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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08
ONE 90 MR. IERoNEs WAYS.
He II More Polite 90 Gamblers Than
Co Jadges. Bat the t.s@hiers
Ni.td

District attorney Jeroms sfrollei
into ana uptowR hotel The other sisht
and calling the hotel detective aside
desired him Ca call 90 certain
house not long way from Broadway
aud summon 10 the telephone man
whose name be gave
But. Mr. Jerome protested the
hotel detective. that's gambling
house +"
Newer mind. responded th,s dis.
trict attorney You call that man
up aud tell him To come over Co the
hotel "
The detective complied. little
doubtfuIly. aud la few minutes ia
walked one OF the best known gamb-
lers who ever presided over a roulet
wheel lie seemed disturbed when
he met the district attorney. bat his
greeting was as cordial as could have
been expected
What's the trouble. judge he
asked
Tho trouble u.s." said MIR Jerome.
that YOU are not keeping your agree
ment with me. You have opened
your place and are running a. Now
want to know what you have To
say?"
Say. Judge. responded the gamb-
Ter, THAT amt quite right agreed
with you to- close the place was
running then. and not to open again
during your term OF Office Well.
did 1t. But you cant say that you
are filling that term OF Office now
can you? It's fresh deal. and the
old agreement Is on
Mr.. Jerome thought for a minute
Then he laughed
II guess you've got me-" he said.
But that doesn't matter YouIl
have To close now. and | mean by
that close at once
"All right. judge. it's go. You
have the cards" agreed the gamb-
Ter. but don't be too hard. I've got
so and so and so and so mp there now
| ''io
names.) II can't put those people
out In the street Give me till to-
morrow"
Wont do" announced Mr.. Je-
rome. II said at once Whom you
may have up there il no affair OF
mine. You've got to obey the law. ."
There were more protests. but they
were OF no avail. and finally the
gambler agreed to the inevitable
Half an hour or so later Mr. Jerome
detectives reported that the visitors
at a handsomely furnished house
near Broadway had left It In no good
| humor and the lights were out
New York Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08
The Spelling Crusade.

Any scheme OF spelling reform al
ways sounds more or less objection
able. The people who know how tn
spell don't care to learn a new way;
and those who don't know how are
not competent critics OF spelling
The llterate, as rule. are satisfied
with spelling as IL is. and the illite-
rate are indifferent. If our American
spelling needs reform. the reform
must needs come from some aggres-
sive outside influence. and III the in
finence Is to- be effective IL must be
organized and equipped for a long
campaign
1t seems that such an influence has
been organized and equipped with
the sinews OF war. Somebody has
convinced Mr.. Carnegie that we do
not spell as economically as we
should, and Mr.. Carnegie has provid-
ed money to- enable the 80 members
OF the simplIfled spelling board to
put up a protracted fight for sim
pier and less wasteful photography
The board is well composed of wrl-
ters. college presidents and profess
sors, publishers, editors OF maya
zines. officers OF government and
others, all persons OF distinguished
reputation. To the top OF it has
risen and been skinned on an exec
utivo commlttee-Prof Brander
Matthews. chairman; Henry Holt,
Or. w H. Ward, Charles F. Sprag
formerly Sprague) and DIR. T. X.
Funk. This committee, with moral
support and occasional advice from
the board and financial support
from Mr. Carnegie. Is going 60 hire
an Office and typewriter, and start
the night. Its intentions, 80 far as
disclosed, are modest and sensible.
Spelling Is gradually changing all
the time The committee wishes to
direct these changes toward slmpll-
hcation, and TO hurry some OF them
along. Thanks to Noah Webster
or some one, we now write "parlor"
| AAHtNfAh VI PtAAouAs 10 tOHAANAAAFN
wants us to go on IN that laudable
direction, and write "catalog" In
stead OF catalogue" and program"
instead OF programme"
Shall we do it2 Shall we obilge
the committee and make slmplified
spelling fashionabls2 We ought To
probably We understand that
Mr. Sprag has eXcised from his name
the silent letters that formerly gave
IT. stylish appearance, and had
them set In q ring which he has given
to Mr. Carnegie az the first fruits Of
beneyOlence Dr Melyl Dewey.
member Of the board, long ago drop
ped the two silent letters on his hrst
name These gentlemen mean biz
ness Spelling rhyme "rlmo" ia
| little like shaving ones mustache 90
60 10 fancy bali. but we can do
IL " 81 II right. and the board Ia
tends To make az see that u Is right
! Life
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08
All made by One Man IN Remote
Virginia Village.

