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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10

The contracting parties to the we'd
ding I hare referred 90 were Don En-
genio Yrisarri and Miss Barbarita
P.rei. both Of high social standing and
Of personal popularity. The relatives
of the contracting parties and near
friends constituted the procession prop
e.. whilst the entire ~popuisee O. Me.i-
can and Spanish lineage joined in the
general tes; mony 81 regard by attend
inc the public service of the marriage.
The solemni;y preceding The ceremony
- dsplacei BIZ a 5oyous Yet respectful
and decorous happiness on the part of
all The brides thoughts Of separa-
ton from those dear 10 her are over
come by the general ioy tia. sprngs
from every heart, = reflected from each
face ard radistes from every eve In
deed tie poor people we with each
other in shor; prayers for the brides
welfare. a 10 which i the more pointed
in its wish. The Continuance oi the
ceremony after the formal reception -
in conformity with a Custom Of ayes.
and tia; i the particular feature To
arouse the curiosity Of L, fioos!er@-
Sd.tG fe Cor. Indiana Sentinel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10
REPUBLICAN, OPINION.

Tho Espubiiean Fss:y Net Nisfaher
When Charged That Gtsssiasa-s
Election Would Place the C~esf~asrsey
In the saddle.
The Democratic and mugwump jour
mails are frequently hard driven 90 make
. point against their Republican oppo-
rents The following i. 4 sample cas-.
from the columns Of that ardent mug
wump organ. the New York Eressaz
Pod:
The Overland Lsdey sRevublscans t~.~~es
;a.i " fsous prssrat sDpvsrzncrsl Mr.. Cirrs-
hand . Administration - likely Go hrtag atguf
. dtssciutsoe 81 the hitherto FOL d AsssA "
And yet the shsf Kepubi can osmpssgn cry
uas ihss The sonfcferscy would asnsu " ts IN
the saddle IL .lereisne wxs ~ssctra
The foss evidently belscse e that IL has
convicted the Leader Of gros. inconsi.t-
ency. The supposi,ion Il purify mag
mary. Tie Republicans party made no
mistake when il charged that ths cleo
ton 81 Ceso.and would once more
place the 'Confedessie< in the ssddlr.-
That prediction IL being verified every
day. The South with It's large Demo-
cratic msgor.es. gained through de
honesty and fraud. il really the els-
ment which rules the party and eoniross
It Washington Conf.ztentes are eon-
SANITY selected TO hi thu most impos-
sani post ons. vhii- Sorfheru D-m-
ocrs;s. who penkd LIE and limb
j n descn~s Of TIE Unson. arr
treated with eolines~ and neg
bet. Men who fought against srexsoa
s7d reheii On md WEIR r.arded by .
grateful eouniry with public Office arg
tisrrsi on; and thesr places fiied vita
thos~ vino did tasir utmost 70 dcssroy
the Government toe. are aow anxious
20 serve .o- dollars aud c-nsA CSese-
land . = Northern man. and g u far 90
SIX hos eaa ihr-e things he q the
Il onfe3eraes IL nos IN i3~ AIDE" il
]: u nc: ssDiet and spared 10 secure
through tbe Admintssrzss On o ss~togy
which & fELed 10 win On the cory rid
Of baifle9 Nov . few words 90 The
Leacxvs Suggestion inst CseSesands
Administrator IL likely 10 bring abpus
= disrup; on cf the sold D~Doesxaac
souea- La the article TO which the fs<S
allades TIRE LsLy poiss-d oct the n
moss universal desire Of Souss~sn<u -
bold Office. The out<zSe. D1rdenA
rasrslsses and frauds praetaed sksosgA
. IosS series a yes-s 70 keep The Soush
under Democrzsic dominz:soa hsd N
REV q time when eno1xh Nogshem
S<aies could be won oser % give H.
So9th<m leaders IT, whip hand - 60
soliax the National Govsz1Dsoe NJ
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10
n OPIUM HABIT.


