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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20

\ very pretty marriage was cele-
bratcd yesterday evening on Railroad
avenue. this city. at the home Of G.
w Duncans. tho contracting parties
being Mr. George eth and Miss Mar
tha Duncan. both OF Blueheld. Rev.
G.. A. Reid ofnciated
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20
THE STRING PAINTING

Us q task OF no little Importance
to owners Of property. Up-to-dats
painters recommend the use OF Green
Seal Liquid Paint, because Of its en-
treme purity.
See Reynolds = sbor. Key.
stone. ". We.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20

Mr.. Ike Layman. an ex-Irainman
was In the city yesterday. On ac-
count OF losing a limb he had ia
v up train service and is now rep
Roanoke
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20
THE GREEN SEAL PAINTS.

stand thinning with pure Hnseed
OIL, and are therefore more econom-
teal than other paints. Read dire,-
lions on every package.
FOR sale by Reynolds s. shor. Kew
stone. W. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20
GRAND OPENING.

Grand Opening Saturday, April IA.
the Sale continues all Easter week.
Free delicious Marsh Mallows, 4 10
8 p 10. Saturday.
THE AND 10 CENT STORE co.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20

Mr. Sale the youngest trick and
fancy skater in the world. 1T the rink
tonight So extra charge
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20
SHOP NOTES

Z. A Lawry. machinist. leaves to-
day for his home ia Richmond Va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20

W. i. Sale. Jr. made his initial
appearance AT the rink last night
and was greeted by a large and APP
preciative audience. His fancy skat-
ing was very good and smoothly
done. and his whirlwind was magni-
ticent. He will appear again tonight
and tomorrow night at the Flat Top
Skating Rink near Mercer street
bridge. DO not fail TO sec him as this
is his last appearance in this city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-20
Sustaining the Charge.

What do o mean by saying
that Il company causes GRIEF TO
little children" asked the street
railway official.
We'll" answered the i|rrcsponsl
bic logician, it's this way Your
company DULLES the conductor. the
conductor bullics The passenger. the
passenger feels indignant and when
he gets home he bullies his wife.
n there's nothing left ia her but
to whip he baby Kansas City
Star.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
WAS GETTING ON BY DEGREES.
There Are Those Who Will Say Young
Medderurass Was Slow,


Eyes, that girl that was a-visitin' tn
Perkinses surely was a good locker"
says young Meddergrass.
"You got right well acquainted with
her. didn't you?" asks young Corntos-
sci.
"Well, I amt one to brag. I amt
a Don Jewann or nothing like that,
but 1 surely had stand in with that
girl | took her home from singin'
school first week she was here, an
kept company with her every Sunday
night regular after that. Hadn't been
goin with her more'n month afOre
she let me squeeze her hand, an just
about a week afore she went away |
Rugged her-I sure did-When l was
tellin' her good night"
Young CorntosseI looks at him ad-
miringly. Meddergrass continues:
81 rely believe if I'd "a had another
week I could a kissed her!"-Chica-
eo Tribune.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
QUESTION OF BRIDGES
Where to Locate Them Vexed Cues
ton That Now Demands
Public Attention.

