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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
A SIS Doll Baby
To be Given AWAY

to the young lady or party receiving the highest number of
votes. This beautiful doll is enough to make any girl hap
ply. Every 10 cent purchase will entitle the purchaser to
cast one vote for their choice. A dollar purchase is good
for 10 votes, a five dollar purchase is good for SO votes.
This beautiful doll is on exhibition. Look at it and then
pick some s%weetlittle girl you want to vote for and proceed
to vote.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

Mrs. Thomas Collins went over tc
InwoOd to visit friends.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

IT is no trouble to fill up a store with Christmas goods, but it is a
task to select the cream of the market-things that are handsome,
durable and amusing. This is the kind Of goods J selected for my
customers this year. Come right in and see for yourself. Our store
never looked 50 handsome-thats what they all tell us.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
Thursday, Dec. 20, 1906.

1000 a. m. Address, Improvement
of Corn by Selection" John w. Bren-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30


nnlnt The design was not accepted. but
one specimen was struck in gold. that lie,
so far as known. only one was struck,
though there may be others laid away and
forgotten. and this coin now ranks among
the great rarities.
on the diverse Is a bust OF Washington,
surrounded by the words, washington
President" Below is the date, '17si."
On the reverse is large eagle with out
stretched wings, bearing upon its breast a
United States shield, with a number of
arrows in the right talon and a sprlg Of
olive In the left At the top OF the coin.
between the expanded wings of the eagle.
which MI almost the entire field, are the
words zone Cent"
Ranking with this coin in point Of rarity
Is the Washington half dollar OF 1892.
struck in gold This is supposed to have
been struck as a compliment to George
Washington and to have been carried by
him as a pocket piece. as Il shows some
signs Of wear. II sold for $500 in 1875.
1t shows the bust of Washington in mill
tary uniform on the diverse The inscrip-
ton reads washington President" the
date, 1872" below.
On the reverse is a rather small eagle
device is United States of America" Be-
tween the points of the wings are thirteen
stars. One thousand dollars is a con-
sentative estimate Of the value OF this
coin, but II Is practically unobtainable.
Forerunners of silver Change.
The Nova Constellatio series comes next
in the list OF great American rarltles, with
the l,ooO-mill pieces ranking seventh, the
5oc-mlll pieces eighth and the iOo-mill pieces
ninth. These three coins, which are dated
1888, we're sold in set some years ago for
1850, but would bring very much more
now.
They were all struck In pure silver, be-
ing the forerunners OF our 90, Is and 10
cent pieces. II IL supposed that they were
designed by Gouverneur Norris of New
York and originally coined as pattern
pieces for new United States coinage.
They were found IN the desk OF Charles
Thompson, first secretary Of congress, after
his death.
The first two coins are known as the
mark and the auint. The design of all
three pieces is similar, showing an eye in
the center Of thirteen points, these points
interseeting a circle of thirteen stars, The
legend is Nova Consolidate"
The reverse shows wreath enclosing the
letters ~, S." ana the mark has 1000
in the center of the wreath The quint has
a similar reverse, with the exception that
IN the center Is $780," while the l0-cent
piece has 100"
Many Nova Constelatio cents were
coined and circulated and they are very
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30
WOMAN WRESTLING MATCHES
Japanese AmaEOns who Make n
Great show of Strenuous
Athletics.

