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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-19
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Among the malv~e(Sss>hkes that have
befn made lately, the one in the Colorado.
In the QuartzbaE3-distsi;t, ,Snl probably
eqbal any, over Witch 1skam Laurante,
one Of the owners, even IL he is, 10 novice
In the mining World. R very Enthusiastic.
Several years ago the Ward Brothers
hai cotrtaa:967 70 sgpA wSsAeh-j -jhis
property, and the othel dayoRe Of them
happened to rsaxSS1Ssa6kAcSttin the
TOP Of large body 81 SIswhile doing the
work, and so while1ALt Lte*n informed Mr..
a1",s"ss ,a": m,ns a's ~s"' s::o.
TAey put in shsaitMk INT piece OF
rotk to town to nave assayed, which went
hfy.eight dollars tosvHl3n. The vein is
''E fs,s Efs .st' st%iisssss ~ rs ssssssfM
fobt tunnel and Is water level, The 50.
foPt tunnel styy4 loz1Ns32&.h. The
Oh is base and Of a lighter Hls than rock
''sm ,uhSiS ,fSJ$3 lh'kns. ;, .
S4"s ~.; y" %''s. 's. 2. tss' 's:
Hsys, 'ss'' sae "leei ,ksaiBGs;Ss ass Il; n
tn east selling stock.
FMr. Laurance isl w ike many Of the
pRneer claim holdeo estern Oregon.
II wants to see capital come in and de.
vSop the prospects inIaydivi4sat paSs1S
HNnTf 1~Nik: own'"3ap pto3
pftt~fG* ~6N4'it tsi'selpe-a -a& et.aef.
n propos'iH38 )AkARMit they. DO
pEiis i 4, ,AsXaaa all IsaSap apd
about ten times as much as a prospect is
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Tartar General Shang.

and fiat, and it is subject TO overfows
/ Marshy ponds with stagnant water, stand
/ an the year round AID in some places
| ClAes are necessary TO prevent inUnda-
| tons. The foreign settlement. suburbs
anc the old city are inCiOSed by ar en-
hankment- This was built by the Tartar
prince, The commander of the Chinese
( forces that confronted the allied French
and English troops IN 1850
Go!d mines OF great richness, of a kind
known as placers, are found in the north
ern part OF Mongolia, bordering on the
Amoor and its tributaries. Although their
existence i not generally known. a num-
Der OF Chinese and Russians have already
made rush for this region. \ lack Of
railroads in China is strongly brought
out by visit there. At present the
means of transportation consists only of
the canal and the OK. One can imagine
how inefficient ii is.
The process Of mining is likewise almost
primitive in its nature. The expense of
labor and time being so great the min
erS make but small profit on their work
In China there are many travelling bar
beTs, who 90 from one hamlet to another.
these being too small to support a local
man. They carry their professional mr.
aphernalia along, which consists Of 2 rec
taugular stool, with series Of drawers
for raZOrs. &c. and stand with a basin
on top. When China was conquered by
tho Manchus. the subjects refused to be
shaved and 10 grow queues one Of the
customs OF the cOnqusrCrS n order to
enforce the wishes Of the Empe~or in this
respect, BARRIERS We're clothed with a GER
tain amount Of authority. TO aid them in
pursuing the art and 10 INTRODUCES the Gus
tom Of shaving the head and growing
queues w WILLIAM YEN.
Copyright, 1900, by International Dress News As
sOciation.)
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4 Diplomatic Dinner.

From Harper's Weekly
But the Chinese millionaire. who calls
Upon the consul as promptly a. politeness
allows, gives him the most unique ex-
perience, albeit not always a digestIble
one. For ,here are experiences that come
TO US in which the inner man does not
rejoice with the enthusiasm OF the imagi-
nation. | refer to a Chinese dinner. which.
IKE a visit To the dentist. is pleasant only
as a TeminiscenCe. For lavish display
abundance of floral decorations origin
atty OF customs, and untatable eGibles
Chinese dinner has no counterpart. II
properly comes under the duties of con-
suls-to refuse tie hospitality of a China
man is TO sever diplomatic relations be-
tween the two nations. His invitation Is
communicate then. il IS an eXpeTi-
ence. The two principal horrors Of the
function are the music that gives your
senses Indigestion, ard the menu, which
shocks your inner temple The music is
a succession OF raSpirG sounds that affect
you as might the filing Of q saw or A cold
morning, accompanied by painfully reg
Ular cries, comparable only TO the din
roluced By catfiEht at its Zenith-say
about a. min your back yard. A half
dozen little, wOOdenlike. Acknowledged.
carefully c9lcimine5 flower girls produce
the effect from a raised daiS in a corner
uncomfortahly near. Blending # stretch
of the Imagination viii permit the use Of
the word. with The Instrumental part Of
the programme arc heard the singsong
t0n=s Of a cryhaby-l;ke dialogue that takes
place between the offenders. The entire
combination j. not without its compensa-
tiOnS, however, for il helps you to forget
the agOnieS 70 come.
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LORDS AS FIGHTERS.
The English Nobility Haven't Done Much
Worth Doing la the War.

