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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-04

lives, liberty, character, and
property. AT all times the
safeguard of the peoples
rights is in an upright and
'onest Judiciary; heir great
ct peril and danger to life,
liberty and property is in a
corrupt, subservient, cow
ardly and venal Judiciary.
The judiciary is the bulwark
of our civil liberty, and no
greater calamity could be-
fall a people thar to have
either Il corrupt, subservient
judiciary, or an Inefficient
judge.
Your committee presents
to the voters of this Judicial
District a young man who is
absolutely clean in all re-
spects; of the highest char
acter as a Chrictian and gen
tleman, and a lawyer of
good ability, worthy of the
support of every honest, in
tclligent, upright, thought
full freeman in the Distrist,
"a man who at all times,
and under all circumstances,
will discharge faithfully,
impartially and without fa-
voritism, his duties as Judge
to all men, of all colors,
classes and tongues, without
fear, favor or affection.
Without sdisparagement,
or criticism of anyone, if
such should even be just, we
most earnestly commend Mr..
French to the voters of this
District, and most cordially
and earnestly invite all of
the voters of said District,
without regard to past party
affiliations, or environments,
to rally to his support. We
have the man, but no money,
and place him before our
people with confidence that
he should win upon his mer-
it's, and if he does, you will
have a brave, upright, hon
est, incorruptible Judge.
j. r.. HANSBARGER,
Chairman.
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A Quotation From Mr.. Emerson.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-FSr, Being some
what old fashioned In my ways. I have the habit
Of reading at times Old fashioned books. Last
night In reading Mr.. Emerson on Worship" found
the following. which I thought not Inappropriate
10 the present lme and events, and possibly OF in
terest. particularly to some Of our jursts. Borough
Presidents, leaders OF reform In Brooklyn. &c:
Sec what allowance vice finds In the respectable
and well conditioned class. II a pickpocket IN
tride into the society of gentlemen. they exert
what moral force they have and he nnds himseIf
uncom forta bic and glad TO get away. But n an
adj overture go through all the forms, procure hin
self TO he elected TO a post OF trust. as OF Senator
or Pre-Sident-thOuEh by the same arts as we detest
In a house thief-thc same gentlemen who nRree
to circumference the private rogue will be for.
ward to show ~civilties and marks Of respect to the
public one: and no amount OF evidence OF his crimes
will prevent them giving him ~ovatlOns. compu.
mentary dinners, opening their own houses TO MIN.
and prIding themselves upon his acquaintance.
We were not deceived by the proft ssions OF the
private adventurer-the louder he talked Of his
honor the faster We counted our spoons; but We
appeal TO the sanctined preamble OF the messages
and prcclamations OF the public sinner as the proof
OF sincerity. II must be that they who pay HOMAGE
have said 70 themselves, on the whole. we don't
know about this that you call honesty: a bird in the
hand Is better Old FAsHIoN
NEW YORK., October I.
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PHILADELPHIA Socialism.

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str; have read
with keen delight the article upon socialism by
"E. w" in to days SUN. and my sympatby comes
to the fore when I note that he emanates from
brooklyn. ON last Monday evening I had the eG
treme pleasure Of listening To a Socialist Indulge
IN dcsultOry discussion upon the corner Of Fortieth
street and Lancaster avenue. this city. The gentle
man stated that he was the Socialists " candidate
Tor District Attorney 81 Philadelphia, and n there
IL n man existing In this country possessed ~ pc
cuniary advantage that I'D not feel the sting OF
the remarks OF the orator then he must he an oh
Scure man indeed. 7 may add that the appearance
OF two bluecoats had a rather quIeting effect upon
the nominee.
The sole topic Of this Socialists discussion
WAS money" and equal rights" and underneath
his mutier!ngs a certain tincturc ~ envy was mani
fest. II socialism Is as II Ii preached by these street
corner specialists then ! predict a gloomy future
for this nation when the doctrine advances beyond
It's present level. n ever II does. II socialism Ia
possessed Of a fragIncu; of quality those higher
10 be placed before the public by the rgument
Of turbulent minds Instead Of by the eXertion OF
the peaceahle will Of q pcaceable people.
Until some one OF common sense comes along
II mean a Socialist OF average mental partsl who
h able TO 'ntelllgently place his views In the proper
is a disease. chronic. spasmudic and
OF anarchy.
have never read Kari MARKS Capitalist Pro.
ductlOn" and presume that my Intellect Is not OF
the quality that would permit OF absorption OF the
noble work; but | have read a book by the eminent
Dante. who. | Imagine. has at some time or Other
| have little reverence for socialism In so far as I
have heard the doctrine from the mouths Of It's own
men. PRIDR.
PHILAoELPHI,, September 20.
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Mars at Atlantic City.

