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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-26

busy and sidetracked him at the very
last moment.
Inc democrats would naturally like
to be in power but they are not Civ
ing to the thoughtful, independent vot-
er OF the country good reason for
change. The Democrats have no par
ticular policies to advocate. They raise
great clamor about the trusts how
pernicious they are and what the Dem
ocrats would do to curb them. But
as matter of fact, the Republican
party has been actually curling the
trusts, instead of merely promising to
90 1t. The record of the Republican
congress and the Republican admins
tratlon In that particular can not be
galnsald nor denied The record is
there, In black and white on the books
OF the court, showing the splendid
work done by the administration.
~
Inc Whistle keeps up it's attack on
Rufus Thompson and continues its
laudatlon OF the reformed Socialist
from Kendall, Charles Easel, being lost
III admiration over the oratory of the
peerless bookkeeper It is satisfied
that Easel is taking votes away from
Rufus in big blocks by the power of
MS eloquence. If the Whistle is sin
cere IN all this, it is in for a big sur.
prise about Nov. 6. The people know
Rufus Thompson as one of the strong.
able and honest men Of Fergus coun.
ty, and their opinion of him cannot
DC changed by the TRADES of the Wits.
tie nor the flood Of oratory that pours
Ike very Niagara of words from
the reformed Socialist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-26
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

LEwISTOWN, MONT, Oct. 26, 1906.
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life in a city. The authorities entertain hopes that the extensive educational fa- cilities now offered to the gibaro may be the means of raising him to the status of the American farmer. Such expecta- tion must fail 10 take Into account the inborn prejudices and characteristics of these people, carried unchecked through a long line of ancestors, who lived the same free, lazy life close to nature, with no desire for other conditions. It Is pos sible that two generations of school going gbaros might produce a third of ambitious and energetic farmers, but the difficulty Is precisely the same as that which lies in the way of salting the tail Of a sparrow. You have got to catch your ''leedle gibaroons, as a leu ton friend affectionately called them, and, far from receiving any aid from their parents, you are likely to meet with ob- struction.
 The situation would not be so depor- able if the gibaro could be induced to do efficient work as an agricultural laborer. With rural population 90 per cent. of the whole, the Porto Rican planters everlasting plaint Is that he cannot se- cure sufficient field hands. If the gbaro Is persuaded te hire out he is worth little to his employer. He Insists on doing his work In his accustomed manner. Neither driving nor coaxing will induce him to put more energy into 1t. After a few days of steady labor he deems a rest wel-earned, and will lay off for a week or two. The proceeds of four days work will support him and his family In easy comfort for fortnight, and he does not believe in unnecessary exertion. There you have the problem that is worrying the authorities in all our insuar pos sessions. Perhaps in our nervous, ener- getic way we are exercising ourselves unduly about the matter. At any rate, 1t is morally certain that the more we wake the natives up the more trouble we shall create for ourselves.
 Very few countries Hre as evenly set
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country to Porto Rico was encouraged. The class that was introduced by this movement was composed of penniless peasants. When they arrived they found the land all parceled out In grants to cavaliers, who, although they made no use of it, declined to give any of 1t to the newcomers. The latter were forced to become renters or squatters. In the former case they incurred debts that they were seldom able to iquidate. and as the law transferred these from father to child, many generations lived under system of peonage which was virtually slavery. Thus the gibaro was denied at the outset the opportunity to lead an in dependent life, and the incentive to bet ter his condition and lay the foundation of future for his children. When we concede this much excuse, however, we are probably treating the case of the gibaro In an over-lberal manner. It is doubtful whether he would have cut much of a figure In the world under the most favorable circumstances As it Is he Is tn most useless and the most pie turesque 'person in Porto Rico.
 The love of dolce far niente which characterized the emigrants from sunny Andalusia has been fostered by their de- scendants until it has developed Into the most insouciant laziness ever attained by white man. God made the country for the gibaro, and condemned to the town restless beings who do not know how to appreciate his gifts. Such Is the gibaros creed He accepts with comfortable gratitude the al-suficient provision of hountiful providance and asks no moro He is the most contented creature in ex- istence His little banana patch and cof- fee grove provide ample means of sub sistence. and leave n small margin of profit, so that he may indulge his ardent passion for gambling when he goes into town on a saints day to sell his produce and attend mass. On such an occasion he may be seen mounted behind the bas.
