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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11

say Of q we'll known mine in this district.
1.-THE gold fields Of eastern Oregon are
still attracting the attention Of careful
investors in every section OF the United
States. What promises to be one Of the
richest companies organized in that
section Is the Magnolia Consolidated
Gold Mines company, which has q
capital Of o. 900, the officers and
directors being among the leading and
most successful business men in that
section. This mine is being rapidly
equipped with all modern improvements,
and money 10 needed with which to
double the working capacity and put in
a cyanide plant, which will place the
property on q dividend paying basis at
once. One hundred thousand shares
are offered to the public at 50 cents per
share. There is now blocked out and on
the dumps ore worth $500, 900, with an
average value Of I'll per ton in gold,
which 10 increasing in value as every
foot in depth is gained. This is a good
property, honestly managed and as an
investment is thoroughly first.class."
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11

The celebrated Gund's-'the beer OF
good cheer"-slwsys on draught at Dun.
phys The Club.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11

Shoes Of all kinds at Neill Mercantile
company's.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11

Magnolia Mining Company.
The National Banker, OF Chicago, in its
issue Of January 25, has the following to
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11

Mining deeds for sale at this Office.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

liked 70 see women earbed as sobsriy
rs Quakers. was compelled to stink
down the aisle in the wake Of a purple
gown aud green and purple velvet
Gainsborough hat
-Four weeks went by and stiil Flora
showed no signs Of an early nltting
Mrs. Benton absolutely refused to offer
suggestions. so In a moment Of des-
peration Bentou hethought himself Of
an old-tlme feud between his mother
and Flora. which dated back to his and
Floras school days He wired his
mother at once. Need you here i'm
mediately' do not fail me" and well
did he know that the first available
train would bring the faithful soul. At
dinner that day he casually announced
that he expected his mother that night
or the next morning, at least
In the afternoon Flora received a
mysterious message-pr Mar
co-which demanded her immediate
presence elsewhere. and by $50 the
Benton household knew her no more.
The next morning found John in bed
with a racking nervous headache. AS
Mrs Benton waited upon him In her
quiet restful way he wondered how he
could ever have been fool enough to
fancy himself tired Of Each a woman
Catching her hand and pressing his
cheek against It boylshly, he said re-
proachfully
Margaret how could you-what
made you act so, and try to keep herr"
With a spice of mischief in her calm
gray eyes she smoothed his head and
answered
well you see, John. dear, had
noticed In you a growing tendency of
talking in your sleep-you seemed to
have restless dreams about a mysteri-
GUS Flora. who was connected in an
odd way with cherry trees and equally
youthful things So when / met Flora
IL occurred to me that at last l saw
way to restore your dreamless sleep
and my own peace of mind which,
don't mind telling you now-was fast
slipping away. I'm a homeopathist
you know-and-well some poisons
are their own antidotes, when given in
proper quantities Was I right, Johnf
He kissed her hand and said:
"As you always are, darling; but
don't you think you gave nae an un-
necessarily large doseW
She shook her head laughingly
you see, 1 didn't want to risk a re-
petition"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Tho Price Of Glory.

