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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
A VOLCANIC BEACON.
Curious Lighthouse Of the Republic of
San Salvador.

Curious Lighthouse Of the Republic Of
San Salvador.
The republic of san Salvador, on the
Pacific side OF Central America. is the
only government on earth that collects
lighthouse fees on account OF vol
cano that it owns.
The volcanic beacon is about eight
miles inland from the port OF Acajutia
and It's pillar of cloud by day and it's
fire sky night are visible for many
miles out at sea. II erLpts every seven
minutes and is just az accurate as any
revolving light that warns mariners in
any part OF the world This volcano
has been keeping MP this seven min
ute series of eruptons ever since any
one can remember. 1t Is n favorite
amusement OF visiting gringoes to sit
oy the hour during the lazy afternoons
and. watch in hand, time the eruptions
until they tire OF the amusement and
fall asleep.
Every vessel that puts in at Aca-
jutla-and 1t is quite an important port
or call along that part OF the coast.
has TO pay its lighthouse fee. There is
no other lighthouse than the volcano
but that is sufficient excuse for the
government of Salvador to make q
charge for It's services. The explosions
that accompany the eruptions sound
like detonations OF heavy charges OF
dynamite, but are not sufficient to
shake the ground perceptibly more
than mile or two from the summit Of
the crater. At night there is squirt of
lire, mufiled report and cloud Of
steam. BY day only the steam is Wis.
ible.-New York Press
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
INCREASED POSTAGE RATES.

Those newspapers which are en-
dorsing the Hitchcock plan OF charg-
ing increased postage for the adyer-
Using part of the magazines are only
digging their own graves for they
viii be the next sufferers. This Re
publicn administration proposes to
save "a the spgOt. 10y advocating in.
creased postage on second class mail
matter and a reduction Of first class
mail from TWO cents TO one cent lor
letters. while wasting millions ~ tho
bunghoie But very few people havo
been benefited bJ decreased post
age on foreign l'tals rom Gr" reuts
10 wy" cents tnc banks and import
era being the principal bencGciar.e
OF the decrease Comparatively low
Americans write To- or receive letters
IRON foreign lands so the reduction
I'D postage is Tor the benefit OF the few
a. ne expense OF 'h' many VINO pay br
Tar me most federal taxes in proper
''oN 10 ''''i income.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

3Ol. thus leaving the bigger proper.
ton OF the increase TO the rural dis
tricts and the smaller towns.
rlorida's population is 751 .l5y. ~
increase OF 222,597. or All per cent
over 52S.542 in 1900. The increase
unlike that in Alabama, was greater
than that in the decade from 1890 TO
1900. which was only 1870, or 35 per
cent In Florida, too. there has been
rural growth Duval and IIillsboro
counties contain the principal cities.
and the aggregate increase therein
was only 1871, although Jackso. O..
ville's increase was at the rae uI
1913 per cent.
Previous census reports have ,anwn
that Southern cities are all making
good progress. II is gratifying to
know that the two Southern States
first 10 be reported present such mark
ed evidence OF advancement md pros
Gritty Courier-Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
The South In the cenans-

SD indication are favorable to IL
tood showing from the South i'm the
census Of 1910 The Census Bureau
BIAS just made public the figures from
tfo Southern States. Alabama and
Florida and in each instance three 4.
material Gain
A.abama has a population of 2138.
0sa as compared with l.82s.G97 i'm
1910 This is nm increase Of 2O9 39G
or 1863 per cent. not as good AS from
1890 10 1900 when DO was 2o.9 per
cent Dut thoroughly satisfactory
exhibit Of progress when comparison
ere mad with fhc returns from other
states u does not appear that The
increase is due entirely TO Urban
Erowth. although The cities r Alabs
ma are growing and one OF .aer
birmingham has made o high record
I1' total gain in The three countio.
Jefferson Mobile and MONTGOMERY
which contain the big towns. was ia
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
CONAN DOYLE WAS LATE.
The Lonely Schwsrenhaoh Inn and a
Literary Coincidence.

