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The Sauk Centre herald., 1896-01-16
THE president 10. annointed /. com

The president has appointed = com.
mission Of able and wise men to investi-
gate the disputed Venezuelan boundary,
consisting OF Justice Brewer Of the su-
preme court OF the United States. DR..
Andrew D. White. ex-president OF the
Cornell University. man Of profound
learning. historian of recognized au-
thoritv and who has served the nation
as its minister at the courts of Germany
and Russia; Mr.. Condert. one OF the
ablest lawyers at the New York bar;
the president Of the Johns Hopkins
University and the chief justice Of the
highest court in the District OF Colum-
bia. Such commission will challenge
the respect Of the world. and its findings
will carry weight with Great Britain.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1896-01-16

Nearly every one requires tonic blood
medicine in the spring. There is moth
ing so good as Foley s Soc. Sarsaparilla.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1896-01-16
Pair

Of trousers that will
wear well, and fit as
perfectly as though.
made to your measure.
will cost very little
money at our store.
Neat stripes, checks
and mixtures-all the
latest things and a
perfect fit in every
case.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
IL Hung Chang's M%ournfuI i,ouquet.

A funny little story comes to us from
Russia in connection with the fetes for
the cars coronation. A member OF
the American mission. an army Off
Ger, was calling on Iii Hung Chang.
1t so happened that this member had
a very pretty and charming daughter,
whom LII Hung Chang so greatly ad-
mired that he asked the fathers per-
mission to send some flowers to her,
which OF course was granted. Imagine
the American officers feelings, how
ever, when LII Hung Chang had carried
down to the carriage an enormous
wreath of white heliotrope, with an ap-
propriate mourning inscription. White
heliotrope was the only flower that a
Chinaman could offer to a young girl.
the Chinese statesman explained.
There was no place to dispose of the
flowers except on the top of - ear
riage, and ms the American was 10 his
way to join a procession to spend the
day going about to ceremonies and
functions. there was nothing for him
to do but to carry the wreath with him
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
They Had Lost Faith In Mascots.

Two men were talking about luck
at the corner of Baltimore and South
streets last night. Neither Of them had
had a recent visitation of Dame For
tune. ana in consequence both were
lost in their denunciations OF that
tickle lady.
II haven't had a good thing for three
years" said one of them In a tone of
deep disgust. II have tried my best to
overcome the hoodoo. but somehow I
can't do 1t. I've tried every sort OF
mascot, but ! can't get nj of the rut.
For two years | have carried a rab-
bits foot, but 1t seems to have come
from a Jonah rabbit. and not Of the
regular kind. Darn this luck, any
how"
The other man sympathized deeply.
II told his W troubles In the same
d%isgruntled style, He, too, had a mas
cot in a Chinese coin.
They are all a snare and a delu-
sion" he said, and his face looked more
woe-be-gone than ever. Darn this
luck anyhow"
"Mascots are not what they arc
cracked up to be-" assented the other.
I'm almost tempted to believe in
Jonahs as the harbingers of good for
tune. I'm going to get rid of this rab-
bits foot, at any rate"
I'm right with YOU" said the other.
Darn this luck, anyhow"
The rabbits foot and the coin ap-
peared from their pockets, and with n
more hopeful manner than they had
yet shown the two charms were tossed
together in the middle of the street
near the tracks of the City Passenger
railway. Then the two ~"hoodooed' men
went down the street arm in arm.
Darn this luck, anyhow" was the
last thing heard as they disappeared
IN a doorway.-Baltimore Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

their friends, their possessions. and
their race. their wealthy and their
lands, as booty to the Moslems, Oh,
Lord of all %creatures!'
On June 4 Mr.. Bourchier saw two
steamers and a gunboat land four thou
sand soldiers at Sebrona, where the
garrison was besieged by a small force
OF Cretans. After liberating the gar
rison they proceeded along the shore.
burning all the villages they passed.
These soldiers were fresh from the Ar
menian atrocities.
They had then spent five successive
days in burning %unoffending villages
and committing outrages. "A more
disgraceful thing" says Mr.. Bourchier.
mas never been permitted by Europe"
Crete Is an island lying to the south
east of Greece and to the southwest IF
Turkey, in Asia. II is 1856 miles ir
length and 80 in width. The popula-
ton Is 294 1872. 1t is painful to relate
that they have a European reputation
for untruthfulness, but that, Of course,
furnishes no reason for massacring
them.
The people are Of pure Greek race.
INT ancient Greek is still spoken in the
interior. Crete Is conspicuous in myth
ology as the home Of Minotaur.
Crete has considerable in
wines, olives and other natural prod
ucts, and in very pretty silk fabrics.
It has several fine harbors. The capital
is Canea.
In the course of its history it has had
many masters. The Roman Empire
annexed 1t in 81 b. c.. and was followed
by the Saracens, and next by the By
Zantine Empire. The Venetian Repub.
lie acquired it in 1904 A.. ID. and the
Turks took 1t from them in 1869. The
took part in the Greek war of
independence, but were held by the
Turks. Twenty-Five years ago they OBJ
tanned "A local legislature. In spite Of
this they are ruled by Turkish officials
and have less freedom than the Cubans
had under the Spanish.
h present trouble is one of a long
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

