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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
THE "SCIONESS."

Apropos Of that ever fruitful top
ic OF discussion. the marriage Of
Yankee dollars to foreign titles. in
answer 20 question asked by an
English paper What does Provi-
dence allow the Yankees money
for?" The Louisville COurler-Jour-
nal, which never said a foolish thing,
has the following to say.
The answer is that their daugh-
ters may trade # for the joy Of be-
ing scionesses Of ancient families 10
England "All Providence asks the
sristocracy 20 do is 10 say it a love
match while pocketing the gilt"
Another scioness is iu trouble.
Alice Thaw is anxious OF secure sep
aratiOn from the Earl Of Yarmouth.
\ person who was never Fl to- be the
husband Of any decent girl. but who
would OF course. have experienced
no difficulty Go finding another new
rich young American ready TO be-
come a sciOnesa if Miss Thaw had Ict
Slip her opportunity 20 enjoy proud
title and earn the profound contempt
Of al EngIishmeu and English wo-
contempt arising not from the
feet that it 9Hs just as plain tina.
tha girl married he carl for the
title as that the earl married the
E.rI for the gold
We hear a great deal about the
snobbishness of European aristo
Gratis but human nature Is very
much the same the world over. and
merit ou.Doints pedigree with tho
better element in any society Sine.
the days Of BENJAMIN Franklin
Americans, who to quote Senator
Beck are The founders of aristocra
cies have Jared well fro drawin1
rooms and in courts the world
over
I Society In Europe. with all of e.,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
H c eaned the ovaters.

Three well known young men from
Washington went out on hunting trim
recently, and, as they intended to
make day of f. a quart of nice
large oysters was taken along for the
MONDAY meal. When noon came the
party made their way TO camp with no
game, and the one that had been
elected cook set about preparing the
oysters for frying.
He had just started to roll them i'm
the cracker crumbs when one of the
others butted in with tho question:
We'll, aren't you going TO clean
those oysters? Or do you expect us to
eat them without being cleaned?"
His companion Immediately got wise
and backed up the first speaker. de-
claring that no oyster would pass his
lips without first being cleaned. The
cook looked up with mild surprise.
and decla. that he had never heard
OF oysters being cleaned, but If il was
customary he was willing to do SO
And he carefully cleaned the oysters.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
The White House Plate

The fact that the White House is
equipped with service of solid gold
plate for use on state occasions is not
talked about too loudly, as It seems,
somehow, TO jar on democratic sim.
plicity. But the fact that the service
is there is recalled by the fact that
1T needs refurbishing, and jewelers.
from New York, Baltimore and Phila
delphia are bidding for the work. The
plate was bought during the Van
Buren, administration 1t is made up of
four large candelabra, FIVE fruit dishes
and eight table mirrors, which are SC
fashioned that they can be formed into
one large centerpiece. 1t is claimed
that this service of plate is one OF
the handsomest in the world, and ia
presses even those diplomats who
have seen the plate of the wealthiest
European courts. The value OF the
White House plate is not generally
known.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
&~- z>sa-i.
FOOTBALL AT PRESENT
Is A ONE-MAN GAME
portsnt Than All Other Players
on Team.

