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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22
Geo. 8. Hughlett Dead.

VANDALIA, Mo-, July 16.-The fun
eral of Geo. 8. Hughlett, of this place,
who died yesterday after q long illness,
took place to-day ut the Christian
Church. Mr.. Hughlett was well known
in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22

Physical strength and energy con
tribute to strength of character, and
both may be had by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22
A. =. Ryerson's Funeral.

The funeral over the remains of A.
F. Ryerson were held at the residence
Thursday at 8 O'Clock, conducted
by Rev. A. A. Wallace. AZ the con-
clusion of his remarks Hebron Lodge
No. 1854, A. F. & A. NJ, took charge.
The pail bearers YER A. 8. Houston,
J. J. Steele, J. M. Riley, J. A. Potts,
A. H. Canterbury and A. O. Barnes.
The services were impressive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22

Miss Stella Turner is the guest OF
her brother, II. O. Turner, while On
route home to Macon City from .
visit to the Exposition at Nashville.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22

Mrs. r. r. Arnold is at Harris
Springs on q visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22
Henry Schulz Dead

On Thursday morning, July is, Henry
Schulz, living one-hah mile south OF
Laddonia, died after suffering q long
time from cancer OF the stomach. He
was 50 years of ago and was insured In
the A. O. q. w. lodge for $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22

at Constantinople. They were ap-
proved and he was called to Constan-
tinople for consultation and then sent
to Elassona to join the forces as Colo
mel. After the taking of Larissa he
was made a Brigadier General and
decorated. He it was who was sent by
Edham Pasha to confer with Prince
Constantine as to the terms of an
armstice.
SETH Low.
1t is believed that Seth Low, Presi-
dent of Columbia College, will be the
first mayor of greater New York.
He is a Republican, but will be nomi-
mated on an Independent ticket. Seth
Low was born in Brooklyn in 1850 and
comes of a wealthy and influential
family. After graduating from Column
bia College he entered his fathers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22

The Honorable William Hirth has
gone to st. Louis on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22

Thos. Mcintyre has just collected
over a hundred pounds of fine honey
from his collection OF hives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22

He gave his wife q check In blank,
All on a summer day;
And when he next heard from the banl
There was the blank to payl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-22
The MayfieId Sanitarium

OLE Taylor Avenue or Southeast Corner
Taylor and Belle Avenues. st. Louis, Mo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

The American ship Iroquois came in
% port late this afternoon. In her
cabin were the preserved bodies OF two
strange fish that were caught on the
voyage and q frog that came aboard
The vessel In mid-ocean. All these were
odd creatures. and Capt. Taylor had
them preserved to be presented to the
Academy OF Sciences. The frog was
found by n of the sailors clinginR TO
The mizzen topmast-backstay lanyard.
When the tar discovered the froe the
man was so astonished that he nearly
lost his hold on the ratlines. He did
not dare to touch the b%atrachian. but
rapidly descended to the deck and re.
ported his find to the captain. The
mate went aloft and captured IL. The
ship was then in latitude 1884 south
and longitude 1903 go west. The officers
Of the vessel say they have no idea
the frog came from. unless n
was scooped of a cloud by the mast
They say 1t was not on the vessel when
she left port. 1t was Just about the
lime the frog was captured that the
strange hsh was captured.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

ccrtos for pianoforte and orchestra. one
for violin and orchestra, and a double
concerto for violin and violonceiio.
with orchestra. Besides the German
Requiem" there are a number Of choral
works Of smaller dimensions. from
elaborate cantatas down to unaccom-
panied part songs. In the field of cham
Der music Brahms left a large number
Of his most characteristic COMPOSITIONS.
many volumes Of songs, which are
among his most esteemed productions.
also several sets of short piano pieces.
complete the list of his composition.
His work represents all branches of
music except the opera. He also did
considerable annexation and editing of
the great editions Of the classics pub
lished by Breitkopf & Hartel. His pub.
lished compositions extend to the opus
number 121. the -Four Serious Songs"
were published q few months ago.
In 1880 the degree Of Doctor Of Philos-
ophy was conferred upon him by the
University Of Breslau, and for his
Overture an audacious
amusing piece Of musical comedy.
He also received various orders and
from German ruling
princes, and was a member Of the
Of Arts OF Berlin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

