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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
Brief News of the Week

According to late advices the entire
state of Sinaloa, Mexico, like that of
Chihuahua, is in rebel hands.
Loss by the Mississippi flood in
Louisiana is estimated at $4,000, 900.
There is much suffering among thous-
ands of homeless victims.
A wreck commission to examine
thoroughly into the cause of the I'll
tanic disaster, and place the response
bility, has been appointed by the Brit
lsh government.
Fears are entertained of further dis
orders in Canton, China. Thousands
of soldiers have returned from the
north in a state of discomfort and have
been disbanded.
A revolt of the populace and sol
diery at Fee, Morocco, caused by the
new military regulations in connection
with the French protectorate, resulted
in the massacre of hundreds of Euro
peans.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
SQUIRRELS as Tree Planters.

Contrary to common belief. the gray
squirrels of the United States do not
lay up their winter store of nuts In
mass, but bury each one separate and
apart from the rest. and for this rea
son they are natures most important
chestnut. hickory and walnut tree
planters. The nuts are hidden In the
ground. often at considerable dis
tance from one another, and either by
instinct or a remarka BILE memory the
squirrels will penetrate through sew
eral feet Of snow when in want Of
food and seldom if ever fail to find
the hidden treasures. They do not
need or use the one-tenth part Of the
provender they have hidden away in
the ground, and what they do not con-
sumo terminates the next spring, and
in this way we get our uniform nut
tree forests. which would otherwise
grow in clusters under the parent tree
where the nuts have fallen. In their
burying operations squirrels often COW
DR. a large area of ground. seeking the
most favorable spots for hiding their
food This accounts for trees spring
ing up in the most diverse places
Harper's Weekly.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
A Mediterranean Phenomenon.

Mirages are common in many parts
of the world. such phenomena being
familiar to travellers in the tropics as
well as in the arctic regions and on
deserts just the same as upon the wa
ters of lakes. seas and oceans. The
most peculiar of the whole list of at
mospheric illusions is that species Of
mirage called the fata morgana. which
is peculiar to that portion of the Medl-
terranean sea which lies off the coast
Of Calabria between Italy and Sicily.
Exhibitions of the fata morgana are
the most fantastic spectacles imag1-
nable. If city is presented to view
some of the buildings are seen stand
ing in their natural positions. while
those adjoining may be standing at
every conceivable angle or are COM
pletely inverted The morgana has
been known since before the time of
Christ and has always been viewed
with awe by superstitious people.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
People in the News

President Madero has appointed as
ambassador to Washington Senior Cal
ero, his late minister of foreign affairs.
mad King" Otto of Bavaria is GA
years old, of which he has spent "a
in confinement because of his mental
condition.
Justin Mccarthy, historian and nov
elist, and for many years a member of
parliament, is dead at Folkestone, Eng
land, aged 80 years.
DR.. Daniel Kimball Pearsons, of Chi
cago, 92 years old, who in recent years
gave more than $5,0OO,OOO to small
colleges, chiefly in the middle west. is
dead.
A fourth attempt is being made to
liberate Harry K. Thaw from the Mat
teawan State Hospital, where he has
been imprisoned for the Staying of
Stanford White, six years ago, be-
cause of INSANITY"
Striking at the principles of the re-
call, particularly the recall of the judi
ciary, and at socialism, Archbishop
Ireland spoke at Galena, ILL.,, at the
Grant celebration on Some Problems
of Democracy" He said the recall
was peril which must not be treated
lightly.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
Old Time London Ruffans.

At the beginning of the eighteenth
century a Dumber of rufianly young
men of the higher classes-called by
Swift "a race of rakes that play the
devil about the town every night
known as 'Mohocks." infested London,
sallying out drunk into the streets. car
rying short clubs loaded with lead at
both ends and perpetrating shame
full cruelties upon peaceable passersby.
wantonly wounding and disfguring the
men and subjecting all alike to afro
cious insults Lecky says that ma
irons inclosed in barrels were rolled
down the steep and stony Snow hill
Watchmen were numerically beaten.
and their noses were slit. Coaches and
chairs were overturned on rubbish
heaps, and country gentlemen visiting
the theaters had to be accompanied
by their armed retainers as if in time
of war.-Pearsons Weekly.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02

