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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07
NJ. Henri Old Violin
a Happy Inspiration.

And when the feast was ended, and white
smoke was curling from half a score Of
black pipes. NJ. Ro1aine took from the wall
his old violin and played tunes that he had
brought in his mind and his fat fingers from
France a score a years before.
"A dance! A dancer cried young Au-
guste. springing up. and, clasping Marcels
slender waist, beginning to whirl her about
the room.
"zounds!" cried Clark. also s%prinsing to
his feet. your violin. my good friend.
puts music into my heels. also"
And he whirled away with Hortense.
THAT Is poor" laughed Madame Rolaine.
'It Is not well to dance now. See, II You
stay. you dance ~to-night-out in the big
hall, in the kitchen, everywhere
"capital! cried Jack. "But-where are
ne girls? Ma'mselle Marcel and Ma'msells
Hortense-they annot be divided between
all of us!"
Never fear said the hostess. while the
host nodded his gray head smilingiy over
his silent violin. Bring the girls. From
here. from N. Volney's house, from Ca
hokia! Col It viii be sportr'
h young meN shouted; theg iEis clapped
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07
Romances of the
Purchase; A30e -


+, The bright face dropped slowly until the
rosy cheeks were hidden and the black
crowned brow rested against the Virginia
Colonel's shoulder.
ened their clasp.
%'Impudent." cried the girl, freeing her
self from the mans strong arms. and rum
ming lightly away.
AS she passed into the kitchen. she
glanced back saucily and laughed.
| Old Jacques Brings News
of an Impending Attack.
Clark ran after her: but Just then an
outer door opened. and. accompanied by a
biting gust of wind, swarthy old Jacques
Prot entered. He was excited. and that
was a strange thing to note In old jacques.
hunter. trapper. scout and Indian fighter
Clark grasped his shoulder tightly.
Jacques! What's the matter? ~Indlans7"
He spoke loudly. The music ceased; tho
dancers halted and came croWding about
the new arrival.
Colonel. the British arc marching on
Kaskaskia!'
Jack, Francois, Auguste. get the men
together!" called Clark sharply. Have
them ready to leave at once. Muster them
in the store: I will be there presently.
jacques, come here!'
Clark led the trapper into the kitchen. and
Close DeSIUS IQG IRE. Inc kueSlS 4OllO"eQs
frightened and curious.
Nov be quick and tell mo what you
know" ordered the Colonel. How many
were there in the attacking party?"
A Indian told me there were 500."
Did you see them?"
mo. Twas afraid. l hurried away"
when did they leave st. Vincent?'
1.-TWO days ago. Deer Face saw them
marching out. He told me how they looked.
They had
How do you know they were starting
toward kaskaskia?"
Hungry Wolf"
"Who is hep
A Illinois warrior. He was close to st.
Vincent, when a squaw who had been to
the village brought the news that the Brit
iSh-"
Have they any cannon?"
Hungry Wolf told me they had five
pieces. One was"
M. Henri. my coat. If you please. What
route did they take?'
They were to cross the river below the
village and march on it. at daylight"
Amy Indians with them"
"A band Of AgonQuins was to join them
first day out"
THAT will dol M. Henri. and Madame, 1
am sorry l must leave. Goodnight. ladies
and gentlemen. 1 would advise all of you to
get to your homes as soon as possible; for
II what Jacques has heard is true and the
red coats and the Indians are as strong as
he reports. they will not be content to stop
at Kaskaskia."
Clark's eyes sought anxiously through the
crowd from Pepita. She was not to be seen.
With an additional farewell to the ladies
he stepped briskly out into the night.
Where the devil did my little Spaniard
go!' he grumbled.
"ColonelF' came q soft call behind
him. He turned. A dainty little figure was
running toward him.
sPepita!" hs cried.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

