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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
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are ten men WIN Ole inSur-
lolicies for every woman insured.
dodern electric hoists are so de-
sued that the speed varies with the
loud.
The bubonic plague epidemic since
May In Annoy. China. is Of a mild ma
ture. It is officially announced.
The cities Of Spain are beginning TO
abolish the octroi duties. which are so
great a burden to the poorer classes.
An electric motor has been invented
to keep track Of the number OF sec.
onds any telephone is in use during
tho day.
Floods In Shiznoka province. japan.
have submerged hundreds OF houses.
and a landslide buried one dwelling
with its occupants.
Some enthusiastic Porto Ricans pre-
dict that their island will grow all the
In another ten years.
During fourteen years the steel and
pig iron bountles I'm Canada amounted
20 over S14.O00,OOO They will cease
with the end Of this year.
Though now docketed I'm the United
states supreme court, case TO settle
tile size Of Chicago's loaf Of bread will
not come up for a year and half
A Philadelphia doctor has advanced
the theory that left handedness f.
caused by persons being carried in In
fancy In such positions that they were
unable TO move their right arms freely.
Garrick's villa on the bank OF the
Thames at Hampton. on sale at tho
mart recently was bought In for S45,-
0OO The famous actor took the villa
in 1854 and resided there for twenty
FIVE years
The gas company which supplies
New York has equipped several sta
lions similar 10 fire stations with au-
tomobiles 10 carry crews OF men. with
the necessary equipment. 10 respond to
gas leak calls.
Experiments made by a German pro
fcssor indicate that the lowest animals
are most attracted by yellow and
green objects and least By red. Apes
be- found. distinguished colors just Ike
human beings
10 recent article on modern stcrco.
typy Harry a. W wood has original
ed the word 'mechanipulatc' 10 dcsig
nate the handling ~ a piece NJ work
by machine The word seems ~ An
swor long felt want and has author.
tstive Endorsement
IN 1909 the fire insurance companies
In Canada received S17O59El8 In urc.
miums and suffered losses amounting
to SS,5Sj.3j4. a gross profit Of nearly
~ per cent. The amount at risk In
1909 was S1,s63 $50, 500, an Increase Of
1852, 30 over 1908.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
HUM0R OF The DAY
ConfOrterS.

bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church. in poor health. took n carriage
drive with his family IN midsummer
among the White mountains. They
stayed over Sunday at Bethlehem.
n. H., and as he felt somewhat IA
tgued the bishop remained In his
room at the hotel during the early part
OF the Sabbath. his good wife staying
with him to administer to his wants.
But their bright little girl. Thelma,
about six years old. was allowed to at
tend the service at neighborinR
church, with instructions to remember
the text for the edifcation OF her par
ents. In due time the little girl came
back
We'll, my dear" said her mother.
with kind smile, did you remember
the text"
"Oh, yes, mamma" replied the little
girl with great confidence. 1T was an
easy one. 1t was Don't be scared ana
you'll have a quilt"
why. you must have made an odd
mistake. dear" exclaimed her mother
There isn't any such text as that I'm
the Bible"
THAT was the text, though, NAM
ma" replied TheIma in very positive
manner. I've kept saying It to my
self so as not to forget IT,"
There was so much controversy and
40 many conjectures over this remark
able text that the bishop finally went
to see the Clergyman who preached mt
the ncighboring church. related the
story and asked concerning the text.
It wasi
Fear not; ye will have comforter"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
THE COLLEGE GIRL
AND Her WARDROBE
Just Like All Otn0r Girls, Says
Recent Graduate.