The Lonely Schwsrenhaeh Inn and a
Literary Coincidence.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once walked
over tho Gemmi. lie was much i'm.
pressed by the desolate appearance OF
the lonely looking Schwarenbach inn
Here. II seemed to him. was an ideal
scene I'm which Il novelist might locate
story of mystery and crime.
Ie proceeded 10 invent story of
mystery and crime suitable to the
creepy environment. 1t was story of
murder-the murder of long lost son
Just homo from the wars by his own
father, the needy innteaper. who did
not recognize him until after the deed
was done. bu: had resolved to kill and
rob the first lonely stranger that
passed that way with money in his
pocket
The very thing" thought Sir Ar.
thur, and he went down the hill cheer
fully revolving the morbid conception
in his mind. Then a strange thing hap
pened.
After dinner. in the hotel at Leuker-
bad, he picked up volume of Maui
PEASANTS short stories and he found
that the French author had not only
been to tho SchWarPnhach inn before
him. but had actually located there a
story practically identical with the one
which he himself had just deyised -.
Travel and Exploration.
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Other Editors
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.

Hon. Rankin Wiley carried the Fifth
congressional district outside the
counties OF Mcdowell and Mingo. ac.
cording to unofIlcials returns, by some
three thousand majority
Although the returns from these
counties have not been officially as
certained. the Hughs supporters claim
that Hughes carried the two counties
by a majority of some Ave thousand
thus re-electing him to congress by a
majority of some two thousand.
Political conditions in Mingo and
Mcdowell counties are well known to
the people of West Virginia. They
are standing reproach to the state.
and il has been a standing comment
that the republican bosses can make
the republican majorities in those
counties any figure they desire. or
whatsoever may been needed to of
set the democratic majorities in the
other counties Of the district 1t is a
fair statement that there has not been
fair election held in either of these
counties in many years past. While
there are many excellent people in
Mcdowell and Mingo counties. men
who vote their sentiments. a very
large percentage of the electorate is
composed Of an ignorant and often
/ vicious class of men, who have no in
| tlligent conception of any of the issues
involved in an election. and who are
voted as so many sheep Just as the
bosses dictate. and who are freuuen..
+ ~ repeated in order to swell the
/ majorities. These are not democratic
ally admitted facts, substantial by
;he testimony of democrats and repub-
Iiicans alike Before the election. il
was openly charged. and never de-
/ MED that the registration books we're
padded in these counties. i'm the inter.
est of Republican candidates. and that
/ the county court of Mcdowell coun.
| ~ fiagrantly violated the law by refus.
ling 10 appoint the democratic election
. officers who were recommended by the
/ democratic county committee accord.
. ing 20 the Law.
These things, taken in connection
with the enormous republican vote
'haf was polled in notriously corrupt
precincts are sufficient TO warrant a
most searching investigation into the
conditions that prevailed I'm the cleo
'ions in these counties before it shall
Doc decided that the vote of two no
toriously corrupt counties shall seat
in congress the beneficiary of their
eruption Huntington Advertiser.
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- HrH------
SUGGESTS COL. COLLINS.

A WEIGH correspondent suggests
Jairus Collins of Bramwell for the
United States senate to succeed Nath-
an B. Scott We have had something
favorable 10 say regarding the can
didacy Of Col. l.. E. Tierney of Pow
haitian for the position, and we do no
propose to take it back, but Mr.. Col
Inns is most excellent man, ster-
ling Democrat, and would ably repres
ent the state. Both are good men ant
good loyal Democrats
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

by virtue of the authority vested in
me by deed of trust bearing date on
the 10th day Of July, 1907. executed
by j. w. Marshall and wife. to the
undersigned ID. NJ. Easley, as Trustee.
to secure c. OLeary G. Son. a cor.
poration, the payment OF certain notes
therein described, and recorded i'm the
once OF the Clerk of the County
Court of Mercer County, and State
OF West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book
No. 10, page Asa, and default having
been made in the payment of said
notes, the sum of $4,000 with inter
est, now being due thereon, and hay.
ing been required by said corporation
SO to do, the undersigned will offer
for sale, at public auction, to the high
est bidder in front of the Flat Ton
National Bank of Bluefeld, Bluefeld
west Virginia, on the 30th day of No
vember, 1910, at 4 o'clock p. M, the
Following lot or parcel of land in the
City OF Bluetield, Mercer County. West
Virginia. and described as follows
10 wit:
FRONTING Forty (4O) ( Get on
Greenbrier Street, $50 feetetaoishrd
running back in Northerly direction
between parallel lines at right angles
to said Greenbrier Street, $50 feet
land being Lot No. 8, Section No. So
as shown on map of lots attached to
deed from Joseph I Doran and Ida
w. his wife to the Bluefield Water
Works & Improvement Co. by deed
dated the 2nd of May, 1891. and re.
corded in said Clerks Office in Deed
Book No. %, page s &C., and which
was conveyed to the Eureka Land
Company by tho Bluefeld Wate7
Works & Improvement Co. by deed
dated the 18th day of October. 1906
Terms of sale CASH IN HAND ON
THE DAY OF SALE.
ID. NJ. EASLEY.
Trustee.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

