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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

New York is never entirely asleep.
bat possibly 100000 Of her inhabit-
ants doze part Of the night. We roar
ourselves to sleep. The process is very
gradual. Early infancy and senile old
age retire with the chickens. The gay
throng of youth and middle age makes
q hot pace till midnight, then slowly
the pulse begins to grow feeble. BY
nearly all honest folk are in bed. leav'
ing the city to FOUNDERS. Cars run al
long intervals. Now and then a car
rage gives a iutter. Imagine 5000,
900 persons lying on the dead Level
for six or seven hours, some on pill
lows Of down. some on cu%rbstones
some beneath the star-spangled blu'
quilt of heaven. Queer figures they
make to be sure.-New York Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

refusal to treat with the mission sant
by the British to discuss the Tibetans'
non-observance of trade treaties. 1t
may mean the complete unwilling of
the mysteries that enshroud this Asa
tic country which has so resolu,ely
pursued a policy of shutting its d ors
to foreigners, and has since the eXpul-
sion of the Jesuit missionaries early
In the nineteenth century been visited
by but a scant handful of daring eX-
plorers. OF these but four or five sue
ceeded in penetrating to the capital,
the sacred city of Lassa, where the
grand lama dreams his life away in
his nine-story palace.
The hostility of the natives is by no
means the only thing that prevents ex-
plorers from penetrating far into Tibet.
The country, a tableland Of $4,000 to
10000 feet above sea Level. wild, noun
tainous and devoid of roads, is by ma
ture fully as inhospitable as Siberia.
Outside of the monasteries, or lamas-
cries, as they are called. there are no
houses, mud novels serving to accom-
modate the natives. This, however,
does not apply to Lassa itself, which,
as the few photographs obtained show,
is a well laid out city, picturesquely To-
Gated on the southern slope of a noun
tain. with the palace of the grand lama
towering above the other buildings.
The grand lama, or. rather, the dalai
lama-for there are two grand lamas-
is not only the chief parsonage in Tibet
but is acknowledged as the head Of
the Buddhist church throughout Tibet
Mongolia and China. From the little
that has been written about him it ap
pears that, as a rule, the dalai lama
who is elected when a child, diei
young, and it has been limited that thu
length Of his days depends upon tn,
amount of trouble he gives the gyalpo
the temporal ruler of Lassa.
The lamas dominate the country
Their influence can be easily under
stood when It is said that fully one
sixth Of the population are numbers
in their order. The lamaseries dot tn
mountain sides like fortresses. and tn
people Willingly labor to support thei
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

spiritual guides. who. do not lose an
opportunity to terrorize them. One
thing that contributes to keep these
priests in power is the fact hat the
people believe them to possess god
like powers, and wonderful are the
tales travellers tell Of remarkable exhi-
billions going to support this belief.
Human sacrifices are also said TO be a
component part of the religion of the
country. which is described as being
but a veneer of Buddhism over a body
of savage and uncouth superstit on. AS
may be imagined, the spiritual, aes-
thetic and moral sides of the people Of
Tibet are in a very primitive condition.
In the country districts the principal
occupations are agriculture and cattle
raising. Labor of all sorts is very
cheap in Tibet, the men being paid but
2 or 8 cents a day, while the women
generally receive but their board and
lodging. Where the country Is not a
barren waste the principal products are
wheat, barley, peas and beans, the live
stock raised including horses, asses,
mules, cattle. sheep and yaks. As In
everything else. primitive methods pre-
vail, and prosperity is constantly alb
sent.
The population, which has at times
been estimated at over 3~O,OOO,OO0
whereas a tenth of that figure would
probably be nearer the mark, is rap
idly on the decrease OIL recount of thu
prevalence of disease, the chief Ill be
ing smallpox. Dirt abounds every
where, as explorers soon discover t'
their great disgust. The reason for THU
state of affairs is not hard to e
since Dirt is considered sacred, ant
washing is religiously tabooed.
Religion amounts to a passion wit
lamas and laymen alike, but 1t is II
many ways a rel gin of but formal oh
servance. Prayers are regarded as o
great potency, and the lamas have de
/ vised an ingenious method of saying
great many prayers in a short space o
= time. A small. hollow cylinder is fxe
on an axle. one end of which extend
t beyond the cylinder to serve for
] handle. In this praying wheel" as
r Is called, are deposited small slips G
paper on which have been wri tie
= prayers composed by the lamas. TIL
S wheel is then revolved rapidly, the tn
DRY being hat the devotees will thu
attain the felicity of Nirvana withoI
having to rass through many interim
date stages Of re~incarnation. II
prayer wheels, it might be remarks
n also serve to wreak vengeance on a
enemy, the person injured stealing h
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

