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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05
TO INCREASE
BOND LIMIT
CITIES WILL BE ENABLED TO
BORROW MORE MONEY
CHANGES ARE PROPOSED IN
THE STREET LAW IN THIS
STATE.

Charleston, w va, Feb 5.-Mr
Staunton OF Kanawha, introduced
bill No 20, relating to street paving,
etc, in municipalities which will
prove of interest to citizens at large
and small towns alike. 1t Is TO APP
ply to cities and villages of 1000 or
more, and provides for the improve
ment of streets and alleys by grad
ing. paving, curbIng and sewering.
also of the manner of paying for
same.
II incidentally permits OF the rails
ing OF the bond limit of municipal
tiles from two and one-half to FIVE
per cent, the proceeds, howev ~.
from the bonds sold I'm excess of the
present limit to apply only to such
Improvement purposes as described
i'm the bill.
These bonds to be issued a three
fifths asserting vote OF the people,
also like number Of votes in the
city councils, is necessary to make
any specific improvements.
The entire cost OF all paving and
s"wering Improvement is TO be borne
by the abutting property owners, but
IS to be paid for in annual INSTALL
ments over a possible period of ten
years, the payments being applied to
the interest and principal of the
bonds issued for the Improvement in
question.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05
IT IS JUDGE
SINCLAIR
FORMER PRINCETON CITIZEN
GETS THE PLUM-ELECTED To
SUCCEED JUDGE MORRIS. DE
CEASED.

Richmond. Va. Feb 5.-George
Burnley Sinclair was unanimously
elected Judge of the corporation
court OF Charlottesville, to succeed
the late Judge Geo. w Morris. The
two houses voted separately on the
nomination.
The above information will be In
teresting news TO the Judges many
friends in this county Judge SIN
clair was for several years assist
ant cashier OF the princeton Bank
ing company and studied law with
DR.. j w Hale. His wife is daugh-
ter of the late Or. r. b. McNutt and
sister OF Or Joe and Major G. II.
McNutt, OF Princeton.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05
.ANTI-SAL0ON LEAGUE
WINS FIRST VICTORY

Oklahmoa city, Okla. Feb. o.
The Anti-Saloon League won its first
victory in the present Legislature
yesterday when the house COMMITTEES
on general laws favorabiy reportc 7
the bill requiring express companies
to deliver liquor only to the person
to whom 80 is addressed. The pro
posed law provides penalty for re-
fusal to fulfl the requirements or
the law.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05
SEVEN HUNDRED
JOBS BURNED

Trenton ~ j.. Feb. "a fire
which attacked the large plant Of
John A. Robbling Sons & Company
today, was famed by strong wind
and soon assumed serious proper
tions. About three acres were burn
ci over and The loss will reach half
a million dollars and more than SOW
en- hundred men viii be- thrown ont
OF employment.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN
VISITED BY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

Berlin, n. H., Feb. 5.--Just at the
time when it seemed as though
nothing could save the town from
being wiped on the map. aid was
received from neighboring cities
which saved Berlin from total de-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05
ACTION MADE To
RELEASE THBW

New York FEB Am action to
release Harry Thaw from the asylum
al Matteawan was promised before
the day is over by Attorneys OrouIy
and Peabody this morning Just
what course would be taken they
would not say bat haboas corpus
proceedings are hinted at.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05

struotion by Are today. although the
fire is still burning hercely, the Gre-
men. by heroic efforts' have gotten
IL under control.
The total loss viii reach five hun
DIRE dthousand dollars.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05

Henry A. Lilly laG this afternoon
for visit 20 Florida
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
KILLING A WHALE.
Where All Of the Boats Crew LsOkss
Like Murderers.

