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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
Signed,
G. ID. HILL.
j. B. GENTRY.
j. G. SIMPSON.
Rev. j. T. Gibbons,

Rev. ]. T. Gibbons,
Dear sir:-Seeing that there ia a
great injustice done you in a card
appearing in the columns OF this
mornings Telegraph. signed by w.
+. Smith, Taylor Brown and John
Arlington, We desire to state the
facts in the case, w. f. Smith and
Taylor Brown made the arrange
ment to call meeting in our store
against the gang" as they call the
republican ring. They asked us for
the store in which to hold said
meeting. and we consented. Rev. ]
T. Gibbons at that time was out OF
the city. The public can see who
were the leaders OF this movement
If w. F. Smith and Taylor Brown
are foreigners then they are the
leaders OF this movement
Signed,
J. ]. TINES.
T. w. JOHNSON.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
was allowed and paid?
graft? Who?
WHY?

why should ono ontractor who
Is brother of one oi The ringstars.
De granted n pawn, contract by the
CITY, at much hi er price than
offered to be done = other con
tractors who are more responsible
and experienced thar the one to
whom the contrac, was granted
what inducement har this same con
ractor for going arc nd an the city
streets to register voters in a man
ner wholly frauduIe1t and illegal ?
Is he disinterested? He openly and
hagrantly violates tire registration
laws.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
CITY BANKS
TO BE CLOSED

All the city banks will be closed
on next Tuesday, that being election
day. Therefore 1t would be to your
interest to transact your banking
business on Monday and be governed
in other banking matters accord
ingly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
]. ]. TINES.
T. w. JOHNSON.

The Bluefleld Graham Chamber Of
Commerce held it's regular meeting
last night, and discussed many i'm
portant matters pertaining to the
prosperity OF our city. They empha
sized the probability OF the line OF
the Deepwater-Tidew railroad
entering this city. 1t is to be hoped
that the officials OF the above road
may see heir way clear to enter our
city. as 1t would be n mutual benefit
both to us and the railroad compa
ny
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03

The gang of Bluefield have had
to call on the Princeton and Bram-
well sheets for aid to bolster up their
contention for longer lease OF
power. If these little sheets would
attend to their own political cor
ruption and explain their own mis-
deeds. 1t would keep them from
poking their nose into the affairs
OF this city of which they know
nothing. They are tarred with the
same stick that brought the gang in
this city into disrepute and IL they
don't watch out they will be located
in the same boat with the ringsters
OF Bluefleld.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
THE INDISPEN-
SABLE LOEB

The people of the United States
cannot AFFORD TO have Loeb retire
from the Office OF secretary TO the
president. With Loeb gone. who
would be to blame for the all the
embarrassing blunders that a pres
ident cannot afford TO take the re-
sponsibility or?-New York World
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
MAX|MS FROM
SENECA THE STOIC

The possessor of all things else
may need a friend to tell him the
truth. and free him from the con-
spiracy of falsehood.
Truth hates delay
1t is hard to find virtue and there
is need OF governors and guides.
We cannot expect to comprehend
anything perfectly. for truth Is hard
to- find: but we must go where the
appearance of truth leads. guided
by what is reasonable. rather than
by what Is certain.
Nature does not give virtue, but
Il is an art to become good
He gives no promise OF remaining
virtuous who Is so by accident. Vir-
tue must be learned.
goodness and virtue come to us?
Nature could not teach us this. She
gave us the genius OF knowledge.
but not knowledge itself Our phil
osophy holds that these ideas come
by observation and comparison Of
our daily deeds. and that goodness
and virtue are known by analogy.
owe more TO humanity than to
an individual.
In order to distinguish good from
bad you should consider not whence
1t comes, but whittier II tends
Whatever makes life happy is good
by It's own right. and cannot become
evil.
In being useful the sou, moves
according to Nature
Public and private utility are
'nscparable.
Whatever is good is always prof.
"hle; If II does not pront. II Is not
GOOD; II itdoes. Il is 50 already.
When the time snail come for the
earth which is to be renewed to ex-
inguish itself then will all things
no ish by their own forces And we.
also, blessed souls who shall have
o. a'ned immortality, shall, when II
serves good to God to recreate the
world, return to God into our origi-
nal elements. small addition to so
great n ruin.
The souls which are carried ND
into the air, after remaining there
a while are changed. dissolved, con-
sumed and absorbed into the creative
Ether.
1t Is In vain to hope that virtue
will descend into our souls b,
81 anoq. We must work for her
ough in truth the labor need not
he great II we begin to form our
character before 1t is hardened in
vice. And even then It should not
be despaired Of
We must learn virtue by unlearn-
ing vice. And virtue once gained
remains with us. and cannot be un-
learned
The noblest virtue is not fostered
~ incense and garlands, but by
sweat and blood.
AS weapons to chained hands. so
ere precepts to sinful souls.
Feeling is king when 1t seeks the
tight, but when 1t is unruly It takes
n hateful name, and becomes ty-
rant.
Our nature has strength enough
II we are only waiting to gather
and use 1T all. We cannot plead
lack oi power, but only of inten-
ton.
What a paltry innocence to be as
good as the law requires!
Think nothing profitable which
will ever force thee to break thy
word. to lose thy self-respect; to
hate, suspect, curse or deceive any
one. or to desire anything that need
DE covered with walls or wells.
There is no veil over a star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
COME OUT TONIGHT
TO THE GOOD GOVERNMENT
MEETING.

