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Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
FACTS ABOUT MEXICO.

There are ten volcanoes in Mexico.
Mexico has a coast line of over 5000
miles.
Mexico has vast deposits of onyx and
marble.
Mexico has fifty-nine lakes and great
lagoons.
The area of Mexico is about 100000
square miles.
Cotton factories in Mexico employ
over $4,000 people.
The valley of Mexico is 1900 feet
above the sea level.
Mexico is about ten times larger
than Great Britain.
The traveller in Mexico is seldom out
of sight of mountains.
The rainy season generally lasts
from May to September.
There are probably 100000 men en-
ployed in the mines of Mexico.
Mexico is the richest mineral coun-
try in the world. not excepting Peru.
The largest state is Chihuahua, with
an area of nearly 10000 square miles.
Quantities of sulphur are mined in
the craters of several extinct vOlca-
noes.-Modern Mexico.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
rhe First Submarine Boats.

In 1G44 Van Drebbel. a Dutchman,
built in London submarine boat
which could contain twelve rowers as
well as some passengers, and on one
occasion James |. descended beneath
the Thames in the vessel. The inventor
is said to have discovered liquid pos
sessing the important property Of rem
dering the air in the confined space I'M
der hItches suitable for repeated in
halation and thus to prolOng the time
which could be spent under water. The
first submarine boat used in warfare,
1777. was built by David Bushnell in
Connecticut. 1t was managed by one
man, who could remain thirty minutes
under water. Fulton, a New Yorker
made one to hold eight men, who could
be supplied with air for eight hours
under water.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
Fans as Dustpans.

In Japan the uses of the fan are
many and various. They are welded
by men, women and children, by sol
dier and civilian. A butterfly shaped
fan in the hands of the umpire at a
wrestling match is made to convey all
sorts of messages, which are promptly
understood and attended to by the COM
batants. Grain is winnowed by the
farmer with a stout fan, and the do
mestic servant not only fans the en-
bers of charcoal fire, but she also
uses her coarse paper fan as a dust.
pan for taking up the ashes.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
Taught Him How to Die.

1t was after seeing Henry Irving act
as Beckett that a young Japanese study
ing theology in this country said to a
friend who took him: Il thank you
very much for making me remain. You
know, | may have to suffer some day
for holding to what believe to be the
truth, and / have often thought that |
would never be able to play my part in
the right way. From now Oh | shall
never be troubled with such thought,
for when the time comes | shall re-
member that Henry Irving has taught
me how to die. Yes. | should like to
die like Beckett" Thus did Beckett in
the flesh and Tennyson, the dramatist,
and Irving, the actor. nerve the pOten-
tial Christian martyr that may be-
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
Wood For Sale.

Short wood, fine split, five loads to the
cord; Chunk wood, four loads to tie cord,
$500 cord. Also Cord wood, four feet in
length, four loads to the cord, $500 a cord.
Wood cut and delivered on short notice.
JAMES w. WALLS,
Clayton, Dol.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
BLACK GOVERNORS.
q Curious Piece of Old Time CoD,oo.-
lieut. History.

