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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
AWAY TwENTY-six YEARS.
LEFT wife and Daughter and Went
West to Seek n Fortune.

Wt Ntf ~ DbuknNcT anu WGnt
West to Seek n Fortune.
This might have been an Enoch
Arden tale, but II isn't. Indeed, It
would have been II the Mary OF this in
cident had married a second time. But
Mary didn't, says the New York World.
Thirty years ago they came to Vine
land, N. j., and set up their household
goods In the midst Of the pine forests.
There were Captain Moses b. Lucas, an
old-time ship captain, retired, his good
wife, Mary B. Lucas, M. D., graduate
OF the Boston schools, and their daugh-
ter Lucy. They bought a farm tract,
built a little house and set to work to
clear away the woodland. Two years.
OF this satisfied the old sea captain, in
whose veins flowed the rowing blood OF
a s~eafaring man. One day he faced the
o Wife, satchel In hand.
I'm goin' out west, Mary" said he,
Ito seek my fortune. It's too dead
rusty here to suit me-
They sent him away with tears and
blessings. After he had gone DR.. Lucas
Draced herself for a bout with fate.
She decided to clear the land herself,
and as her skirts disconnected her she
put on boomers, the first in all likeli-
hood In south Jersey, and her daughter,
when she reached womanhood, fol-
lowed suit. Ignorant people guyed the
two lone women. Boys threw stones at
them. But the Lucases kept on, and in
the course Of years they carved a fine
little farm out OF their woodland tract.
Once In a great while there was an OPP
%portunity for Mrs. Lucas to practice
her profession, and when the village of
~Pleasanton arose on the site OF what
was a single store she secured quite a
a little practice. Years passed. No
word from the captain. The m
mourned him as dead. Recently there
stepped from a train at Vineland a
g~ray-haired, well-to-do looking man Of
rs.
Know a party by the name of Lucas
Mary b." he asked Of a hackman.
ITO be sure" said the latter. cit
right MI And the nag was soon hob
bling over the roads toward Pleasant
vile. Enoch Arden-for 1t was he
stuck his head out OF the window and
gaped. What had been rough pine.
woods was now well-cleared farms.
At his own door the vehicle drew up.
Two elderly women in boomers, partly
covered by their short gingham aprons.
came out.
Must be a mistake. Drive on" said
Captain Lucas.
mo, this is the place." said the.
driver.
The old man looked again. What!
Mar, is that your" he asked.
For the love Of heaven, it's Moses!'
sh ecried. Welcome home, my dear.
But weren't you a long time coming?"
Hand and hand they went into the.
house. No chance for an Enoch Arden,
situation. Lucas told them that he was
a lumberman Of Eureka, CAL, and had
plenty Of money to make them COM
Portable the rest Of their lives.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

The letters H. G., which appear in
the foregoing paragraphs. signify
heavy guns, or primary batteries. The
letters 8. B.. similarly used, mean Sec
ondary batteries, or light guns. Tor
pedo boats No. l include torpedo boats
and torpedo catchers over 100 feet In
length. Torpedo boats No. Q include
torpedo boats under 100 feet in length.
Leaving aside the question Of lingo,
ism or the anti-war spirit. a careful
survey Of these facts shows beyond
peradventure that II would be no e
sided affair, as 80 many people are
fond Of observing, and It Is highly prob
able that the United States navy would
be lessened by several vessels before
the Spaniard was forced to acknowl-
edge the supremacy of the Stars and
Stripes. In other words. the officers
and men who wear Uncle Sans livery
on the ocean would get a taste OF gen.
uine lighting and plenty Of opportunity
for larger doses. The most formula
BILE ship In the Spanish navy is the
Pelayo, OF 10000 tons burden, which
was constructed by French shipbuild-
ers about ten years ago. She repre-
sents, despite the fact Of her age. the
most formidable advancement along
the line Of naval warfare accomplished
during the period that has elapsed
since the rebellion. Her ram IL OF the
most powerful variety, and her bat
terry consists of two ~ 5-10-inch rap
id-fire guns. which practically consti-
tute her broadside. Then there 10 the
secondary battery. consisting Of q dox-
en- smaller guns and six torpedo tubes,
II will thus be seen that there Is no
vessel In the United States navy more
powerful than the Pelayo so far as ar
mament is concerned. She Ia provided
with q steel water-line belt Of a maxi
mum thickness of eighteen inches, and
this renders her as imprcgnable as
modern skill can make a warship, SO
far as resistance to projectiles which
are fred at her are concerned. Not
only IL she thus armored and armed,
but she is thoroughly up to date, as
only two months ago she wal repaired
generally and retubed at the FerreI
navy yard. She has q speed Of about
sixteen knots an hour. and In this re-
spect alone IL slightly inferior to thu
biggest craft In u W navy. The
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
INSTEAD OF SHOULDER
BRACES.

