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; THE BEAT OF THE PULSE.
It Varlea Greatly la Different Per-J
aona and Coadltloua.
The pulse of women generally beats
nt a slightly faster rate than that ofj
nieu. It may be sntil that when a per*]
son Is at rest his pulse, that of any I
adult, may be from seventy-five to
eighty times n minute. tlrent varlatlou
??ists in dlffereiit Individuals in re
WCCt of the number of bents. After
iwerolse the pulse quickens because of
tjie stimulation of the heart, and the
same result applies to the effects of
taking food. A dose of alcohol wll! also
stimulate the pulse somewhat, just as
the use of tobacco; especially In excess,
will tend to have an opposite effect
namely, that of lowering the rate of
the pulse, because of the depression of
the heart which results. In fevers and
lutlninmatory diseases the pulse rate
tends to be very much Increased and
also In respect of Its character. Instead
of beating quietly the blood vessel in
such cases exhibits a very full and
bounding movement. On the other
hand, where depression exists and the
temperature of tho body falls, the
pnNe may be unnaturally slow and Its
character weak. Physicians are accus?
tomed to distinguish other characteris?
tics in the puls?', such as become valu?
able hints in the discovery and deter?
mination of disease. The practical les?
son we learn here is that where the
pulse continues for any length of time
to have Its beats quickened to an un?
natural degree and where especially a
rise of the temperature or heut of tho
body accompanies tbeso symptoms wo j
ought to suspect some kind of feverish
condition or other to be represented.
The ptdse alone forms a valuable
enough guide to this state of the body,
but Its value Is very much increased if
to the Information given us by tho
pulse we add that which the use of the
thermometer supplies.?Cardiff Times.
NAMES OF DAYS.
The Lnltu and Snxou Tenna From
Wlllch Ther Are Derived.
Our names for each day are derived
from the Saxons, who probably bor?
rowed the week fruin some eastern
people, substituting names of their
own divinities for those of the clas?
sical gods, as Is easily seen when the
names arc tabulated:
l.utln. Saxon. English.
Dies Soils.Sun's day.Sunday.
Dies L?nne.Moon's day... .Monday.
Die* Murtls.Tlw'n day.Tuesday.
Dies MerCUrU.. Woden's duy.. Wednesday.
Dies Jovia.Tbor's day_Thursday.
Dies Veneria... Krlga's day...- Friday,
Dies Satin nl'. ...Seterne's duy. Saturday.
Among the ancients the belief In the
influence of the planets upon the lifo
of men was so strong that many In se?
lecting their (billy ornaments would ]
wear only the gem associated with the
planet of tbe duy. Thus on Sunday
only yellow gems und gold should
adorn tbe lingers. Pearls and white
stones, excepting diumouds, belonged
to U?e Moon day. Tuesday, day of Mars,
claimed rubies aud all stones of fiery
luster. Thursday, Tbor's duy, demand?
ed amethysts and deep colored stones
of sanguine tint, while Friday, dom?
inated by A'onus, reigned over the em?
erald, color of jealousy, which is love's
shadow- Saturday, dedicated to Sat?
urn, oldest of the gods, had for Its
distinctive talisman the most splendid
of all gems, tho diamond.?Chicago
Keen rd -Herald.
111. Time For Drink I uk.
In the days of river driving on the
Kennebec river In Maine old Uncle Jim
Gilbert was a well known character.
He was bale and hearty aud had an
enormous appetite. The men used to
come down the river with a drive of
logs and get a meal at a tavern In
Augusta. One morning, arriving late
and with appetite aborpencd, old Un?
cle Jim sat down with the first set of
men and ate diligently during tbe time
these men made a meal. A new set of
men came and still Uncle Joe ate
steadily. A third set came, and the
tavern keeper, becoming alarmed, tried
to hurry up the protracted meal by
saying, "Better drink your coffee, un?
cle, und have another cup!"
"No," said the old man. "I never
drink till I'm half through!"?Boston
Herald.
Tteturn of (ha Prodlfral.
"I do piny in tough luck sometimes,"
declared tbe impecunious girl. "I>ast
night, you remember how It rained.
I happened to be In the neighborhood
of some friends of mine wbom I bad
not seen since tho last bard rain. I
concluded to call. Before they asked
me In they grabbed the umbrella I
carried, hurried across the room with
it, placed It In a closet there and lock?
ed tbe door on it.
