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

money he went on all fours and won
her back. II cost her $3.50 however.
which is good deal more than such
freaky notions have cost some 9TH
ers.
1T would make your heart ache to
follow the careers OF some of US
lawyers. Sometimes | think I'll go
to hauling rails. 1t would pay better.
and all on account OF the notions OF
women. Once | had a divorce all ar
ranged. The husband was to furnish
his wife with evidence and the money
to pay for the divorce. when at the
last moment the wife backed out
mo, she wasn't going to let him
have a divorce and marry another
woman. Whether she lived with him
or not, she would keep him from
having another wife. That's what she
"Ouiu w aHu ohc uiu H. Anu ny
months work went for nothing. Not
a penny did | get for my trouble.
Another time had all arrange
ments made with the exception of
the fee for the lawyer The husband
was to be made to pay alimony, but
/ was to look for the fee from the
wife. demanded hundred or
two for my fec and the mere men
ton of the sum the wife backed out
No. If she couldn't get her divorce
for nothing she wouldn't get it.
Another month of hard work gone
to the eternal bowwows.
But what riled me the most was
the divorce of a couple | had worked
up so beautifully 1t was ready to go
to court the next day Everything
was lovely and the goose hanging
high when, like a blooming idiot, I
brought them together to talk over
some technically. They had both
denounced each other separately in
my hearing to SO great an extent
thought it would be perfectly safe for
them to see each other.
They had no sooner laid eyes on
each other than they ran to each 9TH
er's arms and such billing and cooling
arms and such billing and cooling
and shedding happy tears and hys-
terical sobbing you have never be-
held in all your born days. Never!
1t was ridiculous. They were so glad
they had met, they said between
happy sobbings. They were so glad
they had been saved the disgrace of
letting the matter go to court! They
wept over each in their congratula-
tons. At length, separating them
selves slightly, they wept over me.
All right said I, when 1 had
extricated myself What are you
willing to give me for the great
benefit / have conferred upon you?
Don't you think that the months
work l have put in is worth some
thing? Don't you think it is worth
at least $5O?'
did they give it to me? Now you
know what they gave me-or YOU
would If you were lawyer. The mer-
ry ha, ha, of course" And the law
yer looked positively savage as he
lighted a cigar.-New York Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25

A face that is merely pleasant to
otner PEOPLE is often beautiful In the
man WAC is most interested in II
while really pretty girls are some
times passed over by gentlemen who
consider themselves connoIsseurs OF
beauty as undressing and unattrac-
tiye.-Exchange.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25

Parties are becoming a thing OF the
PAST. In states like Ohio. Missouri
and other states. republicans and
democrats have voted together and
turned them out.
The Ninth district is now control
led by a set of men, who care no.
thing for the principles of the repub-
lican party. They haven't one thought
above bossing the humble and igno-
rant voters and controlling the dis
tribution OF Offices. The district sure
ly needs a political house cleaning.
Vote for Hon. Il. b. Bruce. clean
man. and redeem the old 9th vir-
ginia District.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25
DIVORCE LAWYERS
TROUBLES.
WOMEN TAKE NOTIONS AND FAT
FEES ARE LOST.

you see that woman sitting 1T the
desk In that cafe?" asked the lawyer
as they passed by. Last winter che
came to me in great distress. She
and her husband had quarreied lit
terly, she said. They had got into
the habit Of quarreling. They did
nothing else, It seemed Must it 20
on always? She couldn't stand it.
She must have a divorce. wouldn't
1 get It for her? He was a brute.
"But there was another thing.
There was $4,000 in the bank in her
name, but he was already hurrying
there to prevent her from getting It
out. What was the use OF a divorce
without money? I hoped into a cab
and raced with the husband for that
bank. She was with me, Of course.
We got In by neck and cribbe1 the
$4,000. We stood by and watched
the husband go In the bank and come
out with his trouble for his pains. j
was glorious moment, more glori-
Gus because Of the fact that she had
ponied up $3.50 Of the 10000 very
gratefully TO me.
THAT man you see walking about
among the walters, seeing that they
are serving the people correctly, IS
her husbnd. Finding she had the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25

