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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05
FAMOUS POLITICIAN DEAD.

Allen o. Myers, famous Democrat.
ic politician of Ohio. died last Satur.
day, Mr.. Myers is well remember
ed in this county. where he made a
number OF speeches in the campaigns
of 1890 and 1892. Mr.. Myers was a
very eloquent speaker and could en-.
thuse crowd as few other speakers
could do, but his abuse OF the opposi.
ton created great deal OF bitter
ness between the rival parties that
did not die out for several years. OF
late years Mr.. Myers had figured very
little in politics. having retired to a
farm.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05
Other Editors
WHY so SILENT.

Wherefore this omnibus silence,
upon the part of the Republican press
OF the State, regarding the vote, in
the Senate, OF n. b. Scott, on the
proposition to exempt labor unions
from prosecution under the Sherman
antitrust law? Won't some OF Scotty's
friends please give us the desired in
formations Exponent.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05
CURE FOR LOSS OF MEMORY.
Case Of an American Woman Married
Abroad and an Accent.


Nothing disgusts me more" said q
woman who goes abroad every sum-
mer. than to meet in Europe Amer
leans who seem to be ashamed Of their
own language. 1 have often come
across them. but woman / met in
Carlsbad last year took the palm.
"Sbe was introduced to me as the
Countess Komoffsky or some name that
sounded like that. She married a Rus
sian or a Pole about three years be
fore. and so far as ] can gather she
had hardly been any nearer Europe
than New York table d'hote before
that time. She looked American, but
her English was all broken into bits
She did not even say the but pro-
nounccd it ne She had great diff
Guilty I'm recollectlng phrases and the
result at times was u lot OF French
Next morning was breakfasting in
the Kaiserpark with a party OF shawl
wrapped Americans who had drunk
the requisite number Of glasses from
the Srrudcl or the Narktbrunncn and
had walked out according 20 prcscrip
lion. One Of those nc the table was n
New 1OrE physician who H. none the
less popular because ne IS frank in
speech almost 10 brutality ana viii nor
stand for aGcc,atiOn The countess
came along and was invited 10 ioin
the party. Tie doctor. it turned out.
had known her since She was 10 child.
Somebody asked her question. and
she started 20 reply with that accent
OF hers. ] saw the doctor Gdget Then
she made another remark in half
French. The doctor said something
that sounded like o swear Then he
blurtcd out.
For heavens sake. Maria Smith
YOU don't mean TO say that three years
in Europe have made you forget your
native tOuQue|
There was q hush. and then some
Of the women in the party smiled. but
l when the countess ucxt spoke il was
10 purcst United Statcs.-Ncw Yor.
I Sun.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05
CALL FOR SENATORIAL
CONVENTION.

At a meeting OF the Democratic
Executive Committee OF the Seventh
Senatorial District Of West Virginia,
held in the Office Of A. ID. DAILY in
Hinton, on Saturday the 18th. day OF
June 1910, pursuant to notice given TO
each member OF said Executive Com
mittee, a Convention was called to be
hold in the CITY OF Beckley, on Fri
day July %. 1910, at four O'Clock in
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the afternoon TO nominate a candi-
date for State Senator for said Dis
trict and to transact any and all such
other business as may lawfully come
before said Convention
The basis Of representation OF said
Convention shall be one delegate for
each 100 voters cast for the last Dem
ocratic Candidate for Governor of
West Virginia; that is TO say: Mer-
Ger IS, Monroe u. Summers %,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05

that on the 18th day of July, 1910. at
my Office in the city Of Bluefield. I
viii proceed to execute the decreo
rendered In said caus by the Circuit
Court of Mercer County. West vir.
ginia, on tho day OF May. 1910
when and whore they are required 10
attend with such books, papers. vouch
ers and evidence. as will enable ma
70 comply with said order of Court
JAMES s. KAHhE.
Commissioner in Cbancorv
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05
Subscribe For The Leader
NOTICE.