quired in the gas producer when the
mill is run in connection with the light
ing plant. three or four buckets of coal
being all that is necessary during the
entire evening
During the summer months the
grinding drops off. The grinding mill
is situated in the room adjoining the
producer plant. and one man operates
the entire system The extra services
of fireman are not required as in a
steam plant. The power end of the
plant requires very little attention after
being put into operation. The engine
and electrical equipment are examined
occasionally to see if everything is rum
ming smoothly, but otherwise very lit
tie time is devoted to inspection The
rest of the time is spent by the oper-
ator in the grinding room or in doing
other work around the plant.
The following figures, furnished by
the company covering operation for the
year 1911, are of interest:
Earnings from light plant
for the year................ N,124S2
Earnings from feed mill. 44O.35
Making total gross earn
tngs ........ 81, 56A6
Cost for coal for the year. 2S5H
Cost of oil and waste for
year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0U.oo
Repairs and incidentals.... &.67
Making a total expendt-
ture. exclusive of labor OF
operation. of .............. $S6S.52
The plant at Windham is an excel
lent illustration of what can be done
in small town where it is desired to
have electricity for street lighting and
commercial purposes.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
PARTISAN BANDITS
KILLED BY POLICE

Paris.-Bonnot, the leader of an or
ganized gang of automobile bandits
who have been terrorizing Paris and
the surrounding district for months,
and Dubois, a notorious anarchist,
were shot to death in the most thrill
ing encounter in the annals of French
crime.
A garage at Choisy-le-Roi, six miles
south of Paris, in which the bandits
had taken refuge, was blown up by
dynamite, after these two men had
kept at bay for hours large part of
the police force of Paris.
Bonnet and Dubois, after wounding
two policemen, took refuge in the gar
age. They were trapped in the build
ing, which at once was surrounded.
Bonnet was captured alive. He was
riddled with bullets and died on the
way to hospital
Parisians, particularly automobilists,
have been in state of terror because
of the reckless crimes of the automo-
bile bandits, which reached a climax
in the murder of Assistant Superinten-
dent Jouin of the detective department
and the wounding of Chief Inspector
Coleman by Bonnet on the morning of
April "a. The government then or
rcd all the available police to hunt
the assassins day and night.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
Political News Bits

New Hampshire primaries went sol
idly for President Taft, Roosevelt be-
ing defeated by nearly a two to one
vote.
II am out of politics." was the only
answer that Charles E. Hughes, asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court,
would make in answer to questions as
to whether he would accept the nom
nation for the presidency as a. COM
promise candidate.
The Hadley-Roosevelt combination
steam-rollered through the Missouri
republican state convention after an
all-night session. AS an aftermath,
Missouri is in the contested column
with two sets of delegates-at-large to
the national convention.
Speaker Clark is gaining steadily
and Governor Wilson is losing some
of the big lead he had two and three
weeks ago. Late figures give Clark
149, Wilson 118, Marshall 80, Under
wood "a, Burke 10, uncertain 1O1,
needed to nominate, 1859.
The fight for the republican presi-
Dental nomination was enliyened the
past week by bitter personal attacks
on each other by Taft and Roosevelt,
President Taft made several speeches
in Massachusetts. devoted mainly to
attacks on Colonel Roosevelt and a.
defense of himself and his administra-
ton. Roosevelt followed on the pres
ldent's trail, making a number of
speeches in which he roundly scored
Taft and his administration.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
DEATH LOSS FROM
TORNADO IS LARGE
Two Oklahoma Towns Wiped
Out; al Dead and 100 In
jured Counted.

