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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02
CONSISTENCY.

In the recent municipal campaign
the Daily Telegraph made n great
noise about declaration favoring a
constitutional amendment submit
ting the question OF prohibition TO
the vote OF the people. The Dem
ocratic convention held for thu pur-
pose of nominating candidates for
municipal Offices declined to inject
any state or national issues into the
local campaign This question is n
state Issue and not n local one. In
answer to the Telcgraph's criticisms
we ventures the assertion that the
Democratic party would take this
question up in the convention, nom,
mating candidates, who. IL elected,
would be required to vote upon the
question The Republican county
conve ntion, which nominated two
candi latcs for the house of dele
gates. who, If elected, will be called
upon to vote upon this question
entirely ignored it. The Democratic
party met the issue. and con
damucd the Republican legis-
lature for failing to let the
people pass upon this question.
The princeton convention pledged
its nominees to support n constitu-
tional amendment giving the people
thu right to pass upon this ques-
ton. Who is consistent? The Re
publi,ans of Buefeld were willing
cnou n 20 pass resolutions in city
convention which had nothing to do
with the matter, but when the tim2
came for the question to be passed
upon in the proper convention the
matte. rs entirely ignored.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

record favorlng such reduction OF
the tariff ms will prevent monop-
olies it will condemn the Aldrich-
Vrceland currency bill and for guar
antced bank deposits: 1t will favor
a constitutional amendment provid-
Ing for the assessment OF an in
come tax upon those whose incomes
are above a certain amount; It will
incorporate strong anti-injunction
plank in its platform. and favor
such regulation of the trusts as
will minimize the abuses OF the
past.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY TOAST.

Nations and Tribes
All had its Scribes;
In history you'll find their boast
or Alexanders and Peters.
Caesars and other great leaders
All strived their best to do most.
Many days OF celebrations
In the old world OF nations:
But here we only have one:
BY the stroke OF pen,
Equality to all men.
Inspired by George Washington.
The calendars were framed.
And the holidays were named,
In the old world who stood very
nigh.
But the holidays they've got
Are pitiful lot,
without the 4th OF July.
&C. s. c.. Bluefeld. w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02
COAST Is FOR BRYAN.

San Francisco, July 2.-The
Democracy of the Pacific coast Is
solid for Bryan. All doubt as to this
has been dissipated by the enthu-
siasm Of the delegates. who will be
on the ground early to boost Bryan,
and by the large number of party
leaders and politicians who will go
from the coast states to Denver with
the same object n-view. Reports
received here today indicate that the
coast states will have a larger rep
resentation of shouters at the Den
yer gathering than at any previous
national convention in the history
of the country.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

Quantity and Quality rarely ever
go together. Here's the exception.
Elliotts Emulsifled Llniment con-
tains half pint OF an emulsion OF
Spirits Turpentine. Origanum, Kero-
sene OIL. Ether and Ammonia. and
sells for only Csc a bottle. Guar
anteed or money back. The White
Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

IL vulgar now that no is uoml-
mated 10 prssounca Big BuTs SUR
name as 30 is spoiled and as the
family nsvo pronounced SO ever
u>o fhn beginning The old pro-
nunraHon OF Taft the q sounded as
n Sat- scat. otc BE- now obeoI .to
and nJ longer good form When the
servant answers your ring at tho
from door Doe sure and ask if Mr..
Tauh't is in There are no moro
Tai.s they ara all Tauhns nov rts
Eng don't ycr know park-rg
hnrr sentinel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02
VILLAINS
KIDNEY PILLS

Have you neglected. your KIdneys7
Have you overlooked your nervous
system and caused trouble with your
Kidneys and bladder7 Have you
pains In loins. side. back, groins and
bladder? Have you \ hsbby appear.
ance of the face, especially under
the eyes. Too frequently . desire
70 pass urine7 II 30, Williams Kid.
ney Pill will cure you.
Price SOC.
For sale by The White Pharmacy
Cor. Bland street and Princeton ave
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

right angles with said Mercer
street 145 feet and being the same
property now in the possession and
occupancy OF Mrs. Emma F. Witt.
Terms OF sale. cash in hand on day
of sale.
GEO. S. STRADER. Trustee.
July 2, 1908. 4w
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

Candidate Taft is not saying much
about the income tax and campaign
publicity bin which ne favored be-
fore the nomination The Republic
can party wouldn't stand for either.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

