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The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
A Courteous Manner.

Brusque people underrate the i'm
portance of a pleasant manner. Look
beneath the surface, they say, to the
roots of character; pay no attention &c
outward appearance, tovoice or gesture,
tone OIL manners; they may be all de-
ceptive, and they must be all superficial;
it is what is said y done. and how it is
said or done, that is alone deserving Of
notice. On the other hand. there are
some to whom n is everything.
Each new acquaintance has to pass the
ordeal of their criticism. Is he polish
ed, courteous, graceful. digniiied? Then
they are ready to receive him without
further question; he bears the stamp Of
their order. Is he rough. crude, awk-
ward, or shy? Then they care not to
examine the kernel that may be hidden
under so unattractive q shell. Both
these views are imperfectand mistaken.
though each contains enough of truth
to make it plausible. To depreciate OF
ignore fine manners is essentially alb
surd. Their charm is irresistible, even
TO those who fancy themselves proof
against them Yet it is not 80 much in
themselves or for their own sake that
they delight us IS in the promise of some
thing better and deeper. They arc
signs or symbols of character, feelings,
affections, thoughts; and it is to this
that they owe their value and their
charm--Erchange
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22

while serving our apprenticeship. yoa
know"
1T is no, customary 70 work On vet
days then. is it,?
mo. OF course not I'll tell you It's
n fearful contract TO undertake 20 fix .
broken wire on \ we, day. have seen
some OF the boys kick and squirm on
the cr~oss-pieces and yell SO loudly
that you would think they had
gone of into spasmsL have
in my mind one young man in par
ticular who came e breaking his
neck. He was wha; you call Of
your smart Alexis II was q damp
rainy day in September when he went
ND TO splice n wire. As soon rs he
reached the first cross-piece he though
he would make the boys laugh by
performing various antics, so he sat
astridc one Of the wires near the pole
and caught hold OF another. The
batteries attached at the ends OF both
wires were heavily charged and he was
SO badly shocked that the men were
compelled 20 go up and take him down
In fact the shock almost killed him.
As long as we a hold on 70 dry wood
the danger is not so great. but
the moment the poles and your clothes
become damp then We must look out
for double chain lightning. At nigh;
I have seen sparks flying from my
hair when the wires were heavily
charged. The wires, you are undoubt-
eddy aware. are always charged. wheth-
er there is q message upon them or not
There Is one duty pole-climbers are
often called upon to perform which is
hazardous in the extreme. and that is
climbing among the wires during a
thunderstorm. when steeltoed light.
ming is maneuvring about in the at
mosphere. When a wire breaks. We
dare not neglect to repair it n minute,
thunderstorm or no thunderstorm.
Our business. you see. is moi the most
delightful in the world. but for all that
it has its bright side. We are paid
well, and are not worked very hard.
To-day, for instance, while it rains. we
are permitted to enjoy a holiday. We
are paid bv the month aud have more
holidays than are accorded to men
following any other occupation you
can name"
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
A Factory Girls Luck.

For a couple of years past a young
girl of modest mein and considerable
beauty has been employed in the
Bcverwyck mill at Sandlake. Her
parents were poor but respectable
residents of that town. and the educa-
ton which she received was entirely
through her own efforts. About a year
ago a young druggist OF this city began
to "pay attention" TO the comely
young factory girl, and for a time it
was thought that q wedding would be
the result. But the match, if one had
been contemplated. was broken off by
the relatives of the young man, and tho
girl for a time seemed very much put
out Ove the affair. She declared that
she never promised to be the young
druggists wife, but it gave her pain to
realize that his relatives should deem
her beneath him. A few months ago a
distant relative of the young lady living
in Brooklyn invited her TO visit that
city. While there she became &C
quainted with a rising young banker,
q member Of the New York Stock Ex-
change. The young man was not slow
to discover the fact that the factory
girl was a jewel of the first water. He
inquired into her ancestry. and learning
that her family were respectable
people. and there was nothing against
them but their poverty. he proposed to
her, and after due time was accepted.
The young lady has returned to Sand
lake, where she is preparing for her
marriage with the New YORK banker.
The event will be celebrated this
month, and the other girls in the
Beverwyck mill, who were prone to ac-
cuse their former companion of having
been given the cold shoulder by a "pill
maker" now treat her with great re-
spect as the promised bride OF n rich
New Yorker. Troy (N. ~ Telegraph.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
The Earth Drying Up.

