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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
pAsp1rA nAMAnAn.

In the east II wonderful woman has
been lighting for something over twcn-
~ years, At first she had TO struggle
alone, amid the glbes and jeers OF her
countrymen. but now that time IL
bringing her success the world III be-
ginning to pny her tribute. DR.. Cuth-
bert Hall. the well known New York
divine, who is at the head OF the Amer
lean movement TO render MD, hns said :
"She is n marvellous personality, one
of the most commanding aud extraor-
binary women of her time She In
the most highly educated woman In
India today, being commonly known
rs the panditn' for her learning, a
high caste Hindoo lady, herself wild
ow, she was reused 10 action many
years ago by the misery, degradation
md abuse of child wives tho worst
blotcll ON India's civilization. In 1880
she visited America and made her first
plea here in their behalf Today she
has Mt Sharada Sadan, in the Bombay
district. great Institution for high
caste child widows. Nearly 1900 girls,
many OF them rescued from famine,
orphanngc and evil. are here Instructed
In the domestic arts and industries"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Good Form For Grin.

In entering and leaving room n
young girl always permits an elder
woman TO precedc her.
The elder woman prcccdcs the girl
on entering II car, carriage, restaurant
OF thcater
When entertained ut n house full OF
young people she Will not fail to show
courtesy and interest In the older mem.
bers OF the household.
A well bred girl Will not absorb the
conversation ut an afternoon tea. lunch
or dinner by telling il!ppnnt stories or
petty gossip. She may secure few
laughs, but ut the cost of respect for
her good manners anu girlhood
When lntroductlons ARE under way
the youngest girl Is the last to be In
troduced. She follows her mother, nov.
or precedcs her, In advancing to meet
her hostess.
After dancing the young girl does not
thank her partner. she hus conferred
the fnvor, and lie thanks her.
No we'll bred girl accepts any service
from II man In II public place without
acknowledging It by graceful nclina.
ton OF the head or II murmured
"rhanlS you"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
A Fudoe Tin.

Many people have difficulty In max
Ing fudge that is creamy. rich ana
smooth.
The trouble Hes In overlooking Tho
candy should always be taken from
the stove the minute 1t makes soft
ball that can just hold together when
dropped In lee water.
II allowed to cook longer the fudge
will be stlG. If less time is given, II
viii be gritty AMI sticky.
Beat hnrd with wooden spoon, 1t
Is better than the wire heaters. ns It
permits more vigorous whipping.
DO not add tile vanilla until the choc-
olnte has cooled slightly.
Pour into creased pans whIle tho
mixture is still thin enough TO smooth
or the surface Will not be glnzed when
cold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
pomcntie superstitiona.

Washing Up,-ln washing dishes II
you forget an article 1t is n sign you
Will hear of wedding.
Itedhot Stovc.-It Is n sign of n quar-.
rel 10 allow cooking stove to get
red hot Oh top.
Custard Pic.--lf when taking n GUS
tard pie out OF the oven 1t should fall
on The floor upside down, 1t Is n sign
some one will die a3d leave you for
tune
Kneadlng Dough.-If Il maid who Is
kneading dough clutch ut n lads face,
he'll never grow beard.
Strong Tea.-To make tea too strong
is sign you will make friends.
Weak Tea.--If you make 1t too weak,
then you will lose friends
Burned Bread.-If you burn bread
while cooking, some one is angry with
you.
Opening Canned Fruit-If whllo
opening can of fruit or any similar
thing the Juice should happen to squirt
mp in the operators face, 1t is sign
of some coming good.
Burning Bread.-When bread, cake
or pie Will burn In spite of you, your
husband or lover Is angry.
Cork Jumping Out of Bottle.-If n
cork pops out OF bottle suddenly,
you have an unknown enemy.
Making Bread,-If you sing while
making bread. you Will cry before it is
eaten.
Apron strings.-If your apron be-
comes united. 1t is an indication that
somebody Is speaking of you.
Making Coffee.-To forget to put cof-
fee In the cofrccpot is the sign of n
coming gift.
Boiling Soup.-When coup continues
to boil after II has been removed from
the FIRE, the cook will live to good
old age.
Kettle Spout Backward TO ucciden-
tally place the teakettle on the stove
with the spout toward the back is a
sign OF company.
Burning Coal.-If coal of fire falls
on the floor, 1t is sign stranger
is coming TO sec you.
Broom Left In CoTper.-If after
sweeping room the brobm is acciden-
tally left in corner, strangers Will
visit the house that day.,
When Wien you are
sleeping and somebody comes and
your drowsIness Mt once is gone, the
person that came will lie rich before
!cng.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05

