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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
chIIdren,s Tragic Fate.

After a brave battle for life. Arthur
Shibley. a little hve-year-old boy, has
died at New York Along with a com.
panion, little Robert Lomas. he was
shot by some inhuman ruffian while
tobogganIng I'm city suburb. Young
Tomas died almost Immediately. but
poor SHIRLEY, with a revolver bullet in
his lungs and another I'm the heart,
fingered a week I'm agony The doc,
tors said that he wanted blood. and
some was transfused from his moth
cr's veins, but the youngster. though
brave, was conscious all the time that
nc was doomed. Nobody saw the
tragedy, and when the Youngsters we're
found both we're nearly dead. They
were beautiful children. with long
curly hair strong, sturdy and plucky
little fellows, who played i'm tho snow
all the winter
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
TIE 2 MARVELLOUS EsDDYS
IN THREE or TIE MOST THRlLLlN6,>
DARING AND SENSATIONAL ACTS.

INDUCED in by circus men. cspociaUy
by performers and executive officers.
Managers enforce the most stringent
rules against 10 i'm it's every form. and
viii accept no excuses for their In
fraction
Their lives while on tour are made
mp OF the most vigorous activity.
Thor work is from carly morning nm
t,l late at night with no opportunity
to gain any rest or recreation away
from the show Midnight must see
them I'm their beds ON the trains. AZ
Ger tha. hour the car doors are lock.
ed and trunks and belongings are
simply placed outside along tho
track, and engagement is at an end.
az least nine out OF every ten cir
Gus women have circus parents The
remo"'ning ono merrios into the bust
ness on sets into 10 through = broth
or sister or some other relative
INC women with Howc's Grcot Lon
don Shows are chosen ass much for
lncir morals AS for their ability
1ou can see for yourselves Howo's
female family when here on Friday
May o.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
A Defeated consolenos

-- George w. Martin, secretary OF tho
-1kansas state Historical society. tells
7 story about an early day, Kansas JUS,
tlce of tho peace, who will be name.
less here:
This J. p" said Mr.. Martin.
would marry a couple one day as
Justice of the peace and divorce them
the next as notary public"
One time, as the story ran. n man
surrendered himself TO this ]. p.
IAN phwats the matter?" asked the
Judge
II killed man out hero on the
prairie ina fight" was the reply. 81
want to give myself up"
JaT'.
yes, SIR" was the reply.
u5'Who saw your" asked the J.P,
Nobody" ' .h'
"An' nobody saw you'knf IMP "'
No, sir. Just we two were there. -
An you're shure nobody saw your
reiterated the j. p.
cor course I'm sure" was the reply.
Thin you're discharged" said the
j. p, bringing his fist down on the
table. You're discharged. You can't
'criminate yourself. Fifty dollars.
please! "-Kansas City Journal
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
COPS WORST SCARE
BIG POLICEMAN TELLS OF TIME
H5 WAS FRIGHTENED.
And There Was No Real Cause for
Alarm, But He Didn't Know
That Fact When Il Was
Happening.

"Yes. sir" said the big policeman.
II dare say I've been I'm what you
might call some pretty tight places.
Every policeman IS. sooner or later.
But the worst scare ever got had the
least danger In It." The policeman
was on duty. but duty at tho moment
was not very pressing. 4 procession
was coming. sooner or later that
morning, along the thorougAfare.-b but
1t was not yet in sight. and The police,
man had fallen into. CONVERSATION with
i citizen who was waiting TO see g..
How did it happen?" asked the
citizen.
Twas this way" said the police
man. Il was young lad at the time,
new TO the force, and swelled up with
my own Importance as q husky boy
who had Just done himself credit In
the physical examination Nothing
had any terrors in it for me, and
was just looking for adventure for the
mere love OF II. Mebbe you've had
the feeling. sir?
Il was. on night duty e continued
the officer. walking beat In the
business part OF the city, and trying
the doors as ! came to EN-. to make
sure everything was fastened. Pres
emily l came 90 door down a side
alley, and when l tried It, It opened
under my hand and stepped inside
in the dark"
"Unlocked?" said the citizen.
Sure. Said to myself. Here's
something for you to look into, and
mebbe an arrest Of burglars at their
work, and a picture of the brave Of
.tcer In the morning papers"
80 / crept along in the dark. feel
ing of the wall, and finally the wall
ended, and ] was out I'm a large room.
with no wall 20 feel Of. It was so stiu
could hear myself breathing So l
went down I'm my pocket for my
matchbox and struck a light
Twas midnight. for I could hear
the clocks booming outside; and when
that match was well lighted I got the
worst scare I'll get this side of judg-
ment day. All around me were men
and women, standing quiet and
staring at me-
Twas the quietness of 'em and the
horrid, fixed way they looked that got
on my nerves, and when the match
went out gave one ven and made for
the entry, feeling as If every one OF
them vas after me"
But %ho were they7" asked tho In.
terested citizen
Wax figures" said tho policeman,
terseiy: The little door that I found
open was the back entrance TO one
Of those waXwork museums, and the
ianitor had forgot to Lock IL after
him. YOUTHS Companion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
DOG WITH PECULIAR TASTE
Animal Didn't Like Anybody or Any.
thing Except Birds Nests
and One Cat.