his memorable remark to Mr.. Greeley,
Keep your seat, Horace, I'll get you
there on time"
The great editor at that time was
making a trip through the Western
States in the interest of the Union Pa.
cidc Railroad, e~ndeavoring to interest
individuals along the proposed route
in its construction. He was to speak
at Placerville and was many miles
from the mining camp when he urged
Monk to hurry on the horses, receiving
the reply quoted. Monk got him into
Placerville on time, and years later
Mr.. Greeley presented him with a gold
watch bearing this inscription inside
ths case, keep your seat, Horace; I'll
get you there on time. Presented to
Hank Monk in commemoration of his
Ga drive in landing Horace Gree
Ie7 on time" The commission has pro-
cured this watch and it will be shown
among the other Monk exhibits.
Hank Monk was born in Wadding-
ton, st. Lawrence County, in 1923, and
spent his early life here. For many
years he drove the stage from Wad-
dington to Massena and was consid-
cred the best driver ever known upon
the route. He began his labors on the
Waddington-Massena route when only
~ years of age and continued 1t until
ne was past his majority. He went to-
ward the setting sun in 1852 and had
been in the West but a short time
when he took up stage driving, follow
ing it until his death in 1882. He was
said to have been one of the most care
frl and yet one Of the most daring
h,rivers known in the West. His fam
became as wide as the breadth of tn
s0rdfinent, and during the latter 10Y
and early sos no tourist felt that b,
had seen the West and experienced al
its charms unless he had ridden in
stage coach driven by Hank Monk
He was a great friend of Mark Twail
md the great humorist devotes a chap
ter in his volume, "Roughing It," t
the single incident of the ride of Gree
ley across the mountains.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

enemy's prayer Wheel and revolving !
in the wrong direction in the bel f
that this will certainly assure an un-
happy hereafter for the luckless own
er. This alone Is suffi lei to convince
the observer of the state of spiritual
degradation into which the people ar
plunged.
Tibet as at present constituted Is
clearly no place for white men, nor can
it be said to offer many advan ages
under a high S ate of Ct ilization. IL
addition to its typographical shortcom-
ings, of which mention has alread
beer made, climate plays no small par,
in making it undesirable for purposes
Of settlement. August, September, Oc-
tober and November are the only
months which can be considered dry
rain or snow contributing to render the
remaining months UNI pleasant. Acco.d d.
ing to Zoubikov, the average annual
temperature is AZ degrees for morning,
81 for noon and so for night, a varia-
bility that, to say the least, cannot be
conducive to comfort.
A not unnatural result of the condi
tons which have so effectually barred
communication between Tibet and the
outside world is the maintenance OF q
very small army. 1t is said that there
are not more than 1000 soldiers in al
the dalai lama's domains, and these are
very poorly equipped and disciplined
AS a consequence robbery and outrag,
are prevalent throughout Tibet. TIL,
lamas, it should be said, control thu
administration of justice as well as tn
di~spensation of religious instruction
and the courts are more remarkable 70
their superstition than for their law
Crude and barbaric methods prevail o
a nature hat would disgrace even tn
Middle Ages Drowning, torture ant
fogging are common penalties 70
slight ~offenses.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

square miles, an area equal to Ger
many, France and Italy combined, is
still unknown to the outside world. On
the maps of the world there is no 9TH
err such white patch as this in the cen-
ter of Asia.
From the account of travellers Tibet
would seem to be a land where religion
is supreme. The people obey their
priests with almost slavish obedience,
and accept the most marvellous teach
ings with utter credulity. The lamas
possess most of the wealth Of the coun-
try, and consequently they have rea.
son to fear the foreigner and the in.
trusion of the explorer.
Colonel Younghu.b bands punitive ex.
petition into Tibet was undertaken in
retaliation for the grand lama's cur
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
FAMOUS HANK MONK
stuxe Driver Whom Nevada viii
Honor at tho It. Louis Fair.

