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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24

talns. and forests centuries old arc
constantly presenting themselves. The
Yosemite seems hut the child of this
vast. grand congregation of rocks. while
Pixies Peak is hut a strayed little
brother. FOR one after the other. on all
sides. mountains that lose themselves
In the sky's snow banks rise perpen-
Glcularly from the smooth. level MI
lace OF the water. Neptune demanding
no tribute during this voyage, as n
meets the open sea only while crossing
Queen Charlotte Sound and Dixon En-
trance. \ bird flying high over head.
or a seagull skimming the waters mir
ror-like face. give evidence Of the
~feathercd inhabitants Of these mex
rlored w~ildernesses. while n birch-bark
canoe filled with Indians darling across
the water. adj tho last touches Of Wild
ness to the scene. But tho noble red
man" Is nobler AT a distance than upon
nearer acquaintance. for the first set
Element where the water carriage
lands. Fort Wrangell. discloscs the
natives freed from all picturcsquene-s
then totem poles alone calling out adj
miration. Before almost every hut
are seen these stately emblems. syn,-
bolicai Of the natives pridc-a pride
which humanity shares. for does not
everyone respect n coat-of-arms? The
savage and white man here meet IL
common pro"nd. for each desires In
fiuenco. and in Indian affairs he who
crects the most splendid pole is reck-
oned a man Of wealth, for these her-
aldric embloms o the owners from
Sl,OOO 10 1000 of our money. A fine
cedar log, perhaps fifty feet long. is
chosen. and this. after II has been
stripped Of the bark. is carved with
the faces Of men. beasts and birds.
which may or may not be painted. ana
to every Indian this true genealogical
tree relates a plain story of the owner,
showing his descent (which Is reck-
oncd on his mothers side). the power.
ful alliances made by his family. ant
the great events In the tribes history.
The day OF its erection is a proud one
Tor the savage. as the event is cole
DRAFTED by the entire tribe. and that host
who can make the greatest display by
larishly feasting all his guests on the
delicacies of this land, by giving them
expensive blankets as souvenirs. j.
counted the q important, and takes
a correspondingly high rank. ever il
he heggars himself in the operation "a
parody on modern civilization.
Having exchanged good United
States money lof which they seem to
know the value) for silver spoons or
the handles Of which they have carved
totem poles, and having reve!ed in their
old art work baskets made of the spill,
roots OF the cedar. woven together by
hand so tightly that they would hold
water. end painted with native colored
clay in rude geometrical figures. the
tourist finds himself once more drifting
through a never ending panorama OF
natures arranging and painting. until
the glaciers begin to make their ap-
%pearance. each m of which seems
more beautiful than its predecessor, un-
til that queen of glaciers, the Muir. is
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
THE B~USHMAN's TACTICS.
How the, Apache Of Africn liant. ,hs
Ostrich.


the Bushman divests himself OF all
MS membranes; water vessels. food.
CLOAK, assegai and sandals are all left
oehlnd. stark naked, except for the
hide patch about his middle. and. arm.
ed only with his bow. arrows and knife.
he sets forth. The nearest ostrich il
feeding more than a mile away. and
there is no covert but the long, sun
dried, yellow grass, but that is enough
Tor the Bushman. Worming himself
over the ground with the greatest eau
ton. he crawls fiat on his belly to-
ward the bird. No serpent could tray.
erse the grass with less disturbance.
In the space OF an hour and a half he
has approached within "a hundred
yards OF the tall bird. Nearer he dare
not creep IN this bare plain, and. at
more than twenty-five PAGES he cannot
trust his light reed arrows. He lies
partially hidden in the grass, his bow
ana AFRO vs. ready In front of him,
trusting that the ostrich may draw
nearer. II is a long wait under the
blazing sun, close on two hours. but
his instinct serves him. and AT last. as
tic sun shifts IA little, the great ostrich
feeds that way. II is a magnificent
male bird. Jet black az to its body
plumage, and adorned with magnificent
white feathers upon the wings end tail.
Kwaneet's Eyes glisten, but he moves
not a MUSCLE. Thirty PAGES. twenty
hve. then twenty. There Is a light
musical twang ucpon the hot air and a
tiny, ~yellowish arrow sticks well into
the breast of the gigantic bird. The
ostrich feels n sharp pang and turns
at once. In that same instant a Sec
ond arrow Is lodged in Its side, just
under the wing feathers. Now the
stricken bird raises It's wings from It's
body and speeds forth into the plain.
But Kwaneet is quite content. The
poison Of those two arrows will do It's
work effectually. lie gets up. follows
the ostrich. tracking It. after 1t has
disappeared from sight, by It's sDoor. and
In two hours the game lies there before
him amid the grass, dead as a stone.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
GENERAL BLISS AS A HUNTER.
Believes In snake Poison Antidote ana
Its General Diffusion.


