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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Presbyterian Church.

Regular services at the usual hours
tomorrow. Sunday school at $3.50 a
m. c. b. Hancock Superintendent.
We just lacked three OF having our
1875 at Sunday school last Sunday. we
expect to go over that number TO
morrow. Let us all take good
steady pull and all togethe and we
will succeed You are cordially In
yited to come with us.
Preaching at II a. m. and 1880 p.
m. by the Pastor, Rev. Samuel w.
Moore. Morning subject: 'Christ's
Compassion for the Multitude" Even.
Ing subject: Another King. One
Jesus"
Special music by the choir and good
hearty congregational singing. A cor
dial welcome to all.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
hallaHa ComAA.

A French scientist declares that Hal
iey's comet was known to the authors
OF the Talmud long before HALEY
came into existence This French sci.
enlist quotes from the Talmud: Two
wise men OF Palestine, Gambiel and
Joshua, made a voyage on tho sea.
The hrst had brought with him bread
TO eat The second one in addition had
brought -four. When Gamblel had eat,
en- all bis bread he asked him for -four.
saying 20 him. How dldst thou know
we should be so long on our journey
that thou didst bring -four? TO which
Joshua did answer: There is a very
bright star which appeareth every sew.
enty years and which deceiveth mari.
ners. l have thought that perchancs
Il might surprise US during our voyage
lead us astray and thus proIong our
voyage on the sea; hence n r. that
have provided myself with Hour"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
MELTING Point of Gold.

1t Is so easy to obtain gold in a very
pure state that its melting point is Z
fact Of much practical Importance. be-
OF comparison. In the measurement OF
high temperatures. Experiments for
the purpose OF ascertaining this point
with exactitude have been conducted
In Paris by JacQuerod and Perrot, US
Ing special type Of electrical resist
ance furnace and nitrogen Their
mometer Of fused quartz. The melting
point was found to be 1862 degrees
centigrade, or about 1858 degrees Fair
enheit. This is eleven degrees higher
than some former determinations, but
somewhat lower than others.-New
York Tribune.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
"chaPvns In Cornwall.

Cornwall. England, is county Of
''charms" THE passing OF children
through holes In the earth, rocks or
trees, once an established rite. Is still
pracdced in various parts OF Corn
WALL" wrote Thomas Q. Couch about
fifty years ago. with us boils are
cured by creeping on the hands and
knees beneath bramble which has
grown into the soil at both ends. Chill
dren afflicted with hernia are still
passed through slit in an ASH sapling
before sunrise. fasting. after which the
'lit portions are bound up. and as they
unite so the mnlady is cured The ash
Is indeed tree Of many virtues.
Venomous reptiles areanever known
70 rest under its shadow, and a,singis
blow from an ash stick Is Instant
death to an adder. Struck by bough
Of any other tree. the reptile Is said to
retain marks OF life until the sun goes
down.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
DARING WORK IN A FOG.
Clever Seamanship Of a Captain In q
Landloeked Harbor.

