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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

results. especially if It happens, US is
sometimes tho case, to DO a spot which
has remained untouched since tho early
miners left tho neighborhOod. dissatis-
tied when they could no longer make an
ounce, or from fifteen to sixteen dollars
per day.
AS tho dry season approaches. some
Of tho Cinnamon return to tho large
towns. where they spend their time and
money during the summer. lounging
around the Chinese quarters. while 9TH
ers form companies and repair to the
gravel-bars in the beds of the larger
rivers. which can only be worked du-
ring the dry season when the river Is
low. Here. by various methods in COM
mon use. principally by fumes and
wing dams, they excavate deep pits in
the gravel. and are sometimes success
full in reaching 4 portion Of the ''bed-
rock" that has never been disturbed,
from which they secure rich harvest.
When q ''strike" like this occurs it is
easily detected by the dealer to whom
they sell their dust, for the gold buyer
becomes so expert by the long familiari-
ty with the gold brought from different
places that he can generally tell at once
what canon or mine it belongs to. and
what il more, whether the ground has
been worked over before or not.
The Chinaman is the personification
of patience. but born gambler. He is
naturally peaceable and quiet; he never
makes an nuisance of himself by reeling
about and creating drunken brawls. He
is frugal and very fond of chicken pie
and roast pig. not being altogether scru-
pulous as to where they come from. His
staple article of food is rice, which he
cooks so we'll that each grain remains
whole and distinct.
At most Of the "white'' mining camps
he is the cook and laundryman; it may
be truly said that were the Chinese
driven from the State. q great many
Californians would suffer for q lack OF
clean linen and properly cooked food.
In the mountains. the Chinese cook is
indispensable and is excellent when his
absurd ideas of flavor and seasoning are
overcome.-Yo Youths Companion.
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Tha BOOSTERS 'Battering Ram"

/ suppose needn't tell any of the
Companion boys what battering-ram
Is; but want to tell them the true story
Of polite and smart rooster that / was
once acquainted with.
In the fall no and his family of hens
were allowed to run in the garden and
pick up all the seeds and grubs they
could find.
In the border, under stone wall, was
. row of tall. fall flowers such as dahlias,
etc, and amongst them was one gerry
tall sun.flower.
] suppose the great round heads of
shining black seeds looked very tempt
ing to Schanticleer," for he kept perk-
ing his head on one side and looking up
at it. and then would fly up to try and
reach the seeds.
But he was heavy as well as o tall
bird, and would come iuttering down.
At last he did just what I've seen
boys do when they wanted to jump over
brook or wide ditch; he ran back a
dozen steps or more and then dashed at
the strong stem of the sun.fower with
his bill,-or "battering-ram," as we
called it,-and down came shower of
the coveted seeds Youths Compan.
DON
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Il Didn't Rnst.

When Mcclellan reached Malvern
Hill in his retrograde movement he had
the Federal gunboats at his back. They
took position in Turkey Bend, . mile
and half above the Hill, and from this
spot they sent their monster shells over
the Federals and into the woods where
the Confederates we're forming. One OF
the shells fell in front of Brigadier.
General from Georgia and two aides,
and came rolling to their very feet Like
lightning each Of the trio threw himself
fiat on the ground, rolled over once or
twice, and then Rugged the ground and
waited. They could hear the sputter OF
the burning fuse, and the chances Of DO.
ing wiped out were ninety-nine in hun.
dred. In this situation one of the aides
called out:
Gentlemen, believe secession is
wrong. and Pm sorry / took up arms. ~
"And know that rebellion Is wicked
and I'm ready to resign" groaned the
other aide.
It was then the Generals turn to say
something. and while they were waiting
to hear him declare himself he suddenly
called out:
"Get up. gentlemen, get up-ths dunn
thing Isn't going TO hast At llp'
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Hanging Rock,