Col. Zenas Bliss. who has just been
made a brigadier-general in the regular
army, was for several years COM
mander at Fort Hayes. Kansas. where
he IL well remembered for his many
exceptional qualities. He was an
enormously fat man, weighing more
than 300 pounds, and had a proverbial
good nature that turks In avoidupois.
He was a great sportsman. and a fine
hot with both shotgun and rifle. He
loved to hunt prairie chickens. and AL
ways went into the fields seated in a
low %barouche. with a soldier for a
driver. When his dogs came to \
point" he would have the driver put
his horses ahead OF the dogs and flush
the game at which he would shoot
without dismounting from the car.
rlage. 1t was a great privilege among
the private soldiers to be permitted to
go with the colonel as a driver. He in
variably had a comfortable supply OF
snake antidote under one of the seats.
and was always careful to antidote the
driver every time he antidOted himself.
"a hoi ulbNuIiCC ou-Huuu bHOOtiuB
Col. Bliss was undoubtedly the cham
pion OF the army. The writer once
saw him win every dollar in the peck
cts OF the officers OF his regiment at a
picnic. where shooting was made part
OF the program. lie put a silver half
dollar up In a fOrked stick at a distance
of seventy-five yards and offered to
wager that he could hit 1t with an ordi-
nary army rife. The young lieu
tenants fell over each other in cover
Ing that bet, and when the gun cracked
they lost. 1t tlckled the colonel so i'm
mensely that he spent all he had won
and twice that sum over in getting
these officers and certain friends from
Hays City a Mumm's extra dry supper.
There never was a regular army off,
Ger who possessed SO much of the hove
of his su|bordinates AZ Col. Bliss.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
nelium In "A Mine.

Helium, 1t will be %recollected, is a
chemical element which was known 70
exist in the II and some of the stars
long before II had been discovered on
the earth. When found on our globe.
two years ago, it was discovered In n
rare mineral OF Norway named ~cleveite.
Since then cleveite has been in demand
in chemical laboratories, and It's rarity
has made it costly. Recently a mine
was opened near Ryfylke, Norway, rom
tanning an abundance of cleyeite. to-
gcther with several other rare miner
ais, The %cleveite from this mine, ex-
amined in London, has been found rich
in helium. and it sells for about S. o
pound.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
Indian Women Who Farm.

In the Indian village on the banks
OF the Minnesota river. about one mile
down stream from sjhakopee, lives a
band Of Indians who till the soil, make
bows and arrows and moccasins, and
trade with the neighboring farmers.
Among the villagers are some interest
ms women. one OF them being Mrs.
Otherday, the sister OF Shakopee OF Lit
tie Six. n OF the most noted chiefs
OF the Sioux nation. The women of
the Shakopee colony assist In the farm
ing and make beautiful beadwork,
which they sell at the summer resort
hotels. Mrs. Otherday is a strong
well-preserved elderly woman, much
looked up to by her own people and her
white neighbors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
FOR CYCLISTS.

A good and cooling beverage Is made
by straining and beating a fresh egg
and adding to a bottle Of ginger beer.
Waterproof road maps are now to be
obtained and II one is caught In a
sudden shower they make q good pro-
lection for ones head.
When the muscles are tired and lame
q fine liniment to use Is made of 6
cents worth of castor oil added to 5
cents worth of hartshorn. Shake well
and keep tightly corked.
Soap is sold In book form and when
needed a leaf car be torn out. This
is a handy and almost necessary article
for bicycle tourists to take II a long
out-of-town run is contemplated.
The latest novelty in handle-bars Is
made hollow and contains those arti.
cles usually relegated to the tool bag.
This removes the fear of having the
bag stolen II the wheel Is left alone by
It's owner.
Dust is worse for a bicycle than mud,
for the latter can be cleaned on at
once, but dust gets into every corner
and hides. A pair OF good bellows can
be used with marvellous effect after
run over country roads.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
FIGS AND

