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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-27
A Woman's Heroism.

History has presented few examples
of greater heroism than that of MI IS.
s. ]. Rookie, the telephone operator OF
Folsom, N. NJ, who when warned by
resident of the hills to flee for her life
from the flood speeding to engulf the
valley, rejected the opportunity to
save herself and employed the hour
that interviewed between the warning
received and her own death by drown
ing in calling up subscribers by tele-
phone and acquainting them of their
danger. More than 40 families have
already acknowledged their lives
saved through the magnificent cour
age of one frail woman, whose life
less body, with the telephone head
piece still adjusted to her ears, was
found IL miles down the canyon.
The car has as many crowns as a
fashionable lady has hats. He is re-
garded by his people as religious as
well as a secular monarch, and there
fore has crowns for every possible
state occasion The Russian imperial
crown is modelled after patriarchal
inter. Five magnificent diamonds,
resting on huge glowing ruby, form
the cross at the summit. Diamonds
and pearls of utmost perfection rem
der this crown unrivaled among all
others, and there is one sapphire in
It which is said to be the finest stone
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
Wonderful.

Two sailors noticed that a shark was
following their ship. Not knowing
how to get rid of 1t, they threw a
chair overheard.
The shark swallowed this. but still
followed.
The sailors then threw a box of or
angeS overheard to 1t.
The shark swallowed this and still
followed.
The men seemed completely beaten
for a moment what to do until one of
them said that those on board should
draw lots for who had to satisfy the
shark
1t fell to an Old woman. So the sail
ors tossed her overheard, and the
shark ate her at one bite.
This did not content the fish, which
stn followed. So the sailors harpoon-
ed It and dragged It on board.
On opening 1t they found to their
surprise the old woman sitting on the
chair selling oranges three a penny"
-Pearson's Weekly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
Insomnia and Alarm Clocks.

The patient complained of insomnia.
You must get an alarm clock at
once" said the physician.
The patient stared.
II mean it. What time do you waken
usually In the nightT"
Two O'Clock lately"
+Set the alarm for fifteen minutes
before 2. AS soon as it strikes, get
up, dress for the day and take a walk
of mo- less than two miles. Do not go
to bed again that day under any cir
cumstances. nor take a nap. even sit
ting In your chair.
'-rfH e night set the alarm at a
quarter past 3. You will sleep until 1t
wakens you. Get up as before and
talk another two mile walk.
The third night you can venture to
set your alarm at 3. Repeat the walk.
If you are 10 cured by that time, you
Will be a more difficult ease than any
I have had heretofore, but If the habit
of lying awake is not broken begin
back at 2 O'Clock again and repeat
New York Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
Mystery of a Cookbook.

Somebody mentioned cookbooks.
"It takes u good deal 10 make me
wonder" said the publisher. but
received a Jolt In the culinary line the
other day that set me thinking In
looking yer the manuscript of a cook.
book that had been submitted for ous
approval l was struck by this intro
duction to many of the recipes. Good
for boarding house table
"Now, why that Discrimination
Isn't anything that Is good enough foi
a boarding house table good enough
for any other table. and isn't anything
that is good enough for any other ia
Bile good enough for a boarding houst
table? Judging by the way those par
ticular recipes read. they may result
In some rather tasty dishes. Then
why limit them to boarding houses?
New York Globe.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
PLAIN JOHN SMITH


How His Name Changes in Nsw%o~s
Parts Of the Word.
John Smith-plain John Smiths not
very high sounding; It does not sug-
gest ar~istocracy; It is not the name of
any hero in die away novels. and yet
1t Is good. strong and honest. Trans.
ferred TO other hnguaeeS II seems b
climb the ladder Of responsibility
Thus In Latin 1t Is johannes Smithus,
the Italian smooths it of into Gfo~an
nj Smith,; the Spantards render II
Juan Smithus; the Dutchman adopts II
as Hans Schmidt; the French 1atter
1t out into Jean Smeet and the Rus
sian sneezes and barks Joniof Smft
towskl. When John Smith gets int
the tea trade In Canton he becomes
Jovan Shimmtt; II he chambers about
Mount Hecla, the Lelanders say he Is
Jaime Smithson; II he trades among
the Tuscaroras be becomes Ton Qs
Smittia; In Poland he is known al
Ivan Schmfttfweiski; should he wan
der among the Welsh mountains they
talk of Jihon Schmidt: when he goes
to Mexico he Is booked as J6ntfi
F"Smitti; II Of classic turn and he lin
gers among Greek ruins he turns h
Ion Smikton, and In Turkey he is ut
teriy disguised as zoe Seef.-Phreno
logical Journal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
His Successor.

