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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-13

The KEEN KUTTER
Line is fully guaranteed
against imperfections in ma
terial and workmanship,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-13

Read the Daily Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-13

ere no line OF carpenters tools the market today
that viii compare with them We solicit your valued pat
ronage when in need of anything in the tool line We
promise you goods at reasonable prices and
guarantee OF fair dea Let have your patronage 1t
will be appreciated
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-13

For the Celebrated
KEEN KUTTER
Brand Of Carpenters tools,
and in the future will carry
a large and well assorted
stock of all the tools of this
celebrated brand used by
the craft.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-13

!uone NO II Princeton Freight
M u n n u n u u q "a n u q n n n
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-22

.sn from Nebraska Bnt there j.
only one Bryan To this day, Whom
lac rises ON the platform and enit7
snguaA in It's best beauties, even
among the Doubling Thomases"
there Is rekindling of the fires
That burned brightly decade ago,
and that viii keep going, in victory
OF disaster, while the sturdy Ne
brasken's powerful brain aod body
are able TO hold their own Against
"tmc the tomb builder"
Party lines have MT the knots
they used to have The organiza-
tion lash has been pat ON the upper
shelf Party organization are
necessary, but the bosses arc tax,
ing to the brush. The Enquirer has
enjoyed its independence, and looks
forward with felicity 10 many years
moro Of unbounded judgment and
zeal. II wants everybod, to have a
fair chance. 1t is glad Of anything
it may be moved to say pleasos It's
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-22

constituency. AND 20 is anxiously
obsegyont Of public opinion. Who
are the original guides? Who are
the source power2 The people
their verdict is awaited.
Let Theodore Roosevelt, William
j. Bryan and every other man
worth mention have his elance. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Reemer Turns in Cash Fund.

Warden yBeemer of the state peni-
Tertiary deposited with the state
treasurer 5000, his cash fund as pro-
vided for in law enacted by the late
legislature. Commandant Presson of
the Soldiers Home at Milford was
here also, but he had not yet turned
in his cash fund, which he said
amounted TO about 1000 a year. Mr..
Presson interprets the law to mean
that only that money received from
the sale of property belonging to the
state shall be RENTED to the state
treasurer and talked as though he
did not like the idea of being torn
lose from the cash fund. The mem
bers of the Board of Public Lands
and buildings, however. take the law
to mean all money which goes to
make up the cash fund must be turn
ed into the treasury and this is the
way the law will be enforced
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Freleht traffic Reports.

Mr. ,Benjamin T. White, head Of the
Northwestern legal department. and
Robt. McGinnis, general agent of the
same road at Lincoln, were before
the State Railway commission for an
Interpretation Of the provision in the
commission law requiring the rail
roads TO report tonnage on all
through and local freight, Mr.. White
wanted the board to set out specin-
cally just what was wanted i'm order
that his road could conform to the
wishes of the commission. AS re-
suit Of the inquiry the commission
made an order directing the railroads
to report tonnage as follows
1--On freight which is purely
through traffic. That is, freight
which, for instance, originates in
Council Bluffs and goes through the
state to Denver
THAT freight which originates in
the state and has it's destination in
some other state.
,3-That freight which originates in
some other state and has it's destina-
ton in Nebraska
The roads are also required to re.
port the tonnage on all freight which
originates and terminates in Nebraska
and in addition a report will be asked
for covering the amount of the re-
ceipts from every road in the state
These reports are to be separate, that
is, covering the branch lines and the
main lines and the subdivisions of the
corporations.
Under the law these reports have
to be made by August and Mr.. White
assured the board his road would en-
deavor to comply with the request
and furnish any information the com
mission desired that time.
The commission also ordered post
ed in every railroad station in the
state an order calling attention to the
fact that under the law no railroad
may charge more than cents mile
for tickets to destinations in this
state. This order suggests to the pur-
chaser of a ticket that inasmuch as
tickets bought to destinations outside
of Nebraska the roads may charge 3
cents a mile, as that is interstate
business, the purchaser going out Of
the state should buy his ticket to the
Nebraska point nearest the state line
and then get eff the train and buy a
ticket to the station across the line
| This would enable him to get the full
benefit of the 2-cent fare.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

