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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-27

Austin, Tex. correspondence of the
New York World: Perhaps in no other
state in the union are bloDdhounds
used so generally and so successfully
TO capture escaped convicts as I'm Tex
as. The system Of dealing with ron
victs adopted by this commonwealth
makes the use of dogs almost impera-
tive, and the convicts we'll know the
almost inevitable result Of an attempt
10 escape.
There are two pe~nitcntiaries in Texas
one at Huntsville and the other at
Rusk. There are now more than 1000
convicts either at these institutions or
at some convict farm in the wilds of
the state. II Is at these convict farms
that b~loodhounds are used not only TO
prevent the convicts from running
away, but also to capture them after
they have fed.
Fully 1900 convlcts are hired out
under Texas convict contract system,
Z system that enables the two pcri-
tentlaries to be sclf-supporting and
occasionally return a profit TO the state.
About $50 of the convicts are leased 70
railroad companies, and are used to
keep the roadbeds in repair. Twice
that number are worked on farms. ln
some instances the farmer hires a gang
Of men, paying the state a certain sun
monthly for their work. More often
the state and the farmer enter into "A
partnership. The farmer furnishes
he land and the implements. while
he state furnishes the labor. In any
went, the state guards and feeds the
men, and each convict camp is visited
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v THREE LIVES.
nul,h-Wittcd Eostonlnn who Knew the
Danger OF the undcrtow.

oulCh Nittcd EOstcninn Who Knew the
Dangers OF ia" Jndcrtow.
Here "a "A story which Is too much TO
tho credit of two ladies and n gentle
man to be wholly suppressed. They
are all strong swimmers, and can bat
tie with the waves in valiant fashion,
says the Boston Transcript. They
CHANGED to be in the sea at one time
lately, and on a shore where the
undertow is Irresistible a short dis
lance out, The man suddenly felt him
self in that strong, terrible outward
pull OF the waters of the mighty deep.
lie understood Immediately that he
and his companions would shortly be
no more unless by tremendous instant,
individual eyertion they pulled for the
shore. In that ~treacherous current not
II could help another. How to get
those girls" ashore without terribly
ing them and putting them in still
| greater danger through their fears was
the problem Of that terrible moment.
The man solved II like a hero. He
made a sign, Il sound of personal dis
trcss, and began swimming in shore.
His companions in the waves heard
and saw his white face. Both believed.
as he meant them to, that he was
threatened with cramps. and swan in
shore too, calling out cheerful. cncour-
aging words to him as they pulled for
the shore, assuring him that he would
soon be all right; that they could get
him in safely II he really should give
out. and other words 10 that effect. II
was not long before this man of moral
courage stood upon the beach in safety,
and those he had thus rescued from
death stood on either side OF him and
heard what II would have meant for
them to have spent another momegV in
that out-rushing tide.
1t was a non-combatant in the strife
for life who remarked; THAT fellow
VAS n great philosopher. He knew
how to appeal to the new m when
swimming her strongest against the
old order of things. lie only offered
his plea to the eternal womanly' I,
woman's maternal need OF taking car,
OF the sick or the helpless. Those girls
will probably always think II was thei,
" physical strength and powers tina
rescued them from death by drowning
but 1t was really the eternal womanly
bent upon helping one they believed
in danger and need"
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GLASS AND GLASS MAKING.

