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The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10
Ancient Medicine.

In the time OF plague some carry toad
powder, a toad, a live spider Enclosed
in some convenient receptacle), arsenic
or some such poisonous substance upon
their persons, which they say attracts
the infection Of the air to themselves.
which otherwise might attack the per-
son who carries it. 1t is also claimed
that this same toad powder attracts all
the poison of a pestilential tumor. Re-
ceipt for toad powders: Take three or
four large toads, seven or eight spiders
and as many scorpions, put them to-
gether in an open crucible and allow
them to remain for some time; then add
virgin wax and seal the vessel well; cook
quickly till all is dissolved, work it well
with a spatula into an ointment, 10 be
put in q silver box well sealed and habit
ually carried on the person.
Remedy.--Choose largeblack spiders,
marked with yellow spots, inclose three
or four in a linen bag-they must be
alive and tie around your neck. They
would keep better if put in a box either
of gold, silver, or tin, with air-holcs on
all sides. .
Equal quantities of crude mercury,
corrosive sublimate and arsenic, pound
we'll in a mortar, and put into quilts,
sealed at either end with wax, wrap the
quilts in silk or fine linen, and wear be-
tween the cOat and shirt, on either side
of the shirt.
Take four dried toads and apply on
the groin and in the arm-pits.
During the last plague at Marseilles,
all those whose clothing did not touch
those of the infected escaped all harm,
though frequently exposed to the breath
of those walking skeletons.
When in the sphere of the emanations
of the body of the sick, do not swallow
your saliva, but spit continually. Saliva
imbibcs poison more easily than any
thing else, and, if swallowed, seems to
introduce the poison into the syste m.
Burnt sulphur purifes the atmosphere
very well.
Internal Remedies.-Take one or
more tOads-the largest you can find
put in an unglazed vessel, cement it well
and put in an oven until the toad is re-
duced to ashes. Dose, one dram in a
glass of wine. Good both before and
after the plague.
Eat a little rue with butter on your
bread, with a sharp-tasted (Limburger)
and loud-scenting (Schweitzer) cheese;
after that a large glass of claret wine.
DR.. Wenceslas Dobizinski, convinced
that the saliva is easily impregnated
with poison, advises the keeping and
chewing of bitter substances in the
mouth, to excite the salivary glands
Old French Book. N
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10
Walking Matches---lsrutal Tor
turc Of Women.

The sport Of long distance and o o
secutivc period walking has within the
past few months become a popular aih-
letic entertainment. Weston is now en-
gagged in attempting Ia perform the
nearly impossible fea. Of walking 1900
miles in 1000 hours I'VE English coun-
try roads, while a female pedestrian has
in this country lately accomplished :, 200
miles in 300 consecutive quarter-hours
over a sawdust course, and several 9TH
er women are now trying TO beat her by
doing 5000 miles, in 5000 quarter-hours.
There is in the spectacle itself absolute
ly nothing Of the slightest interest. In
almost all other sports there is some RI
valry, some struggle, or an exhibition
of the human form brought to n high
pitch of muscular perfection; in this
there is nothing but a woman, dressed
in short skirts, her legs incased in some
kind of worsted hose, walking monot-
onously round q sawdust ellipsc, about
which sit a number of stolid spectators,
who every now and then break out, ap-
parently without rhyme or reason, into
frantic applause. After walking round
a certain number Of times she goes of
into a room, where she falls asleep.
After a certain number Of days Of this
her feet begin to swell and become pain
full; later on she begins, it is said, TO
see visions, and walks round in a sort Of
dream, like those which people dying
of hunger and thirst have; at any rate,
she a barely stand upright, and has
to be forced up TO her work. When she
finally leaves the track, she is in a
condition which makes continuous
medical attendance a necessity TO saw
her life. We confess we can not see
why such brutal exhibitions as this
should be allowed in o civilized CON-
munity. II is nothing more nor less
than q public trial by slow torture,
which does not advance athletic sports
in the least; for the actual walking done
in these sawdust rings is not, as walk
ing, good for any thing. Three thous-
and quarter miles in 5000 quarter hours
is at the rate of 81 miles in ~ hours, |
which, with regular intervals of sleep, |
any body can do. 1t is, in fact, in q
new form, . revival of the medieval tor
ture of preventing a person from getting
bis sleep for q long time. Its immeas-
urably below prize-figh''ug, bull-fight-
ing, and . number Of other cruel sports
the police nowadays break up.
The curious part of it Is, that the test
lasts 50 long q time that the gate-money
.aken in reaches q large sum-, and q
may, if she q accomplish the
'eat, earn q small fortune. The subject
s one which those who are interested
woman's rights, and in the preven-
ion Of cruelty, might look into with
ldvantage.-NeU York Naiioa.
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How Great Hogs Are Fattened.

