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The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
Information About the "Grub.stake.o

Leadville correspondent of the Chica-
90 Tribune: "What is this grub-stake
that l hear SO much about?" anxiously
writes a Kentuckian to one OF the Lead
vile papers. "Where can this instru-
ment be obtained, and what is the cost
of it?"-an inquiry that has sent of the
whole camp in a roar of delight. And
yet it is not surprising that the simple
Kentucky person fell into this error, as
the ''grub-stake" is essentially an insti-
tuition of the Far West, and Is indisso-
lubly associated with mining. There
are not less than 500 men in Leadville
who make a living out of the above
named instrument" All the old min
ers are grub-stakers, except those who
have made a lucky strike and can buy
their own grub. To be more definite,
the grub-stake is the result of q union
between capital and labor. Capital
says: 81 want to find a good mine at as
little expense as possible;" and Labor
replies: Furnish me with q living, and
1 will undertake to prospect for you
and to dig a shaft for you on shares"
1t is a fair bargain. The poor miner
puto III hlS CAPCtiCuCO ouu hhS InusSiCS
and receives therefor his board and an
interest in the mine if it should prove
to be q valuable claim. There Is no
rule as to the extent of that interest; it
may be large OF small, according to the
contract that is agreed upon. In gen.
eral, however, it may be said that the
finder or locator of . claim is entitled
to 8 third interest without working. III
he puts his own labor, while another
person furnishes the cash for expenses,
be expects to own a half interest. A
miner who is extremely anxious TO sink
q shaft on his claim will sometimes give
two-thirds Of it to q man who will grub
stake him, and, per contra, there are
many instances where newcomers to
the camp have furnished backing to q
miner in consideration Of q third or ever
of Q quarter interest. But the general
rule is to halve the work and the ex-
pense.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
~SOmnambulism Extraordinary.

A SON of Abram Matthushek, a Ger
man living west and south of Sanilac,
met with q singular accident e few
nights since. 1t seems that he and a
brother were sleeping in q oom which
is heated by q drum on the pipe from
the stove below, and as there was q hot
fire below the boys room was very
warm. The boys retired early and about
9 o'clock the family were startled By q
loud noise as though q heavy body nad
fallen on the floor in the room above
The father at one proceeded TO the
room from which the noise came, and
was surprised to find one Of the boys
lying on the floor in an insensible con-
dition. Medical aid was at once sum-
moned; in q few hours the boy came
to, when he settled in the minds of those
present the cause which led 10 the acci-
dent. He said he was dreaming of be-
ing in bathing and that he climbed up
on q post to dive and that he struck his
head on the bottom, and it is eyiden. he
got up IN his sleep and took . ''header''
from the bed-post. Luckily for him no
serious results came from his forcing of
the season and he win be very likely 70
lie still and let some one else do the
diving off of bed-posts hereafter.-San.
lac (Mich.) Reporter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

DR.. WE. Hitchcock of Newark, NJ,
a popular physician and druggist, is TO
start for Louisiana this morning. DIR.
Hitchcock's father, DIR. Edw'd De For
rest Hitchcock, was a wealthy planter
in Louisiana. His plantation was known
as "Monoskin." Adjoining this was
the plantation of a man Of large proper
ty, who had an only daughter. a pretty,
black-eyed child, the companion and
playmate of young Hitchcock. The
two planters, who were bosom friends,
conceived the idea Of uniting their fam
lies in marriage. Young Hitchcock
and his little playmate were according
IL betrothed hen he was 10 and she
was s years Of age. The children were
given all the advantages of education
that the wealth Of their parents could
procure In vacation months they
PLAYED and attended merry-makings u
gether. When young Hitchcock was
Is and the girl 16 years of age they on
firmed their betrothal by q formal en-
gagement of marriage. In time there
were lovers quarrels between them, and
finally their engagement was broken
off. A man Of wealth and position
sought the girls hand, and was accept
ed, and married her. Young Hitch
cock, who was then 10, came North,
entered the Medical Department Of Yale
College, and at the beginning Of the
rebellion enlisted as assistant surgeon
in the regular United States Army. lie
served three years and then began the
practice Of medicine in New Haven,
Conn. He was told that the husband
Of the girl he loved was in the Confed-
crate Army.
In 1868 DR.. Hitchcock removed 10
Newark and opened q drug store in
Belleville Avenue. He became st once
a favorite with the veteran soldiers in
Newark. He was q fair musician, and
sang in church choirs and st public con
certs in Newark, and was q welcome
guest in the drawing-rooms Of the best
society. He was handsome and afable,
but, he was observed TO prefer the So
ciety of men to that of women. He
had not forgotten his love, but be con
ided it as q secret TO only few OF bis
most intimate friends. About six months
ago be received q letter from Louis
lana. 1t was from the woman who Wa:
always in his thoughts. She wrote thai
her husband had been dead for some
time, and that her married life had
been unhsppy. She suggested that shs
would be glad to hear from her old pl y
mate. DR.. Hitchcock answered the let
ter, and the correspondence terminated
in q Encouragement Of marriage.
DIR. Hitchcock's Newark friends gavt
him q pleasant send of last night
NeU York San.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
Extension Of the Telephone System.

