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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30

on tungsten proposition and says
that he has some very high grade ore,
and that he will soon be able to ship
It to treatment plant. He will con-
tinue work on his ground during the
winter
The lesees on the Columbia ground
have recently shipped two carloads
of very rich ore to eastern treatment
plants, and now have another car
load ready to send away. This prop
erty, which is one Of the best known
in the Keystone district. has received
good development, and the ore
body, gold bearing, has proved to be
extensive, and promises to produce
steadily for shipping purposes in
definitely. While 1t is not known
just what the receipts were for the
first two carloads shipped, 1t Is
known that after paying all OF the
expenses of transportation and treat
men, the lesees have received a most
satisfactory payment for their work,
and will continue the shipments.
The Otha Development and Power
company has been doing considerable
work on its property. Its ground ad-
Joins the old Glendale property,
which at one time was one of the best
producers in the Keystone district. 1t
is a gold and silver proposition and
some of its ores carry very high val
ues. The company is contemplating
doing a lot of work on 1t this winter.
During the summer it had kept a
force OF eight men steadily employed
on the ground doing development.
At the Cuyahoga property, owing
to some trouble with the boiler plant
which has recently been installed,
the property is not being worked at
the present with a full force of men,
but as soon as the necessary repairs
and alterations have been made a
large force will be employed. AT the
present time attention is being given
to keeping the water in the main
shaft down, and as soon as II can be
done all of the workings will be
drained and the new work which had
been planned for the winter started
on. The property is well equipped
with machinery for deep sinking and
for doing all other kinds of work.
Mr.. Robinson says that there is
feeling in Hill City that the new sup
erintendent of the Hill City Tungsten
Production company is the right man
in the right place, for he has been
doing things since taking charge and
the changes which he has made in
the management and in operations
have been noticeable, and all Of them
have been for the best. The COM
pany is running its mill steadily on
tin ores, while il is giving some at
tention to tungsten. There is quite
an accumulation of metallic tin at
the mill, and II is believed another
shipment will soon be made, the COM
pany smelling its own concentrates.
It is said that the tin shipments are
now more than meeting the expenses
of operation in mine and mill. and
that when a few more changes and
additions have been made to the mill
ing plant they will be much more
profitable.
There is considerable activity in
The districts around Hill City and
Keystone and owners of tungsten pro
positions have taken encouragement
from the recent demand for the
bright metal and at the higher prices
per unit that have been offered, and
are doing more work on their ground.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
The Other Side Of Christmas

When did Christmas begin? So
old festival is it, so intimately
have we been associated with it
from earliest chollhood, so com
pletely do its associations and activ-
tiles and spirit prevade the world
that it seems as if it must be as old as
the very earth itself. OF course we
know that it is an anniversary of the
birthday of Jesus of Nazareth and
that ii is not nearly so old as that
event for in the early days of the
Christian church there was no such
celebration.
The very word Christmas is of com
paratively late origin. The word is
first used in 1888, its form then be-
ing Christes- -Maesse, the mass of
Christ Origin, an early father of
the church, said that in the Scriptures
Il was the sinners alone, not the
saints who celebrated their birth
days The very first evidence of a
feast having been held in honor Of
the birth of Christ was in Egypt
about the year zoo Clement of
Alexandria said: Certain Egyptian
theologians over curiously assign,
not the year alone, but the day OF
Christ's birth, placing it on May 25."
Another date assigned TO the event
was March 2S, because on that day
the material sun was created.
Because of the increase of merry
making King Canute gave orders
about 1110 that there should be
fasting instead of feasting from
Christmas to Epiphany. At various
times both civil and ecclesiastical au-
thorities condemned various form Of
celebration, many of them because
they had been carried to excess. In
England in 1914 all Christmas OBJ
servance as forbidden by parliament.
The day was to be a fast, a market
day and the shops were compelled to
| be open. Worse than all the popular
plum puddings and mince pies were
tabooed and condemned as heathen-
ish Lovers OF Christmas resisted
| the measure and at Canterbury and
some other places there was blood
shed. After the restoration all of the
| lovers of old Christmas customs re-
vived them to the full and dissenters
contented themselves with clubbing
yuletide fooltide
Many curious feasts arose in con-
nection with the celebration of Christ
mas in those early days. Thus the
ass on which Balaam rode in the
| Reims Mystery won for the feast the
| title "Festum Asinorum" or the
! feast of the asses AS il was cele-
br ated in France it consisted almost
| entirely of dramatic show OF the
burlesuue order. On one occasion the
clergy walked on Christmas day in
procession, habited to represent the
prophets and other characters Mos
es appeared in an alb and cope, with
A long beard and a rod. David had
| green vestment. Balaam, with an
immense pair of spurs, rode on
wooden ass, which inclosed speaker.
There were also six Jews and six
Gentiles. Among other characters
the poet Virgil was introduced, sing
ing monkish rhymes, as a Gentle
prophet and a translator OF the
sibylline oracles. They thus moved
in procession through the body OF
the church chanting vedsicles and
converslng on the nativity and king
,dm of Christ. Today we see Christ
mas largely turned into the celebra-
ton of commercialism as the dollar
mark on the ark Of the covenant
and as for the holy grail 1t seems
to have passed from us.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
SUGGEST ECONOMIC
DISTURBANCES HERE

