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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17
A. |. MINIS
PASSES AWAY
Brother OLD. A. Minis Succumbs
to Pneumonia at Home
Near Nashville.

Prof. A. L.. Minis, brother of d.. A.
Minis of Newport, distinguished edu-
Gator, lecturer, vetern of the civil war,
a man of irreproachable character and
twice candidate for governor of Ten
nessee upon the populist ,tickee, died
Sunday morning at $40 O'Clock in his
eightieth year at the home of ibis niece,
Mrs. j. p. Thomas, at Antioch near
Nashville.
Prof. Minis, career as citizen of
Tennessee has been long and hohor-
able one. He was born in East Tennes-
see in 1888. He received good edu-
cation, and for several years, up to the
breaking out OF the civil war, conduct
ed school for BOYS in Nashville.
When the war began he enlisted in For
rest t'scommand and fought throughout
the struggle. After the war he again
took up the avocation of an educator
and continued his school for boys in
NASHVILLE.
About twenty-five years ago Prof.
Minis bought farm at Antioch and
moved there. Since then he has seen
much service on the lecture platform
in the state and south. In 1894 he was
nominated by the populist party for
governor OF Tennessee. In this race, in
which his successful opponent was
Gov. Peter Turney. Prof. Minis re-
ceived vote of over $4,000. Two years
later, in 1896, he vas renominated by
the populists and ran against Robert
l.. Taylor. He again received a fiatter-
ing vote. These races were the only
ones he ever made in politics, but he
has always taken lively interest in
state and national affairs.
Prof. Minis was never married. Until
four years ago he lived upon his farm,
but at that time he sold his farm and
Continued on Page 81
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17
FIRE TAKES
! MANS ALL
But Kindly Crestmont Neighbors
Quickly Put Him Back On
His Feet.

The home of Wiley Phillips, of
Crestmont located a short distance
above Rube Clark's store was totally
destroyed by fire last week. together
with all of it's contents and Mr.. Phil
lips was indeed lucky to escape from
the building with his children.
When the flames were discovered
about nine O'Clock, Mr.. Phillips and
his family, consisting Of wife and
six children, had retired. When first
seen the roof was ready TO fall in, and
the children were carried out of the
house in their nighticloths, while Mr..
Phillips was able, only TO put on a pair
of overalls. His shoes were even de-
stroyed as was every article in the
house.
The people of fCrestmont, though, are
generous and they quickly made up a
purse which enabled Mr.. Phillips TO
resume house keeping, not much the
worse off by the fire, the funds having
been mple to give him good start.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17
RESTING PLACE
FOR live STOCK
Southern Road Completing Mod
ern Resting and Feeding Plant
at Spencer, N. c.

Spencer, N. c., April 14.-To pro-
vide improved facilities for properly
handling the growing movement OF
live stock to Eastern and Virginia
markets from the Southeastern states,
the Southern Railway is now complet-
ing a modern plant for resting and
feeding stock on property adjoining
the Spencer yard.
The plant consists Of 33 pens, 20 of
which are covered. All pens and alleys
are paved with one foot of cinders and
are located on gentle slope, provide
ing natural drainage. Each pen is pro-
vided with water trough and feed rack
and the entire plant is electrically
lighted. Nine pens are set apart for
cattle from the quarantined area and
are separated from the others by a
solid board wall ten feet high. AS all
cattle are unloaded at Spencer for feed
and rest, this convenient plant will
prove an important facility for stock
growers.
The construction OF this plant is in
line with the Southern Railway Com
pany's policy of making every possi-
BILE effort to aid the live stock indus
try in the territory along its lines, in
accordance with which it has provid-
ed special train service for live stock
from points where sufficient business
is offered and through its Live Stock
Department is endeavorlng to interest
farmers, to disseminate helpful in
formation, and to contribute in every
proper manner to the upbuilding of
the industry.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17

