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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-15


the old machine-one TO receive them,
es on each note the department seal,
which makes it full-fedged legal ten
Ger. Finally the sheets are cut up by
separating machines and then the in
dividual notes are put in packets OF
100 each bound by a strip of white
paper
Under the new scheme, as under the
old. the freshly printed currency will
60 from the drying room of the bu-
reau direct to trimming machines, but
the new style trimmer is different in
that il will trim all four sides of each
sheet instead Of merely trimming two
sides as did the old machine. Thus
il will combine in a certain sense the
functions of the old style trimming
machine at the bureau and the sepa-
rating machines al the treasury. The
new trimmer not only does more work
than its predecessor, but it does it
more economically, since one girl can
operate each machine. whereas two
we're required for similar work with
the old machine-one to feed in the
sheets and the other to receive them.
examine them and correct with scis-
sors any faulty trimming.
This is the real secret Of the ef-
fectivenes Of the new machine. II
trims a sheet with absolute accuracy.
This accuracy Of trimming is the
keynote 20 the whole new simpiihed
scheme Of money manufacture. for
unless the sheets can be shaped Up
with absolute uniformity and accuracy
they cannot be handled by the new
automatic combination machines.
which comprise the most important
unit OF this shortcut organization.
The reader might not suppose that &C
curate trimming represented so per
picking g problem and Il would not
under ordinary conditions. but the
paper TO be trimmed a. the bureau j.
IN abou; the worst possible condition.
In the process Of money printing the
Yaper undcrgocs a series Of success
i've vettings and dryings that in eject
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old individual machines. The present
style numbering machine cannot turn
out much more than 11.00o sheets a
day and ten sealing machine has a
capacity OF 1900 sheets. In conclu-
sion. il is to b. noted that the de-
velopment Of these remarkable twenti-
eth century money-makers will great
" simplify the problem OF increas-
ing Uncle Sans money production as
occasion demands, an expansion that
is continuous and proporfiona;e to the
Increase Of the population Of the coun-
try.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-15
Psrasoi Gives Finishing Touch

Parasols give the finishing touch &c
costume. Handbags fill a certain
place, of course. but there is moth.
ing that can take the place OF the
parasol An embroidered parasol is
not at all a foolish investment, even
ior the woman of limited means.
Nowadays embroidered silks are
made OF such materials that they can
easily be claened at home. Women
who are handy with the embroidering
needle can make a very pretty para
sol. but IL requires time and patience
before the article is finally completed.
Long white handles are being much
used for the summer parasols.
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Gifts for the June Bride

toast fork. Ii has three long and
slender prongs. Berry forks are
cainty and pretty, being a contriyance
for eating the luscious berry. Butter
forks vie in favor with the butter
picks, and these have the appearance
OF corkscrew. The asparagus fork
Is wonderful to behold in it's ingenui
~. The large salad fork is supple
mented by the additional OF individu
Of salad forks. A salad set consists
of fork and spoon, the former hav-
ing rounded set of prongs and the
latter the appearance OF a tablespoon,
the bowl being larger. They make
very pretty present for a bride.
Cake servers are a sort OF broad
bladed knife, and these not only cut
the cake but lift the slice. There is
70 change in the style OF pie knives,
Tor they remain the same as in days
of old. For properly serving jellies
there are jelly spoons and jelly
knives, both being equally popular and
making suitable presents. Cheese
scoops have scoop Dow;s and long
handles and are used for serving soft
cheese. Pea and preserve spoons as
well as salad and mustard spoons. are
a part OF the small silver shown for
table use. Bread forks might be east
ly mistaken for forks having other
uses, and the fish, salad and pastry
forks are so much alike as TO be very
confusing unless the bride has the
foresight to label them.
Sliced lemon is served with so
many dishes nowadays that a fork
nas been originated for serving II.
These forks are small and have two
or three prongs. Fer serving fruits
there are all sorts of pretty little
novelties. There is an orange peeler
that has two blades TO 90 around and
around, cutting it in a continuous
string. For strawberries there is a
silver hulier, a tiny pair of pinchers
10 remove the green from the fruit.
