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The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02
FEAST 70 A SOUL
The Urauty OF ChAmplmin whom tie Dls.
coSerrr first I.ook~d Upon II.

II was the I'd ~ July, 1909. when
Champaign first gazcd upon the lake
which subsequently, bore his name, and
which to-day is the sole monument
that pcrpetuatcs his fame. We do not
know certainly tho exact hour. bu, IL
was early In the morning when tho
which bore him glidcd out from
between tho ovcrhanging naples and
cedars which lined either bank OF tho
Eichclieu. and entered the broader
waters OF the lake, writes ". II. II.
Murray in Lake Champlain and It's
shores" The spectacle which met his
eyes was one which brought cxclama-
tions Of astonishmcnt from his mouth.
and rs his swept onward over tho
tho level water. new beauties and wider
cxpanses VI natural lovclincss broke up
on his view. Even then ne was o world
wide traveller, lie had visited Mexico.
Vera Cruz and Panama. The luxuriant
loveliness of the tropics and the moro
sobcr beauties Of seni.,ropical regions
were familiar 20 him. lie had seen the
best hat the continent OF Europe had
Ia show. He had gazcd upon tho green
meadows Of Acadia and the awful gran.
deurs Of the ~Saguonay. l.ut never be-
fore had he looked upon u scene o. such
picturesque beauty and such varied
lovclincss rs this body Of water present.
cd 10 his apprcciative eyes as 1, lay rc-
vealci in the dcwy ligh, VI this warm
July morning.
Not y breath was moving in the air.
The lake. between its widening shores,
stretched before him smooth a. glass.
Through 4, the no,soless paddles moved
the noisclcss bark In whirh he s,.-i and
cared. Behind him came tho twenty
four canoes. silently following his silent
wake. The paddles rose and sank In
perfect unison. The ochrNd faces 81 Tho
Indians and their tcathord scalp~lncks
showed brilliantly In che aorning light
The air was oinrcus With the pcr,umcs
Of gums and flowers Hero and there
lilies starred the water Whitley. Large
fab leapea, ~splashcj. and drove their
sharpcncd wedge ~ motion along tho
level surface. Through tho dc~y air
came the pure, sweet note OF the hermit
thrush. Fer overhead the hunting
eagle, sweeping around and around In
WsGhful circle~ came ~ . sudden s,or.
nut,srca foe a moment. AMI then, with
rightly balanced poise, drove headlonx
downward into the lake. pucss hlArk-
med the wator for acres The mother
does watched the playful tswns bound.
Ing along The sand The lumhrrtns
moose wAacd lxhurioesly shorewari. and
on tho marshy bsnk stol =, gasr.
Above, III. SKY Sss sapphi- over the
eastern mountains tho sun shone redly.
Tho mighty woods cam. a. the watsrs
edge. an anhrokes mass of natural
forest II" lake, N whicA h Vas To
give bis narur whilv livl,S, tia, MAS "a
br his everlasting monument sEea
dead. welcomed Ais eatFsnce tstwcea
her shores w,tt the sncs, expressions
u her lovelincss C~A.sniplain hAi eou.
10 his oxn- SD BIS srs resolved Lin
GlsAy
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02

