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MRS. PHOEBUS DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Surrounded by Her Children, Ex?
cept Two Sons, She Passes
Away at Home, Hoseland.
LIVED HERE EVER SINGE THE WAR
Widow of the Founder of Hygeia
Hotel Succumbs to a Complication
of Diseases?Funeral Arrangements
"Not Made as Yet?Body to be Laid
at Rest in St. John's.
Mrs. Annie J. Phoebus, widow of
Harrison Phoebus, founder of the
famous Hygeia hotel, and a woman
widely known throughout the lower
end of the Virginia peninsula, died in
tier residence, Roseland, on Phoebus
bay at 8:20 o'clock last evening.
The announcement or the death of
Mrs. Phoebus will not come as a
surprise to her wide circle of ac?
quaintances as for the last three
weeks she has been considered hope?
lessly 111. A complication of Blight's
and heart diseases was the cauao of
death.
Two Sons on Way Home.
The arrangements for the funeral
??services had not been perfected last
night. Ii Is hardly probable that the
final hour of the obsequies will be
determined upon until the arrival of
"Messrs. Samuel S. Phoebus and
Krank M. Phoebus from Atlantic
City. They were apprised of the
<leath of their mother last night ami
are expected here today. The fu?
neral will be from St. John's church
and the burial will be made in the
Phoebus lot in St. John's cemetery.
Born in New York.
Mrs. Phoebus, who was Miss An?
nie Stevens before her marriage, was1
born in -New York city on January1
31, 183!) and was therefore f>7 years
old. She was married to Mr. Harri?
son Phoebus, in Baltimore on May
11, 1864. and came to Fort LMonroc:
with her husband two ycais later.
Since that time Mrs. Phoebus had
made her home here. For many
years she lived with her family at
the Hygeia hotel, but a few years
ago removed to her handsome resi?
dence on Phoebii3 bay.
Mrs. Phoebus was noted for her
charitableness and was beloved by
those who knew her. She was a
communicant of the Episcopal
church.
Her Children.
Mrs. Phoebus is survived by three
sons and three daughters. Mr.
Charles M. Phoebus, of Baltimore;
Messrs. Samuel S. Phoebus and
Frnnk M. Phoebus, of Atlantic City;
Mrs. G. K. Vandersllce, wife of Dr.
George K. Vanderslice, (Mrs. Robert
Davis, of Schuflield, Ala., and Miss
Elsie Phoebus.
All of her children were at her
bedside when she died but Messrs.
Samuel and Frank, both of whom are
engaged in the hotel business in
Atlantic City.
*." Tr.<- In<crc?< on (Ite I.ona.
; TTsve you ever been to a wealthy
acquaintance when you were rather
hard pressed," Inquired one of two,
"and Intlmntcd that a small loan, $50
or $100, would help you along amaz?
ingly r
His friend shook bis bead.
"Then don't go," continued the first
speaker. "Co without; let your beard
grow and your trousers fray; wear a
rusty collar on your overcoat; imagine
that you're getting too stoat and per
Buade yourself that one menl a day Is
better for you than three; pinch, deny
c yourself, starve, If you must, but don't
borrow. Not that you'll always be re?
fused or put off, becnuse you won't
but you'll be lectured, wblcb is a thou?
sand times worse.
"When you approach one of tliesa j
fellows for money It's his Inning. He1
may bo pretty loose morally himself,
but you'd think, to bear him talk, that
he'd been the menu9 of bringing Jona?
than Edwards to grace. Ills Intimate
knowledge of you and every blessed
one of your shortcomings la something
wonderful and startling. He doesn't
omit a single fault or defect, and his
Interest In you puzzles you. He's that
?oleum and bis face is that long that be
looks as If he might break down and
ery at any minute. Before he's half
through you're feeling in your pockets
to see if you can't lend money to b'.m.
"And the aurpvlshig thing about it ie
that he bos you right. He draws a per?
fect likeness. You wonder who told
b!m. Summed up, you're Improvident.
Xou snsyectcd as much. In the end yon
may get It, but you're earned It?and
two of three thousand boal dee,"--Provi?
dence Journal, _...
iTI?PS TO GHOSTLAND
HAUNTED HOUSES INVESTIGATED BY
LOMBflOSO.
1 ('archie Phenomena Which Prored
to lie neyonil .Solution by Any of
the Known I.nnn of I'liyalrnl Sci?
ence?A Poaalcil Phyatelat,
Professor Lombroso, the Itallaa phys?
icist, contributed to the Amiiiles Ues
Sciences Payclibplps It it account of two
psychic phenomena which he Investi?
gated purely in the Interests of mate?
rial science. The article Is entitled
?'Haunted Houses Which 1 Have Stud
led," und the professor confessed that
ho set?about his Investigations with
nothing to lie desired lu the complete?
ness of his skepticism.