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Whether
the present moves to end the war
prove effective or abortiye, they viv-
idly suggest An economic disturbance
that is bound to occur in this country
when peace comes. according to
Ralph NJ Easley. chairman of the ex-
ccutive council of the National Civic
Federation. in announcing the an
nual meeting of the federation, to be
held here January % and 29.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
Thanks From Holland

THE HAGUE, Dec. %. - The
Dutch Anti-war Council has sent the
following to President wilson "Hol-
land thanks you for your effort In
favor of a lasting peace. Neutral
nations greet your step with the
greatest sympathy and support your
noble efforts in the interests of the
whole of humanity"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
OF A PSYCHOLOGIST


When the telegram of the Father
land arrived. asking for a holiday
greeting as a contribution to the
Christmas number, / was sitting In
my psychological laboratory with a
group of students engaged in a COM
plicated psychological research. We
were juts experimenting on some of
the subtle functions of the human
memory, studying the conditions un-
der which man remembers and for
gets. Some of the results were very
queer. We found that the mind does
not hold nor lose it's memory ideas;
ideas which were gathered with a
certain aim quickly fade away when
the motive is no longer effective.
Hence our memories with all thhe
feelings and emotions attached to
them are constantly controlled by
hidden powers; they really disappear
when new motives enter the soul.
Such scientific experiments carried
on with the exact instruments seem
world-far from the Christmas request
of the Fatherland; and yet cannot
send a better message than the re-
suits gathered in the researche in the
psychological workshop We all feel
that soon the World Christmas Tree
win gleam with its myriads Of peace
full candle flames, at last peace on
earth seems near And yet we all
hardly look forward to such a holy
night for warning mankind without
the secret fear that unholy struggle
may soon disrupt the peoples of the
the globe again and that the new
peace may be merely a truce. The
hateful thoughts which have grown
in these years of sorrow are so alb
undant that they will last and ruin
the peace to come the nations, It
seems, will not forget what the be-
lieyed of one another, and that will
make true harmony impossible for
generations.
This danger would really threaten
us ii the the old popular doctrine
Of human memory were right. But it
is wrong, utterly wrong; and the psy-
biologists labratory message is there
fore needed indeed 1t is filled with
the promise of a happier future.
Those hateful >deas clustered aLout
legends and lies were grasped as the
weapons Of war-when the war is
over they have lost their purpose,
and at once they will fall asunde.
No trace will remain those who hated
most hotly will forget most quickly.
Men will look one another in the
face with astonishment; the spell will
be broken. They simply will not
believe that they could have mis-
judged and maltreat their friends so
grossly The subtle power of our
mind to forget will become man
KIND DleSSlng. AS soon as peace ls
secured, we shall keep the peace not
only by the harsh method of enforc-
ing it, but by the hundred times bet
ter method of making it natural.
And it can become natural because
all the scorn of today will fall off
like the scab of a healing wound.
Unless all psychological signs de-
ceive us, after this war ends peace
will really be lasting-and feel sure
the end of the war is near, the
World Christmas Tree will be glist-
ening tomorrow, the fragrance of its
candles already prevades the world.
HUGO MUENSTERRERG
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30

