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"lll do It, I'll do it, he muttered;
him.
Tomorrow" he said. and then he
put 1t off. He must consider the art Of
II. He left II to bourgeon in his fer
tile brain. And at last, just as he
wrote, action, lighted up by strange
circumstance. began to loom big before
MIN. such "a murder would wake a
vivid world and be an epoch in crime.
IL the red earth were convulsed in war.
even then 1t would stay to hear that in
credible, true story, and, soliciting
Keeper knowledge, seek out the method
n growth Of means and motive. He
chuckled audibly in the street, and
anghed thin laughter in his room OF
meeting visions. At night he walked
'he lonely squares near at hand. on
sidering eagerly the rush of his OWL
divided thoughts, and, leaning against
the ratings OF the leafy gardens. he
saw ghosts in the moon shadows and
peckoned them to converse. He be-
came a night bird and was rarely seen.
Tomorrow" he said at last. To-
morrow he would really take the first
step. He rubbed his hand and laughed
as he pondered lear home, in his own
lonely square, the finer last details
which his Imagination multiplied.
stay. enough. enough he cried to
ms separate mad mind; ut is already
done"
And the shadows were very dark
about him. He turned to go home.
Then came immortality to him in
strange shape. For II seemed as
though his ardent and confined soul
burst out Of his narrow brain and
sparkled marvelously. Lights show
cred about him. and from "a rose sky
lightnings flashed, and he heard awful
The heavens opened in a
white blaze, and he saw ~unimaginable
things. He reeled, put his hand to his
stricken head, and fell heavily in a
pool OF his own blood.
Ana the Anticipation, horribly afraid,
ran down a by-street.-The Sketch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
AN ENGLISH p
Urges the British to Be Fair Toward
ina pcera

The Dutch stock is. we know, sturdy
and enduring-so sturdy and so endur-
ing that TO this hour the descendants
of the Dutch who settled in New YORK
are conscious of a shade OF difference
between them and New Englanders ana
regard that difference with certain SELL
esteem. says the Spectator.
They are. they think. not only more
solid but better principled than tho
families around them. Nevertheless,
the extraordinary, to US we Will rank
~ confess unaccountable, absorbing
force OF the English has given them the
controlling power in New York, as IN
all America north Of Mexico, n IN
spite of the vastness Of modern emlgra-
tons that power will probably always
remain in their hands. A new type OF
man arises, distintivcly American, but
II is as vain TO say that he is not in
all essentials English as to say that the
Saxon at home has not prevailed over
every other element in the population.
We expect to see the process repeated
in South Africa, but we can see no
''"opi WHY IL slUulu nOl We pcdN'iu'
or why, when the united dominion is
formed, as ii will be formed, the differ
ent states should all enter 1t on exactly
the same conditions. Scotland does not
live under our laws nor in Germany
have Bavaria and Wurtemberg precise
ly the same position. What the British
people have to do is to see that the
history of the new people which is be-
ing born and which is already tainted
by the presence Of "A black race and the
f~ierceness which Is generated in the
dominant caste by black resistance,
should not be further tainted either
by militarism or by pecuniary corrup-
ton. There has been too much VIC
lence, sometimes just, sometimes UNI
just, in the history of South Africa
and If the British people is to extend
its sovereign protection over the whole
region-as II did virtually when it re.
solved to forbid German troops to lan
In Delagoa bay-it must extend also
the Pax Britannica, the regime OF law
instead of w~illfulnesS, under which ma
ftions grow serenely up to their destined
height. The Beers must be persuaded
or compelled to accept that regime jus,
as much as the English and the natives
but they do not seem unwilling; they
have behaved during the recent occur
rences in a more than civilized manner
and II they are willing there is no rea-
son why, within the regions given them
by treaty. they should be prematurely
or roughly deprived of their ascend
ency. 1t will depart in good time, as
the ascendency OF the te%n-poundeIs
within these islands did.
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was made and he was Inferred with
much pomp and ceremony III the vaults
Of the ducal house OF Newcastle. Yet
a few months later lie was recognized
in New York, where he spent the re-
maindcr of his life, bearing the am
OF MIR. Simpson" He used to haunt
the restaurants and saloons around
Union and Madison squares and spent
a long time in one of the metropolitan
hospitals. thanks to an accident which
occurred to him on his passage to this
country.
Then there is the case Of the late
carl Of Aylesford, who, having been
forced to expatriate himself from En-
gland, ruined beyond hope, both soci-
ally and financially, was reported to
have died in Texas. A coffin contain
ing a body represented as that of the
earl was brought to New York and
shipped to England. But grave
doubts were entertained at the time
and still exist as to whether he is
really dead, a curious feature m con
nection with the affair being that the
insurance upon his life was never col
lected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
SOME POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Straw hats show which way the
mercury goes.-Boston Globe.
A mans idea of a dull time is to
play cards with m and nothing
up.-Atchison Globe.
The hand that rocks the boat Is the
hand that is in a fair way to leave the
world.-New York Press.
Every man who makes a fool OF n
knave Of himself hates the newspa-
pers.-Kansas City Times,
The Lord helps those who help
themselves. That is probably the roa-
son he is not more lavish with his ia
vors.-Up-to-Date
The average theater hat is n bird
(stufred), a whole lot OF flowers (arti-
iciaD and a blooming nuisance (genu-
mel. A. w. Bulletin.
Many European scions OF royalty are
is probably at the instance q credi-
tors.-L.ouisville Times.
The fool killer never troubles him
self about the man who rocks the boat
or the one who grabs a loaded gun by
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ledger.
A crying need in some circles Of al
legged craftsmanship is a systematic
course OF instruction in the art Of be-
ing funny without being vulgar
Washington Star.
4 deacon will pass around the plate
and get more buttons than dimes, but
n highwayman can hold out a gun and
collect everything a man HES. This
goes To show that a man will give up
more to v his body than to save his
son' st. Louis Humorist
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
A HEN STORY.
h Adopted Two Kittens In a Motheriy
Fashion.