There is abundant evidence that tho
amount of water on the surface of the
earth has been steadily diminishing for
many thousand of years. No one doubts
that there was n time when the Caspian
Sea communicated with the Black Sea,
and when the Mediterranean covered
the greater part Of the Desert of Sa-
hara. In fact. gcologists tell US that at
ore period the whole of the earth was
covered by water, and the factthat con-
tinents Of dry land now exist is proof
that there is less water on our globe
now than there was in its infancy. This
diminution of our supply Of water is
going on at the present day al n rate SO
rapid as to be clearly appreciablc. The
rivers and smaller streams of our At
lantic States are visibly smaller than
they were twenty-five years ago. Coun-
try brooks in which men now living
were accustomed 10 fish and battle in
their boyhood have in many cases to-
tally disappeared, not through any act
of man. but solely in consequence Of
the failure of the springs and rains
which once fed them. The level of the
great lakes is falling year by year.
There are many piers On the shores of
lakeside cities which vessels once APP
preached with ease, but which how hard
" reach 10 the edge ofthe water. Earbors
are everywhere growing ~shallower.
This is not due TO the gradual deposit
of earth brought down by rivers OF Of
refuse from city sewers. The harbor
Of Toronto has grown shallow in spite
of the fact that it has been dredgcd out
so that the bottom rock has been
reached. and all the dredging which
can be done to the harbOr of New York
will not permanently deepen il. The
growing shallowness of the Hudson is
more evident above Albany than it is in
the tide-water region, and. like the
outlet Of Lake Champlain, which was
once navigable by Indian canoe at all
seasons. the upper Hudson is nov al
most bare of water in many places dur
ING the summer. In all other parts OF
the world there is the same steady de-
crease Of water in rivers and lakes. and
the rainfall in Europe, where scientific
observations are made, is manifestly
less than it was at period within mans
memory.
What is becoming of our water' Oh
viously it is not disappearing through
evaporation, for in that case rains
would give back whatever water the
atmosphere might absorb. We must
accept the theory that, like the water
of the moon, our water is sinking into
the earth's interior \. y. Times
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22

That humhlcs, os business. rag ~s-
lccting. d. by ma mean a small affair
individual rag ploken AMI faE-gsthsT-
crs nsy 10 very little. bot their sssro-
gate lrcomo. Immense. some ons hAs
lately put pencil Ia paper Sith ihr f"t-
lowing estimates The City milii-u
people OF the United States de- at d.
card less than i've pounds 81 cio'hin<
each n year. This would give tao hun
dr.d ard nifty miili"n pounds of rag 1
The tailoring establishments. laffo aad
small. do not ia their cui;ing p~f,-lnes
less than the saBe amount. uhrh.
being of better quality. comussnia .
higher price. Then this staisst4'isl
claims that The domestic srtices. stirh
a. carpets. bcdd ng. curtains. e. de-
carried IN the year ~iii afnuaint {" sfs-
other equal quantity 1T too hun'ir.si,
and hhy millioa poHnds fhso Al
together gave seven husirrj snd hiJ
million pounds 70 material for The rag
man bag per year ~ the proIact ~
the couuiry-which means NOT al %
considerable business b. any mean
Tha; fortunes arc sometimes mado Ia
This business d. proved by The follv-in,
true story Ia an Eastern city. ma lung
since. an old man $40 found deal n =
miserable cellar. he va p-ssiy sisL
and u was generally thsHazhi be dssi
from the need IL profrr nOurisfssnt
lie had lived ia that citY n uaniasf e
years. aad wa@ a rag parker Ausuns
the old ra2s "a tho cellar IN .hirh 10
died were fosnd deeds. lsynsis. etc -
the value of hfty thousand dollaFs
Many eases not unisss thu oosDs IN
light from time to time. True. sDsun
all say ssrh men grpw rich f~yss ihsF
miseriy saving Bat there mast -
earnings zz we'll ~ sAvings. Or aDthiBg
aided to nothing all proiace nothing.
ihough CONTINUED through = loag his
Fifty thousand dollars 20 n rHg pseksr
for bis rsgs and his intsresi shDss THAI
bo,b lines % his business must hsss
been profitable even though BE sp~ns
ab-plstely nothing for bis livin. sssii.
al rag psckers are not PAL bAH9~SfDs-
~ for their trouble. "CS~nfrangsss.
"a Tssestieies saya
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
HUMOROUS.