A Burlington (N.J.) letter to the
Philadelphia Times says: Carter and
Southland have reduced the business OF
~pork-raising to a science. The former,
intent upon taking the palm, started of
with SO hogs. Upon % of these he
bases his hopes of G OF the
original number several have been kill
ed. In January three of them came SO
very near choking to death that the
farmer grew frightened and slaughtered
them. They weighed 79S, 81, and 1873
pounds, respectively. The hogs entered
for the prize have the very best of care.
There are just two events in the lives of
such h~ogs-sleeping and eating. They
are too fat wen to waddle. They never
wake up except to eat, and that process
over they again stretch out upon clean
straw in their separate pens. These
particular hogs of Mr.. Carriers were too
lazy wen to feed themselves, and, in
deed, even if they were not, they could
not see their food. For weeks they had
been in total blindness. Like the
hog of no particular distinction,
they all had eyes, but three
inches and a half of genuine fat kept
them closed completely. The feeding
process is m of interest to both hog
and spectator. The farm hand rolls up
boiled meal into round balls and forces
it into their hogships' mouths. The
hogs grunt and swallow, and keep it up
until they are perfectly gorged. They
are kept in . stuffed condition ON the
best of meal, and al that is asked Of
them is to grow fat. Southland has not
killed yet. He began the year with 70
hogs, all Jersey reds, but his pens now
contain but %. There they were, ly-l
ing around. granting and putting, and
with shouts pointing upward in search
Of air. Their eyes could not be seen,
and it took strong fingers to pry away
the masses of fat SO that the hidden or
gans of sight could be opened out. The
blind, helpless masses were shaken by
loud breathing, and occasionally would
give vent to q snort, but they seemad
entirely unable to get upon their teet.s
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10

Mr.. BELT, the sculptor, has completed
the clay model Of the Byron statue
which Is to be erected In London The
statue VIII be cast ID bronze, is nine feet
high and is TO be placed upon . pedestal
10 feet in height. The block Of the finest
Pentelic marble, for tho pedestal, has
been presented BY the Greek Nation as
tribute TO the memory Of Lord By-on.
Various sites have bean suggested for
the statue, smong others The top and
bottom of St. Jamess Street and the
Green Park. The design represents the
poet seated on . rock, his head resting
on his right hand, the elbow on the
knee ana the LEFT hand posing pencil
over m open note book. Byron wears
the familiar loose, sailor shirt, open col
lar and sash, while It his side is mis- T.
rorite Newfoundland dog.
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WIT AND