once knew a very eccentric dog"
says a writer in Bailey's magazine.
He was a real old English spaniel,
with long body. short legs with great
Gone, grand head. Jaws and teeth like
a VOLTS almost and long ears that
would meet his nose. Poor fellowi
HIS temper was certainly unamiable.
but / think this was caused by the
state OF his health.
lie was a very curious animal
never showing much attachment to
any one; he would bite his hest
friends on the least provocatlon
Nothing, though. offended him so
much as being laughed at--that was
an insult he never forgave. II YOU
began TO laugh at him he would growl
IN very ominous manner and IL you
persisted I'm IL would snap at you and
give you such a bite that you would
mot, care to try again.
mali you wished 10 please him YOU
had ~ set lot OF old birds nests and
,&Ve them 20 him. one by one. He
would carry them about for some time
and then he would sit down and tear
them 20 pieces He was not particu.
larly fond of going for walk with
any one. but IL you got some nests
and gave him one occasionally ho
would trot along with you as happily
as possible.
Another curious habit OF his was
that he would never get out OF the
way for any one. When he was trot.
ting along he never moved from his
ltmo IL he saw any one coming. but II
he saw they did not intend TO move
would begin 10 growl and look so saw.
age that people usually made haste
out OF his way. When he happened TO
be running down a hill he did not
growl, but merely ran against people IL
they did not clear out-his great
weight usually upsetting them. OF
which he took not the slightest notice.
"A great friendship arose between
this dog and n fine cat we had and
II was very amusing to sec them TO.
gethcr He would walk up 20 the cat
and begin TO lick her all over and
then she would rub all around him.
purring and seeming to be very fond
OF him. when all OF sudden she
would stop, look up In his face and
spit az him, at the same time giving
him two or three sharp scratches. tho
only notice Of which he took was tn
close his eyes so that they might not
be hurt"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
LIFE OF THE CIRCUS WOMEN-iT
HAS HAROSHlPS THAT OUT
WEIGH THE GLITTER OF THE
SAWDUST ARENA.

Probably there is no class of wom-
en- in public employment so little
known 20 the generality OF people as
those who appear ion the circus. and
they are very generally misunderstood
They are comparatively few I'm mum.
Der and rs they remain but a few
days at most in any one city. people
have not the opportunity to make
their acquaintance or learn a great
deal about them
As a matter of fact. no manager Of
a circus, especially If his show bo a
frstclass one. viii engage a female
performer IN any capacity unlcss She
is accompanied by some male rela-
tive. The reasons for this are many
and obvious to any one who will give
the subject q moments reflective CON
siGcratiOu.
"Dissipation is an impossibUity
among circus women. and is seldom
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
London's Fat sov

A memorial Of the great Gre OF Lon.
don is in dauEer OF vanishing. Tho
g.ldod Fat boy pit up on the Fortune
OF War, an lold Llty inn al Pyc cor.
ner. West Smlthfold. where the fire
stopped, may soon have the wall
which has been his refuge pulled
down about his ears as the inn has
closed its doors and IS To be dcmnl.
ished. The figure Of fat boy was
chosen, we are told, because Che fire
was caused by the sin OF gulttony."
10 Is pleasant 90 find such an ON.
IPahc statement as 10 the birth Of
that catastrophe: usually r. is sIfro,id
% IN a mist Of hay legends in which
Iots ana conspi'acies loom largo.
ibero is this much 10 be faid for the
gluttony theory. that tho fire started
IN the house of one Farther. "the
kings baker" who lived in Pudding
lane, near New Fish street hill The
whole nc.ghhorhood e. win be seen
rocked of eating However. the riobts
and wrongs Of this thejay wiz never
be settled. The important point flow.
10 to PIE crve this Rllded fat bow from
the destruction awaiting him. He
should be- tonderly removed with all
his gilt upon him, and scD up again
az ono OF the other spots whore tho
fire ceased 90 20 ragc-iu H0lborn hiH
or Aldoraaafo for instance. such a
standing warming against one of our
national bos ting sins ls too good 10
be lost even though the lesson be mar.
TALLY obscured by gilt-Loudon EVEN.
ing Standard.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
Food for Nervous Exbau,tio,