a book little known even to colIoo+
OTS OIL Americana is volume entitled
Hartford In the Olden Time; Its First
Thirty Years." by Scaeva, which was
edited by w. NJ. B. Hartley and nuh-
hshed at Hartford in 1858. There is n
chapter in this book entitled .oTbo
Black Governors of Connecticut >, tbo
very title of which will excite the sur-
prise OF most intelligent people even in
Cohhectlcut, who have never heard Of
any black governors in the Nutmag
state except the governors of an onno-
site political faith, who were. of course
politically black. The title. however is
explained aud justified by a little ex-
PLANTATION. Before the Revolution and
down to period as late &, 1920 if was
the custom for the negroes living in
the state to hold an election on the Sat
urday succeeding the regular election
day, choosing one of their number as
governor. Sometimes, however. no
election was held, the retiring governor
assigning his Office to another. The
man chosen in either case was usually
"ot imposing presence, strength, firm
ness and vOlublity, quick to decide,
ready to command and quick to fog"
lie appointed staff of military and
judicial officers. who executed his Or
ders in all matters pertaining to col
0red people, especially questions per-
tanning 10 morals, manners and cere-
monies.
The fact that he had no legal status
in the province or state did not at all
trouble him or his subjects. and he ap-
pears to have exercised very real
power, nearly always on the side of
morality and justice. The justices of
the peace appointed by these black
governors We're. as a rule, extremely
severe in punishing people of their
own color who transgressed the law.
So generally was this recognized by
the whites in colonial times that when
Il slave committed some offense it was
the custom to turn him over to the
black justice for punishment. Such a
culprit always Jared much worse than
if he had been tried by the regular
courts.
Among the more notable cOlOred men
who held the office of governor were
Quaw, negro belonging to Colonel
George Wyllys; Peleg Mott. who be-
longed to Colonel Jeremiah Wlds
worth; Boston, belonging to Mr.. Mich
olas; John Anderson and Cuff. who
held the office for ten years After the
abolition of slavery in Connecticut the
custom fell into disuse.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
DRANK TO SAVE A CITY.
Legend of the Quaint Old Town
of ROthenhurr-

OF ROthenburE.
Much is made of the legends and his
sory of the quaint mediaeval town of
hothehDurg, as is natural where they
lay so much stress on their Yast glo-
RES, says the Metropolitan y agazine
Inc shop windows are full of big glass
cups with painted figures of the en-
peror, the seven electors and other
worthless souvenirs for the unwarv
tourist, and in some of the decora-
tions of inns and wine rooms a man
is pictured drinking out of such n cup.
accompanied by verses alluding to a
Georg Nusch and to a Meister-T Trunk.
We wondered about it till we found
a local guide book with the explana-
tion. 1t seems this Nusch by his fa-
nous drink saved the town several cen
turies ago. He was a senator and n
son of the innkeeper of the Rother
Hahn (Red COcl0, which is Ntill stand
ing little way down the street here
Many of the inns are hundreds of wears
old and are run under the same names
they have always borne. Well, during
the wars of the reformation this was
Protestant town and was besieged
and taken by Tilly after spirited
resistance. He entered the place fol-
| lowed by his train and proceeded to
the Rathus, where the burgermeister
and the senators We're assembled. and
in the barbarous style of those DAYS
ordered that they all be beheaded.
| Then there was such wailing and en-
treaties from the wives and children
and townspeOple that he finally said
he would be content with the death of
four but the rest would not listen to
this and said all of them or none. or
something to that effect, and the bur
germeiSter was sent off to get the ex-
ecutOner. At length, when everything
was in great UprOar. Tilly called for
drinks. and trembling barmaid
brought him Il great stirrup cup OF
Tauber wine. He drank from it and
passed it on to some of his men. and
still it wasn't emptied when suddenly
struck by its size and being in a bet
ter humOr from the wine he said il
jest:
"lf any man of you can empty thi,
full cup at one draft | will show mercy
and spare the town.
At this all the people stood and star
ed, not one daring to undertake it 9TH,
cup held three quarts) until Nusch
thinking that would at least be tht
pleasanter death and probably used t,
drinking Il great deal, said he woult
try it. Everybody was breathleSs witt
suspense, fearing he would give Ou
before emptying the cup, but on ant
on he went till the last drop was drain
ed. He had only strength enGYgh lef
to hand the cup to Tilly and sey, "Th
promise" when he fell faintinS to tn
ground. He recovered in few days
however. ana lived to he eighty. An
flly kopc his word
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
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the dragging down distress in the pelvic
region, the pain and tenderness over
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Smyrna times., 1906-05-23

1t is possible to obta n relief from
chronic Indigestion and dyspepsia by
the use of Kodol for Dyspepsia. Some
of the most hopeless cases of long
standing have yielded to it 1t enables
you to digest the food you eat and ex-
ercises corrective influence, building
up the efficiency of the digestive organs
The stomach is the boiler where in the
steam is made that keeps up your
vitality, health and strength. Kodol
digests what you eat. Makes the stom
ach sweet-put the boiler in condition
to do the work nature demands of it
gives you relief from digestive dis
orders, and puts you in shape to dc
your best, and feel your best. Sold by
VIM. n. Dunn.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
Postmaster Robbed.

