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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
PeriIs Of the Hair Cut.

ouch" cried the barber and some
thing besides. He stuck the end ~
bis thumb I'm his mouth aud began
sucking It,
"Cut yourselfT" asked the man in
the chair.
NO; it's an ingowlng hair" replied
the barber--"an ingrowlng hair under
my thumb nail"
Tho rpan in the chair laughed
Fact" said the barber 1T isn't an
uncommon thing either. In giving n
customer hair cut "a bit ~ hair often
lodges under the finger nail. and II It
isn't removed It is apt 10 tester and
let sore. Sometimes we don't even
know it's there until It begins 10 get
% its fine work. 10 hurts ike the
dickens sometimes. n you don't be.
iieye me. nsk any barber and he'll
jell YOU the same tbing."-New Yors
Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Tho Two Occasions.

At Scotch temperance meeting an
old man. scarcely celehyated for his So
briefly. arose and after addressing the
audience upon the deslrability of mod
GRAFTON I'm all things. remarked:
my friends, there's just twa occa.
sions when I TAX whisky
There was II chorus of Abs" In the
audience. when he continued. II only
TAX whisky when ! haze haggis for
dinner. and the only other occasion
when ] TAX whisky is when I haze no
bnggis for dinner"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Tho Wonderful Tod Bono.

All early writer's attribute wonderful
qualities to toads and frogs and the
various parts Of their bodies. Pliny
believed. for instance. that IL a toad
was brought into the midst OF mob
or other large and unruly concourse of
people "silence would instantly pre-.
vail" A small bone found I'm the right
side of toads 'of the proper age" was
also believed to have powers ove- the
various elements. by throwing this
bone into a vessel of boiling water"
says Pliny, 1T will Immediately cool
1t, the water refusing to boil again un-
I'll the bone has been removed. To
find this bone. expose the dead toad
On an ant hill. When the ants have
eaten her all away except the bones.
take each bone separately and drop 1t
into boiling water. Thus rray tho
wondrous toad bone be discovered
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
SALVE FOR HIS WOUND.
A Strenuous Scene That Was Not % Il
tho Bill of the Play.


Giovanni Grasso, a Sicilian actor of
unusual dramatic energy, was piayir z
In Florence in one OF his fercest part !.
where he had to stab his enemy wit In
a dagger Suddenly. fin the heat of
his passion, Grasso let the weapon sbp
out Of his hand. 1t alighted In the pit
On mans head. cutting it slightly.
An indignant member OF the audi
ence flung the knife back to the stag z.
where 1t was dexterously caught by
Grasso. Raising 1t aloft In his hand
and as IL 1t were accursed. Grasao
smashed 1t in two and then stampe d
upon it,
Then. with swift bound. Grasso
was I'm the pit beside the injured man.
The next minute he had climbed back
to the boards. with the victim I'm his
arms.
After settling him I'm chair Grasso
threw himself on his knees and began
n long entreaty for forgiveness. This
was rapidly granted by the much en-
barrassed playgoer. who on his side
begged to be allowed to return to his
seat.
But this was not TO be until Grasso,
weeping copiously. had bestowed no
fewer than fifty resembling kisses on
the mans blushlng cheeks.
The action was greeted with loud
cheers. and after Grasso had grace
fully bowed his thanks the play was
resumed and successfully concluded. 49,
London Express. .,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
A South Arabian Food Plant

Jownri' tall. slender plant resem.
Ding corn and headed with n grain
something like millet. is the Abdali's
chief crop. He feeds the stalk 10 his
camels and eats the grain Himself.
Three crops a year are produced. .Jo-
wari requires little cultivation exeept
wedding. which the Abdali does Ivy
hand. and when ripe he cuts it off close
TO the ground with his hunting knife.
New shoots spring up from the roots
to become the next crop. For n camel
load OF about 125 pounds he receives
at Alden an average of two rupees. or
S64.SS a fair yearly yield is twenty
camel londs an acre.-Consular aud
Trade Reports.
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Tn. "a. Woman. Ri,o.