How much agony. in the way ~
house plants. do YOU intend 10 infiict
on yourself this winter?-Bos,os Iosf.
Jersey Cashier: II am guilty. and
willing 10 go To the ~Penitentlary. The
depositors can go TO the Poor-housc."
-LoaIsviHe C0s.rier-Jonrnal.
-Grubb is the name Of New jersey
militia General. lie is iirst 90 the front
and the last 10 leave \ banqucI-H. o.
fcdynne.
-..Cleanlincss." we are told. " 10
next 10 goodness" Under these cir
cum stances, we NAV assume that soap
is mex To charity; at all events. lets
soap so.-Jaiy.
Somebody has figured gu, that
there are fifty one drinks in n gallon Of
whisky. How many drinks maze \
drunk has not yet been automatically
demonstrated -Syraonse HeraLi.
An advertisement In a New York pa
per reads: Wanted--A compositor /:
one who uses neither tobacco nor rum"
So it would appear that in some cities
compo sitors actually use these vile
things. II doesn't seem credible. -
NorrlstoDn HeyGd.
Few people," says an exchange.
"realize what n wonderfully delicate
structure the human ear is That's n
fact. They bang away ut the car-drum
rs though it were a bass-drum. and boro
into it as they would bore into an oaken
plank. -Bost0n Transcript.
The three servants were discussing
the merits Of their respective lovers.
Susan was very sure that hers Wis the
smartcst and the best. Mary said her
beau could dance and he was a perfect
gentleman. "Well. I don't care what
you all say" spoke up Ellen. my
beau can beat them all. for he sings
baseball in the choir. "-Phiiddeiphia
Nclrs.
A gentleman who was inspecting
a house in the most IN shionable part OF
Austin complained that the location
was too dull and lonesome, that there
was no life. at may seem n little dull
now" responded the owner Of tho
house. ''but YOU wait till the first of
the month. when the groccrs and
butchers are trying to collect their bills.
and you will think there - n fair or .
circus out in this part of town. know
it is a little dull during the day. That's
the way it is in all fashionable locali-
ties. but Just wait till about twelve
o'clock at nigh, when these high-toned
ROSTERS come home drunk. and pound
on their front doors and whoop."-
7erds Settings.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
PEOPLE WILL TALK.

You may get through tho world. but twill be
q you listen to all that Is said a. you TO:
You'll be worried. and frctted, and kept IN q
For meddles,mc tongues mus have some
And people will talk.
II quiet and modest, you'll have It presumed
That your humble position 10 only assumed
You're q wolf I'm sleeps clothing, or else
Blu don't get eScited-kecp perfectly COOL
For people will talk.
And thea. IL you show the least boidncss of
Or q slight inclination 20 take your own part
They viii cali you an upstart conceitcd and
But keep straight ahoad-don't stop to cI-
For people will talk.
II th~rcadbare your dress, or old fashioned your
Some one will surety take notice Of that
And hint rather strong that you can't pay
But don't get excited. whatever they say
For people will talk.
IF you dress in the fashion, don't ihink to c.
For they ~criticise then In a different shape;
You're ahead of your means or your taiIcrs
unpaid;
but mind your own business-thcrc's nauxh,
For people will talk
Now, the best why to do Is to do a. you
For your mInd-if you have no-w then be
or course you viii meet with all sorts Of
abuse:
But don't think TO stop them-it Amt any
For people tpll talk.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
The Romantic Story Of q Mine.

