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The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
A Generals Treatment.

A man who hadn't any good clothes
worth mentioning. and whose rei nose
Was more prominent than his old hal.
entered a Congress street saloon yestrr-
day. gave the barkeeper "A military
lutte. and said:
LET me Introduce myself IA General
Barton. just from the plains"
How do youdo. GenerAl-gently now
ali. there you GO" replied the barkeep-
TT as he took him by the neck and push
ed him out on the walk.
The dead Oeat stool AZ the curb-st0ne
and looked back IN a Il ~ Il sort Of way
and when he finally crossed the street
he growled:
Its a dark. dark. mystery tO me that
] can never 90 into "A saloon - ask how
far IL IL % Chic 40. that the proprietor
does not stand ready 10 raise "A cArbun
Gle on my neck. Perhaps il would haze
been better hid ! called myself d S-na-
tor form Nevada"
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25

"Willis,"I said, laying my hand on
his arm, did she not say that the last
link to the past was broken"
His face grew pale, and his eyes met
mine with an eager, questioning look.
"Clare, do you mean there is no hope
for me-do you mean she can ever love
me?"
Ever love you, Willisp She loves
you nov, but she is unconscious Of it.
She loved Deane Carlyle with q girls
passionate, romantic ferv0E but her
woman's heart is yours. Willis. you
would not refuse one hours SORROW to
the memory of Deane Carlyle, and the
memory Of the love he gave herr"
mo" he said; land in the future, il I
can teach her to forget her early love
and sorrow, I will be content"
Years have passed since then and
Mildred is my sister, happy and beloved,
as well as loving, and it is seldom Q
shadow crosses her beautiful face; but
if ever it does l know that the voice of
Willis. speaking tenderly to her, can
Danish it as quickly as it came, for I
know that Mildred is very happy in the
loyal love of her husband.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
A Registered Letter.

What distinguishes a registered letter
from any other is a question very often
asked.
The difference is that a registered let
ter does not 90 into the mail proper. It
passes from hand to hand outside the
mail pouches. every person through
whose hands its passes bling required
to sign q receipt for it on receiving it,
and secure q receipt for it on passing it
over to the next in transit. The person
holding the last receipt is thus always
able to show who is accountable for the
loss. The responsibility rests on the
who has signed a receipt for the
registered package and who is not able
to produce the package or a receipt
from somebody else fer it The safest
way to send money is by money-order
Where it does not 60 to q mOney-0rder
Office it should always be sent in q reg
istered package. Money ought not to
be sent in an ordinary letter under any
circumstances. There is no possible. way
of TRACKING" snch q letter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
The Lessons Of u Life.

Or old friend Is in good health, and,
although nearly three-scOre and five en-
joys the use of all his faculties. He is
pos esSed of a good moderate compe-
tence. Won by his own e~xertions. and
leads a quiet, simple life. rs he has al
ways done; for in passing through the
world the best practical lessons he has
learned as 10 the enjoyment of life are
policy of always keeping the whole body
evenly and comfortably but not excess
lively warm, and of using simple food.
In these respects he was lamentably led
astray at an early period. and it nearly
cost him his life to get rid of the false
ideas then instilled. He was laugh. as
siduOusly that the way To be hardy and
strong is to defy cold and exposure. and
to eat strong. hearty food that oatmeal
cruel and milky Stops were only for the
sick and that strong meat made a strong
stomach and a strong arm that would
finch from no work. But he was weak
cOnstitutiOnally, and did not know it.
He sunk under the efforts made To use
or win the strength he Saw others en-
p!oy, and to endure as much as they did.
He became dyspeptic and %bronchitic.
and his nerves went as many ways AS a
bundle of sticks. But twoor three years
in his quiet harbor Of repose. the hours
all occupied with work suited To his
taste and fitted to his strength. with
shelter always at hand. wonderfully re-
cuperated him. and his thread of life
still spins out evenly and gently. He has
learned that drugs and medicine are
harmful, and that a frugal diet imparts
strength, comfort and content. Another
thing learned with much surprise is
this. that sc little is really required tn
satisfy all the real wants and desirable
comforts of even cultivated humanity,
both for body and mind. that We could
all of us, and millions more, he happy as
the day is long, but for the pushing.
fretting. and struggling after the allur-
ing, infatuating, binding. cheating ig-
nee fatui-the artifcialitles of society.
- Waceriey Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
The Sand In Egypt.

