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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11

priate. Ii represented Hery VIII EN-
barking in Dover harbor on his Visit
20 Francis |. OF France, the meeting
that later became famous as The
Field OF the Cloth of Gold"
The Young Queen of Spain selected
a painting of a Madonna and Child
The hair CT the madonna is. OF a haxen
variety and The face Is typicaiiy Eng
lish. The spanish queen is 9 typical
English girl and has pronounced fiaxen
hair. The King and Queen of Italy
sele tied very appropriate Christmas
Icard. II represented q mother holding
clcse 10 her breast. and was
painted In very light tones Little
angels. with their wings tucked under
their chins. lowered about the mother
and child.
The King and Queen OF Italy both
possess a chiidlike simplicity. and TINS
marked their selection of Christmas
card last season. The Christmas card
of Empress Alexandra Of Russia had
a beautiful Russian woman as its main
l .heme. The dark haired Madonna was
| shielding her child. at which she gazed
| in alteration. The Czarina ia a woman
| u very refined tastes and her Christ
l mas card describes the proiouno
! Iepths OF the unhappiness of this I'M
| )erial woman.
Members of royalty, it is claimed,
| irst started the idea Of sending Christ
| mas eel ds 10 their friends. Since tina:
ime the idea has been taken up In
his country with good result. In
l many oases II does away with the
l lending OF expensive. useless presents.
l hat are forgotten within q short time
| ~ both the sender and rsceiver. A
] ard Is a thing that can be saved
| framed and treasured for wears. espe-
cialiy when the design is good one
Postal authorities ia washington say
| they have made arrangements to
handle q large number Of Christmas
|; cards this year: bnt they give warn
| ing to senders that tinsei and glass
postais viii not De sent farther team
the receiving station. Makers Of the
;insel and ground glass -posrais have
been warned that his variety viii nor
5e accepted unvrapped by the postal
Authorities
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Beasts of Burden.

In Hagdad nearly one huho'ea
thousand camsls are now used Is
beasts o. burden. and they are one OK
the only two means Of carrying sooes
into the finland. The donkeys are the
other source. These camel caravans
usually contain seven cameis, ana
each caravan Is in charge OF two driv-
ers.5 A camel will carry an ayerase
load OF 500 pounds and this load IS az
yjded into two parts hanging over the
sides Of the beast
A camsl loaded for the march
makes an aversg& speed OF about two
miles per hour, but this gait IS kepe
mn for hours at . time ana the beasts
% not seem 10 tire. Several tribes
Of Arabs depend upon the camel 70.
their milk. as wen as TO carry tnen
from one place 10 another. Condensea
cemers mix is manufactured oy Doll
Ing the flesh milk until evaporation
This leaves only a hard. chaiky SUP,
stance. which Is very much priced
among the nomads Of the desert
canels are sometimes equipped WIN
shoes made NON the hides OF ant
mails
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11

The Government Patent Office IN
washington contains some odd and
unique PATENTS, the models benz
stored away in the archives of the
great building. There is one patent
of a self-tilting hat, claimed by the
inventor to do away with the wasted
energy of lifting ones hat to lady.
This hat is provided with crown
with a clock gearing, which is set in
notion by a pendulum. When the
wearer bows the pendulum is. set in
motion and the gear is released, rails
ing and tipping the hat
One inventor claims to have bene-
flied mankind with a sheetiron cat
a feline which works by clockwork
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11

many. the Car and Czarina OF Russia,
the King and Queen of Italy and the
King and Queen OF 81 ain. King Man
uel in exile, will also send thousands
of postals TO his loyal friends in FOR
tugal. although he Is staying in Eng
land. Each year COUP OF carefully
and artistically executed designs are
sent 10 each of the above-men'ioned
rulers and in order that the final one
chosen in eacn case may be somewhat
REPRESENTATIVE of the personal taste OF
the sovereign they are sent in plenty
OF time fer the selections to be made.
For example. the Christmas card oil
the English sovereign last year mao
a dignity which is symbolic OF the ma
Ition. The card represents scene IN
King Arthur's court at the palace OIL
Camelot. A large party OF loros'
knights and ladies are gathered To-
gether TO witness the ceremony CT
King Arthur admitting Sir Tristan to
the fellowship of the Round Table
Sir Launceiot Is a prominent figglre
in the picture, and his white charger
also has a place. The original paint
ing was done by prominent English
artist. and critics claim the worn
makes one of the prettiest Christmas
cards that can be imagined
The Christmas card OF the little
Prince of Wales represented ALFRED
1.-The Great reading 10 his mother, Queen
Osborga. The German Emperor's
Christmas card was also very apprc
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on record is that of Frenchman who
applied to the Patent Office for let
tiers patent on great suction tube
IL was the plan Oft foreigner to
Jay his great suction tube along the
coast of our country, the end reaching
out into the water. He claimed that
With the powerful drawing force OF
the tube the enemy's warships wouia
be drayn. up TO the mouth OF IL any
then our soldiers could lay waste the
vessel from shore.
A California. man was granted
patent on an electric whip. This WHIP
has two forked ends and the butt
END contains q storage battery. When
the whip, according TO the inventor.
Is touched to the backs Of the horses
they receive "a slight electric shock,
strong enough TO make them increase
their Face
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Some Queer Inventions

