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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Advancing Civilization.

Civilization can do wonders with a
backward race when 1t takes thu indi.
vilual units b. the hair of their heads
and d.agB them UP ~ short GU, TO
u plane that moro progressive races
secured only by centuries OF toll. says
tho Chicago News Still. in one gen.
Grafton II cannot mold all the mem
bers of n race into the image OF civ.
ilizcd man. thinking his thoughts and
buying goods on the lnstallment plan
as he does. a rcd Indian who fai;ly
glistened with the polish OF the Chr.
Isle school broke n glass in saloon
and then told the bartender to take
the price of tho glass ont of n 81 bill
The bartender kept Il all A police
man on the beat advised the Indian
to get out n warrant for the arrest
of tho saloonkceper and so to law
about 1t. That was where tho Indian
showed that he hadn't graspe1l civil
cation in It's entirety. Instead OF hir
Ing an attorney for 500. spending z
few weeks sround mn odo'iferoup
courtroom and then compromising
tho matter. he went back aud licked
the bartender Would that prove 10
your mind that the Indian Is hopeless?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Borne ON the Elood.

Sixty.one years ago young Rus
sian engineer. Bcnkendorf. saw the
River Lena in Siberia release dead
mammoth frozen ages ago in the bog
There had teen exceptionally warm
weather n the north of Siberia. and
the river. swollen by melting snow
and ice and tor-cntial warm rains.
swept out of its old channel and cary.
cd new one. carrying TO the sea vast
quantities OF It's former banks and
furrowing up the ,hawing bog. over
which it raced. AS he made mis- way
in steam cutter against the current
Benlicndorf saw the head of Il nam.
moth a2pear above the flood. Rush
upon rush of water more and more
released the body. It's hind legs were
imbcdded when he saw II. but twenty
four hours liberated these. The nam.
moth had sunk. feet first, into a bog.
The oozc had frozen over It, success
sive tides had heaped soil and vcge
iation upon IL. Bone and flesh and
hair were perfect, They secured it:
they cut off its tusks: they dissectnd
IL and found in its stomach the last
meal II had eaten. Young shoots ot
the FIR and pine and masticated Fl.
cones They were still at their worl;
when tho riycr spreading farther. en-.
Quilted them. The men escaped. bul
the waters auTged over the mammoth
and carried it for carrion to the sea
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Animals Who Love Tobacco.

Animals frequently possess n post
tive love for tobacco. according to II
mcuagcrlc trainer
In my early days" he said. II was
connected with circus which pos.
sesscd the unique attraction of tor
ricr which, among other tricks. had
been instructed in tho art of smoking
clay pipe. The curious point waS
that the animal actually got 10 enjoy
its pipe. and would insist OH having i,
ut the usual time cvc;y Sunday, M
in the performances on week daya
The parrot Ia. perhaps. Of NIL birds
the most apt to take up bad habits.
\ friend OF mine has one which IS
passionatcly fond of eating anu chew
Ing tobacco. II given suillclcnt
quantity the bird viii make itself pos.
itively drunk with the nicotine. and
will stagger alpI. it's cage IN exact
imitation of the actions OF an intoxi-
Gated human being Long practice
has made the bii somewhat OF u
conno!sseur respecting its favorite
luxury, and IL now trcata tinccnt to-
haccoa With contempt. Its particular
delight Ia tho rum soaked plug affect
ed by sailors.
1T Is among tho Sminn Tribe that
tobacco'lov!ng anadrupc,ls agc mos;
frequent This Is probably owing to
tho monkeys ovcrpowcrIng faculty
Tor imitation. which sometimes gets
Il into trouble.
"a friend OF mine hns monkey
which is addicted TO snuff Tho ami.
NAL has been taught TO take pinch
from the box of visitor with all the
courtly all SO prevalent in the days
when snnff-taking was the iashlon,'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Early Years Of Rich Men.

