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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
Government Encouraging Growth
of the Valuable Basket Willow

constantly increasing number Of re-
quests for basket willow cuttings
These requests come from far@ers
all over the country, many OF them
coming through members of congress.
The service b endeayoring to slim
ulate the basket willow Industry In
this country by distributing cuttings
OF the most approved varieties of viii
lows. and the four varieties Of VIII
for the last ) wears in the expert
msn;a al holt at Arlington. Va, can now
BE- confidently distributed. The b.
havior of the plants has been care
fully observed as to the quantity and
quality of the crop. to their resistance
end lack of resistance to disease as
well as other points that would effect
the prohtableness of each variety.
The observations made during the
first 2 years were published in circular
l4S by the forest service. At the close
Of this springs harvesting. now go
ing on, the results OF the past three
years tests win be published.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
UNCLE SAM SUBMITS TWO
IMPORTANT CASEST0 HAGUE

intimidation, which might have been
made against this government had
they been settled directly between the
two cOan:rie2. The Willingness OF the
United states to thus dispose OF them,
II is pointed out. demonstrates to the
nations OF this hemisphere, its faith
in the honor and fairpess OF the
court. leaving to the fate OF that tri'
bunAl questions affecting the Interests
OF countries in which this government,
In some respects exercises parental
interest and in whose behalf il always
stands ready to uphold the Monroe
Doctrine.
Various Places Of Trouble.
Various phases Of three disputes 90
to The Hague as a result or MIR. Buch.
snan's negotiations, namely: That OF
The United States and Venezuela
Company which claims it has been de-
prived Of the right to mine asphalt
and to build a railroad: that Of the
Orinoco Corporation which claims
large concessions covering iron mines.
Asphalt privileges and hardwood con-
cessions: and the case Of the OrinOcO
Steamship Company. which claims ex-
elusive rights Of navigation OH
branches of the Orinoco river. In
the two latter cases the Court Is to
decide primarily whether the judg-
ments of previous arbitratiOns or de-
c;sious of umpires were correct and
are TO stand. and II not. then they
are to be heard on their merits:
Three arbitrators are to be appointed
and as in the case of be fisheries
dispute, more than year will efapse
before a decision is rendered. On the
part of the United states. the prepare
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

ton OF the cases will not he formida
bic proposition, as there Is already a
mass of data bearing on them avaiia
bic, which formed the basis OF the
arguments made to President Castro
In behalf OF arbitration. AlthouRA
complicated to some extent, after all
questions OF fact largely predominant
unlike the controversy over the New
founiland fisheries, where specific In
terpretation of an existing treaty will
form the burden Of the work OF the
Court
After Castro declined to arl'trata
the disputes either separately or col
lectively, the state department passed
the whole question up 10 Congress-
but no instructions were given for the
guidance OF the department to proceed
to force a settlement. There appear.
ed to be no general public interest
manifested in the controversy war
ranting anv drastic action and the
matter was allowed to lapse. FINAL.
" the question was happily solved
when President Gomez expressed de-
sire to resume friendly relations,
which hal been broken of by each
Country NltHuidWsuS ~" N'Psoa'N
representative from the other. and
MIR. Buchanan was cent to Venezuela
to reopen negotiations for settlement
of the claims.
Controversies passed on by The
Hsgue, including those already refer,
red to. embrace the following: The
matter of. perpetual leases. resulting
from a disagreement between Japan
on the one hand and Germany.
France and Great Britain on the
other. touching the real meaning and
scope of certain provisions OF treaties
and agreements between them: the
right Of certain Muscat shows to fly
the French flag: and the inquiry insti.
tutcd by operation OF the court BE-
tween Great Britain and Rnssie. grow
ing out OF the North Sea logger
Bank incident. when the firing of the
gins of the Russian fleet caused the
loss of a boat and the death OF two
persons belonging to 4 British fishing
feet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
Work for the UnsmpIoyss.

