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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
He Could Run.

He could run. all right, oil right.
He had to. Talk about your amatoors
that spring. for sport-thIs party had
learned to run or stnryc as boy. nm
had never forgot how. Why, say, when
he tore hlsself loose from a vicinity 1t
seemed like the whole landscape was
crippled. used to try him oln by Civ
in him start am shootin at him. IL
he beat the bullet, we figgered he was
up TO form. but IL the lead overlook
him we'd call 1t an or day an UNI
load the cartridges. I've seen him scare
n jack rabbit up till 1t was workin I'M
der forced drafts, then limp up to
it from behind an kind of yawn an
stretch. an then goad 1t to wake UP or
else get or the trail an let somebody
run TINT knowed -McClure's Mag
azinc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14

of votes up until $3.50 o'clock Friday
evening. April 18th. an additionui
credit VIII he glvcn Of 1000 votos,
After the FIRST special award tyr
l,O0i votcs IS made IN honor ccrtid.
cate VIII be given daily to each lady
and gentleman candidates. WHO receive
tho largest Ii ,mbcr of votes for that
day
These lincl certificates are TO DO
retained bv The candidates until tho
cnl of each week when the canu,-
dates having The largest number WIN
BIZ giycl "lo ..i;.l vote awards as fol.
lows:
Week ending Friday evening, April
Wock ending Friday evening Alny
3rd, 900 votes.
Week ending Friday evening may
10Th, 200 votes
In the event Of lie In number OF
honor certificates held nj end OF any
week between candidates of tho same
sex the extra credits Will DO awarded
to tho candidates having made the
inrE' st increase In votes durIug that
special credit period.
These daily honor certificates are
good only for the week for whIcn
they arc issued and cannot he used
III the competition OF any OF the FOL
lowing weeks
The balloting will close Mt nine
o'clock Saturday evening, May IL,
1907.
Tho returns ut the close Of the bal
ioting VIII be canvasscd by n COM
mittee OF we'll known business men
OF Standing in the community.
Tho place OF holding tho final count
VIII be announced In n lator issue OF
the DAILY PRESS.
No employee OF the DAILY PRESS
nor member of his or her Immediate
family may become II candidate.
Orville Cook. of the Cook and Bor.
ders Service, OF New York city, will
manage tho enterprise for the DAILY
PRESS and VIII be ready ut any time
to assist any and ali candidates, but
In an impartial manner
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
Father and Son.

District Attorney Jerome is rcspon-
sibe Tor story concerning the aD-
sent mindcdness of his father lie
says this was the cause of the &C
currcncc, though the elder Jerome
was of Il humorous nature, and iI-
clined to righteousness.
The present district attorney, then
mere boy. and his father were r:n-
ing in crowded Fifth-ave, stage i'll
New York. So cramped was the space
that tie son was seated on his ia
Tiers lap. Presently styl;shly at
tired woman wedged herself into the
stage, and shaod in front of father
and son. For some distance the Ell
der Jerome had appeared to be busr
with his thoughts. Suddenly the
youngstcr was shocked to feel his ~.
thor nudge him, and hear him say i'll
Il far away tone of voice, II am asham
ed of you, Travcrs Why ont you 60,
up and give the lady your seat?"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
POLITICAL SPIES.
They Arc Quite Common All Over tho
Continent or Europe,

They Arc Quite Common All Over tho
Continent oFEurope.
On the continent of Europe It is quite
common thing for royal personnges
to he subjected to espionage, mainly
of course, for political reasons.
In France. Spnin. Russia. Germany
md Austria the practice obtains. At
one time during the reign of Napoleon
III. small army of political spies was
engaged in watching royal subjects. In
fact. the vigilance of the different par
ties was so great that there were three
or four distinct secret services. The
emperor had his: the empress had hers;
the government and the republicans
respectively had thelrs-all' employed
to watch the other parties tnnd their
spies
Moreover, Bismarck had HIS spy over
the emperor. So that France was over
ridden by spies, the most important
however, being Bismnrck's,J to whom
the war was indeed to giieat extent
due.
This secret. service ngent was a Ger
man doctor, whose advice the unfortu.
nate emperor even preferred,t to that Of
his own court physicians. and thus
Bismarck knew even better than Ma
poleon the real state of the lutters
health, which was, of course, very
important factor in the political situa-
ton ut those timns.-Pearson's Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
Their Mutual Purpose.

