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MISCELLANEOUS

FOR sERvICE-Bloodedc chester white boar
- for service A. J. Percy, SALISBURY Road
Tell, 1884. 7OtN
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WANTED

UTANTED-A boss cutter 70 work on mems,
w ladies chldren's and boys union suits.
State experience, wages ana give references.
Address Box NJ, Banner Office. 2it2
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For sALE-Duroc Jersey Rcd Boar for ser
- vice. Edwin Colvin, No. Bennington.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-26
A CARD TRICK.
The Sequel to a Challenge to a Duel Ir
Q Berlin Cafe.

"Sirw
"WelIY
you have been staring at mop'
Not that j am aware Of"
The young gentleman. evidently a
student. was about TO retire with an
apology when the person addressed
banker-though proper 80 add:
You are altogether too insignificant
nh individual for me to stare at you"
Sir. that Is an insult. 1 shall chaL
lcnge you. Here Is my card"
After moments hesitation the
banker also gave up his card. The
cards were inscribed rs follows:
Count Botho Won Felsing. student
or philosophy"
Ernst Grunschild, banker"
The scene occurred I'm n Berlin cafe.
and the count ut once took his de-
parture. After his excitement had
somewhat abated and he had had time
TO collect his thoughts Herr Grun.
schild also left. Fearing lest his better
half might suspect something from his
looks, he went straight 10 bis place OF
business md begun TO write letters to
his friends containing the customary
last farewell greetings in case he
should fall n prey TO q "yindictive and
quarrelsome opponent" IL was D. m.
and the cashier called. as usual. TO pre-
sent his report. Grunschid ran hts
eye listlessly over the balance sheet.
suddenly he gave a start.
"a thousand marks drawn for pri.
yate use! What docs this mean7
Come; this Is above II Joker
Have you forgotten. Herr Grun-
schild? You were plnylng at the cafe,
you know, and lost n thousand marks.
and as YOU hadn't that amount on You
Count Won Felsing was good enough to
call for che money Oh his way. He
showed me your visiting caro- IN proof
Of his statement"
Grunschild hardly knew whether he
should go into NJ with vcxatlon or
whether he should shout for Joy. Ito
bad been done out Of thousand
marks. but at the same time It was
of with the duel When he after.
ward learned that the imaginary stu.
dent was "a professional swlndlcr he
was thankful 10 have got of so cheap.
ly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-26
AL 4 MISTAKE.
BY Which a Man Escapes One
Bondage to Fall Into Another.
BY EDWARD c. HANCOCK.


Copyright. imo. by American Press Assoc
ciationl
reached my destination at II O'Clock
At night. was driven to the l.. hotel.
was shown TO my room aud went to
bed. The next morning l did not re.
turn to the room after breakfast but
did so at noon. An important matter
or business absorbed my attention. and
was unmindful OF everything else.
My key did not work I'm the lock; but.
turning the knob. the door opened. L
concluded that either I or the maid
who had put the room 10 order had
left 1t unlocked.
Still thinking on other matters. /
saw on the mautel n package done IN
In paper. II was about Ahrec inches
long by two broad and IN inch thick.
AT another time l would have exam
ined 1t; but. with my mind full of bust
ness. concluded IL to be one of mum.
Der OF small parcels had taken out of
my suit case when making my toilet I'm
the morning. SO I put 1t in my coat
pocket. r0
Going TO the stand to wash my
hands. I discovered lying on It a ring
set with two large diamonds.
dropped my business matter and
fixed my attention on the ring Then
looked about the room. There was n
trunk In 1t that was not mine. A ward
robe stood open. and could see with.
In articles Of woman's apparel. had
got into the wrong room.
Had the ring not thus been exposed
1 would have simply retired. As It
was. II i should be seen leaving the
room and q thief should appropriate
tho Jewelry ! would be suspected OF
having stolen It. concluded to take
It to the Office.
AS / was leaving to do so I met Il
lady about to enter. She looked at me.
flushed and asked:
What were you doing I'm my room?"
Before / had time to reply she called
porter who was passing and said
Hold that man till ] go into my
room and see IL anything is missing"
She ran into the room while the por-
ter kept me under observation.
ITS gone" heard her say. and.
coming ont. she told the porter that
she bad left diamond ring on the
washstand and had taken H.
Pardon me-" ] said. II got into the
wrong room. found your ring on the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-26

