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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
BOY RESCUES
TWO CHILDREN
Desperate Fight in a Burn
ing Tenement Build
ing in New York
Early Today

New York, Nov Men were
overpowered and women and chill.
dren struck them with their fists and
kicked them as they tried 10 go down
the fire escape of a FIVE story tene-
ment house to escape from fire early
today. When fire began there was b,
mad rush for fire escapes. one boy,
however, in bare feet climbed the
burning steps Of a floor above where
there was a family Of five and awoke
them. carrying out two children.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
INCREASE IN THE
N. & W. EARNINGS

The following figures show the earn
ings OF the Norfolk e. Western Tor
September 1910. II gives the month
IN increase OF six per cent over the
same month in 1909.
Passenger, mail and express Cor
1910 S5i5861.7S for 1909 S49iS6i19
Freight. for 1910 S2,7O5, ,202.S3 for 1908
S2,561 .4S314.
Total for 1910 1920, ,e6411. for 1903
SS.OSs. .S44.3s.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
HAS FERRETS OF
NOBLE BIRTH

Stewart Showers received today two
English ferrets Of noble lineage male
and female, direct from the old coun-
try. The animals have pedigree
longer than that Of King George, and
while they are not much better look
ing than the average ferret, their
working qualities are said to be most
excellent.
While Mr.. Showers expects 10 breed
ferrets to exterminate the varied and
assorted rat and mouse crop in Blue
field, the first use he says 10 which
he will put the pair Will be 70 run
the Republican bosses out OF theii
holes after November s.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
OCTOBER WAS A
RECORD BREAKER
Coal Shipments Exceed those
of August, the Former
Banner Month of
the Field

The coal shipments for the month
OF October exceed any month in the
history OF the Norfolk & Western and
according To present indications No
vember surpasses October.
The total shipments for the past
month 32,59O cars OF which 1868
were taken from the Pocahontas feds
a gain OF 1894 cars over the month OF
September
According to the official report the
fields show decided increase over
the previous month.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
WILL VOTE WITH
THE DE MOCRATS s

William II. Thomas, Democratic can
,didate for president o. the board of
education In Beaver Pond district.
John Kee. president OF the Bluefield
Democratic Club and William Il. Ross
'addressed a good assemblage OF vo.
'ters at the Gap of Stoney Ridge last
night. The speakers were enthusi
,astically received.
! A number of lifelong Republicans
who have never voted for Demo.
,crat announced publicly their inten.
tions OF voting the Democratic tick.
ct this year. The said high taxes and
boss rule were too many for them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
QUESTION As TO
HEADQUARTERS

II is reported on the streets, but
how much truth there is attached to
the report cannot be definitely as
certained that the Republican ma.
chine headquarters have been remov-
ed fro mthe city hall or somewhere
else to the FGA,ral building. II such
is the case it is understood a govern.
ment inv|stigation is liely to follow
since such procedure would be in
violation OF civil service rules.
The question is asked that II this is
not Republican headquarters that the
place be named
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
SUPERINTENDENT
Of THE MONON

News received rc toGay states.
y G.. Walton. formerly superinten.
dent of the Southern at Greensboro
N. c., and later superintendent Of
the Chicago Alton at Bloomington,
H., has been appointed superniten.
dent Of operation on the Monon at
Chicago. Mr.. Walton is well known
in this city to the railroad men. Mrs.
Walton is also well known here hav.
ing visited friends in the city last
summer
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
SNEAD SANITY
INQUIRY BEGINS

New York, Nov. Mrs. Caroline
Martin and her sister, Mrs. Snead
who were indicted for the murder OF
Mrs. Ocey W. NJ. Snead, the East
Orange, n. j.. "bath-tub victim.
about a year ago, will be examined as
to their sanity at Newark today.
Since their confinement in jail await.
ing trial on the murder charge the ais
ters, especially Mrs. Martin. have ex.
aibited pronounced signs OF serious
mental disturbances.
Not long ago another sister VINO
was also charged with complic'ty In
the mysterious crime. died 10 p New.
ark hospital 1t was alleged tlst she
Md deliberately starved herself "a
death. The trial OF the surviving sis.
ters has been set several times but
on each hearing a postponement was
granted II today's sanity inqiry
should result IN sustaining the theory
that the women are mentally anlict
ed, they will be sent TO an asylum and
the prosecution will be dropped. In
any event, it Is probable that the aged
Sisters will never have a jury, as both
are in poor health. The victim, Ocey
Snead, was a daughter OF Mrs. Mar
tin. The young woman's life was
heavily insured in favor of her moth
er, and this Is alleged to have sup
piled the motive for the crime.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
YARDMASTERS To
TO GET VACATION

