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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-02-17

Inc mOfOiOg hnOCker, wnlcn il tn(
daily.edition Of the American, hav
ing finally realized that IL made q
business blunder In applying its
handy, ever ready hammer to the
Burnt river road aud ranchsrs' trade
proposition, this morning endeavored
to square itself with this town, "a
shift Its position Of opposition. AZ a
preliminary step to coming out strong
In advocacy OF encouraging that
trade. But the Knocker IL ~ devoid
Of brains m IL IL of character, so its
latest effort places Il In even more
embarrassing attitude than was Its
previous open opposition to the en-
tire enterprise. II now wants to
force the Burnt river farmers to sell
their produce to dealers only. This
Ia exactly what they will not give a
bond to do.
The Miner has given considerable
attention to this matter during the
past few weeks, aud II 10 worthy Of
the continued attention which II will
reoeive. The people Of Sumpter
should understand the situation thor.
oughly. II IL because Baker City
has adopted the policy advocated by
tho Morning Knock, which IL the
daily edition Of the American--don't
forget this fact-thst the residents Of
the Burnt river country are anxious
to trsas In Sumpter, aud II this town
pursues Il, they will 60 elsewhere to
trade; good road. or no road at all.
This Ia tho way one Of these farmers,
than whom no more intelligent
class Of people eau DO found any.
where, explained the situation to
The Miner. Hs. said:
''For year, We have taken our farm
produce to Baker City for sale. Most
Of tho people there are small farmers
themselves, We could only sell our
stuff tn the merchants. for trade.
We had to accept any price they
offered. aud II WAS not an uncommon
thing for us to have to take II back
home. They would either not buy
ut all, or else would not pay what II
was worth to us M food for the fam.
lily. The merchants Of Sumpter are
only human, aud II they uan get us
IN the same box, they will apply the
screws To us In the same way. After
years Of this kind of treatment, we
were driven largely into the stock
business. thinking We could secure
ready market for beef.
"Now let me tell you about this
beef business. OF course, We would
rather drive up In front Of meat
market aud sell out In one transac-
tion, II We eau get u fair price,
rather than sell to u dozen different
people. The manager Of the Sumpter
Meat market says he offered Us half
cent more than We were selling ut.
lie didnt t do anything OF the kind;
Il WAS half u cent less. You zee,
this Sumpter Meat market IL owned
by the BAKER City tirm that 10 seeking
to monopolize The mea, business Of
eastern 'Orbson! They control every.
thing In Baker City, aud will here II
the people Pethiit them to do so.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-02-17

certain mining ventures. and his for
tune was not far behind theirs.
So long as the farmer lived to
whom Mr.. Hayward was "bound" In
youth, he made frequent trips to the
east to visit bis old home and stir
the minds of farm youngsters by tales
Of wonderful things in the land Of
gold. Exchange.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-02-17

success, but eastern Oregon, all
things considered, is good enough for
him. Mrs. Raht did not accompany
him to Mexico. but remained In
Seattle, from which point Mr.. Raht
has just come. He will resume
business either here or In Baker
City.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-02-17
Secret of It's Violent Opposition to. Burnt
River Farmers Coming to
Sumpter.