n bad dey. otherwise lie will be sub.
ject to Rheumatism when he IL old.
aud care must bc taken To provide him
with The right food,
lie 10 peculiarly nervous. excitablc
dog and wants generous feeding.
Chicken or ilsh Is the hest dinner for
him, and French beans ana green's
should DO given him With gravy when
ever possible, y toy Pom ought 10
have two light meals Il day. With just
little meat nj one OF them
These meals must DO fairly dry.
Cake, bread and oatmeal biscuits (too
heatlng) are very bad L1r him, but 9th
NJ dry biscuits aud sSnc,Imcs little
sponge cake are allowed. Bones lie
must never have on any account.
Mngnesia sprnklcd ON his food every
now and again Is good for him. but
better than medicine when hc wants II
is boiled liver or onion very finely
chopped and mixed with his food.
IL Is bad TO give u Pom II bath, but
his coat must he brushed scrupulously
and with clean brushes every day, first
one way and then another of the hnir.
He needs no flannel coat out OF doors
In winter.
He will live probably about twelve
yenrs if regularly exercised. but au-
horitlcs diner on this-to the pom's
owner-so all Important point.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
f!ew WAY Of shirrinn.

Every scamstress knows how hard
1t Is TO make shirrlngs lie smooth and
Hat without taking time to scratch"
them into place. In ghirrlng take up
on the needle little more of the
goods than YOU leave between the
stitches, so MS TO show the thread as
little MS possible. Press the thumb
against the needle. moving 1t with
each stitch, and I'll the needle as full
MS possible before drawing the thread
through. This gives every stitch the
effect of II small plait. much the same
rs machine gathering. This method
also gives little work In arranging the
gathers. With little practice the
work VIII become mechanical. ana you
VIII be delighted with the neatness and
rapidity of the work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Pomp of English Mayors.

Chichester arms its chief magistrate
with gold mounted malacca cane OF
office, while the mayor of Guildford
carries the stick presented to the bor-
ough by Queen Elizabeth. at York
both the lord mayor and lady mayor
css are equipped with the silver mount
cd oak slaves which have marked their
authority for centuries Among the
official retainers of the mayor of Rlpon
is the municipal horn blower, who
every night ut 0 o'clock winds three
blasts upon this aged musical instru-
ment before the mayors residence and
again at the marked cross.-London
Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Ennlish House Namns.
alne.

House owners are sometimes rather
unfortunate In their selection of names
for their abodes, aud in suburbia house
naming is occasionally rather ludicrous.
Thus THE Naples" has never ma
pie near. The Rosary" only exists In
imagination. "Sunnyside" Is the most
depressing villa residence, and houses
named after the English lakes no more
suggest the lake district than Fleet
street suggests the Bots dc Bouognc.
The AngloSaxou word "hyrst." sig
nifying forest or wood, has become
hurst" In house naming, and wood"
md ''holt have the same meaning.
All house names ending with these ter
limitations are pretty and not unsafe to
choose.
1t is curious TO note that in Hastings
ana st. Leonards quite number Of
houses have typlcally Saxon names.
perhaps to commemorate the great
Saxon tragedy of which the name
Hastings Is reminiscent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
HORSE AND DOG.
Contact With Civilization Lessons
Their Cunning and Saaacity.