On Friday night Mrs. w. Butler, llv-
Ing q mile from Opelousas. La. was
awakened In the middle Of the night
by a burglar who grasped her by the
throat. She freed herself from him,
but when he caught hold OF her baby
and threatened to kill It she agreed to
give him all the money in the rouse
Tie was a negro. In the morning she
gave notice Of the burglary, and blood
hounds were procured. who went to
the neightrring cottage Of a negro
named Ell Sanders. Sanders was ar
rested. but although the house was
searched thoroughly. and the garden
was dug up in looking for the money.
no evidence whatever could be found
against him. He was released. but
he was so frightened. fearing a lynch
Ing, that he went into commissions and
died from fright In a few minutes while
the officers were still in the cabin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

OF Brahms genius increased with every
hearing, and took tangible shape in
the famous article in the "Neue Zeit-
schrift fur Musik," entitled New
Paths" In which he announced the
coming of a new genius 10 the musical
world. and predicted for him a great
future.
In 1854 Brahms accepted the post of
music master and choir director at the
court OF the Prince OF Lippe- Detmold.
where he devoted much time to study
n composition. He kept the post
only a lew years. and for a time lived
IN his native city. and afterward In
switzerland. publishing little. He
played his first concerto for pianoforte
In Leipsic In 1853. but without great sue
cess, In 1862 he went to Vienna. where
ne has ever since made his home. and
where he has attained his great fame.
IN the next year he became the con-
ductor OF the Vienna Singakademie. but
ne resigned the post in 1864. He made
frequent short journeys, spending much
OF his time In quiet towns suitable for
hard work, occasionally conducting his
compositions. The performance of his
German Requiem in 1868 at Bremen
greatly enhanced his fame. Lesser
compositions were frequently coming
from his pen at the same time. all tend
Ing to raise the admiration of his orig
lnality n power. His life in Vienna
for twenty-five years and more has
oeen quiet n uneventful, marked only
by performances Of his compositions
frequently under his own direction
and by his occasional appearance as n
pianist, which have been OF constantly
increasing rarity. In 1872 he was elect
cd conductor OF the Gesellschaft der
Musikfreunde In Vienna, the concerts
OF which were made notable by his
production OF the. great choral works
Of Bach and Handel. He resigned this
post In 1875, since which time he had
devoted himself almost entirely to COM
position, spending his winters In yien-
ma n his summers In Ischl. the center
OF q brilliant coterie of musicians from
all parts OF the world.
Brahms first symphony. that in q
minor, dates from 1876, a late product
Of his genius, bearing the opus-number
6S; the second followed the next year.
the third in 1883, the fourth and last
In 1886. For orchestra he has also
written two overtures. two serenaAes
and \ set Of variations. and two con-
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

70 mundane occupation. Mademoiselle
dc Wolska has interested herself in
improving the condition OF the children
OF the Breton fishermen, many Of whom
are driven by privation to seek their
fortune-too often to find their ruin
In domestic service or as artists mod
els IN Paris. Mademoiselle de Wolska
proposes to build a home for these chill
dren In a picturesque corner of Brit
tany. The site was revealed" to her
In a characteristic way. She dreamed
Of such a place, before the project had
taken shape in her mind, and before
she had ever visited the Breton coast.
Later, coming upon the spot by chance.
she recognized 1t instantly as the site
which had been so wildly impressed
upon her memory's vision in the
am.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
An Eagle as An Alarm Clock,

Mr.. w. lie c. Beard in the April
st. Nicholas tells OF a tame eagle he
had as a pet in Arizona. Mr.. Beard
says:
The half-breed in whose charge he
had been left told us that he was far
better than an alarm clock for no n
could sleep through the cries with
which he greeted the rising sun and
his notion Of breakfast time; and
while an alarm would ring for only
half a minute, Moses was wound up to
go all day, or until he got something
to eat. But his guardian treated him
kindly, and Moses grew and thrived.
soon putting on q handsome suit OF
brown and gray feathers, which he
was very proud of. and spent O OF
his spare time in ~preening; and he
was beginning to think seriously of
trying his wings when an accident put
OF his flying for a long time. Having
known. thus far, nothing but kindness
from man, he was absolutely without
fear, and, as 1t turned out, rather too
much 80.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
MURDERER A CHURCH MEMBER
Durrant's Name stilI on Register Of
Emanuel Baptist Church.

