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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
DEATH OF RICHARD GOLDEN.

The death OF Richard Golden in New
York Tuesday marked the passing
from the stage OF life CT another OF
those theatrical favorites who were
in their prime just when the younger
generation of today began to take
notice of plays and players. Richard
Golden played many parts in his time
ana gave many thousands of people
hours of ANUS ment His greatest
work was In the character of "Old led
Prouty."
The mention of Mr.. Go,den's name
recalls a ludicious incident which &C.
CURED here some years ago. The
famous cid comedian was being star
red at the time at the head OF saw
ages "Kink Dcdo" company. After
the performance at the Academy OIL
Music. the star telephone for a ca
rage and spent several hours driving
about the city. That was before the
1870 ordinance went into effect, and
when Mr.. Golden returned TO his hotei
he was ready to retire without cere-
mony And retire he did. leaving the
carriage and its sleepy driver a. the
side door of the hosiery. The driver
stood his ground until daylight; then
be reported to the stable and the
liveryman went for the constable. The
constable then. as now. was I. w
Mugler. the Democratic nominee ior
city sergeant. When the King Dodo
star awakened, he found Mr. MugicrI
sitting calmly on his trunk. waiting
to serve a warrant. Mr.. Golden FORTH
with settled the carriage bill and the
costs and parted on the best OF terms
with the officer He never came mere
again. but that was because he never
again played ever the Southern cir
cult,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

A cat may look at a King. but the
average man would rather look at
four aces any time.
Some men are honest because they
are poor. and some others are poor
because they are honest
The average woman will forgive
man almost anything except his hay-
ing let her make q fool Of him.
A man knows just what he would
do in case of an emergency-so long
as the emergency fails to show up
Many man who thinks he is en-
bracing an opportunity discovers
later he was merely hugging a de
lusicn.-~hicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point
CLYDE LINER Drifting
HELPlESSLY AT SEA
Vessels Tail Shaft Breaks and Strong
Wind Is Carrying Her Shore
ward--Passengers Aboard.
(By Associated Press).


BEAUFORT. N. C., Aug. 1.-THE
steamship Arapahoe. Of the Clyde Line
for Jacksonville and Savannah from
New York, broke her tail shaft this
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock and re-
ported by wireless message received
at this station at 4:30 o'clock that
she was drifting helplessly.
The ship. at the time that she flash
ed her &c. q. d." was q miles south
west Of Diamond Shoals lightship.
The wind is strong from the north
east and is blowing the ship in shore.
She Is heavily loaded and has quite
a number OF passengers On board.
The revenue cutter at Wilmington,
N. c., and Norfolk have been notified
as have tug beats along the coast.
and many of them are now speeding
out to sea to find the disabled ship
and render aid. II is expected that
some of them will surely reach the
vessel before morning.
Despite the strong northeast wind
the sea is moderate.
II is believed that as soon as the
Arapahoe comes in sounding the mas
ter will anchor.
Seafarers here are reassuring in
their view regarding the ship and feel
that she is in no grave danger. They
are confident that she will have tow
by daylight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12

cratic congressman for anything they
did or did not do in a Democratic
primary campaign.
The First district, OF which New
port News Is an important part, In
all probability will get a Republican
census supervisor. And the first dis
trict is not protesting. II has been an
ncunced that these appointments are
to be divided equally among Repub-
leans and Democrats In Virginia. and
II the President sees fit TO name a
Democrat in the First district. the
Democrats OF the district will be duly
appreciative. On the other hand,
local Democrats do not forget that a
Republican president is making the
and as the First dis
trict Is still returning full sized Demo
cratic majorities. it's Democrats are
not expecting many jobs from Wash
ington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
Drill Of the svffrasettes.

The suffragette forlorn hope. com
posed exclusively Of maiden ladies'
was being drilled In the great hall OF
the suffragette barracks.
At one end Of the room 4 dummy
figure. representing a London bob
by was suspended from the ceiling
to within a foot OF the floor by stout
rope. On this fake policeman the
mistress Of the barracks had been d.
recting beth the individual and mass
ed assaults of her pupils. Now she
held up her hand
The gold medal she ANNOUNCED,
'gocs to the Hon. Armanits Chumlcy,
who has slapped the policeman twice,
Knocked 81 his helmet thrice. bitten
him once. and kicked him no end Of
times. Step TO the front. Araminta-
Cleveland Pain Dealer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
FIRST DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
NOT EXPECTING MUCH.

