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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
BUYING PIGS IN POKES.
What You Do When You Patronize a
Catalogue House.

Would you buy cat in bag. a
pig in a poke? No? Then you are not
one of those who contribute $3.50, OOO,-
600 annually to the support Of the cata-
logue houses in payment for their pic
tured wares.
Yet there are millions who are doing
that very thing, buying the cat in the
bag and Pig in the poke, and of a
stranger, when for the asking they
might buy Of neighbor and have am
pie time to examine their purchase be-
fore paying over their money
Why they prefer thus to buy their
cats and their pigs is a question
that the local merchant would pay
money to have answered.
Why will people otherwise sensible
pass up the goods which they can e1-
anime before purchase. and pay out
their good coin to a catalogue house,
trusting to the picture and promise?
That they will do it "'tis true, tits
pity, and pity its it's true"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
An Expert.

In one of the interior towns there
lives farmer who brings butter, eggs
and produce to market, and, being IL
literate, also brings with him his son
to do the Figuring
The other day the son was i'll and
the old man had to venture alone. For
awhile he got along pretty we'll by
letting his customers do the figuring,
but presently he sold two rolls of but
ter to woman who could not figure
any better than he.
The farmer was much puzzled, but,
being resolved that she should not
know that his early education had been
neglected, he took a scrap of paper
from his pocket and began. He put
down lot of marks on the paper
and then said:
Lets see; dots a dot, figures fig
ure, two from one and none remains,
with three to carry-$1.50. madam,
please"
She paid over the $3.50, took the
butter home, had it weighed and Zig
ured up by her daughter, who dis
covered that the price should have
been 50. 10 instead Of $1.5O.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
ORDINANCE NO. So.

An Ordinance Levying a General Property Tax
for the Town of Newport for the Year A. d.
1908.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council OF the City or
Town OF Newport Washington. as follows:
Section THAT there be and there is hereby
levied for the year A. d. 1905 a general prop
erty tax of five mills ($OO5) on each one dollar
($100) OF assessed valuation of all property,
both real and personal, situate within the
Town OF Newport, Washington, for the current
expenses OF said Town for said year 1903.
Sec. THAT this ordinance shall be enforced
and take effect from and after its publication
Passed the Council the 9th day of October,
A. d. 1908.
Signed and attested the 9th day of October,
A. ID. 1908.
[Seall f. S APPEL, Mayor.
Attest-CARL K. SCHOTTE,
tClerk of the Town of Newport, Wash.
|, Carl r. SchOtte, Clerk OF the Town of New
port, Washington. do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of an
Ordinance OF said Town, numbered as mo S,''
and entitled |'An Ordinance to Levy General
Property Tax for the Year A. d. 190S;' and that
the same was published according to law, in
the Newport Miner, on the 18th day OF October,
A. ID. 1908.
Witness my hand and official signature and
the seal of said Town of Newport Washington,
this 10Th day OF October, a. D. 1903.
(Seal) CARL Z. SCHOTTE,
Clerk OF the Town of Newport.
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PLAN
woman lie felt quite bit of curiosity
about it. He opened the envelope to
find it contained an anonymous letter.
no date, no signature, just the words:
Watch your wife and you will dis
cover
The young husband laughed and
started to tear up the missive. Then
he restrained his hand, and his laugh
faded to a grin. 1t was a good joke
to send him such a missive. He would
1t with his little wife.
When the coward picked him out to
receive such a warning he took the
wrong man. He whistled and put the
letter in his pocket and began his
work. 1t was funny. 1t would raise a
laugh. They would show it to their cir
Gle and others would laugh with them.
Five minutes later he was saying to
himself:
Watch your wife and you will dis
cover
Discover what? he mentally kicked
himself @for asking, and yet the query
kept bobbing up. A contemplate cow
ard Of a woman wrote that unfinished
sentence and wrote it to make trouble
If he could find her out she should
suffer for 1t. Discover anything wrong
on the part of his pure hearted little
wife. The idea was villainous.
He put it aside again and again and
R~I@ "a
writer when it bobbed up again. The
forenoon was SO long that he left the
Office half an hour before II and start
ed for home. He wanted to show the
letter to his wife and have a laugh
over it, but something occurred to
change his plan.
He was within block of the house
when man came out, gave look up
and down the street and hurried away.
Then, too, as he entered the door his
wife exclaimed in surprise and almost
demanded to know why he was half an
hour ahead of his time. He kissed her,
but it was a perfunctory kiss. She nes-
tied up to him, but he thought he
could feel her trembling.
At 8 o'clock that same morning the
carrier had left letter for her in a
mans handwriting. She opened 1t,
thinking that it might be a bill from
the grocer. and the next moment her
merry laugh rang out
Watch your husband and you will
discover were its sole contents.
Watch Harry? For what? Suspect
him Of what? 1t was an anonymous
letter, but it was too funny. She felt
like running out and showing 1T to the
girl in the Kitchen She would go and
show 1t to couple of her friends ana
let them enjoy the laugh with her.
She put ON her hat Then she halted.
The laugh had died away. Could there
be anything In it? Was it-poss1ble that
Harry was deceiving her? No, never!
She would tear up the letter and never
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
PIayarounds and Citizenship.