LINZ Utat A~s ~ -
II was my boats privilege TO ,fasteD
first. and we did so In grand style. says
writer in Forest and Stream. The
big fellow My blowing In one position,
and we sailed on him head and head
and fastened to him with two har-
poons, one of them being an explosive.
When he felt the iron he turned and
plunged under our boat and covered us
with the spray from his fukes as he
tossed them up in the air to dive And
he did not stop. either. for our line
whizzed around the loggerhead. Civ
ing out blue sheet of smoke untll the
end Of ii went by us like bullet. He
had gone down with our 300 fathoms
of line In less than minute.
In. few minutes he appeared again
near one Of the other boats. and he got
two more harpoons. one of them, ex-
pIosive. and then the other two boats
shot in and fastened with two irons
apiece.
Meanwhile the beast was coursing
around and spouting blood in frantic
manner. and it took six bomb lances
besides the eight harpoons to subdue
him.
Our next hit was made ON the 9th,
when our boat fastened again. The
whale did not 60 very far this time,
but just circIed around us in short
line. Another whale from the herd
kept by him until the kill and then
made off to windward The otherboat
was off after some other whales. They
could have got him easily
While we were tied to the dead whale
we made out his comrade coming down
to us at great speed, and 1t looked as
if he meant mischief. We hurriedly
cut adrift from our capture and. get
ting fresh harpoons and lances ready.
prepared for his onslaught In min
ute he was close to us, and while be
stopped to take look we jumped the
boat ahead and darted two irons, which
started him off at high speed to wind
ward. and the people on the ship told
us afterward that we literally skipped
from one sea to the next. All we We're
conscious Of was the fact that the boat
simply rested on her keel, and the spray
flew over us In great sheets.
AT last he Stacked up and gave us a
chance to put In a bomb lance. He
made a rush to leeward, to where we
had left the dead whale, straight as q
die and right over him, dragging us
over, too, Of course, all the time spout
ing blood. Then he dived under us and
came up with his blowhole right un-
der the mates nose, who was looking
over the side for him, and he got the
1 spout Of thick blood right In the face
| at less than yard distant. OF
course 1t spattered all Of us, and when
/ we hauled alongside with our two
whales we all looked as much like
murderers as anything else, The cap
tain was highly pleased with our per
formance, and he at once awarded oul
mate the pig, for It had been put up al
a prize.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30

friends and who apparently was ex-
tremely popular. He spent half his
time In the smoking room, standing
drinks to any one and every one and
imbibing rather more than was good
for himself Well about o'clock In
the afternoon he was with several
other men on the promenade deck-the
weather was glorious and the sea with
scarcely ripple-when, throwing of
his coat, he exclaimed, Here goes for
swimr and disappeared over the
side.
"There was yell which almost put
the wireless out of business, and the
captain, who had witnessed the affair.
stopped the ship almost In her own
length. Boats were lowered, and will
ing arms pulled to where the man was
supposed to be fighting for his life.
Instead of any struggle, however, he
was taking long, easy strokes and evl-
IDENTIFY thoroughly enjoying himself.
When pulled into one of the boats he
calculated the single word Grand"
and almost Immediately fell into a
kind of comatose state. He was put
TO bed in hot blankets and soon re-
covered. After an interview with the
captain he was allowed his liberty,
though a strict watch was kept on
him during the rest of the voyage.
"a tragic occurrence took place about
four years ago, the facts Of which you
will perhaps recall. 1t was during a
voyage east, and we had among the
second cabin passengers widow and
her three young children-two boys
and girl. The woman appeared to be
much depressed, though the youngsters
were as lively and merry as children
generally are on board. The woman, 1t
appears. spoke to none Of the other pas
sengers, and for her aloofness she was
regarded with some suspicion. How
ever, she was very quiet, and, as she
appeared to be reading all day, not
much notice was taken OF her. r-
"One morning she was standing with
her children, looking over the side Of
the vessel, when, with no warning, she
suddenly tossed them, one after the
other, into the sea and Immediately fol
| lowed them herself. 1t was all done so
expeditiously and quietly that those
who saw the tragedy were for few
minutes too dazed to give the alarm.
The ship was stopped in record time
| and boats lowered, but the entire quar-
tet had disappeared as though some In
visible force had dragged them down.
After two hours the search was given
up and the boats returned to the ship.
Another secret had been bequeathed to
the oceans mighty bosom" - London
/ Tit-Bits.
Sandwich Man Is Old.
The walking advertisement known
as Sandwich man" is by no means
modern idea. In 1916 a procession
Of men dressed to represent straw Gov
cred wip4 bottles used to parade the
streets Of Florence, Italy, being hired
by the wine merchants there.
n One Condition.
TITS all very WELL" said Crouch, ito
talk about forgiying your enemies, but
It's not easy to do'
You're right" replied Dudley. "We
shouldn't be expected to forgive our
snenies except when they freely adj
nit that they don't deserve our for
,lveness.' ~ Catholic Standard and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
CROSSING THE OCEAN
Queer Things That Happen on
\ Atlantic Liners.
THE LURE or THE DEEP SEA.
Passengers oftentimes Vanish During
Voyage to Find Grave Beneath
the Maves--A 5ibulous Mans Lei
surely Swim In Midocean.

