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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
cows in A. .IEwELRY STORE
Break Into Shop In q Massachusetts
Town and Cause Girl Clerk
to Hike.

Cambridge, Mass.-Miss May Rich
ardson. stenographer in a jeweiry
store. was busily engaged In trans
scribing notes when she heard q
"Mo-o-o" behind her. The girl glanced
up and beheld COW In the main aisle
Of the store. leaning carelessly against
a show case filled with diamonds.
with another just ready 70 come into
the door. Grasping her puffs in one
hand and her hobble skirt in the 9TH
er. Miss Richardson left the shop by
the back door in leaps. and sprinted
toward Memorial hall.
The COW made her entrance to the
store attracted by the damp side
walks which had just been flushed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20


It lodged on a sandbar. but later was
fioated away. w. w. Matthews and
James Helton were with Green at the
time. but the sight was too grewsome
for them and they did not make an ef-
fort to catch 1t.
Word of the floating collins was con-
veyed to those who have relatives
buried in cemeteries along the banks
Of the Arkansas within the limits OF
Conway. Relatives visited other
graveyards to find their fears realized
Rewards were offered for the recov-
cry Of bodies. Several fishermen
abandoned their usual diversion to
watch for the floating collins. but not
SO with the negro fishermen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20

Two cows make crowd in a jewelry
store Two young men elected the in
truders.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
FLOODS FLOAT COFFINS
FROM OLD CEMETERIES
Fishermen Reap Reward for
Catching Boxes as They Drift
Down the River.

Little Rock. Ark.-The recent rise
of the Arkansas river brought a new
kind of drift down the stream and
the river rats" instead Of pulling in
stray saw-logs. have been catching
cofins. Reports from Conway and
other points state that fishermen along
the Arkansas river have caught and
tied up several collins which contain
ed the bodies of persons evidently
dead for some time
Robert L. Gregg of Conway first no
tied coffin floating down the river.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
PET BULL SNAKES
ARE CROP SAVERS
Kansas College Tells Alfalfa
Growers Reptiles Viii Keep
Fields Free Of Pests.
NEED TWO TO AN ACRE

Are Said to Be Affeetionate Little
Creatures and Far Superior to Pol
son for Killing eophers-crawler
Declared to Be Certain Destruction.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20

Raleigh, N. C.-Miss Maggie suggs.
daughter of a prominent farmer. was
burned to death while returning home
IN a buggy from church. II is be-
Iieved that some one carelessly threw
a lighted cigar stump into the vehicle
Just before she started for home
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20

Allentown. Pa.--While members Of
club we're fishinz. 1z-inch bass
Jumped into the boat It is supposed
the bass broke szter in play.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Historic Spot at Ems

On the riverside promenade at Fms
there is stone inscribed: "13 JUL. 1870
9 Uhr 10 Min. Morgens." This mark
the exact spot where Wilhelm |. and
Count Benedict terminated the inter.
view which led the French to declare
war After the Franco Prussian war
the old emperor often returned to Ems
On one occasion his doctor mentioned
that the municipality wished to com
memorate the interview with Benedict
Il. which they considered the most
memorable event in the annals of the
town He was instructed to meet the
emperor on the promenade by the
Lain at a. m. the following day. Will
helm then said: During my lifetime
let nothing be erected to recall that
sorrowful struggle. When | am dead
do as you please. Since you wish to
know where | dismissed Benedict it
was here under this tree at 9:1O in the
morning." And, saying this, he placed
his foot on the spot where the monu-
ment now stands.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
A Loquacious Barber,

During the recent visit Of President
Taft and several governors to the
Hutchinson fair the officers Of the
Kansas national guard, including the
governors staff. appeared in full uni
form. Senator Charles Huffman of
Columbus, regimental surgeon, among
others, was logged out in all the gold
braid and brass buttons that go with
a regimental uniform.
On the morning that Taft arrived
Huffman went into a barber shop to
get shaved. He drew a chair presided
over by a rather loQuacious barber.
After discussing the weather and the
president and the fair and other things
the conversation began to lag.
Finally the barber took another squirt
with his mouth and after admiring
Huffman's uniform and gold braid and
brass buttons asked:
How many pieces in your bandT'-
Kansas City Journal.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07

