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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
He Was PREPARED.

An honest old Philadelphia Quaker
was refused a vote because he could
not show the necessary papers. He at
tempted to cast his ballot. but was
turned down by an Inspector.
why. my friend. thee knows me-
Thee knows that 1 live in thy ward.
said the Quaker.
Il know you by sight. but | must see
your papers,, was the reply
Il would not tell thee falsehood. |
have the papers al home. and will go
end bring them to thee
Get the necessary papers and you
ran vote"
The old gentleman went home and
got the papers and cast his ballot. The
next year he again appeared at the
polls and the same inspector cha llenged
his vote.
"Surely thee would not have me go
again mile to get thee my papers?
asked the Quaker. Thee must know
that | have a vote"
mo papers. no vote. sir answered
the inspector.
Il thought thee might be so vicious.
said the old man. as smile played
under bis broadbrim. land have
brought them with me this time. Thee
will not have the pleasure of having
me walk a mile for them. | will bring
them next year, too Washington
Mar
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
Ovar the Phone.

.sHe hasn't slept all night. doctor
said Mrs. Blinks over the phone. oe-
scribing her husbands symptoms. lana
this morning he complains OF aches III
his bones and a general headachy reel
ing. Is there anything can do:
Just then the wires crossed WIN tht
phone connection Of the dog fancier,
"Surer came the response. Bring
him in this afternoon and III cut us
sars for ."-Pittsburgh Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18

PIECE
By OSCAR COX

well, Dolly, what have you to say
in reply to my third proposal?"
"Your fifth"
"Oh, you have kept count?"
"Why shouldn't II"
why should you? If you don't want
me what interest ain l to your"
Girls like to get propositions Of mar
riage, and it f1atters their amor pro-
pre-
But l should think that five PROPOSE
lions from one man would count only
as one proposition"
'For my part have enjoyed the fifth
as much as the first
Il don't know whether to crafty your
penchant for proposals further or say
goodby forever"
The word forever was pronounced
- very seriously. She heaved an involun-
tary sigh.
81 believe I'll toss up for it, he said.
"For what?'
whether l make you one more pro-
posal or not"
You might better toss up whether
give you definite reply to those you
have already made"
''Oh. your answers, then, have been
indefnite?'
There was no reply. Silence gives
consent.
"Since you are undecided as to what
you will do with my proposals, suppose
you toss up whether or no you shall
marry me-"
He took a silver half dollar from his
pocket. Its a Columbian piece" he
said. ISSUED at the time of the Colum-
bian worlds fair at Chicago. l would
not part with it for a farm. I keep it
for a pocket piece"
LET me see it's
He sat down by her, and they looked
at it together. In order to see it's
workmanship the more clearly they
were obliged to put their heads very
close together. so near that a few
strands of her fluffy hair tickled his
cheek
what funny looking ship!" she
said "And the two baseballs under
-it-what do they mean, wonder?'
She referred to the twin worlds on
the coin.
They're not baseballs: they're crick-
ct balls They signify that Columbus
bowled out all the other navigators
who ever lived"
"What's the fourteen on the left side
of the balls mean?"
THAT'S the age Columbus was when
: he was born"
"Don't be silly"
"Fact. 1t means that he was as
smart when he was born as most boys
are when they are fourteen years old
as that really soY' looking up with
her innocent eyes.
Certainly"
"What's the ninety-two on the othe1
side stand for?''
"That's the age Columbus was wher
he died"
81 didn't know he lived to be so old.
"He died of the Group finally. YOU
see. having been born at fourteen, ht
hadn't had any children's diseases
The first one that got him carried hin
off,
.sNow you're talking silly again.
Meanwhile his arm had fallen on hel
waist. she turned the coin over, ex
hibiting the great navigator's head.
"Who's that?' she asked.
.sThat's Ferdinand, the king OF SPAN
who furnished the funds for the Amer
Jean trim"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
Two Evils.

There are two things in life that a
sage must preserve at every sacrlnre-
the coats of his stomach and the enain.
., of his teeth. Some evils admit oI
consultations; there are no comtorters
Tor dyspepsia and the toothache-bui-
wer-LyttOn.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
Declined With Thanks.

