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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Dintr's sanity Attack.

Lovers of literature will no doubt be
sorry to hear that. following in the
footsteps Of a learned F~renchman, an
equally crudito Italian has now practi-
cally proclaimed to the world that
AliShleri Dante was a lunatic. DR.. Du-
rant Fardol Is the FrcnChman rcsponsi-
Die for this assertion. which was made
Il II time ago. IL has been revived.
WIN variations and additions, BY no
less u person than Prof. Lombroso. who
has abandoned the study of criminals
OF tho present in order to diagnose the
mental condition of great men OF the
past. II was said long since by a father
OF the church that there Is no genius
untinged with an admixture of mad
ness put according to Prof. L.ombroso.
Dan'" was subject to epileptic fits. and
Dr. purand Fardel sees in the yisions
OF hell, heaven and purgatory the result
OF a MANAGES dreams. Prof. Lombroso
furthermore expatiates on the irasci-
bi'ity, the inordinate vanity and the
violent character Of the Florentine poet.
ana. according TO a French writer who
mas preached the subject here, II ia
"hencerorward evident to EVERYDAY
that Dante was Al for tho straieh,
w~alstcoat,' All this. however, will not
ROB the genius who was supposed 10
have seen he'll of his immortality
farls Letter TO London Telegraph.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

~trician. however, who not only thought
the plan of electrocuting whales FEAST
bic. hut built the dynamo and outlined
'plan by which it may be done. As TO
the method of application. the cap'n OK
planned it AS follows: Il am going 10
place the dynamo on the whaler and
not put it in operation until the whal-
ing grounds are reached. On board !
will have a big reel Of heavily insu-
lated wire. The reel will he placed in
the smaller boat, in which We go out to
meet the whale. We shall have several
thousand feet of wire on the reel. One
end will be connected with the dynamo.
AZ the other end, win. viii he in The
smaller boat. viii be Il hard rubber
stick about four feet in length. The
wire will run through tina, stick, so that
It may be handled easily and safely.
At tie end of the stick will be alta ned
Il piece of metal - inches long and |
inch in diameter. The point OF that
needle will be sharp, so as to penetrate
the flesh OF the whale easily. The hard
rubber stick and the big needle will be
used Just as We use the harpoon to-
day. Wen sight Il whale and lower the
boat. The reel will be- swung into the
boat and the dynamo started. The small
BOAT will go ont to the whale, the har-
pooh throwcrin his usual position in the
bow. When near the big fsh-as near
as we get In the old way-the harpoon-
or will throw the electric barb. At the
time there will be a current OF 10. 900
volts running through the wire. When
the point OF the needle strikes the
whale a current connection will be
formed with the dy>amo, and the
whale will get the full shock OF the
high voltage and be dead In the frac-
ton OF q second"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Lonely Old Man Dies,

1t Is reported that Reayis. the Her
NIT OF the Superstition Mountains" Is
dead. His body was found by the road
side. five miles from his cabin. Reayis
was a peculiar character. and for a
quarter OF a century had lived alone in
the mountains, with no companion
save his rifle and his dogs. Indians had
n dread of his unerring aim. and
Apaches considered the Old man "A spir-
1t that could nOt be killed. He left
his wife and children, who lived near
the old mission at Los Angeles. some
30 years ago. Those who knew him
then said that in a fit of anger Reavis
walked through the side of his resi-
dence that was planked up and down,
and from that date he never was seer
by his family.
When the Silver King mine was be-
ing worked the old man used to supply
the camp with vegetables. carrying the
same with a train OF burros. Twice a
year he came to Florence for supplies.
His home was a stone cabin and his
bed a pile OF deer and bear skins. He
farmed about five acres of land In the
mountain dell.-Phoenix (Ariz.) Ga
zette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
POINTS AND DECISIONS.

Justice Pipe OF Colorado has rendered
a decision that the recent state law
prohibiting gambling Is unconstitution-
al, and the devil is laughing a great
loud ha! ha.
The Supreme court of the United
states decides that a negro If fairly
tried by a jury of his peers" even
IL all the members of the jury are
white, the color constituting no issue.
Judge Gable of the New Haven city
court tho other day put his foot down
hard on the practice of refunding to
pawnbrokers the money advanced on
stolen goods. He said the custom was
a direct encouragement of crime.
The Supreme judicial court of Maine
decides that a newspaper has the right
% criticise the manner Of construction
Oh "a city han. and that no action for
damages can be brought by the build
ers In consequence OF such criticism. :,
The Iowa Supreme court notifies at
torneys that the court must not DO
loaded with shorthand notes and that
cases must be distracted when pre-
sentcd TO the court. 1t would be well
If testimony taking and jury choosing
could be distracted too. 4
The Supreme u Of Illinois, I the
case of an ex-slave who had married q
new wife after gaining his freedom
decided that a former marriage with a
slave woman could be repudiated. ,The
children of the second wife inherit.
The famous qulntuplet babies of pa.
ducah. Ky, are mixed up in a lawsuit.
4 doctor had arranged to make n
CHASTITY exhibit of the five little bodies,
but the undertaken, who wanted to ex.
hibit them himself, refused to let them
be taken away until a bill of $500 wa
pain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