Many OF the nations multimillion.
aires were born at the lowest rung OF
lifes ladder.
James j. Hill. ranked as the most
powerful railroad magnatc in tho
world. was born on farm In Wei
ington County. Ontario. seventy year.
ago. At fifteen he was working in
tho fields to support his widowed
mother and as hn entered manhood
he was glad to get job nj So a day
MS n dock laborer in st Paul. MINI
Today he can look out of the windows
of his S700000 mansion and watch the
hustling OF the men on the wharves
where he had to hustle for SIC q
week.
John D. Rockefeller. the richest
man in the world began his working
ca~cer honing and plowing on tho
farms in Tioga county, ~ Y. Re
graduated from this To an Office stool
in Cleveland and the fret large sum
Of money that he made was when ho
purchased n raft of hoop poles. towcd
1t down the Ohio and sold II nj n
profit of $50.
William \. Clark. Senator and COP
per king. spent Il humble. Of his early
years ut farm labor. For two years
he was n school teacher in Missouri
and then he pushed onto the West.
After q spell OF quartz mining in Mon.
tana. he finally struck il rich and
now his fortune is said To he at least
$50 100000.
Andrew Carnegie was, born in Dun
feminine. Scotland. and his father WINS
a moor weaver. The first instalment
OF tho many millions which he Is now
dispensing as libra les. was earned in
ALLEGHENY CITY as Il bobbln boy. The
sum was SIPS.
II is also interesting to note that
Edward Hnrriman. tho railroad Napo
leon now in the nuiiic eve in conncc
ton with The Illinois Central Rail
road, was The son of 2 New Jerse,
CLERGYMAN. 1t is said TINT his ea-ly
training was shaped with the idea
that he shonld enter the ministry.
There are my number of million
aires and multi millionaires who had
rich parents 10 stat hem in life.
Picrpont Norgan's father was a mil
lionaiFc. Channccv nepew's rnrenis
were able to send him to Yale. the
late William G. Whitney, likewise.
had rich parents
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
RESTORED TO HEALTH.
THANKS TO PE-RU-NA
Friends Were Alarmed
Advised Change of Climate,

Miss Mildred Roller, us 18th street,
N. W., Washington, d. c., writes:
al can safely recommend Pcruna for
ca,arrh. had IL for years and it would
respond to no kind OF treatment, or if it
did IL was only temporary, and on tho
Sigh test provocation the trouble would
come back.
az was In sach a STATE that my
friends wore ALARMED about me. and
was advised 10 Iesve this climate.
Then tried Peru1a, and 10 my Qreni
Joy found 1t helped me from the first
lose I took, and few bottles cured
me-
at built up my constitution, l re-
gained my appetite, and feel that
am perfectly we'll and strong. "-Mildrcd
Roller.
We havo on flo many thousand tesu
monials like tho above. We can give
our readers only slight glimpse of the
vast array OF unsolicited endorsements
DE-. Hartman Is receiving.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19

Those VINO own 4 ane piano ought
10 know that tho instrument IL ms
senrit.vc to cold foot as any in.
valid. and that place too close to
n firc should no, be solicited. or tho
woodwork will soon draw. saya tho
Prudence NewR.Democrat Neither
near an open window. where damp.
ness from n passing shower may 40
rust The wires and mold the inside ~
To make expensive repairs necessary.
And We all kno whow n niano sounds
with its back Nat against tho wall
dcnloncd and without anv vibration.
whiting. l'aing very careful 10 keep II
closed when NOT In use, The keys
z ow yellow. collect dust between
chem and this makes tho action
heavy. Should they begin to lool;
yellow ever 80 lItilo. apply lemon
juice and n l.ttic whiting being very
careful To ltc"n II from drowning be
tween. An old. soft silk handkerchief
makes y nnrfcct dust cloth for the
highly polished wood Of tho piano.
coarR" rough material will soon
scratch ma mar tho shining surface
and much time, nntiencc and labor
are REQUIRED to rcsto. o IT,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
School Board Gels s2,5a7.2G IN
addition 10 Usual Income.
FROM The STATE DEPARTMENT.
This ci,y's Share of the fund Pro
vided for Under Recent act of As
semb'y Amounts to Considerable
Sum.

The department of public instruc-
ton has completed apportionment OF
the school fund ION account of the
appropriation by the general assem-
bly under an act approved March 9.
1907. and the accumulated interest on
investments Of the literary fund.
From the gross amount accruing
iiom these sources are deducted the
salaries Of superintendent of schools,
the expenses of the central office. the
appropriations for the summer norm
~ schools and the jamestown Expo
sition. and the salaries and expenses
OF the State board of examiners"
After the deduction of these OK
penses there remains total of $3.50
9S3 1G in the fund.
This amount is appo.tloncd to the
cities and COMMITTEES of the State &C
cording To their school population.
Newport News has school popula.
ton of 4.lT3 and receives $2.5S7 OF
the school fund Warwick county
has school population of l.57l and
receives $97i.02. Elizabeth City
county has school population oi
f.5l7 and receives S2,S0i.SS and York
con0ty has a school poDulation Of
2.G06 and receives s1,61510 of the
fund.
Tho superintendent of public in
st-uction will Issue Instructions that
this money Is TO be applied exclil-
sivcly to tho pay OF teachers of pri-
may and grammar grades. The fund
VIII lncomc available on Decembc,
l.
IN addition to this fund about ST.
100000 will be given to the public
schools of the State by the depart
ment Of public instruction. this
amount accrninu from capitation and
direct tax. That funl will also be
come available December / The fund
to be- received by this city from the
trnartmenf this year will amount to
nna-ly $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
EEsSyr.6

