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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
Russian Peasant Weddings.

A peasant weddlng In Russia means
festival for the whole village aud
often for the young people from neigh
BORING villages as we'll Weeks before
the eventful day the young girls as
semble at the home OF the bride TO help
her sew. The bridegroom comes with
his men friends TO treat them TO nuts
and sweets Appropriate songs are
sung. and the bridegroom's generosity
is put to the test. One OF the girls
holds ont TO him n plate. and IL he puts
down silver coin they sing him a
song full OF compliments. but II he
gives copper and is known 10 be able
to afford more mockcry follows. The
whole village is invited to the mar.
riage ceremony. which IL performed
with all the ancient superstitious rites
and solemnities.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
The Short Sten EatMeen.

II was on an ocean liner when sic
ran on the rocks Oft the English coast
some years ago" said travelling man.
and in the panic that cnSucd there is
one incident that stands out I'm my
memory. illustrating the slender thread
between the tragic and the ridirulous
We had fellow on board who had
managed TO keep pretty well loaded
all the way across. ard when we
struck the rocks he was i'm his usual
condition. When everybody thought
for sure we were going to the bottom
he sat down at the piano i'm the saloon.
and what do you suppose he began
playing? Home. Sweet Home. Some
body went tc him and begged him TO
stop. Immediately he switched or
from the doleful strains OF the old
song to the rollickinG melody Of Down
Went McGinty.' The absurdity OF the
thing seemed TO strike everybody at
once, and n general laugh followed
The tension was relieved, and there
was good order after that"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
a CLEAN of Hooo,

They were evidently from the coun
try and had wandered into the first
place Of amusement they found. A
performance OF Richard Ill" was In
progress, and after buying tickets
they went sQuea1ing down the aisle.
led by the usher. to seats well toward
the front
They watched the stage at FIRST with
hope of some excitement. but with
steadily decreasing interest. At last
the young woman touched the young
man.
Let's go out. jim" she said. otis
more interesting out In the street"
Lets hold on Il minute longer" re.
turned her escort. at cost consider.
able to get I'm. and. besides. that clown
has just called Cor Il boss. shouldn't
wonder If the shows really going to
begin now. Emma" Youths ComDan.
Ion
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
HIS Postaas Stamp.

consider the postage stamp. II says
nothing regarding the difficulty OF tnr
task assigned to 1t. but by dint OF close
application it usually gets there; also
1t delivers the goods. -a
Again, If one isn't enough 10 carry
the thing through. two or more by
working tremendously together see the
thing to a finish.
No matter II the (maD matter be
weigety. 1t puts n good face (ot Wash
lngton) on II ard goes directly 20 the
point. 1t gets licked and stamped
upon. and men besmlrch its fair fea-
lures and ofttimes give II more TO
carry than the pOstah union allows.
But. In spite of all this. IL sticks up.
hinchinGly TO the matter in hand by
virtue of the fact that IL knows that it
has good backing.
Its stick-to-it-ivity Is worthy OF EN-.
uiation by you.-JudGe's Library.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
The White Of an Eco.

The white Of an egg is made up Of
little cells filed with albumen ~
beating the white these cells are rup.
tured and oxygen from the air is in.
closed. which gives the white and
light appearance to beaten eggs The
white OF stale egg will not inclose as
much oxygen. will not be rs light ana
as easily digcstcd as that OF the fresh
egg ana, OF course. less valuable. The
Importance OF beating the egg I'm cold.
pure air Is readily seen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
QUEEN CONTEST.

The Queen Contest for a diamond
ring promises TO be very lively. The
voting began Monday and will con
tinue until Saturday night. The young
lady receiving the largest number OF
votes will be- given a diamond rms
every penny counts as vote but you
can vote as much and as often as You
like Tho young ladies in the contest
are Miss Ethel Smith. Miss Bessie
Mays. Miss Blanche Phelps. Miss
Nettie Vase. Miss Josephine Saddle.
The voting boxes are at East End
Drug store Whites Pharmacy. Blue.
field Pnarmacv r. Frank MasHre
Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
OPEN NEGRO FAIR.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept 27.-A state
fair devoted exclusively to showing
the agricultural industrial and com.
mcrcial progress Of the negro race
was opened here today and will con.
tinue through the week Colored PEG.
pie from all over Tennessee and many
from surrounding states arc here.
The displays at the exhibition are
highly creditable, especially in the
live stock department. A horse show
is one Of the features.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
SPLENDID VOICE.

