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bons. and, although her o~scufatory On.
resses are not governed by the rules
that govern young mon and young
women, she Is a perfect adept In the
art OF kissing. The tenderness and
grace with which she lmprints on the
cheeks n lips Of her girl sweetheart
these peals of affection have caused
many a beholdsr to long for the abu-
ity and covet the privilege of doing
likewise.
The two girls are considerably alike
In complexion and general appearance.
Both have brOWA eyes and hair and
small. delicate hands and feet. Either
one OF them could be the swechheart OF
any young man In tho nclghborhood II
she desired, but each one firmly re-
fuses all advances made by the young
mon. They are often thrown In tho
society Of men, but Miss Dcnsmcro
protects herself from them. and the
chance for q word with Miss Latham
Is limited to the whims and ingenuity
OF her companion. The love glances
between them are given and returned
with a warmth of feeling that some
times causes a blush to mount to the
cheeks of che younger girl. To MI
appearances they idolIze and worship
each other.
II is believed by their friends that
they engaged lately In n lovers' quar-
rel and that Miss Dcnsmore's deter
mlnation to enlist M n soldier wac the
result. Anyhow. she was making
preparations to leave home for that
purpose when her parents made the
discovery OF her Intentions. It may
have been that she only wanted to
show to her inamorata that she was
stu more like a man-that she had
the masculine bravery In her heart. II
they had quarreled II was made up
again when they met, and Miss Dens-
more has been dissuaded from going
to WARRIOR the present, at least.
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RUTH LATHAM.

