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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
Gave Right-Of-Way
On Conditions
TWO MEN WE'RE GIVEN THE CON
TRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF ONE MILE.

"rhe two mon road" is the name
given TO one mile of the Deepwater
Railroad now under construction in
this county. The facts about the
mater ms ascertnincd by represen-
tative of the Daily Leader. while at
Princeton Wednesday night are
about ms follows
Two OF the farmers OF the county
through whose land the Deepwater
Road extends, gave the right OF way
through their land. for distance of
one mile. providing the railroad com
pany would give them the contract
FOR the grading OF the road bed
This the company did and the mon
are now busily engaged In fulfilling
their contracts. one OF the men us
es the pick and the other follows
him up with the shovel and as there
Is no blasting or trestllng To do the
men will come out good I'm their con
tract and have already completed
some distance of the grading which
Is said by those whose duty It is TO
inspect the grading say that II comes
up TO the standard.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
BLUEFIELD COUPLE
MARRIED AT ROANOKE
Returned home Last Night ON No. q
and VIII Make This Their Future
Home.

Roanoke, Va. June Glen La
vender and Miss Ella Wilson. two
young people Of Bluefeld, came
down to this city Wednesday after
noon on No. 4 and stopped at the
Ponce de Leon Hotel. No one sus-
pected that their marriage would
take place that evening. but as the
afternoon wore on, the rumor some
how leaked out that marriage was
70 be solemnized in the pariors at
half-past seven O'Clock. and the la
dies OF this popular hostelry. with
that intuition that Is always charac-
ieristic Of the fair sex. learning the
news. gathered in the parlor to wit
ness the ceremony The Rev Archer
Boogher, Of Christs Episcopal church
imDressively performed the ceremony
and the guests present extended
hearty congratulations. The young
lady Is very pretty and attractive.
The groom Is a fireman on the n. g.
w, running from BIueheld. They
left on No 3 this afternoon for Blue
field
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
TWO KILLED
BY STORM.

Oklahoma CITY OKLA, June a..
Two persons were Killed and sixty
farmhouscs destroyed by The heavy
wind and hail storm which swept
over the southern portion Of Oklaho.
ma and indian Territory ON Monday
night More than sixty families
were rendered dcsutudc Practical
ly all the big cotton acreage Of this
section was destroyed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
STUDENTS HAVE
RETURNED HOME
Some of Those Who Were Attending
school at Athens Have Return
cd For Vacation.

Quito a number of the students
from the Concord State Normal
school, ut Athens, who reside I'm
blueheld have returned To their
home To spend the summer vacation.
Among those whom we noticed last
night in our city We're Carl Palmer,
thurman Vast, Robert Lowder and
william Anderson. They will re-
main here at home until September
Wheh ihey viii return to take up
their studies at this popular educa-
ttonal institution.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
NOTICE
home

When YOU want good, clean, hard
coal for cooking. burn BORDER
LAND LUMP. IL is free from SCOT
and smoke and burns free You can
start H. with newspaper.
We also handle the best Pocahor
tas nut. lump and run OF mine sold
In the city.
Try our Red Ash lump.
a good supply Of building and
concrete sand always on hand and
we deliver IL to you at low prices.
CONSUMERS COAL 60.
Phone 90 Lock box G76. 6-91w
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
Prominent People
Married Wednesday
Attorney George Williams, Of Beck
ley, weds Mercer County Girl

Athens, w. Va, June 6-Miss
Bessie Gore, one Of the prominent
young ladies of this place was mar
ried this morning TO Attorney George
Williams, OF Beckley, the marriage
ceremony being performed at the
home OF the brides parents by Rev.
Fulton. pastor OF the Southern Meth
odist Church. The young couple
were the recipients of many beautiful
and costly presents. They left for
the east on a short bridal tour after
which they will return to Beckley
where they will make their future
home.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
Council Failed To
Hold A Meeting
Quorum of the City Fathers Could
Not b. Gotten Together.

meeting of the city council was
scheduled to be held in the city hall
last evening at o'clock. At that
time some of the citizens OF the city
congregated near the city hall all
eager to be present at the meeting,
but they were subjected to "A disa.
pointment as a quorum of thai au-
gust body could not be gotten TO.
gether. IL is said that meeting
may possibly be held tonight.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