II feet S inches from head to tip of
tail. and J3H inches around its largest
part. The largest OF the remaining
two measured . feet 5 inches.
tpon being cut open the large shark
proved To have a stomach exception
ally void, which in some degree ac-
counted for the tug given the line.
Tho stomach OF a smaller shark was
found To contain two hats. one towel
and hall of the top OF n barrel. which
ing that iva native women had gone
out in n canoe with a keg OF beer, and
had been met by the shark, which
had devourcd n woman. the head of
another and ,apI cd the key In a pc
Cul.ar manner
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
CATCHING
some Exciting Fishing Tha. Was En-
ioyeh Near Hawaii.

Lieut.. Coyne and some fifteen mem
berS OF company + started out on a
steam launch a little after 10 d. IN.
sunday for the purpose Of doing what
they could with a certain family Of
sharks reported to have been seen out
side tie harbor, says the Pacific Com
mercial Advertiser. They stocked the
launch well, preparatory to an all-day's
hunt.
Just outside the harbor unmlstak-
able signs IN the shape of several fms
we're noticed projecting above the sur
face of the water. and they made the
soldiers hair bristle with excitement.
\ hook baited with a large piece of
pork and attached to a heavy line was
thrown overheard. There was a bite
and q pull, and before long a good
sized shark was hauled along and filed
with rifle and revolver bullets. This
was excitement enough. but when,
after the line had been thrown over
again. another shark was captured m
The same manner, the men in the
launch could hardly remain in their
places.
The line was east overheard once
more. and soon there was a tug that
caused a very burning sensation to
pass over the hands of the four men
who held it. The launch was pulled
here and there by what seemed to be
a monster twice the size Of the others.
This seemed to be proved when the
shark stuck its fin above water. At
this seven or eight bullets pierced the
head of the monster. and after a hard
fight, during which the launch was in
imminent danger of being capsized.
the prize was brought alongside and
towed with the other two to the Aloha
boathousc, where 1t vas found to be
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
ENGLISH PLANT NAMES.
They Recall One Eathcr Curious Habit
of our ANCESTOR.

Oar ancestors had a curious habit Of
connecting the names Of plants with
those Of various w%ell-known animals.
says Notes and Queries, Our present
habits are 80 different that many
moderns are wholly unable to under
stand this. To them such names rs
foNglove and harebell seem entirely
sensolosS. and many efforts. more in
EeniOuS than well directed, have been
made to evade the evidence. Yet il is
easily understood. The names are
simply childish and such as children
would be pleased with. 4 child only
wants "A pretty name. and is glad to
onneC a plant with q more or less
familiar animal. This explains the
whole matter. and it is the reverse OF
scientific to deny a fact merely be-
cause we dislike or contema It. This
is not the way to understand the
which + ctymology often throws
much unexpected light. 1t will be un-
dcrstood that | can produce my evil
dence, but II Is tedious from its quan-
tity. ! therefore refer readers to the
glossary in the third volume of Cock
agnes "Anglo-Saxon %Leechdoms."
where the plant names and refer.
ences are given in full. Cock
ayne includes some names. such
as cranes bill, which are not found in
Anglo-Saxon or middle English but ap-
pear in early printed herbals. These
! pass over and mention only such as
are actually found in Anglo-Saxon or
early English. The following are ex-
amples: Brides nest, birds nest. wild
carrot: bridde-tunge. stellaria holostea;
kattes-minte, cat-mint; cicera mctc.
chicken meat. chick-weed: cookies Tot.
cocks foot, c%olumbinc; cocks hedys.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
MISCELLANEOUS,

