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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19

left hand. he found his head tightly
bandaged.
Where am 1 and what is the mat
ter:?" he asked as woman came to the
bed. to adjust the covers.
You have been sick nearly three
weeks" replied the nurse. and you
are at Mr.. Maybury's. But you must be
quiet. They wouldn't have you excite
yourself now for the world. Take a
good rest. then you will be able to talk
a little
Thus enjoined he held his peace and
soon fell asleep. From that on his i'm
provement was rapid. Had he been q
member of the family the May urys
could not have been more interested
in his recovery. One morning he tried
to explain to Mr.. Maybury his pres
ence in the yard on the night of the &C,
cident, but that gentleman, with a
good natured twinkle in his eve, re-
piled:
mo need OF an explanation. Dan
forth. You explained all in your
deliriun. l didn't know you we're q
somnambulist- But you were in luck
that time if you did come very near
breaking your neck. After you are
married Gertrude will have to tie q
string to you nights to keep you in
doors"
why do you say Gertrude?" asked
Danforth. his pale face turning scarlet.
''Oh! that's all arranged" returned
the old gentleman. smiling and rubbing
his hands Bertha is glad t. be 70
leased. You may have suspected that
the wind had changed to another
quarter. So Dur timely discovery Of
your love for Gertrude makes it posi-
BILE for all of you to be happy"
What interrupted The sick man.
docs Gertrude love me after ala"
Indeed. she does. Your dream. or
vision. or whatever it may be called.
50 far Is it related to Ter was perfectly
true. But if she finds it out she will
never forgive me for telling you /
watched with you . good deal during
the first three weeks Of your sickness
and heard the whole story, dream and
all So / took the liberty to learn how
the girls felt about it. / have said this
to you so there may be nc nor misun-
derstandings. You will not let them
know. of course"
Indeed. l will not and may God
bless you. Mr.. Maybury. You have
made me the happiest man in the uni
verse" LIZ Ror G. DAvH
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19
4 Curiass Of Human Skin.

An officer Of the marine infantry.
Who commanded the penitentiary of
St. Mary a La Comte. in New French
Guiana. lately died Of diseases con-
tracted at that insalubrious station.
The inventory Of the objects he left be.
hind him comprised a very curious
cuirass. with straps and other accesso-
rieA. On examination it proved to be
Of human skin. A convict had died
whose breast was covered with ex-
tremely beautiful tattooing. The COM
mandaut of the station knew this. and
had the man fayed before he was buried
For . moment it was thought that this
human relic would have been put up
up for auction with the officers other
effects. but fortunately, it occurred to
somebody that it was rather too dis
gusting. 1t was known that the
officer had worn the cuirass several
times when fencing with his comrades
Notes and Queriea
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19
POlIY-PODS

Out. IN ny aer Of clover which r m sav.n. Yer Tie
Amongst the brown heads s,andin', is that svk'-
ard eavky weed:
An I lAf. a,tho' I oughtn', when I see Il CROWN
there
A~cro.dia' out the clover. like e II +. owned .
share
o: the medder and Is PROFITS IN was welcome
es could be,
An 4. knovee I'd leave II peaceful to nod u
grin n me.
It's ike . strappin' ton5oy. with its mznner
AL lei o.,
An useful les fer no,hin' n han some les fsf
3 e stout:
Bu. I leave it .here-a bes.ar-on,y that Is
o. the dew and eats the virtals that should 60
10 feed the rest
Iha.n', the heart TO hurt it, fer the Polly" Of
its name
Keeps II tender in ny feein's; fer ny gal had
res the same
Isee her in the medder Like es she vas IN them
Gays
Fore tie angels coaxed her nun mean they
nust he'd winnin' ways:
Fer kno. ny Polly loved me, An nothin' here
below
Gould h.v made her leave ne cryin'. Ike nv
- heart would break. you know.
I could see her now astsnd:n, ef the tears I'd
Yes. nigh anost can see he, - she was one
summer dag
Alo;,erin through the medder n a-stoppin'
here and there
To pull the dead ripe polIys' and SOW the smi-
lin air
With the brown seeds m the feathers; and
they noai OF like . dream
Er bubble e VAS sleepin' On some idle, hay
stream.
Then she'd watch N goin' VI bard il . kind o
wishful way
But what my gal we're thinkia' OF I kent OF
course les say.
Blu, when one night the argeis my little pevee
took
Her face were sweet with smilin' that same
sweet yearuIn' look
She had that day il summer when she blowed
the p~oiiy-pods
An FLIED her zrls with clover an Inns o: gold
ing rods:
An 50 / leave N CROWN. n I reckon sha, they
NJ little Poly nearer. nj love N for hsr
sake.
$. n NeManus. in y. Y. Independent
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19
ORIGIN OF r
4 foek Nov In Exissenee SAID 60 Ne .
Thousand Year, Old.