Fill the house tonight at Sohn's
Hall Let all good citizens who want
good government in Bluefield come
out tonight and prepare for the
contest on next Tuesday. There will
be public speaking and many ex-
pressions by citizens. 1t Is import
ant that you come out. Now is the
time to act for the good of your
CITY
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. F. c. Goodall, OF this city.
left for Raleigh, n. c. this morning
to visit for a few days among
friends. 1t is said that he has at
fractions which draw him to that
city and we wish him a pleasant trip
with a happy ending some day.
Mr. John Lipps. of Damascus.
Va, spent yesterday in this city.
enroute for Elkhorn.
The match team at the Lindsey
considerable interest among the
sporting class. A party from Prince
ton. Judge Wood being the captain
of the team. was defeated by Blue
fields aggregation 21O pins. The
bowlers consisted OF Messrs. Stone.
Alexander, Hooper. Smith, and
O'Keeffe. The bowlers on the Prince
ton side were Messrs. Wood. Neal.
Harvey, Hale and Fletcher.
The residence Of Conductor Bar
ney Shumate. on Rogers street, was
practically destroyed by fire yester
day afternoon. 1t is thought a defect
i've flue i'm the ell was the cause of
the fire, as it originated in that
part Of the house. The firemen dis
charged their duty heroically and
soon had the fire undre control so
as to pevent any damage to ada
cent buildings. Several husehold ar
ticles were saved but badly damaged
The total loss is covered by an in
surance Of S1.70O.
Mr.. r. V. Thornton, of Willow
ton. was in the city yesterday for
few hours on business
Mrs. j. l.. Peters. OF Logan. w
Va. is visiting her son. Mr.. f. NJ.
Peters, and her daughter. Mrs. G..
w. Atkinson. OF Summers street.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Angel, on Bedford street, daughter.
The Bluefield Gun Club met on
It's grounds yesterday afternoon and
mad quite an enjoyable time There
were no very high scores made. but
a great deal of interest was nantes
ted. Those present were Messrs.
McArter, Bond, Mccarthy, Dawson,
Spencer, O'Keeffe, Dean, and Thorn
ton. 1t is TO be hoped that the club
will continue it's interest, as the ex-
ercise is very wholesome for those
who can spare a few hours from
business.
Mr.. ]. T. Crane. OF Charleston. is
a business visitor here today.
Mr.. T. w. Reese. of Stanford,
Conn, is in the city today.
MIR. James Martin of Springville,
H., is among the business visitors
to our city today
Mr.. s NJ Cecil. of Tazewen. is
AAiA-NAhb win II ituUS mere To-Day.
Born: to Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w. Hy
att, on Bluefeld avenue. a daughter.
DR.. Zen Vermillion, OF Princeton.
is in the city looking after his coal
interest.
telegram has just been received
stating that Dr.. o. S. Hare is re-
turning from Baltimore with Mr.. w.
) Reid, who has been at Johns Hop
kins Hospital. for treatment.
If Bluefield can get fair vote.
which the people VIII demand. the
city no doubt will be redeemed as
Huntington and Charleston have
been Go to the polls in sufficient
force to insist upon your rights on
electin day and 20. will get them
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
WHO?

