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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27

as they rested. Their suspicious had
been lulled. They had kept their eyes
open and whispered among themselves
Whispered and smiled. On this day,
as he walked under the giant chest
nuts and made his way through the
laurels, young Griggs came upon
man. The revenue force had grown
impatient with his dilatory tactics and
had sent an emissary to see and Ques-
ton him. The two talked for half an
hour as they leaned against the trunk
Of a great tree at the edge of thicket.
When they separated, the revenue man
knew that nothing further could be ex-
pected from the spy. He had shut his
eyes to all but the song Of love. 1t had
been useless to talk to him Of duty.
He had come as a spy, but had sold
the government out.
After the talk Griggs walked away a
few rods and sat down on rock from
which he could see far down the side
Of the grim old mountain. He could
count the cabins of the mountaineers
scattered about, and he could look
down into Beaver Cove and Halfway
day of peace, with the smoke ascend
ing as straight as an arrow and the
birds singing and the squirrels chatter
ing about him. He felt good. There
, was a burden off his mind and joy in
his heart now that he had made his de-
cision. In the evening he would see
Tilda and tell her that he loved her.
In the evening he would see her father
and ask her hand in marriage. He
was smiling as his eyes roved over the
landscape beneath him when a step
caused him to turn his head.
"Tilda, you herev' he cried as he
sprang to his feet with the light of
love in his eyes and his arms out
stretched.
She drew herself up and waved him
away.
"But, Tilda, what is it?''
She was pale, and hard lines had
come into her face The girl look was
searched for in vain. There was sui
fering in her eyes, but determination
in the compressed lips.
81 was in the thicket when you talk
ed with that man-dad and l." she said
at last. dad has gone for his rife to
shoot you like a dog. 1 am here to tell
you to CO."
But if you heard us talking you
know that l would not agree to what
the man wanted"
"You came her as a spy. If you
hadn't fallen in love with me you
would have betrayed my own father
In love with me! l in love with O
revenue spy! Co.!
"But listen, Tilda. If 1 came here
under false pretenses r.
eve are poor and humble" she in
terrupted as she drew her skirts away
from him. I'VE are plain and unedu
Gated. We have nothing before us
nothing but this to look forward to
You have the whole world before you
and you know how to be happy, but
the meanest, lowest one among Oul
men is king beside you! Go"
He paused for ten seconds in hopes
to see her face soften, but it was like
stone. She motioned again, and he
went. In five minutes he was out OF
sight down the side of the mountain
and rough old Abe Goodman was
standing over his weeping daughter
and saying to her in sympathetic tones
THAR, thar, little one, don't cry
The Lawd made women to bar crosses
and to stand trubble, and if you'll jest
look up to him he'll bring you into
smooth waters and send along fellel
Of a husband with forty bosses anC
karridgeS"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27
A Few Twists.

Some Sabetha girls once made up a
list of definitions of Kansas towns, the
names of the towns to be guessed from
the definitions. Here they are: Very
bowlegged, Great Bend; thin monas-
terry, Abilene; the price of yeast, Leav-
enworth; why Mrs. Smith went, Smith
Center; descendant of a sneeze, Atchi-
son; a sire, circle and term in sing
ing, Paola; what the American needs
to secure duke, Price; what some
folks have to do for living, Russell;
my first, not wearing the second, got
the third Manhattan. : Kansas City
Star.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27
Could Thin Them Out.

The Hon. h. L. Dawes In his young
manhood was an Indifferent speaker.
Participating in law case soon after
his admission to the bar before North
Adams Justice Of the peace, Dawes
was opposed by an older attorney
whose eloquence attracted a crowd
that packed the courtroom. The justice
was freely perspiring, and, drawing OF
his coat in the midst OF the lawyers
eloquent address, he said:
'Mr. Attorney, suppose you sit down
and let Dawes begin to speak. want
to thin out this wd."-Boston Globe.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27
An Oversight.

