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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
SIGHT RESTORED.
last Week a Augusta Hotel,
H.rrtoo.

The ST. Agnes Eye. Ear q Throat
Infrmary. Richmond. beg TO announce
that their specialist. an eminent sur.
geon, late FIRST assistant 10 Prof.
Schnitzier. OF the Imperial University
Of Vienna. Austria. viii be Al Angus
n Hotel. Hampton. this week only.
and viii receive a limited number o.
patients.
10 you have biurrine. dizziness. beu-
rslxia, headacas. spots before the
eyes. trembling spells. uicersfions.
zranulations. car discharges. sorc
throst, various nervous and brsi7 A.
fccsions crtai;ing not only positive
injury 20 hc1ifh. bat uniold misery
call at cnce 1uFus,a Hotel. Hemp-
ton. Va Consolation free this week.
81 AgErs' lnfrnsry, hc1no1A "a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
WILLIAM i rIrss-

WILLIAM J. rLrSs- - -
sioaer has absolute control OF all de-
tectives IN the city. and no inspector or
captain has authority over men who
DO MT wear the uniform This s,ccns
the e3d Of the precinct plain clothes
men. who have been largely responsible
for exciting conditions.
Commissioner Flynn Is a native OF
New York city. where be learned the
plumbers trade. He entered the fed
erai secret ser~ice in 1897 and was
attached to the PIttsburg division. For
the pest TIN years he has becn IN
charge 81 TIE government secret serv.
ice IN New fork. where ne has earned
he reyufafioE Of being one q the
shrcrdest IN MS liuc Of WORK lie sld-
I'd greatly N workisE up eSidencc
against the sugss Trust aud has alss
vaged successful war against cocafer.
fei,s-- sDd Black Hand gangSters.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
NOV Yerk,s Chief oeteetiye.

William j. Flynn, the new second
deputy police commissioners Of New
York and chief Of the detective bureau.
is a graduate OF the United States Sc
cret service. Mayor Gaynor establish
ed precedent in appointing Mr.. Flynn,
for heretofore the head detective has
come from the uniformed force. The
mayor decided, however. that a nav
man and new methods were needed.
hence Mr. Flynn. The new commits
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Victor Nurdcck. fbc red headed m.
surreut representative from Kansas.
has = da.1y uevspapcr m Wichita He
made = tR n jonfuaiisIn ~ wit
irr bs~ebsil stories rsr q Chicago ps-
ps-. he beFsn eaeh story with q QUO
nfion frcn Shakespeare
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
eranbleten wins Game.

The basketball five Of the Hampton
Young Mems Christian Association
rzsf a crushing defeat In the local
xynnaus.um last night att he haOds
Of the Bram5iefon qgint- The. visit
or srere entirely too fast fer fzmp-
ton and won The game by the over
rhelmsng score Of 50 to "a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
Auction Safe roesdsy.

OF Horses. MILES. Vehicles. Farm I'm
picmcnts. Feed StnTs. Harness and
efher farming necessities on the
premises Of G. I. Cc>hy. fArrsstrone Z
farm on Kecoughizn Road. beginning
~ 1.3e p. m. Good chance for the
farmers. N. II. MORGAN. sgctioneer
IS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Rev. George w. Wray. pastor Of the
First Methodist church. va this
MORNING and tonight preach the
third Of a special series Of sermons.
which are attracting considerable at
tention- - a;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
Church 81 chrIst,

Rev. John Anderson jayne, the %
tor-evangelist, wi. preach t>is morn
ing in the Church Of Christ on The
Great Saillc2n," and tonight on The
Gospel OF the Good Samaritan"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
Pretty Tcuoh.