trade with the home merchant, yet II
other people followed your example
and patronized mail order houses,
there would be no home merchant to
trade with. If others bought of him
only when they wanted things in
hurry, and sent out Of town for the
greater part of their supplies, he
would have left for more promising
fields long ago, or If he had stayed in
those circumstances, the sheriff would
finally have closed his doors. You
wouldn't like to live in place with
out stores, and yet it may be that you
prefer to reside in a country town
rather than in a city. Do your share,
then, toward making it possible for
the country merchant to carry on
business.
You must remember, too, that when
you send your money to some big con-
Germ in a distant city, you lessen the
amount Of money in circulation in
your own residence town. If you had
spent it at the home store, some of
it at least would have been paid out
by the proprietor in the form Of
wages to his employees, they in turn
would have expended it for the neces-
stiles of life, and it would have passed
from one to another of the home deal
ers, proving an important factor in
the prosperity of the community. Hav-
ing sent it to the mail order house
the probabilities are that it will never
again benefit anyone in your home
| town.
You should trade with the home
merchant because ne is the one from
whom you ask and receive favors.
Perhaps you have had run of i'll luck
you have lost your position, had
long-continued illness in the family, or
have experienced difficulty in collect
ing money due you. You are in
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

How intensely practical and sensi-
BILE is much of the modern missionary
work is shown by DR.. Wilfred t.
GrenfeIl. the medical missionary OF
the Labrador coast. In recent ad-
dress descriptive of his work he said,
I'VE paid more attention to benefit
ing the poverty-ridden people by aid
ing in their physical welfare than by
preaching and prayer. We establish
ed hospitals to care for the sick, open
ed stores where clothing and food and
tobacco could be obtained at lower
price and of better quality than in
the regular stores. We helped to
teach the fishermen more about their
business of fishing and the conditions
under which they lived, and how they
could better the conditions; and by
so doing we accomplished a greater
good than might have been wrought
by host of preaching and praying
missionaries who ignore mems bodies
in the cure of their souls"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Increase 10 Seven JUDGES.

Governor Sheldon signed S. f. No.
3SG, by King of Polk, an act intend
ed to amend the constitution by in
creasing the number of judges of the
supreme court from three to seven.
The doubt as to the validity of the
act is occasioned because there Is no
direct declaration that the PROPOSE
ton to amend shall be submitted to
n vote of the electors of the state.
Some say this is not necessary. The
act appears to be simply amendatory
of the constitution and as the people
must vote on proposed amendment it
is not known what effect the bill will
have. Attorney General Thompson is
inclined to the belief that the propo-
sition must be submitted to a vote of
the people in 1908 under the provi-
sions Of the bill An indirect refer
ence Is made In the bill to vote by
the electors of the state, but the
title OF the bill contains nothing Of
that nature and Is an amendment to
the constitution by legislative enact
ment, which is Illegal, neither is
there any time mentioned for a sub
mission to vote, but the date is pro
vided for In the constitution itself.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
BY o. M. AMsBERRY


