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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
Thanksgiving Generally OBJ
served Here.
FOOTBALL WAS THE "KING'
Many Newport News People Go to
Norfolk and Richmond TO see
Games in Those Cties-H'"a'
Teams Are Welcomed.

Thanksgiving day was generally 3D.
served in Newport News yesterday y
Ii was typical Thanksgiving weather.
the sky being without a cloud and .
bracing wind blowing from the north
west
With the passing OF the storm
which swept this section Tue sday and
wednesday. the holiday spirit pre-
vaded the city and from early morn
ing untii late last night crowds were
on thes treets. In the afternoon, al
ter everybody had enjoyed turkey
cranberry sauce and other eooo
things. football became king mere.
Nearly everyone on the streets car
ried colors OF one or the other OF the
rival colleges that battled on the
Casino during the afternoon. Every
body seemed TO be in a good numor
and the day passed off without an
unpleasant incident to mar the c.tys
record for good cheer.
Many Leave City.
Besides the enthusiasts who re-
manned at home for the game here,
several hundred Newport News PEG
ple icurneyed over to Norfolk to see
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
Iege play in that city and to see John
Hughes and Winston Davis. the New
port News stars of " P. J.. help their
team on to victory.
Crowds also went to Richmond 10
see Randolph Macon and Richmond
College battle for the championship
of the Eastern intercollegiate Asso-
cation.
William and Mary and Hampton
Sidney, the opposing teams at the
Casino park. arrived here yesterday
morning and were met by large
crowd of their local admirers. the
Ham pden- Sidney team came over
from Norfolk on the steamer virginia
at 9:55 o'clock and Immediately pro-
cee ded to the PocahOntas Hotel
where IL made its headquarters.
w. & M. Crowd Arrives.
Accompauied by many students and
williamsburg rooters, the William
and Mary squad arrived at 10:So
O'Clock and was given rousing well
come. The team. students and young
lady "rootsrs" went 10 the Warwick
Hotel. the William and Mary head
quarters. From the time the team
arrived at the hotel until just a Few
minutes before the game began the
lobby and palm room were crowded
with people anxious to see the grid
iron warriors.
Both teams remained over in this
city last night and were the guests
of Manager Booker at the production
of THE Isle of Spice" last night a
the Academy of Music. They IL
return home this morning. Nearly
all of the William and Mary students
returned to Williamsburg yesterday
afternoon.
Last night crowds attended the
tbeater and moving picture shows
the latter places being packer
throughout the evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
NEGROES HAVE PISTOL
DUEL, NEITHER is HUR !
Esaw johnson and George Iinsley
Empty REVIEWERS at Each Other
in Rockets

George Tinsiey and Esay Johnson
both negroes, engaged in pistol due
on jefferson avenue near Twenty third
street yesterday afternoon about $50
O'Clock. each man emptying his pistol
at the other. AT first 1t was reported
that Johnson was killed and this later
was modified to a report that he was
shot twice in the arm. However, an
investigation showed that neither man
was injured.
The shooting caused a great deal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
The Red MIll' Coming Again.

The Red Mill" which was the
light musical hit of the season last
year, will come TO the Academy again
next Thursday night. This piece is
called musical comedy in two acls,
and the tact that IL is the product o.
Messrs. Blossom and Herbert is
enough to guarantee that ii is some
hing gocd.
The story has 10 DO with the eN-
ploits OF two rowing Americans who
are doing Europe Tor the first time.
In this years production Bert
Swor appears as Cen Kidder and
Franker Woods as Kid Conner. Others
IN the case are Otto Koerner. Alvin
Laughlin, Carl Hartberg. 5. w. Slott,
Harry II. McCiain, Cecil Summers
END Misses Agnes Major. Vernice
Martyr. Adeline Stern and Georgia
Harvey. A big chorus will include
the SIN little Dutch Riddles
Victor Herberts music always Is
FIRST class. and in The Red Mill' he
has written several particularly tune
iui airs.
The advance sale of seats for this
attraction begins at the box Office
Tuesday morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
Amerlcsnlzed and MuslcaIized.

