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lily and acknowledge allegiance to Red
Cloud, although each tribe has it's own
sub-chief. At one time the Sioux could
put $4,000 warriors in the field. They
arc a nation of fighters, and up to seven
years ago caused the government more
trouble than aAS.the other red men in
the west combined. Their last uprising
was in 1890, when the ghost dance en-
citement led to the battle of Wounded
Knee and subsequent to the killing OF
Sitting Bull. Since then they have os-
tensibly been at peace with the whites.
Sitting Bull. Two Strike, American
Horse, Gall and Rain-in-the-Face have
been more prominently before the pub
tic than Red Cloud because they were
fighting chiefs and conducted opera
tons in the field. They were in fact,
however, only lieutenants who carried
out the plans and orders of the willy old
Indian. Red Cloud remained at home
and mapped out campaigns, enthused
the young men, forwarded supplies, and
in other ways enacted the role of gen.
eral in chief. He was the brains, the
plotter of the nation, while Sitting Bull
and the others were the actual fighters.
Red Cloud was master in the art of
diplomacy-a veritable Talleyrand in
red. He would meet the army men and
agents of the government and make
them believe he was seeking to secure
peace and had counseled his people
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LAST OF CIR o A I CHIEFS
Red Cloud, the Diplomatic Head
Of the Sioux Nation.
The Famous Chief IsvNsw closing
HIS Earthly Career ON the Pine
Rtdge Reseryatioa In south
91E@ DakOta.3 80 ts=s Il 4 S.
Especial Correspondence

S3l04soS10k NSOTTSSp ouUSNCe.J
Old Red Cloud, the Talleyrand Of
the Sioux nation, IS closing his earthly
career en- the Pine Ridge reservation in
South Dakota. With his death the last
famous and historic character anon
the American Indians, the peer of Pow
haitian, Osceola, Black Hawk, GERONIMO
and sittingsBull, will pass away. Red
Cloud is noWas2 yearstold. The intirm-
tiles OF age aresweighing heavily upon
him, and physicians say hecan live only
a. short tins. He:realizes his enfeebled
condition. and accepts st with Indian
stoicism. TO the reservation agent who
recently made . call upon him. Red
Cloud said: 60
MY days are numbered. The Great
Spirit will call me, and sRedsC will
answer thes summons, without finch.
ing. l. would like to see the Grea,
Father at Washington once more, but
lam too feeheg,to# stand lifelong jour.
ney. l want his pledge thatzmy people
will be projected. They are at peace
with the whites,. but they are not well
T treated. Bad white men rob them and
make trouble by, giving the young
braves whisky. My counsels Of late
have been for peace, but when am gone
the conditions may be changed. The
Great Father ought to know these
ings.andsguard against Them ssssfasara
For 40 years Red Cloud has been the
head chief Of the Sioux, the most mum.
erous and powerful Indian nation in
this country. The Ogallalas, the Brules,
the Crows, Winnebagoes, Mandans, Ari-
lsarees, Gros Ventres and "A other we'll
known tribes belong to the Sioux fam
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GOING TO CALIFORNIA;

Phillips Upholstered Tourist Cars are Best.
Isl, 900 passengers carried in II years and
all of them pleased, is a fattering testi<
monial. Jealous imitators have started
rival lines but they lack the facilities and
experience Of the Pioneers in the tourist
car business.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
runs elegant upholstered tourist cars to
California points without change, leaving
St. Paul 200 p. m. Minneapolis 1875 p. M,
every Thursday via Omaha, Denver and
Salt Lake-the Scenic Line.
On November I'd, and each succeeding
Tuesday, we will run an additional car via
Kansas City and Fort Worth-the South
ern Route, no attitudes and no snow.
The time is only FOUR DAYS via either
route. In this age, time is an important
factor in the selection of line Of travel.
The Albert Lea Route being the quickest
and best appointed, is most popular.
Through sleeping car berths only $500. A
gentlemanly Phillips conductor and colored
porter accompany the car to attend to the
wants Of the passengers.
Meals served in dining cars, or may be
prepared on cooking ranges provided for
the purpose in a separate compartment.
Full information as to ticket rates, or
berth reservations will be given by address
ing A. B. Cults, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent. Minneapolis & st. Louis
Railroad, Minneapolis, MINI.
Send for descriptive matter.
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The Turn Of Life.

