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The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
A Reporters Wors.

1t Is generally supposed by the worid
1T large. says a sympathetic contempo-
rary, that the lot of a reporter is happi-
ness itself. He is envied by the rich
and the poor. but especially by the boys
during circus time, As he i supposed to
"git in for nuthin'," which is a big
thing in the eve of the gamin. There
are those besides the gamin who think
he wears a magic slipper that carries
him safely past all d~oorkeepers n
! ticket sellers; that he sports a charm
about his throat that brings forth free
bcer and bug juice al libitum; that he
has brass-piated cheeks which are pass
! ports even into the skeleton closet OF
the household, and that his conscience
is pliabIe and his disposition SO mer-
cenary that it is but necessary TO cross
his palm with u few paltry shekels 10
turn his caluinny into praise and his
facts into fancieS.
But alas and alack! Truth. stripped
of the imagery with which II is ire
quen,ly clothed. oftentImes would not
be recognized by its W mother. Be-
hold the naked truth.
In order to get the facts with which
to construct his numerous articles, he
must travel OH an average OF five miles
n day, or an aggregate OF l.5CO miles .
year. During these perambulations he
asks several thousand civil questions
and gets several thousand unciyil an
swers; gets fred out of Offices and
houses; has dozens of doors slammed in
his face; is asked 10000 questions and
returns as many short butcivil answers;
gets in the circus once Oh a promise II
give it a big scnd-oiI; is buttOn-hoscd
1900 times by parties who desire to I'M
part 4 good item about themselves; IS
let into several political secrets by can
didates, which are bare faced boosts;
is boosted by the same candidate be-
cause he didn't publish the secret; is
welcomed wherever his pencil will put
money into peoples pockets or give
them a little notoriciy. However, he
paws five cents 4 glass for beer, full
rates for board, top prices for clothes,
either walks or pays full 4 on the
| street cars. While others are enjoying
the opera, the social party, the circus.
prayer-meetings, lectures, 4 game of
poker. n turn on the roller skates or
marching with a political club, the re-
porter Is wrestling Win Il masSoi cha-
otto facts and e~ndeavoring 10 get them
into shape for you to read while you
quietly dispatch your good. warm
breakfast.
He gets to bed at six O'Clock in the
morning, and, between the ~annoyances
of flies, noisy chambermaids and PEN
ellis of sunlight boring into his eyes he
does well to get seven hours sleep By
the time he is aroused nj noon 10 get his
breakfast. At two o'clock lie reports
at the Office and begins the same old
round of duties. But. taking one con-
| sideration with another. the life of a Ie-
porter is not much worse than that of n
street-car driver after all.-OH CITY
u. rriri.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
An Erha.

kIttic tarv uu-r went bono 20 -
r,,,hsr ant sald. 'Moihr-. SISTER ant
won't aus in The garden. and sr we're
r.Ii,n- si-eu,. aad there va s"T.c by
= n "a" How de You moa1.
Johnny sa-t the mother NaH
.a,d che child. Il US ,aluc ,a..
lilo ani this loy sad III" - I
"a A to him. W hp aTc su1' aat 10
all Who are SruF - asst ~ s.
4. ,Unr name lie sA.i. What H1"#r
name Aal | sa.i - Bum. NhF tHH ,
80. shnyy AUsr-ciiE lie szli. show
yourself ARt I jam si "vec 80
ditch. and { went intp tAc wossi sai 1
could not haJ hm. and cam" tsN H..
and I said. If YOU don't com" o1' !
wili punch YOUR head Ani De- sAl 1
will punch your head
10 hts mother SAIL. All. Jv1nas, .
Won hal Said. 4 hove Yea. be Wvaai
have saii. 4 love you II yea Lsl
s,i,L. .lonr yosr, - sweet. be w"u.t
have sad. Your VuiCc = sweet Nhet-
ever YOU .al to HAN. BE- wuu.i tasu
<,id Ia To yuu AM 10" "a tarf
said Now, J.hnuy. when lvu Evt %
bc \ man. Whate,ur Vou Val SAY &" 9th
err the. will b, ant by "a back -
YOU; aud b. mother t'ok h'm 81 th'-
old tcNt IN the scriptures. "Niih ~hst
measure - mr,c. Il shall bo measured
unto you aga!n. e. Eastr5i,f - ts.s4s
Ht-.E#a
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

