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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Hard and Soft.

What" asked the teacher. does
anthracite mean"
That's kind Of cOal.'' said little
Willie.
Yes. Anthracite coal is what we
call hard coal. So anthracite must
mean hard Now. can you tell me
what 'biruminous' means:"
That's coal. too" Willie replied.
But ii isn't the same kind OF coal
that anthracite is. is 1t? Bituminous
coal is what we commonly refer to as
soft coal. Now. Willie. let us see it
you can form sentence conta timing
the words anthracite and bituminous"
Willie thought the matter over for
moment and then ga id:
"iere'S one: This morning before
pa started downtown ma wanted S.
for groceries and things. and she tried
to get ii by saying bituminous words,
but pa gave her an anthracite look.
and when he disappeared around the
corner she was weeping bitnminous-
iy."-Atlanta Constitution.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21

Mr.. c., distinguished lawyer OF
Boston. was on his way TO Denver to
transact some important business.
During the afternoon he noticed in the
opposite section Of the Pullman 4
sweet faced. tired appearing woman
travelling with four small children.
Being fond Of children aud feeling
sorry for the mother, he soon made
friends with the little ones. Early
the next morning he heard their eager
questions aud the patient Yes. dear"
Of the mother as she tried to dress
them, and, looking out. he saw small
white foot protruding beyond the OPP
posite curtain. Reaching across the
aisle. he took hold OF the large toe
and began to recite, This little pig
went to market: this little pig stayed
at home" The foot was suddenly
withdra wn. and cold. quiet voice
said. THAT is quite sufficient. thank
you
Mr.. G. hastily withdrew to the
smoker. where he remained until the
ira in arrived i'm Denver-GoOd House
keeping
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
The Frenchnxn Looked Innocent.

Some time since, in fremont street
store In Boston. u nervous little
Frenchman brushed against u pretty
tribe OF vase ware valued at about
$14 and succeeded in getting several
score more pieces out Of it than had
gone into its making. The foorwalker
led the abashed Partisan aside ana
politely explained that the broken vase
must be paid for. Monsieur fetched
handful Of small silver and copper.
mostly foreign, from his pocket when
he was rold the value Of the tribe.
Mon Dieu," cried the Partisan, 10
francs" At this he took out his bill
book and discovered fifty dollar ex-
press draft, which the foorwalker In
stantly seized upon. to the unspeak-
able horror OF iIa owner
After deducttng the value OF the
vase the former handed the man his
change and dismissed him with floor
walkers blessing. The express draft
reached the bank in due time. with
four others as fraudulent. but the vol
atile little FrenchmAn had departed
southwark with the swall0ws.-Bohe-
milan Magazine
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Sailors, Pickinns.

Here and there on an Atlantic liner
IN inidocean sailors with pots of paint
and huge brushes painted cowls, stan
chions. rails, everything they could
reach. Suddenly dropping his brush,
one OF these sailors rushed to a man
in a black suit.
"Oh, sir" he cried distressfully
you've sat down on fresh white
paint
With roar the man leaped to his
feet, curved himself Alphabetically and
stared at the seat Of his trousers.
But I've got bottle Of benzine ia
my bunk" said the sailor. IN ruiz
and get 1t. I'll have your pants all
right in a jitry."
Soon the pants We're all right, and
the man ere he strolled jauntily OF
"a little wet and smelly, perhaps gave
the sailor quarter
That's the third today, BILL The
man said to his mate. Il tell you,
what with all this paintin', US jackies
do durn near as well on tips az the
stewards
That's right" said Bill. Il made 4
dollar myself yesterday with that little
bottle OF benzine."
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Gookina With Suniiaht,

Sun cooking-roasting and boiling By
sunlight instead of coal or gas-has
been going on for 800 years. There
are sun stoves that roast sirloin OF
boil j soup to perfection. They are
only used, however. by scientists. 4
sun stove consists mainly Of mirror
spherical mirror on joint. There
is also reflector. The place for pot
or plate is SO situated that the mirrors
rays can be focused on it accurately
A German, Baron Tchernhausen, was
the first sun cook. He began in 1885,
to boil water, and in 1858 he had very
good success at baking eggs. Sir John
Herschel and Button are other ia,
nous names associated with sun cook.
Ing. In California various sun cooks
have boiled a gallon Of water in TWEEN.
ty minutes, roasted meat in two hours
and poached eggs in fifteen minutes
quite as good time as the ordinary IRE
makes. An odd thing about meat
roasted by sun rays Is that 1t has IN
unpleasant taste. This is avoided BY
the insertion Of plate of yellow glass
between meat and mirror. In all solar
stoves the sheet Of yellow glass ng.
ures.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Followed Suit.

