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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
The Professional View.

An English physician Of whom many
stories arc In circulation may not DO
as unsympathetic as recent anec-
dots seems to make him. He Is a spe-
cialist on all sorts OF mental disturb
ances and tho Ats. spasms and con-
vulsions which sometimes accompany
them. One OF his patients. most ex.
citable person. II suddenly alarmed or
distressed. would fall into curious
comatose state from which she could
not be reused until tho effect Of tho
shock had passed. The physician had
been summoned again and again, but
1t always happened TINT he was away
from home at the time and before hs
arrived on the scene of action the pa-
uent had recovered. At last ono night
he was summoned and arrived at the
house while the woman was still un-
conscious. He hurried upstairs and
Into the room where she was lying ON
the couch. He looked at her, and an
expression OF interest overspread his
face
Now. this" he said I'm his most
cheerful tona-'this Is something
lfkep'
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
The Postage Stamp,

Consider the postage stamp. 10 Exyu
nothing regarding the difficulty Of m
task assigned 60 Il. but by dint OF clos2
application II usually gets there: &lsf
1t delivers the goods.
Again. II one isn't enough TO csrryS
the thing through. two or more IN,
working tremendously together aeakE&
thing TO n finish. II
No matter 81 the (maiD matter I'd
weighty, II puts a good face (of wasfy0
ington) on 1t and goes directly 20 th6
point. Ii gets licked and stamped
upon. and men besmircb its fair Seas
lures and ofttimes give II more I'd
carry than the postaD union allows.
But, In spite OF all this. 1t sticks NM
hinchingly 10 the mntter In hand by.
virtue OF the fact that It knows thaeas
has good backing
Its stick-to-it-ivity is worthy OF euz,
ulGtion by you.-Judge's Library. ~
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
KEPT HER BUSY.
Tho Way She Tried TO Discover the
Telephone Numbers.

mo "sJ one REQ 70 discover the
Telephone Numbers.
81 don't believe that the public
schools teach their graduates 90 use
iheir minds" remarked well known
citizen OF Philadelphia the other day
Here's story just 10 illustrate what
] mean:
IL got a secretary last summer who
had just been graduated with high
hOnor5 from the Commercial high
school. She had been picked out FOR
me as the best girl In her class. and
found her excellent in oil that required
methodlcal. parrotlike work
"One dry ! jottcd down SOME tile
phone numbers that ! wanted a. re-.
member and. having poor memory.
forgot in the course OF the morning
whose the numbers were or what The
business was upon which ] wanted "a
phone.
$50 called Miss Blank just AZ 7
was going out and said. Before you
get your luncheon ] wish you'd find
out for me whose those telephone mum.
bers are.
Two hours later I came back. and
Miss Blank was sitting at her desk
weary and perseveringly studying the
telephone book.
II asked her n she had got some let.
ters written that I had left, n she bad
Iunched, IL she had done several little
things. She said no and then ex,
planned:
You see. it takes me long time 60
read through the book till I come 20
the numbers you want. she said. 4
haven't had time 10 do anything elseT d"
philadelphia Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
TURKISH RED TAPE.

Getting the Kinks Out Of . Custom
House Tangis.
in the far east rules and restrictions
may be mado TO yield to influence with
latent force behind II. as instanced
by this serio-comic incident found I'm
Captain A. Is. Townsbend's book, "a
Military Consul In Turkey" A certain
highly influential foreigner at Adrian
ople wanted n Christmas tree and or
dcrcd one from Sofia to come by train.
but when the tree. an unpretentious
at Adrianople station some ono discov-
cred that 1t was illegal to receive
plants" from abroad.
"Ynsak" 1T In forbiddcn), said the
custom house.
"Yasak." echoed the sentry on duty.
The foreigner said whatever was
tho equivalent TO rubbish" and de-
manded the tree.
Here was a nice Quandary for the
authorities. Evidently It was a most
fearful thing to receive tree from
abroad. and yet the consigned was
capable Of getting some ono into very
serious trouble II he did not get his
tree. and be said he must have It withs
In forty eight hours.
Some one mt tho custom house scared
above the difficulty. The tree was sent
on TO Stamboul on the Orient express.
an eight hours journey. 1t came back
to Adrianople by the next train. and
the person for whom 1t wns intended
received notice that "a tree from
Constantinople" had arrived for him
and would at once be handed over
to his messenger
SO tho wretched little Bulgarian tree
had become a Turkish one. brought
from Constantinople, and by that
means II satisfied ofilcialdom and sery.
ed its purpose In the end.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03