Miss Elsie Wright of Richmond who
is visiting her cousin Miss Josephine
Wright on Tazewell street sang two
beautiful solos at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening much 10 the
delight of the congregation. Miss
Wright has a beautiful soprano voice
and sang splendidly 81 Heard the
Voice of Jesus Say and zone Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" Her singing ad
ded very greatly to the Sunday even
ing service.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
The Restaurant piooolo-

Writing from Dresden. an American
says: There IS at least one thing i'm
German restaurant for which one
would look I'm vain in our country.
That IS the piccolo. You may thinl,
that / mean n musical instrument and
that any orchestra in any country
might hnve ono of these. hut you are
wrong My piccolo, the ono mt the
restaurant. IS n human being He IS
boy twelve 20 fifteen years old. who
assists tho regular walters. lie wears
The regulation waters costume and
looks funny in his spikctall coat. He
is as solemn rs n funeral, knows how
To extract tip and for the high priv
hosc Of retaining his place and taking
bis first degree as waiter must on.
durc much abuse at the hands OF the
head waiter and his undcrllngs He
IS funny little follow, this piccolo
who because OF his appearance could
never prosper in our country"-New
York Tribune.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

T. j. O'Neil of Ashland is a guest
at the MatZ hotel.
T. X. Smoot of Tip Top was in the
city today on business.
Miss K. Johns OF Norton is visit
ing friends in the city.
d. T. Johnson OF Swords Crt ok
Va. is registered at me Grand
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. johnson of Ber
wind are visiting in the city.
x X x
Mrs. G. Blackstock left this morn
ing to visit relatives in Lynchburg.
Kirk Lunsford OF RichmCn1 was in
the city last night.
G. p. Hartman of Tazewell is IN tn !
city today.
H. c. Hufford of WEIGH was a visi
tor to the city last night.
n y Il
e. +. Gray OF Richmond, Va, is
in the city today.
Prof. T. II. X. Christie left this
morning for Princeton on business.
NJ. b. Eutser of ST. Paul was a Wis
itor to the city last night.
Earnest Bruce of Princeton was In
the city last night.
Sam Peery of Tazewell who has
been in Roanoke for several DAYS
passed through the city this alter
noon enroute to his home.
Contractor d. III. Cooper left this
morning to look after new front
which he is putting in the Baer bar.
gain house.
Rev. c. w. Kelley Of Tazewell, pre-.
siding elder of the Methodist Episco-
pal church for the Tazewell district
was in the city this morning on his
way to Pocahontas.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
DEATH OF INEANT

Fredda l.. Stafford, the infant daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r.. Stafford
died at their home at No. 113 Reese
street at three thirty this afternoon
Aged ten months and twenty three
days. Funeral services will be held
at the house tomorrow morning al
10 a. m. by Rev. Hamilton. Burial al
W alnut Grove Cemetery.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
a.m Family.

hS@Hatna," asked the little bog. "seo
nrs the HighwatersY
'liighwatcrs| answered the mothsg.
j don't know any such family. Way
60 you askT
We'll heard Mr. Perkins ask pADC
II he'd be over TO the little game o.
night and papa said he'd he there ~
spite o. IejsR uighwatCc."- CbicEes
RSsi
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
Rotrihution.

You are charged with allowing your
family only IL cents Il day for susie
nance"
That's all | do allow. your honor.
and 1t is enough"
Enough 10 feed a wife and six chill.
drcn?"
$50 | contend"
Five hundred dollars for contempt.
Nobody can call this court n fool and
get away with it"-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
CONSIDERATION
IS POSTPONED
Continued from Page one)

additional permit Wi he required 70
lay gas mains. The franchise pro
yides that tho gas conf any shall far.
nish tho city wIt5 u blue print Of
proposed mains and pipes thirty days
before laying the same ana prcscribcs
the depth below the surface tha; tic
mains shall be laid
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

