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The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26
A MAn. BABY,

In the second story 81 one of the low,
rickety buildings on tho east side II
Chatham street, IN humble apartments,
there lives one NJ the most curious of
human m~onstrositics. Il IL n boy. or
man, twenty.onc years aud six months
old, having boon born In 1887. that IL In
all respects. physically aud mentally,
nothing more than nm ovcrgrown in.
FAINT. Its parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
jacques Jonn. IT No. t65 Chatham ST.,
industrious French people, The child
was born I'm the 10th Of June, 1857, and
was chris,cned julie. Up Ia his eighth
month he did not differ from other chill.
drcn. but ut that aye he was taken sick
with tho measles. aud for six months Il
was thought he could not live, one dis
q following rapidly upon another.
tits last ailmcnt. aud the one Ia which
his parents ascribc his dcformity, was
one that bafied the attending physi.
cian. and Is described by the father As
1.-THE English disease" Both physical
and mental growth seemed tn be arrest.
al by this disease. The boy Is no, quite
three foot high. but measures four feet
around the waist, being inordinately
corpulant. His head IL well shaped,
but loolSs much too large for his body,
being moro than two feet Ia circumfcr.
ence. His hands and feet are exceed.
ingly small. like those Of a e.yc old
infant, and he weighs LOO pounds. Ey.
cry effort has been made 10 educate
him, but no Is not capable Of learning
anything, When ton years old he was
scarcely two foot high. hut weighed
n hundred Wounds. The physician
who attended his birth predicted tina, |
no would not live to be- fourteen wears
old, bu, he Ia LOT In good health. The
boys skin Is remarkably soft and white,
like a baby's. All Of his habits are
childish, aud he a speak only n few
words, such AS papa mamma, yes
and no HIS extreme corpulcncy pro.
vents him from walking. but he Is very |
active with his hands and feet, Hc |
amuses himself with childish toys. and
Is very shy when strangers are about |
Ex.poliee Surgeon Baker. who has
watched the case closely for several
years. says that Il Is the mos, wonder |
ful case he ever heard Of. The boy has
been examined by \ number of scien. |
lists, who have all come To the conclu.
I that he Is q perfect baby In mind |
and body. His father has been APP |
preached by many showmen. who were
anxious 70 add the boy to their list at |
attractions. but Mr.. Jenn has declined |
every oder. not desiring to have his son
exhibited 10 the public. Neg York
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26
SWEDISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
rrefcsser Ner~denaAJold's Report os His
Observations In tkr Nova zemhls Ne.

