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blind in the next life. They have fixed
times for baptism; boy baby being
baptised at forty days and girl baby
at eighty days after birth.
In the Coptic Churches.
There are Coptic churches all over
Egypt and l find several here In
Assiout. The average church usually
surrounds court 1t consists OF four
or five buildings. comprising chapel
hall of worship. the residence Of the
bishop and other rool"s.
The church proper contains an altar
which is separated from the rest Of the
room by screen, covered by curtain
with a cross worked upon 1t. Before
this curtain stands the priest and the
choir and the more influential mem
bers of the congregation. Behind them
is lattice work and on the other side
of 1t are the less important men of the
Every one is expected to take off his
shoes when he comes into church, and
in many of ti,e halls of worship there
are no seats and the people lean upon
sticks while the sermon is preached
The service begins at daybreak, and
often lasts four or five hours. SO tina,
II is no, wonder that some of the mem
bers of the congre CATION fall to chat
ting during the preaching. and bust
ness and social matters are discussed.
Do Not Trust Their Wives.
am told that the Copts do not trust
their wives. EACH has but one, but he
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public and private. and until about n
generation ago the unmarried women
wore white wells.
These Copts believe in the ancient
form of Christianity. They are about
the same Christians as Egypt had IN
Roman times. They claim st. Mark
as their first patriarch and say that
he preached the gospel at Alexandria
and started the sect there. They have
a patriarch to-day, and under him
twelve bishops and large number OF
priests and deacons. They have their
monks and nuns, all of whom lead
hard lives; they fast and pray. wear
shirts of rough wool and live upon
vegetables.
The Copts believe in God the Father.
and in the Lord Jesus Christ. as His
Son. They believe in prayer, and. like
the Mohammedans, pray five or six
times day. They begin their prayers
at daybreak and are supposed to make
five separate petitions before dark aud
to close up with another prayer at
midnight. AS they pray they recite a
Psalm or chapter from the Gospel; and
some have rosaries of beads on which
they count forty-one times. SAYING the
words:
oh, my Lord. have mercy
After this they close UP with short
prayer. They wash before praying, and
pray with their faces turned toward
the east. They believe in baptism. and
think that an unbaptised child will be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
PLAGUE IN INDIA.
Its Cnnscs and observation-disclosures
Made in spite Of Grent Difficulties.

