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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-16

struck match. when they shut it with bang
and scutted like rats. On the other occasion
| started ont to investigate big village in the
dark and finally got surrounded by "A rather
unpleasant and unfriendly crowd, who were
gradually edging me along the street in the di-
rection did not want to go. But luckily
Cha Sam had discovered my absence and set
out to look for me, and his commanding tongue
soon put matters straight. During the first
two days l was greatly annoyed by my mapous
whom / could not get along at all. At the
midday halt they would lie about for couple
of hours, and in the morning it was two or
three hours after we were all up before could
get them to start.
HOW TO HURRY.
On the third morning lost my temper and
going into their room kicked them one after
the other into the yard. This was evidently
what they expected, for they got to work i'm
mediately. Unless they were kicked they could
not believe the hurry was real Afterward, by
similar procedure, l started whenever I
wished. At first, in the evenings / tried to
learn something by inviting the inn-keeper
and an old inhabitant or two, with the inter-
prefer, into my room, and RECALLING them with
weak whisky and water and dry biscuits. But
they expressed their appreciation in the native
manner by such horrible quotations, and
would ''spit refreshingly around" as Pendennis
says. to such an extent, that 1 was compelled
to decline to receive callers. My official
kisiOus were of little use and lazy as
Holsters. My camera was injured by being
jolted on pony-back. SO l told one of these that
/ would give him a dollar-a fortnight's wages
if he would bring it safe to Seoul for me- He
jumped at the offer, carried it for about mile,
then stopped at house and shouted the magic
words "Chdm chin neird," Garry a parcel a
stage!" The householder FASTENED to obey.
for as explained in my former letter. any
official Gas 1 was because Of my escort) has a
right to demand any such service of the peo-
pie. This process was repeated every few
miles, and SO my camera was borne by hand
across the Hermit Kingdom from sea to sea,
with the tall soldier conveying it in the rear.
THE COUNTRY.
As regards the country itself it was far more
fertile in appearance and also much more Gull
tivated than had been led to expect After
leaving the monastery We climbed till evening,
then slept in a fiat valley, then climbed again
through succession of narrow rocky and Diff
ticult passes till we reached an extensive
plateau or table-land 1900 feet above the sea,
stretching between two fine mountain-ranges
and perhaps 40 miles in length. The noun
tains were splendid in their autumn tints. the
air was superb, the weather perfect. and had
not n lonely moment. In fact seldom passed
pleasanter days than four of those spent
riding or walking in utter solitude in Cen
| trail Corea. The nights were all bad, and
used to wonder what real travellers
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
Edison's Talking Dolls

Edison's attention 10 toy-making 10
no less honorable to him than his con-
tributions TO the comforts and business
affairs Of older people. To invent \
photograph vas a sign Of inventive
power; to put one inside a doll SO that
the doll should be made TO talk showed
his heart All great men love children;
all children love such great men as
Tom Edison. The japanese have so far
vastly outwitted US in the matter Of val
liable toys. adapted to the tastes OF chill.
dren; bu. nothing has ever equa!cd a
real live doll that talks good sense !,
will be n capital educational impie-
ment also; for the mother can make
the doll do her rcprimanding and
teaching for her. just think o! q
scoid inside OF a doll. May its insidcs
soon give oul-St- Louis Globe Demo
crAt
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

The sulky sleigh is the latest nov
city. II ought TO go with the balky
Observation-Disclosures Free Press
-Mistrcss-''Have you washed the
fish," Biddy-.Shure. mum. what's
the use? Isn't it right out OF the water.
mum?"-Idea-
None but the afflicted know how
inc0nvenient it is to DO blind. bald
headed and crazy ut one and the same
time.-Oil City Blizzard.
Mrs. Selby-.Doctah. de chile dun
gone swaller 'rpint OBJ ink" Doctor
''Hab yo' dun ennyding TO de relief OBJ
imp" Mrs. Selby--..Ts dun made i'm
eat free sheets of blottin-paper. doctah.
Was dat riteT"-Life.
New Observation-Disclosures is the knife
with this pie?" Mrs. Hashcroft (loft-
tly)-"We never furnish a knife with
pie here. Mr.. Billings" New boarder
(unabashed)-''Well. gimme the axe,
e ."-Terre Haute Express.
-Teacher(to class in natural science)
What kind Of light do We get from
the SUM-" Scholar-"Solar light. sir"
Teacher-'.very good. Now Tommy
Briggs. tell us what kind OF light We
get from the moon?" Tommy Briggs
-''Satel-light."-Puck.
-Trackman Go tramp-"Sure. yez
had better get OF the track; the fasht
mail is due" Tramp-'.Say. boss, yer
don't tink I'd let it run over me, do
yer?" ''Begorra. it isn't that l fear.
but the engineer viii tex that red nose
Of yez for n red light and shtop the
trsin."-Texas Siftings.
Visitor Ito pressman OF . newspa-
pe~"Why. dear me. what . lot Of
machinery you have in this roomv'
PreBmAn-''Ycs." V.-.And what q
big boiler you have there PIE
Is . big boiler" Wis that The
boiler you , for boiling down your
dApstches ?"-Boeton Courier.
Ma Hendricks-"I read IN ac.
count In tho morning paper Of such q
- occurrence. An eagle suatcheda
6o6y fr0m ~ nurses arms and carried
= a." NJ. Oidboy (who Il uoe fond
q oabtoe"lt might have beea -.
-. NUN. Whist II the eagie AaA
I1l1ea - get away vtih tho h1yr-
eaek
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
OF GENERAL. INTEREST.