William Ohler Of Bethel. Conn, owns
an old speckled hen that has a heart
as tender as her flesh is tough, says the
New York World. Last week she
adopted W kittens that were deserted
by their unnatural mother. The old
cat left her offspring in the barn
where they were born and did not re-
turn for several days. The speckled
hen was sitting on a nest of eggs near
by. After the cat disappeared the kit
ten began to meow p%laintively. The
speckled hen. cackling and clucking
softly, strutted over to the kittens and
tried 10 comfort them. She huddled
them under her wings, cooling, hen
fashion. and did her best to tell them
that she would be a mother to them.
That night and for several days there
the kittens ceaselessly. Her own nest
Of eggs were neglected. She covered
her foster children with her wings,
gave them good advice and an occa-
sional scolding in hen language, and
tried frequently to induce them to eat
a worm or a bug. The kittens grew
weaker and weaker day after day for
lack Of proper nourishment, and
then
The cat came back minus an eye and
considerable fur. She tried to ap-
proach her babies. but the tough old
speckled hen would not allow her.
She flew at the cat, cackling f~iercely
and striking tabby with her stump
spurs and wings. The cat was driven
away every time she yentured near the
kittens.
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pletely lost his head, refrained from
disclosing his identity until his COM
panions had been committed for trial,
when he himself had undergone the
public ignominy Of being placed
in the prisoners dock. On the assur-
ance given by the German government
that Lynar should be severely pun
lshed, he was turned over to the en-
tassy and by the latter to three Off
cia's of the Berlin police, who took
him back with them 10 Germany. On
afciving there he was at once placed in
an insane asylum, on the plea that he
was demented, and his name was re-
moved from the roster OF the diplo-
matte service as we'll as from that of
the army.
Three months later il was an
nounced in all the papers that he had
died while under restraint and his
name, after being cited in the necro-
logical appendix of the "Almanach de
Gotha." disappeared from that golden
book OF the European nobility. a
coffin purporting TO contain his re-
mains was placed in the family vault
and his widowed mother, after mourn
ing for her son., died about six months
later, il is believed, from a broken
heart in consequence of his loss.
Now INT the news that he is alive
and we'll, living on the fat Of the land
and enjoying himself to his hearts
content in Florence. The inference is
that the German authorities have con-
nived at a deception particularly grew
some in character, which has found It's
counterpart on several occasions IN
England, the most notable instance
being that of the uncle OF the present
duke OF Newcastle.
The latter got mixed up in a scrapc
Of the same kind as Count Guido Ly-
mar. and having been placed on trial
along with his friends, Boulton and
Parke, was about TO he convicted,
when the announcement Of his death
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there be dangerous for the trade and
policy Of other countries, for the pos
session of Port Arthur is a hand upon
the throat Of China. which can be
frightened to suffocate her at any mo-
ment. Moreover, England is the only
country which throws her possessions
open TO the trade of the world. Port
Arthur in Russian hands will OF course
be carefully restricted TO Russian COM
merce. The harbor is a splendid one.
The Notifications manned by Russians
would be absolutely impregnable. and
thus Russia would have in the far east
n naval base which would instantly
make her the mistress at sea of that
part of the world. In fact, with Rus
STA firmly settled At Port Arthur, with
the trans-Siberian railway behind her,
the influence Of other powers upon
China may be regarded as gone, and
the advance Of Russia from her north
ern frontier toward Pokin would be
merely a matter of tire.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
Where They Could Find Him.

