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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
HI NOR
HIS ULTlMATUM.
A Risky Thing to Do, but the man
Was Desperate.

A Risky Thing to 10, out h"s "@
Was Desperate.
After Crumpet had seen his wife Oh
on the train he returned to his quiet
house. closed the door and gazed
around at the rows of inviting books,
at the table of smoking materials, at
the CRATE fire ready to light, and his
eyes glistened with joy.
"Old man." he exclaimed to himself
"what a time you'll have! Wife away
at last. and now there will be time 10
do all those little things you've wanted
to do for so long-to read, to loaI, To
think and invite ones SOUL"
At this moment the telephone rang.
1t was Crumpet's neighbor, Alstar.
"HeIlo! Crumpet, this you? Say
I've Just learned your wife has gone
away. Why didn't you let us know
OF course you mustn't stay alone.
Come right over and take dinner with
u.s."
Crumpet's heart sank, but he was
equal to the emergency.
"Can't come tonight, old chap,
thank you. I've got an engagement"
"Well, tomorrow night"
"Sorry, BUT
"The next night"
every WE'LL guess so. I'll let you
know"
eve shall surely expect YOU"
'Thanks.'
Crumpet, heaving a sigh Of relief
that at least he had that evening to
himself, once more sank back In his
chair.
But not for long. Telephone once
more. This time it was Carter.
"This you, Crumpet? Why didn't
you tell me your wife was awayi
Well, never mind. You mustn't be
alone. Shall expect you to take dinner
with us every night Come right over
What! Not tonight? Tomorrow? MOI
Well, make it Thursday. All right
Good! Know how it is myself"
Crumpet waited to hear no more.
He picked up his hat and coat, dashed
out of the door and made his way to
the nearest stenographer's.
IclC. uC S0lu. L IL SolNC JOO q AAASs
of addresses. Take this letter and send
it to every one at once. l may lose
every friend l have in the world" he
muttered, "but can't help it."
The letter he dictated was as fol
lows:
''To Friends and Neighbors-For the
first time in years my good wife has
gone away on a visit and left me
alone. Contrary to all expectations,
am enjoying myself. I've looked for
ward to being alone for weeks. / love
to be alone. l may be peculiar, may
be crank, but if you have any regard
for me don't ask me out to dinner.
Don't suggest that at this critical time
I leave my home, for I wouldn't do II
unless the house burned down. Re
spectfully, sincerely and firmly, A.
Crumpet.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
Love Not Waning.

Love Not Waning.
Myles-Haye you any reason to be-
lieve your wife's love is growing cold7
Styles-Oh, no; she loves her dog az
much as she ever didLYonkers States.
man.
See the fine new lot of glassware at
Miller's furniture store.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

NOW is good time to send in your
INSCRIPTION to the NEWPORT MINER.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
No Wonder.

when Borroughs first came into the
neighborhood he was very sociable, but
now he seems to want to keep every
body at distance"
"Thats natural enough. Everybody
is a creditor of his w"-CathoIc
Standard and Times.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
His Belief.

Miss Neutrality-suspicious., do you be-
lieve that bleaching the hair leads to
'softening of the brain?
DOctor-No, but 1 believe that soften
ing of the brain sometimes leads ia
bleaching the hair.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
Alonu the Ties.

sim glad l had such nice, quiet
vacation last summer" said Hi Ira
gerdy. Its really made me quite an
athlete, just what needed for the ex-
acting winter season."
EYES," replied Crittick, II suppose
you do need lot of training to be a
long distance walker" - Philadelphia
Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
A Necessity.