Oklahoma City.-As detailed reports
come in. the extent of devastation and
loss of life and property from Satur-
days tornado increases.
It is known that 20 towns were
struck by the storm which swept
northward through portions OF south
western and central Oklahoma; that
two of them, Butler and Foss, were
literally wiped out and Al dead and
more than 100 injured are accounted
sor.
All central Oklahoma seems to be
demoraliZed and it may be days be-
fore the loss of life and property is
known.
Western Oklahoma streams are out
of their banks. The Rock Island
bridge over the Cimarron river, 80
miles south of Enid, was washed out.
Following is a summary of the dam
age to life and property: Foss, Okla,
10 killed, 25 or 80 injured, town badly
torn up. Butler, Okla, nine killed,
many injured. Sentinel, Okla, two
killed, SO houses blown down. Hinton,
Okla, one killed, many injured, scores
of buildings blown down. Hobart,
Okla, two known dead, four others
reported dead, several injured, great
damage to property. Lugert, Okla,
two killed, five fatally hurt one store
building hft standing. Rockway,
Okla, one killed, half of town blown
away. Calumet Okla, three killed, six
or eight injured, heavy property loss.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
Bio Vaudeville Men in Combine.

New York;. F. Keith has pur-
chased the Percy G.. Williams circuit
of vaudeville theaters in New York
and by contamination of a deal with
Meyerfeld and Beck, of the Orpheum
circuit, Mrs. G.. E. Kohl of Chicago,
and Max Anderson, of New York, has
brought about the amalgamation of
interests involving millions of dollars
and by the purchase of interests in
each others houses east and west
practically makes a gigantic combina-
ton of all the high-cIass vaudeville
houses in America.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
About Temperature.

The best authorities on the science
of meteorology tell US that without the
various changes in the temperature
there would be a perfect calm at all
times in all parts Of the globe. A uni
form and unvarying barometric pres
sure would everywhere prevail. and
no evaporation or condensation. no
clouds and no rain. In short. without
changes of temperature which we
sometimes think so uncomfortab BILE the
atmosphere would soon become poison
Gus, stagnant and incapable of sus-
tanning human life.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
A Judicial Sport.

On a cold October night in 1882 a
tall, elderly man with white side
whiskers and almost ministerial dig
nifty hurried noiselessly up to the desk
of the Arlington hotel, in Washington
He seemed to be laboring under in
tense emotion. He caught his breath
and asked hoarsely:
"Have you heard the score Of the
Yale-Harvard gamer
Eyes. sir" replied the clerk-'Yale.
6; Harvard, o.
The old mans face became wreathed
in smiles. He fairly Rugged himself
with delight Just as l predicted!'
be chuckled Wont l rub it in on
Shorty Gray. thought
And he danced out of the lobby like
two-year-old.
He was the late Justice Shiras. and
Shorty Gray was his colleague, who
had insisted that Harvard would win.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
italians Capture Island.

Rome.-A wireless message an
nounces that to complete the occupa-
ton of Stampalia, an island of the
Grecian Archipelago, belonging to
Turkey, the Italians landed two COM
panies, which seized the heights COM
manding the town of Livaderia. The
small garrison surrendered at the first
summons.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
HAr lob Safe,

eff you keep on annoying the mis-
sus.'' said the butler. "she's liable to
discharge you"
"She can't" replied the cook I'VE
had beautiful quarrel this morning.
and we're not on speaking terms. -
Washington Star.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
His Ailment.

Tommy's Aunt-Won't you have an
other piece of cake. Tommy?
Tommy ION visit)-NO. / thank
you.
Tommy's Aunt-You seem to be suf-
fering from loss Of appetite.
Tommy-That amt loss Of appetite
What I'm sufferin' from Is politeness.
Judge.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
State Would Check Telephone Merger

San Francisco-AttorDey General
u. S. Webb, representing the state of
California, and City Attorney Percy
V. Long, representing the city and
county of San Francisco, have filed
two suits in the local superior court
to set aside the merger of the Home
Telephone company and the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
WANT BREAD WRAPPED.
Woman's Civic League of Portland,
KY, to Fight Grocers.

KY, to Fight Grocers.
Unwrapped bread will not be pur-
chased in the future by members Of
the Women's Civic league of Park
land. Ky A committee composed of
Mrs. George r, Yancey. Mrs. Charles
Gwin and Mrs. 81. L. Stahl has been
appointed to ask all grocers to wrap
les so that it will be protected from
dust, germs and flies
The Falkland women will call to the
attention of other organizations the
Importance of enlisting in the cam
paign for clean bread The action on
unwrapped bread followed an address
by Mrs. George w Grant on pure food
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
Queues Roll Chinese Republicans.

