Bluefield evening leader. [volume], May 30, 1910, Page 3, Image 3

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IJ. C. NELSON,
Public Accountant and
Systematize!*.
Graham, Va.
BLUEFIFLD UNDERTAKING CO
NO. 11 PRINCETON AVE.
R. W. HONAKER, Prop.
W. H. FOGLE3GNG, F. D. Dl
rerto'-.
’PHONE 128 «-»AY OR NIGHT.
ROBT.E. MOORE
attornee-at-law,
Biuefied, West Virginia.
Collections a Snccialt>
Refers to Flat-Top National Bank
MORRISON BROS.
Civi and Mining Engineers
Thornton Building
BLUEFIELD : : ; WEST VA
R.Kemp Morton,
flttorney-at-Law,
Bluefield, W. Va.
Koom Mi. i;{. Kelley & Meyer
Buildlir
Thos. E. PEERY, M. D
SPECIALIST
Eye, Ear, Nose and Tlroat
Blue field, West Virginia
OCULIST N. # W. pa" WAY
DR. A. D. WOOD
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND TKROAi
Specialist
Thornton Bldg. Dlosfls'.d, *9. Vs
WATCHES,
CLOCKS
JEWELRY,
SILVERWARE,
OPTICAL GOODS
At Lov/est Prices.
RANDOLPH
&
MITTENDORf
Leading Jewelers
Bluefield. West Va.
To Get
An Old
Fashioned Mint Julip, Virginia
style, call at FRED'S PLACE,
Corner Bluefield Avenue and
Mercer p I reef.
I ine line of old Whiskies.
vV ines, T ob*r ( o 3 and Cigar*
Phone 304
ims. .1. K. NKi *(>\ A Nil A. T IlfK,
... DfcKTISTS ...
OfT'r 1 hftlr t< 1
th« v ft' of aiu»f|*»4 and rlctnr.r.
SCENE ON PUBLIC PLAY GROUNDS T!
A scene In the public ploy grounds „f ,hc New York schools, the successful operation of which will be
told in connection with the coming Natlonnl liny tin,and Congress It, Rochester, N. Y It..,,,... from
every state in the Union will bo present nnd prominent speakers will tell of the pl«y Kr„„ni| work
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vast industry which was springing up
to injure the regular whiskey interests
and on that he had little to say. blit
from the viewpoint that millions or
gallons of whiskey was being put on
the market every year which did not
pay a tax, and consequently resulted
in a loss just s o much revenue to I
, t
the government.
Figuring on the basis on which (lie
“legitimate” whiskey man operates it
is estimated by the Internal Revenue
ollice, that at least $JeU.UOO per an 1
mini will be collected by deputy rev-'
enue agents through out the country j
and added to the regular revenue re
<* ipts if n tax is placed upon this!
product.
The “sol.age" companies, have liloil j
a brief w.tli the Commissioner of lu j
ternal Revenue protesting against the
imposition of such a tax on the '
I ground that the tax for the product ,
I which they extract from tlie barrels
has in the first instance been paid by
the original dealer from whom the
| barrels were obtained, and that, the!
(only tax which ran rightfully lie im- I
posed by the government is one of I
either a rectifier or a distiller. This. ;
of course, would not amount to a few
hundred dollars a year instead of!
hundreds of thousands were the tax I
direct* d against the product itself, as 1
is done in distilleries or in storage
warehouses. Further, in the brief, it
Is contended that should the tax la
placed ou th«* amount of whiskey ex
tracted from the barrels It would com
pel these interests to close down
their proiltable business, as it would
'make the price of their product so
high to th*- ultimate consumer as not
to be a competitor in the markets j
with other products.
POSTAL CLERKS
HOLD MEETING
Indian molim ind . May .'10. Some of*
the most i,romlnimt mon of Indiana J
will speak at the liampiet tonight J
which will follow today's convention
of th*- Indiana Association of p«st
office Clerks.
Galesburg. III., May 30. Post-Office
clerks of Illinois convened here to ‘
flay in tenth annual session and will1
discuss many important matters con-1
nected with tlx- postal service.
Muraboo. Wls.. May .'50. Rural let- 1
(or carrier* of Wisconsin commenced
a (Offlday session in thlfl « ittoday ,
CORNWELL ROWS HARVARD.
Cambridge, Man*., May An. Both
varsity and freshman crews of Corn
noil will iow on the Charles River
course today.
iifl» tshrdlu hrdlu Lrdl hrdlu
PRIEST'S SILVER JUBILEE.