Mr.. Alvsh II. Martin. the Republi-
can chief who holds the best Office
within the gift OF the voters of Demo-
cratic Norfolk county. was in Wash
ingtcn yesterday looking after the ap-
pointment Of director Of the census
fcr the Second congressional district.
according 10 dispatch from the capt
tai. The same dispatch SAYS tia; Re
representatives. Lassiter. Glass. Hay.
Cariin and Flood arc 10 be allowed
C. name the census supervisors IN
their districts. while Representatives
scncs. Maynard. Lamb and Saunders
viii see Republicans appointed for
thcir districts.
The correspondent Of the Richmond
Evening Journal. 10 which paper the
dispatch referred 10 was sent. inti-
mates thar the fact that Mcssrs.
Jones. Maynard. Lamb and Saunders
supported Hon Harry 81 George
Tucker IN the recent gubernatorial
campaign. b responsible Tor their
silminaticn In The matter Of distr.but.
fne the census patronage. This seems
% bc = rather far fetched conclusion
u Is generally believed that the vir
gina Republicans preferred 20 So
Jrdzc Mann nominated Tor goserao'
~ tAe Drnocratic party. bciievius
frai he ueuld not BE- abic 10 pen M
r<r'y's vote solssly. BOT u 10 hardlJ
81 s>his hal the Republican lezd-u
are rczsrding CT -pcaziizingr Demo
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
THE LANGUAGE OF THE GAME.

HE anhled to the Acne sack"
The pestie wielder soon was whined.
"Tmps waved the orator way back.
"A Wilbur Wright the batter oined.
It's here again. o brothers all
The pleasing language Of baseball
He leaned against the hurier's slant"
The catcher pcrsed him By two feet;
"Of bingies we were somewhat scant.
Such spitbaE serves were hard 70
beat
Beside 70 classic tongues seem tame
The language % the glorious game
He vhanE-d the shy. elusive piil.
The garden guardian spared the
sphere
The bieachcriteS yelled: on. you BiiiI "
Red Casey was the caanoreer.
No doubt II it-spring has the noor-
when baseball talk has bloomcd once
more.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
HARD LINES.
cult,

NV throat is hurtin' awfuii hard =
An both my eyes ia wet,
N Annie's out in our back yard
Awahin' for me yet,
But / JUS almost have to cry;
She's mean as she can be,
M | don't know the reason why
She won't stick up for me.
I never care what snc may do,
l allus say she's right.
N I'm jus bound to see her through
Though | may have 10 fight.
| a'lus say her doll is best;
N say it's ugl;er than the rest,
| allus make 'em quit.
I'm allus stickin' up for her
NJ help her do her sums
N comb n brush her pussy's fur
NJ help her sweep the crumbs.
But when have an awful fuss
She's mean as she can be
" never fights for bott II us
" won't stick up for me.
Chicago News
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
A SKY HoUsEeoAT WANTED

Build me a houseboat, please,
To sail in the upper air;
In the skies I could take my ease
There would be no neighbors there.
Build me a houseboat, pray.
That will float on the others blue;
would go where there's naught to
pay
Where no weekly bills come due.
could sit at my humble door
And gaze on the vast expanse;
There would be no sounds galore,
No sights that would vex my
glance.
There would be no pianos strum.
No monograph loud and shrill:
And the beggar would never come
To stand on my lonely sill.
could drop to the earth by night
And fill up my larder quick,
Then rapidly take my flight
Where the cloudbanks are piling
thick.
s.s .
Build me housebcat. do!
would dwell in the realm on high.
This planet may do for you
But for quiet and peace I sigh.
New York Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PILGRIMS
vislI 70 MRS. EDDY.

