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Shines at Checkers.

Matty>is q good billiard player. one
Of the best checker players in the world
and at cards he is a wizard. Anything
that requires calculation is his hobby.
lie has played checkers with all the
champions and he has such a wonder
ful memory that he can draw a diagram
o. every move that was made in these
games. one of his favorite pastimes Is
TO play against seven or eight of the
ball players at once. remembering tho
moves on the several boards. No ball
player has ever beaten him.
The first thing I learned In the big
league he exclaimed. was that a
round house curve was no good. THAI
IS a curve that starts at the batter and
sweeps outward across the plate. 1t IL
commonly known as an out-curve. / de-
cided to develop a drop-curve-one that
broke straight downward instead OF to
one side, That Is my mainstay now.
] used it altogether against the High
landcrs. AS a matter OF fact / did not
pitch the fade-a-way but five times in
ilat entire series. | saved Il up for a
pinch and used It first on Hemphill.
when I struck him out In that first
game with men on bases"
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CHRISTY

would keep a constant espionage so as
TO get the bones when tho inevitable
happened.
Tho only trouble we had" he ex-
planned. was In getting cash for our
boots and bones, as our mothers wanted
TO take tinwsro In exchange instead OF
letting us have the money"
~ pitched for the team and played
second base AZ other times. I batted
~cross-handed and was considered a
heavy hitter. I had developed a pretty
good round house curve when my father
decided to send me to Bucknell College.
and | was greeted with open arms by
the athletic association and was put on
the team at once.s I also developed a
strong liking for football and played
fullback FOR three years"
To this day Mathewson Is known at
West Point. Yale and the University Of
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Matty Worth SICO, 900.

II can be seen that Christy Mathew
son had no cinch at the start. Monoy
in baseball does not come in Jumps aS
It does in the prize ring. but II usually
lasts longer. There are very Few llSnl-
ers who have more money than Mathew
son o-day. lie is worth IN excess OF
500, 900, and he has invested II with
great Judgment. Last season alone he
earned moro than $4,000 out of his base
ball salary and his work in vaudeville
In 1903 Mathewson was married to n
young lady who had been his sweetheart
at college. lie Is the father of a hand
some boy, hut he Is in doubt as to
whether ne will make the y~oungster "A
pitcher. In his opinion a boy should
bc allowed 10 do what suits HIM best
In other words. he believes that any
body can make "A success II interested IN
his work. "No man can have ambition
and determination unless ice has ms
heart and soul in his profession is the
way he expresses II.
N~athewsun IL cold and calculating In
anything that he does, lie has "A Won
I derlul mind for finance and as proof
OF that is the fact that he mas never
made a bad investment. HIS Judgment
In all matters pertaining to law ana
contracts is so uniformly good that he
has become the lawyer for many Of the
bali PLAYERS. Any time they get tangled
up In their affairs they 80 "a the big
pitcher for advice, Two years ago he
~stralghtened out a business affair for
Cy SEYMOUR and saved him several
hundreds of dollars. To this day Sey-
muur declares that Matty is the best
lawyer u IA" world
Mathewsou's tlm'dlty and ret'cenae,
added TO his calculating manner, have
caused many persons who do NOT know
him well TO arrive at the conclusion
that he has what Is commonly known
as a 'swelled head" That Is not true,
! He has often said that he would give
anything II he was endowed with the
gift OF 'Sab." In no sense Of the word
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SideiightS on the Career O,
Giants Great Pitcher.
Who Started Out as a
"SHphorn" PlayerCok-
kege Bred Youth Took Up
National Game and Is
NOW Independently Rich.
TuoUGH he has kept it under cover
for, lo' these many years. Christy