''Severai. whlch Que do you meany'
IL have been engaged to George
Norton. was w5rned against him.
but would not listen. I stole my let
tiers. which he would not return.
supposed he had employed you TO get
them back for him."
Docs he employ gentlemen for such
purposes?"
For the first time she looked asham
ed. She dropped her eyes and ndget~d
with the ring I was to be tried for
stealing.
II didn't observe you closely when
you came out OF my room. see now
was very much mistaken. ! ask your
pardon"
"Now that you have begun where
you should have begun before. at the
beginning. we can get on rapidly. Per-
init me to apologize for having mis-
taken your room for mine. / was alb
sorbed I'm matter OF business. I put
your package OF letters I'm my pocket
doing"
f"I see. ] have acted very hastily"
i arose and touched button. Then
! wrote on the back OF an old envelope
an order for the letters. When an at
tendant came told him to send for
them. In fifteen minutes he returned
and handed me tho package. handed
them to the lady.
"But have done nothing toward
withdrawing tho charge" she said.
~ "You will, have no fear OF that"
'WhyY oF
Because know you for lady. and
q lady once convinced that am a
gentleman. not n thief Hr
please don't" 5e
would never think OF charging me
with being one"
what shall I do TO stop the thipgT'
i advised her of the necessary steps,
after which we went on with our chat.
''It seems TO me-" she said, "that I
am the real thief I'm this matter"
"Why so?'
81 stole the letters from George Nor
ton"
"That was not stealing. They be-
longed TO you. You only took your
own"
This had the effect TO comfort her
somewhat though she still seemed
much mortified at her treatment Of me.
I was not disposed to permit her to
escape too readily from this mortiaca-
ton.
Il don't quite understard,"I remark
cd. why you thought It necessary to
offer so high price for your letters"
II supposed" she replied shame
| lint 90
George Norton. ! wished TO induce
you to give me the letters instend of
giving them to him."
I'm other words. was considered
not only blnckmailcr but d subject
for bribery TO turn against my en-
ployer." o''''3
She hung her head Indeed, she
seemed so panied Mt the position I'm
which she had placed herself that l
FASTENED to apply IA balm to the
wound.
ut was oil mistake" snid, rising,
''for which you are sorry. as ! am ut
ha wing unwittingly trespassed where
had right to trespnss But trust that
Ii is a mistake that may give me a
valued acquaintance"
| j asked her where she lived. and
when she replied that II was In city
not far from the one In which resided
| asked permission 10 call upon her
when went there. This she readily
! accorded. and | took IT upon myself
to go without waiting for anything ex-
cept herself TO call me there. not
only called once, but often. and finally
! persuaded her TO do penance for mis-
taking me for thief by marrying me-
And so 1t was that narrowly es-
capped imprisonment for robbery. as
,uming later the chains Of matrlmony.
A NApn TpInH
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-26

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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

Remember that q sound argument
doesn't mean loud talk.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

Ing whereas those who had jewels we're close
ly questioned as to their origin. and when
they we're proved to be stolen the trinkets we're
returned to their right1ul owners.
In country places the pawnbroker's shop does
not exist. Its work is done by Jews. who keep
a general shop or do factors work In the neigh
borhood among the peasants and 'squres
These men lend money on anything. Some will
advance It on condition that they take all the
farmers milk or eggs for some time. Others
give money to the 'squires when the corn Is
still young, claiming the crop when 1t has been
reaped. 1t does not always happen that the
pawnbroker has the better Of the bargain. The
Russian peasants and sQuires are often far
from honest in their dealings. A squire will
manage to borrow money on one field Of wheat
or one crop Of clover from three distinct Jews
in three districts. When the two last come
they md the clover has gone. They do not,
as . rule, trouble to go to law about 1t, as jus
tice Is tardy as we'll as partial.
Sometimes those who have thus been taken
IN are quite enthusiastic about the other mans
cleverness. There is sporting spirit on each
side. and the man who gets the better Of the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07
INDIA STILL HAS
ITS MLlRDERERS
oiseovsrsrs es Buried Treasure Feel knottsd
handkerchief.