Behanzin OF Dahomey, or King Prem
peh Of Ashantee. whom the French and
English have ruined for their alleged
misdeeds. The Sultan is a criminal I'M
fit to live. let alone to rule.
Will the Cretans fare any better than
the Armenians? That is still an unde-
cided question. 1t is not probable that
they will get any more help from the
sympathizing civilized world thar did
the Armenians. but on the other hand
It Is likely that they will make a good
fight for themselves. They have strong
friends in the Greeks. to whose race
they belong, and Greece may even de-
clare wal on Turkey to save the Cret-
ans from determination.
The Cretans are now in open rebel
lion, and are holding their W in GER
tain parts of the island. The Turks, on
the other hand, bave slaughtered Chris
tians in the cities and destroyed many
of the unprotected villages Of the coast
which were easily accessible to the SOL
diers.
Some photographs sent to England by
the Rev. William B%ourchier. chaplain
Of the British war ship The Hood. give
a vivid and grewsome idea of Turkish
methods in Crete. The Hood witnessed
q series of %Outrages committed by
Turkish wal ships. but under instruc-
tions from the government was power
less to interfere.
One Of Mr.. Bourchier's photographs
shows the desecrated Christian grave
yard at Galata. 1t seems that the Mos
lem should be satisfied with his sim
pie and sincere belief that every Chris
tian must go to hell, but he Is not. Ho
wants to make earth a hell for the UNI
believer while he lives, and to insult
his remains when he Is dead.
In the Galata churchyard the Turks
have deliberately dug every grave,
thrown rubbish into 1t, scattered the
bones about the ground and destroyed
the crosses which served as tomb
stones, Many other graveyards were
similarly desecrated.
Some light Is thrown on such conduct
by the following Mohammedan prayer,
which is sanctioned by the highest au-
thority and is recited five times daily
throughout Turkey:
"Oh, Lord of all creatures! Oh, Allah!
destroy the Ghiaours and Polytheists,
thine enemies, the enemies of religion,
oh, Allah! Make their children or
phans, and defle their bodies; cause
their feet to slip; give them and their
families, their household. and their
women, their children, and their rela-
tiOns by marriage, their brethren and
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
RIDES HIS WHEEL ON A RAIL,
Franks Of "a Daredevil wheeiman to
Attract Attention,

Franks OF n Daredevil wheoiman to
Attract Attention.
u. g. Wilbur, of 1927 Broadway, Oak
land, Is looked upon as a curiosity by
the bikers OF Alameda county. He
races with railroad trains, rides his
wheel on a railroad rail, and does
other queer things. Thursday Wilbur
raced the na~rrow-gause train from the
pier to Oakland, riding his wheel on a
single rail behind the speeding train.
Wilbur for some months has been prac-
ticing riding his wheel on a single rail-
road rail. His method Is to take a com
panion wheel and use 1t for balancing.
In this manner he can ride on a rail-
road track for miles. One hand Is
used to steer his machine, and the
ether rests on the companion wheel
which he pulls along by his side. AZ
ter many experiments on the Seventh
street track Wilbur decided he was pro-
1cient as a rail rider. The sport on
the ground was not exciting enough
for him. so he determined to ride a rail
over the long narrow-gauge trestle. At
. o'clock Wilbur started cut from the
mole behind a train with his two
wheels, n on the track ana the other
jumping over the trestle ties. He
made good progress, but was unable to
keep within hailing distance of the
train. But his speed was high consid-
ering the fact that the slightest slip
nlpunt n foil into tIn h,N. nh W.,
stcr street ~drawbridge was crossed in
safety, and when the rider arrived at
First street he dismountcd with the
remark: II defy any other wheclman
III California to make that ride" Not
satisfied with this feat, Wilbur left lib
uron yesterday on a run to Santa Rosa.
using the railroad track. The run vas
made in good time, and now the wheel
rlan Is looking for some other mode
OF astonishing wheelmen. Wilbur sim
ply takes these wild rides in order to
amaze people. He likes to be called
queer and pointed out as a crank. I
can beat any nan in the United States
riding a bicycle on a railroad track"
said Wilbur today. IL like to be called
a crank and pointed out as a fool for
taking chances. This thing of riding
a wheel in a rail Is only a matter of
practice. Any man with a steady nerve
and a little courage can do 1t. Next
week | am going to make u trip from
the Oakland mole to San Leandro on
my wheel. and will ride a rail all the
way."-San Francisco Examiner.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