4 f8ek Nov In Existence Said 90 n .
Thoasand Years Odd.
The Royal Asiatic Society has. it Is
said. q PACK OF cards said to be 1000
years old. and utterly uninselligibIs
wen to the most learned Oriental
archeologist Of to-day. There are
eight suits. OF divers colors: the kings
r mounted On elephants. the vizier.
upon horses. tigers and bulls. Some
cards are marked with what looks like
. pineapple in a shallow cup. other.
with the semblance Of q parasol with
two broken ribs. OF course the Chi
nese. who. according to their own his
tories. invented every thing before
every body else. claim the merit Of hav-
ing first designed cards and developed
the games arising out OF them The
Emperor Seun-ho had many wives. who
naturally found time hang heavily on
their hands. so his most gracious
majesty devised amusements for them.
There are thirty cards in each Of his
packs-three suits Of nine each. and
three extra superior cards. One of the
suit is called Kew-ko-wan. the mean
ing OF which every school-boy-in
China-knows. In one thing the China
men surpass the Hindoos-their cards
" oblong. like ours. while the Indian
cards are round. 1t may surprise some
persons to be told that the queen in our
suits Is a comparatively modern limo
walton; the hierarchy at first was
purely military-kirg. knight and
knave. The Italians we're. it is said.
the first to give her majesty a place.
There have also been from time to
time many changes N the suits Old
German cards have bells. acorns and
leaves, instead of clubs. diamonds and
spades French writer's have abounded
in explanations Of the meaning Of the
symbols. and Pere Daniel endeavors to
deduce . military moral. The club.
with it, trefoil shape, is the 'trehe"
or clover plant. which abounds in tho
meadows Of France; this shows that a
chief should encamp his forces where
forage can be found. The spade is the
carreau y heavy square-headed arrow
shot from a crossbOw. ''Cours." our
hearts. signi6ed the courage Of the SOL
diers. The ace is the Latin ..as"-rep-
reseutiug money. the siuews Of war
and so on through several stages Of
fantastic symbolism The popularity
Of cards has been at some periods so
great as to awake the OF the
Church. The synod Of Langres in 1404
solemnly censu-ed the game OF all
fOurs. aud St. Bernadin 30 vigorously
denounced gambling at Bologna that
repentant players made a big bonfire
Of their relinquished cards in the pub
lie square. At that period the pastime
must have had the charm Of cOmpar-
asive novelty. for there is no record
down to the end Of the thirteenth GEN.
tury Of the general use Of cards They
are not mentioned by Petrarch. Boccac-
clio or Chaucer. They could not have
been known in France until the end OF
the fourteenth century. for an ordi-
nance Of Charles V. f~orbidding other
games does not allude to them.-Gen-
tleman's Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19
WHITE HOUSE CATS
A whols Army Of Them Wago War On
Rats and Mice.

A Whole Army Of Them WaGo War On
Rats and Mice.
There are almost as many cats about
the White House as may be seen on q
prosperous Pennsylvania dairy farm
The White House cats are not Of es-
pecially fine breed. They are not
proud o in any way especially
distinguished from other cats, un-
less it is in their breeding quail
ties. They are = promiscuous lot.
in all colors that cats come. Most Of
them have attached themselves to the
household apparently from a patriotic
desire to serve TIE country. coming
from no one knows where. Many new
n are said to have appeared at the
mansion while Mrs. Cleveland reigned
there. Notwithstanding the playful hab-
its Of the dog Hector. As far as is con-
sistent with u form Of government
they enacted Mother Goose's melody.
The other day there wa q great squall-
ing in the basement A new family Of
kittens had appeared. 1T is pretty
nea time to have . drowning" re-
marked one Of the ushers. I'VE have
to drown out a colony Of kittens about
twice agar" How many cats have
you. pray?" l asked. u. between
thirty and fifty old ones. The young
no a a keep count OF. When they
get too numerous there has to b q
wholesale killing. Two killings . year
keep them down."
The building is 50 infested With rats
and mice that an army of old mousers
Is necessary to protect the lArder and
the conservatory. Most of the cats ara
kept around the conservatory to kill
OF the rats, which otherwise would dig
under and destroy the roots Of the many
valuable plants. With such an army
Of ma:rons, Of curse the m~ultiplica-
ton Of little cats is marvelously rapid.
Some Of these days it may be = fad with
young society ladies to have White
House kittens" for pets This will fur
uish . more humane way of getting rid
ofthe~ surplus--Washinston Cor. Paila-
delphia Telegraph
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19

