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The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10
Care Of and Hints to Callers ON the
Sick.

Whenever we hear OF . friend or
neighbor falling suddenly i'll we are
ANXIOUS. if well, to call and offer our
assistance and %sympathize with the in
valid and their friends. This is right;
it is Just as it should be. ! love to have
nv friends call on me when l am sick.
1t cheers me up and takes my mind OF
from self for the time being.
We all know what a blessing it is to
have a friend in affection; n that we
can place confidence in when we are
worn out with watching over q sick
bed; one that will are for their every
want Just as cheerfully. lovingly and
trustworthy as we could ourselves.
This is the kind of help weneed atsuch
times. if we need any.
There are times when calling on the
sick does great harm; for instance. ii 8
person lies dangerously i'll. OF at the
point of death, to have the house filled,
from morning till night, with callers,
that come out of idle curiosity and stay
hours and gossip. when they can do no
earthly good. This is decidedly wrong.
Only call at the door (nnless you are
sure your friend is able to see you
without harm) and inquire for his vel
fare, and express q wish to stay if you
a be of any service; if not, leave i'm.
mediately.
Enter and leave the house and move
about the room quietly. Garry q cheer
full face. and speak cheerful words. full
of sympathy. In order to cheer, it is
net necessary to comment upon all the
u~nfavorable symptoms of the patient
but make the most of the favorable
ones. Talk about something outside;
tell the news, but not the list OF the sick
and dying.
If your friend il very sick, do not
fall into gay and careless talk in the
attempt to be cheerful. Do not con-
verse in an undertone to any one in .
sick-room; this excites the curiosity,
and often leads your friend to think
YOU are alarmed. and that his is .
hopeless case. The result ID your friend
gets discouraged and nervous. and
grows worse in . very short time Do
not ask questions, and thus obhge your
friend to talk. =,
If possible, carry something with
you to please the eye and relieve the
monotony of the sick-room; . pretty
china cup. to be used whenevera drink
Is wanted, or . bouquet Of fiowers = .
suitable gift; these especially please
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10
A Lake 1000 Feet Deep.

Several of our citizens returned last
week from the Great Sunken Lake, sit
uated in the Cascade Mountains about
seventy-five miles northeast from Jack
sonville. This lake rivals the famous
valley of Sinbad the Sailor. 1t is
thought to average 1000 feet down to
water all around. The depth of the
water is unknown ano its surface is
smooth and unruffled. as it is so far be-
low the surface of the mountains that
air currents do not affect it. Its length
is estimated at twelve or fifteen miles
and its width ten or twelve. There is
mountain i'm the center having trees
upon it. 1t lies still, silent and mystic
rious in the bosom of the everlasting
hills. like a huge well scooped out by
the hands of the giant genii OF the
mountains in the unknown ages gone
by, and around it the primeval forests
watch and ward are keeping. The Wis
iting party fired q rifle into the water
several times at an angle of ~fOrty-five
degrees and were able to note several
seconds of time from the report of the
gun until the ball struck the water.
Such seems incredible, but is vouched
for by our most reliable citizens. The
lake is certainly . most remarkable Gu
riOsity. Jacksonville (Oregos) Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10
Where Sunshine Lingers.

l am thinking of in which
what most people call uutidiness was .
blessed element. 1t is filled with sun
shine and the breath of flowers. There
a tired man comes home and throws of
overcast and hat without looking to
see what becomes of them. There is =
broad table in the light, strewn with
papers and magazines, woman,s work
with q litter of rose leaves dropping
over them like q central vase. There
is a wide sofa of the days Of the Georges
fresh covered in chintz, with ferns and
harebells for patterns, and . tired man
goes down there with a great RULED
pillow under his shoulders. and opens
parcels and letters, dropping them on
the foor IS the most natural place for
them. A girrs work lies near q dainty
basket heaped with b~right-colored
crewels and silk. Nothing in the room
is very fine. but everything looks spot
less and bright. The chairs have no
particular places, and anybody feels at
liberty to draw the sofa out when it
please him. There is no primness
about the place. Il is q lovely home
. place for indulgence and repose.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10

