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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
new YORK MAN IN TANGIER.
Surprised at His Reception and
Pleased by Welcome There.

Following is an extract from a letter
from the Reverend Robert Ogllvie kirk
wood. says the Yonkers On. " Statesma n.
written IN Tangier Morocco. May a. where
he was paying visit TO his friend, the
Consul. Of Princeton n. J. Mr. Kirkwood
was graduated from Princeton Seminary on
May 5. and sailed on May Il on the steamer
Ems on q four or five months tour to En-
rope and the East. He writes:
"On Tuesday took the boat from Gibral-
tar for Tangier and had beautiful four
hours sail. There is no wharf here; all OF
the landing has TO be done by small boats
great crowd of them came about the
steamer. all of the men yelling and going
on at a great rate. | was waiting until
things ouieted down little. SO that might
get boat. when | saw q fine. large barge
set out from the beach. l soon saw that
she was flying the American flag. She came
nearer and made her way through the other
boats, which left her a clear course.
The captain, a Moor. came on board and
asked for the American l told him that
down to the boat and / went ashore in
great style The baggage was passed at the
Custom-house without any questions, and
there l found the Consul Mr. Gummere.
and his sister waiting for me- There was
fine horse for ma and lot of servants
and soldiers. We set out for the house,
which is about mile from the beach and
IN most beautiful situation. There arc
three Of Us here-Mr. and Miss Gummere
and myself There are twelve servants.
THE country is purely Oriental one.
The Prime Minister and Ave Of his officiais
have Just died. having In all probability
been given cup of team other words
poison. There has been and IS now fight
Ing going on among the tribes two DAYS
journey to the south.
There is only one carriage in the coun-
try-a cart owned by family here in town
II Is OF little use. for there are no roads
for such travelling. The country is larger
than all France. The city has many slaves
In II. and there are lots OF them TO the
south. There is no slave market in this
town. but they have them at all other
places. A man may have as many wives
as he withstand all that All OF the trans
portation is done by carleis and donkeys
saw about fifty camels In the market
place this morning. which had come with
wheat from Fee. the capital. they having
been on the road six days.
THE mountains here are simply grand.
can look out OF my window now over
the Bay of Tangier and the Strait of Gil
braltar TO the mountains OF Spain. All
about the house is a garden flied with
palms. orange trees in blossom, roses and
many plants and flowers that l do not
know. Near US are the Austrian, Russian.
and German legations. l have been TO
eas. etc. They had tea here last Wednes-
lay. I met lots of lords and ladies. Counts
Barons, Princes. etc. This is a new world
'or me. Every one Is kind to me-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
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Varicols
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In
abuse early life or later sexual
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or
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
HANGING A PICTURE,

Archbishop Temple Of Canterbury is al
ways very impatient Of bores. especially
clerical bores. One OF the clergy Of his d.
Geese. who had pestered him good deal
recently. wrote an inordfnately long letter
describing q picture which he proposed to
put up in the chancel OF the church, and
asking permission to do SO. By the time
his Grace reached the end Of the epistle his
patience was quite exhausted. and he re-
piled on q post card: Dear Blank: Hang
the picturei'' The clergyman 10 still won
dertne how he ought Il regard ths ranlx.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
Mr.. SPRAGUE SAYS

The Deioatsssen has the repute ton Of sArv-
ing sood wAtsrmasous very ooaA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
CAN vARlC0CELE
BE CURED?

nousana. OF %sn sufferers from vseo's III
ead disease
The majority
cure and has
sure
Is " "
confidence In their fenow-mu
a
Of
TESTIFY our skill honesty and success the
Ices Our whole energies have
oush considerations discover
healthy
O Hesitate
will
obtanabie in the shortest
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

been animated by unselish motives solely:
] have q great love for you all, and / want
you TO believe that what / have done has
been in your interests. and for the peoples
welfare
i am pleased to announce that John A.
Lee. one Of the directors OF the Commercial
Democratic nomination as Lieutenant Gov
ernor Of Missouri"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
Gregory Excursion.

SO 80 to Put-in-Bay and return, Including
one weeks board at Hotel Victory. Special
train via Clover Leaf, Monday. July 2, 500
p. m. Apply early for Accommodations
Ticket Office. yqJ Olive street
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

The Misso1ri Pacific Railway
In now operating q through sleeping car
Ure between st. LOuis and Wichita. Train
ieayeo g. LOuts daily e e;1o n m
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
HANDLES PADDLE.
Cleveland indian Claims to BE the
Worlds Best CanoeIst.