The ring OF the dollar is not heard in
the death chamber.
Kind acts find a dozen friends before
kind wishes get an introduction.
The truthful are youthful though
their cheeks are withered with age.
The rich man in hell didn't ask to be
taken out. He wanted TO be made com.
Portable where he a
Convince a sinner that you are con-
cerned about him. and he will soon
be concerned about himself.
There is ONE difference between
hope-so religion and assurance, that
there is between muggy twilight ard
clear sunshine.
A euchre playing, dancing, theater.
going. beer drinking church member
can do more to demoralize the young
than a full f1edged devil.
The preacher who Is not CARING
whether anybody is being brought 10
repentance by his preaching has mis-.
understood the Lord.
According e the critics OF emotIona,
religion, the penitents on the day nj
Pentecost should have been "cut to
their logical faculties" instead Of ''cut
10 the heart"
People who would bow, and scrape.
n walk on their knees for the sake
OF being presented to Queen Victoria,
excuse themselves from the Wednes.
dag night levee Of the King of Klngs
the prayer meeting. Rams tlrn. J
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
OUR GOLDEN TERRITORY.

W Is almost thirty years since the
foresight of one man secured for III"
United States a land whore value is
every day becoming more ani more
krown and appreciated by the people
RI the Union. He Drayel ridiculp,
II opposition of every sort from cv-
cry source. and with a ~pertinaCity
born of inward conviction. he never
rested until he had seen Alaska be-
come the property of the United States.
The name Of Secretary Seward will I've
forever associated with that remark
able purchase, by which we secured
from Russia for seven million two
hundred thousand dollars a territory
nine times the size of the New Eng
land states; tceming with gold mines.
rich in furs. Astounding in fish. and
clothed with forests. But al that time
no one, not even the Russians them
selves, knew what a rich country Alas
ka was, and many were the Jokes made
at the expense of Secretary Stewards
enthusiasm. The papers snccrcd az Il
one of them suggesting to President
johnson that he visit this land of val
liable snow and understandable ice" for
tne general impression was that 1t was
an ~ice-bound country. access to which
was crowded with Siberian-likc diff
culties. the people as a whole knowing
very little about it. and not stopping
70 consider that it's thousand miles OF
coast was washed by the warm waters
Of the Japan current. thus modifying
she climate. so that winters in Sitka
are scarcely more severe than those
in New York. while the summers are
iefreshingly cool. Secretary Seward
worked with almost a seer's vision TO
accomplish his hearts desire. and he
was ably seconded by Charles Sumner.
whose speech in the senate on the ces-
sion OF Russian America was one III
the finest efforts Of his life. and at
length the vast district became the
property of the United States.
Then came he puzzling question OF
naming the territorial baby. because
its old name. Russian America" WIS
no longer appropriate. The wits e.
ercised their inventive powers. sug-
costing such Applications as American
Siberia" and Zero Islands, bu,
Charles summer showed his fine taste
by suggesting Alaska" (thc great
land, a name which the Indians used
In connection with the southern part Of
the peninsula. The ceremony of the
transfer was very simple. Had one
been in Sitka a certain bright October
morning in 1867 he would have seen
beautiful Sitka bay gay with the hut.
tering Stars and Stripes on three Unit
cd States warships. while from every
staff and roof of the village waved the
emblem Of Russia's power. In front
Of the old castle on its lofty. natura!
elevation were drawn up the troops Of
both countries. who silently awaited
the first salute from one Of the United
States ships, at which signal the order
was given to lower the castles Russian
flag. Scarcely had the sound of the
American guns lost themselves in echo.
when the Russian batteries doomed
forth. and the American flag gayly
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24

reached. Like a shy maiden. II has
been chary OF its beauty, hiding itsel,
IN a bay which is rather formidable 81
entrance. as IL is usually filled with q
heet OF icebergs and foes which per
sist IN keeping three-fourths. Of their
bodies under water. so that n vosse,
wishing 10 make their ACQUAINTANCE
must he shod in iron. The grating ~
the Ice under the ships metal heel. II,
herce rushing in and out Of the tides
and the distant booming OF natures
artillery as the icebergs break away
from the glaciers face and fall into
the water, make ones blood tingle. and
expectation has reached It's climax
when a sudden turn into an inlet brings
one face 10 face with one of the most
novel, awe-inspiring sights in all this
great round world-Muir glacier-un-
ike any other Of its fellows. Acros.
the bay Mount Crillon and Mount Fa,"
weather, towering l.500 feet above the
water. like giant sentries. guard this
frozen gem. IL does not stoop down IA
reach the sea, hut boldly, feariessly ap-
prOaches the edge of the water. pre-.
senting a solid wall of ice over 200 feet
high, and three miles across lis face
a sight 10 dazzle and faseinae man,
kind.
leaving the ship, l':boats land .hy
aspiring tourists in a r7vine al the side
of this ice river, and the ascent through
sand and boulder is begun-a scramble
rich In reward, as the top OF the gla-
cier Is a congregation of ice-pinnacles.
many OF which are as beautiful aad
sNmmetrical nr u Than u.n.o M l.oaa
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24

