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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
The Mails.

When does a crime become punish.
able? When It is committed by mail.
The mail is the most sacred thing
known to the United States govern
fnent except itself Nothing but trea-
son surpasses in egrcglousness the rnis-
use OF the mails. SO fur as the federal
authorities are conccrped. one may
steal, gamble and murder so long as II
is not done by correspondence. Do sc
whatsoever yc will one unto another.
but do not write 1t down and stick
stamp on the upper right hand corner.
for 80 We do then In truth will all the
demons OF justice be Embossed upon
your trail.-Life. =
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
HAWAlPS BIG VOLCANO.
Curious Relics of Lava Il Has Left In
tho Forests.

Curious Rslios of Lava Il Has Left In
tho Forests.
Hawaii possesses one Of the greatest
natural wonders Of the present day
world-a live volcano as high as vesu-
vius and twice its diameter.
Kflauea. on the island OF Hawaii.
stands thirty miles from the sen in
mountain range In which are three
dead volcanoes and one partially alive.
This last, called Mauna Loa, from time
TO time sends streams of lava down
its slopes. In 1881 three streams burst
forth from the sides OF this mountain.
and one OF them came within three
quarters OF mile Of Hilo, the chief
city OF the island. There have been
several outbreaks Of Kilauea in the
last hundred years. In 1910 there WINS
brilliant eruption OF lava. the light
OF which, 1t was said, could be seen n
hundred miles away. while at the dis
lance of forty miles one could read
print at midnight
Where the lava flowed through the
forest 1t has left curious relics In lava
arches. bridges and great vases These
vases were formed by the lava piling
itself about some lofty tree trunk.
burning away the wood within and
killing the upper part Of rhe tree. In
the course of time seeds were deposit
ed I'm the open top, filed with decaying
bark. until now there is gigantic
lava vase, holding ferns and flowers
and vtnes.-Exchange.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
THE FRENCH DUEL.
Tricks That Are Invoked to Make the
Meeting Bioodless.

Meeting Bioodless.
A French paper has been describing
the various contrivances TO insure pis.
tol ducls ending I'm coffee for two" A
fnvorite trick. It seems. Is TO use pro-
jcctiles that look like ordinary lead bull
let's. but crumble to pieces when fred.
In more serious cases bullets are used
OF smaller caliber than the pistol. thus
lessening their penetrating power.
Sometimes the wad is Intentionally
left out. so that when the duelisis face
each other with the pistols held down
ward the bullets roll out In many
cases bullets OF the right caliber are
used. but only with a third OF the
proper powder charge, so that they are
practically harmless a variation of
this trick is to load with double pow.
der charge. which also causes the bull
lets TO 20 wide OF the mark This, how
ever. is dangerous to the spectators.
Again, well meaning seconds some
times use the right bullets and the
right charge, but stiffen the triggers 80
that the extra pressure causes the bull
let's to go wide. Perhaps the most
amusing device is the use OF pistols
fitted with sort OF secret safety
valve. which opens when the weapon
is loaded, so that the bullet drops out
and only the powder charge remains.--
Exchange. tsam,g
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
'CkNNIBA.IsM..
Il 10 the Religion Of the savaoss THE
Practics n.

u 10 the Religion Of the savaoss THE
Practice Il.
In the course OF his thirteen years m
a missionary In tho Fiji islands the
Rev. Joseph Nettleton learned a good
deal about cannibalism and even saw
some OF his colleagues killed and eaten.
1t is common mistake to think that
these men eat human beings because
OF hunger" he said. 'Cannibalism Is
their religion. The ovens In the temple
where they cook their human sacrifices
are never used for any other purpose
i once witnessed the capture OF a
white victim. lie was surrounded.
bound hand, and foot and dragged
along TO the temple. where he was
dashed with terrific force against the
altar. Then he was pushed inside the
compound, while the chiefs arranged
as 10 the division OF the body and be-
gan a war dance. Their hidcous war
dance-the 'derana' they call it-malles
ones flesh creep. An American sea
captain who once visited the islands
said he was not SO much afraid Of
being eaten as he was OF this dance
II took all the courage out OF him."
Mr.. Nettleton had to use extreme
tact to avoid arousing suspicion among
the savages. My colleague. Mr. Ba-
ker. was murdered. cooked and eaten
with seven others while exploring" he
said. THE cannibals thought he was
spying. 1 never carried revolver
Why? Because the cannibnls say at
once. He doesn't carry that TO XIII
himself; therefore he means to Kill us.
and they act accordingly"
The Rev. ]. Calvert. another OF Mr.
Nettleton's colleagues. had narrow
escape. He was surrounded by canni-
balls, and Il was decided that he should
be killed. BY a miracle his life was
spared. my friend rleadeN till he was
hoarse." said AIR. Ncttleton. "but Il
was OF no avail. Suddenly one OF the
cannibals remembered that Mr.. Calvert
had doctored him when he was III.
That saved my friends life."-Chicago
News
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24