Playfields are a question Of morals
and citizenship and the welfare Of the
state in the last analysis, to say moth
ing Of physical development-New Ha-
ven Journal Courier.
a true word is this from the City Of
Elms. The country boy has for years
been extolled for his working qualities.
Now the city boy, says the New York
Herald. trained and developed On mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds, will come into his
nu-rI
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior.

department OF the Interior
Land Office ut Occur d'Alene Idaho.
Sept s, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Emma r. Whiting,
one OF the heirs, for all of the heirs of James NJ
Runnells, OF Spokane, Wash, who on July II,
1902, made homestead entry No 3277, for the
Ela sWA and via SEA of Sec. II, Twp 60 N, R.
5W. B. NJ. has filed notice OF intention to
make final five year proof, to establish claim 10
the land above described, before he Register
and Receiver at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, on the
21st day OF October 1908
Claimant names as witnesses: Andrew Cool
in, John Hanson Lewis Chase and Fred Sny-
der, all of Cooln, Idaho.
go 1918 R. n. DUNN, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
q. S. Land Office, Spokane, Wash,


Z. S. Land Office, Spokane, Wash,
October 3 1908.
Notice is hereby given that George Schmitt,
OF Penrith, Wash, who on March 3, 1904 made
and Lot of See. sc, Twp. 81 n, e. "A f. VI. NJ.
has filed notice of intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim
10 the land above described.
before Sidney w. Rogers. i. s Commissioner
for the Eastern District of Washington at New
port, Wash, on the 9th day of December, 1908.
Claimant names witnesses Joseph
Buechel. of Penrith, Wash ;Wi1helm Mitchell,
OF Scotia, Wash; Charles Hoppe, of Penrith,
Wash. John Jore, o: Scotia Wash.
10-15 Ills Hal J. COLE Register.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
u. 5. Land Office at Spokane, Wash

August 5, I9U0
Notice is hereby given that Harriet E. G. ass,
OF Spokane, Wash, who, on August 8, 1908
made timber entry No. OLA. for Lot and So
Nw14, NwA swA OF Section =, Township
% n. X. 40 f. w. NJ, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make final proof to estab-
lish claim to the land above described, before
the Register and Receiver OF the United States
Land Office, at Spokane, Wash on the 9th
day OF November, 1905
Claimant names rs witnesses: John b. Fee,
OF White, Idaho; James w. Mutch and Charles
McCarty of Spirit Lake Idaho; Charl " .
Lanphele, OF Spokane Wash.
$50 l00 Hal j. Cole, Register.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Occur d Alene, Idaho.

Land Office at Occur A lene, IdahO,
Aug. e. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Minnie stock
well. of Spokane, Washington, who on July -
1908, made timber and stone entry, Serial No
0lS3, for Lots and !, Section 8, E Eost, l
Range ) W. B. NJ, has filed notice OF
Intention to make final proof to establlsn
claim to the land above described, before tne
Register and Receiver, U. S. Land once, at
Coeur d. Alene Idaho, on the 9th day OF Octo-
ber 1905
Claimant names as witnesses: ~, os
Ho1uard r Gumaer and Fred A. Dodge OF
priest River Idaho; Richard NJ. Mears ana
10 n IN =. E. n. DUNN, Register,
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Little dogs start the hare, but great
ones catch it.-Italian PrOverb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
EXPECTS TO VIM
Jimmy Gardner Relies on, Strength,
Youth and Agility for Victory.