Huff, Andrews G. Thomas Company
vs.. Chas. A. Meador, ct ais.
To all persons holding liens by judg.
ment or otherwise on the real estate,
or any part thereof of Chas. A. Mead
" and Guy F. Carr:
In pursuance of a decree of the Cir
'uit Court of Mercer County made in a
cause therein pending. to subject the
real estate of the said Chas. A. Meador
and Guy f. Carr to the satisfaction
of the liens thereon, you are hereby
requested to present all claims held
by you and each of you against the
said Chas. A. Meador and Guy f.
Carr, which are liens on their real
estate or any part of it for adjudi-
cation to me at my Office in the City
Of Bluefield, County of Mercer, on or
before the 18th day of July, 1910.
Given under my hand this 14th day
of June, 1910.
JAMES S. KAIILE,
Commissioner in Chancery
6-14-10-4wks.
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SINGS ITS DEATH SONG.
A Peculiar Bird Found In tho Junslss
Of South America

- REGULAR BIRD round In tho Junglos
Of South America.
There Is queer bird In the jungles
of northern South America which Is
called the paul" by the natives. but
is known TO science as the galeate
curassou. Ii Is chiefly remarkable be-
cause 1t sings its own death song.
1t does not really slug. but pabes a
deep humming noise which sounds
very much like the Spanish words Eel
muerto csta aqui' Cthe corpse lies here.
1T Is while uttering this lugubrious
chant said South American ira vel
or. that the pauji usually meets It's
death. for the hunter can then easily
track IL TO its retreat. and IL falls n
victim. ms the Indians say. TO its own
death song
IL the paul. gets suspicious 1t i'm
mediately ceases humming. and that Is
a sure indication 10 the hunter that
the bird has seen him or scents dam
ger. In such case the only thing for
the sportsman To do is TO remain per.
fectly still. The bird may become re-
assured after waiting awhile und again
begin TO Gull. '~rhe corpse lies here" 1t
can then be cautiously approached and
killed.
IF It IS only wounded tho pauJi snu-
any escapes. though It CANNOT fly much
better than the ordinary domestic
fowl 1t is very feet OF foot and 'Syill
outrun the hunter until 1t Is lost In the
dense underground OF the Jungle.
In the mating season the male rpauji
~ n. n
VIII fight it's own kind whenever It
meets them. Often the fight ends in
the humiliation OF both combaants.
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81 4-10- 4wks.

Imitation is the sincerest fiat
terry" HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea has many imitators, but there is
nothing ''just as good" as thousands
o fmen and women have learned with
In the past thirty years. Never sold
n bulk or by the pound. Be sure you
get the genuine. For sale by The
White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05

Are you sick2
Got indigestion7
Out Of humor7
Bread bad7
Cake bad7
Delight yourself, the man Of the
house and the children.
Use Monitor PulVerized or
Jefferson Crushed Wheat.
The household will be healthier and
happier, your Bread and Cake better.
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NOTICE.

Commissioners office, Blueneld.
West Virginia. June 18th. 1910.
The parties in the suit Of Flat Top
Grocery Company, a corporation VS..
n. w. Martin Ct ais. will take notice.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05

Great Falls, Mont.-Chas. Geisser
OF this city says "Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea has been a great help
TO me. / have used 1t for two years
and can recommend Il as a good
blood purifier" For sale by The
White Pharmacy.
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ways concerned, will cease.
In the meantime, railway men and
stock spectators, bred up in the old
school are seeing much sorrow and
tribulation.
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Commissioners in chaneory
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

then made straight for that window
sill.
The little bird futtered excitedly
The seed was good so good, and starv-
ing Dicky feasted. taking no time for
compliments, till a slight noise within
the room alarmed him anu he was off
again--back to his tree.
But birds must have water as well
as food. Dicky had seen a little cup
full of fresh water beside the cage.
Il ann so thirsty he said, Il must
have some, and perhapsf-perhaps, that
little yellow bird will speak to me-"
So, after much cautious peering,
Dicky, brave little Dicky, flew right
in through the open window, and,
perching on the edge of the cup, drank
thirstily of the most delicious water he
had ever tasted
He fingered, too, a moment to admire
the soft yellow plumage of the little
bird hopping so excitedly about in the
cage beside him, and that moment
proved his undoing for a soft. white
hand quickly pulled down the shade,
shutting off his retreat, and so hence
forth Dicky the wonderful songster,
the beautiful bird became the pet and
the pride of the family. The owner of
the soft, white hand, Laurie's mother
loved him dearly, admired his dark
shotgreen plumage. listened to his rich
song with delight, and loved him above
all the other birds
or course, l was not in existence
then, but in our confidential chatter
Dicky told me all about it, for you are
greatly mistaken il you think birds
do not talk or understand.
We have language all our own and
our cheeping and chattering means to
us all that your language means TO you.
Then | came, and though l do not re-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01
WHEN THE CYCLONE TRAVELS