"A gymnasium director OF long ex-
perience disapproves Of shoulder
braces. They weaken, so he thinks,
the muscles whose function 1t is to keep
the shoulders in their normal position.
This they do in two ways: BY re-
lieving the muscles OF their work, and
by putting a constraint upon them and
SO depriving them Of a normal supply
OF blood. Instead OF artificial shoul-
der braces, the director recommends
the frequent and persistent use Of ex-
ercise specially adapted to promote an
erect carriage. 1t is not enough, he
says. to work an hour or so daily In a
gymnasium. The proper exercise
should be taken many times a day, and
therefore should be of q sort that can
be practiced anywhere and without
special apparatus. Some of the habits
and exercises on which he lays stress
are as follows:
/. Make 1t a rule to keep the back
OF the neck close to the back of the
collar.
2. Roll the shoulders backward and
downward.
3. Try to squeeze the shoulder
blades together many times a day.
4. Stand erect at short intervals dur
ing the day-"head up, chin in, chest
out, shoulders back"
8. Walk OF stand with the hands
clasped behind the head and the elbows
wide apart.
6. Walk about, or even run upstairs,
with from ten to forty pounds on the
top Of the head.
Z. Try to look at the top of your
high-cut vest on your necktie.
8. Practice the arm movements of
breast-stroke swimming while stand
ing or walking.
3. Hold the arms behind the back.
10. Garry a cane or umbrella behind
the small Of the back or behind the
neck.
II. Put the hands on the hip, with
elbows back and fingers forward.
IL. Walk with the thumbs in the
armholes OF the vest.
13. When walking, swing the arms
anu Shouiucio otiou6iy udChWdTu
IA. Stand now and then during the
day with all the posterior parts of the
body, SO far as possible. touching a
vertical wall.
10. Look upward as you walk on the
sunny side Of the street.
The foregoing exercises, 1t will be
seen, are happily varied, and are, many
OF them, such as can be practiced by
anybody in almost any occupation. II
he cannot use one. he can another. The
director goes on to say that even In
a gymnasium a man must be on mis-
guard against forms of exercise that
tend to induce q STOPPING posture. "As
round-shouldered as a gymnast," he
says, has almost passed into a proverb
He recommends also what he calls q
"lie-abed exercise" Stand on tho
back of the head. the back. shoulders
and the heels by arching the back
and repeat the operation a dozen times
or SO.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

One of the results of the floods in
East st. Louis. ILL.,, brought about a no.
vel funeral procession. William Lor-
man, q plasterer. died. The street was
flooded and neither carriage nor hearse
could get near the house. The street
a company were appealed to and re-
sponded with two trolley cars. One
was used for a hearse and the other
was utilized by the mourners. The
Journey to the gates Of the cemetery
was made in this manner.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

inches Is the thickness OF the barbette
armor. The nearest approach that we
have to this class Of war vessel is found
In the Maine or the Texas, whose tor.
mage Is 1000 and $500 respectively.
The Maine has four 1O-inch guns in
turrets ten inches thick and the latter
has two .12-inch guns In turrets ten
inches thick. Both have six 6-inch
guns in their main batteries. These
are the second-class battleships: hui
to tell the truth. they are not the eouai
OF the armored cruisers OF Spain. The
only prototypes Of these vessels are
found In the English navy.
There is n point OF advantage VIC
have over Spain. and that Ia In u
rams and monitors. While every mod
ern warship Is possessed Of u ram. we
have In the Katahdin a vessel which
is built for nothing else but sinking her
prov into an unlucky foe. The Ka-
tahdin Is not a very big vessel as war
ships 60, for her tonnage is only 1900;
but she could knock the spots OF the
best warship that was ever construct
ed, armored or unarmored, II only Civ
EN- half a chance. Then there are our
five double-turreted monitors, OF
which the most powerful is the unlucky
Puritan OF 5000 tons. Just how eff
ficient a boat the Puritan Ia can hard
ly be said at present, for 1t was only a
few days age that she came tagging
into port. the end of her hawser
stretching away from the stern of the
cruiser Columbia. When the Puritan
went down to Charleston to run the
blockade she was well nigh swamped
In the great storm, and this fact. to-
gether with her latest accident, makes
naval authorities rather hesitant abou,
liking the extent OF her powers.
Besides the Puritan, there Is the
Terror. the Amphitrite. the Monadnock
and the Miantonomah. They are about
half the Puritan's size. Their armol
IL eleven inches thick, and their guns
are l0-inch pieces. OF course, the mon
itor is prominently a coast defender
In smooth water and for harbor worl
this craft Ia unsurpassed. The mon
itor Is q very different vessel than wher
Mr.. Ericsson's invention had Its IA
nous duel with the Merrimac. In tight
ing strength and In defensive power
It ID several hundred par cent better
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

