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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
The Heroic Policeman.

Our baby Is down the WE'LL" cried
n co'ored woman 10 Policeman Pontius,
of Roxboroush, as he was patroling his
beat on Monastery avenue. The officer
ran to an old, disused well in tho rear
of the premises. followed by every man
woman and child ON the street. Peer
ing into the depths he fancied he saw
the child lying on a pile Of mud. As
there was very little water in the hole
he fastened TO the police station, Sc
cured ropes, and. together with Officer
Clegg, returned TO mako the rescue.
Clegg, being the lighter, was slowly
lowered to the bottom, the women and
children lending a willing hand. The
hauling up process was a tedious, la
borious affair, but by main strength
Clegg YVES finally landed on terra tirma.
but with a look of disgust on his face
that would have turned vinegar sour.
IN his hand he held a baby, not a real,
living child. but a half WORKOUT n OF
the rag species. The woman had dis
appeared, but a chuckle in a nearby
house told she was enjoying the police
mems d!scOmiture.-Pittsburg Chroni-
clo-TeleSraph.
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lie KenI tie Inv In Than.

Not long ago two young ladies who
are experts on their wheels and wear
the bloomcr costume took n spin away
of In the country. After several hours
riding they came to u farmers place
and being very thirsty |dismounted for
a drink. Smllingly they took down the
bars and walked towards the farm
house. Before they reached the house.
however, the wne Of the premises met
them and asked what they wanted. "A
drink Of water, please well, you
can't have nc water here; IN AS
wears those things amt no good and
! don't want them chasing around my
place. You git away from here jist
as fast as you can leg it," said the
chiyalrous gentleman, "or III call my
dog, and If he comes he'll come run
min"
The young women saw there was no
chance for argument and so rode right
on till they got home, with their
tongues almost protruding with thirst
for they couldn't sum up the necessary
courage to ask for a drink anywhere
else and they're hardly over their as
constituent yet.-EXchange.
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caught his up-throwu arm. innicting n
long wound. AS the blood gushcd forth
PaQuitn turned and He'd. Brinslcy pur-
sued her unsuCcCssfully. He returned
eventually TO HIS gambling house.
When asked about the PGuuita he was
wont to say:
II took hey for a rose but she proved
n thorn"
He never forgavC her, However, and
vowed vengeance on her. His oppor-
tunity came In 1876. The paquita. after
leaving him. had returned TO tho New
Mexican country and gathered M the
remnants az tho old sdiis OF thieves.
Their plundcring became 80 bold that
1t vas determined to hunt them down.
Erinsley led the party that captured the
Paquita. She had heard that he was
pursuing her. and II Is said that she
permitted her pursucrs to ovcrtakc her.
She greeted BrinslCy with her old time
chCcrincss. She talked over the old
days as If there had been no change.
Finally she proposed u game of cards
10 decide whether she should 30 free or
should die. Brinsley agreed. the game
was played, and the paouita lost.
Almost before the last card fell shc
drew u knife ana stabbed herself
through the heart. BrinGlcy committed
suicide three weeks later.
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and continued in that connection until
the death Of Mr.. Tremain. when the firm
became Peckham & R%oScndale.
As his father did before him. the
, younger Pockham began the ascent of
the ladder Of legal fame by means Of
the district attornCysh!p Of Albany
county, which he attained in 1869. He
made a brilliant record as Il prosecutor.
He always took a deep interest in State
and National politics. being active in
the presidential conventions of 1876 and
1880, when he was leader of the Tilden
forces. After serving as corporation
'Asunscl OF Albany, he was. in 1881,
elected a justice OF the supreme court
for a term of fourteen years. His cleo
ton TO the court OF appeals followed in
1886. His eloquent dcnunciation OF the
I ~Onondaga county election frauds won
" for him the opposition Of Gov. llill. who
procured the disastrous nomination OF
Maynard for chief justice OF that court
10 prevent Judge Peckham's nomination
for 1t. Judge P%eckham's term would eX-
pire in 1900.
IL will be remembered that Wheeler
II. Peckham was nominated for the SUI
preme court by President Cleveland and
vehemently and successfully opposed by
Senator Hill. The senator. however,
seems to have experienced u change Of
heart. as he recently said In IN inter
view: Il hope the President will send
in the name Of Rufus w. PCckham to be
associate justice Of the supreme court.
Now York ought to get the place, and
think 1t will. In my judgment, there Is
nothing in this talk about Carlisle's 60
ing on the supreme court bench. The
President knows that New York State
is entitled to 1t, and | believe that he
will select q New York man. Rufus w.
Peckham Is my choice"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

