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Had a Sure Thlnq.

An individual well known on the
Berlin Bourse for his wit, one morn
ing wagered that he would ask the
same question of 80 different persons
and receive the same answer from
each. The wit went to first one and
then another, until he had reached the
number of so. And this is how he
won the bet: He whispered half au-
dibly to each: II say, have you heard
that Meyer has failed?" What
Meyer" queried the whole so, one
after another, and it was decided that
the bet had been fairly won.
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seized

The most permanently uncomfort-
intosh, and it is all due to his two ma
lures, which he inherited from his
parents. From his mother, who was
Rosa Gallucci, he inherited the hot
blooded nature of Italy, and from his
father, Sandy Macintosh. he inner
tied the cautious nature of Scot.
and while both these natures are ex-
cellent, they do not mix we'll, and in
Rocco Macintosh they did not mix
at all. They remained at all times
distinctly separate, like the streaks
of fat and lean in piece of bacon.
Three weeks ago last Wednesday
Rocco woke with his hot Italian ma
ture in the saddle, so to speak, and an
overpowering desire came upon him
to write Black Hand letter, so he sat
down and began to write one, but
when he was about half through his
cautious Scotch nature warned him
that he was doing a very dangerous
thing, and that If he was discovered
he might be taken to court and made
to pay fine, But when he decided
not to write a Black Hand letter, his
warm Italian nature rebelled and in
sisted that he write the letter. So,
to placate both his natures he wrote
the letter and addressed 1t to himself.
Then he took the letter to the post
office and mailed 1t.
When his Macintosh nature re-
ceived the letter the next morning he
was very much excited. Never be-
fore had he received threatening let
ter, and 1t made him properly angry.
but he swore that, no matter what
happened, he would not put 500
under a stone, as the letter command
ed him to do. Instead he went out
and borrowed shotgun from Uncle
Ashdod Clute, so as to be ready for
the worst.
Along about four o'clock that after
noon his Italian nature took hold Of
him and he sat down and wrote a
threatening letter to himself, ten times
worse than the first, and mailed 1t to
himself.
When he received this letter the
next morning his Scotch blood fair
ly boiled. He was so angry he could
hardly hold his pen while he was
writing another Black Hand letter to
himself that afternoon, but he was
wise enough to take every precaution,
and before he went to bed he barri-
caded the house by pushing all the fur
niture against the doors. Even then
he was so excited he could not sleep,
and several times in the night he
arose and wrote Black Hand letters
to himself.
BY the end of the week he was in
such state of fear that he only ven
tured from the house once day, and
that was to mail to himself the let
tiers he had written, but the letters
kept getting more and more threaten
ing, and they all mentioned last
Wednesday as the last day of grace.
# the 500 was not put under the fiat
stone at the crossroads by noon that
day ample vengeance would be taken
on him.
Everyone In Betzville noticed the
change that had come over Rocco
Macintosh, but no one suspected what
his trouble was, and Wednesday morn
ing dawned upon a placid scene. The
fiat stone at the cross roads was as
fiat as ever. and the cross roads
crossed as usual, but Rocco Mackin-
tosh was twice as cross as the roads.
About ten minutes after IL he put
on his hat. and he instantly knew
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Why He Wished to 60.

During the recent strike of street
railway employees in Omaha a
teacher in one OF the schools there
noticed that small boy seemed to
be very nervous. The Omaha Bee
vouches for the statement that the
child, after having asked to be ex-
cused and on being asked to explain
why he wished to leave school, said:
81 gotta help the kids grease the
tracks"
Not until we find out whether
Omaha has an attractive baseball
team or not shall we be able to de-
eide as to the truth or faIsity of the
boys statement
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CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change of Food Instead Of
Drugs.

