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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY !>, 1H07.
PRESIDENT SHOULD HALT.
It Is a well established fact tbat|
President Roosevelt ts ready to face
impeachment rather than yield an
Inch In the stand tiikon by him in
tho dismissal or nogro troops and,
lu his controversary on the subject
with the Senate. 'Whether he Is
right or wrong In his position
relative to the Brownsville
affair the Pr?sident . is taking
a most radical stand and one
that will add to the general rest?
lessness of the country. In a very
recent Issue of tho New York Sun
there was an editorial lu which
the task was undertaken to reason
with the President for his more or
less tumultuous administration of
-tho oxecutlve office. With a full
appreciation for the admirable final?
ities which are his, it was clearly
time that his attention was called
to tho serious consequence of his not
realizing his own Inliuonco upon
popular thought, unduly exciting the
nervous and even over stimulating
the usually hard headed. In speak
ing of Mr. Roosevelt's voluntary
pledge to enforce the policies of
President McKinley, when he took
the oath or olllce at Buffalo, the Sun
said: "The episode and the vow
have been almost obliterated from
the public mind by the events- that
havo since crowded our time, so
much so, Indeed that to recall them
evokes a shock."
There Is no doubt but tho seem?
ing intention of President Hoosevelt
to reform the world at a single
stroke Is adding to the confusion and
.general restlessness and will have
Its serious consequence whon the
blow of close times rails. To bo
sure our souls havo been tritfd
sorely by revelations of greed and
graft In high stations'. Our atten?
tion has been rudely directed to
the pressing (necessity of reforming
our business ways and our need of
honorable mon In all stations of life
bus been emphasized. There in no
question of this, but the very know?
ledge of weakness borne home to
us should make us cpntemplatative
in our thoughts of reform arid reg?
ulations not tempostous. The man
to whom tho present day problems'
scmn easy and who would meet a
complex industrial and social condi?
tion hastily because ho sec'3 clearly
tho moral phases of It, Is not tho
man to be blindly followed, or to
ho entrusted with autocratic powers.
Tho President of tho United States
by virtue of his- office can shape public
opinion more than any other man.
lie can guide it along conservative
but progressive Hues or he can
confuse public opinion and incite It
to radcal and unprogressive thought
and action. Prosledmt Roosevelt Is
to be thanked for giving tho nation
a tonic but the people do not want
nn overdose of It. His vigorous'
work of controlling tho great cor?
porations deserve nothing but words
of commendation but his stubborn
stand at tho prosent time is very
far from being commendable. Ho
was probably perfectly justlAable in
discharging the negro troops but It
Ik not a matter of enough Impor?
tant for which to stand nn im?
peachment trial. Such a trial couT.l
not. help but bo regarded by the
people in an apprehensive manner and
add to the confusion which already
prevails, liven If tho Senate yields
Hie danger of tho stund taken by
the President does not lessen, for U
proves to tho people that they havo
a man for President that Is possess?
ed with the rule or ruin policy and
II cannot help hut ninko the country
apprehensive of the future.
COMMERCE WITH PANAMA.
Exports from the United States to
Panama are Increasing with very
great rapidity. The exports to Pan?
ama during the year just ending will
aggregate a little more than fourteen
million dollars, against nearly eight
millions In 1905, aud a little more
than two and one-half millions in
1901. The rignres for the full year
I havo not yet reached the Bureau of
Statistics or the Department of Com
I liieret? and Labor, hut those for the
eleven months ending with Novem?
ber were $12.950,871, and, ns the fig?
ures for the single inonth of Novem?
ber were $1,27:1,507, R is unite appar?
ent that the grand total for the full
calendar year will exceed fourteen
million dollars.
Those figures cover only the ex?
ports to Panama sent. In murhnnt'
vessels and do not include that sent
by Government transports or naval
Vessels, What proportion of this to?
tal of over fourteen million dollars'
worth of merchandise sent by mer?
chant vessels to Panama Is sent for
the Government, or by Us representa?
tives, can not bo determined at pres?
ent, since the shipments of this char?
acter when sent by vessels engaged
In the general transportation of com?
merce are treated in the same man?
ner as merchandise sent by individ?
ual exporters or firms. While n con?
siderable part of the merchandise ex?
ported to Panama is doubtless for the
use of the Government, or at least for
tho use In the work upon the canal
or the Panama Railroad, an oxnmllia- |
llou of the list of articles forming
this total Indicates that a large part
consists of articles of food and cloth?
ing or other merchandise Intended for
individual use rather than for the ca?
nal works. The fact that the value
of the native products sent from Pan?
ama to the United States aggregates
three-fourths of a million dollars an-1
dually, and that the purchasing power i
of the people adjacent to the Canal 1
Zone Is doubtless greatly augmented
by their trade relations with those
employed upon the works of the ca?
nal, suggests that perhaps two mil?
lion dollars' worth may be destined
for Importers and dealers located out
sitlo the Canal Zone but within the
Republic of Panama.
