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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19
The Fox and the Grape

The Fox and the Grapes.
 Every scsoosboy knows that the fa- bae of the Sox and the sour grapes is Inaccurate fyom natural history point M view. says London newspaper, and, as @staal. every schoolboy is wrong. An eminent Oxford professor on bearing the point discussed the ot,- or day actually brought some grapes and then went to the zoo. where he fried them on fox. who ate them RTeellily!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19
Ni~ Di0cult POsition.

''lf you are going to remain in pub hc Nfe you must do something to at tract attention
 If don't attract attention l don't get reelected and If l do attract at- nenton its een to one I'll be investigat- d. So whatm goin' to do o?"-Houston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19
LOCAL IND OTHERWISE.

D W. Boyce devotes his time to rents
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19

"Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal dis sase-croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years." Mrs. l.. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
 It, ks43 ... N5 .ald85S < z[5 s!11 1 ..ss.<=s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19

--4.- ' Y.
 Stops itching instantly. Cures Lilies, eczema, salt rheum, letter, itch hives; herpes, scabies-Doan' Oint- rent.. At any drug store.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19
Unjust.

Unjust.
 So you think your parents are un- just to you. Willie. and that your teach sr has 1t in for you? You are a poor. abused UaHtys. aren't you?'' "Yes. l am. Everything do is laid 10 nae!-Clleveland Leader
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19
yhe poohkeeper Not n.s,na.

Mfr. Aslssy-They tell me that the 0ookkeeper Of your firm is behind in afs accounts. Is that so? Mr. Tasker --Ear from it. He came out a6ead. K.s the company that's behind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-19
THE MARKETS
A < | A < < .% < | < . .
Receipts and Shipments.

The focal cotton receipts for Satur- day were sos bales, against p bales on the same date last year; for the week, s29; last year, 157; since Sep tember 1, 42,90S; last year, 6l,261. The shipments were 150 bales, aga.nst 22S bales on the same date last year; fer the week, 1879; last year, 1424; since September l, 2a,971; last year, 51,302.
 QUOTATIONS
 Corrected daily by C. c. Taylor an1 company)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25
THE BLAND STREET JEWELER.
The Best, Watches and Clocks. Unsur-
passed for Cut Glass and JeWeIry
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

WEST VIRGINIA: BY order OF the
Circuit Court OF the County OF Mer-
Ger on the goth day OF November,
1906.
Julia Rogers Melcher. Complainant.
VS.. In Chancery.
Fernandum Clyde Melcher. Defend
ant.
The object OF this suit is To obtain
n divorce from tho bonds OF matri-
mony I'm favor OF the complainant.
and for general relief. And IL APP
pearing from an afndavit made and
filed with the papers I'm this cause,
that the defendant Fernandum Clyde
Melcher. is not resident OF the
state of West Virginia, IL Is. on mo-
ton OF the complainant. by her
counsel. ordered that tho said Fer
nandum Clyde Melcher do appear at
the Office OF the clerk OF the Circuit
Court OF Mercer county within one
month after tho date OF the first
publication of this order and do what
may be necessary to protect his in
terest In this cause.
Attest:
w. u. HoNAKER. Clerk
EARL RILEY, p. Q.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25
xsHnIsImlstiils
AS TO MINING STOCKS.

There is boom in mining stocks.
They are now In such demand that
almost anything will SELL The he
lated are those who close the stable
door after the horse has gone. Hence
the advisability OF n hint here and
now: In due course OF time most of
the mining securities now command
ing good prices will be drug in
the market-they will be worth
about the price of paper. sold by the
pound. or course. this will not be
true as to some OF them: but the
exceptions will prove the rule as to
worthlessness. Think twice before
you buy once. Better still. keep on
enthusiastically Eagle.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS

To Fernandum Clyde Melcher:
TAKE NOTICE, that on the 18th
day OF December, 1906, at the Office
OF John IL. Ritz. notary public, In
Blueneld, Mercer County, West Vir-
ginia, between the hours of nine "A.
m. and six p. m. OF that day, ! shall
proceed to take the dispositions of
myself. William Kern, and others,
to be read as evidence I'm my behalf
in n certain suit in chancery, de-
pending i'm the circuit court of Mer-
Ger county, wherein l am complain
ant and you are defendant; and II
for any cause the taking of the said
dispositions be not commenced. or, II
commenced, be not concluded. on
that day, the taking thereof will be
adjourned from day to day. at the
same place, and between the same
hours. until tho same shall be com
pleted.
Given under my hand this 21st
day OF November, 1909.
JULIA ROGERS MELCHER
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25

Oct. 10. 1906.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25

Secretary Taft was very near the
preciplce of the presidential displeas-
ure when he suspended the execu-
tive order discharging the negro sol
diers. But he was lively on his feet
as they say in pugilistlc circles, for
he withdrew the suspension a few
hours before Mr. Roosevelt's last
order was received lie
must had an idea what was com
ing
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25
A GOOD IMMINENT.