Notice has been received at the
Norfolk & Western Office that all yard
masters and assistant yardmasters
who have been I'm the employ of the
company for three continuous years
are to be allowed fifteen days vaca-
tion with pay the same to take effect
at once. This is glad news to the
yardmasters who are already making
preparations to get on.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
coNFgRgNce sUocessFuL

The conference of the Lutheran
church in the Lustoric st. Paurs
church near Rural Retreat was very
successful in every way. The atten-
dance, reports and addresses etc.
we're fine. Rev. Kegley lead as good
as any.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
LADIES, AID SOCIETY.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
Baptist church will meet at the home
Of Mrs. NJ -. Easley at 2:30 tomor-
rom afternoon All members are
urged TO attend.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02

w. NJ. w. Spring OF Boston pres,
dent Of the Spring Coal con,pah, was
the city last night
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02
LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICES

AZ 1880 p. m. todaI a prayer and
praise service. A special reformation
service is planned for next Sunday in
the chapel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-02

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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04

rubber and glass connections are made
between the two bottles.
The bure.te holder is fastened I'M
derneath the shelf so that the alEalI
from the large bottle can enter #. The
dropper bottle is then filed with indi-
Gator
Measure with pipette nine grams
of the substance milk. whey. cream.
or starter which you wish to test.
and place it in the white cup. Add two
drops OF the phenolphthalein Indicator.
Then allow the alkaline solution to
run into tie cup from the burette, one
drop at time. until the fluid in the
cup. which is being constantly stirred.
shows a very faint pink color. By
reading the grduadons on the burette
We can ascertain the amount of acid
in the substance tested. Each one
tenth cubic centimeter of allali repre-
sents one one-hundredth per cent OF
acid in the fluid.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
STARTING A STUBBORN SCREW
Heat Applied to Metal Causes Expan-
sion and When Cooled Is Easily
Removed.

Lots of folks have tried to remove
a stubborn screw from piece Of
wood. screw that won't bulge a, all.
and have in the end given 1t up as a
bad job. Well. If such thing occurs
again don't lose your temper or exert
yourself. but try this recipe for re-
moving the screw:
Heat poker red hot, and then hold
it against the screw head for a little
while. wait a few minutes for the
screw to cool down. when 1t VIII be
found that the screw can be removed
quite easily with the same screw driv.
er that just previously would not per.
form the work. The explanation is
quite simple.
The red hot poker heats the screw.
the screw expands and makes the hole
1t is in Just a wee bit bigger. The
screw then cools down and resumes
It's original size. leaving the hole in
the wood size too large-aad there
you are.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
FRESH AND RoTTED MANUREs
Careful Study of the Effects of Both
VIII Determine Which Is Best
to Be Used.
cBy H. II. sHEPARDJ

CBy H. II. SiEPARD)
There seems to be n difference OF
opinion as to the value and use OF
fresh and well-rotted manure. Al
most all authors on gardening recon-
mend the use OF "well-rotted" manure
for all plants.
That well-rotted manure is the
safest and best for immediate results
in general farm and garden practice is
admitted.
But large quantities OF this fertilizer
are difficult to secure. while fresh
manure is plentiful and may be Sc
cured at all times Beside. manure
which has Eotted IN heaps. unless
properly handled. has lost a large
share Of its best fertilizing properties.
The greatest objection to the use of
fresh manure for immediate plant
growth is that It burns the crop I'M
less the growing season is very wet
This. too. will be admitted is the
usual case. yet the bad effects from
the use OF fresh manure arise from
improper methods OF applying tho
manure and the working OF the soil
after the application.
Fresh manure may or may not heat
in the soil and injure plants accord
ing to the way IT is worked in the
soil. Fresh manure OF course under
goes decomposition and produces heat
In the process and the more OF it
there is in one place the more heat
there viii be given on.
Then to overcome the bad effects
of the heat to growing plants fresh
manure should be well scattered and
well. mixed with the soil so that no
large amount viii remain in any one
place
The soil should be deeply narrowed
and disked. or both. so that all the
manure is thoroughly Incorporated
with the soil particles, leaving a uni.
form mixture. Then the decomposi.
ton will be slow. hence less amount
OF heat evolved.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
SCISSORS WITH A sAW-TooTH
Teeth Hold Material Fast and Prevent
It from Slipping Toward End
Of the Shears.