The woman showed a fat finger n
whose folds OF flesh was imbedded q
plain gold ring.
How much will you let me have on
this ringT she said TO the pa wnbroker
Il can't tell until you take 1t or SC
I can weigh It." he said.
She tugged at the ring 1t wouldn't
come or.
Cant you get It Off for meg" she
asked.
The pawnbroker threaded n needle
with strong linen thread. soaped the
needle and slipped It head first under
the ring toward the hand. Then he
wupnd the long end OF the thread
tightly and evenly around the finger
almost to the nail. That done. he
took the needle and unwound the
thread from the base OF the fmger out.
and as he unwound the ring slipped
OF. He weighed the ring. ta-.
1.-Two dollars" he said.
That won't do the any good" said
the woman. II can get So any place
else" ''f
He returned the ring.
"She didn't really want to pawn It,"
he said. She Just wanted somebody
to take the ring or. A jewelcr would
have done It the same wax. but he
would have charged something."-New
York Sun.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
SPORT IN ENGLAND.
A Pheasant Run Is Not a Branch 81
tho Poultry Business

"A Plain American In England" by
Charles II. White6eld. is Il highly
amusing dlatribe on the gentle art Of
British entertainment. IL appears IN
the American Magazine. aud in the
course OF some descriptions of English
customs the author relates the follow
ing Incident. which happened Mt u
pheasant run:
"a friend for whom I have great
admiration took me to see pheasant
run. The pluce looked just like Il big
chicken yard such as we have Mt home.
There were hundreds OF the birds feed.
Ing on scraps and grain thrown to-
them by the keeper. ! had seen strings
Of these birds hanging up In the mar
kets for sale at low prices. had bought
their eggs I'm the swell restaurants at
high prices, and I naturally supposed
that this trade was conducted like any
other branch of the poultry business.
When you have been I'm England n
short time you realize that you must
approach the subject of trade or bust
ness with some delicacy. but | longed
to know the modus operandi of poultry
packing among the swells. wonder
ed II they could teach our Chicago
stockyards anything. So 1 asked the
keeper in my broadcast English:
How do you collect aud ship these
birdsT
"'Collect 'em, sirT
"'Yes,' said. how do you kill them
and get them to marketT
1--WE don't kill 'em. We send I'm
beaters and shoot 'em. It's great sport.
SIR
"That seemed TO me disgusting
propositlon-to beat flock Of tame.
harmless pets to death and shoot them
besldes-and ! remonsirate:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
GETTING Into q L;t. auov

The average person In danger Of
drowning usually attempts to lift life
buoy over his head. with the result
that he Is Immediately plunged deeper
into the water A good swimmer can
do this with sudden upward jerk. but
with the nonswimmer 1t is almost an
Impossible feat. what he should do
when he has seized the buoy is to
place both hands. palms downward. on
the buoy on the part nearest the body.
pressing it downward and slightly
away. when The farther part OF the
buoy will rise out of the water and
actually fall over the head. The arms
can then he put through easily, "and
there you are"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board OF Affairs of the City of Blue
field until II o'clock m. on the 1st day
OF July. 1910. for the complete grad
ing OF that portion OF East Princeton
Avenue extending from the East End
Overhead Bridge, at the end OF the
present macadam paving to the cor
porate limits of the City OF Bluefield,
In accordance with the profile made
by the City Engineer, and now on file
in his office. The Board Of Affairs
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
BY order Of the Board OF Affairs.
]. T. AKERS,
Auditor.
Q1o 90 or On IN
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Blamed the Last Ono.

man who from all appearances
had dined well. but not wisely, bought
a ticket at the box office of a theater
where farce was being produced in
German. The man settled comfortably
back in his seat. smiling at the pretty
stage setting and evidently prepared
to enjoy an evening OF pleasant diver.
sion. After u time he began to look
worried and leaned forward In his
seat
"Strangest thing ever sperienced." he
muttered.
A few minutes later he left the then
ter. At the door the ticket taker Of
fered him a return.
Nope; don't want It." he said as ne
brushed 1t aside. Guess that last
drink went to my head Can't under
stand n blamed thing them people
a-sayin'. I'm goin' home TO bed
Philadelphia Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Pe-columbian VOYAGES.

Concerning the subject Of the discov.
cry Of America John Fiske says:
Nothing can be clearer from survey
Of the whole subject than that these
pre-Columbian voyages were quite bar
rem Of results Of historic importance.
In point Of colonization they produced
tho two Ill fated settlements on the
Greenland coast and nothing more;
otherwise they made no real addition
to the stock Of geographical knowl-
edge. They wrought no effect what
ever upon the European mind. In no
sense was any real contact established
between the eastern and western
halves Of our planet until the great
voyage of Columbus In 1892"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC DIS.
TRicT CONVENTIONS.
Rock District.