10 remove the eyes from pineapples
there are silver or gold clips that per
form their work effectively and quick
ly. Grape scissors make quite pref
ty present. For splitting peaches
there is a silver knife, and a fork
with which to spear the cherry that
turks in the bottom of glass,
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CONTINUED From Ninth Page.)
spelling will consist o. words that
pertain to the building trades, the
names of the tools OF the trade be-
ing prominent. For the same period
his number work will consist Of prac.
teal problems in carpenter work,
There viii be examples, for instance,
like the following:
A carpenter lays a sidewalk
four feet fide and 80 feet long. It
is composed of boards. running
iengthwise, one foot wide. How
many feet OF lumber does he con-
sume?"
in the electrical class will find his
mental work so arranged that he is
reading about Edison and his wonder
full works, about the invention of the
telephone, the wireless telegraph. the
karnessing Of Niagara, etc, and will be
puzzling his young brains TO find out
how many feet Of copper wire IL will
take to eonnec; two telehones one
mile and a half apart. Girls. OF course.
VIII get work along different lines.
Their problems viii pertain to pounds
OF -four and yards Of dress goods.
Educators claim that this system is
superior to the systems now in vogue
In tha; II will give the mind all the
training II now gets and will. in a
addition. center the education OF the
different pupils on the topics that are
apt TO be OF most value 10 them.
Vocational school plans call for the
most extensive equipment. Even in
the cities where the work Is merely
experimental nov. the plants comprise
complete printing outfit. with fonts
OF type ard a modern press. electri-
cal laboratories. complete telephone
workshops. and. Of course. all the
tools and machinery needed IN a car
renter shop or a model plumbing plant.
The boys and girls are able to BE- q
great help 20 the school, a. well -
to themselves In these vocational
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classes. In one school where the class
has really passed the experimental
stage, the youthful electricians equip
ped the entire building with a set OF
telephones which permit the principal
of the institution to talk to any OF
his teachers at any time. This same
schoo, was also short of bookcases,
and the class in cabinet making got
busy with the result that the deficien-
cy was promptly and amply supplied.
The boys are now at work on desk,
chair and small cabient which they
hope to have completed before the
next birthday of the principal Of the
school. 1t is the idea Of the boys
TO refurnish his Office for him as 4
birthday remembrance. The printing
class, besides running OF all the no
tices that the principal wishes TO
send around TO the various teachers,
getting ont programs for class enter
iainments. etc, Is preparing 10 print
small weekly school paper which
shall contain news. not only OF the
~tuCOi IN WHICH l-oucu, ool w -
other schools in the city. One OF the
boys Is engaged on an apparatus
which in case Of fire will not only
notify the teachers in all rooms 81
muitsneously. but viii also cause
every door connecting with the out
side to hy open as well as ali exits
opening unto hre-escapes. II the in
vention proves practical Il win 5e
patented BY the local authorities.
IN most cities the vocational idea
= being gradually adopted by bring
ing the regular grade work IN closer
touch with the manual training class
IS 80 that annually q greater NUM-
Der Of pupils have the benefit Of the
combined instruction. Educators all
over are making ever effort TO bring
the manual training work into near
or relation with that Of the grade
teachers. 80 that each iesson IN the
shop or schoolroom viii b q concrete
expression Of the pupils advance
menL
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The Old-Fashioned Picnic

owner was ready TO leave. The hrst
thing accomplished by the grown'ups
was to rig up great. high swings, the
,ld-fashoned kind. with long ropes
aud not the up to-date lawn affairs,
with stiff wooden backs and very
little thrill. When this was done all
care was forgotten. Tots Scrambled
Tor places In the perilous, narrow
seats, while the older members OF
the party swung them, hi-lee, Inflow.
There il something about high
swing that always attracts child.
and even the grown-ups INDUCED In
the sport.
Then there was the baseball game
not the modern game by any means
but probably the old game OF town
ball" where IL took only few To
play. and the playing of these few
was nothing to boast OF from the pres
ent day standard. OF course, there
were no Ty Cohbs or Hans Wagners
and sometimes even the women join
ed In the game, much to the evident
enjoyment of the male members. The
women always screamed when e bail
was tossed In their direction, and the
tables cooed from q cool mes; in the
grass. interested spectators OF the
sport.
Then there was the game OF horse
shoes" something on the order OF
ouoits, In fact, very mucn similar.
