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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Tho Dazzling SearchIiaht.

On dark night no warship would
be safe from torpedo attack but for
the searchlight. The full moon lights
up n torpedo boat so that 1t can he
fired at when nearly mile away. To
produce the same illumination with
the most powerful artificial light an
electric arc Of 100000 candle power
placed threc-quarters of mile high
would be needed If the aid OF mirrors
were not available. But with this
light and an ingenious arrangement
OF mirrors 1t is possible to surpass
the moon. Searchlights are now made
which throw light distance ofssixty-
three miles, but objects can be seen
only few miles from the source OF
the light. The effect on the enemy is
most demoraliZing. When the bright
beam is suddenly thrown on the eye
the pupil contracts violently; when the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
THE JURY SYSTEM.

An investigation into the jury sys-
TEN was begun i'm Maryland today
Now IL there is anything in the world
which needs investigating more than
the tariff, nigh cost of living or the
Republican party, 1t is the jury sys-
TEN. We are accustomed to refer to
1t as one of our respected Anglo-Sax.
on institutions which has come down
to us from. boar antiquity, as the
palladium OF our judicial safety. and
all this sort of rot, but the fact of
the matter is that il is not anything
at all like thihs. 1t is farce more or
less. and i'm many instances works the
pcrvers!on rather than the accomplish
ment of justice. 1t is a lot better to
submit case to one man learned i'm
the law than to twelve, some of them
perhaps ignorant and illiterate. picked
at random.
The jury system needs to be abol.
ished.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
The Ice Cream Cone.

The ice cream como is receiving at
tention In several American cities Fed
eral officials, acting under the pure
food laws, recently seized a shipment
OF more than four and a half millions
OF cones that were being sent from
New York to Texas. 1t is alleged
that these cones contained boric acid
The Chicago Health Department has
been Analysing the cones sold i'm that
city Some of them were found to
contain no injurious ingredients. 9th
ers We're villainous compounds. of
acid and dirt. Some OF the ice cream
sold was found to be equally objec.
tionable.
In their original composition the ice
cream cones contained nothing that
was menace to the public health
lhey have come to be such a popular
vehicle for the sale OF Ice cream that
millions OF them are being sold daily
IN the cities and towns OF the United
states. This popularity has encourag.
ed their extensive manufacture and
as usual in such cases, few OF the
manufacturers are not scrupulous
about the makeup OF the product.
Since the discovery that certain
harmful acids are being used by some
OF the cone makers health officials in
various cities rightly are taking no.
tice. revelations like those that are
being made in Chicago are not pleas
ant to dwell upon, but they emphasize
the necessity of watchfulness every
where Courier.JournaI.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON JULY:
DEMOCRATIC RECORD.

"A good many people and some OF
them Democrats too, appear to think
that the Democratic party can he de-.
pended upon TO do the wrong thinu
II there is any possible chance This
is the rankest sort OF fallacy. since
the Democrats have made no greater
number of mistakes not as many in
fact, as the Republicans, but what
we started out to say. even granting
that they do occasionally use bad
Judgment, In the instance of Mercer
county in the present campaign no
such thing can be urged
The county ticket is one of the best
that could have been named-the ne.
publicans themselves admit this-and
the party can point with pride to its
past record There are 10 charges
OF extravaganza or misapplication Of
~ PN"Pio inoHey, no cOnfiSCatOry
taxation. no betrayal of the peop,e,s
trust as in the Freeman episode and
withal clean. honest, economical
county government. OF course Il ibasl
heen some thirteen years since ne.
democrats went out of power in
Mercer. but what the party's repre.
sentatives did thirteen years ago thev
may be depended upon to repeat now
There are mutterings and murmur.
mings even among the Republicans
themselves over machine rule and the
almost criminal reckiessness with
which the county,s affairs have been
conducted, and there are many of
them who will vote the Democratic
ticket in the hope Of relief. With
them 1t is not question OF party poli
tics but matter OF self-protection.
IL will be the same in the instance
OF the Beaver Pond ticket whore tho
extravaganza. reckless waste are oven
greater than in other parts OF the
county. The average man puts self.
preservation above party.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
ANOTHER PANIC.

