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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06

A story is going the rounds of a
peculiar mix-up in senatorial names
during the tour Of spellbinders on
the Roosevelt special in 1900 I'm
North Dakota. Senator McCumber
was called upon to introduce the
speakers. He did not once pronounce
Governor Guilds name as it should
be pronounced. He called him
Cid "Guwild" and various other
names. Governor Guild became rath-
er warm under the collar. He did
not like to speak to Senator McCum-
Der; nor did he enjoy the prospect
Of his name being mispronounced
throughout the state.
One day Senator McCumber made
a particularly bad break and Gov
crnor Guild returned to the car i'm
rage President Roosevelt asked
him what was the matter.
"Oh, it's that man Senator Gu
cumber," he said "He always gets
my name wrong"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06

There are TWO old adages, Haste
makes waste" and Make haste slow
Iy," that every one should employ
when they undertake to cure a cough
IN few minutes with preparations
containing Morphine, Opium. Chloro-
form or other opiates. They must
stop the cough and cause sleep quick
~ | t. they also dry up the secre-
uons MI constipate leaving oft
times n idr worse trouble. Rydale's
Cough Elixir is Guaranteed under
the Pure Food and Drug Law to con.
tam no opiate or harmful drugs OF
any kind or character. Think abou,
1t when you or one of tEe children
nave cough. For sale by the White
Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
A SAD ENDING.

Three couples. once upon a time
All in a friendly way,
Made up their minds one evening thai
They'd cycling 10 next day.
They started In the early morn.
Ana nothing seemed amiss,
And when they reached the leafy lanes
They rode
I'm twOs
like this.
IIey wandered over hill and dale,
Beside the murmuring stream:
me land was rich with autumn tints.
TIE day was like a dream.
They sped through many a woodland
glade,
And life seemed full OF bliss:
For when they rested in the shade
The sat in twos like thisi
AHe day flew by and evening came,
On much to soonn they said.
Ihey tarried long upon the way.
Inc SKY grew black Ger head.
Down poured the rain-they homeward
flew
TIL one unlucky miss
Slipped sideways-crash! Great Scott
the lot
WereallmiXcdupliket
dorothy Williams, in Royal Magazine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06

SUIT, Senator Beverage looks TO be
the youth OF the senate. lie looks
younger even that William James
Bryan, OF Florida. although Senator
Bryan is fifteen years the junior OF
the man from Indiana.
Before his marriage. S nator Bev-
eridge always wore the frock. and
he had an air OF naughty magnif-
cence and solemnity that placed him
quite a distance from almost every
one After he was married, however.
and laid aside the frock for comfort
table business suit, he also changed
his manner He is the soul of So
liability nowadays.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
HEROINE OF THE TRAGEDY

The Portuguese court is not one to
inspire the heart with admiration
The present dynasty is not in accord
with popular rights, and has but lit
IL to command itself. 1t has reached
a dotage which will be difficult to
revivify.
The murdered king was incompe-
tent; the good natured gourmand
had long permitted the ills of the
country to go unbrldled and the peo-
pie had gone beyond peaceful cor
rection; the crown prince was mere
figurehead, and was slain for no bet
ter reason than that he was the son
OF his father and too like him: the
premier who would possibly hav,
answered the purpose of ordinary
times was wholly inadequate for the
recent crisis.
But the brave Queen Marie Amelia
now widow of the assassinated king.
stands alone as heroic figure She
1t was who, when the volIey was
fired, sought to protect the crown
prince by thrusting her own body be
tween him and the regicides. risking
h"r own life for that of her son
She struck at the assassins with the
bouquet of flowers she carried. She
would have cOurageously given her
own life for that Of her son.
The queen, brave Qu.en Maria
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
OPPOSITION TO
BA|LEYS BILL
ONE PRACTICALLY AN EMPLOY
Frs LIABILITY BILL.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. Bail
ey's two bills introduced in the SEN
ate have started up the coal oper-
ators. No. 20, besides regulating
working conditions, provides that
persons having power or control over
other employees in mines shall not
be classed as fellow servants. but as
superiors. No. 80 requires that all
81 ctric wires in mines be placed
in grooves three inches deep, IL not
insulated, ann that 81 mining ma
chimes be fitted with shield.
a big fight is being put up against
NO 20, which is practically an en-
ployers' liability law.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
Polltioianis RenlnnInn

