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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-05
The Leader.
ALL ABOUT BLUEFIELD

city yesterday transacting business.
w Luther Coleman. of West APP
pomattox. Va, is registered at Ho-
tel Altamont
y. ID. Fisher. OF Roanoke. made n
quick business trip to Bluefield yes
terday.
John ID. Wood and wife. of Zion
willie. Ind. are registered mt the Ho.
tel Altamont.
]. II. Bright. former citizen OF
this city. is here greeting his old
friends.
Mrs John Peary. of West Hicks
willie. this city. has been quite III for
some time. but is now GONZALES,
ing.
Mrs Thos. Joplng of Giles street
Richmond, Va. accompanied by her
daughter. Mrs. Lester
Noah Helton. near Maple Park
South Bluefield. is erecting Il stor,
building and residence on South
Bland street
Mrs. Lula Evans. of South Blue
field, whose illness has been men
toned before, is somewhat improv-
ed.
Miss Kittie Buchanan returned
last evening from ten days visit
to her uncle at Mountain Lake. Sh,
reports delightful visit
Samuel Steel former citizen o
this place but now of Tazewell. Va.
is in the city on business and will
remain here for several days
Andrews and Thomas. is very i'll
typhoid fever at his home in thi
city, 521 Raleigh Terrace.
The Raleigh Register and tn
Coalfeld Enterprise are saying un
complimentary things about each
other. Better keep cool gentlemen
and watch out
The performance at the Opera
House last night was very good and
was apprecited by the audience The
same company will play agin to
night
Mrs Pearl Bailey Henderson. of
South Bluetield, leaves this morn
ing for Norfolk, Va. where she ha,
accepted a position in large mer
camille establishment. We extend
our best wishes.
What is the matter with our dem
ocrats? They have show to make
n strong fight in Mercer county and
nov is the time 10 get ready and g,
to work. Move up a little quick
er, gentlemen, if you want to viii
success in the present campaign
Would you like TO get rid of rims
rule in Mercer county? Have yo,
ever thought how much it cost tn,
people of this county to- keep in lux
ury the ring that manipulates thing.
TO suit themselves? Now is tn,
time TO give these questions your at
tention. It is in the power Of the
people to rebuke these political
bosses in November
Mr.. F. b. Walters and wife hav,
returned from Salem. where the,
have ben visiting friends and rela
tives for few days. They report
delightful trip Mr. Walters vii
accept a position with the American
National Bank, beginning his dutie
there today, and he will Doe -four,
there In the future. We wish hin
much prosperity in his new field q,
labor
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-05
A LITTLE SALT
ON THE TAIL

r. may be- true. Nj shaw. that We
must first catch" the trusts. but
how can We do "a until We find some
scheme TO compel 'em 10 Iet us?
indianapolis News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-05

FOR RENT:-One z room
House just completed with
bath, hot and cold water.
a good basement. See S.
&. BAILEY, at Lowder's
Store.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-05
THE BEH's
FRESH NJ T.. SO
AT TIL
ENTERPRISE;
MEAT MARkEI,

w. y. ORD q CtI PrOpS.
No. 5 Princeton Avenue,
BLUEFIELD, Y. VA.
At our place yoa can get
The best meat selected from
the best cattle in farewell
county by an experienced
meat man.
Come and see us, we will
treat you right.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-05
HERBERT 3. HAYES.
Attorney and Counselor,
No. Telephone Building.
BLUEFiELD, WEST VIRGINIA

Prompt personal attention given 70 claims
in Mercer and Mcdowell counties. w. Va
and Tazewell county, Va. Commercial an
corporation law . sDeciatv
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
Medicinal Value Of the SunflOwer.

