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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
WOULDN'T WEAR 1T.
Sad Mistake by u Short-sightcd Bishop
Ia England.

''
Ia England.
From the St. James Budget: There is
6 hat story in which n ~well-known
bishop and n lately deceased marquis
played leading parts. The marquis.
who married a Gaiety chorus girl, and,
generally speaking, lived up to the high
standard of his marriage life, was ac-
customed to wear a particular style of
hat, shorter than that favored by most
men. One day he went into his hat
II; ker's in Piccadilly and asked for a
new one to be made. The shOpwalker
took the hat, and walked down to the
far end Of the shop to give the requisite
Instructions, leaving the hatless mar
quis standing in the shop. At this mo-
ment there entered the shortsighted
bishop of X, also in want OF a new head
gear. He saw only a small man, who
might have passed for a s~hopkeeper.
standing staring at him. So he took his
peculiar hat Off his head and went up
- him. do you think, my good man.
he said. persuasively, that you have a
lat like that" The marquis looked at
him for a moment, speeches. with in
Cignation, while the shopkeeper, seeing
what was amiss. hurried up ms fast as
lac could. Unfortunately, the marquis
found his voice before the hat man
reached his client. NO" he said, CIV
ing the bishop back his h%eadgear; Il
haven't got n hat like that, and If | had
I'm id Il I'd wear it,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
FOUND AN APT PUPIL.
How the Aged Dog Taught the Pup T.
Stand Sentinel Over the House.


Stand Sentinel Over the House.
From the Detroit Journal: Tho fol.
lowing dog story is told by an old res
ident who has never been required to
present %affidavits. but will TO so IL de.
sired, although a resident on Piety Hill
He has an old dog, a spaniel, that for
nearly twenty years has been the most
faithful of guardians. Summer or win
ter. fair weather or foul. as soon as the
key was turned in the lock Of the back
door he has taken his position at the
threshold. and not the slightest SOUND
escaped his investigation during the
night. In hot weather the family have
never hesitated to leave the door open
Tor ventilation. In all these years the
llrst riser in the morning has never
falled to find 'old Rover" alert at his
post ut the threshold. Then, relieved
or his charge. he Immediately retired
10 his bunk in the woodshed for Stun
Der. The faithful old fellow is becOm-
ing decrepit and his master recently
carried home a bull terrier pun with u
pedigree OF great length and the biuest
or blood; an unlettered pup from thC
Kennel of its mother; full of playful
ness. free from every care. t~houghtlcss
and perpetually hungry. That was
three months ago, and the pup ia now
D months old. For a time the OLD
brown spaniel had no use for the frisky
little white-haired fellow, so entirely
unlike himself. that ran under him
jumped over and upon his back grabbed
MS long and silky ears and attempted
to run away with them, but after a
time 1t was a clear case Of grandfather
and the youngest baby. This is the
situation now: When the key is turned
IT is the pup that takes the position at
the threshold. while the old dog, conf
dent of the faithfulness of his proxy
sentinel. retlres to his piece of carpet
and shores the night through. Not only
does the terrier remain on duty all
night, but the moment someone is astir
in the house she "retires TO her bunk for
sleep, just as the old dog did for so
many years. The owner has tip-toed
DOWN to the door at all hours, but has
never found her mapping. you can
not make me believe that this IS in
stinct, unless you conccde that instinct
Is thought and intelligence, and that
dogs have the power to communicate
them" he declares. Three months
ago this pup knew absolutely nothing,
except how to play and eat. Its solo
companion has been the old dog, and
to-day the pup knows all that the old
dog knows. and the old dog knows the
pup knows it, and has retired from
business fully aware that his duties
have been left to a competent and faith
full successor. I'm going to take the
pup to Il friends house for a night or
two and see If the old dog doesn't i'm
mediatcly resume his post by the door"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

Cities have been built around royal
palaces and state coaches around the
court trains Of drawing-room aspirants,
but whoever heard of IA %dining-hall
erected on plans subject TO the dimcn-
sions and the weight of n single man
These extraordinary precautions
were rcsorted to in order to
date and safely lodge Monsieur Canon
Berg. whose portrait is herewith repro-
duced.
Canon-Berg, the Colossus" whom
Paris goes to look at nowadays, is rs
long as he is broad. He measures six
feet and three-quarters of an inch from
the sole of his foe: to the top OF his
head and exactly as much across the
chest from the right to the left arm pit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
HE WOULD COME INTO MY STUDY.