The mention in the Star that tho
Mexicans had taken possession Of the
San Feliato mine and driven the Amer
lean company, which was working il,
away, recalls to n writer for the Star
the romantic story told her by a prom
inent New York ply stefan in September.
He said that twenty years ago he was
in Chicago. and was called to attend
the death bed of an old Mexican. The
doctor remained faithfully at his side
until he drew his last breath. and just
before he died the old nan said: ''Doc-
tor. may God reward you for your
kindness to me. / have no money TO
give you. but l can tell you \ secret
known to me only, which may some time
prove valuable to you" In = faint
voice he then told of how he had be-
come possessed of the knowledge of the
exact locality Of n Of the lost mines
in Mexico. which had not been worked
for more than \ century, and he gave
the physician the maps showing the
situation. which he had been earring
about with him, being % poor himself
to use the knowledge for his adj
vantage, but always hoping 20 find
some one to buy his Valuable secret
The ply stefan thought little of the mat
ter at the time, or until many years
afterward. Within a yezr he has been
there with q partner and bought the
land where his maps said the mine
would be found without disclosing Why
he wanted that tract The mine was
found. has been successfully worked,
and has proved one Of the richest mines
in Warrington Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
Yrssds Il usreh Fairs.

"whai . beautifully arranged iablc
and whai handsome Articles" remarked
. isdy To her esoor Al = fair in an up
town church The table contained .
fine array Of fancy articles There
were slver-mounied hand giasscs
carved dressing-csscs. lace necksosr.
jewiery and other goods How shs
ladies' ia charge must have worked 20
&c: 50 MANY nice things con:csbessd
What = marked contras; This table
presents 10 some of the oskers, aid
the gentleman. lit will bring The church
quite = fund by itself" The couple
moved on. and . gentleman who had
heard their conversation approached
and said:
You must 1cuse rne. but l cannot
help setting you right on the subjec,
about which you were Just speaking.
That table which you admir-. and
think will 20 tcncht che church. -
what is called . commission table. and
will not; obtain for the church as much
money rs many of the palmer ones
The goods arc obtained from regular
business houses AT the current prices.
What are sold are paid for. and what
are not sold aie returned All that the
church reeei,esis the commission given
by the merchant. This commission
sometimes reaches ~ high ~ fifteen PER
cent. but more frequently does not
exceed ten per cent from this you
4 easily see that IL n comm ssion table
in an evening takes in fifty dollars. the
profit only amounts TO FIVE dollars. IL
ten dollars is taken in nj one Of tho
tables where the goods are contributed.
the church fares doubly as well. Many
ladies like 10 make great show \; their
tables. and adopt the commission
method. IL is much easier To get them
this way than Ia get them for nothing.
or To personally make up fancy articles
People are attracted by the greatest dis
play, and, rs in the present instance.
the lady who has the commission tabe
gets greater credit than the one who
has got her goods contributed. and who
has been Ia much more trouble.
"Fairs are usually gotten up for n
religious or charitable purpose. and the
money expended At them is not for the
articles received. but for the benefit Of
the deserving object When a man
spends ten dollars AT 4 commission table
he thinks hat his money is expended
for this good purpose. whereas nine
tenths Of il goes into the pockets of the
wealthy merchant, who really owns the
articles until they are sold"
For the past three years the system
OF selling goods on commission in fairs
has steadily gained ground. Many
merchants sell thousands of dollars worth
Of goods in this way. Ii is considered
a regular source of revenue, and is
courted by many firms, who. in addi-
ton to receiving n fair price for their
wares. also get n very good advertise
ment. Frequently n piano manufac,ur-
ing firm give n $500 piano 10 Il fair,
which is rallied for ut one dollar a
chance. there being 500 chances. For
this piano the firm gets $3.50 in cash
and 250 chances. TO say nothing Of tho
advertisement. Other valuable articles
which are ratified for in large fairs are
often obtained in this way.-M ]. Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22
PERSONAL AVN LITERAgv.