We should all strive 10 make our
ives complete. Many people only hair
live Health without usefulness. intel
Iect without unscIGshncss. pleasure
without duty are incomplete aud
unsotisfyiug elements Of living.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

Laughter - recommended as y cure
for Indigestion II looks easy ~ .h,
person who Is not aniictcd with indi
gestiOu. -- IolCdO Blndc
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
TRI-STATE FAIR

Memphis Tenn sep. - Tc":as
see Arkansas and Mississippi indus
tries and arts are well represented at
the Tri-State fair, opened today in
Memphis
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27
PRINCE TO SEE DRILL

Washington, Sept. PA special
cavalry drill will be held today at
Fort Nycr, Va, in honor of Prince
Tsai Hsun. the head Of the Chinese
naval establishment.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

Contractor b. II. Cooper left this
morning to look after a new front
which he is putting in the Baer bar
gain house.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

Leader Want Ads bring results.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

Sam Peery of Tazewell who has
been in Roanoke for several davs
passed through the city this alteI,
noon enroute to his home
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

TRY = LEADER WANT 40
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-27

Rev. G. w. Kelley Of Tazewell, pre-
siding elder of the Methodist Episco-
pal church for the Tazewell district,
was in the city this morning on his
way to Pocahontas.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
HUGHES TAKES OATH Of
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

Washington, D. c., Oct. 1.-THE 1910
1911 session of the supreme court of
the United States opened Monday with
the administration of the oath of Of
flee as associate justice to Charles E.
Hughes, of New York. The court then
adjourned until tomorrow out of re-
spect to the memory of the late Chief
Justice Melville w. Fuller. The court
was in session only eight minutes
The mother, wife and daughter of
the new justice were the first of the
relatives to arrive Attorney General
Wickersham and Secretary Nagel rep
resented the cabinet. Mr. Hughes fol-
lowed Justices Harlan, White, McKen-
ma, Holmes, Day and Lurton as they
entered the court room in procession
Behind him came Justice Brown, now
retired, but formerly member of the
supreme court.
Presiding Justice Harlan announced
as soon as the court had taken its
place that the president had appoint
ed Mr.. Hughes to the bench; that the
senate had confirmed the nomination,
and that Mr.. Hughes was present. He
directed Clerk McKenney, by whom
Mr. Hughes was seated, to read the
latters commission.
The court extends a cordial well
come" said Justice Harlan, as the
clerk finished reading.
He then directed the new member
to take the oath of office, the oath of
allegiance having already been admin
istered in the robing room a few min
utes before.
Mr. Hughes read the oath in an i'm
pressive manner, and at its compile
tion repeated after the clerk the words
So help me God" and Marshal Wright
escorted the new member to his seat.
These formalities over, Justice Har-
Ian proceeded to announce the death
of the chief justice.
Since its last session, this court has
sustained very great loss" he said.
The earthly career of the chief JUS
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
lightly shout of relief went up.

mighty shout of relief went up.
Hoxsey said that his passenger made
a good fellow voyager for such a trip
except that, instead of being afraid, he
was having such a good time that Hox,
sey was afraid he would fall out or
interfere with the engine, which roar,
ed at his side The colonel waved his
hands at the crowd below so vigorously
that Hoxsey called out to him:
Keep your hands on the rail, col
onel"
Colonel Roosevelt, who had forgot
ten to hold himself in, waved his
hands once more, and then obeyed or
ders.
The colonel's flight was a complete
surprise to everybody. Although he
had been invited to go, no one had the
least idea that he would do so, and he
himself did not decide to go until the
moment before he stepped into the ma
chine.
The trip to the aviation field to
watch the fights there was on the aft
ernoon's program for the colonel's day
in st. Louis, He went to Kinloch in q
motor car at the head of procession
of motor cars which was half mile
long. The cars we're filled with mem
bers of the republican state and city
committees and business men. The
ride was fast and dusty one Colonel
Roosevelt's face was covered with
thick coating of Missouri dirt when he
arrived at the field. Colonel Roose-
velt's car was driven directly onto the
aviation field, instead of to the park
ing place. Around the rim of the field
were hundreds of cars and their horns
were footed in noisy chorus as the
colonel appeared on the field. The
spectators were massed in throngs on
every hand and a company of militia.
men kept them back
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
Commissioner Will at Once Advertise Sale of
UnalIotted Lands---Considering the Request
of Oil Producers to Make Reduction of
Rental Fee for First Year on Leases
of Indian Lands---Indian Con-
gress Comes to Close.