It takes considerable courage for a
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for a despairing patient, instead
of resorting to the usual list of med
icines.
There are some truly scientific ply
sicians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions as
they are and should be treated regard
less of the. value to their pockets.
Here's an instance:
-Four years ago I was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, so that was on
the verge of starvation.
~ heard of doctor who has sum-
mer cottage near me-a specialist from
N. Y, and as last hope, sent for him.
After he examined me carefully he
advised me to try small quantity OF
Grape-Nuts at first, then as my stom.
ach became stronged to eat more.
Il kept at 1t, and gradually got so
could eat and digest three teaspoon.
fuls. Then began to have color in my
face, memory became clear, where be.
fore everything seemed blank. My
limbs got stronger and l could walk
So steadily recovered.
Nov, after year on Grape-Nuts
weigh 1853 lbs. My people were sur
prised at the way grew feshy and
strong ON this food"
Read the little book. "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true. and full of human
interest.
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Father Was an Invalid.

It had been hard day in the field,
and father and son were very hungry.
The only things eatable on the table
were IL very large apple dumplings.
The father had consumed ten while
the boy was eating one, and then both
reached for the one remaining
Son." pleaded the farmer, you
wouldn't take the last apple dumping
from your poor sick pa, would your
Success Magazine.
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Undoubtedly Not.

Capt. Jerome, while visiting Col
Higginson, took derringer from the
table, and asked: This thing load
ed?" But before the colonel could
reply the weapon was discharged, the
bullet tearing away one of the fingers
of the visitor. The colonel, who is
widely known on account Of his ex
IRENE politeness, bowed gracefully
and rejoined: mot now, my dear
captain
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chloroform Zoo Animals.

The practice of cutting the claws of
the more ferocious animals of the
London geological garden has recently
been greatly facilitated by chloroform-
ing the animals. Heretofore 1t was
done by sheer force by a squad of
men, the animal being first secured
by ropes.
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procured Doan's Kidney Pills and
began using them. This remedy helped
me at once, strengthened my kidneys
and corrected the disordered condi.
ton"
Remember the name--Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. 80 cents a box. Foster.
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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he was going to the cross roads to see
whether the 500 had been put under
the stone as he had advised himself to
do When he saw himself take a
dagger in his hand he knew he must
be prepared for the worst, and that
he had cruel Italian nature to deal
with. So he took his shotgun in the
other hand and sailed forth, bound,
at all costs, to protect himself
But hardly had he stepped outside
the door than he weakened. What,
after all, was 500 as compared with
his life? He went back into the
house and took ten ten-dollar bills from
his sock, and went out again. He
walked to the crossroads and tucked
the money under the stone. and then
stood back behind tree to see what
would happen. In minute or so he
laid his shotgun on the ground and
stole slowly toward the fiat stone.
CHANGING cautiously around, he lifted
the stone, picked up the 500 and
slipped it into his pocket, with a
cruel italian chuckle of glee
At that moment his stanch Scotch
nature rebelled. Never would he be
robbed in this manner! With cry of
anger he dashed for the shotgun, and
at the very moment that he laid his
hand upon 1t his left hand drew the trig.
ger. Then ensued a terrific struggle,
in which his Italian nature had all
the advantage. Try as he would he
was always too close to himself to
use the shotgun, while the dagger was
| just the weapon to use at close quar-
| ters. With groan he dashed the
/. shotgun from him. and closed in
upon himself Again and again he
wrested the dagger from himself, only
to have it wrested away again. At
length he put his knee upon his chest,
and pinned himself down thus, he
seized his ear in his teeth, and bit I'M
| til he cried for mercy. Then, putting
his hand in his pocket he pulled out
| the ten bills and put them in his peck
| ct. He had triumphed.
All the way home his proud Scotch
| nature gloated on this unequaled
| achievement and he took his seat at
his dinner table with feeling of
blSdt SOhtSht. TIC icit III pUCh6l
to see that the 800 was still there,
| and 1t was.
THAT for the Black Hand" he cried,
swapping his fingers, and he set to
work devouring his meal
Suddenly he paused and a look of
fright and amazement came over his
face. He paused with his fork half
way to his face, and stared at It, He
was eating spaghetti! Instantly he
knew what had happened. In his ter,
rifle struggle with himself he had
mixed his two natures, and the Ital,
ian nature had triumphed after all!
He had allowed himself to take the
800 away from himself. He had al.
lowed himself to black-hand him.
self.
AS he finished his meal he laughed
merrily to think how he had carried
out his threat, and at the same time
the tears ran down his cheeks as he
| thought how he had been victimized.
1t is terrible thing to have two M
! lures.
Copyright 1909. by w. G. Chapman)
| ----
1 ~
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Good Reason for Marrying.