Known In the noighborhood of Twon-
~ty-fourth street, north of Frederick
avenue, st. Joseph, where the two girls
live, that they were s~weethearts. Miss
Densmorc plays the part Of n man and
Miss Ruth Latham Is the girl she
loves. People in the nelghborhood
nave looked upon 1t rs a piece OF SILL
ness between the two girls. Even their
parents, for a long time. did rot re-
gard the matter with any degree Of
seriousness, but lately they have come
to realize that II Is something more
than the play Of children.
II Is a case OF perverted affection, rs
plainly as any case that has ever been
noted In medical books or by science
anywhere. The two girls are plainly
and insanely infatuated with each 9TH
er. They are as deply In love with
each other as though Adele Densmore
were n man. To all appearances their
affection for each other Is marked only
by purity. although they make use OF
all the usual manifestations of love,
and that to an extent that would not
be dared by n young nan and a young
woman In the sight of others. They
kiss when they meet, and kiss again
when they are about to part. with
their arms about each other. II Is
said by the parents Of the young wom-
en- that this state of affairs has existed
during the past four years, and that
the strange alliance has grown strong
er year by year. Miss Densmore is
given to wearing male attire, and has
had several pictures taken Of herself
in the clothing OF her brother. With
that exception she bears not the slight
est resemblance to a man. She is
below the medium height, but 10 stu
taller than her sweetheart, Miss La
than. During the past four years
they have been together almost con-
stan:ly-at their homes, which are close
together. on the streets, at places OF
amusement, and at church. Wher-
ever one Is found, there the other will
he also. unless sickness or some other
cause has kept her away. Their ac-
tions leave no doubt that each one of
these feminine hearts has been taken
possession of by other. They will not
encourage the attentions OF young
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Mr.. Baldwin was a guest OF Blshop
Potter for several weeks and was then
ordained rs the chaplain of the chapel
in Lafayette place. The bishop ofici-
ated at the services. Mrs. Baldwin did
not accompany her husband to this
country. She remained In her home at
oxford and sen a very liberal monthly
allowance to her husband. He lived In
the chapel house and spent money
freely. He gave costly banquets to his
friends, at which the popping of corks
was said Ia have been u prominent
feature. In the SUMMED OF 1895. while
attending to his pastoral calls, Mr..
Baldwin became acquainted with Miss
Rebecca Il. Stafford, who lived with
her mother In Willow street, Brooklyn.
Miss Stafford had never been much In
society, owing to loss of wealth when
she was young, and most of her enjoy
ment aud pleasure had been in church
wcrk, assisting the poor and visiting
the sick. She is, 25 years old, Is tall.
graceful and beautiful, and is held In
nigh esteem by her friends. Rev. Mr..
Baldwin became infatuated with this
co-worker in the church, and so far
forgot his high calling as to tell her
that he was unmarried and would make
her his wife IL she was willing. She
consulted with her mother aud con-
scented. Then Mr.. Baldwin told her
that he had made u vow when an event
had occurred whioE had changed his
entire career that he would not marry
for six years. Only four years of this
period had elapsed, and he persuaded
Miss Stafford to believe that IL would
he perfectly proper for her to become
his common law wife, with the under
standing that a ceremonial marriage
would be performed when time re.
leased him from hiS solemn vow.
There was nothing In Miss Staiford's
innocent life to suggest that there was
anything wrong In the proposition, as
1t came from the lips Of n priest. and
h consented to become his wife, as
he had suggested. He wen through 8
form of marriage ceremony similar to
n that would have been performed
by a clergyman, and then put upon
Miss Stafford's finger a ring to seal the
solemn compact, on the inside OF which
is inscribed "R. II. b. to r. Il. S."
They lived together aftcrward with
Mrs. Stafford, the brides mother, and
he attended regularly to his work In
the chapel.
1t is painful, indeed. to record the
downfall of a man of such brilliant
promise. He was looked upon by the
d~ignitaries Of the church as being OF
the material Of which great church
leaders are made. 1t Is hard to con-
ceive how this supposed holy man
could greet his wife and six little chill
dren, ranging from-1 to 10 years OF
age. so lovingly and pleasantly at the
steamship pier IN her return from
Europe six months after he had gone
through the ceremony with Miss Stat
ford. Mr.. Crittenton had heard of some
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der had IL 4ut boon for her sweetheart.
The parents of the young woman
heard of her desire to go into the army
and attempted to dissuado her from
trying Il. but their efforts were In vain.
Miss Dcnsmore Intended to disguise
herself In boys clothing and join the
army. Her parents became alarmed
and called on her sweetheart to help
them keep the headstrong young WON
an ut home. Miss Densmore's sweet
heart Is another girl, Is years old. with
mild brown eyes and hair. That IL
che most surprising fact that was
brought to light In the young woman's
recent %cscapado. II has long been
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the many well lntrenched theatrical
plaques: Thanks to the persistent
and oft-repeated wall OF the better
half of the theater-going public, The
well-directed efforts of the press. tho
ridlcule Of the 'rldiculisl,' and the
hearty support OF the management. the
'theatcr hat itself IL a thing of the
past. But the end IL not yet. Tie
long suffering can at least see the
stage-for a timc-but the actor
neither his side of the question nor
the authors has been presented. No
one ~unconnected with the theater
knows how conscientiously and earn
nestly The actor works to please his
public and to win just a modicum OF
recognition. Yet the public Is as
th%oughtless of him as the hat-ridden
woman was Of the man behind her.
utterly ignoring the right of the au-
thor n the actor to proclaim the ex-
istence of the last 200 or 200 words
the former thought necessary to the
complete calculation of his pot. The
very best efforts OF the actor to rem
der those words int~elligently aud in
telligibly are destroyed by the noisy
throwing up OF seats. the diving under
them for hats and wraps. the replacing
OF fans and glasses preparatory to a
grand rush for the exit, thereby fur
nishlng the struggling actor a more
lifelike idea OF a panic than with all
his art and arduous rehearsals he can
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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.

ful earnings 20 to the support of grand
opera, but the claim IL not to be up
proved. The Metropolitan patrons arc
rarely seen ut the play. Sarah Bert-.
hardt. Henry Irving and Eleonora
Duse attract some OF them 30 the the
alter, but In the great majority of In
stances they have received vivid i'm
prcssions of acting at the Metropolitan
which are not maintained In the play.
Cur theater possesses no such
d.ennI or t%ragedienne as Nine. CAlvo,
no romantic actor who eau rival Jean
de Reszke. no comedian equal In hu-
NOR to Edouard dc Resake. no traSa1-
Ian or character actor whose art mp.
proaches that nf Vicor Maurcl. Tile
histrionlc skill of certain Of the great
singers far surpasses that of our regu-
lar actors that the grand opera peo-
pie are not attracted by John Drew,
Maude Adams. Richard Mansfield or
Viola Allen. Therefore II IL evident
that the c~xtrayagant amount Of money
spent In the Metropolitan would not In
any case be given 10 the drama. Last
winter. when the opera house was
closed, the theater, instead of being
more prosperous than usual. had less
than It's customary support. 1t Is n
curious commentary on the art of the
actor that the arrival Of n circus In
town Will defect more money from
Theatre treasures than IL withheld
from them by a season Of grand opera,
Our managers need not fear Maurice
Grau and Mime. Melba so much as Ban
nun and Buffalo BILL
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oLDiNDiAN's STRANGE ORACLE
Traditions o Years Old Preserved b,
Mexican Tribes.

