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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
GRAFT. GRAFT. MOTH.
ING BUT GRAFT

Boss Cox of Cincinnati IT least
VIII think that justice abides deeply
In the Ohio supreme court. The
legislative investigation OF the we'll
known rottenness of political con.
ditions I'm the Cox bailiwick was sud
denly stopped last spring. when II
was becoming interesting, by a suit I'm
question of its validity. And the
supreme court now decides that 4,
was valid-in so far as under taken
at the public expense. IL will be
recalled that the republican House
OF the Ohio Legislature prevente.,
the passage OF joint resolution OF
investigation. whereupon the dem-
ocratic Senate went ahead on its
own account-the committe chosen
being composed OF three democrats
and two republicans. The republi-
can members refused to serve, so
the rest OF the committee went 10
Cincinnati and I'm a week or two had
brought to light the edge OF re-
markable regime CT graft under
Cox's republican auspices. Then
came the suit to test it's right to
continue the inquiry at public ex.
pense, and 1t was obliged TO sus-
pend. The grounds OF the Supreme
court decision are given but pre-
sumably II rests on the Ohio con-
stitutional provision that no money
shall be drawn from the public
treasury except on specific legisla-
tive appropriation, and the Senate
alone could not appropriate money
The report of the investigation is
thus due to the deliberate action Of
the republican machine which dared
not let the truth come out.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
HIS MAJESTY
AND THE MAID"

Mr.. Fred G.. Nixon-Nirdlinger, gen.
eral manager of the Nixon e. Zim-
norman attractions has a method
which he finds very effective. With
the great number OF theatrical at
fractions under the firms direction,
a system of readily identifying the
various properties OF the different
companies Is imperative. Therefore
each attraction is given a certain col.
or or combination OF colors. To H.
lustrate, Henry b. Irving's is royal
purple: Viola Aliens black and yell
low; Mary Emerson's Yale blue and
so on through the entire list A
short while since Mr.. Nirdlinger
started on a tour of inspection and
as Mr.. Smith usually In charge of
the Office, was enjoying his vacation,
young Jones was in charge. The first
day he got along swimmingly. Early
the second day he received a wire
from his chief. This he read over
and over again. Rush Twenty-four
Princeton Chicago" No one In the
Office seemed to to be able to decipher
the message. He read IL at luncheon
and at supper. At night he took It
home TO his wife. She was equally
at loss. The next day came ano-
ther message. "Ship Yale and Har-
yard Milwaukee, Wisconsin" Closely
following came another. princeton
not to be moved from storehouse,
Pennsylvania in bad shape. Have
same thoroughly overhauled." This
was the last straw. Jones got Smith
on the long distance phone and gave
him the call of distress. Smith gave
him the key to mysterious telegram
telling him that for Yale the chief
meant Mary Emerson; that Penn
sylvania signifed Viola Aliens pro-
duction. Jones then advised Mr..
Nirdlinger that he had felt capable
OF keeping abreast OF the times, but
that his chiefs method was far too
advanced for him, that he needed a
week In bed after the strain of those
kilograms, and, much as he regretted
IL he felt compelled to resign, which
he did. II may be said In passing
that college yells still make him feel
badly and that waving of colors sets
him wild.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
TO MOURN TIRE YEARS
CHINESE MINISTER RESIGNS ne
- CAUSE or THE DEATH OE
HIS MOTHER.

WASHINGTON. oct. fs.--The Chi.
ese minister, Sir Chetung Liang
Cheng. has just received news OF his
mothers death In China. In view OF
the fact that Chinese custom requires
that he should retire from Official l'fe
and be In mourning for n period OF
three years. the minister telegraphed
his resignation upon receipt OF the
sad intelligence. The government.
however, considering Il best not 90
change It's diplomatic representative
at Washington at present. has order
ed him Ia retain his most.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
CONCLUDING SCENES
IN STANDARD
OIL TRIAL

FINDLAY, Ohio, Oct. 17.-The
concluding argument to the jury in
the trial OF the Standard Oil Com
pany, Of Ohio, for alleged corspira-
cy against trade was begun today.
Mr.. Kline, for the defense. begun
at o'clock an address. Attorney Gen
eral Ellis followed. and will conclude
for the prosecution. Judge Barer
will then delicer his charge, and the
case will then go to the jury.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
DEFAULTER LANDS
IN SOUTH AMERICA

