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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

His Military Title.
A traveller in Texas says that lie was
riding along cattle trail near the New
Mexico line when he met rather POM
pous looking native OF the region. who
introduced himself as Colonel Higgins
of Devils River. Were you colonel
In the Confederate army:" the traveller
asked. mo, sah." "On the Union side.
them NO, sab: never was in no
wah." Belong to the Texas ran
gers?" mo, sab; ! do not" "Ah,
see: you command one Of the state NIL
litia regiments" mo. sab; don't
don't know nothing about soldering"
Where. then. did you get the rank Of
colonel?'' ''I's a kunnel by marriage.
sah:" by marriage? How's that?"
II married the widow of a kunnel san
-Kunnel Thompson Of Waco"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
OPPORTUNITY.

OPPORTUNITY.
Master of human destinfes am I.
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps
wait.
Cities and fields I walk. I penetrate
Deserts and fields remote. and, passing by
Howell ana mart and palace soon or late.
I knock unbfdden once at every gate
II sleeping wake; il Teasing. rise before
| turn away 1t is the hour OF fate,
And they who follow Inc reach every
state
Mortals desire and conquer every foe
Save death. but those who doubt or hes
itate,
Condemned to failure. perjury and woe,
Seek me in vain. useiessly implore-
/ answer not, and l return no more.
John j. ingalls,.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

ence to the files showed that the en-
gineer had failed to report such an
accident. Accordingly he was sent for
and asked why he had omitted to re,
port the matter.
81 didn't know hurt the COW" be
said
''Then you remember hitting herr"
eyes. and | slowed up as she rolled
over on her back But she waved her
feet for me to go ahead. and so cou-
cluded she was all right."-Harper's
Weekly.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
LARGE GRIZZLY is KILLED
Terror of Salmon River Cattlemen
Captured After Many Years.

Lewiston, Idaho, May 17.-StOck-
men of the Salmon River country
are rejoicing over the killing of 'Old
the past several years has preyed
upon the herds of the river stock
men, entailing loss of several
thousand dollars. The animal
weighed over 1000 pounds.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
- The -
Scrap Book
Sure Of One.

Sure Of One.
There is certain congressman Iron
New England. self made man, VINO
is noted in Washington for two things,
bis quick wit and pride In, his Celtic
origin.
He was walking down Pennsylvania
avenue one fine evening with a fellow
member from Kansas when the west
erner, looking at the sky, remarked.
.'How bright Orion is tonight
"A-r-rh.' replied the New Enxland-
err $50 that is Organ, is it: We'll,
thank the Lord there's one lrishman
in heaven how."-Lippincott's
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Both Of One Mind.

8oth OF ON1 NINA.
4 'henpecked gentleman determined
to have Il night with his friends against
the will OF his wife. He was resolved
that he would go. aud she was equally
certain that he should not He did not
appear, however, and his friends. miss
ing him. for fun invaded his residence.
There they found both him and his
wife sitting in their chairs fast asleep
He had given her al opiate that he
might slip away. aud she had given
him one that tie might not.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Roosevelt and Dennis.

Theodore Roosevelt has Il fine sense
OF humor." said an old time New
Yorker. when he was police cOTa-
missioner lie used to go around and
keep tabs on the police himself. He
came upon one standing ut Il bar one
night before !; large. full grown glass
Of whisky which he WAS about to
consume Roosevelt touched him on
the shoulder.
"'What is your name" he asked.
"'N'hat business is that Of yourS?'
the cop demanded WHAT'S your
name?
"'My name is Roosevelt answered
that gentleman.
''The cop drank the liquor. set down
the glass, wiped his lips with he baci;
Of his hand and then turned on the
commissioner
IF your name is Roosevelt ssai id
he, my name is Dennis
Roosevelt let him off with d repri-
mand."
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

would hAVo the AuthoF.
During 4 performance Of Sophocles'
tragedy Of ''Antigone'' at the Theater
Royal. Dublin, the gallery gods. u very
Important portion Of the audience In
that city, were greatly pleased and, &C.
cording to their custom, called for the
author.
Bring out Sopherclaze" some one
shouted.
After awhile the manager appeared,
and there was general shout until he
explained that Sophocles had been dead
1900 years and more and could not
we'll come
Then chuck us out his mummy
came back in answer from the gallery.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Each Bud Blossom. But Once.

