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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
rhe professor and the child.

a German professor who Is extreme
~ studious and detcsts being annoyed
In his studies was alone with the chill
dren one evening. They raced from
room TO room until their father could
stand the noise no longer, and, losing
all patience, he rushed from his study
and ordered all of them to go to bed
at once. 1t was only twilight, and
they demonstrated, but to no avail.
All but one finally went upstairs sob
bling. The exception was little girl,
who positively refused to bulge an
inch. The professor at last admins
tered slight corporal punishpent. and
she dolefully followed her companions.
Soon afterward his wife broke in on the
professors now undisturbed studies,
and her first question was, Where are
the children?"
He was forced 70 tell Of their de-
pravity. and she ran upstairs.
Presently she returned in great ex-
element and cried out to her husband
II think you must be crazy! 1
thought there must be something
wrong when you told me you had to
whip one OF the children for dlsobedl-
ence. Now, do you know what you
have done? The child you have whip
ped wasn't ours at all, hut little girl
who has been spending the evening
hcrev
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Queo.ion Was Passed.

believe" said the prosecuting at
ley, "that YOU gave your name as
" Howitly. unmarried:''
did"
nd what is your age?'
decline 10 answer"
sut the court wishes to know"
a's none Of the courts business"
what's that MADAME the judge
Id sharply.
! said. your honor, that 1t was none
no courts business what my ago
she witness Will answer the qucs-
/" frowred the judge.
i he witness will do nothing OF the
!" replied the lady.
Che court insists said the judge.
nd why? VIII tell the truth with
less ilnpartiallty whether am
Ety or aoventyT
e judge was thinking OF fttlpg
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
MENACE OF THE cooLY.
Pacific States Would Bar Jhps and
Koreans as Wall as Chinese.

koreans as Woil as Chtno8e.
a large number OF California fruit
growers In convention Mt MnrysvillC
adopted memorial to congress ask,
Ing for the repeal OF the Chinese cxclu
sion act The memorial declares that
this is the only way OF getting labor
.or orchards, vineyards and market
gardens. II says that exclusion has
driven the Chinese from farms into
rites. where they get better wages ms
rocks. and has brought thousands of
Japanese, who are greatly inferior to
the Chinese as workers.
The memorial says that opposition
to Asiatic labor Is found mninly In cit.
les and Is due to labor agitators. them.
selves of alien blood, and that they
aud their fellows refuse, to do at any
price work now done byHAsiatics.
1t Will be noticed that this memorial,
containing inaccurate and foolish stnte-
ments, comes just ut the opening of n
congress which will be urged to extend
and strengthen the present exclusion
act. With the exception OF those who
directly profit through the employment
OF cody labor the people OF California
and all the Pacific coast and mountain
states desire extension OF the exclusion
net so us to include japanese and 10.
reans In its provisions aud the rigid
enforcement OF the act against nil
cody labor.
The fruit growers can obtain all the
labor they require IL they are willing
! IN ri
now, when iaborers are leaving the
country by the tens of thousands be-
cause of tho dullness of the labor mar
ket, is a bad time to make the claim
of scarcity of labor
The fruit growers memorial itself
furnishes the proof that their trouble
is one of wages, says Joseph X. Blu
chnnan In the New York Journal. II
says that better wages IN the cities
have drawn the Chinese laborers away
from the rural cmployments.
Do not the memorialists see that re-
peal OF the excelsior net, while furnish
ing them the desired cheap labor,
would also undermine the conditions
In cities and towns. bringing about re-
auctions in wages and lowering tho
scale of living for all laborers?
They probably do know this, but
they don't care. Whit they want Is to
get their labor as chcaply us possible,
Just as they want 10 sell their fruits
and vegetables Mt the very highest pos
sible prices.
That is business. This Is n CONNER
cial age, and every fellow is doing
tho very best lie can for himself.
And so 1t comes about that the work
ingmen of this country, including the
Labor agltators" referred to In the
fruit growers memorial, are opposed
10 the invasion OF their interests and
destruction OF their welfare by the
cheap labor hordcs from China and
Japan.
The question Is, VIII congress and
The country stand with Its millions OF
laborers-upon whose prosperity de-
Ponds the prosperity of all-or with n
few hundreds of fruit growers and
market gardeners. who look to the pub
lie to pay them the market price for
their products. whether the labor cost
Is much or little?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
PENDING LABOR BILLS.
Important Measures That Congress
VIII 30 Asked to Pass.