Look here exclaimed the angry
man as he rushed into the real estate
agents Office, that ground 1 bought
from you yesterday is thirty feet under
waterv'
pardon my oversight" apologiZed
the gentlemanly agent. I'VE give div
ing suit with each plot 1 will send
yours ay."-Cardiff Times.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27
His Ream0m.

"Halfback Smashum says that foot
ball players should not be allowed to
wear head projections"
ION what does he base his argu-
ment?'
"Why, he is out Of the game with a
lame foot, the result Of kicking one Of
his opponents on the nose gear
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27

Clerk-You can't get a room here for
that man. He's drunk. Man Support
ing a weary friend)-That's all right
What Of that? Clerk-This is tenn
perance hotel. MAXWELL, he's too
drunk to know the dinerence.-Army
and Navy Life.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27
EncouraQinQ.

Perhaps, DOCTOR" said the sick man,
you'd better present your bill"
NO. replied the doctor. Il don't
want to worry you with that now"
"Oh, well, if you thinkEit's best!"
Eyes, I'll send it in to your executor
In good timc"-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27
TROUBLES Ahead,

els your husband up yetY asked the
early caller Of the sour faced woman
at the door. II expect he is" was the
reply. It'd like to see him for few
minutes" $50 would l. He hasn't
come home yet"-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27

The truth Of it is those who best de-
serve praise have generally the most
axoulsita relish Of its-StoelO.
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ENGRAVED Cards furnished at The
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Love versus Law.
By c. B. LEWIS.

Copyright. 1908, by E. G. PARCELS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
some Odd wills.

One OF the oldest documents OF the
will kind known was that of Queen
Austrigilda, consort OF King Goutram
Of Burgundy. The dying princess en-
Joined upon her husband to Stay and
bury In the same grave with her the
physicians who had attended her. An
other will was that Of n husband who
forbade his wlfe's marrying on pain OF
his returning to haunt her. This Is
quite different from that of woman
who instructed her executors to seek
out "some nice. good. pretty girl' who
would make an affectionate second
wife to her spouse. 1t Is fact inter.
esting in this connection that the first
Napoleon actually beQueathed 10000
francs to Il fellow named Cantlllon,
who had been tried for attempting the
assassination Of the Duke of yelling
ton
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
omen of the Wedding Ring.

AT the close of recent divorce case
woman spectator remarked:
II knew they wouldn't pull together
very long. The crease made by her
wedding ring proved that. When she
had been married six months I snw
her take her ring off one day. The
mark it had left was so faint you could
hardly see 1t. You can always gauge
the length OF a marriage by the impress
sion made by tho wedding ring. In
some cases the ring. even though en-
tirely too large. sinks away into the
finger. Such mark rs that indicates
Il marriage rs lasting as eternity. 9th
or women may wear ring as tigh
rs the skin, yet II will leave scarcely &
streak on the flesh. In that case looL
out for an early termination Of the con
tract"
The other women present said moth
ing, but all improved the first oppor
tunity to slip their rings around anu
Inspect the telltale mark. The faces
Of some Wore an expression OF salts
faction, others of disappointment, bu
nobody knew the reason therefor
New York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
THE QUESTION OF LIFE.
Mans Progress md the hooks OF tho
Eighteenth Century.