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kets on his unkempt pony, who thanks Fate for master of such delightful leisurey habits. Our friend has a devil- may care air and an honest eye, with twinkle in 1t that distracts the attention from his homely garments and bare legs. The long sword stuck through one of the baskets Is q traditional appurtenance. As q weapon 1t Is needless and useless, and probably could not be drawn from the scabbard Having sold his fruit or ber- res in the market, he will repair to the church, say his prayers and deposit his mite in the poor-box, although there are none more poor than he. He may spend a peseta-about 20 cents-at wine shop, but he is an abstemious fellow by nature and never drinks too much. The after noon will be spent at cockhght or a dance, and toward evening he will wend his way homeward, singing or whisting. not one whit depressed if he happens to be returning with empty pockets
 The life of the gibaro is one of care less case. He Is not troubled by tax collector or landlord. His ground needs but little attention and his wife and chil- dren divide the labor of tllling and pick ing with him. His cabin is a crude con trivance, but admirably adapted to his requirements few simple agricultural implements and articles of furniture sup ply all the needs. bolt of cotton clothes the family. the children wearing the scantiest attire consistent with de cency. Aside from the inconvenience and additional work entailed by an occa- sonal hurricane the gibaro has no trou- bles. The greater part of his lire IS spent swinging In a hammock puffing long homemade cigar or perhaps twang- ing q guitar. His neighbors are kindred spirits, whose code for the conduct or life is the golden rule. They live together peacefully and with free unconvention- ality. True sons of the soil. they abhor the cramped conditions of the town, and would as soon be doomed to death as to
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6be Wizard of the Air.

Santos Dumont may be well called the wizard of the air, for all other efforts to construct a navigable and steerable bal loon are comparatively puny when com pared with the young Brazilian's brilliant achievements. He has only one rival as far as conquering the air Is concerned, and that man is Signor Marconi, with the difference that the latter sends mes sages through the space. whilst the former sends himself.
 Santos Dumont was born at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1873, and is the young est of a family of 10 sons. Very early in life flying machines and balloons ab- sorbed the whole of his attention, and he determined to devote his life 10 solv- ing the riddle that has baffled so many and has cost so many lives In 1878 he visited France, climbed Mont Blanc by way of getting his nerves in good trim, If he ever had any, and in the same year he visited Paris and ascended from the Jardin discrimination in the smallest navigable balloon ever made. In Sep tember of that year he made the first steerable balloon ever driven by petro- leum motor, but unfortunately 1t was wrecked at the first experiment. Nothing daunted he set to work to remedy its defects, and by gradual process and ex- periments at length he succeeded In launching q steerable and navigable airship, in which he flew from St. Cloud, near Paris, round the Eiffel Tower and home again, distance of eight miles. Paris-nay, the whole world-was amazed and saw in the young inventor the herald of new era In flying machines. This encouraged the young inventor and be was tempted to try for the $20,000 Deutsch prize. offered by a generous Frenchman, named Deutsch, to whoever succeeded in sailing in the air from the Aero Club to the Eiffel Tower and home again in half an hour. Dumont accepted the challenge, and a great crowd gath cred to see one of the bravest and most extraordinary feat ever attempted by a man. The first time Dumont was unsuc- cessful, his balloon not answering prop erly to the controller But on october 20, 1901, he again attempted to gain the Deutsch prize, and after a brilliantly sue cessful trial missed the reward by being only 40 seconds over time. Mons. Deutsch. thoroughly just but exacting sports man. would not consider the prize won. My conditions were to sail from St. Cloud round the Eiffel Tower and home again In 35 mlnutes.'' he said. Santos Dumont has nobly acquitted himself, but is 40 seconds behind time. He must try again.
