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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21

foreman of the section gang, but he
knew tho respect due his rank.
"Finnegan," he SAID to an argumen.
tatiye assistant. I'll have nawthing
out of You but silencs-and mighty
little Of thai. Youths Companion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21
His Accursed Luck.

. The intoxicated individual who, af-
ter humping into the same tree thir.
teen times. bemoaned the fact that
he was lost in an impenetrabIe for
est. is no greater disgrace to modern
civilization than the hero Of this sto-
5ry:
"A citizen of Seattle who had looked
nron the wine when he was no longer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21

sure what color 1t was, in the course
of his journey home encountered Il
tree protected by an iron tree.guard.
Grasping the bars, he cautiously felt
his way around 1t twice
Curse it," he moaned, sinking to
the ground in despair. Locked int"
-Eyerybody's Magazine.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Church Work.

The national board Of church ex-
tension of the Christian church is try
ing to raise $1.OO0OOO by the end of
next year.
The new buildings Of the Wesleyan
East End mission, IN London, cover
one and three-fourths acres and are
the result Of twenty-three years work.
The first payment has been made on
the three and one-half acre tract Of
land in Baltimore which is to be the
site for the Episcopal cathedral in that
city.
The summer vacation work Of the
Episcopal City mission in Boston costs
about 5000. being devoted wholly
to the care OF women and children who
need fresh cir.
There are about 1000 churches in the
missionary territory over which Rev.
@. A. Woody acts as superintendent
he being an agent Of the Baptists in
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Califor-
mia, Oregon and Nevada.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Facts From France.

The Paris Gaulois says that Taft's
nomination is due to Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth.
In the little town OF Venauson, In
France, a man named Guigo has been
elected mayor, his brother clerk and
his six sons municipal councillors.
Although France has had compul-
sorry education for about twenty-five
years, the percentage Of Iliterates
reaches the high figure OF forty per
1000 men and sixty per 1000 women
The former residence Of the Cath
Ollie bishop at Msrseilles, France, is
now used as a police station, while his
chapel is used for an assembly room
for the omcials, this being one Of the
odd turns brought about through the
expulsion Of the church from France
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Humor
WAITING FOR ANOTHER.

How q Borrower Expects 10 Square q
Debt.
The impecunious man got the atten-
ton Of a group Of friends long enough
to tell them a little Joke on himself.
At first they regarded him with deep
suspicion, most Of them having suf-
fered more or less from his sorry
habit Of borrowing. When he had
convinced them that he had no designs
on their pOcketbOOks they consented
to listen to his story.
WELL" he began, Il have a very
dear friend whom I long hesitated to
borrow from because OF my regretta-
bic observation-disclosures In such matters.
HEAVY signs from the assemblage. ]
However, being in desperate straits
one day, | mustered up courage to
touch him for a i've spot. Guess he
hadn't heard much about me, for be
went right down into his pocket and
dug up the requested sum.
"'An right, old chap said he. Amy
time can help you out in a pinch I'll
be glad to do So
That was some three weeks ago.
and Of course 1 had tried to forget It,
not having managed to gather the
amount OF the loan meanwhile. The
other morning my friend approached
me with a genuinely serious air.
Say he said, 4 had funny dream
last night, and you were in it.
"@That SOP said I. What was l
doing-returning money that l had
borrower
"'That's Just what you were doing
In part Of the dream, replied my
friend. We were at a social gather
ing. and / could plainly see you hand
me the five-by the way he broke of,
have you really paid me that fiyer
mo l responded, and l could
have kicked myself the moment the
word escaped my lips.
"'Well,' said my friend, that dream
made so strong an impression upon
me that I was half convinced you had
really paid me. and II you had said
you did l would not have doubted
your word
81 took very little interest in the re
mainder Of the dream" said the i'm
pecunious man sadly.
"Have you paid him yet?' one Of the
listeners asked.
NO" was the reply. Il am waiting
for him to have another dream.
troit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
SHORT STORIES.

When q heavy fan OF snow occurs an
Valdes. Alaska. the ere department 4
called out to clear the sidewalks.
During the lis years In which We
have had a national house Of repre-
sentadves It has never had a speaker
who was born In New York city.
Up to 1906 Pennsylvania produced
more natural gas than she could make
use Of. but now II Is, necessary to
draw upon the supply OF West vIr-
ginIa.
Ohcers experimenting and men en-
ployed In the construction Of the new
battleship at the New York navy yard
have been strictly forbidden to give
out any Information about the work.
Since its establishment the depart
men OF agriculture has cost the United
States more than 500 100000. 1t has
given employment at different times
to 5000 experts and professors and
issued 1855 publications.
Probably the longest II not the
largest barn In Massachusetts IS in
one Of the tobacco fields In westfeId.
This barn, which has been added to
from time to time, as the business OF
the owners prospered, is now 500 feet
long.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Fly Catches.

