Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-13

feet. At high tide it has Il uniform
width CT about 60 feet between the
wharf and the ,nlranc" aforesaid. and
from the entranc, to the Dixie HoSpI-
tai the width is irregular, dwinilinr
from the hospital to large ditch
when 1t reaches tn" county road wher"
ii ends abruptly. II is about a quart
or Of u mile from the Hampton en-
trance along this waterway 10 tn"
county road.
The board of managers having re-
scinded the rule which drharr'd v''
Grams discharged from State Home
from entering the National HON" '"r
six months. tn" aforesaid veterans
can now enter any branch of the last
named HON" at once. This "iif' Will
operate to keep tn" corporation homes
recruited to Il maximum.
In this connection 1t Is In "rutr 10
add that u veteran il State ioh'
i :: sOr: of brt vet member CT ihe
National Home or corporation II tha'
for every veteran in stat" ii"n' t''
Beard allows the officials slhn.' ~ Il
year for his support. In ten trthcns
of the, National Home and ih' ~
State Homes nearly 3!."oo E"'' hhS
are cared for annually. and nf 'h'sc
nearly >. 0n) are cared for IN th'
National Home. about 2l.no0 through
out the year. and nearly 10000 in the
State Homes. about 12"."o through
ont tn year. To MAINTAIN inns arl"H
Of migrant veterans Congress apPr"-
pirates over S5"on."no annually. anu
of this sum nearly $2.coO.""o is fxp''hn-
cd on veterans in the state Homes.
It is said that in the northern h"miS-
phere there are G.l00 stars visible 10
the naked eye. and acute dipsomaniacs
here. claim they can see the entlr'
constellation at single glanc" wh"h
burdened with phycnOiosical or I'M
commendab!e jag. To acquire inns
lag the dipsomanial drinks hea'ii'
at irregular intervals when he Is WIFI
drinking cobpanions. or feels loh'i! or
dpspondent. At this stage there Is
no phvsical discomfort when deprl'"n
os drink. bs cause a plain cup OF NO.
coffee or Of hot water with 10"
dashes of tobasco sauce, flanks the d'-
sire the next morning. Consequently
this stage of artificial lethargy can Dc
credited to social custom ana pcrS"hdl
and is not a dtceaSe.
There is a miniature deiuge OF zen
cent safety raZOrs here just now. Out
already many veterans who pnrchast"
them out of, curiosity. are using t"'
blade., to uare cOrns. peel vege'an'e'
and for other light work requiring
without unduly emitting VI"
riolic exDletivcs
Contractor J. II. Brinson has the
last of the triple barracks nearly uh-
der roof, and subcontractors are mar
ing excellent progress on the li''e,"'
finish of tho other two and the XII
chen and mess hall annex to the en-
tire group. which is located on the
former base ball grounds.
The Daily Press is delivered 10 SUI
scribers at the Home post Office al
noon, to others at the Home news
stand at 7:3O A. NJ. and throughout
the barracks by Master Earl Doyle.
the bicycle newsboy. a little later. pS-
side: il is obtained at the main mess
hall during the noon meal hour. where
do assemble about 500 martial cur
iositics OF the past. The SUNDAY
Press Is ready for distribution ABOUT
$50 A. NJ.
Lesislating to make them more OF
less INDEPENDENT in their declining
wears is making about 80 per cent
Of tho bcncfiCiarics Of the Old age
law in the National Homo. pose as
tho Shuttlc-cocks to the baftic-dnors VI
former friends and wellwish"rs. That
Is tn saw. the herring Is invariably pre-
duced bv the host after brief so
iourn in the midst Of the social cir
clos Of yore.
From vict inns If the k""n hindSiSh'
Of mctcoric lumiBaries in tho COM
mcrcial arenas Of the eastern m'dhf'
states NSw seeking shelter here. ""
~, learning a good deal just no"
shru, tho manners and customs "f IN
submerged tenth Of upper clnbd"m W
those sc1hing ma-s"s Of fostering
corruption.
The special order last w"Fk 10 ar
citizens cIoihin Eouscd in the bag
cage rooms forcStstled future -
w-II a. az appalling series OF COZ
,rihutions &, profanr history. m'ihc"
xc-,ld have ben the subject for fh'
ont iursts. Fer tho first time IN thN
history ri this command ?. pcr cent
rf the v"t' rams present have either v
trunk or a valis".
As tho oil cdiii ion of tho curi"sittrs
NJ the pas, effected ~ this ukasr ~
tho Eoard average ab"ut 20 Gears o'
a-r IL can readily ~ sren that tn "
ruigrainrs habits are undrg"'ng
total eclipse. and = r"Huiiirg frame NJ