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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
A SAD DEATH.

On last night at 10 o'clock little
Lucy Burwell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. s. II. Jollffe. OF this city died
AZ the parents residence ON TazeweIl
street. She was sweet little one
Of only about three years old and
was the idol OF her parents and loved
by all who knew her. The sympa-
thies of our entire community will
go out To the bereaved family i'm this
sad loss. Let the bereaved not
srieve for she is not dead but gone
before Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
BATTLE SHIPS
POPULUs

Since the very incipiency Of the
John Robinson Show Il has always
been the aim OF the management 30
present for the patrons OF the en-
terprlse the best that money could
buy. or hire. and lts parade has been
favored with as much attention as
the performance for each year some
new and costly feature has been Sc
cured. and this season its magnif
cent army Of gilded dens. gold be-
decked chriots. and costly trappings
has been added to by the introduc-
tion Of two splendid reproductions OF
two Of our modern battleships They
have been carefully built under the
direction OF an ex-member OF the
navy and will form one Of the most
interesting features OF the big daily
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
HAS WIVES IN
MANY CLIMES.
Man Sentenced at London
Made Marriages His
Specially.
SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN CLUyE.
LAND AND OTHER ANIERI-
CAN CITIES.

LONDON. Aug. 22.-If anybody
in the United States has lost a hus-
band lately they might go 10 the Eng
lish police and look over Albert Ed
ward Richard who Is lust starting
twelve months sentence here for
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses
Richard is now nearly sixty years
old. but he has had marvellous ca
reer. He has swlndled people on ov-
cry continent under the sun. and
has married so many wives that no
cannot count them or remember them
all He Is professor" of electric
medicine. or u magnetic healer. lie
was born in Alsacc. and began work
ing when a youth at the magnetic
swindle. He was ordered TO leave Ger
many, and went TO Belgium. There
he married
When deportcd from that country
he left his wife and sailed for the
United States He ran the IouIs-
Vile (Ky) Paris Kid Glove Store D"
and married wife No 4 Then ne
turned mp in Cincinnati and married
there. Next he was Prof lie Grand in
Chicago, and married there. Things
became TOO hot for him. and he went
to- Australia.
Marriage was always the FIRST
thing he sought and wives perhaps
mourn him In Sydney, Melbourne and
a few other cities The police got af-
ter him and he went TO India. but
was ordered TO leave Calcutta when
the police got on his track. He LEFT
q couple Of wives behind him and
then went TO France lie married
there, OF course and then was ar
rested. imprisoned and family warned
away. He went 10 south Africa. mar
ried at the cape. did q short term Of
imprisonment and once more visited
the United States.
These are records OF his being
again in Chicago. at Buffalo. at Dc
troit. Cleveland and then he went
west 10 Denver aud salt Lake. IN
each place he stayed he is supposed
TO have married He finally landed
In Portland or. aud under the name
Of Dr. GiesmaldO was arrested 4
woman smuggled arsenic into the
Jail and Richard made blum az
committing suicide He was released
after one year aud made haste ~
get TO England uo was well known
under one Of Ms twenty-six aliases
IN nearly every town Of Importance in
England. The police have HIS inter
national record. filing q rat volume.
After his sentence here IS up ne
will be dcported fo Germany The
country NJ his birth We will prob
ably dnd his way back 20 the United
states. To- that Is a big enough conn-
try TO get lost in and he has not been
there for some five or six years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
THE SITUATION IN CUBA Is VERY
CRITICAI,--HAVANA Is PRAC-
TiCALLY BESEIGED.

Havana, Aug. 22.--The rebels are
closing in from all points In Havana
province, and today the city is prac-
tically besieged The town OF Cati-
Innate near Dunes. forty miles from
Havana. was captured by the rebels
and grave alarm is felt in the capi-
tai.
An attack was made on Guines by
a small force OF revolutionists but
we're repulsed. losing two prisoners
and a number Of wounded.
The engagement on the outskirts
Of Pinar Del Rio last evening was "a
small victory for the revolutlonisfs
and they are expected to renew the
attack ut any hour
Presden Palma and other officers
OF the government. are awaiting fur
ther news from Pinar Del Rio today
with the greatest apprehension.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
THEOCRITUS
ON AGRADINA.

