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The Alaska prospector., 1907-06-20
SOME VERY QUEER LAKES.
Bodies of Water That Are a Source of Wonder to All Who Be-
 hold Them,

One of the most singular lakes an the world is the celebrated Pitch lake of the island of Trini. dad. This lake spreads over an area of 99 acres, and it's surface is composed of one great floating mass of asphaltum, scanned with veins of clear water. From it. and a similar lake in Venezuela, the worlds supply of asphalt is drawn, states the Washington Post.
 The pitch lake is hideous place as far as smells are con- cerned, for the air all about it is heavy with noxious vapors, and from the center of the lake gushes a fountain of liquid asphaltum, in which there float and break bub bles containing most horrible gases.
 The workmen go out on the sur. face of this lake and cut great slabs of asphaltum, which are car ried away. But the next morning the hole they left is filled up again with the pitch which has risen during the night, so that the. SUD- ply seems to be inexhaus tible.
 This curious lake was discov- cred by Sir Walter Raleigh when he landed in Trinidad in 1895, on his way to the mouth of the Orino- co in search of Fl Dorado.
 Another strange lake is situat- ed on a peninsula which juts out into the Caspian sea. The whole surface of this lake is covered with a crust of salt so thick and strong that a man can ride across it on horseback with safety.
 In central Asia, near the Caspi- an sea, is lake of beautiful rose color, while the banks are covered with salt crystals as white as snow. From the waters of this lake there arises a fower-like odor. The color and the odor are supposed to be caused by vegeta- ble matter in the depths.
 There used to be curious lake on the top of the Volcano de Agua, in Guatemala, 14,00O feet above the level of the sea. It was not fed by springs nor by rivers, but was caused by accumulatiOns of snow and rain-in fact, was an immense reservoir. It lasted for centuries. Then one day the sides of the lake gave way, and down the waters rolled, dealing death and destruc. tion, and digging great barran, ca, or ravine, in the mountain side, which is still visible.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-06-20
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The Alaska prospector., 1907-06-20

OharIes Hand and Roy Cooper will open restaurant in the KanitD flock, .ormerly occupied by the Alaska Kitchen, and hope to be ready for bus mess by July 4th
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
THE EMER
GENCY JUROR.

There should be a thirteenth ju-
ror in criminal cases involving all
the time and expenses of the one
now on in New York. Sickness and
death in these uncertain times,
barring any superstitious feeling he
might have in regard to being "it. >"
make the extra jurymen essential.
He would prevent delays that the
public would surely appreciate, and
to avoid "queering" the trial he
might be placed in n box by him
self only to he used in an emer-
gency 1t Is a wonder when trial
by jury was instituted they did not
think of hitching on a spare man
after the manner Of the automo-
bile's extra tire.--Boston Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
MAJORITY RULE
in JURIEs


The fact. that the Shea trial In
Chicago has cost Cook county $4O.-
600 and the defense 100000, and
after almost four months progress
has resulted in n disagreement. has
revived the agitation for a change
in the method of arriving at jury
verdicts.
) While there are few iconoclasts
OF the opinion that a simple ma
jority determine the verdict there
are many agitating the rule that a
two-thirds or three-fourths vote
should suffice. The Shea jury is I'M
derstood to have been TO 5 for
conviction. Were the majority rule
to apply in the jury-room, a verdict
would have been returned, while
even were the two-thirds rule to
govern 1t is highly probable that
one or more Jurors might have
been won over by the majority. But
the task OF bringing Ave men into
line was too great. and after almost
three days, deliberation the iurv
was, OF necessity. discharged.-E
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
A oUICK REToRT

The wit OF Nine. Dase, the great
ira gedienne, is well illustrated by
the following story: She was at a
supper party and the talk turned
on woman's suffrage. A man pres
ont suggested that, OF course. women
could not claim equal rights with
men. Man was made first" said
ne and woman sprang from man"
Quite So" said the great actress.
quietly. at Is natural that the
flower comes after the stem. but
surely you do not regard that rs
an indication OF inferiority." ST
Louis Republican.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
278 COKEMAK s a~s-
INC DIT 4 MTG