Eve ~ woman desires a good com
plexirn. but oft-time3 either ruins
he one she has or fails to gain one
Y tn paint and powder method she
larl. IS. A good complexion is from
Within and can't be painted or pow
tered on. Two things are necessary
OF Ter to be the possessor OF a
GOOD complexion. A healthy action
4 the liver and good rich blood.
lydia IS Liver Tablets taken occa-
'iona y and followed for a week or
EN- d;.ys by Rydale's Tonic and plen-
y OF fresh air and out of doors ex-
arcis' will beat all the paint and
'owd in the world. Try 1t just
'nce and see. The White Pharmacy
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

Next week will be decided at
Charleston the comparative Ananias
qualifications Of Scherr and Swish
er. and incidentally how much 1t
takes to make delegate stay
t.-Parkersburg Sentinel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

Don't wait "ntil you have a deep
seated cough. "An ounce OF proven
ton is worth pound OF cure" with
the Grst tickling OF the bronchial
tubes get bottle OF Rydale's Cough
Elixir. Safest for parent or child.
Contains no oplates. The White
Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

FLOWER PLANTS.-Geranium
Coleus, Scarlet Sage, Cannas, Yer
benas, Elephant Ears. Tube Roses,
etc. Reasonable prices. BY ex-
press. Fallon, Florist. Roanoke. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02
THURSDAY, JULY =, 1908.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Judges of the Supreme Court
VIM. Ct. MATHEWS,
Kanawha County.
= WALTER PENDLETON,
Roane County.
MELVILLE PECK.
Barbour County.
MERCER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
For House of Delegates:
d. II. BARGER,
Hiawatha.
CHAS. b. HANCOCK,
Bluefeld.
For Sheriff:
JOHN b. NEAL,
Rock.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
JOHN r. PENDLETON,
Princeton
For Commissioner County Court:
WRIT A FRENCH,
Princeton.
For Clerk of the County Court:
ROBERT y. VERMILLION.
Athens.
For Clerk Of the Circuit Court:
]. A. p. BRUCE,
Blucfeld
For Assessor:
JOHN X PECK,
Athens.
For Surveyor Of Lands:
FILLMORE VI. THORNTON.
Ingleside
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02
TREASURY Is SHORT.

ia 3 'ay saw the close of the gov
rnm e fiscal year and the state
nent # financial conditions is not
latte lg. The Republican party
las lJl absolute control for twelve
years The report is not one of
.h.ol the party should feel proud.
txpcr itures lead the receipts for
n yalr by SG6,OOO.OOO. which has
l-cn Xcceded but twice since 1865.
'Ist, Us fell of last year $4,000
700 ana internal revenue collections
$40 1000. The disbursements
show noxcusable extravaganza.
TIL total is $659,OOO,OOO, or $780,
1000 0 more than for 1907 and
S5Lc)O,OOO more than in any year
lrcc 1868. oven the exactions Of
he S anish war not surprising The
anal digging will atone for Sill
100 O 0 Of the increased outlay, but
$50 1000 for land reclamation
lndcr the light of recent exposures
viii ar investigation.
Tho postal deficiency is the great
IS. d. history The Chicago platform
odd the farmers by referring to
ne ,iral free delivery. but if its
'ost TO these unprotected agricul-
urists SIS excessive. considered along
with other tariff burdens, they
might agree to dispense with the
service ana "a we 10 town for mail.
The difference against the treasury
IS 100000 I'm one year-the
sum OF the decrease in receipts and
The increase Is disbursements.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-02

Advertising rates made known o.
application.
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The Daily Leader
Published every evening except
Sunday.

Telephone: Business office and
Editorial Room. 6O3
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Church Work.

Protestants Of all denominations Mt
Boston have united for great mis-
sionary exhibition next summer to he
coincident with the one in London.
The Southern Presbyterian church.
which has jurisdiction from Baltimore
to New Orleans, last year collected and
used about $350,000 in the foreign field.
1t costs the Methodist Episcopal
church about $2S,000,OOO annually for
its preaching and superintendent this
including about 100000 that is paid to
superannuated ministers.
1t costs upwhrd of 100000 for trl-
ennial change OF pastors in the Wes-
leyan church of England. when some
700 preachers, or about one-thlrd of the
whole number, take up new charges.
Arrangements have already been
made with DR.. G.. Campbell Morgan OF
London to visit New York for ten days
during Lent of next year to assist
other famous preachers In Bible In
stitute.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
BELL COMPANIES WILL STAY.
Story, That They Are TO Abandon the
Cleveland and Toledo Telephone
Fields Is Denied.