hh< Sfh
n better one than that Of many men.
| am a beast, and | have suffered much.
| suffer still because | cannot express
myself in speech and tell you, In those
things that you call words. my fidelity
and my devotion. Yes. | am yours, and
l love you like a dog. Whatever belongs
to you is secure. Just let anybody touch
it, and you will See"
But Ponto and / fell out one day. II
was a very unfortunate affair. Only
those people who, like myself, believe
bliNdly in dogs will understand me.
That Is what happened. The cook had
killed two chickens. and had gone into
the adjoining pantry &c get a basket to
put the feathers In as che pllcked them.
When she returned 20 the kitchen she
uttered n shriek-one of tho two chick
n was gone. Yet she had been absent
but a few minutes.
"Ah," said the cook rehectively.
evidently some beggar has passed by
here and has taken one of the chickens
through the window" She looked out
of the door in order 20 find the sup
posititious beggar, but there was nobody
there. Then for a moment she thought
it must be the dog, but she was at once
seized with remorse. What! Suspect
Ponto? Never. He would not steal.
Why, he would watch over n leg OF NUT
ton all day without touching II, even
when he was perishiIg with hunger.
Besides, he is there In the kitchen, sit
ting on his launches. with his eyes
partly closed and occasionally yawning.
lie is not thinking Of chickens"
The cook was so profoundly puzzled
chat she summoned her master and |
came. The melancholy affair was laid
before me. | looked at Ponto. Ponto
was sitting there, with n studied air OF
Indifference, apparently half asleep. !
called him, "Ponto!" lie looked toward
me and lifted his heavy eyelids.
Did you call me, master? was only
asleep. / was dreamirg-I was dream
ing of my ball"
or his ball. Ell? ! became at once
suspicious, This was evidently a pre-
text. But ! said:
II think. Katherine, that you are
right. The dog could not have stolen
the chicken. If he had stolen 1t h,
would be engaged now in plucking Il
somewhere in the garden"
But look at him, sir-just look al
him. He has not the air Of a Christian
dog"
"What?"
81 say that Ponto has not an honest
air"
turned and gazed at him. "Lool
at me, Ponto."
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
where Consumption Thrlyes Most.

That tuberculosis Is increased by
living in thickly settled communities
is shown by statistics collected by DR..
Pcit for CO. French towns. In Paris
the proportion of deaths from tuber,
culous disease in 1000 inhabitants is
400; in eleven towns Of from 100, 900 to
430, 900 inhabitants 1t Is 1863; In forty,
six towns with a population between
5000 and 100000 II is 3O5; in fifty
towns Of from $1,000 to 10000 inhabi-
tants it is 2SS; in 1877 towns between TO-.
coo and 10000 it is 27l; in 1872 towns
between 5000 and 10000 it is PIG, and
in ninety-five towns with a population
below 5000 II is Isl.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Heaviest Horse In New England.

A wonder in the form of horsehesh
may be seen at Houghton's stable in
Bennington, VT. The animal is of the
'Clydesdale breed. 3 years old, eighteen
hands high, and weighs 2,100 pounds.
His head is as large as a half barrel.
He belongs to Ernest Tuder of Somer-
set, and Is used with a mate somewhat
smaller in numbering on the mountains.
He is probably the heaviest piece Of
horseflesh in all New England.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Swan Foot Prnpellcr.

A steam yacht was once constructed
with %propellers on the principal of the
swan foot. The progress of the bo>t
was quite satisfactory, and the pro-
pellers would have been a success were
it not for the fact that the experiment
being made in the Thames, they were
continually interfered with by the roots
ana floating wood.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
An ANGLING Eisb.

The angler fish angles for his prey.
From the upper part of his head pro-
jects two long ~tentacles, with fieshy
extremities, which wave about in the
water and attract small fish, that, APP
preaching and attempting to seize the
small bait, are themselves captured by
tho angler.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Making es.

In the collecting of perfumes two pro-
cesses are employed. In one the grease
process, boxes with glass bottoms are
with purse grease, or suet. and the
flowers, gathered fresh every day dur
ing the season, are laid on trays in the
box, the grease being laid to absorb
their fragrance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
BIGGEST IN WORLD.
WEIGHS $50 POUNDS, ACCORD
ING TO THE CITY WEIGHER.
Nearly Z 1-2 Feet Around the waist
Height - Little Over 6 Feet. and No
Hallway Car In France VIII Admit
Him.