Pitcher wHlett Of the Detroit Amer
leans is making good Manager Jen.
nings' claim for him.
"Pittsburg's perennial pennant pur-
suing Pirates" is the way a New York
scribe designates Barney Dreyfuss' Ma
tional league Representatives.
While no one pretends to want Bugs
Raymond, there are just about three
National league clubs that would give
their eyeteeth to win him away from
st. Louis.
Konetchy Of the st. Louis Nationals
is a much better first baseman than he
was last year. If he shows the same
ratio Of advancement next year be
viii be a full! fledged star.
Pitcher Eddie Summers Of the De.
troit Americans is the hardest loser in
the game. The other day Cleveland
took fall out OF his delivery, and De
troit bit the dust. After the game
Summers retired to the dressing room
and shed really and truly salt water
tears.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05

Admiral and hrs. Dewey are spend
tng the summer at Buena Vista, Pa.
! Major Weed Of New Haven, Conn.
aged sixty-seven, has ridden 49,735
miles on a bicycle In the last eight
years.
F. L. Prentiss OF Alstead, n. a,
after living in one house for fifty
seven years has decided that it is time
TO move.
". Cole of Groombridge, Sussex.
England, has succeeded In planting
1000 cabbages In three hours and ten
minutes. In the first hour he planted
zoos.
Colonel William G. Greene, the ''cop-
per king of Cananea, Mexico, accom-
panied by his daughter and a party
Of friends, is making a tour Of the
world.
Edward Rogers, a Norridgewock
lIeD man, with other men was cut
ting down a tree when a young crow
few down from the nest, and Rogers,
making a flying leap, caught the bird.
George Getty Of Franklin, Pa, has
been the father Of twenty-eight chill
dren by two wives, and twenty Of
them survive; also forty-eight grand
children and twenty-five great-grand-
children.
Prince Cen, son Of Prince Ching,
president Of the board Of foreign af-
fairs, and LANG Tun Yen, assistant
secretary to the board Of foreign af-
fairs, have been selected to receive
the American. feet OF battleships
when it arrives at Annoy.
Vernon Stiles, the American tenor,
has been engaged for a period Of six
years to sing leading tenor roles at
the Royal Opera in Vienna. After
three years, under the terms Of the
contract, Mr.. Stiles is free to return to
America for Eve months each year to
sing at the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Current Comment.

The most dangerous OF the revenue
cutters is the tax dodger. = Atlanta
Journal.
Eight men who were Tilted by
Chicago girl have formed club. Graf
itude has strange ways Of manifestine
itself.-Bufalo Express.
sWe are not" says DR.. Wiley Of the
department Of agriculture, "a nation
OF rascals." We are glad DR.. whey
has confirmed a supposition that we
have entertained for a long time
Reading Herald.
Some one has invented a clock that
Win run a year with one winding
Now invent something else that WI
remind the owner once a year that II
Is time to wind the clock. - Boston
Transcript.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
English Etchlnus.

London eats 10000 tons Of fish a
year.
England loses 10000 persons ever
year BY emigration.
The newest visiting card fad Is to
have a little plan showing the resi-
dence and the adjacent streets printed
on the back.
The latest wonder is the installation
At the London Hippodrome Of series
OF tiny machines that silently generate
sea air in the auditorium.
The Society For the Protection Of
Ancient Buildings has been making
strenuous protests Of late against the
manner in which Exeter cathedral Is
Oelng restored, more especially with
Ee1erenee 10 the sculpture, which, It Is
declared, has been obliterated without
reason.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Laundry Lines.

Drive a hook or staple in small end
Of ironing board and hang in closet or
inside Of door.
In ironing handkerchiefs 1t is wen to
begin at the center. If one irons the
hem first the middle win have q tend
sncy to bulge or "fuIl."
II you Unexpectedly find your wire
Sothesline hopelessly rusted, lay strips
Of newspaper on 1t and pin clothes
over them. Then the first bright day
give your line two good coats Of gray
paint
Flannel VIII not harden or shrink II
when new It is put into clean cold
water and left for a week changing
the water frequently. Wash well In
warm water, using a little soap to re-
move the oil. Flannel thus washed
never hardens.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
German GIeanings.