Columbus, o., Aug, 25,-The story
emanating from Cleveland that the
Bell telephone companies are to with.
draw from the local field in that city
and Toledo, leaving Cleveland to the
Cuyahoga Telephone Co. without OPP
position, and that the United States
Telephone Co, the Independent long
distance corporation, is to be sold to
the American Telephone G. Telegraph
Co. as part of the deal is denied in
telephone circles In this city
Without the United States Tele-
phone Co., It is said, the independent
plants Of the state would become sep.
arate units without cohesion, and the
Bell interests will not give up two of
the largest cities in the state to the
independents. On the highest author
Ivy, IL may be said that while there
will soon be some changes in the tel
ephone companies of the state, these
will come within the ranks OF the I'm.
dependents and the United States Tel
ephone Co. will remain an Independent
long distance corporation, but prob
ably under new control. and the same
may be said of the Toledo Home and
the Cuyahoga telephone companies.
The Bell, it is claimed, does not figure
In the deal at all.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
80 G. NAH - THE PAINT OF
NN ~. wa QUALITY "a
ZfwAe SAerwin Williams
Amman Sells 1t.
SHORT STORIES.

A new scale not only weighs, but
also counts the articles being weighed,
provided they are all alike.
There are men in Oklahoma thirty
FIVE years OF age who viii have their
fist chance to vote for president this
year.
While the tonnage of the feet of the
great lakes is increasing, the number
OF craft is decreasing owing TO the
greater capacity of the newer boats.
The population of Fairbanks, Alas
ka, is over so per cent men, and 1t is
said that there is great demand for
women who wish to be married there.
atlcNinvestigation of the Phil
ippine Islands reveals the fact that the
group consists of 2.6O0 islands, while
before the American occupation the
number was estimated at 1000.
The department of the interior is plan
ming TO reclaim enough sterile land and
swamps TO form stretch sixty miles
wide from New York to San Francisco
aud capable of sustaining 100000, 900
persons.
-Four little Angora goats drawing n
small conveyance and their master are
making trip cross the American con-
tlnent from San Diego, Cal, to New
York. The goats travel on an average
fifteen miles a day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Home Notes.

The harder the toothbrush the more
effectually 1t cleans the teeth.
Newspapers may be used to pad the
ironing board just as well as an old
blanket or muslin.
Slight stains can be removed from
black cloth by rubbing with freshly
cut raw potato, wipng with clean
cloth
To mend hemstitching cover the
space Of the worn hemstitching with
Insertion and stitch both edges on to
tray cloth, and It will then be as good
as new and even prettler.
Use a clean brick TO stand the iron
on when ironing instead of the usual
ironing stand. 1t has no holes under
meath to admit the air, and the irons
Will retain their heat much longer.
Soap and powdered chalk mixed and
rubbed on mldew spots will remove
them. To expedite matters let the
spotted article lie In the sun for n few
hours, damplng 1t again as 1t dries.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Panic and Fire Fatal 10 rhreo.

New York, Aug. 25.--Panic seized
Mrs. Mary Abruzzo of Brooklyn OF
Monday when gas stove exploded
and set fire to the clothing Of her g.
year'old son, Joseph, and a baby car.
riage in Hhich was her infant son,
Charles. Mrs. Abruzzo threw the baby
from a third-story window and then
leaped after II. The boy, Joseph, left
in the apartment. was burned to death
and Mrs. Abru2zo and her baby were
mortally injured by the fall, Firemen
quickly eXtinguished the blaze.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Tho Midqet Snakes.