Cupid went shopping. and he bought
A yard moonlight and kiss,
loving glance, a tragic sigh,
And two bright tears to go with
this.
Town Topics
A maid went shopping and she bought
a cunning gown all made of lace,
A rose-crowned hat parasol,
With which to shade her dainty face.
The maid and Cupid CHANGED to mec>,
He asked the maiden what she
sought
And she was curious to know
The use of all the things he bought
But neither would an answer give.
But straightway from each other
ran
For both were buying things to trap
The same poor, unsuspecting man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
BURNING MARTYRS.
Cost of tho Funeral Pyreo Told In
Curiouo Old Bill.

Cost of tho Funeral Pyreo Told In
Curious Old Bill.
y bill for The materials with which
to burl Crtnn;cr and his follow mar.
tyrs Is probably the most curious and
suggestive document ever presented
for payment. The execution OF Lati-
mcr and Ridley took place ON Oct. 1G.
l0oa. while Cranmer did not suffer
until March 81 of the following year.
The memorandum OF the bill is In
cludcd In the book which was found
by Strypc when he wrote his "Memors
of Archbishop Cranmcr" In 1903, in
which the expenses of the martyrs
wcre entered during their imprlson
ment. This book Is probably some.
where among the manuscripts OF Ok
ford university, now Il grim, matter of
fact witness to the fnnntical hatred OF
the day.
The following are exact transcripts
from the bills by the person who ind
charge of the funeral pyres:
Paid for the burning of Archbishop
Cranmcr ana his two fellow sufferers,
Ridley and l.ntlmcr: For ono hundred
of wood fagots, Gs,; for one hundred
and half of rur.e fayo;s, IS. al: to
the carriage of them, Sill: to two labor
ers, Is. Id; 10" three loads OF wood
fngoss TO burn Ridley nnl Lntlmcr,
lbs: Item, one load of furse fngots,
3s. Id: for carriage of these four loads.
Is. item. post, tx. H.; item. for
chains. Is. Id. Item, FOR staples, Cd;
item, for lahorcrs, Id" Scrap Book.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
THE short NOSES.
Something to Be Said In Favor Of
Those tWho Wear Them.

iuobS t1nO Wedrl ncUt.
"Physlognom lists toll MS TINT the big
noscd people do the worlds work."
said II short m,scd man the other day,
'and they GENERALLY add lot of rub
bisn about Npolcon's big nose ana
how he always selected big nosed men
to carry out Nds,ring undertakings.
THAT Napoleon ,story was invented
by some one \wlthkn nose like Cyrano
lie Rergerac. \whol wanted nm excuse
for his probuscls and therefore pre-.
tended that his nose was but the In
PRODUCTION to- massive, Imposing
character II Ii true thntia big nose Is
sometimes ndicatlvc, of frmness and
determination, but onay when 1t is as
ISOLATED with a strong jaw and long
chin. A big nosc with retiring chin
is almost idio.ic In the expression 1t
gives to the ,cpuntenance. Every car
toonist knowal this. Whenever you see
n cartoon OF ny society dude It shows
long nose and nj small chin.
But there Isl something to be sad
in favor of the short noses. The short
nose shows wit, imagination, tnct,
Judgment. discrrtion. Socrates had
snub nose, andy Of the lively imaglna-
tive writer's In almost any language
considerable proportion was short
nosed people. Long nosed men, may
do their shnre of the worlds work,
but the short noses write thef clever
books md the entertaining phys II
Shakespeare had had n nose, like the
Duke OF wellington do youiever sup
pose that he would have written the
Merry Wives Of WiiNlsor2 He
might have been n successful theatcr
manager, but would never have be-
come literary artist - st. Louis
Globe Democrat
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
BRAINS OF BIG MEN PLAY
FUNNY TRICKS ON THEM

