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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-21

friends seem TO loose sight of this
fact. They are lighting for one point
only. They no doubt are pure. good
men. l will be among the last IN
cast reflection upon them and their
sacred. solemn calling. the ministry
but | do feel tina. they have over.
leaped the bounds OF wisdom | am
truly sorry they did not meet with
the other parties and endeavor TO
reconcile matters. An appeal To
reason is always the best policy. Our
town is full OF good men. men that
YOU can reason with. and there is
but one sure policy. That IS ouietlv
get them together. Show them that
their interests are identical Work I'm
harmony and unity and 70, those
who are in power know thar the civ
belongs tn its peoplc--that thew ore
only servants of the people. and are
responsible for their acts
As for my part. | am truly a Dem
ocrat. Not because was rearad
here I'm the beautiful SouthInnd
where the flower of nomocro,,
blooms so sweetly, not for financial
gain. for social prestige or no,i,,coI
honors. but for the pure and slmnIa
reason that ! believe the nrincirIos
OF Democracy To be nearer right and
nearer Just than tho principles of anv
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-21
MI ARE A

1t looks as though the municipal
middle will remain as Il is. II docs
not seem that there will now be any
mango in the situation and all good
Democrats, who care anything for tho
organization OF the party, will have
To support the straight Democratic
ticket Most of our citizens had hop
ed to combine against the ring Re
publican ticket of this city. but IL
seems a difficult proposition. It seems
mat some of II citizens agree to
disagree. and here Is whore the rub
comes. hew to the line. good Dom
ocrats' let the chips fan whore they
may"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-21
DEMOCRATIC
FROM PRINCIPLE,
Excellent Reasoning From
Prominent and Repre-
sentative Citizen.

There is nothing nobler and more
to be admired than the man who
stands staunch for what he believes
to be right in spite of all opposition.
His friends love and welcome him
his enemies admire and respect him
II wrong he is honest in his error. II
right he is equally honest. and more
powerful.
On the other hand. there is nothing
more disgusting than to see n man
forever waveri2e between two opin-
n 'hoating aimlessly like a shin
without "A rudder--hrst to the left
then To the right--then heaven knows
where. such characters are of no
benefit to their community. they re-
tard rather than augment progress.
Every question. whether public or
private, that comes home to us must
be decided either one. "A or the
other, and the sooner a thoughtful.
determined decision is made the bet
ter.
We as voters OF Blueheld have he
fore us now a question that must
be decided. A question as To who
shall rule the affairs OF our city for
the coming year. This is an i'm
portant matter and every citizen
should feel an interest.
Quite a complicated state of at
fairs exists. There are three parties
In the field LIST the Republican party,
End the Citizens Party. and best
to last the dear old Democratic
Party, and as Cyclone Jim Marshall
would say. Long may she wave"
With which of these parties will
you cast your lot? Will you ote for
the ring leaders of the Republican
party who have taught you to hate
them. Who have ruled you at will
Will YOU vote for the Lord Mayor or
his Chestnut Steed-"the man in the
box" Will YOU vote for the lily that
longs to- bloom? No. of course You
won't. You have had enough of them,
haven't you? II they had put up
a man like Geo. Shirley. Hugh Ike
Shot and Jno. Dillard I wouldn't
mind it so much for | rather like
them even If they are Republicans.
They are representative men. And
now as to the Citizens party. The
people who are trying so hard to rem
der future benefit TO the Democratic
party by striving to put 1t out of ex-
istence for a season. This is one OF
the arguments they are using. but
The logic OF II is all lacking WHY
dldnt they meet the other two par
ties like men and AZ least use their
best endeavor to reconcile matters
and get the whiskey question out OF
politics? They say IL can't be done.
but believe II can be done and II is
the duty of all TO work to this end
The Democratic party has sol
cmnly pledged itself hat If elected
u will hold q wet and dry election
the first day of August. Then why
not Join hands with ms? Why not
strive by arbitration rather than war
10 settle questions that are really
vital to MS all.
am dry and ! suppose every body
n knows me. knows this. for +
nave always stated my position free
~ but J do not propose to sacrifice
my party when ! feel that IL has
acted fairly In a wet and dry cleo
non would assuredIy vote the
dry nothing could induce me other
wise But in our municipal election
mere are a hundred other questions
OF vast importance to be considered
as wei as this one. Some of our
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-21

other political organization ever
formed. Believing this I am going
to vote thus, and hoping you will do
likewise. I counsel peace.
Every man on the Democratic
ticket is a representative citizen and
we a point TO them with pride.
HOWELL HARDY
Only a Plain Citizen.
April 10. 1906.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-21