know 1t M principle which Il 10 ~
. importance 10 Hx IN ihe minis -
young people THAI thst Of the mssss is-
fermaasd r~ssistaars 70 the ~sacsoacb-
meni of r~siicsie. Give up 20 thu s0rhi.
aad 10 iks rsdirule with shich The
world enforees 10. dominica. syery
;r'Hinx question of manner and sppear-
10 % to toss courage and hrnas.s
10 the winds. - conbAs sfh the =
On sach subjects "a tbes~. Baf learn
from The e~zriies; days 20 insure ySss
pr1neip,es against the periis 81 rsiirsls.
you can no more exercise your ss1sou.
yoa I've In the eonsisn; dreSi "a
laughter. Than yos ssfy yosr hfs
u you ara IN The Constant dFe1i -
death II yos think a rxhs to
differ from the tines. zni 20 make .
ssard for snT vzluzbie print % rn0rsss.
do u. ho4sger rustic. however anti
gated however peda rtie 10 may appear.
do q. not for insoience. bot ser0usfy
and graadly asa man Who sore . sosl
OF has osn ia nis bsson. snd dsi Dot
wax until - Vas orcathed into h8rn BIZ
the breath Of fasEion. Let r.~n cal
roo mean- ~ you kn0s yDa are Just.
hypocnfscal- u you are honestly re-
hxsonsi pusalanifDoos. IL yoa feel TIA:
yoo are hrn- r~essstanee soou eoayerss
DnprincspIed cit tnto sneess Respect;
snd no after time can tear from y0u
those seelnzs uhseh sverJ msn carries
with hsm who has made = aobis and
successful exsrfbon In . yirtuous ezase.
- -
Among the mr.. and BEAUTIFUL
things with which General Grrnfs nex
house ! a New York 10 20 De filed l.
stdebozrd 81 magrifeent onyx pre-
sented TO him by Mexico. shoris aifsr
the General became President Mexico
gass him . beautiful seryiee Of silver.
Ihss the GeDega n transferred 20 his wife.
- the Presiden, co1id not seceps such
gift Tha silver. which has yss
been used. d now 10 be unpaeksd
MnL Grant 10 occupied n present In
furnishing her nsw home Cosonel and
Mira Frederick Grant xiI. Il l. re-
Ported. live with sheir father and urosh.
ef Mr.. snd Mira Sxrtoris Win shortly
arrive In New York uixh their fhree
shildrsn. and viii spsnd tie winsss
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10
A youn1 marr.ed man In this

"A young married man in this town
.alls his wife Malaria because she
shakes him up At least every other day.
-Aev JeSxg Enterprise A young
married man In this town calls his wife
Poker, because she hauls him over the
Goals regularly each day.-Ekrafed
RaiIroy Josrn9L.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10

King Kalakaua,s name is pro-
nounced "Kol-ah-kow-ah," with the
accent on the third syllable 1t means
in Hawaiian 1.-THE day Of battle"
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10

Since 1877 pauperism has greatly
decreased in Paris
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10

j rose with sunrise, not so long ago.
10 smell the morning air and feast the
sight:
The purple east grew golden all agiow
With quivcring. newborn light.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-04-22
Bro. Gardner,s Lime.Kiln Club.

As soon as the meeting ope ned, Bro
Gardner observed that the Hon. Stand
forth Jessup, A. b, had arrived in the
city from Montgomery, Ala, Tor the
purpose of visiting the club, and that
he was now in the ante-room. The Ke-
ception Committee Mt once escorted him
in. and having received a general intro
duction he said
81 am proud of dis importantly to
address you, and as an honorary memper
of de club fur de last two vars | have
been deeply interested in all your plans
an purceedins De oder night on
freight train between Rishmond an
Washington got to linking ober what
progress de cull'd race of dis kentry had
made in de last fifteen vars, an Jump
ed from dat to de progress OF de world
What did we have in dis world one hun
dred vars ago worth hbm fur? Dar
wasn't grindstun, cider-mill, hoss-rad-
ish orator, bootiack or street kyar to be
found, an sich a thing as a lemonade
wid a straw in it was not chen dreamed
Of | tell You dis world am jumpn'
along right smart. We has got about
all dat any world wants, an yit dewheels
Of genius, science an art am not gwlne
to stop. Fifty Vars ago we all believed
in ghosts. To-day we believe IN big
bridges, long tunnels, immense lnglnes
an fast trains Twenty Vars ago de
bowlin' of a dog at midnight would
make a hull nayburhood shlber wld fear
of death. Let dog open his yawp to-
night an dozen men would riz from
der beds to pelt him off de block wild
taters an club bs an boot 5acks. Ten vars
ago a man when he entered barber
shop he foun' no ono dar but de barber.
To-day he finds a boy TO black his butes
] an brush his coat an talk pollyticks an
sing him outin quarter of dollar.
Fifteen Vars ago man who stole a hoss
an got away wild it was counted sharp.
Nowadays we doan flatter de pusson
who can't cooper half de cash in a bank
vault. Progress am on de jump, an dc
Guild man am pushin' clus up to de
, leadin' boss. He's gwine to git second
money, an doan' you forgit it. | sim
ply say to you, keep yer eyes wide open
doan let your feet grow at de expense o
yer head pay cash down as fur as y
, kin: Git up airly in de mornin', an dOar
leave de wood-shed doah open when Y
90 to bed. You can't obertake de whit
man in dis race of progress, but You XII
keep so clus to him dat he won't hav
no time to stop an look around Wi
desc few remarks frown off wldout
palpable effort, an intended to execut
your harmonious feelings, / return m
thanks and will expectorate to M
char"
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MARYLAND NOTES.