The Duke of Wellington. who had a
taste for anything that Napoleon had
liked. applied to David. the artist who
had painted Napoleon's portrait. re-
Questing David to execute one of him
self
Sir" replied David. II paint only
historical characters Life.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18

st should think they would have
put Columbus head on it."
"Well, are you ready for the toss?'
She sighed, and there was far dis
tant lock in her fawniike eyes.
eff the ship and the cricket balls
come up he continued, I'm refused
for good and all. If Ferdinand's head
is up you will be mine"
He tossed the coin, and it came down
heads up.
'S've Won" he said exultingly.
'Not at all''
"You agreed that if Ferdinand's head
came up you would marry me-"
THAT isn't Ferdinand's head. It's
Columbus
''Humph. You're smarter than
thought you were. Must toss again?'
ITO decide anything you'll have to-"
(Which shall it be this timer"
eff it's the ship and the cricket balls
it's Yes"
Thank you, no. Pm not to be caught
that way again.
Didn't you say that's what they
were and that Columbus was fourteen
years old when he was"-
kiss stopped all that.
'You toss it. and before it comes
down I'll choose" she said
Gail right. No quibbling this time"
'Toss it to the ceiling"
81 wouldn't lose it for anything
L n iy,& 70 nd
she cried Both He sent it to the
ceiling, then caught her in his arms.
and there was a storm of kisses
The next day he looked for his pocket
piece. 1t was not to be found. The
cook n few DAYS later sported a new
collar She said she bought it with a
coin she found under the sofa.
Ten years later while looking over q
collection of coins he was making he
remarked to his wife:
II wonder what induced me to throw
that Columbian half dollar so high that
when it came down l couldn't find it,
You didn't look for it,
"Didn't 7? Why?"
She looked a. him with the same
wondering eyes as when he had told
| her that Coll1mbus was born aged four
teen. but said nothing. There WAS
nothing to b.. said
Not Discouraged.
There's New York man." said a
Brooklynite. whose daughter during
winter in Nice got engaged to a Ger
tain Count Beau de Beau. The New
| York man was rich at that time. but a
few weeks before the date set for the
wedding he went to smash.
My dear Count Beau de Beau he
groaned that night. I'm very sorry
for you You are to marry my daugh-
ter-you were to have had $4,000 a
year-but the crash has come I'm
ruined now How sorry | am. countr
But Count Beau de Beau gave the
| New York man reassuring slap on
the back.
oh. don't you worry about me-
| sir he said. with an easy laugh With
"a title like mine. you know. can find
another heiress tomorrow" - Elk
| ohon0o
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
He Began to Talk Business

Il shall make you love me yet" de-
-.lared Mr.. Stinjay determinedly. II
shall leave no stone -unturned
"Ah. that sounds something iikeY'
exclaimed the fair girl. IF the stone
weighs not less than carat and Is
pure white you may interest me-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18

Results Obtained In Holland
Through Systematic Culture.
EXAMPLES FOR AMERICA
Small Cost Per Capita For Care of
Trees In Utrecht and The Hague.
Valuable From Hygienic Point of
View-Their Worst Enemy.

Now that there Is beginning a gen.
sral movement in the United States to
bring about systematic cultivation Of
trees, not only by reforestation on a
grand scale. but by the growth of
shade trees in towns and cities for the
ornamentation of streets. the expert
ence of Holland in providing forest
effects for it's citizens should be of in
terest to Americans There is perhaps
no other well populated country in the
world which has so many we'll wooded
towns as has Holland Most of the
streets and grachts, or canals, have av-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
More Like Il.