Where next Will the untamablc
forces of Nature wreak their blind
ovorturnings? How puny Is man
when primeval power gets loose,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-21

The Blue0eld Amusement Com
pany will open their skating rink to-
night NJ 1880. Come one. come all
and have n good time. II
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
FOUND OUT. -
A Trained Nurse Discovered Its Eject

No one is in better position to know
the value OF food and drink than a.
trained nurse. i
Speaking OF coffee nurse Of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, writes: II used to drink
strong coffee myself and suffered great
ly from headaches and indigestion.
While on visit to my brothers had
a good chance to try Postum Food Cor
fee, for they drank it altogether IN
place Of ordinary coffee. In two weeks,
after using Postum. found ! was
much benefited and finally my head;
aches disappeared and also the indiges-
ton.
NATURALLY have since used Postum
among my patients. and have noticed a
marked benefit where coffee has been
left of and Postum used.
II observe curious fact about Pos,
tum used among mothers. 1t greatly,
helps the flow Of milk in cases where
coffee is inclined to dry it up, and,
where tea causes nervousness.
II find trouble in getting servants to
make Postum properly. They most ai.'
ways serve it before it has been boiled
long enough. 1t should be boiled Is OF.
20 minutes and served with cream
when Il is certainly a delicious bever,
age"
There's q reason" for Postum.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
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il is non-poisonous. while at the same
time it is Thoroughly efficient and easy
Of application. whether rs wash for
the walls or as an addition to water
used for cleansing vessels which con-
tain milk or cream. There is no rem
edy which will sweeten badly con-
taminated churn. Before it gets to
that stage it should be destroyed, but
to prevent 4 churn ''gOinS off, or rather
to always maintain it in 4 sweet ard
wholesome condition, it should be flied
once or twice a week up to the top
with lime water and allowed to stand
overnight. The water may be used
again to wash the walls. floors, etc.
The following is an excellent method
of making lime water: Put a quantity
Of unslacked lime into tank or barrel,
fill up with water and stir we'll. After
settling, the water will be clear and 4
scum Carbonate of lime) on the sur
face. Use clear water without dis
turbing the lime at the bottom. When
emptied fill up again with water and
stir; then leave to settle and so on.
The quantity of lime first used will
serve for many filings Of the vessel
with water. AS long as the carbonate
of lime appears OH the surface after
settling. it may be considered Of suf-
ficient strength. Every dairy or fac
tory should have a tank placed in q
high position, with taps laid on to re-
quired places. Lime water should be
used by all milk suppliers to rinse
buckets and milk cans after they have
been cleansed. The cause Of milk
turning sour so quickly in cans, is
often on account of the bacterial start
er left in the vessels previously used.
A simple experiment will demonstrate
this to be true. Rinse one can after
cleansing with lime, and after leaving
the cover on for some time, compare
with another can that has not been
rinsed with lime water and has also
had the cover left on. There will be
noticeable difference in their appear
anee and in the aroma arising from
them. Again, if two cans are taken,
one treated in the former way and the
other in the latter, it will be found
that the milk will keep much better
in the one that was rinsed in lime
water. There is very little extra trou-
bic involved in observing this simple
precaution to secure cleanliness and
the expense is not worth mentionir~ -
w. +. Gilbert.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
lauonser "a al Aid to Digestion.

Nothing else will take the place ol
sood cheer and laughter at meaM
or any other time in the home. There
ia a vital connection between ami
ability and digestion-between good
cheer and assimilation. Laughter fs!
the best friend the liver has, aads de-
preston, or melancholia, It's Wefss;
enemy. Numerous experiments NAYS,
ehown that mirth and cheerfuiness
stimulate the secretion OF the gastric
Juices, and are powerful aids to diges-
tion. Yet, knowing this, many OF ns
ait az gloomy and absorbed at the
table az at a funeral. In many homes.
acarcely a word is spoken at meals
outside Of requests for an article ol,
food.
The meal hour ought to mean some
thing besides supplying mere ami ami
NAL function. The bell which calls
the family to the table ought to be
the signal for good time generally
when all cares should be thrown oE1
and everybody appear at his best.
It ought to signalize the time for
mirth and laughter. It ought to be.
looked forward to by the members of
the family as the recess or 1ooning Is
looked forward to by pupils In schools.
az a let-up from the strenuous life
Orison SWEET Marder, in Success
Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
Hauling Manure to Field.

