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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-24
The MAN THAT
CHANGED The BILL
BY A. D. HARRISON
opyright, 1903. by American Press Asso.
citation

Copyright, 1909 by American Press Asso.
ciatonl
/ met her on train There are
more Impressions made in travelling. 1
think, than under any other circum-
stances. She was about twenty, with
light fluffy hair, baby blue eyes. white
teeth, and there was neither too much
nor too little Of her. She sat looking
out Of the window with rather bored
expression on her face as though she
.onged for something with which TO
occupy her mind | longed 70 occupy
her mind myself
However, my OpportunityCame when
candy boy came along She wanted
"a box OF sweets aud had only a dol
.nr bill 10 pay for them II happened
that the boy was out Of change and
.Ooked around Tor helD. / lifted my
nat politely 10 the girl took a dollar I'm
silver from my pocket aud handed Il
To- her, taking in exchange the bill ft
was new and crisp aud so folded as %
SHOW the dollar iu corner Even If
h9d not seen its denomination ] would
lot have thrown doubt upon the
.ldy's honesty by unfolding 1T. !
Hhoved it in my vest pocket. aud she
opened the box. / remained where /
was. so that she couldn't very well
help rewardIng me for changing her
bill by Offering me a bit OF candy. She
lid this with some embarrassment.
sat on the arm Of the seat opposite
while ! thanked her and said some fir.
relevant things such 1s the car was
either too hot or too cold. or hated or
liked travelling or made some other
meaningless remark. passing on 90 au-
other and another. 400 the while look.
Ing more and more uncomfortable ON
lny perch, till at last She cast her cycs
| on the vacant seat beside me Con.
STRUNG this as an Invitation sat
I down
When the conductor came along !.
noticed be punched "a Cleyel1ud ticket
for her ! was bound FOR Chicago
| She had q suit case SOB The car with her.
/ ON which were '.a letters T.. s. vs.. ]
| took particular note ~ these Things.
/ for was delighted with her. and.
since ] often visited Cleveland. !
I thought ] might wish to continue Co.
fell iD her path
spent several hours very pheasant.
I lg "ith har At Ers She seemed
/ sboshcd zoo forming 900 a.Uuuufauro
/ iu this wr but -Un soon forgot 400
/ about that a.a ..# r.f u.. aq
\ cJmuauIDUIU.. fY ... ... tas TO
| ur When $500 .aoG cleveland 7
/ offered . hand L.r ou. ~ .lr er. but
che said her brother .u. b. ....e.l.
/ ~----vs>sv,...-- -,-. 49, $500
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The Noise Habit.

A personal experience first showed
the writer the possibility of state OF
affairs where the habit OF noise could
become as fixed rs the habit Of Il drug
Waking one night i'm the quiet of Il
country house far from other habita-
lions, | suddenly heard the starting OF
the hot air engine which pumped the
water-chug. chug. chug. chug. l lay
listening TO its monotonous vibrations
and wondering AZ the unusual hour
for pumping until fell asleep The
next night the sound was repeated
On mentioning the matter 10 my host
he confessed that he could not sleep in
the quiet of the country; that the sud
den change from the roar Of n great
city 20 the silence Of the woods was so
great as to cause him real suffering.
As his only way to rest he would leave
the house In the middle OF the night,
start up the pump and. lying down in
q nearby hammock find sleep brought
him by the lullaby Of the hot air en-.
CINE. That man recognized that he had
The noise habit and finally conquered
it.-Ho!Iis Godfrey in Atlantic
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WILL CONTINUE TO DO
BUSINESS AND THE PEOPLE

Various reports regarding the de-
cision of the federal court at St.
Louis say that the Standard OIL
Company of New Jersey has been
practically" dissolved. "Theoreti-
cally'' might be more appropriate
word but both are long rocky
stretch for really"
If YOU have ever observed closely
at the ringside of politics, corpora
tions and the practical effects of
litigation relating to corporations
YOU Will nave noted that the man
with the cOrpulent roll gets under
the wire first. 1t would be hard
for us to believe that honor and
integrity are fading from the peo-
pie. but it is sad commentary that
where there is money there is a way
leading to any brand Oh chooked-
ness you may mention. In fact we
believe that the great majority of
the people are honest and honora-
bic, bat for some peculiar reasoa
or other when it comes to the adj
minfstration OF law touching big in
terests, their innings are rare. OF
course we howl reform, down with
the trusts" and all this sort of things
but the man whose hat goes high
est in the air and who is provided
with the lustiest lungs would prob
ably be the first to become voice.
less and undemonstrative in the
binding presence Of some corpora
tons cash.
No, dearie, the STANDARD Will not
be dissolved any more than it % /
'he $29,OOO,OOO fine. It Will con-
niue to do business and the people
for some time to come at the sams
old stand. If you are game. we
will lay a few thousand dulble
eagles which we carry around as
pocket change to Lincoln pennies on
the truth OF the prediction.
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y ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Schedule I'm Eject
JUNE 90, 1909.