e'resesser N~erdeuakJ Old's Report oe uls
Observations In the Nova zemhlA Ise.
gien.
The northeast passage expedition In
abe Vega, under Professor Nordcnsk.
iold. reached the mouth of tho Iona In
the latter par, of August, and we may
every day expect news of It's safe arri.
val nj Yokohama.
Meantime, MIR. Oscar Dickson, oS
Gottenburg. tho generous supporter IL
the expedition. has published n letter
from Professor Nordcnskjold. giving
some of the results obtained In the No
vAya Zctnlya region. While detained
~ fugor STRAIT, to the south os Noyayn
Zcmlya. n visit was paid 10 the SNmcc.
tide village III Chabarova. DIR. S,ux.
berg collected many specimens of tho
fauna 81 the strait. including some rc-
markably large c~ilicious spongcs.
Many specimens III various Kinds Of
tish were bought from the natives. Dr.
kjc'lmnn collected numerous spcci.
mems Of the dora of tho region. and
directed his attention specially 10 the
morphology and development Of the
phAncrogamous plants of tho arctic re-
gions. y subject hitherto little studied.
Lieutenant Nordqvist devoted his atten-
ton 10 insects, while DIR. Almayis, ex-
Amined the Samoeidcs with regard to
their n of color. and found Il nor.
mally developed In them.
Professor ~Nordenskjold bought some
costumes. utensils, etc. from tho Sa.
mocides. and. after some difficulty,
succeeded In obtaining specimens of
their gods" They nj first evadcd his
inquiries, but At last an old Snmocid,
woman consented To show him some.
She drew them from \ bag. where they
we're packed with much care In rein
deer skins. Professor Nordcnskiold At
last succeeded In persuading the old
woman To sell him several idols at the
price Of Z rubles, Each Of them had
. different purpose and aspect, One,
Tor example,, was composed Ut q stone.
which fine rags transformed into q Kind
al doll, another was a marionette, with
q plate III copper for face; a third WAS
In fur. adorned with earrings and
pearls. In general. these objects of
v~eneration and alteration Of the Sa-
mocides resemble the rude rag dolls Of
children who are unable 10 obtain any,
thing better.
Chabarova Is inhabited in summer
BY nine Russians, Who, in spring, come
from foustoscrsk. where are their
wives and children. They depart In
autumn. During their sojourn. these
Russians carry on q barter traffic with
the Samoeides, and engage In fishing
and In rearing reindeer. The Russians
inhsbit little wooden cabins, low and
covered with turf. while the indigenes
have tents Of reindeer skin, similar In
form 70 those of the LApps. The Rus
slams have formed . company to ish
tho white dolphin. two out Of the
twenty-five shares ot the company BE-
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26
An Incident of Gettysburg, which did
not Occur During the War.

The Pittsburgh Telegraph says: Some
OF the boys who have Just returned from
the Grand Army cncampment nj Get
tysburg tell mn amusing story at the ex.
pense Of n gentleman Of this city, well
known In military circles. The veter-
ans went into camp with the determin.
alton to get n good deal of fun out of
the few days they spent on the field, and
right well did they succeed. The Incl.
dent referred to occurred when the sport
WAS Mt its height. The gentleman al
luded To. who might be called the Ma
jor for the purpose of this story, had
been spending some time with a genial
eS-rcbel General from MARYLAND. in
the afternoon the Major. overcome,
doubtless, by the fatigue which follow
ell a long tramp over the battlefield. lay
down In one Of the tents. and soon a
loud snorc from that locality told thai,
he had fallen into n deep sleep. II hap
pened that not very far away An Italian
hAnd-organ vas grinding out some mo-
notoneus music. and one Of the boys
bribcd him L. give n concert in front
Of the Major'stcnt. The regular schcd-
ulo OF tunes was played two or three
times. but the sleeping veteran never
stirred. The musician. however, sue.
cccded 10 drawing about the tent nearly
half the men in the camp. and when
one Of them suggested n funeral. the
Others Joined with one accord In the
enterprise. The body was wrapped in
the American tlag, and couch and all
were borne through the camp. the hand
organ man playing his most mclsn.
choly air. and one III the boys. who per-
sonated n priest, marching in front ~
this strange procession. bearing a large.
open book. And still the hero slept.
Arriving ut the spot where the band
WAS located. u dirgo was played over
the PROSTATE, but he was stiil neon.
that he was playing the princi.
pal ''rolo' In n funeral procession. As
u final resort, the small brass piece
the Allegheny Commandery had
with them. was loaded and fired
the bier. and this aroused the
Ia u sense of the ridiculous POI
Sit'on in which he was placed. He was
for u time about the maddest man who
had been on that battlefield since the
war and expressed an ability and viii.
q whip the entire funeral pro-
and doubtless he would have
made IL interesting for tha master of
ceremonies, but fortunately for that in.
tividual he could not he found.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26
An Odd Affair.