The thanks OF the Daughters OF
the Confederacy and all Confederates
are extended to the citizens of Blue
field for the pleasant and courteous
tained at their recent reunion and
dinner and TO the authorities of the
city for the use of the pubic building
and grounds. All OF these little
conrtisies are appreciated and will
be kindly remembered by the old
veterans and Daughters OF the Con-
federacy.
Daughters OF the Confederacy -.
by Mrs. w, II. Thomas. Pres.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
Republicans Change
Time And Place
Majority of the Republicans OF the
County Not Satisfied With the
Results Of Meeting Held
Recently I'm Blueficld.
A Large. Gasherine and at Least
Forty Speeches We're Made. Only
One Dissenting Vote in the
Meeting Held Yesterday

Princeton. W. Va, June 6.-The
central committee for the Republican
party of Mercer county. convened
here today in pursuance of call of
the chairman. signed by three mem
bers OF the committee for the pur-
pose OF annulling and setting aside
as void the mass convention which
was called To meet at Bluefeld on
the goth OF June.
There were pre-, ent ID. p. Crockett.
chairman: ID. Howe Barger. assis-
tant secretary and the following com
mitteemen from the several districts:
Joseph Peters. Jumping Branch; J..
T.. T. Sentz. East River; T. J. Eli
wood. Rock district.
The committee assembled at the
court house at one O'Clock and was
in session until 6:I5 and was large
ly attended by republicans OF the
county.
Rock district had the largest rep
resentation and in all there were
about 200 republicans In attendance
During the meeting speeches were
made and at least forty republicans
spoke on the question at issue favor
ing the resembling OF the convention
TO be held at Bluefeld, there being
only one dissenting voice and that
was a Bluefeld man.
At the melting held today IL was
decided to hold districts mass-con-
ventions on the 7th day OF July at
the following places and times:
Rock district, at Montcalm. at
l:30 o'clock. p. m.
Beaver Pond district, at Bluefield
80 p. m.
East River district, at Princeton
80 p. m.
Plymouth district, at Athens. at
1880 p. m.
Jumping Branch district, at Gadds
at 1880 p. m.
The district mass meetings will
select district candidates In their
respective districts to represent the
republican party for district Offices
at the election TO be held i'm Novem-
ber. in each respective district. The
district mass meetings will choose
member of the Republican Central
and Executive Committee, TO repre-
sent the republicans OF said district
on the said committee, to serve for
two years. Also a chairman and
secretary OF the Republican Central
COmmitte, to serve two years each,
TO represent the county as a whole,
and each have one vote as county
committeeman.
The district mass meeting will
choose delegates to represent the
republicans of said district in a conn-
~ delegate convention which is call
ed TO meet AT Princeton on the 14th
day Of July. 1906. for the purpose Of
nominating candidates to represent
the republican party at the election
TO be held In November, for the fol
lowing onlce. to-wit:
Judge Of the Criminal Court
Commissioner or the County Court
Superintendent OF Free Schools.
Two members Of the Legislature
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
LEST WE FORGET.

Let us not forget that an import
ant war was fought to smccessfuI
hnish on embalmcd beef. But let us
also bear in mind that some of tbo
hRhtors came home sick on thot oc-
casion. New York Mail.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
ENGINEERS ADJOURN

Memphis Tenn, June Z. After
"a four weeks session, the seventh
biennial convention Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers has
adjourned. 10 meet I'm Columbus. o.
TWO years hence The convention
just closed has transacted much i'm
pOrtant business.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
ENGINEER
MEETS DEATH

Radford. June 7.-Mr John w.
Harrison. an engineer on the South
crn Railroad. formerly Of Radford
was instantly Killed In wreck in the
Knoxville yards Tuesday, a. 3 p. M.
when 80. 81 collidcd with some cars
on the yards His body was crushed
between the engine and tender.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
FOLK WAS
MADE CHAIRMAN.
or Reception Committe Which VIII
Pay Honor 10 Bryan Upon His
Return.

New York, June William Hoge
who has charge OF the reception to
he rendered TO William J. Bryan
upon his arrival from Europe an
nounced today the appointment Of
Governor Folk OF Missouri. as chair.
man of the reception COMMITTEES,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
A PRESCRIPTION.