come OF a good family. He was held in
esteem by M. Benoit and was second
to him In command at the farm. All
these thoughts treasured him and he
spoke to Benoit OF his hopes. To his
Joy. Benoit gave him his hand willing
~ and said he would talk to his daugh-
ter, who had just gone into the hay
field. Bancroche followed ut n dis
lance. and himself unseen watched the
farmer approach Mariette and address
her In a low voice. Then, after a mo-
ment, he saw her throw back her head
with a peal OF laughter and heard her
cry: with his leg? And | would be
q Nine, Bancroche? No! No! MOI!
Poor Bancroche did not return until
evening and then he took his place al
supper without noticing the sad looks
OF BenOit, nor the naughty glances of
Marietta, who was willing to be loved.
but angry that he. a cripple, should
have dared to ask her hand.
II understand, NJ. Benoit." he said.
after supper; I'VE will say no more
about II. was wrong in forgetting my
leg" And more than this he would
not say, going on with his work as
usual, always brave, sometimes sad.
but never troubling either father or
daughter. And when. three months az
ter, Mariette married Sylvan Gillet.
proprietor of the Coq-d'Argent hotel,
he assisted at the wedding and no one
noticed that his eyes we're red.
There was great excitement In the
village Of Saint Georges. The Prus-
slams were coming. They had already
occupied the neighborilg village and
twenty times an hour each person look
ed anxiously down the road To- the for
est, the direction from which the enc
my was expected to come. All the
men haG gone to war, with
the exception of Sylvaia Gillet, who
trembled at the thought OF being killed. |
. drfnKeT ana q braggart, decsitsul ara
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24

mounted TO the top, while both coun-
try's guns sounded a duet. after which
the Russian governor formally resigned
his badge OF Office TO Americas repre-
sentative, and the land belonged &c Tn
Gle Sam. That night there was a ban
quet and ball at the castle, and then
the Russian families, many Of whom
were cultured, educated people, pre-
pared TO leave the country in possession
months the natives and United States
troops, together with INSCRIPTIONS adj
venturers, were the sole occupants.
Gradually the latter class was super
seeded by honest prOspectors and rugged
pioneers, whose accounts Of the beauty
OF the land attracted the tourists who
now annually food the coast region,
the world can be seen.
Leaving Victoria, the boat begins its
serpentine passage among the innum-
cradle islands which, necklace-like, en-
circle the coast. In verify and truth,
they are the spurs of that unbroken
mountain range which forms a wall
along the Pacific coast from north TO
south. At first, one begins to count
these islands, but is soon lost in a
maze Of figures, for there is a goodly
company of about LOO, varying in size
from small, delicate patches OF green
10 great tracts OF land az large as The
state of Massachusetts,. AS the boat
glides in and out Of this labyrinth OF
nature, the scene becomes k~a.eidosco.
pic, for new combinations OF turquoise
water, fieece-necked sky, granite noun
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24

'N"NN w '''s ~
was a fine fellow. muscular. with broad
shoulders, an open face and clear eyes.
More than one of the pretty country
girls would have liked to know him.
put he hardly addressed a word to
them. held back by timidity and shame
OF his poor leg. lie never complained,
ana when he watched his friends dane
ing Mt the fair, with their arms about
their partners waists, he accepted his
position with the philosophy OF Il coun-
Try fHtalist. But one day he suffered
me sorrow of Il great disappointment.
lie wanted to serve in the army. but
hrst he must pass the examination
with the others. lie marched limping
along the road with them. his hat or.
namentod with long tri-colored rib
oons which iloated in the breeze. and
SUNG at the top Of his voice with an
animation which made him forget he
was not like the rest of the world. But
his JOY was short-liyed.
UNIT for service; dcformity OF the
Mp. pronounced the officer.
1T Is unfortunate added the gem
eral, without that he would have
made n splendid soldier"
Bancroche departed alone. his heart
full OF sadness and feeling the flower
OF courage and loyalty which had
sprung up in him wither from lack OF
nonrishment. He reached the farm
where he was employed without meet
ing anyone, and going to the bed where
ne slept he threw himself down and
wept uncontrollably.
Some time after this Bancroche was
employed on the farm of a certain
Benoit. a well-to-do farmer. who had a
very pretty daughter named Mariette.
Her white teeth made a line OF ivory
eehind W rosy lips always parting in
a smile. Her figure was dainty. her
arms strong, her feet untiring; alto
gether she was the picture of vigorous
beauty. She might have been a Ceres
OF Rubcns, in all the strength and
freshness OF her 20 years. And. OF
course, BancrOche fell madly in love
with her. She was not long in per-
ceiving her victory and. as she was
something of n coquette. she did all
she could to encourage him. She was
go good to him. looked at him with
eyes SO sweet and bright that the
cripple was fired with love and hope,
letting himself dwell on happy dreams
OF the future. in which he saw himself
departing from the church with Ma
%riette, his wife. leaning on his arm.
He said many tender things to her, and
once, putting her mouth very close to
his ear, she had whispered: "Bancroche,
l love you!'
And after all, why not? he had asked
himself. To be sure he was a cripple,
but he invented a thousand reasons to
persuade himself that this was not an
obstacle. In marrying one thinks only
OF the qualities Of the heart. He had
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
Frssei Population Of Joha nnesburr

