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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

The emergency ration for horses 10
made in this way. and consists OF
twelve pounds of oats, and the same
amount of hay, compressed into a solid
block which will remain in good COM
dition for an indefinite period. and is
always ready Tor use II a Supply Of
good fodder cannot be obtained.
The cooking arrangements In camp
appear to be primitive to the last de-
gree; yet 1t is surprising how well ev-
erything is done Bread is baked on
the spot, and fresh provisions are con-
stantly being brought in
ARMY COOKING RANGES.
The simplest form Of cooking range
is a trench cut In the ground. IL Is
about six feet long. and eighteen inches
deep at one end. gradually sloping up
wards to four inches. A rough CHM
ney about four feet high. Is built Of
sods. and then the stove Is complete.
A wood fire is made in the trench. and
the big kettles are placed over - ~ a
row.
The training OF the men in an depart-
ments of the Army Service corps IS un-
doubtedly magnificent. AS mentioned
before, they are principally recruited
from those who have a practical know
ledge Of some trade; but after en-
tering the corps. they have still much
to learn before they e. considered
really proficient.
A wheelwright, for instance. may be
a capable man In most branches OF his
craft but Il viii take time 10 teach
him to repair or duplicate any part of
the heavy, springless wagons used in
the army. IL Is one thing to repair a
wheel or axle in well-appointed
workshop, but quite another matter 20
work in the open air with very few
tools and no assistance.
The same may be said or all the men
who have learned their trades In CT
william workshops. Specialists are not
wanted. il is the "all-round.r handy
man that will score in the field, one
who can turn his hand 20 anything.
and has plenty Of resourcefulncss.
Experience must also be gained IN
purchasing supplies. 50. when an bar
racks. buyers are told OF to obtain fod-
der from the farmers In the district.
and to bid for cattle in open market.
All purchases are inspected at head
quarters. and there is no excuse for
bad bargains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

on the Government of 1892 and not
without result Sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman. then the Minister for War
and now the leader OF the Opposition
in the House Of Commons, determined
to initiate the eight-hour day in the
great Government arsenal of Wool
wich
The experiment proved to be a COM
plete success. and, though it has not
been followed up the eight-hour day
for the whole English engineering
trade is not. I think, a distant devel-
opment.
Probably. however. the Immediate
struggle of the future will arise over
the question OF overtime. The habitu-
al working of overtime not only de-
stroys the virtues of regular work
Ing day. but it tends to depress the rate
Of wa ses.
Trade unions, therefore. are more
and more hardening their hearts
against it and endeavoring 10 eliminate
it from labor contracts which they are
able to control.
The demand for more leisure on the
part of the workman is after all moth
ing more than a demand for a larger
share in the benefits of civilized life.
The State has recognized this claim
and has made large and effectual con
cessions TO it.
Enlightened employers. moreover.
are inclined more and more freely to
cooperate with enlightened law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27
| be given BY general sketch of the
FIRsT on FIELD.

work.
FIRST ON FIELD.
The Army Service corps must, of
course be FIRST on the field, and all the
complicated arrangements made for
transporting supplies before the troops
can advance.
The most valuable animal for trans
port is the mule. He has infinitely
more pluck. or shall we say apprecia-
ton of danger, than the horse, has a
marvellous amount of endurance, viii
keep up a good pace hour after hour.
and can live and thrive on six
pounds of ''mealies" a day.
It has been mentioned that oxen are
being used for transport in the Phil
ippines. It could not be otherwise,
for they are. in fact, the drauEht ami
mails of the country. Their gait is
particularly leisurely. but they man
age to haul big loads over country
that would break the spirit of any 9TH
er animal.
OF late years a considerable amount
Of attention has been given to COM
pressed rations for use in the field, and
the present war is likely to prove their
value Perhaps the best is an Eng
lish ration, which consists of meat and
vegetables properly cooked. 1t weighs
one pound. and the tin can be made
to serve as a saucepan If there is moth
COMMISSARIAT WORK.
Every man who goes to the front Is
supplied with an emergency ration
which he is not allowed to open except
all other supplies fail. It is contained
in a small oval tin made in two parts
Theoretically sealed. One compart-
ment contains four ounces of pemmi-
can (dried meat pounded until the
hbres have been separated. and then
compressed), and the other five ounces
of cocoa paste. This will make four
pints of soup and an equal quantity OF
cocoa. but if it is impossible to build
fires for heating the water. it can be
eaten dry. 1t is said that. If taken
properly, IN small quantities. this ra-
ton win support a man for thirty-six
hours.
The attention of inventors has for
many years been directed to the prob
lem of producing satisfactory COM
pressed fodder for horses. but so far
without success. 1t is. of course. pos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27