Shortly after the death Of u Cd
England's greatest poets a devoted al
mirer Of his visited the little West
morland villages where the poet hA@
lived and died to gaze reverentfy a.
his house, the little church and al
some of his favorite haunts where
some of his Immortal poems e com
posed.
Seeing an old man a native of the
village, the stranger entered into con
versation with him, remarktng sadly
on the death Of the poet, to which the
old man answered kindly and eDcOur-
agingly:
AYE, aye, still I max na doobt but t
wife II carry the bizness on"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14

Are you a subscriber to the JOUR-
NAL? 1t will pay any person big who
owns q lot or has business interests
on the island to invest a dollar a year
for the paper to visit you weekly and
keep informed of the doings here.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
C Is Dredging TO be stopped7

1t IL rumored that further work on
the digging of the State Inland Water
way will be discontinued in this vicin-
ity and will not be resumed until late
in the fall. The stopping of work on
this great improvement at this time is
a matter of vital importance, not only
to the extensive yachting interests but
to the property owners and thousands
who spend the summer at the Cape
May County seaside resorts. The work
thus far on the waterway from Cape
May northward to the lower end of
Five Mile Beach has been more than
successful, but should the dredge stop
operations now, the work done would
almost be valueless, inasmuch as it
would leave a serious obstruction un-
dredged. Just north of the Rio Grande
bridge is located a bulkhead and sand
bar that at low water practically falls
dry, thereby cutting off all uses of the
waterway into Grassy Sound. By con-
tinuing the work and cutting through
this low place, requiring the xcava
ton of about 10000 cubic yards, which
at the present contract price would
cost less than $4,000, a connection
would be given the present waterway
with Grassy Sound channel and
would make available a natural good,
deep water channel for a distance of
owe four miles, from Holly Beach to
Hereford Inlet. The leaving of this
sand bulkhead as an obstruction, will
deprive the residents and thousands of
summer visitors of Holly Beach, Wild
wood, North Wildwood and Anglesea
of the use of the present waterway.
Once the work is discontinued it is a
question whether a dredge could be
brought here to do this small job, I'M
less at a very exorbitant price. Then
too, the bridges would have to be taken
down to let the dredging machine
through. The digging away of this
obstruction will also open up a direct
outlet to the ocean by way of Hereford
Inlet.
The State corps of surveyors have
finished their survey to Stone Harbor,
a distance of over s miles, which if the
work of dredging is stopped for any
length of time would entail the ex-
pense of a re-survey. The waterway
as now finished from Cape May City
to the lower end of Holly Beach is of
little value whatever unless continued,
as it does not in its whole course go
through inhabited points and to give
to the people Of the Five Mile Beach
resorts the benefit of the work already
accomplished, it is absolutely neces-
sary to remove the above mentioned
%obstructing shallow bulkhead north of
Rio Grande bridge.
On the strength of the Waterway
connecting with Grassy Sound channel
and Hereford Inlet a great amount of
money has been expended on Five
Mile Beach.
local Boards of
Trade, official governments, yacht
clubs and citizens and property owners
of the island to appeal strongly to the
Governor and request him to use his
endeavOrs to have the work con Cinue
on the inland waterway, at least by
the digging away of that portion north
of Rio Grande bridge, which will af-
ford a deep, navigable channel from
Hereford Inlet to Cape May.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
Liberality.

Little Jimmie. who had just received
a box of mixed candy, passed It arouad
10 treat the,f family, saying: Help your
self to rail- the chocolates you want
I don't like them. s-Exchange.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14

