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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
Democratic Nominee for Legislature
to be Chosen June 29.
ELECT COMMITTEE At SAME time
Candidates for Senate and House AS
:. sesscd s25 Each, and Must File
Their Notices with the Secretary
Not Later Than May 90.

! June % was last night set by the
city Democratic committee rs the
date for the Democratic primary in
this city for the selection OF the par
rs candidate, House of Representa-
lives, and the members Of the city
committee. This is the same date
that was recently fixed by the district
Democratic committee fer the state
Senatorial primary for this district
so there will be only one primary.
Candidates who are to enter the
primary must file their notices and
pay their assessment fees before 4
o'clock on the AFTERNOON of May 30
the secretary of the committee be.
ing directed to sit at the city hall
rom 2 to 4 p. M, on that date to re-
COVE tho notices and fees.
The committee passed a resolution
assessing each candidate for the
Senate and House of Representatives
S25, Although the candidates for the
city committee have heretofore been
required to pay small assessment,
The committee decided that such Il
course was not proper.
MIR. Hawkins Resiqns
When the committee convened at
the city hall last night, Mr.. ]. II.
Hawkins, one OF the committeeman
from the Second ward, rendered his
resignation, which was accepted Mr..
Hawkins will be candidate for the
House Of Representatives.
In order to give the voters employ.
cd nj the shipyard ample opportunity
to cast their ballots without causing
them to lose any time from their
work, the committee decided TO omen
the polls at 8 O'Clock in the morning
and close them at o'clock in the
evening.
The fight for the House of Repre-.
scntatives this spring is expected to
be a spirited one, as already four
candidates have announced them.
selves. They are Messrs. w. r. Bar.
rett. to succeed himself. s. Otis Bland,
j. Fl. Hawkins and A. A. Moss. The
primary campaign is expected to be.
gin not later than the middle of next
month.
The only announced candidates for
the State Senate for this district are
Mcssrs. Saxon w. Holt, To succeed
himself, and G. Aylctt Ashby. both of
this city. These candidates will
stump the district before the date of
the primary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
CAN SHOOT
Remarkable Records Made on The
0al'|estips al Guantanamo Range.
ALL PREVIOUS WORK Is BEATEN
Yet Five Feet Was Taken Off the
Targets, Thus Making Them Small.
Ter Than Evcr-Unusual Secrecy
Thrown Around the Practice.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 49,
Unusual secrecy has heen thrown
around all details concerning the sen
sational target practice of the Ameri.
can navy this year Secretary Met
calf, who visited the range at Guam
tanamo. Cuba, while the ships were
engaged in competitive gumfirc. i'm
pressed upon Rear Admiral Evans
his desire that all persons except Of
Ulcers and men be kept off the ships
during this period. This did not pre-
vent the Secretary, Senator Hale.
chairman OF the Senate Naval Com.
mittcc, and others from standing on
the deck of the flagship to see the
fastest and straishtest shooting ever
done by any mcn-of-war men in the
world, despite the fact that five feet
had been cut from the top of the tar.
get.
The area offered represented only
the maximum error of gunfire, This
meant that so far as the vertical aim
was concerned the gun pointers were
obIlSed to have the cross wire of the
sights directly on the target at the
moment of firing, to be sure OF hit
ting.
Since 1903, when tho present sys.
tenn of target practice was adopted,
under the direction of Lieutenant
Commander William S. Sims, inspec-
tor of target practice, the winter rec.
ord firing has been at canvas sail
target seventeen feet high and
twcnty.one feet wide. moored at a
range of two thousand yards. The
only shots that count are those that
hit.
For reasons best known to the of.
ficcrs who plan the target practice.
the size of the target was reduced!
this year to a height of twelve feet.
| instead of cutting down the scores.
the gun pointers made better records
than ever before on every ship.
Officers stationed at Washington
are confident there Is no navy In tho
world that, ship for ship, can shoot
as straight and as fast as the Amer.
lean navy.
The torpedo practice of torpedo
! craft was also highly gratifying this
year. All officers concedc that Com
mander Sims has done more than any
other person TO bring the gunfiro oil
The fleet To the satisfactory stage II
now occupies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
NAMES OF FLOWERS.
Where Some Of Them Come From and
What They Mean.