Durrant's Name stiI on Res,ster NJ
Emanuel Baptist Church.
Although a resident OF the county
jail for nearly two years, Theodore
Durrant is. as far as the register of the
EMANUEL Baptist church shows, a men,
Der In good standing in that organiza-
ton, says the San Francisco Exami-
ner. Unless some Official action is TAX
en- I have his name dropped from the
roll before he Is hanged, he will die a
member of that organization. There
is some little feeling among the mem
bers OF the church about Durrant's
name being permitted to remain on the
roll with those of the members Of un.
questionable standing. From time to
time the question OF having his name
has been discussed in a gen.
way by the church people. but
never has the subject come I'D at n
OF the business or mid-week prayer
meetings. No one seemed to care
about taking the initiative for fear of
being charged with showing an un-
spirit, and the Rev. J. George
Gibson has never encouraged his peo-
to display prejudice or hard feel
Ing toward the young man who was for.
merly assistant superintendent of their
Sunday school.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

King has q wife and two children In
Philadelphia and he sent word b,
Frank Weber 10 notify the Grand Ar
my men Of the circumstances of his
death and to urge them to take action
In the interest OF his family. This
message, Weber says, he will deliver M
soon as he Is able to get out of the hos.
pital. The twelve survivors. although
they have gained much strength since
they reached port, still show in tbeir
pinched white faces the ordeal through
which they have passed. Benson,
whose case is most serious, Ia a living
skeleton, Weighing little moro than if-
ty pounds. Robinson, who weighed 16s
pounds when he shipped from New
York, now weighs 50 pounds. Ander.
son, who then weighed 172, now weighs
104 pounds. Carpenter weighed 1g
and now weighs III.
Mrs. Reed, the captains wife, IL said
to have acted heroically. As the crew
kept dropping OF through illness and
death, and all hands, with the excep-
ton OF Mrs. Reed, her husband. and
the mates. were compelled to quit. a
strong gale jumped from the north.
Someone must take the wheel and keep
the hunger ship on her course. Mrs.
Reed. the companion of her husband
In all his voyages, and a sailor from
her youth, was the woman for the
emergency. Downing tarpaulin and oil
skins, she relieved one of the mates at
the wheel, and for a double trick. or
eight hours In all, held the spokes with
q vice-like grip, never swerving until
the ship reached port. The captain
and his wife say the suffering of the
crew was unavoidable. owing to the ty.
phoon winds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

and his musical education was begun
at an early age. He displayed great
talent for the piano, and raj also care
fully trained in musical theory, at first
by n D. Cossel, Of Hamburg, and aft
erward under Edward Marxsen, Of Al
fona. He made rapid progress as a
pianist. and appeared in public for the
frst time at the age Of fourteen. play
Ing. among other things, a set Of va
riations Of his own composition.
In 1853 Brahms started on a concert
tour through Germany with the vio-
linist Remenyi. They visited Hanover.
Gottingen, and Weimer, and Brahms,
by his playing, attracted the interest
OF Joachim and List. What especially
aroused the formers admiration was
the feat performed by the young plan
LIST In Gottingen, when. having to play
Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata with Rem
enyi. he found the piano half q tone
nat, n t~ransposed his part, without
the notes before him, from A to B fat.
A result OF his acquaintance with Joa-
chin was an introduction to Robert
Schumann, then living in Dusseldorf.
There he played to the elder master his
sonatas and scherzo for piano, and en-
hibited several books of his songs.
Schumann's enthusiasm at the evidence
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
A Lively Dead Mar.

Right Hon. Sir Mountuart e. Grant
Dun. In his recently published Notes
from a Diary" records this incident:
During the Franco-G German war I took
up a book which was lying on the ia
BILE at the Athenaeum. upon Diebitsch's
campaign in Turkey. 1t had been trans
lated by some n at the time when
all eyes were fixed on the lower DAN
ube In 1S53-54, and the translator had
prefixed to 1t a short note in which
he or she mentioned that the original
was by a Prussian officer, the Baron
o Moltke. who was now dead. Some
n had written on the margin, For
a dead man he is surprisingly active
1870"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
A Monument for Key,