While it is admittedly the better plan
to get the manure to the fields as soon
after it is made as possible. the plan
has its greatest value when the ma
nure is spread as soon as it is placed
on the soil-that is. do not put. it in
heaps to spread at some later PERIOD
but, if possible. load it from the stable
directly into spreader. so that as soon
as it reaches the field it can be put Oh
the soil, where it will leach in dur
ing the winter. The idea of cartinG
the manure direct to the field is to
have it improving the soil instead OF
letting q portion of its virtue go into
the air, as is the case when it lays in
the barnyard all winter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
FRISCO AGAIN SHAKEN.
Disturbance Was Slight, But Resulted
in Death Of Woman-Feed Prob
lem Proves Most Titanic Task.

At S:15 o'clock Wednesday after
room another shock Of earthquake was
felt in San Francisco. 1t lasted near
ly a minute and caused considerable
alarm. A number Of walls Of burne0
buildings which were standing, yet in
q weak condition, were thrown down,
and frail buildings were considerably
shaken up. The earthquake caused
the death Of Mrs. Annie Whitaker,
aged 25 years. She was at work in
the kitchen of her home when tEE
shock came. The chimney, which
had been left in a tottering condition
by the heavy quake Of last week,
crashed through the roof upon tho
young woman and fractured her skull.
Her body was taken to the morgue,
and buried an hour later at Laurel
Hill. The shock was also felt in Oak
land and Berkeley, but in these places
it was very slight and of brief dura-
ton.
An idea of the titanic task which
ccnfronts the citizens food committee
may be gained from the figures of the
number Of people fed Tuesday.
Throughout the city rations for 349,-
600 persons were distributed. This,
of course, is an average estimate
based on reports from few Of the
food depots. At one station Of aver
age size provisions we're given out to
672 people an hour for ten hours.
All -four that was received in sacks
is being exchanged at the bakeries,
pound for pound for baked bread.
Almost all the bakeries in the un-
burned districts have opened and are
selling bread at the regular price of
5 cents leaf. There is no danger Of
a meat famine.
Plans for the construction of the
new buildings to replace those de-
stroyed by earthquake and flames are
rapidly being drawn and work on
some of them will begin as soon as
the ruins Of the old buildings are cold.
Many of the new planned buildings
are on a larger scale than those licked
up by the flames, giving promise that
from the ashes will rise new San
Francisco, greater and more beautiful
than the old.
In addition to the large force OF
men and teams already at work, about
fifty teams of government mules have
been put to work hauling away debris.
Several more streets were cleared for
traffic Wednesday, numerous street
car lines are ready for operation, while
the repairing of the water mains and
the work Of restoration of the gas and
electric systems is Taking rapid head
way.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
Poultry Yards and Shrubbery.

The best poultry yard for fowls
that have not free range is the one
with plenty of shrubbery in it and
one in which grass may be sown to
allow the birds plenty of green stuff
to eat. 1t is advisable to have two
yards, and while the birds are living
in one SOW some seed in the other. 1t
is also a good plan to turn the soil in
the yards and the birds will get many
worms and insects. If there are no
trees or shrubs in the yards it is very
little trouble to plant few there. The
hens, and little chicks. especially, will
appreciate them on hot days. 1t is not
a pleasant thing for hen to be COM
PEELED to remain ont in the broiling
sun, with a flock Of little ones. trying
to keep cool. And then so many per-
sons forget to give plenty of fresh
water to their fowls in hot weather.
There is nothing that is more Of a
drawback to the health and comfort
Of the birds than to be forgotten
when the days are so warm. They
get run down and their systems are
in a condition to get all the diseases
that are going around.-Mirror and
Farmer. -.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03

