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FOR SALE:—10 shares Superior Poca
hontas Coal company., Davy. W. Va..
stock at par $100.00 per share. Ad
dress “E” care this office.
6-15-10 tf.
FOR 8ALE—Cheap—House and lot
close In. Six rooms, halls and por
ches. Good storage basement. Bath,
hot and cold water. Bargain for In
vestor or homeseeker. Address Box
57 Bluefleld. W. Va.
SALESMEfTwANTEDT^Trsen^i^
ceries. druggists, confectioners;
$125 monthly and expenses. Cali
fornia Cider and Extract Co., 263
Lefflngwell, St. Louis, Mo.
SALESMEN - Making small towns can
earn a nice income monthly carry
ing our pocket side line. Write for
Order Book Today. 20th Century
Mfg. Co.. 1308 ’Wells St. Chicago.
WANTED BOARDERS—At the Gra
ham House. 300 Rogers street. First
class accomodations, porches, yards
and attractive home surround
ings.
j 6-8-10-tf.
LOST:—Master Mason's Pin, between
Huff, Andrews & Thomas and post
office. Finder will please return to;
Leader office and receive reward.
7-12-10-11.
WANTED—To rent a house six or sov-1
en rooms near the high school oulld
ing with steam heat and water. Ap
ply at Leader office.
6- 4-10-tf.
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WANTED:—First class experienced,
tailoring salesman to travel C. &
O. Ry. Address Co-Operation, care
Evening Leader.
7- 9-10-41.
NOTICE-TO AuT'pERSONS—Piano
Builder and polisher, all kinds of
furniture repairing and upholstering j
and do five different kinds of polish
ing, 35 years experience.
We manufacture a polish which is I
guarantee to remove all ink and
water stains without damaging the
linish, and will put it against any
thing manufactured in the U. S.
All orders left at Huffards store,
Graham, Va. Leave Bluefleld orders
at Phelps Furniture Store, 29-31
Princeton avenue.
6-4-10-tf.
W. 8. LEPLOUR. ’ * • i
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REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE.
9-room house, South Bluefleld, a
bargain at . $3,000
A good 8-room house, and lot 120x
4- 132, So. Bluefleld, cheap at $3,500
7-rooin house and lot. South Blue
fleld, offered at. $3,350
9-room house on Rogers 8t., In
first class condition. A bar
gain at . $2,800>
A Groom dwelling and lot on
Bland 8t. Cheap at. $1,200
1 large two-story double store on
Bluefleld Ave., one of the best
propositions In town at..$12,000
One 12-room dwelling on good lot
in Graham. Good location.
only . $2,500
1 good dwelling and lot on Blue
fleld Ave., a beautiful home
! '/..r ^6^00
1 g'odd building rot on BlahtP St 1
50x150 . $400
Good corner lot on Bluefleld Ave.,
fine location . $1,700
5 good building lota on Ridge 8t.
at . $150 each.
1 good dwelling, 6 rooms and
lot 50x250 8o. Bluefleld... $1,200
One excellent 8 room house, and
lot 100x145, So. Bluefleld,
cheap at . $3,500
FOR RENT
3 furaished rooms So. Bfuefleld.
per month . $10.00
t nine room dwelling So. Blue
fleld, per month . $20.00
1 twelve room house In GrAham,
per month . $25.00
1 double room store, Bluefleld
avenue, per month. $50.00
Can sell your property no matter
where located. Have out of town
property already listed. I>et us list
g yours. Prompt service rendered.
Rents a specialty. J,et us rent
yours for you. Promptness and satis
faction guaranteed.
Fidelity Banking & Trust
Company
L. H. KINCAID, Salesman.
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DR3. J. E. NEL80N AND 8. T. BIRD
.. DENTISTS . .
Offer thalr professional aarvicee to
the people of Bluaflald and vicinity.
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lu ISj— the American ship Seminole,
uniting a trfp umuud the world, turned
the Cape of (jooil IIo|k* iiud |H>iut ed
north west ward on the Atlantic ocean.