Her" is small hoy's composition
on The Camcl:" Its nest Is ve-v
moan one, made of twigs. leaves etc
mas large BODY and able TO cary
run OF water. II has two stumns
OF TAT on it's hack. on which 1t in aide
TO feed when II is hungry. It's fee,
arc webhcd in which il IS abb. to
CROSS tho desert. It's hair Is used TO
Ak" brushes which are used 70.
naintlnr. II also lays eggs. II eats
worms
a. teacher took great mains in OK.
planning the Cat" to a class of yerv
mall children. One little girl seem.
ca much bored with the entire sto V
ana ser 10 work writing little &C.
count of the domestic pct. She sat
IN wearied thought for nearly twenty
minutes and produced the following
essay, matchless for brev:ty. clea-
ness and pathos: "Our cat is dead e.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Watterson and Woman,s sutfr.o,

Mr. Henry Watterson has been saw.
ING that there must come n new marty
10 take the place OF the Old Demo.
cratic party. This looks as thouoh
me famous Kentucky colnnel.iou.nnl.
Isl had forsaken his colors. Miss
Phoebe Cou2ins has declared against
woman suffrage. turning nor back on
cause for which she fought valientIy
many years. So It would seem there
are pair OF them. II was nc sfectly
natural. therefore. for Col. Wattcrson
10 devote considerable snace I'm his
paper to discussion of Miss Couzins.
chansc of faith and of front. Rut
ms is not tho first time In the his.
TOY oil this country that these two
nave been found lined up together
aithonGh Mr.. Watterson is probably
100 modest TO refer TO the former oc.
caS.on. not being disposed to stand
IN the lime light any moro than he
mas TO. In 1876 Henry Watte-son was
presiding over the National Demo.
cratic convention. During the pro
ceeulneS word was sent to him that
MISS phoebe Couzins was in the hall
and desired to address the conven.
Lon She was. Of course. much
vo'lnEe- woman than she is now. and
those who knew her then recall that
she was of strikingly attractive an.
pearancc. magnetic tailor. and alto
gefher most agreeable 10 look upon
and listen 10. Wattcrson knew the
convention would vote down coldl,-
mr. proposit;on 10 listen To woman
sun as'st, 50 he thought he would Try
me effect of female charms on The
car body. Lie had Miss Couzins
NriHflr escorted 10 thu platform. ann
almost before the convention know u
nc was presenting her As shc opened
nor mouth TO sneak. u delegate was
on his feet making a poiut OF order.
Quick as a flash thu splendid repre-.
sentative of Kentucky Gallantrv de-
clarcd; That is impossible sir There
can bc no point OF order when a LADY
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
TURBINE STEAMER FAST.
Old Colony, Built on Delaware Beats
Contract Speed.

LEWES. DEL. Nov. 1S--The new
steiner Old Colony. the first turbine
vessel built on the Delaware river
successfully completed her prelimln.
airy standardization runs today. ma.
King n maximum speed OF 81 knots,
which is ~ knots more than her
contract speed. The runs were made
over tho mile course of tho Della.
ware Canes. Tho Old Colony was
built by tho William Cramp Shin and
Engine I'uilding Company for the Fall
River Line. and rs 400 feet long 81
feet beam aud Az feet draft. Tho
vessel will leave for New York to-
morrow
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19

have been issued:
ELIZABETH RIVER. VA. Scwalrs
Point Shoal Buoy. 3, a tirst-class can.
found in sinking condition, was re.
placed November H.
Lambert's Point Buoy Ill. black
spar was established. November 10.
in "a feet of water. about 700 feet
outside OF line Of Pics at Lambcrt's
Point:
Z. l2 f.
Western Branch Beacon No. ., sw.
81 S.
Old lighthouse. OH Lower Lam.
bcrts Pier, n. by W. rs w.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
William ard Mary Students TX
psclsd to Attend In q Body.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Celebration Promises to Be Feature
of Old Dominion Week, Which Be.
gan at the Exposition Yesterday
AGENTS at Work,

