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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-17

Eliminate all element of chance by
insuring with f. II. Easley, Insurance
Agency
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-17

BE sure and see the Free Heater in
the window Of tie Eurewka Hard
ware Company.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-17
Prompt Punishment of a Liar.

Years ago the courthouse in san
Francisco fronted the old Plaza. \
trial was in progress. and counsel for
the defendant was cross examining
the plaintiff. An earthquake shook
the chandeliers and dislodged some OF
the ceiling. Judge, jurors, witnesses
and spectators rushed for the door;
but, finding that the seismic disturb
ance was over, they returned.
You can proceed with the cross OK.
animation of the Witness" said the
Judge
Pardon me, your honor" said coun-
sci for the defendant. but after the
late exhibition OF the displeasure OF
the Almighty at the lies this witness
was telling / do not care to further
Invoke divine wrath. 1 will ask him
no more questions" - Los Angeles
Times
Another Shock.
Bore-Ive had an awful shock.
went for long walk on Sunday morn.
ing with another man. and lie commit
ted suicide on Sunday evening. Bored
(surprised)-Not until evening?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-17

Don't miss the Fur Exhibit at
Pedigo's Friday and Saturday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-17

Don't miss the Fur Exhibit al
IodIgos Friday and Saturday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16
DUKE of the Abbruzzi Climbing Mountains

yer IN ~ f pso ae Hmaaunby nD neOf IN
show from II low country e md f@ppdp km emen atBanroG
Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16
A Forest DESTROYER.

You do not know the turpentine
tappers, but If you come to Florida
you will find them out" writes e p.
Powell in outing 1T is a curious
business that will deliberately destroy
all the forests of a half dozen states
for little immediate gain; and still
more curious is the lassitude that
allows the destruction TO go on The
French have method OF tapping
trees which gives profitable re-
turn and leaves the trees practically
uninjured. In this way an Industry
is perpetuated, but our American
tapping is another thing The trees
are cut with a broad ak, hewing out
great slices and leaving scars from
which the resin flows into boxes al
the bottom OF the cut and is seraped
once a month into casks The Gu
is repeated each year, and in SIX or
seven years the tree is exhausted
So go great forests Of pine 10
stand eighty to one hundroa -
high, leaving us Thousand aef
of standing lumber which
cut down by portable saea n
end Of It all is a haggar
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16
ACTUAL METHOD
OF MAKING TIRES
LONG AND PARTICULAR PROCESS
INVOLVING MANY DELI
CATE DETAILS.
ONE AIM is TO HAVE ALL TIRES
OF SAME DURABILITY

For many years it has been the
practice of manufacturers of automo
bile tires to maintain an atmosphere
of the utmost mystery regarding the
various processes and trade secrets
that enter into the manufacture OF
their products. Each manufacturer
has endeayored to create The impress
sion that in his particular factory
there were employed number of Sc
cret methods ON wlich he relied for
the superiority of his tires This art
OF secrecy has become almost a ira
di..on with the tire making trade and
as a result few of the thousands OF
automobile owners, whose chied
troubles are caused by tires, have the
remotest idea of how these bother
some but necessary adiuncts 10 auto.
MODELLING are constructed.
This description of the methods by
which crude rubber is converted into
automobile tires will prove OF interest
to most automobilists in view of the
fact that 1t is the first time that the
public has been taken behind the
scenes with reference to this indus.
try.
To begin with, tire factory is not
permeated with the frightful smell
that one associates with burning rub
Der The rubber is neither burned nor
cooked at any stage of its evolution.
The raw rubber comes to the fac.
tory in the shape of Jumps. and the
first process Is passing Theses through
a series of "masticating" machines
which literally chew 1t up into small
bits. At the same time the rubber
is flooded with cold water, thus carry
ing away the pieces of wood, dirt and
other impurities which cling TO the
rubber as it comes from the forest
The rubber comes from these ma.
chimes in rough sheets or layers re.
sembling somewhat in their consist
ency the sponges on sale at drue
stores. After hanging for some time
In the dark to dry thes layers and
passed through steam heated rolls
These rolls travel at different speeds
and bv passing the sheets of gum OF
rubber between them the material Is
thoroughly worked and kneaded and
becomes, in fact, very much like an
exceedingly sticky form of dough. AS
It passes through again and again II
crackles and snaps and draws in
quite a remarkable manner.
From one set of rolls to another the
sheets of material are kept moving
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16
Was Looking For Trouble