A young couple developed such in
compatibility of temper that six
years after marriage they carried their
difficulties to the divorce court. Their
little Cherry was very much concerned
through all the trouble.
Well" she said, thoughtfully,
when grow up / should never marry
if it wasn't that l want father for
my children, Success Magazine.
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with q disordered
condition of the kid
neys, some backacbe
and irregular pass
ages Of secretions. At
times I was obliged
to get up out of bed
at night, and the
urine was unnatural
In appearance. On the
advice of q friend l
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Her Sad Finish.

did you ever know girl to die for
love?"
Yes"
did she just fade away and die be-
cause some man deserted herr"
mo; she just took In washing and
worked herself to death because the
man she loved married her."
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Billy-Ma, does it do you any good
to spank me?
Mother-No, my son; 1t hurts me to
do It,
Billy-Then don't you think it's
rather foolish to be hurting the two
of us and not benefiting any one?
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Sport.

Come, let us get off this afternoon
and go to the autombile races"
"Oh," don't care for automobile
racing. 1t doesn't make any differ.
ence to me which kind of car is
the fastest"
But that isn't 1t. It is almost a
cinch that several people will be
killed"
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Probably the reason some girls
make such fuss when fellow steals
a kiss is because they are afraid he
won't give 1t back.
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startIlna Encouraaement.

WAS Ameria's father encouraging
when you went to ask him for her
hand?"
Not very-He asked me to put the
proposal in writing so I couldn't back
out as all the others Baltimore
American.
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Lies Many Trials.

81 was sorry ~ hear Of the death
Of your aunt, An. life is full of wor
lies"
Eyes. indeed. Just fancy having to
go to Paris for the funeral this hot
weather. Don Vivant.
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Honor Where Honor is Due.

First Golfer-Well done, old chap!
That's the longest ball I've seen you
drive yet!
Second Golfer - I'm afraid the
credits not all mine. A beast of a
wasp touched me up in the middle of
my swing.-Punch.
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After our subtlest analysis of the
mental processes we must still say
that our highest thoughts and our best
deeds are all given to us.-George
Eliot
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The next time you feel that swallowing
sensation, the sure sign of sore throat,
gargle Hamlins Wizard Oil Immediately
| with three parts water. 1t will save you
days and perhaps weeks of misery.
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Where?

"'Hold your tongue and you may
pass for philosopher says an
italian proverb."
"But where can you point to any
body who got rich being a philoso-
nher?"
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Encore.

$50 he married in haste. Did he
repent at leisure?"
mo; he repented in haste, tool"
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What II Was.

Il had an awful case of nightmare
last night. dreamed ! was being
run over by an automobile"
THAT was not nightmare. II was
a case of wheels in your Sleep"
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FOR DEEP SEATED COLDS and coughs
Aliens Lung Balsam cures when all other remedies
| fail. This old reliable medicine has been sold for
40 years 25c, Soc xl00 bottles. All dealers.
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets small, sugar-coated easy to
take candy, regulate and inyigorate stomach.
liver and bowels DO not gripe.
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A GREAT ANNOYANCE.
Kidney Disease Shows Many Painful
and Unpleasant Symptoms.

George s. Crowell, 1109 Broadway.
Helena, Mont, says: II was troubled
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The average man is satisfied with
his past If it is past finding out.
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Very PARTICULAR

$50 you have applied for the job?'
yes"
Answer the mans questions salts.
factorily?"
Il don't know. When l told him ]
didn't drink, he wanted to know what
my reasons were for not drinking"
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STRANGE COMPANY.

