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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-14
SPECIAL SALE HIGH GRADE CANDY

20 & 25c candy, per 10. only........12c
This is the very best grade of pure
sugar candy. We just received 20
pals of high grade absolutely pure
candy that we will place On sale while
it lasts (0 per ID. .12c
zoe lemon drops, now per h.. .....12c
2Oc Burnt Peanut drops, per lb....12c
zoe Cocoanut bon bons, now per ID 12c
zoe Jellica creams, now per lb., ...12c
zoe Candy sea shells, now perlb.. .12c
zoe Peppermint cream waters. l2c
zoe W~intergreen cream waters. 12c
zoe Candy apricots, now per lb.....12c
2Oc Fruit raspberry creams, per 10. .12c
zoe Cream covered dates .........12
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-14
Plain Ribbon Specials

A number Of bolts of plain ribbon Al
inches wide, not all silk-but very
good weight, colors-cardinal, blue,
white and pink. Sale price Sc per yd
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-14

Blue is also n exceptionally desirable color and we have the
Fall Suits in nearly a dozen different shades of Blue, and at a va
riety of prices. Also Black, Green-stripes and mixtures in a nice
variety of styles. We r showing a much finer and better line of
Suits than ever before and we would like every one at all interested
to see the New Styles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-14

Lots of Our New Fall Goods are already on
DISPLAY
AS many of our customers like to make their selections
of Suits, Waists, Dress Goods, etc. Come early and get
first choice of the New Styles. We have had many OF the
most desirable goods shipped early and already have them
on display to show you. Come in and see them even though
you do not care to buy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

In the Suburbs Of Sydney and Mel.
bourne, and a series OF games is
played annually. The championship IS
decided by a series OF three games.
alternately in Sydney and Melbourne.
The first of these interstate series was
i'm 1902. and has been won each year
by New South Wales.
The fielding of the players is uni.
fJrmly good. but the batting is Door.
The antipodeans have not as yet mas
tered the American baseball bat and
Full pitched ball. but they are fast
overcoming this defect, and in re-.
sent game for the interstate cham
Dionship tho teams played a Trimming
game with the score OF IL to 9. To
encourage the sport Admiral Sir Har.
~ Rawson. governor OF New South
Wales, donated silver cup. to be
competed for as championship
trophy between the two states.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
THE NEGRO DELEGATE SCANDAL

John Sherman charged in his
memoirs that he lost the Republican
nomination for president in 1888 be-
cause Gen. Ayers managers pur-
chased the colored delegates from
the southern states who had been
pledged to him. Mr. Sherman new
er explained how he got them in the
first place.
In 1896 Mark Hanna bought these
colored delegates in wholesale lots
and shipped them to St. Louis in
bundles to vote for Mckinley and
the national honor" It was not so
much the loss of presidential nom
ination that Disguised Thomas B..
Reed with politics as Hannas open.
shameless debauching of a national
convention with money.
Is there to be another shocking
scandal over the election of south
ern delegates to the Republican con
ventiOn of 1908?
South of Mason and Dixon's line
two considerations arouse the patri-
otto fervor of the colored brother in
a presidential contest. One is pa
tronage; the other is cash. In the
irrepressible conflict there between
the Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt
forces everybody knows who is fur
nishing the patronage. but who is
providing the money? Nobody is
ingenious enough TO believe that
.it is possible to send contesting del
.egations from southern states to a
Republican national convention on
the moral issue of protecting the
constitution from executive usurpa-
ton
The president humorously sug-
gests, in his letter elsewhere printed
to William Dudley Foulke. that the
'non-officeholders convention" in
the south are composed Of would-bo
oficehoiders That is undoubtedly
true; but seasoned campaigners
know that It is not likely to be the
only reason for their activity I'm OBJ
position Huntington Advertiser.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
EaED II. SE2ELH

