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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

- me importance. We need all the
hs!'t We can get ON this absorbing
{ astion, which is now enga ging the
a.:cl ton OF the best part of oar
G.; z.Es
But the recent session OF the
soH tAeastern Road Congress
brought out something concrete
AMI definite and we now have an
nd lovards which W. cam direct
ell CIR energies.
The counties OF Georgia can we'll
&fcrd 70 impose some Of the bur
oCas OF improvement upon posteri-
- 10y issuing bonds. rhe construc-
OF good roads would soon re-
suit such am increase In the val
re O real estate in Georgia that the
~ crest ON the bonds issued by the
comfy would be smau matter.
The Increase in the amount of taxes
derived from this increased value
or real estate wodld more than
me-. tie interest charges. while the
D left to commerce would be so
mr. lear gain to the individuals.
he various counties OF the state
il soon have an oppor' unity to
Sc IRE their quota OF the convicts
who arr to be freed from the con
e. lease system. These counties
" II then have at their disposal
l.AlIeds OF convicts at a nominal
12-nE1 and can we'll AFFORD 20 issue
bonds for carrying out such plans
as hey may undertake.
A tie congress said In IT'S resom-
lion, the rural free delivery system
u H-w an established fact and may
be re,i upon as a permanency.
Bu. ore are thousands of people IN
m sJl;h who are not yet In a po-
| sit On 20 secure the benefits OF II
The federal government would do
sd! 10 take up the question OF post
roads in order 10 extend this sys-
en = free delivery. BY design
ins cJmprehensiVs interstate sys-
.e-s o roads 81 would soon give
rev .m stus 70 trade and commerce
"h . a % scessarily travels TO a great
er ass ee shan the casual observer
woul lspeot over the rural routes
| Now Tat We have something def
nne ,2 work upon II is hoped that
/ The 81 norities In every county VIII
iaEs y the matter and carry Il
forward TO early completion.
Mercer county has been deprived
u ..e benefits OF the rural free de-
livery OF mail matter By reason
Of ner bad roads Il has been i'm
Doss BE 20 select a route from
Bueheld that would DO passajbls at
all ssssess - the year, asd the
sane true Of other parts OF the
rou8'y With improved roads we
mibh havs the benefit OF tho sys-
tenn al over tho county. The Lead
er would Like 20 have expressions
" opinion rom tie readers on the
adv.sahlity OF bond Issue sufhr
Cert 10 build hrst class roads from
the Summers county line va Athens
and Princeton 20 Bramwe'I and from
tie Bland county Lac the top OF
F RIVER mOunta ia BIueAsld.
L|e'.n and Spanishburg 70 the
r. e.zl county line az Flat Top. T..
J'a not be necessary 20 build a
Re nacadsm road all this dis
70 % but = considerable pora on Of
h,lld be mscadam with these
No lises 81 road cr,ss'ng the
C ny, Che Districts would be able
20 'u'd The short lines 70 connect
with hem and 10 a few years Mer-
cor rr nS va'uss would moro than
drlb.s
The expenditure OF sues a large
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07
BONDS FOR ROAD IMPROVE
MENTS.

The meeting OF the Southeast srn
Road Congress. whose delegates
represented number OF the lead
ing states In this election OF the coun
try, adjourned yesterday afternoon
avs the Atlanta Journal Of satur-
day after = yasaut and profitable
sssion, th. cad OF which two
resolutions o. more than ordinary
importance 20 the future develop
ment Of our rural highways we're
adopted.
The first o. these strongly rec
eUmend' that ne various coun. e.
OF mo sac sball lssus bouds fer
tna pIrp9s. OF carrying out al er-
teusive and systematic Plan OF road
improveue nts, and the second urg-
es upon our members OF congress %
Initiate and carry through som
project By which the federal gov
er7men' % order 20 make the ru-
ia. free delivery s.rv.cs more srf-
Gent VIII ADOPT some general plan
OF post roads and assist In Their e7
cob ishmsnt
These two p.sGs Offer s3rs.llny
a"tai'e All practical upon which
The PEOPLE % Georgia and the south
can COOP Tste, 70 the ed that We
may have a good sys en- % publ,
roads There Is no ssoR - de
pre1'ate the WORK which has sIready
boon done % 'ae interest OF good
roads 1caien c discussion has its
place in the confederation OF good
roads for the future. end tho be-
p ace in She confederation o. good
roads FOR che future AID The bs-t
methods q road-buldinE are 81
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

