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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16

Mr.. aud Mrs. Bert Turner. Of Rich
inond, spent Sunday with Mr.. Turner's
mother In East End
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16

Mrs. Edward o. Bali returned sun
day from Richmond, where she spent
two weeks with friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16

Miss S BLANCHE Sinclair and May
Turner are visiting friends and rcla
tives In Richmond
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16

Mr.. II. f. Boykin. of Richmond
spent Sunday in this CITY with Mrs
Boy kin. who Is visiting friends and rel
atives here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16

Miss Mary Avery has returned from
q visit to Caroline county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16

Miss Josephine O'liat, OF Rich
mond, Is visiting friends In this city
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16

Miss Inez Edwards has returned
hOme after spending several weeks
with relatives in North Carolina.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04
The First Private Cars.

An old fashioned practice mentioned
In the bruce case sounds strange to
the modern ear II was given in evil
dence that the fifth Duke of Portland
had his carriage strapped to a railway
truck whenever he took To the line and
that he sat in the carriage In prefer
ence to an ordinary compartment. II
was n common practice with moneyed
people OF conservative habits In the
early days of the railway. and the
companies made adequate provision
accordingly. on the Grand Junction
railway the first class fare between
Liverpool or Manchester aud Blrming-
ham was FL. \ genteman's carriage
was charged CO. and passengers. III
belonging TO or riding In gentleman's
carriage" 10 shlllings each.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04


down the instrument and,
putting It away. busted her
80 Appropriation OF her sim
again to the trial bal
lie bookkeeper had laid
*. but he could not Danish
thoughts the fair musician
picture she made framed In
sning in the rough brick Of the
all.
was fair with the fairness of the
but her eyes were the lustrous
OF the Latins. and in her face
! odd mixture OF the cold repres-
the north born with the pas
the SUMMER south. Even In the
ress she wore she did not lose
eenly statellness of bearing. and
shabby waist betrayed
nd fullness OF the neck and the
: winteness of her shoulders.
man who had hitherto account
u things OF little Importance
Of the violin occupied much
attention that afternoon, and
evening she absorbed his
to the exclusion Of all else.
'as early at his Office in the
He had passed an almost
night and had come to the
the hope OF finding forgetful-
he girl In the absorption OF
thered up the mall from
Mt Of the letter drop and
busted himself in opening
y had he begun when
he yards came the sound
Today she stood slightly
ladow. and he could bare
face. though his memory
reshing. and he could see
as he had the day be-
had stood just in front
Over and over again
: same airs. The head
for the mail. and Hart
~. 1t was not until the
away and the girl sat
~ With some sewing that
his attention to his
e afternoon the violin was
ein. and once more Hart
that he might drink in
waet strains that seem
ded beauty from their
Elk or so Hart enjoyed the
L: then there came a day
!EdOws were closed and the
not sound. In some way
trough the day. but
II, instead Of going
as was his custom.
little house on the
=. II was with difficulty
ated the apartment. but at
.und the right one and made
Try of the slatternly woman
unced herself as the iani-
re gone. she told him, the
'ofessor aud his daughter.
( know where they had
we're annoying the other
everlasting playing
| to move on that
e.. gasped Hart. you
turn out Paderewski
thin Hungarians,"
nitress. "The little
vas bad enough. Divil
I'm comes in here"
heartsick and dis
the girl was gone
ct pass out of his
who would have
ppy. All the evening he
club. and In the days to
oyees at the office asked
xipusly II the depression
Impaired the capital OF
Only business worries
Il 20 them for Harris irrI-
:, night when one OF . :
he club insisted
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04
Salt.

In connection with the name salt q
curious fact is 10 be noted. Salt was
formerly regarded rs a compound re-
sulting from the union of hydrochloric
Tor, as II used TO be called, muriatic)
acid and soda. and hence the generic
term OF salt was applied 10 all sub
stances produced by the combination
OF base with an acid.
Sir Humphry Davy. however. show
ed that during their action on each
other both the acid and the alkali un-
derwent decomposition and that. while
water is formed by the union OF the
oxygen OF the alkali and the hydrogen
OF the acid, the sodium of the former
combines with the chlorine OF the lat
ter 10 form chloride of sodium, and
this term IL the scientific designation
Of salt. which. paradoxlcal as II may
seem. is not salt. At one time near
~ the whole Of the salt used as food
AMI for industrial purposes was oh
tained from the sea. and In many coun-
tries where the climate Is dry and
warm and which have convenient
seaboard great quantity OF salt is
still obtained.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04
The Essential Thina Left QUE.