Who that is public Official OF
Blueheld has taken prisoners to the
state Penitentiary. and boys to the
state Reform SchOol.-al travelling
on a railroad pass, and upon return
ing to Bluefeld turned in a bill
against the city for mileage. which
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03

The Blnefleld recruiting office has
sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
Edward Ball, whose home is in
Kentucky Ball goes for the Coast
Artillery.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03
Rev. ]. T. Gibbons.

Dear Strive desire to corrobo.
rate your statement. that w. f.
Smith, Taylor Brown and John Ar.
hngton, were members OF the com
mittee on the resolutions which an
peared In yesterdays Leader. and
that they, each OF them, collectively
and individually as well as ourselves.
unanimously adopted said resolu-
tions. We further state that w. f.
Smith and Taylor Brows are the
prime movers in the colored Good
Government Club, and that you arc
not the leader of the same but was
nominated as chairman by that won
derful and illustrious w. F.. Smith.
Signed,
G. ID. HILL.
]. B. GENTRY.
], G. SIMPSON.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03

Tennessee editors are strong on
definition. One OF these intuitive
and observant gentlemen has de-
nned April to be just as treacherous
as a gushy policeman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03

= Some folks don't know
how good some things are
till they try it. Try Monitor
Pulverized once,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03

NO. Cordelia, a man doesn't nee
essariIy have paint in his eyes when
ne is color blind.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03

As rule, a married mans sugar
coated sweetness wears off with the
waning of the honeymoon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-03

Want Ads in the Leader
bring results
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14

fair" is Of great entertaining con.
sequence. The two large audiences
which assembled last night were es-
pecially delighted with the act,
which is undoubtedly one of the best
that Manager Vail has ever billed
in the local plav house.
Among other acts which seem to
please to reasonable degree was
one introduced by Meyers and Ma
son. Some exceedingly clever kick
ing stunts were introduced in it i.
Louis Arnot and Company i'm a
sketch, "Regan's Luck" proved
unusually clever. ~
An act which pleased to a high
degree was Ii. c.. Pope with his
trained dog 'NUno." The animal
was directed through mahy exceed.
ingly clever tricks, doing many
stunts which were simply marvel.
GUS.
Concluding features were Miss
Coleman in the illustrated song
"When the Mocking Birds Are
Singing in the Wildwood .'' and The
usual ten yard Of entertaining film
from the moving piEtare machine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
Egotism Rebuked.

Anent the Longfellow revival. Jacob
II. Schiff, In the course of the recent
dinner that he gave in New York in
honor of James McCrea, the president
of the Pennsylvania railroad, told an
interesting story about the poet.
During one of Longfellow's visits to
New York. he said, Booth, who was
playing Hamlet, was taken suddenly
III, and 1T was seen that his underst,ldy
would have to take his place that
night.
The understudy was highly elated
and in order to have a sufficiently dis.
tinguished and appreciative audience
he sat down forthwith and wrote some
dozen notes to the effect that he would
take Booths place that night and dis.
patched them to everybody of distiuc.
tion In New York that he had ever met
or heard OF.
"One Of these notes went to Long.
fellow. Longfellow's laconic answer
was:
Thanks for timely warming"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
The National Anthem.

Admiral Dewey told the story of the
adoption of the "Star.spangled Banner
as the national anthem at meeting
OF the Francis Scott Key Memorial as.
sociation, held recently in Washington.
He said he was instrumental in its
adoption by this government, stating
that once while he was abroad and
was dining with Prince Henry, of Prus.
sia, on the latters flagship, the band
played "Hail Columbia" He called
the princes attention to the fact that
1t was not national anthem, and re.
ferred to the "Star-spangled Banner"
Later he and Justice Moody, then
secretary of the navy, discussed the In.
cident, the result of which was the is.
suance of the presidents order desig.
mating the "Starspangled Banner" as
the recognized national anthem of this
government.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
CHARLES SETTER
BADLY INJURED
Right Foot Catches in Rap
idly Moving Belt.
Thrown Fifteen Feet and Sustains
a Severe Scalp Wound-Ren.
dered Unconscious by Fall.