From Scribners Magazine
The death OF the Duke OF Argyll has
brought out the falsity Of the assumption
that men Of hereditary wealth can be
trusted TO do the intellectual work tina.
does not directly pay. And this is sim
ply because the duke really did something
Ia that way. According 70 CARLYLE. the
British peerage was In its origin a kind
Of glOrifed civil service, In which the IL
ties were certificates OF success In the
most arduOus competitive examinations
Still, according 10 him. the merit sys-
TEN" broke down in its application
70 the British peerage in the reign OF
Charles l. Since then a lord has had
nothing 70 do las such" except TO exist
beautifully" As the lords have all the
chances OF education that England ar
fords, and nothing to do but what they
may choose 10 d., what treasures u learn
ed leisure and research We ought 10 owe
70 them, The career Of the Duke Of Ar
CYL ought not % have been an exception
In his order at all. but simply an illustra-
ton Of the rule. And yet ne was the only
duke in Great Britain who within living
memory has amounted 10 anything II s.
true that the Marquis OF Salisbury might
have been "A duke II ne had not regarded
Il
new dukedom could furnish And doubt
less the Marquis OF Salisbury amounts %
something. When h. was Lord Robert
Cecil. Bageh0t said o. him that he was
the only member % the British ariztoc-
rscy who had shown he capacity Of earn
ing his own living This he had had 70
do for a season and had done Il ln a char
acter Of political writer. and there IS
no doubt that NJ would have made a po-
liticaI success II he had be y a cosnmoaer.
His existence s. fully justified 50 r. that
Of Lord Rosebery. a. a public speaker and
as d writer. ~ not yet fully a. a p0iiti-
clan. Here are thfe- oat 4 fse hladr~d
members Of the House 81 Lords. Perhaps
an ordinarily wcii-infOrmcd observer
might manage 10 pick Out hall "A d0z ~
more lords who uli ght fairly be called dis
tiEglIishef Tor something else than being
lords bafri9g the new men. who owe their
titles 20 their achievements. But that H.
a sorry showing for 30 many holders -
what may be called perDet1aliy endowed
leliOwEhipa
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of the Lord of Heaven The middle path-
Way. is paved with white stones. poIisbed
and engraved with dragons AT the stems
the pathway, instead OF ending contin-
ues, thereby becoming an inclined plane
Only the Emperor uses this middle natb-
the officials approach on the right and
left The ratings are constructed of Whit
marble, covered with sculptured work.
The temple was struck by lightning in
1880, an event which shocked the slIDer-
siltlous senSib.liies OF The nation nor =,
little: II is said that its reconstruction
vas contracted Tor at the sum of Il Gyltso
the button on top alone costing SilVsi
Je 40. celebrated spot Is situated in
a diediN. sandy waste tract northeast Of
Pekin, on the border Of Mancburis Thin
er the Emperor and court fed wnrn the
allied army entered Pekin In 1861 Tbers
TIE Emneror Hsienfung died August II
le1l. WIN history repeat Itself is an in
tereStnss question Of the moment
Owing 10 its fCrbiiduts SlIrro1frd i,es 4.
i bN nature Sult6I for 4 retreat or ref. e,e.
kelng moreover situated IN NTarrblfri,
the original home Of the imperial family
IlA S1le'S rom internal danger is assured
Tieni-in on the Pei-ho.
Tlentsin- literally rendered meaning
The Heavenly Ferry" IS situated on ~
south side OF the Pei-ho River AZ min,
where its three branches are conh,ar- II
is really the port Of PekIn. all passengers
bound for tn latter city being Obliged IN
disembark at the former place a fact
which makes ii a point of interest ana in
ternati6nal Importance II IS dfty miles
above the mouth Of the river. whic, e
guarded naturally by sand bars and arti-
hcIally by The famous Takl forts. recent
~ destroyed. and By massive and heay5Iv
armed earth works. which were also re-
Gently destroyed by TIE allied fleets in
fact completely demolished Some ten
miles no the river from TaSu is Toneku
the eastern terminus Of the Tientsiu Rssi-
way. one could BY landing there avoid a
tedious journey up the serpentIne co;.rxa
or the river, by taking the train that ran
thrice daily 70 the city Tientsiu is ir
terestiEg again in view of the fact hat
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang once lived there
many years, and there the Inventions Of
civilization, both peaceful and WaTlik,..
were FIRST introduced among the Chinese
IL NAV properly be regarded as tho
center OF Western enlightenment though
the recent troubles would seem 10 indl-
cate the contrary
The typographical site Of TIentsln IS low
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menace to any one ne fancies he can
insult with impunity. He rarely does any
work, ard is never found out o. the cities.
The Australian tramp much resembles
the same species in America, only instead
of looking for work" he generally
adopts the guise of a prOsDector. With
billy or kettle in hand he trudges from
one sneep station TO another, enforcing
hospitality by the fear that if such is not
accorded a barn vii be found iGnighted
on his departure. Undoubtedly in no
country Of the world are the unemployed
treated with go much consideration by
the authorities as in Australia. As the Ia
Dor vote controls the balance OF political
parties, and the floating population of I'M
employed are wOrkngmen. in that respect
officials are cFary OF saving no to depu-
tatiOn from this class OF citizens
For instance. as has more than once
happened, If d body Of unemployed should
wait upon the minister Of The interior
with a request for free transportation on
the government railroads 10 some remote
district. where they assert work Is TO be
found the minister. particularly if an
election Is a ha nd. has no other resource
but TO issUc the tickets. Then, If. when
the place Is reached, climatic or other con-
dit.Cns ere not found 70 be as cOniecturei,
a pressing request for return passes does
rot often meet with refusal.
For several years the unemployed OF
sydney were given work on the roads and
uarks at 81 = for d working day of eight
tOITs as BY law established.
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Two Curious Facts.