A brakeman says the roast beef
served at certain Atchison restau-
rant yesterday was SO tough that he
was compelled to chew the gravy
Afehison Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Hoa. N. L. Fielding. the minister Of
finance OF the province Of Quebec
Canada. who has been stopping al
Hotel Chamberlain. olc Point. for the
past several weeks. returned to Can
ada Yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

H.. Morgan & Co the residence OF
Mrs. Martina Gordon, to Curry street,
for $1,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Being good gets you into sseh fear
fsIly borssome company
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

n the house is for reHt-LACKEY
hos the KEY largest rental agency
IN Hampton Is
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

One dozen phsfos. each ore Pot 40
IN a separate folder for $50. This
is a special for Xmas. CHEYNE's
STUDIO, Hampton, Va. IS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

New York is soon to have a moving
platform subway, the first Of Us kind.
in addition to the main subFays.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

II the house Is for reut-LAcKEf
hiss the KEY. largest rental agency
In Hampton is. 8
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

n the horse Is for rent-LACREY
has the KEY. Largest rental aEeHcy
IN Hampton. IS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
vii poiIs storsoe House.

r. ~ Richardson 4 son. the Hamp-
ton Contractors. have been awarded
The coEtrzcf fcr constructing q store
house for The qasrseruasseTs Depart
ment at F,0-t Monroe near the rev
batteries. The contract prize IL about
8. zoe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18


Would you miss . bargain Ike this
Cook Stoves from $3.50 up. Wood
Stores from SOC up, slightly used
Stovepipe from sc up, Dining Room
CoSf Stoves from $2.ee UP. Kitchen
Chairs from &c up. Dining Room
Chairs from soc up. Rocking Chairs
from 75c up. Sideboards from $3.50
ND, Hall Racks from sz.75 up. Ores
sers and Bureaus from $3.50 ~. 1
LEGO ID. iron Safe. cost s55. slightly
used, $3.50. ] new Bicycle. shop
worn, cost s25. now sf5.75; ] nearly
new draphead Singer Machine $3.50;
= 6ouble-tar-eied shot gun. $3.50; 6
Mirrors. 1sx29 feet, s5c; Extension
Tables from 1915 uD and Kitchen Ia
bIes from soc M.
White Front Auction House
Auction Sale Saturday and sstvrdsy
Night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18
A CHRISTMAS ARRAY

A CHRISTMAS ARRAY
OF GOOD CHEER
will greet your eyes as you enter our
establishment, greet your nostrils,
palate and the cookies Of your heart
Christmas day and week il you buy
from us the wines. WHISTLES, brandies
or cordials you will require for holt
day feasting and entertaining. Fancy
packages for holiday gifts.
Following Wines
Port, per at. ................... 25c
sherry. per OF. Csc
Blackberry, per Of. ............... Zoe
Sweet Catawba, per OF. .-....... 25c
Ciaret Wine, per qt- ......-..... 2oc
imported Sherry duff Gordon.
per at, soc; per gal. ........ $500
Monticello double stamp, per gal. $3.50
Highspire straight ........... $2.75
Old Kentucky Taylor Whiskey.. 1915
Parkwood $500
Cyclone Ky. Whiskey ........ $3.50
Old Nick Bottle in Bond, qt.... sI.00
]. w. Harper. per of. S100
Golden Heritage, per ct. ....4- $l.00
Straight double stamp Apple
Brandy, per gal. =. SO so ard $500
Double stamp straight Gin, per
gal. ............... $3.50 and $500
Bottled Beer, Ale and Porter-per
dozen $500. ...... s.-.s oo's
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Mrs. Charles W. Hickman. WAC has
been visiting her sister in Clifton
Forge. hes returned TO her home In
Mallory avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Sanzsser
and little Miss Sangster, who have
been visiting in North Enporia Tor
the past three weeks. retrrned home
yesterday. Mr.. Sailsster 10 the cniei
clerk IN the Hampton Dostcfhce.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Boys Pesldenes IN Phosb0s.
Councilman PAU l. N.cholas. o.
Pboebes. hes pcrchasce tsro1gk y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Miss Marion Thompson. who Is at
tending the Mechanics institute in
Rochester, y. Y. Is expected home
today. while MF. Clarke Thompson. a
student al Blair Institute. Bisirsto~a.
Coma. arrived yesterday and olli
speed the Christmas holidays With
their parents. kr. and MIS-. Howard
Is. Thompson, IN Arrnistead avenue
Miss Dorothy Armistead, who = at
tending school IN Alexandria. arrived
In the city yesterday 10 spend the
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glade I. srmlsiead.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-18

