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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
PIC FEcsTs ROW TIE THING.
They Have Eepiaced Csn"iSaiist'c
Parties in pal-a.

Though cannin;.iis:n used TO be
practiced to a great extent in Papua
i, has now given place TO pig ieasts,
which are extremely popular.
The preparation for these Asnsts,
SAYS the Wide World Magazine, often
takes place days beforehand, for they
are nothing II not movable The feast
is announced for certain day. but
at the appoin.eftime all the necessary
pigs may not have been brought Ill.
or some expected visitors may no.
have arrived. or d pig already present
may nave struggled free from us
bonds and have 10 be hunted for
day or two. But no one ever seems to
mind the delay. With well-bred calm
ness they wait until everything is
ready and then the feast begins.
On one such occasion there were
nearly thousand people present. and
so pigs. 1000 cocoanuts and huge piles
of ,aro were distributed. The feast
givers got nothing: that is universal
custom. The recipients likewise
ntltutI cOOhcu hOi itG q hAO'oSA uh''i
they GOT home. for it is considered
good form in Papua to eat nothing,
but TO carry away everything. thus
practically reversing our notions o:
hospitality.
There was great heap OF dis,
membered pigs lying or the ground
and the presiding genius Of the feast,
with his assistants. threw these VIC
lcntly toward the guests. Each i'm,
porian, man had retainers. who ran
forward and bore the joint of. while
The less fortunate ones kept up run
ming fire OF comment-identifyins a
pigs head as having been the coatribu,
ton OF some particular man. or reTrov,
Ing the hill folk for their awkward
sa:.. telling them not to fear prec:,
pices on the coast. and so on.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

sky. like the angels in the pictures:
and the people will clap their hands
and shout. And they will throw us
sweetmeats. and the rilgmaster will
take you in his arms afterwards and
Kiss you. and not use the whip, for
You and Will bring him much
money by our flying.
Yes. Lubin," answered Babetie.
shivcring but II IS long way up
TO the roof. and the wires may break.
Not a bi, of it," retor,ed Lubin
stoutiy See. I will go up first and
then you will feel sure"
The wires were held in readiness.
Now. then, youngsters. said the
ringmas,er. up you go. Ha. ha.
ha, This shall be surprise
Lubin stepped boldly forward. and
the hooks on the wires were fastened
to belt concealed in the folds CT his
trunks. Then the meI above pulled.
and he sailed gracefully upward. his
little pink legs posed elegantly. his
arms held forward. and his wings fiut-
,aring as il he really few. SO natural
~ and prettily that the manager and
those below cried out: Fine. This
is indeed fairy-like!"
When he was within three feet Of
he roof the ringmaster c!apped his
hands. and down he came and. being
unlastcned was sent OF to dress him
SELF. will: a pat on his head and
penny
Now. Babette." said they. you
come and :rl.
Babetic was nervous. but. fearing
the whip more than the fall. submit.
ted quietly enough. Up. up. up, until
she passed through the SIT: In tn
roof and vas masking In the real sun
shtar outside
Excellent. excellent" shouted she
manager When Bsbctte descended
sh. was rewarded with two pats on
tho head and t~o pennies.
She rushed to tell the news to
Lubin. I can ny higher than yon.
Lubin. sh" said. c1ul;antly. 4 went
RICH, through the slit IN the roof. and
I am not = bit afraid" And she
cIappr,! hor hands and danced AROUND
her chiidIovcr In great s!ec.
Bravo. Eabetie'" cried Lnbia.
proudly ! told YOU there was no:h-
Ing 10 fear
Nh I.ubia." she laughcd. 4 can
~ higher rhsa you-i can hy much
higher han Jou.
Then she kis.cd him. and he kissed
her not in ihe least envious. and they
went on, and shared their tbrce pen
1irs IN Cboc0lsses.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
DEATH OF CONSTANT cooUELtN

