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entirely friendless as he. Those whose
friendship is most desirable shrink from
approaching him lest their motives be
misconstrued, and he is perpetually
surrounded by crowd of political and
other sycophants It is hardly possible
for him to have a real friend.
President Pierce was enormously
popular. Every day he took regular
constitutional from the White House to
the Capitol along Pennsylvania avenue
and back, bowling to everybody right
and left. He and his wife paid social
visits regularly, quite contrary to usage.
to the families Of their New Hampshire
friends who had clerkships in the de-
partments, and he entertained them as
guests. President Harrison the first
used to go to market early in the morn.
ing two or three times g week, and on
one occasion he was caught inlthe rain,
the result being a cold which caused
his death. Mrs. Polk would not allow
dancing at the White House when her
husband was President.
President Tyler was very social man
and enjoyed game Of poker for small
stakes. He lived very simply at the,
White House, as il on his plantation,
attended by the old family slaves. He
always asked visitors to take something
from the sideboard in the dining-room,
which was gsrnished with decanters as
well as with bowl Of iuleps in summer
and bowl Of egg-nogg In winter. In
this sort of hospitality he expended
nearly all his salary, which was only
$25, 200. He had one remarkable ex-
perience with notorious woman named
Ann Royal. She edited a paper called
the Paul Pry, and made herself SO
offensive in various ways that she was
indicted as common scold under the
old common law, and only by very
narrow squeak escaped immersion by
the "ducking STOOL" One day she
caught Mr.. Tyler bathing in the Poto-
mic and succeeded in interviewing him
by sitting on his clothes until he told
her what she wanted This exploit has
certainly not been excelled by the do
ings of any of the modern unterrified
female reporters who contribute SO
much that is interesting to contempo-
rary journals.
Jackson's Cob Pipe.
The favorite solace of Andrew Jack
sons leisure was smoking a corn-cob
pipe. He declared that no other vehicle
for the absorption of tobacco smoke was
SO sweet and delightful. It is said that
his wife also. during her lifetime, was
addicted to the corn-cob. AS will be re-
membered he introduced new order of
things at the White House, disdaining
aristOcratic refinements and doing away
with the elaborate etiquette previously
in vogue. His favorite sport was cock
fighting, and at home he owned breed
OF birds which were regarded as inVinci-
BILE. Some Of them he brought to Wash
ington to fight; but, much to his disgust,
they were defeated.
Little is known about the diversions
in which James Monroe found recrea-
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for it from the club which was enter
tanning the President as its guest at the
time.
Mr.. Cleveland earned the reputation
OF being the hardest working President
that the country has ever had, accord
ing to q Washington correspondent in
the Globe Democrat In that respect
he even excelled Mr.. Harrison. Never
theless, during his term at the White
House he found time for an occasional
game Of billiards, at which he is quite
expert. He is also particularly good
whist player, and puts up a strong
game Of poker now and then In COM
pany with few intimate friends. He
does not care much for driving, which
has always been Mr.. Harrison's favor
lite amusement. Mrs. Cleveland used
to attend the famous paper-chases
which amused the society OF Washing
ton when she was a bride.
Arthur a Fisherman.
President Arthur was q really scien-
tif1c fisherman. Sport with rod and
reel was his favorite outdoor enjoyment.
On one occasion he and Gen. Sheridan
went out to the Yellowstone Park to
fish, hunt and camp out. They got away
so far out Of reach of the telegraph that
the Chief Executive OF the nation prac-
ideally forsook the reins Of government
for many days. If anything serious had
happened to require action by him, as
might very possibly have occurred, it
would have been necessary to put scouts
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was believed not a solitary individual
remained. Belonging to the plains,
the buffalo was forced by this cruelty
and greed of civilized man to seek
other pastures. Such as did not
whiten with their bones the old
grazing grounds wandered away from
their natural environment to the
Businesses Of the mountains, far from
all the hauDts of human kind. There
they have lived precariously, but il
seems they are not allowed to exist
even in exile. Man, who breaches
gentleness and practices brutality,
intends to chase them higher than
the timber line, to escape the bullet
only to die Of starvation.
On behalf of the buffalo, now al
most tradition, it is proper that the
persons who are trailing the final
representatives of the race through
the canyons of Colorado should be de-
nounced, not alone as mercenary anG
unworthy sportsmen, but contempt
ible yandals.
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of the fair agreed to take the
amount in silver half-dollars, which
coin would be the price Of admission
to the fair. So great, however, is
the interest in the event the minting
of this coin commentaries, that 1t is
probable that none of these coins
will be in circulation for long time
to come, and that great many Of
them will never be in circulation, as
they will be held by collectors and
others, who will prize them as SOU
venirs. The Worlds Fair people are
selling half-dollars at one dollar
apiece; and as there are, perhaps,
some millions of people who will be
glad to keep the coin as a souvenir,
the fair is likely to make very con-
siderable profit on the nations con-
tributiOn.
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Wood Concrete.

