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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Judues' WIGS.

The wig IS only worn by English
.harristers to give them stern. judi,
cial appearance. and no one can say
that It fails in this respect, !, The Gus
tom was originated by French judge
In the seventeenth century when, hap
pening to don marquis wig. one day,
he found 1t gave him such a stern and
dignified appearance that he decided
to get one for himself and wear 1t at
oil times I'm court. This he did, and
the result was so satisfactory froIh' d
legal point of view that not only
judges, but barristers Also took up fhq
custom throughout Europe. London
Graphic. -'h
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03

The famous Tunis marriage murt h
held twice a year. the spring and in
the autumn. The Tlnisinn girls attend
by the hundreds. each With her dowfy
In coin and jcwelry disposed about her
person. The golden girdle OF maiden.
hood encircles her waist. and In It Is
an unsheathed dagger. When the dag
ger Is gently removed by passing gal
liant and presently returned. It means
that proposal has been made.
A prettter custom prevails among the
Ooraon maids. who. at stated intervals,
assemble I'm the market place. In front
OF each is a lighted lamp. an emblem
OF conjugal fidelity. A young man
feels attracted and gently blows upon
the fame. extinguishing It When the
girl relights 1t. 1t is a reJectment: If she
allows the lamp to 60 unlighted, how
ever. the sutton is acceptable.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03

1t used to be the privilege of Aus
trials representative at any conference
OF representatives OF the German
states to smoke. the others refraining.
This was supposed 20 be an acknowl-
edgment of Aust,ia's supremacy. At the
first conference that Bismarck attend
ed as Prussia's representative he be-
gan to pun smoke across the confer
ence table as soon as the Austrian dip
lomat lit up. That set everybody pres
ent to smoking on equal terms. and
Austria's supremacy got blow.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03

Hon. Mike Clancy is an freshman
Also he was American vice-consul AT
Bluefelds, Nicaragua, but he isn't that
now. For Mike also represented Nor.
way in the same diplomatic capacity
and he telegraphed the Norwegian
Minister at Havana that. but for the
fact that Uncle Sans navy and ma.
rines were interfering in the game.
the Madriz forces would have demol-
ished Estrada's revolution long ago.
This came to the ears OF Secretary
Knox and was too true to be tolerated.
Clancy's resignation was demanded
and he is now i'm the class of has
beens with Pinchot. Clancy says that
In permitting him to act as the repre-.
sentative OF Norway, the United
States government implicitly admitted
his obligation to give his other en-
ployers the facts of the situation, that
being what he was paid for. Clancy
knows better now. IL he had bee" an
oyster and kept his mouth Shut he
would still be on his job. Suppression
verify is now a recognized duty OF all
subordinate American officials, Fed.
eral State and municipal.-V irginian-
Pilot. irodI1pI
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Wise Ejephsnts.

Elephants. those animal sages that
are constantly changing Keepers, be-
come SO wise and know so much about
the tricks Of the trade and human ma
ture in general that they finally will
not work for any man. 1t is doubtful
IL there is bull elephant more than
fifty years old performing In this coun-
try. They have not gone bad" as the
showmen say, but have learned too
much. picked up from their keepers,
and they cannot be worked with safe
ty. An elephant that is going to mako
trouble turns his back on his intended
victim and begins to swing his great
body from side to side. Then in a
fash he wheels, catches the offender
with his trunk and hurls him perhaps
twenty feet away, following swiftly
to crush the life from his body with
his mighty knees.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