Important Measures That Congress
Will 30 Asked to Pass.
The present session of congress will
be busy time for the legislative COM
mittee of the American Federation OF
Labor. Many matters of interest to Ia
Dor will come up during the session.
The federation will make n special eff
fort to have passed this winter.
The two are the Pearre anti-injunc-
7 tion bill and the Gardner eight honr
|sbll. Both of these bills were before
the last congress. but were never
reached for final action. They have
heen reintroduced. and active work 20
secure their passage has already been
begun by the legislative committee of
the federation.
The Pearre bill prohibits lnjunctions
In labor disputes unless necessary TO
prevent "irreparable injury to proper
~ or TO property right Of the party
asking the application" The bill nlso
seeks TO restrict the meaning of the
word Conspiracy" so that 1t Will not
apply to agreements between laborinS
men concerning the terms or condi-
lions of employment of labor.
The Gardner bill is intehded to limit
to eight hours the daily service of me-
chanics and lnborers employed upon
work done for the United States or any
territory or the District of Columbia.
This bill was favorably reported by
the lnbor committee of the house last
session, but nothing more came of 1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Feminine senae of LIumor.

Woman as a whole is considered t.
have no sense of humor.
In fact. her lack of appreciation OF =
joke is standard jest among the men
folk.
The real truth OF the matter is that
men don't want women TO have a
sense of humor. They are afraid o
the woman who Is very quick to see q
joke.
They feel that as She is so quick to see
the ridiculous side of things she WIZ
he equally quick to see the ridiculous
side OF them, and that no man can
stand.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Was Weleomo 10 tha Rest.

10 was welcome to the Rest.
rs several travellers got Into the sta.
n bus one OF the men noticed that a
ing woman had grip exactly like
|. but that II was placed with the
t OF the baggage OH top. Thinking
re might he some mistake made. he
pit bis inside and placed 1t at his
Il. Heiwas soon engrossed with his
'cr and did not notice the young
Inan reach over and draw the grip
be to her side. He waited until she
IS occupied with book and then
led the grip TO It's former position,
rest of the travellers looking OH
b amused expressions.
r turning over leaf she looked
I'm and suddenly became aware of
removal of the grip. With some
lie In her voice and manner, she
II, THAT is minew. and ierked it
| X close,to her feet.
touching his hat politely, the owner
u; All right. madam. But may l
use get my pipe and nightshlrt out?
Il are welcome to the rest Of the
pgs"-7Ladies' Home Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
The
Scrap Book
hoy Needed II Most.

wy 'SSSSo ~ N'OSh'
a regiment of soldiers was drawn up
y the barrack square for church pa
'de, but the church was being re-
aired and could only hold half OF
hem.
Sergeant major" ordered the colo
tel, tell all the men who do not want
i 10 to church TO fall out on the re-
Prise flank"
About half the number quickly avail
4 themselves of the privilege.
Nov, sergeant major, dismiss all
ile men who did not fall ont and
3arch the others to church. They need
most"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26

answer when the prosecuting attorney
out in:
May ii please the court" he said
severely, this is contempt and should
be punished accordingly" \
The witness smiled most exasperat-
ingly
May 1t please the court" she said.
in close imitation of the prosecutor,
''you may fiue me for contempt II you
wish, but 1t will not make me answer
Your honor and tho gentleman who
asks me the question are elected to tho
Offices which you fill by the people.
End you are both willing to be elected
again. Imprison me IL you wish. l
shall not answer. But say to both of
you now that when the public know
you have punished woman for rcfus-
ing to tell her age you will never DO
elected TO office again In n thousand
years. Women have some rights that
are bound to be respected, and public
sentiment has accorded us this one. So
there"
The judge looked down Mt the prose
cutor, and tho prosecutor looked up at
the Judge. and the question was
passed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Pats Way of Saying, IL.

