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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

moro into tho bright glory o. the sunset the
faces Of tho Quartette shoue with such Q
luster that It seemed - though the light
features.
When the surveyors arrived at the home Of
their charges and had had . settlement With
Abrum and his dusky confederate, they
sought "missus," whom they bad only seen
never mcA
my children have tho blood Of the Dali
greens IN their veins and shall not associate
with low-bred Northern workmen who make
railroads and such dirty things" was her
answer 70 their stammered explanation OF
their acquaintance with her daughters.
'De blood OBJ de fddlesticks." put in
auntic, indignantly. "You mought be glad
lat desc spectacle Christian gentlemen
would look at US, poor and ragged as We is"
"You hain't any more spirit than q poor
white, auntie." sobbed the mistress of the
house, Historically.
Upon being acquainted with the real sub
ject Of the young Northerners' visit she
grew more violently angry, and, declaring
that she would have the officials Of the
county arrest them, took Indignantly to her
room and ordered her food sent up to her.
But auntle put her ON short allowance and
she was soon brought to terms and condo
scended to come to the table again.
After q few days, seeing that she might
as well give in first as last, she consented
to her daughters choice or the condition
that their lovers should quit work and turn
gentlemen. "And." she added, Il will 60
North and live with you"
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11
THE KING OF QUAcKS.


The ImpuGleses and Success Of the No.
toFious DE.
The recent experiments with DR..
BrOwn-Sequard's Elixir Of Life" re-
call to memory the once famous pr.
Graham. who for some time persuaded
the people of England that he could
lead them to the fountain where played
the waters endowing man with eternal
and vigorous youth. DIR. Graham.
who was perhaps the most stupendOus
quack that eve gulled the most gulne
BILE of patient publics. first appeared
in London in 49,. and opened n man
sion which he called the Temple OF
Health" The facade was Ornamented
with an enormous gilt sun. and a colOs-
sal statue OF Hygeia. The rooms were
~gOrgcOusly decorated. and the mirrors
we're so arranged rs TO give the whole
the appearance of an enchanted palace.
He also hired the hungry and heart
broken beauty, who has since be-
come famous In story as Lord
Nelson's Lady Hamilton and
exhibited her as the "Goddess OF
HEALTH" lec,ured upon her as the re-
suit of his system. and drove hall the
fashionable women of the day cray to
become like her. glowing with health
and splendid with beauty.
Single admission to his lectures cost
ten dOllars-a sum readily given. The
Goddess OF Health usually delivered =
supplementary lecture after the learned
doctor had concluded. When ten dol
lar auditors were exhausted, his two
gigantic pOrters dec@ed in gorgeous
liveries. dcluged the town with bills
stating that the lectures would be de-
livered at five dollars each The de-
scending scale ultimately reached fifty
cents. and al length he exhibited the
Temple of Health itself at Twenty-Five
cents per head. The quack promised
such results from using his Elixir oil
Life" that many people of high rank
and responsibility we're known to- have
given five thousand dollars for n sup
DIV of it. He then. when dupes wcrc
not grown scarce but required variety
Ill tic IncdhS VI iHHPVSitio"S. WIN
the practice and public exhibition Of
earth-bathing. He and his Goddess
stood an hour each day immersed To
the chin in earth. above which their
heads appeared. dressed in the cx-
travagant fashion of the hour. In this
position he delivered a lecture on the
salubrity Of the practice at sums for
single admission which commenced ut
five dollars and ended at twenty-five
cents. When all London had heard
and seen him he made n provincial
tour; but. in spite OF his elixir OF life.
he succumbed at the early age OF fifty
two; and. in spite OF the facility with
which he gained money. he died in
poverty. In the profession Of Guackery
DIR. Graham has never, been equaled.
either for impudence or the success
which attended it--Ouce . Week.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11
EXCITING SPORT.
Hantlng with Tame Le"parhs at DEar.
Central lndaa.

