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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
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Some very modern Governments re-
sor; to ancient methods in CARRYING out
their policies. Perhaps the most recent
example of this sort of thing is the cir
cular issued by the French Minister of
Education prohibiting the teaching of
French history of a period later thar
the year 1879.
Ii seems remarkable that such an or
der should be issued in a country as sen
sitive TO personal liberty as France. The
year 1879 marks the adoption of the new
constitution. This date is probably
chosen as a fitting close to the troublous
events that preceded. But from that
time on, il the edict Of the French Min
lister is observed. the domestic history
Of the country must remain a blank to
all students.
Textbooks and library books touching
the history of France must stop at this
point. The rectors are enjoined TO keep
all such books from the students. The
entire machinery Of the state is to he
employed in the suppression Of recent
history.
In defending his action. the Minister
OF Education says that political bias on
the part Of historians and writers gen.
orally makes current history unfit for
students. 1t is claimed that politicians
have used the histories as a means to
gain n university following. Friends as
sert that the Minister, unable to secure
an impartial presentation of facts. pre-
ferred the neutrality Of ignorance"
In an article on the subject, the Cour-
rier des Etats-Unis (New York; says
that the bulk of the criticism is not IL
rected ut the arbitrary ruling of the
Minister, but at the futility of gradual
ing students who have no knowledge of
recent events 1T has been asserted"
says the French authority, that the
measure is really due to the imprudence
OF a few university professors who We're
permitted to take part in the Dreyfus
agitation. Others claimed the same
privilege and great confusion resulted.
Now the Ministry of Public Instruction,
which. by its laxity, is responsible for
the whole trouble, has gone to the other
extreme"
A curious way to cOunteract the
fightiness Of a nation. Last winter we
saw on the stage the highly interesting
effort Of Metternich to limit the his
tOrical knowledge of L'Aiglon, the young
Napoleon, and involuntarily wondered
what such an attempt would bring forth
In these latter days. 1t is very easy to
guess what would happen in the United
States. The order would be a dead let
ter. But France is a queer country
where they do queer things.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
PATRIOTS.

1t will be a tremendous pity IL Cuba
now allows her destinies to be shaped by
the w~ell-meaning but unduly prejudiced
patriots who constitute what Is known
Is the Radical party in Cuba, and whose
distinguishing characteristic seems to be
Q hatred Of this country SURPRISING
ever that which they at one time felt
for Spain.
The pity OF this surrender to the Radi-
cais would lie in the fact that they IA
vor Q policy which mean inevitable
disaster. They are insisting upon
2 naughty disregard Of American rights
which cannot for a moment be permitted
to materialixe into authoritative action.
1t fs imperative that the Plat amend
meut be accepted by the Cuban Consti-
tutional Convention. That amendment
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

wall of the chief room in their houses. or
In scme small Christian chapel.
The importance Of the discovery lies in
the fact that SO early as the Third OF
Fourth Century. or possibly the Second
Century. Christianity was SO popular in
Greece that one of the followers Of the
faith engraved the chief prayer of that
faith upon "A tablet and hung il on the wall
of his home as a guardian against all evil.
The spread OF the Christian faith To
Greece began very early. for was it not
upon Mars Eill that the Apostle Paul
preached n notable DISCOURSE? And is II
not natural that wherever he preached he
should have left faithful followers behind
hin? This tablet may well be compared
with the Sayings Of Jesus" the Logia.
found in Egypt n few years ago. which
were the transcript of some Of the utter
ances OF Jesus set down for constant refer
ence by one of those who had listened to
the words as they dropped either from his
lips or from the lips OF one Of his apostles.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