The phenomena In question, how?
ever, proved to be beyond solution by
any known laws of physical science.
Frankly, the great crtmlnologlst ad?
mitted that for the first time lu his
life he was in the presence of the In?
tangible und that he was worsted In
his attempt to grapple with the unsub?
stantial.
"I was asked In November, 1000, to
investigate some strange occurrences
Which bad taken place at the house of
Slgiior Pnvnrluo by wny of Fesentorl,
Turin. One phenomenon I was asked
to explain was the mysterious over?
turning of cups and Jugs, -which were
precipitated to the ground by some
unseen agency.
"Those occurrences wore accompa?
nied by loud koncklngs on the walls
and the pulling of bells In various
parts of the house. The youngest
daughter was awakened on several oc?
casions by blows aimed at her by some
unseen hand, und her hotly on exami?
nation was found to be covered with
bruises, the result of severe plnchings.
Her sister, who slept In the same bed.
felt nothing and was not disturbed In
any way.
"The clash of rapiers was hoard In
the house at another time, accompa?
nied by cries of anger ami groans of
anguish. Lights were also seen pnss-1
lug to and fro lu unllghted rooms. An
Alpine hat was continually moving
about the room, and even when It was
deliberately nailed to a chair an Invis?
ible hand precipitated It to the ground.
All these mysterious happenings went
on for eight months, nntl in regard to
them I look the evidence of reliable
persons, who testified that they had
been eyewitnesses of the phenomena.
Even when the bell ropes were removed
from the bells die tinkling continued
at all hours of the day mid night.
"The scene changed to a bouse In the
next street, by way of Hnvn, adjoining
by way of Pesentort, where the news?
papers of Turin began to chronicle mys?
terious occurrences of almost n similar
nature to these which occurred lu by
wny of PcscijtorJ, cups and saucers,
pans and kettles being Juggled about
by an unseen agency find causing at
the time ll most infernal row.
"In particular, one circumstance was
most noteworthy. In the cellar, tilled
with full und empty bottles, much loss
to the proprietor was caused by the
smashing of the flasks by some unseen
ha nil, but with every trace of method
ami willfulness In the wny In which lite
breakage occurred. On my entrance
Into the cellar 1 lighted five candles,
thinking that a supernatural spirit
would nvoid the light. On the con?
trary, I saw three empty bottles roll!
about us If pushed by a finger nntl
break close by me. I mnde every pos?
sible investigation to discover a hidden
trick, but to no avail. Several bottles
were taken up in the air as If lifted by
the baud anil dashed to the ground.
' The wife of the proprietor left nbout
that time for a visit to her father's.
While she was away the occurrences
ceased, only to break out again Imme
dlnfcly on her return by wny of Ba y a .
The waiter of the house was then re
inovcd, and the occurrences censed al?
together, leaving It to be supposed,
since no other hypothesis Is probable,
that he was the medium through which
the phenomena were rendered possible.
"In May. 1003, I was asked to Inves?
tigate another mysterious affair which
happened In the family of a printer
named Mlgnotti, also In Turlu. It was
noticed that when one of bis children,
n little boy, wcut to bod at night loud
knot-kings begnp to bo beard on the
wall next to which ho lay. A doctor,
the police and myself were called In.
We examined the walls and the rooms
with great care.
"As soon as the boy was placed in
bis bed the knocking began. It was
evidently conducted In an Intelligent
manner, and it was possible to estab?
lish some sort of communication. It
was only, however, when the boy lay
awake that the phenomenon occurred.
As soon as he went to sleep the knock?
ing became very vague and Indistinct,
lie was clearly the Immediate cause,
though beyond a high fever, when the
phenomenon was most frequent, be
wn l?i other respects a normal child.
J s(ate these facts clearly and abso
| lutely as I witnessed tbem aud confess
my total Inability to explain them."?
Public Opinion.
IJapnneae l.acqner.
Japanese lacquer is a very curious
substance. A simple tree sap. like
maple dap. It Is, yet whou applied to
wood or metal quite Indestructible. A
coat of lacquer Is proof against alco?
hol, against boiling water, ngnlnst nl
I most all known agents. The lacquer
treo of Japan Is very large. It Is nl
| ways cut down nt the ago of forty
years, as thereafter It begins to dry
up. Each tree yields on Its demolition
nbout six barrels of lacquer sap. The
IJapanese arc very careful not to let
foreigners Into the secrets of lacquer?
ing. _.