Auction Sale Saturday and sstsrdsy
Night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

minded principals in some schools detam
the entire force late In the afternoons WIN
vexing regularity and often for little pur-
pcse. For time so spent the teacher re-
ceves no reward. and the nature of these
added tasks is invariab bly, unpleasant
The detail OF the classroom means to the
conscientious worker a continuous chain
of unfinished labor. A teachers work IS
never done is the revised epgram at the
foundation Of the present discomfort, and
the more disconnected a tea-her Is Sener-
ally the less that teacher can do.
Elementary school principals are most
serious IN their efforts to prevent the over
burdening of their working staffs, and
most of them agree that a diversity of sub
iects and too much interference are tend
mig TO demoraliZe the younger pupils and
to prevent application to study. Therefore,
in the fight to enable the teachers TO con-
fine themselves to the originally assigned
duties census taking, athletic coaching and
the like seem about TO become the bone OF
2 contention in which the Board of Educa-
ton will doubtless be conspicuous factor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

unloyeiy Americanisms prove upon exam
ination to be of the phraseology "hlch
Chaucer and Spenser and Shakespeare EN-
ployed The same may be said, of course,
OF some words which the dictionary now
informs us are obsolete-obsolete as the
barbarous customs and superstitions with
which they We're contemporary sui, inc
modern Americanism which proves 10 nave
been of classical lineage commands respect
and sympathy. Like consideration cannot
be extended to barbarisns such as graft
and ''hoodum" The former, honest Eng
lsh slang for hard work, has been twisted
across the waters into a synonyme for
dishonesty and corruption 'Hoodlum IS
a California creation of latter days, equiv
alent of the High Rip Gang. of the Hooi-
gans and other disreputable forms OF RUIZ
finism with whose exploits We have been
made unpeasantly familiar: 'Chauf1eur
was first term of opprobrium. 1t came
from France, where, during the Reign OF
Terror brigands. whose pleasant fancy II
was to burn the feet of their victims TO
make them reveal their treasure were so
called "ChauVinism, which had an enor-
NOUS vogue during the Russo-Iapanese
War; came from the same land, taken
from q French play of seventy years ago,
lingo" was later to enjoy In England
The first Tories were robbers. just as the
first Hoosers, the name given TO the cltl-
zens Of the State Of Indiana, were hush-
erS'' whose metho of putting out of the
fight those whom they intended to rob the
latter term unpleasantly suggests.-Dundee
Advertiser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

side study is rot compulsory. yet increaseh
pecialization IN subjects Is constant! re-
curing more home study on the part OF
teachers and the remuneration III '"e
7siority of cases is mere remote prom
Use
With the present establishment OF speclal
,ueraded classes for defective chiidren
comes needed relief to those teachers whose
lives have ueen largely sacrifice 10 'le
needs of the unfortunates- The amount OF
e,tra erergv required 10 keep IN pace the
dull and backward. the partially oeai or
blind and sickly children, has cost the CITY
many thousands of dollars. and the sac
rifIcinz teachers salary has not been raised
as a result While certain teachers IN or
der to dodge The responsibility of repeating
class work or specially enfpha sizing every
thing daily for the one or two deaf puphs'
have uniustly managed to place them In
the class with the mental detectives, a
ma iority of faithful instructors have slack
ened the pace of the class for the benent
of the afflicted members.
The hours of work spent after school
with the backward children have long teen
among the thankless tasks of the average
ruIlic school teacher. Time consumed
with anxious and disturbing parents also
has tended to aggravation. Unnecessary
teachers meetings, called by perfunctory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