unpleasant thoughts which for some
time past had constantly Kept him COM
pany. Try as he would. however. he
could not force his mind into dew
channels of thought. The wrinkles in
his forehead grew deeper and deeper.
Disguised a; his failure. he closed his
eyes and went over the vents OF his
past life again and again. trying to End
some reason why fate had denied him
the happiness he craved. At last.
throwing the book on the table IT his
side. he rose and walked res:lessly
across the room to a little mahogany
cabinet. aud taxing out a photograph
which was set il a neat little pocket
case. he looked at the smiling pictured
face earnestly and long. then. with q
deep sigh. ne went TO the fireplace
and dropped the treasure into the glow
ing flames. muttering as he did so:
1t is better so. Time will not heal
The wound and to keep such a reminder
would only aggravate il.
No" he continued. pacing the room
in his excitement. Il a not under
stand why fate has decreed me so little
real happiness while it has showered
upon me what men commonly surren-
der almost every good thing to obtain!
us this the way a man should feel
on the eve of his wedding? On. how
shall / hide my aching heart from ny
wife all the years to Gomez lido not love
her now. and l know l never SHALL.
The swee. face Of her sister will always
come between US to taunt me with my
foolish Lore and still more foolish mar
riaee. l could not keep her from my
mind even in the presence OF my first
wife, how then can / hope to do more
with a second? o. that l were out Of
it about OF myself"
Again his mind reverted to the past
Five years ago. he thought. | was
married 10 as good a woman rs ever
lived: but I did not love her. for then
rs now / loved Gertrude Maybury with
all my heart and soul Three years
after our marriage my wife died. LIDO
not think she ever knew-but what a
living lie, And how inmeasurably
harder il would have been had l not
been convinced that I was doing it to
save her life.
VIVA: evil genius has been shaping
my destiny that 1 should become en-
tangled in q second alliance in the very
presence OF the woman l love and be
utterly unable 10 win her or to resist
the influence which is soon to place her
forever beyond my reach? 1t is as II l
were being carried along by the re
sistl-s. current Of q mighty river so
swiftly that it is impossible for me to
turn to the right or left, with certain
destruction staring me in the face
On. Gertrude. Gertrude. you are Is
far beyond NY reach as the stars To
morrow l am to become the husband
of your sister Bertha; and t~henceforth
be compelled to wear . mask OF pleas
ant smiles. Why did / attempt to for
get by engaging myself to Bertha when
/ knew, or should have known as well
then as now. that l never AN forget.
! was beside myself freuzied. mad,
any thing but in my right mind!
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19

"A New York physician reports that
during an epidemic Of diphtheria in
that city there were five times a. many
cases on the shady side o! the street as
On the sunny side.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19

Fruit that is to 6e shipped some
distance 70 market should be picked
before it gets too ripe or il wiz seri-
0usly damage in transit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19

People always fight shy Of the
young lawyer. He knows altogether
TOO much about law to be u any prac-
teal Ise.-Somaeyille jor<zai
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19
...Does Julia. SINGING annoy yous'

Does JuliA's singing annoy yous"
asked the laLdiady Of = new boarder.
after her daughter had been exhibiting
her vocal powers at the piano half IN
hour. %. no." replied the new
boArder. Il work in = saw-iling factory,
and don't MINI it"-N. 7. Ledger,
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19

uTON DANFORTH
sat in q great arm
in his library
trying TO interest
himself il a volume
OF recent poems
which he had pur-
that day
thinking that he
might find some
thing in it 10 divert
his mind from the
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-19
MILTON DANFORTH.