"Mary's Lamb" which Richard
earle brings here ON next Monday
night has been success in three
countries. Originally IN Paris Il Was
played under the title OF Madame
Mongodin. an London II ran for sew
eral seasons as Mrs. Ponderbury's
rast.i
When Mr.. Carrie adapted the farce
and made il into a musical comedy he
re- christencd ;t "Mary's Lamb" the
hero beiug I.eander Lamb. the hen
pecked husband of Mary Miranda
Lamb. whence he is Marys Lamb.
In Americanizing the farce, Mr.. Carrie
mas added many lines and pokes OF
his own, as well as thirteen musical
numbers, all Cf which he composed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

Carrying cargo Of 4.Ss5 tons of
coal. the Norwegian steamer Aker.
Captain Hoppe, steamed from this
port yesterday for Havana. Cuba This
is the third cargo of coal sent to
Havana from Newport News this
week
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

The British steamer Foigate. which
arrived here "Wednesday from Monte
video for orders. steamed yesterday
for Savannah. Ca, where she win load
exports for European ports.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
Another player injured.
(Ry Associated Prossl.

Try Assoc'aied Piesst.
SHREVEPORT LA, NOV. "a
Herman Bonner fullback of local
football tenn. suffered a fractured
collar bone in a game here today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

selvcs. a. vel ss Tor AL the purpo-es ~
the toilet. bath. ami nnrsery. Cuiicura
and Cufictsra Re@olvent (50c.). or IN the
FORM a. chocolate coeied Pills CSC. pcr
vial o. Go). are soid throughout thu
vorl6. Guaranteed absolutely purs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
Steamer west Point Due.

The Furness- Witty line. West
Point is due 10 arrive ct tits Port
from England 20 load 10000 bushels
Of wheat here for a United Kingdom
port
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

OF excitement and a crowd soon gath
cred. The combaiants. however es'
caped in the crowd and have net
YET been captured. The cause of the
shooting could NOT be learned
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

o. GuSG, ec2l|~ ana
dsndrf. and ihe
stopping Il falling
hair, for softeninr,
Whitening. an q
soothing r@d. rough.
and sore hands. for
annoying ir1tafions.
and lucrative weak
nesses. and for many
-anafivc. snfiscptic
purposes which rad
ay suggest turm-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

HAVANA. Nov. z5-The Havana
baseball team today defeated the De-
troits 81 the American League by a
score o. Z 70 s.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

were about the only features OF The
show worth mentioning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
SHIPPING REPORT
Thursday. November rs. 1909.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Texas (Nor.) Pedersen n,
Christiania--to Furness, Witty 4
Company. Ltd. with passengers and
merchandise.
Steamer Port Inselis OBJ jamie
son, Pensacola-to Chesapeake 4
Ohio Coal Agency Company for
bunker ccal.
Steamer Queenswood (Br) Dean,
Baltimore-to Chesapeake & Ohio
Coal & Coke Company for bunker
cCal.
Schooner Lucy +. Friend, Chatfield
Plymouth-to White Oak Coal Com
pany in ballast.
Schooner Marcus l.. Tram, Blair.
Portland-to White Oak Coal Com
pany in ballast.
Cleared.
Steamer Aker tGer) Hoppe. iia-
vana-Berwind- White Coal Company
Steamer Folgate (BrD Lewis. Sa-
vannlh.
Steamer Queenswood iBr) Dean
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES K Ohio Coal
K Coke Company.
Steamer Port Inglis tBr) Jameson,
acknowledgements & Ohio Coal
Agency Company.
Sailed.
Steamers Aker (Ger.) Havana; Fol-
gate tBrp Savannah.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
MILLIONS
OF Women Use Cuticura
Soap and Ointment

For preserving. purifying. and beauti-
fyi7g the I'm. for CLEANSING the scalp
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26

Calendar for Today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-26
Sale

Steamers Aker (Ger) Havana; Fol-
gate tBr.l Savannah
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
An Interesting Clock

AT the Southern electrical and in
duStrial exposition held in Louisville.
Ky, very interesting clock was ex-
hibited. This clock Is different from
the ordinary timepiece in having no
hands. Minutes are indicated by means
or SO radial rows of lights, each con-
tanning SO electric globes. The hours
are indicated by shorter rows of col
cred lights. In place of the hands
two lines OF light sweep over the face
Of the dial. one indicating minutes and
the other hours. Each second an ii-
Elimination In an outer circle OF lights
moves forward one lamp. and when
an entire circuit has been completed
the row of minute lights is advanced
one interval The hour hand moves
at five minute intervals. The dial is
formed on the face Of huge pendu-
lum, which swings to and fro over an
arc of Is feet. The pendulum is 4S
feet long and it's weight, with the
5,485 lamps and 1900 connections re-
quired, is 5000 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
A Pet Monkey

