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The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

When he Ia old enough to go fishing
he will not dig worms In the garden,
but will be provided with artificial bait
In the shape of a hollow minnow OF
glass, coated on tho inside partly with
a solution OF gold or silver and partly
with a luminous paint. The originator
OF this minnow says that 1t Is a bril-
liant object In the water calculated to
compel the attention OF any fish that
has a particle Of appetite.
Glass bodsteads may be proof against
lighting and bugs, but 1t Is hardly to
be expected that glass houses should
be FREQ from mice. The inmates could
hardly do better than to employ glass
traps for the capture Of such vermin.
The great advantage of the glass
mouse-trap. according TO the statement
Of the inventor, is that III n mouse
should enter the trap, he may be seen
by others who nance To come that way,
and they will be inclined to join the
one inside. especially when they OBJ
serve that he Is nibbling q choice NOR
sol"
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

Carbonate, Ill.,. Correspondence
Carbondale. the Athens Of Southern
Illinois, enjoys the distinction OF hav-
ing more beautiful young women than
any city In all Egypt" Some OF the
society events which have occurred In
this city have attracted people from
larger cities and towns many miles
from here. In society tho young ladies
are objects Of beauty and b%rilliancy and
their charming manncr and Kindness.
OF heart make strangers feel a deep and
appreciative interest In all social
events.
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New yh.nc. THAT Arc ola.

In spite of the protests Of inventors,
and Of those who believe they have in
vestigated everything since the delugc,
that there is nothing new under tho
sun, the psalinist was right when no put
that thought into the colloquial Ian
guage. On the Assyrian slabs. and OH
moro than one old European fresco. Is
0 the paddle-whcel for boats, a.
though the propeller Is not In evidences.
The bicycle seems to have been known
in China more than two hundred years
ago, and the velocipedc was seen in
Europe even before that. On a pane OF
the ancient painted glass In the old
church at stoke Pogis, England, may
be seen the representation OF a young
fellow astride of one Of these machines
He IL working his way along with tho
air OF a rider who has introduced 0
novelty. and Is the object of tho un'
bounded admiration Of a multitude OIL
witnesses.
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sponsible homicidal mania the books
recorded. H9taiked often with Mrs.
Sherman while She was In life impris-
onment. and found that reasonable in
tellcctual processes with her stopped
when child-murder and poisoning was
the subject OF discussion. She knew
she had poisoned her family. and, In
fact, made detailed confession Of each
crime. But she had no moral sense
while telling that story. describing 1t
as n housewife would her method Of
Kidding herself of some of the annoying
cares Of her vocation. Beard himself,
when he approached the shadow line
In his last Illness, said that he had
had Examinations Of his intellect which
had enabled him to see in what ways
men had erred, so that many things
they had declared to be gross CLONES
or misdemeanors were. after all, the re-
suit Of the action of diseased intellect.
Beard, as he lay on his bed In his last
nlDess, made u faithful record OF his
mental and physical Impressions, ana
he was even writing as he passed into
the shadow land. Almost his last In
timation was that science and society
should make earnest Investigations
that there might be full determination
by and by of the line which divides
moral responsibility from moral ire
sponsibility.
The late DR.. Burton Of Harvard, as
he was recovering from II severe Ill
ness in which he had been for a time
In an almost trancelike state, said: "
do not know how nea We are to those
things which are on the other side Oh
the line, nor do we know with what un-
conscious influence we are by those
things directed" DR.. Burton was no
spiritualist. He was ono Of the greatest
and hcalthicst intellects in he Con-
gregational pulpit of New England, but
he had been taught something which
persuaded him that society has not yet
mastered the problems Of criminal con-
troll, or Of moral responsibility.
Dean Wayland of the Yale law schooi
| has made the assertion which Will cause
dismny, that there arc 3.000,OO habit
ual criminals in the United States. and
io IN s"ts
In these cases has become a permanent
disease which would Justify the I'M
prisonmcnt for life Of these mania-in-
tested persons, so that society might
protect itself. The ablcst OF our police
/ officers. many of our physicians. some
Of our clcrgymen. will agree with Dean
Wayland and DR.. Winslow, although
they may not accept as accurate the
enormous figures given by DR.. Way
land. Some extraordinary cases o!
moral responsibility arc reported By
the physicians aud by the police. On'
very distinguished man. who Is ut the
top of his profession, a true artist, :
man of world wide fame. Is not received
at any house in New York. unless h'
Is accompanied or watched, because he
Is known to be a victim of klcptoma'
MIA. He has appeared professionally
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beautiful features and charming man
ners. She has q host OF warm friends
In the Southern Illinois State UDiver-
slty, which institution she attends. She
Is also n jealous worker In church cir
cIes. Miss Gala johnson, daughter OF
ex-Mayor Johnson, Is or accomplished
young lady and n favorite In society
circles. She Is a young lady OF pleasing
manners and winning disposition and
is we'll liked by all who know her. Miss
Bessie Johnson Is a pretty and interest
Ing young lady. She Is a stylish dress.
er. and IL much admired
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on In a position which indicated to him
the boundary line and I assure you that
he understood tho insinuation and left
me In peace. Ever since that day I
have been as Independent and self-re-
specting AZ q Spanish senorita with a
dagger In her honi soft, etc."
This fiery little anecdote. told over
the tea-cups, was followed by a perfect
chorus OF stories Of the uses of the hat
pin. The picking OF locks, the Office OF
can-opcncr, paper-cutter, insect de-
stroyer. these were among the lesser
things. A talc Of the repairing Of a
broken harness at "a critical juncture
We'd for second honors with the history
OF the timely mending of a torn sail.
First place was given, without a dis
senting voice to the story OF the hatpin
as a modern and always available
weapon Of dcfense.-San Francisco
Ch~onicle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

