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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03

anu tore the harder Rugged uim. md.
although his feet were protected by
mittens. his claws tore through my
tights and part OF my skin. But had
him as In wise: his mighty efforts to
get away proved OF no avail.
Before leaving the cage, however. I
was determined to try just one other
feat Moving away from the lion. I
stood with my back toward him. thus
openly inviting him TO jump on me.
At once he sprang right on my back.
Throwing up my arms, gripped his
head, then caught him firmly by the
neck and I'm one moment shot him
clean over my head, assisted 10y the
animals own impetus. and launched
him before me like sack OF sawdust.
the action causing him to turn COM
pletc somcrsault.
While he lay there. dazed, the door
was unlocked, and I went out, my legs
and neck bleeding and with scratches
all over my body. But for these tribes
l cared nothing. ! felt that l had con
quered that lion and that l should have
little difficulty I'm mastering IL ON the
next occasion I'm public.
So thoroughly was he tanned how
ever. that the great fight lasted but
two minutes. When he would fight mo-
more lifted him up and walked round
the arena with him on my shoulders.
he remaining as firm as rock and as.
quiet as an old sheep. f J
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03

Happiness Is bird we pursue our
ife long without catching it.-vircy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Got IL at Last.

1t is told OF distinguished profess
sor of history that. in an address before
a woman's club on "Obscure Heroes
OF the French Revolution" he had
reached the point where one Of them,
nobly resolved to essay the rescue Of
friend doomed to the guillotine,
sought n parting interview with his
sweetheart before making the almost
hopeless attempt. The professor had
moving voice and was eloquent. The
assembly OF women. many of them al.
ready near tears. hung breathless upon
his words.
"Biddy, diddy," said he pathetically,
then coughed slightly aud went back.
"IIiddy biddy"-- Something was eyi-
IDENTITY amiss. He tried again.
"Biddy hiddy diddy doo."
BY this time the ladies looked puz-
zled and the orator desperate. Ora W.
ing long breath and speaking with
painful elaboration. he ut length con-
quered the elusive sylables and said:
did he bid adieu ?-Youth's Com.
panion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
WHIPPED THE LION
A Contest Between Human and
Brute Strength.
sANDow WAS THE VICTOR.
Stripped to the Waist, the Strong Man
wrsstisd With the Enrassd Animal,
Who Was Mittsnsd and MuxxIed, and
Thoroughly Subdued Him.

Wrsstisd With the Enraosd Animal,
Who Was Mittsnsd and MuxxIed, and
Thoroughly Subdued Him.
The story that Richard. later term
ed Occur de Lion" derived his name
from the feat Of tearing live lions
heart out OF its body is usually re-
garded today as apochryphal. At this
distance OF time IL Is impossible to
tell what was the truth. But If Rich
ard had the strength OF Sandow and
strove with the lion under conditions
similar to those under which Sandow
wrestled with a menagerie lion In San
Francisco some years ago there may
be basis Of fact for the legend. In
the Strand Magazine Mr.. Sandow told
Of the event:
IL was to be struggle between
brute strength and human strength.
Merely In order to prevent the lion
from tearing me TO pieces with his
claws. mittens were to be placed on
his feet and muzzle over his head
This lion, 1 must tell you. was par
ticularly fierce animal and only a
week before had enjoyed dish that
was not on the menu-his keeper.
Well, the engagement was accord
ingly made and "a Lion Fight with
Sandow" widely advertised. The an
nouncement, am told, sent thrill
through the cities for q hundred miles
round, and I'm order to be equipped for
a performance which would be found
TO attract hundreds of thousands OF
people i decided to rehearse my fight
with the lion beforehand.
/ had 1t In my mind that the effect
Of mittening and muzzling the beast
might be to put him or the fight by
frightening him, and, realizing how
foolish should appear facing lion
that would not fight, was DESTROYS
OF making certain that this should not
be the case.
Accordingly the lion was mittened
and muzzled. but only with the aid Of
six strong men, and entered the cage
unarmed and stripped to the waist.
What happened was I'm direct opposi-
tion to my expectations; bagging his
paws and incasing his head I'm a wire
cage only served to enragc the brute,
and no sooner had i stepped inside
than he crouched preparatory to
springing upon me.
His eyes ablaze with fury, he hurled
himself through the afr, but missed,
for had stepped aside, and before he
had time to recover caught him with
my left arm round the throat and
round the middle with my right, and,
although his weight was $50 pounds,
lifted him as high as my shoulder, gave
him huge hug to instill into his mind
that he must respect me and tossed
him to the floor.
Roaring with rage, the beast rushed
fiercely toward me and raised his huge
paw to strike a heavy blow at my
head. AS his paw cut through space
felt the air fairly whistle and realized
not only my lucky escape. but the
Hons weak point and my strong one
IL only he struck me once I knew Il
would be my coup de grace, and took
particular care that he never should
AS ducked my head to avoid the
blow l succeeded I'm getting q good
grip round the lions body, with my
chest touching his and his feet over
my shoulders and Rugged him with all
my strength. The more he scratched
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
RACING SHIFTS
TO SARATOGA