Ever since an oyerZealous and much.
goaded rules committee decided that
something must be done with the
football rules. the quarterbdck has
grown In importance unit now he Is
more valuable than half dozen
husky guards and whole squad OF
competent fullbacks.
Baseball in the old days, Sc the vet.
Grams say. was not so much q one.
man game as It Is now. Charges IN
the art of pitching have turned the
man on the top OF the mount into
quite bit OF the whole works. Just
as the finger has increased In i'm.
portance in baseball 50 the quarter.
back has assumed proportions ia
every football squad no matter how
we'll regulated.
To begin with. the quarterback
must handle the bali before IL Is put
into play. OF course. the center man
as snapper back gets the first touch
OF the bail. but his work is almost
purely mechanical The quarterback
must snatch 1t. get it unexpectedly
and deliver IL TO the right person.
Then. too. the quarterback IL the
director general OF the team When.
ever man on the other side is play.
ing out 1t is up to him to discover
the weak points and direct the plays
toward them. It is up to him to de
wise the system of attack and bear
the brunt OF defense when the oppos
ing team. punts.
In baseball, for example, the sys
tenn is so different that little com
! parison will show the vast amount of
headworlt required on the part OF a
| successful quarterback. In baseball
when "a runner reaches first base com.
| petent coaches are stationed at first
and third to advise him, to watch the
pitcher and catcher and the infielders.
! For his further guidance the club
works by wellknown signals which
enable each man to know what the
] other fellow will attempt.
How vast the difference I'm football
There is nobody on the sidelines tip.
ping off the quarterback. There Is
nobody to pat him on the back and
say: Take "A chance on that. old
man."
The quarterback must work 1t all
out for himself and in addition to
that pull off plays with rapid.fire
Tapidity. In a word, he must bear
all the brunt of directing his playing
machine and in addition handle the
ball quickly and with extreme &C.
curacy.
On the defense the quarterback
must play behind his fellows. He
must back up the men who miss OPP
posing players breaking through the
line, and often he is the only person
between the runner and the goal
lines. When the other side punts he
must catch the ball and run it back. a
job that bears no indication of being
either easy or agreeable
A team with good quarterback is
well fixed. Without a competent man
in the position the best playing ma
chine on the face OF the earth will not
amount to much for lack of general
ship and headwork. or course. every
football team owns captain, but the
quarterback performs all the func.
tions usually allotted to that individual
IN other games.
heady quarter is the constant de-
! sire of all coaches. for without him a
good team looks like lot OF NUTS.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
NlSMzA!lNN0ijoIk&WesterT
JANUARY IL, 1908.

Leave Sis a. m. for Roanoke.
Norfolk and all points on the Shen-
andoah division. Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Hagers-
town, Pullman iParlor Car Roanoke
to Norfolk.
9:45 a. m. for Roanoke. Rich
mond, Norfolk. Pullman Sleeper
Dining Car to Roanoke. Parlor Car
Roanoke to Norfolk.
2:55 p. m. for Roanoke and Lynch
burg and intermediate stations and
the Shenandoah Valley. Philadelphia
and New York. Sleeper to Philadel-
phia. Cafe Car Gary and Roanoke.
1913 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman
Sleeper to Roanoke and Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk.
Leave Blueeld 500 p. m. for Ken
ova, Columbus and all points West
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus and Cincinnati. Cafe Cars.
S:55 a. m. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus, Toledo. Cafe Dining Car.
Leae 9:O3 a. m. and 2:25 p. m.
daily for TaZewell Norton and all
stations on Clinch Valley division.
Arrive from Norton and points on
the Clinch Valley division at 2:4O D.
m. and 1925 p. m.
Leave GAS a. m. for Kenova and
intermediate stations via Wayne.
Leave $50 a. m. and 2:4O D. m.
for Welch and intermediate stations.
Call on agent Norfolk and West
ern Railway for tickets, mans and
additional information.
w. p. BBVILL, G.. P. A.
Roanoke, Virginia.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
Iowa WIN Retain catlin

Marc Catlin will remain another
year as coach OF the Iowa university
eleven. University athletes are re
joicing over the retention OF the old
Chicago star who has decidedly made
good during his term Of service. cat
I'm will continue the study of law iu
the university and the board in con.
troll Of athletics seems disposed TO
hold him indefinitely
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

The senate is wrestling with a
currency TDeasure which PROPOSES
to cure the evil of crooked and dis
honest fnanciering by providing ev-
erybody with plenty OF money when
the gamblers have corraled the bus
mess world Perhaps the senate
would try to remedy the crimes OF
these spectators by fixing term
in the penitentiary for the criminals
If so many of the senator's were not
themselves engaged in the same kind
of ss.-Parkersburg Sentinel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
afflicted WITH SORE EYES
FOR BIB YEARS.