When you need a good reliable lin
iment try Chamberlain's Pain Balm
1t has no superior for sprains and
swellings. A piece OF flannel slightly
damped with Pain Balm is superior to
a plaster for lame back or pains in
the side or chest. Il also relieves
palms and makes sleep and
rest possible. For sale by all drug
gists.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25

The United States rubber com
pany, controlling immense rubber
lands I'm Central Africa. Brazil and
Mexico, will own an empire One
important cause OF this remarkable
territorial development is the auto
mobile and its rubber tires.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25
NOTICE.

1 have this day sold my entire
stock OF goods to Brown & STAFFORD,
who will conduct business at the
same old stand. wish to thank
all my customers for their patro-
mage and I hereby ask them to stin
continue to trade at the old stand.
will collect all debts due me and
pay all against me.
Respectfully.
J. w. KING.
Oct. 10, 1906.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25

We guarantee prompt
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agement.
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agement, and we shall
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-25
LINGERING COLD
"ithstood Other Treatment But
Quickly Cured by ChamberIain's
Cough Remedy.

Cough Remedy.
Last winter caught a very severe
cold which fingered for weeks" says
j. Urquhart, of Zephyr, Ontario. my
cough was very dry and harsh. The
local dealer recommended Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and guaranteed
10, so gave It trial One small
bottle OF II cured me. I believe Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to be the
best ! have ever used" This remedy
is for sale by all druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL.
Mgr. Balconio to Lay Corner Stone To-
morrow Afternoon.

morrow Afternoon.
Arrangements have been made for laying
the corner stone of the new st. Mary
School, connected with st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, 9TH street between G and
H streets northwest, tomorrow at pm.
The papal delegate, Mgr. Falconio, will Off
ciate, assisted by the clergy.
After the corner stone laying there will
be preaching in the church and benediction
of the blessed sacrament.
st. Mary's School is one of the Oldest and
best Catholic schools in the District. 1t
was founded in 1853 by the Rev. NJ. Alig,
the founder and first pastor of st. Mary s
congregation, and placed in charge of the
sisters Of Notre Dame.
For some time past the members of the
church realized that new and more mod
ern school was needed and a year ago the
young men, members of the Windhorst
Club, set about raising funds for the new
school, in which they have been more than
successful. Then subscriptions were taken
up among the members of the congregation
and a handsome sum was realized
The new building is to be of brick with
limestone trimmings, two stories high. In
the basement there will be bowling alleys,
club room and library.
The first floor is to contain the school
rooms and the second floor large hall to
accommodate about 1000 persons.
The Windhorst Club is composed of
young men of st. Marys. The object of
the club is particularly the perpetuation Of
St. Marys. 1t was founded in 1896 by the
late Rev. DR.. George Glaat. Since its ex-
istence it has done much good in the parish
the members always being willing and ready
at any time to give their help to the pastor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
Restoring Crucifix in Brazil's Courts.
From the Tablet.


On the first proclamation of the republic
in Brazil the pace was forced in the direc-
ton of the secuariZation of everything
There was to be LAY neutrality in the
schools civil marriages, civil burials, and
on the same principle the crucifiX was re-
moved from the courts. A few months ago
a movement arose for the restoration of the
crucifix to its time-honored place over the
judicial bench in the law courts. This
movement quickly spread from town. and a
short time ago Rio de Janeiro was the
scene of a splendid demonstration of en-
thusiastic faith.
A procession of some 10000 persons, rep
resenting ali classes of society, marched
from the cathedral to the music of two
military bands through the principal streets
of the city. Crowds of people were massed
on each side of the way, and every window
and balcony was filled with respectful
sightseers In the middle of the long line
of the procession, under rich canopy, the
cords of which were held by six magis-
trates and officers, walked the parish priest
carrying the crucifix, and at the end came
bevy of young girls representing the
twenty-ope Brazilian states and decked
with ribbons of the national colors. The
priest bearing the crucifx entered the great
hall of the court, where he was received
by the presiding judge, who took the image
into his arms, and, after devoutly kissing
the feet restored it to its OLD place above
the bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
How It Feels to 60 Up in a Balloon
From the American Magazine.

