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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26

A. Taylor OF Wisconsin, then United
States commissioner Of railroads and
the representative OF tho interior de-
partment on the board OF management
OF government exhibits. The officials
In charge of the Yosemite and Sequoia
National parks of California, were in
structed by the wal department, which
supervises the parks, TO make an ex-
hibition OF the location of the various
trees and give an estimate of the cost
Of securing one of the monsters for
exhibition. The task seemed impos-
sible, for the first step, to fell one
Of the trees, Is the work of five men
for a month with pumps, augers.
wedges and other accoutrements neces-
sary TO do the work. Several OF the
trees were measured, photographs
taken and the report made stating the
possibility OF the proposed plan. The
size of the trees was not the only diff
Guilty that confronted the men but the
location and access was also to be con-
sidered.
There arc eight or nine groves OF
these denizcns of the forest, averaging
one-half mile in length and one-eighth
mile In width, situated in a mountain
country several thousand feet above
the sea-level and seventy. four miles
from Stockton. The most famous of
these are the Caliveras and H~aripoosa
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26
NOTED FoRoER rs CAUGHT
J. n. Morris Placed Under Ares, ~
shelby Vile, Mo,


J. ". Morris, wanted In Chicago and
ieveral other cities ON charges of for
gerry. kidnapping, and breaking Jail.
was arrested recently by the police OF
Shelbyville, Mo. For the last tour
months officers have boon searching
Tor Morris and Miss Fanny Ruther-
iord of Minneapolis. who, II IL
claimed, was kidnapped from her homo
ana Kept In couccalment by the al
'cged forger.. jailer John l.. Whit
mar OF Chicago has also been on the
lookout for Morris. he having escaped
rom the county Jail over a year ago.
The police received u tip last May
from Miss Rutherford's mother that
Morris and her daughter were In Chi
rago and bad been seen here by per-
sons acquainted with the young won
an. Officer Allen Ames OF the Cot
tage Grove venue police spent a
month running down Mrs. Ruther-
ford's clews, and learned that the
couple had left Chicago and were
somewhere In the West.
Circulars containing the pictures 81
Norris and Miss Rutherford and oner.
Ing n reward for their apprehension
were sent broadcast all over tho West.
and the arrest OF the couple In Shell
byvillo resulted. Morris will not be
brought 10 Chicago. but will he taken
to Memphis. Tenn. where he will have
To face a dozen charges of forgery.
While IN inmate of the Memphis jail
Morris escaped. and u large reward
vas offered by the Memphis authori
for his apprehension. Miss Ruth
erford was with him at the time OF
his arrest and was detained in Shelby
Vile TO await the arrival Of an officer
from Minneapolis. who will return her
Ia her home.
Miss Rutherford was the daughter
OF Captain George Rutherford. who re-
Gently died, and I'M from ms of the
leading families OF that city She II
an heiress. The young woman II
broken down in health. She tells y
long story OF her wanderings with
Norris, but denies that she was kid
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n CARD PARTY.
u Degrades Women and Brings out
Their Worst Traits.

The card party as a breeder Of every
and all uncharitableness is as potent a
factor as the church fair, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. The av-
erage of intelligence and COM
mon sense will scorn to I'LL her home
with cheap trumpery, Imitation bronze
and coarsely painted china; but let
some inspired hostess offer the least
beautiful Of ornaments as prizes and
every woman will play a II her soul
were at stake. She will keep silence
"a frOwning. ominous silence-fOr
three hours at a stretch. playing all the
while. She will set her nerves on edge
watching her partners play and strain
her eyes trying to see her n~eighbor's
hand. And when the worst comes to
the worst she will throw caution and
honesty TO the winds and cheat and
fib and, IL necessary, hght-all for that
prizel This Is the downfall OF the
skillful player. The envy and hatred
OF the bad player are caused by her
inability to get even a respectable
number OF gold and red stars on her
tally card. She does not know how
to make the most of a good hand or the
best OF a band hand. and she becomes
finally that unenyiable species Of fora,
the card party wallhower." No one
wants to be her partner, and good
players even dislike to play against
her. She becomes n most unhappy
bore. For this type of card lover
only one remedy. She must learn.
Out Of her-the bad card ~player--neea
has grown a new vocation, that OF
card instructor To women OF good So
ciety." The instructor undertakes 10
teach whist In 80 many lessons, euchre
in so many. and all the other games
and the various ways In which they
the played. The social and domestic,
as well as the scientific value OF the
art OF playing cards well, should be
impressed upon the fighty woman who
pins her hopes and ambitions ON a
prize" Some husbands like cards at
home. as we'll as at the club, and Il Is
always better 10 know than not to
know how tn play games which may
at some time help to enliven a dull
eyeujrg ~ Il rainy day.
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eiG GAME
Hear. Moose aud Caribou Numerous ~
the Uppcr Ot,swa's Sources.

