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The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09
One Of Barnum's First Ventures.

Tnn mermaid which served to help
Barnum on to fame and fortune as a
Snowman, about forty years ago, caused
a great deal of talk at the time. Bar
mum now tells the story. according to q
correspondent of the indianapolis Jour
nal, as follows: "Moses Kimball came
from Boston with what he declared
was q genuine mermaid. The lower
part was the tail of q shark or some
large fish, but the upper part wa not of
woman's form by any manner of means
1t was q hideous head and shoulders
apparently of some sort of ape. Pretty
soon a letter was written from Mobile
to the Herald with the announcement
that a man had landed there from the
Sandwich Islands, bringing q genuine
mermaid. 1t had not been seen and
would not be exhibited, for it was on its
way to the London Geological Gardens.
This vas copied all over the country.
In another week o letter from Charles
ton announced that the wonder had ar
rived there, on its way to New York.
whence it would sail to London. A more
detailed account of the creature was
given. This served to swell the curl
osity. From Baltimore came still other
letters; and then l semi my man tn
Philadelphia, carrying the mermaid in .
close box. He put up at the best hotel,
and cultivated the landlord. To him,
just as he vas paying his bill and leav.
ing. he confided the secret that he was
the Englishman who had caught the
mermaid. Now, see here said the
landlord, you must let me see it,
After much persuasion the mermaid
hunter yielded. Then he said: See
here, You must let me show it to one or
two reporters After more importu-
nifty the weak Britisher yielded. and q
limited exhibition vas permitted. The
Phi.adelphia papers blazed with it next
morning. The next day it was brought
to New York, and the same perform.
ance was gone through with at the
Astor House. The papers were full Of
it, and the city was all agoe. Thou
sands fiocked 70 see it, but no exhibi-
ton was allowed, except to rePorters.
l was not known In connection with 1t
until the proper time"
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09
Changing Seed.

THERE seems TO be no idea so thor
oughly believed in by experienced farm
ers than that it is . great benefit To
change seed occasionally; yet it Is by
no means an ~indisputed fact, and we
know Of some intelligent men. indeed.
some who stand. among the o thor
oughly educated and experienced IN the
farming business. who contend that this
supposed necessity for n change OF seed
Is entirely imaginary.
We confess to q sympathy with those
who think an occasional change neces-
sary; and yet we have so often found.
in the light Of . new and careful e1-
perience. that ever practices very time
houored came to be abandoned. that
we are always willing 70 reconsider any
opinion, no matter how strongly held
The change is thought 70 be particular
ly useful in potatoes, and q change OF
seed in this article is generally made ~
regularly 8 crops are rotated from year
To wear. But one of our friends il very
emphatic in regard TO the potato. that
no change of seed 10 required He has
had one potato-that is ~ variety OF
~potato-year after year for ten years.
and they are Is good as ever. In his
opinion IL Is not that . variety IL sick of
the ground tha; it sometimes gives out;
but tina. il il diseased from ordinary
unhealthy causes. IL 10 simply .
change Of an unhealthy stock for .
healthy one, and not q wearing o. of .
variety.
The matter has . practical impor-
lance, As people often put themselves
to a great deal Of trouble and expense
in order to make 4 change in the seed
II the suggestion made be IN the line
of q true reason for the supposed bene-
its OF change. proper car in saving
healthy seed viii be as good As .
change. But we must be satisfied that
the suggestion is correct snd that the
truth lies In the few experiments made
There are two sides, and sometimes
several sides. to al questions OF this
nature. We have personal knowledge
Of trials made By farmers forty and
ffty a ago. when the varieties Of
potatoes generally cultivated BY our
best farmers were comparatively few
70 what they are now. and whose crops.
in using the same seed year after year.
became poorer and poorer, thourh
there was no apparent diseasesand1hs
only remedy they had was sckange Of
seed. Sometimes IL wD the same
variety obtained several hundreds Of
miles away-from-she State Of Maine,
for instance-and The yield vas double,
the potato larger and the quality bet
-sG-Ger3asEoUs Telegraph
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

