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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17
Ten Years Without Eating.

For ten years before hiydfMh ON
Thursday night at kingstown. n
man named Joseph Knight had not
eaten any food.
Eleven years ago. while ON board
the yacht Eliba, at Gosport. he az.
c~identaiiy drank some detergent i'm
mistake for porter, with the result
that his outlet and other internal
organs ere destroyed. He was re-
moved from the yacht In a man of
war in Gosport harbor. where the
first aid was given him. and after
ward was placed in the hands of
able surgeons, who not only saved
his life, but also enabled him To
live for a than ten in com
parative comfort 10y means of feed
ing through a tube in his side lead
ing directly Ia the stomach.
Wheeling about the town i'm a.
bath chair, poor Knight was al
ways AN object Of sympathy tn resi-
dents and visitors. II il remarka-
BILE that, though unable to eat. he
could always enjoy a smoke. He
was about forty years of age at his
death.-Iondon Mail.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17
Tariff Revision.

When will the party he in better
position tn revise the tariff by
friends ut protection" than nowY
The president il u friend of protec.
uon; n secretary of the treasury ia
even a warmer friend of that dogma
than ia Mr.. Roosevelt. The friends
ut protection can muster very near
ly a two-thirds majority in the sen
ate; the house of representatives
never before contained. aud proba-
hly Will never again contain. AZ
many friends of protection "a now.
Who IL tn make them afraid TX
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

The sultan OF rsrksv 10 Mad Of
witnessing good sooiurinG aaa nssv
entertainers pAssinx sAreuA
constantinopis are iaviusa - assssr
before bis majesty. Not osly . AaaA-
some SUN is paid them. sst psssas
are given which are frssssany wersA
Yesy much more thAA the aastAry
reward. The satsrtsinnsno tsaps
In a masnincsnt apertnssf, .
built that the women az he hArsn
can look through ANAL srattass ia
INTO a series of private bsxss.
The German sovsrnnsat has b.
actively interested In tbs rsviy-
or the ~ship-saiing trade. bscaass
Of the RAPID development sf its navy
and the great need or ssenen. aAkl-
ins vessels are the saly prUuoA2
schools FOR deok-hAnas. The gov-
also desires - prssrvs ga
promote the small sAkphs lidfAg yards
which are decunins.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17
Try A Want AID In The Leader.

A veteran politician read . die
patch regarding the failing health
OF David II. Hill aud commented
thus; 1T SCENE not 90 long only
fifteen years sgo~when he went TO
Washington and took the oath of
office IA United StAtes senator, but
since Mr.. Hill was sworn in death
has cut ~ grievously wide swatb In
the ranks of distinguished men
who were i'm the senate with him AZ
the same time. Think Of them
sherman. Hoar. Vance, Voorhees,,
kenna, Gordon. Colquitt, George
Wsithall, Davis Of Mipnesots,
Plumb, McPherson. Harris, Haw
ley, Vest. Bate and 80 nany others
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

The operators aud miners i'm the
anthracite coal industry are not very
far apart in their efforts to
b'ng about an gre en- emit rhemi
ners at first suggested an arbitration
of all questions at issue by a board
of Cancellation under an existing ar
rangement. The operators replied by
refusing TO submit TO arbitration such
matters as the recognition of the un-
ion, but offering to refer all questions
OF wages and hours to the original
strike commission of 1903. The min
crS agree 10 this, but demand that
the other matters also be submitted.
The operators object to- this demand,
saying that the strike commission
passed upon the same questions In
1903, and they should not be refer
el again. and this Is where ths cas-.
now stands. 1t is hardly to be sup
posed that the operators will force
Il prolonged strike rather than yield
on this little point Of difference, for
its littleness becomes obvious when
it is considered that the strike com
mission decided the same questions
in favor of the operators.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

While climbing in the New Zeni-
and Alps a man OF the name OF Low
slipped on a snow couioir and fen
till he struck a rock. dislocating an
ankle and decorating a knee. Fer
four days he craweled over broken
ice and moraine, half the time I'm a
severe snowstorm. and at last made
a bivouac under the shelter OF a
rock. He lived ten days on n days
food. He was then rescued.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17
Press
THE TURNING To BRYAN.

