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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
VASSAR' LARGE
ENROLMENT

Poughkeepsie, ~. Y. Sept. 23.--
With an enroilmentiof 1882, the larg-
est In the history of the institution,
Vassar College reopened today and
brought to this city the usual great
swarm of fair girl students The over.
flow is being cared for in cottages at
Arlington. the suburb in which the
famous women's college Is located.
The college authorities are taxed to
the utmost to find proper quarters
for the many new students.
Vassar College was originally in
tended to accommodate less than 500
students, but has been greatly en-.
larged until last term it held thou
sand regular attendants. During the
vacation season the work for enlarg.
ing the institution has been going on
steadily. Next summer new hall
will be added to the dormitories
which will be equipped to shelter 500
or more students.
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ARRANGEMENTS
COMPLETE FOR
EAGLES CARNIVAL

The Eagles have decided to book
the krause Greater Shows and to hold
their carnival the week of September
70. Beginning Monday and lasting
all week. The krause Greater Shows
have good reputation and comes
here from Parkersburg, w. Va, where
they ARE showing at the Fair. The
shows consist oil high class moral
shows and will exhibit on the Red lot
and vicinity. l.. l.. DAILY is now in
the city 10 assist the Eagles in com
pleting arrangements for the carnival
and to arrange the Queen Contest
which is to be feature of the festi-
val. The Queen is decided in q voting
contest and In addition to being elect.
ed the most popular lady in the town
a prize will be given namely a
diamond ring. Young ladies wishing
to enter the contest can do so by
sending their names to DR.. Mayer or
ID. d. DAILY at the Grand Hotel. - ..
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Fashlons In Bornso.

According to the rules OF Borneoan
fashion 1t Is deemed necessary to mold
ones limbs into q more shapely form
than that bestowed by nature. This Is
done really effectively by winding
strong brass wire round the ank les, the
wrists. under the knees and above the
elbows OF children. Growth at these
points is, IN consequence. greatly ham,
pered, with the result that he limbs
come to be deformed or. according to
Dyak IDEAS. brought Into proper shape.
The headdress consists OF curious
headwork cap. and around his neck a
bridegroom to be wears bangles OF
plated fiber and strings Of cowrie
shells. These shells, by the way, as I'm
other parts Of the world are used as
currency. A yard OF fiber or twenty
to thirty cowrie shells represent tho
value Of penny. The white armlets
are made OF another species of shells.
Wide World Magazine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
THE SPIDERS THREAD.
its Use by Astronomers In Their Study
s''~ of tho Stars.

S'''~ nf tho Stars.
The threads of the garden spider are
fixed by. astronomers in their tele-
scopes for the purpose Of giving fin>
lines to the field OF view by which the
relative positions Of stars may be &C.
curately measured
For century astronomers desired
10 make use OF such lines OF the great.
Est possible fineness and procured at
hrst silver wire drawn out to the OK.
treme limit OF tenuity attainable with
. that metal. They also tried hairs one
five-hundredth Of an inch thick and
Threads Of the silkworms cocoon,
which are split into two component
threads, each only one two-thousandth
OF an inch thick. But In 1920 an Eng.
lish instrument maker named Trough
ton introduced the spiders line. This
can be readily obtained fourth Of
the thickness Of the silkworm's thread
and has also advantages In its strength
and freedom from twist
In order to obtain the thread the
spider is carefully fixed on a minla-
ture rack, and the thread. which at
the moment of issue from the body Is
a viscid liquid, is made to adhere to
a vinder. by turning which the desired
length OF firm but elastic thread can
be procurcd.-London Graphic.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
MOTOR RACING -. =. "a.
At DETROIT FAIR

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 23.--As the
greatest automobile manufacturing
center in the world. Detroit offers e1-
ceptional opportunities for motor car
racing, and the meet to be held to-
morrow on the State Fair track will
has attracted the interest OF all the
leaders in the speed game. The fair
management is determined to avoid
the charge OF hippodroma racing.
which has attached to not a few De.
troit meets, and has offered thous.
ands OF dollars in prizes to insure
bona flde speed trials.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
A DREAM JOURNEY.
IL Was Worry Long One, but II Took
Only Few Minutes.