Lack Of employment Is not . new
question. Says the Liverpool Mercury
Of February II, 1919: 1T Is Of the
highest importance that . committee
Of the legislature should Immediately
inquire into the causes Of the present
want Of employmept among the labor
Ing classes. and whether means might
not be found in . nation Of which the
revenue il immense By which a sue.
cession Of public works." etc. etc.
There were At that time. nearly 100 yesrs
ago. 5000 unemployed in Liverpool.
The same writer, after asking: rs
va the only employment that The
state has to give the poor" goes on to
show that the pyramids Of Egypt and
the elegant edif'ces Of Greece were
built with the object Of giving con
tinual employment to the lsborcr"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

need. other faithful feathered !olk MIN
istsrsd To him at the darker moment
Of Calvary. Then It was that the
vOics Of the plying turtle doe grew
10 plaintive that never has 1t re.
gained It's lost happy notes. Not only
did the swallow perch on the cross and
twitter tender words Of consolation.
but also In its small. sweet way al
leviated the sufferers pain by pulling
out q spine from the crown nf thorns.
And the stork flying over the cross
loitered on the wing to call down;
"stryk!" - "Stryk:" - Strengthen!
''6trengthen!"
In certain old English gardens, there
10 a little spotted leafed plant with
deep blue flowers and red buds. called
.'Mary's Tears" for In the beginning
this grew on Calvary---its flower the
blue Vi the Mother Mary's eyes. the
buds red AZ her eyelids swollen from
weeping, and the leaves tear-stained
with her grief.
And in the old English garden. too.
10 found the rosemary that puts forth
new blossoms every Friday a. though
10 embalm the body Of the dead
Christ.
Wonderful Passion Flower.
In tho passion flower the reverent
IMAGINATION has discovered not q
cross alone, but also the pillar OF
ACQUIRING, the nails. tn, crown Of
thorns, and even spots to mark the
Ave wounds Of the crucihed body.
= The spaniard win tell you that the
,sp>n trembles because that was the
wood Of the cross. However this ma,
bst there. u . delightful old legend
csacsrnins The trss out OF which III
eros. vss made.
xted Adam. weary Of toll and sin
Ard eager for death. sent to the angel
guarding the Tree Of LifS TO beg q
boon. The messenger brought back
the welcome promise that Adam should
die in three days. and the added gift
OF three small seeds which were mys
terieusly to be placed under the dead
mans tongue before burial.
From these seeds. the quaint nara
tive continues, sprang three sapltngi
that later united. three In one. sym
boil bs the Trinity. With this mirac
ulous tree Moses and David each
wpoght many wonders. But KIM
solomon, his whole heart set upon the
buildinx OF the temple, had the tree
cut down. intending II for a magnin
csut beam. Strive ~ the wcrkmer
would, however. nowhere would the
beam n, and. cast aside. II was late'
used - . bridge across . nearby
stream. When the queen Of Shebs
msdo her notable visit she refused Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
G4;k ~ @1AB y.
Ca6tQt" IN M UWd.

tread upon this bridge: instead, sho
knelt and worshiped. and having con-
fded 10 Solomon q vision she had
concerning 1t. the king at once or
dered the sacred wood incased In gold
and silver. and reverently hung over
the door OF the temple. Subsequent
ly. Abijah. son of Rehoboam, coyet.
ing the precious setting. had It taken
down. and after appropriating the
metal had the wood buried deep In the
earth-so deep. In fact. that q we'll
was dug over It, the famous Pool Of
Bethesda. the tree Of mercy ut the
bottom giving healing qualities to the
waters. Finally. as the time appoint.
ed approached. the tree rose and hoat-
ed on the surface. land the Jews took It
and made II into the cross upon which
the Christ was crucified. Y
Wood Of the Cross.
As some claim the aspen was tho
wood Of the cross. others select the
weeping willow for the tree upon
which Judas hanged himself. n
There is an old legend as sinister
as the fatalistic Dedipus myth that
claims that before the birth Of Judas
his mother dreamed that her child
would murder his father and betrAy
his God for money. To prevent this
tragedy. the babe was put In chest
and cast upon the sen. but was rescued
and adopted by king.
According to tradition. PontIus Pr
late NJ we'll al Judas committed sui
eide. for upon his return to Rome so
Indignant was the emperor over the
governors actions while In Jerusa.
lem that he cast him into prison. .
humiliation too great for 80 weak
spirit to bear.
! Weird Is the legend told concerning
the restless. tormented ghost Of him
who could wash his hands but not his
conscience OF onense.
The body Of the. suicide was ilrst
cast into the Tiber. but no turbulent
were the storms that Immediately fol-
lowed that II was taken out Of the.
river. carried to Gaul. and thrown into
the Rhone. Tsmpests were the In.
t89A&l bSnsuAs-~ AA82s9eS ee3a- sWN0 IS-
moved. this tina 90 Lake Geasya, Tia
same disasters n It's tram. Once
more IN attHmat 1ss inade to over.
come the evil. Surely. - faraway
mountain lake locked In the center Of
the Alps even the spirit OF . Plate
could do no harm. Vain hope. There
arose storms Of wind and rain 20 great
In fury that fIocks and herds were
drowned. trees torn up by the roots,
and happy-hearted homes washed away
to death and destruction.
ouistino Troubled Spirit.
Then at the call Of the emergency
came the man Of the hour to answer
II. Alone he went to the lake. and
with the sole weapons Of scholars
knowledge and magic battled with the
spirit until 1t sisnined an agreement 10
remain at peace q only II might have
one day Of freedom during the year.
The storms ceased. but long after
ward whoever went to Pilates lake On
Q Good Friday saw an awful spectes
clothed In . red t0ga upon rock above
the water, the grim. ghOstly Agure q
him who saw no III yet permitted Z"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
Seattle Fair x,1I Feature he
Ofi0taI Prodgc,s.
Will q COMPLETE FOR OPENING
TrasnsIosds Of Exhibits Are Arriving
} Daily, and the Only Problem 10 to
Find Sosee For THEM AL IN the
OuiIdings-
fBy Associated Press.D