va hsb NtsDoH.
"oSS toGcA II n~alars." ohssrvsa sAa
incbria,s ~ iAe grsssi r~ss szt sssuck
him.
Tut krs, thiag msa aAsss 90 in h.
life 10 has milk ,ac Us. sksu- l. Ass
bier.
TUE period speas By = eAsksa IN The
shell might be desisns;~s A. sss R'sr.
egSuum.
ro.,Rrr IL b9Ily 10 you are AFRAID
u Il, bot i. good as;asci snoaEa & yoa
meet 4, hall way.
rms dss rvrr~ hcswe~s q ss~k s.ss
girl IL sAAs one !. Allied TO ars~. As4 80
other IL dressed 90 hin.
Az ~ay Ia an Irishasaa Ike a
.hipg'' Nked Msks. "bcist, is b
caase aich one u 'sm b followed By
wake"
Ir L. q base bail where ore lady u.-
noPoiiscs partners enough IA have sise
ON = side. Any other wuman psrseat
ell say %.
al rwrsr yvu wIil be true ~ tnc. he
said in accents mellow. LOT eoarsc |
viii. my dear" said she-"un Igss an
other fellow"
"CAS'r soms,hing ~ doac." a@ks .
charming little prudc. "Io Gufer~s
those young savagcs Who stare ~ usie
iy a, pretty women"
OSE of the ssidcst ard nssss ,rxs.
lions trials that comcsto = girl when she
marrics Is ,ha, sh. has so discharge Asr
mother and dspend on a hired girl
TnK latest rendering Of tho prIssss
is: People who lire In glass hou.c-.
and who want Ia thruw their arHss
around the gis,. .hoaid pail down Abe
blinds"
~"ScInSck," says Dr. iioinsca. " i q
good piece Of furniture foT q man "a
have in an upper chamber. provided hs
has common sense on the ground lloor."
VIZ can not understand why n denlssl
persists In asking questions of \ Pai'enI
whose mouth IL filed with . a.pk In. n
sheet 81 rubber. several clamps, three
fingers, and tha, horriblc iastrumeni IL
torture. the revolving drili HrhrH-
sdot RqPabisoas.
GoyERSsss (dcsirou. 81 explaining
the word enough ~" Now. suppose
Freddy. that you give pus-y Mi the m'lk
she can lap. all the inca, she can cat.
and all the sweet, cake shs osEcs Tor
what will she haycr" Freddy (w.lA
surprising alacr,y)-'' kiiisnsi"-Rss.
ton Giobc.
BEFoRE marriagc-"Oh my dafiiag.
four voice Ii a. musical To ms ns a YES
per bell whose tones fall sotuy on lha
perfumcd evening air' spoak again
and say those words. my beloved. for I
could listen to your voice cntil Tho stars
are cxtinguishcd in everlasting night
After marriage-"f'y I've had jass snough
Of your clappcr. old woman. and a yon
don't L., mp I'll leave tho house,
Ncscark Cali.
ffaI's wospEHFt sntsoTa
~. held her Bs-tiiaK on hts breast.
Cisss Ia hts throbt5sz heart.
"Ay darling quoth Bs. tensisTiy.
Wen never. p~SeE part"
Ti'ac rolled aleaR. their frsfifts change.
They always change. ter t,frs.
"OiI gal" h. eriei most bitterly.
Lets get - = divorce"
GA cary ISrvsf
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10