Dreams are curious things" re-
marked the amateur psychologist.
Thine does not seem to enter into
their composition Mt all. For instance.
the other day l was sitting on the
porch Of hotel with friend OF mine
smoking after lunchs IL was n drove
sy day, and conversation Jagged. Pres
emily saw my friend no1ding In his
chair He had dozed OF, holding Ills
lighted cigar I'm his left hand. which
was folded over his right His left
hand relaxed. and the end OF the cigar
came In gentle contact with the right
hand, inhicting n slight burn.
The devil II wont" exclaimed my
friend, wnking with n start. .a
"The sentence sounded so incohgru.
Gus that ] burst out laughing. Won't
whatF asked
How long have been oslecpY ne
asked
mot more than a couple OF min.
utes,' replied
at doesn't seem possible he said.
During that time ] bad dream that
pretty nearly took me around the
world sailed for Southampton. did
England, France. Switzerland and q
part OF Italy, then through the orient
TO India. It was in India that be.
came much interested I'm one Of the
native snake charmers. Ho had the
snakes crawling all over him and OF.
feFed me one 90 fondle. / told him I
was afraid II would bite me. lie as.
sured me that It wouldn't. and took
the reptile I'm my hand II promptly
fastened its fangs I'm me. I said. The
devil It won't" and dropped It. and
then I woke up.
II explained the episode OF the light
ed cigar" concluded the amateur psy-
chologist, "and we both laughed. -
New York Sun.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
CHAMP CLARK AND
THE SPEAKERSH|P

st. Louis. Sept 23.-Pointing to
Maine as horrible example OF what
the Republican leaders may expect
all over the country this fall. Con
gresham Champ Clark is I'm a happy
and jubilant frame OF mind at the pros
pect OF being the next speaker of the
House OF Representatives The mi
nority leader declares that a Demo.
cratic landslide is almost as certain
as is the sun TO rise tomorrow morn.
ing The tariff "crimew the high
cost of living, the Taft-Roosevelt cool
ness and the Ballinger.Pinchot con.
troversy, declares Clark. have all
helped to bring about a condition of
political AFFAIRS that makes Demo.
cratic victory certain.
Congressman Clark will probably
do some keynote-sounding At the ban.
quet to be rendered the Democratic
I state Press Association by the state
Committee tonight This feed will
/ formally open the Democratic state
/ 1900 i''+'f''' 'fih VII 'ldIh VIII De the
principal after.dinner orator. Former
Gov. Alexander NJ. Dockery has also
been invited 10 speak on the burning
issues Of the day. In order that there
may be no discordant notes in the har
mony song. neither former Gov. David
Y Francis nor James a. gReed. the
rival senatorial candidates. will be
present.
/ The Democratic editors held a con.
Yention this morning. which was large
" devoted to shop" matters. To.
nights banquet will be attended BY
about 800 editors and politicians.
The Payne-Aldrlch tariff will be the
subject Of Congressman CIark's re-.
marks. and he win name this as the
great issue Of the congressional cam.
paign, it is understood Besides Clark
and Dockcry, only Missouri editors
viii be given the floor. and they have
been asked 10 blue-pencil any allu.
sions 10 the Frsncis-Reed senatorial
Tight
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
GREAT SALT LAKE.
An Immense Fresh Water Sea Some
Thousands of Years AGO.

an Immense Fresh Water Sea Some
Thousands Of Years AGO.
In glacial times Great Salt lake was
a magnificent fresh water lake the size
OF Lake HuroD-that is, about 1900
square miles-and had its outlet into
the Port Neuf. the Snake and the Co
lumbia rivers. This was at least 10. 900
years ago. but since that time the eli
, mate has become arid, and not enough
water has fallen over the Great basin
to supply That lost by evaporation.
Consequently the lake has ceased to
flow from its outlet and gradually dried
up from over a thousand feet deep to
fifteen feet and from 1900 square
miles I'm area to less than 100.
1t Is now seventy miles long and
about thirty wide. but is beautiful
stih and is the home OF myriads Of
sea birds and other waterfowl. IL is
the great resort OF the people Of Utah.
for from 1900 70 5000 visit its shores
daily In the summer, and many bathe
In its waters. The lake contains about
7,000.0O0,0O0 tons Of salt
When the lake is high the salt is so
diluted that It has gone down TO II
per cent. When IT is low, as It was
not many years ago, It reached satura-
tion which for the mixed ingredients
Of the water is SO per cent.
There is nothing mysterious about Il
any more than there would be about q
teacup with a teaspoonful OF salt in
tho bottom If tablespoonful Of
water were put I'm the cup on the salt
e would taste very salty, but n the
cup we're filed to the brim with water
II would not.
The salt has come from the water Of
the rivers flowing into It since It
censed 60 flow from it's outlet. All
river water contains salt, and the an
nual evaporation OF from two to Eve
cubic miles Of this water leaves large
quantities OF salt behind, and so It has
accumulated for thousands Of years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
ARSENIC POISONING
The Torture That Ensues Before
Death Brings Relief.

