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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19

Two full registered druggists at
HULL'S Cut Rate Drug Store night
and day. Phone 2SS. sa-su-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19
Fos RENT.

FOR RENT-FURNTsHED HOUSE.
That desirable f0-room residence Of
MIS-. Walters on Queen street. See
N. o. LACKEY. 20.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19
Mr.. ACKIEY COMING.
State Secretary to Pay Visit to
Hampton Y. NJ. c. A.

Mr.. s. A. Ackley. general secretary
for Virginia OF the Young Mems
Christian Association, will visit
Hampton next Tuesday as the guest
of the local Y. NJ. c. A.. Tuesday night
Mr.. Ackley will confer with the board
Of directors over several matters of
interest to the work here
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19
PRESIDENT COMING?
RumOred Mr.. and Mrs. Taft
viii Visit Old Point.
PREPARING THE GOLF LINKS

Chief Executive and Wife Expected
TO be Guest Of Or. Frisset During
STAY on the Peninsula-Wiil View
Fleet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19

Mrs. William Burbage. who has
been visiting in Baltimore, is expect
ed to return home today. She will
be accompanied back by Miss Georgia
Hoddilady, who comes to visit her
sisters. Mrs. II. w. Saunders and
Mrs. Ii. F. HudginS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19

Mrs. r. c. HUMPHREYS has left for
Northampton county in response TO
a telegram announcing the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. Dawson,
who received a stroke of paralysis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19
WASH DOWN THE EASTER
DINNER

With glass or two OF good pure wine
both for your stomach's sake as
Paul advised and TO make the feast
all the merrier. Get the wine here.
You'll find out port, sherry. claret,
etc, exquisite in favor and bouquet
and fit for kings table. BY the
hottIa ar gallon as yoil chOOse
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

the other trap, the one belonging to
the suspected house. 1t was closed,
but | imagined / could hear John
sons footsteps ascending heavily.
Then even that was gone. A nearby
clock struck three as I stood waiting.
I examined my revolver then, for the
first time, and found it was empty!
I had beer rather skeptical until
now. I had had the usual tolerant at
titude of che man who is summoned
from his bed to search for burglars.
combined with the artificial courage
of firearms. With the discovery of
my empty gun, | felt like a man on
the top of a volcano in lively eruption.
Suddenly / found myself staring in
creduiously at the trap-door at my
feet. | had examined it early in the
evening and found it bolted. Did |
imagine it, or had it raised about an
inch? Wasn't it moving slowly as |
looked? No. I am not a hero; l was
startled almost into a panic. l had
one arm, and whoever was raising
that trap-door had two. My knees had
a queer inclination to bend the wrong
way.
Johnson's footsteps were distinct
enough. but he was evidently far be-
low. The trap, raised perhaps two
inches now, remained stationary.
There was no sound from beneath It.;
once l thought heard two or three
gasping respirations; l am not III
they were not my own. l wanted des-
perately to stand on n leg at a time
and hold the other up out Of focus of
a possible revolver.
l did not see the hand appear
There was nothing there, and then it
was there, clutching the frame of the
trap. did the only thing l could
think of; l put my foot on 1t!
There was not a sound from be
meath. The next moment l was kneel-
ing and had clutched the wrist just
above the hand. After a seconds
struggle. the arm was still. With
something real to face, l was myself
again.
Don't move, or I'll stand on the
trep and break your ARM" l painted
' What else could l threaten? couldn't
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
SWELLING THE HOTEL BILL
Hotel Keepers Method Of Taxing
Traveller Had at Least the
Method Of novelty.

One of the things which help swell
the travellers expenses, both In this
country and abroad, is the extra" 1t
may or may not be charged In the bill.
but it Is sure to be paid for. PrOba-
bly, even the most generous traveller,
however, will have some sympathy for
the gentleman in the following story
who was made to pay literally for q
certain annoying privilege.
During his stay at the hotel the
weather had been very hot.
Charles" said the landlord to the
clerk who was making out the bill to
be presented to the departing guest,
have you noticed that the gentleman
In number seven has consulted the
thermometer on the piazza at least ten
times every morning during his stay
here?"
Charles replied that he had.
Well" said the landlord, charge
him the price of one dinner a day for
the use OF the thermometer."-Youth's
Companion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
me a we'll woman and I have no more
backache. I hope I can help others BY
telling them what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me."-MRs. EMMA MISE, 633 EirstSt,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one Of the thou
sands Of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company OF Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond q doubtthat
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases Of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such SUI.
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound q trial before submit.
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice II free.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