Viip'tli ne mas kept II under cover
for, 10! these many years. Christy
Mathcwson now fesrlessly adj
mits that his first professional anbi-
ton was TO DO n "slip-horu" player in
the Factoryvillc pa brass band. Incl
dentally. tho great pitcher Of the New
York Giants declares that while a mcm-
her OF that famous musical oraaniza-
ton he discovered that deception some
times is as elective as the 'gOods"-a
fact he found corroborated a little later
on the diamond.
M~athewson was fourteen years old at
that time and he had rcacled that age
OF discretion when he looked upon brass
band playing as a rapidly growing
business with great possibilities. while
baseball was merely a recreation. lie
had followed the brass band around the
streets for months, when tho leader,
being short Of a musician generously
rendered him the lucrative Job of from
o n player and. with a running jump,
he grabbed the s%lip-horn, as he calls Il,
and began a great musical career. The
first job came before lie knew his notes,
but he declared IN just the same. 4
big political organization had engaged
the band provided it had twelve pieces.
and While Mathewson could not play he
was ordered 10 string along" and
"stall' through the performance. He
was told 10 keep sliding the horn and
lingering the stops. but not to blow. as
he might ruin the chance OF getting a
little money for himself.
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His First Real Game.


The first game OF baseball I ever
played where the result was Important
says Matty, was at Scranton. l got
together thirty-ive cents and went
down to see a game between the Scran-
ton Y. NJ. g. A. and the PittstOn Reds.
While sitting In the stand a fried
came TO me. and told me that the
Scranton team was short a pitc r. and
they could use me IL l cared TO $50 In.
or course I jumped at it and they
rugged me up In a uniform. Mike
O'Ncill, who later played IN the big
league for many ears, was the oppos-
ing pitcher. | went IN and struck out
fourteen men and won the game with
ease. The manager was so pleased that
he told me TO come back the next week
and hc would take mc on a long trip 10
Eastou That seemed a long trip 20 me
then. though It was only sixty miles"
That playing with "A scmi-profossiunal
team really put Matty on the road 70
success. lie won so many games that
when hiS college term was over he
was asked TO go TO H~onesdale, Pa, and
play there with n team in tho Wayne
and Orange county league. Toward the
end of the season in 1893 he got an offer
70 go to Taunton, Mass, at IA salary OF
500 a month. lie was carried away with
the offer and at the suggestion of his
manager left at once.
IN tell YOU. though" said Matty,
There is a lot of difference between
500 a month which q don't get and
$50 a month that comes In regularly. A
Honesdale | worked FOR so a month and
my expenses al the 81 "A day hotel. AT
Taunton | worked for 500. and the most
got was $40 at a time, The league
was about to break up In September. but
We players at Taunton decided to keep II
going until Labor Day, when We would
get the holiday crowd ami get at least
enough money To get home on. | got Sll
for my share and went back to college
IN October. 1hc ncXt spring | was sent
a contract from Norfolk, Va, calling
for $50 a month and was assured tlat
would get it. AZ Norfolk ] won twenty
tNo games and lost two. and In July,
when that league was about to break
a., upS Sutd 70 S1N iufn.'
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Is he what Is known as a FOUNDER"
He has a beautiful home in New York
and his greatest enjoyment Is reading.
Matty has a library that would be the
hwy OF many a student. His fayorite
books are Lambs essays. When tired
of that he turns to psychology, but
he Is not very strong for fiction. He
says he likes Victor Hugo very much,
but modern works do not appeal to
him. If he hears anybody discussing a
certain book he will go and read 1t, so
as TO be informed.
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Pennsylvania as a great drop kicker.
one day he saw a player do some drop
kicking and he decided to learn it. He
worked at It hard and earnestly until
he a become the best drop ecker,
with one or two exceptions, In the coun-
try. 1t was his individual work that
defeated West Point and scored twice
against Pennsylvania. lie also became
a member OF the basketball team and
was inst nS snccessful there.
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but now that he more calmly con
sidered the matter he dismissed that
thought. Another idea fixed itself in
his brain, which would cause him to
govern his actions accordingly in the
face of the danger that he wisely &C.
lknowledged to himself to be vitality
alarming. At any cost he must prevent
Doyle from turning Rose Lane ana her
father against him. They had trusted
him-they alone-in the first instance.
and 20 it would be wit against wit to
defeat Doyle and, If need be, life
against life.
The minutes passed. What could
be the matter with the clerk or with
Red? Had the Waterman. too. receiv-
"a a warning? And IL go had he fol-
lowed the impulse that had first come
to Jimmy Valentine. to hee-tho
time honored resource of the crook
the time honored confession of the
crook. flight? No: Red would not de-
sert Jimmy Valentine In an emergency
IKE this for
A voice was heard outside in the
vault room: ''All right. Kitty. I'll
play some more with you In . NV
minutes. Mr.. Randall wants me-" Il
was. the voice of Red Flanagan ad-
dressed to the little girl. whom he
daily gave 'piggybac rides. at the
daily hazard of his situation.
The door swung open, and Red stood
before the assistant cashier. But not
even his old mother, If she had been
alive, would have recognized him.
Hair as red as ever 1t was. eyes as
blue and smile equally as innocent as
that which had misled half a dozen
sternly inclined judges in the court of
special sessions in years gone. yet the
figure that appeared was. and at the
same time 1t was not. that of Red
Flanagan, whose photograph adorned
not less than five rogues galleries.
The uniform that was it. The blue
gray coat and trousers. loosely fitted.
and the peaked cap. bearing in gold
letters "Watchman." were the actual
causes of his transformation. SO far
% outward indications were concern
ed. Az for the inward changes those
quite hidden from the human eye
WGa there were bat two persons who
could describe how they had come
about. Those two paesons were Red
Flanagan and Jimmy Valentine.
Red stood before the. assistant cash
n IS ~.af
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(coyT1NUED.l