invented a process for making glass
slippers In molds. They would not do
very we'll for dancing. There is no
reason why a glass gown should not b"
woven Of iridcsccnt glass, and It's wear
er would look like an animated rain
bow on a ballroom fioor-onc dazzling
simmer Of ev%er-changing hues.
Until recently the manufacture of ,rl-
descent glass was set down In the list
of the lost arts. But in 1878 1t was re-
discovered, and nov II is q common
commercial article. II Is made by ex-
posing the melted glass to tho vapors
of salts Of sodium. At the Metropolis
tan Museum Of Art are exhibited great
numbers of bottles. plates and other ar
ticles Of glass which were made and
used long before Christ was born. They
were dug up In Cyprus and elsewhere,
| Many of them have IA beautiful rides
cencc, but 1t is the result Of decay.
Glass will rot like anything else, and
decay has split the structure of this
ancient glass in lamlnae or flakes which,
interrupt tho light SO as TO produce
brilliant red, green. purple and other
rainbow colors.
The window blinds OF the glass house
of the future will he of glass. of course
That is another patent. and the invent
or suggests that such blinds may be
made of whatever colors are desired
Baby in the nursery will perhaps play
with glass building blocks, and at 4
suitable age he will receive n Christ
mas gift OF D pair of roller skates will
glass rollers. Both Of these ideas have
been patented.
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THE HATPIN.
u Has Many Uses In the Hands Of =
Woman.

