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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-18
BRYAN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
AND the SOUTH.
mTROSPfCT AND PROSPECT.

WApDVSS eVv 49, WUOt lOJs
EDITOR GREEswooD CoMMoNwEAIru
The writer, who is q Democrat ant
has never voted for d candidate who
was not Democrat. asks for space
in your paper for the following com
munication, knowing that you cal
publish it without committing your
self to the views it contains.
A few days after the recent cleo
ton w. J. Bryan, in an interview
given out at San Antonio, stated that
if rendered him, he might accept a
fourth presidential nomination at the
hands Of the Democratic party. This
announcement gives emphasis TO a
question Of grave concern to Demo
Gratis, particularly in the South.
Before going directly into it let US
indulge in short retrospect.
On March 4th, 1893, Grover Cleve-
land was second time inaugurated
President Of the United States. At
the time Of his nomination and elec-
ton his views on the silver question
we're perfectly known to The country.
No public man Of the time had a
better known, a stronger, or a more
consistent anti-silver record than he.
During his first term as president he
had, in three annual messages to
Congress, urgently recommended the
immediate repeal Of the Bland-Alli-
son silver law and the total stoppage
of the coinage Of the silver dollar.
In the early part Of 1891, when he
was private citizen but was being
talked Of as probable candidate for
third presidential nomination, he
delivered Tor published) an address
in which he reiterated his views, de-
claring in the plainest terms his un
qualified hostility to silver. Never
theless he was the next year again
chosen to be the standard bearer Of
his party. At the time Of his nomi-
nation and election the Sherman Act
(aassed during Harrisnn's admins
tration) was in force, which required
the Treasury to purchase 100000
ounces Of silver bullion per month
at the current market price, and is
sue therefor currency known as
Sherman notes redeemable lin
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21
THO ARE KILLED
IN STREET DUEL

In a pistol duel on the main street
of Wythevihe, Va, Saturday even
ing. Chief of Police Walter McClin-
took and T.. A. Creger. were killed.
McCllntock shot Creger to death af-
ter he himself had been MORALLY
wounded and the two bodies fe j
near each other in the thoroughfare
Chief McClintotK and a deputy had
a warrant for the arrest of T.. A
Creger and his brother David, charg-
ing robbery.
When the officers met the Creger
brothers in front of the court house
and told them they had a warrant
for their arrest, e. A. Creger drew
his revolver aad begand firing. The
shooting was witnessed by a large
number OF men and women on .he
Sidewalks. The deputy succeeded in
arresting David Creger.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21

Dear Santa Claus:
want you to bring me dol with
bl"e eyes and yellow hair and
range and doll bed and lots of
candy and nuts. I live on Higgin-
botham avenue, us.
Yours truly,
MARGARET KITS
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you neglected your kidneys?
Have you overworked your nervous
system and caused trouble With
your kidneys and bladdsr7 Have
you pains in lofns, side, back, groias
and bladderR Have you Habby ap-
pearance of the face. especially un-
der the eyes7 Too frequent desire
to pass urine7 II so, Williams Kid
ney Pills will cure you. Price soc.
Sold By the White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21
Gao. TRAINMEN
ARE DISCHARGED
BOARD OF INQUIRY LOCATES
BLAME OF THE ACCIDENT AT
KANAWHA FALLS.

Huntington, Dec. 21.-An investl-
CATION to locate the blame OF .he
G. G. o accident which happened at
Kanawha Falls few weeks ago
when second No. 4 east bound pas
senger, was sideswiped by a freight
was concluded at General Superin-
tendent e. w. CIR ce's office in Hin
ton. Engineer X. A PInkerton Of
-he freight train, who resides in
Hinton, Conductor John Cassidy OF
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21

the freight also OF Hinton, and John
Cund n OF the Kanawha disvision,
engineer OF the second No 4, were
he responsible for the accident,
and were discharged from the SER
vlco.
Brakeman Showers was badly hurt
at the time and was taken to the
Hinton hospital.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21
Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Oaus,

Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Caus,
Blueheid. w. Va.
Dear Sant.es--I want you to
bring me doll and set of dishes
and stove and doll carriage and
some candy and ali kinds OF fruits
and nuts Be very careful as you
come down the chimney as dear
mamma is very SEX, 1 am years
old.
From your little gir,
BLANCH RICHARDSON
Bluefield. w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21
PIANO BARGAIN.