The Scuilnole had left New York four
years Itefore. trading along the South
American coast. Japan and other cotllt- !
tries without hearing much. If any,
news from Iter Mailing port. She wu» i
a slow going brlguutlue and from
" hose bottom the barnacles had uot
been s<-ra|km] since a uioutlt Ik*fore her
departure ou her long voyage.
One summer evening she was lying
becalmed off the west coast of Africa.
The captain was playing curds with
the first anti si*cond mate Co kill time
whun the lookout cried:
“Weaael a tire on port bow.”
Now. a ship in a storm at sea may
not lutereat the crew of another ship,
es|>ecially as the latter Is breasting the
same storm, but a burning cruft la
a very different matter. The game
ceased, and ull hands from captain to !
cabin boy stralued their eyes In the
direction indicated by the lookout. All
they could seo was a fnlut trace of
smoke.
"There's wind there," remarked the I
captain after ranking an examination
with a glass. "That smoke's drifting
leeward."
"It’ll help burn her." said the second
mate, "but It's an 111 wind that blows
nobody any good. Weil get It after
awhile.” *
Presently a dark speck marking the
hull appeared, but there was no flatne,
nor could any sells be distinguished.
Tbo vessel seemed to be coming to
ward the Seminole In a southerly di
rection, but the smoke Instead of mov
ing with her was drifting In her wnke.
"Thnt beats anything I ever see," re
marked one of the crow, "i’s been a
suitor twenty years, and I never see a
buntin' ship movin’ without sails and
the smoke bio win* behind her without ,
any wind."
"Wot knocks me out." said another, j
"Is there bein’ no flnnte.”
"They’ve got the hatches battened
down to keep the fire below decki,” ;
said n third. "Nothin’ but smoko can
git out.”
The ship, moving without sails, came
.itendlly on till to the crew of the
ttemloole she np|>cured larger, but was
growing faint in the diminishing twl
-ight. Ah she drew* near she was
pointed directly townrd them. A terror
spread through not only tlic Seminole's
crew, hut the officers. Here was a
burning ship coming to run them
down.
•’Great guns:" cried the captain.
“Am J dreamiu*? Buy. you Martin!”
addressing her first mate. "Do 3’ou see
a smokin' vessel cornin’ while we’re In
the doldrums?” (
“That I do, sir," replied the first
mate, "and I don’t understand her."
"She's a ghost ship!" ,e^ii()ip)od a
sniioi' witl» bttiucAed checks.’ i
"Been burned at sea and haunts the
place where she went up In smoke!"
added another.
“It must ’a’ been all smoke and no
flatne!” cried a third.
"Tbero Is a light on her bow!” said
the\second mate. "Borne 'uti must ’a’
kop’ ^ils head pretty cool to put thnt
out with the ship afire.”
"How does she manage to keep so
straight a course without any wind to
steer by?”
These and many other comments on
the wonder continued to l>e made
while the huP of the coming ship was
growing larger and less distinct in the
growing darkness.
“Swing out the boats!” cried the cap
tain.
The crew ran to the boats, but were
so inad with terror that they tumbled
over one uuother lowering one end,
while the ropes holding tho other to
the davits were left unfastened. Fi
nally the boats were nil swung out and
soino of them In tho water when there
was A flash of light on the coming
ship. Every map stood stock still,
thinking that the magazine or some
other combustible had exploded and
that when the sound had time to cross
the dlstnnco between them und the
.doomed ship they would hear a roar,
followed by the shrieks of those who
hnd been blown skyward.
“Stand by to save life!” cried the
captain.
Hnt the seconds passed, and there
was no sound either of nn explosion or
of shrieking people.
Ily this time both officers and crew
of the Seminole were so bewildered
that'they magnified every appearnnce
on or about what they believed to be
a ghost ship. But one canse of terror
was allayed. The smoking hulk’s prow
was turned so that If she kept her
course she wonld not run tbom down.
