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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
JUDGE ENTERS. DECREE
Absolute Divorce Granted Mrs.
Bessie Waller Cumming.
no PUBLICITY GIVEN THE CASE
BY Agreement Necessary Evidence
Was Taken by Dispositions in Pri-
waite, and the Defendant Made No
Fight Against the Action.

In the Circuit Court OF Elizabeth
City County yesterday Judge Robinson
entered q decree granting an absolute
divorce TO Mrs. Bessie Waller Cum
ming from her husband. Mr. Samuel
Gordon Cumming. The divorce was
granted upon statutory grounds, and
BY agreement such testimony as was
necessary was taken by deposition and
without publicity. Custody OF the
only child was granted to Mrs. Cum
ming.
MIR. II. NJ. Lett, of Newport News.
represented Mrs. Cumming and Mr..
". c. L. Taliaferro. of this city. was
counsel for Mr.. Cumming The de-
Tense made TO fight against the action.
Mrs. Cumming. who was Miss Bes-
sic Waller, married Mr.. Cumming
twelve years ago. She is popular In
social circles, and has a great many
friends She and her son are now
with her mother in Maryland.
AFR. Cumming is one of the ablest
lawyers In this section. and az one
time represented his district in the
State legislature.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Saved bv Brass Helmet.

Brass helmeu worn by English fire
fighters occasionally prove useful At
a recent IRE IA tons OF glass fell on
one mans head and completely buried
him and when he had been dug out
down 70 his shoulders another shower
Of glass came down and buried him
again. He was IN a hospital for four
months and glass was coming out Of
different parts Of his body for SIX
months afterward. but he Is stu oSe
OF the best men Of his company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
County Democratic Committee Named
the Judges Last Night.
LEWIS AND SANDERS DROP OUT
Two Candidates for County Committee
Withdraw, Leaving Only Four Men
Offering for the Positions--Election
Week From Next Thursday.

The Elizabeth City county Democra-
tic committee m,t last night and com
Melted the arrangements for the state
and city primary. which will be held
in Hamyton and che county on Thurs
day. August 5.
Chairman Henry C. Shelton presid-
ed and the committeeman in attend
ance were: Messrs. William Phillips,
Nelson S. Groome, l.. =. Furness, 5.
Gordon Cumming. T. j. DAILY, w. H.
lawson and T. IT, Parramore.
The following judges of the election
were CHOSEN:
Hampton-Judges. Messrs. T l..
Sclater, Geofge A. Lake and T. j.
Rowe. Clerks. Messrs. l.. NJ. Giddings
and Reid Chisman
East Hampton-Messrs. r. B. Digs,
c. II. Phillips and Edward Wallace.
Hampton Roads-Messrs. c. d.
Parker, ]. Walter Smith and William
.. helms.
Back rivrr-Messrs. II. s Collier,
Jr.. T. l.. Sclatar and s. c. Wood
Fox Hill-Messrs. A. L. Johnson, Z.
a. Copeland and II. w. Elliott.
Phoebus-Messrs. Fred Ashewell, +.
c. Larrabee and a. j. Pickens.
1t will be seen that the committee
el cted two additional officials in
Hampton This was done owing TO the
large vote in the city, there being a
total registration of nearly 200. and
also because in Hampton a city treas
urer and sergeant are to be elected
There viii be four members Of the
committee elected in Hampton district
and there is no opposition. Messrs.
II. w. Saunders and Burdstte A. Lew
is, who entered the race for commit
tee, have withdrawn and their names
win not appear on the ticket. This
being a fact the voters Of HAMPTON
viii not have to do any scratching
on the ticket, so far as committeeman
are concerned.
The committee will meet on the
night following the primary to receive
the ballots and award the certificates
on nomination.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Rules fer Right Conduct.

j: you want to be somebody. do
something in the world which will
bench; yourself and your fellows. lay
the foundation OF character strong
and solid 10 resist the temptations
and trials the world will put in your
way in ysur onward march through
life. Nail your colors 10 the mast OF
integrity and defend them with the
ammunition Of right thinking and well
doing
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
PAVING AND CURLING.
Hampton, Va, July 10, 1902

Hampton, Va, July 10, 1902
Sealed bids will be received by the
Street Committee of the Common
Council of the City of Hampton. Vir,
ginia, until l. O'Clock, Noon, on Au-
gust .. 1909. at the Office of G. Will
liam Hope, Clty Clerk for brick, block
asphalt or Granitoid paving, approx
niately 29.S00 square yards; $500 line
cal feet of granite curb; $4,000 lineal
feet Of concrete curb and gutter and
various other street work
Specifications, blank forms for pro-
posals may be had by contractors by
enclosing business cards, with re-
quest for same, to City Clerk. The
Street Committee reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
G. WILLIAM HOPE,
City Cork
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
BANKRUPT SALE OF STOCK OF
GOODS. HAMPTON, VIRGINIA.