A freshman out az East high school
was kept In one great heat OF excite.
ment throughout the recent municipal
campaign by reason OF the fact that
his father was candidate for the city
council ii winning candidate. as things
turned out
The morning after election the East
high school lad was so worn out from
the excitement of the occasion that he
couldn't get to school His father. he
Ing In an agreeable mood. told him he
might as we'll just remain at home that
day and rest up.
The next morning his mother gave
him note to excuse his absence
"Thomas has been so Interested In his
fathers candidacy for council that he
didn't get any sleep election night and
had TO remain at home yesterday" was
the substance of the note.
But Thomas. or whatever his name
was. thought the note was incomplete
II didn't convey the information that
to his idea was just what the teacher
ought 10 know about
Therefore. prior to turning the note
in To his teacher. he added In his own
unmistakable handwriting. "P. She
was elected. cleveland Plain Dealer
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04
Sharp Retorts.

A man who was Offering gratuitous
information nj country fair was dis
paraging the show of cattle.
call these here prize cattlef" lie
scornfully said. why. they amt moth
In to what our folks raised. You ma y
not think IT, but my father raised the
biggest calf of any man round our
parts"
Il can very well believe It," OBJ
served bystander. surveying him
from head TO foot.
1t is not every one who enjoys joke
at his own expense. The judge who
pointed with his cane and exclaimed.
There is n great rogue at the end OF
my cane was intensely enraged when
the man looked hard at him and asked
coolly:
AT which end. your honorf''
4 friend of Curran's was Dragging
OF his attachment TO the jury system
and said
with trial by jury | have lived and
by the blessing OF God with trial by
jury will die
oh" said Curran In much amaze
ment then you've made up your mind
TO he hanged. Dick?" - London Tit
Bits.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04
Drunken Babies.

Statistics prepared by the police
forces of London and the large provin-
cial towns and issued by the British
home secretary show that there is an
extensive practice among women In
lower class districts OF taking infants
and young children into public houses
mt all hours from early morning until
late at night. In many cases women
were seen TO give infants beer 20 drink.
as 1t made them sleepy and quiet, and
In others 10 dip finger In the liquor
and 10 give the child taste. Several
Of the chief constables report that II In
unusual TO find a child much over three
Or four years OF age IN public house
with its parents. which indicates that
,he mother takes the child only when
4 Is too young TO be left to its own
sevices.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04

What Happened After the Rather Had
Beyn Decapitated.

Bevn Decapitated.
in my home town. Aurora. still
lives Mr.. w. G.. n fine fisherman. a
good shot and wise and efficient jus
tlce of the peace" remarked a well
known Chicago hotel man the other
night. "IIc is an old friend OF mine.
and one day several years ago In an
exchange of hunting and fishing expe
rienccs he related the following rather
uncanny story:
"'We were hunting prairie chickens
one hot August afternoon and were
walking across II bayfield, on the south
shore of Nelson lake he said.
1.-The hay had been cut and hauled
away. except one lone cock near the
edge Of the water. As | was passing
that at Il distance of about fifteen feet
or so | heard the dread peculiar buzz
of IA rattlcsnakc. | halted ut once and
looked carefully about. aud there. on
top OF that cock Of hay. lay his lord
ship, colled. his venomous head erect.
his strong. vigorous body glistcning In
the hot sun and his tail rapidly vlbrat-
ing and giving forth that ominous
sound
81 stood looking at him so long that
my companion. who was ut some dis
lance from me, called and asked what
II was | had found. replied that Il
was the dodbingcst old RATHER In sew
enteen counties. why the devil don't
you shoot hm?' he asked.
at had not occurred TO me that |
had In my hands the means OF his to-
tai eclipse in the shape of my double
barreled gun, so | let him have a
charge of No 3 from my left. which
was full choke. and Just naturally shot
his head of MS clean as though It had
body wriihed or the cock OF hay on
the side toward me. while the head
went In the opposite direction.
81 had started on when my friend
called to me 10 get the rattles. and
very reluctantly Gor dread TO touch
n snake. even dead one) | turned
back. opened my knife and placed my
foot on tile still writing tail so as to
hold II while cut off the almost trans
parent rattles. but I never cut of those
rattles. Just rs | was In the act Of
reaching down that bloody stump. on
which moment before had been that
deadly head flew up and struck me a
sharp blow On my wrist To say that
| was frightened does not express It,
| jumped about seven feet and yelled
so loud that my friend came running
TO where stood weakly leaning on my
gun. ! explained what had happened
aud showed him my bloody wrist in
evidence II seemed TO me ms II | had
surely been bitten, and would not
have touched that snake again for n
thousand dollars
81 have often wondered since wheth-
or the blow struck by that hcadless
body was Just the natural spasmodic
contraction Of the muscles. or was II
the last thought. the ruling passion. OF
the RATHER. strong in deathf"- Chi
cago Inter Ocean
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04
rhs Eutur..