assisted Coach A. A. Stagg for the
last three seasons. following his grad.
'ation from the University of chi.
Cago.
Purdue has wanted Speik for two
years, and only lost him last season
by accident. The maroon. who is a
graduate OF Rush Medical college as
well as Of the University OF Chicago.
believed his hospital work would
keep him busy during the gridiron
season and turned down Purdues Of
Ter. Within few days afterward he
learned that his medical work would
not begin until January and as Pur-
due had made other arrangements he
helped Coach Stag train the 1907 west
ern championship team
While in the maroon camp Speik
was one of the mainstays OF Coach
Stages team. He was at end fol
four years, his last season being
1904, when he played the best game OF
his career and came near landing a
championship for the Midway. Stage
regards him as one of the best as
sistants he ever had and predicts a
''o SNtN'9o AOA illll a lull-llCuBtU
big nine" coach.
Speik's advance gives Stagg three
pupils in the coaching business in
conference colleges. Jimmy" Shell
don of Indiana and Mare Catlin OF
Iowa are the other former Midway
stars who are now successfully han.
ding big nine" clevens. Other ma
room players who will coach next fall
arc Koehler, Denver university; To
bin, All Hallows college, Salt Lake
City; Jesse Harper, Albion college;
Luehring, Ripon college; Walter Ken.
nedy, Alma college; Shorty" Ellis
worth, Colorado school of mines.
Golden. Col; Walker, Utah agricultu.
raj college, and Russell, University O
West Virginia.
Speik expects to make some of the
big nine schools look TO their lau.
rels this fall, as the boiler-makers
have splendid bunch Of material.
The freshman team last fall defeated
the varsity at every meeting. and a
number of the 'freshies' will bios
som out as stars
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

anything, unless It IS built upon
something besides Federal Offices
said Mr.. Houk 1--WE would today
have a Republican state aiministra-
ton in Tenness' Tut for patronage.
By impatient interference with
the rights Of others. and infraet!on
Of law for many years. cabal o.
Federal offirehclders I'm Tennessee
has disgrac'd national Republican
administrations. ana believe / con
servatiyely state the case when /
say that today there are more vIo-
lations of the civil service laws. and
ot the spirit OF civil seryic, reform
by Federal omiceholders I'm the
South, and certainly in Tennessee.
than al any time during the past
generation. Conditions are worse
than under Grants administration.
when. OF course, the civil service
act OF 1888. and amendments there?
TO. were not in existence.
ors. or special agents. ar, sent to
When a campaign is on. inspect
20 intimidate officehold-
ers. In 1896 there were 1876 inspect
ors. or special agents, whose annual
compensation was $I3OO.OOO. In
1907 there we're 300 inspectors. or
special agen,s, drawing 100000
annually.
These agents slip down among
us with the muck rake In one hand
for the citizen complaining Of the
violation Of law on the part of the
office holder, and brush full OF
whitewash in the other for the Of
Tending officeholders. / speak as the
friend of the present administration
and believe if the president knew
the conditions in the South he would
correct them.
I'VE understand in Tenn ssee
that a high public official in Wash
ington, who never lived in Tennes-
see, has for months been laying
wires to drive the 10000 Repub-
leans in my state into submitting
practically to the selection Of dele
gates to the National Convention b.
the Federal officeholders. We shah
not submit to such dictation, and
that high functionary should be dis
missed from the administration.
IF Federal officeholders in Ten
nessee had obeyed the law, Judge
Taft would have gotten the vote OF
the state in the convention without
the least trouble; but now it seems
that these officeholders are certain
to cause double delegations from my
state"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
S2EiK, FORMER MAROON,
TO COACH PURDUE MEN
EN-Chicago Star Expected to Put Out
Winning Football Squad at
Lafayette.