Johannesburg, according to the lat
est figures. has o 1856 900 inhabitants,
81 1000 Of whom are whites. There axe
1926 British. 1896 Russians, 2,263
Germans. $40 Dutch, 442 Frenchmen,
81 Swedes and Norwegians, FOG Ital-
ians. and GAS from other n-African
countries: the Others come from the
Orange Free State and the British
South African colonies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
~ CurlOua Deed.

A curious deed has been recorded in
New Brunswick, N. J. The deed gives
to Charles Banks the privilege OF al
lowing the caves of his new house TO
encroach on the property OF Mrs.
Sarah Edwards to the extent OF four
inches, and binds the heirs OF Mrs.
Edwards for the same encroachment.
The consideration named is $40.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
STAYING ON CONSUMPTION.

An Indiana man who claims to be
115 years old and in the enjoyment of
robust health has informed a reporter
that his parents died Of consumption
before they were 30 and that he has
used whisky and tobacco exclusively
for fifty years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24

is real name was
Simon Martin. but
when a child he
had fractured his
hip. which ac, idcnt
had crippled him
for life, AMI his
comrades at school
nad %nicknamcd him
Bancroche twisted
lcg). h G name
stuck IN him liz
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24

The Japanese begin building their
houses at the top. The roof 10 inst
built and elevated on a skeleton frame.
Then 1t affords shelter to the workmen
from storms.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-24
BANCROCHE.

(Tranlatcd frsom the French OF n. s.
de Forge.)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-05

Maybe He Uas Dissstisasd.
ibid the murderer make any comics.
sion ~ asked the city editor Of the exc
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-05
AN ESSAY ON CLEANLINESS.

An English Youth breaches . Sermon on
the Emoacy OF soap and Water.
A London magazine submits the fol-
lowing essay on Cleanliness" as the
product of a twelve-year-old boy in the
grammar grade:
DO not go and say that you are
feared of making youself clean, just be.
cosc it is cold and it hurts to get the
dirt of, or becose the suds get in you,
eye. For when you are clean people
do not edge away from you, never mind
about your clothes, but they say unto
you like our teacher that is next to
godliness. Be thankful unto him be-
cose your mothers can afford soap, and
becose they make you use it. Also
when your mother puts her fingers
down your coat-neck afore breakfast
and peeps to see if there is any black
there, and then sends you back to the
sink to wash yourself better, say unto
her, yes mother, also smiling. On Sat-
urday night say also unto her, mother,
don't forget to get my bath tub reddy
for me, and a new pace of soap, for /
love to wash myself course of cleanli.
ness for it is next to godliness. Do not
be same as them there Blacks and
Amcrikens, and Ingoos, which just
splashes their faces with water and no
soap, and never gets inside of q tub,
only a paddlin about bits of rovers.
When You say to a dirty boy, Dirty
Dick wants the stick only say it about
once, SO as he can't say as you are
wicked. Say unto him, look at the
thoteful cat, which spits on it's pores
just to get a bit of lather for a fai,
start, and then wipes its nose, and into
its eyes, also behind its ears, not count.
ing over. Then say unto him as it will
actshelly lick itself when it can't gel
its pores, rather than be hitching any
where's round. Tell him to look at the
necks of the masters and superintend
ents and preachers, and he will never
find ring. which is always q sine q.
you have not gone far down."