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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-18
STRICT RULES OF PROPERTY
OrlentaIs Have an Elaborate Formula
of Courtesy, Which Foreigners
Should Learn.

One OF the sayings of Confucius is,
If you do not learn the rules of pro-
priety, your character cannot be estab-
lished." Unfortunately for the for
eigner, the rules of propriety," &C.
cording to Chinese usage, are often
Numerically opposed to the customs
of the west. The European gentle
man, even If. he has a university edu-
cation and polished manners, seems
mere boor to the Chinaman, and Of
tends at every turn against the strict
etiquette that, In it's main points, Is
observed by the lowest coolie.
Wherever he goes the foreigner
helps to confirm this opinion of him.
He is travelling irh the interior, it may
be on horseback, and he rides through
the quiet country hamlet as he would
at home, at rapid pace. AS he
passes a group of men he calls out,
Which is the way to X?"
He probably gets no reply, and rides
on, thinking what unmannerly louis
eAASSS ShihCoC yOhSlS dTG.
A rough, uneducated countryman is
the next traveller. He pulls in his
horse to slow amble as he enters the
village; this Is one Of the rules Of
propriety." On reaching the group of
villagers, he dismounts-rule No. 2.
May borrow your light?' he asks.
This is an apology for troubling them
rule No. 3. Then he, too, inquiries
the way to x, and receives ready help;
If need be, man will even accom-
pany him to point out the way. There
after these same yokels not unnat-
urally remark to each other what un-
mannerly louis foreigners are, ignor-
ant OF the most elementary rules of
propriety.-From Thirty Years in
Mukden," by DR.. Dougald Christie.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-18
Retraclnu ,Steps,

Have you ever hurried away from
your place and then turned back fol
something you've forgotten? If so
sit down before starting out again
or you are asking for bad luck, they
say. A well-known city man tells how
he did this one morning during the
last rubber boom, and left the house
again without having sat down.
Everything went wrong with him
that day! A slight fall, in prices in
duced him to sell some rubber shares
which before nightfall were worth dou-
BILE what he had sold for at midday.
He will never turn back now, when
once he has started from home, upon
any consideration whatsoever. He
says it isn't worth the risk.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-18
Accounted for Bad Luck.

When you see the new moon for
the first time they say you should turn
the money In your pockets. But it is
no good doing SO if you see it through
glass.
This means a month of bad luck for
you, and an instance of this belief
was given the other day, when bur-
glar who appeared before the bench
attributed his capture to the fact that
ne had caught glimpse Of the new
moon through the window of the shop
where he was working" plying his
exciting trade.
Curiously enough, he got "a month"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-18
ALWAYS THE WORLDS WAY
Possessor Of Wealth More Thought Of
Than the Man OF virtuous
Worth.

A young merchant went abroad, and
after many years, having a, large for
tune, returned to his native land.
When he reached home, he found
that his relations had gone to feast
at a country house a few miles away.
He was SO eager to see them that he
did not take the trouble to change his
clothes, and was wearing the things
he had used on board ship coming
home.
When he entered the large hall
where the guests were all assembled
his cousins showed very little pleasure
at the sight of him. 1t was plain to
them that he had come back a poor
man.
A young negro who had accompa.
MED him from abroad was quite upset
by their GOODNESS to his master, and
said: They must all be very bad
men to receive you so cruelty"
Wait minute" whispered the mer-
chant, land you will see change in
their looks"
He quietly put fine diamond ring
On his finger, and, 10! every face began
to smile, and they pressed at once
around him and called him Cousin
William"
Has a simple gold ring the power
to charm people like this?" asked the
black servant in perplexity
1T is not that" replied his master;
but the ring is worth good sum, and
they guess from it that l am rich, and
riches are dearer to them than any
thing" @
What deluded men," exclaimed the
negro. They think more of yellow
metal and a piece of glass than all
my masters virtues and loving kind
ness"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-18
StrenQth of Cedar.

The resistance of cedar wood to de-
cay has long been famous, and cedar
fenceposts often last for generations.
A remarkable instance of the indie
structibility of cedar has been noted
In the state of Washington, where a
forest of hemlocks, near Acme, has
grown up over an ancient buried for
est of cedars. The trunks of cedar,
although lying in moist soil, have
been almost perfectly preserved for at
least $50 years, the length Of time
that the rings of growth show the
hemlocks to have been growing above
their fallen predecessors. ~, -. -
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-18
Troubles Of a Prophet.

