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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
SALT LAKE PURSE FOR
JEPFRIES. JOHNSON

Salt Lake CITY Utah, July 3
Local sporting mca will raise a
100000 purse for hgl, between
Jim JcTries and the negro Johnson
a royal battle IS anticipated when
a ey meet as they are both power
ftl men. Betting will De- lively.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03

er meeting. and the board has not
yet passed upon the matter.
Mr.. Worley stated that the Y. NJ.
.C A. wants Il sewer connection and
1t was thought that some reduction
from the usual cost OF 400 should
b! made. inasmuch as churches are
charged only $40. The charge I'm
this instance was reduced TO $50.
Attention was called TO the fact
that the AltamoIt hotel IS paying
taxes on the basis OF an animal rental
.os $4,000 while the stag hotel gets
OF; for $4,000. The auditor was in
.structed to investigate and report.
In order to protect the city scaven-
gers from private competition and
to enable them to attend to their
duties at reasonable profit. an or
diDance was introduced providing
that license OF $3.50 a year be re
dent operators and read for the first
time. 1t carries penalty provision
of $50 or thirty days in Jail.
The Red Mems Association has not
paid a corporation tax for TWO years.
Mr.. Peters thought that DO favorit-
ism should be shown I'm such mat
ters. The Elks, It seems, lay a tax
Oh their association, an1 all should
BE- treated alike. Action was defer
red pending an investigation by
Treasurer Land.
The application to have the alley
west OF lots an 10 leading from
Fairfax s treet graded by Frank s.
Echols. and to be allowed to remove
the dirt from the front Of his proper
ty. was referred to the street com
missioner.
The draft for $27.55 was ordered
issued to John X. McCuIloch for an
orercharge in taxes.
The following paving assessments
were ratified: Flat Top Grocery
Company. $1S8.1O. Norfolk & West
ern Railway Company, $3G5.98; City
OF Bluefeld, 188.1O.
Street assessments against various
property owners were also ordered
The application for a Are plug on
Raleigh street by the Norfolk and
Western was reported upon adverse
ly.
The bid OF the Blueheld Hardware
Company to furnish wire window
screens at eighteen cents a square
foot for the fire departmcn. was re-
ferred
II was shown that George Nash. a
former member OF the police force.
had done extra duty acting under the
Instructions OF chief Newkirx, and he
was allowed S2j for the service.
Il. w. Lacy. OF Lacy Brothers, stat
e ] that HIS firm Is paying a broker
age license OF $50 a year ond also a
state tax for selling goods in a Ike
sum. lie said that not beyond ff-
teen per ceat OF the business trans
acted comes under the brokerage
head, and he thought the license
should be- remitted The natter was
referred to the commissioner OF A.
nance
The bids for city draymen to haul
away refuse were opened and the
contract on the south side was award
ed william Kesee at five aad one-half
cents barrel The north side was
lefi open, until bids covering this
particular section can be received.
The sidewalk contract was award
ed to J. r. Odell. whose bid was
$3.50 for four-foot walk. S8.5O for
five and $3.50 for six, per 100
linear feet.
j. a. Turner's bid Of 33 ia cents
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
LEON ling AGAIN

w YORK, July 3 Tbc police
believe Leon Ling escaped the drag
not aad is now on his way. or in,
Sew Orleans The body yesterday
Identified as his. proved % be that
OF q white boy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
THE RACE ISSUE
IN NEW YORK
Appointment of a Negro
Principal of School is Re
sented by the White
Teachers.

New York. July 3.-Wiriam l..
Bl kelley, "A negro, has been appoint
eo principal OF suburban school
and all the white female teachers
have announced their purpose TO
resign. The race issue is clearly
defined and the teachers appear de
termilcd.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
BiTTLE ~ PROGHEsS.

