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SKlUiK.WT JOHN II. HOUINSON
(Continued from yesterday.)
My Virginia friend uas not in- j
cllned to believe my story, telling
roe tha t people had been Tooled and
sent to prison from that county, for j
giving the same information that*!
asked for. 1 did not Insist on his
telling me anything that he might
feel uneasy about, so I asked him 1
to direct me the way to port Tooac- j
co, the county town of Charles coun
ty, Maryland, which he said he was
unable to do, but directed me where
I would strike a road which would
lead to a ferry across the creek, i
about a mile up from the Potomac,
and probably I could get directions
there. I bid my man good bye, go
ing in the direction pointed out by
him. It was not part of my inten
tion to find my way to Port Tobac
co, but to find a skifT, If there was
one in the neighborhood, whereby
I might cross the river to the Vir
ginia side. This man that I lost
talked to had told me I would find
none along the river, that they ha.l
all been destroyed or run up the
, creeks to keep the people from run
ning the blockade.
When 1 arrived al the ferry I
found the ferryman out fishing in a
skiff, and upon call he came to me.
whereupon I asked him to convey
me across the creek, which he did,
while crossing he eyed me very
closely and said, you are from the
' other side of the river, are you not?
I said yes. I am aiming lo go back
to the Virginia aide. He further en
quired of me, how I was going to
cross. I told him I would pay some
man a good price to take me across
1 in a skifT. after night; to thiR he re
plied that I would hardly find a man
1 that would undertake it, for ir he
i did and it was found out, he would
f be sent off to prison, and advise i
me to take a skiff myself to carry
me over, that there were plenty oi
them up and down the creek. By
my conversation with him I sought
) to impress him with the thought
that I knew nothing about handling
a skifT. and that I did not know how
to swim, and that 1 might meet
death on the water, if I tried the ex
periment.
i enquired or him for directions
that would lead me to Port Tobac
co, which he was kin i enough to
give me, all the while, however, 1
was examining the makeup of his
skiff, which was about l | feet long
and probably three feet wide, and
in the center of wM?'n was neat
paddle about three f* »t long. If th<?
man had been a mind reader he
would have put a lock or Ills skin
that night.
On landing, I thanked my little
man for his uerrlcos and proponed
<•> , ay him, bu h would have noth
ing. I gave him a hardy hand
shake and bade nim good b»o He
was the last man thit I enquired of
about the route of port Tobacco.
I started off in the direction that
be had told me to ..o to reach the
road leading to Port Tobacco, but
1 did not go more than half a mile
until [ found a thick cluster of ma
ple saplings, all from the same hol
low stump. Thesd saplings were
several steps from the road, hut Into
their midst 1 slipped and hid, my
self away and waited for the com
ing of night, and as soon as tue
dark appeared, i was j>n my way
back to the rreok, where as goo 1
luck would have 1t. I fuond a skiff,
ami I need not tell where I found
it or whose It was, but I appropri
ated It, and off I went down thp
creek towards the river. There was
about two Inches of water in the
skiff and after running about half
a mile and getting to an open space
where I could see no houses close
by, I pulled off my boot and dipped
out the wnter, but the boat leaked.
