THE SUMPTER MINER 4l;JC, iHI Wednesday, November 21, 1900
RHEUMATISM
DISTORTS MUSCLES
SHATTERS NERVES
STIFFENS JOINTS
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S DTK to 1111 neiil poNon which r.iin- iireo-' In tlu lilooil lliniiijrli failure of
tin' pniHar nr,jiiii lo I'iiny oil' nnil Kt-cp the vMrin I'h'iir of nil inoiliiil,
I'lK'tc iiiiillcr. 'I'lii-t pni-oii tliroiili the pcucriil I'lirulntion U tk'HMtotl in
the joints inu-eli' "nil iicrvi's run-in;: the ino-t iiitciin pain.
Uheuinuti-'tu may iitlnrk with Midi fiiili1ciitii"' tiinl pfvi-ril y n to make
within a li'w ilay a healthy, active pi'Min hclpli'-H and hi'ilriililcn, with
ililnrl'il limlw iilnl fhatti'iiil nerve-; or it may In- blow in ili'Vi'lupiiij:,
with Vlijiht, wimilcriiit; pains j""' m'Viti' enough to intikn mio feci iiiiconi
I'ortiilili'; llu tciitlenry in mu'Ii cui is to iow wmw, anil filially heroine
rhroni'.
Ijki'othcr lilooil ili-ni-o-.Rheuiniiti-ni Hnfteii inherited, ami exposure
' to ilamp 11111I cold, want ol piopcr foul, iii-t.ilieuiit clnllniifr, or niiyllinifr
calculated to impair tin health, will fn-rpuntly i-iiim' it to develop in early life, hut
mine olten not until midille n-io or later. In whatever t'orm, whether necute or
chroiiii', ai'ipiiud or inheiited,
Rheumatism is Strictly a Blood Disease
mid no linameiil or oilier I'Nleinal i'in lieitment ran reaeh the Iroiihle. Neither do the preparation.- of potti-li ami ineieiiry, and tho variniM
iiiineiiil wilts whiei the doeio'i iiIwhv prererilie.-, eme Ilheiiinnti-o.il, hut ruin the difie-'tioii and Ineak down the eou-titution.
A mmi'ily whiiMi liuiliN up thi- ciiimiiI health nii(l at the Mime lime liiN the ytem nl'tlio ihiwiii i the only fate and certain euro for Rlion
nmlutii. Nntuie Inn pnivided (Julviinie Kcrliicily, that nervc-Mrrnjithenin, hlnoiliinvipirutinf,' mid lii'iillli-rotoring nervo remedy, which cor
Uiuly ami unfailingly I'liV- thi ten idle ilkcnMi if taken in timc.;
. ' I i Dr. Sanden's Electric Belt Cures Rheumatism
ll will purify, vitalize and enrich tile Idood and xyli'iiitiiiwn1lic closed pun ol'tlip nkin. New life is tnntillcd into every nrirnn of tho
iHMly, tint circulation U I'lpiuliurl. The KM now and Nerve Confer arc ftrcivithencd; the Liver w renewed, the Norvnu Syntoin ttoothed, cutininj,'
Kuwl, noiiuiI xlccp. N'alural inci.tion is rcHtnrc'd, creatinu n MnnnH-ned appctjte, toninj;, invigiirntiiifr, ntrciij,'triirijrtho entire body, pnxliieiii, good
liCf.HI. hy NATIIKK'K MOST COMMON PKKKK MKTIIODS. V . I
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A trra(mrnl llh rlrclikliy NOW lll iM oti ol nur
wv t- '"''''0 I Milatli, la lirlpp. Ihf rngt of Hhrumllm, (.mil.
Vlnlltt Nruralcla. 'trril i1 tuj KUnrv, anjUvrr TrnuMrt. Mch atr mi rftvalml
DO NOT DELAY I
In lhiHn(.a writ at ItraJxhei, tlllou Allatkt, loo Arrrtllr, toair J Tnnuur. lame
Wl
Irt'Tiulhani llcilon," ahlcti will t,avni Imm bclne ImrowJ upon h lniftiirt utiti Ihclr
lli(i, Tiff J I frllnc, anj manv iillinlJIactrMr anJ palntul mrinmv,
vrnir mp lojat aroul nin cai, at (ontuiiaiiiin it llrr
You will alto rrrrivr mvlook-
wimlilir tn-rallrJ rlrdllc Ivllt.
Department 19
Russell Building
DR. A. T. SANDEN
Portland, Ore.
HISTORY OF THK COLUMBIA.
Virlou Nnui Which Ihe MiJMtie Strtim
Hii Borne.
A rc.iJcr nsks (or lutoriintinii as to the
I11JI.10 n.Tiiie of the Colinnhl.i river.
When Ihe lust white expliut-rs came into
the country the liiilliiit iltvellhiK ailing
the stre.un I11J v.irlnns n mio (or the
nre.it w'.ttervv.iy Spol,itllkiiiii,or iTlend
ty W.iler, W.ihiin i, nr llin river, .nut for
the upper stre.nu Ihe inrltijlmis u.uiie
Miiltiioiu.ih vv.is Miiiiftiint-s iim-J.