hGdilN OF SCIlOOl SIlldlNl'
The medical inspection of school
children-a subject now provoking
general discussion in this country,
and particularly in this city--is the
topic of a book recently published In
London, THE Health of the School
Child" by Or w. Leslie Mackenzie.
IL notes that in England, as in GER
tain countries on the continent land
here also, we may add, the physical
examination Of children is mo longer
n question of doubtful politics." 1t
has passed into the region Of admin
istration." A point of great practical
interest which he brings out is that,
by a little cooperation among the
teachers, the amount of work thrown
on the doctors and the consequent
cost of the inspection may be consid-
erably lightened. DR.. Kerr, for ex-
ample, of the London county council,
found that, with little care, the
teachers were able to find out almost
all the children that suffered from eye
defects" This testimony will not
surprise casual and unofficial school
visltors-among whom we reckon our
selves-who are often amazed at the
indifference of teachers to defects OF
sight or hearing that are a manifest
handicap to pupils. Boys and girls
who are halfblind or deaf will move
slowly from grade to grade, without
a word of warning to parent or guard
ian from the unobservant teacher.
We hope that the growing attention
to this matter will, even where there
is no formal medical inspection,
quicken teachers TO a duty that Is too
often neglected.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
NO VALID REASONS
PATRONlZlNG MAIL ORDER
HOUSES is WITHOUT EXCUSE.
GOODS NOT EVEN CHEAPER
With Freight Charges Added and
Quality Considered the Home
Merchant Does
Best

copyrighted, 1906, by Alfred c. CLARKE
The reasons why people should
trade at home are numerous, but so
far as we are able to learn but one
reason is advanced for purchasing
goods of mail order houses. That one
rcason--a saving of money-is often
no reason at all, for in many instances
the express charges or freight and
carriage will bring the cost of an arti-
Gle that as quoted in the price list
seemed a wonderful bargain, almost
or quite up to the price charged by
the local dealer. But even were one
able to save a few cents on the pur-
chase price by buying away from
home, it appears to us that the loss
Is infinitely more than the gain, for
he who sends the money which he
earns in the home town out to swell
the Golfers of wealthy dealers in dis
tant cities cannot fail to forfeit in a
considerable degree the respect of
those around him, nor can he under
these conditions preserve his self
respect intact.
The man who patronizes mail order
houses must have sneaking feeling
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

that everybody in town knows that
he is a hindrance rather than a help
to the community. He is not wanted
in public positions, and when Ques-
tons of local interest and Importance
are discussed, his opinion carries far
less weight than the man who con-
tributes his share to the prosperity of
the community by spending his mon
ey where he earns it,
In addition to losing in large de-
gree the respect of others and his
own self-respect, the man who does
nothing to build up the town in which
he lives fails to find the contentment
which is necessary to happiness. Hav-
ing done nothing to make the town
better he is unable to see the many
advantages it possesses, and is con-
tinually talking and thinking of its
deficiencies. He does not move out,
however, but stays on year after year,
a discontinued parasite, getting all he
can and giving as little as possible in
return, There is an unwritten law of
nature that makes it impossible for
one to really taken an interest in a
place until he has done something for
it, and it is only when we have done
our share toward building up the town
In which we live that it becomes a
real home to us.
Perhaps the local dealers in country
towns do not always have in stock
just the articles you desire, but they
are usually willing to order whatever
their customers want, and under or
binary circumstances can supply You
as quickly as you can procure the
goods from Il mail order house. When
you buy of the home merchant the
goods are before you and you see
what you are getting. In buying by
mail there is always chance thai
when the goods arrive they will net
/ prove TO be just what you expected
! and desired. In that case you are put
! TO the Inconvenience of sending then
back for exchange, or if the need is
! immediate and pressing, you are
| obliged to accept that which is no
entirely satisfactory,
Trade at home in order that you
home town may have stores at which
! to trade, There are many times whel
you are in hurry for some article
there is no time TO send to New York
Chicago, or elsewhere. Your need i
immediate and imperative. You ar
glad under such circumstances {,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
kennison Can Give Bond.

Kennson, the convicted murderer
of Sam ID. Cox, who was tried in
SCOTS Bluff county, has been grant
ed suspension of sentence and he
may obtain his liberty upon giving a
bond in the sum of $4,000. The boad
asked for has not yet been presented
and it is not known whether the de-
PENDANT will be able to obtain it.
Unless he does he will be kept in
confinement He is in the peniton-
tiary for safe keeping, If unable to
give bond he will probably remain
there, but will not be obliged to work
at hard labor,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
The TWo.Cent Fare Law.