On the day OF the admission Of IL.
RoStand to the French academy the
author OF "Cyrano'' and "L'Aislon"
gave u breakfast to a few Of his
friends, the guest Of honor being Mime.
Bernhard. The actress was dressed In
a handsome gown, which had been
made expressly for the occasion At
the end OF the breakfast she arose and
in an impressive manner took glass
held 1t high and said. Il drink to the
greatest Ut French dramatists, NJ .Ro-
stand, aud | drink after the Greek
manner She then poured the con-
tents u her glass over her head and
gown
Two Of Rostands small sous were
sitting 1T Il side table wearing new
velvet suits, also made for the occa-
Sion. In the silence which followed
Bernhard's matte tribute the elder
OF the boys arose and, imita ting her
manner. said Il drink to the greatest
OF poets. nay papa, and also drink in
the Greek fashion" and straightWay
deIuged himself and his small brother
with the contents OF his glass.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
The Smart" SchooIboy,

Modern childrens intellects seem to
bud and unfold much earlier than they
did generation or two ago. You Of
ten get some rare pOsers from the
youth who is having his first taste OF
schooling. The other morning a t break
fast :ln admiring father asked his bud
ding prime minister how he liked
school
''Oh. very Wen, pa. except the mas
ter with the star teeth
Star teeth. Star teeth puzzled
the father What do you mean by
star teeth"
'Why, you know. pa. those that
come out at night
The attendant servant maid dropped
the mullins. and pa suddenly found
something Of exceptional interest in
the morning paper-Edinburgh Dis
patch.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
The First Mourning papsr.

The oldest known letter written on
black edged note paper as a sign OF
mourning appears to be one dated Jan
s, 1883. In Addison's comedy OF 1.-THE
Drummer 1715, reference Is made to
the fashion in the woods, My lady's
mourning paper that is BACKED at the
edges" A few years later Allan Ram,
say, who died in 1853, speaks in one
Of his poems Of the sable bordered
sheet" as messenger Of SORROW.
Mann. writing from Italy to Horace
Walpole in l745, says that 1t was uni
versally used in Florence at that time
The superior elegance Of this Italian
note paper. with it's narrow margin Of
black. explains Its ready acceptance in
this country. where 1t superseded the
quarto sheet with black border some
times quarter Of an inch wide. In
this way 1t probably gave an impetus
to the fashion. But it is a mistake to
suppose. as some have done, that the
fashion was introduced from Italy
London Answers.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
CAUGHT Alive.

A New Yorker big game hunter
of many years experience. was lion
shooting in Uganda. He had excel
lent luck. Nearly every day he posed
in complacent attitude beside a
freshly killed lion, and his photog.
rapher snapped him for the maya.
zines.
One afternoon the photographer.
who was taking nap in the hut. was
awakened by loud noise. He rose
and looked out. Sprinting toward him
from the jungle. hat gone and coat.
tails flying, came his chief, and, with
terrible roars and growls, a huge lion
bounded at his heels.
The photographer gazed spellhound
at the strange and exciting picture.
His chief. perceiving him, shouted:
Quick. quick! Open the door,
George! I'm bringing him home
alive Washington Star
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
READING In He'd.


Boys and girls under eighteen
should be strictly forbidden to read in
bed" says the Lancet, on the author
ity Of Dr.. Hugo Feilchenfeld OF Ber-
lin, who declares that in the case of
young persons whose eyes are not
fully developed the practice is likely
to induce myopia. While young peo-
pie run the greatest risk. the Lance:
thinks that reading in bed is nnde-
sirable for persons of any age and
states that lin the case OF aged, anx-
iosls. worried and bedridden people, to
whom it would seem cruelty to deny
what may perhaps be almost their
only luxury for fear Of inducing some
slight error OF refraction, care should
be taken that the light Is sufficiently
brilliant. the eyes being shaded from
1t, and that the patient lies on his
back with head and shoulders raised"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Waterproof Coats Of Graxs.

