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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-16

The osler theory finds small favor
In the departments in Washington
as far as women are concerned. Mrs.
Eliza Gridley. mother OF the man
who commanded the Olympia at the
battle OF Manila, is almost eighty.
yet she holds most responsible
position In the general land Office and
knows more about records and land
law than any six clerks I'm the de-
partment. Miss Mason, who is near
ing the same age, is a pillar of
strength to seekers for information
in the library of war records She is
the daughter of a former minister 10
France In the department of Justice
are women nearing seventy who are
priced more highly than the friyo-
lous younger women who compose
the greater working mass in the
departments.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-16

proposed before Judge Kenesaw NJ.
Lands today
Receiver John c. Hateiy viii ask
the court for authority TO effect a
settlement with Mrs. Dowie by offer
ing to give up all claims on the
original Ben MacDhui estate held by
her in Michigan. II she and her son
will give up everything else in the
way of property of John Alexander
Dowie. The receiver hopes to evade
expensive litigation. It also came
to light that voliya had been induced
to take under consideration a plan
to assign all temporal assets OF Zion
City to the creditors. retaining only
the tithes and specific Prerequisites Of
the church.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-16

Former Postmaster General and
Mrs. James A. Gary of Baltimore,
will celebrate the fiftieth anniversa-
ry of their marriage with a dinner
Nov. 26 and a reception Nov. 81.
Thirty-two members of the family
will be present at the dinner, the
seven daughters appearing in their
wedding gowns
With George Clemenceau, the new
French premier sleep is a matter OF
yolition, in which faculty he re-
sembles Gladstone and the great
Napoleon. He drops off to sleep at
at any old moment-in his carriage
and even at the meetings of the cabi.
net when only routine matters are
under consideration. This ability to
go to sleep when and, how he
pleases is the secret of his tremen-
dous ability as a worker He learned
English and speaks It perfectly,
though with reluctance, feeling that
his accent is not exactly to his liking.
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NY NV fA0jaIk&W6Stsrn
Schedule In Effect
May 81. 1906.

Leave Bluefield $3.50 a. m. for Ro
anoke, Bynchburg, Norfolk and all
points on the Shenandoah division.
Pullman sleeper to Roanoke and Ro-
anoke to New York, via Hagerstown
Parlor car Roanoke to Norfolk.
S;16 a. m. daily for Roanoke and
intermediate points.
200 p. m. for Roanoke and Lynch
burg and intermediate stations and
the shenandoah Valley, Philadelphia
and New York. Sleeper to Philadel-
phla-Roanoke to Richmond.
1888 p. M. for Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Richmond. Norfolk, Pullman
sleeper East Radford TO Norfolk and
Lynchburg to Richmond. Cafe Car.
Trains arrive at Bluefield from the
east at 1858, a. M, 1855, D. M, sos
p. m, and sos D. m.
From the west at 800 a. IN. 9:2O
a. m. 2:05 p. m, and 8;18 y. m.
Leave Bluefeld at 8:15 p. m. for
Kenova, Columbus and all points
west and northwest. Pullman sleep
ers for Columbus and Cincinnati, o.
Cafe car.
9:0S a. m. for Kenova. Cincinnati,
Portsmouth, Columbus, st. Louis.
Through Pullman sleepers to Column
bus. Cafe car.
Leave 9:15 a. m and 2 10 .. m
daily for Tazewell. Norton, and all
stations on Clinch Valley division.
Arrive from Norton and all points
Oh the Clinch Valley division at 2.3S
and 1883 p. IN.
Leave $3.50 a. n. for Reuova and
intermediate stations via Wayne.
Leave 500 and $3.50 p. IN. for
WEIGH and intermediate stations.
For Pocahontas $3.50 a. M. 9:0S
a. IN. 1880 p. m. and $40 y. m. Ar
rive from Pocahontas at 500 a. m
2:06 q. m. and 8:1S D. m.
For Bramwell, leave Bluefeld 5 80
a. m. 8: 0S a. 10. $3.50 p. IN and 8:15
| y. m.
Call on agent Norfolk anc Western
Railway. for tickets. maps, and addi-
! tional Information.
W. 3 BEVILL, G. p. A.
Roanoke. Va
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the will of departed father or
mother provided for the trusteeing
of the portions of this son or that
until he should have arrived at
years of rather mature manhood.
| am confident that in every one OF
these eases the parents knew more
about the life of the son than the
latter ever imagined. That this step
was taken TO protect he son against
himself"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-16
OHIO SENATORS
ON TOP.