game, but who had been the very man
TO clap the handouts on the princes
wrists In England.
There have been some umor OF late
that Prince Nicolas Savine, formerly
lieutenant of the Chevalier Garde de
r1mperatrlce at st. Petersburg, has
succeeded In effecting his escape from
Saghalien and that he Is now in this
country. Six years ago he a SEN
fenced by the courts OF st. Petersburg
to penal servitude for life for a long
long succession OF crimes, comprising
areon, forgery and fraud OF the most
colossal description.
Prince BARTENDER, an officer Of the
hussars and son Of the well-known
statesman and marshal OF the court OF
Emperor Alexander H., Is now on the
point OF completing. not in Siberia but
In the great lake prison to the east of
st. Petersburg. a term of eight years
penal s%ervitude for the murder Of a
Polish actress at Warsaw. He blew out
her brains in a fit of jealousy when
about to bid farewell I her previous to
their final parting. 1t was solely the
late cars appreciation of the long and
faithful service of his father that saved
him from death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
LILY AND UNISON WEED.
Flowers u baltimore Florist Has Raised
from Two Black Seeds.


from Two Black Seeds.
From two big black seeds planted two
months ago in the garden OF MIR. f.
B. Du Val have sprung plants which
are b~lossoming into curious flowers
that puzzle those familiar with hortl-
culture, says the Baltimore Sun. The
Hover will probably be named "Du Val
N.Y. as II Is a new one in Maryland.
Mr.. Du Val's garden Is in the real of
his home, Whitmore Heights, on I'd
street, Walbrook, across the way from
the handsome residence Of Mr.. Julian
lie Roy White. 1t has become a curiosi-
~ shop for flowers from the use OF
seeds and cuttings which are sent to
Mr.. Du Val by horticulturists all over
the country In order that he may try
them In Maryland soil. When the two
black seeds arrived in May from a New
York seed house Mr.. Du Val had them
planted In a choice place in the garden.
Tie became interested in the two shoots
which soon sprang up from the seeds.
Ihe tender stalks were tightly curled in
a Knob. like that on a growing lima
bear stalk, until the stems were nearly
a foot high. Then the curl Strengthened
and a bushy plant developed, from
which soon rose a flower stalk. An
other thing which aroused Mr.. Du Walls
curiosity about the new plants was the
Information he had received with the
seeds that they came from a cross of a
Unison weed with the common yell
low or white lily, which abounds in
old-fashioned gardens and about old
country places. The "Jimson' weed.
or jamestown weed, as 1t is more prom
erly known, receives its name from
jamestown, Va, where II was first
known In this country from it's growth
about refuse heaps. 1t Is of Asiatic
origin, is a variety of s%tramonium and
has a disagreeable odor from the leaves.
It's Hover Is a deep purple in color.
FROM this strange admixture Of plant
lie Mr.. Du Val has brought to the Sun
Office the first bloom. The flower is
about eight inches long and measures
SIX inches across the bell-shaped
~corolla. which Is indented like both the
parent flowers, the points ending in
80
tendril-like twists. as do the "Jimson''
weed flowers. The corolla is purple
outside, while the inside Is of cream
color. Three layers Of fleshy petals
make up the blossom. the petals being
joined with what tailors would call a
Zap seam A green calyx supports
the flower, which grows on a stout
stem. The deep purple color Is con-
tinued IN the stamens and pistil, which
form a group deep down in the lily cup.
The leaves of the plant are like magni-
fled OAK leaves and when pressed emit
the true "Jimson' weed odor. Mr.. Du
Val will report On his strange lily to
the seedsmen and will retain some of
the seeds for future experiments in his
garden.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