Stamp Canceling dies for all the
post-oflices OF the United States and
its dependencies are made in q lonely
little harbor Of Northampton county.
Va The man who makes them has
had the contract for nearly gener-
alton; his father had II before him.
and Il seems likely to descend TO the
third generation. says an exchange
Just one thing makes II possible for
the present contractor 90 hold aud
transmit his contract. as that is the
fact that he has n secret process OF
the face of his dies so
that they last longer than harden
ing by other processes The process
is an Inheritance. and the contractor
has two sons associated with him.
one or both OF whom will inherit the
secret.
Nearly 20 years ago the contractor
now getting TO be an old man, was
ordered by his physician To leave
Washington and TO live near salt wat
er. lie pitched upon the Northamp-
ton county harbor as the scene OF his
life and labors. Here he set up a
small factory and rs his business
grew with the growth Of the postal
system he took a few OF the brightest
country lads thereabouts and taught
them so much OF the work as they
could do without knowing the Sc
IL hue Oh 80
these men about him; and the young
men OF the neighborhood are keen to
get places I'm the factory for the
workmen are well paid and theirs
Bile homes in the hamlet that clus-
ters about the gllttering little har.
Dor
The factory has grown to be con
steam jet has an odd air above the
dense tree tops that almost smother
il from view. All about are rich and
well-tilled fields, and all day long
within earShot OF the factory IL is
so miles or more to the nearest rail
way station in Virginia. and the only
mode of communication with the out
side world Is by slow sailing craft
and a steamboat that touches three
times "a week at the harbor and con
sumes "a hours in the voyage TO
Washington This steamboat takes
TO the factory the dies In the rough
70 be lettered and hardened. and
carries them away again when they
are finished TO be distributed TO the
post-offices all over the continental
area of the United States, to Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines.
The little factory turns out thous-
ands Of dies every year and the bust
ness grows with astonishing rapid
ity. The heaviest freight of the
steamboat at that harbor comes from
the factory. Meanwhile the fame Of
the die sinker has spread abroad.
and he is sometimes called upon
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08
Stamp Canoeing Die
industry A Big One

to make dies for the foreign govern
ments. one OF his recently executed
orders came from Venezuela. aud he
is likely To have more work than he
can do for other South American re-
LnnhlIna
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08

Nothing is impossible; there are
ways which lead to everything; il
we mad sufficient will we should al
ways have sufficient means News
paper advertising is sufficient means
by which to accomplish any other
wise commercial impossibility.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08

stop piling things up In your eel.
lar want advertising turns them In
. cash
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08

Stop carrying over" stock the
want ads will CLOSE out" your left
over" things. ~.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08
Essential aud Conditional Views az
Truth.

II a man be sincerely welded TO
truth. he must make up his mind 10
find her portionless virgin. and
he must take her for herself alone.
The contract. too. must be to love
cherish and>obey her. not Only antil
death. but beyond it: FOR this is
union that must survive not only
death. hut time. the conqueror OF
death. The adorer of truth. there
fore. is above all present things: firm
i'm the midst of temptation and frank
in the midst OF treachery: he will
be attacked by those who have PIE
JUDGES. simply because he Is with
out them: described as bad bargain
by all who come to purchase. be-
cause he alone is not to be bought:
and abused by all parties because he
is the advocate OF none.
Pure truth, like pure gold. has
been found unfit for circulation. be-
cause men have discovered that ID
is far more convenient To adul,srate
the truth than to refine themselves.
They will not advance their minds
to the standard; therefore they lower
the standard to their minds. But
the high and sterling excellence of
truth would appear from hence.
That 1t becomes more safe. practi-
cabe and attainable, the nearer we
advance To perfection No bad man
ever wished that his breast was made
OF glass. so that others could read his
thoughts. But the misery is. that
the duplicities. the temptations. and
the infirmities that surround us. have
rendered the truth. and nothing but
the truth as hazardous and contra
band commodity as a man can pos
sibly deal with. This made Sir Wal
ter Raleigh affirm that it was danger
Gus to follow truth too near. lest she
should kick out our teeth.
But let us for n moment figure to
ourselves state of things whore
truth should be the sole principle of
all our thoughts. words and actions.
constituted as men are, could any so
ciety keep itself together under such
circumstances. for one single year?
Would not eternal truth become as
insnpportable to our imperfect mind
MS eternal day TO our imperfect Wis
ion Gracious heaven what scene
would this snpposition produce upon
earth!
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08

Truth can hardly be expected TO
adapt herself to the crooked policy
and willy sinuoslties of worldly af
fairs; for truth, like light. travels
only in straight lines Caleb c. Col
TONS "Lacon."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08

No revolution revilsion would
he equal to this that we are consider
ing being nothing less than a tran
sition from an order of society where
nothing Is what il seems, To another
where everything Is what Il appears
II is manifest men would mickly be
compelled To either alter such a state
or things or themselves: but | fear
the former measure would be found
more convenient Taking THINGS
not as they ought to be. but AS they
are, | fear IL must be allowed that
Machiayelli will always have more
disciples than Jesus Out of the mill
ions who have studied and admired
the precepts of the Nazarene. .hnw
few have reduced them to practice,
But there are numbers. nevertheless
who throughout the whole of Their
lives have been practicing the prln-.
cipes of the italian without having
even heard of his name. who cor.
daily believe with him that the
tongue was given us to discover the
thoughts Of others and TO conceal
our own, and who range themselves
either under the standard OF Alex
ander ], who never did what he said.
or his son, Caesar Borgia, who never.
said what he did.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-02
A SPLENDID INSTITUTION.