StuRo Driver Whom Nevada Will
Honor at tho It. Louis Fair.
In the earlier and more strenuous
da.y s Of the frontier the great West
produced many striking and pictur-
esque characters, or rather adopted
the raw material from the East and
transformed 1t by means of circum-
st1nce and environment into forms
which at this later day still stand out
prominently in romance and story. One
Of these characters was Hank Monk,
the famous stage driver, whose mem
org the State Of Nevada proposes to
honor by exhibiting at the st. Louis
fair a collection of his relics and me-
mentoes. For this purpose the State
has sent even to Monks old home in
st. Lawrence County, N. Y, letters
asking his surviving relatives for any
relics Of the famous frontierman which
may be in their possession. For this
exhibition Nevada has already procur'
ed the old stage coach that Monk was
accustomed to drive over the noun
tains, and the identical n in which
Horace Greeley made his famous ride
with Monk as driver when Monk made
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
In A FORBIDDEN LAND
TIBET is DESPOTICALLY RULED
Ely ITS PRIESTS.
Grand Lamas Who Practically Own
All the Property in the Country-A
Queer Code of Penances-Praying by
Mechanism.

For centuries Tibet has beer almost
q sealed book to the rest of the world,
and the result of the expedition under
Col. Younghusband, which the British
have sem mo the region, will be
watched with interest The high
priests, or lamas, of Tibet have ever
denounced the foreigner as an incar-
mated devil, and they preach that so
long as Tibet remains isolated from the
rest of the universe, so long shall she
be great. A few missionaries and ex-
Ilorers have wandered across the cor
ners of this great tableland, clambered
up some of It's snow-clad mountains,
and visited a few Of its stone cities;
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Short suyge,tions.

SHUT
To keen milk sweet for several days
add a t%easpoonful Of fine salt to each
quart OF new milk.
Mix backing with cold tea rather
than with water, for thus a better pol
ish is obtained on the boots.
To clean tinware use powdered whit
ing moistened with a little parafin
Polish with a leather or with a pao
OF old newspaper.
Match marks on a polished or tar
nished surface may be removed by
beIng first rubbed with a cut lemon
and then with a rag dipped in clear
water.
When cleaning wall paper do so will
a lump OF dough made Of -four mixet
with a little soda water. The sodi
will not injure the paper and the worl
will be done more rapidly with It.
If ink be spilled on the carpet 1t ma!
be taken up without leaving a stail
IL dry salt be applied Immediately. A
the salt becomes d.scolored brush ]
off and apply more. We slightly
Continue till the ink has disappeared
A useful cement for earthenwar
vessels is found in white lead. Sprea'
It ON strips OF calico and secure wit
bands of Irvine. This method Is oni
suitable for earthenware pans, etc
which are intended for service and no
for ornament
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Has a Fine Memory.

It is doubtful II there is a public
man in the United States who has a
better memory than Senator Cockrell.
Eie never forgets a face. and he can
q, into any neighborhood of Missouri
to-day and call by name dozens of
men whom he has not seen In many
years and recall little incidents in
their OWE lives or those of their com
munities which they themselves but
dimly recollect or have entirely forgot
ten
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Cream PuHs.
A0N00O0000~

Stir a %half-cupful of butter into a
cup of boiling water. When boiling,
add a cup and a half Of flour and cook,
stirring constantly for two minutes;
take from the fire and pour into a
bowl to cool. When cold, beat in the
whipped yolks of four eggs, lastly the
stifrened whites. Line a baking pan
with buttered paper, drop the batter
by the large spoonful upon It and bake
in a quick oven. The puffs should be
done in fifteen minutes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Plum Butter.

To every pound of plums allow three
quarters of a pound of sugar. Wash
the plums and put them, still wet, into
the preserving kettle. Cover, bring
slowly to a boil and cook until the
fruit is broken to pieces and is very
soft. Rub through a colander to re-
move stones and skins; return the
juice and pulp to the fire, add the
sugar and boil until the mixture is
very thick. Put up In jars.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Orange MarmnIadc.

Twelve oranges. Peel and parboil
the skins in three waters, allow them
to boil in the last water until tender,
drain and chop very fine. (Re,ect as
much as possible of the tough white
skin in peeling the oranges.) To the
pulp and juice of the orange add the
chopped peel. then weigh all. Allow
as much sugar as you have of the fruit
mixture. Cook all until thick, adding
before it boils about a gill of water.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Baked Custard.