him and c%avalierly turned out the
light. Our dialogue was sharp, stacca-
to.
Have you a key to the empty house
next door," he demanded. Some
body's in there, and the latch is
caught"
THE houses are alike. The key to
this door may fit. Did you see them
go I'M"
mo. There's a light moving up
from room to room. l saw something
like 1t last night, and l have been
watching. The patrolman reported
queer doings there a week or so ago."
"A light" l exclaimed. do you
mean that you
Very likely" he said grimly. Have
you a %revolver"
"All kinds in the gun rack" I re-
piled, and going into the den, | came
back with a Smith and Wesson. I'm
not much use." l explained. with this
arm, but I'll do what / can. There
may be somebody there. The serv-
ants here have been uneasy"
Johnson planned the campaign. He
suggested on account of my familiari-
ty with the roof. that l go there and
cut OF escape in that direction. SCI
have Robson out there now-the
patrolman on the beat" he said. Hell
watch below and you above. while !
search the house. Be as quiet as pos
sible."
1 was rather amused. l put on some
clothes and felt my way carefully up
the stairs, the revolver swinging free
in my pocket, my hand on the rail.
At the foot OF the lacler l stopped
and looked up. Above me there was q
gray rectangle Of sky dotted with
stars. It occurred to me that with
my one s~erviceable hand holding tho
ladder, l was hardly In q position to
defend myself. that was about to
hoist q body that I an rather careful
Of into q danger / couldn't see and
wasn't particularly keen about any
how. l don't mind saying that the
seconds It took me to scramble up the
ladder were among the most unpleas-
ant that / recall.
l got to the top, however, without
incident. l could zee fairly well after
the darkness or the house beneath.
but there was nothing suspicious. Is
sight. The roofs, separated BY two
feet OF brick wall, stretched around
me-, unbroken ~ b. an occasional
chimney. ! went very softly over to
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Ever been In the army7" he In.
quired.
NO." l said with a bitterness that
he noticed but failed to comprehend.
I'm a chocolate cream soldier-you
don't read Shaw, l suppose, Johnson"
Never heard OF him." the detective
said indiferently. Well, good night,
Mr.. Blakeley. Much obliged" At the
door he hesitated and coughed.
II suppose you understand. Mr..
B%lakeley," he said awkwardly, that
this-er-surveillance is all In the
days work. l don't like it, but It's
duty. Every man to his duty, SIR
Sometime when you are in an open
mood, Johnson" | returned, you can
explain why / am being watched at
all"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

There was nothing out Of the or
binary anywhere, and so | assured
Mrs. klopton. Needless to say. I did
not tell her that | had left the trap
door open to see if it would improve
the temperature of the house. went
to bed at midnight, merely because
there was nothing else to do. | turned
on the night lamp at the head of my
bed, and picked up a volume of Shaw
at random (t was Arms and the
Man" and l remember thinking grim
IL that | was a good bit of a chocolate
cream soldier myself, and prepared
to go to sleep. Shaw always puts me
to sleep. | have no apologies to make
for what occurred that night, and not
| did a foolish thing under impulse,
and | have not been sorry.
1t was something after two when
the door-bell rang. 1t rang quickly
twice. l got up drowsily, for the
maids and Mrs. Klopton always lock
themselves beyond reach of the bel
at night, and put on q dressing gown
The bell rang again on my way down
stairs. l lit the hall light and opened
the door. I was wide awake now. and
l saw that 1t was Johnson. His bald
head shone In the light-his crooked
mouth was twisted in a smile.
Good heavens, man." I said ir
ritably. Don't you ever go home ant
60 to bed?"
He closed the Yestibule door behind
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