" 'Thank heaven!' they cried. 'At
last! Our long lost umbrella!'"?New
York Press.
A Slrlaon Hlory.
The late John Stetson, famous in his
day as a theatrical manager, was hav?
ing a yacht built, and a friend, meeting
him on the street, asked him what
lie was going to name tbe boat. "I
haven't decided yet," replied John, "but
It will be some nonio commencing with
S, probably either Psyche or Cinch."
Ilia I'art.
Magistrate (to witness)?I understand
that you overheard the quarrel between
the defendant and his wife? Witness
Yes, sir. Magistrate?Tell tho court, if
you can, what he seemed to be doing.
Wltuess?He seemed to bo doin' tho
I Is ten In'.
Optlmlatle View.
Tom (proudly)?Miss Plnklelgh has
promised to be my wife. Jack (consol?
ingly)?Oh, don't let that worry you.
Women frequently break their prom?
ises,? Chicago News.
Inquire of the young people; they
know everything.
THE STRANGLING FIG.
A < Urion? Tropical Tree That l.tvei
l|iuu Other Tree*.
Visitors to Mexico niul other tropical
countries often hnye l.lielr uttoutlon
called to "the strangling llg'*-n tree
that commences its growth as an epi?
phyte-that Is. one form of plant lite
that grows perched on another?far op
on the trunk or among the branches of
another tree, usually on a palmetto or
some of the kinds of palms. The roots
of the strangling tree extend down?
ward around the host tree to the
ground, gradually Joining together,
making a tubelike mass of roots some?
times as much as six feet or more In
diameter.
When the attacked tree Is a palm
death to it Is caused not so much by the
binding around the trunk as by shad
lug out Its branches by XUajtjj^&ziYis
When the attacked tree Is nu exogen
?that Is. one wllh wood and bark?tbo
at lacking roots bind so tightly as to
cause a stoppage of the (low of the sap.
As the sup of a tree Is really Its food
(changed by the leaves so that It can
be usodl and the How of the food Is
thus stopped, the attacked tree la real?
ly "starved" to death. So death to tbo
attacked tree Is caused either by
smothering or by starvation or by both.
The peculiar manner In which the
flattened roots extend down aud around
the tree give them the appearance of
some thick, slow flowing material run?
ning down the tree.?St. Nicholas.
GRIM OLD CROMWELL.
The l'rolrclor Melde Christmas n
(.loom) ntnl Scrloum <>u\.
"Christmas was Illegal iu Cromwell's
time," said an antiquary. "Those grim
old Purltnus were so gloomy that they
would not have any gayety even on
Christ mas day.
"Cromwell said that "holly and mistle?
toe were hcatbenlsh things. He said
that they had no real Christian signifi?
cance; they were a part of some pagan
festival of the Druids. Accordingly ho
made a law that If yon decorated your
house with mistletoe at Christmas you
got thirty days in jail.
"The terrible old fellow forbade
Christmas celebrations?no dancing, no
Kinging, no playgolng, no feasting on
Christinas day; penalty, thirty days.
'.'You see. It was his Idea that Christ?
mas was a religious, a serious time, a
time fur ohurohgolng and prayer aud
reverence and for nothing else. The
innocent family that In Cromwell's day
eat down to turkey and plum pudding
aud wound up with Christmas games
got u month all round.
' Only for a lime, (hough. The people
rebelled. Willing as the people hud
been to put. on the gloom of those
dreadful old Puritans, they Insisted on
having a little Joy on Christmas duy,
aud Cromwell after a year or two had
to give in to them."?New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
"The Woman In White."
Iu a letter to Charles Dickens, Wllkle
Collins Intimated the fact that the
great work upon which he had devoted
so much time was finished, but that
the Unding of a suitable title hud occa?
sioned him much trouble. Eventually,
feeling somewhat run down in health,
lie left London for llrondstalrs. a re?
sort which was a favorite with both
Dickens and Collins. Whllo lying on
the dirt' iu a meditative mood one
bright morning his eyes suddenly riv?
eted themselves on the white light
bouse which stood boldly out in the
foreground under the dir/./.IIng rays of
the midday sun. As he gar.od Collins
iu a semiconscious manner addressed
himself In a whisper to the light?
house. "You arc as stiff aud as state?
ly as my white woman," snld he.