to stake near two marked oak sap
lings in the west line Jof the said j &.
II. Wilson tract of land; thence with
the west line of the said j. II Will
son tract and along the Park fence on
the line of David +. Johnston part of
the distance n. 33 degrees % mn
utes w. 691 feet to point in the
south line of Preston street, formerly
called Park street, thence with south
line of said Preston street n. 62 de
grees AZ minutes T.. 53.7 feet to n
point in the east line of a road or
street; thence along the east line OF
said road n. 10 degrees AS minutes
W. 1858 feet to a point; thence with
lines forming the southern boundary
Of tract of land sold to W. If. COn-
man by j If. Wilson and known as
the Helton tract n. 50 degrees ~
minutes w. 13l feet to a white oak
tree n "A degrees 30 minutes T.. 81
feet to a stake by a fence N de-
grees w. 1870 feet TO a stake by a
pam ~. ~ degrees ~. JSO leCt TO a
stake ~ II degrees r. 233. . feet TO
a stake, N. 81 degrees A. minutes T. d.
2j5 feet to a stake n % degrees 4 .
l95 feet to a stake n. 20 degrees e d.
Clio feet TO a hickory tree i'm a gap n d.
g. degrees 80 minutes e. lO3 feet. to
q stake oo-r~~ 20 oforosaid tract NJ
land sold to " n. Culm-u 10, a..
II. Wilson ct al and known as the
'IIelton tract" thence n. ~ degrees
10 minutes E 752 feet TO the point of
beginning, containing 956 acres. be-
ing the same land conveyed to said
W. N Coffman by j. w Wilson ct
al by deed dated Sept. %. 1906. re-
corded in Mercer County Court
Clerks Office in ID. -. go. page a.
TERMS or SALE: One third cash
in hand. one third in one year and
one third in two years. the purchaser
executing his notes with good security
for deferred payments with interest
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

the sale of all the goods. wares and
merchandise, consisting of q stock of
hardware, OF Matoaka Supply com
Ipany's bankrupt, now located in a
brick building opposite the new Bank
building at Matoaka, West Virginia,
wherein the said Matoaka Supply
Company has lately conducted it's
business. No bid will be accepted for
less than 75 per cent OF the appraised
value OF said property, and If said
property is not sold at private sale
prior to the 10th day OF November.
1910. will on said day. on t.Ne prem
ises, at Matoaka. West Virginia. offer
said property for sale at public auc-
ton.
Trims OF sale: One third in hand.
and the balance In equal payments
payable in three and six months tax.
ing from the purchaser his interest
bearing notes with good personal Sc
curity.
e. III. EASLEY.
Trustee in Bankruptcy of Matoaka
Supply Company
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE.
Trustee

Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit
Court of Mercer County, West Vir
glnia, made and entered in the Chan
Gerry Cause of John w. Wilson ct al.
VS.. w. III. Coffman ct al. at the
August term thereof. 1910. I will on
Monday, the 2tst Day Of Nov, 1910.
At o'clock 7. M. he front door
If the City Hall cf Csc Ci.y of Blue
acid West Virginia. on, rr sale at
public auction to the hiclc,. bidder
ne iollowing described real estate:
A parcel or tract Of iind with all
the appurtenaIccs thc.ot1 bconging
lying and being I'm tic city of Blue.
held and bounded as follows: Begin.
hing at the S. T.. corner of q tract
OF land sold TO w. II. Conman bv
.. II Wilson, also in line dividing
the lands of Robert Tuggle and j. II.
wilson; thence with said division
line ). 81 degrees 90 minutes T.. 1856
Feet to a point. thence s 60 degrees
W minutes w. 1867 feet TO an ash
tree in a field also on TOP of y ridge.
thence continuing with said ridge <
6' degrees 80 minutes w. 1907 g foe,
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NOTICE.