-HSeems that the faith cure works
both ways A Georgia oma prayed
that her husband might fall sick and
die. and away he went with ,yphus
fever in less than four weeks.-Detroit
Ftee Press.
III. was Baron Munchausen who
first suggested the Panama Canal, and
the last of the barons in a direct line
viii not live to see it completed. Only
one-ffth of the line is even approach.
ing completion. 1t has cost millions
81, dollars and thousands of lives.
~'citizen of Lebanon. Conn, got q
n0Bjon.fhat al attempt to rob his house
wAP 70 be made, SO he changed what
mopey he had into silver, did it up
carefully. and buried it at night in q
swamp behind his house, carefully
marking the spot. The heavy rains OF
last fall obliterated the marks, and
nov the careful man can not lind his
money.
Itmay be safely stated that not one
drummer in ten likes his situation,
says the Trade Review. After the
novelty of the life wears off an intense
loathing of the road grows upon him.
There is something utterly rcpugnant
to the average mar in being obliged.
Willy nilly. to hurry from place to
place. To a married man it is es-
pecially SO. and therefore most drum
mers are young and single.
AN old sportsman who is unortho-
dox enough to like bass and pike fish
ing with live bait better than using q
fly for trout, uses almost any thing
alive and small enough for the greedy
fish to swallow whole. Bait for pike,
he says. must be put on the hook SO
that the fish can swallow it tail first
without swallowing hook and all. The
bass. on the contrary, must e the
victims head before he gulps it, so the
hook must be at the head end of the
bait. the tough part of the lower jaw
of the minnow being the best place to
fix the hook.
"A correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Call who has been doing New
Zealand describes the great Suthcr-
land waterfall. The water. he says,
dashes over the cliff i'm three grand
leaps, and constitutes about One-half
Of the entire volume of the Arthur
river. The first leap is over a dizzy
chh into a rocky basin Sl5 feet below.
Jumping forth again, il makcs another
leap of rs feet. and then goes
tumbling and leaping in n wild dash
Of 1928 feet into the pool at the foot Of
the precipice. The total height is ex-
actly 1904 feet. which is claimed to be
a of the highest waterfalls yet dis
covered in the world. When the sun
is shining rainbOws 0f all sizes hang
over the fall. and the effect is indie
soribably beautiful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
STRANGE MISTAKES.


Some of ths IauGhahle Experiences Of N
Eastern bookseller.
Says a Portland bookseller: AT
one time We were carrying a large
stock Of religious works. and one day
I called ont to n Of my clerks. hold
ing up a book which nc had wrapped
up for some one; is this The City OF
God?"' No. I guess not he said.
without looking round. at least /
never heard it called that before. II
is generally called the Forest City.
Perhaps it is Brooklyn He afterward
explained that he thought I had found
q reference in some book to a place
called the City Of God and wanted to
know what city it meant
ION another occasion a woman
with a valise in her hand rushed in
and asked II new boy il he had That
Husband OF Nine in u store? He
came rushing out to me in the back
shop and said 4 woman wanted to
know il her husband was in our store.
/ surmised what the trouble was and
attended to her myself.
"Somc Of the most amusing mis-
takes. however, are those made by
people who get the titles Of books
wrong. They read about them in
some catalogue or newspaper. but
don't more than hal: remember the
name. and the result is to say the
least. peculiar. One woman came in
the other day and asked for The
Rhinestone and went out mad Do.
cause one Of the clerks told her we
didn't sell jewelry. Another wanted
The Cardinals Letter. by Haw.
thornc. 1t took our whole force about
fifteen minutes to get at what she
really wanted. The Scarlet Letter.
She said she knew there was some.
thing red about it somewhere and
thought it must be cardinal. Port.
land Advertiser.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
LEGEND OF
a Curious vsnetisa Custom rhss xeoO
I've 4 H.,nr lNxSSta la;A