G. w. Fouts, Postmaster at Riverton,
Ia, nearly lost his life and was robbed
of all comfort, according to his letter.
which says: "For 20 years | had chronic
liver complaint, " hich led to such a Sc.
we're case of jaundice that even my
finger nails turned yellow; when my
doctor prescribed Electric Bitterss;;
which cured me and have kept me well
for eleven years" Sure cure for
Biliousness, Neuralgia, Weakness aud
all Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Biad-
der arrangements. A wonderful Tonic
At Benton N. Weldon's Drug store
80 cents.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
4 Sbin's SDaRd

\ ships speed is recHOned by knots,
a knot being Il geographical mile. or
One-siXtieth Of a degree. Six geOgraph-
ical miles are about equal to seven
statute miles, and ship that sails -
knots therefore is really moving at the
rate of fourteen statute miles an hour
1t should be remembered that it is in
correct TO say so many knots an
hour, simply so many knots, for a
knot means "One mile an hour"
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
Social Oninion.

Social opinion is like a sharp knife.
There are foolish people who regard it
only with terror and dare not touch or
meddle with it; there are more foolish
people who. in rashness or defiance.
seize it by the blade and get cut and
mangled for their pains. and there are
wise people who grasp it discreetly
and boldly by the handle and use it to
carve out their own purposes.-Mrs.
Jameson.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
"Str'inEing" Him,

A smart young fellow called out to
farmer who was sowing seed in his
field: We'll done, old fellow. You SOW.
l reap the fruits"
Maybe you will" said the farmer.
''for I'm sowing hemp" - Harper's g
'''F--akly.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
Assistant Ma,ter,r Lot h. Hnra.

If you take scholar and IL gentle
man and make him do the work of a
nursemaid for the wages of brick
layers labOrer. coupled with the treat
ment of dog, you then get that fin
lshed product of civilization. the as
sistant master at an English private
school.-Barry Pain in Taller.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
An improbable story.

THE editor looks downcast. What's
the matter with himT'
HE received letter yesterday In
forming him of big legacy, and In the
rush he replied. Declined with
fhankS'"
Smyrna times., 1906-05-23

GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized 10 re, l-5,
fund money il PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure in to IA days. SOC.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-24
childrsn's Teeth. Eye. and Nails.

Almost FROM b%abyhood little ones can
be trained Co use a toothbrush. and this
education VIII oftentinleS enable them
To grow TO maturity possessing perfect
and beautiful teeth. They should be
made TO use the toothbrush at night.
Just before retiring. Have them brush
the teeth up and down as well as
across A little salt IN lukewarm wa
ter makes the best liquid TO brush the
teeth with. and IL makes an excellent
gargle for the mouth and throat.
Watch the little ones teeth and pre-
rent them from growing crowded or
crooked.
Iukewarm water with a small pinch
OF salt I'm II Is also an excellent wash
for the eyes. Salt should be always on
the toilet table. Never allow children
to rub their eyes with dirty bands and
fingers.
Keep the finger nails ~ children very
short. and make them form the habit
OF using a nail brush IA soOn ms they
are old enough 70 hold one The per.
nicious and execrnble habit OF nail bit
ing must be broken up nj all cost. eve
II you ha We 10 rub aloes water upon the
chIldren's finger tips.
SUSAN PEPPER.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-24
we only in tho < OF untold posslbiii-