Leave 1920 a. m. for Roanoke
Norfolk and all points ol TIE ShrD.
3doah division. Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via HageTs-
own, Pullman Parlor Car Roanoke
o Norfolk.
1888 a. m. for Roanoke, Rich
noni. Norfolk. Pullman Sleeper
Dining Car to Roanoke. Pa-lor Car
toanCke TO Norfolk
12:4O p. N. for Roanoke, Lynch
Jurg and intermediate stations aud
me Shena1doah valley. Philadelphia
md New York. Sleeper to Phi ado
hia and New York. Cafe car Gary
aud Roanoke
9.1S p. m. for Roanoke, Lynch
Surg, Richmond. Norfolk. Ilbmou
Sleeper to Norfolk, Roa0oSe 10
Richmond.
Leave Bluefeld $40 p. m for Ker
ora, Columbus and all pOi1ts Weu
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus and Cincinnati. Clge ca~s
$40 m. Pullman s ecper for
Columbus. CAFE Dining Car
Leave $3.50 a. m. and EOS p. q .
iaily for Tazeweli Norton and I'll
raticrs on Clirch Valley division
Arrive from Norton and points ot
no Clinch Valley diyisioS e. 1920 .
= and 7:O5 p. n.
Leave 500 A. m. for We CT anJ
Intermediate stations
Leave 1O:45 a. ~ for william.
con aad informed ate stations.
Leave 2:15 D. M, TO- Welch and
Intermediate stations.
For additional iafornoUop cal on
,Eeni Norfolk and Western Y nway
". y EEVITL.
EoeaoEs W
Cen. Pt5B spent
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all last season The company num-
bers isxty members, including the
cute little Dutch Riddles and
chorus which for youth, beauty and
talent has seldom been approached
in a musical Offering. The organi-
cation arrived at seasonable hour
complete rest for the evening per-
Torrance. while oceans of time is per
United the mechanics TO set up THE
Mill7 and have everything in readi-
ness for saappy and bright pre-
sentation
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1.-THE RED MILL"

Tonight at the Elks Opera House
the 'first performance of the new com
&c opera The Red Mill" by the
Messrs. Henry Blossom and Victor
Herbert. will be given by Martin &
Emery Cos capable organization
IN aS; complete a manner as during
its entire year engagement at the
NHckerbocKer Theatre, New York
CITY; three months. Grand Opera
House. Chicago; ana three months
at Colonial Theatre. Boston.
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meet her. and | saw by look she gave
me that she would not care to have
him see her receiving attentions from
stranger. ! therefore contented my
self with thanking her for rendering
my trip enjoyable instead OF a bore
and told her hoped that IL she ever
came TO Chicago | might happen to
meet her.
The next Sunday morning-I got
home on Wednesday, left my bach
elor quarters and strolled To my club
FOR breakfast. buying paper 10y the
way. ! always read everything In my
Sunday paper. ana on this occasion
wound up with the personals" Sud.
denly / was seized with establishment
0s l read:
The gentleman who changed bill for a
lady on a train on the 10Th can communi-
cate with her by addressing Il. V. W.,
Box -. Cleveland. o.
was not only astonished; was
disappointed. Since my return my
brain had been full OF love stories OF
which II. V. w. was the heroine and ]
the hero. And. after all. | had struck
one who was not above calling me to
her through n personal. Then 1t came
to me that there must be some mis-
take. Surely | knew a lady when |
saw one, and the girl had met was
not only lady, but a very innocent
and refined one Why did she make
the identification through the dollar
bill had changed? Because. of course
1t was the best and only sure means of
Identification
This dollar bill was all had to re-
mind me Of the girl who had given 1t
to me. / had transferred Ii from my
pocket to box OF trinkets ON my
dresser. folded just as 1t was when l
received it. Something. know not
what-One of those mysterious point
ers Of the brain perhaps that come to
us on occasion-promptcd me to 90 to
my room and have look mt the bill
lost no time in doing so. and when
unfolded tho crisp bit of paper my
eyes bulgcd from their sockets i'm as
constituent
1t was thousand dollar note,
Now ] saw it all The wording OF
the advertisement. instead OF indicat-
ing that the girl was familiar with
methods OF designation, showed her in
nocence or she would not have used
IT. 1t was evident she had inferred
that | had discovered the denomina-
ton of the bill, and she gave me the
means of communicating with her to
return it,
| took the midnight train for Cleve-
land and the next morning went to
the postotfice, where | learned that
box No. - belonged to family named
Worthington. Later I'm the day call
ed Mt the address. which ! had also
received at the poStoffce, and sent up
my card ON which / had written,
THE gentleman who changed the bill"
/ soon heard rustic on the stair
case, and Il. V. w. came hurrying in,
anxiety on every feature, to know if
her money was safe. ! FASTENED to
reassure her by handing her the note.
She had received it from her father
In New York, who was at the moment
engaged in making Il cash payment on
piece of real estate and had mad.
tertently given her the wrong bill.
Within a year l married her
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IMPRJsONING AMERICANS

