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The western recorder., 1898-07-21
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Sioux City Journal; The mystery af
the famous South Dakota Tin mine
has at last been solved. The mine In
question was a good deal talked about
In the newspapers n few years ago. II
was satd TO BE- very rich. Great prom
iaea wers made Of its assistance fn pro-
noting the industrial welfare Of the
Black Hills. when II should begin to
pour its wealth to the surface. Tin
mills OF the arst magnitude we're pro-
lected In the minds OF sanguine specu-
iatofs to consume its product. The min
erai was there In great quantities. II
was alleged. and all that was needed to
develop II and give all this western
country boom was capital. To secure
the needed capital negotiations were
opened with an English syndicate. In
the presence Of It's representatives. tn.
mine yielded up tons Of treasure. Hnv-
Ing GOT II. why wEs II not worked7
That was the mystery. There were va
rioua spceulations concerning IT, The
explanation that seemed to secure tho
most eredence was that the English
men who had bought the mine wcre-ex-
tensIvely Interested In tin properties
elsewhere. and that X was to their In
terest not TO increase the production of
tho metal to the extent that It's opera
ton would do. and that they would
make more money by keeping its treas
urea hidden In the bowels OF the earth
than by bringing It up To the surface
to bring den tho pricr Of tin as ita
great abundance threatened to do. The
subject dropped out OF the public mind.
II IN now revived and tho mystery ex-
planned BY Charles NJ. Dobson. . min
Ing engineer. who writes a stcry about
Mine Sailing" In ths current cosmo-
poiItan Magazine. OF the Black Hills
propoEition he says: "a tin mine IN
South Dakota not far from Harn1y
Peak. was for sale. and some English
capitalists were investigating. Many
tons Of the finest cassiteritc orr were
dug from the claim. II SUPPRESSED In
richness the better grades OF Cornish
ore. A car load was taken to the smell
ter and proved 20 be all that could be
wished. The property wcs bonght and
the money paid down. sixty tons Of cas-
niterite were mined and not an ounce
more. for the whole sixty tons had been
bought. selected Cornish ore. then
shipped to the lonely spot. dumped into
the gulch and covered up some fve
years before" This. the expert declares.
was the most gigantic case OF mino
halting on record. The English in
vestors appear to have quietly charged
their loss up to the account OF cxpe-
rience. The transaction Is n very COM
plete explanation OF the mystery why
tho mine was not worked. The owners
were worked instesd.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
Editorial Afterthoughts,
lFrom obc Denocrs,.l

Washington could lend Madrid
n first -slass board of strategy and
still win.
BY securing control of the sugar
industry of Cuba the United Suites
will be able to add materially to
the sweets of victory.
The Santiago prisoners who have
been insisting upon taking their
arms with them ought TO he sntis-
fed TO get away with their legs.
Ccryern is acting in such dig
niiied and soldicrly wny that his
captors are convinced that lie was
very much out of place ON n Span.
ish wnr-ship.
Free speech has becn denied by
the Queen Regent. There is moth.
ing so demoralizing to a people as
this. III an American could moi
criiicisc l,is government occnsion-
ally he would not fight for its pes
pciuity.
None of the Spnniards now en-
joying the hospitality of Uncl,
Sam has seen fit 10 issue chal
lenge to anybody to fight n duol
The experience in and nrount
Santinyo hns convinced them thai
Spanish honor is safest when muz
zlcd.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
Dewey and the Germans.

Whatever may be the fact con-
ccrnlng reported secret communi-
cations from Admiral Dewey to
the naval department in regard to
the attitude of German naval rep
resentativcs at Manila, there is
little doubt that the authorities at
Washington feel easy concerning
the position occupied by the Ger
man government.
The United States is fortunate
In that it has naval officer like
Admiral Dewey at Manila and an
ambassador like Mr.. White in
Berlin. Both are able and discreet.
Dewey will not give the Germans
needless occasion for offense, and
White will continue TO conduct
himself i'll way to convince the
uorman government and people
that this government will do moth
ing to interfere with the. just rights
O. Germany in the far East; there
doubtless has been some friction
at Mnnilla. The Germans have
been distrustful of American abil-
isy to maintain order there. This
probably has been associated with
desire to take advantage of any
opportunity which might be pre-
sented to further German interests
III the Orient.
But Admiral Dewey is n diplo-
mt as well as nn able commander.
ne has appreciated the difficulties
OF his position and he has there
,ore scrupulously avoided all ex-
IRENE measures that might give
eAcuse for offense on the part OF
Tie Germans. At the same time
ne mas maintained the dignity Of
his position. He has not failed to
stand up for American rights; any
ohe VINO understands the German
character will recognize that a
most effectual way to gain the re-
spsct of German army and navy
omcers is to refrain from showing
any sign of weakness. They would
aesplse Dewey if he were to give
4ly Indication of fear. They re-
spect him all the more for siard-
ing up for what he and they alike
hlow to be his rights. Denver
Republican,
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
AMOUNTING WITH OIL.

