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The Marrow Gauge In Limbo.
Special to the Daily Express.


Galveston, December 29.-A do.
cree has been rendered in the cause
in equity in tho U. 8. circuit court,
entitled the Farmers loan and
trust company, trustees, vs. the Tex.
az Western Narrow Gauge railroad
company, in favor Of complainant as
trustee representing the bond holders,
and directing the foreclosure OF mort
gage and ordering sale Of road The
amount of decree in favor OF com
plainant, as trustee, is the sum Of
four hundred and twenty thousand
dollars ofprincipal, with accrued inter-
est, amounting on the Goth Of Decem-
Der, A. ID. 1880, to the sum Of one
hundred and twenty-eight thousand
five hundred dollars. The defend
ants company is allowed sixty days
from the date Of the decree to pay the
amount Of judgment, and in default
thereof then the property Of the COM
pany, consisting Of the railway built
and to be built, beginning at the city
of Houston and passing near the town
Of Lagrange and New Braunfels to
Preside del Norte, on tho Rio Grande
river, together with one branch, side
tracks, rolling stock, equipments and
material, all right of-way, tracks, de-
pots and shop grounds, tenements,
hereditary rights and franchises per-
tanning to the said line Of railroad,
and also all and singular six thousand
acres of land per mile of completed
road. Notice Of sale is directed to be
published for four weeks in one news
paper in the state of Taxas, and one
in the city OF New York. G. Dart Esq,
of Galveston, is appointed special mas
ter by the decree to make sale OF the
railway and other property Of the COM
pany, and distribute the proceeds.
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Sssts 10 buy wood A load Of wood
cat INTO stove lengths u delivered
there for fifty cents The Iribuns
saws the lnnb<r mills st that plscs
ss~ - wood INTO stowe lenCths to
get TIE af;rns 10 h,nl Il swzy
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prusasoIer aud Sewspaper and
Periodical AgcHt.
CLAUDE Il. JULIAN, Fn.E PRrss Building
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

g7osas, stationery and Fancy Aooas.
,.tss MAKY RUSSELL. FHxE Pass BuiLpisd.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
How to Hang Pictures.

No PICTURE ought to be hung higher
than the height of the average human
eve when the owner Of the eve is stand
ing. 1t is the most universal rule in our
houses to hang pictures much above
this level. and they cannot be enjoyed
there. II the picture is . protrait or it
has human faces In il, It's eyes should
look as nearly into ours as possible; and
ii there be no such simple guide per
haps a good rule will be to have the
line that divides the picture horizontal
" into equal parts level with the eye.
II one starts in hanging pictures with
the determination to place them 50 that
they can be easily seen and enjoyed
without stretching the neck the least, or
STOPPING the body. he will be pretty
sun to do well Inremote farm houses
and country tayerns we often see pict-
particularly protraits. skyed IS
high as if their owners had been Acade-
my Hangers. and the painters young
rivals of . new school, Isuppose the
reason is that the Supplemented own
ers think q picture such . precious
thing it can't be hung too securely ont
Of the reach OF meddling hands. They
are often not clear in their minds rs To
what . picture is meant for, and not
finding in it any practical relation to hu-
man lie and society. they treat it with
reverence and put it where it will dis
turb them as little q possible. But as
people come to enjoy pictures and get
some intellectual, spiritual nourish-
ment out of them, they want them as
they want their books, where they can
see them and use them-Carenee Cook.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
Sugar Factory System.

The new agricultural industry known
as the central sugar factory system,
which is now established in many Sec
tiOns of Louisiana, was founded by
Mcssrs. Clarke & Steele, formerly of
Springfield, Ohio. Their plantation and
works at Lagonda are on a grand scale.
These gentlemen settled there ten years
ago, and began buying up the cane
raised by small farmers who had no
mills, and refining the crude mOlasses
of planters who did not care to be
troubled with the operation or had not
the means to carry it on. There are
some large plantations in Western
Louisiana now worked Oh the tcnantry
system. Small farmers, in companies
of five to twenty, are allowed to cult
vate as many acres of fine sugar cane
lands as they can, free of rent, and are
paid four dollars per ton for ell they
make. Several Chicago and Ohio firms
are now planting on the tenantry plan,
and many planters of the olden sort have
followed their example, until there
are now Twenty-Five central sugar fac
tories on the Teche and the Atchafal-
ava. Both these systems are said to
work well, and hundreds of tenants
have become very easy in circumstances
since the industry was established.
LagOnda Plantation is q princely place,
on the Atchafalaya, and is the
spot where Evangeline, the virgin.
slept while her lover passed by ON the
other side of the Beautiful Isle'' that
lies in midstream.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31