The fire station lot purchased f
Mr. FoUtz was part Of lot II, Sec
II, and IL was returned del nquent
for city taxes in the year 1907. We
challenge the Telegraph TO deny
this. 1t can't II Il will examine the
records, which show thar the same
portion OF lot that was returned de-
l.nqu Mt In the name Of +. p. Rucx-
or was purchased by the Board OF
Supervisors.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07
MONDAY, DECEMBER :, 1908

The Telegraph appears to be
greatly exorcised about the recount
IN Raleigh which elects Joe Smith
and the entire Democratic ticket of
that county. But our sontempora-
ry thought IL very commendable
tha- the Mercer county court re-
fused 10 allow Smith recount aft
er he had made repeated demands.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07
w. III. COFFMAN COKE co.

w. II Coffman rock crusher
phone No. 1OS usually open between
z to 8, IL and /, and from to
6 o'clock each day. other hours
on the subject OF Silica sand and
all grades OF crushed stone, No. 0
phone should be used for this pur-
pose. 11-25-4t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

Dont wait ,HtH you have a deep
seated cough. "AA ounce Of proven
tisn IL worth a pound OF cure" with
The hrst tickling Of the bronchial
tubes get bottle OF Rydsle's Cough
Elixir. Safest for parent or child
Contains no opiates. The White
Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07
GHhY NJ shine REPAIR SHOP
Vow In ne Rear of Fowler-Ricb
ardson Company.

All kinds of repairing OF Lawn
Mowers. sewing Machines, Bicycles
Guns. Pistols. TyDewrlters. Adding
Machines, Locks. Keys Fitted and
In fact, all kinds OF machines. Work
and price guaranteed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

WANTED-A VIII to Eni 22 20 25
years or age TO cook in small fam
Good home AMI Mght work.
references required. Address "B"
care Leader 12-4-6t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

FOR RENT-Two four room fa.s
with bath on Red Lot, over Busy
Zee restaurant. Reasonable prices.
~ " Leary Son. 10-30-tf
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

FOR RENT-Furnishe six room
mouse on Giles street, c. G. Duy. 1w
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

WANTED Four boaruers In pri-
vate family. middle aged men pre-
lerable. Reasonable terms. Over
Follansbee's Drug Store, No. 81
Bland street.
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CRUSHED LIME STONE.

any size made and delivered to tny
part OF the city At a reasonable
price by w. H. Coffmaa Coke Co.,
Blueheld, w. v.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

FOR RENT-Furnished room
with heat and bath. Apply 525 Ra-
leigh Terrace.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-07

FOR SALE-IIouseho'd and
Kltchen furniture and furnishings.
all practically new. Must be sold
at once. No reasonable offer will
be refused Call 525 Raleigh Ter
race, or Phone 1879. 11-25-3teod
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FOR RENT-One seven room
house. apply F. ]. Black OF F. 7.
brown. 9-18-tf
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WANTED-Manager for branch
office we wish to locate here in Blue
heId. Address, The Morris Whole
sale house. Cincinnati, o. 11-27-26t
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WANTED-Posit!on as bookkeep-
er 10y young man. Have had two
years experience and can do steno-
graphic work. Address Box 2O7.
Neystone, w. Va. 12-3-12t
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w a MI s

FOR SALE-An excellent re'a1
grocery business for reasonab e
cash payment and security for resi-
due. Bus ness centrally located
Address X. care Leader.
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The Daily Leader

Published every evening except
kuAAal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28