The spacious cities hummed with
toll:
The monarch reared his towers To the
skies;
Men delved the fruitful soil
And studied to be wise.
Along the highways rocky coil
The mailed legions rang:
Smiling. unheeded mid the moll
The Poet sang
The glittering cities long are heaps:
The starry towers lie level with the
plain;
The desert serpent sleeps
Where scared the marble fame
The stealthy, bead-eyed lizard creeps
Where cleaned the Tyrant's throne.
That grandeur dark Oblivion sleeps.
The song sings on.
Thomas Nelson Page.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23

We should like TO see the Demo
Gratis of Mercer county get lively
move on them I'm the interest OF their
State and county. They have duty
TO preform unless they wish TO see
their liberties stolen away from them
by grating politicians who are in
the business of politics for revenue
only Believe us, good people when
we tell you that the masses are dis
gusted with the record OF the Repub-
lican party in Mercer county.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
Bluefield Team
Is Playing Ball.
THEN AND NOW
IN POLITICS.
GIVE rnE POOR MAN a CHANCE.

Henry Wattorson has an editorl.
al OF more than columns length I'm
which he bemoans the methods of
latter day machine politics: the snep
convention; the money and The
'riokery by which the good. big and
brainy men OF the country have been
sent To The rear and So many small.
bore politicians aud Imitation states-
men have been brought To the front.
No man." says he. could formerly.
do a shady. thing I'm Kentucky ana
politically live There was time
when the party law was the viii of
the majority; when integrity was not
only at n premium. hut was the
standard and no aspirant dared to
subject himself even to the intima-
ton That he had boon unfair"
Good old times those were and
still In the memory of men livlnp nnd
Younger too than MIR Wnuerson
I'm those days war was made ON the
common enemy and the party r:achln-
cry played no favorites aud every
other aspirant stood nn equal chance
with his antagonist for preferment
The object then was by fair means
to get at the viii of the majority OF
the people and not by Juggling cor
porato Influences manipulating mass
primaries and nnally by bulldozIne
conventions with enngs of hired
hoodlums carried To the place Of
meeting ON railroad masses. hector
Inc delegates and bullying aud rush.
Ing the presiding officer with n dis.
play OF pistols and threatening vio-
lence 10 defeat the same
Viewing all these developments of
the lntter-day political manipulation.
MI Watterson exclams I'm the tray.
all of great democratic spirit out
ragged by the things TO which he has
TO submit. "In short and In nne. call
the damned thing on and give the
poor man q chance to get a nomlnn
ton as IN days Of yorc. yen without
money and without prlce""
u ls u condition we are I'm which
seems TO Justify Mr. Wattereon's
profanity which In the circumstances
seems mild Chuttauooqa Times
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
NO AGREEMENT.
SAYS DOWIE.
FIRST APOSTLE" DECLARES
NOLiVA WOULDN'T CONSIDER
PROPOSITION

CHICAGO Aug P2 lohn Dnwte
600 ast meh' rhar 900 negotiations
Hr'uoau h.maolf .ud Wilbur G. vol
Fa ror settlement OF the Zion CITY
1leIe bad been declared Oh lie
.od s'1tomcu, ln which ho said
AI tho attampts at neeoua ion
rn nnded in failure I made clcar
ru' proposition but Voliva sod his
adhcrcufs refused to consider it.
Then ! offered fo consider q p,cposi-
ion from them Hut &c was twice
stated that they bal none To- o4et
Hence negotiations are closed and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23

