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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
sEcoAR KINGS OF CHINA.
One Way In Which Certain Mongoli.
ans Become Rich.

ano beCOme A1cns
II you want to grow rich In China
become the head Of guild Of beggars,
thieves, or lepers. Marking, Pekin,
and Tien- Tsin are the headquarters Of
the most powerful Of these guilds. and
their rulers are wealthy and respected.
The cling Of clan Of Chinese vaga-
bonds Of these classes derives his in
come from tribute rendered him by
his wetched subjects, and also levies
q sort Of blackmail ON traders and mer-
chants by undertaking to keep their
shops, stores, and houses free from par
ticular pests which he controls.
From these two sources he realizes
a large income. and b enabled to live
in q large house and keep up great
style in his mode Of life. Each clan
has a particular district Of the city
given over to its operation. beyond
which its members are forbidden to
stray.
Horrible self-mutilations are prac-
ticed by the beggars Of China In order
that their deformities may excite COM
passion and lead to profit. On certain
days the beggers 90 about in gangs
from 80 to $50. On these occasions
shopkeepers are only too glad to COM
ply with the Kings" demands for black.
mail. in order that his subjects may be
kept out Of their shops.
A king Of Chinese thieves knows
ovorvkha,rep that svx,oc ~, a.. IT. asr<.s.A
He knows who committed certain
thefts, and where the stolen property
II. He. like his brothers OF beggars,
has a double source Of income. A
large percentage Of the profits made
by his subjects Ia claimed by him. II
q foreigner is robbed he generally can,
by paying the liking" a certain sum, re-
cover his property. Property stolen
from Cinnamon Is never brought back.
Every Chinese city has leper- house
outside it, gates, and most Of them
have two or more. As in the cases of
the beggars and thieves, there IL an
executive hand, called the .sking OF the
lepers," who controls all lepers, and
makes rules and compacts, which must
be observed. These unfortunates are
numerous throughoutth empire. When
In the first stage Of the disease they
are brought to the per.houses. Good
care ID taken Of them @ long AZ their
relatives can meet the demand Of the
''king."
But no matter how wealthy their
families may be. the king eventually
drains them Of every penny. and both
The leper and his relatives often have
turn begser. Philadelphia Times.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

San Francisco, April 1.-The steamer
Spokane Of the PaciAc Coast company was
launched at the Union Iron works Satur-
day. The ceremony was marred by an ac-
cident in which John T. Scott, superin-
tendent Of the works, had his right leg
broken and was stunned.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

Much interest has been taken In Val
lay Forge by Pennsylvanians for many
years. Recently the State was induced
10 buy some 217 acres Of the historic
revolutionary camp ground for park
and the Daughters OF the American
Revolution presented to Congress the
subject OF making the place q national
DARK and military rendezvous. A num-
her OF prominent Philadelphians APP
peared before both the House and the
Senate committee to present reasons
Tor making the most noted camp OF the
revolution q natural pleasure ground.
The land can now be purchased at from
800 to $135 per acre. the largest tract
owned by any one person being 214
acres. The State Of Pennsylvania IL
ready to turn over to Congress its hold
Angs at the purchase price and an ap-
preparation Of 100000. 1t is estimated.
win be ample for the purchase and the
initial expenditures for the park.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