Flexible glass was known in Persia
in 1910.
Strass invented the glass that bears
his name in 1850.
The revival Of glass making at Ven
ice occurred in 1888.
Thevart discovered the art of cast
ing plate glass in 1865.
Window glass was manufactured at
Pittsburg, Pa, in 1903.
Experiments in glass making were
instituted in New York In 1872.
A flint glass mandatory was estab'
iished at Sandwich, Mass, in 1925.
In 1747 Connecticut granted 10 Thorn
as Darling the exclusive right to make
glass in the colony.
Plate glass windows for coaches were
made at the duke of Buckingham's
works, London, in 1873.
Flexible glass was reinvented in
France in 1920, but the art was again
lost with the death OF the inventor.
Flint glass vas rediscovered by the
English in 1916. In the same year coal
was substituted by Sir Robert Man
sell instead of wcod as fuel in glass
making
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At frequent intervals by an inspector,
who reports the condition to the state
prison board.
These convict farms are usually 10.
Gated in unsettled regions, in order
that the prisoners may be isolated
from honest labor and incentives to
run away. One guard Is assigned to
every eight men, and, rifle in hand, re-
mains near them while they are at
work. Should one of his charges run
away no excuse is accepted from the
guard. He is at once discharged and
efforts are made to catch the runaway.
Bioodhounds for the Trail.
There Is a pack of bloodhOunds at
each of these convict farms. These
dogs, trained from puppyhood to look
upon man as a natural enemy, are
never allowed to become familiar yAth
any Ia but their keeper, who is
known as the dog sergeant. When
the dogs are always under leash near
by In the care of their trainer. When
a convict attempts to escape four or
five dogs are released and put on the
trail, while the trainer and guards fol-
low them as closely as possible.
AS a rule, convicts attempt to
escape during the late summer, when
the corn is high enough to offer n hid
ing place, or when working in a re-
Gently cleared field that Is surrounded
by brush and underwood that will offer
security from the rifle of the guard.
At such times when a convict can hide
himself by a short run, the temptation
to make a dash for liberty Is too
strong to resist. and the convict runs
away. Within a few minutes the dogs
are on his trail, and his capture Is
usually a matter only of a few hours
Negro couvicts attempt to escape
much more frequently than white men
but their attempts are rarely success
full.
When the hounds are released ant
put on the trail they follow their quar-
ry rapidly. and the keeper is compell
ed to keep well up with them. He
knows well that when the convict !:
run to bay the dogs would make shor
work Of him unless he is there to ca!
them off. Negroes when attempting t.
escape usually act in concert, and sew
eral start at once. They walk II
streams, swim rivers and resort I,
other tricks to throw the dogs off tn
scent; but these tactics rarely avail
for the dogs are put on the trail to-
o after the escape to let the run
away get far.
A Texas Convict Farm.
From 50 to 100 convicts are worke'
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RECOVERY OF a BICYCLE.


II Had Been sunk In the Hnrbor for
Revenge.
Among the residents of Bermuda are
two brothers. one of whom, besides be
ing an enthusiastic yachtsman, IL also
a swift and slsillful rider Of the bicy-
Gle. Some time ago. shortly before
the date set for a bicycle race, in
which he VAS to be one of the contest
ants his wheel mysteriously disap-
peared and all efforts to find a trace
of IL proved fruitless. says the Boston
Transcript. One day, about fourteen
months after the bicycle had been pre-
sumably stolen. a fisherman who was
angling out in the middle OF ST.
Georges harbOr for floating fish,
hooked "A large one. which instantly
plunged into the depths Of the harbor
in a vain endeavor to escape. The
angler played with him for awhile, and
then, feeling the line tightening in his
hand and the strain become steady, be-
gan TO haul up. He 500 realized that
he had at the end of his line one Of
the heaviest catches which he had ever
made, and Owhat he could not under
stand about ~ that it was almost APP
parontly a dead weight. He hauled
away, however. until there appeared
above the water not only the fish that
he had hooked. but a bicycle, around
the handles OF which the fish, in its
efforts to escape. had wound the line
a number of times. When the aston
ishod fisherman had sufficiently recov-
cred from his ama2emcnt at his cur
ious catch hs took the bicycle ashore.
There ID was soon identified as the one
which had so iuoxplicably disappeared.
Strange to say the machine. in spite
| Of the fact that IL had been at the bot
TOM of the harbor for fourteen months,
was but little damaged and was easily
put in running order again. For some
,ime no clue as to how tt found its way
to its watory hiding place could be
discovered. Eventually. however. sew
cral circumstances came TO light that
pointed TO Il man with whom the bicy-
Gle rider had oncc had trouble. At one
time whenever he rode past this mans
place the DOGS which were kept there
would run out and bark and snap At
the rider, causing him considerable an
noyancp and trouble. At first he con
tented himself with simply driving off
The brutcs rs best he could, but when
ne found that they were set upon him
by their master ne TOOK prompt meas
uros to have the MAJ arrested, brough;
into court and fined. From various cir
yumstanCCg that were found out regard
ing The disappearance of the bicycle
there seemed to be no doubt that the
owner of the ugly dogs was RESPONSE
bic for Il and chat he stole the machine
and sunk II in the harbor in order " b,
revenrcd on its owner.
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gus. Later he became editorial writer
of the State Journal. and was after
ward part owner OF that paper. 1t was
while at the head of the State Journal
that he rose rapidly in politics. He
was IN able and forceful writer and a
thorough student of politics. Horace
Rublee was distinctively a journalist.
Able as he might have been as a poll
tician-he was never what has been
called a boss, better call him an ad-
viser-his chief power in the world
around him ran through the channel
OF the newspapers he directed. His in
stinct as a mere youth urged him to
the adoption of journalism as a profess
sion, and he was right in his choice.
lmperturbable in character, he had all
the force that goes with imperturbabil-
ity. This force manifested itself in a
mastery style, charged with a causti-
city of ridicule and a veritable weight
of invective that struck deep and won
many a battle for him. As an editor
he was great, and as a director he was
able. lie was finely educated and
never spared himself in study.
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Many Years

