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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
SET OF GRAFTERs.

When you come to look at IL I'm
It's true light the republican legis-
lature at Charleston seems TO be a
set OF grafters more than anything
else. AS some OF their own party
papers say, they have virtually
done nothing in the interest OF the
people. They leave undone i'm
portant matters and endeavor TO
advance their own political inter
ests and entrench themselves more
strongly In power They most sure
ly are making a very unenviable
record and we are expecting any
old thing to be done at any time that
VIII create more graft and further
burden the people. There are sew
eral bills affecting the city OF Blue
field in which our citizens are in
terested. Dillon. our representative.
is there, and he is OF the gang, and
Is no doubt planning for future
power. 1t is hoped by the better ell
ement of our people that this legis-
lature Will let Bluefeld alone. We
have no confidence in their pre-
tensions of lettering conditions, so
il they will let us alone we will
manage to take care Of ourselves,
without any further jerrymandering
OF our town.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16

approached him fnd .af, ex9re ISL (
himself verbally Proceeded 10 pull
the Charleston mans nose. Booton
said he was feeling bad and did
not care to fight. but would see
Laughlin later. Today when the
Senate took a recess at noon both
men were seated at the reporters
table and Booton Immediately at
tackled Laughlin, striking him in the
face but doing little damage. Laugh
lin claimed that Booton had struck
him from the back. but this is de-
MED by those who witnessed the
ARRAY.
After the adjournment in the af-
ternoon Laughlin followed Booton
down the street and proposed that
they fight the thing out At II they
went. Laughlin received a pretty
severe beating. Both men were fined
in Justices court. Laughlln is a
prominent citizen OF Wheeling and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
BLUEFIED DAlLY LEADER SATURDAY EVENING FEB e 1907

taxation, would be a material gamer.
One OF the plants or chat exDrer-
sion Is not irreverentJ would be sold
for commercial uses, and would he
gin to pay tribute to the community
treasury and to that extent relieve
other taxpayers One example Of
that sort would spread like wildhre.
The thinker whose Imagination Is
strong can see in his minds eye a
that sort would spread like wild fire.
on Sunday. and not so many church
es unused ON Saturday.
All a dream. Is It? Probably But
dreams call for Interpretation. The
Interpretation OF this one is easy.
There is still much room for growth
OF the kindlier feeling among diff
ferent sects worshipping the same
God. Brooklyn Eagle.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
WHY NOT THE
SUBSTITUTE JUROR

The Thaw trial was Interrupted
for time yesterday while one OF
the jurors went to see his wife. who
was i'll. The recent trial of Simn-
son in Suffolk county came near
being stopped by the illness of one
of the jurors. The tedious process
of selecting the Thaw Jury wa
greatly heightened by the lust so
licitude of the District Attorney
lest talesmen who were otherwise
acceptable might prove unable to
bear the strain of a long trial. For
that reason two jurors were excused
after they had been once accepted
AS matters stand the illness OF q
single member OF jury halts n
trial; the death or incapacity OF a
juror blocks 1t and wastes all the
labor and cost of it to both sides.
This need not be the case. It
would be easy to amend the law so
that in case which is likely to be
long continued two supplementary
Jurors might be chosen in addition
to the 10. They could be sworn like
the II and like them could listen to
- he testimony. In case of need
one OF them could be substituted
for one of the original jurors and
the case go on.
Such an argument would not
prejudice the case of any lltigant. 1t
would often save mistrial.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
RIPE PEACH
IN JANUARY
BLOOM SURVIVED THE FEW
COLD SNAPS AND DEVEL-
OPED.

North Jacksonville has broken
the record having produced well
developed ripe peach in the month
OF January. Several days ago A. b.
Floyd exhibited a limb taken from
peach tree growing on j. c. Phil
lips place, In the north portion of
the city, to which was attached a
well developed peach, apparently
full ripe and well colored The fruit
is that known as the Alexander va
riety, named after a prominent fam
lily of this place. Evidently the bloom
came during the fall, and the peach
survived what few cold snaps that
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE

Measured by whatever applicab
standard, it is found that the pre-
emit session of the West Virgin
legislature, is like no other in Ga
history OF the state. While mi.
legislation has been attempted
practically nothing Of general pur
lie interest has been accomplishe
Numerous matters of local or pc
sonal import have been rushe
through the calendar, while all c
the weightier measures propose
have either died violent deaths
the hands Of opposing influences, O.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
WHAT MIGHT b..