and contains a bellows inside, swell
ling up its tail and emitting sounds
TO wake up the entire neighborhood.
The cats claws are made of steel, and
when the terribie-looking animal is
wound up and placed on roof, ac-
oording to the inventor it is in per-
feet condition to deal death TO every
midnight prowiing cat
Another inventor has been granted
a patent on a phosphorous-eyed cat
for the sole purpose of frightening
away proving MICE. The eyes of-the
cat are claimed TO shine out In the
dark and give terrible scare to the
mouse.
One of the most unique inventions
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Portugal has one Of the OLDEST
burial customs. The cemetery ia t1s
hon shows now after row OF tiny
chapels ranged IN long avenues Dot
dered by cypress trees. instead OF tne
headstonos and monuments OF zoe
grarsyards 81 other countries Inis
custom Is the result Of the TACT taat
the portuguese people 40 not like me
idea of 6uryinE their dead OCT OF
sight and these chapels serve as iso5-
traries tor the 'cofhns.
The latter are placed on shelves
within the enclosure. Through me
iron grille the eye can discern smasI
aifars ana flower cleaning through
the subdred Hight within In America
The Indians have the most peculiar
nethods Of burial TAe custom seems
20 be different with each diheTent
tribe. some ~ the redmen believing
m placing the bodies 10 rec va,ie
r<bsrs fsrr~ cremstio1. Several o.
ne indian burfsd ritfs are cute ions-
I.ssinx several days and being con
Quoted ~ TIE hiSh ncn o. the 'rsses-
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Rudyard kipIlna. Mother.

The mother Of Rudyard Kipllng.
whose death Is announced. was .
daughter ef the bate Rev. George r
Macdonald. Wesleyan munster. Her
sisters married those two eminent
nea. Sir Philip Burne-Jones and SIR
r. J. Poynter. She ~ss married "a
john Lockwood Kipline in 1855. Ar
Kipl.ng IL stiil living. re lived for
many wears In India He was archt
tectursi sculptor IN the Bombay
School Of Art and vas curator 81 the
Centrzl Museum al Lahore. They mad
tuo children. Rsdyard and a dSugh
ter.-Bgnal0 Express.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11

Foote Lighte-Oniy one small por.
ton of the United States. the south
ern tip Of FLORIDA. has never expert
enced frcczing weather
Miss 4se Brstte-That would ee :
good thing for theatrical n.1rsrerr "a
paste In their hats-Yonkcrs States
rnan
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11

cards OF this nature will be exchanged
IN America this year. Some Of the
new Christmas cards are really works
Of art. beautiful in the extreme and
deligh;ly TO look upon. The attraction
OF the Christmas card may be ascribed
In his country to the popularity OF
the picture postal card on the whole,
but they are by no means a new ide,.
The older countries have been send
ing Christmas cards for centuries. and
even royalty has been imbued with the
novelty Of using the mails as means
OF conveying coed will and best wishes
70 heir friends at Yuletide.
About twenty years ago thris Christ
mas the hosts OF he late Queen Vic
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11

I'll the increase in popular
AYity OF the picture postal card,
"" the Christmas card has also
gained many friends, and 1t
The sun., 1910-07-31
FIREWORks LIGHTER STrCk.
Hns Oid Jetty at Manhattan Beach and
springs n Leak.

