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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
"THE NEWLYWEDS AND THEIR
BABY"

company of fun-makers will pre-
sent for the first time I'm Bluefield at
the Elks' Opera House on September
~, "The Newlyweds and Their Baby"
McManus' cartoons of like name, by
Aaron Hoffman and Paul West, re-
quiring the services of 60 IL people.
The half OF course is the baby, played
by James II. Rosen.
The plot has to do with the kidnap-
ping of the Baby Napoleon Newlywed
by one Prof. August Nichol, proprietor
of the famous incubator at Moonlight
Park. 1t seems that in order to slim
ulate business at the incubators he
has engaged midget, Major Knott
Much, to impersonate baby.
On arriving at the Newlywed house
where a birthday party is in progress.
Prof. Nichols recognizes the baby's
nurse, as a young woman formerly an
attendant at his incubators and with
whom the diminutive Major fell in
love. At the end of the first act Maj
or Knott Much, Ifiasquerading as the
ewlywed Baby, has things in such
a tangle that nobody knows just how
he or she stands. Everyone, however,
realizes that this is not the Newly
wed Baby and all set off to recover
the original Napoleon Newlywed.
The second act shows the exterior
of summer restaurant and cafe near
baby continues. At one moment it
seems as though the dear baby is
about to be restored to the doting
parents. The next he is further away
than ever. First the midget, then the
baby appears on the scene and even
the parents of the wonderful Napoleon
are so confused that they cannot tell
which they are chasing, the baby or
the midget.
OF course it all ends happily, but
not until everyone OF the characters
suspects everyone else of completely
in the kidnapping.
Many songs and dances are employ
ed to make the performance interest
ing. The cast is notable one, in
GLIDING Countess Olga Won Hatzfeldt.
James r. Rosen, George p. Murphy,
Leo Hayes, Milton Dawson, Hal Starks
Claire Noelke May Emory, George Az
Grill, Thomas J. Cochran, Madeline
Wainwright and beauty chorus of
fifty. "
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
"THE CLIMAX"

Joe Weber's much talked of play,
"The Climax" is the most original
type OF play that was seen here last
season. The dainty melody drama has
made a most emphatic hit with the
local theatre-goers and Manager Jollif-
Re has succeeded in getting the play
for return engagement. The Gil
max" will be seen at the Elks' Opera
House, Saturday, September 10. The
piece, I'm fact, is so very natural and
tfe-like in the telling of the story and
the actions Of the people that z Can
be scarcely called a play.
It It the living out OF newell and dra
matte story OF how young singers
ambition is nearly thwarted by a sci
fish and bigoted young doctor who
loves the girl but does not wish her
to take up an operate career. A
slight operation is necessary on
her throat i'm order TO remove a Ger
! tain huskiness Of tone in the middle
register. friend OF the young doc
tor performs the operation and there
is no danger OF disastrous result
but the young doctor uses the theory
Of mental suggestion upon the patient
10 such an extent that she Is practi
cally paralyzed with nervous appre
hension when she attempts to sins
and her vocal chords fail to respond
She believes that her hopes are crush
ed forever, and is ON the point Of com
hitting suicide, but is stopped by hei
old mucis master. In the last act she
is seen happy once more having pu
aside her thoughts of theatrical ca
reer and being about TO wed the youns
doctor. She has not attempted to us,
her voice during the interval, feelinS
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
PLAYS AND ACTORS