The evils of child labor arc 90
ing TO disappear, like other evils
in society, not by worrying over
new and strange laws. but by rais-
ing wages, lessening the pressure on
Fanatics for the support OF their
children, improving the schools and
advancing the general standard OF
life. If the federal government be-
gins interfering I'm this subject in
terests in it in state legislatures VIII
disappear, and 1t will become more
didificult' as it already has, to Sc
cure legislation in the states because
or this proposal for federal leeis-
lation
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

"Oil workers are never bald. Wis
it our oil regions or those OF Rus
STA; examine the workmcn's hair.
1t is soft and thick and glossy For
petroleum cures incipient badness
and IL your hair is thinning. rub
some In. Never mind the smell II
will do you good " The speaker. a
druggist wont on earnestly. "Shep-
herds enjoy remarkable health. The
odd odor of a sheen seems 10 drive
away disease. Sheen arc especially
good FOR whooping cough. In the
sheep country, when child takes
whoouing cough. It is the custom
for the mother 10 put n TO play
among sheen, and the next day II Is
VOL. Tho men ard women who
work among lavender, gathering r.
or distilling II, never have neural
gia or nervous headache. Laven-
der, moreover, is as good as a sea
voyage for giving tone TO the sys-
tenn. Rundown persons often work
for nothing In lavender plants I'm
order to build themselves up. Salt
miners can wear summer clothes I'm
blizzard weather without fear OF
catching could for colds are unknown
among salt workers. Breweries and
tanners and printing-ink factories
bar out consumption. Turpentine
works and rope works bar out
rheumatism Copper mines bar out
typhoid. Los Angeles Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

A noted explorer has at different
times been compelled to eat tie
losh of animals not generally used
MS human food. He says that grill
ID lion steaks are delicious, and
much superior to those Of the tiger;
that the flesh of the rhinoceros.
nroncly prepared. has all the good
qualities of pork; that the trunk
and feet of young elephants re-
semble veal; and that stewed boa
constructor is a splendid substitute
FOR rabbit.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

Admiral Robley d. Evans was a
midshipman in the Civil War and
was badly shot up at the attack on
fort Fisher. He was taken to the
hospital in Norfolk where he over
heard a surgeon say to his assistant.
Take both his legs off in the NOR
hlhg. Bob managed to secure
a revolver, and when the assistant
appeared next day the midshipman
ut first protested againgt amputa-
'ion' but in vain. Then he pulled
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
ENoTIcEAL>T
INSANITY

Emotional insanity viii draw re-
aned women mothers and daughters,
irresistlbiy to the courthouse vor-
tex, where with bedraggled skirts,
disheyeled heads, bullying eyes and
palpitating hearts they may drinl,
IN but one precious drop of the, to
them, intoxicating filth of the scan
daL To say that these pitiful vic
tins OF an epidemic hysteria are
responsible is to argue at variance
with all the known laws OF psy-
chology and all the garnered know
ledge OF the allienists. Emotional
INSANITY may not abaolve murder,
ers, but it win 20 a long way to-
ward justifying IT'S Victims when II
is epidemic.-Detroit Free Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
STANDARD OIL
INTOUITIES

There is hardly a business INF
putty ever devised or INDUCED i'm
for illegitimate gain and dishonor-
able advantage that is not laid at
the door of this grasping monopo-
~. The commissions suggestions
of remedy consists mainly OF fixing
rates and regulations for the trans
r. 80 TI.ys-I,-F-r-r.-
business OF transportation from pro
duction and distributions: but IL the
company and those responsible for
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

g .oond1ct are guilty OF balf the
nfamies charged against them there
"ur''t 70 be some means OF inaict-
ING peaalias FOR the wrongs done
which would in a measure fit the
@rimes and give the culprits the
-eputation that such deeds deserve
New York Journal Commerce.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