A MOST horrible case of suffering is
reported from No. 422 Walnut street,
this CITY. The name of the victim is
George Whitman, son of Howard Whit
man, aged fourteen years. His suffer-
ings were terriblei in the extreme, and the
pain and agony endured by him almost
drove him mad. Young Whitman, in
company with . number OF boys about
his own age. had been in the habit of
bathing in the Schuylkil. and since va
cation commenced has gone in the
water several times q day. Three week
400 he was in swimming with several
OF his companions, and while diving he
experienced tickling sensation in one
of his ears. Directly after he had 3 lit
tie pain, but it was only momentary. and
soon passed away. He probed for the
object with a sharp piece of wood. but
could find nothing. He dressed and
went home. and no more attention wa
paid to the matter. Some time after he
had . terrible headache, and from that
time up to within q few days ago he ex-
perienced nothing but an unceasing
agony. The boy IS naturally small and
delicate for his age. and the awful
strain upon his nervous system was
enough to greatly reduce him and rem
der him almost crazy. Sometimes there
was q slight alienation. but it invaria-
bly, returned, and always with i~ncreas-
ing pain. No physician vas employed.
his parents thinking he was afflicted
with nothing but earache. The agony
increased. and the boy passed many .
sleepless night. His eye lost its
brilliancy, and his cheeks their
rosy, healthful hue. Laudanum was
recommendse. e remedy for
was Ipred IEto his auditory passage
10 lay = into that sweet sleep that
waking: No relief was ex-
perI0uU9kbyt the frequent application of
faudanum, and rabbits fat was next
recommended. The animal was OBJ
tanned, and . lot of fat rendered. This
brought no relief: and only greater and
more horrible suffering. Matters went
on in this way for over two weeks. 1t
was now thought that the boy was
afflicted with neuralgia because he only
experienced the pain in fits and starts.
When it first commenced the one side
of his head felt Is II some small object
was wriggling and twisting in his
During this time he often thought the
top 81 his head was about bursting
open The properties Of molasses to
.sdraw" are we'll known. and q drop
vas poured into his ar. At eleven
O'Clock at night he had another attack.
and the pain he then endured. his
parents say, ii simply indescribable.
Sleep VA impossible Lying quietly
down va not TO b thought of. Up
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09
Too Many Doctors.

One of the most important things
done by the National Medical Associa-
ton, during its recent annual session,
was to increase the time for a regular
course of medical study from two to
three years, with the double object of
raising the standard of medical pro-
ficiency, and reducing the number Of
doctors annually turned out to make a
living in some way off the public.
At present there is no limit to the
aggregation of medical colleges, or the
number of medical students, save incli-
nation and the time necessary in order
to obtain a diploma; and tho conse-
quence is that the country Is already
flooded with Incompetent, incapable,
inexperienced doctors, who live from
hand to mouth, who realize no higher
obligation than pucketing their fees.
and whosu actual interest it is to keep
people sick instead of making them
well. If the science of therapeutics has
made any progress, it is in teaching
physicians how little they know; how
very uncertain all remedies are that are
not in accordance with Nature, and its
fixed, inevitable laws. If they have
learned anything, it is that there are no
such things as special drugs for the cure
of special diseases; but that when the
body, or any part of it, has become dis
ordered, Nature itself can do more than
any doctor toward its restoration, and
that the most that can be done is to
make the conditions favorable for a
cure, and not put any obstacle in the
way. through our ignorance or previous
habits.
What patients usually demand OF
physicians is that they shall be cured OF
certain symptoms. The doctor, there
fore. attacks the symptoms, and often
succeeds in changing their character;
but this does not always cure the dis
ease; on the contrary, it is not unfre-
quently the cause of its assuming a
more dangerous form. Time and pa
thence are required to u disease that
has assumed so decided a shape as to
exhibit marked symptoms; for it may
work a long time in secret before this
occurs. So when q doctor or a drug
processes to cure disease in this touch
and-go fashion, it is safe to set them
down as frauds, and the chances are
greater without their help or interfer-
ence.
The tendencies of the race are toward
health; there is twenty-five per cent.
less of sickness now than formerly, con-
sidering the increase of population; and
if the more doctors we have the more
healthy we become, we shall not feel
inclined to quarrel with them; but
we have a strong suspicion that it is in
spite of them rather than by their help,
that we are well, or at least better, and
that the high, humanitarian idea which
is spoken Of as the ruling motive of the
good physician is necessarily absent
when it is aconstant question of person
al ambition, or personal necessity
Democrats Monthly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

