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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-09
To Fight Mail Orders.

To Fight Mail Orders.
With representatives present from
the leading retail organizations of the
state as we'll as one jobbers' organlza-
ton the temporary organization OF
the State Federation of Mercantile
associations was formed at a meeting
held In the Commercial club hall.
The objects sought are legislation,
the strength OF numbers In the fight
against mail order houses.
The federation is to be made up of
three members from each of the affil-
lated organizations and will represent
some 10000 merchants In the state.
The representatives attending are to
report back to their respective bodies,
which will act on the general plan
and bylaws before the organization
Is perfected. For the reason that the
Legislature meets next January and
the federation expects TO work for
favorable legislation during the COM
ing session they will perfect their or.
ganization as speedily as possible.
The temporary officers elected
were: President, John Mehlhopt,
Council Bluffs, secretary Of the Iowa
Nebraska Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton; vice president, DR.. A. G. Hutch
lns, Des Monies, secretary of the Iowa
Manufacturers association secre.
tary-treasurer, Ira b. Thomas, Des
Moines, secretary of the Iowa State
Retail Merchants association. The
meeting for the permanent organiza-
ton will be called by the president
and the secretary at a later date.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-09
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DeS MOineS Letter
Items of Interest from Our Correspondent
at the State Capital


Des Moines.-Governor Cummins
has appointed the delegates to repre-
sent Iowa in the interstate conference
to be held In Des Moines Sept. to
devise means TO secure the adoption
of a constitutional amendment proyid-
Ing for the election of United States
senator's by the people instead of by
legislatures.
The delegates from Iowa are:
William Larrabee of Clermont
Thomas ID. Healy of Fort Dodge.
Lester w. Lewis OF Clarinda.
jerry b. Sullivan OF Des Mones.
Walter II. Dewey of Charlton.
Messrs. Larrabee, Healy, and Lewis
are republicans; Messrs. Sullivan and
Dewey are democrats. Ii Is supposed
that all five are earnestly in favor OF
the change in the proposed method OF
electing senator's.
The delegates are appointed in pur-
suance of the resolution adopted by
the recent legislature providing for
the issuance of invitations by the
state OF Iowa, through Governor Cum.
minis, to the governors of all the other
states to appoint delegates to this
conference. Most of the governors OF
the states have accepted and have
named delegates. In one or two there
Is no authority for appointing this
class OF representatives without an act
of the legislature. Senator Lewis
who is on the Iowa delegation, was
father of the resolution.
1t is believed that the conference
will prove to be very successful and
distinguished gathering.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
EARTHQUAKE
IN CHINA
Loss OF Life and Damage to Property
by TrcmOr Early in May

Loss Of Life and Damage To Property
by Trcmor Early in May.
Mail advices from the Orient state
that an earthquake causing great
loss OF life and considerable damage
to property occurred at the beginning
OF May at UniapEqi and vicinity. in
Mongolia. The Pekin Times reports
that a chasm OF several feet wide
was caused by the earthquake. The
walled city OF Uniankai was almost
destroyed. the loss of life being very
heavy. Ofilcials at Pekin had receiv-
ed news of calamity of exceptional
severity. and arrangements were be-
ing made for the relief OF the people
in distress. Severe shocks are also re-
ported from Fokien province OF Chi
ma, the most disastrous in Chuen
Chou prefecture where many build
ings were destroyed: the loss OF life
was unknown.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
STOCKS SINCE THE
EARTHQUAKE

History of the stock market since
the San Francisco earthquake
Ten days decline in average price.
1917.
One days rally, 2.77.
Three days decline, 3.76.
Seven days advance, 1856.
Ten days dullness, decline. 1877.
The net result OF the markets
movements from April II to May %
is loss Of 6.37 in the average price
Of railroad stocks. This may be ia
ken as a ypical illustration OF the
way the market moves after a sudden
blow like that disaster. Wall Street
Journal
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
VETOING PEN
SION BILLS

Vetoing pension bills is an un-
grateful task. President Cleveland
showed his honesty. his public spir-
II and his courage when he under
took 1t on large scale. And his re
ward has been bombardment of
denunciation and sneers that ha
even yet not ceased. If the president
will sort out the goats from the
sheep and put the former to slaugh-
ter without mercy IL will accumulate
merit for him ON scale which he
need not despise. - Chicago Record
Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

