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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
MERELY LOAN
SAYS BAILEY
DECLARES HE HAD NO IDEA
PEOPLE WOULD oBJECT
TO THAT.

San Antonio, Texas. Dec. 17.-Sen-
ator Joseph w. Bailey. who spent
today at san Antonio. in an inter
view said relative to the statement
he had borrowed money from II.
Clay Pierce, president of the Waters
Pierce oil company. that In so doing
he had never considered It being any
thing the people OF Texas would OBJ
ject to.
why, have borrowed hundreds
OF thousands of dollars from Pierce, -
he said.
81 told the people time and time
again when the matter of the Tonnes
see bankruptcy case was being talk
ed about that not only had that
transaction. but many others with
Pierce Once | went to him to bor-
row $156.O0O. I knew of some Sc
curities l could buy. by which could
make a few thousand dollars. Pierce
told me then he did not have the
amount OF money at hand but went
to the bank and went my security. |
paid the money back to Pierce and
made several thousand dollars on the
deal"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
PUT RAILROADS
ON THE CARPET
iNTERSTATE COMMERCE. COM.
MISSION WILL INVESTIGATES
THE CAR SHORTAGE.

Washington, Dec. I'm Wow OF
tho growing complaints about the
holding up OF freight traffic through
out the west and parts OF the south
and the fear OF coal famine I'm the
dead OF winter the Interstate com
merce commission has notified the
officers concerned that Il will hold
hearings at Minneapolis, st Louis
and Kansas City next week 20 inyos-
tigate the matter.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
BIDDING ON
DOUBLE TRACK

Tho Norfolk and Western is pro
pairing TO award the contract for
double tracking tunnels and single
track near Wclch. w. va. Among
the contractors i'm the city looking
after bids are Mr. Sam Walton, Mr..
Millet, Of Kentucky, who has con
tract on the Tldcwatcr and Mr.. John
Watts, another contractor on the
same road. Roanoke Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
SUICIDE OF
CHAS. F. McCUE
BROTHER OF THE LATE SAMUEL,
McCUE SHOOTS
HIMSELF.

charlottesville. Va, Dec. IL
Charles T.. McCue. eldest brother of
ex-Mayor Samuel J. McCue, who was
hanged here for the murder Of his
wife. committed suicide Saturday af.
ternoon at his home near Alton. I'm
tho Blue Ridge Mountains, twenty
miles west OF Charlottesville.
The relatives OF the dead man at
tribute his death to despondencS
brought on by illness resulting from
an injury which no received I'm n
wreck on tho Chesapeake a. Ohio
Railway.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
CUBAN FINANCIAL
ITUATION,
AMERICAN INTERVENTION COST
SOMETHING MORE THAN
S2,OOa,oOO.

The Cuban financial situation was
explained to the House committee on
appropriations yesterday by Secreta-
ry Taft. 1t was ascertained that
American intervention is the island
necessitated the expenditure of some
thing more than S2,OOO,OOO. An
itmized account of expenditures has
been kept as the basis OF the claim of
the United States against the island
government for reimbursement II
is the understanding that this claim
is not to be pressed Immediately, al
though on ascertainment of the con
dition Of the Cuban finances, an or
der may issue from President to the
provisional governor of the island TO
transfer a monthly sum to the United
States treasury as payment on this
claim. The present expenses of the
army of Intervention and all other
expenses incident to American ad-
ministration of affairs in Cuba are
being paid directly out of the Cuban
treasury
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18

The London Mail mentions n fact
that, even n good many Germans do
not know, namely. that the Germany
emigrant keeps his German national
ity for only 10 years; after that. un-
less he has registered himself at a
German consulate or embassy in the
country to which he has emigratcd
he automatically ceases TO belong TO
the Fatherland.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18