TIE Story OF q Dream and It's
Euldumeut
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Written for This Paper.1
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Gin aamfmaat tit BET lluteraaSt,

Sin 8aufmdtn tn BET l~lnterffabt,
benz burd elm leibenbes unb idreienbes
2inb ntehrere Hadte Der Sdlaf seraubt
murbe unb Der gu Der ueber5eusung GEE
lanste, BAG Mrs. @inslpms @cctbins
Shrup ssrabe Der Grtifel iei. be7en er fur
bas Sinh benSthiste, faufte einen Yprratb
bason. Mls er mad 9auie tam unb ieis
ner Jrau bapon Wittheiluns madte, meis
serte fe fi&, benz 3inbe bon benz @efaufs
ten gu perabreiden, ba fe cine Nnbdnae,
rim bet 9omSppathie mar. Die nd9lfe
Wadt purbe wieber idlaflo los psrbradt.
vie Der 8ater AM nddfen Gage mad
9auie fam, fanb er bas Sinh idledter
ais ie, unb ba E: abermals cine idlafloie
Nadt befirdtete, perabreidte er mdbrenb
Der Mbmeienbeit ieiner Srau benz Sinoe
cine Yortion bes Sprup unb iaste nidts
bappn. Die Nadt barauf i9lief ynes
mcbl unb Der tleine S9reier erwa9te
am Worsen NIT heiterm @efidt. Die
Mntter mar erfreut iber ben plSsliden
w%unberbaren Wedfel unb cbpobl He F4
3uerit beleibist fibl.e, ais fe Nuifldrnng
erhielt, ieete fe benno@ ben @ebraud
bes SnrupS fort. Sdreience 3inber
unb i&lufoie Ra&te fnb ibr jest unbe.
FAINT. Cine e%in5elne Yrcbe nit benz
Sprup BAT nod bas 2eiben iebes Rinbes
uno bas Icrurtbeil Der Mutter befiest.
Sn allen GpOtbefen 3u huben; IS Gents
bic Hlaihe.
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. erf@iebene Oroinan5en.
Settion 2. 9aB bic 3uIammeaifel=
lung ber Oroinan3en ber. Gtabt San
Nntonio, tpentt in 8u9form gebruft,
aIs n&ebibirte Srbinanaen" betannt
feit unb 10 beuannt perben fol-. DaB
ole Srbinanaen elm in beiagter 3ufant.
meniteluns in MirtIi6teit unb Strait
treten bonn 81. Sage bes DECEMBER 1883
ab unb ale bor benz 81. DECEMBER 1888
augenommenen Orbinan3en aagemeiner
Natur, tuelde in 2raft fnb, tpenr bic
rebibirten Orbinan3en In 2Birtlamfeit
treten, unb pel9e ni9t barit eingee
19lofen ino, hermit nieberrufen
werben.
Seftion 8. SIN Sale in irsenb elmer
Geror6nung ober Seftion ber rebtoirter
Orbinanaen, elm 8erse6en be3ei9net
ober irgenb cine Shat ober 8erna1Idi.
fgung als ungefebli9 beaei@net unb
feline Strafe bafar fefgeiebt 1T, bic
perion, tpel9e fi9 zines iol1en Yerges
bens, elmer fol9en Shat pber 8erna9.
ldiigung i9ulbig ma6t, nit elmer
@elbfrafe BON ni@t tueriger aIs
Ginf Dollars ($5.0O) unb ni9t mebr
als 3weibunbert Dollars ($20O) fir
iebes @ergeben, ieoe Shat ooer 8ers
no9ldifgung, bele9t tuerben.
IngenOmmen unb senebmiet am
Is. MpriI, 1889.
8rDan gaIIag6an,
Ntteftirt: Mapor,
6. g. b n, @tabt @lert.
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Der Cinderella ednh store.