" has Many Uses IN INV iI""uS =" "
Woman.
The idea of making the hat pin a
weapon OF defense first dawned upon
me when I was In the east, says a bright
eyed dame, who Is always watching
for q chance to exploit California. elm
ate, morals and all.
"Of course you all know that a wom-
an can't go about alone with any de-
gree of comfort when she gets away
from western chivalry. Well. as l
wanted to study art in New York while
| visited my brother In Newark. was
obliged to use the suburban trains al
most every day. l had n bookful OF un-
pleasant experiences before ! learned
the magic power of that simple little
hat pin.
FINALLY a man who was packed be-
side me In n car became simply unen-
durable. l squeezed myself mcekV
up against the window. giving mine
enemy three-fourths Of the seat. Gaz'
ing out into the darkness became
positively depressed and felt like Offer
ing nm apology to somebody for pre-
suming to cumber the earth.
Mine enemy made the mistake oil
cncroaching still further upon my terri
tory.
1T was too much. My wrath blazed
up and I drew my hat pin. ] said not a
word and did nothing to attract atten-
ton. Nevertheless that man was glad
to vacate my full share OF that seat, and
perhaps q little more. l held my wcap'
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Miss Josie NJ. Barton Is a beautiful
young lady, the belle of the First Ward.
She Is a typical brunette, having black
eyes and raven hair. She is the daugh-
ter Of John II. Barton, the veteran edi-
tor of the Southern Illinois Herald.
Miss Bertha Davis is a lovely young
lady with black hair and eyes and "a
figure that Is tall and erect. She ranks
high as a vocalist, and her services are
always in demand at musical recitals.
One Of the prettiest and most popular
young ladies In this city is Miss Flora
Hall. She Is possessed of n model figure
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glass bricks OF a peculiar pattern. TIE
material OF which they are composed
being a first-rate non-conductor,
bricks will keep the cold out Of a dwell
ing built Of them, while admitting the
light. It Ia claimed that they will ex-
clude noise, being hollow. Further
more, the inmates OF q glass house need
not be afraid of being under too close
observation by neighbors, inasmuch AZ
II is not requisite that the bricks shall
be transparent. They may be OF opaque
ground glass, OF Of any color that may
be suitable for decorative effect.
Thus before many years have passed
It will be considered the height Of lux
ury, perhaps to occupy a dwelling OF
glass. Glass bricks, OF course. are en-
pensive. People who live In glass
houses will be able to afford to wear
clothes of glass. Nearly twenty years
ago there was shown at the centennial
exposition In Philadelphia n bonnet
composed entirely Of glass. II was q
love of a bonnet. The flowers on II
were glass, and so wcro the ribbons,
which looked like the finest satin. The
p~atentee of this process describes it as
suitable for tho manufacture Of neck
ties, shawls. table covers. etc.
In fabrics OF this kind a very fine
quality Of glass Is used. 1t Is spun In
threads OF exceeding delicacy, and OF
these several cOlors may be produced
at the Same time. They are woven In q
loom OF ordinary pattern. Anybody
may observe that a thin sheet Of glass
is somewhat elastic. The threads en-
ployed In weaving are Of such inencss
as to be perfectly pliable and not at al
brittle. With a gown Of glass woult
naturally 30 a pair Of glass slippers
| Not like Cinderella's. Oh, no! Cinder'
ella did not wear glass slippers. He
slippers In the original French stor,
were OF war;" which means fur. Val
and "verre," meaning glass, are pro
nounced exactly alike. Hence tho col
ruption.
! A Pittsburg man named Smith he
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accused of causing. The governors
line Of defense. and his speech. perhaps
the highest flight to which his intellect
ever carried him, occasioned comment
wherever the system Of English 'juris-
prudence prevails. Nevertheless. 1t was
sufficient for the jury to know that the
negro had committed the felony OF
which he was charged, and they found
this idiot guilty of murder In the first
degree. When the condemned man was
called upon to receive sentence, per-
rhaps the most distressing sight ever
witnessed in a courtroom shocked
every observer there. He stood like
one void of every quality that distin-
guishes the man from a mere worm,
excepting mere physical shape. So i'm
paired were his meagre faculties that
he even could not speak. and he had no
more conception Of the fact that the
Judge was c%ondemning him to death
than he would had he already g
dead. The gall0Cs committed no judi
clal murder in this case. for the idiot
went back to his cell to sink into stu
nor which was nothing but living
death. The case and the management
Of It quickened the bar and legislatures
elsewhere, so that notifications Of stat
utes allowing juries to judge Of respon-
sibility were made. In Connecticut the
statute was so changed that a jury was
not compelled to convict q murder In
ti.s first degree, but might be instruct
ed by the judge that they might. unless
the evidence was equivalent to that of
two reliable witnesses, bring in q ver-
dict of murder In the second degree.
This law saved two womentn that state
from the gallows who were unquestion-
ably victims of the h0micidal mania.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
GEMS OF THOUOHT.

Ircivility is the extreme OF pride; II
is built on the contempt of mankind
Zimmerman.
All examples represent Ingratitude as
sitting In It's throne, with Pride at its
right hand and Cruelty at its left
worthy supporters of such n reigning
impiety.-S0uth.
To the sinful man sin appears swoot
al honey. He looks upon II as pleasant
SO long al It bears no fruit. but when
its fruit ripcns then he looks upon
Il as sin.-Buddha.
II we live truly we shali SEP truly. 1t is
as easy for the strong man ia. be strong
as 1t IL for the weak to be weak. When
We have new perception We shall glad
ly disburden the melibry 81 It's boarded
treasures as old rubbish. when q
mar lives with God. hts, voice shall be
as sweet ~ the murmur Of the brook
and the rustic Of the cOrn.--Emerson.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
LYDIA SHERMAN.