Clever seamsnship of a Captain In .
Landlocked harbor.
1.-THE greatest piece of seamanship 4
ever saw" said a traveller. was on
trip to Halifax. 1t was marvel. and
this is how 1t happened. .eE ads ~
I'VE were steamlng along about
twelve hours out from our destination
one summer afternoon. II had been
clear all day. and the sea was beauti.
fully blue, but about 4 O'clock the5fog
began to shut down-one of thoSe
swift, dense fogs that come on that
coast and shroud bont from sight 10
less time than 1t takes to tell OF II. or
course the fog whistles began to blow,
and many OF the passengers got nerv-
Gus under the strain of Its continued
believing.
After dinner / went up on the
bridge and was permitted to stay. The
captain would not enter into any con-
versation-that is, / could not talk to
him, but In his restless pacing up and
down the bridge he would frequently
make q remark to me. 1t went on that
way for hours. the fog as thick as
steam and the whistle reiterating Its
mournful warning.
AT length the captain gave a sharp
order. Two points. northwest by
north he said. No, little more
that's right he finished as his com.
mand was executed / was bewilder-
"a. and my face must have shown Il
IS he passed me. for he voucbsafed
the explanation that he wanted to pass
within a few hundred feet OF a Ger.
tain whistling buoy near the harbor.
said nothing, but / did not under
stand. Why, the night was so thick
that 1t was hard work TO see from the
bridge to the rail. and what could he
mean by making a buoy?
ION and on we went. md alwavs the
FOG seemed to me thicker. / could
not sleep. and most OF the night / was
on the bridge. When 1t nfnst have
been nearly morning a new whlstline
began to sound on our starbonrd bow.
as nearly Ms I could Judge. II was a
tearfui FOG siren, and kept getting
nearer and nearer. We had stoned
whistling, mud the passengers were ter.
rbly frightened looked at one ex-
naval officer who stood with me on
the bridge, and his face was like a
dead mans. Mine must have been also.
Then, just as II seemed that some
giant steamship must strike US. 80
close was the whlstling, the fog lifted
Ike a veil, and there. not $50 feet
away, was the buoy that the captain
h0d mentioned.
almost at once the fog closed down
again; but, do you know. he took US
past two warships. into the landlocked
harbor and up to the dock In IL. IL
was magnificent and, though we really
could not put our admiration I'm tan
gible form. we got together and gave
him gold watch on the return voyage
as little souvenlr."--New York Post.
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
PREACHER FREED
IN SERIOUS CASE
Evangelist Arrested at Pulaski With
Girl Released and Goes South.

Bristol Va, Sept. pa. II. Arnold
the Holiness" evangelist, arrested al
Pulaski, Va, recently on a charge OF
having abducted and assaulted Lizzie
Collinl the fourteen-year-old daugh
ter of Henry Collins, was brought to
Bristol last night. He was given a
preliminary hearing before Mayor
Rice and for lack OF physical evidence
that he had mistreated the girl the
case was dismissed. Mayor Rice
held, however. that the promises Ar
mold had held out to the girl were
fraudulent He lectured the young
evangelist severely.
Arnold and his wife left immediate
ly for the South. Arnold says he
lives in South Carolina.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
WOMAN FATALLY HURT
Dozen others Injured In Stampede
Aboard street Car.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 24.-Tw.
women were dangerously hurt and
possibly a dozen other passengers on
street car on tho Appalachian ex
position line were more or less hurt
during a stampede last night that fol-
lowed the burning out Of fuse ih
the car The fuse exploded with a
startling shock that sent the passen.
gers into a panic. Twelve or more
we're hurt in jumping from the car.
Mrs. A. s. J. Davis, wife OF a Knox
vile wholesale dealer, died a few
hours after the accident She jump
ed and was trampled upon. Miss
Irene Lewis. nurse in a Knoxville hos.
pital, was also dangerously hurt The
car was not damaged.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
HOME BLOWN UP TWICE
Page County Man Offers Reward o
500 For Dynaniters.

Luray. Va, Sept. PA mass of
broken and twisted timbers and de-
stroyed foundations are the result OF
the second and successful use OF
dynamite upon the home OF Jacob X.
Seakford, OF Monksville. this county.
Seakford was formerly a justice of
the peace, though later he became a
prominent Prohibitionist and later on
ran on this ticket for the Legislature.
II Is alleged Seakford made many enc
mics while administering justice by
his outspoken temperance views and
other serious offenses against society.
a Naming notice in a disguised hand
writing, and accompanied by the
usual skull and crossbones, was the
first sight that met the gaze OF the
would-be legislator when he began an
investigation OF the dynamiters' dam
age. The notice was terse and told
Seakford II he was not careful he
would meet the fate OF the demolish.
ed building. Dynamite was placed un.
der the four corners OF the building
and the report was heard for miles AZ
midnight.
Seakford has offered a reward OF
'loo Tor the arrest OF the dynamiters
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
A DOGS Tanaus.

Have you ever wnnspd 10 know wh!
a dogs toBgae Tolls out OF his moutl
on hot day or when he has been run
ming? People sometimes say that II
because he Is thirsty. but that isn't e1
actly right. IL you look Mt II you vii
see little drops of water dripping iron
IT, Well. you know that when you ge
very warm you get covered with per
spiratlOn The dogs body never pei
spires When hc gets hot all the mob
ture comes ont through his tongue
and rs the moisture ON tho tonLu
dries up tie dogs body cOuls.-Pbila
delphia frcSs
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Walking on the Thames.

