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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
Saved from Suicide.

This curlous tale of how the En-
glish poet Francis Thompson. was
once very near to suicide Is related
By recent writer: For years
Thompson had been one of the sub
merged selling matches, calling
cabs. anything TO obtain the pence
necessary TO buy food. At last he
yielded 10 despair and. having fol-
some days saved up all he could
earn, he devoted 1t to the purchase
of single dose OF laudanum suffici-
ent to end his troubles. With this
he rtired at night to his haunt, the
rubbish plot in Coyent Garden Mar.
ket. London. Then by his own mar
ratiye tho following incident oc-
Cured:
HE had already taken half the fatal
draft when he felt hand upon his
arm and, looking up. he saw one
whom he recognized as the dead poet
Chatterton forblddlng him to drink
tho rest and at the same instan,
memary came TO him of how. after
that poets suicide. letter had beer
delivered at his lodgings which, If he
had waited another day. would havs
brought him the relief needed.
1T happened so with Thompson.
After Infinite pains the editor of a
magazine who had accepted and
printed an essay and poem OF his
but could not discover his address
bad that very morning traced
Thompson to the druggists shop
where the drug was sold and relief
for him was close at hand"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

Sealed Proposals will be received at
Office OF Treasurer. Southern Branch.
n. Fl. d. V. s.. National Soldiers
Home. Va. until 1880 P. NJ, Febru.
airy 20. 1908. and then opened. for
furnishing and delivery of quarterly
supplies under Subsistence: until 80
p. NJ. February 81. 1908, and then
opened for furnishing and delivery
OF quarterly supplies, under House
hold. Repairs and Farm, In accord.
ance with instructions and spec!flca.
tons. copies OF which. with blank
proposals and other information NAV
be had. upon application to JOHN 7.
HUME. treasurer. 1876. %, .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
DEFECTS IN P0sTOFHCE
Postal Commission VIII maks Many
Recommendation IN Report
PERMANENT HEAD HuDH NEEDED
The AholIshmcn. of the Office OF
Fourth Assistants Postmaster Gen.
erai WIN be Acknowledgment OF
Bookkeeping Unsatisfactory.

WASHINGTON. Feb. ga prellm-
mary report of the postal commits
sion, which has been examining
methods OF the posiofflce department
since last March. will contain recon- :
menuations of the expert business ac-
conntants. e,
These will embrace some rather de-
cided ideas, chief OF which will be
me Recommendation that the office OF
The FOUR assistant postmaster gener-
ais shall be done away with and that
nm executive officer. appointed by the
PRESIDENT for long term. he installed
as the active head of the department.
he shall act under the direction OF
the postmaster general and hold the
same relation that superintendent
OF q railroad holds to railroad pres
ident and directorate.
The examiners found that politics
too often interfcred with the syste :
matic running of the department and
that the heads were seldom In Office
long before being retired or trans
ferred. ~, s,Jsy
IL has also been found that there
IS congestion ut Washington caused
by too much centrallzatlon. For in :
mancs. II is necessary for mail bar
broken on IN Alaska route to Ia
transported the entire distance to tho
mississippi Valley before It can be
mended The commission proposes
the formation OF divisions with full
power to administer to Offices within
their boundaries. said boundaries not
necessarily TO follow state lines.
Tho auditing concern found the
bookkeeping carried on In mn nnsatIs
factory manner, although accurate
the accounts In n great many In
Btances being duplicated.
or the 62.000 postohiceH run by the
government It is thought that fully
10000 can he operated In auch man
ner az to become nonaccountIng Of
hcas and do away with the frequent
iRsuance of stamps and many inter
mediate reports
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
George Washington a Spokesman.