According to German newspapers, q
Spanish professor has made tho dis
covery that the sunhower yields a
splendid febrifuge that can be used as
a substitute for quinine. The sun
flower should lot only, by its grow
ing, exert a great fever. dispelling eff
feet, but also yield a product which is
used advantageously in malarial
fever. The Russian peasantry seem
to be convinced that the plant pos.
sesses properties against fever, and
fever patients sleep upon a bed made
OF sunlower leaves and also cover
themselves with them. This use has
recently induced q Russian physician
to experiment with q coloring matter
prepared from sundower leaves, and it
is stated that he had good results with
it in malarial fever cases. Good re.
suits with the coloring matter and with
alcoholic extracts Of the flowers and
were also obtained. With 100
children from l month to II years old
he has, in the majority of cases, ef.
as speedy a cure as otherwise
with Quiuine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11

Even the natives of Papua have their
6ne gentlemen. their handles. To rank
In this class the young man is CON-
PEELED to lace his waist and to have a
nos ornament of polished shell. But,
az an explorer says. very few young
blades can afford to possess one. and
accordingly it may be lent either for a
consideration or rs a very special ia
vor. The posscssor OF one of these or
naments could easily buy a wife for It.
and sometimes 1t Is paid as Il tribal
tribute by one should he have to pay
blood money OF be unable to give the
statutory pig as atonement for a m III
der" Papuan husbands. too. have a
primitive way Of dealing with their re-
calcitrant wives. A a named Gedon
had a shrewish lelpmate whom he at
tempted to tame according to this
method: "He would pick up a billet Of
wood when she was halfxay through a
tremendous scolding and give her a
terrific blow ovcr the back. Thereupon
ensued pandemonium. The other men
and women would gather round. jab'
bering. but they would make no Mt
tempt to stop the beating once 1t had
begun"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
Bryan Was Guest OF Honor.

LONDON, July 4.-William Jennings
Bryan was the central figure at the
annual Independence day dinner of
American society at the Hotel Cecil
tonight. Nearly 500 members and
guests surrounded the society's board
and cheered patriotic sentiments with
the peculiar zest born of exile. AM
ssador Whitelaw Reid and Mr..
Bryan engaged in some sharp, but
good hundred, raillery aud banter
over political differences, the crowd
evincing its enjoyment with cheers and
shouts Of laughter.
Mr.. Reid, in responding to Sir w.
b. Richmond's graceful propose! OF
his health, said with reference to Mr..
Bryan:
SAT home, as a citizen, | have open.
ly and squarely opposed him at every
stage of his conspicuous career. l
am reasonably sure that when | re.
turn home | shall continue to do the
same. l believe he tonight is as we'll
satisfied as I am, though by different
reasoning, that the country We love
and try to serve has not been ruined
by the gold standard. As the official
representative of the American peo-
pie, without distinction as to party, l
am glad to welcome him here as q
typical American whose whole life has
been lived in the daylight and one
whom such a great part Of my couu-
trymen have long trusted and hon.
ored.'
Mr.. Bryan, rising amid laughter
and cheers, said:
1.-THE temptation to make a political
speech is strong within me. | have
not had a chance to do so for ten
months. However, | will restrain my
self. With reference to the ambassa-
doris remarks OF gold, l wish to say
that when | see the progress my couu-
try has made, walking on one leg,
wonder wha, it would have done walk
Ing on two legs. 1t is pleasing to
!@test.ty that the ambassador has rot
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
The Fashionable Dinner.

Eight moi exclusive of the butler are
required to serve Il dinner Of twenty
four covcrs one being allowed for cv-
cry three diners. Another is stationed
In the pantry to run In" the courses.
Absolute order and silence reign
among these men, who perfectly under
stand the buffers caDaliStic signs.
Electric signals pass constantly be-
tween chef and butler. From the seat
ing of guests until the ladies leave not
more than cighty-livc minutes should
elapsc. for long dinners are considered
bad form. Upon these occasions
scarcely Il member Of the domestic
corps escapes some special duty. The
house,naidS assist the pantry maid.
After each course twenty-four silver
| plates and countless small silver must
be carefully cleansed. wiped very dry
| and then polished with channels before
being put away. Nearly 200 pieces OF
engraved crystal ware must be washed
and polished. and 1t Is too costly and
brittle to he hastily handled Every
body's Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
Another Isthmian Canal.

