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Arizona republican., 1909-03-15
Dress Hints for
 Men.

vAA ANY of the windows are now mak- Hving display of fancy vaisteoats- LFlannel ones. very light in color. or white ones. worn with dark clothes. are very smart. Others seen are dark in color and of heavily ribbed velvet.
 waistcoat for wear with the dinner jacket, that seems to be much in vogue. Is of cloth of silver; with 1t are worn chased silver buttons and studs.
 Anent the questions of neckties may be mentioned the pastel toned srarfs in heavy winter silks Of light color-pink. tan and yellow-they are at their best when worn with a white waistcoat. number of knitted ones in saltaud pepper patterns are also being shown.
 The latest wrinkle in moderate prfced socks Is said to be one made of silk over lisle In many coiors. auc elaborate in appearance. they are still much less eNrensive than the all silk ones. Many of the less costly lines are now offering hose and scarfs to match-a combination that generally pleuseS.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-15
THE CRAZE FOR JET.

r HE craze for jet Is shown not only fin the millinery on exhibition. but in the
 jewelry ip the store windows. The let shown is not intended for wear with mourning. but for decoration whether the toilet be black or colored. Some of the pieces are very beautiful. A row of disks attached 10 a wire seems to be the favorite 10 the jcwelry line. and this can be carried out in hligree or solid jet dots.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-15

last week after the morning rrccss she heard an awful rncket in the cioakruo1l- Sailing Into the thick of the fray. she discovered the Cherub Tn real rough and tumble fight with the schools Bad Boy. She separated them in A Jiny and sent them to their respective seats. Wig orOus questioning disclosed the fact that the Cherub had had a bag of peanuts which the Bad Boy Insisted on taking away from him Hence the scrap.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-15

Every day women are becoming more ensible in their footwear aud that means
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
-Four New Oreadnoughts and Twenty
Torpedo Boat OestroyeFs.
ALSO MILLIONS FOR SUBMARINES
Admiralty Asks Authority to Lay
Down Four More Armored Vessels,
in Addition to Above. Should II be
Found Necessary.
(By Associated PresS.)

LONDON, March l2.-The eagerly
awaited British naval estimates
about which there has been so mu"n
controversy inside and outside OF 'he
cabinet, were issued this evening
A compromise won the day. for the
estimates 'provide for a total expeh
diture Of $l75.7i3,500. am increase OF
sl4.l16,OOO over the estimates o'
l90S-09
The new building program provides
TO. four Ereainoughts. six protected
cruisers. twenty torpedo boat-destroy
ers and number of submarines, 'he
latter TO cost s. 900.
The firstVord OF the admiralty ADDS
that in addition to the foregoing pro
gram. the government may in the
course of the fiscal year find it nece&
sary to make preparations foc the
rand construction of four more large
armOrcd ships to be commenced IN
April 1910.
Tie government therefore asks
parliament fc- powers 10 enable them
to he prepared TO lay down on April
l. 1910 additional ships which can be
com "lered in March 1912.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13

Those big photos Of Chcycn's ar"
q better bargain today than ever. and
he is making a stack 81 fh"m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
w. c. T. U. NOTES.
Interesting Temperance Meeting al
the Home Thursday Night.

The Home chapel was tined on
Thursday evening with Veterans and
a number of visitors. called together
for the purpose of reorganizing the
Auxiliary to the w. G. T. U. About
a dozen members of the Loyal Tenn
perance' Legion. of Newport News and
a number from Hampton. headed by
Mrs. Mollie Guthrie. were present.
After the regular opening exercises
by the temperance organization. the
Veterans. by unanimous vote. de-
cided for affiliatiOn with the w. c. T.
u, and an arrangement will he made
by which it is hoped that strong
organization will be established The
.youEg folk delighted the Veterans
with an excellent entertainment OF
song and reci:ations for over an hour.
and they showed their appreciation
bv liberal contribution and hearty
invitation TO come again. Miss Hat
tie Marshall. of Phoebus. and Miss
Davis of Newport News, presided at
the organ. committee composed
OF Chaplain J. NJ. Neifert and the Off
GERS Of the w. c. T. U. will no DOUBT
have a constitution drafted by the
next meeting. SO that the organization
will soon be fully underway. and
doing a good work among the men.
who seem enthusiastic in the work
and are ably seconded by their chap
lain. Due notice of the next meeting
will be given when it is hoped that
a large number of those outside. who
are Interested in the movement. will
encourage the members by their
presence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
WARREN HALLS FUNERAL
Many Friends Sent Beautiful Flora
Tributes and Odd Fellows Were
Present.

