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strangers and men in the humber walks
OF life with familiarity that would lead
one to believe they had been boyhood ac-
quaintances. OF course. base ball is the
subject of the discourse. and to listen to
the way the arguers fatty contradict one
another an uninitiated spectator would
suppose that every moment a scrap would
start, but fight at base ball game is
the rarest exhibition known-that is. when
1t Is pulled off on the part of the specta-
tors. Free speech and uncurtailed opn-
ions broadly stated are among the priv
ileges enjoyed on the part Of the true
base ball fan.
Gets It Comm and Coin.
While there is a wide diversity of opin-
ion expressed during a base ball contest
on the part of the spectators, yet there is
one. and only one. opinion in which every
man or boy present religiousy comedies,
and that is In loudly asserting that the
umpire should be massacred whenever
he calls a close decision against the home
club. 1t doesn't matter teeny bit wheth-
er the indicator handler has been favor
ing the home club all throughout the
game: just let him give any kind of
doubtful decision against the local play
ers and the storm that he will at once
bring about his ears would cause a
healthy Oklahoma tornado to blush with
shame and to turn green with envy at the
puerility of its powers in comparison with
the fury OF an angry crowd OF base bali
fans
II there ever was man who should be
capable of writing a first-class ode on in
gratitude then that man Is your hard
worked umpire. for no man that ever lived
has run up against the ungrateful busi-
ness in punches like the nervy chap who
handles the indicator. But the profess
sional umpire recuperates rapidly from
both personal and verbal assaults, and he
has lots of experiences with each The
fan. too. is a creature that possesses rare
recuperatiye powers, for II he did not he
certainly could not go through strenuous
base ball seasons, one after another.
without the loss of his vocal powers or
without doing serious injury to some OF
his blood vessels Instead of injuring
himself ne wakes fat on the excitement.
His spirits are of the mercurial descrip-
ton, for when his club wins he shouts
himself black In the face, and when they
lose you couldn't pry smile out OF his
face II you used pair OF glove stretchers
Never Again for His.
Ever listen to your dyed-in-thew wool
fan when he is coming from the park on
the evening that the home club has lost
and hear him spiel about his not going
out again to see that bunch of NUTS"
perform? Nosirree, not he. When they
get out on the field they give limitations
Of whole lot Of wooden-leg people with
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trait ion appears to be good SUBSTITUTE
for either although it lacks beauty THIS
fastener is Of metal consisting of
tongue which is fastened to the shoe on
one side of the opening and the clamp on
the opposite side. The tongue Is formed
of several wedge-shapsd hooks. the
tongues can thus be connected TO the
CLAMPS at any desired point, and the
flaps of the shoe drawn together to any
desired extent. The fastener can be EN-
ployed also on other articles of apparel,
such as corSetS. gloves. etc.
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WAISTCOAT IN PARTS.

A resident of Chicago has created a
coat and vest combined in one which it is
claimed has many advantages over the
present cut. The chief claim for the new
arrangement is that the vest, being made
in two parts. the back and front, enables
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
ADJUSTABLE SHOE FASTENER.

