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as politicians pretend to mean all the
people. when they mean only the
party
I'm afraid not" she said They
could have the ballot to morrow II
they'd only ask for it. The trouble is
they don't want it.
We'll. We must educate them" said
Vernon. Il have great hopes that the
women whom / know will be aroused
by what We are doing"
Il have no doubt they WILL" said
Miss Greene. There was something
enigmatical in her words. and Vernon
glanced uneasily at her again.
How do you mean?" he asked.
You'll learn when you see the
newspapers tomorrow" said Miss
Greene.
do you think they'll have It In
full?" asked Vernon. He was all alert,
and his eyes sparkled in a new inter
est.
"On the first page" she replied,
with conviction. Have they your pic
ture?"
Il don't know" Vernon replied.
They can get 1t. though" he added.
thoughtfully.
They keep the portraits of all dis
tinguished public men on hand" Miss
Greene said. with a certain reassur-
ance In her tone.
"Oh. well. l hope they'll not print
1t, said Vernon. as II just then recall
ing what was expected of a distin-
guished public man under such cir.
cumstances.
That's one of the penalties Of being
in public life." she answered with a
curious smile.
"A penalty the ladies will be glad to
pay when our reform is accomplished:
isn't that so?" said Vernon. seeking
relief in a light bantering tone.
! Il thought we were not going to
talk politics" she said. turning and
looking at him. She adjusted her hat
and held herself resolutely erect.
The sun was going down behind the
prairies. the afternoon was almost
gone: as they watched the sunset,
Miss Greene broke the silence.
ITS familiar sight," she said, and
Vernon thought that he had a clue at
last She must know the prairies.
1T is Just like a sunset at sea-" she
added.
When they had driven back to the
town and Vernon had left her at the
hotel, he turned to drive to the livery
stable.
by George!" he said, suddenly,
speaking to himself Il haven't read
;Amelia.s letter!"
He fumbled in his coat rocket.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-14
CHAPTER VII.

Miss Greene's predictions were all
realized In the sensation Vernon's
speech created. The newspapers gave
whole columns to 1t and illustrated
their accounts with portraits of Yer
non and of Maria Greene. Vernon
thought of the pleasure Amelia must
wrote to her he referred briefly but
with the proper modesty to his re-
markable personal triumph. and then
waited for her congratulations.
The legislative session was drawing
to close; the customary Friday ad-
jOurnment was not taken, but sessions
were held that day and on Saturday.
for the work was piling up. the pro-
crastinating Legislators having left 1t
all for the last minute.
The week following would see house
and senate sweltering in shirt sleeves
and night sessions, and now, II bill
were to become law 1t was necessary
that its sponsor stay. as 1t were. close
beside 1t. lest in the mighty rush Of
the last few days 1t be lost.
Vernon. by virtue of his speech.
had assumed the championship Of the
woman-suffrage resolution. and he felt
1t necessary to forego his customary
visit to Chicago that week and remain
over Sunday In Springfield. He devoted
the day to composing long letter to
Miss Greene. in which he described
the situation in detail. and suggested
that 1t would be well for her. II pos
sible. to come down to Springfield on
Monday and stay until the resolution
had been adopted. He gave her. in
closing. such pledges Of his devotion
to the cause of womankind that she
could hardly resist any appeal he
might make for her presence and as
sistance.
On Monday he wired, urging the
necessity of her presence. Tuesday
morning brought him reply. thank
ing him, in behalf of women. for his
disinterested devotion to their cause.
assuring him of her own appreciation
of his services. and saying that she
would reach Springheld-Wednesd
morning.
Meanwhile he had had no letter
from Amelia, and he began to wonder
at her silence. He was not only dis
appointed. but piqued. He felt that
his achievement deserved the prompt
est recognition from her, but he found
a consolation. that grew in spite of
him, In the thought that Maria Greene
would soon be in Springfield, and to
his heart he permitted Amelia's 81
lence to justly him in freer indul-
gence Of attention to this fascinating
woman lawyer.
Tuesday evening the crowd, that
grows larger as the session nears its
close, filled the lobby of the Leland.
The night was warm. and to the heat
Of politics was suddenly added the heat
of summer. Doors and windows were
flung wide to the night, and the tall
Egyptians. used as they were to the
sultry atmosphere of southern Illinois.
strode lazily about under their wide
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look at the picture. What II that d.
vine High C came from throat not
shapely and swan-like? What II
mademOiselle had bad nose. frizzy
hair, set and implacable mouth?
Surely the gods
"Jolie." murmured Angelo. tenderly.
with such name she must be beau
tiful!" So he turned up the light and
looked at the photograph. Thou art
beautiful, little one-almost as beau
tiful as thy supernaI High c. Thy hair
lit must be Titan. Thy skin-it must
be as white as the moon. Thy little
nose-nO, 1t Is not too retrousse. Thy
little mouth-no, 1t Is not too big"
He rose tremulousIy and drew the
frayed tapestry across the one window.
mo one must see US, little one-and
no one must hear what we say" He
went to the door and stuffed his hand
kerchief into the keyhole. then re-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
nAvE FASCINATION FOR WOMEN
captivs Wild Animate and Snakes IN
tereat the Fair Sex.