Each player was armed with two
horseshoes, and these they tossed at
pegs driven into the ground at a dis
lance OF about fifty feet. A ringer"
counted five. 'leaner' two, and the
person who gained the most points
was declared the winner. In the game
and the annual picnic was an occa-
sion when skill was a thing TO be
praised for. indeed, it was scarce.
The sun climbed higher and high
er. Men and children glanced from
behind trees toward the place where
they had left the women folks" They
were sly glances, and anxious. FAINT
odors of fried chicken were gently
waited into the nostrils of the anxi-
Gus ones, and this told that the WON.
on felix's were busy. Ii seemed hours
| until the call was issued. And such a
1 troupe II was that filed up to that
grassy table-men with their shirt
sleeves rolled up almost to their
shoulders, children with very smudgy
faces and hands. and dainty maids at
tempting to conceal great grass stains
on their prim petticoats. But this was
once in the year when things of this
sort were forgotten. There was the
table-but sometimes it was not a
table at all, Just white cloth spread
on the green grass-completely COW
cred with good things to eat
And the appetities! How they did
eat! Everything tasted good to the
hungry ones, and they ate as they
never ate before. Ants climbed from
their grassy nests over the huge cara
mel cake. but they were brushd on
as minor offenders only. and the feast
went en-. But there was always some
thing left.
Now the old-fashioned picnic is al
most forgotten, snd-why?
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AZ oid-fashiOned picincY it
VIZ has not been SO many
years ago when the pie
mic was an established institution
Int now II is almost extinct. Proba'
bly a few families adhere To the old
time custom OF giving the annual pie
ME. but these are few and the ceie-
bratlon is almos; forgotten.
For some reason or other Il was al
ways beautiful day-that day OF
the picnic-and the sun seemed TO
shine IN all It's glory 10 make the
weather the best OF the year. The
picnic was sometimes held In autumn,
when the leaves We're beginning to
turn russell and scarlet, but more
often II was held during the early
spring and early summer, when the
woods were cool and inviting. But
no matter when the date, 1t was al
ways fine day.
The early morning start was a
thing that was imperative, indeed q
necessity, in order that the picnic
grounds could be reached before the
heat OF the day. Sometimes there
was long wagon trip, sometimes a
jaunt on the electric ears. and often
short trip on the train. Whole fam
lilies. from grandfather TO the tiny
member who had 10 be carried with
care, knew this day as the joyous
day of the year, the day when all
were happy and romped like the very
nymphs of the wood.
The huge dinner-and words cannot
describe this feast-was prepared and
the final touches placed on Il the
night before the eventful occasion.
Huge baskets contained everything
IRON the Insignificant sweet pickle,
with sour taste 10 great fried chick
ems. boiled hams and things that
mother made SC we'll Nothing was
forgotten, not even the milk bottle
for the baby and the large case of
bottled pop" for the grownups. Each
before, so much better than the one
bsfore. sn much better that everyone
remarked on this fact, and credit was
given the women folks" for their eff
forts to satisfy the very apparent APP
petites of the hungry ones.
Then when the sun was getting
pretty high. the picnic grounds were
reached. Hats were thrown into the
air, where they remained until the
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Their explanation.
"Oh, You exasperating person!" ex-
claimed Mrs. j. why don't you tell
me what I'm to meet you for! How
can tell whether TO dress for we'd
ding or funeral"
do you like canned music?" asked
Mr.. j., mysteriously.
Mrs. }. was nonplused for a mo-
ment.
"Can-canned music, What do you
mean, Homer"
Mr.. J. grinned again.
why canned music, of course-ex'
actly what | said. One of those in.
struments that have arias and soma
tas picked inside of them-and you
step on them with your feet to get
them QUIT"
Mrs. J. was thinking hard, but she
couldn't quite catch the drift.
How in the world do you expect
me to understand such disgusting
slang, Homer Justwed?" she said, i'm
patiently, Ob-you mean a player
piano, pianola?"
Exactly" agreed Mr.. J.
What for-not for me?" asked
Mrs. Justwed, excitedly.
Precisely" replied Mr.. ].
"Oh-oh-oh, you dear." cried Mrs.
J. land I've been just crazy for one."
Whereupon Mr.. J. grinned for the
third time. And Mrs. j. gave pa
tent evidence of her JOY and appre-
citation
But how can We AFFORD it?" she
asked presently. with apprehension.