Controlling the retail trade tnere,
they also control the price Of beef on
the hoof, being the only buyers.
Their purpose is to dictate both the
buying aud selling price Of beef. It
is not because we sold q few beeves
here, that the manager Of the Stump.
ter branch has made such kick and
endeavored to work up q boycott
against The Miner, but because he
knows that II Sumpter and Bourne
furnish us y market for our beef,
bis firm can, longer force us to sell
to II, at its own price. In this con.
nection, tell the people this: That
as this firm has progressed In Its
efforts to obtain q monopoly, the
price paid to the farmer has de-
creased aud the price charged the
consumer has increased so II
will ever be.
"But this u not the worst feature
Of the monopoly, so far AZ we are
concerned. They buy only fat cat.
tie. They buy only o. they need the
beef, force the stockmen to keep
their beef cattle fat for months, feed
Ing away our hsy aud our profits.
They have had q cincb, have worked
It to the limit aud are whining be.
cause Sumptsr Ia giving us an even
break. We will save the people Of
this town many dollars duriug the
course Of q year In the price Of farm
by eliminating freight
charges from distant points, II they
will stay with Us on this meat deal,
40 that we can get fair price for our
cattle. And the merchants Of the
town, In every line, will also be the
gamers. for We buy whole lot Of
goods, Of one kind and another.
Furthermore, II they wish to handle
our other stuff, relatively small
item, there will be no trouble on
that score"
Now, every reader will recognize
the good sense aud justice Of these
remarks. On the other hand, the
prosperity Of Sumpter is not wrapped
up In the Sumpter Meat market. this
branch house Of u Baker City mo"op.
oily. It IL detriment to the town,
In fact; 1t doesn't even pay out the
wages for slauRhtering here. 1t pays
the rent of one room, the wages Of u
manager who IL noisily, persistently
working against the interests of
Sumpter, aud Of the driver of a de.
livery wagon. 1t draws from Sump-
ter ten dollars for every "ne II brings
here.
Does any resident Of Sumpter, who
has the interest Of the town ut heart,
feel II encumbent upon himself to
toady to this concern, to give II bis
money. to aid II In Its boycott Of The
Miner!
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-02-17
CT. Raht Back From Mexico.

G. +. Raht, who was an assayer
here for several years. aud left for
Mexico last spring, to take charge OF
mine for u Seattle syndicate, ar
rived in town today. He Gays the
Mexican mining venture has proved
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09

No one takes greater interest
An the bright prospects of the
Brownsville country apparently
than Editor ]. P. Cranke of the
esteemed Laredo Times, and no
one is better posted on the splendid
possibilities of this region than he.
He has paid several visits here and
spent several months with us, hav-
ing written some good articles on
this country for certain northern
magazine. Judging by an editorial
by him in a recent number of the
Times, we may expect the pleasure
of visit from Mr.. Cranke. as soon
as the railroad is finished. and he
will be warmly welcomed BY his
old friends. Here is the paragraph
referred TO: 1t is announced
that the grade of the Lott Road
IS now completed and Over a hur-
dred miles of steel laid. Another
month will see all the steel laid
and trains running and Brownsville
will have realized her dream of rail
connection with the outside world.
The lower Rio Grande region has
been disappointed in not getting
the Arkansas Pass also but Colonel
Lott road will answer all practical
purposes a. the present time. We
can all go down and see our
Brownsville friends within a reas-
enable time and with all the COM
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
He Asked for "Razors."

Please send me six razors at
zee and charge 10 militia &C
,unt OF the state telegraphed
i;utant General Drain of Wash
s,on, to the war department.
low did YOU get the idea that
&c war department furnished
-azors to the militia ," telegraphed
ne chief OF ordinance to Adult
MT General Drain. Then there
were a lot more kilograms, and il
vas discovered that Adjutant
General Drain wanted sight rails
ers" for guns, not implements for
shaving.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09

FOR the -isAt that riee,.s assistance
For the wroLg that needs resistance,
For the glo:y in the distance,
For the good that we can do
Corpus Christi Crony.
That's true-that is the sent.
ment expressed in the third line
Working for glory in the dis
lance" has been the task of ever,
editor. The piece of poetry is II,
anotto of thesGorpus Christi Crony
Tribune.
The Tribune orlits the most i'm
portant line of the Crony's motto
(which reads thus:
For one dollar a year.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
For one dollar a year. -

Folk is said to be sweeping tie
democratic primaries in Missouri;
esutside of St. Louis and Kansas
Gity, and his election us governor
begins to look like a certainty. II
he should be elected, the Butler
INDIANS may as we'll take to the
woods 1t is to be hoped. in the
interest of good government. as
well as of the democratic party OF
Missouri, tGat the staunch YOUR
slayer of boodlers may win out.
Viva Folk
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
A Political Sherlock Holmes.