The change. however. has not been
all on the part of MIR. Bryan. Pub
lie opinion has changed also. There
has been such an advance I'm radical
ism in The past ten years. that Mr..
Bryan begins to look now as n con
servatiye. Even the Republican par
~ has adopted some OF the very
measures which he advocated. Mr..
Bryan is now discovered 20 be In the
attitude, not of a prophet OF revo-
luton. but an advocate OF reform. In
some things he seems no more rad
ical than Mr., Roosevelt himself.
Therefore IL IL that New York Dem
e%crats, who for years have fought
Mr.. Bryan, are now almost ready to
welcome him with open arms IL by
doing so they can destroy Mr.. Hearst
and head on the socialistic agitation.
It does not follow from all this thsa
the country I'm 1908 VIII find In Mr..
bryan the best man for president.
hut it Will indeed be justified in turn
ing to him III the alternative he the
triumph of a policy OF socia, re'olu-
ton. MIR. Bryan's advocacy OF gov
%erIn,ent ownership Of railroads will,
how ever, be- a hard pill for the New
York conservatives TO swallow
Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17
D DEATH

In his sermon at Sc. Pancras Par
ish church ON Wednesday evening,
the Bishop OF London. gave indica-
ton OF his views as to what the SEN
sation of death would he like. He
said
AT an operation when you re-
ceive whatever il Is that makes you
for the time being insensibl", you
seem 10 be carried for the moment
out Of The body; YOU are In fact out
o. the body-the body is Tor the
time dead. Your spirit, yur mind,
is perfectly active dare say it is
the experience OF many others that
you seem to be swept swiftly under
the stars toward your God. When
YOU are out OF the body, or seem to
be, if only for a few moments, you
realize what death will be.p-Lon-
don Telegraph.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

And WIN DC undrr The Management
9 or a@ Leader company.

&The Weekly Free Press has been
absorbed by the Leader Publishing
Company and win be published as
heretofore. by said company. Mr..
Kits, the former EDITOR will stin be
Interested in the future of the paper
and will extend his Influence In its be
half. 1t VIII be improved in every
way and brought mp to the demands
OF the reading public. .a.
OF course It viii remain Democrat
ic and give an the news in it's pow
~. With already a large c%ircula-
ton. We hope TO receive more. and
retain the old subscribers which have
been on the list OF the Free Press.
There will be- no changes in any
ems OF the word in regard to the
publication OF the paper, save ia en-
deavor to make it a better news
paper.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17
The Real Serious Question,

The glad season ia almost here
again when statehood. the trusts
tariff. etc, will all take "a back seat
n give an inning to the popular
question, What's the score -"
Oklahoma.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

Our friends should take IL upon
themselves TO do what they can for
the Leader. IT is only a bantling as
yet, but is is forging TO the front
with rapid strides. It seems now that
IT will sOon be self-sustaining.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

The municipal SCQea - wsoukAs
along without q sAAaa6 = ~
very great note. TAs aaeunW - 80
ssld are o sAyias nsoA but ere
Watching the other fsliows.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

The nations liquor hill last year
Is estimated at Sl.54S. 7OS, s07. Even
u country of so. oO0.0 O0 of PEG
III" that total has a stupendoms look.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17

The pope's residence at Rome with
It's treasure in money. is said to ex-
coed $40. GOO. 900 In value.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-17
"CUT FLownRs."

Leave your orders with
me. and you viii not be dis
appointed.
j. L. CROCKETT. Drusxst
Phone isa. Ittra
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

dozen or more stalwart yoIng fel-
lows They grinned at sight of Pomp.
80 Tom done foun' you"' one Of them
icerod. "You better run long faster n
dat. for massa been 'quirp fnr you
plumb hour"
Dat show my poGtJucr" said pomp
comrnscdly. Put you mis.aEr bout
Tom lndin' me- He Gown there yet
Az shoutin hiseo'f hose coan rouD'
bout way. so he ain So" M Exercise
good for Tom. an hc ain dar' come
back till he find ne IN Oh. say.
Nose, De bachlog's ready De top
ies' touch out lie wafer. Dat show il
soak plumb smack all de way t'rou'.
Dat log lurn two whole weeks shore"
Huh. HUH. scolfed several of the
hands who ever hear backlog burn
over one week.
Plenty people gwine hear it dis
year." declared pomp. You know we
hab holiday jes' long : De backlog
burn"
Colonel Bellnap was on his veranda
smoking when Pomp approached him,
cap in hand.
Hello, you black rascal he said eX-
plosyely. so you're here at last. Why
didn't you come when Tom first called
you?"
call me?' innocently. Il declar' /
ain seen Tom dis day. Where he call
me at?'
Everywhere, l imagine drylyq
"I've been hearing his voice yelling
your name for the last hour and loud
enough to be heard two miles off
Where have you BEEN"
"Workin' at the backlog, masSa. You
know you tot -
Eyes, told you six weeks ago that you
might get the backlog because, though
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