An arrangement has been entered1nto
between the Western Maryland Rail
road and the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road by which through line is formed
between Baltimore and points on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad and its con
nections-
A cat in the family of Judge Robin /
son, Queen Anne county, is raising n
young fox along with it's litter of kit
tens. The fox was brought home by
Master Ralph Robinson when very
young, and he was wondering how he
should provide for its wants, when the
mother eat adopted it of her own free
will.
John Barton is under arrest, charged
with completely in robbing the house of
Caleb Wilson, at Red Hill Cecil county,
Of $500. Wilson had received $3.50
back pension money, and Barton and
another man helped him spend it. That
night Wilson was awakened by two men
rummaging his pockets, and one he as
/ serts was Barton.
Two young men, brothers, Of St.
\ Mary's county, convicted at the last
/ term of the court Of maliciously destroy
I ing the harness, saddles and other prop
erty of persons who had assembled at a
social party, have been sentenced to
two years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. The offenders were prompted by
the fact that they were not invited to
the party, and are now paying the pen
atty.
A few evenings since a four-year-old
/ in Cumberland, while being taught the
| PRESBYTERIAN catechism, was asked the
/ question, ''Who tempted them to this
sin p His mother was astonished to
hear him answer promptly ''The devil
tempted Eve, and she gave the cake to
Adam The sniue youth. while discrss-
ing Easter eggs" was told by n ten
year-old brother that Eve are Presbyter-
ians, and do not believe in Faster
eggs, when foW-year answered back !:
I'm no Presbyterian am a Garfield
man.
In the Muray-Tyler suit at Ellicott
City the jury rendered verdict for
plaintiff for $4,000 damages.
Capt Samuel r. Travers, commander
of the State oyster police force, has for
warded his resignation to the Governor,
to take effect May l.
Scarlet fever is spreading in Lonacon-
ing, and the children of five or six fam
lilies are down with it. A bright boy,
the son of George Zebner, died on the
10th inst, of the disease.
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HUMOROUS.
.se the flower of the family does
to,fisrd providing the daily

NJ .se the flower of the family does
terfssra prevailing the daily
a; man who tlinks the boy WHO
II next door to linn is a good boy has
ns been found.
5arnnm says that circus man who
won't admit orphans free can never hope
togo to Heaven.
"Rock Me to Sleep, Mother" was
composed by an old maid who never
rocked a baby in all her born days.
'Do your best" is good motto, but
the trouble is that many people won't
even try to do their second best.
4 little girl being asked on the first
day Of school, how she liked her new
teacher, replied 81 don't like her she
ls433nst as saucy to me as my mother"
brilliant and impulsive people, said
aleeturer on physiognomy, have black
eyes, or if they don't have 'em, they're
apt to get 'em, If they're too impul-
ssye.'
An old bachelor who particularly
hated literary women, asked an author
ess if she could throw any light on kiss
ing. 81 could" said she, looking arch
y at him; "but think it's better in the
dark"
little girl living down town was
saying her prayers the other evening,
and had just finished "give us this day
our daily bread" when precocious
four-year-old brother exclaimed, "Say
/ tookies, Mamie y
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NO. 43.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