moved or slid that its finger projects into
the groove of the central sliding rod. If
the lever il then pushed forward, so that
il enters the front half of the slot. the
finger will send the sliding rod in the op-
posite direction, and the low speed gears
will be brought into mesh.
When the lever is moved back into the
central position the gears viii be sepa-
rated and when il is rsoved further to the
rear half OF the slot Ire same gears will
slice in the oppos te direction. bringing The
second speed combination of gears INFO
mesh. To move the control lever outward,
50 as TO put it into line with the outside
slot is 20 bring the finger into the groove
OF the sliding rod that moves the third and
high speed gears. the high speed being the
direc: drive. in which the highest amount
o. power IS applied from the engine 10
the wheels.
When the control lever is in the inside
Slot he finger engages 9 sliding rod that In
its movement produces the reverse speed.
The movement of this rod brings into mesh
with the low speed gears third gear that
causes reversal Of the rotation of the coun-
ter shaft. AZ described last week
\ variation of this type OF change speed
gcar mechanism is observed when the
gears arc 50 arranged that the direct drive
is obtained OH the third speed. a meshns
OF gears in the fourth speed producing II
stu higher speed. available oaly. however.
under the very best road conditions.
The advantage of the selcctiVe type lies
largely in The fact that there Is neutral
pusition between all the combinations Of
gears This eliminates the necessity of
neshlns and unmeshing all the different
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

woven for You specially if YOU So desire
and will have il in thirty days.
This nlea sed the customer mach that,
after giving the order and having it filed III
= manner most satisfactory. She ;old hef
husband to be about the canny young Scot
down at the store. who had real BUSINESS
WAYS Mr.. Carnegie investigated and found
the Young manager TO he Alexander IL Pea
cock from the same part OF Scotand DIS
himself This was the making Of MI Pea
cock. whose property is said to be worm
at least s15,ooo.000, and VII" has started
different parts of the world since by ms
feats in finance, etc.
II would almost appear that M Peacock
delighted in drawing attention 10 hlmseIi
through doing the absurd thing al 'he
wrong time None laugh more heartily
than the same M. Peacock at his own
breaks when they are told TO am later
Some months ago, after long sllance' this
man who caused the writing of caustlc
magazine article on THE Curse Of Much
Money! made one of his characteristic
moves which Jared the city for a time ana
made il smile for some days The man
aser of the largest automobile shop IN Pitts
burg was lust taking off his coat WREN his
telephone rang and, taking down the re-
ceiver. he heard in substance this:
Il am A r. Peacock, of North Highland
avenue Tn in my pajamas and can't
come downtown now but I want YOU 70
rush me up two of those $500 -
automobiles and have them here at noon,
The manager gasped at this order and
the unusual conditions under which it was
given, but Mr.. Peacock gave him 10 time
TO think He mentioned some changes he
wanted made in the decora tons. mono
gram on each of the doors, etc. That will
make the cost Of each machine about $1,000
Il believe. Shoot EN- both along aid have
'e1n here on time On yes, / forgot. Send
a receipted bill with the boy and I'll give
him check.
This was the way Mr. Peacock Increased
his stock of automobiles. 1t came out later
that at d club the night before he had been
told that another man of millions whom he
did not like had one two more automo-
biles than he had He had tried 10 get the
automobile shop by telephone that night to
have the new machines up before breakfast,
but could not raise it. SO he did the next
best thing, and went TO the telephone in his
pajamas the first thing next morning
The race of Mr.. Peacock from Los
Angeles TO Pittsburg by special train, i'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

the opposite way. If the desire change o.
speed is from low to high, the speed of
the counter shaft viii be the greater and
the bringing of the gears into contact will
result in the slowing down of the one AMI
the increased speed OF the other. until the
speeds coincide and the gears mesh.
But this is wasteful of effort aad de-
structive of the teeth. To withdraw the
clutch o6viates all this bother, for it frees
the counter shaft. permitting its gear to
take the speed of the square Shaft gear
without any damage. II IS quieter too
and the noise of changing gears is not Only
unpleasant but at times positively daa-
serous. II is frequently necessary to
change the speed of heavily laden car TO
take the slight grade taat leads up 10 a
railroad crossing. and the loud noise OF
changing gears caused by d sudden moving
of the lever without throwing out the
clutch, owing 10 the unexpected discovery
that change is necessary has more than
once drowned out the noise of an approach
ing train, with terrible results The added
silence of the seiectiye~type is another adj
vantage il possesses not previously men
toned.
Discussion OF the planetary type of
charge SpeeG mechanism which as being
aDphed in extensive practice to runabouts
and light delivery wagons, Is important
may be deferred -"r fuller treatment than
would this week lac possible making vsy
for description of The individual clutrn
type. This consists of tHo shafts. one An
extension ot~the crank shaft aud the ether
parallel to ii On the crank shaft is
sleeve bearing the sprocket and gear The
arrangement of the sleeve being such as to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