zone OF the most interesting things
"a me in connection with this Job.
said the veteran keeper OF the zoo. II
The peculiar fascination women have
for certain animals and their lack Oh
interest in others. or course, as a RUE
men are more interested than women
generally speaking, in wild animals
But the masculine interest lies in an
admiration OF the physical Quallties or
a curiosity to find out at close range
how the creature lives. The woman
feeling. on the other hand. nine times
out OF ten, is one OF rapt fascination
impossible TO overcome when she Is
close 10 certain creatures OF the
woods.
This emotion never manifests Itself
for the eaters of grass. For the eie
phant or deer the average woman
feels no real interest whatever. IL Is
toward the devourer OF flesh. particu-
larry the felines. that your wife or SIS
ter or cousin feels drawn In that mex
plicable way. You must spend days
in the lion house in order 10 appreci
ate fully the way in which women
stand spelibound before these cages
But the greatest of all is the fascina-
ton OF the reptiles. have seen "om-
en- become absolutely unconscious or
the outer world in their contemplation
of motionless snakes. a few days ago
"A woman stood for more than two
hours before the king cobraS. she
looked like the wife Of a working man
who made fair pay III bet that II you
gave her a book on snakes she
wouldn't read hundred words OF IT.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
The Revenge Of the Beavers.

At the reservoir at Saddleback pond
recently at Rangely beavers work IN
dam construction was found to inter
fere with the water supply from Sad
dleback stream. These busy en-
gineers had constructed tight dam
which had retained considerable OF
the supply of the mountain reservoir.
and workmer each day tore out their
work only to find 1t rebuilt on their
next visit Goods sized tree sections
had been hauled in and placed in the
dam by the beavers. After several de-
s,ructions Of the beavers dams there
WAS again found to be stoppage IN
the supply of water through the main
pipes. The dam had not been rebuilt,
but on close investigation 1t was
found that these cunning engineers IN
revenge apparently had built dense
screen across the strainer. which had
prevented the flow OF water through
the main pipe-kennebec tMeD Jour-
nal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Servian Proverbs.

Some OF the Servian proverbs are
interesting. One is: What Is taken
by force or unjustly Is cursed.
Others are as follows: God does not
settle his accounts with men every
Saturday. but the day comes on
which he settles them" The devil
never sleeps" Where big bells ring
the little bells are not heard: Boast
TO a stranger. complain only to a
friend" II you wish 10 know what
a man Is. place him in authority:
Who readily lies readily steals. and
In evil days the man shows what he
is" Another Of their sayings: The
fools bud the houses. the wise men
buy them when they are ready.
would probably in this country he re-
yersed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
AUTO STRICKEN OUT.
Senate Committee Does Violence to
Taft's Expressed Wish.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. IL
The urgen; deficiency appropriation
bill was reported 10 the Senate today
fl m the committee on appropriations
II carries $l.l5l .in2. an increase OF
only $25.00u over the amount; of the
bill as it was passed by the House.
The committee struck out the
House provision for an appropriation
of Sl2,oOU for the purchase of auto
mobiles for the USE OF the Presto ent.
This item was included III the bill
by the House upon the expressed
wish 0: President elect Taft. who PEE
fers the automobile to the horse.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
TARIFF AND MERCHANT MARINE