A number Of people on the. Albert
embankment. London, were amazed
recently to see an elderly man in an
old frock coat walking infthe Thames.
He was up to his waist in the water
about fifty yards out In the river, and
the tide was well up. The river po-
lice rowed toward him and requested
him to get out. He said he would
when he had had sufficient" and he
calmly continued his walk. 1t was
then seen that he had flKed to his feet
pair of small canoes, about, fifteen
inches In length. followed out. with
small air balls Observation-Disclosures
Weekly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Wyndham's Debut.

IL shall not easily forget my debut"
Sir Charles Wyndham. who recently
celebrated the flftieth anniversary OF
his wedding. remarked to the writer
on ono occasion. lin the first place.
John Wilkes Booth, the assassin Of
President Lincoln. was In the same
company. We opened ut Washington,
and appeared as character who had
to declare, Il am drunk with love and
enthusiasm Having uttered the first
three words. / was seized with stage
fright and said no more. This is what
1 read in New York paper the next
morning: : A Mr.. Wyndham represent
ed young man from South America.
He had better go there himself -
London Tit-Bits.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24

j Bob Caperton returned this morn
Ing from Roanoke.
ope ma tie White Pharmacy Mon
day morning at ten o'clock.
Miles Cary OF Eggleston is a visitor
to the city today.
p. J. Kelley returned this afternoon
from Roanoke.
y. l.. Cote rand John Mcbride Re
turned this afternoon from Roanoke
X. M.Calfee, Democratic candidate
for county commissioner, OF Ada, was
In the city today on business.
f.. L. Tyree, cashier OF the Flat
Top National Bank returned last
night from "A visit to the Roanoke
fair.
Charles Rosenberg manager OF the
Lyric theatre who has been to Roa-
noke returned home this afternoon.
The seat sale for Paid in Full" will
Mrs. NJ. b. Easley left this after
noon for Pearisburg where she will
visit relatives for few weeks.
Mrs. r. +. Turner who has been
quite sick for the past few days at
her home on Nash street IL much i'm
proved today.
Mrs. ]. F. Witt returned this after
noon from Pearisburg where she has
been visiting friends for several days.
How Barger of Princeton is in the
city today.
Miss Margaret who has been visit
ing relatives in the city for several
months returned to her home at
Christiansburg this morning.
T. G. Gwynne, editor of the Leader.
accompanied by his wife and son, re-
turned last night from Monroe coun-
ty where he spent two weeks, recov
ering from an attack Of typhoid fe-
yer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Sunday School Social.

A social was given last evening by
the scholars Oh the Lutheran Sunday
school. The hill above Highland Ave
nue. Lutheran church in Graham was
prettily decorated with Japanese
lanters and from to $50 O'Clock
presented an animated scene. The
large crowd in attendance spent II
most enjoyable evening. not the least
enjoyable feature being the delicious
ice cream and cake that was served.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Bland Street Methodist.

Regular services with preaching by
the pastor. Subject for morning
Lots Wife or Looking Backward ;
Evening: The Day Bluefield Will be
Dry"
Sababth School at $50. Rosebuds
2:3O, Epworth League 7.15.
Special music. All are welcome.
M'<l lay p. m. important meeting
OF Board OF Stewards.
Wednesday at p. IN. the last mid
week service before conference.
Friday at p. IN. the Fourth Quar-.
terly Conference.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

William and Mary. at Charlottes
vile September "a.
Randolph Macon, at Charlottesville
October /.
Open October 8.
st. Johns, at Charlottesville Oc-
tober 10.
V. NJ. l., at Charlottesville Octo
Der 90.
Carlisle Indians. at Washington No.
vember 5.
Georgetown. at Washington. No
yember IL.
Carolina, at Richmond Thanksgiy.
ing Day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
The Critics' Motto.