that to ti2. which IL regarded - en-
bracing ai fAc requirements that cvsid
possibly be asked for In . Fifth venue
residence. for = wedding breakfast.
served in = very quiet way. si.O per
capita represents the lowest limit -
cUfercsS' PRES; Ad Tbs Is pr0osdy
b. than Il rould cost ,he brides Ia
Der to bug tn mstceals and make
provision DIR their I~1rPsrsii0e and
service. ISIS NOT unusual. this Water.
however, on very qnie; occasions. 10 be
content with a service Of cake and wtne
only. Wedding cake for u hundred
persons. done up In pretty boxes.
stamped with monogram Is furnished
At from s3j TO sSp. according 20 the
style Of the box: for Que Of these dainty
Etre srieas, with p.irtiag by hand ca
the Id. all satin ard gliding. NAV b
rcudcrcd~r eSpesrve~sss esskse 81
gold. or In the extreme Of simplicity.
furnished for ext To nothing.
The t~roasseau. which. after al, Is the
largest item. rests altogether with fhe
means Of the parties; but when the
cost 81 3 baby's bsptismsl tr~oussesn
run up To $500. rs has occurred On
OCCASIONS this winter. it may be con-
Guided that. even with the greatest
economy. a fashionable trousseau re-
quires the expenditure of not less than
-. $50. and ten times that sun Is not
an unusual figure Ybs~ attire for the
the white satin. brocaded or
not. with bridal veil. orange blossoms,
and toilet acce.sorc s. may-exclusive
Of laces and iewels-be procured for
500. Ii is thus. with the most exact
and rigid supervision OF items in every
direction. a question OF expanding from
81. 900 10 $4,000 To give ones daughter
in marriage according Ia The snons Of
good society. ~. I. TINES.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
The Waiting PHILOSOPHER,

SOME people think it n Of the hard
est strains on human nature TO he
obliged TO wait ut q country depot for
the train. A philosopher takes real
pleasure in hanging around n depot for
three hours. During The hrst fifteen
minutes he reads all the railroad cards
hanging in the waiting room. IL he is
near-sighted or a poor reader he can
put in half an hour at this. Every de-
pot In this broad land has u front door.
The scenery from n depot front door is
always grand. There is the track each
way; there is the watcr-tank; there is
often a small grocery on the corner
opposite, with two small boys licking
their lips before the jar Of candy in the
window. 1t is often the case that n
depot is surrounded by houses. Here
is a great chance to speculate. II there
are, say, twelve houses within sight.
the philosopher can wonder how many
are under mortgage, what percentage
of husbands have missed the top-stair
in going down cellar; how many moth
ers-in-law make home happy. and so
on, for an hour and a half.
There is always a dog, \ small boy
and a lame man around a depot. A
philosopher will make advances TO the
dog and manage TO tie his hind legs to-
gethcr and start him Off with a yell.
He will win the small boys confidence
with a smile, and give him q cent t o
stand on his head. He will get up . re-
union with the old man and draw him
out. The old nan got hurt By tumbling
into a ditch when he was drunk. but q
sharp man can start the conversation so
that he will claim to have received the
hurt while climbing Look-ou; Mountain
a rod ahead Of Joe Hooker.
Two hours and a half thus slip by on
the wings of lightning. While the iussy
tat man with the carpet-sack has gone
to sleep in despair. the philosopher has
been having a bully time. The other
half hour is a mere nothing. The phi
losopher put that in by asking the tele-
graph operator how long it took him to
learn; by taking five or six drinks from
the water-cooler; by walking up and
down the platform, and counting the
birds on the telegraph-wires; or by
walking two or three miles down the
track 10 meet the train and ask the con-
ductor il his family are as well as usual.
There is no earthly reason why any
waiting passenger shouldn't take solid
comfort around q depot.-W aH Street
Ddiiy NerS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31