A very handy tool can be made from
an old pair of scissors or shears, as
shown in the accompanying sketch.
One blade is cut with set OF saw
teeth inclined toward the handle.
These teeth hold the material fast.
and prevent It slipping toward the
point OF the shears. Rubber sheeting.
strips. and all kinds Of soft packing
can be easily cut with square or In
clined ends. It matters not in what
position the scissors are held; they
will cut without slipping. In using
these scissors for rubber and other
slippery goods, the saw-toothed blade
should be on the bottom to obtain the
best results. Heavy rubber and pack
ing can be cut with less effort. as 1t
is not necessary to hold the scissors
against the goods to prevent slipping.
The same design OF lower blade can
be applied to plumbers and metal
workers shears with change in the
relative positions OF the holding and
cutting blades. says Scientific Ameri-
can. If the saw-toothed blade is kept
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04

and leaving the discharge end open.
which should be hinged to front end
Of box with two 2x2 inch hinges. Put
piece Of rope through a hole In the
upper end OF frame and fasten It on
top so that It will not pull out.
The box is now ready for the top
which has a hinged door D. as shown.
On top Of box place a pulley and run
the rope through the hole in the top
Of the box and over the pulley wheel
The end Of the rope may have large
ring attached 10 II as shown.
This arrangement VIII allow the
sitting frame to be swung up and
down. jarring the frame every time
It strikes the block I fastened to rear
Of the box.
Over the opening in front of box
fasten a bag-shaped cloth to guide the
clinkers to a suitable receptacle and
prevent dust from rising.
This sitter has proved very clean
and does not require a second shovel.
ing of sifted ashes.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
BUILDING NEW HOTELS.
Knoxville Preparing to Eentertair
100000 Exposition Visitors.

The people OF Knoxville, Tenn. IN
which city the Appalachian Exposition
IS to be held September u TO October
u. next, are making extensive prepa,
rations to handle the large crowds of
visitors that are expected.
In addition TO the FIVE large hotels
already established there, sixth
Chostelry was opened a few weeks ago.
I and seventh is now under constuc-
ton to be completed by July !. The
latter has about $50 rooms and IS mod.
ern IN every particular. Committees
are now at work catalogutng boarding
and rooming houses, with a view to
giving every visitor to the exposition
comfortable and agreeable quarters.
It is estimated by the department Of
admissions that at least 100000 people
viii visit the exposition during the
four weeks It continues. One thing Is
certain. Knoxville wiz be able to house
all its visitors
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
ggvIcE EoR sIETINe ssHEs
Homemade cor,rivsree is Easily Pu;
Together ard At Very Small ES
penelture Of Money.

A dustless ash sitter e.n be made
at very small expenditure OF money
By following the lines of the accom-.
panying drawing. writes J. A. Brophy
in Scientific American. Make box
a shaped as shown about two feet
high. two feet lorg. and ten inches
high at its loves, part. The box
should be Of such 4 width as to cit a
square hole In base board 3. Make
the base board square 20 At over top
Of an ash can and cut square hole
In the base board Of such size as to
be entirely within the diameter Of
ash can. NAH the base board TO the
bottom OF the box.
Then make a frame C OF l.inch
wide stock. inch narrower than the
inside width OF box ard ! inch short.
er than the Inside length OF the box.
Bore N-lnch hole IN the center OF
one end or this frame and cover the
frame with 1s.inch mesh galvanized
netting. lnclcse three sides Of this
frame with thin board about S inches
high. tapering tie two sides. as shown.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
FASTENING THE cows TAIL
Illustrations Practically Explain Good
Method Of Treating Trouble
some Animals.

