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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1908.
WHY INVESTIGATE PAPER
Duty

An Investigation has been i'm p.o-
gress several weeks upon the duty
on wood pulp. This investiga,iua is
at the instance of newspaper pub
fishers who have banded together to
wage a commerce warfare against
the iniQuitous news print trus.
which has been inclined to monop-
Ollie the news print output by rea-
son of the duty on wood pulp which
is sufficiently high to prevent out.
side competition. IniQuitoua as ii
is the International Paper company.
which controls the news prin. out
put. is no more Injurious than lnn-
drels OF other monopolles II is
the same Old story of the abuse OF
protection. Hundreds of newspa-
pers which are advocates Of the pro-
tective tariff are most insistant Tor
the repeal of the duty on wood
pulp. An investigation upon tlf,
question is no more urgent than
upon many other commodities.
Wherever the tariff walls have been
sufficiently high to prevent outside
competition monopolies have fol-
lowed as a resultant evil Whor.
ever the tariff wall is raised above
the point necessary for revenue the
trust follows.
The duty on wood pulp is wrong.
but the same may be said of orhar
commodities. Better investigate the
entire Dingley act and It would be
found iniquitous enough 70 be con-
signed 10 its last resting placr.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09
CALL FOR MASS
MEETING
FOR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY coz.
NENTION no SEND DELE.
GATES TO STATE DELEGATE
CONVENTION AND 10 THE Va.
RIOuS DISTRICT CONNFNTiOE

At a meeting of the Democratic
county executive committee. held in
the court house in the town Of
Princeton, on Saturuay. the 18th
day of April, 1905, pursuant to the
call of the chairman.
1t was on motion ordered That a
mass meeting of the Democrats OF
Mercer county be and is hereby
called 10 meet at the court house in
the town Of Princeton. on TUESDAY.
the 18th day of May. 1908. "A, !
O'Clock, D.. m, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to the state del
egate convention, which meets in
the city OF Wheeling. w. Va. on
the 2Sth day of May. 1908. and for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the various district conventions.
BY order of the committee.
WRIT A. FRENCH.
Chairman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

Tor some one else, the conditions
what they are; and / confess that
am in sympathy with Mr.. Bryan in
refusing TO be ruled off the track bv
group OF New York politicians
whose motives are. TO say the least
OF them, suspicious, which will sun
port no ticket except one framed by
themselves. and which do not agree
with one another mching the ticket
to be named. Whatever his claims
may b., or may not be, Mr.. BRYAN
has his rights. and no thoughtful
man can, or VIII say. that he can
not be elected, the ipse dixit equally
OF the unthinking. the Interested
ana the prejudicei to the contrary
being Of no weight whatever. But
among Democrats, who know why
they are Democrats, there ought to
be other and higher considerations
some arrest of the breakneck speed
on the highway toward the central
ization of power; some real ana not
spurious purpose toward tariff re
form: some sure separation OF the
politics fthe country from its part
nership with high finance and the
high fnanciers; some breaking up
OF groups and rings, Of wheels in
side wheels always involved by
change Of parties, even when made
only for the sake of change. The
Conrier-Journal is a Democrat. not
a Republican, and, standing by the
sincerity Of its record, it will sup
port the ticket to be headed by Mr.
Bryan. as actively and as earnestly
as If it represented its original pref
erence and opinion"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

stick and /. is TO be hoped that
they will be broken up. There is
another great combination however.
that is a source OF much good, and
not only does not come within the
swath of the big Stick" but con-
forms strictly I the law. II is a
combination OF Quality and Quantity
to be found In the half pint bottle
OF ElllOtt's Emuisified oil Eminent
Tor Csc. Guaranteed under Pure
Food and Drug Law. Yellow pack
age. For sale by the White Phar-
macy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

Every woman desires a good com
pleXion, but oft-times either ruins
the one she has or fails to gain one
by the paint and powder method she
employs. A good complexion is from
within and can't be painted or pow.
dered on. Two things are necessary
in order to be the possessor of a
good complexion. A healthy action
Of the liver and good rich blood.
Rydale's Liver Tablets taken occa-
sionally and followed for a week or
ten days by Rydales Tonic and plen-
ty Of fresh air and out of doors ex-
ercise Will beat all the paint and
powder in tie world. Try it just
once aud see. The White Pharmacy
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09
GOES no PREACH
INITIAL SERMON.