New York, Aug. 3.--Today is the
last Of the Empire City Racing Asso.
Citations meet at the Yonkers track.
At $50 this evening the Cavanagh
special will leave for Saratoga, load.
ed to the guards with the followers
OF the game and the three-week meet
at the Spa will be inaugurated to.
morrow.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
ANANNIAS LIKE
A TWO SPOT

Thousand Island House, n. Y, Aug.
S.-Ananias and Munchauson would
be made to look like rank amateurs
could they be present today at the
annual meeting OF the St. Lawrence
River Anglers Association. Fisher
men from all over the East are here.
and, prior to the big fish banquet.
are engaged in a ground and lofty fish
story competition.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
BEvERIDGE AND
KERN TO SPEAK

indianapolis, Aug. 3.--United States
Senator Albert J, Beyeridge. his Dem.
ocratic opponent for the senatorship.
John w. Kern. and Congressman j.
A. Adair are among the speakers adj
vertised for the annual reunion OF the
old settlers OF Jay and Randolph coun-
ties to be held at Ridgeway, Ind, to.
day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
BIDS FOR NEW BRIDGE.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug Bids will
be opened today for the proposed new
Central avenue concrete bridge. The
estimated cost OF the structure and
its approaches is 100000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
OHIO BUILDING MEN.

Canton, o., Aug. 3.--The Ohio State
League of Local Building and Loan AS.
socIations convened here today for an
annual meeting. The session will con-
tinue through tomorrow.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Different STYLE.

Edward. aged six. was sent to bar,
Der shop to get his hair cut. The bar
Der who was assigned to the Job had
red hair 1
Would you like to have your hale
cut like mine?" asked the barber.
NO. sir" answered Edward l"Cut
1t some other color, please Chicago
News
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Same Effect.

Innis-Do 1 love her? Why, man, l
can't sleep nights for thinking about
herr Owens-,That's not proof positive
| get the same effect from my tailor's
bills.-Boston Transcript. ~
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Poor Service.

AS the fire truck came changing along
the street car tracks Uncle Ben stood
ut the corner and waved his hat.
Ding i,.' he exclaimed when the
truck had passed. THAT wouldn't stop
neither. Buffalo Express.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-03
Djscourauino.

Jester Poor old Skinfint has his
troubles! Jimson-What. why, he's
making barrels and barrels of money.
Jestor-I know. but the price Of barrels
has Gone I'D
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
Comparison s0ffb Track Races
Lessons OF the Twenty-four- Hour Contests Sug
gested by e. S. Partridge.

racing. Here the cars are put through a
terrific grind OF twenty-four consecutive
hours, with both night and day driving
negotiating hundreds of turns; in fact, 2,5Os
turns by the winning Stearns in the recent
Brighton Beach race on August 70 and 20
This is by far a more severe test than
could possibly be found over smooth coun-
try roads for several hundred miles with
comparatively few turns. It is credit to
any car to actually finish in a twenty
four-hour grind. To win such a race
against worthy competitors Is a feat which
cannot be too greatly launched. To break
a worlds record, as did a Stearns car in
the latest twenty-four-hour contest, by the
comfortable margin Of hfty-seven miles Is
most noteworthy performance
1t is impossible for me TO write an artt-
Gle of this kind without giving the highest
credit to the Stearus car which made this
wonderful showing. I would be GLAD TO
say what do Of any other stock car did
it perform the same feat under the same
conditions.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
BY 6. s. Partric ge.