"White woman! White wo?the Wern?
au In white. Eureka! I have got It!"
And so the book was given this curi?
ously inspired title.
The French Idea.
The Frenchman of the middle class
sacrifices everything in order to obtain
for ills children some official position
or other, a mean one, pcrhups, but a
sure one, leading after thirty years of
penury to n pension verging on desti?
tution. This is one aspect of the decay
of the French race. It Is easy to un?
derstand that two races are not evenly
armed for the struggle for life If one
be made up of aspirants to official po?
sition and the other of Individuals pos?
sessing initiative, daring and energy.
For this rensou do Latin races decline,
while Anglo Saxon races grow aud
multiply.?Paris Slecle.
Bott und Arrow Flatting:.
Iu the south sens and in varioua
groups of islands iu the Indian ocean
the aborigines shoot fish with the bow
and arrow. The art Is extremely diffi?
cult, as in taking aim nt an object un?
der water the archer has to allow for
refraction. If he were to aim directly
nt the fish as he sees It, he would, of
' course, miss. Long practice has, how?
ever, made the natives expert to a
wonderful degree In this sport.?Lon?
don Saturday Review.
It Waa Tomrb.
The waiter girl knew a thing or two
about table etiquette, so she sniffed
scornfully as she said, "It's not our
custom to serve a knife with pie."
"No?" reraurked the patron In surprise.
"Then bring me an ax." ? Christian
Register.
He Write* For Money.
Lady Gushlngton?So your son Is a
real author! How dlstrnctlngly Inter?
esting! And does he write for money"
Practical Dad?Yes; I get his appllca
tlons about once a week.
Her Perch.
"Did he propose to her on his knees?'
"No. but she accepted him on them.'
-Houston Post.
Hnelne at' Htm Work.
lluctuc. the French writer, composed
his work while walking rapidly about,
shouting out the Hues in a loud voice.
One day while he was thus composing
purl ?f his play of "Mltbrldutes" in the
Tulle rlcs gardens In Paris he- was mir
rounded by n'group, of - workmen who
took him to be n maniac. Ou his re?
turn home H orn these walks he Would
write down scene after scene lu prose,
and when Ibey were finished he would
exclaim. "My tragedy Is done!" con?
sidering the transposition of the Hue*
[into verse only a trivial thing.
A llpiiinrkalile t'liarcti.
A small watering place In Austria
named Ulchwuld can boast of possess?
ing a remarkable church. 11 was lirst
built by an Italian architect at Venice
at the expense of Prince Ca rial Olary
Aldringeu, who Is a great admirer of
Italian architecture. When it was tlu
'(shed the church was taken to pieces
aud packed in thousands or numbered
cases for transportation to KlChwald.
At that place It was eventually rebuilt
nud then made over to IIh InhahltAut*
as a gift from the prince.
AlniUKl nn liiHiill.
Hess - Yes, the engagement's off. He
told her she ought to give up novels
and rend something more substantial -
something that would Improve her.
Hen Well? Hess drachms! Don't
you see? The Idea of a man Intimat?
ing to Ills llaneee that she could be Im?
proved in any way!?Exchange.
Hut lie Krallten It Nan,
Mrs. Benimm? Many u true word Is
spoken In Jest. Mr. Uenhaip?That's
so. l little dreamed when 1 sold, "With
all my worldly goods I thee endow,"
that yoli would take every cent I hnd.
-Twinkles.
When :\ man Is di-lfllng with the
stream he is likely to think that tbe
stream bns ceased to flow.?New Ha?
ven T-euder.
Do Not Endanger Life When a New.
port News Citizen Shows
You the Cure.
Why will people ccatlnuo to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint, back?
ache, urinary disorders, lame'.ess.
headaches, langour. why allow them?
selves to beconio chronic. Invalids,
when a certain cure is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Hills Is the remedy
to use, because It gives to the kidneys
the help they need to perform their
work.
If you have any. even one, of liie
symptoms of kidney diseases, euro
yourself now. before diabetes, dropsy
or Brighl's disease sets In and death
n. suits. Head this Newport News tes?
timony:
Mrs. It. L. Watson, wife of R. U
Watson, the well known foreman in
tho fitting department of the shipyard,
residence 220 Thirty-first street, says:
"When I say that 'i.e results obtained j
from the use of Doan's Kidney Pills i
both t urprlsed and gratified me, 1
very mildly state the facts. The rem?
edy cil.ed a dull aching In the small of
my I.eck which had annoyod me for
some time. It is astonishing how
quickly the medicine takes effect. Suf?
ferers from backache who will go to
Steornes' Drug Store for Doan's Kid?
ney Pills need have no fear of a dis?
appointment."
