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WANTED HIM BAD.
An Ex-Congressman Applies for = Position
and Gets IT.

An Ex-Congressm.n Applies for = Position
and Gets 1t.
An unpretentiOus man entered the
Office OF the proprietor Of u great daily
newspaper.
"Well. sir. what can l do for you?9'
II have come. sir. TO ask for Il POST
ton as editorial writer on your paper.
IL don't think there is room for an
other man. still. using n homcly phrase.
we are ever on the lOOk-Ou, for good
timber. Have YOU done much news
paper work."
None. SIR"
but You think that you can shape
public sentiment. eh?"
mo. sir"
"Ihen why do you ask for y place.
ION account Of my fitness"
"Of your fitness? But what does
your fitness consist OFF,"
My absolute ignorance"
"1ou are surely - peculiar man.
want . position rs editorial writer
because you are absolutely ignorant?'
"YeS, SIR"
"But OF what use is an absolutely is-
norant man? VIVA: would you propose
70 dO?"
"Write articles on the tariff"
The proprietor caught q quick breath.
placed emo hand ON the table tn steady
himself. and said: '.Of course l want
you. but l am surprised to See that You
nave resigned your seat in Congress-
-Ark2ssaW Traveller.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
Manhood in Criminals.

Speaking Of his experience with Grim
inals. Judge Gresham says: My expert.
ence with criminals. when l was on a
district bench. taught me that there
was no man devoid Of manhood. Place
anybody. however depraved. on hi.
manhood. aud you will observe his eye
brighten up. l have taken men who
have been convicted Of serious o~ffenses.
and after sentencing them to the peni.
Tertiary. have said: NOW. l intend tn
place you on your manhood. for I be-
lieve yOu have manhood In you. / will
give you = mittimus. and the marshal
will provide you with money to go
home and bid your family goodbye.
After sou have stayed there a day or
two l want you tn report at the door Of
the penitentiary named in the papers
you will receive. and serve out your
sentence like q man. And when you
are through l want yout to return to me.
and I want to see what can b. done to
restore you to the confidence Of your
fellow .men in society,"" lnever was
disappointed in . man I thus trusted.
and those c0nvicts whom l have helped
On's their return from prison have
always been faithful to the trusts inn
posed upon them.-Ckieogo Journal
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
GERMAN AND YANKEE.



ished IA Unhosnitsb'e 1eutOn.
A German farmer. living in Mary.
land. was notorious for his s~tinginc>s.
and had never been known when any
one entered his house whilst he WAS nj
table to practice those rites Of hospital
ity so common among country people.
He was in the habit. however. Of get
ting over the omission by IN impuden;
sort Of Il turn that was inimi:abic. Ii
. traveller entered the house about
noon. which is the usual hour for din
ner with American farmers. who are
generally Il very hospitablc race of
people. he would saw, in his Anglo
Germanic dialect: .'lIcw t'ye do? Heb
you make Your dinner?" And if he
received an affirmative answer. would
say: ''Well. den. YOU peats us" II
he got 4 negative answer. his regular
response was: ''Well. den. We peats
you" With This established character.
an impudent Yankee %tin-peddler once
tried an experiment upon his patience.
This fellow had u prniisious canine
appetite. and WAS for this reason
the dread Of the whole circuit in
which he was accustomed to sell
his tins. He had. therefore, Thought
it prudent to me to his p%erambula-
tions Il new district in Maryland; and.
hearing of this German farmer. and be-
ing in his neishborhood. he. one day.
presented himself just ut the dinner
hour. GLOW t'ye do? Heb you make
your dinner?:" said the farmer. Il
guess l have" answered the peddler.
WELL. den, you peats u.s." he replied.
''You see." said the Yankee. Il am one
of those critters that likes his dinner rs
soon rs he can get it; hOwsnmdcvcr. I'll
Jest take 4 look at your Eaters till the
woman has done. and then. perhaps.
we can trade a little" Upon this he
sat down. and helping himself to one
half Of the pork that was Oil the table.
he shot it down so rapidly that all eyes
became fixcd upon him. little suspectinS
that the cOrned beef on the table was
doomed to follow it inS:anter. Having
achieved the beef. he perceived near to
him two fine young cabbages. the first
that had been gathered that summer;
these. which were the Germans own
dear dish. he had the inexpres>ible hor-
o to see disappear in \ twinkling.
down the ~implac,ble throat IF tine Om-
~nivorous t%in-peddlcr. Rising from his
showed \ huge dish Of unSkinncd. seedy
potatoes to the fellow. that were there
for the family. and screamed out:
''Will you swallow lie potatoes. too.
nit me dish und de skins: I should
like 20 see dat" ''NO." said the Yam
kee. II guess 1 tellci you I'd only jiSt
look ut Your ~tatcrs; it amt So long to
supper time. but I can hold On"-N.
Y. Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
CLEVER
Inspector lsyrne Talks About the Traits
They Must pOssess.

