The Red Cloud chief., 1886-07-23
A Celestial Journal.

BY special reques, we rcpubli-h the
notice of a Celestial. Journal" the
original Of which appeared in these
columns abou, a year ago
DR.. l.. ID. Denney, who has recently
returned from Il years s%cjourn among
the "pigtaIl gentry" has cur
thanks for a copy of.the Pekin China
Gq:ehe. The Go,ent Is unguc>tionably
the Oldest paper III the world. II j.
printed on n sort of tissue or light ma
nilla paper. and is issued in pamphlet
form, profu,ely illustrated with the
we'll known cabali-ti c tea ches: hlcro-
~.lyphics. Our regular China editor *
INT on lis ummer vacation, con
= .~S,ucntly the task of translating the
1ntcnts devolveS upon the religious
editor. IL has a Very liberal advcrti.-
ing patronage for SD young a paper.
BY practicing strict economy, close at
tention 10 business. and living on one
meal a day for a few hundred years
more, It's editor ought TO be able to
save up enough money TO come out
west and take up "A homestead or tim ,
Der claim. The humorous department |
announces i'm bold head lines. "Shiloo-l
wettees, Antedcluyian Antiquities. |
Attached 10y the Almond Eyed Artists |
cttee %settee., and then proceeds TO per
petrate the following joke. 'On n mid
summers beautiful day, many ccntur-
les ago. C~onfucius his ~favorite disciple
10 his side called. and thusly spake,
Wang Ho' knowest thou thy worthy
colleague, Chee-Loo bully job struckec
has, on Chicago, Nebraska Kansas x
Southwestern railroadee?' Ne no
sabe. Wattce do He alice samce
litenin' blugs blackcc paintee alice
oyer. Blugs no can't flag tlains
hkce sheolee.' Wang-H. forth went
and butted the great wall out his brains
against We remember not MANY
moons ago OF 4 certain Nebraska sheet
trying to palm oil the above Joke in a
slightly modcrnizcd form is something
original. The Ga,dte contains many
novel and interesting features. Lee
Lung LootS. ~poet..laureate of the Flow
cry Realm, is a regular contributor.
The following is one of his recent pro-
auctions:
Dazzling dragons, driving
DESCENDANT demons down dim
Deaths dark divide.
Doubly doomed. doubtlesslv
Deploring dread destiny
Despicapble dastaris. dare deride." :
would translate the entire poem
but deSiSr OF &C count OF the extreme ,
torridity of the circumambient atmoS- 4,
and a determination on the part I
o. the translator not to incite the !
of our Nebraska poets. The I
is ably edited by Foong-Taou
Jr., who is a direct lineal deceudent of |
Mr.. Foong-Taeu. Sr. The latter named $
gentleman has the honor Of being 4
The first printer in the known world. I
having according TO tradition discov \
cred the art preventative abou. ESQ
4. D.. and when . Chiuamau gets hold d
Of = good thing ne never lets it get out b
IF the family, hence the decenden;s Of il
Foong-Taou are still engaged in the il
business. We do not agree
Nth the Ga-stte's expressed views on I
ics and social matters, but after il
perusal Of its columns we have
Z i: the benefits of a real j
aper, and have placed it
Exchanges. Bro. Foong a
best wishes for the sue t
Enterprise and should he c
TO Journey this way he o
latch string on the outside G
door.
quested that all members of.
Post No. 50, G. A. R., repor: at |.
nnqQarters on next Monday },
July %, as there is business OF
|ance to transact.