In special dispatch from Chicago
to The Washington Post II Is stated
that George Shaw Cook. Christian
Scientists who. with d number OF 9TH
ers. recently went to Boston to Visit
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, reported
finding Mrs. Eddy in excellent health
both mentally and physically. Mr..
Cooke is reported as saying, If some
Of the people who say that Mrs. Ed
dy is sickly and worn out could only
see the splendid state OF health she
Is in and the manner in which she
carries herself when she walks. they
would soon be convinced of their fol-
iy. Mrs Eddy is not only In good
health and spirits, but is the acting
and actual head of the Christian
Science church"
Then the dispatch goes on to say
that, while in Boston for the meet
Ing az the committeeman from the
United states and Canada. Mr.. Cooke.
with the rest OF the party. was invited
cut to see the home OF Mrs, Eddy in
brooklyn, a suburb Of Boston. After
the party had been on the grounds
seme time. word was brough. them
thai Mrs. Eddy would receive them
Then, says the dispatch. the guests
mere marshalled on the front lawn;
Mrs. Eddy appeared st an upstairs
window. bowling and waving her hand.
and, after answering the signals the
psrty returned to the house. There
refreshments were served. and note
was received from Mrs. Eddy telling
OF her pleasure at seeing them, and
explaining that there were too many
in the party TO meet all personally.
Mr.. Cooke. who gave the Interview
eaying he found" Mrs. Eddy in ex-
cellert health, both mentally and
physically. was member of this par
II. He saw n figure at an upstairs
window bowling and waving. and got
nc nearer the head of his sect. and
yet he returns to tell the public about
Mrs. Eddy's splendid state Of health"
and ethe way she carries herself
vheE she walks"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
KILLED BY C. G. o. TRAIN.
Man Supposed to Have Been John ~.
THOMPSON the Victim.

RICHMOND. VA. Aug. ia white
man, about fifty years old, and sup
posed TO be John II. Thompson, was
struck by rapidly moving passenger
train of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway shortly after o'clock this
morning. and/later died of his injur-
les at the City Hospital. whittier he
was taken fer treatment.
The accident occurred about n
quarter Of a mile beyond the Old
Pumphouse. AS the cowcatcher OF
the engine struck its victim the i'm
pact threw the bodv distance OF
twenty feet THOMPSON was picked
up, bleeding and unconscious. by
members of the train crew and put
on the train coming to Richmond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
seotrs aebeees a Philadelphia Girl.

Seott's 7ebeecs a Philadelphia Girl.
That book ought to have peculiar
interest for philadelphia people" said
a bookseller at a wcIl-known second
hand bookstore TO a prospective Gus.
toner who idly thumbed a copy OF
SCOTS Tvsnhoe'
-One Of the characters in that book.
Rebccca.- nc continued. was drawn
by Sir Walter Scott about a young
Philadelphia girl Miss Rcbccoa Graft.
remember her myself lived near
her when was a boy. and well re
member the kind. unprctcniious work
she DID among the poor. There must
be number Of people who. like me,
have seen and talked with Miss Gratz
for 50 years ago there wasn't a school
teacher anywhere withp a radius Of
20 niles who did not know that .
description o: Miss Graft by Irvins
inspired the 'Rcbcrca' 81 Sir Waiter
Scott But I dsrcsay few local read
crs a. Jvsnhoc' today know H.
Philadelphia Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
REFLECTIONS Of \ BACHELOR

4 dun blade makes the uKiicsi cut.
and a slow HE the sicklicss fun.
n a man can't sing very much
differently from the way a dos barks.
he viii Insist on joining in the chorus.
The reason giri can marry a man
too cid Tor her d she could Jus, as
easily marry one too young for her.
A womsns idea Of q waitress IN,
couidnr spare Is one Who sets her Al
The Eossip about the nciEhbors from
their ecrsants.--Ncw York Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
Some Eztiro.

An Icelandic legend relates that
upon one occasion Thor ate without
any assistance. save that OF being
provided with the rations. eight
salmon. G fuIi-grovn or q large
quantity o; sveetmeats and three nr-
kins Of sparkling mead" No wonder
he was q husky god and vas a hne
hand with a hammer. The bold men
OF the north strove 20 emulate Thor's
proves a. trencherman at every
feast they had. sometimes with aston
ishing success. Those we're indeed
brave days. before Indigestion had
cone 70 ver the world and centuries
before man ever dreamed that he bad
an appendix.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
At PRICES THAT WILL MAKE
YOUR HEART GLAD

YOUR HEART GLAD
II you are a connoisseur IN sparkling
or still wines, brandies. runs. whis-
kies. Our stock or wines is OF the
best vintage, and our WHISTLES pure,
smooth and Of exquisite flavor. We
can stock your sideboard with goods
that you can offer to the most delicate
nalara
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
Sleepy Grass of New Mexico.