John Skac-or Johnny Skae. n be -
more Familiarity called-~ho has lately
brought himself into prominence by
trying 10 perform an Atlas feat with the
Sierra Nevada Mine, 10 . perfect sample
Of the San Frsncisco s;ock-gamblsr. he
VIZ born about - years ago in Wind
scr. Canada, n small to~n opposito De.
troit, Mich. Having studied telsgraphy.
be came u San Francisco in search of
employment, and obtained n position Ia
the Western Union Office, where. By
keeping his wits about him anil his
tongue tied, no soon learned ~ p.oGt
by the scraps II knowicdg. picked up
about tbs Office. Having made cop-id-
cradle money in stock speculation. he
invested largely In tbs Virginia City
Water Company. and in is1 VA ab,S
10 travel in Europe with his two sisters.
having an assured income Of $500 \
year. He was always famous for bis
good luck, and while ~ Badsn-Badsh
and wiesbaien eciip.ed the brother If
the Sultan In his heavy winnings NJ
rouge et ncir and roulette. II ras ac- 81
tually sal 10 see The poor men lose
their last sou on the turn Of y csrS.
while the rich young man won II every
play. lie alwsys hsd = penehahs for
frapps vine and pretty sc.resses- IL
nevsr4failing good fortune Nd
him reckless, and his recklsS'nsss
made him . millionaire. lie hd
'.workedr with ihe flood & O'Bnen
clique for . long time, and, u - 'a'd'
vs. looked upon BY them n iniAlhS1e
in his predictions regarding The ~ ssd
fail Of he mining stock b<rome.Sr. lie
made . nistaks, like C0ax, asd has
been Almost slain for his sssbsii0n. lie
tried to Ego Il sioue'' IN hos light canoe.
unaccussomed 70 the great OCEAN Of bis
,chsmss, and, pasadoxicsl ~ IL may
DoVnd, would hare besa swamPei had
soe . food cons 70 hs aasfstAncs.
"Elelp me Cassias, ere sink." and
orshwifh flood pstrosixingly "D0ok
linn in out q ~ 49,"
S008Dy -
IL usual acceptance a ths term. bot
s~harp-wis>eA, . pIamse companion,
nd blight y ssw do1lKr in 81 bust
- sfhin. He Il rather "ioud' in
but rs6ped ~ kesrf, retiring in
gssesoas % bis friends, and
perfect father ; his sisters. He makes
his mind ~ . dash. md. like light
Al The ei.cldd:y as his command
oes With the blow. The young stock
peculasors in San francisco look upon
i'm as their leader, and We can safely
y. knowing his quick perception an.l
nerve" shss, " Jim Fisk ever has
on this coast - . kesa-eyed eagle
closely watch the market and ther
voop down from his broker Office and
n o9 millions, that man will 49,
end Johnny Skas.-CnseEss
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10

STEPHEN GAMBRILL, aged 50, has
been lately executed for the murder Of
. young Kentish country gentleman
named Gellow, who detected him injur-
ing IN agriculturing machine. This Is
probably the frst agrarian murder
known IN England for 50 yeaxs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10

sons ,oGcA Il nzs4rs." Observed sha
sebriA;s ~ iAs grpgsi Foss as, ssfack
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10

PouACo OAVuSuS WIN sASD ~ C0SA sAi0A
an average of 50 witnesses each. These
and the 60 contestants filed the hotels
and saloons for five or six days. Morte,
faro, keno and poker fired up new dur
ing the trials of the Table Mountain VS..
New York Companies. It was a regu-
lar celebration. The town p:ospered.
The population increased. They made
of Sonora . city with Common Coun-
Gil, bought q fire-engine and built three
new churches. The case became 8
county institution. Itoutlived three sets
of Judges. 1t grew dropsical with afi-
davts and documentary evidence. Men
died and with their last breath left some
word still further to complicate, confuse
and ~perpetuate the great Table Noun
tain lawsuit. As fast as witnesses per-
ished the reserves were brought in to
FL the vacancies, and these could swear
to any thing, and SO fiji up all the gaps
in their respective chains of evidence.
But At last jurors competent for try
ing this case became very scarce. Near.
l every body living within Is miles Of
Sonora had sat on it" and was there
sore. incompetent to sit on it again. But
the lawyers as well IS the resident pop
of the county town did not pro-
pose to let the case die for lack of ju-
rors % long - there vas any dust left
in the pay streak worked by the parties
IN Table Mountain. So the Sheriff and
his deputies were sent to the more dis
tant mountains and gulches of Tou.
for Wild, unframed and unbrokeni
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10