From the New York Sun: An In
dian missionary, Rev. Father Ianiei of
the Oblat order. has recently returned
to civilization from the longest trip
yet made by any OF his order tn min
lister to the aboriginal inhabitants OF
the Wild and little known country va
tered from the sources OF the upper
Ottawa river. From the outer confines
OF civilization at Mattawa the mission
through this rough north country. the
greater part of his journey being made
VI n birch bark canoe. He passed by
the ~headwaters of the Gatincau, the
Desert, the Coulogne, the Damolne and
Lake kcepewa. visiting also the In
dams of the posts of Barricre, Grand
Lake Victoria aud Grassy lake. At
Barriere the missionary found 100 In
dams congregated to trade with the
factor of tho Hudson Bay Company.
Their method OF bartering with the
company is quite Ingenious. For the
hrst day or two after their appearance
at the post they say nothing Of their
''ht Nv MIAMI lO VNtl w Stll my
thing to the factor. Finally their dis.
erection is overcome by their want of
tobacco OF -four or trinkets, and they
cautiously advance with q few skins,
which they dispose OF for the means
Of supplying their immediate wants.
To all inquiries they reply that the
hunt has been n poor one. and that
they have secured but few trophies OF
their chase. Grad Tally more and more
peltrios are produced. and soon the en-.
tire seasons hunt Is disposed of. imme'
date use being made Of the goods OBJ.
tanned In exchange. with no regard for
future necessities. N~ominally, these
Indians are Christians. but practically
they live In the grossest immortality.
Father Laniel In his last trip persuaded
five couple TO pass through the cero-
mony of matrimony, and other mis-
sionaries testify to the difficulty which
they experience In preventing polyg'
amy and In inducing some Of the lead.
ing men OF the tribe 10 put aside their
supcrnuous wives. These Indians are
exceedingly superstitious. and the kill
Ing OF "a bear IL the occasion OF a re-
markable festival among them. Tho
bears head Is placed upon o pole with
a piece OF tobacco In the moath. Whilo
some contend that this is simply to
show other Indians that hears have
been found there, or to keep the skull
beyond the reach OF dogs, others say
that II Is to honor the animal and pro-
pitiate the spirit Of It's kind, At times
many bears skulls may bc seen upon
the same pole. Occasionally the skulls
Of beavers are treated thus, But this
season beavers have been exceedingly
rare, and but few have besn killed, and
now the animal IL to be protected by
law until 1900.
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Bunyan'. ESCAPES.

Bunyan had some providential Cs-
capes during his early life. Once he
fell into a creek of the sea. once out
of n boat into the river Ouse, near Bed
ford. and each time he was narrowly
saved from drowning. One day IN
adder crossed his path. He stunned
it with n stick. then forced open its
mouth with a stick and plucked out
the tongue, which he supposed to be
the sting, with his fingers, by which
act he says. had not God been mer
ciful unto me, | might. by my desper-
ateness, have brought myself to an
end" If this, indeed, were an adder.
and not n harmless snake. his escar
from the fangs was more remarkably
than he himself was aware OF. A cir
cUmstance. which was likely to I'm
press him more deeply occurred in The
eighteenth year Of his age, when. being
a soldier In the Parliament's army. he
was drawn out to go to- the siege Of
Leicester. in 1915. One of the same
company wished to go in his stead;
Bunyan consented to exchange with
him. and this volunteer substitute,
standing sentinel one day at the siege,
was shot through the head with a mus
ket ball. This risk" Sir Walter Scott
observes, was one somewhat resem 81
bling the escape of Sir Roger de Cover
ley, In an action at Worcester. who
was saved from the slaughter of chat
action by having been absent from the
field
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tapped She first met him last wlb\
ter on u river steamer walle she nnc
her mother were spending tho sea
son in the South. Morris represented
himself AZ u wealthy planter, . anc/
last April he appeared In Minneapolis
and induced her to go to Geneva Labe.
Wis. with him. She soon learned Ia,
r character OF the man, but feared
10 run away from him. From Genovs
Lake the couple came to Chicago and
stayed for two months. Morris learned
that the police were searching for him
and with Miss Rutherford fed TO San
Francisco. They staid In San Fran
cisco until a cousin of Miss Ruther-
ford's met her on the street with Nor
rs and notified the Minneapolis DO
lice. II was then learned by the Do
nce that the couple had left for Kan
sas City. The Chicago, police circu
lars were sent all owe Missouri, and
from them the Shelbyville police rec
ognized Morris and arrested him and
Miss Rutherford. Morris had half a
dozen aliases. He was known in Chi
cagO an Morse. Thurman and TuttIe
While Imprisoned in the Cook county
Jail he impersonated an attorney and
escaped. He had been an inmate OF
the jail several times. and at the tim,
Of his escape was under a dozen In.
dictmeDts for forgery.
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working Under DImcultie..