The turn of life is q turning either
into prolonged walk or into the grave.
Between the ages Of 40 and 60 ! man
who has lived . proper life ought to be:
considered in his prime. His matured
strength Of constitution renders him
almost. impervious to the attacks OF.
disease, and experience has given him
soundness and ripeness Of Judgment.
His mind is resolute, firm, and equal;
all his functions are In the most perfect
order. He assumes q mastery over his
business, builds up a competence on the
foundation he has formed in early man
hood, and passes through period Of
life attended by many qualifications.
Having gone a year or two past go, he
larrives at a standstill. But here comes
what we have termed the turn Of life,
which, if successfully negotiated, leads
to old age. At this period govt and apo
plexy lie in wait for the traveller. The
system and powers having reached their
utmost expansion, now begin either "a
close In like flowers at sunset, or to
break down at once. One injudicioua
stimulant, q single excitement, may
force is beyond it's strength, whilst q
careful supply Of props and the neces.
sary care and attention should sustain
the system - health and yigor.
Ledger.
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Lout. XVI. Farewell Me...r-.

Aouss AS1.'s Farewell Messaxe.
!. The king chose this solemn Christian
festival to express his last wishes to
his wife and family, and his JUST flea ton
as farewell to bis people. We will
give only short extract from this
remarkable document: ii entreat my y,
wife to forgive me all that she has to
suffer for my sake, and whatever sor-
row may have caused her during the
years of our marriage. as she may rest
assured that l retain no remembrance
of anything for which she might be
inclined to feel self-reproach. l. charge
my son, in case he should ever have
the misfortune of being a king, to re-
member that he must be entirely de-
Nvoted to the happiness Of his fellow
citizens, that he must forget all rancor
or hatred, more especially with regard
to the misfortunes and sorrows to which
l am subjected The truly Christian
feelings of the king are sufficiently
proved by the above extract from q
paper addressed to the queen, but which
was not given to her.Anna L. Bicknell.
in Century.
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| came to be present at the last fight he
made the astonishing assertion that he
was really prisoner in the hands of
the hostiles, they having forced him to
accompany them for fear if left behind
he would assist the whites. Officers
and soldiers who participated in the
battle say no one except Red Cloud
could have handled the warriors with
such shrewd generalship and ability.
Red Cloud in his early years was a
drinker and broiler. One day, while
on buffalo hunt on Chugwater creek,
in Wyoming, he got drunk and killed
Little Wound. srb-chief. Since then
he has never tasted liquor. The writer
met Red Cloud in Omaha some years ago
when he was on his way to Washing
ton to urge payment of his pony claim,
On which occasion one of the mer-
chants Of that city entertained him at
an informal luncheon. Red Cloud ate
heartily of the food but refused to
taste the wines or liquors. He showed
mis- disapprobation of the custom OF
drinking by rising from the table and
turning his back to- the company when
ever liquor was passed. Lewis Ham
ilton, half-breed. who was with Red
Cloud as an interpreter, was asked to
ascertain. the cause of the old chiefs
action. There was some talk in tho
Sioux tongue. after which Hamilton
said:
Red Cloud doesn't believe in whisky
drinking. He had serious trouble once
when he was drunk, and has. never
tasted liquor since. He says men.who
drink are fools. He turns his back on
them to show he does not like the
practice" :.
If an Indian can be handsome. Red
Cloud is asrhandsome man. he swas
over 20 years of age at the time Of the
inciden: mentioned. but bore his six
feet OF height aud 100 pounds ofweieht
with the 'vigor and activity of man
OF 49,. His features were strong, but
pleasant in outline, and in his CONVEX
sations through an interpreter he rave
ample evidence of having a bright men
tally. and being well informed on many
things aside from Indian affairs. Red
Cloud discarded the blanket uniform
many years ago. His fayorite costume
is. q black cloth suit, white shirt with
black knottee1 scarf and q black
SLOUGH hat He is neat in his manners
and appearance and, were it not for his
color, might pass for a well-to-do farm
e. come to town for holiday. - ~ !:
w. J. JACKMAN.
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"LlsTENtN' TO THE WIND"