In.xplicablc shortsightednrss would
seem TO be the m,.,t charitable
characterization of those citizens OF
Atlantic and Pacific coast cities who
20 to Washington TO plead for IN"
continuance of present tariff schrdu
les or for revision upward.
Every section OF the country. not
ONLY on the coast. but tn" interior
as well, suffers because 0: the pres
en-. inadrquacy OF the merchant ma
rinr
Nobody disputes this .alpabl" tac'.
Though opinions differ as to what par
,ic,ilar remedy should be applied
As pointed out by the Norf.lk F'r-
ginian-Pi.-t There are no cargoes
ton the Pacific) because the Eastern
counties cannot sell their products
in this country after paying the "nor'
nous tariff duties, and they will no.
buy where they cannot sell
This is a well put truth and one
which probably is more applicable 10
the Atlantic trade than TO commerce"
over the Pacific.
In France. Germany. Italy and Rus
STA irritation grows day by day in
resentment against the American
high tariff wall. To some extent
these Countries have been mollifcd
ly the policy adopted by certain
manufacturers to sell goods
abroad at 4 lower figure than that
AT which home consumers may obtain
the same commodities. This plan
q, pera,es TO enrich the rroprietors or
some American industries at the eN
pense of other domestic enterprises
and of the people al large.
Material for manufactured products
is sold to foreigners at rates so much
lower than 1t can be obtained in this
country, where II is produced. 'ha'
the Europeans are enabled to re'ari
enterprises which would
flourish under mere equitable ar
OF the tariff schedule.
The Europeans are very apt to con-
tinue the policy of sending their own
ships for the supplies they are oblig
ed to obtain from this country-such
for instance as cotton and grain.
With a comparatively small tom
mage coming in from the other side.
our ships are apt 10 continue idle
so far as transatlantic traffic is con-
cerned until We lower the American
tariff wall.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
THOUGHT HIMSELF NEGRO.
Circuit Court Declared Man Whit:
and He is Convicted.

RICHMOND. VA. Jan. oi - The
fact that Marcus Londsey. man
who believed himself to be a negro,
is declared by the Circuit Court al
Farmvilie. to be a white man. is caus,
ing him no enI of trouble.
At the Office OF the governor it was
said today that nothing had been
heard regarding a pardon for Marcus
Lindsay and Sophy Lee. of Farmville
who have been convicted Of misce-
geneation and sentenced to serve a
term Of eighteen years in the peni-
Tertiary
The case is unusual. Lindsay is
the son OF white woman. but he
was though to have negro blood. All
his life he has associated with negroes
AMI always regarded himself as a
negro. He married Sophy Lee, a
negro woman. and the marriage re-
suited in their being indicted for VIC
lation o: the laws Of the State. Both
the man and the woman a;ten;ed the
negro churches. went to negro ceie'
brations and were recognized ami
never claimed 10 be anything hui
negroes. The facts in the case. how
ever. are said TO demonstrate that
Lindsay is a white man and If he has
any negro blood IL IS 50 little as &c
make him white in the eyes Of the
Law. He will easily pass for an
Anglo-Saxon.
The jury could do nothing bu: con
vict. under the circumst ances. and
they were sentenced 10 the peniten-
tiary.
The judge. from the bench ami
ed that he would intercede and ask
the governor to pardon >Icm. the one
condition being tina; they would lis
continue marital relation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
IN THE DAY OF THE AlRshIP.
How Men Of That Age Will Look Back
at Present Generation.

We who are used to flight can hard
" realize the crawling life OF men
before the twentieth century. lheH
were hound to roads and railroads.
They could not ride direct to any given
spot. They were confined by roads ard
railroads. and they were IL hurried rae"
that chafed at these restraints. I'm
agine. then. this race suddenly re-
lieved OF such vrXatious barriers.
entering into new realm. as Tree
as the sea. and reaching all men
alike, so that every mans farm
or factory was harbor from which
he could sail as directly as the wind
would let him to any spot in the
world; and. bear in mind. from the
first with rapidity that equaled that
OF the ordinary railroad trains OF the
day and surpassed any speed permit
ted by law to private vehicles on their
crooked roads. 1t was indeed this adj
vantage of speed which encouraged as
much as anything else the commercial
development OF the Albert
White Worse. in Success Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their Uneeasing Work Keeps Us
S.rona and Healthy.