and the influence of his vigorous mind
was felt in all the councils of the party
for that length of time prior to his de-
parture for Europe. In 1869 he vas
appointed minister to Switzerland. lie
occupied that post in the diplomatic
service until 1877. and on his return 20
Wisconsin he resumed his old place at
the head of the committee and re-
manned in 1t until he went to Boston in
1919 to become the editor of the Adj
Vertiser. In 1880 he returned to Mil
waukee and started a paper in opposi-
ton to the Sentinel. but two years lat
or the two were consolidated, and from
That time on he was the commanding
spirit of the newspaper. During the
Hayes campaign his influence was felt
keenly in political affairs, and it was
owing to his efforts that the state went
republican by 10000 plurality. This
meant a change of %. 900 votes within
four years. Mr.. Rublee was born in
Vermont in 1929, and came west to set
tie in S~heboygan when IL years old. In
lSi9 he entered the small academy that
Is now the university OF Wisconsin.
He paid for his education with the
earnings he made at the printers
case" and began his career in journ-
alism rs a reporter for the Madison Ar
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Her Presence OF Mind,

Yes, Harry and ! went cut riding
on a tandem last evening, and he gave
me such a fright | have hardly got over
IL even yet" How vas that?" when
we were going through an avenue of
trees and there was nobody in sight he
reached his head around and kissed
me-" why that was dangerous, wasn'i
Il? II you had sweryed ever SO little
the machine would have upset ami
thrown you both on Yes, but |
didn't swerve.'-EXchange,
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Better said Differently.

MY friends and fCllow-patriots." the
orator shouted, as he pounded the de-
fenselcss air, "Our friends, the enemy,
have boosted that they car elect a yell
low dog this year. Let us set together,
put our shoulders to the wheel and
show them that we can elect just as
yellow n dog as they can. That Is to
say-er--'
The rest vac lost in the v~ociferous
applause of the patriots. Indianapolis
Journal.
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An Eagles Food,

The Westminster Gazette gives the
following as TO an eagles menu "Thc
voracity of the eagle and similar birds
of prey is well known to naturalists
but 1t has been left to a Swiss hunter
to define exactly the variations which
take place in its daily menu. In a nest
in the Alps, side by side with an eaglet
he found a hare freshly killed, twenty
sever chamois' feet, eleven heads OF
fowls, eighteen rabbits, marmots and
squirrels"
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FAT WOM E NJ.
uow to Get Thin Diet an Important

dow to Get Thin Diet an Important
A great many women. convinced that
flesh is inimical to beauty-is the
"deathblow to grace" as an arbitrary
critic puts it--injure health in the en-
deavor to reduce weight, says the New
York Tribune. They put themselves TO
great trouble and inconvenience, swai.
low all sorts Of ~preventives and rene
dies in order to get thin and then stand
aghaet at the spectacle OF their
wrinkled, fabby faces and throats, the
result of the falling away of flesh I'm.
der the elastic skin. AS a matter OF
fact. a number of the notable women
Of the world. famous not only for their
beauty, but for the rarer charms of in.
tellect and subtle fascination, women
who have helped to make history and
been Il power in their day. were OF dis
tinctly generous proportions. Cleopa-
ira, she whose Infinite variety Of
charm and temper could win stern
hearted warriors to forget their ambi-
tons, was small and stout. Marie An
%toinette was of the plump order. though
tall and {. fine bearing, and, to come
down to the present day, view the
widowed Victoria, sovereign Of the
united queerdom;" the increasing pro.
portions of Queen Marghorita of Italy
and the generous outlines of Queen
Isabella of Spain. II is worthy of tote
that most of the great interpreters of
song are stout, or bordering on that
condition. and there have beer lights
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The suffering Man.