SEATTLE WASH. April s.-Proo'
that American manufacturers nov
realise fkat Pacific ports are the gale
ways 10 what IN the future vi,l ~ the
greatest ncw wovid-aarsefs. . found
In the cxtent sad seope Of TIE tn
dustrial exhfntts e she Assska'
Yuop Pacific EEost;tou. TIE I'm
Guilty OF the exposition management
has not tccn In securing enough eK'
hibitors. but IN andtBg svscc for ihosr
Who want TO make displays.
Complete factories. turning cut m
ishcd products ranging frtm watches
70 textiles Of every kind arr besns
Installed on the exposition grounds
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

warm and lingering on her lips. Beu-
lsh tried to free herself.
DO ] brighten you! don't mean
to. dear" he said. tenderly. Or don't
YOU love me-"
Il want to tell--you-some,h thing
FIRST" she said in little sasps OF
shrinking dismay. now that the crisis
had come.
You may tell anything YOU like"
he said. except you don't love me.
I think. however. I can guess. You
are afraid. maybe. you have not been
quite fair with thd1 other one. Yer
non. l think vas his name"
He IL coming tomorrow! she
whispered.
That will be . disappointment TO
him." he said. ''Reulah. how sorry !
feel for him! How sorry feel for
every other man who has not won
your love: wonder II 1t Is possible
for me to he jealous Of Vernon? Beu-
lah. may | see him for YOU when he
comes"
Yes. tell him what you please" she
said. quickly. almost defiantly, after
that little. low-breathed. hesftating
yes. And I must 20 now--i must CO."
Four o'clock Of the morrow!
Had Pierce come? Had he heard all
about II? Had he got the death blow
to his hopes and happiness?
Then. just In sight Of West Lawn
gates. again she saw Alsaser standing
on the cliff. the furious east wind
blowing the salt spray in his face. As.
glass IN hand. he stood waite hing what
appalled, her to s"e-a fimsy little
boat, in which ono man. Pill alone, was
trying 10 maxi fhe shore.
And then she saw The face Of the
man in The boat
Save him. Save him, Dorft let
him perish. Mr.. Alsagrr, for Gods
sake. save him. lie, was coming to
me-
And in the shrek Of horror and
yesrninE. the look In her face, in her
eyes. Alsager knew II was Pierce Yer.
non she loved better than him.
Go on" she cried. Don't you dee
he ix perishinE! Pierce. Pierce!"
And she shouted out his name wildly.
keep up your courage: help IL com.
ine!"
She saw Alsaxer spring into the lit,
lie boat. rocking In the surf: she saw
him push on. ~ II into the very Jaws
Of death. 49,. >.
Only m hour later-that TO Beuiah
seemed an eternity-and then Mrs
Sartoris came to her. colder, stateIies
thhn ever.
My brother has revived aud al
danger Is past. and he desires me 10
convey to you this message-that you
will consider the past 20 hours a
though they had not been. SO far a he
is concerned. while you will allow
me to suggest that ] can MI your posi-
ton as eoverness quite readily. And
this. l am requested to hand you from
our guest. who. although weak and
Frustrated. am assured by the physi
clan in charge. will recover in . feN
days" - ~
And after Mrs. Sartoris had taken
herself away. Beulah read Pierce Yer
mons letter. that renowned her a
unworthy OF any honest mans love.
So the dreams an fadHd, and Beulsh
wont her lonely way again int drudg
cry and Geariness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
Hew High . Tiger Can JUNG.