From the Philadelphia Press.
A Danish engineer Paulsen lyman, has
combined telephone and a phOnOgraDh
which enables orders or messages received
by telephone TO be preserved until wanted
The wax cylinder is done away with
The phonetic writing Of the sound waves
is done magneticallv, by means OF an cleo
tro-magn5t, the moving basis being OF
steel or nickel.
A steel band is moved in front of an
elecuO-magnet. whose windings are con-
nected with "a telephone.
Then varying currents due TO the DIFF
ferent magnetization Of the steel band
are Induced in the windings causing the
tile phone to repeat exactly the sounds
once fixed upon the telephone at the
other end Of the line.
A very small electro-magnet IS sufficient
for writing at one end and reading at
the other.
Instead Of a steel band piano wire can
be used.
Numerous trials have been made TO
show that the telegraDhOn thus con-
structed can reproduce speech as perfect
as the telephone itself.
At German weddings. baptisms, and
other intimate reunions it is customary,
when the hilarity has reached a certain
point TO write verses and other greetings
on the menu cards and wine labels and
send them off TO absent friends.
Such message have been appropriately
named aIcoh0lOgrams.
Now. the alcohOlOgram has not hither-
to received Official recognition from the
German pOsI-OfiiCe. nor has il been for
warded through the mails, except when
inclOsed I'm a letter.
In the interest Of good fellowship the
Magdeburg Zeitung has appealed 10 the
authorities and obtained al answer,
which. sin part, runs a. foliows:
!. Greetings written IN c0nviyial spirit
on menu cards &c. may not be rejected
by the pOst-oftice-
, The aIcohologram should bear letter
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countries have made Il their policy to
euy and own properties occupied By their
l.eauons In foreign capitals. just as
Nieat Britain ard Germany possess In
ie' simple the houses and grounds Of their
embassies AT Washington OF course.
rear estate thus appropriated for diplo-
matte purposes pays no taxes. inasmuch
a. y y considered as a part actually Of
'nt territory OF an alien power II l. OBJ
Nious that this plan f. the one most con-
sistent with national dignity. while having
minor advantages that suggest them
serves readily enough. Nevertheless. the
United states mas never chosen 10 adopt
ire policy, and at the present time nearly
al OF our legation houses abroad are
rented. that In Pekin being no exception
20 the rule
Mr- touger. the American Minister TO
CHINA lived IN A hired house. for which
the government Of the United States paid
rental or S.Soo a year II was situated
~ the midst q a compound. as the tenn
Is 10 TIE East, toy Their with stables and
otheF outlying buildings. all Of them be-
ing surrounded by a hiyh wall AL this
mas been destroyed By the Boxer The
quarters OF the various officials under the
MlJiHter were In he building Of tho le-
Eauon-au arrangement not usual in civ
lllzed capitals. iuasmuch as II is more
convenient ordinarily that the gccretaries
and dtt1Ches shall make their homes out
side thus avoiding Interference with the
privacy u the diplomatic head % the e.
tabiishm Mt. while pres Tying more liber-
" for themselves
Naturally. in case Of riot or her civil
disturbance. q compound Of the sort de-
scr!bed, serves admirably for purposes
% deiensr. IN Pckin the various fore. gn
legations were all within a short distance
OF each other. on Legation street. each
81 them having a compound Of It's owa
Ihus the diplomatic colony at the Chi
nese capital occupied its own peculiar
quarter, and for this and other reasons,
the social relations among the diplomats
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THE LARRIkIN.
Australian City Hobo, a Human Jackai.
Who TerrGriZes Towns.