/, the undersigned John NJ. Wirg
man, Trustee in a deed of trust, bear.
ing date the 10Th day of June, 1906,
and recorded in the office of the Clerk
D; the County Court of Mercer County,
w. Va, in Trust Deed Book No. 10
page 449, whereby Rev. Stephen Cher
nitZky conveyed to me, as trustee,
lot or parcel of land hereinafter des-
Cribed, in trust to secure unto the
Bluefield Water Works & Improvement
company, it's SUCCESSORS and assigns.
he payment Of the sum of three hun
lred and sixty ($360.00) Dollars. due
from the said Rev. Stephen Chernitzky
TO the said Bluefield Water Works &,
Improvement company as part of the
purchase money for the lot or parcel
If land above referred to, which said
sum is evidenced by two interest bear
ng, promissory notes, bearing even
cate with said deed of trust, for the
sum of $4,000 each, made by said
Rev. stephen Chernitzky, payable to
the order Of said Bluefield Water
Works q Improvement company at
the First National Bank of Blsefield
W. Va, in one and two years respec.
lively, from date; and default having
notes, and having been requested SO TO
lc by the said Blueneld Water Works
y Improvement company. /. the am
lersigned John VI. Wirgman. Will ON
The 10th day Of August. 1gfo at 10
o'clock a. NJ. at the front door Of the
Kelley & Meyers Building, IN the city
" Blueiield IN Mercer CountVIW. Va.
proceed to sell. either i'm person. or by
attorney. AT public auction, to- the high
st bidder, the said lot or parcel Of
land, which is situate in the town Of
Bluefeld. Mercer County. w Va. and
DESIGNATED and described as follows
to wit.
BEGINNING at the intersection of
he South line of Highland Avenue
With the East line OF POplar street
thence with the South line OF IUgb.
and Avenue, North, Sixty.two (G2) dc.
recs, FOriy-thrce 43J minutes East
fifty 900 feet TO a stake. and of this
Width running back in a SoutberIv
direction. between parallel lines az
right angles TO Highland Avenue one
hundred and fifty GjO) feet TO The
north line Of twenty (2O) feet
vide alley. being the same lot or
)arccl Of land which was conveyed nv
he said Blucfeld Water Works g. I'm.
Drovement company to the said Rev
stephen Cherinzky by deed bearing
even date with said trust deed.
TERMS or SALE: CAS- elected and
determined by said Blue6eld Water
works Improvement company Cash
On day Of sale.
10 Join NJ. WIRGMAN. Trustee.
. - -. -. - -
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
WILLIAM j. BRYAN.

A lot ot Democratic editors are los.
hS no time in putting William Jen.
hhss Bryan i'll the Down and Out
Club because he lost in the local Cd.
non matter IN Nebraska the other aa,
They are saying EXIT Bryan" ana
some are MutliatlnS the language Oh
the ancient ltomans by remarking
EAeuht Bryan" These same editors
once huzzaed Tor Mr.. Bryan, and MIR.
bryan Is greater man today than he
ever was. May be MIR. Bryan has lost
the leadership OF his adapted state.
but what OF it? Christ was crucitied.
ana many good man whose life,
teachings and influence upon ciyiliza-
ton are imperishable has gone up in
smoke. 1t signifies nothing. man
crucified by the unthinking rabble. a
great philosopher burned at the stake,
the blood of the innocent reformer
spilled, or a statesman relocated to
the shades OF oblivion, is neither here
ror there. These tragedies have been
enacted since the dawn of history but
the victims live on in their religion.
their teachings, their reforms, their
philosophy and their influence.
Mr.. Bryan perhaps win never be
President of the United States; it may
be that his political career has ended.
but his theories of government will
live, and mayhap some day a time will
come when square deal and Justice
TO the common people will obtain. The
present tin god of the American PEG.
pie, Col. Theodore Roosevelt. their
IDOL at whose shrine they blindly wor-
ship has copied largely from Bryan
appropriated his ideas and paraded
them as his own, but Roosevelt has
been a successful politician, and you
know the saying about success. Bry.
an, however, is a better man, an ADLER
man and a greater man-as great in de
feat as was the Athenian philosopher
when he drank the fatal hemlock.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Pottery and Secrecy.

In the royal mandatory of pottery
at Nielsen, Saxony, the work was for
merly carried Oh with the utmost Sc
crecJ to prevent the processes from
becoming known elsewhere. The es-
Establishment was a complete fortress,
the portcullis OF which was not raised
day or night, no stranger being PEI
United to enter for any purpose what
ever. Every workman, even the chief
inspector, was sworn to silence. This
injunction was formally repeated every
month TO the superior officers employ
ed, while the worknen had constantly
before their eyes I'm large letters the
warning motto, BE Secret Unto
Death" 1t was we'll known that any
person divulging the process would be
Imprisoned for life in the castle OF
Koenigstein. Even the king himself
when he took strangers Of distinction
to visit the works was enjoined to Sc
crecy. One of the foremen, however,
escaped and assisted I'm establishing a
mandatory I'm Vienna, from which
the secrets spread all over Germany.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Saved by His Wit.