Describing a wrestling match between
women in Japan, writer says: THE
wrestlers arranged themselves on two sides
each led by a captain. They sat cross
legged around the platform in the dirt. all
but the two chosen to begin. who ad-
vanced into the center with the Umpire.
They .squatted upon their feet and bowed
to each other slowly and solemnly. Po-
likeness thus being fulfilled, they stood
up again and bent over opposite one an
other like two game cocks. watching in
tently for chance to seize an advantage.
During the prelimnaries the audience was
tense with expectation. Then suddenly the
women sprang, kissing at each other fur
iously and crashing their teeth, at first by
Stimulating feroeity to spur themselves up
TO greater excitement, but after a few
clutches, in deadly feminine earnest, the
umpire meanwhile buzzing close 10 them
as they swayed round the narrow ring
Amy and all holds seemed fair means 10
the end of pushing a combatant over the
edge Sometimes with a clean throw one
woman landed her opponent sprawllng in
the midst of her friends. This was the sig
nal for the umpire TO begin; "Hitotsu,
futatsu, mitsu, yotsu. itsutsu Zone. two
three four, fve), In series OF irregular
and disconnected squsaks; and before he
ceased counting another wrestler from the
losiLg side jumped up to meet the cham
pion, who stood painting. Kissing and split
ting like boiling kettle in the center Of
the arena.
This time there were no preliminarles.
A wild rush, and like two furles OF two
beasts the women were struggling egain
Come affected quick clutches, some locked
their adversaFies In their arms and stood
stock still for a full five minutes. Some
picked up their opponents almost at once
ana threw them bodily over the ring. while
others rolled over with them"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

plentiful and not highly valued.
There r. IN existence one other specimen
Of the quint, with an diverse somewhat
different from the one just described, which
is worth every bit as much
Good Samaritan shilling.
The Massachusetts, Good Samaritan shil-
Inns. credited to New England. is well uT
In the list OF our most valuable coins. the
only specimen known having brought $3.50
This shows the Good Samaritan attending
a fallen traveller by the roadside. a horse
and tree in the background. There is the
inscription Massachusetts" The reverse
has 1852 XII" within a circle OF dots, and
"In New England Ano."
The Lord Baltimore penny is worth $3.50.
This is the only coin of the denomination
Of the series Of pieces struck by Cecil CAL
vert in the seventeenth century for Mary
landers and it came very near getting him
into trouble, for on account Of this issue
he was summoned to appear before the
council in London to answer the charge Of
usurplng the royal prerogative in Issuing
colonial money.
The other denominations were the shill-
ing. sixpence and groat, or fourpence. The
latter three denominations are worth from
$50 to $50 each.
The reverse of the penny shows a ducal
coronet on which, standing upright, are
two masts each bearing a flying pennant,
The legend is "Denarium Terre- Mariae."
The diverse shows the bust Of Lord Bal
timore In profile, slightly draped. facing to
the left Around this is the inscription
"Caecilus Dns, Terre-Mariae, etc"
While this penny has a record price OF
$3.50, still II Is probable that II would bring
more than t.0o0 10 offered for sale This
one specimen originally came from Eng
Mickey collection in Philadelphia for $50.
At a subsequent sale 1t brought $3.50,
Twelfth In the list comes the Washing
ton New Jersey cent which has record
price of $3.50, but is easily worth more than
81 600 1t Is unique. 1t shows the words
General washington around the bust OF
the patriot. On the reverse II the shield
always borne by the New Jersey cents,
surrounded by the motto IL Pluribus
Unum"
This coin was originally sold for few
cents to a Philadelphia dealer among a
lot OF old copper coins, and 1t was not
until close examination that the dealer
found that for a trile he had come into
the possession of the rarest copper coin
ever issued in this country.
The continental currency dollar should
rank next. This was the first silver coin
eminent. On the diverse It bears the
Franklin motto, Mind Your Business"
and the word "Fugio," The device shows
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