BY virtue of an order entered by
the Distrit Court OF the United States,
for the Eastern District of Virginia,
on the nth. day of July, 1909, in the
matter of Louis Hurwitz. bankrupt, the
undersigned Trustee Of the estate of
the said bankrupt will sell at public
auction, for cash and to the highest
bidder, on
Tuesday, July 27, 1909. at 10 O'cloch
a. m.
and in the store house lately occu-
uied by the said Louis Hurwitz. the
same being No. Is West Queen St.
in the City of Hampton, Virginia, the
entire stock of goods, wares and
merchandise of the said bankrupt con-
sisting of dry goods. notions. corsets.
ribbons, hats. parasols. umbrellas,
etc; and a large quantity OF ladies'
ready made clothing consisting OF
underwear. waists, skirts, coats and
suits. also fixtures such as tables,
chairs, show cases, deshs. etc.
All of the foregoing will be sold as
i whole; complete inventory of the
same may be had by applying to the
Trustee who will be glad
to give prospective purchares a full
opportunity to examine both the in
ventory and the said stock. and to fur
nish any information desired.
This is a good, clean. 5easonable
stock and well worth buying.
WM. C. l.. TALIAFERRO,
Trustee,
Hampton, Virginia.
NJ. II. MORGAN & CO.,
Auctioneers. II. %, "a. 25 & q
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Soc1dl-P Personal

Colonel Nelson S. Groome will leave
this morning for visit 10 Richmond
-
MIR: ]. +. Gibbouney will spend to-
day In Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Councill are
spending several days In Franklin,
Va.
Mrs Arthur T. Hall has left tor "A
yisi, of few days in King and Queen
esunty.
Mr.. and Mrs T. VI. Farley and chill
dreu, of willard avenue, PhOelsus, Will
leave mkt week for Bath Beach. y.
Y. where they will spend onth.
Mrs. Rosser and Miss Rosser. OF
Lynchburg. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
John Hope. in Lee street.
AIR. Peter Taylor has left for visit
Of several weeks in Washington.
Mrs. Sallie Clarke will leave early
next week for a stay of sometime IN
New York city with her daughter
Mrs. Clarence Kenyon.
Mr. William Belts mas ltft for visi;
TO sir. and Mrs. r. d. Hope. Jr., III
New York city.
Mr.. J. 4. Wyatt Jr, who have Decr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Moonlight TO Capes.

The most attractive excursion OF
the season will be given TO the yir-
ginia Capes over Hampton Roads to-
night under the joint auspices OF the
ladies of the Y. NJ. c. A. and Hampton
Baptist church. It's trip worth tax
ink. See the great harbor by moon
light. q.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
To Our Poor Relations.

There is no way a woman can be so
sweet to poor relations in the country
as to send them a package of old
clothes by freight. with a postal card
telling of the thing. sc that everybody
in theN village will have the news of
the expected secondhand clothes be-
fore the postal card gets out of the
postoffice.-New York Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

Little threeyear-cid Margie was al
ways anxious 90 relate 60 her young
friends the interesting things that her
father read IN the paper. She was
overheard a few days ago telling her
little neiEabor; Yes. Edith. my father
rcedcd u in the morning paper. a little
boy Just as big a. me. was nipnsppcd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
EAC
AID ARSHIPS
First Airship Company.

COLUMBUS. ONO. July 25,-The
first airship company formed in Ohio
was chartered by the secretary CT
state today. The company. a Cleve-
land concern with capital stock CT
S25. 900, is authorized to manufacture
and sell airships and aeroplanes and
TO transport pass myers and freight
through space.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Proves the odors of Metals.

