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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-27
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NOTICE. H. W."-PLEASE HANG
the picture on the wall where you
took same from as a joke, or we
will show you where the joke
comes in. PALACE BILLIARD
ROOM 1t.
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A purse OF $35 900 was hung up !Or
the Johnson-Burns battle. which was
scheduled to 60 20 rounds. or this
amount Burns demanded and received
$50 900, this sum to be paid him de-
srite the outcome Of the fight. John
son had 70 be satisfied with $4,000 and
return tickets to London for himself
and his manager. Sam F1tzpatrick.
According to reports. both johnson
and Burns bet heavily on themselves
In the prevailing odds. which slightly
favored Burns at the ringside. The
fighters were trained to the hour and
fought before what was probably the
largest crowd that ever witnessed
prg:Fstic contest. Burns did his
training at Darling Point. while John
son got In condition at Stanley. a sea
side suburb. Besides q retinue OF
skillful trainers. who gave the men
daily practice 1t the game Of hit.
stop and get away. both Burns and
johnson followed the American
training methods by doing hard road
world. Each man picKed ND q lot Of
loose change by giving training exhi-
billions twice Q week at the Stadium
Since James J. Jeffries retired and
Tommy Burns claimed the champion
shin johnson has teen trying to get
the Canadian boy to meet him. and
he has traiicd him throughout the
United states and even to England IN
quest q q match. u was not untsl
Mr.. Mcintosh, the promoter Of this
Hsht and who also acted as referee.
offered q purse Of $4,000 for q bat
tie a, Rushcuttcrs' Bay. q suburb Of
Syndcy. that Burns consented to meet
johnson. Then he stipulated how the
money should b. split up. the sire OF
the ring and all the conditions sur
rounding the fight Johnson I'm
neciafely accep'ed and sailed from
London for Australia to begin train
Ing.
johnson. during his RING career. has
foceht 81 haffles. and - Of his op
ponents have gone down to defeat BY
the kuockOue roufe Prominent OF
thoae Who hsve been Pot 70 sleep BY
the big black nan sss Jsck Jeffries.
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D. ARTHUR KELSEY.
Deputy Clerk.
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WANTED-TO BUY, SELL OR Elk
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AMUSEM ENTS.

ACADEMY Tuesday DEC. 18TH.
That Odd Comedian
Mr.. HARRY BERESFoRD
In the New York. Chicago, London
Comedy Success
"WHO'S YOUR FRIEND"
lw Harry and Edward Paulton.
Direction Of Edgar Forrest Co.
PRICES: csc TO $3.50 Sale Now Open.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
BAITLESHIP FLEET
 SEES SAIL TODAY
ERw
The Journey Around the World to be Resumed This Afternoon.

Honolulu, July 21.-The Atlantic battleship fleet has finished coaling and final preparations are being made to resume the journey around the world tomorrow when sails will be set
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
A CONFERENCE TODAY
 ON NAVAL MATTERS.
The President Will Meet Officials at
 Newport.

Oyster Bay, July 21.-It was a jolly family party that embarked upon the presidents yacht Mayflower tonight for a trip to Newport, where tomor- row President Roosevelt will deliver an address before the summer con ference of officers of the United States Naval War College. The party consisted of the president, Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, Miss Ethel, Archie and Quentin and Mir. and Mrs. w. Emlin Roosevelt, two secret service men and two members of the executive office staff The Mayflower will reach Newport to- morrow morning. After the address there will be a discussion by the officers on battleship design, contin- uing until 1 pm, when a buffet lun- cheon will be served.
 After luncheon the president and Mrs. Roosevelt will hold a reception for the officers and families and those in attendance at the confer ence. The discussion of the battle ship plans will be resumed at 2:3 and continue throughout the after noon. President Roosevelt expects important results to be derived from the conference tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
SHORT STORY Food That Changed His Life.

Many levei headed business men pay too little attention to what they eat until sickness attacks them.
 Sedentary occupation, improper food and daily resort to drugs, coffee or liquors to smother the disease has put many a good man away.
 For many years my labors have been entirely indoors writes a N. Y man.
 Naturally, want of exercise, cOu- pied with nasty eating of lunch with more or less greasy food and pastry told on my digestion.
 For a long period I tried scores of remedies without avail, and finally l was compelled to resign my posi- ton as secretary of an important business association. My weight had run down from 145 to 11S lbs. I was unable to sleep naturally, rose un- refreshed and without ambition, sim ply dragged about, feeling more dead than alive.
 Finally I was advised by a friend to try Grape-Nuts and promised to give it a fair trial I began the fol- lowing day, and, to make a long story short, in less than a year l have revolutionized my physical and men tai condition, now weigh close to 15O lbs, and can digest all my food, which is eaten with relish. This change is due to Grape Nuts"
 There's a Reason" Name given by Postum Co., Ltd, Battle Creek Mich. Read the famous booklet, 'The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
MONETARY COMMISSION.
The Investigation of the Needs of the
 Country Begun.