India has many false delusons, one Of them
being that crimes practiced in days gone BY
are now extinct.
have seen 1t written that thuggee has
been eradicated. 1t has bsen generally accept
cd that the fearful method of making away
with mankind disclosed years ago by Mr.. Tay-
lor in The Confessions Of Thug" has disap
peared; but in my opinion ~ long ~ India 10
India that ancient system Of murder will re-
main a. an heirloom to the race Of Asiatics
prone to that particular crime, says . writer In
London Field. The story I have to relate IL
indirectly connected with dacoit Tantia and
his followers.
1t was in 1884 that searched . certain
water course In the Assserghur tungles for
tracks Of = tiger. I found them about hve
miles from . village called Kakria, in sur.
roundings that suited my methods In every
way for the erection Of . machan, and I called
upon my followers to tie up the buffalo and
prepare the place for . kill. Near BY wis .
temple. ancient and moss bound.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

Much to my surprise. my men refused en-
masse to help me in any way. They at hrst
offered all sorts Of feeble objections to the
position, which did not deceive me.
felt that there was some strong supernat-
ural repugnance which made them hostile to
. machan being erected on that particular
spot. I went to my tent and pondered and
while so doing my head shikaree approached
me and told me that he would explain matters
to the best Of his ability.
What the shikaree said to me will en-
deavor to repeat In his own words. "Sahib."
he said. 'Tantia the dacoit is in these regions.
He 10 = friend of the poor. but . bitter enemy
Of the Ferinsee sahib and the rich. He has
murdered maMy men and the riches he has
gathered are hidden in many places Cheetoo.
one of his followers. has served you we'll and
he once knew what am saying is true.
1T had become known that Tantia Pheel
had hidden half lac of rupees in the vicinity
Of the temple, near where you wish to erect .
machan. Cheetoo. your late hunter. knew It
also and he communicated the news to his
brother They both resolved to gather the
wealth while Tantia was elsewhere and having
collected some digging implements they set
out at sundown for the temple.
THE treasure was actually buried beneath
the temple idol. Cheetoo and his brother Ru-
goo never returned to their homes. and when
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

bargain earns his opponents approval for hav'
ing done a good thing. There are cases. too,
of diamond cut diamond.
But these rural pawnbrokers have no fear OF
the new project. 1t cannot affect them. be.
cause they advance money on things which i'm
perial pawnbrokers cannot. and run risks they
would not.
miserly peasant In the government Of Mos.
COW used pawnbroker for the sake of depriv'
ing his sons of their small Inheritance. He was
on very bad terms with them. and committed
suicide But before doing SO he pledged his
crops and cattle. determined that his children
should have nothing but debts after he died.
They searched for the money when he was
buried, on learning that the estate was pledged
for gold, but could not find it. Years passed
and they forgot about the trick he had played
them. The other day they were told that their
fathers corpse was to be removed to another
part Of the cemetery. One son went while the
transfer was being made, aRd when the grave
diggers opened the comm they were astonished
to find inside the skeleton a number of gold
pieces, which the man had evidently swallowed
before committing suicide.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

two Of their relatives set forth to nnd them
they likewise returned not.
Some days after these events a brother
Of mine was hunting for thatch in the neigh
borhood Of the temple and came across four
dead bodies. Two Of them were skeletons, the
third was partially devoured. but the fourth.
which was inside the temple, was-owing to
the incident having occurred about Christ
mas-in a fair state Of preservation. There
were no wounds on the body, but simply .
dark blue mark around the neck. proving
strangulation by the thugs knotted handker-
chief and a bruise at the nape of the neck
The shikaree added that Tantia had In bis
employ two renowned thugs who could kill
their victims before they reached the ground.
and those experts watched Tantias treasure.
l was not surprised that the shikarees avoided
the spot, though 1t was known that TaAtia
had long lifted his ill-gotten gains and planted
them elsewhere
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

shops In their grip. According to law they
are not allowed to take more than 6 per cent
per annum. But to this they add per cent
for accommodation and per cent for insur
ance.
The owner Of the largest six pawnshops is .
Count Lubienski. a man of good family and
considerable wealth. The owners Of the 9TH
ers are all we'll to do Needless to say they
nnd the business most lucrative and have ex-
pressed their determination to use all their in
huence against the Introduction Of these new
pawnshops Nobody will pay them 18 per cent
when they can get the same thing for 8. They
know only too we'll that their days are mum.
bered as soon As the project becomes law.
The rich owners of these pawnshops are cor
daily hated by the poor classes and by the 80
cialfsts. From time to time they are attacked
by the latter. Not very long ago there was an
epidemic Of pawnshop raiding in Russian
towns. Some socialists armed with revolvers
and supported by a large following, attacked
the shops. took away all the pledges. returned
them to their owners and told them to take
them home. Those who had pawned bedding,
warm clothing and such necessities paid moth
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

