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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

An English ofiicer who some years
ago was wounded in a battle In India
and left lying all night among the ma
tire dead and wounded tells this story:
Next morning we spied man and an
old woman. who came to us with q
basket and pot Of water. and to
every wounded man she gave a piece
OF joaree bread from the basket ana a
drink from her water Pot. To us she
gave the same. and I thanked heaven
and her, But the Soobahdar was q
high caste Rajput. and. as this wom-
an was q Chumar. or OF the lowest
caste. he would receive neither water
nor bread from her. tried to per-
suade him to take 1t that he might
live. but he said that in our state, with
but few hours more to finger. what
was a little more or less suffering to
us-why should he give up his fate
for such an object? No; he preferred
to die unpolluted." ~
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

lie Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
View e unfelds.

lee Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
Wow Il unfeids.
There are very few Alpine peaks so
pointed as the Matterhorn. Some-as.
for instance. Mont Blanc-are merely
large Jumps OF frozen snow but the
Matterhorn Is quite pointed and thin,
composed OF ridge formed by a per-
pendicular wall OF rock on one side
and a very steep rocky slope on the
other. a slope which after going a few
yards at an incline breaks of sharp
into a precipice.
When on the top, therefore, one is
absolutely perched up between heaven
and earth. Never before have seen SO
much space around and below me. 1t
Is wonderful. immense. unreal. The
panorama unfolded to the eyes is a su-
perb one. an inextricablc mass on
peaks-Rosa. the Breithorn. the Com
bin. Mont Blanc, the Jungfrau and
others. There at our feet lies Zermatt,
seemingly q tiny toy village. where we
can imagine the tourists paying their
franc to the telescope man to look at
us. These good folk do not dream of
the great difficulty we have in keep
ing our feet because Of the wind.
Alas. 1t is SO cold and the position
such a precarious one that about ten
minutes after our arrival we are com.
PEELED to turn our steps toward the
descent which on the Alps is much
more to be dreaded than the ascent
Wide World Magazine.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
Tho Psychological Moment.

"Is Miss Wheaton at homer asked
one of the neighbors Of the spinster as
he called at her door TO get her sigma
ture to q petition.
"She Is that" responded Celia Leahy,
three weeks over from Ireland and a
most willing hsndmaiden. "Wili yez
step in, sorrr
II should like to see her on q matter
OF business for few moments II she
Is not engaged" said the neighbor.
Z Celia hung wide the door and waved
him In.
If she has wan, he's neglectin' her
shameful" she said In hoarse, conf
Dental whisper. '.for tits three weeks
tomorrer since como here, and he's
not put his tut over the t'reshoid in all
that tonne! Sure, 'tis your chanst"--
Youths Companion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

In railroad Office In West Philadel-
phia there is an old and trusted clerk
OF Celtic extraction who keeps his as
sociates I'm constant state Of good
humor by an unending series Of wit
.tcisms. fnterspersed occasionally with
r"bulls" so glazing that even he him
self has to join I'm the laugh that in
.yariably follows such "break" ON his
part. There was some trouble on the
telephone one day recently, and Mike,
IS he is called among his friends. lost
much Of his usual good nature in bii
efforts to get the gist of a message
that was being sent from another OF
fee. The man on the other end OF the
wire finally became exasperated and
asked Nike IL he was losing his hear
ing.
II can hear you all right until you
begin to talk" said Mike, "and then
can't understand word you say
Philadelphia Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
Total amount estimated for

~ municipal purposes ..... ...S615. 90
/ TT appearing to the council that
the total valuation of all taxable
property in this municipality ac-
cording TO the last assessment there.
ofjois $3.50, 999.62; being real estate to
the value OF 3S,11000; personal pro
perty to the value OF $39, 060.00; and
railroad and other property assessed
by the board OF public works to the
value of $203, 829.62 as certified to the
council by the officer whose duty IL is
to make out the land books accord
ing to the provisions OF section 80
chapter Of the Code as last amended,
and it appearing from the foregoing
by levy. after deducting all credits,
$2S1.00 for municipal purposes;
therefore levy on each One Hun
dred Dollars valuation of ten cents
Q0c) for municipal purposes will
produce the estimated amount neces.
sary as aforesaid for the ensuing
fiscal year.
State OF West Virginia, County OF
Mercer, Town Of Oakvale, To-wit:
/, =. b. Spangler. recorder in and
for the municipality OF Oakyale.
county Of Mercer and State OF West
Virginia, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is true copy from the re-
cords Of an order made by the coun-
ell OF said municipality, on the 9th
day OF August 1910.
Given under my hand this 9th day
of August, 1910.
jral7.. p. b. SPANGLER, Recorder,
Of the Municipality OF Oakvale, w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
MfJEKY POINT ELMS.