The sand has played a preventative
part in Egypt. and has saved for future
invest gators much that would have
otherwise disappeared. N ~ Mirtineau
says. in her Eastern life
If I were To have the choice Of
fairy z fl. it should be like none Of the
many things liked upon IN nv CHILD
hood. in readiness for such occasions II
would be for a great winnowing fan
such as would. without injury to human
eyes and lungs. blow away the sand
which buriss the monuments of Egypt
What a scene would be- Laid open TAI
them, One statue and sarcophagus.
brought from Memphis. WAS buried "A
hundred and thirty feet below the
mound surface. Who knows but what
the greater part Of old Memphis. and ~
other glorious cities. lies almost un-
han med under the sand Who can say
what army Of sphinxss. what sentinels
of colAssi might start up on the banks
of the river. ar come forth from the
hi!lsides of the Interior. when the clouds
of sand have been WAITED awayT'
All will be discovered in good tina.
we are not vet ready for IL II is deSir-
able We should be- further advanced in
the power of Interpretation before the
sand be wholly blown away. But In
truth il will need a high wind to do 10.
begin when il NAV.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
A Street Firm.

A boy and girl, aged II and Il re,pec
lively, named Reedy, attract consider
able attention about Penn street hotels
and in the vicinity of various public re-
sorts.
The girl has her apron gathered in "a
bag-like shape in front of her, into
which is piled and packed any fuse
she happens TO see Oh the pavements or
IN the cutters. The other day she had
two soft and spelling cantelope5, a lot of
tobacco stems, old paper, a horseshoe
and a few other articles. The boy had
his pockets full of cigar stubs. and he
is generally very busy hunting for them
The twain are always together. The boy
in reply to questions said:
I'VE just goes out and gets all we can
git right and that amt in a wrong way.
Don't must go; just goes out ourselves.
don't we sis? W. goes all about and
gifts what we can git. Amt got no shoes
and no good clothes. must do something
10 glt along. we can n many thing
in the cutters that the people don't
know nOthin' about. We can sell what
We find. Amt many lookiD' the cutters
as We does. q no! It's "A new business,
| smoke. / do. She eats the ~candelopes.
Man give US these. If you've got a cou-
pie of pennies We'll take EN-. won't We
SIS"
While the boy was talking the girl
Was m%unching her melon, and when her
opinion was asked she smiled, nodded
and said:
That's all right, Tommy"
And the unfortunate waits went
down street with one-half II their a.
tentiOn To the pavement and the other
half To the gutter. II was a picture of
one phase of city life. anyhow-Read.
ing PA Eagle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
eACultur

The p~easantry collec. the leaf. each
family its own little parcel. sun dry it
before the doors OF their cabins, and
convey it To some ack-house in the dis
trict. loosely packed in cotton bags. In
every district there are many pack
houses. owned or rentei by native tea
dealers from the ports. and the peasant
has the advantage Of competition. He
sells, OF course, where he gets most, and
ne Is not wanting in ~cleaverress at a
bargain. The tea dealer empties the
bags in great heaps. from which the
leaf goes through the Success Of firing
In cast-iron bowls. made for the pur-
POSE. He then sorts into QuAIisie-,
packs in the loaded chests and sends 10
q treaty pDrt to be sold In open market.
AL these processes go on l the most
open manner. and in the face Of the
keenest competition from the first TO
last Everybody knows where the best
ca Is packed. an runner daily convey
10 the ports the news Of the price per
picul wich is being paid for the sun
dried leaf. and. at the outset Of The sea-
son, when only the finest teas are mids.
his news Il of the liv.lies. in,er-s,
Alike 70 Chinese and foreign dealers.
The finest tea, composed Of the tender,
budding leAf. Is necessarily limited in
quantity. - the leaves are very small.
md only asmall portion can b picked
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25

In PeterbOr1. Engani. ~. custom ~
kept up of rafl ng for Bibles By SIX
boys and six girls. in order u carry out
the provisions Of the will of queer old
DR.. WIlhrie. "A Puri n minister who
died early in the eighteenth century. A
saucer containg the dice ~ placeI ON
The communion table and six OF the
twelve young persons who get the
largest number are 20 have a y bic
apiece. The SIX II bles are " b.. pr
chased AT cr- Of not over seye shiI
lIngs each. Ia order 10 make thi. re-
markabi" preceding as religious ~
pCssible. the minister kneels Al the com
munIDn table. ami prays for divine ~
rection oil the throwing of the dice. 4
part OF the service on Tn. day annually
appointed for this is the preaching Of a
by the minister on the excel
~psrfectnsss. and divine authority
of the Scriptures. The will provides
Tor the p4sm-Dt u the minister for thls
service OF ten shillings. and To- the clerk
y. usuc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
HtMDntDlI@