$50 far as have observed" said q
recent girl graduate when asked about
clothes for college girl. the only
difference between the wardrobe for a
girl In college and the same girl II she
were not in college Is the gym suit.
College girls dress just exactly as 9th
er girls do. Some Of them live in
shirt waists, and some have half n
dozen more or less elaborate one piece
costumes just for the class room. A
girl wears what she likes and what
sho can afford in college as well as
out.
"All these articles in the magazine
telling a girl what clothes she will
need at college make me rather tired
AS n a girl sensible enough to 20 10
college didn't know she'd need shirt
waists and party dress and rain.
coat Advice about shoes and under.
clothes. too. always amuses mo. Ev-
cry girl knows the kind she likes. and
she isn't going TO change Just because
she lives in . dormitory. If she IS
fussy about her shoes she will really
need several pairs; II she isn't fussy
she can get along with the one stout
pair Of walking shoes FOR every day
and n better pair for dress ub. which
the wardrobe guides talk about.
Another funny thing about these
wardrobe guides is that they seem TO
take IT for granted that a girl Is go.
Ing TO have all new clothes 10 start
ont with. As ~ we didn't have any
decent shoes before we started 10 col
lese and as " we had worn ont every
shirt waist we had in high school I
did have ne~ suit and a silk waist
to match 81 when / first went away.
but ] really can't remember anything
else j just took what 7 had and then
Iot what new things needed at
christmas time. 80 college girl Is
helplessly remote from a clothes SUP
ply. II she can't get home she can
write, and no college Is 50 far away
from a city that IT Is impossible ~
buy anything new from September 10
May ] found II a good plan 10 wait
each year and find out what roaur
1ceded. then buy a. what YOU p,,,e,
oave IS a gym suit"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Frank Criticism,

The colored lady was undecided In
regard to the pose that would display
her beauty to advantage.
Il think a profile would be best"
suggested the photographer.
Not TO mine declared 5the lady
emphatically, Oars no expression to
dem dar silhouettes"--Ill Illustrated Sun
day Magazine.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Giving n Away.

Mr. Jones-And what's that Tommy?
Tommy (desirous OF pleasing his nat
uralist uncle by giving him an oppor-
tunity 70 display his learning,- Don't
know, uncle.
Mr Jones All, well. that Is the lar
val state Of a lepidoptcrous insect. pos
sibly even Of ArgyDnis aphroditc
Tommy Great Scott, I thought Il
was a caterpillar Sketch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Longevity.

"Paw, doesn't the good book say that
wicked men shall not live out half their
daysW
1T says something to that effect, 7
believe, Tommy. Why?"
Wei. there's old Hunks He's al
ready seventy.fve aud doesn't show
any signs Of dyin'. Either he amt so
awfully wicked or else he was built 10
live about 200 years Chicago Trib-
unc
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Lack Of Material.

iHilda-Well. there's one thing I can
say-I never made a cloak OF nv re-.
ligion.
Bertha-No. dear; there's not enough
OF 1t for that. Might be enough. per-
haps. to make you pocket handkcr-
chief.-Stray Stories.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Partial WIZ ~, pm

How did the street oar company
come 10 FIRE that old conductor? !
thought he had pull"
He did, but be didn't use 10 on the
rash register Buffalo Express
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
A ComnIinnnnt2

Il wonder what the teacher meant
about the singing Of my two daugh-
tersT'
What did he suy?''
He said that NAMES voice was
good. but Maud's was better STILL
Catholic News
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16

Pa. what's y fluent speakerf"
"Onc Of The kind you are glad To
hear because the things he says never
cause YOU TO change your opinion. -
Chicago Record Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Drawing Distinctions.

who is your favorite author?" ask
ed Maud.
What do you mean" reioincd May
mic. the one whose pieces l like to
read or the one whose picture looks
cutest in the dvertisementT wash
ington Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
just q Nod In pa.,inn

Murrayhill-They say fortune rapa
IN every mans door AT some time
Eroad way Wen. she hasn't 40 nucb
M called me up on the telephone
;wart Set
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Too Bio an Amhition-

Hes fine poet, isn't he?"
Yes. but he's trying 10 accomplish
TOO much with bis verse"
What Is he trying 20 dof"
ITO sell it."--Cleveland Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Anothnr Ninulnni-t

Singleton Single hiossedno7s beats
matrimOny every time.
Wedderly- Oh don't know. Matri.
mony has It's advantages.
Singleton You'll have 20 show me.
- Weddcrly Well. FOR example. n
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
A Natural Ptopan,itu.

BILLY Bangs IS such a nice. breezy
sort Of fellow"
"fcs: ] suppose that is why no finds
10 SO easy 10 raise the wind ."-Balt.
more American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Tho saronstio vlotin

The Barber-Your hair is coming out
on top. sir
The Crank-Good! knew It was I'm
me. Now. for goodness sake. don't
talk to it or 1t will crawl back again.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16

pa' he'or ..'.' e.. IL. 10 attend lectures,
white Il married Eau gets his at homo
Tor nothing. Chicago News.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26
One Sided Cities.