For the benefit ofihe prospective
big game hunters correspondent
finally disposex Of the theory that 4
tiger IL unable to jump to any height
from al! fours. He records thst he
took refuge In Q tree from . parsicu.
lar tiger. The beast. however. jumped
ua 10 him. Hike IN India rubber bsil.
. good seven feet and u was only
by letting 20 with my rtgh, ssd Vm-
ming both barress down his month
that did not hsye . very bad time n
IT.
The moral evidently il that wbss
avoiding . tiger II II necessary to And
Q ,rse with tss lowest branch ., least
ls feet from the ground.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

CCORDING TO an
old tradition. when
the Roman soldiers
came to the Garden
OF Geth . e m q n e
Christ hid under the
olive trYs until the
treacherous ploser
cried ont "Buvick!"
"Buvick." He 10
hiding"
But II a Judas
among the birds be-
trayed the Master Of
men In this hour OF
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

u would probably b immoral -
make Napoleon ones Ideal. Mose-
over. re hare to remember that 70
construct . perfect household 10 -
achievement greater thsa ssy q M
poIcons. A truth which b isssseraae1
b. The fact thas wlep - devoecd -
sSII.,Ics 10 housekeepisg be fsise1 y
proved better 20 let JoespAnus Navo
her way. winch wss extrayaUsss, ~
comfortable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
A Queens viii.

Queen Adelaide. the wife q william
w., wss . woman Of great pisty and
exceptional humility. which VS. shown
In the directions for her fu7eral
Il die IN all humility" sac wrote.
"knowing well Ne are all alike before
the throne Of God, and request, there
fore, that my mortal remains be con
yeyed to the grave without any pomp
or ceremony. Thsy sre to Be moved
- 81. Georges chapel, Windsor, where
I request to have . quiet funeral
II particularly desire not to be laid
cut In state, and the fuEsral to take
p,ace by daylight NO procession, the
CONN to be carried by sailors to the
chapel. ! die in peace. and wish to
be carried TO the tomb in peace, and
free from the vanities and the pomp
Of the world."-Home Notes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

Patrons vi the NcWpoN views
txkh and Water Company ore here
by reminded that water hills must b.
patd b. the 10th inst. An dciiuQucn-
cses on the 18th inst viii have their
supply cut or pursuant 20 notice
Given all Consumers. VIEWPOINT
NEWS LIGHT And WATER CON
PANY. By L n. MAEvTllE, Sup~rin-
teodept. IL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
~r0 Rather Ole. Doctor.

than have my feet cut on" said N.
L. Bisgbam. Of Princevti'e. TIL. but
you'll die from gangrcne (which had
eaten away eight toes, 10 you don't. "
said al doctors Instead he used
Buckleu's Aruica Salve all wholly
currd. It's cares Of Ecxema- Fever
Sores. Roll. Burns and Piles sstound
the world. &c at All Druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

Il was while Charlemange Tower
Vas ambassador TO Russia that a New
York city newspaper spread ITSELF
rpon Q fete held at st. Petersburg. A
green ccpy-reader produced this re-
suit: .
AS pleasing TO the, eye a. was all
this deco, alton there was additional
pleasure IN the sight. ~ one stood n
the head u the Prospect Nevsk0, Of
Charienagne Tower. brilliantly G.u-
,p;asaed. IooEinS grand and imposing
as,just the winter sky."-Success
MAGAZINE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-29

And now they are talking about Patterns tainted money
paeu being the Chicago fellow whose beautiful corner oil
wheat bids fair TO- put corn bread diet
We fail 60 why Patterns profits from his brain work
are tainted" He has done nothing that the law doesn't per
init That he makes 100000 in three days is due TO hts be
ing wiser and courageous than others aud superior WI"
dom and courage qualities TO decry at condemn
To be sure Patterns operations that we must all pay
more for bread But the laws permit a. and we have power
10 make the laws Millions of poor people must work harder
suffer more from hunger because OF Patterns corner hu'
the laws permit corners make The laws. not Paen
In short we have LETT open the opportunity Tor sharp
man % grind the people for his benefit and there are
mighty few Of would take advantage of that OPP
portunity we had Patterns brains.
Really is Il Patterns money that is tainted or are we
tainted? We could put it OF che power OF any man 20
make the poor pay tribute him in the price OF bread We
don't do IT, and there faint because we don't
isn't here2 Eleven years ago young Letter another Chea-
goan engineered in wheat which took white bread
from the mouths of an the poor earth who knew what real
bread was We the people the awmakug power sQurmed
and roared action We left the opportunity
open 10 Patton and yet opportunity big little
made but along 60 ill H.
No sir Ii grant opportunities 70 corner wheat or
leave purse the doorstep let chickens roos
the the faint is it We lose not on the Cor
ner" winnings. the purse the chickens
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-29