Each bud blossoms but once. and
each flower has but it's minute nf per-
feet beauty. so in the garden of the
soul each feeling has. as ii were. its
towering moment, its une and only
second of expansive grace and roya!
radiance. Each star passes but once
in the night through the meridian over
our heads aud glitters there but for
All instant. SO In the heaven OF the
mind each thought touches its zenith
but once and in that moment all its
hrilliancy aud all its sovereign great
ness culminate.-Henri Frederic Amiel
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Doing His Best.

Doinu His aest
A fat man entered a restaurant that
cents. He kuotted papkin about hts
neck and fell to heavilv--so hea yily. in
fact, that the waiter. after u WHISPERED
conversation with the proprietor, ap-
preached him aud said:
Beg, pardon, sir, but Iii have to
charge you Il quarter extra, you eat 50
much"
The fat man, red and short Of breath
from his excessive gorging, said ear
nestly:
For goodness sake, don't do that!
I'm nearly dead now from eating IS
cents worth. If You make me eat an
other quarter III bust
Restrictions.
The world is full Of resurrections
Every night that folds us up in dark
ness is death, and those Of you that
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
indian Repartes.

Indian Repartss.
An old time Indian agent who was
militia colonel desired to impress the
Indians with the magnitude Of his dig.
nifty He dressed himself in full uni
form, with his sword by his side, and.
rising in the council, told them that
one reason why the great father had
had SO much trouble with his red chill.
dren was that he had sent civilians to
them.
You are Warriors" he said, "aud
when the great father saw me he said,
I will send this man, who is Z great
warrior, to my red children, who are
warriors, and they will hear his
Words"
An old chief arose and. surveying the
speaker from head to foot, said calmly:
"Since was small boy have heard
that white men have great warriors. l
have always wanted to see one. I have
looked upon one, and now am ready
to die"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Caldwell Plans Big Celebration.

Caldwell, Idaho, May 17.--June
has been fixed as the date for the
which will mark the turnis,g of the
water through the htadgates of the
great government reservoir into the
canals which will water l3U,O 900
acres In company with Secretary
Ballinger will be many other Of the
government reclamation officials, to-
sether with the state officials.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
SCHOOL FOR RAILROADING
Harriman'S Scheme for Fitting
Young Men for appointment.

IVUHS -HV1 IOT -HPPVIHtIIICIIt'
Omaha, May 16.--With a view Of
fitting young men for minor official
positions On the lines of the Harri-
man system, there has been eStab-
lished by the railroads of this group
what is termed 'Students course"
The plan is to admit young men who
are in the employ of the company
into a school Of railroading, which.
if they prove efficient. will give them
a groundwork education in the OPP
Grating branch of the service and
which will lead to an official APP
pointment at the conclusion Of the
course.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25

formally received by President Tart
today and presented his credentials.
Tho usual exchange "f expressions of
good viii followed. -Thr unbrokcn
friendship between Japan and thc
United states said the ambassador
now So long continued that IL has
become Traditional. BE- source of keen
qualification to his majesty and his
subjects"
Baron rchida declared that it iH the
emIcrors desire 20 maintain and
strengthen the existing relations. Pres
ident TAFT replied in kind
"in accepting the credential letters
YOU deliver in that honored capacity
h. said 4 offer YOU. ambassador, no
less sincere assurance Of the like de-
sire and purpose Of this government
to aid you in the accomplishment OF
your mission and a. DO all that can
De done TO justify and continue the
friendship between our two
governments and peoples
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
TRAGIC DEATH
Of MISS JEAN
CLEMENS
MARK TWAIN'S DAUGHTER
DROWNED IN BATHTUB
Victim of Epilepsy, Unfortunate
Young Woman Suffers At
tack and is Dead When
Maid Breaks Into Room.

fBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Redding, Conn, Dec 24.-Mari,
Twain's invalid daughter, Jean, met
death tragicalIy this morning when
at the bath, bringing poignant grief at
Christmas time to "Stormfield," the
country home of the great American
humorist.
She was his youngest daughter en-
deared to him not only by long com
panion ship but by her frail health,
caused by recurrent attacks of epi-
lepsy. Her death leaves Mr.. Clemens
without kin is this country to share
his sorrow, for his surviving daughter
Clara, recently married Ossip Gabril-
ovitsch, the Russian pianist and is
now on her way to Europe.
Jean Clements died not directly
from drowning as was first supposed
but more probably of strangulation
due to am attack of epilepsy or from
heart failure. The body was found in
the bathtub with the head only partly
submerged and medical examination
tonight showed that the lungs con-
tanned little water.
Miss Clemens had evinced physical
weariness OF late, probably induced by
the excitement incident to her sisters
departure for Europe and the recent
return Of her father from Bermuda.
But yesterday afternoon she rode her
favorte horse to the postoffice to get
the early Christmas mail and last
night she cheeriiy prepared a Christ
mas tree from which Sc had planned
to distribute her gifts on tomorrow
morning When she retired she asked
her maid to call her early and when
she arose this morning She went to the
bath rcom. where hNr llfeless b1'sy was
found later. Her failure to respond
to the maids knock on the door re-
vealed her death With Characteristic
philosophy Mark Twain is bearing up
bravely in his time of grief. Hundreds
OF messages of coincidence are arriN-
ing from all parts of the world. Death
had already taken from him his wife
and his daughter Susan.
Jean Clemens was thirty years old
and was her fathers close companion
in his literary work. Since early wo-
manhood she had been subject to cpl
lepsy, but in recent years her health
had improved. particularly last fall.
The body will be sent to Elmira,
y. Y, for burial. whore the funeral
will be held sunday afternoon from
the residence of Charles j. Langdon, /
an uncle.
1t was said tonight that Mr.. Glenn
ems will not be able to leave for the
funeral He is "A years old and his
physicians discourage the unusual fa-
tigue that he would necessarily incur
on such a journey. For the present he
win remain at Stormfield
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25

the saving of the forests, water power.
coal and mining districts in the hands
OF the different states instead of un-
der control of the national govern
ment \ call tor preliminary meet
ing has been issued by a special COM
mittce Of the Spokane branch OF the
American Mining congress, which
states
The residents of the western
states have been asked to surrender
their forests. not alone 10 the federal
control, but all revenue thcrefrom to
the federal treasury and now pay
grazing chargcs on public lands which
have been free for the use of the pio-
neer heretofore from the foundation
of our government
without consulting the interest or
wishes OF the residents Of these states.
IL Is now proposed To withdraw the
water powers and raise the price on
thc coal lands
"ti the revenues OF these resources
and their control are to be withheld
from the residents of the states i'm
which they exist. the previous benign
policy of the United states govern
nj viii have changed to one which
viii discourag" the pioneer. win re-
tsrd development aud forever put the
Rocky mountain and Pacific coast
states under heavy handicap"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWEST


ner of the globe and among all races;
when the milk of human kindness is
undiluted and the spirit of Peace on
Earth, Good VIII to men stills for
the day the chickering's of individuals
and nations and the desire to make
others happy reigns supreme. 1t is
wonderful day. is Christmas day and
there IL nothing else that can COM
pare with it among the institutions
of men.
Today will be a Merry Christmas
in Albuquerque, in New Mexico and
gress Of the territory of New Mexico
has eXcelled all previous years: more
people have come in to join in their
lot with the land of sunshine; re-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
TAFT GOES ON.
SHOPPING
TOUR
WANDERS AFO0T OVER
WASHINGTON STORES
Good Natured Exchange Of
Compliments With BibuIous
Holiday CelebrantS; Quiet
Christmas at White House,