Eighteenth Century.
In what mankind called progress"
the world was led by Illusion, advanc-
ed by lies. Everybody hated work,
which was the only health Even the
preacher spoke dolefully of "the curse
OF Adam" Everybody wanted to DO
rich, which meant unhappincss; every
body wanted TO bc idle, which meant
death. Change was regarded rs prog
ress. and to find one different from
oneself was to find one worse than
oneself. And with all these sympu-
thlzed. knowing them TO he wrong.
l had listened to moralisls and he.
fore all was done dlscerncd that II
question OF morals was question OF
ATTITUDES. and Vice related to the cqua-
tor. Cruelty was II creature of the
thermometers; the tropics tortured
what the nrctics nurscd Happiness
was born OF contrast when 1t wasn't
born OF temperament. and Third ave-
nuc laughed oftcncr than Fifth. One
man Sommitted suicide. another gave u
feast Each was worth $4,000. The
suicide had been millionaire, tho
aNtN' SiN't IuWl'tT. COISlueTcV
merchants and gamblers. There was
but one difference when the mcr-
chants resources ended his credit end.
ell; when the gamblers resources end
ell his credit began. When the gnm-
bier WAS down his fellow gamblers
helped him: when the merchant was
down his fellow merchants fell upon
him aud tore him like wolves.
Progress? 4 wise man proved 1t by
pointing to railroad ana asking me
TO remember stagcconchcs. asked
why 1t was better TO travel 900 miles
In II day thnn TO travel ninety. He
snd one could reach Chicago In n day
and night. l replied that one couldn't
reach Calcutta In dny and night. uo
said that medicine and surgery Ind
advanced: that we now saved lives VIC
used TO lose. ! asked why 1t WINS I'm.
portnnt to save lives that must one day
die; also pointed out that we saved
weddings TO wed weakllngs and pro,
duce weddings, which was progressing
backward. He grew angry and asked
IL favored death. grew angry and
asked if he favored birth; also want.
ed to hear whether or no he believed
In killing weeds.
Progress! know nothing of medi.
cine and railways and stugecoachcs
and saving lives. but do know about
books. And I see by my bookcases
that the nineteenth century did no,
write so well nor In things beautiful
think so well us did the eighteenth
with the promise all about me that the
present century will write worse and
think more heavily than either. We
have better guns, clocks, plows, sewing
machines. but they wrote better Eng
lish and thought nobler thoughts.-Al
fred Henry Lewis In Cosmopolitan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
EsHEDULn TO ALL POINTa
SOUTH AND WRBT.
N. D.-Following figures published
only as information. and ara nee
guarante6d:
Trains From Nor4e,,s.

800 q. M. Daily. Local for Suffolk.
Franklin, Bmporia. GlerkviIle, Dan.
vile, Oxfor., Durham and 3ntarmo
dlate stations. Close connections "a
Danvillo with fast Trough trains co
all points South and West.
1880 p. 70. Daily. Fast express sraiu
for all points gouth and west, car,
rying through Pullman aloopina ear
to Asheville.
Tralns From RIohmona.
1900 q. m. Daily. Local for Charlcssc.
Chase City, Clarksyille.
11:15 n. m. Daily. Limited Buffet
Pu'nan to Atlant and BirminH.
ham. New Orleans. Memphis, Chat.
tanooga and all the South. mhrouEh
coach for Chase City, Oxford. Dur.
ham and Raleigh.
$500 p. m. Except Sunday. Ksyuvilla
local.
11:ao p. m. Daily. Limited. Pullmaa
ready, $3.50 p. m, for all the South.
York River Limo.
4:S0 p. m.-Except Sunday. No. 1e.-s
Baltimore Limited.
2:15 y, m.-Except Sunday. No. 10.-.
Local to West Point.
4:45 o. m.--EIcept Sunday. No. yS.-s
Local to West Point.
G. II. ACKERT, V!ce.presidena
and Genl. Mgr, S. II. HARDWICK,
P. Y. NJ, w. H. TAYLOB. a.,
P. A., Washington, D. q. =
STANTON CURTIg, p. a.,
Norfolk. VA.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
Merchants & Miners
Transportation Co.

SteamahIp LInes for BosteR, Provi.
dcros and Baltimore.
Lehve Newport News. via Norfolk,
Tor Rostoa every Tuesday, wednes.
day, Friday and Sunday. Leaves sol
Providencs every Monday, Thursday
and Saturday. Steamers sail frora
Norfolk at 600 D. m.
leave Newport News for Baltimore
daily. except Tuesday and Wednesday,
at 8 p. M. connecting for Washington,
philadelphia and New York.
Fare to Baltimore, one way, s3.00a
round trip, $500. including atateroom
berth. Accommodations and cuisine
| uHequalled.
Freight and passengers taken for
all points North and eouth. aseamora
leave Baltimore. foot Of Long Dock.
daily, at 6 D. m.
Only line running a Sunday steamer
between Newport Nows and BaIti.
more. For further information apply
to d. r. McNEILL, Agent,
[ Newport News, We.
General Offices. baltimore. Md.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
Norfolk Ferry Schedule