Contact With Civilization Lessons
Their Cunning and Sasacity.
The dog is no doubt the most intelli-
gent of our domestic animals. and |
yield to none In my affection for him.
can almost eat and sleep with fino
dog winter and summer. But try not
TO deceive myself about his intelii-
had the least spark of wit akin TO our
own-thnt is, power of renson--hls
long association with man would have
famed 1t into a flame, however small.
But after all these thousands OF
years of human companlonshlp and
love lie has less wit In some respects
than his Wild brothers, the fox and
the wolf. Having been spared the
struggle 10 live that falls to their lot.
his cunning and sngaclty have deterio-
rated. The same Is true of the horse,
which has less intelligence than tho
wild stallion OF the plains and for the
same reason.
These animals do not grow wiser as
they grow less wild. They do not civil
lie or develop. We train them into
certain ways that make them service
able TO us; we humnnize them without
adding to their mental capacity. In
other words. we cannot cross our In
tclilgence upon theirs and make 1t
fruitful in them. The germ will not
take.-John Burroughs in Outing Mag
a2lne.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Worrlatl'sWorl
PANDITA RAMABAL..
Something About tho Foremost and
Cleverest Woman Of India.

Something About tho Foremost and
clovereot Woman of India.
There is probably no class OF people
IN the world so wrctchcd, the Victims
OF such Incredible cruelty. M the fa-
nous child wives of India For cen
tnries superstition, Ignorance, child
marriage and perpetual widowhood
have mnde thelr lot the most hopeless
possible. They are treated. among
other things. as being somehow rcspon-
sible for the death of their husbands or
of the ones TO whom they are betyoth-
ed. The extent of the terrible grip
this superstition still holds In India
is soon from the consus of 1901, which
reported the number OF child widows
unlcr fifteen years OF age as 301 ,ti1
and lOlST of these under five years
Against this great cvi. this awful
custom, that FOR ages has held sway
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
For an Aehinn Tooth.

Most mothers know what 1t Is to
have child screaming with tooth
nche. The next time your cara are so
tortured try putting II little baking
sodn In the cnyity, II there is one. The
mouth should first have been rInscd
with hot water
Even simpler and almost certain 10
give relief Is hot witch hazel used TO
rinse the mouth. Repeat every little
while until the paiu is eased.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
HIS PAPERWEIeHT. -
Travels of Bottle, of Vino and It's
Ultimate Fate.

travels OF 6ottloi OF Wine and It's
Ultimate Fate.
a paperweight consisting of piece
IF thick glass with tokuy wine label
fastened on the back nnd showing
through Is part of the desk furniture
in the library OF man who goes to
Europe nearly every year, People
look ut the thing" lie said. "nnd Won
der what The wine label Is doing there.
and when | see the question coming
always tell the story.
Some years ago | went 10 Raab, In
Hungary, where called on nm old
lady who in Vienna years before had
rhown much interest In and hefrlend.
cd young American student at the
university. The poor student had
grown to be rich physician. and he
wanted me 10 call and present his
compliments. When was about TO
leave after q pleasant visit the wo-
man handed me IL bottle of wine which
had come from her estate and asked
Inc to take IL to our mutual friend
carted that bottle all over Europe.
paid duty on 1t several times and final
~ landed 1t safe and sound here In the
house. a few days after my return
we invited the doctor for dinner, and
the bottle was brought In with much
ceremony. | made a little presenta-
tion speech and then In handing II TO
the doctor dropped 1t on the floor
where you see that stain. That's the
label under the glass" New York
Tribune
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05

clean. Tho taste of the thick brown
compound was horrible. We made
wry faces and spluttered. The pro-
fcssor watched us with grim smile.
When the pot was finally returned
TO him his thin lips parted. ana he gave
Il dry chuckle.
must repeat. gentleme".' he said.
that you do not Use your faculties OF
observation. If you had looked moro
closely ut me you would have observed
that the finger put In my mouth was
not the one dipped into the pot."--
Baltimore Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Competition With the Almighty.
independent.