GRITTENQEN PLAYERS
Hampton Baseball Players Put up
Great Game and the Score
Tells the Story.
BALMER PITCHES III FINE FORM
Newport News Men Strengthen the
Club From Across the River, but
Even With Outside Aid the Visit?
ors Fail to Pas? the Plate More
Than Once.
In a six Inning game on the Na?
tional Soldiers' Homo dlumoml yes?
terday afternoon the Hampton Ath?
letics defeated the Crlttondeh bnso
ball nine, 7 to 1. A passed ball by
Fuller, of Mio Athletics, gave the
visitors their only tally.
Rainier was In the box for the lo?
cals und bis work was effective. Ho
struck out 12 men In the six in?
nings and allowed but three scatter?
ed hits. The entire Athletic nine
put up fast bull and played with n
snap that would have done credit
to State leaguers.
Crlttcnden was strengthened by
Jttnfe Davis, and two other players
of Newport News, while Smith, of
Phoebus, was in the box for the
Nansemond folks. Smith put up n
clever game. 'He struck out six men,
bill the Athletics found him six
limes for good, safe hits.
At the end of tho first half or the
seventh Inning rain came up and the
contest was brought to ail abrupt
ending on that account.
THE LOVERS' CANDLES. I
4a OlA Coartnlilp Cvatom That Stilt
iTfroll? In PnlnnU. .
A quaint old superstition is to thl?
lay held In Poland to the effect thai
two lighted cniulles set afloat on tbt
river by two lovers will by their cob
?uet forct'<!: If the course of true lov*
will run smooth or otherwise.
The "lovers* candles" nre inunched
at u very pretty water fete tbnt take*
place every summer on tbnt part of the
Vistula which runs through Poland. Xt
commences at sunset. Th? river Is
thronged with a procession ?f little
boats containing masked ladles nnd
gentlemen. Each person carries two
wreaths nml two cnudles, the latter
representing the person carrying" them
and the object of bis or her affections
They are lighted, fixed firmly In the
center of the wreaths and laid side by
Ilde In the wnter. Should they float
down the river close togclher It is a
sign that their lives should be united
Should they drift nwny from each oth?
er It Is n sign that the lovers will bi
parted, nml should they only drift
asunder for a little wny nnd farther on
come together again It Is a sign that
the loved ones will only be parted foi
a ttmo nnd nil come right In the end
There Is much method nnd order about
the arrangement of this procession.
The boats glide along In rows, so many
abreast, nnd nfter the first r?w have
proved their wreaths they movo away
to the sides and tho others como tar
ward in succession. The river is wet
Illuminated, and a large concourse of
people assembles be watch the pro?
ceedlngs. The scene Is a charming one
end reminds o?? more of 'alryland
than of anything else.
Tae K1onr*d Inch.
tm California the miner's inch Is the
Sow of about 8,799 gallons of wate?
per minute. Pi fry miner** Incbes are
equivalent to one cubic foot per tec
end. The most common measurement
Is under a mean pressure of forat
Inches, through an aperture two Inches
blgh and two inches above tho bottom
of the box, tbe plank being one and s
quarter Incbes thick and tbe height of
water above the aperture three In che?,
firing a mean pressure of four Inchest
Each wenre Inch of ,tte aperture rep?
resents one miner's Inch, or about Ut
cubic feet Sow per mteutev-llsjrweilw
Talisman.
AUCTION SALE VALUABLE FARM
AND FARM IMPLEMENTS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29th, 1906.
I will offer for sale at Public Unc?
tion nn th?> above date, commencing
at 10 A. if., the Farming Implements
on the farm of Mr. L-. Sheetz, on
Back River Road, near the town of
Hampton, Va.
Immediately after the sale of Im?
plements I will offer at Pub'ic Auc?
tion that desirable Farm, containing
165 acres, with good eleven room
dwelling, belonging to Mr. L. Shoot/.,
located near tbe town of Humpnn,
Va. This is a most desirable prop?
erty. L. SHEETZ, Owner.
M. O. LACKEY. Auctioneer.
8-o.Su.W.F to 29
ORIENTAL FRUIT BATS
thpf Heuernd Upon ' Orrhnrda With
lict nmntliiH Purr.
Tho hl? oriental frtill bats, or flying
foxes, so familiar In India, Ceylon nnd
the Malayan region. feed on nil sortu
of soft frtiltH except nehl ones, auch nn
oranges; are especially fond of tlgi
and gunvaa and are a destructive pesl
to orchards und gnrdens. In soind
parts of .lava, for example, no delicate
fruit enn he mined except hy protect?
ing the trees with nets and lighting
off the nightly forays of hands of
kahiugs.