''"at the future OF Il
"--Bohe-
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onward In his seat,
again. II was the girl
way. Now changing
nlte fell In graceful folds
shoulders. and her masses OF
hair were left unbound She
out at the audience with inscru-
g eyes and raised the violin to her
min.
She played the same selections that
he had heard in his office, and when at
last the curtain fell and whir an
nounced the commencement OF the mo-
tlon pictures Hart sought out the man
ager whom he knew slightly.
mo MASKING there" declared the
manager. with n laugh, when Hart
begged for an introduction. Her ia
Their is with her all the time"
II want to meet them both" explain
ed Hart. The playing is wonderful.
have never heard the like"
Something In his earnestness carried
his point. and presently he was behind
the scenes shaking hands with bent
and withcred little man who nervously
paced the stage while he waited for
his daughter Hart was introduced as
an interviewer. and at his suggestion
the party. including the manager. adj
journed to a restaurant. where they
could chat In greater freedom.
To his surprise. the girl Che now
knew her TO be Mona Munth) seemed
TO avoid talk of music. turning help
lessly to her father as Hart repeatedly
brought the conversation around to
that topic A girl who could play SO
beautifully should be able to talk well
upon her beloved art.
The supper was but the first of
many. Hart could make himself very
entertaining when he so wished. and
the old man seemed to find In him a
kindred spirit.
The end of their engagement was
drawing near before Hart found the
courage TO speak OF his love. Mona
grew white as he told her how her
music had cnslaved his heart. and Her
man Munth. walking behind. hurried
up as she turned gaspingly TO call him.
For moment he listened; then he
turned to Hart
rs 1t that you love her or her mu-
slcy" he demanded.
Both" was the prompt response.
'It was the music that first attracted
me-"
"And without the music"
without III" Hart was puzzled
Eve had 10 do It," explained the old
man. Il could not make much eeach-
ing. and me. old and worn. they would
not have on the concert stage. So |
conceived the idea that In vaudeville a
beautiful girl would be accepted where
| would be turned away. Very we'll.
II is who play. not Mona. She does
but initiate my bowling. while |. behind
screen, make the music. You saw
her practice how to bow so they
would not know. she is tone deaf. She
cannot play note"
"And to think" cried Hart as he
reached out his hand for hers. that |
thought II as her music all the time.
Now ':now that il is she and not the
music"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-04
The Man He Owed.

Short i got behind with my rent this
month. Could you let me have $40?
Long-Got behind with your rent
eh? What Is 1t owing to?
Short Why, my landlord, OF course.
Chicago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Cows Clean Out Tenement.
Two Young Jerseys Cause Turmoil In Hoboken House The,
"GaIop" Upstairs-Get Good Breakfast and Are
Finally Led Away by Firemen and Police

Two gay young Jersey cows with a
taste for stair climbing and a deep
rooted aversion for the slaughter house
raised all kinds of a rumpus In big
double tenement at $50 Newark street,
Hoboken.
The pair broke away from their
masters. who were driving them to the
abattoir, and took refuge ON the second
floor front of the tenement. 1t took
the combined efforts OF all the school
children Of the nelghborhood, com
pany Of firemen and the police reserves
TO get them down.
A farmer from out Secaucus IN. J)
way was driving his herd of ten cows
along Newark street when the trouble
began. At the head of the procession
was a young thing. hardly more than
a heifer. trotting alongside a matronly
Bossy of several summers. The pair had
been docile and phlegmatic through
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Sleeps Over His Coffin.
Strange Fad Of Eccentric Cincinnati Millionaire Who Is Always
Ready For Death-Has Two Caskets In Bedroom Of
Home One For Himself and One For Wife.