When 1 struck the Potomac, I
found the tide running high, and
I had no guide except the stars of
heaven. After 1 had gotten about
a mile from the Maryland shore, the
clouds eovered the heavens and ob
scured my guide. looking ahead I
discovered tw’o lights, which
were apparently several miles
apart, and l»y this time the surface
of the water was geeting exceeding
ly rough. lespeKdally for ono that
was not accustomed to the flow of
tidewaters. Sometimes If looked
or appeared to me as though my lit
tle skiff would be swamped, for-at
one moment it would turn a rear
summersault, in antoher moment it
appeared to be going head foremost
to the bottom of the river; then
there would come along a broad
older and throw my little bark on
edge nnd I would brace myself to
keep from being spilled out out into
the water. While all this was going
on i was not doing much paddling,
but trying to keep on top. and as
soon as the big waves would pass
I would take up niy little paddle
and dig away, then throw it down
and put iny hand In the wator to »*■<•
whether i( was running to stein nr
stern, but the water was go rough
and night so dark I could not tell
whether I was making headway or
not. Hy the time I reached what
1 supposed to be near the middle
of the river I began to think I would
make a fine sailor; my little hark
behaved so nicely on the smoother
water that I suspected she had been
there before and had got ted used to
all the tricks of a rising tide, and
so after a little while I became very
brave and began to think 1 would
compare favorably as a (raftsman
with our American Indians In his
hark canoe on the Fathef of Wa
ters. *>> ^r-rfl «ri| V
F soon found myself near but be
low the upper light boat, and after
passing the line of these boat* I had
nothing for a guide and concluded
It was heat to wait for the moon to
rise, and while *«. waiting. Just drift
ing up the stream with the tide 1
found that the tide had carried me
above the upper light boat, and just
then 1 was startled by the puff of a
steamer not more than one hundred
yarda below vrtp anil apparently driv
ing directly at me. 1 Immediately
seised my paddle and gave a few
rapid stroke* In order to get out of
the way of this steamer, and then
fell flat on the bottom of my skiff
In order to hide niyseif or prevent
sny one from the boat from seeing
me |n less time than It takes to
tell It, the steamer was hy my side
and within twenty feet of me, and
Just then some one on the boat hal
looel. “hello! who Is there? Shoot
Wm! Shoot hlm!“ I thought I
would be llr«*d on in an Instant and
niade no answer, but tried to keep
my eye on them. The suction from
the rear of the passing steamer
turned iny little skiff half way
around, and then 1 thought they
were checking up s]>eed to pick me
up. but lu this 1 was mistaken, dor
they were pulling and moving
straight ahead. I had determined
when I hcvrd the cry of “shoot him
to hold uiy peace until at least they
had made one shot, before I was
ready to surrender Whether they
raw me or not. I do not know, but
their light shined on me so plairly
that 1 did not see very well how
they could have overlooked me. but
this may have been mere imagina
tion on my part, however. I thought
it best to get off the line of light
boats at once and before another
steamer could come along, and so 1
picked up my paddle and made an
other pull for Dixie, having the two
light boats referred to as my guide,
by glancing backwards, first on the
right nnd then on the left, trying to
keep my bark something like equi
distant from these two lights or at.
the same angle from my course. I
drove about a mile by this means
and then the moon ap|>eared and
the water became quiet, hardly a
ripple on the surface. From this
time on I made the moon my guide
but could not tell whether 1 was go
ing directly to the IVrginia shore,
but knew it must be something near
It. My ride for the rest of the way
was very pleasant, and 1 could see
that my little bark was parting the
water off on either side, which told
me that I was making headway,
which I could not tell In the early
part of tlie n»ght.
At last oi 1 Dixie crime to view,
and like the ten thousand, when
they first sa v the glimpse of the
sea. they € vie 1 out. “the sen. the
seal'* nnd so lu*a:t hc.it hiyh
when I realised that I would soor. be
on the soil of my nativ? land, I cried
out, “the land! the lini!”
CONCORD STATE
NORMAL HCIKX>L.
A tin ns, W. Va.
The Concord State Normal la now
In a very prosperous condition. The
general satisfaction on the part of
the pupils and patrons is evidence
of thorough work In school.
The faculty is one of the strong
est In the state. 'Pupils taking work
under any one of the raeulty know
that the work will be first class In
every respect.
There will be* review classes
formed next term for all who wish
to take the teachers’ examination.
All pupils graduating >om this
school will receive a numurr one
certificate, when they receive their
Normal course diploma.
The music department Is strong
Its management Is first clasH. All
pupils taking music, will be fur
nished a piano for practice free.
The department of elocution will
be under the management of one
of the strongest teachers In the state
and the instruction will be llrst class
Spring term begins March 24,
1908. If you wish to know any
thing about the school write to the
principal.
C. L. DEMIS, Principal.
NOTR E OF TRESTLE S KALE.
Ry virtue of authority vested in
me by deed of trust bearing date on
the 12th day of March, 1907, exe
cuted by (5. W. Ruble to the under
signed, Win. E. Ross, ’ Trustee, to
secure to Susan Harvey, Admx., the
payment of certain negotiable notes
therein described, and recorded in
the clerk's office of the County
Court of Mercer County, West Vir
ginia, in Trust Deed Rook No. 15.
page 105, the undersigned will otter
for sale nt public auction to the
highest bidder in front of the City
Hall of Dluefleld, West Virginia, on
the 25th day of March. 1908, at 4
o'clock p. m., the following proper
ty: 1 DIack Horse named “Nig,”
and 1 Grey Horse named "George.’