a Nfainc ,vsrns.n haas nude n s.s,ss.xnes
with Boston FIRM to supply 10000
pairs of mittens.
Mexico has a debt of s65, 900, 600.
which she viii be able to pay when her
rich mines are developed
An Arkansas girl refused to marry her
admirerunless he performed some heroic
deed, and he eloped with her mother
The King Of Siam never decorates a
man with the order of the White Ele-
phant unless he is prepared to back the
trunk line
The slaughter of buflaloes goes on at
the rate of two hundred thousand per
wear. but no one will be worse off when
the last one has been killed.
Long Jonu Wcntwosih, of Chicago,
has been yaccipated fourteen different
times. and vet he is never easy in the
company OF a man who has a pimple on
his nose
10 prize everything according to its
real use ought to be the aim Of every
reasonable being. There are few things
that can much condole to happiness, and
therefore few things to be desired.
A smooth sea never made skillful
mariner: neither do uninterrupted pros
pemty and success qualify for usefulness
and happiness The storms Of adversely,
like the storms of the ocean, arouse the
faculties and excite the invention, pru-
dence, skill and fortitude of the voy-
/ ayers.
The wife OF elergyman IN Des
{ hIoines, la, has a Sunday school which
ia att
sional men and thinkers The csres',
Las finally become SO large thaglt had
to be taken into the body ~ the chtta.a' =
where it s'forms small congregation
of itself"
Tennessee has a new law forfeiting
the office of every Sheriff who permits
n prisoner to be taken from his custody
This is intended to put stop to lynch
ing, and is based on the belief that
mobs, being almost always cowardly,
can he effectively opposed II the sher-
ifs have the desire to do 1t.
"The digestive process of a mosqul-
to's stomach is so slowly performed that
when the insect has dmed ON a human
being, it continues for forty-eight hours
to exhibit blood corpuscles." Not II
the human being gets good square
whack at him with towel he doesn I.
He merely exhibits a spot on the wall.
A woman writes toa Cincinnati paper
that she doesn't like the Russian bath,
because She can't see the fun OF belh8
laid on a marble slab and scrubbed,
\ llneaded, slapped and dented from head
to foot by a woman so stalwart that one
can't quite get rid Of the suspicion that
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-04-22
seuator Bcone,s Rir Feet.

In the early days of Indiana, one of
the State Senators was a good-natured
giant named George Boone. When he
stood up his height attracted attention,
for he measured nearly seven feet. If
he made gesture, his hands were no
ted as the largest ever seen in that
State. But it was his feet that amazed
his colleagues.
When about Is, young Boone thought
he would call on a neighbor who lived
few miles off Sally, the neighbor's
daughter, VIZ large and pretty, and the
youthful giant thought she would make
a suitable wife.
1t was late in the fall, though too
early to put on shoes, so that he started
| barefooted. His best butternut-colored
suit had been made some six months be-
fore, and was much too small for him,
The pantaloons reached just below his
knees, while the coat stretched as tight
over his body as an eel skin dried on a
hoop-pole
After wading creeks and muddy bot
toms the would-be sparker arrived at the
neighbours log hut just as the family
were sitting down to supper of mush
and milk. Being invited to draw up, he
sat down alongside of Sally The old
lady offered him large bowl, which he
stretched forth his hand to take. Not
making sufficient allowance for the size
Of his hands, he struck the big milk
lpitcher. Out went the milk over the
.ruNe. aud out went Sally from the room
-I;Hng with laughter.
ole, asssss, isafs.tiy rtainf.r II
ssaath knew that he was already rubbed
out, so far as Sally was concerned. He
saw nothing more of her. The clock
struck ten.
'Mr. Boone" asked the old lady,
won't you wash your feet and go to
bed ?"
eyes, ma'am."
''Here's an iron pot it is the only
thing | have that II do"
The pot proved too small for his feet
to enter, except by sliding them in side
ways. When in, they swelled so much
that he could not get them out. The
pain was intense. AS the clock struck
eleven, the old lady asked:
Mr.. Boone, are you not done wash,
ing your feet ?"
"What did this pot cost ?" he roared
Il must break it."
"a dollar"
Bring me the axe"
Breaking the pot in pieces, he hand
ed the old lady dollar, opened the
door and started for home. Severa
years after, he met Sally at a husking
As soon as she saw him she burst ou
laughing. g.-Sketches Of Emlv Indiana.
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PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND APRIL 22 1851


~ Nbsfe 8Ey fiifrngh
..-ihs iitde brain from droanland
p,4,sgs them work enough to do.
.seing through the gorgeous parlor,
sompiug on the winding stair.
Tearing books and breaking vases
Into mischief everywhere.
Picks the cake and tastes the Jelly.
Breaks the window, slams the door.
irows the statues from their brackets
Seatters playthings on the floor,
Tearing little coats and trowsers,
kumpling up his curly hair
Busy, naughty little fingers,
Into mischief everywhere.
spilling ink upon the carpet,
bashing pictures from the wall
Breaking mirrors, singing, shouting.
In the attic and the hall;
Tracking mud across the entries.
Turning over desk and chair.
Cutting up the morning paper
Into mischief everywhere.
But no look Of hate or malice
Darkens DER those laughing eyes
Not thought Of harm or SHINING
n his little bosom lies:
For his soul is pure and gulluess,
Whator harg ihe fingers do
lhough the IN feet are straying
Into mischief all day through.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

