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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-05

The only high suburban property
reached by city car is Cedar Park
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-05

Come out today. come out tomorrow,
come out anytime. you will not regret
il Cedar Park.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-05

Take trip on the car to Cedar Park
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
Whistler Let Them Wait.

Whistler's laXity in the matter of
engagements was notorious. No one
ever knew IL he were coming or not
to affairs. But his point Of view is ex.
planned In his answer to friend of
his who knew that he had an engage
ment to dine with some swells I'm a
distant part OF London and who felt
that it was most impolltic for Whistler
to offend them. 1t was growing late.
and yet Whistler was painting away
madly, intently. a.s 3
my dear fellow" he said to him at
last. sit is frlghtfully late. and you
have to dine with Lady Such-a-one.
Don't you think you'd better stope"
stop" fairly shrieked Whistler.
"Stop, when everything is going beau
tifully? Go and stuff myself with dis
gushing food when I can paint like
this? Never! Never. Besides. they
can't do anything until get there!
They never dor .,t q
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
! Other Editors
The Poor indians.

II is stated that whatever the out.
come Of the investigation OF the Gore
charges in regard TO the truth or
falsity Of the allegation Of bribery.
one assured result is fairer deal for
the Indian. The hearing in Oklahoma
has brought out that the indians
thought IT. better 10 take less toar
they knew they were entitled 10 n
they could get that with reasonable
promptncss instead Of waiting long
time for the fun amount ii has been
found that the Indian should be fur.
Their protected against those who
would yictimizo him
u certainly is the duty Of the fed.
oral government TO sec that the In.
dian gets all that is coming to him.
Payment for the lands that are taken
from his should not be so bound with
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
Birds Eoqs,

Ostriches lay the largest eggs of all
birds now extant, according to writ
er In the Scientific American, but the
ostrich's egg would have appeared
small beside that extinct Madagascar
bird, the epyornis, which measured
more than thirty inches I'm its small
est circumference. The smallest birds
eggs are those OF the minute species of
humming birds, which are smaller
than the eggs of certain, kinds of trop-
ical beetles. But the cuckoo lays the
relatively smallest egg-that is to say.
while the jackdaw and the cuckoo are
about equal in size. the formers egg is
five or six times larger than the lat
tcr's. The fact that the cuckoo IL
wont to deposit its eggs In the nests
Of birds which are usually much small
or than itself doubtless accounts for
this. The relatively largest egg Is laid
by the kiwi. n strange. wingless New
Zealand bird The egg is no less than
five Inches long. although the extreme
length Of the bird itself is only TWEEN
ty-seven inches.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
QUEEN SAWS READY Wit.
A Story Appropriated From the An
nails of Irish Royalty. $3.50

nails of Irish Royalty. 49,
The anger OF King Colin was terri.
BILE. Twas a fortnight before he could
address himself to his queen or look
her In the face and speak to her-and
what he come to say TO her then was
that she was a shame and disgrace
to him, but sure what could he ex-
pect anyhow when he was such a no.
torious fool as ever to marry a beggar
OF race of beggars. Get up" says
he. "and dress yourself. and leave my
sight and my castle for evermore." p.
VERY well and good. me lord" says
Saav. says she. I'm ready. / was
prepared for this. as you'll remember.
before ever l married you; but" says
she, you remember your agreement
three back burdens of the greatest val
tables / choose TO carry out of your
castle at my lavin'?"
'Thirty-three." says he, "if you like.
Twill be n cheap price to get rid of
you"
'"Thanly. me lord" says she. 'Tll
only ask three. And before I've got
them out maybe you'll think it's
enough"
what is the first back burden you
chooseT says he.
"a back burden" says she, "of gold,
silver. diamonds and jewelry."
In short time the king had bur-
den OF them piled on her that near
almost broke her back, and with 1t she
went out over the drawbridge.
When she laid II down and come
back In again says the king, says he.
what will your second back burden
be-"
For my second back burden" says
she. hoist up on me our baby boy"
The king gave groan that'd rent
rocks. But he wasn't the man to be
daunted before any woman. He lifted
with his own hands the bog I'm whom
his heart was wrapped up and. settin'
bis teeth hard, put him on Saws
shoulders. She carried him out over
the drawbridge. 20
When she come back again says
Colin. says he, Now then. name your
third and last burden. and we're done
with you forever, thank Godr on
Says Saav, says she. "Get on me,
back yourself" r 30
King Colin and his good Queen Saav
lived ever after the happiest and most
contented couple that Ireland eyer
knew, parable for all kings and
queens and married couples in the ma
ton. Saav lived and died the wittiest.
as her husband lived ever after and
died the Justest and most generous,
most reasonable, sensible. affable and
amiable king that Ireland ever knew
Everybody's Magazine. n
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
She Tried to Fascinate Hubby and
Was Rudeiy Shocked. ri