Pat had heard some one quote the
time honored wedding congratulntion
to the happy pair, May all your trou-
bles be little ones" and it tickled his
fancy. Not long ago n friend of his
entered into bliss, and Pat was hardly
able 10 hold back his congratulations
until the ceremony was over. AS soon
as he could he rushed up to the couple
and. grabbing each by the hand. he sang
out. Long life to the both OF yez, aud
mny all your throubles be little ba-
ics"-Lippincotts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Told 10 Six Hundred Words.

a beginner In newspaper work In n
small town who occasionally ssnt
STUFF to one of the New York daillcs
picked up what seemed TO him "big
story" IIurrylng to the telegraph Of
flee he ''querled" the telegraph editor:
Column story ON so and so. Shall 1
send it?'
The reply was prompt. but unsatis-
factory. Send six hundred words"
was all II said.
Cant DC told in less than twelve
hundred" he wired back.
Before long the reply came: "Story
of creation of world told in six hun
drcd. Try it,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
'oor Sermon.

Poor Sermon.
clergyman accepted an invitation
lotficiate at Sunday services in a
Fhboring town and Entrusted his
curate with the performance of
duties. On returning home he ask
ilis wife what she thought of the
hte's sermon.
i was the poorest one ever heard
kthing In it Mt ALL"
ter in the day the clergyman.
ting his curate. asked bin how he
I got on.
ih. very well. didn't have time to
pare anything. SO preached one of
Il unused sermons"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
steel Truat No. to Cut WAGES.

The United States Steel corporation
has sent out notices recalling the order
~ cut WAGES issued several weeks ago.
II Is snid that the change of plan was
adopted MS u matter of policy. MS It
was feared that the lowering of wages
in connection with the large earnings
&C the corporation in the present year
might he the cause of odious coinpnrl-
ions
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
kipIina at a Luncheon.

Yes, you know" the hostess was
saying, "Kipling came in and behaved
SO strangely: At luncheon he sudden
~ sprang up and wouldn't let the
waitress come near the table. Every
time that she tried to come near he
would jump at her.
He mado dive for the cake. which
was on the lower shelf OF the side
honrd and took 1t into the parlor TO eat
1t. He got the crumbs all over the
sofa and the beautiful rug.
when he had finished his cake he
simply sat and glared at u.s."
The visitor finally could not control
herself and asked Excuse me, but
are you speaking Of Mr.. Rudyard Kip
lingo
mfr. Rudyard Kipiing? oh. no; Kip
ling is our dogr'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Pointer Eor Union Men.

Let union men remember that every
time they purchase the antiunion ar
ticle they are contributing to the dis
placement of the union manufactures,
the union workman and ultimately to
the extinction of the labeled or union
article entirely.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
1t Seemed to Him.

man had been employed to make
Inventory of the furniture in the
Sc. lie was so long about his task
The parlor, however. that the mis-
p of the mansion went to see what
was doing. On the floor lay an
PITY bottle. On the sofa lay the man
|ping. Z But the inventory had not
b wholly forgotten. At the top OF
page stood a solitary eloquent en-.
Zone revolving carpet"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
liking OF Anita.

Talking of ants" he said. we've
I 'em as big ns CRIBS out west I've
IN 'cm fight with long thorns. which
~ used rs lanccs. charging like saw
as"
|Thcy don't compare 10 the ants l
|w In the east said mn inoffcnsiye
Ilividual near by. The natives have
incd them MS beasts Of burden. One
'cm could trail ton lond for miles
IN ease. They worked willingly. but
l'asionnlly they turned on their at
hdants and killed them"
II say. old chap" said shocked
Fee from the corner. what sort OF
Ia were they?"
Elephants" said the quiet man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Anything to obIiae.

anything 10 CDtHe.
Harvard student who was can
didate for the degree of doctor OF
philosophy had adopted spelling re-
form as his particular line of work,
and as commencement day drew near
he went to President Eliot with re-
quest. "You know. Mr.. President" he
said that you arc proposing to make
me a Ph. d. Now. have made n
speciality of spe!l!.g reform. and I al
ways spell philosophy with an -
Could you not make my degree Il. D.
Instead OF Ph. Dr.
Certainly. In fact, IL you insist.
we shall make it a D. F."-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26

a lady called In an old physician of
the last generation TO treat her baby.
who was slightly ailing. He prescrib-
cd castor oil.
"But, doctor, castor oil Is such an old
fashioned remedy"
Madam" replied the doctor, babies
are old fashioned things"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
A Lincoln Retort.