the rays Of the sun shining upon a sun
dial r
Around the central device are the words
Continental Currency" On the reverse
are thirteen connected links, in each one
Of which is the name OF one of the orig
inal thirteen colonies.
This coin is very similar in pattern to
the Fugio cents OF the same year. which
were also authorized by the united coll
onies. specimen OF the continental dol
lar is now worth $500
A New York cent struck In 17sT follows
This shows an Indian holding a tomahawk
in his right hand. a bow in his left
while on his back is a culver. Around
this is the inscription 'Llber Natus Lib
ertatem Defende."
On the reverse are the arms OF the state
of New York. An oval shield bears the
sun rising behind a range of mountains,
the sea in the foreground At the right
Of the shield stands Justice with scales
and sword at the left is Liberty with a
stan.
An eagle stands above upon globe with
outstretched wings. The inscription is
Excelsior" The coin is worth In the
neighborhood OF $500
The confederate half dollar winds up the
list of fifteen rarities. or these there are
only four known. The record price for this
coin is $50 These were the only pieces
of metallic currency struck by authority
OF the confederate government.
When the confederates seized the New
Orleans mint In 1861 they at once laid plans
for distinct coinage. Dies we're made
for bO-cent piece, For some reason the
dies were not suitable for the regular
coinage press, 30 four pieces were struck
on an old screw press
The diverse is the same as that Of the
regular United States half dollar OF the
year 1861, but the reverse shows a Liberty
cap underneath being a beehive. This is
surrounded by the Inscription Confederate
States of America New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30
OUR FIFTEEN RAREST COIN
Their Combined Value Put at Sixteen
Thousand Dollars.
NEW YORK DOUBLOoN IN FIRST PLACE
Famous Dollar of 1904 only Fourth
on List of vRrieties-Cents
worth Big Money-Con-
federate Coins.

Dealers say that the fifteen rarest Ameri-
can coins are easily worth a total OF $4,000.
Here are the fifteen:
First may be placed the New York doub-
loon coined in this city in 1857 by Ephraim
Brasher, a Jeweler. This coin has a record
price Of only sos. but many experts regard
II as the scarcest OF all the American issues,
and believe that II one were offered for
sale today It would bring 1000 and perhaps
more.
Only i've of these coins are definitely
known, one being I'm the cabinet of coins
In the Philadelphia mint and the rest in
private collections. The doubloon IL the
only gold coin OF American coinage struck
pnor to the opening Of the United States
mint In 1875.
The doubloom shows In the foreground
the sun rising beneath a range of noun
tains, the sea at their foot. Beneath
IL the word "Brasher," while enoircling
the whole device is the inscription 'Nova
Eboraca Columbia Excelsior" The reverse
has an eagle, on the breast bearing a
United States shield. which Il surstamped
above the head.
In the right talon is held an olive
branch, while in the left is bunch of ar
rows. wreath OF olive leaves enclrcles
the central device, around this being the
motto "Unum Il PGribus." The coin
weighs f1h grains, and its intrinsic value
IL about the same as that of the spanish
doubloon, SIG.
The next most valuable coins are the
half eagles dated 1915 and 1922, which are
worth respectively 5000 and $2l65.
The 1904 dollar, which is fourth on the
list, has a record price of $1,000. II is so
well known that 1t hardly requires de-
scripuon.
Gold Cents.
The fifth coin is the Washington cent OF
1871, struck in gold. One thousand dollars
is a low estimate of its value.
The cent was a pattern submitted for
adoption by the United States govern
ment at the beginning of operations Of the
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We MAKE NO MISLEADING STATEMENTS

Men, II you want successful treatment and honest deal
ngs why not to the reliable State Medical Institute
where deceived by the many misleading
statements such ''three-day cures mo pay until
cured" mo money to begin treatment" money
funded IL not cured" etc. etc Such statements
misleadng and used for the purpose of obtaining
patronage Honest doctors of recognized ability do
resort TO such methods. We do say that will
without money advance the purpose
and notes signed far in advance OF
sonable charges; neither do promise to you in
three four days, knowing It Will take longer
try to secure patronage by Offering to refund money
paid II cure is not effected. We do not accept
cannot cure We guarantee safe and lasting
in the quickest possible time without leaving In
furious aferenects In the system and the lowest
possible for honest. skul and successful treatment
Amy who is In need of special medical attention will
find the State Medical Institute ready to commence treat
ment without delay
II could and treat all when the first symp
toms show themselves there would be little need
for socaled specialists in chronic diseases there
would be few men seeking re1uvenaton OF their phys
cal mental and vital powers, and there would
few marked With the stamp of Constitutional Blood
Poison, and the sufferers from STRUCTURE, VARICO-
CELR. EMISSIONS, NERVO-SExUAL DEBILITY, M
POTENCY, RECTAL. KIDNEY and URINARY DISEASES
and their complications would be reduced minimum
But long men continue to disregard the golden
adage "A stitch In time nine" continue TO
neglect themselves to exercise Indifference or poor
judgment In securing the right treatment the outset
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30
FOR MEN