shops at the present
moment. The accounts
will be audited by .
branch Of the imperial
finance control. In time
private pawnshops will
be bought up by the
state.
The authors are con-
iident of success and
there seems little doubt
that the enterprise will
prove a very great blow
to similar establish.
ments kept by private
people or small COM
panies. These are per-
feet sharks. In some
towns they have found.
ed a trust. SO as not to
lend money on pledges
at less than 1S per cent.
This Is the case In
large cities like Peters
burg, Odessa and War
saw. In the last there
are two enterprises
which hold the pawn
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07
ILLUSTRATE CRUEL PRACTICES.

The New York Antivivisection society," OF
which Mrs. Diana Belais is the president. gave
an exhibition recently Of the work on animals.
showing stuffed creatures fastened to boards.
furnaces in which the trial by fire was made.
and other demonstrations Of vivisection. The
ladies' go the principle that what one sees
IL more convincing than what 10 read or heard.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

Contrary to public report. Nicholas
II. Is not the terror-stricken being
who when he is not immured in the
palace of Peterhof, is securing the
seas In his private yacht. where he
may be secure from the bomb. knife
and revolver Of the nihilist. As .
matter of fact. though he has been
acting on the advice of his ministers
and keeping in retirement, he is real
tzing that to show fear Is to court
the fate Of his grandfather, and he
has lately taken to driving through
the streets Of ST. Petersburg without
his usual escort
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

VERY time the car goes
travelling adds ten years
to the lives of his minis
ters. and precautions
without number are ta-
ken to insure the safety
of the Little Father. Con
seQuently, when the car
announced his intention
to visit the king Of It.
ally a somewhat worried
look stole over their Of
ficially smiling faces.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07
vW Penny.

vosy evnny.
Doeroughs-NY. Merchants out. you
ssy! Why. ~ had a appointment
vith ~ here. That's very funny.
New O0es Boy-Yss. sir: l guess
- thought II vas. too. Any ways he
vss laughin' vhea hs vent out
CstAoiic Standard and Times.
oa,.eesoWe - 0ssasseso.
DxamiAs carefully every bottle -
cIsTORIA. eafo snA sure remedy Sae
infants and ehildrea. and see that H
s'.a..us. .o.GzzzEZ<
b Use For Over 50 Years.
Ths Kind Yos Have Always Bossh6
Just Turned About.
with my husband" said the wife Of
the busy man. lit Is always case oe
talking shop"
"And with my wife," said the spouse
Of the bargain hunter. lit II usually
case Of shopping talk"
Fl! = ois s.S: IA. sres I'D fas ess
0yssra Ask your druggist aboutit
Wine and women may be alike. u
some respects. but age improves wise.
PILES CURED IN TO - DAYS.
rAEo OINTMENT y guaranteed a., to cure .sE -
e. ,M1"S L dsy: or %. money resundsd D. sSs s [A''
Remember that sound argument
doesn't mean loud talk.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

IN = broken up Quickly By Aliens Lung RalaAa.
fhs old reliable remedy has b~es s0ld fos ovoe
yeara Aak your druggist about It.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

PILES CURED IN TO - DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT guaranteed To any eo1D
ef Itching Blind. bleeding protrudins Piles u
Sto u dxy ~ or money refunded. bc.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-07

Wine and women may be alike. u
some respects. but age improves wiao
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22

] recall it correctly, 6S feet. Let me
mention that Wilmington is situated
on the Cape Fear river, and the dis
some twenty-five miles. The lowest
part OF the city is only some Is inches
above the Atlantic Ocean, and it is
probably found at the point where the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad has
its warehouses. So turned both from
Mr.. McCree and our present very
popular and most worthy mayor,
Capt. Walter McRae, SO efficient and
experienced a road and other kinds Of
terestfng point to me is the altitude
of my own Immediate section Of the
town-6S feet above the river. II a
great tidal wave should sweep over
Wilmington as flooded the Portuguese
city Of Lisbon in the eighteenth cen
tury, 1t would completely cover our
city. But one of greater depth than
fifty feet would not reach many parts
The informed reader will remember
how 1t was with Lisbon Let me give
a few points in that drea dful inunda-
ton. An examination of my library
failed in securing the article. l
swept over Lisbon ran as high as
seventy feet above the sea. and per-
haps ten or twenty beyond. Over
sixty thousand people lost their lives
in the tremendous calamity.
T. Z. KINGSBURY.
Wilmington. N c.. Feb. ], 1910.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22
Brisluets Make Excellent Fuel.