IL years old a gambler named Qualetor
found her homeless and friendless In
the city in which she was born. She
was then remarkably pretty. Qualetor
taught her all his tricks with cards.
He spent hours In instructing her in the
intricacies of Mexican monte. she
learned rapidly. soon equaling Qualetor
In skill and dexterity.
None Of the Old-timcrs have forgotten
her first appearance at PasO del Norte.
She was 16 years old and small for her
age. She came with Qualetor, who said
he was her uncle. When Qualetor was
there to gamble, he practically lived at
Lark Garrettson's. Garrettson ran the
biggest gambling house on the border.
His game was practically without limit.
The Paquita appeared, clinging close
to her alleged uncle. The bank OK
pected Qualetor, who was a heavy
player, and had made proper prepara-
lions for his play. AS Qualetor played
he Paquita stood beside him, silent and
o%bseryant. Luck was against the Mex
lean, and he lost heavily. Finally
when his pile of gold had diminished to
a few coins, he turned to Paquita, ana.
showing the money before her, said
grufly: Here, child. win with them"
The dealer and players smiled sympa-
thetically, thinking Qualetor had quit
bucklng his luck for the night, and de-
sired to let the child amuse herself a
moment before he went away. The Pa
luita seated herself, leaning both ell
bows on the table, with her hands sup
porting her chin. The play went on.
The child o AS she played tho
dealer eyed her In wonder. 1t was not
strange that q child understood how to
gamble, but never before had n child
played with such skill and Judgment.
The bank lost rapidly. The Paquita
o bet after bet. The heaps OF gold
grew on the table in front OF her. Decks
were changed, but without avail. The
bank continued to lose. A new dealer
was tried, but with no better success
than the first. The Paquita's luck was
amazing. The other players dropped
out one by n The dealer and the
child faced each other. The bank lost.
Then Garrettson himself took the cards.
He was famed al the shrewdest gam
bier Oh the border. But he could not
beat the child. Finally he said;
Here is what Is left In the bank. It
matches your winnings. Win or lose.
the next draw loses IT."
The Paquita nodded. A king lay on
the board.
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games where II was possible, duplicated
her bets. placing their money on her
favo:ite cards. In such cases the Pa
qhlta usually lost. the house. otherwise
Brinsley, winning heavily. In poker
ana kindred games, where each player
looked out safely for himself and cards,
the house got n percentage. The Pa
quita seldom lost then. She was a won
der with the cards. Her small. white
hands could manipulate them with n
rapidity and skill that defed the watch
fulness Of the keenest-eyed gamblers.
Many attributed her success to her good
luck. But the old hands knew better.
They knew that mere luck could not
continually break them at their own
games and enrich ono particular player.
They realized that the Paquita was bet
ter at the game than they.
Yet the Paquita was never caught
cheating. And unless she was caught
there could be 40 complaint. When n
player got sullen and ugly over his
losses no II noticed 1t sooner than the
Paquita. She was the first TO lose to
him, to smile with him, to joke with
him; In short TO restore him TO n good
humor, only to win back what she had
given 10 him with as much more as he
possessed. II a player squirmed or
whined IN a game with her, the Paquita
invariably dropped her cards, pushed
the money at stake across the table to
the player, and quit the game. A
payer she had once treated in this way
ne would never play with again. And
to be ostraci2cd by the Paquita meant
similar treatment from all her brother
gamblers. Ii was best to swallow Your
feelings and lose, II lose you must, with
a smiling face and CHEEKY air.
There are numerous shootings grow
Ing out OF troubles over the Paquita.
Man after man sought her favor. All
appeared to find It, with none POSSESS
ing more than any other. She treated
them all alike, save, perhaps, Brinsley.
She quarreled finally with him. II
came about thus: The Paquita was
playing whisky poker with a rich cat
tleman who knew litse of the game,
and played 1t principally for the oppor-
tunity It afforded to chat with the Pa
quita. Brinsley become impatient over
Paquita's seeming slowness In breaking
her opponent.
One word led to another. Tho Pa
quita quit the game to argue with
iGinsley. At length her temper broke
loose. Grasp!ng a knife she struck
vlclously at Brinsley. The blade
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
SEVEN KINDS OF CuTiCLE.
Successfully GRATED on - C.Ilforn,a
sufferer from Fire.