shoot, l couldn't even fight. John
son!" I called.
And then I realized the thing that
stayed with me for a month, the thing
| cannot think of even now without a
shudder. The hand lay ice cold,
strangely quiescent. Under my fin
gers, an artery was beating feebly.
The wrist vas as slender as-I held
the hand to the light. Then l let it
drop.
Good Lord" l muttered, and re-
NAMED on my knees, staring at the
spot where the hand had been. It
was gone now; there was a faint rus
tie In the darkness below, and then
silence.
] held up my own hand in the star
light and stared at a long scratch in
the palm. "a woman!" l said to my
self stupidity. "By all that's ridicu-
lous, a woman"
Johnson vas striking matches be-
low and swearing softly to himself.
How the devil do you get to the
roof" ne called. 81 think I've broken
my nose!"
He found the ladder after a short
search and stood at the bottom, look
ing up at me-. well. I suppose you
haven't seen him?" he inquired.
There are enough darned cubbyholes
In this house to hide a patrol wagon
load Of thieves" He lighted a fresh
match. Hello, here's another door!"
BY the sound Of his diminishing
footsteps l supposed it was a rear
staircase. He came up again In ten
minutes or so. this time with the DO.
Iiceman.
Hes gone. all right he said rue
fully. If you'd been attending to your
business, Robson, you'd have watched
the back door,
I'm not twins" Robson was surly,
WELL" ! broke in. as cheerfully as
I could. II you are through with this
Jolly little affair, and can get down
my ladder without having my house.
keeper ring the burglar alarm. | have
some good Monongahela whisky-eh? 2"
They came without a second invita-.
ton across the roof, and with them
safely away from the house | breath
ed more freely. Down in the den /
fulfilled my promise, which Johnson
drank to the toast, Coming through
the rye" He examined my gun rack
with the eye OF a connoisseur. and
even when he was about to 60 he cast
q loving eye back at the weapons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
GcttInl a Reputation.

There Is a desk in the senate par
ticularly convenient as a place from
which to make speeches. 1t is next to
the aisle and almost In the center OF
the chamber, and affords an opportu-
nifty for the speaker to make every
body hear.
At least a dozen senators, accord
Ing to the Washington correspondent
of the st. Louis Star, have borrowed
this desk when they had special utter
hnces to deliver to the senate. This
led, not long ago., to a mild protest
from It's legitimate occupant.
IT am perfectly willing to give up
my DESK" said he. but l am afraid
people will think that the same man
Is talking all the time. l don't want
10 get the reputation CT constantly
hlling the senate with Words
Youths Companion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer, goes to
pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF John
Gilmore, millionaire. In the latter's home
no Is attracted by a picture of a young
GIRL whom the millionaire explains is his
granddaughter. A lady requests Blakeley
to buy her a Pullman ticket. He gives
her lower eleven and retains lower ten:
He finds a drunken man in lower ten and
rotires in lower nine. He awakens in
lower seven and finds his clothes and bag
missing. The man In lower ten is found
murdered. Circumstantial evidence places
both Blakeley and the unknown man who
had exchanged clothes with him, under
suspicion of murder. Blakeley becomes
Interested in a girl In blue. The train
70 wrecked. Blakeley is rescued from the
burning car by the girl in blue. His arm
= broken. They, go to the Carter place
for breakfast. The girl proves to be ALI
son West. his partners sweetheart. Her
peculiar actions mystify the lawyer. She
drops her gold bag and Blakeley puts 1t
In his pocket. Blakeley returns home.
He finds that he Is under surveillance
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Nov blessings light on him thas
larst invented this same sleepl 1t Gov
ers q man all over, thoughts and AL
like q cloak; It is meat for the hungry.
drink for tho thirsty. heat for the
cold, and cold for the hot. It IL the
coin that purchases all the
pleasures Of the world cheap: and the
balance that sets the king and the
shepherd, the fool and the wise MAJ
even. There IL only one thing, which
somebody once put into my head.
that | dislike in sleep-it IL that 1t -
sembles death. There Is very little
difference between a man In his mrs.
sleep and a man In his last Sleep
From Cervantes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
Why the Boy Gave Thanks.

