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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
LEGAL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the stockholders of The
Hadassa Brooks Company, "A corpora
ton created and organized under the
! laws OF the state of West Virginia.
held at the Office o. Silberman and
Todes. at the Northeast corner OF
Hanover and German Streets. in the
City of Baltimore Maryland. on the
27th day OF May 1910, at which meet
ing majority OF the capital stock
was represented and voted in favor Of
the resolution hereinafter set out. the
following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED First. That The Ha-
dassa Brooks Company. a corporation
created and organized under the laws
Of the State of West Virginia. does
hereby discontinue business as a cor
poration, and surrenders to said state
its charter and franchises This COM
has no assets. and desires to surren.
der its charter to the state. as pro.
vidcd by Chapter %, Sec 80 of the
Code of West Virginia
RESOLVED, Second. That the Pres
ident of this corporation cause notice
of the adoption of the foregoing reso-
luton to be published in some news
paper of general circulation. published
near the principal Office or place OF
business Of this corporation, once a
week for four successive weeks, and
that this resolution. together with the
certificate of the publisher of the
newspaper in which the said notice
shall be published be certified by the
President Of this corporation, under
his hand and the common seal of the
corporation, to the Secretary OF
State
Given under my hand this the 27th
day of May, 1910.
SOLOMSON TODEs. President of
said Corporation. A.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

Here is an example given by the
Courier-Journal which if followed
would prove profitable not only to
many young women but young men as
well of West Virginia.
"A young woman in Massachusetts,
who was not worried by any surplus
of this worlds goods, resolved to be
come a farmer To begin with, she
took a three years course in the State
Agricultural College at Amherst. She
had no money after completing the
term, and her health was not of the
best She had been advised TO engage
in some sort of wohk that would keep
her out of doors, and she rented an
abandoned farm, borrowing the mon.
ey to pay the first installment of the
rent.
Last year she worked only five
acres of tao tract. She put those five
acres in garden truck, and she cleared
$3.50 on the enterprise She figures
that she will clear az much as 5000 to
the acre on this years farming ope,
rations, and she has purchased three
horses and 200 hens. She is doing
fairly good business IN selling eggs
SO far tomatoes have been her most
profitable crop, but she has also made
good deal of money by growing peas
and corn. During the vegetable season
she makes daily trips to Worchester
fifteen miles away, where she sells her
products. She hires boys for 10 cents
an hour to help in the truck patch.
She keeps an account Of all receipts
end expenses. an dat the end of the
year she viii know exactly where she
stands in financial way.
Her experience illustrates what
might be done with thousands of the
abandoned farms which are scattered
all over the Eastern States. Farming
is not easy work. 1t is a mans job
and is not to be recommended as n
vocation for women. To make any
considerable amount Of money out of
a years farming requires hard work.
good judgment and close economy.
This Massachusetts woman has pros
pered because she attended to bust
ness and because she learned some
thing about scientific farming when
she was at the agricultural college.
She is living on a farm, not so much
from choice as from necessity. It is
no snap, but she has done very well
and is proud of the accomplishment.
This country is full Of husky young
men an dots Of them are doing no
particular good for themselves or for
their fellow.men. Some of these young
men could profitably get busy with
few acres Of abandoned farm" .
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
ANCIENT BRIDGES.

Some Built Before the Christian Era
Still Standing In China.
Suspension bridges which were built
In the time Of the Han dynasty (2O2
b. c. to 220 a. ID are still standing.
striking examples OF oriental engineer
ing skill. According TO historical and
geographical writer's OF China. il was
Shang Lieng, Kacn Tsu's chief Of com
mand, who undertook TO construct the
first public roads in the Flowery en-
pire
At that time it was almost impos.
sible for the province of Shense to
communicate with the capital Lieng
took an army of 10000 workmen and
cut great gorges through the noun
tains, filing up the canyons and val
leys with the debris from his excava-
lions. At places where deep gorges
were traversed by large and rapidly
nowing streams he actually carried
out his plan of throwing suspension
bridges, stretching from one slope to
the other
These crossings, appropriately styled
flying bridges" by early Chinese writ
ers, are high and dangerous looking in
the extreme. At the present day a
bridge may still he seen in the Shense
which is 400 feet long and is stretched
over chasm more than 1000 feet
deep. How those early engineers
erected such n structure with the tools
and appliances at their command is
mystery which will probably never be
explained
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
MISS WISE SERVANT.
She Was Too Well Posted to Suit the
New York Woman.