If streets are one sided, cities are too.
No one. as far as the present writer
knows, has ever attempted to give an
explanation of the fact that when a
town sits astride a river that flows
east and west the north side has a
monopoly of the best streets. 1t GER
tainly is so in London, as it was In an
cient Rome Glasgow is another case
in point. In Paris, too. the north side
of the river has distinctly the advan-
tage of the south. AS for Newcastle
on-Tyne. it's general attitude toward
the overgrown and rather grimy quar-
Ger on the south bank of the Tyne Is
that of one who says, Can any good
thing come out of Gateshead?' Why
should this be so? And why should
the west end of every city you can find
on the map be from social point of
view far removed from the east? Why
is not Whitechapel road Piccadilly? To
the unprecedented ear the names ring
with equal music.-London Chronicle.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26
BASEBALL
DUMum7TTmAe !
Fourth Inning.
Copyright. 1907. by Harper e
Brothers.

"TNHE trouble with baseball" re-
marked Sergeant Hook i'm
pressively, lis that it's a one
i man game nowadays. You
match a good pitcher against bad
one an he'll win out every time no
matter what he's got behind him.
There was that time up Bangalong
way when"-
''lf you got to work off your pres
sure, Jarvey," said Corporal Toplatch,
gimme a fill O. tobacco an I'll try to
stand for it. Your yarns is mostly
nerve twisters. but I'm gettin' used to
EN-
WELL" resumed the sergeant, "me
an Chislett was up there that summer
with a bunch O. half baked rockies
that called 'emselves D company
We was holdin' down the country an
now an then gettin' a run through the
paddy fields after a band O. ladrones
that we never come up with.
ut was hottern mustard, an the
boys got down in their minds with
havin' nothin' much to do but drill an
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26

bed little dirt on the new ball, took
a look round at my team. went through
my contortion act and sailed up an in
shoot The batter stepped back an hit
it square. an it came down toward me
like ten inch she'll. | tried to get out
of the way. but it was no use. So
stuck up my glove hand, an the ball
came into it with smack you could
hear all over the field.
"My hand was paralyzed so | didn't
know for minute whether I'd shut
my fingers OH the ball or not. But
had all right. an that was the first out.
Next, man up picked drop ball off the
ground an sent it skyhootin' out to
left field to Simmons. Simmons didn't
have to move an inch. 1t came down
plumb in his hands. Course be drop
ped it, an time he'd staggered round a
few circles an picked it up the batter
was dancin the cancan on second.
THE next man up was a little pinch
of a heather no bigger'n a hairpin, an
Hillery had called three balls before |
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26

Nearly the Entire Idaho Panhandle
on Fire.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 24-Nearly
the whole panhandle of Idaho, tim
bered mountain country, is on fire and
it is possible that 400 persons may
have persisted. United States Forest
Superintendent w. R. Weigle has not
heard from 300 of his men who were
in the burning woods and he fears
they have persisted.
The other loss of life is estimated
at 100. The mining town of Wardner
is almost surrounded by flames and
the miners are out fighting the fire.
The fires in the great Occur d'AIene
national forests are beyond control
and timber worth millions of dollars
is burning. The fires on the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation are
checked, as are those of Palouse for
est. Along the st. Joe river, which
runs through what is described on
maps as 'the largest body of stand
ing white pine timber in the United
States" there is a continuous fire
from Plummer to point in Montana.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26

THE MULTITUDE GOT UP ON ITS HIND
LEGS"
from the bench to tell Hillery what
they think about it. Next minute all
BangalOng is surgin' into the push. an
then all D company lets go yell an
| in forty seconds there's the grandest
ruction started that that district ever
saw.
Everybody was mad with bein' done
out of a game they thought they'd
won, an for a time we hit out right
an left an felt better every time our
knuckles bumped on somethin'. They
outnumbered us five to one, but one
an when Chislett ordered out the
guard an they charged into the muss
with fixed bayOnets we had the
heather on the run anyway. an the
trouble was over.
Their pitcher was still lynn on his
pied some. an both his collar bones
were broken with the ball hittin' him,
but he came round all right in a week
or two That's how it ended, Eleazar,
an nobody knows to this day whether
we won that game or not.
The heather wouldn't pay their
bets, an we were recalled an sent to
another district before their pitchers
arm got we'll enough for another game.
An after all | reckon it was as well
to have it wind up that way, for if
we'd beat 'em after them first eight
innin's there'd sure been an insured
ton in Bangalong district"
well. that amt so bad, Jarvey."
said the corporal critically. "But how
did that Teller learn to pitch curve
ball?'
"Why. it seems he'd been to college
in the States, an about all he got out
of it was baseball But you can bet
he got that. Eleazar.'
"Tt's a pretty fair lie. Jarvey. to be
told offhand that way. Be dogged If
see how ye do 1t"
81 can't explain to you, Eleazar. You
wouldn't understand. It amt every
body has the artistic instinct like me-"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26