Wherc oone OF mem como from ana
What They Mean.
1t Is interesting 10 knox low certain
flowers received their names. Many
were named after people For in
stance. the fuchsias were SO called be-
cause they were discovered by Leon
ard FUCHS. Dahlias were named for
Andre Dahl, who first brought them
from Peru. The camellln received It's
name from n missionary named Ia
mel who carried specimens Of this
flower from Japan to France. The
magnolia was named IN honor of Mag.
mol de Montpelier. Other flower names
Erc descriptive. Lndy's slipper rcsem-
bles n tiny slipper. The blossoms Of
lady's trcsses are twisted like n braid
OF hair. The flowers of the foxglovc
are like the fingers OF n glove. The
name foxglovc is said to be Il corrup-
ton Of folks glove" or 'fairy's glove"
Aster means star and received its name
from the starlika rays of this flower
Daisy is really days eye" Dandelion
means lions tooth. DO you think the
name Is appropriate for this notched,
rather Jagged flower?
Anemonc means wind flower" The
anamonc IL so oclicateiy poised that it
trc,ilblcs in the slightest breeze.
Dutchman's brooches resemble nothing
so much rs Il baggy pair OF trousers,
Morning giories bloom only In the
morning and four o'clocks not until
that hour In the afternoon.-St. Louis
Republic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
ST 10 FOR LADIES. TOO.
They Can Stop Their Hair Failing ont
With Hcrpicidc.

Ladies' who have thin hair and whose
hair is falling out. can prevent the hair
falling out, and thiclsen the growth with
Newb.o's "Hcrpicide." Besides, Ucrp:-
cide Ia one of tho most agreeable hal.
dressings there Is. Hcrplcidc kills the
dandruf germ that eats tho hair off mt
the root. After the germ Is destroyed,
the root Will shoot up. and the hair grow
long an evor. Even sample will con-
vince any lady that Newbro's IIerpicIdo
Is an Indispensable toilet requisite 1t
contains TO oil or grease. 1t viii not stain
or dye. Sold by leading druggists. Send
loo. In stamps for sample to Tho Herpi-
eide Co., Detroit. Mich.
Two sizcs--50c and 500.
ALIENS DRUG STORE, SPECIAL
AGENTS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
TENT CITY ON CASINO.

Local Company Applies to Corpora.
ton Commission for Charter.
Application was mauc yesterday to
The State Corporation Commission for
the Newport News Tent City, of
which the following arc officers:
President-ArthW Lee.
Vice-president-J. A. Willett.
Secretary-E. C. Lester
Treasurcr-W. T. Chaplin.
Ihe company already has made ar.
rrangements with the Old Dominion
Land Company for placing its tent
city on the Casino grounds. Accom-.
modations will be provided for 1000
guests during the Exposition period.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
No Senator For Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., April 10
The Rhode Island Legislature will adj
journ on Tuesday next and it ap.
pears probable that United States
senator will not be elected at this
session. Fifty-siX ballots for Senator
have failed to result in Il choice anu
it is understood that only one more
will he taken before final adjourn
mCnt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
Asked to be Iooked.l1n

William Col!cns. sailor Of the
crew of the United States battlcship
Georgia, now at Old Point. approach
Cd Patrolmm u. p. Moss in Rockets
last night and asked to be locked
uup, claiming that he had deserted
IRON ms shin. He will be taken back
TO tho Georgia today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
New Steamer In Port.

The new Mexican steamer San
Cristobal made her initial visit to this
port yesterday afternoon, coming
here to load bunker coal The steam
or is bound from Cienfuegos, Cuba,
for Liverpool, England, with cargo
Of general merchandise. She will
sail today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARRITT
Search for Missing Jewclcr Has Been
Vain However

Receiver w. c. Stuart. for w. Ever.
ut l.. Arritt, alias John Henry Ar.
rift. bankrupt. yesterday swore out
Il warrant charging Arritt with Sc
crcting property from his trustee.
Arritt has been missing for several
months and the Federal authorities
have been looking for him. although
no warrant was issued until yestcr.
day. 1t is declared that Arritt dam.
aged his safe and gave out story
TO the effect that he had been rob
bed, In order to offer an excuse for
the absence OF valuable Jewels when
his financial condition became
known.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
Had Narrow Escape.