Paris contemporary dealing with
the love Of great men for animals
gives an amusing account Of Chateau
BRAND and his monkey. When he
was engaged In preparing De Fon-
tane's works for the press, on return
ing one day ne was met by his monkey
'Ah, you rogue" said Chateaubriand,
your shamefaced look tells of mis-
chief" The monkey was chained UP,
but as things did not appear much dis
turbed Cuateaubriand thought no more
of the matter until it was time to re-
sumo work. De Fontanes manuscripts
were not to be found.
At last Chateaubriand looked into
the waste paper basket, and there
were the manuscripts. The monkey
had watched his master, and as he
had seen him fold a sheet of paper and
tear it into four so he had dealt with
De Fontanes' writings. With much
labor they were pieced together and
afterward published.
to see what else the monkey had done
His orders had disappeared from a
drawer which was always kept closed
The servants searched everywhere for
them, but they were not to be found
Nearly a week elapsed before they
were traced, and then a domestic no.
ticed that the monkey had suspended
them to the cornice in a quasi SYM
metrical, way
The monkey was given his congo.
and Chateaubriand replaced him by
cat, which was allowed place on his
masters writing table, and great was
the pleasure which he derived in play
ing with puss.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
Henlein and the Clock

Not long ago the town Of Nurem-
berg in Germany. together with the
society of German clock makers,
caused to be erected a monument TO
the memory OF one Peter Henlein. Four
hundred years ago Henlein substituted
springs for weights In clocks and thus
prepared the way for the watch. His
work also meant that clocks could be
made smaller. since length was no
longer required for the fall of the
weight. 1t is. probable that the first
spring was not coiled as at present,
but that ii consisted OF strip fast
ened at one end. with a string at the
other and pulled down and coiled
around the driving wheel. The spring
thus acted like the sapling In moose
trap. Its play was limited, and the
tifnepiece soon ran down.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
Lightning Holes

1t is generally known that lightning
striking the ground sometimes forms
tubes lined with fused minerals, but
comparatively few persons have ever
seen these phenomena. Lately. during
a thunder storm in Essex, England, a
ball of fire which semed TO cast darts
in all directions was seen to descend
from the clouds There was a crashing
explosion and afterward in an outfield
three distinct sets of holes, ranging
from nine inches down to one inch in
diameter. were found in the ground.
They were perfectly circular. diminish
ing in size as they went deeper, and
were cut through the yellow clay as
clean as auger holes
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
Flowers BY Post

Flowers that have been sent through
the post. especially carnations and
roses, should have the ends of the
stems shipped off and be then placed in
bowl of hot water and allowed to
stand in the dark for a few hours.
Even delicate flowers travel well If
the heads are carefully wrapped round
with tissue paper and the stalks pro-
tected with cotton wool They should
be packed as closely together as pos
sible. and the box lined with plenty
OF tissue paper.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
HAVE YOU SEEN ALONzO? HE is SHOWED UNDER WITH PRESENTS
Toy Airships

Toy flying machines are now made in
great variety as to styles and sizes
and range in price from 25 cents up to
$50, The lower priced toys of this
sort, says the New York Sun, are little
metallic airships which do not actually
fly but when driven by a propeller
wheel operated by clock work swing
out and describe a horizontal circle in
the air while suspended at the end of
a cord.
There are flying machines OF this
kind fashioned in imitation Of the Yep
pelin airship In various sizes up to
a length of 8 or 10 inches. There are
also clockwork, bird shaped flying ma
chimes with wings spreading s or 10
inches, and with the propeller wheel
placed In front, that sell for so cents
and 75 cents.
The most striking of the clockwork
flying machines that are worked swing
around suspended. is modelled after the
Wright machine, with it's planes about
a foot in width: 1t sells for Sc.
The machine that sells for $50 will
actually fly. 1t weighs five pounds
It's length is feet inches and it's
spread of wings or planes from tip to
tip is feet inches. 1t has frame
of wood supported on the regulation
roller wheels. three in number, on
which it rolls arong the ground prepar-
atory to starting on its fight. 1t has
four wings, placed horizontally and
all In the same plane, two on each side,
one back of the other, and 1t has
regulation propeller OF wood with two
narrow blades, the wheel being about
20 inches in diameter.
Power for this machine is supplied
by stout thick piece of rubber which
extends from the extreme front end of
the machines frame along its top to
the wheel at the back, and which is
free. except at the extreme ends. To
get the power to move this machine
the rubber strip is twisted by means
OF the propeller wheel used as a crank.
Thus, when the propeller is released
the rubber uncoils itself along it's
length, communicating power to the
propeller. This flying machine will fly
two blocks.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
Goat Runs Away in Golden Gate
Park

