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| Ii will be seen that the tasks imposed
upon these adventurers were of no slight
| character: and yet the sagacty of the
instructions. in view of the immense i'm
portance of the territory to be explored
ard the ignorance of the world concern
| ing il at that time, challenges admira-
tion. The shrewd wit of Jefferson is also
7erceptible in another paragraph of the
instructions:
| In all your intercourse with the ma
tives treat them in the most friendly and
conciliatory manner which their own
conduct will admit; allay all jealousies
as to the object of your journey; satisfy
them of its innocence; make them ac-
quainted with the position, extent, char
acter, peaceable and commercial disposi-
tions of the United States; of our wish
to be neighborly, friendly and useful to
them, and of our disposition to a COM
mericial intercourse with them; confer
with them on the points most convenient
as mutual emporiums, and the articles
of most desirable interchange for them
and us. If a few of their influential
chiefs, within practicable distance, wish
to visit us, arrange such visit for
them, and furnish them with authority
to call on our. officers on their entering
the United States. to have them con-
veyed to this place at the public ex-
pense. If any of them should wish to
have some of their young people brought
up with us and taught such arts as may
be useful to them We will receive. in
struct and take care of them. Such a
mission. whether of influential chiefs or
of young people, would give some Sc
curity to your own party
AS a matter o. fact, the expedition
followed these instructions with re-
markable fidelity. considering all the
difficulties in the way. The books con-
tain a vast amount of information on all
of the points indicated, and must in
their time have added very materially
20 the extremely scanty store of knowl-
edge possessed of the immense territory
over which the travellers had passed.
great part of the writings is neces
sarily occupied with notes of the
various Indian tribes. The explorers
seem not to have been very favorably
impressed with the state of morality
among any of these. but 1t should be re-
membered that hundred years ago
what may be called the human view of
the savage was practically unknown.
: he civilized traveller expected to find
vice. immortality. and all sorts of faults
among savage men, and he generally
did. He expected to find opportunity
for congratulating himself on his own
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! ly owner of seventeen horses said Q
Mandan to us one day, but have OFFER
ed them all up to my medicine and am
now poor He had in reality taken all
| his wealth. his horses. Into the plain.
and turning them loose. committed them
to the care of his medicine. and aban-
| doned them forever. The horses, less
religious, took care of themselves, and
the pious votary Travelled home on foot.
Their belief in future state is con-
nected with this tradition OF their
origin: The whole nation resided In one
large village under ground near a sub
terranean lake; grape vine extended
its roots down to their hahitation and
gave them a view of the light: some
CT the most adventurous climbed up the
vine and were delighted with the sight
of the earth. which they found covered
with buffalo and rich with every kind
of fruits; returning with the grapes they
had gathered. their countrymen we're so
we'll pleased with the taste Of them that
the whole nation resolved to leave thei-
dull residence for the charms Of the up
per region; men, women and children
ascended by means OF the vine; but
when about half the nation had reached
the surface of the earth a corpulent
woman who was clambering up the vine
broke it with her weight. and closed
upon herself and the rest of her nation
the light of the sun. Those who were
left on earth made a village below
where We saw the nine villages: and
when the Mandans die they expect TO
return to the original seats of their
forefathers. the good reaching the an
cient village by means of the lake.
which the burden OF the sins of the
wicked will not enable them to cross
There is a certain fascination in the
primitive and simple story OF these early
travels in the virgin wilderness west OF
the Mississippi, and one can imagine the
intense interest which they must have
had when first published for people to
whom all that region was an unknown
world. half a treasure house of wealth,
half a realm of goblins. We are told
how the explorers held councils with ir-
Vulnerable tribes OF Indians. how the
Indians marveled at the one negro MEM
ber OF the party. servant of Captain
Lewis; how the Mandans made the beads
used for their adornment; how the In
dians attack the buffalo; how the ex-
plorers shot every kind of game on their
journey. reveling in such big game hunt
ing as the sportsman of today can only
dream OF, and catching salmon on the
Columbia. when they came to that ma
jestic stream In spite of the simplic-
lty of the narrative, 1t Is in parts as
as a story book. or as the
more elaborate descriptions of some
modern explorers discoveries. New
York: New Amsterdam Book Company
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1.-THE BURIED TEMPLE.'