The Tuna sornetimes Attains w,ioht
Of 1000 Pounds.
Charles Frederick Holder. the Cali
foruia natpralist. thus describes that
remarkable fsh. the tuna: "Ths tuna
Is pelagic 6sh. q free lance. an ocean
rover. sort OF svsgrering mnsketeer
OF the sea. ths largest OF what may be
termed the game or bouy fishes. at
taining a maximum sweight of nearly
1000 pounds ana m approximate
length OF fourteen feet or more Such
6sh II very exceptional. though
specimens Weighing 1900 pounds nave
been taken on the New England coast
! once entered school OF such tuiias
In the Santa Catniina channel In big
launch. The school divided to port
and starboard az we passed through
IT, and had a view OF one or two
fishes that appeared to DO more than
half rs long as the boat
These fishes spend the winter I'm
warm ATTITUDES and migrate north MS
far as the mouth OF the St Lawrence.
They are found In the Mediterra mean
aud north TO the Loffoden island. yet
so far the efforts of anglers. except Mt
Santa Catalina. have failed TO take
them with the rod. Even here there
Ia u stretch OF but eight miles or so
where they can be satisfactorily play
cd aud taken with rod and reel,
This region lies ON the north side
OF Santa Catalina. from Avalon to
Long point. and to the east us many
more. facing the north. and generally
smooth--more like a Scottish loch than
fishing ground twenty miles ont at
sea."-Chicago News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
Tho Cat and the Tail.

Once upon time a cat who prided
herself on her wit and wisdom was
prowling about the barn In search OF
food and saw a tail profrudlnR from a
hole.
There Is the conclusion of a rat"
she said
Then she crcpf stealthily toward It
until within striking distance. when
she made a jump and reached 1t with
her claws. Alas. It was not the APP
pcDdagc OF rat. but the tail of a
snake. who Immediately turned aud
gave her mortal bite.
1r Moral.-ft is dangerous to jump at
conclusions.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24

DIPPING ths- FLAG RanI<s esfora ths
6oonajno Of the ouns-

DIPPING tia FLAG RanI<s- asfera tks
Booming Of the ouns-
In the days before cannon and In
deed until comparatively recent dimes
a vessel made its salutation by lower
Ing or dipping" its dag. This is the
Oldest and most honorable greeting
which q ship can give. 1t ranks before
the booming OF guns. however many.
This salute has always been demand
cd by English speaking seamen, and its
exaction has burned the hearts and the
powder Of generations Of naval COM
manders. For foreign ship. whether
merchant or martial. to enter an Eng
lish port without yelling topsails or
dipping its national dag was to court
the chances Of war. although the pro-
foundest peace existed. Without warn
ing or argument the shore defenses or
a man-of.war would send a round of
shot across the bows or between the
masts OF the insolent intruder. and II
the offending dag came not down In
stantly the foreigner was brought TO
her senses by being raked through and
through. Such was the reception &C.
corded by Sir John Hawkins in the
sixteenth century to the Spanish ad-
miral who I'm time OF peace sailed into
Portsmouth sound without yelling his
topsails or lowering his flag.
Salutes are essential matters Of naval
etiquette and are exchanged under an
elaborate code arranged between the
powers. The number of guns to be
fred under all conceivable cIrcum-
stances is minutely stipulated.-New
York Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
COLONIAL VIRGINIA.
The Naughty Planters Ware Fierce
Zoos OF Royal Tyranny.