Little Miss Virginia Hazelton,
younger junior tourist from Chicago,
was rescued from thrilling runaway
in Golden Gate Park last Sunday by
Mounted Policeman Thomas Daily.
1t is true the runaway was only
Pluto one of the goats that hauls
little travellers about on sightseeing
tours at the park and he was not
running over fast but he was COM
pletely beyond the control OF the child
driver and she was as greatly ter
rorized as though she had been sitting
behind fractions horse, and when she
realized that she was safe she threw
her chubby baby arms about the neck
of the big policeman and smothered
his face with kisses and told him that
he was just the bravest man"
DAILY made no report of the incident
to his superior officer, but he says he
would not trade those baby kisses and
the words of thanks given him by the
baby girl for the biggest gold medal
ever given a police hero.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
Remains of Indian Feasts

A biological expedition from Amherst
college has been examining the numer-
Gus prehistoric shell heaps on the
Maine coast Some of these heaps
are thought to be 1000 years old. IL
seems that they are the remains of
great feasts held by the Indians, or
by some other race. Mingled with
the shells OF clans and oysters are
the bones of deer. of bears, OF. turkeys
and of the same kinds of fish now
found along the Maine shores. Near by
there are the remains OF the fires in
which the food was probably cooked.
So large are some of the heaps of
shells and bones that it seems as
though thousands of people must have
partaken of the banquet Evidently
the Indians used TO have good times at
their feasts before the white men came.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
The Great Aux

An egg OF the great aux was sold in
London lately for $1.575, the highest
price ever paid for an egg. This one
was not fresh either, being more than
70 years old.
There will never be any more auks'
eggs, for the birds have been extinct
more than half a century. The last of
them were seen I'm 1914 on a small
island OFF the coast OF Newfoundland.
The great aux was abundant along
The coast OF North America from the
arctic circle to Massachusetts bay when
the first white men came; but because
il could net fly, nor run fast, II be-
came an easy victim and had to perish.
II was a web footed marine bird some
what resembling a duck, but very
much larger The body was sometimes
three feet long, making the bird almost
as large as an ostrich.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
Wireless in the Ice Fl0es

A complete test of wireless telegra-
ply in tropical and arctic seas is about
to be made. The scout cruisers Salem
and Birmingham, equipped with the
most elaborate wireless outfit ever
placed aboard an American war ves-
sci. have been detailed for that pur-
pose. The Salem sailed from Charles
town navy yard on the 9Th of December
for a cruise through tropical seas and
arctic ice foes. and the Birmingham is
expected to follow soon The tests
months.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
To Study Radium

A "Radium Institute" has been
formed in New York by prominent sci
entists and physicians. Wealthy New
Workers have promised money support.
This will be needed, for radium Is very
expensive. In connection with a New
York hospital the institute will use
radium TO cure certain diseases, and In
connection with Columbia university
II hopes to establish laboratory in
which to experiment with this wonder
ful substance
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
Cotton in California

Cotton is being grown in the Impe-
rial valley, ana II is confidently pre-
dicted that this industry will soon rank
among the most important resources OF
California Cotton is also promised as
an export from Hawaii, one of the eight
Islands OF the Hawaiian group now
being given up entirely TO the crop.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