81 see by your paper says n CORE.
sDondent, that you want to find a man
who can tell snake story with the
sound Of originality TO It. Here It is:
Nearly forty years ago in the woods of
Indiana | captured three snakes, each
less than three and one-fourth inches
In length. n combined length of less
than ten inches. little longer and a
little larger In the middle than an old
fashioned wool darning needle. AL
though these snakes were so small they
would crawl around with theirt heads
up and dart out their tongues like
larger snakes, put these reptiles In
an eight ounce bottle, and they had
plenty of room TO crawl around on the
bottom of 1t without crowding. These
we're not the kind OF snakes generally
seen in bottles, but genuine snakes.
Among those who saw them was
minister Of the gospel, and he had not
been taking anything to make him see
snakes elther."-Emporia Gazette.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
DEFENSE WILL
PLEAD INSANITY
AND CLAIM THAT MORRIS STEIN
= KILLED MISS PORTER AND
THEN sUIcIpED.
THE LoUDoNvILLE TRAGEDY.
officers Who Go to Iowa to Bring Mrs
Stein and Mrs. 5ayard to Ohio
f.. VIII Have to Show Evidence
70 cummins.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 25.--When the
officers arrive from Ohio today with
requisition papers for Mrs. Morris
Stein and Mrs. Mary Bayard, wanted
In Loudonvllle, o.. on the charge OF
numbering Morris Stein and Miss Hes
ter Porter. they will be required to
show their evidence to Gov. Cummins
Ed. T. Morris, counsel for the
women, said Monday that they would
not return unless the authorities can
convince the governor that they have
evidence to warrant their trial on the
charge OF murder.
It was disclosed Monday that since
Stein left the office OF the Iowa Auto.
mobile Co.. August ~, there has been
missing from there a 32 calibre re.
volver. The defense in maintaining
the theory that Stein killed Miss Por.
ter and then himself. say this will he
shown to be the same revolver found
at the feet Of the two dying people
in Loudonville.
The defense will be that Stein was
insane and killed Hester Porter and
then himself.
To substantiate that theory an ef.
fort will be made 10 show that the
last two days work of Morris Stein al
the Iowa Automobile Co. showed that
HIS mind was unbalanced
Mrs. Stein and Mrs. Bayard on Mon.
day were offered temporary freedom
on bail. but spurned the proposition.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Hitchcock confsrs With Yankees.

Boston, Aug. 25.-At the conclusion
Of the New England Republican con.
ference Monday Frank II. Hitchcock,
chairman Of the national committee,
announced that he had found every
thing in good shape and the expecta.
tions of the leaders are that the usual
Republican majorities in New England
will be rolled up this fall for the ma
tional ticket. The conference here
was one of the most important Mr..
Hitchcock has he'd, for the reason that
in less than ten days there will be an
election in Vermont, and two weeks
later the election in Maine will be
held.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Tales They Tell.

A colt Is being reared by l.. II.
Greenwald of York county, Pa. on
five quarts OF milk and several eggs n
day.
Edward Thompson, n watchman at
Perth Amboy, n, j., says rat comes
to him every day and gets chew OF
tobacco.
A Swiss has taken the trouble to
count all the steps he took during a
year He found the number to be
076o,000, which gives 25,74o steps a
day.
a horse at Atlantic Highlands, N. j.,
having been hit by an automobile GO
ing sixty miles an hour and little
later by railroad train, was rescued
uninjured, swimming in the Shrews-
bury river r.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

John Denczak was shot as he fed
from three men whom he thought
were trying to hold him up in Chicago.
He died at st. Bernard's hospital
The steamer Oregon of Chicago,
loaded with pulp wood. ran aground
near Thessalon. Fire broke out and
the steamer is a total loss. Part of
the cargo was saved.
Herr Geltermann, cashier OF the
coupon department of the Mittel-
deutsche Credit bank, at Frankfort,
Germany. shot himself dead. He had
embezzled $125,000 from the bank.
w. J. Bryan has cancelled his en-
gagement to speak at the state fair
at Syracuse, New York, September IS,
for the reason that the fair managers
insisted on charging an admission fee
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25

The Chicago News fails to name the
hero of this story, but has 1t that the
visitor to the home of n well known
Hoosier State author found his three
youngsters romplng in the hallway.
What are you playing, boysT he
inquired.
I'VE are playing pirates" elucidated
the smallest.
Pirates? Why, how can you play
pirates in Indiana? There are no seas
bordering on this state"
"oh, we don't need any seas. We
are literary pirates, like pa"
And five minutes later a chorus of
Iyells from behind the barn told that
the nand that wields the pen can also
WELD the shingle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
suIeided BY the Gas Route.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Despondent
over the death of his wife less than
a month ago, Arthur ID. Adams, a
bookkeeper in the government bureau
OF engraving and printing, formerly Of
Salt Lake City. took his own life here
Monday. While gradually losing con
sciousness, he attempted to describe
the effects of the fumes Of illuminat-
ing gas. Closing all the windows of
his room, Adams turned on three gas
jets. His landlady detected the odor
Of the escaping gas, but when the door
OF Adams room was busrt open it was
too late to save his life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
HIGHER COURT
REVERSES LOWER
TRIBUNALS AND uPHoLDs THE
VALIDITY OF THE SAFETY
APPLIANCE LAW.
GOVERNMENT WINS AVlCToRy
Federal Court Of Appeals Says Tha,
Rules Providing for Reasonable
Care" Are Obsolete and New
Law Must be obeyed.