AS liz well known to oil who have
looked into the matter carefully-for
instance, such men rs Lumboltz, starr
n Soville-there are In remote parts
OF Mexico today to be found portions
OF tribes OF Indians who are practically
as much given to idolatry, superstition
and witchcraft as were their fore
bears In the vanished years when the
cleaning banner OF CASTLE and Aragon
glanced amid the peaks and valleys Of
Mexico, announcing the advent of a
stronger race and more victorious
faith. The other day, while making
a little trip over the Interoceanlc, that
u N through so many picturesque In
dian towns. ! happened to meet In one
OF these villages n very intelligent In
dian who told me the following:
Whether IL IL true or not | do not know
II tell the tale as twas told to me-"
He said that on the northern slope OF
P~opocatepetl, near the foot. there Is a
large cave almost unknown to the out
side world. In this cave lives an old
white-haircd Indian who IL tho oracle
OF n small tribe of Indians In that
vicinity, whose language Is unlike that
of any OF the neighboring towns. This
little tribe has never been conquered
either by the. Spaniards or by the
church or by the modern government
Of the republic. The Indians have pre-
served all their old customs and tradi-
lions until this day, and are practically
as they were 400 years ago. One OF the
very curious institutions among them
Ia that of the oracle. or seer. who
dwells In the aforementioned ave oil
alone. He Is always the Oldest and
wlsest man of the tribe. He Is looked
upon with the same superstltlous rev.
erence as were the oracles of Dodona
and Delphos In the boyhood OF the
world. In that cave are preserved rare
gems OF c%uriously carved emeralds,
such az the great "Mallnche" sent home
TO Spain; idols Of gold and silver and
copper and stone. pearl necklaces from
the far-off Gulf Of California. and
strange robes of feather work, OF which
but very few examples are known to-
day outside the pages OF Sabagun.
Prescott or Clayigero. There are also
ranged In fitting order the ancient gods
Of this strange people, OF whom this
old man Is the high priest. Once a
month a commission OF the oldest men
OF the tribe visits the cave and takes
with 1t, in the name of the people, Of
ferings OF fruit and flowers and eat
ables and incense In honor of the gods
and their oracle. Upon all affairs OF
Importance to the tribe this old man Is
consulted. and his judgments are as
those of the Modes and the Persians.
| asked whether II would be possible
to visit him or not, and wac told that
no one, not even members of the same
tribe. outside 'the aforementioned
Commission" had ever seen the inside
OF that strange and mysterious cave.
My informant told me that at a certain
point all persons are stopped by a
guard and told that they can proceed
farther upon pain of death. And this
is not q tale Of 400 years ago, but of
today. The tribe and its cave are at
the north side of P~opocatepetl, and
every Saturday in Atllxco members OF
this tribe are at the market to buy and
sell their simple necessities OF life
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30
Opera VS.. Drama.

The proposed return of Maurice
Grau to America with his magnificent
opera company has raised again in
New York the old issue: Does the
Metropolitan season Of opera injure
the business OF the regular theaters?
On this point that careful observer,
Hillary Bell, says: Undoubtedly
Maurice Grau will claim part of the
moneys which the drama somewhat IL
logically regards as It's own. Last
season the Metropolitan ha,nx closed
until the arrival OF Waiter Damrosch,
the grand opera patrons were
compelled to depend for their occa-
sional entertainment on the theater.
Yet 1t Is to be observed that the great
proportion OF the amount earned by
grand opera would not In any case be
expended upon the play. In a good
season Mr.. Grau takes In about $780,
900 at the Metropolitan. When his
company was absent, as 1t was last
winter. possibly $50, 900 OF that sum is
spont In the theater. The remaining
$3.50, 900 Is invested In diamonds or al
lowed to lie In banks. The drama
makes a frequent protest that its right
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30
Revived on the p...setlnx Table.

TIE dissecting room of the Military
hospital Of Algiers has just witnessed
the resuscitation of a soldier who had
been supposed to be dead for three
days. 1t was at the very moment when
the professor Of surgery was about to
dissect the supposed corpse that the
soldier suddenly awoke from q pro-
longed lethargy. The three persons
who witnessed the scene were struck
with such amazement that they were
at first unable to do anything. 1t was
not till after they had seen the sup
posed corrse quietly slip of the marble
slab on which he was to have been
~dissected. ard go into an sdjoining
roo to write a few worca on q sheet
OF paper to assure himself that he was
really alive and awakA.tkat the doctor
and his assistant g his ala. Il
Is stated that the ~ 4f the sol.
der Is absolutely
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An Accomplished Actress.