The latter che Ohio senators)
have demonstrated the fact that the
machine can do what it pleases with
the party. including the open fouting
of the presidents policies on the
stump. and stiil cara the presidents
supposed friends ~ il at the bal
lot box. The quick assumption OF the
machine leaders that Foraker. and
not Taft, will be the choice OF the
Ohio delegation to the republican
national convention in 1908. is the
natural sequel. For this. the chief
blame lies at the door OF the presi-
dents friends. who dragged him
unnecessarily into contest where
no unmistakable Endorsement of his
policies was possible.-New York
Evening Post
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THE BOYS ARE
WATCHED.

The head of a private detective
agency was discussing this subject.
"There is popular impression
abroad" he said that our men are
mostly employed by wives who wish
to keep an eye on their husbands, or
by husbands interested i'm the move
ments of their wives. This is not
so. For one case of this sort, we
have FIVE where fathers are keeping
tab on the purpose of discipline or
correction, but as a safeguard against
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-16
compromising evils.

compromising evils.
There is many boy in this
town who was getting himself
snarled mp in difficulties, before
whom the way was suddenly
Strengthened out by means of which
he had no knowledge. The fathers
knew the facts. and took a quiet
hand in Developments. In nine cases
out of ten the boy does not KNOW he
is shadowed. In the tenth case he is
brought up with sudden jerk, and
there is all sorts of trouble to pay.
II have heard surprise expressed
in quite number of cases where
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NOTICE TO TAX
PAYERS

I will be In my Office IN the new
Telephone Building, room No. /, on
Bland street from Nov. TO Nov. 90,
inclusive between the hours Of Q a..
m. and ~ noon. and 1870 .. m. to
p. m. for the purpose Of collecting
taxes for the year 1906 Parties
paying within the period mentioned
above will be given II per cent
discount All parties owing taxes
are earnestly requested TO pay their
taxes during the time stated
Yours very truly,
W. p. HAWLEY,
Deputy Sheriff.
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FOR SALE.

i will buy real estate most any
where at bargains. 1 do my own
trading and there is no commission.
If you desire property at William
son, Blueheld, Roanoke, Norfolk on
In the Coal Fields, let me know. /
own some of the best locations.
Address
E. WHITE ATKINSON,
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NOT TO EXPOSE
WIFE OF DOWIE.
But SHE AND HIS son MUST
GIVE UP ALL HIS PROP
ERTY.

Chicago. Nov. 15.-General Over
seer Wilbur Glenn Voliva, of Zion
City, last night at a mass meeting
in Shiloh Tabernacle, announced
that he had deferred his threatened
exposure of Mrs. John Alexander
Dowie and Gladstone Dowie in def
erence to plan of settlement to be
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-16

The first plows made in this coun-
try were made of cast iron and were
objected to from the belief that the
metal poisoned the ground.
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FOR .RENT:-One 7 room
house on Third ave. near
Grace Methodist church.
Apply to j. Il. Keith. 81
Third avenue.
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Advertise in the Daily Leader. Its
is growing all the time.
and It solicits you patronage.
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WANTED - Position

Store-man, Bookkeeper or
Stenographer by a thor
oughly competent man.
Al Reference. Address b.
M. Pocahontas Inn, Poca-
hontas, Va.
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Prompt personal attention given % claims
in Mercer and Mcdowell counties, w. Va
and Tazewell county, Va. Commercial an
corporation law a speciality.
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Read the Daily Leader
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HERBERT B. HALVES,

