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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
An Unusual opportnnitu.

The young clergyman had been urged
by his bishop to raise I'm his small par.
!sh as large sum as possible TO swell
nc fund for tho people Of fnron Isle.
IL" rector had put the need before his
9'op.n as graphically as he was able.
but he was not gifted with eloquonce
and felt that his appeal had not struck
home 70 the hearts OF his listeners. He
made a last attempt to rouse their on
'husiasm FOR the worthy cause.
Think OF them, 50 far away" he
said earnestly. Think Of 10000 nor.
sons living without the privileges OF
Christian burial, while any OF you here
IN this little town may have the ad.
7antages Of four handsome cemeteries
ana give Of your abundance, my bretb,
rem. TO those who have nothing -
youths COmpan MON.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
TO BE MARRIED
ON NEXT TUESDAY

Andrew Morrssey, a train dispatch
er on the Norfolk e. Western at the
local division office accompanied by
his best man, l.. S. C"Deacon") Shi-
rey, will leave tonight for Covington,
Ky, where he will be married next
Tuesday to Miss Matte Gibson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Glib
son at the brides home in Covington.
Miss Gibson, formerly resided in Blue
field and has large circle of friends
here.
After the marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrissey will visit Mr.. Morrissey's
parents at Tyro, Pa, returning to
Bluefield about Nov. /.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
commission Announces an examination
ct the Federal Building i'm Bluefield
on Nov. IL to secure eligibles from
which to make certifcation to FIJI n
vacancy In the position Of elevator
conductor at the rate of 5000 per an
nun in the Federal Building at Blue.
1Ieid to be employed during the Sos
sions of the United States court only
and vacancies requiring similar ouqli.
locations as they may occur I'm the
United States classified service in
that city. unless it shall be decided
in the interest of tho service TO CT,
the vacancy by reinstatement. trans.
fer. or promotion.
The examination will consist II the
subjects mentioned below
Spelling (twenty simple woods IN
ordinary use).
Arithmetic Simple tests i'm addi
fon, subtraction, multiplication. AMI
division OF whole numbers. and Of
United States money!.
Letter-writing Ca letter Of not loss
Than 100 words ON some subject OF
general interest. Compositors ma
select one Of two subjects givenJ.
Penmanship (tho handwriting o,
the competitor i'm the subject OF COPY.
ing from plain copy will be consid ,rel
with special reference to the eIenien !,
or Eligibility, raDidityn neatness. ren.
oral appearance, etc.
Sopy from plain copy "a simple te 81
IN copying accurate few prlnt4I
lines in tho competitors handwrit.
ingD
Experience Grated on npplicat;on.)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
J. H. TURNED DIES
THIS MORNING.

J. II. Turner aged 6S who has been
suffering for the past two weeks OF
brights disease died this morning at
1:3O at his home on Bland street. The
remains were taken to Covlngton, Va.
this morning where the burial will
take place tomorrow.
Mr.. Turner had charge of the board
ing OF the prisoners at the city hall.
aid was well known in Bluefcld. He
was a former railroad contractor.
with headquarters in Covington. Va,
and constructed several branch lines
for the Chesapeake & Ohio. lie leaves
a wife and two daughters.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
Masquerade Ball.

Last wednesday evening the Bacne.
Tor Maids gave Masquerade ball a,
Elliott & Easley's dancing hall The
girls wore black and Tor time the
boys had hard time finding out who
they were dancing with. The girls
asked the boys for the dances. The
dancing started promptly at 8 O'Clock
and after the second dance the girls
unmaske1. Everybody had gooo
time and at 1880 o'clock when i,
broke up no one was ready to stop.
The chaperones were: Mrs. Nj. q.
Witten, Mrs. c. o. Stahlman, Mrs.
Geo. Stupolsky. Mrs. w. A. Panliey,
Mrs. Douglas.
The following were present: Misses
Aileen Akers, Bessie Otey. Bertha
ilincc, Ruth Croix, Bessie Bailey
Genevievo Prince. Sallio Sande.g,
Kate Gravely. Vic Coles, Halle Nc,
CormicE, Lillian Shrewsbury, Neil
Carter OF Roanoke, Nell Bragg, nerl.e
Harrison, Fox Brown, Miro. r. L. OF,
Mrs. Fudge, Mrs. DR.. Jet. Mesyrs
W. G. Bond of Charleston, h.. s. 'cdi-
go. Joe Davidson OF Vivian. John Den
ney OF Pocahontas, Sam Brown OF
WEIGH, c. III. Elson, j. ii. Custard, N.
o. Reese, Ray Evans, Ray Sanders.
III. |. Ball, 70. j. Wright, w. w. Crouch
orn. Holbrook Easley, Jack rIas!ay.
Ralph Jolly, ]. Strongfeller, Jack Mar
ley, II. Woodward. w. II. Armsteed
w. ID. Easley, w. X. Elliott, IGn,lya
Arters, Chas, Hume, Geo. Slicer Rich
ard Arters. r. Crozier Chas. French,
A. ID. Hammond. Sidney Payne. Jack
Bell, A. Deovore, f. j. Falter, Harry
Goodykoontz, Robert Page ami Jar,es
Marks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15