Ancient Uss of cnguonts for suppisnesa.
neauty and Health.
From the San Francisco Argonaut:
1t was the custom among tho athletes
and the gladiators OF old to nnoint the
body with oils. And as the olive grew
upon the sunny Etrusoau hiils and on
the slopes OF creator and lesser Greece.
as 1t does today. It Is probable that the
luxurious idlers In tho baths OF Cara
calia used for anointing their bodies
olive oil tincturcd With oriental per-
funies. As for the Roman aihlotas.
they were in the bab't OF uel=y tbs
freshly expressed oil OF tho olive to
give agility and suppieness to their
limbx Some Of the greatest beauties
OF whom history babbies have also
heen prone to the use OF oil. Nine.
Recamter was in the habit OF partak-
Ing freely of olive oil with her food
and used II also nfter the bath. Her
beautiful skin and clear complexion
were doubtless due TO this rather than
10 powders or paints dabbed upon her
with brush or powder rrff. as mod
ern patent medicine veadess would
have many women believe. Tradition
says that both Cleopatra and Zenobia
partook freely Of olive oil and used oils
as inunctioDs after the bath. In tho
countries whore the olive nourIshes,
such IA Italy. medical practitioners uss
he oil very freely for host OF ail-
ments. Fever patients are sometime5
soothed in Italy By cooious inunctions
OF olive oil. 1t Ia maintained In the
Levantine countries that tho use OF oil
externally prevents rheumatism. gout
and other kindred maladles which are
aggravated by external chills. and that
the internal use OF the oil removes tho
toxic condition OF the blood, which
leads to the generation Of these
nalacies.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
4 MATHEMATICAL CRANK.


The author OF Alice in wonder
land" lately deceased. was an eminent
mathematician. who used his wonder
ful sense OF humor as n recreation from
tnGrossing studies. Queen Victoria,
having read with delight his ainusins
story. and not knowing that the author
was professor of mathematics, re-
questcd him TO send her any other book
he had written. She was amazed when
parcel arrived at Windsor Castle
containing two books on the higher
mathcmatics The story is capped by
one told Of clerical mathematician
who insisted on amusing an old friend,
during n brief call. with a mathemGtl-
cal bout. though the TWO men had not
met for several years.
william Pensoliy. mn eminent Eng
iish goologiBt. being in the neighbor-
hood of clerical friord. decided.
though his time was short, for tho sake
OF aud lang syne. to sacrifice an hour
or two. On reaching the rcctory, he
was kindly received by the clergyman
and his wife. to whom he said, 'It Is
now six o'clock; can't remain with
you one minute after eight O'Clock"
Then We must improve the shining
hours answered tho Clergyman. rJanc.
my denr. be so good ms to order :. ea.''
Then he left the room, and in n frsy
) minutes returned with book under
his arm and his hands filled with writ
Ing materials. which he placed upon
the table. Opening the book. he said:
This is Kinds 'Trigonome.ry., md
here's lot OF examples for practice.
Let us see who can do the grca est
number OF them before eight O'Clock.
We can drink our tea as we work. 90
as to lose no time"
"All right" said Penseily. though
working out examples In trigonomctry
was not the object for which he had
como several miles out of his road.
They set to work; not word pnssod
between them; they drank now and
then the tea which the lady poured out,
and at quarter to eight p, igei,y said.
I'VE must stop; in quarter Of m hour
] must be on my way"
Very we'll" answered the friend.
Let us see how our answers agree with
those or the author"
The clergyman had solved one more
example than the gcoIogist, who said.
Goodbye" GOODBYE" anawered
the mathematician. DO come again
ne soon as you can. The farmer. .hout
here know nothing Of trigonometry."
Pengeliy never met ngain HIS mathe.
maticni friend. whose portrait was
drawn In "IIudibras" two hundred
yenrs before:
For he by geomctric scale
Could take the size OF pots OF ale.
And wisely tell what hour O. the day
The clock does strike, by algebra.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
AIIspice.