Numerous attempts have been made by
inventors TO design a fastener for shoes
which will overcome the faults of the
button shoe and yet be as serviceable
and practical as the laced shoe. Every
body is familiar with the one objection
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"crawfish before his employees. yet he
must see the game today. for Waddell is
going to pitch. After thinking the mat
ter over again he must confess that. aft
er all. the home club is a mighty nifty
little bunch of ball tossers and are liable
to give any team in the country a run
for it's money. and so forth and SO on;
and yesterdays game was not lost
through any fault of theirs but things
broke more lucky for the visitors, etc.,
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message to Congress and warned
Great Britain not 70 settle iier
grievances against Venezuela by
force Of arms. that spirited South Ameri-
can republic has repeatedly given American
statesmen the gravest concern on account
Of her peculiar international complica-
lions. She has latterly again attracted
the attention of the American people on
account of the recent action of president
Roosevelt in submitting to the Cnned
States senate a voluminous report on the
alleged wrongs perpetrated by the ven
ezuelan government against American
citizens and corporations.
The natural resources of Venezuela are
great and varied. Just what her oppor-
tunjties might be are concisely described
as follows by Mr. William j. Calhoun.
special United States commissioner TO
Venezuela:
mature with a lavish hand has poured
her richest treasures upon Venezuela
The wealth of the natural resources OF
the country is almost unlimited. It's agri-
cultural resources are varled-conee, CO.
coa sugar cane. corn. toDacco cottoh'
beans. etc grow with great luxuriance
It's mountains abound with rich minerals.
It's broad pampas and plains afford sub
sistence the year round for great neros
of cattle In its forests are found rare
ersed by mighty rivers. But its popula-
ton is largely centered in and around the
towns and cities and along the seacoast.
The interior OF the country Is almost
wholly unsettled and undeveloped; much
of IL has never been explored. Mountain
and plain. forest and river. are. for the
most part, wrapped in their 'primeval
: sleep"
Its Boundary Lines.
Like Colombia and Panama. her west
ern neighbors, Venezuela lies in the ex-
treme northern limit of South America.
her southern frontier touching the equa-
tor, while her most northern boundary, on
the Caribbean sea. is II degrees 36 min
utes above the equatorial line. She lies
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! Delightfully."- Temperate Gil !
B mate and Bountiful Land s
5 Make Venezuela a Desirable s
) Place Of Residence-Popula !
) ton is 2,o33,o7I. and the Area y
: Covers as Much Territory as y
, Do the States OF Texas. Ken :
, lucky. Alabama. Mississippi. :
Louisiana, Oklahoma and :
! Arkansas = Great Hunting &
Grounds and the Venezuela {
) Rough Rders-Great Mineral {
) Riches-Very Little Manu- 8
featuring or Mining is Being :
) Done Yet-What the Schools Z
J are Doing in the Way of Edu y
cation for the Children of the =
; Plainsmen-Seacoast Is In :
: denied With Five Cults, Which :.
! Add Greatly to the CONNER :
cial Possibilities of the Coun- :
/ try. &
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the Wearer to remove the back entirely
at such times as the temperature demands
lighter clothing without laying the wearer
open TO the accusation of being partially
dressed. as lie is sometimes when he Laws
aside his vest entirely. The front of III.
vest is in place as usual when the back
has been removed. and being secured to
the coat at the sides has all the appear
ance of a fully shaped garment.
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Just Can't Stay Away.

Thus will your dyed lin -thewool fan
argue to himself until at the moment he
arrives at the park he has worked him
self into the belief that his home club is
the championest old bunch of star ball
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Every Modern Improvement.

The tranway and telephone service is
extensive and there are excellent hotels.
The newspapers are good and there is
much intellectual and social refinement
among the better educated persons, while
the inhabitants in general have an air
of prosperity. The city is we'll lighted
by electricity. Electric power is in gen.
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to the button fastening-the shoe seldom
fits the foot properly until the buttons
are perfectly readjusted. This fault is,
Of course, overcome in the laced shoe,
but the latter requires more labor to
fasten. A shoe fastener patented by IA
New Jersey man and shown in the illus
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SCIENCE NOTES.

To prevent damage to underground
pipes by electrolysis an insulating mate
rial for the pipes themselves has been
placed on the market. 1t is covering
of specially prepared asbestos paper In
Illuminated form. thoroughly irppregnated
and coated with a waterproof Insulating
compound. 1t acts as an insulating me-
dunn between the pipe and the ground,
and being made of indestructible mate
rails, is permanently durable. The COW
ering is from one-duarter to three-elghths
OF an inch thick and is made In three
foot sections to fit various Sizes OF pipes
All Joints are sealed by strips and In
sulating cement which are furnished with
the covering. For sleeve couplings, etc,
special sleeves are provided
The carcass of the average horse yleldS
1850 pounds of meat as shown by the ob-
servaton OF the French horse butcher.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
opening of the port of Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil, to international commerce is TO be
celebrated in that city next year by
national exhibition of industrial, pastoral
and art products, from June 10 to Septem-
Der Z.
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..TEDERAL PALACE ,ChRAcA -.
PHoTw IRON flANDboXO VENEZUELA