ono iried to tascinate Hubby and
Was Rudeiy Shocked. 81
She had been reading that titled
Englishwoman advises married wo-
men to llirt with their husbands. As
she finished the article her husband
came home TO dinner
She ran TO meet him. o.,
"A little late tonight. duckydooze-
lum," she said, with n dimplng smile.
Whats thatT he growled.
She looked at him archly.
Don't you dare 10 kiss mew she tit
tered.
Gee" he cried. Il don't intend to.
What put that in your head"
She half closed her eyes and coyly
surveyed him through the druopin9
lasheS. p
Don't you want TO sit here by me
on the sofa:" she cooed.
NO. don't Why, you told me
only yesterday that the springs were
J getting weak. Aren't you feeling
/ well?" s...-
She laughed softly and shot him a
side glance and drew In her cheeks
and flashed her white teeth and per;
eceptibly winked
He drew back suddenly.
WHATS the matter with you ~ he
demanded. WHO are you initiating
Can't you make your face behave?p !
! She picked up the paper she had
been reading and flung 1t into the dec
Grated wastebasket
There's nothing the matter with
me-" she coldly replied. ~
Just mugging for fun, eh? Glad OF
that. Stimson was telling me today
about lot OF trouble his wife is hay-
ing with her facial nerves. and was
afraid you'd caught it. Amt that con-
founded dinner ready ?"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
POISON IN FLOWERS.
Dainty and Beautiful Blossoms Il
Which lurks Death

When the good friar I'm Romeo and
Juliet reflected upon the properties
OF the simple flower. within whose
infant rind poison hath residence and
nledicine power" his observation en-
bfaced goodly category of well
known flowers whose secretions fur
nish the world with SO many poisons.
For instance, the laburnum. which
has been compared 10 fountain of
gold leaping into the sun--a most
charming Sights one OF the most
poisonous things imaginable, inasmuch
as IL IL poison I'm leaf and flower and
seed. Even the grass growing be-
meath IL IL poisonous by reason of its
proximity to the innocent looking bios
SONS overhead. and IL has been found
necessary to guard against cattle eat
Ing this grass for fear of fatal results
The bulbs OF such dainty and beau
tful flowers as the narcissus, hyacinth,
jonquil and snowdrop secrete the most
deadly poisons, not to speak OF the
oxalis, the monkshood and the fox
glove. all of which furnish noxious
liquors sufficient to destroy life.
To these may be added certain of
the crocuses. the lovely lady's slipper,
the quaint old Jack-in-the-pulpit and
the laughing little buttercup. The lat
ter. despite It's most innocent appear
ance. is one Of the worst of the poi
sonous flowers. Even the cow is aware
of that and carefully avoids it. The
cousins of the buttercups, the peo-
MES, the larkspurs and the rest, all
contain toxic fluids.
Another source of deadly poison is
the olenader tree, while the bark of
the superb catalpa tree contains many
deadly doses.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
FARMERS INSTITUTE