give simple. but most convent
ent and effective method OF fastening
a cows tail while milking. writes F.
W. Browne in Orange Judd Farmer.
The illustrations practically explain
themselves. A is bent wire hook
made from q bit o: ordinary binding
wire. To this is attached loop. B. Be-
hind each troublesome COW IS fastened
from above a piece of Irvine having
a fair-sized loop at It's lower end.
These should not hang down lower
than a point some six feet from the
barn floor To make the fastening.
wind the end OF loop B a couple OF
times around the animals tail and
draw A through 1t. Then catch the
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
Top Of whselbarrow.

latter after the sides of the barrow
have been removed. The basket can
be fastened. II SO desired. so that #
will not fall OF. but ordinarily this is
not necessary Such a device will
hold nearly three times as much as
an ordinary wheelbarrow. and viii be
welcomed by gardeners. The basket
itself is light. and when filed with
grass that has 1ust been cut or dried
leaves makes a load not nearly so
heavy as a load Of dirt, yet saves
many trips that are otherwise re-
ouired to remove the litter from the
lawn.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
lcIfNcEw
RfNKENZHQy
SCIENCE NOTES.

The chances Of sudden death among
men are eight times as great as among
women.
Nine of the IS expeditions In search
Of the south pole have been Of Eng
hsh origin.
A California ethnoiogist has idenn-
fed no less than 1s5 different Indian
dialects in that state alone.
A Vienna surgeon claims TO have AZ
rested progressive paralysis BY inject
ing large doses OF tuberculin-
Drinking water is obtained on the
rock Of Gibraltar by coudensing the
dew In specially constructed basins.
A Texan has patented an attachment
for monographs which causes small
dolls to dance IN. time with the music.
Although the winters Of Montreal
are noted for their severity. that city
is $50 miles nearer the equator than
London.
An average Of Is persons day who
use the railroads OF the country 70.
footpaths pay for the practice with
their lives.
A wealthy English automobile en-.
thusiast uses semiograph to regis
ter the jolts impaired to his car by
rough roads.
During the whole OF last year Lon
don's famous clock. Big Ben" never
varied more than fou. seconds from
the correct time.
It is claimed that there is danger
o: blood poisoning in the use OF blue
blotters because of the chemicals used
in preparing them.
A new cooking utensil consisting O;
perforated disk attached to the end
OF rod handle by small Joint. is
said to stir the contents Of vessel
more thoroughly than spoon.
Textiles may be rendered fireproof.
according to the Paris board OF fire
commissioners, by sleeping them in a
ten per cent. solution Of phosphate Of
ammonia. then drying them IN the
open air.
More than half million dollars
worth of radium has been produced at
the imperial Austrian laboratory at St
Joachimstahl. the pItchblende from
which It is extracted being taken from
a worked out silver mine
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
Government Fisheries
Exhibit For the Scu'h
viii Be Displayed as One of the Fe,
lures of the Appalachian
Exposition.

Among the many benefactions the
United States government is giving It's
people, one OF the most important to
the mountain streams OF the south, IS
the replenishing of fish. The fish hatch-
cries, one of which is located in toe
Appalachian region at Erwin, Tenn.
supply millions Of fish to rivers and
smaller streams. The methods OF fish
culture, as conducted in these hatch
cries. will be fully demonstrated in
the fish exhibit which the federal gov
eminent is to make at the Appalach-
ian Exposition. TO be held in Knox
Vile, Tenn. September u to October
u, Of this year.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
South's Great Interest IN
Live Stock Projects
Cattle and Sheep Husbandry and 9th
er Avenues Grow in Importance.