\ suffering mar told a friend OF his
yesterday that very frequently he had
to walk from the top to tho ground
floor of the tallest office buildings. by
the time he was able TO say Down
the elevator was usually four or five
floors below him.-New York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-27
Lombardy's Iron Crown.

The iron crown of Lombardy takes
its name from the fact that within the
gold circlet Is a strip of iron, supposed
to be made of IN of the nails of the
cross. Napoleon was crowned with
this symbol at his coronation as King
of Italy.
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Valuable Rug,

A rug only four feet square. but
which had SO stitches and knots 10
the square inch, vas lately sold In
London for a sum equal to $40 900 OF
our money.
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THE LATE MR.. RUBLEE
WISCONSIN EDITOR WAS A DIS
TINCUiSHED DIPLOMAT.
served rs American Minister to Switzcr-
land from 1909 to 1S5O-A Leader
OF Political Thought in Wisconsin for
Many Years.
GRACE RUBLEE,

GRACE RUBLEE,
the distinguished
editor of tho Mil
waukee Sentinel,
who died recently,
was one of the fore
most citizens of
state and city. For
a decade he was
chairman of the
state central rcpub-
lican committee,
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The Reason Why.

Lucretia walked the floor, and she
Was Just as mad as mad could be,
For Fido, saucy little pup,
Had eaten all the moth balls up;
But | just know twas not to tease.
But cause he's bothered so with feaS
Chicago Record.
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- Nx.DITED "a, 81

WRITER. in the
d on w o rid
wonders neither
the fact that n
fte are harder 70
forgive han in
juries may not ac-
u for that dis
like of the English
which exists in all
foreign lands. They
are most hated. he
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w npfml MnsIC.

That man Boaaley is the most reck
lcssly eXtravagant fellow know"
What has he donc?"
Fought an umbrella. "-Ciayelau,
Plain Dealer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-27
Can AFFORD ANYTHING Now.

Mrs, Gaswell, | hear your husband
has taken to smoking"
"Yes, he's getting TO be n regular to.
b%acconist. Chicago Tribune.
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or the gold coin now In circulation
IN england, a small proportion only
bear an earlier date than 1879.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-27
Famine Bread.

In times Of famine bread has been
baked from wood bran and husks Of
corn. The w%oodbread Is made by Sc
Letting the sawdust of the least res
nous wood-the beech, for example
and washing it with water to remove
any soluble matter. 1t is then dried
in an oven and reduced to fine powder.
With the addition of a little -four, some
yeast and water, it forms a dough
which, when baked, constitutes a bread
resembling in appearance and taste our
ordinary brown bread.
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that in abolishing this hated survival
OF paganism he was furthering the
cause of progress; and here was a
Christian monarch. amid the applause
of an assemblage composed almost eX-
clusively of Christians. announcing the
formal annulment of the imperial de-
cree; while a few feet away stood the
archbishop of Athens, and Pere Didon,
the celebrated Dominican preacher,
who, in his Easter sermon in the Cath
Ollie cathedral the day before, had paid
an eloquent tribute to pagan Greece
When the king had resumed his seat
the Olympic ode, written for the oc-
casion by the Greek composer Samara,
was sung by "A chorus of n hundred
and fifty voices. Once before music
had been associated with the revival Of
the Olympic games.-"The Olympic
Games of 1896" by Baron Pierre de
Coubertin. in the November Century.
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And She Only ShIvcred.

Park policeman to the Kneippist,
Wading in the dew:
"Mornin', madam! Is it's it
Cool enough for you?"
Chicago Tribune.
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Even politics do moi affect public in
terest in the Addicks drama.-Boston
Globe.
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Sure Indication.

what do you regard as the most
reliable weather report, professor
rThunder."-Detroit Free Press.
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WHYTIiE~Y AREIIATED
kEVEP AFFILIATE WITH FOR
EICNERS WHEN AMONG THEM.