we only in tho age OF untold posslbiii-
tiesg
For answer to the questions 20 10
the coa fields and see the yctus hat
have never been touched and on
erations that are only in their infan-
cy. The velns that are beneath the
surface and require machinery and
shafts have been left for the = xt
generation. The hills and wales that
are now covered with forest ana
thicket, in a few years by scientific
farming. will be covered with gar
dens and vineyards will smile whore
now the fox and rabbit burrow
in safely.
These recent changes are p-odnc-
ing a higher and more enlightened
civilization. The petty feuds of the
mountaineers are passing away. and
we are striving for something higher
and better than we have yet known
Then let the boys of our state seize
tho golden opportunities that are
now presented and let them do what
they can for the Advancement of our
! state not alone Recommendation but
the advancement of our mental and
moral lives as well. Those who earn
estly strive for the purifying OF our
social and political power, will
a, hieve = greater reward Il N those
who nave already left Their Namoe
inscribed in the Hall of Fam"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-24
UNCLE SAM BEATEN.
PriVatc-Built Louisiana Ready, the
Connecticut Still in the Yards.

The frst-class battle ship Louisia-
ma left Newport News. Va, yesterday
afternoon for the Norfolk, Va, navy
yard, where she will be turned over
to the government. The Louisiana is
the first to be delivered in competi-
ton between government and prl-
vate yards In the building race which
has been on for nearly two years. The
Connecticut sister ship Is being built
by the government at the Brooklyn
n~avy-yard and is not yet completed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-24
oI... Door Knob, n. wedding GIFTS.

Glass Door Knobs ns wedding Gifts.
No greater oddities IN wedding pres
ents than glass door knobs have been
thought OF In many a day. They are
the pleasing things nowadays. provid-
ed. OF course. too many are not sent TO
the bride. says the New York Press.
They must be OF the finest cut glass.
and the more graceful the line and the
finer the glass the better. Equipped
with n dozen OF these the young wife
has a delightful task OF replacing the
commonplace door knobs OF her new
home with something attractive. Al
ready several May bride have received
door knobs ms presents, aud they have
expressed cen delight over the gifts.
But. siWnlc nS they nav seem. they
are not cheap. IT vou are IN doubt
Just make inquiries at some fashion
able Icwclry establishment.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-24
GRAFTON BY A
BLUEFIELD BOY
CONTINUED from page one.


In the carboniferous age before
primative man existed changes We're
taking place that made the coal beds
that lie buried in the bosom of our
mountains. Now the mountains are
mades to give up their hoard OF
wealth OF centuries and golden OPP
portunities are being given to the
youth OF our state. II the miners
son has ambition to become an OPP
orator this ambition may be cultiya-
ted In our schools which have reach
cd the remotest mining districts.
From our large mining districts
comes the rude and uncouth boy. a
diamond in the rough, to be polished
by the hands OF some skillful teacher
until he becomes a bright and spark
ling gem to adorn soclety's crown
and shed its radiance upon civic life.
To the boys OF many IL our coun-
ties the titan forests OF oak, pine
and poplar oner many opportunities
in the milling and building industry.
The oak is seen on the care which
cross the continent, and many a gal
liant ship has deied the powers of
the waves with the strength of her
timbers, which once grew on the hills
of West Virginia.
The Ohio basin offers many and
varied facilities and gives a contrast
to the grandeur OF the mountains,
Her fertile banks furnish to the til
lers OF the soil fields of waving grain
for their industry and scientific
farming. The cities and towns along
her course with the advantages OF
navigation present various employ.
ment for their inhabitants. The der.
ricks and tanks for the production
OF petroleum towering above the
land giving opportunities TO our you'll
in the oil industry. By the proper
use of such opportunities. such mer
as Rockefeller have forged their wa!
to the front.
To-day the possibilities Of out
youth are greater than ever befor,
In our history as a state. In tn,
mining and output Of coal we stanC
second In the union. In the produc
ton OF petroleum and manufacture
OF coke we stand stand second {,
none. Prosperous towns have SPRUNG
up In the gorges where only a few
years ago the Ivy thlcket stood il
solitude. The houses Of the miner.
now dot the hillsides, where only
few years ago the oak or pine idl.
tossed their branches to the angr.
gale. or softly Huttered their leave
in the warm breezes of summer
our coal is being used in the engine
which propel the mighty battle ships
the speed OF the trains which s,
closely connec our great cities Il
due to steaming qualities of the Goa
that m from our mountains. GU.
coke is heating iron furnaces in man!
states and the petroleum industr!
gives employment to thousands o
Industrious hands, and yet Il is on
~ In its infancy.
In u development AMI possibill
ties have we reached the zou';h. WI
the future record II decline" Or AT
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-24
REAL
REFORM