scaut one and three-quarters lengths He had
ms nerve with him. too. and had cooked up
some cock and bull story 10 account for his ex-
traordlnary manner Of approach. and had hired
the rauChman and his two sons u dig out Of the
great SNOWFALL every last thing that 1t had at
tached TO itself IN its passage through our camp
In less than hour he had all my valuable col
lection of skins and specimens packed IN the
r4nchmans S sleigh and was driving rapidly
away with them behind the only team IN the
valley t. the nearest railroad station, ttty-slX
miles distant
Pursuit was out of the question, and per
haps iuadvisable. 1t would be three days Job
to get our pack animals down from the noun
tam. and besides the man had lett ii note Tor me,
in case we called. which discouraged any efforts
% regain my belongings. 1t was addressed 10
me-Ill my chattels were plainly marked with
my name and in 1t the writer SlrCaStlCaIly
thanked sgd and me for our courteous treat
1nent of q total stranger and regretted his ina
bilty L. take home with hIm the snowfall We
had playfullv thrown at hun, which had lei hlIn
10 rnisc1nstrue our motives until he had dIscov-
cred the interesting GIFT that II bore from us
He hoped we would not be offended at his leav-
ing behind our duttie, arms grub bags, and the
rest of our outfit. for which he would have no
use as he WAS sailing immediately tor England
but they might come IN handy for Us. IN case We
contemplated another hunting trip IN that re-
giOn next season He concluded by begging the
man who had taken hlm o see the bear to &C
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
By a. l. Hedges


earth. With our entire solar syS-
TEN II Is being hurled through space at the
rate of five hundred Mules a minute and at the
same time Is rotating about the sun at the rate
of seventeen miles minute An interesting
thing takes place on account OF these TWO mo
tiOnS. When a person rs on that side of the
earth which Is rotating IN the direction OF its
path through space, he Is travelling with the
sum of these two speeds or hve hundred ana
seventeen miles minute and when the earth
turns through half Il revolution and the person
IS going backward from the earth path. he Is
travelling only the difference of the two, or tour
hundred and eighty three miles "a minute
Therefore, the velocity with which one moves
through space varies thIrty-tOur miles minute
in the course of twelve hours
\ great many interesting experiments could
be made from "a psychological viewpoint as 20
the effect of this variation on the mnd ana
activity of human beings As lar as We know
from everyday experience. the faster We go the
less capable we are to think and act freely. For
instance when one goes up IN fast elevator,
the inertia OF the different parts Of the body
makes them desire TO remain where they are, ana
they consequently exert pressure on the sur
rounding soft parts This causes an unpleasant
sensation and, by detracting our attention, does
not allow OF concentrated thought. This must
be bout what occurs in our path through space.
albeit somewhat Modified because a difference
of thirtv-fOur in five hundred Is not SO much as
Is found in the ordinary elevator.
From this reasoning. then, we should have to
consider that the mind of man was most free to
work when changing speed equally or where the
change was slightest The variation Is greatest
at the equator, and decreases toward the poles.
The greatest speed is at midday; the least at
midnight. Who knows but these things may
account for the activity and sharpness Of the
Yankee and the conservatism OF the South
ernerl
Another peculiarly OF the earth Is the pre-
cession of the axis. The toy gvroscope the
street hawker sells for a quarter illustrates tins
very nicely. Place it on pencil point and It
goes round that as axis. But now hang a
small weight on the other end Though II goes
round as before, u jerlly motion of the axis IS
seen. This Is what Is called procession The
weight hung on the other end IN the earth S case
is the moon. speaking scientifically; tor the
moon and the earth act as If they were joined
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

As everyone knows the earth Is q nnge iii. <
net Whether 1t is q natural magnet 1- an
electroragnet has been the subject ot "-'ch
discussiorll Ii Is commonly held now tn. 10 IS
the hitter To bc the latter. 1t must ..e IN
electric current or currents running and II
from east to west These are suppose. % ne
generated bv the suns light and lnriug- ei ey
the motion Of the earth
Things on the equator are farther from the
center of the earth than at other pla,rr son
srducntIv they weigh less. Also. as the earth
m the equator rotateS faster than at the q'les,
this motion VIII tend 70 throw thIu-s Ht anu
will consequently make the weight St-- less "
has been found that "a person weighing 's'' nun
dred and eighty-nIne pounds at the I''s
weighs only two hundred and eIghtF rSHl az
the equator. II the earth turned ouey III -l'
hour and a half, bodies would weigh nothing -
the equator, and If It turned "a Ettle .i'l11ts ~
everything would be thrown of INTO space -
course the cause Of all this Is centrifugal % I3roS
As Is commonly known. the MlSslSstppi ~ ~
flows up hill-that Is, away from the eeH'ol -
the earth-for this very reason. The same - tif
nomeuon can be seen by rotating BUCKET -. -
full of water The water VIII rise up Oh ''@
sides If the bucket