Jrsr ~ Miss Mary Andsuon 80
about closing . century a ~ !, 40
zone salem h.ss, dezth eslied<
nsr. sns snsesd her ancestry baek Go
oiiVsf vel sotae II -hose family
ans 70 this old own and are buried
IN ne Sbartsf street Cemetery. sac
sDa grsssgrsndd2aghtsr Of Fracls
Cnrks. Esg. sbsse daughter. D~bsrxh.
noasrsed Cosonel William Fzi~ssr
qraadson Of Thomas. the foarsh Lor.
fsarfax). who wzs the Collector Of CaxA
Ions IN szlen from 1874 TO I732. AND
ne Intimate friend Of Georys VI ..hipv-
Ton. who passed four yeaxs IN the F.,1-
fax saxnsly. and who il believed 4. h.xs
Visited the Clarke. Ia salem when on
mfssson 70 Governor ehlEey In 1875 Ma
Anderson lived on ske Gixrke $40
corner Of Essen add SzrIh strs@t.- )
homestead. which e wsa r~smeaubsr.1
y m2ay. hzvlng been removed some
years ago 70 give pla5s 70 the shepherd
DOCK Aooot 1855. when th.s block
was cornmsceed. ~zxssrnpts wers MAJ.
20 q . estate. bat she r-fas~d 70
sst- q nnAilya lffs lease xzs og~rek
Der al q sen<r3ent IN The usw hlo~E
This Wa accepted As an. xzx a..
s.1y-sax years OF age. IL wn nos
20 be . bad bargain for either.
ce' nsf NE VA . Ionx one. and she
has retained Possession of the estate for
yer tnirsy-sso years She o1nesi .
~ portrait ID Deborzh Clarke Fairf<g=
shsen III probably b. sided 20 khe
'reasnres gf-ahe Essex Instissse- She
sea worthy deseendzn. d distin-
s"l,ned = snd was widely knoEn
anA highly esteemed
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

~
- s~< - 800 J. r~<pl
r,.<> "a AS -a~-rga $500
uvs~f~a-s~a fea~ 80 $3.50
~s... -s-ss..s.s ~ 1As r~f
- s-~ssse erytss
H~a ga 60 ssss essss 49,.
So = tv s@
.ss - ssss.s ssrs NE IRA
sonnr $500
~ 80 s~ss
>~s., rsg-~4 sa~-sxs 80 -.
xa---.s ~ y~ss t~~ sr 49,
tx~Sxes~0ss<- w~~ss
IN sAauas Il sssv fnss
sonae $3.50
n-.x "a Efss ts~ tFs-n 49,
E-<ax a. a. ss Haae
49, .t.an f.lta IN q e-ns t1st
~ "a bkasn 49, st0 ssrs
nsy<s's nssp.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