that il is gone forever. but I'm the great
flood of happiness which overwhelms
does sing-and sings better than ev,
does sings--and songs better than ev.
er before The old music master. and
Pietro. his son, are both overjoyed. but
not so the doctor. who confesses the
method he resorted to keep her from
her stage career. She turns from him
In righteous anger at his terrible trick
and looks ahead to a glorious career
as one of the great song birds OF the
world. Now, when II is necessary
To have hero or heroine sing I'm 2
drama IL is usually done by substi.
tute who is conveniently behind tho
scenes, or polite. or rather politically
turns his or her back to the audience
SO IL may seem as IL he or she Is real.
ly singing
This same thing is true In nearly
all instances where Il Is necessary
that the piano be played by one OF the
characters. A pianist off stage does
tho work while the pianist on the
stage operates n silent keyboard But
In The Climax" there is no such sub.
stitution.
Adelina stands stands there facing
the audience and sings 1.-THE Song of
the Soul and Pietros young com
ioser. plays the piano-and has ba
oy grand upon which TO show hi,,
skill. This IL stage realism in its
highest altitude. And it is thoroughly
appreciated by the audience to whom
the singing Is doubly sw nS and the
piano playing doubly clev'r bccnlsa
reither is .eked, but highly eX
ecuted by splendid artists.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
THE AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia. Sept. "a world SO.
ries for the amateur baseball cham.
pionship will be inaugurated i'm Phila.
delphia tomorrow afternoon, when the
pick OF the Quaker City players will
meet selected mines from Now York
and Washington. The metropolitan
aggregation will be played at . O'Clock
and at 4 the game with the nine from
the national capital will be called.
week from tomorrow. on Septem.
Der Ia, the second section OF the world
series will be played In New York. the
Philadelphia and Washington teams
going to that city. The wind.up OF the
series win come at Washington ON
Sept. "a. Each city will be represent.
ed by the winning team OF It's amateur
league.
series for the non.professional
baseball championship was played last
year. with New York and Philadelphia
as the only competitors. sThe st.
Nicholas club represented New York
and took two OF the three games from
the st. Anne team OF this city.
John +. Flagg. OF New York, will
live mp to his name by nodating a
large red. white and blue flag. emble.
matte OF the worlds amateur baseball
championship. to the team winning the
tri-city series.
Chicago. Boston and other cities
having strong amateur mines are en-.
Vious OF the claim that the games be.
tween Philadelphia, New York and
Washington will decide the non-p rofes
sional championship OF the country
and II is possible that the winner of
the series will be challenged to de-
fend Its right to the title. AS the
Philadelphia Americans and the Chi
cago Nationals ara likely to have to
hght IL out for the Professional cham
pionship. an amateur worlds series
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
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Rirda and lnaact lifa.

Men OF science are generally agreed
that birds ure natures great check en-
the excess OF insects and that they
maintain the balance between plant
and insect life. Ton thousand cater
pillars. II has been estimated. could
destroy every blade OF grass on an
area OF cultivated land. The insect
population of single cherry tree In.
tested with aphidcs hos been estimat-
cd by a prominent entomologist ut no
less than 100000 The bird popula-
ton OF cultivated country districts has
been estimated at from 100 TO 1000 per
square mile This is small compared
with tho number Of insects. yet as
each bird consumes hundreds OF In
sects every day the latter are prevent
cd from becoming the Gcourge they
would be but for their feathered enc
mies.--Harper's Weekly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
B0KHARA THE NOBLE.
a City That Does Not Live Up to its
High Sounding Title.

CITY That Does Not Live Up to its
High Sounding Title.
EIhe same manners and customs pre-
VAL In the Bokhara OF today that were
FAMILIAR to our night prowlIng friend
OF Bngdad. A bindfolded horse still
plods round and round beneath a beam.
grinding the corn between mn upper
and n neither milestone. The cotton IL
still cardcd by the primitive agency OF
double bow, the smaller one affixed
10 The ceiling and the larger one at
tached to II by n cord and struck by a
maiiet 30 as to cause n sharp rebound
The reis-i-sharlat. or censor of the
morals. still rides slowly through the
town. compelling the children To at.
tend the schools and their parents the
mosques. inspecting the weights and
measures and keeping watch over
the behavior OF the community ns n
whole. When trndesman IL found
guilty of cheating he is stripped bar.
In the street. forced to his knees nm.
logged with stIrrup leather by one
OF the censor's attendants.
The world moves slowly In Bokhnra
The city gates still close with the set
ting sun. After dark no ora Is allow
cd abroad, the only sound nt night be-
Ing the melancholy beating of the
watchman's drum ms he patrols the
streets with lantern In his quest. un-
like Diogenes, OF dishonest man.
With it's filth, fanaticism. vice. cru.
city and corruption, Bokhara the No
BILE. as Its people insist on calling II,
comes nearer TO being n hell on earth
than any place I know. and that is the
best that I can say about it.-B. Alex
ander Powell I'm Everybody's.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09