The Naughty Planters Ware Fierce
Zoos OF Royal Tyranny.
In no part of the world were social
In colonial Virginia. The founders OF
that colony stepped from the brilliant
court of Elizabeth into The forests of
Virginia. The lord-proprietor trans.
ported to his estate a little army OF
gentlemen and indentured servants,
and afterward came the negro slave.
Each formed class apart from the
others. and almost at once there wns
created quasi system OF artist ocracy.
The proprietor obligated himself to
protect his tenants from the Indians.
They In turn agreed to follow him TO
battle. precisely the system inaugural
cd by William the Conpueror for the
military defense OF his realm. His en-
vironment naturally bred certain hab-
Its OF command. fostered n capacity for
directing the efforts OF others and i'm
posed sense OF responsibility upon
the planter for the lives that were In
his keeping.
Above all else the planter jealonsly
guarded his rights as an English free
man. When liberty languishrd IN Eng.
land the Virginian sturdlly resisted ev.
cry aggression Of royal tyranis One
husband. one wife. one home unr king.
one God-this was the planters creed.
Bpt he reserved the, right To rcnounce
II monarch who violated the ancient
compact between king aud people. No
other people numerically ns unimpor.
iant AS that group OF Virginia settlers
has given 10 humanity 80 uinny states.
men. soldiers. OrniorS, patriots and phi.
osophers.-Everybody Magazine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
SAVING Tina.


"How much is that" asked the man
who was in hurry.
dollar ninety-eight." replied the
saleslady.
would you mind calling 1t So even?"
I'm sorry, but it's against the
rules"
would you consent as a favor to
retain the changer
Certainly not! Il do not receive
tips"
He turned sadly away. Then a
bright idea struck him. He went to
the door. called passing newsboy and
took him to the counter. He reached
for the article desired and regardless
OF protest showed It into his pocket
Laying down q two dollar bill, be said
to the newsboy:
Now, son. you wait for that 2 cents
change, no matter how long It takes.
and here's half dollar for your trou-
ble."-Washington Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
THE OLD 0AKEN BUCKET.
A Drink From the Well That Was Not
Appreciated.


The girl accepted the glass of fee
water with forvor in her words that
went away beyond the manner OF or
binary politeness.
YES" she confessed. II am deeply
grateful. You don't know what bless
Ing 1t Is to be able to get drink out
of refrigerator-just open the door
and take 1t out. You see, I've been
visiting at one of those houses In the
country where the poetic old oakep
bucket still is on the job. Every time
! wanted drink I had to get knife
md weight and n rope and II bucket
and n cup. ! dug the lid of the we'll
NJ with the knife. Then adjusted
the weight on one side of the bucket
y" II would tip over aud take In water
wh"n II hit the bottom. Then drew
Gn Ih' bucket. took II cupfui OF water.
r"ii"d The rope. shut down the lid and
lni ~" knife away again. All that for
ju>t nnc little drink.
"oW'e we went ont driving. we
4 mud one well where we couldn't get
Ilr lhl up We found another where
the rope was TOO short | was just
dying for II drink 10y that time. so one
of tn" boys held another upside down
In the welI-by the legs you know
and we dipped out drink that way.
Thank you. I'm very comfortable
where ] am. No. oaken buckles for
me. except In songs."-Kansas City
Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
DEM0NIAC PLEASANTLY.
Humorous Diversion Of the Roman
Emperor Commodus.