4 Curious vsnetisa Castotn rhss xeeO
i've . Poor L"sss's Fate
IA the courts Of Venice . curious
custom has 5eea observed for dse
hundred years When the Council Of
Ten. a body OF men acting ~ = jury.
brings in n sentence o! death. bcfo .
he presiding Judge puts % the black
. the venerable cricr advances ard
SIZES three times Ia a loc4 voice.
KeCtrdScevi { povera Aarcolini.'
Near the grant laaain. place Of the
E,adolas arr the columns of Saint
Mark and Saint Theodore Nearly
Mi the people passing the grand land.
ing place pass around the columns
Only foreigners and strangers pass BE-
tween the two slender pillars. II 10
the ancient Place OF execution. and
there Marcolini met his death.
Many years ago Msrcolini. a young
Venetian noble. paid cour; to tho
beautiful G~iu!iet,a. whose family oc-
cupicd n palace ON the same squara
One night ~ the diA, on the clock
tower marked the early morning hour
he was returning home from a visit 10
his inamOrata. softly singing In the
exuberancc OF his spirits, for he had
been accepted. and the parents OF his
fiancee had given consent TO their
nuptials. Passing across n small
campo he picked up ar embroidered
belt. with m empty jewelcd scabbard.
and fastening the sirdlc around him.
he continued his course. still! humming
his tune. When no came TO the stops
OF the Rialto he vas seized by tho
guard and accused Of murder. He
was taken Ia the spot where Senator
Rinaldi lay dead with a dagger in his
heart. 1t was found that the stiletto
exactly fitted the sheath which Mar
colini carried. lie was speedily tried.
condemned and beheaded. GiulicttS
went mad and VA confined on the little
island devoted 70 tho insane.
Many years after = bandit on his
death-bcd confessed 70 n priest that he
had been hired TO murder ihc Senator.
The sentence against Marcolini Was
reversed and his c~on:iscated estates
were restored to his family. But poor
Giulietta's eason could not be re-
stored by IN edict Of Law. When tho
Judge who condemned Marcolini came
TO die he provided in his will that .
mass should be sung every night for
ever in a chapel Of the ducal church.
ST. Marks. for the soul Of MarcOlini
and others who had suffered from IN.
Just judgments. Such Is tho story OF
the Twilight Mass and the words OF
the court crier: Remember poor
Marcolini." Every night the boil 10
rung and a ray Of light i. e to issue
from tho little Gothic window that
looks upon the ancient place Of execu'
ton. N. Y. Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
New York Society Note.

Addie-Weil. Cora. do you think
marriage is a failure?
Cora-Of course I DO. . Havea': I
been married a year:
Addie-Does your husband love you'
Cora (laughing)-What. Af;c- .
whole year,
Addie-Bui at leAs; he respects yous
Cora-Oh. yes In fac: he has 20
much rcspec: for nc that when he
kissed me the other night b. chancs
he apoloSixed for his a5sees-mie6s9-
ness-Town Topics
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

rcuncy coust Webster county. Nea0sks. In
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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

Lord Tcnnyson Is the only hvise
author whose writings are ussd In
civiLscrvioe examinations in India. i
body OF candidates not !ooS go -
Madras found themselves ssumpo6
By tho question: WIS doo fhf1
line mean: Wa PROXY vedde6
% Q boosless caif!" Ore candiAssa
wrote that he didn't know any thiae
abcus cattle b-ecdinG.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

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coxn a sne esrhf lsd5<sal lis01d In ana ss~
WNcseer cusUsy. y<sS1AxA- uQoa q depvre Ia
= srssnG reokkax h Asd euun vagfs<n C<urxe
e. Yeas b p&nsz.re ~ isue:As NennynL~3
V0n6ap eR Ga - haA4 ns - eRs am~ Of o.
AmR = - o. 80 e~xsey. sthAs
sss.rsSs ve..s $50
Sessk ne 49, S
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6~e1~sMAn0 OR~AEa
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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

