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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
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His Concession.

Miss Sallie Miller, the acknowledged
belle of the town, had fewer beaus
than were her due. This was owing
to her fathers peculiar aversion to all
young men who called on his daugh-
ter. He had a disconcerting way Of
taking possession of the porch and
snubbing her callers while they were
waiting for her to come down.
One evening Newton Brown, bash
full young swain, came trife too ear
ly for Miss Sallie. Mr.. Miller and
Newton's father were close friends,
but the boy had grown so rapidly
that the old gentleman did not recog-
nize little Newt Brown in this tall,
gawky youth. "It looks as if it might
rain," the young fellow ventured tim
idly.
"'Tain't a-goin' to rain," was the
gruff response.
For about quarter of an hour they
sat in silence. Finally the old mans
curiosity got the better Of him.
"Who are you. anyway" he growl-
ed.
Newton Brown, sir"
"What! Not old Jake Browns son?'
Eyes, sir"
"Well, WE'LL" said Mr.. Miller more
kindly; ut may rain; it may RAIN
Everybody's Magazine.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
A Lesson In Honesty.

There is a restaurant in Broad street
in which nearly a thousand persons
eat during the noon hour. Each per-
son eats what he pleases and when he
goes to the cashiers desk announces
the amount Of his Indebtedness. The
proprietors figure that to trust to the
honesty of their patrons is saving Of
precious Wall street minutes and, be-
sides, is good business. Once in awhile
keen eyed employees capture cheat.
One of these, youth, was caught
with the goods on a few days ago
and taken to the Office of the proprfe-
tors. Given the choice Of being ar
rested or going into the kitchen and
washing dishes, the young man nearly
collapsed Of shame and fright. He
begged not to be arrested and re-
luctantly agreed to wash dishes. For
an hour or so the culprit struggled
with pile of dishes in tub Of steam
ing water. Then he was told he might
depart. Now he brings his lunch from
home.-New York Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19

FOR SALE-Nice house and two lots
on south side, cheap. Inquire OF Carl
Kirkpatrick.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
lone Notes.

F. G. Jordan and Mr.. Metcalf
we're business visitors at Spokane
last week.
A. R. Posky returned Monday
from Northern Idaho, where he has
been for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Salts are
in Spokane, where Mrs. Salts is
under the care Of DR.. Hiatt.
Ben Harrison, of Newport, was
an lone visitor recently.
w. G. Murray has made final
proof on his timber claim and re-
turned to his work at Rossland.
James McInnis, of Spokane, was
caller here Friday.
w. H. Mead went to Spokane
Saturday on business.
Theodore Wilkes returned Mon
day from a business trip to Spo-
kane.
Mrs. Rex Davis, of Lost Creek,
was a visitor at the home of Al
Fish few days last week.
Mr.. Rouse passed through here
Monday, en- route from Newport to
Metaline.
The people of lone are pleased tc
hear that the steamer Newport has
changed her leaving time from {
a. m. to 6 a. m.
A. A. Stearns is at home from
Newport, after spending the winter
there.
Frank Morgan, of Crescent, is q
business visitor here.
Mrs. A. G. Flanders returned
Monday from a trip to Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Davis passed
through lone, en- route from Meta
line to Spokane.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
What ENGLISH Means.

Mrs. Smith-What are you reading
John? Mr.. Smith, am reading Her.
bert Spencer's ''Principles Of Biology
Mrs. h-Why-what-wh that
John? Mr.. Smith-Herbert Spencer's
Biology" Let me read you an ex.
tract-his definition Of life. Listen
"It consists of the definite combina
tons Of heterogeneous changes, but
simultaneous and successive, in com
bination with external coexistences
and sequences"
"Why, John, what in the world is the
man talking about?''
II am astonished at you, Jane. Why
this is the work of the great English
scientist"
Eyes, l know. but what is he writ
ing about?'
''He is defining life, told you. What
did you suppose he was writing
about?''
s.Good gracious! l thought he was
trying to get patent on a clothes
horse" -London Tit-Bits.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Tiger Talk.