 The President of Brazil presented him S5500 in recognition of his services and in order that he might devote the spend- ing of 1t to prosecute further experiments. The same year he made sensational flight from Hampstead to Harrow and back again In his airship. the Ssntos Du- mont VI
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tied as is Porto Rico. Almost every rood of its area is capable of supporting man. The entire face of the land is dotted with the cabins of the peasantry, white and colored, who live together in goodfellowship. There are no large towns in the interior, but pueblos or villages are numerous. Each of these is the cen ter of a scattering agricultural com munity which depends upon It for the simple conveniences of civilization. Each village has its church, town hall, plaza and shops. The society of the place consists of the cura--always an i'm
 portant member-the doctor. a lawyer, or notary, and perhaps one or two we'll to-do tradesmen. They pass their days In somnolent contentment. There is nothing in which they could busy them- selves If they would. A casual traveller Is a godsend. There Is no hostelry in the hamlet, but the representatives of the learned professions will vie with one another for the pleasure of entertain ing the stranger. And if he be a man weary and sore from the hot strife of northern city a sojourn in one of these peaceful spots will be bliss un- speakable. Here all men are passing rich, for all are perfectly content. Kind ss-bonhommie-is the keynote of the daily life. Perfect harmony prevails.
 Mans mood unconsciously reflects the attitude of nature. It is all very prim- itive, but therein lies its chief charm.
 The vices of these simple, honest folk lose the sinister element in this innocent environment. The cock fight is merely the exuberant play of grown-up children. Even the padre will stop in his walk to watch m important main by the way side, and he may become sufficiently in-
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gation as Santos Dumont cannot hope to escape disaster sometimes, and he has had some miraculous escapes from death. When competing for the Deutsch prize for the first time, In sight of all the spec tators, the airship, to everyone's horror. suddenly and totally collapsed In midair and landed on some houses near the Eff fel Tower Everyone expected that the young Brazilian was killed, but, strange to relate he received nothing but q se- we're shaking and few bruises, whilst the airship was totally wrecked. The ac- cident was due, the inventor said. to the ventilator refusing to act at t., crucial moment In 1902, when he was sailing across the Mediterranean, his airship col lapsed and fell into the Bay of Monaco. The aeronaut was picked un unhurt by boats, but his ship was rendered use less. For the past three years Santos Dumont has steadily been navigating the air and diligently pursuing his allabsoro- ing study and making new inventions with which he hopes to perfect a navi- gable balloon. Indeed, he claims that It Is possible to reach the North Pole and that he has solved the riddle of giving new impulse to aerial navigation. As he rightly says, what seemed Impossible i've years ago seems possible now The two great drawbacks to the balloon, ne says, are condensation and expansion. ana De- . cause of these defects 1t is not possible for balloon to stay in the air TOT q much longer period than "A hours tnougn the record is for little under 36 hours. The higher balloon goes the colder the gas becomes with which it is Inflated, and thus condenses. Ballast, therefore, has to be thrown out to compensate for the descending of the balloon. Even the heat from the sun expands the gas and raises the balloon, and If the valve is not opened to let some of the gas escape, an explosion would follow. The balloon, again, is greatly influenced by atmospheric pressure and has to be treated and regu- lated accordingly.
 Now, If the steam, which collects In the interior of the envelope of a spherical balloon, can be recovered as water in reservoir fitted to an opening used at the bottom instead of evaporating through the silk. then M. Santos Dumont declares, a long studied problem will be solved. He will use petroleum for evaporating the water into steam again, which will when desired, expand the balloon and it will rise and fall at the will of the operator. Instead of Tightening the balloon by throw [ will transmute the water into steam, which will expand the gas until It pro- duces the required lifting force.
 Santos Dumont has invented most in- genious contrivance, sort of condenser in series of aluminium tubes, arranged vertically inside the balloon, which will throw out the hot steam produced from the water heated by the petroleum, and so will cause the balloon to rise and fall when the steam is turned o6.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

Carl A. Jaeger, the patient, was back
in bed, slowly coming out of the in
fuence of the anaesthetic. At his
side sat the trained nurse, Miss Van
horn, with look of concern upon her
fair face, for the case was very grave.
Would the young mans temperature
slowly fan and recovery set in? Or
would his heart give out under the
tremendous strain of the ether and
the shock, and he pass away as a
tale that is told?