assertions which are self-evident truths
to the mind which once perceives them.
This must always be the form of much
ethical writing, for the reason that
logic. slower and more imperfec. than
intuition. demands bridges which the
engineering skill of thought is not yet
able TO build, and for which there are
insufficient word materials, while intui-
tion fits over all chasms with airy ia
cility. NJ. Maeterlinck has been endeav-
oring to build some more bridges.
The Problem of Justice.
He first considers the my ystery Of JUS
tice, from The human point of view; the
paradoxical belief In justice which per
sists in spite OF the apparent Unequal
ities of the heInan lot. There has, per-
haps. never been time when the exist.
once of this justice was a matter of so
firm belief in the human mind, in spite
OF ths fact that with most of us 1t rests
on sheer intuition. Plainly stated, it
amounts 20 this: that we feel that the
principles of the universe must be
tOulu
10 exist. ard this in spite of the facts
which Matthew Arnold succinctly de-
scribeG twenty years ago in his "Empe-
docles on Etna."
Streams will not curb their pride
The Just man not to entomb,
Nor lightnings turn aside
To give his virtues room.
In fact, good part Of the present
authors work has been done before.
and much more compactly, in the
twentyodd stanzas OF that poem.
There are some statements in
this chapter to which exception may be
taken by the cautious; one of them is
that moral delinquencies ON the part of
the parent do not injure the child SO
long as no direct wrong is done to the
body. 1t is a question whether they do
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
BY MAURICE MAETERLINCH.

than any preceding century has shown: !:
in century that would seem consumed
with desire to comprehend matter. to
penetrate. enslave it. possess it, once
and for all, to repletion, satiety-with
the wish. it may be, to ransack its every
resource. lay bare its last secret, so to
free the future from the restless search
for a happiness there seemed reason
once to believe that matter contained.
So. in like fashion. 1t is necessary first
to have known the love of the flesh be-
fore veritablo love can reveal its deep
and unchanging purity. The
foreground of the magical mirror at pres
when shall we see, in their stead, the
deep. great love of two beings to whom
the knowledge has come that 1t is only
when their thoughts and their feelings,
and all that is more mysterious still
than thoughts and feelings, have blend
ed, and day by day become more essen
TALLY one, that the joys of the flesh are
freed from the after disquiet, and leave
no bitterness behind! When shall We
find, instead of the morbid, unnatural
excitement produced by too copious, op-
pressive repasts. by stimulants that are
the insidious agents of the very enemy
We seek to destroy-when shall we find
in their place. the contained and DELHI
crate gladness of spirit that is forever
exalted because it forever is seeking to
understand and to loye?'
This depth of reflection has led to
that fearlessness in the selection Of
dramatic themes which makes the Mae
terlinck play a synonym for a good deal
that young girls ought not TO see, and
has made the latest Maeterlinci play.
in particular. the subject OF consider
able controversy in shocked and uncom-
pretending London.
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There are some interesting reflections
on chance in the last chapter. in which
the author practically admits the exist
ence Of what ordinary people call a hoo
doc. 1t is by no means certain that this
mysterious odic force which old tales
call good or evil fate, which later Chris
tian legends name the guardian angel
or the wrath of God, and which the
modern individual half jestingly refers
to as hoodoo or mascot, is entirely
thing of the Imagination. But although
NJ. Maeterlinck does his best 10 analyze
it, and adduces numerous instances of
its workings. he has to come back at
the end to terms hardly more scientific
than those of the unphilosophical.
The Hindu explanation of this myster-
ious influence is perhaps the most
reasonable yet offered to the Western
world. The Buddhist AYERS that a mans
Karma Is made up OF his fortunes ac-
cumulated during previous existences.
II he has been slothful. negligent, brutal
in his previous lives. he must be con-
tent 10 take the consequences in this.