esvsd by M, wiz,


LORD Justice Fitzgibbon. at the time
when he was one OF the Justices Of ap-
peais OF Ireland. was holding assizeS
In Tfpperary county when a man was
brought before him on Indictment for
murder. The case was proved that the
victim came to his death by being his
with q stick I'm the hands of the de.
PENDANT. but the doctor testified that
he had what they called In medical
parlance n paper skull"
Tho case looked dark for the prison.
or. however. and the jury returned a
verdict OF guilty, As the man was
brought before the court for sentence
II was noticed that his loreiship Ind his
black cap I'm his hand.
Have you anything to say why sen.
tcnce should not be pronounced upon
your demanded Lord Fitzgibbon.
The man looked for n moment ma
then said. NO. your lordship. | have
nothing to say. but should like to
ask one question"
Whit Is that. my manY" said Fits.
gibbon.
IL should like to know what a man
with n head like that was doing In
TipperaryT
The black cap was put away and a
prison sentence Imposed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
INTEREST In Ane;.n, p,v.

AS rule, the ancients frowned upon
the Idea of interest. They called II
usury. and. except in the case OF
wardships and trusts, when the law
insisted upon money being usefully In
vested they looked upon the man who
lived by Investments as bad char
acter and his trade as disreputable
one. Even Aristotle. IA most advanced
thinker In many respects. talked mcat
energetically against money. calling II
barren thing. which could produce
nothing without violating nature" 1t
was not until the crusades that tho
money lender had any standing or re-
spectability in Europe.-New York
American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09

fronted next day in his own homo by
the music hall girl who claims that
the banker proposed marriage to her
the night before. The possibilities
that stare him in the face If he is
held to his word-he has stated an
awful mix-up and sees no way out
of the dilemma just then become
fearful to contemplate. He works of
a with a desperation born of terror
that can be gagged by some of the pos.
slbilities of what a desperate man can
do. Besides being one of the funniest
farce comedies OF the season, there
the interspread spicy specialties and
songs, withal as good a two hours
entertainment as could be desired.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
HE REFORMED.
a Flash Of Lightning Made Him Bee
HE Evil Ways.


A group of men sitting on the dry
goods boxes In front of country
store were discussing big storms.
There's no use in talking" remnrk.
"a one of them. I'VE are all badly
Icared in q thunderstorm"
II remember one time when I was,
sure enough" said another. "Tt was
about year after l was married. and
I was on my way home from town. II
, began TO thunder and tighten when I
was about halfway there, and the rain
fell In sheets. stopped under big
tree. ! knew that wasn't safe, but
thought I'd risk It.
In few minutes the lightning
struck a tree about . hundred feet
away. and fell down. either from the
I shock. 2r 9rcm fright, I don't know
which to this day. rat got up again,
and my hair rose on end YkeR I 70
membercd that had q plug % tobsc
co in my pockSt"
What had that 90 DO with ST."
Nothing but this. My wife dldnI
know ! chewed tobacco. She hated
The weed like poison. What II had
been killed and that plug Of tobacco
found 10 my pocketT ! thought
think had the worst fright right
then that ever had In my life"
| "WeIlT
"Well, before the next fash cane
took that plug out OF my pocket and
threw II as far as could send II. and
{ have never chewed tobacco since"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
THE MUSIC HALL GIRL"

Coming to the Elks' Opera House
next Tuesday. September 10, is that
most pleasing show, THE Music Hall
Girl farce comedy with music. The
story is both amusing and clever and
is not a hard one to follow. 1t chiefly
concern the escapade of a dignified
banker in a music hall with music
hall girl, with whom he opened thirty.
seven bottles of wine. He is con.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Notice IS hereby given that the un.
dersigned will receive private bids
before the 18th day of September
1910, for the outstanding accounts and
notes due the late firm OF J.. Il. ST.
Clair & Co, and If sum, considered
by me sufficient, is not offered by said
time, I VIII offer the same on said
date at public auction to the highest
bidder, in front of the First National
Bank of Bluefield.
These accounts and notes may be in
spected by any one interested by ap
plying to the undersigned.
II. G. JORDAN, Trustee.
S-20-2-6-12-10
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
Burns a. q Tax Collector.

In the olden days candles were tn xed
articles, and II was the duty Of Robert
Burns as an excise officer TO see that
the tax was not evaded. He generally
looked the other way. however. IA
when passing through the kitchen one
night at William Lorimer's OF Kenni-
shall, where the gudewife was busy
making candles. he merely remarked.
Faith. madam, yc're thrang the
nicht." and passed into the parlor.-St.
James Gazette.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
AT COST.