james T. Br>r-. cf Nc- York. tAs
philanshrvpis: Who rrceatiy dzl fpsssi
komos Ia The West fs 1000 r<-cs eAif
tsvn-
The following ins~siptsua Ina bc~a
placed ou PROT Cifor,I-s <snb IN High
gate CeEssssry. Eng4aad: u ~as Hol
and uas conceived, ! lived. sad dbl .
6itls work Am Dot AID grssvr aos
The propresoss u the Bos.oa Asr.
I'D. Nesn Palsfcr. HAsseil and An
hare siarsc4 90 n South ga ,oar
in = special car. IL - sal hat tho
yearly inooms u each from the news-
paper l. sSa.ccn
Mss Blanche Will. Howard. The
suthor 81 lone Sanam-s' All u
Aunt Serena" - described as . tall.
plump. pretty bloade. xiih the nnsi
golden OF god hSs. delicate compses.
boz aud blue eyes
Miss Sara Mclean. the author 10
the succexsful BOA .taF- Cod folks'
- said "a have kept IN. completed MS
for = year before submitting 10 IA =
publisher. and having st las, ofcrei u
with much doubt and hesitation. hsa
been greatly surprised NJ il popularity.
Miss Lo,ia and Mr.. Edwin Booth
arc said 70 be the richest representa-
tiyes Of the dramatic profession The
former is worth half n million. and the
!s,tcr estimates his wealth AZ $4,000
Mr.. Joseph jefferson comes third on
the list. and Mr.. John Mccullough has
made $1,000 IN the pas, three year,
lit Is learned from n credible source
tina, Clara Louise kellogg will at the
conclusion of her present concert IN
ga.cmeni b. uniief in marriage 10 Mr..
Whitney. n wealthy New York gentle
man. after which she will leave tho
stage. The ceremony will. il j. stated.
occur in Chicago nj the home Of one u
Miss kcllogg's trends
In 1850 Dr. Holland was engaged
rs the assistant sslitor Of the Springfield
Mass Eeput{icgs by Samuel BowleS
His first years salary WAS slsO. and has
second years but 500 At the end 81
the second year. having become dissat-
is:ied with his pay. he proposed to leave
the office. Mr.. Bowles then offered
him n partnership in the Office. and n
quarter Of the establishment was sold
10 him for S3. 90. his notes being taken
for tha; amount When Dr. Holland
sold his share ia the Springfield Repab-
iscdn in 1867 il was valued AT 500. 900.
giving the Doctor ESQ. GO 10 begin HIS
literary life with.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22