0kdge IN his hat. and IN his effort to make
him get back threw him to the ground.
Then he jerked him TO his feet and pitched
him bodily into the crowd.
The crowd laughed. So did the police
man. So did the drunken man.
Further down the line. another policeman
tried to prevent a young fellow from break
ing through the line. The youth ran, and
the policeman, running after him. caught
his collar and gave him a lusty kick that
sent him SPRAYING. A brother officer gath
cred the youth up and pitched him safely
back.
Again the crowd laughed.
A street car came slowly along. It's gong
changing noisily. Every inch of the track
in front Of 1t was covered with men. women
and children. each OF them determined to
get closer to the casket. A tall Police Ser
geant called to his men to push them back.
Clubs were waved franticaily, and the
crowd sursed slowly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
til the track was barely cleared. The street
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1T is impolite to run away" she called
"And never say good-by"
"Pepita!" he said again. his time very
softly: for she was in his arms, and his
lips were bent to hers.
The door of NJ. Henri's house opened, and
Pepita. breaking from his grasp, ran light
ly away.
From the store across the road came tbs
sound of the scraping of fifty feet. The
door was thrown open. and Thornton
stepped out.
Fall in" he shouted. as the men came
into the road. Call Colonel Clark"
Forward. rnarch!' cried Clark. stepping
in front OF the men. "And go like thu
devil"
The day was Just breaking when Clark
snd his command, half frozen by the ter
etble cold Of the night, n almost ready
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their hands. Twenty miles for a partner

their hands. Twenty miles for a partner
to dance with? It was nothing!
Cleaning candles nared in long rows set
against the walls; great wood fires sput-
tered and roared in the fireplaces In hall
and kitchen: chattering girls and Boosting
men filed every room. Madame Rolaine,
a spotless kerchief crossed over her rare
gown Of blue. moved busily from one guest
to another; NJ. Rolaine. in huge slippers.
bullying yarn stockings, tight-stretched
breeches of blue, and a flowing coat OF
yellow, rubbed his hands gleefully and
ever and anon tuned his violin lovingly.
Pepita was there. She and half a dozen
others from St. Louis had been at Cahokia
when Jack Thornton had carried the news
Of the ball to that village. And she was
glowing with beauty and high spirits. n
gallop across the prairies in the sharp air
had frightened her dimpled face until-for
George Rogers Clark, at !east-it shone
with the radiance of a sun. Her
dress was red-a glowing red that blazed
in rivalry with the roaring furnaces fed
by cracking logs. Her black hair rose
above the red dress in a glossy heap; her
rosy cheeks. the final touch Of color. made
her olive skin to seem as fair as an Easter
lily Dimples came and went as she chat
tered, her dainty head tilted coquettishly
that she might look with roguish glances
from the corner Of her sparkling eyes into
tho face Of the Virginia Colonel. who would
not leave her side.
"Comel" cried Nine. Rolaine. you must
dance! See! My Henri is ~playins!'
Away the dancers began to whirl. Pc
pita's head Just reached the shoulder of
the Colonel. whose stout arms tenderly en-
circled her waist. Pepita's eyes were so
family hidden by dark lashes that not one
Of die mischfevous glances that came hap
PLY from them was lost to her valiant
partner; and Pepita's light feet tripped so
merrily over the puncheon floor that they
all but deied the energies Of NJ. Henri.
"This Is better than fighting Indians"
Clark whispered with an attempt at bra
vado.
mentary." laughed the girl. The COMPARE
son is bad"
Now. Miss"
100000! That is worse! I am not an
Amerfcani You must not call be 'Miss'!"
We'll, madamOiSelle-'
"And that is worse. Monsieur ColonelI It
IL SO funny! The way you pronounce tho
wordr'
well, then, senorita-"
Tut. Monsieur It Is Drovokingl Your
tongue IL thick-it is clumsyy'
Pepita's small mouth puckered in a tight
little pout. But her eyes glimmered more
brightly. and presently the pout melted into
q smile.
The virginian bent lower over the pretty
face-that was now seeking to hide itself
in the folds OF the warm dress-and said
softly:
"Pepitar'
Four bars Of music had been drawn from
the violin by NJ. Henri before the girl lift
ed her face again. or deigned to make re-
ply. Then she said:
"That-is better!"
Il was such a soft little whisper that It
10 not surprising that her partner had to
bend low-very low-to hear It.
'Suppose-l should say my swestheaxt1"
ho whispered
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car crept along. and the crowd surged for
ward again as it passed.
A negro girl started across the alley. She
had boosted that she was going to get
fright up to dat coffin" The Sergeant called
to her. She did not heed him.. The Ser
geant caught her roughly by the arm.
You come back here" he ordered. You
haven't any business up there. Stay where
you belong"
More jeers and laughter came from the
crowd.
Gaudily dressed Cinnamon, leaders Of the
ceremonies. began to climb into the cal.
riages. In the first were the male relatives
OF the dead man. In the second was Gam
Lees white wife. q black veil which but
half concealed, features that were once
comely f1uttering loosely from her black
bonnet. In the other carriages were the
Chinese Masons of high degree, and in one
were five Chinese children.
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Chins,nan ran frantically to the leader ana
urged him to stop.
The crowd saw the mistake and shouted
with laughter.
The priest continued his lamentations.
More flags and banners were raised. and
their red and white and yellow and pink
folds tapped gaudily In the chilling wind.
The Chinese band increased its Gathering
noise. An emissary from the master Of cere-
monies hurried to the leader of the Amer
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lean Rand, and ehs American musicians be-
gan again tho dtrss which they had begun
before. -.
Look out! Maybe 1t ain't time yeti"
shouted the crowd j%eeringly.
The Cinnamon bearing the nags ana pan
ners formed in more even order. Other car.
r1aees began to come up through the crowd
at Market street,
A policeman. trying to clear the way;
seized q drunken man who had a political
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07
The lmpromptu Ball
at Prairie du ROcher.. -.

