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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
An Odd Nuaoe, Of ooIt.

There have been many large aud
oddly shaped gold nuggets found in
the United states and clsewherC, but
the oldest OF them all was that dis.
covered at the Midhas mine, on SAllky
gully near Melbourne. Australia In
1887. The nugget was Hat and almost
the exact counterpart in contour OF n
colossal human hand held open. with
the exception OF the thumb and fore
finger. which were closed together I'm
n manner so us TO make II appear that
the thumb was holding the finger In
place. Its greatest length was twelve
and half inches and its greatest
breadth eight inches. 1t was OF the
very purcst gold. with but little of
foreign substances 0dhering, mostly
between the fingers" and weighed
GIT ounces. 1t was found I'm the north
west main drive OF the Midhas mine,
100 feet below the surface OF the earth
and ut spot only nifty feet from
where the famous Lady Brassey mug
get was discovered the year before. IL
weighed fifty-one pounds OF pure gold.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28

Is said TO be highly respected and
well-to-do citizen of Waynesboro. and
1t is alleged that his literary" activi-
ties have. for several years past.
brought him an annual income of
about $4,000 He is said to own an
elegant home in Waynesboro. and 9th.
er property.
Jack London's cruise to Australia
was n tame affair compared with the
journey mapped out by Harold and
Francis Andrews. twin brothers. who
are now headed south along the coast
in a thirty-foot catboat. Before they
return to these parts they expect to
see most OF the world. They are now
headed for the Horn. and, barring &C
cidents, will cross the Pacific and sail
more than $4,000 miles before they
round up at Bath Beach again.
Ever since they were school boys
these twins have been 1red with an
ambition TO see the world
After graduating from manual
training school they went to work to
earn the wherewithal A year ago
they conceived the idea OF building
the catboat TO sail up and down the
coast, and carried out the plan. In
their boat they went to Halifax, n. S,
last summer and down the coast as far
as Old Point Comfort. Now they are
off on her TO see the world.
Before the departure Harold An
drews found time TO tell some OF the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
Tho Back Of a Glove.

The meaning OF the three marks on
the back Of glove and the clocks on
a stocking were two OF the little mys-
teries OF dress explained ut n lecture
on clothes In London The lecturer
said that the three marks on the back
OF glove correspond 10 the fourchcttc
pieces between the fingers. and I'm old.
EN- days these pieces. were continued
along the back OF the hand, braid be-
Ing used to conceal the seams. n
somewhat similar origin was assign
ed 10 the ornamental clock on the
stocking. In the days when stockings
We're made OF cloth the seams came
where the clocks do now, the ornn.
mentation then being used to hide the
seams. The useless little bow in the
leather band lining a mans hat is IA
survival OF the time when hat was
made by taking n piece OF leather, Dor
ing two holes through it and drawing
1t up with piece OF string.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
The Alert Man.

"Calmness is fine trait" said Mr.
Hildly, but does &c always get thereI
You take the case Of two men stand
Ing up la car holding on 10 straps,
both the same age but ono OF them
quiet and the other quick. and now let
the man they are standing In front OF
get up 10 leave tho car at station,
aud suppose these two men are both
at eXnctly the same distance from the
seat. each with the Same chance as the
other for selling IT, which would get
that seat Would IL be the calm, cool
man who moved deliberately and al
ways with some thought Tor others, or
would 70 be the ever alert man, quick
90 move and always on the lookout,
not caring n continental for what any
body thinks and always ready TO jump
in amy seat ne can nab? Why. while
the calm man is thinking it over about
what hc shal. do and beginning 10 turn
that way the alert man is in tho seat
I certainly do admire the calm, tran
quill man aud his good manners but &c
is The man ever on the alert that gets
the seat in fbc garland other things
New York Sun
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
Rnrns as a rnr collsetor.

III the oldcn days candles were taxed
articles. and II was the duty OF Robert
Burns as an excise officer TO see that
the tax was not cyadcd. He generally
looked the other way. however, az
when passing through the kitchen one
night ut william Lorimcr's Of Kenni-
shall where the gudewifc was busy
making candles he merely remarked,
Gath. madam. ye're thrang tho
nicht." and passed into the parlor-St
James Gazette.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
The Mountain. Bother Them.