When the Pain fireworks show was
about half done at Manhattan Beach last
night a party in a canoe OF shore noticed
that the steam lighter from which the
fireworks wern being discharged was IN
trouble The lighter. tho William Marvel.
was footing her whistle. but the hand In
front of the Manhattan Beach Hotel was
making such a noise that nobody ashore
heard u
The men IN the canoe went near enough
10 tho Marvel to learn that she had
touched on a section Of stone jetty
which used TO extend from the beach
hut ~ now submerged except at low tide
and that she was leaking
The canoe put hack To shore IN a hurry
and reported the mishap 10 the life "A rers
At the Manhattan Beach bathing pavilion
Three or four boats went out 20 sca what
could he done Capt Howard Green OF
the Marvel said he Il stay aboard with hIs
crew until the rest ~ the rockets wera
fired and that then he would 90 ashore.
Two men wer" left on the lighter all night
Capt Green said he thought she would
ge' on at high water and that in the mean
time there wasn't much danger ~ her
sinking
The sun., 1910-07-31
BOr'S BODY FOUND ~ GROVE.
May Nave Been Murdered NJ . Cans of
NOung Foot otpads.

The body 81 Aaron Luria. a seventeen-
year old hoy who lived at VT Sackman
street Brownsville BROOKLYN. was found
last evening by two small boys in n grove
nj New Lots road and Thatford avenue.
brownsville There were two bullet
wounds in the head and beside the body
lay revolver with some empty cartridges
in II
Young Luria had been missing since
June 10. On that night he left home to
90 70 moving picture show near by.
He did not come hack
The police thought the lad had killed
himself The boys parents think he met
with foul play. Within q short distance
81 the place where his body was found
young Luria was held up ny a gang Of
young toughs shortly before his dis
appearances and robbed Of - and his
watch MetnberH of the gang. Luria
told his folks said that II he made any
trouble for them they would -croak-
him. He told his parents that he was
going 10 got even.H They think he got
pistol and sought ont the gang to carry
out this intention and was murdered.
Luria's father 10 a retired real estate
broker. The boy n an only son.
The sun., 1910-07-31
FELL FIVE STORIES. uNBu RT.
se,rn-N esr-Old wanted No sympathy
when We Landed.

Isidor Bloom. yearS Old. IN falling Ave
stories from his home NJ rs Market street
last night bounced from fire cscape tu
lire escape. broke clothesline. hung IN
one end of IL and was pulled through a
window on the ground Aoor. only to turn
on his resc,Ier and say
let me alone, ain'' hurt
I-idor was climbing tho ladder between
tho fire escape landing and tho roof He
missed his hold and shot downward.
He struck tho fire escape and bounced
"a tn a clothe~lne on the third fioor This
caught under his arms. and he seized IT,
HIS father. Herman. heard the racket
and raw his son han ging ~ the clothes
line two hoors below him lie bounded
down the stairs. but when he reached the
third foor the line had parted and Isidor
had fallen two floors further But hs
chung 10 the line. and hi- l,ody knocked
out a screen in Julius Gessof's tailor shop.
The tailor pulled him in IN safety ard then
the boy ordered him ~ let him alone.
DR. EbeTIe ~ Gouvorneur Hospital
found tho boy had only a small scratch
over his left eye. The surgeon had 70
attend Mrs Rose Levine Of lOa Madiaon
street. who had seen the hoy fall and had
tainted. Her own son. Louis. ~ years
old, fell in the same place two weeks ago
and was killed
The sun., 1910-07-31
SHOT ms tSSaILANr DEAD.
Police Found IIim Lying Heip,ess Near
the Man IIe HAD Killed.

MAMARoNECK. July O.-Frank valla
was shot and killed last night by Valen-
tine AlvannA. a SpaniRrd. who il book =
keeper for Corello a Mervin. orchid
raisers here. The Arm gave Alvanna
$3.50 in American money yesterday and
sent him to New York - have II changed
into Venezuelan money On his way
back from the city he was attacked at
Rockland avenue and Grand street by
Valla Valla knocked Alvanna down.
and then the latter drew his revolver and
fred three shots at valla. The third shot
went through vallas heart. killing him
instantly.
Alyanna cannot give a very connected
story Of the affair, as he was so badly
injured by VAlla that he is conscious only
part OF the time From what the police
can learn the crime was committtA be-
tween II 30 and 1890 O'Clock. Alvanna
says that he was walking toward mis-
hone when he Was fslled by a blow on
the head In falling he turned rarity
Then both Of them grappled and rolled
about the street. AlvannA calling for hslp
The place where the attack took place IL
lonely one. but three houses being in
the immediate vicinity. and his cries were
not heard Finding that he was IN the
hands OF a man who meant him harm
AlN anna says ha drew his revolver and
fired three fimes everv shot taking eject
The police found vAlla lying dead by the
side OF the road and about twenty feet
away lay AlvAnna
The sun., 1910-07-31
LtINIH ~ .uPED ITS CREW
mus LIzhtened It Cleared the Bar and
Left Them in the vet