Shanghai.-Republica in the dis
tricts around Shanghai are attacking
all residents who wear queues, forci-
BY cutting off the Objectionable ap-
pc dages. Coolies and others in the
International settlement who retain
their queues are afraid to venture be-
yond the limits.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
Fire sweens Damascus.

Constantinople.-T great bazaar
quarters in Damascus have been de-
stroyed by fire. Several persons were
killed and many injured and tbs dam
ase is estimated at s10.000,O0Q
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
coIIinsviIIe Water System Completed

CoIlInsVIIIe Water System Completed.
The new waterworks system for Col
linsville. Tex, has been completed and
is now ready for use. The system com
prises deep well. a gasoline ena,ne
and reservoir that will hold ROO or
400 barrels Of water.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
Good Luck.

Elsie-Mamma's so disappointed. Her
cake didn't turn out as well as she ex
pected Tommy-Oh. good luck. Then
we can have as much of it as we want
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
The Toney Life.

Hokus-Dashaw way gets all his mail
at the club. doesn't he? Pokus-Yes
his wife even sends him her "at home"
cards there.-Town Topics.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02

The cleverest of all devils is oppor-
tunitY.- Vieland.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02

The Light Plant and Feed Mill Run
In Connection With 1t Made Total
Earning of More Than $1,000 During
the Past Year.
The village of Windham. N. Y, has
set an example in prOgressiveness that
many a larger town would do well to
follow.
With a population of less than 800
inha bitants it has successfully in
stalled a complete electric light sys-
tenn.
About twenty minutes to one-half
hour is all that is necessary to put the
plant in operation The old fire in the
producer is raked down. fresh fuel is
added and the blower started, which
creates the necessary draft. The blow
err is kept in operation until after the
gas engine has started running The
blower is operated by a two horse
power gasoline engine. The cost of op-
Grafton of the gasoline engine is very
low. about gallon of gasoline being
consumed per week.
When the producer is first started the
gas is Of poor quality and allowed to
escape by means Of a three way valve
opening to the atmosphere By means
of d test valve situated near the en-
CINE and connected to the supply pipe
the gas is tested at different intervals
When it is found to be of the right
quality the valve opening into the at
mosphere is closed. allowing gas to en-
ter the scrubber and then into the en-
CINE cylinders. The cylinder jacket is
kept cool by water coming from tank
placed near the top Of the plant. Wa
ter is pumped up to this tank from
fifty-five foot well by small pump,
which is belt connected to the dywheel
of the gas engine.
In connection with the power plant
the owner has installed feed grind
ing mill. which is operated at night
when the producer is running. The
feed mill is run by a gas engine. which
draws it's gas from the supply tank.
Feed is ground at the rate of 10 cents
per 100 pounds and nets very good
income. Very little extra fuel is re-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-02
ELECTRICITY IN
SMALL TOWNS
How Wlndham Successfully In.
stalled a Power Plant.
LESS THAN 300 INHABITANTS.

The Light Plant and a Feed Mill Run
In Connection With IL Made Total
Earning of More Than $1,000 During
the Past Year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-08-14
Holland Bros. Give Away
Both Fire and Life Insu-
rance Policies.

On every piano purchased of us we
givea certificate stating that if the
piano is burned during the period of
time which is covered by the term
of payment that we will replace the
piano with new one. We also
give Life Insurance Policy to eve
ry male person between the age of
so years who can pass a satisfactory
medical examination, q Life 1nsu-
rance Policy for the value of the
purchase price of the piano. This
Life Insurance Policy is reducable
each year SO that the second or
third year the policy will be for the
amount only which is due on the
piano. In this way if a person who
buys a piano from us should die du-
rins the time the instrument is be-
ing paid for the account should be
settled up by the proceeds of the
Life Insurance Policy.
Mr.. F. H. McMaster, the State
Insurance Commissioner states to
us in letter which we have receiv-
ed from him that the Insurance
Company which issues the Policies
to US is licensed to do business in
South Carolina and is thoroughly
reliable company. We have perfected
these arrangements through the
Piano Underwriters Agency of Bal
timore Md, which is corporation
of unquestioned financial standing.
We make no additional charge for
these policies. Any one wishing
full information with reference to
this Insurance will be supplied with
same upon application to us.
Holland Bros.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-08-14
Happenings in and Around
Trenton.