A Stsry of One Yosng Ma WIS
Was Addicted to 1fs Tee
A pathetic story has lately come C
my knowledge Of young man. an IN
~der-grsdua;e in An Eastern college.
who had become = victim Of the hypo.
dermic use Of rorphia He went; with
his father. who was engaged in the
numbering Interest, into the primeval
forests Of Maine, hoping that dur ng .
stay Of months with the wood-ehop~ers
be would he able to hgh; out the battle
of gradual abandonment successfully.
Through q strange fatality. when the
party had Just arrived at their camping.
place. and Transporting ssesr
goods across . stream. the ca-c Of
morphia was broken by &C apparent &C.
csdens and its contents scat cred into the
water. None bur the hAggsrd Young
man cou.d. At the moment. comprehend
the appalling magnitude of the eal.sn-
i.y-there. a. he was, two hundred
niles from the nearest settlement He
survived the terrible ordeal. bat no
words could express. be has sad the
eorsures and agony through Which he
fass<d dur ng the succeeding weeks
He was closely watched. else. AZ times,
he would have drow Bed himself or
beaten bis brains OCT On the rocks
Months afssrwari he came hack {, the
world = skeleton worn AID haggzrd.
from bis terrible contest twas An ex-
per.enee 20 which ne could never after
ward refer without the most painful
emotions
Not the least significant point in this
yerIfabse account Is the fact that The
young man always believed that his Ia
thsr had Purpcsely troaghs about the
catastrophe for The x1ke a besaynx
matters 10 . speedy end: Has tie usual
treatment of the disease By physic:ans
n this day anything 10 ocex hat i
much better than this man's SEMINARY
mefheds-S T. 1srtA. - kepsia1
Science 1ossklJ.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10

HE - C. BssieE. Hsnrsca. IsnA
Jcsaa Raysrd aad R~axzn liv~d -
sAss. and have ~ last ncAies~d thnop
dcsire. But The lrsudnieas vxssry shV
have gsss~i ss likely Ia ~ the ssas =
their Eaal .:csfrucsSool Hcars-basassGo
and iealous'es arv evrryvhe-e spparvas
add ~qusrrvss over the sposss hsve ALREADY
sprung up "a several STAIRS Dvissoae
exss; As - uho saAIl sad .hail mi bold
otise~. and Cleveland can oaiy satisfy
cn~ s.rsssn or class Of Aspirsas~ TIE
reiress-i oars ard their frends are usaefs
~ boil over with wrath. snd they curss
IA ADMINISTRATION from waco they cs-
pectr<i nsarh and r~r~sve roshlnr. Tie
acton @: the Administrzksoa. lrs 10 30
cha; i; raay. h sowing asssioa n the
rznks Of the Sea;ksTu Democracy and
preparing several Stsses 20 trsnsfcx
ihrtr allegiance "a The Republicans parry.
Admit thaf Cleveland !. The ans sasg
n.;rum at in bringing this asrrgse a
about. h. caa not help \ rasesf or orr
core The iarxs tsbl. The fas~s are
against km and b.. parfs. ani hssa
arc css;isrd 20 = haai aad !2sAn. do
feat -C<FzlgHa Lsssk~.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10

ence TO avert it
The neighbor's allusion to Annelsey
as wild he did not notice; or. il hs
did. supposed that the speaker intended
to convey the thought that the com.
pany might no. be inclined to give
much weight. in matters Of business. r.
the advice Of SO young n man; regard
ing him As ineNper enced. and conse'
quently wild in his judgment. But the
suggestion Of visiting the mines and
seeing for himself the whole situate o
struck him as q good one. and he re
solved at once To 90.
The next morning At breakfast he an
nounced his intention Of go NJ TO Gravel
Hill. He made no mention OF his pur-
pose in going. AID Meth r his wife nor
Erastus mad any need 10 ask: they
understood without asking. and raised
no ohio. ons. Possibly they hoped he
might learn something which would re
leve his anxiety and or.ng back his old
time cheerfulnesS. Martha Parsons
felt that the house WAS terribly gloomy
OF late. The girls absent. her husband
silent and moody, even ErssiuS seemed
depressed and downcaSt: The whole Al
mospaere of the househo,d VAS
changed. and but for johnny, who WAS
too young to feel anxiety about my
thing pertaining to the future. the circle
which gathered about their daily board
wouli have been = $ lieut. one indeed
johnny was. q was but natural. the
pet Of the family. Being the baby. and
with a goodly number of years between
himsel and the next older. he had been
allowed his own way until there had
grown up = doabt in his mind IS 10 who
was head ot the family. and entitled IN
have their orders obcyed-
OF . sunny temperament he was SCI
dom actually bad. but was full Of | fe.
active but sensitive. and easily hurs BY
. hard word or . refusal on the pat Of
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10

"A era<n1 vhieA b = vssy eNBsR1B
NE h Chiss 80 Japaa = ~ 1s0
nre The Tear a r3cs. uixr1 ~
vsses aod sia@ssea 49, aAM~
duros . dsl5rass 81 11Enhfe GU0
Wiki snsuess Il -
40 QsoA
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22
An Nld CitiEan SneallS.