Attorney and Counselor,
No. Telephone Building,
5LuEFIELD. WEST VIRGINIA.
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E. WHITE ATKINSON,
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IllIunIMtIIIIIIIIIlIIIn
The wageworker., 1906-12-14

proved to be a traitor. Now, if the
Carpenter of Nazareth made mistake
of one in twelve shall He be denounc-
ed and the religion he founded
spurned by men and women? Suppose
that organized labor, made up of fallj-
bic men, had made the same proper
tion of mistakes right here in Lincoln.
We would have found eight crooks to
the hundred, eighty to the thousand.
or total of 200 out of the $500 union
men who have played traitor to their
cause, betrayed their unions and dis
graced unionism by graft and trickery-
The truth is there has not been more
than two or three.
Ponder on this little bit and then
admit, if you are honest, that the
trades union movement is honestly
carried on by honest and sincere men
The wageworker., 1906-12-14
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Listens to Reports Of the Labor Fair
Just Closed.

The Central Labor Union meeting
principal business was listening to
partial reports on the labor fair en-
terprise. The committees were unable
to submit full reports, owing to the
fact that number of outstanding
tickets have not yet been reported.
Rut as nearly as can be estimated the
fair will net considerably over $500. In
this connection it must be remembered
that no donations for the fair were
solicited The prizes offered in the
various contests we're paid for, and
local merchants were not asked to
donate anything. They were only
plan of pan-handling'' been adopted
the fair might have cleared more mon
ey, but an unpleasant feeling would
have been aroused. 1t was perhaps the
first "fair" on record where nothing
was donated This fact is a source OF
pride to the management
The Central Labor Union quickly
settled the dish contest controversy,
which resulted in tie, by awarding a
set of dishes to each contestant, Mrs.
Stone and Mrs. Bustard. This was
willingly done because both of these
good union women worked hard to
make the fair success.
Steps were taken to sell the piano
owned by the central body, and Mr.
Rudy was continued as chairman of
the committee.
The matter of organization of the
street railway employees was discussed
and a report made. The matter will
be taken up by the organization corn
mittee at once and pushed as hard as
possible.
Under the head of sgood Of the
order several good talks were made
and the necessity of renewed activity
clearly pointed out. AS whole the
meeting was one of the best held by
the central body insmany months.
The wageworker., 1906-12-14
ONE IN Twelve.
No Such Proportion Of Grafters in the
Trades Unions.

Every row and then the dispatches
proclaim that some labor leader has
gone wrong, either by betraying his
fellows or grating on the public. I'm
mediately the whole body of unionism
is condemned by thousands merely be-
cause one union man has gone wrong.
Even some ministers join in the gen
eral denunciation.
But suppose you stop and think for
a minute Take Lincoln as typical
city of it's size Two, or perhaps three,
union men have been caught in crook
ed work. Suppose we say dozen,
Just to make it liberal estimate.
Twelve union men caught betraying
their fellows or grating in the name
of unionism There are about $500
union men in the city. The proportion
would be six crooks to the thousand.
Heaven knows that is bad enough. But
Just wait Once there appeared on
earth a man gifted with divinity. He
selected twelve men to assist Him in
the work in hand One of the twelve
The wageworker., 1906-12-14
OF COURSE THEY HAVE.

The railways have begun deter
in the United States senate by Senator
LaFollette penalizing railways and
railway officials that let their employees
work continuously more than sixteen
hours. Senators and representatives
are being bombarded with literature
presenting the railways side of the
case, and when public committee hear
ings are given in Washington delega-
tions of railway men from all parts
of the country will be on hand to pre-
sent the railroads views.--LincOIn
Journal
The wageworker., 1906-12-14
SOME GOOD ADVERTISEMENTS.
CuIIed From the Pages of Posts
Square Deal"