For use in telegraphy. aluminium Is
found to possess double the conducting
power of iron, and it can be made into
extremely thin wires. Tue high price
of the metal and the difficulty Of large
production are, of course. great OBJ
stacles in the way. But, As appears
from the technical journals. it can at
least be produced in quantities suf6-
Gent TO give IN alloy With iron suit
able for 3 Is q telegraph wire.
thinner and better conducting than the
ordinary wire. The light weight Of
such wire gives it . special value for
certain purposes With regard to the
production of aluminium in Quantity
sufficient for the purpose, it is thought
that the tolerably abundant ~chrysolte
found in Greenland might furnish the
raw material, and . reduction Of it in
smelling works BY means Of silicious
iron or zinc orc, would perhaPs b
practicable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

and viii be doubly appreciated by
those in the South who have still a soft
spot in their hearts for the good old
time. and a tear trembling in the eye
lid and ready to be shed tOthe memory
of the sable 'uncles' and .~'aunties' Ut
their youth"
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

! lOOke0 - milo anu
innocent ss I could; shaped out the
letters. and held my head back now
and then, a. II 10 study the effect.
Don't you like itp' said 1. as he got up
to me. Well, he met me with some
highly-seasoned expoetulations, but,
rs / told you. l eve interfere With a
maa when he's blowing OF steam-it
isn't safe. The pitchfork did not look
salubrious, but l held to my work. and
on o. AN. sss :. an : .ssn y Time an ee 3 take 90 an eG i"a
terest IN The sign. Got : family7' said
l. Yes said he. Young uns, too,
may be?' Yes said he, again. Well.
now said !, 'ain't you ashamed Of
yourself, to lot your temper get the
better of you in this waya Think of
paint it out NO; leave it on, strang-
er; / like it, he answered, and We went
over to the house together, which
proves that, when mans blowing of,
it's best not to sit on his safety.valve.
l went up the Mississippi with old Zap,
tain feathers, in the 'Natches,' with
her smOke-stacks painted crimson ID
signify that thoy would be burned red
hot before she should be passed; and
at the first landing I Set to work on all
the rocks. The old Captain was i'm
mensely tickled with the idea. Look
at that darned Yankr he cried to the
passengers. How long before you
start, Capt? shouted 1. Wen wait
till you get through he answered, and
he did the same thing at every other
landing. But the newspapers have
made such an cutlery against the desc
Grafton of Nature, as they call it, that a
law forbidding it has been passed in
some of the States, and on the whole
rock-painting is discouraged by our pat.
rons. who think it spoils the sale Of theiI
articles, and We are limited to bill.
boards and fences. in which we We go'
the prettiest business to be found. Yes,
Fms Yankee. and have gone through
life with one motto: Don't be bash
full, and never allow yourself to be Sci
down upon by nobody.'"--W H. Ride.
ing. in Scribner's Monthly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

THERE are some very singular illu.
sions prevalent in the minds OF some OF
the dweilers in rural districts in regard
10 the prices n, which goods and gar
meuts can be obtained in New York
City. They read astonishing advertise
ments; they receive surprising circu-
lars. detailing at grea, length the rates
to which suits. jackets. underwear.
.kiss.. hosiery and ths Ike hays been
rssdaced ia He~ Yosk Gay. They srs
fired with an instantaneous desire TO
share in this brilliant opportunity A
camel s.hair dress trimmed with satin
and real lace, ut about three dollars and
seyenty-ive cents. expresssge and all
charges paid. would suit them exactly;
and the announcements are so ingeni-
mixed. that the impression that
proe.N sqpae such costume
wv fixed tndg-
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

