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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

IT should be asked what is the
greatest ching in the world" said
Justice harlin Of the United States
supreme court, II should be inclined
TO say it is the saving grace of know
ing ones own business and keeping
to it. have seen a good deal of life
and I've rarely known it to fail-that
the man who can draw the line be-
tween what concerns him and what
does not is great saliva l,r for most
of The evils the flesh is heir to. II
am ever guilty of asking man to
talk to me about himself hope some
of my friends will take the cue and
put me ont OF harms way.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

In addition 10 the many handsome
and practical fashion designs OF the
month the Designer for August pre-
SCENTS two special articles: One is on
The Baby's First Short Clothes. -
aud the other on Becoming Styles
for the Stout Woman" Hats for late
summer wear are also pictured. and
shoes and slippers of the latest cut
are given AN entire page. \ new de-
parIure Is the picturing OF several
rull-page fashion plates i'm two col
ors in addition to-tne regular plates.
Points ON Dressmaking" this month
tells how TO fit and bone a close-fit
Ting lining and tho Millinery Lesson
instructs as to tho making OF "A horse
hair hat
In fancy work are supplied Lace
and Embroidery for the Table Lin
en- and Copenhagen Cut Work"
Hot Weather Breakfasts" are pic
tured and described In detail, so, too.
is "A Make-Belicye Vacation" which
gives suggestions to the stay-at-
homes Mems Fashions" illustrates
new materials for autumn suits. and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

one OF the lessons which some
american newspapers sought to draw
from the salisbury railroad accident
III England was that the English pas
SehSer coaches are too light; that if
lhey mad been heavier, like American
railroad coaches, they would have
kept to the rails. II is odd that with
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

1t appears from the report of the
Mutual life company's investigation
committee at New York that only
six trustees had any knowledge of
President McCurdy's $I50,OOO salary
and those six were chiefly themselves
high salaried officials. But all OF the
present trustees are well aware that
the new president Charles A. Pea
body. is paid $4,000, which would
be elravagantly large in any case. but
which for a man new to the business
is no more doGansible than Mr. Nc
Curdy's $15O,00O. How much of an
Improvement, then, is body of trus-
tees which indorscs indefensible
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

Tom Johnson's letter To Mr.. Hoge
on Mr.. Bryan takes the very highest
view of the democratic leaders char
acter and services and thus it helps
TO keep the boom going. which is all
that could be desired. II is easy to
soc many of MIR Roosevelt's admir-
crs shaking their heads the wrong
way when reading the Cleveland
u'ayor's remark that William J..
Bryan is the most inspiring exam
pie now living of the highest type of
American citizenship" but something
must be allowed TO hero worship on
both sides of the fcncc Mr.. John
sons clevercst statement, perhaps, Is
This: He is not candidate for of
flee. he is the leader OF a cause" Mr.
Bryan himself would not have chang
I'd the phrasing.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

Henry Clay Frick, the New York
ritsburg muIdmllionaire and form
er partner Of Andrew Carnegie, is sc.
lie was farmers SON. Twenty mill
lions is tine sum accredited to Mr..
Frick. He has one son, Childs Frick,
- sears old. and one daughter, Hell
en. s year ago he leased the Van
doroIt house, at the corner OF Fifth
avenue and Fifty-frst street, for
which he pays $4,000 q year for 20
years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

Interest in Capt. Dreyfus is hard
20 arouse, either in France or abroad
rhe legal proceedings in Paris merely
emphasize The fact that nothing is
deader than a sensation that is dead.
Yet the celebrated case is now in the
stage where the final instalmelt "
Justice ought to be secured s fun
legal yindication has never yet been
won by this Jewish officer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10
SURE TO RETURN.

Elder Dowie's announcement that
he will return after he dies is not so
remarkable when you consider IT,
Unless they cremate him and allow
him To ascend to the skies I'm cha
riot or Are. Elijah will return to
earth six feet underground, in the
usual way.-Albany Argus.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

\ Chicago money lender, who had
La working capital of $500, was
shown mp in court the other day and
it was proved that he was making
$4,000 year
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

Travellers in Africa have told how
natives communicate mtelligently
over vast distances by means OF
drums, some OF the messages in
transmission being almost telegraph
ic i'm their accuracy The drum also
furnishes the principal instrument of
music in certain tribes.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

vs.. j. Bryan has written to former
senator James * Jones that he is
satisfied with private life and does
NOT care to run for the presidency
i'm 1905 unless the conditions seem
to require It,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