Uncle Sam has taught Spain
such a lesson that it will be years
before she will need another.
Toral did not surrender-he sim
ply capitulated; by this means he
saved the honor of his nation.
Uncle Sam Ito Spain): "Now
look here, sonny if you ey5r hit
me and / find it out I'll make it
hot for your'
Spain loses most of her battles
by pride; her generals, fearing the
outcome of the issue, surrender to
avoid licking.
Spain, having learned by bitter
experience the folly of sending her
ships away from home, will prob
ably keep Camara there.
The correct pronunciation of
Schley is "Schly,' not "Schlay."
1t seems that he is schly, though
it is his business to schlay.
x e*
Uncle Sam now has several thou
sand new soldiers; they did Spain
little good; they can do nothing
for us; but he caught 'em at San
tiago, and how can he let go9
xxx
Westward Ho!' has been the
cry of the American people since
the time of the Mayfiower, and it
is still so despite the anti-annexa-
ton cry of some of the democrats.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
sep. rr.a.urr olrl. ,y,aor.,

Lots OF the treasury girls at Wash-
lngton are widows. Hundreds of them
are old maids. and several thousand
are sweet, marriageable girls, with
pretty faces. good hearts. and a high
grade OF culture and education. Many
Of them have had governors and gcn-
erals for fathers. not few are the
widows of noted soldiers and states-
men. and all are far above the averags
off their sex the United States over.
Many have Travelled widely.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
Pic. for r,,r nm s,ns.,.

An extraordinary argument for Sun.
day opening was quoted by one OF tho
speakers recently at a temperance con-
vention. He related that at a public
meeting once held In Coventry. Eng
land. an orator urged that public
houses should be opened at neon on
Sunday. in order that workingmen
should have an opportunity OF discuss-
Ing together the sermons they had
beard In the morning,
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
cHlLpREN's APPErIrEs.

At n place In the West. which the Chi
cago Evening Record calls Fadyiile-
presumably an imaginary place-the
ladies sit In the village council. and nro
very much ''up-to-date. especially In all
matters concerning sanitation. diet and
care of children. Not long ago Mrs.
Minerva Sheldon, n member OF the vii
lage board, rose In her place and Of
fered a now ordinance. In her speech
introducing the ordinance. she said that
she had lately called on a mother who
was the proud possessor Of 2-ycar-old
child. Tho visitor was struck by the
child's brightness and beauty. and Its
apparent good health.
Il concluded. naturally" Mira. shell
don said. that wis gazing on tho
product OF our most advanced ideas in
that child. Imagine. then, my amaze
ment when l heard that baby ask for n
piece of bread and butter and sugar,
and when l saw that mother promptly
accede to the unwholesome request.
II looked at my watch. It was Just
o'clock. By every rule that tho most
careful students have laid down, that
baby should not have been hungry for
three hours. And yet It ate that big
slice OF bread an ravenousiy as II It
had been puppy. or any other OF the
lower animals.
IT felt II my duty to remonstrats
l With n a,.1 -
length. She heard me calmly to tho
end. that unthinkins mother did, and
then she enthusiastically smiled She
said she could not agree with me, and
that she proposed to go on feeding that
baby at 8 O'Clock In the afternoon. or at
any other time when II was hungry.
There arc other cases of this kind in
Fadville. and the time has come TO act. I"
Mrs. Minerva Sheldon therefore pro-
posed the following ordinance. which
was adopted by a large majority:
Section l. Children between tho
ages of 1 month and years shall bc
so trained that they shall feel hunger
only at the hours of 8 o'clock a. M. IL
o'clock noon. and 9 o'clock D. m. They
shall on no account be hungry at any
other hour. nor Just before going to
bed. They shall not be permitted to
wakcn In the night and call or cry for
something to eat.
Section 2. Parents or giinrdians
she'll not be allowed to feed their chill
dren except at the hours designated in
Section Of this ordinance; nor shall
they permit their children TO flch, pur-
loin. steal. take. swipe or hook any
kind OF food. tart. fruit, sweetmeat or
jam at any time.
Section 3. Parents shall be gov
erned in the choice OF such foods as
their children may eat by a standing
committee on gastronomy. to be ap-
pointed by the president Of the village
board.
Section 4. Any person violating any
section or provision Of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or. and shall be subject to n fine not to
exceed 800 for every such offense, or
to an Imprisonment not to exceed ono
month in the county jail. or to both
such fine md Imprisonment. In tho dis
creticn OF the court.
Section S. This ordinance shall BE-
In effect on and after Its passage"
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