AZ the Farmers Institute and New
Hope Fair to be held at New Hope on
the 4th and 9Th of October. one hun
dred dollars will be awarded for the
best in the following exhibits: Corn.
potatoes, pumpkins, chickens, colts.
pigs, butter, ,dressmakipg, fancy nee
die work, display of jellies, preserves
and canned fruits, pound cake and es.
sayson identifying the Home" How
to keep the boy on the Farm" and
Farm Life"
Circulars of information Will be post
ed In few days and you are urged to
enter one or several of these contests.
we want you to help to make this the
greatest Farmers Institute that our
country has ever had.
The last day will be devoted largely
to live stock. If you should have any.
thing not mentioned either in the stock
vegetable, or grain line please favor
the Institute by bringing it.
Don't fail to Sc ethe premiums which
Will be mentioned on the poster.
Respectfully yours,
1 ~ u , WALTER M. KAHLE.
Pres. of Institute.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
a Brjuht BIacksnith

The greatest Improvement I'm vehicle
construction was when some bright
blacksmith thought OF heating the tires
and shrinking them OIL the wheel.
While many claim the honor. It is not
known 10 whom II rightly belongs.
Previous 90 this event tires were made
In short sections and held on the fell
Toes with nails. When starting on a
long haul the driver always laid in a
good supply Of nails 10 use on the
trip shop Notes Quarterly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
HOW,S THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
E. j. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and f.
oancially able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Caetarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood aned mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free
Price rs cents per bottle. Sold By
all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills 70 consti-
patton.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
JAPANESE HERolsM.
The Brave Record Of the Loss 81 .
Submarine Vessel.


Subjoined Is the translation of a mes
sage written by Lieutenant Tsutonaa
iSakuma, who was I'm command or the
Japanese submarine No. @, which
foundered while maneuvering In Hiro-
shima bay. The message was found
In the coming tower Of the submarine
after she had been brought to the sur
face:
with the deepest regret that, /
writn this message to describe tho loss
or this boat with my fellow officers
and men, due TO my own fault. /
would here specially mention that all
steps have been taken to raise her,
my comrades and men working ear
nestly and calmly till the end. 1 or
dered the ship to dive with the engine
running, but rs found she went down
too far tried to shut the valves which
admit the sea water to the ballast
tank, but unexpectedly the chain work
ing these valves broke. and was lef.
helpless, unable to control the boat.
Meanwhile the tanks filed with water.
ana the boat went down ut an incline
OF about twenty-five degrees. After
striking the bottom the water began
rushing In. the switchboard was inn
mersed In water, all electric lights went
out, the fuses burnt away, and the
boat was filed with poisonous gases,
so that we experienced the greatest
difficulty In breathing.
Under these conditions we worked
our very utmost with the hand pumps
TO empty the main ballast tank, which,
L believe, we succeeded in doing, al
though we could not read the gauges
owing to darkness. No electric cur
rent was available, as / mentioned be-
fore. and our last hope OF rising to
the surface lay In working the hand
pumps only. p"
II write this In the dim light coming
from the coming tower-11 40 a. m. 'f
II earnestly beseech his majesty to
grant me forgiveness and to succor
the families Of my comrades and men
who have lost their lives I'm this per-
ishing boat. This is my only wishl
1890 p. m. -
ut Is with the utmost difficulty that
l can breathe, though l am sure we
must have blown out the gasoline en-
tirely from the tanks. / cannot con-
tinue any more. 1910 p. m."-London
Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
II Jupiter Wero Inhabited.

Calculations as to the size required
for human beings on the other planets
vary widely. according to the basis of
reckoning. According TO those based
upon the attraction Of gravity. Jupiter
should be peopled by pygmies OF TWEEN
ty-eight inches. Wolfius. on the other
hand. argued that Goliath himself
would be accounted decidedly under
sized upon that planet. He worked
from the feebleness OF the suns light
there, which would demand that the
pupil OF the eye should be much more
.dllatable. Since the pupil stands I'm
constant proportion TO the pail of the
eye and that TO the entire body, said
Wolfius. little calculation shows that
an average Jovian must be nearly thir-
teen feet seven inches tall-not quite
four inches shorter than Og, king of
Bashan. according TO the measure OF
his bedstead given I'm Deuteronomy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
NOTICE.