MARY c. LEWIS, Plaintiff, vs.s WIN.
f. LEWIS, Defendant.-In the Cir
cult Court of Mercer County West
Virginia.
To WIN. +. LEWIS:
Take notice that ON the 3rd day OF
December. 1910 between the hours OF
nine o'clock Il. IN. and six o'clock p. m.
at the law Office of John r. Tfllard
in the City of BlueGeld, County OF Mer.
Ger and State of West Virginia, i will
take the dispositions Of myself and
others, to be read in evidence on my
behalf in a certain chaucery -'''-
pending in the Circui Court OF Mer-
Ger County. West Virginia, i'm which
am plaintir and YOU are the defend
ant
IT, from any cause. the taking OF
these depositions Shall not be com
mcnced or being commenced. shall
not be completed on that day the
taking of the same will be continued
from time to time at the same place
and between the same hours until they
are completed.
MARY c. LEWIS.
by Counsel
JOHN n. BILLIARD.
Counsel for Plaintiff
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TRANSPARENT SILK.
Japanese Product Used For Pre-
serving Old Manuscripts.

A Japanese Product Used For Pre-
serving Old Manuscripts.
The original manuscripts OF old
books ana old records arc exceedingly
valuable and arc preserved with great
care. for if destroyed. Of course they
cannot he replaced They can be
guarded from fire and from ovcrmuch
landing. and now an additional safe
iuard has been found in Japanese silk
Its use has removed q fear existing
in the minds Of librarians that there
was no way out Of it and that the rare
old manuscripts would simply have to
lave their day and then dry up and
return to their original elements. Hap
PLY the use Of silk of extreme thin.
less and Transparency has settled the
question OF the life OF these manu-
scripts for the next two or three hun.
cred years ut least BY that time some
other method may be discovered This
silk is thinner than the thinnest tissue
paper. the threads being finer than
spider webs. II Is pasted over the
manuscript so firmly that 70 Keeps OF
all dust and air and yet is 50 transpar.
cnt that 1t does not interfere any more
with the appearance OF the manuscript
than would an ordinary plate Of glass.
il strengthens the manuscript so that
the danger Of handling is reduced TO a
minimum.
The library Of congress is now en-.
gagged in examining and protecting all
Of its old manuscripts with this silk,
and while it is m immense task It will
probably he completed before long
This silk IS by no means costly. and
unless a person is somewhat expert in
The matter Of old manuscripts he
would be unable 10 recognize the fact
that silk had been used New York
I Press -......-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

Didn't it ever occur TO you that
with all the bad dreams Bill has had
that made him better boy, he should
now be. an archangel, that the Katz.
enjammer Kids and Buster Brown are
exceedingly small for their age, that
the young hopeful of the Newlyweds
should be put in an incubator to
make him grow, that it's time for
little Johnny to purchase safety
razor, that Happy Hooligan is frazzled
worse than he looks and that IL the
comic section folk would get a new
idea there is bare possibility of it's
being appreciated by the American
people?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
AntiTightWad Club.

twenty-five girls of the Sylvia High
School, comprising almost the entire
younger social set of the town, have
formed an 'Anti-Tightwad" Club. Its
purpose it is to boycott the young
men who can walk bravely by an ice
cream parlor without inviting their
companions in.
set OF ironclad rules forbids the
members being seen in company with
any young men boycotted by the club
Sylvia (kansJ Special to New York
Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
Just Joshes
Nature-F akinq.

Sportsman to admiring friends)-
This bullet hit me while was, hunting
in the Adirondacks; | was taken for
a deer. This one | got in the Canadi
an Rockies; l was taken for noun.
tain goat. This one, up in Maine;
hunter thought was a wildcat. I've
got three others, but on those occa
sions l never found out what was
taken for.-Puck.
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Philosophy Of a Dyspeptic.