They live nnd travel In vast compa?
nies, roosting by day on chosen trees,
where ihey hang by one bind leg, euch
protected from the sun's glare nnd
from rain In the closely wrapped man?
tle of Its wings, and large branches fre?
quently break under tho weight. At
sunset they fly nway to their feeding
grounds, scattering over n wide nren.
Where a fig tree or hnuann thicket
attracts n crowd the roughest fighting
beginn over coveted plunder, each one
screaming, clawing, biting nnd strug?
gling to seize something and ,got nway
to a secure retreat to enjoy It. Them
lie hangs by one font, and, grasping thn
fruit ho has secured In thn claws nnd
opposablo thumb of the other, be hasti?
ly reduces It to lumps, with which ho
stuffs his cheek pouches until they be?
come distended tike those of n monkey.
Later he chews and swallowa this food
nt leisure.
At dawn nil return to their roosts
nnd, says Tlckell, "hook thomselves
along ttio branches, scrambling about
hand over band with some speed, bit?
ing each other severely, striking out
with tho long clnws of tho thumb,
shrinking nnd cackling without Inter?
mission."
No doubt thr-so squabbles nro ren?
dered more violent by the disgrace?
fully dissipated habits In which the
bats Indulge during their nocturnnl
expeditions, for, nccordlng to Frnn
cls Dny and other observers, "they
often pnss the night drinking the tod?
dy from the ehnttlcs In the cocoanut
trees, which results either In their re?
turning home In the early morning In
a state of extreme nnd riotous Intox?
ication or In being found the next day
nt the foot of the trees, sleeping off
tbe effects of their midnight debnuch."
?Kniest Ingersoll's "Life of Mam?
mals."
SOME FIRST OCCASIONS.
The first luclfcr match was struck I
in 1834.
Tbe first steamer built In England
appeared In 1815.
It wns In 1505 tbnt tho first blnck
lend pencil wns sharpened.
During tho reign of Edward tbe Con?
fessor of Kuglnml tbe prnctlce of em?
ploying surnames began.
Lord Avebury, other wise Sir John
Lubbeck, was the first person In Eng?
land to have bis photograph tnken. i
The first ship was brought from
Egypt to Greece by Dannus In 1485
IL C. The first double decked ship
wns built by Tyrlnus, 780 P.. C.
The first woolen cloth made in Eug
land wns manufactured about 1330,]
though It. wns not dyed nnd dressed by'
(be English until 10(17.
The first record of conl In nbout 300
years before tbe Chrlstlnn orn. Conl
wan used ns fuel in Europe ns early
ns 852. T
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Old papers for sale?10c hundrol.
Apply at Dally Press Office.
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BOAT FOR SALE ?HEAP
Good Lap Streak Beat
Apply to
Arthur Lee
65 Carey Street, Hampton. Va.
Wines and Liquors
I belong to the lost tribe that stray?
ed away from Dublin before Moses,
sailed on the Red Sea. I'm a price
cutter. I'm a money-maker; I'm the
ono that sells all straight Whiskies;
retail at wholesale prices. The follow?
ing high grade 10c whiskies, I sell for
6c a drink: Paul Jones, Pure Ryo
Sherwood Rye Whiskey, Carroll
Springs, pure Maryland Rye Whiskey,
Overholt Rye Whiskey, Pnrkwood Rye
Whiskey. All of the above named
whiskies 1 strictly high-grade; match
my prices If you dare, beat me if you
can.
Whiskey, in bulk at following
prices:
Old Nick pure Rye. 1-2 pt. 25c; gal-.
Ion . 14.00
Leonard's Favorite. 1-2 pt. 20c; gal?
lon .$3.00
Hunter's Baltimore Rye, 1-2 pt. 25c;,
gallon .94.00
Maryland Club, 1-2 pt. 25c; gal
Ion .$4.00
Paul Jones Pure Rye, 1-2 pt. ?0c,
gallon .$2.75
Carrol] Springs, gallon.$2.50
XXXX Baker Rye. gallon_$2.50
Star A Rye, gallon .$2.00.