-Millais IS engaged upon n portrait
Of Mr.. Tennyson-
The man who wrote the lrrciio q!
..Billce TAYLOR is n reporter on the
London Tunes.
-Mcssrs. GiIber. AMI Sullivan are
going To call Their new opera Pa
ticncc"--ihe name of the dairymsid he
rome.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe thinks that
every teacher threatened sith reduc-
ton Of salary should become o only
a sutfragisi. but an apostle Of woman
suffrage.
-Soms OF Shakcspearcs plays are TO
be performed in London without scene
". Is in the oldcn time. the inagina-
ton of the audience beinS started in
the right direction By such placards on
the plsn wall 81 "A Room in Mac
beth's Castle and "A Wopied Dell"
Some of the most notable rcceni
books Of travels. recording jurneys OF
no little novelty and risks. have been
from the pens of ladies'. Reason. be-
cause her descriptive powers arr much
superior 10 mans, aud as a letter writer
she has no peer.
The late Stephen n. Stockwell.
managing editor Of the Boston Journal.
made public beluests amounting 10
$4,000. divided among nine religious
and benevolent institutions. tie began
lie a. a composIior on the Worcester
SoY. aud his first work on the J0ar.l!
was NJ the case.
MIR. Benjamin Fitch, If Buffalo. -.
Y. has just given 10 the Charity Organ
iZa'ioa Society of tina, cIty property
amounting To S2cn,0M. IL j. Ia be used
by Mr.. fitch's desire in founding and
maintaining an institution for the phys
zeal. moral an intellectual benefit of
the poor of Buffalo without distinction
of creed or seN.
-Longfcllow recently remarked nt
Hawthorne: He VA, n shy man. and
exceedingly refined. IL any one
thought he wrote with ease he should
have seer him ~ | have, seated IT n
table with pen and paper before him.
perfectly still, not writing a word On
one occasion he told me he had been
Sitt NJ so for hours waiting for an in
sIHtttlbu W "IIlf. Ui'1iN hitt hlltt
with gloom and an almost a~pathe,ic
despair
One night a burly Englishman who
had the faculty of exciting CARLYLE TO
frenzy by talking about OCUnuell,
called on him. and after n little talk
about the weather. AT il they went. IL
was hot and heavy and u fierce and
merciless contest. Tea put n brief stop
10 II. but IT soon began again. There
were several guests present and Mrs
Carlyle put her foot IN the English
mans imploring peace. He no sooner
fe't the pressure than he screamed out:
why don't you touch your husband :
toe, Mrs. Carlyle2 | am sure he i far
more To blame than | am" The whole
company burst out laughing, including
Carlyle himself. and tea was finished in
comparative tranquility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
Impurities in lee.

The popular de!usion that water in
the process of freezing somehow elimi-
mates any impurity it may contain, or
that the vitality of animal or vegetable
germs is destroyed by the cold, is now
very generally exploded.
An American naturalist has been mi
croscopically examining fragments of
ice taken from various canals and ponds.
He took only such specimens rs APP
pearcd clean and were quite transparent
10 the eye. On melting them and SUBJ
jecting them To magnifving powers,
varying up to nine hundred diameterS,
he says that vegetable tissue and con-
fervoid growth were in most cases OBJ
seryable at once. lie found NJ in
stance III which animalculI were pres
ent in an active state after feeding. but
after being allowed to stand fora while
in 4 moderate temperature, the water
presented monads whose movements
were easily distinguished with a magni-
fying power of from two hundred 10
four hundred diameters. After n while
conferve were Observed growing and
taking form similar TO the nests Occu-
pied by the young OF the ~Paramecium.
common in stagnant water. The result
of the observations is TO prove beyond
question that freezing does not in any
way eliminate impurity or prevent the
subsequent development of animal or
vegetable germs.
This is merely a confirmation of what
has already been asserted and proved
before. but the n after is of such impor-
lance that it is not likely TO he urged
with unnecessary frequency. Many
persons who will look askance at a glass
of uniiltered water will not hesitate to
cool their drink BIZ dropping a knob of
ice into it. That from ponds and canals
is, of course, ostepsibly gathered for
non-dieteiic purposes; but it is TO be
feared that in hot weather ice Is ice.
and that much risk of mischief is often
incurred.-LOp4Ou Globe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
Help the Children Grew Erect.