Inspector syrne Talks About tho Traits
They Must P"ssess.
''HOw do men become detectives. any
way? What training and natural traits
must a man havc?" asked d New York
reporter Of Inspector Byrne.
THAT is Il hard question to answer
off hand" said the inspector. slowly.
1.-The most important thing. l SHOULD
say. is that men have y distinct liking
AN undonbtcd ~pas>ion-for this line
Of duty. That is essential.
"A man must like the business and
know that he likes it. that he has a
natural aptitude for it. That is the in
dispensable prerequisite. Then he
must have perseverance,. youth. intelli-
gcnce. enthusiasm for his work. He
must be thorough and jealous. and es-
pecially he must be tenacious. A good
officer will lay his plans and go ove n
case. and perhaps fail; then he goes
back and begins all over again. doing
his work in the second line rs carefully
as at first; perhaps he will fail again.
perhaps Il half dozen times. but he has
the bulldog in him and is up and at it
again. That's the kind Of Il man ih,t
succeeds in this business; the man who
does something hard does it by pa
thence. persistence and .enaciry. Why.
I wouldn't give 4 cent to do something
any body can do. if u man is shot
down here in the street and an officer
on the opp 'site side rrns across and
arrests the murderer. there's no credit
in it.
But in talking about the personal
traits 4: detective should possess to do
good work. / must not ne.lec. tn say
that all these are of no avail if he does
not have u thorough knowledge of pro-
fessional criminals. Without this he
Fan do nothing. OF course the large
proportion Of crimes are crimes agains'
property thieving in one form OK
another"
''How is the knowledge acquircd?" 1
asked.
%. in various ways: by visiting their
haunts. perhaps. or some naturally pick
it up in knocking about New YORK. If
u young man of inquiring turn Of mind
sees a fellow who seems Il little su>pic-
ious he inquiries about him. takes notes
and perhaps talks with him. Thislpcal
knowledge of criminals gradually Wi
dens. for all professionals come here ut
INC time or another. the budding de-
t-ctivc sees new faces and keeps his
'ecords as he picks up information.
Then he must study clauses Of crime.
Professional criminals are very clan
fish; they run in gangs. the bank snesks
together. the hotel men. and so on
through all classes Of work. They r
all grouped and classified 7.
Daily NesUs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
KEPT HIS
A Small hoy Saved from . Ruined Il
by y Kin Word.

A Small boy Saved from . Ruined Lie
by y kind Word.
l remember a case that happened
years AGO in Illinois. A lawyer friend
of my father defended a lad for stealing
apples. The owner of the orchard WAS
without pity. but the lawyer pleaded
that the child's act was merely n Of
gluttony and that he ought to he in
diligently treated. This was the view
of the matter taken BY the justice and
he spoke to the accused in a fatherly
way.
..You hear" he said. ''what has been
said about you. that you are no thief;
now ! am going to acquit YOU. but you
must first promise that in future you
will behave in n way to redeem this
fault you have committed"
The boy. who had been crying Bit
terly. looked up. wiped away his tears.
and gave the required answer in a firm
voice. Years passed away. One day
as the lawyer stepped OF the train at
Detroit he was accostcd by a gentle
man who asked If he remembered him.
NO. l do not recall ver having e
you BEFORE" was his reply.
well. l am the little apple thief
whom you once defended. want to
let you know that / have kept the
promise 1 made on that occasion. I
now own = wagon factory in this place.
am a married man and the happy father
Of several children. It il to you and
the good justice Of that day that am
indebted for all this. I am sure that
had I been sent ~ the reform school I
would very likely have grown up To 10
any thing but an honest man."-Cor.
N. o. Pie0vHne.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
KINKS,