Col L y Ticrnoy OF Powhatau.
was in Bluofold on Yesterday attend
ing @ directors meeting OF the Flat
Top National Bank and ransactng
other business The Colonel win
leave in q few days for Ncw York
whore be- goes as member Of thc
reception committee 10 recoivc Hon
w y Bryan We wish him much
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
MORE SHOCKS AT
VALPARAISO. CHILL

London. Aug 22.- Recurrence ~
large fires In Valparaiso r. announced
in private message received here.
The dispatch says that the earth
quake shocks continue
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23

The rebel forces are reported 10
have scored a victory shortly before
daylight this morning when force
under Pine Guerra attacked the ru-
raj outDosts at Pima Del Rio and
drove them back toward the city. The
insurgents did not follow mp the ad-
vantage thus obtained Aid Is being
ruched to the government forces from
Havana
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
REBELS CLOSING
IN ON HAVANA.

'SsSS>>>>>s>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>e>>>>~
the United States Is preparing to
take an active hand I'm the island
squabbie unless American interests
are seriously ieopardized.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23

Oyster Bay. Aug. 22.-The Cuban
insurrection IS regarded as of such
small importance by the officials Of
the state Department az Washington
that they have not yet sent the Pres
ident q single message on the subject.
All Information the President has re-
ceived has been through the news
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
ROCKEFELLER
INTERESTED
MAY SEND COMPANY or CTWIs.
TIAN MN ~ 10 FEUDAL
DISTRICTS OF XIV.

Lexington Ky. Aug 22 John
D. Rockefeller. Of the Standard OH
Co. has decided 10 send a company
OF evangelists 10 the mountalrs Of
eastern Kentucky 90 convert the
feudists according to inform alton
from Middlesboro. the center of the
feudlst district. today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23

). II Bond of East Radford, was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-08-23

mere fact that the person performing
the act did not see the advertisement
withdrawing the offer does not entitle
him to the reward As a rule, an offer
may be withdrawn by the same means
used in making it. OF course an offer
may he presumed in the law to have
been withdrawn by lapse Of time. No
withdrawal having been actually made,
the offer will be presumed to stand for a
reasonable time.
We now enter upon the discussion of
who are competent to make contracts.
Not every one may make contract.
The law books designate six classes of
persons who in general, are incompetent
to make binding contracts, either wholly
or in part: t. Aliens. =. Corporations.
3 Infants 4. Insane persons. ,, Drunk
ards. 6 Married women.
In the first place it may be under
stood that man cannot make contract
with himself In other words there
must be at least two parties to Il con-
tract One attempts to make contract
with himself when as an agent for some
one else he attempts to buy the goods of
his principal; or when, as executor, he
attempts to buy the goods of the tesla
tor; or when as auCtioneer he tries TO
buy the goods he is Offering for sale.
The mere fact that one cannot sue him
self would make the rule necessary.
The same applies where one attempts to
make contract with himself and an
other. one cannot sue two persons one
of whom is Jointly interested with him
self az defendant. Neither can one
make contract with fictitious person
the person must be living.
There is no law preventing the max
ing of contracts between persons of
different nationalities, or owing allegi-
ance to different flags. Such contracts,
however, made between aliens, that is,
citizens of countries at war, are declared
in the law to be null and void. In the
case of the Spanish American War a
contract entered into between Spaniard
and an American during the existence
of the war was nullity. Even after
peace was declared, the contract could
be of no effect. As to contracts made
before the war, these are merely sus
pended during the continuance of war.
They revive when peace returns. In the
same way a suit on contract made be-
fore the war began cannot be carried on
in the courts while the war continues
If brought before the war began, suit
may be brought, or the case may be
revived after the war has closed.
A corporation is a child Of the state.
1t has no inherent right to make con-
tracts above and beyond such as are ex-
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| than its home state an act contrary tC
the law or the policy of that other state
though permitted to do so by the law
under which it is organized within the
boundaries of its own state.
One state may go so far as to prohibit
a foreign corporation from doing bust
ness within its borders. A state may
discriminate against foreign corpora
tions by imposing taxes on them, or
license fees, unless such taxes or license
fees be contrary to the interstate COM
meIce act.
Most of the states make provisions re-
curing foreign corporations to file re-
ports with their secretaries of state at
certain intervals Some require that
these corporations shall have offices
within the state, and designate certain
officers upon whom within the state
service of process may be made. Others
require the payment of certain fran.
chise tax or license fee Still others
provide that unless certain conditions
are complied with by the foreign corpo-
ration, they shall have no standing in
the courts of that state, either to bring
a suit or defend suit.
To Be Continued.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con.
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu.
stachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed, you have d rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire.
ly closed, Deafness is the result, and I'M
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con.
dition hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, ,5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa
ton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-08-23