KIDNEY AND URINARY diseases and all diseases Weak
of MEN due to abuses
unskfu improper treatment diseases
impG the mind
reducing the sufferer that depoable
Debility making obligations hardship and the
enjoyment of life impossible
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

Just long will there be mutudes of chronic
You should carefully avoid all uncertain experimental
dangerous halfway treatment, for the
of the first treatment depends whether you will be
promptly restored to health again, with all faint of the
poisonous disease removed from system whether
IT will be allowed to become chronic and subject you
future of the disease with the various
sulting complications, ETC.
The State Medical Institute does mislead the sick
and afflicted into the belief that it 10 going give free
treatments for next nothing for less than II
conscentiously be worth, and In lieu the
ment Offers" charge exorbitant prices for medicines
The State Medical Institute does schemmng
methods The sick should beware of. and avoid any
doctor medical who holds false induce
ments in their announcements which appear auring
and in many deceive the weak, sick, suffering
who like the drowning win grasp d straw in
effort to be saved. How many weak, nervous drowning
sinking men graspng at stTaws today get cured
OF their ailments (diseases) which dragging them
down 20 the bottom of the of despair misery?
Why not awaken the realization of today that
boasting promises of quick misleading
and unbusnesslike propositions the afflicted are
straws that will sink you deeper and deeper
OF despair. Why grasp at such straws when you
the substantial treatment OF the Honest Skfu
Reliable Specialists of the State Medical Institute who
Will not deceive with any false promises but will
you and restore you health strength and vigoT
and place safely within the boundary line of pros
periy aud enjoyment of life.
The State Medical Institute desires to all 10
beware OF misleading statements by which they may
be deceived in an effort to regain their health.
Once Houra: . a. m. 70 D. m. Sundays,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

state were paid by the state commit
tee and local organizations OF the
party and he was paid $21 a week
and all expenses while away. He
travelled 5000 miles and made nine
ty-nine speeches. He is the only can
didate for governor who received
wages for his campaign, but the
state committee decided that Maurer
was cheap at the price
Ex-senator David B. Hill is being
talked OF for the leadership OF the
New York state democratic party.
IL is said that he has no desire to
Ie-enter politics. but his friends be-
lieve that no other man can undo
the damage inflicted on the party I'm
the interior counties by the Hearst
Murphy combine. II is
known that Mr.. Hill withstood the
most urgent pressure TO take charge
OF the anti-Hearst forces at the
Buffalo convention. OF which he fore
told the result Now he Is So much
put out by the situation that Il is
believed he can be induced to resume
command.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01
REFLECTIONS OF
A BACHELOR,

A man looks eligible to a girl
either because he has money or a
handsome mustache.
When man would rather go to
grand opera than football game
he doesn't know how TO tell the
truth.
There is nothing that a~ouses a
mans ridicule So much for the fel.
low that wrote them as the old love
letters his wife keeps until he finds
they are his own.
A woman would like to be a man
III she could wear her hair long. have
the same kind OF clothes she now has,
and think It was exciting to
go buggy riding with one.
When you try to kiss a girl in the
dark and find out that II is her moth
er the only way you can square your
self Is to pretend that was the very
thing you meant to do.-N. Y. Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01
- - = -
BECOMES LITTLE
REBEL.

