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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
BIG CROWD ATTENDED,.
children's Day at First Methodist was
sE q Great uccess.

The First Methodist church was
filed to overflowing Sunday night
with a crowd that thoroughly enjoyed
the delightful Children's Day program
gotten up by the Sunday school. The
exercises were interesting and the
children acquitted themselves in Juch
a manner as TO bring forth favorable
comments from the big audiancs In
fact the program was highly credit
able, both TO the children. and to Sup
Charles Heffeifinger, who
the affair.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
James billiard Arrested.

James billiard. negro. Who Is want
ed by the local police for breaking a
bond and also felony charge. was
delivered to the sheriff IN the court
room BY his trother yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

yna CAN'T sFIL zeal estate ~ n
fancy urtcr- fbreuxA ssvcrtissse for
sd-rrsdcr KNOW what sssI s>fs,e is
worth. This sscf males . ssle wick
ssd sore u The price = sftsoctlve-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
enserss,oeo Visiting Braves.

Wyoming Trihc If Rcd Men last
aixhs enscrtained about " reprr~rR
fsfivcs 90 the great ocnncii mc'tinZ
IN I.yuchburx After the spccchnakinz
refreshments were seFvcd
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
10 Elect Iwn 1Acers.

whnH be fcninsrIs Guards mot
Tomorrow evening in the Armory the
ei~ciion Of arst and secpad Iicu'cuants
viii occur.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
Fex Nh Here Today.

Whist premises 10 - a god base
bAp game " bnrsked Ter Ses Psrk
<ismCod this Afternoon. xhen The
fesms n the Hampton High Scscoi
ape frx I'm yin meet for the srs:
IA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

Darden. Alsee Price. Alva Price. Lula
Powell. Pauline Watson.
Second grade-Vernon Dunn, Annie
Etheridge. NLorine Frasier. Louise
Moore. Marion Nichols. Elizabeth
Roche, Beulah Watson. Thconia Vau.
CHAN, Wesley Garner. John Hanna,
Eddie Hudgins. Willie Hunt.
Primary department-lvy Williams.
Hazel Bulifant. Annie Harwocd. Mar
garet Lawson. Grace Lordi"y. Louise
Todd. Elizabeth Souder. Elsie Hope.
Elsie Moore.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
Fioht in Restaurant.

William w"bb and ADMIRAL Tayior
negrucs. were arrested last night ny
DePuiy Sheriff r }. Curtis. for hsh'-
ing in q restaurant Kept by George
Ruits.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
W. c. T. U. Meets To-day.

W. -. y. ~. Meet1 soOSy.
The Hampton union ~ the Women s
Christian Temperance Union will meet
his afternoon At $40 O'Clock with
Nrs. George W. Phillips. in Locust
street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
Postmaster libby Sack.

rostmaS;rr Harry Libby returned
SUNDAY from stsy 81 scvcrai days
ir Washington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
Will Go to Atlantic City.

Messrs. NJ. Otto Lackey. Howard W.
Saunders and Harry G. Parker will go
70 Atlantic City next week to attend
The ANIMAL meeting of the Southern
Tariff Association.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
To play Newport News Friday.

Old Point Comfor; College and the
Newport News High school xslI meet
Va the college diamond Friday after
noon. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
Keeosshts, Literary cirei..

Tho Monaghan literary Circle ain
bid Us lsa mcrtirz FIR 'hc sur-cs
Season With Mrs. Charles He~ins. w
Park Place, vast Efs. THIS after
room.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

Mr.. aud Mrs. David Mailman re
turned yesterday to their home In
Richmond. after visit to Mrs. Hall
mans parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Kantrowitx. In King street Master
Saul Gold accompanied them baas to
the capital
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
NOTICE.