Some girls may be green and easily
imposed upon" said the woman, but
just as many more can give their en-
ployers points on law. The girl that
came to my house the other day from
an employment agency knew more in
minute about the rights Of employer
and employed than ! would know i'm n
year. About the first thing she did
was to look out Mt that big hole in
the ground at the other end OF the
lot, where they are preparing to build
She said:
If | should break any dishes while
that building is going up you couldn't
make me pay for them
II asked why not. and she informed
me that n girl working I'm building
that is likely TO be shaken by blasting
Is protected by the same rule that gov
ems employees I'm Il dining car. Owing
to the insecurity they are allowed $50
month for breakagc. Dishes valued
at less than $50 may be smashed with
impunity. She gave me a printed ac-
count Of the trouble OF two friends
who had thrashed that matter out I'm
court and had been sustained i'm their
contention for n twenty dollar leeway.
didn't employ that girl. don't want
to impose upon any girl, but | didn't
want to hire one who knows that she
can smash my best dishes up to $40
worth and get off without paying dam
ages. New York Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
iaEIHIINEH
DIVIDE TOBACCO pRorIrs

Ncw York June o. Disciples NJ
Lady Nicotine or victims of Tho on
thg weed according as to- whether
you soo i' or not agr'u contributed to-
.hn enrichment Of holders of American
Tobacco Company stock today. when
.ue usual quarterly dividend OF 2 ~
per cent and an extra dividend Of z ~
nnr cent on the common stock was
l--uu-.nn
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
WHAT A MAN SHOWED A GIRL

What a superb lilly said the girl.
Isn't it, said the man.
He was going to marry her.
Let me show you something" he
said.
81 am going to tie this string around
he lilly said the man.
But why?' asked the girl, youll
hurt it, won't you?"
You'll see" said the man.
The next day the man and the girl
came back to the lilly. 1t was dead.
The juices could not rise to the flower
and it starved to death
"Oh. what shame" said the girl.
(But that evening the girl loosened
her corset) Ladies Home Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
Where o Mhere2

Lost or straycd, from the United
states Senate, one Senator answering
to the name of Jcffrics Davis. When
last seen the lost man was very mo-
rose and had not spoken a word for
three days. Doubts are entertained as
to his sanity after this long silence.
It is not thought that he has been
stolen. because nobody would have
Him as a gift.-Times-Dis Dispatch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
APPLICATION FOR PISTOL
LICENSE.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned. J. l.. Perdue, Deputy
Sheriff of Mercer County. West Vir-
ginia. residing at Giatto in said Coun-
". will make application to the Cir
cult Court OF said County, at the
Courthouse thereof. on the 9th day OF
June. 1910. for license to carry a pis-
tol. as provided for in Chapter 81 or
the Acts of the Legislature 1909
j. T. PERDUE.
J-27-l0t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
| Just Joshes
is he concnitnd2n

is he conceited?o
Connected? / should saw he is 10
even imagInes that he cut some Gepro
al ms own wedding Detroit Free
eSS' iasIhI WEB
Colonel Corkrieht- The farmers al.
manac predicts dry moon this
month
Major Nash Cabsenty Great in.
leps' Has the moon gone prohibi.
ton. too2- Chicago News.
Electricity isn't a modern discov.
cry u is as old as the food
How do you make that out?"
why didn't Noah have to have Ark
Iights2" Scraps
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

out its sign and commenced its grind
today in the building at Fifteenth
street and New York avenue. formerly
occupied by the Bureau of Labor. The
new court will decide appeal cases
from the decisions of the Board of
General Appraisers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
JOHN CORBIN
RESIGNS JOB

New York, June 1.-On the ground
that he can make more money writing
books and plays, John Corbin today
resigned as literary director of the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
The white wash

tically worthless. The white wash
bill Of the government must be some.
thing enormous ana after ali the pco-
pie have to- meet il.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

The average young woman doesn't
hkc 20 SEQ her thructb birthday. Yet
when She has seen st. She would like
lo see 10 again Smart Set
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

co 20 Honsker's Department Store
and get your money back.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

Don't fail 70 inspect the splendid
assortment Of high grade pianos which
are being sold az greatly reduced
prices. at The Special Sale conducted
by the Baldwin Company, nov goina
IN at e'Ycteld Avenue and Mercer
Street
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
CUSTOMS COURT
BEGINS TO GRIND

Washington, June 1.-Unclo Sans
new Court of Customs appeals hung
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

New theatre. The position will be
abolished. Mr.. Corbin says he is
tired of reading plays"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

BLOOMING PLANTS AND HARDY
VINES.
4 nice collection sent by express
for $50 cash. Try them, you'U be
surprised
FbLLON, FLORIST.
Roanoke Va.
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
TWO WEDDING RINGS
WORN BY MRS. DOXEY
Bigamous Female on Trial for
Murder Wears Double Mar
riage Insignia.