] have been afflicted with sore
yes for thirty-three years Thirteen
ears ago ] became totally Ddnd and
was blind FOR six years Ny eyes
we're badly lnhamed. One OF my
neighbors Insisted upon my trying
Chamberlain Salve and gave me
lalf box Of 80. To my surprise n
iealed my eyes and my sight came
oack to me.--P. G. Earls, Cynthlana.
Ky Cbamberlain's salve is for sale
y The White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
RoUsED WRATH OF SAILOR.
Admiral 9owes Wrote Warm Letter
to Famous bob" Evans.

Perhaps it is just as we'll that Rear
Admiral Bowles is out of the service,
says writer in the Chicago Evening
Post. This remark is not intended to
reflect upon the seamanship or the
character OF the former officer Of the
navy for he is a rare old salt and a
fine fighter. but the fact that he is i'm
civil life just now is conducive to
peace. Admiral Bowles resigned some
time ago and is now the chief official
Of the Fore River Shipbuilding com
pany which is engaged in the con-
struction of half dozen vessels for
the government.
While work at Fore River is at itI
height the trained mechanics have
been leaving the place TO take employ.
ment at the government yard at Mare
Island where il is expected there
aOon will be an immense amount. of
work with exceedingly good bay
Admiral Bowles, for some reason or
other, thought that Admiral Bob"
Evans was at the work OF enticing
his men away from Fore River and
so he wrote a letter TO Fighting Bob"
that was so warm that a drop OF sea
water that fell on It sizzled
Admiral Evans read the letter and
there were some warm words uttered
in loud soliloquy." Then Admiral Bob
cooled on suddenly and laughed
What was the use OF getting mad at
civilian who couldn't be court-mar-
tailed? The receiving flag Off Ger filed
away the letter OF the sending flag
officer and the department regards
the incident as closed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
CHAMPION TO FIGHT PALMER

Tommy Burns, who defeated Gun.
ner Jim NOR. and Jack Palmer OF
Newcastle, have signed articles for
a match at $4,000 a side and the best
purse offered, to be not less than
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

Your be- healthy and happy if
your liver and bowels work natural
Iy HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
keeps these organs working right.
bring robust health to all Try 30
now 35c Tea or Tablets For sale
by The White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

According to the figures given out
by Treasurer Farley, the outgoing
Democratic ADMINISTRATION, instead
of leaving $1.2OO,OOO in the state
treasury will leave less than half a
million of dollars for the Republic
cans TO begin with.-Louisvill Cou-
rier-J ournal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

Francis Harden Burr. 09. Of Brook
line. Mass. has been elected unanl
mously captain of the Harvard foot
ball eleven Burr Us graduate Of
Phillips Tie is n years Of
age and is feet ~ inches IN height
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
%&@D
SATURDAY, JANUARY II, 1908.

Hon. VIM NJ. o. Dawson has
grown rich by virtue of an iniquitous
fee system, and having filled his
own dinner pail he cries enough and
wants TO abolish it and so recon-
mends in his proclamation for an
extra session.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
ADS IN THIS COLUMN ONE CENT
A WORD.

MEN WANTED-Miners, coke men
and laborers of all kinds, can find
steady employment at the large
mining and coking plant of HE
Pocahontas Consolidated Golfers
Co., Pocahontas, Va. Apply in
person to VIM. Leckie, Division
Superintendent. lift
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

She was the pride Of the country
round
EnvIed by other girls was she;
In beauty and health she did abound
By taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
For sale By the White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

Yeast What would happen n SONS
people could take their money with
them into the next world. do you sup.
pose2
CrimsOnbeak Why. IL would burn
IN their pockets'-Yonkers States.
man
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

Church That man Roxley IS al
ways trying To- outdo himself
Gotham What has hc done now
Paid $1,000 for a Turkish rug"
Well. Gli bet he'll never beat that
,Yonkors Statesman
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

$500. the winner TO take as and the
loser % per cent. The match IS to oc.
cur on or before February Burns.
in an interview. said that his next
opponent on this side would be Jack
johnson, the colored marvel This
sets at rest the rumor that Rurns is
afraid TO meet the negro heavy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

They are talking of passing an or
dinance in New York to prevent wo-
men from smoking in public places
What will the suffragette ladies
think Of that?-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
Great Luck.