The entire stock of Hancock &
Dixon's millinery Is being sold at and
below cost, owing to withdrawal Of
Mrs. Belle Dixon Peters from firm
Mrs. Hancock will. continue the bust
ness at present stand. 5-7-eod6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

Take your prescriptions to Hulrs
Cut Rate Drug Store. e2-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

MIR. Beverly Slater. OF Warrenton,
Va. spent yesterday here rs the guest
of his brother. Mr.. !. NJ. Seymour. In
East Queen street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

| Mr.. Walter r. Phillips for several
| years connected with drug-stores in
i, Hampton. has accepted the position
Of manager Of the prescription depart
ment In HuH's Cut Rate Drug store
Mr.. Philips entered upon his duties
yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

Mrs. w.. W. Woodward and Miss
Annie woodward win leave tcdav for
visit Of several weeks with friends
In OnOncock. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

Tonight In Memorial Baptist church
the ladies will give musical and en-
tcrtainment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
Matters Personal
Observation-Disclosures

An attractive entertainment an
nounced for this evening viii be the
"veranda Tea" at Eimwaid, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lane Schmelz,
in East Queen street. The entertain
ment Is given for the Leneft OF the
Presbyterian church and the program
will be both entertaining and enjoy
able.
.r..iuAa l., AADs,,s,rinl EanfiSk Churc h
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
SPOKANE THEArER, SPOKANE.
Fine Plays Are Dated for the Month of
November.

Manager Charles Muehlman of the
Spokane theater announces the follow.
ing list of attractions for November
among them being several plays which
have not been in the west before, and
which will be seen in Spokane for the
first time:
November g." David Garrick,' - by
local talent
November Recital, by Emile Go
.gorza.
November 5-"In Wyoming"
November and -" Mother Goose, =
by local talen.
November 9 and 10 Sis Hopkins.
November II and 12-' The Time, the
Place and the Girl. -
November 10 and 14-Willard Mack
in "On PAROLE
November Is, IS, II, 10 and 19-Sar
Francisco Opera company, in roper
toire.
November 20 and 21-''The Lion and
the Mouse"
November % and 23-Dustin Farnum
in "The Squaw Man"
November 25 and 26-F' Arizona. -
November 30 and 3O-Henry w. Saw
ages "The Devil"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
Yukon Exposition Notes.

The 1909 encampment of the United
Spanish War Veterans will be held in
Tacoma during the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition at Seattle.
Two hundred men and go teams are
at work preparing the ground for the
Pay Streak at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition, which will be held
in Seattle next year.
: A feature at the exposition will be
the exhibit of a prehistoric town dis
covered in southern Oregon by A. N.
Sayre of Tacoma. The ruins will be
moved bodily to Seattle.
A careless miser some years ago
buried his gold in the forest which is
now part of the grounds of the Uni
versity of Washington at Seattle. Re-
Gently graders at work clearing the
grounds for the Alaska Yukon-Pacifc
exposition unearthed the hoard, which
was turned over to the police. If the
owner does not show up, the laborers
will get the money-$960.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
FRISCO TREASURY SHY.
Some $4,000 Is Reported GOne-Arrests
Made.


San Francisco.-In the endeavor to
nix the responsibility for shortage of
S57, 500 in the city treasurer g Office. a
committee of investigation has made
the unexpected discovery that funds to
the extent of $4,000 more are missing
and criminal prosecution is foreshad.
owed in the arrest of Tomalty, clerk
FOR nearly two years it has been
known that there was a shortage in the
treasury Office of over $4,000. Off.
Gals of that office all disclaimed re-.
sponsibility, and an effort was made Ia
connect the missing money with Ed
smith, former tax collector. who is
serving time in the penitentiary for
Forgery. 1t was not until the comp.
troiler, through the attorney general
instituted an action to recover $4,000
OF the state IS money, included in the
missing funds, that any legal steps
were taken to clear up the mystery.
Expert accountants were emploved
and in their reply they have uncoy.
cred shortage of 100000 and declared
that the money was taken during the
term of former City Treasurer Charles
A. Bantel, whose deputy was David
Davis. Tomalty, the bookkeeper, had
fllled the same position under the ad.
mlnistration of John McDougal and
when an expert in handwriting declared
that the books had been altered he was
summoned and subjected to an exam
nation that lasted five hours.
Up to the last, it is said, he declared
his innocence. He is said to be in Gus.
tody City Treasurer Bantel is said
to have been the only official who had
entry to the vaults. No action has
been taken with regard to either.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
~sTuNo, ~ a 1ANp DEAL
A Kan.an Rought Property HIwA o