The trend Of the times toward
kindlior feeling between differing
lets worshipping the same God is
rather neatly illustrated by the ex-
change of courtesies between Jew
ish congregation in Manhattan and
n Christian church The Temple
Israel while erecting a new synagog
Calvary Methodist church loaned its
edidce free of charge to the Jews for
Saturday use. The latter have Just
persuaded the Methodists to accept
$1,000 as a gift not as a business
matter
But the question instaneously sug-
gests itself why should not the
economical dual use of places of
worship be continued in this case and
indefinitely extend i'm other cases?
Tho Calvary -uo-.sts' edifice
would have been locked up tight on
Saturday if the jews mad not used
It.
The new synagog or Temple Is
rael win be locked up tight on Sun
days unless Christians use it.
Either building would suffice for
both religious bodies. The use of a
single structure would realize half
the capital invested The state.
which cNemg.s both buildings from
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
USING HIS FRIENDS

When Thomas A. Edison was Nv
ing In Menlo Park visitor from
New York said to him one day:
BY the way, your front gate
needs repairing II was all I could
DO to get it open. You ought TO
have IT trimmed, or creased. or
some, ing"
Mr. edison laughc'
"Oh, no. he said. "Oh, no"
why not2' asked the visitor
Because" was the reply. every
one who comes through that gate
pumps two buckets of water into the
tank on the roof."-New York Trib.
une.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16

The name Polly" applied TO To
parrot, is said to have been brougl
60 the North i'm an early day /
fatboatmcn, who took grain an
provisions down the Ohio and Mi
sissiupi rivers to New Orleans Pa
riots were in cages at the doors {
many French shops, and the we
terners heard the French say to IT,
birds 'Parlez, parlez," pronounce
Darley and meaning speak. speak
This word as they brought it bac,
came to be polly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16

Minneapolis makes more breaG
stuff than any other city i'm IT,
world There are % enormous Hou
mills in the Minnesota city who.
combined daily capacity is equal O.
grinding the wheat from $500.
acres of rich American fields. The
daily output amounts to $4,000 ba
rels Of -four Still more surprisiu
Is the thought that it requires >
100000 acres of land to gro
enough wheat TO keep the mills G.
Minneapolis running for a year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16

= PRESIDENT o. nc road
Trade he Is wealthy ard h8s.as
an Interest IN the Intelligencer 4
few months ego. using the paper as
a sort OF diversion. He has been
making severe criticisms OF MEM
bers OF the Legislature who oppose
the administration. and Bottoms act
has given that faction keen enjoy
ment.
Booton is an Ohio man and came
mere about a year ago.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16
PLEASANTRIES AT
LEGISLATURE.
TWO FISTFIGHTERs AND A
NOSE PULLING INCIDENTS
AT CHARLESTON.

Charleston. ". Va. Feb. 15.-
"a couple Of fights between o. l..
Booton. editor of the Charleston
Mail and George A. Laughlin. chief
owner and editor of the Wheeling
Intelligencer, furnished the sensa-
ton of the legislative day. The
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16

a Bridgeport (CtD manufacture
has just completed a bridal coacA
for a Pittson (Pa) liveryman thu.
cost $500 There are heart-shapof
windows, two large hearts for dasl
board and the rear springs are
heort-shaped. Two cupids surmourl
the lamps.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16

have occurred. SO far as Is known,
this is the first ripe peach seen
here in the month OF January
Jacksonville, Texas. Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-16

Mr. William Thompson. OF Bethel.
was in the city yesterday disposing
OF produce.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

your Survey Of the World" Ia as good
as any review which charges 81 a
year and Ann Boyd Is certainly a
great story.
| wish you would write more Of the
editorials like that on Legare. that on
going to the woods in autumn, up in
the mountains, convalescent.
The lawyers today are playing a
greater part in history than at any
previous time, good and bad, and l
wish you would write at times some
thing Of the great lawyers of the past,
the idols of the profession then AMI
today. think it would be interesting
and instructive to all. and especially
to those who, like myself, are study
ing law.
Ending with good wishes for the
brave fight you are making, am,
Your friend always,
HARRY WEINBERGER.
349 e. Houston st.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