One was Lydia Sherman, tho most no.
torious of American prisoners. TO chat
with Mrs. Sherman was. to be impressed
with her quick intellect, her consider
able knowledge. and her intelligent
reading, unless by some m%ischancG The
conversation turned upon murder, and
especially infanticide. Then the won
an revealed the faint that was within
her brain. But instead OF caring for
her, those who were near her looked
upon {. as a mere vagary, until after
four children had died and two hus-
bands, tand science had put Its micro
scope and acids upon their exhumed
remaics to discover arsenic. Then It
was known that her faint was not a
mere vagary, but that she was q pois-
oner OF her entire family.
The late DR.. George nj. Beard. who
died too young to give to the world the
fine fruit OF q brilliant intellect. made
q close study Of this Sherman case, de-
claring that 1t was perhaps the most
extraordinary manifestation Of ire
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

number OF devices in glass.
Among these is a glass coffin, which
is guaranteed proof against decay and
rats. So long as no deliberate attempt
is made to smash 1t, 1t ought to last for
ever. Another contrivance Is n stair
casc made wholly Of glGss-steps. land
ings and newell posts being all of tina,
material. Yet another is a glass bar
rel. But perhaps the most remarkable
invention of the Glass Man IL u billiard
table of glass.
The day may yet arrive when people
will live In glass houses. A patent has
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
MISS LIVINGSTON.

but detectives have been near him.
Once I'm q house Of wealth he was seer
to take an ornament Of great value,
and as he was leaving the house the de-
tectives demanded 1t, and It was with
out a word OF protest given up. The
wife OF u well known man Is such a
victim Of this mania that ut the places
where she trades she Is watched, not
knowing II herself, and when, accord
ing to the agreement, mysterious bills
are sent to her husband, he pays them.
asking for no explanation. He needs
none. Yet she Is a beautiful and ac-
complished woman, who long ago.
under less charitable conditions of JUS
tice, would have served u term In the
penitentiary,
Physicians are inclined to think that
IL that long list Of awful crimes which
has been prepared by the detectives Is
a truthful sketch of the. career OF
Holmes, It furnishes q reasonable
ground of inference that there may be
physical lesion OF his brain, az we'll as
moral corruption. Already physicians
who have known something OF the ca
reer of the accused ,matricidc. Miss Lily
ingston of Philadelphia, suggest that
she may possibly be the victim Of one
form Of mental arrangement which Ia
so we'll understood that It has a specific
name. When they cut down q muir
derer In Newark some years ago--0ne
who had almost OF q sudden changed
from a man Of upright character 10
such n fiend that he was able to COM
init murder-they found, after the au-
topsy, a tumOr within his skull so large
that It VAS amazing that 1t had moi
caused him to be a raving maniac OF
an imbecile.
DR.. Winslow. In ono OF his papers
seems to 20 so far as to suggest that
almost all of the cases OF suicide arc
due to a mania which in this time II
very prevalent. and which in every case
is caused more or less by mental dis.
order. His intimation Ia clear thai
there Is moral responsibility. which
Is something more than a low moral ma
| ture, In almost every n Of these cases
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

HERE Is an invent
or who is known at
the patent Office In
Washington rs the
Glass Man. His
name is G. w. Me-
Lean, ~ New
Berne, N. c., and
during the last
few years he has
obtained patents
for q surprising
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
An Assurance.

An Assurance.
you're not going tn publish every.
thing l say. are you?" said Senator
Sorghum, ~anxiously.
"No," replied the reporter: e"
wouldn't think Of II. II I were to let
some Of that grammarless English get
into the paper I'd lose my position be-
farc sunset tomorrow"
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
lItswaths Up to Date.
m deDarted

UtaWAthH Up TO IIats.
Thus departed Hiawatha
TO tho land OF the Dakotasr
TO the land of handsome women;
And In ninety days returning,
A divorcelet he brought with him.
To his wife he gave the ha-ha.
Sent her back unto her mama.
In the outskirts OF Chicago.-Ex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

It is said there are In the state OF
Kansas twenty well-built towns with
out q single inhabitant, and that Sara
toga. In that state. no. absolutely un-
inhabited. has among other buildings
q $4,000 theater.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
Too small Potatoes.