The railroads probably will find an
opportunity of testing the 2-cent-fare
law without mourning the enmity of
an open suit to invalidato the act,
Complaints have reached Attorney
General Thompson of the violation of
the 2-cent fare act by the Union Paci-
fic on tickets sold between North
Platte and Sidney, The road between
these two Nebraska points dips into
Colorado for about four miles, and
on the strength of this the road in
sists on selling tickets between the
towns at cents per mile. County
Attorney Roach of Lincoln county has
sent n complaint about the matter
and Attorney Thompson says that he
Will advise bringing suit against the
Union Pacific to enforce the 2.cent
passenger rate,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Illinois Central Balks.

The Illinois Central railroad has ne
tilted the State Railway commission
that II has 70 railroad in Nebraska
and therefore has no report TO make
in accordance with the new commits
sion law. While the commission has
not yet answered the letter of the rail;
road company very shortly the com
pany will be notified to hurry along
its report and furnish the commission
with whatever information it wants
The same notification will be served.
on the other roads in Nebraska which
come into the state over leased lines
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

straitened circumstances. Would a
letter to the mail order house, stating
all these circumstances, secure for
you a supply of the necessaries OF
life on liberal credit terms? Most as
suredly not. An appeal to the propri-
etors for aid in your extremity would
be barren of results. 1t is the home
merchant who stands ready to extend
the credit necessary to tide you over
an emergency, and for this reason, if
for no other, he should have your
loyal support in your times of pros
perity.
Perhaps you are financially indie
pendent, and have never known the
necessity of asking for credit Even
then you are indebted to the home
merchant for many of the advantages
you enjoy. The proprietors of mail
order house would laugh you to scorn
were you to ask them to subscribe to-
ward the building of your new church,
the improvement of your school build
ing, or the expenses of maintaining
your fire department. The home mer-
NAthb NOiibl lbuNto llbNl any W Iut sup
port Of these institutions so essential
to the public comfort and well-being,
and you cannot afford to withhold
from him your patronage
You know your local dealers. Per-
haps they have grown from childhood
to manhood in your home town; you
were boys together, they have watched
by you in sickness, and comforted you
in sorrow, they take kindly interest
in your welfare, Do you not prefer
| that your trade should increase their
small profits rather than add it's
quota to the millions of dollars annu-
ally sent to the mail order houses? If
the home merchants prosper the town
| Will be better place in which to
! live. Their prosperity will be mani
tested by improvements in the appear.
ance of their own property, and by
their increased liberality in contribut.
ing toward public improvements, and
by helping them by your patronage,
you will also be helping yourself and
| the entire community.
FRANCES A. HARRIS.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
WEIGHT AND HEALTH
THIN, NERVOUS PEOPLE NEED
THE TONIC TREATMENT.
This Woman Took Or. Williams Pink
Pills, Gained Thirty Pounds end
Has Been Well Ever Since.

