail away
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A Good Reason.
Raltimora American

From the Baltimore American.
 Don't you get tired of the people who are always looking down in the mouth?" Indeed I do. l am going to see one now, who invariably gets on my nerves" What are you going to see him for thenT
 'Because he's my dentist"
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
OLD NORTHWEST
DAY AT EXPORETION

JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Aug
3l.-SeptemLer 18th will be known
MS old Northwest Day at the Ex.
position, and great train loads of pco.
pie from the five states of Ohio. In.
diana. Michigan. Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. viii flock down To Tidewator and
spend few happy days celebrating
IN historical event of much interest
to them, and likewise. in seeing the
sights of this latest and greatest of
AL the worlds fairs.
An excellent program is being an.
ranged for this celebration by the Ex.
position management ana the author
tiles OF these several states. Among
the distinguished men to deliver ad-
dresses on that date are Governor
Frank IIanly, of Indiana. Mayor Dunn
OF Chicago. Hon. Harry ST. George
Tucker, president of the Exposition.
ana very likely Governor Johnson of
Minnesota. Governor johnson has
been solicited to join in this ccIcbra
ION. as have the governors of tho
i've states mentioned. and he has in
limited that he might do so. but ms
yet no official acceptance has bcc.i
made public.
In addition 10 the speaking. grand
military and naval paradcs will bo
hcld AT which time the troops sta
Toned at the Exposition. together
with marines from the many battle
ships stationed in Hampton Road.
VIII be reviewed by the various gov
errors and high military ana naya
officials.
musical program is being ar
ranged which will include man,
| bands and choruscs. among then
Phinncy's United States Band an,
the famous childrcns chorus of tn,
Exposition. which Is composed q
five hundred voices. Other bands I,
he AT the Exposition arc the Mcxi
can National Band ana the Chicago
Marine Band.
Old Northwest Day celebrates IN,
passage of an ordinance of 1887 h.
which tch Northwest TERRITORY wa
formed from the state of Virginia.
Is interesting TO note from Tho pro
gram that in he same week that hi
hav is celebrated Ohio Day Tllinoi
Day, and Maryland Day are also col,
braich. The historical signifIcanc
of this can be found in facts conncc
cd with the passage of the ordnanc
referred TO. The jamestown Expos
ton is held in Virginia and nv IN
pconlc of Virginia The Northwcs
. territory was chiefly The rift OF Wi
, einia. and this gift would nrDbahl
never have bccn made If Mnrylan
had not refused to approve the oil
articles of confederation. as long q
Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusett
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
CAPT. F. Z. SKINNER IS
NAMED QUARTERMASTER
He viii Succeed Major Hume, Who
Has Been Appointed the Treasurer
of the Soldiers Home.

Capt. Frank l.. skinner, the chief
of the commissary department n the
National Soldiers Home. has been
appointed to the office of quarter
master Capt. Skinner will succeed
Major John Hume, who has been made
the treasurer.
The changes at the home will take
place on the tenth day of September
when Major b. A. Beeson, the rclir-
ing treasurer. will take departure for
his new position in the Iowa State
Soldiers Home
Capt. skinner, the new quartcrmas.
ter, came to the Home from Washing
ton two years ago, succeeded Colonel
Charles Candy. He is considered well
fittcd TO discharge the duties of the
Guartcrmastcr.
Capt. SINNERS successor has not
been selected, although the report has
II mat MIR. l.. NJ. Parker The private
secretary to Governor Thomas r
NnoX. will probably be made the chicl
of the commissary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
Eox HlLI NOTES

a very pleasant evening was spent
on tuesday last at the residence of
MI and Mrs. w. H. Wallace on Main
street the occasion being a double
birthday party of Miss Roxic Smith
and Mr. Marvin I'loXom The par
'ors were beautifully decorated with
cut flowers and ferns Miss Helen
thomas favored The guests with a
rev acicclions and popular songs. Ar.
ter an ENJOYABLE evening all were i'll
vi,ed into the dining room by Miss
Ada smith, who acted as hostess,
where the tables were artistically ar.
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ranged ANA loaded down with good
things for tile inner man. The guests
separated at a late hour. wishing
Miss Smith and Mr.. l5loxom many
happy returns of the day. Among the
out of-town guests present were
Ada G. Smith and Miss Helen Thomas
OF Baltimore: Mcssrs Raymond :.
Copeland. NJ =. lloxom ana Claude
johnson of lIloXoms, VA, and Hov.
j. q. liabcOck.
"A revival meeting will begin in the
Methodist Episcopal church here on
the second Sundoy in September aud
continue two weeks or more.
Rev. MIR. Ware of Matthews coun-
ty and other ministers will assist the
pastor.
Mrs Henry Coles returned home
yesterday from Dinwddic county.
whittier she was called to the burial
Of her father.
Fox hin graded school building IS
extensive repairs which
which We're much needed.
Mrs Mayer OF Richmond an clocu-
zionist. favored the circle ut the Meth
odist church last Monday night with
several very enjoyable Rotations
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
FORT ARTILLERY SCHOOLS
NEW CORPS INSTRUCTOR
War Department in Washington An.
nounces the Selection OF the Di-
rcctors and instructors.