order to attend certain election in the
Carnegie Steel Company will never be for
gotten Peacock heard that he was about
TO be thrown out by Prick. ard he also
found that it might be we'll for him 20 be
at meeting which was scheduled for
Pittsburg on certain date He could have
made Pittsburg with ease by taking the
last regular train ont of Los Angeles, but
he wanted some friends who were upstate
to come East with him He talegraphed
for them to be in Los Angeles within
very few hours to start East with him by
that evening Then he set about preparing
the famous Peacock Special which he APP
parently held back so long that he allowed
himself only a few hours over the very fast
schedule that had been laid down for the
8 OO0-mile run. The special train reached
Pittsbure only two hours before time for
the meeting at which Peacock was almost
thrown out by Prick, and saved only by
Carnegie.
The bond of affinity between Mr.. Peacock
and Mr.. Carnegie has never been rightly
fathomed by the people of Pittsburg. Pea
cock is the only man who persistently de-
fed Carnegie whose opposition to smoking
was so well known that none-nOt even II.
G. Frick-dared smoke allow smoking
in his office when Carnegie was near and
likely TO come in. Mr.. Peacock. however,
always smoked-bg. black cigars. too-and
his Office always seemed full Of smoke. On
many occasions when Mr.. Carnegie went
into the office of Peacock on some i'm
nortant problem in iron and steel he found
Peacock smoking hard If he wasn't snolI-
ing at the time the Laird of Skbo came
in he would invariably light up on his Wis
itor's arrival, after profferinS Mr.. Car
nesie a cigar at which the latter would
storm and stamp aud finally dash from the
Peacock office
In PittSbuTg newspape" circles they yet
tell with amusement of the first effort OF
Peacock to suppress a story relating to his
family It was after he had sold his steel
stock at such great profit TO the United
States Steel Corporation, and awakened to
find himself worth between H009d 600 and
cIJcO0t60. One morning he got a letter de-
handing that he leave $4,000 at a certain
place, else his children would be kidnapped
Mr. Peacock sent for his attorney, who
in turn sent for Roger O'Mara. the famous
detective, who suggested that Mrs. Peacock
and the children be all taken quietly to the
Holland House, in New York, for time,
which was done, and an effort was made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
After Pounding Them
He Is Sure They
Won't Do 1t Again

did not believe in such a thing as luck.
and when the Canadian Pacific Railroad
had sent out inquiries for a great tonnage
in rails and there seemed grounds for fear
the Carnegie Steel Company would not
land the order. Mr.. Carnegie called M
Peacock in and told him to go out and
bring back the order for rails or not to
come back at all This was before Pea
cock had been long with the Carnegie in
terests. Peacock gone for some time,
and he finally came back smoking one of
those fat cigars, and with a scowl on his
face.
Well" said Mr. Carnegie. "did you get
the order2''
Yes. I got a small one" said Peacock
II sold them 10000 tons; and ne threw
the papers on the table.
six hundred thousand TONS said Mr..
Carnegie Keeling in his seat. for lot
of this size had never been sold before nor
since.
Yes: they wouldn't make it a million.
stormed Peacock who. it is asserted didn
know at that time that a 1oo0D-ton order
was as much as the Carnegie Steel Com
pany could have expected. This was the
answer. however that won the heart of
Mr. Carnegie and which resulted ultimate
" in making Peacock very rich man.
for the Laird never lost his admiration
for the man who sold railroad $4,000 tons
of rails when that same road wanted ap-
parently not more than 10000 tons.
And this is the same eccentric man who
recently finding he had been swindled out
of $4,000 by employees. thrashed them
soundly then stood between the authorities
and the culprits. saying. Let the boys go.
Trey won't DO it again