All dry goods, notions, shoes queens.
ware, glassware and enamelware
September 1st, 2nd and Ord. One dust
pan Free to every lady purchasing
$1.O0 in merchandise.
J. M. EcHoLs Cash Store
205 South Bland Street.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09

The subjoined item appeared in
French newspaper:
There was found in the river this
morning the body OF soldier cut 10
pieces and sewed up in sack Tbe
circumstances seem to preclude any
suspicion Of suicide"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09
Tn. Mountain. Bother Them.

The British have had heaps Of trou
BILE In Slam to make the natives under.
stand that the world Is round instead
OF Hat. Indeed. the native teachers
keep on teaching the children that II
issnat. and when argued with they re
ply III Il isn't fat why do the noun
sains stand up as they do instead 81
rolling downhillY-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09

our customs and habits are ike the
ruts in roads. The wheels Of NE SCI
ne INTO them. ana we Jog along through
the mire because It IL too much trouble
g go. sc oct Of then, -.--
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-09

between the sane cities would likely
be great attraction. and it Is possible
that such coa.est may be arranged
should this city get the decision over
New York and Washington In the
amateur games.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-24
NEW LAW firm Al
WEST PALM BEACH

A new professional card IN our COZ.
ums this week is that of Currle " Gar
michael, of West Palm Beach the
Palm Beach News says of the new iirm'
"Not only has the legal business OF
Mr.. George G. Currie become 80 No'
luminous, but the business Of The Cur
RE Investment Company has become 50
flatteringly abnormal, and takes up 5"
much of that gentleman time a' It's
head that it has been found necessary
by him to have the assistance O. 'vI'y
qualified legal practitioner as partner
in this city and county. To TINS enc
Mr.. Currie has been fortunate to secure
as his future partner,M. D Carmicha"'
A. B., L. L. B.; J. d., of Liberty
Indiana, and the firms name VIII D'--
Currie and Carmichael.
"Mr. Carmichael was born and brought
up in Liberty, Indiana, and graduated
from the University If Indiana IN l"o'
taking the degree of A, B.; that OF L.
LIB. in 1908, at his alma mater. In the
year 1909 Mr.. Carmichael attended the
University of Chicago where he grad
uated it'll the high degree of j. d.
doctor of Jurisprudence,) From that
time to joining Mr.. Curry he has been
practicing law with Judge FIN. Simon
ton, of Tampa, Fla.
"From this it will be seen that Mr..
Carmichael is a young man of no mean
attachments and Mr. Currie as well as
West Palm Beach is to he congratula-
ted in having Mr.. Carmichael as partner
and citizen. The young attorney is
bachelor.
Mr.. Currie will now be enabled to use
his knowledge and energy in the gener-
al management and direction of the
Curre Investment Co."
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-24
MEDICINAL VALUE
OF PINEAPPLE JUICE

Lobster can be eaten with drawn but
ter and impunity and all Nightmares will
be put to flight if he who eats will
assimlate little pineapple juice as he
progresses.
DR.. B. G. r. Williams, of Paris, H.,
tells all about the virtues of the spiney
fruits, in the current number of the
Medical Record, where he sets forth the
results of his experiments for two years
in the treatment of dyspepsia and kim
dred ills.
So confident is he that he is right
about the therapeutic qualities of the
pineapple that he says even chop suey
can be robbed of its gastric terrors.
Ananasa saliva is the professional
name of the pineapple, and its juice
contains delightful engine: which the
physician endorses. He also discloses
that the engine is also bromeline.
Or. Williams says he makes no pre-
tense that pineapple juice is a cureall
for stomach disorders, and declares it
can be of value only in its natural state
"Pine apple juice, continues the ply
stefan, "cannot quickly neutralize an
acute Indigestion but can prevent one.
There can be no better addition to the
meal than piece of pineapple eaten
now and then. convinced myself long
ago that the pineappes is godsend to
the one who dissipates.'
DR.. Williams points out the superior
ity of bromelin over pepsin, and declares
that one may have it in the form of a
dessert instead of as drug. - Ocala
Banner.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-24
The Big Head

is of two kinds -cOnceit and the big
head that comes from sick headache.
Does your head ever feel like gourd
and your brain feel loose and sore?
You can cure it in no time by acting on
your liver with Billiards. Herbine.
Isn't it worth trying for the absolute
and certain relief you'll get? Sold by
St Lucie Drug Co.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-24
A Vital Point