1t was in the Old Spring Garden
market in Philadelphia that p. A.
Widencr as a butcher laid the founda.
ton for n fortune now estimated al
S5O,OOO,OOO. In those days a butcher
stall was the headquarters for politi.
cal gossip. And It was not long before
he found himself a political leader
and In the early seventies he had be-
come a power.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
WILLIAMS
KIDNEY PILLS

Have you neg1eYted your Kidneys?
daVe you overlooked your nervous
system and caused trouble With your
kidneys and bladder? Have you
9ains in loins, side, back, groins and
bladder? Have you a habby appear
anco Of the face. especially under
the eyes. Too frequently a desire
70 pass urine? II so, william Kid
uey Pill will cure you.
Price soc.
For sale by The White Pharmacy
Cor. Bland street ard Princeton ave
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06

Representative Bell. of Georgia
who has been much interested in the
efforts Of Mr.. Williams to harmonic
the house, has a quaint way of sizing
up the feud, which is renewed every
time the Democrats in the house
have any honor to bestow.
The situation reminds me OF a
Methodist minister down home" he
said. Charges had been preferred
against him by one OF his flock. AT.
ter the charges had been read. the
minister said: This man amt mad
about what he say he's mad about:
he's mad about something else than
what he says he's mad about"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
&F@o
THURSDAY, FEB. g, 1908.

If the state legislature and senate
all jump aboard the water wagon,
what will our solons do for liquid
hilarity?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
a Late staver

Mr. Sitlong-The clock strikes every
hour. doesn't It?
She (wearily) but II doesn't
seom tu do any good
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06

Washington, Feb. John Wes-
ley Gaines. OF Tennessee. is great
man 10 make speech $. He has
flights of oratory that are really en-
joyable.
Sometimes his spcech-making is
the basis for good stories. and the
members OF the hcus, find real de-
light in telling tlem between ses-
sions
Recently Mr. Gaines made a fine
speech. The m mbers OF the house
were rapt in attention as he climbed.
rung by rung. the oratorical ladder.
Finally, he reached the climax.
Can anybody tell me right now
how much it costs to run this con
gress?" n shouted Il want TO
know"
The new member from Wisconsin.
kustermann by name, who has a dis
.tinctly German accent. began to fig
ure. Then he waited for the next
intermission. 1t came, and Kuster-
mann interrupted
The gentleman from Tennessee
wants to know the cost OF running
this congress, he said. Il have the
desired information. 1t costs exactly
STAG a minute"
kustermann paused n minute to
give the member time for reflection.
Then he continued.
a further figuring shows that the
gentleman from Tennessee has con-
sumed exactly $4,3SO worth of time.
for he has been talking this last half
hour. 1t will continue to cost STAG
a minute as long as he continues TO
address us"
1t was the first speech Mr.. Kuster-
mann made, and he sat down. rather
self-conscious and flushed in the
face. SO did Mr.. Gaines.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
The Daily Leader

Published every evening except
Sunday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06

The Government is planning real
revival meeting. to be held in the
philippines. Necessity demands that
something of this sort be done with
out delay. The idea is to have the
natives sign the pledge-not to all
stain from alcoholic beverages. bnt
TO throw away the dope they nos
sess and not buy any more.
The opium habit continues I'm the
philippines, despite all efforts To
down it. Opium is smugglea i'm right
along, and the most valiant efforts
Of the Government officials cannot
stop it.
To shut off opium at once wouId
work a hardship, and the Govern
ment is convinced that the people
must be worked up to the right noint
before the supply is entirely shut
off. Oh
Mass meetings will be hold
throughout the islands and orators
VIII talk on the evil of the habit
A genuine reform wave is to he in
.stituted, and the result is awaited
with interest. There is considerable
speculation as to whether much can
be accomplished with moral suasion
so peculiar an individual Is tho
datto
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-06