William Blaikie, the author of "How
to Get Strong and How to Stay So"
spoke before the Brooklyn Teachers
Association recently on Physical
Education Il want" said he, Ito
see if in an informal talk we can't hit
upon some way in which we can bring
the physical education OF children down
TO a practical basis. Our children who
are healthy and buxom when thew be-
gin school work, come out pale. sickly.
and with round shoulders. If Won re.
quire the children under YOU to sit far
back on q chair and to hold their chins
up you will cure them of being round
~shouldered, and the lungs and other
vital organs will have free and healthy
play. Another simple plan is to have
the children bend over backwards until
they can see the ceiling. This exer.
else for q few minutes each day will
work a wonderful transformation. l,
a well-qualified teacher could be EN-.
ployed to superintend the physical de-
velopmeut of the children the best re-
suits would be seen.n
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
PelIie and Pesyy,


Polly and Peggy were two little girl.
who lived in a big white house beside \
pretty riyer. Pollie'se eyes were brown
like c~besinuts. but Peggy 5 were blue AZ
the sky.
One day their manlm went way IN
spend the afternoon. The little girls
promised TO be very good indeed while
she was gone. They we're To have bre,d
and butter. baked apples with creau-
and little sugar cakes for their supper.
with their own pretty tea set TO eat
-
Il was a beautiful day: the sun .hone
and The birds sag sxeetly. Ts. l..Ie
girls did . vant r. STAY ia tis. hou.e
Let us 20 70 the river and ca.eh
some fish, sad feggy. 50 OF they
started with their Little poles and Inc.
and bent pins for fish-hooks. The SRA
did not ete very vel. srd --d b.
the children took of the r ~s,oeki,g,
and shoes and wzdet sr.o the 60
cool water
II wish We nal \ boat" said PolIie
Il would Ike 10 have = sail" .Jn..
then Peggy spsd = wash-tab On ibe
bank
Vfosbs, b cred "soTehD1v
has bsen washing. and lef, a iub herc.
tha; whl make n splendid boat"
Let as &c; IN ], right OF" aid Pol
Ee- dancing about We raus, hare
s0nss sar
These sticks VIII do" sad Peyyy.
picking up two almost n big =. herseIf
They rolled the Tub into fhs river
where u danced abo-t Ike zeork- a
vii bold Il uas3 you ge, In. Pole. and
then yos must keep il steady Ei,h your
stick for me-" said Peggy.
Polise did exactly rs Pezyy told her.
and soon both were seated in their fun
ny boat The river was not deep. bat
he current was strong. and the tub
Seated very well WIS; fun Il vas,
Ihey couA soc The White pebbles On
sss b9t'e@ O The ryer, and tie bright
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
The E.iermIaailss OF Wild Dnek..

Just 0 the Harke. . ~overrroxdei
with Wild daeks IL ever k.si and
Esrre; IN fact The massacrs u du-.a ihs
present. serOn has been mOrr ihan
usually large si1gss bs.ntsrs kx -
and LOO per day. AMI ever cho r. feed.
ing spot hides n hunter ia rs biini'
sad reveals his "bezni'ui dccgys'
The denly tor OF lead with which
these beautiful birds are nsei a. they
rrtsra 70 their Northern bpnsslOF neat
inZ h erusl. and should cssi oaifts pro-
tess of every true spoTtsman. TIE !oag
tAf easoa. during watch they srs
Ie2TtEa'e gagss. a vel as their try
ing and PrecsEloas winter life Ia SoCth-
ern waters, saoukf s8hice. IL = well
Known 70 ever sDortsman thai naBy
varieties OF ducks eho1@< TIE r mates
before feeir light 20 tie SOrts. AMI
tbs eTusi Slaughter bFeaks ~ the
brightest sBticipatcns thas cluster
srDu7d the old homes 20 shteh these
birds sTeTy year rstarn- IL = small
wonder that the c-g comes from many
Of the formerly mos: f~ayo-ss haua;. Il
these birds thai the Eaes. T~zxiesi~s ara
very scarce. Thsy shoss,a De protected
b the lss humanity sndiAe hess SCOTT
mznshipboshdeasaa &C. -CAseago hser-
GcgaAA
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
One Vaccination Too Many.