Rudolph Blankenburg, the newly
elected mayor Of Philadelphia, receiv-
ed the nomination from both the Key
stone and Democratic parties at the
September primaries. His defeated
opponent, George Fl. Earle, Jr., had
the support of the regular Republican
organization led by Senator Penrose.
For a generation Mr.. Blankenburg has
been engaged in a relentless war upon
municipal and state graft and corrup-
ton and is known as the "warhorse Of
reform"
The mayor elect is native Of Ger
many, sixty-eight years old and has
lived in Philadelphia since 1865. He
acquired wealth as a manufactur
er and importer Of worsteds and
wOolens. He was one of the incOr-
porators of the citizens permanent re-
lief commission and visited as it's rep
resentative the famine regions Of Rus
STA in 1892, distributing a shipload Of
-four and large sums in cash. He was
elected county commissioner in 1905
and gave three years salary-$15,0 900
to police, fremen's and teachers pen
sion funds. Mr.. Blankenburg is a Re-
publican in national politics, but indie
pendent in state and local affairs.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
A Risky Place For Doctors.

Medical skill Is at a rather low ebb
throughout Russia and not without
cause. An American physician. tempt
ed by the enormous fees so frequently
paid by the nobility. went to st. Peters
burg and within a year had lucrative
practice. Then he was called in to at
tend a baron who was suffering from
lung trouble, The doctor gave his pa
tent the best of care and skill. but the
baron died, and the widow promptly
sued the doctor for damages for un-
skilled treatment. The unlucky Ameri-
can was sentenced to pay a fine of
1000 roubles and undergo an imprison-
ment of thirty days. Under the cir
cumstances it is not surprising that
the physician left Russia as soon as
he got out Of Jail. and nothing could
tempt him to return.
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noiseless football and was crouched in
the bureau drawer, fearing the worst
In few moments Polly was asleep,
and the ray of the street lamp fell
across her quiet little hand.
Polly slept on Christmas morning
later than any other child in the great
city, and when her father. who had
risen before she had awakened, passed
the Christmas mantel he saw the big
black stocking where she had left it.
AS he had helped to hang up the other
stockings the night before this one
seemed so strange to him that he look
ed into its contents. The very first
thing he found was letter:
Dear Santa Claus-This is little Polly
Last Crismas and Crismas before you hav
given me so meny things and | hav never
given you erything. Take these dollys
and blocks and picher books for your lit
tie girl like them but you can hav them
! want too Civ you a kiss sum time how
are your rain dears good by with merry
Crismas and happy New Year from your
dear litel Polly. Pleas exkews mistaiks
from litel Polly low to al
HOHyS Iatner TOOK the big black
stocking with all the toys which it
contained and hid it where Polly will
never find it, there to keep until Santa
Claus comes to claim it and the dar-
ling letter.
When Polly awoke and ran to the
Christmas mantel in her flannel night
dress he was there to watch, and when
So . Sat the first glance of her
dear -,srp ayes was for big black
stocHaS ~hich was gone he put his
arms around aer and Rugged her very
tight and sai6 Merry Christmas. lit
10 Poilyf' 10 earnestly that she fan.
cts,d he was sad
She pat aaT face close to his and
StfUked his ? .Ak with her hand. and
thSa her xGosn. .ame and altogether
thes had a merry morning with the
k1n which Santa Claus had brought.
Run Polly said never word about the
big black stocking. That was a secret
between her and Santa Claus.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
The Wonders Of Color.

A small and simple experiment can
be made by any reader which will go
far to convince him or her what a
debt we owe to color and what a good
thing it is we have sunlight which
enables our eyes to take advantage of
the beautiful hues Of nature. Make q
room quite dark and then burn some
carbonate of soda in the flame of a
bunsen gas burner. 1t will burn with
an orange yellow light sufficiently
strong to illuminate everything in the
room. but you will realize with a sud
den shock that, bright though the light
Is, all distinctions of color have van
fshed. Only light and shade remain.
A crimson carnation. a blue violet, a
red tablecloth. yellow blind-all look
gray or black or white The faces of
those present look positively repulsive,
for all natural color has disappeared.
No other experiment will so we'll con-
vince those who have witnessed 1t
how great loss would be that Of our
sense for color.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07