We have seer those thunderbolts Of
war, the Ancient and Honorable Artil-
lery Company of Boston. in many per-
ilous scenes of blood and firewater. We
have watched them in many evolutions,
revolutions and revolutions. They have
been and are, in brief:
Anchored at the bar, nrst class bottlesh,ps.
nrst class booEers, champagne destroyers, cock
tail destroyers. d~istillery stormers, elbow cleya-
tors, nrewater sailors. %gincers. Euzzle leaders.
hIshball hussars. internal revenue aides. jorum
ianlEAries. knlwhlsklcS, killk0mmels. liquoristS.
malt worms. magnum martIalsts, noggln nlppers.
oryeyed Infantry. pocket pistoleers, quart uuelers.
rum ran gers, stout siaughteTers. tonic takers. up
roarious undulStors. vineyard ravagers, wine forag
ers. Xeres dragons, Yquem ar,rlerlsts, z~Ipzipzlp-
hOorayers"
They are beautiful and terrible whether
they are entrained in hansoms, auto
mobiles, trolley cars or buffet cars.
Yet the most attentive student of their
multiform military science does not
know them unless he sees them rolling
rapidly in wheeled chairs on the Board
walk at Atlantic City. There they look
contemptuously on so much of the once
proud Atlantic as was not occupied by
their "empties' in the renowned voyage
Of the Ancient Armada to England ten
years ago.
To the inventors of thirst, to the unre-
Tenting pursuers and overtakers of the
rum, TO the bridegrooms Of BELLONA and
the glory of Boston, a great campaign!
BY order of the chief of police civilians
will be excluded from the highball ranges
while the Company occupies Atlantic
City.
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He Must Not Despair. for Creeds Are Mere
Human Inventions.

To THR EDITOR or THE suN-Sir: Your
correspondent who signs himself INQUIRER
Is evidently In a very disturbed state OF mind
In this particular he has my sympsthy. But
why does he want to be fettered by any creed
man made as all creeds are, Presbyterian or
other wise?
The Apostles and the early Church had no
creeds 20 guide them. They depended an
tirely on the Holy Spirit and the Word OF
God for their guidance, In thin Rs spiritual
and temporal, AZ long as they did this there
was no division among them. But As time
went on worldliness crept In. the devil set 70
work brin ginR in heresies and divisions until.
one after another, we have to-day Baptists
Presbyterian, Methodists. &c, all ain 2
to be right when In fact all are wrong; For
the Word Of God condemns all such divisions.
The Church OF Christ IL composed OF all
true believers, members Of His body. such
being the case. they are all one In Him. This
unity or oneness should be Manifested out
wardly, as the Lord himself prayed that they
all may be one as we are one.
trust INQUIRER" will not worry about
creeds. but study for himself Gods. Word;
praying the Holy Spirit to guide him into all
truth, and he shall not be disappointed. The
writer was once in a similar position. but
now Ia rejoicing in the liberty wherewith
Christ makes His people free. {. Y.
NEW YORK. September ~.
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according to local tradition. ADAMS was
quick 10 see the Disadvantages Of a
straight game. and when he succeeded
SIMMONS a. proprietor Of the shops he
substituted crooked drawings for the
old kind. He did 1t az a dishonest cloth
Ter sells shoddy for wool or . thieving
grocer sand for sugar.
The profits Of straight policy are
enormous for the hackers Of the game.
The dishonest game fairly pours money
into the bank. ADAMS had to find in
vestmert for his surplus, and this took
him into other fields. He never gave
up policy, however, until 1908, when he
was convicted and sent to Sing Sing.
Prosperity had not led him to abandon
the business that brought him wealth.
He possessed in n high degree the quail
tiles which politicians like to ascribe to
their candidates: he was good to his
family, sober, industrious, thrifty. His
life was al unpictpresque, as colorAess,
as inoffensive, except for his business
as that Of the most worthy Of butchers
or bakers or foundrymen. He had
neither the vices nor the virtues OF the
gambler Of fiction.
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Another Editors Reply.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Str; Why the
relentless test" put upon the New York fraternity
OF magazine editors occasions so much heat OF
comment I. for one. am at . loss to understand.
Editors are human: and every Jaded reader OF
manuscripts knows that he comes-almOst In
stluctively and perhaps unconsciOusly-to make
IN his mind rega riding a manuscript from the mere
look of tas sit comes In to the once; the handwriting.
the typing. the fatal delicate ribbon. sometimes
the mere superscnptiOn on the envelope.
Why deny it-why pretend to int Allibllity. as Il
seems to me does the distinguished critic who be
trays his annoyance In the letter signed An Editor. 4"
In this mornings SUM
Moreover, part Of the letter Ia somewhA obscure.
Ia your correspondent willing 10 say natIy, over
his own signature, that he recognized the fraud
I candIdly own I did not; but IL seems TO me tina
In his annoyance my cOnfrerc writes with unnecces.
sAy warmth: or At least more than would be called
for by the mere rejection ola Kipling manuscript.
CAndIdly owning that there Is At least one once
not equipped with the omniscient once boy. staf
and editor" such as your correspondent describes.
I shall. In awaiting his reply TO ny query, be con
tent merely to subscribe myself as one OF the editors
who did not send Black and White"
NEW YORK, September 20. A CHICK.
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scotch Dinner IN Seventeenth Century