The English Always Grumbic ut All Gus
toms tut Their own Their Language.
Their sports aud TIL 'ir Ways Are the
Only Ones worth Hit
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GREAT DAY AT CANTON.
Two Novel Events at the Mckinley


Two Novel Events at the Mckinley
Home.
CANTON, O., Oct. 9.-Two unprece-
dented features of the presidential
campaign distinguished this eventful
day. One was the call of the Confed-
crate veterans of the Shenandoah
valley of Virginia, on the republican
presidential nominee. who carried a
musket as federal private; another
was the listening to the business mems
and trades demonstration in Chicago
by Major Mckinley at his home.
While the Mckinley household was
at breakfast. Local Manager Hoffman.
of the Central Union telephone. placed
groups of half dozen telephone ear
trunpets in the majors library and
Mrs. McKinley's sitting-room. These
were connected with the long-distance
telephone wire from Chicago, where
the receivers were located along the
line of parade. At10:52 Major McKin-
Icy was called to the telephone. An
Associated Press reporter listened at
one of the trumpets. Major Mckinley
showed great pleasure at the volume
of enthusiastic sounds that reached
him over 400 miles of wire. The music
of the bands and the cheers OF the
crowd were plainly heard.
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MAuEo's STRONG POSITION.

Entrenched Himself in the Mountains,
VIII. re He Cannot Be Dislodged.
CHICAGO, Oct ia sp scial to the
Times Herald from Key West, Fla,
says:
The sudden return of General Ber-
nal to Havana from the northern
coast of the province of Pinar del Rio.
where he was sent by General Weyler
to command the Spanish forces in the
recent engagements against Antonio
Maceo, has caused profound sensa-
tion in Havana.
General Bernal has returned on sick
leave and has asked to be sent to Spain,
being thoroughly disheartened over
the result of the campaign just inau-
gurated against the insurgents in
Pinar del Rio. The general reports
that Maceo has thoroughly reorganized
his forces in the last few weeks and
entrenched himself in the most COM
manding positions of the mountain
Businesses, and that any attempt to dis
lodge him would be sure to result in
disastrous failure and the wholesale
slaughter of the Spaniards.
The folly of attempting to dislodge
Maceo has been fully demonstrated,
General Bernal said, in all the recent
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A settlemene in Sight.

LONDON, Oct. 12.-It is learned thai
a conference on Saturday between the
Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary of
State for the Colonies Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain and British Ambassador
at Washington Sir. Julian Pauncefote,
was most satisfactory. 1t is believed
in highest quarters that at least the
general principle of arbitration and
settlement of the Venezuelan question
will be decided upon with the United
states before the end of the month.
Sir Julian Pauncefote sails for New
York on Wednesday with final instruc-
tions.
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The Treaty Is Ratified.

MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Oct. S.-A
treaty with Germany which has been
pending since January last has been
rltified by congress. The treaty in
cl lirS the most favored nation clause.
Government officials deny that the
administration has come to an under
standing With the conservative party,
promising is members participation
In official affairs in return for prompt
allegiance to President Zslaya.
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LATIN and GERMAN
Taught in This City.
GERMAN.

The undersigned desires to organize a class in
German. Every American citizen who can af
ford both time and expense ought to be master
Of ut least two languages The German Ian
guage has many advantages over modern Ian
guages on account of her profound literature in
. all branches of ancient and modern science pro-
duced in her world-renowned universities.
Those who would drink from these ineXhauStible
and yet unadulterated fountains OF knowledge,
key to them, The undersigned will organize
class in German. and will begin with actual
work on the first day of September. The class
will meet two three times a week in the
evening or when most convenient to the pupils.
Rapid progress guaranteed to those who will
get down to earnest labor. ALI who desire to
participate in this work will please announce
their intention TO the undersigned at an early
date, as the class will be limited to certain
number. Charges will be very reasonable.
LATIN.
The undersigned will also organize class in
Latin. There are so many reasons why those
who desire to advance their knowledge beyora
a common school education should take at le; st
O course in Latin, that probably everybody is
familiar with at least some of them. will not
take space here to speak Of the beauties Of the
Latin language nor of the many advantages in
will here only announce my intention to organ
iZe class in Latin. Rapid progress aran-
tced TO those who win work hard. Charges
very reasonable. All desiring instruction in
Latin are kindly requested to announce their
intention 10 the undersigned before September.
IL possible
Awaiting your application, I am very respect
fully yours, l.. GREY,
Algl1ml Evangelical Lutheran Pastor