The Yo1uO, Miss Sentinel states
that there is 40 deeper tragedy than
a man out of harmony with his
environments. Too many poets are
born to the servitude OF CONNER
rial life while men with longings
I'm their hearts for commercial con
quests have been placed by fate in
pont-up surroundings. Too many
men are forced TO follow the pillow
while nature sings itself to deaf
ears, while failures within office
walls are pining for nothing more
blessed than the out-of-doors
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
DISGUISE OF
"JIM CROW" BILL,

When Judge Evans, Jim Grow"
bill comes out of the judiciary com.
mittees hands the members OF the
house who heard II read first time
will not be able to recognize it on
account of the many changes that
have been made. After it had been
discussed to some extent the Judge
saw where it,, would be necessary
to make some changes and he has
practically rewritten the entire bill
and it is not one third as drastic
now as it was when first presented.
There Is a possibility that the law
may pass the house when the time
comes, but If it gets through the
Senate it will he seven days won
.--Sistersville Review.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

AT a cost OF "a cents Japancse
doctors can dress the wounds OF
500 men. They use a finely now
dered charcoal obtained by the slow
combustion Of straw I'm closed fur
naces Sachets filled with it are
applied to the wounds, and its anti
septic and absorbent qualities gen
orally effect a rapid cure.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

They raise terrible mob in
Pittshurg and threaten to mob &c
groes with much Tess cause than
we do here in the South. They &c.
frantic and want to mob the whole
colored race.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

bis revolver rom under the pHloA
aud told the doctor that II had six
cartridges and that # anybody en-
tered the place Win a case of In
sf-uments six men would be killed
before the operation began The
'ozs werc saved
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

The present house has done "a
little better than the last i'm the W.,
OF attaches, the number not beiI y
so long; but the senate has brok-
en- all former records. and now
boasts III persons employed to
wait upon 80 senator's. And the
people pay the freight.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

An eastern scientist says there
is altogether too much sensationa-
lism about bacteria dangers. and
that we couldn't possibly live with
out the little varmints. This is
quite reassuring
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
Reason WHY.
GRAHAM, VA.

ACCIDENT BENEFITS the amount paid by the
EElS IN 1905 stands by fself history of ACCIDENT IN
as world record of ACCIDENT BsNEFTs paid during one
amount gseater than that any other two companies combined
and In itself al proof
First THAT ACCIDENT INSURANCE. 10 ono 81, -. 80.
necessities o. mod life
Second THAT THE ACCIDENT sold by the Travellers are o
liberal and protect their pocv holders ana ,h
p' ''ua'eu by most Just and OF adjust
ment which factor for the dido. =. .
- - '7 -
Third, THAT TRAVELLERS As Tu. ptoNrrp roun.,.,
" ~ ~ 10 SaiSned poicyhoders and annually
supremacy prestige sot Acc,do.,
CLAUDE w. MOSS, District Agent
ihoENToN BUILDING, BLUEFIELD, w VA
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02
WHY SUFFER FROM


RHEUMATIssI?
DO you know that rheumatism cai
be relieveda II you doubt this jus.
try one application of Chamberlain
Pain Balm. II will make rest and
sleep possible, and that uertain1,
means a great deal to any one at.
aicted with rheumatism. For sale
by all druggists.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

The day Of the big cattle ranch
In the far West has practically d
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

AS the winter advances the ice
famine specter shriuks back.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-02