Narraganset Pier, R. L, July 21.- Two sessions of the national none tary commission appointed by the last congress to consider the finan- cial needs of the country were held at the Hotel Imperial today. The sessions were private and nothing was given to the public as to results, but it is understood that the sub jects discussed today did not get be- yond the preliminary stage.
 It was stated this evening that word was received from Secretary Cortelyou that he would arrive to- morrow night and give such infor- nation as he could to the commis- sion. It was also learned, unoffi- cially, that Chairman Aldrich ap- pointed a committee to collect mate rial on certain phases of the mone- tary situation.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22

for New Zealand and Australia. The flagship will leave the wharf at 2:30 p. m. and the fleet will raise anchor and sail at 6 D. m.
 Five thousand men from the fleet were granted shore leave today There was an excursion to Pearl Harbor for the officers and tonight a grand ball was held in honor of the sailors and marines.
 The battleship Minnesota will re- main behind when the rest of the fleet sails for Australia, awaiting the mail for the fleet which will arrive on the Nirginian.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
MILLIONAIRE SOCIALIST

New York, July 21-James c. Phelps Stokes, the millionaire socialist will run for the assembly in the eigh.l district, which takes in a part of the lower East Side.
 It is announced that Mrs. Stokes will take the stump for her husFa and in the coming fight This district is considered one of the strongest fields of socialism in the city.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
NEVADA STAGE HELD UP.

Reno, July 21.-News reached the Journal tonight from Likely, Nev., that the Likely and Alturas stage was held up last night by two mask ed men heavily armed. They com pelled the Wells Fargo messenger to throw down the box containing, it is believed, a large sum of gold for the payroll at Alturas. The passengers were not molested. The sheriff of suit
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22

The crew of the Nebraska, officers and men have been released from quarantine and nine suspects trans ferred to the hospital ship Relief
 A letter was received from Brother Dutton of the leper settlement on the island of Molokai, expressing thanks of the unfortunate residents of the is land for the opportunity given them to view the fleet as it passed on the way here
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
AMERICAN TURNER'S.
They Make Fair Showing in the
 Events of Frankfort.

Frankfort on Main, July 21.-Seven American turner's gained a sufficient number of points in athletics in the international tournament here today to entitle them to figure in the prize list. The events consisted of both and field work, 150 points being the maximum number possible to attain. The highest man among the Americans. however. Wilhelm Lemke of Rochester, scored only 110 points. giving him the 2Sth place.
 The Germans showed great superb ority in apparatus work. The Amer jeans expected to score the most points in the field events, but they were placed at a disadvantage owing to the fact that spiked shoes were not allowed.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22

lcently made, though not yet collected, lis g cents per acre, since the associa- ton was organized. Any lands signed
 now or later, will have to pay as much
 as those first signed that all may be on an equal basis. An-acre signed to- lday will require the payment of thir- ty-tWO cents
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22

people for than decade, and greater favor than ever before.
 GrapeNuts scientifically made wheat and barley; contains the phosphate potash grown in the grains for bu ing and soluble GrapeSugar dxtrose for energystoring
Arizona republican., 1908-07-22
Ever Realize

That mental physical exeon up ssue-ces that be rebuilt daily by proper food?
 strength and the power do things to be kept high efficiency the human body have Right Food rebuild brain and c and keep the tremendous nergy required nowadays tke the gai that wins money and fame
 That's the mission of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19
The Argus Daily Short Story
THE MANNER OF MAN BY HARRISON SMITH
ii Copyrighted 1908. by Associated Literary Press.

The young man who had been sit
ting in cCrncr of the smoi.i.;ses com
partment consulting imratiently the
time table and lighting cigarette after
cigarette arose hurriedly as the train.
a half honr late, pulled into the sta.
ton.
He grasped his suit case, swung
himself down from the platform be-
fore the train had come to a stop ard
hurried through the waiting room>tt
a pace approximating stumbling run.
Into a waiting taxicab he .tumbled.
turned up the collar of his overcoat.
for the evening was decidedly chilly,
and gave an address brusquely to the
chauffeur.
"And. look here. my son." he added,
"get a hustle ON. How long will 1t take
to get me there? A half hour. Ell?
Well, there's quarter in it for you
for every minute you take off that
half hour--see? Now let her out. New
er mind the speed regulations. Take a
CHANGER
The taxicab hurried away, and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19
Congress Not Alone.