A new wood concrete, according to
the Bautechnische Zeitschrift, has
been invented in Germany. Shav-
ings and planing-mill chips, either of
common or fancy goods, which may
be stained before use il desired, are
mixed with cheese, or, rather, casein,
calcined magnesium, limestone, glyc-
crime, silicate Of soda, and a little
linseed oil, and this queer mess is
forced by hydraulic pressure into
molds, where it Is allowed to harden.
When dry the composition is strong
and solid, and can be sawn, planed,
polished and vanished. 1t is expect
ed that it will be found useful as an
ornament in the shape of panels, or
as covering for entire wall surfaces
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-11
Presidential Amusements.

FMr. Cleveland is probably the most
fhoroughgoing sportsman that has ever
occupied the Presidential office. At
the same time the methods Of hunting
and fishing which he prefers are not
such as are regarded with the highest
appreciation by experts in the use Of rod
and gun. He does not care to cast the
fy for trout, but prefers to troll for
!bluef1sh. Quail, which afford the finest
sport in the neighborhood Of Washing
ton. have never served as game for him,
success with them requiring patient
walking and great quickness. He has
found 1t more amusing to shoot ducks
from behind blind in the Chesapeake,
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Photographic Black.

In charging" the little wax cylin-
ders used upon the Edison phono-
graph for recording and reproducing
speech or song, the singers or instru-
ments whose notes are to be recorded,
are placed as closely to the large
speaking horn of the photograph as
possible in room from which all
other sound is carefully excluded. If
there is more than one singer or in
strument they are grouped in a semi
circle. Four or five, sometimes as
many as seven monographs, are ar
ranged also in a semi-circle. The
sounds are recorded on all simultane-
ously, but not with equal perfection,
some Of the cylinders being better
than others. By this process, if a
large number of cylinders are needed
to supply all the monographs con-
trolled by the company, the music is
simply repeated as many times as is
necessary. After testing the cylin-
ders are then ready to be placed up
on the monographs at the railway
stations, seaside resorts and other
public places, where the curious au-
dience of one drops a nickel in the
slot and then smiles to himself and
wonders why every one else doesn't
smile in enjoyment Of the feast of
song. A much more rapid process is
used by Mr.. Edison in his works.
What is called a master record" is
made upon single cylinder, which,
is used similarly to the matrix in the
stereotyping process for reproducing
or multiplying the cylinders as many
times as may be desired.
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The work of building tle fort fell
upon negro slaves, Indians and pris-
liners of war. Every stone laid in it
represented the misery of toiling,
suffering humanity during a period
of century and half. When COM
pleted, however, it was considered a
masterpiece. While in the posses
sion of the British it was considered
the prettiest fort in the kings do
monions. OF this grim old fortress,
with it's meats, barbicans, draw
bridges, frowning bastions and it's
mysterious dungeons in which, years
ago, two skeletons were found in
cages, Margaret Deland says: There
is no watch now; the fort has nothing
to fear. Visitors come and go, or
down in the grass-grown moat thin,
white donkey wanders about, crop
ping hungrily at the tufted thistles
that stand in the angles of the bar
bican or crowd like sentinels around
a stone which may have tumbled
from the ramparts. The offensive
attitude of these thistles, brave in
green and silver and with pink cock
AIDES, is the only warlike thing about
the peaceful fort"
AS the building approaches COM
pletion it's peculiar outlines make it
a prominent feature of the north end
of the Exposition grounds.
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George Washington bagged many a
brace of them. In his day canvas
backs were thick in the Potomac. SUBJ
sequent Presidents have mostly taken
a shot at them. It will be remembered
that Mr.. Harrison, three years ago,
mistook pig for coon in the Virginia
woods and killed the animal. Unfortu-
nately, 1t was not wild, but an edu-
Gated pig, belonging to colored person
In that vicinity, who received payment
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THE COLUMBIAN COIN.
Worlds Fair Half-dollar which Sells for
q Dollar.