Penns-Come, will you be my wife?
Mrs. Laker--Any encumbrances? :
Penns-Two alimony checks-a trifs
OF $50 q month each.
Mrs. Laker-Um! You had bettes
propose to my maid.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

New York when Governor Seward was
assigned to the defence of a negro who
was charged with murder. The case is
"a celebrated one, mainly because OF
Governor Stewards defence of that man.
No question was raised about the act
i.self. for the negro was almost
caught red handed. The sole ques-
ton was that Of his RESPONSE
bility. Governor Seward was con-
vinced as soon as he went In the
case that this man had no greater re-
sponsibility than the X which he
swung when he committed murder
not a bit more than a ferocious beast.
had such an animal leaped at the throat
of the man whose death the negro was
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
ODD THINGS OF GLASS.
COFFiNS. MOUSETRApS. BRICKS.
FISH BAIT.

We May live In Houses of GLASS, steep
In Glass Ncdsteads. Women Wear Glass
Gowns and baby riay with GLASS
Hooks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
DISEASE OR CRIME?
SOME CELEBRATED CASES
UNDER THE LIGHT.
Science Coming to the Aid OF Ignorance
by Intelligent Treatment That
Which We Call Crime May Bc OBJ
liberated from the Race.

o more fascinating
study or problem
is presented to con-
%scientious lawyers
than the degree
Of responsibility
which ought to be
attached to the
commission Of
crime. The sub
ject perhaps gained
general interest In
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25
OUR WIT AND HUMOR.

OCIt VIII AND LOhuVlss
CURRENT SAYINGS AMI DOiNOs
OF FUNNY WRITER'S.
AZ Sanv's Tea Tsblo-A surc sign OF
Change Of wcather-vcry Ncar To
gcthcr Original and selected Pleas
nn.rics -roIn ted Paragraphs.
Fr~ OSE inviting. man
pcr SO de-
~ murc, you
Scarce know II
she'd checi
~ you or allure
uEA you;
a;,S Eyes to speak q.
SMk$E Voice to set a mum.
N my's heart a.
dancing,
sally's--oh, well, sally's quite cntrano
ing.
When she's pouring tea!
Yet. sweet Sally. as I watch you sitting.
While the rosy lamplight, DER you Gis
ting.
Swimmers In our eyes o. hair,
itrays on snowy arm or dimpled fingers.
AS your hand above the tea-cups lin
gers.
Something says. "Bewarew
Maybe. Sally. you have read Of Circc,
That whlte-armsd ~enchantross without
mercy.
(Tis n tale the poets teliJ
How. when men her magic potion
tasted.
, Captive Mt her feet their lives they
wasted.
Powerless meath her spell.
Foolish. weren't they, for a draught be-
quilting.
For a tricksy sea-nymph's faithless
smiling,
Thus to sell their liberty?
What, ] wonder. was that magic potion?
DO you know, somehow. I've half a no
tion
Twas q cup Of tea!
Well, I trust men nowadays know bet
ter;
! am sure I never would have let her.
With such nonsense. capture me.
Just one cup?"--O. wcll,-no harm to
take It,
land you do look charming as you make
tn
Yes. I'll take some tea.
G. r. Lester, In Truth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-25

The first coach in England was built
In 1866. for the earl Of Rutland.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-19

county, Nebraska, to secure the pay
ment OF a promissory note for the sum
OF $4,000 together with ten coupon
notes thereto attached for the sum OF
s77.O0 each, dated May LIST, 1880, said
principal note being payable May LIST
1895, and one Of said coupon notes be-
ing due ard payable every six months
from the date thereof. That said note
and mortgage we're before their matur-
ity duly sold, assigned and transferred
by the Mead Bond & Trust company to
the plaintiff in this action, who is now
the owner thereof. That there is now
due upon said note and mortgage the
sum OF S2,27700 with interest thereon
al the rate Of 10 per cent per annnm
from the LIST day Of May, 1895, for which
sum plaintiff prays for decree that de-
PENDANTS be required to pay the same, to
that said premises be sold to satisfy the
amount found due.
You are required to answer this petit
ton on or before the 9th day OF Decem-
Der, 1895. ELLA G.. CoNGER,
By Stewart & Munger, her Attorneys,
Dated, October 18th, 1895.
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COMPANY.
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in private life. He is the soul OF genial
ity. a ready and graceful conversation
alist. and is endowed with most charm
ing and winning manner, He talks in
terestingly on almost any topic, and has
always at command an inexhaustible