Mr.. Wade II. Massie, brother of
City Attorney J. a. AIassic. of this
city, narrowly escaped being killed
while hauling large log near his
fathers home at Massanova, Kappa
hammock county, Thursday. He was
trying to place a roller under the
log when it Slipped and caught him
under ii. His hand and arm were
severely mashed, the flesh being torn
In several places.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
Oklahoma Has Constitution.
(Bv Associated Press

GUTHRIE, OKLA. April l9.-With-
on: g dissenting vote, but with 81
nf the So delegates present not vot-
int;. lie constitution for the pro.
posed State of Oklahoma. framed by
the convention which has been in ses-
sion nearly five months, was adopted
TODAY
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS
Will be Heard by Judge Barham Next
Monday Week

Judge Barham of the Corporation
Court, yesterday set April 30 as the
date fer hearing applications for H..
quor licenses for the coming year.
1t is expected that there will be
one or two contests over applications.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
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66O66s5 Observation-Disclosures

Mrs. s. Olcson, who has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Neil
christensen, at her home. G2l Twen-
ty.ninth street, for the past seven
months, left yesterday morning for
her home in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She was accompanied to New York
by Mr.. Neil christensen.
Miss Bessie Curtis will entertain
the Farmvillc Normal Alumni this ar
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock at her home
on Thirty-fourth street.
Mrs. II, T. Wilson. of Richmond. is
inc guest of Mrs. +. p. Palcn, in
North End.
Mrs. A. f. Bowen entertained the
North End Euchro Club Thursday
evening at her home on Forty-ninth
street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20

A marvellous preparation containing
the constituent elements Of life. Hol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea cures
when all else has failed 30 cents
Tea or Tablets. j. c. GORSUCH &
co.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
CLAIMS $4,000 DAMAGES.
w. F. Hoffman Sues C. G Q. on Ac.
count of Accident.

w f. Hoffman filed suit in the
clerks office of the Corporation Court
yesterday against the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway Company for $4,000
damages.
The plaintiff was injured some time
ago while at work with a force of
men repairing one OF the defendant
company's coal piers. 4 falling tim
Der struck the man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
FELL AND BROKE ARM.
Frank Curtis Victim of Unfortunate
Accident.

Owing TO an unfortunate accident
that befell him early this week, Mr..
Frank Curtis, son of City Treasurer
James NJ. Curtis, has been compelled
to give up his studies at Randolph
Macon College for the remainder of
the session. While exercising on the
horizontal bar in the gymnasium OF
the college. the young man fell and
broke his right arm above the wrist
Mr.. Curtis has returned 60 his homo
here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
Above Eiftieth Street

a broom dwelling. on 2 lots, above
5Oth St. in the desirable new section
in the extreme North End: can be
bought from US for only $4,000. Gas,
Electric and Fire Plumbing. SOM
MERNILtE TRUST CO, Inc. 1895
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20

In Rhodcsia, Africa. at Broken Hill
nearly 100000 tons of lead and zinc
are in sight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20

Talk about your breakfast foods,
a thousand you can see;
l wouldn't have them as a gift;
I'd have Rocky Mountain Tea.
j. C. GORSUCH & CO.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20
HIS BROTHER DEAD,
Mr., Abe Horwitz Received Bad News
from Kansas CITY Yesterday

MI Abe Horwitz yesterday recciv-
ed a telegram from Kansas City an.
nouncing the death of his brother,
Mr.. Samuel p. Horwitz, of that city.
Mr.. Horwitz left last night for Gin.
cinnati, where the funeral services
will be held.
Particulars concerning tho doath
have not been received here. The
deceased was prominent business
man of Erie. Pa, and was travelling
In the West on business when he
was stricken. He was well known
here, having often visited his rela.
tiyes here.
The dead man Is survived by a
widow and one son, aud by his father
and five brothers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-20

No other rcmedy on earth is so
good for children as HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea; makes them cat, slecp
and grow. Bright eyes. rosy checks.
i35 cents, Tea or Tablets. j. c. COR
SUCH & co.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-07-11

worries, no matter how great, home
with him. When he opens the front
door let it be with a sunny smile and
let the business cares of the day be
left behind until the next morning.
The wife on her part must promise not
to let her household and personal wor-
ries intrude on her husband when he
comes home tired from the days work
She should be at home ready to meet
him with a bright smile, with her hair
carefully fixed and a neat gown on.
III this way at least the beginning of a
pleasant evening is assured, and the
right sort of a beginning counts for
much.
OF course difficulties must be met
and discussed, but this can be done at
one sitting in a sensible way. Worry
ing about things never helps The man
or woman who has self control enough
to put by personal anxieties until the
proper time for meeting them is the
person who has the strength to meet
them when the right time comes. Any
way. what is the sense of poisoning the
atmosphere Of home with troubles.
either real or imagined, and Of spelling
what ought to be the happiest hour Of
the day, that of the evening meal,
when all the members Of the family
are gathered together to rest from the
trials and troubles Of the day?
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-07-11
Wonlan's Ways
One Reason Some Men Fight
Shy Of Matrinony For
Clear Home Atmosphere Gopd
Taste Should Be Taught. ): ):