Haunting With Tame Le"pards Mt Dhsrs
Central India.
The following account Of hunting
with tame leOpards. Of the species
called the cheetah. at Dhar. in Central
India. is contributed by Colonel Ward
Bennitt: I'VE were staying with the
Maharajah of Dhar, and one day he
said We should see a eheetah-hunt; SD
We started ON horseback about four
o'clock in the afternoon. The Chez
tabs looked lovely and seemed quite
tame, following the shikaris like dogs.
We went about five miles over very
bad ground. and it was exceedingly
hot. At last, to our delight, we saw
a herd of deer about a mile OFT. and
We Mt once stopped. while the shikari
vent forward with two eheetahs-
Presently one of the cheetahs stood
still. peered about and lay down,
slowly whisking his tail from side to
side. The men said. he has seen
the deer Soon he got up again,
and went after his companion.
and seemed To communicates to
him that deer were in sight.
Then they both lay down at once.
After a little time they got up
and began stalking the deer through
the grass. 1t was very difficult to dis
tinguish the cheetahs. as they were
much the same color as the ground.
Presently the deer became aware
oDupnAhInY Hol nm 0nd Ctnpn o..l
looked about; then. suddenly. they all
got together. aud began trOtting of.
followed at n by the cheetahs. who.
although far behind, gained ground at
every stride, and We could sec that
they had each singled out a black buck.
taking no notice Of the rest of the herd
tearing of in all directions. Luckily
they came toward US. and we saw one
cheetah give a high spring. about if
teen yards, and seize his buck by the
throat and roll it over. We did no:
look any mOre; we knew nothing would
induce the cheetah to leave its prey till
the bucks throat was cut and the ami
NAL was enticed away with q ladleful
of blood. The other cheetah having
missed when it sprang. gave up the
chase and came straight back to his
master with his tail between his legs.
We were very lucky to see the hunt.
for I find many old Indians have never
had the good fortune To witness one,
and the Maharajah seldom allows his
cheetahs to indulge in this sport
London Illustrated News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

~
Frank and Homer did not accept the
whole Of the proposition, but began imme-
date arrangements for the double wed
ding.
When Abrum heard the plans he laughed,
cackied. crowed, cracked his heels together,
danced and cried out: Use goin' MORT, too,
kase l made desc yere matches"
"You! What had you to do with it''
asked Homer.
s.Ebery ting. Didn't I tell yer whar dey
went Sundays, an didn't u OF wild de
rigs SOS yeh could walk wild de young ladies
homer
Eyes, and wouldn't we have found Out
wtere they went ourselves, and didn't you
get a licking for leaving rs to come home
through the rainP
But it was me put it in yer heads to try
fer 'em, an tole ye dey'd marry yeh, mas'r,
an you ought ter take me Norf ter lug yer
machines around fer yer"
"Well, you stay in the South until you
learn to be sensible and we'll see what can
be DONE"
Poor ''missus" never saw the North
which she 90 much hated. A few weeks
thereafter and Just before the wedding she
grew t,red Of breathing and gave up the
effort.
The young surveyors Immediately married
the orphan sisters and took them North, as
well as auntie to servo them.
Abrum was 90 wretched at the thought of
being len behind that it was finally de-
cided to take him, though he was threat
ened that II he did not behave himself he
'wouid be sentenced to the peuitentiary for
life" CHARLES n. HARGER.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

DE1 AIN i NVWnAho AnOVND.
during the session Of Sunday-schooi and
one Of them belonged to Frank and his as
sociate, Homer Wilson.
OF course they were not long in becoming
acquainted with the pretty. modest, but
poorly-clad Dalgreen girls, Kate and Fan
ME: and before many weeks the return
drive was made between the school house
aud the old mansion with Kate and Frank
in one buggy and Fanny and Homer In the
other.
One hot July afternoon the quartette took
their usual drive through the woods and,
tying the horses, entered the school-house
to spend an hour with The colored truth
seekers.
1t was one Of Abrum's mischievous days.
Without much difficulty he induced achum
of his to drive one rig. while he took the
other. and in a short time they were out of
sight down the road. They went further
than they intended, and soon it was too late
to return to the Bend. Besides, o storm
was coming up and Abrum argued that the
young folks must be home BY that time
any way, so he drove there and hitched
the horses in the stable.
When the Sunday-school was over the
young people coming from the school-h house
found their conveyances gone and . storm
arising from the south.
With rapid ace they set out through the
forcst-lined path homeward. The wind
bent the tall magnolias until they seemed
like stalks of corn, 90 easily did they sway.
Dark clouds drifted across the sky and the
lightning's flashes sent terror to the hearts
Of the young ladies.
Ovsrtaken by the fury Of the storm when
aboufhaIf Ihe 11Jeruey "a. completed the
Daffy foul refuge in q d~ilapidated hut
rxhers for two hours they stayed, unit; the
rain ceasing they were able : resume theil
way. -
them closer together 10 hard to explain
ant IL 6 certain that - Kate and Fannie
.cIunr 10 their cavaliers the later wore en-.
dowed with a tender eoldness TIE. enabled
them to whisper words very sweet % the
Southern ears And when thev came onc'
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