Bright and early yesterday morning
middlc-agcd man, of anxious look and
much corporoSity. called ut the City
Hall and went for the Chief of Police
with:
.IIaf we some shmall-bo in De-
droit?"
II believe we have sporadic ease or
two was the reply.
"Und doze somepody hat To get u
cinated to keep him avay!I"
Every citizen should protect him.
self"
"How many dimes was | get wacci-
mated to keep dot shmall-bo out of
mein house und saloongn
"Oh. guess once will do"
"Vonce. Great shiminy. no ash
dot ShuSt wait a minit!"
He jcrked of his coat and pushed up
his shirt sleeves and pointed to four
spots on his left arm and five on his
right, and said:
-Four und five makes nine dimes
dot | vhas waccinatcd in four daysr
"How is thatP'
"How ish dot? Dots What 1 likes
myself to know. | vhas shust reading
about dat shmall: box de oddcr day in
der Sherman baperS when two men
walks in mine saloon und says, 'Sharley,
dot shmall-b is all Offer down und YOU
must be waccinated or der Common
Council Will close you oop,' So | wa.
waccinated for two shillings und zwei
class beer"
"Yes??"
q. Il ,.h,c cI,,ct fu-n hnt,r- ,,nrn N. .,
man comes in und say he vhas sent to
waccinate me on der odder arm, unI 1
pays him two shillingS und class of
beer"
"Yes?"
before nigh. n man nit spectacles
comes in und SAYS he vas sent by der
Healthy Poard to sec oof | vhas wacci-
mated. l show him two places, but he
shakes his headt und sa.ys: dot wacci-
nation am too high oop, und YOU Will
Git der shmall- box in der hands Den
he makes dot blaze here, und | gif him
twenty-five cents und class beer"
"IeS?"
"Nhcll, in der course of -four dayS six
more men come aroundt to waccinata
me by order OF der Mayor. der GufcT-
nor, der PRESIDENT. der Poard of Public
Works, and | doan' know What else, und
cfery time | bays two shillings und
class beer. When 1 vhas w~accinated
nine times l pegins to pelieve l " n
greenhorn, uni when der tenth man
comes aroundt Init him on der head nit
a polite und vhalks oafer to see you
about it. Nhas it all right?"
Il guess the boys were guying you"
"Vhat is dot?"
"Why, you haven't really been vac
cinated at ALL"
Moo
"No. and you'd better be vaccinated
again"
0"Waccinated again! Waccinated
den dimes. Meier! Pcfor l vhas a
cinated den dimes | catches der Shmall-
box und goes to ped nit him all yum
mer! Dots some close-pins like l am
-DetrOI Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
HEARTS OF GOLD.