Let go, everybody shouts your pilot
and the first of series Of strange phenom-
ena strikes you. For it is not as If you
were moving upward or leaving the earth
1t seems as if the earth were leaving you
Your balloon seems to you to be standing
perfectly still as If held suspended by an
invisible hand while the earth recedes back,
back at a startling rate. You look over the
top of your basket at the people with whom
but an instant before you were rubbing ell
bows and you gaze into a multitude of up
turned faces cheering themselves blue and
at forest of arms waving hats and flags
and handkerchiefs. Even as you gaze the
faces blur and fade, while the decreasing
noise of the cheers gives you an idea Of the
rate at which you are soaring skyward
And still you cannot feel that it is you
who are travelling away and not the earth
You do not feel the least sensation of up
ward movement of the sort you feel while
in the elevator of a hotel or Office building.
On the contrary, so indescribably smooth
and easy is the motion that there seems to
be none at all, and were you blindfolded
and were it not for the receding sound from
the crowd below, you would not know that
the balloon had left the earth, and you
might be tempted to step overheard into
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any Biblical aues-
ton to DIR. Gilbert, 1903 r street north
west. and receive an answer in The Star.
ITO. What Is the meaning of dispensation
as applied to Biblical times and events!
Answer. 1t refers to the mode by which
God administers or dispenses grace to men,
He has changed that mode several times
in the course of the ages to meet condi-
tions. That change has not affected the
essentials of religion but the forms and
agencies of promoting religion. There have
been four dispensations-the primitive COW
erlng the time OF mans innocence when
God spoke directly to him; the patriarchal
in which the family was the nurturing
place and the father the priest; the levitt
CAL in which government and church
were united in poitico-religious orga nism,
with the tribe of Levi (hence the name) in
control; the Christian, the present dspen-
sation. in which believers in Christ are
united in church, making their own regu-
lations, with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit and the promised presence of Christ.
Matt. Xxviii:20)
III. Does the Bible say that It was i'm
possible for Christ to sin while on the
earth?
Answer. There is no such declaration in
Scripture. The point has been often de-
bated as to the possibility of his SHINING,
but little has come of the discussion. All
who accept his divinity must hold that he
could not have fallen.
172 Where is it generally conceded that
heaven and hell are. so often referred to in
the Bible?
Answer. These terms refer to states in
the spiritual world. AS that world is not
material it has no geography this world
has. It's boundaries cannot be named.
Heaven and hell are known by the char
acter of their inhabitants rather than by
their location.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
The Horror of Needless Noises.

W. d. Howells. in Harper's.
1t Is the needlessness of most noises that
renders them insufferable. You sleep very
well through the roar of a wintry Storm
but if some one has forgotten to fasten a
blind and it begins to bang, then you are
lost; you might as well get up and locate
that blind and fasten it first as last. The
manifold noises of your steamers plunge
through the night, with the perpetual wash
of the sea- unite in a lullaby to which the
worst conscience sinks into repose; but a
snorer breaking from the next stateroom
recalls the memory of all ones sins. The
rush and leap and incessant but varied
grind and clang of the sleeping-car become
soothing at last, but radiator, beginning
to fizz and click after the steam has been
turned off, seems to leave the would-b
sleeper no resource but suicide; If you could
get at the second engineer, and leave him
weltering in his gore you could snatch a
few cat-naps before morning; but you can
not get at the second engineer after mid
night in most hotels. Continuous noises
and necessary noises are things you can ad-
Just senses or your spirits to; but the noise
without reason. without an apparent right,
like the gnawing of rat in the wainscot
Is what drives so many to perdition; and the
clatter Of the power dory will probably ere
long fill the asylums from the seaside cot
tages 1t is not impossible, however. that
many summer cottages are now being
equipped with machine-guns that will
sweep every power-dory from the sea.
These guns will be worked on a pivot and
will equally clear the roads of unmuffled
automobiles, and blow to atoms any motor
man about to sound the whistle Of q troll
ley-car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03

OF It, as We might have trouble in getting
them to carry it. as well as In passing
through the country. And SO the box was
carried with us day after day until the sd
self in Mengo. the capital of Uganda.
NOW the question arose. how these re-
mains were to be buried in our churchyard.
Should it be done privately or publicly?
should we let the king know or not?
The Burial Ceremony.
Il felt that If possible they should be
buried publicly. So Mr.. Ashe asked the
king for permission to bury the remains,
telling him of the recovery. and Of my wish
that they might be buried in the graveyard
on Hamirembe Hill. At first the king was
somewhat alarmed when the subject of the
bishop was renewed, but Mr. Ashe Quieted
his fears and told him that we only wish
permission to bury the bishops remains
This he gave, at the same time saying how
sorry he was for what he had done in the
days Of his ignorance, and promising HIM
self to be present in the church when the
body was laid in its last resting place. The
service was arranged for New Year day.
The resident was present, the king and
vast congregation Of Christians and nom
Christians.
1T was day never to be forgotten
Early in the morning little after O'Clock.
a number of the Christian chiefs gathered
at my house, and at o'clock the process
sion wound up the hillside. There was the
coffin covered with the union Jack and
there were the chiefs and their followers in
the white dresses cleaning in the sunshine.
1t was great scene. spoke to the con-
gregation and reminded them of the I'M
happy days through which We had passed.
But now the sad days are all at an end.
The old year has passed away, and with it
the sorrows and misunderstanding of the
past; the new year has dawned and we will
now look forward to brighter days and to
better things. The past will be forgiven,
and" 1 added, with special reference to
Nwanga, ''the murderer will be forgiven"
The service over, the remains were carried
out to the graveyard and there, W. Ming
Nwanga, standing at my side, they were
solemnly committed, there to rest until the
resurrection morning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
FORTY YEARS WITHOUT A RIVAL.
Since 1868 One Man Has Made the
Stamp Dies for Uncle Sam.
From the Boston Herald