What constitutes city, Not thou
sands of good, aw-abiding people, with
their homes and multiform business and
industrial activities not, therefore,
factories, large and small, nor mercantile
establishments, large and small, not II
modern school system, with an excellent
material equipment and a competent
teaching force not public libraries, art
galleries or parks not clean, beautiful
shady streets not magnificent residences
luxuriously furnished not public utili.
ties Of any description whatsoever not
its sturdy proletariat, nor yet its upper
ten, twenty five or one hundred; not its
machinery Of local self government, nor
yet its legal and iuristic lights; not its
ministry or churches not those of its
citizens engaged in other professions
not its banks and hotels, etc, etc. Well.
if all these things taken together do not
constitute "A city what, then, does con
stitute a city Why, the answer to this
question should be patent to everybody.
OF course Baseball Team constitutes
a City. The baseball nine have come
TO be the whole cheese in almost every
Wisconsin city, If they come from, or
belong TO- Sheboygan for instance, they
Are Sheboygau they are the whole
thing they are the Chairmakers What
mental picture does the name Of any
other Badger city present or represent
Why, simply that Of a baseball aggrega-
ton.
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The Pilot does not advocate the re
nomination of Mr.. Houser for the office
he now holds. But the secretary OF
states republican opponents, including
The Sentinel, should bear in mind that
the gentleman in question did not solicit
n campaign contribution from the New
York life insurance companies, nor from
any other life insurance company.
While at first thought he considered
il ALI right for state party managers
TO receive campaign contributions from
life insurance companies, The Sentinel
and Honsers other republican opponents
should bear in mind that on mature re
Election. he arrived at the conclusion
that il would not be right 10 accept such
contributions and as a matter of fact,
no such contribution was received.
A man is not TO be Judged by the
character of those undesirable impulses
which. on second thought he decides to
suppress and which he does suppress. II
at first thought he hastily or inadver-
tently pronounces a certain procedure
all right" but, after due consideration
and mature reflection, realizes that 1t Is
not AL right, he is to be judged by
his final decision, provided his subse-
ouent action or non faction be in con.
fornity with the thought or conclusion
he finally arrived at concerning such
procedure or course Of action. The
truth Of this assertion is in line with
certain fundamental principle OF law
An improperly in speech or an error IN
thought. if not repeated, adhered to, or
put into action cannot be justly regard
ed as touchstone Of character. Nor
can man be rightly judged by the
worst momentary Impulses he has ex'
perienced, if his better self succeeds in
suppressing such impulses; nor can he
be Justly judged by the worst civic or
political improperly he has limited at or
suggested if he does not follow up such
hint or suggestion and does not carry
it into action.
If a person threatens to disinherit a
relative, but, on mature reflection, con
cludes torefrain from putting his threat
into execution, he is to be judged by the
character Of the final conclusion he ar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-08-23
POPULAR TALKS ON LAW.
Copyrighted 1906 by William c. Spra-
que, President The Sprague
Correspondence School
Of Law.
CONTRACTS.
OFFERS TO THE PUBLIC. Con.
TRACTS or ALIENS AND OF
CORPORATIONS.