Pine Beach Route. Steamer Endeavor
Leaves Ivy avenue pier for Pine
Beach or Norfolk "G:45, ss7:30, 900,
1880 a. M, IL M; 1880, 800, 4:30,
600, 1880 and 900 p. m.
Leave Norfolk, 1880, 900, 1890 a.
m. and 1900 M. 1880, 800, 1880,
600, 1870 and 900 p. m.
"Daily except Sunday. **Sunday
only.
Schedule subject to change without
notice.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
Great Northern pfd ........ 166 1.2
Interborough metropolitan. :. 80
lnterborough Metropolitan pfd ~
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Money on
call easy. 12; ruling rate 3.4:
closing bid 2: offered at 1.2 Time
loans. strong and dull: sixty days .
to Ia per cent; and ninety days
l.2 to "a: six months 3.4 per
cent, Prime mercantile paper 3.4
a Ia. Sterling exchange weak
with actual business In bankers bills
at 4S4.65 II 4S4.70 for demand, and ut
4S0.50 a 4S0.55 for 60 day bills, Post.
ed rates 4S2 1882 12 and 4S6 4SG
l-2. Commercial bills $50 is. Bar
silver 6S is. Mexican dollars SO 3.4
Government bonds steady Railroad
bonds irregular
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
A Considcrate Actres..

A doctor saw Julia Marlowe as Ju-
liet one night in Plttsburg and was ire
mendously impressed. Only IN the pow
erful death scene there was technical
error. Miss Marlowe." the doctor said
Mt reception the next day, at admired
your Juliet profoundly. The imperso-
nation was work Of art. But. pardon
me, don't you know that corpse
doesn't stiffen for Mt least six hours
after dcath?" Miss Marlowe answered
in the draw that she reserves for such
speeches. "Now, doctor. do you think
Pm going to keep my audiences wait.
ing six hours for me to stiffen?'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
A Problem In Life.

They had met In the subway and In
the Interval of passing few stations
had fallen 10 talking OF lovely wo-
man friend who had died.
How did she die? Do you know?'
lie asked.
''She nursed n little niece through an
infectious disease, then took 1t herself
and died Of IT," said she.
"A strange Provldencew he unused
sadly. "She, lovely, gracious. charm
Ing, everything to live for and bless
Ing to her friends, to die In order that
child might live. A strange and I'M
accountable Providence"-New York
Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
The CHARMING Woman

Is not necessarily one OF perfect form
and features. Many plain woman
who could never serve as an artists
model, possesses those rare qualities
that all the world admires: neatness,
clear eyes. clean smooth skin and that
sprightliness Of step and action that
accompany good health. A physically
weak woman is never attractive, not
even to herself. Electric Bitters re-
store weak women, give strong
nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety
skin, beautiful complexion. Guaran-
teed at the Ideal Pharmacy soc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
Baltimore Produce Market.

BALTIMORE, MD. Jan. 31.-Flour
dull.
Wheat-frm; spot contract rs IL
a "a
Confirm; spot so is: southern
white As 81 so 3.4.
Oats-firm: No. white AZ 1-2
No. 3 white AZ 1-2 43; No. mixed
II 1.2 Il AZ.
Rye-steady: No. . western domes.
tic 20 Il II: choice 10.
Butter-steady and unchanged:
fancy imitation % n 81: do creamery
81 80: do ladle 81 %: store pack.
ed II 20.
Eggs-firm and unchanged. "a.
Cheeso-active and unchanged:
large II is; medium IA 3-S; small
IS SIS.
Sucar-steady. unchanged: coarse
graduated and fine 5.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
schooIboy,s E.nny ON Hcnry VIM.