series which will continue until the
Cretans have been exterminated or
achieved their independence. While
the Turkish conduct in Crete and in
Armenia Is similar, it must be under
stood that the Cretans and the Armen-
ians are different. The Cretans are a
very aggressive and warlike people and
have had a large share in causing the
present trouble. There have been mas
sacres because the Turkish soldiers
have taken advantage OF the helpless
situation Of individuals or small bodies
of Christians.
The Cretan patriots are in active
communication with the Pan-Hellenist
party in Greece, and have been sup
piled by them with arms, money and
men. At the outbreak of the present
hOstilities there were 10000 Cretans
and Pan-Hellenists possessing arms.
They had been drilled secretly.
The outbreak was precipitated by the
Turkish soldiery, men who had taken
part in the Armenian atrocities. The
Mohammedan citizens joined them. At
thte end OF May they broke loose or
were turned loose in the streets of
Canea, the capital. They murdered all
the Christians they met, and plundered
many of their houses. The sickening
scenes so often described in the case
of Armenia were repeated. Little chill
dren were thrown into the air and
spittcd On %bayonets, and women were
abused and then slaughtered. The ca
vases, or guards Of the Greek and
Russian ~consulates, were stabbed to
death outside the doors of those build
ings.
Turkish soldiers were to be seen af-
terward in the streets of Canea carry
ing ears of Christian women as decora-
lions.
A state of bloody anarchy continued
in Canea for two days, at the end of
which the authorities, thinking that
the patience OF the European powers
might be pushed too far, did their best
to restore order.
After this affair the Cretan noun
taineers assembled under arms and
swore that they would not lay them
down until they had avenged their
brethren and escaped the yoke Of the
Sultan, either by annexation to Greece
or by independence.
The outrages in Canea were the more
criminal because the city had taken
little OF no part in the patriotic agi-
tation. The Turk is a savage, who will
rather Gttack the helpless and unof-
Tending than the armed and aggressive.
The affair at Canea was followed by
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
NOTES OF THE DAv.

John Morley said recently that nc n
man grew older there was no branch
OF literature which seemed calculateI
to give more refreshment or exbil,ra-
ton as the study OF Greek.
In Sweden the education OF journal.
lists Is treated as a function of the state
Under this system the young ]iournaI;st
gains a knowledge of the world hv tror,
cling at the expense of the t~ayn9vor
Much uneasiness is felt in Egv,t -,
the deficiency Of the water surr,y
which Is causing loss to rice grower.
n threatens the coming maize cr,n
This seasons Nile food is a fortnioht
late. s"'
The success of Giordano's new onoro
Andrea Chenier,' bids fair to surnoss
mat OF Faust" as already II is bookod
In upward of $50 theaters in Italy ill.,
wise at st. Petersburg, Marseilles and
Lyons. anu
The commission on pauperism !.
Paris recently heard several managers
OF theaters on the subject of a great
grievance. A tax for the poor 10 ,outNs
on the total receipts Of theaters ana
other places of amusement, and this tha
managers want changed to a lew an
the net receipts. ="
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
SPOkEN

The word Language" comes from the
Latin "lingua," the tongue.
The rabbis taught that the language
spoken by Adam was Hebrew.
The Chinese language has $1,000 SIM
pie words and only $50 roots.
Philologists agree that all languages
are developed from one root.
Geiger says that "all words are de,
vcloped from a few simple sounds"
jaeger, Bleek, Muller and many others
assume language to be IN evolution.
The speech of the aborigines OF Afri-
en- changes with almost every genera
ton.
Very rapid speakers cnunciate about
two words per second, or from 100 to
$50 per minute.
In 1901 there were only 5000 ItalfNh-
speaking people in the United States;
now there are 400 900,
OF the leading dialects, 937 are spok-
en- in Asia, 5S7 in Europe, 276 in Africa
and 1924 in America.
Elihu Burritt, the learned black.
smith, Is said to have understood from
forty to fifty languages.
There Were. in 1901. 100000 persons
II the United States who spoke French
there are now over ZOO. 900.
In ninety years the Spanish-speak-
ing people of the world have increased
from 26, 100, 900 to a., s 0 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
THE LOCH SALMON.
How an Eighte on Pound one Was Capt.