Said sale will be made ihpon the
following terms: Cash in hand on
*lay of sale.
WM. E. ROSS, Trustee.
Ij.AHT real
Daughter of the Revolution I Hod at
.Age of IOI, the Result of
a Pall.
New York, March 13.—Mrs. Rhe
na Miller, the last real Daughter of
the Revolution, died yesterday at
her home, 32 South Fifth avenue,
Mount Vernon, aa the result of a fall
on Saturday last which broke her
arm and hip and caused internal in
juries. She larked only a little
more than a month of being 101
years old.
She was born in Stanford, Conn.,
and was the daughter of Col. Seth
Webb, who was a lieutenant In the
coast guard during the revolution.
WILLIAMS'
KIDNEY PILLS
Have you negveMed your Kidneys?
Have you overlooked your nervous
system caused trouble with your
kidneys and bladder? Have you
pains In loins, side, back, groins and
bladder? Have you a flabby appear
ance of the face, especially under
th§ eyes. Too requently a desire
to pass urine? If so, William’s Kid
ney PIU will cure you.
Price BOc.
For sale by The White Pharmacy
Cor. piand street and Princeton ave.
A little Lobster Ha.ad,
Terrapin, and other things.
And In a very little while
A doctor's phone bell rings.
The terrapin is on his feet,
The lobster’s found bis claw,
And Judging from the Inner man
Their’* Is the "Unwritten Law."
The case is quickly diagnosed
As Inside Information,
On how a lobster and terrapin
Can raise ao much tarnation.
The trouble found, It was the thing
To furnish quick relief.
And the way of Rydsle’s Stomach
Was Simply beyond belief.
WILL KNOW BETTER NEXT IIMr..
Young Reporter In Treuble on His i
First Assignment.
Reporters aro not born, as some
people seem to think, but mado. and
sometimes the making is a series .of
mishaps A young man Just put op
the staff of a Philadelphia paper was
handed his police card and assigned
JU» a tour of the hospitals and police
stations of a certain district. Full of
In ’jortanco in the possession of the
much-coveted police card, the young
man hastened to a hospital. Arrived
there he found a side door and. not
knowing Just how to proceed, he
hunted about until he spied an elec
trio push button. He didn’t stop to
read the sign over It. but gave It a
good shove and stood bark awaiting
results They came, in a moment the
door was thrown violently open and i
two men came rushing out with a
stretcher, while behind them followed
two nurses and a doctor. The doctor
at once accosted the young man.
"What is it?” he demanded. "What
do you want?” The young man drew
himself up. “I'm a reporter.” he said,
"and I want a list of accident*." The
physician took the young man by the
arm and marched him over to the but
ton. Ho pointed to tlie sign, which
road: "In case of accidents, push.”
"Nour 1 want to tell you.” ho said sol
emnly, "If you try that tilck again
you’ll be in uii accident.”
ETHIC8.
Ethics Is n pretty good thing after
•11. It Is to ethics that the disgruntled
make their last appeal, and who of
aj#,'tbo way things nre going, Is never
disgrntltled? If there were no ethics,
H would probably become expedient,
If not necessary, to invent one.
Ethics Is morality brouglit up to date
•fid adapted to the tastes of a fas
tidious generation. It resembles mor
ality as the porcelain bathtub resem
bles the swimming-hole. That is to
say, It is more advertised and can bo
had In the house. Ethics lakes Its
place among the modern conveniences, ,
morality among the Inconveniences.
Business Is business. In a sense
less strict, ethics is ethics.
Ethics 'and the Zeitgeist aro better j
friends thau would appear from their
manoor In company.—Idfe
Fish Deflected a Torpedo.
A school of big llsh swam up Noy&c
hay, near Sag Harbor, 1>. I., last week
and Investigated the antics of some
bigger fish of a variety unknown to !
them, which were cutting straight
lines from a torpedo boat to a hull s
eye target out in tho bay. They
learned that the strange looking flsh i
were not sharks and that they swam
much faster than anything the big llsh
over saw before.
When they got in front of one of 1
i the queer flsh It cut straight through I
them and left many mangled big hsh
to float ashore and toll tho story.
This explained why one of the tor
pedoes v.aa observed zigzagging curi
ously before It struck the target. A
shark tried conclusions last summer
with a test torpedo, with similar ef
fect on tho shark.—N. V World.
Famous Collector of Animals.