An international savings bank
agreement has been entered into by
France Italy and Belgium. enabling
drpositors i'm one country TO have
their accounts transferred to either
of the others.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

Smoking cigar. James PearselI,
convicted OF criminal assault. was
hanged at Lexington in the presence
of large crowd.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10
F. F. GODSEY. Proprietor

FIRST Class Restaurant in every particular you will
ma anything you want to please the
Polite and attentive attendants with the best the market
""r"s come and and shall please
every way Next Door to Post Office.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-10

The Daily Leader should be read
10y every person i'm Blueheld.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAI.
:" There Are Moments I

"A ne chug- -chugged across Fifth avenue and down
~ Forty second street toward Madison avenue in
: MS big new steamer, you would have thought,
to look at the man. that he knew all about automobiles
and could tame the widest one that chug-
chugged. Altho he was not succeeding very well, it
plain from the panied expression his face that
he was endeavorlng to keep within the speed limit.
As he neared Madison avenue, however, there was a
block OF traffic that brought him standstill When
the big policeman blew his whistle signaling him to
go ahead he jammed on the power and took his foot
OFT the brake with the evident idea Of making a
meteorlc start. But the steamer didn t 1t
uttered no word of protest it simply stood still like
patient COW waiting for fodder The man, who
first lever and then another,t and then pushed
them ALL but the remained still In jify there
were half hundred people around the of his
discontinue and his complexion rapidly assuming
the shade Of a healthy Indian. After pushing and
pulling at all the scenery above decks he jumped on
the ground and on his hands and knees peered up at
the works underneath He twisted at nut and
wggled the sprocket chain and then resumed his
at the steering gear going thru the pushing and
pulling process without getting any home. The
crowd got larger and more solicitous
g Play de panner'' advised youthful purveyor
of newspapers. The automobile equipped with a
new-fangled whistle with five stops that resembled
OF keys typewriter, excepting that they
of highly polished brass Properly manipulated they
would make noise like hungry moO-coW the
dying blast of fog siren. The driver of the auto
mobile looked hurt but said nothing.
g If you pushed on the steering gear venture1
little old man with twinkle in his blue eyes. The
man at the wheel tried to look unconcerned
/ "Youll be late to tea if you don It get move
on;'' observed fresh hackman who also advised thai
everybody sing, ''Get Horse = -
The situation of the man in the new motor ca,
was becoming serious Traffic at standstili fol
block each way from the corner when smart
looking woman in neatly fitting tailor-made suit
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
WHERE FEMININE FANCY LIGHTS
HUMAN HAIR FOR MENDING
(The Housekeeper.)

Did you ever try mending Jagged
tears in a coat or jacket with hair
human hair? Well, try it, before you
exclaim in your doubt as to the out
come. You know long ago mending
used to be work Of art. Clothes were
much harder to get, and once obtained
every care was given them until they
literally went to pieces. Some one who
lived in those days-a dear old lady
taught me to mend with hair, and the
torn place in my jacket, or what had
been the torn place, became matter
of pride, because the mending was the
best kind Of art-useful
i. Place the torn spot in an embroidery
hoop, if possible, and then take long
hair from a head Of brown or black
hair and darn with a very, very fine
needle back and forth, taking ur
threads away beyond the tear on both
sides. Press the spot with warm fiat
iron, after dampening it slightly on the
wrong side, and it is finished.
The embroidery hoop is useful fol
mending tears in the legs of hosiery
a dropped stitch in drop-stitch stock
inggs'' being taken up easily in the
hoop. Handkerchiefs, napkins, table
linen and tears in dresses and aprons
can all be patched without a wrinkle
if the goods is first stretched in the
hoop.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
A String Of Good Stories
A PERSISTENT BARGAINER
~ cannot tell how the truth may be;
&: say the tale as twas told to me-"

