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great gusto his evasion of the foreign
miners tax" This was an oppressive
measure aimed principally at the Chinese
who humbly worked the WORKOUT tail
ings" of their Christian fellow-miners. It
was stated that See Yup, knowing the
ditiicuty-already alluded to-of Identify
ing any particular Chinaman by name,
conceived the additional idea of confus-
ing recognition by intensifying their mo-
notcnous facial expression. Having paid
his tax himself to the collector, he at once
passed the receipt to his fellows. that
the collector found himself confronted in
different parts of the settlement with the
receipt and the aimless laugh of, appar-
entity, Sec Yup himself Although We all
knew that there were a dozen Cinnamon or
more at work at the mines, the collector
never was able to collect the tax from
more than twc-"See Yup' and one See
IIn"-and great was their facial resem-
blance that the unfortunate official for a
long time Rugged himself with the con-
viction that he had made See Yup' pay
twice. and withheld the money from the
government, 1t is very probable that the
Californian's recognition of the sanctity of
joke. and his belief that Cheating the
government was only cheating himself"
largely accounted for the symoathies of
the rest of the miners.
But these sympathies were not always
unanimous
of the principal Saloon which, as far
as mere upholstery and comfort went,
was also the principal house in the settle
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ment. The first rains had commenced; the
windows We're open. for the influence of the
southwest trades penetrs ted even this far
OFF mountain mining settlement, but oddly
enough there was a fire in the large cen
trail stove, around which the miners had
collected with their steaming boots eleyat-
ed on a projecting iron railing that en-
circled it. They were not attracted by
the warmth, but the stove formed a So
cial pivot for gossip. and suggested that
mystic circle dear to the gregariouS IN
stinct. Yet they were decidedly a de-
sIonuent group For some moments the
silence was only broken by gasp, a sigh,
a muttered oath, or an impatient change
of position. There was nothing in the for
tunes of the settlement nor in their own
individual affairs to suggest this gloom.
The singular truth was that they WERE one
and ALL suffering from the pangs of dys-
epsia.
Homogeneous as such complaint might
seem to their healthy environments-their
outdoor life, their daily exercise the heal
ing balsam of the mountain air. their en-
forced temperance in diet and the absence
of all enervating pleasures--it was, never
theless. the incontestible fact Whether IL
was the result of the nervous excitable,
temperament in this feverish hunt for
gold: whether it was the quality of the
timed meats or half-cooked provisions they
hastily bolted. begrudging the time II took
to prepare and to consume them; whether
they too often suppianted their meals by
tobacco or whisky, the singular physiologi-
cal truth remained that these young, finely
selected Adventures. living the lives OF
the natural aboriginal man, and looking
the picture Of health and strength, actual.
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secret was out
The heap of tailings had probably never
yielded the See Yup company more than
80 week, the ordinary wage of such a
company. See Yup had conceived the bril-
liant idea of booming it on a borrowed
capital of 500 in gold dust, which he openly
transmitted by express to his confederate
and creditor in San Francisco, who in turn
secretly sent ii back to See Yup by cooie
messengers to be again openly transmitted
10 San Francisco. The package of gold
dust was thus passed backward and for
ward between debtor and creditor to the
grave ediflcation of the express company
and the fatal curiosity of the settlement.
When the syndicate had gorged the bait
thus thrown out, See Yup, on the day the
self-invited committee inspected the claim
promptly sailed the tailings by con-
scientiously distributing the gold dust over
1t SO deity that it appeared to be its natu-
raj composition and yield.
have only to bid farewell to See Yup,
and close this Renaissance Of a misunder-