ment erected to the colonel of the
regiment / never had anything remind
me so of burying ground near bat
tie field as those standing shingles.
The cyclone had given them a rotary
and downward movement that carried
them straight into the soil.
Presently the road turned and we
realized that we were in the direct
line of the cyclone for the corn stalks
were razed to the ground and the
leaves, If any were left, showed where
the sand sucked up and carried with
invincible momentum. had shredded the
leaves into long, fibrous strings.
The leaves OF trees were made into
skeleton FORM the fibrous lnteguments
alone remaining, the green substance of
the leaves being rasped away by the
fine impalpable dust that passed over
them.
The foundations OF the farm houses
were all the signs left OF recent occu-
patton of the ground, the barns and
outhouses having been sucked up into
the air and scattered for a mile or
two in every direction, thrown by cen
the cyclone and then falling Of their
own weight to earth. Horses and cattle
disappeared. TO be found afterwards in
lake and swamp where, after having
been whirled to their death, they were
dropped.
When the limbs of the tree were torn
loose the trunk underwent a wrench
ing such as one might give a rope by
using force TO yet twist il beyond its
normal condition. The moment the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

torsion force was past the tree re-
covered and went back past the nor
nal point and then became quiescent.
During this moment of time, as the
seams were opened in the tree, three
fowls were blown up against the tree
and the force of the suctionf drew
them into the open seams and when
the tree righted itself the chickens
were held fast. They undoubtedly were
dead when they were impacted against
the tree.
In fence corner was sort of Lares
and Penates roll, consisting of a patch
work quilt, part OF kitchen chair,
a metal bottom of a kitchen lamp and
a part Of washtub. the whole bound
in an inextricable bundle by some
barbed wire that was rolled around
and around the collection
Barns. hen houses, corn cribs, milk
houses, all went the way OF the super
structure OF the dwellings that only
were in evidence as homes because OF
the layer or two OF stones and cement
that remained above ground.
Many of the wonderful things done
by cyclones are effected because of the
whirling clouds OF sand sucked up in
the rotary progress of the cloud, and
these coming into contact with trees
leaves, corn or groWths of any kind,
act like so much greedy sandpaper and
rasp everything in their course smooth
No wonder the man in Kansas has
near his home, and often connected
with il by a tunnel, a cyclone cellar so
arranged as TO give shelter and yet
invite no familiarity or offer no OBJ
structiOn TO the maddened atmospheric
phenomenon as II bowls along on its
destructive path,
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

Night came on, warm and peaceful
night, fortunately, and Dicky slept in
the tree, holding tightly to his branch
with one little curved claw-the other
tucked myste eriously into his little
warm ball of a body, after the manner
of birds.
Morning dawned, warm and sunny,
man came with a hose and began to
water the garden. The sparrows
forth in search of their morning meal
But poor Dicky sat In his tree, lonely
and frightened. and, oh, SO hungry
He could not help singing a little, but
there was plaintive note in the rich.
full song he poured forth to the morBE
ing air.
In the house back of the garden a
little blue eyed girl listened eagerly.
Mama" she cried, do you hear that
bird? Oh. wish we could catch him!
He's in that tree pointing to Dicky's
refuge.
II believe we will try it." said her
mother. smiling. 1--WE will put Sweetie
in her cage right by the window and
perhaps she will attract him"
She placed the cage on small table
beside the open window and sprinkled a
handful of seed on the sill.
Now, Laurie" she said, "we'll have
to go away or hide somewhere; other
wise he will be too timid to come
near"
Meanwhile Dicky, looking eagerly.
hungrily, from his leafy bower for
something to eat, spied the little vel
low canary in the gilded cage close be-
side the open window. and, oh, Joy,
was that not seed--nice fresh seed-on
the sill beside her! Cautiously he left
his hiding place, perched for a few sec
onds on slender. swaying branch and
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