Judgment is obtained and enforced;
provided, further, That anyperson i'm
pounding such animals shall give no.
tice thereof TO the owner or keeper
when such owner or keeper is known
to the party impounding.
"Section Be it further enacted,
That the County Election Commits
sioners of the counties TO which this
Act applies, shall call an election 10
be held in said counties on the first
Saturday in August, 1913. Said elec-
ton to be held as other elections are
held. Said County Election Commits
sioners shall cause ballots 10 be pre-
pared, which ballots shall have print
cd thereon the words, "For Stock
Law" and beneath said words the
words, against Stock Law" Vot-
ers i'm favor OF said law shall place 81
cross mark opposite the words s'For
Stock Law" and those against said
law shall place cross mark opposite
the words, "Against Stock Law"
"Section 5 Be it further enacted,
That within five days after said elee-
tion said County Election Commis-
sioners shall canvass said election re-
turns, declare the results and publish
the same for two weeks in some week
ly newspaper published in said county
where said election was held.
"Section 6 Be it further enacted,
That if majority of the voters in said
election voted for SAID stock law, then
said stock law as hereinbefore set out,
shall take effect and be in full force
and effect from, and after September
1, 1918.
''Section Z Be it further enacted,
That this Act take effect from and af-
ter its passage, the public welfare re-
quiring it,"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17

A meeting of the Retail Merchants
Association was held Thursday night,
at which time G. f.. McNabb of the
firm of G. Z McNabb and Company,
was elected permanent secretary. Fit
teen members were in attendance and
the benefits to be derived from the AS
sociation were discussed.
The name "RetaIl Merchants .Asso-
cialion OF Newport" was formally
adopted. The meeting night is to be
the first Monday night of every month.
1t was decided to have an inition fee
of $3.50 and dues of one dollar per
month.
An invitation is given the country
merchants to join with the Newport
merchants in the Association, as they
are confronted with the same credit
system evils as have confronted the
merchants of Newport. .and they would
therefore benefit by affiliating with the
Newport merchants.
The main idea of the Association is
cooperation among the merchants
and under the bylaws adopted no
member will extend credit to any man
who refuses TO pay an account due
another member of the Association
and in this way each merchant pro-
tects his neighbor and at the same time
himself against loss.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17
WILL HANDLE
Big CROWDS
Railroads VIII Have Big Tasks
at the Confederate
Reunion.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April 14.-Offi-
cials of the Southern Railway COM
pany and the Queen & Crescent Route
expect to handle the great crowds
that will visit Chattanooga for the
reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans, May 1928, with the same
dispatch that the normal travel
through the Chattanooga terminal
station is handled as result OF ar
rangements made at conference Of
transportation, mechanical and pas
senger representatives of these lines
at which it was decided to, form for
this occasion special organization
similar to that which accomplished
such splendid results for the South
ern Railway at Macon during the re-
union of 1912.
Experienced ticket sellers and bag
gage checkers will be brought from
other points, special temporary facil-
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17
TEXT OF new STOCK
Law FOR COOKE COUNTY
Representative Boyer Has introduced Bill in the Leeisl
ture Repeating the Present Law, But the New Bill Does
Not Become Law Until Ratified BY Vote of The People
At August Election. ..4. l