st. Louis, June 1.-The trial Of Mrs.
Dora e. Doxey. accused Of the murder
of William J. Erder. while she was his
bigamous wife, was resumed in Judge
Grimm's court this morning. The de-
PENDANT appeared much refreshed after
her day Of rest yesterday.
The announcement Of the woman's
attorneys that cacodylate of sodium,
with which she Is alleged to have
poisoned Erder, had been fed to a dog
for three weeks without deleterious ef-
fects, brought out the largest crowd
that has attended the trial since 1t be-
gan. When court opened at $3.50
o'clock, deputy sheriffs had difficulty in
thronged with people, apparently anti
cipating sensational developments, and
anxious to gain points of vantage in
the court room.
defendants attorneys say that ex-
perts who conducted the experiment
with cacodylate of sodium on a dog
will testify that the animal far from
being dead, is fat. healthy and very
much alive, and that the drug, which
not destructive to human life. The
animal is said to have eaten 400 grains
Of the drug.
Mrs. Doxey, during her trial. is
wearing two wedding rings--those of
DR.. Doxey and Erder.
G. H. Miller, a lawyer, of Des Moines,
Ia, testified he received letter dated
June IA, less than a month before Erder
died, from Doxey asking for a loan of
insurance Of man who lis almost
dead"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
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Washington, May 31.-Strenuous de-
NAL of the charge that he had obtained
his seat in the United States Senate
through bribery and corruption was
made before that body today by Sem
ator William Lorimer, of Illinois. Soon
after the assembling of the Senate. Mr..
Lorimer arose to a question of per-
sonal privilege, and began his reply to
the charges that have aroused wide
interest. His statement on the floor
of the Senate had been eagerly awaited
by his colleagues, Of whom there was
practically full attendance and ear
nest attention was given him.
Foremost in the answer of the SEN
ator to the charge stood his assertion
that 1t had been formulated by the
Chicago Tribune with the purpose Of
destroying a new banking association
In that city which Mr.. Lorimer had or
ganized. Concluding he offered a reso-
luton calling for senatorial investi-
cation of the charges against him, this
resolution being as follows:
Resolved, That the committee on
privileges and elections be directed to
examine the allegations recently made
In the public press, charging that brib-
cry and corruption were practiced in
the election of William Lorimer to a
seat In the United States Senate, and
to ascertain the facts in connection
with those charges and to report as
soon as possible and for that purpose
the committee shall have authority to
send for persons and papers, and to
employ a stenographer and such other
additional help as 1t shall deem neces-
sary."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
NEW CHURCH WILL BE
BUILT IN SINGLE DAY

Peoria, ILL.,, June Ito start the
construction of church and finishing
it in 10 hours is one of the features of
Memorial day here today. The work
was started at o'clock this morning
and was in charge Of Earl Stout, Of the
carpenters union, who has rs men un-
der his direction.
There will be no labor troubles, be-
cause 1875 members of the Mems Broth
erhood OF the Central Christian church
will work shoulder to shoulder with
the union carpenters. Rev. w. F. Tur-
ner, pastor of the mission, who has just
returned from a two months leave Of
absence, took off his coat and marched
the Mems Brotherhood to the scene Of
a strenuous days work under the slo-
gan Of
"A Mans work in a mans way.
Well build church in single day."
The climax will come at 6 o'clock this
evening, when a praise meeting will be
held from the fact that it will be clear
of all Indebtedness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
RAPS
HIS BRETHREN HARD.
Declares Church Is Advertising
Prizefight and Is Ally of
Special Privilege.

New York, May 31.-Bolton Hall, q
lawyer and author, and son Of the late
Rev. DR.. John Hall, has sent an open
letter to the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian church, rebuking that
body for it's attitude in regard to the
Jeffries johnson fight. He says In
part:
while in every big city young girls
are snatched away to lives Of slavery,
while all over the land little children
are worked to death in our factories,
while monopolies put prices so as to
increase these shrieking evils, is 1t
possible the church can find nothing
more serious to attack than a prize
fight, already sufficiently well adver-,
tised. 1t certainly makes any one in
dignant, who has eyes to see or even
heart to feel that the great Presbyter-,
ian Church Assembly spends it's valu-I
able time and energy over a prob
ably harmless fight between two
roughs.
II am the son of a clergyman, my
self a member Of the Presbyterian
church and l speak often in churches
and it makes me sick to see petty, In
effective, time-serving church organi-
cations. Whenever there Is a real
fight on against political and social
evils the churches are sure to be found
dragging red herring across the trail
with a crusade against some such hor-
ror as Sunday saloons or playing
CRAPS" Religion only makes itself
contemplate by such a bid for sup
port as anti prize fight protest"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
.BRADSTREET and DUN
REPORT ON BUSINESS
Quiet Reigns in All Lines Of
Trade, Due Mainly to Bad
Weather.