stood man, by adding the opinion of an
eminent jurist in San Francisco, to whom
the facts were submitted: $50 clever was
this alleged fraud, that it is extremely
doubtful II an action would lie against See
fup In the premises, there being no legal
evidence of the sailing and none what
ever OF his actual allegation that the gold
aust was the ordinary yield Of the tall
1ngs, that implication resting entirely with
the committee who examined 1t under false
pretense, and who subsequently forced the
sale by intimidation"
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ly suffered more from indigestion than the
pampered jewellers of the cities! The
quantity of patent medicines "bitters.'
pills. panaceas' and '1oZenges' sold in
the settlement almost exceeded the amount
of the regular provisions whose effects
they were supposed to correct The
sufferers eagerly scanned advertisements
and placards. There were occasional
runs on new specifics" and general
conversation eventually turned into a dis
cussion of their respective merits. A GER
tain childlike faith and trust in each new
remedy was not the least distressing and
pathetic Of the symptoms Of these grown
up bearded men.
well. gentlemen" said Cyrus Parker,
glancing around at his fellow-sufferers I'VE
kin talk of your patent medicines, and I've
tackled em all. but only the other day /
struck suthin that I'm goin' to hang on to,
you bet"
Every eye was turned moodily to the
speaker, but no one said anything
And 1 didn't get it outer advertise
Tents, nor off of circulars! 1 got it outer
NY head, just by solid thinking" continued
Parker.
What was it. Cy?" said one unsopbisti-
Gated and inexperienced sufferer.
Instead of replying, Parker, like a true
artist, knowing he had the ear of his au-
dience,, dramatically flashed a question
Did you ever hear of Chinaman hav-
ing dyspepsy?"
Never heard he had sabe enough to
hev anything said a scorner.
NO, but did ye?" insisted Parker.
well. no. chorused the group. They
were evidently struck with the fact
of course you didn'tr' said Parker, tri-
umphantly. Cos they amt. Well, genI-
mum, it didn't seem to me the square thing
that a pesky lot O. yellow skinned heath
ems should be built different to a white
man, and never know the tortur that a
Christian feels. and one day, arter dinner,
wnen l was just G-lyin' fiat down on the
bank, squirmin' and clutchin' the short
grass to keep from yellin', who should go
by but that pizenous See Yup, with a grin
on his face!
Mellican man plenty playee to him
joss after eatin.' seq he; but Chinaman
smellee punk. alice same. and no hab got
II knew the Shiny cuss was just pur-
tendin' he thought 1 was prayin' to my
joss, but vas that weak I hadn't stren'th
boys, to heave a rock at him! Yet it gave
me an idean'
What was it?' they asked eagerly
81 went down to his shop the next day.
when he was alone, and I was feeling
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The least learned are aware that there
are many languages in the world, but the
actual number is probably beyond the
dreams of ordinary people. The geographer
Bald enumerated $50 which are entitled TO
be considered distinct languages, and
5000 which may be regarded as dialects
Adulguns. another modern writer on this
subject, reckons up 1904 languages and
dialects existing. and which have existed
Even after We have allowed either of these
as the number OF languages. we must &C
knowledge the existence of almost infinite
minor diversities; for almost every prov
ince has a tongue more or less peculiar
and this we may well believe to be the case
throughout the world at large.
1t is said there are little islands lying
close together in the South seas, the in
habitants of which do not understand each
other.
OF the $50 distinct languages enumerated
by Bald, 50 belong to Europe, ia TO Afri-
ca, 123 to Asia, All to America, liz to
Oceania-by which term he distinguishes
the vast number of islands stretching be-
tween Hindustan and South America.
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WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY BRET HARTI
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Copyright, 1897. by Bret Harte.)