Ode Of.SonitonffraBe unb aperue c.,
biefer beIiebte 2aben Der Stabt, bot
feiuen ueueu Dorratb bon Sommers
f@uben fur 9erren, Samen unb
Qinber erbalten unb bat cine unbers
alei9li9e MuspabI aner Gorten urb
Aualitdten. Ser CINDERELLA : G@ubs
Store fibrt rur bic Gabritate Der beften
Gabriteti unb iiberbietet 9aes, mas i'm
biefigen Marft gu baben iii. Gpecio=
iitdt fur 6erren: Der Godfpro S9ub
fiir So. gs berlobnt f9 Der Miibe, i'm
GinbereIIa Store bor3ufpres
DEN, ebe man anberspo fault.
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Wm. SBatna q spbu.

untere 9auptnabrung TT unb bIeibt
bas Jleif6, unb um fol6es frif9 urb
gut gu erlangen, fam man unm6gli@
einen auberldiigeren Martt finben, aIs
ben bon Wm. 66fling & Sobn, SO.
511 Qbe. s. Sie 9erren baben benz
Gei6mad ibrer Gunben &e9nung ges
tragen unb in ibrem @tablifement cine
talte 2uftmai9ine erri6tet, ipel9e allen
Mnfuroerungen fir grbaItung unb gntz
fernung f6dbli@er Sngrebienaen beg
Gleii9es entipri9t. Sic baben beif6n-
big in ibren 8iebb6fen einem groBen
8orratb bon Waifbieb, aus tpel9em
nur bas Bette fur lire Gunbeu gepdbIt
tpirb. Wer reel bebient fein min, Der
beiu9e BEN Marft, ND. Sill
Mpenue 6. 1,10t1
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sdT~ Wenn Semanb gu& laet:
Sold einen 5dnupfen pie biesmaI,
babe i'd bod aber nod ME gebabtl"
bann nebmt i'm beim Worte unb em'
pfeblt ibm "Chamberlains Cough Re-
medy" gu gebrauden. 9as tpitb i'm
beilen. Sir 6ufen, Seiierfeit uno
Grtdltungeu auer Dirt giebt es nihts
8eReres als bies Gum 8erfauf BEL ".
@sbn & Co., 5. &alteper & Sobn unb
allen anberen Npotbefern.
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M SIN beliebien Miffioms.
0arten finb gB5immer eingeri9tet
unb erDffnet tporben, ipoielbf man res
guIdre Mabl3eiten einnebrneu unb a La
carte fpeilea fam. Nuifern tDerben
rob uno in better 3ubereituns ferbirt.
MobIseiien tDerben i'm ei9enen @ei9irr
ouseeIanbt unb auf Wunf9 Dinners
unb Soupers ins 6aus geliefert. Nuf'
mertfame Bebienung unb prompte Nuss
iiibrung Der Guftrdge garantirt.
Wbeiner & 0attl.
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Stir eSamilien 8ebarf!

Sdgli9 gu baben Sis In Quantitdten
bon 2 Pfunb unb mebr i'm San Mn=
tonic Refrigerator Gleii9martt, Ode
Sub alamo. unb Martine3 StraBe;
ebenfaqs bas bette frii9e Gleii9 a0er
SDrten, feline @erOelatpurff, einbei.
mii6er Sped, 56inten, &au9feif6
unb eerdu6erte O9fenaunsen, gep6teIs
tes &inbHeii6. reines S9meinefdmala,
gefdla6tetes Geberbieb, Slide uno
4uitern. Ofen ben gan3er Sag.
Grant 8rotpn.
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Ser Tamliemar5t

ODER 4oidbrise erfabruus zines beutf6en ars.
ties. 9ieies Bud fou teinespess ben Saus.
ar3t in jeoem Sail erfebeu, absr trotbem nirb
eS fid oils gang uneutbebrIidsr &atbscber in
iebem Sausbalte bepdbIsn. Gs seiet, ME
&ranfbeiten oerbitet unb i'm sn~fanesfaDium
%betampft perbeu tOnnen. 8e3epte unb 9e-
benspeile in allen arantbeitsfduen senau an
eeseben. Sir 20 @ents in Ypiimatten frei
berianbt. Dian a%breifire: Erinate Clinic
81 StSpeniarp, 10 g. SpnftOn Gtr.,
Stetp ODrf, ". y.
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% m. s. Omtterfine, 1856
Ofs 9OuffDnsS traBe, plumbers, @ass
unb Steam Gitters, balten ft9 benz
publifum fir lille in ibrGa9 f4lagenben
Mrbeiten empfoblen unb berfpre6en
prompte geiorsung aler auftrdge.
2ronleu6ter, Gas Gi1tures, 8abemans
men. @lofets &c. ftets an 9anb.
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Cine Oroinans
CUR 4nuabme Der 3uiammenneaunq
Der rebioirten Orbinanaen Der
Stabt San Mntonio.