Now York. Oct. 1S.-Tho steam-
ship Carmellna with Manuel Silveria
the Cuban banker. whose recent dis
appearance from Havana is said ia
have brought the failure OF Ceballos
and Company, his wife and two
children, steamed into Curasoa q
week neo test Sunday according to
Captain Bennett and several OF the
passenger end crew OF the Steam
ship Iulia OF the Red ID line, which
reached here today from Curacao and
Venezuela ports.
H. -. Chase. representative, OF
this city returned on the Zulla from
I.aguayra aud said the Carmellna
put into Curacao early Sunday, oct.
9Th. on the afternoon OF the follow
ing day after taking on coal. osten-
.sibly for Porto Cabello.
II was curious enough TO look up
the Carmelina's passenger list" said
Chase. "and found the names of
Silveria, his wife. and two othor
silycria's presumably children.
Il was told they landed at Cura-
Goa saying they were going to New
York probably ON the Zulia. learn
cd that they shortly afterwards went
to Porto Cabelles. thought IL
strange they should go 10 New York
from Havana BY way OF Curac ~.
Nobody paid much attention to the
Carmclina because none OF us knew
anything about silyorla or his CON
noction with the failure OF Caballos
and Company"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
REFLECTIONS OF
A BACHELOR.

A compliment is Just as pleasing,
even II you know II isn't honest.
Fifty arguments are won by laugh
ing To every one by getting mad"
a woman knows she has sood
figure whom her friends get pad
about IT,
A girl snuggles up To a man IA ~
II was just because she couldn't help
Il, with him.--N. Y. Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19

The advertising column has been
put 90 new uses. a nine-months-
old infant IN Newark was given q
silver watch fob to play with. Later
the fob was missing Did Willie
swallow IT.? II not, then someone
may have found g.; hence the ad-
yertisement, in which it was care
fully stated that the fob was not
wanted back All that is wanted IS
to know that the fob Is outside VIII
lie.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
FOUND $4,000. 900
IN CUBAN TREASURY
REPORT TO GOVERNOR MAGoON
SHOWS THAT BOOKS BAL
ANCE.

HAVANA. Oct. 1S.--Major Ladd
reported to Governor Magoon today
that bo had finished counting the
funds I'm the Cuban treasury aud
found that they totalled n little more
than $4,000, 900. mostly In American
gold. The books balanced exactly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
THE HOG SHOW.

The entertainment given by Mr..
w. r. Coffman during the past three
days has been very interesting and
notwithstanding inclement weather.
he has made an excellent showing
and Interested our people I'm a man
ner that will do our people much
good in the future.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
WHAT WILL 1T BE?

Problem-since the steel trust has
gobbled the biggest available field of
iron ore I nthe country, what will be
the price of a carpet tack in 1907
Milwaukee Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19
SHE WILL SLEEP
IN HOLLYWOOD,
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS 10 BE
BURIED TRIpAy ~
RICHMOND.

Richmond. Va. oct. tS.--The Con
federate organizations here viii con
duct the funeral OF Mira. Jefferson
Davis and accord 20 her r'omory gli
the honors due her NJ widow Of Pres
idcnt Davis.
Her body will be placed in the Da-
Wis lot In Hollywood. whore lies tho
bodies Of Jefferson Davis and Miss
Winnie Davis
Lieut.. Gov. Ellyson. who o. close
personal friend OF tho family, VIII
doubtless be- master 81 corcmOnics
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19

There will be a reunion to-day In
Memphis, Tenn. OF the confoderates
who served under Gen. n. -. Forrest
Instead OF making their parade ON
foot. as tho Grand Army veterans
did last summer. with fatal results
in numerous cases. the confedoratos
will ride on horses furnished by the
people OF Memphis.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19

a letter from the city of Mckee
reports that al a. serene IN that
country. with no revolutions" save
on paper A. 20 what has been hap
pening In another republic. the woii-
Informed writer continues Cuba
has made a blooming exhibition oi
herself u IL too bad, and the high
class Moxicans arc disgusted with tho
Cabans. 10 is bad Job for Latin
America, but tho government o'
Washington ought 10 keep 10 mind
that folks also misbchavo in tho
United States Of America"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19

Six hundred families of weavers
OF Bejar, Spain, are reported to be
seeking aid to emigrate TO American
countries.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19

The Daily Leader Is the best ad-
medium Is this section.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-19

Put your want ad 10 the Leader II
ou want results.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
Horse Not Adapted for Strain

e. M. Bartlett of Omaha, who is
one of the directors of the American
Trotting Association, said of a hard
driver:
The mans horses keep So lean
and poor that they remind me of a
huckster whom knew in my boybood
This huckster drove a gray horse
that was the thinnest creature Your
mind can conveive Of It's huge, long
head dropped at the end of a neck
that resembled pump handle and its
ribs stuck out through the tight skin
pitiably.
THE huckster one day left the horse
in charge of his son. When he came
back the animal was lying on the
ground. Thereupon he said angrilv
to the lad:
Aha. you've been leaning on him
again. have your"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
Live Stock.