W. T. Hornaday, collector of an!
mals. was the originator of the zoo
logical gardens at Washington, and
is now director of affairs at tho New
York zoo. Prof. Hornaday Is prlmar
lly responsible for the change In inn
scum methods that enables fine now to
see a bird or animal ns It actually up
peared in life and with something of
its natural surroundings, instead of
rows of stuffed birds in glass cases
Ho has been sent to all parts of the
world, collecting, and has written n
book of his advcntnics in the Jungle.
Aside front the subject of animals, his
one hobby Is temperance. The rav
ages of runt was what impressed hint
most among the savages.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Bho raised her blond head from hi*
shoulder for a moment.
“Do you believo that exercise and
lotions and toilet preparations will
Improve a woman's looks?” she asked.
Ho pressed her blonde curls baek
upon his chest.
"They couldn't Improve tho looks of
some women,” he said.
"Whose,” she asked.
“Well, yours and Violet Cochrane's,
for Instance,” he replied thoughtlessly.
“I don’t understand you," she said,
raising her head for the second time
and chilling him with a look. "We are
not at all alike.”
I mean,” he replied, turning her
head for the second time and think
ing quickly, “that your looks couldn't
be Improved becauso they are perfect
as they are, and that hers couldn’t bo
Improved because no amount of work
could make her pretty."
She sighed a great sigh of content
ment and relief, while he drew a deep
breath.
' (O CDPA/Q>>
<$ .
IN 2 4
Harry's Barber Shop
Most door to W. t\ Tcloffrnph Co.
JA8. JOHNSON,
JAKE HARTWELL
811) PERKINS
HARY HOLT
“THE BIG FOUR”
First class service at all times
MATHS ATTACHED.
J
CLASSIFIEOJOIUMN
ADS IN Tins COLUMN ONE CENT
A WORD.
FOR RENT'—Four office rooms,
ceutrally located. Apply to C. J.
Klnzer or H. B. Kitts. 1-28-tf
WANTED—Competent and experi
ence salesladies for ladles* de
partments. Reference required.
Mail application to The Grand
leader. Box 616. Bluefleld, K. Vs.
3-9-2t
LOST—Pocket book containing $17
In cash, check for $25 and papers
valuable to owner only. Retain
money and wend pocket book and
contents by mail to F. O. F. llar
boaon. P. O. Box 706.
FOR RENT Four rooms ou Car
roll street, near whops. Five room
house South Bluefleld. Apply to
I. K. Morgan, Mall Carrier No. 2.
3-9-2t
for RENT Three store-rooms on
Raleigh street. C. O’Leary &
s -l 2 C-tf
i K S N r Some good 'of floe
rooms on Princeton avenue. C.
O'Leary & Son. 2-6-tf
colt RENT I'our roomsT with
porches and pantry, No. 222 Blue
field avenue. T. H. R. Christie.
Fresh eggs. 24c. per dozen.
Till.' STEPTOK CASH SUPPLY CO.
3-10-31 59 Bluefleld Avo.
HKLTON & JOHNSON, first door
went of Presbyterian Church,
manufacture to order tables of all
kinds and sizes, build store fix
tures, and do general repair work.
Terms reasonable. 3-9-2t
DR. WM. T. JENKINS
OCULAR ItKKItAOTlONIAT.
Spectacles and artificial
eyes fitted.
Lenses Matched, Frames
RojVi'.ed.
CONSULTATION KIIKK.
•127 Princeton Avo. Hluefleld, W. Vn.
JANUARY 12, 1008.
lyoav'o 8:15 a. in. for Roanoke,
Norfolk and all points on the Shen
andoah division, gunman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Hagers
town. Pullman -Parlor Car Roanoke
to Norfolk.
0:45 a. m. Tor Roanoke, Rich
mono # Norfolk. Pullman Sl<*o|>**r.
DiiiinK Car to Roanoke. Parlor Car
Roanoko to Norfolk.
2:55 p. m. for ltoanoke and Lynch
burg and intermediate stations and
the Shenandoah Vnlley. Philadelphia
and Now York. Sleeper to Philadel
phia. Cafe Car Gary and Roanoke.
0:28 p. in. for Roanoke, Lynch
burg Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman
Sleeper to Roanoke and Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk.
Leavo Blueeld 8:20 p. m. for Ken
ova, Columbus and all points West
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus and Cincinnati. Cafe Cars.