If he has purified himself from earthly
taint. from selfshness. violence, gross
ness, in his former lives, he may expect
TO have in some measure the power OF
perceiving the spiritual laws of the uni
verse, and controlling forces beyond the
sway of those who have not yet achieved
selfmastery. This. however. presup-
poses the theory OF reincarnation. and
for this the Occidental mind is emphati-
cally not ready as yet. Whether It ever
will be or not. remains to be seen.
Meanwhile. all such honest and earnest
thought as that of NJ. Maeterlinck Is
useful as clearing up the rists of mis-
conception and inaccurate statement
and charlatanry and emotionalism. (New
York; Dodd. Mead & Col
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The recently reprinted Lewis and
Clark journals are likely to be of inter-
est to all who are interested in the be-
gian;ngs of American history. These ex-
plorers, it will be remembered. headed
an expedition to the sources of the Mis-
souri,. across the Rocky Mountains. and
down the Columbia River to the Pacific,
in the years lSO4-lSO6, and history of
this journey, made up of contributions
from all the members of the party. was
printed in 1914. It is this history which
is now for the first time republished.
with portraits of the leaders of the
party. and numerous maps. The work is
in three small volumes attractively
bound.
Not the least interesting feature of
the book is a life of Captain Lewis, by
Thomas jefferson. to whom the first edi
tor Of the journals, Paul Allen, of Phila-
delphia. wrote requesting this contribu-
ton In this the circumstances in which
the expedition set forth, and its object,
are explained by Mr.. Jefferson, and an
comprehensive nature of the work which
was expected of these early explorers.
Their instructions were in part as fol-
lows:
"The commerce which may be carried
on with the people inhabiting the line
- you. will pursue, renders knowledge
of those people important. You will.
therefore, endeavor to make yourselves
acquainted, as far as a diligent pursuit
OF your journey shall admit. with the
names of the nations and their numbers
The extent ahd limit of their possess
sions;
Their relations with other tribes or
nations;
Their language, traditions, monu-
ments;
Their ordinary occupation in agri-
culture, fishing, hunting, war, arts, and
the implements for these;
Their food, clothing and domestic ac-
commodations;
"The diseases prevalent among them
and the remedies they use;
Moral and physical circumstances
which distinguished them from the tribes
we know;
"Peculiarities in their laws, customs,
and dispositions;
ANY article of commerce they may
need or furnish, and to what extent.
And considering the interest which
every nation has in extending and
4
and justice among the people around
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The name of Maurice Maeterlinck has
become associated with somewhat
somber and fatalistic, but on the whole.
kindly philosophy. These terms may
seem at first TO be contradictory; but to
see things as they are does not neces-
sarily imply an unkndly spirit, and NJ.
Maeterlinck unquestionably makes it his
aim TO see clearly and discourse
thoughtfully on the problems of human
life. His latest book. "The Buried
Temple" is series of essays. written
in this spirit. on the subject of justice.
The book is divided into FIVE parts,
under the titles THE Mystery of Jus
tice," THE Evolution of Mystery" THE
Kingdom OF Mater, The Past" and
Luck" There is also an introduction by
Edward NJ. Collie, which might have been
spared without injury. There is no place
in which thoughts about other mems
thoughts are more unnecessary than in
book of essays of this type. To those who
do not understand them they cannot be
interpreted: to those who do, explana-
lions are unnecessary.
Maeterlinck has sometimes been
called the personifed spirit of the pres
ent age OF the world. and, although this
is perhaps too broad a term, he GER
lainly does represent not inconsid-
eHable number OF the serious minds OF
the day in his attitude toward the prob
lens OF the cosmos. He represents those
who. having discarded all authority and
tradition, resting their arguments on
pure logic, yet seek a moral basis for
the universal system. When all is said
Emerson, the nineteenth century Hell
lene, remains the only thoroughly clear
End forceful thinker among the mod
erns who have taken this attitude; and
even he. like the writer's of the an
oIent Scriptures. makes large use of
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The same taste which leads many trav-
elers to visit the Catacombs induces a
considerable portion of the public to
read romances of the early Christian
era. One of the latest examples of this
type of literature is Amor Victor" by
Orr Kenyon. 1t is apparently modelled
on "Quo Vadis," but 1t is not quite as
scholarly and not anywhere near as long.