ulated at length, with long breath.
"Pomp was right about its starting up
like powder. But Why"
Monday morning 300 stalwart ne
grocs filed away from the Belknap
plantation toward the new railroad
where work was TO begin But it was
not until the work was completed and
all the gloom gone from Colonel Bel
knaps face that one day he caught
Pomp by himself and collared him.
Now, you young rascal" he said,
"tell NE about that backlog"
well, dem" Pomp said desperately,
rs he found he could not escape, Il jes'
had holcr in de log full oh water,
wild teenty holes all roun' for de water
to scep trough an keep things damp.
Co'sc de fire couldn' bun good"
But about its starting up
Again Pomp tried to squirm away,
but in vain Il jes slipped in de
winder dat night an took de plugs
out an damned de log tight wild fat
pitch wood" he stammered. Goose de
log had to bun den. Dat was all"
Colonel Belknap released him. mo,
not quite all, Pomp," he said thought
fully. The burning out of the log
meant deliyerance from ruin. You are
a graceless scamp, Pomp, but next
Christmas, if all goes well, you shall
make the backlog burn for two weeks"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

lcywaTs, but he probably did. He
would not have been full hedged
newsy otherwise, not in New York. at
any rate, and that was where he sold
''papes. Some people who got their
start yelling "UXtryr do not want the
fact mentioned now that they have be-
come judges and things like that. but
others just as high up in the world
are not SO Particular. Abe Lincoln
never concealed the fact that lie split
rails and clerked in store Nor is it
related that Garfield was ever ashamed
of having driven mules on toWpath.
Mark Twain never made any bones Of
telling that he had been printers
devil and cuD pilot 1t is not reluted
that Bobbic Burns ever denied having
been plowmau. that Acsop ever tried
to crawl out of having been Il slave or
that the Man of Nazareth ever sought
to refute the story that he was born in
a manager. If so. why should anybody
blush at having sold papers: Especial
ly SO when experience proves that
there are few better schools for de
velOping kecnnCSS. independence and
manliness. Look at the next little chap
from whom You buy paper. for h,
may be president some day.
New York has over 1000 u2wsicS
They are Of al nationalitics, sizes and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

degrees of dirtiness. Some of them
have 10 nationality or size to speak
of, but they are all dirty. That is one
Of the sacred privileges Of boyhood.
Some Of the deeper shades of dirt
have faded Off the hands and faces of
he lads in the Newsboys' home stu
ated near Newspaper row in New
York. The gamins who lodge there
are required to wash occasionally and
- take bath once 4 week. Somehow
.. little chaps rather like the novel
experience. Maybe it is the shower
bath that reconciles them And then
they have a chance to dousc each other
and do athletic stunts The average
boy has no objection to water as such
provided he can get his whole body in
it. He will even run off and take the
chance of a licking to go swimming.
1t is the application Of water to his
hands ana face that gals his proud
tpirit.
There are various neWSboyS' homes
in the larger cities of the country, but
it is believed that the New York in
stitution is the parent one. 1t has
been in existence something over half
century. 1t has reclaimed number
less waits, returned runaway lads to
their parents, besides furnishing a
home for regiments Of boys that had
no other shelter Meals, and Of a good,
substantial sort at that, may be had
for cents, while beds range all the
way from 3 to - cents. The fifteen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

go af@ ' -
day after the holi-
days you will be
ready to strike
that railroa d
work heartily.
What do the boys
think of it,:
Bout YOU hir-
in Us out to dig
on De new rail
road bed, maSsa?
Well, l reckon
lpV f1l1ps II q
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