Mr. J N, Norris, az old resi-
dent Of Rome, Ga, says that he
had been badly troubled with Kid
ney Complaint for a great many
years and with Eczema for three
years;at times could scarcely walk
and had tried many remedies
without benefit, until he had began
taking Electric Bittors and anoint-
ing his hands and feet with Buck
lens Arnica Salve. This treat
ment afforded him great reiief,and
he strongly recommends Electric
Bitters to all who suffer with
Kidney Complaints, or need a
Blood Purifier. Sold by Crouch
Bros.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22
Dawson, Ca, Thursday, October 22d, 1885.

The boys from Dawson are be-
coming attached to Florida, and
their friends in your town may
not expect them back in many
years. only on a visit. Our eli
mate, summer or winter, is unsur-
passed, health good; very little
sickness have we had through the
summer.
Messrs. Sinclair & Mills, the
best real estate agents in the State,
will open a branch Office here next
mouth, and Tavares will boom and
grow as no other town in Florida
has done.
VIII write more anon, so will
stop. Pro NUNc.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22
Can Be Had if Wanted.

"HaYe you any malaria here 2"
asked lady who was looking at a
rural boarding-pla for her fam
lily. "Well," said the landlady,
"we haln't got nonejist now; folks
haven't asI ed for it; but we'll get
it for your family if you want it ;"
Most folks get malaria without
wantingit. 70 get rid of its nox-
ioas effects, use Browns Iron Bit
ters. Mrs. S. r. Macdonald, New
Haven, Conn, says, Il suffered
from malaria for nearly six years.
Browns Iron Bitters cured nae
completely.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

"What," asks an exchange, care
the causes of drunkenness?' Well,
we can't answer for all of them,
but we believe whiskey causes a
great deal of it; whiskey, sir, res
olutely stuck to will cause about
as large drunk as anything we
know of.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22
Lines on the Death Of a Soldier Boy.

Lines on the Death Of a Soldier Boy.
Published by request.
J. T. Garter, shot and killed on
5klrmish lines, near Dalton, Ga,
May 10th, ,l854,aged sixteen years,
SIX months and eleven days. Mr..
Carter WAS a brother Of Mr.. J. S.
Carter, of our county. These lines
were written by W. A. Welch.
Go tell my mother that l die
A soldier true and brave,
And may no tears from her sad eyes
BE shed above my grave.
Tell my mother that her son,
No tarnish leaves on his name,
For her in age to look upon
With sorrow or with shame
That like hero I have died,
Sustained by a sense of truth and
pride,
And birds for me in morn will sing,
While DER my grave sweet flowers
will spring.
Tell my sisters that their smiles
Make bright my dying hour,
And mid a sense of earthly ties
To me it is cheering powers.
Even now the past is mine again,
Its memories soothe each sense Of
pain,
As far back through the mist of years.
L see them in youths smiles and tears.
Tell the friends my boyhood knew,
A patriots death is mine,
The IN I from my country drew
l now to them resign.
Tell my comrades in the field
die free mans death:
Tel them 10 WELD the battle shield
With life's last lingering breath
The banner that we wave on high,
VIII bid it all their host defy,
And where the war tide Wild shall
wave,
Is fit to be a soldiers grave.
Go tell the loved ones of NV youth.
Sweet memory fond and true,
hope one day again to meet
The dearest ones knew.
My last thoughts on earth are given
To her mother friends and to heaven,
My dying prayer and wish to be
With her in one Eternity.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