.sDo you wish to call your uusDanu
ap on the phoneY -
mo, | don't. l want 70 can niln
down. "-Exchange.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18

Every traveller who has had occasion
to enter the up town office of the Great
Northern Railway, corner Of Second
avenue and Columbia street, in Seattle,
has had an opportunity to view one of
the finest displays of agricultural pro-
ducts that has been made in the me-
tropolis of the North Pacific coast.
Every variety of fruit, grains, grasses
and vegetables raised in Washington
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
Too Short

Il don't like these modern sermons
much
why not?'
They're over before man fairly
gets 70 sleep."-Detroit Free Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18

Despair alone makes guilty men oe
bold.-Coleridge.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18
M alicinus

Relle-Edgar has such tact In choos-
ing an engagement ring: Nell Yes.
and such knack in getting it back from
every girl be gives it to.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-18

Every mans task Is Ids life pre-
server. = Emerson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
AND KAISER TO MEET
Conference Planned as an e.
fort to Solidify the Peace
Of Europe.

PARIS, February 26.-Both French and
French and German cabinets are con-
sidertng at the present moment plans
FOR q meeting between President Falli-
eres and the German emperor, according
to a report current in well informed
quarters.
The meeting, like the visit of Viscount
Haldane, the British secretary of war.
to Berlin, would represent another effort
to solidify the peace Of Europe. and be an
indication to the world that France is
ready to do everything possible in the
interest of the worlds harmony.
The recent ratification of the Franco
German accord on the subject Of Morocco
ward the establishment of more friendly
relations between France and Germany.
- Kaiser to Cross the Line.
The idea is that President Fallieres
should go to Belfort. the French fortress
town on the frontier. in September next,
and that the emperor should cross the
frontier to greet the French president.
AS this is the last year of President
Fallieres' term Of Office, the meeting be-
tween the head Of the French nation and
the German emperor would be. especially
appropriate. The matter, however, is one
Of the greatest delicacy, as the diplomats
must reckon with public opinion In
France. (which has not yet forgotten AL
.sace- Lorraine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
MANUFACTURED EXPORTS.
Their Value for Fiscal Year Wa,
$1,000, ,OOO, 900.

One billion dollars approximately rep
resents the value Of manufactured ex-
ports during the fiscal year ending June
30. 1911. or one-half the total, 1900 O0O,- :
600. which represents the aggregate Of
exports for the year. according to the
estimate Of the bureau Of manufactures
Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. It Is also estimated that 1000
manufacturing concerns are directly in.
terested in this trade.
American manufacturers are said to be
relying on the bureau more and more for
information in regard to general trade
conditions in foreign countries, tarifY
rates and regulations, their financial and
industrial status, methods Of developing
business, suggestions for packing, lists
of foreign importers, OF which there are
12J,OOO recorded; lists. of foreign news
papers and trade journals in which to
advertise. 'and other details essential to
an intelllgently directed and organised
effort to tnvads overseas marksts.- =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
WILL CONFER ON WAGES.
Representatives Of Railways and
Enpineers Will Meet March IA.

PHILADELPHIA. February 26.-An-
nouncement was made today by F. A.
Burgess. vice president of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers, that off,
cials Of the railroad companies and of
the brotherhood will meet in New York
March Il to discuss the request Of the
engineers for increased wages! The meet
Ing win be held at IL am. In the United
Engineering Society building.
Mr.. Burgess has been In this city for q
week in connection with the request of
the men. He said that a. committee rep
resenting the engineers will call today on
g. C. Long. general manager Of the Penn
syivania railroad. but he added that the
meeting will be merely formal. Mr.. Bur-
CESS said the power to. negotiate = the
whole controversy will be taken up by the
railroads in a general conference in New
York. ss
J. c. Stuart vice president OF the Erie
Railroad Company. will sbe chairmha OF
the sessions In New York: 49, :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
GIVES LIFE FOR CHILDREN.
Mother Saves All But, Two, Then
Perishes in Flames.