correspondent Vt the Golden R.i,
tells n humorous story Of what happen
ed to n lady Mt n dinner-party in q west
ern city. Seeing that the gentleman
who handed her to dinner was moi of A
literary turn, the lady, n good CONVEX
sationalist, entertained him by talking
Of hunting, dogs. horses and fishing
The man was entertained and the lady
exhausted.
IL was not many days after that she
encountered the same gentleman at an
other dinner-party, and 10 and behold,
II again Tell Ia her lot Ia 90 To dinner
with him. Turning frankly to him
when they were about seated. she said;
"Mr. So-and so, you know quite well
that We have talked no every subject
which would mutually interest us.
Come, propose that instead Of talking
tsince for the sake Of our hosts We must
appear happy and pleased with each
other), we begin to count like this:
One, two. three, four. five, six. seven.
eight. nine. ten. eleven, twelve. thirteen
and then laugh; and the other take "A
up and 20 on the same way"
She had counted nearly up 10 dfty be-
wv "c s"~ tue JOKE, when suddenly he
let forth a perfect roar Of laughter. and
catching up the idea went ON one.
two, three. four. i've. six. seven. eight.
nine. etc. until she had Ia LAUGH In
spite OF herself. and they began to be
the envy Of the whole table. and were
pressed with inquiries as TO VIVA, anus
ed them.
The lady told this in the presence Of
another bright woman. who lives in
quite another part Of the country. They
both happened to be- Ia New York on 4
visit The story pleased her very much.
She went home, and being at q dinner
party herself. she narrated Il, produc.
ing peals II laughter from every BODY
a single gentleman. He did not
smile. Their hostess at las, Dried
out:
Why, John. by your look, I should
think II had been YOUR
With an understandable -expressiou he
answered softly. 1T wS."
This is . true tale.
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his powers on pretty much all kinds Of
work. 10 he goes into a large daily 81.

MS powers on pretty much all kinds OF
work. II he goes into . large daily ~.
&c. nj the start. he IL confined a. som.
n branch. md his chances Tor promo
motion out ~ that special department
arr very small indeed. for the reason
that he has it'll. or no opportunity 10
arguaint himself with the work a
other But the editor ~ n country pa
per has To be- reporter ahd proof reader
as well. must keep the run ~ his en-.
changes, attend Ia all correspondence.
and often see Ia the business depart.
ment also. and his assistant, u he can
afford such q luxury. gets an insight In
Ia the management ~ the who4e estAb-
lisbmeni. Success under such circum.
stances results. In time. In advance
meni. the candidate for journalistic
bdnor- gcb a chance on some city
weekly or daily. aud must take his
chances for further promotion, which
will depend upon his industry. his abil-
lily. and accident. The demand for
service such NJ he can render /. neces-
sarily limited. the supply large aud In
creasing. and he must be content 10 nc
cept the best position and the best pay
that he can get One thing more must
be said. and should be carefully consid-
cred by the woald.be journalist at the
start. Hard AZ II is To get into journal.
Ism. II Is harder still 10 get u The
training which u newspaper affords 1,
not calculated Ia III n man for any 9TH
er known vocation or profession. In
nineteen cases out Of twenty the novice
enters ipon u for better or for worse
and all for time. II he can make an
honest living 10 any other way he had
better eschsw journalism. II he must
engage In Il. let II be with his eyes open
Ia the difficulties aud disappointments
that will inevitably besct his path
boston Transcript.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26
Nick nan,e 81 the states.

The Detroit Free Press asserts tina,
the following list of nicknamcs. IS sp.
piled 10 the different States, is entirely
correct
Arkansas. T~oothpicks; California.
Gold Hunters; Connecticut, Wooden
Nutmegs; Delaware. Muskrats; Florida.
Fly-up-the- Greeks; Illinois. Suckers;
Indiana. Hoosiers; Iowa. Hawkeyes:
Kansas, J~ayhawkers; Kentucky. Corn
Crackers; Louisiana. Creeowls or Gre
oles; Maine, Foxes; Massachusetts,. Bay
Staters; Michigan, Wolverines: Miss.
issippi. Tadpoles; New Hampshire,
Granite Boys; New York. Knickerbock-
ers; North Carolina, Tuckoes, Tar Boil.
cis or Tar Heels; Ohio. Buckeyes; Penn
.sylvsnia, Leatherheads or Romantics:
Rhode Island, Gunhints; South Caro-.
lima, weazlcs; Tennessee. Cotton Mines;
Texas, Bcctheads; Vermont, Green
Mountain Boys; Virginia, Besdics or
Beagles; Colorado, Rovers; Georgia,
Buxxards; MARYLAND. Crawthumpers:
Minnesota, Gophers; Missouri. Pixies;
Nebraska, Bug Eaters; Nevads. Sage
hens; New Jersey. Blues or Clam Catch.
ers; Oregon, Webfect.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26