A rorSgm N with . large book ns-
on his mug stuck his bead in,o tn. ;ick-
CT window Al the Union Depot. and
ASKED the clerk shat The fare vas 20 san
Antdo5o. .
.-f0 dollars snd fftsea eent<- rs-
piled fhe ticket singer.
lam pining 10 leave GskcssuA b;
Ilark ten dollars Of the ticket tsasss
However. that shaa'i part US I'll MAKE
. partial cash payment II fifteen cents.
and take IN. re-; ca, IN trade"
Nv bat do you mean hy taking 10 out
In eradsg-
Il an \ book agent. and IL yua win
le; me hare the ticket I won't try to
scu yoa BOX suut " book %
you once. This Il The most LIBERAL and
advantageous o6eS ever NAT % Tie
public. and ysa ought To take advAs-
tsyeSfIAVIAaye sren kspsss IN uAk
sue isaA - oonraetesy est a ~
senses in fifteen minutes thsi he wssnt
even lit TO send - ,se Legislature aft
c~rxaris."
What book have yoa gsss' asked
the ticket agent
A besming smile am over the book
agents isce. sad ma siny~seng voice he
began:
Il am Offering in seventeen volumes
DR.. WhiHctr~e 5 Ob-crvstioasis Pace
tine. n book hat shouid be in every
family; n book that comprises the views
OF h intelligent doctor on what he
saw in the Holy Land. with
sPeculations and theories on what he
did not see altogether forming \ CON-
plete Library Ut deep research. purr
theology and chaste imagery. I am
now Offering this Invaluable encyeiope-
dis for the unprecedented tow price Of
two dollars q volume. which 10 really
giving il away fer nothing -"
After the book agent had kept this
up for about ten minutes. he began to
grow discouraged. for. instead of
showing signs VI weakening. The ticket
agent. with al ecstatic smile on his
face, begged the eloquent man TO Keep
on.
The book agent stopped 10 RS has
jaw. when the Ticket man reached out
his hand and said: shake, ole Eel,
Com. inside and take a chair. and sing
Nhat al o'ct a.dfu. lnot ttfsSrs nIr
up like n cocktail. | used to he n book
agent myself before l reformed aud
went into the railroad business. aud
tha; Is like music IN me. IL soothes
me all over. 10 calls back haIlowed
memories OF the past. and makes me
want 10 go u on the road again. l
would rather pay twenty dollars than
have you leave Galveston. You must
come around every day. 1 could listen
to that all day. and cry for more"
The book agent shut his hook aud
said:
''Some Internal hyena has given me
away; but there Is another railroad that
| can get out of this one-horse town
n Ill not consent To- travel on any
road that don't employ Gentlemen who
"A treat a cash customer with ommon
politeness. You cant capture my book
ON any terms, and if o will come out
Of your cage I'll punch your head in
less time than you a punch a ticket"
And he passed out like q beautiful dream.
-.Gairest0H AeTs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
Divorce Reform League

TIE New England Divorce Reforri
League is a new Boston Society, with
such men as Governor Long, Theodore
Wootsey, President Chadbourne, and
President Chamberlain as members.
Whether the intention is to discourage
divorce altogether, or to merely reform
the ways of procuring it, does not clear
ly appear. In an address recently de-
Ivered IN that city. the Rev. Samuel ".
Dixie said thai divoreeS vas q Yankee
notion: and was spreading in Eew En-
gland faster than anywhere else Il
Is the native American element which
generally avails. itseN Of the d5voree
laws, he dcclareG, .saadE the increase
OF licentionsnessain New Enelandsaad
the destruction of unborn Life to- s
attributed to the loosensss ofsmorxls
caused by the relaxation Of the mare
rage bond.n
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31