Eugene Walter, the playwright. said
at q theatrical supper: The critics
have been unusually kind to all my
plays, and have only praise for them.
can't share the view Of my friend
Blink, the vaudeville manager.
"Blink's bill last week was handled
very severely by the critics. dropped
In on him Tuesday morning as he was
reading his roasts. On my entrance
he looked up from a theatrical page
and said:
Nineteen roasts out of possible
nineteen. Walter, my boy, the aver
age critics motto evidently is. Leave
no turn unstoncd."'" New York
Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
TIME HAT STAMPS.
Death Used to Be rho Penalty In Eng.

Death Used to Be rho Penalty In Eng
land For r roing Them. 81 as
Hats have in England been subject
| to very severe protective enactments.
The blocked beaver kat, for Instance.
Imported by Sir Walter Raleigh from
the Low Countries. won its way SO
rapidly that In 1871 Queen Elizabeth
passed all act to protect the making
or "thrummed" caps. made from wool.
Tor the advantage OF the landed pre-.
prietors. whose sheep furnished tae
material. The statute provided that
every male person "shall on Sundays
and holidays wear on his head a cap
OK velvet wool made i'm England, PEN
atty, IS. Cd. per day.
About century later the law, for
which there is nothing too high or too
low, having taxed mems shoes, turned
It's attention once more to their hats
and soon put check on all improve
ments In the trade by requiring every
vender Of hats to take out q license
under heavy penalty. Subsequently
stamp duty was imposed on all hats.
which were officially marked inside
where the makers name now appears.
The penalty for selling a hat without
a stamp was f10, and the penalty for
Forging a hat stamp was death.
whence, no doubt, the modern custom
OF the man who goes to church, sits
down. looks into his hat-to read bis
makers name!-London Chronicle
WhistIer's Ways.
1t was Whistlers custom when
drowsy to so deliberately to sleep, no
matter where or what the circum
stances might be. At one dinner party
his gentle sDore suddenly aroused his
neIghbor. who nudged him violently
with his elbow. ~ say. whistler"
no protested eIcitedly. you must not
sleep herew ;s..~
Leave me alone" snapped whis-
tier. 1--WE said all wanted to- I've
no interest at all In what you ard
your friends have to say" ni-sue.e
One evening he was my guest Mt
dinner at a hotel. Edwin A. Abbey
was also there. Right after dinner
Whistler went calmly to sleep! 90
the way to the theater he enjoyed an.
other nap I'm the cab, and he sIumber-
ed peacefully through the greater part
or the play. The next morning he
blandly asked me: What dh Abbey
have to say last night? Anything
worth whileT-Century. 71"fl1'i
Proving His Authority. Gs
There WINS an Irish foreman of a
gang Of laborers who went to any
lengths to show his men that he was
the real boss. One morning this FORE
man found that his gang had put u
handcar on the track without his or.
ders
who put that han'car-r-r on the
thrack?" he asked
I'VE did. sor." one Of the men an
swered respectfully. 4r
We'll" he said shortly, take It or
ag'in"
The laborers did so with some diff
Guilty.
Now" said the foreman. put It on
ng'ln"'
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Lutheran Church.

Sunday School at 9:45 n. III. Divine
services at IL a. IN. Subject Ga ser
Christ" At s p. III. "A special sons
service. The sermon Is the third in a
series OF descriptive sermon. The
many friends who came TO hear the
other two are invited to hear this ser
mon by the pastor.
REV. G.. X. w. KEGLEY.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Calvary Baptlst Church.

Preaching at Calvary Baptist
Church Sunday night at 1880 by the
pastor ]. II. Franklin, subject: "The
Lords Departure from Sampson and
Return" Sunday school at 9:45
m. All are cordially invited.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Christ Episcopal Church.

Bible class and Sunday school at
9:45 q. m.
Morning service and sermon at IL
4. m.
Evening service and sermon at 7:30
y. m.
Litany service Wednesday at 8
p m. 4 HIT$SMF
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Too Thorouah.

~ TIVFVUHTs
MY first wife married me 10 reform
me"
"Of whatT"
Being a bachelor"
We'll, she succeeded In that. env.
how"
II should say. i've been married
twice since. cleveland Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Grace Methodist Church.