Tiger, Wash, March IL, 1908.
VIM. Weltzin and Cy Ashpaugh,
of Cement, were visitors Of J. B.
Renshaw last Sunday.
Mrs. J. w. Wooding delivered a
load of merchandise to parties at
Box Canyon one day this week.
Robert Cross came up from the
canyon, where he is working on the
new road for w. L. Morris. Mr..
and Mrs. Cross were the guests OF
J. B. Renshaw during their stay.
Mrs. Cross is nursing very pain
full hand, the result of the bite of a
pet cat. 1t was speedily dispatched
after inflicting the painful wound,
The school election last Saturday
resulted in the election Of Mrs
Jennie Wooding.
Charles Moffett was down from
Lost Greek ranch few days age
transacting business at the Yoder
store and was a guest at the Yode1
cottage.
J. F. Myers favored Tiger friends
with a friendly visit few days last
week. Mr.. Myers has valuable
ranch four miles west of Tiger.
Promonading the streets after
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19

Now's the time to take Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 1t drives out the germs of
winter, builds up the stomach, kidneys
and liver. The most wonderful spring
tonic to make people we'll. You'll be
surprised with results. 35c, Tea or Tab
lets. Adams Pharmacy.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19

A Spanish proverb declares that "a
papelitos "a paper cigar. glass OF
clear water and kiss from q pretty
girl will sustain man for a whols
day"
The Irish standard., 1908-02-15

at Chevy Chase, explained the intrica-
cies of evidence to a young man, says
the Washington Star.
Usually. in conflicting evidence he
said, "one statement is far more prob
able than the other, so that We can
decide easily which to believe.
1T is like the boy and the house
hunter.
"a house hunter, getting off train
at a suburban station, said to boy:
."'My lad, I am looking for Mr.. Smith
sons new block of semi-detached cot
tages. How far are they from here?"
"'About twenty minutes walk the
boy replied.
"'Twenty minutes?' exclaimed the
house-hunter. NONSENSE! The adver-
tisement says tive'
"'Well,' said the boy, you can be-
lieve me Or you can believe the adver-
tisement, but 1 amt tryin' to make no
sale''
The Irish standard., 1908-02-15
He Didn't Sec Any.

A gentleman who We shall call Smith
on leaving home one morning. said
to his children, says the Mobile Regis-
ter:
"Now, children, I'm going to bring
home an old chum of mine for dinner
this evening. This poor fellow has
been very unfortunate; he once had
very severe affliction of the nose,
and he is very sensitive about it. What
want to say is this: Don't any OF
you children dare-don't you dare to
make any remarks about his nose! II
would hurt me almost as much, If not
more, than it would him. We were old
friends together, and wouldn't have
him hurt for the world. Now, you all
understand"
The children all said they did, and
the father went to his usual business
in the city.
When night came and the father re-
turned with his old chum, the children
stood around and stared at him fos
some minutes, when the youngest In
the family. boy Of 6, cried out:
Papa. you said we shouldn't make
any remarks about Mr. Browns nose.
Why, don't see he's got any,
The Irish standard., 1908-02-15
Genujnsness.

There is nothing which will add so
much to ones power as the conscious
ness of being absolutely sincere, genu-
Inc. If your life is a perpetual lie. if
you are conscious that you are not
what you pretend to be-that you are
really a very different person from
what the world regards ,you-you are
not. strong. There is a restraint, "a
perpetual fighting against the truth
going on within you, struggle which
saps your energy and warps your con-
duct.
If there is mote at the bottom of
your eye you can not look the world
squarely In the face. Your vision is
not clear. Everybody sees that you
are not transparent. There is cloud
mess, a haze about your character
which raises the interrogation point
where you go.
Character alone is strength, deceit is
weakness, sham and shoddy are pow
erless, and only the genuine and the
true are worth while.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-15
How ireland is overtaxed,

The British government overtaxes
ireland by s15.0oo,ooo a year. =.
That is one of the great causes why
1rishmen are forced to emigrate, and
why Irish industries languish.
This year the British government
has taxed Ireland $47,45o .ooo-an in
crease Of $215,0O0 on last year.
Here are te amounts paid in taxa
Here are the amounts paid in taxa
tion by Ireland to England this year
on articles of common consumption:
Tea, $2,76o,ooO; tobacco, s6,455, 900;
wine, s46o,ooo; foreign spirits, s1,74o,-
900; whisky. beer, etc. (including liz
censes), s17,24o,0oo. In all nearly s3o,-
100000.
How does England collect this tas
from Ireland? This way:
Every time he buys cigar he pays
I'D.
Every time he buys a package oi
cigarettes he pays i'd.
Every time he buys pound of tea
he pays sd.
The actual profit made out Of Ire
land last year by England was $685..
900. If the people of Ireland reduced
their consumption of excisable ar
ticles by one-half. England would lose
from $2,00o,00O to $2,50O,0O0 a year on
the government of Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-15
1t was not for nine years that they
could get any hearing. and it took 16