1t - d0ubleeS true, as q writer In the
Atlantic Monthly points out, that the
reading world Is getting rather fastidi-
GUS In the matter Of the villains It finds
in fiction. The rascal frequently fig.
ured as the hero In the fiction Of an
earlier day, and the Robin Hoods and
other pleasantly impudent knights Of
the road had long popularity. Thanks
to IAN improved ethical" standard, the
writer Of the Atlantic article AYERS, the
modern author, however. Is expected
to make his heroic figures good as well
as great II he makes a rascal heroic
and fascinatingly accomplished he must
take pains to stamp him plainly as Q
Villain and then kill him on with be-
fitting pathos and ignominy in the last
chapter. 1t would be pleasant to sup
pose that the disappearance Of the he
role rascal ID due to finer ethical stand
ards" but unfortunately the elevated
standards have not awaited to rid the
literary world Of much less desirable
characters. The old time self-c0nfessed
rascal was pretty bad, no doubt, and
should not have been left around the
library where boys Of venturesome
spirit could learn to admire him. But
It II exceedingly doubtful II he has not
made way for = much more disreputa-
BILE and shabby parsonage. The SNUG,
self-suficient, Interestingly punctilious
men and women who have appeared In
some Of the recent problem novels"
and ID the so-called historical romances
are much the worst rascals In all fic-
ton. Compared With them. Iago II an
honest man and gentleman Of sensi-
tive honor. These are the men and
women who strain at gnat on Ques-
lions Of abstract principle and swallow
whole camel In the matter Of bad
conduct; who pose ~ persons OF deli
cate scruples and 6nd their scruples
getting In the way Of common honesty;
who indulge In. strange sophistries and
by Hall Caine-like inversion Of logic
arrive at the conclusion that In many
cases II would be wrong to be right
and right to be wrong. and therefore
quite sanity to be piously wicked all
the time. The punctilious rascal in the
cheap problem novel, the mock-humble
person who narrates the story Of his
past life Ii the historical romance and
the unreal hero Of the ordinary trashy
yarn are certainly not so entertaining
a. the debonair highwayman Of earlier
days, and In = vast majority Of cases
they are much worse morally. As .
general thing the smugger and nicer
they are the more depraving 10 their
example.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
GOOD COAL IN LUZON.
LARGE DEPOSITS FOUND m TnE
ISLAND.
Gold and Iros Ors-Recsnt Discoveries
Show Mineral Resources to Re Great
-Twelvs Hundred Prospectors Nov
1t Work In the Archipelago.


Of the islands, the Philippines commis-
sion says:
According to the chief Of the mining
bureau there are. now some 1900 pros
pectors and practical miners scattered
through the different islands Of the
archipelago. Of these probably 90 per
cent are Americans. They are pnshing
their way more into the inaccessible
regions. furnishing their own protec-
ton and doing prospecting Of sort
and to an extent never before parallel
ed In the history Of the Philippine is
lands. The result IL that our know
ledge of the mineral resources Of the
group is rapidly increasing. When all
due allowance 10 made for prospectors'
exaggerations It ID not too much to say
that the work thus far done has demon
started the existence Of many valuable
mineral fields. The provinces OF Benz
guest. Lepanto. and Bontoc In partic-
ular from a district Of great richness.
"Lgnites are known to exist In Luz
xon, Batan, (he island. not the province),
MindOro, Masbate, Negros. Cebu. Min
danao, and other islands. Some OF the
deposits are very extensive. As yet
they have been worked at or near the
surface. It Il therefore remarkable
that the samples thus far obtained
should prove to be AZ good AZ ID shown
by actual analysis.
Testimony IL unanimous to the fact
that the Philippine Goals do not clinker
nor do they soil the boiler tubes to any
such extent a. do Japanese and Aus
tralian Goals. Some Of them have been
given practical tests In steamers en-
gagged IN the coaling trade Of the archi-
pelago with very satisfactory reeults
a. regards their steam-making proper
ties.
'The extensive fields near Bulacacao,
In Southern Mindoro. are within four
- six miles Of q harbor which gives
aRe anchorage throughout the year
md which has water deep enough for
the largest ocean-going vessels. Some
Of the Cebu deposits are also convent
emily situated with reference to harbor
facilities. It ID to be confidently ex-
pected that the Goals viii play q very
important part in the future develop
ment Of the archipelago.
THE outlook az to gold mines grows
more favorable as the operations Of
prospectors are extended. Modern
gold-mining machinery has never been
used in the Philippines. Igorroto min
earo In tho RonOuo4. II ann n r.. Rnnfn<, dia.
trict discard all rock In which there Ii
not visible 9 considerable quantity Of
free gold. Prospectors In this region
claim to have located very extensive
deposits Of low grade. free milling ore,
which will yield large and certain re-
turns as soon as concessions can be se-
cured and machinery put In place.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
A Queer Vehicle.

o. ]. Plumason, Of Luverne, Mimi, IL
the owner OF q giant Bun Cochin
rooster. which has been trained to trot
In harness, pulling q tiny cart, In which
rides the baby son Of its owner. Golden
Duke IL the name Of this strangest Of
fowls, and 1t 10 prize winner In its
class a. well as freak. The big bird
was broken to harness by the boys Of
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