Chicago. = Cattle - Beeves, $406 30;
Cows and Heifers, $I.6o05.25; stockers
and feeders, $2.7504.7o.
Hogs--Market 5@7Hc higher; csti-
mated receipts Monday, 10000 head
Mixed and butchers, $64506.7o; good
heavy $66o@6.72K; rough heavy, $62s
@6.4o; light, $6.67H; Pigs, $5oo664s;
bulk. $6.550665.
Sheep-Market steady. Sheep. $3.25O
6.25: Yearlings, $5.65@6.4o; Lambs, $iz5
@6.65.
New York.-Dressed Beef steady at
6X@8Xc. per pound for native sides.
Exports. Isl Beeves and 7,oI5 quarters
of Beef. Calves-Receipts, I47 head.
Feeling unchanged
Sheep and L.ambs-A few choice I'M
shorn Sheep sold at $6.25 per 100 pounds
unshorn Lambs, $7.25@7.5o. Dressed
Mutton slow at 8OOHc.
Hogs-Feeling firm to fraction high
err Country-dressed Hogs steady al
7NMoHc.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
A BUSY WOMAN,
Can Do the Work of or If Well Fed.

An energetic young woman living
just outside of N. Y. writes:
81 am at present doing all the house
work of a dairy farm, caring for 2
children, a vegetable and flower gar
den, large number Of fowls. besides
managing an extensive exchange bust
ness through the malls and pursuing
my regular avocation as writer for
several newspapers and magazines (de-
signing fancy work for the latter and
all the energy and ability to do this
owe to Grape-Nuts food.
ut was not always SO, and a year
ago when the shock Of nv nursing
baby's death utterly Frustrated me
and deranged my stomach and nerves
so that could not assimIlate rs
much as 4 mouthful of solid food.
and was even in worse condition men,
tally, he would have been a rash
prophet who would have predicted that
it ever would be so.
Prior to this great grief had suf-
Tered for years with impaired dIges
ton, insomnia, agonzlng cramps i'm the
stomach, pain in the side. constitution
OthtA bOhtl arrangements MI
these were familiar to my daily life.
Medicines gave me no relief-nothiny
dld, until few months ago at q
friends suggestion, l began the use
OF Grape-Nuts food. and subsequently,
gave up coffee entirely and adopted
Postum Food Coffee at all my meals.
To-day I am free from all the trou-
bles l have enumerated. My digestion
is simply perfect, 1 assimilate my food
without the least distress. enjoy sweet,
restful sleep, and have a buoyant feel
Ing of pleasure in my varied duties. In
fact, am new woman, entirely made
over, and I repeat. owe It all to
Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's reason. Read the little book.
THE Road to WellviIle.v in pkgs.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26

-
You can't beat Mark Twain" said
an editor. AT banquet or supper
nothing Is more foolish than to cross
blades with our great humorist.
Mark Twain. you'll remember
tells in 'lnnceents Abroad about the
street In Damascus that Is called
Straight. He says that the street called
Straight may not be as crooked as a
corkscrew. but Il is certainly less
straight than a rainbow.
Well. Haskell Smith, the Pales.
tine lecturer. took Mark Twain to
task about the street called Straight
at a dinner.
When / was In Damascus he
said, 1 took photograph OF this
street and the photograph shows the
street to be really as straight as DOS
sible'
There was a laugh at the humor.
lists expense
He rose and drawled
May l ask what my friend Has
kett Smith had to drink that day in
Damascus?
oh. water. water only Haskell
Smith replied.
All. WELL Twain drawled. You
see, that makes all the difference
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
High Winds Rare In Rome.

Gales are very rare in Rome and
never blow with exetreme violence.
The most striking popularity of the
Roman climate is the absence of high
winds. The air is pure and clear
owing to the almost complete alb.
sence of smoke even in the winter
months.
The average yearly movement ~
the air is only five miles an hour
This is of enormous advantage I'm win.
ter, since the "tramontana" (north
wind), which is the prevailing wind
in this season, Is if strong, decidedly
cold and bracing, but when under
eight miles an hour is delightful for
most people, including invalids. The
south winds are essentially sea
breezes. They frequently alternate
with the tramontana.
The sirocco (southeast wind)
which fortunately does not often blow
is moist and enervatlng. It gives rise
to languor In most individuals.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
PLANTS THAT HAVE VANISHED.
Shrubs Of Southern Mountains That
Go for No Known Reason.