One slightly used 1915 piano,
good as new and fully warranted for
$500. Call or VIZ tie at once, The
Duvall Music Co, ~ Princeton ave-
nUo.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21
b ueaeld. w. Va,

Dec. 10, 1908.
l am a little girl six years old AMI
want pair of shoes and a doll 10,
a set OF dishes. cany and nuts, r
anges and plenty of nice IN ngs.
Your little friend.
IDA STEWART.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-21
To
SANTA CLAUS

Dear Santa Claus.
want you to bring me big dol
with yellow hair and black eyes and
story book and lots of candy and
nuts. Please don't forget mamma
and papa. live on Higg nbotham
avenue, EOS. l won't peep and
will go to bed at Q ght o'clock.
Yours truly.
MARY KITS
Dear Santa Claus:
want you to bring me dol with
bl"e eyes and yellow hair and
range and a doll bed and lots of
candy and nuts. I live on Higgin-
botham avenue, us.
Yours truly,
MARGARET KITS
Bluefield, w ",
Dec. IS, 1908
Dear Santa
am glad it IS most time for you
TO come around.
/ wiz tc1l you what you must
bring me. l want you to bring me
the biggest doll you have and a BOOK
dob carriage and my st king
full OF fruit and nuts, l am eight
years old.
want you to bring my teacher a
nice present, her name 8 Miss Pearl
Roach. 1 am in the high second
reader.
Your friend,
PATTIE COFER.
10 Giles street,
Blue6eld, w. Va,
Dec. IS, 1908.
Dear Santa Cause,
am very glad the time is most
here for you to corle | am not GO
ing to ask very much this Christmas
want a doh the biggest you have
and black har. A bed to fit 1t and
books. / am only FIVE years old and
this is all except nuts, candy and
oranges.
Your little girl,
VIRGINIA COFER.
Dear Santa Clas:
want you to bring me dolls Ia
BILE and chair a set Of little dishes
and Little Red Riding Hood and
Mother Goose books, a book bag and
some nuts candy and oranges.
BE sure and come to No. 915
Bland street
Your little friend.
SALLIE NJ HALL.
Pearisburg, Va,
Dec. Is, 1908.
Dear Santa
/ am a litU'e boz, nine years old.
| I I've at WEIGH but am staying with
my aunt at Pearisburg / want you
to brig me some things for Christ
1 mas "aht dh dii-6uhs hhilSs
wagon, pick and shovel with It, a
horn, fire works, drum and some
candy and mus. / have been a very
good boy this year / think.
CLYDE BRUCE.
Bluefeld, w Va,
Dec. 10, 1908.
Dear Santa
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
UnwIse Combination,

To the mind OF Mrs. Abigail Jen-
nings there was sort of disloyalty in
admitting to any outsider that a native
Of Willowby could be really eccentric.
As for anything beyond eccentricity.
Mrs. Jennings would never have ad.
mitted II, even in the case Of Miss
Rachel Gregg. who was frankly called
crazy by the summer visitors.
Now, Mrs. Jennings" said one of
the boarders. do you really mean that
you've never known Miss Gregg to do
anything that you'd call crazy?"
mo, haven't" said Mrs. Jennings,
with a firm and unyielding expression
about her prominent chin.
why. what do you think Of her
sending that bag OF eggs over to the
Corners to Mrs. Cole. right in the box
with her laundry work, and never tell
ing the stage-driver, and letting him
throw the box right oif?" inquired the
summer boarder Mrs. Cole says
there's one shirtwaist she'll never be
able to wear again"
WELL" said Mrs. Jennings, calmly,
II should say about that as ! have
about a number Of little things Rachel
does and has done. She may lack In
wisdom and forethought now and
again--but then, who doesn't, I'd like
to know?'-Youth's Companion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
TIE PLUG hat OF
JAPAN
Tiles Of the Vintage Of Fifty Years Ago
Make the Mikado's subjects Proud.