Oecca and Rowens," an unapprosch-
cd masterpiece of literature burles-
que, and "The Rose and the Ring"
a delightful story for children, which
retains its charm for their elders,
are no less matchless tha nthe two
princips) Christmas books by Dick
ems.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
SOME SOUTHERN HILLS
ITEMS OF MINING INTEREST

F. G.. Robinson was an arrival In
the city yesterday from his property
In the vicinity of the Spokane mine.
near Keystone. He has been doing
assessment work on his ground for
the past two or three months and says
that the development which 1t has
given the property pleases him great
ly. At the present time he In working
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
PRESENT POSITION OF
THE BRIGHT METAL

While the present price of tungs-
ten at around $40 a unit permits of
the profitable mining of the black
metal. particularly in the medium
and high grade properties, current
valuation hardly seem in accord with
the existing situation as regards sup
ply and demand. Users of tungsten
are not overstocked but on the con-
trary are likely to experience consid-
erable difficulty in filing their re-
quirements.
It Is an open secret that the big
steel manufacturers in the east have
formed a combine to keep down the
price of the metal; but as their needs
grow more urgent and when they
are brought into competition with
foreign bidders, 1t would seem as II
quotations on tungsten must score a
material advance. regardless of bear
ish manipulations.
Knowing that the demand equals
and probably exceeds the present out
put, tungsten producers should be
able to firm some sort of protective
organization of their own. and refuse
to part with their production expect
at . fixed and reasonable price.
The foreign situation Tor tungsten
is extremely bullish. In Breat Brit
tain alone plants now in operation for
the production of tungsten concen-
trates cannot obtain sufficient sup
ply of ore to keep running at any
where near capacity. Such an au-
thority as Admiral Slade is quoted
as expressing the belief that there
are now in Great Britain sufficient
plants to deal with more than twice
the amount Of ore that can be pro-
cured. or is ever likely to be procur-
able.
There are also important works In
France that will consume liberal
quantity Of the metal. In the Unit
ed States the Primos Chemical COM
pany has within the past year con-
siderably enlarged its capacity. and
the Chemical Products company has
recently completed . new large re-
duction plant near washington. de-
signed particularly for the treatment
Of lower grade concentrates. The
steel interests generally. carrying
heavier bookings than ever before.
are absorbing their due quota OF the
black metal.
There is another factor in the situ-
alton not to be overlooked or under
rated and this 10 the projected great
enlargement Of the United States
navy. whose gigantic steel battle
ships q well % the minor vessels will
call imperatively for big supply Of
tungsten.
At the annual meeting Of the Col
orado Metal Mining association. to
b. held ct Denver IN January. the
tungsten situation viii be one of the
most conspicuous subjects up for at
tention: and It u to be hoped some
line Of procedure will be evolved to
sdsqoateiy protect the producers and
stabilize prices at more suitable le-
Mining Record
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30

Less than a half a million Danes
voted on the sale of st. Thomas. st.
John and st. Croix to the United
States for s25.O0e,0oo; 2s3.000 af-
firmative, $4,000 opposed. But all
will share in the benefits Of the $50
per voter which we insist on bestow-
ing. The $4,000 are distinctly un-
grateful.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
A Subtitle Revenge

How did you break your wife of
buying your cigars for a Christmas
PRESENT."
II gave her box of cheap choco-
lates."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
SNOWSLIDE AT OURAY
KILLS ONE OF SIX