The nation which worships Mars
must go deep into It's pooketbooR to
meet the exactions Of the god of war
This year the British taxpayer must
provide S172,0OO,OO0 for the support Of
his army and about $1SO,O0O 900 for
the maintenance Of his navy and the
construction of new warships That
is to say, every man, woman, and
child in the United Kingdom must
contribute about $3.50 to keep John
Bull in business as a world Power
This is Mars bill with the empire on
a peace basis There is no probability
that It viii be less in the years to
to come unless the Liberals should un-
expectedly come into power and inau-
gurate a policy of retrenchment En-
glish newspapers are filled with pro.
tests from taxpayers who complain
bitterly of the burdens which are i'm
posed upon them by the Government s
demands on their purses The income
tax is excessively high, and persons
of small means are elamOring for re-
lief from war taxation. There is no
prospect that their protests will Be
needed The empire is a costly lux
ury. A few years ago the Briton who
suggested that less glory and more
comfort in the British Isles would be
the most sensible policy the people
of the United Kingdom could adopt
was held up to scorn as little Eng
lander" as a product OF parochial-
ism. The number of little England
ers" is steadily increasing, however.
There are practical Britons who be-
lieve it is better to have square
meal at regular intervals than to go
hungry in order that the British flag
may float over enormous areas in
Asia and Africa. London is crowded
with unemployed men. II is esti-
mated that nearly 10 per cent. Of its
100000 inhabitants live literally
from hand to mouth. Thousands Of
soldiers who fought their countrys
battles in South Africa and were dis
charged on their return home are in
almost destitute condition Yet John
Bull is preparing to spend larger
sum than ever before in increasing
his army and adding to his navy 1t
is a great thing, possibly, TO be a
world Power" but the British tax
payer is not as happy as be would be
if glory didn't come so high, and Mars
were content with a smaller tribute
from his votarles.-Baltimor Sun
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Taking Life Seriously.

Taking life too seriously is said to
be an especially American falling This
may be true, but judging from appear
ances, it would seem to be worldwide,
for, go where one may, he will find the
proportion of serious, not to say anxi-
Gus, faces ten to one as compared with
the merry or happy ones If "the
outer is always the form and shadow
of the inner" and if "the present is
the fuilness of the past. and the her
aid of the future" (and how can we
doubt ito how many sad histories can
be read in the faces of those we meet
every day. The pity of 1t is, too, that
the sadness is a self-woven garment,
even as is the joy with which 1t might
be replaced Rusldn says 'Girls
should be sunbeams, not only to mem
bers OF their own circle. but to every
body with whom they come in contact
Every room they enter should be
brighter for their present" Why
shouldn't all of us be sunbeams. boys
as well as girls. all along the way
from twenty-five years and under to
eighty-hve years and over?-April
Success
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
NEW YORK WORLD
Thrice-a- Week Edition
Read Wherever the English
Language Is Spoken

Tho Thrioe-a-Week World was a brill
liant success in the beginning and has
been steadily growing ever since. Time
Is the test Of all things, and has set its seal
of approval on the Thrice-a-Week World,
which is widely circulated In every state
and territory Of the Union, and wherever
there are people who can read our mother
tongue.
This paper for the coming winter and
the year 1903. VIII make its news service,
If possible, more extensive than ever. All
events Of importance, no matter wherc
they happen, are reported accurately and
promptly.
The subscriber Tor only one dollara yeas
gets three papers every week and NOR,
news and general reading than most great
daillos can furnish at i've or six times the
price
Tho Week World is absolutely
fair in ita political news. Partisan bias g
never allowed 10 affect It's news columns
and democrat and republican alike can Oh
tain in its pages truthful accounts Of an
the great political campaigns.
ia addition TO an the news the Thrica-a
Week World furnishes the best serial fic
tion. elaborate market reports and Other
features Of interest.
The Thrioe-a-Week World'sregalar sub
soription price Is only 81 per year and thi'
pays for f56 papers. We offer this une
quale1 newspaper and the Pike County
Press together one year Tor
The raonlnr euhaerinflon nrlea of thl
tRo papers ia $3.50.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

A communication postmarked Aque-
tong. Pa reached the nosegay editor
yesterday, containing a rather curious
bit of information 1t is in reference
to a town in Bucks County which con
sists Of twenty-six houses, with a
population of fifty. There are, in tile
first place. twelve old maids There
we're fifteen, but three died during the
past year The total number OF
widows is seven. and there are six
single men among the householders,
three being bachelors and three wild
overs -Four houses are unoccupied
and five are tenanted by married cou-
pies with children The correspond
ent doesn't name the town, and while
the communication bears the post
mark OF Aquetong, it is dated Lahas-
ka, so the intelligent reader can pay
his money and take his choice. The
writer of the letters adds. naively:
"1f you know of any town to equal
this I would be pleased to read about
it." Here's a chance for residents OF
queer communities to spread them
selves.-Philadelphi Record
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

An old friend says Of this. "A girl
had an admlrer she did not like But
he was persistent, and insisted on
sending her a picture Of himself
handsomely framed, and with It note
saying he would call that evening
When he came she was at the piano.
How are you this evenlngY he said.
She replied still playing and looking
mp at his picture. which had been
'skied'; Everything is lovely and the
goose hangs high She was rid Of him
in short order after that
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Need for WhIte stoekInas.