E,-Mayor Seth Low. of New York
will build a magnificent country
house near Bedford. N. Y. the ground
comprising two large farms. and will
be one OF the finest estates in the
>ountry when completed in the
sptpg Immense stock barns are also
to b built.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25

A gentleman should be honest in
his actions and refined in his IAN
guage.-FrOm the Spectator.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25
HERBERT 3. HAYES,
Attorney and Counselor,
No. 6 Telephone Building.
BLUEFiELD, WEST VIRGINIA

Prompt personal attention given 10 claims
in Mercer and Mcdowell couu;ics. w. Va
and Tazewell county, Va. Ccm1.srcial an
corporation law a speciality
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25

One knows not for whom he gath.
'rs.-From the French.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25

Read the Leader and be happy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24

thoughts at this time of year, but the
royal omnibuses may be seen travers-
ing London in all directions and stand
ing outside the various hospitals while
the royal footmen deliver the pack
ages and gifts which contain the
queens presents for the little in
mates.
Quite family party has gathered
at Sandringham for the Christmas
festivities. At York cottage the chill
dren Of the prince and princess of
Wales will awake tomorrow morning
to enjoy the pleasures which visit
of Santa Claus brings to all children.
All the members of the royal family
attend services at the parish church
on Christmas morning. After lunch
con, while the household servants are
enjoying their Christmas dinner, the
king and queen, the princesses. anL
others of the house party usually go
for quiet saunter through Sand
rlngham gardens, visiting the stables
and kennels.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24

In the evening the family dinner is
served in the dining room. The king
and queen, their children and grand
children and a few intimate friends
sit down in parties at small oval
tables, prettily decorated with flowers
and sprays of greenery. There is no
imposing display of seasonable fare,
but some Of the chief dishes are cere-
moniously carried into the hall b,
richly-liveried servants. This is par
ticularly the case with the boar's head
and the time-honored dishes of roast
beef and plum pudding
After dinner adjournment is made
to the ball room, where the Christmas
tree festivities are held. The distri-
button Of presents from the tree Is
always an occasion for much mirth.
The gifts destined for the children are
presented to them by an old retainer
dressed as Father Christmas, who en-
ters the ball room and distributes the
toys.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
REPORT EARTHQUAKE:

Berkely, Cal, Dec. 24.-The Oromi
seismograph at the students obser-
vatory of the University of Californi.:
recorded earthquake waves yesterday
at 9 hours, 26 minutes, 35 seconds,
Pacific standard time. which indicate
at some distant point. Prof. A. o..
Leuschner in charge, said:
Careful measurements of the seis-
mograph made by A. ]. Champeux,
give the following. Time of COM
mencement, hours, 20 minutes, :5
seconds. Pacific standard time; dur
alton of the preliminary tremor,
minute 30 seconds; duration of the
second stage of the preliminary
tremor, 6 minutes, 16 seconds; dur
alton of the strong motion, II minutes.
SO seconds.
The motion is shown in east and
west component only. The average
period of the waves was 16 seconds" !"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
A JOYFUL DAY
At WHITE
The Roosevelt Family Will
Spend Day at Executive
Mansion.
A STRENUOUS DAY
FOR THE PRESIDENT
Continuous Stream of Messengers and
Delivery Men Has Been Calling at
The White House for Week Past
President Refuses to Give Out the
List Of Numerous Family Gifts.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, Dec. 24.-The Roose-
velt family is expected to spend
Christmas day at the White House,
though there has been some talk OF
the spending of .wo or three days at
Mrs. Roosevelt's country place in Vir-
ginia. There will be no family
Christmas tree at the White House.
The older Roosevelt children have, of
course. outgrown such things, while
for the youngsters they may have all
the Christmas tree festivities they de-
sire at the homes of relatives and in
innate friends, including the Cowles
and the Henry Cabot Lodges.
At the conclusion of breakfact to-
morrow morning the family may be
expected to assemble in. the library
on the second floor of the White House
and there will be an exchange of gifts.
Congressman and Mrs. Longworth
will, of course, be of the family party.
President Roosevelt will attend SER
vices at the Dutch Reformed church
and Mrs. Roosevelt and other men,
bers of the family will walk over to
st. Johns Episcopal church for the
morning services. The president is
expected to go horse back riding in
the afternoon, and in the evening
there will be family dinner party.
The president has declined to give out
the list of the family gifts, but there
is no question about them being
numerous, as is evidenced by the con-
tinuous stream Of n. sssengers and de-
livery men who have been calling at
the executive mansion during the past
week.
Among the diplomatic corps Christ
mas will be observed with the usual
elaborate ceremonies. Nearly every
embassy and legation will have it's
Christmas tree. At the Austrian en-
bassy, the Brazilian embassy and
other diplomatic homes where there
are children there will be great fes-
tivities. Mohammedanism will be tenn
porarily forgotten in the Turkish lega-
tion, and even the Confucian sons of
the Chinese minister will combine with
the dozen other children Of the en-
bassy in a genuine American frolic.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
COk!e!!!9!s%;s|?!s; s;s|?!s; To.
HAVE BUSY
Several Important Appropria-
tion Bills Will be on
"Tap."
SENATE NAY OPPOSE
ACTIONS OF THE HOUSE
First Bill Which the Reassembled
Congress Will Touch is the Legis.
iative Executive and Judicial Appro.
priation Bill Caring for Members of
Senate, House and judiciary.
(By e. c. s.yder.,