IL r. claimed by correspondent that
the hrst person TO grow potatoes in
the open held In Scotland was Thomas
Prentice. a day laborer in the West
barony OF the parish in Glasgow. near
Chapel Green. That WINS In the year
US. II was' about four years after
That date that he Prentice entered
tho market with them and was very
successful with his experiment. as ho
made $500 % 70. which be- sank in
double interest aud died At Edinburgh
In 1892 Glasgow Herald
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
A PULLING PINE.
Peculiar Tree That 10 Something 81 .
Mystery 20 Botanists.

Mystery 20 Botanists.
Upper California Is tho homo OF q
tree that has puzzled botanists. It r.
pine which will grow only near the
seacoast Its growth Is slow, and it
does not attain TO great size.
The strange thing about Il 10 that
there are. to all appearances. insur-
mountnble difficulties In tho way OF
the perpetuation Of the species. Some
specimens OF II exist In Kew gardens.
in London. They have Secn carefully
examined by competent authorities.
anu oil admit that tho tree presents n
problem unlike anything elsewhere
met with.
This pine produces at regular inter-
walls the usual cones containing seeds;
but. strange to say. the cones are SO
thoroughly protected that tho seeds
cannot DO Released. The cones are
hard and tightly closed and have
strong overlapping scales.
More extraordinary still Is the fact
that the pine. after producing its nj.
most invulnerablo cones. keeps them
hanging on its branches year after
year. Unless through some peculiar
accident the seeds would apparently
remain attached TO the parent tree for
! ever. Many OF tho cones on the trees
In Kew gardens havo been there for
years. as is shown by the sizo of the
branches and the formation Of the
bark.
IL has been found that tho seed ves-
sells which this tree so powerfully re-
tain arc so well protected that Il re-
quires u strong knife with the assist
anco OF heavy hammer TO cut the
cone into sections. No ordinary con-
ditions OF temperature can make q
cone open
The following Is tho only explana-
ton yet offered that seems to have any
degree OF plnusibility: The species
may be perpetuated by fire. One who
has studied the tree asserts that moth
Ing but tho intense heat of forest
fire could compel tho cones to release
their seeds. 1t has been found that
under the influence OF intense heat
they crack open and the seeds fall
out uninJurcd.-Harper's Weekly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03

With tbe Gcrnnna The disseminated
college professor g. stock source u
witficisms
one ~ these deeply absorbed gentle
men. sitting ou "a rear seat. thought he
knew Cd person slttug iu front and was
about GO speak 90 hlm when the stran.
ger b. chance turning UttIo. tho pro-
fcssor saw thar bee was mistaken.
Nevertheless. touching bin ON the
shoulder be remarked politely.
you will excuse ne. but you are not
the person thought you were"
Enthusiasn1.
Anxious Messenger say. fireman,
there's another Gre broken out up the
street New Rccruit-An right. old
chap; keep her going till we've Co
ished this one.-Punch.
-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03