Auto street sprinkIers have not
proved successful In Berlin.
At spitzbergen. Bavaria, a woman
aged 1I9 has been deprived Of the
only support Of her old age BY the
death OF her daughter. aged ninety
nine.
A dumb tramp has been arrested N
Berlin for begging. he used phono-
Rraph, visiting private houses only,
where bis machine poured out q heart
rending tale Of its owners misfor-
tunes
Grand Duke Frederick Of Baden has
accepted the plans for the restoration
Of the old Castle OF Heidelberg. Inc
question Of rebuilding the castle has
been hofiy discussed for the past haii
dozen years
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
BOOKINGS or THE LELAND
nIANrs FOR SEPTEMBER.

Sent. 5th-West End Park
Sept. 6th-AnsOn Colts at Auburn
Park.
Sept. It'll a m.-LOgan Squares at
Iogan Square Park
Sept It'll p. NAT Gmther Park
Sept. 18th
Sept. 1Sth-Ft Wayne League Team
at Auburn Park
Sent 18th g. NAT Felix Colts.
Sept. 2Oth-spauldings at Auburn
Park.
Sept. 1sth-At Gunther Park
Sept. 26th-Rogers Parks at Rogers
Park.
Sept. 27th-Rogers Parks at Auburn
Park.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Hardships Of the Very Poor.

Little Marion, having few real play
mates, has supplied herself with sew
eral imaginary ones. with whom she
has many surprising experiences. HeI
mother recently overheard her playing
with her large family Of dolls and en-.
tertaining a visionary caller.
Eyes, Mrs. Smif," she said, heaving
a deep sigh, I'VE are poor-terribly
poor. We are so poor that have tC
spank my babies to keep them warm
-Woman's Home Companion.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
For the Meek Man.

II buy all Of Johns Shirts" said the
tall, firm jawed woman, "and l don't
allow him to wear loud colors. Show
me some subdued shirts"
Yes, ma'am," FASTENED the witty
clerk. Just step this way. Here are
some subdued shirts for subdued hus-
bands."-Detroit Tribune.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05

. ~ sale At the following RSSsS
UGandS:
A. +. TerValon. 1s4 W. s1st BtrSst
Cigar Store and News Stand
Geo. L Martin, maker Of fine cigars,
and news stand. s42 East s1st St
c. H. Green, cigars, tobacco and
news stand. z7IS State st.
MrA Nellie Phelps, Cigars, NOtiOAs
and News Stand. 131 ". S1St street
+. 3. Halls CtOT Store aAA
LAuadEy OAeO, 8S1 8StA =
Mrs. Alma A. Simpson. news agent,
1855 State street
". 8. Cole, s64 ThIrty-hrst street.
cigars, tobacco and news Staad
J. R Peters Cigars, TobacOo ana
News Stand, 3Ss 2. 9th street
Mrs. A z. Baker, Motions md News
Stand, 41s, seth strOsk
W. P. Johnson, Notion Store GAa
News Stand S704 State st.
Turner Williams Shaving RArios
ana News etAad, 8S03 ArnOg ava
\. Davis, dOars. bOsaeoss snd 60
EOetiOaSEy. SSS3 Btats It
{. c. McLain, cigars, tobacco and
news stand, ago State street
Mrs. J. W. HEdley 11s ". T1St -
cigars, tobacco and news stand.
Mrs.. KAthOrinO R hamlet, Cigars.
tobacco, and fancy groceries GAd RSwS
stand 602S Armour ave.
n. A. johnson, news stand, oigHrS
and tobacco, 8s13 State Street.
ne InformsF News Co., 1Ss RAn-
GOlph St, DOtr01E No.
The standard News Co ia v. m
St, New York, Gty, n Z.
Standard News Company, - ".
1Ssth street. New York CITY. n =.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
Pith and Point.

A man hates faint praise worse than
be hates abuse.
The little things get together and
cause big troubles.
Every one thinks he gives as much
% The poor as his means win allow.
A genius Is a man who knows how
2 90 only one thing and knows how
70 dc that wen.
A man Is never % humble that hiz
opinion Is not worth quoting when
favorable to you.
, boosters are a good deal IKE men.
= rooster never gives notice az HAWKS
,Ound worm untn after be has sHal.
owed it-Atehiscn cloha
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
wAMsLEY a SONS
- Ruo az Moth LIquId.

v,n destroy chicken lice, feas on
-, and dogs, lice on horses and
O. a., animals. The liquid Is a disin-
o - as wen as a healer. Does
lss Stain" The 15c and s5e bottles
nd 95c packages of cockroach and
a. Feed are the small orders referred
= :, our ad. in another column, for
~h,cb we will accept stamps In pay.
lent BY out of town orders Il desired
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
The Trouble.