The British have had heaps Of trou-
bic iu Siam 10 make the natives under.
stand that The world is round instead
Of fiat Indeed tho native teachers
keep on teaching the children that It
- fat. and when argued with they 70.
ply, III 10 isn't fiat why do the noun
tains stand mp as they do instead u
rolling dOwnhluT
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
Reptiles, Eaas.

Reptiles eggs are not Merry ,Attrac-
tive objects. In the easeSof scrScodiles
and many kinds OF toYtotses"they are
pale colored or white aud resemble
those OF birds In shape, But Che egg
of the gopher tortoise rs Fepa rkable
for its complete roundpeSSS SStSipight
well be mistaken for a GOLF bap,t Many
snaHes' eggs are soft Sskiphed, xhrown
rs to color and look for al tbe3 world
like number OF new Rptstoos,-e Scien.
qfc American. StT SyssA.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
A Einanelsr,, ob,sruatlon.

TIC spends money Ike n prince"
t0id the man who makes tritc compar.
lsOus.
Perhaps" replied Mr. Dustin Stax,
"only most members Of royal families
! have met in my banking experience
arc more anxious 10 borrow money
than 90 disburse washington star
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28

plans the two have made and which
they hope to carry oat.sSsssazssnazS...s
we are going 10 see the world"
he said. That really tells the whole
story. We may be year. we may be
five years; we do not care. We have
not got lot of money. but we haze
enough to buy foot for "a hos inis,
and what more does a person wantfif
he had place TO sleep ana cfothes to
wear? While we are away the cloth.
ing will not bother us much. Our
friends stocked us up with aa=tnen
old clothes. and we have enough TO
last century, it seems to me-"
Schoolchildren throughout : fthe,
United States are organizing to help
raise a fund of S2.5OO.0OO with when
TO build and endow a great building
in Washington as n memorial N To
George Washington Perhaps the larg-
est subscription made BY. A. firlIGor
boy will be ten cents. but from present
indications at least 100000 Mil be
turned into the general fCind by Tie
young patriots.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock.l of3No. %
East Sixtieth street, New York -rhy
who is president of the George Wash.
ington Memorial Association, saws OF
the project:
We are now exerlng every effort
to get the first million, do6ars in the
treasury, so actual work may bs be
gun by an architect. w4tA thcJiaea7 OF
getting the AUDITORIUM. Ieady s4s Uthc
next inauguratual baQH Tpp sah sFrlhsll
will be large enough 40 bod -ssyea or
eight thousand people. - ''
I'm addition to this I'M "a assembly
room the plan is to haNe-every State
in the Union represented by rdbIi TO
be named after it. Societies OF every
educational character, with thef66j ectI
of improving living SSnd!tehss l3Sand
uplifting mankind. WY nseS tbS Wash
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
a Difference

"T am told that Jones is o regular
leech Us that rueT
40. T would hardly say that A
lcech you know, never gets stuck on
himself"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28
A parador.

Little willie Say. pa what IS a par.
adox: ga well. my son a coal stove
IS one Kind Of paradox IL won't burn
until Sc is put up then 50 won't burn
until 30 is shaken down 3D. Chicago
Now.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-28

ngton Memorial uilding for conven.
Tons SESgx2 = A64saSr,
international congresses. annual
meetings OF all the national patriotic
societies. scientific. civic. commercial.
or other organizations that
may have for theHSbbject the promo
ton of the welfsrd of the United
States, may meet Mere, II will prove
an ideal place for such conventions.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

When the summer vacation season
opens the rush of Americans to Eu-
rope taxes the capacity of the outgo-
ing steamships. Long before the end
of the summer vacation season the
pressure of the returning tide of tray
ell Is felt People who desire to jour
ney In comfort and who neglect to en-
gage their passage long time ahead,
find themselves at the present juno
ture obliged to pay extreme prices or
wait A special from Berlin tells of
a wealthy New Yorker who wanted to
come home and applied for first-class
accommodations on the Hamburg.
American line. The cheapest price
at which he could procure cabin
suite, he found, was $4,000. The
North German Lloyd boats are sim
ilarly crowded, both companies be.
ing booked up" for several weeks. 1t
pays the ocean traveller to be fore
handed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20
WAR MADE IMPOSSIBLE.