1t is alleged that certain clements
OF Wall street have entered into n
conspiracy to precipitate another pan.
ic. The civil and trade organizations
or Brooklyn are meeting today to in.
quire into the high cost of living and
some of the delegates claim they have
inside information that such is the
case. The proposition is hardly be-
lieyable, yet at the same time IL is no
difficult matter to believe ANYTHING
concerning Wall stree.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Wonderful Memorial.

we are told that Pascal never Tor.
got anything he had seems heard os
thougcs. Avicenna could repeat by
rote the entire Koran when he WIS
ten years old. md Francis Suarcz hal
the whole OF ST. Augustine I'M his
memory. In three weeks Scaliger. the
famous scholar, committed To memory
every line OF the "Iliad" and the
ooyssey" Another scholar. Justus
Lipsius. offered to repeat the "IIista
ries' OF Tacitus without mistake .sp
forfeit Of his life. u p,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
GEORGES DISLIKE.

1t would rather seem from hIhs az.
ton that King George has conceived
violent dislike for us. and the 70.
cent Intentional sights to thihs conn.
try would make it appear that he is
doing his best to disrupt the friend.
ship which has long existed between
the two countries. His ROYAL father
the late Edward, was a warm friend of
the United States and took a deem
personal interest in Americans. but
both George and Queen Mary have
shown their antipathy to the country
and its people on recent occasions.
Col. Roosevelt when he acted as
special envoy a. the funeral Of the
late King, was given a place in the
procession behind covey OF petty two
by four dukes and denatured princes
while now the King in appointing en-.
voys to the various nations OF earth
to officially acquaint them OF his faith
ers death has palpably sighted this
country. II couldn't nave been his DIS
Ike for republic that prompted the
action since France was honored with
a special envoy.
on course we knew about the Kings
death all right-knsw Il few mo.
ments after he expired. and It wasn't
really necessary to acquaint us Of the
tact as in the case Of some OF the coun.
tries which probably haven't heard
the news yet. but it appears to be- a
deliberately planned slight TO parade
his dislike. T., :--I7zuxIx
Now II George is looking Tor troIb1s
there is no doubt in the world but
that he can get it, We as nation
are not looking for any unpleasantnes,
but We must be respected. and the
King Of England or Of any other cour
try is not going to run any sort Of
bluff over us. England is already adj
vised as to our fighting qualities.
However, & is not believed that tho
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20

Eyes," he replied. 81 know every foot
Of It"
What do you think it worth. Mr..
PotterT" was the next question.
The old man paused a moment and
then said slowly. ''If had as many
dollars-as my yoke OF oxen-could
draw-on sled-on glaze fce-I VOW
would not give-a dollar an acre for
itp'-Youth's Companion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Writ,nu For Nopsv

Fond Father-Yes. my boy at the
varsity has written several articles for
the magazines.
friend-But he's not a professiona,
writer, surely?
what do you mean by 'profession.
alp"
why, he doesn't write for money ?"
Doesn't he! You ought TO see
some of his letters to me.'-Excbouca
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Just Joshes
An Unlikely Substitute.

When ] was teaching In the kinder.
garten ] always tried to impress on
my pupils the necessity OF Deatness.
One little girl repeatedly forgot her
handkerchief. One day | said to her.
Use your kerchief"
She, as usual, "fordot g."
said, You did not forget your
lunch. did your
She looked up In great surprise and
said y taD't wipe my nose On an
apple, tan I|-Del!beator.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Old or New

Housekeepers should lay in a
good supply of these brands of
-four now, all Of which is made
from old wheat. New wheat
Hour is not SO good on account
oftoo much dampness. Besides
wheat is advancing and -four
will be higher. Any retail
merchant will be glad to supply
YOU now.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Insult Upon Injury

And to make matters worse" com.
planned the employee who had Just
been blown up by premature explo.
sion In n quarry, when / claimed
damages the foreman called me n
blasted fool."-Lippincotts.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Possibly True.