Ncw York July 3 Andrew Kane.
said TO Do from LyucIburr Va. tried
To- rob The Catholic Church and re-
siy'cl arrest when caugH' He Is at
tempting 20 escape and q desperate
batl. .- now in progress
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
WESTERN UNION
Is INDICTED

Cincinnati. July 3.-Tho grand
jury today indicted the Wes'ern I'm
ion Telegraph Company and B. II
Morehead, the latter for running an
alleged bucket shop and the former
70" aiding and abetting him by the
use OF It's leased wires.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
SENATE ADOPTS TAFT'S
CORPORATION TAX IDEA
NO PAPER MONDAY

The Evening Leader printers will
celebrate the Fourth OF July on Mon.
day with the us. OF the .oik. con
scQuently there WI Dc 10 u.ier. 2.
&c cd days rest vii. enable ,& to I'M
prove the quality ot the papor tor
the rest of the month,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
U. D. G. MEETING.

The United Daughters Of the Con
feicracy will meet Monday evening
a. o'clock at the residence Of Mrs.
VI @. Witten on Scott street. The
reports OF the committees on the
Confederate fair will boz received at
this meeting and IL IS Urged that
all the members make an effort TO
be- present
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
BREAD FAMINE IN
N. Y. IMMINENT.

New York, July 3 The city is
facing the possibility Of bread fam
inc II the baHors go ON strike. Ten
thousand OF thcn have threatened 10
do so and there is little probabni-
ty at the present timc of s1tis-
factory settlement Of thor diffcrcn-
.cca.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
MD FAMILY
TAKE 4 VACATION

Washington. July 3 pre- idcnt
Taft and family VIII lcag. At $50 90
day for Bcyorly, Mass, FOR n summer
vacation
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03

Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. ksrscv left
this afternoon for Pulaski. where
they will spend the Four,h Of July.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03

J. W. Hatcher left today for the
cornerstone laying at Chr'stansburg
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
CANNOT EXPORT OSTRICHFS
Birds of Cape Colony Bred and Kept il
the District

Although Great Britain has thus far
persistently refused to admit the practi-
cal wisdom of the protective policy and
has stubbornly adhered to a system
which has resulted in depopulating the
rural regions and in filling the cities with
poverty stricken people for whom no
employment can be found, the British
colonies have taken a more enlightened
and open-minded view of their own in
terestS and have not been restrained by
the imperial influence or example from
GohS what they could TO reserve the
domestic held for the occupation and en-
Joyment of their own membership. SAYS
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A rather striking Illustration of that
spirit mas now been provided by the
government of Cape Colony. in the south
OF Africa. One of the interests peculiar
10 that locality is the production of os-
trlch feathers for sale in Europe and
the United States. This is an Industry
which has undergone slow and difficult
development until it has now become
extensive and extremely profitable.
Nearly nifty years ago it was decided
10 so INTO the business of ostrich breed
ing IN a scientific and systematic manner
experimental farms were established in
cape Colony as long ago as 1868. and
Tor a considerable time were carried on
IN the face of great discouragement.
Their operation, instead of proving re-
mQneratlve, was attended by Il consider
able loss, and for a while it looked as
though the enterprise was bound to be n
failure. However. it was not abandoned.
1he ostrich breeders were wise enough
TO profit by their experience.
they learned to avoid mistakes which
mad cost them money. They discovered
that if the business was to be put on a
paying basis attention must be given to
the production of kind of ostrich which
would grow many more and much better
feathers than the average bird does in
state of nature. Feather growing os-
triches must be bred, just as fine cattle
are bred for milk or meat, and for that
purpose a careful and constant discrimi-
nation in the matter of strains must be
exercised.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
The CoVypea rs Fertilizer.