If all the advanced" ideas were
adopted it would seem that war would
soon be made impossible. Many
schemes have been exploited in the
shape of skillfully written newspaper
or magazine articles, but the building
of big warships continues. The latest
claimant for attention at Washington
is an individual who has conceived
the brilliant plan of having ships
carry a reel of barbed wire at the
stern, so arranged that an end can be
thrown overheard while the vessel
steams swiftly around the enemy un
til the latter's propellerS are so tan.
gled up that they cannot turn. Then
says the inventor, "all the fleet neeC
is to sail away and leave its enemy's
men to starve and its ships to rust.
But the naval authorities have filed
away this most impressive sugges,
ton along with that of the man who
few years ago wanted the govern
ment to adopt projectile filled with
gas that would anaesthetize all on
board an enemy's ship, SO that capture
would be easy. The day Of the inven-
tor is not yet past. Nor that of the
crank.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20
Loabook Of the Monitor.

The original logbook of the famous
Monitor, covering the period of her
engagement with the Confederate iron.
clad Merrimac, in Hampton roads. on
March 8. 1862, has been given to the
navy department to be preserved
among its historic records. The
restoration of the log to the depart.
ment was due to Capt. Louis Stodder
of the United States revenue cutter
service, now living in Brooklyn, N. Y.
and an officer on the Monitor during
her entire service.
For years he has treasured the log
among his most valuable possessions,
but as old age advanced he desired to
see 1t placed where its preservation
might be assured. Hence it was that
he forwarded It to the library OF the
navy department.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

Angela, having lived in a rose-col.
ored atmosphere all her life. could
not understand why Edwin should not
give her pink pearl for an engage.
ment ring.
But, dearest" her mother argued.
Edwin is poor mani"
mo man is too poor to buy the
right kind of ring for the girl he is
going to marry"
Angela's mother. who had worked
In factory when she was young.
and had known what It was not to
have any rings at all. shook her
head.
You can't understand. darling; you
never have been poor"
would live In cottage with roses
around 1t, and bake cakes for Edwin"
At that Angela's mother sighed. for
she knew that poverty is not thing
of roses and of sweet cakes, but Of a
struggle for dry bread without any
butter on it.
Il have sometimes wished" she be-
gan, and stopped.
'What% Angela demanded.
"That you had fallen in love with
a rich man." her mother sighed, you
have always had everything you
wanted-and it won't be easy for you
to go without"
you think I am just a child"
Angela ragged, with her blue eyes
flashing, "and so does Edwin-I-I
think you are dreadful"
And she sobbed as II her heart
would break.
OF course, she got the pink pearl,
for her mother spoke to Edwin tact
fully. angela loved pearls" she
said, land l have some unset ones
which l can sell to you cheaply-they
won't cost any more than any other
ring"
Edwin protested. In his heart he
felt that he wanted to buy little
circlet of turquoises. which would
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

The house fly is frequently expound-
ed upon as the most dangerous dis.
case purveyor of summertime, says
Chicago Journal. Let us not forget
that the rat is also dangerous ma
rauder, and menace to public health.
San Francisco employs 80 rat trap
pers, who average more than 5000
rats month captured, and unknown
armies of the pests poisoned in the
sewers. Chicago should take meas.
ures to- rid herself OF the rat plague,
which not only facilitates the distibu.
ton Of disease but causes an annual
loss of thousands of dollars by its
sharp teeth and inordinate appe-
tite.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

1t is now possible, by the Cowper.
Cowles process. to provide glass mir.
rors coated with film Of gold for
the reflectors of automobiles. Hitler.
to only glazing white reflectors have
been employed with lens mirror pro.
jectors, and it is said that the gold
mirrors not only afford more agree.
able light, but one which possesses
greater penetrating power in fogs. An.
other improvement in automobiles is
the substitution OF horns that emit
harmonious sounds, instead of the
shrfeks, groans and grunts OF the
ordinary apparatus used for warn
ing pedestrians to look out for their
lives.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