Lowe Comerdy-Yes, Starman, the
tragedian, is hopelessly mad
Hi Tragedry-Overstudy?
Lowe Comerdy-No, his understudy.
Ee made a bigger hit in the part than
starman. - Catholic Standard and
Times.
The broad ax., 1908-09-05

How fast do you usually travelr
II don't pay much attention to that
answered the motorist- II get most Of
nv excitement In watching the rapid
a. with which pedestrians move out OF
nv way."-Boston Post
The broad ax., 1908-09-05

~What e Fat situation that new
house has which Mr.. Plungit, the bold
eneculator. Is building for himself
eyes. It Is Eat, and yet be built e on
a bluR. -Pittsburg Post
The broad ax., 1908-09-05

The Parson-Ah, Pat, wasting your
money in there again! You ought to
put by for a rainy day.
Pat-Sure, thin, Ord never spend ut
at all, at all. It's laid up wild rheuma-
tism OF am when the weather's wet
an can't 60 out o. the house-Sketeh
The broad ax., 1908-09-05
NonsrieaI.

custOmer-I want q pair Of eOsssh
for my wife.
ealesIady-What number7
-she's No. s"-NeW York Liz
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19

They have about so or 90 KID gloves
NJ the ticket ONCE down az Union sta.
tlon. gray Hucdos. undressod kids
every old kind But the trouble Is
that among them all there IA not ono
pair. They are all odd gloves. mostly
'lofts." You see most men carry their
money In their lofthand pockets. and
when they're buying railroad tickets.
they take on the left glove. Then
when they 90 away and leave tho
glove the boys IN tho ticket ONCE are
no better on than II they had left moth.
ing behind but an air 81 mystery.
ITS surprising, too" they say at tho
ticket ONCE. how many men have
one or two fingers missing, Out OF
the lot OF old gloves now there. a
dozen or more have at least one finger
gone. The ticket sellers watch for
men who have fingers missing and
try to match them up with gloves that
correspond. With that exception.
most Of the gloves go to waste
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19
scHooL CHILDREN Viii MONTY.
One Pupil In New York Acted az the
Family Bank.

"whero do school children get all
tho money they take TO SCHOOL," was
asked Now York teacher who was
worrying over the frequent thofts
from the pupils In her room.
Il don't know" she said. The stu.
alton IL puEzllnE. II Is n fact that
almost every child brings money TO
school. Many OF them have only a
cent TO buy doughnut or n stick OF
candy. but others carry surprisingly
large sums Not long ago the charges
OF theft were so frequent In my room
that tried TO stop this universal
carrying OF money. l asked the moth.
era not TO give their CHILDREN money
during school hours. except In cases
where Il was really needed 10 buy
luncheon. Many Of them promised 70
cut on tho allowance, but the small
coins continued 20 circulate Just the
same a few mothers declared that
they gave the children money for safe
keeping | learned that one girl In
my class came TO school day after day
with from $40 10 $50 pinned In her
clothes. The father spent everything
he could lay his bands on. and as tho
little girls garments were the only
place whore he could never fnd the
money she was converted Into the
family bank"
= rhe-plAn aoenea 40 wprl,. 20 far aa
tho spondthrift father wins concerned.
but Il worried the teacher.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19

The prince advertised. after the fash
ion Of those times. sent out detectives
and notified his various brothers; but
his trouble won't for nothing, Not the
slightest trace Of the boy could be
found. So no was mournod for a sea.
son. regretted and then forgotten; the
prince adopted the grape arbor.
saw the prince once. do not
blame the Princess Hildogardo for her
rebellion. The prince was not only
old. he was fat and ugly with little,
elephantlike eyes that were always
yeln-shot, restless and full OF mischief.
He might have made a good father.
but | have nothing To prove this.
Those bottles OF sparkling Mosello
which he failed 10 dispose Of 10 the
American trade he gave 10 his brother
IN Barschelt or drank himself, He
was Gs years old.
A nephew. three times removed. was
waiting for the day wnen he should
wabble around In the princes shoes.
He was a lieutenant In the dukes
body-guard, a qulck.tempered. heady
chap Well. he never wabbled around
In his unolo's shoes. for he never got
the chance,
hadn't been IN Barscheit a week
before / heard great deal about the
princess. She was a famous horse.
woman, This made me extremely anx.
ious 20 meet her Yet for nearly six
months / never even got 80 much as a
glimpse OF her. Half OF the six months
she was travelling through Austria, and
the other half she Kept out OF my way,
not intentionally she knew nothing
Of my EXISTENCE simply, fate moved ms
about bllndly. AZ court she was In.
yarlably indisposod, and at the first
court BAN she retired before ! arrived.
/ got up at an times galloped over all
roads, but never did ] see her. She
rode alone, TOO, part OF the time.
To BE CoNTINUEDJ
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19