DR.. p. II. Kelly of Vivian was a Wis.
itor in Bluefield today.
X y
!. Marks OF Pocahontas was in the
city today on business.
y "
John Foster of Kyle is in the city
today on business.
Mrs. j. II. Meyer left today for
Dublin, Va. where she will visit her
sister Mrs. w. w. Bentley.
X X
j. b. Headwood of Winston. Salem
~ C., is in the city today.
j. Randolph Henry of Princeton is
in the city today.
Go to "The Art" for a nice shave
and hair cut. Hot and cold baths.
Kelly & Meyers building. 4,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
NO POWER To
REVOKE PERMIT
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unreasonable. Mr.. Ross stated that
if they thought he was unreasonable
in the matter that he was willing and
ready to arbitrate the matter and
bind the company to submit to the
arbitration, and suggested that each
party selected a disinterested gas en-
gineer and the two thus selected Sc
lect the third and that their decision
be binding. He said that this propo-
sition had been refused by those OBJ
jecting to the present location.
The parties Directing say that the
erection of the plant on the present
site would geatly depreciate the prop
crty in the west end, while the gas
company contends that the proposed
site is at the end of the west end
sewer. and near the stockyard and
near stables, which are many times
offensive than any gas plant can be.
and says that IT is prepared TO show
that the proposed gas company is net
even as Objectionable as many other
concerns located nearer the center OF
the city.
1t was suggested by the Board Of
Anairs that the directors give the
city a bond If they desired the per.
nit held up. This was vigorously OPP
posed by the attorneys representing
the DIRECTORS. The attorney for the
gas company said that the property
owners objecting should bear the ex-
pcnse, and not ask the city to fight
their battle for them.
The directors say that they will
get their evidence ready by next meet
ing night. The attorney for the gas
company said that they did not know
that they would present any evidence.
but expected to rely upon their per.
NIT and further says that II will not
stop work even though the city au-
thorities should revoke the permit.
A few other matters OF minor i'm.
portance we're transacted by the
Board. the mayor was directed TO
enter into a contract with the Blue.
stone Traction company to furnish
tungsten street lights at s26.5O a year
for $50 watt lamps and $3.50 for $50
watts.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
DEATH OF TWELVE
YEAR OLD SOT

Clarence Fink, the twelve-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs, c.. H.. Fink died
this morning az 1870 at the BlueGeld
Sanitorium Of typhoid fever following
an operation for Derforation of the
bowels. lie had been sick for a month
and better, and was too far wasted
physically to recover from the opera.
ton.
The funeral will take place tomoE-
row At the Christian church at Il
o'clock. Rev Billiard TO oflciate. The
intermcnt will follow at the Walnut
Grove cemetery.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15

Leader Want Ads Bring Results.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15

T. ii. Easley left this afternoon for
Eggleston Springs, Va, on business.
X. l.. Taylor of the police force
left this morning for Northfork.
w. j. Gordon, merchant of Ada,
was in the city today on business.
n Il
Senator III. S. White Of Matewan
was in the city today on business.
NJ. G. McCorkle OF Richlands. Va,
was in the city today returning from
a trip to Gary where he is operating n
saw mill.
Alex Hufford of WEIGH and A. NJ.
Wade of Marytown, with the Baldwin
Fclts Detective Agency, were in the
city last night.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15