IN ex-governor of Massachu-
- IS who had the remarkable tai
= e; always knowing everybody
cc::aily voters, explained at a
.'er cattle show how he did it
i farmer who had once driv-
a lin across the country came up
shAke hands and was immedi-
;eiy recognized. "Ah." said the
.c0vernor, how d'you do? How's
c Oack was the farmers
M. oh, he's WE'LL said the
el:ghted old man. His interest
5 still further increased when
e governor said: "And how's
e old white horse?' When the
ID man had passed on a friend
I'D to the governor did you
ca.ly remember about that white
orse?" No." he said, Il saw
White hairs on his coat and
.hanced it."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
ANNOUNCEMENT,

We are authorized to announce the
uarne of the
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09

Now, if Br'er Willie Hearst
really desires to secure the goo
zvill and support of the fraternity
he should turn his attention to the
paper trust and proceed without
loss of time to break it up. IL
his double capacity of Journalist
and congressman, he surely ought
to be able to do something to the
trust.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09

forts and conveniences of modern
railway travel instead of having to
endure the horrors of an antede-
luvian stage for thirty-six hours.
And everybody will be going to
Brownsville III few days to have
4 look at that section so rich il
every resource and one of the mos'
promising places in the United
States for the investment of cap
ital.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
vindicaIng the Red Heads.

Professor Karl Pearson, the
English anthropologist, is trying tc
relieve redheaded people from ths
stigma which he says has attached
% them from the remotest ant:q-
iity. To this end he is compiling
sort of census, asking school
masters, for instance, for the rec
ords OF their redheaded pupils. He
believes that Aristotle drew on hi:
imagination when he wrote: He
that has red hair is proud, envious
and deceitful."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
Hon. mo. y. GARNER,

rs candidate for reelection to Congress
frozn this, the Fifteenth District, subject
20 she action of the democratic partr.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09

MISTAKES will occur even in the
most carefully edited paper, but il
As presumed that the average reader
has sufficient intelligence to sup
ply the correct words in place OF
the erroneous ones, as he reads.
However, the mistakes sometimes
serve useful purpose in showing
who reads the paper. as some peo-
pie never mention it excerpts to
criticise its plumbers. 1t is the
object of the paper to be read,
even if 1t has to make mistakes to
achieve that end
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
london's Oldest Kitchen.

Perhaps the oldest relic in Lon
don OF a medieval kitchen is al
Westminster Abbey, though lit
tie remains to indicate it save the
rubbie flooring, the buttery match
and an adjoining cellar, now the
handsome dining hall OF Canon
Wilberforce.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09
OPPORTUNITY SPEAKS.

WILLIAM !. I.aNrToS. II tie April success
Yes,
az, Opportunity:
But say, young man,
Dol. I wait for ne
To come to YOU;
You i.Uckle down
10 VII, your Crown,
And work With head
And heart and hands,
As dos the man
Who understands
That those W % wait
Exp> citing some reward FROM fate
Or luck, II cali il So,-
Sit always i'll the way-5ack row.
And yet
You must not let
Me get away when l SHOW up.
The golden cup
Is not for him who stands,
With folded hands,
In pONlliiS 4AiN
To serve Ills inactivity.
/ serve the active mind,
The seeing eye,
The ready hand
That grasps NE passing by,
And takes from me
The good hold
For every spirit
Strong and bold.
He does not wait
On fate
Who seiZes me,
For / am fortune,
Luck, and fate,
The corner stone
Of what is great
In mans accomplishment.
But / am none of these
To him who does not seize;
/ must be caught,
If any good is wrought
Out of the treasures possess.
Oh, YES,
I'm Opportunity;
I'm great;
I'm sometimes late,
But do not wait
For me;
Work on.
Watch on,
Good hands, good heart,
And some day you will see
Out of your effort rising
Opportunity.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09

TEE weather clerk has a queer
war of making the gladstone Easter
I1fasd feel as if her new spring hat
had been sprung Just little too
early.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-09

GENERAL Miles at the head of
nhe prohibition ticket would be
kept busy explaining why he re-
commended the re-establishment OF
1he army canteen.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-14
CHAPTER XVI.
When Love Speaks.