NEW YORK, July 1.-Advices from
the United States Of Colombia, which
are accepted in Spanish.Amer;can
circles here as having basis 10 truth.
indicate that the Colombian govern.
ment has decided to undertake q cana
enterprise Of importance equal to that
OF the Panama canal. The Colombian
government, the advices say, has de.
cided to carry out the plan for the
Darien route. which lies wholly within
it's territory, just south Of the southern
boundary of the republic of Panama.
1t is said the South American re.
public probably will have the coop.
Grafton Of Chilli, Peru, Ecuador and
Brazil, and that German and English
capital to the amount OF 90, 900, O0O
will be put into the enterprise. Rep.
resentativcs Of the Colombian govern.
ment here are in the dark a. to the
decision Of the officials of their couu.
try.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11

other craft, armed and otherwise. that
could be gotten into readiness, was
hauled of into the river early in the
morning. Several of them were
dressed in the colors of all nations,
which were displayed above the masts,
yards and rigging. At noon the men
we're all ordered aloft, and q splendid
sight they presented drawn up 10 order
in the air. President ashington,
attended by members of congress and
other distinguished gentlemen, went
aboard the Delaware, and a naval
display followed, with salutes from
vessels great and SIN all. The presi-
dent and his company then went
ashore, and at 3 o'clock the great din
took place.
Mr.. Adams in his letter, goes on to
describe the numerous professions and
parades which enlivened the days
proceedings, and tells how the WIN
dows of almost every house were il.
BY candles, Though q few
surly houses were dark. I had for
he continues, ''the ringing Of
bells all day and evening and the bon
fires in the streets, and the fireworks
played off. Had General Howe been
here in disguise, or his master, this
show would have given them the head.
ache. THE Pilgrim.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
Ghost OF lllumiOu4

A minister Of the gospel. according
to this tale. vas walking to and fro in
a long passage that ran through the
house and meditating upon his next
sermon. There brushed by him Il
housemaid. He watched her pass and
enter his study. Fearing that she
would d%isarrange his papers. he hurried
after her. Went into his study-and no
one was there. No mean Of egress
was possible but by the one door
through which he had secn the girl en-
ter. He rang the bell and-the house
maid came down from the top Of the
house, where she had been performing
her duties. And the unusual part Of
the story is that nothing happened
no one sickened and died. The young
woman married happily. And Yet that
minister Of the gospel is sure that he
saw that housemaid pass him. Nor to
this day does his stout and happy ma
tron know that she was ever in two
places ut oncc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11

Experimental tests by the United
States geological survey have demon.
stratsd that Ignite coal will yield
mo:e horsepower per ton than the
best anthracite. This Is q surprise.
The method Of thus producing the
great horsepower from Ignite is first
to convert it into gas and use the gas
in q gas engine. It has been shown
that all grades of coal can be used to
advantage in this way aud the poorer
the quality Of the coal for direct burn.
ing the better it is for gas burning.
This puts Ignite at the top ahead OF
anthracite.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
HEIGHT OF THE AIR.
Atmosphere Envelope Ii One Hundred
and Thirty-0ne Miles Thick.


and Thirty-One Miles Thick.
One hundred and thirty-one miles Is
the height of the atmosphere as meas.
ured by Professor T. J.. J. See, who de.
termines the thickness Of the air EN-
velOpe by noting the difference be-
tween the time Of sunset and the com.
plete disappearance Of blue from the
sky.
The moment at which the blue
changes into black a be observed
quite easily with approximate certain
ty by the naked eye when the air is
clear. and by trlgonometry may be as
certained the distance below the hori-
zon Of the u at the moment of
change. BY this means may be cal
culated the height Of the smallest H.
Illuminated particles Of oxygen and nj
trogen which give to the sky its blue
ness Of tint by the reflection Of the
smallest wave lengths Of the suns
light.
The instant Of change from blue to
black Is possibly a little difficult of ex-
act observation, but the method Is
not more doubtful than that based on
the observation Of shooting stars. The
shooting star method gives a result not
greatly differing from the vanishing
blue method. The former gives the
height of the atmosphere at 100 miles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
Miners Lived On Candles.