ALWAYS "NORFOLK, VA."
"The Jamestown Exposition Nor
folk, Va," Is the heading of a com?
prehensive, well arranged and In?
teresting "write-up" of the James?
town Tercentennial, contained in Tho
World Almanac and Encyclopedia |
for 1907. This Is another lllustrn- i
tlon of how the Jamestown Expo?
sition Company is keeping Its prom?
ise to give this side of Hampton
Roads a fair doal?jujrt nitiofJicV
proof, if proofs were needed, that
the exposition press bureau is still
working hard In the Interest of Nor?
folk.
The World Almanac has an enor?
mous circulation and is used as re?
ference book and source of informa?
tion all over tho country, l}0, from
n Norfolk view point, a rather neat
advert Ising trick was turned in hav?
ing tho exposition article in this
publication headod In the manner
mentioned. Fortunately, the Presi?
dent's proclamation which follows
tho headlines, states Hint the ter?
centennial Is to be held on the
shores of Hampton Roads, Virginia,
and makes no mention of any city,
ami the article itself very accurate?
ly describes tho location and tays
that the grounds are "within easy
reach of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Nev
port News and Old Point Coin
fort."
?Wo again suggest that Mayor'
Buxton or the Exploitation Com?
mission make a formal appeal to
tho board of governors of tho ex?
position, asking that the publicity
department be instructed to discon?
tinue its practice of advertising
Norfolk to tho exclusion of tho rest
of Tidewater Virginia.
No more thoroughly partisan ac?
tion has eveno been taken than
tha^t law suit which Attorney Gen?
eral Jackson of New York State
has Instituted to oust Mayor Mc
Olellan', and making the State the
plaintiff In the action nnd thereby
showing the expense on the Com?
monwealth Is just about as nervy
proposition ns has been heard In a
long time. The people of New York
State are easy going nnd do not
take any too much interest in pub?
lic affairs but there is not doubt
but that iMr. Jackson will hear from
his latest display of loyalty to Mr.
Hearst.
Newport News was yesterday ln
Jdced In* the Sunny South. With
(the thermometer 7-1 in the shade
and a sun going across from horizon
(to horizon k\ a sky nndlmmed by
hardly a fleeco of white till
That he has made
SPECIAL PRICES
on all of the broken
lines of
SUITS
and
Overcoats
all sizes here.
Sweaters,
Underwear,
House Coats
and Bath Robes
at Reduced
Figures.
2715 Washington Ave.
Bell Phone 256; Citizens' 6.
late In the day It was certainly
perfect day as one would
want to enjoy. It was more llko
tHb rare days In .Bine that the
poet loves to write about.
John D. Rockefeller is going to
give Chicago university another $3,
000,000 Tor an endowment fund That
institution certainly cannot tell its
students that the Standard Oil com?
pany is one of the greatest evils
in the country.
\ WITH THE PARAGRAPHERS |
~~-*l
About this time the tires of the wa?
ter wagon begin to wobble. It is
caused by tho thick- dust that has pre?
vailed since New Year's. If they are
not carefully watched and tended the
whole blamed cart may go out of bus?
iness.?Boston Globe.
Mr. Taft, may take a greater Inter-"
est In the presidential nomination'
when ho Is reminded that one strenu?
ous campaign will do him more gooa '
than six bottles of any obesity cure
on the market.?Washington Post.
Congress will soon know whether
or not the calm which Is brooding
over tho White House Is there for
the purpose of hatching out anything, i
?Cleveland Lender.
That message at Albany may have
come from the next president. Gov.
Hughes will be watched like n house
afire by tho president-makers.?
Springfield Republican.
"Pat" McCarren's heresy trial off.
I Supreme Court injunctions have been ,
served upon Democratic state com
I mitteemen restraining-them from go
j ing on with the trial tomorrow. What
j "Pirigy" Connors will do to carry oat
his plan for the mandate of the court
i has? not been disclosed.?Albany Jour
I nal. I
Stuyvosant Fish predicts an indus?
trial crisis. A man ousted from a fat'
i railway presidency- naturally feels
! pessimistic.?Troy Press.
A "scientific" speaker is renorted
as saving that this nation is divided
into two classes, the enormously rich
and the miserably poor. It Is a pity
bis utterance was made public. There
I are millions of >i?on1e who never
I w ?hl bnvb susr-eefed that they were
miserably nocr if ho bad not told
them so.?Now York Tribune.