with his aimless laugh plenty makee
him jump
l never could tell whether he had con-
founded 1t with electro-galvanism or was
only satirizing our American haste and
feverishness. He was capable of either
Fer that matter. we knew that the Chi
reese themselves possessed some means
OF secretly and quickly communicating
with each other. Any news of good or i'll
import to their race was quickly dissent
mated through the settlement before we
knew anything about it. An innocent
basket of clothes from the wash, sent
up from the river bank, became in some
way library of information; a single
slip of rice paper aimessly futtering in
the dust of the road, had the mysterious
effect of diverging a whole gang of coolie
tranlps away from our settlement.
When See Yup was not subject to the
prosecutions of the more ignorant and
brutal, he was always a source of amuse-
ment to all, and i cannot recall an instance
when he was ever taken seriously. The
miners found diversions even in his alleged
frauds and trickeries. whether innocent OF
1etaliatory, and were fond of relating with
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How Christmas is Celebrated in Far
Off Sweden.
RISGRYNS GROT AND JUL GLOEGG
Quaint and Interesting Customs
That Are Still Observed.
AROUND THE YULE LOG

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. . - = - Il
land the snow-cover-
ed hills and frozen
streams S e e m to
show their gladness
at the return of Yule,
SO it is no wonder
that the people of
Sweden look forward
to the coming of
Christmas with great
er joy than is
known in any other
country. The winter
begins early in No
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From Puck.
First Fhug-"Did you try the Knockout
drops?'
Second Thug-"Yes; out they wouldn't
work. The old codger is from New Jersey,
and suppose he's used to appleJack."
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Mr.. Henpeck.-"There was only one per
feet man"
Miss Brown-"Who was hep
Mr.. Henpeck-'Ay wife's nrst husband. Is
Judy. go
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and Kentucky. 1t will take several
Gays, however, to determine with any
degree Of accurateness the number of
men involved. President Ratchford
roughly estimates the number at 2OO, 900,
but this is regarded as very liberal. He
is pleased with the nifty shown by
the miners, and SAY he has the
greatest confidence he successful
outcome Of the strike lie thinks the
Prospects Are Better Than in 1894,
when general strike was inaugurated.
AT that time the scale Of prices was be-
ing paid in many mining localities, not.
ably West Virginia, where majority
OF the miners continued at work and
thereby greatly weakened the strike.
He has hopes that the West Virginia
miners may now be brought into line,
inasmuch as they are receiving wages
far below the scale and their condition
is not any better than that of the min
ers in other states.
President RatchfOrl has received tele-
grams from number of Pittsburg
operators asking permission to operate
their mines at scale prices. These re-
quests are all emphatically refused as it
would work al injustice not only to
other operators but their miners as we'll
AS to the probable duration Of the strike
President Ratchford says that will be
Governed Entirely by circumstances.
1t will last several weeks at least. The
miners are III better position to with
stand long strike at this time, as a
great many of them have garden prod
ucts on which to subsist, and there will
be no great hardships entailed such as
would follow strike in the winter
The Ohio operators have not vet held =
conference to consider the matter, but
urc considerably worried While they
say the strike is ill-timed and likely to
fizzle out, they will close down their
mines for short time, at least, until
they can determine how general the sus-
pension is. A partial suspension only
In the Pittsburg district would be ruin.
Gus to their business, should the Ohio
miners refuse to work.
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CUT QUITE A CASH.

Presidents Mother Meets With an Acct
dent ut the Canton Home.
CANTON, o., July 6.-Mother McKin.
ley met with a serious accident, for one
Of her age. In walking OH the porch, "a
piece of straw carpeting had slipped as
she took a step and she fell to the floor,
striking her forehead over the eyes on a
doorstep. Although SO years old, she
was not so stunned, but that she was
able to arise in few moments and
walked to a stand and washed away the
blood that flowed from the wound, but
made light Of the occurrence to Miss
Helen Mckinley who happened in.
The presidents sister, however, in.
stantly notified him that his mother
was hurt, and finding quite cash III
her head, he did not wait to summon a
messenger, but started in haste to get a
doctor. Mother Mckinley continued tc
make light of her injury and insisted
that bit of court plaster would fix it.
The physician sewed up the wound, and
at noon she was not suffering from the
shock and was resting easily.
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Secretary Wilson Receives a Re-
port From the North Caro-
lima Experiment.
Good Tea Could Be Produced but
for Competitor With Oriental
Labor.
Picking, Which Requires Dis
elimination, Must Be Done
Entirely by Hand.