The hero is Arsaces. Parthian ath-
lete. who becomes a Christian early in
the book; and the heroine is Salura of
Alexandria, famous beauty, while Hes
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tia of Ephesus, Christian maiden, forms
tional interest of the novel. however, is
subordinate to two other elements, the
description of the sufferings Of the early
Christian martyrs and the feats Of
strength exhibited by the hero.
Candor compels one to admit that the
most sensational revelations of yellow
journalism pale before some of the
descriptions of the martyrdom of Chris
tians under Domitian and what is more,
the descriptions are probably historic
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| tions of right and wrong, and of the
| conduct of human affairs, at which the
race slowly but surely arrives, and he
asserts unhesitatingly that these are
the safest and best guides for the race.
He repudiates the notion held by many
philosophers hundred years ago that
It Is better for mankind to be ruled by
the few superior minds than uy the COM
posite sense of the mass, and points out
the fact that the superior mind Is. ul-
timately speaking. the abnormal mind,
and that it cannot be the permanent
guide for the mass which does not yet
agree with 1t. This argument is note
worthy as illustrating the gradual con-
viction which is seizing on all classes
in this day and generation, that the day
of monarchic rule, of the state or the
intellect, is passing, and the rule of the
masses has begun. 1t is a curious para
dox that this very theory should have
been advanced generations ago by few
of the superior minds of whom the au-
thor speaks as abnormal, and rejected
by the multitudes whose Judgment 1t
upholdS. 1t would have been hard to
convince the peasant of 1850 that he
and his fellows knew more than their
rulers, or that their descendants ever
could be better able to govern them
selves than the descendants of their
rulers were to govern; and yet time has
proved that fact in several different
places.
The Kingdom of Matter.
The relation of mind to matter occu-
pies a considerable part of the book.
The serious, wistful beauty of one pas
sage in this chapter will not suffer by
quotation. 1t is, in part, as follows:
I'VE live in a century that loves the
material. but, while loving 1t, conquers
it, masters it, and with more passion
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them. it Will be useful TO acquire what
knowledge you can of the state of moral
ity. religion, and information among
them, as it may better enable those
who may endeavor to civilize and in
struct them TO adapt their measures 10
the existing notions and practices of
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whose character is unbalanced by any
vice will be likely to visit the conse-
quences on his children, in the form CT
an unbalanced temperament that will
react upon the physique directly or in
directly.
One of the remarkable passages in
this chapter elucidates the conception
of "the ideas of the Species By this
term the author means those coneep-
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which may be deemed rare or extinct.
THE mineral productions of every
kind. but more particularly metals, lime
stone, pit coal and saltpeter; salines
and mineral waters. noting the tempera-
ture of the last and such circumstances
as may indicate their character.
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or not. Scientists o; the present day
are inclined to the belief that a man
cannot transgress the moral law in
any violent way without transmitting
to his children some undesirable quail
ity which is more than half physical.
Thus, the man OF violent and unre-
nervous and easily upset temperament.
and that child may go insane. He
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do not comprehend. Each individual Sc
lects for himself the particular object
of his devotion, which is termed his
medicine. and is either some invisible
being. or, more commonly, some animal.
which thenceforward becomes mis- pro-
tector or his intercessor with the great
spirit; to propitiate whom every atten-
tion is layished, and every personal
consideration is sacrificed I was late
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those on whom they are to operate.
"other objects worthy of notice will
be:
1.-THE soil and face of the country, its
growth and vegetable productions,
especially those not of the United States.
THE animals of the country generally,
and especially those not known &, the
United States.
THE remains and accounts of any
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grain of salt, especially as they were,
of course, obliged TO hold all communi
cation through the medium OF an inter
prefer.
A scrap of Indian folklore given in
one of the earlier pages is, however, in
teresting. 1t is this:
''The whole religion of the Mandans
consists in the belief of one great spirit
presiding over their destinies. This be-
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!" Volcanic appearances.

Volcanic appearances.