The Square Deal" is the name of
a paper edited by Post, the union
buster. 1t is published ostensibly by
an association, but the association
merely pays the bills and Post adver-
tises his product. 1t is an interesting
paper just the same. Some of the
are very enjoyable, and
they should at the same time serve
as eye-openers to the union men of
the country. For instance the Joy
Detective Agency" uses a quarter of a
page to display the following:
Joy Detective Agency. Qncorpor-
ated) Cleveland, Ohio. Quick and
effective. The handling of labor
troubles in all their phases speciality.
We guard property during strikes, pro-
vide necessary men to keep the plants
in operation, arrange board and lodg
ing, etc. Branches in all parts of the
country Write us for references and
terms
Waddell & Mason are more enter
prising for they take whole page in
three colors to announce that they
are union busters from Baskerville.
Their advertisement is too long and
too big for reproduction, but we take
pleasure in giving them increased pub
licity by quoting from it. They are
located at 1133 Broadway, New York.
Always on Duty" is their motto. I'VE
are not a detective agency. We are
successful. We get results" is their
hoastful claim. Then. they go on to
says:
I'VE are not detective agency, but
spe cial, agents who act for corpora
tlors and manufacturers in the termin-
alton of labor difficulties. We secure
and furnisE non-union mechanics in
ali trades and skilled labor in all
branches of industry, for service dur
ing strikes. and establishing the open
shop We also furnish special police
patroimen, trained to their duties for
the protection of non-union workmen,
and security of property. We estab-
lish, operate and maintain commissar
les for the maintenance of non-union
workmen, performing special service
during strikes and lockouts''
All this ought to be very interesting
to union men. 1t enables them to
locate their Hessian adversaries and
block any little game they frame up.
Wadde:' & Mason also have offices in
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The wageworker., 1906-12-14
cIGARMAkERs WIN.

Tampa, Fla, Dec 1O.-More than
5000 cigarmakers went on strike to-
day because of poor street car service
while new bridge across the Hills
borough river is being constructed All
employees of factories on the west side
o. the river proceeded to the city hall
and made demonstration. A commit
tee called upon the mayor and the
street car officials declaring that the
men would not return to ferriage
across the river and demanded car
service. The mayor Immediately d.
rected that both demands be granted
The wageworker., 1906-12-14
ELASTIC CURRENCY.

There is a man in New York who
can prove by his experience that we've
just got to have an elastic currency
No two ways about it. We must have
it, This man earns eight dollars a
week His wife secured a divorce and
the court ordered him to pay her ten
dollars week alimony. He insists
rency elastic enough to make So pay.
his wife SO and leave him enough to
pay his board and washing.
The wageworker., 1906-12-14
GUESTS JUMP FOR LIVES
Meadows Hotel at Beaver City Burns
at Night.

The Meadows hotel at Meadows,
Neb., burned at o'clock in the morn.
ing and the proprietor, J. c. Ness and
family, and several guests made mar
row escapes from death. The struc-
ture, wooden building, was a mass
of flames when one of the inmates dis
covered the fire. Every room was Oc-
cupied and the guests fed in their
night clothes. Some jumped from the
windows The cause of the fire is un-
known. The property was fully in
sured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08
BREEDING NEW PLANTS.

From Carnegie Institution Year
Book.-The experiments which Luther
Burbank has under way are the most
extensive ever carried out, but from
their very nature valuable results,
either practical or scientific, cannot be
obtained at once. The pursuit of long
periods Of intensely careful and most
accurate observations on broad and
comprehensive scale is the only course
whereby results which will stand the
test of time may be obtained. The lab
oratory and small field experiments of
the past have never included enough
species under study at the same time,
and it has been impossible to draw
general conclusions safely as the diff
ferent tribes and species of plants
have each slightly different story to
relate. Very strong points are brought
out by studying the results of these
vast experiments, and much valuable
material for thought will undoubtedly
be found in the scientific account of
the experiments.
Some of the experiments which have
been carried on for the last fifteen to
thirty eight years are just coming to
fruition. A partial list of the plants
upon which work is now progressing
includes 100000 new hybrid plunls, the
work of the last twenty-five years in
crossing about every known species,
and about 10000 seedlings of this
years growth (1905); 10000 new APP
pies; many thousand peach and peach
nectarine crosses: 5000 new Seeding
Of pineapple ounce; 400 new cherry
seedlings; 1000 new grapevines; 5000
new hybrid chestnuts, crosses of
American, Japanese, Chinese and Ital-
ian species; 500 new and distinct hy-
brid walnuts, crosses of American
black. Sieboldi English, Manchuria
butternut and others, many thousands
| apricots and plumcots; 5000 select
improved. thornless Count tEleag-
nus) bushes; very numerous other
fruits in less numbers, and 10000 new
rare, hybrid seeding potatoes.
For the last eight years Opuntias
and other cacti have been secured
from all parts of the world. Selections
have been made and crossed, and
thousands of hybrid seedlings raised
some tender or hardy, or gigantic OF
dwarf; some bearing gigantic fruits In
profusion and others small ones Of ex-
quisite flavor Some large groups have
been developed which produce enor-
nous quantities Of nutritious food fol
all kinds Of stock and poultry. This
work promises well for science and
economics. Perhaps the next in i'm
portance are the experiments or
grasses and forage plants. Some new
ones of great value are being produced
and some of rare scientific value in the
study of heredity and variation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08
PROFESSOR LANGLEY.