1nly within the past few weeks that %
aas appeared IN the shelves Of Q local
library and, ~ WA said at tho com.
mencement, our novel readers know IL
not. But tho book has been known 70
novel writer's, - was siso Just now said,
and ~ will be now shown.
After . number Of minor adventures
Peter wilkins, who had been Obliged %
ship from England - . onmon sailor,
y wrecked upon . rock down within the
Antarctic circle, against which rock the
vessel had boon drawn by On Irresistible
,urrcnt. Leaving tho vessel In . boat
he starts u skirt the rock, when he IL
sucked under II, and down . cavern, and
over q waterfall. and through . horror
u biackncss, and then out into the light
and . lovely lake, bordercd with woods
snd meadow land. Hero Peter lives Q
Ort OF Robinson Crusoo life until he 10
oined by . flying woman, who had been
Injured In . flight over tho place. she
Is u charming companion. and they arc
married and live happily together be-
side the little lake.
After some years Youwarkce, the wife,
decides to visit her father, and finds
when she does 10 that the appearance OF
her husband was tho subject Of an old
prophecy. It's further burden being that
he should deliver tho Kingdom, Of
which YOuwarkee IL a subject, from the
attacks Of u revolving chicftain. Ac.
,ordingly Peter wilkins is Sent for and
carried 10 tho threatened kingdom,
which he, Of course, saves, the chief en-
gines Of defense being firearms procured
from the ship. He finds the flying pco-
pie peaceful and gentle folks, not given
to cruel idolatrous customs. and that
thay live In cities followed out Of rocks
and can not bear the sunlight. Their
'rock-hcwn homes are lit with glow.
worms Enclosed in crystal globes set In
the ceiling. while some OF the homes,
notably tho Kings palace. are magniA.
cent constructions Of mammoth proper.
tons and carved into . bcwildcrin9 sue
Ccssion Of chambers, pillars, balls, oil.
coves, etc. Among this people wilkins
lives until he becomes an old man.
tca hing the Glums and Gawrics his
own religion, and learning from them
much that Is valuable and strange.
Many Of these, the chief points OF tho
story, have doubtless already been rec
ognized by the reader as old friends.
The chasm through the mountains has
become accepted by . dozen authors as
the recognized ean OF communica-
ton between the known and tho un-
known worlds. Haggard uses 1t In
'Allan Quatcrmain," and 80 does Poo
In his "Strangc Narrative Of J. Gordon
Pym." This latter. by the by, Is . REQ
ord Of what was seen and done within
the Antartic circle and ~ presents an.
other point Of resemblance. In Under
the Auroras," said To he written by m
American author, playwright and jour
nalist, the Toltus live In houses and
palaces cut out Of tho solid elf. many
Of the halls being ''grand In dimensions
and magnificent beyond description"
and all lit by some hidden source Of illu.
mination. Instead Of the elastic ''RrAun.
dee" or wings Of the flying people. the
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02
A aLrx. ON riyixa-MAx. SWIMMING.

rateiy, With soms charming plates BY
StothArA In isiA. In i;dS French
translation appeared under the title Of
''l.cs Hommex volants. on Lcs Avon
lures de- Pierre wilkins" and In i'S' .
German translation was published hsv'
ing for title 'nie a~icecnden Menschen,
oder Munderharc Ncsc bcnhci,en Peter
wilkins" Co,eridec admired the book.
calling Il u work Of uncommon beauty.
Soa,hcy called raltock's winged people
''the most ts'autiful creatures IT imag-
tnation that ever werc DEVISED"
Sir Walter Scott entertained . warn.
liking for the work; the story vas .
favort.S with Charles Lamb; and Leigh
Hunt seemed never Ia tire Of dissoars'
,ug about ita beautics. Notwithstand-
ing all this, the b~,ck ID almost un.
known In this country, and . recen
"~tlissssy Of ficsion." pablishcd In New
Iosk. does not svsa @ensioa ~ IL u
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02