For nearly half q century fenn.l
! Constant Coquclin had graced the
French stage and fer half that time
had ranked as one Of the world $
great actors. His natural talent was
SO striking that he was playing I'M
povtant roles when he was only ~
years old and had made Il notable
success in The Marriage OF Figaro. "
As the leading actor Of that NEST
famous OF theatres the 'COmedie
Francaisc he won his position at the
head OF French actors, and later the
au licences Of England and America
hailed him as one Of the great theatri-
, cal figures OF his time
He made several tours OF America.
apps airing here during the years "of
the Chicago Worlds Fair. 1893, and
shared the honors with Sarah Bern
hardt i'm their tour of this country
in 1900,
His art seemed to grow with his
years. ana his most famous creation
was the title role in .'LyranO de-
Bergerac' when Edmond Rostand's
drama had it,; first presentation.
The French considered him not only
their greatest player. lett the most
eminent actor in the world. Fl" won
his public not only by art. but by his
attractive personality. He was the
founder OF the French home for aged
actors and its most liberal supporter.
l.s death in the midst Of his re-
hearSals for Rostands new play. The
Chanticieer." recalls the passing of
Sir Henry Irving. who fell dying in
the theatre at Bradford. England. on
the night OF October IL. 1908. with
the words of Beckett hardly Geld up
on his lips. In a little more than
three years the most prominent actor
OF England. Of America. of France
has been taken from ns-Henry lrv-
ing. Richard Mansfield. and now Con
stant -Couuelin- Baltimore Sun
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
AN ADMIRABLE VETO.

In his vc.o Of the cCasrs bill! IN"
rrcv Isl as Of which provided for the
designation OF clerks aad other en-
ploy-s by congr, ssm"n AID senators
without regard 20 fitness for the
work 10 bc accomplished In taking
the census & 1910. President
Roosevelt is entitled 20 n" thasL'
and support Of every cir,7"a Z he
United state
Congress probably will oN ride th'
veto. became Nr. Roosevelt : term Is
about TO expire and. further. because
the mex, congressional eirCtI is two
years OF In that election. the cen
sus employees "Iesigna:ed' by tho
various Representatives may profi-a
bly, ~ used IN bringing about The re-
election Of the dcs;gpators
u is TO ~ hoped that every voter
viii keen 10 mind the namr of his
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

~ 10 tell. the legislative body oyei
which he presides how he knows ina
| the assembly had been threading up
| on dangerous ground.
| II appears that the inside inior'
nation is of too delicate nature
10 allow OF its being communicated
either to the California legislature or
20 the American people.
Meanwhile numerous American
newspapers are going back to Inc
census OF 1900 for tgur"S showing
the number OF Japanese in this conn-
ly. in aid Of the national admits
tration's trucking attitude toward
the mikalo's government. or course
Il Is necessary In using the nine year
old figures 10 overlook the 'rem"h'
dous influx OF Orirntals since that
time. But this IS regarded as an
item OF small moment by those VINO
favor humble submission TO the ruler
Of Japan IN his determination TO com.
pei a State CT the American union
to &C, In accordance with his majes.
tvs wishes.
iTac pity is that tn" Jap Is in
position just now to enforce his de-
manda.
Everybody knows. OF course, that
Pr, siden, Roosevelt as much rs any
other American citizen. regrets ina
the derenseless condition OF the Unit
ed States on the Pacific side com
mel; otcisancc to japan. Indeed. II
Is probable that the President no"
Is fully coguizAnt Of the cnOrmity OF
his hluader in permitting Sperry
feet to leave the Pacific ocean.
But the fleet is on this side: We
have no considerable fleet on the
other side Hence i; may be tn.
rart O: wisdom at present that IN
!nr Pacific The Unit States should
..av t Jn,ar. $50; =; vii! hn; IL
tMuu Wit
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