habitues of the club at Long Branch would
fall with calculations Of admiration I have
seen him bet s4O.c9e on a card and lose. Not
a sigh. not the CULVER Of an eyelid.
Twas luck. Better next time"
Venexuelan Gamblers.
I have seen him lose the following night.
also on a single card. $4,000. No change in
his impassive face. Luck again. "A try
again manana-" I have seen him on the
third night break the bank. still with no
visible expression of emotion. No exulta-
ton. only as he had expected 1t. That was
all.
There is no twilight in Caracas. The sun
sinks out of sight behind the mountains
rim while yet 1t is hours high on the COAST.
and. 10. 1t is dark. Much of the city
seems never to sink to eiumber. Cabs rat
tie through the streets at all hours. The
above the sea. and are delightfully."- balmy.
The air is scented with fragrant flowers
and bears to the ears the strains of the
mandolin and the guitar long after the band
in the Plaza Bolivar has put its Instruments
to bed.
Then one thinks life worth living In Cara
cas- the gay. in Caracas. the golden.
where night falls early and sleep comes
late
You will meet many famous Venezuelan
Generals and fighters in Caracas. Those Of
the original sixty with whom Castro START
ed from the Andes who are still alive are
here. You may also meet the famous Her.
nandez lei Mocho." because he IL out Of
Jail again. "E Mocho" means the MANNED
hand. I'll Mocho Is a character. turbulent
and catIike withal. He was in jail under
Andrade's ban when Castro entered Carac-
as. Castro let him out and offered to make
him a member OF his Government. FL Nocho
fell ON Castro's neck with protestations Of
love.
Next morning he left Caracas with y.Vw
of Castro's men. a revolutionist. Castro fol-
bowed him, defeated him and he surrendered.
Lately FL Mocho made threatA Castro put
him in jai: and kept him there. Two weeks
ago Castro let him out. Il hope. Fl 4ocho,"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
o FOR DRAINAGE.

Many years have been taken in dis
| cussing the project Of deep water from
the lakes to the Gulf Of Mexico. Since
the Chicago canal plans took visible
! form, the commercial genius of the Mis-
sissippi Valley and the Lake region has
hoped for an early contamination of the
desire for q waterway to Southern mar
kets.
Impetus has been added to this move
ment by the visit Of the Drainage Canal
Trustees to st. Louis. After a trip
through the canal, they have appointed
committee Of three to confer with rep
resentatives of st. Louis business Or
ganixations regarding the campaign for
Government support Of the project. Al
though every n connected with the
movement realizes that the opening Of
such q waterway is probably a long way
Cd, there is general appreciation Of the
fact that until business men throughout
this country, cooperating with the
farmers, enter into the work earnestly
present conditions will not be changed.
Estimates place the cost Of improving
the canal and river to the Gulf at $751;
100000. Chicago has spent $35. 900
building the canal. which. Of course, will
be widened and d~eepened. The National
Government must lend it's support be-
fore further work can be done. Cities
and States cannot afford the enormous
outlay.
Money could not be spent by the Gov
eminent with more permanent benefit to
. large part Of the country than In a
subsidy for tho deep-water channel to
the Gulf. With the development Of the
trade in the South American countries
and the probable opening Of the isthmian
canal, the possibilities Of cheap trans
portation facilities are almost beyond
calculation. The Mississippi River is
the natural route and in connection with
the lakes will touch not only the Middle
West but the northeastern parts of
North America Whether drainage from
Chicago could be permitted is altogether
another story.
st. Louis is vitality interested in the
project. The practical interest manifest
ed by Chicago shows that action of
some sort will be forthcoming
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Indians who are seeking to enjoin the
Government from opening the Kiowa
and COmanche reservations have evil
IDENTIFY not read the decisions of the SI-
preme Court. They are not supposed to
have any feelings in the matter.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Having failed to convict Callahan for
kidnapping young Cudahy, the Omaha
authorities are trying to make him out
a liar. Another jury like the first would
believe Callahan. That's the Omaha
way.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

And said W. B. Carr further says that
the number OF copies returned or reported
unsold during the month Of May was
81 per cent.
W. r. CARR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
thirty-frst day Of May. 1901.
J. F. ARISE.
Notary Public, City Of st. Louis. Mo. Ny
term expires April &c. 1895.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Reports from Washington indicate
that Congressman Babcock may wish
that he had kept quiet about reducing
the tariff. He will be a brave man if he
nerSiStS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