St Louis, Aug. 25.-Two sweeping
opinions, noteworthy that the deci.
sions of the lower courts were re-
versed in full in each instance, were
handed down by the United States cir.
cult court OF appeals here Monday sus'
taining the position of the government
against the railroads in the matter OF
the safety appliance law. The cases
decided were those of the government
agninst the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad Co. and against the Den,
yer q Rio Grande.
BY these decisions the court Of ap.
peals abrogates the common law rules
Of reasonable care" that have hereto.
fore governed and sustains in full the
acts of congress. which, the opinions
hold now totally supplant the common
law rules. In the two cases decided
different grounds of defense we're ad.
vanced, that the railroads might con.
test against the safety appliance acts
from every possible point. The Den.
YER & Rio Grande case was argued be.
fore the lower court on demurrers,
while the Santa Fe case was tried by
a jury. The railroads won both deci.
sions in the lower courts
The syllabus in the Atchison, To.
peka & Santa Fe case lays down the
new rule of law as follows:
"The safety appliance law OF con.
gress imposes upon railway company
in the situations in which It is apple.
able an absolute duty to maintain the
prescribed coupling appliances in op
erative condition and is not satisfied
by reasonable care to that end"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Roads Attack Hours Of Service Rule,

New York, Aug 25.-Four suits in
which the Interstate commerce com.
mission is made defendant were filed
by railroad companies in the United
States circuit court here Monday
The suits are to test the constitution.
ality OF the order issued by the com.
mission on March 4 last, putting into
effect the provisions Of the employees
hours OF service law. They are
brought by the New York Central
New Jersey Central, Ontario g. West.
ern and Delaware, Lackawana e.
Western roads.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Paiien1c.

Times poultice for all wounds.
The courage to suffer In silence.
The souls smile at trial and pain.
The serene stimulus that comes from
faith.
The optimism Of the soul expressed
In bearing.
The gentle herolsm of the day by
day battle of life.
Working, watching, waiting. without
WEAKNESS or worry.
Daily conquest Of an environment by
rising superior TO II.
The individual wall of defense
against which all waves OF trouble
hurl themselves harmlessly.
Constant now strength TO resist the
same old troubles. = William George
Jordan in New York Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Navy Leads in First pays Shoot,

Camp Perry. o., Aug. 25.-The first
day OF the national rife team match
with 80 teams in the race for the ma
tional trophy, ended with the navy
the winner OF 1907, again in the lead
with Massachusetts,, which was second
year ago, only six points behind, the
respective scores being 1.44S and 1,442
Pennsylvania Is third with 1.429 The
infantry and the cavalry held fourth
and fifth places, while the sharpshoot
ers from Wisconsin are sixth and the
District of Columbia seventh Ohio
is in fourteenth place.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
Exchange Orders an Inquiry.

New York, Aug. 25.--A special com
mittee Of five members Of the stock
exchange will conduct an investigation
of the transactions which took place
on the floor of the exchange Saturday
when more than million shares were
bought and sold In enormous blocks
and in such manner as to arouse
suspicion that the sales were SC
matched as to create a fictitious i'm
preston of activity. The main ques
tion before the investigating commit
tee will be the identity of the prime
mover in Saturdays market.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
No Trace Of Missing RrIdearoom.

Wooster, o.. Aug. 25.-Ralph Eddy,
now known as the missing bride.
groom has not been found and plans
for his wedding to Miss Lucy Warren
OF this city, which were resumed when
the report that he had been found In
Milwaukee was received, have again
been postponed. Word came Monday
afternoon from N. B. Everson, friend
of Eddy's in Milwaukee, that the man
supposed to be the missing bride
groom, confined to the private Sacred
Heart sanitarium in that city, was not
really Eddy.