New York, May HO T'rnctballv the
'entire population of College Point, i,
f . joined today In celebrating the all
j ver jubilee of the Rev a Ft her Am-;
I brose Rcbnmac k
Hace you ad in the Leader.
Scattered Joes Worshipers.
A peculiar accident happened at Ran
Francisco recently, when an immense
box kite used for advertising pur
pose*, suspended high over the rdly
suddenly broke loose from Its lofty
mooring and sailed with gi#at ton
fusion do*u into tbw heart of China
town It fell with a thundering trash
on th* roof of a Chine*** Jossbotae
•od Instantly Its wire having crossed
several live wir-s then* began a ter
rlfying spluttering ami flying of
sparks The whole building jarred
When the mighty kite struck the. roof, |
and the fireworks that succeeded sent
terror to tha hearts of priests and
worshipers, who made a tuad rush for'
the street.
I
Anthony Johnson had worked two
years as hired man for Laban Walker.
"Anthony Is n good worker and has
money in the bank. Why does he not
buy a farm of his own?" people asked
Anthony knew why. So. ah.o, did
pretty Rachel Walker It was for her
smiles and presence that Anthony con
tinned to toil lor Laban Walker.
Rachel knew that Anthony was In
love with her a month aflci he came
to work for her father, in her heart
sin rejoiced in his adoration. Hut.
like many good women, she v.aw Home
thing of a croquette, and so when, as
they w«ie driving home from church
one day, Anthony usk< d her iu marry
him. she smiled roguishly and raid:
"Father wants me to marry La
fayette Fraser."
Anthony bit his lip and struck the
horse such a cut with the whip that
the animal jumped forward with a
suddenness that threatened to upset
the buggy.
eraser was a widower, but ho
owned more land tlian any one* else
in the county. Rachel hud moiled on
him when he called, especially when
Anthony could see her. Fraser had
fried in vain to find out whether Walk :
er's farm was mortgaged, and had de
cided in the end that Rachel was a
good “bargain” even without money. |
Anthony drovo along in silence alter
Rachel had given him her answer
Finally, when he could trust his voice,
he said:
"Do you think yoti love him—
Rachel?”
“Well, why shouldn’t I?” she asked,
tossing her pretty head.
Anthony was not skilled in the ma
neuvers of such situations, and as lie
was not a woman he did not get by
intuition Urn gift of acting well under
such circumstances. So he snld no
more. His heart was too full for ut
terance.
They soon reached home, and lie
helped her out of the buggy. Then
without a word he drove to the l»arn
and put away the horse, lie changed
his clothes mechanically and did the
chores, barely knowing what, h'* v.a*
doing.
That evening, after Ruche| had re
fired ami when her father was dozing
1 over the Farm Journal, Anthony ap
proached him.
“My year’s up next week, and then
I must leave,” he said
“What—wliaf’s that?” exclaimed
Walker. "IMdn’t ye tell me Just last
week that ye would stay another
year?’’
"Yes,” admitted Anthonv, “but rlr- ■
cumstances have changed since then.",
Nothing Walker could say would
change his purpose, and he went off
to bed, where he passed ft aloeplc ;1'
night What mattered now the money
he had saved during the years of toll?'
She, for whom he had worked and
saved and planned great things for
the future was going to be mother's
tie ought never to have hoped for her,
he told him elf. 11 «• might have
known he was a fool to aspire to tlio
hand of such a girl.
Rachel had he* n a little worried
during the night about her treatment
of Anthony. He took ine so awfully'
seriously," sh*- reflected And then (
Kb** took a little tintype out of a box •
and looked a' it before rhe went down
atrfirs to g*o breakfast.
Her father was there, and he told
her of Anthony's determination. She
w’as frightened. She hurried hack to
her room, ho her father would not see
the tears that welled up in her ryes.
She had never dreamed that this
could come from h**r bit of coquet
Hshness.
That evening when Anthony came
in from doing the chores h* heard his
name called In a low voice. It was
Rachel.
"You—you didn’t think T meant
what 1 said about Lafayette Fra .* r,
did you. Anthony?" she said, h* r voice
trembling
Anthony's heart gave a great leap
of Joy.
"Oh Ra'hvl, do you—can you me.-n
yon care for me"’
Her eyes wr** cast down end he
was picking to piece* a flower. She
looked up timidly at him, and In the
half darkness he saw her slender
form sway The next moment he held
her fight in his arena and her smiling
eye* were upturned happily to hla.