State OF Nebraska, Webster county. 81
To whom IL may concern The coomis
.,oners appointed TO view N report spon
\ certain petit; Tor duly signed and aled
with the comfy clerk Of said ecunty prsy.
ing that a road be located a. fo!.ovs:
Commencing a. the northess; corner OF
The northeast quarter - section eleven
IL town tvo t2) range ten fIol vess.
thence running sooth tvo hundred and
sixty three feet l2s3l var. II. On seefioe
Inc between section ii and -. thence
ses; i've hundred and e~ish;y-sso tss7l
var. 10. thence north 70 section lie b.
tween sections eleven IN a svo ~, all
being in webstes county. Nebraska has
reported favorAb,y and recommend the
location Of aid rosd. Al objections
thereto or claims for damages must Be-
..ed in the Office OF the county e.esh OF
or before noon Of Friday. AprI u. 1888
or sch road vi.I be esiablished without
reference thereto. J-H BArigf.
Red Cloud: Feb u. 50. Co Gh.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

Save regrets and purchase from q
home dealer, who will give you dollar
for dollar, old pianos, old organs,
bought for cash and the same applied
on a new instrument, satisfaction war
ranted. SABA. j. BAILEY.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
PERSONAL AND lMPERsoMAL

Tho latest Information about Patti's
habits 10 that she begins the day by
drinking a cup Of hot water with lemon
juice in it.
Mr.. Gladstone in q recent letter
says that only the kindliest feeling
ever prevailed between John Bright
and himself.
Miss Julia Rhiaelanderi is the candi.
date for the honor OF being the richest
spinster in America She possesses
so, OOO. 900 in New York real estate.
p. 7. Barnum. the great Snowman.
practically endowed the city Of Bridge
port. Conn, with water works and .
public park. He has given Handsomely
to Tufts College. where the Barnum
museum Of natural history has been
named in his honor.
An aged woman in New Hamp-
shire. the widow Of one Of the men who
In 1910 voted for William Henry Hss-
rison. recently wrote q letter to Cen
eral Harrison. using paper made in
1910 for campaign purposes and
stamped with the log-cabin device.
She was made very happy by an ex-
ceedingly cordial letter from the
grandson of his grandfather.
Rev. Newman Hall. the disting-
uished English divine. writes TO q
friend in Toronto: II suppose 1t
seventy-two l ought to be old, but !
feel young as ever. and preach about
five times a week. ] can walk ten
miles without fatigue. My voice is
as good as ever and preaching an in
creased delight"
President elect Harrison. in reply
to a correspondent in Newt astle-Un-
England. wrote recently
that lit has been accepted by some OF
my relatives who have given study to
the subject, that vi family has de-
scended from General Thomas Harri-
son, an officer in Cromwelrs army"
He added that he had never troubled
himself to make a personal examine
ton of the evidence.
The Chief OF Police OF Admission,
Ga, made a queer arrest the other
day. 1t was that of a yellow negro
man. about six feet tall. masquerading
as a woman. He had on a blue worstcd
dress, black hat with blue plume. thin
veil over his face. golden hair
and bangs that any n would envy.
. blue plume was sticking jauntily
from his hat. He was skipping q bond
in Birmingham, but the disguise did
not deceive the keen eye OF the Law.
There is a quite unimpeachable
Fifth avenue. New York. girl. who
stops horse a r and stages by whist
ling Mt them. If she wishes to board
one OF these vehicles she stops care
lcssly ut the curb. lifts one hand in a
lazy signal to the driver.
and then pre:tily Fuckers her red lips.
from which she emits a shrill. musical
This is all done so demurely.
and with such an air OF complacency
that the astOnished witnesses are not
apt 10 regard IL rs In the o vulgar.
Jay Gould. it is said. has his
whims. just like a poor mar. In going
upstairs he always puts his left foot
On the step first. even il he has to get
put Of step to do it. II by accident or
thOughtlessness he happens
TO start with the right foot he is Ger
tain to remark it before reaching the
top OF the steps. and if he does will
and start over again. Another
reported popularity of Mr.. Gould Is
MS antipathy to fair-haired
There is moi u single blonde clerk in
MS immediate employ. and it is said
men who have fair hair.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22
FLORIDA SPONGE-FISHERS.
Whore q How They Ply Their Uninvitlns
Trade.