We are glad to learn of the con-
slant i'm provement in teaching force
and equipment at the University.
Work has been going on all summer
getting things in readiness for the
opening of the season. The new
chemical laboratory has been COM
pleted and is now open for work.
The old laboratory has been fitted
out at cost ofseveral thousand dollars
for work in the medical department.
The dissecting hall has also been add
ed to and greatly improved. The
Geological land Botanical labora-
tories have been added to and
the roughly equipped. A new pro-
fessor Of Pathology and new pro-
fessor of Anatomy have been added.
A graduate of Harvard has been ap-
pointed as instructor in the French
department and other assistants and
instructors have been added to vari.
Gus departments. The largest sum-
mer law class in the history of the
University has been hard at work all
the summer, and the prospects ofthe
opening of the new session are very
fattering. The faculty of the Uni
versity now number "A and it's equip
ment is valued at about $8Oo,OOO, so
that the University can offer as many
advantages az can be had at the best
Southern institutions.
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Presented to
John F. DObsOn
by
Goldsboro P. O. Employees,
Aug. /, 1906.

1t will be source of great salts
faction to his host of friends through
out this city and county to know
that the present clever and efficient
assistant-postmaster, Mr.. E. A. Sim
kins, will be retained in his present
position. The remainder of the Office
force, being under the civil service
rules, will hold their former positions
under the new postmaster.
Mr.. L. n. Grant, the incoming
postmaster, is too we'll known to
need any eulogy at our hands. He
is young man of sterling worth and
irreproachable character, and enjoys
the confidence and esteem of all our
people, and possesses the business
qualifications necessary to fill the re-
sponsible Office to which he has been
appointed, and our people are prom
ised the same efficient service at his
hands that they have enjoyed under
the administration of Mr.. Dobson.
Our congratulations, Mr.. Grant.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-02
BUCK SWAMP ITEMS.

The Friends Quarterly Meeting
Sunday, was largely attended.
The rains in this section are very
heavy and seem to be doing lots of
damage to the roads and crops.
Miss Ethel Grantham was lending
her charms to "Andalusia Hill" Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. George Lynch who is running
on the road, was at his home for
several days last week.
Mrs. John Deans is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. Gray Aycock, at Aycock's
Mill, this week.
Miss Pauline Gurley is spending a
few days in your city with her aunt,
Mrs. Jerry Harris.
Prof. Newlin, of Guilford College,
was at the home of Mr.. Woodard
Deans one day last week, and also
attended the Quarterly meeting at
Nahunta Saturday and Sunday.
Capt. Earnest Hollingsworth and
wife are spending few days in this
neighborhood visiting their uncle
Mr.. Haywood Lynch.
Mrs. G. L. Gurley spent Saturday
and Sunday in Dover with her
daughter, Mrs. Robt. Fitzgerald.
Miss Minnie Pearson and brother
Master Harvey, spent Sunday in
this vicinity visiting the Misses
Deans.
Mr.. David Edgerton and Mr..
Esker Edgerton were in this neigh
borhood Sunday.
Mrs. James Cuddington is sick
with fever. We wish for her a
speedy recovery.
A number of the young people of
Salem were in this neighborhood
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Sherard, of
Woodland, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Deans Saturday.
Mr.. William Grantham and daugh-
ter Miss Eunice, were in our COM
munity Sunday.
The picnic which was held at
Buck Swamp Thursday was largely
attended and much enjoyed by all
who were present.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-02

trip to New England has announced
that arrangements have been per-
fected to place the North Carolina
exhibit in Paul Revier hall, possibly
one of the most attractive in the
Mechanics building There is every
likelihood that Gov. Glenn will be
present at the opening of the eXpOsi-
ton October 1St, having been in
Vited to Boston on that occasion. On
account OF the fact that so many fairs
are held in September, which made it
practically impossible to fully cover
certain points in New England, many
of these occurring simultaneously, :,
October was chosen. North Carolina
presented very handsome showing
Of her resources under these same au-
spices as far back as 1888, at which
time capital and investment was at
tracted to the State. The Merchants
Fair this year is held by the Boston
Retail GrOcers' Association and
through that body, advertising ar
rangementS on an extensive scale,
have been made through the medium
of bill-posting,, through the city
newspapers, as we'll as the country
weeklies throughout New England.
Excursions will also be operated with
Boston and the central points of at
tractiveneSs.
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quantity found in the best quality of