Toltus are covered with q thin dress OF
silken floss. and In Under the Auroras"
- In "pcter wilkins" Of the most
stirring incidents Is the subjugAtion Of
. rebellious race by the visitor from
without, aided by firearms.
Hut the most remarkable claim Of
similaritics Is that which runs through
1.-THE Strange Ms. Found In . Copper
Cylinder" The theater Of action Is
within the regions Of the south Polo.
and Access Ia II IL gained by . cavcrn
which runs through the rocky barrier
lying lrtwccn what has been discovered
and what IL only dreamed Of. Through
this cavern the narrator 10 swept by
. torrent which runs along IN ''unpar.
alleled abyss" and IL the ''vcry black.
ness of blackncxs." and out into . new
world with green ficlds md grovcs
The y that he finds himself amid
lives In rock-hcwn cities. wherein are
splendid far-rcaching halls lit In some
peculiar way from the roof. Then. too,
this race can not bear the light and
while II does not ny II keeps trained
dying monsters ~ animals Of l0como-
ton.
Hut Il II not a. the trcasurc-housc Of
IDEAS which other writer's have diligcnt-
" sought out that Peter Wilkins" II
alone valuable. IL IL . charming book
to rad In tho cosy comfort of armchair.
lamp, arc and slippcr~ Without any
great literary prcteusion. amusing
somctimcs because Of its absolute sim
plicity. IL IL nevertheless . romance
whose originality. wholesome morality
and the beauty OF its principal char.
Actcrs warrant IL . plscc among the
atAndAni volumes Of our LANGUAGE.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02

where Il your brother. Dick
lilo has como "a the Sandwich Tai
ands, and hc hadn't been therc shrcs
days when they gave him . great Office"
What ofiec did they give hims
SECRETARY ~ the Kins"-
''Ec,,er than that They gave him Q
aucking."-Arcola Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-02
~1svs~ssiy WtlIsas.

First Eoy-lN you shink your so,ks
will hc ~i,liug "a have your sister marry
Mr.. Comeofscn. Johnny-
second Roy-Oh. zee; know they
~ili. IL keeps old riSs tied W svssy
nSht nov.-Ttua
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
A Startlino Conjuring Trick.

The apparent cutting off OF heads 49,
among the most successful OF re 1t con-
hiring tricks. The stage is hung COM
pletely in black velvet or felt 1hel
effect OF this arrangement OF light andl
shadow is to throw the stage into I'M
penetrable gloom. The conjuror appears
suddenly clothed in white. Then Me-
phistopheles appears so suddenly that 1t
seems as II he had jumped out OF space,
but really coming through an opening
In the black cloth. A pretty woman in
light cloak and evening dress appears.
She has first wrapped herself in black
domino of the same material as the stage
hangings, leaving her arms and head
free. Over this she now slips frame
work Of light wire, covered with a line
evening dress. This framework has no
back, and she can slip out from it behind,
leaving the shell with dress. For the
lady to sit On, two pedestals suddenly
appear These are white, and appear by
having a covering OF black pulled from
-
two feet high and the other about five
feet high. The lady sits on the smaller
one, and Mephisto orders the coninror to
cut off her head After some demurring
he finally seizes carving knife, puts
light CLOAK over the lady's shoulders and
cuts off hex head Taking it with one
hand under the chin and the other hold
ing her hair, he carries it across the
stage and places it on the other pedes-
tai She walks across the stage in her
black domino or behind black screen
shoulder high, only her head showing,
and finally stopping with her head on
the pedestal that is about five feet high
TO replace, the same gliding back Is
again employed, and she again resumes
her dress case and the trick is over.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
Presence of Mind.

How few people are blessed with pres
ence OF mind when danger threatens! A
lamp explodes; five out Of six run
screaming from the vicinity, leaving it to
do its deadly work unchecked the sixth
snatches up u woollen shawl or blanket
and smothers the flames. A woman
faints in public place. A struggling,
suffocating crowd presses about. Sud-
denly three or four In the crowd begin to
exclaim, " Stand back Give her air!'
But not one of them makes move to
stand back himself, and the crowd gath
ers more and more closely, until some
one with the gift of leadership comes to
the rescue. The wheels of a carriage
become interlocked with those Of heavy
wagon. The horses are terrified and
FESTIVE; an accident seems certain when
a man cries, to the one next him, Help
me lift the carriage clear!" In the flash
of an eye it is done and the peril averted.
Leadership lies in thought; cultivate it,
YOU who can.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
SPLIT Gold Coins.