Washington, D. c., Dec. 24.-Short-
ly after congress re-assembles, the
senate will take up the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. This is the act which carries
appropriations for the salaries of
nearly all executive departments of
the government as well as the pay of
members of the house and senate and
of the judiciary. When the bill was
up in the house last week. an attempt
was made to provide for an increase
OF the compensation of senators anu
members up to seventy-five hundred
dollars year. But the attempt failed,
very largely because members were
afraid to vote for the increase, al
though it is doubtful If there is really
one in the entire body who was not
prayerfully anxious that the amend
ment would go through. AS usua.,
many members who were afraid to
vote for their own interests are ex-
pecting that the senate will restore
the appropriation when the measure
comes up in the upper house next
week.
But 1t is more than likely that in
stead Of doing what the house really
wants to have done the senate will
resent the action of the lower branch
in adding fifteen hundred dollars a
a year to the compensation of at least
half its own membership. Ten or
twelve years ago the house concluded
that each member was entitled to a
clerk. The senate has for great
many years allowed each member OF
that body the privilege of appointing
a clerk or private secretary. The
names of the employees are placed
upon the regular roll and they are
paid, just as other employees are paid,
by the disbursing officer. If one dies
or resigns the salary of course ceases.
The members Of the house are entitled
to clerks or secretaries equally with
the senators. This fact dawned upon
the members of the house some ten
years ago and they voted themselves
twelve hundred dollars year each
for clerical assistance, with the pro-
viso that the member must certify
that he had paid or had agreed to pay
one hundred dollars during the pre-
ceding month for such assistance.
This year the house has increased the
CONTINUED on Page ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
CHINA APPALL,
Ed BY DIRE
FAMINE
President Roosevelt Has Is..
sued an Appeal for Funds
for Sufferers.
MILLIONS ARE ON
VERGE OF STARVATION.
District Covering 10000 Square Miles.
Supporting Population of 15,oOO,OoO
Destituted by Floods-President
Asks for Use Of Transports to- Carry
Aid to Starving Millions.
Associated Pres. :. The Ev....s p,m.,