WILK ESBARRE,.. Pa. February 26..zA
woman named Meza, who had made a
heroic effort to save her six children.
was -burned-eto' death. along with two of
her Offspring in Luzerne borough early
today, when their home was completely
destroyed. The husband was absent when
the fire started and the, mother was alone
with the children. She cried for help
and entered the burning frame dwelling
four times. On three. OF the trips she
rescued four Of the children. One child,
a hoy ,of six years, she threw from q
second-story window and his leg was
broken i, s.4-
The fourth time the mother. rushed
back into the flames to bring out the two
remaining children. the floor gave way,
and the woman and the two children were
carried down in the debris. Their charred
bodies were found when the fire was ex-
tinguished. s-5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
IN MOTOR CYCLE TO DEATH.
Man Carries Wife With Him in De.
iberate Self Destruction. ;.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, February 2s.-H.
8. Dudley, who drove. his motor cycle
into an. interurban electric car four miles
from here yesterday, causing his own
death and that of his wife. who was rid
ing with him, had attempted suicide by
taking cl,loroform ten days ago. accord
ing to q statement made by the police
today.
'"Next time I'll take her with me-" he
Is reported to have said, referring to his
wife, when he was revived from the
chloroform.
According to witnesses, automobiles
waiting at the crossing must have acted
az a warning that train was approach
ing. The Dudleys came here from Syra-
c,ise. N Y, three years ago. &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

Passengers Shaken Up and Freight
Strewn Along Tracks.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 26-Two
freight trains and a fast passenger train
were involved in q double wreck on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Unionville,
twenty miles northwest Of Columbus to-
day. and although the engine and two
coaches Of the passenger train ran into a
ditch none of the passengers was injured
beyond shaking up.
The two freight trains were eastbound
when the rear train ran into the train
ahead. Wreckage was strewn along the
westbound track, and 1t was into this de-
bris that the passenger train. No. 81,
westbound. ran. derailing the engine and
two coaches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
WE'RE IN THE FIGHT
"That's About AII," Is Col.
RooseveIt's Comment Today.
is KEPT BUSY AT BOSTON
Crowd of Visitors Advise Him to
Roll Up His Sleeves and Pitch In.
BUT INTIMATES HE WILL WAIT
Prefers to Gauge Effect Of His An
nouncement Before Taking
Further Action.

BOSTON, February 26-"We're in the
fight; that's ALL" said Col. Roosevelt to-
day. 1t was his only comment upon his
statement issued yesterday that he would
accept the presidential nomination il Of
fered to him.
With Col. Roosevelt squarely on record
the active work of getting together q
Roosevelt organization was begun here
today. The colonel had an early breakfast,
and was soon hard at work. kilograms
from many parts of the country poured
i'm, and SO many men active in politics in
New England went to see him that the
home of Judge Robert Grant, with whom
he was staying, was almost filled with
visitors early in the day. These visitors,
as well as the messages, urged Col.
Roosevelt to roll up his sleeves and throw
himself into the fray.
In the Hands Of His Friends.
He let 1t be known, however, that for
the present. at least, he intended to do
little, preferring to await indications o.
the effect Of his announcement. He said
that his visitors today were forming a
Roosevelt organization in Massachusetts.
and that he had told them they might
carry out the work themselves; that he
would take no part in it. While he will
keep in touch with the political situation
in all parts of the country. the colonel
expressed the. determination to identify
himself with no Roosevelt organizations.
Requests for speeches have been receiv-
ed from a number of states, but Col.
Roosevelt said that he had not made UP
his mind what to do. The hardships Of an
extended speaking campaign are such
that he is reluctant to enter upon it. but
he said he would be obliged to reserve his
decision on that point.
Stands on Columbus Speech.
He said. however, that whether or not
he embarked upon speaking campaign
he would reiterate time after time his
belief in the political principles which he
set forth in his speech at Columbus, Ohio.
It is upon this platform that the Roose-
welt campaign is to be fought.
An expansion OF the Roosevelt head
quarters in Washington was announced
today by Mediu McCOrmick. who Is in
charge. The organization perfected by
the western governors In Chicago. 1t was
said. would be strengthened in it's east
crn connections, and various Independent
Roosevelt organizations be brought to a
center at Washington.
The announcement from Col. Roose-
welt was all that was necessary to con-
yince the man at the bottom-the voter
that he will not give up the fight until
the convention said Mr.. Mccormick.
No comment upon the formal entrance
of Col Roosevelt into the pre-convention
fight was made by managers of Senator
Ia Follette's candidacy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
FOUR MOTHERS APPEAL.
~
Want Postmaster General to Aid
Them in Finding Sons.