Read the Daily Leader.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23
A PLEASANT SAIL.
DR.. Thomas, His Wife and
Party Reach New York.
FROM PHILADELPHIA BY AIR LINE
Prize Winning German Balloon, with
Cargo of Six vOyaginE Through
Space, Spies Out Our Forth
Hcafiona.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-In the Pom
mern, the German balloon which won
the international aeronautic race from
st. Louis last month, Or. Julian p.
Thomas, who is still on crutches from
an automobile accident, and five other
passengers made a journey through the
air from Philadelphia. landing I'm New
York at One Hundred and Seventy
fifth street and Westchester avenue.
1t was one OF the most successful
and interesting ascents made by any
member of the Aero Club OF America,
and DR.. Thomas and his guests were
enthusiastic in their descriptions Of
the beautiful speetacles they saw from
the basket.
DR.. Thomas purchased the Pommern
from Oscar Erbsloeh a few days ago,
and Mr.. Erbsloeh acted as pilot for the
party. The other four passengers were
Mrs. Thomas, Captain T. T. Lovelace,
a member Of the Aero Club OF Ameri-
ca; Lieutenant Robert Henderson, chief
engineer of the battleship Missouri,
and DIR. Rudolph Erbsloeh of New
York. an uncle OF Oscar Erbsloeh.
Mrs. Thomas expressed herself as
was the most enjoyable OF any she has
taken with her husband since he began
ballooning.
Under the skillful handling OF Mr.
| ErbslOeh the fight from Philadelphia
| TO New York was made with very 1T
tie sacrifice OF gas or ballast. and with
its six passengers the balloon came
down so gently that not the slightest
| shock was felt. The landing was
made by using the rip cord" DIT.
Thomas and his party landed I'm New
Jersey on the way over. but 10y throw
ing out ballast rose again and sailed
over TO this city.
| In the flight Or. Thomas discarded
the Pomu crn's diminutive racing bas-
ket and substituted the larger one that
he has used on hls big balloon. the
| Nirvana. which provided ample room
for the party OF six.
They started from Philadelphia at
II o'clock i'm the forenoon and for more
than an hour drifted about sluggishly
over that city. being caught first by
one current and then 10y another at
varying attitudes before they found
the right current that carried them to-
| ward New York
During the trip they passed directly
| over Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth
and were able 10 make photographs OF
| all the interior portions of the de-
| lenses. DR. Thomas said that the neg
atives were destroyed as soon ns they
| landed. But" said he 1t demon
strated 20 all OF Us how easily we
might have destroyed tho Notifications
by dropping n few pounds OF dyna-
mite. Lieutenant Henderson was very
much Interested in the matter and VIII
make n full report OF his experience 70
the navy department.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23
GIRL VICTIM Of
BRUTAL MISTRESS
SERVANT RULED BY HYPNOTIC
INFLUENCE AND FRIGHT
FULLY TORTURED.
HAIR TORN OUT IN PUNCHES
Suffers from Nervous Collapse as Re
suit of Cruel enthusiastically
Makes Her Escape and Brings
Suit for Damages.

Bangor. Me.-"One of the strangest
cases ever tried in a Maine court"
is what a well known Bangor attorney
says Of the case of Look VS.. Guilford.
just settled. in which the plaintiff Sc
cured a verdict OF $40456 for personal
Injuries inflicted on her by her en-
ployer. Hypnotic influence played a
prominent part throughout Il. the
plaintiff claiming that for four months
she was absolutely under the control
of the mind OF the woman by whom
she was employed.
Several months ago Miss Annie NJ.
Look, who had a brother living in
this city came here suffering from
nervous collapse. alleged to be the
result Of abuse heaped on her by her
employer, Mrs. Guilford, in Fairfield.
Her relation OF the experiences she
underwent in the Guilford home were
so incredible that they were hardly
believed at first. but when she showed
the proof. and brought Fairfield peo-
pie 20 substantiate so far as outsiders
could, certain features of her treat
ment. IL was decided 70 bring action
against the woman who. under guise
of illness. had apparently inflicted
such cruel punishment upon her serv-
ant
At the trial the girl testified that
for four months she had been abso-
lutely dominated by the mind Of her
mistress, who had kept her on the
rack day and night. requiring her to
come 10 the bedside and kneel while
she tore out the hair of the girl in
punches, hair which is just beginning
20 come again after the lapse OF
months; how she scratched her face
till the blood came; SOW she tore and
punched the girls hands and arms
with the sharp point OF a nail file
So completely was this girl said to
be under her control that Mrs. Gull
ford's merest within was a command
10 be obeyed instantly. and for weeks
the frightened servant was not al
lowed TO undress or take "A night
sleep. her only rest being secured in
brief snatches when she could drop on
TO a couch or bed with her clothes on.
Neighbors testified that they fire.
quently stood outside in the road and
heard Mrs. Guilford raving at the girl.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23
DEALT DEATH TO TWO.
Mine Boss, Fatally Injured, Sells His
Life Dearly.