An admirable system of local tele-
pone communication, says the Spring
field (Mass.) Republican, is to be intro
duced in this city by the District Tele-
phone and Automatic Signal Company
of New Haven, CT. This is q company
Incorporated under the laws of Con-
necticut for the purpose of owning and
operating the district telephone in six
cities, New Havan, Springfield, Hart
ford, Meridea, Middletown and New
Britain. In three of these places the
system is already established and in
successful working order, New Haven
furnishing $50 stations, Hartford, where
the company began business only six
weeks ago, $50, and Meriden IS. The
charge for every residence or place of
business using the TELEPHONE is S22 q
year, which covers communication night
or day with any point in the circuit.
Several lines of wire are carried over
the city according to the localities to be
taken in, and these are connected
through q central Office, the user being
allowed three minutes tina for his mes
sage. In the other cities the existing
private lines have mostly been CONSOLE
dated with this general service, and such
will no doubt be the case here, even the
Holyoke line being perhaps merged into
the new company. The convenience of
this plan of quick local communication
car hardly be overestimated. 1t an
swers all the purposes of the district
telegraph, and does a great deal more,
connecting business men with their
homes, merchants with their customers,
and generally facilitating the transac-
ton of business and lessening the fric-
ton of domestic life. The Bell tele.
phone is the N used by this company.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
CONQUERED At LAST.n

tSome time since the Mobile N.rs offered n
prize Tor the poem which, by a Southern
writcr, should be judged most meritorious.
expressive OF the gratitude which existed In
the southern heart towards tie people OF tba
North Tor the philanthropy aud nagnan,mity
so freely and nobly displayed In the time of
aIie uue aiilbc.iOn of tbe South by pestilsnce.
This offer on the part OF the Ners called forth
seventy seven competitive compositions
from various parts of the country. The com
mfttee To whom the manuscrfpts were sinh.
mitted decided in favor of the poem entitled
Conquered at Last" by Miss Maria l.. Eve.
OF Augusta, Ga, which is here givcn:l
You came TO us once, . brothers. I'm wrath.
And rude dissolution oilowed your path.
You conquered us then, but only I'm part.
For a stubborn thing IS the human heart.
SO the mad wind blows IN his might and
main,
And the forests bend in HIS breath like grain
Their heads In the dust and their branches
broke
But how shall he soften their hearts of OAK,
You swept DER our land Ike the w~hirlwind's
wing,
But the human heart "a q stubborn thing.
We laid down our arms, we Welded our will +.
But our heart OF hearts was unconquercd still.
ave are vanquished," we said, "but on r
wounds must heal"
We gave you our swords, but our hearts were
steel.
"We are conquered" we said, but our hearts
were sore,
And woe 10 the conquered" on every door.
But the spoiler came and he would not spare.
The angel that walketh in darkness was
there
lie walked thro' the valley. walked thro' the
street,
And he left the print of his fory foot
In the dead, dead, dead, that were every
where,
And buried away with never q prayer.
From the desolate land, from it's very heart.
There went forth IA cry TO the uttcrmost part =
You heard it, o brothersi-with never a
measure
You opened your hearts. and poured out your
treasure.
o, Sisters of Mercy. you gave above thesei
For you helped, we know. on your bonded
Your pity was human, but obi it was more,
When you shared our cross and our burden
bore.
Your lives in your hands you stood by our
Your lives for our lives. you laid down and
died.
Alu ho RItdltr lobf nsttl II inAn ~ give
Than lay down his life that his friends may
live.
You poured in our wounds the oil and the
wine
That you brought TO us from a Hand Divine.
You conquered us. brothers; our sword we
We yield now our bearts-thcy are all we
have.
Our last ditch was there. and il held out long
Ii is yours, % frieIdsi and you'll find it strong.
Your love had "a magic, diviner than art,
And Conquered by Kindness" well write
on our heart.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
HINTS FOX THE HOUSEHOLD,