Caracas is situated, he will find the
tropical sugar cane, coffee. cocoa orange
trees. palms and the like interspersed
with the familiar wheat. corn. fruits and
vegetables of the temperate zone.
The first sight of the valley of Caracas
IS of extraordinary beauty, and in the
opinion of not few critics it is superior
to the celebrated Vega and city of Ora
NADIA. Spain. This capital among the
Andes is regularly laid out, is of pleasing
Spanish architecture and contains many
stately buildings, such as the Yellow
House president Castro's palace, the
National Pantheon, in which are inferred
the remains of Bolivar, Paez and other
Venezuelan statesmen and heroes; the
National Museum and the National Lii
brary. Although a city of 100000 inhab
itants only. Caracas ranks high in COM
mercial. life Nand civilization. 1t has
broad and shaded avenues, numerous
squares ornamented by statues and en-
bellished by luxuriant tropical trees. cost
~ public buildings and we'll appointed
private residences
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BY Frederic NJ. Noa.

YER since 1895 when President
Cleveland issued his Venezuelan
message to Congress and warned
Great Britain not to settle her
grievances against Venezuela by
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The carcass of the average horse ylelds
800 pounds of meat as shown by the OBJ
servation OF the French horse butcher.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
MARTIN NEE
IS DEAD
PASSES AWAY AT AN ADVANCED
AGE LAST SATURDAY.

Martin Nee died at his home in
Raleigh county. near New Richmond
on Saturday. the 29th OF February.
1908. MIR, Nee was born in ireland
I'm 1926. and was So years old at the
time of his death. When quite a
young man he married Miss Mary
Mennin in his native land. and In
1S4S came to America with his wife
and two children, settling near
Richmond. Virginia. From there he
moved 20 Rockbridge county. Vir-
ginia, and in 1861 moved to Raleigh
county. West Virginia, settling on
the mountain near New Richmond.
and In that locality lived the remain
der OF his life. His wife died about
1882. and some years afterward he
married a second time. His second
wife and three children survive him,
and one child by his first marriage
Mrs. Mary Dillon. OF Raleigh county.
who lives near his old home. He
was a brother OF Mrs. Sarah Cullin.
ey. of Hinton. His only son. John
Nee. was killed in the Custer Mas
Register
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
CHANGE IN
BANK OFFICERS
$. M. SMITH SUCCEEDS w. f..
FOWLER AS PRESIDENT OF
AMERICAN NATIONAL - DIR.
FRED l.. BLACK VICE PREsI-
DENT.

At a meeting OF the directors OF
the American National Bank held on
Saturday William +. Fowler ten
dered his resignation as president in
order that he might accept a posi-
ton as vice president OF the German
Union Fire Insurance Company, of
Baltimore. Md. His resignation was
accepted and Silas NJ. Smith was
elected to I'LL the vacancy. Mr..
Smith is president of the Mercer
county court, president OF the S. NJ.
Smith Insurance Agency and inter
ested in several enterprises in Blue
fleld. He was first vice president and
the vacancy created by his promo
ton was filled by the election OF DR..
Frederick l.. Black.
Mr.. Fowler left Saturday for Bal
timore. where he will spend most OF
OF his time. although he will retain
his interest in the several enter
prises In this city and section with
which he is identified.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
KILLED AT A DANCE.

William Mutter, a former news
boy on the POcahontas division, but
now running on the Deepwater from
Matoaka west. was In the city last
night en- route to his home at
Swords Creek, having received a
telegram announcing the death OF
his brother, John Mutter, at that
place. The message stated that he
was killed at a dance, but did not
say in what manner. The deceased
was a carpenter and worked on the
Clinch Valley division He was
about % years OF age and sober
and industrious young man and
leaves many friends who will regre;
to hear OF his death.
There we're two men killed at the
dance, but the name OF tho other
man and the cause OF the difficulty
we have been unable to ascertain
as there is no office at Swords
Creek.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09

A Tribune reporter was I'm Ironton
for a few hours yesterday and
while there took occasion to visit
the new Norfolk and Western rail
way station, which shows up so
prominently at the foot Of Park av-
enue, from the street car line. The
building Is undoubtedly the hand
soonest and best on the line from
Columbus to Norfolk. with the ex-
ception, possibly OF a union station
or two, where other roads assist I'm
their maintenance.
IL Is understood that the city viii
improve the little park just oppo.
site the depot on the river front.
and when this is done. passengers
going through that city over the n.
E. w. will certainly be favorably
impressed with the town from what
they will see OF 60 along the tracks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
ANNA GOULD
NOT A BRIDE