IT begins to look as if the party
or individual that gets in the way
Of Uncle Sans territorial expan-
s;ou IDEAS will have to be relegated
to the rear. Public sentiment is
almost unanimous for the acquisi-
tiou Of new territory.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

AFTER looking over the surten-
dered Notifications of Santingo,
Shafter is of the opinion that If
would have cost US 5000 more lives
to have taken it. The Spanish
general, realizing that it would
have cost them double this, capit-
ulated. 1t was the only wise Span
ish act of .he war SO fur.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

The News last Saturday in talk
ing fusion as the only salvation
insists that thousands of people in
Colorado will drift back to the
party whose president has SO sue
ccssfully managed tho intricate
affairs between Spain and the
United States, and thinks some
thing must be done this fall to
save silver from the wreck as a
political issue.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

BY this time General Miles is
nrobably well ON his way to Porto
Rico with a large army to COM
mence operations at once against
that point. 1t is to be hoped he
will win as easy victory there as
shaiter did at Santiago.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
now or Ly,. wo. N, n,

A correspondent Of Kentucky paper
says: ICY Lyle OF the johnson CITY
Comet Ia hog mean. He bet us a quart
Of spirits that our bloodhound could not
trail his negro hog through a new lot
We lost because Cy put red pepper on
the negro boys feet and most sneexed
our dog TO DEATH LynchIng Is too good
for man who will do a trick like this
He deserves to be mnde to move into
another house twice month"
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
Low Rates Ea st.

The Union Pacific offers tho
following reduced rates as an adj
ditional inducement to tourists:
Denver to Omaha and return, daily,
S25. Denver 10 Cincinnati and
return, Sept. 2, 3, 4, $3l.60. Low
rate to indianapolis and return,
Aug. Is, 10, 20. Ask your local
ticket agent about others or nd.
dress Geo. Ady, General Agent,
Denver.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
The Popular Idea.

There is n peculiar aggressive
ness in the sentiment of the Amer
ican people that is in manifest ev-
idence since the war began. No
matter what the political belief of
your average American may be,
he is first, last and all the time for
n greater Uncle Sam. A few of
the newspapers of the East were
at first violently opposed to the
proposition of expansion, but it
was for brief season only MS their
constituency was not long in ex-
pressing their dislike of such n
policy. Thore is popular clamor
for the possession of the territory
acquired by conquest and even at
this early part of the final adjust
ment of things it begins to look ms
if the party that took milk-and-
water stand on the question would
be buried beyond a possible res
direction.
In tho hotel rotundas, on the
streets and in the homes there is
au outspoken desire for more ter
ritory. The business IN IN wants
it because he sees future laden
with commercial advantages that
we do not possess at the present
time. The father and mother in
sist that it solves problem that
has confronted them for furnishing
an opening in business and specu-
lative avenues for the rising gen.
Grafton and people Of every class
insist that with the acquisition of
all this new territory will follow
the completion of the Nicaraguan
canal and subsequent success be-
yond any measure of calculation.
But this is not all. There is de-
sire apparent in the makeup of
the American mind that at once
responds to the human idea: take
all you can get and get all you
can" The idea of war has always
suggested that to the victor belong
the spoils, and it is difficult task
for the average American to per-
nit the vanquished to enjoy what
has always been known ms the fruits
of victory. If those who represent
the law-making power of the gov
ernment represent the voice of the
people, there can bo no doubt that
Uncle Sam will soon be in the
possession of territory which he
did not even dream of occupying
six months ago.
The argument that the resolu-
ton upon which the war was begun
does not give this country a right
to do more than guarantee a stable
government to Cuba falls fat and
lifeless when arrayed against the
popular clamor for new posses
sion. Or when it is urged that
the present course is in direct OPP
position to the tenets of the Mon
roe doctrine the idea is given a
very frigid reception. 1t seems
that there is but one thing to do
IL the voice of the people is to be
respected and that is to take pos
session and hoist Old Glory over
every bit of territory gained by
the present war.-Denver Times.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
Marsha, No.. ,u....