A man wezt into an automobile
establishment and accosted the mar;
who came out TO greet him.
Have you got a secondhand ma.
chine?"
I'VE have indeed One that"
"ooes it run smoothly
Zine. None better"
Then | don't want IT."
Don't want it?"
"No. sir. want the worst ma.
chine that you have around the
place"
What for?"
ITO run, of course. / want a ma
chine that backs and fills, that splut.
ters and lays down on you always
at the wrong moment. want a
machine that crawls along and gives
you hope and encouragement ana
fills you with a sense of freedom,
and then suddenly. when you are
forgetting that you ever had any
trouble, gasps and stops short"
You say you want a machine Just
like that?"
81 certainly do, sir. That's what
came in here for. IF you can't ac
commodate me, please say so at
once. My time is valuable, and
will seek elsewhere"
you are looking for trouble, are
your
That's what | am. Can't let me
have too much of it. l am hungry
for it."
The automobile man became deeply
interested.
May / ask. sir" he said, what is
the peculiar nature of your com.
plaint?"
Certainly, sir. About two years
ago my wife became a Christian Sci.
enlist and converted me. Then |
went over to new thought and be.
gan a course of rhythmic breathing.
On top of this / joined vibration
school until | became too happy for
any use. became so happy that /
simply couldn't stand It. Now I've
got TO have taste Of old times. /
must have something to worry me
or shall go mad. So trot out the
worst old bag of bones you have,
sell it to me for a song, and let me
once more. be a real human being.
with an interest in the things OF
this life"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16
Theod0sia Burrs Disappearance.

Quite as conflicting have been the
clews offered to explain the fate OF
Theodosia Burr Aston, who on Janu.
airy 81, 1912. sailed from Charleston
on the ship Patriot bound for New
York, where she was to meet her ia.
Their, Aaron Burr, the former vice
president Of the United States
Her little son, Aaron Burr Aston,
had Just died, and she was Fastening
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16

to her father for consolation. But
the Patriot, like the Bella, never came
TO port. Whether she was wrecked by
the elements, sunk by the British or
looted by pirates, people speculated
at the time. But the most persistent
rumor was that she had been cap
tured by pirates and her crew and
passengers held in ransom. This,
however. Aaron burr stoutly denied.
"All the prisons in the world couldn't
keep Theodosia from her father
said he. He maintained that the Pa
triot had been wrecked, yet not a
scrap of her wreckage ever washed up
on shore, nor did any passing ship
ever observe her in distress.
Forty years after her disappearance
two men, about to be executed in
Norfolk, confessed that they and other
shore pirates had lured the Patriot on
to the rocks at Naghead, N. c., and
after blindfolding all ON board had
made them walk the plank" But that
Mrs. Aston shared this fate was con-
sidered doubtful by many. who took
into account her wealth and he abil.
ity to pay heavy ransom to pirates.
Some, who believed she was held cap
tive because of her renowned beauty,
maintained that she was later taken
to Alexandria, where she died at an
inn, and was buried in what has since
become famous as the Grave of Fe-
male Stranger A few years ago a
new clew was given by portrait
greatly resembling Mrs. Aston, which
was alleged to have been found dur.
ing the war of 1912 in mysterious
ship which came ashore, fully rugged,
in a Carolina inlet. This vessel, so the
story goes, contained silks and other
valuables, besides the portrait, but
not human soul. If this ship were
the Patriot, both the pirate and ship
wreck hypothesis would seem to be
eliminated, as pirates would not leave
such valuable loot as silks, while a
storm would not destroy the passeng.
ers and leave the boat intact.
Grim Testimony of Three Skeletons.
Upon what has befallen some dis
appearing personages-though prob.
ably none of those mentioned above.
several grewsome discoveries Of re-
cent times have thrown their light.
The other day in Richmond, Va, work
men destroying an old building, in a
once fashionable section of the city.
came upon a sealed dungeon, 10 feet
below the street level. Breaking
through a bricked-over trapdoor, they
entered this prison, finding two con-
Meeting chambers, each containing a
skeleton, one that of man, crouching
in corner, and the other that of a
young woman, lying at full length.
The adjacent house dated back to
the forties, and had been used sue.
cessively as a fashionable dwelling
house, hotel, club, hospital end tene.
ment, but to which of these periods
the skeletons belonged no one can as
yet determine That they were alive
when imprisoned is evidenced by the
discovery of cooking utensils found
with their bones. But their inprison-
er took good care that their cries
should net reach the outside air, as
the careful sealing of their dungeons
shows. They seem to have been
doomed to die together perhaps by a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16
No Danger.