The young man stirred and moaned.
The nurse famed his forehead, bead
ed with cold drops of sweat. He
moaned again. She watched him as
closely as cat watches mouse.
He slowly came back to conscious
ness.
I'm thirsty" he moaned.
The nurse gave him a spoonful of
hot water. A full drink of the cold
water he craved might have meant
death just then. When he asked for
food he got sip of milk, nothing
more.
The days went by and the young
man slowly improved. Finally the
surgeon made his last visit.
Young man." said he, you owe
your life to your nurse, not to me-"
That was a year ago. Cupid, the
cunning rogue, got in his work at
once. Young Mr.. Jaeger didn't want
to give up the acquaintance of Miss
Vanhorn when he was discharged,
cured. He asked permission to call,
and got it. 1t doesn't take the wisdom
of Solomon to guess the rest.
They were married the other day at
the Presbyterian Manse, Hackensack,
by Rev. G. Rudolph Kuebler. Dr.
David ST. John, head of the Hacken-
sack hospitals corps of physicians,
and the young mans father, Gustav
L. Jaeger, a rich New York manu-
facturer, were the only witnesses.
Miss Margaret Vanhorn came from
Mahwah and young Mr.. Jaeger has
a home in haywood, N. ]. They are
now away on a wedding trip to Hall
fax.
Cupid even presides when the sur
geons use their knives.
Cupid on Special Train.
Laws of the sovereign state of Col
orado? Fiddlesticks! Chaloner B..
Schley, son of millionaire Grant B.
Schley, of the Wall street firm of
Moore & Schley, bankers and brokers,
No so Broadway, wanted to marry
handsome Mrs. Edith Turner Daniels,
Just divorced from Maj. C.. William
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

journey, and so were several friends
You see," she explained, "Mr.
Cowan couldn't get away and it came
down to a point of my going to Trini-
dad. We had been engaged for four
years and we didn't want to wait any
longer But at first everything
seemed to go wrong.
When Mr.. Cowan sent for me first
/ was too ill to go. The second time
/ couldn't make the Maraval. Then
he sent for me to come on the 9Th of
August, but that made it too long.
So at last we arranged for this trip
of the Maraval and Capt. Hunter is
going to give me away.
well, all our plans were made for
this voyage" continued Miss Whyte,
when suddenly Mr.. Cowan discovered
that we would have to wait for two
weeks until the banns could be pub
lished. Here l was, all ready to sail,
without any chaperon except the
stewardess, and l must wait two
weeks before l could be married.
1--WE expect to reach Granada on
Monday and we plan to be married
while the ship is far out at sea at
eight o'clock that evening. Now, you
know, the sea belongs to everybody
and marriage laws-stupid things!-
don't concern Father Neptune. So
when we land at Trinidad on the next
morning-it is $50 miles from Granada
we shall be legally married and the
horrid old banns can't bother u.s."
1t all came out as they planned.
Three cheers and a tiger for Cupid
this time!
Blindly Led by Cupid.
What's trip to Mexico where love
is concerned? How could the Count
ess de Rilly, charming young widow,
or George A. SCHROEDER, handsome
young mining engineer, guess that it
was Cupid who was leading them to
the mouth of the Ventura mine in
Mexico?
Mr.. Schroeder is engineer for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

Just the other day the world laZily
turned its eyes toward Brazil and the
conference at Petropolis. Now atten-
too is called to the states of Central
America, those states that have failed
In building up strength by federation,
little republics frequently disrupted
by personal jealousies and ambition.
Salvador and Guatemala in battle ar
ray, the message comes, Honduras
drawn in, Central America threatened
with general discord. Weighed with
the responsibility of digging the Pan
anna canal, the United States is par
ticularly interested; very particularly
anxious that harmony prevail in Gen.
trail America, so close to the isthmus.
Let us glance back at attempts at
federation in Central America, to the
connection with Mexico, to the throw
ing off of the Spanish yoke. And
then let us come back to the present,
to consideration of present conditions.