Marion Giroux was born In New York
city, in 1872, and made her professional
debut In Il. +. Rice's "Adonis." during
the third year Of It's run at the Bijou
theatcr. She made her first pronounced
hit ~ Dorothy Neville. In Il. III Soth-
ern's production Of Sheridan, or the
Maid Of Bath" She afterward took
the place of Georgia Cayvan in "The
Grey Mare" She this season appears
"a Mrs. smith, In Geo. II. Broadhurst's
new farce, why Smith Left Home
which Is under the management of J.
j.. Rosenthal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30

men. and II any attentions are bestow-
ed by them on one the other is plainly
jealous.
When they are together Miss Dens-
more u the prerogative Of pro-
tector for her companion with all the
little courtesies that mark the conduct
VI an accepted lover. She carries the
umbrella and CALAMITY assists her COM
pardon out Of the carriage. leads the
way through the crowds. t~ealously
watches every movement OF her COM
p%anion. anticipating and supplying ev-
cry want. Her conduct Is worthy the
study OF any anxious and solicitous
lover. She pays for all the theater
tickets, buys the leo cream and bon
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30
LOVE AFFAIR.
MISSOURI GIRLS BECOME
ESTRANOEp.
One Tries TO Enlist In the 4. y. Army
tut IL Exposed In Time to Prevent
IA Case OF Perverted Afrec-
tiun.

ID II I. u ID Il n s.
MORE, Of st. JOS
cph, Mo-, wants to
enlist In She United
States army. She
Is 81 years old and
a slender, fair-fac'
ed girl. 1t ~ pos
siblc that she
would have found
some way TO enlist
and become a sol
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30

said that Mr.. Baldwin's knowledge OF
Hebrew and Greek is not exceeded by
any scholar In the world. After this
work had been finished Mr.. Baldwin
settled down to the routine Of college
life.
Bishop Potter visited Europe three
years ego and met Mr.. Baldwin at OK
ford. He look a great liking to the
scholarly young man, impressed upon
him that his duty was in the direction
Of active church work. and Influenced
him to give up his relations with Ok
ford university and accompany him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30

went TO work on a salary and one by
n he settled with them, and after
four or five years of incessant labor nc
was at last able to reach the end OF
the long list Of claimants. Today he
Is able to say, II owe>no man." Lew
Dockstader's courage is to be COM
mended. Such men are a credit tC
the profession.
The recent shake up In leading men
Is settled. Annie Russell gets Frank
Worthing, recently with DAILY. Worth
ing's place with Viola Allen is taken
by Edward j. Morgan, the extremely
bright young man of late with the
Lyceum, and Kyrle Bellew stays in
ondon with Charles Wyndham. Bel
lew and Mrs. Potter, by the way, can
hardly be at violent odds as she has
rented to him her house In st. Johns
Wood, London, while she lives next
door with her father and mother.
The only place where violin making
may be said to constitute the industry
Is Markneukirchen, in saxony, with its
surrounding villages. There are Alto
gether 10000 people in this district en-
gagged exclusively In the manufacture
OF viollns. The inhabitants. from the
small boy to the gray-haired and
wrinkled veteran and aged grandmoth-
er and young girls, are all constantly
employed IN making some Fart or
other OF this instrument.
A melodrama by Theodore Burt
Sayre. Sir Hilliary's Wager" was per-
formed at a London matinee by Am
erican actors. There are two heroes.
a father and his con. In the DAYS of
Charles II In England. The father be-
comes a highwayman. the son Is mis-.
takenly arrested as the criminal, and
the former delivers himself up to save
the latter. James X. Hackett PLAYS
the dual role, and may do SO again In
this country.
Richard Mansfield, who Is to pro-
duce "Cyrano de Bergerac" In this
country. has gone to London to wit.
ness the performance of M. Coquelln,
the eminent French actor. In that play.
which Is now running at the Lyceun
theater there.
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Note, of the stage.