NATAL l. an aw fnl ussuutfy for thunsi~r
and l~ightaing. and nsysF . sntnfnr Fa>s-
90 without some damage being doaT to
both man and beast No house IL rssn-
.idrred quite safe without q conductor,
Mari,xlurg 10 rather noted foo iis thnn-
der storms. and though have seen a
or perhaps two Instances ot the tall blue
gums of the city that had been scared
fron head to foos by lightning. yet.
when IL 10 considered hos aan9srgsas
they are. how frequently ihes~ tAandsr
storms occur. and hos a~wfnliy near shs
lightning approaches. IL was a~sionislr
ing how few ot them hal been slr1ek
Prom this fact I shoali say the hlns>
gui1 tree offers peculiar st,rsesi0n to
III. e~Iessrie haid. though from these
eases mentioned. where trees had been |
.coruh.d but not shisersd. thsY wouid
.e-m to have acted a. conductors
When on the subject "a thunder ! may
mention two Instances u the freaks
sometimes indaigsd In by the latter.
One happened on board ship on \ vOy-
Age to Australia. when "a 81 the boye
standing near the foot a the main8ssst
OF the main rfgging. ! forget which.
~as knocked down Sy the fiai.t lie
remained ip . ssupriisd state fof some
little time. but recovered The light
ming had psasie = bald patrh on ihs
crown of his bead and torn the iron
heel. OF his boots. IL vas several years
after the ascideai when I made the ~.
auain.ancs Il the bog. and ths bald
patch siill remained ga the crown IT
his head. lie xas considered father q
stupid boy. hut whether this vas natural
or the eject Of the lightning seemed
doubtful.
The other freak happened In Natal
Mr. w-d. . settler on Aoo River. vas
riding across . high range Mount
West when he sas 0ysrtSksn by .
thunder storm; be recollscted nothlnx'
more. He was found wandering aroand
In rather = stupid state. and could nox
vel ssco'sni Tor HE being oa food. ar
what had becofne % bis horse. On
search being ma<ie In the direction he
was likely 70 have followed from tho
farm his hor.s SS found os q spur
Of the range. dead. and bis saddle shat
tered Ia pieces The kanbrz beliava.
that where iightniag has struck itJ@ll.
strike again. and In hnt CO kxaL has
been hii they yac.ts the spvt aad build
elsewhere. They are disxnstiaxsy sond
Of flesh neat. ssd win 81 sheep TIA,
have died . natural death. even when
IN 80 high = condition as ~ be ha oasy
fos vuitures- have SEED them georges
themselves with tbs gssh Of a sheen
that had died ~ithin twenty minutss
sstsr being bitten by \ snake. ard sys-1
relish The infismsd parts ne.w where
n desih-bits had bse7>gisea. Bs,
they vii not eat . bez b,en
killed By lightning. -knI ans ga~~.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09
aise ~ finA

kfsslf, And your daaeAter
perform I'll hoosehcld DID,
: great dispatch - consists
lfecf thofoaghness- Do mot
)eedless tifAe 70 any piece Of
Never wash, and scrub, and
after Ill dirt II removed from clothes
Id woodwork, lust 10 ee certain that
they ari cleet." When you know that
fAek. Be satisfied
There are some women 20 extrA
thorough that IL becomes (ike any viz
tue taken n excess) . positive vice.
Mrs. K. used TO scrub % INCREASINGLY
about her kitchen. and sheds, and steps
that they were always in the uncom-
Portable process of drying, alwaysdAmp
and unwholesome, white, end
sunny. and neat.
Learn TO stop when you are through.
Very elaborate work OF any kind Is
not TO great profit, especially in the
matter OF table fare. When n reads
the difficult details Of some wonderful
article for dessert, which takes hours
Of skilled labor in the hot kitchen to
make it, we wonder At the patience
which holds out through it all, but
9Th ..eo xh.a purposs vas ehSs ~s.se-"
Not waste OF money, FOR thar 10 trininS
compared to the great waste OF wuman .
life power which was given TO her for 80
much nobler purposes.
A greater simplicity in the prepare
ton Of our daily food would save a full
day out Of every week to many shouse-
mother. and save many dear ones from
the rack Of dyspepsia in later veg
mot One of mothers childre4
a lady in middle life to me OF
has suffered agonies fra
all the result of motherS
ing"
With proper dispad(
wholesome and delicim
be made in five minuo(
oven to "cook ITSELF
gaet!bie pie takes a
time and wearying lah
satisfactory to a hungry
tite.
Young household n
trained up just as you
spect. but it is hard TO-
toms of those who areS
idols" A hint may b
truth for young housek(
ginning to form habits fdS
A wise simplicity in all YOU
is for the advantage of all pa
gives time for rest and seh-N
ment, and for the exercise Of -
borlv kindness and charity, and greS&:
" conduces to the health of a family.
Plain fruits and vegetables prepared
in a most excellent but simple manner
with suitable variety on succeeding
DAYS, are dishes fit to set before the
king."-Cor. Rural New Yorker.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