Catcher Bcrgaii, the star backstop
of the Brooklyn buM-bull dun, who
baa prohul l) done more for the play-'
jug of the team than any other otto
mail on It during lie* present season,
lb* is rated with the‘host ditchers in
the major leagues.
UNVLIL DRAPER STATUE.
Boston, May :'.u. A heroic bronze
stattn* of Hen. Draper, the civil war
hero, was unveiled today on the lawn
of the Draper home sit llopedale.
SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI
TURE AT PUBLIC AUCTION
Not Ice is hereby given that I will
sell at public am Hon to the highest
bidch r for cash all the household
furniture .*ml o'her property former
ly In Ion; llg to B. A. Williams and
now in the reside nee formerly ocett
pied by him on Dupring street in
Ibe city .-I Dim fi. Id. at which place
tin* sab* W'l Itaki place beginning at
10 o’clock a. m.. May 31. 1910.
I. B. Pf)HTLK'iT|WAITK,
Auet (oncer.
TOMATO PLANTS.
Fine Transplanted $1.00 per hun
dred. Buy express packed in baskets,
and shipped promptly. Cash.
FALLON, FLORIST,
Roano' e, Va.
Great balls, Monf Char. f«e|sser
Of tills city says: "\Inllinter'H Rocky
Mountain Tea lias h< *n a great help
to me. I havo used it r,,r two years
end ran recommend it as a 'good
I 'ood ptirlller.” For sale by The
White Pharmacy.
BLOOMING PLANTS AND HARDY
VINES.
A nice collection sent by express
for $1.50 cash, .Try them, you'll be
surprised.
FALLON, FLORIST,
Roanoke, Va.
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application for pistol
LICENSE.
Notice hereby given tiial the
undersigned. .1 G. Perdue, Deputy
Sheriff of Mf ic'-r County, Weal vMr
elnia. residing at. Gbitfo in raid Conn \
*y. will mill:, application to the <Mr
'•lit f’ourf if :,iid County, a* Ihc
'‘ourfhoii III n on the dill dav of
Tune. Iftffl, for license to carry a pis
fol. as provided for In Chapter -,j ofj
•he Acts of the Legislature, | ‘*f>:»
T. G. P^PDT FC
•*•87 1 of.
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REINT OROF D
CONCRETE WORK
SIDEWA. K ?, FLOORS, WALLS CEL I
LARS. F.TC, WORK GUARANTEED
W. E. McARTOR.
720 fJrcenhrl r St. Phone •*,:),
RLIEFJFFI). \v. VA.
Puzzled the Pecker.
The first organized work of women
In a relief corps wan let! by Florence
Nightingale In the Crimean wnr of
IS55. So unaccustomed were |*i»ople to
that service at the llinu that 4t called
out some curious comment. Writing J
of ••Chinese’’ Cordon. l»r. ltutler tells !
Ill his Imok. “Ten iire.it nml Cood ;
Men." how the hoys at Cambridge met 1
the call upon them for hospital stores.
One day a letter came suddenly from .
the war oftlee telling us that any warm
clothe* for tiie luvullds at Scutari
i would l*o prized by Miss Florence
' Nightingale. At once In every »ollege
i committis* was c\temporized of lead
lug undergraduates, charged to collect
| presents of tlaiuiei Jackets. trousers. :
! 'blazers,’* rugs. gi>*atcoats. furs, even
j sealskins.
In a few hour? box after box was
l Iked with these treasures, and all the'
> boxes were kindly and gratuitously
I packed for us by tin* leading upholster- '
<*r « f the town, his fonMitaii simply re
marking to me in a tone which tieneral
Cordon would have enjoyed:
“A nice consignment for a Indy, sir “ >
Crus© of Twilight.
Twilight is a phenomenon emitted by
atmospheric refraction. When tin* sun 1
gets below tbo horizon we urn not itn i
mediately plunged Into tlie darkness of
night. Alt Itougli the sun Is below our '
horizon, rays of solar light are bent or i
refracteil by the terrestrial atmosphere
and cntit'juuo to furnish some slight
illumination. The process continues i
with diminishing Intensity until the 1
sun Is si* far below the horizon that
the refract lag power of the iitiiios
[ phere is no longer able to bend the
rays enough to produce a visible ef- '
I feet. The time after sunset that tlm
| sun reaches such a position varies with
the latitude of the place. There is less
twilight at the tropic zone than at the
temperate or frigid zone. Thl < Is due
to less time taken by the ‘tin's rays tr>
pass through the atmosphere, at the
i tropic zone tin* sun's rays being per- '
I pemlleular and at the temperate nml
frigid zones oblique New York Amor- '
1 lean.