'Queer things continually happen
during a voyage" said a veteran purser
Of an Atlantic liner.
"As you are probably aware, almost
the commonest occurrence during q
voyage Is the mysterious and sudden
disappearance Of passenger. Seven
times has this happened while have
been following my profession, and in
no single instance have We been able
to satisfactorily account for the miss
ing traveller. Most of them, OF course,
we put down to suicide. but feel
hound to say that l think in some in
stances we have been wrong. Now.
here is case in point Six years ago
we had on board a young Australian,
q handsome. well set up fellow, who
seemed to have slore money than
would satisfy his wants and who told
me himself that he was going to the
states to marry the prettiest and sweet
est girl in all Pennsylvania.
He was the brightest fellow on
board, sang well, played well, was ex-
pert at all kinds of sport and general
favorite with every one, he had a
cabin on the lower deck, fine big
room, where smoked many cigar
with him. Well, on the fifth day out
he didn't come on deck. People asked
where he was, and the general impress
sion seemed to be that he had been up
rather late the night before and was
doubtless taking few extra minutes
between the sheets. But about noon
the bedroom steward came to me and
stated that he couldn't get in No. 27-
the stateroom occupied by the popular
traveller No one could get any re-
sponse, so We sent for the carpenter.
The door was smashed in, and the
room was found to be empty. The
portfolios were wide open, and all we
could assume was that he had crept
out of one of these and met with
watery grave Reason? We never dis
covered any, but my belief is that he
acted in his sleep. He was too happy |
O man to take his own life.
ION another occasion two ladies, sis
ters, disappeared. Both were charm
ing and pretty, though some of the
passengers afterward remarked that
they usually seemed somewhat sad
and preoccupied. | had often con
versed with them and regarded them |
as the most attractive women on
board. The night before we docked !
was beautiful one, though intensely |
dark, and it was evidently on this
night that they left the ship. No one
saw them after 10 O'Clock. The look
out reported nothing. No splash was
heard, no cry. But in the morning
they had vanished as silently and mys-
teriousIy as the darkness, leaving mol
word behind.
"a strange thing happened onca
when we were two days from New
York harbor There was an American
Oh hoard who seemed to possess many
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
HOUSE MOVERS.

FREDRlCKSON BRoS,--We make
speciality Of house moving, car
penters, contractors, general jobbing;
prompt attention TO all orders. Cor
ner Tenth and Duane streets.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
CONTRACTORS.
LAUNDRIES.
Those p'sst.d Bosom Shirts

Those p'.sStsd Bosom Shirts
The kind ks;u~v by dressy men in
the summer, lre difficult articles to
launder nicely Unless you know just
how to do it, the front pleats won't
iron down smooth, and the shirt
front will look mussy. Our New
Press Ironer irons them without
rolling or stretching. Try 1t.
TROY LAUNDRY,
Tenth and Duane. Phone Main 1891
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
FAT 7 Q ! < s
ONE DOL LAR

n bottle Of these wonderful harmless fat reducing tablets and
in so DAYS YOU will normal womed again Don't carry
around your ugly bulk your ungany supHou flesh makes you
ridiculous and subjects fatal
Sudden fatty Degeneration Heart Disease Kid
new Trouble Apoplexy Muu Rhumatmal come from OVER
FATNESS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
Fok BENT.

FOR RENT-Furnished housekeep-
ing and single rooms, 677 Exchange
street 4-2S-st,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
PROPOSALS !
BIDS REQUESTED FOR STONE
WORK AND GRADING.