Sunday School $50 a. m, ]. II.
Hicks Superb
Preaching by the Pasisr. Peg. r.
s. Hamilton at IL a, m. and 7:45 p.
m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22
LATE LOCALS.

sun Coming In-Appllcnuons viii
continue TO be received for the po-i-
tlon OF census enumcrators bv ,ho
census supervisor until tho 3lst in.
elusive. '-'' h7|
Gordon Body Arriycs-T'hc body q.
John II. Gordon of 1916 east Firs,
oou.h street who died OF heart faliurc
recently In Los Angeles. arrived bcro
today The funeral Will be held Snn.
day. at 2;S0 p. m. from Masonic ben
win interment at Mt. Olivet The body
may be viewed from 10 a. m o.
i p. IN. at O'Donnells undcrtakIn,
rooms. The deceased was a prominent
Shriner and former member OF tbs
Michigan legislature. He wns 90 years
oId' and leaves II family.
Dance mt Third Ward-The empIovo,
OF Hewlett Bros company are going
to give socIable dancing party in
the Third ward amusement hall Fri
day evening. They expect to have a
very pleasant time and extend
cordial invitation to all their friends
over the city to come and enjoy them
selves. Their employers Will furnish
refreshments to all who attend and
special invitation Is extended to anv
employees who have worked for them
In tho past
Club Crest Contcst-rhe meeting OF
the committee OF tho Commercial
club which Is to decide upon a crest
for the organization and which was
TO have met Friday has postponed
Its meeting until next week when
Samuel Ncwhouse is expected to bo
In the city. He Is n member of tho
committee and is very much interest,"
ed in the selection of the design.
There are over 40 designs to be passed
upon and these. at former meetings.
have been so closely allied In merit
according TO the opinion of the COM
mittee that no selection has been
possible. Tho design which IL finally
given the S25 prize Will decorate
everything in and about the new club
building on Exchange place.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22
WYOMING DELEGATES
TO GOOD ROADS MEET
Acting Governor Sends Eighteen Men
To Acknowledgment Coming
From Washington.

William r. Schulter. acting COVER
nor OF Wyoming, appointed is dcle-
gates TO the Good Roads convention to
be held in Salt Lake on Jan. 2G, q and
2S. according to letter received this
morning by Gov. William Sp.y. Mr.
Schulter made the appointments In the
absence OF Gov b. b. Brooks who is in
Washington. d. c. attending the gov
ernor's convention. The list of dele
gates is as follows; Thomas Painter.
III. j. Il. Taylor. j. a. Black, Evanston.
Soren Larsen. T. r. Crocker. NJ, Ou.-
sen. Green River; f. T. Glenn, T.. Sun
din, Rawllns, T. r. Dildine. w e.
Deneen. w. b. Barnett. Percy Hoty.
Warren Richardson. w, Storey. Chey-
cnne; l.. S. Alfred. Encampment: FL
mer Lovcjoy, Laramie: j. H Sharp.
Lander, and ]. f. Crawford. Saratoga.
a telegram to the governor from
Congressman Joseph Howell received
today announces that Secy. Wilson of
the department OF agriculture has sent
]. II. Dodge. a roadbuilding expert, TO
attend the good roads convention
here next week. He viii be here with
statistics of all sorts and Will be
walking bureau of information on the
subject of good highways.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22
PERSONALS.

Former Judge Cherry of the district
court has returned from an eastern
trip,
w. f Brough, prominent citizen
OF Nephi. Is In the city today. on a
business trip from the south. He re-
ports generally satisfactory conditions
obtaining there, with a not over Wig
orous winter. m
Manager II. l.. Thomas of the Utah
Nevada Telephone company ls In from
Wen6ovcr on the Western Pncinr,
where telephone communication has
been established with this city and In
termediatc points. He reports the lines
In good order. and giving good service.
Mr.. r. w Madsen. manager OF the
Standard Furniture company has Just
returned from a purchasing trip In the
east
For the purpose of purchasing new
stock and fixtures for his new storo
In the Kenyon hotel block ". H.
Desky left for New York today Whllo
there he Will attend tho apparel show
at Madison Square Garden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dunshce are on
pleasure trip to Santa Catalina island.
Fred A. Slade has gone cast on a
purchasing trip for the spring trade.
Mr.. and Mrs Z. w. Decker. Jewett
Decker and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hanchins, all of Cheyenne. Wyo.. arc
guests at the New Windsor.