Boston. Dec. 31.-Jimmy. Gardner
hopes that his skill. youtha1ih. ability
will win for him when he meAts Black
Joe Walcott at the formal opening of
the swell Armory A. A. on Jan. Z.
Walcott. however, must have made a
good showing at Philadelphia against
George Cole last week for. Jack Nc
Guigan broke off all. negotiations for
a match between Gardner and Harry
Lewis for Jan. IL at Philadelphia
when he learned for sure that Gardner
had consented to meet the Barbados
Wonder
When Walcott went to Northboro to
train he was accompanied by George
Byers and big delegation of colored
friends saw him off Today invitations
We're sent out as the building is open
for inspection from any time on now
and Sunday will be especially set
apart.
Last night telegram was received
from Harry Gilmore, Packy McFar-
lands manager, announcing that the
Stockyards boy who will meet Tommy
Murphy at the very exclusive club
Jan. IA, will leave the West on Thurs
day night and will do most of his train
ing here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings IN All
The Leading Stocks.

Now York Dec. 3l-The Stock Elk.
change community saw the eNPlfatio! OK
the year 1897 without regret. hut Win
some attempt NJ cheerful eNH",c d,iol, ~.
showed signs Of being forced. 10 oe-
gree and was not maintained ihrotieh-
out the session owing TO trc iiteiItIeIN'.
of one or two incidents calculated 10 utSi !,
any budding enthusiasm Fhe pilnc!pai
incentive TO The early adv came rom
abroad. where there MAS quite nl "
spread feeling of encouragement over wv
prospect for quick Improvement ~ inc
banking situation after the turn oil me
year. There was a pronounced rectssioI.
in the private discount rate Il: Lnnao,'
and confident assumptions That ire BANK
of England official rate would cone down
on Thursday. When the time for tradinG
in this market Tor foreign account Eau
passed. the foreign influence on the iiilr-
knt Waned and IriCeS began TO sag ! ne
call money lnarket WAS affected by the
opcrations incident to the last day or the
year but not to anything IKE the extern
that had heen dreaded. Some OF lhe Sell,
profit taking based on the Use FOR SeF-
eral DAYS past.
The statement of the AtchisOn system
of earnings for November showed so
sharp an inroad on the net return that
railroad stocks We're affected uriavorabiy
throughout uroE its publication. Eoih-
inal decrease Isl the gross returns Tor
that month is accompanied by Il swelling
in the operating expense of $l,2.i0lI. the
net return falling in consequence TO ST.
IS4 23i. compared with $1.4S,,401 in Novem-
Der of last year. The authorization Of the
cut in the Anaconda dividend was a de
pressing influence or the market ana
there was nc rebound after the declafa-
ton of the dividend although some of
the gloomnr for"ho;!inas had limited at a
danger that the dividend would be PASSED
altogether inste"d of being cut lro,'i :"
to IS per cent. basis.
Bonds were strong. Total sales, par
value, s.. S3O.G0 United States lends were
UNCHANGED OF, call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
New York Produce Market.

New DIX, DEC. 81.
FI.OUR-Receipts 3l.930: exports 1873:
sales 100: dull and barely steady.
WHEAT--Receipts 122.c00: exports ILL.,
ST. sales 1.SOc CO.. futures, 4s.G1 spot, spot
firm: 40. , red l0eis elevator; 40. red
16tA, b afoat: No. ] northern Duluth
rz3K 70 afoat: No. hard winter l111a
CoRN-Receipts 3a,775: exports @,4s2:
sales g 100 futures. $500 spot: s:Iot firm;
No. . IL elevator and GSl. c aioat: No
2 white CT and No. yellow nominal b
af10at.
Oats receipts 1850: spot steady; mixed
26ft32 lbs. "A l.. natural white 2Ga32 lbs. 500
4571a: clipped white 31@33 lbs 1ol26t6-,2
BE,FiF-O Quiet.
LaRn-Barely steady; western prime
7.95GrS.GJ.
PORk-Steady.
: SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining 3.30G
c.T centrifugal &c test SIS; molasses SUI
gar 36b3.e5: refined steady.
+. BUTTER Steady. unchanged; receipts
1S1L
:, EGGs-Firm. receipts 9l61: western first
o5H.:. seconds 24G25
P6fATOE-Easy, unchanged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
BOXING.
AtteII and Moran Ready For
Big Battle Tonight
Jimmy Gardner Expects 10 Win
From Joe Wa|cott.
Terry Martin Whips Donovan..'
Moody Out For Two Months.