WONh HND GFFtDAFN'
BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED UN-
iii S P. NJ, April 80, 1908, at the
Office OF the Water Commission, AS
toria, Oregon, for raising the walls Of
Reservoir No. |, two feet, grading the
grounds, and building stone walls on
west side, and north end, Of same, as
per plans and specifications on file in
said Office, at the City Hall, Right to
reject any and all bids Is reserved
By order OF the Water Commission,
G. w. Lounsberry, Clerk.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
YOUR MONEY BACK IF IT FAILS

NTICORPU" absolutely the greatest discovery medicine for
"A reducing FAT made in the form OF little tablet of
VEGETABLE and easy and pleasant take II endorsed
by every reputable Physician College Of Medicine Ask your doctor
&C absolutely harmless The formula used making
A file in the Bureau of Chemistry in Washing
ton which is proof that PURE and HARMLESS.
STcoRPU reduces FAT from to pounds week reduces
Double chin hips and Aabby cheeks No wrinkles result from
this reduction for it makes skin fitting and smooth
Is ICORPU" strengthens WEAK HEART cures PALPlTATlON
IA SHORT BREATH and acts like magic in MUSCULAR RHEU-
MATISM and GOUT. F's %f
pr;co C1 On bottle Money back it don't do all we
IIOC w If your druggist does not keep it. show him
make him get for send for
DIRECT to us We pay postage and send in plain wrapper
rnrr 80 DAYS TREATMENT IN EVERY BOTTLE
kEC We will send sample of this wonderful fat reducing
remedy on receipt of 10 for postage and pack
ing The sample may sufficient reduce the desired weight
Mention this paper Desk a. ESTHETIc CHEMICAL CO, 81 West
l25th Street New York, N
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
fine AnvwauI

He-Haye yon any fine tooth combsl
lt-No. but we have some fine tooth
Cornell Widow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
HELP WANTED
WANTED

A smart boy for carrying papers
Apply Morning Astorian
WANTED--L LADIES AND GEN
tlemcn who have few spare hours;
can offer good proposition. Apply
Great American Importing Tea Co.,
address s7l Commercial St., Astoria,
Ore. 4-26-3t,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
CALL FOR WARRANTS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that there is money in the treasury
10 pay all General Fund warrants en-
dorsed prior to June A, 1907. Inter
est ceases after this date Payable at
the Office Of the Treasurer, at the
Court House.
VIM A. SHERMAN,
Treasurer of Clatsop County, Oregon
Astoria, Ore, April rs, 1908.
4-2s-i0t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-11
Uncle Sans Honest Servants.

ANY gloomy peSSimiSt who may nave
doubts as to the honesty and integrity
of his fellow men should read a report
Of the postoffice department whicn mas
lust been issued. This report, which
is prepared by the auditor of the de-
partment, is little less than astonish-
ing in its disclosures as to the honesty
of the men in the employ OF Uncle
Sam. 1t has long been recognized that
this department is one of the most eff
Gent business organizations OF the
world, ard plainly it is also one of the
most honest. There are in the employ
ment of the department about l12,Ooo
men ard women. Last year they
handled over q billion dollars in cash
and the net loss was only s3S,14S, of
which $23,055 was due to burglary and
fire for which Uncle Sans servants
could no, be blamed, and the balance,
s15, $50, to other causes. The total loss
for the year by burglary, fire. bad
debts, etc, was only two-hundredths
of one per cent. The army of $4,000
postal employees whose honesty and
efficiency is thus demonstrated in such
CRAFTY ing fashion is composed of g.
$50 postmasters, "a 900 postoffice clerks,
1874 railway mail clerks, 2i,5I7 city
mail carriers and 1852 rural free de-
livery carriers. At one time in the his.
tory of the country there were 1861
postolfices in the country and the same
of post masters on the rolls.
That was in 1900 when high water
mark was reached. Rural free deliv-
cry has made about $1,000 country Off
ces useless and they have been discon-
tinued, SO that now there are $3.50, as
stated above. We have not the figures
at hand, but doubtless i'm the treasury
department where vast amounts of
money are handled daily, the same re-
markable record Of honesty and eff
ciency is made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-11
One Of the
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of to-day is a vast
fund of information as to the best methods
OF promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
"eil-lnformed Of the World; not Of indi-
vlduals only. but Of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class If
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
Worldas valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the weu-known Syrup of Fira
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co..
only, and for sale hy Al leading druesist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-11
Memory VS. Mind in Educ alton.