Paris, March 9.-Madame Anna
Gould. who recently secured d.
vorce from her husband. Count Boni
de Castellane. has authorized an alb
solute denial OF the report that che
had been married to Prince Helle de
Sagan. attF
Madame Gould has announced her
Intention of leaving here shortly for
the United states with her children
to spend three months with her rel
atiyes. II IN understood that Count
Bonl's consent to take her children
away from France. which Is required
by the decree OF divorce. already has
been secured.
A secret marriage In France is al
most impossible because the law re-
quires the publication OF the banna
fortnight In advance. Further
more. unless there is marriage
contract. French marriage pro-
vidcs that the property OF both hus-
band and wife be held In common,
and Madame Gould's lawyers have
arranged no such contract for her.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
MUST PROVE
CHARGES
ELECTDIC BOAT COMPANY WILL
FIGHT HARD-IF LU4LEY
FAILS TO MAKE GOOD HIS
CHARGES HE MAY BE EN-
PEELED.

Washington, March 9.-That the
Electric Boat company OF New Jer-
sey intends to take no chances in the
inquiry of congress into the auto
company's' alleged corrupt methods
of influencing submarine legislation
was shown today when It developed
that 1t had retained as counsel such
eminent lawyers as Martin w. Lit
tleton, chief counsel in the Thaw
case, and John ID. Lindsay, OF New
York. The committee convened for
its first public session at 1880 this
morning. RumOr IS current today
that should Lilley fail to make gooJ
on charges, a resolution will be in
troduced I'm the house demanding his
expulsion. This will be put on the
ground that he had attacked the in
tegrity of the membership of the
house without justification.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
CHINA DOES
NOT YIELD
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AGAIN
MADE TO JaPAN-HosTILE
ACTION HOURLY EXPECTED.

London, March s.-News of
armed aggression OF Mlkado against
China is almost hourly expected.
China has failed 60 respond, except
by further counter proposals, TO
Japan's demand for surrender Df
Tatsu Maru, the Japanese shin
seized by the Chinese government on
the ground OF smuggling arms to
the rebels. The Japanese ultlmatum
delivered last week didn't specify
how long Toxic would wait for com.
pliance. Unless China yields. how
ever, the impression prevails in gov
eminent circles that the next step
will be forcible recovery of Tatsu
Maru by the Japanese navy and i'm
mediate action to enforce the pay
ment OF Indemnity.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
HIGH FINANCE FETS
JEWELER IN TROUBLE
sTANLY j. PETERS TO STAND
TRIAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT.


Sheriff Farley and hts deputy, M.
w. Christie, left Saturday for Allen
town, Pa, with requisition for
Stanley j. Peters. wanted in this
county on a charge OF embezzIe-
ment. Peters at one time worked
as jeweler in this city and after
wards opened stores in Bramwell
Gary and Northfork. After being I'm
business for several months he fail.
ed for n considerable sum. His
creditors think he broke full
handed while many others who
watched his course think he may
have failed from inattention and
neglect OF business. Peters married
a Miss Crockett, OF Witten's Mills.
and IL was not an infrequent thing
for him TO lock up his store and go
on visit to his wife's parents for
days at a time. He was also doing
business on borrowed capital.
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DETECTIVES
SHADOW LILLY
ASKS THAT HE BE PROTECTED
ALSO ALLOWED TO EN-.
PLOY COUNSEL.

