Jim Blount is the author of The 1900's: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio published by Past Present Press, and copies of this book are still available by mail, at $14 each, check or cash, from: Past/Present/Press 524 Shultz Drive Hamilton, OH 45013-5107 Jim writes a weekly history column for the Hamilton Journal-News. Diane Beaty Blankets for America Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation Before us lies a new day, and in the distance a new world, ours to create by the strength of our faith.