Wlrde walking through the elec-
trio power house at the Marion
Steam Shovel company's plant
about o O'Clock, Tuesday night
Charles Setter, foreman of the
erecting room. had his right foot
caught in belt moving at II speed
Of 80 resolutions a minute. The
belt carried him in its course for
the fraction OF u second and then
hurled him headlong to the end of
the room. He fell ON his head, Is
feet from the belt.
The accident was one of the
most peculiar that ever happened
at the Steam Shovel plant. Setter
struck with such force that he was
rendered unconscious. Men in the
power house carried him TO the com
panv's hospital. where DIR. j. G..
Setter was summoned to render
surgical aid. A deep cash several
inches in length in Settlers head
was closed and he was taken to
his home on Olney avenue.
Setter had his right leg and thigh
badly bruised but none of his in-
juries will be serious.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
ECZEMA SUFFERERS!
Get u Sample Bottle of that Refresh
Ing Liquid D. d. D. Prescrip.
tion Externally Used
INSTANT Relief.

Is there any sufferer from skin
Diseases eczema, psoriasis, or kim
lred ailment who could read the
ollowing and fail to- take advan-
age of the offer?
: "A trial bottle Of that thoroughly
nroven remedy-D. ID. ID. Pres
cript,pna remedy used EXTER-
NAl4LY and endorsed by physicians
this trial bottle at less than cost
of postage and packing.
We KNOW that the INSTANT
you apply a few drops Of d.. d. d.
liquid TO that awful itching skin
the agony il gone-you are sooth-
ed. refreshed free from that itch.
Soon there are signs of cure. is
not this worth. TRIAL?
Send 10 cents (silver or stamps)
to the ID. ID. ID. Company lab
oratolv and get a trial bottle OF
This EXTERNAL remedy. We
know you'll come to our store after
the trial and get regular bottle
at ~. Send the dime today to
the d. ID. ID. Company, Suite B,
ll2-l2O Michigan ST., Chicago.
For sale at Flocken's Pharmacy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarwh
that cannot be cured by Hall s
Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney For the last Is
years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business tran
sactions and financially able to car
ry out any obligations made by
his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Hall IS Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
Will be Watched With Great
Interest.
CHEMISTS WILL INSTALL
Electrical Apparatus to be
Used at Local Plant.
Experts will for the First Time
Make a Real Test of the New
Electrolytlc Process.

Arrangements are now being made
by the Department of Agriculture of
the United States government to
make a series of experiments in de-
lstroying the germ life in the effluent
lat the local sewage disposal nlant.
For several months, Messrs. j. O.,
Meadows and c. p. Hoover, chemists
of the department have been making
experiments at the plant, but as yet
they have been unable to find a sub
stance that will work the desired
result at a practical cost. At first
sulphate of copper was tried. The
experiments were successful, but the
proper storage of the effluent could
not be secured and in the event of
an epidemic in this city the effluent
could not be purified except at great
expense by the use of sulphate of
copper.
The experiments with chloride of
lime have been practically concluded.
1t Is possible to destroy the germ of
life In the water, but the cost of pur.
flying all of the effluent would make
1t impractical.
Within few days, work will be
commenced, installing electrical ap-
paratus for making the new series of
experiments. The chemists will sub
init quantities of salt diluted to an
electrical process. after which 1t will
be mixed with the water issuing from
the filter beds at the plant.
The result of the experiments will
be watched with great interest over
the country as 1t is the first time
real test of the electrolytic process.
as 1t Is termed, has been made. Chief
Chemist Brenner, of the Agricultural
Department, will take charge of the
experiment and will be assisted by
A. Elliott Kimberly, of the state
board of health, and Messrs. Hoover
and Meadows.
superintendent r. A. Burnett, of
the plant, is prepared to give the
experts all the assistance possible in
getting ready for the tests.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14