The most delicate part of baby is
it's bowels. Every ailment that it suf-
fers with attacks the bowels, also en-.
dangering in most cases the life of the
infant, McGee's Baby Elixir cures
diarrhoea, dysentery and all derange-
ments of the stomach or bowels. Sold
by St. Lucie Drug Co
The Lamar register., 1910-04-27
LIFE OF MARK TWAIN" THE
GREAT AMERICAN HUMORIST
Early Struggles and Adventures, Fol-
Lowed by Years of Successful Liter
airy Work--Later Days Saddened by
Deaths and Financial Reuerses.
MARK TWAIN"

tion. and now that he had grown to
manhood. he resolved to realize his
ambition. lie was fortunate enough to
become a pupil of Horace Bixby. and
he was soon guiding the awkward
river craft along tn, tortuous channel
OF the muddy stream.
The idea of his becoming an author
had never entered his mind at that
time. but he absorbed enough of the
pilot life TO enable him to describe the
difficulties encountered in guiding a
boat along the great river in his Life
on the Mississippi River" which he
wrote many years later.
First Literary Work.
In 1862 he began his first regular
literary work on the stan OF the vir-
ginia City Enterprise. He wrote a col
umn daily. dealing with the political
situation in the state. that attracted
wide attention. These articles he
signed with the nom de plume Mark
Twain which he had heard sung out
on the Mississippi steamers to let the
pilot know that the sounding showed
two fathoms OF water.
In March of 1867. Twain" published
his first book. THE Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County" The book made
quite a stir in that part of the coun-
try. but only 1000 copies were sold.
II attracted the attention. however. of
the editor OF the Alta California. who
sent the author out as a newspaper
correspondent on n steamboat excur-
sion to southern Europe and the ORR
ent.
His letters were published from time
to time. and in 1863 the author re-
vised them and published them in
book form under the title OF The In
nocents Abroad" This work made
Mark Twain" famous and compelled
his recognition as Americas foremost
humorist. In the first i6 months. So
900 volumes were sold. and many
more subsequently. This was a record
sale for those days.
Marries Miss Langdon.
II was on his trip in the Mediter-
ranean that Mark Twain" met Olivia
L. Langdon of Elmira. N. Y. T~y fell
in love with each other. and In 1870
were married. Their married life was
one Of perfect harmony and four chill
dren blessed. their union.
Mr.. Clemens resided in Buffalo for
The Lamar register., 1910-04-27

Samuel I.anghorne Clemens. Ameri-
cas- foremost humorist and known the
world over as Mark Twain" was born
November 30. 1895.
His father, John Marshall Clemens.
came from an old Virginia family. and
with his young wife. Elizabeth Lamp
ton, n descendant OF the early settlers
OF Kentucky. he Joined the sturdy
band of pioneers who pushed over the
Alleghanles in the early part of the
last century and settled along the
banks of the Mississippi river.
In the unco.Ith environment of the
then little frontier town of Hannibal
the famous author spent his boyhood
days. Here he fisbed, hunted and
lounged along the river banks with his
sturdy companions. living a healthy
outdoor existence. which undoubtedly
accounted for his long life. in the face
of his many Affections.
He attended the little school. but
not being of a very studious DISPOSE
ton, he learned far more from con-
tact with the rough companions whom
he immortalized in later years as
"Huckleberry Finn and Tom Saw
yer" and others Of their type.
At the age of twelve his meager
school education was brought to n
sudden close by the death OF his IA
Their.
His older brother. Orion s. Glenn
ems. was the proprietor Of a printing
shop in the village. and young Sam
Clemens began his journalistic career
there as printers devil" In the
course of few years he learned the
trade as compositor. and in 1858 he
left his native town and began n wan
dering existence. He tourneyed from
place to place. working at his trade in
New York and the principal cities of
the middle west
But while he gained vast amount
of experience during his travels. which
proved of the greatest value in the
preparation of some of his works in
later years. this period was r.ther un-
profitable from a financial standpoint.
and he was finally compelled to return
to his home along the banks of the
great river. in rather Strengthened cir
cumstance.
The life of a steamboat pilot had al
ways appealed to his youthful magma