I amt afraid to sleep alone. no. not a single
" mite, @
And amt frightened Of the dark when ma
puts out the light;
Ita kinder fun cons summer nights. when
SS you're tuckedaup IN bed,
To watch the moonlight shinin' ON the sky
- vs. light overhead, E
And to have the winder open SOS to hear
vs. the crickets sing,
And the bullfrogs in the medder tuntn' up
SM like everything; IS 8#@ S
But, say! hate to go to bed whenwinterss
$s@ once beginned, No- .-.E'
Cause thena Teller has toglay and listen to
sasss the wind. III 4 $Ea ~ #MSE#R
In daytime a,tisn' half 80 bad-1 don't care
W. how It blows
When everything is lighted up. cause then
a Teller knows i. il'i-.. .iftH I
It's only wtnd; but ,when'it's dark and you
@sa can't get to sleeps yEh''i %# 3:
It ain't no fun to stay awake and then hear
a. something creep
Around thetcorners Of the house, and sorter
Sss, vail and moan,
And rattle at the shutters. like it knowed
a.. you's all alone
And wanted to get at you-Gee! I'd bout as
H. lives be skinned (.
Asslay up in our attic there and listen to the
IL. wind. ..sge,4 =
am no '1ralQ caC-not q O1Cs I'm brave as
@gs other boys;
Butt my! that's just the worstest, sorry.
4 lonesome kinder noise, - N -
And makessme think Of ghosts and things
that come a-mopin' round
When folks hain't buried 'em and they'd
feel better'under ground: .
And then therell come an awful screen
and all the house'n shake, 2-$
And course TIL think what Bridget told
bout "banshees' at q wake
She knowed of, and a goblin thing that
howled and laughed and grinned-g
Well. then cover up my head SOS won't
f"ahear the wind. .H .a.s5 &ge& Y7s' 2 a
But faint no use, twill holler SOS hear
it all the MORE - 4E'. ~ /. H.
And then I'll s'picion sometimes hid be-
hind the closet door, F.. "a
And then the branches on the trees II rub
and groan and sigh.
And, take It all together, 80 Teller III near
ly die.
I amt a-scared of tempests when the light
. Minis all flash,
And the thunder's rumblin', tumblin'. like
the sky had gone to smash;
] like to hear the rain come down where our
shed roof is timed
But, say! wish there want no night or
else. there want no wind.
Joe Lincoln. in L. A. w. Bulletin.
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II was not until after word OF Gus
ter's sad fate was received that Crook
realized the full effect Of his timely ac-
ton. It was the intention Of the In
dians IN case a junction between the
forces Of Red Cloud and Sitting Bull
had been effected TO hold their position
On the Little Big Horn and conduct q
long warfare against the whites. The
prestige gained BY the victory over
Custer would have brought other tribes
into the fight. audit would have been
easy to make the strug-
gle a long and bloody one. AS it was.
Sitting Bull was unable to get rein
forcements and had to fall back before
the army sent to avenge Custer, retreat
ing across the British line. Maddened
by the defeat of his plans, chatting I'M
der Sitting Bulls stolen glory, Bed
Cloud was still too foxy and diplomatic
to make open complaint of his real
feelings. But he, did not let the matter
pass in silence. lie filed a claim at
Washington demanding pay for the
ponies taken by Crook on, the ground
that he and his. immediate followers
were peaceful Indians who had been
deprived of their property without
cause. Gen.. Crook was called upon for
an explanation, and he made it so
|'strong and clear that the government
declined to allow. Red Clouds claim.
although he paid several visits to Wash
ington. 49,.
It was Red Cloud who drew Col. For
sythe's command lnto a trap at Drexel
Mission, during. the Wounded Knee
campaign: in 1890, aud the massacre OF
Custer would have undoubtedly. been
repeated were 1T not for the fact that
<Forsythe: saw the: danger he was in and
just before the fight began dispatched
a messenger for reinforcements. These
came up in time and the Indians were
beaten off. The similarity in strategic
methods employed at Wounded Knee
and Little Big Horn convinced army
men that Red Cloud planned both en-
gagements, but the willy chief denied
the charge, maintaining that he was
friendly Indian. When asked how no
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
she Woala Show Her Strawberry
Mark for IdentiAcAtiOn. ~

MARK ZOE 10ent10C4t1OA. "A =
There" she said as she finally got the
eekproperly Endorsed, and handed it to
thespaying teller; I'd like to have the:
money, please"
The. young man scanned it carefully, and
thenlO0ked at her.
there anything wrong with it ~ she
inquired, apprehensively.
No; / am. sure it's all right. Only we
have oprs rules here, and before we can let
you haY e the money ll, you will have to be
"But the friends am visiting took trip,
into the country with my. mother this
morning"
''Then you will have to wait till to-mor-
row" ,H@%s
but ! need the money to do some shop
ping with this afternoon"
I'm very sorry" 4
It's absolutely necessary to be identi-
fed" she asked, plaintiyely. A. 81
j Absolutely"
well, I suppose I can manage it. Will
the bank be open for an hour? 80
ttfThen I'll hurry home and put on my
evening gown. It's great deal Of trouble,
but it's the only way, and I'm glad hap
II don't quite understand"
why, I have strawberry mark on my
right shoulder; and everybody who has read
ANYTHING at all knows that there isn't any
better Identification thar a strawberry
mark. w shington Star. ,,.- -,
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my AZ. W WIFI E LIFE"
-. ~ - ..s-}..:- .:.'--
How l was the means
!. -. 49,. Of saving it. ~ ..>....