Alan had played the entire day with
little brother without an impatient
word. After saying his customary
prayer that night. his mother suggest
ed that he add: II thank God I was
not impatient with little brother to-
day" This he did with much fer
vency: after which he remarked that
there were some other things he
would like to thank God for, and forth
with he closed his eyes and said:
81 thank God I offered my candy to
mother before taking any myself.
81 thank God l offered my candy
to little brother before taking any my
self.
"And I thank God there was some
eft."-Lippincott's.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

DOan's Kidney
Pills. They
cure sick kid
neys and cure
them permA
nently.
Ernest Ul-
bright. KEEL
logg. Idaho,
says: / was
nearly dead
with kidney
trouble. l pass
ed quantities
of blood and
lost Is pounds
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

IN weight In three weeks. My bladder
was so full of gravel l could not hold
the urine. passed several stones as
large as a pea. l rapidly improved
under the use OF Doan's Kidney Pills
and was soon we'll and strong"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents .
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
h~am'sVeqetable Compound
Milwaukee, Wis. Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has made

me q well WOMAN
and Iwould like -
tell the whole world
of it. I suffered
fromfemaletrOub
and fearful painsin
my back. Ihadt ha
best doctors and
they all decided
that I had a tumoI
In addition to my
female trouble, and
advised an opera
ton. Lydia e.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
Mistake Somewhere.

Miss Fang'e is a homeopathic,
isn't she?" asked the hostess.
"Weally. law don't think So" re-
piled young Featherby. AT least she
is-aw-nevah at home when I call,
doncher know"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
XIV.
h Trap Door.

The Trap Door.
BY Sunday evening, a week after
the wreck, my forced inaction had
goaded me to frenzy. The very sight
Of Johnson across the street or Turk
ing, always within sight Of the house,
kept me constantly exasperated. 1t
was on that day that things began to
come to a focus, a burning glass Of
events that seemed to center on me.
l dined alone that evening in no
cheerful frame of mind. There had
been q polo game the day before and
had lent a pony, which is always a
bad thing to do. And she had wrench
Cd her shoulder, besides helping to
lose the game. There was no one in
town: the temperature was 80 and
climbing, and my left hand persistent
~ cramped under Its bandage.
Mrs. Klopton herself saw me served,
my bread buttered and cut in tidbits,
my meat ready for my fork. She how
cred around me materially, obviously
trying to cheer me
THE paper says still warmer" she
ventured. THE thermometer Is 90
now"
"And this coffee is 250." l said, put
ting down my cup. Where is Eu-
phe MIA? l haven't seen her around,
or heard a dish smash all day"
"Euphemia is in bed" Mrs. Klopton
sad gravely. rs your meat u small
enough, Mr.. Lawrence?" Mrs. Klop-
T. can throw more mystery into an
ordinary sentence than any n |
STOW. She can say, Are your sheets
damp, sir?" And l car tell from her
tone that the house across the street
has been robbed, or that my left hand
neighbor has appendicitis. So now l
looked up and asked the question she
Was waiting for.
What's the matter with Euphe-
mia?" / inquired idly.
frightened into her bed" Mrs.
Klopton said in q stage whisper.
"She's had three hot water bottles
and she hasn't done q thing all day
but moan"
she oughtn't to take hot water
bottles" I said In my severest tone.
Zone would make me moan. You need
not wait. I'll ring II l need anything"
Mrs. Klopton sailed to the door,
whore she stopped and wheeled indig-
nantly. II only hope you won't laugh
on the wrong side of your face some
morning. Mr.. Lawrence" she declared,
with Christian fortitude. but l warn
you. am going to have the police
watch that house next door,"
was half inclined to tell her that
both 1t and we were under police sur
v~eillance at that moment. But l like
Mr.. Klopton. in spite of the fact that
I make her life a torment for her, SO
refrained.
Last night, when the paper said 1t
was going to storm, l sent Euphemia
20 the roof to bring the rugs in. Eliza
had slipped out, although 1t was her
evening In. Euphemia went up to the
ruciEit was IL o'clock-and soon
heard her running downstairs crying
When she got to my room she just
folded UP on the floor. She said there
Wa . black figure sitting or the para
pct Of the house next dO0r-the empty
hOuse-and that when she appeared II
rose and waved long black arms al
her and spit like q cat"
had finished my dinner and was
lighting a cigarette. III there was
any one up there, which l doubt. they
probably snsezed." I suggested. but
II you feel uneasy. I'll take q lool
a1o6Ind the roof tonight before ! turn
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
rav Murine EVE REMEDY

TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
for Red, Weak, Weary. Watery Eyes
and Granulated Eyelids. Murine DoesnC
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid. Zoo
SOC, $1.O0. Murine Eye Salve u
Aseptic Tubes, Csc, 800. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
Cheering Up the Guide.