II money talks. the recent meeting of
New York's Observation-Disclosures COM
mercial delegation with their fellow
Midases Of London must have been a
most %garrulous function.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Nv tAoAtk - w ~ hts AA
form.
IT is well known that there were early
colonies Of Christians in Egypt. to which
country the early Christians fled mmedi-
ately after the crucifixion. and il is more
than possible that there Were also some
very early Christian settlements in Greece.
either of a few Jewish Christians who fol-
lowed Paul thither and gathered the Gen.
tiles around their faith. or OF those con-
verted by the fiery ~eloquence Of Paul aloc>.
BE this how IL may. IL seems certain from
this tablet that Christianity was popular
in Greece before the time OF Constantine.
and that his conversion to Christianity was
brought about not merely from policy. but
from the pressure of a popular demand. a
much more powerful stimulus to imperial
policy.
There is no doubt of the authenticity of
this tablet. for boys do not forge documents
OF this Character. and il bears the stamp
of eenuineness upon its face to such an ex-
tent as to have passed the test of scholars
as perfectly as the prayer itself has stood
the test OF time and usage.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

There seems to be a feeling among
inside Republicans that the United
States have such a need as Mexico for
the same President term after term. But
we haven't
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Kansas has come forward with an
alleged hereto. The world expects the
treatment Of Professor Tubbs to be SO
original that no dirty linen will be
washed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Former President Gilman of Johns
Hopkins University thinks that there is
too much reading. Would he have every
one 20 to talking?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Hot weather should make the sub
scriptions to the Fresh Air Fund in
crease until every poor child will be
SURE Of q trip to the country.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Any plans for the development of the
Southwest cannot be made without the
active sympathy and aid of st. Louis,
The city and section work together.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Ten cents-the price of q cigar-wiIl
give a child a days outing in the coun-
try. Could there be u better charity?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Judging from that AngIo-Franco-Ger-
man clash In Tien-Tsin, the Allies get
away day in China was a hot finish.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Advocates Of another term for Presi.
dent Mckinley should base their claims
on the theory that the third times the
charm.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

It's the American theory that all men
are born free and equal, but our colonial
citizens r facing a condition. not a
theory.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Though the copper output has been
cornered by the trust, st. Louis papers
still sell at the old price Of 1 cent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
A CIRCULATION.

w. B. Carr. Business Manager Of The st.
Louis Republic. being duly sworn. says that
the actual number of full and complete
copies of the daily and Sunday Republic
printed during the month Of May. sol.
all In regular editions. was as per schedule
below:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Asfaitomania, the new disease in
Venezuela, seems to be but one degree
removed from kleptomania.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

said Castro. you are learning who is mas
ter here"
"si. Senor." said Ell Mocho. 30
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Fragment OF Il clay tablet rs dscOv- The tablet as restored to its original
cred, now IN the Athens MUSEUM. fcrnL.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19

Solid gold cuff buttons. new designs, ".
Legs, the Jeweler.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19

Two subscription solicitors. Apply I,
W. r. E., Inter Mountain Office.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
TRAINS SNOW BOUND
WRECKED AND BURNED
Wyoming and Nebraska Railroads Are
Having Lots Of Trouble Since
the Storm.
{By Associated Press.)

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 19.-The Union
Pacific. the Colorado & Southern and the
Burlington are practically at standstill,
as q result CT the recent storm in Wyom-
Ing and Nebraska.
All trains IN the Union Pacific are COM
PEELED TO spend hours in ,snowdrifts wait
ing for the rotary plows to make an open
ing so that they can pass through.
To make matters worse Union Pa
c!Bc rotary snowplow pushed by two
G.g compound engines, sia3hcd it's way
into the rear Of train Of deadhead tour
list sleepers near Sherman. The wreckage
caught fire and a cabOose and nine tour
list cars We're completely destroyed. The
work Of clearing the track Is slow, and
the blockade may last for an indefinite
period.
~ blockade at Ramsey, 40 miles east of
RawEas has stopped the passage of
trains into Laramie from the West. and
the one at Sherman blocks traffic west
bound.
On the Colorado Southern q miles north
o. Cheyenne. passenger train was de-
rallied. The accident completely tied up
traffic on that branch.
No trains have come in over the Bur-
ln:g.oi: branch from ioldrege for two
days. A drift derailed an engine about
ice niles east of Cheyenne. end the
w.ccters have not yet succeeded in get
ting = back NJ :ha rails.
In addition the br1unch Is snowbound 70
a stse.eh CT more Il. aa 80 miles.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19

