Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-20

their underclOthing, ana Top Shiru
/ out to be washed. The class mos
, given TO this habit are chiefly cit!
, men, who prefer to use store under
wear to that furnished by the gov
eminent The latter contingent are
= numerically strong, and in order t.
save money, not a few of this class
will wash their own linen. For this
purpose an excellent washery is pro
vided on the bank of Jones Creek be
tween the home laundry and bakery
Here hot water can be had in plenty,
lines are stretched in profusion for
hanging the clothes to dry and al
though every day finds hundreds of
pieces exposed, it seldom occurs that
any are purloined. The wash sent
out is taken by both men and wom-
en-, and these Industrious people are
able to earn fair living. The num-
Der of these workers will probably
foot up a round dozen, and the men,
bers use their own judgement in Sc
lecting a white or colored person to
keep their wear tidy. The exaction is
a mere bagatelle, five cents for each
garment, and the outlay is well spent
| when the comfort derived from hand
washed goods are considered.
All home garments, as well as civil
ian underwear worn by members can
be sent each week to the home laun-
dry for renovation. For this of
course there is no charge.
A Happy Pair.
Phoebus, can be seen any morning
soon after eleven o'clock, entering the
home on their way to the hospital
to partake of dinner The man is
blind, an ex-Civil war soldier and de-
ponds upon his help-mate, who acts
as conductor. This pair of cid people
are very much attached to each other,
and they seem to be as happy in COM
pany as a newly welded bride and
groom. All the members who have
been housed here several years or
more, know the couple and never
fail to extend word OF greeting as
they pass them by. The old nanny
is witty in her way and in answer to
o salutation of vet, recently said:
See here mister, you am always
spectful and pity me and me ole man.
but that done do me no good. If
your pity had a little money 'tached
to it, den it would be all right
A letter from the Mountain Branch
near Johnson City, Tennessee, brings
a signed statement issued by the Hon.
Walter p. Brownlow, representative
of the First Tennessee district in the
popular branch of congress in which
he exhorts his constituents in part as
follows:
when first elected to congress l
promised the people | would stay in
my seat in congress and look after
their interests, and if my record was
satisfactory, J felt sure l could de-
pend on my constituents to look after
my interests at home, while I at
tended to business here. | felt that
| had no more right to leave my place
of business here, and go out and look
after denomination than any other
hired man had to look for other work
on the salary of his employer.
have been in congress nearly four
teen year. and have kept my word
with the people liz this respect
After referring to his candidacy for
denomination to succeed himself as a
member of the SIND congress, he
says: Il have tried to serve you
honestly and faithfully, I have never
let an opportunity pass when 1t was
in my power to do anything for my
country, and especially for my con-
stituents, ! have been present more
days during my service in congress
than any other member who has
served during that period ! have
never absented myself from my seat
for the purpose of furthering my po-
liticaI interests, and I shall not leave
my seat in this campaign ! have al
| WAYS thought. and still think that my
I, time belongs to my country and to
YOU. and not to myself. During my
term OF service in congress, I have
procured and brought to our district
| in round figures eight million OF dol
/ lars. This Is more than has been Sc
cured by any other member during
the same period This will give for
each month OF my service 100000.
This brings a permanent income TO
cur district annually: Fer rural free
delivery. 100000; for maintenance OF
the soldiers home. $4,000; for pen
sion disbursements at the soldiers
home. 255.00; for custom house Al
Bristol. Tenn; FISH hatchery at Er
win: n. s. court house and post