For several reasons Australia may be
regarded as the ideal abode of the hobo
and the tramp. OF as the former is desig-
mated in the cities. the laTrikn.
The laTrikin, like the kangaroo. is pei
cular to the Australian continent. In no
other country. certainly not in the United
States, would he even be pergitted to
exist. In appearance he is understood in
stature, slight in build, and sallow in
complexion, probably owing to an early
excessive use of cigarettes. His attire
is unique and unmistaka bic. He wears a
narrow brim felt hat On one side of mis-
head, short jacket reaching to the hips,
pants very tight from the waist to the
knees but spreading out bell-shaped at
the ankles to the tips Of his shoes. The
latter are invariably worn peg topped with
high heels.
In character he much resembles the
iackal. Singly a desperate coward, but
in packs or gangs as he perambulates the
sidewalks of Melbourne or Sydney he be-
comes a terror to women and children and
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4 scientists Industry.

From Harper Magazine
The description of these 80 new radiOla-
rians constituted HaeckeIs first great
contribution TO zoology and won him his
Mace as teacher at Jena in 1851.
Eenceforth Haeckel was, Of course,
known as the greatest authority on this
particular order Of creatures For this
reason il was that Prof. Murray, the
naturalist Of the famous expedition which
the British government sent around the
world IN the ship Challenger. asked
Haeckel to work Up the radiolarian mate
rial that had been gathered during tina,
voyage Murray showed HaeckeI a little
bottle containing water with a deposit
OF seeming clay or mud in the bottom.
That mud" he said, was dredged up
from the bottom Of the ocean and every
particle Of il is the smell Of a radiolarian-'
'Impossible," said Haeckel.
yet true" replied Murray. "as the
microscope will soon prove TO YOU"
So il did. and Prof Haeckel spent
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cir has been running Up quite bNl
,z-.. herself for .udemnl.as. supposing
r.. R..r peace finally arrives. tn DOW
r., .-. Wiling 1o accept money c1mpen-
arar r- .ro and property destroyed.
.-,-a.. . t.e for territory.
W--..a-.r. hive A standard value. and
--.-. t.r.- VII. have Co be paid FOR
A. ..- ra.. nt about $2Jp0 apiece. This
f. ..r-.s .Ha.,.y the yalua tiou Tor uri-
.s.. citizens as tXed by our own gov
.---..- .- several instances. When the
.s...- Rara -yUched in New Orleans a
t.7 r.a-- ago. Mr.. Blaine paid for them
OFT NO. ... ..a--geney fund Of the Depart
~a.. .. S.a.. d, $50 a head. During the
--. .rr..r. administration Mr. Bayard
..... fora r. Of murdered Cinnamon.
a.... properly ~ theirs burned. for A
Jump -.m .. f-z66l975, Congress appro-
r.a-rE ar w,u"y. In the act making
... a.g-.. -s-aa,- however. IL was ex-
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and their families were more intimate
and agreeable than Is usually the case
+ In any emergency implying a common
danger, they would naturally unite for
mutual defense, the guards AID servants
attached TO the establishments making
quite formidable body Of men Well
armed.
I II should be mentioned incidentally
that Notwithstanding he refusal Of
/ Congress 10 purchase legation houses in
foreign capitals generally, this govern
ment has been obliged to buy property
for such purposes in a few oriental coun-
tries, We own the real estat. occupied by
our diplomatic representatives. in Japan.
Siam. Korea, and the East Indies. The
. legation grounds at Bangkok were given
TO us by the government of Siam. but
the dwelling was put UP and pad Cor by
our State d apartment The Am srican
legation building al Tokyo is enc OF the
finest in that city, built after the Japan
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Tientsin Custom-house.