Lady's solitaire diamond finger rings
$780,
Legs, the Jeweler.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
MINES OF MADISON
ARGENTA DISTRICT CONTAINS
SOME OLD LOCATIONS.
FEW MADE AS EARLY AS 1868
Blue Wing and Kent Properties Staked
Then-Smelter Erected in 1866 to
Reduce the Ore-It Did Not
Give Satisfaction.

Amede BeSsette of Bannack, one of the
pioneer miners of Montana, was in Dill
Ion a few days ago and talked interest
ingly to a Dillon Examiner reporter re-
garding the early day history of the Blue
Wing district. He is just completing the
patenting of the Colonel IngersoN and the
Contact lodes, both in the Blue Wing
district.
1t was in the Blue Wing district that
the first silver ever produced in Montana
was mined, and it is to the Blue Wing
mine that this honor is due as it was
opened up in 1864 by Messrs. Mcdonald
Miller, Judge Cleirman, Andrew Murray
and others, and ore that assayed as high
as 200 ounces of silver to the ton was
of COMMON occurrence.
The Blue Wing and Kent mines were
first located in 1868 by tie gentlemen
named above, and but little work was
done for the next three years, as the
quartz was entirely silver bearing and
there was then no process in use by
which silver could be worked in Montana.
Shelter Is Built.
In 1856, however, the Montana mining
district at Argenta came into prominence
as lead and silver producer and the St.
Louis Mining & Smelling company erect
ed a smelter in that camp and announced
that it would treat custom ores.
Quite a large number Of tons of ore
were then hauled to this smelter and
the yield, even by the crude method en-
ployed at the time, was remarkable The
smelter, however was not a success in
treating the lead ores Of Argenta, and it
was soon compelled to close down.
From time to time for several years
thereafter the smelter would be started
up and run for a few months with more
or less o.scouraging results and then be
shut down again. Smith Ball was the
only man who ever made much of sue
cess of the smelter and he had it for
while under lease. He purchased ore
from the Blue Wing district, consider
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual nesting Of the stockhold
ers OF the F;rst National Bank o; Butte
will be held a. the Office CT sold bank In
Butte. Montana, or Tuesday, January
IA, 1902, between the hours OF iG r. n,
and p. m. The object OF the ,nect.ng is
the election of directors for the ensuing
year. and the transaction Of any other
business Which may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
E. B. WE.RICK,
Cashier.
Dated Butte, Montana. December Is.
1901.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19