1t Is extraordinary what some men
can accomplish in spite of i~ll-fortune.
V~erestchagin had his right thumb so
badly bitten by a leopard some years
ago, that 1t had to be amputated. On
the field of battle the middle finger OF
his right hard was made useless by a
shot. By a fall on the Steppes later.
the center bones Of the same hand were
shattered. Nevertheless Verestchagin IA
one Of the foremost painters In Russia,
and makes as dexterous use of his
right hand. famed as 1t Is. a. any man
In Europe.
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old acquaintance and securing new
ones, and thus draw herself and all the
leaders OF higher culture into closer
and more practical relation. She will
extend her trip to Louisville, In order
to be present at a drawing room meet
ing; to Lynchburg, where the object
Of her visit is social; and to Knoxville,
where she will be the guest of the city
AT the forthcoming carnival.
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whipped on Suspicion.

An American woman in Spain tells
this story in the Independent: Bur
Suoto is near one OF the mountain
passes leading into France, and from
It's situation Is liable to visits from
various orders of tramps anxious to
avoid the custom houses along the reg
ular route. One Of these gentry hap
pening to pass through the village the
day "a certain theft had been reported.
was arrested on suspicion and whipped
severely to force a confession. As
nothing but a denial could be wrung
from him another vagrant was arrested
and subjected to the same treatment,
with the samo result. II was event
ually discovered that a small boy, hid
den behind the church tower, had been
the culprit. There was no redress for
the men, they expected none,
and would have been incredu-
lous If told they were enti-
tied TO any. Amazed At the indif-
ference with which this act Of tyran-
ny was received, / expressed my own
indignation. What would your was
the reply, with a gesture intended to
throw the responsibility of the act up
on the world at large. They are
worthless fellows; doubtless they have
done other evil deeds If not this one"
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SECTION OF THE GENERAL
NOBLE"

groves. Many OF the specimens easy
of access were found to have been
damaged by fire, wind, or lightning,
while others, though in a favorable To-
cation, were not regular in form, but
partly decayed at the base, or bullying
30 as to spoil their symmetry. After
a careful inspection the General No
ble," named in honor Of the late sec
rotary OF the Interior department, who
was deeply interested in protecting
the forests and upon whose recon-
mendation Sequoia National park was
made, was selected. This tree was
much smaller than others In the grove
(the Father Of the Forest" now pros
trate on the ground, was 435 feet high
and 40 feet in circumference but
was chosen on account of its ~soundness
and symmetry. After a selection had
been made 1t was with difficulty that
any n could be found willing to un-
dertake the job Of cutting, hauling and
shipping eastward the desired section
OF the large tree. After numerous
methods and plans had been submit
ted a contract was made with the
Kings River Lumber company, q
branch Of the Moore & Smith Lumber
company of San Francisco. The Sec
don to be transported was subdivided
into forty-six smaller sections, some
Of these pieces weighing over four
tons each. II had TO be hauled with
teams OF sixteen mules each on strong
trucks built especially for the purpose,
q distance Of sixty miles over the
rough mountain roads. The cost OF
hauling and delivering on the cars was
e7,600. 1t took eleven freight cars to
transport the forty-six pieces To Chica-
go. and b total cost Of installing the
sections on the Exposition grounds
was $10,475.S7. After the close of the
Worlds Fair and the exhibits were
being removed to their permanent
locations this section Of the big tree.
which was taken from the trunk TWEEN
~ feet above the ground, was shimed
TO Washington" and placed in the
Smithsonian grounds a few yards from
the agricultural department, where II
stands as n OF the many ~curfosities
Of tho nations capital.
AuC oSuCiui AsopiC, ITOul winch
this section was cut, was 800 feet
high. tw~cnty-six feet in diameter and
eAghty-one and one-half feet in cir
eumference. It's bark is over eight
inches thick, and the tree is supposed
TO be ' Q a thousand years old. The
foliage of these trees resembles the
cedar, the wood is very heavy when
green and will quickly sink In water,
but when seasoned IL Is light as dry
cedar and polishes nicely. No such
specimens are found elsewhere In the
world, nor r they surpassed in
majesty and grandeur by any of the
Nultitudinous, marvels OF nature. They
were discovered by Mr.. A. T. Boyd,
q hunter. In 1852, and at once were
the talk of the scientific meis and Jour
nails OF both continents The genus, a
SPECIES OF redwood, was named In
honor of Sequoia, a Cherokee Indian,
whose American name was George
Guess. They are cinnamon colored
and the bark is smooth, porous and
light. Some of the few representative
specimens % In existence are named:
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26