The First Methodist church was
crowded 20 the doors yesterday after
noon with friends of the late Mr.. War
rem Hall who came 70 pay Their last
tribute of respect 20 one OF Hamp' ,
most hOnOred old residents. IN"
services were in charge of Rev. G,
W. Wray. who was assisted by Rev.
J. Sidney Peters. of Manchesie". Va
Rev. J. w. Stiff. Of Eastern Shore,
anu Rev. w. P. Wright. Of Central
Methodist church. The services were
simple though extremely touching
The members II GreDle Lodge. No
1877. l. O. o. F., Of which Mf'. Hall
had long been a member. were pres,
ent in body The flcral tributes
tsen; in by friends were many and
beautiful The in1erment Was in
Oakland cemetery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
BARNES FUNERAL MONDAY.
Burial Of the Negro Councilman T.
&c Attended BY ot5eiaIs.

The funeral Of Norfeet Barnes. tht
colored member Of the PhOebus cum
Gil. who dropped dead in his salon
after attending ball Thursday night
will be held Monday morning at u
o'clock. The PhOebus council vii
attend the services. as will also tho
various cOlored sec-v! organization:
TO whioh the dead man belonged.
lively SCRAP will likely resul. ove'
the election Of the successor Il
Rarnes on the council. F. ID. Wheel
cck. a mail carrier. who owns pro2eT
" in the Fifth ward. has been me0
toned for the vacancy and the friend:
n ". H. Daggs are backing him TAI
the place.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
HAMPTON MAN ELECTED
;WOODMEN'S HEAD ESCORT
w. S. Crockett Chosen to Office il
Head Camp, Division L, at Wash
in9ton Meeting.

Messr... George W. Phillips and
William S. Crockett returned yester
day from Washing on, where they at
tended the annual meeting of Head
Camp, Wcsodmen of the World. Divis
jcn l.. which is composed Of the
States of Virginia. West Virginia
Delaware. Maryland and the Dis:ri1;
Of Columbia. Mr.. Crockett was elect
ed the head escort, which places him
in line for the chief councillor Of the
division. The next session will be
held in Roanoke in 1911. The con
venticn was largely attended
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
HAMPTON, Pf7OEBUS AND OLD FNUIN
HAMPTON QUINTET MET
DEFEAT IN PORTSMOUTH
Y N. c. A. Basketball Team Defeated
IN Fast, Though One-S'deo
Contest

The Hampton Young Mems thrir-
tian Association basketball quintet
Portsmouth dv" IN the Portsmouth,
Y NJ c. 4. gymna ium last night \
,are" number OF Hampton roor"rS a'-
rompauird the Team I. Portsmouth
The game WAS clear fast and RI h"l
'nr-yidcd. as Hampton lost hN the
rCUGr OF - to a.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
Mr.. Smith = Notary.

Mr.. /. II. Smith. who has been com
,missioned a notary public by Cover
nor Claude A. Swanson. yesterday
Hualifiet, rs such before Clerk Of enc
Courts Harry H. Holt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
EaaIes' Memorial Day.

Hampton AN-ic 81 Eagles will hid
its annual memorial exercises in its
hall tomorrow afternoon. Tho services
will he open only to membe-s "f the
order
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
RoAYs.

Tho original IIsgitts Saturday
candy. soId only al HULLS Cut Rat"
Drug Store in pound boxes on Safur'
day at 2ac. IT.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
Suit Is Instituted.