Some % the New Thin=s Affected BY tho
World Of Fashion.
Etc!iingS are in great demand.
Turlin. down visiting cards Is out
Of date.
Tn. camelia japonica has been re-
st,red t. favor.
Velvet baslues and reiingotcs are
quite fashionable.
Red AMI gray is Il faycr;te combine
lion in chiliren's dresses.
Braided Golf Tres are again in vogue,
especially the braided coronct or dia-
dem.
Large mantles with MuscOvite.
rciigiucse and ambulance sleeves are in
great d .mand.
Russian jewclry. Russian tea. Rus:
sian gowns. ETC.. ARC having a mild run
Just now.
The fashionable boutOnniere is
either a single rose or Il bunch Of
vioiets. or mayhap IS many rs three
buds.
Moire antique and more Franchise
are Of;ener chosen for trimming cloth
costumes than velvet or plush.
As the season advances the skirts If
dresses are less punched at the back
than heretofore and are laid in wider
plaits.
Long boas are. If possible. moro
popular then ever. Otter or beaver is
the correct thing with costumes Of
brown cloth.
Crimson Jacqueminot and Bennett
roses. the new Papa Gontier and
American beauty. both a rich. rosv
pink; the creamy Msrcchal Mel. and
pure white Puritan are all favorites Of
fashion.
At large and ccremonious dinners.
where favors are laid at every plate.
each gentleman finds at his q single
rose or other flower matching the cor
sage bouquet at the plate of the lady he
takes Out.-N ]. World.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
MUSIC At FUNERALS.
Grand Old Tunes That Are Now sung in
Waits and Polka Time.

Grand Old Tunes That Are Now sung II
Waltz and Polka Time.
/ am sorry to observe that the old
psalm tunes are getting obsolete. A
day OF WI ago l attended a funeral
and it was requested By \ member of
the family that snme good Old-fashiOned
HYMN. IF which the deceased was verv
fond. should be sung. I believe the
tunes selected we're: Il Would Not
Live Away and "Just As l Am,
Without One Plea" Imagine nv sur
prise rs well as that of the ''pourners''
to hear the former HYMN sung in a
genuine polka time with a soprano and
bass solo. Some time ago l attended
the funeral Of a celebrated criminal
lawyer in Il North Side church, and a
hired quartette was I" furnish the music.
The grand old song Rock Of Ages,
Cleft for Me-" than which a grander
tune was never written. was rendered
in beautiful waltz time. Ell Jordan
was the officiating undertaken. and I
momentarily expected Ed to invite
some young lady out into the vestibule
to have a little waltz around. An old
gentleman. living on the South Side,
and who has been reared in the
Methodist Church. has left $50 to be
given the choir that will sing at his
funeral to the original music:
Our days are like the grass,
Or like the morning flower.
The other is:
Why do No mourn departed friends
Or shakes t deaths alarms
In this large city OF nearly = million
inhabitants I doubt il such a choir or
quartettc a be found now that know
the music. One day n dear friend Of
mine died. and knowing his low. Cor
three beautiful old hymns. that he had
been wont to hear in the little village
church far away and which was 10 us
50 hallowed by sacred and tender rec
ollectionS I mcekly and hesitatinelv
asked his widow that one Of these tunes
might he sung. Was il? o no. but
she gazed upon mo in . pitifnl way. As
much As to saw I pity your ignorance,
and replied: That is very old-fashioned
and is not sung 1t all ut the very latest
funerals"
1t was then that I was obliged to nd.
NIT to myself that there was q latest
fed in funeral music. Chicago Journal
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30

An instance Of throwing ones self
about was Witnessed . few evenings
ago at a party. in the case Of a young
lady, who. when asked to sing. first
tossed her head. and then pitched her
voice.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30

1t is estimated that in the year 1900
the United States will have n pOpula
ton of nexrlS one hundred million.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30

-Flimsey--'.I don't know how it is.
but the smallest specimens Of men in
variably get the best wives" Mrs. F.
(archly)-''O. you aatterer"- Boss0a
Transcript
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30

Real estate in South America ranges
from fvs cents an acre in Paraguay u
1A3O in Bucnos Ayrea
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HOUSE..
he House at 100 adjourned.
Duel,