New York, May 31.--Bradstreet'
Saturday said
Quiet rules IL trade and many lines
Of industry, while speculation except
in grain, seems in a waiting stage,
pending clearer views of ultimate crop
and price outcome. Relatively the
most activity in jobbing trade Is CEN
tered in meeting current demands. and
fall business still lacks form. Retail
trade has shown some gain at leading
western markets, but is still classed
as below expectations. Unseasonably
cool weather Is very commonly as
signed as the cause for backward
trade, but there are still in evidence
the signs that uncertainty as to prices
hold back future commitments.
Relatively best trade reports come
from the northwest, but there is rather
more doing at some western markets,
though cool, wet weather was a bar to
activity at most cities. Southern trade
is, on the whole, slightly better. East
ern advices are of slight gains in some
lines, but of quiet characterizing trade
as a whole.
In industries the features are the
continuance Of the reported cheerful
feeling noted last week in iron and
steel, based on recognition of the eff
feet of shutdowns upon crude produce
ton and the apparent putting into eff
feet of very similar measures in the
leading textile lines.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending May 20
were 200, against 225 last week, 205 in
the like week Of 1909, 263 in 1908, 142
in 1907, and 1877 in 1906.
Business failures In Canada for the
week terminating with Thursday num-
Der Is, which compares with 10 last
week. and 20 in the like week of last
year.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review Of
Trade today says:
Changes In the business situation are
in the line of moderate Improvement
Crop prospects are better and this Is
plainly indicated by the downward ten
dency of prices. Visible Improvement
is taking place in the iron and steel
trade and this Is the best development
Of the past few days. There is q
larger demand for both pig iron and
for finished products, especially In
agricultural and structural lines. De-
mand from railroads for equip
ment is small, restricted by the
uncertainty regarding freight rates,
yet some good business in roll
ing stock is regarded as certain and
rails have been taken in moderate
amounts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
RAILWAY MEASURE IS
AMENDED SOME MORE
Telephone and Telegraph Lines
Brought Under Control of
the Government.

Washington, May 31.-At the last mo-
ment before reaching the point Of vot-
ing upon the railroad bill yesterday,
the Senate took up the important step
of adding an amendment placing inter-
state telegraph and telephone lines UNI
der the supervision of the Interstate
Commerce commission. This action
was followed by an effort to restore a
portion Of section H. affecting mergers,
which heretofore has been voted out.
Both provisions were introduced so
suddenly as to surprise the Senate and
the latter was considered so important
that rather than vote upon it without
more consideration than it was able to
give the Senate took an adjournment
for the day.
The action of the Senate on telegraph
and telephone companies insures their
inclusion in some form in the proposed
law, as the subject is offered in the
House bill.
The suggestion for the inclusion Of
telegraph and telephone companies
within the control of the Interstate
Commerce commission was made by
Senator Dixon, of Montana, but ulti-
mately his amendment was supple
mented by one in simpler form which
was offered by Senator La Toilette. of
Wisconsin.
The result of this amendment had no
sooner been announced than Mr..
Brown, or Nebraska, arose TO present
his amendment reviving portion of
section IL. AS presented, his amend
ment prohibits all common carriers
from acquiring any interest whatsoever
in the capital stock or Of purchasing or
leasing any railroad which is COMPETE
tive with that Of the purchasing COM
pany. A fine Of $4,000 is imposed for
each days violation Of this provision.
The suggestion Of this important action,
following as closely as it did upon the
vote to place telegraph and telephone
companies under the control of the
commission, was more than the Senate
was willing to accept without more OPP
portunity Of elaboration. Many pro-
tests against immediate action were
uttered, and when Senator Bacon
moved to adjourn large number Of
senators acquiesced. BY a rising vote
the Senate decided, 81 to 81, to ad-
journ, thus postponing action on the
bill and all other amendments.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
LOAN CAUSE
OF TROUBLE IN CHINA
Letter Of Protest Written in
Blood Is Sent to Chinese
Authorities.

Pekin, May 31.-The opposition Of the
gentry and other popular leaders in
Human and Honan provinces to the ac-
ceptance by the Chinese government, Of
the Hankow-S ze-Chuen railway loan,
has not diminished. On the contrary,
the anti-foreign sentiment regarding
this particular subject Is becoming
more pronounced.
This extremely hostile feeling was ex-
pressed in startling manner recently.
President Stu Chi Tchang, Of the board
of communications, received a letter
from the leader of the opposition in
Human province, protesting against the
conclusion of the loan. The commune
cation was written in the blood of the
writer's severed finger.
Much uneasiness was felt here dur
ing the outbreaks at Chang Sha and
other nearby points, and in order to
get definite knowledge Of the situa-
ton, American Minister Calhoun dis
patched Captain j. H. Reeves, military
attache at the American legation on a
tour of investigation.
Captain Reeves visited Human prov
ince, and has just returned here. He
reports that the situation generally in
the province is encouraging The gov
eminent troops, the captain says, are
in control of the inland points at which
the riots Of the natives occur.