As we have learned, in order to con
stitute contract there must be an offer
and an acceptance. The offer need not
be to any particular person, but may be
made to the public in general An in
stance of this is an advertisement of a
reward offered. An acceptance in such
case IL necessary in order to make
contract, and the acceptance must be
with knowledge of the Offer. In such
case the contract is executed by the
act itself The person accepting need
not notify the person making the offer.
The offer is accepted b. his going ahead
and doing the work or performing the
act
An offer made to the public may be
withdrawn before it is acted upon, and
If the offer was made by advertisement,
withdrawal may be SO made, and the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-08-23

The cabinet mystery performed by
Ruth Gray was a remarkable act. AS
far as she was concerned there was DO
occasion for adverse criticism and rldl-
Guile. The act in question, though I'M
doubtedly merely one of skill, was one
that no resident of this city can per
form-an act that no resident of this
city could ever learn to perform. A
person of sense reasons and analyses
some fellows smoker at an act Of skill
they could never learn to do
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Order for Proof of Will.

CTArE OF WISCONSIN,-Co UNITY Court FOR
~ MANiTowoC COUNTY
In the matter of the estate of John Gun-
dcrSOn, deceased. In Probate.
An instrument in writing, purporting to be
the Last Will and Testament of John Gun.
erdsOn of Township of Manitowoc Rapids, in
said county, having been delivered into said
court:
And Gunder G. Gunderson. of Town of Man
itowoc Rapids, in said county, having present
ed to said Court his petition in writing duly
verified, representing, among other things,
that said John Gunderson died testate at
Town of Manitowoc Rapids. in said County
on the 2ath day of July, 1905: that said Instru.
ment Is the Last viii OF said deceased and
that q. &. Gunderson is named therein as
Executor, and praying that said Instrument
be proven and admitted to Probate and that
letters teStamentary be thereon issued to said
Gunder G.. GuudersOn.
1t is ordered: that said petition and lbe
matters therein be heard and proofs OF said
Last w III and Testament be taken, at atipneral
term OF said County Court. to be hello at the
Probate office in the city of Manitowoc on
Tuesday, the Fourth day of September 1906 at
10 o'clock A. NJ.
And it is further Ordered, That notice of
the time and place of said hearing be given bv
publication hereof for three successive weeks
once each week, previous to the time of said
hearing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, a weekly
newspaper published in said Manitowoc county
Dated August It'll, 1905.
BY the Court
JOHN ClILOUPEK, County Judge
| G. H. Kiland, Attorney,
| Pub. Aug. g. 49, %
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COUNTY COURT, MANITowoc COUNTY, STATE
or WISCONSIN,
In the matter of the estate of Fred Schmitz,
deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition of r. S.
SChmltz representing that Fred Schmitz de
ceased, in his life time by his contract in writ
ing, agreed To sell and convey to the petitioner
certain real estate therein described, upon the
terms and conditions therein stated
That he has fully performed said conditions
and paid the purchase money for said real
estate, and IS now entitled to the conveyance
thereof and praying that the executor of the
estate of Fred SChmit2, deceased be authorized
and directed to convey the same to him
1t II Ordered that said petition be heard at a
special term of the County Court, on Tuesday,
the 18th day of September, A. ID. 1906, at the
Court House of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin,
II Is further Ordered that notice of the pen
dancy OF said petition and of the time and place
of hearing OF the same he published at least
three weeks before the day fixed in such hear
ing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, weekly news
paper published at the City of Manitowoc in
said County and that the last publication be
not more than ten days before the day fixed.
Dated, August Sth 1906.
BY the Court,
JOHN CHLOUPEK, County Judge.
Pub. Aug. IL, %, 30
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tariff for this country, and that Is that
it has for many years served as sum
illus to the development of the art OF
debating, albeit all arguments thus lar
in support of such tarlff sys-
TEN are wholly and absolutely fallaclous'
has reached its elimination
in the United States. The sophists OF
old were not lin it when their soph-
istries are compared with the subtitle
fallacies of the modern American soph-
lists, otherwise known as protectionists.