The largest refund, directed by the
commission, involved the Southern
Railroad, the Seaboard Air Line, the
Louisville and Nashville and other
railroads operating in the South and
Southwest. 1t was established that
the roads were making an excessive
charge on shipments of soft pine and
and the commission ordered restitu-
ton amounting to $250,OO0. The roads
fought this order to a finish and carried
it to the United States Supreme Court,
so that the shippers had to wait a long
while for their money.
"While the amounts of these refunds
may strike the average man as incon-
sequential, said a commission official
today, "a most wholesome influence is
exercised over the railroads by the con-
slant orders to make restitution. Ii
impresses upon the railroad officers
and the local freight agents through
out the country the fact that the feder-
al law forbids overcharges and that the
government is on the lookout to pro-
tect the shipper. This thought is con-
stantly carried to the railroads in the
frequent orders to return excessive
charges. The natural result is to keep
in check freight agents who formerly
had little or no consideration for ship
pers and were arbitrary in the extreme
in their classifications and charges.
The net result is thst they are far more
careful in fixing rates, and the entire
public benefits"
Members of the commission say that
the greatest public service they have
rendered by decisions under the rate
law involve savings to the public not
represented by resolutions. General
orders have been issued, placing checks
upon tariff charges of tremendous i'm
portance. For instance, in the Spo-
kane rate case, millions of dollars were
saved to the shipping public by an or
der directing reductions in rates on
goods shipped to Spokane from st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago and other
Middle Western States. Rates were
reduced generally is 2-3 per cent. and
in some cases as much as 80 per cent.
Another ruling of Importance was in
the so-called lumber case. The rail
roads announce their intention to in
crease from 40 cents to so cents per 100
pounds on lumber shipped from the
Pacific Coast to Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Chicago. AS a result of protests
from the public, the commission order
ed the proposed increase cut i'll half.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14

There is a second class of refunds
where the railroads protest against
making restitution. When complaint
is made to the commission and the
overcharge is denied by the railroads,
the government undertakes to fight the
battle of the shipper. A hearing is
arranged and on the evidence taken
the commission issues An order direct
ing a refund when the facts justify 1t.
Nearly 1900 such orders have been
issued. Frequently the amounts in
yolved are not more than $25 or $50.
1t ia surprising to observe the large
number Of cases wherein the commits
sion, after weeks of d~eliberation, di-
reefs a payment of So, $40, $12 or SIS.
It is apt to Estrike the observer as a
trifiing benefit to the public in view of
the expensive governmental machinery
that is maintained for the purpose.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14

What do we live for If not to make
life less difficult to each otherAGscsge
Eliot.
ING
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14

The world doesn't really grow worse
every time you need medicine-Gabves.
ton News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
PARENTS OBJECTED. so THEY
WENT TO elIZABe1H CITY
J. 3. ooregan and Mss Viola Cur
ran Slip Away and Nave Nup.'sI
krot Tiec

H"cAus" th"i. rar MS OuJ-"r.d 10
'h".- matrimonial ylan-. z u ne
gar and Miss VIOLA Cu'r'u. o:
this city age.I resu"c'tI"i, - and =
wars. cI0 ID 70 E't1sb-:h Ci's Y.
c. yesterday morning ard H"r" BaT-
rod
The nrs animation ~ p" lnHng
y~o-i" eIo.e rl"r' thai 't"ir -"Ia'iV's
.C"iVe! came yrs'.ri.l afternoon
rae7. the groom Sls'e- NJ SD"
o Scb.lI q: -" Thirteen srr."'. mis-
c,iy. rec"iyed = r'lrgram e ~ Eliza
18th ci'' at:nE tha' n. sao' had
been tied
BO;h N" youDg I,""pi" ar" S"iI
known in this ci'y n" groom boiag
IN he employ o. IN" Postal Telegraph
COMPANY and h. brid" rrSidnK WITH
her mO,he-. Mrs. John " Calls. on
Thirti"'h sire:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
MANAGER A. I. MOORE, OF
THE WARWICK TO LEAVE
Report from Stanton Says Popular
Young Man Has Accepted Po-
sition There.

\ Staun;oI dispatch TO the Rich-
mond News-Lsaler yesterday stated
that Mr. \. 7. Moore. who for a
number Of wears has been manager
Of Hotel Warwick in this CITY. has
accepted a position as manager o.
the Hotel Beverly. OF stanton.
Mr.. Moore WAS out OF tn" CIV
yesterday. ard il was stated at the
Warwick that h" had gOn" J." Siaun-
ton. Mr.. l.. = Manriilr. sGp"rln-
tendeut OF III. Old Dominion Lana
COMPANY, declined TO have anything
10 say about the report.
II is unders; God that Mr.. M"nr''
had had the offer from III" Staunton
hotel nnler consideration for >om"
time. and his friends here ar" in
clinrd To bcii"vr thar IN" report from
SIanuiui. j. correct The beverly II"
Tel * on" OF the finest hostelri"s in
the western section Of tn" state.
Mr.. Moo7" has wide CirCi" OF
friends in this city and has he"U "x,
'remely popular as manager Of n"
Warwick. Under his manac"mcnt III"
hotel has f'ourish"d and is business
has grown from wear To yea
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes OF to-day IS vast
fund Of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims t-uthtully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval OF the
Well Informed OF the World: not Of ind-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One OF the products OF that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mcnded by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the wcll-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir OF SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always bug the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
Y audeviIIe aao Pictures