tfdcteu the dL- THE PIG AND THE PIE.
tention Of the
pig, who came in the pantry and looked
at him.
Shall take you with me-? he asked
politely.
"Oh. please dor! cried the mince pie.
Thereupon the pig swallowed him
and trotted off to lead the procession
which was waiting in the yard.
LET US go to the old owl in the
wood" said the turkey. "He is very
wise and will tell us which is the
way to 60"
1--WE want to go to Turkey" sim
pered the cranberries.
No sooner had the cranberries said
this than, gobble-gobble, the turkey
swallowed them. Meanwhile the pig
had eaten the sweet potatoes and the
young lettuce. When they reached the
wood where the owl lived only the
pumpkin and the cabbage head were
left. except the pickles, who were so
sour that nobody would eat them
"Hoot, hoot!' called the owl from a
tree
"Oh, Mr.. OWL" said the turkey. "is
that yourself?'
mo; it is myself" said the owl.
During this talk the pig had swal-
lowed the pumpkin. AS for the cab
bage head. it had burst with rage at
the rudeness OF the OWL
All at once steps were heard. and
the pig and turkey started back in
fear as they saw something black com
ing through the darkness. 1t was a
colored man.
"Um-ump' muttered the colored man
Does | smell chicken|
The turkey. with wild gobble.
started to run, but the colored man
grabbed him and put him in a bag
He started after the pig. The pig
tried to escape. but he had eaten so
much that he could not run, anG, be-
sides, the mince pie had given him in
digestion. He felt himself seized by
the tail. and the blood rushed to his
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
AWAKE AT NIGHT.

for some rea- A"zANH "a -
son she did not wish her parents to
know.
Just after the little clock on the
mantel had struck II Polly rose half
way in bed and listened. She could
hear her father and mother breathing,
and a mouse was gnaW1ng somewhere
near the dressing case.
She was afraid Of the mouse, but
she was too much in earnest to let
even a mouse stop her. So she thrust
her hand softly under the pillow and
pulled forth what, had the light been
turned up and had you been in the
room, you would have seen at once
was a large black stocking filed with
a number of things which bulged it
out in the funniest way.
With this in her hand she climbed
carefully out of bed and glided across
the carpeted floor like a wee ghost
which had forgotten and stayed out
too Late The bedroom opened with
folding doors into a sitting room, at
one end of which was mantel,
where on all the Christmas ewes that
Polly could remember her stocking
and her mothers had been hung. Polly
had many times asked her father to
hang his stocking there, too, but he
said that the leg of his stocking was
too small to hold the large presents he
wanted, and. besides, it was only chill
dren like her mamma who hung up
their stockings for Santa Claus, not
grown people like himself. Polly felt
her way to this mantel and leaned the
big black stocking against its side.
She turned and ran back and climb
ed into her bed. The mouse was still
To tell the truth, it was far more timid
than Polly and had heard her first
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07

not retire until 1918, but his successor
will be chosen by the legislature re-
Gently elected. Mr. James Is a typical
BON of the state that claims him. More
than six feet tall and built on mas
sive lines, he has the voice and pres
ence for oratory. In a state famed for
It's eloquent men 1t is admitted that
ne has few superiors as an orator.
A native Of the Blue Grass State and
but forty years old, Mr.. James has
been prominent politically for fifteen
years. A lawyer by profession, he was
one OF the attorneys for Governor Goe-
Del In his celebrated contest for gov
ernor OF Kentucky. He was delegate
to the Democratic national convention
In 1895 that nominated W. j. BRYAN
ana again in 1904 and 1903. each time
being chairman Of his delegation.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07

The knights Of the days of chivalry
were so we'll protected by their armor
that they were practically invincible
to all ordinary weapons. Even when
dismounted they could not be injured
save by the misericordia. thin dagger,
which penetrated the chains of the ar
NOR In more than one battle knights
fallen from their horses could not be
killed until their armor had been bro
ken I'D with axes and hammers
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07

It DIDN'T DO NOTHIN,'' CRIED THE NEGRO.
head. All hope was at an end when
suddenly "Hoot. hootw called the owl.
"Oh. golly!'' cried the negro 81
didn't no nothin." Next moment he
was flying for his life. leaving the
bag In which were the pig and the
turkey.
Crawling out Of the bag, they start
ed off and ran all night, hardly stop
ping to take breath. until when morn
ing dawned they found themselves In
a wild. lonely forest There the tur-
key became king of wild turkeys. and
be now roams the woods. followed
everywhere by his faithful pig.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Estray Notice