He (nervously)-Er-er, Margaret
er-er, there's something has been trem-
bling on my lips for the last two
months.
She-Yes, SO 1 see-why don't you
shave 1t off-PrinOeton Tiger.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07
COST OF CRIME.
In the United States is More Than a
Billion Dollars Yearly.
(From Harpers' Weekly. J

Billion Dollars Yearly.
(From Harpers' Weekly.)
The cost of crime to the government
reaches the enormous sum of $140,-
100000. OF this sum $80,000,000 is ex-
pended in certain percent
age Of the maintenance of the
supreme and federal courts, United
States district attorneys, United States
marshals, and the secret service bu-
reau; part of it is the cost of crime
to the treasury department to prevent
smuggling, the cost of crime to the ar
my and the navy and to the postoffice
and to allied departments. The gov
ernment losses by smuggling and pos
tai frauds, etc., add the $6,000,000 to
make the aforesaid total. In the last
statement, which is only an estimate
of what the national government pays
for crime, it should be remembered
that there are no reliable figures on
the subject. In estimating the govern
ment losses at $60,000,000 a year for
smuggling, fraud, etc., the writer has
endeavored to keep strictly under the
mark. It is estimated that the govern
ment loses from $75,000,000 to $780,
000,000 a year by smuggling alone,
while the postofice frauds are believed
to have cost the government some
thing like $40,000,000 a year.
The detailed cost of crime in the
United States presents some astound-
ing figures. In 1906 the cost of crime
in Greater New York was $35,562,-
1924. The state, county, and city
authorities outside of Greater New
York spent for it $42,6O5, ,47275. In
forty-five states New York exclud-
ed) the expenditure was $697 $780, 900,
Criminal losses by fires totaled $780,
100000. By customs frauds the nation
al government lost $60,000,000 Dur
ing this one year the loss in wages to
100000 state prisoners was .$2S,080,-
0eO, while the loss in wages of 100000
prisoners in city and county jails was
$33,000,000. The grand total, there
fore, of the cost of crime in the United
States reaches the stupendous figures
of $1,076, ,327, ,6O5.99.
The cost of religious work in the,
United States is enormous. The cost
of foreign missions, comprising all de-
nominations, is $7,OOO,OO0; home mis-
sions expend the same sum. We spend
for education $2000OO,000; for church
expenses and ministers salaries, $780,
100000. Hospitals and dispensaries for
the sick poor cost us $10O,000,000; for
sanitariums of all kinds we spend $780,
100000. City missions and rescue work
of all kinds demand and receive $3,-
100000; humanitarian work of every
kind, $12,0O0,OO0. Our Young Mems
and Young Women's Christian Asso-
Citations cost $5,OOO,OOO, while all other
moral and social work in the United
States requires an expenditure of $5,-
100000. The total expenditure for hui
manitarian and religious work is, then,
$549, 100000. AS against this, the to-
tai cost of crime In the United States
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

IDLEWILD PROLIFIC COTTON has
captured the south. Two bales per
acre sure. Seed limited. Price cheap.
Selling fast. Home grown, guaran-
teed garden and flower seeds, cheap.
Sole owners of Siberian Lettuce,
grows outdoors all winter. Planted
now brings 10c per head. Pkg. seed
1Oc. Write us. IDLEWILD FLORAL
GARDENS. College Park Ga
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07
w. A. MORRIS.
Oxford, Ca, Feb. 27, 1907.