San Francisco, Dec. 3l.-To-
morrow afternoon. Abe Atteli, one
of the wonderfully scientific boxes who
has ever displayed here. and that's
not forgetting alIs4he other great nlgil-
lists, w1fl risk his featherweight cham
pionship in 25-round battle with
owen Moran, the hard-higing little
English featherweight. Moran whipped
frankie Neil 50 that the spectators
begged the referee to be mefciful and
stop the fight. =.
Moran secured a decision over AL
bert belmont in England last spring,
but Albert stayed the full distance. 20
rounds, and Albert claimed, although
not vehemently, that he was entitled
to a draw. AL any rate he was not
disgraced. It's question if me would
do half so well against Attep. Abe is
one gent who would outclass Albert.
That's some dope to go by: The re-
spective battles with Neil caanot be
compared very we'll for the simple rsa-
son that Neil had gone back a great
deal. ard had also been away from
active participation in the ring for some
time when he met Moran, while he was
at his very best when he fought Attel.
Abe didn't knock frankie down, but he
outpointed him without any Question.
Neil sent Moran to the floor once al
though finally knocked out by the. Eng
liShman. .-' ~
The boys will weigh in at 120 pounds
at lbs a. NJ. and enter the ring at 1.4l
p NJ This is at Moran's suggestion
as he refused to weigh in at 122 pounds
rngside. He will have no trouble max
ing the weight, however, for on Satur-.
day he was down to III pounds and
then and there cut out his hard. work
Attell can make the weight any time he
wishes.
The talk that Attell win take sweet
reveng. because of the whipping ad-
ministered by Moran to his brother
Monte should not affect the dope. At
tell Will. climate all thought of Monte
when he gets into the ring. He'll do
his best to beat the man in front oI
him and will wrinkle up his forehead
and wig-wag with his ears and scheme
and plan.
Moran asks that Jim Jeffries, who
will referee be instructed not to step
between them when he separates them
hest work when breaking away.
There is tremendous interest in the
encounter for the sports are reasonably
certain It will be an ideal ring contest
with plenty Of action, good hitting and
a great display of ring craft and
knowledge A big house. at least $780,
600, is expected and of this the prin-
cipals will divide 60 per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01

He following is taken from the
New York Globe and in view Of
ali that has been said about
u LOngEoat is interesting reading:
-. So many views have been pub
lished regarding the treatment of Tom
LOngboat. the great Indian runner. by
the American A. a. L. that il is not
arliss 70 have one more. Below is
the version of the l4th Regiment A. A.
of Buffalo, voiced through Fred
Nokes. its trainer. in a letter to local
athlete. The last paragraph savorS
strongly of an offered bride by A. A.
u. officials, and Vokes offers to forfeit
$500 if he cannot prove all he says. 1t
reads:
1T has occurred to me to write you
the facts concerning the unfair and
arbitrary stand the \. A. L. has TAX
ell regarding Tom LongbOat and the
Canadian athletes in general.
Any statement L sign my name to 1
. am prepared to prove, and will deposit
$500. which 1 am willing to forfeit if
make one false or exaggerated state
ment. You may also go further and
use. my name in connection with the
matter, as 1t WAS InySeiI tlldl DTOuSu III
Longboat 10 run here on the three oc-
casions he has been seen in this city.
ut was in January Of this year that
I went over to the Six Nations reser-
walton in Canada on hunt after
Longboat, as l had heard of his Won
derful running. When / landed there
l found he was down on the Onondaga
reservation at Syracuse, n. Y, so l
returned to Buffalo and then got into
communication with him at Syracuse.
proposed match race between G.
" Bonhag and himself at our games
Feb. 8 and he readily accepted the
proposition. l sent him the railroad
ticket, and few days later his uncle
and guardian came on from the Cana
dian reservation and stayed with him
until after the race.
"On Feb. we We're notified by the
Canadian a. A. L. that LOngboat was
not registered and could not run at
Buffalo. I took trip to Toronto,
saw the registration committee. and
Continued on Page Nine.)
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DOINGS in THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Entries For Marble
head-BermudaRaCe.