An actor recently found himself
stranded In a western city without even
the wherewithal to purchase a meal.
He went to the landlord and offered to
entertain the guests with recitations
if he could he supplied with a square
meal. This was agreed to by the land
lord, and the actor man was ushered
into the parlor where the guests were
assembled. He gave several readings
in clever style, but did not seem 10
catch on, and bowling himself out told
the landlord Of his failure to please.
The latter, being q so~od-natured guy,
told him he should have his meal not
outstanding his failure, and he was
escorted to the dining-room. Feeling
a great deal better after a good, square
meal, he again entered the parlor and
said to the guests:
Ladies' and gentlemen, as I failed
to please you with my recitations. |
will now try "A littlA %legerdemain.
Would any n here like to see the
devil?"
Yes" was the answer from all.
Then go TO HI" said the actor
and he bowed himself out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17

A different taste in joke. very nearly
cost the lives OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dyches,
of L%eesburg, Fla. one day last week.
the courage displayed by Mrs. Dyches.
The husband and wife were out driv-
ing when they encountered a twelve
foot alligator in the road. Mr.. Dyches
thought it would be a joke 10 drive over
him. Mrs. Dyches did lot Neither did
the alligator. AS the wheels touched
the saurian the animal made a
sweep with its tail that wrecked
the buggy and deposited the Dyches
couple on the ground. The ALI
gator promptly attacked them and
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
PORT ARTHUR is DIFFERENT.
England IL willing for Russia to Have
what she Doesn't Want

Now. We have always held that Rus
STA is entitled to an i~ce-free port in the
Pacific, says the London Chronicle. 1t
is out Of the question that so colossal
an undertaking as the trans-Siberian
railway could be allowed to end in a
remote harbor frozen for five months
in the year. Mr.. Balfour, We were glad
TO see, declared that the government
would put no obstacle in the way of
such an acquisition by Russia. All
this. however, refers to Port Lazaref,
on the eastern coast of Corea, or some
place in the immediate neighborhood.
upon which Russia has for long been
known to have her eye. Port Arthur
il a very different thing. Russia took
the lead in coercing victorious Japan
out of Port Arthur IN the ground that
the presence Of Japan there would give
the latter a dangerously preponderating
influence upon China. A thousand
times more will the influence of Russia
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17

tore off the left arm Of Mr.. Dyches.
The wife rushed 10 her husbands aid,
only 10 be knocked owe by another
near her mangled husband. and with
great presence OF mind pulled a pistol
from his pocket and fired bullet after
bullet into the ~alligator's open mouth.
At last a bullet touched a vital spot
and the alligator died as its jaws were
was feared at first that the husband
might die from loss Of blood and
shock, but late reports represent the
couple as getting on very well.-From
the New York World.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17

