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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

- HPRESS s. LING CHI, about
4.55o years ago, was walking
IL through the royal palace
grounds In China, when she
discovered sew raj small ugly green
worms feeding upon the leaves OF
mulberry bush. The empress was AT
once Interested III them. Each day
She watched them as they grew ana
when they hnally spun silken shrouo
around their shriyeling bodies inc
empress suggested 10 the Emperor
uoanc III that he diseBtanele the MA
ment That was the origin OF SILK,
and from the little worms first nouceu
by the Chinese empress came the
first Silk fabric
For more than 5000 years China
iealously guarded its secret OF the
making OF silk. thus having a monopo'
l,on the precious fabric. The great
country supplied the world with silh'
Then comes the story of how two Mes
torian monks journeyed from CHINA
with silk worm eggs concealed IN
their STATS md presented them to the
EMPEROR Juslinian, who for time
monopolized the silk industry. After
his death IN 800 A. d.. the making OF
silk became widely disseminated.
To the scientists the silk worm IS
known as the larve of the BombsS
mort. The eggs are very small, ABOUT
100 of them weighing single grain.
They are Matched by artificial means
and the caterpillars are reared IN
rooms where there is an abundance oil
light and air, with very little Vari
alton in the temperature. The worms
are kept literally supplied with null
berry leaves, as they are great eat
crs. In from 80 to 40 days they In
crease IL weight about 10000 times
end they grow 10 a length of about
three inches in some cases.
On the small branches, which are
supplied to them. the caterpiilars ejec'
from glands along the sides of the
body two lines of semifluid filaments
The two filaments are laid side By
side and are held together as one
when they harden. In from three &c
five days the cocoon is complete anc
the caterpillar, shrunken to less thar
half its original size. Is metamor
rhosed into chrysalis. This moth
which later develops, lays from 800
10 400 eggs and then dies, its mission
| completed
The cocoon consists OF an exterior
portion of struggling filaments b,
means OF which it is fastened to tn
twig or tree, and a closely cementet
! sheath forms around the body OF the
| chrysalis. The threads of this sheath
| are so tightly glued together that the,
| cannot be unwound until after IL has
teen thoroughly soaked In water The
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

- VEN nowadays in England the
rites sacred to May Day ccnsti-
tute the most popular holiday
of all the year, save only Christmas
Day in England. The origin OF May
Day and its curious mumery are ou-
collie. and this was becadse the LIST OF
May ushered in the season when the
harvest could be grown tina; the day
attained its Importance
Opposite Somerset House. in Lon
don. there stood from 1861 until l1lf
the biggest May pole ever erected. IL
was 1874 feet in height, and vas placed
in position by ~ British sailors. act
ing under the direc; orders OF Prince
James. Duke of York, Lorde Highe
admiral of England. who later reign
ed a few short years as James H. be-
fore running of to France and the
court OF Louis XIV.
This big pole was moved In two
pieces. and there was, big parade Of
ROYAL musicians. solciery and the COM
mon people. Bat in the twentieth cen
fury. the May day proceedings. while
quite as large in numbers, and prob
ably more so. as London is 10 times
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

.eHITE ostrich and fancy long
NV plumes can be cleaned by
w soaking for five minutes in
warm suds, containing teaspoonfei
of baking soda. Draw them lightly
through the hand, rinse in clear water
and dry by shaking over a stove. Care
should be taken in the kind OF soap
used in making the suds, as only the
best quality is desirable.
To clean osprey a lather Is made
OF white soap and tepid water. The
osprey is then taken In the left hand
and dipped into the suds; the right
hand is drawn from stem to Zip. time
after time, until the osprey is quite
clean. II black or white 1t is then
rinsed in tepid water tinged with blue
II must be continued by shaking I'M
iii dry. All cOlors require redying.
To clean white or cream tips wash
them with soap and warm water, IN
which teaspoonful of boraN TO a
quart is dissolved. Then rinse them
thoroughly in cold water and stroke
them with a clean cloth. Mix half a
cupful of raw starch with a pint Of
cold water and allow the feathers
TO stand in this for about ten minutes.
Take them out and squeeze between
the folds of cloth until the water Is
all out and then hang up to dry. When
quite dry a thorough shaking VIII
cause all the starch to fly in a white
powder, leaving the feathers apparent
ly twice the size it was before.
Colored feathers may also be
oleansed the same way, but as all the
dyes are not fast it is much safer TO
treat them with bath of naptha.
Fill large, wide-mouthed bottle with
naptha, put the feathers in, cork tight
~ and allow them to remain in the
bath for several hours. Lift them out
dripping wet, cover thoroughly with
plaster paris, roll together in clean
white cloth and leave until the next
day. Then shake the plaster out and
lay it aside to be used again. The
feathers thus treated do not require
starching. Feather busters are clean.
ed in warm soapsuds, and they have
good appearance when finished.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
May-Day Customs in England