AT every session Of the senate a
little brown-eyed woman sits in the
gallery and watches every gesture
of man on the floor below Tho
woman is Mrs Thomas p. Gore and
the man is her husband, the blind
senator from Oklahoma.
The senator calls her his ewes
and his right hand" and SAYS She
knows more about parliamentary
law and politics than any other
woman in the country
He is probably right. for Mrs. Gore
has studied politics step by stem
with her husband She reads TO him
and discusses every question OF ma
tional or state Importance that
arises She takes down his speeches.
attends to his mail and supplies ev-
cry function that his sightless ey g
cannot perform.
Mrs Gore contributed greatly 10
her husbands election. She was his
political manager and was with him
when he made his campaign through
Oklahoma
Senator Gore has not yet made a
big speech, but, according to re-
ports from oklahoma. he is a great
orator, and viii make the senate
take notice when his opportunity ar
rives
10 is surprising The attitude lh.
senator maintains when he is i'm the
senate one would not know that
he is sighGess for his manner is
that of q man who can SEQ everything
that goes en-
Whn Doc frs. came TO Washington
he practccd walking to his seat from
every door in ha house. and now
Doc makes h.s way without trouble.
After IONS his little wife Is wait
IUg 10 conduct him home
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
EXIT MULE CARS, ENTER ELECTRIC
Chihuahua Celebrates Great Event Last Sunday Mark
 ing Progress of People,
Cchihuabaa Enterprise,


 Last Sunday was q red letter day" in the progressive capital city of Chi huahua in the formal inauguration of the electric street car system. The entire popuIaee was out to witness the event which means more for the city than any otheT single event in ten years past The day was made holiday by universal consent. Never plainly among the people.
 The formal program was scheduled to begin promptly at Il a. m. at the offices and car barns and cars were decorated with the national coIors as was also the room in which tae inaug- uratien exercises were held.
 In few minutes after the arrival of Gov, Greet the exercises were open ed by music by the Third Regiment band. The appropriate address of the occasion was delivered by Lie. Juan Prieto Quemper In a brief speech Gov. Greet formally declared the cleo tric street car service inaugurated.
 Then the gaily decorated cars were quickly loaded by the invited guests and as many more as could be accom- modated and ride over the lines was taken.
 At D. m. the cars began running and every one was crowded up to 10 D. m. With four cars; two on each of the two lines. The company is doing a good business. Tae cars are well patronized from six a. m. to 10 D. n.
 The cars have moved very nicely all week with only one slight accident The management is planning to im- prove the service As side track will be put in on Avenue Ocampo and third car will be put on the line be. tween the Mexican Central and the Chihuahua and Pacific depots when 10 minuet service will probably be given. The company is also planning a second class fare when trailers will probably be put on. It is understood that this fare will be five cents. The present fare is s cents with 20 tickets $1.50.
 One man above all others deserves special credit for Chihuahua's getting at last an electric street car system. That man is A. c. Nash, who was man ager of the mule car lines and oc- cupies the same position with the cleo tric road He it was who has worked hard and faithfully to bring it about until at last the local company headed by Gov. Creel, Max Krakauer and Mar tin Falomir, built 1t.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
FARMER THOUGHT HE
 HAD $50 C|ACHED'
Holds Up High Army Officers As DeserterS From Fort
 Smelling.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct 14-Col. J. E. Sawyer, Major F. L. Dodds ana Major P. c. Stevens, field ofIicsrs serving in the Department of Dakota had 8 novel experience while trying to execute the presidents orders to walk fifty miles in three days as an endurance test, and narrowly escaped being hauled back to the fort by a farmer armed with a squirrel rife, as deserters. The officers were taken wholly by surprise and although arined to the teeth, stood with their hands above their heads and argued with the farmer for nearly half an hour before they succeeded in con, yincing him that they were respon- sible. and not a part of the squad of six runaway privates who eluded the guards recently and got away from the guardhouse at the fort, unseen and leaving no trail. There is a. $50 reward, and the farmer thought h- practically had that money nailsd down.
 All three officers were in uniform. carrying side arms. They left St. Paul and crossed the river to the old Mendota road and in spite of the heat were standing the march well when the farmer appeared from be- hind the fence and stood them up in a row. They were finally forced to walk with their captor to a telephone before they convinced him that they were not deserters. After talking with the fort the farmer reluctantly released them.
 Brig. Gen Edgeriy announces ex- aminations for ten additional field officers. to be held Oct. 2, after which they will be given the third degree. according to the presidents orders. These are officers who have chosen the horseback test instead of the marching test and include Col. w. G. Adair, Col. James Rockwell, Lieut. Col. A o. Brodie, St. Paul; Lieut. Col. G. D. Fitch, Duluth; Majors Mil Ter, Skunk and Cabell, St. Paul; Major R. R. Stedman, Fort Lincoln, N. D.; Major Johnson, Fort Harrison, Mont, and Major Allen, Fort Yellowstone, Yellowstone Park. The officers will make the ride of ninety miles fully equipped for the field and will be led by Gen. Eagerly of St. Paul, their de- partment commander, and his aids Mounts will be supplied from the cav airy commands stationed in St. Paul.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Ameriean EmotlonaIism.