American citizen hailing from South
Carolina. He has reigned over the IL
nkians now for eight years. He had
been shipwrecked- and was found by
some Hlikian fishermen after drifting
IN a small boat for two days
After a year with his people King
Oumalea left for civilization, going to
the Worlds Fair. Chicago, to south
Aillefica ana 70 the +AtiaIi'a - L 1-
ton, after winch ne afllVea IN New
efh IN May, 1852 mere ne hisi. leu
MISS E-ila CONN now queen A'iiali4-
If the EFerveys had been particular in
the respect Of moral character, Freder-
lex Banks would never have Joined the
royal house of Tonga and become king
OF Rarofonga. an 1siet next door TO
Hervey Island. IN the lsie-stddoed
South Sea, Tor BaAhs Is ueeidfeu 10
have been an eInnezzlef- he vas
trusted employe OF a western express
company With oIIlees IN san francesca
In 1888 he opened the company sa1e
one night and helped himself 70 every
dollar in ft--some thousands Of dollars
was the total He had a yacht waiting
in readiness and that same nlSh1 the
yacht went out through the Golden
Gate, and to this day the Wofld mas
not seen her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27
CIVILIZED KINGS
OF SAVAGE RACES.
Many Men Have Unexpectedly
Dropped Into the Position and
Found it 1enable One.

There is something eminently salts
factory in being a King, despite the
drawbacks reputed to be attendant
on the wearing of crown and that
satisfaction is little the less if one is
only a king of a ten mile square island
and Of dusky colored subjects who are
not over-fettered by the trammels of
civilized nations.
1t is better to be a monarch of such
a country and such a people than a
slave in the cities of the civilized, apd
most men who have had the good for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27
EIGHT-HOUR LABOR.
By Il. W Massingham. England's
Greatest Authority on Labor Cues
tons

The eight-hour-day may fairly be
described as the present ideal of the
AnglO-Saxon worker He has doubt
less been inspired by the example of
Australia. where labor has succeeded
in establishing as an incontestable in
dustrial rule that the laboring day
shall consist OF eight hours
What is the actual position to-day2
While the nine-hour day applies to
many trades. the miners are approach
ing the eight-hour rule And here has
arisen an interesting renewal OF the
old conflict between the laissezfa
opinions both of our politicians and Of
our wOrkmen and the new cOIlectivist
view. which is on the whole steadily
gaining the upper hand with all these
classes
To my mind it is inevitable that
sooner or later an eight-hour bill for
miners and possibly some selected
trades, viii be carried. for it is impos-
sible any longer TO maintain the fic-
ton that Parliament can have nothing
to do with the regulation of adult Ia
Dor Afr- Gladstone's last Governments
did. indeed. pass a brief and not very
conclusive law TO amend the hours of
labor for railway servants Under this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27
Signal Lights.

A curious experiment was recently
made to discover how far different coi-
ored lights could penetrate the dark
ness. and which could be best seen.
White naturally proved the strongest
and next red. After red. green had the
greatest penetrative power.
A light blue lantern was found TO be
invisible at a mile and three-quartcrs,
and a dark blue at a mile and a half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

sible to make small cakes that con-
tain all the nutriment in, say, twelve
pounds of oats and hay, but for some
reason the animals do not thrive UNI
less they have the fodder in its nat
ural state. All that can be done is TO
compress the hay into a firm mass
about one third its original bulk, and
then this cake can be crumbled just
before it is to be used. just as you
would crumble a little block Of plug to-
bacco.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18