Associated Press - The Evenlae Tlmes,
Washington, Dec. 24.-President
Roosevelt has issued a proclamation
calling on the people of the United
States to contribute funds for the re-
lief of millions of famine sufferers in
China, who are oh the verge of star
walton. The pres Ident says that he
will ask congress for authority to use
government transport vessels to carry
food to the famine-stricken region.
The proclamation follows:
"The people of the United States:
There is an appalling famine in
China. Throughout district cover
ing over forty thousand square miles
and supporting a population of fifteen
million, the crops have been destroyed
by floods and millions of people are
on the verge of starvation; thousands
of dwellings have been destroyed and
their inmates are without homes. An
urgent appeal has been made for the
assistance of the United States.
Our people have often under SINH
lar conditions of distresses in other
countries responded generously TO
such appeals. Amid our abounding
prosperity and in this holiday season
of good will to man assuredly we
should do our part to aid the unfor-
tunate and relieve the distressed
among the people of China to whom
we have been allied for so many years
in friendship and kindness.
81 shall ask congress upon it's next
day of session for authority to use in
our transport vessels to carry -four
and other food to the famine stricken
region.
II recommend that contributions
for the purchase of such food and for
other appropriate relief be sent to the
American National Red Cross, which
will take care of the expenditures.
Such contributions may be made
either through the local Red Cross
treasurers, or through the department
of state, or may be sent directly to
Mr.. Charles Hallam Keep, Red Cross
treasurer, United Stated treasury de-
partment, Washington, D. C.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt"
The Red Cross Appeal.
New York, Dec. 24.-The New
York branch of the American Nation
al Red Cross society has issued an
appeal for help for the famine stricken
people of China. Contributions of
money are desired with which to pur-
chase flour and other food stuffs to
be shipped by the Red Cross to China
for the relief of the sufferers.
Official reports obtained by the state
department at the request of the Red
Cross, the appeal says, shows that
millions of people are on the verge of
starvation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
CHRISTMAS CHEER At SANDRNGHAM, ENGLAND

associated Press Cable to The Eve.ins
Times.
London, Dec. 24.-In accordance
with their custom of many years the
king and queen will celebrate Christ
mas at their Norfolk home. There
have been occasions when shadow
was hung over the observances at
Christmas, but all is bright and pro-
pitious for this Christmas festivities.
No one is more careful of her observ-
ance of Christmas than Queen Alex
andra, and the king and queen cele-
brate the festival in really old fash
ioned manner. For some days their
majesties have been busy sending out
presents. The queens gifts to her in
innate friends are legion, but sh>
takes infinite pains with her presents
for the children. Seasonable messages
and gifts have been dispatched to
Norway. Denmark, Germany, Russia
and Greece. But not only to the little
ones of her own household and rela-
tives does the queen give her
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
Special to The Eve,i.< Times.

special te The Evening Times.
Enderlin, N. D., Dec. 24.-Sunday
morning at 2:10 one mile west of this
city the 500 railroad suffered one of
the worst accidents in its history
when eastbound train No. LOG crashed
into freight train which was switch
ing near siding. The result of the
catastrophe is known death list of
nine persons with thirty-seven Qater
reports say forty-one) in the hospital
suffering with injuries more or less
severe. One man died after removal
to the hospital
The passengers who escaped un-
harmed helped in the work of rescue
as soon as the air had cleared after
the collision. A special train was
rushed from Valley City carrying doc
tors and nurses and on this account
the suffering was perhaps not so in
tense as in similar accidents.
Abundant and prompt relief has
come to Enderlin both for clearing up
the debris of the wreck of yesterday
morning and for caring for the in
jured, the latter at small private
hospital and at the hotel maintained
by the 500 road. This being division
point all wrecking facilities were close
at hand and the traffic is proceeding
as usual today.
A coroner's jury was empanelled
last night and an investigation of the
cause of the wreck is in progress to-
day. The engineer of the freight en-
gine testified that he had been or
dered to move out west of town where
he was to drop off a fiagman to go
ahead and stop the incoming passen-
ger train. The f1agman testified that
lie had been sent on ahead of the en-
gine for nearly half mile and that
he not only placed two torpedoes on
the track but waited and signalled
the passenger train with his lantern
as we'll. He swore that no attention
was paid to his lantern signal and
he could not say whether or not the
torpedoes had exploded. The night
was very foggy and the supposition
is that the lantern signal was not
seen and that the torpedoes failed to
explode.
The following is list of wreck vic
tins furnished by the 500 general
Offices:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
CHRISTMAS AT THE QUIRINAL.
Associated Press to The Evening Tlmes