Much sobered by the Importance 0.
the news he had to communicate.
youthful Thomas strobe into the
house and said breathlessIy:
Mother. they have new baby
next door. and the lady over there is
awful sick. Mother you ought to go
right in and see her"
Yes, DEAR said his mother. Il
will 60 over in day or two, just as
soon as she gets better"
But, mother" persisted Thomas,
| think you ought to go in right
away: she il real sick. and maybe
you can do something to help"
Yes, dear" said the mother, pa
tiently, "but wa, a day or so until
she is lust little better"
Thomas seemed much dissatisfied
at his mothers apparent lack Of
neighborlv interest, and then some.
thing eemed to dawn upon him. for
he hlurted ont:
Mother Won ueedn NJ. afrafd-it
ain catchiug -Cosma \.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16

When fellow stops drinking
don't try to make his mouth water.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16

jealous husband or jealous lover, who
knows? Out of the lives of their loved
ones they once "mysteriously disap
peared," and perhaps their vanishing
was chronieled at the time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16

Arthur Somers, a member OF the
HrGpFftn resrs - r>tucat1sn teIa
a. so'0~ins clever story
VISA nurrying to catch a trolley
go a. -" iirnosivn srIups when
infnet coii ~ fhe sonnn or an ON
mona rir-p-n ~ steppad I'm iadys
tram ] grabbed my hat to apollo
gize hn' before could say a WORD
fha 'a0ed ont You brutel'
= stood there petrlned with my
bot In my hand starting to humble
sn'e ahiec' arology. when she looked
around and said.
'oh her vourpardont Tthought
z WIS nv husbandt' IN Y. Tele-
cram
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16

When the patient called on his doc.
tor he found the good man in state
of great apprehension.
i've got all the symptoms of the
disease you have" said the doctor
Il am sure I have caught it from
you"
What are you so scared ahout?'
asked the patient.
why man, replied the doctor, n
don't think I can cure -Harper's
Weekly aa
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-16

When you give a woman a Christ
mas present she says she di1n't ex
peet ANYTHING. although she ponp az
peeted twice as much az yog 81
ing her.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17
PLAY ON PLAYERS NAMES.

J. J. Indy of Greenville, Wis, con.
tributes the following Interesting play
upon players names:
Sallee and John(s) fell in Love last
Summer and were caught Huggin(s)
not many Weeks afterward while they
we're out Rowan on the Lake. They
then decided to get married at once
and not Waite until the Cole Win
ter(s) 50 they had Parson(s) Phillippi
perform the ceremony. John(s) wore
his Overall az he said 1t was too Hise
German for ''hot) to dress Upp. Sal:
lee wore her Lavender Frock and had
Moore Wigs on than Ever(s) before.
They invited the Neighbors and had
the Guest(s) arrive Farley so it was
no Wunder that they felt 80 Lively
as they drank Case of High Balls
and each one had q Baskette Of Grub.
Fromme then until knight they Clumm
around the Peartree and under the
Cakes. Cobb was the master OF the
ceremonies and being Speaker on that
occasion called upon Lajoie for q
toast. He spoke in French, 80 they
Chase(d) him to the Woods. Then
Elberfeld Rose to say few words but
soon gave them Payne. He said
that he could not Jolly them and in
Justice to himself he sat Down(s) and
before Long was seen going Upp the
Street to Towne. Not far behind him
was Schlei. who said he could not
Stack up against such Sharpe People
nor was he Able(s) to Deal with them
like Cobb. The Brouthers of the
Groome gave the (Mc) Bride a Jewell
Stone which was as Claire as Cristall.
All reported Goode time and then
the Young couple took the Carr for
Milan and trip through the East.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17
REGULAR PLAYING PUTS
CONFIDENCE IN MERKLE