_
With n Grain of Salt.
I li<* earliest record of tlio saying
' “with a grain of suit’’ dates hark to tint
year l It. <when the great Pmnpey
‘entered the palace «»f Mithrldates and
discovered among Ids private papers
the description of an antidote again t.
poisons of all sorts, which was com
pos«sl of pounded herbs. There, ac
cording to the recipe, were to he taken
with a grain of salt. Whether this
1 was meant seriously or ns a warning
• norm sin Is not known. Imt thenceforth
It became the custom to say that
! doubtfti| preparations should he taken
with a grain of salt. From this the
meaning got transferred to sayings of
doubtful truth. "Attic salt" was a
| Greek synonym for wit or penetration,
find the l.atin word "huI" had some
what of the same meaning. It Is thus
easy (o see how tho saying “cum
grauo Halls could have come to mcon
the necessity of adopting doubtful or
suspicious statements “with a grain of
! salt."
Molokai and the Lepers.
Tho general idea of the leper »• (tie
» nient on the island of Molokai G
i wrong, says a writer In IlarperM
I Weekly. Instead of the entire island
| being used for the leper colony the set
I lenient comprises only eight square
miles out of a total area of 201 square
miles. It occupies u tongue of land mi
I lie northern side of Molokai. The
north, east and west shores of this
i tiny spit, arc washed by the Pacific,
while on the south side rise precipitous
1 cliffs of from 1,800 to -l.tHMI feet, which
make the Isolation seem even more
hopeless than the beautiful deep blue
I Waters of the sen ever could The
' most iimicnlt and dangerous trail, con
* stonily manned by government guards,
loil, escape, if it were ever conloni
I plated, by lho land side.
i —
Stupid Husband of a Noted Singer.
('nlaliinl’s husband, a linndxomo
I ronehman. wuh even more uninfel
Ip< lual limn Ills wife III* wiih stupid.
OiH-p, having found llu* plldi of I ho
piano loo high, she said after (la* re
lionrsal lo her liushand "The piano is
loo Idgli. Will you see ftint il Js made
lower before the » >o erl?” When Iho
i evening ea:ne f'nlnlanl was Mttuojed
1 to liud Hint 11m* piano had not been
I altered f!» r Ini* baud sent for tin* ••nr
, pouter, w ho de< ii* it t ha I lie had s.'iM
od off two iii lies from each h*g. an
he had been ordored to do. Surely jf.
' an'! Is* Inn high now, my dinr," said
Hie lipid husband soothingly.
Through the Cracks.
When the oolnhratod divine Kdwnrd
living wan on a preaehing tour In
Sr' timid two Inimfrle.H men of doeid
oil opinions went to hoar him. When
Hi y left 1 ho hall ono said to fho otlior:
‘ Weil, Willie, what do you think?"
s.iid tie* oilier • onfernptuoiiKly,
"I he ninn'K * i a< kod!"
Tile fir*! apeak* r laid a <|i|jct tinml j
on Ids shoulder.
‘‘Will," said ho, “you'll often hoc a
light pooping through a ernek."
A Poor Player.
Orlgg* So you got homo from Iho
i lull at. midnight. W<dl, I suppose you
fold wilie you lirnl I *» w^rk Into at Iho
oflh e. Played upon her sympathies,
eh? Mriggn \Vo)l er yes, hut either
ie r sympathies were out of tune or
I'm a darned poor instrumentalist.-—
r...<lon Trar.script.
Good and Sufficient Reason,
laliloi Mill, my follow, why do
v■111 | ling this |meiu to me? tmpoeuni*
ii; Ono Wi ll, *ur be sine I hadn't ii
ini sir I.ond n 'J’atler.
Opportunity seidnra come* with a
otter of Introduction.
Tube-Rose*. Roses, Gannas, etc.
FALLON, FLORIST,
Roanoke, V*.
E. H. Easley
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Surplus and Undivided Profits $180,000.00
Stockholders Liability 250,000 00
Security to Depositors 080,000.00
DEPOSITS OVER A
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