the bones OF him who dared to face It. Tho
men. with Colonel Clark and young Captain
Jack Thornton In front, trudged along with
vigor. swinging their arms wildly and now
and then racing with each other in order
that their blood might run the faster
through their shivering bodies.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09

while receiver appointed by the court to work the claim was under a bond of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. And it is alleged it was q straw bond at that.
 It is outrageous that such a fell act should be permitted. And now the owners of the claim may whistle, and the winds will only mock them, for the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, which amount, at least, was rightfully theirs.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09
A GROSS OUTRAGE.

An object lesson that speaks in clarion tones is contained in the report of Judge T. F. Ryan, referee appointed by Judge Moves to find the facts and determine the con clusions of law involved in the final report of William E. Cameron, former receiver of placer mining claim No. 1, Daniels creek.
 The referee's report shows that S1OO,OOO worth of gold dust was extracted from the claim in sixty days last fall, and the receiver is indebted to the claim and its own CTS in this amount, less a sum az gregating about $20,000 for labor and other expenses.
 Judge Ryan's findings and con clusions of law speak for them selves. They show that the mine was worked Tn an eXtraVagant, .un- ,ninerlike manner, and that the receiver was a law unto himself and actually did as he pleased, ex- pending money whenever he chose to do so, and for any purpose, ut terly ignoring tie fact that his orders and instructions were to come from the district court. The report lays bare one of the grossest acts of land piracy that history has any record of. It shows that rich mining claim was robbed of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09

Judge Dudley Dubose is in the Alameda county iail, and he is quoted as saying that six months in that pleasant place-for it Must be rather pleasant, judging by Judge Dubose's remark-is no worse than "six months Q free man in the mining region of the l.orth." But Judge Dubose may find it different before the six months have passed.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09
AN ATTACK ON SCHLEY.