cred safe to keep it Ter. But even
these are chances that only occur at
certain seasons and in certain cases,
and are not to be relied upon as fur
nishing more in value than the amount
paid. for usually the season for the
goods or article very quickly passes
away, and it is left on the hands of the
buyer. and may be so obviously out OF
date, as hardly to be wearable another
season. -DemOreSt's Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

W8K - the owl ID said % Be, he h .
bid liable TO have his head turned vsy
eEr-E D. hneysME
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

tEoroIp proposes 10 write . book
Marx rwAIx. IL ID said. hss given
up lecturins.
Two or the most popular literary
men In English society iGss o are the
Americans. Bret HARE and Henry
James. Jr.. whose books are sold large
" { railway stations
H. H.wHo is nov in England. Is un-
derstood 10 have completed \ book on
the wrongs done TO the American In
dians. which may see print under the
title Of "a Century of bishonor."
The books of John Stuart Mil are
among the most popular in Russia. and
oil Of them were translated into kus-
sian many years ago His reputation
has now reached Germany. and = ncw
edition of his works was recently tssued
in LEIPZIG in twelve volumes.
WILLIAM MONKS. the author %! the
Earthly Paradise" has abandoned
poetry and taken To making carpets
The Hammersmiih carpet Is h name
Of the new production with which the
poet desires TO cover the floors OF The
earthly paradises-
Ma Asr.sgs soassvA. b. .-rssssa ,'
be engaged IN the composition OF an
other comic opera for production IN tins
country next season, the libreito being
by Mr.. Gilbert In this connection !,
may be stated that the latest rumor IN
the English papers is that Mr.. Sullivan
will soon be described rs Sir Arthur
Sullivan.
JhNEsMJARvEs declares that
ny its serious ar
Snguisrly unss-
Like Athens
pen who
kers OF
gen
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09

Hadk amid the darkuess, my feet are tired
and eOrp-
3kefher, look IN pity, I cannot travel more.
nov sweet to ky.ow that sometime this dark
ness vii, be o'erl
] wsik sraid the darkness. NY way I cannot
But stin I know II tendeth, o Father, unto
Thee:
And SO I'll journey onward, for Thou art lead
ing me.
Lacy WheSlock
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-09-09
'fny ocd06sch.

fifty sedtsssch.
just % with cheap
ed by On advertised
stores. and find that
not fit to wA
and freo
bargain MA
close of the 81.
style of the gard
the fabric. il such
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-25
State Correspondence.
GuilfOr6.

The parsonage of the North First Congre- gationaD church is being repaired and re- painted in anticipation of the return of the pastor, Rev. MT. Taylor, and his bride some time during the coming week.
 Prosecuting Agent Andrews visited Gull ford the early part of the present week and reminded our liquor dealers that he had not forgotten them by requiring them, six in number, to pay something more than twenty dollars apiece-fine and costs-for selling in violation of law.
 Guilford farmers are very busy harvesting their tomatoes, and the two canning estab lishments are putting up about ten thousand cans each per day, using fourteen or fifteen hundred bushels of that fruit daily, and the former has thus for this season been grati fed with prompt payment for the fruit deliv cred at the factories
 The Green has been moved second time this season within the past three days and af lords good crop of grass, which is to be re moved previous to our Agricultural fair thai is to take place on Tuesday next. Sept. 24.