Fred A. Speik. the former maroon
end, will coach the Purdue university
football team next fall Speik signed
a one-year contract the other day with
Hugh Nicol. director of athletics at
Purdue. Although the agreement is
for but one season. the old maroon
star will probably remain at the La
fayette school.
Speik IS regarded as one Of the
best coaches in the big nine" and
his presence at Purdue this fall will
undoubtedly mean a regeneration in
football for the boiler-makcrs. He
has made his reputation in the coach.
Ing line at Marshall field, where he
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
BASEBALL IN AUSTRALIA
Cricketers Take Up American Nation
al Game for Practice in Winter.

baseball has made rapid strides In
Australia. Unlike America and Eng
land, the game is played during the
winter months, which correspond with
our summer season. Several OF the
prominent Australian cricketers have
taken up the sport some because they
have grown fond Of It. and others be.
cause It keeps them I'm condition dur
Ing the winter and is not as danger
GUS As football, which is the popular
winter pastime
Since the visit Of the Spalding teams
in the sos the game has made steady
progress. and the prejudice which
then existed has been overcome. 4
number Of teams has been organized
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

How to BEAT an undertaken: Cough
and Cough .ng end in Coffin. Cure the
Cough, stop the Coughing, and let
the undertaken keep his Coffin. Ry-
dale's Cough Elixir is the best and
surest way OF accomplishing this re-
suit Best, because It contains the
best remedies known to aid nature TO
cure cough. Surest, because 1t posi-
lively does not contain oplates or
harmful drugs of any kind. Guaran-
teed under the pure Food and Drug
Law. For sale by White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1908.

Hugh Ike Shott must have had a
very ill liver last night. In his first
editorial he takes occasion to lecture
the Leader anent the contents OF a
quotation from the Telegraph which
appeared in last evenings Leader
Says the Telegraph:
In yesterdays Daily Telegraph
there appeared a special telegram
from Charleston, dated and indicated
as a telegraphic dispatch. In yes
terdays Leader the contents of that
message is quoted and credited to
the Daily Telegraph as if it had
been an editorial utterance. and then
commented upon. We do not care
anything about the comment, but tC
treat the news matter of a paper as
its editorial utterances is not only
straning the ethics of the pro'es-
sion but is a prima facie case OF at
tempting to deceive"
The Telesraph's expression that
this was a prima facie cas-, Of at
in the extreme. The dispatch was
NOT quoted AS an editorial 1T WAS
NOT so MUCH AS PLACED on
THE EDITORIAL PAGE. but on the
last page OF the paper as a news
item. The item was referred to as
this press report sent out over the
state last night" in the first para
graph Of the comment.
Here is he dispatch as it was
quoted on the last page of our paper
with the comment Judge 70" your
self whether this was referred to as
an editorial
Senator Thorns prohibition
amendment was reported upon ia
vorably by the senate judiciary com
mittee TODAY which is gardec as
ignoring the house joint resolution.
This is taken to mean that prohibit
ton has lost out. for there will be
an adjournment before the leg.sla-
tion can be disposed of-Daily Te!-
cgraph, this morning.
The temperance people Of tn
town say that the material facts in
this press report sent out over the
state last night are all they are
looking for. Senator Thorn is the
temperance leader of the senate AMI
there is perfect harmony between
the dry forces in both senate and
house they affirm
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

A SD and scc1y Individual found
his way into Baltimore ONCE build
Ing. gained admission to the Offices OF
one of the city's best-known legal
firms, and. at last. somehow penetrat
ed to the sanctum of the senior part
ner.
Well" asked the lawyer. what dc
you want?"
The visitor was nothing If not
frank.
"A dollar bill" he said: although
he added IF you don't happen to have
the bill, silver will do"
The mans unusual manner caught
the lawyers curiosity.
There you are" he said. handing
out the money. And now | should
like 10 have you tell me how YOU
came TO fall so low In the world"
Tho visitor sighed.
All my youth" he explained 81
had counted on inheriting something
from my uncle. but, when he died. he
left al! he had to an orphan asylum"
"a philanthropist," commented the
lawyer. What did his estate consist
OFF,"
Ten children" said the visitor
and vanished. Saturday Evening
Post
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
If odOrs Only Were NourIshinq.