A writer of so-called American naval history, one Edwin stanton Maclav, the official historian of the United States great naval acad emy, has raised a storm that may result in the retirement of either Admiral Sampson or Admiral Schlev from the United States navy.
 In q text book for naval cadets, Historian Maolay, accuses Schley of cowardice and holds him up to ridicule for the part he played in the battle of Santiago. Maclav says that Schley turned his back in 'caitiff flight during that memora- ble battle, and Rear Admiral Samp- son. who read Maclay's proofs, says "well and good.'
 Sampson has been sounding his own praises, telling of his proWess, of his skill and bravery in battle ever since poor old Admiral Ger vera, after being bottled up in San tiago harbor for weeks, made a dash for liberty and Spain. Ever since, Sampson has let slip no. op- portunity to extol Sampson; he was the man who did it, notwith- standing the fact that he did not know it was done until it was prac- ticallv all over. His reports were a scurvv lot, typical, we believe, of q scuryy man, willing to give his interiors in rank or the men who fought at the guns but small credit for the part they played that day
 In our opinion, and we venture to say in the opinion of every man or woman in the nation who be- lieves in right, decency and honor, ii the part of a caitiff or poltroon was acted in the battle of santiago Sampson, and not Schley, was the actor. At any rate, Sampson's line of conduct, his well-known jealousy of Schley, are not to his credit. Schley, at least, has borne himself as gentleman, and this Sampson has failed to do. Schlev can point to the battle-scarred Brooklyn, his flagship, for proof of the part that he took in hot fight, Sampson can point to his reports and self -g!oriiying interviews ii the newspapers of the United States filled with Sampsonian phrases.
 As for Historian Maclay, no one needs to write him down an ass; he has done it himself, and Schley's name will live in American history long after the name ot Samp>on's lickspittle and his naval history" shall have been forgotten.
 This country takes brides in. its navy and the high character of its personnel, and it's people are not likely to tamely submit to the be- snirching of the name and fame of T. man whom they have delighted 10 honor, at the suggestion of a man who seems to be historical defamer rather than an accurate chronicler of contemporancous his tory.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09
THE ORIGINAL SHAKER.

4 jury Of twelve American citi- zens decided the other day that a claim staked by the original To- cator is his property and that no man or set of men can take it away from him by the process of law. We subscribe to the verdict, and we congratulate the jurors that they were able to agree without division on verdict that, we are frank to say, we believe to be righteous. Our svmpathies are with the original locator, and we hold that no mere techniCalities in the manner of stalking a claim in country where the physical and climatic conditions are so severe as they are here ought or should be considered. It is true that the sympathies of many with Wager would have been more pronounced had he himself located the claim in person. Nevertheless. the prn- ciple holds, and the 'original To- cator" is vindicated to that extent. If the finding of the jury in this case shall be instrumental in dis couraging jumpers substantial victory has been achieved.
 "Cursed be he who removeth his aeighbor's landmark,' says Holy Writ And the man who wilfullv. covetously and maliciouslv jumps his neighbours claim is not whit better than the man who removes the stakes, for one is the con comitant of the other When the claim is jumped the "landmarks' are removed. In this connection we may say we do not believe that Mir. Ring wilfully jumped Iager's |. claim. In all probability he as as bought that the ground was un- ,port t2ied and open for relocation; ong whi. was not has heen nrov4n tn AS sts ,ad the cf-
 1d discusler matter which has been ,se & Brisst by the courts instruc- iden Fron the validity of staking hole bein ward mad by power of attorney or by lickinger mi. The conrt says that rmined
 G.. F. P.cts are legal, and to it's die his ouiw w= bow, merelv remarkine rect it would be infinitely better ii aat Ia tth were not the case
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09

There is but one course for the city council to pursue, in view of the impending civic financial cata- clysm. Apply the pruning knife, and ply it deep.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09
BANK of CAPE NOME

DIRECTORS C. Lane, of San Francisco and'Nome. $ c. Simpson, of Seattle. F. w. WimanS, San Francisco. Jas D. Hoge Jr,, Pres. First National
 Bank Seattle. Lester Turner, Cashier First Natiolml
 Bank Seattle. Jbhn Moves. Butte, NoDs.i -aad Seattle. N. E. Solner General Banking Business. Highestl Price for Gold Dust.
The courier., 1901-12-14
a Gas Heater

CRATE OR RADIATOR
they're the thing.
You can light them without
getting out of bed.
They'll take the chill off the
room.
We sell them at cost.
The courier., 1901-12-14
HARK

LISTEN to those Steam Radia-
tors kicking and hammering
until your room rings like
boiler factory.
PHEWI Now hot, now cold,
with frequent emissions of
lovely (?) fumes from the
valves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

a Cape Town dispatch says that the
British generals in South Africa regard
DeWet as demented.
The defeated Austrian generals. after
Napoleon's first campaign, wrote the
Austrian emperor;
This young soldier Is crazy. he ig-
nores the established rules OF war. he
fights in the winter time. and turns up
in an sorts Of places"
Gen. Banks wrote The secretary o.
war IN the early part Of 1852
To my mind. my opponent. Jackson.
is crazy Denver Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