George Washington. and not An
drew Jackson, was the real originator
OF the doctrine that ito the victors
belong the spoils,' according to the
discovery made by Mayor Reyburn of
this city. who Is an outspoken op-
ppnent OF the clvll-service- reform
System. In meking this announce
ment today. the mayor quoted from n
letter of the first President to hia
secretary OF war. Timothy Pickering.
dated September q, 1895. In which
washington declared that the appoint
ment to an important Office under his
administration of any man not In
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
SOUTH DESERVING TAFT
here VIII Do CoRlaslIag Dela.
gates for ilsDy Districts.
|AO hluDDlE N NEW YORK state
Situation Is There Declared to be the
"UalIes" Since the Foiaer candl.
dacy In 1892 When Republicans
We're Overwhelmingly Beaten.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb S.
suddenly today the whole Republican
presidential situation, especially In
New York and In the South, has be-
come involved in n perfect maze OF
'crplexlty. In New York the state OF
lffalrs Is declared by prominent New
Workers. some of them friendly to
he President and some OF them
friendly to Governor Hughes, MS the
'ugllest" the party has known since
he Folger candidacy OF 1882.
In the South 1t has suddenly been
discovered that the feeling against
Secretary Taft Is such that there will
DO contrasting delegates from practi-
ally every congressional district
This Is said to have been shown for
he first time today In Florida. where
he first state delegates were elected.
and what happened In Florida. It IL
'aid. will ea duplicated through the
entire Southern section.
New Workers. have been looking al
ter their own troubles here today, and
most Of them have been running
around In circles. Tho White House
has been one central point OF inves-
legation and Interrogation. and the
White House does not seem to have
accomplished very much In tho way OF
clearing the political atmosphere.
Curiously enough one OF the chief
points of irritation now Is the propos-
ed appointment OF John F. O'BrieD
formerly secretary of state. to the Of
fee OF collector of the port ut Platts-
7 T,.f&
Of Secretary Taft. Is being displaced
and oddly enough. the effort OF Repre-
sentative Malby to put O'Brlen In this
important place Is causing tremen-
dous upheaval in state politics. This
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr.
OBrien and MIR. Malby. his sponsor
are for Taft
There has been great protest al
through northern New York against
MFR. O'Brien. and 1t was said Mt one
moment today that Senator Platt was
for O'Brlen and that Senator Depew
was against him, and the next mo-
ment that Senator Depew WAS for
O'Brien and eSnator Plat against
him.
The best information that could bt
OpNt-ihcu Nho that OOth Nti'
opposed to the appointment OF MIR
O'Brien and that 1t would not be
made. This IN only one instance Of
many showing the extremely sensi-
tive character OF the New York po-
litical cutlcle.
Ono point of difficulty seems to be
tho efforts to control tho naming o.
the delegates at large, The President
1t IL said. Insists that Governor
Hughes shall have an unqualified in
dorsement. But who are to 20 to Chi.
cage as delegates at-large and carr.
this Endorsement into effect? Shal
tho. delegates at,large be Frank S
| Black. Secretary Root. Secretary Cor.
telyou and Levi 2. Morton? Or shall
they te William l.. Ward. Timothy l.
Woodruff and Herbert Parsons? o.
shall they be II. b. Odell and a SLATE
of three others selected by him?
On the top OF all this came today
| conflicting reports regarding the abll-
ity of the Federal administration t,
control things in Southern states. "a
say nothing Of New York.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
HAS VERY FV7AMY
VICTIMS HERE
Reports MANY Cases of Rheumatlsm
and Gives Simple Home
Recipe.

Thousands of men and women who
have felt the sting and torture OF this
dread disease. which Is no respecter
or age. persons. sex. colcr or RANK
Will be interested to know that while
for many years rheumatism was con-
sidered an incurable disease. now l.
1t is one Of the easiest Affections of
the human body to conquer. AIedl-
cal science has proven it not 4 dis
tinct disease in itself. but symp-
tom caused by Inactive kidneys
rheumatism Is uric acid i'll the blood
and other waste products OF the sys-
TEN which should be filtered ana
strained out in the form OF urine.
The function OF the kidneys Is to sift
these poisons and acids out and keep
tho blood clean and pure. The Kid
neyS, however, are of sponge-like
substance. the holes or pores OF which
will sometimes. either from overworl:.
cold OF exposure become clogged and
inactive, and failing in their function
of eliminating these poisons from
the blood. they remain In the veins.
decompose and settling about the
joints and muscles. cause the untold
suffering and pain of rheumatism and
backache, often producing complica-
lions of bladder and urinary disease,
weakness. etc.
The following simple prescription
Is said to relieve the worst cases of
rheumatism because OF It's direct ac-
ton upon the blood and Kidneys, re-
lleving. too, the most severe forms
of bladder and urinary troubles:
Fluid Extract Dandelion. one-half
/ ounce: Compound Kargon. one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. three
ounces. Mix by shaking well in Il
bottle and take in teaspoonfnl doses
after each meal and at bedtime. The
ingredients can be had from any good
prescription pharmacy. and are abso-
lutely harmless and safe TO use at
any time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

Sealed Proposals will be received
at Office OF Treasurer. Southern
Branch, \. II. ID. V. s.. National SOL
diers' Home, Elizabeth City County.
Va. until 1870 r. nj. March 10. 1905
and then opened. for furnishing 600
Barnck Wardrobes. in accordance
with Instructions and specifications
copies OF which. with blank proposals
and other information may be had
upon application 10 JOHN T. HUME,
Treasurer. 29-ot
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
HELP wANrED-MALE.
SEALED PROPOSALS.