This is an infallible cure for n bad
cold. Get large bottle OF Irish whis-
Key. put an old hat on the foot of
the bed. then get in bed yourself and
drink until YOU see two old hats or
one new one!--New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
JUNIORS WILL
PLAY BALL.
Game. Scheduled to Take Place az
Pocahontas Saturday.

Bmeneld and Pocahontas. Va. will
cross bats on the latters ground at
Pocahontas. Va. Saturday afternoon.
The game is scheduled to take place
at $3.50 y. m, and promises to be an
interesting one The Blueneld Stars.
feel confident OF "ictory and n large
crowd will no doubt accompany the
boys
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

Large posters arc being printed
announcing grand carnival 10 be-
hcld boo our ncighboring town Of era
ham for one week. commencing Mon
day june rs. a glorious time is an
ucipated.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
Sensation Created In Old Mcdowell
Charges PreferssSl Against Two Mem
bers az the County Court.
Incompctency and Neglect OF Duty
Are the Charges.

welch, W, Va. June 5.-Judgo
Chambers being unwen i'm Hunting
ton. Attorney W. A. Hughes Is act
ing as Judge OF the Circuit Court
now in session IN this county at this
place.
Quite furry In court circles was
noticeable here today when charges
were filed by y A. Michaelson
against y. w. Franklin and II. +.
Upton, two members of the county
court of Mcdowell county.
The affidavit was emphatic and
strong and charges official mlscon-
duet. incompetency. gross immortality
and neglect In discharge of their du-
ties as public officers.
The court deferred action until
next Tuesday, the l2th instant. when
these officers OF the law will have To
stand trial
Strong and able council will ap-
pear in the case and Il is the general
opinion here that the prosecution
has strong case to present To the
court
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08
FUNERAL WAS
NOT ELABORATE.
Request OF the Late senator Was
Carried Out 90 the Smallest
Detail.

Washington. ID. c.. June THE
simplest OF funeral rites were held
over the body OF the late Senator
German, buried today In Oak Hill
cemetery. Simplicity of the ceremony
was emphasized i'm the fact that there
was no music
II was due TO the express wish OF
the family that there were very few
flowers.
The body was followed to the Gem
etery by the late Senators family and
the congressional committees.
On account or the senatorn in at
tendance ON the funeral the Senate
did not meet untii two O'Clock this
afternoon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

All The BlucGelders who attend
ed The commencement exercises OF
the Normal school az Athens this
week have returned home
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

ON BlueheId Avenue the improve
ment going ON IL marked. Handsome
new business houses with attractive
fronts are to be seen all along the
avenue. As business ihoroughfnre
1t Is making rapid strides
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

We see that some OF the newspapers
coming to this Office complain OF the
heated weather. The editors Ought
to come TO Blnefeld where IL is AL
ways cool and delightful
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

}. X anderson returned yesterday
from a pleasant visit with friends Al
Athens and Princeton.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

Improve your premises by cleaning
up your back yords Don't IL need it?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-08

by Mrs. w, II. Thomas, Pres.
The midland journal., 1906-08-17
Thrift in Connecticut.

Statistics are generally too dry to
arouse the interest of the reading
public, but the statistics in the annual
report of the savings bank commits
sioners of Connecticut, deserve close
study, for nothing shows so convinc-
ingly the thrift of the people of Con-
necticut. The habit of saving for the
proverbial rainy day is becoming more
popular every year. From the COM
missioners' report it is learned that
the number of depositors increased
from 346,75S in 1895 to 493,SS3 in 1905,
and the total volume of their deposits,
which was $143,159,1 1928 in 1895, had
bounded forward to 32,S48,30S in
1905. Amazing, almost, are these fig
ures of a decades expansion.
The present number of savings
bank depositors is just one-half the
total population of the state. The ra-
tio of depositors to the census is grow
ing all the while, and the average
amount due depositors is taking on
fat from year to year. OF the 493,SS3
present depositors only 3S5 have in
dividual deposits exceeding $4,000
a fact which shows that the banks are
employed largely as an agency of say.
ing rather than as a method of in.
vestment.-New London Day.
The midland journal., 1906-08-17