In the tropics of Mexico, where
torrential rains fall 4 part Of each
year, raincoats are very necessary
part Of mans apparel. Owing to the
intense heat which prevails in the
summer season the ordinary rubber
raincOat cannot be worn. A rainproof
coat Is made from native grasses and
Is worn by the men Of the middle
and upper classes. The grasses are
woven close together, and it Is impos-
sible for the rain to beat through
them, no matter how hard the storm
may be. Some of these coats are
made with hood which protects the
head az we'll as the body
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Wetlinaton'x Tact.

There WAS an army Of generals as
sembled at Parts in 1914, and when the
various Austrian and Prussian gener
ais who had been beaten by Napoleon
came crowding round the Duke of Wei
nnxton and expressing lots OF complt-
ments to him for having never been
beaten by the French the duke pleas
ed them Immensely by saying, "Ah,
but you know l never met Bonaparte,
and I have always looked on him as
being as good as 40 900 men."
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
How Indians Catch Moakeys.

In South America the Indians take a
cocoanut and cNt hole In each end
just large enough for the monkeys
paws Then they ell the middle of the
nut with sugar When a monkey
comes across the she'll he thrusts in
one paw and. finding sugar. he pushes
In the other He closes both paws on
the sugar and then will not remove
either for fear, he shall lose the sugar.
Then, while he cannot use either paw.
he is easily caught.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
A Chinese Story.

A Chinese barber while shaving 4
customers head drew blood and put
one OF his fingers on the place. Again
he made a cut and put down another
finger, and 50 on until he had no more
fingers free All" said he q he paus-
ed in his work. "a BARRIERS trade il Diff
fcult. We ought to have thousand
fingers scrap Book
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21

1t is folly to call the husband the
head Of the house; he Is nor. 1t Is but
a courtesy title at best, since in truth
he is but an incident In the home life,
while the wife and mother is its whole
existence. Literally the sun Of do
nestle Happiness rises and sets in the
face Of the wife and m0ther.-Ciara
Norris in Housekeeper.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
Land Office ut Spokane. Wash.

Land Office ut Spokane, Wash.
Dec IL, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Edward Mason,
OF Blanchard, Idaho, who, on Dec. "a, 1906.
made Homestead Entry No. 1903 (Ol714), for the
NEH SEA, Sec. l3, Twp. 20 NJ, R. As E. w. NJ D.,
Lots 3 and 4, Sec. Is, and Lot i, Section
10. Twp. % North. Range 46 E. w. NJ has
filed notice of intention to make final fiye-year
proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register and Receiver OF
the q. s. Land Office, at Spokane, Wash, on
the 10Th day OF February, 1869.
Claimant names as witnesses: Warren A.
Wilson, Charles Ross, D. B. Morrill, and Moses
Wilson, all of Blanchard, Idaao.
1924 1-lS Hal J. Cole. Register.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21

Did you hang up any m1stletoe las
Christmas:'' asked Erastus Ptnkley.
"'Deed | didn't" answered Miss
Miami Brown. "I's got a little too
much pride to advertise foh de 0kdtnAry
courtesies dat a lady has right to
expect. "-Exchange.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21

If you don't marry me-" he said des-
perately. Il shall kill myself"
And write note telling all about
it, Queried the maid.
Yes
And hold my photograph in yeur
other hand?''
Il had thought about It,"
We'll, just wait minute" she said
"and I'll borrow pas pistol for you.
Ny, but won't it be romantic:"
But he faded.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
department of the Interior.

Department OF the Interior.
Land Office at Spokane, Wash
December 10. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Jesse J. Beale.
o. Newport. WASH, who, on Jan. IA, 1904, made
4 Of Section So, Township SO N, R. Is
w. NJ. has filed notice of intention to make
final five-year proof, to establish claim to the
lana above described, before Sidney w. Rogers,
U. 8. Commissioner for the Eastern District of
Washington. at Newport, Wash, on the 9Th
dav of February, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ernest Dein-
hardt and Adam Voos,of Newport, Wash. W
R. Roberts, of Dalkena WASH; AL Westfall of
Newport, Wash
1924 1928 Hal J. Cole. Register.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21

Trotter-When young Biffkins left
college few years ago, he declared he
was going to forge his way to the
front. Did he make good: Homer
As forSer-yes. He's now occupying
a front row cell In the penitentiary-
Chicago News.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
One Was Enough.