vivid S'HJ "CTO NOuTI8ninQ.
If one could live on doors alone. -
Jaid Mr.. Flatdweller, 1T wouldn't cost
much to live In q fiat.
For there's no odor of cooking
known that you can't smell here. The
dumb-waiter shafts and the various
holes through floors and ceilings fol-
steam and water pipes seem TO make
the whole building a sort of universal
smell conductor in which no cooking
odor is lost, in which all odors come
to all
And so IL anybody in the building
has roast turkey we know that, but
so, alas! do we know it full we'll n
anybody has corned beef and cabbage
or onions or fish There is, indeed. q
surfeit OF odOrs, and as / said. If one
could live on odors what a place this
would he to board-such a variety and
how cheap!"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
AND THEY DO TT.

There is no end TO sinecures i'm the
are made % order" for ward heel
ers, sons OF ward heelors, pretty
girls, politicians ana demi-poliu-
clans. The legislature must be i'm
about the same shape Cardinal VOL
scy complained OF when Henry VIII
cut his retinue down to 25O serv-
ants. Says the Petersburg Sen
tinel:
There are five persons from
Parkersburg hitched on as attaches
OF tha legislature at a salary of
from four - six dollars a day each.
with absolutely nothing 70 do, AMI
they do it,"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

The Republican press have wasted
much ink in publishing Roosevelrs
disclaimer OF the accusation of using
federal patronage to promote the
candidacy ot his crown prince. 90
But We would like for some one to
put his finger on a postmaster who
5 not for Taft. Perhaps Hugh We
Shott could
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

Nevertheless Mr Aldrich IS still
convinced that his currency bill
would resto;a confidence where he
believes it is most needed. Blue
field Telegraph.
Yes. and a few years ago he was
convinced" that our currency was
sufficient 10 retain confidence.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
TheDailyLeader
published every evening except
Sunday.

Entered as second class natter
April S;h. 1906, at the Post Ofhcc
al Blueheld. w. Va. under act OF
Congress. March 3rd, 1879.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
Suspicious.

The waiter-Will you have your
cheese served out under the trees.
SIR?
The diner-Yes, yes; there's more
air out there!-Yonkers Statesman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
PUBLIC OPINION
OKLAHOMA AGAIN.

Down I'm oklahoma there is said
to be a movement on foot to ex-
empt street car passengers from the
paying of fares unless they are
given seats. That might be a good
plan If the people would properly
distribute themselves and not insist
on all riding at the same time of
day. There are hours during the
day in every city when there is
plenty of room on the street cars
But in the morning and evening
rush hours there is apt to be a con-
slant and unavoidable rush.
The only way TO make the Okla
homa law just would be, first. to al
low the street car companies to re-
fuse to take any passengers after
the seats were filled. That would
compel most of the population IN
the average city to walk during the
morning and evening hours, and
there would De a howl go up i'm OK
lahoma that would rival an Indian
war whoop
Secondly, the street railway com
panies should be allowed to charge
passengers in untitled cars sum
sufficient 10 make up for the empty
seats in the slack hours. That
would be a just plan. But think of
the wailing and crashing ~ teeth
that would follow an attempt TO
impose such a regulation as that
Huntington Dispatch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
A Pointed Anawer

Rude Husband-My dear. your nose
gets sharper every day.
Angry Wife-No wonder. the way
you keep it down to the grindstone.-
Baltimore American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
About II.

First Spectator Did you lose any.
hing in the recent panic?
Second Ditto-Yes; my head.-Bal-
timore American.
EVERYDAY S'.l s,-,t-07 uu
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