Revival services were held at the
Baptist church last week. The pas
tor was assisted by DR.. ]. H. Thay-
er of Ridge Spring. The meeting
resulted III several additions to the
church. The ordinance of baptism
was administered on Sunday morn
Ing.
On Tuesday the goth the Y. w.
AS will hold an apron bazaar in
the park grove. Refreshments will
be served.
Miss Roseva Harrison has accept
ed the music class. Miss Harrison
is recent graduate Of Limestone.
She is very talented in music and
we are confident that she will be
successful in this work.
Mr.. Marion Wright who is serv-
ing on the Record staff in Colum-
bia: spent Sunday with relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Eady who has
spent some time with Miss Roseva
Harrison has returned to her home
in Florence. By her gentle ana
lovable disposition Miss Eady made
many friends Will. here.
Miss Rosella Duncan who has
been visiting friends in Tennessee
has returned home.
The machinery for the new GIN
merry is being installed and it will be
ready for the first bale.
Considerable damage is being
done in different places by the red
spider. To what extent his work of
destruction will GO is hard to esti-
mate.
Revival services will begin at the
Methods; church next Sundag.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-08-14
Happenings Around Flat Rock,

Crops generally are better in this
section than it was expected at one
time they would be.
The refreshing showers, the last
few days makes the farmers wear a
broad smile.
Picnics, barbecues and fish fries
occur every few days since the crops
are laid by.
Some of the men in this neighbor-
hood are good marble players, as
we'll as good farmers. 1t is real in
teresting to watch them play and
see how heartily they enter into the
game.
The annual protracted meeting at
Red Oak Grove church, has been
called off owing to the extreme ILL
ness of Mrs. Alva Hammond which
would take off a large portion of
the congregation, also sickness in
other homes which would interfere
with the attendance. Mrs. Ham
mond has been critically i'll for sew
eral weeks with typhoid fever, but
we hope the crisis is past and we
pray for her speedy recovery.
There has been quite number of
visitors in our town lately. Mrs.
Garrett Scott and son of Augusta
are visiting at the home of Mr. j..
c. Bailey. Mr.. and Mrs. Mallie
Clegg and children, also Mr.. Holly
Clegg and Miss Mary Quattlebaum
all of Shatterfeld visited relatives
here recently.
Mrs. Louise Tant of Augusta
spent fortnight at the home of
Mrs. G. L. Zimmerman.
Miss Mamie Bussey compliment
ed a number of her friends with an
afternoon party last Wednesday.
Delightful refreshments were serv-
ed and all had a pleasant time.
Mr.. F. P. Toole of Aiken was
welcome visitor at Nh. G. L. Tim
merman'sllast week.
Messrs. Mackie, Livie and Tee
Bailey have all been on the sick list
lately but are better now.
Mr.. 2. H. Bussey has been jndis7
posed for the last few days.
Miss Leila Kemp who has been
quite sick at the home of Mr.. Q.
o. Zimmerman is con7alesing.
Mrs. o. 0 Zimmerman with mas
ter John Grafton Zimmerman is
visiting in Greenwood this week.
ldrs. Matte Kenrick and children
are visiting in the Horse Greek Val
ley section this week.
Quite number expect to attend
the w. NJ. U. in Edgefeld this
month from this section,
Subscriber.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-08-14
Very Pleasant Occasion.

Little Miss Helen Dorm proved
herself to be most charming hos
tess when she entertained numIar
of her friends last Friday afternoon
in honor of her cousin, Miss AL
leen Payne of Ninety-Six. The
principal diversion was a sewing
contest. The little girls dopnea.
blue, pink and red aprons, and Sc
lected partner from among the
boys present. Each boy was givel
a needle with which to hem the
apron that his fair partner wore, a
prize being provided for the one
who used the needle with the great
est skill. At the expiration Of he
time limit the Judges decided t4Gt
Watson QUITS handiwork gave a~i
dence of the greatest skill, COZ 2-
quently the beautiful cravat v'as
awarded to him. The sweet music
that was rendered upon the haHG
some new piano of the little h, ST IS
added much to the pleasure Of The
Delicious ices and cske
were served before the guests de-
parted.