The cow pea is a large beanlike
plant that produces a large amount of
forage. It is valuable as a green food
or for blowing under for green ma
nure. 1t has been used successfully
for improving WORKOUT soils, especially
those that are light and sandy in tex
ture. It's greatest advantage for this
purpose IS its ability to gather nitro
gen from the air and mineral elements
from subsoil When the crop is plow-
ed under, these are left near the sur
face, where they will be available to
shallow rooted crops and those which
cannot get nitrogen from the air. 1t
has been little used for hay in the
North, because 1t cannot be readily
dried in this climate. 1t makes good
green feed for mich cows between
August IS and September Is, or it may
be preserved in the silo by mixing
with corn fodder. For green manur-
ing, the seed should be sown broad
cast in late June or early July, at
the rate Of one and half bushels per
acre. It IS especially valuable for
growing in young orchards. When
wanted for fodder 1t should be sown
in early June, in drills 215 feet apart,
at the rate of one bushel seed per
acre.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
GLORIOUS PIG STICKING.
An East Indian Sport Full of Thrills and
Danger

OF all sports. the most exciting, the
most wildly exhilarating, says a writer
in Baily's Magazine, is surely pig stick
ing. While waiting for the heaters tC
come up when driving for deer or bison
or tiger the pulses gallop, time flies and
excitement quiverS i'll every nerve and
muscle, but it is nothing to the tension
attendant on the wait at the edge of the
jungle for the break of the old gray
boar as he comes out usually in q re-
luctant. surly manner, and proceeds to
cross the open toward the next bit of
cover.
Then the gathering up of your reins
and the fresh grasp Of your spear as you
look with straining eyes-nOw in the
direction of the captain of the hunt
for the signal to go, now to the animal
itself, inwardly praying that he may not
turn back into cover. And then when
the word "Rider' is given-the mad
rush. the utter inability TO see anything
to stop you. the overpowering anxiety
to beat every one, be it Your greatest
friend or greatest enemy, and get first
spear.
Your heart is in your head. There is
nothing in the world to you but yon
lanky gray monster striding away in
front and your frantic desire to run
him through. Hours are lived in mo-
ments. Your horse and you are one ami
mai, with but one untulnlled wish III
the world. a wish you are both doing
your very utmost TO crafty.
In no other sport perhaps is there so
much real danger, yet, strange to say,
accidents are really very few. I have
ridden in cold blood-very carefully
over ground that | and my comrades
have ridden over heller SHELTER after pig
previously, and to say that / have been
astonished is but to describe my feelings
in the very feeblest way. How the
horses kept their footing it is impossible
to say. All ! know is that they did
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Motor Trips in Germany.

French roads are getting steadily worse
for motoring, while the main German
the fatherland is growing in favor as n
touring ground and can be recommend
ed as affording much delightful travel
Ing.
The duty on cars is very moderate
and both customs officials and police are
most polite and obliging if one takes
the trouble TO treat them courteously
and drive with consideration In popu-
lateF places. Some of the roads are the
finest l have been on, except the latest
of our tarred roads. and the land is full
of beautiful scenery and delightful old
world towns and villages. One of the
best approaches from France is by the
Paris Strassburg highway.-Queen.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03

hams Vegetable Compounds the most
successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and l feel that / can
never praise it enough" -MRs. LIzzIR
HOLLAND, Noah, KY
The Changeof Life is themostcriticaI
period of woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
w omeneyerywhere acknowledgements
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine thatwill so successfullyca
women through this trying period as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For so years it has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
ills Inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, tibroid tumors, Irregular
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
If you would like special adv ice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham. at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Shopping in Sassafras.

Mrs. Maude Darrell Hoffman. a pio-
neer of country week work, was praising
In Hartford the country vacation.
"A country vacation is better than Il
seashore one" she said. You see things
so much quainter. And the further into
the country you go the Quainter becomes
the things you see.
Il once spent August in village
called the Head of Sassafras, village
down in Maryland. The postoffice there
was the general store. The morning
after my arrival l went to the general
store for my mail.
"A little girl preceded me with an egg
In her hand.
Gimme an eggs worth of tea, please,
i heard her say to the postmaster-store-
keeper; an ma says We might weigh out
black hens a-cluckin'. and I'll be up
agaln IN minute philadelphia Bull
letin.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
FORMS OF HOOPS.
Fig. l