Cleveland Indian Claims to BE the
Worlds Best CanoeIst.
without doubt the most expert ca
noeists in the world are those of the
Chippewa tribe Of Indians who dwell
in the country adjacent to and north
Of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Only the
marvellous skill Of the Eskimo OF the
northern seas can be compared to the
dexte .ty Of the Chippewa voyageurs.
Both peoples, the Eskimo and the In
dams of western Ontario, are bred as
much to the water as to the land, and
with each the use Of the paddle has
become second nature. In like man
ner the Apache Indians of the western
plains are brought up on horseback,
$50 to speak, and become the most per-
feet riders to be found anywhere. One
iof the Chippewas, descendant of the
illustrious Chief Showwano, formerly
of Sault Ste. Marie, has been for many
years a resident Of Cleveland, and de-
clares himself to be the champion ca
noeist Of the world. He rests the val
idity of his claim upon the character
iof his performances with the canoe
and paddle, and he Is ready and will
ling to meet any and all contestants
for the aforesaid worlds champion
ship. Diagnosing Onaquad, or Flying
Cloud, as rendered in English, was so
named because he was so swift Of foot.
His tribal name is equally appropri-
ate to the winged flight of his canoe
as 1t is guided like a darting arrow
through the rushing rapids of the
most turbulent rivers. Flying Cloud,
who is known in Cleveland by an Eng
lish name, resides on well known
residence street. 1t is his wish that
the English name by which he is
known in Cleveland be not given to
tbs connection on account Of family
anu business reasons. The tribesmen
are equally adept in ascending or de-
seeming the swift water OF the st.
Mary : rapids and the latter accom-
plishn emit is called running or shoot
ing the rapids. No effort is made to
Withstand the force of the current on
the part Of the canoemen. One is sta
toned in The bow and another in the
stern. With deft strokes of the paddle
the fragile Dark is guided and steadled
upon its pcnlous course, the channel
being well known throughout, and
about three-quarters of mile in
length at the st. Marys Falls.
A false stroke of the paddle would
cause not, only the immediate destruc-
lion Of the canoe, but the drowning OF
the boatman in the raging waite s.
Many passengers are carried through
the rapids in this way with the In
dian pilots. There is so seldom an ac-
cident that summer tourists and 9TH
ers, who chance to be sojourning at
the Sault, find the making of this trip
novel, exhilarating and not dan
gerous Dastime.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
Parrots P acticai joke.

Parrot stories are always in order,
whether they are true or not The
latest comes from Bridgeport, Conn,
where during a Saturday night prayer
meeting in the Mission chapel the
worsnipers were suddenly startled by
a voice exclaiming: "Lucys in the
water!" So distressing was the cry
that every one sprang up and the
clergyman led a chase down to the
Housatonic river. The pastor got into
a boat and rowed up and down with
out finding Lucy. When he and his
flock returned to the church they be-
held an old green parrot in cage in
an adjoining house. 1t greeted them
with shrieks of laughter and cries OF
That's a good onel"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
Lions aud Tigers for Zoo.

No fewer than seven specimens
three lions and four tigers-are about
to be presented to the lion house at
the London Zoo. Two of the latter
are sent by the viceroy of India;
whilst the former. 1t is understood
includes the lioness which was pre-
sented by Mr.. Cecil Rhodes to the Mu-
scum at Pretoria, but was subsequent
ly returned when the situation be-
came strained. The society recently
lost by death the famous tiger named
Prince, leaving only the two present
ed by the Mariana of 0odneypore and
the Goakwar of Baroda in 1892 and
1896 respectively.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

of class. She had some of the lit
tie ones recite their English lesson,
and they did remarkably well.
The teachers are doing ali they caA
to inculcate Americanism. Last
Fourth of July there was a school cele-
bration at which pyrotechnie speeches
on liberty were made. and the Dee. :
ration of Independence read by one Of
the pupils. On Washington's bir h
day American flags were put over all
the school buildings for the first time
and there were appropriate exercises
in commemoration Of the first presi-
dent of the United States. doubt
whether the Ratchet story has as much
force here as in America, for the Fill
Pine child has thus far not been
taught to reverence the truth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

thumb nail has been fitted. These
shells serve to keep out the hot sun,
and they are so transparent that they
admit enough light for study and
work. The windows are always'open,
except where they keep out the sun, so
that the air may sweep through. There
is little cocoanut tree in front of the
building am describing, and we pass
through a grove of banana trees on
our way to the back yard. where the
entrance is found. Going upstairs,
we find two or three rooms filed with
little children at work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
To Wake the nnir.-

At the church of Strathfieldsays.
where the Duke of Wellington was a
regular attendant. stranger was
preaching, and when he ended the YER
ger went up stairs, opened the pulpit
door little way, slammed 1t to, and
then opened 1t wide for the preacher
to go out. The preacher asked the
verger in the vestry why he had shut
tn door again while opening it and the
verger replied. I'VE always do that.
sir, to wake the duke"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
>SCHOOLoSLyW TITE -
- 92EzXLTf9PL WE~Sos