II takes nine tailors 10 make man
and even he can't always prove it.
Most OF us have a vcneration for gray
hairs, except those of us who hap
pen to have them
You don't have TO be a yachtsman
to realize that it takes a tough sail
TO Withstand the winds of adversely
New York Times
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
Not Positive.

y member of the faculty of a New
England university tells of a fresh
man who was asked by one of the
professors whether he had proved q
certain proposition in Euclid.
Well, sir" responded the freshman,
proved is strong word But
will say that l have rendered it high.
probable. "-Harper's Magazine.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
a Matter of Conscience.

Bessie-Wonder why several OF the
men at he wedding the other night
didn't congratulate the bridegroom.
james, suppose it was because
they were all married themselves.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
LEoAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

IN pursuance OF an order 10 me d.
rected, made and entered by the Dis
trict Court of the United States for
the Southern District OF West Viz
ginia, on the 5th day of November,
1910, ] will receive private bids for
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

The Grand Old Party it sat on the wall
The Grand Old Party it got a great
fall
All of Ted's policies, all OF Tafts men
Can never put it together again.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15
JAIRus coLLlNs Eoa SENATE

Weich W. Va. Nov "a. 1910.
Evening Leader.
How about Jairus Collins ri
Bramwcll for United States Senator
Can you name a stronger man, a more
faithful worker or q better Democrat
Ills old fashioned Democratic princi
pies are bulwark Of evidence -,
hIs integrity common sense. good
VIII ana high ideas. a lie long ad
Vocate Of Democracy, he has fougb,
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90

Teddy sulks within his tent,
no more he seeks to dazzle.
ALI, little rocked our Theodore
That he would be the FRAGILE.
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DEMOCRAT.
WEIGH, w. Va, Nov. IA

Spend 90 cents at che Eureka Hard
ware Company and get chance on
the GREE Heater.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

The republicans came very nearly
saving Nevada out of the wreck
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

The Calamatists are predicting dire
things on account of the Democratic
victory. The country is not only safe
however, but safer than it has been
for many a year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

Eliminate all element OF chance by
insuring with q. II. Easley, Insurance
Agency.
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at 3 per cent, legal title TO be re
tanned TO secure payment.
JOHN r. PENDLETON.
Special Commissioner.

Special Commissioner
|, w. b. HOnaker. Clerk OF the
Circuit Court of Mercer CounEE West
Virginia, hereby certify thafS bond
with good security approved by me
as sufficient in the penalty and con
ditions prescribed by said decree has
been given by said Special Commis-
sioner, John r. Pendleton, thse Oct
"a, 1910.
w. 3. HonakeE Clerk
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when The odds were so great II seem
ed in vain; he has given his time and
means to promote his party's welfare
and now when the exalting position
of United States Senator will go 10
some good man. why not Mr.. Jairus
Collins?
DEMOCRAT"
NNoInh " Va Mo-, -
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

Entered as second class matter
April 8 1906, at the Post Office at
Blueneld, w. Va, under act Of Con-
gress, March 3, 1879.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-15

Address all communications and all
remittances to the Bluefield Evening
Leader.
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Telephone: Business ofiice and
Editorial Rooms SOB.
Evening journal., 1910-09-15
PRIMARY FIGHT
in ILLINOIS
Clash OF the Republican Fac
tiOnS in Two COngreS-
SiOnal Districts


BY United Press Leased Special Wire
CHICAGO, Sept. i5.--With insur-
rcnrr aa 1h- issue il the CJhsfe ession-
al contests and "JaJkpotting" and 9TH
er alleged Irregularities OF the Legis-
lature as the chief o. the State ques-
ton, the Illinois voters were called
upon today to dominate Cong ressmen,
Legislators and minor officials in the
state wide primaries.
Cong. essmau BOutell of the Ninth
district, is attracting the most at
tention in the Cong essiOnal fight be-
ing opposed by Arthur West and Fred
erick II. Gansbe gen, both insurgents.
ngressman James r. Mann and Ed
mund Foss, brother Of the Massachu-
setts Cong -essman are opposed-by
two prog essi,e candidates. Foss is
experiencing a hard fight
Speaker Cannon will win renomi-
nation easily.
In the down-state dist. lets, the con-
tests q, e hot but a-e based more on
Deneen and Lo-ime- issues than upon
inm gency. Evey candidate from
the LO1ime- wing Of the party has at
least two opponents.
Lee O'Neil l. owne recently acquit-
ted of attempting to bribe Represen-
tative White, is a candidate for re-
nomination to the State Legislature.