seemed to him an intoleraole while,
he spoke again, doubtfully.
81 knew you would forgive me- he
sighed.
Then / sprang up, raising radiant
eyes tc meet his gaze.
81 am glad!" almost shouted. -Oh,
you can't tell how glad J. ami"
"Glad!" he stammered, foolishly.
clasped my hands. 81 have been
dreading so frightfully to see you"
said. q have been miserable in an
ticipation of this moment. Think
what a relief it is to me to find that
you don't care, after all.
Then saw dull anger stirring slug,
gishly within him.
Don't you care. either, then?" he
demanded, sullenly.
"Of course not" I cried in a rap
ture. 81 can say that now without
fear of hurting you. Perhaps 1 did
care-a little-once. Before met Mr.
Cosnett"
Hescowled at me. "You almost gave
NE u uLllcd otetHu AO SoNAH'
ing.
But l interrupted him. "And we
were both mistaken all the time!"
cried. "Oh, what a good job it is
isn't it?--And we can still be friends
And you can congratulate me-"
I paused. He had kicked hassock
out of the way and was mumbling un'
intelligibly to himself.
Come" said, "you should be glad,
too"
81 am" he answered. "Of course.
1 am. Still, I didn't think you were
the sort of girl
"Fie!" said l with provoking play
fulness. 'In our peculiar case re-
proaches are surely sword-blades
without handles All you can say OF
me I can say of you, too-and with
equal justice"
I think he muttered an oath os he
stopped, with a flaming face, to pick
UP his hat.
"Good-by," I said to him heartily.
81 must introduce you to Basil-Mr.
Cosnett. l should like you to be-
you ought to be-friends."
He grinned at me spitefully, saiG
"good-by, Miss Lacey as if he were
cursing me, then stalked out of the
room.-Edward Pugh in the Sketch.
The midland journal., 1906-08-17
100 SUITS EVERY YEAR.
King Edwards Taiiors Have Orders
to Make Two Suits Weekly.

King Edwards tailors have a stand
ing order to provide him with about
100 suits year, exclusive of military
uniforms and court costumes.
These suits cost between $50 and
800 each. The King selects cloth
and patterns, and is said to make hi'
selections so rapidly that in ten min
utes he will choose $1,000 worth OF
clothes. When the King has select
ed a certain cloth the tailor uses 1t
for no other customer. His hour for
a seance with the tailor is II a. m,
and he is said to be marvel of pune
tuality. He is also a pretty good
lightning change artist for mere
monarch. He gets out of and into his
cloths with extreme dispatch.
There is only one other man in
the world, William, the Second to
None, who possesses more uniforms
than King Edward. The Kaiser's outfit,
it is said. includes 1000 of them. But
the Kaiser delights in donning gorge
Gus costumes.
King Edward wears them only when
the exigencies of the King business
demand that he should make a show
of himself. He is, however, particular
about what might be called the official
part of his outfit.
He has an inventory made once
month of his uniforms in stock, ac-
companied by a carefully prepared
statement of their condition. They
are never allowed to get shabby. The
slightest blemish on a uniform con-
demns it, and it becomes the per-
qNisite of the superintendent of the
wardrobe or one of his assistants. OF
The midland journal., 1906-08-17
Teaching a Crow to Talk.

John Don, of this place, owner OF
Jim, a talking crow, has received num-
erous letters asking how he taught
the bird to talk. He says the fool
ish idea that splitting a crows tongIe
will cause it to talk is still generally
believed. The only secret of success.
however, he says. is to give the bird
a clean, we'll lighted cage. and then
talk to it at regular intervals sew
eral times a day-Morocco Cores
pondent of Indianapolis News.
The midland journal., 1906-08-17
CLEVER WAR TRICK OF FILIPINos
Forge Pass From General Stanley to
Cover Up Theft of Cattle.