1t was in 1923 there came into be-
ing the Republic of the United States
of Central America. From the first
there was bitter discord; the clergy
and old Spanish bureaucracy against
Capitalization, Guatemala their
stronghold. The federalist element
showed greatest strength in Hon.
duras. The struggle between these
two elements has continued long
years, persists even to-day. The fed
Grafton lasted until 1889, then the
conservatives won, the union was dis
solved. In 1912 new union was eff
fected COSTA Rica not included), was
was dissolved in 1S45. In 1850 Hon.
duras, Salvador and Nicaragua at
tempted by force to restore the re-
public, but their armies were defeat
ed. Subsequent forceful attempts
met with defeat. A peaceful union
was formed in 1895 by Nicaragua, Sal
vador and Honduras, constitution
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

tip, was hitting it up a mile min
ute, and they were in Sidney in two
hours and half. The party drove at
once to the Lutheran church, where
they waited until a marriage license
was secured. Then the Rev. ]. S.
Learner tied the knot. Five minutes
later bride, bridegroom and wedding
guests were speeding back to Colo
RADIO Springs. The wedding breakfast
was served on the train, and there was
plenty of champagne to drink the
health of the couple who had circum-
vented the law that they might be-
come husband and wife.
Not so bad for Cupid this time, Ell ?
Cupid Behind the Scenes.
. Up the bay several weeks ago came
Admiral Evans fleet and the big In
diana, one of Uncle Sans crack bat
tleships. They cast anchor in the
North river where Admiral Evans di-
rected, and soon officers and men
were ashore stretching their legs.
Now, some of those gay young fell
lows of the fleet hadn't seen a pretty
girl for so long that they just ached
to go to some show. So what could be
better than "The Social Whirl" at the
Casino? No sooner said than done
All hands took box and the one
closest to the stage CHANGED to be
Ensign Freeman Hall, paymaster. ALI
of sudden Cupid took hand. En-
sign Hall spied dashing Miss Eleanor
Lund on the stage and promptly lost
his heart. He secured an introduce
ton and paid ardent court.
The rest of the story was told be-
fore Rev. DR.. Henry Marsh Warren,
! the ''hotel chaplain" when cab
drove up before his home, No. 4S
West Ninety-fourth street, few
nights ago-or rather morning, be-
cause it was we'll after midnight. In
the cab were the young naval officer
and Miss Lund.
Now in common with most clergy.
men, Rev. DR.. Warren retires at an
early hour. This particular night was
no exception But the furious jang-
ling of the bell awoke him and Mrs.
Warren.
1--WE want to get married" an
nounced Ensign Hall.
Not so fast" cautioned DR.. War.
rem. 'I'll have to ask a few ques-
tions."
But he was soon satisfied He
found that the officer was So years
old and his bride o. Then Mrs. War.
rem was summoned as witness and
the knot was tied.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

New York-Within the space of a
brief few days, Cupid has played more
pranks than the most romantic school
girl could ever conjure up in her
widest dreams,
He has brought together an Amer
lean mining engineer and Grecian
countess at the mouth of a Mexican
mine. He has married off rich
young fellow to the nurse who pulled
him through appendicitis. He has pre-
sided at a midnight wedding at which
a dashing young naval officer and a
pretty chorus girl were the principals.
He has hired special train so that
a New York millionaire's son could
marry a Divorce in another state.
And last of all, but not least, he has
arranged wedding on the high seas,
outside the international three-mile
limit, so that an impatient young cou-
pie wouldn't have to wait two weeks
for the banns to be published, thus
single-handed setting aside the stern
and implacable majesty of the British
common law.
Whyte and NJ. Hall Cowan to show
John Bull how love laughs at law.
They just couldn't wait two weeks
longer, SO they were married accord
ing to the rites of the Church of Eng
land far out at sea. That saved the
two weeks banns and made happy
two young persons very much in love,
says the World.
The two young people come from
Windsor, Ont. The young man
popped the question four years ago
and got his whispered yes" sweetest
word in the world. But they couldn't
be married then, for the fact that the
young man hadn't been graduated
from the University of Michigan and
hadn't established himself in bust
ness.
Sent for Promised Wife.
He was graduated in 1904. Soon aft
er he got position with Hiram Walk