6 ENAToR TILLMAN, apropos of the rebate evil
- said
The day will come when freight rates will be as
lnexoraby fixed as passenger rates. The idea of
trying to get lower freight rate than the schedule
VIII then seem udicrous and absurd would now
seem to us II saw traveller before ticket window
trying to beat down the price of his ticket.
4: !" When the railway first introduced in New
England, the canny Yankee farmers could not under
stand that the price of the tickets fixed and una
terable. A New England told me that, when
he was boy, on the opening day Of railway line
thru this village he heard old say to the ticket
agent: ~" 81. -1s ~.
What s the price, friend, of ticket to Boston?'
,s. = Two ten' the agent answered.
=. 1.-Two ten? Never Ye must be crazy. I'll give
ye, dollar an quarter
.>,%" 1.-TWO ten is the fare, SIR &=siE:. =.
- Make it a dollar and half, and I'll 20 We,
friend 45.,. >- -
q Can't make reductions sir
'' ' But it's only matter Of eighty mile 49, :.
So. I can t help that Two ten the fare '@ r.:
III 80 Ill give ye one sixty ".. '...&2a @1
g 'That won It do 49, '-..'~ go! -@
81. " Zone seventy y-fve.' .~- ..-
.. t'.No, sir ~ ..- .<.s
At this point the train departed. The old man
waited till the next train when he renewed his offer
dollar and half. Above two dollars he would not
CO. and when the last train left he was still bargain
ing.' %-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
PIES AND THE RATE BILL

w HEN the rate bill in the senate was being hoty
w discussed, many of the senators had their re-
marks printed in pamphlet form, Mr. Tllman being
of the senators who did Senator pooner had gotten
possession of Of the printed speeches and sit
ting in the senate cloakroom scanning when Senator
Timan entered. ~..- :....-~ r.'.... - " L.
. Hello! Ben, - exclaimed the Wisconsin senator,
II wonder you told me that you had had your
remarks on the rate bill printed in pamphlet. I hap
pened to this morning, and it contained some
of the best things have yet in any pamphlet
the sub iect. - .-@,.. 80 ~. -.
''Im very proud you think SO, y said Mr.. Tillman,
with sef-satisfed air; 'and what the things
that pleased you much?'' -, -
'Why,' replied Mr.. Spooner, s:as passed by a
pastry shop this morning my way down a
girl come out with two cherry pies wrapped up in
of your works. American Spectator.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Should the lamp be overturned,
smother the flame. Do not use. water,
for it will simply spread it. Instead,
throw down flour, sand, garden earth
or salt, any of which will have the de-
sired effect.
A new mucilage brush to clean a
sewing machine is very satisfactory.
Lifting the. head, insert the brush into
every crevice and crack, paying par
ticular attention to the region beneath
the needle-bar. All this, Of course, be-
fore oiling it. Then wash the brush
and put il. in the sewing machine
drawer for future use.l
A WhiskbroomS makes the best of
sprinklers for the house plants, the fine
spray that it sleds when dipped in
water and shaken over them coming in
contact with all the foliage and over
coming in part the dry heat of the
house. IL the table and other small
ferns are sprinkled in this way every
night their jardinieres will have to be
replenished less frequently.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
AN UNGENTLEMANLY QUESTION
r HERE is a spur of the Baltimore & Ohio

r HERE is spur Of the Baltimore & Ohio railway
running up the valley of Virginia, from Harpers
Ferry to Strasburg. There is dining attached
the train that makes the trip To supply the wants
of the hungry public the coaches at this hour Dick
Wells, old Virginia fob de wah'' darky, has for
the last thirty years served passengers with coffee
chicken sandwiches and pies these cars every
trip he is the train, serving lunches from basket
Recently their way to the unveihng of the monu
ment at Newmarket to the Pennsylvania soldiers who
lost their lives at this historical place great
many northern veterans, and the quaint old negro
reaped rich harvest these trips often receiving
double and treble what he asked for his
A northern gentleman his way to attend these
ceremonies, while eating t'snacS'' Of chicken and
pie bought from old Dick says Youth S Companion be-
gan compliment the chicken and pastry and finally
wound up by asking, "Uncle, where do you get such
nice chickens9'' :.5' ": - ~
The old negro, with twinkle in his eyes and a
wink at the other passengers, replied, "Boss sho
knows you amt from de souf.' ..-
"Why, uncle,'' exclaimed the gentleman, chow can
you tell that not from the south?''
' cause, suh,' answered Dick, emo southern gen
tleman compromises nigger by askin him whar
he gifts his chickens.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
The Magic of q Wonan's Influence
BY POLLY PENN.