The emotional principle has played a great part in American life Every generation is swept by some enthusi- asm. When the intimate history of the past century is written the most remarkably interesting section will be the true and unexaggersted story of the wonderful religious revivals which swept over large parts of the coun- Public Ledger.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Ska, a Comparatively New Game

Skat, which has become the rival of bridge, and has displaced it in some circles, is purely German game, and Altenburg is it's home. The earliest records on the subject show that it was evolved out of other card games in 1917 by one Hempel, who was professor at the Altenburg college.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Knee Rre.nh.s

There Is still, we believe, hope for velvet and silk knee brooches. and for a host of other and minor improve ments. The standard of least ridicu- lousness-which the Court Journal Ad- mits we set ourselves in matters of attire-will lead, not to greater som- berness, but to a higher appreciation of art in relation to the clothing of the human form.-Men's Wear.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Laxman and chureh MestIna.

One great difference between church work in this country ard Great Brit ain is the prepOnderance of meetings in the latter country conducted by laymen, in one denomination alone, the Wesleyan, out of 25,000 services nearly 10000 being in charge of lay men alone.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
IdeaIism In Faith.

The idealism of his religion has given the Jew his strength and his staying power. It has enabled hiR, in spite of the most soul-crushing of prosecutions and the most debasing and demoralizing of conditions, to keep his soul superior to his surround ings and his heart higher than his head.-American Israelite.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
PsnaIIzIna tn. Mo,oris,.

The proposal to in,'rease the taxa ton of motor cars is due alike to . desire to penalize motorists in gen eral for the offenses committed by . minority of them, and to a wish tc augment the national resources. The first desire is not fair in itself. and the second will not realize its purpose commensurately with the annoyance fl will cause.-Law Times.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Loyalty and FrIendshIp.

\ Never permit yourself to comment unfavorably upon a friend. If you have complaint carry 1t in person to the individual concerned. Loyalty is the life breath of real friendship, and if there were more loyalty there would be fewer broken friendships- Home Chat
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Motto from Ruskin.

'Try to get strength of heart to look yourself fairly in the face in mind as well as body. I do not doubt that the mind is less pleasant thing to look at than the face, and for that very reason it needs more looking at; SO always have two mirrors on your toilet table and see that with proper care you dress body and mind before them daily"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Hobby for Rrain-Eau.

Physically, mentally and often nor ally good hobby is a business mans salvation. When his mind has been strenuously at work for many hoars he has used up a large quantity of life force. If then he turns to his hobby for a change his brain experiences a relief and the jaded parts get rested.- Business Mans Magazine
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Youth.elyina Illusions.

The most important things for . young woman to cling to are her flu sions. Nothing. indeed. will keep her so young or so cheerful So long as she believes that anything-anythins delightful. of coHrse-can happen to her. 1t win never occur to anybody to think of her age-Ladies' Field
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Monism.