Nirht cams, and the circus was
tul! i'Ae N.o children eagerly ARD
ioytulIy looked forward 20 The !iur-li'
ascen, that Was 10 conclud" The iairN
ballet They danced in the dance.
ih"y sang Justify in the chorus. and
then. as a hundred Other little chill
lrcn were whirliAg round them, they
took their places in the center Of III"
arena. while the lines were dropped
,.hich the lilnclight flashed Tn"
band played something dreamy. III.
C,oWds OF fairies parted. and Lubih
commenced 10 ascend amid The plaud-
lis OF the audience.
How handsome he looked with his
limbs I'll" people were delighted.
i.eb":te was delighted. Sic called
out in spite of herself: oh. Lubin,
/ can ny higher than that; can fly
higher than that Then he dis
appeared through the sli, in the roof.
feet from The ground.
Up, up. up she went. Th" crowd
chcerrd and she smiled aaG bowed.
and waved her baby arms. while her
heart seemed too big for her body TO
hold it,
I'm coming, Lub!n." she shouted.
as she nearad the slit in the roof. and
saw the face OF her little sweetheart
looking down smiling and proud 81
her but flew higher than YOU this
morning. dear. and i"
Snap. The wires had broken.
Crash, \ little bundle OF quivrrir%
humanity and biooIstained game lay
throbbi:lg in The dust OF the arena,
The rinGmaSter and his attendants
crowded round her. He tried to liTt
her. but she screamed out. and some
body said: Let her be. Let her be!
You can't mend her.
Then the pale-faced public went
away.
Lubin was by her side. crying over
his little sweetheart. lie laid his
hand near her; he would not touch
her for fear of cunsin" her pain. She
1u"n"d her eyes towards him.
Il didni A. so high as ,ou tonight.
dea: Luiiiu. she Whispered. bat IN
,ry and 40 h..ltC2 .Ir,: li!!!t.
Then she i"i! =. ,,.'',,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS

|, IL ynr; rSly sen. cut ,ha.'sCma OF
The ."adin% member OF tn" two horse :
Of tOrGrr.!; h1I'. greed On an extra
"r.:s!un AZ II" SIXTY first Congress.
and thl: :, viii ~ Grdcr:. az ION :
join RESOLUTION i:uking TO that
acton can BE- Introduced cor. deere /
, and passed. which shows tia; this
wCril is slightly prone ia. i2nor2nc :.
OIdlnarl; an extra session of Con-
sress is convened by pr clamation OF
the President of the United States.
who arbitrarily fixes the date when
the session shall begin. though il Is
possible that when President John
son and the national Legislature were
in the death grapple the Thirty-ninth
Congress appointed the dav for the
first meeting of the Fortieth Cnosress:
but during that administrator near
" all the time that Congress was not
in session 1t was in recess. The
: President was a very combative man.
and Congress was as quarrelsome as
it was loyal" az thev called pat
r!otism in those days. They did not
agree. AMI politics was very much
like war
When Grant came IN he had a sort
of idea that congress was to the Presl:
dent at Washington what his stan had
been to the general before Richmond,
and when a law was produced that
made A. r. Stewart ineligible to the
Cffice Of Secretary OF the Treasury. in
stead Sf withdrawing the nomination
the President sent a message. mightli'
like an order he was accustomed to
give the army. asking fer the repea'
OF the law. though 1t had iren draft
ed BY Alexander Hamilton.
Congress declined to obey. went In
to Nat mutiny. in fact. and Grant new
er had much rse for the legislative
branch CT the government after that
II was well known that both C!eve-
land and Ben Harrison were uneasy
when Congress was in sessicn, though
Harrison had been senator six years.
II Cleveland had known as much about
the temper OF Congress as william
r. Morrison. and had been as capable
Of managing it. the Democratic party
very likely would have continued IN
power till now.
Mckinley knew Congress. and Tom
Reed was the only Part of II who
gave him uneasiness. Roosevelt II
not a Guarrelsome mar. and he and
Congress get along ? 'mirabty-a'
thick as Brinile and Cherry.
We may be assured that TAFT knows
Congress He saw mcst Of them AZ
the War nt.-Washinston
Post
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
So DAI. FEBRt AIRY :. 1909.
CALIFORNIA is " ankGD