Ihe c.irller n ivl.ilnrs and explorers
Imiiiil It ililluull to unite upon a ii.itne tor
llil m.ijestk river. lite older cli irts
in irked it I'onsider.ihle stre.nu I illhiK into
the I'.iillic, and termed it the Kin de
Kiiilir, in honor ot .1 Sp.iuNh lieutenant
who Is slid to h ive s.illcd ipto tiee
w.iters In the idih century. It l the Ken
er.il helief of hlstoriius, however, th.it
ARiill.ir p.iused before 'culling so north
rrn .1 point, .iud.th.it the river ha discov
ered w.is one ot the sm.iller streams ll ow
ing down from the iiumnt.iius of southern
Oregon.
Other clnrts hulic.ited the Uivet of the
West, tiie llver I'liegiys, and later the
Itiver Oregou. 1 lie origin of the latter
name is lot in mystery. Jonathan Car
vcr, who penetrated the wilds west of the
Mississippi river dining the iSth century,
(s thought to have been the tirst to cm-
jlny it. In his ipi.tlnt and interesting
iIhhiIv he stated that the Indians he en
tmmteied in the Hocky mountains told
liliuofagie.it river rolling tar to the west
ward, and this river he called the Oregon.
The mot plausible theory of Hi: origin
if tills name is that it was bestowed by
early Spanish navigilors in honor of the
province of Aragou in their native land.
I he name Columbia, it is hardly nees
.ary to add, wis bestowed by the river's
discoverer, Captain Gray.ot Boston, who
ailed in over Ihe bar in May, 1792, in the
sloop Columbia.
COLLECTED $80,000 IN TAXES.
A few other points in connection with
the history of this river may be of Inter
est. 1 ne trading post at Astoria was not Urfeit Amount for HJ! Year In the
the first white settlement upon the river's 1 .-
banks. In 1810 Captain Wlnship at-1 Hl,,orV of B"r Cu-"y'
tempted a settlement and built the first The Baker City Democrat states that
house at a point forty miles above the the sheriff collected taxes amounting to
mouth. The Astor enterprise came In Jf70.458.21 from March 1 to October 1,
1H11. The first white woman to come giving the collections In detail. Contiu
into this country was Miss Jane Barnes, nlng It says:
who arrived at Astoria In 1814, coming Ihe amount collected and paid to the
from l-ngl ind in the ship Isaac Todd. treasurer since October 1st is Wji j, mak-
I'rlor to the advent ot the whites the ing the total since March 1st, 578,81)1.21.
Indians had large villages along the river. . 1 he amount collected and still in the hands
Among them Wishram, at theiascades, of the sheriff will swell the amount in
peopled by a villainous lot of thieves and round numbers to fHo.ooo.
cut-throats, whose descendants, half a, This Is the largest amount ever col
century later, became so troublesome to ted in the same length of time in the
Lieutenant Sheridan. 1 he Indians along history of the county. It has been paid
the lower stream were more peaceably in- in without any undue pressure from the
dined. They dwelt in rude plenty, and sheriff a-id Is an index to the financial con
were fairly prosperous and happv until ditlon of our taxpayers an Indication that
o-ie of the sailing vessels dropping Into the people generally are prosperous in
Ihe river brought the deadly seeds ol Baker county.
smallpox. The pestilence spread among While there are some who are delin
them, and the losses were appalling. So quent, yet the percentage Is smaller than
thoroughly were the natives cowed by for years past.
this disaster that for forty years thereafter, ' It will be noted that i,oo6.n in out
when thev became turbulent, to bring standing warrants have been redeemed In
them to terms It was only necessary to payment of taxes. 1 his represents about
bring forth an empty bottle, securely jio.ooo more than the amount'of warrants
corked, and threaten to let loose the small
pox. Spokesman-Review.
Through th Ylkwt4onc.
The new route via the Oregon Short
Issued in payment of the expenses for the
year.
Raker county Is slowly but gradually
reducing her enormous debt. The taxa
ble property in the country is almost
Uue Railroad and Monida, Mont., enables , uoube what it was 10 years ago, while
you to make a delightful trip through the ,he wpene of BOvemment is a great deal
Yellowstone National Park, entering via fMt Wi,h these facts and figures before
Monida and coming out via Cinnabar, them ,ho$c vvho have charge of county fi-
making it unnecessary to cover any por- n.1MCes begin to see a bright light in the
lion of the route twice, t-or beautiful js.ancet
descriptive booklet, write or call at Ore-1 ' -
gon Short Line Ticket OHice, 142 Third . Lmoni in Lace.
streel, Portland, Oregon. .... . . . u....
I Mrs. Marsh, next door to MINER office,
Only the best of Wines, Llqu ors.'lce . will give practical instiuctions in lace
Cold Beer and temperance drinks at! work. Materials and hundreds of pat
Barnard's Halfway House. ' terns to select from.
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