Go in, Brother Mcintosh. The
great masses of the republican voters
are heart and soul with you. The
good people of West Virginia, regard
less OF political affiliations, will
never rest until Dawsonism, Eikins-
ism, bossism, and all the other isms
that are bankrputing the taxpayers
and setting our little mountain state
back many years. are driven from
power. The time has come, and now
is, when men must not only talk. but
act.-Charleston Gazette.
If there is a game afoot to hold up
and rifle the rate bill of some of it's
radical features in conference com
mittee, ii is certain to find plenty OF
exposure when the bill energies. This
is indicated by the proceedings in
the House yesterday and the TEN.
per shown by many republican mem
bers. The charge OF Mr.. Cooper OF
Wisconsin that Representative Hep.
burn and Senator Aldrlch are plan.
ming to exclude the express and sleep
ing car companies from the bill car
best be answered by reporting the
measure back with that feature lef
in. Meantime the conference com
mittee will understand that its worI
is to be narrowly scTutinized.-
Springfield Republican.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
sAUCY BoARDER.

The landlady was in a playful
mood-the new bcarder having paid
for two weeks in advance.
Which do you think came first.
Mr.. Bifkins." she queried, "the
chicken or the egg?"
II never gave the subject a
thought" replied Bifkins. as he
pushed his eggcup to one side. But
I'm Offering odds OF 100 to that
IL any chicken preceded this egg Il ac-
companied Noah on his famous ark
excursion. Chicago News.
Hereafter in the public schools OF
Lynchburg, Va, the increase of
teachers salaries Is to depend on eff
hciency. This is to be ascertained
by having the superintendent and
supervising principals report on the
work OF the teachers as to six points
discipline. knowledge OF subject.
method and manner. moral influence.
professional interest and health.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

A new hymnal edited by Angel.
can ritualists OF the Catholic" type
is to contain. among other new
hymns, one by G.. X. Chesterton, OF
which he following is a typical verse
From all that terror teaches.
From lies of tongue and pen,
From all the easy speeches
That comfort cruel men,
From sale and PROCLAMATION
Of honor and the sword,
From sleep and from damnation,
Deliver us, good Lord!
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
RECOGNITION FOR
LA TOILETTE

Senator Cullum says that the rate
bill is only a part of what is needed
and VIII not long satisfy the peo-
pie. He sees and salutes in La Fol
lette OF Wisconsin, the logical and
predestined leader in the coming
campaign for an honest revaluation
OF railroad properties. LA Toilette
was the man who touched the vital
spot" says the Illinois SENATOR
Hartford Courant.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
TELL THE WORLD
OF OUR RESOURCES
Let The city of BlucGcld Make Her
Advantages known.

Other towns are showing com
mendIDle enterprise ia making tncI
advantages known TO the OUTSIDE
world, and why not Bmcheld! In
the matter OF making our resources
public IN the way oil advertising anu
making our situation known at dis
lance, has been sadly neglected Ia
every way. Ia the 1rst place, Blue
held has never had newspaper TO
represent the cIJy that would reflect
credit upon it at distance, nor has
IL now such a newspaper. linen again
we have not put forward suncIeut Ell
Tort in other ways 10 tell oil our eli
mate, situation and many oIuer au-
vantages. We say these things with
no dIsparagemenI or malice toward
those who have done the best Lney
could probably under the Circum-
stances. Blueheld III The nrst place
ought TO have good newspapers,
then in other ways it should nave ad-
verLising means Ivy whIcn our ad-
vance and great resources should be
made known. To do this We must
nave u combination oil our citizens
and lnIuse u little public spirit into
our business. Everything else is in
our favor, and ltIie public spirit is
all that il needed. Roanoke and
other towns are pushing ahead in
this matter, and are now broadcast
in their advertising literature. 1t
is the general remark everywhere
that Blueueld Is the best and most
prosperous town On the Norfolk q
Western Railway. The location and
its surroundings and the rapid
growth oil our business has given us
this reputation at nome, anu now We
have only TO make these facts known
At distance. DO Tar as the news
papers here are concerned, now that
We have Two, tAey viii work Out
their own salvation, ana it Is 10 b,
hoped that tho rivalry will make
them bOth better and thereby add
10 the respS~taDInty oil InS city
From the newspaper standpoint tn,
outlook is much better Ludn III tn,
past and indications are mat tnn
means oil advertising our town vii
grow Letter as the town progresses
III fact IL IS already improving, VIII
prospects OF still greater advance
ment. Now let our chamber ot com
merce inaugurate OLuer means vi al
vertIJing the God given DouutIes ina
lay ia Immense quantities right d
our doors. Everything Is coming on
way 70 stimulate greater action Of
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