The form Of a horses foot deter
mines the peculiarities of the shoe
that IS best adapted to it. Viewing
the foot from the side the regular posi-
ton Is that shown in figure 4, in
which the weight will be borne to best
advantage. Looking from the front
the regular form is that shown in
figure l. the wide toe being indicated
by figure 2, and the narrow toe by
figure 8 With the regular or normal
shape the weight falls near the cen
ter Of the hoof, and is evenly dis
tributed over the whole bottom of
the hoof. The toe points straight for
ward and when the horse is moving
forward In straight line the hoofs
are picked up and carried forward
in a line parallel to the middle line
of the body. A pair of hoofs of the
form shown in figure 2 allows the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03

ground, thus allowing it to become
mixed with volunteer wheat tho first
year. This mixing of varieties causes
wheat TO detriorate in yield and quail
ify. When wheat is grown for seed
It should be on clean land, which is
free from volunteer wheat and from
other volunteer grain, rye being espe-
cially Objectionable. Care must be
taken in harvesting and threshing the
seed wheat to keep it from becoming
mixed with other varieties Of wheat.
Again, in order to maintain the quail
ity and weld of wheat 1t fs necessary
to maintain the fertility OF the soil
and to give the land good culture
Farmers Mail and Breeze.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
HAD WEEPING ECZEMA.

Face and neck Were Rnw-TerribIe
Itching, Inflammation and Sore
ness-An Treatments Failed
Cuticura a Great Success.
Eczema began over the top Of my
ear. 1t cracked and then began to
spread. / had three different doctors
and tried several things, but they did
me no good. At last one side of my face
and my neck were raw. The water ran
out Of it so that I had to wear medi-
Gated cotton, and it was so infiamed
and sore that l had to put piece of
cloth over my pillow to keep the water
from it. and it would stain the cloth a
sort of yellow. The eczema itched so
that it seemed as though | could tear
my face all to pieces. Then | began
to use the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment, and 1t was not more than three
months before it was all healed up.
Miss Ann Pearsons, Mortified, Vt,
Dec 10, 1907
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. OF Cnticura Remedies Boston.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
4 IN III onfa as a Fertilizer.

The value Of sulphate Of ammonia
as & fertilizer was demonstrated In
some German tests where marsh lands
were fertilized with nitrate of soda
and sulphate Of ammonia With both
oats and beets the plants receiving
sulphate yielded much more than
those receiving nitrate These results
indicate that on marsh lands a liberal
supply of lime or sulphate Of ammonia
may be advantageously substituted for
nitrate of soda and confirms the wis
dom of the practice common in Ger
MANY
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
FIy Repelier.

The Kansas Agricultural College has
experimented with the various chem
ical formulas to repel flies from live
stock and recommends the following
as fairly satisfactory: Resin, ~
pounds; laundry soap, two cakes; hsh
oil. one-half pint; enough water to
make three gallons. Dissolve resin
in a solution of soap and water by
heating add the fish oil and the rest
Of the water. Apply with a brush.
If to be used as a spray, add one-half
pint of kerosene This mixture will
cost 7 to 8 cents a gallon and one-half
pint is considered enough for one ap-
plicatfon for cow At first 1t will be
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
short Suggestfons.

Dish mops can be kept odorless only
by putting them in a solution of soda
water.
Do not attempt to use sour or moldy
-four. Dry it out in the oven and save
1t for starch.
After scraping fish rub the steel
knife over an old lemon peel and II
will destroy all fish odor.
The white of one egg "cut" with
white vinegar makes an excellent
leather furniture polish.
Do not give the bird any fruit thai
Is likely to attract bees to the cage
or you may lose valuable pet
Soutache braid makes good laces fol-
the baby's bootees and it Is also use
full for lacing corsets and the chemise
The curved butter knives for cutting
little round pats Of butter are more
satisfactory If the knife is dipped into
cold water or buttermilk before cut
ting the butter.
Kitchen faucets are quickly cleaned
with any acid, such as lemon, salts o.
tartar, etc. Ammonia and washing
powder are excellent cleaners.
Tablecloths generally begin to wear
first where the folds come. To change
the position OF the folds is, therefore
to prolong the life Of the cloth. It i:
easily done by taking few inches of
one side and one end of the cloth
and hemming 1t again.
II bothered with ants, keep every
thing possible in tin cans and earther
Jars. Catch the ants on sweetened
sponge, plunge the sponge into boilins
water to kill the insects Wet cloths
placed around a safe, refrigerator OF
cupboard will prevent their entrance
They avoid dampness.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Kitchen Ratios.