In a certain town the local fore
caster of the weather was 80 often
wrong that his predictions became a
standing joke, to his no small annoy
ance, for he was very sensitive. At
length, in despair of living down his
reputation, he asked headquarters to
transferAhim to another station.
A brief correspondence ensued.
Why" asked headquarters, do you
wish to be TRANSFERRED"
Because" the forecaster promptly
replied, "the climate doesn't agree
with me."-Pittsburgh Chronicle -
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Mrs. W. p Northrup, administra-
trix Of the estate Of W. +. Northrup,
deceased, her heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that /. your
co.owner, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 1924 of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States, and all
the acts supplemental thereto and
amendatory thereof. requiring annual
labor on mining claims, have expended
In labor and improvements for the
years ending December 81, A. d. 1912
and A. D. 1913, the sum of 500 for
each of said years for each of the fol-
lowing lode mining claims, located In
Summit mining district, Shoshone
county, state OF Idaho, to-wit: The
Nellie Potter, the Lost Bowlder. the
Post Boy. the Trap Dyke. the Trap
Dyke Extension, the Martin, the You
Bet, the Bellamy, the Bellamy No.
and the Titantic, amounting In total
for each year to the sum of $1,000;
and II within ninety days after the le-
gal period Of publication of this notice
you fail to pay or refuse to contribute
your proportion Of such expenditure
for your one-half interest In aforesaid
mining claims, aggregating for the two
years $1,000. less S. paid, together with
the cost of this advertisement. your
said one half interest In aforesaid min
ing claims will become the property OF
the undersigned. your co-owner, as
provided by law.
DAVID F. GOODMAN
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
COAL IN SOUTH IDAHO.
Vein Three to Five Feet Thick Found
in Cassia County.

The results of an examination OF
the Goose Creek district, Cassia coun-
ty, Idaho, by c. r. Bowen and c. T.
Kirk, have been published by the u 8.
geological survey as part of bulletin
531-H The district includes an area
of about 1856 square miles Two rail-
roads, the oregon Short Line and the
Idaho Southern, have recently been
built to the town Of Oakley. on Goose
creek. about miles north of the nor.
thcrn boundary of the field.
Ignite occurs In two principal beds
ranging from to feet in thickness
and a number of thinner beds. The
lower bed contains the better Ignite.
The Ignite cracks badly on exposure
and weathers and breaks up into
brown flakes and scales. No statement
OF the extent Of the beds beyond their
outcrops can be made at this time.
copy Of the bulletin may be obtained
free on application to the director 81
the geological survey, Washington.
b. c.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
WHY EGGS ARE HIGH.
Farmers FLUSHING With Automobile.
Instead Of Hens. ....

A Michigan man notes that eggs
reached 81 cents a dozen and tina,
meat, too, Is scarce and high. The
Chicago Packer says there is easy ex-
PLANTATION for the. meat. The ranges
are disappearing, the stock raising
business has not been readiusted to
the idea Of getting along without range
stockers and feeders, and pending that
reimbursement at least scarcity and
high prices are inevitable.
But eggs don't require areas for their
production. No great capital Is re-
CURED to produce them. The poultry
and egg business is profitable. Why
don't more people go into it?
The answer seems to be that people
are not caring about earning modest
money in modest ways any more They
don't want to be bothered with "a few
hens" or Kitchen garden such as
used to belong to almost every village
and small town home. Who makes
garden nowadays in his back yard?
Yes, there are some Of him left. true
enough but his kind Is disappearing.
Most Of him lives where he can't make
a garden he is fussing with spark
plug instead of spade.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
sHERIFF'S SALE.
No. 1870.