Tho characteristically sympathetic
letter the King addressed to the Vice
roy of india with regard to the great
prevalence OF plague In the depend
ency has served to direct renewed pub
lie attention in this country to this
subject. At the present time plague
Is tho greatest scourgc from which
India suffers. Gigantic schemes Of
the past few years to mitigate the
severity during famines that periodi-
cally visit the dependency. while the
gradual extension of the railway sys-
sistance in this direction. Unfortun-
ately. however. the efforts made to
combat the plague have not met with
corresponding success, and the present
year bids fair to set up new record
tality from this disease.
Seven years ago there were reason
able grounds for hoping that plague
was gradually being brought under
control In Hindustan and that the
country would be spared the terrible
Outbreaks of the seventies and eighties.
The official records In 1900 showed
that during that year there were under
|ninety-three thousand deaths from
congratulations. The figures so far to
hand cover only the first three and a
half months of tho present year. during
which time no less than 495 900 deaths
lIOIl DIdBue LOOK pIdSe---lIuiy all ap-
palling total. and one that may we'll
excite the sympathy and anxiety Of the
king emperor.
It must not be thought however,
that this sudden return of plague in al
most its old severity Is duo to any
slackness or want Of care on the part
OF the Indian authorities. On tho con.
trary. when. If ever the full story of
the work undertaken under the direc-
ition and supervision OF the Indian gov
lernment comes - be written 1t will de-
scribe one of the most gigantic tasks
ever faced, and will be- story to set
the blood tinglin. through the veins
through It's records OF noble devotion
and self-sacrifice' to duty In the face
lof almost insurmountable difficulties
land obstacles on the part of men en-
tirely unknown to the outer world.
who sought, and seek. no reward be-
lyond the satisfaction of tracking this
dread disease to its source and. so far
as Is humanly possible. stamping 1t
out Despite the. unfavorable figures
lust quoted n vast amount Of good
work has been accomplished during
| the past few wears. though II Is too
on rly vet to Judge of the precise value
| of most OF this week.
| In the Plague Research Laboratory
THAT was set UP several years ago In
| the old Government House at Parel. In
BOMBAY. constant research has gone
forward In the hone oe definitely locat-
ling the germ of the disease. and if pos
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instructed to mark down all those
who bear such names as Moses and
Jacob, Peter and Paul, and to recon-
mend for appointment the Moham-
meds, the Ais and the Hassans.
Coptic Millionnires and Their Charities.
The Copts are the shrewdest bust
ness men of Egypt. Many of them start
life poor and grow rich. 1t is COM
mon saying here that no Jew can cons
pete with them, and they have driven
the Jews out of the upper part of the
Nile Valley. In Assiout there are q
number of rich Copts who have changed
their religion and become Protestant
Christians, and some of these men are
very charitable. One, for instance, has
built Protestant native church. He
put UP the building after visit to
En- gland, where he was much i'm
pressed with Westminster Abbey Upon
his return he said he was going to
build a church for Assiout on the plan
of Westminster. Tho missionaries here
advised him to tho contrary, and asked
that he make his building rectangular
instead. But no: 1t must be Westmin-
ster Abbey or nothing; and the result
is great T-shapcd structure of wood
with lcng hall In the centre and
wings ct the end Tho church cost
ABOUT S-o,VVU and II VIII seat 1000
people. l attended 1t last Sunday. and
found the main hall filed with dark
faced men in gowns and fez caps. Che
wings were shut off by curtains, but L
was well up in front, and so near one
side that ! could look through the
cracks. Each wing was filed with
women clad in black balloonlise gar
ments and yelled So as to conceal all
but their eyes. a few of the women
wore European clothes and French
hats. showing how the new civilization
Another rich Copt has established
two large primary schools here, one for
boys and the other for girls. In the
boys school there are five hundred
and fifty pupils. and in that for the
girls more than two hundred These
schools are taught by native Protest
ants and not one cent of American
money is spent upon them.
Queer Christians These.
I am much interested in the Cents.
There are about 100000 of them in
the country. They look much like the
Egyptians and dress about the same.
The women veil their faces, both in
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does not mako her his conf1iant; he
never tells her any OF his business
secrets, and does not pay her as much
respect MS tho native Protestant Chris
tians pay their wives lie seldom sees
his wife Until he is married, and he Is
forbidden by his religion to marry any
one but Copt. As among the Mo-
hammedans. marriages are usually n
matter OF business, with a dowry bnr-
gained upon beforehand The favorite
wedding time is Saturday night and
the marriage feasts last throughout
the following week. When the mar
rage contract Is made all the parties
to 1t say the Lords Prayer three times;
and before the ceremonies are COM
pleted the bride and bridegroom go
separately to church and the Eucharist
IL administered to them. Just before
her marriage the bride is given a
steam bath. and her finger nails and
toe nails are stained with henna. Prior
to the ceremony the bride sends the
bridegroom suit of clothing, and n
woman from her house goes to him
to see that 1t Is delivered properly and
that the bridegroom is taken to the
bath. Thus 1t Is provided that both
start the married life comparatively
clean.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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And still We are. In doubt as to whether
that operation In Adams case was really af
lsucceks.-Puck,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
Copyright, 1907, by Frank q. Car
penter.)

NFS1UUI, q TTcI ''tsF 2. y.
a. r AssIo1it, away up the Nile
n Valley, about as far south or
~ the Mediterranean as Wash
inEton Is south of Buffaio,
some of the most entcrprising
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FORCED TO Play FoOtbaII.

This college is on the dormitory
plan. The most OF its seven hundred
ltudents live in the buildings ana they
are continually under the, eyes of their
professors. The training partakes
/ somewtat Of military order. Tho
boys must not only go 10 the class
fpoms. but they have TO attend the
chapel. The weekly prayer meeting and
The sunday-school. They are also COM
PEELED 10 take part in college athletics,
Twics' week they have to engage in
football and tennis, and every effort
~ made TO develop them along the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
lPATTISoN's SIG
NATURE GOOD
COURT DECIDES LATE GOVERNOR
WAS CAPABLE OF APPRov-
ING BILL.

Cincinnati. Jan. 3.-The Superior
Court today handed down a decision
sustaining the validity of the Akin
law. which raised the liquor tax
from $500 to $1,000. This was the
most important case pending In the
court. for on its fate depends an
extra session OF the Legislature.
which would have been called to act
on scores of bills which were In the
same situation as the Akin law.
The main point depended upon by
the interests which desired to have
the bill declared invalid was a claim
that the late Governor Pattison was
not in condition OF health to know
the contents OF the bill when It was
taken to the gubernatorial residence
by Senator Houch, his private sec
rotary, and that consequently Il did
not come within that provision OF
law which says the States chief ex-
.ecutive shall have full knowledge OF
every bill which is presented TO him
for executive action.
Members of the late Governor Pat
tison's family and his physicians
were called to testify as to his physi-
cal and mental condition during the
time when the Akin bill was In pos
session Of his secretary.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
REVIEW OF REVIEWS.