The story was recently told US OF a
nurse who, proceeding to the tropics
on consulting the matron Of the hos
pital. who was In England at the time
as to her outfit. was advised to take
out white stockings. She must at any
rate take one pair OF white stockings
Curious to know why, she asked the
reason. and received the terse an
swer: ITO be buried in" We relate
the story as showing the spirit in
which nurses take up work In un
healthy climates knowing fun well
the risks.-From the British Journal
Of Nursing.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

The differences between the cost Of
securing the returns from the six sim
pie questions asked in 1890 and that
OF the extended Inquiry made a century
later, is illustrated by the per capita
cost, which in 1880 was 1.13 cents, and
in 1900, 15.5 cents. In 1890 Virginia
was the most populous State in the
Union, having 747,61O inhabitants. The
records of the Treasury Department
show that at the first census the cost Of
making the enumeration in that State
was S7,5539O Moreover, at that emu
meration the underpaid assistant mar
shais supplied their own blanks, an
item which was OF considerable import
ance in the days when all paper was
made laboriously by hand. In 1900 the
population of Maine-about 100000
most nearly approximated that Of Yir-
ginia in 1890
At the twelfth ceusus the cost Of
actual enumeration in Maine, includ-
ing the pay of supervisors, was S34,-
56O.9O, OF more than three-fourths OF
the amount expended for the enumera-
tion of the entire United States in 1880,
though the pay of an enumerator in
1900 did not exceed the wages of an
intelligent day laborer.-From the Cen
tury.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

The King Edward VII will be the
most costly warship that has ever been
constructed The original estimates
were for 81, 100000, and although they
have been cut down. it is authorlta-
lively stated that the total expenditure
will amount to well over S7OOO.00O.
This outlay on fabric which a well.
directed torpedo might annihilate
makes one realize how costly the
game of modern naval war would
nroVa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

The other night Second Warden r.
A. Mcpherson climbed the penitenti-
airy wall at salem. ore, to test the
vigilance of the guards. McPherson's
feat was performed at the risk of his
life. for had he been discovered he
would probably have been shot He
placed a ladder against the exterior
OF the wall climbed up, lowered his
ladder into the jail yard and descend
ed. He went through the prison
shops, and as a final touch carried
away the coat and hat Of one of the
guards. It was from this jail that the
famous Tracy escaped last summer,
and it is supposed that the rife with
which he fought his way out was taken
into the prison over the yard fence
Arg0naut
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
jas. 4. MONIGlNERY. HID.
In a Carefully Prepared Ar
tic1e recommends DR.. D.
Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy.

In recent issue Of the New York
Magazine Of Sanitation and Hygiene. the
recognized authority on all matters per-
tanning to health, James II Montgom-
cry, M D.. says editorialiy
After a careful investigation Of Dr..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. q
specific for kidney. liver and bladder
troubles, rheumatism, dyspepsia and CON
stipation with It's attendant ills. we are
free to confess that a more mefitorious
medicine has never come under the exam
nation of the chemical and medical ex-
perts Of the New York Magazine Of SAM
tation and Hygiene In fact, after the
most searching tests and rigid inquiry in
to the record Of DR. David Kennedy Fa-
vorite Remedy. It becomes a duty to re-
commend he use Ia unequivocal term 20
every reader Of this journal whose com
plant comes within the list of ailments
which this remedy is advertised to cure.
We have obtained such overwhelming
proof Of the efficacy Of this specific have
90 satisfactorily dem onstrated its curative
powers through personal experiments
that a care for the interests Of our readers
leadsus toeall neutrality-suspicious. 70
JAMES II. MONTGOMERY, NJ. d.
It is for sale by all druggists in the
Ne W SO 0GBf Size and the regular
800 size bottles less than a cent dose.
Sample 5offie--en0Egh fer trial free By mail,
Or David Kennedy Corporation, Rondoat, NY
"a. David Keggedyis oherry Palssm bsst for
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Baleh Son, maiamoras, All General Store.
in Pike County win Buy Il Sack