GtOS ~ mum.
One Of the most striking attractions
Of the old town Of Kittery Point has
long been her towering elms. They
rise magnificentiy above trees of ali
other varieties, and In summer with
their foliage encompass her. quaint
streets in delicious green GOODNESS,
transform the flne old place into a yer.
liable seashore fairyland and last. but
not least. enrapture the summer visitor.
For nearly two miles along the high.
way, which FOR the most part follows
the shore of the harbor. these splendid
specimens rear themselves at fairly
regular intervals. though the ak has In
times past brought some OF the mon
archs crashing to the earth.
The story Of the circumstances at.
tending the planting OF the giants, %
It has been handed down from father
to son. runs as follows: Major Thom-
as Cults. one OF the old town fathers.
who conducted fishing business, for
eign commerce, store and q tavern
In the famous Pepperell mansion Quilt
1862, conceived the very commendaSle
idea Of identifying his native town By
setting out trees.
Accordingly In 1901 he gave one
Samuel Blake the contract. Samuel's
remuneration was nothing more or less
than pint OF rum. doubtless brought
from the West Indies by one OF the
majors pinkies, for each tree planted.
There were originally ninety OF them.
and they extended from the Seavey
lot. near where the First Christian
church now stands, to the top Of the
Point or the shore of Spruce creek
Kennebec Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

BY Humorist.
I have seen q quiet little Sunday
afternoon game OF baseball In which
every man ON either side told every
man on his own and the other side
just Whist he thought Of bis character.
One captain. says Ellis Parker Butler
In Success Magazine. began by tellins
his pitcher what he thought Of him
and ordered him or the field, and the
pitcher remarked that II he had q
catcher who knew how to catch q
ball once every week or 30 he would
be able to use some speed. This seem-
cd, to displease the catcher, and be
remarked In no gentle tones about the
pitchers general ability and the short
stghtedness OF captain who would
have such q man on his nine This
gave pleasure to the opposing nine,
and they showed Il by appropriately
guying remarks and were taken to
task by the nine men q the other side,
The 200 spectators who gathered to
see the ball game then told both mines
what they thought Of them and were
given to understand that not a man on
either nine cared faded fig for
An hour later the umpire went home
or In the direction OF home, but the
two captains were still discharging
their men. I have seen one stout
catcher discharged eight times in one
seven-inning game. during which pc
Rod he resigned four times OF his own
accord. +
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
An Ohstructionjst.

"speakin' bout large feet" said Mr..
Erastus Pinkley, II don't know when
was mo- insulted dan I was dis aft.
ernoon. was standin' on de curb
stone facin' de house, an de police
man, he come along an says rs got to
turn around Jes' a little"
What fohr'
! HE says pointln' my shoes de same
way do street runs ia DE onlies' way
fob me to keep fun obstructip' de
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
In The Cana

81 am In the hands Of my friends"
said the political sidestepper.
YES" replied the harsh critic, land
every time your friends look over their
hands they seem impatient for new
deaL"-Washington Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
An Odd Epitaph.

The following epitaph is to be found
In cemetery within seven miles Of
New York's city hall:
Reader. pass on; don't waste your time
Ger bad Biography and bitter rhyme.
For what / am this crumbling clay I'm.
sures, d.
And what I was Is no AFFAIR OF yours.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

Drs. ]. e. Nelson and s. T., Bird
conducting dental partnership In
the city OF Bluefield have mutually
dissolved. the former remaining in
charge of the business and the latter
establishing an Office at Princeton, w.
Va. to,,
7-13-10-1mo.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
He Had Quit.

you say you have quit smoklngf'
yep; never going to smoke again"
Then why don't you throw away
those cigarsp
Never! threw away a bon OF good
cigars the last time I quit smoking
and II taught me a lessor! "-Houstop
Post.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

FOR sAIE-Cheap-House and lot
close In. Six rooms. halls and por-
ches. Good storage basement. Bath,
hot and cold water. Bargain for in
weston or homeseeker. Address Box
81 Bluefield. w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
Gloomy and Peculiar,

"what is the baby crying for, my
childT
81 dunno; 'e's alw'ys crying. never
came acrawst any one wot looks upon
the dark side Of things as e does."--
London Punch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
Shed Remedy That.

Mrs. HoyIe-Your husband has a
mind OF his own, my husband says.
Mrs. Doyle-I'll speak to him about II
when he comes bome.--New York
Press
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
Still 6abv.

'"The last time saw him was thirty
years ago. when be was baby"
well. saw him yesterday. and he
hasn't changed n bit."-St. Louis Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

Fond Mother-You are never salts.
fed. Jack. When you go to sea you're
homesick, and when you come home
you're seasick.-London Punch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
Evolution.