Reform our spelling. Cut out the
silent letters. Then cut out the ones
that make a noise. After that we a
have some peace.-New York Mail.
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CRA-NOL-INE

A SIX C. A. MILFORD, The Drug
Al gist, what Cranoline is, or you
can finish reading this and learn with
out asking. Cranoline Is a preparation
for the removal of dandruf and will
psevent the hair from falling out. A
preparation not gorgeously perfumed
like most f the hair foods. Cranoline
will be used on your hair by every
frstclass barber, if you will only call
for it when in barber shops
A great many BARRIERS will tell you
they have something just as good as
Cranoline, but you can get the genuine
C%ranoline if you will insist for it. G.
A. Milford, The Druggist, has exclu-
sive agency for this eminent prepare
ton. If you fail to get it, it will be
your own fault. A word to the ladies':
All fashionable ladies keep a bottle on
their dresser. Sold on a%guarantee. For
sale only by e. a. Milford, The Drug
gist, Abbeville, s. G. l2m
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Anderson. 8, c., Mar. II, 19Ot

Anderson. s. c., Mar. II, 1906.
Mr.. J. G.. Stribling, Pendleton, s. G.
members Of the Union, and the subject OF re.
lduotion OF cotton acreage has been sprung;
and I believe every member is willing TO do
the right thing about the matter, but don't
that the only way 10 make q practical sng-
gestion 10 that every man be bis own judge
IN the premises based on this: Be sure 10
plant enough grain 10 make all need, II q
to bp, . bushel Of corn 10 planting TOO much
cotton, n ia not living up TO the doctrine OF
the Union, :and Is not q good Union man
let him be whom he may. SO, brother, II you
belong TO that list and the respect OF
your Union quit 1t right now, and take some
Of that land you meant to plant In cotton and
put 1t in corn. You are the man that We want
your brothers right. We ought to put a stop
to the shipment OF corn to our country. o
can dol and not get hurt, but the contrary
be helpful 10 ourselves. This Is the doctrine
Of the Old Grange. which is one OF the tunds-
mental doctrines OF the Farmers Union.
How n what to make was the mission OF
The Grange. To supply money TO pay Tor IT
Hence the only new idea Of the Union is
how 10 get value received for our product.
SO ! do hope that the apologlsts for the Grange
and, the Alliance will cease forever theft
that there never has been grapder successes
than the two above named societies, making
room for the Union. They lived 10 esta blish
their principles in the hearts aud minds OF
the people and stopped (and died some would
say.) They are not dead. No, by no means.
How 10 make 10 still q live issue In its mui-
titudinous form-improved implements, i'm.
proved stock OF every description are all the
doctrines Of the Grange firmly epgrafted
In the minds Of the people, and the Various
demands OF the Alliance are being put into
law as truly az In the Grange. SO will the
Union live. We are here to stay. and we are
growing as fast as could be expected. but IT
TAKE s time TO get anything worth the having,
besides the hard work. $50 push along,
and shove along" and let our motto be keep
moving"
Yours very respectfully,
.'. TT. Wakefield.