a
thai 1t is mwise to handle scissors
or other articles Of iron or stee
during a storm; that nna is safe
in an iron bed, and that one is i'm.
periled by neaness TO the gas OF
water Fiping of the, house. A
piece OF steel or iron in one IS hand
is so insulated bv air that it is not
source of danger. In March,
near Fremont, lady was seriously
injured by lightning while occupy
ing an iron bedstead. Houses hav-
ing gas and water pipes are so sell
dom struck that it's no use worry
ing while in them.
Because the rain-wet sides of the
house furnish very much better
conductor for electricity than the
dry air within it, the safest place
is the center of the room. The
chimney which furnishes the high
est point on the house, should be
Stunned. 1t does not matter if win
dows be open or shut or screened.
Any place in the house is safe
enough il any one of the lightning
rods, now being offered in Ohio,
has been properly placed on it.
In Ohio, lightning kills two and
a half as many farmers in the
summer as the railway kills pas
sengers III the whole year.
ID. S. CRBAMF,R,
State Fire. Marshal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
The Shoe men

! Weekly review of Gram Trade
Conditions whic are shaping prices
prepared expressly for The Mirror
by the Farmer Commission House
of H. II. Carr e. Company, 9G
Board of Trade, Chicago. Illinois.
The wheat trade and the public
| were given something of a surprise
| on Friday when the Government Re-
port took 3 and one half million
acres off the seeded area Of win
ter wheat. This left the remaining
area at twenty-eight million acres,
suggesting a yield Of 1914 million
bushels. This is one hundred mil
| lion bushels short of the yield of
| 1905 and the figures are so start
ling as to add great interest to the
buving side of wheat the world
over. W;Uer killing, ravages by
] the green bugs in the Southwest
and the injury from freezing Of the
past two weeks are responsible for
thet great loss in acreage. From
WinnirJep it is learned today that
not ID per cent of last years
wheat acreage is seeded and with
the season becoming late, we judge
that the ground will go into other
crops. There is u snow storm in
North Dakota. today, which will fur
ther retard late seeding in that
state, where the acreage is certain
to be reduced % pr cent from
last year. The special report made
by the Bankers of Kansas gives
the condition of the crop for the
state several points lower than the
Government FIGURES. and reports
but little better than half crop
for Summer and other great wheat
raising counties in the South.
Bugs are given as the cause
the injury in that state. Europe
has al;rpsi as bad crop situation
Us our own winter killing in Ger
many and all the exporting Daub-
ian countries. Late cables give
very unfavorable weather conditions
for the spring crop of Russia.
Looking ahead we can see nothing
but great reduction IN wheat yields
in this country with prospects that
EilroDean demands will be greater
han for years. The public under
stands this and. the public is in
ibis wheat and is pushing the price
up towards 81 on its merits.
There is revival of activity
and strength in corn. The July
,rice was advanced today to 81
and Sentember to 81. 5-S. Chicago
shlpmcnts are far IN excess of re-
ceiots. Weather is still cold and the
planting season late. Cash corn ad-
vanced one cent per bushel today.
Believe market is headed higher.
We note that Northwest Houses
that have been selling oats futures
on the theory OF increased acreage
are now buying them back because
OF the poor start which the crop
VIII get because of continued cold |
weather. Iowa and Nebraska are
too dry and too cold to help the
backward plant. Cash demands are
good. Those who trade will remem-
ber that oats prices move very fast
when they get started and these
new crop months are likely to ad-
vance easily.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-14
Rank of Esquire Tuesday night, at
Candy lodge. Full attendance de-
sired. 5-11-3t
Carpets Hold Tenants.

Have you rugs or carpets?" asked
the landlord Of prospective tenant
Carpets" said the woman.
I'm glad of that" said the landlord
I've got so | always ask that ques
ton, and whenever possible rent to
the people who are so old-fashioned as
to cling to carpets. There is nothing
like carpet to hold tenant in a
place. A lease isn't half SO effective
Carpets are cut to fit the floors and II
will require pretty big inducements
to get their owner to pull up stakes
and go some place else where the car
pets will have to be made all over
again. The advocate of rugs is held
down by no such considerations. Rugs
will fit any floor and the person using
them will move every time he feels
like it. Therefore. give me tenants
with the carpet habit"