vously apprehensive of plunging her
feet into a pool of water. 1t had not
been the pitcher after all. Even after
the window was closed there seemed
to be much air in the room The
blind still tapped, though at longer in
tervals. If it really turned cold, how
were they to live in that barn-like
room, she and Mary? She thought of
the campers out on the fiat and shiv-
cred She looked out of the window
musingly a moment. 1t was dark She
wondered if Gordon had come home
OF course he was home. 1t must be
nearly morning. Her feet were get.
ting cold, so she crept back into bed
The next thing of which she was con
scious, Mary was shaking her excit-
-sdly.
What is it?" she asked, sleepily.
Louise! There's a fire somewhere!
Listen!"
Some one rushed quickly through
the hall; others followed, knocking
against the walls in the darkness.
Then the awful heart-clutchng clang
of bell rang out-near, insistent, me-
tallic. 1t was. the meeting house bell.
There was no other in the town. The
girls sprang to the floor. The thought
had found swift lodgment in the mind
of each that the hotel was on fire, and
in that moment Louise thought of the
poisoned meat that had once been
served to some archenemies of the
gang whose chief was now on trial for
his liberty. So quickly does the brain
work under stress of great crises, that,
even before she had her shoes and
stocking on, she found herself wonder
ing who was the marked victim this
time. Not Williston-he was dead.
Not Gordon-he slept in his own room
back Of the office. Not Langford-he
was bunling with his friend in that
same room. Jim Munson? Or was the
judge the prescribed one? He was not
corrupt judge. He could not be
bought. 1t might be he. Mary had
gone to the window.
"Louise!" she gasped. The court
house,"
True. The cloudy sky was reddened
above the poor little temple of justice
where fsr day and weeks the tide of
human interest of big part of a big
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
MARK TWAIN ON MONEY.
Humorist Points Out What He Consid-
ers Some Wrong Conceptions.

Mark Twain said that the financial
panic has caused wrong idea Of the
use and value Of money.
THE spendthrift says that money,
being round, was made to roll. The
miser says that, being fiat it was
made to stack up. Both are wrong.
Strangely wrong too, in their ideas
about money are the veteran Aus
tralian gold disgers. These simple
OLD fellows, though worth perhaps a
half million or more. live in the sim
pie dug-outs and Ghanues Of their lean
early days
Once lecturing, landed at an Aus
tralian port. There was no porter in
sight to carry my luggage. Seeing a
rough-looking cd fellow leaning
against a post with his hands in his
pockets. beckoned to him and said:
See here, if you carry these bags
up to the hotel I'll give you half
crown
The man scowIed at me. He took
three or four gold soyereigns from his
pocket threw them into the sea,
scowled at me again, and walked away
without word"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
CHAPTER xvI.-Continued.

Tell me anything? Not they. She
was such a good girl, Dick. There
never was better. She never COM
planned. She never got her screens
poor girl. | wish she could have had
her screens before they murdered her
Where did you lay her, Dick?"
'Mr. Williston," said Dick, taking
hrm hold of the mans burning hands
and speaking with soothing calmness
forgive me for not telling you at
once l thought you knew. | never
dreamed that you might have been
thinking all the while that Mary was
dead. She is alive and well and with
friends. She only tainted that night
Come. brace up! Why, man alive,
aren't you glad? Well. then. don't go
90 pieces like child Come, brace up,
: tell you!"
"You-you-wouldn't lie to me,
would you, Dick?"
CAS- God is my witness, Mary is
alive and in Kemah this minute-un-
less and earthquake has swallowed
the hotel during my absence. l saw
her less than two hours ago"
Give me minute, my dear fellow
will you? I-I--"
He walked blindly away a few steps
and sat down once more on the ruins
OF his homestead. Gordon waited
The man sat still-his head buried in
his hands. Gordon approached, lead
ing his mare, and sat down beside
him.
Now tell me-" he said, with simple
direCtness.
An hour later the two men sepa-
rated at the door of the Whites claim
eshanty.
Lie low here until send for YOU"
was Gordons parting word.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
The Objects of Her FEELINGS.

Patrick" gushed the amorous Wild
ow OLeary, "Oi've long anted t. con-
fiss t. ye tn state iv me feelin's toward
We, an now Oi must tell ye thot Oh
love ivvry hair iv yr head"
Thin, if ye do" replied the asaman-
tine Patrick. who has just come from
the barber's. "Oill tell ye, Mrs.
OLeary, thot were We in Cascy's bar,
Der shop around tn corner, ye'd foind
Casey sweepin' tn objects iv y'r feel
ms into his dustpan at tn prisint mo-
ment. Sunday Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
His Quick Recovery.

81 was so glad said Mrs Oldcastle,
ito see DR.. Goodleigh in the pulpit
again last Sunday. He had such a
time of it. Dear me, it must be per-
fectly dreadful to have ones appendix
removed. | dread it so that | don't
know what | should do if | had to un-
dergo an operation. They said, when
the doctor went TO the hospital, that
he wouldn't be out again for a month
or more"
Il know it." replied her hostess as
she started the diamond-studded
phonograph, but l guess he re-
puderated good deal faster than they
expected"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
CHAPT Err XVII.
Fire!

