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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
Modern Morals.

DO you know Gobsa Colder said
L'Oignon.
Quite WELL" replied Tete de Veau-
What sort Of a chap is hey
Perfectly honest and reliable since
his retirement from business
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
Anatomical.

The pugilists throughout the lane
With conversation veX us:
They overwork the larynx and
Conserve the solar pleNus-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06

tracing parties. However. this wea
ding will not take place nn'il 'omo'
row afternoon at oclooN.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
OED DOMINION LINE

~ LfI - ~ W. ~ ~ ~ - ~ -
Daily Service
~ FOR NEW YORK
Ay3, From Company's Wharf
FAs&SzNRs Norfolk, foot of Church
II street every week DAY
( at 1900 p. NJ.
FARE-First-cla one way, $500.
Round trip. limit thirty days, sl4.0O-
meals and berth in stateroom in
cluded.
Storage. without subsistence, $500
TICKETS on sale at c. &c o Rail-
way Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier A" $3.50 every evening
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CON-
PANY, James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
ings. Steamer Pocahontas leaves
Newport News, Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays as SIS a. m. Leave
Newport News Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at D. m. for Norfolk and
Old Point
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"A" daily except Sunday at 900 a. m.
going to Norfolk. and at 4:30 p.
IN. going to Smithfeld. Steamer "Ac-
comac7 will leave Pier "a" daily ex-
cept Sunday at 8 a. m, going to
Smithfield and 3 p. m, going to Nor
folk.
All business between New York
and Newport News transacted at pier
No. G.
All business between Newport
News, Norfolk, Smithfield and local
points transacted at Pier "A" loot Ol
Twentyffth st. w. II. LANDoN
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardiner. Maine have been a
great sufferer from organic troubles
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
NOTHING Doinq.

The Barber-Will you have your
hair singed?
The Victim-Why should 1?
The Barber-It1l make it grow bet.
ter
The Victim-Yes, and then you get
to cut it oftener. Comb 1t dry. please,
and hurry up,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
CLYDE Line
PHILADELPHIA

Steamers leave Mondays A. m,
Thursdays and saturdays.
Leave philadelphia Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Freight received and delivered daily
~ G. a q. Pier s. Office. River Road.
CLYDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
James W. McczTick,
General Southern Agout.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06

Cheerful Smith-Ever notice any
thing remarkable about carpets?
Browne-No: how d'you mean?
Smith-They are bought by the yard
and worn by the foot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06

Entered at the Newport ,ews. va
Postoffice as Second-Class mNter
SUNDAY. JUNE 6. 1909.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM.

What was done on the 1sthfnus OF
Panama can be as effectively done In
New Jersey for the ex%tirpation OF the
mosquito, says the Newark Star. The
state is the only power that a do
the work, and should set about 1t In
earnest. The isthmus was notorious
ly the most unhealthy region in the
world until American engineers un-
dertook to conquer its bad name. They
ascertained that the mosquito was the
~onveyor of malaria and yellow fever
that had carried of thousands Of HUI
man beings. So they attacked the In.
sect in his lair. They destroyed the
breeding places by drainage and other
methods. To-day the Panama isthmus
Is as healthy as any section Of the
United States, and the change Is en-.
tirely due to the work OF the Amer
lean engineers and sanitarians. The
mosquito problem was attacked on
the isthmus with the determination
to conquer. The problem in New
Jersey has been daliied with. There
has been no earnest purpose. The
legislature has been lukewarm and
parsimonious, Legislators have been
incompetent to size up the great i'm
portance t the state of Kidding 1t OF
n pest that entails n property loss
of many millions, keeps away popula-
ton and makes summer life q trial
alike to the sick and we'll.
A horrible story m from Russia
to the effect that there has been found
in the Yral regions a sect of religion
fists whose practices include cannibal.
ism. Some of these persons are said
to be Asiatics and others men who
have fed from Russia. The system
appears to be a combination OF pagan
ignorance, superstition and depravity
and of d~ecadence on the part OF those
who have cut loose from the restraints
of modern civilization. Russia is
vexed with many problems, but no
doubt the government will do all in
It's power to break up practices sug.
gestive of the lowest order OF the hu.
MAJ race.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
FOUR SHOT AT ELECTION
School Trustee Ba''ott'ng IN He"'
lucky Results In Two Being
Wounded.