Washington, March at the
conclusion OF the reading of the re-
port OF the rules committee for in
vestigation, Representative LilIey,
OF Connecticut. addressed the com
mittee, saying: "As I've been placed
In the attitude OF prosecuting office
N this investigation, | should have
the right to have witnesses sum
moned to order as / desire. Also az
most OF this testimony will come
from unwilling witnesses, desire
to employ legal counsel skilled In
cross-examination. also wish to
call attention to the fact that I'm
being Swallowed aud followed by dc
tectives. Not wishing to be subject
ed to such a thing / ask that action
be taken to prevent It, In order to
take such action ! ask you to sum
mon three men" He here men
toned three employees OF detective
agency. Boutelle said both requests
would receive consideration by the
committee in executive session Bou-
telle wanted Lilley to proceed today,
but the latter said he wouldn't be
ready TO examine witnesses until
Thursday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09

him devoted wife. two sons and
one daughter, who will no doubt
miss him sadly. but remember there
is one who has promised that He
will be a husband to the widow and
a father to the fatherless. May the
great Advise Maker and giver OF all
good gifts, remember and console
them in their bereavement. and may
they rest assured and be comforted.
when all the great throng shall
gather in that last day we shall see
him again. And to the aged mother
who was visiting him for a short
while be consoled and comforted
with the assurance though her boy
is gone she shall yet see him again
in that better land
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
DEATH OF VERY OLD LADY.

The Mountain Baptist OF Prince
ton announces tho death OF Mrs.
Clarinda Belcher, widow OF the late
Anderson A. Belcher. and a sister Of
Capt. Hercules Scott, Of Princeton
Mrs. Belcher died At the residence
OF her daughter. Mrs VIM A
Brown, aged 81 years. Mrs Bel
cher was an aunt OF James Scott
who resides next door south Of
Bland Street church She was a re-
markable woman for her age Her
vision and hearing we're but little
impaired and her mind was seem
ingly bright and active az that Of a
young person. She expressed heI
entire trust IN the Savior.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
WIRELESS
TELEGRAPHY
EIGHTH WONDER OF THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FEAT
OF THE UNITED PRESS COR
RESPONDENT.

Washington, March 9.-One OF
the most remarkable feats OF wire
less telegraphy ever accomplished
was the message received today from
the battleship Georgia, sent as It
was by Norman Rose, staff CORE
spondent. through air fourteen hun
dred miles across mountains and
deserts OF Mexico and the gulf. Navy
department officials are highly graft
fed over its receipt
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
ENDORSE HUGHES
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEES
COMES OUT FOR HIM STRONG.

New York, March 9.-The Repub-
lican state committee of New York
put its seal of approval on the can
didacy OF Governor Charles Il.
Hughes for the presidential nominal
ton by unanimously adopting res
olution naming him as the choice of
his party in the state before the Re
publican national convention at Chi
cago. The same resolution. offered
by former Congressman w. III. Doug
lass. extended the hearty thanks OF
the committee to President Roose-
welt for his great service to his
country by a rugged determination
to oppose wrong and in demanding
justice for ALL"
CALLED STATE CONVENTION.
The committee called the state
convention to meet in New York
city on April IL and by unanimous
vote agreed to recommend former
Lieutenant Governor NJ. Linn Bruce
as temporary chairman OF the con-
vention. All the thirty-eight mem
bers of the committee were present
or represented by proxy and the
meeting lasted less than half an
hour.
The call provides that the con-
vention shall elect the four dele
gates and alternates at large to the
national convention. elect new
state committee and nominate the
thirty-nine presidential electors
from the state.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-09
JOHN C. HIGGINBOTHAM.

John c. Higginbotham died at his
home near Allegheny Springs, Mont
gomery county, Va, on the 9TH day
OF February. after an illness OF a
few days of meningitis. The sub
ject OF this sketch was born in Blue
field In the year 1860. some three
years ago he purchased a farm near
this place and from the time he set
tied in this community till his death
ne had endeared himself to the peo-
pie OF this section. He was a high
toned chivalrous gentleman of the
old style, devoted TO his friends and
neis1bors and willing TO respond
and to lend helping hand to those
in distress.
His remains were carried to Blue
field and there laid to rest. A large
gathering of friends and neighbors
who had known him from boy from
the time he was wrapped and rocked
in his swaddling clothes tin he grew
to manhood. Many were the flower
offerings which showed the fact of
the high esteem that his neighbors
felt for him.
There he shall sleep that everlast-
Ing sleep that knows no waking.
surrounded by those everlasting
hills, which will keep watch and
guard that sacred spot of a devoted
husband and kind father. but the
best of all when the summons come
to cross Ger the great river beyond
he gave expression as to MS willing
ness and readiness that death had
no fears for him. He leaves behind