In tho Circuit Curt yesterday VI
Mater Instituted suit againS' r. Sh"r
,nan and G. ETstrin. acton in dcm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
A CLASSIFICATION or lNvALlDs
Those Complain Most Loudly Whose
Ailments Are Trivial

From Literary Digest, Two ex
IRENE classes OF invalids are de
sclibed in a note IN the Lancet
namely, those who, though stricken
with some serious. or even fatal NAL
ady. say nothing about it. and those
who complain long and loudly about
! trivial ailments Says the writer;
THE really sick patients who Do
not seek medical advice or complain
may be divided into four "'asaas
Firstly, there is the patient who
suspects some very serious or fatal
'liso: der-for instance. woman who
uspects she has a cancer, We may
suspect, but she practically Knows
and ye she breads 20 be tod ibc
/ fact, with The result that she hest
tatcs 70 submit herself to a medical
verd ct until she Is past the reach
of effective aid Secondly. there ls
that class composed Of people who
/ AXE somewhat fatalh ..c view OF
life or DEAN aud who ten them
selves that II IL no use worrying
long as they can Thirdly. there s.
he class composed Of persons SUI
fe ing from some very chronic com
, plant. such as. for instance. the
business man suffering from gram
/ lar kidney he is conscious OF feet
ing vaguely uBwell. but having so
much 10 attend to and never both
I cr ne so much about himself, as he
expresses II, he goes on With mis-
daily occupation until one day p
cerebral hemorrhage or an acute
pleural effusion strikes him mex
pectedly down or perhaps one morn
ing he wa8es to find himself par
tially blind And lastly there ae
those brave souls. who. know ne tho
are doomed within p few wears ~
the mo-. take up their burden Ior
the sake If those near and dear 20
them. y for gerry lose 81 abo~ and
work with undimnishcd courage ~
the end. Robert Louis stevenson
was IN. type Of this cla of suffer
erz and our own profession rau ~
ford shin ng exa mrIos The nar
Of John Hunter cannes at nnoe to
mind.
Con rast vitb these bat a-er
class of persons who with nothing
whatever definite the matter with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
AGAIN.

oh, frabjous day. Calico, GALAXY
Out comes the April sun.
The lark thrills high, the swallows fly
(Soon now the hot cross bunD,
The blithe bee huns. and baseball
comes.
The leaves are on the trees,
The curly lambs frisk by their dams
Not dreaming Of green pea4D;
The daisies peep and Tbubarb's cheap
Spring onions now are ripe,
With rustic glee (and twist" maybe J
The shepherd nils his pipe!
This is the strain sing again
With sentimental wit.
a bard you know. must write Just so
For nascitur, non fit
Ia Touche Hancock In New York
sun
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26

tn M, o. with nothing but some i'll
ness which is due to their own self
Indulgence fly from one medical man
10 another while in the intervals OF
orthodox treatment they dose them
solves with all the various quark
remedies which figure so largely in
the advert sement columns OF the
daily press and the popular monthly
magazines They always are nut
sance 10 themselveR, 10 their friends
and to their medical man for the
time being The type Of this class
is he man who babtually oyerdls
tends his stomach and who trans.
iates the resulting frequent attacks
Of cardiac palpitation into the warn
ings Of approaching death proceed
ing from heart in condition OF
hopeless disease The contrast is a
fema kabls iilustra ion Of tnt com
pleXitY Of human nature. and can
nnly be Barallelet by the way in
which the really poor suffer In he
role silence while the loafer par
aides the streets with banners in.
scribed Curse your Charity al one
end Of the procession and collect
ing box at the other"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
WlsH5oNE is FLOWER.