When a single dose OF arsenic I'm suf-
taken colicky pains. bowel disorder
and perhaps nausea result. In the
course OF an hour after poisonous
dose has been taken an intense burn
Ing pain IL felt I'm the esophagus and
stomach. This spreads to the entire
anterior portion OF the lower part OF
the trunk. A sense Of construction at
the throat and nn acrid. metallic taste
accompany the pain. Then vomiting
and relaxation OF the bowels begin.
AS the case progresses the symptoms
increase in intensity. Then comes d
thirst that water Will not ailay. al
though 1t apparently increases the
stomach disturbance. The victim
groans and writbes. ttggt &c
Now he implores the doctor to, saye
him. Then he begs to be killed and put
out OF pain. The eXtremities become
Icy. The pulse IS small, feeble and fire.
quent. and the breathing is labored.
embarrassed and painful because OF
abdominal tenderness. The surface Of
the body becomes dark and of, that
blush color that medical men, call,cy
anosed. Violent cramps add theirltof-
ture. exhaustion becomes collapse. con-
vulsions or coma ensues. and death
ends the agony. The torture lasts
sometimes from five to twenty hours.
In some cases these symptoms occur,
but In modified form. and the doctor
will apparently get the better Of the
disease. The remission will be but for
n day or two. Then the abdomen Will
swell. and Icy coldness will pervade
the frame. Shivering will become pro-
nounced trembling. then cramps, con-
yulsions and death.
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The ExeIusivensss Of Caste.

An English officer who some years
ago was wounded in n battle in India
and left lying all night among the ma.
tive dead and wounded tells this story
Next morning we spled man and an
old woman, who came 20 us with =
basket and pot OF water, and tc
every wounded man she gave a piece
Of joaree bread from the basket and q
drink from her water pot. TO us she
gave the same, and thanked heaven
and her. But the soobahdar was
high caste Rsjput. and, az this WON
an was a Chumar, or OF the lowest
caste, he would receive neither water
nor bread from her. tried to per.
suAde him TO take II that he might
live, but ne said that I'm our state, with
but n few hours more 70 llnger. what
was little more or less suffering to
us-why should he give up his fate
for such an object1 No. be preferred
TO die unpoluted."
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LOR|MER AND
JACK POTS"
Continued from Page One.

binders and candidates will map out
today whirlwind campaign that will
cover the entire state. Charges OF
wholesale graft and extravaganza in
state AFFAIRS and of failure to keep the
party promises in national affairs will
be made against the Republicans
"Cannonism" will likely come in for
bitter condemnation in the Democrat
lie state platform. Democratic lead
ers privately admit. however. that
there is little prospect of defeating
Uncle Joe" in the Danville district.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
THREE MURDER CASES

Bristol Tenn, sept %. The Cir.
cult Court conyenes at Blountvillc
THIS county next Monday. when Judge
Dana Harmon will hold court there
Tor the first time since his election
Three murder cases will be- tried The
most important Of these lsthe case
Of Graf VI. Walk former policeman
charged with the murder Of Houston
Childress. fellow policeman. whom
he shot down on the streets seven
years ago. and the case Of John. Mel.
lie and Rupert Carleton, charged with
the murder OF Arthur Howard a
young business man Of Bristol.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
The orialn OF DAMN