The wind arose along toward mid
night-the wind that many hardened
5Hhabitant would have foretold hours
before had he been master of his time
and thoughts. AS a rule, no signal
service was needed in the COW coun-
try. Men who practically lived in the
open had a natural right to claim
some close acquaintance with the por-
tents Of approaching changes. But it
would have been well had some storm
Tag waver over the little town that
1ay. For the wind that came slipping
gJp IN the night, first in little signing
00iils and skirmishes, gradually grow
dns more impatient, more domineering,
more utterly contemptuous, naughty,
and hungry, sweeping down from its
northwest camping grounds, carried
feadly menace in it's yet warm breath
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
POWER OF THE RoTHscHlLDs.
Accumulated Wealth Soon to Mako
Influence of House Enormous.

1t has been calculated that at the
present rate of accumulation the
Rothschilds will own by the middle of
the present century some $4,000, ,000,-
600 sterling, or nearly enough to pay
off the national debt three times over,
says a writer in the Grand Magazine,
of London, England. The imagination
is staggered and fails to realize the
power which is represented by such
figures. 1t could finance, or it could
stop, war; it could delay the indus
trial development of country for a
generation; or it could, on the other
hand, enable a country which it ia
vored to beat all its industrial rivals.
A poyer like this must have its fingers
on all the arteries through which flows
the life-blood of commerce, the ebb
and flow of which it can regulate un-
controlled. -s-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
QUEER NAMES USED IN CHINA.
Much the Same Idea as That of tho
North American indian.

"We Chinese said the law student,
give our children queer names. Our
girls, for instance are not called
Mabel, Jenny or Matilda, but Cloudy
Moon, Celestial Happiness, Spring
Peach or Casket of Perfumes. Our
boys get less delicious names. Boys
are made for work and wisdom, rather
than for dancing and pleasure, and
their names show this, as Practical
Industry Ancestral knowledge, Com
plete Virtue, Ancestral Piety, Discreet
Valor. To our slaves we give still an
other set of names. Yes, those dear.
pathetic little slaves of ours, some
girls, some boys, who do hundred
various little tasks about the house.
these lowly creatures have names like
Not For Me. Joy to Serve, Your Hap.
piness and Humble Devotion"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
SYNOPSIS.

George Williston. poor ranchman,
tligh-minded and cultured. searches for
cattle missing from his ranch-the Lazy
2 on a wooded spot in the rivers bed
lhdt would have been an island had the
Missouri been at high water, he dis
powers a band of horse thieves engaged
Ia working over brands on cattle. He
Freeps near enough to note the chang
Ing of the Three Bars" brand on one
steer 70 the u. r." brand. Paul Lang
Bars" is Informed of the operations of
the gang, of cattle thieves--al band of
outlaws headed by Jesse Black, who
ties of Kemah county, South Dakota.
t!angford is struck with the beauty of
little girl" Louise Dale, an expert
SQUIRT stcnographer. who had followed
Der uncle, Judge Hammond Dale, from
Is living with him at Wind City. is
EequeSted by the county attorney,
i3ichard Gordon, to come to Kemah and
hearing of Jesse Black. Jim Munson, in
waiting at the train for Louise, looks
a. AZ, herd of cattle being shipped by
Mag well known "onery' steer be
longing to his employer of the Three
Bars ranch Munson and Louise. start
Tor kemah. Crowds assemble in Justice
James r. McAllister's court for the
preliminary hearing. Jesse Black springs
the first of many great surprises, waving
examination. Through Jake Sanderson.
member of the outlaw gang, he had
learned that the steer Mag had been re-
covered and thus saw the uselessness of
1Shting against being bound over. County
Attorney Gordon accompanies Louise
Dale on her return to Wind City. While
NilhSton stands in the light in his door
at night shot is fired at him. The house
iis attacked and n battle cnsues between
Niliiston and his daughter. one side,
aard the outlaws on the other. The house
sS set on fire. AS an outlaw raises his rifle
10 shoot WilliSton a shot from an un-
e<uIwn source perCes his arms and the
Tine falls to the ground. Aid has come to
Wiiihton, but he and his daughter are
captured and borne away by the outlaws.
Jim Munson late at night heard the shots,
hurried to the Three Bars ranch and sum
noned Langford and his brave men to the
teScue. II was Langford who fired the shot
which saved Williston's life. Langford
zescues Mary from her captor. The party
search in vain for Williston Louise comes
20 nurse Mary. Williston is given up for
dead. But meager evidence is obtainable
against Jesse Black, and it is concluded
ihat the case must be fought out on the
sole question of Mag" Judge Dale ar
Eives TO sit at the December session of
Ghe circuit court at which the cattle theft
case is to be tried. Gordon has hard work
IN securing an unpretudiced jury. Red
Sanderson takes seat in the hotel din
ing hall beside Louise and addresses her.
Be is unceremoniously showed aside by
Gordon. Sanderson draws his gun. The
preston Wandering aimiessly on his
horse meditating in the night Gordon
finds himself beside the ruins of the
Y1iZ2ie 5. He is called by his name. The
voice is that OF Willston, and the long
lost man and needed witness is found.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28