Every metal Is believed by Grutin, a
German chemist. te have its peculiar
odor. which he regards as a gaseous
Transformation product. He has made
some Of the odors perceptible for a
few moments at intervals by heating
the metals TO 122 degrees Fahrenheit
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Martyrs 70 Science

At Lisbon. during the plague. Dr.
Camara PeStara was infected while
searching for plague in a person sup
posed % have died Of pneumonia !;
was plague; and the intrepid searcher
died also. Hc wrote down his hor.
ritle symptoms 20 the very end. for
the benefit Of medical science
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Food for Pet Owls.

Young owls are easily raised on
fresh meat. Up to the age OF four
or five weeks. beef and mutton finely
chopped make a good food. After that.
mice. rats and English sparrows.
served whole, are in great demand
and come nearest their natural food.
These. If not too large. they will swal-
low whole.-St. Nicholas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
One Solution.

A PENNSYLVANIA man has solved the
relatiye-in-,aw problem. When his
wife's family visit his home and stay
over time he charges board and has
them arrefsed ia they refuse to pay. In
this way rsIatives-in-las can DO much
toward making happy homes.-Dslti-
more American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Truce in Prohibition War.

ATLANTA, GA, July ga truce
in the prohibition war in the Georgia
legislature was declared today in or
der that the tax bill might be cca
sidered. Facing big deficit, the as
sembly is disposed to put a tax upon
nearly everything that is made or
sold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Keep Character un.po,ted.

II Won would have the respect not
n mention the confidence. Of your Eel
lows. you must keep he cloak n char.
acicr virgin white: never allow its
Ulster 20 b dimned by the breath Of
Suspicion or soiied by the mud %
vrcnEdoing DE-. Madison c. Peters.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Two eeoi..erea phsrmseist,.

The prescription department ~ Ca
Sells Pharmacy is IN charge q two
expert phsrmacists-T. 4 Murray
sud W r. Kne~sicp-Wc are The
agents for the Nontauk ice Cream. 1
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
Mr. Herron's Condition.

CINCINNATI. OHIO. July 2G.-Con-
siderable improvement was noted to-
night in the condition of John w.
Heron, father of Mrs. Taft. wife of
the President. Mr.. Heron sustained
a light stroke OF paralysis on Satur-
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

WANTED-CUSTOMERS TO SERVE
milk to every morning and after
Moons. f. s. CURTIS, 263 Lee
street. Phone 222. 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
sinnl, Cur Ger sfufl.rina.

A German writer declares that slut.
tcring can BE- cured BY simply en-
forcing the rule: DO not open your
fngIfh tiii you are quite clear IN your
head exactly what you want to say"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

FULL SUPPLY OF SASH, DOORS.
blinds and building material of all
kinds at ELECTRIC SAW & PLAN
ING MILL, A. NJ. Tennis. proprie
tor. I-4-u.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

a iadge II human nature u-us1v
makes a mistake IN biz estimate o,
himseif-smart set
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

The great artist can paint . great
picture on . small csnsas-chariss
DedisT Warnss
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
WANTED.

WANTED-TO PURCHASE SECOND
hand clothing. furniture and other
goods. WHITE FRONT AUCTION
HOUSE, lilo West Queen street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

the guest OF Lieutenant John W. Rowe
near Baltimore. Is expected TO return
to the city today.
Mr.. j. w. Sims, in Hope street, is
visiting friends in the north.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

charity on your prescriptions.
Coudgon fills them free. I'm.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
FOR RENT.

TO CLOSE UP ESTATE. TWO ACRE
lots on La Sale Ave-, one lot in
"Otley;" CHEAP. Easy payments.
]. C. ROBINSON, exc. 7-i3-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

FOR SALE OR RENT-TWO-STORI
and attic frame building on Klon-
dyke avenue, Phoebus, a. m. L.,
fronting $50 feet on Phoebus Bay,
containing nine rooms and bath,
steel range and furnace. Good
boating. bathing and fishing. c. b.
WAGNER, Phoebus. Va. 6-1-d
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

Mr.. J. e Wyatt Jr.. who have Decn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27

Mr. William Belts mas l,ft for yisi,
TO sir. and Mrs. r. d. Hope, Jr., IN
New York city.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
MININ RUBBER.