Rome, Dec. 24.-There is no cmclel
celebration at the Quirinal, but King
Victor Emmanuel, Queen Eleanor, the
little princesses and their baby BROTH
er do not forget that it is Christmas.
The royal children have their Christ
mas tree, and the old-time Roman urn
of fate is also set up in the palace,
from which they and the children of
the court draw presents by lot The
little ones also know that tonight
"Befana," lady Santa Claus, will
come to the palace with mysterious
gifts if they have been good children.
The children are too young yet to be
taken to the precepie, the great
spectacle of the season in the Italian
churches, when living figures present
the sacred tableau of the child in the
manger, with the shepherds keeping
watch, while beautiful pastoral nlu-
sic is played.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
PART OF TOWN TO BE SOLD.
Associated Press to The Evening Tfues,

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 24.-In ac-
cordance with an order of the court
there will be sold shortly at public
auction large part of the town of
Mammoth Springs, Ark, including one
of the largest -four mills in the north
ern sections of the state, a cotton
mill and more than five hundred city
lots. The town was founded many
years ago by capitalists who have
since died or retired from active
business. The mills were built and
dams constructed to furnish the power
for them. For time the town en-
joyed considerable prosperity, but
failing to agree upon plans for it's
further development it has been de-
cided best to let all the property go
under the hammer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
BABY DEDICATED TO LABOR.

AssOcfated Press to The Eventn. Ttmes.
Chicago, Dec. 24.-Organized labor
in America is to receive its youngest
recruit tomorrow in the person of Lee
Glessner Creel, the 2-year-old son of
H. H. Creel, we'll known labor edi-
tor. The youngest is to become a
member of the allied printing trades
council, and all the ceremonies Gus
tomary to the occasion will be gone
through.
The same youngster came into prom
inence last September, when a bap-
tism was held to consecrate his life to
the cause of organized labor. The
ceremony was performed in st. James
Methodist church by the Rev. DR.. Mil
ner, representing the department of
church and labor of the Presbyterian
church.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
CHRISTMAS DAY IN NEW YORK.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.

New York, Dec. 24.-Christmas day
in New York will be marked by the
customary universal suspension of
business, and the usual family re-
unions, and gorgeous outpouring of
public and private charity. Arrange
ments have been made to provide
Christmas dinners for no less than
$4,000 persons in the city hospitals
and asylums, in missions and other
benevolent institutions, supported by
private charity and at the annual dis
tribution of dinners by the Salvation
Army, Volunteers of America and
other organizations working along the
same lines. In all the theatres of the
city special Christmas matinees will
be given as usual.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
Accident Occurred at 2:lO A. NJ. SUNDAY Mornns
One Mile West of Enderliu-East Bound Passen.
ger Train No. LOG. of the 500 Line Dashed Into
Switching Freight Train.
THE WEATHER,
North Dakota-Fair tonight and
Tuesday. Warmer in east portion
tonight Colder Tuesday.
FATALLY STABBED.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-In fight on
State street last night in the presence
of many persons, Robert Mehring, 25
years old, was fatally stabbed by John
Connors,. aged "a. Mehring died with
in a few minutes after receiving the,
wound. The cause of the fight is not
known to the police.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
WILL GRADUATE.
Associated Press to. Tho. Evening Time,

Washington, Dec. 24.-Ninety-six of
the Filipino students now in this
country will complete their four
years course in different colleges,
technical and high schools next spring
and all of these students who pass the
required civil service examination will
be given positions in the public SER
vice In the Philippines.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
EXCHANGED GREETINGS.
The Pope Visited by Members Of the
Sacred College in Body.
Associated Press Cable to The Evening

Sacred College in Body.
Annotated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
Rome, Dec. 24.-Members of the
sacred college went in body today
to the pope to present their Christmas
greetings. The pontiff received them
in his private library and conyersed
cordially with all the distinguisnei
prelates, especially with Cardinal Ore
glia, dean of the college. The chief
topic of conversation was the situation
in France. The pope said that the
church will not finch from the atti-
tude it has taken, no more concessions
being possible, but he hoped that
violence and persecution would soon
result in better times.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
The Dead.

CHARLES BACKUS, Bergen, n. D.
Body sent to Maple Lake, Minn.
H. J. VOLKERING, Anamoose, N. D.
JOHN SATTERBURG. Anamoose,
n. D.
TONY GLEEN, (oR GLENN velva,
n. d.