Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-19

attractive appearance like unto that
which prevailed when the late Col =.
T. WOodfn was in the saddle at the
head of this command
Veteran Charles Woods, stage car
paHtera Of the >theater, has rejo,n"d
from Baltimore, his native heath,
Mr. Woods has been Il member Of this
branch about u years.
The series Of involuntary turkish
laths taken by the active veterans
here during the recent prolonged tor
rid spell. has left them more vigor-
Gus and with clearer compleXiOn; be
sides. they are more amiabl".
Strong substantial ana attractive
barrack brooms are again supplanting
the skeleton variety throughout TINS
command This signifies that We may
be up against clean sweep in the
near future
Prudent veterans are now revealing
in watermellons. canteloupes, and
other scaSOnable prints. and the i'm
prudent variety are dcvisinS way3
and means to keep the supply OF mali
and spirituOus liquors rcplenlshed.
Veteran Theodore Myers. formerly
chief cook here, is again on the wait
ers' force in the main mess hall. MI
Myers has raised a family.
copper. lin and ir,n workers and Ia
borIrs are making excellent progress
On the triple barracks and the kitchen
and mess hall annex to the same
These workingmen are under the gen
eraI supervision of Contractor J. II.
BrinsOn, of Hampton.
As We close these notes for the
SUNDAY Press. no sea serpent mas
been seen in the waters hrreabouts,
but later one of these antedi!uv Nn
deep sea monsters is expected to EN-
erge 10 keep tab. on the calendar so
as not to get mixed as to age and an
teCeuents
At least 90 per cent of all cases OF
the distribution of hoes. rak"S and
ehovels used on this reservation Is At
,rihuted nv our star Ohtimist to sort
of Rip Van Wrinkle career.
Like in all indicative establish
mcuts. the average veteran in Sol
diers' Home is apt unless endowed
with reasonable will power. to spend
more time broOding over ana dream
ing of the past than in cultivating
habit to look upon his environment
from a comicaI, instead Of traslcai'
point of view.
A peculiaritv of centrip'tal veter-
ans i'm this command is thai ahou'
all of them have balances in the local
hanks. while veterans in the cetri
fucal class are always sprinting to-
keen abreast Of their personal tx
repses. and keep their heads above
water. even when they arc not aauic'
ed to red ticker"
MANY veterans here spread green
scums over their brains b. failing to-
train their minds on the crowd g
heauties of the world: in fact, they
think themselves into diseases they
road about The lesson Of this IS
don't read OF talk about diseases. To
illustrate. tho Paris correspondent OF
IN. Pail Mall Gazette writes thai
thanks to the Anti-Tub" rCulosis Con
zrasS there. half the people OF PARIS
arc. at this moment. suffering from
imaginary tuberculosis.
Our COSMOPOLITAN philosopher says
II will CryuIve upon the coming Con
grcss TO I"gislaic into cxisi"Ec" a
homo on the Pacific coast for tn" "N-
elusive use of the soldiers arriving
tbrrrst from the Philippines. win
disability discharges. from the, rcg''-
lar army. Climatic conditions c"nii
tioas and environment d"bars ih"m
from admission 10 the crdoS"d h"rrc
for disabIcd regular sCiti'rS At Wa.'h
inston. u. c. The State Soiiicts
Uomr q, yountyiI,r. California will
p:obabIy b. secured for them
Tho inspector. neral. tho two as
sfstaut inspector generals. tn" g"H"r'
al tFfdNUF'l dHU
treasurer ~ the National Home are
no: y,sabcrs of the bcard of man
ayers for IN. Home. They ar" sal''
RED employees and arc appointed by
The hoard for their resp Give fun"
lions Of the Homc maBagrm nj
Inc Offices II these officials ar" IN
the headquarters "i The board. which
f. in the Scv York Life BaiIding.
New York City.
O~ins 10 old ssc and resulting in