Indeed, by the tHne she came latitudf
nally on the same plane with them and
they saw her broadside she was sev
eral hundred yards to the starboard
of them. Something like wheels was
propelling her.
Then suddenly through an opening
In her side which looked liko the
mouth of bell opened a swarthy figure
stripped to the waist sppeared In the
glare shoveling in fuel.
“The devil!” exclaimed the men on
the Seminole, crossing themselves,
while others dropped on their knees.
Several weeks later, when the Semi- }
nole reached her home port and her
crew told the marvelous tale of the
ghost ship, they were laughed st.
“Since you •ailed," they were In- j
formed, “steam has been applied to
ocean craft." _
Net by Exelusion.
Fie—I had a bard time getting a
good wife,
Rhe—Goodness! Have you been mar
ried several times?
"Oh. no. But I courted my preseut
cme^ywx^^h^ge^li^^dger. I
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A photograph recently taken at Nience showing the daring
Bights of some of the aviators over the ocean. The illustration
shows John Rawlinson in a Farman biplane returning from a
successful Bight of several miles to sea, and Olie Slager pushing
his machine out of the surf where he almost lost his lifjfci in
landing.
A Good Beginning
By ESTELLE MARSH
Copyright, 1910, by American Proas
Association.
• Dick,” said Ids nunt. *'I think you
are making a mistake In not marrying
Jenny now. Sturt In with what you
havo nnd it will grow.”
Dick Larramoro was very much Im
pressed with Ids aunts advice. He
talked with Jenny about It, nud they
agreed that they would make a be
ginning at once. Together they could
raise $75, and they knew of u cottage
they could get for $20 a month. They
fixed a date for their wedding and
ttcgnn to hunt for furnlturo that they
could pick up at small cost.
One day Dick heard of an auction
sale of household goods that was to
take place In a neighboring village and
concluded io go over and see If be
could get anything that would help
him and Jenny at their housekeeping.
He bought n dining table for |4 and
a sidebour I for $0. Among other
things put up for sale was a basket
full of sheila, eggs nud other oddities.
Dl<k bad nlwnys taken grent Interest
in carious things and had ijulte a col
lection of old dirk knives, bits of un
common metals, shells and other ar
ticles. There were two large eggs in
the basket he saw nt the auction that
excited his curiosity. He had never
seen eggs of that sl/.e or shape. He
forgot for the time being that he need
ed furniture and begnn to hid on the
basket of curios. An old woman seem
ed to covet them and bid against him
till she bad raised her offer to $7. Dick
bid $7.25, and the basket was knocked
down to him.
That brought him to his senses. He
had Invested «l»ouf one-tenth of all
he had to spend for furniture iu a
basket of worthless trinkets. He was
80 disgusted with himself that he left
the auction and drove home. •
Tho t mi I dost thing be had ever thus
far done wns fnciifg Jenny, Hbawlsg
her, among his purchases, thp, tyskot
of knickknneks. * , J J
"Why, Dick!’’ she exclalnipd when
she saw the latter.
Dick hung his head.
"They’ll make a nice ornament for'
our sitting room,’’ said the girl, i
by Dick’s rueful appearance thirt*f|e
regretted his purchase as much ns she
did, and. putting her arms around Ills
neck, she gave him a kiss.
“What big eggs those are!” she said.
“What bird laid them?”
“I don’t know," said Dick, “and I
don’t care.”
“We’ll ask Professor Drummond.”
Jenny showed Professor Drummond
the eggs, and he pronounced them
auk's eggs.
"What’s an auk?" asked Jenny.
"Alcldno—swimming birds with a
pointed bill, very short wings and leg*
placed very fur back. I’euqutns be
long to the olcldae family. I’m not
sure," he continued, examining tjje
eggs critically, "but these are eggs of
the great auk."
"Is the great auk superior to the
rest?" asked Jenny.
"In one respect. They are extreme
ly rare. Indeed, I think they are ex
tinct."
"If they are extinct bow come these
egg* to be In existence?"