Climate, as characterized by tGe
thermometer, by the proportion OF
rainy, cloudy. and clear days; by light
ming, hail. snow, ice; by the access and
recess of frost; by the winds prevailing
at different seasons; the dates at which
particular plants put forth. or lose their
flower or leaf; times of appearance of
particular birds, reptiles, or insects"
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immense superiority, and usually he
succeeded in doing so. Lewis and Clark
are not exceptional in this respect.
Some of their statements about Indian
character may therefore be taken with
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ing must be in the nature OF good
genius. since 1t is associated with the
healing art, and the great spirit is syn
onymous with great medicine, a name
also applied to everything which they
Williams news., 1902-01-25
The Act of a Crazy Man

Wednesday, near Riordan sta ton, a man jumped off the train and took to the woods. Sheriff James Johnson, after some chasing and difficulty, captured the man and brought him to Flagstaff to the county hospital for treatment. It appears that he had some self in ficted wounds, and Dr. E. s. Mil Ter was called in to dress his wounds.
 The nurse at the hospital was sent out for an assistant, and while the doctor was preparing to dress his wounds, and his back being turned to the patient, the crazy man seized the doctor and with a pair of scissors inflicted some pain full though not serious wounds about the neck. Dr. Miller will soon be all right, but the crazy Italian who assailed him will not recover from his insanity so quick ly.-Gem.
Williams news., 1902-01-25
TROLLEY TO MOUNT SINAI.
Line Already in Operation Between Jeru-
 salem and Galillee-

Trolley cars are to displace the patient ass as a means of locomotion in the Orient. Cleveland and Chi cago capitalists, incorporated as the Cleveland Construction com pany, have been successful in nego- tiations with J. F. Spanier of Rome, Italy, for concessions for electric lines from Cairo, Egypt, to Mount Sinai, and thence along the coast of the Red Sea through Syria and Arabia to Mecca
 A branch is to connect Damascus with the system at Mount Sinai. It is figured that business during a single one of the annual Mohamme- dan pilgrimages to Mecca will pay a handsome profit on the cost of construction
Williams news., 1902-01-25
A Winslow Murder.

According to a dispatch from Winslow, under date of Jan. 20, that town has a murder mystery A man reported to Deputy Sheriff Burdette that a man was lying near the railroad track beyond the depot nearly dead. When the officer arrived the man was dead. The remains were brought to the office of Judge Mahoney and a coroner's jury summoned. The verdict was that the man had met his death at the hands of a party or parties un- known, and that he had been struck blow on the back of the head which caused his death. The dead mans name is Juan Lucero, and the jury, after investigation, recommended that the mans wife and a man named Charles Matroni be arrested and held on suspicion of committing the crime. They are now in the county jail.
Williams news., 1902-01-25
A Quiet Wedding.

On Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, occurred the marriage of Miss Grace Elizabeth Phelan, of this city, and William Henry Lock ridge, who has been a resident of Williams for the past three years.
 The ceremony which made the young couple man and wife was performed by the Rev. Father Connolly, of Flagstaff, at the Catho- lie church in this city and was wit messed only by members of the family.
 The bride is we'll and favorably known among our people, having lived with her parents in this city for a number of years, and is one our best young ladies. The groom is a surveyor and has been con nected with J. B. Grand in that business. MT. and Mrs. Lockridge have a host of friends in this city who join with the NEWS in wishing them a prosperous and happy fu- ture.
 On the evening of the eventful day the bride and groom were visited by the Williams "tin-pan- cow-bell" orchestra, and as the art ists who compose this organization are above the average in both abil- ity and endurance the charivari was a success
 They will be in Williams to their many friends until January 29th, when they will leave for Prescott to make that city their future home
Williams news., 1902-01-25
Ladies Aid Society Luncheon

On Tuesday evening of this week the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church gave a most delicious luncheon to their many friends in this city, the hours being from , to o'clock, after which social hour was en- joyed by all present.
 The affair took place in the lower room of the Odd Fellows hall and covers were laid on two tables the entire length of this spacious room, which was filled with the guests of the society most of the evening. The ladies did themselves proud, and all present were loud in their acknowledge ments of an enjoyable evening.