The success of the ocean race from
Marhlehead to Bermuda, which is to
start June 9. is already assured, for
five boats have practically entered Tor
the event, and this means that there
VI i'll be an interesting contest, even II
there should be no more entries How
ever. these boats are but the nucleus
of what promises to tie good feet of
contestants, and the race should
eclipse it's predecessors.
Commodore Henry Morse has been a
great enthusiast for this race. and has
entered his schooner Dervish, which
won the race from New York to Ber-
m,tda last year.
With the Corinthian Yacht Club in
charge of the race on this end. it is
bound to be 4 success, for this crgani-
cation seldom takes hold of anything
in the yachting line that it does not
carry through to completion and al
ways with success. It's reputation as
a racing club is second 10 none in this
country. and. so far as Massachusetts
bay is concerned. it is the most pOpu-
lar racing club on the coast.
Former Commodore Henry Doscher OF
the New INocieii' tcit Niup "ftS liiS
first to enter his schooner, the Zuhrah
and as she is about the same size as
the DerviSh, a most interesting race
may be expected between this pair
Since this entry and that Of the Der
wish was announced the committee has
received three more entries, in spite OF
the fact that it has communicated with
but few owners regarding the race.
The most notable entry is that Of the
Lewis A. StinsOn. which was one of
tie contestants in the famous trans
Atlantic race fer the German Emperor 5
cup. Dr. Stinscn has stated to the COM
mi1tee that he is much interested in
the race and unless the schooner starts
in the spring for a cruise to the Medi-
terranean he will put her in the race
to Bermuda.
George S. Runk. the owner Of the aux
iliary schooner Margaret, has also en-
tered his boat. r. D. Floyd has entered
his yawl Lila, which won the race in
the smaller class to Bermuda after (;
wonderful performance for such i small
craft Mr.. Floyd sailed the boat and
had an amateur crew on board.
With such an interest already dis
played in race which does not start
until June an idea of what may be
anticipated is given, for there is sure
to be greater interest after the winter
season, when the owners begin to think
of the summers pleasure afloat and arc
getting their boats ready for sea.
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Good Ball Players
Have Personality.

When the Cleveland Maps played an
exhibition game last spring against
Toledo, and big Napoleon Lajoie
gracefully went over behind first base
to scoop out a hard hit grounder off
Harry Administers bat, the bfeacher
fans marveled at the ease with which
the Frenchman made the play.
1t was one Of the prettiest efforts
Of the year on the diamond, and only
showed that Harry is an artist in the
national game. 1t is this great charm
that makes him a drawing card.
Nothing appears hard for him. He
has a grace in picking up ground balls
that none can initiate. He gets them
off his shoe strings, and spins the ball
into the first baseman's mitt without
raising from the inclining position.
And he's big man. but he's so-fash-
toned that he couldn't be awkward if
he tried.
Honus Wakner. of the Pirates, is
another great fielder, and a grand
batter,stoo. He hasn't the grace IT
Lajoie, but he has an individuality
that attracts people. Hal Chase, the
New Work Highlanders first sacker,
is the prince Of them all at first base.
He is more impetuous than LajOie but
an easiness of every movement is one
of his characteristics. He is supple.
Every move of his body is that of a
careless player He is master o,
technique on the field. He is more
graceful probably, then Lajoie.
People go to the games in New York
ito SCI. HAL play" He knows it. so
just now he is telling the National
Commission not to worry about him.
Dick Padden, the former St. Paul
second sacker. iss another finished
Mayer. Dick used to make stops be-
hind Second at Armory Park without
an effort. Otto knabe would dupli-
cate the play in the next inning.
probably, but Knabe, would have to
tear up the dust, lose his cap, and
make a grandstand throw to complete
it. The difference was that Dick had
the natural grace, Knabe is as good a
player, but he never will work easily.
George Perring is another of the
unconscious players He nabs balls
on either side of him. his body i'm
mediately begins to throw, and the
bali Is on its way to first base before
anybody knows that he caught it.
These are a few of the players who
make the game pretty to look upon.
There is Il question whether their
work IS. any the more effective, mere
ly because it IS teasy and natural, but
it's great thing for the sport.
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ATTELL FEELS SURE HE
WILL DEFEAT MORAN

San Francisco. Dec. 31.-Abe Attell
is so confident he will defeat Owen
Moran on New Years day. when they
will fight at Jimmy Coffroth's club
that he has written friends in the
East to get a bet down on him even il
they have to take 40. Moran thinks
his chances are so good that he viii
back himself with every dollar he can
get hold of.
Attell is very confident. Il anl ready
to give Moran any kind of fight he
wants." said Attell. IF he wants t.
make Il rough fight out or it tn not
afraid. Anything Moran asks. fpf4will
suit me. won't eat anything after
breakfast on the day of the fight. There
will be no question about my beirg un-
der the weight when / enter the ring,
and will surely beat Moran bef5re the
10th round" @.E =.