Lexington. Ky.-During q pis-
toll battle Saturday between rival
factions at the school election In Flat
Lick district, eight miles from Bar
bourville, Sam Farley, a wealthy mer'
chant, was killed and William Smith,
William Barge and John Henson per-
hans fatally wounded.
William Baker and Henry Slusher
were candidates for school trustee
and each had a large following.
Farley and Barge, officers of the cleo
tion. objected to Henson acting as
challenger for Baker. Henson ana
Smith demanded a fair show for their
candidate and, it is said, threats were
made that %bloodshed would follow uh-
less Baker was given an equal diVi'
sion OF the officers in the booth.
Immediately the shooting began and
Farley fell dead In the booth. Inc
fight continued until the three others
had been injured. Warrants were
issued for all the wounded men and
several others alleged to have taken
part in the fight.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
4 P0|sONs FAIL TO KILL
MAN BECOMES DEseoNpENT
OVER LOSS OF POSITION.
s%iekenlng Of Smell Of Gas, He swai.
lowed Acid, Stove Polish
and Glass.

st. Louis, MO.-Although he tried
Ave methods at the same time,
David Ischinger, 80 years old, a street
car motorman, failed to end his life.
Despondent because of having been
suspended following an accident, he
swallowed match heads. broken glass,
shoe polish and carbolic acid and
turned on the gas in his home, 1922
Mississippi avenue, Sunday. Physi-
clans at the hospital say he Is out Of
danger.
Ichsinger is a motorman on the
Tower Grove line. A week ago he
ran into another a and smashed the
front OF his own coach. He was sus.
pended and since then, according to
his wife, has worried constantly.
His wife, who had watched him con.
tinuously, fell asleep early Sunday.
but was awakened by the smell Of
gas. She found her husband on the
floor of the kitchen groaning with
pain.
At the city hospital 1chsinger said
he first had swallowed match heads
soaked In water, then turned on the
gas. 1.-THE gas smelled so badly l
could not wait for death by that
MEANS" he said. ~ grabbed a bottle
Of shoe polish and swallowed about
half the stuff. guess l must have
sampled everything else that was lay
ing around loose, too
Burns on his lips show 1chsinger
swallowed a small quantity Of acid,
then crushed a glass tumbler n
swallowed some of the pieces. len
singer had been instructed to report
for work Monday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Less Coal Produced.

The geological survey has published
its annual report on the production Of
coal In Missouri. II shows the output
Of the state in 1908 10 have been g..
317,315 short tons, having a spot
value Of $5,444,907. This is a de.
crease from the quality produced in
1907 of 6SO,621 tons, or 17.2 per cent.
The value of the product was $685.
8O2 less In 1908 thain in 1907. The
report states that in Missouri as In
Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma, the
coal mining industry in 1908 was ad-
versely affected more by the increas-
ed production and consumption Of
petroleum and natural gas in the mid.
continent field than by the business
depression. The coal mining industry
of the state reached its maximum pro-
duction, 4,23S,5S6 short tons, in 1903.
1t decreased slightly in 1904, 1906 and
1905; rose somewhat in 1907, to g..
997 1896 short tons; but decreased
again in 1908 by 6S0,621 short tons.
The difference in the price per ton
in 1908. as compared with 1907 was
only a small fraction Of a cent.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
90 uur. In Two Collisions.

Chicago, Hl.-Two street car ahd
railroad accidents resulted In the
injury Of 20 persons. Two street cars
collided on a bridge on the west
side when a crossing attendant threw
onen a switch and precipitated the
collision to prevent one o.. uhe .arS
from being run down by q Milwaukee
train. twenty-five persons were IN
iured. A Wisconsin Central passen'
Ger engine crashed into a Pennsyiva'
ria mail train al Deerfeld. ILL.,, injur'
ing three persona
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
interviewing the Professor.