"Oh, I've attended to that, Bios
SON. explained Mr.. J. lofty. Its
o special sale, you see. and friend
of mine arranged it so that ] can
! pay a small amount down, and the
rest on time"
Just like we bought orr furni
| ture?" asked Mrs. Justwed, eagerly
"That1l be fine-we paid on that
debt in a short while, didn't we?"
I've attended to the financial part
iof IT," continued Mr.. j. land all you
have to do is TO meet me tomorrow
and select the instrument you want
| They've a dozen or so of them in
| stock. believe the important point
| in choosing piano is its tone
don't know a thing about il. and you
don't either. Now | thought it would
be wise to call up your Aunt Florence
she's quite musician, isn't she
| and ask her to meet us. She ought
to be able to spot the real thing in
canned music ON sight-on sound.
mean"
And so IL was arranged.
The next day promptly at five min
utes before noon, Mr.. Justwed wiped
| his pen with precision. closed his
J ledger and donned his street coat. He
was radiantly happy, and enthusiasts
= caIly excited about the purchase
Blossom had been so pleased and SO
grateful.
Therefore. as the minute-hand point
Cd to noon. he stepped gaily out
from his cage and walked to the front
door Of the bank
Just as he began his egress through
one side Of the revolving doors. Mrs
Justwed started to enter from the
other.
Homer-dear, signasled her to re
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some OF them quite pretty
and appropriate. II is an ex-
Ceedingly wise bride nowadays who
knows the exact purpose of all tue
novelties she receives, especially in
table silver that is showered on her
by admiring friends. The bride may
be puzzled, but she has the satisfac-
ton OF knowing that her friends who
gave her the presents are often no
wiser than she.
There is no difficulty in mistaking
the soup and teaspoons. and the bou!-
Ion spoons, which are first in the
dinner service for individual use. A
pretty present and a spoon that is
likely TO be taken for something else
Is one meant for pudding sauce. This
spoon has round handle of silver
and a deep bowl Of gold, with mar
low spout.
In the selection OF gifts for a
bride care should be taken to obtain
something that will really be nee
essity. So many little and expensive
things are purchased that really have
no use whatever, and the bride quite
often has difficulty in placing the
article; that is. knowing it's idea and
Use. Cut glassware is always suitable
as a present, and even the very small
pieces are appropriate. Where there
is not a great deal of money for the
purchase of present, cut glass Will
probably give the best results, and
small pieces can be bought at reas-
enable figure.
Silverware is not so appropriate,
for the simple reason that the rela-
tives of the bride quite often present
Ter with her silver, all of the same
pattern, so that the out-of-town guest
will have difficulty in matching the
other silver. But such pieces as a
silver water pitcher and teapot need
not be of the same design as the
other silver.
One of the novelties in presents is
the ice-cream slicer. 1t looks very
accompany the ice-cream slicer, the
latter broad as TO blade and newer
than the ice-cream fork, which is real
ly a spoon with the lower edge of
the bowl cut in to prongs. A mys-
terry to the uninitiated is a small
spoon looking SO like bonbon spoon
as to be called so by many, who
seem not 10 be aware of the fact that
it is intended solely for the purpose
If serving cucumbers. 1t is proper
ly called cucumber server. In this line
is also tomato server. This must
not be COMPOUNDED with the cucumber
server or the lettuce fork.
In these days of chocolate sets, the
muddler is considered a necessity. 1t
has a small, round bowl with long
laddle, which is used for the sole
purpose of stirring the chocolate in
the pot for, as every housekeeper
knows, the chocolate will get thick
if not stirred frequently.
An acceptable present is a silver
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arise from his little plan to sur
prise. Mrs. J. with player
piano, he might have called the whole
thing of from the start. But, being
human, he didn't. Therefore he
chuckled to himself in glee as he pic
tured Mrs. Us complete surprise and
pleasure when he broke the news 10
her
And for that express purpose Ho-
mer-dear hurried home from the bank.
But as he reached the door of his
apartment and turned the key, his
haste and enthusiasm dropped from
him like a discarded cloak. Indeed,
he sauntered in as nonchalantly as
you please. All of which, somehow
seems natural TO husbands-when
they have a nice little surprise up
their sleeves for wiley
Mrs. Justwed arose in some trepi-
dation.