sented we're the Peoria, Delewares
Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, Chero
KEGS, Blackfeet, Pueblos, Noles, Arapa.
hoes, Cheyennes, Otoes, Missouris
osages, Kaws, Kiowas, Comanches
Miamis, Quapaws, Sioux, Crows and
others. Speeches we're made by Rev
Sherman Coolidge, Arapaho, and Ches.
sic Mcintosh. a Creek, and interpreters
to the various tribes. Coolidge, who
is a highly educated Arapaho, spoke in
part:
Give the Indian the white mans
chance is all we ask and is all we
need and the rest of the Indian race
can become what the Five Civilized
Tribes are, and can accomplish what
the Five Tribes have accomplished.
The Indian nature is pathetic, and they
have been tried as scholars and sol
diers and have not been found want
ing"
A resolution committee met and
spent hours drafting suitable resolu-
ton. Each section has to be interpret
ed to each of the representatives of
the twenty tribes. This evening the
Indians were taken In a body to the
Eastern Oklahoma state.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14

Muskogee, Okla, Oct. i. - Secre-
tary Of the Interior Richard A. Ballin'
ger was In two hour conference with
J. George Wright, commissioner Of the
Five Civilized Tribes. and others here
last night, following his return from
Tulsa, over the regulations governing
the proposed sale by the government
Of the unallotted lands Of the Five
Civilized Tribes An understanding
5as reached whereby the commissioner
will at once advertise the proposed
sale for a period Of thirty days, after
which it will be sold
"The department now has before 1t
several propositions for concessions
advanced by the oil producers at our
conference at Tulsa yesterday after
noon, the most important one being a
request that the price of one dollar
per acre rental fee for the first year on
leases of Indian lands be reduced,
said the secretary just before leaving
for McAlester, where he will spend to-
day.
Il failed to find any evidence of any
combination existing among the pro-
ducers to keep the price Of oil down.
My presence In the oil fields and with
the producers was SO limited that
was not looking for such a condition, -
he continued
Secretary Ballinger and Commits
s!oner Valentine will spend today in
vestigating conditions in the segregat-
ed coal lands district in the vicinity
of McAlester. They win return TO
Washington this afternoon.
Attorney J. f. McMurray of McAles-
ter, who was conspicuous in the Gore
bribery investigation relative to what
was termed the McMurray contracts
with the Indians, was in Muskogee
yesterday and returned home on the
same train with Secretary Ballinger.
Attorney Ormsbey McHarg, the holder
of a $4,000 contract with the Choc-
taws, is also here.
After passing resolutions which de-
clared in favor of the government CIV
ing the Indian a white mans chance,
the international Indian Congress ad-
journed this afternoon. The resolu-
tions will be carried by a committee
to Washington this winter and con-
gress asked to take action.
A wabble of tongues and riot Of
color added picturesquesness to the
session yesterday, when 500 Indians
met in pow-wow. The tribes repre-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
SUIT CAUSES STIR
At BARTLESV|LLE
Several State Officials Are Named in
Action Began in Connection With
Recent Bank Failure.