That eminent scientist Lord Kelvin
maintained that all the oxygen IN the
atmosphere probably originated from
he action Of sunlight upon plants.
When our earth was n globe OF hot
liquid Il contained no vegetable fuel
md probably no free oxygen. But as
4 cooled on plants appeared on It's
surface, and these began TO evolve
oxygen through the medium OF the
sunbeams Upon the oxygen thus dc
rived NO depend for the maintenance
~ life by breathing. when we barn
coal or other vegetable fuel we use Up
oxygen, and It Is TO plants again that
we owe the restoration Of the oxygen
thus lost 90 the slr. II they failed to
keep up a sufficient supply the atmos.
'here would gradually part with IT'S
Ixygeu, and the inhabitants Of the
arth would disappear In eouse quencs
u asDhyxistion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23
JERSEY CENTRAL MEETING

New York. Sept %. Stockholders
of the Central Railroad Of New Jer.
sey hel dtheir annual meeting a. the
headquarters Of the road in Jersey
City today only routine busipess
wal transacted
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EXPERTS TO CONFER.

Washington, Sept. "a confer.
ence OF corps OF experts 70 outline a
plan for increasing the efficiency OF
the departments OF the federal govern
ment will be held in Washington with
in a few days. Charles d. Norton.
secretary to President Taft, made the
arrangements FOR the meeting.
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The Start.

Bromley. hear you are going e
stnrt hDusekceping:"
Eyes. DallinggOr."
What have YOU got toward itY'
"A WIFE Stray Stories.
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More EHectiue

Husband-I saw the doctor TODAY
lie says ] must 20 away and resi-
Wife-Dld you show him your tongue:
Husband No. but told him about
yours.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23

J. b. White OF Belfast Mill, Va.
Agent for the South Atlantic 1nsur-
ance Company, was In the city today
ON business and returned TO his home
this afternoon. ...sl
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-23

We only gee III lifetime a dozen
faces marked with the peace of cor
tented spirit. Beerber.
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There will be special meeting OF
the Eagles at their club room on
Bland street at o'clock tonight All
requested 10 be present
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The Hair and Scalp.