II A 5 S l. RE DU
Colosse' (beer sa-
loon of the Colos-
sus) Is the name of
a new rcfrcshmert
resort built around
the figure of the
biggest man in the
world on the bou-
lcvard st. Denis,
near the old Porte
st. Martin. Paris.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Duplicate Wedding Presents.

do you know that Snigley is the
father OF twins?' Yes, heard it last
night at the club. Did you hear what
he said about it," mo. WHAT" "Hc
said that they were the first duplicate
wedding presents that Mrs. Snigley and
he had received"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Charles A. Dana's Rrothcr.

Junius Dana. who is by two years the
junior of Charles A. Dana, lives quietly
at Warren, o., where he Is a director in
q national bank, His life has been a
very active one and typically American.
Junius Dana is a frequent visitor to
New York and a special room in his
brothers house is ever at his disposal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Grim ~plCasantry.

China has kindly consented TO de-
capitate eighteen more participants in
the Ku Cheng riots. Slowly, but surely,
the missionaries are making Roadway
over here.-Crookston Minn) Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Women Working for Disarmament.

German women have been appealed
to by the International Woman's
League for Peace in Paris to help them
l. bringing about a general disarma-
ment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

will be able to be present, not alone as
exhibits, but as spectators. The pro,
%jectors think the show will be a big
success.
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THE PARDON OF RONTO
N Els, FOR A LONG
Gjf1 !: !. :. !: s: {: G.: !. ): :: :: :: !: !: !: !:
inc ! reposed the
IN. most blind conf
"JM dcnce in him. We
MfEA loved each other
M IN dearly. He was a
Wv setter, white. with
WT brown ears and tail.
W His name was Pom
TO.
ronto WIS onam-
ored of u certain
wooden ball about tho size OF n BILL
lard ball. In a moment oi
| had purchased this one day ana
brought It home. pOnto Immediately
seized II, rolled ii toward me. ana sad;
Throw that over there In the rose
bushes. | will find IL. You see II
don't" SO said. so done. The ball was
thrown and Ponto found 1t. But he be-
came rather irksomc with his desire 70
retrieve the ball. because his favorltc
,cmark to me became: play ball. He
had a fashion of coming into my study
with n brisk air. wngging his tail, win
he ball held in his mouth. Then, plac-
ing his forepaws upon the table. he
would put the precious ball in the MD
lie OF tho papers, letters and books, n
say: There Is my bail. Now toss II
out OF the window. and ! will 20 II
get II. That will 1e very much more
amusing than wasting your time on
I'll these stupid papers and books
would frequently feign to hurl the ball
rom the window, and like a flash Ponto
would disappear. \ few minutes would
pass before Ponto would rcappcar with
his %forepaws at the window and re-
mark: Say you. you man with the
papers, ] don't find anything here. The
ball isn't In the garden. You must have
kept It," Then he would come In at
Tho door, go smiling around under the
furniture and in the partly opened desk
drawers. and then. with TIE air of a
man who smites his forehead ana dis
covers something. he would look in
Quiringly at you and say: II will wager
that It is on the table. IL was right.
With his intelligent eye he had fol-
lowed your glance. IF you attempted
then to conceal the ball there was an
end TO work. He burst into extrava-
CANT gayety, jumped after the ball, fol-
lowed your least movements, and would
rot quit YOU, laughing cncrgctically
with his tail.
Ponto made me sometimes think that
he was ono of those men turned into
dogs OF whom we read in the fairy stor-
les. His eye was deep, tender and hui
man, and at times it seemed to say:
What would you? ] I'm only n four
footed beast, but have Il human heart
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

lis, FOR A LONG
inc ! reposed the
most blind conf
donce in him. We
loved each other
dearly. lie was a
setter, white, with
brown ears and tail.
His name was Pom
TO-.
ronto was onam-
,yol pf a certain
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-22
HAVANA CIGARS.
The Cuba Insurrection VIII Raise the
Price of Cigars.