macy has dogoneratod into the gentle
art OF exciting faded palates and OF
scribbllng ones name across pass
ports; know Of no better definition,
forget what the lnrgess OF my ONCE
was.
Presently there were terrible do.
ings, The old reignIng grand duke de-
sired peace Of mind. and moving de.
torminedly toward this end, no de,
clared In public that his niece. the
young and tender Princess Hildegarde,
should wed the Prince Of Doppolklnn,
whose vineyards gave him a fine IN
come. This was 1nallty; the ayuncu'
lar guardian had waited long enough
for his willful ward TO make up her
mind as 10 the selection Of suitable
husband; now he determined 10 take
hand In the matter. And you shall
see how well he managed H.
II Is scarcely necessary for me TO
state that her highness had her own
ideas Of what a husband should be
like, gathered. no doubt, from eXccra.
BILE TRANSACTIONS from "Ouida' and the
gentle Miss Braddon. A girl OF 20
usually has a formidable regard for
romance, and the princess was fully
up 10 the manner Of her kind II she
could not marry Economically, she re-
fused 10 marry az all
can readily appreciate her unoles
perturbation, do not know how many
princellngs she thrust into utter dark.
ness She would never marry a man
who wore glasses; this one was too
tail, that one too short and when one
happened along who was without Wis.
iblo earmarks or signs OF being shop
worn her refusal was based upon Just
because! weapon as inylncible
as the tabled spear Of Parslfal She
had spurned the addresses OF Prince
Mlschler, laughed at those OF the
Count OF -- - - (the short dash
indicates the presence OF a hyDhen)
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19
The
Wise
Are
Good
By PROF. HENRY sIDGwIcK.

teal purposes could only spur wills steady
in accordance with convictions
doubt true that if suppose all intellectual and
limitations to remain unchanged and only the feeness Of character
which acting convictions removed
poyement would take place many departments Of human life But
important overlook other inevitable results supposed change
which certainly would not be Improvements
Considerations of this kind have led thoughtful minds take
exactly opposite view and regard of paramount importance
move the intellectual Of conduct holding with that
the true good Of each individual really
with the true good Of all the rest and that what every really
his own good if he only knew it,
Suppose that every who liable drink much had clearly
presented to his mind in the temptation the full amount Of
harm that his nsobe doing for his bodily health his reputation
his Of providing for those who look him supports
doubt who would drink all the but the great majority Of
those in bondage the craving draw back
Suppose again that any who wrongng neghbor saw,
any impartial judge friend would the violation right
he committing surely only thoroughly bad would persist
wrongdong And thoroughly bad exceptions among the
beings of chced moral natures of whom the great of mankind
consists.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19

and General Muerrsch. Of the en-
porurs bodymard who was. I'm sure
good enough-in his own oplnlon-.-foi
any woman Every train brought &c
the capital some uitur with con
sonatcd hyphonatcd name and a pcdi
gree as long as a hurcs idea Of
funny story But the princess ala not
care for pcdlgrccs that were squirt.
eyed or bowleggcd one and an OF
them she east aside as unworthy her
consideration Then. like the ancient
worm. the duke turned. She should
marry Doppelklnn. who. having no
wife to do the honors In his castle.
was wholly agreeable
The Prince Of Doppelklnn rolgned
over the ncighboring principally. n
you stood In the middle Of Il and we're
a baseball player. you could throw o
stone across the frontier In any dlrec
ton. But the vineyards were among
the finest In Europe. The prince was
@ wIdowor, and among his own people
was afectIonatoly styled der Rot
naslg" which. ! believe. deslgnatcs an
Illuminated proboscls when he wasn't
fishing for rainbow trout he was sleep
ing In his cellars. lie was often miss
INK az the monthly reviews. but no
body ever worried. they knew where
to nnd him. And besides, he might
just as well sleep IN his cellars as In
his carriage. for he never rode horse
u he could got out OF doing so, He
was really good natured and cAsygo.
INK. 20 long as no one crossed him Sc.
ycrcly, and you could toll him a Joke
once and depend upon his understand.
Ing II Immediately. which Is more than
| can say for the duke.
Years and years ago the prince had
had a son. but at the tender age OF
three the boy had run away from the
castle confines. and no one ever heard
Of him again The enemies Of the
prince whispered among themselves
that the boy had run away 10 escape
compulsory military service. but the
boys age procluded this accusation,