ever existed on American soil. There Is
no more truth In these reports than In
those others, sprung some weeks since,
about the alleged frightful sanitary con.
ditions here. Both are crooked fakes.
Men who claim to know the why's and
wherefores, say that THE MINER called
the turn last week In stating that the
postoffice will probably be located In the
remodeed barn on Center street, and
give their reasons for this belief-exact.
ing bond Of secrecy.
George S. Parker, editor Of the lone
Post, Is In Sumpter, "skirmishing," as he
expresses It. Being interrupted, this
means that he Is looking for a location to
start a newspaper. He says he has his
eye on Prairie City, and that he Is not
afraid Of the rumors that arrangements
have been made to etablish another paper
there.
The official transfers published In THE
MINER today state that the Inland Tele.
phone company has bought the telephone
lines In Morrow. Grant, Harney, Gillian
and Wheeler counties from the Blue
Mountain Telephone company, and from
W. o. Minor the lines In Baker and
Grant counties owned by the Canyon
City Telephone company.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice Is hereby given, that the real
estate firm heretofore existing under the
name Of the Lawton and Sumpter Real
Estate Il Mining company, has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent.
T.R. NEEDHAM,
Z. N. WARD,
G. n. CROMWELL,
W. N. ROBINSON.
April ", 1900.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18
Votefs Attention.

The voters Of the North and South
Sumpter precincts can now register at the
city hall, t. l.. Manning, city recorder,
having received the registration books
from the county clerk for that purpose.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Mayor Gleason Is recovering from ar
attack Of pneumonia.
The new hat Sam Stott Is wearing |.
borrowed from Uncle Sam.
DR.. Greenlee, dentist, Is located over
the Sumpter Drug company store.
Mrs. General Warren has gone tc
Portland to spend a week or more.
J. 7. English and r. S. Bailie are back
from the republican state convention held
in Portland last week.
ID. Z. Wheeler, Of Portland, has come
TO Sumpter and Is In the employe Of the
NeiIl Mercantile company.
J. q. Shaver, the we'll known painter,
has again resumed his trade, having been
with the Sumpter Lumber company all
winter.
Mrs. J. N. Hoffman, at the tent MILL.
merry store ,sho vs. all the latest eastern hats
and has received fine line Of shirt waists
and skirts.
Mrs. }. N. Murphey gave her little
daughter Catherine an Easter party
Saturday afternoon, which was attended
by dozen children.
]. r. Needham, of the Lawton Town.
site company, was visitor here yester.
day. lie reports the new town as going
ahead at lively rate.
G.. J. Johns Il Co. have received a s.
carload consignment Of Studebaker
wagons and vehicles, several Of which
had already been sold here.
Mrs. {. S. Johns has returned from q
visit with friends at Arlington, IN this
state. She was accompanied home by
Mrs. J. 4. Jones, Of Roseburg.
W. n. Bri,ts, Of the Western Clay
Manufacturing company, located at Port.
land, spent several days IN Sumpter and
vicinity. returning home Sunday.
Charles Berkeley. n civil engineer for
several years with the q. K. Il N. com.
pany. Is at present engaged In completing
the survey Of the lawton townsite.
Five thousand five hundred dollars were
deposited In q local bank today for the |
purchase OF Sumpter real estate. The
deal will be closed tomorrow and made
public later.
Charles u. Fisher, editor Of the Rose.
burg Review, accompanied by his wife,
we're In Sumpter Yesterday. They stop.
ped over here on their way home from
IDAHO, to see this great gold camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McEwen and
Mrs. Duckworth returned from Portland
Monday, where the gentleman had been
IS a delegate to the republican conven.
ion, accompanied by the ladies on a
pleasure trip.
Don't be alarmed and quit the camp,
or tear Of being held up and robbed and
murdered and mutilated. That kind OF
tun you hear and see around Is promul.
.ated Tor purpose. Sumpter is the most
rderly, law abiding mining camp that
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18
April ~, 1900.
Notice to the Public.

All consumers Of city water must make
application to the Office Of the Sumpter
Water company before the maius are
tapped or any residence or business house
supplied with water.
SUMPTER WATER COMPAN
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18
Potatoes for Sale.