Much interest has been manifested
in the new stock law billintroduced in
the legislature by Representative
Boyer, the bill in question follows in
full:
"An act to be entitled an act to re-
peal Chapter $50 of the acts of 1908,
being an Act entitled IAN Act to make
it unlawful for owners of swine,
sheep or goats, or those having the
control or custody OF such animals, TO
permit them to run at large in coun-
ties having population of more than
1900 and less than 10 $50 by the Fed
eral Census of 1900 or any subsequent
Federal Census, and 10 prescribe
remedy for damages committed by
such animals, and 10 prescribe punish
ment for the violation OF this Act"
"Section l Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF Ten
nessee, that Chapter 14o, Acts of 1908,
entitled An Act to establish a stock
law for couKties In this State having a
population of not moro than 10, 100 and
less than 10, ,160 of the Federal Census
of 1910, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
"Section ? BE it further enacted,
That this Act take effect from and af-
ter its passage, The public welfare re-
quiring it.
San Act 10 be entitled An Act to
provide stock law for counties in this
State having population of not less
than 10, ,395 and not more than 10, 400
by the Federal Census of 1910 or any
subsequent Federal Census; to provide
for an election to be held in the coun-
ties to which this Act applies, to en-
able the voters of said counties to
adopt or reject this Act and TO pro-
vide when this Act shall take effect
if adopted.
"Section ! Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of Ten
nessee, That after the adoption of this
Act as hereinafter provided, it shall
f, be unlawful for any person or persons
owning or having the custody and
control of swine. sheep or goats, to
permit such animals to run at large
in counties of this State having pop
ulation of not less than 1885 nor
more than 10, 400 by the Federal Cen
sus of 1910 or any subsequent Federal
| Census.
"Section 2 Be it further enacted,
That any person or persons violating
the provisions of this act, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less thantwo nor more than ten dol
lars, and snail be liable for all dam
ages committed by such animals tres
| passing upon the lands Of another.
"Section 5 BE it further enacted,
That the party damaged by trespass-
ing swine, sheep or goats, shall have q
lien on the animals trespassing to Sc
cure the damages, to be enforced by at
tachment or by Judgment declaring
the lien and execution thereon; pro-
vided further, That any person upon
whose lands or possessions any such
animals are found trespassing, may
have the right to take them up and
impound them until the damages and
expenses Of impounding are paid, or
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17

Newport is the home of collection
of pitchers which will eventually have
a state wide reputation, for while 1t is
young collectionit has grownFapidIy
in the tour years of It's existence. Mrs.
w. B. Robinson is the collector of this
selection of pitchers and at her home
on Clifton Heights, she is proud to
show 10 her friends the hundreds of
pitchers, many of which have some
quaint history. The collection of pitch.
ers is featured by the smallest pitcher
in the world. it being Of solid gold and
less than one-fourth of an inch in
heighth, having capacity of proba-
bly, one drop of water.
Four years ago, Mrs. Robinson be-
gan collecting pitchers. Her. friends
helped her along, and when in any
city would come across something
quaint in the pitcher line, they were
sent to Mrs. Robinson. The collect
ion grew rapidly until now it is very
valuable one, and contains 3l5 pitch
erSs
Recent additions are several foreign
pitchers-one of early history, with
the eagle symbol which is lOS years
old, being very much priced. Among
the late acquisitions are pitchers from
Tripoli, Rome, and Constantinople.
A copper lustre one of the olden Ger
man patterns is included in the late
additions. There are two-one each
from Naples and Gibralter, which are
unique in their design.
An antique Wedgewood game pitch
er, secured in. Flaminghar,, Mass, is
very much priced. A pink lustre
made in Valencia, Spain, is also of
special note, while there are numerous
designs made in China of unusually
odd shapes. Two KoKo-ware pitch
ers, made by celebrated japanese
artist, are also valued highly.
Peculiar pitchers are shown in a
Kelp sea-weed, and one is made from
a cows horn, having been secured in
Plymouth, Mass. Souvenirs of num-
erous kinds are shown, souvenir Of
the Mayfiower and pitcher which
passed through the San Francisco fire,
showing evidence of same, are promi,
nent. Souvenir pitchers of Cuba,
showing the Moro Castle and Colum-
bus Cathedral, are included in thelist
The pitchers of metal are composed
of silver, copper, gold and pewter In
design they compose animals, both
wild and domestic, fruits, flowers,
vegetables, shells, serpents. heads of
celebrities, etc. There are number
of them over one hundred years old.
There are also several reproductions
of old wares and many from foreign
countries, bearing the emblemn and
coat of arms of the nation from which
they came.
The collection cannot be passed over
without noticing very interesting
Japanese sauce pitcher, really syrup
Edtcher, which is designed in such a
say that am imitation saucer extends
about it's top, an inch below the top,
which catches the dram and through
small hole allows the dripping to
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17
MERCHANTS
TOGETHER
c. E. McNabb is Permanent
Secretary of the Asso-
citation.
MANY BECOME MEMBERS

Name Adopted Was That of the
Retail Merchants Association
of Newport, and the Country
Merchants Have Been Given
Opportunity to Join-Will Be
Remedy for Evils of the Credit
System.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-17

Continued on Page 81
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Golf That Is Mostly Ball Hunting.