'What makes you keep on talking
about war and financial ruin and that
sort Of thingY' asked the peaceful citi-
zen.
''Its largely the public's fault" an
swered the sensational statesman.
"People are getting so blase that
you've got to scare 'em in order to get
'em interested. "-Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

negro who attempted 70 attack her IN
her restaurant in Kansas City.
Mrs. Long was standing at an inner
door when the negro suddenly made
his appearance from within with an
insulting remark. Mrs Long made one
dive for her revolver, a IS caliber, and
five shots belched forth at the negro
with great rapidity As only two Of
the bullets could be located by the po
lice, they believe that the negro car
ried away three OF them
Mrs Long was born and brought up
in Texas. and being a buxom widow
living alone, her fears Of night in
truders were not entirely groundless.
Her restaurant trade in Kansas City
is confined almost entirely to bach
elors but Mrs. Long has more than
once demonstrated that she is able to
take care Of herself. Long experience
in herding cattle in Texas taught her
the advantage Of having a gun near BY
at times, and this was what led her
to invent her ankle holster" as she
calls it.
4 was old Joe Ransom's girl down
in Texas and the territory" said Mrs.
Long. Everybody know old Joe Ran
som. He was a lumber king in his
way Long before he died. and ! was
only nine years old, / commenced to
ride. First it was a razorback hog
broke, and then my brothers goat, and
| broke it down. They gave me a COW
and a calf and | broke both Of them to
ride At ten years old. against my
mothers orders, stole out to the
woods with a vicious horse that had
never been ridden and conquered it
1t became attached to me and when
sold committed suicide because Of oul
separation-ran itself until exhausted
and then threw itself sidelong against
sharp pole and died was married
at 16, and am only % years old now
and all love is gun and horse ant
other animals
Mrs. Long says the holster Is hei
own particular invention and she pro
| poses to popularize 1t in the large
cities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
.NEN SWEDISH KING
eusrAF Al PLEASING BLEND or
DEMOCRAT AND ARlsTocRAT.
Applies Himself with Great Diligence
to Tasks Of Administering Gov
ernment-Not a Soldier by
Nature,

stockholm. -Swedens new King
Gustaf. is proving a worthy heir 70 the
great traditions running back not
only to hts own martial ancestor, Ber-
nadotte. but To those which 60 back to
his country's great hero, his own
namesake. and lie is meeting his
great responsibilities with an earnest
ness history has only in notable in'
stances associated with kingship. a
correspondent who recently inter.
viewed the king in bis working quar-
ters found him not only busily en-
eaged. but devoting very serious atten-
ton to the numerous matters Of state
brought before him, for Gustaf has
come to the throne at crisis in the
history Of Scandinavia, due to the
secession Of Norway awakening slum-
bering antagonisms and rousing a new
spirit in the people The king is con
scious Of these dangers, for his inter
est in politics has been always keen
and personal and he brings to them
trained mind and a sympathetic UNI
derstanding.
The king still occupies the apart
ments Of the crown prince, and they
are small enough to make one reflect
how little OF a royal palace, as OF a
royal life, is at the exclusive disposal
Of monarch They are working
quarters, too. Messengers come and
go; kilograms and letters arrive; min
listers and officers in uniform pass tc
and fro; stewards and chamberlains
hurry from one place to another an6
the telephone works hard The small
low-ceiing room is as busy as stocl
brokers' Office
If King Gustaf is a descendant o
one Of Napoleon's marshals he is non'
the less Swedish for his French de
scent He mas assimilated the char
acter of the race he governs. Like th,
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swedes, he is a pleasing blend Of aris-
tocrat and democrat His family
might be called in evidence Of the
democratic strain, for of his brothers
one is a doctor and another an artist,
and neither can be styled amateur. But
this proof OF atayism is not needed
If one talks with his majesty His at
titude toward life Is frankly demo
cratic-tempered, perhaps, with vein
Of sadness that may be born Of the
moment.
Gustaf is not considered to be a sol
dier, though the descendant Of one Of
Napoleon's great marshals and ruler of
a land made glorious by the martial
deeds Of Gustavus Adolphus. That he
lacks this particular capacity is not
due to lack Of courage. Those who
know him best declare that IL war
menaced his country he would place
himself at the head OF the army as
readily and as confidently as he as
sumes the government. Officers do not
hesitate TO declare that had Gustai
been king in 1905 the preparations Of
the headquarter staff would not have
been in vain, and the kingdom would
not have been divided Happily, the
danger of war has ceased to be I'm
minent and the energies Of both coun
tries are turned to peaceful rivalries.
If not a soldier, his majesty is, al
any rate, a sportsman He rides Ike
a centaur, is a crack shot and plays
tennis like a Doherty Some of his
subjects hint that It would be more il
/ keeping with the dignity of his posi-
ton If he played tennis only with his
courtiers They forget that the truI
sportsman Is the true democrat ant
that sport-even the sport Of kings
IS not only a bond, but a leyeler.
To these exercises and to music O
which also he is a deyotee-his maies
ty will have little time to give. Tn,
duties of king in Sweden are no sine
cure. He must preside over ever.
council Of state, and Is responsible
for every act Of administration. Som,
people consider him impatient Of dis
cussion and detail, but those VIII
know him best declare him to be thl
embodiment OF steady endurance. Hi
courtesy and good nature are mex
haustible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
Chelsea Old Church.