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain's 8 Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. Balch q Son,
Matamoras, all general stores in
Pike county viii refund your money
if you are not satisfied after using it.
It is everywhere admitted to be the
most successful remedy in use for
howell complaints and the only one
that never fails 1t Is pleasant, safe
and reliable 10 80 0S
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

In Abyssinia the duties Of a cabinet
minister are very peculiar according
to the report that appears IN ST.
Petersburg newspaper Ilg, the Swiss
minister Of the Emperor Menelik. who
holds cabinet rank, and IS presumably
what Lord Halsbury would can "a
SOFT Of agricultural minister, waters
Msnsliks flowers, winds up his
clocks, and - his corns. Occasional
ly. by way of variety, Ilg Is entrusted
with a diplomatic mission to Europe.
London Daily Express
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

For pleasant physic take Cham
borlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
Easy to take. Pleasant in effect.
For sale by Balch 8 Son. Matamorasi
AN general stores IN Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

A doctor was attending a dangerous
case where a Scotch butler was en-
gagged. On calling in the forenoon he
said to Donald Il hope your masters
temperature is much lower to-day than
It was last night"
"lm no sac very sure aboot that."
replied the butler, FOR he deed this
morning "-Argonaut.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
a Dread Ordeal.

The Rev Mt Inch or Dumbarton
tells how on one occasion in his old
church in Dundee a brother minister
had preached a rather long sermon,
and he (ir Inchl had occasion later on
to enter the pulpit to make an intima-
ton. Whereupon a Wee Maegreegor, %
who was In the gallery with his mother
and the rest Of the family. took fright
and exclaimed very loudly. Come
ava, NAV, there's anither man guam
tae begin. .'-Glasgow Evening Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Special Ono way colonists Tiokets

Special One Way colonists Tickets
The Erie has placed on sale daily
until November 29th, very low
Coionist one way tickets at Port
Jervis, to points In the Far West,
and any one contemplating a trip to
the west would do we'll by dropping
a postal to Erie ticket Office Port
Jervis, and receive by return mail
any desired information
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Excursion Tickets to San Francise,
or Los Angeles, Cal.

On account of the Meeting of the
American Bankers Association at
San Francisco. Cal, October 1928,
1903. the Erie win sell special round
trip tickets from Port Jervis to San
Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal,
October 9TH to 10th, inclusive, good
to return on or before November
3Oth, 1908, at the low rate Of S01 80.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

The news of the death OF Sir
Michael Herbert, late ambassador OF
Great Britain to the United States,
has been received with deep and
general regret. Acknowledged as a
diplomat and statesmen Of high
standing, in the prime Of life he stood
upon the threshold Of a brilliant
career, which it is believed would
have made for continued and closer
friendship between England eud the
United States.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Koreans In Russia.

Ten young Koreans are being sent
by the Emperor of Korea to finish
their education in Russia, the first of
regular parties whose expenses the
Emperor will pay.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

For the year 1901 the mineral pro
ducts Of the Southwest were valued al
$70i0OO,0O0. 1t is estimated by the
Southwest Miners Association that
various businesses connected with the
mining industry have grown 300 per
cent during the past two years.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

II is rather doubtful consolation to
tell a widow that her husband is
very much better OFF,"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Dress making in all branches.
NAHyLUDwle, Broad st. Milford, PA.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Continued from First Page. )