why should all men marry?' The
bachelor asked this information in an
aggrieved tone of the spinster who be-
lieved in the tax on unmarried men.
ITO have a home"
"Yes, but will he get it? All women
are not home makers. It isn't their
fault" he went on, noticing her sur
prised expression Some are just not
built that way. The modern woman is
especially prone to escape responsible
ty. She likes to live in two rooms and
bath or even in one big room in a
fashionable hotel. All very fine, but
that isn't home, and man can have
hotel comforts without marrying
But perhaps the man wants to live
that way himself I know couple
well, then, it's her business to con-
vert him. A man who does not want
home of his own has something
wrong the matter with him. Half the
time it is because he is afraid of the
expense and that the house won't be
well managed Your real home maker
will cure him of these fears and show
him that home is the most economical
and the best investment man can
have. The only trouble, as I said be-
fore, is that such home makers among
women are getting rarer and rarer
The type of married woman who pre-
fers to board is being seen more and
more. know of one couple who live
in single room in boarding house.
She spends her life buying fnery, and
he wastes his in similar ways. The
room is forever cluttered up with mil
liners boxes and stale with cigar
smoke. They imagine this is liyingl
con the other hand, know of men
who insist on keeping house who pro-
vide generous household allowances,
and yet the wife is always in debt, the
servant on the point of leaving and
things at SKIES and seyens generally.
No, indeed, / shan't marry in haste
and repent at leisure. Show me real
home maker and I'll consider it, but
want to be sure about her ability"
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-07-11
An Agreeable Atmosphere.

How can a pleasant atmosphere be
kept up in the home?
Well, here is a very good way: Let
the husband promise not to bring his
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
WHAT MONEY is.

Bait for the matrimonial hook.
The most effective substitute for
brains.
Money is the most difficult root to
cultivate.
That which women look for while
men sleep.
Money Is the loudest sound In the
voice of life.
What the rich don't need and the
poor don't get.
A curse to some That have It and O
curse to all that haven't.
a provider for everything but happi.
ness. a passport to everywhere but
heaven. Z
The one thing that mikes crooked
things look straight and straight things
crooked.
That which speaks language we
can I'LL understand, but In which so
few are able to converse.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
Purcha.Ing hy sccnt.

THE nose is powerful factor in the
selection Of flowers" said the proprl.
etor Of flower stand. II keep the
doors of this glass case open in oil
kinds Of weather. want possible Gus.
toners to catch Whit OF the fra
GRANGE. Most people buy flowers for
the smell instead of the looks. They
Will pass IL shnt-in flower stand day
after day and never think of buying
anything, but just let them get the
odor Of some favorlte flower and they
will 90 home carrying bouquet as
big as your hat."-New York Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
CONSCIENCE MONEY.
What the Old Time rubIishern Paid
From u Sense or Justice.