Mamma Ito friend who Is lunch h.
ing with hcr)-I don't know why II isl
but l always eat more when we have
company than when we're alone.
tommy (helping himself to the third
piece OF cake)-I know why It Isl!
cause we have better things to eat
Brooklyn Life.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
To Lady Correspondents.

Cur young lady correspondents will
confer favor IL they will write on
only Gle side Of theipaper. We mean.
s@ ,cohrse by this correspondence in.
itended for the paper. AS to the other,
not intended for publication, we don't
care II they write on all four Dides
and even across it.-Sylvania Gal
Telephone.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
The Rooster Not the onIv q ne.

You all laugh at the rooster for
ginning the sun rises only wifi his
permission and upon being apnotficed
by him. How much different are you?
Can you conceive of n world. without
you In it?-Lawrence (Mo.) Journal
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20

Pa here's a piece OF poetry that
says something about 'moated
grange What Is 'moated grange,
paf'
'Lemme look at IT. guess that
must be a misprlnt FOR garage A
moated garage is one that's designed
FOR motors. That's it.-CleveIand Plain
Dealer
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Contrary.

Biggs-That fellow Oliver is inclined
10 be somewhat contrary. isn't he.
Driggs-Contrary. Why. IL he had
two IDEAS In his head they would fsi;
out with each other. t~
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20

beam is removed the eye can see moth
ing. If this be repeated few times
ii takes all the nerve ont of man, so
that only the best trained and most
courageous can continue the attack
London Answers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Re Eilled the Bill.

Mr. woody-Muslc is n most fasci-
mating study. DO you know ia Ike 20
sing awfully. Miss Blunt (wh0 had
heard him)-Oh. you do!--London TIT.
Bits. ohI B..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Mended His Manners.

a certain English officer IS noted for
bis ready wit and quickness IN rep.
artee. In the very early days OF his
career he was ordered 20 Bombay and
was attached TO the stan OF the then
commander I'm chief as a. u. &.
Shortly after his arrival, at a func.
ton at the government house, a new
military secretary who. I'm the CON
scious pride Of his new position, had
a hearty contempt for subalterns OF all
degrees, with n CLASSY stare through
his eyeglass. offered him two fingers to
shake
The a. ID. G.. quite unabashed, look
cd at him for a moment or two and
then said genially:
Hang It all. major. the governor
gives me threew
The whole room was co1Vulsed, and
the military secretary, pow colonel.
profited by the hint aud mendcd his
manners. but he never forgave the A.
ID. C.-LOndon Tn-Bits.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20

great English nation shares the SEN
timents OF George in regard to this
country or it's people.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20

Her (readingJ-And 50 they were
married, and that was the last OF their
:roubIe. Him Csotto voce)-Last, bat
not least.-Cleveland Leader
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
Wiz Mn

81 made big hit with that woman.
all right" What did you say TO herr"
Nothing just kept stu and lis
tened."-Chlcago News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20

Skillful pilots gain their reputation
from storms and tempasts.- Epicurus.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20

Bind together your spare hours by
the cords Of some definite purpose
William NJ. Taylor.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-20
out Of pate Nov.

Tommy. you have written this sen.
ience. The pen IS mighuer than the
sword and It is incorrect How
should II be changedT"
pen ought 10 be changed 20 type
writer, ma'am."-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-19
tiOnalisn.
Northern Visitors.