The state Of Maryland has made an
appropriation to assist in paying for
a monument to the author of THE Star
Spangled Banner" Francis Scott Key.
The monument Is to cost SIS, 900,
and the state will supply one
third OF this. The remainder
will be raised by scent subscriptions
from the school children Of the coun-
try. The Key family. II is said, Ia not
particularly pleased at this method of
raising funds, and small blame to the
Keys for their dislike OF It. These
popular subscriptions are amazingly
like begging, and under all circum-
stances, save when there Is an I'M
expression Of sentiment, un-
digniied. AS there is to be a monu-
ment, 1t ought by all means to be q
worthy work Of art. Before they 20
too far, the committee in charge OF the
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

The electric match is the next i'm
>ortant invention promised. Before
very long the phosphorus tipped wood
en- splints now in use will be replaced
by a handy little tool that may be car
ried In the pocket or hung up conyen-
lently for striking a light when want
Already there is on the market a
gas lighter. which affords more than
a suggestion OF the electric match of
the future. a twist Of the handle gener-
ating sufficient electricity to accom-
p \ the purpose. Also there are sew
styles OF cigar lighters which de-
pend for their supply of electricity up-
on storage batteries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

trait ID presented herewith: She
Is the daughter Of Count de
Wolska, the exiled Polish patriot
whose anti-Semitic book on the Rus
sian Jew was a literary sensation Of
Paris a few years since. It Ii we'll
known that Calve is an occultist in mat
tiers pertaining to religious and spir-
itual life. Her friend is Of the same
persuasion, only more SO. Mademoi-
selle de Wolska is not merely q the
osophist: her protested beliefs may be
said to begin where theosophy ends.
With her, miracles are simply laws of
nature misunderstood. The impossible
Is a matter Of frequent occurrence, and
mysteries seek her out. She habitually
communicates with departed or distant
friends by means OF tclepathy, or
thought-transference through space,
without material mediumship. In her
mind, there is not the slightest doubt
that the planet Mars is inhabited. and
that shortly we shall not only be In
communication with our celestial
.neighbor, but that visits in the flesh
VIII be exchanged between the Mar
and ourselves of this earth. As
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

was slowly dying Of the horrible
scourge, scurvy, the American clipper
T. II. Oaks was towed into port after
260 days OF ceaseless struggle with the
adverse winds, the horrors Of a float
ing charnel-house and under control Of
a mad-or seemingly mad-commander.
Two hundred and seventy days from
Shanghai for New York Is the remarka-
Bile record made by this unfortunate
vessel. Ten months nearly elapsed
from the time she spread her sails and
started on her voyage before her sick
and dying crew found relief. Twice
during all this time she was within
sight Of some other vessel, but once
only did she get within hail. The aw-
full story Of alleged cruelty told by the
survivors Of the crew Of the clipper is
being put In legal form by representa-
tives OF the Seamen's Union. II is un-
derstood that It will be used in &C.
lions soon to be brought against Capt.
ROd and the owners OF the ship. The
emaciated seamen, now in the marine
hospital on Staten Island. alleges that
Capt. Reed Is directly responsible for
the illness OF all but two Of the crew:
that they were kept on half rations dur
ing the greater part Of the trip, and
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
THE YOUNGEST FREEMAsoN.
Ceremony of Adoption Performed whep

Ceremony of Adoption Performed when
lie Was u Month Old.
Upon Master Sydney Frederick
Forbes has been conferred, by the lodgs
Of which his father was a foundation
member, the title of the youngest ma
son In the world" says a contributor
to the st. Louis Republic. While the
universal constitution of the masonic
order provides that no one shall join
b order until he becomes q years OF
age. Lodge Jubilee of Barberton, South
Africa. working under the Dutch con-
stitution, performed for him the cere-
mony Of adoption when he was a
month old. The lad was born Nov. 3,
1883, of English parents. His father,
william Forbes, was then secretary OF
a barberton stock exchange, and is
at present the manager of one of the
vaiuable mining properties at johann
nesburg. The small apron used for
the ceremony was made from the skin
OF an African kid for the occasion. 1t
ID the chief treasure of Master Sgd
ney's collection of valuables dear to
juvenility. The press Of the Transvaal
commented at length and enthusiast
tically upon the unique rite. ION Sum
DAY last" said one of the leading Jour-
nails. was performed in Masonic hall
a ceremony which, we believe, has
never before been witnessed in South
Africa, II at all. The ceremony in
question was nc less than the adoption
by Lodge Jubilee, working under the
Dutch constitution, of the infant son
OF one OF Its foundation members. F.
w. Forbes. BY the ceremony of adop-
the infant is admitted as a
Lewis" in free masonry, the oaths
and obligations being taken on his be-
half by the wardens OF the lodge as
sponsors Of the lodge itself, and all
It's members acting in that capacity,
and undertaking the masonic guar
dianship of the child in much the same
way as sponsors at a baptism. At the
age OF 81 years the Lewis may enter
and take part in the working of the
lodge without undergoing any Of the
usual initiatory ceremonies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
what College women are Doing.