A traveller lost on Eastern sands.
Athirst and faint, with failing breath,
Take from his sack with trembling hands
The flask that stands 'twixt him and death
lie hastes 20 drain the priceless drops:
But scarce has raised il to his lip,
When n low moan he hears-and stops:
There on the ground, with lolling tip
OF parched tongue. his camel lies.
Painting and spent. yet faithful still,
Pleading with his soft, Syrian eyes,
But patient to his masters will.
lie who had borne him oft I'm strength
From JaiIas gates to Jericho,
Along the shining. level length
Of deserts white rs northern snow-
lie whom his little ones caressed
At evening. by the frin2cd palms,
And sperfed round the honest brcast
As safe IS In their mothers arms
Shall he not share the scaniy draugbt,
Though madness b rms i'm every vein.
And dreams of fountains he has guafed
Tome ctrchn2 10 the tortured brain!
His doom Is caied for, ere the day
shall sink below the mocking vast,
1iislifc must close, and on the way
To Paradise his soul have passed.;
And when he stanls by AIlah's throne
The record of his years to trace,
This act of mercy left undonc
May diinthe faircst page of grace;
SO. covering up his face, he pressed
The flask against his comrades tongue
As brave n deed of self rcprcsscd
As ever yet was said or sung.
Years after, by caravan
That ournrycd south, the pair were found
TIL" succ bred beast, the mart y
Ilcachcd skeletons upOn the ground.
As simplest things will oft unyeii
The cherished secrets OF the heart,
The posture Old Il tcndcr tale
of how the hero played his part.
Not English Sidncy's fame shall glow
More brightly than this golden deed,
On Syrian sands SO long ago.
OF one who put aside his need,
That suffering lips might feel no Ut 81:
and though their faiths were WIDE apart
The crescent there, and here the cross
The pulse of every honest heart
Must thrill and thrill with holy pride.
As run these faies ihrOIgh ali the lands,
How Sidney for his conrade eli,
And how pom tine desert sands
The Syrian sank. in scorching nOOn,
a naincless hero eyermorc-
In Mosl"m robe anc s1ndatshoon,
Yet Jhrisi-likc 10 his beings core,
Helen 4. Clarke, ia Htdc-iUILc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

She rose TO give him the required
direction when he came quickly for
ward.
"Paulr'
Matte"
His face lighted u, and he reached ont
his arms. With "A surprised, ran.ul
look. she drew back.
"Mr. Gardner, this Is a most un-
expected meeting"
mir. Gardner he repeated; Mat
tie. what do you mcan?'
Don't call me Matte, if you please"
she replied with dignity. M name
is Phillips"
Phillips" he echoed. "Are you
married?"
These are strange words from yon,
Paul Gardner; did you think l was
waiting all this time for another
woman hnsband2-that | was keeping
my faith with one who played false so
soon?"
played you false. / am come as |
promised YOU. The two years are but
just passed. and | am here to claim you.
Why do you greet me thus? Are you,
indeed, married. Matte Gray?"
She WAS trembling like an aspen leaf.
For an answer she pointed 10 the
cradle. He came and stood before her
with white face and folded arms.
Tell me why you did this! Didn't
you love me well enough 10 wait for
mc?"
She went and unlocked a drawer and
took out q newspaper. Unfolding it
and finding the place. she pointed to it
with her finger and he read the mar
riage notice.
.Whlt of this?" he asked. as he met
her r~cprOachful look. .'Oh, Matte!
you thought it meant me. 1t is my
cousin. 1 am not married nor in love
with any n but YOU"
Are you telling the TRUTH" she
asked, in an eager, husky whisper.
And then. as he replied at is true"
she gave a low groan and sank down
into Il chair.
"Oh, Paul, forgive me! / didn't
know you had a cousin by the same
! name. | ought not to have doubted
YOU, but twas there in black and white
- and-this man, my husband, came,
and | married him.
With bitter tears. she told him how
all happened. With clenched hands
he walked to and fro. then stopped be-
side the cradle and bent over the sleep
ing child.
Then he turned, and, knccling before
her, said i'm a low voice: Il forgive YOU.
Matte; be as happy IS you can" He
took both her hands in his and looked
steadily, lovingly into her face. His
liDs twitched convulSively. 81 have no
right here-you are another mans wife.
Good-by. Good bless youn
And she went down on her knees
beside her sleeping baby and prayed
for strength. They never saw II an
other again.
Seventy years old! Her stalwart sons
and bright eyed daughters remember
her as a loving, devoted mother, her
g~ray-haircd husband as a most faithful
wife.
Never was woman more patient and
kind. and as good a housewife as ever
was" he said rs he brushed the back of
his old brown hand across his eyes while
looking down On the peaceful face.
And not one of them every knew of
the weary heart and broken hope that
had died i'm her breast. moreover dreamed
of the sad load she had borne through
life.-N. y. Graphic.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