The texture of the hair is affected by
the manner in which it is arranged for
the night. for unless well brushed and re-
laid at contrary angles during the day it
will be weakened and may fall
Under no consideration should the hair
be left at night arranged as 1t has been
during the day. For the scalp, like any
other portion Of the body. requires rest.
and must have 1t to continue it's proper
Work-that OF nourishing> the hair follicles
Besides, hair pins cause a pull which is
inevitably weakening, and so 1t is better
to take out all the pins and let locks
hang loose than to leave them taut and
trim.
But the best way is to give the scalp a
home treatment which will benefit it, This
treatment begins with a good brushing
the brush having long bristles that will 90
through or between the hairs and reach
to the head itself. 1t must stimulate but
not irrftate the scalp. There is as broad
would be between rubbing the hand brisk
ly and scratching 1t with the nails
Not much good Is done to the scalp by
brushing all the hair at once. 1t should
De divided into sections. making a part in
the middle of the head Each portion
must then be subdivided into quarters.
and by this method the tips of the bristles
Will go through to the scalp surface, slim
ulating circulation. To remove tangles
use only a comb having coarse teeth:
those which are fine will irritate the scalp
and make the hair fall.
After all the snarls have been removed
and the hair is lying in Its natural line a
little massage may be given the temples
for that portion requires special strength
ening. For this purpose the finger tips
are placed firmly in the hair just above
either temple, and then the scalp is made
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dishes. but they should be faultlessly
cooked and daintily served.
A pretty and decorative scheme could
be worked out as follows: Cover the
table with the regulation cloth, If pos
sible homespun linen one. Use old blue
dishes, If you have them, and light the
table with tallow candles in brass or
pewter candlesticks without shades. For
the centerpiece use large blue star cut
from cloth or paper and on 1t stand
little log house wAich can be made at
home by clever fingers or purchased at
any toy store. If you do not care to
go to the expense or trouble of provid-
ing the little house, you can simply
place on the mat a table fern and dot
it thickly with American flags. Place
smaller stars under the dishes containing
the relishes. which should be the only
food placed upon the table at the be-
ginning of the meal. The meal should be
served in courses in order that the dec
orations may appear to the best ad-
vantage and because a meal may be
served with more ease and less confusion
If arranged in courses. For place cards
use Lincoln silhouettes cut from black
paper and mounted on white cards, and
beneath the portrait write February Il,
1sO9-191O."
The closer you keep to whitewashed
walls and cornmeal the more account
you'll be.-Abraham Lincoln.
In the lower left hand corner write the
guests name.
For souvenirs give Lincoln pennies in
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portions. Wise souls. they never adopt
the fashions Of a Broadway chorus. A
pompadour arrangement waving softly
away from the face can be brought up
to-date by a wide soft coronet band,
which will be found universally becom
ing, yet in the main will not alter ones
general appearance.
There is a perfect furore for hair orna-
ments brought about by this new dress
ing Pins of various shapes in real she'll
and horn, circles of these materials with
pins that fatten the braids and coils
close to the head, crescents, plain and
jeweled. hinged to these pronged pins,
and bandeaux and barrettes Of all sizes
and shapes. Hairdressers lost big GUS
tom in marcel waving, but they have
gained twofold in the sale of false hair
and hair ornaments.
In Paris, where this style was adopted
from the European peasantry. fabulous
prices are asked and received from wom-
en- of fashion for the real tortoise and
horn ornaments. 1t is no uncAmmon
thing for a woman to carry as much as
500 worth of shell pins in her couture.
From six to eight pins are worn at one
fifty dollars each, according to weight.
Inc heavier the more expensive, conse-
quently the more fashionable.
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the small coin boxes that may be pur-
chased of any dealer in paper novelties.
If one inclineS to ribbon decorations,
which truth to tell do not appeal to me,
bands of red and blue crepe paper or
side of the table just within the plate
line and ribbons of red, white and blue
crepe paper may be festooned from the
chandelier to the corners of the room,
and also to the corners of the table,
terminating in rosettes and streamers If
flowers are used, red and white carna-
tons in a glass vase banked about the
base with violets will carry out the color
scheme of red, white and blue.
Decorations for Valentine Party.
At a very successful child's party last
year the decorations elected much favor
able comment from the little people them
selves.
In the center Of the table was a home
made Jack Horner pie. The foundation
for this was a round hat box cut down
and covered with red crepe paper and
red carnations and in the center a large
heart and cupid. In this were the favors,
attached to red ribbons, for the children
to draw at the end OF the meal At either
end OF the table were candelabra with
red shades, the bases Of the candelabra
being outlined with ferns and red carna-
tons laid carelessly yet artistically about
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was a red snapper at each plate. The
sandwiches were heart shaped. There
was a little mold of lemon jelly for each
plate, that inclosed a real rosebud, the
cakes and candies were in heart shapes
and the Ice cream was served In paper
cups with red cupids outside.
Artificial Flowers for Decorations.
While all Of us vastly prefer the really
truly flowers if we can get them, their
price at this season is often prohibitive.
For those who hate sham in anything,
it may be some solace to know that arti-
fetal flowers are now not only worn uni
versally, the smart woman having a
bunch of flowers to harmonic with each
separate costume, but they are also large
1y and generally used in house and table
decorations either alone, or mingled with
real flowers they copy. Artificial maiden
hair ferns are so perfect in appearance,
even to the lustrous black stems that can
be put in water, that they would deceive
the very elect, while violets, roses and
carnations. as well as the more expensive
orchids, are everywhere in evidence, but
so perfect that they can scarcely be told
from the real blossoms.
Extremely POPULAR in England are little
silver openwork jardinieres, in which are
set earthen pots holding tiny artificial
palms set in earth and moss. They are
extremely realistic and are certainly a
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The Self-supporting Woman.
From the Louisville Courier Journal

From the Louisville Courier journal.
There is an increasing respect for the
self-supporting woman. as Wei as an In
creasfrg field of endeavor for her. To
certain extent We are getting away from
the idea that a CIR. must marry as a
vocation At the same time We retain
the wholesome doctrine that there is no
greater success in life than the happiness
that results from marriage that is not
contracted as a means of gaining a liveli-
hood Spinsterhood. which is in Eng
land enforced and intoierable, Is losing
many of its terrorS to young women in
america because seIf-supporting and in
dependent spinsterhood Is greatly prefera-
Bile TO a marriage of convenience. how
ever poorly 1t may compare with more
fortunate mating.
There is certainly nothing in the French