France seems in a fair way TO ger on
with Tunis and keep the Iroumirs out
of Algeria. convicted nihilist con
spiritors, save one, will be hanged
Further arrests have taken place in Ire
land.-The reply of Greece accepting
the Turkish proposal has been delivered
to the ambassadors at Athens. .-Petard
throwing continues in Madrid Persian
territory has again been invaded by the
Kurds. There is trouble in the London
College of Physicians because an eclec-
tic practitioner was consulted in Lord
Beaconsfied's case.-England will be
represented at the monetary conference,
but with due precautions against being
committed to bi-metallism.
Lord Beaconsfield passed a passed a
quiet day and continues to improve
The Nihilist coDspirators implicated in
the assassination of the Gar, including
Sophie Pieoffsky, We're hung at St.
Petersburg, in the presence of large
crowd. The Gar declined to mitigate
the sentence Russakoff, one of the
men who threw the bombs by which the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-04-22

HAVE You READ IT? II. h. Stevens Book
On Ensilage, the preserving of green forage
crops in silos, giving his own experience and
the practical experience of 25 practical far
lhefs l2O pages, elegantly bound in cloth /;
price, 90 cents sent by mail, 60 cents. Ad-
dress II. r. STEVENS. Boston. Mass.
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Feels tired, has a severe headache or lack OF
appetite, il means that something is the mat
ter with the Kidneys which Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure alone can help.
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Forepaugh opens his circus season in
Pennsylvania the same day that the
Legislature adiourns. He realized that
It was no use to buck against a State
Legislature.
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Msino boasts of having furnished the
present governors of Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, Michigan, California and
Iowa, the congressman from Oregon. and
VITO of the Minnesota congressmen.
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You Can be Happy

wrong notions in doctoring yourself and fami-
lies with expensive doctors or humbug cure
aIls.that do harm always and use only ma
10 80 simple remedies for all your ailments-
bsy krtsst. Mise and good viii tell you, Hop
XEtera believe it. See proverbs" in another
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FARMING UTENSILS /!
OF EVERY SORT.
AGENT FOR THE
ROLAND CHILLED PL0W.
GOODS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
BY THE RECENT FREsHET
at great reduction in price

200 kegs of Nails, assorted sizes,
40 pairs Trace Chains.
1900 Carriage Bolts.
l50 Monkey Nrcnches
25 dozen Axes.
So kegs of Horse Shoes.
13 boxes Horse Shoe Nails.
"a pairs Sad Irons
10 dozen Butcher Knives.
200 papers cut Tacks.
5 dozen Files, assorted.
As pairs Strap Hinges.
35 sets Cultvator plates
IS Harrow teeth.
10 sausage Cutters.
200 lbs Plow bolts,
20 Carpenter planes,
40 g chscls.
6j AIolasscs Gates.
And many other articles, slightly damaged
by the late flood, it will be greatly to the inter
est Of parties to call and see at
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Public speakers and lecturers can use their
voice continuously and with safety by taking
small or Alternative doses of DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
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EsefnI Rules.

To Find the Capitalized Value OF
Ground Rent. .-Rme- To the amount of
the yearly rent in dollars annex two ci-
pliers and divide by the rate per cent,
the result will be the capitalized value.
To Calculate Interest at any rate rate
per cent. for any length of time R"ie
Ist-Reduce the time to days.
End Multiply the principal by the
number of days
Bird Multiply this product by the
rate Of interest.
4th-Divile the product thus obtained
by sc, or Gx6 and the quotient will be
the interest
Note.-If cents appear in the princi
pal, point off five figures from the right
Of the quotient if only dollars, point
off but three figures.
Short Six per cent Method. .-R0le-
Reduce the time to days multiply the
principal by the number of days, and di-
vide the product by 6.
Note.-Point off as in the above.
"What good deed have You done to-
dav, johnny" said benevolent father
to his heir Il gave a poor boy cent,
papa" was the good child's answer
'.Ah, that was right and why, my son,
did Won give him the cent?" 81 gave it
to him, dear papa, for a good three-cent
stamp that he thought was only piece
of green paper"