STORIES
CnmHnT
Baseball at Bangalong.
By
FRI II TICK WALWORTH BROWN.

prop">lt."'t since that time we match
ed III! LIuI pup kais against the cham
pion I'Anay an come away with
everythinG them natives owned except
their wives an children.
lit looked TO us like we had as good
as title deed to all Bangalong, an
the boys dug up everything bettable
they could lay their hands on an start
ed out to Jay it at any old odds. We
wasn't long in discoveriD' that the
black an tan populace was as hot
for chance to get their money up as
we were.
1T seemed a shame. Here was a
gang O half civilized Maldys bettin'
the clothes off their backs that they
could play baseball with a bunch of
Americans who'd been raised on one
old-cat. Honest. Eleazar, l felt sorry
for the poor benighted heather.
'The boys bet everything they own
ed, an some of EN- even staked their
rifles, though | warned 'em if Chislett
heard of it they'd get in big trouble
But you couldn't blame 'em much. 1t
looked like the chance of a lifetime.
Anyway, by the time Thursday after
noon came things was so arranged
that If we won we'd own everything
portable in Bangalong district an if
they won d company d be bunch O
naked white men, with nothin' left but
a sense O. everlastin' disgrace.
wont foil Won bo
ton O. the district turned out to watch
that game If we'd had a fence round
the field an charged admission we
could a quit for life. There was
mighty little bettin. though. because
everybody mad plunged his limit al
ready. When the team O. brown ones
arrived we saw where our bats an
balls an gloves had been goin', for
them heather turned up fully equip
ped. We didn't need to lend 'em a
thing
"We agreed on two umpires, an l
appointed Hillery-you remember him
an they put forward a slick eyed
little man who looked like two dollar
bill would "a bought him. clothes an
all. They umpired turn about, each
takin' an innin' won the toss, an
we took the field.
'"The businessike look O. the gang
sort o. took my nerVe-not that | was
afraid they'd beat US, but began to
think maybe we'd have a better game,
after all, than we'd thought for.
never was any great shakes of pitch
er, but ! was the best we had. an
wasn't really Iookin' for any trouble.
"When the first batter came up l
thought I'd see If he'd bite at bad
one. So l sailed him up an out that
was foot wide of the plate. an, sure
enough, he hit at it vicious as RATHER.
Rourke signaled for a drop. Swish
went the bat foot above it. Say
yells Rourkp this is puddin'.'
maybe it was our confidence. Any
way. instead O. sendin' him another
curve. shot one straight over the
pate. Crack be hit it. an the ball
came sailin' down past me. | made a
stab at it, stopped it. picked it up an
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26
FIGHTERS OBTAIN RESPITE
Light Rains Falling in Western For
est Fire Zone.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 24-Light
rain has begun to fall in Wallace and
other Occur d'Alene mining towns that
have been scorched or threatened by
the forest fires, and the weary fire
fighters have taken new hope.
Nothing, however, but a long and
heavy downpour will quench the
flames that are eating up the big trees
of Northern Idaho, Northwestern Mon
tana and Northeastern Washington.
The most sensational rumOrs Of loss
of life continue, but it is impossible to
verify them, and it seems likely that,
aside from losses among the national
rangers, the number of dead in the
three states will not exceed 100. Next
to the United States, big corporations
are the chief sufferers. 1t is difficult
to give figures on the timber losses,
which may reach $1O,000,000. 1t is
estimated that more than 1,500 set
tiers in Montana, Idaho and Washing
ton have lost their homes and every
thing in them.
The present summer has been one
of the dryest ever known. Fires light
ed by settlers to clear lands and by
sparks from locomotives have speedily
become giants of destruction. A little
blaze at the bottom of a gulch runs
swiftly up the mountains and at the
top of the hill huge blazing branches
of trees are borne away by the wind,
to extend the field of ruin.
Wardner and Burke, Occur d'Alene
mining towns, which were menaced
by fires, causing a suspension of bust
ness while the men went out to fight
the flames, are out of danger. Meth
er town has suffered injury.
The report of ffty-six dead bodies
found at Independence creek, south OF
Murray, is false.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26
Estimated That at Least Fifty
Persons Lost Their Lives
in the Flames.
WALLACE PARTLY DESTROYED
Property Damage in Idaho City Will
Total 100000 y Hundred and
Eighty Fire Fighters Missing.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 23.-The Pa
cif1c Northwest is facing the most ter
rible forest fire situation in it's his
tory. Over fifty persons are known to
be dead and 100 or more are missing.
The list of injured will approximate
200 Half the town of Wallace is
swept clean and there is a possibility
that two or three more towns in the
district have suffered complete de-
struction. Half a dozen small towns
and villages are seriously threatened,
and their inhabitants are hurrying to
places of safety by the thousands.
The situation is most acute in the
Occur d'Alene district Of Northern
Idaho. Reports from other parts of
the Northwest are of a less discourage
ing nature.
Some of the fires have been con-
trolled, others are less threatening in
the absence Of wind, while in some
districts the fire fighters have divert
ed the course of the flames from towns
that were threatened.
In Eastern Oregon, between Baker
City and La Grande, are several fires
which are doing serious damage to
live timber
There are several fires in the imp
qua valley in Southern Oregon, but so
far they have not done any great dam.
age. The fires in the neighbOrhoOd of
Grants Pass, Ore, which became de-
cidedly threatening Sunday evening,
are for the time being under control
In the vicinity of Medford and Ash
land, Ore, the fires are less menac-
ing, only because there is no wind. In
both these places all the men obtain
able have been drafted into service to
backfre and trench
That the fires in Southern Oregon,
in many cases, are Of incendiary origin
has been a matter of general gossip
in Medford for several days.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26