The interesting feature Of the an
nual dinner Of the Massachusetts,
church union. an Episcopal organi-
zaUon composed Of both clergy and
laity hold at the Tuilcrios I'm Boston.
was the General approval expressed
OF the q, on OF tho authorities Of
the churCa in tho expulsion Of Rev.
Dr Crapscy Of Rochester, n. Y. for
heresy This was to have been ex-
pected
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
AND STILL THE
HAZING GOES ON
CONGRESS- WON'T STOP HAVING
FUN AT PRESIDENTS
EXPENSE.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Congress
has put in a second week hazing
President Roosevelt. From his cab
met appointments to simplifed spell
ling. his Japanese policy troops,
everything that he has done or is
suspected to be meditating, has been
the target for open assault or covert
attack by the executive session
method. So much for his own con
gress. That of Norway voted him
the Nobel prize, and an applaudins
world ratified the selection.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
SIDE sWIPE

ACCIDENT ON THE POCAHONTAs
DIVISION.
There was a small accident on the
Pocahontas division yesterday but
there was no serious damage. En-
gine $40 East bound crashed into
extra 146 at Lindsay yesterday
morning derailing eight cars. No
one was hurt but traffic was tied up
for three hours
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
INSURANCE PRECEDENT
GETS TWO YEARS

Ncw York Dec. IT, George Burn
ham, vicc-prcsidout and counsel Of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
Company. was found guilty Of grand
larceny and misuse Of the com
pany's funds and sentenced to two
years I'm Sing Sing
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
Of The
R6GfN The LARGE SIGN READS RDGAO
DdE(O - U&NV
Reliability Absolute Reliability
R6a(
06sG
This Entire Building Will be Occupied by
THE BLUEFIELD DRY GOODS oND NOTION co.
IMPORTERS AND EXCLUSIVE JOBBERS.
Absolute Reliability.
Absolute Reliability.

appears story
rapidly nearing
completion
contain $1,000
power every
handling mercl
OF
business month
meo temporarily OF
before pay you
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
XMAS EXPLAINED.

papa, why do some Of the news
papers always spell # Xmas?" in.
auired Wistful Willie
Because. my son. it is so Xpcu-
sive."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18

Augustus Hartje, the libellant I'm
the recent divorce case against his
wife, Mary Scott Hartje. which Judge
Robert s Frazier decided adversely
10 him last wednesday, took an APP
peal to the superior court at Pitts
burg yesterday. The appeal will be
argued at the April term.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18

Counsel for Harry K Thaw has
made application for an order TO
show cause why his client should not
be tried at once or the Indictment
dismissed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18
NO TRAIN
FROM THE WEST.

on account OF q slide near Arm
stead there was no train from the
West last night until late hour. The
alido stopped traGc for n few hours
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-18

II. J. Crabtree, of Norton. was I'm
the city yesterday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28

It is often said that we have no
American style of architecture, but
that need not worry us because we are
a nation of inventors This probably
is the very reason why we have no one
distinctive style or manner of building
Our inventive architects are continual
ly working for improvement and they
are succeeding wonderfully well.
In my experience 1 have learned that
comfortable, attractive houses cost no
more to build than the ordinary struc-
lures usually seen in towns and viii
lagos, the only requisite is to know
how to do it. The average American
citizen wants a house that is pleasing
in appearance, but the exterior must
not in any way interfere with the COM
Portable arrangement of the rooms.
While man takes pride in the out
side appearance, his first thought
usually is for the wife and her life is
spent inside. The good wife has the
homework to do, and American hus-
bands are thoughtful, and they are
good providers. The most popular
venieHt.
Dwellings in older countries are
heavier, usually in design, more ex-
PcHSi'C " uuliu, uOI 50 piedSiuS Al
appearance, for the same amount of
rooms they usually cost more than the
ordinary American home. OF course
we have many incongruities. Some of
the residence streets certainly look
very odd. There is room for improve
ment in every section of the country.
In some of our older villages the
struggle for better houses may be read
in the hOuSeS themselves Improve-
ments are attempted here and there
by adding bay windows, porches or ex-
tensions and generally the attempt is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
THE LAGOON CORRECTED
Fragment Recently Found Said to
Show That Present Group Is
Entirely Wrong.