Kate started Was she dreaming,
or had she really heard her name
spoken in the voice of Clifford Raven
For a moment she stood. breathing
quickly, and scarcely daring to look
down; then a delicious thrill ran
through her. and the color rose like a
crimson flood and covered her face
and neck, for a warm hand had
touched her own. which hung over the
balustrade.
She looked down, and her lips
moved twice before her words were
audible-just audible.
who is it?"
Clifford stepped onto a stone seat
just beneath her.
1T is Miss Meddon," ne said. and
his voice was very low and slightly
tremulous.
Even then she could scarcely believe
the evidence of her own senses.
your
"Yes"-he paused-"Clifford
Raven."
She drew long breath, and looked
at him, and at that moment some one
in the ballroom drew aside the cur
tains of the window behind her. and
the light streamed on his face. strange
ly grave and eager. with its dark eyes
fixed upon her.
Il have startled you," he said.
penitently. "It is foolish trick: but
you startled met"
mo, no, II is nothing, For the
moment did not know, thought you
were very far away" she faltered,
brokenly, and with a little pant.
$50 | thought | should have been, y
he said, "but an accident kept me here
in England. Nothing is so sure as the
Unexpected"
How did I startle you?" she asked.
scarcely knowing what she said, so
overwhelming was the tide of JOY
which had arisen and surcharged her
heart.
Il did not expect to see YOU" he
answered, still in the low voice in
which he had first spoken. Il looked
into the ballroom. and failed to see
you. and thought that you were not
present tonight was going back
Gong back?" she murmured. with
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-14

II saw you tonight-ah. since that
moment when you stopped and spoke
to me in the lane, =
"No-no." she murmured, with a
sudden gesture.
Eyes, must speak now" he said.
Your answer may be what it will, but
i must tell you that love you,"
She swayed to and fro slightly, like
slender tree bent by the wind, then
grasped the edge of the balustrade,
and turned startled face to him
Il love you, | love you!" he
lbreatheJ MY angel.-my queeni
Listen, ali. listen to me; do not go.
A moment, only a moment. and then
you shall send me from you into the
dark and dreary life lived before 1
saw youi Kate, this is the first time
in my life that / have ever spoken
word of love to any women; all my
life l seem to have been looking for
the one woman 20 whom | can say, My
heart is yours-take it, l say now to
you: l love you! Will you take my
love-all my heart-my life" He
stopped. and struggled with his voice.
1T is poor little thing to offer you.
l have no money or position-nothine
but myself; but if you will give me
some hope-if you will tell me that in
time-oh, Kate, Kate! if you will let
me go on loving you, and will love me
ever so little in return"
/ She could not speak. The stars
seemed falling about her, the music
drumming in her ears like the wash
of the waves on the shore.
II have Observation-Disclosures you"
he said, struggling to be calm, and
forcing his voice to a gentler tone.
1T seems sudden to you, who have
never given thought to me since we
parted on the cliffs; but think! You
have not been out of my mind, my
heart, for an hour of the day; you have
always been present to me- Kate, do
not be angry-let my love plead for
me, and my heart"
She put out her hand as if to silence
him, the pain at her heart fighting
with the Joy born of his words, the
: knowledge Of his love for her, and yet
J TOO Iate; 100 latei
Stop" she painted. "Nol" for he
had seized her hand, pressed a pas,
; sionate kiss upon it, and still held it.
IF l had known-if-but it is too
, late, too latei"
Too late!" he said. his face grow
[ ing paler.
Yes!" she painted II am en-.
gagged She stopped, unable to
go on.
: He let her hand fall gently and
slowly. His head sank on to his
breast.
' ''Will you forgive me?" he said, in a
t hOarse voice.
t To be continued
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-14