Among the Capon Mountains Of
Hampshire County, w. Va, is q gorge
called Hanging Rock, which possesses
more than ordinary historical and 70
mantle interest. A narrow road runs
along the side Of . brawling stream.
and above 1t on either hand the wooded
cliffs rise TO hight of several hundred
feet. A band of Catawbs Indians Who
were encamped in the gap in 1871 were
set upon by party Of hostile Delawares
and totally exterminated. A few years
later some prowling Frenchmen and In
dams fred from an ambush on Ensign
Daniel Morgan, 1.-THE hero Of Saltwater
and the Cowpens," who was passing
through the gap bearing dispatches to
Winchester. Two soldiers who were
with him fell from their horses dead,
while Morgan with the blood streaming
from q terrible bullet wound, clasped
his mare about the neck with both arms
and was borne safely back to neigh
boring fort, where he was lifted from
the saddle insensible. In 1864 the gorge
was the scene Of fierce cavalry fight
between some rowing troopers from the
Federal and rebel armies. Recently
surveyors have located the route of the
Baltimore, Cincinnati & Western Rail-
road through the pass.
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She was young, frivolous thing of
about thirty-fve, and she had the habit
of knocking at the other boarders' doors
and saying, 20, just thought Id stop
on my way up stairs and say how dye
do and 'good-by.' Then she would
at q glance take In all that was going
on. and canter off to her own room.
One day, when one Of the boarders had
company, she tried 1t. The frivolous
thing thought she scented young men
inside. Little Rose went to the door.
"Ah. how do you do, Little Rosep"
"How do you do. Miss B.p II was
just passing by, and thought would
look In" When Little Rose asked her,
In all simplicity. won't you como in
and take of .our hair and stay q little
whilep" the 0n.lookers thought she had
been suddenly taken with cramps, and
she ddR't lRoek altar thst
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How To Be a Guest.
Why II 10 Suoh Pleasure 10 Entertain Some
Peop!e

People.
All my life have been accustomed to
q great many guests. Il often puzzles
me that some people, who in many re-
spects were not as agreeable rs Others.
were SO much easier and pleasanter to
entertain. It has only lately dawned
upon me that there is talent III being
entertained just as in entertaining.
II one and all of us could cultivate this
gift we would have more and heartier
invitations. In watching one Of the most
successful of visitors 1 learned these
simple rules.
l. Be always ready for everything
II you must fail in any one particular,
never let it be breakfast. When you are
late for this meal you keep back the
whole households plans for the day.
2. Always look interested. and, if
possible, say often how agreeable you
think things. It is much easier to work
for friends pleasure If one thinks che
really is getting it and approaching the
trouble taken. Remember that often
what is great delight to you is excess
lively stupid and tiresome to your host
ess. The snowy building that to you is
new and beautiful has been seen by her
many times and has lost its charm. II
you seem pleased. then she feels paid
for her trouble; but if you look as if it
was an honor for you to even glance ut
anything, then she is Disguised and dis
appointed. and goes out with much less
zest the following day to show you the
next ''lion" on her list. Girls have
great way Of laughing at "the beaux."
When we stay with people we naturally
chime in with their ridicule. Never do
this. We can abuse our own friends
like pickpockets, but let anybody else
suggest that they are not perfection.
then we are up in arms.
8. II any plan is proposed always try
70 find out what the hostess thinks be-
fore you enter into it. Ii in any way
she seems to demur, then let it drop i'm
mediately. however much you may
want it. She has some reason for her
decision which she may not care to give.
The etiquette, for instance. Of different
places is SO different that wbs. IN one
town may be very harmless, in another
may not BIZ so we'll. Be always assured
that she desires you to do what you
want. She on her side is as anxious to
be considered to entertain well as you
can be to be well entertained. Socially
we all want to be as near the top of
the ladder, in every department, rs pos
sible.
If you follow these few suggestions il
will go far toward making you a charm
ing guest-a delight to everybody you
visit-Home Journal.
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True to her Trust.

Too much cannot he said OF the ever
faithful wife and mother, constantly
watching and caring for her dear ones,
never neglscting single duty in their
behalf. When they are assailed by
disease, and the system should have a
thorough cleaning, the stomach and
bowels regulated, biaod purified, and
malarial poison exterminnted, she must
know that Electric Bitters are the only
sure remedy. They are the best and
purest medicine in the world and only
cost fifty cents, Sold by John 4. Sam
bora,
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The other day the car was discovered
standing In one corner OF his palace
lodging big rubber footballs which his
attendants were throwing ut him. Iii,
supposed that he was praeticing for his
coronation.
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De Weak Side of Great Men.