been met. very much alive and in fine
condition. at Florence. where he is now
living without the slightest attempt
TO conceal his identity. says the New
York Journal. In order to appreciate
the sensation caused throughout Ger
many by this announcement II is nee
essary to state that the count, a major
Of the crack regiment OF the Guard du
der OF Europe. possessed Of an indie
pendent fortune of $50. 900 a year and
celebrated as the handsomest man OF
his corps. was arrested by the English
police in London on a horrible charge
while occupying the pos; charge
d'affairs of the German emperor.
What rendered the matter worse
was that the late Emperor Frederick.
at the time row prince. was, with his
consort. in London at the momen and
had to bear the full brunt of the scan
dial. Had Count Lynar given his name
and quality to the police when ar
rested he would at once have been set
ut liberty and steps would have been
taken to hush up this scandal as have
been so many others during the pres
ont century, the authorities being
aware of the complications that are
created by the arrest Of a foreign dip
lomat. But l.ynar, who had com
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across u muddy stream, than write the
best Of them"
Esplan turned on him.
We'll, We'll he almost shouted.
1.-THE man who invented ch~loroform
was great, and the makers OF II are
useful. Call stories choral. morphia,
bromides, If You will, but they give
ease"
When 1t might be better to use
blisters."
Rot" answered Esplan, rudely. In
any case, your talk Is idle. am /
and writer's are writers-small. II you
will. but a result and a force. Give
me q rest, Don't talk idesl poppy-
cock
He ordered liqueur brandy. After
drinking II his aspect changed a little,
and he smiled.
Perhaps i, won't occur again. II II
does ! shall feel that Burford is very
much in my way, | shall have to
-"
Remove him. asked Vincent.
NO, hut work quicker, have some.
thing 10 write soon, 1t would JUS,
suit him 10 spoil
The talk changed, and soon after
wards the friends parted. Esplan
went 10 his chambers in Bloomsbury.
He paced his sitting-room idly for a
few minutes, but after awhile he began
10 feel the impulse in his brain; his
fingers itched, the semi-automatic
mood came on. lie sat down and
wrote, at first slowly, and al last furi,
Ously.
II was 3 in the afternoon when h,
began work. At 10 o'clock he was still
al his desk, and the big table on which
II stood was streWn with tobacco ashes
and many pipes. His hair again stood
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17

fcbrilo excitement. a red spot burh' ""
either cheek. and his bitten Up duIF-
cred. "Confound Burford, and his par
eBts, and his ancestors the 'oois "
him that can handle them, ne duueo'
after a pause. during which his iriehu
Vincent ~curiously considered him.
ITS your own fault my lear via
man" said he; "yon are TOO lazy pc-
sides. remember these t~hings-these
notions. motives-are In the air. orig
inality n only the art OF catch'he carry
worms. Why don't you do the Things
as soon ms you invent them
Now You talk like q bourgeois, IKE
q commercial traveller returned ESD
Ian angrily. why doesn't an apple
tree yield apples when the blossoms
are fortified? Why wait for summer,
and the influences OF wind n SKY!
why don't live chickens burst new
laid eggs? shall parturition tread SUD
den on conception? Didn't the noun
tain labor TO bring forth a mouse
and shall"
"Your works of genius not require
n portion III tHe 'l'IHi's =" WV"
they are d~estined?'
stuff" snarled Esplan: mt you
know my method. | catch the sugges-
ton, the floating thistle-down OF
thought, the title, maybe: and then
leave IL, perhaps without a note. TO
the brain, to the subliminal conscious
ness, the subconscious self. The story
grows In the dark OF the inner per
potual ~sleepless soul. II may be reject
ed by the artistic tribunal sitting there.
IA may be hidden to stand aside ].
the outer I. the husk-case OF hered-
tiles. know nothing Of II. but one day
! take the pen and the hand writes II.
This Is the automatism OF art, and Il
am nothing. the last only OF the con
cealed individualities within me. Per
baps q dumb ancestor attains speech.
and yet the Complex Ego Esplan must
be anticipated in this way
He rose and paced the lonely club
emoking-room with irregular steps.
His nerves were evidently quivering,
his brain was wild. But Vincent, who
was a physician. saw deeper. For
Esplan's speech was jerky, at times
he missed the right word-the loco
motor ccnters were not under control.
what OF morphine" he thought.
IL wonder If he is at II again. and Is
to-day without his quantum?" But
Fsplan burst ont once more.
Il should not care so much II Bur
ford did them well. but he doesn't
know how to write a story. Look a,
the laet thing of mine-of his. | saw
ii leaping and alive; 1t ran and sang,
n very Maenad; 1t had red blood. With
him it wasn't even born dead. It
squeaks puppetry, and leaks sawdust,
and moves like a lay figure, and smells
Of most manifest manufacture. But
cant do II now. He has spoilt 1t for
ever. It's the third time. Curse him,
ana my luck | work when | must"
Your calling is very serious to you"
eaid Vincent la2ily. after all, what
does IL matter? What are stories?
Are they not opiates for towards
livesY ! would rather invent some lit
Tie instrument, or build a plank bridge
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17

Shade Of the Period-'In your day,
as | understand il, there was no glori-
Gus death except in battle" Shade Of
Achilles-"That is substantially cor
rect. They did not operate for appen-
dicitis then. detroit Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
russy's uappy EamiIy,

{. q. Barnes has a cat at his home
In Goldendale. n. j., which is sucking
three young squirrels. which were
caught near town. She also suckles
one kitten. the others having been
killed to make room for the squirrels.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
Not Her Hplme.