Rev. }. w. RAIDER lcft yesterday
afternoon for Knoxville. Tenn.
where on tomorrow he will dslivel
the initial sermon in the new High
land Romney Methodist church. Mr.
RAIDER filed this charge for four
years previous to coming to Blue
field, and it was through his efforts
that the money to build Highland
Romney church was raised
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

How To- Deat an undertaken: Cougf
and Cough ng end iu Coffin. Cure tn,
cough. stop the Coughing. and leI
the undertaken keep bis Coffin Ry
dale's Cough Elixir Is the best arc
surest way OF accomplishing this re-
suit Best because II contains tn,
best remedies known 20 aid nature {,
cure a cough Surcst because 80 posi-
lively does not contain opiates o
harmful drugs OF any kind. Guarap
'oea under the pure Food and Drui
Law For sale by White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

Don't wait "ntil you have a deep
seated cough. IAN ounce OF proven
ton Is worth pound OF cure" with
the first 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, 1908-05-09

One hears and reads n great deal
tai. The government is after a
great many OF them with the Big
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

isn't the launching OF the merry
widow hat in panicky times sun-
Gent evidence of woman's cruelty
to man?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

The Goth congress does nothing
but spend money. which it does with
q good deal of facility. however
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

Subscribe to the Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-09

Now for reform in the county
government
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The Daily Leader

Published every evening except
Sunday,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
Twelve
Kinds of
Women
in Cars
By HELEN VAIL WALLACE.

3-Ihe woman who almost demands a seat; who forgets that there
ls one place in the human economy of things where a demand does not
create a supply; that the average man resents compukion (mental, optical
or otherwise, and seldom radiates galantry under such conditions. This
type of woman sometimes frghtens timid bachelors out of their seats
against their better judgment. The tyrant woman.
1.-The peculiarly radiant woman, who has all the men in the car
offering their seats to her at once. Even the man behind the newspaper
fdgets uneasly as one whose galantry strs in its sleep. The angelic
woman.
5-The woman who thinks the entire male half of humanity selfish
and expects nothing from them. She scornfuny ignores them in public
and says things about them in private. If a nice, kind man gives her a
seat she merely wonders at it and does not even feel penitent. She is
always tired and really needs a seat most of all. Unfortunately for her,
she seldom gets more than she expects. The consistent c~rabappe.
6-The dreamer of dreams, who knows not whether she is standing
or sitting and cares less. She feels no fatigue. If a seat is offered to her
she is so long in getting back to earth that some mundane woman has
usually usurped the throne intended for her.
THE stunnngly dressed woman, who overawes some types of men
into rehnquishing their seats.
s-The mothery woman, who is always giving up her own seat to
old people and little children. She seldom stands, however, for men find
her example infections.
9-The woman with surface sweetness always on hand, and by whom
the undrGenng among mankind are often smiled out of their seats.
10-The s~wee-hearted, s~weetminded woman, who stands pleasantly
and amiaby or accepts a seat in the same spirit.
1.-THE intensely sef-respecting woman, who mentally demands
and usually receives respect from all mankind, regardless of age IT So
cal standing.
12-The woman who believes that a man has Just as much right to
a seat he has paid for as she has. The independent, sdfrelant, gentle
manly" JUST woman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17