Worlds Fair Half-dollsr Which Sells Tor
q Dollar.
The Columbian half-dollar which
the illustration below illustrates has
an origin and probable destiny
that Harper's Young People thinks
will be unique. )
Several months ago the directors
of the Columbian Worlds Fair ap-
piled to Congress for the appropr1a-
tion of ten millions of dollars toward
the expenses of the gigantic enter
prise that they had undertaken.
After long debate an act was passed
that gave the Worlds Fair i've
millions of dollars, and the directors
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Biblical Item.

The Sabbath days journey of the
Jews was 1900 yards, the traditional
distance from the end Of the Ark OF
the Covenant to the farther side of
the Israelites' camp. where they had
made stop in the wilderness, the
point where the Sabbatical law was
given
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-11

or to kill deer with night light in the
Adirondacks instead of stalking them
by day.
President Harrison is duck hunter
Though poor shot, he is very fond of
the sport, and he also has popped away
at these water fowls in the Chesapeake
The ducks of that region have been
Presidential game ever since the Gov
eminent began. It is probable that
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Did You Know This:

The Printers Journal says the art
Of paper-making has reached the
point where it is possible to cut
down a growing tree and convert it
into paper suitable for printing pur-
poses within the short space of
tweaty-four hours.
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3Oth day of May,
1895, says a writer in
the Detroit Journal.
He was next to the
oldest of eleven chill
DIRE n, and survives
them all. When a
youth he moved to
Cobocton, S t e u b e n
County, N. Y, where
he was drafted, drill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-11
FIFTY-SIx YEARS IN MICHIGAN.

Timothy Dewey, of Concord. Who Drilled
for the War of 1912.
Concord can boast of containing
one OF the Oldest inhabitants of TIE
State of Michigan. Timothy Dewey
was born in Rutland, VT, on the
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did not think it proper to confer this
honor upon the actor, and a break in
their friendship was the result. That
is the way in which presidential friend
ships usually end. A President can
hardly venture to indulge an intimacy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-11
Noble They Were.

Nearly every State in this country
was represented in the 100 old army
nurses that were present at the late
Grand Army Encampment at Wish
ingtOn.
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GREAT MEN FOR SPORT.
PASTIMES OF THE NATIONS
CHIEF EXECUTIVES.

Arthur, Harrison and Cleveland as Hun
ters and Fishermen-Grsnt's Fast Horses
and Jackson's Cob Pipe-LincolnA Attended
Theaters - Washington Enjoyed the
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
WOman's Work In New South yNalcs.

There has been u little rift in tho lutte
of the hitherto harmonious Womanhood
Suffrage league Of New South Wales.
The progressive party urges the plea
that stagnation has come upon the league
owing to its neglect to encourage the
formation and growth Of local branches
all over the colony. 1t remains to be
seen whether the present association is
capable Of expanding to meet the re-
quirements of a political party or wheth.
er it will gradually dwindle away and
give place to an organization more fitted
to cope with the question of the best
means Of obtaining women's franchise.
Meanwhile the School of Arts Debating
club, which has for nearly two years ad.
mitted women members on an equal
footing, serves as m admirable training
school for those who are ambitious tc
fulfill the duties of citizenship and tc
assist in promoting the welfare of hu
manity in general and of womanhood in
neutrality-suspicious. Queen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
Titled Women Writers,