IRON a u.munssraftv Leeszr. 90 conssas
h1 NJ. pods II FhisstslpSsA
-Tepid water - produced hy com.
bining iso-ikirds cold aat o0e-sAird
boiling.
Newer put . pudding ,hs; 10 I, % -
steamed into any thing else than . dry
mold.
old potatoes msy be frc<hsned VI
BY plugging them into cold water br-
fore cooking them.
In making any sauce put the butter
and -four In together and your sauce
will never be Iumpy.
Boiled fowl with sauce, over which
CRATE the yelk Of eggs, sa magnificent
dish for luncheon.
In making = crus. q any kind, do
not melt the lard IN the -four. Melting
will iniure the crust.
The yelk Of eggs binds the crus,
much better than the whites. Apply II
10 the edges with n brush.
The water used in making bread
mus, be tepid not. IL IL is too bot, The
loaf viii be fall Of great holes.
You must never at,emp, 20 boil the
dressing Of = clear soup in the stock, for
j. will always discolor the soup.
A few dried or preserved cherries,
with stones out, are the very best things
possible 10 garnish sweet dishes.
Whenever you see your sauce boil
from the sides Of the pan you may know
your fiour OF cora-sisrch Is done.
In cooking = fowl. 10 ascertain
when il is done pu, a skewer into the
breast, and il the breas, is tender the
fowl is done.
To boil potatoes successfully When
the skin breaks pour of the water and
let them finish cooking in their own
steam.
In boiling dumplings Of any kind
put them in the water one II . time. IL
they are put in together they will mix
with each other.
Never wash raisins that are 10 be
used in sweet dishes. II will make the
pudding heavy. To clean them wipe
them in q dry towel.
Good -four is not tested by its color.
v v LiNC nun may hpk tt bbC Ot>N- lit
test Of good flour is by the moun Of
water it absorbs.
To beat the whites Of eggs quickly
put in a pinch Of salt. The cooler the
eggs, the quicker they will froth. Salt
cools and also fresheus them.
In boiling eggs hard put them in
boiling water 10 minutes, and then put
them in cold wafer. 1t will prevent the
yelk from coloring black.
There is a greenness in onions and
potatoes that renders them hard To d.
gest. For health's sake put them in
warm water for a hour before cooking.
To make macaroni tender, put il in
cold water and bring il To "A boil. II
will hen be much more tender than il
put into hot water or stewed in milk.
Outlets and steaks may be fried as
well as broiled, but they must be put in
hot butter or lard. The grease is hot
enough when it throws of n blueish
smoke.
To brown sugar for sauces or for
buildings, put the sugar in "A perfectly
dry saucepan. II the pan is the least
bit wet the sugar will burn and you will
spoil your saucepan.
Single cream is the cream that has
stood on the milk II hours. II Is best
for tea and coffee. Double cream stands
on its milk "a hours, and cream for
butter frequently stands 4s hours.
Cream that is to be whipped should not
be butter cream, lest in whipping it
change to butter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
WHICH WAY?

Children, stop your play,
And tell me which way
/ shall take to reach the city on the hill.
First the girl,
With n smile:
"This way:
Through the woods, across the stile,
Rv a brook where wild flowers grow,
Where the birds sing sweet and low;
Then you forget IL IL SD far,
And how tired YOU are,
For the calm rests you, makes You still,
IL you take this way to the city on the hill"
Then the boy,
With n frown:
"This way:
Ey the mill and through the town
You will sac the soldiers there,
Hear the drums and pass the fair;
Then You forget the way l. long
While YOU walk in the throng,
For the noise wakes you, makes you thrill,
When You go this way to the ciiy on the hill
-SaR francisco Alta.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