While William belong Of Cammal.
Pa, was driving along the road with
his butcher wagon, a bear smell him
and began to follow him. The rear door
was open and coming up behind, Bruip
calmly climbed in and commenced
chewing on a leg of mutton. His paw
struck the lever which closes the door.
1t shut with a bang, and Delong. to his
intense surprise, found that he had
live as well as dead meat aboard. The
bear tried his best to escape, but
couldn't, and belong drove four miles
to Cammal. where the animal was shot
and converted into steaks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
European Degeneracy.

Stat!sticians Of Europe view with in
~creasing alarm the sociological fact of
the steady decrease OF the number of
births in all the European nations.
This fact. while little known, is very
remarkable. because 1t is one Of the
symptoms Of degeneration that bug
aboo of modern psychologists. who de-
clare that a constant decrease of pop
ulation Of all the civilized nations NAV
confidently be expected.
The figures given below are obtained
from the most reliable authorities In
each country and compare the birth
rates of 1876 with those Of 1896 per
thousand of the population.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
PARAGRAPHS.

A new school chair can be raised at
any height or set at any angle by
mean Of a clamp and thumb screw in
the base.
YoungSolicitor-Make yourself easy,
my dear sir; the successful manage
ment OF your case shall be the task
Of my life.--Tit-B.ts.
A clergyman In the west Of Eng
land recently prayed that the spark
of grace might be watered with the
dew of blessing from on high"
Are you going abroad this sum-
mer?" Il don't know. Papa il In
Washington seeing Mr.. Mckinley
about 1t now."-Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
SPANS wretched showing In agricul-
tural pursuits Is said by the British
consul at Cadiz to be due to the use
OF primitive implements of tho time
of julius Caesar.
At the beginning OF this month the
people Of Fossil, In Gillian county
Oregon. were suffering for want OF
-four. The roads were in such condi-
ton that no hauling could be done.
The Lsdy OF the Housewife broke
all these dishes. Annie? Annie
did. mum. shure, didn't you tell me
when ! first came. when ! heard the
door-bell. to drop everything?-Yonk.
ers Statesman.
A meadow at Bldedford, Me-, Il
known as the hoodoo lawn. fer thu
reason that rain follows every tim,
II Is moved. before the grass can b
cured. II Ia said that this occurred
for twenty-five consecutive years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

please to give me something to eat.
sir" says an old woman. II had a
blind child--he was my only means Of
subsistence-and the poor boy has re.
covered his sight"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
In Time to Come.

IN tthc ~ SOWes
Mrs. Strong-I suppose you have
heard that Miss Ricketts, and Miss GAG.
gum are deadly enemies now?
Mrs. Small-Yes. l heard; but l
didn't hear who was the man at the
bottom of it.-Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
AND UNCLE SAM
SHIPS THAT WOULD FIGHT IN
CASE OF WAR.

The Dons Nave Fine vesseIs-spain IL .
Much More Dangerous Enemy on the
see Than Most People s~upposc-Matos
for Our Own Cruisers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
One Family. Fa.,i,t,e..

Six children OF John McGrath o.
Seneca, Kan, were drowned r~ecently.<
Eleven OF the McGrath family have met
death by drowning within two years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