IN r HiNi'N ~
on Tnu..d;., lat Il appeared ia
tHr i-",r nD,?..' =. Ia" ta1!'n' "a!
l,.isiu.nr.' YES "".""2irei :" T.: ~
..ct ,!.r Ei&n;~ OF tie ST" " - ..
era = =. acMLU! .'y.,;"N: /, :"
fla privilege viii. is cnio'e =,
,.l,,y u:her STATE IL the unlo;'
r,u; on the follow Dig day the rep
r,sen,atives were overawed by an
ominous statement which the speaker
of the house descended to the floor
TO deliver This official made u
"stIcng personal appeal which had
the effec; OF securing postponement
CT final action until Wednesday next
To quote the Associated Press ies'
patches, the speaker declared he
had information which he could not
reveal, that proved the assembly was
treading upon dangerous ground in
passing the anti-Japanese bill yester.
day"
The natural inference to be drawn
from these remarks. which had the
intended effec, upon the California
legislators, is that the JaIanese GOV.
ernment is disposed to make things
unpleasant for the United States i'm
mediately upon disposition being
manifested in this country to resist
Japanese dictation.
TO lend greater impressiveness to
the statement by the speaker. the
governor Of California hurriedly des-
patched special message to the
House. in which. among other things
he said:
within few hours after the pas
sage II said bill 1.-THE school separa-
tion act, the President OF the UNI
ed States. alarmed at the possible
consequences O! the enactment Of
such law, sent to me a telegram
containing the following language:
This is the most offensive bill
Il all and. in my Judgment. is clearly
unconstitutional and We shall at ono"
have to test /: in the courts. Can
IL not be stopped in the Legislature
or by veto?
This message from the President
constitutes an order TO the Governor
either to strange proposed action
by State legislature before i.
shall have passed through the two
houses. or failing in this. The Cover
nor practically is commanded from
Washington TO veto the measure
should the stranguIaiicn process
prove ineffective
II shouid be noted that the Pres;
dent does not asserf that in the cpin
ion OF the department Of justice OF
Of any high legal authority whatso
ever. the proposed race separation
act would BE- unconstitutional Es
says. in my Judgment" and ;hs
President is no; even a lawyer
This remarkable proceeding hy
President Roosevelt. reinforced b,
the mufi,ed warning from the speaker
Of the California assembly can NEAR
bat one thing. namely: That threat
cning aamonitions have come from
the japanese government, a, Toxic
that this communication is In tn
hands Of the state department a
washington and has been communi
Gated by the President to the Gov
error % California and probably b,
that ofsc.sl 10 the speaker Of IN
California ASSEMBLY,. the latter o
whom admits that he b NJ 1t nber
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

congressman, should he vote to over
ride this veto. and leave the "des-
ignated" census employees alone to
supper, the despicable system by
which they and their designa'ors
alone profted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

h Daily Service
~ FOR NEW YORK
k3ME> From Company's wharf.
lp&a Norfolk. foot OF Church
street every week day
Il at 100 p. NJ.
FARE-First-class, one way. $500:
Round Trip. limit thirty days. $l4Co-
meals and berth IN stateroom in
cludt d.
Stecrare. without subsistence. $500.
TICKETS on sale at c. & o. Raj
way Ticket ONCE.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier "A" $50 every evening
pa>snG'Is only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
pAEY. James River Day Line for
iichmCmd and all James River land
ings Steamer Mobjack leaves
Newport News. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays at S:45 q. NJ. Leav"
Newport News Monday. wednesday
and Friday at p. NJ, for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"A" daily except Sunday, at 900 a.
M, scine 10 Norfolk. and at 4:30 p.
M. going to Smithfield. Steamer "Ac-
comac" vii! leave Pier "A" daily. ex-
cept Sunday at 4. M. going TO
Smi; h!ioid and ; p. m. going to Nor
folk.
All business between New York
and NcNrnr, News transacted at pier
No. 6.
All h. mess between Newport
News. Norfolk, Smithiie!d and LEGAL
roints transacted at Pier a. foot CT
Twcnt? -. w. n. lANDON.
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
Who Are Your Druggists?