SHRUBS OF Southern Mountains That
60 for No Known Reason.
In the southern mountains certain
flowers have been lost for nearly n
century and rediscovered by chance
in different locality, thriving and
aounoant- No one knows the cause
OF their disappearance, by what
means they were removed. or whv
they prefer their new habitat.
one curious feature is that these
vanished flowers or shrubs, are not as
rule Insignificant plants that one
might overlook. On the contrary. tho
beautiful variety of sumach named
AFTER Michaux. a French botanist.
"hlch was lost so many years ago
ana mas only recently been found
again, bore great panicles of GRANNY
blossoms first, and later on thick clus
ters of velvety and crimson fruit.
It's leaves also turned a rich Grim
son In autumn, so that it's seemed to
name and glow on the mountain sides.
another lost plant also q shrub.
the elliottia, was striking beauty. II
belonged to the heath family and had
long spikes of white blossoms. each
blossom shaped like a st. Andrews
cross. in vivid contrast with It's Ius
trous green foliage. 1t has now van
ished as completely as If 1t had never
existed
Some of the plants were fortunately
collected in 1878 by a gentleman near
augusta. Ga, so that it has disappear
cd In less than a quarter of a CEN
fury. No reason is known for this
loss either to botanists or the people
among whom it once bloomed.-New
York Herald.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
COMMERCIAL.

K. c. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
OF Trade says:
Devastation on the Pacific coast and
widened breach between anthracite coal
miners and operators were adverse trade
factors of grave significance. but IN.
nation as whole is responsive to tn.
favorable influence OF good weather for
spring business, AGRICULTURAL under
takingS and building operations. A
special canvass of the Winter wheat
situation shows little injury and large
acreage, and structural work is not
checked by the high prices of building
materials. Manufacturing plants are fully
occupied, except some dependent upon
hard coal, and the chief complaint in
most industries pertains to the supply of
labor.
Railway earnings thus far available for
April exceed last years by "a per cent.
Better reports are received from lead
ing departments of the iron and steel
industry than at any previous time this
year.
Further advances in prices of hides
are noted, owing to 4 fair inquiry and
limited available supplies of desirable
hides
Failures this week numbered 100 in
the United States, against 200 last year,
and Is in Canada, compared with FL
year ago.
Bradstreet'S says
Wheat, including flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week are I.S44,7oS bushels. against g.
5o2,347 last week. Lap, 267 this week
last year, I,645,A2S III 1904, and 3,8SS,s4z
IN 1903 Corn exports for the week
are I,o73,o72 bushels. against I,725,7oo
last week, 2,232.oo4 a year ago, $4,000
IN 1904, and 100000 in 1908.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
A Tip For the Cook.


The cOmmonest mistakes we make in
cooking potatoes are that we use too
many fried and boiled potatoes. Fried
potatoes are less easily digestible than
food cooked in other ways. The most
wasteful way to cook potatoes is to
peel them, put them in cold water and
bring them slowly TO boil. This
method allows the water to Denetra tie
to the centre of the potato so that a
good deal of the starch may be dis
solved and lost and the potato becomes
sogSy because ii has not been cooked
dry" On the other hand. if you put
peeled or cut potatoes into boiling
water the Sluten is hardened at once
las is that other common albuminous
food-the white of an egg. thus pre-
venting the water from getting TO the
starch and thereby ensuring mealy
potato.
The best way to cook potatoes is to
bake them, because Il dry heat being
used none of the food value is lost.
Next in nutritive order is the boiling of
potatoes with their skins on. Next
comes steaming, which everyone should
practice instead of the common way of
boiling, because il wastes less starch.
while giving the same kind of flavor
and texture. Frying is the least ra-
tiOnal process. OF the fancy" meth
DDS ''ricing' is one of the easiest and
most attractive, and it has the great
advantage of being useful for potatoes
unfit for other useS.-Good Housekeen-
ing
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26