All the blood in the iody passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the
blood. They work night and day.
When healthy they remove about 500
grains OF impure matter daily. when
unhealthy SOME part of this impure
matter is left in the blood. This
brings on many diseases and symp-
toms-pain in the back. headache.
nervousness, hot. dry skin, rheuma-
tism. govt. gravel. disorders of the
eyesight and hearing. dizziness. ir-
regular heart. debility, drowsiness.
dropsy, deposits in the urine. etc
But if you keep the nlters right You
will have no trouble with your kid
neys.
Vim. NJ Taylor living at 22l Forty
ninth street, Newport News. Va
says: Il used Doan's Kidney Pills
and derived the most beneficial re-
suits suffered for years from
kidney complaint and was unable to
find anything that would give me
more than temporary relief. although
/ I used number Of remedies and
was treated bv physicians. There
was a constant pain across the small
of my hack and at times when s:oop-
ing OF lifting. sharp. shooting pains
would pass through my loins and
cause me the most intense suffering.
I also had headaches and occasional
dizzy spells. My kidneys were dis
ordered. the sccretions being too
frequent in action and causing me
TO arise several times during the
night. While feeling very miserable
I happened TO read abou. Doan's Kid
ncy Pills and deciding to try them
procured box at a. F.. G.. Klor $
Drug Store. They cured me- and ]
have not had any kidney troubi"
since"
For sale by all dealers. Price ,"
cents Foster Mi!burn Co. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States
Remember the nsme-Doan's-and
take no other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
ONE SALARY FOR LlLLEY.

Fourteen days after being inaugu-
rated as governor CT Connecticut.
Representative I.iliey's congressional
salary was cut OF in the Nous" OF
Representatives a: Washington.
Now tina, it has been decided that
a congress man may not draw two sal
aries-One as governor and anothe:
as rcpresentative-the hope is reviv-
ed that the day may be coming when
a congressman will be cooked like
NEST other 'laborcrs" for each day
that he fails to show up a. his desk
in the House
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
African Salt.

Mons. Lapicque informs the French
Society o! Biology that c5.00c.ooo hui
man beings in the Congo region com
monty employ salt Of potassium in
stead Of salt OF sodium for seasoning
their food. They obtain this salt from
the ashes OF certain plants. Recently.
since the opening up OF che country.
ordinary salt has been largely i'm
ported. but the negroes regard IL as in
Sind. and abandon with regret the
use Of their familiar ashes. They
take the imported salt only becarse II
is Cheap Youths Companion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Monev on
call easy. per cent; ruling rate =.
closing bid lls: offered al Ia. Tim"
loans scft: sixty days 2i2 per cent
aid 80 days %, per cent: six months
3 TO "a per cent. Close: Prime mer-
camille paper Big TO per cent: sierl-
ing exchange weaker with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 484.1J a
4Si.S5 for sixty day bills and a;
1870 fer demand Commercial bills
4S4E: bar silver 5lS: MeXican dol
lars A.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22

beard II, somewhat agog today by lis
implied meaning that the President
withdrew the fleet from the Pacinc
because OF an understanding witA'
and practically at the dictation o''
Japan"
II this sort of trucking to an Asia
tic power be upheld by majority
of the people OF this republic, then
1, is ND to white American citizens
10 righ,.about-facp upon their boast.
ed superiority over the yellow ana
brown men OF the East.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
a Terrible Threat.

You say Your tilted son-in-iaw halds
threats over you?'
"Yss." answered MIR Cumrox. He
has US where We cant give him any
argument AT all Mother and the girls
say VIC must Yield for the sake Of tho
family honor
Is :hcre-cr a skeleton in the
closet
Not 81 all He simply announces
that unless he has his own way bell
got uatrslized aud he = plain American
c,,iycn"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
CLYDE STEAMSHIP co,
Steamers 10 Philadelphia.