The following named parties have
filed their application with the clerk
of the Board of Affairs OF the City of
Bluefield asking for license to sell
at retail spirituous liquors. wine. por-
ter. ale, beer and drinks of like ma
ture at the places set out after their
respective names.
b. NJ. Cohen, corner Princeton Ave
nue. and Stewart Street, City of Blue
field, in Altamont Hotel Building. b.
NJ. Cohen is the owner OF said build
ing.
Louis Lebarwitch, 20 old No, AZ new
No, Princeton Avenue, City Of Blue
field, in the II. II. Hunter Building.
III. r. Hunter is the owner of said
building.
Said applications will be presented
to the Board of Affairs at their first
meeting or adjournment thereof after
September 4, 1910.
j. t. AKERS, Auditor.
8-5-10-4wks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
A BRAVE GIRL.
Her Terrible Experience While en .
Smuggling Expedition.

'SSShVS 6SPoottlous
This tale of heroism displayed by a
young woman engaged In smuggling
contraband goods over the Swiss-Ital-
ian border comes from Geneva: Mile.
Poretti, aged eighteen. and her broth
er. aged twenty-three. left Swiss terri
tory to cross the Baldisco pass carry
Ing contraband goods into Italy. On
the summit they were overtakeu by q
violent snowstorm and were soon In
deep snow. The Porettis roped them
selves. the young man leading. They
lost their way. and while ATTEMPTING
to find the path Poretti fell through
the snow into n crevasse into which he
nearly dragged his sister The girl.
however, planted her ice ak in the
snow and withstood the shock.
EARLY the next morning several
smugglers crossing the pass from
Swiss territory into Italian found the
young girl near the ordinary route TAX
Ell by smugglers and recognized her AT
once. as she belonged to a smuggler's
family and lived at Chlavenna. The
smugglers at once drew up the broth
or. but found that he had died during
the thirteen hours his sister had held
him by the rope. He had received Sc
we're injuries I'm the head. and his body
was frozen.
THE smugglers carried down the
brave girl. who was almost uncon-
scious, as well as the dead body Of her
brother. and notified the Poretti family
at Chiavenna. On reaching the valley
the girl had recovered sufficiently from
her terrible experience to explain that
she and her brother had spoken for
several hours after the accident and at
last he had said that he felt nothing
and wanted to sleep.
"A warm night followed the SNOW
storm, or two dead bodies would have
been found. Under the great strain
the rope had cut through the girls
clothes and her waist was bleeding
when she was rescued.,"-Chicago
News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
HaIIey's Achievements.

Edmund HALEY was Il very great
man. He was not only the first to pre-.
diet correctly The return of q comet.
that which is now known by his name.
but also-bcfore Newton had announc-
cd his results TO any one-arrived at
the conclusion that the attraction OF
grayitation probably varied inversely
rs the square of the distance. While
these and other important achieve
ments of his are well known it seems
to have been forgotten that HALEY de
vised method of determining the age
{ the ocean from chemical denuda.
ion.-Dr. G. +. Becker in Science.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
Gender of Garlic.

"Why is garlic masculine gender?'
asked the man who markets. 1T must
be masculine because the greengrocers
buy from call 1t he They are most
~ Italians and ought to know the sex
of garlic il anybody does. OF all the
vegetables and aromatic herbs buy
garlic IS the only one to which mas
culine virtues are ascribed. Every
thing else is neuter. To call garlic 1T
would he an insult. The garlic, he is
fresh, he Is fine, he is cheap, he is
dear. Funny, isn't it| New York
Times
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
MISERY AIDING MISERY.
The Helping Hand Among tho Beach
Cornbers Of MarseiIles.