80 you don't think Mars would 10
ply, ever II we did send ~signalsT"
II am almost convinced that there
would be no response" answered Prof.
Thinktum, adjusting his glasses.
"Then you don't believe that Mars
Is inhabited?"
"On the contrary. I think It ex-'
tremely- probable that life similar to
our own exists on the sister planet"
But you don't give those people
credit for intelligence equal to ouis?'t
Eyes. am inclined to credit them
with e greater intelligence than
We display. There are many indica'
tons that they have q civilization old
or than ours, In which case they
should have too much n to fool
away their time on any such imprao.
teal proposition"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Paid Militia Too Much.

Capt. w A. Collins, commander OF
Company D, Second regiment national
guard OF Missouri has been notified by
Adjutant General Frank M. Rumbold
that a mistake had been made in the
payroll of the company for its services
while on duty at Camp Hadley during
the recent state encampment at Ne
vada, and that each officer and private
would have to remit at once one days
pay to the adjutant generals Office.
The notification stated that the COM
pany's men had been paid for ten
days service instead OF nine. The mis-
take was made in the adjutant gener-
ais Office and If the boys in blue fail
to remit General Rumbold will have to
foot the bill.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
LAUGHTER a Series Of Banks.

Laughing is barking, say the SCI
entists. The neck and head are
thrown back while a series Of short
barks are emitted from the throat.
However musical the barks may be,
they are banks. The laugh begins
with a sudden and violent contraction
of the muscles of the chest and alb
domen. But instead of opening to let
the air pass out Of the lungs, the vocal
cords approach each other and hold II
back. But they are not strong enough
to exercise such opposition for more
than an instant, and the air, which Ia
under pressure, promptly escapes. Al
1t does SO 1t makes the vocal cords VI
brate producing the bark.
This obstruction and liberation Of
the air expelled from the lungs repeats
itself again and again at intervals of q
quarter Of a second. There are thus
In a hearty laugh four barks a second.
and II continued, they go on at that
rate as long as the air reserve In the
lungs holds out. The empty lungs
must then fiji themselves, and this n.
terval is marked by a quick gasp for
breath, after which the barks are re-
newed. The barks occur in series
with gasps for breath at intervals.
When laughter is violent. the entire
body participates. The upper part Of
the trunk bends and strengthens itself
alternately or sways to right and left.
The feet stamp on the floor, while the
hands are pressed upon the loins to
moderate the painful spasm.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

1t Is curious, but a fact, that more
than one.fifth of the potash produced
in Germany last year was consumed
in the United States. The total out.
put was 495 900 tons. valued at the
mines at $27, 100000. OF this 111.OOO
tOns were shipped to the United
States at a price SO cents per ton in
excess of the average price obtained
in Germany. Taking into considera-
ton the cost Of freight across the
ocean, the American farmer must be
payin gfor more for German potash
than the agriculturist in the father
land who uses the mineral to renew
the fertility of his soil. But 1t Is a
singular fact that while potash Is
coming to this country from Ger
many, potash is going abroad from
the United States. A considerable
part of the output OF the Tennessee
beds is understood to be used In
France.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

It's pretty late in the day for the
French to wrest from benjamin Frank
lin the credit for %inventing the light
ming rod. The French Academy OF
Sciences, 1t is said. as long ago Of
1854 recognized Il French physician.
jacques de Romas, as having an.
nouncd q mean of diverting lightning
in 1850. two years before the episode
Of Franklin and the kite; but the
whole French people honored Franklin
when he was in that country as rep.
resentative OF the struggling colonies.
and 1t was a Frenchman who framed
the epigram creditlng him with hav.
Ing "snatched thunder from the clouds
and the scepter from ~tyrants." Erect.
ing a monument to Romas will prove
nothing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

Nalvasha, Africa.-Col. Roosevel.
hada farewell to Naivasha n SET
ont for Kenia to resume his big game
bunting Kermit Roosevelt and Prof.
Edmund Heller accompanied the
colonel. Major Mearns and Prof. Lor-
ing will remain here a lew days 70
comn,ete the work Of preparing speei.
mems for shipment. when they whi
cot out, each with a separate safari
Co.. xor,a In search Of some OF the
rare birds of that section.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Preparing for New Gun Law.