Papa. why didn't you wear pair
last night
a pair Of what, chi]dy'
= "a pair Of skates
What does the boy meanT'
why. Bill, the coachman, told the
cook that you had a lovely skate on
last night when you came home. "-Ex-
change
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
His Experience.

SpectO--Your new house doesn't
look much like the architects original
design. Victome-No, but 1t looks
more like it than the cost looks like
his original estimate-Smart Set
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Apt Pupil.

Didn't l see the grocer's boy kiss
you this morning, Martha?
"Yes'm. But he amt to blame,
ma am Twas the iceman sst him the
bad sxsnp1&"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Susoicious,

Widow TAT washtubo-Are you posi-
tive You love me?
Suttor-Of course l am
WfdOw-What's the matter? You
haven't lost your job, have you?-
Pittsburg Press
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21

II no light, no victory. no victory,
no croN9.-Sa1o0a1oaa.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21

Too much is worse than want-0er
man Pr0verb.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31
Order Appointing Time and Place for IIearn
OF Application 10 Sell Personal Property

State of South Dakota. County o. Walwc rth. ~.
Iii County Court la ths tuattlr os ia estate
Of Joseph C. hrcns de.casad
ON roaAiag snd film. tho petition of d. "
Sanford. executor o. IT,, c,iAt. of Joseph 6.
Arons deceased, praying for an ordcr to soil one
Winton No 6 automobile aal tan so: machine,
and tables belonging 80 sad estate.
Il is ordered that al persons interested IN tho
said estate apuoar before Hon v b. Burr judge
af tho ssid county cnart " the comfy Of Wal.
worth. and State OF South Dakota. NJ th, eour1
,om Of said court. iu the court housc A. the city
OF Selhy in said Wsworth county. or the 29nd
dny Of Dccember. b. D. 1907. a; O'Clock in the
afternoon. thon and there 90 show cause why such
order shou,i 10. be male.
Anl i j. further ordered tha. r rony Of This
orier De published once in he Mohridgo New. .
weekly newspaper .nblshei in the town of
bridge. in said Walw1r,h counts, and ~ iosst
hyo lays prev iqrS 10 say! 22ua day of December
\ u. 1919
Dated this 18th lay Of DcccInbsr \. /. 1919.
by tzs Ccnrt
W. b. BURR. Judge of Ccuat, Court
Seal of County Court
Attcst Z. G. Powell. Clerk Of tho County Court
L. f. EInpey Attorney Ter E4esg'vr. hobridss
e -
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31
Turning OF the Gas.

AT a fraternal banquet in Wash
illgton one Of the speakers. getting
back at the toastmaster, a clcrrv-
ma.a, for some Of his witticisms. told
the following;
AT: church service conducted by
the toastmastcr a lady in the con-
grega,'ion suddenly remembered that
she had left her dinner, a roast, in
the stO~c at home and had forgot
ten to turn down the gas. In her
anxiety about her Sunday dinner
she hastily wrote a note and handed
it to her husband. a deacon. then
engaged in taking up the collection.
Mistaking tn" personal note for a
church notice the deacon carried it
up and handed it to the minister,
who, among other notices, read:
"Go Immediately home and turn
off the gas"
When the laughter had subsidized
a member Of the banqueting party
arose and said: 81 would like to
suggest that the lady got her note
wrong end foremost. Sending it up
to the minister, she probably meant
to say, Turn off the gas immedi-
stely and 60 home '"-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31
THE MIDDLE AGED MAN.



"N[v dentist tells me-" said the
middle aged man, shat my teeth
will last as long Is DO, and when
he said that to nc | was at first
pleased. because then it seemed to
mean simply that l still Lad pretty
good teeth, good for long time
yet, and | thought that some day
l would say to him, sort of half
jokingly:
"'Doctor, YOU tell me my teeth
will last as long as / will. About
how long do you think my teeth
will last
in that way, you sec, by indiac-
ton | am going to get a line on
how much longer he thought | vas
likely to live, and as thought ,'at
over l smiled 10 myself, thinking
that was a pretty bright idea. But
do You know that when ! came to
think it over again | didn't as him
finally. | didn't.
Because | think he knows. |
have been going to him now for
years, and he knows my teeth
through and through. lie knows
by them how old I am, and he
knows their rate OF wear exactly
and how much longer they will last,
and he could tell me how much
longer | viii last. But | haven't
asked him because [ don't want to
know. don't want to know at all.
Gas matter of fact, | think
hat when we come to my time of
lie We don't much fancy dwelling
on that, though there are times
when it seems to intrudc itself.
when we realize that the wears
ahead Of us are not so many as
well, as they were some years ago,
when life seemed to us intermi
bic. Any actuary could tell Us what
our expectation Of life may be at
the present moment,
"NFe expect 81 course, that we
are going to live longer, TO be the
exception, but even if we should so
prove We can count the Years still
coming to us without using many
figures. We are getting to where we
can see the end if We look that way.
and can't say that | have any fear
of it. but | certainly don't find any
pleasure in contemplating it. I'd
rather stay.
$50 | haven't asked the dentist
boause | don't want to know. The
thought Of it docs drift in on me
once in awhile. but when it does |
shunt it off and get busy and keep
plugging and take a cheerful view.
'1'm glad my teeth are good any
how."-New York Sun.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31
Notice 10 Creditors.