Speaker Cannon also at times has
his fits of abstraction, as an incident
Which occurred when he was only a
Congressman will prove. A day or
so before Congress was to convene the
Illinois representative was riding in
street car In which were only two
or three others. One of these was Il
newspaper man who knew "Uncie
Joe" slightly, and sat Just opposite
him. Mr.. Cannon appeared to be in
Il particularly reflective mood, not re.
cognizing anything or anybody. When
the conductor came along. he fumblet
i'll his pocket, and handed out a
crumplcd bill, The conductor took
the bill, handing back some change,
which Cannon too, and then ilshed In
another pocket for Il bill. which he
held out. The representative did not
appear to notice it, and the conduc-
tor. after waiting, was forced to call
his attention to it verbally.
why, what did give your asked
Cannon III surprise.
"A two-dollar BILL was the re-
Spouse.
We'll, my mind was on something
else, and you might have kept the
difference without my knowing 1t,
said the man from Illinois.
on are not so careless with mo-
ncy as general thing, Mr.. Cannon,
tho newspaper man told him, limiting
ut the others close iistedncss in re-
gard to appropriations, he being at
that time Il member of the Committee
on Appropriations, and known as 1.-THE
watch dog of the Treasury"
This is my own money, the other
that of the public said Uncle Joe,
with a Sly chucklc.
AS an incident of the absent mind
cdncs3 which at times afflicts great
men. and those of lesser note, of all
ages, Il striking example was shown
during the life in Washington OF
another man most prominent in tn"
affairs of the nation. the late Scna-
tor Sherman. Some years ago when
the Senate was in session members
of that august body We're astonishet.
TO see Senator Sherman. who had
been out of the Senate for sometime.
gravcly enter the chamber and pro
coed ND the side. AT the time of his
entry ii happened that his old seat
was unoccupicd. and he appropriated
1t. DULY when he was quietly +,
minded of it. was he brought to q
realization of his mistake.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
Couldn't Forget Wall Street.

Wall Street associates of the great
bear" James II. Keene, admit almoss
unanimously that the iinancier is ser
dom caught mapping. They declare,
however, that Mr.. Kecnc is absent
minded occasionally, and tell this sto,
ry on him to prove it. Keene ana MS
fellow bull batter" Washington f.
Conner, were at the Keene country
place outside of New York. 1t was
Il beautiful summer evening, ana
Conner proposed n stroll through the
magnificent grounds. Though the
guest had left all the cares anG wor-
ries of the Street in tho city, appar-
emily the host had not. The two
started on the walk. but Conner no
tiCcd that Kcene was strangely un-
communicative. Suddenly the full
moon appeared above the trees, and
Conner regarded its splendor in ST.
lence for q moment. Then he turn
ed to his companion:
Isn't the moon beautiful Keene?"
he asked.
Yep; but it's too hight" was the
Drcoccupied answer, with sigh.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
REAL COUNTRY LIFE.
Why tho American Farmer Grove Old
EARLY In Life.

Why tho American Farmer Crows Old
Early In Life.
Any ono who has lived on a firm
does not need to bc told tho reason
farmers grow old early. for he knows
Of the strain under which tho Amcri-
can farmer lives during the FIVE
months Of spring and summer His
workdny IL from 4 or !! In the morning
until or 8 at night. including chores
fifteen to seventeen hours of the hard
est kIn,l OF physical labor and every
minute of II at high tension, especially
during harvest. Then comes n period
of relaxation in the fall, The ono time
IN the year when he has Just enough
muscular exercise TO keep HIN I'm
health: later, tic winter season, mp
preaching stnguation, In which he
takes on flesh, gets 'lcgy." md then n
furious dcnauch of hard labor through
the spring and summer ngain. No
wonder that by forty-1ve lie hns had
snnstrokc and cant stand the heat"
or hns "a weak back" or his heart
gives OUT or chill ',mnkes him rheu-
matic," and when you add to this flu
rlous muscular strain the fact that the
farmer sees his income put In peril
every season and his very home every
bad year, so TINT each unfavornble
change in the weather sets his nerves
on edge, 1t can be readily imagined
that the real "qniet, peaceful country
life" is something sadly different from
the Woods Hutchinson, NJ. D.,
In Harper's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
VOTE;
For your Favorite Lodge or Society Worker.
in the
Daily Press Popular Voting Contest

frequently o Its OF
the country has lodges.
than has
The growth
nave been the OF
these different societies
file tho
never questioned will
tho OF tho
recognition OF faithful of
society workers the
Daily Press is mpcllcd
most
These handsome
display at The
TO the diamond
tho
number OF These
the llalcs Jcwelry
guarantee thom To
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
James Slocum-Aged II.
He saved four hundred lives in
Pleasant Valley in 1900.
Jimmie was drowned.