"They mnst have been procured be
toro the bird's extinction. At any rate,
they are great curiosities. They must
be very valuable."
Jenny's heart leni>ed for Joy. Per
haps they could sell them for what
Dick gave for them. This would re
lieve his mind, and they could buy
some kitchen utensils she needed.
"Do you think, professor,” she asked,
"that we could get us much ns $7.25
for them?"
The professor smiled. "If they are
great auk's eggs." he replied, "you cau
get more than a hundred times $7.25."
Jenny opened her eyes.
"I would advise yon to put them
away carefully. I will bring Profess
or Wilson, the naturalist, to see them.
He will settle the question whether
they are great auk’s eggs or not."
Jenny put the eggs away. It was all
she could do to keep from telling Dick
what the professor bad said, but she
sturanlt from raising, her lover s ex
■ ■ Jiff
! pectatlons to huve them blighted*. so
she kept her secret, mul (be next day
tbc two professors culled, looked nt
the eggs, and Professor Wilson'pro
tiounced the eggs those of (he gtent
auk. lie gave.their value nt about n
thousand dollars each. He agreed to
! send a man who would offer for them
all they were worth except a fair
profit.
Jenny kept her secret In fine style,
though she said. "Heaven knows whnt
a struggle 1 have to do so!" One night
when Dick came to see her she snUl to
hi ip:
"Dick, you know whnt a poor bust
no j| man you showed yourself In buy
Id) that bnsket of trinkets."
"Please bury that matter."
"Well, since you were so stnpld as
to buy those things I think I had bet
ter sell them for you. I’ve sold the
two big eggs already."
"Sold them?"
"Yes. I got a good price for them."
• "How much I1"
"Two thousand dollars."
"Stop your nonsense and tell me."
, Jenny drew n check for f’J.000 ond
tried to sb»>w It to hint, but ber feel
ings overcame her. and. throwing her
firms around hts neck, he could see
nothing nt all.
They spent the rest of the evening
locked In each other’s arms and plan
ning whnt they would do with their
wealth. __
Hi* Revtnga.
’‘You shouldn't Imre proposed to
me.’"nlil mi Id gently. "You might have
known I'd refuse you.’*
"I did VnoW’.p. lie paid savagely, "or
I wouldn't have proposed."—Baltimore
American. •
Plainfield
Boomed
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1J10, by Associated Lit
erary Press,
For years and years the other In
habitants of the village of Pluluflold
had spoken of Simeon Jones ns Simple
Simeon. He was an old bachelor and
lived alone. lie had no opinions on
politics' or religion; he made his living
by working for other folks by tl»e
day and by raising crops on his two
acres of land. When any one asked
why Simeon was slmplo the only rea
roll given wae that he had onb'»—
offered $900 for bis place and rei
to take !L
All of a sudden at a particular date
il wis discovered that Plainfield had a
mineral spring, a pirate's cave ond a
hill from which an Indian maiden tind
leaped to her death. Itesult—a boom;
result—the organization of the Plain
Held Hotel and Land syndicate. It
purchased tbe crest of Indhifi Malden
hill one day and set about the erectlou
of n summer hotel the neit. Of courae
property went up—all but Simple Sim
eon's two acres. The land company
expected to get that at the same old
prlco when it got around to make the
offer. The hotel land and Simple Sim
oon's Joined for a distance. When tho
hotel was completed its southern ve
randa was within ten feet of the line.
In due time, which was'when the
syndicate got good and ready, it offer
ed Simple Simeon $400 for the land
He shook tils head. Then $*>00 was
offered, and when lie refused It he was
called an Idiot. The hotel opened with
another boom. Among its first guests
wero Professor Chlselhurst and a Mrs.
Itipton. He was a naturalist and she
a poet. Ho was a bachelor and she a !
widower. They took to each other.