A KAnHan Bought Property High UD
ON q Mexican MOuntatm.
The vivid prospectus writer has
landed another victim, says the Kan
sas City Star. incidentally Henry N.
Engle, farmer who lives near Abilene,
Kas., will never again trade sight I'M
seen" or buy anything until he has
looked at 1t under n1agnifying glass,
no matter what the prospectus says
Some time ago Mr.. Engle read pros
pectus containing beautiful illustrations
and vivid descriptions Of land In the
Luis Garcia Teruel tract in the terri
tory of Topic and the republic of Mex
leo. Then. through the agency of a
colonization company, he purchased
100 acres, paying $50 in cash and CIV
Ing his notes for the rest of $780, the
purchase price.
Mr.. Eagle returned the other day
from trip to Mexico, where he viewed
bis purchase. This morning he brought
a suit in the circuit court against the
land company for the recovery of his
$50 in cash and his notes.
In his petition to the court Mr..
Engle says that this description of the
land was given to him by the land COM
paly:
1.-THE soil is a rich, deep loan, easy
to cultivate, capable of producing al
most any product known to the agri-
cultural world. The best evidence to
prove the fertility of the soil is the
luxuriant growth of blue stem grass,
two or three feet high, with which this
whole tract is covered. 1t will grow
the following:
Coffee, vanilla, sugar cane, ba-
nanas, pineapples, oranges, lemons,
lines, grape fruit, figs, gooseberries, al
monds, Strawberries, raspberries, black
berries, English walnuts, apricots, pears,
peaches, apples, plums, dates, corn, rice,
rye, wheat, barley, broomeern, tobacco,
cotton, beans, onions, melons and all
vegetables, including clover and alfalfa.
'The annual profits on these prod
ucts range from 500 to $500 and $500
an acre. The land is easy of access
to the markets. A railroad has been
surveyed through the land and con-
struction has begun"
After a visit to what he really be
lieved to be valley of the Nile, Mr.,
Engle gave this description of the land
1T is on top of mountain AID is
1000 feet above sea level. The land
is barren of vegetation and, because
of the high altitude, nothing except
pine trees will grow there. The land
is wholly inaccessible and it takes ter
days, with the aid of burro or a mule
to make a round trip to the nearest
-ailroad."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
KRUoER,s LOST WEALTH.

Expedition in Search Of Sunken ship
Had III Success.
South African tradition credits Kru'
ger with having had great wealth,
which is scattered about in various
places somewhat after the manner Of
the famous Capt. Kidd's treasure.
Some Of Krugers millions were sup
posed to have gone down in the sailing
ship Dorothea off the coast of Natal
about the time the late President left
the Transvaal for Holland, says the
New York Sun.
So strong is this belief even in Eng
land that last year London syndi-
cate financed ship and set 1t to the
coast of South Africa to search for
the submerged wealth The Alfred No
bel, as the vessel was called, was fit
ted with the latest appliances for en-
abling divers to remnin under water
and with all possible modern aids to
discover treasure. The skipper was
Capt. Gardiner and the crew were
picked men. They started Off twelve
months ago and are now returning
with only quantity of old china which
Will certainly not compensate the adj
venturers for their expedition.
They went 1rst to where the DOrO-
thea sank. but could not find any trace
OF treasure, so they made round the
coast of Swakopmund in the hope that
some wealth might be found in the
wreck of the Dunbeth Here 1t was
discovered that even the copper and
brass fittings had been taken by pre-
vlous visitors This part of the ven
ture cost $4,000.
The treasure hunters then moored
close to the old Dutch East Indian
Middleburg, which sank in Saldanla
bay. Here the china was secured, and
ten feet of sand had to be pumped out
before even this was obtained Opera
tions were next conducted on the wreck
of the ThermODyl@ in Three Anchor
bay, with no result, and then on the
wreck of the America Off Woodstock,
a suburb Of Cape Town, wnich was an
other disappointment.
The money available ~ the specula-
ton being exhausted, further treasure
hunting had to be abandoned. The
public in Cape Town were allowed to
inspect the boat at 10 cents head to
swell the funds little, and more rev.
enue was obtained from this prosaic
source than any other. Now the dis
consulate seekers for wealth are on
their homeward voyage, to be well
coined by a still more discOnsOlate sym
dictate.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06