From the Scottish Rerteu.
An account OF hospitality In 1899 gives Q
good dea Of the manner 10 which a country
gentleman Of the period lived, Dinner and
supper were brought In by the servants with
their hats on, Q custom which b ~coEroborated
by Fynes MORRISON. VII says that being At q
knights house who had many servants 20
attend him they brought in the meats with
their heads covered with blue caps. After
washing their hands In q basin they sat down
10 dinner and Sir James PrinKle said grace.
The viAnds seemed to have been plentiful
and excellent. big pottage. long kale. bows
Of white kale,- which h cabbage: 'brech
sopps,- powdered beef. roast and boiled
mutton. q ven ison pie In form OF an eEg,
goose. Then they had cheese, cut and I'M
cut. and apples. But the close Of the feast
was the most curious thing about It.
The tablecloth was removed. and on 10 were
put a towel the whole breadth Of the table
and half the length Of IL, 4 basin and ever 70
wash. then a green carpet laid on. then one
cup Of beer set N the carpet, then . little
long lawn ~serviter plated over the corner
OF the table. and Q glass OF hot water set down
also on the table: then be there three boys TO
say grace: the frst. the thanksgiving: the
second. the pster noster; the third. prayer
for q blessing Of Gods church. The good
man OF the house. his parents, kinsfolk and
the whole company they then do drink hot
waters, so ct supper. then 70 bed, the collation.
which isl Q stoupe Of ale"
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considered Cuba's experiment In self
government doomed to failure from the
start, and President PALMA must b
deemed 70 have ooncuTred reluctantly
in their conclusion and to have signifed
concurrence. first by his appeal for pro-
lection TO Commander CoLwKLL and
secondly by his persistent determination
to resign.
Nevertheless, President ROOSEVELT, re-
Numbering the ~self-denying declaration
made by Congress in April, 1903, believes
Il to be our national duty to give the
Cubans a second opportunity OF self-rule.
They should, however, distinctly under
stand that from this moment up 70 the
establishment OF a second Cuban Admin
istration and a second evacuation OF the
island by our troops, they are on their
good behavior. If peace and order
shall prevail so steadily throughout
the island that agricultural and manu-
featuring production goes on unim-
peded, the presence of American soldiers
may sOon seem supertiuous ana ne Gu
bans may once more be left with hope,
il not with confidence, to a second effort
at self-government. It now lies exclu-
sively with them to show whether a
second attempt at self-rule should be
risked, just as it will lie with them to
demonstrate whether it can be made
successfully. Havana, where the polit-
ical and racial problem is best under
stood, is full OF sceptics, but here in the
United States we have to consider not
only our duty to foreign residents and
property owners in Cuba. but also our
duty TO our plighted word and our
earnest desire to escape even a suspicion
of our motives in the eyes OF the Latin
American world.
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The International Rlne Match.