1t was not for nine years that they
could get any hearing. and it took is
years more before finally, in ~1456, her
trial was reviewed, and it was recorded
by the judges that she had been un-
justly accused, and that an innocent
maiden went to death when the flames
consumed the body of Joan of Arc
Since that time she has found many
champions. 1t is significant that for
centuries artists have been painting
Joan with the circle, the halo of saint
hood, surrounding her head. Nor did
the pious loyalty of the French people
to their great heroine ever waver. AL
tars have been raised to Joan through
out the republic, and the yearly festi-
val in her honor at Orleans was dis
tinctively q religious function.
Desire to get recognition from Rome
for this patron saint of France moved
Mgr. Dupanloup to present to the Holy
Sec the claims of the peasant maiden.
Rome did not respond Immediately.
The habitual caution of the Holy See
in dealing with the bestowment of the
church's highest honors acted as de-
terrent. Pope Leo XIII, advised slow
procedure, and at his suggestion it
was agreed that no matter what the
finding of the court might be, it would
wait ten years before announcing the
beatifcation of Joan.
The researches at that time to prove
the complete worthiness of Joan were
most exhaustive. Nothing could have
been more detailed. One hundred and
twenty-five meetings We're held at Or
leans and the church gained access to
records that enabled it to review
every word of the famous trial. At the
end of this examination, it was unani-
n1ously decided that no stigma attach
ed to the candidate for sainthood. Car
dinal Parocchi and Mgr. Touchet play
ed a conspicuous part in these in
vestigations and did much to secure
the decision that resulted in the Papal
bull announcing the beatification.
France hailed the result with en-
thusiasm, and Orleans, wishing to
make the first of the annual celebra-
tions succeeding the churcf's recog-
milton of Joan a notable affair, immed-
lately arranged to have prominent dig
nitaries of the church to take charge of
the ceremonials. This brought about
the interference of Clemenceau. He
based denial of her position as q
saint upon the proposition that
the evolution of society depends on
the gradual abandonment Of certain
traditions. In voting the separation Of
church and state, he said, the French
republic had renounced many ancient
forms and secular traditions. In his
eyes it would be a step backward to
take Joan of Arc from her place as a.
warrior and patriot and put her in the
list of religious characters.
This brought replies from those who
contended that all that Joan did for
France came as a result of religious
promptings; that in her character,
piety and patriotism were so closely
allied that it was not possible to sep
arate them, and that her every act
was animated by both impulses. But
the premier is all powerful, for the
present at least, and decided against
Joan. Perhaps in so doing he may
peasant is loyal to his heroes and has
a stubbornness of character that is
proverbially hard to overcome.
Without Motive.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-15

MCGOWAN & Mahoney. fire insurance
real estate-loans. 2so Temple Court.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-15

Without Motive.
The venerable and learned Justice
John M. Harlan, during a game of golf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
n
y Very '::''I' Old q: !. !; Wan
r ass es Away
J!.oH-hfscHALFArl sDl Es ONE OF
HIS DAuGHTERsA,Ts
..sts 533 o Fl 9 PffS1


IL On Friday evening satS the home sof
his daughter. Mrs. sI. .SB: sBartIett os.
Cured the death OF Mr.. John Uhals
fan after a lingering Illness from d
eases Incident to old age Afrs Clsal-
fran had reached s$thesage OF Ss4E years
and for the past few ears had
In declining health: For seyeralsweakss
he had been growing worse and ne
end was not unexpected sz
Deceased came TO Fairmpnt from
shinnston where he had {resid ded near
~ all his life, his Eresid dence iii sF'air.
mont extending over but few years.
Until cid age sincap tated MIN from RON
public service he was! one The nost
Influential men OF HIS Community. 5
NJ Four children survive him
William chaltan. of near shinnston.
Jeremiah chalfan.s sofs Ohio! Mrs. 9asy
Lucas. Of shinnston, and ssi Chris.
tine Bartlet OF airmont rs
q Funeral. services were held sthis aft.
ernoon ;at two q clock sat the resldenceE
and the funeral party left on tie 8
o'clock car for shinnst ton. where inter-
ment j will 8 take place. Undeftake1rr
M.'usgraye In scharg 4 q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
Big Falling OFF
IN DIAMOND TRADE BECAUSE OF
LATE FINANCIAL DE.
.fI PRESTON. n y