Four mothers have sent touching ap-
peals to the Postmaster General to aid
them In finding some who are either dead
or have neglected to write home.
dresses are wanted are Samuel Lokey, a
nfachinist. son of Mrs Lizzie Lokey,
Coulterville. Ill., r. F. D., No. 3; James
s. Cloney. "a soldier of fortune" for
merly OF Beaumont. Tex. son of Mrs.
Edward Cloney,, 22O1 Avenue I. Galveston,
Tex: William H. Corbett, who went to
the Philippines. son of Mrs. Mary E. Cor
bett. 1424 Kenilworth avenue. Ravenswood
Park. Chicago, ILL.,, and David s. Blake,
son of Mrs. Mary Ann Blake, r. r. D.,
No. 8. Kent. Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
WILL CLASSIFY TOBACCO. .
Examiners Of Imported Product Nee,
at Treasury nenarfmenf

Tobacco examiners from every impor-
tant port in the country met officials OF
the Treasury Department here today to
evolve a uniform classification of import
ed tobacco. Because Of the diversity Of
views and methods of the various ex-
aminers some experts believe the govern
ment has not been receiving all the rev.
enues which the tariff act calls for. The
examiners will determine for duty pur-
poses what shall be assessed as wrap
per and what as filler. The former is
dutiable at xl.so and the latter at 3.
cents per pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
President w4ll Take Up the Matter.
PROBE DU POINTS ELECTION.
Senator Reed Introduces Resolution
for an Investigation.

Senator Reed of Missouri today intro
duced his resolution for an investigation
of the election of Senator Henry A. du
Pont of Delaware
Mr.. Reed some days ago announced his
intention to press such an inquiry. His
action is based on the testimony given re-
Gently before the Senate judiciary COM
mittee which investigated the nomination
OF Cornelius p. Swain to be marshal OF
Delaware
Allegations Of corruption in connection
with elections in that state, in which
Senator, du Points name was mentioned
incidentally, caused President Taft to
withdraw Mr.. Swain's nomination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
LYON FOR ROOSEVELT.
Texas National Committeeman Ur
qualified in His Endorsement.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. February 2G.-Ce-
Gil a. Lyon. national committeeman and
chairman of the republican executive
committee of Texas, today said of Col.
Roosevelt's announcement
while all the initiated knew it was
coming. it's effect will be none the less
electrical ;
THE candidacy OF Col. Roosevelt will
appeal to Americans Of all parties. If he
is nominated. as confidently expect. he
will sweep the country as he did in 1904.
II he Is not nomiHatedAthat is, If Mr.
Taft is nominated-we might as well be-
gin addressing Woodrow Wilson or who
ever else the democrats name as Mr..
President" 4"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
ROOSEVELT TO THE GOVERNORS.
NEW YORK. February "a

NEW YORK, February "a 1912.
cntlemen deeply appreciate letter, and real
pressing does the carefully considered convictions of the
elected by popular stand the heads of
ment in their several states. 7@4.rr ~ E5szt..4
absolutely agree with you that this matter is
to he decided refereuce personal preferences
interests of man. but purely the standpoint OF
the interests of the people whole will accept the
nomination for President It rendered me- and will
adhere this decision until the convention has expressed
its preference fe. III. tts
One of the chief principles for which have STOOD and
for which stand, and which have always endeavored
always shall endeavor reduce action the genuine
rule of the people and therefore hope that possible
the people may be given the chance through direct primaries
express theirpreerence to who shall be the of
the republican presidential convention. ss~ts
Very truly yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
Meeting to Aid Equal Suffrage.

NEW YORK, February 26-Under the
auspices of the Allied Suffrage Associa-
tions of this city meeting to raise funds
10 aid the equal suffrage bill. which has
passed the Wisconsin legislature and is
to be voted upon In November, Will be
pected that. NEARLY 100000 win be SUBJ
scfibed. .-...-. - .---.4-.-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

The right of the Southern Pacific Rail-
way Company to selections Of land under
the so-called main line grant by Con-
gress within the grant Of the old Atlantic
and Pacific Railway Company was today
upheld by the Supreme. Court Of the
United States. The decision. q. test case.
involved the claim to more Than 81 ,O0O :
QUO worth Of California land