Reports, from various parts of the
state, speak very highly of the bene-
fetal effects of the Ohio anti-cigarette
law, so efficiently introduced and car.
ried.
The British. French and Russian
embassies at Constantinople have each
received checks for 1000 as an in
demnity for the outrages at Jiddah in
May last.
Earnest attempts are being made ia
elect President Daniel Gilman, of
Johns Hopkins university, as super
intendent of the Greater New York
city school system.
The annual general assembly Of the
Southern Presbyterian church In the
United States, was held in Memphis
Tenn, in tho same church where the
assembly was held thirty years ago.
important steps have been taken to-
ward a permanent union between The
American Federation Of Labor n the
knights Of Labor, which together con-
troll about ?,0o0,0 900 organized work
ingmen,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Sinful Man Outwitted,

The proprietor of a large hotel at At
bntic City, noted for the nigh standard
Of his -ostelry, had a passion for keep
ing a solid silver cup at the ice cooler
In the main Office, A great many people
cannot resist the temptation to steal a
handsome cup and for a long time the
hotel man was obliged TO buy a new cup
every two or threa weeks. Still he
would not yield up his fad, but three
years ago made n compromise. He
had made a cup OF solid sill
rer in the shape OF the ordi.
nary tin cup found attached to foun-
tains,in the parkA Tae deception was
10 cieverly executed that no enc ever
suspected tSs true value OF the COM
~saon-looRing drinking vessel and It has
remained at the cooler now for over
s'sree wears, New York Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

cocks head, mclilot; colts foot, colt,
foot; cow-rattle; cuslyppe, cu-sloppc
cowslip; cronesanke, cranes shank
tpolygonum persicaria>: crowe-piI,
crow-bill terodium moschatum): crow
sope, crows hope, latherwort: dog
fenncl; efor-fearn. ever-fern; ever
boar. poly-pody; eOfor-throtu. ever
throat, boar-thrOat, carline thistle:
foxes clate, fox-clote. %bur-dock: foxes
fot, fox foot ~tsparganium simplex;
foxes glofa, fox glove; fugeles leac,
fowls leck; fugcles bean. fowls bean.
vetch; tugcles wise. larkspur: gauk-
pintel, cuckoo-pintle (arum macula-
tum); Geaces hIre, cuckoo-sorrel: cato.
treow, goat-tree, cornell; haran hyge
harc's foot ~trefoil.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
a PEEP AT PARLIAMENT.
qualified women Are to Have the Mun,cl.
nj Nnfe.

While oxford is rejecting the demand
Of for admission to degrees, and
Cambridge hesitating to grant it, the
house of continues TO make
progress in the direction of recognizing
the political equality of men and wo-
men, says the New York Recorder.
The remarkable success of the bill en-
aiding women to act as poor-law guard.
ians in Ireland has already been re-
corded. Another Irish bill gave the
house Of commons the other day an
opportunity o. again expressing it,
opinion that women are entitled to the
fullest share In municipal government.
The bill was a private bill, promoted
by the corporation of Londonderry, for
the enlargement of the borough bound
aries ana various other local improve
inents. II was opposed by the nation.
aliSts on the ground that the catholics
OF the borough were. By reason Of the
hlSh franchise. excluded from their fair
snare OF representation on the town
council. After some hesitation the pro-
m0ters OF the bill offered. as "A com
promise. 10 accept for municipal pur-
poses, the ordinary parliamentary fran
chise. While accepting this offer. Mr..
Tim lIoaly pointed ont tina, the parlia-
mcntary franchise did not include wo-
men rate-paycrs. and 1t would be IA
pity II the present opportunity of eX-
tending the municipal franchise to- the
women of Londonderry were lost. Mr..
johnston of Ballykilbeg. an ardent
protestant, agreed with ilr. iIcaly, ar
Suing that women had secured the vote
III Belfast aud that there was no pos
sible reason against their having 1t in
Londonderry. No II dissenting, al
formal resolution was passed. express
ing the opinion of the housc. that the
bill should b" 50 framed as to enable
qualified women to have the municipal
vote.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

She was given regular and systematic
exercise in running. wrestling and other
athletic accomplishments. and by the
time she was twelve years old became
noted in the neighborhood for her feats
of endurance. At sixteen she could out
run any man, and could distance any
skater in the region famous for it's
skating. She could fell a giant hem
lock as quickly and skilltully as any
man in the country. and 1t is a common
saying in the n~eighborhood that she
can lick her weight in wild cats
She is now nineteen years old.
weighs III pounds and is as 1.-the and
active rs a panther. She dresses in a
combination of male and female attire,
consisting of a man flannel shirt and
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

coat. a short skirt reaching to the
knees, knickerbockers and leather leg.
ginss reaching to the skirt.
n. w. Helm, OF B~urdickville, who
has recently timed her over a 10o-yard
course, says she does the distance in
9ia seconds with utmost ease, and he
Is confident that IN a fast track she
can rcduc" this by at least half a sec
ond. She does the quarter, half. mile.
five and tcn-mile distances in propor-
tionately fast time. and as there is
nothing in the Amateur Athletic Union
rules to bar women it may be that the
crack amateur sprinters of the world
will be compelled to bow before a
woman shortly before the records OF
another year are made up.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Tho New Nr-.inn.