A YOUNG widow in Vicksburg an
swered a matrimonial advertisement, and
a long correspondence ensued, resulting
in a visit by the man. He was good
looking, had pleasant manners, and
represented that he was a prosperous
New York merchant. The widow mar
ried him, and two weeks of honeymoon
passed pleasantly. Then the husband
disappeared, and has never returned to
his bride. His motive in this adventure
seems to have bees pure love of devil
try, for he made no Sttempt to get any
of the woman's money, sud was ex-
tremely liberal in his expenditures.
A PUBLICATION issued by Russian
secret press declares that the Governor
of Charkof, who was recently shot by
an unknown person, had been condemn
ed to death by the Russian Nihilist par
ty for inhuman treatment of political
prisoners. The act of assassination was
consequently executed by q of that
party. The publication charges the
Governor with beating students nearly
to death, and concludes with the declar-
alton of "Death for death, terror for
terror. This is our answer to all threats
and prosecutions of the Government"
MONTICELLO, the home of Thomas
Jefferson, is to be sold by auction on
March 20. In q small burial ground
within a few yards of the house is the
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-10

gan soon to dawn upon me that three
fourths of my companions were no wiser
than myself { I was relieved. Igno-
rance loves company. So Don as the
door was locked on US there was silence,
and that peculiar silence which argues
that every body was waiting for some.
body else to speak first. There were no
chairs or benches. 1t helps jurors to
perspicuity AID hastens verdicts to
make jury rooms as uncomfortable as
possible. Jonah first broke the ice. He
captured an old blanket lying on the
floor, wrapped himself up in it, laid
down and said, Gentlemen, when
you've made up your verdict call me-"
Jonah was . veteran juryman. Hewas
also q gambler. He is now in the Cali.
fornia State-prison for stage robbery.
Then we opened our minds to each 9TH
er and confessed our common bewilder-
ment. But we had two capable jury
men. G They prufessd to understand
the case. They took opposing sides.
They imported into the juxy-room the
a~ntagonistic harangues of the lawyers.
didn't know what to do, 70 we
gradually took sides with the
leaders. Meantime Jonah
slept peacefully. We agreed TO
disagree. We sent out word to that ef-
feet. It was Saturday night. Judge
Creamsr sent back notice that we nnst
agree or stay out over Sunday. Some
time in the morning the last man was
Jonah was awakened, and
agreed and we're let out. Sonora at
that hour was still aglow with ligats
and lively with tie nttle Of the keno
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Astonishing Success.

II Il the duty Of every person who has
used BoacnEEis GERMAN SYRUP 20 lets its
wonderful qualities be known 10 their
friends in curIng Consumption, severe
Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throas and lung diseases. No
person can use IL without Immediate relief
Three doses will relieve any case, and we
consider II tho duty Of ali druggists 10 rec.
ommend it 10 the poor dying gconsumptiTe,
at least 10 try ono bottle, as 10000 dozen
bottles were sold last year. and no case
where Il failed was reported. Such med.
ieine ~ the GERMAN SYRUP cannot be too
widely known. Ask your druggist about
Il. Sample bottles 10 try sold at 10 cents.
Regular size IS cents. For sale by al
druggists.
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rnE END OF TssE FouHrErSrIs VOLUME.

This is Volume Il, No. 80, of the
DKMooRAr. For thirteen years the
present editor OF this paper has "whaled
away" With his "No. Faber," and for
thirteen years has wrestled with bis
Radical foes and in feeble way cham.
pioned the cause Of Democracy through
these columns. A retrospective view
of the toll, work, labor and manage
ment of a provincial political paper for
that length Of time-making it live
and prosper through years oft-times
fraught with business depression aud
hard times-would not be of interest
to the average reader, but to the writer
and some Of his old-time friends who
have always backed him up and assist.
ed him with encouraging words and
kindly counsel, such a rehearsal as
could be made would be of infinite in
terest, and such chapter of events we
shall shortly write.
The DEMocRAT is as usual on Sc
cure footing, and all we ask is that oul
friends and patrons viii give US their
support as Of yore
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oRDrxAacE NO. s2.
An ORDINANCE TO provide fer building
sidewalks and alley crosswalks and
keeping the same repaired.