Henry VIII. was frequent widow
er, conccitcd, cunning, cruel and corpu-
lent. He burned the popes bull in efii-
gy. beheaded his best friends, made
himself defender of the faith by Lat
In law and had an lnordInate ambition
and an ulcer in his leg. Henry sternly
denied the validity Of the proud pope
Of Roam and ut last, worn out by an
internal discord, died more in sorrow
than In anger.-Harper's Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01

aDaily. socially except Sunday.
The trip down the historic Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay on the clio.
CANT steamers of this company ia un.
surpassed. Tho steamers are compar-
etiyely new, having been built in 1891.
and are fitted up In the most luxuriant
manner. with electric lights. call
bells and steam heat In each room.
Tho tables arc supplied with every
delicacy Of the season from the mar.
kets Ct Washington and Norfolk. For
tickets, reservation of staterooms,
and further information, apply to D. j.
CALLAHAN. Agent. Norfolk. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
same trouble Everywh.re.

We have brother In our church who
belonged to several other dcnominn-
lions before he came to us, and he tells
us they have the same trouble every
where-imposslble to get n $1,000
preacher for $3.50 year. = Osborne
(Kan.) Farmer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
The ouIpour|ng Of Stocks Into ths
Market Was Q Feature Of
The Opening.
THERE WAS A RECOVERY LATER ON
The Covering Demand from Spots
Came to an Occasional Pause and
There Were Trivial Reactions, But
Last Prices Were Generally the
Best-cIosing Quotations.
(By Associated Press. J

NEW YORK, jan 3l.-Thcrc was
further outpouling of stocks into
the market in the early operations
today during which few of the in
ilnential stocks were driven lower
than yesterday before their final re-
covery, but the bear operations be-
came impressed with the character
OF the buying at the decline and kept
reducing their contracts on short
!; side. recovery was the result
Very large buying orders were exc
cuted in Union Pacific and this was
:! or great Influence on sentiment to.
I wards the whole market 1t was man
! ifest however, that support by main
force was the principal element in
checking the further fall in prices.
buying with this object In view show
fed no disposition to follow advances
after IT. had achieved its purpose.
Neither was there evidence of i'm
rportance In measures to drive the
bears was conducted with degree
bof elaboration and lack of urgency
that kept open the feeling of sus.
,picion towards the rally amongst the
trading element An impression from
abroad was that a redemption of n
part OF the government loan for 1907
is In contemplation by the treasury
as 5use for the government deposits
with the National banks which are
recalled for repayment tomorrow and
on the 18th of February
1.-The covering demand from the
spots came to an OCCASIONAL pause and
there We're several trivial reactions
but the last prices Of the day were
generally the best or nearly So
Bonds We're irregular. Total sales
par value, s1,936,0OO. United States
bonds were unchanged ON call. Total
sales, .1.137,600 shares. Copper o.
1901. Smelling, $4,000: Sugar, $500:
Tobacco, 500; st. Paul, 32.8O0; c. f.
H., 21.400; Erie, 29,100: Pennsylvania,
$4,000; Reading, .sO0 Southern
Pacific, 56,3co;: Southern. $500;
Southern pfd 900; Union Pacific. 49,
900;" United States Steel, 13l.6OO;
Vfrginia-Carolina Chemical, roo
Adams Express ...... 900
Amalgamated Copper .... 1121.4
American Car & Foundry -. ~ ga
American Car & Foundry pfd 100
American Cotton Oil .... 291-2
American Cotton Oil pfd -. 50
American. Express .... 233
American Hide & Leather pfd %
American Ice ..... " 33
American Linseed Oil ..... II
American Linseed Oil pfd -. 30
American Locomotice ...... II "a
American Locomotive pfd .. ITO 81
American Smelt. &, Refng. IA rs
American Smelt. & Refng. pfd 1l3 ga
American Sugar Refining -. 1870 3-S
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
Hereditcry.
'fYonr

Your son is a great football play
err"
Eyes; 1t is hereditary"
II never heard that his father was a
football player"
HE Isn't. but he IS chronic kicker"
Houston Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01

Paying honest debts promptly and
cbeerfuily is a virtue of manhood ap-
preciated by every one.--Newark iArk)
Journal.