Hon. Skyfustus GOggins, Of Athens,
Ga. thus addressed the Lime Kiln Club
OH the above subject:
MY friends. dis am one of de great
est occashuns Of my life. [Cheers. l
has come 243 miles outer my way to
pear bcfo' dis club. lSighs. OWN
TO my sore froat. I shall not detain you
long. Applause In speakin' Of de
weak side of great men shall first re-
fer to Nero. the great philosopher of
Greece. reckon none of you knowed
him. His Orashuns thrilled the public
heart: his philosophy guided dc world;
his wisdom governed do State; his de-
cisions made him hero. An yit dis
great man befo' whom thousands
bowed in admirashun. licked his plate
at de table, crossed his legs in de street.
kyar an nebber had his toe nails cut in
his life. Agitation.
''Dar was Damon and Pythias. Dey
was in partnership in de grocery biz
ness. Dey gin sixteen ounces fur q
pound. made good dc bad eggs, took
back de IRONY butter, an forgot to wet
down DER Goldfish and sugar. Zap
plause. SIGH honesty won de .respeck
an admirashun of all Rome, an if Da-
mon wanted n boss to take his gal out
on Sunday. or Pythias presented him.
self at de doah of i circus. dar' was
muffin tall to pay. wild cheers DE
publick emagined dat do two great
men war perfexun itself. but de pub
lick was deceived. Damon wore socks
wild holes in 'em to spite his wife. an
p"'hiss could play poker all night an
1856 ery game. Terrific yells.1
come higher homo." continued
1902 7aker as his voice grew husky,
. ~; 2sS y take de lives of Washington.
1000 100 or. Henry. Calhoun an jackson.
-. lex saw only de hero; yit WASH
i''Z's 'osnored. Webster was mad be-
couldn't play de fiddle, Patrick
0 eber returned pocket-knife,
= STA 50 would cheat in q boss trade,
=. s'ss2 Oral Jackson would walk out in
-. Ssitchen an boss de hired gal.
,es~.ssos.l All great men have weak
- i''1'- on one it may be 4 fondness fur
20 watch-chains to once; in an
''''' " lay be desire to beat de street.
or fare; in third you may dis
,.a. he doan' pay his milk-bill.
My advice to you am to be great to q
sartin extent. If you kin comman' ad-
mirashun an keep from do vanity of
ha'r-dye at de same time 90 in for ad-
mirashun. If you kin be known in
publick as great statesman an in pri-
vate rs man who returns borrowed
money, be n statesman. II you can't
be great an honest ut de same time you
had better be unknown to fame an take
yer chances OBJ gittin' away wild de
chickens"
As the orator stepped down the hall
resounded with the most enthusiastic
applause. and for five minutes the gro
Ger down stairs was in wild terror for
fear the whole business was coming
down upon his stock in trade. After
order had been restored and the Hon.
Skyfustus had been taken out and a wet
rag tied around his marble brow, the
rules were suspended and he was made
an honorary member. with the privilege
of IN. ID. +. Pho dues to pay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
THE CHINESE IN THE MINES.