Notice is hereby given that D. A. Crandall,
on the 9Th day of November, 1911, took up and
now keeps at his ranch on Cusick road, in
Sec 81, Twp. 81, R. 45 E. W. M, the following
estray: One red and white spotted heifer, six
months old; no brand and no ear marks or
other marks of Identification. Said
for cash. at the place kept, as above speci-
fed, on Wednesday, the Goth day of Deem
be, 1911. at the hour of 2:3O O'Clock in
the afternoon of said day, unless the owner
thereof or his legal representative shall appear
prior to that time and make out his title, and
pay all charges against said estray.
Date of the first publication OF this notice,
Nov. 80, 1911. h. ii. MURRAY,
1913 Auditor of Pend Oreille County.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Call for County District Road and bridge
Fund Warrants

All warrants drawn on the Road and Bridge
Fund of the following districts, registered in
this office and mum bered as follows are hereby
called for payment and interest ceases from
this date.
Dated at Newport, WASH, Nov. %. 1911.
Dist. No.
l Warrants numbered to and including IA.
Warrants numbered to and including 10.
2 Warrants numbered to and Including 8.
E. E. REID,
2s.s Treasurer OF Pend Oreille County, Wash.
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sA@eGaA< ANm@>A
asS@6S@
Why the Dinner
For Christmas
Was Not Found
AAASSA
@ &7Ss 49, - 80
SSg5Cla@V~

i was CHflSC1dS eve. everybody
had gone to sleep, stockings had
Z been hung up, and the house was
quite still when all at once
strange sounds were heard from the
pantry.
"Oh, dear! Oh, dearv' some one was
sobbing. "Oh. dear! Oh. dear! What
shall l do?"
Its the mince pie" growled the
cranberries. Hes got a nightmare
again.
Keep quiet" growled the pumpkin
angrily. ''You have wakened the tur-
key"
And. sure enough, they heard the
gobble-gobble of the turkey coming
from the yard.
Listen, my vegetables said the
turkey. at was only yesterday the
children came to my coop and began
poking me with sticks. 4 am going
to have his Leg said one And l his
wing, said another And l his
breast said third. Now let us free
the pig and all run away"
81 should like to know where we are
going" said a sour pickle.
"Why, to Turkey. of course" said a
sweet potato.
'Then we must lose no time," the tur-
key said. Spring from your shelves
and follow me-"
The pumpkin. sweet potatoes, lettuce,
pickles, cabbage and cranberries jump
ed down from their shelves. Only the
mince pie was left behind, and he
could not move, for he had been al
ready chopped up and cooked.
Just then the pig began to grunt out
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
A Kentucky Statesman.

Ollie M. James, who Is slated to sue
coed Thomas H. Paynter as United
States senator from Kentucky. is serv-
ing his fifth term in the national house
Of representatives. MI. Paynter will
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Call for General School Fund Warrants

All warrants drawn on the General Fund OF
the following school districts. and registered in
Stevens county, are hereby called for payment
and interest ceases from this date.
Some of these warrants were called by the
Treasurer of Stevens county, but will be paid
here.
Dated at Newport, Wash, Nov. 3d. 1911.
Dist No.
Is To and including warrant 49,
As To and including warrant 81.
30 To and including warrant Al.
81 To and including warrant 81.
II To and including warrant 10.
1O3 To and including warrant 81.
1903 To and including warrant.
liz To and including warrant 211.
l24 To and including warrant q.
1875 To and including warrant 80.
100 To and including warrant IS.
1876 To and including warrant II.
1856 To and including warrant 81.
las To and including warrant %.
E. E REID,
2s-3 Treasurer of Pend Oreille County, Wash
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side. The tur-
key had let
him out.
"Oh. d e a r !
Oh, dear!" the
mince pie be-
gan again. Il
shall be left
behind. What
shall | do?"
His cries at
tracted the at
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Call for County Current Expense Fund
Warrants