The al too common name of
ncur9sthenia is term used TO de.
scribe a peculiar form Of disease some.
times spoken Of as nervous eAhaus.
ton which iu these days OF extensive
activity, worry. ovorstrain and fear
OF appearance is only too frequent.
both among men and women. It's most
common ymptoms arc constant feel
ing of WEAKNESS and fatigue. mental
a'ntf e'on "nd crossneHs failure u
appetite with nu sorts of vague. uu-
certain drDnp'ic discowrorts. and
generally .o.D'esuoas The treat
men- i5 FL combination Of rest with
proper food tut most authorities
saree tnal the feeding is tine most i'm.
por.ou. paIt of tha treatment
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
-
HWnI Wrae No MnmoArr-

Many Americans as well as English
in high stations in London were re-
lieved on learning that Sir George
Lewis, who knows more OF the secrets
OF rank and fashion than any other
person living, has retired from the
law, proaff+i44 baaRdrA os't.9'sF Sc
crets shall ever become known The
condolences reposed in him became a
quarter OF a century ago too impor-
tant torbe 'trIsted 70 writing. and he
then quit keeping a diary. Now he
announces that he has written no nc
moirs and Will write none He has
been adviser I'm most OF the celebrated
scandal cases for 40 years. lie fp.
ured in the Tranby Croft case in
which he summoned the present king
as a witness. Labouchere was one Of
his staunchest friends and employed
him not only TO defend endless libel
suits, but also 90 assist in the cxDo-
sure OF vast number Of impostors
He had marked talent as a peace
maker and he usually contrived to ar.
range scandals with a minimum Of
publicity.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25
Of
WATER POWER
II IN THE SOUTH

At a cost OF between S5O.OOo.o OC
and Sl0O,00O.OoO abourei 600. 600 hors,
power hydro-clectri6at develo2men,
mas been made I'm the So,Nai. Man,
other development entdrpristR for th,
utilization oI water-powers are nov
being made i'm this section dfncludine
the extensive operations naar Chat.
tanooga, others near Columbus. Ma,
con and a large number OF points i'm
the Piedmont region tributary TO
Charlotte, and NJ Various PLACES
throughout the Sas,A. says the -AIanu-,
facturers Record ji o.. ,t J,dw
II was doubtlcss,l because OF, tho
fact that the South. has .heeome one
Of the greatest and most Interesting
Of the four great clcctrdcation areas
in America, as stated in tho. address
of President Louis s Sulwen of the
American Institute of Electrical Engi.
nccrs that tnat organization held its
meeting last week at Charlotte.
While tho remarkable hydro-electrl-
cal development Work throughout tho
central South has commanded Arc
attention of the cioJrico1 ens,,jo,ISlsl
NJ tho world or,r5i,,4el,., ..,.,,,'il -
last weeks mcotir,,. ~, .c,oo,,,,Sri, ~
portunity of studyin what the South
has done, this meeting I'm Charlotte.
bringing in. o,,i. .,.t,,,, ,oo' ,a,
Of the leaders n, eIoctrioo, ,o,,,,..,
mont coming from an nor,. 80 ~.
country ouebt to nrovo 80 ,on,. -,
advantage IN tho sorb ,,on
have heard of Tho south o,d r.,,a
hvdro-oIectricoI dc,-olo,,,o,, ,,.,n,o...
ever having had In, o,r,rt,,,,i,,. ~
STUDYING q in r,rson had ,,o -
last week ,of soeing fo, tbor,soI,.a.
something OF tbc rssourcos ann, 80,
fractions q this section In u,i. ,,.,
this convention viii nrovo or -.
great value not only to tbo south L,,,
10 the whole electrical ipdustrv ~
tbo country ''''''' "
Tho use of Southern watornowor,
I'm industry dates bacl, IN he o,r,
days of manufacturing IN. 1ha1 saoL,,.a.
and to the time OF the catalan fargos
and the primitive cotton ininB. ! .ya
flour mills and the eriet mills II.
corruption 60 the war ofIr,o Sontb,s
industrial advancement accounted FOR
lbs comparative slowncsg in mniur
from woteruowcr TO steam 10 it's Too.
tile operations. but IL quickly caucht
mp with the rast OF ,the country in
that particular aner its energies had
boon again released. Now. in this
era of the qtIszauon. of running
streams for the generation of electric
force for manufacturing. the South
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Railroad Rum0rs,