OXIOru, Gd., req. ~, lSO(.
l have just been reading your piece
in magazine, mot Quite" l read all
you write that can get. l take both
Jeffersonian and Magazine.
When you are gone if there are
enough good people to change the laws
you will live as no other mortal has.
I am going to think for myself and
die believing I am right. And l do
hope you may live on until you can
say well done, have not lived in vain,
yet we know often that we never see
our good works finished.
May God guard and protect you and
yours and shower upon you every
blessing, is the prayer of your hum
BILE servant, w. A. ELLINGTON.
Collinsville, Tex, Feb. 8, 1907.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson:
Dear Friend-Yes, you are a great
friend of the great mass of the people.
Well, Mr.. Watson, | am writing you
this letter for the purpose primari-
ly Of making you proposition or
in other words to make a request
which / do with hesitancy and that
is, that you add new department to
your Jeffersonian Magazine that is,
a department for young and ineXpe-
rienced writer's. | am sure this would
be popular and of very great benefit
to boys of literary bent. l can't write
hnA
count can't get my articles printed
in the body of the magazines. But |
know l have the energy and ambition
and l believe l have the brains and
the talent to make a success in the
great literary field if I had a depart
ment like this to develop the dormant
faculties and there are thousands of
young men of the same opinion and in
the same condition, so you see have
a selfish, but very laudable motive
in making the request. Now, Tom, do
not consider this matter lightly for
there are a host of young of literary
aspirations struggling to- get on their
feet. / sincerely hope to hear from
you on this matter. Respectfully,
J. E. REED.
New York City, Jan 29,19O7.
My Dear Mr. Watson:
Here is a helping hand across the
miles. 1 have bought the January
number of the "Watson's Jeffersonian
Magazine" on the newsstand, so please
enter my subscription with the Febru-
airy number.
I didn't ask to have my money re-
funded, though l had just subscribed a
few months before you left the Wat
son Magazine, because l knew better
In the Watson Magazine / only read
your editorials, your life Of Jackson,
and your answers to questions. In
your new magazine, however, l have
read everything and want to say that
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07
IL

Charlotte, N. c., Feb. 25, 1907
Hon. Thomas e. Watson, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir-I watch for the arrival Of
each number OF Watsons Jeffersonian
Magazine as eagerly as the boy and
girl watch for old Santa Claus. Aft
er reading the February number l
said 1t was worth years subscrip-
ton. Since looking over the March
number will say it's worth two years
subscription. It's hummer. Would
to God that every voter in this state
who is not bound hand and foot, body
and soul to party stakes would read
the magazine.
North Carolina is fine missionary
ground at this time. The old parties
IN many sections are clawing at each
others throats and we are saying
amen. Very respectfully,
]. P. SOSSAMAN.
For the middle of the road.
Blue Hill, Neb., Feb. II, 1907.
Mr.. Watson:
Dear Sir-Enclosed you will find
money order for $1.50 to pay for Mag
azine one year. / would like to have
a copy of your weekly paper. l sup
pose your paper treats mostly on state
and local news. The magazine is
more on the line of national politics
that is the reason l prefer the latter;
if you have copies at hand please
start me out with the January num-
ber. Yours respectfully,
r. ARMSTRONG.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

tudes Of your career, we have been
constant sentinels on the watch tower
ready to come at your command.
May God bless you and yours, and
give you many years in which to de-
fend the cause of true Democracy
and the cause of humanity.
Brisbane's comments upon brown
eyes hit met all right but it had it's
redeeming trait after ALL Her eyes are
grey. r. w. HAYNIE.
Deland, Fla, Jan. q, 1907.
Hon I. e. Watson, Thomson, Ga:
The magazine came all right Would
have written sooner but an engineer
like an editor takes all the time he
can rake up and little more if posi-
BILE. l am only getting in 16 hours per
day. read every number of the
New York Magazine. But when you
quit l did also. | enclose you $3.50
for magazine. Tom Dixon can put up
with terrapin stews, but think life
without the magazine would be kind
er blank. Hoping for you all success.
l am yours truly,
w. A. NORRIS.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

Cleveland, Ga, Feb IL, 1907.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir-I send you four subscrib-
ers for your magazine, have the prom
Use of several more. l will continue
to work for the magazine and paper at
leisure times when the ground is wet
so l cannot plow.
They want the magazine as soon as
you can send it. Yours truly,
WATSON HULSEY.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07
PALMA BRIBED U. S. SENATE.

remarkable story PubIlShed IN Spain
Cost Just $37,0oo,ooo.
By Associated Press.
Madrid, Feb. 28.-A sensation has
been caused here by the publication
Of a story credited to the Diario De
La Marina, Of Havana, which pur-
ports to show by documentary evil
dence that the United States congress
was bought in 1897 by Thomas Estra-
da Palma to insure war being declar-
ed against Spain.
According to the Havana newspaper
bonds to the value of $37,000,000, re-
deemable when Cuba should become
Independent, were issued in Washing
ton to senators, and contract exists
which contains phraseology like that
of the joint resolution of April, 1898,
voted by congress.
The article says further that the
value of the bonds fell heavily in 1899,
and, therefore, a new contract was
made between Palma and the Ameri-
can senator's. Count Salazar, minis
ter Of foreign affairs, has telegraphed
to the Spanish representatives at
Washington for the fullest informa-
tion.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

for the year reached the incredible
total of $1,O76, 1927 ,6O599. That is to
say, We spend more than $5O0,OOO,0OO
year more on crime than we do on
all spiritual, ecclesiastical, physical,
humanitarian, educational, and healing
agencies put together.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