Word was received at OLD Point
yesterday OF the selection ol the corps
OF instructors in the United States
Artillery School which is located at
Fort Monroe
Faculty tor the coming session as
announced is as follows:
Department of enlisted specialists
Major Isaac y. Lewis, director: First
Lieutenant John o. Stcgcr instructor.
Department Of Artillery ~ Major
John ID. barrett director; Capt Ais.
ton Hamilton and John u. Gulick and
First Lieutenant James Tottcn, in.
structors.
Department. of Mines Major Rich
ard L. Davis directors; Cap. William
i. Pence, instructor. Capt. Arthur
5. Conkln has been ordered to be
come an assistant instructor in the
.rnartm. mt of mines.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
ana New York owned or claimed

ana New York owned or claimed
Western lands.
Old Northwest Day. celebration
will also pe held in COMMUNICATION
of tho work done by General George
Rogers Clarke FOR all of the North
west territory, which would probably
today be part of Canada IL ho had
not secured 1t from Patrick Henry
then Governor of Virginia. permission
to raise Virginia troops with which
10 secure tho Northwest territory
from the British In this connection
there is very interesting exhibit Mt
the Exposition consisting of two
cases of ancient manuscript in the
History building, relating TO Clurkc's
Northwest Campaign and showing
that Virginia paid all the expenses
of The troops and furnished the sup
plies.
The people OF Virginia expect old
Northwest Day to be one of the big
occasions of the Exposition. and the
indications are tina, It will be-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
YOUNG MAN TOOK LAuDANuM
Lonnic Hayes Swallowed an ounce OF
the Poison Last Night.

lonnic Hayes II VOL known young
man around Hampton, drank an ounce
of laudanum last night and hut for the
work OF Dr. Walter A. Picker proba
bly, would have succeeded IN ending
his life.
Two colorcd women saw llaycs talSc
the drug and reported the fact tn
his family. After drinking tho drul;
llaycs went TO his home in Pee Dee
where several of his friends took
charge OF him and began walking hin,
while message was sent for Or
Picker
Dr plcclcr used the stomach pump
and after working twenty minutes
succeeded in bringing Hayes around
all right.
Hayes admitted that he took III,
landanum. but declined TO say whcth
ar he accidentally drank the poison
or took ii with suicidal intent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
A Humanc ApneaI.

A humane citizen of Richmond
ml. Mr.. y. D. Williams. i07 West
Main Street. says; Il appeal to all
persons with weak lungs To take Or
KINGS New Discovery. the only rene
dy that has helped me and fully comes
M To the proprictor's recommends
ton" IT saves more lives than al
Other throat and lung remedies PM
together. Used as Il cough and colo
cure the world over. Cures asthma
bronchitis. Group. whooping cough
nuinsy. hoarscncss and phthisic
stops hcmorrhagcs of the lungs an;
builds them up. Guaranteed at al
Druggists. SOC. and $1.O0. Trial bot
tie free.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
Baltimore Produce Market.

BALTIMORE. NIL. Aug. 3l-rlour
'teady and unchanged.
WllENr-Firmcr. SPOT contract
9$M N9a7sc
CORN steady. SPOT mixed 6sa@
G3Mc; white zoe.
OATS Easier No. . mixed e2ia
a 5Sc: old 59A COO.
RYE Quiet.
BUrrER--i'irm and unchanged
iancy imitation. 23@2ic. fancy cream
Dry. 27M2TM; fancy ladlc 2oM2lc,
store packed l7MlSc.
EGGS Steady and unchanged 81
a 22c.
CHEESE irmcr and unchanged
old largo t5c; medium IahNl5c
small i5hml5hc New cheese un
hanged, large lie: flats lie; small
liiAc
SuGAR-Unchangc coarse gran
nlatcd S5.i0; fine $5.l0.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
MRS. CURTIS CALLED HOME.
Her Nephew, James Hall. Accident
ally Killed Himself

Mrs. l.. y. Curtis. who with hon
daughter. Miss Louisa Curtis was o,,
a visit To -ticr brother, Mr. Franz
Small In Linden avenue. WAS called
to her home in l'rccport. Me. weston
day by y telegram announcing that
her nephew. james Small had acct
dcnsilly shot himself ;tt his homo
near Frccport. The youth was fif-
teen years old and the accident proved
fatal.
MIR. and Mrs. Small. the grand
parents OF the dead youth. and IA.
rents of MIR Frank Small and Mrs.
Curtis. recently celebrated the fiji.
tioth anniversary of the Wedding. Mr..
Small. Sr.. is scvcntynlnc years ana
there had not been II death In the
Small family for many Years until
the accident which caused the death
of the young boy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
England TO use Air var Ships.
OBy Associated Press.)