How would you like to sleep over
your own coffin every night? The av-
erugc person will shudder at the mere
thought of such proposition.
1t Is not every one who cares to have
his own coffin Kept In the house where
he Is living. and. In fact. there are but
few who could be brought to even con-
slider such a thing. For husband and
wife TO have wooden overcoats" for
themselves which they keep in their
own home ready TO receive them when
the last summons comes seems extraor-
binary. That they should keep the
coffin under their beds and sleep over
Them every night seems almost beyond
reason. says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch
Yet Charles G. Breuer and his wife.
Mrs. George Lee Breuer, residents of
CincinnatPs fashionable suburb, Cliff
ton, and reputed to be worth $1,000
900. are doing all these things and
think nothing of 1t. At the first men
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

tails and as the door opened charged
into the front room. A screaming wo-
man fed to the fire escape yard or
two ahead of them.
1t was work of seconds for the fire.
men directly across the street to roll
to still alarm and come rushing up
the fire escape and into the hallway
But their red shirts only made matters
worse. The innocent cows. that had
never done an unladylike thing in their
lives. suddenly saw blood and went
crazy. They dashed about the tene-
ment in a mad riot, upsettlng chairs
and the breakfast dishes and dis
persing the firemen In short order.
The refractory animals presently
quieted down. and with the arrival of
the police reserves thugs began to
look brighter. A council Of war was
held. There were very few of the
neighbors, children. iremen or police
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
Wife Takes Horses Place.


Substituting his wife for the horse
which he had lost, Frank Mulcaski, a
Junk dealer of Evanston, ILL.,, appeared
In the streets with his wife harnessed
to his junk cart. Mrs Mulcaski Is
dfty-fve years old, and her appearance
as she pulled the heavily laden cart
aroused the sympathy of the town.
The woman was hnrnessed to the
cart as IL she had been horse, with
the exception that she was guided by
her shoulder straps instead of q bit.
She responded promptly to the hus-
bands cries OF "Whoaw and "Giddapr'
and she didn't seem to mind the atten-
tion which she attracted. 1t was learn
ed that the woman had been drawing
the cart IN the suburbs of the city for
two weeks, but not until the other day
did her husband venture to bring her
into the city proper, where she created
quite sensation.
Mulcaskl explained to questioners
that his horse had died several weeks
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

they were placed under the beds In the
sleeping room, where they probably
Will remain until those for whom they
were made are ready to become occu-
pants Of them and be taken to their
last resting place.
But few knew of the removal of the
coftins from the undertaker's to the
Clifton home until neighbor's serv
ant, sent on an errand to the house,
peered into the bedroom and saw the
caskets under the beds. The woman
was frightened half TO death and did
not muster up courage enough TO tell
her friends OF what she saw until sew
eral weeks afterward.
Mr.. Breuer makes no pretense OF Sc
crecy about his funeral arrangements,
although he says himself he does not
expect to die for few years yet.
"Why shouldn't be preparedT' said
he. 81 am living well now and want
to be assured that I'll be buried right
when / am dead. Pm not going to be
put away In fiimsy coffin"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