Lew Bros, Of Baker City, have a car.
load Of tine Early Rose and White Star
potatoes for sale. Enquire at Sumpter
Forwarding company.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18

"The Portland" conduct,i by Wood.
ward 4 Hammond on Nil! street, Is a
representation Of its name. A visit will
convince any skeptics.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18

The Sumpter Lumber company will sell
doors and sash tive per cent cheaper than
any concern In eastern Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-18

Quartz and placer location blanks of
the most approved form for sale at THE
MINER Office.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
COOi.
FLORETTE

Mrs. Wilful-My husband told me If
didn't like this brooch you'd exchange
it for me.
Notwithstanding. madame. I'll be
only too glad, as four different ladies
of your set wanted it.-Jewelers' Week
ly.
First explorer-We are in terrible
straits. The supply Of champagne is
reduced to 10 cigars, the cigars are
nearly gone and the mineralogist is half
dead with govt
Cheer up old man, the third relief
party Is due this month. Life.
This is murder!' cried the enemy,
as the captain of marines opened with
the ships n'achine-S;,ns from, the top
of the bill. mo. only salt and bat
tery!" we shouted back at them, thus
deftly adding insult to injury.
Journal.
Detective-I found this letter which
dropped from someone's pocket. Was
it man or a woman's pocket? The
chief-A woman's pocket. of course.
Don't you see it's crump1ed out of
shape, besides being perforated with
hairpins ?-Chicago News
Husband--Please to hurry, or we shall
be late again / wonder how many
years of your life you have wasted in
asking whether your hat was on
straight?
Wife-Hush! I have never wasted
moment Is my hat on straight now?
Town Topics.
Mrs. Stubb--John, isn't it strange?
Here it was clear in Chicago yesterday
and showing in New York.
Mr.. Stubb-Does the paper say that,
Maria?
Mrs. Stubb-Well. John, it says there
was a slight furry in Wall Street.
That's New York, isn't it?-Chicago
News.
A few evenings since certain young
man called on his best girl to spend the
evening. When about to return home
the conversation CHANGED to turn to art,
and the young lady said to him that
he reminded her of the Venus de Milo,
whereupon the young man was de-
lighted, thinking surely it was symmet-
rcal form she alluded to. When he got
home he consulted an encyclopedia,
and to his deep chagrln and mortifica-
ton found that the Venus de Milo had
no arms.-Berlin Bee.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01

Then, If these amounts be divided by
the average attendance OF city pupils
each year we get the following results:
1s94-1S95-s2 900, divided by 1lS: cost
per pupil, $155.40.
1S95-1S9 -s25, 600, divided by 49, cost
per pupil, 1921 "a
1s96-1S97-s2 ,O0O divided by 143; cost
per pupil, s1Ss.s1.
1897 1888 500 ,00o divided by ISL; cost
per pupil, $192.74
1s9S-1S99- s2S, 00O divided by 179; cost
per pupil, $156.42.
The total cost of operating the school
for the last FIVE years was $4,000. and
there have been sixtyfve graduates.
The average cost per pupil per year for
the five years Is S1S2.92 All this time
the Board of Education has charged
only $50 to out-of-town pupils, and now
the Hamden authorities object to paying
over 800 That ia. the school authorities
seem willing to give education to out
of-town pupils for s6e which costs the
taxpayers $3.50. That is the method
which trusts sometimes adopt in order
to get trade, but I cannot think 1t just
or fair to taxpayers to give practical
rebate like that to QUIT town pupils.
Evidently some of the Board feel the
injustice of such a system to the tax
payers, for this fall an effort was made
to raise the rate to SIS per year, less
than so per cent of the cost, but even
this slight increase was blocked by Mr..
Moran.
The taxpayers of New Haven are not
called upon to tax themselves for the
Of tc pf nHfoipirio towns
The Hamden people are unjust in ask
ing the New Haven authorities to give
their pupils for $50 what actually costs
$3.50 more, and the New Haven school
authorities are unjust in giving to any
,out-of-town pupil secondary education
at less than cost.
i This injustice to the taxpayers of New
Haven has gone on long enough. 1t
Should be remedied at once with the
pening of the new winter term by
larging at least 500 per year. like
ringfield, which charges a lower price
an Hartford.
ais injustice can be remedied II
v taxpayer who thinks that he is
ged by this system would make
ctful but earnest protest to Mr..
4 and his associates.
n the Hamden authorities, unless
ovide better accommodation for
non schools they can make bet
VI their money than by paying
tlition of a few favored pupils
man. The brick schoolhouse
Whitneyville church is not a
the town, and has been con-
n sanitary grounds. 1t would
letter for the general good of
md the children Of the work
used their public funds to
lew schoolhouse on higher
BEAD of paying it for the tut
Use who can afford to keep
len at school after they are
TRUTH AND JUSTICE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
POLITE SHELLS.