and the negro, Estevenico, explored
Arizona In 1889, passing through the
Santa Cruz valley and the Gila settle
ments. He made such a wonderful re-
port on the country, which he swore
to, that the question Of establishing a
settlement In that section was serious
~ considered. and in 1862 the matter
was reported favorably and the settle
ment ordered established" !"
The proof OF this is said to be con.
tanned in a stained and time-worn doc
ument written on yellum, signed by
his Catholic majesty, Charles |. Of
Spain and Of Ferdinand and Isabella.
the patrons Of Columbus, and coun-
tersigned by the yiceroy Of Mexico.
The document, which is in the fair,
round hand Of Marcos de Mia, was
only discovered recently among the
relics Of the ancient mission, San
Xavier del Bac, nine miles south Of
here, and was forwarded for safe
keeping to the librarian at Washing
ton, in whose custody it now Is, or
ought to be- The date OF the vellum is
1852. and. allowing three years for
good measure, the date OF Tucson's
settlement would be 1866, at which
time St. Augustine was merely a
strip Of coast line and Santa Fe but q
prairie-dog village
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
IS RICHEST INDIAN
LON HILL OF TEXAS HAS FOR.
TUNE or ss,goo eco.
pssnilsss choetaw Brave only Few
Years Ago-Promoted Railroad
Bought Lard Options and
Money Flowed ln

Houston. Textile richest Indian
ii the world Is Lon Hill q Harrington
Tex. His wealth Is c0nsergatiFelg es-
timated at sg500.00 He owns more
than 100000 acres Of the best land in
Rio Gfande valley Every foot of i
can Be irrigated AT the rate which
other land In this section of the same
character Il selling, $40 per acre Ter
this 100000 acres would not be an eE-
cesslye figure. Figured 90 that basis
thls indian IS worth sg0009 900.
Lon HIn is q full-blood Choctaw and
he ia proud of bis Indian blood.
The marvellous thing about the
great fortune which Hin nov pos
sesses is that he has accumulated y
an during the last Six years. He lo-
eated at Brownsville, 25 miles below
Harrington. a little more than six
years ago. That was before a rail-
road had been built into the region.
IT was then 100 miles to the nearest
railroad outlet TO the outside world.
Hill says that when be arrived In
Brownsville he was worse than
broke. He did not have any money
and hts debts amounted TO 5000 lie
had been practicing law at Beeville.
Tex. He had made a good reputation
As lawyer III southwest Texas, but
he reached the conclusion that the
time was not far distant when the
valley cf the lower Rio Grande would
be transformed from its primitive
wilderness Of chaparral into cultivated
farms and gardens.
When he had got well settled In the
border town this progressive Indian
began the work of interesting capital
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

LIVE iN MOUNTAIN REGIONS or
NORTH CAROLINA.
People Are wrssehsdiy Poor, woefuIiy
Ignorant and Foolishiy Super.
-NoonshiuiRg Their
Principal Occupation.