How a Plot to Murder q Rival Scien-
tifcaIly Misc.rrisd.A Curious Inven-
ton Which Proved the Death of the In.
ventor.
From the San Francisco Argonaut
A few weeks ago some workmen en-
gagged in removing an old mansion on
the corner of California and Mason
Streets were considerably puzzled at
finding a number of copper wires con-
Meeting the bathroom with a room
above. The owners of the property
were equally puzzled, having never be-
fore known of their existence. The
wires were removed and nothing more
thought of the matter. This recalls to
nv mind an incident which many will
now remember.
On the l4th of July, 1862, a Prof.
Croftly was found dead in the bath
room I have just mentioned. Croftly
was well known among scientific men
as a professor of chemistry, and, be-
sides, had a large circle of acquaintance
i'm this city. He was supposed at the
time to have committed suicide, and his
death furnished three days. sensation
for the press. The accounts in four
leading newspapers materially conflict
GU. WHICH, IfSuc luC LutllSI jill Lie llltTt
interesting to the public. All agreed,
however, with q singular unanimity of
opinion, that he was dead. Even the
CaU, while not positively admitting his
demise in the article, virtually conceded
it in the headlines.
Croftly, when found, was lying in the
bath, covered with wounds of so curious
a nature that no enc could explain how
thew came to be inflicted. They were
deep, ragged and gaping, and there was
no instrument found in the room with
which they might have been made.
Even the detectives who visited the scene
of Croftly's desth shook their heads and
q were at sea. Those who discovered the
body found the door securely fastened
from the inside, and were obliged to
burst it open. The room had no other
means of egress or ingress.
"Suicide!" remarked one of the re-
porters.
"How came these wounds on the
neck?" asked a detective.
"Who else was here?" responded a
journalist. And neither man had any
thing more to say.
A post mortem revealed nothing new,
except that the physicians found a state
- of the blood which they could not sat
isfactorily account for.
"He was fr~ozen," said q young ply
stefan, whose opinion seemed to have
its foundation only in surmise.
"You seem to have forgotten that
this is July," remarked an elderly gen.
tleman connected with q university.
The newspapers We'd with each other
in building up ingenious theories &C.
counting for the affair, the coroner's
jury found a verdict of suicide, for want
of any thing better, and the remains
., were buried.
The reader who desires to get a more
detailed account of the affair-as related
at the time--can do so by referring to
the files of any of the city papers of that
date. In fact, l would produce them
here did space permit. The main thing,
however, is to clear up the mystery Of
Croftly's remarkable death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
French and English.

The fishermen on the coast of Sussex
and the opposite coast of France often
have occasion TO change civilities st sea-
But how can they do so. not knowing
esch others language? Some years ago
we were told they got over the diff
Guilty without cost or trouble by AZ ex
ceedingly simple and satisfactory pro
cess. They exchanged children A
Sussex man took the son OF 3 French.
man to board for q time IN his family
and lie. the Frenchman have his son II
return. In this accommodating wa
French isher-boys learned English ana
English fsher-boys learned French i
was 8 beautiful arrangement through
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

in 1873 there were sold under fore
closure in this country, As railroads,
having about 1900 miles of track, and
ncminally representing originally more
than $500, 0O0, 900 of capital. Even this
terrible slaughter was exceeded In 1877.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17
DR.. JOHN BULLS
Smiths Tonic Syrup
ron TnE CURE or
fever and ACUE
Or CHIllS and FEVER.

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine
Justly claims for IL . superiority over Allrsm-
edies ever offered 70 ths public ff the eAfE.
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PE14AuEuT cure
ofARus and Fever, or chiIls and Fever. vhsth.
or II short or long standing. He rsssss 70 ths
entire Westsrn and Southern country 70 oeas
him testimony TO the truth Of the asssrtisa
that In no case whatever will IL iilte eureh
the directions are strictly followed and earrtsd
out. In . great many cases astnGls dss has
been sufficient for aeurs, o Whole families
have bssn cured By . singls bottle, nth . psf
feet restoration Of the general health. IL u,
tain 70 cure, II its use 10 continued In smaller
doses for q week or Two Ser ths dissass has
been checked, more especially In di6aesit And
long-stsnding eas~. Usually this msaisiss
viii not require any AID - keep the bsvsls II
good order. should the patient, however, 70
quirs eathartie medicine, atsr hsvise take.
three or four doses Of the Tonic, Q angis doss o!
BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS vii
b sufficient.
The genuine sNYrEs TONIC syrup mast
have DR.. JOHN BULLS private stamp On sasA
bottle. DIR. JOHN BULL ealy has The rtgAs =
manufacture and sell the original OH ].
SMITHS TOXIC SYRUP, of Louisvtlh, y.
Examine veil the label on sash betsA. II ny
private stamp 70 not On each bottle. - nj
purchase, or yoa viii b dssstvsd.
D7. JOHN BULL,
0~anvfactvses and veoeos a.
suITHS TONIC SYRUP,
BULLS SARSAPARillA,
BULLS W0R0 DESTROYER,
The Popular asmsosss % h D..
Priacpal O0es, SO uAis -. L0ClgvTl4A n.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

cut. for BESIDES sny savantags derived
fron haxual inter-cgmmnniess&on. le~l.
iegs q gppt-siIl STe~ CD h~<s~sa sAs
tso aA.sons-AszSrss J@r.ai
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