'THAT TIME WE MATCHED MY BULL PUP"
swung my arm to throw to first Then
/ stopped dead. for the batter was al
ready roostin on the bag, with a grin
on his face.
"How he got there don't know. A
white man would "a been about half
way. This little Teller was there while
] was stoppin liner an pickin' it up.
That took my nerve. Next man up
hit in the ribs with an inshoot. Third
man had an eye like hawk an watch
ed four bad ones go by without once
Gwingin' his bat Bases full an no
body out
'Next man up walked across the
plate an connected with a wide out
curve. He caught the ball square on
the end of his bat. an the crack was
Sickenin'. That ball was still goin' up
when it went over the center felder's
head. When it came down it was in
the crowd about a quarter Of a mile.
from home plate. an we never found
it. Meanwhile four runs tailed. an
the heather yelled some paeans.
"That was how it started. Well,
Rourke an had a chin-chin an
changed our signals. thinkin' maybe
that had somethin' to do with It. Then
saunters back to the box like four
runs didn't mean shucks to me. / rub
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26

play that caused the riot. It was
Townley's turn to bat. The first ball
was waist high square over the plate,
an Townley hit it belt that started
it off like a bullet. If it hadn't been
for the pitcher we'd "a beat 'eml by
three runs on that hit, but he stood
right in the way of it an was too
tired to dodge or even put up his
hands,
1T landed plumb on his breastbone,
an | reckon his ribs must "a given
some with the force Of it an then
sprung out again, for I'm a pink an
white albino if the ball didn't bounce
off his chest straight back toward the
plate
"DoneIly was steamin' for home
like a house af1re with the winnin' run,
D company was yeIlin' the leaves off
the trees, the pitcher was lynn on his
back kickin' sort O. feeble. an the
populace O. Bangalong was gettin'
ready to hide from their creditors,
when the catcher grabs the ball an as
Donelly slides home stabs him with
it in the back O. the neck.
well, l asked Donelly private aft
erward whether he hit the plate first
or the catcher hit him. an he said he
couldn't tell. Said both seemed to
happen at once. An that was the way
it looked. 1t was Hillery's innin' to
umpire. an he stood an scratched his
head.
Then the catcher rushes up an be-
gins yellin' that the mans out, an
with that | butts in to demonstrate to
Hillery that he amt out Then the
team O. little brown ones comes in end
over end from the field to back up
their catcher, an my team piles out