That the Vanderbilt Cup race Of this
year Will be the greatest Of its kind is
the opinion of automobilists generally.
The gradual elimination OF the freak
high-powered racers and the substitution
of stock models such as are regularly
sold to automobile buyers shows e. healthy
trend. and makes this contest OF real IN
terest to the public generally
4 race of this kind means something
to those who by their liberal patronage
have made possible the greatest industry
the world has ever known.
A few years ago there was held strictly
stock. car contest over the BriarcnT course,
and the public interest in this event was
of the keenest sort. Although our Stearns
entry, driven by Guy Vaughan, finished in
third position, a close scrutiny Of results
brought out the fact that It defeated every
American built car in the race and nine
foreign cars among which were duplicates
of those in first and second positions.
We advertised these facts freely in the
New York dailies, and were rewarded with
fourteen sales, which we could trace d.
rectly to this event. although we finished
in third position. This incident simply
shows that the public takes a substantial
interest in the accomplishments Of stock
cars. It is not necessary 10 gain first po-
sition 70 secure results ANY car which
make a creditable showing in severe
contest is entitled to the serious considera-
ton Of a wouId-be purchaser.
The coming race over the Vanderbilt
course will be full of interest The large
number of entries and the various class-
fiCations of cars viii certainly make the
1910 contest a memorable event
The most thorough test Of stock car en-
durance is TO he found in twenty -four-hour
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
THE NOW FAMOUS VANDERBILT CUP.
AUTOMOBILE VS.. HORSE
Maxwell Company Will Make
Test of Comparative Costs.

To establish beyond doubt the actual
cost of driving an automobile as compared
to horse and wagon and to prove that
Maxwell car can be operated at a cost not
exceeding two cents q mile, the Max
weII-Briscoe Motor Company will inaugu-
rate to-day the most exhaustive economy
and maintenance test ever undertaken by
an automobile firm. The result IS expect
ed to refute in the strongest manner the
idea that an automobile is more expen-
sive TO operate than horse and wagon
For an indefinite period beginning this
week the company will place both autouo-
bile and a horse in service during a fixed
number OF nours a day, under disinter-
ested observers, appointed by the con-
test board of the American Automobile
association. These observers will keep
a legitimate record Of operative cost This
information will be made public by ad-
vertised bulletins in newspapers, and 10 the
extent that the test may show, these ouIIe-
tins will prove the statement that two
cents a passenger mile is the maximum
cost of operating the automobile
The entire test is being made in conJunc-
ton with an UNPRECEDENTED guarantee and
refund agreement covering the sale OF cars
that are Identical to the one used IN the
test. Since 1t is not on record that such a
test has ever been made before, the figures
are bound to have an important bearing on
the much discussed question of the automo-
bile VS.. the horse.
Conditions that are fair and reasonable to
both vehicles have been adopted, though 1t
is obvious that the distance covered by the
Maxwell runabout Will greatly exceed that
of the horse and buggy. Each days trip
VIII be in a different section of the metro
polItan district and will continue SIX
hours Practically every city and town OF
Importance in the vicinity OF New York VIII
be visited before the test is finished.
Accurate records OF the distance covered
tv each vehicle. cost Of operation and main
tenance will be made by official observers,
and their reports VIII be published IN news
paper bulletins. showing the exact work
performed by each. as well as their relative
economy.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
SIXTH Vanderbilt RACE
Mill Be Fun Over Motor Parkway
On October |.
TO START AT DAYBREAk
ru-eepstakes for the Wheatly
and Massapequa Trophies TO
Occur at Same Time.

~. sixth running OF the automobile race
-. historic Vanderbilt Cup VIII start
70 -.x- Saturday morning. October 1. al
s,,A-esk from g point On the Motor Park
- near Garden City
1-.ss fixture was first driven n 1905. II
.o,,nded BY william K Vanderbilt. tr.
:. -,-oz a-st managed as a contest for
-. -epreseuting different countries. but
-. -. recently has been s race OF single
drivers
-, vanderbilt race VIII be over a course
----siuz sections OF the Long Island
- Parkway. an artifsciaIry constructed
- assigned 10 allow motors 20 be driven
90 speed. and sections Of the country
80 and turnpikes Of Nassau County.
-. ,ctsl length of this course VIII be L. 81
nlss
me distance of the Vanderbilt race VIII
--xas niles. OF n cHr1y-two times around
=. -neasu-ed course.
"a rrtze Is the Vanderbilt Cup. q noble
-, ~ silver, valued at s2,0co. and special
--c,ev prizes which may be offered by
-..te-s of automobiles. tires and acces-
SORES.
~. vanderbilt race is essentially a stock
-,- race. This means that the cars entered
--,e. he Il every particular similar TO the
80 makes Of cars offered for sale N
.,-so-s salesrooms of the company max
a-r .hern. and that the cars IN the race
--rsf conform u every particular 70 the
,y4zlozue descriptions Of the several cars
me makers must also have . certain num-
- ~ cars exactly similar to the model
-.sr have entered IN the Vanderbilt race
ne displacement Of the pistons must not
-v,eed 500 cubic inches. There IS no weight
restriction
n. entries for The Vanderbilt Cup race
70 es.e follow
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