within the past few moutha the med
teal fraternity of San Rafael, Cal. havo
been carefully studying and expert
mcntlng with the case of Miss Jessie
~Proudfoot. who in the early part nf last
summer had n narrow escape from ac-
cidcntal cremation. AS It WIS. her
clothing, which had caught Gre. was
consumed on her back aud thr skin
II Hesi on the right side Of hor body
was badly burned. i'or mary Ia, the
lie or the girl was dcspaircd Of aud
even when danger Of immediate death
was avcrtcd II was thought nothing
could he done to prevent her from be-
coming n cripple. Where the Ere had
touched the body tho skin had pooloS
of In large flakes in many places. lcav-
Ing TIC raw, in0AuCd flesh exposed.
Should this heal up Of its nwn accord.
which would be a very slow process, az
the doctors unanimously agrona the
tissues would 80 contract that D. of the
girls limbs would he much shorter than
the other. Besides this there was the
absolute certainty that she would suffer
pain continuously. At this luncturc
DR.. w. +. Jones resolved 10 try The vir-
tue OF grating. Repeated but unaucs-
cossful attempts were made with tho
skins Of rabbits and other animals.
Then DR.. Jones and two Of his medical
brethren decided that the sufferer had
just ono moro chance. Human Cuticlc,
could II he obtained, would grow Oh the
raw flesh. sea- tissues would form nat
urally, and the patient would be- SIRE
of regaining full use of her llmba. The
only trouble they forcsaw was the h0i-
Guilty OF getting healthy people to make
such a sacrifice. On communicating their
wish to Miss proudfoot's family. the
doctors were surprised and gratiilcd 10
IND that no less than seven near rcla-
lives at once offered themselves TO the
Knife In order TO save the ~l2-year-old
girl they all loved 80 well. This was
over Two months ago. In that time
pieces Of skin have been stripped from
all these relatives. the size varying
from Il half to an inch aud q half in
width and from -four TO five inches In
length. These living strips, tinGling
with nerves. were placed on the ten
der flesh Of the sufferer and bound
firmly In place with rubber tissue. and
IN every instance the crafts have been
successful. All the portions of Miss
Proudfoot's body touched by the flames
have been covered over with the skin
OF her relatives except n patch on the
right hip. This will be attended to some
time early In December and Dr.. Jones
states that Judging from the progress
made in the other gratis, 1t will not be
long before Miss proudfoot is "a well
and as free limbed rs ever. Tho sun
crer. seemingly doomed 10 be a cripple
for life. will soon be up and about. u
flesh and blood monument to the de-
yotion and se~lf-sacriiicc of her neares.
of kin.
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a Plague Of Coyotes.

\ novel scheme for saving his cattle
from the drovcs of coyotes that infest
the region has been hit upon by a
rancher of Glen Rock. Wash. lie has
placed bells on the nccks of u great
number of cattle In his herds. and tho
result has been to scare the coyotes
away. In the two months since he
bcllcd his herds he has not lost "A single
animal, while previously his loss aver
ager at least onc steer a day. Coyotes
are becoming more of a pest every sea
son In many parts of Washington and
Oregon. despite all the efforts of the
cattlemcn and farmers to c~xtcrminatc
them. Thousands OF dollars are spent
every year in waglng VIZ" on the beasts.
hut with little results. Poison availod
for a time but now the coyotes refuse
to touch the poisoned carcdscs OF steers
strCwn about for their consumption.
The only way of killing them Is by
wholly inadckuate means. Occasionally
the residents combine and have n grand
roundup hunt. driving the coyotes to-
ward the center of the circle, and
Strengthening them there, and that Is tho
only means of apprcciably thinning
them ont occasionally. In some re-
gions the packs of gray wolves are ~
numerous and troublesome as tho coy
Otos. Tho coyotes are particularly
adept chicken thieves. and. indeed, are
a general pest around the farmyards.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
4 SI5.OOO Gravel Walk.

The gorgeous tales OF Oriental splen-
dor tell Of pathways strewn with gold
dust. to be trodden by the sacred feet
of royalty. and diamonds are the con
ventional paving material for the prom
cnade Of the princes I'm the fairy tales.
II has been left to a st. Louis business
man. writes a correspondent, to con-
struct a gravel walk. neither long nor
strikingly beautiful, that is Il modern,
if comparatively humble. rival OF these
glistening highways of fiction and
fable. for it represents $4,000 in hard
cash. The manager Of a st. Louis cof-
fee company is the proud posscssor Of
this unique walk. II Is composed Of
several tons of Brazilian pebbles. that
came to him in a business way during
the last few years. This firm are heavy
importers of Brazilian coffee. Before
the berries arc ready 10 be roasted for
the market the sacks are opened and
the contents carefully examined for
twigs, leaves and other impurities, the
latter generally taking the shape OF
small pebbles about the size of n coffee
berry. These came with such regular
ity and In such quantities that long ago
the idea that they were accidentally
in the sacks was abandoned and the
conclusion reached that they were pur.
posely placed in the bags TO make
weight. The daily discoveries of these
Brazilian pebbles. which are paid for
as coffee, will fill an ordinary bucket.
They are still added TO the gravel Datb
rs they come in.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
n T. r
II Is Said to Tie Completed ana READY
for Mnrk.

Interest is renewed in John W. Keely
and his discoveries by recent reports
Of efforts made by prominent parties 60
control the results Of his labors. A
sketch of the life OF the inventor viii
be OF interest to many. John w. kCely
is GS years old. although he looks much
younger. lie began life as a music
teacher, ana it was. he says. the tuning
fork that gave him his first hint of the
new power that he claims to have dis
covered. He has spent many years AVID
mucs money in i~nycnting machinery,
and the kccly motor. IL 1t Is ever COM
pleted and performs the work claimed
for 1t, will make him the greatest in
ventor in the worlds history. For more
than twenty-five years he has been cx-
p~erimenting with the new power which
he calls 'otheric yapor." lie is called
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

That Is a beautiful little story which
Is told in Il recent number of al Eng
fish paper.
a man walking along a country road
saw a little girl carrying n boy much
younger than herself, but who appeared
far too big and heavy for her strength.
He began talking to her and suggested
that the baby was heavy.
why" said she in establishment,
hes not heavy; he's my brother"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

80 aAAHaHAS go . H'r.'
women is not so marked as in the old
days, when laws were fewer and crimes
were commoner. Women play at
games of chance, perhaps. just as de-
votedly as of yorc, but the days have
passed when it was not an c%Ntraordi-
nary happening for a oman fair ami
gentle, to outplay cowboys. outlaws ana
gamblers, and not only win all their
money, but also drain the bank. Lonna
paQuita often did this.
And who among the old timers OF
Texas. New Mexico and Arizona does
not remember Lonna Paquita? She Of
the black hair and laughing eyes.
whose cheeks were bright rs morning,
whose smile mujdlod the brain and
confused the fingers of the dcftcst
dealer. Close your eyes again and sec
the slim, petite figure at the gaming
table. and hear one more the soft voice
naming tho card which seemingly could
not resist the charms of the player.
Listen as of old to the sorrow and SYM
pathy lavished on the losers as the
queen of gamblers gathered up her win
nings when there was nothing left with
the others to lose. True that Paquita
has been dead these twenty years. but
the oldest gambler will stop his play to
tell you of her. and his hard. cold face
will relax and his voice will soften ~
he tells of the woman he acknowledged
us his mistress in his art.
Lonna Paquita. or as she VAS known.
the PaQuita. was born in Chihuahua
about 1850. No one knew who or what
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
Tho GregOrian Calendar.

Russia still refuses TO accept the
Gregorian calendar. and has the salts
faction Of being Il dozen days ahead OF
the whole world, and Ia constantly in
creasing the lead. II the empire and
its conservatism endure long enough.
Russia's Christmas and u Fourth OF
July will occur the same day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
QUEEN OF GAMBLERS.

is n long time ago
that ouna Paquita
ruled at raso del
Nortc, McNico, over
the cowboys, out
laws and grcasers.
1t will he n much
longer time until
her successor ap-
pears. Gambling
as a fine aud all
,rDcp,rgyr ovt with
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
Alive and We'll.

The fact is recalled that the teacher
and all those who sat under her in.
struction In a little schoolhouse in the
town OF Minot, Mass. fi~fty-three Year,
ago are alive and well today.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

an impostcr by some. hut he lives sim
ply and works hard, all the time. His
discoveries and inventions may Yet
v%anquish most of the difficulties that
confront us to-day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

about fifty years old. He has been gov
ernor of that State. On June IA, 1894,
he was elected a United States senator.
receiving the unanimous vote of the
republican members of the legislature.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

Mary's colleges, He took his degree at
the University OF London in 1853, and
four years later was called to the bar
Of the inner temple. The law did not
pay, and Austin turned his attention to
writing poetry. His verses were the
stoppingstone to a high place in English
Journalism, and, II rumor is to be be-
lleVed, to the chair of national poet
laureate. In 1865, and again in 1880,
Austin vainly attempted to enter par
lament. He has been a successful Jour-
nalist and editor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

after having served as a district
attorney of Albany county. rs member
of congress. and in 1859 having been
elected justice of the supreme court.
The elder Justice Peckham. with his
wife, was drowned at sea in the Vile
de Havro accident in 1878.
Young Peclham passed through the
Albany Academy, and at the age of IL
he entered tho Office Of Colt g. Peciham,
where. after three years OF study he was
admitted to the bar. With the same as
siduity that he displayed in his studies
he pushed his advancement in the pro-
fession of his choice and soon obtained
reNtation and clients. Soon after his
admission to practice he became a mem
Der OF the firm OF PecEham & Trcmain,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
Would Succeed TeuDyson.

The accompanying portrait is Of AL
ired Austin, who aspires to succeed Lord
Tennyson as poet laureate Of England.
Austin is in his siXty-tirst year, and was
born at Headinsly. near Leeds. His
parents were Roman Catholics, and he
was educated at Stonyhurst and st.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
THE NEW JUSTICE.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
RUFUS w. PECkHAM.
Unlike Most Men Who Attain Distinc-
tiop. the Way for Him Was well
Paved lie Comes from "A Famous
Etm.Iy.
I'STICE

USTICE Rufus
w. PecEham, the
new associate JUS
ticc of the SUI
prcme court. was
born in Albany. hf-
ty-eight years ago.
lie Is the son Of the
late Justice Ruf is
w. Peckham, who
was elevated 10 the
appellate bench in
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10 Vd. el habarlo introducido or
Espafia.

Madre Se'gsl, y sgradezeo muchc
0 Vd. el habarlo introduoido or
Espafia.
"Tsmbi6n he aprendido por me,
dio de la publication que va. hace,
que mi verdadera eDfermedad ers
indigestion 8 dyspepsia, y que lof
varios dolores, fuera de los del e.
tonnage, eran producidos poT Il
fermentation de Ia comida en- aquel
6rgano. Esta inform aci6n, que
resuelve ell ministerio Que ensuslve
q tantss enfermedades dole Aosas,
sera indudablemente de gran valor
81 pdblioo en- general. (Firmado)
Pedro Muhoz Rodrigues, Belmes,
Enero 20 de 1896"
Solo tenem os que aiiadir, que ell
senior R0drigueE tiene rszon en-
adoptar Ia teOria de 81 enfermedad
esplicada en- el pequeno tomo, On,
yas copias envlamos gratis o cusns
tos las piden. Al cnrar esta pre-
vslente eDfermedad el Jarabe Ou-
rativo de In Madrid Seigel. no solo
hace dessparecer los sufrimientos,
sino que tienden tambi6n (ponien-
do q las gentes en- nisposiCi6n de
trabsjar) q redueir la pobresa mia-
ma, entire aquellos que necesitan
trabajar para hacerso de alimentos
y de fQego On el hog ar.
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