when2 the lungs are attacked and the
symptoms Of consumption aPpear, then
beginlthe struggle between Affection and
that destroying disease which Stays its
thousands annually. II Is happy issue
and health restored. Such an issue does
not always end the struggle, but it did In
the case Of Mr.. K. Morris, Memphis, Tenn,
Who saw his wife wasting and weakening
and hysicians helpless. and then sug-
Kested the simple iemedy that wrought
the cure. He tells the story thus:
"seven years ago, my wife had severe
attack of lung trouble which the ply
cough was extremely distressing, espe-
ciaily, at night, and was frequently
doctors being unable to help her, I'M
dueed herto tryDr:Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
and was surprised at the great relief il
gave. Before using one whole bottle she
was cured. 50 that now she is strong and
quite healthy. That this medicine saved
my wife's life have not the least doubt.
I always keep Or. Ayers Cherry Pectora1
in the house. Whenever any of my family
have cold or cough we use It, and are
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modestmonog ram. Dolly Radnor did not
use her mother crest.
The last one Of these letters was i,
hit curt and impatient. II read:
Dearest Jack You have got GOLD
enough TO startle even 81 Vanderbilt
with, much lees mamma and the count.
Mrs. .Hetty Green would i started to
say, would be green with envy.
am miserable, and you must come home.
I can't stand ,them any longer. Nam
mas bad grammar increases with her
anger, and the counts broken English
and oriental perfume becomes more
uncomfortable as his love intensifies. I'm
getting low and vulgar; you would not
know me. I've tried everything to cure
the count. frequently come down
when he calls on me with my hair done
up in curling kids and ]; chew gum In
his presence constantly. Nothing seems
to work with him, though. He is :one
grande loafer' out here at our country
place. He counts all my eccentricitica
as re caprice Of one petite file char
mantle gentle . all the French epitheta
of@approval. sComoahome or will run
away with him, just for the pleasure Of
numbering him neatly on our wedding
journey. Your own for eternity, Dolly
She didn't add that she was wearing
all her last summers frocks, that .sha
hadn't new gown ora new hat to her
name; that every thing had been cut Of
from the first Of the year-at least, Ill
the; spending money her mother gave
heron account OF her disobedience
about the count, and as for her ownin-
come, she. had taken the whole Of that
for q year in advance to lend to q :cer4
tain young fellow; who had ., recently
dug'a fortune out of an Alaska gold
field: The young fellow had no idea
of how mean evena fat mother can ba
when she is stupid and vain and am,
bitious,, nor will. he ever know from
Dolly's lips the extent OF. her sacrifice,
So I am determined he shall read 1t
here.
He came home ten days ago, and there
was the happiest girl in the world ia
greet him in a certain big country
house near Washington. The count
was not happy, and Mrs. Radnor is az
yet barely :feconciled to the situation,
for. she felt that he had enough money
for the count as well as for the girl,
who may be named as one woman who
did not send a missing man to the dogs.
Constitution.
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GEN. J. W. FORsYTHE. -;
(Ihs Brave Commander Who Proved To
=: Much for Red CLOUDY 45' -