Mondays Spokane Chronicle came
out with big head line to the effect
that the Idaho & Washington Northern
would Immediately extend it's Metaline
line to Nelson. B. c., and later to Kcote-
mai landing on Kootenai lake. 1t says
that color is lent to the report by the
fact that F. A. Blackwell was working
north of Metaline Fails with a corps of
engineers.
AS matter of fact Mr.. Blackwell was
in Spokane on Monday, and emphat-
ically denied that the extension was be-
ing considered at present. While there
is little doubt that the road will not
cease building operations at Metaline.
its extension at present is not warranted.
Later, if the ore tonnage between Meta
line and the Canadian country is proven
to warrant the road it will be built.
just at present the road will have its
hands full to complete the Metaline ex-
tension and get it in operation this fall.
The extension from lone to Metaline has
proven very expensive piece of rail.
road, and it will be several months be-
fore the steel can be laid into Metaline.
The shipment of the machinery for the
cement plant at Metaline Falls will
await the completion of the road, but
lumb Der and building materials are being
transported to the site of the plant.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Lost in the mountains about IL miles
west of Usk, an aged man named Gill
more, father of a Northern Pacific enYi-
neer, of Spokane. spent almost two days
and nights while searching parties were
making every effort to find him.
Gilmore, whose home is in st. Paul,
has been spending two months vaca-
ton with his con, and last Sunday
morning accompanied party that was
running a survey line around the ranch.
He became tired and started for the
cabin. being told to follow the creek and
he would get there. Not returning home
his son started searching parties, and it
was not until Tuesday morning that he
was found, in spot that the searchers
had repeatedly passed close by, but the
old man seems to have been in stupor
and did not answer their calls. He was
in very weak condition, but chances
are good for his recovery.
Bloodhounds were brought from FL
lensburg. Wash., to assist in the search,
but did not arrive until after Gilmore
had been found.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
The Equalization Of Taxes

County Commissioner Sutherland has
written letter to THE MINER, explain
ing the notices of raise of valuation re-
ceived last week by Newport property
owners.
Mr.. Sutherlsn nd states that what were
apparently raises in Newport valuations
were in reality only corrections of val
ues. A number of business and resi-.
dence properties were not assessed higl,
enough, their Improvements not being
noted on the rolls. In another instance
30-foot business lots in one block were
assessed at $400, and 75-foot lots in the
next block north were assessed at $3.50,
the injustice of which is readily ap-
parent.
In order to bring about an equaliza-
ton of values in Newport the raises
made BY the board were necessary. Mr..
Sutherland states that as a matter OF
fact the board made more reductions
than raises. He says, however. that
Newport has always been assessed higher
than other towns in the county, un.
doubtedly because the school and town
funds needed the revenue.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

the London and New York markets.
Apple growing is not only question OF
latitude, but it is question of altitude,
and it is a we'll known fact that within
certain limits the higher the altitude or
the elevation the better the grade of
apples.
There comes point where elevation
is too high, but that point is not reached
on the Pend Oreille, for in far higher
latitudes, as already shown. some won
derful results have been obtained.
Endless opportunities are here present
for the land seeker, the homesteader, for
the man, in fact, who is willing to put
his time and labor into the ground that
it may make him lich.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
LIST or PRIMARY CAND|DtSfS
Many Men to Be Voted on ct
September Primaries.
Competition for Office Keen.