Lord Justice Fitzgibbon. at the time
when he was one OF the Justices OF APP
peals of Ireland. was holding assizes
In Tipperary county when II man was
brought before him on indictment for
murder. The case was proved that the
victim came to his death by being hit
with a stick In the hands of the de-
PENDANT, but the doctor testified that
he had what they called In medical
parlance paper skull"
The case looked dark for the prison.
er. however. and the jury returned a
verdict Of guilty. AS the man was
brought before the court for sentence
1t was noticed that his lordship had his
black cap in his hand
Have you anything to say why sen.
tence should not be pronounced upon
your demanded Lord Fitzgibbon.
The man looked for moment and
then said. mo. your lordship. have
nothing to say. but l should like to
ask one question"
What is that. my MANI" said Fitz-
gibbon.
II should like to know what man
with head like that was doing In
ripperary:"
The black cap was put away and
prison sentence imposed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Her Diamond Necklace.

Brown Is n very careful man. He is
superlatiyely careful. SO careful is he
that he has insured HIS insurance
money.
Now, Brown has q wife. Wives have
20 be given birthday presents, and on
bis wife's first birthday after their
marriage he gave her a beautiful dla-
mond necklace. This was not as rock
less as you might think, for each stone
On the necklace represented a year Of
Mrs. Browns life, and he let every one
know that. And he arranged to give
Mrs. Brown n new diamond each
birthday. And he let the neighbors
know that too.
He has just missed giving his wife n
birthday present for the ninth success
sive year.
As 20 when greed will conquer pride
and his wife will ask for another birth
day present, we shall have to wait and
see.--Pearson's.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Bedouins and Water,

1t is not unusual to hear n Bedouin
upon reaching camp where water is
Altered him refuse 1t with the remark,
Il drank only yesterday" On the
Bedouins' long marches across dry
countries the size of the water skins is
nicely calculated to just outlast the
journey, and they rarely allow them
selves to break the habit of abstemi-
BUSINESS, as this would be sure to make
their next water fast all the harder.
They are accustomed from infancy to
regard water as most precious COM
modify and use 1t with religious econ
omy. They know every hollow and
nook in the mountains where water
may be found. Their camels and goats,
which they take with them on their
marches to supply them with milk and
meat live principally on the scanty
heritage and foliage of the thorny mi
mosa. Neither men nor animals drink
more than once in forty-eight hours.
No wonder they can subsist where In
vaders quickly perish.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Other Editors |

it is true. rs the Irvington Citizen
says, that tire Tar Baby" story was
known long before Uncle Remus"
made "Brer Rabbit" immortal. and
that IL has been told since 1910 and
probably since the days of Ham; but
10 was never told as Joel Chandler
Harris told IT and made it literature. g"
The idea OF the telephone is as old
as the hills, and every now and then
some one VIII say how he discovered
the principle that thread or wire
would conduct sound for long dis.
lances; but it remained for Alex
"nder Graham Bell to invent the teIe.
phone. Napoleon Bonaparte had very
clear ideas as TO the germ theory Of
disease for Koch to work out the
'heory actually and catch the bugs
There is precious little that is new
under the sun.-Richmond Timeg.Dis.
patch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
ATOMIC POLITICS.

In the name of God what's the mat
tel with the Slemp crowd? We may
be forced to change our opinion again.
When the Daily Telegraph printed 4
few days ago under big headlines a
story from Big Stone Gap, Va, telling
about request from Mr.. Wysor. sec.
rotary of the congressional committee
Oh the Ninth Virginia district. to have
the voters listed, and questioning the
transaction, we took the pains TO ex.
pain that there was absolutely moth.
ing irregular in the proceeding. and
That Mr.. Slemp was probably having
the same thing done himself. Later
we entertained another conclusion in
effect that Mr.. Slemp was not respon
! bibie for the story, that 1t was sent
out by some idiotic or foolish per.
son without his knowledge or consent
But this mornings Telegraph contains
communication signed Ninth Dis.
trict Voter relegated to the voice
OF the People this timo-and date
lined at Big Stone Gap, containing
practically the same stuff with refer.
ence to Russell county. Mr.. wysor's
circular letters have fetched up in
Russell also.
Our third cerebration in the matter
- that the entire transaction savors
OF crookedness and that slemp and his
heutenants are resorting TO any sort
Of tactics to win the election and that
honor among them IS rare quality
We are going TO stick to this mi.
second Big stone Gap man asks II Mr.
Stuart really thinks he can buy Hus
sell or Lee counties. or any count,
N the ninth district, and conclude.
that evidently the managers Of IN,
Pulaski headquarters think they "a,
debauch the voters OF the great Mint,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Secrat For Secret.