FWO HERE a time when we got rubber from
trees; still obtain much Of it. but in
addition, mine It. There Is today
a tremendous run the available rubber supply
of the world. Substitutes have been eagerly
clamored for indeed, to piece out the needs OF
commerce, that in England alone the patent office
has issued three hundred licenses for "near
rubber" or "just as good" products But none OF
these has served the finer grades OF caoutch-
QUO, and we have very nearly been the verge OF
a rubber famine.
Some years ago at Anglers, France, a black
spongy resilient substance bearing in many re-
spects a close resemblance to rubber, was dis
covered in the soil. IL named elaterite. II
found to be Of commercial value from the
coating of barbed wire fencing the covering OF
brick pavement It never could made to
the purposes of rubber, however.
Recently in Wasatch county, Utah, adjacent to
stance, known as Tabbyite. called after Chief Tab
by of the Unita Indians, who revealed the deposits
to the whites, has been found to reduce eaterte
to practical working basis as rubber. Belts
mats, insulation, material ETC., have already been
turned out by an amalgamatOn OF the two mineral
substances. Chemical analysis shows the proper
proportions of the constituents of rubber
It's discovery comes in the nick of time The
plantation system cannot hope to bring the supply
up to the demand. From the planting OF the trees
to their tapping a period of about twelve
first tapping the grower should not take more than
two ounces of the gum from each tree. Compu-
tation will show that if in the year 1909 a thousand
trees should be planted IL would take till the year
1921 to produce 1000 ounces, 1876 pounds.
The Tabby-iteelaterite combination will perform
a positive revolution in the rubber industry OF
this and other countries.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

For all the that bestowed the sa-
hib he gave sign of recovery for many days
and all the while he lay helpless end silent
on his pallet Of grass my heart went out to him
more and more that by the time speech
to him his hold upon inalienable. Up
to that time there had been nothing between us
except absently kind word thrown out by the
sahib in chance encounter. What II that
drew suddenly and forcibly do not know;
nor did he but he would smile and look very
wise and kind as puttered about in my clumsy
minstrations for his comfort much say
These things beyond ALL. When l spoke
of his recovery and home-gong, he made
at first, for is seemed that the desire of life
had very low, perhaps because of his weak
ened body; but when / revealed Jean Arden's
secret to him-then, sahib the whole world
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

HAS the sahib ever beheld a full blown summer
amid the of mid-winter? Once, when
English bridal couple went down from Herat
in a tempest of and storm on their way TO
the sunny Indian plains found one of the bridal
roses where it had been dropped in the snow and
it even more perfect than when the ardent
laid bare its fragrant heart In Persian gar
den, for the ice that stinened its crimson petals
gave 1t jewel-ke bTilliance an incOnceivable
loveliness that held the sadness of death. SO
Jean Arden looked TO when l found her in
little flower powered pavilion In brief in
terval of watching beside her father, who had sud
denly turned aside from death, perhaps because
his hearts desire about to be granted Be
fore l had framed even word of greeting she
read some hint of my message In my eyes and
little of the icy coldness melted from her face.
4 am the bearer of good news said l with due
caution. Then she spoke Walsnghams name in
a voice that hardly above a whisper. IL
most wonderful to see her she listened to my
story sitting there I'm the fragrant silence with
the late afternoon sunlight pouring a food of fine
gold all about ner. do not think / have ever
seen much happiness in human face
hers reflected; he light in her eyes grew and
grew until The of her beauty was almost
dazzling TO behold and fell silent for very
der.
ssNIEITHER of us noticed the shadow that fell
across the sun-drenched floor of the pavilion
until a militant figure darkened the doorway, and
then found myself face 70 face with my colonel
little of the uddy color died out of ais heavy
face, but he gave other sign of perturbation -
he said, in calmly lnquiring voice, All PaTan,
you escaped after all2 You must have had
quite an adventure to have kept you away
long
And, sahib I found it most difficult to speak
at all, but think my eyes must have told part
of my story before speech came TO me, for
quite suddenly look of death came into the col
cnels face and his hand went up against his blue
lips. Yes, colonel, sahib,' / said at last, L
capped by hiding within stones throw of your
place of refuge and l everything that hap
pened as clearly you have just
told the sahiba what befell her friend, Walsing-
ham, sahib, on that dreadful day
1T was as If existence had crumbled beneath
the colonel's feet at appalling stroke, because
he realized then that all things end
to him. that nowhere and never could he hope to
escape the universal contempt that would follow
his name 20 the grave when his heinOus act should
become known. And there mis- adoring old
mother to go to her grave in shame-it evi-
dent that even in that terrible moment the strict-
en- son thought of the woman who would gladly
have laid down her life to spare him hours
pain. 1t was then that love raised Jean Arden
(Contnued page
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