An ORDINANCE 10 provide fer building
sidewalks and alley crosswalks and
keeping the same repaired.
b Il ordained By t.e Common cornell Of tie
CRY Of Albany,
SECTION /. All owners Of lots or parts
of lots within the city limits shall be re-
quircd to build. and keep repaired, the
sidewalks and alley crosswalks adjoining
their respective lot or lots the expense OF
building the allev crosswallls shall be
equally divided between the properly own
ers adjacent thereto, extending 10 the CEN
ter of the block on each side OF the alleys.
SIC. .. Whenever the City Council
shall order n sidewalk or alley crosswalk
10 be built adjoining any lot or lots within
the city limits the Marshal shall notify the
owner, occupant or agent OF said lot or
lots in writing, particularly describing the
improvements TO be made and the time
WITHIN which the same IS TO be done, ana
II the owner or owners thereof neglect or
refuse TO build the same within the time
specified Ia said notice, then it shall be the
duty OF the Marshal to build or cause the
same 10 be buiiti and the excense OF
building said sidewalk or alley crosswalk
shall be taxed up against the property, and
action taken thereon in the same manner
rs provided for in Ordinance No. SS re-
lating to the recording and foreclosure of
liens.
Sic. 3. Tho Marshal shall from time to
time inspect the sidewalks and alley cross
walks of {; City, and when any are found
to be in bad condition 1t shall be his duty
TO Immediately notify the owner, occupant
or agent of the property adjacent thereto
I'm writing, particularly describing the i'm
provements or repairs 10 be madel to make
the necessary repairs within ten days from
date of said notice. and if they fail 10 do so
within that time, it shall then be the duty
of the Marshal to do said work himself or
canse the same to be done, and the costs
shall be taxed up against the said property
and lien recorded, and action taken
thereon in the same manner as provided
for in Ordinance No. IS, relating 20 the re-
cording and foreclosure of liens.
SEC. 4. The Marshal shall receive for
his services for all work done under this
Ordinance such compensation as the City
Council may deem reasonable and Just.
SEC. s. Ali Ordinances or parts of Ortli
nances in conflict with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. This Ordinance shall take effect
and bo in force from and after five days
after its publication.
Passed the Council July 30th, 1879.
Approved July 30th, 1879.
THOS. MONTEITH, Mayor.
p Attest: p. G. HARPER,
City Recorder.
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roM LAwroN Annrsrrn.
rhe Last one Of the TuIlls aIaracrcrs Of
sacramento Captured NJ Lewiston.


The particulars surrounding the
murder Of old man Tallis on his farm
on the saeramenio river, short dis.
tauce above Sacramento. are still fresh
in the minus Of our readers. a more
atroeious or calculating cold blooodea
murder has nev4r been recorded upon
the calendar of crime Troy Dye woa
Public Administrotof upon estates, lie
employed man named Anderson and
Tom sawton 70 murder wealthy men
who bad no near relatives or heirs at
law. They bad visited his farm with
the intention of numbering him, but
through some accident they failed in
their purpose each time, Old man
Tnllis was another victim singled ont
by Dye as a profitable subject. In or.
der TO avoid detection small boat was
built in Dyes cellar, in which Lawton
and Anderson went to the fam above
the city. They Gst met Tullis in his
orchard and offered him drink of poi.
sonous whisky which be refused Ia
drink. Upon the pretext Of getting
work they persuaded 1'ullis to go down
to tho leyee, while following them in
all confidence they turned and struck
him down, and after life and death
struggle ho was murdered and left lying
near the leyee. Facts were developed
which resulted in the arrest, convic
tion, and during the lattor part oi
May, the execution Of Troy Dye, the
chief, and Anderson. Tom Lawton
made his escape and like all California
scoundrels struck out for Oregon. A
large reward was offered for his arrest,
descriptions, photographs, etc, were
sent in every direction and his capture
was a mere matter Of time. Lawton
wandered about until reaching Lewis
ton. I. T. where the telegraph informs
US that no has been arrested, ia in pris
on and has confessed his crime. There
is nothing more certain under the sur
than "murder will out" Iawton viii
be taken back TO Sacramento, be given
trial, and in all probability take q
Jump from the scaiiold as did his part
ners, Troy Dye and Anderson.