Office Purchasing Commissary. u.
). Army, Newport News. Virginia.
February s. 1908. Sealed proposals.
for furnishing and delivering subsis-
tence stores in this city during the
month of March, 1908. will be received
In this office until II o'clock n. m.
on February IS. 1908. and then open
ed Information furnished on appli-
cation. Envelopes containing bids
should be marked Proposals for sub
sistence stores to be opened Febru-
airy IS. 1905" address to CAPTAIN ].
n. KiLIAN, Commissary U. S. Army.
2S-6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

HOLLY LlTHIA SPRINGS WAITER.
Have reduced price from $l.00 to
zoe carboy. Good to the last drop
in everybpdy's mouth. Office 209
Twenty ninth street. Bell phone
24ly. 26-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

sympathy with It's principles would b.
political suicide. The mayor said tina,
doctrine was good enough for him. III,
again expressed his belief that muci
OF the recent reform legislation eS-
torted from the Pennsylvania legisla.
ture by the anti-gas lease uprising
was unconstitutional Philadelphia
Dispatch In New York American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

Arthur Devlin, the great third base.
man Of the Giants. paid visit to Sec
rotary Knowles yesterday In New
York. and presented the latter witt
his signed contract. Devlin cam
from Des Moines, where he has spen
most OF the winter. He looked a trih
under weight. and said he would 500
go to his home In Washington to ge
ready for the training trlp.--New Yorl
World.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
in Modsrn.paYs

Two tramps stood at the head of a
city street. looking downaa long row
of flats.
Amt that the same row we work.
ed last week." one of them asked.
Yes" the other answered, "but the
people livin' In II this week amt never
seen us."--St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
Then Came silence.

~ have never been whipped but
once" declared the boastfu! man,
"and. arrange to say. It was for tell
Ing the truth"
IT cured YOU yentured the meek
man quietly Woman's Home Com
panion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
SUFFERING and Dollars Saved.

f. S. Lopez. OF Marllla. n. Y. says:
Il nm carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve. II has saved me suffering
and dollars. II Is by far the best
healing Salve have ever found"
Heals burns. sores, ulcers fever sores.
eczema and piles. csc Mt all drug
gists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
HIGHEST LICENSE IN STATE.
tynchbure Common Council Votes
to Tax Liquor Dealers $1,000.

LYNCHBURG. VA, February s.
The Common Council today adopted
an ordinance fixing the liquor license
for the coming year at $500. an in
crease from $500.
This is the highest license In Vir-
glnia. There Is no doubt but that 1t
will become law. and that from ten
to fifteen saloons OF the thirty three
will be closed by its operation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
SPECIAL NOTICE.

PLATE OF ICE CREAM FREE TO
any lady OF gentleman returning
this advertisement TO the ELli, t..
ICE CREAM 4 CONFECTIONERY,
26l7 Washington Avenue. II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

WANTED - TO SELL ON EAo,
terms large desirable residence near
center OF the city between West
and Washington Avenues. Address
OWNER, Box 1872. 1-14.tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

WANTED.

WANTED = THE PEOPLE TO
know that We have moved from
3l02 Washington Ave. to 3lI0k
Washington Ave. formerly occu-
pied ey the Lyric Music Company.
now owned and run by us. THE
PERCUSSION MUSIC co. 2-2-3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

FOR SALE-INvESTMENT PAYING
over l3 per cent. Store and fiat
renting at 1872 per annum. Only
$1,000. This property has been
held at $1,000. Owner needs cash
now and will sacrifice il. Photo
graph In office. SOMMERVILLE
TRUST co. Inc. 2-S-2t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-GOOD BUSINESS LOT
on 2Sth street. near Huntington.
Owner held at $1,000. Our price for
prompt sale only $3.50. Will give
time on part. Biggest bargain ever
offered on this business street.
SOMMERVIL14E TRUST co. Inc.
3-S-2t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