E s. Partridge, of the firm Of Wyckor,
Church & Partridge, is one of the men
best qualified TO write on the subject Road
vs. Track Races in New York" He has
been closely in touch with the racing end
Of the motor industry as an entrant IN
many notable races, and is a keen fnalysist
Of racing conditions and their influence on
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

TIE three races are Under the manage
merit of the Motor Cups Holding Company,
c. which ". K. Vanderbilt, 1r-, is presi-
cent A r Pardington, assistant 10 M
Vanderbilt. has direct personal charge OF
FL details Of the management Of the event
TIE officials Of the race are as follows;
Referee. William K Vanderbilt, u. /;
judges, Henry Sanderson, Colgate HoyI
Dave Henuen Morris Robert Lee Nor
-el and Samuel II Butler; technical com
nlittee. a I AIcMUrtry. Henry Soutner
ana Alexander Churchwardt A A: A rep
reseurarive Frank .. Webb. assistant 70
re president, A r. Pa-dington; starter
Frederick :. Wagner
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

AUTOMOB rs.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
INDEPENDENT and IMPERIAL
Type, TIRES Moul.
OUR PRICES.

rap 10 use on @. n. Rims. $50 extra
Write for prices Of other sizes
State style and make Of nm.
4. Ne represent most of the standard manu-
ee-tlrers in The disposition OF their Seconcs-
--.Ley refunded on goods returned lntacL
-lln week and shipped with privilege OF
Examination
ROOM -. yArI. oPDrp DEPT
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

AUTOMos sILEs.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

Il connection with the running OF the
Vanderbilt race and simultaneously with
q vii be held the Long Island Motor Park
way sweepstakes. This event is run Ii Two
classes.
Class 3. Division 5B, IS run for the
wheatIey Hills trophy This fixture Is Tor
ca-s OF 81 and including 500 cubic inches
rig-on Displacement The minimum weight
uf The car must be LOO pounds The dis
fzoce Is -Sa60 niles. or fifteen laps around
tbe course The award beside the trophy
s roaO n cash 70 the winner.
Thss race VII start at Z o'clock one hour
later fhsu The start OF the Vanderbilt The
entries 70 dste for this race are:
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

TIE race run Tor Class 3, Division 2B.
Ua-s Is known as the NassaPeGua trophy
race Z IS for cars Of I61 and including go
Uabic inches piston displacement The min
.nu-n weight OF the car IS 14so pounds. The
distance OF this race is 1850 miles, or ten
times around the course The award Is
2 e9e additional to the winner, besides the
trophy. Z win start al 80 O'Clock so that
more than forty cars viii be on the course
Il one tine.
The entrants for this fixture 70 date are
s-~r
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
AUToMoelLEs.
EIRST TRES AQ6 0FF.

Through an improved process II has
become possible TO manufacture tire
surpassed by nothing that money,
brains or human skill can produce at
the saving INDICATED IN the table below.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-03
VATICAN AND QUIRINAL.
Interesting Resume of History of the
Loss of Rome.