EAGLE Pass Tex, Sept % On Sunday
evening at 5 o'clock sanguinary duel took
place at San Felipe de Sabinss, mining
town on the Sabnas river, situated on a
branch of the Mexican international road
about sixty miles from here. 1t appears that
Lo2era Amador, captain of the Contras
guards, body of mounted Custom house
inspectors and Grscana Cantu, one Of the
State rangers, had had trouble and grudge
existed between them. Meeting in San
Felipe de Sabinas they drew their pistols
simultaneously and began shooting. Amador
fell dead at the second or third shot and
Cantu died within an hour from the effects
of bis WOUNDS Great excitement existed In
the place at the time of the shooting but no
further trouble occurred. Both men were
under the influence of mescal st the time OF
the sffray.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs Amelie Rives Chanler says shs will
go to Paris and study drawing and painting,
SO as TO be able 10 illustrate her OWE works.
Dan Sheby'a Circus, from Chicago, is
stranded in Richmond. Its effects are in
the hands of deputy sheriff. About 100
employees are in bad fix.
Rev. ]. l.. NJ. Curry, who recently re-.
signed his post as United States Minister to
Spain. arrived in New York Sunday and left
for his home in Virginia yesterday.
Major r. ylor Scott, of Fauquier, has
qualified as administrator OF the estate of
tue late I. II. Downmsp, who was found
drowned at Richmond last week The es
tate IL valued ct 50 600.
During the past twelve months the Nor.
folk & Western Railroad added Is locomo-
tives and LIS freight cars to its rolling
stock and the Chesapeake & Ohio added
10 locomotives and COO freight cars during
the same time.
Bids for furnishing the material and labor
and erecting the pedestal of the Lee monu-
ment were opened in Richmond yesterday,
the lowest being about Sil eco, which great.
" exceeds what the commission expected
to have tc pay. The contract was not given
out.
Interesting ceremonies incident to the
unwilling Of the monument to the Confeder'
ate dead and the opening Of the Baldwin
district fair took place in Staunton to-day.
The town was gaily bedecked with flags and
bunting and large crowd was in attend
ance.
Mr.. John A Batz, the millionaire brewer
of Philadelphia, aud who owns the old
James River Brewery building, in Rich
mond, which coat quarter Of million of
doilars, is 10 that city, trying to make ar-
rsngements with Richmond capitalists for
starting brewery there.
The corner stone for the monument in
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, to Gen.
Pickett and his men which is TO be unveiled
October 5, was laid yesterday without cere-
mony. A committee of the association
placed in the stone copper box, containing
a great deal of printed matter pertaining to
the history of the division.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Mayor Hewitt. of New York. says he will
support Andrew 81. Green for the mayoralty
OF that city.
1t is said that the brewers have raised q
fund Of $4,000 to help Gov. Hill's cam
paign in New York.
Henry Watterson, vino has returned TO
New York from tour in New Eogland,
speaks encouragipgly of the democratic ou'-
look in Connecticut.
Joseph b. Hickey, the sporting man, has
IS 900 locked up in the cafe of the St. James
Hotel. New York. which is awaiting the
call of some republican. Mr. Hickey wants
to bet that amount against 81 900 that
Cleveland will be elected. Ite is also ready
to bet $500 to 81 900 from one to ten times
that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
and Indiana will all go democratic this fail
Hamilton Disston of Philadelphia has wag
cred 81 500 to $4,000 on Harrison.
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Arm Unprovoked NInrder.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 25.-At Scottsville
Ky, 10 coored church Saturday, Monroe
Wilkinson, notorious negro, entered the
building during service and broke up the
congregation by revolver and threatening
to shoot. Barry Merrimau, an old and
highly respected colored man, led him out
of the church and demonstrated with him.
As he turned away Wilkinson shot him in
the back, killing him instantly. The muir.
derer fled. but was captured. The negroes
wanted to lynch him, but he was carried
safely to the Jail at Scottsvile.
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Yellow Fever.

Yesterdays health report at Jacksonville,
Fla, shows 113 new cases of yellow fever, OF
which So are colored aud rs are white.
Four fifths of the new cases are in the sub.
urbs. Total cases reported to date. 99l.
Total death OF. Five deaths were reported
yesterday. A cold rain and drizzle prevail
ed throughout the day. This weather is re-
garded as exceedingly unfavorable for the
sick.
Yellow fever was officially declared to
be atFernandina yesterday. R. S. Lusen-
bill, railroad agent, died yesterday morn
ing All are leaving that can do so. 1t is
not thought likely that the visitation will be
severe one, as the city will be depopulated
in &c hours.
There were no deaths or new cases report
ed at Jackson, Miss yesterday. All the
sick are doing well.
Rev. r. M. Saunders, presid Mt of
college, at Meridian, Miss, writes that on
Thursday night news came of the existence
of yellow fever in Jackson, the capital of the
State. On Friday feeling of wild alarm
spread through the city, and before night
thousands were preparing to seek safety 10
flight, the almost general belief being that
the appearance of yellow fever in Meridian
was only question of time. Ali through
Friday night crowds of frightened people
were rushing to the Uoion depot to take
trains going north, east and south. Every
dray and wagon and cart in the city was
pressed into service TO carry the baggage ot
the panic stricken multitude. There is not
a case of yellow fever here, and yet the city
has the appearance of being depopulated.
For miles around oil the country houses are
crowded with Meridian refugees. Business
of all kinds is entirely suspc nded
The Postotfice Department received sew
era kilograms yesterday from the yellow
fever districts, which indicate that the run
ming of trains on nearly all of the railroads
in Alabama and Mississippi have been aban-
doned, and that the whole section is panic
stricken. The postmaster at Cairo, ILL.,,
telegraphs: "All trains on the Cairo and
Mobile road have been abandoned, as they
will be to day on the Cairo and New Or
leans ine The country below is in the
hands of a bowling mob, and quarantine is
eyeryWher e"
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Died from his punishment.