The mystery Of the moccupied launch
that drove ashore at Far Rockaway on
Friday night under full speed was ex-
planned yesterday when Charles q. Atkins
OF Freeport. l. /. claimed the craft a.
his property.
Atkins told Lieut. Wheelwrisht Of the
Far Rockaway police station that on
Friday he and James Kenny. Brooklyn
man. started from Freeport for Brooklyn.
When they were passing lawrence they
struck a newly formed sand bar The
boat was gong ~ full speed and the
force of the impact throw them both
overheard The launch. thus lightsned
got over the bar and by the time the two
men came TO the surface WAS already
many feet away They could not hope
TO overtaks IL. so they set about getting
ashore. A passing launch picked them
up and TOOK them back TO Freeport
From the way the boat was headed
Atkins said, he thought abe would 90
ashore near Far Rockaway, and he went
there TO make inquiries. He had not seen
tho story Of the fndsng Of his craft.
Lieut. WheelwrIght referred Atkins to
stephen StillwagOn. the life guard who
found the craft and took care of IT, Still
wagon wanted SIS salvage and Atkins
went To Freeport 10 get the money.
The sun., 1910-07-31
COX ctLLS M IRON TRAITOR
Cincinnati Hos Also Refers To ohio
senator as Ptnhead.

CIHCISSATI. Ohio. July S-George r.
Cox to-day confirmed a published stale
ment 20 the effect that he had broken
politically with United States senator
Theodore Burton, whom he had discarded
from his list OF friends bscause Of what
he regards as an act Of political treachery
Oh Sartoa's part at the Republican State
convention at Columbus. In the publioa-
ton referred to Mr.. Cox called Burton
a -pinhead- and traitor Ia the follow
ing very pointed language
Il enjoyed myself very much; met a
great many OF my old friends and think
made some new ones, but Of all the
treacherous men l have ever met in my
life Theodore y. Burton Is the worst.
From personal knowledge and expert
enoe am warranted in saying that he
" devoid OF principle and places no value
whatever upon truth. He may know the
meaning Of tho word truth. hut doubt
IL. He IL pinhead. In my estimation.
and q very rusty one at that.
Burton volunteered Co have the Cuya-
hogA delegation vote divided. giving
Brown one-third Of the vote on the first
ballot and the full vote on the second
This was voluntary on his part and
Icaity tnOuknt ne was uian enouku anu
had principle enough 10 carry out his
part OF the proposition When | give
my word TO a man I always keep IL and
expect Others to do the same II they have
the first principles Of a gentleman in them.
Burton told me that he had absolute
control Of !, votes and with Garfield
eliminated he could assure Brown ~
votes from Cuyahoga. He failed to live
up TO the promise he made 20 me vol
unfairly
Cox said through another channel
to-day when asked what he thought Of a
statement 10y Wade II Ellis. former
chairman OF the Republican State ex.
ecutive committee. in which Ellis says he
does not expect to take an active part
in the management Of the campaign
but hopes To bs of service Co the ticket:
i believe Harding is too wise man
and politician to permit Wade Fills to
stump the state for him, for I consider
that that would lie detrimental t. the
chances
CLEVELAND. July 81 1t is time for
the people and public men u Ohio to
refuse To submit to the bullying tactics
ot a man of CoN's character. said senator
Burton tonight. Cox does not know
how Ia talk To gentleman nor can he
ssem to understand the plain language
OF one can prove that I entered into
no deal with him nor expressed a prefer
anp,. fnr any candidate
The sun., 1910-07-31
THINk NJ RDERER Ex iPED.
quincy. Mass. Police Get Ciues Of Re>i-,.
irs Depsrture.