Chief Of Police Creecy Of st. Louis
issued a general order to the various
st. Louis police captains and the de-
tective bureau for the strict enforce.
ment Of the new state law which
makes the carrying Of concealed
weapons a felony, and also provides a
penitentiary sentence for dealers who
sell deadly weapons to Hlinors and a
$50 fine and six months imprisonment
for dealers who display weapons in
their show windows.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
IS TO BE Removed
Mother Prefers BIoomlngdale 10 Son
10 to Bs Remanded to
Asylum.

White Plains, N. Y.-Mrs. Mary
Con,ev Thaw said that n
would rather see her son sent to
Bloomingdale than to the Matteawan
ASYLUM. She is cheerful, however n
exnec, that Justice Mills WILL set
Harry free. She will remain here
unt,, The case is disposed Of.
She expressed herself as satisheo
with the case as 1t stands. shethinks
the proceedings have been iair. she
says that II even the Justice does o
see fit to turn her son over 70 ner ne
may commit him to some 'nst'tut'oh
other than Matteawan.
She thinks that the Jul m'snt
send Harry to Bloomingdale. he
would then rest under the eyes OF the
fudge, who could obtain reports "a''y'
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
BETTER RAILROADS."
Western Writer Pays Tribute e
Rallsead Masnats a. euIldsr.Up
Of the Country.

Mr.. Edward H. Hartman 10 on .
trip 70 Europe. Ordinarily there
would need be nothing added to this
announcement beyond an exhortation
TO Emperor William to chain down his
railroads and to other monarchs to
put their crowns and other valuableS
In the safe at night. But Mr.. Harri-
man Is going of on q pleasure trip,
and 80 many mean things have been
said about him that 1t will not hurt
any to change the tune q moment
while he is out of the country and
not able to take any advantage Of
verify that is usually used in men,
tioning the name Of Hartman.
OF all the great railroad men de.
veloped in this generation, E. H. Har-
riman Is easily the biggest and the
best, says a writer In the Hutchinson
'(kan.) Daily News. The head Of q
railroad company, under the rules Of
the game. must work for his stock
holders, whether 1t is for the advan.
tage Of politicians, shippers or con.
sumers. It is his job to do the best
he a for the interests entrusted to
his care. Hartman Is not only q
f1nancier, but he is u builder and an
operator. Lucky is the town, city
or community that has a Hartman
road. He insists on a good roadbed,
level track. safe track and the con.
venience and comfort of the traveller
and the shipper. The Hartman roads
are noted as the best in the coun-
try. When Hartman gets hold of 3
one.horse or ~played-out track and
right Of way he proceeds to put 1t in
first class condition. He does not
raise the rates of fares, although he
doubtless charges "a plenty" but he
into real improvements to make a
railroad. And that Is where he stands
ahead Of a good many others and why
Harrimanism ia not such a bad thing
as some people have been led to think.
He makes better railroads, and there
Is more need for improvement that
way than there is in some others
which are being discussed. So ar
as we can see, he believes In giving
every interest along his road a fair
deal.
He is a public bene:actor from hat
standpoint. He uses his power fairly.
He Is a great man, and as good OF
better than the ordinary citizen who
looks upon him as the personificatiop
of the money power, seeking whom
1t may devOur. He Is a strong man
in the financial world, but that should
not be against him, when the finan.
cial world Is the object which most
Of us want to reach. He Is q good
American and he spends his money
o American railroads, not or foreign
titles, race horses, old editions or
other bad habits. II he is not per-
fect-and we don't think he is-he ia
no exception to the rule and Is worthy
Of the praise Of his fellow citizens for
the good he does and has done.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Macon Established Precedent.

Macon has established a precedent,
the success Of which has decided the
citizens to make 1t a permanent in
stitution. 1t was a free picnic and
entertainment to the farmers and
their families. The money Of the
farmers was no good for anything
they wanted. When a youth and his
girl went up to a lemonade and ice
cream stand they were given every
thing they called for and their money
pushed back. The hacks and car
riages conveying the visitors from the
trains and town to the park were run
all day long, and there was no
charges to anybody. The business
men and the women Of the town cor
tributed the dinner, and there was
plenty of fried chicken, roast beef,
vegetables. pies, cake. coffee, milk
and other things for 1000 persons.
On the park lake the boats were free
to whoever wanted to use them.
There was absolutely no chance to
spend a nickel.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Ate the Ribbons.