The number of Chinese miners i'm CAL
ifornia is uncertain and constantly
changing, but it is variously estimated
to be between six thousand and eight
thousand.
As rule no Chinaman is allowed to
work in the underground quartz mines.
nor in the drift or deep-placer mines.
One reason OF this is the opposition of
the white Miners Union. Another
reason. and more valid one, is that en-
perience has shown that the Cinnamon
are deficient in judgment, constructive
skill and in presence of mind, without
which man underground is liable at
any moment to imperil his own life and
the lives of his comrades
The Chinese, however, are often en-
ployed above ground to handle ores. cut
and prepare fuel. or in doing other Ia
Dor which is considered drudgery by
white men.
In the large hydraulic mines they are
employed in running the powder-drifts
which are used to break up and shatter
the lofty banks of hard gravel that can
not by other means be- sufficiently loos-
ened to yield TO even the powerful
streams OF water that are directed
against them. This kind of drifting is
not dangerous, and the Chinese become
quite expert at it. cqualing the best
miners and making fair wages.
STARTING FOR THE MINES.
But the Chinese find their greatest
profits in working independently in the
placer mines, which have been aban-
doned by white men. Their activity
begins with the wet season between the
middle Of November and the early part
of December. With the first rains they
start from San Francisco. where the
most OF them have spent the summer in
idleness, for the mining districts.
Each party. as it sets out, seems to
have an intelligent leader and a definite
plan Tho St.--- - - ---- -
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JOH 49,. uAnIIs. '-'
The rustic arbors perched up on the
steep sides OF the canons are a striking
feature Of the landscape.
The part used for sleeping is made of
limbs and brush matted into the form
Of y shelter tent. In front Is an awning
Of withered boughs laid upon stout
stakes, on which are hung Johns heavy.
thick soled walking shoes, his broad.
basket-brimmed hat and waterproof
cape made of rushes or corn husks.
The cape Is curiosity, and looks like
0 matched roof. 1t il perfectly water
proof and affords free circulation of
mir, and though it appears so clumsy, it
Is really more comfortable TO wear than
the common rubber coat.
At the end of the awning is generally
to be seen fireplace carefully laid with
stones, brought from the bed of streams,
as there are few or no stones on the hill
sides.
The principal cooking utensils are
made OF tomato and kerosene cans.
One Of the latter serves as water cis-
tern, into which falls tiny stream
which these patient tOilers try to divert
from its channel and lead to their camp.
A Chinaman will never rest until he has
managed to bring q stream Of running
water from the canon TO his resting
place.
However unpleasant some of their
habits and practices may be, the Chinese
are uniformly clearly about their per-
sons. Frequent bathing is not a char
acteristic of the white laboring popula-
ton, and years observation of the
Chinese in the mines afforded the writer
more examples of personal cleanliness
than he had seen in twenty-five years
Of experience among common white
labOrers.
They are rarely molested in these
camps, except by the tax-gatherers, who
collects the tax of six dollars which each
male inhabitant of the state is presumed
to pay, and which the Chinaman is
forced to pay. AS two dollars of this
tax is highway tax, and two dollars
moro school tax, from either of which
he derives no benefit, it seems hard
ship TO exact it, more particularly when
we consider that the white man can vote
whether he pays his tax or not, while
the Chinaman cannot vote, or qualify
himself TO become voter.
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
The Chinese readily learn the use of
mining tools and appliances, and the
pumps which they rig up with piece
of sail-cloth, few blocks, a trough and
a wheel, have become the favorite de-
vice of all river miners where economy
has to he considered.
How much Of good fortune rewards
the labors of these companies cannot be
ascertained, as they are very crafty in
concealing and selling their gold; but
they work diligently and very thor
oughly.
Sometimes in riding along the bed of
stream in deep, precipitous canon,
a place will be seen where the surface
of q ledge. or "big rocks" has been
laid bare and clearly swept for the space
of a quarter of an acre.
Upon close inspection 1t will be seen
that every little crevice and hole has
been carefully dug out and scraped with
q knife. This is called ''creyicing," and
the dirt SO extracted Is collected in Il
pan and washed, often giving surprising
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nearest tn, $3.50 =
bors. and RESOURCES
""'S uo' S,a from stock holders ...... go. 30
onus VI Tux Short loans stock ITO
they bear ,Bonds, notes aud Mortgages ll.Ooo
they wend u Ias,s
trail into t. n,,,r,rs
cession. ,-,,,,,, Ian q Iss1 81 sss os
One of iia apls Witbdrawais this year 2,64i 20
be found / -- S aa5 ;
canon, or raia III ia r VI. 70 stock - 1858
rude tent, Gain not carried to stock
they soon , Isa,2
4
t., .uLEi 80. - , e., sor;o. a,
III '''c H"1 Made up follows:
Lcrc.. heal Paid In first year Sl2 w
- Gain in first year w .o
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MONEY ~ LOAN.-At Lowest Rates Of
IVA Interest. =. l.. OSBORN,
Real Estate and Loan Agent,
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xcc a week In your own town. Terms andS
pVV outfit free. Address II. HaiLETT & Co,
Portland, Maine.
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Saratoga Cor. Philsdelphia Times
The Philadelphiens were amazed beyond
measure at the appearance of the dog end his
dude, having never beheld sich = pair of curl
osities in the Quaker city, not even at the
great centennial
"That dude is a marvellous being, ~ said the
Chicago lawyer. ''Tbere's no doubt about
We haven't anything like him In Chi
cago, and we're not likely TO ave worry soon.
But we can bent that dog with the black pan
talettes sill to nothing. Why, i lost a pointer
last year worth Ice dude dogs. One morning
after he disappeared, while breakfssting at
my hotel, The waiter placed a dish of ssu-
sa1es al one end Of the table and a broiled
prairie chicken at tho otber, and you ought
to have seen how those sausnges turned
around and pointed for that chicken. Out
in Chicago blood win II
This story shocked the grave Philsdel-
phians iRexprcssibIy and they made sundry
excuses to ret away 70 take = quiet freeze by
themselves, while the lawyer and the judges
went off to tbs rncos-
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che was a Yanisee woman.

New York World.
Mrs. Towsley is a Yankee woman. She
came from the quiet Of the Green mountain
state to visit her nieces in this city. Like all
Vermont women, she was practical, quick
witted and fearless. She had been in the city
for two weeks. Yesterday she entered the
GRIND Central depot to take the train for her
home. Miss Alice, her neice, who resides on
East T~hirty-Hfth street, accompanied her to
the train. Mrs. Towsley put her hand into her
pocket-her purse was gone. Shs began to
talk somewhat excitedly and a crowd Of men
formed in a circle about her.
"Auntie, let me pay your fare. Just see
the crowdr' whispered the blushing girl
"Wai and see me disperse thcm," said the
aunt as she became as calm as the lake in
Central park.
Gentlemen, I am from Vermont. I am a
psor woman, and have lost my pocket book.
You all appear to be deeply interested in my
case. Maybe you will kindly make up the
little amount l have lost"
Before the Vermont woman could extend
her hand to receive the donations the men
had vanished-thep she found her pocket
hz.1l
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