NutbttOh Nhot nun
been presented by almost every in
curing mind wherever patriotism ex-
lists In the United States. A great
many persons have an idea that the
Spanish naval force is Insignificant.
Facts show the actual state Of affairs:
Here are the oficial figures, and this
Is the first time they have been cor
rectly stated:
United States-Armored ships. 80;
guns Of same, II. G., 1853: guns OF same.
3. b., 513; unarmored ships, 80; guns
of same. II. g., 1872; guns OF same, s.
b., 1853; unarmored gunboats. 2S: guns
Of same, II. O., 262; dispatch vessel.
]; guns OF same, 10; training. receiving
n store ships, transports, tugs, etc,
86; guns OF same, 112; torpedo boats,
No. l. Is; torpedo boats, No. 2, 0; to-
tai number Of guns on board vessels OF
United States navy. 1,640; Of these guns
those from 40 to 80 tons, number GA;
20 to 40 tons. 1888; 4 to 20 tons, SIT; un-
der 4 tons, 1880.
Spain-Armored ships, II; guns of
same. II. O., 1854; guns Of same. s. b.,
leS; unarmored ships, 63; guns Of same,
II. g., 146; guns Of same. 8. b., 100; ar
mored gunboats. Q: guns Of sumo, II.
g., .; guns Of same. s. b., q; unar
mored gunboats, 40; guns OF same, II.
g.. 70; guns OF same, 8. b.. 1874; dis
patch vessels, 2; guns Of same. II. G.,
9; guns Of same. s. b.. 2; training, re-
ceiving and store ships. transports,
tugs. etc., 10; guns of same, 81; tor
pedo boats, No. I. 60; torpedo boats,
No. 2. 10: total number of guns on
board vessels Of Spanish navy. 900: OF
these 10 are from 40 to so tons; 1lC
from 20 to 40 tons; ESQ from 4 to 20
'0ns, and 554 under 4 tons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
Look Out, G,ris.

1T is now definitely known to scien-
lists that the gum-chswtng pro-
duces WRINKLES.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

The only states in which capital pun
ishment is forbidden by law are Mich
igan, Wisconsin, Rhode Island and
Maine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

HE death of DR..
Charles s " e e I,
which occurred re-
Gently in his ma
tive town of Leba-
non, Conn.,, re-
moves an o I h e r
member of the ia
o family of
h~onesetters ga y 8
New York Mail
and Express. They
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
NATURAL HEALER.
MAN IN ONO WHO POSSESSES
MYSTERIOUS POWERS.

says His Sense of Touch Explains It.
So Highly Developed That He Locates
Bullets In the Flesh When Science
Falls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
rsHAT would happen

WOulu ndppeh
at sea II the Unit
ed States IN SPIN
went to war;. In
spite Of all che new
interests vhich
crop up with the
ne;~ administration
this is n question
that people are
asking. 1t Is a
question that has
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

is in no danger of failing, and the
mysterious Russian and German in
fuences said to be intriguing against
it are merely Pigments of the strong
imagination upon which was imposed
the task of making a sensation where
there wasn't the slightest foundation
upon which to build a sensation.
The people of this country want this
treaty, and there is little doubt that
they will get it, substantially as it
went to the senate; but the Senate
may not ratify it until President Nc
Kinley's administration comes in. If
the Senate fails to act upon it at this
session, the new ADMINISTRATION may
desire to make some minor changes
in the treaty before it is ratified.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

There is a bill before our legisla-
ture that will undoubtedly meet the
approval of a majority of our people,
and especially those who have real
estate taxes to pay. The bill was in
troduced by Representative D. Shell
and provides for the payment of real
estate taxes in two payments, one
half to be paid before June 1st and
the other half by Nov. 1st This
plan is in operated in Iowa and gives
universal satisfaction. 1t places a
part of the burdens of taxation at a
time when our farmers and business
men have more money to meet them
with. The bill provides that if no
part of the tax is paid by June 1st, a
penalty of | per cent m onth shall
be added up to Nov. LIST, and then 5
per cent shall be added, which makes
the total delinquency Ii per cent in
stead of 10, as at present, but it
comes in such a way as not to be felt
by the taxpayer. Tax money is need
ed by the treasurer all through the
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

That new election law should not
be lost sight of by all citizens who
wish to vote and who have not Sc
cured the necessary second papers.
Remember you cannot vote at any
election, not even a school election,
without first securing your second
papers at least three months previous
to the election. AS the school meet
ings are held in July throughout the
county, you should look to securing
your second papers at the March
term of the district court.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

Representative Eddy has left for
Minnesota, and it is understood here
that his visit is in connection with the
proposed dyke and canal between
Big Stone and Traverse lakes, by
which they are to be brought into the
Minnesota reservoir system. Survery
of routes for this canal are now going
on. The scheme contemplates sup
plying both the Mississippi and Red
River of the North with water during
the dry season.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

In the makeup of the senate com
mittees Senator Jones of this district
has Jared very we'll, having received
five assignments as follows, Chair
man of the grain and warehouse com
mittee and member of the committees
on drainage, mines and minerals,
railroads and states prison. One of
the dailies says his personal resem-
bIance to 1t. Gov. Gibbs, president
of the senate, accounts for his being
so we'll cared Ortonville Herald
Star.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