A visiting young man recently ate
the ribbons tied around the sandwich
served to him at a party. He was
very polite. and didn't like to ask
what the ribbons were for, and so he
ate them. AS he had at least four
sandwiches 1t is estimated that he
ate fully three yards OF ribbon. We
have so often had occasion to point
out the plumbers made by visiting
Topeka people that we charitably re.
frain from saying where this unfor.
tunate young man was from.-.'Atch.
ison Globe.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
The Need Of the Ozark Reaion.

1.-THE greatest need Of the Ozark re-
gion," says the Cassville Republican,
els a few real estate men who will
advertise the possibilities of South
west Missouri as the region of South
west Texas, New and Old Mexico are
being advert1&ed. me acre OF land
here will pasture as man! cattle as a
dozen acres there. yet throngs OF peo-
pie are going there and taking up
that arid pasture land at almost as
much per acre as Is paid for land in
this locality"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

There 10 every reason to believe
that some three thousand years ago.
in the time of King Solomon, there
was an open channel through Suez. by
which the light.draft vessels Of the
Phoenicians passed through on their
voyages to Asia and to the gold re.
gions OF Ophir. which are now known
to be in Africa, and reached from the
east coast OF that continent. In the
course of time the two sea (the Med.
iterranean and the Reid, by action of
the waves. filled up the connecting
channel, and 80 1t remained until II
was opened by the French under Les.
seps for traffic November II. 1869. at
a cost Of about Ss5. 200. 900. 1t was sub.
s~equsntly enlarged at moderate cost.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Bia Vernon County Land Sale.

One of the biggest deals in Vernon
county land on record was closed
when W. 8. Hale & Co., Of Nevada
traded the Bruce Farm of $50 acres
in Drywood township to w. F. How
ard of East Lynne, Mo-, for q stock
Of goods at Marshall, Mo-, and other
property. The land brought $4,000
or $50 per acre..
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Coffee and Cigarettes.

Stiles often talk Of the temperance
of Mediterranean peoples. Az q mat.
ter Of fact, many men In Latin Amer.
lea die in middle life from heart and
circulation diseases-of a type rarely
seen here-from excessive and con.
tinuous consumption OF coffee and
cigarettes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Death Of Pioneer Contractor.

Capt. James Z. Gregg. 10 years old,
a railroad and mining contractor. died
at the home Of his daughter, In Kan.
sas City. He had been in poor health
for the last three years. Capt. Gregg
was one of the men who built the Kan
sas Pacific, now the Union Pacific
Railway.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Health Resort Set AsIrs.

Fire. believed to have been Of In.
cendiary origin. destroyed a large
building at Bokert Springs. . health
resort neal De Soto. belonging to St.
Louis capitalists.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

Two members Of the Cuban con.
gress fought a duel lately with
swords. In this more civilized land
we prefer our legislators to fight in
the natural way.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
Daily Thouoht.

Uppo rtunities correspond with al.
most mathematical accuracy to the
ability for using them.-LilliAn Whit.
Ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-10

Iowa, Gronne, Of North Dakota, Hau-
gen of Iowa, Hinshaw Of Nebraska
Hubbard Of Iowa, Kendall of Iowa
Kinkaid OF Nebraska, Lindberg of Min
nesOta. Madison Of Kansas, Miller OF
Minnesota. Morse Of Wisconsin. Muir
dock of Kansas, Nelson of Wisconsin
Norris of Nebraska, Pickett Of Iowa
POindexter of Washington and Woods
Of Iowa.
Broussard Of Louisiana was the only
Democrat voting with the Republicans
for a conference.
The house then adjourned until Mon
day noon.
Speaker Cannon appointed the fol-
lowing members of the house COMMITTEES
on ways and means to be the house con-
feTees: Payne of New York. Dalzell
Of Pennsylvania, Mccall of Massachu-
sets, BOutell of Illinois, Calderhead OF
Kansas, FOrdney Of Michigan, Clark of
Missouri, Underwood Of Alabama and
Griggs Of Georgia.