New York Editor-Sec here, don't
YOU know executions by ELECTRICITY are
the law now?
New Nah Certainty.
Then, sir. what do you mean by MS
ing this old-timc, chestnutty, moldy
quotation; Give a rogue rope enough
and he will hang himself? What do
you mean, sir? We are o living in
the middle ages"
What substitute would you sug-
gest?"
Say, Let a rogue go on shocking
society and he will get shocked him
self. New York Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
PICTURESQUE ECONOMY.
Why the iandladys son Wore "a Cow
boys DutNt

hoy OHtNt
There was a wild scramble TO get
)ut of the way of q fplbilding figure
nat was pushing along the thorough
fare, says the Detroit Free Press. A
big-brimmpd hat. a cartridge belt and
the ilowiug leathern garments Of the
cowboy proclaimed danger to the COM
munity. II is true that the occupant
81 the garments was NOT imposing OF
stature, but IL Is an axiom that a
gun shoots just as quick in the hands
Oh a little man as elsewhere. and the
peaceful citizens were not disposed to
pause and discuss the fit OF his clothes
with the object of their apprenhen-
sion. One man had sufficient presence
Of mind to hunt up a policeman. who
waited behind a tree box and jumped
out 10 stop the formidable stranger
Al such close quarters that he would
not nave time to draw his weapon.
what in the mischief do you mean
ny paradin around here an terribly
ing the town in this fashion," asked
the policeman as he got a firm coat
collar grip with one hand and shook
$50 N''' i"'hi'llSls WITH the Otnpr,
a whimper arose from under the
big hat.
"Lemme lone said a juvenile
voice. Il amt dom nothin', only les
goin' ter school. I'll have trouble
enough with the boys when | get there
without your gettin' me up before the
principal for bein' late"
The policeman's hold upon the coat
collar relaxed and his club dropped
to the pavement as the sombrero
dropped off and showed the tear
stained face of an indignant urchiu.
What in the name of common
sense are you dom with them clothes
on?" he asked.
Mother made ME wear 'em. ! amt
had no clothes Of my own since
can remember"
THESE are your fathers, are they"
NO. wear fathers old clothes on
he gets through with EN-.
We keep a clearinghouse and a com
pany Of transforming actor folks
stopped with us and went away with
out payin' their bills. Mother held
their trunks an found this suit in
one OF en-
And she ave il to you. did she?"
"She said | had ter take these or
without. And I'm scared to death
for fear you tore EN-, too, when you
grabbed me-"
Il s'pose ye think they're SO fine
that they've got TO be handled with
care?"
mo. ! don't think they're fine. It's
all right to play cowboy at recess,
but it's hard to look like this when
get up and do sums on the black
board; but it might be worse
II don't see how
That's because you don't know as
about 1t as | do. One of the
other trunks has a Romeo suit in it,
with tights to it. An when mother
that out and tells me I've got
o wear II I'm going to run away from
lonie and be an outlaw sure enough"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