QUINCY Mass July D. Tonight IL !.
apparent tha, Louis G. Restrlli. NAr tod
for two murders and the wOundiag oi
four others, has cSCapei. chief Burrcl
to-tay sent word through tl.Is state
New York acd Vermont asking the polics
TO be- or the lookout for tire man. ~ they
are almost certTin that Re i making either
for Barre. Vt. or Brooklyn. Y
{. u Graves. a conductor ~ the Boston
aud Mare. today iutorInei CHIEF BIrTell
that be h.i carrie man out of Boston
on the train that left NJ 5u yerer, Say
who resemble Restelli The ma hal =
mileage book which carried him A. far
as Northampton. Mass. where he left
the train and made irquiricS relative To
trains for Rutland VI The next tram
left AZ ms tins morT ing and II j. the
oDinion Of the police that he boarde that
In his desk today the chief found .
threate ing letter aiirv,s.i To- a Brook
lyn. y Y MAJ whose name h., refuse 90
diNulge The New York authorities were
given fun description Of ReStelli and
askei to be- on the lookout The ToIice
are more firmly cor wheel that Resteiii
got out of Quincy for ma" who AEow,
him informei Chief Burrell that he saw
him board Boston bound electric car
yesterday afternoon In ample time tn
make tho 5.tI train on which Conductor
Grave, thir ks he rode
Those shot are resting comfortably
tonight and there " soms hop. for their
recovery
Theodore ClArCy. who owns stone
yard in Young street ~ the Blissvillc
part Of Long Island City. ard amos her
yard m Flatbush. Brooklyn. has appealed
TO the police of Long IslR"i City for
protection Agai-st Louis Rss,telli. gran
ite oortrartor who or Friday ~ QuirCy.
Mas shot and killed his mother. Mrs
Mariana Restelli. ard Henry r. Hardwick.
q quarry owner OF that place mortally
wourde his own brother. GaspArd r.
Restelli. and woundei {. Theodor- Hard
wick. Beni ianin Bishop William Adrain
and Archibald Persons.
Following the shooting Resielli made
his escape and - now being hunted for
all over the State Of Massachusetts n
q thought that he has left that State
and last right telephone messAge was
sent To Mr. CLANCY from Quincy war; ir z
hun IN he on the looko'lt for Restclli.
Tn. message said that Rcstelli declare
that he was going 10 l,org Island city
To finish the job by killing Clancy
Mr. CLANCY ~ well acquainted with
Re-teIli and three months ago Re~telli
had dinner with Mr. Clalcy a, his home.
PAS Gre~lpoirt avenue. long Island tity
They ha 4 no h,Isiness troubles
Two policemen have he-n PLACED on
guard AZ Clancy'S homo ard others have
horn detailed to watch the stone ward.
The sun., 1910-07-31
DIED..

D'HhiN -Oa Friday. July -. 1919 s. %. I''-
MPiesuc. Louis Duhlin. In the 49, -
his acc
funeraI services 81 ting Church o. ,hr B'-'ei
sacrament. 7ist ~ and BrosdWsy p1 No0
day. August !. at iONo \ N
| DUNHAM Al Engle~ ood. y rho~'.s
punhsm rrandson OF the i''e S'-'t1-
Thomas q. DunhAn and scn Of Hsr-' ..
and Berthe DunhAn'. In III. ''th yea
Notice OF funeral hereafter
LlDGERwooD.-sudde on Fndsy fuy ::
In London. wiHsr Van vIect ildssrFcoi
OF MorTtstoWn. v. J. In his fsth yea-
MARTIN On July -. At n " A. r"'''io
Park. James Martin. son OF Glsd}s Fr7.n
son and the late james Nsru- ase .
yesrs and 70 months
Funeral private
NcCLCSKHY Suddenly. On July ~ fs-s'
NcCiuskey. ace ~ years
Funeral fIon 'he chapel OF the sicph-n N''fu
Burial Co. sth and 18th 81, o. N0ndJ
morning.. August 7. a. half past Tbrrr
10 - Peters Church corner of Hsrcis' a.
Church -ts., where . solemn high mas W
BE- offered for the repo~e Of his soHI Al
O'Clock intrTmcnt Calvary Cems'c-
McNCLTy.-on July -. Annie McNu.y 80
vice -TRE rUSERAL CHvRcH :u Vt'' ~
81 tFHASE p. CASpsSiL BLDo' Fricr1'r
uied 10 attend
SMALL On July 70. Mary small ssrd - ye,r
Services Monday. p. ", -THr r'Nssi
CHuHcH- tCANPByLL BLpo
TIN EYcK-
GRANp TyoDoy. 49,
TIE ofnoers and permanent mernee-s - ~
Grand Lodge OF Free and Aeccptst Na'n'
Of the state Of New York are '-,'r-p'iD
requested 70 attcnu the ohselnlc> - v
James Ten Eyek. Past Grand Nss.r' Al ih'
hasonic Temple. Ntbany. ~unh
Afternoon at 2 ~ o'elors
RosgHr JupsoN KENwos1H
Grand MssN'
EDwARp n l. EMLHna. Grand SeCrrHf)