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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

Kinks In the Histories of Now Work
and Chicago.
The manner 10 which the metropolis
or the western hemisphere got its
name Is matter that has been dealt
with by many able chroniclers. The
most trust worthy and at the same time
the most plausible story Is as follows:
After the Dutch had ceased to be
dominant In the city a prominent
member OF one OF the English families
that had gained influence in the rapid-
~ growing young community one day
traded oxen with neighbor and on
his way homo stopped In front Of q
tavern somewhere on what is now low
or broadway. AS he did so several Of
the men who were In the habit of fro
quenting the place assembled In the
front yard. and one Of them cried out:
Hello! Those amt the oxen you
used 10 have"
NO." replied the owner Of tho cat
tie. I've got a new yoke"
New yoke" at once became q COM
mon phrase and was soon adopted as
the name OF the city. 1t was an easy
step from that TO New Yawk," the
present name of the place.
The naming OF Chicago came about In
a curious way. Shortly after the build
Ing OF the first few huts near the
banks Of the river one of John Kin
zie's boys caught two crows, male
and q female. which he tanned and
taught TO speak the English language.
The Kinzies had ut that time a young
Indian maiden. who did plain sewing
and other household duties. and she
became very fond Of the pet crows.
One day the female crow managed
somehow to get out Of the cage ia
which the birds were kept and mt once
flew away. The Indian girl CHANGED 30
see the crow make Its escape, and,
greatly excited. she rushed into the
dining room. where the various men,
bers Of the family were waiting for
the finger bowls. Waving her arms
up and down as II they had been
wings. the young squaw cried:
'She cav gon
Shecawgo was at once adopted as
the name Of the town and remains so
TO this day. the spelling only having
been changed.-Chicago Record Her
aid.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
A Soft Ans,usr

Jewei-Arrah, Jimmy. why did I
marry ye! Just tell me that. for It's
meseif that's Ind TO maintain We ever
since the blessed day that I beca me
your wife.
Swate jewel" replied Jimmy. not
relishing the charge. land it's meseIf
that hopes I may live TO see the day
when you're widow weeping over
the cold sod that covers me. Then IN
see how you'll get along without me.
honey."-London Tit-Bits.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
N ACKNOWLEDGMENT
MAY is, 1910
u Schedule In Enect

MAY is, 1910
Leave Bluefield 1920 a. m. for aoa
noke, Norfolk and all points of 5hen
s,ioeh- division. r.;llman Sleeper
Roanoke TO New Yslk. via HaEers
town, pullman Psrlcr Car Rcanok.
% Norfolk = a. .-T-
NS:b5 a. m. for aoapofs, Rioh
noDd, Norfolk. Pullman Sleeper
Dining Car to Roanoke. ParIor Ca
Roanoke to Norfolk.
2:2O y. m. for Roanoke, Lynch
burg and intermediate stations an,
the Shenandoah Valley. PhiladelphIs
and New York. Sleeper to Philadsi
phia. Cafe car Gary and Shenao
doah.
s1S .. m. FOR Roanoke, lynch.
arg, Richmond. Norfolk. PLllmnl
Sleeper TO k>rfoIK, Roanoke 70
Richmond
Leave Rluefsld $40 .. n. for K.b
ova, Columbus and all points Wsu
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper FOR
Colum bus an Cincinnati Cafe cars
S1o .. m. Pullman sleeper for
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Leave 1875 a. m. and 2:05 d. m.
1si,y for TazewsIl, Norton end al
cations on Clineh VALLEY division
Arrive i-"m Morton and points or
the Slinch Valley division at 11.3o n.
m. and 1920 D. m.
Leave Sis a. m. for weIch and
nterm, Hate stations.
Leave 1925 a. m. for William
on a1d Intermediate stations.
Leave 1:15 .. m. for WnIch and
intermediate stations.
For additional Information call on
gent Norfolk and Western Railway.
y. b. BEvh,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
Roanoke, Va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
euHoonerx In nti.mIa..n