Sci es ~berorbnet our9 ben @tabts
ratb Der Stabt San Mntonio:
Seftion 1. 9aB bic Orbinan3en Der
@taot San Wntonto, mie le bon 9errn
Oscar 8ergftrpm, @%tabtanmalt, aus
fammengeiteIt unb rebibirt tporben 1inb,
bic Srbinanaen zines ieoen bier numes
rirten uno betitelten &apitels peri1ies
bener S%roinan5en enibaltenb, bierbur9
aIs bic 3uiammeniteaung aaer Orbit
nan5en beiaster Sta6t ougemeinen Ras
rafters, wel6e fi6 ieBt in &roft befins
ben, anerfannt mirb uno 1T, unb als
bic Municipalgeiebe beiaster Stabt ge=
neAmigt unb angenommen merber,
tt1mIt1:
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ar aapitaIiiien unb Soi@e, tpel6e
ibr @elb In @runbeigentbum anlegen
wolIeu, perpeifeu mir auf BITE Nn3eise
Der 6erren 6. 8. 9igunmitp & 60.
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sa- Mie seipDbmli9 baben Ban
cpof & SDbn au1 biesmal bas
er0Bte Eager In Clothing, Often &C. fur
0erren unb 2naben.
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Eg- Wolt SIR einen Mnsus nod
MaB gema6t bab.n. Der perfect fibt. 10
tuenbet gu6 an Bancroft & @obn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-29
SANDY HOOK LleHT-sHlP.
The welcome Beacon Which Greets thu
Incoming Voyager.

The welcome Beacon which GrSeGS TINT
Incoming Voyager.
The ticker at the Barge Office records:
s'One-twenty-La Bretagne, off the
Sandy Hook Light ship" At the same
time, the message is repeated in the
office of the steamers agents, and
scarcely five minutes elapse when on
the blackboards outside their offices is
this legend: ''The steamer La Bre-
tango, from Havre, passed the Light
ship at 1920; will be up to her dock
about 4:3O.''
Passers-by scan the board; the Gus
toms authorities get ready to send their
cutter down the bay to meet the
steamer. Persons having friends on
board and who have made arrange
ments with the telegraph company, re-
ceive copy of the dispatch and get
ready to meet their friends.
All this is done, and yet but few of
those who are notified know any thing
about the Sandy Hook ight-ship. But
| the passengers on the steamer do, and so
does every one who has crossed the
| ocean.
It was my good fortune to spend
short time on the Sandy Hook light-ship
some time ago.
She was built expressly for the service
she is doing, and is strong and stanch-
calculated to weather any sea. She is
81 feet long and "a feet wide.
| The cabin is large and roomy. On
/ either side of it are two lockers, which
run it's entire length, and in these the
crew keep their clothes and other per-
| sonal property. Above the lockers are
six berths. The interior of the cabin is
fitted up neatly, and pictures decorate
the walls.
The crew, which consists of six men,
| including the cook, occupy the galley,
and close by is the lamp room, where the
| lamps and the oil which is used in them
| are kept. Here the lamps are trimmed
and cleaned, preparatory to being run up
as beacons. The lamps have red globes,
and these are fixed in row between
several oil tanks, while alongside them
are wicl1s, cotton and other material.
Usually the lights consist of sixteen
rejecting lamps. Eight of these are
hOisted each evening at sunset, and form
circles about the two masts. They throw
crimson rays which can be seen for miles.
This is the welcome signal that land is
near at hand. A lookout is always sta
toned on board, and with the aid of pow
erful glass sights the incoming steamers
when they are miles away. The steam
er displays her signals, which are read
by him, and he in turn signals tho tele-
graph operator, and thus the word
flashes to the city telling just whom any
particular steamer VIII arrive, while she
is yet well out on the sea.
The life led by the men who make
the ship their home is indeed lonely
one. Each crew spends three months on
the ship.
During rough weather-as, for in
stance, during the recent hurricane
the crew hasn't particularly pleasant
berth. The ship dances about on the
waves and rolls and losses madly in he1
endeavor to get loose, but the chains
that hold her fast to the two heavy
anchors are equal to any emergency