The wishbone flower. is the popular
name Of tie dainty annual known to
botanists as torenia fourniori, which
Is growing to be a general fayorite
with discriminating gardeners. II is
especially well adapted for beds, hang
ing baskets CT borders.
The seed is very small, so should be
carefully handled by the amateur. Sow
the seed IN pans or boxes In April
preparing it thoroughly before plant
ing. let the moisture dry out some
what on the surface. then sou the
seed thiuy on top. covering signify
with very fine soil or sand.
When the young plants are large
enough to handle transplant them
into shallow boxes containing soil
cons sting Of rotted sod leaf mold ana
sand. From the boxes they are trans
ferrod into small pots and planted
out about six inches apart tie latter
part of May
The plants are dainty little ta.aes
and flower all summer. TIE flower"
are blue and white. the latter being a
distinct variety They should be
given sunny place in the bed or
border whore they will not be crowded
ny taller plants.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
PRISON LEE IN JAPAN

Most people imagine that a prison
is a place where malefactors are pun
ished for their crimes. II is moi so
in Japan. however There a convict
may earn enough money while in Jail
to maintain his family, has the hest OF
food and lodging, is taught a trade.
and if he wishes. pursues the study Of
foreign languages. At Sagamo a
qualified teacher instructs She younger
prisoners in reading. writing and
arithmetic. Prihoners OF % and up
ward who are in sec'us3on for The
first time are taught geography and
history
II. on entering the prison a man
states that he has knowledge Of
English. be is carefully examined By
a linguist ard the extern, of his KNOW
edge fa.homed He is then allowed
to pursue his studies. The necessary
books being supplied by the authon-
ties. When there are several 10 70
getber a teacher is obtained from out
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
Place Eor ShruhherY.

The shrubbery frame for the yard Or
garden should be formed on the came
principle as picture frame or tno
border or a rug. II shoulG harmon
ne with the picture it encloses and
each shrub in the border should har-
monte with its companions Too often
40 attention is paid 70 this Kind o.
harmony and the shrubbery border
becomes thing Of shreds and patches
made up Of snowy bushes perhaps
beautiful plants n themselves. but
arranged witt j, regard 10 the erect
or HE shape color and general APP.
pcarance Of one upon the whole.
IN choosing shrubs to grow side by
side cops der tho foliage and flowers
as carefully a. you consider the size
and shape of he bush. DO nor PVT
large masses Of lirht green folia4e
nest to mass.- Of lark, or you viii
have q patchv afect. by care ia So
lection as regards towering sce,or.
on may be sure Of having one or
4ere plants SO tha border 5n blossom
n all mes during the SPINNER Two
Irnts 'ha. blossom the same tim
.tou9 not 20 placed together II the
e1ars cash In The summer sudv
raa shrnbb@ry border and make
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
OLD HORSE A GOOD sLEUTH.
Stolen with Load of Furs, He Leads
Police 10 Suspected House.

This is the story of the way a
horse played detective. incidentally
it is the arrest of two men and the
recovery of furs valued at $4,000,
which it is alleged were stolen.
But the real interest OF the tale
centers about Mike. old and gray.
who has for years hiked about the
streets in front of rafting express
wagons. His unexpected development
Of frst-rate detective ability has
made him the mascot of the Mercer
street policemen. the New York
Globe says If $ temper were a
little better ard his appetite little
less, hey might hang blue ribbon
about his neck and formally adopt
him as a child of the regiment.
On January 90 Isaac Starobin, a
furrier of SO Sd street, Brooklyn,
reported to Capt Dominick Henry
Of the Mercer street precinct that
his gray horse Mike, hitehed to an
express wagon. and Broadway Man
haitian. In the wagon were furs val
ued at $4,000
Maybe Mike ran away" suggest
ed Capt. Henry. Starobin defended
Mike agains this aspersion. Never
would he run away" said he. Mike
is a horse gentleman. Not five min
u.es did leave him and be is gone.
He has been kidnapped"
Detectives Keller and Mclaughlin,
armed with Mikes Bertillion meas
urements. were put on the trail.
They nosed about until that after
noon. when they found Mike and
the wagon standing in front of No.
50 St Marks place. No furs re-
NAMED IN the wagon. Ssarobin vel
coined the hose and mourned the
goods. The next day he returned
to Capt. Henry.
Nike has a clew" said Mr.. Star
obin Capt Henry intimated that
there was something wrong in some
ones superstructure He wouldn't 20
further in naming the person. But
Staro6in insisted. Three times
have driven Mike by % St. Marks
place" said he, and each time he
stops in front OF the house, and
kicks with his teet On the pavement
and wh!sks his tail as though some
hare feeling hat he knows.
Capt Henry looked Nike over, and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26