Leader Want Ads bring rssul,s.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
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bow, where Miss Ruth McClaugherty
IN a lovely lingerie gown served d.,
ltcious pineapple tea. Mrs. Q. 81
Deyerle ushered them into the dining
room where they were serrcd Win
elaborate refreshments in tire coars
rs by Mrs. Clarence McClausncrtyl
Mrs. l.. j. Holland. and Miss Tie
Loudermilk, these ladies being assist
ed by beyy OF young girls in yellow
and white-Misses Sallie Sanders
/ Martha Easley, Elizabeth Kendric
and Helen Jordan Delightful music
was rendered during the afternoon by
Prof j. Il. Brown and Mr.. Vincent
Paoliello.
Those present were: Mrs. j. j. Penn
Mrs. II. G. Blackstock, Mrs. ID. w.
Hancock, Mrs w. A. Bodell, Mrs. C
Il. Hancock, Mrs. Frank Maynard
Mrs. X. O. Leonard, Mrs. George fill.
Mrs. Edwin Mann. Miss Evelyn Shi
rey, Mrs. o. c. Jenkins, Misses GLADYS
and Mary Jenkins, Mrs. C. o. Wright.
Mrs. W. II. st. Clair. Mss Lucy Nc
Cue the Misses Darne1l, Mrs. ". g..
Pollock. Mrs. w. S. Anderson, Mrs.
f. l.. Black. Mrs. c. 0. Stahlman. Mrs.
E. l.. Lee, Miss Bertha Prince. Mrs.
IL. ]. Shott. Mrs. w. II. Thomas, !.rs.
llogo Mason, Miss Mamie Mason. Mrs
q. M. McCulloch, Mrs. A. ID. Wool.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Easley, Mrs. r NJ. Car.
rett, Mrs. VIII Phelps, Mrs. w. G..
Baldwin, Mrs. d. a. French, Miss &c
Dowell, Miss Gertrude Oliver, Mrs
Walter Perkins, Mrs. o. NJ. Deyorle.
Mrs. ID. E. French, Mrs. l.. j. Hollara,
Mrs Clarence McClaugherty, Mrs. u.
Z. McClaugherty, Mrs. w. ID. Thorn.
nil, Mrs. Martin, and Miss Enie
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
NOTICE

We wish to announce to the public
that we are now agents for the Lynch
burg, Va. Steam Launry. We will be
pleased TO have you call us up for
your laundry. We gather Monday
and Tuesday and deliver Friday and
Saturday.
J. q. WILLIAMS
TheOld Reliable Clothes Cleaner
Phone No. 232. No. % Higginbotbam
Avenue.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
PROMPT DELIVERY
OF THE LEADER

w The Leader carrier is not deIiv-
erins this paper regularly to you,
kindly notify the business office ana
the irresularity will be immediately
looked after. II there is any irreau.
iarity In delivery by mail, this office
should be notified. All complaints will
receive our careful attention.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15

w. S. Paxton left today for Fair.
neld, Va, where he will spend two
weeks with his family.
xk4
DR.. j. NJ. Sheppard of Falls Mills,
returned yesterday from a two weeks
vacation at Stuart, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
NEW FRONT.

DR.. G. T. Epling of keystone is 60
ing to put plate glass fronts in two
OF his stores on Raleigh street This
city
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09

Roosevelt Got Best Meats.
Henry Pinckney, negro messenger
in the executive offices of the White
House, who served as steward under
the Roosevelt administration, denied
the testimony given before a house
committee by an inspector of the local
health department that ''putrid'' meat
had been served to President Roosevelt
at the White House.
Pinckney declared that Mrs. Roose-
welt always supervised the purchase of
market supplies and that only the
freshest meats were served at the
White House table. Pinckney said
the meat was bought not in quarters
as testified to, but from day to day. as
needed. So far as he knew, no food in
spectors ever came into the White
House kitchen during Mr.. Roosevelt s
term, and he said none would have
been allowed there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09
How To Cure
Your Own Kidneys
A New Guaranteed Treatment. The
Best That the Worlds Best Kidney
Specialists Could Give You.

Here is the best remedy for your
kidneys. backache and the diseases
that come from bad kidneys that the
worlds greatest brains can give you.
Take advantage of it. Cut this out
and keep it. If your kidneys are too
far gone. nothing else may save you.
1t then rests with your Maker.
Now, if you have pain in the small
of the back at times or constantly, if
smoky or cloudy after it stands few
hours, or has a bad odor. or if you
have pain in the bladder or touch of
rheumatism anywhere. the chances
are almost 100 to 1 that your kidneys
are clogged with body poisons of var
ious kinds.
Bladder troubles. rheumatism,
bad, dying kidneys. They can't throw
out the poisons.
Stop everything else you may be
taking for your kidneys, bladder or
rheumatism. Stop: Put your whole
heart and soul in the following treat
ment and go to bed tonight never
more doubling for a moment that you
will be quickly relieved and saved.
Go to your druggist and ask him for
Dr. Derby's Kidney Pills, nothing
more. Every box, every pill is guar
anteed. You will say it is the great
est remedy that man has ever found.
Some of the most prominent men and
women of the country believe in them
because they have been cured by them.
DR.. Derby's Kidney Pills are safe,
give no bad after effects. In the first
"a hours you will feel different better
DR.. Derby's Kidney Pills are sold by
all druggists-60 pills-10 days treat.
ment-25 cents. If you want to test
them first, Just ask your druggist for
a free sample package.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09
GRIP ON RETAILERS
Food Probe Develops Commits
sion Men Dominate the
Smaller Dealers.
COULDN'T BUY OF FARMER