One .Inly day, when there were sixty
five guests In the hotel and the syndi
cate whs expecting every minute that
Simple Simeon would call and acce l»t
their offer, fljnt Indiv idual apfieared In
front of the south veranda and erected
a rude bench When he had finished
the Job and departed the professor and
tbf |»oet descended the steps mid sat
on the bench to coo. They thought ,
very kindly of Simple Simeon for put I
f*ng It there. Next morning It was no \
tired that tbe hencli was occupied by
fwo beehlvea. and the Industrious In- I
sects could be seen flying In and out a* j
they earned tlielr wages.
Professor Chiselhurxt had been anx- j
Ions to deliver a lecture on natural Ids ,
fory. Here was bis opportunity. He t
widow hl©> arm. and the
coalwalked down steps and
©rar to hives. The grofeaaof clear-1
«h1 lili throat am! began to talk. Ha
bml a caue In Ills liaml ami flourished
It as he talked. He stated that the
honeybee bad Ihhmi known for 10.000
years. Egypt used to be fairly swim
ming <n milk and houcy until the tmst
got Id aud raised the price.
The bee must not be mistaken for
the bumblebee. The latter was ouly
a big loafer of n l*ee. content to sit on j
tbe fence all summer and die off at the
coming of freezing weather.
“And now. ludles and gentlemen,**
said the professor ns he stepped back,
“we come to the hive Itself. The bee
hive Is an emblem of Industry."
Here tbe professor, 'curried away
with bis enthusiasm, tnpited on one of
the lilves with bis caue. The bees re
H|M>ndcd nobly. They Imd been Inter
rupted In their tudustry and now
poured forth to see what was up. The
first half dozen lighted on tbe uatu
tnllst, and us he began to execute a
barn dnuce there was hearty applause
from the veranda. The next assort
ment tilt the widow, and everybody
wn» prepared to applaud lu*r when the
Insects beguu to come thicker and to
look higher, aud the circus begau.
There were shrieks, yells, oaths and a
rush for shelter, but a beo can follow
where a humun boing can squeeze
through. ,They followed. They buzzed.
They were emblems' of Industry as
well ns the hives. Hardly a person In
the hotel, from uinuuger down to dish
washer. escaped. It took half a day
of smudging and smoking and using
brooms and dusters to clear tbe house,
and the guests began to depart with
tbe bees. Inside of tw*o days the last
had vanished. The poetess and the
naturalist were among: tho last, and
she faced him with awollen eyos aud
said:
"Professor, whnt « fool you wero to
rnp on that beehive!"
"Whlow, whnt a silly thing you were
to write a poem on bees!" be retorted
ns he got Ills mouth open for tho Arst
time for hours.
And meanwhile whnt ultout Blmplo
Simoon? Men hnd rushed to him nnd
threnteuod him. but the been wero his
nnd oil Ills land. IIo did uot propose
to romovu them, and they did not go
until his two nci'cs had been sold for
u thousnud dollars and the cash was
III his hnud. Ho just grlunod and
looked simple, nnd they hurried up to
give him Ills money. When the prop
orty was transferred and the Indus
tiffoua bees nnd their emblems hnd
been pitched Into the poml the hotel
begnu Advertising for guests. No one
responded. It closed to rcopun
another season, but It still stood emp
ty. It Is untenanted today. The boom
come nnd boomed, and then the bot
tom dropped out. Today tho mineral
spring still bubbles, and they will point
you out the spot w'bero tho Indlnn
nmldon leaped to her death aud where
tho plrato made his murderous lair,
but PlnlnQeld booinn no more. Now
and then nu Inhabitant will wako op
to shy thnt Simple Simeon was the
! only fool who made a dollar out of the
justle, but he Is asleep again by the
i !lmo you ask for details.
HOW’S THIS.
We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot bo cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O,
We, tho undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last IB years
»nd believe him pesiectly honorable
in all business transactions and Q
nandally able to carry out any obll
gatlons made by his Ann.
Walding, Klnnan ftt Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
Mall’s Caetarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood aned mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials ^ent free.
Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold b>
all Druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills fo comM-.
patlon.
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