For sale by nil dealers. Price ?Oc.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. New York,
sole agents for tho United States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
take no other.
Mr. .lohn Smith.
Newport News, Va.
Dear Sir: ?
If you are not al?
ready a customer of
ours, we would like to
arrange so that It
would be to your In?
terest to become one.
We carry one of the
largest and best se?
lected stock of fur?
niture, carpets und
stoves to be found in
Newport News or on
tills Peninsula, and we
think by n comparison,
you will always find
our prices a little low?
er than our compe?
titors. If you wnnt
to buy for cash, we
allow a reasonable
discount. Should yon
want time, we invite
you to take advantage
of our easy payment
plan of a little per
week or month until
the 1.111 is paid, floods
delivered same day us
selected. Come In to
see us, get acquainted
with the largest firm
lu Newport News, and
remember, your credit
Is good and we invite
you to open a charge
account with tin. Spe?
cial inducements to
people just starting to
house-keoplng. A hand?
some present with all
bills amounting to fifty
($50.00) dollars or
more by presenting
this letter.
Very truly,
Newport News Furn?
iture Company,
3007-9 Washington
Avenue, Newport
News, Va.
GREW MISS LEWIS' HAIR
AND WE CAN
PROVE
The Graai Danderine Never Falls to Produo? tho Daalred Results
TV/IISS Lewis' linir was very tIiin ami it wan Irl.? limn two feet in Ifngtlt wlirn '
alle (iF|',a? using Dnnilrrinr Slic rnvi liri hair und M-alp err now (airly ?
teomlng with new lifo and vigor.
Thflt'o die main sevrel ol Ihia girni reine'ily il nuccfM a* a hair grower. It cry'
liveittj. invigorate* ami lairly etqvlrilien tin* hair gland* nntl tlBSUOtl o[ tU ;
scalp, causing unusual anil imliranl ol ncltvtly on lint part ol thi-'ite two most inline
laut Organa, resulting in a strohuous and oontlnuoue growth
of tho hair.
I In- (ollowing is ii reiirniluclioti ol Min l.rwia' lant latter: ?'-'
January 3, 190!).
Dear Doctor Knowlloni??
Yon know I Inlil you in my first Idler I lint Ml)' liair would
not reach imu-li lielow in) ahoulflArii, ami I lint all of il together
only innilr one liny liraiil.
I am articling you my plinlogi i.pli, wliivli I Im.I lukcn at Slnvena
Hroa. Ii toll? die wliole. nior) tetter limn I ran Irll il.
Everybody I know in uaing Dntiderinr, r.i> y'oti i.ee I am doing
toini'tliing tu kliuw mj appreciation.
Sincerely yours, (Mit?) EVA LEWIS.
Dandorino makes the scalp In-aliliy nntl fertile and keep* it
*o. Ii ii I lie grrnlr.M acalp feYtlli>er und therefore the. grctilefl
halr*produolng romedy d?- world !??? ever known
Ii in o nnlutnl I.I anil n wliolritonic meuicinu for both llie hail
anil acnlp. EVOH O 25o bottlO Of It Will put n'i<UI*U
goaulno Ufo In your holr than a gallon of
any othor hair tonlo over made. It shows
results from the very etart.
NOW at oil druggist* In three ?lies,
25 cent?, SO cents and 81. par battle .
I.ntoni Photoisrnph of MIS8 SIVA LEWItl
Ci?? *n-in in on Avenue, Chlaop.3
FREE.
To slum hnw i|iili.<kty llniiilerlne Rein We Will lend
? Inritu anniplaltiH liy rtMuni umli to tiny ouu wuc
keiidi tlitn uilvcitlM'iiii'iit to tin' Knonltou ifuii.
tlerliie Co., ?,Mi n?-.),u tin ttiflr nullit und a?drc?? und 10 von!? lr
?Ufer or ?tuinpa to pay poitage.