After denver1ng nlmselI Oh LIIis
piece Of financial wisdom Bobby en-
deavored to continue, but Kitty in
sisted on being the man for awhile.
While the argument was In progress
the door leading from the vault
Enclosure opened and in came no less
IN individual than Jimmy Valentine.
He had come from inspecting the new
vault, now practically completed, and
which he had pronounced as fine a
plece Of burglar proof construction as
Ae had ever seen-and Jimmy Valen-
O tine In his day, as some Of us know,
lad rightly been considered connois.
; 0our in this particular connection. To
0ottle the dispute the assistant cashier
took Kitty out with him to show her
tAe vault. in the building Of which
/. GAe had shown "A childlike interest.
No sooner had the door closed be-
: hlnd them when through the hall en-
: trance came Rose Lane, who. gowned
z n the height Of Paris fashion and Of
more mature development, presented
= even more alluring picture Of femi-
nine loneliness than she had at the
: time three years before when, just out
0f Vassar she had rescued Jimmy
Valentine from the horrors Of Sing
Sing prison.
"Hello, Bobby! Where's Kitty ?" she
3 OReeted the boy. 81 .-.. .... =
''Outside.' He pointed toward the
Aoor leading to the vault.
"where is Mr.. Randall?" she con-
: tlnued. Dc q
Bobby grinned knowingly.
you're always asking for Mr.. Ran
t1all. aren't your he asked saucily.
Into Rose Lanes face came sudden
. y . dare of anger. at the lad, but in a
!, moment 1t was gone. A smile. tender.
! hopeful and true, supplanted it.
AnA Bobby, with all The accrued
Weldon Of eleven years, saw the smile
!, I'D smiled in return, for he was old
, 0nouRh, to understand.
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~ unaoeasa - N neoe. an nlssss
1T 1stsrminedy. A new Dire BIASED
b biz eyes. the lire that had consumed
him and had spurred him o., whom in
the days and nights Of thu, past he had
.vsntured forth on o. desperate enter
prise.
He would give George Doyle race,
that he would. he would match his
wit against that Of the skilled Seuth.
He already had laid the basis for what
now must he his course of procedure,
and he believed that 1t would with
stand even the cunning and force Of
George Doyle At any rate. he could
try.
Valentine leaned forward and press
ed button. A clerk entered. The as
sistant cashier hesitated moment.
then spoke quickly.
"Tell the Waterman to come here, "
be directed
The clerk nodded and went out in
search of Red Flanagan-yes. Red.
plice Of Jimmy Valentine. whom the
latter, true to his word. had taken
with him in his attempt to go it
straight"
Flanagan must be told of the com
ing of Doyle. who was his sworn enc
, my also. In addition, Red would have
to assist the assistant cashier. now
known as Mr.. Randall, in the maneu
| yer which the latter was about to ex-
ecute.
Then there was Avery-old Bill
Avery. From the day that Valentine
had sent him away from the hotel in
Albany Avery had been making heroic
efforts to live ION the square,"
The three years that had elapsed
since No. 1899 had advanced Avery
long a ''yeggman" Of the most desper
ate type, the price of a railroad ticket
had made revolutionary transforma
ton in him. Today he was married
had a growing business and had per
formed for Valentine q service tina,
was to render the vengeful efforts o.
George Doyle much more di6lcult and
somewhat less effective than the Dc
tective would relish should he eve
learn the truth.
Avery bad been in communication
with Valentine on various occasions IL
q secret manner. So carefully conceal
Cd, in fact, had been his moves tina
not even Red Flanagan had obtained
the slightest knowledge of them.
True. Red was aware that Valentino
had received various puzzling com
munications from one Mr.. Cronin,
but how was Red to know that MI
Cronin was Bill Avery unless the as
sistant cashier was pleased so to in
form him. which he was not?
AT first Valentine had had the belle
that some friend was responsible TO
the sending of the warning telegram
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CHAPTER II.