From the Boston Herald.
For almost forty years the dies for the
stamped envelopes issued by the govern
ment have been made by one man, Henry
Mitchell of Boston.
His services began in 1868 and has known
only one interruption. That was during
the first Cleveland administration. Even
then the trial of a new engraver lasted only
few months. Mr.. Mitchell was soon in
| demand again to supply correct dies
Mr.. Mitchell told a reporter for the Bos-
ton Herald that the art of making these
dies depends on making the matrix prop
erly. The matriX is born of small steel
block subdivided into two partisan under
block topped by disk about half an inch
thick
All the engraving is done on this upper
structure, and it is done downward. Here
enters the difficulty of the task; the great
est difficulty of engraving is to cut down.
ward, that is, to make an intaglio instead
of relief.
When the matrix, as, as Mr. Mitchell
calls it, the mother die, is done, soft hub
slightly less in diameter Is thrust into it
and kept there until relief design of the
figure is obtained. Then the die is COM
plete, and from these two parasitic intag
lilo and the relief, the two parent dies
many thousand embossed stamps may be
made.
The envelopes are made and stamped at
Hartford more than one set of dies being
used. But every die is obtained from that
original matrix. New hubs are mated with
the mother; they, in turn, create new
matrices, and the process of propagation
is kept up until evidences of wear and tear
on the original dies show and the finer lines
begin to lose their absolute resemblance to
the original engraving.
Gem work is even more difficult than in
taglio engraving for the postal department
To know how to do it properly requires the
study of a lifetime.
In comparison with rubies, emeralds and
diamonds, in particular, steel is soft ma
terial. And over and above all that the
engraving on such stones is most minute
labor. Every line is extremely small and
fine.
Diamond engraving, especially, is one of
the rarest arts in the world. Mr.. Mitchell
has been trying for years to discover the
secret-and the discovery means fees of
four figures or more.
In the engraving of stones Mr.. Mitchell
uses revolving steel knife, touched with
diamond dust and oil; in the engraving OF
steel dies for the manufacture of the
stamped envelopes only hard steel knife
i The cutting of dies for stamped envelopes
is only one feature Of Mr.. Mitchell's work
Many of the most important medals and
seals of the country have come from his
hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
Cheap War Vessels for japan.
From the Boston Herald.

The japanese appear TO be just as sue
cessful in raising vessels as they were in
sinking them. They saved most of the Rus
sian ships abandoned at Port Arthur and
also lifted the Variag from the mud at the
bottom of Chemulpo harbor. Their last
feat in this direction was the salvage of
Admiral Togo's battleshp Mikasa, which
was sunk by an explosion last fall off the
naval station at Sasebo As a result of the
wrecking operations carried on the Jap
anese have added a number of quite good
battleshps to their naval list at the ex-
pense of the Russians. AS we remember
the figures, Japan secured four battleships
two cruisers. two gupboats and one de-
stroyer, representing a displacement of
about 65, 900 tons, at Port Arthur. Six war
ships were captured and the total gain in
war vessels was almost 100000 tons, and
that does not take into account the mer-
. chant tonnage captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
Green Sweet Tomato Pickle.

Slice one-half peck green tomatoes, four
green peppers and four raw onions and
pack in an earthen crock with salt sprin-
kied between each layer of the different in
gradients. Let them stand over night, then
turn into a colander to drain, pouring fresh
water through them. Put into porcelain
lined kettle with quarter pound ginger.
one-quarter pound cinnamon, one pound of
sugar and quarter pound allspfce. Cover
with good strong vinegar and cook until
soft and brown. Put away in earthen jars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
Watching for the Outburst.

From the Cleveland Press.
"Why does Jenkins go around claiming
he is a Pittsourg millonaire?"
Nobody here knows him, and he does
it to attract attention"
rs his plan a success?'
DECIDEDLY All the police in town are
watching him closely"