8:55 a. in. Pullman Sb-oper for
Columbus, Toledo. Cafe Dlnlnj? Car.
l>*ae 9:03 a. in. nnd 2:25 p. m.
daily for Tazewell, Norton and all
stations on Clinch Valley division.
Arrive from Norton nnd points on
the Clinch Valley division at 2:40 p.
m. and 8:25 p. in.
l>eave (5:45 a. m. for Kenova and
Intermediate stations via Wayne.
Leave 5:10 a. m. and 2:40 p. in.
for Welch and Intermediate stations.
Call on a«ent Norfolk and West
ern Hallway for tickets, maps and
additional information.
W, P REVILL, O. P. A.,
Typewriters
For SALE and for RENT
We have on hand the following
second-hand and rebuilt machines:
T No. 3 Olivers, with long and short
< arrlages. $75 and $«r».
1 No. 3 Olivers, Regular, very little
used, $55 to $75.
’ No. 5 Underwood, 75,000 serial,
$fJ5 cash, $75 time,
i Ullck'-nsderfer, No. 7, almost new,
$25.
I Manhattan, *'B,” almost new, $25.
I Commercial Visible, $10.
'» Brand New No. 5 Olivers. The
No. 5 Oliver Is the king of the
typewriter world today.
More OLlVKItS have been sold In
West Virgiit hi in I be past two years
than all otlter writing machines
combined.
Room 50, State Bank Bldg.
Itl.UHFlFM). W. VA.
THOMAS K. I’F.FItV, M. !».,
Specialist,
F.yc, Far, N'ose and Throat,
niiirflrld, VV. Va.
Occnllst for V. A W. Railway.
Do You Know
Have Just Completed Our Modern
Woodworking Plant?
Our plant Is 75x140, 4-story with a two-story |„ 50x100. Railway
oars run along aide of the L and direct through the center of main
building. Prom this track In center of building In a largo elevator.
ixl8, connecting the four floors and making thorn about the same sh
ground floor as far as the railway track Is concerned. For wagon and
street conveniences, wagon can enter the grouud floor and drive all
over it, then aa the Htrcet grado raises It enables us to drlvo to each
floor at two or more places, making all floors the same as ground floors
as far aa tho street is concerned. This complete mill was erected on
ground not heretofore used by us in our large building material bus
iness. Combining these two you enn readily see it places us in posi
tion t«> supply anyone with everything necessary lu house-building. Wo
also invite any orders for special work or any kind made of wood.
We would appreciate any Inquiries nml extend to you u special In
vitation to make us n personal vlBlt.
Saxon Lime and Lumber Go.
Bluefield, West Virginia
M 11,144, OFFICK ANI» VARIKS, ItOANOKK NT It KPT.
lio.x 4W2. THUNK 7H.
EDWIN MANN, l»r..ldMt. WALTER O. POLLOCK. CuMer. L. A. HOOPKR, A..L Cuhk>r.
The First !•' a.tioi\a.l B^rvk
BLUEFIELD. WEST VIRGINIA
( Al’ITAL, 9100,000. SURPLUS, $200,000. UNJ>1VII>K,|> PROMTS, $40,000.
TOTAL RESOURCES ON HAND ONE-THIRD MILLIONS
THREE PER CENT. PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
IK) YOUR RANKING RIHINE88 WITH THE OLDEST AND STRONGEST HANK IN TOWN
7o the Patrons and Friends
of Kitts Printing Company
We beg to announce that on January ist wc consolidated with
the Bluestone Publishing,Company and removed our plant to No. 55
Bland street. By this consolidation we increased our facilities at
least three-fold, and with the same force of workmen, added to the
force of the Bluestone Publishing Company, we are well prepared to
take care of orders. Mr. Kitts will continue to make estimates and
look after office details and Mr. Poland will*superintend printing as
heretofore. Any order heretofore given Kitts Printing Company
may be duplicated by giving the date and name of the job, with the
quantity wanted, either by phone (503), letter or personal call. An
exact duplicate as to style and quality may be had if desired
Thanking you one and all for past favors we solicit a continu
ance of same in our new home.
Very truly,
KITTS PRINTING CO
Bluestone Publishing Co., Successor.
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Surplus Over . . 5,000,000
THE BEST COMPANY FOR
THF. POLICY HOLDER . . .
E. H. EASLEY, General Agent, Bluefield, West Va.