4 Win Ifltit.t re
ypcct. Colonel Helknap. too. Glanced
Frequently ut the log but in his chances
were trouble and appreheusicu.
1t was an open christmas and the
great blaze in the Grpplar, made if
necessary 10 throw vida the doors and
windows. Among the negroes who lin
gcrod about the opan doorway was a
slim. furtive eyed fellow r visitor
| from the CudGer plantation
you shorcly did fin a good backlog
when you hunted dat chunk he said
to Pomp. Il reckon il gvina las bout
two more weeks"
Il reckon" Pomp acaufpscaj lacon.
'caIly. lie did not like The fellow
An YOU all ain gwina work on de
railroad till it buns out?"
pats right" Pomp said and ba
could not forbear adding "You end
der BOYS -viua start in dis nay' Mon
day, | hear"
The fellow scowlel Oats uutfin' "
he rctorted eve all aim scared to
work. an sides. it's Won Pall,nan hovs
dats gwfne 10 do de erwin. hear
your massa in fight Mace an if he
aim raise money soon somot'jnc cwipe
be sol. low dat 'bout fifty oh Won
black bovs be sol down do ribbnr an
cosn if ov-ipn La la fines. oros lilo
Ponln an, Nrosp TTa ho",
Look baah Won story teIicr,, booor
ponn botIy but fine faiInw sniffnd
IFS all de trufr " he declared ..I
hear NIassa Cuddnr say 50 bissa'f II
your fin massa aim cot dis railroad
work. something gwinc he sol mn sure.
An coqo he ain, got de ,rorI, for do
railroad boss sgy he take pohodv da+
ain start in on Monday an vour hig-
otv massa aim able 10 start Won in tin
dat LOG bu'n ont Tie he, you do
mighty good iob for }Tossa Cudder
Pomp. when YOU fin dat log. You Glib
him all de railroad work. Your
massa''-
His sentence was snddnulv emf short
for pomD had him Inv the sbouIders
and sent him SHINING down the stems
..pat Cuddpr done som him here TO
spy rom" mlltternd pomn "Dpy's bofp
dat mean. | seed If in de feliel's ewes"
Pomp went STRAIGHT TO Colonel Bel
khan who WAS standing hv q window
looking aIoomlIv ont Mt the darkness
"You like for we all TO start on de
railroad work Monday. NASSAU" he
asked in = low voice
Cant do it, Pomp," Il little drearily.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

folks who witness the spectacle laugh
with their mouths and weep with their
cyHs TO see it. 1t is doubtful if any
other scene in life contains so much
of both the grotesque and pathetic.
Outside Of the spread at the home,
many of the papers often arrange
feasts for the urchins who sell 'papes."
Mr., Randolph Guggenheimer fills q
large collection of empty newsboJ
stomachs on Washington'a birthday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

ERE you ever q
newsbOy? Well.
don't get offend
ed. dredS
of other good
p go p lie have
beCn, Il IN o II .
them governors.
con greSSme en-.
merchants. law
yerS, bankers
and even minis
tiers. General
i hill Sheridan
was on G e Il
new boy and
was proud o.
the fact. 1t is
not related that
he shot craps
and SleSt in al
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

in gravy, cram
berry sauce and
mince pies.
Long before the
hour for the
spread they
ga Their about
the doors, fight
ing for places,
like a hungry
bunch of Eng
llNll 'b 1 - " >
over Il worm.
How they STUN
bic, leap and
swarm up the
stairWays. slide
for their places
and get busy
filling the ach-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20


cent cots are in room to themselves
that the bows call the Waldorf it
is Il proud day when au ur"hiH g.aju-
ates into this exclusive bunch
The newsboys lodging house has All
odd savings bank into which tie o.cu-
pants can drop their pennic;. 1t con
sists of a number of numbered and
locked boxes with Sits in the top.
and here the lads deposit their small
earnings They receive interest Oh
these deposits. and if the amount
grows sufficiently large il is taken ont
and placed in some nearby savings
bank. There have been a few accounts
that grew to thousand dollars or
more. but these were not from regular
graduated into driving paper wagons
or some similar occupation The ur-
chinS, for the most part. draw out their
earnings to spend them on the gal
lericS at the Eowcry thpGtprS. at
Coney Island or at "crlp shooting"
There are about 1S2 boys in the home
at one time. Only those are lodged
that have no homes Of their own.
One of the things ~ r.a'l, the place
attractive TO the lads is the @ymna-
rium. Here are all The usual athletic
raraphcrnalia. bars, Gibbs ami H., like.
The spor, tina, j., l.rrl best Ivy tl,
eamins, ho"ryor, is boxing Hose who
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

pirEiur tb,ir
h,ni,s sfrgiro
la,abior ard
aorriny tbar,-
soIrcs n, tb,
GOOD tbtnrs tbo,
,roro s,,ra,d ont
IavisbIv CO..
than, n u y
v.oro f., tho
Iiyion room, il,
which was tbn
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'VIVlI7 VTIVN5ssII 20
lift shovel. don't quite like that. l
shall only hire out the ablebodied men
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

mp! 90. Pomp.
Ponl-pey" Tie
call went through
the quarters.
through the Sllad-
oWy live oaks
beyond, I'M d er
whose moss drap
ed branches the
ground was dim
oven ut midday,
and on into the
cypress swamp
to a black pool
over which Il
black boy was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