Frank c.. Carpenter, the noted news
paper correspondent, now in the
Philippines, sends the following de-
script.ye letter anent the Introduction
Of the American free school in Manila:
have visited a number Of the pub
lie schools Of Manila. am surprised
at the quickness and intelligence Of
the puTS;s.
Let me take you into one Of the
schools, and show you just how it
looks. 1t is a primary school. for as
yet little more than the primary
grades have been established. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

A negro conference in Charlottes-
vile. Va. adopted what they call "a
prayer to the intelligent white peo-
pie of Virginia" not TO dlsfranchise the
ooIored people of the state, and asks,
il measure of Acknowledgement is to
be passed. that 1t apply to both races
alike. The appeal, which is described
as non-partisan. goes further, and asks
the white races aid in the matter of
education. the uplifting of the colored
race morally. and its advancement
generally.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

These provinces reach southwark
from around the mouth of the Yang
TIE Kiang River to the Canton coast,
and the only other viceroyalty that Is
of the same class as regards popu.
lation is that of the single great prov
ince of Sze-chuan, which lies way to
the west on the borders of Thibet.
This Is the largest province of China,
containing as it does 10000 square
miles and population of 67,712,S97.
Its viceroy is a Manchu named Kwei
Chun, of whom little is heard.
A silver coin is usually in currency
for about twenty-seven years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

variot of Paris. according to a Lis
bon paper. has discovered a process
for embalming bodies which 1t is
thought will prove great success.
He not only embalms but metallics
the bodies by the Roult process, just
as 1t is done with a fork or a spoon.
In this manner they can be preserved
indefinitely and in such perfection that
the most imperceptible wrinkles and
lines are reproduced. and the en-
balmed body has the appearance of a
metal statue.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

bare feet, or in slippers, without stock
ings. Fully half of the number can
not help studying out loud, accord
ing to the custom which was taught in
the past.
Later on l visited one of the pri-
mary schools for girls. Ths teachers were
women, and among them was an
American girl who told me that she
found the children quite as bright as
our school children. at home. with
her assistance l photographed some OF
the pupils, taking three little girls as
a sample, and later on made a picture
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

The modern craze. or vice. of syn
dicatization is this year the correct
thing for the shooting party in Eng
land. 1t infallibly brings out the bad
in ones friends. One shareholder
proves to be hitherto unsupported
dipsomanlac with homicidal tenden-
oies. The next decamps, leaving his
liabilities to his fellow directors. The
third Is awkward with his hands, kills
a gamekeeper or two and burns down
the shooting box. No. pushes an
cratic guests. Holiday housekeeping
is also conducted this year on the CO.
operative plan and is said to be quite
as successful in destroying faith in
human nature.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

There is such a thing as too much
realism. They are trying to have a
David Harum Day" at Tullay Lake
Park, near Syracuse, where the ia
nous "hoss trade" scene is to be read
by a professional impersonator. But
the farmers in that region who were
buncoed by the real David. and who
have never seen the humor or the
merit in the book, are vigorously pro-
testing. and the chances are the day
will not be held.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

The city of New York is easily the
second big town in the world, with its
population given by the census of 1900
as 3.437, POP The old city, now com
prised in the boroughs of Manhattan
and Bronx, contains 2,O50,0OO souls.
while Brooklyn, with the two minor
boroughs Of Richmond and Queens,
have 1.3S5603 more. London must
have now about 100000 at least, but
Paris has dropped far behind. China
has some large centers of population,
but neither Hankow nor Pelxin can
compare with New York in size.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

British killed in South Africa from
the beginning of the war to July %
were 271 officers and $500 men; 70 Of
ficers and 681 men died OF wounds;
a total of 1927. For some reason the
number Of the wounded is not given.
Up to July 1 the total wounded were
11,576, and the deaths from diseases
were 4,533. Twenty thousand men have
been invalided home
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

1t is comforting to learn, in the pres
eut coal crisis. that Britain has still
$4,000. 100000 tons of coal unusued and
available. According to the past aver
age rate of consumption it will be over
500 years before this quantity is ex-
hausted. The official returns for last
year showed a consumption of 49,
100000 tons in Great Britain and Ire
land
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
Ensland,s rwenty-Elght Administration.