to do my chief the utmost good |
could, and the only conscientious feel
ing had in the matter was to do just
that very thing. | hewed to that line,
and wherever the chips flew had and
have no slightest SAVIOR OF remorse.
A secretary who told the truth all the
time would be about as useful as a
lighted candle in a powder magazine.
The only man he needs to tell the
stark truth to is his chief; as for the
rest of the world, when it was ad-
visable to tell them the truth they got
it; when it was necessary to ladle
them out diplomacy" that was what
they received.
To make as many friends as possible
for his chief, and as few enemies, in
his dealings with the politicians and
the public, is naturally one of the es-
sentials in holding down this job.
And it goes without saying that all
men like to be treated with courtesy.
Enemies can easily be made by a
rough and discourteous amer and
even by Impotence and indifference.
Especially is this true among the poll
ticians. Every man who comes to a
mayors office on political business
either has, or imagines he has, a GER
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17

which was a verbal "cross.counter" to
some tale which was being handed
me, etc.
or course il was not imperative that
/ should give out a steady stream OF
diplomacy all the time, but when
biuntness would have made an enemy
l am happy to say that my talent for
diplomacy coupled with long legal
experience, enabled me to do reason.
ably well in that branch of my work
All work, IL a man tackles 1t, whether
washing dishes or shaking dice for a
universe, ought to be done in a whole.
souled and enthusiastic manner. And
al say truthfully that l brought to
this absolutely necessary art in INV
position a frank and open manner a
sincerity of voice and an unwinking
look from the eyes, that officially was
almost as genuine as nature itself. and
practically much more effective than
sarcasm or cold facts would have ever
dared to be.
AS looked at the place, l was there
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17

| know worthy learned men, members of the Academy of Sciences.
university professors, teachers in our great schools, who reason thus
"Such phenomena (psychic) are impossible, because they contradict sci
ence as it is at present; we should not admit that which we cannot e-
plain"
And they call that scientific reasoning.
Oxygen combined with hydrogen forms water. How? We do not
know. Hence, we should not admit the fact.
A medium puts his hand on a table and mfmates it. This is mex
picabe. Therefore, it is false!
Yet this j. the dominating line of reasoning amono a oreat nunI,cr
of "savants."
would be if one were but absolutely sure of the reliability of the medium.
The very fact of the possibility of fraud reduces by 991OO the value of
such an observation and necessitates observing such a phenomenon 100
times before certainty regarding it may be reached. The conditions upon
which certainty is based should be understood by all investigators. vet it
IS astounding to hear how intelligent people are surprised at our doubts
and at the strict scientific obligations under which we are placed. In
order to be sure of such seeming impossbilites one must be 100 times
sure; one must have observed them not once, but 100 times, as, for in
stance, table raisings have been observed.
From the various experiments one gets the impression that the pho
nomena observed are in great part real and mdeniable; that a certain
number of them may have been produced by fraud. Some of the move
ments produced are simply physical. others both physical and psychic. The
whole study is incomparably more complicated than has been though. in
general up to the present time.
If one wishes to go to the trouble of reasoning, one is surely forced
to admit ones self irrevocaby held up before this dilemma: Either all
Investigators have been dupes Of the mediums, who have continually PLAYED
tricks on them, or these amazing things really exist.
AS the first hypothesis is eliminated we must admit the reality of the
phenomena observed.
Some fluid body is formed, flows from his organism, moves, and acts
What intelligent force directs this fluid body and makes it act this
way or that? Either it il the spirit of the medium, II ONE other spirit
which makes use of this fluid. There is no way of getting around it.
Given the present state of our knowledge, it is impossible to give a
complete, total, absolute and definite explanation of the phenomena OBJ
served.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17

Various proposals are being made
for the celebration OF the Lincoln cen,
tenary. Lincoln and Darwin were
born on the same day, and both In
England and in this country the sug.
gestion has been made OF an lnterna.
tional observance of the birthday.
Some visible memorial will. no doubt.
be erected to Lincoln in Washington,
and 1t has been proposed to construct
a centennial highway from Washing.
on TO Gettysburg. Whatever the out.
ward and visible observances may be.
there is one manifestation Of interest
which the individual may make to him.
self in private; he may read the writ.
ten works Of the two great men who
were born on February 10. 1909. and
discover the ideas that keep those
men alive.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
N. NJ. swEET PnbIIshsr.
TurkeY,s New Rallroad.