Our Connecticut exchanges are
suggesting that if some young
man wants a good deal Of wife and
can wait few years he can get
one in Hartford, Conn. The young
miss is now fourteen years old and
pulls down the scale at 304 pounds.
There are a few old bachelors
in thus city whose special atten-
ton is directed to this paragraph.
True they have allowed the thief
of time to steal march on them,
but they have now an opportunity
to make up in a wife what they
have lost in time.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

BRADTIELD's FEMALE REGULA-
TOR will give a blooming color, an
elastic step and a cheerful spirit
to the woman of sallow complex
ion, heavy dragging motion and
melancholy disposition.
Send for our IRE ,tise on"Health
and Happiness Of Woman" mail
ed free.
BRADFIELD's- REGULATOR Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

preachers who sit by and listen to
him tell the good sisters that he is
"the grandest man in the world
to-day" because they are afraid of
him, and, knowing their own i'm
portance, seek to catch from him
some virile and strong ideas. Be
hind his back they will . strive
against him, for they do not con-
slider his methods proper ones or
his expressions such as ought to
be used in speaking of sacred mat
ters. BY their words they will in
dorse him, but by their actions
they will illustrate the truth of
his declaration, that they are af-
hicted with moral cowardice. He
shows them no quarter, and they
fear him because they know their
armor is vulnerable"
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Philblains, Corn and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

Fort Gaines has an ordinance
requiring every drunk man found
on the streets to be put in the
lock up till he is sober. That is
right. A man is not able to take
care Of himself while he is intoxi-
Gated, and might get hurt, On
the other hand, being out Of his
right mind, he might hurt some
body else Both for his own Sc
curity and the safety of others, a
drunk man ought to.be confined
till he becomes sober.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

There is a peculiar family of
people living a few miles from
Adaifsyille. 1t consists Of three
members, but they have every
thing to themselves. Each has a
cow, which is MIXED by its owner.
The husband has his own milk in
pans, the wife the same, and the
son takes care of his own. They
have seperate gardens, sell every
thing individually, enjoy their
own tobacco, and can be seen
hauling their own wood to burn.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

J. J. Atkins, Chief Of Police,
Knoxville, Tennessee, writes: "Ay
family and | are benefciaries OF
your most excellent medicine, DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption; having found it to be
all that you claim for it, desire to
testify to its virtue. My friends
to whom [ have recommded it,
praise it at every opportunity"
DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption is guaranteed to
cure Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Group aud every affection
of Throat, Chest and Lungs. Trial
bottles free at Crouch Brothers
Drug Store. Large size $L0O.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

t. to its mother and the mother to
her ne child: Hush! darling, hush!
Mamma is waiting for you wav,
way up beyond the shining stars,
anc you shall go to her, dear,when
God has made you ready for the
change"
And SO they soothed little Grace.
and sang to her, and the bows
brought out their playthings for
her, and ali were SO good and gen
tie to her that for a time she for
got the soreness in her little bos-
som and was happy.
But that night, after the golden
n head had sunk YEARLY to rest and
the tiny, white-robed form ley
still In the crib that had been
found for it, the beautiful lady's
eyes again overfowed as a tremu-
lous sob reached her ear, and in
her sleep little Grace again mur-
INJURED her baby petition:
ooh, bod, I want my mamma,
tool"
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22
like u l'r:lIsie on sire.

-A4,r'NESS It's CAUS TG.s aud
W HsE, by one WHO Was deaf twen-
ty-elght Yeas. Treated by most of the
hoted Specialists OF the day with no benefit.
's''fe9 @''@scsJ III three mouths, and since
.ilen nandreds OF others by sanle process.
& plain, simple and successful ho,ne tr.,ss
ment, Address +. S. PAGE. l24 Las.
SjtL D., A~m York Ci y. -
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

The Georgetown Echo says
James w. Cawthorne, about SIX
teen or seventeen years OF age,
and Miss Addle Reddie, thirteen
years old, living in Clay county,
ran away from their home, and
were married by Esquire Lewis
q few DAYS since.
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22

Wewish to call youl attention tins
week to Pitts Carminative,a pro
prietory medicine which has been
nsed for more than thirty years
With success in all cases Of disor-
dered stomachs and bowels. 1t
giyes y tone TO the stomach and pro-
notes digestion, cures coughs,
,lIs au., sIcA-heauaehe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
The Congressional Library.