The question of proportions of in
gradients used in cooking is otter
puzzltng. An experienced cook gives
the following suggestions:
One cup Of liquid to three cups OF
-four for bread.
One cup of liquid to two cups OF
-four for mullins.
One cup Of liquid to one cup oil
-four for batters.
One teaspoonful of soda to one pint
of sour milk.
One teaspoonful of soda to one cur
of molasses.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Packing Rufter for Shipment

Packages of butter often receive
rough handling while in transit. For
this reason the maker should take
pains in fixing the package so that
It will not reach its destination brok-
en-. In his report OF the last butter
contest, Earle Brintnall, assistant pro-
fessor of dairying at Manhattan. Kan,
recommends packing the small tub in
a larger one and filling the interven-
ing space with paper, or wrapping IN
paper and then il a gunnysack, both
of which he says are good methods.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Preventing Disease.

Il is more easy to prevent disease
in animals than 1t is to cure. Hog
cholera prevails more or less in all
sections Of the country, but in the ma
iority Of cases 1t is due to the con,
dition of the herds and mismanage-
ment in feeding than to any other
cause. Hogs must have green or bulky
food. also salt and charcoal. These
substances are not in a direct way
preventive of cholera, but they keep
the animals in a more thrifty con-
dition and render them less liable to
disease
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Cherry Pie.

Line a deep plate with paste and
rim and wet the edge. Mix one table
spoon of flour with half a cupful OF
sugar and sprinkle it over the crust
dotting it with one teaspoonful of but
ter. Fill the plate with cherries that
have been washed and stoned. If the
cherries are sour more sugar will be
required. Cut slit in the upper
crust, lay it over the fruit and press
the edges firmly together Bake about
half an hour and serve as soon as
cooled.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
1T WORKS.
The Iaborer Eats Food That Would
Wreck an Office Man.

The Laborer Eats Food That Would
Wreck an Office Man.
Men who are actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes eat food that
would wreck a man who is more close
ly confined
This is illustrated In the following
story:
II was for IL years clerk in store
working actively and drank coffee all
the time without much trouble until
after l entered the telegraph service.
There | got very little exercise and
drinking strong coffee, my nerves grew
unsteady and my stomach got weak
and / was soon very sick man. l
quit meat and tobacco and In fact
stopped eating everything which l
thought might affect me except cof-
fee, but still my condition grew worse
and I was all but wreck.
Il finally quit coffee and commenced
to use Postum a few years ago and
am speaking the truth when I say, my
condition commenced to improve i'm
mediately and to-day l am well and
can eat anything / want without any
bad effects, all due from shifting from
coffee to Postum.
Il told my wife to-day 1 believed
could digest brick IL had cup OF
Postum to go with it.
I'VE make it according to direc-
tions, boiling 1t full 20 minutes and
use good rich cream and 1t Is GER
tainly delicious"
Look in pkgs. for a copy Of the ia
nous little book, THE Road to Well
Vile"
There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true. and full of
human interest.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
In setting them in the burrows OF the

In setting them in the burrows Of the
woodchucks, but after several morn
tngs OF patient waiting, capture BY
trap proved unsuccessful. But, having
heard that they were very fond Of
salt, he mixed a liberal quantity OF
paris green in about quart Of salt
and placed a handful near each bur-
row. He was not troubled again that
season, and this has been his remedy
ever since
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Destructive Rats.

According to recent report of the
biological survey of the Department OF
Agriculture, rats destroy annually
500, 100000 worth Of American grain.
IL is estimated that one rat will eat
so cents worth Of grain in a year,
while of oatmeal 1t will consume $50
worth. Rat-proof construction, espe-
cialy the use of concrete foundations,
is urged, as well as some rational
method of disposing of garbage AID
storing food.