The Goose-How times change, to
be sure. have never seen the fox
such good friends with duck before.
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A little learning makes bore
doubly tiresome.
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PICTURE ON MEMoRY'S WALL

Uncle--Well, Tommy, how was your
report this term?
Nephew call feel 1t yet, uncle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22

ed the army In 1898. The witness ties
tilted in regard To the various visits
of himself and wife To the Gould es
tate and at hotels in this city. lie
had never seen Mrs. Gould Intoxicated
or observed her conduct to BE- m
decorous or unladylike. Her conduct
always had been proper In every re-
spect. the witness deposed. and he had
never seen her drink more than any
of the guests at dinners.
ON REORGANIZATION Lieutenant
Bankhead was asked: As a man OF
army officer would you not testify
reluctantly In regard TO conduct re-
flecting upon woman who had been
your hostess?"
As "A man or army OGicer | would
do SO ordinarily, but when placed ON
my oath TO tell the truth should teS'
tify unhesitatingly." was the reply.
John w. Adams. who is in tn,
plumbing business In Lynchburg, Nn.
testified that he saw Mrs. Gould az
blue Gap farm in the fall Of 1906.
Mr.. Trotter. a carpenter. testified al
previous session of the trial that while
Mt the Gould farm he saw Mrs. Gould
and the witness. Adams, drinking to-
gether In the cellar. The witness
said he remembered that he and Prot
te and Mrs. Gould went into the Gel
lar together rs she had asked then
to move some boards. He said no ons
there at that time had taken drinl
of whiskey. He had never seen Mrs
Gould under the influence of liquor
at Blue Gap farm.
Mr.. Shearn read the DISPOSITIONS OF
a Lynchburg lawyer who had taken
tie depositions of the colored walters
nj the l.ynchburg hotel where It Is
contended Mrs. Gould and Dustin Far
mum were stopping at the same tim,
in 1906. The Lynchburg lawyer de-
MED that Puilen. the waiter. had ever
made the statement to him that nc
had seen man In Mrs. Gould's par
Tor at the Hotel Carroll In Lynchburg
Pu!len had told him ali he said he
had seen of Mrs. Gould at that tine
The waiter later on made deposi-
tion for the other side In New York
telling of the presence of a man In
Mrs Gould's rooms Mt the Lynchburg
hotel which was read earlier In The
trial.
The hearing was adjourned until to-
morrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22
MAY HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE
Baltimore Man Wrote Warning Letter
to Wife and Disappeared.

BALTIMORE. ND. June 2i.-After
being bUfeted around as a lost arrIcre
n letter addressed to Mrs. Margaret
Hausman, OF SOS North Patterson,
Park ave. reached her today. II was
from her husband. Rudolph Hausman.
who has been missing for two weeks
and il told her that he intended com
hitting suicide bv jumping or a Ter
~ beat IN Hampton Roads because ne
believed he was going insane. Haus-
man left home two weeks ago today
he said he was on his wat 20 give a
viciin lesson. At that time he was
suffering from blood poison. Nothing
was heard from him until this letter
vas received TODAY. The formal came
TO Baltimore from POttesville. pa.
four weeks age. HauSman is believed
TO have jumped overheard from the
steamer Endc7vor. though there
seems 20 be no direct evidence to SUI
port the theory.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22
CHILEAN NAVY TO BUY
BIG QUANTITY OF COAL
Admiral Garcitua lnsrects Coal FIELD
and Says His Government Wants
$500 Tons a Day.
OBy Associated Press.)

ROANOKE. VA, June Adm raj
Preez Garcitua, of the Chilean navy
arrived here this evening from the
coal fields wheSe ne went TO investi-
gate grades with the view of making
a contract for the delivery at T'dewa'-
e of 800 tons of coal a day for an In
definite period. The admiral is acting
for his government and says the coal
is wanted 70 the Chilean navy, which
is being enlarged.
The admiral Travelled in a special
car over the Virginian Railroad being
accompanied by officials of that road
and a number of his countrymen. In
the party of Chileans IS Captain AZ
fred Searle. of the Chilean navy. The
Chileans left here at midnight Tor
Washington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22
GUN ACCIDENTALLY
DIs-HsRGe0; TWO SHOT
Attenxtine to Get damned Shell Out
Of Weapon, Petersburg Tailor
Shoots Prisoner and Waterman.