Trade.
The sponge reef of Florida begins a
few miles east of Apalachicola and
,hugoathe coast to within fifty miles of
Cedar Keys; then there is a break of
one hundred miles. after which it re-
appears and runs south without inter-
ruption to Key West and the Bahama
Islands. This reef, a rocky ridge,
sometimes of genuine limestone, but
GET ally Of coral. begins some six or
eight miles from shore and continues
out Indefinitely; in fact. wherever
there is a rocky bottom sponges are
said to be found. and the only reason
that the fisheries do not extend COM
pletely around the Gulf coast is that in
places. sas off the coast of Texas or
Cedar Keys. this rocky bottom begins
in water too deep to permit of profit
able spOnging.
The average depth OF water on the
St Marks reef at six miles from land
is sixteen feet. The spongcs are in
great abundance and OF good quality,
being much better than those from the
coast of Mexico. but rather inferior TO
the Bahama variety. The supply is
practically ineXhaustible. as they grow
almost as fast as gathered. IA sponge
requiring only two years to reach
maturity.
The vessels used in the business are
generally schooners OF about eight
tons burden. They carry two small
boats or dinkies. and are manned BY a
crew of Eve. Provisions are generally
laid in for six weeks at a time,
tho usual limit Of a cruise. At the
reef two men go to each Of the dinkies
and the work begins. One slowly
souls around by a stern oar. while
his companion examines the bed of the
sea through a bucket with a glass bot
tom. This simple continuance is fast
ened to the side Of the boat low enough
down to rest partially in the water.
and by placing his head inside the
bucket one a see with distinctness OBJ
jects at q depth Of ever thirty feet.
When q desirable sponge is spied it is
brought up by a hook fastened on the
end of q long pole. Herein lies the
science Of the craft, the knowing how
TO hook q sponge without tearing it all
TO pieces. A great deal OF knack is
requisite and is to be acquired only
after long practice; and good hookcrs
are always in much demand. Thus
these men work on. day after day. un-
der the tropical sun that burns and
browns tho skin until one can not tell q
white man from . negro. II is . des-
perately hard life. more sevcre than
any other / have cvcr een and il re.
quifes men OF no ordinary constitution
70 stand up to it. Naturally. then. the
spongers. as . race are IN exceedingly
muscular set. Four Of the crew being
thus employed the duty Of the nfth is
to remaiA On the schooner and kespup
With the dinkics. - that In case Of Q
Squall Or . beokea oar. he will b "a
I'D % render ptoapt assistonca He
AlDo does the cooking. oends ropes.
M o1s spuages and plays the paEs Of
RspseN Utility nah-Nwe md
|
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

Wild-cyed parent-l want to brine
my daushte-. agrd fifteen. To this In
~stitusiou and have her closely guarded
and given your best treatment for
about three ycars Money Is % %.
Jet
Keeper Of private lunatic asylum
ID she Violent
wild-eycd parent-Shc Is uneovsru.
alba She writes poems Of passioa.
Keeper-Statc Reform School b ia
0cruoo the way.-ChicsSu TrtbuA
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

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CafpRs WeaVink.

NJ. M. f HuRman announces that
abe Il prepared 70 weave carpets Of
n -ela1oea Leave orders With c.
Schafait. u Asse.'s old stand II
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

Trade where you can buy goods the
eheapest Good yarn ~ cents !, 10
A1{e.d;a ieans for 80 cte = yard. At
lie Western . Ssashefe "efcesu'e
A~lDUdal;oo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

UC CAss, Jas. McNgHv.
CASE & NcNENN,
TTORNEYs AND CCrNsELORs AZ Law
\ Wi practice In all courts Of this 0esss
elections. n. ~eli ~ iifiens~d business eArvfol
and efficiently attended %. Abstracts fuSnisA
= IN ~ pliczfloa.
osvT.-Over First National Rant. ~
load. <Sh
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

Eiicrf's e,,ract % tar and Mid cherry 10 Q
slf.. rrIiable and pleasant remedy ios coughs.
cold bro c!itia. asthma and all throat troubles
VIII r.lic,e zpd benent consumption. Try "
md lie convinced. Every bottle ~Ananted
price ~ ccuts and ~ per bottle. >otd BY AL
iruggists. Prepared 81 the Emmeg rrovne-
isry Co. Chicago. I'LL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-22

&. ". kALgy. J T. l.
kAIEY RROS.
A TTOR NEYs Al Law. Agent. fos the D
~ &M.R- X. lands. OAc~ on W~bstes street.
Red Ciond. N~hrAskA