The going out of the upper Flambeau
bridge again raises the question of what
is best to do in the matter of rebuilding.
1t is a serious questionin that, including
the old location, there are three distinct
bridge demand within territory of two
miles. Admittedly three bridges within
two miles are more than the public dam
will afford, although it is not more that
the public in it's various, is now asking.
The old location is, of course the desire
of the up river people. 1t is likewise
in a degree satisfactory to the settlers
tothe eatward of that location, although
another nearer route might be establish
ed.
There has long been talk of a bridge
across the Menasha pond and that idea
is entertained very commonlyin the city
of Ladysmith. The Woodenware COM
pany has, if current report be correct,
offered material inducement for the
construction of a bridge across the pond.
Such bridge would accommodate all
the people north and east of it's terminal,
if connection were made with the east
ward road on the north side of the 500
railway, and would be natural route
for county travel to the eastward.
Then there are the people of the towns
of Grant and Grow who call for bridge
on the south side of the 500 railway.
To their wants such a bridge is neces-
sity in the short travel. Those towns
are thoroughly settled and the people
there say that a bridge in the location
desired by them would mean a mile or
more less travel on their trips to town.
They claim that their territory has
much more traffic in Ladysmith than the
northern territory and this is doubtless
true.
But the question of accommodation is
one we'll mixed with that of expense,
and economy is a material question at
this time. It is said on the one hand
that bridge across the pond would ac-
commodate the people from the whole
eastward territory very we'll and cover
the requirements. On the other hand
it is argued that the upper bridge could
be replaced and one built below the 500
bridge at a cost no greater than one
across the pond and that they would
serve the farmers better than single
one across the dam. So there you are
with decidedly confused and confusing
question.
The county board, city council and
the officials of the various towns would
do well to get together and consider the
question.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
THE AVERAGE AGE OF BIRDS.
Those Feeding on Carrion Shown to
Be LondeSf Lived


Be Longest Lived.
The doctrine of vegetar;anism ap-
pears to be slightly shaken by the re-
suit Of an investigation that an Eng
lish newspaper has made into the SUD-
ject of the longevity of birds. With
one notable exception, the carrion or
meat feeding birds are the longer
lived. The exception is the swan.
The average ages of some Of the best
known birds are given in the follow
ing: Blackbird lives II years; black
cap, Is; canary, "a; crane, "a; crow,
100; eagle, 100 fowl, common, 10;
goldfnch, Is; goose, so; heron, So;
lark, 10; linnet, %; nightingale, 18;
parrot, 60; partridge, 49, peacock, "a;
pelican, so; pheasant, Is; pigeon, 20;
raven, 100; robin, II; skylark, 30;
sparrow hawk, 40; swan, 100; thrush,
10, and wren, 3 years. The average
age of the boarding house variety OF
chickens is still undetermined.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

M. /. Madison of Catawba was a Wis
itor in the city Monday.
R. G. w. Collins was in the city or
a business trip from Amacoy Lake Sat:
urday.
Henry Hoffman, the expert sawyer
was in the city from Apollonia Sun
day.
Mrs. Snyder and J. ]. Hoenburg, the
people who are considering planting q
chair factory in Ladysmith, were Bruce
visitors Wednesday.
Revs. David Hill and ]. H. SANFORD
have been holding revival services IN
Tony during the last three weeks.
Good congregations have come together
and many have testified to their desire
to start the Christian life.
E. w. Hill met with slight accident
at Apollonia Saturday. A few bruises
got off hand car too abruptly.
Prof. Birkbeck is in St. Paul today
to meet Mrs. B1rkbeck on hef return
from a visit at Kansas City.
D. H. Mather is installing five horse
power gasolene engine in his machine
shop.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid society will
meet with Mrs. Rogness wednesday,
April 25th. All are invited to attend.
MRS. S. L. CHECKER, Sec'y.
Louis Patnoad arrived from Weston,
Dunn county, Tuesday and will settle
in the county. Mrs. Patnoad is a
cousin Of Mrs. NJ. Demo, where the
new corners are temporarily sojourn-
ing.
Miss Francis Doud went to Ingram
Thursday afternoon to VISIT sister.
Mrs. Doud visited at Ingram Sunday.
Baxter & Goocher can sell milk
cheaper than others because they have
the trade, and sell for cash.
1t is suggesed to the News that, now
that we have the streets Systematically
named. it would be we'll to start a
numbering system so that the houses
can be located by number. After a
short time such a system would be a
grert assistance in locating residences.
The supper given for the benefit OF
the German Lutheran church Wednes-
day afternoon was very successful al
fair. The spacious Miller building was
filled during the latter part OF the Day
as were also the Golfers of the church.
Rev. Wolff thought it well to have ar
encore to the successful enterprise anc
presented one in the shape of an ice
cream festival Thursday afternoon anc
evening which was q 30 we'll patronized
Attention is called by the postottice
department to the matter of having re
turn notices on envelopes. This mo-
only allows the sender to know whether
his letters are received by party address
ed, but saves the postoffice trouble
The News office will furnish you printed
envelopes very cheap. Our farme'
friends are Invited to ask for prices.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Derivation OF Fork.