Break eight eggs in a bowl; add to
them six tablespoonfuls Of sugar, a
quart of milk, a tablespoonful of va
nilla and a sherry glass Of brandy.
Mix well together, strain, and bake In
a slow oven for about forty minutes.
having it well colored on top. Serve
ice cold.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

Cut the i'let of beef into thin slices
and then into rounds about two inches
in diameter. Over each of these rounds
sprinkle black pepper, a little salt and
some chopped chives. Lay these in:o
a well-buttered saute pan and cook for
six minutes. turning nee Serve on
rounds of fried bread of the same size.
The Epicure.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

Set a dozen ripe freshly pared cling
stone peaches In a baking-pan, smoth-
CT them in sugar, dot the sugar liberal
1y with butter, squeeze a lemon over
all. and bake forty minutes in a quick
oven. Excellent with game or fowl
or any highly seasoned meat. Epicures
like the peaches literally busted with
red pepper after baking.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Canon and Mushroom eaIad.

Cook fresh mushrooms in a little but
ter, then cover with a white stock, and
let them simmer gently till very ten
der. Lift out and drain as well as pos
sihle from all liquid. Add to them
twice their quantity OF cold cooked
capon cut in small pieces and cover
with mayonnaise. Garnish with let
tuce hearts.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
Soft Gingerbread.

Half cup sugar, half cup molasses,
half cup butter, lard or dripping, one
egg. one and one-half cups Of -four,
one te~aspoonful soda dissolved In a
gill of boiling water, n te%aspoonful
ginger. Put all together in a large
bowl and beat well. Bake in a quart
tin In a moderate oven.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06
stewed Corn With Cream.

Scrape the corn from a dozen ears,
without boiling first, and add to 1t a
rupful of rich cream. Cook for fifteen
minutes, seasoning with salt and white
pepper.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

Madge@They say your mother takes
in washing?
Marge-No such thing; she hasn't
come to that yet. She only goes out
washing.-Boston Transcript
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

sawdust and other mill waste H nov
used In paper-making In Texas
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-06

Fond PARENT understand the fac
ulty are very much pleased with your
work. Dropped Junior-Yes, they en-
cored my sophomore year.-Princeton
TNiUpr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19

a few days ago the crew OF :rawler
engaged in lobster fishing near Kinsale
had great dieiculty In getting their
anchor aboard, which was firmly fixed
in some massive hard substance in the
sandbank. With great trouble they
succeeded in bringing 20 the surface
ve-v ancient anchor OF five tons in
weight, the shank being over ten feet
in length, and the bend Of equal pro-
portions, with'a small antique cannon
attached thereto. The anchor, which
probably belonged 10 one Of the ships
Of the Spanish armada, which was
wrecked on this coast, must have been
imbedded in the sand for upwards OF
three centuries, and IS covered with
marine matter which, in the course Of
centuries, has been converted into a
hard rocky fossil substance. The an
Choir is, OF course, considerably worn,
but il still presents very massive APP
pearancc, and must have belonged 10
large ship. Ii has been brought 10
the lower slip Of the Kinsale pier, where
It is at present. and is an object OF the
very greatest interest and curiosity
London Daily News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19
SAVED FOR THE FISH TRADE
Ae Lad Too Much Intellect TO Be
"Eove Away" on
Doctor.

he tsh.man drove into the ward a r. "
s4ss A.ttf me new summer residents hac
'@A'A possession ~ their nome. and see!nq
an open door he stepped IA and confrouteG
tIe mistress OF the mouse, relates Youth !
Companion.
Gettin' settled, / s'pose, " he said. agree
aoy' allowing ms gaze 20 wander from two
Aail unPacAeG trunks 10 table loacea with
A4sceAdheous articles. "Mell. take your
lme, take your time; there's plenty Of Il uu
mere! 1 understand your husband's a doe.
tor, ma ann
les, he is said the summer resident.
VINO ~ spite OF warnings from city neigh.
bors that sne had better display no haughti-
mes OF spirit under questioning. was unable
70 Pll mucA cofc+alty into her tone.
Ell, now, ! come near beln' doctor. -
sac we hsh man, still with wandering
gaze My folks wanted 1 should be one. All
eAceItn 81 an aunt that had money. and
was looked % % help me out financially II 1
iooA up with profession. Size spent one
summer here, and she made reg lar study
q my character an parts, and at the end Of
the season she up an told my folks that
tholiGh Go, must % into business
mat boy has got TOO much intellect 10
De move away On a doctor. She said: those
were her very words. Now how would Won
Ike couple O. good mack rel all slit up an
ready for the br 'llert'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19