anama. Nov. GA report reach
ed here today that Zelaya is throw
ing all the Americans he can find
into prison. He Is said TO entertain
most hitter hatred for everyone
who halls from the United States
and Is showing this hatred by i'm
pri 'oning all found.
Ii is believed that the Costa
are aiding the revolutionists.
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WHAT DID SHE MEAN.

Boarder- Madam, lid you put
anything deleterious in this pie?
Boarding House Mistress with
dignity Certainly, Mr. Pussy.
always do use it in my pies Bal
timore American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-24

A distinguished traveller reports
hat Chine-e cockroaches have
wings and can sing The American
has no wings at all, but (&c.--
Cleveland Leader.
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439 from the border States and
l7S,975 southern negroes The to-
tai Federal enlistment during the
war was. in round numbers. $780,
900. The total enlistments on the
Confederate side were $4,000.
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4 WILD CHESS

Teacher-Tommy, when was
Rome built?
Tommy-In the night
Teacher-Wen. you said yester-
day that Rome wasn't built in
Jay.
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$780, S4S s s: ? 5;'::. Is: S275
gun metal patent lea W."
ther, box calf and kid
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Great Values in SHOES

On 6(1 Mems and Women's Hand fn1 mr.
UL .UU welted shoes in all feathers n III
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24
CHAPTER TX.

r the end Of the first month
passed in their new home Mrs.
\ Brooks Joy in the sudden and
9reat change in her husbands
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24

cnances and you'll never come near
guessing the decent thing Williams
did. He recognized my services to the
company at last by promoting me to
head a new exchange and collection
department with a salary of $500
month, the raise to date from six
months back. Here's the six months
back pay-S1,90O."
It was Emma's turn to get up and
waltz when she had recovered some
what from her astonishment.
They decided at her suggestion to
celebrate their good fortune forthwith
by banquet royal for two at one Of
the fashionable restaurants. Hastily
she donned her prettiest costume, and
they set out. Never had she been SO
vivacious, never more charming.
"Now," she said joyfully. you'll be
able to get a dress suit, and can
have piano."
The lack of piano always had been
cause for keen regret.
Then she began to consider how they
might live more comfortably than they
had been doing. Joe proposed that
they should avoid the housekeeping
and servant problems altogether by
living in an apartment hotel. He
thought this would be within their
means If they furnished the apart
ment themselves. He did not think 1t
would cost more than living in a fat.
Emma fell in with this view with ca
ger enthusiasm.
Investigation proved the plan little
more expensive than they had bar
gained for. but they had what ap-
peared to Emma to be fabulous sum
of money on hand, and they found an
apartment which so pleased them in a
hotel where the arrangements appear
ed to be satisfactory that they decided
to take 1t.
Then Emma, with light heart and
full purse-which, however, did not
remain long in It's bullying condition
experienced for the first time the un-
alloyed felicity Of shopping to her
hearts content, and the tangible re-
suit Of her peregrinations was a
charmingly furnished nest, conspicu-
GUS among the objects In which was
her coveted piano.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24