the size of the old city under the
Stuarts, are not so picturesque. May
Day is also Labor Day In London, and
the longest labor parades in the worio
start on May Day In London at The
Victoria Entertainments and march 70
Hyde Park.
There is also carnival. IN which
a big cart horse parade, all pulling
floats. is a great feature. The queen
of the May Is always a pretty Eng
Esh lassie with blue eyes and nairl
the color of corn silk, as. after all,
the queen OF the May is really OILY
a undermined ana Christian version OK
the old Greek and Roman custom OF
worshipping the fruitful Mother Earth,
feeder OF men. whom the Romans
worshipped under the name OF Ceres
Regents Park. London, has a nota-
bic parade OF mummers In costume-
Every big school has its own Nay
Queen. In fact. the celebrated Eng
lish poem which begins so I'm to b
queen of the May, mother etc. while
IL has an cstlandish sound to Ameri-
cans. Is perfectly commonplace ara
normal to the ear OF the Britisher-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

- LEEP does not always bring
- rest to the weary figure
~ and in order to get entire m re
benefit from slumber 1t is
quite necessary that the faculties ana
oody be granted full relaxation. Many
girls and women do not take enough
care when they are in repose, lying
On the side, curled up like Kitten,
with the pillows piled too high, and
the hands sometimes folded under the
cheek, thus irritating the skin. 70
sitions of this sort may be quite COM
Portable for time, but in the end
they are dangerous. The limbs can
not obtain the necessary rest when
they are cramped in this manner, be-
ing brought into unnatural positions.
This does no allow them to relax
and they are tensed instead OF be-
ing allowed their freedom. The hands
that press tightly against the cheek
are sure TO cause lines. and these
may, in the course of time develop
into wrinkles probably too deep to
ever be erased. q.
A careless position also diminishes
the circulation of the blood and re-
duces the breathing capacity TO GER
tain extent. To get the full bene-
tit from slumber it is best to lie at
full length, very slightly turned to-
ward the side. with the face turned up
and the arms slightly crossed, so that
the left undeTarm rests on the right up
perarm and vice versa. The feet
should be crossed, and in this manner
the muscles will not be tensed. as
would probably be the case if they
were stretched out one beside the
other.
Care should be taken in the position
of the head Too many pillows, ply
icians claim, causes terrific headaches
forcing the blood back Il from the
brains. If the head is rested only
with a slight elevation the circulation
of the blood is better regulated. If
one is used TO two pillows, they should
not be we'll filled The body should
rest ON a perfectly fiat surface, IN
order to relax to its full capacity,
either on a bed or a wide low couch
or sofa.
One of the best ways to obtain
proper relaxation is to lie fiat on the
carpet, allowing the head to rest on
9 pillow. Parents should make their
children lie down in this manner
few moments each day. The rest
materially benefits the children and
will make them grow straight and
1.-THE, with graceful movements and
a carriage to correspond. They will
he very thankful for the few minutes
"sicsta" in after years. Lying fiat on
the back, head propped up high on
a series of pillows and arms crossed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
Oiled Dust Brush.

Carved furniture is often the bane
Of the housewives life and she has
great trouble is keeping 1t clean from
dust. To aid her In this work she
should give the furniture weekly
or biweekly treatment with an oiled
brush kept solely for that purpose 4
cotton or wooden buster will make no
Impression on the ornate surface
The brush used in the decorators
shop for the purpose OF keeping tncif
hnest furniture clean in quite diner
ent from the feather buster. II Is :
large, soft paint brush In appearances
and aftei II Is oiled il absorbs in ffs
soft bristles a certain amount OF the
dust instead Of sending it further
about the room.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
An Athletic Pope