Eighteen notices to depart from
German soil have been served IL Berlin
within 3 month under authority OF the
Socialist law. Among the number are
six who were arrested some time ago
on charges Of high treason. and. after
four months of Incarceration, had 20 De
discharged, without prosecution or trial.
b. order OF the Supreme imperial
Court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

A chestnut tree which was Gu;
down By John Budd- Of S~andburgh,
Sullivan County, n Y. male 1.so9
marketable fence rails. besides much
firewooi- The tree contained 2.00j
rings AZ the butt, which. il Is claimed,
Indicated that it was 2,o0 years Old
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

A bin has been f~avorably reported
in the Massachusetts, Legislature pre-
scribing imprisonment for life q a
punishment for murder, whenever the
convicting jury $ recommends unani.
mously.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

Mira Van Pelf % xAnaes. Rick.
and CoaHt.. " r.. ka. Just prevented
her husband with The sis,h pair 0.lwias
II succession
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

An Enziisa hsFon- Measuring six
feet rorn tip 10 tip Of hs VIM. VS. re-
Gently ean=h, n Sodh stozsnyton.
Coma.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

-Rumor has it that Miss Emma
Thursby. the charming American can
t~atrice, is /" engaged" TO German no
bleman of immense wealth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30

Painting implements, wagons, etc,
avs,
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
EACH LITTLE III

81 have A,fo At kragtt sta ircemlns.
IIrncefourth. oh. ~ us 81 70 uats~.
Thot must takr az sod and xsAnrt
In me - A. fare most k4Ntsc.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-02
REJoINDER OF j. R. wATsoN-ANswER
TO SEVERAL CARDS.

The very diffuse, patriotic and lucid
American" who, by his own showing, has
performed such valuable services to "my
masters" meaning the railroad company,
and who is SO entirely satisfied with the
Irish Democracy, insists that about my card
"there is no mistakine the fact that it was
dictated" and then follows with the Irish
ism, If it was not dictated, etc Now l
will not retort on this American" that
someone dictated his card !; l honestly believe
he made it up all out of his own head, and
doubtless it contains plenty more of that
kind of stuff for similar uses.
l must say the 'galled jade winces."
Evidently my card has stirred up the pro
fessionals, and touched them on The raw.
They all seem to be ashamed to allow their
names to be attached to their communica-
tons, and | respect their conscientious reti-
cencs. Until, however, they can rail the
fact away that the test at the primary is so
glaringly intended to stultify genuine Re-
publican expression, and election of Republic
cans by Republican voters, l can afford to
let them scold and await, confident in what
the expression of all good citizens will be on
election day.
The sensitiyeneBs manifested by card
writers shows clearly that vital spot was
touched by the allusion to the method by
which some candidate was to secure the
nomination. Now the plain truth shall be
told in this matter. The test does not confne
the choice of the delegates to the members of
the Republican party. 1t plainly admits
Democrats to participation in the primaries.
There is no use of trying to adopt any evasive
language in dealing with this matter. The
facts are, that the test was made in the inter-
est Of the candidacy Of Chris. Green. 1t was
designed to secure the nomination of Mr..
Green by the aid of Irish Democrats. This
is the simple truth of Che matter, all card
writers to the contrary notwithstanding.
r y IV,rSnO
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-02
CITY LIBRARY TRUSTEES.

EDS. REooRD-USIoN Since Library Trus,
lees must be elected at the coming election,
beg leave to suggest as al available ticket the
names of Henry Edgerton, A. c. Freeman,
w. C. Fitch, Samuel II. Gerrish and A. C.
Hinkson. Messrs. Edgerton and Freeman
are Directors of the State Library They
have time to attend to the duties of the City
Free Library, and their connection with the
State Library will add to their efficiency as
Directors of the City Library. Messrs.
Fitch, Gerrish and Hinkson have served the
city for two years as Directors of the City
Free Library. The interests involved are
important, aud [ think the ticket here nomi-
mated would discharge the duties well and
faithfully. l have been informed that the
other incumbents now Directors of the Free
Library do not desire reelection. d.