The Army museum In Paris has Just
acquired watch formerly belonging
to the bravest OF the brave. Marshal
Ney. history attaches to this watch.
which was given to Ney by Napoleon.
On the morning Of Austeriitz, 80 says
the tradition. Napoleon asked Ney the
time by your watch" replied the
marshal. taking 1t out OF his pocket. 1T
Is the hour OF victory"
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
curr.as. In the A,,,..,o.

Experiments have been going on for
the past two years for the purpose of
trying to learn something OF the char
acteristics OF the Atlantic ocean as a
great moving body of water. As re-
sult the whole Atlantic is shown to be
lowIy circulating round and rount
ike al enormous pool.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

The reception at Kiowa hall on
July 23d will begin at 7:30 p. m.
and continue until 8, when dancing
will Immediately begin and con
tinue until midnight. Ice cream
and cake, lemonade, popcorn, can
dy, sandwiches, etc, will be served
throughout the evening at popular
prices.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

George Kathrin's little girl fell
into tub of boiling water Mon
day and was seriously scaldcd; she
is now in a critical condition at
her grandmothor's, Mrs. Myers,
at Kiowa. She may not recover.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

The Denver press, after two
years persistent bonbardment of
Senator Wolcott, expect their re-
portcrs to be admitted for an in
tcrview at any and all times. AS
an excuse they can consistently
say that they have not meant any
thing they said.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Elbert is preparing for a grand
good time this fall. Among other
entertainments TO be offered will
be horse races galore. For this
purpose plans are now well under
way for the building of n fine half
mile race track.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
wha t Line?

Why, the Union Pacific, Of
course, makes the quickest time
to all principal points east or west.
Best service, finest equipment; see
your local agent or address Geo.
Ady, General Agent, Denver.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
TOOK Up III. ned and r,.-

Chris finnerty. OF New York. mzds
his bed on the fre escape the o,he-
night. About midnight Chris and the
mattress fell three stories to tho
ground. The bed stayed under him and
he wasn't hurt to amount to much, but
his yeils aroused all that section Of
New York. so the nsighbors say.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

SUNDAYS News contains an adj
vertiscment from II. A. Edghill,
haywood, Neb., who offers S25 for
the present address, or $50 for a
certificate of death and identity, OF
George Bascombe if dead. 1t
would seem from this that the
gentleman is valued more dead
than alive. -s..s
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

THr Denver Republican says it
in be great surprise to the
cr.r;sb soldiers scattered about
,ss proyince of Santiago to know
,bey have surrendered.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Tur Cuban soldiers have not
mn to the expectations OF the
!, msricsn soldiers. They are lazy,
[slssb and and unreasonable to a
|,reat extent.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Mrs. Williams and daughter re-
turned to Denver Monday from a
visit at the Savage ranch.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
The r,eturr.

The Drawing Of this picture n
Eomeshins unusual" said the connoIs-
sour. YES" replied Mrs. Crmrox. ..Mv
husband says it's the only thing ~
won In charity bazaar In all his life. >
Washington Star.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

The Misses Cornforth of Denver
are the guests of A. G. Cornforth
and wife this week.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Mrs. Sherman Epler has boon
seriously i'll for three days but rs
now improving slowly.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

IT is a funny spectacle to see
three parties who hate each other
cordially, trying TO get along with
one wife for MI.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21
che--e rxport.a from ,,..

The value OF the cheese exported
fron " ne is only 1000 less than III
value OF the paintings. cheese being. The
.eeond rrsie's On the lat o. cxDorrs
from 2sEe!
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

George Mcguire of Kiowa was
in Ebert last Thursday looking
for cattle.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Alden Putnam shipped a carload
of cattle from Elizabeth TO Denver
Monday.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

J. d. King md daughter Miss
Emma arrived home from Omaha
Sunday.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

DIR. Richmond of Denver was
out on his ranch adjoining town
Sunday.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Joseph Helgeth and son Paul
and daughter were in Elizabeth
Sunday.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Paul Helgeth is working for
jacob Dietrich.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

Frank Edinger and family, of
Xiowa. left Tuesday for three
weeks trip in the mountains.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

The board of county commits
sioners arc in session at kiowa
this week.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

+. N. LaVell and wife returned
Wednesday from Omaha, where
they went to attend the exposition.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

d. H. Georgia of Elbert was in
Kiowa Tuesday.
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

B. Gaylor is the proud father OF
a girl, born Sunday night.