SAINT rain with intermittent showers of
hail, and as dark as pitch, every few
moments the lightning making things
as light as day and disclosing the
heavens in one mass of rolling wildly
tossing, brassy clouds. or so appearing
under the flashes of the lightning
Thunder pealed forth in earsplitting
reverberations until it seemed as IL the
next blast would rend the very earth
to pieces. All night long the war of
the elements kept up and only in the
small hours of the morning did the
wind go down and an undisturbed con-
dition of the atmosphere prevail.
drove out TO the Vadnais and found
no signs of disturbance along the way,
until within half a mile of the lake.
A tamarack swamp received the fringe
influence of the whirling. windy vor-
tex, and as a result the trees were In
one great inextricable tangle. some
with roots high i'm the air, as IL trying
to reverse the laws of nature, and
others twisted and torn, were knotted
and wrapped against each other in
such a tangle as no man could devise.
Then we came to a freshly plowed
field and here we saw a peculiar sight.
hundreds of shingles standing each
earth, just like soldiers burying
faded flags to indicate that there had
been recent Decoration day adorn-
ment of the graves. In the center was
great beam, thrust a number of feet
into the ground, as II were, monu-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01
By CHARLES CHRIsTADoRo

c ONE years ago a cyclone passed
through the suburbs of ST. Paul,
Mimi, five miles away.
The day had been warm and sultry
with deadness to the atmosphere that
made one at times long for a breath
of fresh, cool air with which to initiate
ones lungs
AS the day advanced it became mark
edly overcast and great banks of clouds
began to form, black and mountainous
in places.
The wind began to freshen and come
in irregular gusts, swaying the tree
tops and now and then carrying high
in the air some debris Blacker and
blacker grew the clouds, and the peo-
ale, alarmed. began to crowd out upon
the porches and into the open street to
watch the threatening clouds.
Blacker and blacker they grew until
one. assuming the funnel like form OF
a waterspout. went on it's way down
ward toward the earth, as though IL
were an erratic balloon endeayoring to
make landing, but bounding along
upon the earth as ii sped forward with
the rapidity of a railroad train and was
soon lost to sight When the fright
ened people saw that they knew some
thing had happened. II was not long
before news came I'm that al Lake Vad-
nails, just few miles out, some farm
ers had been killed and their houses
and barns scattered TO the four winds
The night was a terrible one. inees-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

This story is founded on fact and is written
by who has for years beon u student and
close observer Of the manners and habits Of
canaries,
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

CII/ ATRINA' is n long name for d
n small yellow canary bird but
that is what they cali me and
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

{ ONE years ago a cyclone passed
through the suburbs of st, Paul
Mimi, five miles away.
The Press., 1910-02-23
ELLINGTON.

The valuable horse, with carriage, valued at $500, stolen from Olin Shearer from the Ellington church sheds Feb 1, has been returned in good condition. The horse was found by Deputy Sheriff John Watkins of Rockville at Greenville, R. |, near Providence. The team was found in the possession of Fred Rumwell. who escaped from the local officer while Sheriff Watkins was securing the horse. Rumwell had taken the horse to local blacksmith, who noticed that it answered the description of the horse stolen in Ellington. and he notified the authorities, who located Sheriff Watkins.
 Crystal Lake.
 Alfred R. Charter is ill with ap- pendicitis.
 Mrs. J. 0. West and son, Walter, of Snipsic called on friends Sunday.
 A. U. Charter sold his tobacco last week to parties in Thompsonville.
 A short entertainment. in connection with the supper by the ladies, will be given in tha chapel Thursday even- ing.
 Members of the Salvation Army from Rockville will be present and
The Press., 1910-02-23
POLAND.