Fifty candidates have paid into the
county treasury $647 for the privilege of
appearing before the voters of Stevens
county at the primary election Sept. 13
Following is the list:
State Senator-R. A. Thayer, CoIville.
and A. W. Anderson. Addy, Republican {;
Chris Mcdonnell, Colville, Democrat :;
Lee A. erback, Yocum, Socialist.
Representatives-Henry R. Spedden,
Colville. ]. q. Bettancourt, lone. and s.
j. Appleman, Newport. Republican; F.
P. Waters. Harvey. and D. j. Burk
Colville, Democrat; James Chase, Col
vile, Socialist.
Sheriff-W. d. Bell, j. L. Wright and
William Miller, all of Colville, Repub-
Iican; G. A. Ledgerwood and AL Lynch,
Colyille, Democrat; G. O. Bay, Colville,
Socialist.
Treasurer-Bliss Phillips and F. A.
Savage, Colville, and G. G.> Dannison.
Bluecreek, Republican; w. w: Thigh
man. Marcus, Democrat; E. w. Bar
ham, Colville, Socialist.
Clerk-W. Lon Johnson, Colville, Re-
publican; ]. G. Hard, Crystal Falls,
Democrat; James Crawford. Colville,
Socialist.
Auditor-L. E. Joseph, Colville, Re-
publican; j. o. Cline. Springdale, Dem
ocrat; K. s. Wiltse, Colville, Socialist.
Assessor-James Algie, of Cronin, e.
G. Summers, Daisy, and w. A. Sloan,
Locke, Republicans; George W. John
ston, Tweedie, Democrat; George H. De
Grief, Colville, Socialist.
Prosecuting Attornev-H. W. Stull,
ColvilIe, Republican; ]. A. Rockford,
Colville, Democrat.
Engineer-C. A. Heberling. Colville,
Republican,; w. B. Stewart, Chewelah,
Democrat.
Superintendent of Schools--L. j.
Bowler, Clayton, Republican,; A. D.
Foster, Colville, Democrat.
Coroner-H. NJ. West and DR.. W.
Mighell, Colvlle, Republican; J. G.
Rigg, Chewelah, Democrat.
| Commissioner First District-Frank nix
Ferguson, Hunters, F. F. Bottorf and J
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Election Petition Ready to File

The petition calling for local option
election within the town of Newport has
received a sufficient number of sigma
lures to assure the election, and will be
filed with the town clerk within a few
days.
According to newspaper reports SINH
lar petitions have been circulated in
Davenport, Wenatchee and Colville.
towns that went dry about the time
Newport did.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
Writer for Spokane Paper So
Designates Valley.
The Scene of Future Richness.

Last Sundays Inland Herald con-
tanned an illustrated article descriptive
of the country traversed by the Idaho &
Washington Northern. The article con-
tains several illustrations, among them
one of Silver Birch Farm, just south of
Newport.
The Herald's special writer sized up
the country as follows:
How little the farming and ranch
lands of the Inland Empire have been
exploited can easily be understood if a
trip be taken on the Idaho & Washing
ton Northern line betw cen Spokane and
Railhead. Vistas of country which so
far is lying in the lap of nature. uncul-
tured and uncared for, stretches Of
meadow land and slopes of horticultural
ground may be seen in great variety.
The difficulty of navigation and the
problematical return of interest upon
capital has kept back the opening of
this wonderful valley since the settling
of Spokane. Although it is the last, it
is certainly not the least of the heri-
tages of the Inland Empire.
Not only are these endless possibilities
for the raising of hay and grain, of irri-
cation and diklng and of dry farming
projects in the way of regular farming,
but also there is the fruit land.
There is probably no better apple
growing land in the whole of the Inland
Empire than that upon the first and
and second benches of the Pend Oreille
river.
1t is quite true that the country is
subjected, like every other uncleared
wooded country in the Northwest, to
late and early frost. But. as is becom-
ing generally known, these frosts, even
on the prairie land, are mostly aues-
ton of irrigation and cultivation. Fur.
ther north, at the mouth of the Pend
Oreille, i'll British Columbia, beyond the
10th parallel, apple orchards second to
none are to be found on the slopes of the
Kootenai mountains. One hundred
miles, even 200 miles to the north o1
that parallel, apples are grown yearly
which obtain the very best prices upon
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Grouse and pheasants-Aug. Is To

Grouse and pheasants-Aug. 15 to
Nov. 81.
Quail-Month of November.
Turtle doYe-July Is to Nov. 81.
The Washington license fees follow:
County license, 81; state license. IS;
nonresident (state), $40; nonresident
alien (state), $50.
However, man desiring to hunt in
another county may do so by obtaining
a license in that county for 81. Itis not
necessary to take out state license, but
a license must be had for every county
which the hunter enters.
The Idaho license tees follow:
Non-residents and aliens, either sex.
fishing, So; hunting birds, S.; hunting
big game, fishing and bird hunting, 81.
This applies to men and boys over IL
years of age.