There ought to be a wide interest IN
the international rifle match which is to
begin to-day at Creedmoor. The Sew
enth Regiment team which visited Eng
land a year ago was defeated by a narrow
margin under atmospheric conditions
entirely new to the marksmen. II
Englishmen who are to shoot here VIII
find themselves quite as much puzzled
by weather unfamiliar to them. Never
theless it 10 a foregone conclusion tina
they will not make a present Of victory
to their skilful opponents. The match
will in all probability be a close one, and
sven IL it is not there will be some ad-
mirable shooting.
Many lovers Of the noble sport will
recall the old time matches in which all
kinds Of positions and every known
device OF sights and other shooting gear
were permitted. The c~aricaturists OF
those days found ample food for their
pencils in the contortions OF rifemen
twisting themselves into wonderful
shapes for shots at the long ranges.
Those who had a finer appreciation OF
the true meaning Of rife shooting depre-
Gated the employment Of mechanical
devices and makeshifts for sighting and
correcting errors Of aim.
The match to begin to-day will be shot
under military conditions which approx
innate fairly those met by men in the
field acting as sharpshooters. Thes shoot
ing ought to be a thorough test OF the
Workmanship of the two teams. The
rife has a traditional place in this u
try and the preservation Of these tradi-
tions is worth while.
The rife Of to-day is a vastly different
weapon from that of DANIEL BOONE, and
the demands upon the marksman are far
more exacting than they were in his day.
The nicely Of sight and touch essential
to successful shooting at a thousand
yards is something not understood by
any one who has never looked at a bulls
eye through sights at that distance, but
the veriest tyro will be able to find m
thing to arouse his enthusiasm in the
work which the two teams will surely do
at Creedmoor.
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Al Adams's Career.

Itwould be interesting to know what
course of reasoning caused AL ADAMS
to kill himself. Judged by his own
standards he had made a success Of
life. He had amassed a fortune by
means which he considered fair and
honorable; he allowed the dealer in
groceries, the dispenser Of drugs, the
tradeeman who acquires a competence
in dress materials, buttons, notions, no
moral superiority owe himself. The
policy game over which he presided he
regarded as a legitimate business, one
in which a man could engage with per-
feet propriety. He made no difference
between the money that came from it
and the sums he added TO his bank ac-
count by real estate speculation and
similar ventures.
ADAMS was a business man Of much
more than. ordinary ability. He sys-
tematized gambling in the field in which
he operated. He left his job as a rail-
road brakeman to work as a runner for
Zach SIMMONS and his brothers. ZACH
il said to have invented the game, and
his drawingsNhad the merit OF honesty,
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rHE RIxRY roRTuNE.
4 Romance Of Land values In New YOrl
CITY.

To THE EDITOR or THE sUN-Sr: Allow
me TO correct a mlsstntement In an article
about the "Demented Bixby Heiress." Tbs
large fortune left by her father, John N.
Bixby. when he died In or near ls7S. Was
not made from shoe b~lAckinE"-for he was
not the Bixby OF backing fame. 1t was made
from his purchase OF a farm on Murray
Hill-as IL was then and still h CRlled-for
$500. This was in the SOS. and the farm
covered the land extending from Fifth avenue
to Sixth avenue. and from Thirty-nlnth 70
Fortieth street. a. we now know them and
adjacent tracts.
On part OF this land, still owned by his
estate. the Union League Club house stands.
at the corner OF Fifth avenue and Thirty
ninth street. The Casino Ia also OF II; and
on the northeast corner OF Fortieth street
and Fifth avenue Is a house built by Mr..
Bixby. There he lived. a widower. with his
only son and daughter. till he died. The son.
Robert. has since died. unmarried. and the
daughter. Grace. who married and had two
sons. was Judicially pronounced insane in
England ten years ago. and still remain 50,
n your article shows.
write yon ehcr. ,his nixhy ~.se because
/ was very we'll acquainted with John M.
Bixby. for We lived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
together from early In 1850 till about 1867
and dined at the same table. He had literary
tastes and contributed a long serial story
OF rural New York life to the knickerbOeker
MdOdsiaS, Of which | was then editor and
proprietor. and he old me Of this farm pur-
chase in something like the following style:
should be as poor az a church rat but for one
incident In my life. had wealth forced upon me
and didn't know Il. I had come from the back
woods OF New York, and a dollar looked like q big
sum TO me. was a raw and struggling young
lawyer ana paid sa week TOT my oosru anu wssn'
,nt, ana Iounu " naru 70 MAKE ootn enes " ~.
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A. TO IAelr LeApmg HABIT n Their
Choice q Associates.