which they had often seer from u distance.
1t had cnce been Q handsome property, but
was sadly gone to the bad. The mistress, q
br~Oken-down woman almost insane, having
lost her all in the war, had sunk TO the level
Of those who had served her, and lived with
her two daughters IN painful poverty upon
The ruin Of her old splend0r. Auntie and
The young ladies picked berries, worked in
he feids-did every thing possible to feed
her and themselves:
The girls did not appear at this time to
be present, though the horsemen strained
sheir eyes looking for them.
1t was with Abrum that the surveyors
BECAME first acquainted. Like the imp of
darkness that he was, he smoked, chewed,
sang, danced, swore, and was happy. He
followed the Northerners about like Q pet
log, n was always willing to do them a
favor.
AS he handed them the gourd of spring
water this morning he leered at them and
wickedly suggested:
"Dey amt nowhars around"
~'WhO ain't." asked Frank Drayton.
ID gals. OBJ course, dst's who you wants
to see"
Frank threw the water at him and he and
Homer rode away.
h next morning when Frank entered
the carpenter shop where the surveyors
kept their instruments he was startled to
see Abrum's eyes glazing out from pile
of shavings.
Get up. you little scamp!'
'Kasc what fer, Has'r Yankr" replied
the youth.
you're too dirty to be here"
''Yeh amt gOin' ter cat desc shavin's, be
yea and Abrum opened wide his eyes in
assumed surprise.
mo, but Idon't like such q dirty boy
around"
..Huhm exclaimed Abrum; s.ef you
Enowed what l knows you'd let M stay
here an gin me q chaw BESIDES"
no, l wouldn't But what's the &C.
cret!"
"Gimme a quarter"
ssYcs."
'Our young ladies' is powerful handsome,
an Gey's sweet, too. an you fellers is sweet
on en-. OATS it."
But they always q when We are
aroundl"
"Oat's cause oh ole missus. She's proud
anc cross as de evil one; but de gals dou't
care-dey'd Jest as soon have Yanks as eny-
body. Missus hates Yanks."
as that all the secret for . quarter"
sis you 'ligious!"
81 hope So"
SOS dey. When dev a sneak of, dey
goes up to de Bend, n teaches in de mig
Sunday-school. II you goes up mex Sun
day you'll see 'em an hear 'em sing. Dey's
Nowerful sweet singers"
-"But what's the secret"
'Dat's part Of it. de res is dat dey done
tired out wild bein' friz an starved an not
flowed to teach Ter sew ner n0thin' dat's
nicc-an' dey'l marry you fellers il you ask
sem"
A4Oh, you're lying."S
~ doesn't have ter lie," said Abrum.
drawing himself up proudly, II kin get my
Irwin widort. But don't you tell on me Ter
missus III skin me alive. I was skinned
alive twice last week"
Frank did not tell on him, but the next
Sunday and for many Sundays thereafter
two buggies instead Of n were standing
near the mig school-house' 1t the Bend
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

you Abrum.
70 an git the genie
men somethin' ter
drink called the
r0tund black euntie
Of . dilapidsted
Southern plantation
mansion as two
young surveyors
rode up to the door
and asked for some
vafer.
Abru M, or
Abraham
Lincoln Je6 Davis
Dalgreen. started to
obey his mother
while the visitors in
Snected the PREMISES
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11
DAKOTA.

A Little Incident which Gives One IN
ldea Of the vastness q the Territory.
The immensity, not TO say v~astness, Of
the Territory Of Dakota IL well illustrated
by the following incident which occurred
some time ago.
A postmaster in the northwestern portion
ofthe Territory forwarded his resignation to
the POstmaster.G General, and it was apprO-
priately filed with Mr.. Henry A. Drury,
the appointment clerk for that section. He
showed the paper to Hon. George A. Ma
thews. Delegate to Congress from Dakota,
and asked him to recommend . suitable
person to appoint for the position. Mr..
Mathews replied:
What are your opportunities for know
ing the best men in the vicinity Of Boston
or Springfield. Mass, for appointment as
! postmasters in the little towns Of that
Statef"
Mr.. Drury replied that he had absolutely
no acquaintance in that part Of the country
| and was without means Of knowing the
| good. bad OF Indifferent men there.
.Well, you live As near those points and
know as much about the people there" said
| Delegate Mathews, "as I do concerning the
| people of Northwestern Dakota. It is about
| time that the Territory was divided into two
| States, so that -four Senators and three
| Representatives may look after the Offices
end interests which are Ut present confided
| to but one man."
Think Of 1t. Aman in Washington City
lives as near the people Of Boston, and
knows a. much about them, as does the
/ Delegate in Congress from Dakota who re-
| sides at Brookings concerning the people
| Of the northwestern portion Of what will
| soon be the State Of North Dakota The
Territory Is as large Is al New England.
| New York and Pennsylvania combined; and
| vet II will make but two States.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