"pn your friend, and you need one noaO,
boy"
move they'll nab you and spoil every
chance"
"Jimsy, I'm done; know I'm done"
he almost whimpered, plunged again
into the bottomest depth Of despair.
Keep your nerve. What have you
told EmmaT
"She doesn't know"
"Of course she doesn't. mean,
where did you say you got all the
money"
81 told her my salary was raised,
and some back pay
"I'm on. Now brace up. You look
all in. Here come the ladies'"
'SThey are ready, Joe." announced
Mrs. Brooks.
"Come on, my boy, and take the fam
fly to the show" ordered Mrs. Harris.
"I'm ready" he replied, pulling him
self together with great etfort. "Jim-
sy, wait till / come back"
Emma and Smith accompanied them
to the elevator.
Hurry back. Joe," was Emma's In
function to her husband as the car
disappeared from view.
fro BE CONTINUED
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24
true missionary Spirit.


Speaking at recent meeting of the
Colonial and Continental Church so
oicty. in London, the bishop of North
Queensland said: II spoke at Oxford
the other day, and asked for men to
help me in our great work. Eight Of
the finest young graduates volun-
teered to go back to the bush with
me. Then searched for leader, and
turned to ireland, the home of mis-
sionaries. I sent a telegram to Rev.
e. H. Crozier, vicar Of st. Georges,
Dublin, asking him II he would give
up his rich living, worth $500 year
net, and come and be the leader of my
band of recruits in the bush at ESQ a
year. The answer l received was:
Yes, the Lord being my help"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24
Real Diamonds.

Mrs. Mcbride - 1t was awfully
thoughtful of Uncle. George to give
me what he did for wedding pres
ent.
Girl Friend-Why, what did he give
you?
Haven't you heard? Why, you see,
the other guests sent plated ware and
paste jewelry mostly, but Uncle
George gave me real diamonds-just
think Of It! whole ton Of Lehigh
coal to begin housekeeping with"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24
"NoT"
mo. Say those fellows"

"Nof"-
mo. Say those fellows"
"well. Beth. I've known those greas-
ers down there for fourteen years as
them fellows and If called them
anything else I'm aiSaid Id have to be
introduced again."
"But Captain Williams?" insisted
Mrs. Harris.
"Yes, where is her" said Brooks.
"Well we decided to come home.
Captain left on the steamer by the
way of New Orleans, and couple of
days later l came direct to New York"
"Then he is hereT' said Mrs. Harris
in a tone of qualification.
II suppose he is, unless he was ship,
wrecked on the way"
"But you haven't told us anything
about the war;" Beth reminded him.
"Was it exciting"
"well, as the only things that were
shot off were several hundred mouths
and as I'm q bad hand at repeating
conversations / will have to leave the
details to your imaginations."
II consider that q most uninterest-
ing story" pouted Beth, land, besides,
you're keeping us from the theater."
"All goingT queried Smith.
"No, Just Beth and me-" explained
Mrs. Harris. Emma and Joe have
seen the play, and we've got the last
two seats"
Emma accompanied her mother and
sister to her bedroom to help them
don their hats.
When the door had closed upon them
Smiths attitude changed entirely.
The smile vanished from his face, and
he went over to Brooks and placed
both hands on his shoulders.
"Joe, you're found out" he announc-
ed.
"How found out?" demanded Brooks,
jumping up and facing him, very
white.
1.-THE money you've TAKEN"
"If you say I've taken money, you're
a liar" retorted Brooks. with an at
tempt at fierce indignation. But the
words came falteringly between bis
blue, parched lips.
"Joe, Joe," rebuked his friend stern
ly, "this amt mo- time to four flush with
me. I'm your friend. and you need one
now. boy. Besides. there's Emma to
think Of"
81 don't know what you mean." he
protested in choking voice.
THAT story of revolution was q
lie." explained Smith. civilians has
been home three days. He has had the
books looked over at night. He seem
ed to know what you were doing from
the time you took the first dollar. I've
reason to think he went away simply
to give you a free rein and get ever
with you for what you said to hin
that night at the fat. Joe. we've got
to pull together now, and you've go'
to be on the square with me-"
, Brooks sank Imply into chair ant
covered his face with his hands.
| What shall dol? he moaned.
"Sit tight and saw wood"
But they'll send me to jail, won
theyw
"You took that chance. Joe, boy
But we will have to fight and figh
= hard to get you out of it. You cam
. run away. You're watched" inter
| rupted his friend. Detectives ar
. downstairs. and If Won make q falls
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24