Put the dovrj of p?nce baek In the
I cote: hamm?r the ploughshare Into
I swords and let loose the 'logs of war.
, The Inevitable war with Jap-in Is sure
to come. Capt. Richmond Pearson
Hobson, the hero of the Merrlrh?c, has
isnid it. It Is enough.?Brooklyn
Times.
One hundred and sixty marriage
licenses were Issued for use in Chica?
go on New Year's day. Our preachers
should havo cause to join in tho hur?
rah over general prosperity.?Ohlcsgo
Record-Herald.
Among the Incidental honors which ?
attach to almost every cabinet posi?
tion is that of being mentioned at
I one time or another for the presiden-'
cy.?Washington Star.
George B. McClellan's emphatic re?
fusal to "recognize the existing con?
trol in Tammany Hnll or tolerate any
relntions with the present lender," Is
wholly creditable to New York's may?
or, if elves hint a new claim to pub?
lic confidence and respect.?New York
World. I
Not one of them Is seeking the
Presidentini nomination. They nre
only sitting on the doorstep, so that
It can stumble over them when It
comes out to see bow high tho sun
is.?Atlanta Constitution.
Wo have disposed of thousands of
dollars worth or furniture in the past
few weeks, but there Is yet nn aU
most unbroken stock of tho very fln
,fRt furniture to select from at cost.
Chicago Housefurnishlng Co. 1-GCt.
HIS GREAT SERVICE.
An I Hunt rn (Ion of tin- GeucroMtty of
the KItli'r Dlllillla.
Dumns pere when manager of tho
Theatre Hlstorlque was continually
Itudylng tho Intlueuce of tho tempera?
ture oh the sale of tickets?at least, he
Eeemcd to do so. In fact, this seeming ?
Interest lu the showing of the ther?
mometer was, like so many other acts
Df his, nothing but an expression of the
proverbial kindness of his heart. 1
One day Dumas happened to meet
an old friend whom lie had not seen
for thirty years. "Where are you golug
to dine tonight?" he asked the friend.
"Tonight 1 shall dine nowhere," was
the answer.
"Ob, no," said Dumas; "you are nils- ?
taken. You will dine with me." tie
led the Trlend Into his bouse and gave
him the upper place at bis table. The j
poor man bad not bad such a dinner
fur a long time, and Dumas when re?
tiring Into his writing room after the
COlleo said, "It Is u matter of course
that I expect you tomorrow nt tho
Fume time."
The friend eaine the next day, and
I the day after this, and so on for ten
years up to his death. One day, how?
ever, he told Dumas that as he was
eating bread he did not earn this ar?
rangement could not continue. "If I
am not able honestly to earn my meals
1 shall not come again. Tell me in
wh.it way I can be of service to you."
I Dumas thought a moment; then he
said: "Yon can do me a great favor.
You may go to the new bridge every?
day and take the temperature by Che*
waller's thermometer. The tempera?
ture, you must know, is of great mo
incut lu the matter of the sale of tiek
tts. Could you do this?"
The poor fellow answered affirma?
tively and from that time ou reported
to Dumas every day, "At uoon tho
thermometer showed so and so mauy
decrees in the shade." And Dumas,
who of course did not cure in the least
about the temperature, replied with the
same regularity: "I am very much
obliged! If you only knew what a
service you are doing me!''?Harper's
Weekly.
THE GOLDEN RULEOFTHREE
Three things to be?pure, Just aud
honest.
Three things to live?courage, nffee
tion and gentleness.
Three things to govern?temper,
tongue and conduct.'
Three things for which to fight?hon?
or, homo and country.
Three things to cherish?the true, the
beautiful and the good.
Three things about which to think?
life, deatli and eternity.
Three tlilugs to commend?thrift, In?
dustry aud promptness.
Three things to dospise? cruelty, ar?
rogance and Ingratitude.
Three tlilugs to love?the wise, the
virtuous and the innocent.
Three things for which to wish?
health, friends and contentment.
Three things to admire?dignity,
gracefulness and intellectual power.
Three things to attain?goodness of
heart, Integrity of purpose and cheer?
fulness of disposition.?Leadership.
l'?ccnnelly of ltuin.
A glove manufacturer took from a j
cabinet a handsome pair of brown
gloves. "These gloves are made of
rutskin," be said. "They look well at
first glance, but examine them care?
fully. Look Into the skin. The skin,
though soft and Hue, revealed on close
examination a great many cuts und
pears ami scratches. None of these
went quite through. Nevertheless their
effect was to weaken the gloves great?
ly. "Those cuts and scars," said tho
manufacturer, "are what bar ratskln
out of glovemnklng. You never get a
skin without them; hence you can't
turn the damaged skin into n good
glove. Rats fight so much that they
become at an early age a mass of
scars. Their torn bides are of no use
to commerce."