A dispatch from Honolulu says that
doctors have succeeded in isolating
the germ of leprosy, that they are
now trying to develop serum, and
that this means ultimately the cure
for the disease. Unfortunately this is
not the first time that we have been
told We are on the eve Of the discov
cry of cure for leprosy. But 1t Is
as years since Hansen discovered the
bacillus of leprosy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

match Angela's eyes. He could have
afforded such ring. and he would
not have had the bargain-counter
feeling which oppressed him when
he accepted the offer of his future
mother-in-law.
He gave Angela the pink pearl and
she was happy. He did not tell her
where he had bought it. Her mother
had asked him not to tell.
Angela is such baby" she had
said, "and it might spoil her pleas
ure."
That Edwin's pleasure was spoiled
did not trouble her. She thought only
of her daughter, whose wishes had
never been denied.
The incident Of the pink pearl was
one Of many others. Angela's mother
put her money at the disposal of the
young people. She was diplomatic,
and when Edwin suggested the buy
ing of a cottage she offered the land
for the site. she furnished 1t and fin
ished it until all of its simplicity
was lost She chose an exclusive
neighborhood. and when the young
couple moved In they found them
selves the center of a wealthy circle
OF neighbors.
And in the midst Of all the luxury
Angela pinned. She grew pale and
thin and languid. until her mother
and Edwin were alarmed.
"She must go away" the mother
told tho young husband. but Edwin
shook his head.
What Angela needs" he said, 'is
to feel that she means something in
the world. There are so many Idle,
unhappy women-and somehow be.
lieve that Angela is more of a WON.
an than we will let her be. We cod.
die her, and wrap her up in cotton
wool because we love her, but she is
woman with all a woman's right to
make home. Should we keep on
making a baby Of herr"
But what" the mother demanded,
can we do?"
Let us try an experiment" Edwin
said. LET her think you have lost
your money, that we must all &c
away from here to the old farm, and
will come back and forth on the
train-we will see how she stands
real life."
But she is such baby"
"She is woman" Edwin insisted.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

A St. Louis astronomer has discov
cred sun spot $4,000 miles wide and
q Massachusetts astronomer has found
a new comet. Nevertheless we expect
as usual
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

Don Jaime, the Spanish pretender,
announces that he will not resort to
violence for the purpose of securing
the throne. We predict that he will
fail If he attempts to coax Alfonso
to give 1t up.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

They are laughing at man in east
New York who, waking suddenly.
shot off his big toe thinking his foot
was the face of a burglar. Chicago
which brags of its size in everything
but feet, has the incident already
noted for its comic almanac of next
year.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

II anything can revive the Shake
speaean drama the rendering of "As
You Like 1t" In Esperanto will do it.
Even If 1t were dead it would rise up
and kick
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

1t may be true that the average
American eats 50 pounds of sugar
year, but he does not act the part
when the umpire makes a bad deci.
sion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

Being chauffeur to an aeroplane is
exhilarating, but for fat man who is
fond of his meals and his Preside
fishing is better.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

A Chicago man has a fiddle that
has been played for 400 years. 1t does
not state how many men 1t has driven
to drink.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

People study political economy to
make a better nation? What? Just
the same as they study law? To help
the SINNERS Of humanity pull its skin
in constitutional way. Ell?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

It would seem that about the only
way for an aeropla1e to get into print
Is to break in.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-20

The per cent. Cumu lative and Profit-Shar-
Ing Preferred Stock Of the Manhat tan Proper
ties Co. (Capi tai One Mi llion Dollars) offers
excel lent oppor tuni ty to the Cons ervatlve
Inves tors Of large and small amounts, to be-
interested i n New York City Real Els tate
the Cooperative Plan.
Apply o
A. P. KERR, Special Representative
Oh N. N J~
THOMAS WILSON, Manager for New Jersey
IS WEST 34TH STREET, New YoRx
Residence-Belma, N
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-07-19
--.tAEcOhD.FLOOR-~
This Attractive Seven-Room House for $4,000

along cdod
sze x3O Height o.
a
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board nj
~ O al he cmb nat t
bprooms supplied san h
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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-07-19
HINTS FOR PROSPECTIVE BUILDERS