You will never get Edith" said
Dave Spalding 60 his friend Luther
Bennett, "and you may ns well not
try. You are rich and she IL poor. but
you're not tho kind OF fellow she
would fancy"
you think soY"
IL know so"
What will you give her for wed
ding present N dor"
What VIII givc7 ~ seems 10 me
that's heads you win. tails I lose
What Will you give ~ you dontT"
"Pll give thousand dollars 60 any
charity you name"
''In what time"
zone year"
Have you received any encourage
mentT"
None whatever"
VERY well: TN 20 you. How a. you
propose % win p
Tho basis OF my operations vii 10
moncy"
she'll not marry for money"
Not directly. but she may BE- in
duccd 20 DO SO Indirectly
few weeAs later Rennett received
note from Miss Edith Cromwell stat
Ing that a fair was 20 Ia given g. raise
money for the church Of Witch shs
was a member With view % paying
on the debt She hoped be would o..
tend and help the cause AR Bennett
replied that be would be- on hand
When the evening for the sale arrived
be sauntered up 60 Miss Cromwelis
booth. expended $40 ia various articles
be bad DO use for and left them 10 10
sold again. Miss Cromwell urs dis
appointed. She had expected 60 let az
least double the amount from ono she
knew o. b. her admirer and rich
is there sothina else you sse that
you wantr
Nothing oisei I haven't set bought
anything want"
rs ohers nothing can procure Or
your
"Yes; would nRs photograph -
your pretty fsea hus that % course.
n not for sale"
Miss Cromwell made no reply for
awhile She was thinking sho fsighf
get pretty sun for the church by
yielding 70 The matter FINALLY sbo
SAID.
"Of course ny likeness 4 not for
ssle. but might give n o. tho church.
and the church could soll "a
Certainly"
How much would u bringY
"A thousand dollars"
Miss Cromwell caught her breath
There were two reasons far her doing
so-viz. she was nattored that sny
man should value her photograph 80
highly. and she would ~ delighted to [
hand In a thousand dollars 90 tho |
church. She turned the matter over
rapidly IN her mind what direrenre
would BENEFITS possession q her IKE |
ness maker 4 man might buy o. pho /
tograph Of a fashionable beauty flr q
few cents. Those % actresses we're /
for sale everywhere The debt was /
R1,265. The s2CJ would undoubtedly I
be raised az This fair Tho $1,000 She l
would get for her photograph would /
complete tho amount required
What would you propose 60 do WITH |
my photograph" she asked
Wear It in tho hunting case of my /
watch"
Would any one except yourself see
itTp
"one standing by when looked Tor |
the time OF day would be likely to see
IT,"
Miss Cromwell Thought again. "Wnl
you do anything else with IT, she
asked.
mo-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
Hor Profaoiinn

why don't you marry. too?" he
asked her. apropos OF the marriage OF
her friend
Il can't" she answered. without
committing bigamy. haven't my dI-
vorce yet. you know. It's probably a
good thing. a great protection. might
have married some good for nothing
again II had had It. I am so unfor.
tuDate In my selections"
True" he said You might have
married me."-New York Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
THE MAN ON THE BOX

The management OF the Man on
the Box" company promises the play
goers Of a New York production.
when Bert Leigh" makes his bow as
q star this evening at the EIks Opera
House in the title role Of Harold Nc.
Grath's famous novel Of that name.
The scenic equipment that is being
carried by THE company is the same
that Mr.. Henry +. Dixey used during
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03

individual names and soon become reg
ular pets. Whenever the parrots de
sert the forest and alight on the
ground in the open spaces OF the jun
gle the natives recognize their actions
as sure warning OF an impending
earthquake American engineers in
dorse this belief and assert that sc.
rious accidents which might have beeD
averted have resulted when the warn
ing OF the birds was noted, but un.
heeded
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
Works Lika q Charm

Hanson Wonder how It Is that the
gugginsons get along so tremendously.
They never have any quarrels. appar.
emily Burt-The reason is simple
enough. Jugginson always let's Mrs.
J. have the Inst word. and she never
tries TO prevent him from having his
own way Boston Transcript.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
The Parrota Of Mnxioo.

What the wild pigeon once was in
point OF numbers to the United States
the parrot, Of varying shades OF color
and all sizes, is TO old Mexico. Flights
OF these birds frequently darken the
midday sun In the hot country, and
they become so tame around the camps
Of engineers that the birds are given
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03

What Is young man 20 do wher
his attention has been arrested nv
pretty girlT
Why. carry his case to court OF
course. RED Hen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
Chance For Heroispo

Adorer (aDxiOusly)-- What did YOU,
father sayi Sweet Girl-Oh. he got
so angry | was afraid to stay and lis
ten. He's in n perfectly terrible rage
Go In aud appehse him.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
sioar.

1gioal.
Mother" asked little Ethel, NOW
that you're in mourning for Cousin
Adelaide WIFI you wear black night
dresses too?"
What an absurd question. childw
"oh, I only thought you might be ms
sorry az night as YOU were during the
day." ventured Ethel.-Harper's Bazaar.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-03
An Inaida Ontinn

Wigg--The best outing mnn can
@Se Is an ocean trip. Wagg Yes an
outing for the inner man ms Won
Philadelphia Record
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.