LONDON, July 2.-Afser being i'm.
prisoned for six days in the flooded
Caradocvale, Wales colliery, two
miners of the six originally impris.
oned were rescued alive today and
three bodies were brought up by the
rescuing parties. Search will be kept
up, although hope of finding them has
been almost abandoned. The two men
rescued were discovered il the ola
workings. having subsisted for a weel,
on a few candles. One of them was
still able to walk and the other was
delirious during the last part Of his
Imprisonment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
WIRE A IN FAVOR.
New Material Valuable In Buildin.
Because Of Cohesive PrOpertles.

New Material Valuable In Buflafr-
Because Of Cohesive Pr0perties.
Wire mesh glass is now made for use
in outside and inside walls. Builders
are finding the desirability Of this ma.
terial. The uses to which it is being
put are told in ILLUSTRATION of Paris.
as follows:
Like REINFORCED concrete, ~re-enforc-
ed glass Is now more than ever en-
ployed in buildings. REINFORCED glass,
the principle Of which has been patent.
ed by an American, is made by rolling
two sheets Of glass between which Is
placed a metallic grating. The product
shows remarkable cohesion and tenac-
ity, and in case Of breaking, the plates
Of glass instead of separating remain
adherent. held by the metallic grating.
That is the principal advantage Of re.
enforced glass. BY interesting expert
ments recently made it has been prov
cd that a plate Of REINFORCED glass
slightly less than a quarter of an inch
thick and Il trife over four feet long
by about a foot and a half wide could
support a weight Of about 1.O47 pounds.
Under 1922 pounds 1t did not break,
but was only bent and cracked. Re.
enforced glass has another important
property. A small building. the walls
Of which are made of re-1hfOrced glass,
resists a very lively fire lit on the in
side. whereas an ordinary window
breaks at the first touches Of the fame.
"Such properties clearly at re-enforc-
cd glass for roofing. shop windows and
glass partitions. but its application to
the construction Of %staircases Is partic-
ularly successful, for glass staircases
allow the easy lighting Of the descents
Into Easements. Their steps are not
slippery, and in case Of fire their supe-
r1ority W wooden st%aircases is incon.
tostable."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11

hour and when set in operation will
continue its work indefinitely and
without any further attention.
What the visitor sees In watching
one Of these machines Is three metal
hoppers. II above another. with the
smallest Mt the top. The upper hopper
remains stationary and serves to guide
the grain into the second. which, when
It becomes full. cmpties into the third.
At intervals which do not conflict with
the movements Of the middle hopper
the third hopper discharges and makes
the record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
FIRST OBSERVANCE OF THE FOURTH

The first celebr alton OF our national
birthday took place ia Philadelphia
four days after the adoption OF the
decla alton Of independence, July $,
1916, with all the clamor and rejoicing
that today heralds its approach.
Amid the huzzas of the people the
kings arms were torn down, the
troops paraded and on the commons
the proclamation was read before each
of the five batalious. Bonfires blazed
in the evening, cannon were fired,
bells were ruug, and the populace
celebrated generally. The next day
George Washington arrived in New
York and took charge Of the demon.
strations there, which were very simi.
lar to those held in Philadelphia. In
their enthusiasm the people tore down
u statue of George III. in Bowling
Green, beheaded it and melted the re-
mainder.
when we read that ''they hurried the
news forward to Boston and the mes.
sengers made such incredibly fast time
that they reached the Hub by the Sth
of July Here the excitement had nc
statue upon which to vent itself, sc
the enthusiastic loyalists tore dowr
the lion aud the unicorn from the cas-
wing of the state house. Soldiers an
civilians thronged the streets: tn
boom of anuou and the sharp rattl'
of musketry broke iuto the busy hun
of patriotic humanity, and while thu
richer citizens Toasted at a great ban
quet in the town hall, the common
people drank their fill aud Grated Il
their hearts content.
The first celebration by the congress
of the states was a most dignitied
though not less enthusiastic, affair
From one of the unpublished letters Q
John Adams, We gather hal n
thought had been taken for any spe
cial demonstration until the secou
day of the month, and nc mention wa
made OF it officially until the third
Too late to make any specia! arrange
ments, the Fourth was to be recogni
zed in some way, so congress decide
to adjourn over the day and hold
BANQUET, with such other c~elebra,io
features as could be hurriedly devised
The Delaware fr:gate. With all I'll
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid or time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
A New Dumping Ash Pan.