YMMY VALENTINE entered his
private office from the room
al where the new vault had been
erected. He saw Rose Lane
standing close to his desk, where Bob
! hy was presiding with all the dignity
that went with his age. The girls
ayes met his, but only for an instant.
Valentine lowered his gaze to the faor
his thoughts y:whrling rapidly through
his brain.
True. at one time he had had serio1ls
thought concerning the beautiful
young woman who had saved him
from Sing Sing, from Warden Handler
solitaire"
But of late he had come to realize
that he would be doing her lasting
wrong. vital injustice, to permit him
soslf to make any serious advances to-
ward her. She had abeen attracted by
him. She was now even more inter
ssted in him. He was observing
Anopgh to learn this. As for his own
emotions toward her? He loved her
That no one would deny who saw him
n her company. He could not con-
aasal It. Even the infantiie Bobby had
enesaed what he had endeavored to
snake his secret. Yet he had realized
aDaaaDiy the uncertainty Of his position.
At any moment the unexpected might
happen. or. rather, the expected might
wv
uncover and reveal phases of his past
that he would be unable to explain.
Such had been the guiding thought Of
Jimmy Valentine in his social inter.
course with the bankers daughter
during his tenure as assistant cashier
in the bank In Springfield. and now he
saw more clearly than ever the wis.
dom of bis course. Doyle Doyle. the
relentless tracker Of men-had threat.
ened to get him, and Doyle was al
ways an element to be reckoned with.
Although Doyle's threat had been
made years before. Valentine had
never underestimate the detectives
ability nor his tenacity OF purpose.
While he, Valentine, had taken pfecau.
lions which he firmly considered would
prevent Doyle from getting hold on
him again, vet, after all. it was by no
means definitely assured that he would
not defeat the exrconvict in his ambi
don to live ION the square" therefore
Valentine must under no circum.
stance make any serious advances to.
ward Rose Lane. The burden Of mis-
cry that might descend upon him
would only be given greater weight.
Valentine desired to talk alone with
Rose Lane, and after a lengthy con
versation. punctuated by lavish prom
ises of hunting trips, sent the lad away
to play with Kitty in the new vault,
which for their purpose became a
smuggler's cave.
The assistant cashier stepped for
ward toward Rose, who stood close use. to
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Ter - doaea ~ inpastng wascn-
mans cap.
want me. Randallr' he asked
Eyes" He looked away from Red.
unwilling to break to him the news
that Doyle was on their track.
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Will Again Buy Ties

The Great Northern Railway Co. an
nounces that. beginning with Jan. l.
1912, it will again buy ties at the follow
ing prices:
Tamarack-No. Is. hewed or stabbed
peeled. Finch tace and over, 7 inches
thick, 80 cents; No. Is, hewed or slab
bed, peeled. 6-inch face and over, 6 or 7
inches thick, Is cents.
Red Fir-No. 25, hewed or stabbed.
peeled, Finch face and over, inches
thick, 80 cents; No. 26. hewed or slab
bed, peeled. 6-inch face and over, 6 or 7
inches thick. Is cents.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
ORDINANCE NO 1914.