Pittsburg, Kan.-At Croweberg, a
new mining camp in the northern
part of this county. two persons were
killed and two fatally wounded, the
result Of a grudge held by the Italian
miners OF the district against a mine
boss. Charles Gardner. a mine boss.
and his sister. Mrs. George Rexford.
were waylaid on a lonely road while
returning home by a number of Ital-
ians and shot and fatally wounded.
Gardner returned the fire and killed
two Italians. names unknown.
The Italians are believed TO have
been drinking They attacked Gard
ner and his sister without warning.
firing upon them in the dark. The
first bullet struck Gardner on the
point of the chin. glaDced and entered
the breast. lodging in the lungs. At
almost the same moment Mrs. Rex
ford was shot in the small of the back.
They fell 10 the ground together The
Italians started 10 run Immediately
after firing, but before they had got
ten out OF reach Gardner had recov-
cred sufficiently 10 raise himself upon
his elbow and fire upon them.
Two of the Italians were struck by
Gardeners bullets. and fell dead In
their tracks The Italians endeavored
to carry off their dead. but were com
PEELED finally 10 desert them TO es-
cape. A number of Americans, at
tracted by the shots. assisted Gard
ner and his sister TO this city, where
they were placed in the Mount Carmel
hospital. No hope is entertained for
their recovery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23
Mother strsneles Three Babes.

Buffalo. y. Y.-AIrs. Bertha Mund
81 years old, strangled her three chill
dren christopher, aged eight years
Helen, aged two years, and Freda
aged eight monthsl to death while
they were sleeping at their home. in
Clinton street.
After committing the deed she wenl
to the Pennsylvania railroad yards
where her husband. Frederick Mund
is employed as member of a wreck
ing crew, and informed him OF hei
action. Mrs. Mund was placed under
arrest.
The police say the woman does TOT
realize the enormity of her crime snd
that she killed the children while suf
fering with a sudden attack of in
sanity.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23

Strange, Wonderful. but True are
the awe stricken tests given by The
Great Australian Medium.
PROF. ID. ID. BRUCE, VI. ID.
the only Living Apostle OF Science
OF the Mysteries.
$1,000 in Gold to any one In the
no with him. Pos
sessfng more power than any four
MEDIUMS combined.
No card. trance or hand humbug
Greatest HindOO Medium In the
World
so GREAT IL HIS POWER that
re can tell you while In Clsirvoy-
ant state. all you wish 10 know with
out a word being spoken. Come
all We unbelievCrs. sconers and 1eer-
ers; bring all your skepticism with
you---he will open your eyes to the
private chamber mystery. Come al
We broken hearted wives. all with
low spirits and let hI-n lift the bur
den from your aching and Jealous
heart. He challenger the World 70
compete with him Ia causing q speed
marriage with the one you love:
Whiting the separated and bring
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23

Washing floors at any time at night
when the whim seized her employer.
attending her bedside and tortured
until she was too exhausted to make
any protest, the girl says she at last
began to fear that she would never
escape from that house alive. and in
desperation seized upon an opportuni-
~. when she had been sent out of
the house on an eTrand. to seek pro
lection at a neighbor's home.
She was sheltered and cared for.
her bruised hands and arms, face and
hair attended 10 and her few belong
ings secured from the house which
had been her prison for months. AS
soon as she was in condition to travel
she was brought to Bangor. where DR..
McCurdy attended her, and found that.
while he did not diagnose her case as
one of hypnotic effect, he did decide
that she had been for a long period
under a severe mental strain that had
serious consequences on her mind and
health.
Mrs. Guilford was unable to appear
In the Skowhegan court 10 fight the
fdSCs Du1 0Att.NA a SSANl al ASlldl ana
argued the impOssibility Of a woman
so bedridden as she appears TO be to
have committed any such acts as
claimed.
Living in Old Town was a young
woman named Pearl Griffin, alleged to
have been a previous victim of Mrs.
Guilford's curious temper. who tells
the same, story OF III treatment and
abuse as does Miss Look. while since
the latter lef. her employer she has