Competition With the Almighty.
When the first tracks Of the Illinois
Central railroad were being laid in
southern Illinois the superintendent OF
construction went one day for drink
of water to n well beside the cabin of
an old Kentucky darby. who had
found freedom and philosophy on the
north side OF the Ohio river. The old
man was smoking his corncob pipe In
the shade of his sycamore tree.
well, Uncle Sambo," said the rail-
road builder as he hung up the gourd
Oh the well sweep again, don't you
do any work ut all?"
"Me2 Yass, sahr / work six months
every winter on n flatboat on dat river
yonder."
well, suppose when we get the
railroad through you Will want to come
In with us and get job on Hat car"
NO sahr! Amt nevah goIn to be
'nough work on your railroad to keep
no man busy six months in the yah.
Can't yo' see dat river yondcr, flowin',
flowin? Lord he made dat river to
float things down on, and der amt no
use buildln' railroad TO enter into
competition with de Almighty"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Train tho Faculties.


Nikola Tesla was talking about his
student days at Prague.
81 remember well.' lie said. IAN old
professor OF great originality and acu-
men. This professor insisted on the
value OF free use OF the perceptlve
faculties and was always pointing out
the need for this use in strange ways.
zone day oil arising TO lecture he be-
gan:
"'Gentlemen. you do not use your
faculties of observation MS you should
"He laid on the table before him n
pot filled with some vile smelling
chemical compound-a thick brown
stuff.
"'When was student he went
on, 4 did not fear to use my sense Of
taste
HE dipped his finger deep into the
pot and then stuck his finger In his
mouth.
"'TGste It, gentlemen; taste It, he
said. smiling grimly.
"The. evil pot passed around The
class, and one after another we dipped
our fingers In 1t and then sucked them
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Decline in Manners.

There is said to be decline Of man
ners In the present day. but 1t might
be hard TO equal the following instance
of bygone courtesy quoted by n writer
IN an English magazine: Lord and
Lady Spencer request the honor OF
rs company Mt dinner ut ilalf after
O'Clock on -. An answer is partic-
ularly desired. Nobody waited for
after O'clock"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
The
Scrap Book
The
Not tho Same.

a young woman who has recently
taken charge of kindergarten enter
ed trolley car and as she took her
seat smiled pleasantly ut gentleman
Sitting opposite. He raised his hat,
but 1t was evident that he did not
know her.
Realizing her error, she said In tones
hubble throughout the entire car:
"Oh. please excuse me! mistool
you for the father of two OF my chill
dren."
She left the car at the next corner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Lack Riaht Qualities.

Mrs. Hix-Mrs. June strikes ME as
being entirely too masculine for wo.
man. Mrs. Dix-Yes. indeed. Why.
every time she has an ache or pain
she makes MS much fuss about 1t as
man would.-smiths Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Truthful.

Mark Twain once missed the train
which should have taken him 10 his
work. He did not wire any excuse.
His telegram 10 his employer took this
form: "My train left at 100 | arrived
Mt the station Mt 1856 and could not
catch it,"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Pals of the President.

Colonel Harry Hall OF Pittsburg was
in London riding on top of a bus. Tie
asked the driver several questions,
and then the driver said, you hare
not one of hus. sir?"
NO. Hall replied; 81 am an Amer
ican."
"Hamerlca is fine place. sir. Hi
lived there once"
"Where?"
'Why, sir, Iii lived in Washington.
Hi was coachman for Sir Frederick
w. Bruce when e WINS minister there.
sir. We was most familiar with the
hold Grant, sir, when he were presi-
dent-most familiar"
How was thati" inquired the as
tonished Hall.
"Why. sir. my marster was is per-
ticker friend-most pertickler. Manys
the night | have driven i'm to the
White House and sat there, I'm on the
hinside an me hon the houtside, for
ours Mt time"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05

Listen TO this, Maria" said Mr..
Stubb as lie unfolded his scientific pa
per- This article states that in some
of the old Roman prisons that have
been unearthed they found the petri-
fed remains OF the prisoners
Gracious, Johnw replied Mrs. Stubb,
with smile. II suppose you would
call them hardened crlminals."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05