Pope Plus X is a staunch uphoider
Of all athletic sports and Is himself a
great walker. He walked from neces-
sity. when be was a bsre-legged lad,
and later. when he became a priest,
list 80 years ago. he walked for
amusement and for exercise Even
now he walks daily around the Nett
can grounds in Rome when the wesih'
or is GOOD. and Up and down the log
gas and corridors Of the Vatican
palaces On rainy days.
lie has Dccn an expert player o.
boccIe. or bowls. the popular Italian
game. lie played regularly In hi'
young DAYS and won hts last zane si'
or seven years ago when he was a.
Venice
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

ASOW comes the Chantecler vel.
~ u is one of the newest OF line
black mcshes, dotted with the
figure of rooster I'm a kind OF shad-
owy effect. Il is claimed that when
the veil is worn In bright sunlight II
is apt to leave a slight tanned I'M
preston of the bird on the wearer's
lace. If such Is the case II will be.
wise not to draw the veil too close
10 the flesh. but to arrange n In a.
flowing effect.
Plain white Brussels net is much
used as a trimming for wash frocks,
and a favorite arrangement of II on
Powered materials Is TO lay broad
band of the net under skirt above
the hem and cut away the fabric,
following the edges of the design SO
the edges overlay the net In applique
design after sewing the net the
edges are gone over TO strengthen
them with thin white cord, using
white cotton or the color prevailing
IN the pattern. Yokes are treated In
the same way, the top OF the waist
being cut out to overlap the net yoke.
touch OF black on colored gown.
is always effective. and this comois2
nation will be much worn during the
coming summer. Already black siik
collars and cuffs are much used as
finish to colored linen suits. also black
ties and cravats. and it is predicted
that fluffy back chiffon jabots will be
worn later on in the season.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

(forming a pollow for the head( Is an
sttitude which is quite restful and
comfortable, but should only be EN-
ployed for resting. IL should never
Ice taken in slumber, one OF the reas-
ems being that backache often re-
suits, thus developing a tendency to-
ward stopped shoulders. This often
results when the head is propped too
high.
A few minutes of spare time dur
ing the day can be employed no bet
ter than in resting up bit" lying
stretched out on a sofa with the head
on one well-filled pillow. Sometimes
even though the body is quite tired,
The mind is too active to permit one
10 fall asleep, and this is often the
reason for insomnia. II such is the
case matters can be somewhat I'M
proved by lying Quitely in bed, with
every muscle in perfect relaxation, in
stead of tensing them, which is gen
orally the case when one is trying
10 find sleep.
II one is fortunate enough TO nave
enjoyed a good nights rest and. feels
fresh and alert in the morning, she
should not jump out of bed immediate
~ after waking, but should first get
the "sleepiness" from her system. She
should stretch out the arms and limbs,
limbering them up and preparing them
Tor the work required OF them in the
course of the day Then she should
slowly arise, indulge in the morning
battle. unless time forces her to battle
at night, dress and go to breakfast
armed with keen appetite, and feel
ing in splendid condition.
If the daily occupation makes a
little sleep at noon impossible, still
woman can give her body relaxa-
ton by sitting still after luncheon. This
IS a time of day when it is quite nee
essary and beneficial to give the body
some sort of rest. The woman should
sit still if only for a few minutes,
closing the eyes and relaxing COM
pletely, after which she should get up
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

exterior portion is removed, being
known as floss, and is spun with a ma
tcrjal of broken or defective cocoons
by methods similar to those used win
cotton and other fibrous materials
terlal OF broken or defective cocoohs
are caught up on fine brush. from
four to six of them passing through
an eyelet 10 reel and wound upon
this in continuous thread from ooo
TO 900 feet in length. From these
reels the silk is taken In skeins, con
shutting In this form the raw SILK
The first step in the manufacture
CT silk Is known as throwing. Inc
skeins are lnclosed In light cotton
bags and soaked for several hours
in warm, soapy water. They are then
dried in hydroextractor and stretch
cd upon skeleton reels adjusted TO
hold the skeins tightly. Then the MA
ments are wound upon bobbins ana
cleaned by being passed from one
5obbin to another through the clean
er which consists OF two parallel
/ lsltlcS 80 huIuottN 'hnN tht'N -
Tor the thread to pass through. Single
silk. from which pongee is woven Is
not doubled or twisted, but is ready Tor
! the scourer or drier. as soon as II
comes from the cleaning process.
Tram silk is made by twisting two
or more singles together and then
doubling and twisting again. Inc
thrown silk is secured to remove some
! of the natural glue, so that 1t VIII
have greater luster, aud 1t then takes
he dyes better. Shaking. iusterinf
and CLOSING are processes for which
special machinery has been devised
| designed TO develop the luster OF the
fabric.
IL properly handled, silk Is the
| strongest and most durable OF all tex
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
To Try On a Hat.