New York.-Strange as It may ap-
pear there are people in this country
whose chief article Of diet is CLAY
These people live in the mountain re-
gions of North Carolina and are ap-
parently as happy and eontanted as
the majority Of mankind
The writer has spent several days
among these people who eat clay as a
part Of their daily food. and bis con
giction Is that the only bad effect Of
clay eating seems to be the peculiar
appearance il gives the skin Of those
who become addicted 20 the habit The
skin turns pale. SO pale In fact as to
give the face the FalloF Of death. and
then later On Il turns a peculiar pale
yellow. a color closely Fesem bling
some Of the clay eaten. Children who
eat it grow old. at least in appearance.
prematurely, and their faces lose for
ever the bright glow Of youth and
health. There is little sickness among
the clay-eaters, and they live as long
as the average of mankind. SO it is
conclusive that the habit is not fatal
in its effects
The clay eaten by these people is
found along the banks of the small
mountain streams in inexhaustible
quantities It IS usually Of a dirty
white color but sometimes a pale yel
low. with a peculiar oily appearance
and this oil kesrs it from sticking to
the mouth or hands. When dry it does
not crumbIe. and few drops Of water
will soften it so that it can be rolled
into any shape desired. 1t is almost
tasteless, but must possess some nour
lshment, as these people declare they
can subsist upon it for days They
place a small piece in the mouth and
hold it there until It gradually dis
solves, and Is swallowed In small
quantities at a time The quantity
eaten at one time varies from lumE
as large as a pea, for a child as be
ginner, to lump as large as hen:
egg for those who have eaten It fot
years. The clay is eaten with a relish
a peculiar fact is that they do no
wish it generally known that they art
clay-eaters, and few will confess tina
eSt 1t.
AS may be imagined, these peopli
are densely ignorant They are no
surrounded with churches, school
houses, nor any such refining an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

Cabin Of North Carolina cIay-Eater.
civilizing influences; they appear sat
isfed with their lot, and do not wish
to be taught None of the family can
read, and their parents before them
could not. Their children are growing
up equally ignorant. and the majority
Of them do not believe in book learn
ing.
Many Of these mountaineers exc out
a miserable existence by farming.
hunting, fishing and making a little
illicit whisky The land is very poor
In fact, SO poor that it would be hard
to even raise a difficulty on it, and
their farms consist Of a few acres
around their cabins, planted in corn,
potatoes, peas, tobacco. and a few
who are fortunate enough to own a
horse attempt to raise a little cotton
No matter how faithfully the clearings
are cultivated the yield is always poor
In almost every cave on every little
brook among the hills is a incoming
still" and the little crop Of corn gath
cred by the clay.eaters is sold to the
owner Of the still or converted into
mountain dew on shares. They are
too far from a market to sell their
corn for money, but they can carry
keg OF corn whisky to some Of the
larger settlements a few miles away
and obtain a little cash, some calico,
tobacco and coffee for it. Men. wom-
en- and children are slaves to the to-
bacco habit. The women chew and
smoke and dip snuff when they get 1t.
Homemade "long-green," as they call
It, is so strong that only those old in
the habit can use 1t. consequently
manufactured tobacco Is luxury to
them.
1t may or may not be the result Of
clay-eating. but these people are as
superstitious as the followers Of a
Voodoo. They have signs for every
thing, and almost worship the moon
Corn Is planted when the moon is full
and potatoes on the dark Of the moon
They foretell storms and all kinds o.
disasters BY the appearance Of tht
moon.
The average clay-eater has NOR
tai dread Of an owl The hooting Of af
owl at any door, day or night, is al
omen Of i'll luck, and answered b!
the barking Of dog 1t is a sign tha
one Of the family will soon die Al
soon as the hoot Of an owl is heard
chair is overturned, and If the hootini
stops the threatened danger has beei
warded off for a time, but If 1t cor
tinnes there is weeping and wailing L
the home Of the clay-eater
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tower is not SO intense as at the point
where the two others died.
As there Is a grove Of soft naples
growing in the courthouse yard, the
grove on the tower is supposed to
have been started by the wind blow
ing the winged maple seeds between
the crewces Of the rocks where. catch
ing root in the sediments Of dust and
watered by the rain. they sprouted.
The trees were first noticed sprout
ing more than 30 years ago. and since
then have been seen by and have ex
cited the curiosity Of even globe trot
ters, many Of whom have carried tht
news Of 1t to foreign lands.
This tree is about Is feet in heigh
and three inches in diameter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