made slashes at him with the AK, but
the mate by this time had reached a
place OF safety.
The commotion brought the captain
on deck. Before he could arm him
self, however, Mortimer spied him and,
leaving the mate In the rigging, ut
once turned his attention to the cap
tain. Before the captain could get
anything with which to defend him
self he was struck ON the head with
the tomahawk and rendered uncon.
scious.
Mortimer now had full charge of the
ship. He hurried to his bunk and Sc
cured rifle which he had secreted
there. After deliberately loading 1t he
pointed 1t at the mate clinging to the
rigging and threatened to shoot II he
did not jump overheard.
"Oyerboard with you or I'll blow
your brains out" he shouted at the
mate.
The mate tried to pacify Mortimer.
He caJoled while the angered Belgian
stood aiming at him with the rifle.
The cook then fred. missing the mate
Before he fired again the mate took n
header into the sea. He rose to the
surface a short distance from the yes
sci and struck out. trying to swim to
the shore, several miles distant. A
few minutes later he disappeared. ap-
parently being drowned.
Nv fhiQ tinua fba 90 in, haA
cred consciousness. Mortimer gave
him the option Of jumping overheard
or being shot. The captain chose the
former course and Immediately leaped
over the rail. Young Jackson. the
cabin boy, who had been looking on.
threw the captain a plank. He was
unable to say whether the captain Sc
cured this plank, but was OF the opin.
ion that he did not see II and was
drowned.
When the captain and mate were
forced overheard Mortimer made Jack
son promise TO stand by him. Afraid
that he would be forced overheard, the
cabin boy readily assented. and the
two decided to navigate the vessel TO
Australia, where they proposed to sell
her and decamp. The coke was Jet
tisoned and the name of the vessel
painted out. Neither Mortimer nor
Jackson knew much about navigation,
and they always sailed with the wind.
They had several narrow escapes. In
fact, it was remarkable that they
reached as far as they did without disi
aster One morning about s O'Clock
the vessel brought up In the Apamana
lagoon. where she drove on the beach
and was hopeless wreck. The two
men were ignorant OF their position on
landing, aud II was this fact that made
the native magistrate suspicious. com-
bined with the lack OF papers.
The pirates were sent TO Suva. In
formation VIII be sent TO Callao. and
they may 90 there for trial.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23

schooner In Apamana reef when hi.
vessel went to the village to trade. Sh,
was on the weather side of the islanC
and far up on the beach. He and th,
engineer were able to wade to her
Two men We're seated on the deck
They said the remainder of the crew
had gone ashore, but, forgetting, sale
few minutes later they had left tn,
vessel In boat and had not been heart
OF. They declined to give further In
formation concerning themselves, ant
the traders went back to the Laure
mystified.
They discussed the mysterious wrecl
until late at night, but were unable tC
form any opinion. Next morning the
two men came off to the Laurel and
asked Captain Malcolm to give then
passage to Fiji. Shortly before the ma
tive magistrate had visited the trading
schooner and warned Captain Malcolm
not to give the two men a passage, as
he Intended to send them to Tarawa
headquarters of the British resident
commissioner In the group, where they
would have an opportunity OF explain
Ing their position to the authorities
The dusky magistrate was of the opin.
lon that everything was not just as II
should have been.
Captain Malcolm was curious, and he
cross questioned the two men. He was
anxious to solve the mystery.
"Inpra'Q M mama naInfaI np untf
vessel. Why Is that?" asked the trader
I'VE forgot to paint 1t In when we
repainted the vessel" said Taylor, the
elder Of the two men. 1--WE had re-
chrlstened her, you see. We intended
TO call her the White Rose. She used
TO be called the Puelche OF Valparaiso
from which port we sailed on Oct. 10
last. We bought her from Mr.. Ussh-
ley"
"Got your reglster?" asked Captain
Malcolm.
mo; we didn't get a register. Mr..
Usshley OF Valparaiso refused to give
1t TO us when we bought the schooner.
"Got clearance" querled the trader
"No-that is, we lost It," replied Tay-
lor hesltatingly.
"Oh, what's the use OF lyingp he sud
denly said. "Pll tell you the whole
bag OF tricks. The schooner was the
Neuvre Tigre, about fifty tons, and
sailed under the italian flag. She was
employed out OF Callao In the coastIng
trade"
Captain Malcolm refused to give the
two men a passage, and they went
back to the schooner. where they re-
mained until the steamer l.. J. Kenney
came, and they were taken on this YES
sci to Tarawa headquarters Of the gov
ernment, and placed under arrest pend
ing investigation.
During the trip Jackson, the younger
man, made confession. He said that
bis name was Jackson. but that lie also
went by the name OF skerrett. He was