OURAY. Dec. 23.-Elmer Ander-
son was killed in the second snow
slide which has occurred in two days.
His six companions are marooned in
the mine bunkhouse, the slide having
closed all the trails.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30

Daddy" Dickenson; Character
Sketch and Funeral Grafton by Geo.
w. Egan OF Sioux Falls, done into
neat little brochure, makes very In
teresting reading. r. W. Dickenson
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
CHRISTMAS LINfERICKS

There once was youngster named
Horner
Ate whole Christmas pie in a cor
ner.
Then he cried out: "Oh, my!
Twas a cooking school pie!"
And SO poor Jack was goner.
There was young lady named Ger
tie,
Who said to her best friend: "Now
BERTHE,
Wen be good all the year,
But I'll tell you, my dear,
At Christmas it pays to be flirty."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30

A white Christmas is the bes'
kind OF a sign for winter wheat but
an ill-omen for the undertakers who
are always praying for heavy plant
ing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
The Other Way

Have you finished your Christmas
shopping"
mo: 1t finished me-"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
Considered Wilson'S Note

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The reply to
President wilson's note has been
considered by the cabinet and the inn
preston is given that the note will
not affect the government in its plans
for prosecuting the war.
Vienna's Press Comment
VIENNA, Dec. 23.-The keynote
of comment in the Vienna press on
President Wilson's note to the bel
ligerents is that the idea of peace
thus brough forward will not easily
be dissipated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
GREECE REPLIES
TO PROTESTS
lRx Associated Press. J

Athens, Dec. 8. via London, Dec. r.
The text Of the Greek reply to the
written and verbal protests of the Am
erican, Dutch ana Spanish ministers,
made ION humanitarian grounds
against the ilI-treatment of Venizelist
prisoners taken during the attempt at
a revolution on Friday and Saturday,
has been made public. After thanking
the neutral ministers for their senti-
ments OF friendship for Greece which
inspired the representations in ques-
ton, the reply says:
'"The royal government from the
first day had in view only the re-
establishment and maintenance of
order in the trouble on Friday and
Saturday caused by revolutionary efe-
ments. This was done completely with
as little damage as possible.
III contrary to the orders given
there was some excess Of tension and
indignation on the part of the popula-
tion and troops who saw in a moment SO
tragic for the fatherland agitators TAX
ing advantage ofthe unhappy events of
that day to take up arms against the
country and try and overthrow the es-
taken into consideration. This, ex-
asperation was particularly aroused
by the bombardment OF the royal
palace and the neighborhood thereof in
this, an open city, at the very moment
when an armistice having been con-
cluded. 1t was hoped peace would
finally reign.
Nevertheless, the royal government
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
FRIDAY, DECEMBER s, 1916.
STATE OWNERSHIP CAN BE MADE SUCCESSFUL.

There are great critics of the proposed plan OF the farm
ere of North Dakota establish sateowned terminal elevators
cng nans etc Some honest critics. who sincerely
believe that the movement oredoomed to failure Others are
or tbnkng knockers who take their from those who
oppose the program for political reasons
The Forum would point this sefevdent truth: If the hackers
o this big movement successfully put it across they can
establish staowned plants that will be practical economic sue
cs thew will have done great work for all the people of North
Dakota If North Dakota the profits that
taken from the crops grows and from the livestock that
raises the eastern nothing but will be due to those
who solve the problem.
That being case wouldn't be wise to do everything
sbe to help to make ownership program success?
Government ownership been tried out large scale in
many sections country the world Some of these expert
mens have been successful. Some have been failures
North Dakota great deal toward nsurng the
Of its attempt line by making careful study of both the
the unsuccessful attempts of others This state
and should profit by their mistakes well their
What the active cooperation the hearty support of
the brsiniest men the effort this great
men to the successful possible if it handled in
the right way
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
FINDS MANY SCHOOLS
VIOLATING THE law
County Supt. J. w. Riley Finds Many
Schools in County Not Hoist
ing the Flag.