Fred Merkle, the Giants first base
man, Is Toledo boy, and has been a
member Of the New York National
league club since August, 1907. Until
this season Merkle was a substitute,
playing both in the infield and outfield,
but now he is regular and one of
Manager McGraw's most valuable play
ers. Merkle has covered first base ex-
ceptionally we'll this season and also
has been hitting in timely fashion. He
is about "a years old and began play
ing professionally with the Tecumseh
club of the Southern Michigan league
in 1907, the Giants buying his release
for $4,000. In 1908 Merkle had the
misfortune to fail to touch second in
a game played with the Cubs, this
omission practically costing the Giants
the pennant and interfering with
Merkle's work for long time. When
Tenney was crippled last year Merkle
covered first base in clever style, and
this season his work has been excep.
tionally good. Playing regularly
Merkle has gained lots of confidence
in himself and has practically forgot
ten the incident of September, %,
1908. He Is now making the fans for
get Fred Tenney.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17
NOBODY In SIGHT TO WHIP JACK JOHNSON
Defeat Of eres Leaves No Fighter Whom the White Race
Can Depend to Wrest the Champion Away From the
Black Man-Says He Will Not Fight Langord.

whipped Johnson, and it is doubtful II
Jim would have weathered more than
one or two uppercuts.
For my part believe Bob Ftzsim-
mons in his prime would have been
harder man for Johnson to whip
than any Of them. But Bob would
have been at the same disadvantage
as he was with Jeffries. Thirty or
40 pounds difference in weight would
have been too much even for the freck.
led one.
We have got to give 1t to johnson,
and 1t is to be hoped that he behaves
himself. That big purse he won will
pay many fine for auto speeding and
he will make much more in the next
year or so on the stage. One result
Of the fight was to increase the feel.
ing Of dislike between the races. It
caused riots all over the country be-
tween whites and blacks, and in these
battles, the blacks being outnumbered,
got the worst Of It. One of the worst
Of the fights was in Washington, and
Major Sylvester. chief of the cap
ital police, issued an order the next
day forbidding the showing Of the
moving pictures of the battle in that
city.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17

Batteries Fisher, Manning ann
Mitchell: Mitchell and Bemis.
Detroit Washington game called on
account Of rain.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17
kInselIa 10 ResourcefuI,

There is no limit to the resources Of
President Kinsella of the Springfield
team Of the Three I league when It
comes to acquiring players. As rapid.
ly as one pitcher shows signs of weak.
ness he gets rid Of him and sends for
another. Although carrying a half.
dozen stars, he has brought back stei.
ger, the southpaw, who was sold last
fall, but who has been with st. Paul
this year. Kinsella's bottomless pock.
etbook makes It hard for the other
clubs to keep up with him. Kinsella
has purchased First Baseman McCau-
ley Of the West Ends Of Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17

winter seasoning bats for use In the
next campaign, selecting the finest
piece of wood he could secure, dry
ing 1t all winter above the kitchen
stove, and taking It down daily t.
polish It, Each man wants his bat
turned Just so. the handle certain
diameter, with so much wood In the
heavy end; 1t must balance just to
suit him when he swings It; but most
Important Of all Is the driving power.
Some bats that are beautiful to be-
hold and which suit the player exact
y as to s1ze and balance prove the
most miserable kind Of receptions and
Bnares because when they come to hit
The ball there is no drive" in them
They seem punk and do not have the
spring in them that makes the ball
travel when hit square On the nose.
Pete Browning was one of those old
time players who loved his bat first
and the world afterward. He passed
more time working over his big
bludgeons than at any other vocation
in ufe And he felt amply repaid.
when, the next season. he found he
had one or two that exactly suited
him.
Billy Hamilton was another who
loved his bats His kitchen in his New
England home was always full of them
during the winter months and he han.
died them like pets. He laugh Fred
Tcnnev the same reverence for the
war club and Fred started out in the
same way. But Tenney has change<
now. ard noct of the modern players
arc different too, though they still de.
nand bats that exactly suit them In
balance and b,!ld as well as driving
power. but they lit the factories do
the pctting and polishing, choosing
only to 60 owe. ti4e bunch submitted
for trial ard PIX .:i:.y out the ones that
suit best.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17
Viewers Claim DfSaIlowed,