Washington, Dee. 4,--President
Taft went shopping afoot this after
noon, wandering from shop to shop,
taking most hearty interest in the
store windows and good naturedly en-
dured the iostling Of the crowds.
Captain Butt, his military aide.
walked with him. but immediately be-
hind trailed two secret service men.
After walk of nearly an hour and
half the presidential party returned
10 the White House.
The president left the executive Of
flee AZ o'clock and walked down
Pennsylvania avenue to a jewelers.
shop where he remained some little
time selecting a present for Mrs. Taft
and his daughter Helen. lie next
walked over to Il leather establish
ment on i street, where Captain Butt
halted Mr.. Taft on the walk before
the broad display windows.
That's just the thing he ox-
claimed. pointing with his walking
+ HAlAh ~ tii 'libVitiit fliNfiihR tth
of Russian leather that was spread to
the gaze of the cnvious.
You're right" exclaimed the pres
dcnt. showing the officer ahead os
him, good od-nnturcdlS. Lets got n
closer .-icwf
There was commotion in the
crowded store when the president and
his party entered. They remained
nearly quprtcr Of an hour. going
from there to a book dealers estab-
lishment, whore Mr.. Taft purchased
number OF volumes The party then
rerlrned 20 The jewelers. place
AS the president passed a hotel on
Fifteenth street the wheel door to
the bar spun merrily. Four bibulous
holiday celebrants emerged. They
gained the sidewalk laughing effusiyc-
ly, Wishing each other the compii
nlcnts OF the season, when one spled
Ne president
Merry Christmas, Mister Proshi-
dent" he cried; merry Christmas"
An four managed TO raise thcir
hats. The president looked them over
and then with a broad grin lifted his
own headgcar.
iuUlk Nbts EiHittIlltl, iit S,ilus
Let me wish you the same"
There will be no special observance
Of the day AZ The white house tomor-
row. The TAFT family Will dine to-
gcthcr and With the children AT home
tho celebration viii not be different
from that IN a million homes through
out the United states.
The employees of the White House
win receive n turkey and the clerks
OF the executive office will get So
apiece. Mr.. Tafts presents TO the
personal force in the White House. IL
is understood viii cost him $500.
Seven members of the presidents
official family will spend their Christ
mas here. They are. Secretaries
Knox. Wilson. MacNeagh, Naglc.
Meyer. Balllnger and Postmaster Gem
eral Hitchcock. Secretary Dickinson
is on his way to Porto Rico and At
torney General Wickersham will spend
the day in New York with Mrs. Wick
evsham. who is already there,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25

sources have been developed on 20
greater scale than ever before and III"
twelve months past has witnessed the
The people have been spending their
money generously. freely filled with
the altruistic sentiment of the holi-
day time. They have been good ma
tured. these holiday crowds--you can't
find crouch in the hunch. And to-
day the people are going to give them
selves up entirely to celebrating and
celebrating royalty Things look good
this Christmas for Albuquerque and
New Mexico. While the United States
congress has not given the tor
ritory a Christmas present of state
hood, the prospects are good for a
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25

brlatcd New Years gift. Since last
christmas the development and pro-
Inauguration of greater enterprises
than New Mexico has ever seen in It's
history. Albuquor que has had more
than her share of the prosperous
growth and there is good and suffi-
cicnt reason, materially speaking,
why Albuquerque should celebrate
the whole great southwest The peo-
pie OF New Mexico are prospcring.
That they have been enterins to the
full into the spirit of the celebration
as has been demonstrated by the
hurrying. jostling merry throngs Of
men and women and children. who
have crowded the streets and stores
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25

of Albuquerque FOR the past two weeks.
Christmas, 1919. unreservedly enthus-
iastically and royalty.
So let us all forget the possible
crouch and devote ourselves to max
ing the kids and the older kids happy;
to welcoming Santa Claus as he was
never welcomed before; to devastating
tho festive turkey and the Christmas
goose and making the blazing YuIe
log blaze again. There will be the
usual services In tile churches today,
with Christmas carols and Christmas
sermons aud all the things that go To
make the deep significance Of the day
deeper and more impressive and more
joyous
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
GIRL WHO SOUGHT AIMS OF
ROCKEFELLER LOCKED UP

New York, Dee ga twelve-year-
old Armenian girl rung the door bell
and sought aims at John d. Rocke-
fellers town house tonight. She was
detained by the butler and turned over
to the Childrens society where she
will be held pending arraignment
Monda.
The little girl said she was Lillian
Bayagian of Worcester, Mass. the
daughter of a street sweeper who had
approved her plan to come to New
York to obtain money from Mr.
Rockefeller to buy presents for the
family 4 five-dollar gold piece and
a quarter We're found in her pockets
however. She will spend Christmas
day in detention.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
TO-DAY is CHRISTMAS DAY,