ON June IA Kentucky will unveil n
statue of Stephen Collins Foster who
wrote My Old Kentucky Home"
The statue was made by sculptor J.
H. Root from a description OF the
composer and an old daguerreotype
in the possession OF Fosters daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marian Walsh. OF Allegha-
ny City. Pa.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
INNOVATION
90 A YEAR

70 all country subscribers of
the Weekly Free Press who
will pay their subscription.
We do this to increase our
subscription list as rapidly
us possible.
We do this for the benefit
of our advertisers and to run
our daily subscription up to
1000
That is decidedly the larg-
est daily circulation of any
newspaper ever published
in Bluefield, and at the rate
our city circulation is in
creasing, we shall be up to
the 5000 mark within the
next thirty days.
Now watch us grow, and
watch the city of Bluefield
grow with us.
We appeal to the people
to help, and we will give
them a better newspaper us
we grow.
We will soon have our rul-
ing machine and have al
lr.;dy negotiated for IA Cox
Duplex Press that folds,
cuts, and delivers 5000
sheets per hour.
We feel that this arrange
ment will please the readers
of the old Weekly Free
Press, which the Leader
Publishing Company pur-
chased from the Kits Prin-
ting Company, of this city.
This will put the Leader in
the hands of all country rea-
ders of Mercer and ad.join-
ing counties, and will give
us decidedly the largest dali
ly circulation of any news
paper ever published in
Bluefeld.
Advertisers should take
our circulation under CON
sideration if they wish to
reach the greatest number
of people.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

Hobos and loafers so persistently
steal the goldfish from the White
House fountain that the endeavor to
keep them has been given up. These
fellows catch them in their tomato
cans and trade them OFF at saloons
for drinks.-for it seems that aquari-
ums are fashionable in Washington
saloons.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
PROF. WENTWORTH
DEAD.

Author ~ "Wentworth's Algebra"
aud Other Mathematical Works.
Prof George A. Wentworth. wide
ly known as an author OF school
textbooks On mathematics, died sud
denly OF heart disease Thursday
while at the Boston and Maine rail.
road station in Dover. From 1859 Ia
1892 Boo was professor Of mathemat.
irs at Phillips Exeter academy. ~,
Has q years old
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
WASHINGTON AND
THE PRESIDENTS

What president has Washington
loved and admired? It liked Arthur.
and perhaps Mckinley. But il was
contemptuous of Hayes, IL detested
Harrison, and it hated Cleveland. II
doesn't matter much what Washing
ton thinks OF the president, anyhow
Waterbury American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

Security to Depositors. $780, 900. OC
Your money deposited
BECAUSE
Supervised by tho
United States Government
And the following
Board OF Directors:
ID. h. FRENCH.
Vice-President Bank OF Keystone,
Attorney at Law. Blueheld. w. Va.
$. M. SMITH.
Member of County Court.
Smiths Insurance Agency.
l.. J. HOLLAND.
Attorney at Law.
JAS. A. STROTHER.
Attorney at Law. Mayor OF Welch.
Vice President Citizens Bank. OF
WEIGH, w. Va.
b. S. HlGGINBoTHAM.
Real Estate.
NATHAN soHN.
Capitalist.
X. q. FLESHMAN.
n. & w. Railway.
c. IL. McNUTT.
Attorney at Law,
President First National Bank
Princeton, w. Va.
w. j. WINESETT,
Contractor.
IL. |. SHOTT.
Postmaster and Editor
Daily Telegraph.
l.. G. ToNEY.
Mayor OF Northfork, w. Va.
II. w. HoNAKER,
Merchant. Halls Vile, w. Va.
II. l.. SHUFFLEBARGER,
Contractor. Graham, Va.
b. M. NEWMAN,
Merchant and Lumberman,
Graham, Va
G. N. WILLIAMS.
or Williams & Goode, Bankers.
Boydton. Va.
IL. A. WILLIAMS,
Cashier.
ID. G.. LILLY,
City Treasurer and Merchant.
VIM. Il. FOWLER,
President.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

Read the Leader and keep up with
the progress Of Blusheld.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

Encourage lae Leader and you
will not have o newspaper monopoly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29

JUST AN
INNOVATION
Down goes the Daily Lea
der to
$1.OO A YEAR
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
THE
THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL
BANK
Bluefield, w. Va.