Dr. y. l. foei's koss4iA, - Ais es,y. -
largest Inssits;toe IN lie CsfLs <Aass 60
tersAiiv Devoted 10 Ae trsaszs~ss 90 1A
pzrurGis tiss&ss, 10 fan Of psxssnts fru<s al
over lie Inboa gnrss ps1esta eSAA zAs
and !rna1e, are 81 az sSrs aai e~szsitsoas,
and asrNcte1 va ever sasStnary tom q
As fTShtful atscA~ tn 81 10 sAG~~-eat .
vts1t - thr A~,stal. ter SsAss tsy. cpavtac~1
&c hat; a. e th~ss szs.rs-sA have inyssrstsigA
a. The skI az Jr. ren1 soi Sa- .A1~
eAs-s are nee; rrlinN cSiy ruSrss nss Icy
had uut sTaliua G~nElrs 90 80 ssFvt<S 30
fore suisF.as t~A-s % sotsr thsa s~Asss
treatment IA oshzr h2n.a The n2ss perfect
o. stSna. god or4sr AL nsa,Bess . srgsrxE;
everywhere. 10 Doc:oE aakes u ysssi -
~psr>oaally look after tss car. AL e~oSatosi -
cA-h es;scuL aud The smis 20 SrkiliE1s sttk
skich ~ Il -eicon~i tn ssezr roon s.vf
desce thai Ls sSogis In tAelf b-Aslf are day
Aurora Cancer Hospital nurv fgus ira ss.~-s
us IN tie belief that q. 10 tAs ssssi sAEirahy
cubduetcl iustiis;ior - Tie SISi In It's
eUrntry. and thai Is esergsuc All sAsllfal
proprietor "a doing . soC5sEf.alF s1cc<ssfGl
sOik In Tic rviie: and cure Il persons assAess:
10 1A ai.cc;!oa.
The hos;9ial 10 full % NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
a.! departures hssHs ~ .-so~ aAiiy ocGr
renee. A: he hospitAl bis ~Iosssfai ssStsus
galy.nie battery Il Il SXceslssi sosSshS orSnf.
and frequently proves " snesaEass4s Fs!4e to
The removal 81 monster .Gssrs sitboei jrs--
ting blood. AMI The preferences ~ olAsr d!as
cult and dangerous o,sEauocA egU'aiA all
ska cise..ss Of ell kiues arc treated si1 49,
cessGy ne DE-. ssnd for -1A=oA
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

One Of our most estimable citizens nay be
thankful for the introduction of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, for its timely use has saved his
life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

SAN" said che iii;,s srrkln -
another Sam. does yuar school,
master ~ give you ans rewards Il
mcrity' II s'poss be do>s" uN tho
reply; "ke gives me . liokia' reEA N
ever day. aad says I merit i.o"
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

An actor in the Royal Chinese The.
alter, San Francisoo, named Long Vow
is paid ut the rate Of sc, 700 \ year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

The suprsms Cours cf Teaness~s
has ius; decided ,ha; tAs ssass asi
profits q The estate 81 q married
woman. not settled upoa hss for Der
sole hsnca; and u.s. are subf~~s - iLs
payrnen, % The debts Of Der Ans1A1A
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

There Z. no modern sssAionshls action qaits
sQsesurd a. The generally received kls tAsi
% tic beautiful and attractive, q woman me.
poss.ss . san. sys.iss-< fsae sai . tSgrs "
sylpa-lss p-sopOruoes-a frAglliy Ia siss
cASce cut OF ten tas ressli ~ d4sss.. ~
many fashionable belss IL 10 eOsAArci .
special compliment - &c s;osea " - svsl
and delicate. They forget ,hst Tic pAinr.liy
debate Lace aud pea< ngCre Ns very 6if1f~
eHt from the pale and d!sesss <trsAea fsoos
that meet us ia the city thoroaShfAros, look
out from The luxurAnt carriages ~ wealth.
aud glide snguIAiy through ogr ofos1et
drawing-rooms- IL disease ucse urfsta1n-
able, IS IL ought Ia be, ID, . Lady In lie lsni
but would take even pessitk ~pEcesulon IA -
cur The fresh, blooming face and veil
rounded azure hat o1iy health eAa give
LAsiirs should remember thAi mach - gsstle-
men MAJ prufess IN sduake nsr Lam sDd fosa
pAled aid emschto1 by dSoAsr, sh1A u<y
chooee . wife tbey prefer a bloosiax. kcs!Ur
full, bcoysnt-spiriied woman. In. fssec's
FAyoEite Prescription IL thr seA~nDskniSrj
standard prnedy for female 1saASss and
rcAkIoSses IL hN tr tsoIoi advantage
OF curisg The local discASe and LspAr11g q
vigorous tone u the whole System IL II sold
by dTQggistA
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

CHEW J.ekson's Be., sses, Navy Tobacco
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

Fitch's Heart Corector for sails by drugxis.A.