CMu4co ~ Ao4DNNavNNe
To TINE EDITOR or TRH BUN--Stv: Although
I was born In a country Of rG~ttlesnakes ana
have lived m0st Of my life where they were
I dom know that my observations have been
suficient 70 prove or disprove any point OF
difference that has Arissn In your paper over
the ra~ttlesnake. Still, such ~ thoas points nave
been they make me more Inclined 10 agree
than disagree with Mr.. Ditmars. curator OF
reptiles In the geological park.
Ihave seen the snakes both on the prairie ana
In the mountains. from the Appalachian range
10 the Pacific. and IN the mountains OF Mexico
and while I have seen them very angry
and lighting for their lives, still never saw
one leap at an enemy. II by leap W. mean thar
the entire snake 10 OF the ground At the
same time. I have seen them strike out MN
Il eli . Sss1 sS. aRD r. tims tS %ssS Soli w Ifln &c head
from which position they can strike IN . very
taSeir coils snttrsly, raisnis tSe%ssiyss up p
the an half or two.thlrds ofthelr length. posi-
BY shTss;t0yrths, sun Sd Z 1 a.DsT.f EpR nearer
ground. OF course. Il the snake Is large land
tthss SssG SoSaias ~ ~ItS re Sa!eGaess wl.s
which Il can strike and distance y can reach
toward one might excuse one N believing "
takes INTO consideration the fear In when
snakes are held by most people.
the owl. the prairie dog and the RATHER. sun
Minis themselves together on the same movnu:
but don't, think that goes to prove ShaS
they live In harmony.
have generally understood from those
who have lived many years in dissrtots where
there are prairie dog towns that the rattte-
snake drives the dog out and that while the
rattlesn AXE stays near the bottoIs OF the mole
the owl only goes in q short distance rom
the mouth and In those holes nave seer
owl It Invariably would be with the snake &C
OF near the bottom. while the marks o. me
owl would be near the top, believe gnet
when the dog docs run hack into the hole
where the snake in he goes through con-
nection to another hole or to q pocket part
way down.
CIVIL AND MINING
NEW YoRK. October I.
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From the TGRor Gnd Gutter.
Many Of the chiefs in the protectorate OF Gambia
wish TO have their sons educated In the new Ni
hometan school of that region; but there was a bar
to their full enjoyment OF the education they wen.
likely 10 receive. The pious hAhometan papss
were afraid that the wearing NJ modern trousers
was part OF the school curriculum. and therefore
they viewed the school with peculiar suspicion.
The Governor Of Gambia now reports that ~"
parents have been assured that their children VIZ
not be converted Into "trouser men" and the pros
poets OF the school are now very bright.
Il would be Interesting TO learn how this suspicion
Of the modern neither covering arose. and whether
the dry goods merchants denied the natives their
ordinary material. But II may be lnIerrstlng 20
recall the fact that the British Government forbade
HiRhlanders TO wear the kilt for some years nD.r
the battle Of Culloden. However. the Government
were In q tight corner during their conturual
wars. and they were glad 70 raise several rsg,u,r's
of HiEhlnnderS, who resumed the kilt. and OBJ"
trOuser wearing edict died q natural death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
Golden Prime OF the Buffalo.

From SerfbRev's MagdGfre.
The total area Inhabited by the bu ralo was shr.t
s,OOO. 900 square miles. OF this the open plans
were one half. According to ngures supplied ne
by A. r. Potter OF the Forest Service. the ranges
OF the DAkotas, Montana. Wyoming. Nehn,,a.
Kansas, Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma Ia lo,a. !
AboutTsO.O 900 square miles. or half OF the plains were,
according to the census Of 1900. carrying "A. 900 rvD
head OF cattle and horses and about s.OOO.OoO Esai
OF sheep. This means that when nIIIy stocked ,H,l
might sustain q number NJ bunalo at least ctH.
to the lumber Of cattle and horses. The buTa,p
had TO divide their heritage with numerous hcJdS
Of mustangs, antelope and wapiti; on ,r
other hand. q buffalo could ind a lIyInE wh,,r a
range animal would starve, many Of the richest
bottom lands are now fenced In. and WE have tshrn
no account OF the e.OO0.OOO sheep. Therefor Ne
are safe In placing at 10000. 600 the buffalo formerly
living On the entire plains area.