The Rock District Democratic Con.
vention for the purpose of nominating
the following candidates for district Of
hcers VIII be held at Matoaka, at IL
O'Clock a. IN. Saturday, July 9th, 1910:
One candidate for President Of
Board of Education for Rock District.
One candidate for member of the
Board OF Education for Rock District.
JAIRUS COLLINS,
Committeeman,
Dramwell w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Plymouth District.

The Plymouth District Democratic
Convention will be held at Athens at
z o'clock p. m, Saturday, July the
9Th. 1910, for the purpose of nominal.
Ing the following candidates for
District officers:
One candidate for President of the
Board Of Education.
One member Of the Board OF Educa.
ton.
X. G. OXLEY, Committeeman,
Athens, w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Jumping Branch District.

The Jumping Branch District Con.
Ventlon will be held at William Gadds
School House at 2 o'clock p. m. satur
day, July the 9th, 1910. for the purpose
OF nominating the following candi.
dates for District Officers:
one candidate for President of the
Board OF Health.
One candidate for member OF tho
Board OF Education.
one candidate for Justice OF the
Peace.
one candidate for Constable.
n. ". MOVE. Committeeman
Camp Greek, w. Va,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
PERSONAL Mention

{ Miss Gertrude Oliver left yesterday
for her home at PAGES.
| j. III. Harding left this morning for
Roanoke on n business trip.
| Is. r. Lindsey returned to Iron
iLthia Springs this afternoon.
Miss Lucille Wilson and Miss Irene
Blackstock are visiting friends in Nor
ton.
Mrs. +. III. Palmer and daughter, Of
Charleston are visiting Mrs. II. A.
Smith. III
Mrs. X. NJ Fox OF Rogers street left
yesterday for Memphis. Tenn. to visit
relatives.
tigg
NJ. A. Emmons left this morning for
the coalfields to work with a civil en-.
cheering corps. ,
Mrs. William Garvin was taken to
the Bluefeld Sanitarium last night to
receive treatment.
W.. Barksdale returned from Fort
Gay, where he has been spending the
past few days with friends.
Miss Martha Easley left for Prince
ton this afternoon where she will visit
Miss Halle Paris for few days.
w. p. Hawley returned las. night
from Beckley where he accompanied
his family who will spend some time
visiting relatives.
ID. f.. French left last night for
Marietta. Ohio to visit his brother-in-
law J. d. Sweeny. He will be away
about two weeks.
Mrs. Frank Archer Of Giles street
who has been in the hospital for tho
past month was taken home last night
and is doing nicely.
Mrs. Charlie Evans, who has been
visiting Mrs. NJ. b. Easley for the
past week returned this morning to
her home in Lynchburg.
Miss Katie Simpkins of Riner. Va.
and Miss Edna Shelton OF Cambria. Va
are IN the city, the guests OF their
amtsS Mrs. w. A. Bragg of Boon street
and Mrs. NJ. f. Shoemaker of Freder-
ick avenue. j &|
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

why don't Won simply wiring their
necks with quick twist Of the wrist
insuring a rapid and painless death.
and them
But my friend grasped me violently
by the arm and drew men abruptly
away. felt badly about It. because
this good and valuable host said IL
would be Mt least twenty years before
he could look that gamekeeper in the
face with tranquility"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
East River District.

The East River District democratic
Convention will be held at the Court
House in Princeton at o'clock p. IN,
Saturday, July the 9th, 1910. for the
purpose OF nominating the following
candidates for District Offices:
One candidate for President OF the
Board OF Education.
One member OF the Board of Edu.
cation.
\. Il. CALFEE, Committeeman.
Princeton, w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Natura'a Work.