Bartlesyille, Okla, Oct. 12.-John H.
Brennan, as attorney for the old Amer
lean National bank and others, began
an action against Governor Haskell,
Lieutenant Governor Ballamy, james
A. Menefee, NJ. e. Trapp, the state
banking board, the Commerce Trust
company of Kansas City, w. L. Norton,
the Renfrow Oil company and its d1-
reetors in district court here today.
The case promises to have some SEN
sational features inasmuch as it is
charged in the position that the plain
tins believe that the defendants are
combining and conspiring together to
defraud the plaintiff.
The suit is based on the alleged at
tempt of the governor of Oklahoma
and the other state officers and insti-
tutions mentioned to defraud the old
American bank directors out of their
interest in 10000 shares of the Rem
frow Oil company 1t is declared that
these shares were worth more than
100000 and that Norton has deposited
them with the Commerce Trust com
pany as security for a loan of $47,500.
Norton assigned an interest fixed at
$50 00O in this stock to the American
National bank and later this was trans
ferred to the Equidating agent of the
American National or Union National
bank. This contract was signed by NJ.
If. Stilwell, president of the Union Ma
tional Howard Weber, liquidating
agent of the American National and
w. l.. Norton This assignment or
transfer was acknowledged and agreed
to by a signed statement from George
w. Bellamy, chairman of the state
banking board.
Notwithstanding the iron-clad con-
tracts entered into between the local
bankers and the Commerce Trust com
pany and the state officials it is alleged
that the stock of the Renfrow Oil COM
pany has been hidden and that the
liquidating agent can get no trace of it
and that he cannot collect $4,000 due
the old American National from the
holder of the stock in the oil company.
1t is set forth in the petition that the
circumstances of the case were fully
discussed with Governor Haskell and
other members of the state banking
board and were fully agreed to and
that the governor and the members
of the banking board fully appreciated
the condition of the American National
before its failure and were aware OF
Norton's obligations to the bank. II
is charged that the governor secured
some sort of an assignment of the
interest held by Norton in the Rem
frow Oil company, including such i'm
terest as had been previously trans
ferred to the American National The
contract between the American Ma
tional and the state banking board
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
JUDGE SANBORN INVITED
TO COME TO OKLAHOMA

Guthrie, Okla, Oct r. -- United
States Circuit Judge Walter A. San
born of the st. Paul, Mimi, eighth cir
suit, has been asked by letter from
United States Judge j. II. Cotteral OF
Guthrie to preside here during the
grandfather clause case. Should Judge
Sanborn not be able to take the big
case, he is requested by Judge Cotteral
TO name a judge and also TO designate
how many judges are to sit in the
case. The opinion has gone out here
that more than one judge is required,
possibly three
Judge Cotteral's reasons for not
wanting to sit in the case are not
made public II has long been prac-
tice, however in big federal cases
where local passions of interest are
much involved, for the local Judge to
turn the case over to some out of
state jurist. 1t is presumed that Judge
Cotteral is merely following this pre-
cedent
1t is recollected, however, that in
throwing out the ante-election case in
volving the grandfather clause, Judge
Cotteral expressed himself very bitter
ly toward the then proposed law and
said that men who would back what
he termed such an attempt to dis
qualify voters did not have in them
the merits of good citizenship, It is
possible that Judge Cotteral recalling
this exparte disapproval of the bill
before it became law, considers him
self disqualified by reason of his ex-
pressed prejudice against the measure.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. l2.-
Theodore Roosevelt, upon whom Ii
progressive republicans love to looi
has not yet notified state chairmal
Jim Harris that he will visit Oklahon
during his western trip. If he coms
and reiterates his doctrines of the me-
nationalism, progressives declare tbs
1t will mean the beginning of the er
Of the Harris regime, the defeat of b
standpat nominee for congress. al
the swinging of Oklahoma into the
surgent ranks.
Senator Moses E. Clapp of MIN
sofa says: Regret it would be /
possible to get there owing to engai
ments covering all the time to eli
ton"
Senator Albert B. Cummins of 10
says: 1T is not probable that
visit Oklahoma this fall. have
ready made as many engagements
is possible for me to meet. I dee
appreciate the suggestion"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
TEDDY 6RITS HIS TEETH
DENOUACES CORRUPTION
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Springfield. IL. Oct. 12.-Governor
.Deneen. OF Illinois. met Roosevelt
when he arrived at Springfield today
on his way 70 Peoria. With Deneen
standing beside Roosevelt on the rear
platform Of the train and with one
thousand people erowding around, some
one in the crowd yelled: Give jack
potters a shaking up"
Roosevelt gritted his teeth and with
both fists raised aloft condemned cor
ruption. but mentioned no names and
made no direct reference 10 the alleg-
ed legislation corruption in Illinois. He
declared he would do everything in his
power in Illinois and other states in
opposition TO corruption. When cor
ruption is involved" he declared,
there are no parties, but I intend TO
cinch the corruptionists of my own
party a little tighter than the corrup-
tionists of the other parties