Londnn'H I'lrsf. Itnlloon Aacent.
When Lunnrdi made the first balloon
ascent from London in 1784 lie had for
follow passengers n cat, a dog and a
pigeon. Such was the excitement caus?
ed by this ascent that a jury, deliber?
ating on the fate of a criminal, return?
ed a hasty verdict of acquittal in order
not to miss the spectacle, while King
George HI. broke up a meeting of his
council to watch the progress of tho
balloon. It was In the following year,
1783. that an adventurous- Dublin uu
dergTaduate, Mr. Mngulro, made a bal?
loon ascent nnd was actually knighted
by the lord lieutenant for his courage.
Doil't l!u II Sensitive l'lunt.
Tbo sensitive plant is found In tho
church. The pastor lins n difficult time
keeping him in humor to do church
work. The sensitive plant is found In
political circles. The candidates must
handle him with gloves. The sensitive
plant Is found In all avenues of hu
inau activity. Most generally he Is u
nuisance. Don't bo one. ? Columbia
lleraid.
An An I'nl Ilcnlixntlon.
First Tramp (shuddering with terror
and clasping his companion's arm)?
Sny, Ike, look at wot that there sign
says, I wlsht ye would! Second Trainp
?Wot sign, Aleck? First Tramp?W'y,
that there sign on de big brick bulldln'.
It says "Iron wolks," Ike, an* we've
got Iron In our blood! I wonder Is It
wolkin' now.?Chicago News.
A Craven1* Haven.
Mrs. Hicks (relating burglar scare)?
Yes, I heard a noise and got up, and
there under the bed I saw n man's legs.
Mrs. Wlcka?Mercy! The burglar's?
"No; my husband's. lie hud heard the
Bolao too."?Boston Transcript
I SCHMELZ BROTHERS
I BANKERS
<!> (City and County Depository.)
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I THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
U. 8. QOVERNfinZNT DEPOSITORY. CITY DEPOSITORY, CITt
?> ZENS' DEPOSITORY.
% ' Capital .,.$ 100,000.00
Stockholder.' Liability . . 100,000.00
% Curplj? and Profit? . ,. 100.000.01
<g Other Resources Mnk? Tot?' Ovt .?1.000,000.00 $
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Of the People I
By the People |
B. QUINCT SMITH, A. L. POWELL,
President. Vlce-Pres Idcst.
Wll. H. KELLOO.
CaBhler.
THE NEWPORT NEWS NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL, $100,00t>.
u. mnmmm depositary
Transacts a general hanking business. Four per ceut. Interest allowed
on sari n? accouata. \
grain, hay, flour,meal, mill
feed, potatoes.
SPOT CASH?NO GOODS DELIVERED.
Choice Timothy Hay, per 100 lbs. $1.10
No. 1 Timothy Hay, per 10:) lbs. 1.05
Ship Stuff, sacked, per 10* lbs. 1.20
Bran, sacked, per 100 lbs. 1.15
Va. water ground white bolted meal, sacked . 1.15
No. 2 Mixed Corn, sacked, per busnol .54
No. 2 White Oats, sacked, per bushel.43
No. 2 White Clipped On Is. sacxed, per bushel .44
Dunlop's Superlative Flour, per ubl. 3.85
Dunlop's Superlative Flour, 1-16th Sacks. 3.85
Choice White Mich Potatoes, per sack . 1.40
KANAWHA GRAIN CO., Inc.
34th Street and C. & O. Tracks,
.TUST ACROSS THE BRIDGE. N-.. PORT NEWS, V ,v.
....6v ?>fc&sfc
SwftXvY arts Q^mC\V&
?Sold by the
Is guaranteed to give entire satisfaction; all coal kept under sheds,
and 1b always screened.
FRED. W. SAN ford, General Manager.
Thirty-fifth Street and C. & O. Railway.
Bell Phone 98. Citizens Phone, 308.
ABE YOU
UNION DENTAL
Company
26th St. and Wash. Ave.
Will make twenty-five sets of
teeth, the best to be bad at
$5.00 per set, in order to intro?
duce onr full sets of upper
teeth without plates.
Nothing in the roof of tho
mouth to Interfero with the
tongue or taste, and positively
will not drop when eating,
laughing or talking. We guar?
antee every set, or no pay.
SEE ME.
T. G. CQBURN.
Electric, Gas and Gas?
oline Construction
and Supplier
COMPLETE STOCK.
Both Phones 118?Residence Bell
Phone US-Y; Residence Citizens
Phono il-8.
Office and Store
2917 WASHINGTON AVENUE.