JACK FrNEHART had one love affair.
and only one. ltwas his sole romance
in life, and he was very chary of talking
about it. But l learned the facts. and
they form a startling commentary on
border life and the character of the
man. q
He and his brother both tel in love
with the same girl. The niece OF an Off
Ger in the regular army, then stationed
at Camp Douglas. Utsh. Jack could
hate IS wellas love. and be could make
and keep a promise. He and his brother
came to an agreement BY which both
men pledged themselves never assih to
see or speak to the young lady. the
penalty for 2 violation Of the Contract
being that the offender should die at
the hands Of the other. TIE brothers
shook hands over the bargain. and each
went his way. e 7 -
Six years after. Jack sought out his
brother, travelling over two thousand
miles to do so. He told him quietly
that he had broken his oath. aniwanted
the compact kept The brother remon-
strated, but Jack was firm as adamant-
Ho had forfeited = pledge, and he was
ready TO die. The end Of IL all was
that the two brothers met on the bank
of the Platte River one lovely summer
evening. Jack drew a heavy derringer.
cooked it, and handed il TO his brother.
The latter drew of a few PAGES, leveled
the weapon, and looked once more At
Jack. II cam; do it," he said
Finehart stood there. solitary, tall,
his arms folded, and an expression Of
quiet melancholy on his handsome face.
IL am ready, was his sole reply. The
brother leyeled the pistol, took deliber-
ate aim and pulled the trigger The
cartridge did not explode jack took
q long quiet look ut il. and seeing his
brother about TO fire again. once more
gazed at the river. Suddenly the
brother raised his arm, and the deadly
weapon whizzed through the air. and
found . last rssting-placc bebesth the
turbulent waters Of the rushing ssneam-
Jack advanced in anger you are
. perjurer,1 he said: Il would have
killed you," and disdainipg the prefer
ed hand Of his brother, he strobe rapid
ly away. The two never net again
Bradford (EPg.) Q6serrer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
What q Fashionable, but Quiet, New
York Wedding Costs.

TINS year tendency has been to sim
plicity and transformations elegance,
which, although involving liberal en-
penditure, are vastly grateful to the
pockets of the parties. For a quiet
wedding at home there are, first, the
invitations, which involve, as a rule,
two card-plates and anote-sheet printed
Of the finest of heavy white paper.
Monograms and special designs have
been nearly discarded, and the fashion,
able text is a plain, simple, legible
script, beautifully engraved. The cost
depends upon the number ct leaters,
but. on the average, for one hundred
invitations, the cost will be 800. with
an additional IS for each additional
hundred, unless the order exceeds five
hundred, when q moderate discount is
given. For five hundred CHESTS the
statiencr sends in q bill for from $40 to
500 This winter the madness is for
AOral decorations ard although nature
scettcrs her blossoms and verdure with
, 7avish hard. snd nassS sends in her
bib. the florist is BIZ no means so iberai.
A plain, unpretentious display OF snilax
Smd flowers, suitsble Tor q New York
residence may be- peocured. FOR 800,
and that is about tho lowest sum for
which 4 fashionable horst woald.think
of sending Ahis DID. Exetics. Oriental
palms. and ferns M noS included in
Such adecoFatinn; nor yre bridal bells,
and hearts, sid cSnopieS, beneath which
the happy pair re0eivef the e~unxratula-
tious Of theif friemks. S6agle pieces of
this desofiptioazaia vetT S5sracefui
ones at that tA6afh woven Of rare
exotics-often~ ooss hom e75 to e15O,
and where ~sevesntserc srequfred the
florist thinks nothki4 efsGndsnr his blu
for 500. $50, or even 1000. Good
taste and fertility of suggestion can,
however, accomplish -vo6Siefinl results
With 800. particularly whers elegance
Is preferred to a-duufb Show of magnif-
cent ~profusion. f1l
Thea comes the eollation-say for
one hundred and fifty guests-served
quietly in the diningSoom. It is . moot
point whether tssf6ts eo~1p,oy "A ca
tGer and co1uCE 1heHho}oe item of
winSE dlstteuSf - to his
hands. or to undeftakp the work ones
Ell, sith thes1zllfne o~isszsants. and
the fdmtts6H pes!li1ies Of broken
porcelain and mis16kds lter. Those
who have had most (1psleeace IA we'd
ding and dinner parses aver, IS . rule,
Ats.t it costs less money and-g;Eas bet
tsrsat:sfsceion, independent Of person-
nj trouble and the vexations arising
from the h1ndef5 of hired attendants,
to take the former course. For a SIM
pie collation. for n hundred and fifty
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
King kalakaua Interviewed.