In the days of Louis XIV. even war.
riors banded epigrams with one an
other.
The Marechal de Grammont had TAX.
en- a fortress by siege.
II will tell you secret" said its
military governor after surrenderlng
"The reason OF my capitulation was
that had no more powder"
"And, secret for secret" returned
che marechai suavely. "the reason of
my accepting 1t on such easy terms
was that 1 had no more balls"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
''If.-

Joseph Chamberlain. the English
statesman. was once indebted to
nursery rhyme for great ora torical
hit. In one Of his speeches he was
critieising Lord Beaconsfield and Lord
Salisbury on their return from Berlin,
where they had been carrying on ne
gotiations with Bismarck. Both had
made speeches explaining their ac-
tons. and one Of them in the course
Of his oratory used the word "if'' so
many times as to give Mr.. Chamber
lain chance In his reply to make one
Of those popular illusions which are
remembered longer than any logic.
What the honorable gentleman has
said" he remarked, remind me Of
rhyme learned from my nurse:
IF all the seas were bread and cheese,
IL all the rivers were ink
If all the lakes were currant cakes
What should we have to drink?"
The effect on the audience was tire.
mendous. No one ever forgot that 'tif."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
STOPPED THE DUEL.
Dat Not Until Maynard Was Nssrsy
Dead From Terror.


Rexnier. the French satirist OF the
reign Of Louis Kill. forced quarrel
upon the poet Maynard. who was al.
most Quakerish in his love of peace.
Maynard could not well avoid the APP
pearance OF taking mp the quarrel. but
Immediately after the preliminaries
sought out his patron. Comte de Cler-
mont-Lodeve. and begged him TO .'sur-
prise" the party ut the dueling ground
and break mp the affair. The count
promised. and Maynard went away
with lighter heart. But his patrols.
wanting some amusement. fastened TO
the field and concealed himself I'm the
shrubbery before the party arrived.
Maynard went through the first stages
of preparation very well. but grew
more and more nervous as time passed
and the :ount did not appear. Then
he began to play for delay First no
was sure that his sword was shorter
than bis adversary's. necessItating a
slow and technical measurement. Next
his boots hurt him. and he had a long.
hard struggle TO get them of his feet.
At last. after the cold pcrspiration had
begun TO dyip from his brow and he
was more dead than alive. his pro-
tector emerged suddenly from the
bushes and interfered. peace was
soon patched up, Maynard declaring
that II he had said anything disagree.
able about Regnier he had not intend
ed to do so and Regnier accepting this
as balm for his wounded feelings. Az
Maynard threw down his sword at the
close of the parley and reached for Ills
hat he was heard to murmur, "Anoth.
er time l shall trust to my own wits
to pull me out OF scrape, for if had
depended on the count might have
been made into mincemeat half iaur
pgoP-New York Post
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
How Pausanius Died.

Pausanius, the Greek general, died
by self administered poison. When
holly pursued by those sent to appre-
bend him on charge OF treason and
sacrilege he took refuge in the sane
tuary Of a temple. Unable to remove
him by force and also unwilling to
violate the sanctuary, the officers wall
ed up the entrance and began tc I'M
roof the building. When he could be
seen they noticed that he was chewing
something which proved to be quill
filed with poison. BY the time the
work had sufficiently advanced to adj
init Of their entrance he was I'm a dy.
ing condition
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
THE CAMPHoR LANGUAGE.
ussd In Johors Because Of . Malay
Superstition.

SsSu y" S0nOFv BECAUSE OF = Malay
Superstition.
In Johore, on the Malay peninsula.
there is employed one Of the strangest
languages In the world, used for q
most curious purpose. This tongue is
called Pantang Kapor or "camphor
language" and is medium employed
by natives and others engaged I'm gath
ering the product of the Malayan cam
phor tree, but only when they are at
work.
1t Is superstition OF these natives
that should they use the language of
the district, the Malay or the aboriginal
Jakun. they would be unable to obtain
their camphor.
The Malay natives firmly believe
that each species of tree has q spirit or
guardian angel that presides over its
affairs. this spirit being known by the
name of Bisan. This divinity's resting
place is near the trees. Then, too, the
spiritof the camphor tree Is held TO be
extremely jealous Of the precious gum.
so that 1t becomes necessary TO propi-
Ltlate her. inasmuch as she would,
should she learn that hunters were In
quest Of IT, endeavor to interpose OBJ
stacles to their mission. Accordingly
the natives speak I'm tongue that the
tree spirit may not understand. 1t was
for this purpose that the mysterious
"camphor language" was invented, and
1t consists Of an odd mixture Of Jakun
md Malay words shat have been Gu.
riously altered and reversed.-Harper's
Weekly
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Acquitted.