1t was the Pope Gregory XIII. who be-
gan the construction of a summer resi-
dence on one of the hills of Rome, called
the Qnirinal. This was not completed,
however. until the time of Paul Y In
1870 King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy
finally took possession of this palace, and
since that time ii has been the residence
Of the Italian King.
In July. 1870. war was declared be
tween Prussia and France For thirty
years before this the existence of the
kingdom Of Italy had been difficult and
precarlous. The formation of the king
dom had been rapid, and in the words
of Carlyle. THE symbols of the hottest
became the gambling dice Of the basest 3"
Soon there was a spread of revolution
arr sentiment that threatened the over
throw not only of the papacy, but the
monarchy Is well. The republican party
in Rome created serious disturbances
and there We're frequent street skirmishes
between the insurgents and the papal
forces
The Pope positively refused to quit
Rome, and then Mazzini strongly urged
that end. 1t was considered imperative
the government TO take some stem Ia
that end. 1t was considered imppratiye
that Victor Emmanuel should annex
Rome to the Italian kingdom.
On September the French army surren-
dered to the King of Prussia at Sedan
The Pope Immediately sent an appeal to
the victorious William of Prussia beg
ging him to come TO the rescue and keep
the Italian King out of Rome This was
against Williams policy. and 50 the
royal troops entered the Holy City on
September 20.
The loss of Rome to the Vatican aud
of all temporal domains III no degree al
tered the spiritual title and power of the
Pope His comfort and dignity were
carefully safeguarded by Victor Emmau-
uel
The Pope was not the King of Rome
it was not uncommon in the Middle
Ages for the heir apparent to throne
to be crowned within the lifetime of his
predecessor. SO that on the death of the
latter he might Immediately step into
his place on the throne
This plan was especially useful in an
electNe monarchy, such as Germany.
Since It would not do to have two empe-
rors at the same time, and since the SOW
ereign's authority in Germany depended
not on the Roman but the German coro-
nation, the practice came to be that
each emperor procured, if he could. the
election of his successor to the throne
The successor was crowned at Aachen
at first and later at Frankfort, taking
the empty title of King of the Romans
The first member of the royalty who
appears thus to have become King of
the Romans in the lifetime of an emperor
was Henry VI, son of Frederick [. II
was by way of the revival and imitation
Of this title that Napoleon called his son
KIM of Rome
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-03
PrickIY Heat Lntinn

Where there are children who suffer
from the irritation Of prickly heat the
nursery should contain bottle of the
following lotion: Carbolic acid. 8 drops,
boric acid, 10 grains; zinc oxide. Is
grains; glycerine, 20 drops; alcohol %
drops; water to make ] ounce If this i,
applied to the most irritated spots dur
ing the season Of prickly heat it viii
give a child or an adult great relief.
When the irritation Is extreme tbe
whole body should be bathed daily wifi
saturated solution Of boric acid In
water. diluted with an equal quantity 81
water when used. An excellent powdei
for body moisture which can be made al
home and kept IN soft silk bag is mad,
as follows; B0ric acid. ] part; zinc OK
ide. parts; starch. parts
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-03
YANKEE BREvITY.
British Railway Officials Surprised by
Our Short Train Orders,

One feature that strikes a British rail-
way officer when visiting America is the
fruSAllty of the notices given trainmeu
as To signal changes, as compared with
those issued Ia England
Our practice, writes an Englishmnn
IN the Railroad Mans Magazine. lis TO
have Il block showing the shape of the
signal To give its name distance from
Tue signal box and position, whether OH
the up or down side Of the line.
All new signal boxes and new or al
tered functions, cross0ver roads and 9TH
err connections are described in great de
tail, These details to an American no
doubt appear unnecessary. and possibly
they are so; but they have contributed
TO the great safety of British railways.
The breyity of the notice issued by
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railroad when the working of the lines
between Chicago aud Elkhnrt was
changed from left hand to right hand
running in July last will point our re-
marks.
Although the length of railway affect.
ell is ninety railes the notice of the
changes and Of the essential alteration
to roads and signals is contained III
eighty lines"
Might it not he. comments the Rail-
road Mans Magazine, that the writer
of the above comment saw an apparent
brevity in the notice mentioned and
failed 10 appreciate that Il vast amount
of work had been expended upon this no
tiee to bring it down to II form in which
II could be most readily and effectively
comprchended by the enginemen? The
change notwithstanding the lack of in
formation as to it's extent, was made
without any mlShup or delay.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-03
A Royal Abbess.

The Grand Duchess Sergius in becom-
ing abbess Of a convent has followed the
example set by several members Of the
Austrian royal family. The Archduchess
Elizabeth. the only child of the Crown
Prince Rudolph, was up to the time Of
her marriage abbess Of the convent Of St
Theresa at Prague This post is Of quasi
episcopal dignity. for the holder. when
the Emperor Of Austria is crowned King
If Bohemia is deputed 10 crown the EN-
press. The archduchess used t. appear
nj all state functions in her conyeutual
garb ard carrying IA pastoral staff With
mitrc perched on her curly head the
1T-year-old abbe,s made picturesque
figure London Chronicle.