A Lincoln Retort.
A woman once wrote to Abraham
Lincoln asking for n sentiment and
his autograph.
He answered promptly:
Dear Madam-Whcn you write to
stranger asking tho favor OF n letter, nj
ways inclosc postage stamp. There's
the sentiment Here's the autographs:
a. LINCOLN,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
THE GOOD. GREAT MAN.


low seidom. friend. good. great man
inhcriis
IlIcno1 and wealth, with all his worth
and pains.
seems story from the world of spirits
hen any Ihan obtnins that which he
Or any merits that which he obtains.
pr shame. my friend! Renounce this Idle
Etra!p.
Int wouldst thou have good. great
mnn obtain
calth title, dignity. golden chain
L heaps OF corses which his sword hath
slain?
ioodness and greatness are not means.
but ends.
lath no not always treasures. always
friends.
he great. good man. three treasures
love and light
lAnd calm thoughts. cquablc as Infants
breath
I'D three fast friends. more sure than
I day or night
filmself. his Maker and the angel dcnth7
-Coleridgc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26

Physicians and others desiring nm
excellent article are respectfully TO
qucsted to give this whiskcy a trial
on my guarantee. Mollowed by age
3. r. coFER, Sole Agent.
gath street near Washington avenue
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26

10 Country's Need.
~ sny." said the old lady with the
lgh pitched voice ms the jerkwater
owed down nj Grigsby station-"I
", what IL all this fuss about cdu-
TIM boys to bc civil engineers? The
ting that this ere country really
Y cds is a few civil conductors and
is sassy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
Solicitor Wells.

At the recent term of court Solic-
itor Walter H Wells performed his
duties as solicitor of the third cir.
cult for the last time, Florence coun.
ty being included in the new twelfth
circuit.
In succeeding Solicitor Wilson
Mr. Wells has had a hard position to
fill. yet during the two terms Of
court when he officisted as prosecut-
ing attorney, be met the demands of
bis responsible position in a manner
that gained him almost universal
appreciation, and it is with general
regret that the people of Williams
burg see him by force of circum.
stan ces vacate the Office he has filled
30 vel
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BoVe's Great Lendon Shows.

"a large elephant, as gentle as
kitten and trained to act in the
ring like our Babe, is worth SlO,.
600. or even more. l very much
douot if the management would take
$40, 900 for Duchess. From com.
mercial point of view, very fe men
are worth as much as such eleI hants.
sit is a pity that the elephant
can not express himself by means of
articulate speech. He is certainly
the most intelligent of beasts. He
has brain two and a half times the
size of that of q man, and, what is
still more significant. it is richly
convoluted. He learEs readily and
never forgets. He is not mere ci-
pher of other mems thoughts and
acts, either, but when occasion de-
manis he can do his own thinking.
In India some years ago an elephant
chanced to fall in pit. There was
some lumber and odd pieces of wood
at its bottom. After some deliber.
alton he went to work and made a
pile of lumber and wood; then. as
cending to its top, was able to
Chamber out of the pit. One of the
elephants with the show. known as
Duchess, was one day trying to
push a big cage into place in the
menagerie tent, but the ground was
soft, and the harder she pushed the
deeper the wheels went into the
mud. Finally she stepped back ard
seemed to deliberate for a moment
Then she stepped forward again,
took hold of the wheels with her
trunk and gave mighty lift, and
at the same time a push with her
head, and tie cage came out of the
mud"
Howe's Great London Shows car
ry the largest as we'll as the smallest
elephant in the world.
Nor has the circus department
been neglected, for more special
feature acts will be offered than ever
before, enlivened with new and
anu sing antics by over two score Of
funny clowns.
The big show will exhibit at
Klngstree Tuesday, April 21.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
Our S c h 90 | S.