The library of Congress is already
the largest collection of books in
America, and nothing but the neglect
of the nation to provide for it suitable
building prevents its rapid development
into one Of tho most important libraries
in the whole world. Mr.. Spofford,
the Librarian of Congress, reports an
increase of 81 ,24G volumes during 1884,
the number ut the beginning Of the
present year having been 544, ,G87
besides $4,000 pamphlets. Plans
lave been prepared for one of the finest
library buildings ever erected. and
ground directly east of the Capitol 10
available as its site, but much as tho
project has been discussed, the first
stroke for the erection of the needed
structure is yet to be made. With
an adequate building for its accommoda.
dation the library might be made to
expand into collection which would
ultimately rival the famous British
Museum Library itself; but its treasures
are difficult ofaccess, and their increase
is almost as embarrassing to their
custodians as is the increase of silver in
the vaults of the treasurey to the
United States Treasurer. Why
should Congress longer delay the
work of erecting at Washington til.
finest library building in the world? ?
The people will be gratitied by the
prompt erection of such a building,i'
only the work is properly per.
formsd.-N. y. Nail and Express,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
Fh. Old and New Treasurer.

Washington Special: The resignation of
United States Treasurer Wyman is the most
important change that has occurred as vet out
side tho president and his cabinet The state
mont that Mr. Wyman's resignation was freely
voluntary seems to be strictly true. 1t has for
sometime been known to few that he wished
to retro from his responsible position to accept
positions in connection with financinl insti
tutions which had been rendered him. II IL
known that neither the president nor secre.
1hary h;ry Aann,ng Mn expected or desired to dsplaoe
vice president of the Omaha National bank. and
ls also to have charge of an important trust
company recently established in that CITY,
Conrad W. Jordan, tho new treasurer an
Rointed, II.@ who who was formerly cashier Of the
known in Washington by reason on Of >, his his
examination Of the treasury bookkeeping
methods by direction Of the secretary and
his readjnstment of tho monthly death state
mcnt. he ls man of fine appearance, tail
amu .n With gray hair and
has been for many years closely identified
with Samuel J. Tilden and Secretary Man
ming, personally and in financial transac-
tinlis. The change of treasurer will neces-
state count of all the money, both paper
the vaults of the treasury here, Of eli Of
which tho treasurer is tho custodian The
last count made was in 1853, when Mr. Wyman
succeeded Mr.. Gilfllan More than a dozen
expert counters and wcighcrs OF coin were en-
gagged III the process for between five and six
weeks. With tho same force it will take con-
siderably longer now, as tho amount on hand.
particularly of silver coin, is much larger now
than then. In making such transfer tie paper
currency is all counted, bill by bill, while the
coin is verified by weight. all tho sacks being
cash
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01

mau and cut up her sealskin cloak for the 90.
casion, she changed her mind. He was not 70
be whipred-nobody but brute would strike
child-until one day he sat OH the ridge-pole
Of the roof and collected . crowd TO see him
perform various antics. Then sho threatened
received on such occasions, he was not much
impressed And the sweet child always told
the truth. Dialogues like the following were
in order:
"Did you eat that bottle Of Jam, D.vids"
"Yeth, ma'aM."
'sYou are : dear boy for telling the truth. ]
would rather have you eat all my JAM than tell
lie"
And David finished the ism.
One day tho fire engine dashed Up TO the
house and put out the blazing roof How did
tho fire catch? Mrs. Ransom called David in d
voice that had never been heard before.
"Do you know how tlte house caught fire!'
"Yetli, mamma didh With . little match. VI
s'What did you do it for?"
ITO see the engines up there"
II tell you what Louisa" said Pa Ransom,
your bringing that boy up for the peniten-
tiary."
"ko, I'm not. responded Mrs. Ransom, tax
ing OF her slipper "I'll try the good old way.
And then and there she gave him such 4
practical application Of the ethics of sole that
made him realize that his reign Of terror waa
over.
Mr.. Ransom secretly applauded 9Its all
very well to talk about blood" he said, sbut
breeding has lots to do with themaking Of good
men, and wimmin, toe II you're going to
make soldier of q boy he's gSs ts have some
other training. Beside hard bed to sleep o9,
give and take hard knocks, and learn to be
Subordinate. That il as true as gospill!"
Mrs. Hans9m's experiment now threatens to
turn out well