Big crowds gathered at tn" Ben
Thea1er last night and enjoyed one
of the very best shows that the thea
ter has offered. Tom and Bertie
Grimes. in a comedy sketch. made
an Instantaneous hit and kept III"
audience laughing all the lime they
were in sight.
Commodore Tom. the etucat'a
pony. also cam" in for FAR snare
of the applause. TIL" children. 's-
pecially. were delighted with me po-
ny's tricks.
The picture program. too was
unusually good last night. A coi'ren
film of remarkable beauty was shown
and there were various other.
The same bill will be repeated 10
night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
Joint Council Committee Meets
Tonight to Take up
Sleeping Question.
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION PROPOSED
Chairman Harris Sa 70 That Al Nee
essary Information VIII Be Secured
and That There will be a Report
With ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SeSfon.

The Oues,ion o! whether or not ~
is advisable and feasible TO extend
the limits OF Newport News, often
discussed and as often dropped Win
out being passed upon. Will be- taken
up tonight by joint committee VI
the common COHEcn ana board oi
aldermen, appointed several months
ago to investigate into tn" subject
and make a report.
Mr.. W. {. Harris. chairman OF the
committee OF three appointed TO rep
resent the common council on tn"
Joint committee. yesterday issued a
call for a meeting of the committee
TO b. held at the city hall tonight.
NJ: Harris states that II Is the
purpose OF the committee 20 go into
the extension question thoroughly. All
necessary information will /" secured
and a repor, will be made to the
council with a recommendation as TO
the policy TO be pursued.
The members of the council almost
unanimously agree that the limits OF
the city should be extended. hut the
problem OF wha; territory should be
taken in is one that will give some
trouble. AS usual there will be op-
position to annexation on any scale.
and the joint committee has no
small task upon its hands when 1t
attempts 10 reach fair and wise
solution Of the problem.
The meeting tonight will be an
open one. and Mr.. Harris states that
any one interested in the subject will
be given a hearing.
Some months ago ,ne annexation
question was aeitated on the floor OF
the chamber of commerce and that
body adopted resolutions asking the
council to investigate the subject At
that time most of the Councilmen
deemed 1t inexpedient 10 continue the
agitation of the question and Will"
a committee was appointed no action
was taken.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
MateriaIized Evil.

The Devil der Teufen. which
Mr. Henry NJ Savage will offer at
the local Academy OF Music on next
Friday night. January %. is founded
upon the relations of the sexes and
the character that dominates the ac-
'ior is nothing more than material
lied evil: the INSTALLATION. as it Were
Ct the worst thoughts and most ma
ter,al passions that lie either dor
man or otherwise in the brain OF
the human kind.
This lust call of the brutp-animal
instinct. or what You please 10 name
II. Is tNpified in a creature made mp
TO Suggest the devil. who calls him.
/ self Or Miller. He comes into the
lives Of two people. Olga married
woman, and Karl. an artist. as an
uHholy thought might come The,
were once swcetheatrs but their af
lection had never died They had re-
manned away from each ether for
six years. all during Olga's married
life. when her husband insists that
she have her picture painted ], is
| his words. when leaving the artist
and wife alone. that brings Dr. Miller
; into being
! Each struggles AGAINST the tempt
rrs words, many OF whose speeches
in fact most of them. are nothing
NOR" than thoughts Of either Karl
or Olga pm. into mouth that speaks
This idea is graphically suggested
many times in tho first act and In
the second. where Olga writes her
lover letter telling OF h,r passion
and IN tn" last All thr lines spoL On
! hy Dr. Miller ar. surcharged VII
That worldly philosophy which bresk-
: down reserve All dragS honor in
IN" slim" Of iTdiv idusi Tc>pons ihilify
and "Nri's thar frerdCm xhirh makes
! Tor ruina'inn In the rRa n a~hi-ves
his purpos". a. NCphisio did and
karl and Olga fall victims e. their
own desires. Tho com"Jy .i.m"r'
/ pervad"s h" Who'll. s'nps phcrr O; tho
play and IL j. sardunic humor steer
/ cd IN Cyntcism g the mos, accurate
kind Their" ~ int enc sentimental
not" in the vhoi" play and ihs, +.
g'v"E by Mini. he model 'h.T. =,
but on" character that laughs m ths
FAC" Of the devil and that r. Elsa
stro-S In youthful yizor and purity o.
| mind
The cost Is aid To he an c,c.Iier,
orc and ibcindcs Campbell Go;,zr
Adele Block. Richard Thcru'ou Car
roll Daly. Sai5ee Williams. Kathryr
Marshall. Arda Ia Groin, Phyllis Car
riaston. Jean Barrett. Helen G. BlcI
sad Virginia Role:ta.
Tho seat sale opens a. 'hr bo'
Office tomorrow morning al 2 oc!ocs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
Street Car Crew and Officer ve||ines
on War Path.
LAST CAR FOR HAMPTON DELAYED
Some One Passing as Assistant
Superintendent Hancock Ordered
the Car Back to Washington Ave-
nue. From East End at Midnight.