Steamers TO Philadelphia.
SUNDAY. MONDAY. THURSDAY
ard FRIDAY.
Sailing frota Philadelphia. Tuesday.
Wednesday. FRIDAY and Saturday.
Freight received and delivered
daily At G & O Pier Nc. s. ORC"
River Road. JAS. W. N'CARRfCK.
Gen Southern AGENT.
CLYDE STEAMSHIP co.
IL South Delaware Avenue.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Prices Of Stocks Moved But
Slightly Either Up Or Down.
MARKET IS N A WAITING MOOD
Just What the Object is for Holding
or. Not Open to the Onleoker-Re-
duction in Metal Prices Has Small
Effect.
(By Associated Fress.J

NEW YORK. Jan. 2l.-Th" move
ment OF prices OF stocks today offered
little Of interest. the striking lea ar"
OF IN" market being its dullatsS. II
is not clear what Is awaited but the
waiting attitude Is manifest. Prices
m.vrd but slightly either up or GOWN.
No obs;acl" TO speculativ" activity i
found in the money market. "hicA
continues 10 relax without any cf,rl
from The various important require,
ments which are being met.
Bank are beginning to repay TO Ia"
government the proportion OF govern
mcnt deposits called for the coming
Saturday. but this is more than ofi'".
by the heavy excess Of government
exports over receipts which makes
a daily return OF funds to 'he chan
n-ls Of the money market. The re-
ceipts of currency from tn" interior
are largely in excess of the shipment S
ard still interior money markets com
plain o. difficulty in finding employ
men; FIR their funds
he note OF UlSc-uTaStNltNl Ill VIZ
trade outlook voiced by the iron and
steel trade organs and another rcduc-
lion in the price OF copper mere and
in London. did not prevent the metal
stocks from figuring in the only cen
siderable movement of the day The
general market refused its usual sym
pathetic response to any decided a?-
ton cf United States Steel.
II, Gd< were irregular. Total sales.
par value. s3.132. 900. United States
bonds were unchanged on call.
Total sales today. l.6nu shares,
including: Sugar 200: Tobacco 200:
Atlantic Coast Line 200: Chesapeake
l. Ohio $500: Louisville Il Nashville
600: Reading $4,000; Union Pacific
e.. 200: United States Steel lll.300:
Sloss Sheffield Steel 4 Iron 300:
Southern Railway 54.loo. d. pfd 700:
Tennessee Copper 400: Virginia Caro-.
1ino Chanica1 p0O
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Dense Foa in Norfolk.

NORFOLK. VA. Jan 2l.-A dens"
fog. as thick as ever has been seen
in Norfolk. en- eloped this harbor for
several hours early today. complete
~ tieing up navigation.
II vas Impossible for the ferrybOatS
to cross the river between I and
$50 O'Clock and practinaliy no other
vessels venturcd from their docks
during that time
The fog was not only dense upon
the water. hut almost As completely
rnveloped he cities OF Norfolk and
Portsmouth
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
FIGHT ON RAILROADS.
Valley Virs. mans Organize 10 CO Af.e-
3. 4 o. and Southern.

WINCHESTER. VA. Jan. 2l.-
Practically ever, town and city In III
Shenandoah Valley. from Lexington
10 Harpcr's Ferry. was represented AZ
the meeting held in HarrisonburG
today. when he mayors 81 the Val
Icy towns and cities organize to pro.
tcst against tho service furnished this
part Of The stat" by tho Baltimore &
Ohio AMI southern railways
SPEAKER Richard v. Byrd. OF tho
Virginia house of delegates. took 4
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
To Protect Patents.
(Ry Associated PresO)

WASHINGTON. y. G.. Jan. al
After 3 heated discussion the national
hoard Of trade at its concluding ses-
sion today appointed spec al com
mit:ee TO urge the secretary % state
20 incorporate in a treaty about to
W. contaminated with England some
provision for the protection OF the
American patent rights.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
~, nssnclare0 Pre0Al

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Jan. FLA SIAM
pede by shorts caused 4 sharp rally
in wheat prices here today. but the
market allied to hold the advance. the
close showing net losses for the dav
of X a J.. 10 X per cent. Corn
and oats closed firm and provisions
steady.
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