While making q trip through the
southwestern part of New Mexico
Herbert w. Wolcou, of Alamogordo,
n. Mexico, found a grass from which
he believes a narcotic may be alb
stracted which will take the place OF
those known tic medicine.
The grass is known as sleepy
grass to the natives of New Mexico
near the Apache reservation said
Mr.. wolcctt. Cattle and horses will
eat it the first time they see 1t. II
makes them fall TO the ground in their
tracks and lie in a state OF coma foI
two days. When they wake up they
have no Ill effects from the opiate.
But they will never eat it again; in
fact. they viii run away IL 1t is Of
fered to them.
This sleepy grass is not to be
confused with the loco weed. The
grass is a real grass. not unlike the
Kentucky blue grass in appearance
The loco weed Is a plant and bears
a flower. Horses and cattle become
loco fends and are worthless after
tasting the deadly stun. kansas
City Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
TRANSPORTATION GUIDE.
OLD DOMINION Ii N {

Il
| ~ FOR NEW YORK
| k0@ From "ompany's Wharf
FsasA Norfolk, foot of Church
street every week dsS
TX at 700 P. NJ.
| FARE-First-class, one way, $S.Uo'
Round trip, limit thirty days, sl4O0-
| meals and berth In stateroom IN
| cluded.
Steerage, without subsistence. $500
TICKETS on sale at C. & o Rail-
way Ticket ONCE.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier "a" $50 every evening
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
PANY, James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
| ings. Steamer Pocahontas leaves
Newport News, Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays as S:15 a. m. Leave
Newport News Monday, Wednesda.
and Friday at p. m, for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton win leave Pier
"a" daily except Sunday at 300 a. m.
going to Norfolk, and at 4:30 p
m. going to Smithfeld. Steamer "Ac'
comac" will leave Pier "A" daily ex
cept Sunday at 3 a. m, going to
smithfleld and 3 p, m. going to Nor
folk.
All business between New YORK
and NEWPORT News transacted at pier
No 6.
All business between Newport
News. Norfolk, Smithfeld and local
points transacted az Pier "a" loot OF
Twenty-ifth st. ", n. lkNDON
Agent
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-28
News Of Scandinavia
Principal Happenings Of the Week
in the Scandinavian Countries.

In northern Sweden regular winter
weather set In during the first days
of October.
Leading citizens, of Landskrona,
have commenced to raise money for
an exposition in that city in 1918.
King Gustaf has been hunting rab-
pits on the island of Hveen, but the
result is not known at this writing.
About 200 men are at work in the
harbor at Malmo, and a dredge is re-
moving dirt at the rate of more than
l,O00 cubic yards day.
Arbetet, Socialist paper in Malmo,
characterizes as parasites" of society,
all middlemen, such as agents, whole
sale dealers, retail dealers, hucksters,
and other small traders. The great
strike, says the paper, proved all Of
these to be the workingmen's enemies,
and for that reason they must be
made to disappear as a class. This
can be accomplished by means of CO.
operation among the workingmen
In Drothem parish, short distance
south of Soderkoping, paved street
was struck by some men who were
digging a ditch At depth of one to
two feet there was layer of gravel
resting on clay bottom On top of
the gravel was a layer of stone, and
this completed the pavement. The
work had been carefully done. The
street had been about twelve feet
wide, and has been traced for a dis
lance of three hundred feet.
Rev. K. F. Spak, of Tillinge, who is
known as Socialist, made test SER
mon in st. Katarina church in Stock
holms taking as his text, Jesus and
the Small Ones" The sermon has
been widely commented upon, because
1t was so strikingly up-to-date. Refer
ring TO the recent strike, Rev. Spak
said: when $4,000 workingmen who
| had no higher wish than to get a
| chance to work, were thrown out, what
do you suppose the rich and mighty
said? Do you suppose they asked:
What does the gospel say? No, they
asked, What does the Stockholm Dag.
plad say, and what is expedient?
How much have those who are in
power asked for justice, and where
have we had the upper classes in
Sweden during this struggle? How
could you sleep sweetly in the night
when you knew that $4,000 working
men with their wives and children
| had been made breadless, and all OF
this for the sake of the whims OF
those in power, and for the sake OF
profit? | ask in the blessed name OF
Jesus Christ, in Gods name, Where
were your"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-28
SWEDEN.