Every day seems to add a fresh name
to the list Of titled ladies who work for
the press. Four duchesses-those OF
Cleveland, Rutland, Sutherland and
Bedford-have at one time or another
contributed articles to magazines. Lady
Greville is in receipt Of a steady income
from quite a number of papers to which
she is n regular contributor, and so is
Lady Colin Campbell, while Lady Con-
stance Howard, q sister of the Earl of
Winchelsea, is almost equally we'll
known. The Countess Of Cork, too, Is
generally engaged upon some journal.
istic work, and there are hosts of others,
Hon. Emily Lawless, the we'll known
Irish novelist, and Hon. Miss Eden
among em.-London Letter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
A Sailing Mistress.

Tho first yachting commission eve,
granted to q woman by the United
States government will probably be
given to the Countess Festetics do Tolna,
who, as an American citizen, is able tc
qualify az sailing master of the yacht
Tolna in lieu of her husband, who has
not yet taken out his naturalization pa.
pers. The countess is a Californian by
birth and knows enough Of navigation
to use Its terms intelligently. Her com
mission will put the Tolna ON about the
same footing In foreign ports as an Amer.
lean man-of-war and will aid her to dis.
pense with certain troublesome require.
ments Of such ports. -Harper's.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
A ChIId,s PRESENCE Of Mind.

During tho inventions exhibition ]
happened to DO standing next to the
second in command of the London fire
brigade, and no pointed out to Inc that
presence of mind was required in using
all these inventions, and that it was
rarely met with at fires. "Ono of the
few cases Of presence Of mind that ]
have met WITH" said my informant,
land the most extraordinary, was at n
big fire in q girls school. A number
jumped and were lost, but n little
girl Of 10 took off her shoes and stock
ings so ms to get a firm foothold, and
stood ON the window sill till we rescued
hcr."-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
WOMEN AIkli.eIES.
The Extensive ArraDge,n cnts For Physical
Training In One Of Their Clubhouscs.

The Extensive A%rraDge,n cuts For Physical
Training In One Of Their %Ciubhouscs.
Among the innovations ut the Berkeley
Ladies' Athletic club H. hurdle jumping
under the direction Of hiss ID. NJ. Elliott,
n Of the regular instructors. In order
to become proficient in this branch Miss
Elliott has spent tho past summer at
Chautauqua, taking Il courso Of study
and training, and becoming familiar
with other new exercises and ideas as
well, which she intends to introduce
into the class work.
The Delsarte system is not generally
employed, the training being of u heavier
character, though individual work Of all
degrees is undertaken where the pupil
requires special discipline to meet pecul-
lar physical needs. Each member is
entitled to a physical examination and a
series of measurements, and is expected
before entering upon her work to con.
suit with the medical director, DR.. Mary
Taylor Bissell, who will advise as to the
proper kind and amount of exercise taxi
en- in every case. Private lessons may
also be arranged for. Games are being
introduced this year for the young PEG.
pie.
Physical culture is becoming continu.
ally more popular among woman, and
the Ladies' club offers amplest facilities
for instruction and practice in every
branch, including cycling, swimming,
fencing, bowling, archery, tennis and
badminton. Many ladies learn tomount
and use the bicycle in the gymnasium as
they would not and could not elsewhere.
There are two swimming tanks. The
smaller one, with marble floor and walls
and ceiling of white and blue tiles, is con-
stantly In use, while bowling forms an
amusing as well rs beneficial exercise.
A padded running track encircles the
large gymnasium like q gallery, eight
turns on it equaling n mile. When not
occupied by classes, this large room af-
fords space for tennis, and tho small
gymnasium may be marked off for two
badminton courts.
Both the rooms are equipped with all
desirable apparatus and appliances for
gymnastics and calisthenics, manufac.
tured under the direction Of DR.. d. A.
Sargent Of the Hemenway gymnasium
ut Harvard university. Sets Of light
chest weights, rowing weights, Indian
clubs, dumbbells and French barbells
are provided for class instruction. A
dry swimming machine has lately been
invented, and the club authorities are
contemplating its introduction as part Of
tho apparatus.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
Fire N had Play TOy.