side and lessons are given regu arly
In the Office a record of each pIis-
oner Is kept during his stay. This
shows whether the convict is prompt
20 obey the officials; whether he
shows affection for his parents and
relatives; whether be writes letters
home; and whether be makes progress
or not in his scholastic studies.
1t was natural that, after paradng
this paradise, / should doubt 4pan's
,reatment OF her crimint Is led to a
decrease in crime. The officials con
fessed thai, of robbers, burglars
thieves and swind'ers, 60 per cent
came back to prison. OF those who
had been twice imprisoned, so per
cent returned: of the first offenders
40 per cent found their way back ~
wide World Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26

Mike winked at him, Plainly as a
horse could say it, Mike said TO the
policeman:
do you want the house to fall on
you? Come with me and IN put
GU wise"
Henry thought so much of the
bunch that he sent the two detecs-
ives out with Mike and Starobin
Disgusting themselves as two bales
of muskrat fur they hid in the bot
tom of tn wagon They told Stare.
bin 70 give the horse his head.
Mike turned into st. Marks place of
his own accord, and, for the first
time trotted right on past No. 81.
The detectives laughed. Mikes
slipped you line, Mr. sta obin.
said they
And just as they were arrang ng
a few experiments in dialect Mike
urned around. ~ was then a
block and a half away from No. %.
But he wheeled, without a word or
a touch on the reins, hurried back
to No. 50 and then stamped on the
pavement. waved his tall shook mis-
head and whinnied The detectives
piled out Of the wagon and investi.
gated No. 80 On the scond floor
they found Morris Hoffman carry.
ing on an apparently Furnishing 5us.
mess anywhere in sight. There were
furs there, but none that Starobin
could identify. So no action was
taken.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26

p, r. Benson's love Of athletics once
led an amusing little mistake
While he was on tour some time ago.
he sent a telegram to certain young
actor In London whom b wanted to
play the part Of Rugby in "Ebe Merry
Wives Of Windsor Accordingly, he
wired as follows:
Can you play Rugby? If so, come
at once"
Before long the rep anne "a
rive at p. N. Played halfback for
Stra ford. M. A. p.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
Observation-Disclosures.

ii won't be the big game but the
little game that will bother Theo
dore Roosevelt in equatorial Africa
sa d a missionary The giraffes
and hippos and elephants wont an
noy him. but the mosquitoes VIII
often make him long to be dead.
These African mosquitoes intoxi
cate you. They inject so much poi
son into you that you are dazed
you eyes soil, and you stagger and
speak thickly. In a word. you're
drunk.
IN the Nyassa country I'd always
start getting ready for bed before
sunset I'd set up my mos1nitonet
v;;h the utmost care. I'd clamp
down its edges with va:;ses and box
es; Id light inside IL three green
wood fires. filing it with sitter
smoke that an insects are supposed
to losthe.
"FfnalIy I'd get in myself ia
smoke big pipes of the black native
tobacco. and I'd long miserably in
that hot, smoky atmosphere. for the
dawn
"For despite all ny precau ions
quite 200 OF 300 mo'quitoes would
get inside my net as soon as aark-
ness fell They were like a whirl.
wind ia there II couldn't have been
worse. Their noise and their nip
ning made me feverish--made me
really delir'nes at times.
al last IN exhaustion "a get a
few hours ~ troubled sleep awak.
ing for breakfast drunk from the
poison injected By hundTeds ~ tiny
needies into ny veins al night long
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26

A wireless telegraph station is "a
be established at Washington. fitted
for sending messages three thousand
miles. 1t win have a wireless tele.
phone system with a radius Of one
hundred miles In order to make the
new station more effective the navv
department VIII have on its vessels.
apparatus capable Of handling mes
saccs to and from a distance Of one
Thousand miles. and OF receiving mes
sages from the Washington station
when they are three thousand mites
away