; Capital fully paid $50. 100000. 90
Shareholders Liability 800. 900. 90
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-17
The Month of May.
New York Mail.


Every glimpse YOU get of May is of
a month in motion. 1t is something
1.-the and fleet limbed, as Of a slender
girl whose flower face is half forgot
ten in ''the charm of woven PAGES and
of waving hands, June turns to-
ward you a face of richer ereXpectancy,
but she awaits your coming, August
is like those marble statues one sees
in Italian gardens, which seem to i'm
prison the heat and stiffness OF the
summers prime. There are indolent,
easeful months that lounge on glow
ing couches, mendicant months that
crouch and shiver by the dying fire
of the year, months of deaths quiet
and awful majesty. Mayis is the young
girl of the sisterhood, Fastening to-
ward you because she has something
pleasant to announce; her feet are
beautiful as those who bear glad It'd
ings.
When you think of May you think
of a procession, of q festival. Every
fresco of a pagan field frolic, every
picture of a Roman triumph, seems
to have it's yernal setting. Those
wall scenes of youths and maidens,
flower crowned, dancing in the fields,
wreathing some ancient vase with
their garlands, circling hand in hand
about some grotesque figure of Pria-
pus,in which artists try to realize the
Joy of the ancient world. and all
scenes of the Maytime. 1t is thus
that the month passes, light footed
and gay faced, with blossom dust in
| its disheveled hair.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-17

Unless early and correct treatment IL
applied the patient seldom survives
when once thc disease Is fastened upon
her. We believe Lydia +. finkhamH
Vegetable Compound is the most eff
cient treatment for chron:c kidney
troubles of women. and is the only med
icne especially prepared for this
purpose.
When n woman is troubled with pam
or weight in loins. bacltache, frequent.
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For proof, read what Lydia T.. Pink
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81 cannot express the terrible suffering
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| | was unable to do anything, and made up
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| Mrs Emma Sawyer, tonycIs Tia.
Mrs. Pinkham gives free advice to
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| Mass.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-17
"IADE FROn NATIVE ROOTS.
,. SAFE AND RELIABLE,

That the roots Of many native plants,
rowing wild in our American forests,
..--,.-S remarkable properties for the cure
4 human maladics is we'll proven. Even
.r uututOrrd Indian had learned the
..ratINc value of some Of these and
rIuEht the carly settlers thci! II g. The
I.didn never liked work 50 he led his
.UdW to get well as soon a. pc 80 .o that
ID" might do the work and lei !. .. huut.
I therefore. he dug "papOOSG root ~ her.
for that was their great remedy for fc-
uai- weaknesses. DR.. Pierce uses the
IIuc roOt--called Blue COhO~h-in his
laynrit" Prescription" ,l,illfully com
l|u"d With other agents that make it
more effective than any other medicine in
curing all the various Weaknesses and
lHuuful arrangements peculiar To women.
Many afflicted women have hccn saved
'.pm the operating table and the sur
ycOn's knife 10y the timely use of Doctor
i'icrrc'S FavOritc Prescription. Tender
hess over the lower pelvic region. with
backachc. spells of dizziness, taIntncSS,
bearing down pains or distress should not
go Iuh"cds.d. 4 course Of "FaVoritc Pre-
~rriptiOn will work marvellous benefit
III all such cases and generally effect
permanent cur" if persisted in for Il rca-
-puabIc length Of time. The "FavOriL"
Prescription l. ii harmless agent. being
wholly prepared from native medicinal
roots, without Il drop of alcohol i'll its
make up. whereas all Dthtr I!cdiclncS,
put up for sale through druggists for
woman's peculiar ailments. contain large
quantities uf .pirltuuus liquors. which
.rr very harmful, especially to delicate
women. "FavOritc Prescription con-
tains neither alcohol nor harmful habit
forming drugs. All its ingredients are
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powerful lnvigoratiug tonic, lmparting
i"altir aud strength In particular To the
organs distinctly feminine. For weak
aud Slckly women. WHO are out, u
or debilitatcd. especially for women who
work in store. office. or SchUOl-rOOm. who
>t at the typewriter or sewing machine,
or bear heavy household burdens. and for
nursing mothers. Dr. Pi"rcc's favOritc
Prescription will prove a priceless benciit
because of its health restoring and
strengthening power:
For constipation. the true, scientific
cure is Dr. Picrcc's Pleasant Pellets.
Mild, harmless, yet sure.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-17