The Cuba Insurrection VIII Raise the
Price of Cigars.
Lovers of good Havana cigars will
watch with anxiety the accommodating
news which tells of the burning of the
precious Havana tobacco in Cuba, and
the consequent rise in price of the to-
bacco. One of the leading cigar men
in this section gave the following inter-
esting account yesterday of the tobacco
situation as affected by the Instruction
in Cuba:
THE beds for the tobacco are planted
in August and in October the plants are
transferred to the fields. The cultiva-
ton is carried on until the latter part
of December, when the first cutting
takes place. The second cutting is in
January and the third Is in the latter
part of February or first of March. The
middle cutting is far superior to the
first or the last. The first cutting is
usually a dwarfed leaf and the last or
dragging leaf is not so desirable either
as that which natures at full time.
by April the entire crop is housed,
where it is kept until December, when
II is placed on the market. 1t was dur
ing April that most of the burning of
the crop is reported, but IL is going on
right along. Sixty-five per cent. of the
entire crop was burned during the
month of April. 1t is stated that the
crop this year is the finest and largest
that has been raised in 20 years. but
there WILL from present appearances,
be very little of 1t left. Weyler has is
sued an order stopping all expectation.
I'm consequence of all this, prices are
rising very rapidly. Bales of fine 16-
inch Havana leaf wrappers have adj
vanced from $3.50 to $1,000 per bale.
Some bales extra fine 16-inch wrappers.
1000 pounds, have sold as high as 81, 500.
Fine Avulta filters have advanced from
IS cents to $1.25 in Havana. Many
drummers for cigar houses have receiv-
ed kilograms withdrawing their fine
Havana goods from the market. What
they have on hand is being held for the
Eastern market and doubtless fancy
prices will be obtained. The American
Havana factories are filled up with all
that could be bought, purchased last
December. Spectators and outsiders
who wanted to make a turn have all
been buying the Havana tobacco.
Many of my acquaintance mortgaged
their homes for tobacco and the
chances now are that they will make
100 per cent. on their deals"
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HIS FATAL INJURIES
Joseph Pellzsr Loses His Life in the
Parrot Shelter.
KILLED BY AN ELEVATOR
Drawn Against the Timbers of the
Floor and Crushed - ne Died
Soon after the Accident Oc-
CURED An Old Employe.

Joseph Pellzer, a cageman at the Par
rot smelter was killed yesterday morn
In. Mr.. Pellzer has been employed by
the Parrot company eight or nine years.
Ills business has been to attend to the
freight elevator, which is used to hoist
calcines, metal. Stag. etc, from the
ground floor to the upper floors. About
O'Clock yesterday morning Antoine
Nemire, carman, pushed a car OF cal
cine on the elevator. Pellzer assisting
him. When the car had been properly
secured, Pellzer pulled the rope which
sets the elevator in motion, both men
remaining on the cage.
The elevator refused to move Pell-
ger thought something was wrong with
the machinery and decided to push the
car off and make an investigation. But
he forgot to shut off the power and
when the forward wheels of the car
touched the ground the elevator shot
upward, overturning the car. Before
Pellzer could regain his equilibrium or
stop the cage lie was drawn against
the timbers Of the floor above. Vemire
succeeded in stopping the elevator but
not until fatal injuries had been re-
ceived. His left arm had been broken
and internal injuries were received of
which he died in a few minutes.
Pellzer was 35 years oId and leaves
a wife and five children. He was a
French Canadian, but had lived in
Butte many years. He resided at No.
324 Shields avenue.
An inquest was held last evening
over Pellznr's remains. After thorough
investigation the jury found that Pell-
ger was negligent in not shutting off
the steam
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Miss Belle Robinson, soubrette.

The Philadelphia News of May 9. con-
tains the following notice Of Miss Bella
Robinson. a Butte girl in whom all
Butte people are intarss-ed:
Miss Bella Robinson, one CT the
soubrettes with Rogers comedians
who played THE Strange Adventures
of Miss Brown at the Walnut last
week, comes from an old Kensington
family. Her mother. who is the wife
of Prof. John Robinson (who for many
years taught dancing at Lincoln hall.
Broad and Paramount avenue), is the
daughter of William Stevenson, one of
the pioneer cotton and woollen manu-
facturers of Kensington. Although
only in her 18th year and her first sea-
son on the stage, Miss Robinson's sue
cess has been phenomenal Her spe-
cialty is Spanish and fancy dancing.
She has several fiattering offers for next
season and we predict for her a brilli-
ant future as she certainly has talent.
beauty and youth, combined with rare
grace of manner, amounting to a sub
tie magnetism, which carries her at
once to the hearts of her audience.
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will report to Mr.. Finley instead of the
president.
Mr.. Finley is at present at the Ryan.
When seen last evening he said he was
glad to be again in the Northwest, the
country which he considered about the
richest in the world. There is no sec
ton in Mr.. Ffnleys opinion-and he
has railroaded In almost every. part of
this country and is familiar with the
resources of every part of the United
States-that has such a promising flu
ture as the Northwest. Nor is there any
SECTION which is attracting such atten-
hon among the settlers and developers.
White connected with the Southern rail-
way, Mr.. Finley had an opportunity to
watch the immigration to the South
for settlement. He says that though 1t
Is steady, there is a very meager i'm
migration compared with the immigra-
ton movement to the Northwest. He
says that he is not very well posted
with. regard to the financial condition
of the Northwest. but Is of the opinion
that, no matter IL the times may be
hard and the financial values depress-
ed, the resources and energy of the peo-
pie will soon overcome all these condi-
tons.
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HILLS CIRCULAR.
1t Is q Subject of Considerable Talk
Among Railroad Men.