Now that fashions demands are for
large and small hats, the new mil
Iinery should be tried on by the pur-
chaser while sitting and standing. 1t
is not enough that the hat shall be
becoming to the face. Ii must also
suit the figure. A short woman may
look well in one of the big, fiat or
fiaring shapes when seated before a
mirrow, but If she stands she will
see that her height is reduced appar'
emily by several inches. The tall
woman with full figure may look
trim in a neatly tailored small toque
when sitting, but when standing such
2 piece of millinery may sink into
absolute insignificance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
G1TTbE fABbGSoe the
RISING You've NAN

land Everyone walked ruthlessly
over him Unmindful Of his labor and
Refusing to Give Him the credit due
him for his Faithful Service, His
life was going-gradually Ebbing
Away-to cake Others rich and con-
tented lie was only the Under Dog
TO be called when needed, hut Spat
Upon. Kicked and Cuffed when he
wasn't.
His Job became distasteful to him.
his feIIow-workers but Upstairs, who
we're keeping him out of His Own,
and his Boss a Heartless Wretch who
ground him under his heel. What a
fool he was to Stand For 1t. On, If
he only Had money, how he would
show them all where they Got OF.
He would reduce Jones' salary and
put him at the Bottom of the List.
He would give Brown the Calling
Down Of his young life and let him
know. Straight from the Shoulder.
that no man in his employ could
Loaf and Get BY with IL in that
Fashion. And the Boss? Why. the
Poss should have His plsce-and then
maybe. be would discover how !; felt
to wear the Shoe on the Other Foot,
Just let them wait, His time would
come some day-every Worm turns
at least once in its Lifcl
And 50 he went about his Daily
Tasks aud among his Fellow-vorkers.
The canker OF Discomfort was gnaw
inx at his heart The Demon Of IN
W and Hatred was. filing his mind
with thoughts that Sap and Enervaie-
he developed a perpetual Crouch and
a personality that Was Pretty and
Ncan.
Blinded by his own Pcssimism. he
couldn't see that jones' ia addition
to an kptiiude for his work. also pos
esscd a PLEASING Personality that the
Boss considered a Real Business As.
set IN deciding - Promote him.
he was utterly incapable Of under.
standing that whcn Brown worked
be Worked instead Of incoming and
Droodinx a. his dcsls busy win his
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

work TO all Outward Appearance. but
In reality dreaming the time away
with Black Dreams of Discomfort,
And he lost sight o: the fact that
the business selonged to the Boss and
was his to DO with as he pleased,
And 20 he continued-a mere grub
driving away In desuliory fashion
and the most Unpopular CHIP in the
once. Instead OF quilting Ike Man
and seeking Other SURROUNDINGS more
70 hts Hting, he continued IN a game
az which be was Beaten from the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
For the HOuSekeeper

mo spread the hardest butter easi'
ly Oh the thinnest bread have
a cup of boiling water handy.
Into 1t dip the point of the knife each
time before cutting a piece from the
butter. This renders it just right for
spreading evenly.
To cleanse brass that is very dis
colored rub well with lemon, then
clean with metal polish. This applies
even 10 brass brackets that are often
burned to a blackened state.
When plates and dishes have TO be
warmed in an oven top or iii an
oven. if a newspaper is put under
meath it will break the heat and pre-
vent the plates from cracking.
New rope may be made pliable by
boiling it in water for about two
hours. Its strength is not dimished,
hut it's stiffness is gone 1t must not
be allowed to kink.
The ordinary tin funnel makes a
handy device for a new ball OF twine
by placing the ball in the funnel and
drawing it through the ned. BY hang
ing on a convenient nail in the kitch-
en- il can also be used for culinary
purposes whenever needed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

for a long period. Cold storage fish.
when the process Of Having out be.
gins. often becomes absolutely pois-
cnoss. In Germany all the hotels
and higher class restaurants have
tanks filed with live 6sh where the
guest makes his selection a. hey
swim about IN tanks or hsh boxes. a.
they are called. Tho hsh arc thcn
caurht and cookcd a. the order 81 fho
guest. sho can even witness the pro.
cess Of cooking.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
A Chap Who Brooded Over His
Troubles.