The fork takes it's name from the
Latin furca, yoke looking like an
inverted V. From this comes the
Italian forca and forchetta Cittle
forl). The latter word gives the
French their fourchette. while the
English go back to the former and re-
tain the harder sounding fork
From D. M. Morrell's Forks" in ST.
Nicholas.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
A Man in the Moon.

Although the moon is not a riotous-
ly luxuriant abode, it is anything but
the. lifeless orb commonly supposed.
1t may be desolate and cold; but it
is not altogether Scientific
American.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

OF troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe of
Bear Grove, Iowa, of all usefulness,
came when he began taking Electric
Bitters. he writes: 1.-TWO years ago
kidney trouble caused me great suffer
ing. which I would never have survived
had l not taken Electric Bitters. They
also cured me of general debility
Sure cure for all stomach, liver and
kidney complaints, blood diseases,
headache, dizziness and weakness or
bodily decline. Price, so cents. Guar
anteed by Bartz 6, Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24
Our Presidential CASTOR and Al


phonse.
Springfield Republican: You, Mr.
Speaker. will be the next president of
the United States"
For a moment Uncle Joe" was fius-
tered. Quickly recovering his com
posture, he blurted:
"Oh. pshaw. Mr.. President, you are
wrong. You, sir, will have TO take the
nomination, if l can read Alright the
signs of the times
Ir was then the presidents turn TO
become fiustered. and he did
Don't talk that way-don't talk that
way" rupetuously and somewhat i'm
periously commanded President Roose-
welt. q have spoken the last word on
that subject. There is no likelihood
whatever of the conditions being as
.necessitous as you predict. Besides, !
would not accept the nomination in the
imnossible event of its being rendered
me"
This colloquy between President
Roosevelt and Speaker Cannon, which
is vouched for by a writer in the Wash
ington Post. is said 10 have taken place
at Sycamore Hill about fortnight ago
as the party of republican campaign
managers were taking leave after a
conference with the president. Says
the Post: There is absolutely no
doubt of the foregoing colloquy, as
substantially quoted 1t was related
by one who heard it. and came to the
writer from a person who enjoys very
close relations with Speaker Cannon"
after yoU. my dear Alphonse.
No. after you, my dear CASTOR Mr..
Cannon and Mr.. Roosevelt in the Al
phonse-Gaston attitude concerning the
next presidency were charming. They
were disposed to settle the question
on the spot You, Mr. Speaker, must
take it How can you talk so, Mr..
President, You know YOU must take
ii Yourself" But | insist. Mr.. Speak
err" Mr.. President Not another
word. sir! / viii not. But You shall.
It is settled" And Uncle Joe" went
home to Danville and obediently let
tne boys nominate him for the presi-
dency of the United States. This is a
revised and intimate version of the
truth. we have no means of knowing
1t is simply safe to say that some
thing was said, as things will be when
men are in high spirits and disposed
TO make their fellows happy. Mr..
has one Of the most rollick-
ing tongues in the business, and it'll
Hckled him to punch Uncle joe in
the ribs and felicitate him upon his
prospects. Being a political forty
miner, Mr.. Cannon had his nerve with
him and countered heavily. This leads
US to say that the remark which is the
most important, if true, of those re
ported by the Washington Post, was
the presidents closing one. Il would
not accept the nomination in the inn
possible event of its being rendered to
me- If the president said that he eX-
pressed himself more strongly than lie
ever had before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24
The straddIiog of the Tariff.