Any Of you ever a private sec
rctaryY
Pine JOB that Nothing 20 % but
help your boss watch YOU work.
Hs dictates 10 you and you put II
down That's dlfferunt from being
married Your wife dictates 70 you
and you put up with IT,
As a private secretary you have
to know everything. until the frat
thing you know you know too much.
bust you have 20 know enough no,
to know anything Then you know
as much a. the boss does. GFt
Don't be like iho private htsife-
tafy for the armicss wonder Tie
was told 20 write "a letter. and he
started 4 take my pom in hand
The next thing he know he took
his hat In hand
You have 20 humor your boss !
asked my boss for a day off re
asked me II cared what day IL
was mo" said. II wasn't" Then
he gave mo an OF day off,
oh, he WAS a tightwad. that ran.
when he'd get a roll 81 bins. he'd
Hew en- together advised him 20
have them bound. lilo threw them
on the floor several times to have
them bound. but they wouldn't.
Another time I asked him 70 give
me a higher salary. SO he made
me walk up TO the tenth floor 10
get Il.
Ho said he'd pat II even higher
n wasn't too weary.
Another thing ho dId--he made
me press his trousers In the letter
press. one time took them out
and mailed them by mistake 70 a
man we'd been dunnIng. The man
wrote back and said ha hadn't OK
pocted US 70 start suit 80 soon.
He used 20 smoke cigars. he dld,
and blow the smoke in my flee. T
didn't mind that when they were
good cigars. only he made me take
deep breathing exercises 90 keep tho
room clear OF smoke.
Whenever he'd want TO say some
thing private over tho telephone he'd
make me stick my head ia q bucket
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-29
FREo RICE rs THU HERO AND
re HAD soaE FIGHT
AT THAT.
uY upplg noYpEN.

~ EDDIE noYpEN.
Ever nght with uy for IS
minutes and aceept thn rude end of
che nrEumrntf
BRED Rice asa last Monday nieht
And be- Says ts doesn't care a. nEht
tho same ught asssn.
Know Hitef
fle'a the Young chan who ia now
appearing at the Grand theatre ga
the gingerbread man in the play
EFF that name.
incidentally Rlre is tho Real Roy
uorer when lt comes 90 fseHalod
unsins nf tho feet.
nut ta the tale
Subs for a puumy,
Just hcf1ro the curtain rams un
Monday night there was o1naterua-
uou floating around in wads ou
iao business aldn of tbe asbestos.
For the dummy gingerbread man
which ia placed in the window Of
tho bake-ahup Scene turned up mlaae
ing n waa nowhere in siahi and q
eBs up To Prod Rlee 90 paac as the
dummy
Being something nf a pasour the
man ia brown ana froating took hia
place As the barrier went up. r.
n.y. lcisurely ilunE through the
stage atmosphere. aiighted on the
rlEht eaf 81 tho gingerbread man
~ Liked a.
Now. q seoms that Rice usad ;
preparation la hiN makeup which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-29

BE cool, little Jeanne" Wits.
percd the hidden Dragon he
brave and will kiss you once more
when all Is we'll.
Impudent. cried Nlnette. Il
will tell them os you" She kicked
gently az the concealed soldier.
The column cantercd up and
halted at sight OF the grazing cav.
airy steed. The grim. gray colonel.
Loren. looked Hternly at the tremb.
ling Ninette
"A mount OF tho Kraix Ora
Koonsi" he gruwled And where
is the rider. charming oncg
Nlnette swallowed hard. while
her pretty face oheokered In en-
barrassment II do not
know" she answered.
"But the horse" persisted tho
colonel THE rider cannot be far
away"
The horse came unridden from
the direction OF t.alannes." said
Nlnette, more easily. IT has grazed
there for an hour"
The huAsara, satisfied. secured
the troop horse and tangled on
their way And little Ninette shed
tiny tear for the country she had
served but poorly.
When the column had clattorod
out Of sight In a cloud OF dust. the
trooper OF Kratz emerged from his
insecure retreat
well done, little Margot." he
whispered. And now II Is 10 kiss
the man whom you have saved"
And Ninette kissed the trooper
~ Kratz. hardly knowing why.
My name Is Ninette." she wills.
perod back. "oall me that"