There is one sight which you must
not miss when you go to Tokyo" said
the seasoned traveller. That IL the
rare display Of anthropological plug
hats.
Some people arrange to get to
japan in cherry blossom season, and
others want to get there in time to
receive an invitation to the emperor's
garden party in chrysanthemum time;
but take the tip Of one who has batted
about the world considerably and land
in Tokyo either on New Years day or
on the emperors birthday. On both
you can see something unique in the
line of headgear.
When Japan began to get civilized
she bought all the accessories Of CIV
ilization that England did not want
any more. England sold her old-fash-
Toned, out-of-date, narrow gauge rail.
road stock, Anticipated tram cars and
other secondhand junk. including the
then current styles of plug hat.
THE tile Of those days has re-
manned the ruling fashion in Japan
up to the present. Japan may build
Dreadnoughts. but the plug hat Of so
years ago still reigns supreme.
only on such ceremoniOus occa.
sions as the New Years festivities,
the emperor's birthday or possibly
the racing meets at Negishi, near
Yokohama, does the Japanese gentle
man bring forth from his camphor
wood chest his plug hat, a heritage
from his forefathers. 1t may be
warped with 20 summers; damp or
| green with the shine of antiquity, but
that matters nothing.
Once this superstructure to. his
wrinkled frock coat and bagged
trousers is added, the Japanese gen.
tleman feels that no dignity short of
a decoration of the order of the Ris.
ing Sun can be added to his person.
That GROWING glory Of plug hat
may settle around his ears or 1t may
perch upon his head like half a pea
nut shell, but no matter; 1t is the hat
of civilization and the badge Of re.
spectability.
He trots out of his house looking
like one of the ancient daimios stifI
with the dignity of two swords. All
that fearful day he wears this hat OF
ancient vintage like a crown. and In
the end he slows II away in his damp
proof chest awaiting another festal
occasion or held as an asset in his
estate after DEATH"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
DIPLOMACY OF A HIGH ORDER.
OF Course Washerwoman Didn't Real
Iy Want Beer, But

Now. Miss Sallie," said the woman
who comes Monday morning and
plays tunes on the washboard. "Yo'
has to take mighty good cath O yo'
brain. doesn't yo'? Case OATS how
yo' all earns yo' livin', jes' wild nothin'
at all but yo' brain what's in yo'
haid. Yo' CANT take nothin' strong,
case yo' brain amt goin' to work II
yo' takes anythin' stronger dan tea or
coffee. Yo' CANT drink no beer nor
nOthin' like dat. nebber cares for
beer myself, less It is when I'm dom
big washin' and gets all tired and
gone-like. OATS de only time l ever
do take even one glass of beer. Oh,
no, Miss Sallic. you says yo' haint
got any beer in de house so I'll jes'
drink some strong tea. No'm.m-m,
wouldn't tink OBJ going after some, no
indeed-why. tank yo' Miss Sallie, II
de place is so neah. and yo's so good
as to glib me de nickel, reckon
CANT disappoint yo' all. Is dis pitch.
err ?"-New York Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Made a Fool
Of the Critic,
Really Good Joke Said to Have Been
Played by English Actor.

A Broadway correspondent says Ia
Pick-Me-Up OF London: Harry Lau.
der, when he recently visited New
York. was accused Of stinginess. As
matter Of fact, he's merely thrifty
He heard that one man In particular
had criticised severely the manner in
which he drew the purse strings tight.
Not long afterward this man asked
him for an interview. Lauder gave
him an address. and told him to come
at ten o'clock the following night. In
the meantime he did a bit of stage
managing. When the caller came he
was ushered into garnet in poor
tenement house. in a bad part Of town.
There sat Lauder. blue with cold, by
the light of a single candle. and scrib
bling away. Are We goin' to put
down what say? Lauder asked. The
reporter assured him, with pride, that
he never made notes during an inter-
view. My memory is excellent, he
boosted. 'Weel, then. said Lauder,
Well aye save the LIGHT And he
blew out the candle"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05

Some time ago the death Of the man
who was supposed to be the last sur
vivor of the Light Brigade was an
Inounced. 1t turns out, however, that
there is at least one more survivor Of
the famous charge at Balaklava and
that he lives In this country. He Is
Thomas Kenzie Of Newtown. Conn.,,
who is 70 years Of age, but still hale
and an active worker. He was wound
ed twice in the Crimean war, and
after that conflict he served with the
British forces in India and Abyssinia.
In all Mr.. Kenzie spent 30 years In
soldering and adventure.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Exhaustless Supply Of Iron.