49, Naa
While Turkey is in the throes Oh
political commissions ii may be we'll to
recall the fact that she also is getting
in condition to make material ad-
tant contributions to the facilities
which promise well for the future is
the Bagdad railroad, which penetrates
a section that offers great induce
ments for trade. The line will be 525
miles long and will open up an i'm
tmense area, touching many prominent
points in that quarter, and among
other places making Damascus and
Mecca much easier of access. Amer,
lean Consul Harris, writing from
Smyrna, gives interesting particulars
about the road, and in conclusion says:
THE difficult parts of the undertaking
will be over after the Euphrates is
crossed. 1t is estimated that the 81
miles of tunnel, viaducts and bridges
will average from $155, 900 to 1885,, 900
pei mile. This heavy expense will be
compensated by the relatively low
cost of the level parts. The build
ing of these four sections must be
done in seven years. The cost of the
b25 miles OF railway will amount to
about S45, 900. 900. The Bagdad rail-
way will help the commercial, indus
trial and agricultural development of
the immense territories through which
IL will run. and will furnish outlets for
the mineral wealth OF the regions
traversed." The road is built by for
Ieign capital. of course, and will be
under foreign management. But It
means a great deal in the way of i'm
proving the advantages of Turkey, and
should open the way to the traders
of the nations, including the United
States.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17

a FTER a stay of two years OIL
~ the Board of Local Improve.
~ ments | was transferred, and,
as l considered, promoted to
the position of mayors secretary,
Many men car fill a position on
the board Of local improvements
fairly acceptably, and there is often
at least n strictly ornamental mem.
Der on every public board, but as for
a good secretary, that is another
story. The selection Of appointees
Tor the various fair-salaried positions
Is governed to a great extent by both
ntness and politics in municipal Of
hces, and as civil service reform had
curtailed the mayors appointing pow
ers to a comparative handful of offices.
there was keen competition for the
"plums,' so-called. But when it came
to the appointing of a secretary it was
hands off"
III a man sought the place, that was
enough TO kill his chances; If delega-
lions. went in to intercede for him
they were only iniuring his chances.
1t was a position, and is always a DO
sltion, which the mayor of a large city
nils by strict personal preference. The
secretary must be a man in whom his
chief has confidence, and he is usual
ly selected from the ranks oil the
newspaper men. To begin with, he
ought to be a perfect artist in diplo-
macy. In great affairs of state a first
class diplomat is called a genius" in
lesser circles, and especially in poll
tics, "a con man." But TO be entirely
honest about 1t, there is no difference
except in the terms.
Now a 16 years experience in the
law business had fitted me peculiarly
well for this end of the job. | could
ook a man or a delegation ~squarely in
the eye and say that the mayor was
not in his office, when he was busy
and could not be disturbed, and make
them believe 1t. Every once in awhile
l did tell the truth, just to keep my
hand in as to ~veracity, but if the &C.
casion demanded | could invent with
the ease and grace of a nature faker.
To be frank, l always preferred to
WI ehO 'Auth' NOI UeCduSe 1 cldlm 10
be more naturally truthful than other
men, but because the truth is much
simpler and does not need corrobora-
ton.
There were many varieties of di-
plomacy necessary in my daily deal
ings with the public. There was the
abrupt style. suitable to some one
who wanted a railroad pass, for in
stance, which happened to know was
not ~obtainable; the persuasive and ex-
planatory style to the delegation
which wanted to see the mayor about
something which l had orders to see
was not intruded on him at that espe-
'cial moment; the sympathetic varie-
ty, the scornful species, the diplomacy
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
staggering losses bv Fire.