1.-TWO tens for twenty, please" said
a gentleman to the cashier in the county
treaSurers Office.
The cashier took the twenty" and
rang it on the counter. 1t had that pc
culiar dull ring that characterizes coun-
terfeit coins. He rung it a second time
and then inspected it critically.
''Is that bogus!" asked the owner of
the coin.
ooh, no." answered the cashier ats
good as wheat, but split" Continuing,
he said, that is the first split twenty dol
lars ever ran across. The stamping ma
chine at the mint sometimes comes down
too hard on the coins and splits them;
but it is seldom the larger coins split.
It's mostly fives that suffer. But they
are very careful at the mint and stop ev-
cry split coin they detect. Now, in the
thousands OF dollars handled here
every year | rarely find a split coin. l
don't think I've found more than four or
five in a year, and, as | say, the coins
were mostly five dollar pieces"
The split twenty dollar gold piece look
ed perfect and, SO far as the eye could
detect, bore no flaw of any kind. The
only fault with 1t was the "ring," and the
split made it sound dead" when thrown
on the counter.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
Almost Fatal Kindness.
)urine the late civil war Mrs. Whs

During the late civil war Mrs Wheeler
the Eugene healer, served as a nurse in
ne Union service. She had many thrill.
ng experiences and among them the Eu.
enc (Ore. Journal has heard Of the fol.
owing: She was present at the battle Of
,pottsyivauia. At the commencement O,
The battle Union officer rode up to her
md handed her q package Of papers with
.he request that she should keep them
safe until the battle was over, and then
il he (the officer should not live to call
sor them, to deliver the package At head.
quarters.
In the course Of the fight flank was
turned and Mrs. Wheeler and the rest O,
the hospital nurses captured by the rsb.
els. Upon searching her person, Of
course, the papers were found and prov.
ed to be the work Of q Union spy, who
had been inside the rebel lines, she was
at once arraigned before q courtmartial
composed of rebel officers, and notwith.
standing her statement Of how she came
by the papers and repeated protestations
Of innocence, she was formally convicted
of being spy and sentenced to be hanged
at Sunrise the next morning. She was
then taken by q guard of three soldiers
and confined In q small guardhouse,
which had but one small aperture admit
ting light and air, and through tho aper.
:ure she saw the erection Of the gallows
on which she was to perish. What grim
perspective!
Inside the guardhouse there was moth
ing but the bare floor of earth and two
dry goods boxes standing against wall;
no chair, no bed.
That night one of the guards entered
the guardhouse with piece of corn bread
and tin cup CT water for her supper.
Mrs. Wheeler spoke.
The guard stopped.
He then retired and locked the door
upon her again. Later on In the NIGHT
she heard a voice at the aperture saw.
Move the small box!" She moved thu
box and discovered an aperture, which
proved to be tunnel. Through this tun.
mel she worked her way on her hands and
knees for about one-fourth OF q mile.
when she emerged from its mouth and
found q man and two saddled horse.
standing there.
Mrs. Wheeler mounted one horse, and
the man, who was disguised, the other
For six miles they rode on In darkness
without speaking, but at the end Of that
time the man spoke and said:-
"You are now safe within the Union
lines; ride on" and the man disappeared
in the darkness like shadow
Mrs. Wheeler rode on until she came
across q picket, who took her to General
Heintzelman's headquarters.
Some time ago, while taking a little
outing at Anderson's on the Mckenzie
river, Mrs. Wheeler and her preserver
met and recognized each other after
lapse Of twenty-six years. Her preserv-
er's name Is well known-Dr. B. F. Rus.
sell, now postmaster at Thurston. He
was one Of the three guards. He was the
disguised horseman.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
Volcanic Islands Sinking,