In the real end Of a damp cellar In
New York a few days ago an 8. p. G. A.
officer found Mrs. Mollie Newberg and
her two children, aged 4 and 8 years
The cellar was their home, and a biz
dry goods box was their bedroom. Old
paper and rags constituted the mat
tress and a piece Of old carpet served
as a bed quilt. Mrs. Newberg's hus-
band eloped with another woman -four
years ago, and is now living with her
in HobOken.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26

Col. Young, acting superintendent Of
the Yellowstone Park, reports that
coyotes and black bears have multi
piled so rapidly in the park, under the
protection afforded them against hunt
ers, that they have become a source Of
annoyance. He advises that some Of
the coyotes be killed, and that speci-
mems Of the hears be captured and
presented to geological museums.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26

Heroalcs, uermit. Old Bachelor. Ola
Maid, Siamese Twins, Uncle Toms
Cabin and Mother of the Forest. They
are not reproductive as no sprouts
spring from the roots, therefore the
government has. at this late day, pro-
hibited cutting them. thereby leaving
10 the merciful hand of Nature the
final destruction OF these giants Of the
forest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26
English Bishops.

Elton Is responsible for IA OF the pre-
sent English bishops; and Winchester
comes next with 8. Seven were edu-
Gated at Rugby, 6 at Harrow, 8 at Mer-
chant Taylors, and the same number
at st. Paul's; while Marlborough,
where the sons Of many of the clergy
are educated, turned out 4 bishops.
The Archbishop OF York and the Bis
hop Of Colchester were both formerly
in the army.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26
"MAUDIE AND t."

WO years OF more
back u A n
drew Wilson might
have been noticed
with an astonlshcd.
half scarce express
sion on his face.
Some friends for,
being Il good fell
low, he had many,
ascribcd 1t to hope
less love; others,
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SPECIES OF REDWOOD.
A SECTION OF ONE or THE
GIANT CALIFORNIA TREES.
Was One az tho Most Wonderful Es-
hibits at tn. Chicago Exposition. aud
IL Now one Of the Curicsit,es at tho
National Capital.

RlOR 20 the open
ing of the Worlds
Columbian exposi-
ton at Chicago in
the fall OF 1893, the
govern mcnt de-
cidod TO place on
exhibition one of
The mammoth trees
Of California. The
orr Z ! d
with the Hon. RI.
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KIN an Aged ..Nsv.,...

Footpads In Chicago last Sunday
morning held up" Frank Brunnsteiu.
a newspaper c%arrie", 60 years old, and.
after struggling with him for q few
pennies and nickels. amounting u
$3.50, shot the old man and made their
escape. Brnnnstein died shortly aster.
wards.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26