There is not a moment Of any day of
our lives when nature is not producing
scene after scene, picture after picture,
glory after glory, and working still
upon such exquisite and constant prln-
ciples OF the most perfect beauty that
1t Is quite certain that It Is all done
for us and intended for our perpetual
pleasure.-RuskIu.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
WANTED

nave Tor = mt several furnished
rooms in my Annex which adjoins the
hotel. These rooms are very suitable
for gentlemen and are both single and
double and furnished with same lin.
en-, etc, as the main MOTEL. / will
make the price for the summer $500
for the single rooms and $500 for
the double rooms.
L. q. REYNOLDS, .. go.
The New Altamont Hotel
6-29.10.H
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Susnicious.

1t was down in the market district.
What this country needs is plenty
OF bone and sinew,'' said the tall one.
Yes, and plenty OF grit and sand"
echoed the short one. BY the way,
what business are you in?"
"Oh. I'm butcher And your"
"Wh-er-I distribute strawberries
when they arrive from the southern
markets."-Chicago News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Fairly Warnntl

MIR Smith" spoke up the young
lawyer. Il come here as n representa-.
tive of your neighbor. Tom Jones
with the commission to collect a debt
due him"
Il congratulate you" answered NIr.
Smith ION obtaining so permanent a
job at such an early stage I'm your ca
reer." Success.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
8-18-22-25-29.10.

limitation is the sincerest fat
terry HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea has many imitators, but there is
nothing "just as good" as thousands
o fmen and women have learned with
In the past thirty years. Never sold
In bulk or by the pound Be sure you
get the genuine. For sale by The
White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

That last piece OF Printing you
bought did 1t give perfect satisfac-
ton? Perhaps the Topographic ar.
rangement lacked harmony. was
not well balanced, or a word or words
spelt wrong. The Poland Printing
Co. can please you; they make a
specially Of CORRECT PRINTING.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
The Human Mind.

Slow I'm forming. swift I'm acting:
slow in the making. swift in the work
lDg; slow in the summit swift down
the other slope 1t Is the way of ma
ture and the way of the human mind.
Anthony Hope. uos Z
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

New On aans. July f.--The steamer
Raven. of the Norwegian register ard
under charter Oh the United Fruit co.c
pany. which went aground on tie
Chincorro reefs of he coast of Yu.
catan. ten days ago. has been re-
fioated according to cable advices r.
ceived today. .ll3
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Lutheran Church Services.

A song service and a sermon on the
subject: God Our Creator and Fat /.
err today at p. IN. After this Sc !.
vice delegates to the Sunday Soho 81
Institute will be enrolled.
Public invited by the pastor
REV. G.. r. w. KEGLEY.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Taffy For Grandmothsr.

There is hardly anything that fat
ters a grandmother more than telling
her you don't believe she is one.-GaI.
weston News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Precooious In Spots

Bobby-Do 7 have TO 20 TO school,
mother? Mothcr-Of course. Bobby.
Bpbby-Why. mother heard you tell
father last night that knew entirely
too much.-Detroit Free Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

Miss Yankie-And what has Lord
Chichester done that you think so In.
tercsting? Lord Defendus- He won n
Derby, y know. Miss Yankle-How
lovely! On an election bet?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

IL Is great misfortune not 70 have
enough wit to speak well or not enough
judgment to keep silent.-La Bruyere.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
The Unknown GRAFT.

my tooth hurts like Sam Hill"
who the Dickens is Sam HIP"
We'll. WHO In Sam Hill Is DickensY'
Toledo Blade.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

20 neither ignorant nor careless with
respect to the future. -Vergil.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

Creation lives, grows and multiplies
Man X but witness. Victor hugo.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06
Considerable.

Young man. I'm sure heard you
kiss my daughter
did You. sir? Next time I'll tip
over chair or shuttle my feet."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-06

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The March Of Events.

plow, t h e introduction of modern
methods and the railroad In India
and Africa England is succeeding by
an easy home rule that inspires the
natives to do their best. In South
America the United Stat e is sue
ceeding by their grand example of a
republic as it should be and over all
it casts the mantle of a worldwide de-
sire for peace and for victories along
CONTINUED IN coIltlnn 2 on last pagel
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
MAKES CAMPAIGN PLANS
Session Held at Levy's Cafe
Shows Harmony Rules
in Party