Letters received from the British ship
EGeria, which has been engaged for con-
siderable time on sounding operations in
the South Pacific, state that she has just
completed survey of the Union group
OF Islands, and q line of soundings has
been carried from those islands to Fill,
and thence to Tonga, for the purpose OF
eaole-laying, should cable at any future
time be deemed necessary.
On the first OF October the Egeria left
Tonga for the Falcon Island, one Of the
Tonga group which was thrown up five
years ago by volcanic eruption, and was
then stated TO be five miles wide: but to
the surprise of the scientific officers
on board, they found it to be only halt
Its original size. The place proved to be
composed entirely of volcanic cinders,
with small, but sulphurous springs here
and there, and In some places the ground
was so hot as to render walking exceed
fngly uncomfortable and in other places
actually dangerous.
Lieutenant Marescaux and q party Of
men were employed in putting UP mark
hags for surveying purposes, and had
placed mark on the highest point OF
land on the island, about two hundred
and fifty feet from the level Of the sea and
about twenty yards from the extremity of
the cliff. Soon after this work had been
completed those on board saw large
mass OF ground fall away into the sea
and this was followed by white vapor
which rose from the water In less than
three days from the hosting Of this mark
the flag staff erected by Lieutenant Mar
eseaux and his party had completely dis
appeared with the whole Of the inter-
venine ground between it and the sea-
Many pieces Of the cinders which cover
this volcanic head have have been taken
on board the Egeria, and although very
much resembling ordinary coke, when
placed in the fire they run off in liquid
form. 1t Is considered that should there
be no further upheaval this island will be
entirely submerged In few years.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
The boarders who at breakfast time
Around the table throng

Around the table throng
Can always tell when coffee's weak
And butter strong!
Miss Twenty-eight (coyly)-'I had &
strange dream the other night, Mr.. De
Peyster. l dreamcd-only think!-that
you and were married and on our we'd
ding tour. You don't know how real it
seemed. Did you dream the same thing,
too?"
He (frmly)-"No, Miss Twenty eight.
/ did not. In fact haven't had the night
mare now for good many years. -
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22

G. F. Ketchum, Of Warren county, N.
j., an extensive dealer in walnut logs, re-
Gently bought tree he values at 81, 900.
1t Is seventy feet long and three feet six
inches at the base. The knots are curled
walnut, valuable variety.
Faith workers have been teachingC hris.
tan science in Saybrook, Ill. Mrs. Mol!
lie Smith and Julia and Emma Barnes.
her sisters, were among the most ardent
believers in the teachings. They've gone
crazy and have been sent to an asylum.
Miss Susannah Warfield q wealthy un-
married woman, who died few days age
at her home, "Groveland," Carroll Co.,
Md, has left all her property to found al
Episcopal college which IL to be named
after her. The endowment amounts TO
about 100000. nn.
Sister Catherine, better known to tho
world as Miss Kate Drexel, of the Con-
vent Of Mercy, at Pittsburgh, Pa. has COM
missioned the Rev. Father Stephen, the
well-known Catholic missionary, to 60 to
the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation
and to supply the Indians and to supply
If necessary, with food and clothing.
A popular Brooklyn preacher says that
he can ''see no objection to smoking If
the man smokes the cigar and not the ci
gar the man" Well, who is to decide
the question: Evidently the man, not
the cigar, must do it, and 80 the cigar is
placed at manifest disadvantage. And
what about the piper And that worst
abomination Of all, the cigarette?
The italian Government having made
numerous vain attempts to raise money
In Europe, have decided to send signor
Favia, q well-known statesman and a
friend Of the Premier, on q special mis-
sion to the United States to get together
all the money he can under guarantee Of
fifteen Italian municipalities. The Gov
eminent has an important financial oper
alton In view.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
W.
Actions '''! fi i5'''' Words!
propose by BOTH Words without deeds worthless
written and like the bmombe advertisements of business men,
nothing



aiding ut oomNne Orhpe
b and
kroh
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
An Olden Time Pie Eater.