. QOC0 1Of leo N1OuO.J ,s
against war, when at, the same time he
Was actively directing operations in the
field and forcing his warriors to con-
fict. ,,.,,.r .., .%$. :. .........f, >.z,'i,
In the opinion of such good Judges as
Gems. Crook, Gibbon and Terry, and Col.
Forsythe, it was Red Cloud himself who
planned the trap into which Gen. Gus
ter and his command was drawn in the
battle of the Little Big Horn, June Is,
1876. Sitting Bull had never shown him
self possessed of so high an order of
stragetic ability. He was simply
brave, desperate fighter. During all of
tits memorable and disastrous cam
paigns couriers were continually carry
ing orders from, Red Cloud to Sitting
Bull. The former had intended to be in
ut the death of Custer himself and per.
sonally direct The slaughter. That he
did not do SO was owing to the prompt
action of Gen. Crook in Selling all the
Indian wal. ponies on the reservation.
Red Cloud had modified a force Of 800
braves and was making prepare tons to
join Sitting Bull on the Little Big Horn
when word was brought to Crook by q
friendly Indian. Crook hesitated about
interfering with Red Clouds band as it
was still on the reservation and osten-
sibly at peace. Under the plea of MILF
tary exigencies, however, he did the
next best thing and confiscated all the
ponies which had been gathered for the
use OF the warriors This kept He'd
Cloud and his men at home and pre-
vented them from joining Sitting Bull,
and the latter got credit for conducting
the campaign. r.
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THE. RETIRED BURGLAR.
His Curious Experience in 4 Hous
with Creakinor Sfafra

HIS Curious Experience in 4 House
with Cracking Stairs.
/ "You know how the stairs puff up,''
said the retired burglar, latter you stop
using 'em nights? You crowd 'em down
close together, solid, treading on .'em
all day long, and then when you let up
on :'em the fibers of the wood lift up
again, and the stairs seem to swell. You
know how they creak, sometimes, and
snap u little, when you go down 'em
first in the morning.; and some of the
steps yield little under the tread?
That's them settlin' down into place
again..
II love to hear 'em in the morning.
1t seems kind O. like the stairs wakin'
up and speakin' to you as you go along
down. But Tdon't like to hear 'em at
night. And at the time I go about
they've had chance to do considerable
putin, and no matter how yelvet-foot-
ed man may be he can't lessen his
weight very well, and so I learned early
to tread near the wall or5near the ban
listers going upstairs, and, not on the
bow in the middle: The creak9gor the
little soft swapping, that sounds so
plQ asant in the morning, and that no
body wouldn't notice e then, sounds
mighty loud at night, when everything
is still. If anybody was awake, you
know, you could hear it from one end
Eof the house to the other. To: be sure
it might not alarm anybody, because
there's othersounds in a:house atnight;
sounds that just make themselves. Due,
L suppose, to changes in temperature.
boards swell and shrink and shift a
little, and you might 5hear,a little snap
somewhere in the house any time OF
night. But always hated to hear the
stairs creak @wheneI was going up 'eha,
all the same. Because always thought
that as likely as not it would wake up
somebody, and that should find some
body sitting up in bed. looking for+me
when I looked into the door of a room,
and, as matter Of fact, that did some
times happen Il r"2 " .f.E '!.f@
i. II looked one nigh, afterya wretched
pair of stairs, into q half-lightelsronm
where I saw a man. sitting up. IN bed,
oyer on the other side. OF thereon, sand
looking plumb at the door that was
standing in. As told you, was al
ways on the lookout for just this thing,
but this man surprisedzme, forealfy thst.
He sat there in bed all keyed up, and
looking square at me. I could see him
perfectly plain, and I knew he could see
me just as plain, and I expected every
minute he'd find his voice and begin to
sholler.
& ''But instead of that he threw the
clothes back off his legs and swung HIS
legs around out of bed, and stood up.
He put his right hand out to locate a
chair that stood by the head of the
bed, and then he started for the door,
hands out a little on each side .of him,
and. feelin' ont a little ON both sides and
sort Of ahead of him as he came along.
/. 'tHumph! Blind. He'd heard the
noise, and was going to look for it. I
might have stood there and slugged him
easy as he went by, but / didn't want
no rattle with a. blind man. Lust went
out and left him there 1ookin'."-N. T.
Sun. ,~,.t.sg' =. ,ss. r-5.,:..s +-.., +,
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OF the Modern Duel.

First SecondI think the swords have
soaked long enough in the antiseptic com.
pound.
Second Second-I think so. Did you scat
ter the chloride of lime under the trees?
eyes, and I burned sulphur in the
branches"
Good. How about the bushes?"
"They have been sprayed with that No.
deodorizer. Did you sprinkle the lawn?2,-
Eyes. used the camrhorated wash.''
mospheric purifer?"
IT think so. One moment-did you kindle
the fire under the medicated bath:''
Il did. And 1 also put the hot water bot
ties on the portable furnace and set the
mustard plaster where it would warm"
'Then I think we are all ready"
II think so. Messieurs, we are quite
eady."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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=, . =. q = a-E3A ( = = ; 9.
The silver lining to great many clouds is
nothing but moonshine.
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Almost anybody can own a horse and
Washington Democrat.