81 hear you have been hunting. Any
luck?"
Yes. Only one man mistook me
for a rabbit and he was poor shot"
Chicago Record Herald
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
PUBLIC OPINION

Uncle Joe Cannon Will now expect
some of those congressman given
coveted committeeships to bring I'm
the Wheeling Intelligencer
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Advertising rates made known on
application.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10

in that department during the time
that they have benin the council.
The methods of auditing accounts
and disbursing money. which have
been In vogue are deplorable and are
not methods which any SINE business
man would use Id conducting his own
business. Members Of the council adj
mitted this Tuesday night. AT
present time and during the past year
there is and has been the most urgent
need of economy. Every nickel counts
in the present condition OF the city's
finances. Lack Of funds has hamper
ed the council, influenced every bit OF
important legislation proposed. and
caused much discussion and ponder.
ance as to methods to increase the
revenue. Licenses have been raised
and more legislation raising licenses
is imminent, in fact the council is in
a position where it must devise some
means of cutting down expenses and
increasing the city's revenue.
The action of the mayor and street
committee, in cutting down the mum.
Der Of men employed in the street de-
partment to three, and best OF all
regulating the expenditure ofthe city's
money SO that fair returns are assur'
ed as much as possible, is tardy vel
commendable, since 1t Is not too late
to practise economy that is economy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10

walked of the field. II such Is the
case, they were either In the right or
they were firmly convinced that they
were, which IL almost the equivalent,
since there are few better judges Of
how the national game should be play
ed, in this state.
This is not intended as a boost for
Billings ball players, but we think 1t
is with pardonable pride, that we can
point to the fact that this season at
least. Billings has never before been
accused of trying to steal game OF
ball or Of even entering III mild pro.
test against the treatment accorded
them by outside clubs.
A newspaper fight over a baseball
game is disgusting to say the least
and does not reflect credit to the
participants. It VAS probably q reali.
cation Of this that was responsible fol
no mention being made by the return
ing players Of the slight unpleasant
ness at Miles City.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
aUFFEY's ~TRouNclNa.

The severe %trouncings administered
Messrs, Guffey and McCarren by
Bryan supporters is calculated to In
still the fear Of the great Peerless
One" into the hearts Of those who
dare to oppose him! Can it be possi-
BILE that this Acknowledgement OF men
representing the sovereign state OF
Pennsylvania, men holding certif-
Gates under the great seal Of the COM
monwealth has deliberately taken
placer" Colonel Guffey is quoted as
saying when he regained conscious
ness after word was brought to him
Of the action Of the committee on the
contests IN which he vas interested.
Yes, Colonel Guffey anything is
possible In the Denver convention
when followers of the Nebraskan will
it and even the great seal Of the great
commonwealth Of Pennsylvania does
not cut any ice to these men, who are
to foist upon the Democracy OF the
nation for the third time. a man,
whom they would make you believe
is the universal choice.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
Nc BAD LOSERS E R

It is with surprise that we learn
through the editorial columns Of the
Yellowstone Journal, that a dispute
over an umpire's decision, marred to
a certain extent the visit of the Com
mercial Baseball club to Miles City,
which if what the returning players
say is true, will always be n assoc
ciated with only pleasant memories OF
fair treatment and unequalled hospi.
tally extended to them by the people
Of the Cowtown.
II there was a dispute. as alleged
in Col. Gordon's editorial, which by
the way is full OF sound advice to
players and defines the rights Of the
public in the matter Of ball games
then the Billings players were toe
good losers to mention the matter on
their return home. No hint OF even
an argument was given out by them
and local sport writer's evidentaly
have a right to cry out, I'VE have beer
deceived"
Billings has anything but a bunch
of soreheads' playing ball this season
and nothing short Of cold blooded ant
downright robbery would ever temp
one Of them to enter a protest or L
kick against the treatment accorded
them IN other cities. The Miles Cit!
paper implies that the Billings boy
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
S8s IS
A FALSlFIER.