lrrcn the Ea,nbur sco.sm.s

$500 ~" fs''
Broken sni crushed sud sod
Rsth~f ccsnr. home noe A. night,
Roeuee have s,rspt him ~ al tbsi he hsd,
And MA hair h thin and white.
Drave,y be toIls all the dsv.
And thinks thu, ve ID M, soc
Siis hear, 10 his mouth. sheu he looks the vsy
Of mother and Winnie aud me.
worS With the hand ~ The hcsd.
With pccdle ~ bobbin ~ gull.
Daily vmk for ny daily bread.
Work ! must have. and viii.
hsvr youth and health aud brains
They ssid ! vss clever al srhooi,
Other. srr caraing their honest gains,
And ~hy should ] st hcse and pule'
know that he docs no, care
ros the ca, that IL NJ move nev,
~ the dInsJ house, or The ,can,y fare.
~ he could but pay ell men their due
But n psins him N think that 30
May not lounge In our Easy chairs,
With music and novel and sftemo,o tee,
And eossip Of Others Affairs
q, u he only Just know
How vcsry vas ~ oil that
1iov ] looecd fos . life the, ~as earnest and
true.
And some uscfui york W he sti
he'd nos shss people may .ay.
AL The bondage ~ fashion ! soorp;
To bring Giris up In that idiot way
II Ger. hotter they never we're bora.
Hut chat cas I do, could teach
Bu, scorcs vii he csger IN Try.
With their music and German and French,
and each
Var ADLER 10 do II than u
had nice. oimble fingers ~ old.
For trimming . homie, 90 gown,
But nov folh viii fnd hotter use for their
gold
Than 10 aaun, u In way dress about town.
kno~ I could tidv . room.
And give II . lady like look,
And I'm almost sure ! could handle . broom,
Andiron s%little, and cook,
3u, ] must be- Al home every night
To kiss him and plague him . while,
Aud comb the old hair that Ia thin no~, aud
white,
And .cnd him 10 he'd With q smile.
Work dear, what can ! dol
Ihuri my soft hand, AMI II blcd.
And ! wished II were roughencd and blister.
"a TOO.
Hit would only win mc my bread
Yet I shrink from the vtrls NJ the mill,
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26

Mr.. Cheever, of the New England
Farmer. very justly says that 1.-The
question whether butter made from
milk which is closed in tight cans as
soon as drawn. Is every way equal To
that made from milk which Is exposed
10 the open air, Is, we believe, still an
undecided Much would depend
upoa the purity Of the milk when
brought To the milk room. and also
upon the purity Of the air in which IL
Is set. We never drank swceter or
better milk than that which had been
submerged in Cooley cans, within ten
minutes after being drawn from the
COW"
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true ems u judiciou, mansgement--
would OF could have me, With q .urer
or more generous reward than In our
own aud to-day -Scennfc Am<uoan.
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when . girl begins to take An iater.
est o arrangement OF . young naa's
neckue 1t 10 An infAllible sig OF come.
tnins more serious than sisseriy re
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mon horss food. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-29