An Ordinance Levying General Property Tax
for the Town of Newport Wash, for the
Year A. D. 1911.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council of the Town of
Newport as follows:
Section THAT there be aud there is hereby
levied upon all taxable property. both real and
personal within the Town of Newport, Wash
ington, general property tax for the year
A. D. 1911, the specified sum of three thousand
nine hundred and fOrty-seven dollars ($3947J
for the current expenses of said town for the
ensuing year of 1911.
Sec 2. That this ordinance shall, upon being
signed by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk,
before publication. take effect and be in force
from and after its publication
Passed by the Council the 18th day of October
A. D. 1911.
Signed and attested this 18th day of October,
A. d. 1911. E. l. JONES, Mayor.
Attest-D. M. SHREvE, Town Clerk
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Teachers Normal Institute

To the Teachers of Pend Oreille County.
Greeting:
The first annual session of the teach
ers' normal institute of Pend Oreille
county, Washington, will be held in the
public school building at Newport tor
the week beginning Monday, October
%, 1911. Every teacher in the county
is expected to be present promptly at 8
O'Clock of the first day, and to attend
every session. A competent corps OF in
structors has been secured to take charge
of the work. Mr.. George Chandler, of
Spokane, will act as conductor, and will
be assisted by Dr.. A. A. Cleveland. of
Pullman, and Mr.. Walter KENYON, of
Seattle. Every teacher of the county
SHOULD come prepared to gain inspira-
ton for the work of the school year.
Yours cordially,
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County Superintendent of Schools.

Chronic rheumatism contracts the
muscles, distorts the joints and under
mines the strength. A powerful pene-
trating and relieving remedy will be
found in BALLARD'S SNOW LINZ
MENT. 1t restores strength and sup
pleness to the aching limbs Price 25c,
SOC and 81 per bottle. Sold by Geo. w.
Harris.
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Mr.. AND MRS. D. MCENTIRl

Don't trifle with cold is good advice
for prudent men and women. 1t may
be vital in case of a child. There is
nothing better than Cham berlain' Cough
Remedy for coughs and colds in child
rep. 1t is safe and sure. For sale by
all dealers.
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Farmers, Attention!

We want 400 or 500 pounds of extra
large potatoes for exhibition purposes at
st. Paul. Chicago and other eastern
points. Specimens should be as tree
from scab as possible and weight from
II pounds up. Will pay 2 cents per
pound for what we can use. Bring in
what you have to A. M. Harris and help
boost the country.
NEWPORT COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Billousness is due to disordered COLI
ditlon OF the stomach. Chamberlain
Tablets are essentially stomach medi-
cine, intended especially to act on that
organ; to cleans it, strengthen it. tone
and invigorate it, to regulate the liver
and to Danish biliousness positively and
effectually. For sale by dealers.
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Advertised Letters

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Newport, Wash P. 0. to date, are
as follows:
Anderson, Fred AroDsen, G
Anderson, Bert Baker, Chas
Barker, Sumner Chance. A
Erlandson Allor Farrbit, G
Fish, Frank FrOuman, r
Jersey. Kennedy, Thomas
krumanacher ] W Munsey, Mrs
McCOulley, J B, 2 Rauxke, Sam
SandersOn, Emil Smith, Mrs w
Warner, Young Mrs Lizzie
When calling for the above please say
"advertised.
CARL M JoHANsoN. P. M.
A good remedy for bad cough is
BILLIARDS. HOREHOUND SYRUP.
1t heals the lungs and quiets irritation.
Price Csc, SOC and 81 per bottle. Sold
by Geo. W. Harris.
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Have 7-room modern house on the
South Side in Spokane; close in; on cor
ner lot; big barn on the rear; price
$4500; want to trade this for land.
Write Nellie Schlemlein, 800 Sprague
ave-. Spokane. Wash. 22-4
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The best plaster. A piece of flannel
dampened with Cham berlain's Imminent
and bound on over the affected parts is
superior to plaster and costs only one
tenth as much. For sale by all dealers.
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H. A. Miller, undertaken. All calls
answered promptly day or night.
You are not experimenting on your
self when you take Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy for cold, as that preparation
has won It's great reputation and extern
sive sale by its remarkable cures of
colds, and can always be depended upon.
1t is equally valuable for adults and
children and NAV be given to young
children with implicit confidence, as it
contains no harmful drug. Sold by all
dealers.
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NEWPORT COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank the kind friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy in our late bereavement, the
sad death of our mother. Mrs. Mary A.
Taylor.
Mr.. AND MRS. D. MCINTYRE.