II We are not We want to be. We
know -" can pleas" you. We carr!
Ihe iacc 81 stool; ni Drugs. both pi''
eIts and rr''sr:in.:nn goods. OF an!
siGrc ON he PENN ala. We are tn
OH. g.! -. H". cU,.;I9"" 10 h'"C
n thi:, :, atnr" G! tie business.
Or Prescription y. partneHt l!
strictly ~ ~ ioi'. ever" an, Gle Hs'''i
IN hi: Wn'H !" ir= II" rroddc; OF
recognized standard houses.
Our OLD customers all know us
trt we want new ores to become &C
quainted with us. and We are sure
such acquaintance will prove mutual
" profitable. If you have not been
ou, customer begin now with the
new year. We have saved our ole
customers money. aud will do the
same for you.
Prompt attention given phone or,
ders, as we have bicycle boy con
stantly on hand to make deliveries
Prescriptions called for and deliver
ed. All goods delivered 10 any part
o: the city.
J. c. G 0RSUCH & CO
The Original Cut Rate Drug Store.
Remember the original.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
SUnbe

Sunbeams.
( Spain is mad because tfe Amer'-
canbattleship feet didn't cali. Now.
! II IL had called onSrain ten or eleven
years ago
Nevada wants IL unjers; God tina
she is no japanese garden.
Tennessee Iron and Cal Company
marked down from 5000 "o. Oh" 10
! $50. 200. 900. must have been the great
est reduction sale in history.
A Duluth minister has invented an
auti-swear stove pipe II sounds too
goci 10 be- true.
Every time the ground hog sees his
! shadow T. scarcs him so he runs back
, into his hole.
! Mr. Urvan has son.r down 10 see for
himself jus; how Ta:ty the South
looks
! Purple iress suits for evening weaf
/ are suggested by New Iork tailors
Real men would Turn that color "
yol tried 20 mako en- war tn''
thinCs
Just when all Us girl have bought
long ~ ives. they come AID tell u
the fashion l. a-guing TO be short
cIoyrs And Us wiihall them short
sleeve waists to Amt u awful
Nabir'
Cuba's new second mae can't IN
dersiand why q Vice President shori !
he hurieh alive Raitimorc Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

Cuba's new second mate can't IN
dersiand why q Vice President shout J
be buried baltimore Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
ahs HaiiJ HrE&s.

e. F. Thacker-Editor and Publisher
l. +. Pugh---Advertisi Manager
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

Nevada wants IL un,isrsi God IN
she IL no japanese garden
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

Tennessee Iron and Cal Conmpan
marked down from $..o"o.o %" q
$50. 000. 600. must have been the grea'
est reduction sale in history
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

A Duluth minister has invented a
auti-swear stove pipe II sounds TO
gocI 10 be true.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

Eentered at the Newport News. Va.
postofice as Second-class matter
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-04-23

~ as aIte Soils Ser Girmu MDl>
~ er=Sicokarb &c S0bne, elm
q einIt0diges @ebGuoe, lag einz
getlemmt sipiiGen Dem i1euen
pra9t6au Der Mitteloeuti9en Genois
IenI6aftSbant un0 Der etluas i4malen
@oroerfront bes ioeben poaenoeten
@eIUaftsbauTes ser prpmetbeusli9ts
@eIeIf6alt, oos auf einem fehr tiefcn
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-04-23

uSboItcnOe ic 3 c. -
Wfarn (oer ip1t in Der Nnd)t beims
fcbrt): Sci ltid,t Dos, Dob cs 10 ipGt
gelporocn lit, liebcS @eibdcl; lucnll
mir %lniere 5roiicn itid)t allc 10 germ
bitten, "a mare Der gan5c Stom1ts
tiid) bercits I'M 5cbn llbr 5u Sauie
gemeien!" Srol ngSieio2" :
Mann: nsu5 mir ndmlid olfbred,n
iuouiclL oa prrbc por9eid)lagen. nod,
Gins 81 trilfcn roili oaS, nos mir
liebcn," uno bos Tito begeiitert aus.
geiilbrt iuorben oaB cs Orei Sunocu
9ebauert bot!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-04-23