The Pittsburg Dispatch finds de-
light in criticisms of the West Vir-
ginia legislature and, regretfuny we
speak it, not at all to the credit of
the legislature. 1t very truly SAYS
political affairs have monopolized
attention up to the present time"
When the failure of our legisla-
iure is so pronounced that the news
papers Of another state speak Of II.
and disparagingly, it is nearly time
for our own citizens to hang their
heads contritely Says the Dispatch
West Virginia's Legislature has
been in special session for some
weeks now, and is just beginning to
talk about t.,e serious task Of revis-
ing the mining laws. This subject
was among those named in the call
for the session. but more directly
political AFFAIRS have monopolizad at
tention up to the present time. More
over. the legislative commission an
pointed last winter has not yet com
pleted its report. 40 explanat
has been made Of why it has re-
quired 50 much time to draft a re-
port and commentators on this
very important matter"
The explanation which the Dis
patch says has not been made. is
found I'm an earlier sentence I'm In.
above quotation, which very truth
fully says that politics is monopoliz-
ing the attention of the law makers.
in truth the session was assem-
DIed TO make politics and not 10
make laws Parkersburg Sentinel
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13

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New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
AGAINST THE INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE

Boston. April 4-The Supreme court decided TO-
day that the Independence League IS not one %
the two leading political parties Of the state. and
that has right 70 representation on bl-
partisan boards TIE league. through information
brought by the Attorney General sought 70 have
It's claim allowed the ground that Thomas L
H1szen. OF Springfield RS candltars for Governor
the last election. polled more votes than did
Henry II Vhftney Of Boston. who led tHs regular
Demccratic ticket. zthoIzl Whtrney-s toJai vote.
including those thrown for him IDd@pendsut
candidate. more rn11 Hlssen's The court
holds mat the inrerprerart sought by me league
is roo strict and 0Isrlsse< the information Ths
decision VS. unauiuou.
The Independence League brought -he matter
before the courts Tor decision by ooJecrius the
appointment: OF H. a. Ostar as a r7ar1ber ,f tn.
hoard Or registers Of voters of Lowell and or r.
X Stsarns member OF the board OF police
~ TIRE same CRY. Both aPpoIarees we're Democrats.
The Attorney General after rhe facts 81 th- case
were laid before him. granted the use CC his name
bring the matter before the court ort made 10
decision himself
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
FEAR VETO BY PRESIDENT,
Plan to Rush Public Building Bill Through
Ahead of Naval Appropriation.
from The Tribune Bureau ,

Washington. April 4-Considerable apprehen-
sion has been created in the House by a widely
circulated although unverifed report that the
President has Indicated tn certain Of his sup
ro-tars that II the House leaders seek 20 curtall
the naval programme below four barteships on
the ground Of economy while AZ the same rlme
they pass public building bill. commonly known
as A pork barrel" ne viii veto the latter. II the
President has any such intentlon NJ Is not TAX
ing members generally into his confidence. but
the fear of such a catastrophe - stirring the
members of the Committee on Public Buildings 10
unusual activity.
It ia now planned To report and pass careTuliy
prepared public building bill carrying a total ap-
nrcpriation Of about s10tEoodo ssi.fully distrtb-
ured IN those districts where The need is greatest
II IS further planned To- permit the naval bill 10
remain in allowance while the pork barrel l.
rushed through and presented the President for
his signature In this way will he impossible
for the Executive determine whether not
Congress is going TO provide Tor four batteshiPs
OF two AT the time when he must sign the public
building bill permit it 10 become law without
his signature or veto n This is AT least the pro-
sramne of those vno fear jhe Executive veto
whether 10 has received the sanction 81 the lead
not.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
METHODIsTs ATTACK DICKINSON.
Ministers Fear Acceptance Of Carnegie Fund
Spells DisloyaIty tc Church

Washington April THE Baltimore annual Meth
odist Episcopal Conference devoted large part OF
its session to-day consideration Of the question
whether Dickinson College. the pioneer educational
institution of the denomination in this country
has be admitted ny its president and board OF
trustees to be non-sectarian by the acceptance Of
aid from the Carnegie foundation fund After the
action Of the president an1 trustees of the college
had been criticised. the matter allowed TO 90
over until next year that a thorough investiga-
may he made
At meeting Of the executive committee IF the
conference. the Rev DR. + P Mains publishing
agent Of the Methodist Book Concern Of New
York reported that in twelve years that institu-
ton had sold S25,c0aGaJ worth Of books and while
il has been in debt than sD0000 it has in its
treasury to-day s725.6 SO