All warrants drawn on the County Current
Expense Fund AMI registered in this Office, to
and including No. 50, issued July II, 1911, are
hereby called for payment and interest ceases
from this date.
Dated at Newport, Wash, Nov. o 1911.
E. E. REID,
2S3 Treasurer of Pend Oreille County, Wash
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been open ever
since the lights
in the room had
been put out.
She lay very
still, however,
because she had
something to do
which, although
she was good
a n d truthful,
FOR cnmo rQa-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Call for County Game Fund Warrants

All warrants drawn on the County Game
Fund are hereby called for payment and inter
est ceases from this date.
Dated at Newport Wash, Nov %, 1911.
E. E. REID,
1913 Treasurer of Pend Oreille County, Wash.
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Santa Claus
And the
Big Stocking
TE(S
- -

DoLLY had a small bed close to
~ that in which her father and
mother slept, and, although
she was nearly always asleep
In it by 9 o'clock, the light from a
street lamp which slyly slipped in at
q curtained window could have told
you that upon this particular night
she was wide awake long after II
o'clock and that her brown eyes had
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-20
:UC9|

A NET the judge fire.
quently and felt quite
we'll acquainted with
him. He was a politi-
clan of note and a men,
Der of the presidents
cabinet. Because of his
prominence and his one
time important connec-
ton with the govern
" "
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-20
w II T l. E 7

mad known her when she was a rosy
checked young m some twenty
five years before. She was then living
with her husband In a little own in
northeastern Ohio. This was before
she became the wife of the Judge. Her
hrst marriage was said to be 4 runa-
way match. She was a remarkably
Beautiful woman then. but there was
a cloud hanging v her life. | can
not say what it might have been that
caused gossiping women to shake
their heads and whisper as she passed
by. Shortly after she gave birth to a
son she left the village. | do not know
Just where she went. but It was short
ly afterwards rumored that she had
been granted a divorce.
She was now cutting a large figure
in society and often spoken of as the
nandsomest woman in the capitol city.
Her husband, the Judge, was up to
this time quite succ> 5sful in political
life. Possessed of considerable brain
force and much amiability of charac-
ter, he might have risen still higher
had not the intrigues set on foot by
his ambitious wife contributed to pu.l
him down. She planned schemes to
eXalt him and to acquire wealth. In
making these efforts she aroused the
jealousies of others and made the
judge quite unpopular with the leading
politicians. Her misdirected zeal not
only crushed the political prospects OF
her husband, but finally resulted in ex-
polling her from Washington society.
| was furnished a photograph of her
profiigate stepson. He was a fine.
looking young man. with wavy hair,
keen blue Eyes and rosy cheeks; in
fact, much like his mother in her
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-04-20
The Home Maker,

A boy usually has an idea what he
wants to become when a man. He
chooses his profession, and after
changing his mind many times makes
a decision and works toward that end.
We wouldn't consider a person well
balanced who would expect to prac-
tlse 81 trade Or profession without
careful training In IT.. But our girls. a
large majority of them, are to be home
makers of the land. They may pursue
a trade or profession for a while. but
the real years of life will be put into
the making of a home for somebody.
most important profession of
all has had few trained workers the
ioea was held for years that a woman
should know these things intuitivelv
as the bird gets her knowledge of
nest building. The hard fact Of the
business is, they know little of home.
making by intuition. Hard knocks.
many burns and endless disappoipt.
ment has been her teachers.
Is IT quite fair to our girls not To
give them the training for their life
work? The study of household eco.
Monies In our public schools Is help
ing to solve the problem; they are as
yet far too few. Our rural schools
need 1t, and with a very little outlay
an equipment might be furnished
which, though simple, would answer
the purpose. Our summer schools all
owe rthe land are teaching teachers
In this work. 1t can be applied TO
almost any branch of study, from Ian.
guage TO arithmetic. Perhaps some
day we will have somebody wise
enough to write our school books from
the standpoint of the scholar, dealing
subjects which are his every day life.
Is 1t more important for the majority
of our boys and girls to know how to
tell the number of bushels of corn in
the crib. or coal in the bin, than to
know the dimensions of the islands of
the seaf
The first step In the right direction
is to feel the need, and feel Il hard
enough to be willing to pay for the
proper equipment and a teacher who
Is thoroughly interested. enough SO to
spend a few weeks in the summer to
prepare for the work.