At what time Of life may a man be
said to belong to the vegetable king.
dom? When experience has made him
sage.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

FOR sALE:-10 shares Superior Poca'
hontas Coal company. Davy. w. Va,
stock at par $4,000 per share. Ad
dress "E" care this Office.
6-s5-10-tf.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

Not what you do. but how you DO H.
- the test OF your capacity -studley.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

State of West Virginia. County OF
Mercers Town OF Oakvale, To-wit:
At a, regular session OF the council
'of the council OF the town OF Oak
raiss ius Mercer county, held in the
council chambers thereof. In the May
Ior's ONCE building on the 9Th day of
August, 1910. there were present. p.
B. Spangler. recorder and acting may
or. and J.. r. Boyd. J.. w. roard and
r. A. Borgess.. members OF the coun-
ell OF said town.
In a cordance with section 4 chap
ter 3 OF the Acts OF the extraordinary
session OF the legislature OF 1908, tho
council proceeded to make up an
estimate or the amount necessary to-
be levied for the current fiscal yeur.
to cover all municipal debts and liza,
biiities payable during the said year,
Including probable expenditures for
municipal purposes, and proper al
lowances for delinquent taxes, ex-
pense OF collections and contingent
cies: but deducting therefrom the
money in the city treasury applicable
to the service OF the year and NUM-
cipAl claims. doth determine and esti-
mate the several amounts to be levied
as follows:
81 bsN ESTIMATES.
Maximum levy So cents on the One
Hundred Dollars valuation.
L.. The amount due the said NUM-
cipality, and the amount that will
become due and collectible from ev-
Iery source, except from the levy OF
taxes to be made for the current
fiscal year.
(a) Balance in hands
OF the city treasury $334.80
.qo $334.O0
8. Election expenses,
la) Per diem OF COM
missioners $3.50
OBJ Per diem of poll
| clerks $3.50
I (d) For registration OF
voters ,......,.......$2 $500
| (e) For printing bal
lots, stationery, ETC.. $500
$1,000
4. Salaries.
| tc) For salary OF re-
coruer $26.0O
aoti4oo $500
5. Police department.
| (a) For salary OF chief
OF police ........ 10000
Cd Fer feeding city
prisoners ..........$ 1000
(g) For heat. light.
/ water. etc. ......$ 1000
! iiso,. $4,000
8, Streets and alleys,
(e), For repairs to
streets and alleys. 10000 w
| j. ,5''.1 ssos.oe
| Is. Contingent expenses.
(a) For collectors
| commissions .......$ 1900
| (b) For books, sta
| tionery. etc. ........$ 1000
Is! Contingencies,
| TAI Miscel' .........$ 5000
| (bt paupers .......$ 5000
(cJ Publishing Tax
Levy ..............$ 800
Dollni hah slO5OC
Total amount estimated for
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

q wigg-There seems to be quite a DIFF.
ference between a Job and a situation.
Wagon, yes. For instance, when a
fellow loses his job he often finds him
self in an embarrassing situation
philadelphia Record
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13
In and Out.

He that loves to be hattered 4,
worthy Of the fatterer. -Shakespeare
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

WANTED BoARDERs-At the Ora
ham House. 800 Rogers street. First
class Accommodations. porches. yards
and attractive home surround
ings. Terms SIS a month after
August 1.
6-8-10-tf.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-13

SALESMEN-Making small towns can
earn a nice income monthly carry
ing our pocket side line. Write for
Order Book Today. Goth Century
Mfg. Co., 1908 Wells st. Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30

Republican stand patter is chairman.
which is framing the army approprla-
ton bill, will report out such d meas
ure.
The question of what. treatment to
accord coastwise shipping caused the
urincipal discussion at last nights con-
ference.
Much Of the time was devoted to the
Interpretation of the treaties with Eng
land as to whether the general refer
cree to .all powers being treated alike
was to be interpreted to Include the
United states or to mean all powers
foreign 70 the United States and thus
permit lower tolls for vessels of this
country, and the treaty with Panama
as to preferential treatment of its
craft. Senator Flynt was especially in
sisteht upon the coastwike exemption.
There was unanimity of view as to the
government furnishing the ship sup
plies. The President feels that these
are more essential at the isthmus than
on the Suez canal ports. because of the
distance from coal or other supply
depots and because private concessions
would open the way for discrimination
between canal patrons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Dec. ga disturbance
has raoved rapidly northeastward from
Texas to the lower Lake region since
"Wednesday night and it has caused
rain, turning to snow, in the Lake re-
gion and north New England. This dis
turbance has been preceded by further
rise in temperature in the Atlantic and
east Gulf states. The highest tempera-
lures of the present month were re-
corded today at a number of points in
the middle Atlantic and south Atlantic
states and rain or snow in New Eng
land followed by fair weather Saturday
in these districts. except that snow
tlurries will continue in the region of
the Great Lakes. A decided change to
colder weather will overspread the re-
gion east of the Mississippi river Fri
dav Cold wave warnings have been
ordered for north New England. north
and central portion. east New York
and west New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30