The totals of fire loss in this coun,
try may signify little to the average
mind. but the comparative figures
should mean much. The figures is
sued by the national board of fire I'M.
derwriters show that the average fire
loss per capita in the United States
for the last Ave years was 1902,
against 33 cents for six European
countries, including France, Germany
and Austria. It may be objected per.
haps that 1t is unfair to select this
particular period for purposes of com.
parison. since both the Baltimore fire
OF 1904 and the San Francisco fire of
1906 are included in II. And yet, says
the New York Globe, IL these two fires,
representing about $3.50, 900, 900, were
deducted from the total Are loss of the
country for the FIVE years-which is es.
timated at $1.257, ZIG, 955-the total
would be reduced by but little over
a fourth. And the American per
capita loss would remain about 6h
times larger than the European. What
is to blame for this great disparity?
Are we so much more careless than
Europeans? Are European building
codes, fire departments and water sup
plies from 6h to 10 times better than
those found in the United States?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17

II is one of the perversities of hu
man nature that everybody is "agin'
something. When the automobile was
rare and disobedient most of us were
inclined to throw stones at II. Since
then there has been time for a class
Of pro-automobile outlaws TO grow up.
who try to defeat the cunning hand
OF the law. The officers set traps for
overspeedlng cars, and the lawless
Turk outside the traps to warn the
drivers. Some of these warmers are
secret agents of automobile associa.
tions. paid to give the warning, but
others are merely specimens of
chronic opposition; they take pleasure
in beating anybody. even a Jealous
town constable. Soon there will
arise another opposition Of warmers to
warn the constables when the warmers
are warning the automobiles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17

tain amount of influence. If he is met
with a churlish reception he does not
easily forget it, and may carry the
memory of his visit clear into the next
convention. 1t is not in the least nee
essary nor advisable to "kotow" to
any man; but a cheerful and polite
greeting is just the kind of a greeting
which any man prefers, and if you fol-
low that rule strictly it is a winner in
the end. Of course, your politeness
may be thrown away entirely on some
people, but an undertaking and sin
cere courtesy will in the long run
make friends for your chief and your
self, where a high and mighty at
titude will lose friends for the man
who put you where you are.
1t is highly essential that a secre.
tary should have the common sense
not to be stuck on himself" or on his
position. No one on earth will sense
this quicker than the politicians, and
no n will resent it and treat it with
contempt any more readily. To begin
with, there are some angles of the
job which a three-dollar-a-week Office
boy could attend to with perfect
ease. To sit in a revolving chair and
say the mayor isn't in" or the
mayors in, but he's busy just now"
does not require a very massive intel.
lect. But when it to the finer
points OF the game, when it comes to
the gradations where a man must
be sent to mill" then let the secretary
make good" and do it without anv
f1ourishes.
| certainly took a keen interest in
my position. No finer place in the
world to study human nature than
there. All day long there was the
constant influx OF men. women and
children to "see the mayor to speak
with his honor" and with about 40 or
80 ~nationalities to choose from, and
with all grades and kinds of these diff.
ferent races to meet, it was a study in
mankind which was not attainable in
any other position save in that of the
mayoralty itself.
A secretary in this position ought to
be a fair speaker, for it may be that
his chief will be busy when some dele.
CATION from an outside city must be
met and welcomed, and the secretary
ought to be able to represent the
mayor with some decent amount of
ability. He ought to be a writer of
some force, also, for some of the
mayors mail is turned over to him to
answer, and he should be able to han.
die all correspondence turned over to
him in an acceptable ann He
ought to have some knowledge of hu.
nature, and he should be nos.
sessed of an iron constitution physic.
ally, for the wear and tear outside the
door is one which will send a frail
to the hospitals.
Part of the time he may find that
he can sit in his chair and take II
easy. But that is only a very brief
experience. And as for patience. he
ought to be able to give Job a 4O.yard
handicap and a running start and then
beat the patriarch in a walk. The mos,
sanguinely ridiculous propositions will
be handed up to him that were ever
dreamed OF, and he must consider
these, and not lose his temper. even
he knows they must be ruth.
Iessly turned down"
And then there are the "cranks" ana
absolute maniacs to contend
with besides. There are MANY de-.
partments in a city hall, and We the
average citizen rushes to the mayor,s