What the Old rinhc TubIishcrn Paid
From u Sense or Justice.
Some Interesting details have bee,
| given out lately rs to the sums volun
tariiy paid to British noveliSts by
American publishers before tue days Of
ihtetnnuiona copyright. Any American
iirm could reprint at once whatever is,
sued from the English presses. but
some publishers arranged with British
authors for advance sheets OF forth,
coming works, thus enabling them 10
set the start OF "pratical" firms which
paid the author nothing. II is interest.
Ing TO observe the occasional disparity
between the merit of the book and the
price paid. The whole thing was In
the nature of II leap In the dark. Often
the sum given by tile American pub,
Usher was really more than the Amer.
lean rights would probably have becu
worth had II been possible to secure
them by copyright, Thus Anthony
Trollope got $1,000 for Sir Harry Hot.
spur" one of his poorest novels; George
Eliot $500 for "Dnnlel Derondn' and
Charles Reade $4,000 For ~ Woman
Halter" No publisher today would
pay any such sums for these books II
lie were permitted to read them before
buying.
On the other hand, by way OF com
parison, the very best books brought
their authors only triillng returns from
America. Charles Rcade received only
$500 for put Yourself In His Place"
$1,000 for "liard Cash." these being
two of his finest novels. and $1,000 for
Love Me Little, Love Me Long"
Thackeray got only $3.50 for ''rhc New
comes" and $500 for Henry Esmond."
Trollopc obtained from the rinrpcra
$125 for 1.-THE Bertrams," $500 for
Castle Richmond" $500 for "Phlneus
Finn" $3.50 For "'rhe Eustacc pia.
monds," "Orley Farm" lady Anna
and "Ralph the Herr The $500 for
his Cicero" Is fully as much III any
American publisher would give today
for the copyright OF such n book
George Eliot received only 500 for
"Adam Bede" and $500 for "SlIas Mar,
ner." "The Mil on the Floss brought
her $1,000.
Wilkie Collins and Dickens were the
A''"'s PoI"'"i oh'hoio VI thc picCul'S'
right period, and they Jared best of NIL
at the hands of their authorized Amer.
lean publishers. The former drew from
this country $500 for ''rhe Woman In
White" S3,750 each for "The Moon.
stone" and MAN and Wife" and $4,000
for Poor Miss Finch" To Dickens
the Hnrpers paid S1,250 for Little
Dorrit." $500 for Bleak House."
$4,000 ench for "our Mutual Friend
and "A Tale OF Two Cities" ana 81 500
for Great Expectations" this last rep.
resentlng the high water mark of such
voluntary Bookmnn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
"nook of Mormon"

The Book of Mormon has been
proved to be literary plagiarism, be.
ing free paraphrase OF romance
written by the Rev. Solomon Spalding
in 1916, the manuscript of which came
into the possession of Joseph Smith,
and he. sitting behind curtain, die.
tated II TO Oliver Cowdery, who, seat.
cd out OF sight of the reader, wrote
tile matter MS IT wns given him. Smith
pretended that the book was discov.
cred to him by revelation and dug up
from the side of hill not far from
Palmyra. i'll the county of Ontario, N.
Y. The claim was made by Smith that
the writing OH the plates was engraved
In reformed Egyptian" which he was
unable to read until magic spectacles,
which he called his Trim and Thum.
MIN, were given to him. enabling him
both to ren1 and translate into Eng.
lish. The spectacles aud the metal
plates have disappeared, and the story
of the dictatlon makes tolernbly clear
the manner In which the Book of
Mormon" had its origin.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
Merchants & Miners
TranSp0rtati Gf,

steamship Lines for RostoIS lsres.t
4 t dencs ard HaitImcre.
Leave Newport News. via No !,
Tor HoHtoR every Tuesday, We
day, Friday and Sunday !, LeaYt
Providencs every Monday, Thu
and Saturday. H.samers sail
Norfolk at 600 D. m. M ~ b
leave Newport News for Bnitt
daly. o1cspt Tue1day and Wednea,
az 9 p. NJ. connecting for Washinkto.
Philadelphia and New YORK. 81
Fare to Baltimore. one wsy, ID, Coz
round trip, $500. including ststsroom
berth. Accommodation and cuinine
uneQuRlled. x t.y !. ~ Is ~, "a
Freight and passengers taken for
all ipoints North AKA South. Gtekn,ors
leave Baltimore. foot OF Long Docs,
daily. at 6 p. m. NJ 3
Only line running Sunday sseaniosl
between Newport News and I. halt.
more. For further Information ;apply
10 D. r. McNElLL, Agent,
Newport News, Va.
General cificss. Baltimore. It'd
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
1t Pays to he cheerfuI.

The spirit OF cheerfulness is some
times the result of a happy tempert
ment whose nerves have never been
disturbed by loss, sickness OF calamity.
Sometimes 1t is the abundance of youth
III finding n surplus of vigor after the
tolls Of the day. Sometimes It is the
expression of character which from
the reserves Of Its own nature and ex-
perience is able to preserve o cheerful
disposition under even the most dis
couragiDg circumstances and face life
always with hope and good cheer.
Such a character Is a strength and a
defense not only to him who has 1t,
but to all his associates and to all who
feel his influence. They are the watch.
towers Of humanity, whose lights
shine through the dark night of human
struggle and whose word Is an inspira-
ton of hope and encouragement.