1t Is q Subject OF Considerable Talk
Among Railroad Men.
President James ]. Hill issued a cir
cular yesterday notifying the officials
of the Great Northern and other rail-
way officials that w. w. Finley has
been elected second vice president, to
have general supervision of the traffic
and mail service, says the Pioneer
Press. This announcement was expect
ed, as IL had already been announced
in part through these columns. The cir
cular appointing Mr.. Finley and defin-
ing his duties is in full as follows:
Great Northern Railway Company.
Presidents Office, st. Paul, Mimi. May
16, 1896: Mr.. w. w. Finley has this
day been elected second vice president
of the company. He will have, under
the board of directors and president,
general charge of and supervision over
all freight and passenger traffic and
mail service, and of all revenues and
income derived therefrom. Officers and
employees of the company will report to
him and be governed by his instruc-
tions in respect to all matters herein
above referred to.
James ]. Hill. President"
When the circular was received by
the railway officials IT naturally be-
came the subject of considerable con-
versation. Many insisted that Mr.. Fin
ley would take charge of the entire
road under Mr.. Hill. and that all the
officers even including the general man.
ager and controller, would report to
him. This theory was given publicity
by an evening paper as a fact, and the
published report caused no little stir
among railway men. 1t transpires,
however, that these conjectures are in
accurate and that Mr.. Finley's position
does not cover so broad a field. A per-
son in position to know the exact situa-
ton said last evening that Mr.. Finley
would have charge of the freight and
passenger business and the mail service
as well as the revenues in these de-
partments. as far as IL concerns the
creation Of revenues. For example:
Mr.. Finley will have charge of the rev.
enue in a sense that he will supervise
the fixing of rates and the charges
which shall be made to produce the rev.
enues. But. when that has been done,
his duties cease. He does not have 10
conduct an auditing department and
keep a check upon the controller. The
controller remains an officer not under
Mr. Finley's jurisdiction. who will con-
tinue to report to Mr.. Hill, as before
AS for the general manager. he will
continue TO report to Mr.. Hill concern
ing the operating department, OF which
he is in charge. The theory that Mr..
Whitney would report TO Mr.. Finley in
stead Of Mr.. Shute is also without
foundation. There will be no change in
the present arrangement with the eX-
ception that the general traffic manager
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M < MORAL DAY.
Union Services to Ise Held at the Audi
forum n, 1t Sunday.

forum n, xt Sunday.
The union memorial services are to
be held In the Auditorium next Sun
day at 3 o'clock p. m. All churches Of
the city will unite in this service. The
singers from the various churches will
have charge OF the singing The ush-
ers have been selected from the High
school and will be dressed in their uni
forms. A committee on general ar
rangements was appointed to assist the
G.. A. r. for Memorial day composed of
Jessie Bradley, Violet Gilbert and Mrs.
Alderman. The w. r. c. will serve
lunch for the G. A. II. in the i. o. o. +.
hall Immediately after the parade.
Mrs Alice Rafferts and pupils of the
Second grade. South Butte, will rep
resent the various states in decorating
the unknown graves at the cemetery
and render a tableax in the evening.
There will be a fine programme rem
dered at the Auditorium in the evening
to finish the day.
All w. II. c. members wishing hacks
for the parade will notify Mrs. Buzz
Zard at once.
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James o. rirn Dead.

James O'Brien. late Of Boston, an old
Colorado miner. died at 80 O'Cluc<
yesterday morning. az .he residence Of
his brother. Tom O'Brisn, in this city.
The funeral will be held at z:30 O'clocK
Saturday afternoon from the residence
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lady from Chicago will be found
in Parlor ID, McDermOtt hotel. for a few
days. with a fine display of hand
painted china and embroidered linens,
for sale reasonable.