Indignant because certain members
Of congress view with suspician his
foundation scheme-John d. Rockefel-
Ter is said to be intending to withdraw
the draft of the original bill andd seek
approval from some state.
That the federal government-and
the public to a great extent-ques-
tions Mr.. Rockefeller's motives should
be no great surprise to him. In view
Of his methods in the past 1t is the
logical result The tender of such an
immense fund in regarded by some as
bid by the Standard Oil Co. for ex-
emption for all time from any punish
ment for past acts. Until It is thor
oughly demonstrated there is no
''joker'' in the foundation plan-the
public will continue to display more or
less suspicion.
Mr.. Rockefeller's great wealth-like
most huge fortunes-has been wrung
from the people. It has been built on
the broken lives of men and women
and upon the graves of those destroy
ed in its accumulation. The story Of
the Standard oil has been one OF con-
quest over the helpless crushing
down Of the weaker ones who dared to
oppose the oil magnate's mighty
power.
There should be no establishment
that the public-knowing these things
doubts the sincerity and intent of the
oil king-even when he makes the plea
he wants to do something for the up
| lifting of humanity"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
Daddy 'sBedtirne
The Geese That
OlOl Saved City
40 They Could

a Italy" daddy Evelyn
~ old, old city named world
- begun
- ~ people
lived there.
tend their affairs the the
which
another country wanted the first tried take
thought
for them they lot Of the city from the Romans
But they afraid send their the daytime the
known be good fighters.
$50 decided their night the
They their carefully thought would
soldiers climb while
laid all
without that anything
did
soldiers able climb the walls without
being
strange happened. people
loudly could"
did the city, daddyT' asked Jack.
think something
Then, they the the
made the
city"
did anything with the fatherT asked Evelyn
that those not uked children
said daddy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
KING EDWARD is DEAD.

The bulletins last evening announced
the death OF King Edward of England.
The British monarch had not ruled
long because of the long reign Of his
mother, who died nine years ago. But
in the time he was on the throne King
Edward made good"
His life before he assumed the king
ly duties, was such that some people
feared TO entrust him with the king
ship, but he clearly demonstrated his
ability and fitness for the position.
He was beloved by his own subjects
and popular with the people OF every
other nation.
King Edward was man OF wide
and varied experiences. He was a
"hot, old sport" in his younger days,
but was well balanced and capable.
He was the greatest advocate Of out
door sports and athletics of the gen.
GRAFTON and especially devoted to horse
racing and yachting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
Trains Goina West.
PARKS FOR FARGO.

visit to Island park on warm,
sunshiny day is becoming a thing OF
Measure. The citys breathing spot has
never been in finer shape at this sea-
son than this year. 1t is clean and
neat, the grass has a good start and
the improvements for the summer are
everywhere in evidence. The foliage
was killed by the cold weather Of last
month, but new buds are starting and
il will only be a short time till the
frosted leaves will be replaced by fresh,
new ones.
A trip through the park-even II
only for inspection-is well worth
while. The place doesn't have that I'M
kempt, forsaken appearance it used to
bear. 1t looks like some one is living
in Fargo.
Attractive as the present park is be-
coming-one cannot but realize the
great opportunities of which the city
has not yet taken the advantage. The
location is ideal for a more beautiful
one. So much could be accomplished
through the proper use of the slough
around the west and north ends of the
site If the depression was cleaned out
and kept filled with fresh water in the
summer time-on which row boats and
launches could be used-it would be
one of the best investments the city
could make. The banks could be beau.
titled with hedges, shrubhery anC
flowers and converted into one of the
most attractive places in the north
west.
The beauty Of the places suggests tht
imperative necessity of adding mor'
parks to the city. There is a parl
law through the provisions of which
any city can elect commission, issu
bonds, purchase land and create parks
From time to time The Forum ha
called attention to this measure. Crane
Forks is one of the cities that prompt.
took advantage Of 1t and now has
park system InaL is d CEeulL 10 d CIT
of ten times it's size.
There will never be better opportunit
than the present. 1t is a certaint
that property in Fargo will neve
be cheaper. There is q possibility c
being able to secure suitable trac
in Oak Grove. There are other spot
between Island Park and Oak Grow
that could be purchased and develope
later into system OF connecting link
between the two main outdoor spot
On the northwestern corner OF the cit
the A. c. is doing great deal throug
It's splendid campus and the nursery
The beauty about the park law, til
improvements can be made through tt
Issue of long term bonds. These WI
mature a score of years from now an
the people Of the next generation, WI
will be enjoying the highest adval
tages of the parks will foot the bill
They will not only be glad to do /
but viii bless the foresight and int
ligence OF the people of today for pre-
yiding the system for them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
EMOTIONAL DYSPEPSIA.