2 Harry A. Franck In "a Vagabond
Journey Around the World" writes of
the trying times when he was beach
comber In Marseilles. Long, hungry
days passed. days In which / could
scarcely withstand the temptation to
carry my kodak to the mont de piete
,Oawnshop) just off the sailors square.
Among the beach combers there were
daily some who gained few francs by
an odd job, by the sale of an extra
garment or by grating pure and
simple. When his hand closed on a
bit OF money the stranded fellow may
have been weak with fasting, vet this
first thought was not to gorge himself,
but to share his fortune with his COM
papions under matches. In those bleak
November days many n man ranked a
worthless outcast' by his more fortu-
nate fellow beings toiled all day mt the
coal wharfs Of Marseilles and tramped
back. cold and hungry. to the Place
victor Gelu to divide his earnings with
other famished miserables whom he
had not known week before.
More than one man sold the only
shirt he owned To feed new arrival
who was an absolute stranger to all.
These men won no praise for their
benefactions. They expected none and
would have opened their eys in wonder
IL they had been told that their actions
were worthy Of praise. The stranded
Dand grew to be corporate body. By
a job here and there l contributed my
share to the common fund. and be.
tween us we fought off gaunt starva
ton.
"In a dirty alley just off the place
was an inn kept by a Greek IN which
one could sleep on the floor n: 8 sous
or In cot at 6. and every evening a
band of ragged mortals might have
been seen dividing the earnings of
some OF them into three sou lots as
they made their way toward IiAus
'berge chez lie Gree"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
Not Moved bv kindnesa

A stout woman entered a crowded
car and took hold Of strap directly
In front of man seated I'm the corner
AS the car started she lunged against
his newspaper and trod heavily on his
toes. AS soon as he could extricate
himself he rose and offered her his
seat.
You are very kind. SIR" she said.
painting for breath.
Not at all, madam" he replied.
Its not kindness. It's simply self de-
Tense"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
A Quear Hidinn Place.

During n furious storm 10 Paris
janitor was struck on the shoulder by
a small but heavy tin box which bad
fallen from an upper story Of house
In the Rue de POuest The box was
found TO contain $4,000 in gold and
notes. It was claimed at the police
station by an elderly woman. who said
that the money constituted her entire
savings. which she had hidden by ty-
Ing the box to the drainpipe outside
her window.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
Just Joshes
Soon Tired of His Books.

The 1000 volumes Of chronicles and
travels from which Gibbon distilled
the Decline and Fall OF the Roman
Empire" were purchased by Bcckford
after the writer's death. 81 bought
It," said the author Of "vathek," ito
have something to read when / passed
through Lausanne" There were few
rarities In the collection. but most of
the authors were In the best obtain
able editions and in perfect condition.
The fastidious Gibbon was incapable
of behaving disrespectfully to a book.
For six weeks Bedford reveled in his
purchase and read himself nearly blind.
He soon tired of his books, however.
and presented the whole collection to
German physician named Schell. The
recipient showed his appreciation of
the treasure by promptly selling 1t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
Tommu and tho Warn.

There were only two pieces OF cnke
and three hungry boys upstairs throw.
Ing their clothes on In the race TO get
down Grst. Tommy won out and rush
ed into the dining room breathlcssly.
That's good boy. Tommy. The
nnrly bird gets the worm Take n piece
Of cake" said his mother.
Tommy looked at the cake quizzical-
~. inspecting It from all sides.
What's the matter, Tommy" asked
bis mother what are you trying TO
sDT"
Say. ma. which piece has the worm
u IT, he inquired sobcrly.-National
IOnthly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
WASHINGTON
AND RETURN

Excursion via Norfolk e. Western
Railway, Wednesday, August 10th.
GET READY. Special vestibule train
VIII leave Bluefield 1920 a. m. Round
trip 5000. Returning will leave Union
Station Washington 1000 p. m. Au.
gust 18th. See flyer or nearest Nor
folk &c Western Ry. Agent.
w. b. Devil,
General Passenger Agent.
1928 to S-9th-1O.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-10
Bought Some.

Perhaps Senator Baker, of the sew
enth West Virinia district. would like
to explain to his constituents Just
how he stands upon the enactment of
statewide primary law providing
adequate penalties for the punishment
OF candidates who procure their nom
nations by purchase. The Messen-
ger will gladly give space to such an
explanation.--Beckley Messenger.