puUoOUoFI w 0amIof|
The bufoonery once tolerated in pro-
vinciaI theaters Is illustrated in an an
ecdote set forth IN the memoirs OF Bar
~ Sullivan. Wright. who was the first
grayedigger. prepared himself 10 take
the house by storm by having incased
his person within q dozen or more
waistcoats OF all sorts of shapes and
patterns When about to commence
the operation Of digging the grave for
the fair Ophelia Wright began 10 I'M
wind by taking of waistcoat after
waistcoat. which caused uproarious
laughter among the audience but as
fast as be relieved himself OF one
waistcoat Paul Bedford. the second
gravedlgger. incased himself in the
CASTOR vests. which Increased the sal.
vos OF laughter. for as Wright was
getting thinner Paul grew faiter and
fatter. Wright. seeing himself out
done. kept on the remainder Of the
waistcoots and went on with bis part
quite crestfallen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Tho psaeon,s Parahla.

A self conscious aud egotistical
young clergyman was supplying the
pulpit Of a country church. After the
service De asked one OF the deacons, n
grizzled, pain spoken man. what he
thought OF his morning effort
WAL" answered the old man slow
IL. I'll tell ye in a kind of parable.
remember Tunk Weatherbce's first deer
hunt. when he was green. He follered
the deer's tracks all right. but he foller-
ed 'em all day In the wrong direction"
-Housekeeper.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Frank Gould on Turf

Frank J. Gould Of New York sal
recently that he might after all con
slider the private purchase OF Vel Pi-
cards two racing establishments at
Danger and ChantilIy. France. togeth-
er with the entire stud. which is now
for sale. He will take the first oppor-
tunity to visit the stables at Danger
and Chantilly. They represent an In
vestment of several million francs.
He intends to devote himself largely
in the future to turf matters. but is
averse to buying race horses at auc-
ton
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
To Swim English Channel.

most determined effort will be
made TO swim the English channel this
season. 1t Is nearly thirtyfve years
since Captain Webb padded across,
and. though many attempts have been
made. not one man has succeeded. OF
those who have tried II the best at
tempt stands TO the credit Of Jappy
Wolfe. who came within a quarter Of
mile Of the shore and had to be pull
ed out OF the water. being so exhaust
ed that he could not make another
stroke. Montague A. Holbein. who
came almost as close as Wolfe eight
years ago. is preparing for another
dash.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Penn Athletes Abroad.

N. j. Cartmell, the former champion
college Splinter. and II. l.. Ramsdell Of
Texas. the University of Pennsylvania
runner who won the intercollegiate
championship for 100 yards recently,
are now IN England. where they will
meet some Of the best short distance
men in Europe. ~
Ramsdell will run several races In
order to get in shape for the English
championships. which Will be held on
July 2.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

Not satisfied with being called cham
plon batter. base runner and the best
right fielder In the American league. Ty
Cobb OF the Detroit Tigers is after
more honors. The Tiger star wants
TO become a pitcher. Nearly every day
before the game starts one can see
Tyrus hurting the sphere to his COM
rades. trying to put all kinds of twists
on the ball. Some OF his teammates
say that with more practice Cobb will
do. He Inns splitter that many of the
major leaguers would envy. But as
Cobb is OF more use to the Tigers as
right fielder. batter and base runner
than he would be as pitcher the
chances are that he Will never have
the honor Of doing duty in the box in
regular game.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
BatMaan Nainhhora.

This thing mas gone far enough"
stormed the man In the bungalow.
Your chickens come through the
fence and ruin my garden"
We'll. why don't you keep an eye on
tbemT asked the man in the cottage.
What? I'd have you understand
that I'm not going to mind your chick
ems"
Mind them? Well. II you don't
mind them what in the world are you
talking about anyway - Chicago
News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
A SUGGESTION For the RsvIvaIi,,,.


Rip Van Wrinkle had just brushed
the last OF the cobwebs out OF his
eyes.
II subbose somebody viii VERY like
ly make play about me-" he said I'm
his Catskill stage dialect.
mo doubt about It," replied a by
stander. .5
Rip yawDed heavily. the spell OF his
long nap being still strong upon him. r
WELL" he said, 81 hope II dey do
write such play dey Won't try to re-
vive 1t after 1t has been asleep for
dwenty years" ".
And then he smiled. and they all filed
into the tavern and imbibed another
one OF the kind that didn't count
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Barry After New conauss,s.