Miss Helen Baker is the guest of friends in New Britain.
 Mrs. Robert E Doyle and Mrs. Walter Pierson will be the hostesses.
 Miss Sadie Willard of Rockville was the guest Sunday of Mir and Mrs Frank T. Newcomb.
 Orville J. Wood of Wilbraham acad emy is spending a few days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Wood.
 Mrs. Charles H. Sterry was called to Hartford on account of the serious illness of her brother, Alfred Graham.
 The Ladies' Aid of the M. E church will meet Wednesday, March p. afternoon and evening, in the town hall. ....... ......
 Mrs. Roger M. Olough has been spending a short time in Providence, the guest of MT. and Mrs Ernest Olough. .: --. ..- -@ The Ladies' Missionary society of the Congregational church will meet Friday afternoon with Miss Lucile M. Agard.
 Miss Florence J. Leonard of Welles. ley college was the guest of her par. ents, MT. and Mrs. Oscar A. Leonard, during the Washington birthday re- cess.
 The nature class'' will meet Thursday afternoon with Miss Helen Baker at the Steele House. Mrs. Robert M French presents a paper on sumach and Miss Lucille M Agard on horse -chestDuts.
 Miss Lilla s. Agard has been en- gagged as teacher of literature in the high school at Great Neck, Long Is- land. and begun her duties Monday. She is 8 graduate of Smith college and has taught for the last three years. She has recently returned from a three months trip abroad.
 The Holland grange gave the fol- lowing program in the Vernon grange Friday evening: Paper on peaches, John E. Olough; reading an account of a Connections fruit orchard, o. Hubbard West; solo, Walter Pierson i; reading, ''The Law" Miss Loomis; !; recitation, ..'He Didn't Amount to Shucks," Miss Ruby Brown; duet, Mrs. R E. Hall and Walter Pierson !; recitation, Mrs. O. Hubbard West 1; farce, "Who's ?''- characters |: MT. Bloomfield of rambleton, David A. Brown; Lawrence Lavander, Wm. s. Ludlow Simonides Swanhopper, R. M. French; Oeoily Brambleton, Miss Myra Taylor; Matilla Jane, Mrs. Walter Pierson. After the en- tertainment supper was served by the Vernon grange.
The Press., 1910-02-23
WILMINGTON

The ladies at Rest Cottage are ir New York for yipit.
 E. Lyon and wife of Bridgeport are at George L. Lyons. The weather prevented large mum ber from going from the Hill to the festivities at South Willington Tues. day evening.
 A beautiful snow storm that of yes- teFday, but not nice for the wayfareE all the same. nor for the flags we all like to display on the day sacred to Che memory of the Father of his Country.
 South Wilmington.
 Several other cases of measles have developed.
 Mrs. Charles Johnson was called to Leeds, Mass, last Saturday by the illness of her mother, Mrs. Frank Parker.
 A meeting of the W. O. T. U., with reception to new members will be held at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hall Friday evening at 7.3Op m All members and their friends are in. vited. ........ A picture of Frances Willard was presented to each of the two rooms in the local school last Friday by the W. O. T. U. Appropriate exercises were held. The icy streets prevented a number from attending that had planned to go. ........sa
 Some of the residents of this village had an experience in Stafford Springs last Saturday night that doesn't tend to make them love the station agent at that borough. Having seen by the bulletin board that the boat train was 45 minutes late they laid their plans accordingly, and later found the train had gone on time. When they com plained to the agent he said, "Oh, that was for last nights train." They hired a team to bring them home. Some who might as easily have been in the same boat happened to be near enough to the station to hear the train and get aboard. That bulletin board is very much like the weather vane that isn't changed by every wind that blows.
 West Wilmington.
 There will be service at Buff Gap schoolhouse next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, the rector of Grace church officiating.
The Press., 1910-02-23
scurinou msrrisd counI.,.

If every wife who is trying to cure her husband and every husband who is trying to cure his wife would stop the operation, and all the husbands would devote their energies to curing themselves and all the wives devote their energies to curing themselves, the homes would be a great deal hap. pier than they are today. There are scOlding wives who are bending all of their energies to the task of curing their husbands of habits far less det- rimental to the happiness of the home than the habit of scolding. There are husbands who have set themselves the task of curing their wives of imper- factions of so much less consequence than the infirmities of character and temper possessed by the husband him. self.-Edinburgh Scotsman.