DO those bells sJund an alarm Of
hfeT" said a stranger the other sunday.
as the church bells were calling toze.h-
the worshipper. Yes Mas The reply.
but the fire Is in the next world
IL Is related Of DIR. Garth. in bis I.s.
illness. wbe he saw bis fellow doc.ors
consulting together a. his t.,i-id-. that
he raised bis hsSi from his pillow and
said. with a smil-: @D-ar gentlemen.
e. me die q natural death.
B.d6y says she do<s no. Sc anything
8 very heroic In scaling a rampant She
has scaled many a sheep's head and
that's about the sane thing
Recently. while the Psesid-n. wss a,
he Washington SchC-.z -lfe.c. a fsc:o-
,um, wishing ~ DO the handsome thing.
Mr.. PRESIDENT, VA glad o
,omed We ZOOS; vas keepin some
water on ice for you, eh
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
A Wonderful Cave in Missouri.

Az
A cave has lately been discovered one
and one-half miles east of Galena, i'm
mediately under the middle of Joplin
road ON the farm of Esquire Moore. This
cave is being opened, and its various
rooms cleared of debris by its discover
en-, E. d. Jamson aud John StrOthers,
who design making it accessible to the
public.
On my visit to this subterranean won.
den, I found the accommodating proprie-
tor at tho windlass. who lowered me
about thirty feet where I entered the
cave proper. Although the ceiling was
very low / groped my way for several
hundred feet in various directions
Al various points I saw small open
ings leaoing into larger chambers. but
the openingB were too small fOr entrance
The dor and rocks in many places
were covered with beautiful crystalliz-
Cd formations of various colors.
Stalagmites Of the most fantastic
forms were scattered in wild ~profusion
over the rocks, which appear to have
fallen from the roof in some primeval
aga In fact the whole cav appears to
wear an air of antiquity which has
never been ruflsd by human hand.
There is no indication of lead. as yet
although when the cave is thoroughly
explored it may bring something more
to light-From the Joplin Ne,cs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
A Dead Shot.

William Spencer. alias Oregon Bill.
is in many respects a rem ukable man.
His birth place il Port Natal. SOUTH
Africa. and he has hardly yet reached
40. He was at sea for years. and during
the time distinguished himself for his
bravery III two engagements with pit
rates on the coast of Africa III. par
ticipated with cr,siit Z % himself I'm the
last war with Russia. and WAS present
al the fall Of BilaklavL From 1880 %
1858. he WAS an Indian fighter on the
frontiers of Kansas and Texas. and in
an engagement with the red man ON III
occasion III which the whites were vie
tOrIous, after "a bloody hand ID hand
fight. he is said % have killed seven
warriors with his pistol and bowie
knife. In Portland. Oregon. he h al "A
friend. John ON uiIg Al. now of this
along the street smoking his pipe. and
al "a distance of ten feet. and ~ about "A
right angle. Bill sud lrnly drew hts pis-
tol and fired. the ball taking the pipe
from the mouth of lis friend. but Il ping
him no harm. Again. last fall. Bill WAS
in Lake City with deer for sale. and
his old friend. ON dig m. pass
ing up the same street on the opp ,site
side. he called to him tos,op. Whe1 he
h vi drawn his revolver. j Inn did so.
him al the time. Biil fired and
the ball passed through the top of the
hat of his friend. ON tligin. i'm the
best of humor. called out: "Bll. don't
shoot any more; 1t Is too close."-Den-
DER Tribune
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
Egyptian Slavery-HOw the Dealers
Evade the Laws Against the Trade
Prices of the Male and Female Slaves.

wv sA'C SAS W
Prices Of the Male and Female Slaves.
MI. j. H. McCOsn. in his book Egypt
As 1t Is" furnishes some curious ill.,
formation respecting the methods en-
ployed by the slave dealers to evade the
law and smuggle their wares into the
cities where they bring the best prices,
and adds:
"Once In the capital the dealers dis
tribute their stock among their agents
in various quarters Of the city, and
there, although the police are supposed
to be on the watch to prevent it, buying
aud selling go ON under the thinnest
vail of cOncealment. An intending
purchaser goes to one Of the private but
perfectly well-known sntrepots to
which the dealers and their slave. are
lodged, and after examining the latter.
selects what suits him. haggles for q
time about the price, and finally closes
the bargain then and there. or subse-
quently through a broker, who receives
q small commission for the jJb. The
de lers object to show their wares to
Europeans. unless they oe introduced
by q native who is not merely q drAgo-
man; but with tina: voucher. and the
thin disguise of q fez and q S.amblulee |
coat,a sight Of whatever is on hand may
be easily enough had. Ersaks are, Of
course, now forbidden BY their own
laws to buy or hold slaves, but the pro-
hibItiOn is not always regarded by resi-.
dents in the native quarters Of the city.
where, indeed. . single man can not
hire q house nor obtain lodgings. unless
be have q female slave. Prices range
from eIo to sl2 for Q black boy or girl
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
Carrier Pigeons in Germany.