Everybody familiar with the famous
group known as the LAGOON will be
glad to know that at last it will be
possible correctly to restore it.
The group was found in a vault in
Rome in 1906 and was bought and
placed in the Vatican by Pope julius
II. In 1886 Napoleon carried it off
to Paris, but it was returned in 1915.
When the statue was unearthed the
right arm of LAGOON and the younger
boy were missing, and likewise the
right hand of the older boy. The
group was restored by Giovanni
Montorsoli. Even in his day some
doubt was expressed as to the &C.
curacy of his reconstruction.
At last a young German, Herr Lud-
wig Pollak, has been fortunate enough
to chance upon a fragment which I'M
doubtedly formed part of a reproduce
ton of the LAGOON group and which
makes it possible to correct Monitor
soils restoration
The fragment which, according to
the Scientific American, was found by
Pollak in a small Roman sca1peIlino,
among a mass of other fragments, is
the right arm of a LAGOON Pollak
learned that it was found in the Via
cover. The stone of which it is made
is a coarse grained Parian marble
In ancient times it had been broken
in two places and repairs d. The SER
pent was injured at the time of the
last fracture, but its conyolutions can
still be traced. The BODY of the SER
pent has the smooth surface SO char
acteristic of the restored group. In
all probability the scales were paint
ed At the inner side of the upper
arm three indentations are to be SEN,
evidently caused by the pick of some
workman.
So different is this fra gment from
the Vatican group that it could not
have belonged to it, but to an ancient
replica about one-ninth smaller than
tho original The arm was probably
broken when the statue was removed
from its pedestal in Rhodes and taken
to Rome
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28

q failure because the new construction
does not correspond with the old. 1t is
a patched garment, and it shows it.
The interior usually is damaged in
Ltead of improved. In most cases it
would be better to sell the old house
for a barn, and build new from the
bottom of the cellar up. Repairing an
old house always is unsatisfactory.
Even in the newer streets in our
best towns there is wide difference
in the appearance of the houses. Some
are very neat and tasty, but others are
very poorly designed. 1t is not neces-
sary to cut up a house into odd shapes
to make it look good. Very often a
plain square house built in proper pro-
portions, with porch across the front
and without further ornamentation,
makes a more pleasing home both in
side and out than a more expensive
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
A POST OF DANCER.
Green Recruit Went Through All the
Tortures of Actual Encounter
with Enemy.

When the pulse of the nation throb-
bed in response to Father Abraham
call fo- "seventy-five thousand men,
the rush to arms was SO great that
the maximum number of companies
was exceeded by the enrolment OF
beardless boys in some Instances The
veterans of the Mexican war were in
request One of these was deemed
sufficient to season whole company
The raw young men were eager for
the fray-how eager we all remember
sadly, so many bright boys went brave
ly to their DEATH
The Twelfth Pennsylvania regiment
in the three months service were sta
toned on the Northern Central rail-
road; they did guard duty. That road
was all impOrtant-it was the great
highway over which the troops that
were 10 fight the unions battles were
dispatched to the capital. The regiment
was stretched out over an interval OF
80 miles, 1t relieved the First New
York infantry, if my memory serves
me. There is one thing there can be
no doubt about The First New York
stuffed the Twelfth Pennsylvania.
We lit down there in the evening. Be
fore the First New York left the
ground a number of the Twelfth Penn
sylvania imagined there was confed-
crate soldier behind every tree and
rock near the roadbed.
1t will not be deemed remarkable,
says Corporal Cloverside, who tells the
story in the American Tribune, if L
add that half the boys comprising
Company ''I'' requested to be put on
posts of danger
One of these patriots I will cal L..
His request was not gratified- He had
the modification of witnessing others
detailed for duty at dusk. His Oppor-
tunity arrived with the second relief.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
1t is always the darkest before dawn.