Five evenings later most of the ne
groes were gathered at the big house.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-12-20

There isn't much fun when ones
naughty. find"
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ing vOids with
in them. OldCI
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-15
TWAS GREAT
Firemen'S Dance One of Big
 Events

The dance given by the Skagwsy fire last night was one of the most successful affairs of the winter. EIks' hall was throngeG by the society people of the city, who enjoyed to the limit the entertainment TrovideG for them by the fire fighters.
 s. F. Cottrill, holding ticket No. Il, won the smoking set offered as a door prize, NJ. A. Mclean, with tcket No. 45, wo the box of cigars. Ticket No. 62, the owner of which has not shown up, won the shaving set. It is at Rem wick & McLean's, where the owner can getit by presenting his ticket.
 The dance was also a financial suc- cess. The department will make in the ueighborhood of SlOO for it's ef- forts. Members of the committee hay- ing the dance in charge, in behalf of the fire department, asked the Daily Alaskan to extend their thanks to everyone who contributed to its success.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-15
RIr EImaIn NInInn.

One of the champion elms of Maine stands h Hallowell. Its girth Is S7 feet 10 inches, and It has a spread of top, measured at right angles, of 1O6 feet by Ill feet This elm has a most mag nifCent and symmetrical top, throwing out it's branches more than fifty feet in all directions. Down in old York they lave some elms of which they are Just ly proud. One known as the Grant elm has a girth of 1T feet 8 inches and spread of top T feet. Another very symmetrical elm stands but Q few yards from the York village pOstoffice whose girth is II feet 10 inches, spread of top S2 feet-Kennebec Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-15
INLAND WEATHER

Weather conditions obtaining at in- land points at s o'clock this morning, according to telegraphic reports re- ceived at the offices of the W. P, & Y R., were as follows:
 Fortymile-Clear, north wind, 8 be- low.
 Dawson-Cloundy, north wind, : be- low.
 Coffee Creek-Snowing, calm, 10 be- low.
 Selkirk-Clear, calm, 10 below. Yukon Crossing-Clear, east wind, Il below.
 Big Salmon-Cloudy, calm, 10 below. Hootalinqus-Snowing, north wind, 2 below.
 Lower LabarRe-Cloudy, calm, 10 below.
 Whitehorse-Snowing, calm, 6 above Tagish-Cloudy, calm, 5 above,
 Atlin-Cloudy, calm, 5 below.
 Conrad-Cloudy, calm, 6 above. Caribou-Cloudy, calm, ? above. Bennett-Cloudy, calm, above. Log Csbin-Cloudy, calm, above. FTaser-CICudy, calm, l2 above. White Pass-Cloudy, north wind, g above.
 Glacier-SnoWing, calm, Il above.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-15
BIG TIME
EpicOpal Ladies Will Give
 Entertainment

The ladies of the Episcopal church will give the people of sksgway an en- Jertainment on the evening of Febru- ary 23. It will consist of musicale, a dance and 0 luncheon, and will take place at the Arctic Brotherhood hall. It is proposed to make 1t one of the most interesting entertainment that ever took place in this city.
 The musicale is in charge of Will Ask, and the very best talent in this city will appear on the program. There will be instrumental and vocal quartet tes, duets and solos, coon songs and other features.
 The dance and luncheon will be in charge of the ladies of St, savior's church, That is 8 guarantee that it will be the very best the town affords.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Don't work one friend in the interest of another.
 There are plenty of good friends for those who deserve them.
 It is hard to say "No," but it is harder to say T don't know"
 A good many people spoil what they do b. demanding a lot of credit for it.
 The moonlight would be considered pret,.n@ if it were not such a cheap show.
 Because people are too polite to tell you of your faults, don't imagine you hG-eut any.
 T. you want to know what a mans weakness is, let him do the talking, and he will mention 1t.
 It takes brains and labor to make money. but neither exertiOn nor sense is necessary to get rid of it.-Atchison Globe.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-02-15
A Cause of Drowning,

In swimming under a blazing sun the body is submerged at a low tempera- ture while the full force of the sun beats on the unprotected head. To add to the obvious dangers of such a state Of things the blood Is forced into the head by the pumping action of the limbs In swimming, thus causing the arteries in other parts of the body to be overflled. The consequence Is often a violent headache, which may be fol- lowed by insensibility. The swimmer sinks and unless help Is at hand adds another to the long list of the mysteri- ousiy drowned