Its Moral and Religious En-
vious Rivalry Of Cities Rebsked-A Great
Peace Congress SuESested-war's
Glory Observation-Disclosures
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11
Why They Jumped

II BEE in the paper" remarked Smith,
SHAT two masked men robbed . train lear
Kansas City the other day and jumped OF
while the train was going Ut the rae OF
twenty-five miles N hJur. It's . wonder
they did not break their necks."
'Pity that Il didn't" exclaimed Mrs..
Smith, Indignantly. II wonder what made
tho fool robbers Jump or without 1fse stop
ping the tEain?"
II don't know" replied Smith '1sup.
pose. though, thst they saw the train-boy
coming and WAS sfraA - would rob them"
I-AscoaA Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

At q state dinner during the Lincoln ad-
ministration the wife OF one Of the Cabinet
Ministers sat at tho left of the President.
During the progress Of the meal Mr.. Lin
coin reached q with his left hand and
drank from the lady's goblet She i'm
mediately said: "Mr. President, your COB
let Is on the other side Of the table, and you
have been drinking from my glass"
Mr.. Lincoln looked surprised for . mo
ment; then, placing the " glasses to
gether, ho said:
II beg your pardon for the mistake; but,
as you csn see, they are as like - two
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

tatiOnS OF oil nations stand rsund rejoice
ing at the nuptials. ana saying: ''What
God hath joined together let not man put
asunder." Then shall the threnody Of the
n~eediewomnn no longer be heard:
Work, work. work:
Till the brain begins to swim;
Work. WORK, work!
Till the e, es are heavy and dim.
Seam and gusset and band,
Band and gusset and seam,
Till ov-r the buttons / fall asleep
And sew them on in q dream
O. Christian Anne RIGA! Mako ready for
the grandest Exposition over seen under
the sun! Have Bibles enough bound.
Have churches enough established. Have
scientific halls enough endowed Have
printing presses enough set M. Have 70.
vivals Of religion enough in full blast I
believe you will '.Hosanna to the Son OF
David! Blessed 10 he that cometh in the
name Of the LordP
Through the harsh voices Of our day
low, sweet prelude finds its way:
Through clouds of doubt and creeds Of fear
A light Is breaking calm and clear.
That song Of love, now low and far.
Ere long shall sw. II from star To star:
That light, the breaking day, whicu tips
Tho golden spired Apocalypse:
Among the places at which Dr.. Talmage
will probably preach during his proposed
ex,ended Trip abroad arc Rome Jsrusalsm,
Nazareth, Bethlehem. Bethany, Ssmaria.
| Joppa, Athens and Corintb, and L Us
Klopsch. the reversnd gsntleman's press
OF mt has perfected such arrangsments
~ will enable him TO promptly and Eegu.
larry report this exceedingly inssrssting
saeios Of diScourses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

God a. an American citizen and 70 q
preacher of righteousness to utter.
My first suggestion 10 that it Is not wise,
as certainly it is not Christian, to con.
iinue this wide and persistent attempt Of
American cities to belittle and depreciate
other cities. 1t has been gong on for
years, but now the spirit seems to Gull
inmate in this discussion as to whers the
Worlds Fair shall be held, . sty le Of dis.
cussion which has q tendency to injure
the succss. of the fair a. q great moral
and patriotic enterprise after the lacality
has been decided upon. There il such .
thing a. healthful rivalry between cities,
but you will bear me out in saying
that there can be no good t. come
from tho uncanny things said about
bach other by New York and Chicago.
BY Chicago and ST. Louis, by 81. Paul
and Minneapolis. by Tacoma and Seattle
and all through the States BY almost every
two proximate cities All cities. like in
dividuals, have their virtues and their
vices. All our American cities should he
our e~xuitation. . .
Another suggestion concerning the COM
ing Exposition: Lot not the materialistic
and monetary ilea 0verpower the mora
and religious During that Exposition,
the first time in all their lives, there will
b III rusands Of people from other lands
who will see . ccuntry without . State re-
ligiou. Let Us BY an increased harmony
among al denominations OF religion i'm
press other na~tionali,ies ~ they come
here that year with the superior advan'
tass OF having ali denominations equal In
the sight of Government All the rulers
and chief men Of Europe belong TO ths
State religion. Whatever Is may b. Al
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-11