Sat. Of South Dakota, County Of W.lro-th, IS
T.. County Corrt.
j. the matter oithe o.tat5 o. Joseph g. Arens.
Dscsa-ci
Notice is hsroby given By tho uulersiqnod, J W.
snford. executor Of the estate of .Ioseph G
hrens, deceased. 10 tho creditors OF. and all pcr.
sons having claims against The aid Gocaosed. to
s,Aih,. them with the necessary Souchors. within
six months after the first publication Of tA.
notice to tho sai4 j. W. Sanford =. Chamberlain
County e Brulo aId STATE of Of South Dakota.
Ns.ed 3, Mobrijcs. Y. H.. Noysmbor %. 1909
j. W. SANFORD.
Ev-rrtor of m. Estat. Of Joseph G. Arens.
d,ceasod Chamberlain. South Dakota
E. f. Emrcy.
.t.tornsy for Executor.
Mobridgc. < H. f4
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31
A Professor's Tact,

While conducting examinations
1T an English university Professor
Darcy Thompson learned that one
OF the students to be examined, a
young woman who was a candidate
for degree, was so timid and
nervous that it was likely she would
not do herself justice in the exami-
nation, and he was asked to make
allowances for this. Professor
Thompson asked to be presented to
her before the hour for examina-
tions. and after meeting her he sug-
gested that as they had few mo-
ments at their disposal he would be
pleased to have her show him about
the museum. She gladly agreed,
and they spent a delightful half
hour. But when the dreaded time
approached the nervousness of the
young woman became apparent.
Finally she summoned courage to
ask when the ordeal would take
place: The conclusion Of the story
Is obvious-Professor Thompson
told her the dreaded hour was over.
While they sauntered about the
museum he had pat her through a
rigid examination. She had an
swered sS ms questions brilliantly, and
she received her degree.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31

tste og Archie E. Flick docoassl
3. 0tice IL hereby given by the undersigned
Illustrators OF the estate ef Archie Il. Flick
'ased, 20 the creditors Of. and all persons
ng claims against the said deceased. TO exhibit
.. with the necessary vouchers. within six
'9tss after the first publication ot ,his notice,
20 said sdmihistretors. ut the Office Of Brown
>''ith, attorneys at law. in the city OF Selhy in
sworth county, South Dakota.
-.tcd 81 Mohridge. s. D.. December 9th 1900.
Frank A. VsnIolp.
Angie C. Flick,
illustrators OF the ostat. OF archie f. Pick.
81 dccca 'sd
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31

G,rl wanted for general house.
work, inquire " Mrs. J. f.
Claytor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-09
DIES FROM INJURIES.

Arthur liOlsen, aged II years, & son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Hosen Of this city,
died Saturday morning at Holy Family
hospital from injuries received in - fall
from the roof of one of the new build
ings Of the Manitowoc Boiler Works
company on Friday morning.
He was assisting a tinsmlth in repair
ing the roof and when reaching for some
tools lost his balance, slid down the roof
and fell to the ground distance of
forty feet. His left arm was broken,
his head was bruised and he suffered in
ternal injuries. He was unconscious
when picked up and was taken to the
hospital, where he passed away Satur-
day morning.
He is survived by his parents, one
brother, Herman, who il clerk in the
postoflice, and two sisters, Miss Ina Hol-
sen and Mrs Oscar Becker. The funer
al was held Monday afternoon from the
home, lntermeEt was in Evergreen
cemetery.