ALDERSHOT, Aug. 31.-At least
one military secret has been well KEEP,
in lInsland 1t is now learned for
the first time that Tor the past two
years the construction of military
hirship has been in progress here. and
1t is probable that within the next
month Aldershot will see the first
of the British aerial fleet floating
over the parade grounds. 1t is adj
mittcd that the new airship will ap-
proXiinatc the type of Lcpatrie, the
French military balloon. 1t will /.
named for King Edward, who recent
ly inspected It,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
FOR TREASURER.
To tho Voters of Elizabeth City

To tho Voters OF Elizabeth City
County:
shall be candidate for treasurer
OF the county In the general election
to DO held on Tuesday. November 4,
and Will appreciate most cordially
your support. ] am not running as
candidate OF any political party.
clique or organization. but shall sub.
NIT my claims to the people. bellev-
Ing that 1t Ia the voters who must do
eide who shnll serve them In their
Offices OF trust. Seventeen years In
tho Office gave me training that
certainly fits me for the position. and
II am again elected to the position
1t Will he my aim to treat all of the
people as / did while In office.
65-tf JESSE 8 JONES.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
Real Estate Transfers.

Messrs. w. IL. Guy & Company
have made the following real estate
sales: G. A. Stevenson property in
Phocbus TO j. w. Guy $1,000; W. Il.
Cook lot in Holly street to IA. X.
Ross S445; II. e. Johnson. lot in Mai
Tory avenue To G. a. Stevenson $500
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Thc state
mcnt of clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold SIS.
fo6,i5O more than the legal reserve
requirements. This is decrease OF
Sl,2l9,95O as compared with last
week. Tic statement follows:
Loans, 81 .0S7 .9S5. 400, decrease sl6G.
600
Deposits sl,slG,c55, 500, decrease ST.,
|727,S0O.
Circulation .s5O,SoS,5oo Increase
S143,100.
Legal tenders s6o,5ao.ooo, increase
$780, 400
snecic s2oo.sso.5oo. decrease 81,
Reserve s27o.42o.4oo; decrease 81,
Gal SEQ.
Reserve occurred s2Gi.cc3.o5o, de
crease Sl3l $50.
Surplus SS,756,45O dccrca 81,
219.950.
Elk u. S. deposits si5o,737,975, de
crease $l.lS9i7J.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
Gave His Wife Away Before Drown
ina Self.
PETERSVIIIn VA AM

PETERSVILLE. VA. Aug. 81
Mann Robertson, negro, drowned
himself in Bardin's mill pond. near
Lohorc. this wceA, after finding man
who would care for his wife.
Just before plunginS into the water
which was twelve feet dccp. Robert in
Jest asked his companions "Wholl
have my wife when dic?" ana one
OF them replied H." Robertson then
Jumped into the pond and sank at
once
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
Death Followed suraeon,a Knife.

PETERSBURG. VA, Aug. 3l.-Ed
ward Feslcr. of Richmond. who de.
vcioped appendicitis In this city
Thursday and was operated on ut the
Petersbnrg hospital. died this morn
ing. lie was native OF India. TWEEN.
'y'siN years of age. and travelled for
me International Harvesting Com.
pany. The body will be taken to the
nome Of his father John Feslcr. in
New Kent County.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
Four More Dead From Acoidcot

MATTCON. ILL. Aug. 31.--Four
persons died last night of injuries sui.
iercd Yesterday in the collision of two
iltcrurban cars near Charleston. III.
making the total dead nineteen per.
sons. Nearly fifty others were i'm.
Jnred. dozen of these being in n
critical condition. The four who died
during the night are; Mrs William
Cole, Ronald Porky's John Riley and
Peter Meyers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-01
LOST and Found.

Lost, between $3.50 p. m. yesterday
and noon today. a bilious attack
with nausea and sick headachr. This
loss was occasioned by finding at al
Druggists box of DR.. Kinxs Now
Life Pills. Guaranteed for bilious
ness. malaria and jaundice. 25c.