quantity found in the best quality of
beer.
The advantage of this is that one
could place a small vial containing
one ounce of liquid in his vest
pocket and thus be constantly sup
piled, not only with indefinite
quenchings of a personal thirst, but
also with enough treats to popular
ize the meanest man in any COM
munity.
The Wisconsin chemist thinks he
will make a fortune out of the poll
tians alone, but the brewers haven't
taken to the woods yet.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-02
EVERY MAN HIS own BREWER
When $50 SChOOnerS OF Beer Are
Carried Around In the
Vest Pocket.

A Wisconsin chemist says he has
discovered a method whereby man
can carry around in small vial 48O
schooners of good beer.
He has produced liquid which
is 1000 times stronger than the
very best beer that can be pro-
duced.
ALI he will say regarding his dis
covery is that it is an alkaloid from
hops $500 times stronger than the
malt now made from the best bar
ley. When this fluid is combined
with water the contact produces an
instantaneous fermentation, forming
81 per cent, alcohol, which is the
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-02
WRECK ON YADKIN.

Albemarle, N. c., July 30.-The
freight train on the Yadkin railroad
running between Norwood and Sails
bury, was wrecked early this morn
ing about one and a half miles south
of. this place. Seven freight cars
were torn up and the caboose was
derailed. The engine did not turn
over, but was derailed and disabled
so that it could not be moved until
a wrecking crew reached here from
Spencer.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-02
OUR new P. M.
Postmaster DObSOn Steps Out and
is Succeeded by Postmaster
Grant.

At the close Of business last night,
the affairs of the Goldsboro post
office were turned over to Mr.. Louis
n Grant, the new postmaster, by
the retiring postmaster, Mr.. J. r.
DobSOn.
The affairs of the Office were check
ed up in the presence of Mr.. Grant
and were found to be in excellent
shape and correct to penny.
Mr.. Grant was appointed on July
10th but did not receive his commits
sion until this morning, when he vir-
tually took the Office in charge.
The retiring postmaster, Mr.. J. F.
Dobson, has accomplished much in
the way of improved service during
his term of Office and leaves the Of
flee with the consciousness of duty
done and with the best wishes of the
thousands of patrons who have been
served by him and his accommodate
ing Office force.
On retiring Mr.. Dobson was very
appropriately presented with a hand
some ebony, silver-mounted walk
ing cane by the employees Of the Of
fee in appreciation of the good will
and high esteem in which he is held
! by the entire force. The cane bears
the following inscription:
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is A FACTORY HAND
AT DURHAM.
Uncle Dies In San Francisco
Leaving Vast Fortune
to Him.

Durham, July 8O.-Since yester-
day there has been a great deal OF
talk here over the report that man
by the name of Corbett, who has
lived here since May, has fallen heir
to fabulous wealth, inherited from
an uncle who died in San Francisco
last month. The reports are that
Corbett has inherited millions and
the story is now being investigated.
Corbett received letter nearly
month ago, notifying him that he
was one of four heirs to inherit an
estate estimated to be worth eighty
five million dollars. The story runs
this way: That on June IL, of this
year, Daniel A. Corbett died at his
home in San Francisco, leaving his
entire estate to three nephews and a
niece, naming them in his will and
stating that they are his lawful heirs
and should inherit oil his wealth.
He was not married man. This
matter reached James A Corbett in
a letter purporting to be from the
probate judge, in which he was told
something of the wealth and how
the money was invested.
James A. Corbett says that he had
an uncle in San Francisco by the
name of Daniel A. Corbett, and that
he was immensely wealthy. He says
that he lived with him for number
of years, then enlisted during the
Spanish war and since the
war has been rowing about over the
country. He came here on May 8
and went to work for the American
Tobacco Company on May 11th. So
confident is he that he is the man
for whom the wealth is intended
that he has resigned his place at the
factory and employed lawyers to
look into the matter for him. There
is also talk that he is preparing to
leave here accompanied by his coun-
sci for San Francisco to get on the
scene and look into every detail.
LAWYER TALKS OF QUEST.
Delos w. Sorrell, of the legal firm
of Umstead & Sorrell, who is con-
nected by rumor as looking after this
matter for Corbett, was seen today
and asked about the rumor. He adj
mitted that the rumors on the streets
were correct insofar as Corbett has
notice of inheriting great wealth and
that he is looking after the matter.
He was not prepared, he stated, to
give any information at this time.
The fact that poor working man
is reputed to have jumped from his
humble position in the working
world to man worth $21, 100000
has caused great deal OF talk.