The tariff plank in the Illinois re-
publican platform. and President Roose-
velt's tariff straddle in his remarkable
letter to Congressman Watson, look
very much as if the republicans are
driven to the necessity of stealing
some more democratic thunder The
orthodox republican position hereto
fore has been-and Speaker Cannon
stood pat upon it in his cast-irOn con-
troll of the house during the last ses-
sion-that the Dingley act was the per-
lection of tariff legislation. It's Sched-
ules were sacred in the eyes of repub-
ncan leaders and party managers. Any
republican proposing to change them
was denounced as Il traitor to his
party.
Only few weeks before the Des
Moines convention the republican pa
Pers We're reading Governor Cummins
out of the party for proclaiming the
doctrine that the shelter of the pro-
tective tariff should never be extended
10 any monopoly. And now the Hi
rOis republican platform. reluctantly
admitting that tariff changes may be
necessary, declares that the necessity
for such changes, however, may not
arise from any special interest" In
short. the republicans of Illinois guard
edly accept the principle embodied in
the Iowa idea. and admit the demo-
cratic contention that adequate protec-
ton may be extended to American in
dustry and labor without making both
victims of monstrous and Unsuitable
monOpolieS.
Democrats hold that the protection
incidental TO revenue tariff will af-
ford sufficient protection to every in
dustry that needs il. President Roose-
Nelt's tariff utterances are almost iden-
teal with those of the Illinois republi-
cans. but he goes farther and wanders
deeper into mire of shifty inconsistent
cies. There is neither logic nor rea-
son in his assertion that 1.-THE question
of revising the tariff stands wholly
apart from the question of dealing with
the sO-called trusts that is, with the
control of mOnopolies and with the SUI
pervision OF great wealth in business.
especially in corporate FORM
The great industrial trusts could not
exist without the absolute monopoly Of
the American market. which is be-
slowed by prohibitive tariff They
can be destroyed at a stroke by de
priving them of the shelter of pro-
nibitive tariff. allowing them only such
margin of protection as will keep out
foreign competition that might prove
ruiaous II is certainly easier. and Il
would be better for the country. to de
strov trc-'l in this way than it could
possibly - 10 regulate them by any
device of legislation, or by prosecution
or governmental control. The demo
cratic party, however, purposes to de
stroy the greedy and Inscriptions no-
nopoly. while fostering the deserving
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24


industry and the American labor
which carries it on
In the language of William Jennings
Bryan. the democratic party does not
propose to regulate the stealings or
unjust gains of law-created monopo-
lies. but To say to them that they shall
not steal at all.
President Roosevelt and the Illinois
republicans would prune the robberles
of the tariff-made trusts, but would not
eradicate them. The grudging and
guarded way in which President Roose-
welt admits the possible necessity OF
tariff changes proves that he and his
party are altogether too tender IN Their
friendship for the Dingley tariff to be
safely intrusted with its reformation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24
MAY MAKE MONKEYS TALK.
Scientists Going to Experiment With
Gnfta Percha Noses.

Scientists Going to Experiment with
Gnfta Percha Noses.
W. Reed Blair, the animal physician
at the Bronx park ZOO in New York
and several other scientists have come
to the conclusion that the only reason
a monkey cannot talk like human be-
ing is his nose, says the New York
Times. They have found that a mon
keys vocal chords and the general con-
tour of his head are the same as Il
mans, but the nose is different. The
scientists say that it is too fat to per
NIT the monkey to articulate like
man. They propose to remedy this by
q gutta percha nose and to experiment
with the artificial nose on August, the
latest orang Outang which has arrived
at the Bronx zoo. Later similar eXper
iments will be tried on Dohong, an
other orang outang, and SOkO and
Polly, two chimpanzees.
Keeper Reilly, who says he has
taught the monkeys TO do almost ev-
erything bur talk, has volunteered TO
be their language teacher. The keeper
win begin to teach August his n b &
as soon as the new nose arrives. Mon
keys are very quick in initiating, and
it is believed that with the right kind
of nose they will be able to initiate the
sound of the human voice. August
will be Taught to talk just the same as
a child in school.
The scientists got the idea of gutta
percha nose from we'll known pro-
feSsor who has studied monkeys and
the supposed monkey language for the
last fifteen years in the KOngO. Some
years ago the professor met man
whose nose had been shot off in a bat
tie. The man was able to talk only by
forming cone with his hands over the
place where his nose had been. The
professor reasoned that a monkey was
in about the same condition as Il man
with his nose shot off and has been
working on the theory of an artificial
nose since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24
stephen Girard. Hero.