GRAND Forks, Oak, Sept. 25.-The
death of George Fuljames, the puglist, from
iojuries received in match with Barrett
has caused much uneasiuess to those who
participated Several leading citizens, it 10
said, were connected with the trouble and g
good many have quit the city for unknown
parts since Fulijsmes died. When Barrett
caught him by tho hand to shake 1t be Bar.
rett) dealt Fulljames several terrible blows
in the temple before he released his grip.
1t is rumored that the intention was to "do
up" Fulljames. The coroner's jury found
that the deceased came to his death by a
blow from person unknown. Several at
tempts bave been made to steal the body,
but strong guard has been constantly
watching it.
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\ FEARFUL SToRY.-Since the news OIL

A FEARFUL SToRY.-Since the news Of
Jamesons death 10 Africa there is convic
ton that Stanley himself is lost. He passed
through the country eleven months ahead
Of Bartellot and Jameson, and they seem
to have learned nothing about him beyond
that last year he had lots of hard fighting
Stanley though rough and arbitrary, knew
how to manage the blacks, whereas Bartel
lot was Srutal and arrogant. There was
mutiny among his Manyema porters before
he set out on his march. and the start was
made with most Of them chained together
and scarded with hoggings given in camp.
The start was made on June H. and Bartel-
lot was killed on July 10. A hideous mar
rative has been related, one of the features
of which is that a body of c4nnibals were
hired to massacre and feast upon another
company of negroes, the purpose being that
Jameson, the savant of the expedition,
might secure photographs of the awful
scene.
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Two VEToEs-Tbe President yestet3s,
vetoed the bill permitting the Union P4cf.
Railroad Company to purchase a part f,6e
Fort Wallace Kansas military reservation,
on the ground that faulty description Of
the land might enable the company 10 put-
chase property in which private parties hal
interest. The President also vetoed the joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF the
Interior to certify lands to the State Of K4l-
sas for benefit of agriculture and the ua
chanic arts. His objections to it are on The
ground that over 1000 of the 10000 acres
granted TO Kansas are within a railroad
grant, and have doubled in price in conse
quence, while the act of 1862 provided that
10 such case the number of acres should
be proportonately diminished.
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A CRAZY MANS TERRIBLE CRnfE-wor
lert Johnson, an insane mar, living in Chi
cago, made probably fatal assault unon HI,
aged mother yesterday. The man has hesn
mentally upsouud for over two years Va
terday morning he went to The pantry 60
cured a large butcherknfe, and, yiibcn,
warning, plunged it into his mothers tbro.,
making CHASTITY wound. Again he mad
thrust, the keen blade puucturiag tS9
throat near the first wound. The old lsd,'
dropped apparently lifeless to the floor. r.!
lieving her to be dead, the maniac left The
house and went to the woodshed. Anslsrn
was given and an officer FASTENED to tba
shed, where he found Johnson hanging 10 =
beam. He was not yet dead, and the Office,
cut him down. When resusctated he uers
a coherent account of himself, and Sc, med
to have recovered from his dementis In,
appeared to have no recollection Of IN,
crime. When told OF it he WAS overcom.
with grief, and said be loved mis- mother :,
votedly. Mrs Johnson was sixty-nine yfe,.
of age and her son is thirty four years Cd
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THE WINFIELD SCOTT MEDAL,

THE WINFIELD SCOTT MEDAL.-Tae yir
ginis House of Delegates, in February lsi;
voted gold medal to Gen. Whitfield Soon
aud there seems 10 be some doubt as 70
what subsequently became OF it. Las
something very much resembling it. ha. p.
Gently been found in the Capitol st Ron.
moud. and the question how to hs decided
is whether the brorzs and GOLD media d..
covered is really the gold medal voted nv
the Legislature or a duplicate oftbe oripina
If the medal that was made and voted 10 il.
given to Gen. Scott never came into H.
possession, and the relic now unearlbl5
proves to be the medal originally ordere1 i,
should legally go to Mr.. Whitfield Scott d
New York city. who is said to be the near.
est relative and living heir of Gen. Windp
Scott