Unless early and correct treatment Is
applied the patient seldom survives
when once the disease is fastened upon
her. We believe Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Is the most eff
Client treatment for chronic kidney
troubles of women, and is the only med
icine especially prepared for this
purpose.
When q woman is troubled with pain
or weight In loins, backache, freouerst
painful or scalding urination, swelling
OF limbs or feet. swelling under the
eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in the
region OF the kidneys or notices a
sediment In the urine, she should
lose no time in commencing treatment
With Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, as II may be the means of
saving her life.
Eor proof, read what Lydia e. Pink
nam'e Ne getablc Compound did for Mrs.
Sawyef
I cannot express the terrible suffering I
mad 20 endure. a arrangement of tho female
organs developed nervous prostration and a
serie1s kidney trouble. The doctor attended
ne for year, but kept getting worse. until
4 was unable b do anything, and made IN
NJ mind could not i've. I finally decided
70 fr{ Lydia n. Pinkhanl's Vegetable Com
bound ~ 3 last resort, and am to-day well
oman cannot praise IL too highly, and I
Az srory suffering woman about my case
-Ars' Gamma Sawyer, conysrs, Ga.
Mrs. Pinkham eives free advice 20
Fomsn address in confidence, Lynn,
kaaa
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
Queer English Election Law

II persons name gets on the Eng.
fish registry of voters. however i'm.
properly he has an indefensible right
TO vote. Thus it happened in the re.
cent election that woman voted for
member Of parliament. In another
case, at Rayleigh. in Essex, a school
boy James Griggs, II years old, resid.
ing at Thundersley-found himself
legally entitled to a claim to vote. At
the Rayleigh polling station the lad
presented himself on the day of the
election, and, satisfying the officials
in charge Of his identity with the per.
son named In the register. was given
a paper and allowed TO vote.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
WHOLESALE MARKETS

Baltimore, -Wheat-Rcceipts. o.
SS2 bushels, including $50 bushels South
1rn and o,572 bushels Western; shin
ments from elevators, 1903 bushels :;
stock III elevators, 2S6,523 bushels. The
receipts of Southern Wheat were small
and the market was quiet. Bag lots by
sample sold at 78c., Soc. and 82c., as TO
quality and condition. The market closed
at SS34c. for No. red and SIMc. for
steamer No. red.
Corn-ReceiptS, 34,547 bushels, includ-
ing 1900 bushels Southern white. 1000
bushels Southern yellow and 2o.64z bush
els Western. Sales of Il cargo of white
were at SAC, to go to the export elevator.
and OF one small parcel of white on tho
wharf at SAC. The yellow sold on private
terms.
Oats-Receipts, o,84I bushels; with
drawn, 1910 bushels; stock in elevators.
352,55o bushels. The market was firm
The quotations were as follows: White.
NO. 2, 3SNG3oc.; white, No. 3. 37}lM
SSAc-; white, No. 4, 36H@37c.; mixed,
NO. 2, 37zGl3Sc.; mixed, No. 3, 36X0
SIS; mixed, No. 4, 351f036c.
rye - Receipts, 7,272 bushels; with
drawn, 2I,3So bushels; stock in elevators.
I38,o37 bushels. The market was steady
The quotations were as follows: No. 2
Western Rye, export elevator, 65Xc.
Hay-The market was firm at quota
tons as follows: Choice Timothy. SIG;
No. I Timothy, large bales, $3.50.
Cheese-The market was firm. Job
b'ng prices were: Flat, I4Xc per
pound; picnic, I4Nc
Eggs-Receipts were equal TO the de
mand. with an easier market. Fancy
Maryland and Pennsylvania. per dozen.
Io13c.; Virginia, per dozen, I6Hc West
ern, per Dozen 1910
Live Poultry-Fowls, old Hens. per
pound, I2c.; old BOOSTERS, each, asa
3oc., as to size; Chickens, young. large
per pound, I5@I6c.; do. small, per
pound. 10000, spring Chickens, TO
IA pounds, per pound 2o@33c
New Yrok-Flour - Receipts, 22,o45
barrels; exports, o,ISS barrels Firm,
but quiet Minnesota Patent. $425GI
$50.
Wheat-Receipts, 10000 bushels; ex
ports, 1923 bushels. Spot unsettled; No
red, 0Oc. nominal elevator; No. 2 red
Ole. nominal f. o. b. afoat.
Corn-ReceiptS, S4.o25 bushels; OK
ports, 223,s57 bushels. Spot firm: No. ?.
SOC nominal elevator and 54J4c {. o. h.
atioat; No. ? yellow. 5515c nominal;
No. white, SOC.
Oats-Receipts. I75.ooo bushels; en-
ports. 1885 bushels. Spot c1arket
steady; mixed Oats. 26632 pounds. 3z(G
37Tc.; natural white, 3o@33 pounds
$4,000