How many women-and men too
are suffering from q general decline in
health which the ordinary remedies
seem unable TO checki How many hus-
bands sec their wives wasting away,
steadily losing health and beauty, aud
are powerless to help Consumption
and other germ diseases find in these
debilitated systems easy prey, for the
lowered vitality is unequal to the task of
fighting of the infection of these diseases
to which most of us are almost daily ex-
posed.
The symptoms indicating the decline
which may have results so fatal could
scarcely be better described than in tho
statement of Mrs. William Manley, of
90 Court street, Utica, N. Y. Her case
is typical one. She says:
"For six months after the birth of my
baby, suffered from sick, dizzy head
aches, which seemed like o rush OF
blood to my forehead, just back Of my
eyes. Some days they twitchcd so /
could hardly see and black spots floated
before them. The least exertion brought
on this sickness. My appetite was poor
and was often sick to my stomach.
eff tried to work my feet soon be-
came swollen, paining me terribly. I
had sinking spells and grew pale and
nervous. Twas so thin that weighed
only 30 pounds.
"One day when at the drug store to
get headache powders I decided to try
DR.. Williams Pink Pills instead.
soon noticed that my headache was dis
appearing and my nerves gradually
grew stronger. The pills gave mo a
hearty appetite and I now weigh over
100 pounds. / believe the pills to be the
best tonic and builder woman can take,
as they certainly helped me when my
condition was critical and 1 have never
been seriously i'll since.''
The great value of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills lies in the fact that they actually
make new blood and this carries health
and strength to every portion of the
body. The stomach is toned up, the
nerves are strengthened, every organ is
stimulated to do its work.
If you are i'll and the treatment you
are taking does not cure you, write for
proof Of what DR.. Williams Pink Pills
| have done in similar cases.
Your druggist sells them or they will
be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of
price, so cents per box, six boxes for
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine Co..
| Schenectady, n. Y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

An American clergyman who has
recently returned from Venezuela re-
ports that soon after he reached Cara
cas- he was arrested on the charge
of violating a law which forbids for
eign clergymen to enter the country.
Through the intercession of the Amer
lean consul he was released on the
promise that he would leave within
seven days. The reason for exclud-
ing clergymen is not evident, for min
listers of the gospel are rarely meters
of revolution. at home or abroad.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
State Cash Funds,

State Treasurer Brian has received
from Superintendent Morey of the
state school for the blind at Ne
braska City $2S0.45 under the new
law which requires the heads of state
institutions to pay into the state
treasury all cash derived from the
sale of state property, such funds to
be drawn out on warrants issued by
the state auditor, The state univer-
make such payments and the Kear.
ney industrial school for boys is an
other institution that has paid in
such funds and drawn them out on
warrants.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
PurshaaIna of sunnlles.

The new Board of Public Lands and
Buildings and the new Board of Pur
chase and Supplies is revolutionizing
the financial conduct of the various
state institutions and has started in
10 do the same thing in the purchase
OF supplies for the state intitutions,
At the last letting some of the bids on
drugs, varied from 20 cents to 81 on
the same item. The board accepted
the lowest bid and notified the bidder
that unless he delivered the goods no
more bids submitted by him would ~
considered
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
When Apnroprlatiens LaEse.

Deputy State Auditor III l.. Cook
has ruled that bills incurred by the
heads of state departments prior TO
April can be drawn on funds ar-
propriated by the legislature of 1905,
but that all such bills must be pre-
scented for allowance by August l or
they will be thrown in the waste
basket He rules that under the con
stitution of the state all appropria-
tions really lapse April / and not on
August l, but that if the claims are
incurred before April /, those pre-.
senting them have until the latter
date to get them before the state au-
ditor
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
State Loses Government Bonds.

The state Of Nebraska has been
obliged to give up the only govern
ment bonds that it holds, amounting
to $4,000 ont of a total investment
Of about $7,0O0,0O0. Under the con
stitution the trust or educational
funds can he invested in United
States securities, state securities ana
county bonds issued by counties of
the state of Nebraska 1t has never
been the policy Of the state to invest
heavily in government bonds owing to
the small rate OF interest. The govern
ment sent a check for $4,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

Women in Great Britain are well
represented in the professions and
trades, and about $500. 600 earn their
own living. There are $4,000 who
teach 10000 are bookbinders; over
5000 are printers, and nearly 500 act
as editors and compilers; 1900 are
engaged in photography; civil service
clerks number nearly 1900; $500 are
engaged in medical work and nurs-
ing and $50 women are blacksmiths
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

The executive board Of the Wesley
motherhood has referred to It's gen.
eraI convention to be held in October,
1907, the resolutions from the brotn-
erhood OF st. Paul requesting the APP
pointment of a committee to confer
with similar committee from The st.
Paul Brotherhood concerning the uni
ication of Methodist brotherhoods.