EfflBBPWBSM
Watt, Doxey & Watt The Busy Store Watt, Doxey & Watt
JANUARY SAUE OP
Muslim Underwear
Some Splendid Offerings. AU Much
Under Reel Value
Petticoats
AT 50c- flood quality nutslin,
plain hemstitched, another num?
ber trimmed with open work ein
brolderery.
. AT $1.00?Wido variety of
styles, beautiful lace und onibroid?
ery trltumiiiK. some have cluster
of narrow tucks and bands of
wider tucks.
AT $1.50 AND $2.00-Styles arc
very effective, finished with rum?
or five rows of lace.
Corset Covers
AT 10c?ISxtra well made and
neatly trimmed.
AT 12 1-2c?Two rtvles, plain
and fancy trlniincd.
AT 25c?Pretty Val. or Torchon
lace trimming, laso embroidery
trimming.
AT 50c?Heuullful elaborations
of lace nnd embroidery In now
yoke and Inset design.
Children's White
Muslin Dresses
Without doubt, the largest and
prettiest collection we've ever
shown. 39c, 50c, 75c, $1 to $2.00.
downs
AT 50c? Yoke
or embroidery.
trimmed In lace
AT 75c?Two styles, plain with
cluster of tucks and narrow Valen?
ciennes nnd lace IttBnrtlon.
AT $1.00?Kinhroldery or laco
trimmed with pretty pink or blue
sutln ribbon.
Uetler grade at $1.25 and $1.60.
Killarney
Linen Suiting
A plnln white fabric for wniBts and
dresses, looks like real linen, 17c.
WHITE CHECK MUSLIN, neat
checks and plaid effects for chil?
dren's dresses, 10c.
CHECK NAINSOOK, used for
men's night, shirts and underwear,
12 1-2c and 15c.
40-INCH PERSIAN LAWN,
sheer, fine weave, 15c.
RUSSIAN LINEN SUITING, ex?
tra heavy, grass bloached. natural
finish. Hujuh effect, suitable for
coat tiu[ts, 45c.,
MERCERIZED WAI8TINQ, noat
dott, scroll and fluei* do Us design,
also solid poplin effect, 17c and..
25c,
$1.00 COVERT CLOTH FOR 89c
-Strictly all wool, G4-luches wide,
Oxford groy, mixed brown, garnet
and blue. 89c.
WHITE LAWN WAISTS?itist
received, now styles, long or snort
ulcovos, high or low neok, trim-1
med with pretty lace und Inser?
tion, 98c. \
OUTING KIMON08, at a bar?
gain, made of good quality outing,
25c. ? .44,14^.
50c Men's Under*
wear for 39c
Shirts double or single breasted
nnd fleece lined; punts well made
and highly finished, 39c.
MEN'8 NATURAL WOOL UN?
DERWEAR; regular (1.00 quality
now 89c.
Sweet Orr & Co., double breast?
ed flannel working shirts, $1.00,
Men's dross shirts, pleated
front, superior grade, 76c
MEN'8 KID GLOVES, light Of
i dark tau, $1.00 and $1.60.
WATT, DOXEY & WATT,
290^ Washington Avenue,
Newport News, Va.
ALL WINTER
AT
EPES SCHOOL.
Wash. Ave. <fe 80th St
Morning, Afternoon and Night clause*.
Well equipped rooms, good library, experienced teachers.. All.
b-anchea of a liberal education taught thoroughly. Special lnotruo
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2617 Washington Ave.
Both Phones 521.
How Times Have Changed.
"The limes are changing," said j
Bailiff William I'hipps. "You know j
they used to say that you could j
always look around and fft-e a white,
horse whenever you spied a red
headed woman. Generally, too, It
was true. It's different now.
"I was walking the Circle yester?
day auvv sa wa girl so red headed
that I'd bo willing to take out
Hie Insurance on her. I looked
uout for the proverbial white horse,
and discovered nothing hut six au- i
tomobUes. Verily, the limes are j
etinnging." Indianapolis News.
tLOTHt?S
Cleaned
Pressed
and Dyed
The Hub Cleaning and
Pressing Co.,
211 Thirty-third 8t.
Cltz. 'Phone 328.
J. H. WHEELER, Prop.
TRY MY
IT'S FINEI
LIQUID REFRESHMENTS
In endless variety.
Family trade a specialty. '
Goods delivered anywhere,...
Bell Phone 67.