the microscope with the result that be-
fore ne had done he had discovered no
fewer than 400 new species OF radlO.a-
rians al % which. 0f course. had 10 BE-
figured. described, and christened Think
OF baptiZing 400 creafures-hnding a new
dIsiinc-- and appropriate Latin name for
each and every ore, and that, too, xhen
the creatures themselves are Of micro
scopic siZe, aJi the difference between
them often 50 slight that only the expert
eye could detect IT, Think. too % the
deadly tecium Of labor IN detecting these
differences IN skeiehtng them, and in
writing out 10 the length Of three mon
ster volumes technical dissertations upon
them!
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checked until the lager was aroused.
Then was exhibited one 0f those feats.
uuiuielligible 10 the outside world. when
IL has only the list Jf casualties from
which 10 form an opinion. The English
soldiers probably thought the whole poer
army had suddenly concentrated Al that
p0fnt. Among the heaps OF dead and
wounded soldiers. which the early morn
Ing light brought out OF ghostly iudis-
iiuctuess among the red ant-hills were
found the lifeiess bodies Of the four Beers
who had formed the outpost. Each Of
thoir bodies was r'ddlef with bullets, and
one had been isceraied by b4yonet In
!, .auIcirrle around these four men lay
seventeen dead British soldiers. That was
The last sortie attempted from Lady
smith.
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From Hsrpers Magazine.
il was ! o'clock in the morning of De-
CembeT 10 when force OF about 200 Eng
lish craWlcd steslthily upon the Pretoria
lager in one of the rlvinas northwest Of
LalysmJh They surrounded The ont
post. consisting Of four Beers. ana al the
point Of the bayonet demanded their sur
render. In reply each of jnr Beers emp
tied his Mauser pistol into the soldiers
around him, and then. having room 10
use their rifles, they proceeded TO sell
their lives so dearly that the S0rtie was
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Too ,lHuy in the Family.
! .hs chieafo HeFall-

Prom he Chicago Times HsFald
Why didn't Daubem stay az the farm
house where he expected 10 spend his va
cationy
He couldn't afford IT,
But he got his board for painting por-
traits OF the family. and there were onIy
two people"
But they had nine dogs"
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Fsesoow's FAC.

Wbsa Frsstons ffon ssr nozntsis hslgkt
Infsf.s1 Ser sisas<sd - tks alr
sAe Az8 10 asrfs~ 5ssass la stai.
ia;~ae.sg iasi % sosi g. tsefsN
sac hsa-' 10 fiFsFs aaa 40 sszs.
10 Igagft11iaai degrees
Past ~kieh aer Gag sss sot 70 70.
sAs tksas 40 creed. fhs glessd ne rae.
Sc STAGED eui 70 favored place
PEI fFssdaa ssse lsisS
Bat thasfns lDoss shs assflax stars
ASS Singing '9r;b he s.sfioss bars.
Gave 20 he isisaes = ths sss
TIE srosa msa sas ths 81 Chinss.
TAs fighi 70 shsfs sta yos sas ne
Tie risfy . ihs Ezr lf issy
Bat care 70 atsp ffea alsas % asy
AID estss ssc ballot sne ebsy
-<siesxs nAss- asraAl
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Influence Of Chin~-e.
Ia.tlflable -peed.

From TIE Chicago Record
why did the police let that seorcher
ger
He proved that he was taking a brick
OF ice cream home 70 his vile"
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PAY FOR BROKEN CHINA
Heavy Indemnities Likely to
Be Asked by the Powers.
BILLS TOO BIG FOR CASH PAYMENT

,..suiug that the allies DO Not Partition
The Fmpir.- = Nauld BE an Immen..
Undertaking. for the Chinese Government
10 -sule Claims When Peace l. FINAL,
Restored Quotation fer MissionarIe.
Isour $500 Ench-American Legation.
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postage-that Is, a 10 or p pfennig q or
centsj stamp. A IL does not usually
agree in size and thickness with me resu-
Iations for cards IL cannot be admitted
as a postal card.
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ese fashion. Our Minister abroad have
frequently resigned because o. their in
ability 10 md suitable living quarters.
and that is why these properties have
been secured.
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PREFERS THE CHINESE
Assertion that They Are Far
Superior to Japs.
BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY

DIR. Albert :. Ashmcad, Late Foreign Med
ical Director Of Tokyo Hospital, says the
Chinese Are the Origiuator-, the laps the
imitators-Races in Japan Physically ln-
Prof. McGee. Government Ethuologisf.