WASHINGTON. July 6.-Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson has received a re-
port from veteran horticulturist,
whom he sent recently to investigate
the tea farming industry carried Oh at
Summerville, n. c., with a view to as.
certaining the prospects of profitable
growth Of the tea plant in this country
should it be decided to introduce it here
as an industry. The report says the
labor question is the most important
one i'll the economies of this industry in
this country. 1t costs about eight times
as much to pick one pound Of tea in
South Carolina as that paid for the
same service in Asia. The profitable
production Of leaf, it is pointed out, de-
pends upon rainfall, or moisture in the
soil.
Cheap Oriental Labor Factor.
Districts favored with sufficient heat
and rains, plants furnish from Is to 20
pickings yearly. In the South Carolina
fields which We're inspected, the conser-
vation of moisture by draining is en-
HANGED by systematic surface culture,
which largely prevents ':le evaporation
Of moisture from the upper soil and Sc
cures Il grain Equivalent to a fall OF
from 10 to ID inches of rain. The re-
port suggests that it seemed impractica.
bic to compete with the cheap Oriental
labor and while some of the processes
Of development have been delegated to
machinery, the picking of the leaves,
requiring discrimination in selection,
has to be done by hand.
Seeds have been imported from all
tea regions, especially from high alti-
tudes. A vegetation Of one-third the
seeds is a general average, and the loss
Of the whole importation is no novelty
The most promising variety was brought
from Darjeeling from an elevation up
ward Of 1900 feet, and this combines
hardness with good sized, delicate leaf.
The careful pruning is the most costly
manipulation in the whole manage.
ment AS to the future of the culture
in the United States and the encourage
ment for its extension, the report
quotes the promoter Of the South Caro-
lima tea fields as saying that if he were
90 years younger, he would plant 500
acres as rapidly as he could procure the
plants; this indicated his faith in tea
raising as profitable industry. The
report urges the development of knowl-
edge as to tea raising by means of
schools of instruction.
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MIDDLLE-OF-THE-ROAD MEN.
POpulists Who Do Not Believe in Fusion
Hold a Conferences.

Populists Who Do Not Believe in Fusion
Hold a Conference.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 6.-The ma
tional conference Of the Peoples party
met at 10 o'clock in the house Of rep.
resentatives at the state capitol, several
hundred delegates being in attendance.
The conference was called to order by
Milton Paine Of Texas, who said this
was conference of men who believe in
the principles enunciated at Omaha and
and ST. Louis, in populisn straight and
not fusion. J. S. Bradley of Texas was
elected temporary chairman by acclama-
ton. He said he wanted to see plain, un.
nlistakeakle declarations that none could
misunderstood, and he wanted to see
some means of making them effective.
He trusted that the deliberations would
be cool and calm, and that there would
be no recrimination.
j. A. Parker Of Kentucky was chosen,
temporary SECRETARY by acclamation.
The committee on credentials was an.
nounced. and a motion was made to call
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GUILTY OF BAD FAITH,
Charge Made Against England in Regard
to the Paris Award.

Charge Made Against England in Regard
to the Paris Award.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Washington
correspondent Of The Daily Chronicle
asserts that official correspondence is
about to be submitted to congress which
includes a dispatch sent by Secretary
Sherman to Ambassador Hay for SUBJ
mission to Lord Salisbury, insinuating
that England has been guilty Of bad
faith in carrying out the terms Of the
Paris award. The correspondent says:
There is no doubt that the publica-
tion of this dispatch will cause resent
ment in England. 1t was really the
work of Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Hamlin
jointly. learn that the administration
is very proud of the dispatch and be.
lieves it will be received i'll the United
States with the same popular approval
as greeted Mr. Olney's Venezuela dis.
patch. Lord Salisbury has not yet re-
Piled"
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THE WHEAT OUTLOOK.