Lord. let mo not be too content. lis
With life In trifiing service SSfs ssfHS$%
Make me aspire. sEfSsi
When days with petty cardt u
Let me with feeting thoughe u s5slslllsll1
or something higher. N-bn,r,
Help me to long for mental grace
To struggle with the commonplace
! daey findx,.
MaS9ss,le ds&S5: not bring to fruit
a crop OF iiteeNhoughts TO suit
shriveled mind.
do not ask for place among
Great thinkers who havo taught and sung
And scorned to bend
Under the tribes OF the hour
only would not lose the power
To comprehend
--Indnnnndnnf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Way of the World.

IA man is liable not to git much
credit in this world" said Uncle Ebeii
"If you's prosperous dey'll mos likely
say you has mo- luck dan sense, an If
you's unprosperous dey'll say You
didn't hab much of either."- Washing
ton Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Where Johnny Put the co.

a teacher In New England school
had found great difficulty in training
her pupils to pronounce final g." One
day when n small boy was reading he
came to sentence that he pronounced
MS follows what good time 1 AM
havin'w
mo. Johnny" interrupted the teach
or, you made n mistake. Don't you
remember what I've been telling you?
Try that Inst sentence again"
Johnny reread as before, what n
good time am hnvin'!'
mo, no." said the teacher little i'm
patiently. Don't you know all I've
told you about pronouncing the 'g'7"
Johnny's face lightened. and he be-
gan again confidently, Gee. what II
good time 1 am havin'r'-Everybody'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Making Homo Attractive.

a district visitor in the slums of Lon
don asked the wife OF notorious
drinlier why she did not keep her hus
band from the public house.
"Why don't you make your home
look more attractive?" she asked.
'I'm sure I've tried 'ard TO make It
'omelike. ma'am." was the reply. "I've
took up the parlor carpet and sprin-
kled sawdust on the floor and put Il
beer barrel in the corner, but, lor'.
ma am, 1t amt made bit OF differ
ence!'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Little Acts of Kindness.

Walters mother had made point OF
teaching him TO be kind to animals.
"Oh. mother" he exclaimed one day.
I'm sure you will like the little girl
who's moved in next door! She's so
kind to animals!'
''She looks like nice little girl"
said Walters mother, "and think
shall like her, but how is she kind 70
animals?"
1--WE had some chestnuts just now.
and she found a worm in one. and she
Observation-Disclosures.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
A EarcieaI Vcnaeancc.

A Farcical Vengeance.
a magazine editor was congratulate
Ing Richard Harding Davis on the sue
cess OF his farces
you handle the farce" said the edi.
tor. "as skillfully MS you used to handle
the short story. You have the gift of
seeing everything i'll farcical light.
Could you treat fnrcically the situation
of wife's elopemcnt with her hus-
bands friend? Would you get any fun
out of situation SO grlmly sud and
horrible MS thutY
Mr.. Davis laughed.
zone OF the principals in just such
situation he said, "got good deal of
fun out Of it. l alludc to the deserted
husband. He got fun and terrible re-
venge rs well. This deserted husband
sent the aforesaid best friend packet
and the following letter:
"'Dear Sir-Pleasc hand the inclosed
set of false teeth to my late wife and
ask her TO be so good as to return my
fathers, which, in the hurry of the mo-
ment, she took by mistake"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Before He Ban For President.

"When | was In congress-" said VIII
liam jennings Bryan. 81 was asked to
6peak In Ohio In one of the campaigns.
went out loaded with n long address.
The meeting was II big one. was
fourth on the list OF speakers. The
chairman looked me over rs the third
man was finishing. Apparently he was
in doubt about something for he tip
toed over to my chair and asked in n
whisper. Excuse me, Mr. Bryan, but
do you speak or sing?"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-05
Viearious Punishment.

y mother brought her little boy to
school for his first time and said to
the teacher
This little boy is very delicate, as
he is afther n fit OF harmonya Oh the
loongs but IL he does anything bould-
aud | know he will-bate the wan next
TO him, an twill brighten him."