Cruising along the sandy shore and
trailing the flies just where the water
suddenly becomes profound there came
to pass a mighty commotion; a great
form doomed out of the side of a wave.
a broad tail swept around in the brown
water, the line frightened bravely, the
good ~greenheart bent in sympathy and
away went the salmon, buzzing Off
thirty yards of linV at IA stretch, says
Blackwood's Magazine. The charm of
these loch fish lies in the splendid fight
they show for liberty. Many a river
fish can be played under the point of
the rod and landed without running out
more than half a dozen yards OF line.
But 1t is far different when there is
plenty of sea room with no banks or
shoals 70 COW the fish and nothing to
bar his powerful rush toward deep
water. 1t Is this and the splendid dis
play a loch fish generally makes on the
rise that compensates the fisherman for
much weary, monotonous fiogging of
the surface. The bold rise Is very
characteristic OF loch salmon. In
streams where 1t is expedient to fish
the fly deep. a fish in seizing It most
never breaks the surface: but | in a
loch the flies canno easily be kept in
motion IL sunk; they must be drawn
along near the top and the salmon must
dash to the surface to catch them there
by imparting a peculiar charm to this
kind of sport. Well, our fish made a
grand run, the gillie bent stoutly 70 his
oars and followed it, the anchor was
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

risings OF Cretans in many places. The
Turkish government Immediately sent
achievements to the island, and the
army there now numbers over 1000
men. They have been unsuccessful in
many encounters with Cretans, but
they have found most occupation IN
outrages on the helpless.
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Hik Very Oblact.

MY dear sir" said the publisher to
an author, why DO you wish to print
on the title page of your book the line.
Tor private circulation thought O
wished to sell the volume in the genera
market"
That's the very idea. SIR replied
the author. That's the very idea, I
wish 1t to obtain the widest possible
publicity ."-Exchange.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

The Cretans, like the A%rmenians, are
Christians, and it Is for this reason
that they are being massacred. Their
slaughter Is accompanied by the same
circumstances of horror as was that of
the Armenians. Old men. women and
children are outraged and murdered
and nameless cruelties are committed.
The Sultan is again demonstrating
that he is a monster, capable of any
crime. He has permitted during the
space of two years every conceivable
outrage and cruelty to be perpetratcd
under his authority and by his officers
in one part of the unhappy land which
he rules. Now he allows the same
crime to be committed in another part.
AS In the other case, he is doggedly re-
sisting every effort to obtain mercy for
the victims Of his brutal officers.
In personal intercourse with Euro
peans the Sultan appears to possess
many OF the qualities Of civilized hui
manity, but those superficial qualities
do not make less hideous the crimes
which he has permitted. He is really
an infinitely worse savage than King
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
Reversed,

Diner-"Waiter, there is a slight mis-.
take. ordered a spring chicken and n
bottle OF 1884 wine" Waiter-"yes
SIR Diner-"You have brought me
some wine of last spring and a chicken
OF lSS4."-Paris Messenger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
Ono Condition.

Think beautifully" said the doctor
TO his sloepless patient, land you will
fall TRANQUILITY asleep. Can you try?"
That depends" answered the pa,
tient, ION the size of the mosquito"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
An Orris Rag for n Iaundr.s.

A family l%aundress who lives with n
FAMILY that prefer the fragrance Of
orris root to the delightfully."- fresh and
clean odor of no smell at all" puts a
large piece OF orris root, wrapped in a
little case of linen, into the water in
which the body linen is boiled each
week When ironed, the linen Is
paced in drawers sweet with violet
pnwder in linen or paper saches,-Nev
York Post.
~,
The white daisy is emblematic G. in
nocence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

dropped in a few minutes and the dis
pute soon ended in favor OF the angler.
who. peering at the index of the steel
yard, complacently pronounced the vcr.
dict Eighteen pounds, neat"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

For sprains apply cloths wrung out
OF very hot water until inflammation
and pain have subsideS, For black
and blue spots an ounce Of murlate of
ammonia to 4 pint of lukewarm water
makes a good application to be kept oil
CONSTANTLY.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
DEATH TO CRETANS.
FRIG HTFUL BARBARiTIES TO
THE HUMBLE CHRISTIANS.
Tho Dead Torn from Thee Graves and
Their Bones Scattered to the winds
Appalling Scenes OF Carnsge In
Cretan.

HE whole world
has been Mortified
by the ~frightful
Turkish war Of ex-
termination on the
Armenians. Now
the same crime ia
being repeated in.
another part of the
Sultan's dominions
in the island of
Crete.
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CONVICTS OF NAME.
TITLED CRIMINALS WHO NOW
WEAR STRIPES.
Two siciilan Princes Commit Murder
The Princess Regina d'Avsios was
Poisoned by Her Husband Prince
Eriston de Couris's Crimoa. q

ONVICT garb ! s
now worn by a
large number o I
princes and great
mobiles in the old
world, a fact called
to mind by the SEN
sational trial n o {
long ago of Prince
Charles OF ILoos-
C%oswarem, scion Of
the formerly SOW
49, 49, ta
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04

me diamonds in one symbol OF tbe
ehahs rank is said to weigh almost
twenty pounds. ""'