Expel uric acid in the system by drinking
Harris Benton Spring Mineral water. For
sale in bottles at Dorsey's, Parker's and
Thomas Brothers drug stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-17
Memorial Day.
ldustrial News, Nav 10th.

greensboro Industrial News May 10Th
Throughout the State OF North
Carolina religious, political and So
clal lines divide the people. But it is
equally true that throughout the
forgotten and with one accord the
people come together with a com
mon thought i'll their minds, COM
mon love in their hearts-united and
made one by that thought and that
love.
Thus do they come together today,
reverently and fondly to pay trib
ute to the memory of those who
gave their lives for the Lost Cause,
and to do honor to those others
equally brave whom the fortunes of
war allowed to spend their departing
days in peace.
Each succeeding year, throughout
the State, the tenth day of May is set
apart us Memorial Day and the peo-
pie gather as they will gather today
with love for the living-love for
the dead-love for the heroism of both
| living and dead. Each succeeding
year the list of dead grows longer
and ever longer, the ranks of the liv
ing ever thinner and feebler as the old
veterans with the setting sun of life
shining in their faces march again
shoulder to shoulder; but not now in
hate, not now to slay and Destroy
but in love and reverence to pay q
trlbutc-perhaps the last some Of
| hpm will nnV-tn tho
of their comrades who have gone be-
fore
This day is filed at once with both
sadness and iOy-sadness for the
many brave lives lost in those terri
BILE four years of war-jOy springing
from q recollection of bravery and
devotion and made greater yet by
the knowledge that those days OF
strife have gone to return no more.
OF the bravery OF the departed or OF
the survivors it is needless to speak
history has writ large deeds and ev-
cry section of q proud and powerful
nation today in spirit places IL wreath
upon the heads OF the living and the
tombs of the dead. Equally needless
is it to speak of the suffering and the
sorrow that this day might recall, for
the suffering and sorrow are gone
and only love and tenderness remain.
The nation North and the nation
South was sorely tried and cruelty
stricken by those days of civil con-
flict, but by that conflict the nation
North and the nation South was
welded together and made one as it
had never been before, and today as
at no time before that conflict the
nation knows itself and understands
itself and is united for all time.
Let us then put by our sorrow for
life we'll spent. A death bravely
met leaves no sorrow behind it, but
only love and tenderness.
In the shadow of the dead-in the
presence of the living, let us meet to-
gether and reverently say "God bless
us every one, keep us mindful of the
past, hopeful OF the future and worthy
of the inheritance of glory that is oul
birthright."
And to you-old soldiers-we of d
younger generation bow our heads
today and from our hearts give voice
to the wish that your declining days
may see only the warm sunshine o
peace and content. Old veterans, We
salute you.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-17

4 dose of Pineule at bed time " i'll usually
relieve baekache, before morning. These
beautiful little giObule- are soft gelatine
coated and when moistene1 and placed in he
mouth you can't keep from swallowing
them Pine-ules contain neither sugar nor
alcohol-iust gums and resins obtained from
our own native pine forests, combined with
other well known bladder, kidney and back
ache remedies. Sold by the kernorMcNair
Drug Company
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-17
A Good Complexion.

A good complexion is Impossible with the
stomach out OF order. If pasty. salow peo-
pl" would pay more attention to their stom
achs and less to their skin on their faces
DOL for dyspepsia Will digest what you eat
aud put your stomach back in the right
shape to do it's own work. kDDOL relieves
palpitation of the heart, fatulcnce, sour
stomach heartburn, etc. Sold at Parker
Two Drug stores.