Mountain lions or pumas are nu-
merous along the Illinois river. In
dian Territory, and are killing cattle.
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gained when it is known that In the last aun ro
December l. 1885 to December !; 1880 there nav"
been mended 1888 pieces and Si3 have been hlace,
Miss Sheets whose health began TO i 5 %" and
count OF the severe cold Is resting IN iowa. anu
Miss A. J. Manning. of sitka, has been sem nbd
Chilkat I'm her place Mrs Warne : Httle, GILL; ,i'
who was so H. f. convalesclng, anu ME,
Warne is back In Chilkat. after being AT Juneau
with the little one ,.. ,r ,.,,sr
Mrs ] " Mcfarland having taught for seven
teen wears In Alaska, Is enjoying year Factoll.
Mrs Howell has been commissioned Government
teacher. ,.t -. I,,a,,,
twenty-six children-sixteen girls ana ten boys
from five to fifteen years OF age. The schooi coud
accommodate forty more. but the Board Is nam nam
pered from lack OF funds. and applicants hr AYE
10 be turned away nearly every week ne
Mission Home at Iiydah has has, had to s,,p De
mer vacation the boys Of the mission school
AT Sitka were taken several miles up the coast 10
cut trees for the winter supply or wood The trees
were large, some them seven feet In diameter,
and II took all day TO roll one OF these large ones
down to the water, everybody helping. Finally. all
the trees were rolled into the water and made into
a raft 1915 feet long and containing about FIVE hun
dred cords OF wood.
WOOING AND WEDDING.
Wooing and wedding In Alaska among the
tives are interesting and peculiar rites. When
young man Is OF suitable age 10 marry, his
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Of the French couturere. Pique skirts are opened
to show lines OF white or colored ribbon down the
seams. often covered Win an embroidery OF gui-
pure and worn with Il blouse or waist trimming
displaying the color CT the garntture OF the skirt
White braiding. hand done, Of course. on white
pque Is always in good form ana with an original
upOn. Many OF these skirts are cut 10 open on the
sides under pocket flap
The embroidered linens are Il favoi1te material for
beach gowns They come In so many pretty designs
and may be fashioned In ali severity or with dainty
trimmings 10 present quite an opposite effect
Among the elaborate gowns OF this type may be
cream figures with an insertion Of black lace
making pattern over skirt and bodice The hem
OF the skirt is cut into points and finished by seV-
,ral rufres OF yellow lace The bodice has blouse
lace is finished by "a ruchiDg OF the same.
There is a pretty fashion In vogue now that In
cludes part of the bodice and long, ught
sleeves of the material. the upper drapery
Of the sleeves being Of the stun making the
gown When the second material Is used for
deep yoke and sleeve, II suggests the childish CAMP.
A gown OF cerise tarreta with ii silver sheen over
IT, Is made with bolero Of cream ACE and insei
ZION through which marrow black velvet ribbon T.
r,Iu The lace with the velvet insertion IL used for
by II drapery of the stun. 49,, =,
Black and whit, H. charming combination II
IN" daring designer Nothing could be more har-
rnoniOls and al the same time more original IMAM
a recent confecton in black and white tuIie IN"
white skirt has shirred yoke or black ana a les
The blouse bodice Is Of black with shirred YOKE or
white the yoke finished by Il double bertha rune
OF the two coors. the white lying over the black
and 6nis shed by a black ruching as the white IL by
a black edge Unlined sleeves are made OF the
white gauze with wrist ruf1es ended by piack ruc-
ing a rosette OF turquoise-blue velvet iastehs me
yoke one side. and the waistbann OF Difch Sam
ribbon Is ornamented by AN embroidery OF tnr-
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49, Xiv, ~ IN. blouse. What gave the SUIT as
.,o,to, was the fact that II fitted. and fitted the
srocaf,l natural figure to which II seemed 10 De
&c This girl showed an amount OF courage ana
In ~ her diving and jumps from the trapeze ana
nad . vigorous athletic figure. but IL was the cut OF
The costume that displayed both to the best ad-
vantage.
SERGE THE FAvORITE MATERIAL"
Serge seems TO be the favore material now for
u 500 suus. not the ordinary serge. but a special
fabric designed for the purpose and braidng IN
voary sizes and designs makes the usual garniture
prac,icallv the only novelty In the French bathing
suits this season IS that In cut ana nsh they must
be quite tailor made"
Among the pretty accessories 10 the bathing
toilette are caps OF thin rubber In plaid designs,
quite as pretty and almost as hight as Six woul"
no They are arranged TO tie In "A large bow IN
front a becoming addition 10 the usual water-pro-
,ec,ing can This silk rubber material Is also used
for coouettish bags 10 hold the whole OF the beach
rig and for lUle bathing slippers, although 1t Il
more the custom in France than In America 10
battle with the feet bare.
On the Continental shores ones little dressing
room is always drawn into the water. so there Is
no need for "A peignoir and although these INES OF
bathing machines whether they are drawn by
iron cables or In the more primitive way 10y horses.
spoil the appearance of the beach. they make the
sea plunge In many ways more enjoyable. In Eng
land with the exception OF one so-called smart
watering place, men and women may not bathe IN
the same part Of the beach but In France although
they the bathing machines. there are no such
restrictions. Tnose who love their Atlantic sea