Guy Elliott Mitchell. in the Amerl-
ca Review Of RevieWs.)
The briquctting industry is fea-
ture OF our fuel question which is
becoming Important Recent Geo
logical survey tests showed wonder
ful efficiency with hriquets as COM
pared with the best mined coal, and
also that under certain conditions
they produce less smoke than coal.
Germany manufactures Is 100000
tons Of briquetS annually, and she and
other continental countries use the
hriouet excessively on railroads and for
domestic purposes. In this country
the cheapess OF raw coal has Oper-
atcd agaist the use OF the briQuet,
but as its superior becomes better
known it will take its proper place
as n fuel.
IN sixteen complete test trips on the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, made
under the supervision Of the Govern
ment engineers, with brlQuets in
comparison with run of-mine coal,
the former proved superior in every
respect. The average OF briQuet fuel
consumed was less and the number
Of miles run was greater in favor OF
the briduets They burned COM
pIetely. with little smoke ard ~
cl!nkers. III these tests ~, 200
pounds of coal was consumed in run
ming 1882 car miles, as against 161,-
$50 pounds Of briquets IN running
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22

1886 car miles. Stated another way,
the running OF each car mile con-
sumed 15.S pounds of coal rs against
!2.5 pounds of briQuets. With the
briQuet substituted for coal on all
Americas railroad engines, this would
mean a saving of 80, 100000 tons OF
coal annually.
The cost Of laying down the finished
hriquet is a little ONcr 81 ton, and is
dozen or more factories are now in
successful operation in the United
States. Ordinary briquets require
from to per cent Of pitch or some
other 'binder.'' which is the princi-
pal item in cost; but the Geological
Survey has recently installed . huge
machine for producing briuuets of
ignite coal by simple pressure with
out the use Of a binder. This ma
chine is capable of exertins a pres
sure of $4,000 pounds to the square
inch and has demonstrated that sue
cessful briquetting can be accom-
pIished without the of u binder.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22
AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION.
Meetings to be Held in Catay.la in
Interest Of Dairying, Poultry Rails
ing and Seed Corn Selection.

Hickory, Feb 17.--CataW ba county
will have a short course instruction
in dairying. poultry raising, seed corn
selection and other things Of interest
to the farmer, at Lemon College,
Hickory, Feb. %, % and "A.
A number of the short courses
have already been held at different
places in the county and the farm
ers attending have derived q great
deal of benefit from them. Those
who are in charge Of making ready
are expecting one thousand people to
attend and invitations are extended
to the farmers Of the neigh boring
counties we'll as CataN ba. A
number Of prominent agricultural
and dairying men will assist in the
work Among them VIII be W. G.
Chrisman, j. T.. Burgess, j. $. Jeffrys,
G. r. Hudson, J. A. ConoVer, w. II.
Eaton and S. B. Shaw.
Mrs. w. y. Hutt Will be in charge
Of the domestic science department.
and all women Interested in this work
are cordially invited TO attend.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22
Girls.

lAtchison, kans., Globe.)
No one bat a girl can do some
things For instance, "a girl can wear
an auto veil with the air Of just
having stepped from her own ma
chine when her present possessions
and future prospects couldn't be
cashed for so.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22

Don't burn al de bridges behind
YOU. Solntb body else may want ter
come cross de river.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22
A GIFTED FRENCH POET
A Romantic Sketch---A Brief But Interesting
Study--Of Local Interest
By DE- T. b. KINGsBTRy.

recall the profound interest it arous-
ed IN my then youthful mind.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-02-22

VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL
COMPANY,
Please send me . copy of you. 1910
Farmers Year Book free Of cost.
's'''''ss.s's',s.