TODAY is CHRISTMAS DAY,
1t has been nineteen centuries and
a decade this morning since the Wise
Men from the East followed the Star of
Bethlehem to a lowly manger wherein
lay the infant Savior of the World.
The passage of one thousand. nine
hundred and ten Christmas days-as
year has followed year and century
followed century--has made the an
niversary of the birth of the Founder
of the Christian religion not only the
most holy festival in Christendom, but
the greatest and most joyous holiday
i'm the civilized world. IL is day
upon which the very best in human
nature asserts its sway IN every cor
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
HISTORIC cfUDAD RODRtGIEL
ININDATE.D: MANY DEAD

Madrid. Dec. 2f.-Eleven persons
are known TO- have drowned in the
lower part oil Ciudad Rodriguez a cits
ON the Auguda river. Fifty houses
have been carried from their founda-
tions and the death roll probably viii
be large.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
GOLD BRICK ARTIST TO
SPEND CHRISTMAS IN CELL
"o'crnnient Rejects Tender of sis.5ou
Cash Bail From Alleged
SaiDdicr

New York. Dee 2l.-Charles
ADAMS. charged with being the lead
er OF clique of swindlers which has
ei'aned up s25o.000 in the last few
s,ars. posed as a penniless character
"hen arraigned before a United states
commissioner yesterday. but reversed
"'inseit and offered S12. SOC cash bail
uoay to escape spending Christmas in
"e Aombs. The federal authorities
Ie'used this amount with the state
.neht that Adams had forfeited &3o.-
,'p bail after his arrest for gold
'''i'A deal in Texas. in 1900.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25

gium suffered heavily from the wind
and flood. many factories beng iorced
tu close on account of the inunda Il
lions.
Madrid reported the most disas-
tlous floods in nifty years. Many
towns suffered serious damage but no
loss of life is recorded. The rivers Of
Portugal were torrents from an extra
ordinary rainfall.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
FOR STATE CONTROL
OF PUBLIC DOMAIN
Spokane Branch Of Mining
Congress Issues Call for
Meeting to Fight Present
Federal Policy,
,By Morning Journal special LEASED wir.l

Spokane. Wash. Dec. ga gem
cral convention of state conservation
advocates is 20 be held in Spokane this
winter. At that meeting delegates
from every section of the west will be
invited and the fight organized to put
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
BLOODY BATTLES ON
SANT0 DOMINGO ISLAND

san Juan. =. r. Dee 2i.--News
brought from Santo Domingo by per-
SONS arriving here tells of bloody bat
ues between the government and rev.
oiutionary forces on that island in
which the former suffered defeat.
II Is declared that President Caceres
cannot much longer hold ont agsins,
the rcyolutionists, who are headed by
former Presidents Jiminez and Nor
ales.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
CHRISTMAS EVE TRAGEDY
LEAVES NINE ORPHANS
Parents Killed 1T Grade Crossing
While Driving Home With
Presents.

Hamilton. o.. Dec. 2i.-While driv-
ing home in a covered wagon loaded
with Christmas gifts Tor their nine
children, William Payne and his wife
Mary were killed by a traction car
near here late today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
OPEN
THIS NOHNING

Postmaster Hopkins announces
that an windows al the pOstofiicc
viii De- open today from ten in
the morning until noon. Regis
tered letters will bc delivered aud
money orders viii be paid. No
money orders will be Issued and
registered letters viii not be re-
ceived.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
EUROPE SWEPT BY
FLOOD AND GALE
Forests Devastated, Buildings
Demolished and COmmuniCa-
ton by Wire and Rail Crippled
by Furious Winter Storm,
fB, Morning Journal special Leased wirel

Paris. Dee. 24-An southwest
Europe was swept bv destructive
storms and floods today. IN south
eastern France forests were devas-
tated. buildings demolished and lines
Of communication interrupted. Bel
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25

Lawrence. KAN Dee. z4--h.x-,en-
ator W. \. Harris of Kansas. VIII" died
in Chicago last Monday. was buried
here today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-25
NEW JAPANESE ENVOY
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
lBy Morning journal Special Leased wiroi

Washington. Dec ei-Barou Tchi-
da. the new japanese ambassador, was