"Sir" said the young woman. With
what seemed to be Indignation. o1b
The young man looked embarrassed.
Eyes, did kiss YOU" he admitted,
"but was impulsively insane"
THAT means that n man would be a
lunatic to kiss me?" 'UC
We'll. any man of discretion would
be just crazy TO kiss you"
This seemed to end the striin. and.
no jury being present TO muddle af.
fairs, satisfactory verdict was
reached.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Suspicioua Routine.

Good Man-Ah, my poor fellow.
feel sorry for you. Why don't you
work? When l was young, for ten
years l was never I'm bed after San
hours work before breakfast. then five
hours work. then dinner. then four
hours more work. then supper. then
bed. then up again ut ) the next morn
Ing
Loafer-I say. guv'uor, where did ye
serve yer time. San Quentin or Fol
som?-San Francisco Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
district with the rising infection ON

4
district with the rising infection on
great"
We have spent several years at the
nngside of politics, but this tack of
The Slempites has everything eternally
and everlastingly faded we have ever
encountered. We have heard OF pea
nut politics, but peanuts are worlds.
planets suns, yea even considerations
besides this proposition. Molecules
and atoms do not measure with IL for
smallness.
III Mr.. Slemp is not listing his vo-
ters in the Ninth district, he is not
me politician we gave film credit for
being. The Republicans of Bluefleld
do 1t and so do the Democrats. It's
done all over the country, and more.
over the lists are carried to the polls
ana II is seen that the voters are got
ten out. 1t is business and there is
absolutely nothing questionable about
IL. These Republicans are trying TO
make capital out of nothing. But it is
their way.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
An ESSAY on Cats.

schoolboy wrote an essay on cats.
The chapter on different breeds sup
plies the following Information,
Cats that's made for little boys and
girls to maui and tease is called NAL
tease cats. Some cats Is known by
their queer purrs-these are called Pur-
sian cats. Cats with very bad tempers
Is called Angorrie cats. Sometimes a
very fine cat is called Magnificent.
Cats with deep feelin's is called Feline
cats."-Exchange.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
1 lEToiTake No Chances.

Hamlar-Why in the dickens have
yon got that string tied around your
tooth? y 49, NOr ~
Absente-To remind me that / must
have the tooth removed.
Hamlar-But. goodness gracious, why
don't you do as ordinary people and
have the string tied around your fin
ger?
Absente tstihy)-Because. sir, don't
care to have my finger removed.-Chi.
cago News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
CRATER LAKES.
Mexico Has Some Of tho Most Perfect
Of These Peaceful Pools.

Mexico Has Some Of tho Most Perfect
Of These Peaceful Pools.
The mere words "crater lake" carry
with them charm and mystery that
are akin to romance. But Mexico,
with all her romance. has never given
abroad any description of some of the
most beautiful crater lakes I'm the
world. Vale de Santiago, little
town of the state of Guanajuato
boasts four Of the most perfect and
beautiful Of such lakes.
The village nestles among eleven
craters. all formed I'm some past age by
sudden explosions from the interior of
the earth. explosions that blew out u
great amount of earth. formed low
cones and subsidized without flow Of
lava or other demonstration than the
single explosion. They are what are
known to science rs Explosion era.
ters."
The calm restfulness of the crater
lake is unlike anything In the world.
One finds lakes and solitary pools In
forests or mountain businesses. and
the calm there IS akin to witchery,
but they are stirred Sometimes by
passing breezes, and the trees will
wave above I'm the wind. But In q
crater lake there is not breath that
will stir 1t, and even stone cast into
Its bosom creates rippes that seem as
though they would bo swallowed ere
they are born. Peace is n word with
out meaning until one lies silent on
the slope of such crater. with such
lake ut his feet.-Mexican Herald.