The present conservative govern
ment of Great Britain celebrated its
fifth birthday on July 2. England has
had total Of twenty-eight admins
trations in this century, eight of
which We're longer than the present
one. The longest was that OF Lord
Liverpool, which lasted from 1912 to
1927, period of fourteen years and
S19 days. Lord Salisbury's second adj
ministration endured for six years
and fifteen days, in which time there
were six changes in its composition
The remarkable thing about the pres
ent one is that there has not been a
single change, despite the fact that 1t
has nineteen members.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

school house is nothing like any you
have seen in the United States 1t
is one-story building, about 80 feet
square, built upon posts 10 feet in
height. 1t has sliding windows made
up of lattice work of hundreds of lit
tie squares, in each of which a piece
Of oyster shell not thicker than your
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

Taking advantage of the CLOSED
season." bull moose came out of the
Maine woods, recently. and took a
stroll through the streets of Bangor.
Small boys threw stones at him, and
he trotted away.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

black bristles over their little bullet
like heads. Notice their eyes. They
are black, and the most of them snap
with interest they show in the teach
err How queerly they dress. If our
boys wore their clothes in this way
their teachers would send them
straight home. Each boy is in his
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

In this school all
are boys, for there
is no co-education
of the sexes in Man
lila. AID the boys
and girls each have
schools of their
own. The boys are
as brown as mulat-
toes, and their hair
is cut short, so that
it stands ND like
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

The sultan OF Turkey has gone in
for motoring, and is so pleased with
his particular machine that he has
conferred a decoration upon the man
ager Of the German works at which
it was constructed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

Christian De Wet, the famous Leader
of the Beers, according to the St.
James Gazette. was a wrangler at
Cambridge and is said to have gained
golden opinions from all during his
university career.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

The postal savings bank system is
in operation in Austria, Belgium, Cam
ada, France, Hungary, Italy Neither
lands, Sweden, and in most Of the col
onies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

1t is stated that George Shergold.
the Gloucester (England) shoemaker
who "a years ago invented the safety
bicycle. is living in poverty though he
made millions for others. He is now
76.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

An authority on cats says that blue
eyed cats are always deaf, and that
pure white ones are afflicted in the
same manner
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

1t is easier Tor person - bear all
the misfortunes of his neigbors than
a single one Of his own.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

Governments yoIuminous Publications.
If the average man were to attempt
to read everything the government
publishes in one year he would have
to devote about half century to the
task, taking eight hours a day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

SO useful are toads in gardens that
they are sold in France by the dozen
for stocking gardens to free them
from many Injurious insects.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

London has 6,1O2 physicisns; the
provinces, 1874; Wales, 1.1a7; Stot-
land, 9,462; Ireland, 2.559.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

When a marriage engagement is
broken 1t is another matrimonial
failure.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

Try growing some Of the new things
that are becoming known to the mar
ket, such as Kohl Rabi. If only for use
in the family. ",
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
sheen News.

wyoming correspondents report tina,
grass on the Johnson county range is
so burned out by drought that II is
crisp and brittle under the foot of the
pedestrian. Stockmen expect to be
compelled to feed their sheep and cat.
tie through the winter.
To demonstrate that frozen Ans
tralian mutton can be shipped in good
condition to this country, a spring
lamb killed and dressed in New Yea
land has been sent to an importing
firm in New York. 1t reached there
on the steamer Majestic, after trans-
portation of 1900 miles. 1t is good
and solid despite its long journey OF
seventy days. In view of the fine quail
lty and the cheapness and abundance
of lambs in Australia the experiment
is regarded with much interest by
local butchers.
Sheep camps in the Wyoming noun
tains between Battle Lake and Grand
Encampment are threatened with de-
struction from forest fires. The herd
ers have been forced to drive their
focks high up in the mountains to get
feed. owing to the scarcity of both
feed and water on the plains below.
and 1t is feared that many OF these
herders have been surrounded, with
their flocks, by the flames. Nothing
can prevent the progress of the flames
except a heavy rain. 1t is estimated
that the loss thus far, exclusive of tho
millions Of feet Of fine timber, will he
over 100000.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

Horticulture is science worth ths
study of every farmer. 1t is SO broad
in its scope that there is no danger Of
man outgrowing it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

A stock yards reporter states that
shipper brought into Chicago S91 sheen
from the west, but not getting his ask
ing price-SS 75-shipped them ia
Michigan for feeders.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

The San Jose Scale has bssu e,saev
sred In Vermont.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

nothing like any
you have seen in
the United States.
1t is a one-story
building, about 80
feet square, built
upon posts 10 feet
in height. It has
sliding W in d 0 W S
made up of a lat
tlce work of hun
dreds of little
squares in each of
which a piece Of
oyster shell not
thicker than your
school house is
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

Since the Chinese troubles began
there have been frequent references to
the great southern viceIoys, only one
of whom, III Hung Chang, has hither-
% enjoyed an International reputa-
ton The others, with their strange
names, are easily forgotten, and yet
LIS viceroyalty is the least of the
three which we give here In the order
Of their population: