davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
MIGRATING SWALLOWS.
Watching Their Flight Along Che
Thnmca on u Rainy Evening

NNNNftftHl tfVtf
Thpmcs on u Rainy Evening.
If tho late Mr.. Sccbohm had wit
messed the scene which | did on the
evening Of Sept. II. he might have
added Il chapter to that on the migra-
ton night on Iicligoland, which is the
locus classicus of that branch of orni-
thology.
II was a dark. dripping evening, and
the thick osicr bed on Chcswick Eyot
was covered with wet leaf. Between
. and u O'Clock immense flights OF
swallows and martins suddenly ap-
pcalpd above the cyot, arriving. not i'll
hundreds, but in thousands and tens
of thousands. The air was thick with
them. and their numbers increased
from minute to minute. Part drifted
above. in clouds. twisting round like
SCOT in n smoke wreath. Thousands
kept sweeping just over the tops of
the willows. Swimming so thickly that
the skyline was almost blOttcd out for
the height of from three to four feet.
The quarter from which these armies
of swallows came was at first undis-
covcrahlc. They might have been
Matched, like gnats, from the river.
In time | discovered whence they
came. 1Icy were literally dropping
frolu the sky" The ilocks were tray
cling at Il height ut which they We're
quite invisihl" in the cloudy air. and
from minute to minute they kept drop
ping down into sight, and so pCrpcndic-
ularlN to the worry surface of the river
or Of the Cyut. ON" hf these iiCcl.S
dropped FROM Tia" invisible regions 10
the lawn on the river bank on which
| stood. Without c~NaggcrGtion ! may
say | saw them fall from th" sky, foG
| was looking upward. and saw them
when first visible as Il 'srcuding sp"ckS.
The plunge was pcrpVndiCult'. till they
were within ten yards of the ground.
Soon the higl-tlying crowds of birds
t,rrw down and swept for n few min
utc~ low over the willows. from end to
end of the oyOt. with II sound like the
rush Of water In a hydraulic pipe.
Then Ivy n common impulse the who'll"
mrss settled down from end To n Of
the island. upon the osiCrs. ThoS" III
the center of the Cyot were black with
Swallows-likc the black blight on
beans. Next morning. ut $50 o'clock.
every swallow was gone. In half an
hours watching not Il bird was seen.
Whether they went on during the night
or started at dawn. | know not. Prob
ably the latter. for Gilbert White once
found "a heath covered with such a
flock of migrating swallows, which dld
not leave till the SUI dispclled the
miSiS. The whole army are now, |
hope. catching gnats in The Nile valley
or beyond the Atlas mountains.-Cop
r~espondrncc of the London Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

scarlet, however, Is groundless, and
scientific reasons are given why the
prevailing color Is for all purposes the
most suitable that could be selected.
In the first plGcc. scarlet affords the
best attainlllc protection against the
extremes of heat and cold to which
soldiers are liable to be exposed. The
darker the color protecting n warn:
body the more rapidly radiation PRO-
cccds. White would he the best color
To reduce radiation to u mirimuin: but
white Is barred by other considers.
tions, as are also all the grnys. Scar.
let or red comes midway between
white and black or other dark colois.
while with reference to protection frotl
the sun scarlet takes a far higher plac"
than any of the blues. greens or drat~
and other shades often used for mill
tary clothing.
Yellow or orange Is excluded because
these colors are particularly conspicu-
Gus at q long distance. Although scar
let or rcd Is more conspicuous than
gray. when the sur shines directly on
the troops 1t blurs on the sight. and is
consequently more difficult TO hit.
With existing rifles the actual result
Of n fight Is usually decided ut n dis
lUItt just OUlNit' Nv 'i'''iN' ihhS'
of the weapons. This distance lies be
tween 600 and 500 yards. Nearer than
that 1t is impossible to close without
replying to the cncmy's fire. and as
soon as the return fire whistles about
the defenders heads the possibility Of
aiming rapidly and accurately de-
CrpnsCs.
Therefore, from this point Of view. u
is unimpurtant whether the object to
he hit is CONSPICUOUS or not, but from
II moral point of view it il Il serious
consideration. Within 700 yards each
subsequent advanc" is conditioned Ivy
tirC-supCriority already achieved; TIE
defenders are shaken; ia" time for
counting heads T. past. and H." mental
impression conveyed 10y the sight OF
the aasaul,iuS troops becomes the main
pniut.
# is II distinct advantage that or
men should bulk large in tn" decisive
stages Of an encounter and there Is 70
color which enables them Ia do THIS :"
effectively rs scarlet. ON the whole.
therefore. every scientific conSid"ra-
ton iustitics the retention of scarlet aS
the best uniform for our troopS.-f'ar
sons Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Too Pretty to BE Dcportcd.


"My face Is my fortune sang pref
ty Olga %Johannsen with telling effect
TO the commissioners of immigration,
at New York. the other day. 1t wac
n song without words, or notes either.
Vocal chords had nothing to do with
II. Liquid blue eyes. cheeks like the
rose, lips reddcr than the cheeks, hair
that fell in two long, thick plaits
inches below her waist and clustered
about her brow in a curly bang, q
form that made the simple dress she
wore look Ike a Partisan creation
these Joined in singing the song that
won over even the stern commission.
ers. The beggar maid that captured
King Cophctua wouldn't have been in
1t with Olga for a second. She ar
rived from Sweden on the American
liner st. Louis. When the immigration
officials began to size her up after the
routine methods, they found she lack.
cd every requirement of a legal immi.
grant. She had neither money nor
friends. But she wasn't reported. The
commissioners were transported. They
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Won Her with IA Garter.

Lillian Green has accepted hei
Knight Of the Garter. the mysteriou,
Charlie" to whom New York GOSSIP
has had her engaged for some time
They are now Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie,
Flamen Adee. and are spending thei!
honeymoon at the home OF the brides
mother In that city. While the yount
mans friends were wondering wha
had become of him, for he disappeared
from them about a month ago, the sec
ond act OF a comedy in hearts. entitled
The Lady ana the Garter" was being
acted in Mrs. Green's boarding house
where the pair have been living since
they visited THE Little Church
Around the Corner" on the 30th o
last July. when DR.. Houghton married
them. Mr.. hdGe h young and social
~ prominent, u graduate of Yale, be
longs TO the best clubs. and is a mem
her OF the Seventh Regiment. Hi
bride is also young and pretty, ant
until recently danced and sang In con
tinuhus performances and AT roof gar
dcns. While at Roster e. Balls las
summer sue tpIdHS lnto lulne ID,
means of a garter. 1t was an elaborat
affair, showing the colors OF one of III
Seventh Regiments crack companie;
The night she appeared on the stag
wearing IL she was cheered TO the ech
by some Of the Seventies boys, VIII
were present. when with a whirl G
her dainty p%etticoats their colors cam
into view. Then the story leaked on
that Mise Green, for she had not ~
changed her name. was friendly wit
one OF them, whom she called Jack,
and who was away In Europe, and tha
the now famous ribbon had been give
to her by another Of the same compan
named Charlie When Jack" re
turned from his travels he was not
bit pleased, and threatened. so the
say, all sorts OF punishment to the pei
son who had trihed with the colors {
his corps.
Her engagement to Charlie wa
soon announced. and on its heeI
came the rumor that they were ma
ried. This she admitted and then d.
MED.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
GifQ in Iceland.

Iceland bellies its chilly name every
now and then. For years its lava
lows gave 1t an equatorial reputation,
and now its earthquakes are perform
.ng n like service. The Danish colo
nis,s are an extremely independent
class, and no cry for help has come
from them, although the damage 10y
the September shocks may be csti-
mated Mt several million dollars.
The far1us destroyed number well
over POO and few buildings of Reykja-
vik, the capital of this Utima Thule of
the ancicnts, escaped some injury. But
these ~Icclanders, willie they don't
mind the ordinary earthquakes, have
a are respect for sucl' as shook them
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

Bond had tod her that "he was stuck
on her" from the time he first saw her.
He kissed her and told her she wde
pretty, and" she says he added, 1T
isn't every person who can tell a pretty
girl" Ida Riggs told the deacons that
the pastor had told her that "he was
mashed on her ever since he saw her.
She repeated the story of the kisses
Lizzie Phillips eaid that one day while
she WAS driving home the cows Mr..
Bond told her he loved her from first
sight. "lie also told me-" she said,
that his wife vas jealous of me. one
day he said his wife burned the elastic
band he bought for his bible because
she said 1t was Lizzie Phillips. He
was at her home and told her he liked
her music. She was playing for him,
and when she was through he pulled
her over in his lap and kissed her.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
DuttOus rs Insignia

buttons play I'm important part in
the dress of Chinese mandarinS. Those
of the first and second class wear Il
liaps. by a cocks comb. since the cock
Is the bird that adorns their breast.
The third class are gorgeous with q
robe on which a peacock is cmbllzo1.
ed. on which from the center Of the
fringe Of silk upon the hat rises n sap.
plirc button. The button of the fourth
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
4 Motion to Amend.

Those people out in Colorado are GER
tainly stuck on silver. Now. the last
time | was out there ! attended church
on Sunday. as | always do. The min.
lister was one of the good, old-style
Mc,hodists. He'd grown up in the
country. though. and called II spade Il
spade when il was necessary. lie had
reached his pcrOration, "and when the
last day shall have come he said,
and we shall have knocked on the
pcarly gates and they shall have
opeued To us. we shall enter the beau
tiful city and walk up the goldcii-
paved streets and receive n golden
harp of a thousand strings: then. oh,
then. what joy will be- just then,
away down in the rear of the church,
n little pcakcd-nosCd runt with bow
l.gs. jumped NJ and shouted. i rise
for the purpose of making a notion
Well. the parSon looked startled ana
quit speaking. My motion is said
the pcak.noscd fellow, that Wherever
in that there discourse the word
gold" appears. il he stricken out, ana
the word silver be substituted
We'll, sir. about forty of that congrc
CATION got UP To second the motion.
Now. that Just shows what the silver
sentiment T. in that state
well, what did the preacher say
asked the listeners.
well. gentlemen. he looked at that
little ucakcd.nosc. bow-lcggcd runt for
n minute, pcttin' madden and madden
all the while. and he looked as If lie
was going to have n stroke of apo
plpXy. He slammed the book smut ana
he banged his fist down on the cover
and said, I'll see YOU burned first" ~
New York sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

Nineteenth street. New York. but who
was visiting friends In Jersey City,
dropped In at n matinee performance,
wholly unconscious that the star was
the man whom she had loved and to
whom she had plighted her troth half
n decade ago. With her friends Miss
Carl took a seat In the box, and when
Mr.. Ryan made his first appearance
she gazed at him q moment, gave a
gasp and promptly tainted. The rec
ognition had been mutual and Ryan
Immediately forgot his lines. After
the performance Miss Carl met Mr..
Ryan and he dined with her at tho
home Of her friends. The old love re-
turned and that night as Rev. John l..
Scudder had returned to the parsonage
from the Tabernacle church there was
a ring at his doorbell and in walked
Mr.. Ryan and Miss Carl. They were
soon married. Miss Carl said her faith
or was dead and that her mother was
travelling in Europe. She Ia Q tall,
s%tstuesque blonde. 20 years old. with
. decidedly pretty fsss and deep blue
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

class Is an opaque, dark purple stone,
and the bird depicted on the robe is
the pelican.
n silver pheasant on the robe and n
clear crystal button on the hat are
the rank OF the fifth class. The sixth
class are entitled to wear an embroid-
cred storls and jadstone button, the
seventh a partridge and nm embossed
gold button. In the eighth the part
ridge Is reduced to a quail and the
cpld button becomes plain, while The
ninth class mandarin has to be on
tent with n common sparrow for his
emblem. and with silver for his but.
ton.-BOstOn Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
The Unhappy barber.

"Hahd times Is now comm on in dis
here business" said the barber as he
painted his clients face.
I'm" gruntcd the customer.
"Yessah. Fust dcy Is dc fOt bah boys
stops de fashion oh gettin' a hath cut.
An 'zif dat wasn't enough. dcy will be
n whole lot oh men maxim bets not to
git no shave Of dair party gifts beat.
Free silbah or free gold, de babbah
gwine git de worst oh it," And he
sighcd.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

the terrific power of the glacier
streams. which. 10y the way, invariably
force the student of natural history TO
change his route. But al such times
the hardy nature Of the Iceland pony
pulls one out of many n difficulty. The
travelled routes are lost in this flood
and the pony. with unorring accuracy.
finds the shallowcst way To the land.
Bridges are now. however, lsing IN
struclcd over many of these streams,
making the travel much easier than a
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
WEEDS His Child Love.

Samuel J. Ryan, Irish comedian, Is
married, and he welded an heiress.
They were sweethearts twelve years
ago in Cincinnati. hut were separated
by the conventional stern parents.
They drifted apart and neither saw
nor heard of m another until las.
Saturday. Then Miss Alma Carl, who
lives at 113 East One Hundred and
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
RED UNIFORMS.

British Investigator Claim That
They Are Not Specially Danger
Gus.
The scarlet unifom OF the British In
fantry has been greatly criticised In
recent years. chiefly on the ground that
II exposes the men to needless danger
by disclosing theil whereabouts to the
enclay. The ohjcctiou taken TO the
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

this work has only just been begun.
for 1t Is bound to make Iceland II much
ira velcd country for summer tourists.
Not alone will 1t make the famous
gcyscrs of the Haukadalr accessible,
but the entire country around about
Mount llccli, with its innumerable
crlters, and the famous plateau OF
Thingyalla, with It's magnificent lake
and it's wealth of historical connec-
tions.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Every Rule Has Its Execution.

Radbourn-My dear fellow, It is al.
ways better to begin at the bottom OF
the ladder.
Chesncy-Nonsense. How about Il
when you are escaping from q fre?-
Tit Bits,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
ARE TROMANCES
6ONr RECENT EVENTS OF 4
ROMANTIC NATURE.
A Russian Nobicman's Sad Fate 100 4
Woman Leads u Double Iifc-A Pretty
swedish Emigrant Girl Battles the
Detention Omccrs ut Castle Garden.

HE doacone of the
Library b aptis t
church of Pitts
burg are consider
ing a charges
against Rev. Cor
don Bond, who Is
Il Of kissing
grown re m q ] o
members of his
flock. Alta Riggs
testified that Mr,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

saw and were conquered. With one
consent they decided that so fair a
maiden should not be lost to the coun'
try. They handed her over TO Mrs
Melbcy, who is in charge of the Swed'
ish Mission in this city. She is there
now.
Where is the American Cophetua?
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
WOcful Taste.

"That man Bcasley il the most reck-
lessly %cxtinvagant fellow l know"
what has he donei'
bought an umbrella. cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

The czarina il studying the laws OF
Russia. How can be expected to as
sist In the government OF my people,"
she 10 said TO have declared. "whea ]
kaow nothing about their lawsf"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

Iceland nmcn IN sunday Dress,
few years back. In fact. the two great
iron bridges over the Dclfus and
ThiOrS rivers ar" malycls of engineer.
irE aild make Il passage 10 the majes-
ii Soljaland cataract very easy.
Now, too. II finds government en-
pfycs busted everywhere IN building
roads through the lava beds, and this
will. during the coming year, make
easily accessible the famous Iceland
gcyscrs, now in~frcqucnily visited by
travellers because of the hard, rocky
roadway. In fact. it is strange that
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

eyes. She Il possessed of considerable
property in her own right and wi
inherit at least $4,000 more Of tn,
death Of her mother.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-20
Pussy Brought Back tho Diamond.

This city can boast of many wonderful
things, but one Of the most wonderful
and inconceivablo stories reached the ear
of reporter today. The author Of the
story Is a direct descendant OF George
Washington, and his voracity is beyond
question. a few days ago lis daughter
lost "a valuable diamond earring. When
tho lose was announced, the entire family
and even the neigibors secured tho grounds
about the house. and even the streets for
blocks beyond but tho search proved fruit
less, and the earring had seemingly disap-
peared forever.
The family wherein the loss occurred
ere the posscssors Of large and handsome
tabby cat. The animal is great pet Of
the family, and it has tho run of tho entire
house. One OF It's habits Is to crawl into
bed with the childron at early morning
Yesterday morning pussy, as was her
usual wont, came TO the childrons cham
Der on her morning rounds, but she seemed
60 bo in great distress. At times she would
try TO dislodRo from her throat something
that troubled her greatly. suddenly sk.
gave conyulseSo gasp and from her
mouth dropped the diamond earring.
Whom the discovery was hcralded
throughout the house, pussy was tho hero
inc OF tho hour. Derby Transcript.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-20
FOUR BOYS At A BIRTH.
The Mother Had Previously Presented
Her Husband with Twins and Triplets.

To the thousands Of summer visitors
who annually visit the many popular re-
sorts about Great Sodus bay no one is bet
ter known than Boatman and Guide John
Newport, the head and political lsss of tho
local negro colony OF Dearly 100 souls.
Newport and his comely wife arc the happy
parents Of nine children, the product OF
only three separate births IN childhood
the two were slaves in Virginia, coming TO
Sodus Point soon after emancipation.
Eighteen years ago they married, and six
years thereafter George Washington and
Robert Il. Lee Newport we're born. After
another interval Of six years James A. Gar
field, Chester a. Arthur and Ulysses ;.
Grant Newport followed, and now, at tho
expiration Of another six years, bankruptcies
have arrived, being ushcred into this world
on the Tuesday preceding election.
Mr.. Newport was for years stanch Re-
publican, controlling the votes of four
fifths of his colorod brethren, but in 1892
he voted for Cleveland and again this year
for Bryan. Mrs. Newport, however, re-
mains true to her early political faith, SO
to please her one of the newcomers has
been named Mckinley, while his three
brothers were called William. Jennings and
Bryan respectively. They are fat and
healthy looking little pickaninnies, weigh
ing at the age Of about u fortnight q trile
over six pounds apiece.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-20
SHERIFF'S SALE,

BY virtue of an execution, No 1890. issued
from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial
District OF the State of Rhode Island, holden
in the county of Providence for said district
ON the 10th day of November. A. ID. 1896, and
returnahe to said court the 10th ray of Feb
ruary, 1897, wherein . urTay, Sphinx a Co. of
Providence, n copartnership composed OF Peter
,. Murray George A. Sphinx, Horace X.
Blanchard and III. A. Young, are plaintiffs,
and "A. and M. Scnictte Company, 3. ID. koano
manager, now or comorant of Providence,
are The defendants will be sold at Public
Auction FRIDAY, The 9Th day of NOVEM.
BIER, A II. 1895, at II o'clock 10 n, a. the
Sherlh's Office in the county court house. at
the corner OF Col ego and Benefit streets, in
said city of Providence, the following de-
scribed personal property, attached by rae on
the original witt in the suit on which the
aboye-described execution was obtained: One
ser jewelers. scales with glass case
Levied on this Eth day of November, A. ID.
1896, at o'clock and 30 minutes y. IN. and
will be sold To satisfy said execution If
sufficient.
ANDRE BLANCHARD, Deputy Sheriff.
N
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-20
Sure Cure For Breakare.

Some good stories are told I'm the memoirs
OF Lord Blachford. recently published in
England. Ono gives n sure euro for break
age "Mrs. IS relations with her maids
arc rich. Sh0 was describing one who was
"A breaker OF china. at last she broke
three things ir one day. SO / said to her,
'You arc ILL., Jane; you wnnt some castor
oil Tho maid stared and was astonshed.
Your hand shakcr; you wnEt somo castor
oil, Jane. The maid took it AZ a Joke and
grinned. But when bedtime came the
upper maid was duly summoned. 'Janc is
III and wants some castor oil. Come with
me, and will giyc IL out for hor. -
Mrs. - appeaS~l az tho bedside with n
quite iniloxiblo determination, explained
That ,Iane was III and did want castor oil
and must take 10. She did take &c, and no
brcakago occurred from that time to-
don know whcn."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-20
CHAPTER III.
CBITER DICTA.

CBITER DICTA.
"Then you haven't an idea ?" queried
Janet Andrews.
"No," replied her lawyer, who sat
in big easy chair in the big library of
his clients big house. whore the two
had been talking about the Andrews
legacy. James X. Hosmer was a typical
New York lawyer of the better class,
slender md alert, with grizzled hair
and mustache belying his activity of
manner. mo, confess the case puz-
zles me-"
"And you got no light at all from any
of those people / asked you 10 consult ."
'Not a particle. don't think those
scientists are very practical. That
bugologist in Harvard wanted to endow
an anthropological exploration fund to
dig up troglodytes and other old
worthless and measure their bones.
Well, that's not very alluring. And
when i sounded DIR. McClintoclS about
the hospitals-of course l didn't give
your name-he snid all the fools give
money for hospitals, always have and
always will. while pure experimental
medical science gets nothing. Begin
at the beginning-that was what he
suggested-and endow laboratory for
primary medical research. He men
toned whole lot OF departments il
could have-chemical, therapeutical,
photo-microscopical; 1 can't remember
half of them. He was positive there are
hospitals enough already"
People come here constantly beg.
cing for subscriptions" said Mrs. An
drews. "and I've tried to get an inspira-
ton in that way. But you've no idea
how foolish some of the things they ask
money for seem. What do YOU think.
for instance, of a Cat and Dog Hospital.
n Pleasant Home for Released Convicts
Tempted to Return Into Ways of Sin,
a European Travel Fund for Wornout
Shopgirls, Hobby Horse Fund for
Tenement Children or an Anti-High
Heel and Corset Lecture Bureau Those
are only few OF the means by which
could become a town laughing stock"
Its odd" said Hosmer, chow, with
the best intentions In the world and
plenty OF money TO carry out good
idea, ii should be SO hard TO find one.
But courage. madam. have no doubt
we shall succeed. An interstate client
weighs upon lawyers conscience"
"Oh, If that's all" An eloquent
blank ended Mrs. Andrews sentence.