Is a great era ii t t ha h beA
hebe Of
this m pacu Omoian ha
hdpulu NJ lea o wha willie .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-25
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving OF Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform, day
after day, have found a better capaci-
ty and greater endurance by using
Postum instead Of ordinary coffee. An
Illinois woman writes:
Il had drank coffee for about twen-
ty years, and finally had what the
doctor called coffee heart l was
nervous and extremely respondent:
had little mental or physical strength
loft, had kidney trouble and constipa-
ton.
The first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Postum
was the natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my hear
action was greatly improved and ny
nerves steady.
Then became less Respondent,
and the desire to be active again
showed proof Of renewed physical and
mental strength.
II am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. I formerly
did mental work and had to give it up
"a account Of coffee, but since using
Postum am doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever before"
Read the little book, ''The Road tc
Wellv1lle. in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read tho above letter1 A new
e1e gea1i.sb 6us, anA 4au o1 hR0ad
a84ADoD6.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-25
John Henry !
- 'Entertains I riends
H Rv GEORGE " HORART
By GEORGE V. HOBART

you'd think he wrote the game. He's
one of those tufts who whistle for
the police when they lose 80 cents and
get the frosted Tribes when they win
dollar ninety.
Charlie Payne plays them close to
his shirt studs and always forgets to
ante. His bad memory has saved a
lot Of money for him.
Fred Parsons is one Of those loud
players. Every time he wins a pot
he bubbles all over like settler wa
ter going in a glass. When he loses
he hits the table and says: 'Damma-
luck! Why didn't throw away the
other card?"
l wasn't wise to the abilities of the
others, although l had a strong sus-
picion that Clara J. would put up a
regular Cherry Sister game. l had
never heard her speak Of cards, and
l was prepared to hear her ask any
minute if the king of trumps beat a
four flush.
We played along for half an hour
without anything painful happening.
Clara J. handled her cards as though
they were perfect strangers to each
other and she was trifle nervous,
but she trailed along with the bunch.
For Jim Nelson they were coming
in carriages. He must have been six
dollars in, and, consequently, he was
bursting with an inward Joy.
Then came Jackpot. which went
around three or four times, and was
finally opened by Jim. We all stayed
in, and after the draw 1t was just be-
ginning to look cheerful, when Clara
]. said eagerly, "Oh, John, do skies
beat fulls?"
Everybody present dipped up tit
ter, and the poor girl looked ready
to faint.
"Sure!" I said, just to bring her
back to earth, and the game went on.
Jim bet his quarter and Charlie
Payne raised him. Clara j. was next,
and she hoisted them both, to my
painful surprise.
The rest of us dropped out, and so
did Charlie on the next lap
1t was Jim and Clara J. for it, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-25
CALLS FOR COMMON SENSE
some Simple Rules for Girl Who Finds
It Necessary to Diet-Bewaro
of Excess.

here are few rules that the girl
who is determined to diet does well I'd
observe. There is too much trifina
with our digestion these days, and
aot the least harm is done by the no.
ton for undertaking.
Never diet on the advice Of a
friend. Her plan may have done won,
ders for her and will put Won to he'd
or make you sorry-looking wreck.
Don't diet to excess at any time.
Girls, make sure your doctor knows
oletetlcs: Many physicians, good in
other things, have little knowledge of
the effect of food upon the system.
If you must diet from q cause ~
from diabetes or kidney trouble, dc it
rellg1ously: almost better not begin
than to do 1T systematically, letting up
whenever food tempts you.
II you only diet for the sake of fig
ure or complexion, count the cost be-
fore starting. Cutting out the foods
OF ordinary family meals is hard. Ask
yourself: Which means most to me.
the loss Of few pounds or being a
nuisance at mealtime?"
Don't keep on dieting If you feel
that 1t disagrees with you. This holds
good even when your food list is care
fully censored by a physician. The
best of them will make mistakes.
Find out in time what is wrong
Don't diet to excess at any time.
Women often go to the point Of weak
ening the entire system by injudi-
ciously following doctors advice.
Common sense and moderation are
good things to hold to in the matter
of food.