The woman who talks most about a
woman's influence generally doesn t
have any influence. The kind that
counts works silently. 1t is not her
aided with trumpets nor clapped with
applause. --s: -..s-.. ..
For this reason a woman is a little
shy of even considering such subject
as her influence over men. So far from
boasting of it even in her thoughts she
will barely acknowledge it to herself.
That is all right. Just the way a
nice, modest woman should feel about
it. Nevertheless, there can be no harm
in asserting the fact-just among
women, tho-that woman can inf1u-
ence man very potently, if she goes
about it in the right way.
For the right woman man will do
almost anything. He has been doing it
for centuries, long before the time when
Solomon fell to worshiping the gods
of his wives, and when Herod sacrificed
John the Baptist to his pretty niece
He has been known to climb from the
lowest depths to high calling under a
woman's influence, and he has been
dashed from high places to the darkest
depths by reason of that same myste
rious magic.
1t must please any woman to hear the
story of Owen Kildare, New York
Bowery tough, who at 80 could neither
read nor write and was proud Of his
slum reputation as the toughest OF
s1uggers Now, at little past 40, he
is writing for magazines and working
to better the condition of just such peo
pie as those from whose ranks he was
lifted.
And how was he lifteda A woman ;.
voice called him.
A woman came into his life of utter
degradation. She gave the best sht
could to aid him. She led, he followed
For years he was pupil and she was
teacher. And then she died, and it wa;
then that her influence was most pow
erful. Realizing what she had don,
for him, he set himself to follow tn,
windings of the path she had outlined
The path led to reform, manliness
strength and usefulness
Only ten years between his ignorant
dissipated life and the bright, promis
ing life of an author and philanthrop
ical worker. Scoff as the unsentimenta
may, all this was accomplished by {
noble woman s influence.
Tt ought to make woman mighty
proud, and at the same time mighty
humble, to have a responsibility lik,
that in her hands. Her words, he.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
What the Market Affords

Leg of Lamb, 16 cents pound.
Sweetbreads, 80 cents a. pound.
- Tomatoes, 10 cents pound
Cucumbers, 10 cents a dozen.
Summer Squash, 5 cents each.
Dill, 5 cents a bunch.
Cantaloups, 80 cents a basket.
& Cucumber and sweetbread salad is
made by pairing three large cucumbers
and cutting them in thin slices; place
in a saucepan, adding stalk Of
bruised celery, six drops of onion juice,
one tablespoon of white wine vinegar,
a bay leaf, a scant half teaspoon Of
salt, dash Of paprika and cup of
cold water. Simmer slowly until the
vegetable is tender and then press
thru a puree sieve, returning to the
fire and stirring in three tablespoons of
,granulated gelatin; color slightly
with few drops of spinach juice and
mold in chilled ring mold At serv-
ing time unmold on a cut glass platter,
filing the center with mixture of
cold, cooked sweetbreads (cut in dice) },
chopped celery and radishes moistenecl
with mayonnaise dressing. Garnish
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10

with small cucumber pickles cut in
fancy forms and plumes Of shredded
celery. ... ....>r .#
The Boston Cooking School maga-
zine gives the following directions for
enhancing even the charms Of the
spicy cantaloup. Cut very small,
chilled melons in halves, lengthwise,
and carefully remove the edible por-
tion. Cut this into pieces Of the same
size. Mix lightly with sugar and re-
turn with the shells to the icechest un-
til the moment Of serving. The mel
ons should not be cut longer than five
or six minutes before serving. Set the
melon shells on paper doilies on indi-
vidual plates. Put in a spoonful or
two Of the prepared melon, above this
a large spoonful Of vanilla ice cream,
pour over tablespoonful of currant
jelly sauce and sprinkle the whole with
chopped pistachio nuts. To make the
currant jelly sauce, melt a tumbler of
currant jelly in a cup Of boiling water,
stir until smooth and add table
spoonful Of lemon juice, also when cold
two of curacao, if desired. s .uz .,s.s....
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
MRS. RoosEvELT's RECREATION

In view of the practice of many
wives Of fleeing to the seashore with
the first breath of summer, leaving
their husbands to slave in the city,
Mrs: Roosevelt has set good example
in that she has deferred her departure
from Washington for Oyster Bay until
public business shall have lulled suffi.
4 GENTLY eelt to permit the president to ac-
company her. In the sultry afternoons
that mark June in Washington, she
finds comfort and diversion in taking
long drives thru Rock Creek park.
Usually she handles the reins and her
sister, Miss Carow, is her companion.
The cart is a high basket affair, drawn
by a big bay horse, which has been
used by the family for five or six years.
No liveried servants for Mrs. Roose-
welt when on these tours. She gener-
ally wears a white embroidered linen
suit and her. black Tuscan braid hat has
a red rose set jauntily on the left side.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
AFRAID TT WOULD SLIP