There are two sorts of golf. One is where you do not hunt for the ball. Those who play the other
 sort are never found in the cham pionship records. They traverse the links with amateur caddies or with no caddics at all. They sally out in twos. thrccs or fours and play all against all. They expect to spend most of the time in ball hunt ing, which they have reduced to d science. They spread out in line
 and walk the suspected area, each rallying to the others need. Only when the ball is found does the
 game continue, and the players are
 lucky if they do nine holes before luncheon.-London Globe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
A Tree of Many Powers.

The ash tree is rich with super stition. The old charlatans. of the middle ages used it in their love potions, and the damsels of ancient times believed that it would enable them to make their sweethearts true and help them to discover their future husbands. The inhabitants of Iceland still look with dread upon the use of mountain ash as fuel. Their belief that it will make enemies of all who gather round q hearthstone on which it burns is deep seated and was once almost universal in Europe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Too Bad.

On the occasion of her sixth birthday the daughter of Phila- dclphia physician received from her father little ring with tiny pearl in it.
 A week had not passed since the presentation when the child, agitat- cd and fearful, appeared in her fa- ther's office.
 In response to her parents query as to the cause of her perturbation the youngster replied:
 tits awful, father! have lost the little pill out of my ring. St. Paul Dispatch.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Deed of Kindness.

The benevolent old gentleman got busy when he saw four boys, eight or nine years of age, attack one hoy about the same age.
 "You mustn't, you mustn't" he said when he had hauled them off, "attack your little companion this way. What has he done to deserve such harsh treatmcnt?"
 The four boys glowered sullenly. while the one boy whimpcred as he thought what would happen to him when the benevolent old gentleman went on his way.
 "Well," said one of the four at last, Che won't join the band of kindness our teacher wants to get up in our schools' Inter Ocean.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
SEEING THE GRAND. CANYON
Look at It With 'YSur Own Eyss, Not ss .}TkreIdh, Those of Others.

!
 In describing how it feels to look for the first time into the depths of the Grand canyon it has become customary for literary folk to DOT tray their sensations in some such striking way as this:
 "One glance was enough. My brain reeled, and l recoiled in gris- ly terror from the brink. Casting myself upon my knees and clasping my companion about his, l besought him with tears to take me away" Now, if before visiting Arizona I had visited the travel alcove of the public library l, too, would doubtless have known some of this grisly terror on reaching the fa nous brink. But as my habit is not to read about places until after see- ing them through eyes unbespec- taclcd by literature the mile depth of the abyss actually tcrrorized mo 10 more than had the decps of the smiling Yosemite.
 Indeed, that first glimpse did not awe or intimidate me at all. It fill ed me instead with chaotic sense of power and tranquil beauty and sublimity that decpened, strength ened, clarified as the confused mass es of dome and battlement and spire, of fretted cornice and pin nacle, terrace and turret below gradually disengaged and defined themselves and as the variety and marvel of color scheme sank into my soul-a color scheme as protean as that of an ingot of white hot steel cooling rapidly under q sunset sky.
 In looking over the standard ac- counts of literary terror at first sight of the canyon one wonders why they should be so curiously suited. It is almost as though some pioneer word painter of the canyon had seen it first at some par ticularly forbidding moment; as though subsequent writers, having studied his account before the jour- ney, had instructed their emotional systems to behave no less wildly than his had behaved.
 The result is that under the in- f1uence of their hysterical writings many tourists arrive expecting to shrink from grisly inferno and accordingly shrink from grisly inferno, while others, sincerer and less suggestible, not feeling in the least neurotic, arc slightly disap- pointed both in the place and in themselves, for this canyon has been just as much injured by hav- ing its sombcrness laid on too thick as that other Grand canyon up in the Yellowstone has been injured by having its gorgeousncss laid on too thick.-Robert Haven Schauf ifer in Metropolitan Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR

PA NJ.--SurNey NO. 993.--
 Serial No. O16l8. United States
 Land Office, Juneau, Alaska,
 August 20, 1913.
 Notice is hereby given that in pu:>u :; postoTicc address is ElIamar, Alaska, has made application for patent for 1,5Oo linear feet on the Copper Bullion No. feet on the Copper Bullion No. 9 lode mining claim, bearing copper, together with surface grounds as allowed by law, scribed by the official plat, and by the 993, on tlle in the office of the Register of the Juneau Land District, at Juneau,
 Copper Bullion No. Lode.
 Beginning at Cor, No: 1, whence U. $. Mineral Monumen. No: 8 bears N dG a6 dc, de, distant; thence N. 61 deg. oe min W. GOO feet to Cor. No. }; thence N. 2S deg. 5i min. E. 1900 feet to Cor. No. B; thence s. 6t deg: o9 min. E: 600 feet to Cor; inss Area g so6si ISt acres @ The W dditesa and Amended Location Certificate of the Cop. per Bullion No. lode claim Is duly of record in Book fl of the Records of the Valdez Recording Precinct at page 3Gi. This claim Is bounded on the north by the Copper Bullion No; } lode claim.
 pocnS;1p Copper Bullion n No; ded;c., dods. u,,,, Cor. No. {, Copper Bullion No. 1 Lode of this survey previously described, whence U. s. Mineral Monument No. 8 bears $. 17 deg t2 min. 50 sec. w. 934.9s feet distant; thence N. Gt deg. 00 min. w. Cor. No. 3, Copper Bullion No. Lode: thence N. 2S deg. 5i min. E. t50O feet to Cor. 3, whence witness corner, post marked B No. ? Cor. 3 w bears 5. 2S deg. 5i min W. 3s3; 40 feet; thence from c%n feet to Cor. No. 1, whence a witness cor. ner, a post marked c No. ? corner i w bears s. 2s deg. 5t min. w. 4l.70 feet; thence from true corner 5. 2S deg 5acr M @ Of SoS feet Aea S c?r oS NG acras The Additional and Amended Location Certinrate Of the Copper Bullion No. , lode claim is duly of record in Book if Of Records of the Valdez Recording Pre- ed on the south by the Copper Bullion No. i lode.
 any portion of" said mining claims or sur face ground are hereby required to ie of the U. s. Land OTice at Juneau, Alaska, within the time prescribed by law, or they will be barred by virtue or the .prOviS- '''' '' " FRED LILJEGREN.
 It is. hereby ordered Lat the foregoing notice Of application be published in the Valdez Daily ProspectOr, the newspaper published nearest the said mining claims, For period Of sixty q days x WALKER. Date Of first publication Aug. 97, 1913.
 Date of last publication Nov. 6. t9t3.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Her Sun Spots.

Sir Robert Ball on one occasion, after delivering lecture on "Sun Spots and Solar Chemistry" met d young lady who expressed her re- gret that she had missed hearing him on the previous evening. "Well, you see," he said, "I don't know that it would have interested you particularly, as it was all about sun spots." "Why," she replied, "it would have interested me extreme N, for l have been q martyr to frecklcs all my life. ;
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Which Was lt7

The governor was puzzled. "Look here," he said, turning to his pri- vate secretary. "Can you tell me whether this note comes from my tailor or my legal adviser? They're both named Brown"
 The note was us follows:
 have begun your suit. Ready to be tried on Tuesday. Come in. BROWN. Exchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Youth and Pleasure.

Youth is not the age of pleasure. We then expect too much, and we are therefore exposed to daily dis appointments and mortifications. When we are little older and have
 brought down our wishes to our ex-
 perience, then we become calm and begin to enjoy ourselves. - Lord
 Liverpool.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20

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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Hosp itaI of tho o,od Samaritan.

For .$6 we will give you a tic ket entitling you to hospital ser vice and care for any eight weeks out of the year from date of your ticket, when incapacltated by in jury or sickness.
 See w. H. ZIEGLER.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-09-20
Cable on,oe Hours.

Week days g a: m. to 9 p. m. Sundays and holidays g lo 10 m. and 5 to 6 p. m.
 The Order of Alaskan Moose