The more magazines there are the
more necessary is the REVIEW OF
REVIEWS, because q brings to-
gether the best that is in all the most
important monthlies in the world
Such is he food Of periodical litera-
ture that nowadays pepole say the
only way TO keep up with It is 70
read the REVIEW OF REVIEWS.
Entirely over and above this review
ing section, It has more original
matter and illustrations than most
magazines, and the most timely and
important articles printed in any
monthly. The REVIEW OF RE
VIEWS covers FIVE continents, and
yet is American FIRST and foremost.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
ORDER PUBLICATION.
WEST VIRGINIA.
GROVER c. McCARY,

At Rules held in the Clerks Office
OF the Circuit Court Of the County of
Merceh, on the 3rd day of December
1906
Sarah e. Prince, Plaintiff.
Against In Chancery.
Hiram A. Prince, Defendant.
The object OF this suit is to obtain
a decree divorcing the plaintiff from
the defendant a vinculo matrimonii,
and for general relief.
And II appearing from an AFFIDAVIT
filed with the papers in this cause,
that the defendant Hiram A. Prince is
n nonresident of the state OF West
Virginia, II Is therefore, on motion
of the plaintiff, by counsel, ordered
that said defendant do appear at the
Clerks office of the Circuit court of
Mercer County within one month at
ter the date of the first publication of
this order and do what may be nee
essary to protect his interest in this
suit.
Attest:
w. B. HoNAKER, Clerk.
ID. M. EASLEY, p. O.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
THE MOST INTER-
ESTING BOOK,

"A great many moro men would
read the Bible IL II had not been
crammed down their throats in in
fancy by well-ln-tentioned, but mis-
guided and tactless. preachers. A
case of surfelt at the age of seven
is bad attack OF nausea for half a
hfetime. Approach the Bible as you
would fairy tale or romantic novel
and you will find II the most interest
Ing book In all literature. IL Is
not necessary to get down on your
knees and pray with # evry time
you look at 1t. Read II without fear
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
ORDER PUBLICATION,
WEST VIRGINIA.:


At Rules held in the Clerks ONCE
OF the Circuit Court OF the County OF
Mercer. on the ard day OF December.
1905.
Pachi Mundo. Plaintiff.
Against In Chancery.
Mary vigezzi, ct al, Defendant.
The object OF this suit is to have
sale OF the real estate or the defend
ant, Bari Felice. or so much thereof
as may be necessary for the payment
of the liens against IT and for gene
raj relief
And It appearing from an affida-
Wit filed with the papers in this cause
that the defendant. Bari Felice is q
nonresident OF the state OF West
Virginia, II is therefore, on motion
OF the plaintiff. by counsel, ordered
that said defendant do appear at
the Clerks Office OF the Circuit
Court OF Mercer County within one
month after the date OF the first
publication of this order and do what
may be necessary to protect his In
terest In this suit.
Attest:
w. B. HoNAKER, Clerk.
ID. M. EASILY. p. Q.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
NOTICE.
To Hiram A. Prince:
d. M. EAsLBY, p. Q.

To Hiram A. Prince:
Take notice that on the 14th day
OF January, 1907, at the office Of d.
NJ. Easley, In the city OF Blueheld,
I'm the county Of Mercer and State
OF West Virginia, beetwen the hours
OF 3 o'clock q. m. and o'clock, D.
m, OF that day, shall proceed TO
take the dispositions OF A. q. Belcher,
Mrs. Mamie Weaver and others, TO
be read as evidence in my behalf in
a certain suit in equity pending IN
the Circuit Court OF Mercer County,
and State OF West Virginia, In
which I am plaintiff and you are de-
PENDANT, and, n from any cause the
taking OF said depositlons be not
commenced on that day, or II com
menced, II they be not completed on
that day, the taking Of said deposit
lions will be adjourned from day TO
day, at the same place, and between
the same hours, until they are com
pleted.
SARAH 70. PRINCE,
2 z BY Counsel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
POINTED
PARAGRAPHS

A man naturally hates to DO short
long.
It's better to be n small success
than big failure.
A man usually charges his poor
Judgment to bad luck.
Proof of the Political pudding lies
In the size of the plums.
Running expenses so right on when
business is at n standstill.
What's the matter with the stee-
pie climber as n churchman?
Nothing seems to worry burglar
more than n small dog with n big
bark.
There isn't much hope for q SO
who look upon n church collection as
a hold-up game.--Chicago News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
NOTICE.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF tho Flat Top National
Bank will be held In the directors
room OF said bank Tuesday morning,
January sth. 1907, ut IL O'Clock
for tho purpose OF electing directors
for the ensuing year and tho transac-
ton OF such other business as may
BIO deemed necessary.
r.. 10. BOILING, Cashier
Dec. sth. so days.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04

or prejudice. just as you read your
shakespeare or your Balzac, your
Voltaire or your Thackeray. Don't
try to read II all at one sitting. And
don't imagine for one moment you
are going 60 be translated because
you do read It. Millions of people are
sure that their reading OF tho Bible
is free pass to heaven. What SIM
pletonsl Il isn't even an employees
ticket. They must pay full faro and
expect no rebates.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
SALVATION ARMY
WARS ON SUICIDE
GEN. BOOTH TO BEGIN CRUSADE
AT ONCE