to the helpless and unprotected cattle
huddled together in startled terror or
already beginning their migration by
intuition running with the wind.
lC ratified loose window castings in
the hotel so that people turned uneas-
lily in their beds. 1t sent strange crea-
lures of . the imagination to prowl
about. Cowmen thought of the de-
pleted herds when the riders should
come in off the free ranges in the
spring should that moaning wind
mean real northwester.
Louise was awakened by a sudden
Shrek of wind that swept through the
slight aperture left by the raised win
dow and sent something crashing to
the floor. She lay for moment drowsi-
ly wondering what had fallen. Was
1T anything that could be broken? She
heard the steady push of the wind
gainst the frail frame building, and
knew she ought to compel herself suf-
iiciently to be aroused to close the
window. But she was very sleepy.
The crash had not awakened Mary.
She was breathing quietly and deeply.
But she would be amenabe to a touch
Just light one-and she did not
mind doing things. How mean, though,
to administer it in such cause. She
could not do it, The dilapidated green
blind was tapping dismally. What
time was it? Maybe it was nearly
morning, and then the wind would
probably go down. That would save
her from getting up. She snuggled
under the covers and prepared to slip
deliciously off into slumber again.
But she couldn't go to sleep after
all. A haunting suspicion preyed on
her waking faculties that the crash
might have been the water pitcher.
She had been asleep and could not
gauge the shock of the fall 1t had
seemed terrific, but what awakens one
from sleep Is always abnormal to
ones startled and unremembering
consciousness. Still, it might have
been the pitcher She cherished no
fond delusiOn as to the impenetra-
bility of the warped cottonwood floor
ms " ttIl iillSllb CftH llICll ne llltk-
ling through to the room below. She
found herself wondering where the
bed stood, and that thought brought
her sitting up in a hurry only to re-
member that she was over the musty
sitting-room with its impossible car
pet She would be glad to see ii
soaked-it might put little color into
it, temporarily at least, and lay the
dust of ages. But, sitting up, she felt
herself enveloped in a gale of wind
that played over the bed, and so wise.
ly concluded that if she wished to see
this court through without the risk of
grippe or pneumonia complications,
she had better close that window. So
she slipped cautiously out of bed, ner-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children Well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is ofte
broughton and they suffer in silence
drifting along from bad to wors
knowing well that they ought t.
have help to overcome the pains ant
aches which daily make life burden
1t is to these faithful women thai
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
PHILADELPHIA.

tered the armory of the Third regi-
ment of the national guard in this
city and obtained the silver and gold
medal bars awarded by hte state to
members of the regiment who had
qualified on the ranges during the
past year.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28

lEWlSBURG.-Through misun-
derstanding of orders two Reading
passenger trains collided at a curve
just north of here. Both engines were
badly wrecked. Twelve passengers
and the crew of the southbound train
were injured, none fatally.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of

klI ANNiNG.-Hundreds of men
will get work on new roads to be
built in Armstrong county Manor
township has awarded a contract to
P. f. Mccain of Greensburg at $43,-
549.43. The bid of II. C. Hinkle of
Altoona, $40,44620, for reconstruction
of the road in South Buffalo township
has been accepted.