"Choice articles are done up in small
packages" This explains why 50 many
OF the worlds great men were born In
February.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

A contemporary remarks that Queen
SvVilhelmina promised Ito obey" just a.
any ordinary American woman would
have done. And she will fulfil the
prOmise just about as the average
American woman does.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

It IL intimated that there are some
men holding lucrative government po-
sitions that do not want to resign. Ia
& possible2
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

SomebOdy il now trying to discour-
age mankind by declaring that the PEG
pie Of Mars are too ignorant to under
stand us even II we do signal to them.
But this should not serve to hold the
world back. Perhaps we can have fun
educating the people Of Mars after we
ct through with the Chinese.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

News comes from east Africa that
the King Of Godjam is dead. II his
majesty's character is to be judged
from the sound OF his title his demise
u q mighty good thing.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

The Agricultural Department recon-
mends a more extensive cultivation Of
] the sunfOwer, and Kansas bows q
graceful acknowledgment Of the COM
Dliment.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
I, Observation-Disclosures.
TIMELY TOPlCS.$
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Queen Wilhelmina's husband will
have nothing to do and $11, 500 q week
with which to do it.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

When . man throws himself away,
it can b always depended upon that
some woman win ind him.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
W. e@ClenCe
saiveiitio

During the recent trip Of the Belgica
in the Antarctic more than sixty OBJ
servations Of the aurora australis, the
southern counterpart Of our northern
lights. were made. The appearance OF
the light resembled that presented in
the Arctic regions. But the maximum
frequency did not occur during the
months Of the long polar night, and the
phenomenon was most intense at the
time OF the equinoxes. when the sun il
perpendicular over the equator and
daylight Is simultaneous at both the
north and the south pole.
Sir JOHN Murray recently showed how
remarkably the Black Sea differs from
other seas and oceans. A surface cur
rent lows continuously from the Black
Sea into the Mediterranean, and an
under current from the Mediterranean
into the Black Sea. The latter current
10 salt and, being heavier than the
fresh water above, 1t remains stagnant
at the bottom. Being saturated with
sulphuretted hydrogen, this water will
not maintain life, and so the Black Sea
contains no living inhabitants below
the depth Of about 100 fathoms. The
deeper water when brought to the sur.
face smells exactly like rotten eggs.
DR.. @. T. Williams In recent address
before the Life Assurance Medical ON.
GERS Association Of England gave some
interesting details ~ to the mortality
and expectation Of life In the various
European states. Taking an average
Of twenty-five recent consecutive years..
the deaths per thousand Of the popula.
ton In the several countries are as fol.
lows: Norway, 1853: Sweden. 17.3: Ire.
land, ISL; Denmark. 1873; England,
1915; Scotland, 20; Belgium, n; Switx-
erland, 21.7; France, FAC; German en-
pire, 25.2; Italy, 27.S; Austria, 300;
Hungary, 35.4. Norway has the low
est death rate. 1853. and Hungary the
highest, 35.4. With regard to the ex-
pectation Of life at 20 years. the figures
for America are 42.18 years. Britain
42.1O, Germany 30.68, and France 41.83.
II the mosquito has any friends
among mankind, they may rejoice in
the assurance given by DIR. L. O. How
ard, Of the Department Of Agriculture,
that this cosmopolitan pest does not
necessarily perish with the oncoming
Of winter. On the contrary, mosqui-
toes have been observed In the lati-
tude Of Washington to hibernate, adult
specimens living from November until
the succeeding April or May with all
their powers Of torment unlmpaired.
although their activity Ii suspended
In winter. The mosquito needs but
little food. and It II the female that
thirsts for blood. the males cOntenting
themselves with water and vegetable
fluids. DR.. Howard ascribes the fact
that mosquitoes are often found upon
dry prairies, many miles from water,
to the longevity Of the adults Of certain
species, which enables tnem to survive
seasons Of drought. Railroads have
been responsible for the transportation
Of mosquitoes into regions where they
were previously rare. Their power Of
flight ID not great. and It ID believed
that they are not distributed far
through the agency Of winds.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

The world = becoming funnisr snl
tun1l9 every day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
VETO OF THE MMILLAN BILL.

CovEHNoR Mcmillan vaccination
] the The
certainty the surprising thing the big house
in which Ia
After explaining that the principal object
of general order the exclusion
naccnad pupils
states that four questions are in VOWED in the BILL
the social rights
vested
p0D @ the present and gu letons on the subject ana under the
W.. -, - 80 ~ +Ts 80 - ~ bal+b of II % reen
over-ofcou n
question Governor Wells the affirmative basng his
Investigation of the abest and
which
: an invasion of personal liberty but so is the srntining family
person eorel to be yenatSd IN order TO prevent his becoming III
As 30 the third question the governor decides that the board of health
of their trained and specialized intelligence and he dimsses
with the contempt deserves the suggestion that reputable physicians would
Governor wells answers the fourth question at greatest length of ALL He
thar it Is equally the duty Of the state TO furnish children with men
tai training and " protect them from physical na or discuss For all that
board has done he finds a6und justification and he cites the e1
smPes Of other states where %a conditions " less 'S' more
seo os our '1u DS a d ser +5it % .I @ $50 - III - -
@ % % ls I1 +b stninr ten here is no snec6c antritv for
ry statute unvaonaed North
a been declared uneoHsi tudoaal
Governor Wells refers to the suggestion Of quarantine against Utah
cases Of the cgon traced directly to visitors rom this city He
49, N ,ra a neftv If sd,ata basIth essnres He saws.
isea how a
andf
out
best known
legislation this cannot believe that the
representatives
commit al acts cal n effect
with
OF
of
reasonable proposition Where there smallpox there be
hand
should be ado
the a
susa nedby
veto
public i'm
he
OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
THE ROYAL WEDDING.

THE
isn't maiden
tina a o
toned
There Just
and 10
John smith village
When procession escortng
soIde
themselves o
a
young a0dness that there had been
no preliminary
e1,opulace
queen
Royalty endear itself to the
people
and of the gOod-floVp OF family affair
The Of to parliament
outshine the
abroad that Edward
Spanish
Off whether
tory o schley-
The man who paying jacket
comfort the that the fur seal is rapidly dis
subsidy
should be cause OF night sessions
Mrs Naion tongue
han Ratchet
The ~taaaore Of she o'otoe Iio"o-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
ice also are proud of the fighting aoiil-
~ OIL John Patrick Sullivan.

ice also are proud Of the fighting aolil-
~ OF John Patrick Sullivan.
Piebe Sullivan was tall muscular
and we'll built with not an oullSS
useless flesh on him. Every noN ! !
of his BODY denoted strength ana
agility. and those who felt the siiP o.
his big hands thought their myers lia'
been in the jaws OF a vice
when he had his first fight no par
ticuiar attention was paid 10 the al
fair. as the average plebe does not
know much about fighting. ana II Wds
taken for granted that the yearllns
who had called him our would get the
better of ne hattie But Sullivan re-
turned TO camp without a scratch,
while the yearling. with the help OF
several OF his classmates, went 20 the
hospital for rest, recuperaIlon ana re-
pairs. Then it was that the yedfhhs
class got together and began 70 Caii
out the rapid piebe" one after the
other Tt was necessary, according 70
the code, to take the pleoes concels
out of him. and so the series OF nSnls
began which resulted so disastrouSly
TO the upper class men. After he had
whipped every man of his weight III
the yearling class. it was decided AT d
class meeting that ne should be lei
alone Tt was then that the hrsJ cias
took a hand with no better results
than the yearlings But. alasi Sulii-
van could not get away with mathe-
MATES a easily as he could with
'scrapping' cadets. and his. career at
the Point was brief, though never dull-
1t would be interesting to Know "hat
his subsequent career as a civilian has
been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
H. - 1Iueh for Chcate.