Mosa Rose, gallon . $2.00
Lerkwood pure Rye. gn'lcn .. $2.00
Jefferson pure Rye, gallon ... $1.75
Kentucky Bourbon, gsllon ... $1.40
Double Stamp Gin, gaPjn .... $2.00
The following brands of California
Wines, Port Sherry, Catnwbr.. Claret
Blackberry at 25c per qt; per gal 75c
Pride of North Carolina. 4 jeara
old: gallon .$2.00
Kummelll, per gallon .$2.00
N. Leonard's
BARREL and BOTTLE HOUSE
61? and 18 MELLEN f>T?'
Phoebus, Va. 'Phone 223,
NT-Continued.
% 20 Par Cant Off!
$3.HO Hoywood Ox- ^O'Qfl
fords .$??OU
$4.f 0 Hoywood Ox- 'Ofl
r<.rdH.t- ?wifcw
$3^00 La France Ox- ^2 /JQ
G. L. CROCKETT & CO,,
HAMPTON, VA.
FOR SALE.
,We havo two niece homoB Rlvorvlow. centrally located, whlbh
can lio Had rcusouuhly. If you era thinking of buying a borne in
this Bectlori, cull to aeo mo.
I can noil you two lota?Noh. 11 and 12 In block 10. nivervlew,
for |200.On. A bargain.
1 can hoII you a good Bevonroom. Iwostory dwelling and lot on
Victoria Avouuo. for $1,060.00. If you wunt n good borne, thla <s
your chance.
I have uIho n good, plx-ronm, two-eiory dwelling on Chanel
street, that ran be bad for $1.200 on easy paytuento. A chance to
get n good homo easily. ?
RGiNTS.
33 Buyley Street, 5 roomn.$8.00
House Street, 7 rooniB..?9.00
321? Center Street 11 rooms; modern Improveineuto.$18.00
114 Mullory street, 8 rooms.912,00
1) AriuIwleinl Avoiiue, 4 rooms.$5.00
430 Holt Street. ? rooms..?7.00
220 Holt Street, 5 rooiUB.$0.00
2C0 Chnpul Street, 7 rooms.$10.bo
GEO. W. PHILLIPS
Roal Eetate, Rentals, Loans, and Ptre Insurance. General Auction?
eer and Notary Public,
9 and 11 North King Street ? Hampton, Va.
Pjtione 60.
g?-oTnrrroTrrb"bT^^ o b "b bwb vvtvv s o"oifo^"Winnnr
Have you seen GHEYNE'B window
display of SEPIA FOTOQRAPH.Sf \
During the month* of July and
August you can get one dozen of
them for $3.00.
CHEYNE'S STUDIO
Went Queen St., Hampton,
kJULPJULOJLPJULffJ^ 9 a.M.PJJUUULPJLP^^
REAL ESTATE
Wim Street Ba*gaia!
For a quiok sale, I am in position to offer for sale
at a reasonable price, a desirable home ou Wine street.
Six-room dwelling and one of the most desirable lots
on the street. ?ee me at one:;.
?ET OUR F?RB GATALQ8UE!
M, O. LACKEY, MGR.
P. W. Phillips <&? Co
REAU RtTATK, RSNTt, LOANS,
14 ?\ King St
INSURANCE.
Hampton.
Four Lots
FOR SALE
on old car line, near La Salle
Avenue, 30x145 feet, each for $250
?$10 cash and $5 a month.
Lota ou Erwin Street. $125.00.
Lots on Moore Street. $100.00.
House and lot near La Salle'
Avenue for $1.000?$10 cash and
$10 a month to responsible party.
HOU8EB FOR RENT?In Hamp?
ton and Phoebus, from $15.00 to
$35.00,
i t i ? Wir f
lames M. dimming
18 South King Street, Hampton
Woolen Goods
By The Yard.
We have a splendid line of.
woolens we are now offering at
half price.
If you want us -we'll make yon
a tailored suit at the price of an
lll-fttting store bought one.
See na at once.
S. Marbach
The ??rttmore Merchant
Tailor,
Cor. King fend Court fitreeia,
HAMPTON, VA.
Vu Ott *J for aon.tor.l
dlnrhitiM,ln?tmm?tloBI,
lrriMU.ni or ulvn.UaM
of ma tool ??mot?n?i.
T>unton, on4 not Mtrin.
t?nt or veltonoSH.
??l (3 bj Uir?rsS?t*.
er Mnt In kuts wt?W**i
?1.00. or?"
niKo'.r
n tum WT.ppw.
hi, pr?r?t<i. <or
Old papere lor sale at the Dally
Press office at 10 cents ipv hundrai.
TUTORING
Tutoring In Latin. Mathematics,
French, etc., during the summer. For.
particulars, fcddrtyfa
., MSS "A." Box 08." ;
I -: 'il_. Hampton, y*.