ARECENT San Franciscodispatch says:
King Kalakaua. of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, who arrived by steamer on Satur-
day night, is spending several days i'm
this city, preparatory to taking q tour
around the world. He sails for China
on February 8, and proposes to visit
Japan, China, Bombay, Rome, Paris
and London. On his return he will
spend several weeks at the East. He
has a great desire to see Saratoga and
Newport in the height of the fashion,
able season. He also wants to inspect
the municipal works in large Eastern
cities. The King travels incognito,. at
tended only by three Of his officers. He
dresses simply inc black suit, wearsn no
jewelrr and no decorations. He is a
superb-looking man, over six feet in
height, and carries himself with the
upright bearing of a soldier. He looks
like an Italian, with rather heavy feat
ures, has a black beard and mustache
and n very amiable EXPRESSION. He
speaks excellent English and is very
cordial in his manners. He talked with
nearly every one on board the steamer,
and his free and easy were a
source of great amazement to PDctor,
the English astronomer, who was re-
turning from a featuring tour in Aus
tralia. Proctor thought Kalakaua was
a small specimen of 4 King because he
got a little full of whisky one day and
insisted on singing Hawaiian National
airs for the editication of the crowd on
the forward deck. The King, In Talk
with a reporter. SAYS the Soyase vas
not premedisatcd. but he grew txedo o
the tedium of island lie, wanted to sac
the world and % Eud somo means Of
The labor supply OF the ISL
ands without importing Chinese coolies.
he wishes to get familtes to, emigrate
there, assmales already oatnpmber feS
males on the islands, and the Chinese
who come owe are AL men. He also
declared he wished 10 reeuperate his
health. but judging from the grip he
gives ones hand in shaking It. and
from his robust appetite. he Wonld Be-
called in splendid physical condition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-31
4 Nssfh - Sas >isFAG

The psst usaah has hosn = g r.
one un ths srn Trmn~sts f-,s
enopgh 20 sweep rvety tt,tngth b. t--
'hu hcr 20 The earth have . sst t.
ioTcs upon The grvsi E~iosinE "fh
their sasat hsss htes ssh 80 a.
distance 81 nnety oil M. .a m 4
rhoss ssise fsF msI akri > - a.
thoskh . pps > ne shsA
- t~sAa Ala .as strceiNm ss.a. .
the polished p,la ssssui . ~st SOL
lac astsnisAsl at tha ohsasu Ia IT,.
s@ss,ris appearance "a - ss,,s l.As 49,
yh.sid II warrior. dsnsess ss psss-ss
BIZ many fefce stfokss en- a,Hnr fts
an opera gias. powerful enuueh O. ts
n ilsa curve OF aH Arsrsss vgsasy
has suficod 10 show the ,lark uu 'ras
q solar oyeinae Slsot. larger IhaH N
earth have appeared AMI vAnsaas las
after day the whole s~srfare % To- -sa
has bsea mslaIlsd All wr.akloi sui..
the strain ~ fprres 50 frumrnL.ss ,hst
IA e~anlgarlsnn with thrtn the ssrvpatb
al . yolcaso seems Tany.
The spots have gone tro~pln- s~~.~'
The disk with the rgyolsgsia % ft,a
gioisr, ia grsaPs aud r.-.
slasls Aad IN pasA Laga gIoags aAls
ecu IN split up smaller Ffasts ksIu
formed and destroyed "a a few
hours Whether. Rs some iisss "
posed, these spots sfs raussf ~ iHa
Tall OF enormous tssse uFlc maaars Hp-g
the SAN. or are proau eel bs the 90 -
ar ssown rush oi gsssous matt e.. or "
The Sssui's of bath these cs1srs. tit 60
feet upon the ohseryVr iaths same g.
cannot escape tho lmps ess.oas ASA tt-
great brcball hs IL iasik NJ A. 10 a.
.loTt 81 elemental forces oi tssv ms,i
gigantic power ADD Actif1ty
There have hess ouis tirrr~ ,'eas
iafs during January when. s4th y
ordinary spygla%a. the sun dlsk = '
unspostad. These stn ssfm
are !" likely to decrease In iufY Dr.
somc years set. The nov snolEsrui
$ Just beginning. spd before - jasss
hope 70 hare karasi iar
more about this tsiercsting nna rat
,llng s~1tiecs than they kns-v nv .
Ilrs weight ~ efidese~ sAoas ths
Is q close relation betY-sn 600
'oeditton of the son and tsa safths
neieorology. Iisssirsds - t-ss.~~Dpes
daily tbrsed tspen the sun frym Al
idsrtsrs oi the earth. and rassfsl 80
'fds of otssry attons are keps[Uhrfr
va been \ vast astssnee in or knoa.
age OF the great lup.nsry sss-z 'hs
Hersehsl suggested. ss.iy spue
ssnfy yeats ago. that the curfr5s
right spots 10 the sen known A. vi.
leatess nsizhi BE- gixaailsAXlax
uys. whose intense vitality mD.e tLem
,1"w 80 dx<iinglY. Yet uisi - b
esrs~t - siight 10 eympsss,a ~ah
shst rrnalns % ir 5ssusri. r