Troubles.
~HERE was once a certain Ris-
ing Young Man who took
Himself and his Business Sc
riously-in one respect at
least. And that was. he Thought and
Brooded and Mooned over both con-
;inuaIly. All of which. it is conce1-
cd. more or less of Good Thing for
q Young man TO dO-if he does it IN
the Right way But that was just
the Trouble with this r. Y. NJ in
ouestion-for he did it in the Wrong
Way.
In the first place. he was Out Of
Tune with his Surroundings. II was
his OWE Fault. too. for man has to
Tune Himself up to his Environments.
not II to him Nothing was as 1t
Ought TO be. in his eyes. and Every
thing Vas precisely wha; IL Should
rot Be.
There. for example. was the Boss
Unfair. Purse-Proud. Selfish in his Az
srandizement Of Wealth and Utter
" Unconoerned about the Welfare OF
Dis employees,
And there was Young Jones who
had Just been promoted over his own
head to a place that was Ills by right
Of seniority and sbiiity-at least. 50
this Rising Young Man argued
And there. too. was BroTn- who
FILTERED away the day a. The desk
next his o~n, Brown loafed along
and Took Things as They Came.
whereas lie shaved from opening to
Closing hours without wasting a min
ute Of his Employers time-sn6 yet
brown received just a. much Of q
Monthly DRAG down a. he did.
And 20 this Rising fourg Man
troodcd and Erumbied and growied
over such a State Of Things. lie
grew 10 Hate the Boss. 10 Envy Jones
and 20 feel Personal Aniagonisn TO
wards Brown. No one appreciated his
True Worth
Here he was ToilinE Away. a
mere worm burrovine into the ground
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
New Works Softest Job.

The softest job in New York? Why,
that of the colored citizen in the white
duck coat, who only has TO stretch out
in a rocking chair in the window of
furniture store on Thirty-fourth
street and read book while by ma
chinery he is rocked and rocked and
rocked.-New York Sun.
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The eSToRY or 9ibKe

tile materials, but the various pro-
cesses OF manufacture, removing the
natural glue. cause It to lose so much
of It's weight that 1t is not so strong
as II should be. Years ago silk was
of much better quality tnan II IS
today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

- HIS bungalow design is 81 feet in
Width by 80 feet s inches In
depth and comprises the follow
iEg rooms; Living room. s by II; din
ing room, Is by 1876: kitchen
20 by II; three bedrooms. each pro
vided with a good closet. and 4 small
ocn or library. Out from the kitchen
is q good pantry; there is also a bath
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green. There is a small cellar under
the kitchen extending under the bath
room and partly under the dining
room. allowing space for a furnace
and fuel
The piazza Is seven feet wide. ex.
tending across the front, and the
main roof carried out with q sweep
over the same.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

The making Of icrc.creSm has been
rcooenizcd a. a fne art By he ohio
state University a. Columbus. ONO.
and IL has been snnunccd hat a too
weeks course IN icc-crcam MAKING
VIZ be given a. the agricultural
school
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room. conveniently arranged between
the bedrooms. This bungalow Is csti
mated 70 build for 5000 complete. in
GLIDING small heater and plumbing.
The floor is Of maple. vanished.
and the Gnish throughout Of pine.
with one coat Of mission stain. The
outside Of the house l. painted with
two coats Of white and the roof
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Start, lie couldn't win osn-not be
cause be wasn't capable and in ear
nest enough 70 do so--but because he
developed himself in a Crouch. a Pes
simisi. a Squccler,
And no Squcclcr ever yet won out
in anything usually too busy
with bis Whine 70 think Of anything
else bui the Amount Of NOISE be- -
uakinE all by his own Cowsrdiy Self
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Fish Dangerous.
Fish u a dangerous food when kept
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To Clean Feathers

~eHITE ostrich and fancy long
w plumes can be cleaned by
w soaking for five minutes In
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

.O spread the hardest butter east
ly Oh the thinnest bread have
- a cup of boiling water handy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

- HPRESS s. LING CHI, about
1850 years ago, was walking
. through the royal palace
grounds In China when she