A German paper gives some details
of the extraordinary development of
the breeding and training of carrier
pigeons in Germany since the late war.
During the siege of Paris, as is well
known. pigeons afforded the only means
of communication between the outside
world and the inhabitants of the be-
leagured city. In order that similar
messages might be available in the hour
of need, pigeon houses were established,
after the conclusion of the war. in most
of the larger garrison towns of North
and South Germany, and now pigeon
flying is rapidly becoming a favorite
pastime and sport throughout the coun-
try. The increased attention thus given
to ths subject has resulted in the obser-
walton Of many peculiarities in these
birds.
Carrier pigeons of good breed. It Il
noticed, although they may Be started
in company and bound for the same
place. fly quite independently Of one
another. Each one selects its own
course, some taking q higher, Others .
lower flight, and speeds on its way with
out taking any heed of its neighbors.
The birds, in fact, seem to know they
are racing, and each one exerts itself to
the utmost to arrive first at the goal. In
the neigh5orhood of every pigeon house
there are always certain places. trees,
etc, which are usually favorite resorts
of the birds, but when coming in on q
race the well bred pigeon never stops
for q moment at any of these haunts,
but flies straight to his own particular
house. frequently arriving there in 50
q state As to be unable even
to eat the food it is most fond of. Birds
which are sitting, or have lately Matched
young. T generally taken in prefer
ence to others for racing; but instances
have been known in which carrier pig
eons Of good breed which have hstched
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25

without injuring the plant. When the
chops Of such tea reach the treaty ports
they are again thu object Of active C m
y~etitiop, this time To foreigners ,ch
foreign house has its friends anon the
dealers. and exerts all it's influence To
those so-called fancy chops. The
finest congous and souchongs go tn Rus
STA and to England. The finest colongs
and green's go To England and the
United safes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
The Discovery Of Quinine.

1uC uloCOSCAy VI IuC IuCUlCdl proper
ties of cincho a bark is enveIOped in
great Obscurity. All that we know
about it for certain is this: Before the
year 16SS-that is to say, $50 years sub
sequent to the discovery of America
not ever the Spaniards were acquaint-
ed with the febrifuge qualities of Gin
chOna bark; but in this year, or there
abOuts, the Countess del ChinchOn, the
wife of the Spanish VicerOy of Peru
was cured of a violent intermittent fe-
yer by drinking an infusion of the bark,
and this led to its introduction into Ea-
rope. Were the natives themselves
acquainted with it? Humboldt ans
wers this question very positively in
the negative, and refers the discovery
of the Jesuit missionaries, who. being
in the habit of tasting the bark of ev-
cry tree they hewed down, at length
discovered the precious febrifuge. 9th
er authors of repute contend that the
virtues of cinchOna bark were known
to the Indians long before the advent of
the S%paniards; but the question again
arises how they first became acquaint-
ed with its properties. To account for
this the ridiculous tale has been in
vented that certain animals, while la
boring under fever, happened to gnaw
the bark of one of the cinchOna trees,
and were cured forthwith. Far more
probable is it that some cinchOna trees
having been laid PROSTATE by the tenn.
pest in pool of water, and the latter
becoming charged with the medicinal
principle, some person labOring under
fever drank of this water, was cured.
and published the result. But however
this may be, it is certain the remedy
first became pOpularized in Europe
through the agency of Count del Chin
chon, Viceroy of Peru, whose wife, as
we have said, was cured of intermittent
fever by its administration. The new
remedy, however, was badly received
in France and Italy. The faculty set
their faces against it. Physicians who
dared prescribe its use were prosecuted,
and it was only the patronage of Louis
XIV which ultimately rendered i, pop
ular in France. This monarch, suffer
ing from intermittent fever, was cured
by an English empiric named Talbot,
by means of a secret remedy. This was
no other than cinchOna bark. Louis
xiv purchased the secret for $4,000
livres, and bestowed yearly a pension of
1000 livres on the EDglishman, besides
him letters of nobility. Three
years subsequently the remedy was
published. 1t was a highly %cOncentra-
ted vinOus tincture of cinchOna bark.
C%incliOna trees grow in the desert for.
ests of Peru. The task of discovering
them, removing their bark, and convey. |
it to the place of export, is trouble |
some, difficult and dangerous. In these
forests there are nc roads. Frightful
precipices intersect the path of the cas-
carillerO. or bark gatherer, across which
it is difficult to pass. even while unem.
barrassed by a load. So soon as the
treasure of bark has been secured these
and dangers proportionately |
Increase, so that the comparatively low
price at which cinchOna may be pro-
cured is in itself a matter of SURPRISE
.dsselTs NeD Popular Educator.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25