4 tablet lin commemoration of the
courage and humanity displayed by
Stephen Girard during the epidemic Of
yellow fever in the year 1793' in
Girard college in Philadelphia discloses
a phase of character in the philan-
thropist not generally understood Dur
ing the fever epidemic he gave up his
business and his luxurious home and
assumed the superintendency of yell
low fever hospital He took up the
work others recoiled from and did the
work because it was his duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

Get the essential track facilities to
the factory district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

Francis a. Smith. who died last week
at his old home in Washington, Conn,
was in his time considered the best
stenographer in the country. He was
the first official shorthand reporter OF
the United States senate and his first
work there was to report a speech OF
Daniel Webster. After that he was for
many years connected with the most
important matters in and out OF con-
gress which called for accurate YER
batim reports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

Occasionally they manufacture a good
story in London. One of the latest
tells of a family passionately devoted
TO bridge whist which was plunged into
mourning by the loss of the father. y
discussion arose as to whether he
would have chosen to be buried OF
cremated. The decision was left to
the oldest son, who. looking at his
mother. said. y will leave it to you,
TO which the lady replied: Il make it
SPADES
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

Three hundred fifty telephone girls
in Chicago struck. Y lng 1880 instru-
ments. because the company arbitrar-
lily required them to go through an al
ley faced by saloons and submit TO all
sorts of indignities by bystanders in
going to work If there ever was d
virtuous strike. that was one. The
girls were victorious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

Professor Tyler, of Amherst college
said recently: "a man can live COM
fortably without brains; no man ever
existed without digestive system. The
dyspeptic has neither faith, hope or
charity" Day by day people realize
the Importance of caring for their di-
gestion; realize the need of the use of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

The showers and cooler weather con
stituted nothing new after all Did
not the weather man predict as much
as long ago as last Monday?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

Another street car conductor has
come into fortune for being kind and
polite to a passenger. II pays to be
polite whether it's company's rules or
not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24
On Himself.
They had quarreled again.

They had quarreled again.
Perhaps you are not aware" she
said. that 1 had over a dozen pro-
posals of marriage before 1 accepted
yours"
He flushed.
"And perhaps, madam" he retorted
haughtily, you are not aware that
proposed to nearly twenty women be-
fore 1 became acquainted with your
self"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-24

a little corrective after overeating. 4
corrective like Kodol For Dyspepsia
It digests what you eat. Sold by all
druggists.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-10-04
Green Duck Going Up.

There is an organization known as
the Long Island Duck Raisers' associa-
ton, and about thirty of the members,
including few from Jersey and Penn
sylvania, met in New York recently to
decide on the next selling campaign.
Green duck will be higher than ever
next season. Cost of labor and feed
have gone up, and the growers must
have more money for their products,
says American Poultry Journal. The
growers get IA to 16 cents per pound
for their output and the retailer IS to
80 cents. There is considerable talk
of the growers installing their own
stores and cutting the middleman off.
The public viii buy ducks because Of
the beef investigation, and it lies with
the growers to raise their price to the
middleman and have the latter raise
on the consumers or cut out the mid
dleman altogether.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-10-04
Dfarrhea In Fowls.

Diarrhea is caused by either the
quantity of the food, the quality of
the food or Of the drinking water or
the atmospheric conditions to which
the. bird has been exposed. In the
treatment Of this class of diseases 1t
is especially important that the cause
should be sought and removed. See
that the birds are comfortable and not
exposed to drafts, cold or dampness.
Give pure drinking water and regulate
the food. Allow small quantities of
mash or cooked food, with some chop
ped beef. Put handful of oatmeal
in the drinking water or give boiled
milk for drink. Give a tablespoonful
of olive oil as laxative to carry off
any irritating matter that may be in
the intestines, then follow with one
half to one grain of bicarbonate Of
soda and two grains of subnitrate Of
bismuth in a little water three times
a day.