hams Vegetable Compound, When I com.
menced taking the Compound I suffered
everything with backaches, headaches, and
female troubles. am completely cured and
enjoy the best Of health, and I owe it all
to you"
When women are troubled with irreg.
ular, suppressed or painful periods,
weakness, displacements or liberation,
that bearing-down feeling, infaamma-
tion Of the female organs, backache,
bloating (or hatulence), general do
bility, indigestion and nervous prostra-
ton, or arc beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excit'
ability, irritability, nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, "all gone" and
want feelings, blues
and hopelessness, they should remem-
Der there is one tried and true remedy.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound at once removes such troubles.
No other medicine has such a record
of cures of female troubles. No other
medicine in the world has received this
widespread and unqualified endorse
ment. Refuse to buy any substitute.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
RICH MEMS INSURANCE.
The Million Dollar Policies and the
People Who Have Them.

The Million Dollar; Policies and the
People Who Have Them.
Men with large insurance formerly
scattered it among many companies
says Worlds Work. Mr.. John Wana.
maker, for example, has $1,5o0,eoo
insurance in eighty-fve policies. For
a long time he carried the largest IN.
surance in the United States. During
the past ten years, however, very rich
men have taken out large single
policies.
The first 100000 poicy ever is
sued was taken out In 1897 by Mr..
George w. Vanderbilt, at the age OF
thirty.hve. in the Mutual. It is 20
payment life, 20-year distribution pol
icy; that Is, he is to pay a yearly
premium Of $4,000 for twenty years.
At the end OF this time he will re.
ceive a paid-up policy OF $1,000, ,0OoS
and a cash dividend. II the policy aad
been taken out twenty years ago at
the same age he would have paid bys
this time the sum Of 100000 in prem.
iums, which at per cent. at COM
pound interest would amount to near
1y s1,0s5,00o.
The NEST heavily insured man IN
the world however, is probably ME-.
L.. Rodman Wanamaker of Philadel-
phia who carries $2,eoo,O0O In the
Mutual, in addition to insurance.
in other companies. Mr.. Wanamaker
first took out his insurance In thss:
Mutual amounting to 100000. at the;
age Of "a. At 36 ne increased it By
two additional policies Of 500, 900 and
s500,0OO. Five years later, at Al, he1
took two additional policies, one of.
100000 and the other OF $20O,o00.::
This makes his total insurance In the
company $4,000 1000, on which he pays
a yearly premium OF $ss,226.
The Wanamaker family, IN Pnila;ss
delphta carries total Of $3,SS5, 600 IN:
life insurance, probably more thai
any other in the world.
The largest policies Of course, cost
no more proportionately than smaller
ones. Straight life Insurance. Of 81 900:
at the age Of thirty costs $40 a year.
For the same man, a 100000 policy
of the same kind would cost just hyS1
hundred times as much, or $15. 600. s
The largest single premium ever
paid was 1868 3,023.23 by a man In Los
Angeles. It was for al income policy
or annuity in the Mutual. 1t provides
a life income for himself and at his,
death life incomes for his children
and his six grandchildren. ~ g
But all rich men do not carry ife
insurance. Mr.. Andrew Carnegie for
example, does not believe In It, and d
does not carry a single policy. The
same Is true of Mr.. John D. Rookie
feller.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
Poultry Notes.