Gnfrogc. - Srau: ga lit cin
SGnbler, ser o6gclcgte Sod)en fault,
WGnrfen!" - Mann: rSoit Iii
Oenn mcldc?" - Iron: rGnrii6cr
moGtc id) cbcu nit Gir rcbcn; ipos
genoenit iii mir in bicien Sabre
Hcnca 81 fouicn?"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-04-23

alien gGort, nas ie6es Sduptbu6
friiber erDffnete: ,M}it Gott!' Slid
ouf, mein Sun9e! l1no tpenn Oh Dir
tpirtIi4 einmal Die Singer perbrennen
iplteft, lieber @iGn, 2ebrgelo baben
mir ale 5ablen miIsn."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-30
THE NEWEST SEA FOOD
California Abalones Said to Be More
Delicate Than Oysters.

The abalone of the California coast,
famous for it's brilliant she'll is the
latest addition to the list of sea foods.
According to the Wide World Maga-
zine, the abalone is clean feeder 80
that its flesh is superior IN soundnes3
and wholesomeness to that of the oys-
ters and other marine creatures which
live near shore in water contaminat.
ed by many impurities.
The weight of fairly large fresh
abaone is two pounds, of which all
but half pound is good meat, the
shell being very light. The meat is
nutritious, being highly albuminous,
like that of clans, oysters, Holsters
and shell fish generally. Albumen Is
one of the chief elements of nutrition
in milk, cheese, eggs, etc.
The flesh as it comes from the
shell is too tough to be eaten, whether
uncooked boiled, stewed or fried. The
toughness used to be partly eliminat-
ed by pounding and hammcring it, but
this did not render the meat really
tender. No matter how long it may
be boiled the fish remains hard.
After many experiments a San
Franciscan named j. W. Gayetty dis
covered that If the abalone is killed
by electricity its flesh is rendered
soft and succulent like that of an oys-
ter. A company uses his method at
an abalone canning factory in San
Luis Obispo county.
This company owns several roomy,
seaworthy boats, each carrying two
Japanese divers, one of whom goes
down for three or four hours and is
then relieved by the other. The diver
tears the abalones, with moss and sea-
weed attached to them, from the
rocks and sends up the shells as rapid
ly as possible. Under ordinary condi-
tions he can send up a ton of abalones
In an hour. AS soon as the boat comes
to shore the abalones, if not wanted
at once in the cannery, are thrown
into tank of salt water the bottom
of which is strewn with rocks, so as
to resemble the floor of the ocean,
and are kept there till they are
wanted.
The flesh and juice of the abalone
are treated together and the product
acquires a flavor more delicate than
that of the oyster. This abalone food
may be stewed or fried while the
juice makes a good broth, soup or APP
petizer 1t is relished by invalids.
The leading hotels of San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Oakland ana other Cali
fornia cities have "abalone chowder"
on their bills OF fare, and there are
many delicious ways of cooking the
prepared flesh.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-30
When Her Turn Came.


The Journal had taken on "wom-
an editor" whose duty was to look
after the "Woman's Page" Space be-
ing scarce in the "local ROOM" desk
was given her in the managing edi-
tors room, directly adjoining. For a
week or two no fault was found with
her work, but one morning the man
aging editor said to her:
Miss Penfield, your style of writ
ing is a little too terse and epigram-
matte for the needs of your depart
ment. You must study expansion"
Very well, Mr.. Ringgold." she an
swered. Il will try.
Thereafter her work appeared to
give entire satisfaction, for there was
no further criticism. About six
months later however, the managing
editor, after a morning spent in work
ing at his desk, suddenly wheeled in
his chair and said
Miss Pentield, want wife.
want you. VIII you marry me?"
"Mr. Ringgold," she responded, with
a mocking smile, that is rather terse
and epigrammatic. Don't you think
you ought to study expansion a lit
tle?"