The great French philosopher.
De Toqueville, on his visit to
America, expressed his opinion
that on the public school sys.
tenn rested the future greatness Of
this republic. Since his visit many
years ago our public schools sys.
TEN has expanded to an extent
then undreamed of.
1t is gratifying to know that
Kingstree, for the size of the
town, is one of the most alert
municipalities in South Carolina,
as the article written by Prof. Hand
which we publish this week,
will demonstrate, comparing our
town with others of larger pop.
ulation and more taxable property.
By no means is this education.
al awakening in our county con.
fined to Kingstree. 1t will be
remembered that last year both
Johnsonyllle and Union schools
bore off prizes for rural school
improvement, and from present
indications as to special tax levy IN
the several districts throughout oul
county. Williamsburg will soon claim
so many of these prizes that there
will not be enough to go around
Let the good work 90 on.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
ty of South Caro!lpa-the best

ty OF South Csro!lpa-the best
supported institution Of learning
in the State--and the people
have the. right to demand that it
be properly managed. The COL
lege authorities have done the
right thing in e2pelling the III.
subordinate members of the jun
ior class; bnt there is more to
do. Every individual who. par
ticipated in the April fool escap-
ade should be dismissed from the
college and their places filled next
year with boys who would pro-
fit by the vigorous action taken
in this instance.
There is plenty of bows eager
to take the place of those dis.
missed, and it will be whole
some lesson, not only to Clemson,
but to students of every other
college IN the South, to dismiss
the four hundred ''insurgents"
and nail to the mast head the en-
sign: "Discipline must and shall
be preserved"
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[Continued next week.
Business Locals

Panama and straw hats. Lat
est styles and lowest prices.
Peoples Mercantile Go.
Just received, a beautiful line
of Easter post cards. Peoples
Mercantile Co.
Nice line of silks just re-
cieved. Suesine silk at A 1.2c
Taffeta SO and $1.37 1-2c. Peo.
Piles Mercantile Co.
Don't forget date and place
of entertainment given by Tur.
key Creek school for benefit of
Indiantown Graded scho oil.
4.16-1t
Sure cure for blues if yor
will attend Turkey Greek school
entertainment. April II, 1908,
at 8 o'clock sharp. Admission
Is and 25 cents. 4.16.1t
Tell your friends and have
them tell theirs that the enter
tainment given by Turkey Greek
school will be unsurpassed. Ad
mission Is and rs cents. At
Turkey Baptist church. 4.l6.1t
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3.26-tf
The Clemson Outbreak.

The April fool prank of the
Clemson College students, when
four hundred of the corps of ca
diets, like the historic king of
France, marched themselves up the
hill and marched them down again,
seems likely to prove a serious
ioke-for the cadets. There are
about seven hundred students at
Clemson College and the expens-
es of the institution are largely
borne by the Stste-that is, by the
farmers. Every sack OF fertiliz-
er sold in South Carolina pa S
tribute to Clemson and the in
come of the College approximates
$500, 900 a year, it is estimated.
With this vast sum-three or
four times more than any other
State institution epjoys-added to
the income derived from tuition
fees, Clemson College should rank
second to no chronological instl-
tuition in the South. In point of
attendance it has shown up well,
but Judging from the friction
that has occurred from time to
time and the criticism to which
it has been subjected by those who
attended the State Farmers IN.
stitute year or so ago, there
must be something radically
wrong in the system of manage
ment. During the last few years
there have been several changes ir
the presidency of the college ane
none seems to be an improvement
on his predecessor Other Statt
institutions get a good man at th'
helm and stick to him and Glenn
son has undoubtedly had some
good men. Now, where is th'
fault? The student body is com
posed of average South Carolina
boys, no better and no worse than
those who attend other colleges
Then, why this constant friction!
From the standpoint ola long
range observer it seems that tn
board of trustees must be at fault
The faculty has been changed ant
added to so frequently that sure
ly they must have secured a
least a majority of good men
Now, the logical conclusion is tina
the trustees do not support the fac
ulty in maintaining discipline, or,
it may be, that there is dissen
sion among the trustees them
selves, which would be very quick
ly extended to the college.
Clemson College is the proper
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09

Weak women get prompt and
lasting help by using DR. Shops
Night Cure. These soothing, heal
ing, aptiseptic suppositories, with
full information how to proceed are
Interestingly told of in my book
"No 4 For Women" The book and
strictly confidential medical advice
is entirely free. Simply write Dr
Shoop, Racine, Wis,for my book No
4. Sold by D G Scott.
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Meeting Of Saltefs Club.

The Salters Democratic club
will meet at Salters on Satur.
day, April rs, at 4 o'clock p. m,
to reorganize and elect dele.
gates to the County Convention.
T E SALTERs,
President.