The best breeds will not be profitable
if they are mismanaged.
The smaller the poultry quarters the
cleaner they must be kept.
Provide nests where they are handy
for hens and handy to gather eggs
from.
Poultry is the cheapest and most eco
nomical and best meat raised on the
farm.
Are you giving your poultry the at
tention you give the ether stock or just
allowing it to shift for itself?
Coarse food promotes digestion and
helps to keep the fowls in a healthy
condition. Feed as much Of it as pos
sible.
Do not simply throw the water out
of the drinking vessels and put in
fresh water, but wash the vessel thor
oughly every time you change the
water.
We suspect that in good many
cases where the egg yield fails to come,
though all due attention is said to be
given the poultry, the fault is due to ir'
regular care.
If market poultry is chiefly desired,
begin by killing off all the two-year-
old birds. Discard, also, all the late
hatched stock, as'breeding from these
tends to decrease the size OF yuor
stock.
An experienced farmer poultryman
says that the best way to keep poultry
droppings is to put them in a barrel
and keep them slightly moist, using
dishwater or soapsuds where available.
When fenced away from gardens and
flower beds fowls cause but little an
noyance on a farm. They do an i'm
mense amount of good in the protection
of crops by the destruction of injurious
insects, larvae and worms.
Poultry may be raised with the great
est economy on large farms, where
IQGre IS uulllullSo 1uu6S1 e1AA S->~~e'~
less supply of insects and worms and
abundance of seeds and grains going
to waste which poultry alone can
utilize.
Where one habitually allows other
things to interfer with his work with
his poultry, Irregularities become so
numerous that his poultry keeping is
;;sikely to be remarkable chiefly by long
periods Of unproductiveness, and al
most constant losses.
Too often the only thing farmer
does toward selecting breeders Is to
obtain two or three big roosters, size
being their only merit. But it Is more
important that they have vigorous con-
stitutions, symmetrical forms, right
color Of skin and plumage.
If the fowls the farmer has on hand
are of large size, and it is desired to
improve their laying qualities, purchase
pure bred Leghorns, white or brown
as fancy dictates-cock to mate with
bullets and cockerels to mate with
yearling females. Or, if the size is to
be increased, Brahma blood will do t~
work effectually.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
The Mating Of Fowls

Few things are more worthy Of care
full attention than the proper mating
of poultry. If one, for instance, has
flock Of common hens, it is possible,
by placing them with a thoroughbred
male and securing a new cockerel Of
the same breed each year. to change
in three years time all the common
blood to that which is pure and thus
have a flock Of pure bred Of the male
variety. The way to bring it about is
to select, according to the egg-record,
the best two-year-old hens one has and
then purchase a thoroughbred rooster,
nine or ten months old, of such breed
as he desires. The chief point in doing
this is to keep in mind that the weak
characteristics in the females should
be the strongest in the males. The
next year the most promising pullets
from this mating in shape, color and
other points, should be selected and
placed with another cockerel as be-
fore. The pullets then obtained will
be likely to grow fast feather rapidly
and mature early. Accordingly, they
should be mated. not to young rooster
but to a thoroughbred cock two years
old of the same breed, though not from
the same breeder as the others were
purchased. Any reliable breeder who
understands his business can furnish
the right kind Of a bird if the would
be buyer will only write him, designat-
ing the shape. color and general charac-
teristics- Of his pullets. The results OF
this mating should be lot Of very
fine poultry, including valuable cock
erels, all Of which will find a ready
market anywhere at good prices. Thus,
by selecting the nearest standard pull
lets in color, shape and characteristics,
one may carry the grading up still
further year by year and ultimately
have the finest birds that it is possible
to breed.-The Epitomist.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
HEADS FAMOUS ORGANIZATION.
Albert Howell Elected President OF
capitaI City Club In Atlanta.

Albert Howell, Jr, who has been
acting as president Of the Capital
City Club in Atlanta since the death
of Major Livingston Minis, has been
elected president for full term by
the members Of that famous tnsti'
tuition, defeating DR.. Hunter F. Coop
er by vote of 211 to 81.
Mr.. Howell is a prominent young
attorney Of Atlanta and is a member
Of the firm of Dorsey, Brewster &
Howell. He is son Of the late Cap
tain Evan P. Howell and brother OF
Hon. Clark Howell, candidate for gov
ernor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
The '"Retter"' ffaif

Hcv is this for subject for de.
tate for literary society?The High
fridge Literary. Society met at their
scnoolhouse south of town last night
and discussed this question: Re
solved, That it is better to live with
a slc.chy. good-natured woman than
it is to live with a neat, tidy, lima.
:ured woman" It was decided it was
better to live with a neat womans-
Atchison Globe.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-03
TOO TOUGH ON THE CHINESE.

Less Stringent Exclusion Laws Favor
ed by Cotton Mill Men.
On the ground that annoyances to
which Chinese merchants and other
proninent Cinnamon are subjected on
arrival here, are directly responsible
for the killing of American mission
aries and the boycotting of American
cotton exports in China, resolutions
calling for a less stringent interpre'
tation of the Chinese exclusion laws
were adopted by the Naticual Asso-
citation of Manufacturers at their
meeting in Boston Thursday.