PETERSBURG VA. June 2i.-An
unfortunaic> accident by which two
persons were shot and injured occur
red at the city Jail this morning. jail
or John +. Bowies. in the Office OF
the jail. was engaged in loading the
pumD gun. which Is carried out b. the
officer in charge Of thee hain-gane-
One OF the shells became fast in the
gun. and in attempting TO get 1t out,
the gun discharged. The shell was
vas loaded with No. shot
The charge passed through a heavy
glass window and wounded two mon
who were on; in the jail yard. Peyton
Stewart. a former police officer. nov
waschman al the postofhce. who was
sitting IN a chair. received some TWEEN
ty or twenty-five Ct the shot In ME
riehi shoulder. ard Charles smith. a
nero prisoner. who was standing near.
was xounded in the thigh and groin.
Both men are painfully. but Y Is BE-
llevcd not seriously hurt. They re-
csIved prompt medical attention.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22

SEVEN ARE INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Coney Island Sightseeing Car Runs
Wild and CRASHES Into Tree,
Throwing IS Passengers Out.

NEW YORK, June 2l.-As the re-
suit of big sightseeing automobile
running wild while iilled with merry
makes on Their way home from Coney
Island early today, six of the occu'
pants Il the vehicle are in hospitals
with severe injuries and one Young
woman is expected 10 die as the re-
suit of her hurts.
The fatally injured victim is MISS
Mary Emery. % years old. of Wash
ington Heights. who sustained irac'
lures OF both legs and or the right
arm. and internal injuries, when the
runaway crashed into tree on the
Ocean parkway.
All of the twenty-five passengers III
the car were thrown out by the
shock. Some of tbs yonng women,
in panic. had tried TO jumr as the
machine, the mechanism of which had
gone wrong. went zig tagging along
the parkway but were restrained.
Three of the six injured persons
are women. Miss Rose Miller. of Man
haitian. bad both legs broken and is
suffering from shock \ dozen other
occupants of the car sustained minor
injuries in the crash.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22
STABBED TO DEATH BY
HIS WiFE'S BROTHER
Bruce Davis Attempts 10 sea; Mrs.
Davis. Edward Keen interteres and
Deadly Fight Ensues.
(Special to The Daily Press

MARTlNSVlLLE, VA. June 2l.-
Bruce Davis, respected citizen of
Stockton, this county, was STABBED
and almost instantly killed at his
home here yesterday afternoon by Ed
ward Keen, twenty three-years OF
age. a brother of his wife. Davis
was struck six or seven times with
a pocket knife, dying III about twenty
minutes. Keen came to Martinsvlll"
early this morning and gave himself
up. He is now an jail
1t appears that the trouble origi-
mated when Davis attempted to whip
his wife. Mrs. Davis. it seems. had
chosen to correct one Of the children
and had been ordered to deslst by
her husband. This she refused TO do,
and Davis determined to chastise her.
Her brother interfered when Davis
attempted to carry his threat into
execution. and a fight followed. Davis
was about forty years Of age. He
leaves a wife and several children.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22
LADDER TRUCK BIDS
HIGHER THAN BEFORE
Same Two Companies Submit Propos
ais, With Figures Raised Slightly
Both Rejected.

The FIRE department and water CON
miiicc Of the city council again op''n-
ID bids fof furnishing an aerial ladder
truck 20 the local ere department; las,
night. only 70 find that the two en-
pan.cs which submitted cxorbitant
bids several months ago were aesin
the caly bidders. and the bids were
slightly higher than before. he
committee promptly voted 70 rel -
both bids. and nothing father vii BE-
done fcr the present On Of the CON-
miifeemen suggested fsat the ship
yard BE- aske3 20 build a tru-< 70
the city. and It II probable that this