Remember, Henry" said the hunt
er who had arranged with the guide.
we're not hiring you-you're simply
one Of our party"
the guide.
We'll. you see. in case anything
happens we don't want to be troubled
with this new employers liability
law" admitted the cautious hunter
Puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
In and Out.

Wigg--There seems to be quite l.
difference between a Job and a stu.
alton.
Wagg-Oh. yes. For instance, when
a fellow loses his Job be often finds
himself IN an embarrassing situation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

That observation which 10 called
knowledge of the world will be found
much more frequent to make men cum
ming than good.-Dr. johnson.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

They who talk much Of dying are
usually dead already.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
NOH OavV Of Favorit0,

"On Day" Of Favorite.
Chapley-How did she happen To
refuse you; l thought you were he6
favorite?
Washley-Well. the favorite didn0
win, that's all.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Anaemia Is often temporarily mi1
taken for virtue.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
LOOK TO YOUR KloNEYS.
When Suffering From Dackaehs,
Headaches and Urinary Troublos.

They are probably the true source
Of your misery. To keep we'll. you
must keep your kidneys well. There
d no better kidney remedy than
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
MARY mBfRU RINEIIARTI
2xuoR or xE IzRcHAR gZR11H

ZEZCzeA zH1NC by NJ G.~ZYNER
I1-D019C- MERRNZ Co%HeANyC
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-10
FRANK THOMPSON
BREAKS FOUR RIBS

Frank f. Thompson is laid up in his
room at the Young Hotel with four
broken ribs, the result of a horseback
accident on Tuesday on Lanai. Thomp-
son was riding a spirited horse, which
bucked, throwing him heavily on the
ground and dragging him for thirty
feet or so. The accident occurred some
distance from the ranch house of the
manager, Charles Gay. but despite his
injuries, Thompson pluckily returned to
the house on the same horse that had
thrown him. He reached town on the
Claudne yesterday and his broken ribs
were gwen medical attention.
Mr.. Thompson, J. I. McCrosson, +. J.
Lord. f. KIamp and Il. o. Natheson Of
Honolulu; L. Wenzheimer, manager Of
the Pioneer Mil Company, and George
Frecland Of Lahaina. formed a party
which spent several days on Lanai. rid
ing over the island on business in con
neetion with its development and put
ting in spare time in shooting goats.
1t is planned to begin very shortly
on a water conservation system for la
mai with a distribution system that viii
add immensely to the ranch value Of
the island.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-10
CHINA ESTABLISHES
NATIONAL DECIMAL
COINAGE IN EMPIRE

PEKING-An edict promulgated re
Gently establishes national decimal coin
age throughout China and orders the
cessation of all coinage by provincial
minis
The new currency is to be The
basis of seven mace, two candereens tC
the dollar, and is to consist of coins of
these denominations:
Dollar, soc, 25c, and Zoe, minted in
silver; 5c., minted in nickel, and cop
pers cash, minted in copper.
The establishment of national deci-
NAL coinage in China is in compliance
with the treaty signed following tbs
Boxer troubles, and according to the
terms of which the Chinese government
pledged itself to adopt universal deci
mai currency.
Heretofore the various vicerOys hold
ing administrative sway over the sew
eral provinces of the Celestial empire
have minted their own currency indie
pendently of the central government.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-10
, A FAIR EXCHANGE. g.

Large sums Of money are no
doubt realized from simple spec
ulation, but the great fortunes
are derived from legitimate AID
honest business-where the goods
furnished are worth the price
they bring. Certain famous bust
ness men have accumulated their
millions wholly in this way
Prompt and faithful in every
contract or engagement they en-
Joy the confidence of the public
and command class of trade
that is refused to unstable or
tricky competitors. In the long
,un it does not pay to cheat or
deceive others. A humbug may
De advertised with a noise like
the blowing Of a thousand trum-
vets, but it is soon detected and
Exposed. The manufacturers of