feature of Old Dominion Week
which began at the jamestown Expc-
s.tion yesterday. will be Peninsula
Day, next Friday. Several agents for
tho Exposition are now nj wo;k ar
ranging for the celebration, and they
are going over the Peninsula. cndeav.
orng TO arouse Interest among the
people of Newport News. Hampton
Old Point. Williamsburg. Elizabeth
City, Warwick. York and James City
county.
The William and Mary college stu
dents are expected TO attend the fai-
in q body Friday, and II is probable
that various schools In tho counties
aud possibly those of Hampton. ihoe.
bus and Old Point will send their pu-
pills.
An attractive program OF special
events has been arranged for the day.
Old Dominion Week.
Old Dominion week began with the
celebration of n day set aside for
Nansem I'd. southampton and Isle of
Wight antics and omithheld and
Suffolk.
parade of all the troops on the
grounds was held at II o'clock yester-
""' nuns anu ihio WIS lOliOWtu
by exercises at the auditorium. Tho
speakers were Hon. Harry st. George
Tucker. president of the Exposition !:
Lieutenant Governor ]. Taylor Ely
son, Il. II. Williams for Smi,hheld: j.
y. burgess for Suffolk. and Garvln
Itawls for Isle of Wight.
There We're various special events
during the afternoon and evening. in.
Guiding spectacular display of fire.
;orks.
Special Days Selected.
LynchbnrS has selected Saturday.
November %. as the day du ing "Oid
Dominion Week" AT jamestown EN-
position when 1t will celebrate with
special exercises. Bedford City has
also chosen the same day for It's
demonstration.
Mr.. John T. Allen. special commits
sioner from the Exposition. who is
In this section of the state arranging.
for tho celebration OF civic DAYS. re.
ports much enthusiasm over "old Do.
minion Week" and predicts large del.
egations from all places he has visit.
ed Following are some of the dates
which have been set:
Nov. 19-WRr- enton DAY.
Nov. 20-Front Royal Day and Win.
chester Day
Dav.
Nov. Alexander and FAILS
Church DAYS.
Nov. 23--I."esbure Dav. Fredcr!cks
burg Day AID Stafford Day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
TOO YOUNG TO BREAK HEART,
Boy Wins Breach Of Promise Sui,
Brouqht Nv Widow

HAzLET0N. PA. Nov. is - at
Nuremberg, mining village II miles
from here the breach OF promise
SUIT of Mrs. Barbara Undergone. n
widow - years old, against Arthur
Schon II years old was decided In
favor OF the defendant.
Three children of Mrs. Updesroyc
lived with her She has raised n
Roosevelt family. Three of the chill.
dren are married AMI have children.
SO she is n grandmother Schell made
n general denial of the charge. and
ire jury could not satisfy itself that
one so young could summon up the
courage to woo widow almst three
Times his age
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
A Great Roast!

Over tom of Arbuclxles' Ariosa
Coffee is roasted at a time, in large
revolving cylinder, which drops the
coffee through heat again and again
until each bean is uniformly roasted.
No other coffee is in suffi-
cient demand to afford such
scientific and perfect prepare
ton.
The sales of Arbuckles' Ariosa
Coffee exceed the sales of all other
packaged coffees combined, and this
scientific roasting, which no other
coffee can afford, by It's very magni-
tude, reduces our cost to q minimum,
and enables us, with our other advan-
tages,to givebetter valuein Arbucl5les'
Ariosa Coffee than is possible for any
one else.
Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee is
the cheapest good coffee in
the world, and the best Of all
fox you.
ARnucKLD mos New York City.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
PANIC IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Fire Starts 1t and superintcndents
Cool Action Stons II.

RICHMOND. VA, Nov. lS--Fire. or.
iSnating from hot water pipes. caus.
ca panic among several hundred
children In the Clay Street Methodist
chnFch Sunday school Sunday motn-
ing. and but for the GOODNESS OF the
superintendent, serious consequences
might have resulted.
Standing among his charges tho
superintendent urged them to 70 out
quietly. and after the first rush there
was little danger Of accident. Tho
school room was filled with smoke
before the pupils realized that the
building was on fire. In order to al.
lay excitement still alarm was turn
ed in TO the IRE department. The
blaze WAS extinguished by means OF
Chemicals.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
All veniremen CHALLENGED.