Kansas City Journal. = Professor
Samuel Pierpont Langley, secretary OF
the Smithsonian institution, who died
last week at the age of II years, was
one of the most eminent scientists OF
the modern world. While he will be
remembered by the general public
chiefly as the inventor of the aero
drome, with which he experimental
with considerable success, his really
perfected inventions are of a widely diff
ferent character. Among scientists he
was recognized as an advanced stu
dent of solar phenomena and he has
left a number Of valuable contribu-
lions that are texts in the study of as
tronomy.
achievements Of Professor Langley
that of linventing the bolometer was
perhaps the most unique. This very
delicate instrument is used to measure
solar radiation, and it's wonderful
character Is readily understood when
it is known that Professor Langley
could measure the heat of a single
sunbeam to the one millionth Of de-
gree, He was also celebrated for his
detection of an unknown extension OF
the invisible solar spectrum. He stud
led closely the cloud shell Of the sur
to determine how much heat was
thrown off by the sun and what part
Of this vast potentiality was absorbed
by the atmosphere Of the earth. He
invented what we now know as
Standard time, by which a uniform
system of railroad and other institu-
tional hours are reckoned. This has
done much to prevent railway wrecks
and it was Professor Langleys idea
to telegraph time correction from
Washington once in every twenty -four
hours to every city in the United
States. His diversified employments
also included chair in the Naval
academy and one in Harvard univer-
sity. He was an architect and civil
engineer.
All Of the foregoing Investigations
inventions, experiments and accom-
plishments We're aside from Professor
J Langley's work of advancing the
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HEDRIcK.

Hedrick March 2.--In spite Of bad
weather and roads Saturday evening
number of friends and neighbors
gathered at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
FL. N. Bottorff, four miles south OF
Hedrick, to give them pleasant sur
prise Refreshments were served and
a general good time was had. AS Mr..
and Mrs. Bottorff are soon to leave the
neighborhood for new home, beau
tiful rocker was presented them in
token of the esteem in which they are
held. Those present were Messrs. and
Mesdames Tony Lowenberg. W. II,
Bottorff, ]. II. Spilman, g. T. Redmon,
A. J. Davis, VIM. Stansbury, William
Tyrrell; Mrs. Arlo Emery, Mrs. Sarah
Stubs, Miss Elizabeth Russell, OF
Cttumwa; Misses Emma Osterfoss,
Clara Osterfoss. Maude O'Brien, Min
rie Davis, Lulu Lowenberg, Lena EN-
cry, Zua Bottorff, Bertha Stansbury:
Messrs. John Osterfoss, Ell Shafer, of
Fairfield; Clarence McClung, Charles
Beagle, Of Fairfield: Sylvanus Nc
Beth, Willis Lowenberg, Raymond
Stansbury, Clell Bottorff, Carl Bot
torf. g,
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1t is said that Andrew Carnegie's
patronage of music and his penchant
for giving away church organs as well
as libraries is the result Of a we'll
ordered musical taste resulting from
considerable education in that line.
When Mr.. Carnegie was a young man
in Pittsburg he was student under
George hurry Alexander, who was for
many years organist in one of the
larger churches At that time Mr.. Car
negie gave his attention to the violin
and although he never won fame his
intimates say he even yet gets out his
fiddle and makes stagger" at some
of the old-time tunes.