sy had been gone three days before
Joe knew the good news
when are they coming back? Not
for month anyway"
"Joe says he doesn't know"
isn't 1t funny that with all his luck
he doesn't seem cOntentedT
Emma became grave.
"He's worried. poor dear and can't
make it out" she said. perhaps he's
so anxious to succeed in his new posi-
ton"
In the parlor Mrs. Harris sat fan
ming herself, for it was very warm
day. She was dressed in a gown of
summer finery that would have been
more suitable to her had she been,
say, fifteen years younger, and she
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24

passed in their new home Mrs.
X "a Brooks Joy in the sudden and
great change in her husbands
fortunes In the steamship company re-
mained undiminished. Her mother,
Mrs. Harris, had come to look upon
him with great respect and to be rath-
er proud Of her son-in-law, who had
belied her dire representations and
upset all her firmly rooted ideas and
convictions by rising in the world.
AS to Brooks himself, the exuberance
Of his optimism had worn off consid-
erably. He did not share to any ex-
tent in the light heartedness Of his
wife, who diffused happiness and rip
pied 1t in joyous music on the piano
and in songs that had smoothed out
the creases Of care on her fathers
brow when she sang to him in the
days Of her girlhood. He had become
more and more thoughtful, with lapses
at unexpected times into absentmind-
edness. Moreover, Of late, symptoms
of his former Ill humor and nervous
irritability had reappeared.
Goodness, Emma, one would hardly
know your exclaimed Beth to her one
evening after dinner, to which Mrs,
Brooks had invited her mother and
sister. "Your dress Is a dream, and at
table you were positively radiant"
She had followed Emma into her
bedroom and was gazing in admira.
ton at her sparkling eyes and her
cheeks rosy with health.
~ am happy" admitted Emma, put
ting her arm around her affection
ately.
"Do you know. dearie,' I'm just be-
ginning to know who and what you
are?"
Highly amused at the girls patroniz
ing manner and not at all inclined tc
take her seriously, Emma looked al
her with assumed gravity.
"How's that, little sister" she in
quired.
"Please don't call me little sister,
objected Beth. You're always max
ing fun Of me-"
my dear Beth, it is you who are
always making fun Of yourself" EN-
ma told her.
Indeed I'm notv
'Why not laugh and play and just
be a girl-a real 'tomboy?' After all
that's the thing. You are only eight
cen, while ! have reached years o.
discretion. I'm twenty-five, you know
and awfully staid and wise in conse
Quence."
"You weren't a tomboy."
"Oh, yes, was until l fell in love
You were q wee bit of little maiG
then, and after / fell in love l became
a silly little goose like all girls in love
and then
"You married joe"
"Yes," saiA Emma seriously, "ant
that's why ! want you to have such {
good time now, while you can. o.
course hope youu not have the hare
pull that Joe and I have had-I meaI
when you are married-but one neve
can tell"
''Never mind the past now. Emma
Think how happy you are"
~ know. 1t is good to be iivinl
once again, but the best Of It all is tina
Joe has succeeded. Even mother ad
mits II. Think of itI''
''She even likes him." confided Beth
my dear, you know that mothe
likes most any one who has healthy In
dications Of bank account"
Emma" chided the girl. "you ough
to be ashRmedF'
I'm not" laughed her sister. "I'r
too eontented. don't think that
shall ever forget the night. neari'
Isven weeks ago, when Joe cam
home with the good news. his salar
} more than trtpled and SIX months bac
pay"
"Joe never thought Captain William
would do Il for him"
"No, nor I. And the way II wa
eouei Yqa know the saptain and In
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24
LIneoln's Freedom from Can't.

One Of the delightful things about
Lincoln was his freedom from can't.
He never set out to "set an example,"
He lived his life simply and natural.
ly. thought out and spoke the thought
that was in him, did the work he
found to do and let his example shift
for itself. BY consequence 1t is one
Of the great examples, one Of the
great inspirations, Of human history.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24
Polite 70 Lluhtnlnu.

whsn native Of Quito sees q nash
Of lagAtning he Fsvsrentiy removes his
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24

Additional trains leave OarDondAle for Nay
heIA Yard q $50 q a. dGilY, and S.08 10 daily
Except Sunday, Additional trAiAa IfAvO Nay.
kxi1 Yard Tor 0aTb0ndAie : IS 10 daily and -
D. h. daily except etnoAy.
:. O. AMSnnsoz. J.R. wsLsu,
TyN1ao NanAger, travelling AgonA
eeDeAv6s g., new York. 9crAnton, Pa.