G CENATOR TILLMAN piloted constituent aroqnl
~ the Capitol building for while and then, having
work to do the floor, conducted him to the
gallery. .-. ~. ..@..=. INK. a-.e'
After hour the visitor approached gal
friend Of Senator Timan IS. He brought here
and want to go out and look around bit. thought
I would tell you l get back in.'' .-.. --~
''That's all right said the doorkeeper, ''but I
may not be here when you return In order prevent
any mistake will give you the password you can
get your seat again. '.-.z *2>. ..s ---.. u.
swates eyes rather popped out at this. ''What IS
the word?'' he asked. .z-r"-.-=
9 Idiosycrasy.'' ~ '..@:E.
''What?'' "fr "-.r.-:. -. =
''Idiosyncrasy." J." e ,-u.~t - ~ f. ..z-+-
II guess I III stay in,'' said Swate ~ ~-s :.~~
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
QUEEN vICToRIA's FAD

In common with the majority Of her
sex, Victoria, the queen of Span, hes
pet fad of making dainty han,lker-
chlcfs. Little inconsequent affairs of
the sheerest linen with q tiny inset
embroidered border, her rrval mono
grain in one corner, and son3tlmes., by
way of finish, an edging of rare Valen-
ciennes or Mechlin scarcely more than
a third of an inch wide. All the hand
kerchiefs in her treusseau are hand
made, and all except the priceless lace
ones that have come to her as gifts or
heirlooms partake of these general
characteristics a.-.....-
That is why the society girl on
either side of the Atlantic has gone
daft over the little embroidered
mouchoirs that have just come into
vogue.
To possess a set of handkerchiefs of
oneSs own embroidery is, however, the
special fad of the moment, AMI many
of the betrothed young women who cx-
pect to become brides in the autumn,
and who are spending the interim at
summer resorts, have laid IN a stock
| of sheer handkerchief linen at So a
! y
moments to mouchoirs which are de-
| eidedly things of beauty whether
or not they are destined TO be Il Joy
| forever.
The old but stunning handkerchiefs
of colored or checked batiste are really
new development of the automobile
craze, for it is impossible to keep one s
mouchoir in a state of immaculate
whiteness during long dusty trip in
a bubble wagon.
The colored handkerchiefs are, how
ever, extremely smart, and they arc
certainly not Extensively cheap, for the
prices run all the way from so cents
to Some very pretty designs are
shown. and the colorings are charm
lngly blended, the pastel shades being
| in the lead.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10
CHINESE FIGHT WITH FINGERS

IN SUNDAY afternoon Chinaman is reported to
~ have been killed in a. house at Talat Piu Bang
kok, the result Of duel with another Chinaman.
They fought with the two forefngers Of each hand,
stabbing each other with these in the region of the
spleen and at the level the other side of the
body. strongly built coolie, using the weight Of his
body, could certainly give nasty blow in that part Of
the body, with two fingers, and repeated blows
Of the kind said usually to prove fatal. The
who go for this kind Of contest practice every
ing stabbing bags Of rice paddy with these fingers
till they them like piece of iron.-Bangkoi
Times.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-10

thru the crowd and asked the perspirlng driver the
nature of his trouble. 4 e., ~. 49, -t.-;
'SI've been taking lessons this blooming thing
for six weeks and thought knew all about it, but
blamed if can make her move'' he whispered to
her, and he looked for all the world like drowning
who just being pulled out of the water with
just enough consciousness left to smile gratitude his
rescuer. @s@ Il s:.,- :l#J @. as,.~ ##E u. -
F'Rase the hood,' commanded the woman with
the goggles. The hood was raised. She passed a
dainty goved hand the network Of wires screws
etc.. and with quick twist of the wrist did some
for there was Immediately 'tthrob throb', that
brought smile to the faceof the stalled driver and
told him that everything was all right again. He
dtty the piano; the auto snorted; the crowd
melted to each side and he Numbered away, while the
woman pushed her way thru the blockade, resumed
her seat in that twin to the one which
had been stalled and steamed off the town like
old engineer.-New York Press. 49,