Washington, Feb 9.-The house COM
mittee inquiry into the high cost of
food developed the fact that the retail
merchant of Washington can not buy
direct from the farmer without bring
ing down upon his head a boycott by
the commission merchant; and he is
therefore, forced to trade through that
medium and add the charge to the Ill
innate consumer, whatever the in
creased cost may be.
Food Inspector Dodge continued his
testimony with comparison of prices
OF necessaries of life with prices of
twelve years ago. which showed in
creases up to $50 per cent. A partial
list of the articles so compared follows
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09

goods out only on the rural routes
leading out Of their own cities. In
this way he declared. the parcels post
might not be such bad thing after all
c. NJ. Higginbotham. of the South
Bend Watch company. said in a speech
that there seems to be an epidemic of
broken mainsprings in watches this
season. He said he believed the cause
of the epidemic was an unusual amount
of electricity in the air. A good main
spring. he said. can be broken by pass
ing an electric current through it. He
advised the jewellers to buy the best
mainsprings for their repair work.
The resolutions committee was COM
posed OF c. NJ. Schuell. South Bend: r
A. Voght. Mishawaka; and J. NJ. Wash.
burn Anderson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09
SPIRIT REVIVAL
AFTER YOUR DEATH
Proved to Satisfaction of a
Noted Savant at Ann
ArbQr. Mich.
EXPLAINS TO STUDENTS
is PROVED ON PURELY SciEN-
TIFiC GROUNDS WITHOUT ANY
REFERENCE TO THE TEACH
INGS OF RELIGION.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Feb. eff you
claim that personality is both matter
and mind, both physical energy and
consciousness, are We not completely
destroyed when death claims our
body" is the question DR.. Carl E.
in lecturing to University of Michigan
students on the probability of life aft
er death without regard to any relig
ious theory.
Our life is a constant growth of the
human intellect, closely connected
with the developments of the body.
he said. But we know that this is d
continuous interchange of cells, de
caying and forming. and yet, though
the living tissues may. in the course OF
time. be entirely renewed. the individ
ual continues to exist: it remains one
and the same.
energy Will Remain.
But even the matter and energy
which has been given off from the liv
ing body has not disappeared: it is still
in existence though disconnected from
the life-giving principle. Should w
not demand that there should be a sim
liar conversation for the invisible par
of our life:
Il have not the power to describe
lect will not tell us. However. : d,
not see any reason why the mind coul'
not form new combinations which ar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09

beyond our comprehension. nor why
the consciousness in wider sense
should cease with death.
Why should We ascrihe personality
only to those combinations of matter
and mind which appear in the form OF
animals or men" In a wider sense
the university has Il personality,
spirit We speak of the will OF the
people. Can we find a unity OF pur-
pose and feeling in a large assembiasc
as this
Believes in Evolution.
While l have TO content myself
with the assertion that mind is as in
destructible as matter and energy, my
firm belief in evolution and in an or
derby plan of the universe leads me
to doubt that there can be any retro
Sression in its development l be-
lieve my spirit will after death he
more advanced i'm all the characters
tics OF the human soul.
And thus l find no difficulty what
ever in believing in a personality en-
bracing the whole universe and in
timately blended with a marvelously
intricate system Of material bodies. a
personality. different from ours. il is
true. but. since l form a part of it.
one of the same nature as my own.
only grander. wiser, more powerful
| and more Just.
In conclusion. let me state that the
views here advanced were not obtain
ed by adherence to any theological
or philosophical dogma. but were the
results of purely scientific search
after a world picture which would sat-
isfy not only the intellect, but the hu-
man soul"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09
FIGHT PARCEL POST
indiana Retail Jewellers Are
Opposed to Adoption
of the Scheme.
HELPS MAIL ORDER HOUSE
palladium Specially