rank reeds ana grasses still showed
above the surface In places. During
the night thin coating Of ice had
formed.
The gushing stream which flowed
near had broken the frail letters forged
by the chill Of night and tossed them
aside in derisiOn. Here and there, along
its course where the water swept grand
~ around some curve, the waves had
piled the glistening fragments upon the
shore. There they lay, cleaning in the
morning sunlight like material await
ing the hands of elfln architects to
make them into an enchanted castle.
But on the slough the ice lay still uD-
broken.
Quickly the little friend took wings,
alighting on tuft of grass which pro-
truded from the ice and waved In the
fresh spring wind. There she found
food to her liking and started to run
to another tuft The frolicsome winds
ruffled her feathers and pushed the tiny
lady swiftly over the CLASSY surface
ohbAA 6hC GhNSHt VII a AOCO VI uuAANh ~
grass. Each time that she stopped at a
station she fOraged diligently, tn N
started to run to another, but after vain
ly trying toregain her footing she would
skate across the Ice before the wind In
seeming enjoyment. Thus she pursued
that most unusual recreation for a
bird, until she reached the shore.
carefully drove her back upon the ice,
where wculd not have wished to trust
creature of even her slight weight,
so thin it was, did not know that
should the Ice break she would instant
ly spread her wings and find perfect
safety in the air.
Far out she went upon the ice ard
began her unbirdllke antics. she looked
so cute skating from tuft to tuft, her
back to the wind, her tail braced
against the ice, her black feet with the
long spurs spread out upon the smooth
surface and her graceful head held
high, that / laughed aloud. She caught
upon reed, and looked about in sud-
den alarm. My presence. had had no
terrors for her even though my gar
ments fiuttered wildly in the wind, hut
laughter, which she had undoubtedly
never, heard before, was discOncerting,
to say the least Reassured at last she
foraged little, took few more slides
across the Ice and flew TO nearby
field.
Alone / pursued my morning walk,
smiling as thought Of the queer little
bird that skated.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
AS OTHERS HEAR US.

Eyes, it's readable enough" said Mrs.
Frayne, passing over new novel to
the member Of the book club whose
turn followed hers. But it exasper-
ated me SO much l couldn't enjoy it.
an Englishman wrote it, and he's taken
an American girl for his heroine. He
means her for lady-breeZy and bit
unconventional, but educated and re-
fined-and one minute she 'cal'lates'
like a dOwn-easter, and the next 'reck-
ons' like Southerner, and she spices
her conversation with slang of all Sous,
from the cowboy variety to that of the
3owery and the college. To cap the
climax, she begins every other sentence
with 'Say!"
Mrs. Grayson laughed. II should
think it would be too absurd to be vex-
atious," she remarked.
Perhaps that's the way to look at
it," agreed Mrs. Frayne. ''Only-I
don't like to think that that's their
idea of us. OF course some well-bred
girls do use slang-but not such slang
nor SO much slang. And whoever heard
an American of education or breeding
who addressed everybody with 'Sayl'
"It can't be usual" agreed her hear
er. She added, cautiously, But there
may be some Americans who ought to
know better and yet do it. We don't
always notice what we hear among
ourselves. The first time visited Lon
don popular play was running, Of
which the hero's favorite phrase, and
the catchword of the piece, was Why,
certainly John and l agreed that
why, certainly! was neither an Amer
icanism nor even a common phrase in
America, and we had never heard any
one use 1t habitually. Well, l can as
sure you that we began to, If we hadn't
before. 1t seemed as If every Ameri-
can we met for the rest Of our trip
couldn't agree with us in any other
form than why, certainly"
"But why, certainly doesn't sound
like 'Say!' 1t isn't nearly as common
and aggressive protested Mrs. Frayne.
I'm sure no nice American girl"
There was u rush Of swift feet on
the stairs, and the door few open. A
bright-faced young girl called eagerly
from the threshold:
Say, mother, can 60 driving with
Bess2 She's here with her horse. All
right-yes- my wraps-so long,"
She was gone again with a rush, and
the door below banged thunderOusly.
'.The things girls do pick up at
schooll" murmured Mrs. Frayne,
flushed and apologize. "Such Ian
guage as they never would hear at
home. But you know how it Is; you
must have been through the same thing
With Isabel"
"Why, certainly" Mrs. Grayson
agreed, cOnsolingly.-Youth's Compan,
ton.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
LAPLAND BIRD THAT STATED
Permits Wind to Blow II over the
CLASSY Surface,