In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial District of the State Of Idaho,
in and for Shoshone County.
Sheriff's Office, County of Shoshone, IS.
Under and by virtue Of an order OF
sale and decree of foreclosure and
sale. issued out of the District Court
of the First Judicial District of the
state of Idaho in and for Shoshone
county, on the 18th day of December,
A. D. 1918, in an action wherein c. w.
Michael is plaintiff and 0. c. Wright,
L. Mae Wright, his wife, the American
National Bank of Hillsboro. corpor-
alton; the Shute Savings Bank, a cor
poration, and Frank Rice are defend
ants, the said c. W Michael obtained
judgment and decree Of foreclosure
and sale against the said defendants
on the 18th day Of December, A. D.
1913 for the sum OF eight hundred
thirty-seven and 1900 ($S3713) dol.
lars in lawful money OF the United
States, besides interest and costs IN
the sum of nineteen and 25-1O0
($1925) dollars, making in the aggre-
gate the sum Of eight hundred fifty
Six and 38-100 ($856.3S) dollars which
said decree was recorded in Judgment
book "E" at page thereof, am
commanded to sell those certain lots,
pieces or parcels Of land, situate. ly-
ing and being In the county Of Sho-
shone state of Idaho, and bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
Lot one (1) Of section two (2) and
lots three (3) and four (4) Of section
one ~, township forty-two (42),
north Of range two (2) east Of Boise
Meridian, containing one hundred for
ty- three and 4-100 acres.
Public notice is hereby given that
on Saturday, the 10th day Of January,
A D. 1914, at 900 o'clock p. m. OF that
day at the Bank street entrance Of
the county court house in the city OF
Wallace, county of Shoshone. state Of
Idaho, will, in obedience to said or
der Of sale and decree Of foreclosure
and sale. sell the above described pro-
perty, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said judgment
with interest, costs and accruing costs,
to the highest and best bidder for
lawful money Of the United States.
Dated December IS. A. D. 1918.
THOMAS McCABE,
Sheriff,
BY JOHN r. ROGERS,
D1S-JS-4t Deputy.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office Of the Rainbow Mining & Mill
ing Company, Limited, Wallace, Ida
no, November Is, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the board of directors Of
the Rainbow Mining & Milling Con.
pany, Limited, held in the city Of Wal
lace, county Of Shoshone, state of Ida
no, on November Is, 1918, an assess
ment of one Cd mill per share or $1.O0
per 1000 shares was levied upon the
capital stock of the company, payable
on or before January 5, 1914, to George
Austin, secretary treasurer, at his Of
fice, sos Bank street, Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 5th day
of January, 1914, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton and unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold at the office Of the
company, sos Bank street, wallace,
Idaho. on Saturday, The 7th day of
February, 1914, at the hour Of 500 D..
m. OF said day, to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
GEORGE AUSTIN,
Secretary Treasurer of Rainbow Min
ing & Milling Company, Limited,
Wallace, Idaho. D4-J1-5t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
Office Of the East Hercules Extension
Mining Company, Spokane. Wash,

Office Of the East Hercules Extension
Mining Company, Spokane, Wash,
October 4, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the directors Of the East
Hercules Extension Mining company,
held on the 4th day Of October, 1918,
an assessment OF one and one-half
Gk) mills per share was levied upon
the outstanding capital stock Of the
corporation, payable on or before the
18th day of November, 1918, to W. H.
Macfarlan, secretary treasurer, at the
office Of the company, Room 2, Sher-
wood building, city of Spokane, Wash.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 18th day
of November, 1913, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton and unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold on the 18th day Of
December, 1918, to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
w. H. MACFARLAN,
Secretary Treasurer of the East Her
cules Extension Mining Company,
Room 2, Sherwood Bldg, Spokane,
Wash. O16N13-5t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
SAFETY IN TUNNELlNG.
How to Test the Roof to Determine
Whether or Not II Is Safe.

A recently issued circular from the
bureau of mines has the following sug-
gestions regarding the safety Of under
ground workings: At times even eX-
perienced men believe the roof Of a
tunnel to be sound when suddenly and
without warning large block crashes
down. This is generally regarded as an
accidental occurrence; yet even the
danger from such a block in many in
stances might have been discovered In
time IL there had been systematic
and regular examination of the roof of
the tunnel. For this reason miner
should form the habit of examining the
roof as he passes through and test all
places that appear to be unsound.
1t should be said in this connection
that sounding roof is not proper
way Of determining it's safety there
are numerous cases on record where
the roof gave satisfactory sound and
appeared solid even to experienced
men. but in which a block or boulder
was actually loose. A better method
of testing the roof, which is used by
many large mining companies and is
recommended by the bureau Of mines,
is to strike 1t with a pick or heavy
stick, at the same time touching the
doubtful piece with the free hand. If
any vibration Is felt, the rock IS un-
e. 10 \<ly
supported at once If the rock is too
high to reach with the hand, stick
should be held against the doubtful
piece while 1t Is being struck, and If
1t Is loose the vibration can be felt
through the stick
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
Radicalism Batters Down Prosperity
philadelphia Public Ledger