Does this corn belong Ia yOr father?
asked a straner driving by a corLirld.
Of . youngster staining by the roadside.
Yes. sir, that'spop:orn,' was the prompt
reply.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25
MOrnins.GlOry.

MOrnins.GlOry.
Wondrous interlac sment,
Holding fast to threads. by green and silky
rings.
With the dawn 1t spreads its white and purple
wings;
Generous In its bio n. and shel:ering while 1t
clines.
Sturdy morning glory:
Creeping through the c,sement,
SlantiDg to the floor In dusty shining beams.
Dancing en- the floor 10 quick. fantastic CLEANS,
Comes to the bew days light, and pours in tide
less streams,
Golden morning glory.
In The lowly basement,
Rocking In the sun. the aby's cradle stands:
Nov The little one thru: Is OFT its rosy hands:
Soon bis ey es will oper the n in all the lands
No such NOR ing glory!
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-25

young there, have deserted their brood
and flown to their original home at the
first opportunity they had of escaping.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-30

put in an earthen cooking vessel layer of
sugar, then berries. then sugar, etc, until all
are used; cover and let STAND over night. To
every pound of fruit allow one-half pint OF
red currant juice; place upon the fire, where
it will boil gently until the syrup is rich,
skimming well.
ASPARAGUS ToAsr.-Split some fresh and
tender gems, toast them slightly, dip them
quickly into the WAGER in which the aspara-
gus has been boiled, lay them on a hot plat
ter and dish the asparagus upon them. Or
take stale gems, split and simmer gently in
milk until quite soft, lay them on the plat
ter and dish the asparagus upon them.
LEMON SHoRTcAKE-To the juice of six
lemons add three eggs, three-quarters of a
pound of white coffee sugar, the grated rind
of three lemons, and quarter of a pound of
good butter. Put the pan holding these into
boiling water and stir till il thickens like
honey, without letting it boil. Spread
thickly between the layers of shOrtcake and
serve hot from the oven, without cream.
LETTUCE SALAD-Pick and wash the let
tuce in clear cold water; drain and toss in a
clean, soft towel, lest the water clinging to
the leaves should make the salad watery
then shred up fine and pour over it good
canned tomato to the taste; add a slight
flavor of minced onion, or cress if desired;
let il stand half IAN hour and serve. Those
who prefer sweet salads can use sweetened
Juice of stewed rhubarb or strawberries and
make delightful salads.
STRAWBERRY ICE-Into two pounds of ripe
strawberries, mashed through hair sieve
with wooden spoon, mix one-half pound
of powdered sugar; beat the yolks of II eggs
very light and add one pint and half of
rich milk; stir over the fire until it begins to
thicken, when pass through a fanny; when
cold add to IL the strawberries and three
glasses of maraschinO; freeze the same as any
other ice; when partially frozen add a pint
of whipped cream; you may color it with n
very little cochineaL If you wish it little
darker.-Aunt Addie.
FRUIT SHoRTcAKE.-One quart of sifted
-four, one-quarter of a pound of butter, or
butter and suet together, chopped fine in the
-four, two heaping spoonfuls of white sugar,
two spoonfuls of baking powder, all wet
with cold milk or water to the right thick
ness to roll thin as for jelly cake. Bake in
sheets in quick oven till just done, with
out browning then spread fruit OF any kind
between, twice the thickness of the layers,
alternating cake and fruit till the whole is as
thick as desired. Strawberries should be
mashed an hoIr before and sprinkled with
sugar to be in the best state for cake, then
the juice flows freely and flavors the whole.
Return to the oven, with the fruit, and
brown the top and sides, then serve with
cream.