A sample of Filipino cleverness and
imitativeness has been unearthed at
the War Department in the course OF
an examination of some old claims
by the Church authorities for prop
erty alleged to have been comman-
deered by American troops in the
early days of the insurrection. The
Church authorities in this particular
case alleged that some of their valu-
able herds of cattle had been taken
by American troops, while this claim
was met by the charge that the in
surrectos had seized the cattle. In
support of the latter statement was
what appeared to be a pass issued
in due form by General Stanley. the
commander of the Eighth Division, in
February, 1901, to BalthaZar Ramon
and twenty fellows, who alleged that
they were simple herders, but who
were charged with having really stol-
en- the cattle from the Church. The
curious feature is that this pass was
in every line executed by pen, al
though the body of the document was
supposed to be clean English printed
characters. The imitation was so
clever as to almost defy detection. and
this would have been the case save
for a curious idiomatic blunder made
by the forger, whose mission was set
out on the pass as 'for the purpose
of, to buy biffs, horses and caribao."
Boston Transcript.
The midland journal., 1906-08-17

these there are rour, two of them be-
ing expert tailors.
The room which is called the royal
wardrobe at Buckingham Palace is 80
feet long by Sc wide, and with its
accumulation of coats, overcoats,
waistcoats, trousers, shirts, under
wear, ties, boots, shoes, socks, stock
ings, hats in great variety etc., it
looks much like the stockroom. The
apartment devoted to the Kings Of,
fetal clothes is still larger.
When there are big functions on
hand the King sometimes is obliged to
make a dGzen changes day, and he
never puts on fewer than three differ
ent suits daily.
The statement made that he never
wears the same suit twice is errone.
Gus. He does make it rule never to
wear the same suit twice on consecu-
tive days.
AS are most stout men, he is hard
est on his trousers. Because he Will
not tolerate the suggestion of
wrinkle in his neither garments, he
rarely wears pair of trousers more
than three or four times. In this way
he gets through quite 100 pairs in
the course of year.
He is particularly extravagant with
regard to overcoats. He INDUCES in
a great variety of headgear and his
experiments in hats and caps from
time to time. have resulted in popu-
larizing NO less than seven distinct
varieties.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The midland journal., 1906-08-17
HAD NERVE DISORDERS.
Nearly All Famous Characters Suf-
fered From lncurabie Diseases.

fered From lncurabIe Diseases.
OF supreme captains of the world
there are. but six or seven and scarce
ly one among them exhibits genius
in it's healthiest colors. In ambush
for nearly all of them some form OF
nerve disorder turks. Grotesque as
the statement seems, epilepsy. mani
fest in greater or less degree, revolves
upon their destinies. Charlemagne the
great and wise captain of the Franks,
who stands for feudal civilization, wbH
''snatched from darkness all the lands
he conquered" and who reared an en-
pire that no hand but his was able
to control, is almost the sole excep-
tion. What says the bead-roll?
At 80 Alexander the Great, who had
reckoned himself god, died during
or just after one of his frenetlc
orgies. Caesar, the foremost man ct
the ancient world, had strange con-
vulsions in his later years, and it
may be that the dagger of Brutus
saved him from declining into mad
ness. Marlborough, who was married TO
a violent woman and whose only son
died in boyhood, was epileptic during
his ten last years of life.
The adventurous and daring Give,
world famous and conqueror of India,
at 40 was decidedly a neuropath. In
his memorable duel with brother Of
ficer he missed his aim, flung away
the weapon, and cried: Shoot and
be damned! I said you cheated and
say so STILL" Give was passionate,
morbid, gouty and an opium eater.
At 40, rich and of unstinted reputa-
ton, he committed suicide.
Wellington was distinctly epileptic
His fainting fits after Waterloo were
frequent, and it was an attack OF
epilepsy that carried him off. The
Romanoffs have been homeopathic for
nearly three centuries, and one OF
the epileptic fits of Peter the Great
is "said to have lasted three days.
Charles V, whose mother was insane,
had Ats in his youth, and was equity,
bald and scrofulous. Frederick the
Great (from the face of whose father,
when he took walk, says Macaulay,
every human being fed, reared in
perfect hell of a palace had GER
tain general unsoundness of mind, 20
which mercy was altogether foreign.
The stock of oliver Cromwell was
not overhealthy, and of the neuro'
pathic tendencies of the Protector
himself there is sufficient evidence,
Mohammed-but let Mohammed rest
Joan of Arc, the divine girl-woman'
seer and soldier, who came from her
sheepfolds of Lorraine to make vic
torious the oriflamme of France, Joan
heard voices and saw visions and was
kissed, she said. by the celestials.-
London Times.