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May o.
Reporting to the: State Department
from Amsterday, Consul Henry H.
Morgan says that possibly no country
OF Europe had been relatively af.
fected SO disadvantageously by the
recent financial crisis in the United
States as the Netherlands. largely on
account of the total suspension OF the
diamond trade. Whereas the exports
of the spnrklers in 1906 amounted to
s11.633,352. in 1907 they fell OF to only
s7.452.G04.
People who are looking for bargains
in stones, however, he hints, will be
disappointed. as prices will be main.
tanned at the old level. through in.
fluence Of the diamond trust
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
SENSATIONAL DOING INIPEllNlS
Woman Arrested at Syracuse
as N ot Mrs. GuinnessaB But
| ShesI sIsS SJJnd oubtedl Alive

4 FRANKLIN. Pa. May rs. F.
3. Heron. the woman arrested sat sy:
racuse. N. VI suspected Of being
Belle Guinness. the I.aPorte arch mur.
deress, lives about eight miles from
here. She resides with Mrs. Lucy
Buron. Mrs: Heron wa s reared in this
vicinity ami is well known here. Her
husband died In the South last win
ter and she arranged TO spend the
summer with her mother. ss sss.5
"a After q careful and scientific exan,.
ination OF the body now held by the
coroner and supposed to be that OF
Mrs. Belle Guinness, DR.. Harry H.
Long. who had known the woman in
life, today stated that the burnett
torso is not that Of Mrs. Guinness.
No more bodies have been recovered. .i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
Juniors Prepare Year Book.

4 maple Leaves" is the title. of a neat
little volume which will be issued in
the near future by the Junior class
Of the Fairmont High school. The
volume will have between eighty and
one hundred pages and will contain
pictures of the different classes Of the
school, the athletic teams. interior
views OF the High school building and
members of the faculty. It will con-
tain much interesting data concern
Ing the school and will be a volume OF
which not only the Junior class but
Of which the entire school may be
proud. The board OF managers AMI
editors is as follows: Business Man
ager, Frank Prichard: Editor, Paul
Moran; Associnte editors. Louise Mich
OILS. Katharine Russell. Roberta Flenl-
Ing. Nell Manley and George DeBolt.
The Junior class, which Is known as
the I'M. showalter class, has a mem-
bership of thirty. Z. v
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
CLERK CARRIER
EXAMINATION
BE HELD IN FAtRMoNr
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
g. RULES MAY 23.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on May,
%. 1908. an examination will be held
at Fairmont for the positions OF clerk
and carrier In, the Postoface Service:
Clerks In ofhces Of the flrst and sec:
ond class and carriers in the city de-
livery service are divided into 4 SIX
grad eE. as follows: First grade. SAL
ary, 5000: second grade, salary. $500:
third grade. salary. 5000: fourth grade.
salary. $1,000; fifth grade. salary, ST.
900 ); sixth grade, salary. 5000. Clerks
and carriers at frst-class Offices will
be promoted successfully to the fifth
grade. and clerks and carriers at sec
ond-class offices will be promoted sue
cessiyely to the fourth grade. Z.
All promotions OF both clerks and
carriers will be made. at the beginning
OF the quarter following the expiration
OF years service in the next lower
grade. No promotion will be mad Q
except upon evidence satisfactory to
the Postoffice Department Of the eff
cheney and fa:thfllDess OF the Sena,loye
during the preceding year. when n
clerk or carrier fails oflpromotion be-
cause of unsatisfactory service he may
be promoted at the beginning of the
second quarter thereafter; or OF any
subsequent quarter, on evidence that
his record has been satisfactory dur
ing the intervening period. Clerks
and carriers OF the highest grade in
their respective Offices ARE eligible
for promotion 10 the higher positions
in said postof11ce. Il; II Il .Si,,s.
For application blank. Instructions
to applicants. and further Information
application; should be made to W.. Fl.
Brand, Local Secretary, Board OF Ex-
aminers. Postoliice. Falrmont, W. Va.
No application will be accepted tun.
less properly executed and filed with
the Undersigned prior to the hour OF
closing business on May 90, 1905.
H S L. H. FISHER, II
Secretary Fourth Civil Service Dis
trict, Washington, D. G. (, &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
[ )!
/ FOR [ !I|'| THE | d ]: NEEDY |