County Supt. ]. w. Riley has been
making a tour of the county schools
and has not only investigated their
condition from an educational stand
point but has also been looking into
the matter af compliance with the law
regarding the hoisting Of the flag over
the school during school hours.
While a good many Of the town and
country schools over the county have
been complying with the law regard
ing the display of the Stars and
Stripes there are also a large number
which have not been living up to this
rule and Mr.. Riley, spent large
part of the time comforting with teach
ers and school directors regarding this
violation. He also gave talks to the
pupils in some places.
The county superintendent finds
that it is not so much a desire to Vio-
late the laws as 1t Is a lack Of ambi-
tion to take the trouble to put the
colors UP in the morning and take
them down at night. e..
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08

and distrusted all forms Of paper
securities. even the notes and bonds
Of the solidest corporations. Now a
lot Of these same people are allured by
chances to make fortune.
A woman who had made a pile of
money in a very hazardous mining
operation advised all her friends to
go into such schemes. Where would
l be if l hadn't" she said. But most
of those who took her advice will lose
their pathetic little boards.
Meanwhile there are always a lot
of good properties and mortgages and
enterprises near ones home town, in
which people who are not satisfied
with bank interest can invest. They
would not make anybody rich right off,
but the money would be there when it
Is wanted. It's a good safe rule that
a venture that promises extraordinary
profits also involves extraordinary
risks. Otherwise it would quickly be
snapped UP. by the insiders before the
general public got a chance at it,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
WHY NOT A STABLE Co1NAGE7

Why United States have settled stable coinage?
The Christian Monitor calls attention the need for this
the following sensible comment:
the Constitution of the United States to
mistake when they neglected into that instrument
provision that would have rendered difficult for those
authority make changes the of the
country either denomination design Most of the changes
for the rather than for the better
Neither the cent piece the Scent piece the 10cent has
improved by alterations Nor public convenence
advanced should the recommendation for 22cent
piece be approved
'There nickel piece with which the public
just becoming familiar when the withdrawn Then
there really useful 2cen piece which the public liked very
we'll indeed because the right denomination for the pur
chase newspapers of other articles that
withdrawn 1t would that the coin
decent addition would meeting the exgency
caused by the splitting of the prices than would the
piece
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08
PLANNING
. FOR Big
CHANGES
Ladd's Budget for Work AT
the Agricultural Col
lege Extensive

Tho construction of two new Dulld : =
ings and the making of NUMBER u "
improvements around the campus alo
Included in the budget for the coming
biennial period for, the agrlcultuIa,
college which has just been completed
by President E. F. Ladd ana VIII pe p
submitted to the board of regents aI
a meeting at Bismarck next week.
In the budget President Ladd recon-
mends the appropriation Of funds for
the construction Of an agrlcu!tural
building at an estimated cost of $z3o'-
600 and for the construction OF one
Of the long proposed wings TO Sclence
hall at an estimated cost of S0V,o0o.
An agricultural building is probably
the greatest need of the college. An
agricultural college without an agfi-
cultural building is something decld-
edly out Of the ordinary. AT the pres
ent time the agricultural department
is making use of a portion of Franc1s
hall and recitation rooms in other
buildings.
President Ladd asks that the ap-
preparation for this building be divid-
ed into two parts-7one, for the be-
ginning of the structure and the re-
mainder to be appropriated by the
1919 legislature for it's completion.
The present Science hall is the eX-
treme south wing Of a large building
I that was proposed years ago. The
! recommendations of President Ladt
are for the construction Of the centra
portion Of the building, four stories
in height. the upper floors to be uset
for museum purposes and the lower
floors as class rooms and laboratories
The minor appropriations asked TO
| in the budget will be the construction
of necessary concrete sidewalks t.
| new buildings and along streets on thu
campus not now provided and for tht
enlarging Of the heating plant to NEE
the increased radiation necessary tt
| care for new buildings.
The experiment station budget in
i cludes funds for carrying out th
| present work and for repairs and i'm
provements to station buildings.