pie for their financial and moral BET
terment by legislation. Cutting the
heart out of industry to remove an ex-
crescence on the body of 1t Is a de-
structive operation that cannot win
: the approval Of sensible men. Yet
toward that end our politicians have
been aiming in all ignorance, It is to
be hoped, but it is this very ignorance
that Is so perilous. So
/ A decade of inuckraksm which has
written criminality into every great
achievement In business, the success
Of Uptopian orators in politics. the
vicious assault on all accumulations Of
wealth, legislation by have nothings
against the e-somethings--in short
! q species Of national insanity which
directs its madness against the corner
stone Of national prosperity and vital
ity--have brought about condition of
affairs which chekes real progress of
any kind, and If not checked may
bring the whole structure Of American
achievement tumbling in ruins.
Present lack of confidence Is wholly
political in origin. In State and Union
the assault has been Sustained and
vigorous, We have been exchanging
concrete prosperity for radical theories
and plausible, but idle. hopes. At last
it must be evident that the cure is
worse than the disease What kind of
reform is 1t that transforms prosperity
into impoverishment? Public opinion
must crystalize In opposition to this
process Of self-destruction. 1t should
speak at Washington and demand that
there be cessation Of tinkering. II
should protest vigorously, In partcu.
lar, against any effort to give the pa
tient artificial strength by an injunc-
tion Of cheap money. 1t should de- /,
mand that business be given time 10
recuperate, that the railroads be per-
mitted to get back on a profitable
basis, that capital be encouraged to
work. not threatened into idleness. II
business staggering when the crop
value is 100000, 900 Is not a sufn-
cient warning to the administrations
In national and state capitals to call a
halt, surely the people are better able
to diagnose the situation and will in
sist that their government shall not be
used further to deprive them OF a
means Of livelihood and circumscribe
their opportunity to earn their bread. I,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01

lite deposits Of Colorado and Utah
have attracted little attention outside
Of the two states, although they are
the most important uranium bearing
deposits known in the world"
Worth 10000 a Gram.
The report then states that over rs
tons of pure uranium oxide were Sc
cured from the western ores In 1912
This produced S.S grams of radium
All the other countries produced less
than 4 grams. The present market
value Of radium chloride-the grade
universally used-is about $4,000 a
gram.
Up until the time Mr.. Du Pont took
over the pitchblende mines In Colorado
they were the largest exporters Of the
crude ore to Europe.
The report contains voluminous in
formation regarding cures effected by
radum as reported by the Austrian
imperial department Of works. The
Radium institute Of London has fur
nished the American government with
It's latest report. This states that rs
cures of cancer and rheumatism have
been made and that SO other cases are
apparently cured.
The report also sounds warning
against fake sales Of radium, and says
that all persons should thoroughly in
vestigate the dealers or practitioners
before purchasing the material or sub
jecting themselves to treatment.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-01
TO PREVENT SPREAD
MINERS CONSUMPTION
NEVADA SUPERINTENDENT Elk.
PLAINS PRECAUTIONS FOR
PROTECTION OF MEN.

Letson Ballet, directing engineer
and acting general manager of the
Buckeye Belmont Mines company OF
Tonopah, has issued a general order
to all foremen and superintendent
under him not to employ help of any
kind that appears to be afflicted with
the miners consumption or any other
contagious or infectious disease. and II
the foreman has any reason to be In
doubt, no matter how slight. to act on
bring a medical certificate from a
reputable doctor certifying to his
health.
This seemed little hard or strin-
gent on men rustling for work, until
Mr.. Ballet explained the situation
calling 1t "occupational tuberculosis "
In which he says
1T is admitted that dust from mines,
quarries and mills may cause clog
ging or cutting of the tissues of the
lungs and even intestinal troubles that
bring on determinations, etc. that are
not tubercular, but such afflicted per-
sons are easy victims for tuberculosis
germs if others are exhaling the germs
in the air as fellow workmen.
mines are none to we'll ventilated
nor lighted, and the sending of man
with consumption into a poorly ven
tilated. mine may be the cause of pass
ing the disease to every employee.
1.-THE miners and mill men in dusty
places breathe the dust into their
lungs which irritates and inflames the
tissues and produces 'fibrosis' Of the
tissues, which renders them liable to
tubercular attacks. The germs of tu-
berculosis gathered from breathing
the same air which some consumptive
fellow worker has exhaled, take up
their work upon the raw and inflam-
ed lungs but the tubercular germ Is
not present to take hold in the favor
able. tissues.
"Workmen with tubercular troubles
are constantly seeking new positions,
and migrating to new localities, and
to put such men to work in poorly
ventilated mines with healthy work.
men is little short Of criminal and ii
should be prevented by law.
Miners consumption, or 'pythisis,
Is no different, bacteriologically, from
any other tuberculosis. It is simply
prevalent among men who work in
dusty places, with poor ventilation,
where the germs pass from man to
man and take hold Of the inflamed
tissues and multiply rapidly.
Frequently miners sleeping rooms
and bunkhouses are unhealthy and
poorly lighted and ventilated, which
further aids the progress of the dis
ease
1T would be we'll If laws were
framed requiring all employees to sub
NIT to medical examinations every 60
days. which would give the doctors a
chance to take. patients in hand early
and maybe save many a life, as well
as stopping the spread of the disease"