There was a soft tone in tho man.
ayers voice when he rcappcared IT
the front and said to the woman:
Your son was drowned, it seems.
yes, Jimmie was drowned He
rode Black Boss down the valley to
warn the folks when the big dam
busted up in the hills. Every one
was saved, but while he was cross
ing the bridge it went down with
him an Black Bcss.
I'VE aih't never been able to buy a
stone for Boss. The apple tree that's
over her seems "A likely thing instead
OF q stone.
Madam, YOU will not have TO
move. Where is your husband?"
''Up stairs readin' tho gospel SOS
not to lot his temper got the best OF
him He's got his shotgun. an
.Wcll, good morning." and the man.
agcr and his men moved on.
The matter was laid before the ill
rcctors, and the Pleasant Valley Elcc-
trio road takes turn TO the left and
rounds small structure with n mar.
hle slab in the back yard under a
stllntcd apple tree.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
A Scholars Embarrassment.

EN-President McCosh of Princeton
was celebrated for his absent minded
ness, and Princeton students recall
with glee Il number of stories of his
failing in this regard Soon after
Jimmie" as the undergraduates af
fectionately referred TO him, was mar
ried he had occasion to make an adj
dress before them. During this he
felt i'll his pocket. supposedly for n
handcrkcrchief The band was with
drawn, but no sooner was this done
han roar Of laughter went up from
The entire audience. The good doc
tcr could not account for the seem
j levity, gazing blankly at the anus
faces Of those before him. His
ntion finally was called to the
ct in his hand He WAS horri.
TO see that he held, not IL han
4 crchief but--a woman's stocking.
spite of hais failing, rs long as
ht was the head OF the institution
it S; Dir. McCosh's greatest ambition
to ejnIcmber the name of every stu
dci . Sauntcrng across the campus
in his prc0ccupied fashion one morn
ing .hG president met a senior lace
to &C..
&c morning Mr.--Mr.-' he began,
he imgly.
student SuDplleu inc name.
ny certainly, Mr.. Blank. Are
y uit,p well, sir?"
1t qiN,estion being answered in the
alive, inquiry was made regard
&c lhcalth of the students moth
wliclt was answered.
Then FOLLOWED the inquiry, Glow is
Dur rathAer?'
81 bad tho misfortune to lose my
father metimc ago, as you will re-
cOllec was the answer.
MI ''cNosh apoligized humblv to
the 'nlt for having allowed the
fac cape his memory.
ming the two mot again
manner. and the idcntf.
tiS pf questions was gone
the end the doctor pro-
before:
BUR fathcr?"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
His Business.

The lady In black pointed toward the
Eky.
MY husband she sighed, SIS up
there. but he Is looking down. Per.
haps he sees all that we do"
How long has he been dead,
ma'am?" we inquired gently
With frown, she answered.:
Dead? He isn't dead. He's an
ronaut"-Exchange
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
Why the Line Curved.

The manager of the construction de-
partmcnt of the Pleasant Valley Fec.
trio road was greatly disturbed when
,IudkinS, the foreman. came i'm ana
said that he could not so on with the
work on account of two women and Il
baby.
We'll, said tho manager this Is all
nonsense. We have the right-ofway,
and the road is going through where
it was surveyed. I'll go out aud see
to ii myself"
The foreman went out with smile
on his face and the Young manage :
followed him TO where the construc-
ton of the road had some to fruit
stop.
In front of a dilapidated structure
was seated girl rocking baby,
Back of the girl, sitting on the sow
step, was weary-looking woman.
Tho manager approached and said:
Madame, are you aware that YOU
are obstructing the progress OF our
y'ork?"
Il reckon / am. That's what susan
is there for; that's what and the 'tius
are here for. We provo !, shunt
your road o. 10 one side
But, madam, the line has been sur.
voyed. You will have to move. Your
place has been condemned. You will
be paid for it. The law"
Don't know of any law" she liz.
corrupted. nor don't want to. know
that your road, even if it is backed
by the president. can't run through
our kitchen and tear up our yard
where Jimmie is buried"
The manager passed round r.r
shanty. Under a stuntcd apple tree
was small marble slab with few
flowers growing about it, He .irew
near and read the words carved urc.:
the stone:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
pisraell,s Confidence.

Disraell wrote letter to his sister
In 1888 in which he said: "Heard
Mncaulay's best speech, 'sblel and
Charles Grant Macaulay admirable,
but. between ourselves, could floor
them ALL This entries nous (slc), 1 was
never more confident Of anything than
that could carry everything before
me In that house. The time will come"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
Suspicious Slams.