The crops have been badly damaged
by rain in southern Sweden, and some
Of the spring grain may be fit only for
fodder.
It is stated in some newspapers that
Prince Eugen has bought flying ma
chine, and that French aviator is
going to teach him to fly.
Count Raoul Hamilton was con
vinced by the great strike, he says
that Sweden needs a liberal party for
running the country ably and safely
He was pleased with the prohibition
of the liquor traffic during the strike
But he censures the strikers fol-
breaking their agreements With theil
employers.
A family named Kjellberg celebrat
ed peculiar jubilee In Gothenburg /;
| few days ago. There are four broth
ers and six sisters, and their combined
age was exactly five hundred years
The combined ages of themselves ant
their wives and husbands aggregated
a thousand years in 1908.
It was stated in former issue tina
a farmer named Ericsson, proprieto
OF the Farsund estate. III Ringarun
parish, found gold bars worth thou
!, sands of dollars in an old cellar. TIL
supposed gold was finally found to b
only brass.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-28
NORWAY.

Claus Anderson's expedition re-
turned from Spitzbergen Oct. 8. There
were six men, and their field of opera
tons was King Karrs Land. No ship
could reach that island last summer.
on account of ice, and as the provi-
sions would not last another wear
they started Sept g. for Advent Bay.
on the west coast of Spitzbergen The
distance to the nearest point of land
was ninety miles, and there was
open water for about twenty miles.
This meant that they had to drag the,.
huge boat with the complete equip
ment, across rough ice fields for a
distance of seventy miles. The load
became so heavy that one article after
another was thrown away, and finally
even the underwear had to 60. It
took six days to make this trip. Dur
ing the last twenty-four hours they
were soaked by rain and sleet. When
they reached land all of them went
to sleep. Fortunately they found some
driftwood, so they could build fire.
Their only food at this place was seal
flesh. blubber, and black coffee. Twen-
ty miles farther west they found an
old house full Of snow. They took a
rest Of two days at this place. They
next crossed the country to Storftord,
which was open. 1t was now an easy
matter to sail to Agent Bay, on the
other side of the ford. Here they
left their boat, which they had dragged
for a distance Of 1876 miles. Again
they took days rest and killed some
reindeer, the skins Of which they made
into sleeping bags. They continued
their journey across the amountains
to Sassen Bay, on the west coast OF
Spitzbergen. This took several DAYS
BY this time they were exhausted, and
they left everything except one ration
of venison for each man. Finally they
arrived at Advent Bay, where IN,
1 Waterman OF the English coal com
pany cared for them as best he could
They came just in time to embark on
the William Munroe, the steamer Of
the American coal company. which
took them to Tromso.
Commander Peary's latest ACCUSE
ton does not shake my confidence il
Dr. Cook" said Captain Otto Syer
drup. THE examination or the Els
kimos simply shows that they obeyee
DR.. Cooks order not to ten anything
l am astonished that Peary does mo-
put up himself for examination. 81
far as know, none Of his companion,
understands the Eskimo language vel
enough to examine the natives,
What about Mount MCKINLEY? =
asked the correspondent.
well. my dear sir Has the reply
. "you can get much tor money ant
especially Of such testImony."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-28
Work Of Practical Joker.

The Corriere of Rome. which pub
lished some time ago copy of a
document said to have been found In
the library at Bergamo containing an
account Of IAN airship voyage across
the English channel in 1851" Is re-
ceiying much attention at the hands
of investigators. In the TribHne's no
tice OF this alleged achievement, IN
which monk named Grimaldi. of CT
vita vecchia, was the chief actor, II
was stated that there was nothing In
the Italian papers article to indicate
that 1t was not written in good faith
Now" writes an Englishman from
Rome, the records of Civita vecchia
are being searched in vain for a Gri
maldi and the papers of England for a
story Of the flight. The document may
be in the library, but who was the
practical Joker who placed 1t there?
New York Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-28
PLANNING QJEER FARM
Mrs. George CORVALLIS West, Former
British Society Leader, Will
Raise Frogs.

London. - Mrs. George CORVALLIS
West, formerly Lady Randolph
Churchill and mother of Winston
Spencer Churchill, is reported to be
planning new shock for British arts
'ocracy. This beautiful, talented
American woman, whose ambition and
abill,v made her first husband one OF
who, as widow, married ma, ABOUT
the age of her son, accorc - ~ .he
latest reIc ~ = &. raise bull.