erything in his power to make our trip
pleasant. Upon our return trip to Nj
agara another gentleman, George N.
Clayton, ofthe Wabash road, was caned--
in the highest style of the art John A.
Martin making the presentation. Clay
ton deserved it, surely, for his presence
was always with us, and verify he carried
us through without a single mishap of
any kind.
Wednesday morning we started on our
homeward trip, arriving at Toledo in the
evening. At that point the excursionists
took the Wabash route for home. Here
we left the excursion for the purpose of
visiting friends in Southern Ohio, where
We made flying visit. started for home
Saturday morning and arrived at lola
Monday evening.
Thus ended the most delightful excur-
sion of our life.
OF course, in the above article which
embraces over two thousand miles OF
travel, there were plenty of incidents
which we have left untouched. A com.
plete description of our trip would take
ten times the space we have occupied
OF necessity we have been brief.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-29
SCRlBNER Fur JULY.


The July ScriJner opens with the thirt
of DIR. Brewers papers Oh Bird Archi
lecture" including the nests of tn,
Vieros, Titmice, Verdin. Tailorbird anC
others, some of the most interesting being
represented in the drawings. "a Few
Antiques is the title of an anonymous
paper on certain parts Of last years LOAF
Collection for the Society OF Decorative
Art; the drawings, which are by Franci:
Lathrop. represent Mr.. J. Pierpont Nor
gan's Necklace in the Egyption Style,
and other ornaments, antique spoons il
silver and gold, Danish and Norwegian
mugs, Italian bass-relief, etc. 1.-The
Police of New York." by Ernest Inger,
soil, describes the growth Of the force
from the rattle watch of l65S, consist
ing of eight men, to its present strength
2,5I7. "The Structure of Oxford is
described and discussed by Ansley Viii
cox, an American graduate of the Uni
versity, with picturesque views of Mag,
dalen, Merton, Exeter, New, Brasenose
and other colleges. Each of the serials
has an illustration and Miss Tratton' S
His Inheritance" comes to a conclusion,
giving way to "Falconberg." Mr.. Boy
esen's new novel Of Norwegian and
American life in the North which
will begin in the Midsummer Holiday
number.
The unillustrated material includes :;
paper on the popular qnery, SIS it gcing
to Rain ?" by John Burroughs, who con
fesscs that he was born with "a chronic
anxiety about the weather" Pomona
takes the helm at Rudder Grange" by
+. X. Stockton (the last of this droli
series), contains some suggestions looking
toward vigorous ways of dealing with
tree agents and lightning rod men. Italy
and the Pope" by Luigi Monti, makes
clear the much misunderstood relations
between Victor Emmanuel and the Pope
George z. Lathrop has 4 story about
1.-TWO Purse Companions." -otherwise,
two college friends who agree that who
ever shall first be worth certain sum is
to divide 1t with the other. The poetry
of the number is by Maurice Thompson.
Mrs. Dorr, and others.
In the departments, DR.. Holland dis
cusses Couture and Christianity, Thin
Living and Thick DYING" and "Too
Much of it." "The Old Cabinet" il
about simplicity" "IIome and Soci
ETY." tells how to get "Pure Milk by the
French Method" and has suggestions
about emusic and Drawing at Home"
and "How to make Haegis" "Culture
and Progress" is devoted to reviews of
Henry James's last work. Bartlett'S
"Americanisms," etc. 1.-THE Worlds
Work" describes new practical processes
"Bric.a-Brac" includes the first pantoum
"a peculiar form of verse adapted from
the Maylayan) ever written in this
country.
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A ccording to the OGDEN Freeman II

According to the Ogden Freeman the
Indian war in Idaho was excited by
Mormon emissaries. The object of the
Mormons is said to be to keep settlers
out Of the fertile valleys in Camas prai
rie until they can be taken possession of
by the Mormons themselves. The Free
man says that the Indian uprising has
been foreseen for months, and was
planned by the Mormon priesthood.
"Mormons," the Journal says, "are never
molested by Indians" and it pro-
ceeds to declare that thousands of In
dams have been baptised in the Mormon
faith and sworn to go forth to fight the
"Gentile" whites. All this must be
received with the consideration that the
enmity of the "Gentiles" is so great
against the Mormons that their state
ments against the latter are no: always
free from faint, so to speak, of preju-
dice.-Eansas City journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-29
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING,
TOPEKA, Kans., May %, ISIS.