Chamber frantically toward the architrave that
offered a precarious support for one person. Their
Iabored breathings bespoke great physical exer~
tion and their agitated downward glances told
of the supreme peril that lurked within the yellow
that stretched on all sides. hundred feet
to the right of the column the glistening
tassels shook and swayed TO the turbulent On-rush
of a huge body that powed its enraged way along
the scent of its foes, and the hot, still air car
ried sickening Odor Of fresh blood
my colonel waist-kigh to the coppice when
a clutch from his painting companion caused
between the delicate stone carvings to loosen and
drop, whereupon the colonel cried out in half
strangled voice, commanding Wasingham TO loose
his hold 1t won't hold BOTH he cried in
abject terror. Let go. Let go, do you hear?
"And although Walsingham heard, he did not
obey. for his grip frightened for the last desperate
effort required to hoist his wearied body to n
place of refuge which would perhaps have held
both men, though it looked very and fra
Suddenly nailed riding boot kicked Walsingham
blindingly between the eyes; his head went back
with a gasp are this rigid fingers opened widely
and then he fell to the ground with a sound that
was very terrible to hear. The man on the arcrit-
bowed his face in his hands and a ht OF
trembling seized him in expectation of what he
knew at hand. II very swiftly. There
the hoarse furious cough OF wounded IL
gress, the swish of a long body hurled through
the grass; a scream of human anguish a sput-
tering. rending snarng confusion. Then, silence,
like that of the grave.
Ell OW long crouched in my dim prison in a daze
"a Of terror and shame and weakness do not
KNOW, SahD. Wnen at idSL i cfept IOfth the clear.
keen eastern stars filed the silence with celestial
radiance. My first thought of my colonel, of
whom had grown deadly afraid because Of what
he had done, though perhaps / was hardly less
guilty in having fed for my own life while my
master in peril. Let it be remembered that
had young family in India dependent upon m,
earnings After all these years my heart has not
been entirely cleansed of shame because I made
no effort to save the man who is my master.
After little while crept toward the place where
had the wounded tigress feap and there
the great beast lay dead beside the whom
she had rent most horribly in her death throes.
AT first there appeared TO be life left in the
sahib, but could not find it in my heart to leave
MIN at the mercy OF the man who had flung him
to destruction, because 1t came TO that IT, by
any miracle, the wounded should survive his
dreadful plight his enemy would surely kill him
later to the dastardly act OF that day; SO
waited beside him hour after hour, with my
hand his heart. and by and by when the first
glimmer Of false dawn famed into the eastern
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

death by the terrible Bengal tiger. There was n
moment of fearful confusion during which most
OF the coonels paid following fed for their lives
every man has the god-given right to do It
must be remembered In their defense that only
three OF item had hrearms the rest were de-
fenseless
For myself dropped where I stood too faint
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

changed for the sick man, for he had not known
not even ON that last day when she had given
the colonel TO understand how II was with her
Instantly my sahib began to improve. His
hands mangled and painful that he could
not write q word of all that he hungered Co tell
the woman whom he had long loved in secret
and his wounds still too terrible to admit
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

or any bodily eXertiOn, 80 there
was no way left but to send mo
TO Jean Arden with message
from the dead. We had no
money between us and the way
was very long-almost twelve
hundred miles-but / started
off I'm good heart and was
helped many times by friendly
natives, so that IL went very
well with me until 1 reached
the end OF my long journey,
when fear began 20 take fresh
hold of me In expectation OF
what might befall through
the colonel's vengeance. Very
cautiously felt my way
by asking questions, and thus
/ soon discovered how it had
gone with the colonel when he
returned from Burmah with.
out Walsingham, whom he
said had been killed by
tiger, after brave fight,
People were all very sorry
for the colonel because OF
his dignifed grief over tho
tragic death OF his aide,
and 1t had gone extremely we'll
with him even i'm the Offices of
love, for he was to marry Jean
Arden-because her father. who
lay sick unto death, had made
that wish his last prayer. So
matters stood when 1 went in
search OF Jean Arden.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
LITERARY MAGAZINE

that the sahib still lived although there was
neither motion speech I'm him. Morning re-
vealed dim blurT of smoke against the Jungle
greenery which sign of human habitatiOn;
/ lifted the unconscious upon my shoulders
and carried him like n bag of lentils, until
reached hut, whose occupants gave me such well
come they could by gestures and plying looks.