When will the worlds supply Of iron
give out? Charles Kenneth Leith Of
the University Of Wisconsin believes
that the aggregate tonnage Of ore Of
the west will equal considerable part
OF the Lake Superior region, to which
billion tons have been assigned as a
minimum. And he consideres that 1t
would be rash to conclude that 1t is
impossible that an equal amount Of
iron may be found In the west fully
equivalent to that in the Lake Su-
periOr region. II his data approximate
the truth he finds little cause for
alarm that North America really will
suffer for lack of iron ore.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Chinese Students Abroad.

The board Of education has asked
the throne to order the Chinese stu.
dents abroad, who are now maintained
at the government expense for a short
course Of study. to further pursue
their studies for another fve years
and then they will be duly examined
and II they pass they may be granted
a suitable title and appointments. In
perial sanction has been given to the
memorial.-Shanghai Mercury.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05

for periods OF seven days each. The
conclusion was that, although the
grain feed added materially to the
milk yield, cornmeal showing the
greatest increase, the incaeased re.
turns did not pay the cost Of the
grain. In fact there was a consider.
able loss
In experiments at the New York
Cornell station one lot OF cows was
fed, from June to September 81, a
daily ration Of two pounds OF Gotten.
seed meal and two pounds Of bran per
COW, aud another lot WAS fed, from
May 25 to September II, six to nine
pounds daily per COW Of a mixture Of
wheat bran 100 pounds, cottenseed
meal 100 pounds, and malt sprouts Is
pounds, In addition to good blue. grass
pasture. In neither case was there
any profitable return In milk or but.
ter for the additional grain feed. In
experiments with the cows soiled In
the barn on fresh grass there was an
increase 10 the milk and butter pro-
duction and saving In grass barely
sufficient to pay the cost Of the added
grain ration.
Summarizing the results OF all the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
How Cough Germs Multiply.

When you have cold the mucous
mem brane is inflamed and the disease
germs which you breathe find lodge.
ment and multiply, especially the
pneumonia germ. Foley's Honey and
Tar soothes and heals the inflamed air
passage, stops the cough and expels
the cold from your system. Refuse
substitutes Ritter Bros. and all drug
Hists.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05

experiments which have been made
on the subject, the conclusion seems
justified that unless dairy products
are especially high In price 1t is not
profitable practice to feed grain to
cows at pasture. 1t is true that
more milk is obtained and the cows
hold up their yield better and remain
In better flesh when receiving the
grain rations, but under ordinary
circumstances there Is no direct profit
from the grain feeding, IS the increas.
ed production usually costs more than
1t can be sold for.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Excursion to Canada August 9TH

Via Oregon Short Line. G reatly reduc.
ed rates to Lethbridge, Stirling Ray.
mond, Magrath, Cardston. Tickets
limited to 30 days. Excursion train
will leave Salt Lake HAS p. m
August 4th. passing through northern
Utah and Idaho August 5th See
agents for rates and further partIcu-
lars.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Personality,

George Meredith, as a personality,
is greater than all his books. Even
Mr.. Keir Hardie has wrung respect
from most men for his personality.
When Mr.. Gladstone. shortly before
his death, brought men Of all parties
In Liverpool upon one platform. and
into one building, to protest against
the Armenian atrocities, he had then
mellowed into venerated personality
that moved all men profoundly and
without regard to views" in politics.
Liverpool Daily Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Trained Nurses At Sea.

One Of the great transatlantic steam.
ship lines has added trained nurses
to the medical personnel of its yes
sells. This opens sea career for the
trained nurse. Undoubtedly other
lines will do the same, and the nurse
will become as indispensable an ad-
5unct to the first-class passenger vessel
as the ships doctor--New York State
Journal Of Medicine.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
statesman. Philanthrople Wife.

Mrs. Asquith, the wife Of the new
British premier, is well known for her
philanthropic work In the east end Of
London. She and her sisters, Mrs.
Alfred Lyttleton and Lady Ribbles-
dale, started a creche for babies and
attended to 1t personally. Mrs. As
quith is specially interested in factory
girls, taking large parties into the
country every year and helping them
In every way. Before her marriage
Mrs. Asquith was Miss Margot Ten
nant and a great friend of Mr.. Glad
stone.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Many Have Found Il So.

The colored sexton OF a wealthy
church had very stylish mulatto
wife. Finding his domestic income
not quite equal to his expenses, he
decided to apply for an increase in
salary. So he wrote letter to the
committee in charge with this ex.
PLANTATION at the close: TITS mighty
hard to keep a sealskin wife on a
muskrat salary"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
Temple Closes.