Jim Barry, the Chicago heavyweight,
who cleared $4,000 out Of the battle he
fought in California. is ready TO take
on either Jim Flynn Of Pueblo, Colo.
or Stanley Ketchel before any club
Offering the best purse. Jim says he
will never fight another negro. He
tays they are too tough for him. That
eliminates Jack Johnson
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
HOLMAN Dartmouth. Track Captain.

At meeting of the Dartmouth track
team recently ORC Ellsworth Holdman
of Seattle, Wash. was elected captain
for next year. Holdman has been on
ths team for three years and holds the
college record for the pole vault.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Stars Do Not Last Forev.r.

Having released Tim Jordan and
Harry Lumley outright. the Brooklyn
club has illustrated the fact that star
players cannot last forever. Three
years ago Manager McGraw OF the
Giants offered $4,000 for Jordan and
Lumiey. President Ebbets was ready
to sell at that figure. but former Man
ager Pat Donovan blocked the deal by
threatening to resign.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

the presence Of the distinguished 1u.
rists, gave out two verses OF one of
the metricai psalms: speak. . We
judges OF the earth. II just your sen
tence be. or must not innocence np-
peal TO heaven from your decree Your
wicked hearts and Judgments are alike
oy malice swayed. your gripping hands
by mighty brIbes to violence betrayed"
By this time mcst OF the adults had
woke mp to the application OF the
psalm and remained silent. allowing
the children to continue the second
verse.-London Tntler.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
An Awkward s.l...i-

The 6rst Baron Kenyon was rnther
fond Of telling the story OF how while
ON circuit with Justice Rock they en-
tered q village Just IN time to accom-
pany the population TO the little VII
lage church. The parish clerk. anxious
to have the congregation show due ap-
probation OF the honor conferred by
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Am.riesn Horses outoIsss.d.

The showing made on American
tracks by some of the Keene and Whit
ney horses raced abroad last summer
explains perhaps why the American
horses did not do better over on the
other side. They were outclassed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Cruahinn.

Mars on being introduced TO Bellona
became very sentimental.
You look nice enough to eat" he
slmpered.
She regarded him severely. You
mistake the name. sir Bellona. not
Bologna" quoth she. with crushing
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Engagement Broken.

Merchant-I have had hard luck
lost all my money. Snitor-Sureiy you
would not wish to lose your daughter
Acknowledgements Batter.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Not That Kind

Tim-Would you scream II I kissed
your Tessie-I suppose you natter
Yourself that I'd be speechIess with
ioyl-Mobile Register.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

loST:-Mastor Mason's Pin, between
Hun, Andrews & Thomas and post.
office. Finder will please return to
Leader Office and receive reward.
7-12-10.1t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Logical Deduetion.

"a Nevada coroner's Jury decides
that prizefighter met his dcpth in
the ring by collidlng with the Gour"
By the same token a man pushed
from a. skyscraper roof by another
would meet HIS death from the fall"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Often UninseIIioibIs.

Often UninfeIIisi bIs.
IL was a boston baby
That csme along one day
To grow amid the culture OF
----'----tire famous old Back Bay
They named the infant Browning,
< For he was, simply grand.
Nne then heSFi1 I'd mary things
Thoy couldn't Understand
Kansas City Journal
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
WANTED RoARDERs-At

WANTED eoARDERs-At the Ora
ham House. 300 Rogers street. First
class Accommodations. porches, yards
and attractive home surround
ings.
6-8-10-tf.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

WANTEO-To rent house six Or sew.
en- rooms near the high school Guild.
ing with steam heat and water. Ap-
ply at Leader office.
6-4-10-tf.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
w. 8. LEFLOUR.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE

9-room house, South Bluefield,
bargain at .........$ $4,000
good S-room house. and lot 120x
1872, So. Bluefield, cheap at $500
7-room house and lot, South Blue
field, offered at ......... $3.50
Broom house on Rogers St., in
first class condition. A bar
gam dC 's'....... $2,6OO
A Groom dwelling and lot on
Bland st. Cheap at. . $1,000
1 large two-story double store on
Bluefield Ave-, one of the best
propositions in town at. $4,000
One broom dwelling on good lot
In Graham. Good location.
only ............,... $500
good dwelling and lot on Blue
field Ave-, beautiful home
1or '.................. $500
/ good building lot on Bland st.
ooxioV ................... $500
Good corner lpt on BluefeId Ave,
fine. locaten y. A.s,....... $1,000
good building lots on Ridge st.
/ good dwelling, 6 rooms and
lot 50x250 SO. Bluefield =. $1,000
One excellent 8 room house, and
lot 1OOx145, So. Blueheld,
cheap at ............... $500
FOR RENT
3 furnished rooms So. Bluefield,
per month ........... $1,000
1 nine room dwelling SO. Blue
field, per month ......... $1,000
1 twelve room house In Graham,
per month ............. $500
1 double room store, Bluefield
avenue, per month. ..... 5000
Can sell your property no matter
where located. Have out of town
property already listed. Let us list
yours. Prompt service rendered.
Rents a speciality. Let us rent
yours for you. Promptness and salts
faction guaranteed
Fidelity Banking & Trust
Company
L. H. KINcAip, Salesman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

FOR SAlE:-One beautiful black
Shetland pony and Gap. Perfectly
/, gentle. Excellent driver. Fl. w.
Straley, Box. 235. Princeton, West
Virginia.
7-12-10-1wk
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

Miss Edith Kelly (on the right
Frank Jay Gould (below) an dhis for.
mer wife, Helen Kelly Gould. The lat
ter was wed to Mr.. Ralph II. Thomas
July 18th. Following the announce
ment of the engagement OF Helen
Kelly Gould and Mr.. Thomas, Frank
J. Gould is said to have confirmed the
reports that he was wed to Miss Edith
Kelly In Paris five weeks ago. Ac
cording to the cable reports, Mr.
Gould did not wish his marriage &c
become public until the announce
ment of his former wife's engage
ment. ~,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
NOTICE TO ALL pERsoNs-Piano

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS-Piano
Builder and polisher, all kinds of
furniture repairing and upholstering
and do five different kinds of polish.
Ing, 35 years experience.
We manufacture a polish which IS
guarantee to remove all ink and
water stains without damaging the
finish, and will put II against any.
thing manufactured in the u. s..
All orders left at Huffards store.
Graham. Va. Leave Bluefield orders
at Phelps Furniture Store, 1881
Princeton avenue.
6-41O-tf.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

SAlEsMEN--Making small towns can
earn nice income monthly carry.
Ing our pocket side line. Write for
Order Book Today. Goth Century
Mfg. Co.. 1908 Wells st. Chicago.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

per cent. money purpose Of buying
homes or other purposes. Do not
have to own lot to secure loan. e.
N. Warden. Graham Hotel, Graham,
Va, until July 20.
7-13-10-3t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

Shecawgo was at once adopted as
the name OF the town and remains so
to this day. the spelling only having
been changed.-Chicago Record Her
aid.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-19
breaches THE GOSfl
To ALL THE NATIONS

dore T. McNair, the secretary of the
Japanese National Sunday School AS
ISOLATION; China by the Rev. Freder-
lex Brown; Russia by the Rev. c. A..
Simons; Bulgaria by the Rev. Theo-
dore T. Holway; Turkey by the Rev.
]. P. McNaughton; Algeria by the
Rev. Jean Paul Cook; Arabia by the
Rev. s. H. Zwemer; Bohemia by the
Rev. L. E. Marek; New Zealand by
the Rev. j. A. Mckenzie, and other
countries by equally strong leaders.
Mems adult Bible classes will
gather from neighboring cities and
towns tomorrow afternoon and unite
with the adult Bible classes of Wash
ington in a great mems parade, pre-
paratory to the mass meeting for men
to be held in the evening in Conven-
ton Hall. At the same time meet
ing for women will be held in the con
vention church, to be presided over
by woman. There will be several
brief addresses by women mission
aries, the closing address to be made
by Miss Margaret Slattery.
Saturday afternoon and evening will
be devoted to recreation and sight
seeing. In the evening the pilgrims"
to former worlds Sunday School Con-
ventions in countries foreign to Amer
lea will hold their reunion.
Worlds Sunday School Day, May 22,
will be a memorable day for the
churches and Sunday schools in Wash
ington.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-19
WILL DISCUSS
ARBITRATION
Topic Will Occupy Much Of the Time
of the Lake Mohonk Conference,
Begun Yesterday.