Permits Wind to Blow II over the
CLASSY Surface.
The bright sunshine of early spring
had thawed the drifts of snow and
freed the ice-bound streams, says n
writer In Outing. The winds bore a
hint of the power winter still held de
spite the genial sunlight. Rejoicing In
each harbinger Of spring, 1 started on
my morning walk along a road where
had flowed tiny rivulets the preceding
day. Then only thin sheets Of Ice re-
manned to show where they had taken
their courses.
had travelled only a short distance
when 1 observed a female Lapland
longspur running along the road ahead
OF me. Undoubtedly she was a mem
Der Of the large flock that had spent the
winter in the vicinity Of my home and
had seen me often during the long.
cold montha She seemed unafraid and
often paused to eat. Then she ran on.
sometimes ahead Of me, sometimes only
a few feet to one side Of her human
companion, or took short flights, alight-
ing again In or near my path.
At length we came to a pike which
crosses small slough. The melting
shows had filed 1t with water. but the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
THEY HIT WHITE SLAVE TRADE
Women Say United States Report viii
Bare Traffic.

bdI6 franc.
Buffalo, N. Y.-The statement that 4
report in course of preparation to bt
submitted to the United States govern.
ment will reveal the tremendous vested
INTERESTS which deal with the white
slave traffic, was made at the recent
session of the American WomanC's Suf
frage association by the Rev. Anna
Garlin Spencer of New York.
There are persons high in the gov
ernments of several countries" de
clared Mrs. Spencer, "who have had
shady transactions in the traffic OF
which 1 speak"
DR.. Resale Slaughter Morton, dele
gate, described the terrible inroads OF
scourges due to immortality and the
necessity of instilling into the minds
of the youngest of children pure
conception of the truths of life.
Mrs. Charlotte Gilman of New York
said that every marriage certificate
should be accompanied by bill OF
health from a physician under state
authority.
Mrs. Florence Kelley of New York
thought there should be strieter en-
forcement of the laws already ON the
statute books. cit is pitiful, shame
full thing" said Mrs. Kelley, "to see
the reluctance with which the courts OF
prosecuting attorneys of the state take
up cases wherein the victim has been
a girl of tender years. -
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
Consul Is a Suicide,

Silas C. Mcfarland of Iowa, consul
general at large for the European dis.
trict, shot himself on railroad train
recently coming from Hamburg to Der.
lin, Germany. He died almost immedi
ately.
Mr.. Mcfarland was appointed consul
general at large June June 10, 1908. He
was born at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, in
1859. Before entering the consular
service he was editor and publisher OF
the Marshalltown (Iowa) Times.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06

'This is a fine place to study the SUI
perstitions Of the crowd" said the ele-
waited ticket chopper. "TwO-thirds of
the couples who pass through the gate
are trimming over with superstition.
1t shows itself m. their fear Of separat-
ing and walking on different sides of
the post. Good looking, educated peo-
pie are afraid Of that.
owen quarrel says one-usually 1t
is the woman who says 1t, or IL two
women are together they both say It at
the same time. We let that post get
between u.s.
"Then, II they are badly bitten by the
bug, one goes back and passes through
on the other side, 30 as to ObViate the
danger Of a nars-Up. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
Available Grain Supplies.

Special cable and telegraphic COM
munications received by Bradstreet IS
show the following changes in available
supplies as compared with previous ac-
counts:
Wheat-United States, east of the
Rockies, increase, 3,334,OO0 bushels;
Canada, increase, 2,53O,OOO bushels; to-
tai, United States and Canada, increase,
1864, 900 bushels; afoat for and in Eu-
rope, increase, 100000; total Amer
lean and European supply, increase,
1864, 900 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, in
crease, 1,O53,0OO bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, in
crease, 100000 bushels.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
Guards Called out.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 26.-Two more
companies of the Tennessee National
guard have left Memphis for Samburg,
the seat of the Reelfoot lake night
rider troubles, in response to orders
from Colonel W. C. Tatom, commanding
the troops in the district, now under
martial law. On their way they were
given charge of Alfonso Mortgen, said
to be night rider, and who was pre-
pairing to leave the state. He was es-
eorted to Samburg under heavy guard.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-06
4 BOMB ZOE KING MANUEL.
Attempt to Assassinate the Ruler of
Portugal.

Lisbon, Oct. 25.--An attempt to as
sassinate King Manuel, whose death
was to be the signal for revolution
which was to wrest the throne from
the present dynasty, was frustrated
Saturday by premature explosion at
the Royal Castle at Oporto. The ex-
plosion occurred before King Manuel
reached the palace, which was being
prepared to receive him. An entire
wing of the castle was wrecked and
three persons were seriously injured
among them being General Cibrao.