Somewhere upon British soil there +.
a young doctor who has within the last
few days learned a lesson which should
be invaluable TO him in his future
practice. Having accompanied his be-
trothed m a theater while the house
was in semi-darhness she suddenly
complained OF feeling faint The doc
tor took something out Of his pocket
and whispered to her to keep the tab
loid' in her mouth. but not TO swallow
It She did as she w1s told and soor
felt all right again The table,. how
ever, showed no signs Of dissolving.
and In the end. being curious 10 dis
cover what the tasteless, indissoluble
substance that had proved so eficacious
could be. she slipped the undiminished
substance into her glove for future in
spection. When she got home she
took it out OF her glove again and ex-
amined it. It was bone glove but
Leader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19

Mrs. Twaddles had been reading
about the peace conference.
81 DOM zee why men have 10 20
through ali that rigmarole TO keep from
fighting" said she. "Why can't they be
sensible and live. in peacc2"
Mr.. Twaddles said il would be dill
cult TO explain to her all the causes OF
war and
"Oh, yes; Of course; certainly" said
she. I'm only woman and wouldn' I
understand. That's the way you men
always"
~ didn't say 50, my dear. only"
''Oh. of course, Of course, sneak out
of it. That's just like"
Mrs. Twaddlcs, tell you"
Don't you Mrs. Twaddles me, you
wretch. or I'll let this teacup fly at
your miserable-John Twaddles, don't
you lay hand on me or III jab you
with this fork."-N. y. World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19
Value Male BIRDS Most.

In the canary-breeding establish
ments OF Germany only the male birds
are valued, for the females never sing.
The method Of training the birds 10
sing Is 10 put them in a room where
there is an automatic whistle, which
they all strive 10 initiate. The breeder
listens TO the efforts Of the birds and
picks out the most apt pupils, which
are then placed in another room for fur
Their instruction. These are the best
singers and ultimately fetch high
prices. The less gifted birds are sorted
into second and third quality and are
sold, while those which show no vocal
powers arc destroyed.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19
Tshing Retort.

The ~ man had pleaded elo-
Quently
But q ,weet young thing had been
obdurate
Again and again re entreated her to
give him some room FOR hope.
But she would not
~ last as his final plea, he said:
You DO not love he now. you say
you Will rever marry. You will not
always he young; though. - my eyes.
You vii! Gays be beautiful What OF
the future2"
AS to that" she replied. Il can no.
say For can state with perfect truth
fulness. looking you straight in the
eyes that have absolutely nothing In
view"
Gathering from this remark her esti-
mate 81 him. he arose. and. after care
fully brushing his knees. left the house.
Baltimore American.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19

Capt Eugene II O. Louiza +, *
commander Of The bat'leship 500 r
German blood Ia his veins AS.
knowledge OF dciail about natn e.0
nance In MS head. Before be- ,.4.r .t..
the Maine and last went Ms soa
was superintendent Of tho gun far..-,
AZ The Washington navy yard. ar
gained the reputation o. icing str.0.
taskmastor.
Habitually an early 70 hel CARLY NJ
rise man. Capt Leutze found himself
unable 10 sleep one night IT, ars.a
dressed. left his quarters ana n.t..i
down TO one OF the gun shop. AL.
though three shifts are needed NJ ais.
pose or the great press Of work now
on hand there was little dolra
Capt. Leutze's sharp eye detected a
mechanic sitting on The carrlaae 81 n
great lathe. which was slowly rnnr,ng
10 an fro. taking almost nGrrasimal
threads Of steel from a i2-lneh .in III
was doing. obliyious 70 all surround
inrs. when Capt Lcutle reached his
side and aroused hin with.
Well, what are you doing. rn1
what's your nance"
The craftsman looked up ana 0uailod
Then. with a resirnel air.. lo rep'icg.
well, ] guess It's Dennis"
lie was not discharged ST. Louis
Republic.