| The Beers have been described as
having no manners to speak of and
some that it wouldn't do to speak Of.
| The other day a big British general
complained that big Boer general was
| rude to him, and it became evident that
the big Boer general was likely to be
crossed off the visiting list of the big
British general. But mannerless as the
Beers may be generally some of them
seem to have grinly humorous idea
of what politeness in war ought to be.
1t is related that the Beers who have
been bombarding Ladysmith have been
firing into the place plugged shells con-
tanning plum pudding and the compli-
ments OF the season.
OF course man hit by shell con-
tanning plum pudding and the compli-
ments of the season would be hurt, but
shells so loaded will not burst and
they can fairly be called polite in COM
parison with shells loaded with lyddite.
The performance is pretty good one
for a heavy-minded, uncouth Boer. So
good that those who are convinced that
the Beers can't think of such things
may ascribe it to some of their foreign
helpers. Perhaps some ex-United
States gunner is the gentleman. Any
how, it is genial episode.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
4N0rHER EDUCA1IONA WRINKLE

SonethinE for The Taxpayers to Think
About and Talk About
To the Editor Of the Journal and Courier:
One of the most gratifying things
which has resulted from the unfinished
special supervisors investigation Is the
awakened interest in school matters and
a determination to know how the money
of the taxpayers used for public educa-
ton is spent. All taxpayers, rich and
poor alike, do well to commend the ef-
forts Of those who are engaged in this
laudable task. Eternal vigilance in this,
as in other matters, is the price of good
government.
The refusal on the part of Hamden
officials to pay more than $50 for the tu~
ition of out-of town pupils calls atten-
ton to another abuse in our school man.
agement which needs radical reform for
the benefit of the taxpayers. The com
nonsense business rule In such case
is to charge what the education costs
New Haven taxpayers per pupil. Such
Is the rule in Boston where they charge
nearly 500; in Springfield. where they
charge $780, and in Hartford, where
they charge STA. In the Cambridge
Manual Training school they charge
$3.50. This is common justice to the tax
payers of any city.
Now, let us see how far New Haven
falls below that proper standard Of JUS
tice. To find the cost of the Boardman
school we need to add to the current eX-
penses for teachers salaries, fuel, text
books and supplies per cent. on the
amount invested. Then in order to get
the cost per pupil we divide this sum by
the average attendance, which will give
the average cost per pupil of the Board
man Manual Training school to the tax
payers of New Haven. The cost of the
school for land, building and equipment
is $150,0UO, $4,000 of which was the gen.
erous gift of Mrs. Boardman, The city
of New Haven, then, has put about $75,-
900 of taxpayers money into the school.
Four per cent. of that makes an annual
interest charge of $4,000, Here are the
current expenses of the school for the
last five years, taken from official
sources:
nj II
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
THE VIEW FREIGHT RATES.

The new freight rates on the trunk
lines which will go into effect to-day
fore the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. The changes to be made are for
the most part changes in classification,
the effect of which Is to restore articles
to classes that are subject to somewhat
higher rates. Chairman Gill, of the
Trunk Line Classification committee,
sskestified as to the reasons that governed
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
GENERQES.

In another column on this page a
correspondent calls attention to the
generosity of New Haven in providing
education cheaply for out-of-town pu-
pills at the Boardman school. The
showing made is a surprising one and
it reveals that New Haven is far ahead
of many other cities in this kind Of
generosity. AS 1t is also ahead OF many
other cities in it's rate of taxation,
some thoughtful people will wonder if
it wouldn't be wiser to be a little more
just to home taxpayers before being so
generous to the taxpayers Of other
towns