Brother Gardner to the Lime-kiln
Club: IF l should find n perfcckly
honest man-honest in his expressions.
honest in his dealings. sincere in his
statements-I shouldn't like him. He
would be q lonesome object in dis aige.
He would seek in vain fur comparison
ship. While l believe dat honesty avn
dc bes' policy. / doan' look to see it
practiced beyond a certain limit When
| trade mules wild a man ! kinder like
To doubt his word. I want TO feel dat
he am keepin' still bout de ring-bones
an spavins. an dat dc beas, he says am
list turnin' fo'tecn vars will nebber see
his twenty-frst birthday no moar. IL
am m~ono,onous TO deal Wild n man who
am per.eckly honest IL | lend q man
none l want him o be honest 'nud to
return il. but il he kin trade me \
watch worth three dollars for . gun
worth seben ! shall think none de less
of him If meu were . sincere dat we
felt obleeged TO believe whAteber dey
asserted we should hev no use fur
theories an arg ments- When l gib
my note I expect TO pay it. When ! AZ
a man how he would ike TO trade his
wheelbarrow fur my Cog I'm not gwine
to inform him dat Cesar am al bark
an no bite. an he am not gwine 10 tell
me dat he borrowed dat wheelbarrow
in de night an forgot to return it ia
grocer leaves me in charge of his sto'
Ize gwineso sot fur half an hour beside
q box of behring's an keep my hands in
my pockets all de time Yet. IL dat
same man sells me . pound Of tea b
expects me 10 Try an pass OF % him .
haif-dollar wild q hole In t.
..Continer. my frcns. 20 believe dat
honesty am de beS policy. but doan'
expect too much Of so-caiied honest
men. VOC kin trust men vid youf
wallet who would borrow > pitchfork
an nebber return IT, Yoa kin lend
your hoss to . man who would cheat
you blind in tradm' obercostA You
kin send home . par o dead docks At
noon day by . man who would steal
your live chickens NJ midnight When
/ lend nv nsybur Mocha coaec I like 10
wonder IL he won't pay il back in Rio
When de ole woman bays kaliker on .
guarantee she rather hopes IL win fads
In de vsshin'. soiemnly believe dss
de v2rid sm honest nud Jiss - if am
Whea y0u gin your word stick 70 it IL Il
bosss de bank. When yoo do . job 81
work do il veil When you make .
dsbs pay L. Any man Who am mo-
houest dan dat viii want you 20 cut .
penny in two 10 make out his shilling,
b viii ring you up It midnight 20 10
tsrn your m0use-trap, he viii take one
saiBgse from your bunch . ofer yos
de one-hundredfh Parsof Whist de bunch
cost; he viii borrov your boot-jack IN
insist dat you borrow his wash-board -
Offset IL We viii nov purceed 10 biz
pess"-Dsfyox Fres FSs&I
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-22

What csnais are - Holland. rivers
are 20 China. ani ia the fossry lad
the Junk taxes The place II the bArgs.
Bot GA tss aaiss ~-Ai@re,ssT.as al tisa
Netherlands the skipper has far sziiany1
CO towing. fangtsss ssd the osAsf
great rivers Of Toe ao-sr land offer
obstacles unknosn 20 hsn The dss-
gers and difficulties % the junk fnsa zrs
Incidentally To lie learned fryss tbs
trade report 81 our coassi q: iehssg
Between The east and wezt % China.
roughly divided by The Iilzh rnsrsisza.
Their. u = work. 81 oomnserrs eautsd on
by pssss % 'he juak The s-ssSru
half Is ca; 81 from :br east b. y sssocez-
son II PERCEPTIONS fn~ouBsasns. thrxsggh>
which the fsagfxxs breaks 10 Q s@rses
Of rid gorgss asd rapids Ossr tbs
mountains there are 20 rosdz Tie
oniy channel % communicates - tAs
famous riTs AZ ichsax. 600 jsak-%
bend down river. arrive ys1dy. aadN
shsos; 1000 bound Up rSTss. wre<ks
are of frequent ocesyrrace- Wbea la
accident happens. tAe crew d3x cot .
dock for themselves On The spe6. ps;sh
up their erast ~ best they can. Rnd put
forth again IN . raosth CO t.o The
danger Incurred mag be Learned fro1s
the far, thai .; one rspid The shoie eurA
rent NJ the Isaztus sweeps dosn =
channel - rot ~ thsa ssrrnty-Sss
yxrts I'd vifh Tremendous ~ssIocssF.
Then the spos sss visited 81 cur eoa-
sal there wA . block % fhs trzaAe. 30
srwer than fs junts being ~ sncho<.
Immediately beiow r~rs fifteen sreSk-
ed junks. aad boaaying .hoas In fesc~A
idiene<s were the crews 81 tbs dssasned !
craft Who. seeoraisx 20 our authority.
must have numbered oser 1000 sss-
The hsrdsAip sxperseneed BY . rex
during their fmns~nse and perskoas vog-
age ve mag viii belbese % hare no
parallel elsewhere A ga~ssson has (
been started whefher the n.~szEsoa
eoald not be made pr.rtiezhIs q
ssesmenL But no survey kN yet bed
made Shozid steamers be employed.
The commerce Of fke World woaid ProGl
-Lo8ios Gkos<
About frs<<iens GarGsifs grave