No Jewish soldier in the Roumanian
army can be promoted 70 a commits
sion. however loyal and brave he may
be. The saying is that as long as he
IS with the flag he IS a soldier when
he ceases 20 be a soldier. ne becomes a
jew again. Even ~ he eniists for 8
second term Of ser vice. he does not,
ike others who do so earn a pension
thereby An army surgeon. IL ne be a
jew. and the best surgeons Ia Rouma-
MIA are Jews as a rule. only ranks as a
common soldier. whereas. his profcs-
sicnai interiors rank as officers. No
Jews are admitted 10 the military
schools. and however high the scholas-
tic or university distinction and grades
Of d Jew. he has 70 serve as a 'ranker
FOR three years. instead Of being let OF
as a "yoiontaire' with one years ser
vice. Such Is the treatment accorded
Is the 10000 Jews belonging to the act-
i've army and reserves OF the Roumanl
an state.-Nationai review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

OF c0urse she knew he was a mean
man. but she die not think he was az
mean as he proved 20 be.
Il can see" he said. -uhere women
In politics would make very great
change"
where she asked ansuspicious-
ly.
why. f she were given the franz
chise. he explained. "the proportion
Of what IS known as fhe siieut vote
would ts considerably lessened. ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

One Of the strangest prayers that We
remember % have read comes from
Chaplain Noe. OF the Arkansas house
Of representatives
"Oh. Lord. we thank Thee that wa
are not in the unaiic asylum this
morning. not considered nt subjects for
the same
The inuendo seems TO be that sons
other morning the case might BE- die
ferent-New York sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

Judy and ] got into a terrible tangls
shopping to-day"
How ~
u owed her 10 cents and borrowed 9
cents and then 50 cents"
"Weug~
Then I paid 30 cents for somethine
she bought"
.'Yes7~
-And she paid 90 cents for something
bought. and then We treated each
"Ycs1"other 10 lce-cfeam soda"
s'Wcu7"
she says I SIN owe her a nickel
Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

+Tn never give you up. Miss Perkins
-neverl
-Trats st. Mr. Hcrkins. ia Be afraid
20 marry such determined. obstinate
man as you. Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
THE LOOSE REIN

RS. MAJORIBANKs hus-
band was a forgiving man.
So everybody said. The re-
mark was often supplement
ed By snlff which was not
dattering to Mr.. Major
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
A HOUSEKEEPING
EXPERIENCE

II WAS nearly 8 o'clock. and Beth
was tired enough to sit down on
the curbstone and weep.
mot more than seven rooms,
whether it's a house or nat,
Ada had stipulated. And be
Graham guardian., 1901-05-31

men on these and other lines. No
man who believes in female suf-
frage can consistently believe in
class legislation on the liquor ques-
ton between the different sexes.
We believe that whisky tastes just
the same, no matter whether it is
drank by he or a she person.
We are certain that its effect is
about the same on both. OF course
so long as man is the whole source
of the law, he will arrogate to him
self the exclusive right to tank up
and tear large holes in law and
order.-Prescott Courier.
THE REVISED STATUTES.
The contract for printing the re-
vised statutes of Arizona was yes
terday awarded to Ed w. Stephens,
Of Columbia, Mo-, for s4,150. Mr..
Stephens had made several bids
based upon various qualities of
paper to be used, his lowest being
$4,000. The contracts includes
$500 copies of the statutes, to be
delivered by August Is. Mr..
Stephens has for many years been
editor and proprietor of the Ne~s-
Herald, Of Columbia, and is at pres
ent state printer. He is a relative
Of Ex-Gov. Stephens.
Graham guardian., 1901-05-31

and set about remedying it. They
soon saw the source of the trouble
and by their efforts the property
of some fifty large corporations is
ordered upon the duplicates at a
largely increased figure. 1t was
right. 1t was something that
ought to be done everywhere, but
there is no one to attend to it.
And yet we talk about conducting
public business on business prin-
ciples.
1t is pity there are not few
more Tom Johnsons scattered
through the country in mayoral or
gubernatorial chairs, or in the halls
of legislation. The Johnsons are
not unjust to the rich, but desire
to be Just to the poor.