VINO Taught MIN now to play base
bali. He was only forty six years
old and was one of the youngest
diplomats who ever held an import
ant post in Washington. There has
been some speculation here as to his
successor, but the question has not
yet been considered in London.
There is every indication that
congress viii make an official in.
vestigation Of the post Office depart
ment. President Roosevelt is said
to favor it, and to advise the ap-
pointment by congress of a special
commission which will make pub
lie investigation similar to that car
ried out by the famous Lexow com.
mittee which made such thorough
exposure of the corruption in the
New York city government. The
president also hopes to have some
Influence in deciding the personnel
of the committee in case one is
authorized Many republican men,
bers of congress believe that a con-
gressional investigation would be a
good political move, as they could
thus anticipate the democrats who
are certain to introduce such a
measure in case the republicans do
not. Representative Hemenway of
Indiana, who has the confidence of
Speaker. to- be- Cannon, says, "My
idea would be to have a resolution
for an investigation introduced at
the proper time by a republican
member and adopted by the house.
The inquiry can be rapidly con.
Quoted, after the careful work al
ready accomplished by the depart.
men" The District of Colum bia
grand jury has found an indictment
against w Scott Towers, postmaster
Of Washington substation, who is
alleged to have accepted a commits
sion from type writer company on
all goods sold by it to the govern
ment He is said to have received
$50 on every book type writer
bought by the government at a price
of 5000 The payments to him
amounted to 81 800. Postmaster
General Payne dismissed him as
soon as the indictment was made
public.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

He who kicks mildly may get some
thing he who kicks persistently will
Arabian Proverb
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Dr. David Keunedyis Cherry Bslsam best for
Colds, Coughs, 00nsampti0ns 25o, Zoe, e1O0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-03
NEW REcoRpiN FLOODS.
Reports from Kansas Now in Washina
ton.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Reports re-
ce1ved by the Weather Bureau show
that the flood In Kansas and Missouri
last spring was the most disastrous In
the loss Of property of any flood for
which data exist in the Weather Bu-
reau service. There have been far
greater losses Of life. but in the extent
of the flood of 1903, the damage to
property and growing crops establishes
record. The Kansas City station has
submitted a report which Is very COM
plete. but will not be given out for pub
LEGATION until full data have been OBJ
tained from the Topeka station and
along the Mississippi. The Topeka re-
port will deal only with the local situa-
ton at that city. The Kansas City re-
port covers in a general way the flood
statistics for the Kansas River and it's
tributaries, and treats extensively of
the flood at Kansas City. The total
losses reported aggregate $S,250,000,
and the loss Of life is given as eleven.
The food losses along the Mississippi
are largely those to growing crops, but
damages reported Is the cutting of n
new channel for the Big Blue at Blue
Rapids, which left the mills and fac
tories far removed from the stream.
Accompanying this report will be the
recommendation of the bureau for an
additional flood service for Kansas
The ACCESSIBILITY of such service, with
river stations at each of the impor-
tant tributaries of the Kansas River.
will be fully set forth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-03
MiDsHIPMAN FRY'S CASE.
Will Probably Be Settled by Superin-
tendent Of Academy.

Washington. Aug. at is said
at the Navy Department that the case
of Midshipman Hugh C. Fry of North
Carolina of the fourth class, Naval
Academy. will probably be disposed of
by the superintendent Of the Naval
Academy unless that official decides to
refer it to the Navy Department for
action. Young Fry became incensed at
waiter for neglecting to bring him
glass Of water, and broke a glass on his
head. 1t Is said that the waiter was
engaged at another table at the time.
The midshipman was arrested and put
in the brig on the prison ship Santee.
His offense~was regarded as a serious
breach of discipline. and it was feared
by his friends that he would be dis
missed. $50
The gravity of his offense was not SO
much in the extent Of the injury in
fiicted as I'M losing his self-control over
a trifiing matter and lowering his dig
nifty as an officer and a gentleman by
engaging in a brawl in a public place.
The case not having been referred to
the Navy Department, which would
have been done in case the midship-
mans dismissal had been recommend
ed, it is Believed that the offense may
be expirated by milder penalties, in
Guiding reprimand.