What College Women are Doing.
Out Of the college women recently
Intercepted, 1859 are teachers. Al libra
rians, 22 nurses, 10 journalists and 10
clerks, while the remainder are dis
tributed around In various unclassined
positions. The majority OF q given
number Of women. asked in regard 10
the matter. said they received less nav
than men for the same kind OF work
A small number were found who get
the same pay. and a very tiny fraction
Of the number received more money
than men In similar positions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
Rubensteln,. snrnr,..

In his posthumous journals Rubin
tein tells how he once played in Paris
to an audience of 1000 enthusiastic
people. and felt that the world was
looking at him. At the door of his
hotel he met a friend, who said.
What! Are you In Paris? Since
when? We are all kept in Ignorance
ana never hear a word about you. Are
you thinking OF giving a concert here?"
! was ~speschless." dryly adds Rubin
btein.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14

taat the vessel could have found New
York harbor much sooner II the cap
csin had taken advantage of favorable
conditions which prevailed during
much OF the nine months they were on
Ge water.
I'VE have not decided Just what
charges we shall prefer against Capt.
Reed" said James II. Williams, secre-
cary OF the Seamen's Union, but we
oball make the most serious charges
against him that we can sustain by the
v~vidence."
Joseph Robinson made the statement
which will be used by the union and
che other eleven survivors who are
with him In the hospital subscribe to II.
Several were able to sign their names
with difficulty. and one, John Benson,
es still 10 weak that 1t Is a question
whether be will recover.
I'VE were forced TO complain about
sur food before we had been a week
Aut Of Hong Kong" said Robinson.
-and tie entire crew went TO Capt.
Reed on July 2, only to be refused bet
Ger provisions. Our conditions became
such that at the end Of July we
determined to make another demand.
and again the entire crew complained.
From July 81 to Sept. ~ there was an
Improvement. but on the latter date we
we're all placed on half rations, and 80
continued to the end of the long iC ar-
ney. The captain did not supply the
Min with 0nnuuh rrpxttot4a. -
leaving Hong Kong. We had been out
seventy-four days before we got any
fresh meat, and we told the captain Il
WAS illegal for him to make no better
Allowances to the crew. To this he re-
Piled: i am not afraid Of the law. The
'aw can't do anything to me- There
y NO reason why we should have been
70 long In coming to New York from
Hong Kong. We had favorable winds
much OF the time, but the captain
would not hoist sails to take the full
est advantage of them. In good sailing
weather he often hoisted sails as most
vessels would carry In a gale. He said
he took this course because he was
conservative. While the men in the
c'ew were growing weak from lack OF
proper food, the captain was living on
chicken and other good things. He
had two crates well filled with chick
n when We left port and when the
Oaks got into New York harbor several
chickens were still left. II the captain
had killed them and made soup for the
crew, even giving 1t to US but once a
week, the men would have been able
TO retain their strength instead of COM
ing In III and helpless.
We were 30 weak from hunger hat
often members of the crew had to hold
to the ratings to keep from falling on
the deck. 1t was next to impossible
for us to climb the masts. Our copdI-
tion was such that three of us could
hardly do the work that one properly
fed seaman should have done. The
chicken soup would have kept away
the scurvy. have been IN some pret-
~ hard American ships, but l never
was starved as we were on this trim
Six men died on the trip"
George King, n OF the dead. was a
*nisn veteran and belonged to Farra-
gut post In Philadelphia. The suryiy-
srs are especially indignant over his
sAre. and they declare that he was
"'arved to death beyond any question. |
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
Ice Cream for Hiccouxh..

Thomas Haywood. of New Brunc-
wick. N. j.. h~iccoughed for three weeks
n was on the verge of death when
some Ice cream was given him. The
hiccough Immediately stopped and he
Ia rapidly recovering.