IA commits tee composed c ths fols
lowing members from the Yisisans
Circle Of Kings Daugh htsFss
Mrs. Allie Raymond Mrs sH. C.Ffans.
Mrs. Maggie Regar and Mrs. e.
Smith wish through these columns to
issue a call for assistance from Fats.
mont people for the uftaring poor In
the city Within the past few weeks
many calls have been receiyedS tlSis
organization from people many 5f
whom have never asked Sassis stance bs.5
fore. but who now ask for bread and
clothes. The sinenS or the women oi
the families In most Instances are nn.
able to obtain work and heir fatniites
are in destitute cLrcums tances.
Circle is unabIs to- cope WI ith the de.
mand without the assist "a of 9TH.
ers and take sth Is tie as:
public for food Of all kinds and cloth.
ing to be dlstribute ed anon the needy.
The Sdona tions may be- left on Tdes.
day OF next week at the slionhesofs NH:
E. c. Frame on Main street iii sase ;s.sss
the donor can mot de liver the goods
there. kindly notify q IE1neItb of tie
committee and $aS wa gons llile be sentI
for the donation. The hi III ne real ia an
urgent one and i asked that
other KIrg' Daughters III jpia "a
the work as Il; a IN no way denpmlna.
tiOnal ifS a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
La BELLE IN LUCK.
FOURTH OIL WELL CAME In ON
FRIDAY, WELDING FROM 200
TO 800 BARRELS. E

WHEELING. May 9.-La Belle Iron
Works Company is In great luck. F'ri.
Its fourth we'll came In, showing from
200 to 800 barrels day. When 1t is
shot it may do much better. The
first well Is doing Is barrels per day,
the second Is doing about $50 and the
third about $50. The revenue Per
month is something over $40. 900. The
well which cnme In Friday will yield
about $4,000 per month more. An.
other well is due to come in on Sun.
day, and II IT does us good as the one
that came in on Friday the net revenue
from this source alone will run close
to $4,000 per month. =
In talking over the good luch OF La
Belle with one of the stockholders, he
made the statement that II the well
due on Sunday yields as much as the
one thnt came in on Friday, the oil
wells alone belonging to the company
will be worth million dollars. and the
revenue received therefrom would
probably be as much; as the entire
annual dividend Of per cent which
the plant is now paying to sharehold
ers: ss III.
Certainly the company. Of which 1
large number OF ,shareho lde7s are EcIt
gems OF selling and vicinity, Is Ia: :bi
heartily congratulated. :Sss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
WRIT | [ OF [. | ERROR i (
IS GRANTED
JUDGE ROBINSON TAKES ACTION
IN CASE OF: INTEREST IN
THIS SECTION. &

CHARLESTON. May 9.-Judge Ira
e. Robinson. of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals. has granted a writ OF e-'
ror In the case Of Hartigan VS.. Harti.
gan. from Monongaliacounty, In which
the children Of James w. and Mary
Y. Hartigan have brought an action
against the father for unlawful de
Itaiuer. The case arises from a divorce
granted Mary v. Hartisan from Jas
w. Hartigan in the Supreme Court
in 1906. @ .s a.. y 4 :,$ 4
Mary v. HartfganS and James w
Hartigan were married In Morgan
town In 1884 and Ave children were
born. four of whom are under! age al
the present time. On the I'd day oi
April. 1907, John Marshall Hngans
and James W. Hartigan. father and
husband. conveyed to Mrs. Mary v
Hartigan properties located in the city
of NIorgantown. 81 .:5,.,
In 1902 Mrs. Hnrtigan brough,
suit for divorce from her husban
on the grounds of cruel and inh:l
iran treatment and 5nnn-support. Tl,S
decree was granted the following
year in the, Monongalfa Circuit Court
The husband appealed the case te
the Supreme Court Of Appeals and or
the 23d day Of January. Mrs. Hartigar
died in Denver, Colorado In the de
cree granted by the NonongaIIn Cir
cult Court to Mrs. Hartigan she re
tained the property. A: year after tn.
death OF Mrs., Hartigan; the Supreme
Court OF Appeals affirmed the judg
ment of the lower court. but Jame.
w. Hartigan. the husband and father
of the five children brought an actor
In unlawful detainer in the Monon
EalIn Circuit Court. but Judgment was
rendered for 'Hnrtigan on the 9Th da,
of last February and the case nov
comes to the Supreme Court of Ap
peals for final adjudication.