The National commission refused to
allow the claim Of George Weaver
against the Cleveland club, the evil,
dence showing that he had received
more pay than he was really entitled
to. In the case Of Herbert Brady, who
asked for a certain amount of salary
due him from the Springfield, Mass.
club, the player was more fortunate.
His claim was substantiated, after q,
thorough investigation, by the Nation.
II commission.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17

In the first game in which he played
for the Chicago Sox, RED. Kelly d
Notre Dame, made good with the
crowd. He got two hits that helped
to win the game. George Browne.
also a new member of Comiskey's
team. started OF like q winner. II
the Sox could hit the ball like they
field and play the bases they would
be higher up in the pennant face.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17

THE PLACE TO BUY
Ground feed, oats, corn, bran,
shorts and poultry supplies at Wills
Seed Store.-Advt.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-17
lRONERS WANTED.

Hand ironers wanted. Permanent
position and good wages. Also posi-.
lions for several extra hand ironers
wanting work for three or four days
a week. Apply at once. The Bis
marck Steam Laundry Co.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-10-07
SUNSHINE HOME.

The Workers Conference will meet
Monday, October 10th from 10 a. m.
to II m. We hope all members will
be present and bring others.
Sister j. p. Moore is now in Phil
adelphia, Pa, where she will make
her headquarters for the winter.
Mrs. M. H. Flowers had the pleas
ure of visiting the Tuskegee Insti-
tute, Tuskegee, Ala, on her return
from New Orleans, La, where she
attended the National Baptist Con-
vention. She will leave for Knoxville,
Tenn, Friday.
Mesdames Griggsby, Weber and
Misses Green and Miller of Indianapo-
lis spent a short while with us en-
route from the National Baptist Con-
vention, looking into the plan of the
Fireside School work.
Miss Florence Burnett returned
from her vacation much refreshed
for service. She had the pleasure of
addressing the Missionary Training
School of which Mrs. Coins is princi-
pal, last Monday, on Christian Edu-
cation. Quite a large Interesting au-
dience present.
Miss S. E. Moore, of Shawneetown,
ILL.,, was married to Mr.. e. w. Reid,
of Bessemer, Ala, Wednesday eve
ming 8 o'clock. Rev. w. S. Ellington
officiated. Mr.. S. Reid, brother of
the groom, a best man, and Miss G.
M. Moore, sister of the bride, was
brides maid. A large number of
friends witnessed the marriage.
They received a large number of val
liable and ~serviceable presents. Miss
S. e. Moore has been in our employ as
bookkeeper four years. Mr.. Reid is
a member of the Senior dental class
of Meharry.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-10-07
o. /. ENDoWM BOARD
MEETS IN COLUMBIA.

The Endowment Board of the I'M
maculate fraternity met In Columbia,
October l, 1910, by order of J.. H. Sla-
ten, Grand Master. The following
were present: Mr., Jas. Bumpass and
Mrs. 5. J. Carter, of Nashville, and
Prof. T. P. Turner, of Pulaski. The
secretary-treasurer, Prof. T. p. Tur-
ner made his report showing an In
crease over the former quarter. The
election of board officers was as fol
lows; Mrs. S. j.. Carter, Secretary,
Prof. T. P. Turner, Treasurer: Jas.
Bumpass, Assistant Chairman.
Claims were taken under considera.
tion 9nd passed on which amounted
to S680.00.