a thrill OF satisfaction and a warm
blush.
I walked along the path here, and
then, quite suddenly, saw you, like a
vision, in your black dress, and-for-
give mel had spoken your name
before I knew it,"
She leaned on the stone coping,
looking at him, her face pale again,
and her breath still coming irregular
ly.
Clean from her mind went all the
i'll she had heard of him; all she could
realize was that he was here. not in a
dream, as she had seen him-ah, how
often,-but in reality. She longed to
lay her hand upon his sleeye-to
touch him, that assurance might be
made doubly sure.
II did not know you were com
ing" she said. vaguely. 81 did not see
your name"
He smiled
II am an unlimited guest" he said
'but hope not an unwelcome one
NO" she murmured. "You know
Lord Carr-Lyon?" Unconsciously hel
voice hardened slightly.
Eyes. But l did not know that hs
was in the neighborhood until the
other day." he added, quickly. ct IL
a surprise to me that he should have
built this place and come to live here
But you are not dancing" he said
getting away from the subject to one
nearer his heart-namely, herself.
"The rooms were hot, and I an
tired" she said, slowly. But yot
are not dancing, either"
my dancing days were so Ions
ago." he answered, with a smile, 'tha
| am afraid l should make but poo
hand at it. Will you venture to Civ,
me trial?" he added, pleadingly.
II cannot; my card is quite full"
"And am keeping you," he said
with so evident disappointment, ant
wistful anxiety lest she should go, tina
her heart throbhed.
mo, it is cool and pleasant here
And you did not go to sea-"
NO" he said.
| SAcoAN hO btAl hOl LAdl AO nds
turned quarryman, and was earnin.
his bread only few miles from her
Something, perhaps pride, kept hi
lips sealed, unfortunately.
There was silence for a minute; tn,
dreamy music of a waltz was waite,
out to them; the still night seemed t.
become part and parcel of them; tn,
subtle spell of love had fallen on both
1t was Kate who spoke first, ant
thought the words were commonplace,
enough. there was a delicate musi
thrilling through them.
will you not be cold without you
overcoat?"
He started slightly and, looked VI
at her.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-07-14

"Cold?" he said, with short laugh.
mo; l am not likely to take cold. I'm
used TO the night air. I've stood for
hours in my shirt sleeves play ing
sentinel at one of the camp tents over
there" and he waved his hand to IN
dicate America. But you-is it safe
for you to stay?'
"see I have my shawl, she said, and
she drew it around her more closely.
AZ she did so her white arm re-
vealed itself, cleaning like marble IN
tbe stream of light; flashed BEFORE MS
impassioned eyes, then disappeared.
He moved a little closer, and ms
face grew pale under its tan.
Miss Meddon-'' he stopped.
She turned her eyes upon him with
a slight contraction of the pupils.
81 am going now"
'Yes?"
eyes Shall tell you why?
you are going into the ballroom
to dancer"
mo" he said, and his voice sounded
almost harsh in it's intensity; Il am
not going to the ballroom; | am going
home. / have seen what | came for
I have seen you
She made faint movement with
| her hand, and her eyelids dropped
the gesture might have been an In
dication of fear, or request that ne
should cease, but he went on:
81 have seen you, and now | am go
| ing, before lead you to think that
am mad"
| He stopped, and leaned his arm OF
| the stone rail beside her. his hant
clenched ana almost touching her arm
"Why should I think you mad?" sh'
said, in a low voice, from no impulse
Iof coquetry, Heaven knows. but be
cause she must say something, tina
the sound of her own voice might Civ
her courage.
Because a man placed as l am
lpenniless, friendless, with no prospec
of a future before him-must be ma
to tell a beautiful girl like yourself
what | should have to tell you if
stay Ou-
She pressed her hand against he
heart, and her eyes fixed themselve
on the darkness behind him.
She forgot she was the promise
wife of Lord Carr-Lyon; forgot all tn
ill she had heard in the delight an
joy with which his presence and hi
voice filed her.
Her silence seemed to rob him @
the self-control of which he spoke
and with sudden movement he pu
his hand upon her arm and held it i
a hot and passionate, yet reverencin
clasp.
mo, I cannot go! must speak,
Miss Medion-Kate. do you kno1
what | must say-what it is my hear
has been saying since the first momen