Tommy Heiney, q 13-ycar-old boy Of
this city, was until last night ambitious
to shine in the ranks Of the grand army
Of fakirs and had his heart set on be-
coming a "iire king" Last night Tommy
was entertaining u number Of compan.
ions by ~"cating fire." lIo dipped a
a bunch Of cotton into gasoline, and by
holding a match two feet away he pre-
sentcd tho appearance Of breathing
flames. Tho fact that no was achieving
glory made him careless, and in respond
ing to an encore tho cotton caught fire
and burned tho passages in his head
The injuries aro very painful, but moi
atal.-Allentown (Pa.) Dispatch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
Her Smelling Bottle.

Little Madge was in trouble. She
came crying into the house, her little
apron gathered up in n hand, as If to
preserve some most precious relic.
''I've b'oke my smcllin bottle" she
sobbcd, lifting tear wet, imploring eyes
to my face.
Your smelling bottle" | repeated.
II didn't know you had me-. Where are
the pieccsi'
She held open her apron, and what do
you think lay there? Tho scattered pet
ais Of u rose! This was her too aged
smelling bottle" and whilo she was
-sing it it had fallen apart. Youths
COMPANION.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10

no special work for these pages to do
except to carry the queens train and
run errands for her, but they were so
ornamental in their beautiful suits Of
silk and fur that she wanted to have at
least six Of them alwaysin her presence.
A page to Queen Bess was dressed in a
suit Of light blue satin, with knee
brcechcs and blouse waist, all Of q piece.
Around his shoulders he wore n coat or
cloak Of deep royal purple with a band
Of royal ermine around it, and on his
head there sat very jauntily a cap Of
white feathers. These pages were Of
very good family, and when the queen
wished to specially honor a lady she did
SO by choosing her boy to be a page.
The costume Of q page to Queen Bess
was so pretty that tho boys and girls
who are going to little fancy dress par
ties may want to copy it for themselves
to wear. They can use cheaper material
than satin and velvet if they want to
get the suit up hastily and for only one
wearing. Silesia and silkoline and the
cheap cotton prints make very good COS.
tunes for pages of tho court Of Queen
Bess.-New York Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
A Woman Doctor of Divinity.

The Rev. Augusta !. Chaplin, the first
woman doctor Of divinity, marched in
the opening procession of the parliament
of religions, which was headed by Car
dinal Gibbons in his scarlet robes. CLOSE
ly following the cardinal came Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer and Mrs. Charles Hewstin Of
Chicago, q city where Catholic women
now enjoy the greatest publicity in work
such as Protestant women have for some
years been free 10 choose. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
The Ugly boy.

Bouncing Benny loved TO fight,
And teasing was his chief delight.
lie scratched the boys, and as for girls
He loved to pull their pretty curls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
White Lace Trimming.

White lace promises to be a great fea-
ture in this winters trimmings, and
though one would imagine that it is more
appropriate for summer costumes II does
not look out Of place when combined
with heavy materials in the deft manner
known only to Partisan modistes. -Ex-
change.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
what's the Matter With Jos,ahe

"Wimmcn's s~uffragei" said Mrs. Hol-
lersnag; mot any fur me, Of you please"
"Why notY
because ] hev ter wait on Josiah
enough OF it is without goin ter town an
dom his votin fur 'im."-Washington
Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
Castoria.

"Castoria is IN excellent medicine for chill.
Arsn. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of is
good effect upon their children"
On. a.. G. Os0ooD,
Lowell, Mass.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
Monster Earrings In Horned.

WoHs6eF I.HrrIugs III burHeo'
In a paper read before the Royal Geo
graphical society, London, on the high
lands of Borneo, in the Indian archi-
pclago, Charles Hose gave IN account
of how the native mothers stuck huge
rings through their daughters ears at
the age Of 8 months only, eventually
increasing them to the weight Of two
pounds each. by the time that a girl has
come to her maturity her ears, thus
weighed down, reach almost TO her o.
bows.-Jewelers' Review.