FOR SAT4E-ENTLRE FURNISHINGS
Of n seven room brick house. Loca-
ton In one OF the best residential
sections Of Newport News. Every
thing new and of the Lest quality.
Owner leaving city and will sell
cheap. Purchaser can take over
lease on house. Address. C. F. A.
care Daily Press. 2-5-3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

FOR SALE-l2 PER CENT. IN
vestment Store and dwelling. rent
ing to good tenant at $40 by the
year. Only $4,000. You can find
no safer place for your money and
1t pays twice as much as letting It
lie idle on interest SOMMER-
WILLIE TRUST co. Inc. 2-S-2t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

FOR SALE-GOOD Z ROOM HOUSE,
on 26th St. near Washington. Only
$1,000. Bath sewer No loan on It.
Zee simple. SOAlMERV1I.LE
TRUST CO., Inc. 2-S-2t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
UNDERTAKES.

w. e. ROUSE GOOD iso and Snh liSs
hacks My showroom compares IA
vorably with the one at the EXPOSE
ton. 234 Twenty fifth st. Phones oil
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

FOR SALE NEWS STAND DOING
good business. Reason for selling.
other busniess interest. Address
NEWS STAND, care Daily Press
2-S-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO BUSINESS
Men and Clerks. The STAR LUNCH
ROOM, 2l1 9th st.. wants the
people OF Newport News TO know
that 1t can. and does furnish the
best meal in the city for the follow
Ing prices: Board by the week,
$3.50: Board by the month, $500;
Regular meals, CSC: Lunch. 15c.
All short orders given best OF at
tention. Our motto Is: ITO give
quick and polite service TO our pa
irons" Seeing is believing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

FOR sALE-NCELLENT 4 ROOM
dwelling in center of city. near
Washington Ave. Bath. sewer. hot
water. range. gas. Reduced to
$3.50. Just $3.50 cash. balance $500
per year. Zee simple. SOMMER-
WILLIE TRUST CO.. Inc. 2-8-2t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

THIR-
ty-first street; modern conven.
iences; references exchanged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09
]. HUGH GAFFEEI::

FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EN-.
balmer Office Phones Bell and
Citz. No. |. Residence, hell No
Al. l-3o-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

WANTED-TO BUY. SELL OR EX.
change furniture and stoves. C. w
LEWIS. 2502 Huntington avenue.
3-17-3t.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25

Just before his demise, Grover
Cleveland planned series of
three articles on the 1905 presi
dental campaign. The first
article was finished and the fol.
lowing two extracts copied from
it, in reference to the repnbli
can presidential nominee, Wm.
II. Taft: "Mr. Taft's excellence
as fedora. Judge is not to be
over emphasized; his high ideals
of honesty and justice are vaiu
able and commendatory.
when it became apparent that
Mr.. Taft would be the nominee
of his party, that Mr.. Hearst
and his party would make a
clean cut effort for emplace-
meut as u national factor, and
not To endeavor 10 gam any I'm.
medl lat.. advantage for them
selves, 10y amy such process "a
fusion, IN fact would seek 10
destroy Btyaulsm, or rather
Mr.. Bryan's hold on the demo
cratic party. uot iorciug the
hold - relax, but ~ ies,enlup
that which he had 81 hold, con
lecture as to the result IN the
Novrm Der cOnclu sim, could b.
of but one sort among sensiD | I
men. With the several other
parties disorgaulzlng, re de
veicping and p~orcreatiug. the
republican party Is certain
though with considerably
les sened strength. To move on
to safe victory sustained by
the popular support Of reforms
which should not rebound tp III
glory solely, those reforms hav
ing been the work OF decent lne 4
of all parties.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25

The next president of the
United States will speak at
Mitchell on Monday, the oeth
inst. Democratic Papers. The
next president Of the United
States will speak at Mitchell
on Tuesday, Septe Ill ber % -
Republican papers. If both
sides of the political fence are
as good guessers as they think
they are, this country Will soon
be blessed with two chief execu.
tives.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25