Everyone has noticed that most dys-
peptics are ilI-tempered. 1t may also
follow that ill-tnmpered people are
dyspeptic. Some of the members OF
the medical profession are strong sup
porters Of the theory that ill-temper
and other strong emotions have an In
fiuence on the digestive apparatus
The moral is that IL you don't want
your stomach to so on q strike pre-
serve your good nature.
RI iIl-temper Is proven responsible
for dyspepsia 1T viii have the effect
OF bringing disease into greater dis
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
RETIRED LA CROSSE MAN
ASkES TRIAL TO PROVE
INNOCENCE OF BURGLARY

La Crosse, Wis. May John Il.
Turnbull, member of the county board
and well-to-do retired merchant, has
requested the district attorney that
he, Turnbull. be arrested and pros
ecuted on a charge of burglary.
On April ~ the store Of John Pietx
was entered and Peitz. who purchased
the store from Turnbull charged Turn
bull with intent to ROB- After an in
vestigation, during which Turnbull
was detained in jail the charges were
proved insuficiently and he was re-
leased.
Following gossip that he had bought
off officers to win his release Turn
bull now demands a trial to establish
his innocence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
Travellers Tales

DR.. Nichols, the we'll known physi-
clan Of this city tells a rather funny
story which happened to him. One
evening he was sitting In his office
when a foreigner came In and handed
him note that had evidently been
written by some other foreigner. The
doctor looked at the bearer or the
note and saw that he was suffering
from the effects of a n1ix-up that he
must have had with some one, for
there was every indication that he had
been hit in the eye. Here's what the
note said:
Dear Doc: Kindly give me pre-
scription because I am not able to
work because I want to sue the man
that hit me in the eye. The truth is
when I bend down the blood runs from
my eye and makes 1t very tender.
Make the prescription strong enough
| SO I can get some damages from the
man who hit me in the eye because ]
want to make him pay for 1t. If ]
get any mony from him I will pay
| you for your trouble"
1t is needless to say that the fellow
didn't sue.
Alexander Curry, vice president Of
the North Dakota Bankers assocda-
ton, third district, was in. the city
YESTERDAY from his home town, Shar.
on, this state. He had been attending
the recent bankers convention held
there on Thursday and was very much
pleased with everything that took
Iplace: 81 think that these meetings
are great for the good OF the bankers
of the state and would like to see
more of them" he said Il can re-
member not SO many years ago when
this kindly feeling did not exist among
1.-THE bankers of this state and I sup
lpose it is the same all over the United
Estates. There used to be sort of q
feeling that It was best not TO lei
lyour next door banker know what you
were doing and TO keep an eye on No.
land let the other fellow look after
himself, but now this is all changed
land the best OF feeling exists and
think that q great deal of 1t Is caused
by the state and district meetings thai
are held from time TO time" Mr.
Curry came here many years ago ant
was employed as a driver for an OF
team. He has made q big success II
life and has a host of friends In thu
city. He has remarkable record, IL
/ that he nevr had razor on his face
, but even so. he has a full whiskerec
: short stubby haired face. Wheneve
! The needs has beard trimmed he goe'
Ito the barber, who trims 1t down will
the aid of q pair Of scissors.
t Yard Master George A. Haines, o
t the Northern Pacific, stationed a
j jamestown was in the city yesterda!
y lon business connected with his road
d He stated that the city of amestowl
y WAS again showing signs Of improve
: Iment and that there was good dea
e LOT building going on all over the city
r jamestown" said he, sis a prett
r place and our road hauls q great dea
L Iof freight In and out Of the towr
3 There will be several handsome resi-
v licences constructed as wen as severe
q handsome business block" Mr.. Hadne
v left yesterday afternoon for his home.