Congress should not be unduly sen
sitive. 1t was not singled out for az
tack or for insult. 1t shares the fate
of many. 1t shares the fate of the
judge who is not philosopher, ana
of every other man in the country
whose views are not identical will
those of the president To differ
from him is to be blind or cunning o.
iaw-defying, or drongdoer. or /;
swindler, or bride taker. or bride
giver, or wrong-headed or traitor
To see things not as the president sees
them is to be either knave or foo
with more than a mere possibility oil
being both.
There is hut one infallibility in the
country. There is but one conscience
subject to no reproach, one mental
machine so perfectly organized that
it never slips cog. 1t is no reflection
upon the most highminded and can.
able senator to say that he does not
and cannot match the matchless: II
infers nothing discreditable to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19
Christmas.

There is lots of good in every heart.
And how it seems to assert itself more
at Christmas time Sordid,
ness and sclfishness are banished in
this season of good will and charity
Colliers's Weekly defines the spirit OF
the season we'll when it says:
''The holiday spirit inheres in the
merriment of children, religious glow
for all participants, a burst of gener-
osity for those less favored, and a
sense of universal peace. Stated more
concretely, the deep concerns of the
day are the child, the family, the
church and the poor. Its active cele-
brotion consists in releasing the good
will of each heart through unselfish
action or gratitude. It's atmosphere
derives from the old-time attractive
belief that at a certain season of the
year there was a peace of God, with a
laying down of arms and a cessation
of strife. The hope of the day is that
there shall he an extension of the area
and time limit of that peace till it
gathers in the nations and interpene-
trates the daily struggle of the indi-
yidual A holiday season offers us the
chance to step out and look at our
work, and the spirit and purpose of
the work. 1t is a seventh-day affirm
alton of the worth of the six days of
headlong creative activity Like the
Gobelin tapestry weavers, We are
mostly on the wrong side of orr OWE
pattern.
1T is profoundly good once a year to
see that the outworking is gracious and
progressive. The deeper mood oil
Christmas is quieting to the perturbed
spirit of us We are permitted 70
glimpse the eternal order-to know
that the near foreground is torn and
swaying with blind struggle and
muddy turmoil, but that behind it, for
all the reaches of space. there is the
assurance CT great peace"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19
Connecticut Corn.

Hartford Courant: Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, lIansas-all those very self
complacent prairie giants out there
with corn fields so big that man can
get lost in ttem-will kindly take back
seats and keep quiet while we present
TO the American public n. Howard
Brewer of Hockanum, Conn.,, aged 20
years, who brought away from the
great corn exhibition at Omaha the
worlds prize for the largest number
of bushels grown on a single acre, and
the prize FOR the best flint corn grown
anywhere this side of the Mississippi
Yet plenty of people out west have i
belief that the soil here in Connecticut
valley is hardly visible for the stones
and all wora out at that.
We inform them that the Connecti
cut farm containing the acre from
which young Brewer got his 1873 bush
els of corn and his world-beating rec
ord has been in the Brewer family and
under cultivation for $50 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19

the young man calmly pushed his way
into the dingy little hall, lighted dimly
with its single gas jet turned low.
in here, if you please" the woman
suggested, opening the door Of big,
bare front room. The young man hes
iitated
Where is Miss Evans room:'' he de-
manded
Third flight, back"
/ 'I'll go up there and wait for her."
said he And before the other could
demonstrate he was halfway up the
first fight.
"Three flights, back" was a dingy
little side room, veritable hole in the
wall. There was but one window,
which commanded an unimposing
: view Of the Uttered back yards on Ell
ither side of none too clean alley.
| The young man lighted the one gas
jet on the wall and looked about him.
Close to the window was a table-a
work table evidently-covered with
boxes of water colors, pencil sketches
s and partly finished designs on bits OF
academy board.
| Vaguely he recognized the original
{ drawings for fashion plates. He
/ Hooked them over silently, almost rev.
Ierently.
| His inspection of the table finished,
he let his eyes wander about the mar
! row room. 1t was decidedly cherries,
with its couch and a patent rocker of
red plush. He sat down in the red
plush rocker, which squeaked COM
! iplainingly beneath his weight.
"Humph!' he unused. "She's plucky
all right. Imagine spending your days
in hole ike this!"'
There were light steps outside. The
door was pushed open. and girl
way as If she could not credit her
eyes.
She was 4 pretty girl, with dark
eyes and cheeks at that moment decid
eddy rosy. She carried several par
GELS, two of which fell unnoticed to
the floor as she gaZed at the appari-
ton in the red plush chair
phillip Holt" she gasped at length.
."What on earth are you doing herer'
! The young man sprang up with a
: bound "Margaretr' he cried, his eyes
glowing. "Margaretr' He caught
both her hands in his own, while the
rest of the parcels Slipped from her
arms.
what are you doing here?" she de-
manded again when she had recovered
somewhat from her surprise.
81? What am l doing?" said he
"Why-why"-
l,.ir- Irs-- che
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19