Monism is the doctrine of the one ness of all things. Mind and matter, God and the creation are one and the same thing. There is no supernatural. "All are but parts of one stupendous whole,' the various phenomena being merely incidental to the great unity New York American
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Speed of Electricity.

Electricity, where unretarded by at mosphcric influences, travels at the rate of Ss,O00 miles a second. Along a wire it is, of course, vastly slower; a perceptible period of time is occu- pied by the electric current in send ing telegrams.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
The nemnn Hurry.

Time has been saved, almost aa- initiated, by steam and electricity, yet where is the leisure? The more time we save the less we have. The hurry of the machine passes into the man. We can outrun the wind and the storm. but we cannot outrun the demon of Hurry.-John Burroughs.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
More TroubIe for Johnny

NO" explained Mrs. Lapsling, Johnny says he wasn't bitten by the dog, but I'm not going to take any chances. I shall have him expurgated just as soon as I can get him to the doctor's"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
The Llvinq First.

"The things you mean to say when they are gone, say before they so. The flowers you mean to send for their coffins, send to brighten and sweeten their homes before they leave you" This we all know afterward! yet, 10, these noxious herbs instead!-Jean Paul.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Eir., on Plymouth RacA.

Tradition divides the honor of first setting foot on Plymouth rock between John Alden and Mary Chiffon; and allowing Mary Chil- ton to have been the first person to reach the rock, Alden certainly was the first man to set foot upon t.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Extremes of Heat ann coId,

The greatest heat is never found on the equator. but some 10 degrees to the north, while more severe cold has been registered in northern Si- beria than has been found near the pole.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
o,un. kInr phlIln,s war cluh

The war club or tomahawk of King Philip, decorated with black and white beads which were said to indicate the number of people this Indian chief killed, is valuable relic owned by Mrs. William Fuller of North War ren. Me.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
sli.a..-I i.a.. N.-...t.

This is to be seen in Holy Trinity church. Datford, EnGiand, fastened on the splay of siTi. of the south east window, and measures two feet nine inches by one foot six inches. Scarcely any light penetrates this stained glass window, but on sunny days the time is faithfully recorded from 2 p. m- to p. m.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Evil in False Shame

False shame is the devils pet weapon. He does more work with 1t even than with false pride; for with false pride he only goads evil, but with false shame paralyzes good Ruskin.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
rurn Ineand.sesn, Lioht up

An incandescent lamp fin its green shade will, when turned upward to- ward the ceiling, spread soft and pleasantly diffused light. plenty strong enough for room where no one is reading. When the lamp Is so used no shadows are cast.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Advice for the Married

Never sound the praise of another woman before your wife. The wise and chastened man knows that press work, like charity. begins al home and ends there.-Exchange
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
.,.x w.x ta s.ours worn..

Take water in which walnut hulls have soaked overnight and pour 1t on a spot of ground. In very few hours the fishing worms will come to the surface and can easily be secured for your expedition.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Just Those Yankees.

It is rather brazen for Connecticut to come along with a ready-cooked-po- tato plant when it's wooden nutmeg bush hasn't yet been listed in the floral catalogues.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Great Proof of Talents.

It is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit.-Cicero.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Some Imnroxement.

T hear he Is getting rich since hs quit drinking" Appearances would indicate that hs is. I understand he is about to trade the water wagon for aa automobile le"-Nashyille American.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
one orlalnal saxon crN-.

The only complete and unaltered Saxon crypt in Great Britain is that at Hexham abbey, it being built wholly of Roman stones. there being also many Saxon stones imbedded in the new walls of the building
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
H.rnIn asnedv.

"The only man I ever knew who had what they call tue artistic tempera- ment," said Uncle Allen Sparks. was thoroughly cured by his wife. She whipped 1t out of him"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-15
Rival Diamonds In Hardness.

The diamond, so long the hardest known substance, now has two rivals. the silicide and the boride of titatium products of Henri Moissan's cleo tric furnace-being claimed to be as