TOPEKA, HANS, May %, ISIS
The members of the Republican State Central
Committee are requested to meet at the Teff
Houee parlore, Topeka, on Friday, june ssth'
1878, for the purpose Of making arrangements
for a State Convention, and for such further bus
mess as may be proper. respectfully urge the
desirability of all members of the COMMITTEES
being present in persen, and ask those who can
not attend to send as their proxies, representa-
tive men of the party. All Republicans through
ont the State are cordially invited to be present
and participate in the proceedings.
JIG. WILSON, Chairman.
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ST. NICHOLAS FOR JULY opens bright
ly and seasonably with story of patri
otto interest, by Charles III. Woodman,
entitled ''The Girl who Saved the Gen
eral :" and is illustrated by a telling
frontispiece by Mr.. III. f Farney. After
this come several lively stories. There
is "The Barbecue" by Sarah Winter Kel'
logg, with fine picture by Walter Shir,
laugh. Then comes 'Sneeze Dodson's
First Independence Day." by Mrs. NJ.
H. W. Jaquith, with alaughable picture;
and the flavor of July fun is well kept
up by the tale of"A Boys Experience
with Tar Marbles" on a very warm day,
ats three illustrations being by Jessie
Curtis. Besides these attractions, there
is profusely illustrated story entitled
"Too Many Birthdays and funny
poem, "The Yankee Boys that didn't
number Ten" with ten comical silhou-
cite illustrations by Hopkins. "How
the Weather is Foretold' is clearly en-
planned in an article by Mr.. James H.
Flint; Prof. W. K. Brooks of Johns
Hopkins University. in literally illus
trated paper, discourses pleasantly about
various "Birds and their Families :" and
"The Story of Perseus," by Mary A.
Robinson, gives a pleasant peep into the
wonderland of ancient mythology. The
two serials, -"Dab Kinzer," by William
O. Steddard, and "Under the Lilacs," by
Louisa NJ. Alcott, with striking pic
lures by Mary Hallock Foote and Sol
Eytinge, have long and exciting install
ments in this number; and the poems of
the issue are "Rain," by Edgar Fawcett:;
"Forty. less One" by James Richardson
and "Meadow Talk" by Caroline Leslie
the last two with capital illustrations.
The Departments. "For Very Little
Folks" slack in the-Pulpit," "Letter-
Box" and "Riddle- Box" are varied and
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The attorney general of Kansas has

The attorney general of Kansas has
applied to the Supreme Court of the
State for writ of mandamus command
ing NJ. d. Griswold and Robert E. Carr,
owners of the railroad from Lawrence to
Carbonate to reconstruct it and put it
in running order. This line of road,
after being operated at loss for several
years, was stripped of its rolling stock
and its rails. The result of the action
will be to test the question whether the
owners of the road can be made to ope.
rate it even as losing business.
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FULL returns have at last been received
from the Oregon election. The result is
as follows: The Democrats elect the
member of Congress and Governor, and
the Republicans eject the Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, State Printer and Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction. The
pluralities are all small-ranging from
81 to 500 or 600. The Independents also
ran full ticket and held the balance of
mower.
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MEETING REPUBLICAN, CENTRAL CON,
MITTEE-2D DISTRICT.

There will be meeting of the Republican Cen
trial Committee of the I'd Congressional District
held at the sherman House, Chanuie, Kansas,
ON Saturday, July 9Th, 1875 ate O'Clock A. NJ. for
the purpose of selecting the time and place for
holding convention to nominate n candidate for
Congress and transacting any other necessary
business. L.. SIlLLW ELi'' Chiiriiah'
WV. H. CLARK Secretary.