=. y! 1t.''UNIdNtU ITt5SJ
GEORGETOWN. KY. Nov. 49,.
The attendance today at the trial o!
Calel' Powers. charged with the mu.-
der of William Goebel. was larger than
on any preceding day. One hundred
men summoned from Harrison county
arrived on time. The defense chal
icnged the entire yenire. Including
seven jurors who had qualified. The
defense alleges irregularity in sum.
moning the repirc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Georgia Tech in Disgrace.
M

MACON. GA. Nov. lS.-Profcssor
Il. I. liolmcs. acting for the Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
suspended the Georgia School OF
Technology from further playing as n
member OF the association at the con.
clusion of long conference with
President Matheson and John r.
Harris. president of the board Of
trustees. this afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Call for Farmers Meeting.
4

ATLANTA, GA. Nov. ls.-Prcsi-
dent Charles 5. Barrett. of the First
National Farmers Union has issued a
call for meeting of the board of di-
rcctors and state presidents at New
Orleans, November %, to consider
business of importance TO the .asso-
ciation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19

First Tourist What are you writ
ing down?
Second Tourist I'm making a note
of few things that have made an
indciblc impression upon my Nom.
DRY. 20 shan't forget them, Gas
sells Saturday Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
a sianifieant Pravcr

May tho Lord help ynn mako Buck.
lrn's Arnica Salvc known TO ALL
writes J. G Jenkins. OF Chapel irul.
n. c. 1t quickly took the pain OH, o,
2 felon for me and cured 1t In a Won.
dertnilv short time" Beat on na-th for
'ores, Inips md Wounds. q5c at ~
druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
His hinhest HONG

on for two weeks prowl in the
woods. ch?" said the FIST guido
srimly. u hope this amateur hunter
from the city win do the same. -
Chicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19

The Norwegian steamer Sangsiad
arrived in pc I yesterday from Bal
timorc 10 loa1 about 5000 tons of
coal for Colon. Panama The vcsse!
has aboard thousand barrels Of
spikes consigned TO the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Riaht.

Life observed the philosophical
boardcr. lis merely a game of chess
on large scale"
Nothing of the sort" protested tho
newly married toardcr ITS exactly
the contrary The game Of life
doesn't really begin until YOU NATE
Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
The Real Need.

Knickor--Therc nya plenty OF l,,oks
telling how to save life while waiting
for n doctor.
Bockcr--Ycs. What we nced is one
telling the young doctor how TO save
life while waiting for the patient
iiarpCrs Bazaar.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
In Course Of Time.

M!fkins--lt IL said that aggressive
.mpulsiyc people usually have black
eyes.
BiffI;ins-That's right. If they
haven't cot them AZ st they got
them later.--Chlcago Daily News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19

Should Noycmbcr's frosty bTcr7cs
Bring You coughs. colds or chills.
Take Rocky Mountain Tea instead
or harmful drugs and bitter nils
J. G. GORSUCIt & co.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
He Huno Around.

- haven't Il pull with any one.
said the unsuccessful man
"Oh. yes. yom have dear" said his
Wife. cncourasingly, with the fool
kilier"-I.ife
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Explained.

Say, MON. why do people laugh II
ihrir slccvcG?"
"Bccausc The funny bone Is there
st. Joseph tMo) Ncws-Prcss
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19

has the floor The delegate subsid-
ed. the convention chccrd. and Miss
Couzins held the Womans Ma.
tional Daily.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
SHIPPING REPORT.
sunday, November II. 1907.
Arrived.

Ia 20 Dunlop from Fall River-to
Bcrwind'Wh,te Coal Company in bal
last
Barge Sunl,5ry from Fall River
10 New River Consolidated Coal Com.
pany in ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
Monday, November 10, 1907.


Arrived.
Steamer SangStad {No-D. from
Faliimor-to New River CONSOLIDATE
cd Coal Company in ballast.
Steamer Manchester Port tRrN,
auamor. New Orleans--to White Oak
Coal COMPANY for bunker coal.
Schoonc' George p. Hudson. Gardi.
NC portland-to Warren and Monks
Coal Com in ballast.
rar9o DnrHrl' from Allyns Point
10 white Oak Coal Company in hal.
last
Barge Civ Of Montreal from Prov.
idence-io Chesapeake mud Ohio Coal
Agency Company in ballast.
Cleared.
Steamer Mnnchcr-cr Port fDrl.
Auamar Observation-Disclosures Witty
and Compan"- Ltl.
Sailed.
Steamers St"intcrrer lGerD. Ca
stems, from cayannaM. Bremen.
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Cleared.
sailed

Steamers Stnintcrsrr tGerl. Ca,
stems, from caYarnaM. Bremen
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CaIentsr Fcr Todav.

Eaticc to Mariners.
The following notices to mariners