"You better hurry mp en- collect de
rent from Br'er Williams"
How Gomez"
"Well. fer de las six nights he been
a-singin' Jerusalem, My Happy Home.
en- it's my opinion he's a-fixin' ter
ove."-Atlnnta Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
The Poor Girl.

"The woman marry" he said.
must be glad to take me with all my
faults"
"Oh. she will be-" the girl replied.
She'll be SO desperate that faults
won't cut any figure with her"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
LoqicaI,

Little Dot-Oh, mamma, there's
Sign, Puppies For Sale" Won't you
buy NE one? Mamma Wait till you
are a little older. dear. Little Dot
But they'll all be dogs then.-I. London
Answers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
BETTER THAN SPANKING,

Spankine does not cure children of bed
wettlnK' II " did there would be few children
that would do II. There is a constitutional
cause for this. Mrs. n. Summers I,nx d2s, Notre
Dame, Ind VIII send her home treatment to
today " your children trouble you IN This way
n'thlamc the child. The chances are II can't
hclp It, -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
SAVING Him.

Little johnnie Mother. tell ME how
papa got TO know yom. AIother-One
day fell into the water. and he Jump
cd In and fetched me out. Little John
ne-H'm. That's funny; he won't let
me learn to swim. Bits.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
CouIdn,t Recall His Name.

Couldn't Recall His Name.
Edison is one OF the most absent
minded of men, and Il good story of
him in this regard relates to the Wis
1t OF the inventor to the office of the
tax collector. Standing in line, with
Il score or more OF taxpayers in front
or him, Edison's mind reverted to an
important experiment on which he had
bcon engaged. When his turn came
at the window to which lie had NOV.
cd mechanically, he was aroused by
Il clerk asking his name. He looked
at the man vacantly.
81 could no more have given it then
than | could have ilown," he confidcd
later to an acquaintance.
Luckily an official, who recognized
him and knew of his forgctfuness
helped him out.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14

II doctors fniI thee, he these thy doc
tors --rcst. cheerfulness and moderate
diet Latll rfoverb V6
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
RULES AND CONDITIONS:

Candidates must DO members of
regularly organized lodge, club.
church, labor. literary, or social or
Sanl2ations.
The voting VIII be by ballots clip.
ped from tho DAILY litlGSS and by
voting certificates Issued with sub
scription receipts for tho DAILY
PRESS.
For payments made ON subscrip.
ton certificate votes arc issued FOR
both lady and gentleman as lcl-
lows.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14

The dread of ridicule cxtinguishes
originality In Its BIRTH Blackwood.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14

Still deaf, sir said the senior
and left MIN surely puzzled
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14

While each payment OF $500 for n
years subscription entities the hold
CT OF the receipt to GA votes, II the
subscription is I'M old ono, or y36
votes If the subscription is now
ono, these cannot be voted FOR one
candidate, but must be equally divid
cd between lady ana n gentleman.
NO certificate will be issued Tor
less payment than ono dollar
Combinations may be formed be.
tween lady and II gentleman can
didatc by which tho lady may ex-
change her gentlemun's votes for
lady,'s votes, and vice versa. But
combinations between candidates or
the same sex will not be permitted
The DAILY PRESS reserves the
right to reject any candidate and also
TO pass final Judgment on any cues.
ton that may arise.
Votes once cast cannot be changed
to- count for another candidate.
S.eciaI Awards.
TO the lady and gentleman aandI.
dates receiving the largest number
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-06-06

Even the wolves are enjoying the
present era of prosperity The gov
eminent has issued a bulletin In
which is shown the f1ourishing condi-
ton of the coyotes on the western
cattle ranges and of the larger wolves
known as "loafers," or "lobos." The
natural food of these beasts of prey
was the buffalo, but they find cattle
and horses satisfactory substitute.
Cattle are preferred; not that the
wolves have any prejudice against
eating horse-fieshs but because the old
method of attack from the rear,
which they practised on the buffalo,
is equally successful with range
steers. When they try it on horses,
however, they meet with a painful
surprise. How serious is the pest of
wolves, remarks Youths Companion,
may be gathered from the fact that
Wyoming alone has paid out $65, 900
in bounties in the last ten years, and
this makes no account of the sums
paid by counties and stockmen's as
sociat1ons. The cattlemen reckon
their losses to be about ten Der cent.
of the herds. Great organized neigh
borhood wolf-hunts on the western
ranges have been advertised all over
the east during the past winter.