AT the recent meeting of the New
England Classical Association COM
mittee was appointed to investigate
and report, at the next convention of
which history is taught in the pre-
p2ratory schools, and also to make
suggestions for improvement on exist
ing methods. We anticipate that the
committee will find that in many of
the preparatory schools pupils will be
found who have not even been taught
HOW to study, that group of subjects
that make up the so-called English
branches, commonly referred to az the
Committing" studies. The good
teacher will first of all make sure that
a Pupil does not commit" such
studies at all. 1t is not desirable in
practical education that the memory
Snould he trained to do stunts An
ability to repeat parrot like, the Ian
guage of a textbook is no true test of
scholarship. The true purpose of edu-
cation is rather to train the mind to
orderly processes of thought; to enable
it to absorb and Correlate facts. and 10
draw logical conclusions from them
1t is the mind that is to be developed
through training and not merely the
memory. The good teacher will make
1t very clear to his pupils that he
doesn't want the language of the book,
but simply the ideas of the book ex-
pressed in the language of the pupils
They will be encouraged to use their
minds, rather than to depend entirely
upon their memories. The element of
Individuality will be placed at q premi-
um. 1t will be cultivated and encour-
aged in all possible ways. The good
teacher will promptly discover the
pupil who goes about his task by mere
rote, ard will forthwith endeavor,-
earnestly, pcrsistently even prayfully
to lead him into the habit of exercs-
ing his own gray matter. and to ap-
proach his school tasks in a manner
better calculated to bring about real
intellectual development.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-11
WALDO.
LIBERTY.

L. X. Fowler is spending a few DAYS
in town on business
The winter term of High scboo,
closed Friday. There will be a vaca-
talon of four weeks before the spring
term begins.
Allen knowlton spent a few days in
Belfast. last week
a. ). Skidmore had a telephone nut
in his store last week.
Mrs. Lewellyn Post is quite sick with
q severe attack of Indigestion
Miss Gertrude Perkins left Monday.
Tor her home in Bucksport to pass a
vacation of four weeks. After which
she Will return for the spring term,
much TO the delight of all her pupils
This will be Miss Perkins fifth term
with the high school. which speeks
well OF her popularity as a teacher.
The much longed for snow has come
ard with il real winter weather. This
IS making business lively on the
streets. as people are constantly haul
ing wood, bark, lumber and ice.
The boilers for the new tannery ar
rived last week
The chicken pox is quite prevalent
iii town. Ralph Reynolds is confined
to his home with it.
f.. G. Norton has purchased a fine
new covered sleigh.
w. j. Knowlton had one Of his team
horses badly injured last week, being
kicked by horse.
News was received here Thursday OF
the death Of Mrs. Sarah Hunt Carlton.
a former resident of this town which
occurred at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Maria Pinkham at Newton, Mass.
Mrs. Carlton was the daughter OF
Sarah Wellington and William r.
Hunt and sister of the late Hon. VIII
liam H. Hunt of this town. Mrs. Carl
ton is pleasantly remembered by the
older residents here. as very attrac-
tive woman.
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Maine Gossip
By.and. BY.

Where'er heavy hearts are beating,
Comes the gentle whispered greeting,
Hopes sweet voice is e'er repeating,
By-anG-by! by-and-bv!
Chase the teardrop, check the sigh,
Joy is coming by-and-by.
Rosy chiIdhoCd'S pulse is bounding,
TO that magic whispers sounding,
Telling of the joys Astounding,
Ey-and-oy. by-and-by'
Haste the moments, let them fly
Joys, wen grasp them Iy-and-by!
And to manhood, tried and weary,
Through the work hours, long and
dreamy,
Steals ar echo. soft yet CHEEKY.
Py-and-hy. by-and-by.
Finch not, pause not. Suerdon high
Shall reward thee by-and-by,
-LeSlie'S Weekly.