The imperial post OF Austria has ls.
sued the jubilee stamps commemora.
tive Of the slxtieth year Of the reign
of Franz josef There are eight
stamps, and these form a miniature
portrait gallery Of seven Of Austria's
rulers. The stamr Of the lowest de.
nomInatlon-one heller-bears the
portrait Of Charles w., Maria There.
sa's picture is on the twoheller stamp.
and Joseph H.. Leopold H., Franz and
Ferdinand on the g. 6, u and 2O-heiler
stamps, respectively The s0.heller
stamp has a portrait Of Franz Josef
as he appeared when he asoended the
throne go years ago, aud the Ave
heller stamp bears the profile por.
trait ot the emperor which was taken
ahortls before his recent illness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

Congressman McGavin, at dinner
In Washington. discussed the proposed
25-per.cent. duty on the dowries Of
American girls who marry foreigners
The congressman spoke with bitter
scorn Of the titled foreign bride
groom, whose sole claim to distinction
consisted in a monocle and an ex-
preston Of idiotlc yacuity He de-
nounced that form of international
trade wherein soiled and frayed no
bility was exchanged for American
dollars, wrung from the lambs of Wal
street with woman thrown in.
but take Count Dash" some one
interrupted. Count Dash can trace
his family back 800 years"
@Ahls said Congressman McGavin
Though the bankruptcy court records
| suppose
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retary Of commerce and labor, is
slated as successor to William B.
Ridgely as comptroller OF the currency
when the latter leaves the service Of
the government to become president
OF the reorganized National Bank Of
Commerce OF Kansas City.
Mr.. Murray was secretary Of the
Central Trust company Of Chicago,
when, four years ago he was appoint
ed assistant secretary Of commerce
and labor Mr. Murray. Is 43 years old.
He studied law In the Office of Wet
more G. Jenner, In New York city, and
was admitted 70 the bar In New York
IN 1899. Before going 10 Chicago Mr..
Murray had SIX years experience In
the various bureaus Of the treasury de.
partmenl at Washington. He was
deputy comptroller Of the currency
under President Cleveland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
TREE lNA ER
Indiana Town Claims Curiosity With
CIT q Duplicate ia che Msfid.

GreensburE. Ind.-Thls city has
curiosity that fs said % have no dnpli-
cate Ga the world Tits tree growing
out Of the top 81 the courthouse tower.
There we're formerly four trees. but
when the courthouse fbuilt from 1853
10 IS60l was ram0deied il 1887, the
largest tree. then about is feet high.
was removed. as its size was thought
to render the tower unsafe Two
others On the south side perished
from the heat The tree left is At
the northwest corner of the tower
where the reflection Of the heat oi the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

The ehimneys Of the Wilson's cabin
was made Of sticks plastered together
with clay When 1t caught fire one
night the whole hoNse burned In spite
Of Aunt Maria's utmost efforts to put
out the flames. A white nelghbor met
young Tom Wilson the next day and
said sympathetically
Sorry to hear your mothers cabin
burned down. Tom Did you lose
much 2"
No, sab no, sah;" returned the
boy, cheerfuliy, u was of at church
so ! had my coat on. illustrated
Sunday Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
OLDEST clTY lN AMERICA
Tucson, Arizona Metropolis, Lays
Claim 70 Honor,

Tncson Ariz.-Bealdea being FIRST m
adobe and first tn population among
Arizona cities, Tucson IS now claiming
10 be the oldest European settlement
in North America
Treasure Land a new volume on
Arizona, maintains that this city is
older than either Santa Fe or st.
Augustine. The author says.
"Concedlng Santa Fe's claim OF
1905, and also paying due veneration
to the antiquity Of ST. Augustine, we
claim priority for Tucson. According
to authentic records, Marcos dc Plza
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
The ANKLE Gun HoLsTER.
Invention fsr Women Who Would
Carry Weapons.

Chicago. The ankle holster ia me
latest invention that has made its ap-
nearance in Chicago whereby women
wh0 desire to 60 armed may carry q
weapon tH eoacealment yet easy Of
access in case an emergency renders
the weapon necessary.
Mrs. Callie NJ. Long OF Kansas City,
No. is the inventor Of the device and
1t gained its fame a short time ago
when Mrs Long repulsed a buTly