the employ OF Messrs. AmsinCk Il Co..
merchants, he early showed a strong
literary bent, and his reading. omniv-
orous and unhampcred. led him over "A
wide range of subjects and into many
1ittle-frequcntcd bywayS of literature.
He rarely forgot anything he had once
read, ana his mind became a store
house of valuable and often amazing
information, so disposed and classified
ss 10 be instantly available. While he
ciay have missed his college course.
others never missed 1t in him. and the
Honorary degree OF AN. which was re-
Gently conferred on him by Yale was
more than "A graceful compliment.
Business life, not strangely. proved
and took to writing. contributing to the
Arcadian, n weekly periodical which
led a brief but exciting existence, and
serving as reporter on the World and
Sun. When the English Puck was
started by Adolf SChwarzmann and
Joseph keppler, in 1877, with Sidney
RoSenield as editor. Bunner became
"Eo'''"i' 'u'lol' tHl very SUN NH'-
ceeded his clever but impractical chief.
His output at this time was enormous.
The entire paper was written by two or
three men. the lions share Of work
always falling to Bunner. Editorials.
poems. jokes. dialogues. stories. came
from his pen in ~prodigal profusicn.
For some time the paper was a doubt
GtY a. - .Na..,,,A- l-. ,.- - g. ..
never wavered. When, largely through
his announcement and industry. It's
success was assured and he was re-
iicyed of much of The old-time druid.
gnry. he began to contribute to the
magazines the stories and verses
through which his permanent repu,a-
ton us a writer was made. Bat his
loyalty to Puck never flltered. He
worked constantly 10 make II some
thing more than merely a humorous
paper. lie succeeded. His short, fear
Tess, trenchant editorials were "A power
on the side of honest government and
intterly many of his most charming
short stories have appeared first IN tho
paper which he edited.
Ten years ago Mr.. Bunner married
Miss Alice Learned, Of New London.
and soon after they went TO live in Nut
ley, New Jersey. His family consists
OF two daughters and a son. Laurence.
named after his friend. Laurence Hut
son. In Nutley, Mr.. Bunner learned to
love the country as much as he con-
unued to lov the city. He surrounded
himself with flowers aud animals in
greal Taricty-a donkey. pigs. rabbits.
n birds OF various plumage. white no
irleDdless eat or dog was ever turned
from his door.
/, atere he led a happy. hellthful life.
but the germs of inherited disease
WeR already NJ work. The sympa-
N,.Nic humanity which characterizes
his stories and his essays characterized
1he man. When he should have saved
his strength he gave II lavishly for 9th
prs. Yet he never missed the humorous
sid of any situation: and the relief
which this capacity afforded him doubt
less kept him NJ long after he had ex-
credpd the limits which nature ordinar-
lily imposes. He was a delightful com
panion. and a satisfying, helpful friend
The same man in real lie that he was
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Arctic Exploration.

The Windward OF the Jackson
iiarmsworth expedition will leave
again for the arctic seas early in June.
The Windward will carry a budget of
'et'ers Tor DR.. hansen, on the chance
OF falling in with him north of Franz
JOSEF land. More members will be sent
out TO recruit the Jackson Harmsworth
expedition. The Windward will call at
A~rchangel The organizers of the ex-
ptditlon are in communication with
MI Ahdree, the protector of the bal
loon voyage toward the pole, who. in
view OF the possibility OF his balloon
drifting In a southeasterly direction, is
receiving full particulars OF the depots
which have been established by MIR.
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

Lola, the Chippewa girl" is the
greatest woman Splinter of the age, and
1t Is doubtful il more than one or two
men are her equals.
Her history is interesting. She has
been brought up and trained by Pierre
Crowl, a Canadian backwoodSman.
who has carried out for her benefit
some long-cherished theories of his
own.
Ne mare outrun de horse. 70 doe
outrun ze stag. w shall not re laidee
outrun re mani" he used to say. Il
will see II prove some day"
He is o pleasantly engaged in
seeing IL prove"
From the time OF her adoption by
Crowl the girl was practically training.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
tiNl<ectIOn.

Statistics show that crime is increas-
ing, and "A vast amount of 1t can be
traced to the cruelty OF man to animals,
and in turn TO his fellow man. God
has given us the animals to treat
kindly, and one day He viii require an
account OF cur stewardship.-Rcv. II. G.
COddingtOn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

HAT the field FOR
the application OF
electricity is prac-
tiCally unlimited l.
again demonstrated
by a s~eafaring
man. who proposes
to 90 out and kill
whales with it, re-
marks the New
York World. The
salt had so much
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Almost ~Overpowered,

4 wild-eycd man, with his mouth
out OF joint, was found leaning against
a lamp post on Fulton street.
What's the matter with him?"
yelled the crowd, as 1t ran up.
Give him air" replied the police
man hes Il stranger, and he tried
to say Tchoupitoulas strect."-New
Orleans Times-DemoCrat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03

Il cannot deceive you." faltered the
man accused OF killing his wife and
children; II am innocent"
He sobbed aloud, while the sweet
young girl with the violets passed 10
tho next cell where was confined the
confessed murderer of his sreat-graud.
mother Detroit Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Science.

The popular antipathy toward and
dread of science is due to ignorance OF
what science really Is. People are
scared by the words science" and
philosophy" and consoled by the word
religion yet the first two are abso-
lutely necessary if the third 10 to be
solid and enduring in its foundRtl0na
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-03
Where Bailey I'refers Them.

Congressman Bailey, so the dis
patches say, had n flush on his face
when Mr.. Barrett was in the chair The
other day. But Mr.. Bailey will doubt
less admit n flush in the hand is worth
a dozen IN the fnce.--Galycston News