When some question was raised in
Congress relative to the payment Of
tie expenses of President Taft to Au-
grsta Ga, the people Of that city
wanted to pay those expenses. Ev-
erywherc in the South President Taft
met with Southern hospitality, but
when he was in Mississippi one
addicted to CUFF golf and CAB, and his
smile is set in his face like the grin on
a dead pig" Thus Vardaman well
coined the president of his country TO
his state When Mckinley, the kindly
hearted, the man who proposed that
the nation should care for the Confed
crete graves, was in the state, Varda
nan expressed the hope in his news
paper, that he might pass through in
box car crowded with negro bucks,
with the doors shut tight SO no et
fluvia might escape. Roosevelt who
has been shown such honors by ma
tions abroad, while president, was
here, and in his paper, Vardaman ex
pressed the hope that he would be bit
ten by a blue gum negro and die Of
hydrophobia
is it such man" asked Senator
Percy, that Mississippi should send
to Washington as her ambassador 10
there maintain her honor and her dig
nifty and there look after and secure
her material interests. The Northern
men in Washington are but mortal
men; they honor and love their great
men as we do ours There Mr.. Var
daman will come in contact with hun
d1 eds Of them and will require their
aid and cooperation. How is Mis-
sissippi to secure her own with such
representative? We Of old Missis-
sippi would have to explain that there
nCver was a day when such expression
represented our feelings. We would
have TO explain we don't and never
did agree with him, and that nobody
must take him seriously when he in
dulges in vituperation. We would have
show them that neither the congre-
CATION nor cloth could shield a pas
tor from his coarse abuse. nor Bishop
Galloway's positions and greatness
save him This would shcrN thar Mr.
Vardaman meant nothing by abusing
coatinsed % HlaAA Haoa ...-.-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-19

| dishonest men whom gentlemen are
unwilling to meet in debate, to make
his campaign for him and that cam
paign one of defamation of the state
and her citizens.
Temper of the Times
There is a great fight going on
throughout the nation for good gov
ernment The insurgency of some
Republicans is a phase of this. The
/ Aldrich-Payne tariff law, iniquitOus as
it is. has served a good purpose III
| bringing together the forces for good.
That all. the great and small, are
arnenablc to the law, and that all
| fighting for the right. North and
South. must stand together is being
IrCalized. The message in 1875 from
l.. O. c. Lamar calling for the broth
erhood OF North and South, is being
ans wered now and sectional lines are
being broken down. We are living
IN the dawn of a great day of peace
and brotherhood, and he who stirs up
strife and sectional hatred performs
no public service.
Heyburn-Jef Davis
Senator Hepburn of Idaho, op-
posed in the senate the lending OF
tents to Confederate soldiers. When
his resolution was voted on, the Sen
ate of the United States stood as one
side. and Hepburn alone on the other,
Heyburn is the man who objected to
Lees statue in Statuary Hall, and just
the other day stopped band from
PLAYING Dixie" But he stands alone.
Jeffries Davis Of Arkansas, stands his
like only on the other side. He made
such a speech on his side as Hepburn
on his. but found no supporters. In
speech at Brookhaven, Davis had
said when me and Jim Vardaman get
20 the Senate, wont we play hell
Death of Sectionalism
The national spirit abroad means
better legislation and broader patriot
ism The insurgent Republicans and
the Democrats in the Senate fought
side BY side on the railroad bill. and
made the bill the best railroad legisla-
ton yet passed. 1t will make them
better Republicans or bring them into
the Democratic party. If we will
measure up to the occasion, we may
shape and direct the affairs OF the ma
ton. There are many benefits that
follow in the train of the death of sec
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-19

and every man given his day in court.
The verdict was given and was an
honest verdict. Nearly one half of the
legislature had seen their candidate go
down in defeat. but they were Missis-
,;ppians first. altho Vardaman men,
and they voted their honest opinion
Mr.. Cavett.
MIR. Cavett of NOxubee.' said the
Senator. "a strong Vardaman man. but
one of the bravcst and cleanest men
in the state, presented the resolution
which was unanimously passed, exon
srdting each and every candidate from
any wrong doing and prOnOuncing
Percy's bribe to the Office clean. Var
d;man and -Vardaman men joined
in this v:ndication.
His Life.
GU must go back to my home
where | have lived my life to find out
whether dishonOr has ever touched
ne. | can say that l went to the
Senate with as stainless a commits
sion as man ever held who sat there.
And he who denies this, however de
based or however high he be, states
that which is not true and ISLANDERS
every member Of the late legislature
and drags the name of Mississippi
i'll the mire.
Proposed Primary.
The Senator knew that a primary
tins wear would be to his disadvantage
IS he was stranger to the people OF
the state But he thought the occasion
called for him to demand that his title
be confirmed and he was willing to re
sign his commission to the people
The Executive Committee met, sub
committee composed Of two Varda-
man men prepared the conditions OF
the primary These conditions Varda-
man refused because they required
him to meet his opponents IN JOINT
debate. The only man in the state
who could have called off that pri-
mary called it off, and it was James
h Nardaman.
Joint Debates
Mr.. Vardaman had a perfect right
and has it still to refuse to enter into
icint debates for any reason he choos-
es. | am no veteran politician such
as he. but | say TO him that he cannot
win the Senate before the people of
Mississippi by refusing to meet hlSop-
ponents, but allowing discredlted and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-19
Fall
Nineteen Ten