Emperor Commodus.
Professional BARRIERS are said TO have
been introduced into Rome by Mems
from Sicily. Of which island he was
praetor IN the days Of Cicero. Under
the empire their shops in some In.
stances became fashionable resorts at
which every luxury of the toilet was
enjoyed and the gossip and news OF
Rome and the empire were discussed.
The means. luxury and weaknesses OF
personal adornmcnt therein carried to
excess are amply immortalized I'm the
pages OF Terence, Plautus. Horace.
Juvenal and Martial.
Other barber shops were more re-
tired, as we learn from the annals OF
the Emperor Commodus. who. having
wearied at times Of the wholesale trag-
edies of the Coliseum. wherein armies
engaged in murder at his savage be-
hest, and being DESTROYS of a little
humorous diversion. used. like the
caliph OF Bagdad in the arabian
Nights" to disguise himself and sally
forth. accompanied by two or more OF
his favorites. and. having hired bar
Der shop suitable for his purpose.
would place one Of his men al the door
to solicit custom.
Having secured a customer, the en-
peror barber would politely afiix the
towel and apply the lather. all the time
keeping up running fire OF the latest
Jests and little pleasantries until the
customer and himself were almost over
come with laughter. Then the keen
edged razor would slip. and among
regrets and proffers of assistance the
noseless victim would be assisted to
the rear Of the shop. where between
threats and brides he was kept from
making riot until one or two more
victims were added to the number and
Commodus, weary of his demoniac
pleasantly. was ready to return TO the
palace or to the arena. Charles WIN.
slow Hall In National Magazine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
Startled the Natives.

Herrara. the Spanish historian. says
that Pizarro when he landed in South
America owed his life and those Of his
companions to the fact that one OF the
party fell of HIS horse by accident.
The natives had succeeded in cutting
Off the retreat OF the Spaniards TO
their ships, when one Of the riders
was thrown. The Indians were so as.
tonished ut the dissolution Of partner
ship that they took flight at once.
They had supposed horse and man to
be one animal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
MOTHERS VISIT
The Old Lady Meant Well. but She
Got q Severe Shock.

The Old Lady Meant Well, but She
Got Severe Shock.
An old fashioned woman from the
country recently packed some fried
chicken. bread and doughnuts In
marker basket and went to see her
daughter. who lives In big city. She
was scandalized when the family stay.
ed up TILL ii o'clock and decided that
she wouldn't tell pm about it when she
wrote home next day. HE might
think we have fallen into evil ways"
she said to herself rs she was going
or to sleep.
She awoke nj her usual time. 4
O'Clock. and the house seemed strange
ly quiet. Town folks do get lazy"
she thought, 'and they probably dou't
get up till g." She dressed aud went
downstairs and watched the clock un.
I'll Q. Not a sound. Then she waited
It'll @. and at Z. between hunger ana
alarm, she was almost crazed
They've been murdered in their
beds" she yelled at y O'clock from the
front steps. And soou the house was
filled with people rushing In 10 see
what had happened.
The family were surprised aud In
dignant when police. market garden
ers. newsboys. ETC.. rushed into their
bedrooms and woke them up. And
this explains why the old fashioned
woman came home that day. II never
expected" she sobbed to pa. that any
girl would talk to her ma as Jane talk
ed TO me."-Atchison Globe.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
The psrfoet Fioure

John. dnr' dlcricd the young
wife. glanclug up from the physical
culture magazine she was perusing.
what is yo,r idea Of n perfect zig.
ureY
We'll" replied her husband. $780,
OOO may not be perfection. but it's
near enough TO satisfy q man OF my
simple tastes" -Cbicuao News
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
Faestlous MomnreIaturn.

The people OF Walc, @@.aind much
when II was decided ru call thcin
WelshmeD instead Of WhaFrs"
Yes. but II would bute been SIll
worse n they had called them Welsh.
prs Baltimore American
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
A Pucilistio F.at.

Clancy. who give yez tn black eye
yez have7"
IF knew ia lick i'm
Sure. an don't yez known
How cd ! know? Me back was
turned at In e."-Toledo Blade.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
Hotel Insurance Assins. Robbery.

0otoI insurance against hobborIs
AZ q well known hostelry in Venice
III is the practice TO charge guests %
centlmes per diem for insurance
against fire and robbery. the amount
covered for this premium being 1900
francs. This is a very convenient ar
rangement. MS robbery is far from un-
common In 1taly.-London Truth.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
An Inference.