In no section OF the American states
is more attention being given to the
study Of cattle raising, sheep hus-
bandry, horse and mule culture. etc,
than in the south. The mountainous
country in West Virginia, Alabama,
NOS Georgia, North and South Caro-
lima, Tennessee. Virginia and Ken.
lucky, AFFORD fine fields for stock rails
ing and kindred Industries. This sec.
ton, which is better known as the
Appalachian region. is to be extern
siyely exploited in a great Appalach-
ian Exposition in Knoxville. Tenn,
Sept u to Oct. u, of the present
year It will be four weeks series
Of exhibitions that will surpass any.
thing OF the kind yet undertaken IN
the south. Live stock. sheep, hogs,
horses. mules, poultry. dogs, etc. VIII
be there from all parts Of the Appa-
lachian region. The large buildings
that are now under construction
for the accommodation OF these ex-
hibits guarantee that they will be
splendidly displayed. and that they
win be among the chief features OF
the exposition. The agricultural prod
ucts Of the Appalachian states will
also be conspicuously displayed, and
products OF domestic science, etc..
win attract attention. Every avenue
of commerce and industry in that re-
gion win be exhibited. and Of course
no little space and money Will be de-
voted to the amusement features OF
the exposition. 1t is confidently as
serted that the exposition viii be
worth travelling many miles to see,
a Knoxville viii be able to accom-.
, modate the hundreds OF thousands Of
visitors who are expected.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
Will Judge Some Of
Poultry Exhibits.
Men of National Fame Engaged for
Appalachian Exposition Board.

Among the poultrymen Of nation.
wide repute to Judge the birds to be
displayed at the Appalachian EXPOSE
ton in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sep
TENDER u to October - is Judge
+. ]. Marshall, OF Georgia who
was last year voted the most popular
Judge in the south. Mr.. Marshall has
been thoroughly identified with the
poultry interests OF this country for
twenty-five years. he has judged all
classes, including the largest shows
and expositions, such as Chicago. st.
Louis and jamestown Expeditions, and
such shows as Chicago. Detroit, Gin
cinnat!, Phtsburg, Washington. Au-
gusta, Charleston. Birmingham. Dallas
land scores of others. He is . mem
Ter Of the standard revision commit
tee of the American Poultry associa,
ton for 1910.
Judge D. NJ Owen, OF Tennessee.
has been officiating at poultry shows
for the past twenty-five years, and IS
very popular with all classes. He has
judged at many OF the larger shows,
including Kansas City, St. Louis,
Louisville, San Antonio. New Orleans,
Memphis. Montgomery, and at the
Piedmont Exposition several Tires.
He is a life member Of the American
Poultry association and IN official
Judge Of the Brown Leghorn Club Of
America.
The Appalachian Exposition Poul-
try show will be the lest the south has
ever seen. and poultrymen appreciate
the fact that this is the opportunity
to show to the world what the south
has in poultry.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
IN peep for Alfalfa.

We have about come to the conclu.
sion that If land cannot be plowed
from eight to ten inches deep. or II
possible deeper. for alfalfa. 1t is a
pretty risky thing to SOW It in most
parts Of central and western Dakota.
Almost every good piece OF alfalfa we
know Of, or have personally visited.
has been put in fairly deep and on
land that has been plowed or subsoiled
at least ten inches deep. This deep
seed bed gives the plant an opportu-
nifty for deep roofing and getting well
established before the first winter. and
this means much: It generally means
everything. With only now and then
a. exception. 1t is simply wasting seed
to SOW on thinly plowed. poorly TILED
ground.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
Curing Of Meats.

Among good many farmers the
right curing of farm meats has become
almost lost art It is a real pleasure
to visit one Of those old-tIme farms
which produce something of every
thing. cattle. sheep. hogs and. OF
course, fowls. The delight of sausage
making and trying out lard and smo-
king the shoulders and hams and put
ting meat down IN brine win always
I've in the mind Of the boy on the
farm who has helped at such work.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04
4oW TO USE AN kcloERETER
Directions fer Arrangement. Of Appara-
tas to Determine aeidIty In
MIX and Cream.

In convenient place cree, 4 small
thelf to support the Large bottle. Cut
a notch IN the front or back OF the
shelf TO allow the brass pipe to pass
through.
Then add the contents of the small
bottle OF aikan to the large bottle,
rinsing the small bottle several times.
and each time pouring the rinsings
into the large bottle. Then add soft
water to the large bottle until the
level, reaches the mark fled on the
bottle. You VIII then have 1900 cubic
ceatimeters Of one-tenth normal
alkaline solution.
The small wash bottle attached 20
the neck OF the larger one fhould be
half filled with this solution. Then the