That there Is a startling difference
between the temper OF the rising gen
Grafton and that OF the youth whose
young ideas shot up according to the
teachings OF Mrs. Hannah More and
Sanford and Merton. has recently
been proved by little seven-year-
old girl, who was laboriously smelling
her way through a reading lesson.
Always speak the truth" she
said. and obey your parents.
BE gentle and quet. Never slam
the door and shout and scream about
the house.
AT the table eat slowly; not in
greedy manner like a pig"
Suddenly the little girl shut the
book with a portentious bang and
announced with frmness and decis-
ion:
I'm not going to let any old third
reader boss me like that!'-Rocbes-
ter Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01
BRYAN SOLD THE MAPS

William Jennings Bryan has never
been a book agent. as so many other
American statesmen have been. no.
ably Senator Beveridge but he has
come perilously near It. and as this
incident illustrates, he would have
made n good one. In conversation
in London recently with the repre-
sentative OF the publishing house
that is bringing out his his new book
The Worlds Famous Orations. d"
Mr. Bryan said: my brother in
Illinois once took the agency for sell
ing county maps down at Salem. but
he could not make go OF il. He
had the maps left on his hands. I
took them out and sold them all in
one day. OF course when couldn't
get cash for them took It out in
groceries, and other forms OF legal
tender peculiar to that section-but
| got rid OF those maps at a profit"
Washington Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

The village OF Freeburg. Pa, has
an orchestra which i'm one respect is
perhaps unique 1t is composed of
nine daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ny Brown. They can play the violin.
guitar, banjo. mandilon. cornet. flute.
drum ana several other instruments.
not To mention the piano, on which
all can play. AS result OF the d.
versity of talent the girls can turn
ont as brass band If they want to-.
hey stick TO the orchestra idea.
They are not in the least stage struck
The Youngest is eleven years old and
he eldest twenty eight
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

Read the Daily Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Many rich man Is unable to offer
anything better than a poor excuse.
The more sunshine there is in
some mems lives the less hay they
make.
It's usually the man who hasn't
much money who wants people to
think he has q lot.
No wonder the way of the trans
gressor Is hard when one considers
the amount OF travel thereon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

Commander Peary wants to add
another dash to his record. But 1t
will depend largely on the sinews
that are necessary to provide the
outfit. The public doesn't realize the
fact, but the man who puts up the
cash for the explorer and then sits
back calmly and waits to hear that
1t has been fruitlessly spent is some
thing OF hero himself.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

Lord Rothschild, who is taking q
prominent part in the commission
which is considering as to the best
territory for Jewish colonization. Is
me wealthiest member OF the wealth
lest and most famous banking house
IN the world. There is story that
Jay Gould once called upon him on
business Lord Rothschild sent ont
Tord that he was too busy to see the
raller. Mr.. Gould, not accustomed
10 being denied audience by anyone.
cent back rather a tart repetition OF
MS request After an interval the
attendant returned with this reply
rom Lord Rothschild Tell Mr..
could that Europe is not for sale"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

Bischoffsheim, Jewish banker of
London, who is about TO celebrate his
golden wedding. will donate ON that
day 100000 to charities, of which
100000 is allotted to Jewish organ
izatioRs. He has already expended
large sums in philanthrophy
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

In a speech in Chicago several days
ago, Prof. Paul Goode, of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, predicted that within
100 years Chicago will have a popu-
lation of 400, OOO.OOt souls.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01
ANOTHER PROBLEM

What to do with our ex-presidents
is puzzling problem, but what are
we are going to do with our ex-coun-
tesses? Charleston News and Cou-
rier.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

Edwin S Stuart, just elected gov
ernor of Pennsylvania is the first
native born Philadelphia TO win
that distinction i'm many years I'm his
early teens he started life as errand
boy in a book store Mr.. Stuart is a
bachelor, his home being managed
by his sister, Miss Cora A. Stuart.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01
PROMPT SETTLEMENTS.
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Mr. C. W. Moss
The Travellers &C.
Bueheld, Va.
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payment OF claim under Accident policy
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CLAUDE w. MOSS, District Agent.
ELkS BUILDING BLUEFIELD W. VA
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

James II. Maurer OF Reading. Pa,
Socialist candidate for governor. fled
a statement under the corrupt prac-
ices act, stating that he personally
did not spend cent OF his money
All of his expenses of touring the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

III Brander Matthews is right the
English language is violent. Hog
ical and absurd"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-01

Probably the undertaken never
would get some people If they could
live until they acquired wisdom.