Lew Dockstader some years ago be-
came heavily involved %pecuniarily and
1t looked as II his liabilities were Of
such an amount that he would never
be able to gay his creditors; but hs
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THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SOME SAYINGS AND pO,Nos
IN STAoELANp.
People Who Rise from Their scat, re-
fore the Curtain Goes Down Depleted
~ q D%ispicabie Class 49, Opera vs..
Drama-No,es OF the r~isyhou-s..
4 ScathIna ~Indlctment.

correspondent OF
tho Boston Tran
script, who writes
the signature
a. Matinee
GIRL and who Is,
therefore, presump-
lively a woman.
draws this indict-
ment OF one of the
most ~exasperating
and illbrcd of all
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30

Ligten to any man talk five minutes.
and you will hear him say: ut was
just awful" That's the kind Of a time
men have all the time
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-30
1T HITS Fl CHURCH.
MUCH MARRIED MICHIGAN
PREACHER.
The Uogodly Doings OF Rev. Ralph 10.
baldwin, son-in-Law OF millionaire
Crittenton, h P~hiisnihrcpist - A
sooundrei la the Garb 81 y Divine.

EN. RALPH II.
BALDWIN Of the
Protestant Ep!sco-
pal church, former
ly the secretary of
Bishop Potter aud
chaplain of the
chapel at q Lafa-
yette place, New
York city, was dc
posed o the
ministry of his
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BEAUTY IN THE RANKS.


Seattle. April liz iSsA
To the Editor: / am fearful that In
our admiration Of the patriotism OF ex-
Postmaster General John wanamaksr az
essneed Ia his generous offer 10 the SEC
rotary o. war and 20 his employees. ~
may overlook that more exalted ratriot.
ism In our Own Co.. James Hamilton
Lewis that prompted him to publish his
willingness 10 cross the continent for ma
purpose of eniissing as private ~
man of more rashness and less patffot-
ism would not have thought to take tho
preeaasion 10 have thus prepared the
Reeeie IN advance. but would have en-
listed frs; end thus permitted the people
10 be shocked by the announcement of
TIA fact in the newspapers after ii oc-
Cured
There Is great disparity in these two
offers. Wansmaker Is to 90 as Z
colonel. having ! horse TO ride. unencum-
bered with personal baggage, with no
ammunition 10 carry. has mess chest al
ways at hand and servants to do his ev-
cry Kidding. On the other hand, our
jams Hamilton Lewis will have, as Z
private. TO wax. to carry his forty rounds
OF ammunition. carry his gun. his KNAPP.
sack. haversack. canteen. etc Only
think or the ammunition and the COM
tents or that knapsack. His voice has
: been raised for wah. and nothing hut
goah can stifie his eloQu>nf appealx
Ana this goah must flow In no una4inlNA
quantities. SO the gallant colonel cannot
DC expected to carry anything les. than
a-pound PARROT gun. While the
weight OF this. with its attendant forty
rounds OF ammunition. would cause an
ordinary mortal to quail. it viii be nothir9
compared TO the contents of that knap-
sack. An inventory OF that article would
occupy TOO much space for an article like
THIS. though We may be pardoned for an
Imaginary glimpse at Its contents when
packed Tor. say. five days campaign.
wei there are. say. 10 pairs trousers.
dozen Vests. do coats. suits UNDER
wear, gross neckties. dozen coliara
90 pairs cuffss i ironing board and i
taiiors goose for pressing creasea n
trousers dozen Lnbin's extracts iusa
poHaue. : bottles eau de Cologne u
gross Kid g.oves. manicure set. etc.
etc. 49,
me haversack may be empty. N n =
SAID that the colonel's delicate appetite
: Iuhs satiated on the wing OF a hum
ming bird. and as these lisfia f.aa,,ss..
are so plentiful In the tropical eIIm.sa
or tuba 1t may be dsfncstit for the coIonei
10 Keep them picked out of his sd1her
Whiskers. And then there .slll he a f,erfni,
incongruity In hts going M a private fhae
requires exalted patriotism 10 keen harn
from regarding II as a humiliation In
psaeetui pursuits he has acquired t.
1iue OF colonel" SO in war his :I,ie can.
not De less than general. even though n
, aaaA only a private. Think then OF the
anasi-degradation OF his corporai oryase.
.is Nsen. Lewis To go on guard or 10 "a.
Tee the CAMP Admiration for his r.er.
sonai charms might AFFORD him ,mmnnsfv
rom foes In sight, but think OF the horror j
should some stray bullet from an unseen
Zoe mutiiate those magnificent whtskersl
VETERAN.