A novel form Of dumping ashpan for
locomotives. which removes the neces-
sity for any one getting under the en-
CINE. has been invented by John 7.
Hall and Samuel s. L.oomer Of Steu-
benville. .. 1t can be easily and
quickly operated to deposit the ashes
carried within the pan beneath the
arebox Of the engine. The invention
has shown It's merits in a test, and ar,
~rangements are being made to place II
on the locomotives Of several railroads
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
WHAT THE FLAG MEANS.

A citizen may expeud a weeks in
come upon banners for his home-front
and gain not 90 much benefit az q
passerby who admires them. Only
the inspiration from contemplation OF
its Significance makes the salute OF
the banner profitable either to the ma
ton or the individual. says the Butte
Inter Mountain. The patriotic citizen
will take thought of what his duty to
his country is, what he owes it and
what it yves him, how It has come
about that the nation after $50 years
OF existence stands in the forefront in
wealth and is the model for all in civil
liberty.
There are forty.six of the stars.
The places OF the original thirteen
were secured by independence of spirit,
sturdiness of heart aud purity of pur.
pose rarely witnessed in the history Of
the W The Boston tea riots may
be traced through the centuries to
those homely British mobiles and bur.
ghers who forced the first parliament
from the feudal royalty. Such move
ments do not generate spontaneously.
The British who founded the Atlantic
states crossed the sea and entered the
wilderness for principle. They de.
manded religious and civil liberty
and being unable to secure it at home
sought 1t elsewhere. Nearly two cen.
turtles later, being oppressed by the
same British system, they rebelled
and threw it off.
OF the remaining thirty.three stars,
there are few which do not recall hon.
est perseverance,, daring adventure
and patriotic sacrifice. The northern
and southern central states were re.
deemed from the swamp and the forest,
wrested from the aborigines and made
the hive of industry through long dec.
AIDES Of inspiring history. The re.
cord of the west is a long story of in
SEPARATION. The world affords no
parallel of the American civil war.
The American Indian suffered injus.
tice, frequently: but when compared
with the lot of the Hindoo, the Afri-
can, and in earlier history with the
colored races wherever the white met
them, the Indians condition is one Of
the first proofs that in the American
national character OF the first century |
of national existence, the human race
witnessed q step forward.
The magnificent daring Of the i'm.
prudent Pickett, the stolid endurance
Of the heroes Of Valley Forge, the in
trepidity of the northwestern trail.
blazer are all in the flag. Each star
tells h story which when understood
makes q better man of any American.
The wealth of the nation, its prestige
abroad and its growth numerically are
natural, to a degree: its character is
its own, and beside that character no
national possession is more than tin
sci. If we lift the dag to seek inspira-
ton from its folds, we do ourselves
service, but only when we display it
Tor that purpose.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
Floating Dust.

When any with normal eyesight
stands ut right angles to Il ray Of sun
light it is easy to see floating dust par
ticles which are not d~iScovcrahle with
the aid Of the strongest microscope.
What IS seer by the Unaided eye Is
not the particle Of solid matter. but
the cone Of light reflected from it ARD
occupying a much greater space,