Aren't you home early. Homer
she asked. And then quickly: You
aren't i'll, are you?"
III M. -. ~ -
highly ornate and exaggerated tone
"Nonesense,"
Whereupon Mrs. }. was vastly re-
| lieved-and said so.
Mr.. j. wandered casually over &c
the biz chair by the window, sal
down. leaned back with a sigh of con
tentment and leisurely opened the
evening paper. Mrs. j. hesitated be
tween laying down and continuing heI
fancy work.
Presently Mr.. J. looked up indiffer
emily and remarked:
will it inconvenience you greatly
! Blossom, to meet me at the bank to
morrow promptly at noon?"
mo, indeed, Homer" replied Mrs
-, readily What for?"
Mr.. J. did not answer straightway
Instead, he gazed vaguely and mys
teriously into space. Naturally, such
course of procedure didn't arouse
Mrs. Us curiosity in the least-no, in
deed, not in the least,
I've a little something | want vol
to attend to-" Mr.. J. finally vouch
safed, and it'll take you quite {
time. too"
! What il is, Homer? Why dom
{ you tell met is anything well-er-er
unpleasant"
Unpleasant" echoed Ir. ]. Wei
I I don't believe the average woman
! would consider il unpleasant"
"Fiddlesticks, Homer.' exclaimed
Mrs. J. Why don't you tell me wha'
/ it is. II you owned a house | might
imagine from your manner that YOU
want me to sign a mortgage on it."
Perhaps it might be something
like that, after all. Blossom, ever
though L don't own a home" laughed
Mr.. j., teasingly.
We'll. II 1t is" smiled Mrs. Just
wed. Il give you fair warning that
| won't sign them papers Did you
ever notice how in books and on the
stage somebody is always refusing
to sign them papers, whereas in real
life nobody ever does so? Now, then
Mr.. Homer Justwed- ] warn you that
] for one shall Refused"
Mr.. J. grinned, but ventured no fur
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+ Mr.. Justwed had known the va
rious complications that would
arise from his little plan to sur
prise. Mrs. J. with q player
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New Short Cuts
in Money Making

CONTINUED From Ninth Page)
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HAT has become OF the
III oid-fashioned plcincY it
VIZ has not been SO many
years ago when the pic
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Teaching Trades in
the Public Schools

Confined From Ninth Page.)
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HERE are several novelties in
gifts for brides this yea,
some OF them quite pretty
- aph annronriata IL is an ax-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-19
EARLY HEARING
IN DEBT CASE
EDEA I:li or j sIiIcE % led
AS hi son FoR SPEEDY
sETTl dHNlT. z

WASHINGTON April Is siilyers
chased up and own the spines ct
some Of the spectators5in the supreme
Court Of the United States yesterday
when Holmes Conrad. formerly solicit;
tor general Of the United states
called tosthe attention Of the coart
the frequency Of the visits Of death,
to that venerable bench.
He was asking that a case be dc;
eided by the court before more yacan.
cies occur. <
The unusual argument in favor Of
an early determination Of case was
made in the suit Of Virginia to com.
pei West Virginia to bear a portion
Of the State debt at the time the latter.
State became member of the union.
on behalf Of West Virginia, ex-sen.
ator John 6. spooner had asked the
court to fix a date next fall for the
argument of the suit. Elk Attorney
General Anderson. Of Virginia, wanted
the case argued this spring. Mr., Con.
rad, on behalf of the bond holders in
tetested in the litigation, urged that
the case be heard this spring.
ALREADY two vacancies have oc.
.curred on this bench" said Mr.. Con.
rad, since this suit was brought. For
eighteen months the master had the
case under consideration. $O,O0O6 had
been spent in taking testimony, $1O,-
900 of which went to the stehograph-
ers alone"
He concluded by stating he was
sure the court appreciated the import.
ance of this case. and how desirable
it was to have it considered by the
justices who heard the beginning Of
it."
AS the counsel talked the faces of
the justices hardened. Spectators
looked at one another. No one inter,
posed word, but painful suspense
ended when the speaker sat down.
Chief Justice Fuller said only that the
court would take the matter under
consideration"
Today the court will agree to the
appointment of commissioners on the
Maryland boundary matter, and Julius
K. Moore. of Kingwood, is the West
Virginia member already designated
by the attorney general.