able of it having been extracted from
the Bob Ingersoll, owned by Mr.. Bes-
settle. and properly fiuxed it with the Ar
genta lead ores. The result was the best
saving of the values of the ores ever
made in the early days of the district.
Money Lost and Found Again.
Mr.. Ball made no attempt to cupel the
product of his smelter, but shipped the
bullion direct to the refinerieS for treat
ment.
The ST. Louis company had made the
mistake of attempting to cupel the metals
at Argenta-to destroy .ne lead and ship
only the silver. This was by no means
a success. and a great deal of the pre-
cious metal boiled over the cupels and
was lost. Mr.. Bail became aware of the
fact and after he secured a lease on the
smelter he dug up the ground upon
which the cupel furnace had stood, and
according to the statement he made to the
Examiners informant. he recovered over
$4,000 worth of almost pure silver which
had escaped from the cupels and had
formed Judgment in the cracks and crew
ices in the ground caused by the heat
from the furnace. Mr. BAN also worked
the old Stag dump of the ST. Louis COM
pany, and it is said that he made good
money out of it.
Long Haul to Shelters.
When the railroad was completed to
Corinne. Utah. that town became the
shipping point for the territory of Mon
tana. Freight was hauled from there to
nearly every town in the territory. and
when the teams returned to the railroad
the wagons were usually loaded with ore.
Many tons of Blue Wing ore were in this
manner shipped out of the territory by
the OK and mule teams which made the
350-mile journey from Beaverhead county
to Corinne. A part of the ore was treat
ed at the smelters then at Salt Lake
some of it was sent to San Francisco for
treatment and still more of it made the
long trip, in sailing vessels as ballast
around the Horn to Swansea, Wales, for
treatment in the world-renowned smelt
erS Of that town. This was in the early
7Os. and since smelters have been erected
in Montana the ore from the district
has either been treated in this state or
shipped to Omaha. The ore which was
shipped from this district in the early
days yielded from 200 ounces to 600 ounces
in silver to the ton.
Where Rich Ore Is Found.
There are apparently two contacts in
the Blue Wing district, part of the
leads being found with the gneiss above
and the tale underneath; the others ex-
list in the tale with the lime above and
the gneiss beneath. In every case. how
ever, the rich ore is found in pockets in
the tale. Many of these pockets contain
from 20 to 40 tons of shipping ore. Every
indication seems to show that there has
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
MONTANA TosI.Er COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the nnacf-
signed. George H. Casey. II thu sole and
exclusive owner and proprietor Of the
business heretofore and Eov carried on
in the city Of Butte, Silver Bow county.
Montana, under the name and style Of
the Montana Toilet company. All ae-
counts are payable directly to the unenp.
signed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
Mines and Mining.

abe of it having been extracted from
the Bob Ingersoll, owned by Mr.. Bes-
settle. and properly ffuxed it with the Ar
genta lead ores. The result was the best
saving of the values of the ores ever
made in the early days of the district
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
-. D. McOREOOR
VETERINARY SURGEON

Honorary graduate Of the Onta,io Vet
eriuary college. Toronto. CanSds. cr.ats
all discusses q: domest:cated animals nc.
ccrd:cF. :c sc.etai:,c principles; oAce Il
MSr'S.a otaS:cs ~ south M d,n,i :,': q:
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-19
PONY DISTRICT MINES.
Messrs. Hartford and Grant Lease and
Bond Some

Hugh Grant and James S. Hartford of
the Pony mining district have perfected
deal with Butte men by which the lat
ter will assume charge Of some mining
prospects near jeanette, Jefferson coun-
ty. The deal is in the nature of lease
and bond.
The property is gold bearing and while
not developed to any great extent is
sufficient to determine it's value.
The Butte men will begin work on i.
in few days.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-08-09
Surprising shrinkaRe.

A writer on old Texas says. in The
Evolution OF & State" that in 1887 the
winter was cold and wet. and the set
tiers suffered for clothing. Buckskin
was sufficient while the weather kept
dry. but there was one great objection
10 IL as a rainy-day garment.
One afternoon a certain Jimmie, who
had not been long in the country. was
out with a surveying party. when there
came up a drenching rain Before they
could reach shelter the buckskin
breaches OF the men were thoroughly
saturated. A hospitable house. rem
dered delightful by daughters and
young lady guests. opened its doors.
and the surveyors took shelter.
Jimmie was not acquainted with the
vagaries OF buckskin. and on alighting
from his horse he was distressed 10 ind
his feet enveIoped in the Shiny folds
Of trouser legs which had mysteriously
heightened. and become as unmanage-
able as a jellyfsh- So he took out his
knife and cut OF the extra length.
A rousing fire had been built in the
eAcAt okcA ilAeh AoNe- anu the utt> uErW
up in front OF it to dry their clothing.
As the bucSskin dried it began 70
shrink. and the breeches made a per
ceprbly retrograde movement
Jim perceived it. and. bending down.
stretched them. TO the ul-concealed
amusement OF those who had witnessed
the smpuration- But the buckskins
were on the retreat. and presently had
put an alarming distance between their
lower edge and the top OF Jim's shoes.
He did not wait for the rain 10 stop.
Z He got out his horse and rode away.