1t is always the darkest before dawn
l. thought there was darkness SUM-
cient that morning for half dozen
dawnings. lie won cred If all war
was Ike his experie nee. 1t could
make man gray or bald-headed in
a year or less time Tnen he won
oered Who was sleeping in his led
1t was a mighty ccm ortable bed. If
he ever got home SAFE he'd compli-
men- that bed in a way
The guard on the dangerous post
was sound asleep by this time; as
sound as though his head was lying
on his pillow. He stood with his
hands grasping his gin near TIE muz-
zle, his chin resting on the muzzle,
and his back against the tree. The
stiffness was profound, when sudden
ly, AMI without an fnstant's warning.
a sound like that of a man falling
from a great height smote the calm
morning air. The guard jumped
jumped straight up at least six inches,
and settled hack in his tracks with
every sense as alert as though his
souls salTation depended on their in
slant and effective exercise
A mani And lodging in tree like
that! 1t was not possible he made
that noise jumping Could it be?
Yes, It was possible the confederate
had droppe1-feu from his percn.
But why did he not cry out?
In van the guard pricked up his
ears. No sound was heard Yes, there
was something rustling in a fed near
by. Would he shout? MOI He would
fire his gun off. Pooh! and he laughed
out. The man on a dangerous post
concluded to keep his own counsel.
He was glad he did.
When the relief came along the cor
poral was laughing and talking. 1T
must be great country for coon hunt
ing. He saw one as big as a shoat
strike into a cornfied down the road
a mile or two
L. listened and smiled. He was i'm
mensely relieved in a double sen e,
The sound-the appalling sound-that
startled him was explained. A coon
had dropped, with all the weight of sc
or 40 pounds, from the tree near him
and ran away through the cornfield.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
Indian Eduaction That Counts.

Indian Eduact1ou That counts.
The Indian school at Chilocco has
Just graduated the largest class in its
history, and some of its graduates and
many of its other classes will help the
sugar beet raisers in the vicinity OF
Rocky Ford, Col, during the vacation
Over $50 of the young Indians are now
engaged in this work in that district,
and will remain there until the crop is
all gathered. They will be back in the
school in the fall, ready to resume their
studies.
At Chilocco and many of the other
government schools the young Indians
get the right sort of education to mt
them for their new role in life The
education is equally divided between
the books and the workshops The
boys and girls are taught all that Is
impaired in the ordinary grammar
schools of the country, and a little
more, in some cases. In addition the
boys are taught to make and repair
houses, to do farm work of various
sorts, to raise and care for cattle, and
some OF the rest of the things that
need TO be done in the average COM
munity in the west or east The girls
are instructed, by actual practice, in
cooking. baking, laundering, nursing,
sewing and other work suitable to
their sex.
This is the education that counts,
says the St Louis GlObe-Democrat
The Chilocco school was in practical
operation at the st. Louis worlds fair,
and was one of its most attractive fea-
lures. 1t was visited by hundreds OF
thousands of people during the seven
months of the fair. Admiration for Its
system and for the intelligence and
good behavior of its pupils was ex-
pressed on every hand. superintendent
S. M. MCGOWAN, the head Of the school,
was here with it, and won ..-gh praise
for the thoroughness and practical
character of the work of his pupils.
The United States government made
many mistakes in its dealings with the
Indians in the old days, but for the
past quarter of a century it has been
on the right track. Chilocco, Carlisle,
Haskell and the rest of the great gov
eminent schools are doing good work
in training the young Indians of both
sexes to help to intelligently bear So
cietys burdens.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
The Salvation Army,

according to its regular custom, is
making arrangements to look after the
needs of the poor during the hot sum-
mer months. These include Fresh
Air Camp Penny Ice," and Free
Outings" for the poor.
The Camp, which opens on June goth
and closes the end of August, will be
held near Swope Park. Large patches
of poor women and children will be
taken every Friday, each batch re-
naming one week. A plentiful supply
of good, wholesome food will be given,
and every arrangement made for their
comfort and enjoyment.
This is a noble work, and one which
is well worthy of the support of the
general public.
Donations for the same should be adj
dressed to Colonel T. w. Scott, 1900
Walnut ST., Kansas City, Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
Chinese Students Uniforms.