gM H4SGGE ZEaTF4 AZ. EtEF3-N fE&Et@ c6FN"& NaGE8AW.Nd@3
BryanFis nova member OF the Ana
MAS club. Colonel James M. Guffy,
who was named as national comittee-
man by the Pennsylvania delegation,
in open defiancesof Mr.. Bryan's wishes,
publicly arraigns the Nebraskan al a
"hypocrite, migrate and falsifer." Fal-
sitter Is but a mobilization Of liar and
is not half so effective. Perhaps It
was his adherence Of plagiarism that
prompted the Pennsylvania man to
use the word ".%falsiherv in placing the
brand on the Democratic leader.
And yet the Democratic press of
the country assures Vi that there is
no lack Of. harmony in the ranks of
democracy; that discord is unknown
except to republicans and that outside
OF a few, who are loyal to native sons,
Mr.. Bryan is the choice Of every dem
ocrat in the nation.
The conventionshall, OF which Den
yer is s proud, has an emergency
hospital, and II the recriminations OF
Colonel Guney, before the convention,
portend scenes: to follow, the estab.
lishment OF a place where soothing
lotions may be applied to broken
heads, is a wise precautionary meas
ure. But what true, loyal democrat
would descend to violence in retaliat
ing to accusations Of one Of the mem
bers Of his party. By SO doing he
would place himself on a level with
certain representatives of the people
in the senate, whose political faitt
we will not refer to here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
4 RELAY DEMONSTRATION.

BY a prearranged system Of relays,
the Democrats yesterday smashed
the record set by the republicans, in
the length Of the demonstration, fol.
lowing the mention of their favorite's
name. The press dispatches from
Denver, yesterday, tell us that. when
Senator Gore mentioned Bryan's
name, there was a demonstration last
ing one hour and tw~enty-seven
minutes-and the dispatches also note
that at intervals, delegates from var
ious states ceased cheering and when
those who outstayed them played out
they resumed.
It is to be hoped that long distance
wires to Fairview were in working
order, so that the Peerless One" was
able to hear with his WI ears the de
m%onstration and thus note the success
Of this feature Of the arrangements.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
REAL ECONOMY NOW.

Three men employed in the city's
street and sidewalk department are
enough to look after side walk re-
pairs, handle the city's prisoners,
working on the streets, and flush the
sewers. The members Of the street
and sidewalk committee Srealize this
and 1t is not probable that the next
time the council meets, the finance
committee will be faced with q long
string of bills for labor and team hire,
contracted by an appointee Of the
chairman of the street and sidewalk
COMMITTEE, without the authority or
approval of the rest Of the comittee-
men.
One of the employees will have
charge OF the prisoners, who will keep
the cutters clean and cut down the
weeds, and the othef two men will re.
pair sidewalks, flush sewers and where
there is an unusually large gang Of
prisoners, they will assist in guard.
ing them, at the same time assisting
in the work done by the prisoners.
This will cut down the enormous ex.
penditures OF the city for street work
and as the department will be under
the supervision of at least three alder
men, it is toSbe expected that the prac
tice of cutting down one high place
In the street to make another higher
at a cost of $1.50sa yard for moving
the dirt will not continue much longer
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10

- fsEMX+ "Etsfr-G ag1GE
For that reason we desire t. bring
his nan1e prominently. before the re-
publican party and the voters gen
orally and to urges his nomination,
believing that II he will accept, his
numerous friends in eastern Montana
will be only too glad to go about It
to secure for him the honor at the
hands Of the. State Convention. II
nominated, Judge Loud will easily win
at the polls in November, besides add
ing much to the strength Of the state
ticket.
What's the matter with Judge Loud
for Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court?