Tickling or dry Coughs iitaaieAly i"o.ss .
sl..an 4sing Dr -ts.tp'> touxb ksmssis
t,si il - ~ thoroughly harH}sss that Df,
-Lsssl tell. mothers t. aNs aothlnx r.ss. esei
fur.stFy yuanx Ia i,.s Iiar ~bul.sss,nas gr.si
leass.. aud tender stvtns Of lung h.Aishs
moan atussns st.rus give Iir earst1s. pfutsss
lsss tu pr -boop's Cough ksassas IL easts'
4 b. cough. anu h.aals the Sensitive bssthchi@
membranes. No Opium, no ehjSruform
uothifts harsh u.s.d - ia iurr ur suppress
.IeIn tud Dr >hotg.s. Accept ao other
-.,ld bs Agasf bru9 ca.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25
Preparations for Tripp
Opening.

Judge Wi,ten, the govern.
ment agent In charge of the
Tripp county registration aud
drawing, Is doing his best Ia
make the business as system
attic and rapid as possible, tn
u tate communication addressed
To the new spar pers, he SAYS;
The plan Of this registration
differs from former plans, IN
THAT applicants will not be- re-
uuired 10 stand in l,ne at regis
irafion booths to show their
qualifications aud be registered
during specified hours daily, but
may swear Ia their applications
before any officer qualified to
al III mister oaths at Cham Der.
lain, Dallas, Gregory, or Presii..
5. ID. O'Neill or Valentine. Neh.
aud then send them 10 me al
either Dallas, or Gregory. IL
person, by mail or otherwise,
at any time before 4.3J p M.
October ~. This not only re
l,.ves applicants from standing
IN line Tor probably many hours.
hut enables them to swear H.
their applications al any hour,
and prevents congestion causeo
by the assen ollng ot large
crowds al registration points.
The approaching opening Will
from present indications, sur
pass all former openings III lln
number OF Applications re
cieved.
Ina communicative Ia notar,a>
Judge Witten says Very mucl'
of the success III the plan adopt
I'd for the opening depends up
on the manner in which the ap
| pl,cations for registration al,
executed oapplrcation which
lis not sworn to before "A proper
Iy authorized otflc.r can be- ac
cepled. Unauthorized per>ou>
assuming tp act a> notar,e~
may greatly inJure the applicant
la order to project applicants
for registration ami iegaii, ,
qualified officers from persons
who may assume I'D do n,ine -
without authority, aud III order
to assure proper methoe>, eaci
notary will be equired tn slgi
a copy Of an agreement and
card attached to 1t, aud whei
he delivers this agreement ant
card aud a certificate from ths
proper county or district ciefl
of the county IN which he IN
tends to act during the regi,
tratlon, he will receive "A proper
supply ofblanks and acertlticatt
that he Is a duly authorized no
tary, printed on cardboard II
large type, and may be used a
sign during the registration
1t may be seen from the abus'
thai the superintendent of th'
drawing Will take every pr.cau
ton 10 protect the puplic ag4ins
crupulous people who ma,
endeavor to pfacl,c. Oh Tia
people. -
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25

The attorneys of Gregory
county have Joined IN petition
to Judge Smith to postpone
their fall term of court on a.
count Of the expected rush IA
register for the Trip county
opening, it is expected that the
Judge will grant their request.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25

Sixty two laws authorizing
construction Of bridges over
navigabie streams.
Five laws authorizing construc
tion of dams in navigable
streams.
Nine laws affecting Federal
courts, judicial districts, etc.
Seven laws affecting customs,
granting increased privileges
10 certain ports, etc.
Twenty i've laws affecting
pubic lands. making special
grants. etc.
Seven laws for the District of
CoIum bia, inclu,ing prohibition
Of all betting within the Dis,
trict, aud providing for free
examination of spu,um IN sus-
pected cases of tuberculosis.
Investigation of wood pulp in
dustry,
House com mittee reported no
warrant for altering tariff at
this time and no conclusive evi-
dence of trust, but sufficient
ground for further investigation
One hundred and tifty two
public laws were enacted.
There we've =. 300 invalid pen
sion acts and ABOUT 700 private
pension acts
Bi,ls introduced in House over
30 900: in senate. over 1000
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25

Anyone owing estate OF Henry
Buchoiz, on book account, must
settle same within sixty days
from date Of this notice or bill
will be placed with attorney fo
collection. Settlement may be
made with Mrs. Bucholz al
residence, or L. q Hall, nd minis
TRAITOR. Dated Sept II, 1898