. In the long ago there lived in Sunday
River Valley, Maine, q woman by the
name OF jackson. She was better known
as Mother jackson by the settlers Of the
valley.
Jackson's people invited the neighbors
to help them husk their corn on a certain
night, saying that they should have q
good supper and all the pumpkin pie that
they could eat.
One, Dudley Foster, told her he would
come, but if he did not have all the
pumpkin pie he could eat, she must pay
him for a days work.
"Well," said Mother Jackson, "Dud-
ley, how many pies can you eatf"
II can eat five pies anyway"
"Now, Dudley" she said, you cannot
eat one pie. II you don't eat one pie for
your supper you shall give me days
work. II you eat all Of one pie will pay
you for days work."
"Done," said Dudley. II will take
that bargain"
The husking came of at the time ap-
pointed with all the fun Of such gather.
ings. Dudley called for his pie. Mother
jackson had made one for him. She had
baked 1t on platter az large as she could
get into the old stone oven. 1t was sew
eral inches in thickness and about a.
large as a linen wheel rim. She brought
telling him to eat all he could. II he ate
it all she would pay him for days work.
Dudley thought he could eat the whole
Of the pie and went at it. He actually ate
three-fourths Of the pie, but had to give
it up as bad job, and, as "The Norway
Advertiser" tells the tale, had to do the
days work according te the bargain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-02
Man MiIIiner and SwindIer.

Some two or three weeks ago 4
uer-ou who gave the name Of Alfred
Newman, and claimsl 10 have
lately been connected with Red.
ferns dress making establishment
in San Franei-co, opened business
in the Culmer Block, and begs u
canvassing for orders for expensive
dresses. He was well Iatr0nized -
a number Of wealthy ladies and on
Tuesday evening delivered the ar
ticles ordered, taking tue cash fcF
them. On being examined by day
light il was found that both maieI-
iai and workmanship were vastly
inferior to what had been ordered,
promised ard paid for, and the
ladies were very indignant. On
going 70 his place Of business, how
ever, rs some Of them did, for the
purpose Of having matters righted,
ih-y found IL closed. He had sud
denly wound up his business, dis
charged his employees, and de-
parted.
Today n furniture house, from
which he had Obtained a quantity
Of 70, ds. were taking stris L. ~
Gov the same. and his la1dlady :
out Of rocket fOr rent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-02
Fair Notes.

Opening ceremonies at noon on
Monday next; programme to be an
nounced.
Wedding ceremony, uniting the
happy couple, on Tuesday at pm.
Baby show-Utah's best crop-On
Wednesday at P. m.
Educational contests on Thurs
day, October 9th, at ! p. m.
The prettiest girl present on the
fair grounds on friday, October
LON, at : p. m, will be selected by
a special COMMITTEES who will award
her the V. T. II. gold medal.
The welding presents are dis
played ia the show window Of Bar
ratt Brothers. furniture store on
Main Street.
The balluting for the most iopu-
Lar man In Utah will be conducted
at the two stands II Hewlett Bros,
on the fair grounds. NOmi-
nations Of names will be oh
taire,I from the majoriiies Of Tues-
days ballots, and thee nominations
viii be voted on during the follow
ing dsys OF the lair.
Owners ofhUrse-, cattle, sheep and
other live stock win please remem-
her THAI the attendants in charge
Of the animsls must have the pedi-
grees aud particulars, with registered
certificates Of the animals, 70 show
the Judges for their information.
Smith Parker, OF Greenwich, Piule
County, and his assistant, W.ShOck,
Jg SEWER County, are actively at
work arranging the stalls in class Il
for the numerous fine cattle en-
tered.
Class a. horses, is being attended
to los W. II. Wightman, the able
assistant nf Supervisor G. +. Mason
These gentlemen can be found
daily AZ the fair grounds.
For all information and -p1rticu-
lars call on Secretary Heller VI.
Wells, at the State Bank Of Utah.