London. January 3.-General Will
liam Booth, Chief OF
the Salvation Army, who will start In
February on trip to Japan via the
United States. has opened a bureau
In the headquarters OF the army in
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04

London with the avowed object OF
checking the spread OF suicide.
He explains that suicides generally
might be dissuaded by little sensi-
BILE and sympathetic advice. and this
the bureau will ofer without in
curry into the applicants antecedents
or circumstances. and at the same
time confidence will'be rigidly respec-
ted and secrets inviolably preserv-
ed.
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70 THE POINT.

Yes, located at Norfolk now.
Coming down during the Expo? II
so, write me about anything you
want to know, or call to see me.
Same old boy; glad to hear from
anybody at any time. Houses to
ent during the xposltion.-Good
property for sale.
Il. WHITE ATKINSON,
Board OF Trade Bldg.
Norfolk, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04

when some men talks about Hea-
ven,' said Uncle Eben, "dey pears TO
sperience mo satisfaction In de idea
OF keepin DER neemies out dan in
dat or goin dar deirso'fs. wash
ington Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
Daily Leader,
Regular Price,

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notw tits
These fill the bill
be will anyhow, get
million of the best
znes-he land
help o
the Daily 9'0N' '0In'Il'-
nOtw the
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
COMMISSIONERS SALE

BY virtue OF a Decree OF the Cir
cult Court OF Mercer County, rem
dered at the February Term, 1905,
thereof, In the Chancery cause of
i. w. Hale, Committee,
VS..
John A. Bailey, ct al.
The undersigned Commissioner, ap-
pointed for the purpose, Will pro-
coed to sell at the front door OF the
Court House of Mercer County. West
Virginia, by way of public auction,
to the highest bidder, on the
End day of February, 1907.
the following described Real Estate,
situate in said County, to-wit:
A tract OF land situate near the
City OF Blueneld. in the neighbour
hood called Beaver Pond" contain.
ing something over 200 acres OF land
and owned by the late Carmack Bal
ley and upon which he resided In his
lifetime.
TERMS OF SALE.
CASH In hand on day OF sale
b. w. PENDLETON,
Special Commissioner
Dec. 81, 1906.
l. w. b. HONAKER, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Mercer county. do
hereby certify that Special Commits.
sioner b. w Pendleton. has given
the bond and security required OF
him by decree of Mercer Circuit
Court in the cause of e. w. Hale
Com. VS.. John A. Bailey, ct al
w. b. HONAKER, Clerk
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-04
ORDER PUBLICATION.
WEST VIRGINIA:

At Rules held In the Clerks Office
OF the Circuit Court OF the County of
Mercer, on the 3rd day of December,
1906
Grover. G. McCary. Plaintiff,
Against In Chancery.
Kate McCary, Defendant.
The object OF this suit Is to obtain
a decree divorcing the plaintiff from
the defendant a vinculo matrimonii
and for general relief.
And It appearing from an affidavit
filed with the papers in this cause
that the defendant. Kate McCary, is
a nonresident of the State of West
Virginia, It Is therefore, on motion
OF the plaintiff, by counsel, ordered
that said defendant do appear at the
Clerks Office OF the Circuit court oil
Mercer County within one month az.
ter the date OF the first publication OF
this order and do what may be nee.
essary to protect her interest I'm TIM:
suit.
w. b. HONAKER. Clerk.
u. NJ. EASLEY, p. Q.
NOTICE.
To Kate McCary:
Take notice that on the 18th day
OF January, 1907, at the Office OF ID.
M. Easley. in the city OF Bluefield
In the county OF Mercer, and State
OF West Virginia, between the hours
OF o'colcn n. m. and 6 O'Clock
y. m. OF that day, shall proceed 70
take the dispositions of myself and
others, to be read as evidence In my
behalf in a certain suit IN equity
pending In the Circuit Court OF
Mercer County and State OF West
Virginia, In which am plaintiff and
you are defendant, and, II from any
cause the taking OF said dispositions
be not commenced on that day, or
IL commenced, II they be not com.
Pletcd on that day, tn taking of the
said dispositions will be adjourned
from day to day, at the same place
and between the same hours, until
completed
GROVER G.. McCARY.
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At Rules held In the Clerks Office
OF the Circuit Court of the County OF
Mercer, on the 3rd day Of December,
1906