Congressman Loud unjust news
paper bill has passed the house. 1t
is direct slap at all legitimate news
papers. The purpose of the bill is to
stop abuse, evidently, of which Mr..
Loud must have received his share
at some time or other. We have no
objection to that part Of the bill, but
what is the use of inconveniencing
the publisher at all turns of his bust
ness to strike at one turn. The bill
is nonsensical in most of it's proyi-
sions. 1t taxes high rate Of postage
on all sample copies and compels the
publisher to embody supplement
in the main sheet. The bill should
fail to pass the senate and be sent
back to its father as memorial of a
deceased brain.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

by his selections to fill the vacancies
on the House committees we cannot
say, Ant that his action has stirred
them up is certain, especially his put
ting Bailey, Of Texas, on the Com
mittee on Rules and Boatner, of La,
on the committee on Ways and
Means,
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

Senator Hawley is the latest mem
Der of that branch of Congress to be
mentioned az a probable member Of
President McKinley's cabinet. The
portfolio of War is that assigned by
gossip to Senator Hawley. The 9TH
or Senators to whom portfolios have
been tentatively offered have declin-
ed. although there is still strong
belief around the Capitol that Sena-
tor Sherman will be Secretary of
State, but it is said, not by himself,
however, that Senator Hawley would
be willing to become Secretary of
War. !.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20
Lyman w. Hall. one of the olde

Lyman W. Hall, one of the oldest
newspaper men of the state, died at
the residence of his daughter in St.
Paul last Thursday, at the ripe old
age of 80 years. The deceased is a
father of FL. P. and FL. r. w. Hall,
two old and we'll known newspaper
men Of this state.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

The large, obnoxious theater hat is
evidently on the wane for good,which
is a move IN the right direction
Chicago took the initial step and
passed an ordinance against wearing
hats during the performance. Now
comes Pittsburg and Minneapolis
with bills before their councils max
ing it a misdemeanor subject to a
fine.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

The Masonic Grand Lodge, which
was held in st. Paul last week, adopt
ed a resolution which will be herald
ed throughout the state with general
satisfaction by the prohibitionists,
The resolution prohibits any liquor
dealer from becoming member of
the Masons in Minnesota.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

The Pacific railroads refunding
bill is as dead as door nail, and
Minnesota's seven congressman help
ed to murder it, which is a commend
able act of theirs and to the salts
faction of the people.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

If the Senate fails to ratify the
treaty providing for arbitrating all
disputes between this country and
England at this session, it will be
more because the Senate desires to
rebuke Olney than because of actual
opposition to the treaty. The treaty
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

The Salvation Army has captured
Washington society, and last week
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. John w. Eos
er invited all the members
of the most select circle to
hear Commander and Mrs. Booth
Tucker, the leaders of the Army il
the United States, at their beautiful
home. The eloquent leader of the
Army and his brilliant and earnest
wife interested them greatly in the
work and methods of the Army. A
substantial subscription sent to army
headquarters few days later testi-
fed as to the genuineness of the in
terest taken in the movement by the
rich.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

Tue latest report from Cuba is that
the insurgents are short on ammuni-
ton and have men laying idle for the
lack of it. Gen. Rivera says that il
the Cubans had more guns and am
munition they would whip the Span
ish before the close of winter.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

1t is given out on the best authori-
ty that one cabinet position has been
proffered and accepted, that of Secre-
tary of State, and John Sherman is
the lucky man. So much SO good /;
who's next?
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

The wildcat" banks and the dis
honest bankers are getting weeded
out, all of which this government
and people are to be thankful for.
By the time Mckinley takes hold of
the reins everything will be on solid
and substantial basis.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20
The Minneapolis Times is no Ions

The Minneapolis Times is no long
er dumping ground for the Mime
apolis Journal, it having been pur-
chased last week by W. E. Haskell
aud will hereafter be conducted en-
tirely separate from the Journal
Printing Go. Mr.. Haskell is an all
round newspaper man and will un-
doubtedly push the Times to the
head.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

1t looks as though Minnesota will
establish a rightful claim to about
S2OOOOOOO worth of iron lands now
claimed by the multi-millionaire
Rockefeller.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

Over 6OO,OOOOOO acres of public
lands are still vacant in this country.
This looks as though there was plenty
of room for farmers yet.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

Will some one please choke off
Weather Prognosticator Hicks. He
is hitting the NAH on the head to
often of late.
Morris tribune., 1897-01-20

The legislature is opening the
same old chestnut again of appoint
ing Investigating committees, of
which nothing ever comes.