Rose-wby don't you pop In and
have game of bridge sometimesY
Violet-Oh. well, you sce--er-I've be-
come n bit Of recluse lately. Rose
How much do you owe?-Illustrate
Bits
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
What He Co,

"Whafrc ye comm bone with your
milk pail empty for5" demanded the
farmer "Didn't the old COW give any.
thingI7
Yep" replied the cbore boy. "nlne
quarts aud one kick"'- Exchange
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24

Miss CrimSoubeak I'd like 10 he
lawyer Mr. Crim~Unrak- guess
you'd rather be q judge. why soT'
oh, you'd hive The last word ihcn.''--
YOBkeTS Statesman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
Billiards.

Have you heard the billiard conun.
drumf Well. here # Is:
What made the red bail blushr
why. when " saw the two whites
kiss In the corner.'-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24

Murilln DO you consider engage
ments binding? MIIlicent-Certainly
II one don't there wonld bp no fun
IN breaking them.-lllustrated Bits.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24
One Thina Always Handy.

Husband trummugnp through y
drawer Well. It's very strange car
never end anything Wife You cur
always End fault. IL seems 20 me.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24

Queer. but the man who doesn't acrd
credit IS the one who can most easily
get it,-Portlasd Express.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-24

He who brings ridicule 80 nrat
agaiu&t ruin ends IN his hands bad.
without hilt- Landor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-01

in on me after business hours'-or words to
that effect.
(4) That he wrote to the Census Super
visor, in Savannah, urging the appointment
of a WaynesbOro negro as enumerator recon-
mending him highly.
These, and some other things of like char
acter, were the charges, all tending to prove
that Edwards has no proper regard for truth,
honor, and fidelity to his people,
But where does the fight between Edwards
and Editor Stovall come in? Just wait
minute, while we go back and gather up the
facts, preceding the fight.
You see, Stovall runs an afternoon paper
in Savannah, and he lambasted those De-
serters. He was the only Editor of daily
paper who persistently did so; Whereas every
one of them should have helped us run those
Deserters out of office.
In the course of the controversy, Editor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-01
PAGE THIRTEEN
EDITORIAL NOTES
BY j. I'D. WATSON


According to the latest official returns from
the several different states, the United States
Senate, after March 4th, 1911, will consist of
forty Democrats, fourteen Insurgent Republi-
cans and thirty-eght stand-pat Republicans
giving the forces of the Democrats and In
surgents, combined a ma iority of sixteen
AS the lower house, the House of Represen-
tatives will be overwhelmingly Democratic
the Democrats, with the aid of the Ihsrpent
Republicans, will control the next Congress
by good majority.
The old stumbling block to reform egisla-
ton, the stand pat Republican Senate. having
been removed, it Will be up to the Democrats
to make good and to make good in no uncer-
tam Way-they must show that they are keep
ING faith with the people-that they are MAX
ING an earnest effort to undo the mischief that
the present Republican Congress has done
The first and most important work that the
new Congress will have to undertake will be
the repeating of the Payne Aldrich tariff law
and the adoption of such rules by the House
of Representatives that it will be impossible
for any Speaker in the future to railroad
such law as the present tariff law
On these two questions the Democrats
must make good, Congress demanded the re-
peal OF the present tariff law and the end of
Joe Cannon and Cannonism
The people did not elect Democratic Con-
gress because they wanted a change in name.
but because they wanted the present laws
favoring the big Trusts repcdzed and re-
form measures benefitting the masses of the
enacted.
The Speaker of the next Congress will
likely be Hon. Clamp Clark, Of Missouri
Mr. Clark is veteran member of the House
and for the past few years mas been the
Democratic leader of the same
He is an experienced poIitician-experi-
enced enough to know the significance of the
result of the last election when states that
have been overwhelmingly Republican for
years went Democratic
Therefore, he will be wise to profit bv his
experience and ignore such men as FITZGERALD
of New York, the Democrat Standard Oil in
terests control, when it comes to making ND
his committees, and he had better beware of
the Democrats who voted for tariff on New
England manufactured products in exchange
for tariff on a little local product
The people are on the watch as thew have
never been before, and it means ruin to the
Democratic party in 1912 unless the coming
Democratic Congress keeps its pledges to the