Prospects That There VIII He Good
Crop in the Northwest.
ST. PAUL, July 8. 6.-Nothing in wealth
er conditions throughout the Northwest
has occurred dt@ing the week to dis
turb the excellent prospects for a large
crop Of good quality. The week has
been very favorable in Minnesota, with
abundant showers, well distributed,
opening with heavy, soaking rain
Sunday and warm, variable days for
the rest Of the week. Wheat is report.
ed as looking well throughout this state
and in the Dakotas. In South Dakota
reports seem to indicate ample moisture
as result Of the rains, but more show.
ers would not come amiss in some local.
tiles. Early sown spring wheat in all
three states is reported to be heading
out well, and in most cases heading
long. Very few reports of damage by
hail have come in as yet, though some
portions of South Dakota have been
visited. The only minor note sounded
during the week We're scattering reports
| Of slight damage by rust and the prev
alence OF fears in some sections that
| rapid growth of wheat on rich soils
might weaken the stalks and increase
| the danger of lodging
Winter Wheat Conditions.
Conditions throughout the winter
wheat belt continue favorable both to
| growth and harvest. East of the Mis-.
sissippl harvest is now in progress as
| far north as Central Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio. Some damage is reported to
wheat in shock in Missouri by heavy
rains. Harvesting in California has
been somewhat retarded by cool wealth
er and showers over the northern por.
ton Of the state. Illinois is harvesting
the smallest crop in years owing to re-
duced acreage, but what little remains
is giving fine berry and full heads.
The yields in Ohio and Indiana are
large, and excellent reports come from
Michigan. Iowa conditions are very
favora' except that there has been
some lueal damage by hail. In Ne.
braska the wheat is maturing rapidly
and the chances Of al abundant yield
| appear excellent. In Kentucky the har.
vest is about completed. with good re.
port Of yield. Tennessee ha> D,so prac.
tically completed her harvest and an.
nounces an enormous Neld. \ similar
| report comes from Oklahoma, the crop
there being estimated at from 20. eco, ,0O1
to 25,0OO,OO0 bushels and OF excellent
! quality. Kansas, as usual, has tale Of
hard luck Hot, sultry winds may
cause the abandonment Of thousands OF
acres in Eastern Kansas.
| Estimates of the Country's Crop.
The Market Record thinks if no &C.
cident happens there ought to be more
than 2OO,O00,0OO bushels harvested il
Minnesota and the Dakotas Allowing
$4,000, 900 bushels for the other spring
wheat states and about 100000. 900 OF
winter wheat, which is now practically
assured, the outlook is for crop fo1
this country Of 575,O0O,O00 bushels o1
wheat.
The Cincinnati Price Current sub
nlits 55O,O00,OoO as reasonable esti
mate i'll consideration Of prevalent con
Gi:;c.-
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ALL OUT IN INDIANA.

President Knight Says It's Fight
Against Starvation.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 6.-Presi.
dent Knight Of the United Mine Work.
ers for Indiar" says he is convinced
that practically all Of the miners in the
state have joined in the strike. Presi.
dent Knight says the present strike is
little else than fight against starva.
ton. Mr.. Knight estimates that the
total number Of miners now idle is be-
tween 10000 and l25,OOO. His figures
are as follows: In Pennsylvania $4,000
Ohio $4,000, Indiana 5000, West Vir
Einia 10000 and Illinois 35 5000.
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HOISTED THE UNION JACK.

England Takes Possession Of Several 1s-
lands Of the Solomon Group.
LONDON, July Ga special from Sgd.
ney, N. s. W., says that the British
warship Wallaroo, has hoisted the union
TACK on Russell, Bellona and Stuart is.
lands belonging to the Solomon group.
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ORDER GENERALLY OBEYED.

Miners Throughout Ohio. Indiana, Illinois
and Pennsylvania Quit Work.
COLUMBUS, O., July 6.-Telegrams re-
ceived by President Ratchford of the
United Mine Workers, indicate that the
order for general strike Of the miners
has been complied with generally
throughout the mining districts of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Western Pennsyl-
vania, aud in sections Of West Virginia