My fayorite author" said the Young
woman with the high forehead, lis
Holmes"
Holmes" said the young oma
with the pink, green, yellow, brown
and white shirt waist. Il didn't know
ne had ever written anything besides
that horrid confession"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
lneartIesa Man.

IF women have not finer sensibilities
than man. asked the defender of her
sex, then why is it that men laugh
and women weep at n wedding?"
Because they are rot the ones who
are getting married." answered the
coarse, heartless man.-lrdianapolis
%Jourpal
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
Ingesso,l.

Colonel lngorsoll has done n vast
amount Of rude and violent work by
way Of clearing the religious field OF
many & superstition preparatory for
better gIowth.-R Rev, Il. l.. ReXford.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
l'esslmlsIn.

The pessimist is a freak. Pessimism
is the child of a day or a mood, optimism
is the great under current of human
life. Pessimism is abnormal. 1t IS n
disease OF the mind.-Rev. ID. II. Over
ton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
Not Harmful.

Doctor-"Above all, you must not
exert your mental capacity too much"
Poet-"But | want TO finish a volume
Of poetry" Doetor--'Oh, that will not
hurt you in the least Judy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
HAD BOGUS FUNERAL.
HOW a COURT SCANDAL WAS
HUSHED UP.


VERY unpleasant
affair has been re-
called in Europe
by the announce
ment in a number
of German papers
on "indisputable au-
thority that Count
Guido Lynar, a
member OF the
prihcely house of
that name. has
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17

Linen Oxford ties are designed for
wear with linen GOWNS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
THE ANTICIPATOR.

+ course, ] admit
IT isn't plagiarism"
said Garter Esplan
%savagely; it's fate,
It's the devil, but
is II the less irri-
tating on hat ac-
count? No. no.
And he ran his
hand through his
hair Till 1t o on
end. He shook with
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

Gated in the old National Hotel building,
nuc. So rapid was lbs progress that within
five months he wa S=assigned to a chair as
a regular barber.
From his early boyhood he had always
manifested disposition of energy and
push, and at the age of twenty he was sue
cessfully conducting a business> of his own
on the principal thoroughfare of George
town.
Today he is the proprietor of five of the
handsomest and bestpaying barber shops
in Washington.
In 1883 he conceived the idea OF estab-
fishing a colorcd banking institution here.
He succeeded in interesting a number of
prominent culored business men in the
project.
The result was the organization of the
Capital Savings Bank. Mr.. Bailey has
been the moving spirit of this institution
since its organization. He devotes all of
his time and talent TO this institution, of
which he is practically the father and the
head He is also interested in many other
business operations, varied in their charac-
ter. but uniformly successful.
He is the treasurer of eight different or
ganizations also the executor and admin
In his religious view he is Baptist being
one OF the original founders of the Bereau
Baptist Church, and chairman OF the trus-
tee board since its foundation. Mr.. Bailey
is estimated to be worth ST. 10000.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

was carrying his enemies camps with q
high hand. His capture of meetings had
grown almost monotonous in its reguia rity.
Then Col. Parker retired from the rather
muddy arena and Col. Perrys stock fell
many points.
Today he will see to what extent, If any,
he has been relegated to the rear.
Carson is known from one end of the cOun-
try to the other, and among his acquaint-
ances are some OF the ablest and most
representative men in both political par
ties.
He has represented the Republicans OF the
District three times as delegate, and his
followers declare that he has lead pipe
ciuch on the honor for the fourth time.
The "redoubtable colonel" as he has been
dubbed, is Il Marylander by birth, but came
To This city soon after the war. In the
earlier struggles of the colored people OF
the District TO secure in some measure the
maintenance of their rights. he took 4 ''rn-
spicuous part, ard since that time he Id S
been among the foremost in laboring for the
ainriiordtion of the condition of his pepbc
He never enjoyed educational advanta gcs,
but, as he asserts, 'he has done what lie
could
\ certain class of colorcd people are max
ing what they are pleased to call ian eff