Hetty Green tells pretty good story
on the Hon. Joseph Choate. now Amer
lean dmbd SSadOr to England.
On account Of her great wealth. de-
Tending lawsuits has been one of Mrs.
Green's specialties. In one of these
suits against her some time ago Mr..
ChOate was counsel fO- the other side.
The case lad been well argued. the
testimony was In and the point reached
for the argument 10 the jury. II was
time for Mr. Choate TO make his
speech.
During the progress Of the trial Mrs.
Green had AeI away from the court
room in order 10 avoid service of pa
pers. However. her interest in the trial
was not allowed 90 anguish. The
mind that had made millions got TO
working ana turned out clever
scheme It. Outwit the learned Choate-
The Cherub,'' she called him.
Disgusting herself e6ectuaiIy, even to
her face by covering it with & heavy
Spanish veil, she slipped into the court
room and seated herself in a cOaspicu-
Gus place there.
The scholarly and eloquent Mr..
ChOate started upon his address to the
jury. It. was brilliant, as Mr.. ChOate
only knows how TO make such an ad-
dress.
Now was the time to hurl at them
the grand climax-the gist of the whole
| case rolled up into o pyrotechnic dis
play of words. He hurled. but Mrs.
Green was ON his trail. Just as he
reached the psychological moment.
right in the midst Of his gTaudest fiight
/ OF oratory, Mrs. Green pulled out a
/ large piliOw-sham and began to shipper
and sob v-Oloutl--.
The effect was ludicrous- Judge, jury,
/ speCtators-the whole cOurtroOm-Sud-
! denly centered on Mrs. Green, and with
difficulty the court could prevent a
burst of laughter at the cOmical situa-
ton. 1t broke the jury w completely,
and ChOate's final climax and impress
I sive peroraJiOn were lost in the general
distraction
That was Just what Mrs. Green had
3 expected and planned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
BLOCKING LEGISLATION.

in
he
Legitimate results legislation
of OF
u o
noxo ID to a vote ardes Of every ing else
anything
uubic
mig
o
this bill the ship subsidy would be
30 a
%
all
of
s
making
move by patio
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09

day. when a Stranger in a Strange
Land opens.
Little Minister take place today at
the Grand. There was a large audience
present at last nights performance in
spite of the counter attraction of Sousa
and SeabrOOke.
Nothing CAM of the dispute between
Manager Rork of The FOUNDERS end
Manager Graham of the Provo Opera
house yesterday. Mr.. ROrk asserts that
SeabrOOke was unable to appear last
Tuesday at Provo, and that Mr.. era
nam understood the condition Of eff
fairs before the performance. Had he
been other than satisfied, Mr.. ROrk
maintains, he would have dismissed the
audience and refunded the money.
There was a meeting between the in
tereSted parties yesterday and Mr.. era
ham demanded 500 damages. The de-
mand was ignored and Mr.. ROrk says
he Viii fight it TO the death before he
viii pay one cent of this amount. II il
Were a case where Manager Graham
could give the money back TO his lat
rOus, instead of keeping it for his per-
sOnal damages, SeabrOOke's mana ger
says ne might consider it in a different
Light.
There are three Salt Lake boys with
SOusa this year-Arthur Pryor and the
Levy brothers, who used to play Clar-
iOnet and cOrnet in the Grand Orches-
ira.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
SOCIETY NOTES.

The L. d. :. college gave its annual
ball at Christensens' hall last night.
The hall was effectively decorateds in
the college colors and dancing was en-
ioyed until a late hour
Mrs. Arthur Bird entertains inform
ally this afternoon.
Mrs. George Steiner and Mrs. Fred
Hale have cards cut for Thursday even
ing and Friday afternoon.
Miss Annie Pike is visiting in the city
for a few days.
Mrs. Pilgrim of Logan is the guest
Of Mrs. BrOC0bank.
Mrs. John TweIves Of Provo is visit
ing in the CITY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
-71ls-17Eal-El------
Again Theory Versus Practice.

Phiiadelphia LEDGER
A learned professor says that the way
to Illustrate "a hiEhWayman who thrusts
O. pistol in your face and commands you
to hold up your hands is to throw your
hands up in such a way as TO carry ms
pistol up with them. Seems very easy
but has he ever tried it2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
Decline and FAN III of the Hub"

minneapolis Times)
Can it be true that the Ralph waldo
Emerson club and the James RuSSeil
Lowell club are pulling off prize fights
in Boston, Yea. verify. It can and IS We
have the indignant word of the venerable
Boston Journal for II.