The newly appointed Democratic
executive committee held its first meet
ing yesterday afternoon In room 6,
Levy's cafe. The new members of the
committee, together for the first time,
found themselves in perfect harmony,
and the entire session was devoted to
planning the details of a strenuous
campaign which the Democrats Will
wage before the election November 8.
The following members compose the
new committee:
Albert Nj. Norton, chairman; Robert
Hanley, secretary; Richmond Plant,
treasurer; j. B. Brokaw, Hollywood;
w. r. Burke, Harrington Brown, j..
II. Belcher, Long Beach; j. P. Chandler,
w. e. Cole, j. P. Carter, Edgar Davis,
Long Beach; r.. F. del Vale, Walter
Dunn. Monrovia; David Evans, Ocean
Park; oscar Parish, John 7. Gaffey,
San Pedro; James Hanley, DR.. Ran
dolph w. Hill, Robert w. Lusk, j. s..
Lange, Watts; q. T. Malaby, Pasa-
dena; Alex. Mitchell, Tropico; Nathan
Newby, George S. Patton, San Gabriel;
w. II. Poston, Pomona; ]. c. Steele,
Santa Monica; Joseph Simons, 7. S.
Sutton, r. Spellacy F. E.. Strader San
Fernando; John Topham, w. j.
Thomas, Thomas Toland, H. ]. Wool
lacott Charles Wellborn, Charles f.
John, DR.. S. Y. Van Meter, H. II.
Cotton.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
CANDIDATES FILE
EXPENSE REPORTS
Cost of Individual Campaigns Is
Made Known to County
Recorder
TIME WILL EXPIRE TODAY
A. J. Wallace SWearS to State
ment That His Total Out
lay Was $2156
.IME WILL EXPIRE TODAY

Candidates for nomination at the
primary election of August 16 were
busy yesterday fling with the coun-
ty recorder their reports of expenses
incurred in their efforts to obtain Of
flee. While today is the last on which
they legally can file such recapitula-
tions of the money expended In their
campaisSns, many, both yesterday and
in the last several days, took the pre-
caution to be within the law.
Following are many of the candi-
dates for the more important offices
and the amounts they have sworn to
as being their total campaign ex-
penses:
B. B. Gregory, state board of equal
izers, $35z9O; C. D. Manning, super
visor, $21S.50; w. ID. Stephens, con-
gresham, $Sl23O; John Perry Wood,
superior court judge, $715.S5; A. j.
Wallace lieutenant governor, $2156;
w. A. Lewis, county auditor, $509'20;
Lee c. Gates, state senator, $136.S5; ;
Louis G. Guernsey, assembiyman, sew
enty-fifth district, $S5; L. B. Swart-
won't, county tax collector, $596.25;
William Frederickson, police judge,
S11S; John w. Carrigan, district at
torney, $310; Charles Phipps, county
auditor, $47l50; ]. H. de la Monte,
sheriff, $S3720; w. o. Welch, county
tax collector, $7S310; Gideon S. Case,
assemblyman, sixty-seventh district,
$135; l.. L. Broodeen, assemblyman,
seventy-first district $112.86; e. q.
Johnson, county tax collector, $269.55
Frank Bryson, public administrator,
$483.40; H. j. Lelande, county clerk,
$S32.20; Warren L. Williams, police
Judge, $202; J. w. Summerfeld JUS
tice of the peace, $245; S. T. ("Tus")
Eldridge, supervisor, 1915; Calvin Hart
well, coroner $545.50; Ed Hopkins,
county assessor, $51Z35; Frank G. Fin
layson, superior court judge, $77305,
of which $500 was a contribution to the
Lincoln Roosevelt Republican league;
Mark Keppel, county school superin-
tendent, $S74.14, of which he gave $3.50
to the Lincoln Roosevelt Republican
league; John d. Works, United States
senator, $5S5.70; Sidney A. Butler, su-
pervisor, $2S3.50; P. F. Cogswell, as
semblyman, sixty-eighth district, 500
T. Spellacy, lieutenant governor $3.50;
1. B. Noble, county surveyor, $315.3
Frank S. Hutton, district attorney S63;
C. r. Mcdonald, state printer, $1O0;
Victor e. Shaw, associate justice of
the court of appeal $312.15; Edwin M
Butler, assemblyman, SEVENTEEN dis
trict, $136.90; Henry Lyon, assembly
man, seventy-third district, $8475, and
John N. Hunt, county treasurer
! $79345.
There still remain a goodly num-
ber of reports of candidates that must
| be filed today to accord to the law.