When the last main lin" ear of me
Newport Ne" and Old point
Railway and Electric Company
, reached Chestnut a'"nu" ana
Twenty eighth street on II! way
TO Hampton last night. PollS'
OFFICER V.llinrs informed the condur-
,or tina. Mr.. Hancock. the assistant
superintendent. had t"lcph"n"d re-
quest To p.tzo!d's drug st"r' that 'A''
car be sent back to Twenty -'iSh'h
stree and Washington avenue. wan
MANY passengers on board. the car
WAS run back to TwvntN.riGhth street
and Washington avenue, hui Mr.. Han
cock was no: there and no one III
the vicinity had seen him.
William Sears. Il Young man "h'
lives at Riverview boarded III" ca:
when il returned. but he denied any
knowledge OF the 'phoning.
Mr. r G. Prtzold who received III"
'phOn- message and delivered II 70
the conductor. states that IN" man
who called first said that his nam"
was Sears and that he was talking
for Mr.. Hancock. When MIR. Pet
gold asked that Mr.. Hancock come
To- the phone. som" on" Representing
himself AS Mr. Hancock took the re-
ceircr and repeated the order for the
return OF III" car.
Thor, was no time TO invcsligat"
last night. as the passengers were
impatient an, the crew had 10 tax"
tho heIated car or 10 Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
NEARLY THREE BIRTHS TO
ONE DEATH IN THE CITY
Or. saoby's Report for Month Of De
cember Gives interesting
Figures.

DIR. J. X. Bagby. the health officer.
has completed the following report
for the month of December:
Numbers of deaths:
White male. s: white female. =:
toial white. 9-colored male II. color,
ed female. ): total cclored. IL: total
%.
Causes of ,ieath-Gun shot wound
!: stillborn >; rheumatism. |; neph.
riits. 8; unknown. |; consumption
3: tubercular meningitis. pulmonary
Oelima; pulmonary hcmorrhagc. |:
ciffhosis Of liver. I: dysentery, | :
syphilis. :; lhoiasic anrurism. |: for
eign body in thrachea, l: scrofula. |;
carbIlic acid poisoning, /; heart dis
ease. ..
Contagious diseases. diphthcria :.
Number Of births:
white male. Is: white female. 20:
no sex stated, |: total white. 80
colOred male. II: color"d female. s:
total coiored. 20: total. -:
From the above will BE- noted tina;
there were nearly three tines as
many births as there were deaths IN
the city Juring the month As usual
while the number o! deaths anon
negroes greatly exceeded the numbcl
among the whites. births were fa'
more numerous among the whites
than among the negroes
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19

The new Broadhurst play. The
Man of the Hour. under the dire
ton Of William A. Brady and Joseph
X. Gr!smer. Is TO he presented for
the first time in this city a the
Academy of Music tonight
While Mr.. Rroaihurst has taken
situation as it exists in nearly every
great city of the county. h. has also
interviewer a franchise deal and what
Is said to be d very delightful love
story.
A young man named Bennett is in
love with the niece of f.nancier.
Before she can promls" to
become his wife he must prove
himself worthy and do some
thing" The mayoralty is his
opportunity. He accepts the nomina
ton and wins the election. The fran
chise bill in the course of time passes
the council and comes to the mayor
: for signature. but Bennett. realizing
that II Is steal" steadfaStly re
fuses to sign it, In the end strict
honesty prevails and Bennett wins his
sweetheart
There are four acts, each being an
interior. and the cast is reported to
BE- OF uniform excellence.
The sale for tonight is one of the
heaviest in the history of the loca!
playhouse and the management re-
quests all having seats laid asid" "a
call fer them befOr" d o'clock y. m.
otherwise the right is reserved 10
sell them.