United States Government is tbs only
Government in the whole world that
G ,uld successfully call such . Congress.
Suppose France sh"uli call it Germany
would not c ,me: or Germany should call
il. Franc, would not come; Of Russia
should cal il, Turkey would not come; or
England should call il, nations long jeal.
Gus OF her overshadowing power in Eu-
rope would not como. America, In fAt>r
with all n~a,ionalities standing out inde-
pendent and alone. 10 the spot and 1892
will be the time. Nav it please the Presi.
dent of the United States. may it please
the Secretary Ct State, may it please the
Cabinet. may it please the Senate and
House Of Representatives, may it please
tho printing presses and the churches AMI
the people who lift up and put down QUE
Amer.cln rulers!
To them l make this timely and solemn
and Christian appeal. Do you not think
people die fast enough without this whole
sale bu:chery OF wal? Do You not think
that We can trust to pneumonias and con.
sumptions and apoplexies and palsies and
yellow levers and Asiatic choleras the
work Of killing them fast enough? Do you
not think that the greedy. wide-open jaws
of the grave ought u be satisfied il filed
by natural causes with hundreds OF thou
sands OF corpses . yearf Do you moi
think We can do something better with
men than to dash their life out against
easements or blow them into fragments
hy torpedoes or send them out into the
world. where they need ali their faculties
footlsss, armIess, eyeless? Do you moi
think that women might Be appointed Il
an easier plscs than the edge Of grav'
trench to wiring their pale hsnds and
weep out their eyesightin widowhood and
childlsssness? Why, the last glory hal
gone out OF war.
There Wa Q time when it demanded tina
quality Which Wo ell admire-aameiy
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-29
The Windham Drup Corps will be
at So. Londonderry, the 9TH.
pat,,.. oenerosity 70 Kellox,


An incident in the life of the gifted,
warm hearted and lamented Carlotta
Patti is well worth reporting, although
to few persons it may prove twice
told tale. When Miss Kellogg's musical
ability was to be tested many years ago
in New York large number of cards
were issued to the musical critics, anna
teurs and professionals, to the literary
and theatrical world, and to many high
in the social scale, making formidable
audience for the introduction of the
charming young girl. The tenor with
whom the debutante was introduced was
ungenerous on the occasion, for, instead
of singing his part, he merely hummed
so much of the air as was necessary to
serve as a cue to the orch estral accom-
paniment. Weak and faint were the
first notes of the young novice; weaker
and more trembling they seemed to grow,
as if genuine stage fright had taken
possession of her. Her voice futtered
for moment, as if about to desert her,
when, distinct and clear as bell, from
the center of the house, the air was taken
up and carried along until the debutante
gathered the courage and heart to show
the high quality she possessed, when
gradually the beautiful voice in the audi
ence fell away and the difficult aria was
finished in triumph amid thunderous ap-
plause. The fate of the future American
prima donna was that morning decided
through the ready tact and unselfishness
of the little woman in the audience, who
proved to be none other than Carlotta
Patti "And charming picture she
made" says one who saw her, marking
the time with her tiny hand, in her anx-
iety to help woman and stranger,
placing the very crown Of success on the
otherwise defeated aspirations, by the
encouragement of her own exquisite
voice; and never" he adds, until hear
the wondrous voice of the angels will l
hear anything SO sweet as her lovely
voice at that morning rehearsal SO many
years ago" Boston Transcript
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-29

In the Dakotan vocabulary there are
wo words, "rustler" and ''boom, which
occur with marked frequency in every
conversation. The rustler is the direct
product of blizzard. He moves with a
quick, restless force. He does not rest
for sleep or food. He knows no weari-
ness of the flesh. He has no doubts or
fears. He believes and he is an inspirer
of faith. He will build hotel of 800
rooms or street motor railway on the
blank prairie and wait for a town to
grow up around it. The town always
comes if he be a genuine rustler.
You can't tell him by his looks nor the
cut of his clothes. His grammar is often
added and he makes bib of his napkin
at the table. But when he turns himself
loose upon project with money in it
the project projects. Itlooms. Ityawns.
He keeps it ever in the way of your eyes
and before you know it you begin to see
rainbows around it.
He cares nothing for money after it is
made. Ask and it is given you. Tell
him tale of woe and out comes his
purse. He would molder in a week be-
hind desk or in counting room. He
isalways on the lope. Today he is getting
options on corner lots in Pierre. To.
morrow he is building mills at Yankton
Then he is off to st. Paul bulldozing Jim
Hill for more railroads, or off to New
York placing the stock of new loan
and trust company. He is interested in
everything. He let's no enterprise es-
cape him. They'll all pay, he says, OF
all "bust." There is no middle line out
here.-Cor. New York Tribune.