Nettleton, Mo-, Feb. 25, 1907.
Hon. It. e. Watson, Thomson, Ga:
Dear Mr.. Watson-I wish to cOngrat-
ulate you on the splendid work you
are doing through your two publica-
tions, in educating the people in the
principles Of Jeffersonian Democracy.
l may not exactly agree with you on
every point. Your editorials are time
ly, to the point, and are very instruct
i've. Your Revere and Suggestion"
in the Christmas number of the Jeffer-
sonian, met a responsive chord in my
heart, for l think | love my wife bet
ter than l did thirty-four years ago
when we were married. Please do not
falter, but keep steadily on, and, the
day is not far distant when the people
will honor themselves and the nation
by putting in practice the principles
for which you have so long contend
ed. Sincerely your friend,
WILLIAM CURP.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07

EaSCVIIle, Ga, FeD. /, l9O1.
Hon. T. q. Watson, Thomson, Ga:
Dear Sir-I received the first copy
of the magazine on Christmas eve and
l assure you that no Christmas pres
ent was ever received with more pro-
found gratitude.
A speech of yours, delivered at
Milledgeville, and published in The
Southern Alliance Farmer about fif-
teen years ago, was my first introduc-
ton.
1 was then a lad of nineteen, and
president of local Farmers Alliance
OF one hundred members.
My father, then a man OF sixty,
was lecturer of the same local and
l had him read your speech to the
brethren.
Today the same father and son are
true believers in you and your theory
of government.
Through all the chequered vicissi-
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-07
THE PROPOSAL.

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The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-03

For rich table wines call at the Buffet
 Finest Chocolates and Bon Bone always fresh and lowest in price ct the Owl Drug Store
 B. B. BrooneIl, an insurance ad- juster from Tacoma, is in town settling the fire losses accustomed by the recent fire on Keystone.
 Received by Saratoga-Rore, Hand SIcds, Canvas for Tarps Wadding for Dog Harness anu Tarred Felt. C. C. R dolph.
 Hein2s Gold Medal mince meat at Valdez Cold Storage Go.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-03
Buffet" indicates Quality.

Buffet" indicates Quality.
 1907 Diaries at the Owl Drug Store
 Don't bc the only man going to Fairbanks who diden's stop at Beaver Dam. Rates $4. per day.
 Unfurnishod house for rent, close m Call at this office.
 The Pennsvlvania has not been reported as leaving Seattle, but will probably start today or tomor- row
 Something new in the moving picture line every night at the Montana
 Castle soap is good for the skin these snappY days Get 1t at the OwI Drug Store.
 Miss Lee, an employee of the steam laundry, got caught in the manglo at the plant yesterday and burned one of her hands quite seriously.
 Boker's Pocket Knives are noted for their keen, razor edge. Red Cross Drug Co.
 The very latest silk plaid belts at Ladies Bazaar.
 Received on last boat Pressed Itcer Sinks and Rubber Weather Stripping at C. c. Rudojph's.
 Valdez Cold Storage Co.-Wholo, sale Retail Distributing Agents for Morgan Oyster Go.
 The numerous trail orders we receive speaks volumes for good -"rvice and prompt attention. Red Cross Drug Go.
 The v. B. & NJ. Co. is $5OOO better off today than the officers had supposed, having found amoug the papers of the concern an o q fire insurance policy for that amount, which they thought had expired. bat which it appears was paid up and in force until the lat ter part of December.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-03

Prescriptions promptly filled at reasonable prices at the Red Gross Drug Go.
 Schramsberg's wines indicate Quality. CIarct, Burgundy, Zinfan- del, Hook Riesling at the Buffet.
 The prices are always lowest and the quality best at the Owl Drug Store
 The Kodiak Baptist Orphnnace IS advertising for an assistant teacher The salary is small but all expenses and board will be paid.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-01-03
CRll Tor Watranta.

Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 3-Notice is hereby given that l will pav all city warrants up 10 and including No. S87, if presented within ten days from date.
 E. E. WHEAT.
 Town Treasurer.