+pointees of the machine-that had
aroused the deserved wrath of the peo-
pie of the state by their misdeeds.
After adjournment the court was APP
preached in chambers by the convicted
mans attorney The latter represent
ed his client had considerable business
interests He asked that Davis be
given 80 days to wind them up before
entering the penitentiary. Judge Boyd
was still inclined to be severe in his
latitude toward Davis, but acquiesced.
Stomach Conveniently Weak.
At the end of 80 days Davis attor-
|ney, amid death-like silence in court,
and in a low, impressive tone of voice,
informed Judge Boyd that the health
of his client had suddenly become
greatly impaired. Davis specific com.
plant appeared to be that his stom-
ach was unable to empty ITSELF
Ten days more were granted On
the ninth day Davis entered the St
Leo hospital. When his case was call.
ed showing was made to the effect
he was in a dangerous condition
Judge Boyd was visibly affected.
when God has laid His hand upon
man." he declared, cit is time for this
court to take his hand off,
Davis left the hospital the next day
His cell in the penitentiary has never
been occupied.
Deputy Collector j. w. Hasty, rep
Iresenting the machine in Union coun
ty, tainted in court after a strong case
had been developed against him, and
was taken to the hospital. showing
was made that Hasty was dangerously
ill, and the court, again satisfied that
God had laid His hand on a defend
ant, ordered mistrial Hasty took a
train for home next day. His health
has been good since.
Deputy Collector J. w. Samuels was
convicted after a trial of five weeks
but suddenly became paralyzed and Sc
cured the benefit of Judge Boyd's rul
| ing in cases of that kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19

young man lighted another cigarette,
smoking furiously and pausing only to
urge the chauffeur to even better
speed.
They swung into the avenue. lodged
in and out amid the stream of traffic,
turned into side street, shot round q
corner and stopped finally before a
shabby looking brownstone house
which was identical with every other
browrstone house as far as the eye
could see.
The young, man sprang from the
cab, thrust a bill into the chauffeur's
palm and, mounting the steps, gave
the bell a vigorous tug. Presently the
door was opened by middle aged and
rather frowsy woman, who surveyed
him suspiciously.
lis Miss Evans in?' the young man
demanded.
The woman's face became more for
bidding. mo, she's not" said she.
do you know when she will beY'
Pm sure couldn't say"
VERY well. I'll wait for her" And
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19
The Steel Tariff.

If the ways and means committee
wishes to, ii can ascertain the labor
cost of a ton of iron or steel. How
many men at what wages are employ
ed in producing thousand tons of
either? The committee can get that
information, and it can do its own fig
uring or it can hire an expert arith-
metician. That would lead to more
valuable results than asking lot OF
iron and steel manufacturers how
much duty they would like to have. II
has always been understood that the
present iron schedules were written in
Pittsburg, and the iron and steel max
ers would not be human if they had
not taken everything that congress
would let them have.
That they kept their demands down
to the lowest possible limits is highly
improbable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-19

MARGARET! BE CRIED, HIS EYES GLOWING.
said severely. "The year is not up yer.
Why are you here?"
He drew her into the room and gath.
cred up the fallen parcels, while she
sat down on the couch.
Il came" said he, MISUNDERSTANDING
well, l thought you'd be glad to see
me; because imagined-had an intui-
ton, you know, that you were living In
some such sort of dingy house as
this on just such q shabby street; be-
cause l had another premonition that
you weren't succeeding tremendously
and that you might even be living on
these" he ended calmly, fishing a
doughnut from one of the paper bags
he had picked up and holding it out
accusingly.
The girls eyes flashed. Her lips
curled. The color in her cheeks deep.
ened.
you had no right" she said quickly
You are spying. You have broken the
truce. You said year, or, rather, you
; agreed that for year.
Il was fool" said he. with convic.
ton, IAN insufferable fool, ever to be a
party to such silly agreement.
didn't realize that when you went
away the place would be so barren, Sc
utterly impossible. But I kept my
,, mouth shut and plugged along. Then
we had a streak of luck, Tom and L
We sold the Sunk Hill lode to couple
Of capitalists and got close on to $780,
600 apiece out of 1t. That settled it
Year or no year, had to come. So
, came,' he finished Enormously.
"And your promise counted for moth
T. Ing" said she. "In another month the
year would have been up, and them
''Then what?"
"You. could have come without VIC
lating any promise"
The young man sat down in the Fed
plush rocker again. In his agitation he
began to swing to and fro, while its
| rusty springs sent out veritable ba
bel of discordant sounds.
Il am very glad / have violated the
promise, as you choose to call it." ht
declared ~ cxnectcd something like
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