The establishment of government
schools in China, and the equipment
of students in uniforms is furnishing
a market for military clothing. Ac-
cording to the British consul at WI
chow 60 of these schools have been
opened in that prefectorate alone. The
uniform consists of coat and trousers
of foreign cut, with brass buttons and
peak caps, and shoes of foreign pat
tern. The material used is either
serge, union cloth or cotton tweed for
winter uniforms, and for summer
wear any light cotton cloth. In the
strictly military schools khaki is
worn. All the uniforms seen appear
to be of British cloth. but there is a
rule, which is evidently ignored, that
only native material be used. Caps,
buttons and braid all come from ia
pan. The shoes are said to be of
Hongkong manufacture, but very in
ferior kind is made locally of native
leather. The cost of a uniform of cot
ton tweed, the cheapest, is only $3.50
Mexican ($1.S0 American currency
made to order; a set of buttons, five
40 cents to S220; shoes from $1.1O to
1920. Quality in every case is ex-
tremeIy poor. This uniform, the con-
sui adds, is becoming fashionable
among the younger male generation in
that part of China, and every child
whose parents can afford the expense
is now decked out as miniature stu
dent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
PROVERBS AND PHRASES.

He who would gather honey must
bear the sting of bees.-From the
Dutch.
When you make de jail too nice you
better strenkin de hogpen.-American
Negro.
A sensible housekeeper begins to
sweep her stairs from the top.-From
the German.
An honest man does not make him.
self a dog for the sake of bone
From the Danish.
1t is good to be a priest at Easter.
child in Lent, peasant at Christmas
and fool in harvest time.-From the
Danish.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-28
BATTLE LITERATURE.
A Feature of Military Description
Which Has Been Hitherto Ne
elected by Historians.

One of the publishing houses is said
to have under way a project for
joint history of the civil war to be
written in combination by a major
general of the Union army (Howard)
and a lieutenant general of the confed,
crate army (Lee).
The field of war literature has been
fairly we'll covered, but there remains
one feature of mil tary description
which, however unsatisfactory it might
be to soldiers and to those having tech
nical knowledge of the art of war,
would be a refreshing novelty to lay
men if it were introduced into the new
history. That is a comprehensive ac-
count of a tle-comprehensive and
comprehensive
The ordinary style of battle descrip-
ton as written by soldiers goes to the
extreme of technical detail about as fol-
lows:
Our line extended for about six
miles irregularly from the fork of
the plank road to the bank of the Sus
queegee, one mile south by west from
the Tobin farmhouse. On the left was
Johnson's corps connecting with Ma
jor's detachment of sharpshooters, be-
hind which Though little to the
Jones cavalry.
Along the center were the corps of
Thompson, Roderick and Henderson.
On the right were irregular masses of
cavalry, the heavy artillery of Smiths
brigade, detached from the Sanderson le-
gion. There were in all $4,000 troops,
and anyone standing on an eminence
could from the above description see
ctl hny
Opposite, nine divisions of the en-
envy, variously estimated at from $500
to AS 900 men, awaited the signal to
attack. At the first shot Johnson's
brigade moved diagonally in front of
Thompson's division, supported by
Smiths brigade, which cut off the adj
vance of Sanderson's legion.
1.-The forces of Roderick fell back
and those of Major advanced north
westerly, throwing 1000 men into the
entertainments between the lines of
Henderson's force and SIN tbs detach-
ment. So placed, our forces were ready
to withstand, either on the right, left
or center, any attack of the enemy.
LAS may be seen at glance from
this changed position, the enemy cross
ing the plank road near Thomas barn
could by a flank movement overpower
the portion of Roderick's detachment
which, Notwithstanding an enfilading
/ fire, had crossed to the position va
Gated by Sanderson's troops in their
concentric movement toward the Rob-
erts farm. For three-quarters of an
hour the battle ragged within these
lines, when sudden shout going up
from the extreme left wing showed
that the Jones forces had crossed ir-
regularly to a position in front of
Aliens division of Johnson's brigade
This skillful tactical movement
turned the enemy's right in confusion,
and it fell back on Warren's Hill,
around which the battle now ragged.
At noon the enemy retired, leaving
1000 prisoners, 500 stand of arms, 8
guns and enormous stores Our loss
was wounded and IL missing"