WE have received our first shipments
of Trunks---have an elegant line,
comprising the best goods to be found
i'll the city; if you contemplate making
a trip we can start you right with a
good Suit Case and Trunks that will
stand the handling by the TrunkSmaSher
Our Fall Stock of HALVES HATS,
now in the leading styles for Winter
1901, are to be found here and ready
for your inspection.
Our early shipment Of HIGH ART
Clothing will be read y for you in the
next few days. Don't wait until they are
picked over; come early, we can fit you.
The largest stocks, the best selections.
The Qualities Are Here
Prices AAlUdpS Right
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
DIES AFTER TWO-AIILE CHASE.
Pursued Through a Swamp, Over.
taken Too Late.

After a chase of more than two
miles through dense woodland,
George Hendrickson of Benefits mill,
who fed in a delirium from his home,
was captured tonight by his brothers
in a nearby swamp. Mr.. Hendrick-
son had been i'll for some time from
an abscess on the brain and was de-
lirious at times. In one of these at
tacks he made his escape, followed
by his two brothers.
He led them lively chase through
woods studded with a thick growth
of underbrush and over fields, until he
took refuge in a big swamp about two
miles from the house. His brothers
overlook him, and in the ;truggle to
lead him home Jean Hendrickson was
felled by club in Georges hand. The
struggle, however, together with the
long flight and the exposure, combin-
ed to weaken him and he was finally
taken back home.
He sank rapidly and Gied.-Lake-
wood, n. j., special to New York
Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Attempts to Poison Children.

Lancaster, Pa, Oct. 1.-After en-
deavoring to murder her three small
children. Mrs. James S. Mann; the
young wife of a Cherry Hill, Lancas7
ter county farmer, to-day committed
suicide by shooting herself through
the head. The cause of her murder
Gus action is not known.
Mrs. Mann, who was only 20 years
old, poured carbolic acid into milk
and gave it to the children. She
then took a dose of the poison her
self and went into the field to bid
her husband goodbye. Seeing she
was ill, he ran for physician, and
as he returned, accompanied by the
doctor, he saw his wife with double
barrelled shotgun on the lawn. She
placed the muzzle to her head and
pulled the trigger, falling dead. The
doctor Immediately turned his atten-
ton to the children, boy of three
years, a girl of two years and girl
baby of two weeks and succeeded in
saving their lives.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Tillman Astonished at Bryan.

Trenton, Oct. 2.-Senator B. R.
Tillman, when at his farm near here
was asked for an expression of his
opinion in regard to Mr.. Bryan's bolt
of the Democratic Gubernatorial can
didate in Nebraska. He said:
81 am astonished and must say
somewhat disgusted and grieved at
Mr.. Bryan's action. He was the vic
tim of the boilers among Democrats
in 1895, and very just he has held
them up to scorn and has not
hesitated to express his feelings at
their treachery. His action in boiling
the Democratic nominee in Nebraska,
forever silences him on the subject
of his own betrayal; and this it too
bad, just when things seem to be
coming our way politically.
"a Democratic House of Represen-
tatives is almost a certainty, and a
Democratic President next time a
very promising probability. 1t is too
bad, and in my opinion, ends Mr..
Bryan's political career"