Mohonk' Lake, N. Y, May 19.-Dis-
cussion of the court of arbitral JUS
tice proposed by the second Hague
conference will occupy much of the
time Of the Lake Mohonk conference
on the International Arbitration,
which began its annual session here
yesterday. The meetings will occupy
three days, and scores of distinguish
ed men are here to participate.
The relations Of commerce, educa'
ton, labor, and the churches to the
arbitration movement will be dis
cussed, and Pan-American contribu-
lions to international peace will be
recognized. While, as in the past
limitation of ornaments will not b.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-19

a leading subject, attention will prob
ably be given to the economic ques-
tions involved.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president
of Columbia University, will preside,
and among the speakers will be Don
Ignacio Calderon, minister from b.
livia; Herman De Lagercrantz, minis
ter from Sweden; DR.. Paul Ritter,
minister from Switzerland; Count
De Buiseret, Belgian minister; Baron
d'Estournelles de Constant of France;
the dean of Worcester, England; DR..
G. w. Prothero, editor of the Quarter
ly Review, and the Rev. William
Thomas of London, Simeon E. Bald
win, ex-chief justice of Connecticut;
H. B. F. Mcfarland and Jackson H.
Ralston of Washington; Governor A.
o. Eberhart of Minnesota; Charles
P. Neill, United States Commissioner
of labor, and w L. NJ. King, Cana
dian commissioner of labor; Chas.
H. Elliott and presidents NJ. H.
Buckham of the University of Yer
mont, ]. G. Schurman Of Cornell,
and S. c. Mitchell OF the University
of South Carolina; Drs L. S. Rowe
of the University of Pennsylvania and
Paul S. Reinsch of the University Of
M@wWin; and Prof. John B. Clark
inhia Jrniversitv u1trn1
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-19
Microscopic Measurement.

The measurement of microscopic OBJ
jects is done by rulings on glass,
which are produced by wonderfully
delicate machines. These rulings are
constructed so as TO accurately divide
an inch or any other unit of measure
ment into any desired number OF
parts-as, for instance. one one-hun-
dredth of an inch or one one-thou-
sandth of an inch or even one ten
thousandth of an inch. The finest rul-
ings thus far produced by any of the
machines are at the rate of something
like 100000 to the inch. Some idea OF
the closeness of the ruled lines can be
obtained from considering that a thou
sand such lines would occupy only the
space included in the thickness of q
sheet of ordinary writing paper.-New
York American.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-19
ENGLAND'S LIGHTHOUSES.
Controlled by Board Known as the
"Elder Brethren"

Controlled by Board Known as the
"Elder Brethren"
The lighthouse service of England is
controlled by board composed of
thirteen "elder brethren" When a va
cancy occurs one of the younger
brethren" is selected by the "elder
brethren" to fill 1t. The position is
for life. and the salary is $500 year.
Any commanding officer Of the navy
or master of the merchant marine is
eligible for election as one of the
younger brethren" by the ''elder
brethren" There is no salary attach
ed to the position, but they are eligi-
BILE for election as one of the ''elder
brethren"
house districts, each in charge of
superintendent. The superintendents
are persons who enter the service as
apprentices at the age of thirteen and
have worked up to the position of
master on board of a steam tender.
They are selected for the position of
superintendent by the "elder breth-
ren." A superintendent has control
of his district and its employees.
Lightkeepers are appointed for life.
They enter the service between the
ages of nineteen and twentyeight. and
their salaries are regulated according
to length of service and not according
to station. Lightkeepers as well as
the other employees of the lighthouse
service are pensioned when too old to
perform duty. There Is regular
lightship service also for life, and the
officers are selected from the men.
The men enter between the ages of
nineteen and twenty-eight. but must
have been at sea. They are then eligi-
BILE to work up to lamplighter, mate
and master These men are pensioned
when too old to serve