Washington, Dec. 29.-Pleas for
clemency it is reported, will be made
to the department Of justice by the
indicted members of the o-called
Bath tub trust" through their at
torneys, at a conference hore tomor-
row. Frank H. Watson, United States
attorney at Detroit, where the indict-
mants were found, has been notified
to be present. Edwin Il. Grosvenor,
special assistant t. the attorney gen.
eral, who conducted the civil suits
which have resulted in practically put
ting the trust out of business, will
represent the government. A small
battalion of lawyers representing
nearly 40 of the defendants also will
be present
Two or three days ago some of the
defendants appeared in court in De-
trojt, pleaded not guilty and asked
to reserve the right to change their
pleas. Attorney General Wickersham
gave personal instructions that if such
reservations We're to be made, the
time in which the pleas might be
changed must be limited. The court
fixed Jan. 3 as the last day in which
such action could be taken. The con-
ference arranged for tomorrow was
one of the results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30
Heavy Damage by
Smoke at Bangor,

Bangor. Me-, Dec. 29--Fire supposed
to have originated around defective
furnace in the basement Of the fUur-
story brick building at 90 Main street.
caused heavy smoke damage in that
building and the building adjoining. to-
night. No. 96 Main street is owned by
Frederick w. Hill and occupied on the
ground floor by the J. G. White Co.
dry goods.
The White store was quickly filled
with smoke. causing heavy damage to
the stock, and the music store of M.
II. Andrews at SO Main street was also
badly smoked The loss by fire Is
slight. but the damage by smoke is
estimated from $4,000 to $4,000. COW
cred by insurance.
Mrs Emma ]. Veazie and Mrs. G.
Percy Southland. invalids, were car
ried in beds from rooms on upper
floors by the police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30
To Be Introduced 10 The
House and Senate
To Secure Best Possible Rules
and Regulations
For Transactlng Expected Enor'
nous Business Of Canal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Both Senator
Flynt of California, chairman OF the
committee on inter-oceanic canals and
Rep. Mann of Illinois, chairman of the
House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, expect to Introduce
general Panama canal bills. These
will incorporate their differing ideas
as to the needs of legislation for the
big $375,O00,OO0 water way-the official
estimate of the ultimate cost-in the
light of the White House conference
last night.
This conference developed sub
stantial harmony of opinion faVorlng
fertilization of the canal. Presidential
discretion as to the exact amount OF
tolls under prescribed maximum and
minimum limitations, government OPP
Grafton of the dry dock and repair shop
facilities and government sale of all
the coal. oil and other ship supplies at
both ends of the canal to the trade OF
| the world passing through the canal
| and the guarding Of competition
| through the canal. The differences of
views as to whether foreign shipping
| and coastwise shipping should receive
equal treatment in canal charges could
| not be reconciled and the problem still
! is unSOlved.
| AS an outgrowth of the conference
Senator F1ynt, Immediately after the
holiday recess will introduce a bill en-
bodying the needed legislation from
| his viewpoint. His bill will provide
either an unqualified free passage OF
| American ships or the collection Of
4 toll and subsequent rebate of the en-
Il tire toll to them, which. from the view
point of some of those in the confer
ence. merely would operate as a mat
y ter of bookkeeping. 1t will also fix
a certain maximum and minimum Of
toll on vessels of other countries prob
ably from 50 to IS cents minimum, t.
$1.25 or $3.50 maximum per net ton
leaving the exact charge to the dis
erection of the President SO that it car
be adjusted to changing commerce.
conditions The rebate to coastwise
vessels will not be allowed to vessels
owned or controlled by any railroad
| with which they are competitive, di-
1 rectly or indirectly. Under the bill
/ the government may take over to its
own uses. when public emergencies
Il make IL necessary any vessels thai
| avail themselves of the rebate which
| would make all coastwise craft engag-
/ ed in canal traffic subject to naval
| uses on demand.
/ The general measure which Mr.. Mann
| proposes probably will be presented to
/ his colleagues on the interstate and
/ foreign commerce committee at one OF
! the early meetings after the recess.
| Whether the bill Carrying the amount
4 wanted for the initial expense for for
| tifications will come from the appro-
| priations committee or the military af-
| fairs committee of the House is I'M
| certain. Chairman Tawney of the for
mer is opposed to heavy increases in
/ government expenditures and 1t may
be that the military committee Of
which Rep. Hull of Iowa, a defeated