Indianapolis. Feb. 9-The members
of the Indiana Retail jewelers. associa-
ton, in session here, are opposed to
the parcels post scheme They de-
clare in their resolutions that a par
cells post system would be good
thing for the mail order houses in the
big cities, but that it would work
against the retail dealer in the smaller
towns. Therefore, they adopted a
resolution asking Senator Beveridge
to use his efforts to prevent the enact.
ment of a parcels post law by con.
gress. \ parcels post committee,
whose duty it will be to push the fight
against the scheme, was appointed
consisting of Walter Miller, Michigan
City; a Rothermel, Connersville and
o. NJ. Aries, Evansville
One of the speakers declared that a
parcel post which would throw the en-
tire country open to the mail order
houses, would mean the death Of the
retail merchant in the small town. But
he said the retailers should make I'D
their minds that parcels post is coming
and then lay their plans to keep with.
in as close bounds as possible. The
consumers, he said, demand the par
GELS post. and when the consumers de.
mand, it is bound to come. He said
however that the retailers should make
an effort to have the law so framed as
TO allow merchant to use the parcels
post only on the rural routes leading
from his home city or town. Thus the
retailer could send goods out by parcels
post to customers on the rural routes
leading from his own town and the
mail order houses could send their
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09

c. w. Jordan. Chas. G. Blanchard.
Daniel F.. McManus.
Charles G. Blanchard, Licensed EN-
baimer, of Is years experience. Ii
with Jordan, MeManus 4 Blanchard.
Funeral Directors. Parlors at 1014
Main Street. Telephone 2175. Pri-
vate Chapel for services. Public Am
bulance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09

For a good. wholesome. cheap
breakfast. always buy Mrs. Austin S
pancake flour. Your grocer has a
fresh supply.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-09
At This Session of Congress
States Congressman Ro-
denberg Today.
NEED AN APPROPRIATION
HE SAYS THERE ARE ABUNDANT
EXAMPLES OF UN-BUS!NESS-
LIKE METHODS EMPLOYED By
THE GOVERNMENT.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. .. 1t
pass river and harbor bill at this ses-
sion of congress and TO furnish the nee
essary funds to carry on the improve
ments already begun on the rivers and
harbors of the country" said Repre-
sentative William Z. Rodenberg of the
Twenty-second Illinois district and a
member of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee.
There are abundant examples of the
-business-like method of the govern
ment in its treatment of the waterways
of the country and | believe the time
has come when we should go about I'M
proving our great natural highways
with the same discriminating care as
We put into our private business.
Conspicuous Example.
The most conspicuous example that
| now recall of false economy. on the
part of the government is the manner
in which the development of the Mis-
souri, river has been carried on. We
have spent millions on that river. but
without any we'll defined policy and as
result, we have little or nothing to
show for the money spent on that
great tributary of the Mississippi.
Now that the committee on rivers
and harbOrs has practically decided on
a bill that, while it will be comprehen
sive in character, will not carry any
where near the amount some Of the
more enthusiastic friends of waterways
have anticipated. the work on the Mis-
souri, will have to be practically done
all over again.
The rumOrS current that the senate
will not pass a river ad harbor bill al
! the present session do not believe are
| founded upon facts. My information
! is Just the reverse. | believe tina
when the bill goes to the senate public
sentiment will be so strong in favo
OF waterways measure that the uppe
/ branch cannot ignore the demand.
Sentiment Has Grown.
"You can have no idea how the senti
ment calling for the Improvement o
our rivers and harbOrs has grown il
the last few years unless you CONF
from district such as mine is, border
ing upon one of the great natura
thoroughfares of the country.
The National Rivers and HarbOr
congress and the great commercial bod
les of the cities interested in the Ques
ion of cheaper transportation ar
largely responsible for this awaken
ing.
Sentiment has been crystaliZed il
favor of a comprehensive plan of wat
e:way Improvement and the congress
of the United States must be respOn
sive to that sentiment.
Amy senator, in my judgment. VIII
would attempt to talk such bill I
death would be inviting his own poli'
ical ruin. Times have changed sine
the days when waterway bill was de
feated by talk and the country has b'
come educated to the needs of in
proved river a. ! harbor facilities. Nc
so much for the effect it may have i
the regulation and reduction in raj
road rates. but because the rivers al
needed to haul our bulky freights.
The bill will probably be ready fC
report this week. the committee ha
ing practically concluded considerable
OF the measure and believe it will b
bill that will receive the endOrsemeI
of the country.