The Logan temple will close July 81
and will reopen Tuesday, September
I, 1908.
WILLIAM BUDaE. President.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05

It's like summer breeze ;
cools, refreshes and builds up
your wasting energies. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea is the
most effective summer tonic. 30
cents, Tea or Tablets. Ritter Bros,
Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-05
FEEDING GRAIN TO Mich COWS
More Mix Obtained, But Profits
Not Quite so Large.

Under advanced methods OF dairy
farming, IT Is recognized &C essential
70 the greatest success 70 maintrin
the higest and most uniform flow Of
milk practicable throughout the year.
Now when good pasturage Is available
the change from barn feeding to pas.
ture Is as rule highly beneficial both
as regards yield and quality Of milk
and health Of the cows, but even in
good grazing regions there are fire..
quently parts OF the season, usually
late summer, when the pastures are
apt to become dry and thus make 1t a
matter Of much practical Importance
to find some means Of keeping up the
milk flow, says the Mirror and Farm.
er. For this purpose the practice Of
feeding either grain or soiling crops to
supplement the pasture has been sug-
gested. The economy Of feeding grain
to cows at pasture has been a subject
Of investigation by several of the ex.
pertinent stations.
In experiments at the Kansas sta
tion a number Of years ago two lots
of cows each were fed alternately on
pasture aud bran, pasture and corn.
meal, and pasture and ground oats,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-21

How to Weigh the Baby.

Use the basket in which babys toll
let articles are kept, supposing it is av-
erage size. Buy five yards of webbing
an extra heavy tape. Cut two strips
each sixty-four inches long. Pass one
under the basket dagonally and fasten
securely at corners Do same with
other strip, fastening at opposite cor
ners. Join the ends over the top. This
leaves ample space to slip baby under.
In one end of the remaining piece of
tape sew loop large enough to pass
one prong over the chandelier. On the
other end sew the ring of your ordinary
hook scales at such a height that when
the loops on the basket are hooked into
the scales the basket will skip the bed
or table by six inches. Place pillow
and set of clothing in basket and weigh.
Place the baby in and after weighing
him subtract the weight of basket and
clothing and you have baby's exact
weight.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-21
OUTLOOK IN KENTUCKY.
Possibility Of Big Era Of Road
Building.

With the passage of the Bosworth-
Wyatt bill at the last session Of the
legislature the proposition Of good
roads becomes Il possibility in Ken
lucky. No state of the pretensions Of
this commonwealth in all the Union
has such inaccessible roads. and in
some cases a veritable canal of mud
binds two important little hill or noun
tain towns together. TO get from
Middlesboro to Harlan. in adjoining
counties. one has to take railroad
train through Virginia and then scram-
Bile on horseback over the most pre-
cipitous road in the south to the seat
of Harlan county.
/ The bill provides a constitutional
amendment to be voted on at the next
, legislative election in 1909. 1t gives
each county power to assess per cent
Of its total valuation for road repair
and building in distinction to the pres
ent law, which provides only 2 per
cent. In the case Of Shelby county,
| which now has but $50, 500 for its 500
miles Of highways and pixies. it would
thus have $65O,OO0, though for $780,
900 its roads could be well kept up.
The appropriation from jefferson and
Kenton would be enormous.
Nothing is more serious to the
itinerant merchants or the immense
rural population Of Kentucky than
roads Any politician who, like Gov
ernOr Wilson. Travelled 10000 miles on
roads during campaign. knows that
the hardships to be undergone are
really tremendous Often Wilson was
so sore from the jolting on some noun
tain COW path that he would fall from
his horse and, lying down on a rock.
refuse to ride step farther until his
aching back was at ease. Once in
coming down steep hillside in Letch-
er county, made uncomfortable even by
! the sure footed horse because of its
disrepair and roughness. the animal
stumbled.
"Gosh," gasped Wilson. there near
| ly went the whole - campaign!"
Sheer below ran rock wall down to
a valley 800 feet
Should the people ratify the Bos-
worth-Wyatt bill there will begin an
era of road building such as the peo-
pie Of Kentucky have never known be-
fore. a state highway association
will be appointed and competent civil
engineers put in charge of the work.